Surnames from Given Names

Given Name   Occupation   Location   Nickname   Ornamental   Other
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Aafjes Dutch
Means "son of Aafje".
Aaij Dutch
Derived from the given name Aaij, a short form of Adriaan and other names.
Aalders Dutch
Means "son of Aldert".
Aalfs Dutch
Means "son of Aalf", a short form of Adolf.
Aalmers Dutch (Rare)
Means "son of Aalmar", a Dutch form of Adelmar.
Aarens Dutch
Means "son of Arend".
Aaron Jewish, English
From the given name Aaron.
Aarse Dutch
Means "son of Arend".
Aarts Dutch
Means "son of Aart".
Aartsen Dutch
Means "son of Arend".
Aartsma Frisian
Means "son of Arend", the suffix -ma indicating that it is of Frisian origin.
Abatangelo Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Angelo.
Abatantuono Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Antonio.
Abategiovanni Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Giovanni.
Abatescianni Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Gianni.
Abbas Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Abbas.
Abbascia Italian
Aphetic form of Abatescianni.
Abbasi Persian, Urdu
From the given name Abbas.
Abbasov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Abbas".
Abbes Dutch
Means "son of Abbe".
Abdullaev Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Abdulla".
Abdullah Arabic
Derived from the given name Abd Allah.
Abdulrashid Arabic
Derived from the given name Abd ar-Rashid.
Abel 1 English, French, Danish, Spanish, Portuguese
Derived from the given name Abel.
Abel 2 German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Albert.
Abelen Dutch
Patronymic surname derived from Abel or a diminutive of Albert.
Abelli Italian
From the given name Abele.
Abelló Catalan
From the Latin given name Abellio, which may have been derived from the name of a Pyrenean god.
Abeln German
Patronymic derived from a diminutive of Albert.
Abels Dutch
Means "son of Abel".
Aben Dutch
Means "son of Abe 2".
Abiodun Western African, Yoruba
From the given name Abiodun.
Abioye Western African, Yoruba
From the given name Abioye.
Abraham Jewish, English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch
Derived from the given name Abraham.
Abrahamsson Swedish
Means "son of Abraham".
Abram English
Derived from the given name Abraham.
Abrami Italian
Derived from the given name Abramo.
Abramo Italian
Derived from the given name Abramo.
Abrams Jewish, English
Means "son of Abraham".
Abramsen Norwegian
Means "son of Abraham".
Abramson English
Means "son of Abraham".
Abramsson Swedish
Means "son of Abraham".
Abreu Portuguese, Galician
Meaning uncertain, possibly from a given name that was of Germanic origin.
Acardi Italian
Derived from the Norman name Achard, a form of Ekkehard.
Acconcio Italian
From the medieval Italian given names Accuntius or Acconcius, of uncertain meaning.
Accorsi Italian
From the given name Bonaccorso.
Accorso Italian
From the given name Bonaccorso.
Accursio Italian
From the given name Bonaccorso.
Acheson Scottish
Scots form of Atkinson.
Achilles German
Derived from the given name Achilles.
Adair English
Derived from the given name Edgar.
Ádám Hungarian
Hungarian form of Adam.
Adam English, French, German, Polish, Romanian, Jewish
Derived from the given name Adam.
Adamczak Polish
Derived from the given name Adam.
Adamczyk Polish
Derived from the given name Adam.
Adami Italian
Means "son of Adamo".
Adamić Croatian
Means "son of Adam".
Adamík Czech
Czech diminutive form of Adam.
Adamo Italian
Italian form of Adam.
Adamoli Italian
Diminutive form of Adami.
Adams English, Jewish
Derived from the given name Adam.
Adamsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Adam".
Adamson English
Means "son of Adam".
Adamsson Swedish
Means "son of Adam".
Adcock English
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Adam.
Addario Italian
Derived from the given name Addarius, of unknown meaning.
Addens Dutch
Means "son of Adde".
Addicks Dutch
Means "son of Addik", a diminutive of Adde.
Addison English
Means "son of Addy 2".
Adebayo Western African, Yoruba
From the given name Adebayo.
Adelardi Italian
Means "son of Adelardo".
Adema Frisian
Means "son of Ade 2".
Adimari Italian
Means "son of Ademaro".
Adkins English
Variant of Atkins.
Adolfs Dutch
Means "son of Adolf".
Adolfsson Swedish
Means "son of Adolf".
Adomaitis Lithuanian
From the given name Adomas.
Adriaans Dutch
Means "son of Adriaan".
Adriaansen Dutch
Means "son of Adriaan".
Aerssens Dutch
Means "son of Arend".
Aerts Dutch, Flemish
From a diminutive of the given name Arnout.
Afolabi Western African, Yoruba
From the given name Afolabi.
Africani Italian
Means "son of Africano", the Italian form of Africanus.
Africano Italian
From the given name Africano, the Italian form of Africanus.
