Fetch Dropdown list from database in L 5.2

Hello, I want to display dropdown list items from the database, so for that I am using the following code. Controller:

public function editProfile($id)
    {
      $surnames = DB::table('families')->lists('surname'); 
      return view('editprofile', ['surnames' => $surnames]);
    }

View:

<label for="lastname">Last Name</label>
        <select class="form-control" name="lastname" id="lastname" data-parsley-required="true">
          @foreach ($surnames as $sn) 
          {
            <option value="{{ $sn->surname }}">{{ $sn->surname }}</option>
          }
          @endforeach
        </select>

But I am getting this error: http://www.awesomescreenshot.com/image/1243033/3f24702f5d9c1420fcae3cac392efc71

PS: I am using Auth to check whether use is logged in or not.