WyethEnglish May come either from the Old English word "withig" meaning "willow" or from Guyat, a pet form of the Old French given name Guy. Probably unrelated to Wyatt.
WykesAnglo-Saxon From the Old English wic, roughly meaning "farm." The plural form is a patronymic of which is "son of Wic."... [more]
WylieMedieval English It is of locational origin, and derives from the places called Willey in the counties of Cheshire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Devonshire and Surrey.
WynWelsh, English English: from the Old English personal name and byname Wine meaning ‘friend’, in part a short form of various compound names with this first element. Welsh: variant of Gwynn.
WynnWelsh, English The surname Wynn ,(also spelled Winn, and Gwynn), is derived from the Welsh element, Gwynn, which can loosely be translated as "white" or "fair". It features in the name of the North Welsh kingdom of Gwynedd, (meaning "white head" or "white land")... [more]
WysokińskiPolish This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Wysokin.
WyspiańskimPolish Derived from the Polish word wyspa meaning "island."
WyszyńskiPolish It indicates familial origin within any of several Podlachian villages named ''Wyszonki''.
XavierEnglish, French Derived from the Basque place name Etxaberri meaning "the new house". This was the surname of the Jesuit priest Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552). He was a missionary to India, Japan, China, and other areas in East Asia, and he is the patron saint of the Orient and missionaries.
XiChinese From Chinese 习 (xí) referring to an ancient territory named Xi, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in the Qin state in what is now Shangxian County, Shaanxi province. A notable berarer is Xi Jinping (1953-), the current president of China.
XiaChinese 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.
XiangChinese From Chinese 向 (xiàng) referring to the ancient state of Xiang, which existed during the Spring and Autumn period in what is now the Shandong province.
XiangChinese From Chinese 项 (xiàng) referring to the ancient state of Xiang, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.
XingChinese From the name of an area called Xing, which existed during in the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc). Descendants of the ruling family of this area adopted Xing as their surname. Another account of the origin derives it from an area named Pingxing.
XueChinese From the area of Xue, in present-day Shandong province. During the Xia dynasty (2205–1766 bc) an official with the title ‘chief of carts’ was granted this area. Much later, in the state of Qi during the Warring States period (403–221 bc) the same area was granted to a prince... [more]
XueChinese From Chinese 薛 (xuē) referring to the ancient state of Xue that existed during the Xia dynasty in what is now Shandong province.
YabeJapanese From the Japanese 矢 (ya) "arrow" and 部 (be) "region," "division," "part."
YabsleyEnglish It is believed to be a derived spelling of Abboldesi, a place now more commonly known as Abbotsley or Abbotsleigh. However, the original surname had nothing to do with "Abbots" in any spelling, and derives from to the Olde English pre 7th Century personal name "Eadbeald" meaning "Prosperity-bold".
YabuJapanese Possibly from 薮 (yabu) meaning "thicket, bush, underbrush, grove".
YabunakaJapanese From 薮 (yabu) meaning "thicket, bush, underbrush, grove" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle, in between".
YabunoJapanese From 薮 (yabu) meaning "thicket, bush, underbrush, grove", combined with 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness"..
YabusakiJapanese From the Japanese 八 (ya) meaning "eight", 武 (bu) which was a traditional unit of measurement approximately equal to 90 centimeters, and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
YaginumaJapanese From Japanese 柳 (yagi) meaning "willow" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
YagiraJapanese From Japanese 柳 (yagi) meaning "willow" combined with 楽 (ra) meaning "music, comfort, ease".
YagishitaJapanese From Japanese 柳 (yagi) meaning "willow" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".
YaguchiJapanese From Japanese 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
YahabaJapanese From Japanese 矢幅 (Yahaba) meaning "Yahaba", a former village in the district of Shiwa in the former Japanese province of Rikuchū in parts of present-day Iwate and Akita in Japan.... [more]
YajimaJapanese Derived from Japanese 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" or 谷 (ya) meaning "valley, lowland, plain" combined with 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".... [more]
YakushijiJapanese From Japanese 薬師寺 (Yakushiji) meaning "Yakushiji", a former village in the district of Kawachi in the former Japanese province of Shimotsuke in present-day Tochigi, Japan.
YamaneJapanese From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 根 (ne) meaning "root".
YamanoJapanese From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
YamanobeJapanese From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain", 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 辺 (be) meaning "area, place, vicinity".
YamanoueJapanese Yama means "mountain", no is a possessive article, and ue means "above, top, upper".
YamaokaJapanese From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
YamasatoJapanese This surname combines 山 (san, sen, yama) meaning "mountain" and 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village," 県 or 縣 - outdated variant of 県 - (ken, ka.keru) meaning "county, district, subdivision, prefecture," the last meaning reserved for 県.... [more]
YamasawaJapanese Yama means "hill, mountain" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
YamaseJapanese Yama means "mountain" and se means "ripple".
YampilskiyUkrainian (Rare) This was used by people originating from any of various Ukrainian settlements by the name of "Yampil".
