All Surnames

usage
Teodoro Portuguese
Derived from the given name Teodoro.
Ter Avest Dutch
Means "at the edge, eave" indicating a person who lived at the edge of a forest or under a covered shelter.
Terranova Italian
Means "new land" in Italian.
Terrazas Spanish
Originally a name for a person from Terrazas in the Spanish city of Burgos, a place name meaning "terraces".
Terrell English
Probably derived from the Norman French nickname tirel meaning "to pull", referring to a stubborn person.
Terry English
Derived from the medieval name Thierry, a Norman French form of Theodoric.
Terzi 1 Italian
From the given name Terzo, or a name for a third child.
Terzi 2 Turkish
Means "tailor" in Turkish, ultimately of Persian origin.
Terzić Bosnian
From Bosnian terzija meaning "tailor", ultimately of Persian origin.
Tesař m Czech
Means "carpenter" in Czech, ultimately from the Old Slavic word tesla meaning "adze".
Tesařík m Czech
Diminutive of Tesař.
Tesaříková f Czech
Feminine form of Tesařík.
Tesařová f Czech
Feminine form of Tesař.
Tesla Serbian
Occupational name for a carpenter, derived from Serbian tesla meaning "adze". This name was notably borne by the Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla (1856-1943).
Tessaro Italian
Occupational name meaning "weaver", ultimately from Latin texarius.
Testa Italian
From an Italian nickname meaning "head".
Teufel German
From a nickname meaning "devil" in German, given to a mischievous person or one who was devil-like.
Teunissen Dutch
Means "son of Teunis".
Thacker English
Northern Middle English variant of Thatcher.
Thälmann German
From the given name Thilo. It was borne by the German communist party leader Ernst Thälmann (1886-1944).
Thatcher English
Referred to a person who thatched roofs by attaching straw to them, derived from Old English þæc meaning "thatch, roof". A famous bearer was the British prime minister Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013).
Thayer French (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Tailler.
Theodorou Greek
Means "son of Theodoros".
Theunissen Dutch
Means "son of Theunis".
Thibault French
Derived from the given name Thibault.
Thomas English, Welsh, French, German
Derived from the given name Thomas.
Thompkins English
From a diminutive of the given name Thomas.
Thompsett English
From a diminutive of the given name Thomas.
Thompson English
Means "son of Thomas".
Thorburn English, Scottish
Derived from the Old Norse given name Þórbjǫrn.
Thorley English
From any of the various places in England called Thornley or Thorley, meaning "thorn clearing" in Old English.
Thorn English, Danish
Originally applied to a person who lived in or near a thorn bush.
Thorne English
Variant of Thorn.
Thornton English
From any of the various places in England by this name, meaning "thorn town" in Old English.
Thorpe English
From Old Norse þorp meaning "village".
Thorsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Thor".
Thrussell English
From Old English þrostle meaning "song thrush", referring to a cheerful person.
Thurstan English
Derived from the Old Norse name Þórsteinn.
Thwaite English
Indicated a dweller in a forest clearing or pasture, from Old Norse þveit "clearing, pasture".
Tian Chinese
From Chinese (tián) meaning "field".
Tichá f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Tichý.
Tichý m Czech, Slovak
Means "quiet" in Czech and Slovak.
Tiedemann Low German
Derived from the given name Tiedemann.
Tierney Irish
From Irish Ó Tíghearnaigh meaning "descendant of Tighearnach".
Tifft English
Variant of Toft.
Tighe Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Taidhg.
Tilki Turkish
From a nickname meaning "fox" in Turkish.
Tillens Flemish
From the old Dutch name Tiel, a medieval diminutive of Dietrich.
Tímár Hungarian
Occupational name meaning "tanner" in Hungarian.
Timberlake English
From an English place name, derived from Old English timber "timber, wood" and lacu "lake, pool, stream".
Tindall English
From Tindale, the name of a town in Cumbria, derived from the name of the river Tyne combined with Old English dæl "dale, valley".
Tinker English
Occupational name for a mender of kettles, pots and pans. The name could derive from the tinking sound made by light hammering on metal. It is possible that the word comes from the word tin, the material with which the tinker worked.
Tipton English
Originally given to one who came from the town of Tipton, derived from the Old English given name Tippa combined with tun "enclosure, yard, town".
