All Surnames

usage
Félix French, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Felix.
Feng 1 Chinese
From Chinese (féng), which referred to an ancient city in Henan province.
Feng 2 Chinese
From Chinese (fèng) meaning "phoenix, fire bird, fenghuang".
Fenn English
From a name for someone who dwelt near a marsh, from Old English fenn meaning "fen, swamp, bog".
Fenstermacher German
Means "window maker" in German.
Ferber German
Variant of Färber.
Ferguson Irish, Scottish
Means "son of Fergus".
Fermi Italian
Originally indicated a person from the town of Fermo in the Marche region of Italy, originally called Firmum in Latin meaning "strong, steady, firm".
Fernández Spanish
Means "son of Fernando". This is among the most common surnames in Spain.
Fernandez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Fernández.
Ferrara Italian
Italian form of Ferreira.
Ferrari Italian
Occupational name for a metalworker or smith, derived from Latin ferrarius, a derivative of ferrum meaning "iron".
Ferreira Portuguese, Galician
Denoted a person from a town named because it was near an iron mine, from Latin ferrum meaning "iron".
Ferreiro Galician
Galician cognate of Ferrari.
Ferrer Catalan
Catalan cognate of Ferrari.
Ferrero Italian
Regional variant of Ferrari. It is typical of the area around Turin.
Ferri Italian
Variant of Ferro.
Ferro Italian, Spanish
Means "iron", ultimately from Latin ferrum. This was an occupational name for one who worked with iron.
Fertig German
Means "ready, prepared" in German.
Fèvre French
Occupational name meaning "blacksmith" in Old French, derived from Latin faber.
Fiala Czech
Means "violet" in Czech, referring to the flower. It may have originally referred to a person who lived near a sign bearing violets, or it may have been given to a person who lived in a place where violets grew.
Fiddler English
English form of Fiedler.
Fiedler German
Means "fiddler" in German.
Field English
Variant of Fields.
Fields English
Name for a person who lived on or near a field or pasture, from Old English feld.
Figueroa Spanish
From places named for Galician figueira meaning "fig tree".
Filep Hungarian
From the given name Fülöp.
Filipek Polish, Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Filip.
Filipowski Polish
Either a patronymic from the given name Filip, or a habitational name denoting a person from the Polish town of Filipów (also derived from the given name).
Filippi Italian
Derived from the given name Filippo.
Filippov Russian
Means "son of Filip".
Finch English, Literature
From the name of the bird, from Old English finc. It was used by Harper Lee for the surname of lawyer Atticus Finch and his children in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird (1960).
Findlay Scottish
Anglicized form of MacFhionnlaigh.
Fini Italian
Derived from given names ending in fino, such as Serafino.
Finlay Scottish
Anglicized form of MacFhionnlaigh.
Finley Scottish
Anglicized (typically American) form of MacFhionnlaigh.
Finn Irish
Derived from the given name Fionn.
Finnegan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fionnagáin meaning "descendant of Fionnagán". The given name Fionnagán is a diminutive of Fionn.
Finnin Irish
Diminutive form of Finn.
Fiore Italian
Derived from the given name Fiore.
Firmin English, French
From the given name Firmin.
Fiscella Italian
Derived from Italian fiscella, which was a basket used to conserve cheese. The name was probably used to denote a person who made cheese.
Fischer German
Occupational name meaning "fisherman" in German.
Fishman English
Occupational name for a fisherman.
Fisker Danish
Means "fisherman" in Danish.
Fitzgerald Irish
Means "son of Gerald" in Anglo-Norman French. It was brought to Ireland with William the Conqueror. A famous bearer was Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996), an American jazz singer.
Fitzpatrick Irish
Means "son of Patrick" in Anglo-Norman, usually adopted as an Anglicization of Mac Giolla Phádraig.
Fitzroy English
Means "son of the king" in Anglo-Norman French, from French roi meaning "king". This name has been bestowed upon illegitimate children of kings.
Fitzsimmons Irish
Means "son of Simon 1" in Anglo-Norman French.
Fitzwilliam Irish
Means "son of William" in Anglo-Norman French.
Flanagan Irish
From Irish Ó Flannagáin meaning "descendant of Flannagán". Flannagán is a given name meaning "blood red". From County Roscommon in Ireland, it has many other spellings.
Flannery Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Flannghaile meaning "descendant of Flannghal", a given name meaning "red valour".