Agani Italian
Means "son of Agano", a given name of unknown meaning.
Agema Frisian
Means "son of Age 1".
Aggio Italian
Possibly from the name Aggius, probably related to the Germanic name Agi.
Agnarsson Icelandic
Means "son of Agnar".
Agócs Hungarian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Ágoston.
Agosti Italian
Means "son of Agosto", a variant of Augusto.
Agostini Italian
Means "son of Agostino".
Ahearn Irish
Anglicized form of Ó hEachthighearna.
Ahearne Irish
Anglicized form of Ó hEachthighearna.
Ahlers Low German
Means "son of Alard".
Ahmad Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indian (Muslim)
Derived from the given name Ahmad.
Ahmadi Persian
From the given name Ahmad.
Ahmed Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indian (Muslim)
Derived from the given name Ahmad.
Aikema Frisian
Means "son of Aike".
Aiken English
From the medieval given name Atkin, a diminutive of Adam.
Aiolfi Italian
Means "son of Aiolfo", which is derived from the Germanic name Agilulf.
Airaldi Italian
Means "son of Aroldo".
Airò Italian
From the given name Aroldo.
Aitken Scottish, English
Derived from the medieval given name Atkin, a diminutive of Adam.
Åkesson Swedish
Means "son of Åke".
Akhmetov Kazakh
Means "son of Akhmet".
Akmatov Kyrgyz
Means "son of Akmat".
Akselsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Aksel".
Alan English, Scottish
Derived from the given name Alan.
Albani Italian
Derived from the given name Albano.
Albano Italian
Derived from the given name Albano.
Alberda Dutch
Derived from the given name Albert.
Alberici Italian
Means "son of Alberico".
Albers Dutch
Means "son of Albert".
Albert English, French, Catalan, Hungarian, Romanian, German
Derived from the given name Albert.
Alberto Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Alberto.
Alberts English, Dutch
Means "son of Albert".
Albertson English
Means "son of Albert".
Albini Italian
Means "son of Albino".
Albinson English
Means "son of Albin".
Albinsson Swedish
Means "son of Albin".
Albrecht German
From the given name Albrecht.
Aldebrandi Italian
Means "son of Aldebrando", an Italian form of Aldebrand.
Alden English
Derived from the Old English given name Ealdwine.
Alderisi Italian
Means "son of Alderissius", a Latinized form of a Germanic name of unknown meaning.
Alders Dutch
Means "son of Aldert".
Alduino Italian
Derived from the Italian given name Alduino, derived from the Germanic name Aldwin.
Alekseev Russian
Means "son of Aleksey".
Alesci Italian
Means "son of Alessio".
Alescio Italian
From the given name Alessio.
Aleshire German
Anglicized form of Alscher.
Alesi Italian
From the given name Alessio.
Alesini Italian
Means "son of Alesino", a diminutive of Alessio.
Alesio Italian
From the given name Alessio.
Alessi Italian
From the given name Alessio.
Alexander English
Derived from the given name Alexander.
Alfero Italian
From the given name Adalfarus.
Alfons Dutch
From the given name Alfons.
Alfonso Spanish
From the given name Alfonso.
Alfredson English
Means "son of Alfred".
Alfredsson Swedish
Means "son of Alfred".
Alfson Swedish (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Alfsson.
Alfsson Swedish
Means "son of Alf 1".
Alger English
From the given name Algar.
Al-Hashim Arabic
From the given name Hashim.
Ali Arabic
From the given name Ali 1.
Aliberti Italian
Means "son of Alberto".
Aliev Tajik, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Avar, Chechen, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Ali 1". This is also an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əliyev.
Alinari Italian
Means "son of Alinario", which is from the Germanic name Ellanher.
Alinejad Persian
Means "descendant of Ali 1" in Persian.
Aliprandi Italian
Means "son of Alibrand".
Əliyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Əli".
Aliyev Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əliyev.
Alkema Frisian
Means "son of Alke".
Allan English, Scottish
Derived from the given name Alan.
Allard French, English
Derived from the given name Adalhard (or the Old English cognate Æðelræd).
Allen English, Scottish
Derived from the given name Alan.
Alles Dutch
Means "son of Alle".
Allison English
Means "son of Alan" or "son of Alexander" (as well as other given names beginning with Al).
Alma Frisian
Means "son of Ale 2", the suffix -ma indicating that it is of Frisian origin.
Alò Italian
Variant of Aloi.
Aloi Italian
From a dialectal form of the name Aloisio.
Aloia Italian
Variant of Aloi.
Aloisi Italian
From the given name Aloisio.
Alonso Spanish
From the given name Alonso.
Al Saud Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic آل سعود (see Al Su'ud).
Alscher German
Means "son of Adalheidis".
Al Su'ud Arabic
From Arabic آل (aal) meaning "family" combined with the given name Su'ud. Normally transcribed Al Saud, this is the family name of the ruling dynasty of Saudia Arabia.