Tiraboschi Italian
Possibly of Lombardic origin meaning "shepherd" (from Old German tior "animal" and bursa "boy"). This surname is typical of Lombardy.
Tiryaki Turkish
Possibly from a nickname meaning "addict, opium user" in Turkish.
Tisza Hungarian
From the river name Tisza, Hungary's second largest river.
Tittensor English
Indicated a person from Tittensor, England, which means "Titten's ridge".
Tivoli Italian
Derived from the resort town of Tivoli, near Rome, originally called Tibur in Latin, of uncertain origin.
Tjäder Swedish
Means "wood grouse" in Swedish.
Tkachenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian ткач (tkach) meaning "weaver".
Tkachuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian ткач (tkach) meaning "weaver".
Tobias English, German, Jewish
From the given name Tobias.
Tobin English
From a diminutive of the given name Tobias.
Tod English
Variant of Todd.
Todaro Italian
From a regional form of a given name Todaro, a variant of Teodoro. It is quite common in Sicily.
Todd English
Means "fox", derived from Middle English todde.
Todorov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Todor".
Todorova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Todorov.
Toft English
Denoted a person hailing from one of the many places in Britain of that name, derived from Old Norse topt meaning "homestead".
Toivonen Finnish
Derived from Finnish toivo meaning "hope".
Tolbert English
Possibly from a Germanic given name of unknown meaning. The second element of the name is derived from beraht meaning "bright, famous".
Toledano Spanish
Derived from the name of the city of Toledo in Spain, which was from Latin Toletum, which may have been derived from a Celtic word meaning "hill".
Tolkien German
Possibly from a Low German byname Tolk meaning "interpreter" (of Slavic origin). A famous bearer was the English author J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973). According to him, the surname was derived from German tollkühn meaning "foolhardy".
Tollemache English
Means "knapsack" in Old French.
Toller English
Occupational name meaning "tax gatherer", derived from Old English toln "toll, fee, tax".
Toloni Italian
Derived from the given name Bartolomeo.
Tolvaj Hungarian
Means "thief" in Hungarian.
Toma Romanian
From the given name Toma 2.
Tomàs Catalan
Derived from the given name Tomàs.
Tómasson Icelandic
Means "son of Tómas".
Tomasson Swedish
Means "son of Tomas".
Tomaszewska f Polish
Feminine form of Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski m Polish
From the name of various Polish places called Tomaszew or Tomaszewo, derived from the given name Tomasz.
Tomčić Serbian, Croatian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Toma 2.
Tomczak Polish
From a diminutive of the given name Tomasz.
Tomić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Toma 2".
Tomioka Japanese
From Japanese (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance" and (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Tomov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Toma 2".
Tomova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Tomov.
Tong Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Tang 1.
Toole Irish
Variant of O'Toole.
Tordai Hungarian
From Torda, the Hungarian name of the city of Turda in Romania (formerly within the Kingdom of Hungary).
Tornincasa Italian
From a medieval Italian name given to a boy born after the death of a previous one, derived from Italian ritorna in casa "come back home".
Török Hungarian
Means "Turkish" in Hungarian.
Torosian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Թորոսյան (see Torosyan).
Torosyan Armenian
Means "son of Toros" in Armenian.
Torres Spanish, Portuguese
Name for a person who lived in or near a tower, ultimately from Latin turris.
Tos Spanish
Spanish form of Tosi.
Tosell Catalan
Catalan form of Tosi.
Toselli Italian
Diminutive form of Tosi.
Toset Catalan
Catalan form of Tosi.
Tosetti Italian
Diminutive form of Tosi.
Tosi Italian
Means "clean-shaven", usually denoting a younger man, from Latin tonsus "shaved".
Tosto Italian
From a nickname for a tough, stubborn person, from Italian tosto "hard, tough".
Tót Hungarian
Variant of Tóth.
Tóth u & m Hungarian, Slovak
Derived from Hungarian tót, which means "Slovak" or "Slovene".
Tóthová f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Tóth.
Towner English
Variant of Toller.
Townsend English
Indicated a person who lived at the town's edge, from Old English tun "enclosure, yard, town" and ende "end, limit".
Toyoda Japanese
From Japanese (toyo) meaning "bountiful, luxuriant" and (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy". A famous bearer was Kiichiro Toyoda (1894-1952), founder of Toyota Motor Corporation.
