Last Names & Their Meanings

descriptive

Aaltonen

 

Of the wave · Finnish

descriptive

Abebe

 

The flower has bloomed (Amharic) · African

patronymic

Abramovich

 

Son of Abraham · Hebrew

descriptive

Adebayo

 

The crown meets joy (Yoruba) · African

descriptive

Adeyemi

 

The crown befits me (Yoruba) · African

descriptive

Adler

 

Eagle · Hebrew

descriptive

Afolabi

 

Born into honour (Yoruba) · African

patronymic

Ahmadi

 

Relating to Ahmad · Persian

patronymic

Ahmadzadeh

 

Son of Ahmad · Persian

clan name

Ahn

 

Peace (安) · Korean

descriptive

Aksoy

 

Of pure lineage · Turkish

patronymic

Alekseev

 

Son of Aleksey · Russian

toponymic

Almeida

 

From Almeida · Portuguese

patronymic

Alvarez

 

Son of Álvaro · Spanish

descriptive

Amin

 

Trustworthy, faithful · Arabic

patronymic

Anderson

 

Son of Andrew · Scottish

patronymic

Andersson

 

Son of Anders (Andrew) · Scandinavian

patronymic

Andreev

 

Son of Andrei · Russian

patronymic

Angelopoulos

 

Son of Angelos · Greek

patronymic

Antoniou

 

Of Antonios · Greek

toponymic

Aquino

 

From Aquino · Filipino

descriptive

Arslan

 

Lion · Turkish

patronymic

Avetisyan

 

Son of Avetis (good news) · Armenian

descriptive

Aydin

 

Enlightened, bright · Turkish

descriptive

Aziz

 

Powerful, cherished · Arabic

clan name

Baek

 

White (白) · Korean

toponymic

Baghdadi

 

From Baghdad · Arabic

patronymic

Bahrami

 

Relating to Bahram · Persian

occupational

Bailey

 

Bailiff, steward · English

occupational

Baker

 

Baker · English

occupational

Bakker

 

Baker · Dutch

descriptive

Balogh

 

Left-handed · Hungarian

toponymic

Banerjee

 

Brahmin of Bandaghati · Indian

occupational

Barbieri

 

Barbers · Italian

descriptive

Barbu

 

Bearded · Romanian

occupational

Bauer

 

Farmer · German

other

Bautista

 

Baptist · Filipino

occupational

Becker

 

Baker · German

descriptive

Belov

 

White, fair · Russian

patronymic

Ben-David

 

Son of David · Hebrew

patronymic

Benes

 

Blessed (from Benedikt) · Czech

toponymic

Berger

 

Mountain dweller · German

ornamental

Bergstrom

 

Mountain stream · Scandinavian

patronymic

Bernard

 

Brave as a bear · French

patronymic

Bevan

 

Son of Evan · Welsh

descriptive

Bianchi

 

White, fair · Italian

descriptive

Blanc

 

White, fair · French

occupational

Bondarenko

 

Son of the cooper · Ukrainian

descriptive

Bonifacio

 

Of good fate · Filipino

descriptive

Boonmee

 

To have good merit · Thai

toponymic

Bos

 

Forest, woods · Dutch

patronymic

Bowen

 

Son of Owen · Welsh

descriptive

Boyko

 

Bold one; a Carpathian people · Ukrainian

patronymic

Boyle

 

Descendant of Baoghal · Irish

descriptive

Braun

 

Brown · German

patronymic

Brennan

 

Descendant of Braonán · Irish

descriptive

Brown

 

Brown-haired or -complexioned · English

descriptive

Bruno

 

Brown · Italian

clan name

Bui

 

An ancient clan name (裴) · Vietnamese

other

Bunnag

 

An old noble family name · Thai

patronymic

Byrne

 

Descendant of Bran (raven) · Irish

patronymic

Callaghan

 

Descendant of the bright-headed · Irish

descriptive

Cameron

 

Crooked nose · Scottish

descriptive

Campbell

 

Crooked mouth · Scottish

toponymic

Carvalho

 

Oak tree · Portuguese

toponymic

Castillo

 

Castle · Spanish

descriptive

Celik

 

Steel · Turkish

descriptive

Cerny

 

Black, dark-haired · Czech

occupational

Chapman

 

