Surnames on the List of Saints

Abel 1 English, French, Danish, Spanish, Portuguese
Derived from the given name Abel.

Abel 2 German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Albert.

Acosta Spanish
Spanish form of Da Costa (from a misdivision of the surname).

Adams English, Jewish
Derived from the given name Adam.

Agostini Italian
Means "son of Agostino".

Aguilar Spanish
From a place name that was derived from Spanish águila meaning "eagle", ultimately from Latin aquila.

Albero Italian
From Italian albero meaning "tree", ultimately from Latin arbor, referring to someone who lived in the woods or worked as a woodcutter.

Albert English, French, Catalan, Hungarian, Romanian, German
Derived from the given name Albert.

Albrici Italian
Variant of Alberici.

Alvarado Spanish
From a Spanish place name, possibly derived from Spanish alba "white".

Álvarez Spanish
Means "son of Álvaro".

Alvarez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Álvarez.

Anderson English
Means "son of Andrew".

Araújo Portuguese
Denoted a person hailing from one of the many areas that bear this name in Portugal, which is of unknown meaning.

Araujo Spanish
Spanish form of Araújo.

Arnaud French
From the given name Arnaud.

Ashley English
Denoted a person hailing from one of the many places in England that bear this name. The place name itself is derived from Old English æsc "ash tree" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Atkinson English
Means "son of Atkin", a medieval diminutive of Adam.

Avellino Italian
From the name of a town in Campania, Italy, called Abellinum in Latin, of unknown meaning.

Ayala Spanish
From the name of the town of Ayala (called Aiara in Basque) in Álava, Spain. It might be derived from Basque aiher "slope" or alha "pasture".

Ball English
From Middle English bal, Old English beall meaning "ball". This was either a nickname for a rotund or bald person, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a ball-shaped feature.

Barbieri Italian
Italian cognate of Barber.

Barlow English
Derived from a number of English place names that variously mean "barley hill", "barn hill", "boar clearing" or "barley clearing".

Baron English, French
From the title of nobility, derived from Latin baro (genitive baronis) meaning "man, freeman", possibly from Frankish barō meaning "servant, man, warrior". It was used as a nickname for someone who worked for a baron or acted like a baron.

Becket English
Variant of Beckett.

Bélanger French
From the given name Bérenger.

Belanger English
From the given name Berengar.

Bell 1 English
From Middle English belle meaning "bell". It originated as a nickname for a person who lived near the town bell, or who had a job as a bell-ringer.

Bell 2 English
Derived from the given name Bel, a medieval short form of Isabel.

Benítez Spanish
Means "son of Benito".

Bianchi Italian
From Italian bianco meaning "white", originally given to a person who was white-haired or extremely pale.

Bicchieri Italian
Means "drinking glasses" in Italian, referring originally to a person who made or sold them.

Bird English
Occupational name for a person who raised or hunted birds.

Blanco Spanish
Means "white" in Spanish. The name most likely referred to a person who was pale or had blond hair.

Bonhomme French
Derived from Old French bon homme meaning "good man".

Borgia Italian
Italian form of Borja. This was the name of an Italian noble family who were influential during the Renaissance period.

Bosco Italian
Means "forest" in Italian.

Browne English
Variant of Brown.

Brun French, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Means "brown" in French, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish. It was originally a nickname for a person who had brown hair or skin.

Bustos Spanish
Variant of Busto.

Butler English, Irish
Occupational name derived from Norman French butiller "wine steward", ultimately from Late Latin butticula "bottle". A famous bearer of this surname is the fictional character Rhett Butler, created by Margaret Mitchell for her novel Gone with the Wind (1936).

Calvo Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Means "bald" in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, from Latin calvus.

Cao Chinese
From Chinese 曹 (cáo) referring to the ancient state of Cao, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.

Cardozo Spanish
Variant of Cardoso.

Carey Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ciardha meaning "descendant of Ciardha".

Carter English
Occupational name for a person who operated a cart to transport goods, from Norman French caretier. A famous bearer is the former American president Jimmy Carter (1924-).

Carvalho Portuguese
Means "oak" in Portuguese, perhaps originally referring to a person who lived near such a tree.

