Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the number of syllables is more than 3.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Chiovaro Sicilian
Unknown meaning. Brought over to the United States from Sicilian immigrants, where the pronunciation changed from KEE-o-vah-row to SHIV-ahr-ow.
Chiravejsundornkul Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai จิรเวชสุนทรกุล (see Chirawetsunthonkun).
Chirawetsunthonkun Thai (Rare)
From Thai จิร (chira) meaning "long", เวช (wet) meaning "doctor; physician", สุนทร (sunthon) meaning "beautiful; nice; well", and กุล (kun) meaning "tribe, race, lineage".
Chirayangyuen Thai (Rare)
Means "to endure long", From Thai จิร (chira-) meaning "long; extended" and ยั่งยืน (yangyuen) meaning "to endure; to last".
Chitsawangdee Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai จิตต์สว่างดี (see Chitsawangdi).
Chitsawangdi Thai (Rare)
From Thai จิตต์ (chit) meaning "mind; heart; soul; spirit; mentality", สว่าง (sawang) meaning "bright; shining", and ดี (di) meaning "good".
Chittsawangdee Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai จิตต์สว่างดี (see Chitsawangdi).
Chivaaree Thai
From Thai ชีวะ (chiwa) meaning "life" and อารี (ari) meaning "tolerant, liberal, generous; magnanimous"
Cholerzyński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Cholerzyn.
Chosokabe Japanese
Variant transcription of Chousokabe.
Chousokabe Japanese
From Japanese 長 (chou) meaning "chief, head, leader", 宗 (so) meaning "religion", 我 (ka) meaning "ego" and 部 (be) meaning "section".
Chryssomallis Greek
Means "golden hair" in Greek.
Chviedarovič Belarusian (Rare)
Means "son of Chviedar". A notable bearer is Mikalaj Čarnuševič (1904-1981), the Belarusian poet, prose writer and translator better known by his nickname Mikola Chviedarovič.
Chydenius Finland Swedish
From the name of the Kytyniemi estate in Nykyrko (now Uusikaupunki), Finland.
Ciechanover Polish, Jewish
Variant of Ciechanower. It is borne by the Israeli biologist Aaron Ciechanover (1947-), who is known for characterising the method that cells use to degrade and recycle proteins using ubiquitin.
Ciechanower Polish, Jewish
Denoted a person who came from one of the places in Poland called Ciechanów, for example the city in the Mazovia province.
Ciriaco Italian, Spanish
From the given name Ciriaco.
Cirujano Spanish, Filipino
Means "surgeon" in Spanish, used for someone who was a surgeon by profession.
Colmenares Spanish
It literally means "apiaries", denoting someone who either worked at some or lived near some.
Competente Spanish (Philippines)
Means "competent" in Spanish.
Contemplacion Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish contemplación meaning "contemplation." ... [more]
Corcovado Spanish
Means "hunchback" in Spanish. It would denote a person with a curved spine.
Coronacion Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish coronación, meaning "coronation", referring to the idea that the Virgin Mother of God was physically crowned as Queen of Heaven after her Assumption.
Coronado Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Spanish (Philippines)
Means "crowned." This was possibly a nickname for one resembling a clergyman who has received the tonsure.
Coulibaly Western African, Manding
Francization of Bambara kulu bari meaning "without a canoe", referring to someone who crossed a river or another body of water without the use of a canoe.
Cozzolino Italian
Diminutive of Cozzo.
Crespolini Italian
Italian diminutive form of Crespo.
Crisologo Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Crisólogo primarily used in the Philippines.
Curcuruto Italian
From an Italian nickname derived from curcurutu meaning "speedy, fleet of foot".
Dakurige Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 駄栗毛 (Dakurige) meaning "Dakurige", a division in the area of Sawane in the city of Sado in the prefecture of Niigata in Japan.
Dalawampu Filipino, Tagalog
Means "twenty" in Tagalog.
D'Alessandro Italian
From the given name Alessandro.
