Surname: The Story Behind Your Last Name

A surname, or last name, is a name that is passed down from generation to generation within a family. It is often used to identify individuals and their familial relationships. Surnames can have a variety of origins, including occupational names, place names, patronymics (names based on the father's name), and more. Understanding the meaning behind your surname can be a fascinating journey into your family history and cultural heritage.
1. **Abbott:** meaning "father of the abbot"
2. **Abernathy:** meaning "from the town of Abernethy"
3. **Adams:** meaning "son of Adam"
4. **Adkins:** meaning "son of Adkin"
5. **Aguilar:** meaning "eagle" (Spanish)
6. **Alexander:** meaning "defender of mankind"
7. **Allen:** meaning "handsome" or "noble"
8. **Anderson:** meaning "son of Andrew"
9. **Andrews:** meaning "son of Andrew"
10. **Anthony:** meaning "priceless"
11. **Armstrong:** meaning "strong arm"
12. **Arnold:** meaning "strong as a ruler"
13. **Ashby:** meaning "from the ash tree grove"
14. **Ashley:** meaning "ash tree meadow"
15. **Atkins:** meaning "son of Atkin"
16. **Austin:** meaning "august" or "majestic"
17. **Bailey:** meaning "bailiff" or "officer"
18. **Baker:** meaning "baker"
19. **Baldwin:** meaning "bold friend"
20. **Ballard:** meaning "bold one"
21. **Barber:** meaning "barber"
22. **Barker:** meaning "barker"
23. **Barnes:** meaning "son of Barnabas"
24. **Barrett:** meaning "brave" or "strong"
25. **Barron:** meaning "little man"
26. **Baxter:** meaning "baker"
27. **Beaumont:** meaning "beautiful mountain"
28. **Beckett:** meaning "small stream"
29. **Bell:** meaning "bell maker"
30. **Bennett:** meaning "blessed"
31. **Benson:** meaning "son of Ben"
32. **Bentley:** meaning "grassy meadow"
33. **Berger:** meaning "shepherd" (German)
34. **Bishop:** meaning "overseer"
35. **Black:** meaning "having dark hair"
36. **Blair:** meaning "meadow"
37. **Blake:** meaning "black"
38. **Bloom:** meaning "flower"
39. **Boone:** meaning "farmer"
40. **Bowman:** meaning "archer"
41. **Boyd:** meaning "yellow"
42. **Bradshaw:** meaning "broad meadow"
43. **Bradley:** meaning "broad meadow"
44. **Brown:** meaning "having brown hair"
45. **Bryant:** meaning "strong"
46. **Buchanan:** meaning "son of the fair one"
47. **Buckley:** meaning "from the buck's clearing"
48. **Butler:** meaning "wine steward"
49. **Byrd:** meaning "bird"
50. **Cameron:** meaning "crooked nose"
51. **Campbell:** meaning "crooked mouth"
52. **Cannon:** meaning "cannon maker"
53. **Carey:** meaning "loving"
54. **Carpenter:** meaning "carpenter"
55. **Carr:** meaning "marsh"
56. **Carson:** meaning "son of the marsh dweller"
57. **Carter:** meaning "cart driver"
58. **Casey:** meaning "vigilant"
59. **Castillo:** meaning "castle" (Spanish)
60. **Chavez:** meaning "key" (Spanish)
61. **Chen:** meaning "south" (Chinese)
62. **Clark:** meaning "clerk" or "scribe"
63. **Clayton:** meaning "clay town"
64. **Clemens:** meaning "merciful"
65. **Clements:** meaning "merciful"
66. **Cleveland:** meaning "cliff by the wood"
67. **Clifford:** meaning "near the cliff"
68. **Clinton:** meaning "cliff town"
69. **Cobb:** meaning "shoemaker"
70. **Cohen:** meaning "priest" (Hebrew)
71. **Cole:** meaning "coal" or "charcoal burner"
72. **Coleman:** meaning "coal man"
