A surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with...

Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike the Western tradition in which surnames are written last. Around 2,000 Han Chinese surnames are currently in use...

or composite) and two surnames (the first surname of each parent). Traditionally, the first surname is the father's first surname, and the second is the...

Japanese surnames (姓, sei), as determined by their kanji, although many of these are pronounced and romanized similarly. Conversely, some surnames written...

family surname and the father's family surname (rarely only one surname, sometimes more than two). For practicality, usually only the last surname (excluding...

most common surnames by continent: List of most common surnames in Asia List of most common surnames in Europe List of most common surnames in North America...

Smith is an occupational surname originating in England. It is the most prevalent surname in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Canada,...

A Chinese compound surname is a Chinese surname using more than one character. Many of these compound surnames derive from Zhou dynasty Chinese noble...

A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name, which included names of specific locations, such as the individual's...

patronymic surnames—or -ский (-sky), an adjectival form, meaning "associated with" and usually used for toponymic surnames. Historically, toponymic surnames may...