A History of Surnames

Pinterest Origin: Old Breton Meaning: Jernigan seems to be of uncertain etymology though it's been linked to an Old Breton personal name, Iarnuuocon , meaning "iron famous". Variants : Jernegan 

Pinterest Origin: Japanese Meaning: Yamaguchi is a Japanese surname meaning "mountain entrance" or "mountain gateway" ( 山口).

Pinterest Origin: Japanese Meaning: Ishikawa is a Japanese surname meaning "stone river" ( 石川), originally referring to someone who lived near a river.

Pinterest Origin: Greek, Old English, Germanic Meaning: Sanders was originally a patrynomic surname meaning "son of Sander", originally given to someone who's father was named Sander or Alexander "defender of men" or "defending man". Sanders could also be derived from a place name in English, a village called Sanderstad , meaning "house on a sandy land". It's also an occupational surname referring to someone who worked with sand either for agriculture or construction. It comes from the Germanic word for sand. Variants : Saunders Sanderson Sandar Sandars

Pinterest Origin: English Meaning: Addams is a patrynomic surname meaning "son of Adam", Adam being a given name derived from Hebrew name which has various meanings such as "man", "red", or "ground, earth" and "blood". Variants : Adams  Adamson