73. **Collins:** meaning "son of Colin"
74. **Cook:** meaning "cook"
75. **Cooper:** meaning "barrel maker"
76. **Cortez:** meaning "courteous" (Spanish)
77. **Cox:** meaning "coachman"
78. **Craig:** meaning "rocky crag"
79. **Crawford:** meaning "from the croft"
80. **Cross:** meaning "cross maker"
81. **Cunningham:** meaning "son of the wolf"
82. **Curtis:** meaning "courteous"
83. **Dalton:** meaning "from the dale"
84. **Daniel:** meaning "God is my judge"
85. **Davidson:** meaning "son of David"
86. **Davis:** meaning "son of David"
87. **Dawson:** meaning "son of David"
88. **Dean:** meaning "valley"
89. **Decker:** meaning "roof maker"
90. **Delgado:** meaning "slender" (Spanish)
91. **Dennis:** meaning "follower of Dionysus"
92. **Diaz:** meaning "day" (Spanish)
93. **Dickerson:** meaning "son of Richard"
94. **Dickson:** meaning "son of Richard"
95. **Dixon:** meaning "son of Richard"
96. **Dodson:** meaning "son of Dodd"
97. **Dolan:** meaning "hollow"
98. **Donaldson:** meaning "son of Donald"
99. **Donovan:** meaning "dark warrior"
100. **Douglas:** meaning "black water"
101. **Dowling:** meaning "son of the black smith"
102. **Drake:** meaning "dragon"
103. **Dudley:** meaning "from the meadow by the clearing"
104. **Duffy:** meaning "dark"
105. **Duncan:** meaning "brown warrior"
106. **Dunn:** meaning "brown"
107. **Durant:** meaning "strong"
108. **Durham:** meaning "dwelling on the hill"
109. **Dyer:** meaning "one who dyes cloth"
110. **Eaton:** meaning "at the town"
111. **Edwards:** meaning "son of Edward"
112. **Elias:** meaning "Jehovah is my God"
113. **Elliott:** meaning "Jehovah is my God"
114. **Ellis:** meaning "alms-giver"
115. **Emerson:** meaning "son of Emery"
116. **English:** meaning "from England"
117. **Evans:** meaning "son of Evan"
118. **Everett:** meaning "strong boar"
119. **Ewing:** meaning "from the yew tree grove"
120. **Farley:** meaning "from the meadow"
121. **Farmer:** meaning "farmer"
122. **Faulkner:** meaning "scythe maker"
123. **Ferguson:** meaning "son of Fergus"
124. **Fernandez:** meaning "son of Fernando" (Spanish)
125. **Fields:** meaning "one who lives in the fields"
126. **Fisher:** meaning "fisherman"
127. **Fitzgerald:** meaning "son of Gerald"
128. **Fitzpatrick:** meaning "son of Patrick"
129. **Flores:** meaning "flowers" (Spanish)
130. **Floyd:** meaning "blond"
131. **Flynn:** meaning "son of the red haired one"
132. **Ford:** meaning "ford" or "crossing"
133. **Foster:** meaning "foster parent"
134. **Fox:** meaning "fox"
135. **Francis:** meaning "free man"
136. **Franklin:** meaning "free landowner"
137. **Fraser:** meaning "from the strawberry clearing"
138. **Frederick:** meaning "peaceful ruler"
139. **Freeman:** meaning "free man"
140. **French:** meaning "from France"
141. **Fuller:** meaning "fuller" (one who cleans wool)
142. **Gaines:** meaning "gainer" or "winner"
143. **Gallagher:** meaning "bright stranger"
144. **Garcia:** meaning "bear" (Spanish)
145. **Gardner:** meaning "gardener"
146. **Garrett:** meaning "spear man"
147. **Garrison:** meaning "fortress"
148. **Gates:** meaning "one who lives at the gate"
149. **Gaylord:** meaning "joyous lord"
150. **George:** meaning "farmer"
151. **Gibson:** meaning "son of Gilbert"
152. **Gilbert:** meaning "bright pledge"
