Zaal

Usage: Dutch

Dutch surname meaning "Hall".

Zabala

Usage: Basque Extra: Statistics

A name for someone who lived in any of the various places in Biscay and Araba called Zabala, which is derived from the Basque zabal, meaning "large" or "broad" and a, the definite article.

Zabat

Usage: Greek

Probably means "dweller by the shallow water" from the Greek zabatos, diabatos meaning "fordable, crossable".

Zabek

Usage: Polish Extra: Statistics

Means "little tooth" from the Polish zab and the diminutive suffix -ek.

Zahariev

Usage: Bulgarian

Means "son of Zahari".

Zahradnik

Usage: Czech Extra: Statistics

Derived from Czech zahrada "garden". A Zahradnik was a person who owned less land than a Sedlak or a Dvorak, but more land than a Chalupnik.

Zaman

Usage: Muslim Extra: Statistics

Derived from the Arabic given name Zaman.

Zambrano (1)

Usage: Spanish Extra: Statistics

Derived from a habitational name for someone "from Zamora", or a habitational name for someone of Zambrana, a town in the Araba province in Basque Country.

Zambrano (2)

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

Though of uncertain derivation, it may be based on Zammarano, a habitational name for someone from Zammaro, part of San Gregorio d’Ippona in Vibe Valentia province.

Zamorano

Usage: Spanish

Means "a person from Zamora", Zamora being the name of both a province in Spain and its capital city.

Zanetti

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

Means "little Giovanni. This surname is well known in Europe because of the Argentinian footballer Javier Zanetti.

Zangari

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

Means "(son of) a shoemaker" from the Medieval Greek tsangaris meaning "bootmaker".

Zapatero

Usage: Spanish Extra: Statistics

Cognate of Zangari.

Zappa

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

Means “hoe, mattock” from the Italian zappa, probably denoting an agricultural worker. Two composers of Italian origin have bore this name: Francesco Zappa (18th Century) and Frank Vincent Zappa Jr. (1940-1993).

Zavala

Usage: Spanish

A variant of Zabala.

Zawisza

Usage: Polish

Derived from the Old Polish given name Zawisza which may mean "jealous".

Zdravkov

Usage: Bulgarian

Means "son of Zdravko".

Zdunowski (1)

Usage: Polish

Means "person from Zduny, Poland".

Zdunowski (2)

Usage: Polish

Means "worker or dweller at the potters" from the Polish zdun.

Zeeger

Usage: Dutch

Variant of Segher.

Zeegers

Usage: Dutch Extra: Statistics

Variant of Segher.

Zeelen

Usage: Dutch

Variant of Ceelen.

Zegers

Usage: Dutch

Variant of Segher.

Zegher

Usage: Dutch

Variant of Segher.

Zeghers

Usage: Dutch

Variant of Segher.

Zelenka

Usage: Czech Extra: Statistics

A cognate of Zielinski.

Zelenko

Usage: Ukrainian Extra: Statistics

Derived from the Slavic word zeleny "green". The name is a cognate of Zielinski and Zelenka.

Zellweger

Usage: German

Means “from Zellweg,” a location in Germany. The place name Zellweg means “path to a small monatery, chamber” from the German zelle “small chamber, monastery” and weg “path, way”. A famous bearer of this name is actress Renee Zellweger.

Zeman

Usage: Czech Extra: Statistics

Means "landholder" from the Czech zem "land". The surname is well known in Europe because of the football trainer Zdenek Zeman.

Zeni

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

Means "son of Zeno".

Zentai

Usage: Hungarian

Means "from Zenta, Serbia".

Zhang

Usage: Chinese Extra: Statistics

Means "bow that grows" in Chinese. It may denote a bowmaker whose job it was to stretch the bow wood.

Zhao

Usage: Chinese

From the name of the city of 赵, in Shanxi province in China. It was named after Zao Fu, the chariot driver of Mu Wang, king of the Zhou dynasty. According to legend, Zao Fu was able to speed Mu Wang back in time to the defend the capital and was granted the city of Zhao as a reward.

