Famous Last Names

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

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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

Cannon

Occupational or anglicized surname with several Irish and English origins.

Irish

Duncan

Derived from the Gaelic personal name Donnchadh.

Scottish

Han

Historic Korean surname with long clan traditions.

Korean

Keane

Anglicized surname from Ó Catháin or related Gaelic roots depending on family...

Irish

Mitra

Surname from Sanskrit roots meaning friend; common in Bengal.

Indian

Owen

Derived from the personal name Owen or Owain.

Welsh

Ribeiro

Topographic surname meaning stream or riverbank.

Portuguese

Santos

Religious surname meaning saints.

Portuguese

Mori

Japanese surname meaning forest. Associated with the powerful Mori clan of fe...

Japanese

Duffy

Irish surname from O Dubhthaigh, meaning descendant of the dark one. Original...

Irish

Goldstein

Ashkenazi Jewish surname meaning gold stone. One of the most common Jewish su...

Jewish

Al-Hashimi

Arabic surname meaning descendant of Hashim, the great-grandfather of Prophet...

Arabic

Disney

Norman-French surname from Isigny, a town in Normandy. Means from Isigny. The...

American

Ricardo

Derived from the personal name Ricardo.

Portuguese

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