Flater German
Means "reed bed" in German.
Fleischer German
Occupational name meaning "butcher" in German.
Fleming English
Given to a person who was a Fleming, that is a person who was from Flanders in the Netherlands.
Fletcher English
Occupational name for a fletcher, someone who attached feathers to the shaft of an arrow. It is derived from Old French fleche meaning "arrow".
Flintstone Popular Culture
From the English words flint and stone, created by Hanna-Barbera Productions for the caveman family (Fred, Wilma and Pebbles) in their animated television show The Flintstones, which ran from 1960 to 1966.
Flipse Dutch
Variant of Flipsen.
Flipsen Dutch
Means "son of Flip".
Florea Romanian
From the given name Florea.
Flores Spanish
Means "son of Floro" in Spanish.
Floros Greek
From Greek φλώρος (floros) meaning "greenfinch", derived from classical Greek χλωρός (chloros) meaning "green".
Flower English
From Middle English flour meaning "flower, blossom", derived from Old French flur, Latin flos. This was a nickname given to a sweet person. In other cases it could be a metonymic occupational name for a maker of flour (a word derived from the same source).
Floyd Welsh
Variant of Lloyd.
Flynn Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Floinn meaning "descendant of Flann".
Fodor Hungarian
From Hungarian fodor meaning "curly, wavy", referring to a person with curly or wavy hair.
Foley Irish
From Irish Ó Foghladha meaning "descendant of Foghlaidh". The byname Foghlaidh meant "pirate, marauder, plunderer".
Fonda Italian
Of Italian origin, possibly from a place derived from fondo meaning "deep". The family of Henry Fonda (1905-1982) came from the Netherlands, but they were of Genoese origin.
Fonseca Spanish, Portuguese
Originally belonged to a person who lived near a dry spring, from Latin fons "well, spring" and siccus "dry".
Fontaine French
Derived from Old French fontane meaning "well, fountain", a derivative of Latin fons.
Fontana Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish cognate of Fontaine.
Ford English
Name given to someone who lived by a ford, possibly the official who maintained it. A famous bearer was the American industrialist Henry Ford (1863-1947).
Forest English, French
Originally belonged to a person who lived near or in a forest. It was probably originally derived, via Old French forest, from Latin forestam (silva) meaning "outer (wood)".
Forester English
Denoted a keeper or one in charge of a forest, or one who has charge of growing timber in a forest (see Forest).
Forestier French
French cognate of Forester.
Forney German
Name for someone who lived near ferns, from Old High German farn "fern".
Forsberg Swedish
Derived from Swedish fors meaning "waterfall" and berg meaning "mountain".
Forst German
Derived from Old High German forst "forest". Probably unrelated to the Old French word forest, which was derived from Latin, Old High German forst was derived from foraha meaning "fir tree".
Förstner German
Denoted a keeper or one in charge of a forest (see Forst).
Fortier French
Derived from Old French fort "stronghold", indicating a person who lived near or worked at such a place.
Fortuin Dutch
Dutch cognate of Fortune.
Fortunato Italian
From the given name Fortunato.
Fortune English
From Middle English, ultimately from Latin fortuna meaning "fortune, luck, chance". This was possibly a nickname for a gambler.
Fortuyn Dutch
Dutch cognate of Fortune.
Foss English
Variant of Fosse.
Fosse English, French
Derived from Old French fosse "ditch".
Foster 2 English
Occupational name for a scissor maker, derived from Old French forcetier.
Foster 3 English
Occupational name for a maker of saddle trees, derived from Old French fustier.
Foster 4 English
Nickname given to a person who was a foster child or foster parent.
Foth Low German
From a nickname meaning "foot" in Low German.
Fournier French
Occupational name for a baker, from French fourneau meaning "oven".
Fowler English
Occupational name for a fowler or birdcatcher, ultimately derived from Old English fugol meaning "bird".
Fox English
From the name of the animal. It was originally a nickname for a person with red hair or a crafty person.
Francis English
Derived from the given name Francis.
Francisco Portuguese, Spanish
Derived from the given name Francisco.
François French
Derived from the given name François.
Franjić Croatian
Means "son of Franjo".
Frank 1 English
Derived from the given name Frank.
Frank 2 English
From Old English franc meaning "free".
Frank 3 German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian
Name for a person from Franconia in Germany, so called because it was settled by the Frankish people.
