All Surnames

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Ó hÓgáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Hogan.
Ó hUiginn Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Higgins.
Oikonomou Greek
Derived from Greek οικονόμος (ikonomos) meaning "housekeeper, steward".
Ojeda Spanish
From the name of the Ojeda river in Soria, Spain, possibly derived from Latin folia "leaves".
Okabe Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Okafor Igbo
From the given name Okafor.
Okamoto Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Okamura Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
O'Kane Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Catháin.
Okazaki Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
O'Keefe Irish
Variant of Keefe.
Okeke Igbo
From the given name Okeke.
Okonkwo Igbo
From the given name Okonkwo.
Okorie Igbo
From the given name Okorie.
Okumura Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Ola Basque
From Basque ola meaning "hut, small house, forge".
Oláh Hungarian
Means "Romanian, Wallachian" in Hungarian, from Old Slavic volxŭ "Romance-speaker" (of Germanic origin).
Olander Swedish
Denoted someone from the islands of Öland (eastern Sweden) or Åland (western Finland).
Ó Laoghaire Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Leary.
Olasz Hungarian
Means "Italian" in Hungarian, from Old Slavic volxŭ "Romance-speaker" (of Germanic origin).
Olayinka Yoruba
From the given name Olayinka.
Ó Leannáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Lennon.
O'Leary Irish
From Irish Ó Laoghaire meaning "descendant of Laoghaire".
Oleastro Spanish
Means "wild olive" in Spanish, originally indicating one who lived near such a tree.
Olesen Danish
Means "son of Ole".
Olguín Spanish
Variant of Holguín.
Oliveira Portuguese
Means "olive tree" in Portuguese, ultimately from Latin oliva. It indicated a person who lived near or worked with olive trees.
Oliver English, Catalan, German, French
Derived from the given name Oliver.
Oliversen Norwegian
Means "son of Oliver".
Oliverson English
Means "son of Oliver".
Oliversson Swedish
Means "son of Oliver".
Olivier French
Derived from the given name Olivier.
Oliynyk Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian олія (oliya) meaning "oil, fat".
Olmo Spanish
Means "elm tree" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin ulmus. The name originally indicated a person who lived near such a tree.
Olmos Spanish
Variant of Olmo.
Olofsdotter Swedish
Means "daughter of Olof".
Olofsson Swedish
Means "son of Olof".
Ó Loingsigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Lynch.
Olsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Ole".
Olson Swedish (Anglicized), Norwegian (Anglicized), Danish (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Olsson or Olsen.
Olsson Swedish
Means "son of Olaf".
Olszewska f Polish
Feminine form of Olszewski.
Olszewski m Polish
Originally denoted someone who lived near an alder tree, from Polish olsza meaning "alder tree".
Ó Luain Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Lane 3.
Ölvirsson Icelandic
Means "son of Ölvir".
Ó Madaidhín Irish
Means "descendant of Madaihín", a given name derived from Irish madadh meaning "dog, mastiff".
Ó Máille Irish
Means "descendant of a nobleman" from the Irish Gaelic mál.
O'Malley Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Máille.
Öman Swedish
From Swedish ö (Old Norse ey) meaning "island" and man (Old Norse maðr) meaning "person, man".
Ó Manacháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Monahan.
Ó Maoil Eoin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Malone.
Ó Maoil Riain Irish
Means "descendant of a follower of Rian", derived from Irish maol meaning "follower".
Ó Maoilsheachlainn Irish
Means "descendant of Maolsheachlann" in Irish.
Ó Maolagáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Milligan.
Ó Maoláin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Mullen.
Ó Maol Aodha Irish
Means "descendant of a follower of Saint Aodh". It is derived from Irish maol meaning "follower, servant".
Ó Maol Bhréanáin Irish
Means "descendant of a follower of Saint Brendan" in Irish.
Ó Maol Dhomhnaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Moloney.
Ó Maolmhuaidh Irish
Means "descendant of Maolmhuadh", Maolmhuadh being a given name meaning "proud chief", derived from Gaelic maol meaning "chief" and muadh meaning "proud, noble".
Ó Maonaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Mooney.
Omar Arabic
From the given name Umar.
Ó Marcaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Markey.
Ömərov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Ömər".
Omarov m Kazakh
Means "son of Omar 1".
