Everyone has a family name. In China, the family name comes before the given name, but in English countries, the family name comes last. Do you know how English people get their family names? And what do they mean(意思)?English people usually get their names in these ways(方式).

Some family names come from the places(地点)of their homes. For a man lives on or near a hill, his family name may be Hill. In the UK, people's family name may be Wood or Lake, because they live near the wood or the lake. Some family names come from their jobs(职业). If a man is a cook, his family names may be Cook. And many people get their family names from their fathers' family names. If you see the name Jackson, you can knowheis the son of Jack.