Surnames from Given Names

Given Name   Occupation   Location   Nickname   Ornamental   Other
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Antov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Anton".
Antova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Antov.
Antuma Frisian
Variant of Antema.
Antunes Portuguese
Means "son of António".
Antúnez Spanish
Means "son of Antonio".
Antunović Croatian
Means "son of Antun".
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, German
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
Latinized form of Arntzen.
Arrighetti Italian
Means "son of Arrighetto", a diminutive of the given name Arrigo.
Arrighi Italian
Means "son of Arrigo".
Arrigucci Italian
Means "son of Arriguccio", a diminutive of the given name Arrigo.
Arthur English, French
From the given name Arthur.
Arthurson English
Means "son of Arthur".
Arthursson Swedish
Means "son of Arthur".
Arts 1 Dutch
Means "son of Aart".
Artz Dutch
Means "son of Aart".
Arvidsson Swedish
Means "son of Arvid".
Asenov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Asen".
Asenova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Asenov.
Asjes Dutch
Variant of Askes.
Askes Dutch
Means "son of Aske", a diminutive of Asse.
Aslan Turkish
From the given name Aslan.
Assies Dutch
Means "son of Asse".
Aston 2 English
From the Old English given name Æðelstan.
Ataýew m Turkmen
Means "son of Ata 1".
Ataýewa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Ataýew.
Atchison Scottish
Scots form of Atkinson.
Athanasiou Greek
Means "son of Athanasios".
Atkins English
Means "son of Atkin", a medieval diminutive of Adam.
Atkinson English
Means "son of Atkin", a medieval diminutive of Adam.
Atsma Frisian
Means "son of Atse".
Aubert French
From the given name Aubert.
Augustin French, German
From the given name Augustin.
Augustine English
From the given name Augustine 1.
Aukema Frisian
Means "son of Auke".
Aukes Dutch
Dutch form of Aukema.
Aust German
Derived from Aust, an archaic diminutive of August.
Austin English
Derived from the given name Austin.
Avagyan Armenian
Means "son of Avag".
Avakian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ավագյան (see Avagyan).
Avery English
Derived from a Norman French form of the given names Alberich or Alfred.
Avraham Jewish
From the given name Abraham.
Axelsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Axel".
Axelsson Swedish
Means "son of Axel".
Ayers 2 English
Derived from the given name Ealhhere.
Aylmer English
Derived from the Old English name Æðelmær.
Ayodele Yoruba
From the given name Ayodele.
Baaiman Dutch
Means "son of Baaij", the given name Baaij being a diminutive of names like Baugulf, Boudewijn or Bernard.
Baak Dutch
From a Frisian given name, a short form of Germanic names starting with the element batu "fight, struggle".
Baardsen Norwegian
Means "son of Bård".
Babatunde Yoruba
From the given name Babatunde.
Babayev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Baba".
Babayeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Babayev.
Babcock English
Derived from the medieval name Bab, possibly a diminutive of Bartholomew or Barbara.
Babin French
From the given name Babin, a medieval diminutive of Babylas.
Badcock English
From a diminutive of the medieval given name Bada.
Baghdassarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Բաղդասարյան (see Baghdasaryan).
Baines 1 Welsh
From Welsh ab Einws meaning "son of Einws", a diminutive of Einion.
Bakema Frisian
Means "son of Bake", a short form of names starting with the Old German element batu "fight, struggle".
Baláž m Slovak
Slovak form of Balázs.
Balážová f Slovak
Feminine form of Baláž.
Balázs Hungarian
Derived from the given name Balázs.
Balboni Italian
Derived from the given name Balbino.
Balčiūnaitė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Balčiūnas. This form is used by unmarried women.
Balčiūnas m Lithuanian
From a given name that was derived from Lithuanian baltas meaning "white".
Balčiūnienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Balčiūnas. This form is used by married women.
Baldi Italian
Derived from the given name Baldo.
Baldini Italian
Derived from the given name Baldino, a diminutive of Baldo.
Baldinotti Italian
Derived from the given name Baldinotto, from the Latin name Baldinoctus, a diminutive of Baldo.
Baldovini Italian
Derived from the given name Baldovino.
Baldwin English
Derived from the given name Baldwin.
Bálint Hungarian
Derived from the given name Bálint.
Bandini Italian
From the Latin name Bandinus, a derivative of Bandus, which is of unknown meaning.
Banes Welsh
Variant of Baines 1.
Bardolph Literature
The name of a drunken thief and frequent companion of John Falstaff in four of William Shakespeare's plays. Shakespeare probably adapted it from the aristocratic English surname Bardolf, now rare, which was itself derived from the Germanic given name Bardulf.
Barends Dutch
Means "son of Barend".
Barış Turkish
From the given name Barış.
Barsamian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պարսամյան (see Parsamyan).
Bárta m Czech
From a given name that was a diminutive of Bartoloměj.
Barta Hungarian
From the given name Barta.
Bartalotti Italian
Means "son of Bartalotto", a diminutive of Bartolo.
Bartolomei Italian
Derived from the given name Bartolomeo.
Bartolomeo Italian
Derived from the given name Bartolomeo.
