Surnames on the List of Saints

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Steensen Danish
Means "son of Steen".

Stein German, Jewish
From Old High German stein meaning "stone". It might indicate the original bearer lived near a prominent stone or worked as a stonecutter. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.

Stone English
Name for a person who lived near a prominent stone or worked with stone, derived from Old English stan.

Sutton English
From various English place names meaning "south town".

Suzuki Japanese
From Japanese 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood". This is the second most common surname in Japan. A notable bearer was the artist Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770).

Talbot English
Of Norman origin, possibly derived from an unattested Germanic given name composed of the elements dala "to destroy" and bod "message".

Tanaka Japanese
Means "dweller in the rice fields", from Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".

Taylor English
Derived from Old French tailleur meaning "tailor", ultimately from Latin taliare "to cut".

Thompson English
Means "son of Thomas".

Thomson English
Variant of Thompson.

Thorne English
Variant of Thorn.

Thorpe English
From Old Norse þorp meaning "village".

Torres Spanish, Portuguese
Name for a person who lived in or near a tower, ultimately from Latin turris.

Trần Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Chen, from Sino-Vietnamese 陳 (trần). This is the second most common surname in Vietnam.

Tran Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Trần.

Turner English
Occupational name for one who worked with a lathe, derived from Old English turnian "to turn", of Latin origin. A famous bearer is the American musician Tina Turner (1939-2023), born Anna Mae Bullock.

Valencia Spanish
From the name of the Spanish city of Valencia.

Văn Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Wen, from Sino-Vietnamese 文 (văn).

Varela Spanish
Derived from Spanish vara "stick". It may have originally been given to one who used a stick in his line of work, for example an animal herder.

Vásquez Spanish
Means "son of Vasco".

Velasco Spanish
Derived from the given name Velasco.

Vilar Portuguese, Galician, Catalan
Means "hamlet, farm" in Portuguese, Galician and Catalan, from Late Latin villare, a derivative of Latin villa.

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

Vives Catalan
Variant of Vivas.

Wägner German
Variant of Wagner.

Wagner German
From Middle High German wagener meaning "wagon maker, cartwright". This name was borne by the German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883).

Wall English
Originally denoted a person who lived near a prominent wall, from Old English weall.

Wang 1 Chinese
From Chinese 王 (wáng) meaning "king, monarch". This is the most common surname in China (and the world).

Wang 2 German, Dutch
From Middle High German and Middle Dutch wange meaning "cheek", possibly a nickname for someone with round or rosy cheeks.

Wang 3 German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
From Old High German wang or Old Norse vangr meaning "grassy slope, meadow".

Wang 4 Yiddish
Name for a Jew from Hungary, ultimately from Russian Венгрия (Vengriya) meaning "Hungary".

Ward 1 English
Derived from Old English weard meaning "guard, guardian".

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

Way English
From Old English weg meaning "way, road, path".

Webster English
Occupational name meaning "weaver", from Old English webba, a derivative of wefan "to weave".

Weiss German, Yiddish
From Middle High German wiz or Yiddish װייַס (vais) meaning "white". This was originally a nickname for a person with white hair or skin.

Weiß German
Variant of Weiss.

Wells English
Derived from Middle English wille meaning "well, spring, water hole".

White English
Originally a nickname for a person who had white hair or a pale complexion, from Old English hwit "white".

Wilcox English
From a diminutive of the given name William.

Wouters Dutch
Means "son of Wouter".

Wright 1 English
From Old English wyrhta meaning "wright, maker", an occupational name for someone who was a craftsman. Famous bearers were Orville and Wilbur Wright, the inventors of the first successful airplane.

Wright 2 French (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Droit.

Ybarra Spanish, Basque
Variant of Ibarra.

Yi Korean
Variant of Lee 2.

Yoshida Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Yuen Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ruan.

Zavala Spanish
Variant of Zabala.

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