153. **Gill:** meaning "servant"
154. **Gilliam:** meaning "servant"
155. **Giles:** meaning "pledge of God"
156. **Glass:** meaning "glass maker"
157. **Glenn:** meaning "valley"
158. **Glover:** meaning "glove maker"
159. **Godfrey:** meaning "peaceful god"
160. **Goldberg:** meaning "golden mountain" (German)
161. **Gomez:** meaning "son of Gomo" (Spanish)
162. **Gonzalez:** meaning "son of Gonzalo" (Spanish)
163. **Goodman:** meaning "good man"
164. **Gordon:** meaning "great hill"
165. **Graham:** meaning "gravelly"
166. **Grant:** meaning "big"
167. **Graves:** meaning "grave digger"
168. **Gray:** meaning "having gray hair"
169. **Green:** meaning "having green hair"
170. **Gregory:** meaning "watchful"
171. **Griffin:** meaning "strong"
172. **Griffith:** meaning "strong lord"
173. **Guerrero:** meaning "warrior" (Spanish)
174. **Guthrie:** meaning "goat pasture"
175. **Hale:** meaning "healthy"
176. **Hall:** meaning "one who lives in a hall"
177. **Hamilton:** meaning "from the town of Hamiltoun"
178. **Hammond:** meaning "home" or "enclosure"
179. **Hampton:** meaning "home" or "enclosure"
180. **Hancock:** meaning "son of Hank"
181. **Hardin:** meaning "hardy"
182. **Hardy:** meaning "hardy"
183. **Harper:** meaning "harp player"
184. **Harris:** meaning "son of Harry"
185. **Harrison:** meaning "son of Harry"
186. **Hart:** meaning "stag"
187. **Harvey:** meaning "battle worthy"
188. **Hawkins:** meaning "son of Hawk"
189. **Hayden:** meaning "from the hedged enclosure"
190. **Hayes:** meaning "from the hedge enclosure"
191. **Haynes:** meaning "from the hedge enclosure"
192. **Hazel:** meaning "hazelnut"
193. **Heath:** meaning "heath"
194. **Henderson:** meaning "son of Henry"
195. **Henry:** meaning "ruler of the house"
196. **Herbert:** meaning "bright warrior"
197. **Herrera:** meaning "iron worker" (Spanish)
198. **Hewitt:** meaning "white"
199. **Hill:** meaning "one who lives on a hill"
200. **Hines:** meaning "son of Hyne"
201. **Hobbs:** meaning "dwarf"
202. **Hodges:** meaning "son of Hodge"
203. **Hoffman:** meaning "farmer" (German)
204. **Holbrook:** meaning "hollow brook"
205. **Holland:** meaning "hollow land"
206. **Holloway:** meaning "hollow way"
207. **Holmes:** meaning "from the holly grove"
208. **Holt:** meaning "wood"
209. **Hood:** meaning "hood maker"
210. **Hooker:** meaning "hook maker"
211. **Hopkins:** meaning "son of Hopkin"
212. **Howard:** meaning "brave guardian"
213. **Howell:** meaning "healthy"
214. **Hudson:** meaning "son of Hugh"
215. **Hughes:** meaning "son of Hugh"
216. **Humphrey:** meaning "peaceful warrior"
217. **Hunter:** meaning "hunter"
218. **Hurley:** meaning "from the wood clearing"
219. **Hutchinson:** meaning "son of Hutchin"
220. **Hyde:** meaning "from the wood"
221. **Ingram:** meaning "son of Ingelram"
222. **Irwin:** meaning "from the green valley"
223. **Isaac:** meaning "he laughs"
224. **Jackson:** meaning "son of Jack"
225. **James:** meaning "supplanter"
226. **Jarvis:** meaning "spear man"
227. **Jefferson:** meaning "son of Jeffrey"
228. **Jenkins:** meaning "son of Jenkin"
229. **Jennings:** meaning "son of Jenkin"
230. **Jensen:** meaning "son of Jens"
231. **Jimenez:** meaning "son of James" (Spanish)
232. **Johnson:** meaning "son of John"
233. **Jones:** meaning "son of John"
