Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keywords be or strong.
usage
meaning
Arima Japanese
From Japanese (ari) meaning "have, possess" and (ma) meaning "horse".
Armstrong English
Means "strong arm" from Middle English. Tradition holds that the family is descended from Siward, an 11th-century Earl of Northumbria. Famous bearers of this name include the Americans Louis Armstrong (1901-1971), a jazz musician, and Neil Armstrong (1930-2012), an astronaut who was the first person to walk on the moon.
Beaufort French
From various French place names derived from beau "beautiful" and fort "strong place, fortress".
Erős Hungarian
Means "strong" in Hungarian.
Gagliardi Italian
From Italian gagliardo meaning "strong, vigorous".
Hardie Scottish
Scots variant of Hardy.
Hardy English, French
From Old French and Middle English hardi meaning "bold, daring, hardy", from the Germanic root *harduz.
Ihejirika Igbo
Means "the one that I have is greater" in Igbo.
Kemény Hungarian
Means "firm, hard, tough" in Hungarian.
Pan 2 Chinese
From Chinese (pān) meaning "water in which rice has been rinsed", and also referring to a river that flows into the Han River.
Phan Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Pan 2, from Sino-Vietnamese (phan).
Reich German, Jewish
Nickname for a wealthy or powerful person, from Old High German rihhi "rich, powerful".
Rieck Low German
Low German form of Reich.
Riker German
Possibly a variant of Reich.
Stark English, German
From a nickname meaning "strong, rigid", from Old English stearc or Old High German stark.
Strong English
Nickname derived from Middle English strong or strang meaning "strong".
Tosto Italian
From a nickname for a tough, stubborn person, from Italian tosto "hard, tough".