Frankenstein German, Literature
From any of the various minor places by this name in Germany, meaning "stone of the Franks" in German. It was used by the author Mary Shelley in her novel Frankenstein (1818) for the character of Victor Frankenstein, a scientist who creates a monster and brings it to life. The monster, nameless in the novel, is sometimes informally or erroneously called Frankenstein in modern speech.
Franklin English
Derived from Middle English frankelin meaning "freeman". It denoted a landowner of free but not noble birth, from Old French franc meaning "free".
Fransson Swedish
Means "son of Frans".
Franz German
Derived from the given name Franz.
Franzese Italian
From a nickname that indicated a person who came from France. It is typical of the area around Naples.
Fraser Scottish
Meaning unknown, originally Norman French de Fresel, possibly from a lost place name in France.
Frederiksen Danish
Means "son of Frederik".
Fredriksson Swedish
Means "son of Fredrik".
Freeman English
Referred to a person who was born free, or in other words was not a serf.
Frei German
Means "free" in German, probably referring to someone outside the feudal system.
Freitas Portuguese
Means "broken" in Portuguese, a name for one who lived on broken, stony ground.
French English
Originally denoted a French person, from Middle English Frensch, Old English Frencisc.
Freud German, Jewish
Means "joy" in German, a nickname for a cheerful person. A famous bearer was the psychologist Sigmund Freud (1856-1939).
Freudenberger German, Jewish
Ornamental name from old German freud meaning "joy" and berg meaning "mountain".
Freund German
From Middle High German vriunt, modern German Freund meaning "friend".
Fried German
Derived from the given name Friedrich.
Friedrich German
Derived from the given name Friedrich.
Friel Irish
From the Irish Ó Frighil meaning "descendant of Fearghal".
Fries German
Denoted someone from Frisia, an area along the coastal region of the North Sea stretching from Netherlands to Germany.
Friis Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Scandinavian (mostly Danish) form of Fries.
Frisk Swedish
From Swedish frisk "healthy", which was derived from the Middle Low German word vrisch "fresh, young, frisky".
Fromm German
From a nickname derived from Middle High German vrume meaning "noble, honourable".
Frost English, German
From Old English and Old High German meaning "frost", a nickname for a person who had a cold personality or a white beard.
Fry English
From Old English frig (a variant of freo) meaning "free".
Frye English
Variant of Fry.
Fuchs German
From Old High German fuhs meaning "fox". It was originally a nickname for a person with red hair.
Fuentes Spanish
Means "spring, well" in Spanish, derived from Latin fons.
Fuhrmann German
Derived from Middle High German vuorman meaning "cartwright".
Fujimori Japanese
From Japanese (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and (mori) meaning "forest".
Fujimoto Japanese
From Japanese (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Fujimura Japanese
From Japanese (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and (mura) meaning "town, village".
Fujioka Japanese
From Japanese (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Fujisawa Japanese
From Japanese (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Fujita Japanese
From Japanese (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Fujiwara Japanese
From Japanese (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and (wara) meaning "field, plain".
Fukui Japanese
Denoted a person who was from Fukui prefecture in Japan.
Fukuzawa Japanese
From Japanese (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Fuller English
Occupational name for a fuller, a person who thickened and cleaned coarse cloth by pounding it. It is derived via Middle English from Latin fullo.
Fülöp Hungarian
Derived from the given name Fülöp.
Fulton English
From the name of the English town of Foulden, Norfolk, meaning "bird hill" in Old English.
Funar Romanian
Means "rope maker" in Romanian.
Furlan Italian, Slovene
From the name of the Italian region of Friuli, in the northeast of Italy, which is derived from the name of the Roman town of Forum Iulii meaning "forum of Julius".
Furnadjiev Bulgarian
Occupational name for a baker, derived from Bulgarian фурна (furna) meaning "oven".
Fürst German
From a nickname meaning "(sovereign) prince" in German. The word fürst itself is derived from Old High German furisto "first".
Furukawa Japanese
From Japanese (furu) meaning "old" and (kawa) or (kawa) both meaning "river, stream".
Fusco Italian
From Italian fosco meaning "dark", from Latin fuscus. This was a nickname for a person with dark features.
Fux German
Variant of Fuchs.
Fylan Irish
Variant of Whelan.
Fyodorov Russian
Means "son of Fyodor".
Gaál Hungarian
Variant of Gál.
