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Aoki Japanese From Japanese
青 (ao ) meaning "green, blue" and
木 (ki ) meaning "tree, wood".
Baars Dutch Indicated a person coming from the town of Beers in the Netherlands.
Barnett English Derived from Old English
bærnet meaning "place cleared by burning".
Correia Portuguese Means
"leather strap, belt" in Portuguese, denoting a person who worked with leather products.
Davis English , Scottish Means
"son of David " . This was the surname of the revolutionary jazz trumpet player Miles Davis (1926-1991).
Esparza Spanish Derived from the Basque place name
Espartza , a town in the province of Navarre.
Gustafsson Swedish Means
"son of Gustaf " . The actress Greta Garbo (1905-1990) was originally named Greta Gustafsson.
Kawaguchi Japanese Means
"mouth of the river" , from Japanese
川 (kawa ) meaning "river, stream" and
口 (kuchi ) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Marquardt German From Old High German
marka "border, boundary" and
wart "protector". This was an occupational name for a border guard.
Nogueira Portuguese , Galician From Portuguese and Galician
nogueira meaning
"walnut tree" , from the Late Latin
nucarius , ultimately from Latin
nux meaning "nut".
Ortega Spanish From a Spanish place name (belonging to various villages) derived from
ortiga "nettle".
Pereira Portuguese , Galician From Portuguese and Galician
pereira meaning
"pear tree" , ultimately from Latin
pirum meaning "pear".
Poirier French Means
"pear tree" in French, originally a nickname for someone who lived close to such a tree.
Procházka Czech Means
"walk, wander, stroll" in Czech. This was an occupational name for a travelling tradesman.
Quinn Irish Anglicized form of Irish
Ó Cuinn meaning
"descendant of Conn " .
Silva Portuguese , Spanish From Spanish or Portuguese
silva meaning
"forest" . This is the most common surname in Portugal and Brazil.
Sonnen German Means
"sun" from Middle High German
sunne . It probably denoted someone of cheerful temperament or a person who lived in a sunny area.
Ueda Japanese From Japanese
上 (ue ) meaning "above, top, upper" and
田 (ta ) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Waterman 2 English , Dutch Occupational name for a boatman or a water carrier. It could also describe a person who lived by water.
White English Originally a nickname for a person who had white hair or a pale complexion, from Old English
hwit "white" .
Wu 1 Chinese From Chinese
吴 (wú ) referring to the ancient state of Wu, which was located in present-day Jiangsu province.
Zhang Chinese From Chinese
张 (zhāng ) meaning
"stretch, extend" . It may have denoted a bowmaker whose job it was to stretch bow wood.