Surnames from Given Names

Todorov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Todor".

Todorova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Todorov.

Tolbert English
Possibly from a Germanic given name of unknown meaning. The second element of the name is derived from beraht meaning "bright, famous".

Toloni Italian
Derived from the given name Bartolomeo.

Toma Romanian
From the given name Toma 2.

Tomàs Catalan
Derived from the given name Tomàs.

Tómasson Icelandic
Means "son of Tómas".

Tomasson Swedish
Means "son of Tomas".

Tomčić Serbian, Croatian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Toma 2.

Tomczak Polish
From a diminutive of the given name Tomasz.

Tomić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Toma 2".

Tomov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Toma 2".

Tomova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Tomov.

Toole Irish
Variant of O'Toole.

Torosian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Թորոսյան (see Torosyan).

Torosyan Armenian
Means "son of Toros" in Armenian.

Tracey 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Treasaigh meaning "descendant of Treasach".

Tracy English, Irish
Variant of Tracey 1 or Tracey 2.

Trajkovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Trajkovski.

Trajkovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Trajko".

Treacy Irish
Variant of Tracey 2.

Triantafyllou Greek
From the given name Triantafyllos.

Trifonov m Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Trifon".

Trifonova f Bulgarian, Russian
Feminine form of Trifonov.

Troelsen Danish
Means "son of Troels".

Trudeau French (Quebec)
From a diminutive of the given name Thouroude, a medieval French form of the Norse name Torvald. This name has been borne by two Canadian prime ministers, Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1919-2000) and his son Justin Trudeau (1971-).

Tschida German
Possibly derived from a Slavic given name of unknown meaning.

Tsvetanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Tsvetan".

Tsvetanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Tsvetanov.

Tsvetkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Tsvetko".

Tsvetkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Tsvetkov.

Tumicelli Italian
Possibly from a diminutive of the given name Bartolomeo.

Tunison Dutch (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Teunissen.

Tyson 2 English
Variant of Dyson.

Uberti Italian
Derived from the given name Uberto.

Uggeri Italian
Derived from the given name Edgardo.

Ughi Italian
From the given name Ugo.

Ulfsson Swedish
Means "son of Ulf".

Umar Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Umar.

Umarov m Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Umar".

Umarova f Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Umarov.

Urban m & u Czech, Slovak, Polish, German
Derived from the given name Urban.

Urbanová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Urban.

Urbonaitė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Urbonas. This form is used by unmarried women.

Urbonas m Lithuanian
From the given name Urbonas.

Urbonienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Urbonas. This form is used by married women.

Vacek m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Václav.

Vacík m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Václav.

Vacíková f Czech
Feminine form of Vacík.

Vacková f Czech
Feminine form of Vacek.

Valdez Spanish
Means "son of Baldo".

Valent m Slovak
Derived from the given name Valentín.

Valenta m Czech
Derived from the given name Valentin.

Valenti Italian
Patronymic from the given name Valente, an Italian form of Valens. A famous bearer of the surname was Jack Valenti (1921-2007), advisor to American president Lyndon Johnson.

Valentini Italian
Means "son of Valentino".

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

Valentinova f Bulgarian, Russian
Feminine form of Valentinov.

Valentová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Valenta or Valent.

Valeriev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Valeri".

Valerieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Valeriev.

Valerio Italian
From the given name Valerio.

Valero Spanish
From the given name Valero.

Valjean Literature
Created by Victor Hugo for Jean Valjean, the hero of his novel Les Misérables (1862). The novel explains that his father, also named Jean, received the nickname Valjean or Vlajean from a contraction of French voilá Jean meaning "here's Jean".

Vanchev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vancho".

Vancheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vanchev.

Vančura m Czech
Derived from the given name Václav.

Vančurová f Czech
Feminine form of Vančura.

Vaněk m Czech
From an old diminutive of the given name Václav.

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

Vaneva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vanev.

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

Vaňková f Czech
Feminine form of Vaněk.

Vankova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vankov.

Vardanyan Armenian
Means "son of Vardan".

Vartanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Վարդանյան (see Vardanyan).

Vašek m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Václav.

Vasile Romanian
Derived from the given name Vasile.

Vasileiou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βασιλείου (see Vasiliou).

Vasilescu Romanian
Means "son of Vasile".

Vasilev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vasil".