Ömərova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Ömərov.
Omarova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Omarov.
Ó Mathghamhna Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Mahoney.
Omdahl Norwegian
Denoted a person hailing from any one of a number of farms in Norway called either Åmdal or Omdal meaning "elm valley".
Ó Meadhra Irish
Means "descendant of Meadhra". The given name Meadhra is derived from the Gaelic meadhar meaning "merry, happy".
Ó Meara Irish
Variant of Ó Meadhra.
Ó Mocháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Mohan.
O'Mooney Irish
From the Irish Ó Maonaigh meaning "descendant of Maonaigh". The given name Maonaigh means "wealthy".
Ó Muircheartach Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Moriarty.
Ó Muireadhaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Murray 2.
Ó Murchadha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Murphy.
O'Neal Irish
From Irish Ó Néill meaning "descendant of Neil".
O'Neill Irish
Variant of O'Neal.
Ó Néill Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Neal.
Ong Chinese (Hokkien)
Min Nan romanization of Wang 1.
Ongaro Italian
Variant of Ungaro.
O'Niall Irish
Variant of O'Neal.
Ono Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Ó Nualláin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Nolan.
Oomen Dutch
Patronymic derived from Middle Dutch oom meaning "(maternal) uncle".
Oorschot Dutch
Variant of Van Oirschot.
Opeyemi Yoruba
From the given name Opeyemi.
Oppenheimer German
Originally indicated a person from Oppenheim, Germany, perhaps meaning "marshy home".
Ó Proinntigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Prunty.
Oquendo Spanish
Originally indicated a person from the town of Okondo in Álava, northern Spain, possibly derived from Basque ukondo "elbow".
Ó Rabhartaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Rafferty.
Ó Raghailligh Irish
Means "descendant of Raghailligh", an Irish given name of unknown meaning.
Orbán Hungarian
Derived from the given name Orbán.
O'Reilly Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Raghailligh.
Orellana Spanish
Originally indicated a person from one of the two towns named Orellana in Badajoz, Spain. Their names are probably derived from Latin Aureliana meaning "of Aurelius".
Orenstein Jewish
Means "horn stone" in German.
Ó Riagáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Reagan.
Ó Riain Irish
Means "descendant of Rian".
Ó Rinn Irish
Means "descendant of Rinn". The given name Rinn means "star" in Irish.
Ó Ríoghbhárdáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Riordan.
Oriol Catalan
From Catalan or meaning "gold", originally a nickname for a person with blond hair.
Orlando Italian
Derived from the given name Orlando.
Orlov m Russian
Derived from Russian орёл (oryol) meaning "eagle".
Orlova f Russian
Feminine form of Orlov.
Orman Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Ruaidh.
Ormond Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Ruaidh.
Ormonde Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Ruaidh.
Ó Rodagh Irish
Means "descendant of Rodach" in Irish. The given name Rodach is derived from from Irish rod meaning "spirited, furious".
Orosz Hungarian
Means "Russian" in Hungarian.
Orsini Italian
From a nickname meaning "little bear" in Italian, from Latin ursus "bear".
Ortega Spanish
From a Spanish place name (belonging to various villages) derived from ortiga "nettle".
Ortiz Spanish
Means "son of Orti", a byname deriving either from Latin fortis meaning "brave, strong" or fortunius meaning "fortunate".
Ó Ruadháin Irish
Means "descendant of Ruadhán" in Irish.
Ó Ruaidh Irish
Means "descendant of Ruadh" in Irish.
Osborne English
Derived from the given name Osborn.
Osbourne English
Derived from the given name Osborn.
Ó Scolaidhe Irish
Means "descendant of the scholar" from Irish scholaidhe.
Ó Seachnasaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Seachnasach". The given name Seachnasach possibly means "elusive" in Irish.
Ó Séaghdha Irish
Means "descendant of Séaghdha".
Ó Seanáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Shannon.
Ó Seighin Irish
Means "descendant of Seighin". The given name Seighin means "small hawk" from Old Irish séigene.
O'Shaughnessy Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Seachnasaigh.
O'Shea Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Séaghdha.
Ōshiro Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle". It is especially common on Okinawa.
Ó Síoda Irish
Means "descendant of Síoda", a byname meaning "silk" in Irish.
