Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the person who added the name is namefix.
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Kuzmyn Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Kuzmin.
Kwiecień Polish
Derived from Polish kwiecień "April (month)".
Kyoguchi Japanese
From Japanese 京 (kyo) meaning "capital" and 口 (guchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Kyrgyzov Kyrgyz
Means "son of a Kyrgyz".
Labossiere French
Norman habitational name from a common village name La Boissière, meaning 'wooded area', from bois 'wood'. possibly a metronymic, from a feminine derivative of Bossier 'cooper', denoting the 'wife of the cooper'.
Lahm German, Jewish
From middle-high German lam "slow, lame".
Lainez Spanish
patronymic from the personal name Laín.
Lampe German
From German meaning "lamp".
Lana Italian, Spanish
Means "wool" in Spanish and Italian.
Landaverde Spanish
From Spanish landa meaning 'meadow' + verde meaning 'green'.
Lanza Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Lance.
Lanzo Italian
Variant of Lanza.
Lasagna Italian
From Italian (lasagna) denoting a popular Italian dish made of stacked layers of thin flat pasta alternating with fillings such as ragù and other vegetables, cheese, seasonings and spices.
Leandres Portuguese
Means "son of Leandro" in Portuguese.
Leandrez Spanish
Spanish cognate of Leandres.
Lebowski Polish
Means "head"
Ledwaba Southern African, South African, Zulu
From Zulu meaning "rock".
Leeson English
Means "son of Lee".
Lemus Spanish
Spanish form of Lémieux.
Lenglet French
Means "The Englishman".
Levchik Belarusian, Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Levchyk.
Leverock Anglo-Saxon, English
It goes back those Anglo-Saxon tribes that once ruled over Britain. Such a name was given to a person who was given the nickname Laverock, which was the Old English word that described a person who was a good singer or someone who had a cheery personality.
Leviyev Russian, Jewish
Means "son of Levi".
Levsha Russian
Means "left-handed" in Russian.
Libra Italian
Derived from the latin word 'libra' meaning "balance, weigh". It's probably a nickname for a deliberate or well-balanced person.
Lieberherr German (Swiss)
Derived from the given name Lieber.
Liguria Italian
Denotes someone from Liguria.
Lima Portuguese
Topographic name for someone living on the banks of the river of this name (of pre-Roman origin, probably akin to a Celtic element lemos, limos 'elm').
Limnios Greek
From Greek λημνι (limni) meaning "lake".
Limon Spanish
An occupational name for a grower or seller of the fruit.
Limones Spanish
Plural form of Limon.
Linares Spanish
Means "son of Lineus" from latin "line".
Lingard English
Habitational name from Lingart, Lancashire, or Lingards Wood in Marsden, West Yorkshire.
Lipiec Polish
Derived from Polish lipiec "July (month)".
Lipinskas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Lipiński.
Lipinskis Latvian
Latvian form of Lipiński.
Lipinsky Russian
Russian form of Lipiński.
Lisboa Portuguese
Habitiational name from Lisbon.
Listopad Polish, Russian, Belarusian
Derived from Polish listopad "November (month)".
Ljungqvist Swedish
Composed of the elements ljung "heather" and quist, an old spelling of kvist "twig".
Llorente Catalan
Derived from the given name Lorenzo.
Loche French
From the Old French word loche meaning "freshwater fish."
Lochner German
Means "a place where rivers meet with a partial obstruction from a wooden dam. "
Lomachenko Ukrainian, Russian
Derived from Ukrainian ломач (lomach) meaning "bonfire".
Lorez Spanish
Means "son of Lorenzo" in Spanish.
Losano Italian
Italian form of Lozano.
Louisin French
From the given name Louis.
Lozada Spanish
Variant of Lozano.
Lubin French
From the given name Lubin.
Luigini Italian
Derived from the given name Luigi.
Lynge Danish
From a town in Denmark named "Lynge".
Macasaet Filipino, Tagalog
From the given name Macasaet.
Mackson English
Means "son of Mack 2".
Mæhle Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Denoted someone from a farm in Norway named Mele, ultimately derived from Old Norse melr meaning "dune, sandbank, gravel bank". Alternatively taken from the name of a farm named Male whose name was derived from Old Norse mǫl "pebbles, gravel".
Magdaleno Spanish
Masculine form of the Biblical name Magdalena.
Mahan Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Mahon.
Mai German
Derived from German der Mai meaning "May", perhaps indicating a person who was baptized in that month.