Merchant, trader · English

descriptive

Charoensuk

 

Prosperous happiness · Thai

clan name

Choi

 

Lofty (崔) · Korean

other

Christodoulou

 

Servant of Christ · Greek

occupational

Ciobanu

 

Shepherd · Romanian

occupational

Clarke

 

Clerk, scribe · English

other

Cohen

 

Priest · Hebrew

patronymic

Connolly

 

Fierce as a hound · Irish

other

Conti

 

Of a count’s household · Italian

occupational

Cook

 

A cook · English

occupational

Cooper

 

Barrel maker · English

toponymic

Costa

 

Coast, slope · Italian

toponymic

Dabrowski

 

Of the oak grove · Polish

patronymic

Daly

 

Descendant of Dálach · Irish

clan name

Dang

 

An ancient state (鄧) · Vietnamese

other

Das

 

Servant, devotee · Indian

patronymic

Davies

 

Son of David · English

occupational

De Boer

 

The farmer · Dutch

descriptive

De Groot

 

The tall one · Dutch

descriptive

De Jong

 

The young one · Dutch

patronymic

De Luca

 

Of Luca (Luke) · Italian

toponymic

De Vries

 

The Frisian · Dutch

other

Del Rosario

 

Of the rosary · Filipino

other

Dela Cruz

 

Of the cross · Filipino

descriptive

Demir

 

Iron · Turkish

clan name

Deng

 

An ancient state (鄧) · Chinese

occupational

Diaconu

 

Deacon · Romanian

patronymic

Diaz

 

Son of Diego · Spanish

patronymic

Dimitriou

 

Of Dimitrios · Greek

other

Dlamini

 

A major Nguni clan name · African

clan name

Do

 

Pear tree (杜) · Vietnamese

descriptive

Dogan

 

Falcon; born · Turkish

patronymic

Doyle

 

Dark stranger · Irish

toponymic

Dubois

 

Of the wood · French

patronymic

Duffy

 

Descendant of the dark one · Irish

patronymic

Dumitrescu

 

Son of Dumitru · Romanian

toponymic

Dumont

 

Of the mountain · French

descriptive

Durand

 

Enduring, firm · French

toponymic

Duval

 

Of the valley · French

occupational

Dvorak

 

Of the manor courtyard · Czech

descriptive

Erdogan

 

Born a brave man · Turkish

patronymic

Eriksson

 

Son of Erik · Scandinavian

descriptive

Esposito

 

Foundling (“exposed”) · Italian

occupational

Fabbri

 

Smith · Italian

descriptive

Farkas

 

Wolf · Hungarian

occupational

Faure

 

Smith · French

descriptive

Fekete

 

Black, dark-haired · Hungarian

patronymic

Fernandes

 

Son of Fernando · Portuguese

patronymic

Fernandez

 

Son of Fernando · Spanish

occupational

Ferrari

 

Blacksmith, ironworker · Italian

occupational

Ferreira

 

Ironworks, smithy · Portuguese

other

Fiala

 

Violet flower · Czech

occupational

Fischer

 

Fisherman · German

occupational

Fletcher

 

Arrow-maker · English

other

Flores

 

Flowers · Spanish

patronymic

Florescu

 

Descendant of Florea · Romanian

patronymic

Flynn

 

Descendant of Flann (ruddy) · Irish

toponymic

Fontaine

 

By the spring · French

toponymic

Fontana

 

Fountain, spring · Italian

descriptive

Fox

 

Cunning, or red-haired · English

descriptive

Friedman

 

Peaceful, free man · Hebrew

descriptive

Gallo

 

Rooster · Italian

clan name

Gao

 

Tall, high (高) · Chinese

patronymic

Garcia

 

Of debated, likely Basque origin · Spanish

patronymic

Garnier

 

Army guard · French

other

Gatchalian

 

Of Chinese-Filipino origin · Filipino

patronymic

Georgiou

 

Of Georgios · Greek

patronymic

Gheorghiu

 

Of Gheorghe (George) · Romanian

clan name

Ginting

 

A Karo Batak clan (merga) · Indonesian

patronymic

Girard

 

Brave with a spear · French

ornamental

Goldberg

 

Gold mountain · Hebrew

patronymic

Goncalves

 

Son of Gonçalo · Portuguese

patronymic

Gonzalez

 

