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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