Surnames from Given Names

Ibbot English
Variant of Ibbott.

Ibbott English
Matronymic surname derived from the medieval name Ibota, a diminutive of Isabel.

Ibrahimović Bosnian
Means "son of Ibrahim".

Ibsen Danish
Means "son of Ib". A famous bearer was the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906).

Idowu Western African, Yoruba
From the given name Idowu.

Ignácz Hungarian
Derived from the given name Ignác.

Ignatiev Russian
Means "son of Ignatiy".

Ignatov Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Ignat".

Ikin English
Derived from a diminutive of the medieval given name Ida.

Ilbert English
Derived from a Norman form of the Old German given name Hildiberht.

Ilić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Ilija".

Iliescu Romanian
Means "son of Ilie".

Iliev Bulgarian
Means "son of Iliya".

Illés Hungarian
Derived from the given name Illés.

Ingesson Swedish
Means "son of Inge".

Ingólfsson Icelandic
Means "son of Ingólfr".

Ingram English
Derived from the given name Ingram.

Íñiguez Spanish
Means "son of Íñigo" in Spanish.

Iñíguez Spanish
Variant of Íñiguez.

Innes 2 Scottish
From the given name Aonghus.

Ioannidis Greek
Means "son of Ioannis" in Greek.

Ion Romanian
From the given name Ion 1.

Ionesco Romanian
Variant of Ionescu. French-Romanian playwright Eugène Ionesco (1909-1994), born Ionescu, is a famous bearer of this surname.

Ionescu Romanian
Means "son of Ion 1" in Romanian.

Irvin Scottish, English
Variant of Irvine 1 or Irwin.

Irvine 2 English
Variant of Irwin.

Irving Scottish, English
Variant of Irvine 1 or Irwin.

Irwin English
Derived from the Old English given name Eoforwine.

Isaacson English
Means "son of Isaac".

Isaev Russian
Means "son of Isay".

Isaksen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Isak".

Isaksson Swedish
Means "son of Isak".

Isayev Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Исаев (see Isaev).

Ismail Arabic
From the given name Isma'il.

Ismailov Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Chechen
Means "son of Isma'il".

İsmayılov Azerbaijani
Means "son of İsmayıl".

Ismoilov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Ismoil".

Ivankov Bulgarian
Patronymic derived from a diminutive of Ivan.

Ivanković Croatian, Serbian
Patronymic derived from a diminutive of Ivan.

Ivanoŭ Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Belarusian Іваноў (see Ivanow).

Ivanov Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Macedonian
Means "son of Ivan". It is among the most common surnames in Bulgaria and Russia.

Ivanović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Ivan".

Ivanovski Macedonian
Means "son of Ivan".

Ivanow Belarusian
Means "son of Ivan".

Ivarsson Swedish
Means "son of Ivar".

Ivers English, Irish
Patronymic derived from the given name Ivor.

Iversen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Iver".

Ivov Bulgarian
Means "son of Ivo 2".

Jack English, Scottish
From the given name Jack.

Jackson English
Means "son of Jack". Famous bearers of this name are the American president Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) and the singer Michael Jackson (1958-2009).

Jacobs English, Dutch
Derived from the given name Jacob.

Jacobse Dutch
Variant of Jacobs.

Jacobsen Danish
Means "son of Jacob".

Jacobson English
Means "son of Jacob".

Jacques French
From the French given name Jacques.

Jacquet French
From a diminutive of the given name Jacques.

Jafari Persian
From the given name Jafar.

Jahn German
From a Low German short form of Johannes.

Jakab Hungarian
Derived from the given name Jakab.

Jakobsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Jakob".

Jakobsson Swedish, Icelandic
Means "son of Jakob".

James English
Derived from the given name James.

Jameson English
Means "son of James".

Jamison English
Means "son of James".

Jamshidi Persian
From the given name Jamshid.

Janda Czech, Polish
Derived from the given name Jan 1.

Jandáček Czech
From a diminutive of the given name Jan 1.

Janíček Czech
Derived from the given name Jan 1.

Jankovic Slovak
Means "son of Janko".

Janković Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Janko".

Jankovič Slovene
Means "son of Janko".

Jankovics Hungarian
Means "son of Jankó", a diminutive of János.

Jans Dutch, German
Means "son of Jan 1".

Jansen Dutch, Norwegian
Means "son of Jan 1". This is the second most common Dutch surname.

Jansens Dutch
Variant of Jansen.

Jansing Dutch
Variant of Jansen.

Jansingh Dutch
Variant of Jansen.

Jansink Dutch
Variant of Jansen.

