Browse Submitted Surnames

Aa Norwegian
Derived from aa, an obsolete spelling of Norwegian å "small river, stream".

Aaby Norwegian, Danish
From a place called Aaby or Åby, from Old Norse á "small river, stream" and býr "farm".

Aamodt Norwegian
Combination of aa, an obsolete spelling of Norwegian å "small river, stream" and møte "meeting".

Arquette French
From arquet meaning "little bow" or "little arch" (diminutive of arche, from Latin arcus). It was originally an occupational name for an archer, but the French word arquet(te) is also found in the sense 'market trader' (originally, perhaps, one with a stall underneath an arch)... [more]

Arscott English
From the the words ars, of unexplained origin, and cot "cottage, small house"

Ayanokoji Japanese
A variant transcription of Ayanokouji meaning "design small road".

Ayanokouji Japanese
綾 (Aya) means "design", no is a possessive particle, 小 (kou) means "small, little", and 路 (ji) means "road."

Bäckman Swedish
Combination of Swedish bäck "small stream" and man "man".

Bäckström Swedish
Combination of Swedish bäck "brook, small stream" and ström "stream".

Baechli German (Swiss)
Derived from the word "Bächli," which means "small brook" in Swiss German.

Baránek Czech, Slovak
Baránek means "small wether" in Czech (Moravian) and Slovak.

Batey English (?)
Originates from mostly northern England. Is the presumed given name to fishers. (With it meaning "Small fishing boat" in old English.)

Baumkötter German (Modern)
From the German words 'Baum' meaning 'tree' and 'Kötter' a type of villager who dwelt in a cottage, similar to the Scottish Cotter. "Presumably a 'Baumkötter' earned money from a small orchard on their property."

Beckius Swedish
Combination of Swedish bäck "small stream, brook" and the common surname suffix -ius.

Bermejo Spanish
Originally a nickname for a man with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Spanish bermejo "reddish, ruddy" (itself from Latin vermiculus "little worm", from vermis "worm", since a crimson dye was obtained from the bodies of worms).

Bianchini Italian
Means "little white one"

Binsaki Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鬢 (bin) meaning a type of hairstyle and 崎 (saki) meaning "small peninsula; cape".

Biondolillo Italian
Probably from Sicilian biunnuliddu "little fair one", a nickname for someone with blonde hair. Compare Biondi.

Bodén Swedish
Probably a combination of Swedish bod meaning either "small shop, boutique" or "shed, shack", and the common surname suffix -én.

Bodin Swedish
Swedish bo "dwelling, home" or bod "small shop, boutique, shed, shack" combined with the common surname suffix -in.

Bothwell Scottish
Also N Irish... [more]

Bracco Italian
Either a nickname derived from Calabrian braccu meaning "small, chubby", or probably for someone thought to resemble a hunting dog, from Italian bracco literally meaning "hunting dog, bloodhound"... [more]

Brainin Jewish
Means "son of Brayne", Brayne being a short form of the Yiddish feminine name Brayndl, literally "little brown one" (cf. Breindel).

Brooksby English
Means "farm by a brook". From Old English broc "brook, small stream" and Old Norse býr "farm, settlement"

Bugiardini Italian
Means "little liar" in Italian, from bugiardo "lying, false, deceitful; liar" and the diminutive suffix -ino.

Burnell Anglo-Saxon, Medieval English
A name for a person with a brown complexion or dark brown hair. From the Old English burnel via the French brunel a diminutive of the French brun, which means "brown". The suffix el-- a short form of "little" was added to brun to make Brunel... [more]

Burr English, Scottish, German
Nickname for a person who is difficult to shake off, derived from Middle English burr meaning "bur" (a seedhead that sticks to clothing). It could also be a derivation from Old English bur meaning "small dwelling, building", or a German topographic name derived from burre meaning "mound, hill"... [more]

Canavan Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ceanndubháin "descendant of Ceanndubhán", a byname meaning "little black-headed one", from ceann "head" combined with dubh "black" and the diminutive suffix -án.