Tracey 1 English
From the village of Tracy-sur-mer on the Normandy coast in France. It was brought to England with William the Conqueror.
Tracey 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Treasaigh meaning "descendant of Treasach".
Trajkovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Trajkovski.
Trajkovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Trajko".
Trần Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Chen, from Sino-Vietnamese (trần). This is the second most common surname in Vietnam.
Tran Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Trần.
Trapani Italian
From the name of the Sicilian city of Trapani, derived from Greek δρεπάνη (drepane) meaning "sickle".
Trask English
Originally indicated a person from Thirsk, North Yorkshire, derived from Old Norse þresk meaning "fen, marsh".
Traver French
French variant of Travers.
Travere French
French variant of Travers.
Travers English, French
From an English and French place name that described a person who lived near a bridge or ford, or occasionally as an occupational name for the collector of tolls at such a location. The place name is derived from Old French traverser (which comes from Late Latin transversare), which means "to cross".
Traversa Italian
Italian form of Travers.
Traverse French
French variant of Travers.
Traversi Italian
Italian form of Travers.
Traversini Italian
Italian variant of Travers.
Traverso Italian
Italian form of Travers.
Travert French
French variant of Travers.
Traves English
English variant of Travers.
Travieso Spanish
Spanish form of Travers.
Travis English
English variant of Travers.
Traviss English
English variant of Travers.
Traylor English
Meaning unknown.
Treacy Irish
Variant of Tracey 2.
Treloar English
Originally denoted a person from a place of this name in Cornwall, England.
Tremblay French
From French tremble meaning "aspen". It is especially widespread in Quebec, being the most common surname there.
Trengove English
Originally indicated a person from Trengove in Cornwall, England.
Trent English
Denoted one who lived near the River Trent in England.
Trevis English
English variant of Travers.
Trevor Welsh
Originally from the name of various Welsh towns meaning "big village", derived from Middle Welsh tref "village" and maur "large".
Triantafyllou Greek
From the given name Triantafyllos.
Trifonov m Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Trifon".
Trifonova f Bulgarian, Russian
Feminine form of Trifonov.
Triggs English
From a byname derived from Old Norse tryggr meaning "true, loyal".
Tripp English
From Middle English trippen meaning "to dance", an occupational name for a dancer.
Tritten German
Originally denoted someone who lived by a set of steps, from Middle High German trit "step".
Troelsen Danish
Means "son of Troels".
Troy English
Originally denoted a person from the city of Troyes in France.
Trucco Italian
Denoted a person coming from a place of this name in northern Italy.
Trudeau French (Quebec)
From a diminutive of the given name Thouroude, a medieval French form of the Norse name Torvald. This name has been borne by two Canadian prime ministers, Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1919-2000) and his son Justin Trudeau (1971-).
Trudu Sardinian
Means "thrush" in Sardinian (from Latin turdus).
Trujillo Spanish
Originally denoted a person from Trujillo, Spain, originally called Turgalium in Latin.
Truman English
Means "trusty man" in Middle English. A famous bearer of the surname was American president Harry S. Truman (1884-1972).
Trumbauer German
Possibly from Middle High German trame "rafter, frame" and bauer "peasant, neighbour".
Trump German
Derived from Middle High German trumbe meaning "drum". This surname is borne by the American president Donald Trump (1946-).
Tsang Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zeng.
Tschida German
Possibly derived from a Slavic given name of unknown meaning.
Tse Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Xie.
Tsiklauri Georgian
Meaning unknown.
Tso Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cao.
Tsui Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Xu 1.
Tsukuda Japanese
From Japanese (tsukuda) meaning "cultivated rice field".
Tsunoda Japanese
From Japanese (tsuno) meaning "point, corner" and (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Tsvetanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Tsvetan".
Tsvetanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Tsvetanov.
Tsvetkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Tsvetko".
Tsvetkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Tsvetkov.
Tucker English
Occupational name for a fuller of cloth, derived from Old English tucian meaning "offend, torment". A fuller was a person who cleaned and thickened raw cloth by pounding it.
Tuff English
Variant of Tuft.
Tuft English
Denoted one who lived near a clump of trees or bushes, from Middle English tufte "tuft, clump", from Old French.
Tumicelli Italian
Possibly from a diminutive of the given name Bartolomeo.
Tunison Dutch (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Teunissen.
Tuominen Finnish
Derived from Finnish tuomi meaning "bird cherry".
