Browse Submitted Surnames

Chand Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Urdu
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá) meaning "moon".

Chander Indian, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi
Variant of Chandra.

Chandio Sindhi, Balochi
From the given name Chand.

Chandra Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon".

Chandran Indian, Malayalam, Tamil
Derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá) meaning "glittering, shining" or "moon".

Chang Korean
Variant romanization of Jang.

Chaniago Minangkabau
Derived from Malay niaga meaning "trade, business, commerce".

Chanthavong Lao
From Lao ຈັນທະ (chantha) meaning "moon" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".

Chapel French
Occupational name for a maker of cloaks or a nickname for a person who wore a distinctive cloak, from a diminutive of Old French chape meaning "cape, cloak".

Chappell English
Name for someone who lived near a chapel, derived from Old French chapele meaning "chapel".

Charalambous Greek (Cypriot)
From the given name Charalampos.

Chardin French
Meaning uncertain, possibly of Norman origin.

Charkashyna Belarusian

Charoenphon Thai
From Thai เจริญ (charoen) meaning "prosper, flourish, grow" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power".

Charoensuk Thai
From Thai เจริญ (charoen) meaning "prosper, flourish, increase" and สุข (suk) meaning "joy, delight".

Chase French
Topographic name for someone who lived in or by a house, probably the occupier of the most distinguished house in the village, from a southern derivative of Latin casa "hut, cottage, cabin".

Chastin French

Chatterjee Bengali
Variant of Chattopadhyay.

Chattopadhyay Bengali
From Chatta, the name of a village, and Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upadhyaya) meaning "teacher, instructor".

Chaudari Indian, Telugu
Variant transcription of Chaudhary used in Southern India.

Chaudary Urdu
Variant transcription of Chaudhary.

Chaudhry Indian, Hindi, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Chaudhary.

Chaudri Urdu
Variant of Chaudhary.

Chaudry Urdu
Variant of Chaudhary.

Chauhan Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Assamese, Punjabi, Gujarati
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Sanskrit चतुर् (chatur) meaning "four" or from the name of a legendary hero, Chahamana.

Chawdhuri Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Variant transcription of Chaudhary.

Chawdhury Bengali
Variant transcription of Chaudhary.

Chaykov Russian, Belarusian
Derived from Russian чайка (chayka) meaning "seagull".

Cheah Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew), Chinese (Hakka)
Hokkien, Teochew and Hakka romanization of Xie.

Cheang Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zheng.

Chee Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xu 1.

Cheema Punjabi
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a Punjabi-speaking subclan of the Jat people found in India and Pakistan, with most members being either Muslim or Sikh.

Chemso Adyghe (Russified)
From Adyghe чэмы (čămə) meaning "cow" and шъо (ŝo) meaning "skin, colour".

Cheon Korean
From Sino-Korean 天 (cheon) meaning "sky, heavens" or 千 (cheon) meaning "thousand, many".

Cheong Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Cantonese)
Hakka and Cantonese romanization of Zhang.

Chergui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic شَرْقِيّ (šarqiyy) meaning "eastern, one from the east".

Chérif Arabic (Maghrebi), Western African
Form of Sharif used in North Africa and parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Cherifi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Sharif.

Cherkaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic شَرْقِيّ (šarqiyy) meaning "eastern", denoting someone who comes from the east (chiefly Moroccan).

Cherkassky Russian, Jewish
Name for someone from the city of Cherkasy (or Cherkassy) in Ukraine, which is of uncertain meaning.

Chernenko Ukrainian, Russian
From Ukrainian чорний (chorniy) or Russian черный (cherniy) both meaning "black".

Chernoff Russian, Jewish
Alternative spelling of Chernov, a patronymic from the byname Chernyj meaning ‘black’, denoting a black-haired or dark-skinned person.

Chernov Russian
From Russian чёрный (chyorniy) meaning "black".

Chernova Russian
Derived from Russian чёрный (chyorniy) meaning "black". Feminine counterpart of Chernov.

Chernyavskiy Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Chernyavsky.

Chernyavsky Russian
Derived from Russian чёрный (chyornyy) meaning "black".

Chernykh Russian
Derived from Russian черный (cherniy) meaning "black".