234. **Jordan:** meaning "to flow down"
235. **Joseph:** meaning "God will increase"
236. **Joyce:** meaning "joyful"
237. **Julian:** meaning "youthful"
238. **June:** meaning "born in June"
239. **Kaiser:** meaning "emperor" (German)
240. **Kane:** meaning "warrior"
241. **Kearney:** meaning "from the black bog"
242. **Keller:** meaning "cellar" (German)
243. **Kelly:** meaning "bright head"
244. **Kennedy:** meaning "handsome head"
245. **Kent:** meaning "from the royal county"
246. **Kerr:** meaning "black"
247. **Key:** meaning "key maker"
248. **Kim:** meaning "gold" (Korean)
249. **King:** meaning "ruler"
250. **Kirk:** meaning "church"
251. **Knight:** meaning "knight"
252. **Knox:** meaning "hill"
253. **Koch:** meaning "cook" (German)
254. **Krueger:** meaning "innkeeper" (German)
255. **Lambert:** meaning "bright land"
256. **Lancaster:** meaning "camp by the lancaster"
257. **Landry:** meaning "landowner"
258. **Lane:** meaning "lane" or "pathway"
259. **Langston:** meaning "long town"
260. **Larkin:** meaning "from the meadow"
261. **Larson:** meaning "son of Lars"
262. **Lawrence:** meaning "laurel wreath"
263. **Lawson:** meaning "son of Lawrence"
264. **Leach:** meaning "one who gathers wood"
265. **Lee:** meaning "meadow"
266. **Leonard:** meaning "brave lion"
267. **Lewis:** meaning "famous warrior"
268. **Lincoln:** meaning "from the linen town"
269. **Lindsey:** meaning "from the island in the lake"
270. **Little:** meaning "small"
271. **Lloyd:** meaning "gray wolf"
272. **Logan:** meaning "small hollow"
273. **Long:** meaning "tall"
274. **Lopez:** meaning "wolf" (Spanish)
275. **Lord:** meaning "lord"
276. **Love:** meaning "love"
277. **Lowry:** meaning "famous warrior"
278. **Lucas:** meaning "man of light"
279. **Lund:** meaning "sacred grove"
280. **Lyons:** meaning "from the lion"
281. **MacDonald:** meaning "son of Donald"
282. **MacGregor:** meaning "son of Gregor"
283. **MacKenzie:** meaning "son of Kenneth"
284. **Madison:** meaning "son of Matthew"
285. **Mahan:** meaning "great"
286. **Malcolm:** meaning "devotee of St. Columba"
287. **Malone:** meaning "bald head"
288. **Mann:** meaning "man"
289. **Manning:** meaning "son of Mann"
290. **Manuel:** meaning "God is with us"
291. **March:** meaning "from the border"
292. **Marquez:** meaning "marker" (Spanish)
293. **Marshall:** meaning "horse trainer"
294. **Martin:** meaning "warlike"
295. **Martinez:** meaning "son of Martin" (Spanish)
296. **Mason:** meaning "stone worker"
297. **Matthews:** meaning "gift of God"
298. **Maxwell:** meaning "great well"
299. **May:** meaning "from the meadow"
300. **Mayer:** meaning "mayor" (German)
301. **McCarthy:** meaning "son of Carthaigh"
302. **McClain:** meaning "son of Clain"
303. **McClellan:** meaning "son of Clan"
304. **McClure:** meaning "son of Clere"
305. **McConnell:** meaning "son of Connell"
306. **McCormick:** meaning "son of Cormac"
307. **McDaniel:** meaning "son of Daniel"
308. **McDavid:** meaning "son of David"
309. **McDonald:** meaning "son of Donald"
310. **McDougall:** meaning "son of Dugald"
311. **McFarland:** meaning "son of Fearchar"
312. **McGee:** meaning "son of Gille"
313. **McGill:** meaning "son of Gille"
314. **McGuire:** meaning "son of Muircheartach"
315. **McIntyre:** meaning "son of Endre"
