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This page is a quick reference for Surnames. Where a name has much more detail, please link to a separate page for it.

Name Key for Genealogy.Wikia

Name	Alternative spellings	Meaning	Historical significance	Cultural context
Ashraf
Ansari
Faruqui	Farooqui, Faruqi, etc.
Ferguson	Fergusson, etc.		Christian Baptismal name	Scottish Family name
Gerdes		From 'Gerd es Sohn' or 'Son of Gerd'		Germanic
Gilbert	Gilbertson, Gylberte, Gilberti	"gisil", meaning a noble youth, and "berht", bright or famous		Norman-French and even earlier pre-7th century Germanic origins. An English surname recorded throughout the British Isles.
Guggenheim
Khatri	Synonym for Kshatriya/Shatriya, one of the five major castes in "Caste Hinduism".			Hindu family name. See article on Chowk
Manunta	Manunza	Not known.		Italian family name.
Moutoux		Not known.		French.
Rosen		"Roses" in German.		German
Sayyid	See Syed below.
Sayed	See Syed below.
Sears	Sear, Sier, Siers, Syar, Syars, Syer, Syers, Syas, Sias, Zier, Cyr, Sayre, Sayres, Seir, Seare, Seere, Seears, Sayer, Sayers, Soares, Zaher
Siddiqui	Siddiqi, Sidiki
Syed	Sayyid, Sayed	?	Descendants of The Prophet through his daughter Fatima and cousin Ali.	Muslim family name. (Sometimes referred to as a "caste".) Traditionally used as a prefix. Now sometimes used as a last name; especially amongst Muslims in the West. Used particularly in Persian communities and South Asia. Particularly common and significant amongst the Shia, since they trace their theology to Ali
Ye	葉 as a traditional character, Ye in Mandarin, Yap in Hokkien, Yip in Cantonese, Deip	Leaf		Chinese family name. There are two sources for this surname and hence two family clans.

[edit] See also

• Family name
• Family name etymology
• Given Names

[edit] External links

• The Internet Surname Database: http://www.surnamedb.com
• Gujarati/Sourathra names: http://www.sourashtra.com/history.htm
• Punjabi Hindu and Sikh names: http://www.chowk.com/show_article.cgi?aid=00006053&channel=civic%20center