Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the person who added the name is namefix.
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Winkle English
it's said to originate from the village of Wincle, near the town of Macclesfield in the county of Cheshire.
Winks English
Variant of Winch
Winnick English (Rare)
Habitational name for someone from a place called Winwick, for example in Northamptonshire or Cambridgeshire, both of which are named from the Old English personal name Wina + wic 'outlying dairy farm or settlement'.
Wiosna Polish
Derived from Polish wiosna "spring".
Wirtz German
One who acted as host in a tavern or inn.
Wit Dutch
From Dutch meaning "white".
Witek Polish, English (Rare)
From the personal name Wit, a short form of Witold, a derivative of Lithuanian Vytautas, a compound of vyti 'to guide' + tauta 'the people'... [more]
Witzel German
The German surname is of patronymic origin, deriving from the name of the father of the original bearer.
Wolfhard German, Jewish
This name derives from the Old High German name “Wolfhard”, composed of two elements: the “*-wulfaz” (wolf) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, valiant, powerful one). In turn the name means “the one who is strong like a wolf”.
Woodcraft English (British)
Occupational name for a woodworker.
Woodland English
A habitational name for a person who lives in or by a woodland.
Wrzesień Polish
Derived from Polish wresień "September (month)".
Wurst German
Variant of Wurster.
Wyss German (Swiss)
A nickname for someone denoting pale or white skin.
Yafai Arabic
Meaning unknown.
Yaqubov Azerbaijani, Uzbek
Means "son of Yaqub".
Yarmolenko Ukrainian
Regional name for someone from Yarmolyntsi, an urban-type settlement in Ukraine.
Yaun Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of Jahn.
Yaw Irish, English, Chinese
Irish: reduced and altered Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eochadha Chinese : Cantonese variant of Qiu.
Yerbabuena Spanish (Latin American)
From Spanish yerba buena meaning "good herb"
Yetts English
Variant of Yates
Yiğitoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Yiğit".
Yudas Indonesian, Swahili
From the given name Yudas.
Yvanov Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Ivanov.
Zacatenco Spanish (Mexican)
One who came from Zacatecas.
Zackowski English (American)
Americanized version of the surname Zakowski
Zakharian Armenian (Ukrainianized), Russian (Ukrainianized), Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of the Armenian & Russian surname Zakharyan.
Zakharyan Armenian, Russian
Means "son of Zakhar" with the Armenian suffix yan.
Zakowski Polish
a Polish surname which is most frequent in the cities of Warszawa, Płońsk and Bydgoszcz in central Poland and is also to be found as Zakowski among the Polish diaspora.
Zalilov Tatar, Bashkir, Uzbek, Tajik
Variant transcription of Zhalilov.
Zamarripa Basque
Habitational name of the city and province of Zamora, which is located on the Duero in northwest Spain. Because of its strategic position, the city was disputed during the Middle Ages, first between the Christians and Moors, then between the kingdoms of Leon and Castille.
Zayas Spanish, Caribbean
Derives from the Basque word 'zai', meaning watchman or guard.
Zelenov Russian
From Russian зеленый (zelenyy) meaning "green".
Zhalilov Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Zhalil".
Zheltov Russian
From Russian желтый (zheltyy) meaning "yellow".
Zielony Polish
From Polish meaning "green".
Zigeuner German (Austrian)
Means "gypsy" in German.
Zigler German
Variant of Ziegler.
Zinchenko Ukrainian
From the given name Zinoviy.
Zingaro Italian
Means "gypsy" in Italian.
Zuliani Italian
Derived from Zuliano, the Venetian form of Giuliano.
Zupanc Slovene
Variant of Zupan.
Zurdo Spanish
Means "left-handed" in Spanish.
Zwart Dutch
Means "black" in Dutch.