Carbonell English
From a medieval nickname for a dark-haired or swarthy person, from Anglo-Norman carbonel, literally "little charcoal".

Casapiccola Italian
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations called Casapiccola or Casa Piccola, derived from Italian casa meaning "house" and piccola meaning "small".

Casielles Asturian
From the town of Casielles, Asturias, Spain. From "casa" (house) and the suffix -ielles, a diminituve suffix, so this surname could mean "little houses".

Charrette French
Derived from Old French char(r)ete "small cart", itself a diminutive of char "cart carriage".

Cifrino Italian
Uncommon name originating in Italy. Legend says that it was used for the offspring of a king and one of his maids. Meaning is most likely something like "little nothing".

Coish Anglo-Saxon, English, English (Australian), English (American)
Derived from Old English cosche and cosshe (c.1490), meaning "small cottage" or "hut". The medieval Coish family held a seat in Cambridgeshire.

Courcelles French
The name of several places in France, Belgium and Canada. In Middle French the word courcelle was used to describe a "small court" or a "small garden". The word is derived from the medieval Gallo-Romance and Gallo-Italian word corticella, which was formed from the Latin word cohors, meaning "court" or "enclosure", and the diminutive –icella.... [more]

Crofter English
A surname of Scottish origin used in the Highlands and Islands and means “an owner or a tenant of a small farm”. The Old English word croft seems to correspond with the Dutch kroft meaning “a field on the downs”.

Crofton English
Derived from a place name meaning "town with a small enclosed field" in Old English.

Cronholm Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish krona (from Latin corona) meaning "crown" and holme (Old Norse holmr) meaning "small island".

Culetto Italian
Means "buttocks, little ass" in Italian.

Cvijetić Serbian, Croatian
Means "little flower".

Daitol Filipino, Cebuano
Means "touch a small part (of something)" in Cebuano.

Degen German, Swiss
Means "rapier, small sword, dagger" in German, an occupational name for someone who made rapiers. Alternately, it could be derived from a given name containing Old High German degan "soldier, warrior", such as Degenhard or Herdegen.

Depikolozvane Croatian
Derived from Italian del piccolo Zuan, meaning "of little Zuan".

Deschanel French
Derived from French eschamel meaning "stepladder" or des chanels meaning "from the channels, from the little jugs". An occupational nickname for a trader, it supposedly originated in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France... [more]

Dominczyk Polish
From the Polish from "Little Lord." The suffix, -czyk generally denotes the diminutiveness of the root word.

Doneddu Italian
From Sardinian doneddu "little gift".

Doolittle English
From a medieval nickname applied to a lazy man (from Middle English do "do" + little "little"). It was borne by the American poet Hilda Doolittle (1886-1961). A fictional bearer is Eliza Doolittle, the flower seller in Bernard Shaw's 'Pygmalion' (1913); and a variant spelling was borne by Dr Dolittle, the physician who had the ability to talk to animals, in the series of books written by Hugh Lofting from 1920.

Dorozhkin Russian
Derived from Russian дорожка (dorozhka) meaning "strip" or "small road, path".

Dubuisson French
A topographic name for someone who lived in an area of scrub land or by a prominent clump of bushes, derived from Old French buisson meaning "small tree, bush, scrub".

Dukakis Greek
Dukakis means "son of the duke or little duke".

Escatel Spanish
Derived from the Latin word “scatellum,” which means “small coin”. It is likely that the surname originally referred to someone who was involved in the production or circulation of small coins, or who had a reputation for being particularly frugal or economical... [more]

Etxenike Basque
It literally means "small house".

Etzel German, Upper German
from the given name Etzel and Atzilo a short form of any of the ancient Germanic personal names beginning with adal "noble"... [more]

Fanthorpe English
Fan means "From France" and Thorpe is a Middle English word meaning "Small Village, Hamlet"

Filkins English
Means either (i) "person from Filkins", Oxfordshire ("settlement of Filica's people"); or "son of Filkin", a medieval personal name meaning literally "little Phil", from Philip.

Fors Swedish
Means "rapid, small waterfall" in Swedish.