Cheryazova Uzbek, Russian

Chetcuti Maltese
Derived from Arabic كتكوت‎‎ (katkūt) meaning "(newborn) chick, young chicken".

Chetrit Judeo-Spanish
Alternate transcription of Shitrit.

Chetti Indian, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil
Variant of Chettiar.

Chettiar Indian, Tamil, Malayalam
Refers to a member of any of the various South Indian castes of traders, businessmen, and merchants. The name itself may be from the Tamil honorific எட்டி (eṭṭi) or from a Sanskrit word meaning "wealth".

Chetty Indian, Tamil, Telugu
Variant of Chettiar.

Chevapravatdumrong Thai
Possibly from Thai ชีวประวัติ (chiwaprawat) meaning "biography" combined with ดำรง (damrong) meaning "uphold, sustain". A notable bearer is Cherry Chevapravatdumrong (1977-), an American screenwriter of Thai descent known for her work in the animated television series Family Guy.

Chew Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zhou.

Chhetri Nepali, Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatríya), the name of the Hindu social class consisting of warriors and rulers.

Chiang Chinese
Alternate transcription of Jiang.

Chiang Chinese
Alternate transcription of Jiang 1.

Chiang Chinese
Alternate transcription of Jiang 2.

Chien Taiwanese
Alternate romanization of Jian chiefly used in Taiwan.

Chiesa Italian
Means "church" in Italian, originally a topographic name for someone who lived near a church, a habitational name from any of various places named Chiesa or perhaps an occupational name for someone who worked in a church.

Chin Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka romanization of Chen.

Ching Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cheng.

Chiu Chinese
Alternate transcription of Qiu chiefly used in Taiwan.

Chohan Urdu, Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Chauhan.

Choi Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cai.

Chong Korean
Variant romanization of Jeong.

Choo Korean
Variant romanization of Chu.

Choo Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zhu.

Chopra Indian, Punjabi
Of unknown meaning.

Choriev Tajik, Uzbek
Masculine form of Chorieva.

Chorieva Tajik, Uzbek
Feminine form of Choriev.

Choudary Urdu, Indian, Telugu
Variant of Chaudhary.

Choudhry Indian, Hindi, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Chaudhary.

Choudhuri Indian, Bengali, Odia, Assamese
Variant of Chaudhary.

Chouhan Indian, Assamese, Bengali, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Chauhan.

Choukri Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Shukri chiefly used in Morocco.

Chouraqui Judeo-Spanish
Means "the one who comes from the east" from Arabic شَرْقِيّ (šarqiyy) meaning "eastern".

Chow Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhou.

Chowdary Indian, Telugu, Tamil
Variant of Chaudhary used in Southern India.

Chowdhary Indian, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Chaudhary.

Chowdhry Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Chaudhary.

Choy Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cai.

Chriqui Judeo-Spanish
Alternate transcription of Chouraqui.

Christodoulou Greek
Means "son of Christodoulos".

Christoforou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Christophoros".

Christou Greek
Means "son of Christos 1".

Chronis Greek
From a short form of Greek Polychronis. The word χρόνος (chrónos) itself means "time" in Greek.

Chrysostomou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Chrysostomos".

Chryssomallis Greek
Means "golden hair" in Greek.

Chrzanowski Polish
Originally denoted someone who came from a place called Chrzanów or Chrzanowo, both derived from Polish chrzan meaning "horseraddish".

Chua Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Cai.

Chuah Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Cai.

Chugunov Russian
From Russian чугун (chugun) meaning "cast iron".

Chui Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Xu 1.

Chukho Circassian (Russified)
Derived from Adyghe цу (c°) meaning "ox, bull, buffalo" and шъхьэ (ŝḥă) meaning "head".

Chung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhang.

Çiçek Turkish
Means "flower, blossom" in Turkish.

Cienfuegos Asturian (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Cinfuegos.

Cieśla Polish
Derived from Polish cieśla "carpenter".

Ciesla Polish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Cieśla.

Cieślak Polish
Derived from Polish cieśla "carpenter".

Cieszyński Polish
Habitational name for a person from the town Cieszyn in southern Poland, derived from a diminutive of the given name Ciechosław.

Çiftçi Turkish
Means "farmer" in Turkish.

Çınar Turkish
Means "plane tree" in Turkish (genus Platanus), derived from Persian چنار (chenar).