316. **McKinney:** meaning "son of Coinneach"
317. **McKnight:** meaning "son of Cionnaith"
318. **McLain:** meaning "son of Clain"
319. **McLean:** meaning "son of Clan"
320. **McLeod:** meaning "son of Leòd"
321. **McMahon:** meaning "son of Máel Muire"
322. **McMillan:** meaning "son of Míol"
323. **McMurphy:** meaning "son of Murchadh"
324. **McNeal:** meaning "son of Niall"
325. **McPherson:** meaning "son of Fearchar"
326. **Meadows:** meaning "one who lives in the meadows"
327. **Medina:** meaning "city" (Arabic)
328. **Melendez:** meaning "honey" (Spanish)
329. **Mendoza:** meaning "mountain" (Spanish)
330. **Mercer:** meaning "merchant"
331. **Meyer:** meaning "mayor" (German)
332. **Miller:** meaning "miller"
333. **Mills:** meaning "one who lives by the mill"
334. **Mitchell:** meaning "son of Michael"
335. **Molina:** meaning "mill" (Spanish)
336. **Monroe:** meaning "red hill"
337. **Montgomery:** meaning "mountain by the mouth of the river"
338. **Moore:** meaning "moor"
339. **Morgan:** meaning "sea warrior"
340. **Morris:** meaning "dark skinned"
341. **Morrison:** meaning "son of Mor"
342. **Morrow:** meaning "morning"
343. **Moss:** meaning "from the mossy place"
344. **Munoz:** meaning "monk" (Spanish)
345. **Murphy:** meaning "sea warrior"
346. **Murray:** meaning "sea warrior"
347. **Myers:** meaning "one who lives by the wall"
348. **Neal:** meaning "champion"
349. **Nelson:** meaning "son of Neil"
350. **Newman:** meaning "new man"
351. **Newton:** meaning "new town"
352. **Nichols:** meaning "son of Nicholas"
353. **Nixon:** meaning "son of Nicholas"
354. **Noble:** meaning "noble"
355. **Nolan:** meaning "champion"
356. **Norman:** meaning "northern man"
357. **Norton:** meaning "northern town"
358. **Nunez:** meaning "son of Nuño" (Spanish)
359. **O'Brien:** meaning "descendant of Brian"
360. **O'Connell:** meaning "descendant of Connell"
361. **O'Connor:** meaning "descendant of Connor"
362. **O'Donnell:** meaning "descendant of Donnell"
363. **O'Neil:** meaning "descendant of Niall"
364. **Oliver:** meaning "olive tree"
365. **Olson:** meaning "son of Ole"
366. **Ortiz:** meaning "goldsmith" (Spanish)
367. **Owen:** meaning "noble"
368. **Page:** meaning "page" or "attendant"
369. **Palmer:** meaning "pilgrim"
370. **Parker:** meaning "park keeper"
371. **Parsons:** meaning "parson"
372. **Patterson:** meaning "son of Patrick"
373. **Paul:** meaning "small"
374. **Payne:** meaning "painful"
375. **Pearson:** meaning "son of Peter"
376. **Pena:** meaning "rock" (Spanish)
377. **Perez:** meaning "peregrine falcon" (Spanish)
378. **Perry:** meaning "pear tree"
379. **Peters:** meaning "son of Peter"
380. **Phillips:** meaning "son of Philip"
381. **Pierce:** meaning "stone"
382. **Piper:** meaning "piper"
383. **Pitt:** meaning "pit" or "quarry"
384. **Porter:** meaning "gatekeeper"
385. **Powell:** meaning "pool"
386. **Powers:** meaning "powerful"
387. **Pratt:** meaning "meadow"
388. **Price:** meaning "priest"
389. **Prince:** meaning "prince"
390. **Pruitt:** meaning "proud"
391. **Quinn:** meaning "descendant of Conn"
392. **Ramirez:** meaning "son of Ramiro" (Spanish)
393. **Ramos:** meaning "branches" (Spanish)
394. **Randall:** meaning "wolf counsel"
395. **Randolph:** meaning "wolf counsel"
396. **Rasmussen:** meaning "son of Rasmus"
