Surgeon Family History
Surgeon Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name from Middle English sur(ri)gien ‘surgeon’ (Anglo-Norman French surgien from a derivative of Late Latin chirurgia ‘handiwork’). Before the advent of anesthetics only crude surgery was possible and the calling was often combined with that of a barber or bathhouse attendant. Compare Surgenor .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022