Vasileva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vasilev.

Vasiliauskaitė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vasiliauskas. This form is used by unmarried women.

Vasiliauskas m Lithuanian
Means "son of Vasilijus".

Vasiliauskienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vasiliauskas. This form is used by married women.

Vasiliev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Васильев (see Vasilyev).

Vasilieva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Васильева (see Vasilyeva).

Vasiliou Greek
Means "son of Vasilios".

Vasilyev m Russian
Means "son of Vasil".

Vasilyeva f Russian
Feminine form of Vasilyev.

Vaško m Slovak
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Václav.

Vašková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Vašek or Vaško.

Vásquez Spanish
Means "son of Vasco".

Vassiliou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βασιλείου (see Vasiliou).

Vasylenko Ukrainian
From the given name Vasyl.

Vasylyk Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Vasyl.

Vasylyshyn Ukrainian
Means "son of Vasyl".

Vávra m Czech, Slovak
Derived from the given name Vávra, a diminutive of Vavřinec.

Vávrová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Vávra.

Vázquez Spanish
Variant of Vásquez.

Velasco Spanish
Derived from the given name Velasco.

Velásquez Spanish
Derived from the given name Velasco.

Velázquez Spanish
Derived from the given name Velasco. A famous bearer was the Spanish painter Diego Velázquez (1599-1660).

Velichkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Velichko".

Velichkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Velichkov.

Velitchkov m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Величков (see Velichkov).

Velitchkova f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Величкова (see Velichkova).

Vencel Hungarian
Derived from the given name Vencel.

Venczel Hungarian
Derived from the given name Vencel.

Ventura Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan
From the given name Bonaventura.

Vergoossen Dutch
Means "son of Goswin".

Vernersen Danish
Means "son of Verner".

Vestri Italian
From the given name Silvestro.

Vicente Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Vicente.

Victor French, English
Derived from the male given name Victor.

Victors English
Derived from the given name Victor.

Victorsson Swedish
Means "son of Victor".

Vida Hungarian
From the given name Vid.

Vidal Spanish, Catalan, French
From the given name Vidal.

Vidović Croatian
Means "son of Vid".

Vieth German
From the given name Veit.

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

Viktorova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Viktorov.

Vilhjálmsson Icelandic
Means "son of Vilhjálmur".

Vincent 1 English, French
From the given name Vincent.

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

Vinci 1 Italian
From the given name Vincenzo.

Vincze Hungarian
From the given name Vince.

Vinković Croatian
Means "son of Vinko".

Viola Italian
From the given name Viola.

Vitale Italian
From the given name Vitale.

Vitali Italian
From the given name Vitale.

Vladimirescu Romanian
Means "son of Vladimir".

Voclain French
From the Old French given name Vauquelin.

Volk German
Derived from given names beginning with the Old High German element folk meaning "people".

Voll 2 German
Variant of Volk.

Vossen Dutch
From the given name Vos, which comes from the Frisian name Fos, which is from Old German given names beginning with the element folk meaning "people".

Vukoja Croatian
Derived from the given name Vuk.

Vuković Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the given name Vuk.

Wade 2 English
From the Old English given name Wada, a derivative of the word wadan "to go".

Walczak Polish
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Walenty.

Waldo English
From the Anglo-Scandinavian given name Waltheof.

Walentowicz Polish
Means "son of Walenty".

Walter English, German
Derived from the given name Walter.

Walters English
Derived from the given name Walter.

Walterson English
Means "son of Walter".

Waltersson Swedish
Variant of Walterson.

Walther German
From the given name Walther.

Waltz German
From a diminutive of the given name Walther.

Warner German, English
Variant of Werner.

Wash English
Derived from the Norman name Wazo.

Wasilewska f Polish
Feminine form of Wasilewski.

Wasilewski m Polish
Means "son of Wasyl".

Waters 2 English
Derived from the given name Walter.

Watkins English
Derived from the Middle English given name Wat or Watt, which was a diminutive of the name Walter.

Watson English, Scottish
Patronymic derived from the Middle English given name Wat or Watt, a diminutive of the name Walter.

Watt English
Derived from the Middle English given name Wat or Watt, a diminutive of the name Walter. A noteworthy bearer was the Scottish inventor James Watt (1736-1819).

Watts English
Patronymic derived from the Middle English given name Wat or Watt, a diminutive of the name Walter.