Ó Sirideáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Sheridan.
Ó Sluaghadháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Sloan.
Osmonov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Osmon".
Osmonova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Osmonov.
Östberg Swedish
From Swedish öst (Old Norse austr) meaning "east" and berg meaning "mountain".
Østberg Norwegian
Norwegian form of Östberg.
Øster Danish
From Danish øst meaning "east", originally denoting a dweller on the eastern side of a place.
Østergaard Danish
Variant of Østergård.
Østergård Danish
From Danish øst meaning "east" and gård meaning "enclosure, farm".
Ostrowska f Polish
Feminine form of Ostrowski.
Ostrowski m Polish
From Polish ostrów meaning "river island".
Ó Suaird Irish
Means "descendant of Suart" in Irish. Suart is derived from the Old Norse name Sigurd.
Ó Súileabháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Sullivan.
O'Sullivan Irish
Variant of Sullivan.
Ó Tadhgáin Irish (Rare)
Irish Gaelic form of Teagan.
Ó Taidhg Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Teague 1.
Ó Téacháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Teahan.
Otero Spanish
Means "hill, knoll, height" in Spanish.
Otieno Luo
Derived from the given name Otieno.
Ó Tíghearnaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Tierney.
Otis English
Means "son of Ode".
O'Toole Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tuathail meaning "descendant of Túathal".
Ó Treasaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Tracey 2.
Ott English, German
From the given name Otto.
Otten Dutch
Means "son of Otto".
Otto German
From the given name Otto.
Ottosen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Otto".
Ottosson Swedish
Means "son of Otto".
Ó Tuathail Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Toole.
Otxoa Basque
From Basque otso meaning "wolf".
Oursler German
Originally a name designating a person from Ursel (now Oberursel) in Hesse, Germany.
Outlaw English
Means simply "outlaw" from Middle English outlawe.
Outterridge English
Derived from the Old English given name Uhtric.
Overton English
Denoted a person who hailed from one of the various places in England called Overton, meaning "upper settlement" or "riverbank settlement" in Old English.
Ovesen Norwegian
Means "son of Ove".
Owen Welsh, English
From the Welsh given name Owain.
Owens Welsh
From the Welsh given name Owain.
Öwezow m Turkmen
Means "son of Öwez".
Öwezowa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Öwezow.
Owston English
Denoted a person who came from any one of the places in Britain called Ouston or Owston.
Ozola f Latvian
Feminine form of Ozols.
Ozoliņa f Latvian
Feminine form of Ozoliņš.
Ozoliņš m Latvian
Derived from Latvian ozols meaning "oak tree".
Ozolinsh Latvian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Ozoliņš.
Ozols m Latvian
Means "oak tree" in Latvian.
Pabst German
From German Papst, a cognate of Pope.
Pace Italian
Derived from the Italian given name Pace meaning "peace".
Pacheco Spanish, Portuguese
Possibly from a diminutive of the given name Francisco.
Pachi f Greek
Feminine form of Pachis.
Pachis m Greek
Means "fat, thick" in Greek.
Paddon English
Variant of Patton.
Paden English
Variant of Patton.
Padilla Spanish
From various Spanish place names, derived from Spanish padilla, Latin patella meaning "shallow dish", used to indicate a depression in the landscape.
Padmore English
Originally indicated a person from Padmore in England, derived from Old English padde "toad" and mor "moor, marsh".
Padovan Italian
Regional variant of Padovano.
Padovano Italian
Originally denoted one who came from the city of Padua in Italy, from Italian Padova, itself from Latin Patavium, of unknown meaning.
Pagani Italian
Italian cognate of Payne.
Pagano Italian
Italian cognate of Payne.
Page English, French
Occupational name meaning "servant, page". It is ultimately derived (via Old French and Italian) from Greek παιδίον (paidion) meaning "little boy".
Paget English, French
Diminutive of Page.
Pahlke German
Low German cognate of Peel.
Paige English
Variant of Page.
Pain English
Variant of Payne.
Paisley Scottish
From the name of a town near Glasgow, which may ultimately be derived from Latin basilica "church".
Pajari Finnish
Means "boyar", the Finnish form of the Russian noble title боярин (boyarin).
Pakulska f Polish
Feminine form of Pakulski.
