Surnames Starting with Y

Yabe

Possibly referring to a place name or a combination of kanji elements.

Yager

A hunter or huntsman.

Yajima

Possibly referring to an island or geographical location.

Yamada

Mountain rice field or field in the mountains.

Yamamoto

Yamanoto

Base of the mountain or foot of the mountain.

Yanagihara

Willow field or plain with willow trees.

Yando

Yanes

Possibly a patronymic form related to the given name Juan or a topographic origi...

Yanez

Son of Yáñez or a variant of Juan-related patronymic forms.

Yano

A surname derived from Japanese elements, possibly meaning 'arrow field' or 'pla...

Yard

Derived from the Old English 'geard,' referring to an enclosed area, farmyard, o...

Yardley

Derived from Old English elements meaning 'yard' or 'enclosure' combined with 'l...

Yarnell

Yarow

Possibly derived from Old English elements relating to a narrow passage or from ...

Yat Sen

A Cantonese name meaning 'one thousand immortals' or similar auspicious meaning ...

Yates

Yeager

Yeatman

Derived from Old English 'geat' (gate) combined with 'man,' referring to a gatek...

Yellott

Possibly derived from a personal name or place name with uncertain etymology.

Yellowly

Possibly derived from Old English elements relating to a yellow-colored place or...

Yen

Yencken

Possibly derived from Germanic elements, with uncertain meaning.

Yerkes

Yi

A common Chinese surname with multiple possible meanings depending on the charac...

Yields

Possibly derived from Old English 'geald' or related to the concept of yielding ...

Ying

A Chinese surname with multiple possible meanings depending on characters used, ...

Ylviskaen

Derived from Old Norse elements, possibly meaning 'elf-wise' or similar compound...

Ylvisker

Derived from Old Norse elements, possibly meaning 'elf-wise' or similar compound...

Ynonski

Possibly derived from Slavic elements with uncertain meaning, potentially a patr...

Yocum

Derived from the given name Joachim, with the diminutive suffix -um.

Yoder

Derived from the given name Jodocus or Jude, with the agent suffix -er.

Yogel

Derived from the German word 'Vogel' meaning 'bird,' possibly a nickname or occu...

York

Derived from the city of York in Yorkshire, England, originally meaning 'estate ...

Yorke

A variant spelling of York, derived from the city of York in Yorkshire, England.

Yoshida

Yost

Derived from the given name Jost or Joost, a Germanic personal name.

Young

A descriptive surname referring to someone who was young in age or youthful in a...

Younger

Youngquist

Derived from the Swedish personal name Yngve combined with the suffix -quist mea...

Younquist

A variant spelling of Youngquist, derived from the Swedish personal name Yngve w...

Yoursry

The etymology and meaning of this surname are unclear and require further resear...

Yousry

Yousry Pasha

Yousry derives from the Arabic name Yusra meaning 'ease' or 'prosperity'; Pasha ...

Youssef

Derived from the Arabic name Youssef (Joseph), meaning 'God will increase' from ...

Yuan

Derived from the Chinese character 袁 (yuán), which may relate to ancient plac...

Yudelovitch

Derived from the Yiddish personal name Yudel with the Slavic patronymic suffix -...

Yulee

Possibly derived from the Hebrew name Yuli or a variant of Julius, though the ex...

Yumasheff

Derived from the Russian personal name Yuma or a Slavic root, with the suffix -s...

Yurka