Gabler German
Occupational name for someone who made or sold forks, from Old High German gabala "fork".
Gábor Hungarian
From the given name Gábor.
Gabrielli Italian
From the given name Gabriele 1.
Gabriels English
Derived from the given name Gabriel.
Gabrielson English
Means "son of Gabriel".
Gadhavi Indian, Gujarati
Meaning unknown, related to the Charan caste of Gujarat.
Gadsby English
Habitational name from the villsage of Gaddesby in Leicestershire, so named from Old Norse gaddr "spur, spike (of land)" and býr "farm, settlement".
Gaertner German
German form of Gardener.
Gage French, English
Occupational name derived either from Old French jauge "measure" (a name for an assayer) or gage "pledge, payment" (a name for a moneylender). Both words were ultimately of Frankish origin.
Gagliardi Italian
From Italian gagliardo meaning "strong, vigorous".
Gagne French
Variant of Gagneux. This surname is especially common in Quebec.
Gagneux French
Derived from Old French gagnier meaning "to farm, to cultivate".
Gagnon French
Derived from old French gagnon "guard dog". The name most likely originated as a nickname for an aggressive or cruel person.
Gajos Polish
Derived from Polish gaj meaning "grove, thicket".
Gál Hungarian
Derived from the given name Gál.
Gale English
Derived from Middle English gaile meaning "jovial".
Gallagher Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Gallchobhair meaning "descendant of Gallchobhar".
Gallardo Spanish
Means "gallant, elegant" in Spanish.
Gallego Spanish
Originally indicated a person from Galicia, a region in northwestern Spain.
Galli Italian
Variant of Gallo, common in northern Italy.
Gallo Italian, Spanish
Means "rooster", ultimately from Latin gallus. This was a nickname for a proud person.
Gang Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul (see Kang).
Ganza Italian
Probably from the feminine medieval given name Allegranza or Alleganza, a derivative of Allegra. It comes from northern Lombardy.
Gao Chinese
From Chinese (gāo) meaning "tall, high".
Garb German
Variant of Garber.
Garber German
Variant of Gerber.
Garbo Italian
From a nickname meaning "politeness" in Italian. A famous bearer of this name was the Swedish actress Greta Garbo (1905-1990), born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson.
Garbutt English
From the given name Gerbold.
García Spanish
From a medieval given name of unknown meaning, possibly related to the Basque word hartz meaning "bear". This is the most common surname in Spain.
Garcia Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese form of García. It is also an unaccented form of the Spanish name used commonly in America and the Philippines.
Garçon French
Means "boy" in French, referring to a servant.
Gardener English
Occupational surname for one who was a gardener, from Old French jardin meaning "garden" (of Frankish origin).
Gardinier French
French form of Gardener.
Gárdonyi Hungarian
Originally denoted a person from Gárdony, a town near Budapest in Hungary.
Garey English
Variant of Geary.
Garfagnini Italian
Originally denoted one from the region of Garfagnana in Tuscany, Italy, near the historical city of Lucca.
Garfield English
Means "triangle field" in Old English. A famous bearer was American president James A. Garfield (1831-1881).
Garland English
Means "triangle land" from Old English gara and land. It originally belonged to a person who owned a triangle-shaped piece of land.
Garner 1 English
From Old French gernier meaning "granary", a derivative of Latin granum meaning "grain". This name could refer to a person who worked at a granary or lived near one.
Garnett 1 English
Occupational name referring to a person who made hinges, from Old French carne "hinge".
Garnett 2 English
From a diminutive of the given name Guarin.
Garnier 1 French
From the given name Garnier.
Garofalo Italian
From a nickname, from a southern variant of the Italian word garofano meaning "carnation".
Garrard English
From the given name Gerard.
Garrastazu Basque
From the Basque word arratz "bush" combined with the suffix sta denoting a place.
Garrett English
Derived from the given name Gerald or Gerard.
Garrido Spanish
Means "elegant, ostentatious" in Spanish.
Garrod English
Derived from the given name Gerald.
Garry English
Variant of Geary.
Gärtner German
German form of Gardener.
Garver German
Variant of Gerber.
Gary English
Variant of Geary.
Garza Spanish
Derived from Spanish garza meaning "heron".
Gáspár Hungarian
Derived from the given name Gáspár.
Gaspar Portuguese, Spanish
Derived from the given name Gaspar.