Gallatini Italian (Archaic)
Derived from the given name Galla and a suffix, meaning "little rooster".

Gattini Italian
Means "kitten, little cat" in Italian.

Gazaev Ossetian (Russified)
Russified form of an Ossetian name most likely derived from Ossetian гæзæмæ (gæzæmæ) meaning "few, little, rare".

Gilby English
Means either (i) "person from Gilby", Lincolnshire ("Gilli's farm"); or (ii) "little Gilbert".

Gilstrap English (British, Anglicized, Rare)
This is a place name acquired from once having lived at a place spelled Gill(s)thorp(e), Gilsthorp(e), Gill(s)throp(e) or Gil(s)throp(e) located in the Old Danelaw area of England.... [more]

Gorsuch English
Habitational name from the hamlet of Gorsuch, Lancashire, earlier Gosefordsich, derived from Old English gosford meaning "goose ford" and sic meaning "small stream".

Grzybek Polish
From Grzyb (literally "mushroom") with the suffix -ek as a patronymic, or from grzybek meaning "little mushroom".

Häggström Swedish
Combination of Swedish hägg "bird cherry" and ström "stream, small river".

Hagström Swedish
Combination of Swedish hage "enclosure, garden" and ström "stream, small river".

Hallström Swedish
Combination of Swedish hall "hall, stone, rock" and ström "stream, small river".

Holmqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish holm "islet, small island" and kvist "twig".

Holter English, German, Norwegian
Derived from English holt meaning "small wood". A topographic name for someone who lived near a small wooden area, as well as a habitational name from a place named with that element.

Jeanpetit French
Means "little Jean" from Old French petit "small" and the given name Jean 1, originally a nickname for a small man called Jean (or applied ironically to a large man), or a distinguishing epithet for the younger of two men named Jean.... [more]

Joliet French
From French Jolie "pretty one" and the popular suffix -et "little" meaning "pretty little one."

Jowett English
From the medieval male personal name Jowet or the female personal name Jowette, both literally "little Jowe", a pet-form of Julian... [more]

Kahn German
Derived from German Kahn "small boat" as well as a Germanized form of the Jewish surname Cohen.

Kaizaki Japanese
From Japanese 貝 (kai) meaning "aquatic shellfish" and 崎 (saki) meaning "small peninsula; cape".

Kanatiqueli Cherokee
This surname is derived from the Old French surname Cantrell, meaning "small bell" or "treble".

Kanatiquelli Cherokee
This surname is derived from the Old French surname Cantrell, meaning "small bell" or "treble". The first known bearer is a part-Cherokee author.

Kari Finnish, German (Austrian), Slovene (?), Hungarian, Indian, Marathi
As a Finnish name, it is a topographic and ornamental name from kari "small island", "stony rapids", "sandbar", or "rocky place in a field". This name is found throughout Finland.... [more]

Keicher German
from the East Prussian dialect word keicher "small cake, pastry" hence a metonymic occupational name for a pastry chef or cook.

Killian Irish (Anglicized, Modern), German
Meaning "little church". From cill (Irish for "church") and -ín, a Gaelic diminutive.

Kiš Serbian, Croatian
Possibly derived from Turkish kış, meaning "winter", or Hungarian kis, meaning "small".

Kitumaini Central African, Swahili
Means "little hope" in Swahili, a diminutive of tumaini meaning simply "hope". It is mostly found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Kleinfeld German
Means "small field" in German

Kleinknecht German
A combining of the German word klein "small" and knecht "servant", originally an occupational name for a secondary hired hand. A famous historic figure who bore this surname was Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht (8 April 1722 in Ulm - 11 August 1794 in Ansbach), a German composer of many works of chamber music and symphonies, flutist and Kapellmeister (chapel master).

Kleinschmidt German
Occupational surname which means "small smith", that is, a maker of small forged items and metal hand tools.

Kobari Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 針 (hari) meaning "needle, pin".

Kobashi Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Kobata Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Hatta, added Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small, little".

Kobayakawa Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 早 (baya) meaning "fast" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".