Tupper English
Occupational name for a herdsman, derived from Middle English toupe "ram".
Turati Italian
From the name of the town of Turate near Como in Lombardy.
Turchi Italian
Means "Turkish" in Italian.
Turnbull English, Scottish
Nickname for someone thought to be strong enough to turn around a bull.
Turner English
Occupational name for one who worked with a lathe, derived from Old English turnian "to turn", of Latin origin. A famous bearer is the American musician Tina Turner (1939-2023), born Anna Mae Bullock.
Turunen Finnish
From Finnish turku meaning "marketplace" or the Finnish city of Turku (derived from the same word).
Tveit Norwegian
Habitational name derived from Old Norse þveit meaning "clearing".
Twist English, Literature
Probably from the name of towns in England and Wales called Twist or Twiss. This surname was used by Charles Dickens for the hero of his novel Oliver Twist (1838), about an orphan surviving the streets of London. Dickens probably had the vocabulary word twist in mind when naming the character.
Tyler English
Occupational name for a tiler of roofs, derived from Old English tigele "tile". A famous bearer of this name was American president John Tyler (1790-1862).
Tyson 1 English
Derived from a nickname for a quarrelsome person, from Old French tison meaning "firebrand".
Tyson 2 English
Variant of Dyson.
Uberti Italian
Derived from the given name Uberto.
Ubiña Basque
Possibly a variant of Urbina.
Uccello Italian
Means "bird" in Italian, either a nickname for a person who resembled a bird or an occupational name for a birdcatcher.
Uchimura Japanese
From Japanese (uchi) meaning "inside" and (mura) meaning "town, village".
Uchiyama Japanese
From Japanese (uchi) meaning "inside" and (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Ueda Japanese
From Japanese (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Uehara Japanese
From Japanese (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Ueno Japanese
From Japanese (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Uesugi Japanese
From Japanese (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and (sugi) meaning "cedar".
Uggeri Italian
Derived from the given name Edgardo.
Ughi Italian
From the given name Ugo.
Ulfsson Swedish
Means "son of Ulf".
Umar Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Umar.
Umarov m Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Umar".
Umarova f Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Umarov.
Underhill English
Means "dweller at the foot of a hill", from Old English under and hyll.
Underwood English
Means "dweller at the edge of the woods", from Old English under and wudu.
Ungaretti Italian
Diminutive of Ungaro.
Ungaro Italian
Means "Hungarian" in Italian.
Ungureanu Romanian
From Romanian ungur meaning "Hungarian".
Unkle German
Possibly denoted a person from the town of Unkel in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Unruh German
Refers to a restless, fidgety, nervous person, from German unruhe meaning "unrest".
Unterbrink Low German
Means "dweller under the slope" from Old Saxon undar "under" and brink "edge, slope".
Upton English
Denoted a person hailing from one of the many towns in England bearing this name. The place name itself is derived from Old English upp "up" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".
Urano Japanese
From Japanese (ura) meaning "bay, inlet" and (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Urban m & u Czech, Slovak, Polish, German
Derived from the given name Urban.
Urbanová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Urban.
Urbańska f Polish
Feminine form of Urbański.
Urbański m Polish
Habitational name for a person from towns called Urbanowo or Urbanowice, derived from the given name Urban.
Urbina Basque
Derived from Basque ur "water" and bi "two", indicating a place where two waterways met.
Urbonaitė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Urbonas. This form is used by unmarried women.
Urbonas m Lithuanian
From the given name Urbonas.
Urbonienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Urbonas. This form is used by married women.
Ureña Spanish
Probably derived from the name of Urueña, a town in the province of Valladolid, Spain, which is of unknown meaning.
Urquhart Scottish
Derived from Brythonic ar "by" and cardden "thicket". This is the name of several places, the most famous being north of Loch Ness.
Utkin m Russian
Derived from Russian утка (utka) meaning "duck".
Utkina f Russian
Feminine form of Utkin.
Uzun Turkish
Means "long, tall" in Turkish.
Vacca Italian
Means "cow" in Italian, originally denoting a person who worked with cattle.
Vaccaro Italian
Occupational name meaning "cowherd" in Italian.
Vacek m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Václav.
Vacík m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Václav.
Vacíková f Czech
Feminine form of Vacík.
Vacková f Czech
Feminine form of Vacek.