Gaspard French
From the given name Gaspard.
Gaspari Italian
From the given name Gaspare.
Gašper Slovene
Derived from the given name Gašper.
Gass German
Name for someone who lived on a street in a city, from German gasse.
Gates English
Originally denoted a person who lived near the town gates.
Gatsby English (Rare), Literature
Rare variant of Gadsby. This name was used by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald for the central character in his novel The Great Gatsby (1925). In the book, James Gatz renames himself as Jay Gatsby at age 17 because he believes it sounds more sophisticated.
Gatti Italian
Means "cat" in Italian, originally a nickname for an agile person.
Gauthier French
Derived from the given name Gauthier.
Gautier French
From the given name Gautier.
Gavrilović Serbian
Means "son of Gavrilo".
Gavrilyuk Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Гаврилюк (see Havrylyuk).
Geary English
Derived from a Norman given name that was a short form of Germanic names starting with the element ger "spear".
Gebara Basque
Habitational name for someone who lived in Gebara, a village in the province of Álava in Spain.
Geelen Dutch
Derived from the given name Geel, itself from Gillis or Gilbert.
Geels Dutch
Variant of Geelen.
Geerts Dutch
Means "son of Geert".
Gehrig German
Variant of Gehring.
Gehring German
Derived from a short form of Old German names starting with the element ger "spear".
Geier German
Means "vulture" in German, a nickname for a greedy person.
Geiger German
Means "fiddle player" in German, derived from Old High German giga "fiddle".
Geissler German
Occupational name for a goat herder, from southern German Geiss meaning "goat" and the suffix ler signifying an occupation.
Gelashvili Georgian
Means "son of Gela".
Gelens Dutch
Variant of Geelen.
Genadiev Bulgarian
Means "son of Genadi".
Genkov Bulgarian
Means "son of Genko".
Genov Bulgarian
Means "son of Geno".
Genovese Italian
Denoted a person from the Italian city of Genoa (Genova in Italian).
Gensch German
From the given name Gensch, a Sorbian form of John.
Gentile Italian
From a nickname meaning "gentle, kind" in Italian.
George English
Derived from the given name George.
Georgeson English
Means "son of George".
Georgiev Bulgarian
Means "son of Georgi".
Gérard French
From the given name Gérard.
Gerber German
Means "tanner, leather dresser" in German, derived from Old High German garawen meaning "to prepare".
Gereben Hungarian
Means "hackle, hatchel" in Hungarian (a hackle is a tool used to comb out fibers).
Gerhard German
Derived from the given name Gerhard.
Gerhardsson Swedish
Means "son of Gerhard".
Gerhardt German
Derived from the given name Gerhard.
Gerig German
Variant of Gehring.
Germain French
From the French given name Germain.
Germano Italian
From the given name Germano.
Géroux French
Derived from the Germanic name Gerulf.
Gerst German
Occupational name for a barley farmer, derived from Old High German gersta "barley".
Gerstle German
Variant of Gerst.
Gerver German
Variant of Gerber.
Gevorgian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Գեւորգյան (see Gevorgyan).
Gevorgyan Armenian
Means "son of Gevorg".
Ghasabyan Armenian
From Armenian ղասաբ (ghasab) meaning "butcher", of Arabic origin.
Gheorghe Romanian
Derived from the given name Gheorghe.
Giannino Italian
Derived from the given name Giannino.
Giannopoulos Greek
Means "son of Giannis" in Greek.
Gibb English
Derived from the given name Gib.
Gibbs English, Scottish
Means "son of Gib".
Gibson English, Scottish
Means "son of Gib".
Giehl German
German form of Giles.
Giese German, Danish
Derived from a short form of the given name Giselbert or other Old German names beginning with the element gisal meaning "pledge, hostage".
Giffard French, English
Possibly from Old French gifart meaning "chubby" or possibly from the Germanic name Gebhard. Walter Giffard was one of the Norman companions of William the Conqueror.
Gil Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Gil 1.
Gilbert English, French
Derived from the given name Gilbert.
Gilchrist Scottish
From Gaelic MacGilleChrìosd meaning "son of Gille Críst".
Giles English
From the given name Giles.
Gill English
Originally indicated someone who lived near a ravine, from Middle English gil (of Old Norse origin).
Gilliam English
Variant of William. A famous bearer of the name is cartoonist and filmmaker Terry Gilliam (1940-).