397. **Ray:** meaning "ray of light"
398. **Reed:** meaning "reed"
399. **Reese:** meaning "ardor"
400. **Reeves:** meaning "steward"
401. **Reid:** meaning "red"
402. **Reynolds:** meaning "son of Reginald"
403. **Rhodes:** meaning "clearing"
404. **Rice:** meaning "rice grower"
405. **Richard:** meaning "strong ruler"
406. **Richards:** meaning "son of Richard"
407. **Richardson:** meaning "son of Richard"
408. **Riddle:** meaning "riddle maker"
409. **Riley:** meaning "valiant"
410. **Rivera:** meaning "river" (Spanish)
411. **Roberts:** meaning "son of Robert"
412. **Robertson:** meaning "son of Robert"
413. **Robinson:** meaning "son of Robin"
414. **Rodgers:** meaning "famous spearman"
415. **Rodriguez:** meaning "son of Rodrigo" (Spanish)
416. **Rogers:** meaning "famous spearman"
417. **Rollins:** meaning "from the hillside"
418. **Romero:** meaning "pilgrim" (Spanish)
419. **Rose:** meaning "rose"
420. **Ross:** meaning "moor"
421. **Rowan:** meaning "little red one"
422. **Roy:** meaning "king"
423. **Russell:** meaning "red haired"
424. **Ryan:** meaning "little king"
425. **Salazar:** meaning "savior" (Spanish)
426. **Salinas:** meaning "salt flats" (Spanish)
427. **Sampson:** meaning "sun"
428. **Sanchez:** meaning "holy one" (Spanish)
429. **Sanders:** meaning "son of Alexander"
430. **Sanderson:** meaning "son of Alexander"
431. **Santos:** meaning "saints" (Spanish)
432. **Sargent:** meaning "sergeant"
433. **Saunders:** meaning "son of Alexander"
434. **Savage:** meaning "wild"
435. **Sawyer:** meaning "sawyer"
436. **Schmitt:** meaning "blacksmith" (German)
437. **Schneider:** meaning "tailor" (German)
438. **Schroeder:** meaning "tailor" (German)
439. **Scott:** meaning "Scottish"
440. **Seaman:** meaning "sailor"
441. **Sears:** meaning "one who lives by the sea"
442. **Sebastian:** meaning "venerable"
443. **Seeley:** meaning "blessed"
444. **Selby:** meaning "meadow"
445. **Sewell:** meaning "little cow"
446. **Shannon:** meaning "old"
447. **Sharp:** meaning "sharp"
448. **Shaw:** meaning "wood"
449. **Shea:** meaning "God is merciful"
450. **Sheldon:** meaning "from the sheep enclosure"
451. **Shepherd:** meaning "shepherd"
452. **Sheridan:** meaning "from the place of the Irish"
453. **Sherman:** meaning "shepherd"
454. **Shields:** meaning "one who carries a shield"
455. **Shirley:** meaning "bright meadow"
456. **Short:** meaning "short"
457. **Silva:** meaning "forest" (Spanish)
458. **Simmons:** meaning "son of Simon"
459. **Simon:** meaning "hearing"
460. **Simpson:** meaning "son of Simon"
461. **Sims:** meaning "son of Simon"
462. **Sinclair:** meaning "Saint Clair"
463. **Singer:** meaning "singer"
464. **Skelton:** meaning "skeleton"
465. **Smith:** meaning "blacksmith"
466. **Snyder:** meaning "shoemaker" (German)
467. **Solomon:** meaning "peaceful"
468. **Sommers:** meaning "summer" (German)
469. **Soto:** meaning "grove" (Spanish)
470. **Spencer:** meaning "storekeeper"
471. **Spence:** meaning "storekeeper"
472. **Stanley:** meaning "stone meadow"
473. **Staples:** meaning "staple maker"
474. **Stark:** meaning "strong"
475. **Steele:** meaning "steel maker"
476. **Stephens:** meaning "son of Stephen"
477. **Stevenson:** meaning "son of Stephen"
478. **Stewart:** meaning "steward"
479. **Stokes:** meaning "one who lives by the stock"