Bartos Hungarian
From a given name that was a diminutive of Bertalan.
Bartoš m Czech, Slovak
Derived from Bartoš, a diminutive of Bartoloměj or Bartolomej.
Bartošová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Bartoš.
Bartosz Polish
Derived from the given name Bartosz.
Bártová f Czech
Feminine form of Bárta.
Bartram English
From the given name Bertram.
Basile Italian, French
From the given name Basilio or Basile.
Bates English
Means "son of Bate".
Bateson English
Means "son of Bate".
Batts English
Means "son of Bate".
Baudin French
From the given name Baud, French form of Baldo.
Bautista Spanish
Derived from the given name Bautista.
Beattie Scottish
From the medieval name Battie, a diminutive of Bartholomew.
Bedrosian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պետրոսյան (see Petrosyan).
Behrend German
Derived from the given name Bernd.
Behrends German
Derived from the given name Bernd.
Behringer German
From the given name Berengar.
Beirne Irish
Variant of O'Byrne.
Bélanger French
From the given name Bérenger.
Belanger English
From the given name Berengar.
Bell 2 English
Derived from the given name Bel, a medieval short form of Isabel.
Bellandi Italian
Means "son of Bellando", from a medieval given name derived from Latin bellandus meaning "which is to be fought".
Bellandini Italian
Diminutive form of Bellandi.
Bellincioni Italian
Means "son of Bellincione", from a medieval name (borne for example by Dante's grandfather) that was probably a derivative of Italian bello "beautiful, fair".
Bencivenni Italian
Means "son of Bencivenne", from the medieval name Bencivenga, a Tuscan variant of Benvenuto.
Bendtsen Danish
Means "son of Bendt".
Benedetti Italian
From the given name Benedetto.
Benenati Italian
Means "son of Benenato", a given name derived from Latin bene "good, well" and natus "good".
Benes Hungarian
Hungarian form of Beneš.
Beneš m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Benedikt.
Benešová f Czech
Feminine form of Beneš.
Benetton Italian
Northern Italian variant of Benedetti.
Bengtsdotter Swedish
Means "daughter of Bengt".
Bengtsson Swedish
Means "son of Bengt".
Benini Italian
Means "son of Benino" from a diminutive of Bene or Beno, short forms of Benedetto.
Benítez Spanish
Means "son of Benito".
Benizzi Italian
From the medieval given name Bonizzone.
Benn English
From a short form of Benedict.
Bennet English
Derived from the medieval English given name Bennett.
Bennett English
Derived from the medieval English given name Bennett.
Benoit French
From the given name Benoît.
Benson English
Means "son of Benedict".
Bentsen Danish
Means "son of Bent 1".
Benvenuti Italian
Means "son of Benvenuto".
Béranger French
From the given name Bérenger.
Berardi Italian
From the given name Berardo.
Béringer French
From the given name Bérenger.
Beringer German, English
From the given name Berengar.
Berkovich Jewish
Means "son of Berko" in Yiddish, Berko being a derivative of Ber.
Bermúdez Spanish
Means "son of Bermudo".
Bernard u & m French, English, Dutch, German, Czech, Slovene
From the given name Bernard.
Bernardi Italian
From the given name Bernardo.
Bernardo Portuguese
From the given name Bernardo.
Bernardová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Bernard.
Bernat Catalan
Derived from the given name Bernat.
Berne Irish
Variant of O'Byrne.
Bernhard German
From the given name Bernhard.
Berntsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Bernt".
Berntsson Swedish
Means "son of Bernt".
Berti Italian
Derived from the given name Berto.
Bertolini Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Bertoldo.
Bertrand French
Derived from the given name Bertrand.
Beulen Dutch
Means "son of Boele".
Beulens Dutch
Means "son of Boele".
Bevan Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Evan meaning "son of Evan".
Biagi Italian
Means "son of Biagio".
Biancardi Italian
Italian form of Blanchard.
Bjarnesen Danish
Means "son of Bjarne".
Bláha m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Blažej.
Bláhová f Czech
Feminine form of Bláha.
Blain Scottish
From the given name Bláán.
Blaine Scottish
From the given name Bláán.
Blaise French
Derived from the given name Blaise.
Blanchard French, English
Derived from the given name Blanchard.
Blanxart Catalan
Catalan form of Blanchard.
Blažek m Czech, Slovak
Derived from a given name that was a diminutive of Blažej.
Blažeková f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Blažek.
Blažević Croatian
Means "son of Blaž".
Blažková f Czech
Czech feminine form of Blažek.
Blevins Welsh
Derived from the Welsh given name Bleddyn.
Bodilsen Danish
Means "son of Bodil".
Boelens Dutch
Means "son of Boele".
Boels Dutch
Means "son of Boele".
Bogdán Hungarian
From the given name Bogdan.
Bogdanić Croatian
Means "son of Bogdan".
Bogdanov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Bogdan".
Bogdanova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Bogdanov.
Bonaccorsi Italian
From the medieval given name Bonaccorso.
Bonaccorso Italian
From the medieval given name Bonaccorso.
Bonaventura Italian
From the given name Bonaventura.
