Everyone has a family name. In China, the family name is the firstname, but in English countries the family name is the last name. Do you knowhow English people get their family names? And what do they mean? Englishpeople usually get their family names in these ways(方式).
Some family names come from the places of their homes. If a manlives on or near a hill, his family name may be(可能是)Hill.In England, people's names may be Wood, Lake because they live near the wood(树林) or the lake.
Some family names come from a person's job. If a person is a cook,his family name may be Cook.
And many people get their family names from their fathers' familynames. If you hear the name "Jackson", you can know that he is theson of Jack.