Submitted Surnames with 1 Syllable

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the number of syllables is 1.
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Yue Chinese
From Chinese 岳 (yuè) referring to the ancient title Tai Yue (太岳), which was used by officials in charge of sacrificial rituals on mountain sites.
Yueh Taiwanese
Alternate romanization of Yue chiefly used in Taiwan.
Yuk Korean
From Sino-Korean 陸 (yuk/ryuk) meaning "dry land; land".
Yung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Weng.
Yung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Rong.
Zahm Medieval German
Zahm is a nickname from Middle High German Zam meaning "tame".
Zähne German
The German surname Zähne is derived from the Middle High German word "zan," which means "tooth." It is believed that the surname takes its origin from a nickname, most likely bestowed on the original bearer due to either a prominent tooth or a missing tooth.
Zaid Arabic
From the given name Zaid.
Zain Arabic
From the given name Zayn.
Zeid Arabic
From the given name Zayd.
Zeitz German
From a town called Zeitz in Germany. Might be Germanized from Zajec.
Zha Chinese
From Chinese 查 (zhā) referring to the ancient fief of Zha, which was part of the state of Qi during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province. Alternately it may come from the name of a fief that was part of the state of Chu during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Anhui province.
Zhai Chinese
From Chinese 翟 (zhái) referring to the ancient state of Zhai, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shanxi province. The character 翟 was originally read as Di but was later changed to Zhai due to dialectal differences.
Zhan Chinese
From Chinese 詹 (zhān) referring to the ancient state of Zhan, which existed during the Zhou dynasty (present-day location uncertain).
Zhan Chinese
From Chinese 展 (zhǎn) meaning "open, unfold, stretch, extend".
Zhang Chinese
From Chinese 章 (zhāng) referring to the ancient fiefdom of Zhang (spelled as 鄣), which existed in what is now Shandong province.
Zheng Hui
From the Arabic name Shams.
Zhong Chinese
From Chinese 钟 (zhōng) referring to the ancient fief of Zhong Li that existed in the state of Chu in what is now Anhui or Hubei province.
Zhuan Chinese (Russified)
Russified form of Ruan used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union.
Zhuang Chinese
From Chinese 莊 (zhuāng), the posthumous name of king Xiong Lü of the state of Chu (which existed during the Zhou dynasty).
Zhuo Chinese
From Chinese 卓 (zhuó) meaning "outstanding, lofty".
Zinn German
From the German for word for tin "tin." The name indicated someone who worked with the metal. A famous bearer is Johann Gottfried Zinn, a German botanist. Carl Linnaeus named the flower Zinnia in his honor.
Ziv Hebrew
From the given name Ziv.
Zoch German
Derived from Middle High German zoche meaning "cudgel, club".
Zoch German
From a place in Germany named Zochau.
Zong Chinese
From Chinese 棕 (zōng) meaning "brown".
Zou Chinese
From Chinese 邹 (zōu) referring to the ancient state of Zou, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.
Zuhm Low German
Name of a noble family from the island of Rügen.
Zuo Chinese
From Chinese 左 (zuǒ) meaning "left, left-hand side".
Zwaan Dutch
Means "swan" in Dutch. Could be a nickname for a person who resembled a swan in some way, an occupational name for a swan keeper, or a patronymic derived from a given name containing the element swan... [more]
Zwack Polish
Comes from the Polish name "Czwak." Possible German roots as well.
Zwart Dutch
Means "black, dark, swarthy" in Dutch, a nickname for someone with dark hair or skin.