BachchanIndian, Hindi From Hindi बच्चा (bachcha) meaning "child", a word of Persian origin. This surname was adopted by the Indian poet Harivansh Rai Srivastava (1907-2003).
CanoSpanish Means "white-haired, old" in Spanish, from Latin canus.
CarusoItalian Means "close-cropped hair" in Italian, also having the secondary sense "boy, young man".
De JongDutch Means "young" in Dutch, from Middle Dutch jonc. This is the most common surname in the Netherlands.
ElderEnglish Derived from Old English ealdra meaning "older", used to distinguish two people who had the same name.
EllsworthEnglish Habitational name for a person from the town of Elsworth in Cambridgeshire. The town's name is derived from the masculine given name Ella (a short form of Old English names beginning with the elements ælf meaning "elf" or eald meaning "old") combined with worþ meaning "enclosure".
FriskSwedish From Swedish frisk"healthy", which was derived from the Middle Low German word vrisch "fresh, young, frisky".
HoganIrish From Irish Ó hÓgáin meaning "descendant of Ógán". The given name Ógán is a diminutive of óg meaning "young".
JonkerDutch From the Dutch title jonkheer meaning "young lord". It was originally a medieval noble designation (not an actual title) for a young nobleman.
Jung 1German Means "young" in German, from Middle High German junc.
MannGerman, English From a nickname meaning "man". This may have originally been given in order to distinguish the bearer from a younger person with the same name.
PageEnglish, French Occupational name meaning "servant, page". It is ultimately derived (via Old French and Italian) from Greek παιδίον (paidion) meaning "little boy".
PetitFrench, Catalan, English Means "small, little" derived from Old French and Catalan petit. It was perhaps used for a short, small person or to denote the younger of two individuals.
PiccirilloItalian From Neapolitan piccerillo meaning "small, young".
PoppinsLiterature Used by P. L. Travers for the magical nanny in her Mary Poppins series of books, first published in 1934. It is not known how Travers devised the name. She may have had the English words pop or poppet (meaning "young woman") in mind.
SeniorEnglish Originally a name for the elder of two brothers.
StarekPolish From a nickname derived from Polish stary"old".
VaughanWelsh From Welsh bychan (mutated to fychan) meaning "little". It was a descriptive name to distinguish father from son.
VirgoEnglish Possibly from Latin virgo"virgin, maiden". It may have been a nickname for an actor who played the Virgin Mary in mystery plays, or for a shy man or a lecher.
YoungEnglish Derived from Old English geong meaning "young". This was a descriptive name to distinguish father from son.