Castañeda Spanish
Habitational name from any of various places called Castañeda, from a Spanish word meaning "chesnut grove", itself derived from castaña meaning "chesnut".

Castillo Spanish
Spanish cognate of Castle.

Castro Spanish, Portuguese
Means "castle" in Spanish and Portuguese, referring to one who lived near a castle. A famous bearer was Fidel Castro (1926-2016), revolutionary and president of Cuba.

Cavanagh Irish
Variant of Kavanagh.

Chávez Spanish
Variant of Chaves. A famous bearer was the labour leader César Chávez (1927-1993).

Chong Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhang.

Coleman Irish, English
From the given name Colmán.

Collins 1 Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Coileáin. A famous bearer was Michael Collins, an Irish nationalist leader who was assassinated in 1922.

Collins 2 English
Means "son of Colin 2".

Cook English
Derived from Old English coc meaning "cook", ultimately from Latin coquus. It was an occupational name for a cook, a man who sold cooked meats, or a keeper of an eating house.

Correa Spanish
Spanish form of Correia.

Costa Portuguese, Italian, Catalan
Means "riverbank, slope, coast" in Portuguese, Italian and Catalan, ultimately from Latin meaning "side, edge".

Cruz Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese cognate of Cross.

Da Costa Portuguese
Variant of Costa.

Daniel um English, French, German, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Romanian
Derived from the given name Daniel.

Dávid um Hungarian, Slovak
From the given name Dávid.

David um English, French, German, Welsh, Czech, Portuguese, Romanian, Jewish
From the given name David.

Davies English, Scottish
Variant of Davis.

Dean 1 English
Derived from Middle English dene meaning "valley".

Dean 2 English
Occupational surname meaning "dean", referring to a person who either was a dean or worked for one. It is from Middle English deen (ultimately from Latin decanus meaning "chief of ten").

De Angelis Italian
Means "son of Angelo".

Delgado Spanish, Portuguese
Means "thin" in Spanish and Portuguese, ultimately from Latin delicatus meaning "delicate, tender, charming".

Del Río Spanish
Means "of the river" in Spanish.

Dias Portuguese
Means "son of Diogo" in Portuguese.

Díaz Spanish
Means "son of Diego" in Spanish.

Dickenson English
Variant of Dickinson.

Diego Spanish
From the given name Diego.

Díez Spanish
Means "son of Diego" in Spanish.

Domingo Spanish
From the given name Domingo.

Douglas Scottish
From the name of a town in Lanarkshire, itself named after a tributary of the River Clyde called the Douglas Water, derived from Gaelic dubh "dark" and glais "water, river" (an archaic word related to glas "grey, green"). This was a Scottish Lowland clan, the leaders of which were powerful earls in the medieval period.

Du Chinese
From Chinese 杜 (dù) meaning "stop, prevent" or "birchleaf pear tree".

Dufour French
Occupational name for a baker, from French four "oven".

Duke English
From the noble title, which was originally from Latin dux "leader". It was a nickname for a person who behaved like a duke, or who worked in a duke's household.

Ebner 1 German
Originally indicated a dweller on a flat piece of land, derived from Middle High German ebene "plateau".

Ebner 2 German
Means "judge, arbiter" from Middle High German ebenære.

Farina Italian
Occupational name for a miller, derived from Italian farina "flour".

Favre French
Southern French variant of Fèvre.

Felipe Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
From the given name Felipe.

Fenn English
From a name for someone who dwelt near a marsh, from Old English fenn meaning "fen, swamp, bog".

Fenwick English
From an English place name, derived from Old English fenn "fen, swamp, bog" and wic "village, town".

Fernández Spanish
Means "son of Fernando". This is among the most common surnames in Spain.

Fernandez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Fernández.

Ferrari Italian
Occupational name for a metalworker or smith, derived from Latin ferrarius, a derivative of ferrum meaning "iron".

Ferrer Catalan
Catalan cognate of Ferrari.

Ferro Italian, Spanish
Means "iron", ultimately from Latin ferrum. This was an occupational name for one who worked with iron.