Son of Gonzalo · Spanish

toponymic

Gordon

 

From Gordon · Scottish

descriptive

Grant

 

Great, tall · Scottish

toponymic

Greco

 

The Greek · Italian

toponymic

Green

 

Dweller by the village green · English

patronymic

Griffiths

 

Son of Gruffudd · Welsh

patronymic

Grigoryan

 

Son of Grigor (Gregory) · Armenian

occupational

Guerrero

 

Warrior · Spanish

other

Gupta

 

Protected, guardian · Indian

occupational

Haddad

 

Blacksmith · Arabic

occupational

Hakim

 

Wise; physician · Arabic

toponymic

Halabi

 

From Aleppo · Arabic

toponymic

Hamalainen

 

Person from Häme · Finnish

clan name

Han

 

Korea; a state (韓) · Korean

patronymic

Hansen

 

Son of Hans · Scandinavian

clan name

Harahap

 

A Batak Angkola clan (marga) · Indonesian

patronymic

Harris

 

Son of Harry · English

descriptive

Hartmann

 

Hardy man · German

patronymic

Harutyunyan

 

Son of Harutyun (Resurrection) · Armenian

patronymic

Hashemi

 

Descendant of Hashim · Persian

toponymic

Hashimoto

 

Base of the bridge (橋本) · Japanese

toponymic

Hayashi

 

Forest (林) · Japanese

patronymic

Heikkinen

 

Son of Heikki (Henry) · Finnish

patronymic

Hendriks

 

Son of Hendrik (Henry) · Dutch

occupational

Herrera

 

Ironworks, smithy · Spanish

toponymic

Hill

 

Dweller on a hill · English

clan name

Hoang

 

Yellow (黃) · Vietnamese

occupational

Hoffmann

 

Steward, farm manager · German

patronymic

Hogan

 

Youth · Irish

clan name

Hong

 

Vast, flood (洪) · Korean

toponymic

Horak

 

Highlander, mountain dweller · Czech

toponymic

Horvath

 

Croatian · Hungarian

patronymic

Hosseini

 

Relating to Hossein · Persian

patronymic

Hovhannisyan

 

Son of Hovhannes (John) · Armenian

clan name

Huang

 

Yellow (黃) · Chinese

clan name

Hwang

 

Yellow (黃) · Korean

toponymic

Ikeda

 

Pond rice field (池田) · Japanese

toponymic

Inoue

 

Above the well (井上) · Japanese

patronymic

Ioannou

 

Of Ioannis (John) · Greek

patronymic

Ionescu

 

Son of Ion (John) · Romanian

toponymic

Isfahani

 

From Isfahan · Persian

toponymic

Ishikawa

 

Stone river (石川) · Japanese

toponymic

Ito

 

That wisteria (伊藤) · Japanese

patronymic

Ivanov

 

Son of Ivan · Russian

patronymic

Jafari

 

Relating to Jafar · Persian

descriptive

Jaidee

 

Good heart, kind · Thai

clan name

Jang

 

Draw a bow (張) · Korean

toponymic

Jankowski

 

Of John’s place · Polish

patronymic

Jansen

 

Son of Jan (John) · Dutch

toponymic

Jarvinen

 

Of the lake · Finnish

patronymic

Jimenez

 

Son of Jimeno · Spanish

patronymic

Johansson

 

Son of Johan (John) · Scandinavian

patronymic

Johnson

 

Son of John · English

patronymic

Jones

 

Son of John · English

occupational

Joshi

 

Astrologer · Indian

occupational

Juhasz

 

Shepherd · Hungarian

clan name

Jung

 

An ancient state (鄭) · Korean

toponymic

Kaminski

 

Of the stony place · Polish

clan name

Kang

 

Ginger (姜) · Korean

other

Kaplan

 

Chaplain, priest · Hebrew

patronymic

Karapetyan

 

Son of Karapet (forerunner) · Armenian

patronymic

Kardashyan

 

Descendant of the comrade · Armenian

descriptive

Karim

 

Generous, noble · Arabic

patronymic

Karimi

 

Relating to Karim (generous) · Persian

patronymic

Karlsson

 

Son of Karl · Scandinavian

toponymic

Kato

 

Add, wisteria (加藤) · Japanese

other

Katz

 