Cinco Filipino
From a Hispanicised form of the Hokkien surname Go.

Circelli Sicilian
Derived from Sicilian circedda meaning "(hoop) earring", originally used to denote someone who wore hoop earrings.

Cirujano Spanish, Filipino
Means "surgeon" in Spanish, used for someone who was a surgeon by profession.

Citarella Neapolitan
Occupational name for someone who made or played a guitar, derived from chitarra or catarra "guitar".

Coates English
Name for a cottager or a person who lived in a humble dwelling, derived from Old English cote meaning "cottage, hut". It could also be used as a habitational name for someone from any of numerous locations with this name.

Cobălcescu Romanian (Rare)

Çoban Turkish
Means "shepherd" in Turkish.

Cobbledick South African, English

Cojuangco Filipino
From Hokkien 許寰哥 (Khó͘ Hoân-ko), which was the nickname of Co Yu Hwan (許玉寰), a Chinese migrant who arrived in the Philippines in the 19th century. This is the name of a prominent political and business family in the Philippines.

Çolak Turkish
Means "one-armed, crippled" in Turkish.

Conceição Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Concepción.

Concepcion Spanish (Filipinized)
Unaccented form of Concepción primarily used in the Philippines and America.

Conley Irish
Variant of Connolly.

Constantinides Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Konstantinidis chiefly used in Cyprus.

Constantinou Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Konstantinou chiefly used in Cyprus.

Conte Italian
Means "count (a title of nobility)" in Italian.

Contractor Indian (Parsi)
Parsi occupational surname for a contractor, or someone who works on the basis of a contract. As the British rule of India demanded for all Parsees to adopt a surname, many adopted English vocabulary based on their occupation (i.e. Engineer or Merchant).

Corbeddu Sardinian
Means "son of Corbu" in Sardinian.

Cordero Spanish
Means "lamb" in Spanish, either used as an occupational name for a shepherd or a religious name referring to Jesus as the Lamb of God.

Córdoba Spanish
Indicates someone who was originally from the city of Córdoba (Cordova) in Andalusia, Spain. The name itself is derived from Phonecian Qʾrtuba meaning "Juba’s city", itself from Phonecian qʾrt meaning "city" and juba referring to King Juba I of Numidia.

Córdova Spanish
Variant of Córdoba.

Corpuz Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Corpus primarily used in the Philippines.

Corrales Spanish
Habitational name for someone originally from any of the various locations named Corrales in Spain, from Spanish corral meaning "coral, enclosure".

Cortès Catalan
Catalan form of Cortés.

Cortês Portuguese
Portuguese form of Cortés.

Cortéz Spanish
Variant of Cortés.

Cosain Filipino, Maranao
From the given name Cosain.

Costello Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Oisdealbhaigh meaning "son of Oisdealbhach". The given name Oisdealbhach is derived from Irish os meaning "deer, fawn" and dealbhach meaning "resembling, shapely".

Coulibaly Western African, Manding
Francization of Bambara kulu bari meaning "without a canoe", referring to someone who crossed a river or another body of water without the use of a canoe.

Cozzolino Italian
Diminutive of Cozzo.

Crafard English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Crawford.

Crisóstomo Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Crisóstomo.

Crnković Croatian
Derived from crn "black". The name refers to a person who was dark-skinned, or a person from the region Crna Gora "Black Mountain" (modern-day Montenegro).

Crochon French

Cui Chinese
From Chinese 崔 (cuī) referring to a place called Cui that existed in what is now Shandong province.

Cuizon Filipino
From Hokkien 貴孫 (kuì sun) meaning "expensive grandchild" or "precious grandchild".

Cunanan Filipino, Pampangan
Meaning uncertain, of Kapampangan origin.

Curtin Romansh
Variant of Curtins.

Curtin English
Derived from a diminutive of Old French curt "short".

Cvetanov Bulgarian
Variant spelling of Tsvetanov.

Cvetković Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Cvetko".

Cvijanović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Cvijan".

Czarnecki Polish
Name for someone from a place called Czarnca, Czarnocin or Czarnia, all derived from Polish czarny meaning "black".

Czarniecki Polish
Name for a person from a town named Czarnca, Czarne, Czarnocin or Czarnia, all derived from Polish czarny meaning "black".