Kobiyama Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 檜 (hi) meaning "Japanese cypress" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Kobori Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 堀 (hori) meaning "moat, ditch".

Kociołek Polish
It literally means "small kettle".

Kodaira Japanese
Ko means "small" and daira is a form of taira meaning "peace, level". ... [more]

Kodama Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball".

Kodera Japanese
"Little temple".

Kodzuchi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small; little" and 土 (dzuchi), the joining form of 土 (tsuchi) meaning "earth; soil; mud, ground".

Kogane Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 黄金, 小金, 古金, 子金, 故金 or 小賀根 with 黄 (ou, kou, ki, ko-) meaning "yellow", 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small", 古 (ko, furu-, furu.i, -fu.rusu) meaning "old", 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of Chinese zodiac", 故 (ko, furu.i, moto, yue) meaning "cause, circumstances, consequently, especially, happenstance, intentionally, reason, the late, therefore", 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy", 根 (kon, ne, -ne) meaning "head (pimple), radical, root" and 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "gold."... [more]

Kohashi Japanese
Ko means "small" and hashi means "bridge".

Kohinata Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun" and 向 (na, ta) meaning "approach".

Koichi Japanese
The Surname "Koichi" translates to "Small Market"

Koide Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (ko) "small" and 出 (ide or de) "rising."

Koike Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (ko) "small" and 池 (ike) "pond."

Koishi Japanese
Ko means "small" and ishi means "stone".

Koiso Japanese
Combination of the kanji 小 (ko; "small, little, short") and 磯 (iso; "seashore")

Koiwai Japanese, Popular Culture
Ko means "Small", Iwa means "Stone", and I means "Well". Fictional characters with this last name: Yotsuba from the manga "Yotsuba&!" and Yoshino Koiwai from "Masamune-kun's Revenge" are examples of this.

Kojima Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" or 児 (ko) meaning "young" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Kokawa Japanese
Ko means "small" and kawa means "river".

Koki Japanese
This surname combines 古 (ko, furu-, furu.i, -fu.rusu) meaning "old" or 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" with 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."

Kokubo Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 保 (ho) meaning "protect".

Komada Japanese
Ko could mean "small, little" or "old", ma could mean "real, genuine" and da comes from ta meaning "rice paddy, field".

Komaeda Japanese (Rare)
From 小 (ko) meaning "small, little" or 古 (ko) meaning "old" combined with Maeda.... [more]

Komagata Japanese
Ko could mean "little, small" or "old". Ma could mean "genuine, real" or "horse". Gata could come from kata meaning "shape, form".

Komatsu Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".

Komatsubara Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Komatsuzaki Japanese (Rare)
Ko ("Small") + Matsu ("Pine Tree") + Zaki ("Peninsula, Cape"). This is a uncommon name, but it has kanji that 90% of Japanese family names have.

Komine Japanese
Ko mean "small" or "light" and mine means "peak".

Komiya Japanese
小 (Ko) means "small" and 宮 (miya) means "shrine".

Komiya Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Komiyama Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Komori Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".

Komukai Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 向 (mukai) meaning "yonder, facing, beyond".

Komura Japanese
Ko means "small" and mura means "village, hamlet".

Komura Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Komuro Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (ko) "small" and 室 (muro) "room."

Konagawa Japanese
The Japanese surname "Konagawa" (小長川) consists of three kanji characters: "小" meaning "small," "長" meaning "long," and "川" meaning "river." So, "Konagawa" could be interpreted as "small long river." However, as with many Japanese surnames, there may be variations in meaning and interpretation depending on the family's history and region.

Konaka Japanese
小 (Ko) means "small" and 中 (naka) means "middle".

Kosaka Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope".

Kosaki Japanese
Ko means "small" and saki means "peninsula, cape, promontory".

Koseki Japanese
Ko means "small" and seki means "frontier pass".

Koshiba Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Shiba but written 小斯波, by adding Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small; little".

Koshima Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" or 児 (ko) meaning "young" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Koshimizu Japanese
From 小 (ko) meaning "small", 清 (shi, kiyo) meaning "pure, clean, purify, exorcise, cleanse", and 水 (mizu) means "water".