Daniilidis Greek
Means "Son of Daniil".
Davutoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Davut".
Dawidowicz Polish
Means "son of Dawid".
Dayanghirang Filipino, Tagalog
Means "chosen lady", derived from Tagalog dayang meaning "lady, princess, girl" and hirang "choice, selection".
Defilippo Italian
The Italian surname De Filippo is a patronymic name created from the first name of a male ancestor. As a first name, it is derived from the Latin "Philippus,". This name is composed of the element "philos" which means "friend," and "hippos," meaning "horse.
Dela Fuente Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of De la Fuente primarily used in the Philippines.
Delalande French
French surname, pronounced /dølalɑ̃də/, which means "from the moor", "from the heath". Famous bearer Michel-Richard Delalande (1657-1726), French baroque composer and organist nicknamed "the Latin Lully", changed its spelling in "de Lalande" in order to give it aristocratic looks.
De La Luna Spanish, Filipino
Means "of the moon" in Spanish.
De La Montagne French
Means "of the mountain" in French.
De La Peña Spanish
Means "of the Rock" in Spanish.
Dela Peña Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of De La Peña primarily used in the Philippines.
De La Rosa Spanish (Latin American)
Means "of the Rose" in Spanish.
Dela Rosa Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of De La Rosa primarily used in the Philippines.
Delarosa Spanish
Means "of the rose" in Spanish.
Dela Torre Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of De La Torre primarily used in the Philippines.
De La Vega Spanish
Means "of the meadow" in Spanish.
Dela Vega Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of De La Vega primarily used in the Philippines.
Del Castillo Spanish
Means "of the Castle" in Spanish, referring to someone who worked in one.
Della Francesca Italian
Means "son of Francesca". A famous bearer was Piero della Francesca (1415-1492), an Italian fresco painter.
De Los Santos Spanish
Means "of the saints" in Spanish.
Del Rosario Spanish, Filipino
Means "of the rosary" in Spanish.
De Macedo Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means "of the apple orchard" (see Macedo).
Demaria Italian
Metronymic from the female personal name Maria, or name for a devotee of the Virgin Mary.
Denysenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Denys.
Desiderio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Desiderio.
De Simone Italian
Patronymic form of the given name Simone 2.
De Valera Spanish
Originally indicated a person from one of the two towns named Valera in the provinces of Cuenca and Badajoz in Spain. This name was borne by American-born Irish president and prime minister Éamon de Valera (1882-1975; birth name George de Valero, also known as Edward de Valera), who was born to an Irish mother and a Cuban-Spanish father.
De Venecia Spanish (Philippines)
Denoted someone from the city of Venecia (Venice) in Italy.
Diaconu Romanian
From Romanian diacon meaning "deacon".
Di Benedetto Italian
From the given name Benedetto.
Diefenbaker German
Anglicized form of Diefenbach.
Di Giovanni Italian
From the given name Giovanni.
Dilabbio Italian
A surname historically used in southern Italy, possibly derived from the Italian "dell avvio" meaning "of the beginning."
Di Lorenzo Italian
From the given name Lorenzo.
Dimaapi Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cannot be oppressed" from Tagalog di- meaning "no, not" and inaapi meaning "oppressed".
Dimacuha Filipino, Tagalog
Means "unobtainable" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and makuha meaning "to obtain, to get".
Dimagiba Filipino, Tagalog
Means "indestructible" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and giba meaning "demolished, destroyed".
Dimailig Filipino, Tagalog
Means "unshakable" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and ilig meaning "shaking, mixing".
Dimalaluan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "insurpassable" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and laluan meaning "surpass, exceed".
Dimalanta Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cannot be withered" from Tagalog di- meaning "no, not" and malanta meaning "fade, wither, wilt".
Dimapilis Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cannot be dissuaded" (literally "cannot be twisted") from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and pili meaning "twisted, contorted".
Di Martino Italian
From the given name Martino.