Janson German, Dutch, Swedish, English
Means "son of Jan 1".

Jansons Latvian
Latvian form of Jansson.

Janssen Dutch
Means "son of Jan 1".

Janssens Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Jan 1".

Jansson Swedish
Means "son of Jan 1".

Janvier French
Either from the given name Janvier or the French word janvier meaning "January", perhaps indicating a person who was baptized in that month.

Janz German
Means "son of Jan 1".

Janzen Dutch
Means "son of Jan 1".

Jarrett English
Variant of Garrett.

Jarvis English
Derived from the given name Gervais.

Jean French
From the given name Jean 1.

Jeanes 1 English
Derived from the given name Jan, a medieval English form of John.

Jeffers English
Patronymic from the given name Jeffrey. A famous bearer was poet Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962).

Jefferson English
Means "son of Jeffrey". A famous bearer was American president Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826). Since this surname was sometimes adopted by freed slaves, it is now more common among the African-American population.

Jeffery English
Derived from the given name Jeffrey.

Jeffries English
Patronymic from the given name Jeffrey.

Jekyll English
Derived from the Breton given name Judicaël. This name was used by Robert Louis Stevenson for the character of Dr Henry Jekyll in the book Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886).

Jenkins English
From the given name Jenkin, a diminutive of Jen, itself a Middle English form of John.

Jennings English
From the given name Jenyn, a diminutive of Jen, itself a Middle English form of John.

Jensen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Jens". This is the most common surname in Denmark.

Jenson Danish (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Jensen.

Jenssen Norwegian
Means "son of Jens".

Jensson Icelandic
Means "son of Jens".

Jephson English
Variant of Jepson.

Jeppesen Danish
Means "son of Jeppe".

Jepson English
Means "son of Jep".

Jerković Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Jerko".

Jernigan English
Possibly derived from the old Breton name Iarnogon meaning "iron famous".

Jérôme French
Derived from the given name Jérôme.

Jerome English
Derived from the given name Jerome. A famous bearer of this surname was the American-born Jennie Jerome (1854-1921), Lady Randolph Churchill, mother of Sir Winston Churchill.

Jervis English
Variant of Jarvis.

Jespersen Danish
Means "son of Jesper".

Jesus Portuguese
Derived from the given name Jesus.

Jewel English
Variant of Jewell.

Jewell English
Derived from the Breton given name Judicaël.

Jiménez Spanish
Means "son of Jimeno".

Jinks English
Means "son of Jenk", a short form of Jenkin, a diminutive of Jen, itself a Middle English form of John.

Johannessen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Johannes".

Jóhannsson Icelandic
Means "son of Jóhann".

Johansen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Johan". This is the second most common Norwegian surname.

Johansson Swedish
Means "son of Johan". This is the second most common surname in Sweden.

John English
Derived from the given name John. A famous bearer is British musician Elton John (1947-), born Reginald Dwight.

Johns English
Derived from the given name John.

Johnsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of John".

Johnson English
Means "son of John". Famous bearers include American presidents Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973).

Johnsson Swedish
Means "son of John".

Jokumsen Danish
Means "son of Jokum".

Jonaitis Lithuanian
From the given name Jonas 1.

Jónás Hungarian
Derived from the given name Jónás.

Jonasen Danish
Means "son of Jonas 2".

Jonasson Swedish
Means "son of Jonas 2".

Jones English, Welsh
Derived from the given name Jon, a medieval variant of John.

Jönsson Swedish
Means "son of Jöns".

Jonsson Swedish
Means "son of Jon 1".

Joossens Flemish
Means "son of Joos".

Joosten Dutch
Derived from the given name Joost.

Jordà Catalan
Derived from the given name Jordà.

Jordan 1 English, French, German
Derived from the given name Jordan.

Jorge Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Jorge.

Jørgensen Danish
Means "son of Jørgen".

Joseph English, French
Derived from the given name Joseph.

Josephs English
Derived from the given name Joseph.

Josephson English
Means "son of Joseph".

Joubert French
From the given name Gaubert.

Jovanović Serbian
Means "son of Jovan".

Jovanovski Macedonian
Means "son of Jovan".

Joyce English, Irish
From the given name Joyce.

Juan Spanish
From the given name Juan 1.

Juárez Spanish
Variant of Suárez.

Judd English
Derived from the medieval name Judd.

Jukić Croatian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Juraj.

Julien French
From the given name Julien.

Jundt German
Derived from a diminutive of the feminine given name Judith.

Jurić Croatian
Means "son of Jure".

Juriša Croatian
Derived from a diminutive form of Jure.

