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Valentini Italian
Means "son of Valentino".

Valentinov m Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Valentin".

Valeriev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Valeri".

Van Althuis Dutch
Dutch cognate of Althaus.

Vanchev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vancho".

Vanev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vane", a diminutive of Ivan.

Vankov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vanko", a diminutive of Ivan.

Vardanyan Armenian
Means "son of Vardan".

Vargas Spanish, Portuguese
Means "slope, flooded field, pastureland" or "hut", from the Spanish and Portuguese dialectal word varga.

Vasilescu Romanian
Means "son of Vasile".

Vasilev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vasil".

Vasiliauskas m Lithuanian
Means "son of Vasilijus".

Vasiliou Greek
Means "son of Vasilios".

Vasilyev m Russian
Means "son of Vasil".

Vásquez Spanish
Means "son of Vasco".

Vasylyshyn Ukrainian
Means "son of Vasyl".

Velichkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Velichko".

Vergoossen Dutch
Means "son of Goswin".

Verhoeven Dutch
Means "from the farm" in Dutch, derived from hoeve "farm", and so indicated a person who lived on a farm.

Vernersen Danish
Means "son of Verner".

Victorsson Swedish
Means "son of Victor".

Vidović Croatian
Means "son of Vid".

Viktorov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Viktor".

Vilaró Catalan
Catalan variant of Vilar.

Vilhjálmsson Icelandic
Means "son of Vilhjálmur".

Villalba Spanish
Denoted a person from one of the various Spanish places by this name. It is derived from Spanish villa "town" and alba "white".

Villalobos Spanish
Habitational name for a person from the town of Villalobos, Spain, which is derived from Spanish villa "town" and lobo "wolf".

Villanueva Spanish
Originally denoted someone who came from one of the various Spanish towns by this name, derived from villa "town" and nueva "new".

Villar Spanish
Spanish cognate of Vilar.

Villaverde Spanish
Originally denoted a person from one of the various Spanish towns by this name, derived from villa "town" and verde "green".

Vincent 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Dhuibhinse meaning "son of Duibhinse", a given name meaning "black island".

Vinković Croatian
Means "son of Vinko".

Vladimirescu Romanian
Means "son of Vladimir".

Walentowicz Polish
Means "son of Walenty".

Walterson English
Means "son of Walter".

Ward 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Bhaird, which means "son of the bard".

Wasilewski m Polish
Means "son of Wasyl".

Waterman 1 English
Means "servant of Walter".

Wauters Dutch
Means "son of Wouter".

Wawrzaszek Polish
Means "son of Wawrzyniec".

Wei Chinese
From Chinese 魏 (wèi) referring to the ancient state of Wei, which existed from the 5th to 3rd centuries BC in what is now Henan, Hebei, Shanxi, and Shandong provinces.

Westenberg Dutch
Means "west of the mountain", originally referring to a person who lived there.

Whelan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Faoláin meaning "descendant of Faolán".

Wilkerson English
Means "son of Wilkin".

Wilkins English
Means "son of Wilkin".

Wilkinson English
Means "son of Wilkin".

Willemsen Dutch
Means "son of Willem".

Williams English
Means "son of William".

Williamson English
Means "son of William".

Wilson English
Means "son of Will". A famous bearer was the American president Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924).

Wolters Dutch
Means "son of Wouter".

Woodrow English
From a place name meaning "row of houses by a wood" in Old English.

Woodward English
Occupational name for a forester, meaning "ward of the wood" in Old English.

Wouters Dutch
Means "son of Wouter".

Wu 1 Chinese
From Chinese 吴 (wú) referring to the ancient state of Wu, which was located in present-day Jiangsu province.

Xanthopoulos m Greek
Means "son of Xanthos".

Xiao Chinese
From Chinese 蕭 (xiāo) referring to the fiefdom or territory of Xiao (in present-day Anhui province) that existed during the Zhou dynasty.

Xie Chinese
From Chinese 谢 (xiè) referring to the minor state of Xie, which existed in what is now Hubei province.

Xu 1 Chinese
From Chinese 徐 (xú) referring to the ancient state of Xu, which existed to the 6th century BC in what is now Jiangsu and Anhui. The character 徐 means "slowly, calmly".

Xu 2 Chinese
From Chinese 许 (xǔ) referring to the minor state of Xu, which existed to the 4th century BC in what is now Henan province. The character 许 means "allow, permit".

Yakovlev m Russian
Means "son of Yakov".

Yanev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Yane", a diminutive of Yoan 2.

Yankov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Yanko".

Yo'ldoshev m Uzbek
Means "son of Yo'ldosh".

Yordanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Yordan".

Yosipov m Tatar
Means "son of Yosif".

Yusupov m Uzbek, Tajik, Tatar (Russified)
Means "son of Yusuf". This is the name of a Russian noble family, of Tatar origin (Йосыпов in Tatar).

Zahariev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Zahari".

Zdravkov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Zdravko".

Zeegers Dutch
Means "son of Sieger".

Zegers Dutch
Means "son of Sieger".

Zellweger German (Swiss)
Originally denoted a person from the Appenzell region of Switzerland. The place name is derived from Latin abbatis cella meaning "estate of the abbot". A famous bearer is actress Renée Zellweger (1969-).

Zeng Chinese
From Chinese 曾 (zēng) referring to the former state of Zeng, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Hubei province.

Zeni Italian
Means "son of Zeno".

Zhao Chinese
From Chinese 赵 (zhào), which refers to an ancient city-state in what is now Shanxi province. According to legend, King Mu rewarded his chariot driver Zaofu with the city, at which time Zaofu adopted this surname. The later historic state of Zhao, which existed from the 5th to 3rd centuries BC, was named after this city.... [more]

Zheng Chinese
From Chinese 郑 (zhèng), which refers to the ancient state of Zheng. Zheng existed between the 9th to 4th centuries BC in present-day Henan province. A famous bearer of this surname was the 15th-century explorer Zheng He.

Zhivkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Zhivko".

Živković Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Živko".

Zlatkov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Zlatko".

Zoltánfi Hungarian
Means "son of Zoltán".

Zorić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Zora".

Župan Croatian
Croatian cognate of Zupan.

Zupan Slovene
From Old Slavic županŭ meaning "head of the district, community leader", a derivative of župa meaning "district, region".

Zupančič Slovene
Patronymic form of Zupan.

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