Finch English, Literature
From the name of the bird, from Old English finc. It was used by Harper Lee for the surname of lawyer Atticus Finch and his children in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird (1960).

Fisher English, Jewish
Cognate of Fischer.

Flores Spanish
Means "son of Floro" in Spanish.

Flower English
From Middle English flour meaning "flower, blossom", derived from Old French flur, Latin flos. This was a nickname given to a sweet person. In other cases it could be a metonymic occupational name for a maker of flour (a word derived from the same source).

Fontaine French
Derived from Old French fontane meaning "well, fountain", a derivative of Latin fons.

Fontana Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish cognate of Fontaine.

Ford English
Name given to someone who lived by a ford, possibly the official who maintained it. A famous bearer was the American industrialist Henry Ford (1863-1947).

Forest English, French
Originally belonged to a person who lived near or in a forest. It was probably originally derived, via Old French forest, from Latin forestam (silva) meaning "outer (wood)".

Francis English
Derived from the given name Francis.

Francisco Portuguese, Spanish
Derived from the given name Francisco.

Franco Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Cognate of Frank 1. This name was borne by the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco (1892-1975).

Freeman English
Referred to a person who was born free, or in other words was not a serf.

Fusco Italian
From Italian fosco meaning "dark", from Latin fuscus. This was a nickname for a person with dark features.

Gabrielli Italian
From the given name Gabriele 1.

García Spanish
From a medieval given name of unknown meaning, possibly related to the Basque word hartz meaning "bear". This is the most common surname in Spain.

Garcia Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese form of García. It is also an unaccented form of the Spanish name used commonly in America and the Philippines.

Garnet English
Variant of Garnett 1 or Garnett 2.

Garnier 1 French
From the given name Garnier.

Garnier 2 English
Variant of Garner 1.

Gérard French
From the given name Gérard.

Giménez Spanish
Variant of Jiménez.

Giuliani Italian
From the given name Giuliano.

Gómez Spanish
Spanish form of Gomes.

Gomez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Gómez.

González Spanish
Means "son of Gonzalo" in Spanish. This is among the most common surnames in Spain.

Gonzalez Spanish
Unaccented variant of González.

Gonzalo Spanish
From the given name Gonzalo.

Goretti Italian
Derived from the given name Gregorio.

Grassi Italian
Variant of Grasso.

Green English
Descriptive name for someone who often wore the colour green or someone who lived near the village green.

Greenwood English
Topographic name for someone who lived in or near a lush forest, from Old English grene "green" and wudu "wood".

Grillo Italian
From an Italian nickname meaning "cricket", perhaps given originally to a cheerful person (the cricket is associated with cheerfulness).

Gross German
Variant of Groß.

Groß German
From Old High German groz meaning "tall, big".

Guerra Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From a nickname meaning "war", given to a belligerent person or one engaged in warfare.

Guerrero Spanish
Means "warrior" in Spanish, an occupational name for a soldier. It is derived from Late Latin werra "war", of Germanic origin.

Guo Chinese
From Chinese 郭 (guō) meaning "outer city".

Gutiérrez Spanish
Means "son of Gutierre".

Gutierrez Spanish
Variant of Gutiérrez.

Han Chinese, Korean
From Chinese 韩 (hán) referring to the ancient state of Han, which existed from the 5th to 3rd centuries BC in what is now Shanxi and Henan provinces.

Harding English
Derived from the given name Heard. A famous bearer was American president Warren G. Harding (1865-1923).

Harrington English
From the name of towns in England, meaning either "Hæfer's town" or "stony town" in Old English.

Hart English
Means "male deer". It was originally acquired by a person who lived in a place frequented by harts, or bore some resemblance to a hart.

Hartley English
Habitational name for someone originally from any of the various locations in England named Hartley, from Old English heorot "hart, male deer" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Heath English
Originally belonged to a person who was a dweller on the heath or open land.

Hermansson Swedish
Means "son of Herman".

Higgins Irish
From Irish Ó hUiginn meaning "descendant of Uiginn". Uiginn is a byname meaning "Viking".

Hill English
Originally given to a person who lived on or near a hill, derived from Old English hyll.

Ho Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Hokkien)
Cantonese and Min Nan romanization of He.