Jusić Bosnian
Perhaps means "son of Josip".

Kader Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic قادر (see Qadir).

Kadyrov Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Turkmen, Chechen
Means "son of Kadyr".

Kaloyanchev Bulgarian
Means "son of Kaloyan".

Kaloyanov Bulgarian
Means "son of Kaloyan".

Kamau Eastern African, Kikuyu
Derived from the given name Kamau.

Kane Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Catháin.

Karim Arabic
Derived from the given name Karim.

Karimi Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Karim.

Kərimov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Kərim".

Karimov Uzbek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Tatar, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Karim". It is also an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Kərimov.

Kariuki Eastern African, Kikuyu
Derived from the given name Kariuki.

Karl German
From the given name Karl.

Karlsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Karl".

Karlsson Swedish
Means "son of Karl".

Karstensen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Karsten".

Kašpar Czech
Derived from the given name Kašpar.

Kaspar German
Derived from the given name Kaspar.

Kaspersen Danish
Means "son of Kasper".

Kasprzak Polish
Means "son of Kacper".

Kató Hungarian
Derived from a diminutive of the Hungarian feminine given name Katalin.

Kavanagh Irish
Derived from the Irish Gaelic name Caomhánach, which means "a student of saint Caomhán". It was the name used by a 12th-century king of Leinster, Domhnall Caomhánach, the eldest son of the historic Irish king Diarmait Mac Murchada.

Kavanah Irish
Variant of Kavanagh.

Kavanaugh Irish
Variant of Kavanagh.

Kay 1 English
Derived from the given name Kay 2.

Kayode Western African, Yoruba
From the given name Kayode.

Kazloŭ Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Belarusian Казлоў (see Kazlow).

Kazlow Belarusian
Patronymic from Belarusian казёл (kaziol) meaning "male goat", probably used to denote a goatherd.

Kean Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Catháin.

Keane Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Catháin.

Kearney Irish
From the Irish name Ó Ceithearnaigh meaning "descendant of Ceithearnach", a given name meaning "warrior".

Keefe Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Caoimh meaning "descendant of Caomh".

Keegan Irish
From Irish Mac Aodhagáin meaning "descendant of Aodhagán". The given name Aodhagán is a double diminutive of Aodh.

Keeley Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Caolaidhe meaning "descendant of Caoladhe", a given name derived from caol "slender".

Keely Irish
Variant of Keeley.

Kelemen Hungarian
Derived from the given name Kelemen.

Kelley Irish
Variant of Kelly 1.

Kelly 1 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ceallaigh meaning "descendant of Ceallach".

Kendrick 1 English
From the Old English given names Cyneric or Cenric.

Kendrick 2 Welsh
Derived from the given name Cynwrig.

Kendrick 3 Scottish
Variant of McKendrick.

Kennard English
Derived from the given names Cyneweard or Cyneheard.

Kennedy Irish
From the Irish name Ó Cinnéidigh meaning "descendant of Cennétig". This surname was borne by assassinated American president John F. Kennedy (1917-1963).

Kermit Manx
Anglicized form of Mac Diarmada (see McDermott).

Kermode Manx
Anglicized form of Mac Diarmada (see McDermott).

Kerry English
Variant of Kendrick 1.

Kevorkian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Գեւորգյան (see Gevorgyan).

Key 1 English
Variant of Kay 1 or Kay 2.

Key 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Aodha.

Keyes 1 English
Variant of Kay 1 or Kay 2.

Keyes 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Aodha.

Keys 1 English
Variant of Kay 1 or Kay 2.

Keys 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Aodha.

Khachaturian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Խաչատրյան (see Khachaturyan).

Khachaturyan Armenian
Means "son of Khachatur" in Armenian. A famous bearer was the Armenian composer Aram Khachaturyan or Khachaturian (1903-1978).

Khalil Arabic
From the given name Khalil.

Khoroushi Persian
Derived from the given name Kurosh.

Kimball English
Derived from the Welsh given name Cynbel or the Old English given name Cynebald.

Kinley Scottish
Anglicized form of MacFhionnlaigh.

Kinsey English
Derived from the given name Cynesige.

Kjeldsen Danish
Means "son of Kjeld".

Kjellsson Swedish
Means "son of Kjell".

Klaasen Dutch
Means "son of Klaas".

Klassen Danish
Variant of Klausen.

Klasson Swedish
Means "son of Klas".

Klausen Danish
Means "son of Klaus".

Klement Czech, Slovak
From the given name Klement.

Klíma Czech
Derived a diminutive of Kliment.

Klímek Czech
Derived from a diminutive of Kliment.

