姓名是一种符号,是人们相互区别的标志。英语姓氏来源很广,含义也很丰富。它隐含着一个民族的语言、历史、地理、宗教和阶级状况的信息。探讨英语姓氏的文化内涵,了解其中的文化蕴含,有助于我们既学习语言又学习文化,避免不同文化语境下交际的语用失误,进而提高语用能力。 Name is a symbol of people is a sign of distinction between each other. English surnames come from a wide range of sources, meaning very rich. It implies a nation’s language, history, geography, religion and class status information. Studying the cultural connotation of English surnames and understanding the cultural implication in them will help us not only learn the language but also learn the culture, avoid the pragmatic failures of communication in different cultural contexts and further improve the pragmatic competence.