Vadas Hungarian
From Hungarian vad meaning "wild", either a nickname or an occupational name for a hunter of wild game.
Văduva Romanian
From Romanian văduvă meaning "widow".
Valdez Spanish
Means "son of Baldo".
Vale Portuguese
Means "valley" in Portuguese, ultimately from Latin vallis.
Valencia Spanish
From the name of the Spanish city of Valencia.
Valent m Slovak
Derived from the given name Valentín.
Valenta m Czech
Derived from the given name Valentin.
Valenti Italian
Patronymic from the given name Valente, an Italian form of Valens. A famous bearer of the surname was Jack Valenti (1921-2007), advisor to American president Lyndon Johnson.
Valentini Italian
Means "son of Valentino".
Valentová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Valenta or Valent.
Valeriev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Valeri".
Valerieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Valeriev.
Valerio Italian
From the given name Valerio.
Valero Spanish
From the given name Valero.
Valiente Spanish
From a nickname derived from Spanish valiente meaning "brave".
Valjean Literature
Created by Victor Hugo for Jean Valjean, the hero of his novel Les Misérables (1862). The novel explains that his father, also named Jean, received the nickname Valjean or Vlajean from a contraction of French voilá Jean meaning "here's Jean".
Vámos Hungarian
Means "customs officer" in Hungarian, a derivative of vám "customs".
Văn Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Wen, from Sino-Vietnamese (văn).
Van Aalsburg Dutch
Means "from Aalsburg", which is possibly Adelsburg, composed of adal "noble" and burg "fortress".
Van Aarle Dutch
Variant of Aarle.
Vanaga f Latvian
Feminine form of Vanags.
Van Aggelen Dutch
Denoted someone from Aggelen, which could refer to Achel in the Belgian province of Limburg or Egchel in the Dutch province of Limburg.
Vanags m Latvian
Means "hawk" in Latvian.
Van Agteren Dutch
Means "from behind", probably referring to a place behind something, such as a building or a place at the end of the road.
Van Aller Dutch
Means "from the Aller", a river in Germany, of uncertain meaning.
Van Alphen Dutch
Means "from Alphen", a town in the Netherlands. It is derived from the name of the Roman fort Albaniana, itself from Latin albus "white".
Van Alst Dutch
Means "from Aalst", the name of towns in Belgium and the Netherlands, which is possibly from Germanic *alhs meaning "temple, shelter".
Van Althuis Dutch
Dutch cognate of Althaus.
Van Amelsvoort Dutch
Means "from Amersfoort", a city in the Netherlands. It means "ford of the Amer (Eem) River" in Dutch.
Van Amstel Dutch
Means "from Amstel", a Dutch river that means "water area".
Van Andel Dutch
Means "from Andel", a town in the Netherlands, possibly meaning "upper forest" in Old Dutch.
Van Ankeren Dutch
Means "from the anchor" in Dutch.
Van Antwerp Dutch
Means "from Antwerp", a city in Belgium.
Van As Dutch
Means "from Asch", a town in the Netherlands, meaning "ash tree".
Van Asch Dutch
Variant of Van As.
Van Assen Dutch
Means "from Assen", a city in the Netherlands, which is possibly from essen meaning "ash trees".
Van Baarle Dutch
Means "from Baarle", a town in both the Netherlands and Belgium.
Van Bokhoven Dutch
Means "from Bokhoven", a small town in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands. It means "goat yards" in Dutch.
Van Breda Dutch
Means "from Breda", a city in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands. It is derived from Dutch breed meaning "wide" and Aa, the name of a river.
Van Buggenum Dutch
Means "from Buggenum", a small town in the middle of the province of Limburg in the Netherlands.
Van Buren Dutch
Means "from Buren", a small town on the island of Ameland in the north of the Netherlands, as well as a small city in the Dutch province Gelderland. The place names derive from Old Dutch bur meaning "house, dwelling". In the 16th century the countess Anna van Buren married William of Orange, the founder of the Dutch royal family. A famous bearer of this surname was Martin van Buren (1782-1862), the eighth President of the United States.
Van Can Dutch
Variant of Van Kan.
Vance English
Indicated a dweller by a fen, from Old English fenn meaning "fen, marsh".
Vanchev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vancho".
Vancheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vanchev.
Vančura m Czech
Derived from the given name Václav.