Browse Submitted Surnames

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Abree English
Variant of Aubrey.
Amsler German (Swiss)
Derived from German Amsel "(European) blackbird", this was an occupational name for a fowler (bird catcher).
Andrássy Hungarian
man, warrior... a surname that derives from the personal name "Andreas", meaning manly, and was held by the first of Christ's disciples.
Cable English
English: metonymic occupational name for a maker of rope, especially the type of stout rope used in maritime applications, from Anglo-Norman French cable ‘cable’ (Late Latin capulum ‘halter’, of Arabic origin, but associated by folk etymology with Latin capere ‘to seize’).... [more]
Calvander Swedish (Rare)
Possibly a combination of a place name and the common surname suffix -ander (from Greek ἀνδρός (andros) "man").
Creath English
Reduced form of the Scottish McCreath.
Dexheimer German
From the German village Dexheim (south of Mainz).
Fabronius German
An elaboration of the name Faber.
Grozdanova Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Grozdanov, which means "son of Grozdan".
Humperdinck German (?), Literature
From the German surname Humperdinck. As a surname it was born by the composer Engelbert Humperdinck. As a first name it was used for the villain Prince Humperdinck in William Goldman's novel The Princess Bride.
Jallow Western African, Fula
Variant of Diallo primarily used in Gambia.
Kepple English (American)
Americanized form of Köppel and Köpple.
Korb German
Means "basket" in German, denoting a basket maker or a basket vendor.
Lesage French
LeSage is french for the wise.
Lobsang German (Rare, Archaic)
German name meaning "sung praise"
Lüdi German (Swiss)
Probably derived from the given name Ludwig
Makice American (Modern, Rare)
Taken as a new common familyname by Kevin McGrew Isbister and Amy Elizabeth Clendening. They scrambled their initials (KMI and AEC), and came up with “Makice” as their family name.
März German
März means 'March' in German.
Naegele German
Variant of Nagel.
Ney German, English
A dialectal form of the common German word neu "new".... [more]
Olevian German (Latinized)
Olevian is a latinised word meaning "from Olewig" (a town today incorporated into Trier, Germany). ... [more]
Passepartout Literature
Derived from French passe-partout, which literally means "goes everywhere" but is actually an idiom for "skeleton key".... [more]
Petryniec Ukrainian
From the given name Peter.
Reveille French
Derived from Old French reveille "lively, vivid; alert".
Rohrlach German (Rare), American
Form a place name, e.g., Rohrlach (Kreis Hirschberg) in Silesia (now Trzcińsko, Poland)
Sattler German
An occupational name meaning "saddle maker".
Schug American, German
From the German word Schuh "shoe". ... [more]
Trautwig German (Modern)
From an Ancient German given name made of the name elements TRUD "strength" and WIG "fight"