Dimatatac Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cannot be marked" from di meaning "no, not" and tatak meaning "imprint, stamp, mark".
Dimitriadis Greek
Means "son of Dimitris".
Dipasupil Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cannot be suppressed" from Tagalog di- meaning "no, not" and supil meaning "subdued, suppressed".
Discipulo Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish discípulo meaning "disciple."
Divinagracia Spanish (Philippines)
Means "Divine Grace" in Spanish.
Dobrzankowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Dobrzankowo.
Domenico Italian
From the given name Domenico
Dominiković Croatian
Means "son of Dominik" in Croatian.
Do Nascimento Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Nascimento. This surname was borne by several Brazilian soccer players, including Pelé (1940-2022), Ramires (1987-) and Thiago Alcântara (1991-).
Donatello Italian
From the given name Donatello.
Donatucci Italian
From a pet form of the given name Donato.
Dudayeva Chechen, Ossetian (Russified)
Feminine transcription of Chechen Дудаев, ДудагӀеран and Ossetian Дудайты (see Dudayev).
Działoszyński Polish
Habitational name for a person from a town named Działoszyn.
Dziemidzienka Belarusian
Derived from the given name Dziamid.
Ebenezer English
From the given name Ebenezer.
Ebitsubo Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 海老坪 (Ebitsubo) meaning "Ebitsubo", a division in the area of Mimura in the city of Ishioka in the prefecture of Ibaraki in Japan.
Ebrahimian Persian
From the given name Ebrahim.
Ebrahimpour Persian
Means "son of Ebrahim".
Ebrahimzadeh Persian
From the given name Ebrahim combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Edamura Japanese
The kanji 枝 (Eda) means "Branch", while 村 (Mura) means "Town, Village". Combine the two and the surname means "Branching Town/Village".
Efthimiou Greek
Means "son of Efthymios".
Egashira Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and 頭 (kashira) meaning "head".
Ehsanzadeh Persian
Means "born of Ehsan".
Eisenhauer German
Occupational name meaning "iron cutter" where Eisen- means "iron" and -hauer means "hewer". The verb 'hew' being less well used in English than in earlier times, but still understood to mean cut, such as in hewing tree limbs... [more]
Eisenhower English (American)
American form of German Eisenhauer. A notable bearer was Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), president of the United States between 1953 and 1961. His ancestors immigrated to Pennsylvania from Germany in the 1740s and at some point the spelling changed from Eisenhauer to Eisenhower.
Ejiofor Western African, Igbo
Means "one who acts in good faith" in Igbo. A famous bearer is British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor (1977-).
Eleuterio Spanish, Italian
From the given name Eleuterio.
Eliezer English, Hebrew
From the given name Eliezer
Elimelech Hebrew
Means "My God is a King" in Hebrew.
Eliseo Italian, Spanish
From the given name Eliseo.
Eliyahu Jewish
From the given name Eliyahu.
Ellermeyer German
It is a combination of the German words “Eller,” which means “alder,” and “Meyer,” which means “steward” or farmer”. So, it is thought to refer to someone who was either a steward or farmer who lived near an alder grove.
Elmurzaev Chechen
Means "son of Elmurza".
Emiliano Italian, Spanish
From the given name Emiliano.
Enayati Persian
From the given name Enayat.
Encarnación Spanish
Means "incarnation" in Spanish. This is given in reference to the Incarnation of Jesus in the womb of the Virgin Mary (see Encarnación).
Enomoto Japanese
From Japanese 榎 (enoki) meaning "hackberry, nettle tree" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Enshōiwa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 焔硝岩 (see Enshōgan).
Enshoiwa Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 焔硝岩 (see Enshōiwa).
Epifanio Spanish, Italian
From the given name Epifanio.
Escañuela Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality.
Esfahani Persian
Indicated a person from the city of Isfahan in Iran, ultimately from Old Persian spādānām meaning "(of) the armies".
Esfandiari Persian
From the given name Esfandiar.