Czarny Polish
Means "black" in Polish.

Czerwonka Polish
Derived from Polish czerwony meaning "red", probably a nickname for a person who had red hair or a ruddy complexion, or for someone who frequently wore the colour red.

Czyżewski Polish
Name for someone from any of various places called Czyżew or Czyżewo, derived from Polish czyż meaning "siskin".

Dabbagh Arabic, Persian
Means "tanner, currier" in Arabic.

Dąbrowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various locations named Dąbrowa or Dobrów, derived from Polish dąb meaning "oak".

Dacanay Filipino, Ilocano
Meaning unknown.

Da Cunha Portuguese
Variant of Cunha.

Dadaşov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Dadaş".

D'Addario Italian
From the given name Addario.

Dagenais French (Quebec)
Denotes a person originally from the prefecture of Agen in southwestern France.

Dager South American

Dagohoy Filipino, Cebuano
From a shortened form of the Cebuano phrase dagon sa huyuhoy meaning "talisman of the breeze", which was the nom de guerre of Filipino rebel Francisco "Dagohoy" Sendrijas (1724-1800).

Dahan Jewish
Occupational name for a painter or a seller of oils from Arabic دُهْن (duhn) meaning "grease, fat, oil".

Dahmani Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Dahmane.

D'Alessandro Italian
From the given name Alessandro.

D'Alfonso Italian
From the given name Alfonso.

Dalidig Filipino, Maranao
Means "row" or "surround" in Maranao.

Dalisay Filipino, Tagalog
Means "pure" in Tagalog.

Dallaire French (Quebec)
From the given name Allaire, an older form of Hilaire.

Dalogdog Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano dalugdog meaning "thunder".

Đàm Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Tan, from Sino-Vietnamese 譚 (đàm).

Damarin English (Rare)

D'Amelio Italian
From the given name Amelio.

D'Amico Italian
Derived from Italian amico meaning "friend".

Damjanović Serbian, Montenegrin, Croatian
Means "son of Damjan".

Danielian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Danielyan.

Danielyan Armenian
Means "son of Daniel".

Danilov Russian
Means "son of Daniil".

Danilović Serbian
Means "son of Danilo".

Đào Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Tao, from Sino-Vietnamese 陶 (đào).

Daoudi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Dawud (chiefly Algerian and Moroccan).

Dar Kashmiri, Pakistani, Indian
Variant of Dhar used by Kashmiris in Pakistan.

Dark English
Nickname for someone with dark hair or a dark complexion, from Middle English darke, Old English deorc "dark". In England, the surname is most frequent in the West Country.

Darouich Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Darvish (chiefly Moroccan).

D'artagnan French, Literature
Surname given to a person from Artagnan, France. It is also used by Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan, the captain of the Musketeers from the novel, "The Three Musketeers".

Daruwala Indian (Parsi)
Means "wine maker" or "wine seller" from Hindi दारू (dārū) meaning "liquor, wine, alcohol" and the suffix -वाला (-vālā) denoting an occupation.

Daruwalla Indian (Parsi)
Alternate transcription of Daruwala.

Darvish Persian
From a title denoting a Sufi ascetic, derived from the Persian word درویش (darviš) meaning "poor, needy".

Darwich Arabic
Variant transcription of Darwish.

Darwiche Arabic
Lebanese spelling of Darwish.

Darwish Arabic
Arabic form of Darvish.

Dasalan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "place of prayer" from Tagalog dasal "prayer".

Daşdəmirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Daşdəmir".

Dasgupta Bengali
Combination of Das and Gupta.

Dashiev Buryat
Derived from Tibetan བཀྲ་ཤིས (bkra shis) meaning "good fortune, good luck".

Dasig Filipino, Cebuano
Means "fast, quick" or "vivacious" in Cebuano.

Da Silva Portuguese
Variant of Silva.

Dass Indian, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Das.

Datta Indian, Bengali, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit दत्त (datta) meaning "given, granted".

Datu Filipino, Tagalog
Means "chief" in Tagalog.

Datubara Batak
Variant of Batubara.

Datuimam Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao datoʼ meaning "chieftain, leader" combined with Arabic إِمَام (ʾimām) meaning "leader". It is used as a title for religious leaders.