Koshkaki Persian
Means “having a small or pointed nose.”

Kosuge Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small; little; short" and 菅 (suge) meaning "sedge".... [more]

Kosugi Japanese
Ko means "small" and sugi means "cedar". ... [more]

Kosugi Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar".

Kotaira Japanese
Ko means "small" and taira means "peace, level".

Kotaka Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high".

Kotake Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (ko) "small" and 竹 (take) "bamboo."

Kotani Japanese
Ko means "Small" and Tani means "Valley".

Koten German
Derived from German Kate / Kote, originally from Middle Low German kote "small house; hut".... [more]

Koura Japanese
Ko means "small" and ura means "bay, seacoast".

Kouris Greek
Topographic surname for someone who lived in a forest, ultimately from Turkish koru meaning "small forest, grove".

Koyama Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain."

Koyanagi Japanese
Ko means "small" and yanagi means "willow".

Koyanagi Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow".

Koyano Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 谷 (ya) meaning "valley" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Kozue Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 梢, 小梢 or 梢江 with 梢 (shou, kusunoki, kozue) meaning "treetops, twig", 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" and 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet."... [more]

Kozuka Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".

Laborde French
Derived from the French word borde meaning "small farm" (from Frankish bord meaning "plank") with the definite article la. This is an occupational surname for a tenant farmer.

Laramie English
From the French la ramée "the small wood, the arbour".

Lascelles French
French location name from Lacelle in Orne, northern France and referring to "small rooms or cells inhabited by monks".

Littlefield English
It means "small field".

Littleford English
It means "small ford".

Littlewood English (British)
This surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and may be either a locational or topographical surname. If the former, it derives from any of several minor places in West Yorkshire, such as Littlewood in Wooldale near Holmfirth, all of which are so called from the Olde English pre 7th Century "lytel", little, small, and "wudu", wood... [more]

Luoma Finnish
A name derived from the Finnish topographic word luomi, meaning "creek" or "small river". Common in central and western Finland.

Mac Cruimein Scottish Gaelic
Means "son of Cruimean" in Gaelic, a personal name meaning "little stooped one".

Maitlis Jewish
Means "son of Meytl", a Yiddish female personal name, literally "little Meyte", a Yiddish female personal name derived from Middle High German maget "maid".

Malaya Russian, Ukrainian
From Russian малый (maliy) or Ukrainian малий (malyy) both meaning "small, little", used as a nickname for a small child or a person who was thin or short in stature. Alternately, it may have come from Tatar малай (malay) meaning "boy, son" or "apprentice".

Malenkov Russian
Patronymic derived from Russian маленький (malen'kiy) meaning "little, small". The Soviet leader Georgy Malenkov (1902-1988) was a notable bearer of this name.

Malin Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
From the Serbian word мали meaning "small".

Malov Russian
From malo, meaning "small".

Matten Flemish
One possibility of origin is of the French word motte which means a hill or mound. to this were added several tiny suffix of -et, and -ot, to give motet or motton meaning "small motte" or "son of motte" or to describe one who lived for a place- mottier.

Mcsimmeen Manx
"Little Simon's Son"

Mesina Italian
From Sardinian mesina "keg, small barrel", probably given as a nickname to someone with a round or fat build.

Michalk Sorbian
a last name of Sorbian origin, literally means "little Michael", spelling has been anglicized.

Montixi Italian
Means "small mountain, hill".

Morticelli Italian
Means "died small" in Italian.

Mousel German (Austrian, Anglicized), English
Anglicisation of the German Mäusl, from the German word maus - "mouse" combined with a diminutive suffix, literally meaning "little mouse"... [more]

Mrázek Czech
Means "little frost".

Mumuza Dungan
From the first part of the given name Muhammad and Chinese 娃子 (wázi), a dialectal term meaning "(small) child".

Mushakouji Japanese
From Japanese 武 (mu) meaning "military", 者 (sha) meaning "person", 小 (kou) meaning "small" and 路 (ji) meaning "street".

