Surnames from Given Names

Given Name   Occupation   Location   Nickname   Ornamental   Other
usage
source
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.
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.
Yakovenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Yakiv.
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.
Yurchenko Ukrainian
From the given name Yuriy.
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".
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.
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.
Ziskind Jewish
Ornamental name, or from a given name, meaning "sweet child", derived from Yiddish זיס (zis) meaning "sweet" and קינד (kind) meaning "child", both words of Old High German origin.
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.