Datumanong Filipino, Maranao
From Datomanong, the name of a character in the Maranao epic Darangen. The name itself means "two-headed lizard" in Maranao.

Datumolok Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao datoʼ meaning "chieftain, leader" and molok meaning "own, possess", used as a title of nobility.

Daud Arabic, Urdu, Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao, Tausug
From the given name Daud.

Dauletov Kazakh
Means "son of Daulet".

Dave Indian, Gujarati
Gujarati form of Dwivedi.

Davidian Armenian, Jewish
Alternate transcription of Davtyan.

Davine Irish
Variant of Devin 1.

Davitadze Georgian
Means "son of Davit".

Davitashvili Georgian
Means "son of Davit".

Davoodi Persian
From the given name Davood.

Davoudi Persian
From the given name Davoud.

Davydov Russian
Means "son of David".

Daw Burmese
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the deye' or 'day,' a maid, a dairy-maid, whence 'dairy'

Dawlatzai Pashto
Means "son of Dawlat" in Pashto.

Dawood Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Dawud.

Dayal Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
From Sanskrit दयालु (dayālu) meaning "kind, compassionate, merciful".

Dayanghirang Filipino, Tagalog
Means "chosen lady", derived from Tagalog dayang meaning "lady, princess, girl" and hirang "choice, selection".

D'Costa Indian (Christian)
Variant of Costa more common among Christians from India.

D'Cunha Indian (Christian)
Variant of Cunha more commonly used by Indian Christians.

De Indian, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Dey.

Dea Irish
Irish: reduced form of O’Dea.

De Alwis Sinhalese
Sinhalese form of Alves.

Deane English
Variant of Dean.

Debnath Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit देव (deva) meaning "god" and नाथ (natha) meaning "master, lord".

De Costa Portuguese (Brazilian), Sinhalese
Variant of Da Costa used in Brazil and Sri Lanka.

Dedeaux French
Meaning uncertain. Probably a habitual surname for someone from Deaux in Gare.

Dee English, Scottish
From the name of any of various rivers in England and Scotland named Dee, itself derived from Celtic dewos meaning "god, deity".

Degiorgio Maltese
Maltese form of De Giorgio.

Deguchi Japanese
From Japanese 出 (de) meaning "exit" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

De Guzmán Spanish
Means "of Guzmán" in Spanish.

De Guzman Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of De Guzmán primarily used in the Philippines.

Dehghan Persian
Means "farmer, peasant" in Persian.

Dehghani Persian
Derived from Persian دهقان (dehqân) meaning "farmer, peasant".

De La Iglesia Spanish
Means “of the church” in Spanish.

De La Muerte Spanish (Rare)
Means "of death" in Spanish. Name given to a person who worked as a graveyard worker.

De La Vega Spanish
Means "of the meadow" in Spanish.

Delnore English (Rare, ?)

De Los Reyes Spanish
Means “of the kings” in Spanish.

Delos Reyes Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of De Los Reyes primarily used in the Philippines.

De Los Santos Spanish
Means "of the saints" in Spanish.

Delos Santos Spanish (Philippines)
Variant De Los Santos primarily used in the Philippines.

Del Rosario Spanish, Filipino
Means "of the rosary" in Spanish.

De Luna Spanish
Means "of the moon" in Spanish.

Delyanov Bulgarian
Derived from the Bulgarian given name Delyan.

De Marco Italian
From the given name Marco.

Demchenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Demyan.

De Mello Portuguese
Variant of Mello.

Demyanenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Demyan".

Demyanov Russian
Means "son of Demyan".

Denisenko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Denysenko.

Denisovich Russian, Literature
Means “son of Denis”. Used in the 1962 book "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich."

Deniz Turkish
Means "sea" in Turkish.

Denysenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Denys.

Deogracia Spanish (Caribbean)

Depp German
Derived from Germanic depp which is a nickname for a joker (person who plays jokes on others). A notable bearer is Johnny Depp, an American actor.

Deppe German
From a pet form of the given name Dietbert or Dietmar.

Deressa Eastern African, Amharic
From the given name Deressa.

Deresse Amharic, Ethiopian
From the given name Deresse or Deressa.

De Rosa Italian
Derived from the given name Rosa 1.

De Rossi Italian
Variant of Rossi.