Zheng

Usage: Chinese Extra: Statistics

From the name of a state of Zheng. Xuan Wang, penultimate king (827–781 BC) of the Western Zhou Dynasty, granted the fief of Zheng to his younger brother, along with the title Duke Xuan of Zheng. In the time of Duke Xuan’s son, Duke Gong, the capital of the Zhou dynasty was destroyed and the king was killed, bringing to an end the Western Zhou dynasty. The new Zhou king moved the capital eastward, beginning the Eastern Zhou dynasty. Duke Gong of Zheng moved eastward as well, to an area in present-day Henan province in central China, establishing a new state of Zheng. His descendants later adopted Zheng as their surname.

Zhivkov

Usage: Bulgarian

Means "son of Zhivko".

Zhou

Usage: Chinese Extra: Statistics

From the name of the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 BC). An extremely old Chinese surname.

Zhu

Usage: Chinese

Variant of the Chinese surname Chu.

Zielinski

Usage: Polish Extra: Statistics

Means "green" from the Polish zielen. It was possibly a nickname for a person who dressed in green clothing.

Ziemniak

Usage: Polish

Means "potato" in Polish.

Zientek

Usage: Polish Extra: Statistics

From a diminutive of Polish ziec which means "son-in-law". Pronounced roughly ZHEN-tek.

Zilberschlag

Usage: German, Jewish

An occupational surname for a silversmith from Yiddish zilber "silver" and schlag "strike".

Zíma

Usage: Czech

From the word zima, which means "winter" in Czech.

Zimman

Usage: Jewish

Assigned to families migrating via Ellis Island in the early part of the 20th century. May be a variation of Zimmermann.

Zimmerman

Usage: German Extra: Statistics

Variant of Zimmermann.

Zimmermann

Usage: German, Jewish Extra: Statistics

From the German word for "carpenter", derived from Middle High German zimber "timber, wood" and mann "man".

Zingel

Usage: Jewish

From Middle High German zingel "defensive wall". This name was originally applied to a person who lived near the outermost wall of a castle.

Zini

Usage: Italian

It derives from a diminutive form of names like Lorenzo - Lorenzino.

Zino

Usage: Italian

Derived from the given name Zino, a nickname for many names ending with -zino, for example Bonifazzino, Lorenzino, Vincenzino.

Žitník

Usage: Czech

An occupational name of a dealer in rye of a baker of rye bread, from žito 'rye'.

Žitnik

Usage: Slovene

An occupational name for a dealer in grain or a baker, from žíto 'cereal, grain'.

Zivkovic

Usage: Serbian

Means "son of Zivko", Zivko being the Serbian form of Zhivko.

Zlatkov

Usage: Bulgarian

Means "son of Zlatko".

Zolnerowich

Usage: Russian

Means "son of the soldier" from zolner "soldier".

Zoltánfi

Usage: Hungarian

Means "son of Zoltán" in Hungarian.

Zoric

Usage: Serbian, Croatian

Means "son of Zora".

Zsoldos

Usage: Hungarian

Means "mercenary" in Hungarian.

Zubizarreta

Usage: Spanish Extra: Statistics

It is a Spanish surname of Basque origin. It comes from the Basque word zubia that means "bridge". It is well known in Europe because of the Spanish football player Andoni Zubizarreta Urreta.

Zuiderduin

Usage: Dutch

Denoted a person who lived by the Zuider bay or the river.

Zuńiga

Usage: Basque

Derived from Basque zuin "cultivated field", iga "slope".

Zunino

Usage: Italian Extra: Statistics

Derived from the given name Giovanni.

Zupan

Usage: Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian Extra: Statistics

Means "village, community leader" from the Slavic župan.

Zuraw

Usage: Polish

Means "crane" in Polish.