Batak Submitted Surnames

Batak names are used on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia by speakers of the Batak languages. See also about Indonesian names.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Batubara ᯅᯖᯮᯅᯒ Batak
Means "coal" in Batak.
Br Ginting f Batak
Feminine form of Ginting. The Br (short form of beru, pronounced BUH-roo) part is a nickname for women in Bataknese, specifically in the Karo tribe.
Br Maharaja f Batak
Feminine form of Maharaja. The Br (short form of boru, pronounced BOH-roo) part is a nickname for women in Bataknese (except Karo tribe).
Br Sinaga f Batak
Feminine form of Sinaga. The Br (short form of boru, pronounced BOH-roo) part is a nickname for women in Bataknese.
Br Siregar f Batak
Feminine form of Siregar. The Br (short form of boru, pronounced BOH-roo or BUH-roo) part is a nickname for women in Bataknese.
Br Tarigan f Batak
Feminine form of Tarigan. The Br (short form of beru, pronounced BOH-roo or BUH-roo) part is a nickname for women in Bataknese, specifically in the Karo tribe.
Damanik ᯑᯕᯉᯫᯃ᯳ Batak
Means "charismatic, noble, intelligent", derived from Simalungun Batak si mada meaning "possessor, owner" and manik meaning "enthusiasm, charisma, intelligence".
Gajah Indonesian, Batak
From Sanskrit Gaju, meaning “Elephant”.
Ginting ᯎᯉᯪ᯳ᯗᯪᯰ Batak
Gurusinga Batak
From Sanskrit guru, meaning “Mentor”, and singha, meaning “Lion”.
Harahap ᯂᯒᯂᯇ᯲ Batak
Hasibuan ᯂᯘᯪᯅᯮᯀᯉ᯲ Batak
From the name of Batak king Raja Hasibuan.
Hutabalian ᯂᯮᯖᯅᯞᯪᯀᯉ᯲ Batak
From Batak huta meaning "village, area" and balian meaning "rice field, farm, outside".
Hutabarat ᯂᯮᯖᯅᯒᯖ᯲ Batak
From Batak huta meaning "village, area" and barat meaning "west".
Hutagalung ᯂᯮᯖᯎᯞᯮᯰ Batak
From Batak huta meaning "village, area" and galung meaning "embankment, dike, cleared field".
Hutagaol ᯂᯮᯖᯎᯀᯬᯞ᯲ Batak
From Batak huta meaning "village, area" and gaol meaning "banana".
Hutajulu ᯂᯮᯖᯐᯮᯞᯮ Batak
From Batak huta meaning "village, area" and julu meaning "upstream".
Hutapea ᯂᯮᯖᯇᯩᯀ Batak
From Batak huta meaning "village, area" and pea meaning "marsh, swamp, reservoir, lowland".
Hutauruk ᯂᯮᯖᯥᯒᯮᯂ᯲ Batak
From Batak huta meaning "village, area" and uruk meaning "upper, above" or "bone leaves (a type of plant)".
Lubis ᯞᯮᯅᯪᯘ᯲ Batak
From the name of an area around Lake Toba, itself from a Batak word meaning "strong".
Lumbanbatu ᯞᯮᯅᯪᯘ᯲ Batak
From Batak lumban meaning "village, hamlet" and batu meaning "stone".
Lumbangaol ᯔ᯲ᯅᯉ᯲ᯎᯀᯬᯞ᯲ Batak
From Batak lumban meaning "village, hamlet" and gaol meaning "banana".
Lumbantobing ᯞᯮᯔ᯲ᯅᯉ᯲ᯖᯬᯅᯪᯰ Batak
From Batak lumban meaning "village, hamlet" and tobing meaning "riverbank, edge".
Lumbantoruan ᯞᯮᯔ᯲ᯅᯉ᯲ᯖᯬᯒᯮᯀᯉ᯲ Batak
From Batak lumban meaning "village, hamlet" and toruan meaning "lower (area or place), below".
Maharaja ᯔᯂᯒᯐ Batak
Manalu ᯔᯉᯞᯮ Batak
From Batak manalu referring to the three colours white, red and black (used on the Batak ethnic flag and other symbols).
Nainggolan ᯉᯤᯰᯎᯬᯞᯉ᯲ Batak
From the name of a village located on the island of Samosir in Lake Toba (itself on the island of Sumatra).
Nasoetion ᯉᯚᯮᯖᯪᯀᯉᯬ᯲ Batak
Older spelling of Nasution based on Dutch orthography.