Mushanokouji Japanese
From Japanese 武 (mu) meaning "military", 者 (sha) meaning "person", an unwritten possessive marker の (no), 小 (kou) meaning "small" and 路 (ji) meaning "street".

Muvaza Dungan
From the first part of the given name Muhammad and Chinese 娃子 (wázi), a dialectal term meaning "(small) child".

Myatt English
From the medieval personal name Myat, literally "little Mihel", an Anglo-Norman variant of Michael.

Niva Sami, Finnish
From Finnish niva "small rapid in a river", ultimately derived from Northern Sami njavvi "small river, small rapid".

Norell Swedish
Combination of Swedish nord "north" or nor "small strait" and the common surname suffix -ell.

Norén Swedish
Combination of Swedish nord "north" or nor "small strait" and the common surname suffix -én.

Norin Swedish
Derived from Swedish nord "north" or nor "small strait".

Obama Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 浜 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore".

Obata Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 畑 (hata) meaning "field".

Obata Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 幡 (hata) meaning "flag, banner".

Obuchi Japanese
Combination of the kanji 小 (o, "small") and 渕 (淵, fuchi, "abyss, edge"). A famous bearer of this surname is Japanese Prime Minister Keizō Obuchi (小渕 恵三; 1937–2000).

Ó Cróinín Irish
It literally means "little saffron-colored one’s descendant".

Oda Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (o) "small," 尾 (o) "tail" or 織 (o) "fabric," "material," "cloth" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy" or 多 (ta or da) "many."... [more]

Odajima Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Odaka Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high".

Ogami Japanese
This surname is used as 拝, 小上, 小神, 尾上, 尾神, 男神 with 拝 (hai, oga.mu, oroga.mu) meaning "adore, pray to, worship," 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small," 尾 (bi, o) meaning "end, tail," 男 (dan, nan, o, otoko) meaning "male," 上 (shan, shou, jou, a.gari, a.garu, a.geru, ue, -ue, uwa-, kami, nobo.su, nobo.seru, nobo.ri, nobo.ru, yo.su) meaning "above, up" and 神 (shin, jin, kami, kan-, kou-) meaning "gods, mind, soul."

Ogasawara Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 笠 (kasa) meaning "bamboo hat", and 原 (wara) meaning "field".

Ogura Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 倉 (kura) meaning "storehouse".

Oguri Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut".

Ohara Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Okota Japanese (Rare)
This name is used to combine 興 (kou, kyou, oko.ru, oko.su) meaning "interest, pleasure," or 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" with 古 (ko, furu.i, furu-, -furu.su) meaning "old" and 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field, rice paddy."

Onodera Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 寺 (tera) meaning "temple".

Onose Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".

Orbison English
From a village in Lincolnshire, England originally called Orby and later Orreby that is derived from a Scandinavian personal name Orri- and the Scandinavian place element -by which means "a farmstead or small settlement."

Orfanelli Italian
Means "little orphans" in Italian, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀρφᾰνός "without parents; bereft". Given to children raised in an orphanage.

Osanai Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 山 (san) meaning "mountain" and 内 (nai) meaning "inside".

Oyamada Japanese
O means "small", yama means "mountain", da is a form of ta meaning "field, wilderness, rice paddy".

Ozawa Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Ozu Japanese (Rare)
In this surname O can mean "small" and zu means "harbor". ... [more]

Pacieco Ancient Roman (Archaic)
A Roman surname meaning "little one." One of the first persons recorded with this surname is a general named Vivio Pacieco, General Pacieco was sent by Julius Caesar to fight in the Iberian peninsula... [more]

Paciello Italian
Italian surname for "Little peacemaker"; a diminutive for the Italian word "paciere", meaning Peacemaker.

Paddock English
Derived from Middle English parrock meaning "paddock, small enclosure", hence a topographic name for a dweller by a paddock or an enclosed meadow. It could also be a nickname for a person who resembled a toad or frog in some way (derived from Middle English paddock meaning "toad, frog"), or denote a person hailing from one of the many places in England that bear this name, for example the town and civil parish of Paddock Wood in Kent.