Hodgson English
Means "son of Hodge", a medieval diminutive of Roger.

Holland 1 English
From various English places of this name, derived from Old English hoh "point of land, heel" and land "land".

Holland 2 Dutch, German, English
Indicated a person from the Dutch province of Holland 1.

Horne English
Variant of Horn.

Houben Dutch
Derived from the given name Hubert.

Howard 1 English
Derived from the given name Hughard or Hávarðr.

Howard 2 English
Occupational name meaning "ewe herder", from Old English eowu "ewe" and hierde "herdsman, guardian".

Humphrey English
Derived from the given name Humphrey.

Hunt English
Variant of Hunter.

Ingram English
Derived from the given name Ingram.

Ishida Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Izquierdo Spanish
Means "left, left-handed" in Spanish, ultimately from Basque ezker.

Jabłońska f Polish
Feminine form of Jabłoński.

James English
Derived from the given name James.

Janssen Dutch
Means "son of Jan 1".

Jennings English
From the given name Jenyn, a diminutive of Jen, itself a Middle English form of John.

Johnson English
Means "son of John". Famous bearers include American presidents Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973).

Jones English, Welsh
Derived from the given name Jon, a medieval variant of John.

Jorge Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Jorge.

Kafka m Czech
Derived from Czech kavka meaning "jackdaw". A notable bearer was the author Franz Kafka (1883-1924).

Kafková f Czech
Feminine form of Kafka.

Kearney Irish
From the Irish name Ó Ceithearnaigh meaning "descendant of Ceithearnach", a given name meaning "warrior".

Kim Korean
Korean form of Jin, from Sino-Korean 金 (gim) meaning "gold". This is the most common surname in South Korea.

Kimura Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Kirby English
From numerous towns in northern England named Kirby or Kirkby, derived from Old Norse kirkja "church" and býr "farm, settlement".

Kolbe German
From Middle High German kolbe meaning "club".

Kowalska f Polish
Feminine form of Kowalski.

Lacey English
Derived from Lassy, the name of a town in Normandy. The name of the town was Gaulish in origin, perhaps deriving from a personal name that was Latinized as Lascius.

Langley 1 English
From any of the various places with this name, all derived from Old English lang "long" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Langley 2 French (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of Langlais.

Lawrence English
Derived from the given name Laurence 1. Famous bearers include revolutionary T. E. Lawrence (1888-1935) and author D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930).

Leclercq French
Variant of Leclerc.

Leigh English
Variant of Lee 1.

Leonardi Italian
From the given name Leonardo.

Leroux French
Means "the red", from Old French ros "red". This was a nickname for a person with red hair.

Lewis 1 English
Derived from the given name Lewis. The author C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) was a bearer of this surname.

Lewis 2 Welsh
Anglicized form of Llywelyn.

Lichtenberg Jewish
Means "light hill" in German.

Lin Chinese
From Chinese 林 (lín) meaning "forest".

Liu Chinese
From Chinese 刘 (liú) meaning "kill, destroy". This was the surname of Chinese emperors of the Han dynasty.

Lloyd Welsh, English
Originally a nickname from the Welsh word llwyd meaning "grey".

Lockwood English
From an English place name meaning "enclosed wood".

Longo Italian
Italian cognate of Long.

Lopes Portuguese
Means "son of Lopo" in Portuguese.

López Spanish
Means "son of Lope" in Spanish.

Lopez Spanish
Unaccented variant of López.

Lucas English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch
Derived from the given name Lucas. A famous bearer of this surname is George Lucas (1944-), the creator of the Star Wars movies.

MacCarthy Irish
Variant of McCarthy.

Machado Portuguese, Spanish
Denoted a person who made or used hatchets, derived from Spanish and Portuguese machado "hatchet", both from Latin marculus "little hammer".

Maki 1 Japanese
From Japanese 牧 (maki) meaning "shepherd, tend cattle".

Maki 2 Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree".

Makris m Greek
Means "long, tall" in Greek.

Man Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Wen.

Mancini Italian
Diminutive of Manco.

Mandić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Manda".

Mantovani Italian
From the name of the city of Mantua in Lombardy, northern Italy (Mantova in Italian).