Bonnay French
Variant of Bonnet.
Bonnet French
From the given name Bonitus.
Bonomo Italian
Italian cognate of Bonhomme.
Borchard German
Derived from the given name Burkhard.
Borchardt German
Derived from the given name Burkhard.
Borislavov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Borislav".
Borislavova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Borislavov.
Borisov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Boris".
Borisova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Borisov.
Borysov m Ukrainian
Means "son of Borys".
Borysova f Ukrainian
Feminine form of Borysov.
Bösch 1 German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Sebastian.
Both Dutch
From the Low German given name Bode.
Botha Afrikaans
South African variant of Both.
Bothe Dutch
Variant of Both.
Bouchard French
From the Old German given name Burkhard.
Boulos Arabic
From the given name Bulus.
Bousaid Arabic
Means "father of Sa'id" in Arabic.
Bowen Welsh
From Welsh ap Owain meaning "son of Owain".
Boyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Boyan".
Boyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Boyanov.
Boyle Irish
From Irish Ó Baoighill meaning "descendant of Baoigheall". The meaning of the given name Baoigheall is uncertain, but it is thought to be connected to Irish geall meaning "pledge".
Bozhidarov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Bozhidar".
Bozhidarova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Bozhidarov.
Braam Dutch
Derived from the given name Bram.
Braden Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Bradáin meaning "descendant of Bradán".
Brady Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish name Ó Brádaigh meaning "descendant of Brádach". A famous bearer is the American football quarterback Tom Brady (1977-).
Brahms German
Derived from the given name Abraham. A famous bearer of this surname was the German composer Johannes Brahms (1833-1897).
Brams Danish
Derived from the given name Bram.
Bramson Jewish
Means "son of Bram".
Brand 1 German, Dutch, English
Derived from the Old German given name Brando or its Old Norse cognate Brandr.
Brändle German
Derived from a diminutive of the Old German given name Brando.
Brankovič Slovene
Slovene form of Branković.
Brankovich Serbian
Alternate transcription of Serbian Бранковић (see Branković).
Brannon Irish
Variant of Brennan.
Branson English
Means "son of Brandr".
Breen Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Braoin meaning "descendant of Braon", a byname meaning "rain, moisture, drop".
Brennan Irish
From Irish Ó Braonáin meaning "descendant of Braonán", a byname meaning "rain, moisture, drop" (with a diminutive suffix).
Brice English
From the given name Brice.
Brontë Irish
Variant of Brunty adopted by the Irish-born Englishman Patrick Brunty (1777-1861) as an adult. He was the father of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë, each prominent authors.
Brose German
Derived from the given name Ambrose.
Broz Croatian
Derived from Broz, a diminutive of Ambrozije. This was the birth surname of the Yugoslavian dictator Josip Broz Tito (1892-1980).
Brož m Czech
Derived from Brož, a diminutive of Ambrož.
Broż Polish
Derived from Broż, a diminutive of Ambroży.
Brožová f Czech
Feminine form of Brož.
Brunty Irish
Variant of Prunty.
Bryan English
From the given name Brian.
Bryant English
From the given name Brian.
Bryce English
From the given name Brice.
Bryson English
Means "son of Brice".
Bulle Dutch
From the given name Boele.
Bullens Dutch
Means "son of Boele".
Bunnag Thai
From the name of Bunnag, an 18th-century general of Persian heritage.
Buonarroti Italian
From the medieval Italian given name Buonarroto meaning "good increase". This was the surname of the Renaissance painter and sculptor Michelangelo (1475-1564).
Bureš m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the old Czech given name Burjan, a derivative of Jan 1.
Burešová f Czech
Feminine form of Bureš.
Burns 2 Irish
Variant of O'Byrne.
Butkienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Butkus. This form (or Butkuvienė) is used by married women.
Butkus m Lithuanian
Possibly from a given name that was derived from Lithuanian būti meaning "to be, to exist".
Butkutė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Butkus. This form is used by unmarried women.
Butkuvienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Butkus. This form (or Butkienė) is used by married women.
Byrne Irish
Variant of O'Byrne.
Byrnes Irish
Variant of O'Byrne.
Caden Irish
From Irish Mac Cadáin meaning "descendant of Cadán", a given name of unknown meaning.
Cadwallader Welsh
From the given name Cadwalader.
Cəfərov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Cəfər".
Cəfərova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Cəfərov.
Callahan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ceallacháin meaning "descendant of Cellachán".
Callan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cathaláin meaning "descendant of Cathalán".
Caomhánach Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Kavanagh.
Carey Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ciardha meaning "descendant of Ciardha".
Carl English, German
From the given name Carl.
Carlsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Carl".
Carlson Swedish
Means "son of Carl".
Carlsson Swedish
Means "son of Carl".
Carman 2 English
From an Old Norse byname derived from karlmann meaning "male, man".
Carmody Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cearmada meaning "descendant of Cearmaid", a Gaelic given name.
Carr 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Carra.
Carran Irish
Variant of Curran.
Carroll Irish
From the given name Cearbhall. A famous bearer was Lewis Carroll (1832-1898), whose real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, the author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.