Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which an editor of the name is Mike C.
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Van't Dodepersoon Dutch
Means "of dead person"
Vardanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Vardanyan.
Vartanyan Armenian
Variant transcription of Vardanyan.
Vasershteyn Yiddish
It literally means "water stone".
Vassar French, English
Name indicating the status of "a vassal or serf" in feudal society.
Večeřa Czech
Means "supper". Pronounced "veh-cze-zha".
Velama Indian, Telugu
It is a Telugu name, denoting mainly agricultural laborers.
Velíšek Czech
Czech form of Velliscig.
Vellala Indian, Tamil
It is a Tamil name, denoting agricultural laborers.
Vellalan Indian, Tamil
Alternate spelling of Vellala.
Vercetti Italian
Is a Italian surname that is derived from the Italian surname "Verratti".
Vergara Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Bergara.
Vermont French (Rare)
Derived from french, meaning "green mountain" (Vert, "green"; mont, "mountain").
Vernier French
Surname for a person who lived near an alder tree. Also a variant of Garnier 1 and Varnier and the eastern French form of Warner.
Vértiz Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Bertiz.
Veryard Medieval Spanish (Rare)
Rumour has it that the surname De-Veryard represented a Spanish occupation, but unclear what that might be - have never been able to establish the origin.
Vicuña Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Bikuña.
Vietmeyer German
German: distinguishing name for a tenant farmer who was a tenant of or owed some obligation to an estate or monastery named for Saint Veith.
Villasante Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Merindad de Montija.
Villeda Spanish
Probably from french.
Villegas Spanish
Habitational name from the municipality of Villegas in Burgos province, Spain.
Viniegra Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Riojan municipalities in the Comarca of Anguiano: Viniegra de Arriba or Viniegra de Abajo.
Vinther Danish
Danish variant of Winter.
Virgil Spanish
From the given name Virgil.
Virkkula Kven
from virkku meaning "spike" and the ending -la meaning "place".
Vivanco Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the Castilian locality of Vivanco de Mena.
Vivis English (Rare)
Found in the 1891, 1901 & 1911 British census, other Ancestry.co.uk records & FreeBMD. Could derive from Vivas from Spanish Catalan
Vlainić Croatian, Bosnian
Variant of Vlajnić or Vlajinić
Volkova f Russian
Feminine form of Volkov
Vrhovac Serbian, Croatian
From vrh meaning ''top, peak, summit''. Also a common place name.Bpхoвaц
Vujačić Serbian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Waawaashkeshshi Indigenous American
The name Waawaashkeshshi origin is annishinabe given name it means white tailed deer
Wager German
An occupational name for an official in charge of the city scales.
Wajoli African
Swahili Word mjoli. Swahili Plural wajoli. English Word fellow servant.
Wakuni Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 和国 with 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften" and 国 (koku, kuni) meaning "country."... [more]
Wakuri Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 和久利, 和久理, 和久里 or 和栗 with 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften", 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time, old story", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit", 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth", 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village" and 栗 (ritsu, ri, kuri, ononoku) meaning "chestnut."... [more]
Wappara Indian, Tamil
Another form of Oppara.
Wasser German, Jewish
Topographic name from Middle High German wazzer "water".
Watanuki Japanese
This surname is used as 渡抜, 渡樌, 渡貫, 綿抜, 綿貫, 四月一日 or 四月朔日 with 渡 (to, wata.su, wata.ru) meaning "cross, deliver, diameter, ferry, ford, import, migrate, transit," 綿 (men, wata) meaning "cotton," 抜 (hai, hatsu, batsu, nu.kasu, nu.karu, nu.ki, nu.ku, -nu.ku, nu.keru) meaning "extract, omit, pilfer, pull out, quote, remove, slip out," 樌 (kan, nuki), an outdated kanji meaning "grove," 貫 (kan, tsuranu.ku, nuki, nu.ku) meaning "brace, penetrate, pierce, kan (obsolete unit of measuring weight - equal to 3.75 kg./8.33 lbs... [more]
Wawrzyszewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Wawrzyszew.
Wędrogowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Wędrogów.
Weintraub German, Jewish
This surname translates into English as “grape”.
Weldon English
Weldon is one of the many names that the Normans brought with them when they conquered England in 1066. The Weldon family lived in Northamptonshire, at Weldon.... [more]
Wepener South African, German
South African, German decent/history
Wettstein German (Rare)
North German: variant of Wetzstein, from Middle Low German wetsten "whetstone".
Whitlow English
white hill” place name from east side of country in lower Northumbria perhaps? Or perhaps next lower shire.
Wiemann Low German
Variant of Weinmann, from Middle Low German, Middle High German winman ‘viticulturalist’, ‘wine merchant’. Variant of Wiedemann... [more]
Wierzbicka Polish
Feminine form of Wierzbicki.
Wiesel German, Jewish
Means "weasel" in German.
Wilcoxson English
Patronymic form of Wilcox which is derived from a diminutive of the given name William
Wilewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Wilewo.
Wilkowska f Polish
Feminine form of Wilkowski.
Wilkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Wilkowo or Wilków, derived from Polish wilk meaning "wolf".
Winsininski Polish (Anglicized)
Winsininski is an anglicized version of the name "Wisniewski", which is from multiple places in Poland called Wisniewo, Wisniew, and Wisniewa. These names all have "wisna" which means cherry, or cherry tree.... [more]
Winterbourne English (British)
Probably meaning "winter stream". A large village in Gloucestershire, From the Thomas Hardy novel "The Woodlanders".
Wirkola Kven
Norwegian Variant of Virkkula.
Wisneski Polish
A derivate of Wisniewski, which is said to mean "The Little Cherry Tree"
Wiśniewska f Polish
Feminine form of Wiśniewski.
Włoszczowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Lesser Polish localities: the town of Włoszczowa or the village of Włoszczowice.
Wodda Indian, Tamil
Another form of Odda.
Wolford German
Means where the wolves cross the river/stream. Wolf meaning the animal and Ford meaning crossing a body of shallow water.... [more]
Woolever German
Morphed from the German surname Wohleber which means well-liver
Worley English
mostly found in Lancashire and Sussex. very old english surname. something to do with a hill near a stream.
Worsley English
Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a locational surname from either of the places called Worsley in Lancashire and in Worcestershire. The place in Lancashire was recorded as "Werkesleia" in 1196, and means Weorchaeth's wood or glade, derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century personal name "Weorchaeth", from weorc, work, fortification, and leah, a wood, or clearing in a wood... [more]
Worthington English
Habitational name from places in Lancashire and Leicestershire named Worthington; both may have originally been named in Old English as Wurðingtun "settlement (Old English tun) associated with Wurð", but it is also possible that the first element was Old English worðign, a derivative of worð ‘enclosure’.
Wróbel Polish
Means "sparrow" in Polish.
Wrobleski Polish
from Polish "wroble" wren.
Wujek Polish
It literally means "uncle" in Polish but it could possibly refer to the Polesian village of the same name.
Wurdemann German (Rare)
This is a German surname, also spelled WÜRDEMANN (original) and often rendered as WUERDEMANN in English. It come from the German "würde", "dignity" or "honor" and "mann", meaning "man" or "person".... [more]
Wurnig German
German origin from the place name am Virgen originally meaning a person from the town of Virgen in Tyrol. Construed as a family name in 1501.
Wynd Scottish, Irish
Scotland or Ireland not sure of original origin. There was a childe Wynd some type of royal who slayed a dragon type thing worm or something and a Henery Wynd who was a mercenary in a battle at north inch in Scotland
Wysokiński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Wysokin.
Wyszyński Polish
It indicates familial origin within any of several Podlachian villages named ''Wyszonki''.
Xầm Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 諶 (chén) meaning "faithful".
Yaeger German
Yaeger is a relatively uncommon American surname, most likely a transcription of the common German surname "Jaeger/Jäger" (hunter). The spelling was changed to become phonetic because standard English does not utilize the umlaut.
Yakumo Japanese (Rare)
This surname combines 八 (hachi, ya, ya'.tsu, ya.tsu, you) meaning "eight", 耶 (ja, ya, ka) meaning "question mark" or 家 (ka, ke, ie, uchi, ya) meaning "expert, family, home, house, performer, professional" with 雲 (un, kumo, -gumo) meaning "cloud."... [more]
Yamagata Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 形 (gata) meaning "shape, form" or 縣 (gata) meaning "county, district".
Yamakawa Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Yamane Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 根 (ne) meaning "root".
Yamasato Japanese
This surname combines 山 (san, sen, yama) meaning "mountain" and 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village," 県 or 縣 - outdated variant of 県 - (ken, ka.keru) meaning "county, district, subdivision, prefecture," the last meaning reserved for 県.... [more]
Yameen Urdu, Bengali, Dhivehi
Variant transcription of Yamin.
Yandarbiyeva Chechen
Feminine spelling of Yandarbiyev.
Yantorno Italian
Derived from the word torno which in Italian means "around".
Yap Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Hokkien)
Hakka and Hokkien romanization of Ye.
Yarden Hebrew (Rare)
From the given name Yarden, which is named after the Jordan 2 River. ... [more]
Yasin Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Yasin.
Yasunishi Japanese
Yasu means "Peace,Quiet" and Nishi means "West". See Anzai for alternative,but similar meaning.
Yatteau French (Acadian)
I was always told it was French
Yazıcı Turkish
Means "writer" or "clerk" in Turkish.
Yazzie Indigenous American, Navajo
Derived from the Navajo word yázhí meaning "little".
Yesayan Armenian
Means "son of Yesay".
Yıldırım Turkish
From the given name Yıldırım.
Yoichi Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 与市 with 与 (yo, ata.eru, azuka.ru, kumi.suru, tomoni) meaning "bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend" and 市 (shi, ichi) meaning "city, market, town."... [more]
Yokote Japanese
Yoko ("Beside") + Te , this is the Japanese word for hand. This surname means "Beside a Hand". Michiko Yokote is an example. She wrote the Pichi Pichi Pitch manga and did screenwriting for Masamune-kun's Revenge.
Yordanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yordanov.
Yoshikawa Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Younes Arabic
Variant transcription of Yunus.
Youngkin Scottish (?), Irish (?)
Possibly derived from Younkin; A Strathclyde-Briton family from the Scottish/English Borderlands was the first to use the surname Younkin. It is a name for a person who was very young, from the Old English word yong and yung... [more]
Youssef Arabic
From the given name Youssef.
Yuhanna Judeo-Arabic (?)
Yuhanna or John is one of the apostles of Christ, the prophet of Christians and the religion of Christianity, who believe that he ascended to heaven.
Yukawa Japanese
From Japanese 湯 (yu) meaning "hot spring" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Yukiyama Japanese
This surname combines 幸 (kou, saiwa.i, sachi, shiawa.se, yuki) meaning "blessing, fortune, happiness," 雪 (setsu, yuki) meaning "snow" or 行 (an, gyou, kou, -i.ki, -iki, i.ku, okona.u, oko.nau, -yu.ki, -yuki, yu.ku) meaning "going, journey" with 山 (san, sen, yama) meaning "mountain."... [more]
Yupanqui Quechua (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Quechua yupanki meaning "accountant".
Záček Czech
Žáček means "small school boy" in Czech. A famous bearer is Chicagoan writer Dennis Začek.
Zændžiaty Ossetian
From the Persian word zangi meaning "Dark Skinned". Zangiev and Zangief are variants.
Zagórowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either the Lesser Polish village of Zagórowa or the Greater Polish town of Zagórów.
Zakarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Zakaryan.
Zapanta Filipino, Tagalog, Hiligaynon
Of Hiligaynon origin and uncertain meaning.
Zapata Spanish
Occupational surname for a shoemaker, from Spanish zapato meaning "shoe". It can also be considered a habitational name for someone originally from any of the various locations in Spain called Zapata.
Zarafshan Persian
Means "spreader of gold" in Persian, from زر (zar) meaning "gold" and افشان (afshan) meaning "spreader, scatterer".
Zárauz Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Zarautz.
Zaslavsky Russian, Jewish
Name for someone from the city of Iziaslav (or Zaslav) in Ukraine, derived from the given name Iziaslav.
Zavattari Italian, French, Spanish, Romanian
A derivation of the Old French word 'savate'... [more]
Zbären German (Swiss)
Zbären means "Bear hunter".
Zebrzydowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Zebrzydowice.
Zeidane Western African
Mauritanian variant of Zidane.
Zelená f Czech, Slovak
Means "green" in Czech and Slovak.
Zelenin Russian
Derived from Russian зелень (zelen) meaning "greens, vegetables, verdure".
Zelmerlöw Swedish (Rare)
Rare Swedish surname composed of the name of the family's ancestor Selma Löf. One bearer is Swedish artist Måns Zelmerlöw (b.1986) who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2016.
Zelníčková f Czech
Feminine form of Zelníček. This is the maiden name of Donald Trump's first wife, Ivana Zelníčková Trump.
Zenda Japanese (Rare)
Combination of Kanji Characters 全 meaning "everything" and 田 meaning "rice paddy field".
Zgłobicki Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Zgłobice.
Zheng Hui
From the Arabic name Shams.
Ziegenhorn Upper German (Archaic)
Goat horn, either 1. the horn of a goat, 2. Goat mountain, or 3. From goat mountain.
Zieja Polish
Derived from Polish ziajać meaning "to spontaneously/violently show negative feelings". This surname denoted someone who complained often.
Zielińska f Polish
Feminine form of Zieliński.
Zolomon Popular Culture
A corruption of Zalman, after Hunter Zalman Van Sciver, son of comic book artist Ethan Van Sciver. ... [more]
Zororo Shona
Zororo means "rest". It may be given to mean that the parent has rested after the birth of this child. Zimbabwean politician Zororo Duri was a well known bearer of this name.
Zozaya Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Zozaia.
Zrobok Ukrainian
Zrobok is a Cossack name from the area near Brody in Ukraine. My ancestors came from the village of Bordulaki on the river Styr. Other Zroboks came from the village of Sokolivka. The name means; Someone who has worked to exhaustion.
Zuckerberg Jewish
Means "sugar mountain" from German zucker meaning "sugar" and Old High German berg meaning "mountain".
Zuill English, Scottish
From the town of Zuill, Scotland. The "Z" pronounced as "Y" comes from ancient yogh representing a variety of sounds. The name itself is of unknown origin.
Zumwalt German
German spelling Zum-Wald (to the forest) older german
Zurbano Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Zurbao.
Żurowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Żurowa.
Zyk Russian, Belarusian
A Russian name now found in Belarus and other areas around "white Russia". Literally translates to the Russian word "beetle". It's pronounced "Z'ook" and has taken on other forms of spelling, such as; Zuck, Tzook, Shyk, etc.
Żywiecki Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish town of Żywiec.
Żyźniewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Żyźniewo.
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