Famous Last Names

The world's most recognizable surnames — their meanings, origins, and famous bearers.

822 surnames found Page 5 of 17
Randall
Derived from a medieval personal name related to Randolf.
English
Randolph
Derived from a Germanic personal name meaning shield-wolf.
English
Merritt
Derived from a medieval personal name or a boundary/place element.
English
Almeida
Locational surname from places named Almeida in Iberia.
Portuguese
Dennis
Derived from the personal name Denis or Dennis.
English
Burton
Locational surname meaning fortified settlement or enclosure.
English
Lundgren
Topographic surname combining grove and branch or green element.
Scandinavian
Hussain
Derived from the personal name Husayn, often associated with beauty or goodne...
Arabic
Jung
Korean surname appearing in several Romanizations with old clan roots.
Korean
Okafor
Nigerian surname of Igbo origin with lineage meaning tied to market-day birth...
Nigerian
Scott
Ethnic surname originally meaning a person from Scotland or of Gaelic origin.
Scottish
Baker
Occupational surname for a baker of bread.
English
Rivera
Topographic surname referring to a riverbank or shore.
Spanish
Greene
Variant spelling of Green, topographic surname for village green.
English
Nowak
Surname meaning newcomer or new person.
Polish
Meyerhof
Locational surname tied to a manor or central farm.
German
Hill
Topographic surname for someone who lived on or near a hill.
English
Alonso
Derived from the given name Alonso, a form of Alfonso.
Spanish
Desai
Title-derived surname used historically for local officials or landholders.
Indian
Bush
Topographic surname for someone living near a bush or thicket.
English
Luo
Historic Chinese surname associated with ancient states.
Chinese
Green
Topographic surname for someone living near a village green or grassy place.
English
Malik
Title and surname meaning king or owner.
Arabic
Justice
Occupational surname for a judicial officer or nickname for a fair person.
English
Yamamoto
Topographic surname meaning base of the mountain.
Japanese
Tanaka
Topographic surname meaning central rice field or field in the middle.
Japanese
Okamoto
Topographic surname meaning hill base or origin hill.
Japanese
Grimes
Surname with Norse and English personal-name roots.
English
Gomez
Patronymic surname meaning son of Gome or Gomo.
Spanish
Kowalski
Occupational surname meaning smith.
Polish
Rashid
Derived from a personal name meaning rightly guided.
Arabic
Saito
Japanese surname meaning purification or abstinence from the wisteria plant. ...
Japanese
Brennan
Irish surname from O Braonain, meaning descendant of Braonain (sorrow or mois...
Irish
Rathore
Rajput clan surname of northwestern India.
Indian
Gallagher
Irish surname from O Gallchobhair, meaning descendant of the foreign helper. ...
Irish
Carter
Occupational surname for a transporter of goods by cart.
English
Amaral
Portuguese locational surname tied to place roots in Iberia.
Portuguese
Kadam
Marathi surname found in western India.
Indian
Dhillon
Punjabi clan surname associated with Jat lineages.
South asian
Guerra
Nickname or occupational surname meaning war, possibly for a warrior.
Spanish
Schneider
Occupational surname meaning tailor.
German
Michael
Derived from the biblical personal name Michael.
Jewish
Smirnov
Surname often linked to calm or quiet temperament.
Russian
Byrne
Anglicized form of Ó Broin, descendant of Bran.
Irish
Luther
Derived from an old personal name; also known through Reformation history.
German
Rahman
Derived from a divine epithet meaning merciful, often part of compound names ...
Arabic
Adams
Patronymic surname meaning son of Adam.
English
Nelson
Patronymic surname meaning son of Neil.
English
Watanabe
Historic Japanese surname associated with a crossing or ferry side in older p...
Japanese
Diaz
Patronymic surname meaning son of Diego.
Spanish
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