480. **Stone:** meaning "stone worker"
481. **Stout:** meaning "proud"
482. **Strong:** meaning "strong"
483. **Sullivan:** meaning "black-eyed"
484. **Summer:** meaning "summer"
485. **Sutton:** meaning "south town"
486. **Swanson:** meaning "son of Swan"
487. **Sweeney:** meaning "good"
488. **Sweet:** meaning "sweet"
489. **Swift:** meaning "swift"
490. **Switzer:** meaning "from Switzerland"
491. **Taylor:** meaning "tailor"
492. **Terrell:** meaning "estate by the earth"
493. **Thomas:** meaning "twin"
494. **Thompson:** meaning "son of Thomas"
495. **Thornton:** meaning "thorn town"
496. **Tillman:** meaning "tiller of the soil"
497. **Todd:** meaning "fox"
498. **Torres:** meaning "towers" (Spanish)
499. **Townsend:** meaning "town enclosure"
500. **Travis:** meaning "from the crossing"
501. **Trejo:** meaning "trefoil" (Spanish)
502. **Tucker:** meaning "cloth maker"
503. **Turner:** meaning "one who turns wood"
504. **Tyler:** meaning "tile maker"
505. **Underwood:** meaning "under the wood"
506. **Valdez:** meaning "valley" (Spanish)
507. **Valentine:** meaning "strong"
508. **Vance:** meaning "victorious"
509. **Vargas:** meaning "guard" (Spanish)
510. **Vasquez:** meaning "son of Vasco" (Spanish)
511. **Vega:** meaning "meadow" (Spanish)
512. **Velasquez:** meaning "little veil" (Spanish)
513. **Velazquez:** meaning "little veil" (Spanish)
514. **Velez:** meaning "veal" (Spanish)
515. **Vera:** meaning "true" (Spanish)
516. **Vergara:** meaning "green grove" (Spanish)
517. **Vernon:** meaning "alder grove"
518. **Victor:** meaning "conqueror"
519. **Villanueva:** meaning "new town" (Spanish)
520. **Vincent:** meaning "conquering"
521. **Wade:** meaning "ford"
522. **Wagner:** meaning "wagon maker" (German)
523. **Walker:** meaning "one who walks"
524. **Wallace:** meaning "from the Welsh land"
525. **Walsh:** meaning "from the Welsh land"
526. **Walter:** meaning "ruler of the army"
527. **Ward:** meaning "guard"
528. **Warner:** meaning "warrior"
529. **Warren:** meaning "rabbit enclosure"
530. **Washington:** meaning "dwelling near the spring"
531. **Watson:** meaning "son of Walter"
532. **Watts:** meaning "watcher"
533. **Weaver:** meaning "one who weaves cloth"
534. **Webb:** meaning "weaver"
535. **Webster:** meaning "weaver"
536. **Weeks:** meaning "one who lives by the week"
537. **Welch:** meaning "from Wales"
538. **Wells:** meaning "one who lives by the well"
539. **West:** meaning "from the west"
540. **Wheeler:** meaning "wheel maker"
541. **White:** meaning "having white hair"
542. **Whitfield:** meaning "white field"
543. **Whitman:** meaning "white man"
544. **Whitney:** meaning "white island"
545. **Wilcox:** meaning "son of Will"
546. **Wiley:** meaning "deceitful"
547. **Williams:** meaning "son of William"
548. **Williamson:** meaning "son of William"
549. **Wilson:** meaning "son of Will"
550. **Winters:** meaning "winter"
551. **Wise:** meaning "wise"
552. **Withers:** meaning "one who lives by the withers"
553. **Wolf:** meaning "wolf"
554. **Wood:** meaning "one who lives in the wood"
555. **Woodward:** meaning "one who guards the wood"
556. **Wright:** meaning "craftsman"
557. **Wyatt:** meaning "brave"
558. **Yates:** meaning "gatekeeper"
559. **Young:** meaning "young"
560. **Zachary:** meaning "Jehovah remembers"