Righteous priest (acronym) · Hebrew

descriptive

Kaya

 

Rock · Turkish

other

Keita

 

A Mandinka royal clan name · African

patronymic

Kelly

 

Bright-headed · Irish

patronymic

Kennedy

 

Helmeted head · Irish

patronymic

Khachatryan

 

Son of Khachatur · Armenian

other

Khan

 

Leader, ruler · Indian

occupational

Khoury

 

Priest · Arabic

descriptive

Kilic

 

Sword · Turkish

clan name

Kim

 

Gold (金) · Korean

toponymic

Kimura

 

Tree village (木村) · Japanese

descriptive

Kiss

 

Small, little · Hungarian

descriptive

Kittisak

 

Glorious honour · Thai

descriptive

Klein

 

Small, short · German

clan name

Ko

 

High, tall (高) · Korean

toponymic

Kobayashi

 

Small forest (小林) · Japanese

occupational

Koch

 

Cook · German

patronymic

Konstantinou

 

Of Konstantinos · Greek

descriptive

Korhonen

 

From korho, plus -nen · Finnish

toponymic

Koskinen

 

Of the rapids · Finnish

occupational

Kovacs

 

Smith · Hungarian

occupational

Kovalchuk

 

Son of the smith · Ukrainian

occupational

Kovalenko

 

Son of the smith · Ukrainian

occupational

Kowalski

 

Of the smith · Polish

descriptive

Kozlov

 

Of the goat · Russian

toponymic

Kozlowski

 

Of the goat place · Polish

other

Kral

 

King · Czech

occupational

Kravchenko

 

Son of the tailor · Ukrainian

occupational

Krawczyk

 

Son of the tailor · Polish

descriptive

Kucera

 

Curl, curly hair · Czech

other

Kumar

 

Prince, youth, son · Indian

descriptive

Kurt

 

Wolf · Turkish

descriptive

Kusuma

 

Flower (Sanskrit) · Indonesian

occupational

Kuznetsov

 

Son of the blacksmith · Russian

clan name

Kwon

 

Authority (權) · Korean

descriptive

Laine

 

Wave · Finnish

descriptive

Lange

 

Tall · German

patronymic

Larsson

 

Son of Lars · Scandinavian

clan name

Le

 

Dawn, multitude (黎) · Vietnamese

descriptive

Lebedev

 

Of the swan · Russian

clan name

Lee

 

Plum tree (李) · Korean

occupational

Lefebvre

 

The smith · French

toponymic

Lehtonen

 

Of the grove · Finnish

occupational

Lemaire

 

The mayor, steward · French

descriptive

Leone

 

Lion · Italian

other

Leroy

 

The king · French

other

Levi

 

Joined; a Levite · Hebrew

toponymic

Lewandowski

 

From Lewandów · Polish

clan name

Liang

 

Beam, bridge (梁) · Chinese

clan name

Lim

 

Forest (林) · Korean

clan name

Lin

 

Forest (林) · Chinese

ornamental

Lindberg

 

Linden mountain · Scandinavian

ornamental

Lindgren

 

Linden branch · Scandinavian

clan name

Liu

 

An ancient surname (劉) · Chinese

descriptive

Lloyd

 

Grey, grey-haired · Welsh

toponymic

Lombardi

 

From Lombardy · Italian

descriptive

Longo

 

Tall · Italian

patronymic

Lopes

 

Son of Lopo (wolf) · Portuguese

patronymic

Lopez

 

Son of Lope (wolf) · Spanish

clan name

Lubis

 

A Batak Mandailing clan (marga) · Indonesian

clan name

Luo

 

Silk gauze (羅) · Chinese

clan name

Ly

 

Plum (李) · Vietnamese

descriptive

Lysenko

 

Son of the bald one · Ukrainian

clan name

Ma

 

Horse (馬) · Chinese

descriptive

Macapagal

 

One who strives (Kapampangan) · Filipino

patronymic

MacDonald

 

Son of Donald · Scottish

patronymic

MacKenzie

 

Son of the fair one · Scottish

patronymic

MacLeod

 

Son of Leod · Scottish

patronymic

Maddox

 

Son of Madoc · Welsh

other

Magsaysay

 

To relate, tell (Tagalog) · Filipino

toponymic

Makela

 

Hill place · Finnish

toponymic

Makinen

 

