BegumIndian (Muslim), Bengali (Muslim), Urdu, Punjabi From a title traditionally used as an honorific for Muslim women in India and other parts of southern Asia. It is derived from a feminine form of the Turkic title beg meaning "chieftain" (modern Turkish bey).
ClancyIrish From Irish Mac Fhlannchaidh meaning "descendant of Flannchadh". The given name Flannchadh means "red warrior".
CrawfordEnglish From a place name derived from Old English crawe "crow" and ford "river crossing". A notable bearer was the American actress Joan Crawford (1904-1977), born Lucille Fay LeSueur.
DragoItalian From a nickname meaning "dragon" in Italian.
EgawaJapanese From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
VerhoevenDutch Means "from the farm" in Dutch, derived from hoeve "farm", and so indicated a person who lived on a farm.
WalkerEnglish Occupational name for a person who walked on damp raw cloth in order to thicken it. It is derived from Middle English walkere, Old English wealcan meaning "to move".
Xu 1Chinese From Chinese 徐 (xú) referring to the ancient state of Xu, which existed to the 6th century BC in what is now Jiangsu and Anhui. The character 徐 means "slowly, calmly".
YamadaJapanese From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
YamaguchiJapanese From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance". Olympic figure-skating champion Kristi Yamaguchi (1971-) bears this name.
YokotaJapanese From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "beside, next to" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".