24 surnames on this site, with what each one means.
ValdezParent’s name · rank 250Spanish patronymic surname meaning “son or descendant of Valdo/Baldo.”
ValenciaPlace · rank 485A Spanish habitational surname from Valencia, the city and historic region on Spain’s Mediterranean coast.
ValentineParent’s name · rank 872An English and Scottish surname from the personal name Valentine (Latin Valentinus, from valens, “strong, healthy”); also absorbs cognates such as Valentin and Valentino.
ValenzuelaPlace · rank 605A Spanish habitational surname from places called Valenzuela, literally “little Valencia.”
VancePlace · rank 754An English or Scottish surname with competing routes: a topographic name from a southern form of fenn “marsh,” or a Scottish spelling linked to Vaus/Vans.
VangPlace · rank 582A surname with Hmong Vang clan and Chinese/Vietnamese routes, plus a Scandinavian place-name interpretation from vangr.
VargasPlace · rank 144A Spanish surname linked to Vargas in Cantabria and to varga, a regional landscape word for a slope, pasture, or thatched shelter.
VasquezParent’s name · rank 117Galician-Spanish patronymic from Vasco, ultimately linked to the older personal name Velasco.
VaughanNickname · rank 906A Welsh surname from fychan, a lenited form of bychan, “little,” used to distinguish a younger namesake or someone of small stature.
VaughnNickname · rank 370A Welsh byname from bychan/Fychan, “small” or “little,” with Irish surname routes also recorded.
VazquezParent’s name · rank 191A Spanish patronymic surname meaning “son of Vasco,” from the given name Vasco.
VegaPlace · rank 258Spanish topographic or habitational surname for someone from a fertile low meadow or plain.
VelasquezParent’s name · rank 405Son or descendant of Velasco, a medieval Iberian personal name.
VelazquezParent’s name · rank 501A Spanish patronymic surname meaning “son of Velasco.”
VelezParent’s name · rank 617A Spanish surname usually understood as a patronymic from the medieval personal name Vela, with Vélez as the accented form.
VenturaParent’s name · rank 819An Italian, Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese surname from the medieval personal name Ventura, short for Bonaventura/Buenaventura, “good fortune.”
VillaPlace · rank 653An Italian and Spanish topographic or habitational surname from Latin villa, a country estate, farmstead, village, or settlement.
VillalobosPlace · rank 923A Spanish habitational surname from Villalobos in Zamora province: villa, “farmstead/settlement,” + lobos, “wolves.”
VillanuevaPlace · rank 532A Spanish habitational surname meaning “new village” or “new town,” from a place named Villanueva.
VillarrealPlace · rank 538A Spanish habitational surname meaning “royal village” or “royal town.”
VillegasPlace · rank 711A Spanish habitational surname from Villegas in Burgos, traditionally associated with a dwelling or settlement near a village.
VincentParent’s name · rank 647A French, English, and European surname from Vincent, a personal name derived from Latin vincere, “to conquer.”
VoNickname · rank 751A Vietnamese surname (Võ/Vũ) from the Sino-Vietnamese reading of 武, “martial,” with a separate Cantonese Chinese route as a form of Hé (和).
VuNickname · rank 773A Vietnamese surname (Vũ/Võ) from the Sino-Vietnamese reading of 武, “martial,” historically split into northern Vũ and southern Võ forms.