This is a parallel node to
Surname Prefixes. As you might've guessed, this deals with last names ending a certain way which determines more or less ethnic background.
Surname Suffixes
Suffix Meaning Nationality
-bach brook German
-baum tree German
-berg mountain German
-blad leaf Norwegian
-blad leaf Swedish
-blatt leaf German
-bo farm Norwegian
-borg castle Swedish
-born stream German
-borough, -brough fort English
-brecht bright German
-bury, -berry fort English
-by farm, village English
-by farm, village Norwegian
-dahl valley Swedish
-er one who (does something) English
-ford ford, crossing English
-gard ford, crossing Danish
-gard ford Norwegian
-grave, grove grove English
-gren branch Swedish
-hardt, -hart, -hard hard, firm German
-haus house German
-heim home German
-holm river island Swedish
-land land English
-land farm, or par of Scandinavian
-leigh, -ley, -ly meadow, vale English
-lof, -love leaf, heather Swedish
-lund grove Swedish
-man servant of English
-mark field Swedish
-ness cape, headland English
-olf wolf, fame German
-olph wolf, fame English
-ova daughter of Russian
-quist twig Swedish
-rop, -rup farm, village English
-ski of the nature of; son of Polish
-ski, -ska of the nature of; son of Czech
-ski, -ska of the nature of; son of Russian
-stad farm, place Danish
-stad farm, place Norwegian
-stad farm, place Scandinavian
-stein stone German
-strom stream Swedish
-thal valley German
-thorpe farm, village English
-ton town English
-wahl, -vall field Swedish
-wich dwelling English
-wiec one who (does something) Polish
-win friend English
-worth homestead English
See Also:
Surname Prefixes
*Corrections and additions to this writeup've been made by Truffle
Sources:
Surname Suffixes
http://www.newyorkancestry.com/surname_suffixes.htm