Pakulski m Polish
Originally denoted a person from Pakuly, Poland.
Pál Hungarian
Derived from the given name Pál.
Palazzo Italian
From various Italian places, named from Italian palazzo, Latin palatium meaning "palace, noble mansion".
Palencia Spanish
Habitational name from the city or region of Palencia in northern Spain.
Palladino Italian
From Italian paladino meaning "knight, defender", from Late Latin palatinus meaning "palace officer".
Pallesen Danish
Means "son of Palle".
Palmeiro Portuguese
Portuguese form of Palmer.
Palmer English
Means "pilgrim", ultimately from Latin palma "palm tree", since pilgrims to the Holy Land often brought back palm fronds as proof of their journey.
Palmisano Italian
Locative name from the town of Palmi in the Calabria region of southern Italy.
Palomer Provençal
Means "pigeon keeper" from Latin palumbes "pigeon".
Palomo Spanish
Means "pigeon, dove", from Latin palumbes.
Palumbo Italian
From Italian palombo meaning "pigeon" (also "dogfish"). This form is typical of southern Italy.
Pan 1 Provençal
Means "baker", from Latin panis meaning "bread".
Pan 2 Chinese
From Chinese 潘 (pān) meaning "water in which rice has been rinsed", and also referring to a river that flows into the Han River.
Pander Dutch
Variant of Penders.
Panders Dutch
Variant of Penders.
Pandev m Macedonian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Pande", Pande being a diminutive of Petar.
Pandeva f Macedonian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Pandev.
Panossian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Փանոսյան (see Panosyan).
Panosyan Armenian
Means "son of Panos".
Pantoja Spanish
Originally indicated a person from the town of Pantoja, in Toledo, Spain.
Panza Italian, Literature
From a variant of the Italian word pancia meaning "stomach, paunch", originally a nickname for a chubby person. The Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes used it in his novel Don Quixote (1605), where it is the surname of Don Quixote's squire Sancho Panza. Not a common Spanish surname, Cervantes may have based it directly on the Spanish word panza (a cognate of the Italian word).
Panzavecchia Maltese
From a nickname meaning "old stomach" in Italian.
Papadaki f Greek
Feminine form of Papadakis.
Papadakis m Greek
From a diminutive of Greek πάπας (papas) meaning "priest".
Papadimitriou Greek
Means "son of Dimitrios the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Dimitrios.
Papadopoulos m Greek
Means "son of the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the patronymic suffix πουλος (poulos).
Papadopoulou f Greek
Feminine form of Papadopoulos.
Papageorgiou Greek
Means "son of Georgios the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Georgios.
Papaioannou Greek
Means "son of Ioannis the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Ioannis.
Papanikolaou Greek
Means "son of Nikolaos the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Nikolaos.
Pape French
French cognate of Pope.
Papke Low German
Low German diminutive form of papa (see Pope).
Papoutsi f Greek
Feminine form of Papoutsis.
Papoutsis m Greek
Means "shoemaker" in Greek, from παπούτσι (papoutsi) meaning "shoe" (ultimately of Persian origin).
Papp 1 Hungarian
From a nickname meaning "priest, cleric" in Hungarian.
Papp 2 German
Nickname perhaps related to Late Latin pappare meaning "to eat".
Pappa f Greek
Feminine form of Pappas.
Pappas m Greek
Means "priest" in Greek.
Paquet 1 French
Occupational name for a firewood gatherer, from Old French pacquet "bundle".
Paquet 2 French
From a diminutive of the given name Pascal.
Pardo Spanish
Means "brown" in Spanish, originally a nickname for someone with brown hair.
Paredes Portuguese, Spanish
Denoted a person who lived near a wall, from Portuguese parede and Spanish pared meaning "wall", both derived from Latin paries.
Parent English, French
Derived from Old French parent meaning either "notable" (from Latin pārēre meaning "to be apparent") or "parent" (from Latin parere meaning "to produce, to give birth").
Paris English, French
Variant of Parish 1.
Parish 1 English
Originally denoted a person who came from the French city of Paris, which got its name from the ancient Celtic tribe known as the Parisii.
Parish 2 English
Derived from the medieval given name Paris, an Old French diminutive form of Patrick.
Parisi Italian
Italian form of Parish 1.
