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Wittgenstein German, Jewish
Denoted one who came from the Wittgenstein castle in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, derived from Old High German witt meaning "white" and stein meaning "stone"... [more]
Wojtyła Polish
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Wojciech. It was the surname of Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920-2005), the pope John Paul II.
Workman English
Ostensibly an occupational name for a laborer, derived from Middle English work and man. According to a gloss, the term was used in the Middle Ages to denote an ambidextrous person, and the surname may also be a nickname in this sense.
Woźniakowa Polish (Archaic), Jewish
Archaic feminine spelling of Woźniak.
Wunderlich German
A nickname for an eccentric or moody person, derived from the word wunderlich meaning "whimsical" in German.
Wünsche German
Probably denoted a person from Wendland, a region in Germany on the borders of the states of Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. Alternatively, the name could have been derived from Wendling, a municipality in the Grieskirchen District, Upper Austria, Austria.
Wuttke German
Originally denoted a person from Wutike, a district near the town of Neuruppin in Brandenburg, Germany.
Yakubovich Russian, Belarusian
Derived from the given name Yakub.
Yalçınkaya Turkish
Means "steep rock", derived from Turkish yalçın meaning "steep" and kaya meaning "rock, cliff".
Yandarbiyeva Chechen
Feminine spelling of Yandarbiyev.
Yankovic Slovene, Slovak, Serbian, Croatian, Polish
Americanized form of Janković, or perhaps Jankowicz.
Yankovich Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Americanized spelling of Janković or Jankovič.
Yaroshevitz Jewish
Ashkenazi Jewish form of Yarrow.
Yashin Russian
Means "son of Yasha", a Russian diminutive of Yakov. This surname was borne by the Soviet soccer goalkeeper Lev Yashin (1929-1990).
Yashina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Я́шин (see Yashin).
Yemelyanov Russian
Means "son of Yemelyan".
Yemelyanova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Емельянов (see Yemelyanov).
Yevdokimov Russian
Means "son of Yevdokim".
Yevdokimova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Евдокимов (see Yevdokimov).
Yevstigneyeva Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Евстигнеев (see Yevstigneyev).
Yoakam German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Joachim.
Yoffe Hebrew, Jewish
Eastern Ashkenazic variant of Jaffe.
Yorke English
Variant of York.
Yorkey English
Variant spelling of York.
Yorkman English
Variant form of York.
Yorks English
Variant of York.
Youngberg Swedish (Americanized), Jewish (Americanized)
Americanized form of Jewish Jungberg, composed of German jung "young" and berg "mountain, hill", or of Swedish Ljungberg.
Yovanovich Serbian
Anglicised form of Jovanović.
Zabka German
From Polish zaba meaning "frog", of Slavic origin.
Zappone Italian
Possibly from an augmentative form of Zappa.
Zelimkhanova Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Зелимханов (see Zelimkhanov).
Zimbalist Jewish
Occupational name for a cymbalist or a dulcimer player, particularly the cimbalom, derived from Yiddish tsimbl meaning "dulcimer, cimbalom, cymbal". The American actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (1918-2014) was a famous bearer of this surname.
Zloczower Polish, Jewish
Denoted a person from Zolochiv (known as Złoczów in Polish), a small city in the Lviv Oblast of Ukraine.
Zolotaryov Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Золотарёв (see Zolotarev).
Zolotaryova Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Золотарёва (see Zolotareva).
Zsigmondy Hungarian
Derived from the given name Zsigmond. The Austrian-born chemist Richard Adolf Zsigmondy (1865-1929), together with the German physicist Henry Siedentopf, invented the ultramicroscope... [more]
Zubayraeva Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Зубайраев (see Zubayraev).
Zur Jewish
Ornamental name derived from Hebrew צור (tsur) meaning "rock".
Zurer Yiddish
Possibly a variant of Zur or Tzur. Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer (1969-) bears this name.
Zvejniece Latvian
Feminine form of Zvejnieks.