Behind the Name: Browse Submitted Surnames

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the meaning is anything from the name's write-up that is surrounded by "double quotes"
separate search terms with spaces
search for an exact phrase by surrounding it with double quotes
- example: "lord of the rings" will match names from the novel 'The Lord of the Rings'
this field understands simple boolean logic
- force a term to be included by preceding it with a + sign
- force a term to be excluded by preceding it with a - sign
- example: +greek +(legend myth) -zeus will match Greek names of myths or legends not about Zeus

ignore name meanings

the description is the meaning and history write-up for the name
separate search terms with spaces
search for an exact phrase by surrounding it with double quotes
- example: "lord of the rings" will match names from the novel 'The Lord of the Rings'
this field understands simple boolean logic
- force a term to be included by preceding it with a + sign
- force a term to be excluded by preceding it with a - sign
- example: +greek +(legend myth) -zeus will match Greek names of myths or legends not about Zeus
ignore name meanings: keywords from the name meanings are ignored

the pattern will be compared to the name
* is a wildcard that will match zero or more letters
- example: *oo* will match names which contain oo
_ is a wildcard that will match exactly one letter
- example: __z will match names which have two letters and then a z

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AGUILERA American (Hispanic)
Variant of Aguilar.

AHERN English

AREND American
From the given name AREND.

ARMENDARIZ American

ARMENTROUT American

BREGOLI Italian

COHN American

COSS English
English short form of Cossio.

COSSIO Spanish

CYRUS English
From the given name CYRUS. A notable bearer is American singer and songwriter, Miley Cyrus (1992-).

DECKER American

DIAZ Spanish

FAVELA Spanish (Latin American)

GARSIDE English

HASCHAK English (American)
This may be influenced from the English word hashtag, meaning number.

KLABUNDE German

KLOSS English (British)
Surname from the model, Karlie Kloss (1992-)

KOSS English

MCCAW American
Famous bearer of this surname is NBA basketball player is Patrick McCaw (1995-).

OLIVIA American (English)
From the given name of Olivia

STANICH Croatian (Anglicized, Rare), Serbian (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized form of Stanić.

STAYMAN American

SYTKO Belarusian, Russian

VERDUZCO Spanish

VESEY American
Famous bearer is Denmark Vesey (1767-1822).

WALLINGTON American
From the surname of two girls from Rebel Starzz.

WESTLAKE English (Canadian)
Combined of West and Lake.

YANT American

	Usage
	Initial letter
	Source
	Meaning	the meaning is anything from the name's write-up that is surrounded by "double quotes" separate search terms with spaces search for an exact phrase by surrounding it with double quotes example: "lord of the rings" will match names from the novel 'The Lord of the Rings' this field understands simple boolean logic force a term to be included by preceding it with a + sign force a term to be excluded by preceding it with a - sign example: +greek +(legend myth) -zeus will match Greek names of myths or legends not about Zeus
	Description	ignore name meanings the description is the meaning and history write-up for the name separate search terms with spaces search for an exact phrase by surrounding it with double quotes example: "lord of the rings" will match names from the novel 'The Lord of the Rings' this field understands simple boolean logic force a term to be included by preceding it with a + sign force a term to be excluded by preceding it with a - sign example: +greek +(legend myth) -zeus will match Greek names of myths or legends not about Zeus ignore name meanings: keywords from the name meanings are ignored
	Length
	Pattern	the pattern will be compared to the name * is a wildcard that will match zero or more letters example: oo will match names which contain oo _ is a wildcard that will match exactly one letter example: __z will match names which have two letters and then a z
	Popularity
	Namesake
	User list	enter a behindthename.com username to search that user's public personal name lists to limit your search to a specific list, put the name of the list in brackets after the username
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