YanChinese (Russified) Russified form of Yang used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union.
YanChinese From Chinese 阎 (yán) meaning "gate", also referring to a fief that existed in the ancient state of Jin in what is now Shanxi province.
YanChinese From Chinese 颜 (yán) meaning "face, countenance", also referring to the ancient fief of Yan that existed during the Western Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.
YanagidaJapanese Yanagi (柳) means "willow", ta/da (田) means "ricefield", ta changes to da because of rendaku. Mikio Yanagida (柳田幹雄) from Btooom! is a notable character bearing this surname.
YanagidaJapanese From Japanese 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
YanagiharaJapanese From Japanese 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
YanagimiJapanese Yanagi means "willow" and mi means "viewpoint, outlook".
YanagimotoJapanese Yanagi means "Willow" and Moto means "Source, Root, Origin."
YarbroughAnglo-Saxon The ancient roots of the Yarbrough family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Yarbrough comes from when the family lived in either the parish or the hamlet called Yarborough in the county of Lincolnshire... [more]
YardleyEnglish Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations in England named Yardley, derived from Old English gierd meaning "branch, twig, pole, stick" and leah meaning "wood, clearing".
YarmolenkoUkrainian Regional name for someone from Yarmolyntsi, an urban-type settlement in Ukraine.
YarwoodEnglish habitational name from Yarwood Heath in Rostherne Cheshire earlier Yarwode. The placename derives from Old English earn "eagle" or gear "yair enclosure for catching fish" and wudu "wood".
YasuiJapanese Yasu (安) "Relaxed, Cheap" and I (井) "Well, Mineshaft ".
YasuiJapanese From Japanese 安 (yasu) meaning "calm, peaceful, tranquil" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
YasumatsuJapanese Yasu means "relax, peaceful, cheap, inexpensive" and matsu means "pine, fir tree".
YasumotoJapanese From 安 (yasu, an) meaning "relax, cheap, inexpensive" and 元 (moto) meaning "origin".
YasuraJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 安良 (Yasura) meaning "Yasura", a former village in the former district of Izushi in the former Japanese province of Tajima in parts of present-day Hyōgo, Japan.
YewdaleEnglish Derived from Yewdale, which is the name of a village near the town of Skelmersdale in Lancashire. Its name means "valley of yew trees", as it is derived from Middle English ew meaning "yew tree" combined with Middle English dale meaning "dale, valley".... [more]
YinChinese From Chinese 殷 (yīn) referring to the ancient city of Yin, which existed in what is now Henan province and served as the capital of the Shang dynasty (which reigned from 1600 to 1045 BC and was also called Yin).
YingChinese From Chinese 应 (yīng) referring to the ancient state of Ying, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.
YlayaCebuano From Cebuano ilaya meaning "inland, highground, upland".
YokohamaJapanese Yoko means "beside" and hama means "beach, seashore".
YokohiraJapanese Yoko means "beside, next to" and hira means "peace, level, even".
YokohoriJapanese Yoko means "beside, next to" and hori means "moat, canal".
YokoiJapanese From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "side, beside, next to" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
YokokawaJapanese From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "beside, next to" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
YokomizoJapanese 横 (Yoko) means "beside" and 溝 (mizo) means "groove, trench, gutter, gully, drain, ditch, gap". A notable bearer is Seishi Yokomizo, a Japanese novelist in the Showa Period.
YokomoriJapanese Yoko means "beside, next to" and mori means "forest".
YokonoJapanese Yoko means "beside" and no means "field, plain, wilderness".
YokooJapanese From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "beside, next to" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot, end".
YongChinese From Chinese 雍 (yōng) either referring the ancient state of Yong, located in what is now Henan province, or the ancient fief of Yong, which existed during the Shang dynasty in what is now Shaanxi province.
YoshimuraJapanese From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, good" or 佳 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful, good, excellent" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
YuiJapanese It is written three ways: 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mineshaft, pit". Or (yu) meaning the same as the latter, but with 比 (i) meaning "compare". Lastly, 油 (yu) can mean "oil" and (i) meaning the same as the first example.... [more]
YukawaJapanese From Japanese 湯 (yu) meaning "hot spring" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
YukimatsuJapanese Yuki can mean "snow" or "lucky" and matsu means "pine, for tree".
YukimitsuJapanese 雪 (Yuki) means "snow" and 光 (mitsu) means "light, radiance".
YukinoJapanese Yuki means "snow" and no means "plain, field, wilderness".
YurovskiymRussian, Jewish Alternate transcription of Yurovsky. This was the last name of Yakov Yurovskiy, a notable Bolshevik. He led the execution of the Romanovs.
YuzukiJapanese From Japanese 柚 (yuzu) meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
YuzuriharaJapanese Means "the field of the gentle Village". From the Japanese words Yasuri (gentle village) and Hara (plain, field).
ZabaletaBasque This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous localities: the vicinity of the tower house in the Navarrese municipality of Lesaka or the neighborhood of the municipality of Nabarniz.