Of the hill · Finnish

descriptive

Makris

 

Tall · Greek

descriptive

Mancini

 

Left-handed · Italian

descriptive

Mansour

 

Victorious · Arabic

patronymic

Manukyan

 

Son of Manuk (child) · Armenian

occupational

Marchand

 

Merchant · French

patronymic

Marchenko

 

Son of Marko (Mark) · Ukrainian

patronymic

Marin

 

Of the sea · Romanian

occupational

Marino

 

Of the sea; sailor · Italian

other

Marques

 

Marquis, nobleman · Portuguese

patronymic

Martin

 

Of Mars, warlike · French

patronymic

Martinez

 

Son of Martín · Spanish

patronymic

Martins

 

Son of Martinho (Martin) · Portuguese

occupational

Masson

 

Stoneworker, mason · French

toponymic

Matsumoto

 

Base of the pine (松本) · Japanese

toponymic

Mazur

 

Person from Mazovia · Polish

patronymic

McCarthy

 

Son of Cárthach · Irish

descriptive

Medvedev

 

Of the bear · Russian

occupational

Mehta

 

Chief; accountant · Indian

patronymic

Melkonyan

 

Son of Melkon · Armenian

occupational

Melnyk

 

Miller · Ukrainian

descriptive

Mensah

 

Third-born son (Akan) · African

occupational

Mercado

 

Market · Filipino

occupational

Mercier

 

Merchant · French

patronymic

Meredith

 

Great lord · Welsh

occupational

Meyer

 

Steward, tenant farmer · German

patronymic

Mikhailov

 

Son of Mikhail · Russian

toponymic

Mizrahi

 

Eastern · Hebrew

patronymic

Mkrtchyan

 

Son of Mkrtich (Baptist) · Armenian

patronymic

Mohammadi

 

Relating to Mohammad · Persian

toponymic

Moldovan

 

From Moldova · Romanian

occupational

Molnar

 

Miller · Hungarian

clan name

Moon

 

Literature (文) · Korean

patronymic

Moradi

 

Relating to Morad (wish) · Persian

toponymic

Morales

 

Place of mulberry trees · Spanish

descriptive

Moreau

 

Dark-skinned · French

descriptive

Moretti

 

Little dark one · Italian

descriptive

Morgan

 

Sea-born; bright · Welsh

toponymic

Mori

 

Forest (森) · Japanese

descriptive

Moroz

 

Frost · Ukrainian

descriptive

Morozov

 

Of the frost · Russian

descriptive

Moyo

 

Heart (Shona) · African

toponymic

Mukherjee

 

Brahmin of Mukhati · Indian

occupational

Mulder

 

Miller · Dutch

occupational

Muller

 

Miller · German

toponymic

Munteanu

 

Highlander · Romanian

patronymic

Murphy

 

Sea warrior · Irish

toponymic

Murray

 

From Moray · Scottish

descriptive

Nagy

 

Big, great · Hungarian

other

Nair

 

A Kerala community name · Indian

occupational

Najjar

 

Carpenter · Arabic

toponymic

Nakamura

 

Middle village (中村) · Japanese

descriptive

Nasser

 

Helper, protector · Arabic

clan name

Nasution

 

A Batak Mandailing clan (marga) · Indonesian

descriptive

Ndlovu

 

Elephant (Zulu/Ndebele) · African

toponymic

Nemec

 

German · Czech

toponymic

Nemeth

 

German · Hungarian

descriptive

Neumann

 

Newcomer · German

clan name

Ngo

 

An ancient state (吳) · Vietnamese

clan name

Nguyen

 

An ancient clan name (阮) · Vietnamese

toponymic

Nieminen

 

Of the headland · Finnish

patronymic

Nikolaev

 

Son of Nikolai · Russian

patronymic

Nikolaou

 

Of Nikolaos · Greek

patronymic

Nilsson

 

Son of Nils · Scandinavian

other

Nkosi

 

King, chief (Zulu) · African

descriptive

Novak

 

Newcomer, new man · Czech

descriptive

Novikov

 

The newcomer · Russian

descriptive

Novotny

 

Newcomer · Czech

descriptive

Nowak

 

Newcomer, new person · Polish

ornamental

Nystrom

 

New stream · Scandinavian

patronymic

O’Brien

 