Padgett English
Diminutive form of Page, which is of Old French origin, and an occupational name for a young servant, a personal attendant in a noble's house, from the Old French, Middle English "page", ultimately deriving from the Greek "paidion", a boy, child... [more]

Palkó Hungarian
Diminutive of Pál, meaning "humble, small".

Petitjean French
Nickname for a small or little man, or ironically a large or tall man, derived from Old French petit meaning "small, little" combined with the given name Jean 1... [more]

Petito Italian, Judeo-Italian
Nickname for a small person, derived from a dialectal word ultimately from French petit meaning "small, little".

Pettee French, Scottish, English
Meaning "Petit", a word meaning "small" in French.

Piccolo Italian
Nickname from piccolo "small".

Pichugin Russian
From pichuga, meaning "small bird".

Piredda Italian
From Sardinian piredda "small pear". Compare Piras.

Pitschen Romansh
Derived from Romansh pitschen "small, little".

Poland English, German, French (Anglicized), Irish (Anglicized)
English and German name is derived from the Middle High German Polan, which means "Poland". The surname originally signified a person with Polish connections.This French surname originated from an occupational name of a poultry breeder, or from a fearful person; it is derived from the Old French poule, which means "chicken".In other cases, particularly in Ireland, the English Poland is a variant of Polin,which is in turn an Anglicised form of the original Gaelic spelling of Mac Póilín, which translated from Irish means "son of little Paul"... [more]

Psaki Greek
"lying canine", "pack of small dogs"

Ptacek Czech
A name given to a small, birdlike individual, meaning literally "little bird".

Puckett English
Of uncertain origin; perhaps a variant of Pocket(t), from a diminutive of Anglo-Norman French poque "small pouch", hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of purses and pouches or a nickname... [more]

Reekie Scottish
Perhaps "person from Reikie", Aberdeenshire, or from a different form of the Scottish male personal name Rikie, literally "little Richard".

Rybkin Russian
From rybka, meaning "little fish".

Sakiyama Japanese
From Japanese 崎 (saki) "small peninsula, cape" and 山 (yama) "mountain".

Sakoda m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 迫 (sako) meaning "a small valley on the mountain side" and 田 (da) meaning "paddy, field".... [more]

Schätzel German
German diminutive of Schatz, or a nickname for a lover meaning "little sweetheart" (from the same word used as a term of endearment).

Scherl German
Derived from the Middle Low German word “scherl” or “scherle,” which means “small shield.” It may have been from a person known for carrying a small shield, a person who lived near a small shield-shaped sign or symbol, or a person who lived in a place named after the small shield.

Schmal German
Derived from the Middle High German and Middle Low German word smal meaning "small, slight, thin". It was originally used as a nickname.

Schmoeckel German (East Prussian)
Originally Smekel. In the 17th century the ‘Sm’ in Low German was gradually replaced by the ‘Schm’ from High German. ... [more]

Schwank German
Either a nickname for a thin person, (derived from Middle High German swanc meaning "little, slender, thin"), a pretty person (from Middle Low German swank "fine, dainty") or a fun, loving person (from Middle High German swanc and Middle Low German swank "funny idea, joke, jest, foolery").

Serpik Russian
A diminutive of sickle. "little sickle"

Shiemke Kashubian (Americanized, ?), Polish (Americanized, ?), Sorbian (Americanized, ?)
Americanized form of Schimke, which is a Germanized form of an uncertain Slavic name, possibly Polish, Kashubian or Sorbian. The original name was a nickname meaning "little Simon 1", either a diminutive of the given name or meaning "son of Simon".

Shockley English
(i) perhaps "person from Shocklach", Cheshire ("boggy stream infested with evil spirits"); (ii) perhaps an anglicization of Swiss German Schoechli, literally "person who lives by the little barn"

Silvestrini Italian
Means "Little Tree" or "Little Woods." Derived from the given name SILVESTER.

Simkin English
Means "little Sim", Sim being a medieval short form of Simon 1 (cf. Simpkin).

