This is a list of surnames in which the categories include places.
AdriaticoItalian Originally denoted a person who lived near the Adriatic sea.
AlmeidaPortuguese Designated a person who had originally lived in the town of Almeida in Portugal. The place name is from Arabic ال مائدة (al ma'idah) meaning "the plateau, the table".
AquinoItalian, Spanish From the name of an Italian town near Rome, derived from Latin aqua meaning "water", the home town of the 13th-century saint Thomas Aquinas. In Italy the surname is derived directly from the town's name. As a Spanish-language surname, it was sometimes bestowed by missionaries in honour of the saint as they evangelized in Spanish colonies.
BeaulieuFrench From various French place names derived from beau "beautiful" and lieu "place".
BurtonEnglish From a common English place name, derived from Old English meaning "fortified town".
CheshireEnglish Originally indicated a person from the county of Cheshire in England. Cheshire is named for its city Chester.
DelacroixFrench Means "of the cross" in French. It denoted one who lived near a cross symbol or near a crossroads.
Lyon 1English, French Originally denoted a person from the city of Lyon in central France, originally Latin Lugdunum, of Gaulish origin meaning "hill fort of Lugus". It could also denote a person from the small town of Lyons-la-Forêt in Normandy.
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".