Descendant of Brian · Irish

patronymic

O’Connor

 

Descendant of Conchobhar · Irish

patronymic

O’Neill

 

Descendant of Niall · Irish

patronymic

O’Sullivan

 

Descendant of the dark-eyed one · Irish

toponymic

Ogawa

 

Small river (小川) · Japanese

other

Okafor

 

Boy born on Afor market day (Igbo) · African

other

Okonkwo

 

Born on Nkwo market day (Igbo) · African

toponymic

Oliveira

 

Olive tree · Portuguese

patronymic

Olsson

 

Son of Ole · Scandinavian

descriptive

Orlov

 

Of the eagle · Russian

patronymic

Ortiz

 

Son of Ortún · Spanish

descriptive

Osei

 

Noble, honourable (Akan) · African

descriptive

Ozturk

 

Pure, true Turk · Turkish

descriptive

Panganiban

 

Caution, danger (Tagalog) · Filipino

clan name

Panjaitan

 

A Batak Toba clan (marga) · Indonesian

patronymic

Papadakis

 

Son of the priest · Greek

patronymic

Papadopoulos

 

Son of the priest · Greek

occupational

Pappas

 

Priest · Greek

clan name

Park

 

Gourd (朴) · Korean

occupational

Parker

 

Park keeper · English

other

Pascual

 

Of Easter · Filipino

occupational

Patel

 

Village headman, landowner · Indian

patronymic

Pavlov

 

Son of Pavel (Paul) · Russian

descriptive

Pellegrino

 

Pilgrim · Italian

toponymic

Pereira

 

Pear tree · Portuguese

patronymic

Perez

 

Son of Pedro (Peter) · Spanish

patronymic

Perrin

 

Little Pierre (Peter) · French

patronymic

Peters

 

Son of Peter · German

descriptive

Petit

 

Small, short · French

patronymic

Petrenko

 

Son of Petro (Peter) · Ukrainian

patronymic

Petrosyan

 

Son of Petros (Peter) · Armenian

patronymic

Petrov

 

Son of Pyotr (Peter) · Russian

clan name

Pham

 

An ancient clan name (范) · Vietnamese

clan name

Phan

 

An ancient clan name (潘) · Vietnamese

descriptive

Pokorny

 

Humble, meek · Czech

occupational

Popa

 

Priest · Romanian

patronymic

Popescu

 

Son of the priest · Romanian

patronymic

Popov

 

Of the priest · Russian

patronymic

Powell

 

Son of Hywel · Welsh

descriptive

Prasit

 

Success, blessing · Thai

descriptive

Pratama

 

First, foremost (Sanskrit) · Indonesian

patronymic

Price

 

Son of Rhys · Welsh

patronymic

Pritchard

 

Son of Richard · Welsh

descriptive

Prochazka

 

A wanderer, stroller · Czech

patronymic

Prosser

 

Son of Rosser · Welsh

patronymic

Quinn

 

Descendant of Conn · Irish

patronymic

Rahimi

 

Relating to Rahim (merciful) · Persian

descriptive

Rahman

 

Most merciful · Arabic

patronymic

Ramirez

 

Son of Ramiro · Spanish

other

Ramos

 

Palms; Palm Sunday · Filipino

other

Rao

 

King, prince · Indian

descriptive

Rattanakul

 

Jewel lineage · Thai

occupational

Reddy

 

Village head, leader · Indian

descriptive

Reed

 

Red-haired · English

descriptive

Rees

 

Ardour, enthusiasm · Welsh

descriptive

Reid

 

Red-haired · Scottish

patronymic

Reilly

 

Descendant of Raghallach · Irish

other

Reyes

 

Kings · Spanish

patronymic

Rezaei

 

Relating to Reza · Persian

descriptive

Ricci

 

Curly-haired · Italian

toponymic

Rivera

 

Riverbank · Spanish

toponymic

Rizal

 

Green field, new growth · Filipino

descriptive

Rizzo

 

Curly-haired · Italian

patronymic

Robertson

 

Son of Robert · Scottish

patronymic

Rodrigues

 

Son of Rodrigo · Portuguese

patronymic

Rodriguez

 

Son of Rodrigo · Spanish

toponymic

Romano

 

From Rome; the Roman · Italian

descriptive

Romero

 

