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This is a list of submitted surnames in which the description contains the keywords king or queen or emperor or empress.
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Summerlin English, German, Scottish
An English surname.... [more]
Swaile English
Recorded in the spellings of Swaile, Swale and Swales, this is an English surname. It is locational, and according to the famous Victorian etymologist Canon Charles Bardsley, originates from either a hamlet called Swallow Hill, near Barnsley in Yorkshire, with Swale being the local dialectal pronunciation and spelling... [more]
Taira Japanese
Meaning "peace". Together with the Fujiwara and Minamoto, this is one of the most prominent clans in Japanese history... [more]
Tang Chinese
From Chinese 汤 (tāng) meaning "hot water, soup, broth", originally derived from the name of Cheng Tang, the first king of the Shang dynasty.
Tennakoon Sinhalese
Derived from Sinhala දකුණු (dakunu) meaning "south" and කෝන් (kon) meaning "king".
Tennōji Japanese (Rare)
Composed of Japanese ten 天 meaning "heaven," ō (which becomes due to renjō) 王 meaning "king," and ji 寺 meaning "temple" or "Buddhist temple."
Thain Scots, English
Occupational surname meaning a nobleman who served as an attendant to royals or who was awarded land by a king.
Thane Scots, English
Occupational surname meaning a nobleman who served as an attendant to royals or who was awarded land by a king. Variant of Thain.
Treuz German
Derived from the town Trezzo sull'Adda in northern Italy, the name di Trezzo was used by a Milanese armourer family of the 14th century with the first known member being Bazarino di Trezzo, who was possibly also related to the Missaglia family of armourers... [more]
Trimble English, Scottish, Northern Irish
A variant of Trumble, recorded in Northern Ireland since the 17th century.... [more]
Trouillefou French, Literature
From a compound of colloquial French trouille "fear" and fou "mad, crazy". Clopin Trouillefou is a fictional character in the 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo, depicted as a Romani Frenchman who is the King of Truands (the criminals and outcasts of Paris) disguises himself as a beggar begging the audience for money, disrupting Pierre Gringoire's play.
Tsarenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian цар (tsar), meaning "tsar, king".
Tsarev Russian
Means "son of an emperor" in Russian.
Tsaryova Russian
Someone who is a descendent of a person who worked for the Tsar or Emperor.
Vasa Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish noble and former royal family. Possibly from vase meaning "bundle" or "withy". The name is believed to be a reference to the family's coat of arms. The most notable member of the family was Gustav Eriksson Vasa (1496-1560), later known as Gustav I of Sweden (in modern times known exclusively as Gustav Vasa)... [more]
Vicary English (British)
There are a number of theories as to the origins of the name, Spanish sailors shipwrecked after the Armada and French Huguenots fleeing the Revolution are two of the more romantic ones. It is more likely to have come as someone associated with the church - the vicar, who carried out the pastoral duties on behalf of the absentee holder of a benefice... [more]
Vinda Hindi
Taken from Mitravinda, one of the eight principal queen-consorts of the Hindu god Krishna.
Wang Korean
From Sino-Korean 王 (wang) meaning "king; monarch", referring to the royals of the former dynasty of Goryeo.
Weerakoon Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave" combined with Sinhala කෝන් (kon) meaning "king" (of Tamil origin).
Weldon English
Weldon is one of the many names that the Normans brought with them when they conquered England in 1066. The Weldon family lived in Northamptonshire, at Weldon.... [more]
Welfing German
Name given to our family by our relative, a German king.
Whitson Scottish (Gallicized)
This surname originated in Lanarkshire in Scotland. The family held a seat from King Malcolm IV in 1153 in Wicestun.
Wijayakoon Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" combined with Sinhala කෝන් (kon) meaning "king" (of Tamil origin).
Wijekoon Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" combined with Sinhala කෝන් (kon) meaning "king" (of Tamil origin).
Wilbraham English
Denoted a person hailing from Wilbraham in Cambridgeshire, England. The place name itself means "Wilburg's homestead or estate" in Old English, Wilburg or Wilburga allegedly referring to a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon princess who was given the lands later called Wilbraham by her father, King Penda of Mercia.
Wilkings English
It means Will to the king
Willrich German
from the personal name Williric derived from the elements willo "will, desire" and rih "ruler, king"... [more]
Wryta Norman
Old Norse Men Normans Wryta brothers fought with William The Conqueror at Battle of Hastings onto King Henry VIII granting landed, gentry, coat of arms, baronetcy, and lord title to Sir John Wright 1 of Kelvedon Hall ESsex on 6/20/1509
Xia Chinese
From Chinese 夏 (xià) referring to the Xia dynasty, the first dynasty in Chinese history that is believed to have existed from 2070 to 1600 BC. According to legend, this name was adopted by the descendants of Yu the Great (who was also known as Xia Yu), a legendary king who supposedly founded the Xia dynasty.
Xin Chinese
From the name of a state of Xin that existed during the Xia dynasty. King Qi (2197–2188 bc) granted this state to one of his sons, whose descendants adopted a modified form of the character for Xin as their surname.
Xiu Chinese
From Chinese 修 (xiū) meaning "study, decorate, cultivate" or "tall, long", taken from the name of a son of the legendary emperor Shaohao.
Xūwáng Chinese
A Chinese surname taken from combining 須 (xū) meaning "must, necessary" with 王 (wáng) meaning "king, monarch". It is the Chinese reading of the Japanese surname Suō.
Xx Chinese
Some characteristic forenames: Chinese: Wei, Jing, Jian, Ming, Li, Yi, Hui, Bin, Gang, Hong, Ping, Jin, Min, Chong, You, Chang, Hu, Neng, Shen, Yiming, Yiping. Vietnamese Long, Hao, Lan, Hai, Bian, Buu, Cong, Dai, Mai, Nu, Quan, Thi.... [more]
Yadav Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Nepali
From Sanskrit यादव (yadava) meaning "descendant of Yadu", Yadu being a legendary king in Hindu mythology who was believed to be an ancestor of Krishna.
Zaragoza Spanish, Aragonese
Habitational name from the province of Zaragoza in Aragon, from a Mozarabic form of Latin Caesaraugusta, named after Roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus.
Zhuang Chinese
From Chinese 莊 (zhuāng), the posthumous name of king Xiong Lü of the state of Chu (which existed during the Zhou dynasty).