Marchand English, French
Occupational name meaning "merchant", ultimately from Latin mercari "to trade".

Márquez Spanish
Means "son of Marcos".

Marsden English
From a place name derived from Old English mearc "boundary" and denu "valley".

Martí Catalan
Derived from the given name Martí.

Martín Spanish
Derived from the given name Martín.

Martin English, French, German, Swedish
Derived from the given name Martin. This is the most common surname in France.

Martínez Spanish
Means "son of Martín" in Spanish.

Martinez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Martínez.

Mason English
Occupational name for a stoneworker or layer of bricks, from Old French masson, of Frankish origin (akin to Old English macian "to make").

Mayer 1 German
Variant of Meyer 1.

Mayer 2 Jewish
Variant of Meyer 2.

Mayer 3 English
Occupational name for a mayor, from Middle English mair, derived via Old French from Latin maior.

Mayer 4 English
Variant of Myer.

McCarthy Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cárthaigh meaning "son of Carthach".

Méndez Spanish
Variant of Menéndez.

Mendoza Spanish, Basque
From a Basque place name derived from mendi "mountain" and hotz "cold".

Meunier French
Means "miller" in French.

Michel French, German, Dutch, Basque
Derived from the given name Michel, Michiel or Mitxel.

Middleton English
Originally denoted a person who lived in one of the numerous English towns by this name, derived from Old English middel "middle" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Molina Spanish
Means "mill" in Spanish.

Monti Italian
Means "mountain, hill" in Italian, from Latin mons.

Montoya Spanish
From the name of a village in the province of Álava in Spain. It is possibly of Basque origin, or possibly from Latin mons "mountain, hill".

Morales Spanish
Derived from Spanish moral meaning "mulberry tree", of Latin origin.

Morán Spanish
Spanish form of Morandi.

Moran Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Móráin meaning "descendant of Mórán", a given name meaning "great, large".

Moreau French
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Maurus.

Moreno Spanish, Portuguese
From a nickname meaning "dark" in Spanish and Portuguese.

Morse English
Variant of Morriss.

Morton English
Derived from a place name meaning "moor town" in Old English.

Muñoz Spanish
Patronymic derived from the medieval Spanish given name Muño, from Latin Munnius, possibly of Germanic origin.

Nakamura Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Nakano Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Nascimbeni Italian
From the medieval given name Nascimbene, typical of the Venetian region.

Navarro Spanish
Denoted a person who came from Navarre in northern Spain (Spanish Navarra). The name of the region is of Basque origin, possibly from nabar meaning "brown".

Nelson 1 English
Means "son of Neil". This name was borne by the British admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805).

Nelson 2 Swedish (Anglicized), Norwegian (Anglicized), Danish (Anglicized)
Americanized form of the Scandinavian names Nilsson, Nilsen, or Nielsen.

Neri Italian
From Italian nero "black", indicating a person with a dark complexion or dark hair.

Neumann German, Jewish
From Middle High German niuwe and man meaning "new man, newcomer".

Newman English
English cognate of Neumann.

Newport English
Given to one who came from the town of Newport (which means simply "new port"), which was the name of several English towns.

Nichols English
Derived from the given name Nichol.

Nieves Spanish
From the given name Nieves.

Noel French, English
Either from the given name Noël, or else derived directly from Old French noel "Christmas" and given to a person who had a particular connection with the holiday.

Ó Braoin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Breen.

O'Brien Irish
From the Irish Ó Briain meaning "descendant of Brian".

Oriol Catalan
From Catalan or meaning "gold", originally a nickname for a person with blond hair.

Orozco Spanish
From the name of a valley in the Basque region of Spain.

Ortiz Spanish
Means "son of Orti", a byname deriving either from Latin fortis meaning "brave, strong" or fortunius meaning "fortunate".

O'Toole Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tuathail meaning "descendant of Túathal".

Owen Welsh, English
From the Welsh given name Owain.

Pacheco Spanish, Portuguese
Possibly from a diminutive of the given name Francisco.

Page English, French
Occupational name meaning "servant, page". It is ultimately derived (via Old French and Italian) from Greek παιδίον (paidion) meaning "little boy".

