BoyleIrish From Irish Ó Baoighill meaning "descendant of Baoigheall". The meaning of the given name Baoigheall is uncertain, but it is thought to be connected to Irish geall meaning "pledge".
ClarkEnglish Means "cleric" or "scribe", from Old English clerec meaning "priest", ultimately from Latin clericus. A famous bearer was William Clark (1770-1838), an explorer of the west of North America.
CoppolaItalian From the name of a type of hat characteristic of Sicily and southern Italy. This surname indicated a person who wore or made these hats. A famous bearer is the filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola (1939-), as well as other members of his extended family also in show business.
KurosawaJapanese From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh". A notable bearer was Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998), a Japanese film director.
LynchIrish From Irish Ó Loingsigh meaning "descendant of Loingseach", a given name meaning "mariner".
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.
NolanIrish Anglicized form of Irish Ó Nualláin meaning "descendant of Nuallán".
OppenheimerGerman Originally indicated a person from Oppenheim, Germany, perhaps meaning "marshy home". A notable bearer was the American physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967).
PayneEnglish From a medieval given name or nickname derived from Latin paganus meaning "heathen, pagan" (from an earlier sense "rural, rustic"), which was given to children whose baptism had been postponed or adults who were not overly religious.
QuigleyIrish Anglicized form of Irish Ó Coigligh meaning "descendant of Coigleach", a given name meaning "untidy".
RomeroSpanish Derived from Spanish romero meaning "pilgrim to Rome".
ScottEnglish, Scottish Originally given to a person from Scotland or a person who spoke Scottish Gaelic.
TarantinoItalian Locational name that originally designated a person who came from Taranto, a city in southeastern Italy, which was originally called Τάρας (Taras) by Greek colonists. A famous bearer of this name is the American director Quentin Tarantino (1963-).
ThorntonEnglish From any of the various places in England by this name, meaning "thorn town" in Old English.
UnderwoodEnglish Means "dweller at the edge of the woods", from Old English under and wudu.
XieChinese From Chinese 谢 (xiè) referring to the minor state of Xie, which existed in what is now Hubei province.
YatesEnglish From Old English geat meaning "gate", a name for a gatekeeper or someone who lived near a gate.
ZhaoChinese From Chinese 赵 (zhào), which refers to an ancient city-state in what is now Shanxi province. According to legend, King Mu rewarded his chariot driver Zaofu with the city, at which time Zaofu adopted this surname. The later historic state of Zhao, which existed from the 5th to 3rd centuries BC, was named after this city.... [more]
ZimmermannGerman, Jewish From the German word for "carpenter", derived from Middle High German zimber "timber, wood" and mann "man".