Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword animal.
usage
meaning
Vlček m Czech, Slovak
Diminutive form of Czech and Slovak vlk meaning "wolf".
Vogel German, Dutch
From Old High German and Old Dutch fogal meaning "bird". It was originally an occupational name for a bird catcher, or a nickname for a person who liked to sing.
Vogels Dutch
Variant of Vogel.
Volkov m Russian
Derived from Russian волк (volk) meaning "wolf".
Voronin m Russian
Derived from Russian ворона (vorona) meaning "crow".
Vos Dutch
Dutch cognate of Voss.
Voss German
From Middle Low German vos meaning "fox". It was originally a nickname for a clever person or a person with red hair.
Voß German
Variant of Voss.
Vrabec u & m Croatian, Slovene, Czech, Slovak
Means "sparrow" in several languages, from Old Slavic vorbĭ.
Vrubel m Czech
From a dialectal variant of Czech vrabec "sparrow".
Waldvogel German, Jewish
From a nickname for a carefree person, derived from German Wald meaning "forest" and Vogel meaning "bird". As a Jewish name it is ornamental.
Walkenhorst German
Possibly derived from a German place name Falkenhorst, from Falken meaning "falcons" and Horst meaning "thicket".
Warren 1 English
Denoted a person who lived near a warren, from Norman French warrene meaning "animal enclosure" (of Germanic origin).
Weasley Literature
Used by J. K. Rowling for the character of Ron Weasley (and other members of his family) in her Harry Potter series of books, first released in 1997. Rowling presumably derived it from the English word weasel, perhaps in combination with the common place name/surname suffix -ley, which is derived from Old English leah meaning "woodland, clearing".
Wieczorek Polish
From a nickname meaning "bat" in Polish, ultimately from wieczór meaning "evening".
Wilbur English
From the nickname Wildbor meaning "wild boar" in Middle English.
Wilk Polish
Means "wolf" in Polish.
Witherspoon English
Originally given to a person who dwelt near a sheep enclosure, from Middle English wether "sheep" and spong "strip of land".
Wolf German, English
From Middle High German or Middle English wolf meaning "wolf", or else from an Old German given name beginning with this element.
Wolfe English
Variant of Wolf.
Woodcock English
Nickname referring to the woodcock bird.
Woolf English
Variant of Wolf.
Wróbel Polish
Means "sparrow" in Polish.
Wrona Polish
Derived from Polish wrona meaning "crow".
Wroński m Polish
Derived from Polish wrona meaning "crow".
Zając Polish
Means "hare" in Polish.
Zaytsev m Russian
Derived from Russian заяц (zayats) meaning "hare".
Zhuk Belarusian
Means "beetle" in Belarusian.
Zhukov m Russian
Derived from Russian жук (zhuk) meaning "beetle".
Żuraw Polish
Means "crane" in Polish, a nickname for a tall person.
Zvirbulis m Latvian
Means "sparrow" in Latvian.