Everyone has a family name. In China, the family name is the first name, but in English countries, the familyname is the last name. Do you know how English people get their family names? And what do they mean?English people usually get their family name in these ways.
Some family names come from the places of their homes. A man live on or near a hill, his family name maybe Hill. In England, people' s names may be Wood,Lake because they live near the wood (树林) or thelake.
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 father' s family names. If you hear the name "Jackson",you can know that he is the son of Jack.