Palacios Spanish
Spanish cognate of Palazzo.

Pascual Spanish
From the given name Pascual.

Pavoni Italian
Variant of Pavone.

Payne English
From a medieval given name or nickname derived from Latin paganus meaning "heathen, pagan" (from an earlier sense "rural, rustic"), which was given to children whose baptism had been postponed or adults who were not overly religious.

Pelletier French
Derived from Old French pelletier "fur trader".

Pereira Portuguese, Galician
From Portuguese and Galician pereira meaning "pear tree", ultimately from Latin pirum meaning "pear".

Pérez Spanish
Means "son of Pedro".

Perez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Pérez.

Petković Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Petko".

Pickering English
From the name of a town in Yorkshire, derived from Old English Piceringas, the name of a tribe.

Pierson English
Means "son of Piers".

Pini Italian
Name for a person who lived near a pine tree, from Italian pino, Latin pinus.

Porras Spanish, Catalan
From a nickname meaning "club" in Spanish and Catalan, ultimately from Latin porrum meaning "leek".

Powell Welsh, English
Derived from Welsh ap Hywel meaning "son of Hywel".

Pritchard Welsh
From Welsh ap Richard meaning "son of Richard".

Puig Catalan
Catalan cognate of Poggio.

Quattrocchi Italian
From Italian quattro meaning "four" and occhi meaning "eyes", a nickname for a person who wore glasses. It is usually found in Sicily.

Ramírez Spanish
Means "son of Ramiro" in Spanish.

Reynolds English
Derived from the given name Reynold.

Rice Welsh
Derived from the given name Rhys.

Richard English, French, German, Dutch
From the given name Richard.

Richardson English
Means "son of Richard".

Rigby English
Originally derived from the name of a town in Lancashire, itself from Old Norse hryggr "ridge" and býr "farm, settlement".

Righi Italian
From the given name Arrigo.

Rinaldi Italian
Derived from the given name Rinaldo.

Roberts English
Means "son of Robert".

Robinson English
Means "son of Robin".

Robles Spanish
Originally indicated a person who lived near an oak tree or forest, from Spanish roble "oak", from Latin robur.

Roche French
French cognate of Roach.

Rodríguez Spanish
Means "son of Rodrigo" in Spanish. This is among the most common surnames in Spain.

Rodriguez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Rodríguez.

Roig Catalan
Means "red" in Catalan, from Latin rubeus, originally a nickname for a person with red hair or a red complexion.

Román Spanish
From the given name Román.

Roman Romanian, Polish, Ukrainian
From the given name Roman.

Romano 1 Italian
Derived from the given name Romano.

Romano 2 Italian
Denoted a person from the city of Rome, either a resident or someone who visited as a pilgrim. In Calabria it was also used to designate a person from New Rome, a name for Constantinople.

Romanov m Russian
Means "son of Roman". This was the surname of the last dynasty of Russian tsars.

Romanova f Russian
Feminine form of Romanov.

Romero Spanish
Derived from Spanish romero meaning "pilgrim to Rome".

Roncalli Italian
From the names of places like Ronco or Ronchi, quite common in northern Italy, derived from ronco meaning "cleared land, terraced land". It was the surname of Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli (1881-1963), the pope John XXIII.

Rose 1 English, French, German, Jewish
Means "rose" from Middle English, Old French and Middle High German rose, all from Latin rosa. All denote a person of a rosy complexion or a person who lived in an area abundant with roses. As a Jewish surname it is ornamental, from Yiddish רויז (roiz).

Rose 2 English
Derived from the feminine given name Rose.

Roussel French
French form of Russell.

Rubio Spanish
Nickname for a person with red hair, from Latin rubeus "red".

Ruiz Spanish
Means "son of Ruy" in Spanish.

Sala Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Occupational name for a worker at a manor house, from the Romance word sala meaning "hall, large room", of Germanic origin.

Salmon English, French
Derived from the given name Solomon.

Salvi Italian
From the given name Salvo or Salvio.

Sánchez Spanish
Means "son of Sancho".

Sanchez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Sánchez.

Sancho Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Sancho.