Park 1 Korean
From Sino-Korean 樸 or 朴 (bak) meaning "plain, unadorned, simple". This is the third most common surname in South Korea.
Park 2 English
From Middle English park, from Latin parricus, of Frankish origin. This was a name for someone who worked in or lived in a park.
Park 3 English
From the medieval name Perkin, a diminutive of Peter.
Parker English
Means "keeper of the park" in Middle English. It is an occupational name for a person who was a gamekeeper at a medieval park.
Parkins English
Means "son of Parkin", a medieval diminutive of Peter.
Parkinson English
Means "son of Parkin", a medieval diminutive of Peter.
Parks English
Patronymic form of Park 3.
Parma Italian
From the city of Parma in northern Italy, the name of which is probably of Etruscan origin.
Pärn Estonian
Means "linden tree" in Estonian.
Parodi Italian
From the name of a village near Genoa in northern Italy.
Parra Spanish
Means "vine, trellis" in Spanish.
Parri Italian
From the given name Gaspare.
Parrino Sicilian
From a Sicilian variant of Italian padrino meaning "godfather".
Parris English, French
Variant of Parish 1.
Parrish English
Variant of Parish 1.
Parry Welsh
Derived from ap Harry meaning "son of Harry".
Parsamyan Armenian
Means "son of Parsam", possibly from an Assyrian name Barsauma meaning "fasting".
Parsons English
Originally denoted a son of a parson, a derivative of Latin persona "person".
Partanen Finnish
Derived from Finnish parta meaning "beard".
Pascal French
Derived from the given name Pascal.
Pascual Spanish
From the given name Pascual.
Passerini Italian
From Italian passero meaning "sparrow".
Pasternack Polish (Anglicized), Yiddish
Americanized form of Pasternak.
Pasternak Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Yiddish
Means "parsnip" in various Slavic languages, ultimately from Latin pastinaca. A famous bearer was Boris Pasternak (1890-1960), author of Doctor Zhivago.
Pastor Spanish
Means "shepherd" in Spanish.
Pastore Italian
Means "shepherd" in Italian.
Paszek Polish
Derived from a diminutive of Paweł.
Pásztor Hungarian
Means "shepherd" in Hungarian.
Pataki Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian patak meaning "creek, brook" (a word of Slavic origin). It was given to people who lived near a creek.
Patel Gujarati
Means "landowner" in Gujarati.
Patenaude French (Quebec)
French form of Paternoster.
Paternoster English, Italian
Occupational name for a maker of rosaries, also called paternosters. They are derived from the Latin phrase pater noster "our Father", the opening words of the Lord's Prayer.
Paterson English, Scottish
Means "son of Patrick".
Patil Marathi
Means "village chief" in Marathi.
Patrick English
From the given name Patrick.
Patrickson English
Means "son of Patrick".
Patriksson Swedish
Means "son of Patrik".
Patterson English, Scottish
Means "son of Patrick".
Patton English, Scottish
Diminutive of the medieval name Pate, a short form of Patrick.
Paul English, French, German, Dutch
From the given name Paul.
Paulauskaitė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Paulauskas. This form is used by unmarried women.
Paulauskas m Lithuanian
From the given name Paulius.
Paulauskienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Paulauskas. This form is used by married women.
Paulis Dutch
From the given name Paul.
Paulissen Dutch
Means "son of Paul".
Paulsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Paul".
Paulson English
Means "son of Paul".
Pauwels Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Paul".
Pavesi Italian
Variant of Pavia.
Pavía Spanish
Spanish form of Pavia.
Pavia Italian
From the name of the city of Pavia in Lombardy, Italy. It is of unknown meaning.
Pavić Croatian
Means "son of Pavle".
Pavičić Croatian
Means "son of Pavao".
Pavlenko Ukrainian
From the given name Pavlo.
Pavletić Croatian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Pavle.
Pavlík m Slovak, Czech
From a diminutive of the given name Pavol or Pavel.
Pavlíková f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Pavlík.
Pavlov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Pavel". A famous bearer of this surname was the Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936), known for his discovery of the conditioned reflex.
Pavlova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Pavlov.
Pavlović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pavle".
Pavlovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Pavlovski.
Pavlovskaya f Russian
Feminine form of Pavlovsky.
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