Pilgrim; rosemary · Spanish

ornamental

Rosenberg

 

Rose mountain · Hebrew

descriptive

Rossi

 

Red-haired · Italian

descriptive

Roth

 

Red-haired · German

descriptive

Rousseau

 

Little red-haired one · French

descriptive

Roux

 

Red-haired · French

descriptive

Rudenko

 

Son of the red-haired one · Ukrainian

patronymic

Ruiz

 

Son of Ruy (Rodrigo) · Spanish

descriptive

Russo

 

Red-haired · Italian

toponymic

Rusu

 

The Russian; fair-haired · Romanian

patronymic

Ryan

 

Little king · Irish

toponymic

Saarinen

 

Of the island · Finnish

clan name

Sae-Lim

 

Of the Lim clan (Chinese-Thai) · Thai

clan name

Sae-Tang

 

Of the Tang clan (Chinese-Thai) · Thai

descriptive

Sahin

 

Hawk, falcon · Turkish

toponymic

Saito

 

Purification, wisteria (斎藤) · Japanese

descriptive

Saleh

 

Righteous, virtuous · Arabic

toponymic

Salminen

 

Of the strait · Finnish

patronymic

Sanchez

 

Son of Sancho · Spanish

other

Santos

 

Saints · Portuguese

descriptive

Santoso

 

Content, at peace · Indonesian

patronymic

Sarkisian

 

Son of Sarkis · Armenian

toponymic

Sasaki

 

Helper, tree (佐々木) · Japanese

toponymic

Sato

 

Help, wisteria (佐藤) · Japanese

patronymic

Savchenko

 

Son of Sava · Ukrainian

other

Sayed

 

Master, lord · Arabic

occupational

Schafer

 

Shepherd · German

occupational

Schmidt

 

Smith, metalworker · German

occupational

Schneider

 

Tailor · German

descriptive

Schwarz

 

Black, dark · German

descriptive

Scott

 

A Scot, a Gael · Scottish

descriptive

Setiawan

 

Loyal, faithful one · Indonesian

other

Shah

 

King; merchant · Indian

toponymic

Shapiro

 

From Speyer · Hebrew

descriptive

Sharif

 

Noble, honourable · Arabic

descriptive

Sharma

 

Joy, comfort; a Brahmin name · Indian

occupational

Shepherd

 

Shepherd · English

patronymic

Shevchenko

 

Son of the shoemaker · Ukrainian

toponymic

Shimizu

 

Clear water (清水) · Japanese

clan name

Shin

 

An old clan name (申) · Korean

toponymic

Shirazi

 

From Shiraz · Persian

toponymic

Silva

 

Forest, woodland · Portuguese

clan name

Simanjuntak

 

A Batak Toba clan (marga) · Indonesian

patronymic

Simonyan

 

Son of Simon · Armenian

clan name

Sinaga

 

A Batak clan (marga) · Indonesian

descriptive

Singh

 

Lion · Indian

clan name

Siregar

 

A Batak clan (marga) · Indonesian

clan name

Situmorang

 

A Batak Toba clan (marga) · Indonesian

descriptive

Smirnov

 

The quiet one · Russian

occupational

Smit

 

Smith · Dutch

occupational

Smith

 

Metalworker, blacksmith · English

descriptive

Sokolov

 

Of the falcon · Russian

descriptive

Solovyov

 

Of the nightingale · Russian

descriptive

Sombat

 

Treasure, wealth · Thai

clan name

Song

 

The Song dynasty (宋) · Korean

toponymic

Sousa

 

From the River Sousa · Portuguese

descriptive

Srisuk

 

Glorious happiness · Thai

ornamental

Stern

 

Star · Hebrew

occupational

Stewart

 

Steward · Scottish

descriptive

Stoica

 

Steadfast, stoic · Romanian

descriptive

Suksawat

 

Happy and prosperous · Thai

clan name

Sun

 

Grandson, descendant (孫) · Chinese

toponymic

Suzuki

 

Bell tree (鈴木) · Japanese

patronymic

Svensson

 

Son of Sven · Scandinavian

descriptive

Svoboda

 

Freedom; freeman · Czech

occupational

Szabo

 

Tailor · Hungarian

patronymic

Szymanski

 

Son of Szymon (Simon) · Polish

occupational

Takacs

 