Esmaeilpour Persian
Means "son of Esmaeil" in Persian.
Esmaili Persian
From the given name Ismail.
Espiñeira Galician
Habitational from any of numerous places called Espiñeira in Galicia, Spain, from Galician espiño meaning "hawthorn".
Espiridión Spanish
From the given name Espiridión.
Espíritu Spanish
From a short form of Spanish del Espíritu Santo meaning "of the Holy Spirit, of the Holy Ghost" (Latin Spiritus Sanctus), which was the second part of religious compound names formed from the bearer's given name and del Espíritu Santo... [more]
Espiritu Spanish (Filipinized)
Unaccented form of Espíritu primarily used in the Philippines.
Estanislao Spanish
From the given name Estanislao.
Estremera Spanish
Derived from the word "estrecho," which means "narrow" or "tight."
Etemadi Persian
From the given name Etemad.
Evdokimov Russian
Means "son of Evdokim".
Ezekiel English
From the given name Ezekiel
Fabiano Italian
Comes from the personal name Fabiano, a derivative of Fabian.
Farahani Persian
Indicated a person from the county of Farahan in Markazi province, Iran, of unknown meaning.
Farhadzadeh Persian
Means "born of Farhad".
Federico Spanish, Italian
From the given name Federico.
Ferdinando Italian
From the given name Ferdinando
Fereydouni Persian
From the given name Fereydoun.
Figueiredo Portuguese
Name for someone from any of various places named Figueiredo, from Portuguese figueiredo meaning "fig tree orchard".
Figueredo Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese variant of Figueiredo as well as the Spanish form.
Figuracion Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish figuración meaning "figuration."
Fijałkowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Fijałkowo.
Filimonov Russian
Means "son of Filimon".
Fischioni Italian (Rare)
Possibly deriving from fischiare, meaning to whistle, or from fischioni, the Italian word for widgeons.
Florimonte Italian
Roughly "flower mountain".
Fotiadis Greek
Means "son of Fotis".
Fotopoulos Greek
Means "son of Fotis".
Franceschini Italian
Most likely from the given name Francesco.
Francescoli Italian
Variant form of Francesco. This name is borne by the former Uruguayan soccer star Enzo Francescoli (1961-).
Frangopoulos Greek
Means "descendant of a Frank" in Greek.
Frederico Portuguese
From the given name Frederico.
Fuchinoue Japanese
Fuchi means "abyss, pool, deep end", no is a possessive particle, and ue means "upper, top, above".
Fuckebegger Medieval English (Rare)
In 1286/1287 there is an individual with the surname Fuckebegger, recorded as one of King Edward I’s servants who managed his horses. It’s not clear from this name what the fucke- part was referring to, with the leading hypothesis being a “striker” of some sort.
Fudeyasu Japanese
Fude means "handwriting, painting/writing brush" and yasu means "cheap, relax, peaceful".
Fudzhimoto Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Fudzimoto.
Fudzimoto Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Fujimoto more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.
Fuensalida Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Fujieda Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 枝 (eda) meaning "branch".
Fujihara Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Fujihashi Japanese
Fuji means "Wisteria" and Hashi means "Bridge".
Fujikawa Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Fujikura Japanese
Fuji means "wisteria" and kura means "storehouse".
Fujinaga Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 永 (nagai) meaning "eternity".
Fujinaka Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".
Fujinami Japanese
Fuji means "wisteria" and nami means "wave".
Fujinomiya Japanese
Fuji means "wisteria", no means "therefore, of", and miya means "shrine".
Fujisaki Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 崎 (saki) meaning "peninsula, cape".
Fujisato Japanese
藤 (Fuji) means "wisteria" and 里 (sato) means "hamlet, village".
Fujishima Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Fujishiro Japanese
Fuji means "wisteria" and shiro means "castle".
Fujishiro Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 代 (shiro) meaning "price, cost, charge".
Fujiura Japanese
Fuji means "wisteria" and ura means "bay, beach".