Makiguchi Japanese
From Japanese 牧 (maki) meaning "shepard" and 口 (guchi) meaning "mouth, opening".
Makishima Japanese
From Japanese 牧 (maki) meaning "shepard" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Malfoi French
Variant of Malfoy.
Malfois French
Variant of Malfoy.
Malinovskyi Russian
Variant transcription of Malinovsky.
Mambo Southern African
Mambo is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: danger. A warning to would be detractors.
Mancinas Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Mancini or Mancino, common in Mexico.
Mangal Hindi, Indian
From the given name Mangal meaning "auspicious".
Manila Filipino
Derived from the Sanskrit word नील (nīla) meaning "indigo". It comes from the Tagalog phrase maynilá meaning "where indigo is found".
Mannix Irish
Derived from the given name Mannix.
Manolas Greek
Derived from the word "magnolia" denoting a flower named after French botanist Pierre Magnol.
Mantalos Greek
From Greek μάνταλο (mantalo) "latch".
Marcato Italian, Venetian
From the given name Marchino.
Marciano Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Derived from the given name Marciano
Mares Spanish
A quarternary sand used in construction.
Margarito Spanish (Mexican)
From Spanish margarita "daisy".
Mariano Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the personal name Mariano
Marinas Romanian
Derived from the given name Marin.
Marinez Spanish
Means "son of Marino" in Spanish.
Marioglou Greek
Means "son of Marios" in Greek.
Maripan Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning unknown, mostly used in Chile.
Market English
One who lived by a market.
Markianov Russian
Russian form of Markiyanov.
Markos Greek
From the given name Markos.
Marquina Spanish
Spanish form of any of several Basque towns called "Markina".
Marron Spanish
Derived from the French word marron meaning "chestnut", which now means "brown" in Spanish.
Marsz Polish
Polish cognate of Mars.
Marte Spanish, Italian
From the given name Marte 2.
Martes Spanish
Pet form of Marte.
Marti Italian (Swiss), German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from the given name Martin.
Martial French
Derived from the given name Martial.
Martinique French, Antillean Creole, French (Caribbean)
From the French department named Martinique.
Martinis Greek, Italian
Greek form of Martini. Also used in Italy.
Marugg Romansh
Derived from the given name Maurus, combined with the diminutive suffix -ugg. Another theory, however, derives this name from Late Latin maior domus "mayor of a palace" (compare Meyer 1).
Masharipov Uzbek
Means "son of Masharip".
Masiye Chewa
Means "orphan" in Chewa language.
Massard French
French form of Massaro.
Masudov Uzbek
Means "son of Masud".
Matamoros Spanish
Given to the Apostle James, who according to tradition helped Christians to fight against the Moors.
Matarazzo Italian
From Sicilian matarazzu meaning "mattress".
Matarrita Spanish (Latin American)
Mostly used in Costa Rica.
Mathson Scottish
Means "son of Matthew".
Mattocks English
An occupation name for a digger or pryer.
Mauser German
Occupational name for a mouse catcher.
Mavropanos Greek
Literally means "black cloth", derived from Greek μαύρος (mavros) "black, Moorish" and πανί (pani) "cloth".
Mawar Indonesian
Means "rose" in Indonesian.
Maximin French
From the given name Maxime.
Maxon English
Variants of Mackson or Maxson.
Mayordomo Spanish
Means "butler" in Spanish.
Mayorga Spanish
habitational name, taken on from the place name Mayorga in Valladolid province of Castile.
Mayson English
Variant of Mason.
Mcbroom Scottish
Means "son of the judge".
Mcharris Scottish
Means "son of Harris."
Mcisaac Scottish
Means "son of Isaac."
Mckennie Scottish, Irish
An anglicised form of the Irish/Scottish Gaelic MacEacharna, meaning "son of Eacharn".
Mckim Scottish
Means "son of Simon 1."
Mckoy Scottish
Variant of McCoy.
Mclane Scottish, Irish
Means "son of the servant of St. John".
Mcritchie Scottish
Means "son of Ritchie". (Diminutive of Richard)
Mehoff Bulgarian, English (American)
Variant transcription of Mehov.
Mehov Bulgarian
Variant of Mihov.
Meikäläinen Finnish
Meaning "our" in Finnish.
Mekhovoy Russian
Means "fur" or "furry" in Russian.
Melchor Spanish
Derived from the given name Melchor.
Melikuziev Uzbek
Alternate transcription of Melikov.
