Bell 1English 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.
CastroSpanish, 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.
FurlanItalian, Slovene From the name of the Italian region of Friuli, in the northeast of Italy, which is derived from the name of the Roman town of Forum Iulii meaning "forum of Julius".
PeñaSpanish Originally denoted a person who lived near a jutting rock, from Spanish peña meaning "rock, cliff".
QuesadaSpanish Habitational name from Quesada, a place in Jaén in southern Spain. The place name is of uncertain derivation; it could be connected to Old Spanish requexada meaning "corner, tight spot".
VelázquezSpanish Derived from the given name Velasco. A famous bearer was the Spanish painter Diego Velázquez (1599-1660).
VogelGerman, Dutch From Old High German and Old Dutch fogal meaning "bird". It was originally an occupational name for a bird catcher, or a nickname for a person who liked to sing.
WoodEnglish, Scottish Originally denoted one who lived in or worked in a forest, derived from Old English wudu"wood".
YamazakiJapanese From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Yu 1Chinese From Chinese 于 (yú) meaning "in, on, at". According to legend, King Wu of Zhou bestowed the realm of Yu to his second son, who subsequently adopted this as his surname.