Fujiyama Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Fujiyasu Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 安 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, safe, simple, ammonium".
Fujiyoshi Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, good".
Fukagai Japanese
An eastern Japanese variant of Fukatani.... [more]
Fukagaya Japanese
Fuka means "deep" and gaya means "valley".
Fukahori Japanese
From Japanese 深 (fuka) meaning "deep" and 堀 (hori) meaning "moat".
Fukamachi Japanese
From Japanese 深 (fuka) meaning "deep" and 町 (machi) meaning "town".
Fukasawa Japanese
Fuka means "deep" and sawa means "wetland, swamp, marsh".
Fukatani Japanese
Fuka means "deep" and tani means "valley".
Fukazawa Japanese
From Japanese 深 (fuka) meaning "deep" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Fukhimori Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Fujimori more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.
Fukuhara Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 原 (hara) meaning "plain, field".
Fukuizumi Japanese
From the Japanese 福 (fuku) "fortune" and 泉 (izumi) "spring," "fountain."
Fukumatsu Japanese
Fuku means "lucky, fortunate" and matsu means "pine tree".
Fukumori Japanese
Fuku means "lucky, fortunate" and mori means "forest".
Fukumoto Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Fukunaga Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 永 (naga) meaning "eternity".
Fukuoka Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Fukurai Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 来 (rai) meaning "coming, arriving".
Fukusawa Japanese
Fuku means "lucky, fortunate" and sawa means "marsh, swamp".
Fukushima Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Fukuyama Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Funahashi Japanese
From Japanese 舟 (funa) meaning "boat, ship" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Funamizu Japanese
From Japanese 船 (funa) meaning "ship, vessel" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Furihata Japanese
Furi might refer to "fluterring sleeves", and hata means "field".
Furuhara Japanese
Furu means "old" and hara means "field, plain".
Furuhashi Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Furukane Japanese
Furu means "old" and kane means "gold, money, metal".
Furumiya Japanese
Furu means "old" and miya means "shrine, temple".
Furunaka Japanese
Furu means "old" and naka means "middle".
Furusawa Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Furushima Japanese
Furu means "old" and shima means "island".
Furutachi Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 舘 (tachi) meaning "large building, mansion, palace".
Furutani Japanese
Furu means "old" and tani means "valley".
Furuyama Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Furuyashiki Japanese
Meaning "Old Grand House", with the Kanji Characters 古屋敷.
Fuyuumi Japanese
Fuyu means "winter" and umi means "sea".
Gaetano Italian
From the given name Gaetano
Galifianakis Greek
Patronymic derived from Galifa, a small village near the former municipality of Episkopi in the regional unit of Heraklion, in Crete, Greece. The place name itself is possibly derived from Greek γαλίφης (galífis) meaning "flatterer", a cognate of Italian gaglioffo... [more]
Galijašević Bosnian
Means "galley worker" or "man from Gaul".... [more]
Gallatini Italian (Archaic)
Derived from the given name Galla and a suffix, meaning "little rooster".
Galloni D'istria French, Italian
Meaning "Gallons from Istria" in French and Italian.
Gandolfini Italian
Means "son of Gandolfo", which is derived from the Germanic name Gandolf... [more]
Garchitorena Spanish (Philippines)
From the Basque surname Gartxitorena meaning "the house of Garchot."
Gareginyan Armenian
Means "son of Garegin".
Gąsiorowski Polish
Name for someone from a place called Gąsiorowo or Gąsiorów, both derived from Polish gąsior meaning "gander".
Gelsomino Italian
Means "jasmine" in Italian, possibly also used as a topographic name.
Georgiev Russian
Means "son of Georgiy".
Gerasimenko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Herasymenko.
Gerasimov Russian
Means "son of Gerasim".
Gerónimo Spanish
From the given name Gerónimo.
Ghahramani Persian
Derived from Persian قهرمان (qahraman) meaning "hero, champion".
Ghasemzadeh Persian
Means "offspring of Ghasem" in Persian.