Menonita Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
From Spanish meaning "mennonite".
Menu French
From French meaning "petite".
Mercy French
Variant of Mercey.
Meseta Spanish (Mexican)
Meaning "plateau" in Spanish. Primarily used mostly in Mexico.
Mesutoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Mesut".
Metheny English
Originated from the village name of Methley in Yorkshire.
Micaelsson Swedish
Means "son of Micael".
Michaelsen Danish
Means "son of Michael".
Michaelsson Swedish
Means "son of Michael".
Milanese Italian
One who came from Milan.
Militão Portuguese (Brazilian)
Locational surname denoting someone who lives near a military base.
Minamino Japanese
From Japanese 南 (minami) meaning "south" and 野 (no) meaning "field".
Mincinoiu Romanian
From Romanian mincino "liar".
Minsky Belarusian, Russian
Refers to the city named "Minsk" in Belarus.
Moana Maori
From the given name Moana.
Mochan Scottish, English, Irish
From the given name Mochán.
Moldovsky Russian
One who came from Moldova.
Molone Irish
Variant of Malone.
Montaigu French
French form of Montague.
Montecchi Italian
Italian form of Montague.
Monterosa Spanish (Latin American)
From Spanish monte meaning "mountain", and rosa meaning "pink, rose".
Montesano Italian
From Italian monte meaning "mountain" and sano meaning "healthy".
Montezuma Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from the word monte meaning "hill". Most frequently used in Panama.
Mordomo Portuguese
Means "butler" in Portuguese.
Morkovin Russian
From Russian морковь (morkov) meaning "carrot".
Moskwa Polish
Polish form of Moskva.
Mota Spanish, Portuguese
Topographic name for someone who lived by a fortified stronghold.
Muis Dutch, Indonesian
From Dutch muis meaning "mouse". Common in Indonesia.
Mukhamedov Kazakh
Means "son of Mukhamed".
Mulvaney Irish
From Ó Maoilmheana meaning "descendant of Maoilmhaena."
Muñiz Spanish
Variant of Muñoz.
Muroya Japanese
From Japanese 室 (muro) meaning "room" and 屋 (ya) meaning "shop".
Muscott English
A surname for someone from Muscott.
Musso Italian
Nickname for someone with some peculiarity of the mouth.
Mustafi Albanian, German (Rare)
Means "the chosen one"
Muzhikov Russian
From Russian мужик (muzhik) referring to a peasant from the Tsarist era.
Mynsky Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Minsky.
Nagatomo Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long, eternity" and 友 (tomo) meaning "friend".
Nakatani Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Namikawa Japanese
From Japanese 波 (nami) meaning "wave" and 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream".
Nangka Indonesian
Means "jackfruit" in Indonesian.
Navarra Italian, Spanish
Means Navarre in Italian and Spanish; which was also the female equivalent to Navarro.
Navidad Spanish
Derived from the personal name Noel. It means "Christmas" in Spanish.
Nery Portuguese
Derivation of the Scottish surname Macnair.
Nestle German
Variant of Nestler.
Nestler German
Derived from the middle high German word nesteler meaning "maker of string or thread".
Netting English
As Needham the derivation is from the Olde English pre 7th century elements 'ned' meaning need, with 'ham', a homestead or village, the name indicating a place that provided a poor living.
Neuer German
Inflicted form of Neu meaning "new man" see Neumann
Neustädter German
Habitational name for someone from any of many places in Germany and Austria called Neustadt.
Newark English
A habitational name taken on from a place name, such as Newark in Cambridgeshire or Newark on Trent in Nottinghamshire.
Nic Mayan
From Mayan ‘nik’ meaning “flower”.
Nice French
From Nice, in France.
Niemiecki Polish
Means "german" in Polish.
Nigh English
Variant of Nye.
Nighy English
Pet form of Nigh.
Nikolaychuk Russian
From the given name Nikolay.
Nissan Hebrew, Jewish
Ornamental name from the name of the Jewish month during which Passover takes place.
Noah English
Derived from the biblical name Noah 1.
Nordick English
Habitational name from a place so named near Bocholt, in the Lower Rhine area.
Nordland Norwegian
Norwegian form of Nordlander.
Norðdahl Icelandic
Icelandic form of Nordahl.
Nova Spanish
From the Spanish word 'nueva' meaning "new".
Novgorodsky Russian, Belarusian
Refers to the region named "Novgorod" in Russia.
Novikovas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Novikov.