Sioson Filipino
From Hokkien 小孫 (sió-sun) meaning "small grandchild".

Sjöström Swedish
Ornamental name composed of Swedish sjö "lake, sea" and ström "stream, small river".

Słomkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from places called Słomków, Słomkowa, or Słomkowo, all named with słomka meaning "little straw".

Smiley Scots, English
From elements small and lea meaning "a small clearing" or as a nickname may refer to a person of happy disposition known for smiling.

Söderholm Swedish, Finnish
Combination of Swedish söder "south" and holm "islet, small island".

Sokić Croatian
Derived from Turksh sokak, meaning "street". The word is still used in Croatian meaning "little street, alley". Most people with this surname live in Cernik, Croatia.

Sorrell English
From a medieval nickname meaning literally "little red-haired one", from a derivative of Anglo-Norman sorel "chestnut".

Sumigai Japanese
Possibly from (ko) meaning "small" and 住 (sumi) meaning "residence, dwelling, abode" or 隅 (sumi) meaning "corner, nook.

Suominen Finnish
From Suomi meaning ”Finland” in Finnish. The -nen ending can be translated as "little" or "of something" (Suominen="of Finland") but is in Finland mostly seen just as a typical ending for surnames, without any actual meaning.

Sychyov Russian
From Russian сыч (sych) meaning "small owl".

Tikkanen Finnish
Meaning "small woodpecker".

Touch Khmer
From Khmer តូច (touch) meaning "small".

Toupin French, Breton, Norman
nickname from Old French toupin "spinning-top". in rare instances in the south probably from Old Occitan toupin "small earthenware pot" used as a metonymic occupational name for a potter.

Tsikunib Circassian (Russified)
Derived from Adyghe цӏыкӏу (c̣əḳ°) meaning "little" and ныбэ (nəbă) meaning "stomach, belly".

Tsukasa Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 塚 (tsuka) meaning "mound; hillock; tumulus" and 狭 (sa) meaning "narrow; small", referring to a cramped up area with a small hill.

Väikmeri Estonian
Väikmeri is an Estonian surname meaning "small sea".

Vaiksaar Estonian
Vaiksaar is an Estonian surname meaing "quiet/still ("vaikus") island ("saar")". May also come from "väike saar", meaning "little island".

Valenzuela Spanish
Habitational name from places named Valenzuela in Córdoba and Ciudad Real. The place name is a diminutive of Valencia, literally "Little Valencia".

Vesiloik Estonian
Vesiloik is an Estonian surname meaning "water puddle/a small pool of water."

Vignola Italian
habitational name from any of various minor places so named from vignola "small vineyard".

Wakelin English
From the Anglo-Norman male personal name Walquelin, literally "little Walho", a Germanic nickname meaning literally "foreigner".

Wisneski Polish
A derivate of Wiśniewski, which is said to mean "The Little Cherry Tree"

Wogan Irish
From the Old Welsh personal name Gwgan or Gwgon, originally probably a nickname meaning literally "little scowler". (Cf. the second element in Cadogan.) This surname is borne by Irish radio and television presenter Terry Wogan (1938-).

Wolford German
Means where the wolves cross the river/stream. Wolf meaning the animal and Ford meaning crossing a body of shallow water.... [more]

Wretman Swedish
Combination of Swedish vret "remote small field situated some distance away from a bigger field" and man "man".

Yazzie Indigenous American, Navajo
Derived from the Navajo word yázhí meaning "little".

Yusov Russian
Derived from Russian юс (yus) meaning "(either little or big) yus".

Záček Czech
Žáček means "small school boy" in Czech. A famous bearer is Chicagoan writer Dennis Začek.

Zubčić Croatian
Possibly derived from zubić, meaning "small tooth".

Zubkov Russian
From zubok, meaning "little tooth".

Zvezdochka Russian, Belarusian
Means "little star" or "small star", from Russian "звезда (zvezda)" and suffix "-очка (-ochka)" or "-ка (-ka)" meaning "little", " small", or "young". It can also be translated as "starlet"... [more]