Weaver · Hungarian

toponymic

Takahashi

 

Tall bridge (高橋) · Japanese

toponymic

Tanaka

 

Central rice field (田中) · Japanese

clan name

Tang

 

The Tang dynasty (唐) · Chinese

occupational

Taylor

 

Tailor · English

toponymic

Tehrani

 

From Tehran · Persian

descriptive

Tesfaye

 

My hope (Amharic) · African

patronymic

Thompson

 

Son of Thomas · English

descriptive

Thongchai

 

Flag of victory · Thai

occupational

Tkachenko

 

Son of the weaver · Ukrainian

toponymic

Torres

 

Towers · Spanish

toponymic

Toth

 

Slovak; a Slav · Hungarian

clan name

Tran

 

To display, arrange (陳) · Vietnamese

patronymic

Tudor

 

Ruler of the people · Welsh

occupational

Turner

 

Worker with a lathe · English

toponymic

Van den Berg

 

Of the hill · Dutch

toponymic

Van Dijk

 

Of the dyke · Dutch

patronymic

Vardanyan

 

Son of Vardan · Armenian

occupational

Varga

 

Cobbler, leatherworker · Hungarian

patronymic

Vasiliev

 

Son of Vasily · Russian

descriptive

Vaughan

 

Small, junior · Welsh

toponymic

Vega

 

Meadow, fertile plain · Spanish

descriptive

Verma

 

Armour; a Kshatriya name · Indian

descriptive

Vesely

 

Cheerful, merry · Czech

toponymic

Villanueva

 

New town · Filipino

descriptive

Vinogradov

 

Of the vineyard · Russian

toponymic

Virtanen

 

Of the stream · Finnish

occupational

Visser

 

Fisherman · Dutch

descriptive

Vogel

 

Bird · German

descriptive

Volkov

 

Of the wolf · Russian

descriptive

Vos

 

Fox · Dutch

clan name

Vu

 

Military, martial (武) · Vietnamese

occupational

Wagner

 

Wagon-maker · German

occupational

Walker

 

Fuller of cloth · English

descriptive

Walsh

 

Welshman, foreigner · Irish

clan name

Wang

 

King (王) · Chinese

occupational

Ward

 

Watchman, guard · English

toponymic

Watanabe

 

Ferry crossing (渡辺) · Japanese

occupational

Weber

 

Weaver · German

descriptive

Weiss

 

White · Hebrew

descriptive

White

 

Fair-haired or pale · English

descriptive

Wijaya

 

Victory (Sanskrit) · Indonesian

patronymic

Williams

 

Son of William · English

patronymic

Wilson

 

Son of Will · English

toponymic

Wisniewski

 

Of the cherry-tree place · Polish

patronymic

Wojcik

 

Son of the village head · Polish

descriptive

Wongsawat

 

Lineage of prosperity · Thai

occupational

Wozniak

 

Carter, wagon-driver · Polish

occupational

Wright

 

Craftsman, maker · English

clan name

Wu

 

An ancient state (吳) · Chinese

clan name

Xu

 

To allow (許) · Chinese

toponymic

Yamada

 

Mountain rice field (山田) · Japanese

toponymic

Yamaguchi

 

Mountain entrance (山口) · Japanese

toponymic

Yamamoto

 

Base of the mountain (山本) · Japanese

clan name

Yang

 

Poplar tree (楊) · Chinese

descriptive

Yildirim

 

Lightning · Turkish

descriptive

Yildiz

 

Star · Turkish

descriptive

Yilmaz

 

Dauntless, undaunted · Turkish

clan name

Yoon

 

To govern (尹) · Korean

toponymic

Yoshida

 

Lucky rice field (吉田) · Japanese

clan name

Yu

 

Willow (柳) · Korean

descriptive

Zaitsev

 

Of the hare · Russian

clan name

Zhang

 

Draw a bow (張) · Chinese

clan name

Zhao

 

An ancient state (趙) · Chinese

clan name

Zheng

 

An ancient state (鄭) · Chinese

clan name

Zhou

 

The Zhou dynasty (周) · Chinese

clan name

Zhu

 

Vermilion (朱) · Chinese

toponymic

Zielinski

 

Of the green place · Polish

occupational

Zimmermann

 

Carpenter · German