Wauters Dutch
Means "son of Wouter".

Wawrzaszek Polish
Means "son of Wawrzyniec".

Wedekind German
From the given name Widukind.

Wehunt German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of German Wiegand.

Weigand German
From the given name Wiegand.

Welter German
Derived from the given name Walter.

Wendel German
Derived from the given name Wendel.

Wendell German
Variant of Wendel (typically American).

Werner German
From the given name Werner.

Wernher German
From the given name Werner.

Wetzel German
From the given name Wenzel.

Whalen Irish
Variant of Whelan.

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

Wiegand German
From the given name Wiegand.

Wilcox English
From a diminutive of the given name William.

Wilkerson English
Means "son of Wilkin".

Wilkie English
Double diminutive of the given name William.

Wilkins English
Means "son of Wilkin".

Wilkinson English
Means "son of Wilkin".

Willard English
From the given name Wilheard or Willihard.

Willems Dutch
Derived from the given name Willem.

Willemse Dutch
Derived from the given name Willem.

Willemsen Dutch
Means "son of Willem".

William English
Derived from the given name William.

Williams English
Means "son of William".

Williamson English
Means "son of William".

Willis English
Derived from the given name William. A famous bearer of this surname is actor Bruce Willis (1955-).

Wilmer German, English
Derived from the given name Willimar or Wilmǣr.

Wilms Dutch
Derived from the given name Willem.

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

Winston English
Derived from the given name Wynnstan.

Wirner German
From the given name Werner.

Wirnhier German
From the given name Werner.

Wojciechowska f Polish
Feminine form of Wojciechowski.

Wojciechowski m Polish
From the given name Wojciech.

Wolter German
From the given name Walter.

Wolters Dutch
Means "son of Wouter".

Wörner German
From the given name Werner.

Wörnhör German
From the given name Werner.

Wouters Dutch
Means "son of Wouter".

Wragge English
Derived from the Old Danish given name Wraghi, a variant of Vragi.

Wyatt English
From the medieval given name Wyot.

Wyman English
From the Old English given name Wigmund.

Wynne English
Derived from the given name Wine.

Xanthopoulos m Greek
Means "son of Xanthos".

Xanthopoulou f Greek
Feminine form of Xanthopoulos.

Yakovlev m Russian
Means "son of Yakov".

Yakovleva f Russian
Feminine form of Yakovlev.

Yancy Dutch (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Jansen.

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

Yaneva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yanev.

Yankov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Yanko".

Yankova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yankov.

Yegorov m Russian
Means "son of Yegor".

Yegorova f Russian
Feminine form of Yegorov.

Yılmaz Turkish
From the given name Yılmaz.

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

Yo'ldosheva f Uzbek
Feminine form of Yo'ldoshev.

Yordanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Yordan".

Yordanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yordanov.

Yosipov m Tatar
Means "son of Yosif".

Yosipova f Tatar
Feminine form of Yosipov.

Yount German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Jundt.

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).

Yusupova f Uzbek, Tajik, Tatar (Russified)
Feminine form of Yusupov.

Zahariev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Zahari".

Zaharieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Zahariev.

Zakharov m Russian
Means "son of Zakhar".

Zakharova f Russian
Feminine form of Zakharov.

Zaman Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Zaman.

Zanetti Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Giovanni. A famous bearer is Argentinian soccer player Javier Zanetti (1973-).

Zawisza Polish
Derived from the Old Polish given name Zawisza.

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

Zdravkova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Zdravkov.

Zeegers Dutch
Means "son of Sieger".

Zeelen Dutch
Derived from the given name Ceel.

Zegers Dutch
Means "son of Sieger".

Zeni Italian
Means "son of Zeno".

Zhivkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Zhivko".

Zhivkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Zhivkov.

Zini Italian
Derived from names such as Lorenzino, a diminutive of Lorenzo, or Vincenzino, a diminutive of Vincenzo.

Zino Italian
Derived from the given name Zino, a short form of names ending with -zino, such as Lorenzino, a diminutive of Lorenzo, or Vincenzino, a diminutive of Vincenzo.

Živković Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Živko".

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

Zlatkova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Zlatkov.

Zoltánfi Hungarian
Means "son of Zoltán".

Zorić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Zora".

Zunino Italian
Derived from the given name Giovanni.