Klimek Polish
Derived from a diminutive of Klemens.

Klymenko Ukrainian
From the given name Klym.

Knudsen Danish
Means "son of Knud".

Knutsen Norwegian
Means "son of Knut".

Knutson Swedish
Variant of Knutsson.

Knutsson Swedish
Means "son of Knut".

Kolen Dutch
From the given name Nicolaas.

Kolijn Dutch
From the given name Nicolaas.

Kollen Dutch
From the given name Nicolaas.

Konstantinov Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Konstantin".

Kool Dutch
Derived from a short form of the given name Nicolaas.

Koole Dutch
Derived from a short form of the given name Nicolaas.

Koolen Dutch
Derived from the given name Nicolaas.

Kools Dutch
Derived from the given name Nicolaas.

Kopp German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Jakob.

Krastev Bulgarian
Means "son of Krastyo".

Krikorian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Գրիգորյան (see Grigoryan).

Kristensen Danish
Means "son of Kristen 1".

Kristiansen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Kristian".

Kristoffersen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Kristoffer".

Krstevski Macedonian
Means "son of Krste".

Kuhn German
Derived from a diminutive of the German given name Konrad.

Kundert German
Derived from the given name Konrad.

Kuntz German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Konrad.

Kunz German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Konrad.

Kunze German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Konrad.

Kuzmenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Kuzma.

Kyler Dutch (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Cuyler.

Laakkonen Finnish
Possibly from a diminutive of the given name Niklas.

Lafrentz German
Derived from the given name Lorenz.

Lafrenz German
Derived from the given name Lorenz.

Lambert French
Derived from the given name Lambert.

Lamberti Italian
Derived from the given name Lamberto.

Lamont Scottish
From the medieval Gaelic given name Lagmann, derived from Old Norse lǫgmaðr meaning "law man".

Landi Italian
Derived from the given name Lando.

Lando Italian
Derived from the given name Lando.

Landolfi Italian
From the given name Landolfo, Italian form of the Lombardic name Landulf.

Lane 3 Irish
From Irish Ó Luain meaning "descendant of Luan", a given name meaning "warrior".

Lannon Irish
Variant of Lennon.

Larsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Lars".

Larson Swedish (Anglicized), Danish (Anglicized), Norwegian (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Larsson or Larsen.

Larsson Swedish
Means "son of Lars".

László Hungarian
Derived from the given name László.

Laurens Dutch
From the given name Laurens.

Laurent French
From the given name Laurent.

Laurenz German
Derived from the given name Lorenz.

Lauridsen Danish
Means "son of Laurids".

Lauritsen Danish
Means "son of Laurits".

Laursen Danish
Means "son of Laur", a short form of Laurits.

Lauwens Dutch
From the given name Laurens.

Lauwers Dutch
From the given name Laurens.

Lawrence English
Derived from the given name Laurence 1. Famous bearers include revolutionary T. E. Lawrence (1888-1935) and author D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930).

Lawrenz German
Derived from the given name Lorenz.

Lawson English
Means "son of Laurence 1".

Lázár Hungarian
From the given name Lázár.

Lazarov Bulgarian
Means "son of Lazar".

Lazzari Italian
Means "son of Lazzaro".

Léandre French
Derived from the given name Léandre.

Leary Irish
Variant of O'Leary.

Leifsson Icelandic, Swedish
Means "son of Leif".

Leitz German
Derived from the archaic given name Leutz, a variant of Lutz.

Leitzke German
Either from Leitzkau, the name of a town in Saxony-Anhalt, or from a diminutive of the given name Leutz, a variant of Lutz.

Lemmi Italian
From a short form of the given name Guglielmo. It is typical of Tuscany.

Lennartsson Swedish
Means "son of Lennart".

Lennon Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish name Ó Leannáin, which means "descendant of Leannán". The byname Leannán means "lover". The name was borne by the musician John Lennon (1940-1980).

Léon French
Variant of Lyon 1, Lyon 2 or Lyon 3.

León 2 Spanish
From the given name León.

Leon English
Variant of Lyon 1, Lyon 2 or Lyon 3.

Leonard English
Derived from the given name Leonard.

Leonardi Italian
From the given name Leonardo.

Leonardsen Norwegian
Means "son of Lennart".

Leonardson English
Means "son of Leonard".

Leonardsson Swedish
Variant of Lennartsson.

Leone Italian
Derived from the given name Leone 1.

Leoni Italian
Derived from the given name Leone 1.

Leverenz German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Lewerenz.

Levi Jewish
From the given name Levi.

Levine Jewish
Patronymic from the given name Levi.