DurandFrench, English From Old French durant meaning "enduring", ultimately from Latin durans. This was a nickname for a stubborn person.
FleischerGerman Occupational name meaning "butcher" in German.
FletcherEnglish Occupational name for a fletcher, someone who attached feathers to the shaft of an arrow. It is derived from Old French fleche meaning "arrow".
ForesterEnglish Denoted a keeper or one in charge of a forest, or one who has charge of growing timber in a forest (see Forest).
FournierFrench Occupational name for a baker, from French fourneau meaning "oven".
GarcíaSpanish From a medieval given name of unknown meaning, possibly related to the Basque word hartz meaning "bear". This is the most common surname in Spain.
GrimaldiItalian From the given name Grimaldo. It is the surname of the royal family of Monaco, which came from Genoa.
HardyEnglish, French From Old French and Middle English hardi meaning "bold, daring, hardy", from the Germanic root *harduz.
HarperEnglish Originally belonged to a person who played the harp or who made harps.
MunroScottish Designated a person who had originally lived near the mouth of the Roe River in Derry, Ireland. It is derived from Gaelic bun meaning "root, base" combined with the river's name.
NogueiraPortuguese, Galician From Portuguese and Galician nogueira meaning "walnut tree", from the Late Latin nucarius, ultimately from Latin nux meaning "nut".
ParodiItalian From the name of a village near Genoa in northern Italy.
QuigleyIrish Anglicized form of Irish Ó Coigligh meaning "descendant of Coigleach", a given name meaning "untidy".
QuinnIrish Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuinn meaning "descendant of Conn".
Rey 1English, Spanish, French, Catalan Means "king" in Old French, Spanish and Catalan, ultimately from Latin rex (genitive regis), perhaps originally denoting someone who acted like a king.
SatōJapanese From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria". The final character might indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan. This is the most common surname in Japan.
SunChinese From Chinese 孙 (sūn) meaning "grandchild, descendant". A famous bearer of the surname was Sun Tzu, the 6th-century BC author of The Art of War.
TaylorEnglish Derived from Old French tailleur meaning "tailor", ultimately from Latin taliare "to cut".