Nasution Batak
From Mandailing Nan Sakti On or Na Sakti On meaning "the magic one", itself from sakti meaning "mystical, magical" (ultimately of Sanskrit origin). This was a nickname of legendary Mandailing ruler Si Baroar Nan Sakti.
Pandjaitan ᯇᯉ᯲ᯐᯤᯖᯉ᯲ Batak
Older spelling of Panjaitan based on Dutch orthography.
Panjaitan ᯇᯉ᯲ᯐᯤᯖᯉ᯲ Batak
Derived from Batak panjait meaning "tailor, sewer".
Pasaribu ᯇᯘᯒᯪᯅᯮ Batak
Derived from Batak ribu meaning "thousand".
Purba ᯇᯮᯒ᯲ᯅ Batak
Means "east" in Batak, ultimately from Sanskrit पूर्व (purva).
Rangkuti ᯒᯰᯄ᯦ᯮᯖᯪ Batak
From a rapid pronunciation of the nickname Orang Yang Ditakuti meaning "The Feared One".
Regar Batak
Variant of Siregar.
Ritonga ᯒᯪᯖᯬᯝ Batak
From Batak ri meaning "reed, grass" and tonga meaning "middle, centre".
Sagala ᯘᯎᯞ Batak
Saragih ᯙᯓᯏᯫᯱ Batak
Simalungun clan name derived from the prefix sa- combined with Simalungun ragih meaning "rule, arrange".
Siagian ᯘᯪᯀᯎᯪᯀᯉ᯲ Batak
From the Batak prefix si- and suffix -an indicating location combined with agi meaning "younger sibling".
Siahaan ᯘᯪᯀᯂᯀᯉ᯲ Batak
Derived from Batak sihahaan meaning "eldest child, eldest sibling".
Sihombing Batak
From si, indicating location, and hombing.
Silitonga ᯘᯪᯞᯪᯖᯬᯝ Batak
Simamora ᯘᯪᯔᯔᯬᯒ Batak
From the Batak prefix si for place names and mamora meaning "rich, prosperous, wealthy".
Simarmata ᯘᯪᯔᯒ᯲ᯔᯖ Batak
From si, indicating location, and mata,
Simatupang ᯘᯪᯔᯖᯮᯇᯰ Batak
From Batak si indicating location and tupang meaning "intersection, crossway, confluence".
Simbolon ᯘᯪᯔ᯲ᯅᯬᯞᯬᯉ᯲ Batak
Derived from Batak bolon meaning "big, grand, great".
Simbolon ᯘᯔᯪ᯲ᯅᯬᯞᯉᯬ᯲ Batak
From the Batak prefix si for place names and bolon meaning "big, large, grand".
Sinaga ᯘᯪᯉᯎ, ᯙᯫᯉᯏ Batak
Possibly from the Batak prefix si used for place names and naga meaning "dragon, naga (a type of mythological snake)".
Sinuraya Batak
From si, indicating a location, and raya, meaning “flow” in Sanskrit.
Sirait ᯘᯪᯒᯤᯖ᯲ Batak
From the Batak prefix si used for place names and rait meaning "roof frame, hook".
Siregar ᯘᯪᯒᯩᯎᯒ᯲, ᯚᯪᯒᯩᯎᯒ᯲ Batak
From the given name of an ancestor of the clan, meaning uncertain.
Sitompul ᯘᯪᯖᯔᯬ᯲ᯇᯞᯮ᯲ Batak
From the Batak prefix si used for place names and tompul meaning "peace".
Tambunan ᯖᯔ᯲ᯅᯮᯉᯉ᯲ Batak
Derived from Batak tambun meaning "large, many" or "hill, heap, mound".
Tampubolon ᯖᯔ᯲ᯇᯮᯅᯬᯞᯉᯬ᯲ Batak
From Batak tampuk meaning "leaf stalk, base" and bolon meaning "big, large, great".
Tanjung ᯖᯉ᯲ᯐᯮᯰ Minangkabau, Batak
Means "cape, headland, point" in Minangkabau and Batak.
Tarigan ᯗᯒᯪᯎᯉ᯳, ᯗᯒᯫᯎᯉ᯳ Batak
Tobing ᯖᯬᯅᯪᯰ Batak
Means "riverbank, edge" in Batak. It is also used as a short form of Lumbantobing.
Togatorop ᯖᯬᯎᯖᯬᯒᯇᯬ᯲ Batak
One of the Toba Batak clans originating from Muara, North Tapanuli.