Dervishi Albanian
Albanian form of Darwish.

Desai Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
From a feudal title derived from Sanskrit देश (desha) meaning "country, kingdom" and स्वामिन् (svamin) meaning "owner, master, lord".

De San Jose Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Means "of Saint Joseph" in Spanish.

Deshmukh Indian, Marathi
From the historical title देशमुख (deśmukh) meaning "district head", derived from Sanskrit देश (deśá) meaning "country, district" combined with मुख (múkha) meaning "face".

Deshpande Indian, Marathi
Means "district accountant", derived from Sanskrit देश (deśá) meaning "country, kingdom, province" combined with पण्डित (paṇḍitá) meaning "learned, wise man".

De Silva Sinhalese, Filipino
Sinhalese and Filipino form of Da Silva.

Desjardin French
Variant of Desjardins.

De Sousa Portuguese
Variant of De Souza.

De Souza Portuguese
Means "of Sousa" in Portuguese, referring to the River Sousa flowing through northern Portugal. The word Sousa itself is derived from the Latin saxa, saxum meaning "stone, rock". The surname is more commonly used in Brazil and Portuguese-speaking African countries today.

Deva Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil
Derived from Sanskrit देव (devá) meaning "heavenly, divine" or "deity, god".

Deveaux French, Bahamian Creole
Means "of the valleys", derived from French val "valley".

Devletov Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Devlet".

Dey Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Odia
Derived either from Sanskrit देव (deva) meaning "god" or देय (deya) meaning "fit or proper (for a gift)".

Dhadwar Indian (Rare)

Dhaliwal Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
From the name of the ancient city of Dharanagar (currently Dhar) in present-day Madhya Pradesh, India.

Dhaouadi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning unknown; mainly found in Tunisia.

Dhar Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit उद्धार (uddhara) meaning "credit, deliverance, redemption".

Dhar Indian, Kashmiri
Meaning uncertain, possibly from an honourific title given to a village head, a strongman or a warlord.

Dhawan Indian, Punjabi, Hindi
Means "runner, messenger" from Sanskrit धाव् (dhav) meaning "to run".

Dhillon Indian, Punjabi
Of unknown meaning.

Dhungana Nepali
From the name of a village in Nepal called Dhungani.

Diab Arabic
Derived from Arabic ذِئْب (ḏiʾb) meaning "wolf".

Diamant Jewish
Derived from Yiddish דימענט (diment) meaning "diamond".

Diasamidze Georgian
Means "son of Diasami", from a Georgian given name of unknown meaning, perhaps meaning "master" or derived from Abkhaz дәаӡа (dwaʒa) meaning "uncultivated land, virgin soil" (thus used to refer to someone who plowed land)... [more]

Di Benedetto Italian
From the given name Benedetto.

Di Carlo Italian
From the given name Carlo.

Di Cesare Italian
Means "son of Cesare".

Dicker English
Either an occupational name for a digger of ditches or a builder of dikes, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a ditch or dike, derived from Middle English dike or dik meaning "dyke.

Di Domenico Italian
Means "son of Domenico".

Diệp Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Ye from Sino-Vietnamese 葉 (diệp).

Di Giovanni Italian
From the given name Giovanni.

Dikshit Indian, Hindi, Odia
From Sanskrit दीक्षित (dikshita) meaning "one who is initiated", ultimately from दीक्षा (diksha) meaning "initiation, dedication". The term was historically used to refer to teachers and scholars of the Brahmin caste.

Dilag Filipino, Tagalog
Means "beauty, splendour, brilliancy" or "maiden" in Tagalog.

Di Lorenzo Italian
From the given name Lorenzo.

Dimaano Filipino, Tagalog
Means "not touched, not injured" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and maano meaning "have something happen" or ano meaning "how, what".

Dimaapi Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cannot be oppressed" from Tagalog di- meaning "no, not" and inaapi meaning "oppressed".

Dimabasa Filipino, Tagalog
Means "dry" from Tagalog di- meaning "no, not" and basa meaning "wet, watery".

Dimacuha Filipino, Tagalog
Means "unobtainable" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and makuha meaning "to obtain, to get".

Dimaculangan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cannot be diminished" from Tagalog di- meaning "no, not" and kulangan meaning "reduce".