Altimari Italian
Derived from the given name Altimaro, an alteration of Adelmar.
Altoviti Italian (Rare)
Derived from the Lombard given name Altwidus.
Álvarez Spanish
Means "son of Álvaro".
Alvarez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Álvarez.
Alvarsson Swedish
Means "son of Alvar".
Alves Portuguese
Means "son of Álvaro".
Alvey English
Derived from the given name Ælfwig.
Alvin English
Variant of Elwyn.
Amadei Italian
Means "son of Amadeo".
Amador Spanish
Derived from the given name Amador.
Amadori Italian
Means "son of Amatore".
Amalberti Italian
Means "son of Amalberto", from the Germanic name Amalbert.
Amato Italian
From the given name Amato.
Amatore Italian
From the given name Amatore.
Ambrogi Italian
Means "son of Ambrogio".
Ambrosi Italian
Means "son of Ambrogio".
Amerighi Italian
Means "son of Amerigo".
Amjad Arabic
Derived from the given name Amjad.
Amoretto Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Amore.
Amos Jewish
From the given name Amos.
Amsel 1 Jewish
Derived from the given name Anshel.
Amundsen Norwegian
Means "son of Amund".
Ananias Dutch
From the Latin given name Ananias.
Andela Dutch
From the given name Andreas.
Anderson English
Means "son of Andrew".
Andersson Swedish
Means "son of Anders". This is the most common surname in Sweden.
Andonov Bulgarian
Means "son of Andon".
André French
Derived from the given name André.
Andreas German, Greek
Derived from the given name Andreas.
Andreasen Danish
Means "son of Andreas".
Andreasson Swedish
Means "son of Andreas".
Andrés Spanish
Derived from the given name Andrés.
Andres German
Derived from the given name Andreas.
Andreu Catalan
From the given name Andreu.
Andrews English
Means "son of Andrew".
Andries Dutch
Derived from the given name Andries.
Andriessen Dutch
Means "son of Andries".
Andrysiak Polish
Means "son of Andrzej".
Anema Frisian
Means "son of Ane 2".
Anghelescu Romanian
Means "son of Anghel".
Angioli Italian
Means "son of Angiolo".
Angus Irish, Scottish
From the given name Aonghus.
Annema Frisian
Means "son of Anne 2".
Ansaldi Italian
Means "son of Ansaldo".
Ansel English
Derived from the given name Anselm.
Anselmetti Italian
Means "son of Anselmetto", a diminutive of Anselmo.
Anselmi Italian
Means "son of Anselmo".
Anselmo Portuguese, Italian
From the given name Anselmo.
Anson English
Means "son of Agnes".
Antal Hungarian
Derived from the given name Antal.
Antema Frisian
Means "son of Ante 2".
Antić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Anto" or "son of Ante 1".
Antonelli Italian
Means "son of Antonello".
Antonescu Romanian
Means "son of Anton".
Antonini Italian
Means "son of Antonino".
Antonino Italian
Derived from the given name Antonino.
Antonio Spanish
Derived from the given name Antonio.
Antoniou Greek
Means "son of Antonios".
Antonis Greek, Dutch
Derived from the given name Antonis or Antonius.
Antonise Dutch
Derived from the given name Antonius.
Antonisen Danish
Means "son of Anton".
Antonsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Anton".
Antov Bulgarian
Means "son of Anton".
Antuma Frisian
Variant of Antema.
Antunes Portuguese
Means "son of António".
Antúnez Spanish
Means "son of Antonio".
Antunović Croatian
Means "son of Antun".
Apostolov Bulgarian
Means "son of Apostol".
Archambault French
From the archaic French given name Archambault, which is related to Archibald.
Ardiccioni Italian
Means "son of Ardiccione", a derivative of Ardito.
Ardizzone Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Ardito.
Ardovini Italian
Means "son of Arduino".
Arends Dutch
Means "son of Arend".
Arendsen Dutch
Variant of Arends.
Arents Dutch
Variant of Arends.
Arentz Dutch
Variant of Arends.
Arias Spanish
Possibly derived from a medieval given name of Germanic origin.
Ariesen Dutch
Means "son of Aris 2".
Arissen Dutch
Variant of Ariesen.
Arkema Frisian
Means "son of Arke 2".
Arkes Dutch
Means "son of Arke 2".
Arlotti Italian
Means "son of Arlotto".
Armando Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Derived from the given name Armando.
Armani Italian
Means "son of Ermanno".
Arnaud French
From the given name Arnaud.
Arnesen Norwegian
Means "son of Arne 1".
Arnold English
Derived from the given name Arnold.
Arnolfi Italian
Means "son of Arnolfo".
Arnoni Italian
Means "son of Arnone" from the medieval name Arnone, of uncertain origin.
Arntz Dutch
Means "son of Arend".
Arntzen Dutch
Means "son of Arend".
Arntzenius Dutch
Latinate form of Arntzen.