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Chaudhry

Title-based surname historically used for landholders or community leaders.

South asian

Kuznetsov

Occupational surname meaning son of a smith or from smith.

Russian

Becker

Occupational surname meaning baker.

German

Arora

Community surname associated with Punjabi mercantile groups.

Indian

Camacho

Historic Iberian surname with medieval personal-name roots.

Spanish

Duarte

Derived from the personal name Duarte, equivalent to Edward.

Portuguese

Hale

Topographic surname for someone living in a nook or remote valley.

English

Kavanagh

Anglicized form of Caomhánach, linked to a historic Leinster dynasty.

Irish

Mack

Surname from Gaelic patronymic traditions or shortened forms of Mc names.

Scottish

Mirza

Title-derived surname historically used by noble families in Persianate socie...

South asian

Osborne

Derived from an Old Norse personal name meaning divine bear.

English

Reilly

Anglicized form of Ó Raghallaigh.

Irish

Hayashi

Japanese surname meaning forest or grove. A nature-derived surname reflecting...

Japanese

Nolan

Irish surname from O Nuallain, meaning descendant of the noble or famous one....

Irish

Rockefeller

German surname meaning from the rocky field. Originally from the Rhineland re...

American

Ren

Ancient Chinese surname linked to old clan traditions.

Chinese

Shimizu

Japanese surname meaning clear water or pure water. Often linked to families ...

Japanese

Power

Irish surname of Norman-French origin meaning poor or humble, but became one ...

Irish

Vanderbilt

Dutch surname meaning from the hill or mound. The Vanderbilt family became on...

American

Peterson

Patronymic surname meaning son of Peter.

English

Bailey

Occupational surname for a bailiff or official, sometimes tied to outer castl...

English

Mendoza

Locational surname from the Basque region, often interpreted as cold mountain.

Spanish

Jimenez

Patronymic surname meaning son of Jimeno.

Spanish

Fernandes

Patronymic surname meaning son of Fernando.

Portuguese

Sokolov

Surname related to falcon.

Russian

Hoffmann

Topographic or status surname linked to a farmstead owner.

German

Schulz

Occupational surname derived from village headman or official.

German

Dubois

Topographic surname meaning from the woods.

French

Ferrari

Occupational surname meaning smith or ironworker.

Italian

Papadopoulos

Patronymic surname meaning son of a priest.

Greek

Arya

Name meaning noble, used as a surname in parts of South Asia.

Indian

Campos

Topographic surname meaning fields or countryside.

Spanish

Duffy

Anglicized form of Ó Dubhthaigh, descendant of Dubhthach.

Irish

Hammond

Derived from an old Germanic personal name.

English

Kay

Surname with several origins including a personal name and place-name roots.

English

Maclean

Clan surname meaning son of the servant of John in Gaelic tradition.

Scottish

Misra

North Indian Brahmin surname, variant of Mishra.

Indian

Osman

Surname from the personal name عثمان, often Romanized as Osman or Uthman.

Arabic

Reed

May refer to red hair or to someone living near reeds.

English

Howard

Old noble and locational surname with Germanic and Anglo-Norman associations.

English

Richardson

Patronymic surname meaning son of Richard.

English

Watson

Patronymic surname meaning son of Wat or Walter.

English

Castillo

Topographic surname meaning castle.

Spanish

Gonzales

Variant spelling of Gonzalez, meaning son of Gonzalo.

Spanish

Vasquez

Patronymic surname meaning son of Vasco.

Spanish

Romero

May refer to a pilgrim to Rome or to rosemary.

Spanish

Oliveira

Topographic surname meaning olive tree.

Portuguese

Popov

Surname meaning son of a priest.

Russian

Esposito

Historic surname associated with foundlings or children placed outside instit...

Italian

Ashraf

Derived from a word meaning most honorable or noble.

Arabic

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