Browse Surnames

Ó hÉideáin Irish
Means "descendant of Éideán" in Irish. The given name Éideán is a diminutive of éideadh meaning "clothes, armour".

Ó hÉidín Irish
Means "descendant of Éidín" in Irish. The given name Éidín is a diminutive of éideadh meaning "clothes, armour".

O'Leary Irish
From Irish Ó Laoghaire meaning "descendant of Laoghaire".

Olesen Danish
Means "son of Ole".

Oliversen Norwegian
Means "son of Oliver".

Oliverson English
Means "son of Oliver".

Oliversson Swedish
Means "son of Oliver".

Olofsdotter Swedish
Means "daughter of Olof".

Olofsson Swedish
Means "son of Olof".

Olsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Ole".

Olsson Swedish
Means "son of Olaf".

Ölvirsson Icelandic
Means "son of Ölvir".

Ó Madaidhín Irish
Means "descendant of Madaihín", a given name derived from Irish madadh meaning "dog, mastiff".

Ó Máille Irish
Means "descendant of a nobleman" from the Irish Gaelic mál.

Ó Maoil Riain Irish
Means "descendant of a follower of Rian", derived from Irish maol meaning "follower".

Ó Maoilsheachlainn Irish
Means "descendant of Maolsheachlann" in Irish.

Ó Maol Aodha Irish
Means "descendant of a follower of Saint Aodh". It is derived from Irish maol meaning "follower, servant".

Ó Maol Bhréanáin Irish
Means "descendant of a follower of Saint Brendan" in Irish.

Ó Maolmhuaidh Irish
Means "descendant of Maolmhuadh", Maolmhuadh being a given name meaning "proud chief", derived from Gaelic maol meaning "chief" and muadh meaning "proud, noble".

Ömərov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Ömər".

Omarov m Kazakh
Means "son of Omar 1".

Ó Meadhra Irish
Means "descendant of Meadhra". The given name Meadhra is derived from the Gaelic meadhar meaning "merry, happy".

O'Mooney Irish
From the Irish Ó Maonaigh meaning "descendant of Maonaigh". The given name Maonaigh means "wealthy".

O'Neal Irish
From Irish Ó Néill meaning "descendant of Neil".

Ó Raghailligh Irish
Means "descendant of Raghailligh", an Irish given name of unknown meaning.

Ó Riain Irish
Means "descendant of Rian".

Ó Rinn Irish
Means "descendant of Rinn". The given name Rinn means "star" in Irish.

Ó Rodagh Irish
Means "descendant of Rodach" in Irish. The given name Rodach is derived from from Irish rod meaning "spirited, furious".

Ortiz Spanish
Means "son of Orti", a byname deriving either from Latin fortis meaning "brave, strong" or fortunius meaning "fortunate".

Ó Ruadháin Irish
Means "descendant of Ruadhán" in Irish.

Ó Ruaidh Irish
Means "descendant of Ruadh" in Irish.

Ó Scolaidhe Irish
Means "descendant of the scholar" from Irish scholaidhe.

Ó Seachnasaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Seachnasach". The given name Seachnasach possibly means "elusive" in Irish.

Ó Séaghdha Irish
Means "descendant of Séaghdha".

Ó Seighin Irish
Means "descendant of Seighin". The given name Seighin means "small hawk" from Old Irish séigene.

Ó Síoda Irish
Means "descendant of Síoda", a byname meaning "silk" in Irish.

Osmonov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Osmon".

Ó Suaird Irish
Means "descendant of Suart" in Irish. Suart is derived from the Old Norse name Sigurd.

Otis English
Means "son of Ode".

O'Toole Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tuathail meaning "descendant of Túathal".

Otten Dutch
Means "son of Otto".

Ottosen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Otto".

Ottosson Swedish
Means "son of Otto".

Ovesen Norwegian
Means "son of Ove".

Öwezow m Turkmen
Means "son of Öwez".

Pallesen Danish
Means "son of Palle".

Pandev m Macedonian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Pande", Pande being a diminutive of Petar.

Panosyan Armenian
Means "son of Panos".

Papadimitriou Greek
Means "son of Dimitrios the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Dimitrios.

Papadopoulos m Greek
Means "son of the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the patronymic suffix πουλος (poulos).

Papageorgiou Greek
Means "son of Georgios the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Georgios.

Papaioannou Greek
Means "son of Ioannis the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Ioannis.

Papanikolaou Greek
Means "son of Nikolaos the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Nikolaos.

Parker English
Means "keeper of the park" in Middle English. It is an occupational name for a person who was a gamekeeper at a medieval park.

Parkins English
Means "son of Parkin", a medieval diminutive of Peter.

Parkinson English
Means "son of Parkin", a medieval diminutive of Peter.

Parry Welsh
Derived from ap Harry meaning "son of Harry".

Parsamyan Armenian
Means "son of Parsam", possibly from an Assyrian name Barsauma meaning "fasting".

Paternoster English, Italian
Occupational name for a maker of rosaries, also called paternosters. They are derived from the Latin phrase pater noster "our Father", the opening words of the Lord's Prayer.

Paterson English, Scottish
Means "son of Patrick".

Patrickson English
Means "son of Patrick".

Patriksson Swedish
Means "son of Patrik".

Patterson English, Scottish
Means "son of Patrick".

Paulissen Dutch
Means "son of Paul".

Paulsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Paul".

Paulson English
Means "son of Paul".

Pauwels Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Paul".

Pavić Croatian
Means "son of Pavle".

Pavičić Croatian
Means "son of Pavao".

Pavlov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Pavel". A famous bearer of this surname was the Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936), known for his discovery of the conditioned reflex.

Pavlović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pavle".

Pavlovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Pavle".

Pavlovsky m Russian
Means "son of Pavel".

Pawlak Polish
Means "son of Paweł".

Peck 2 English
Occupational name for a maker of pecks (vessels used as peck measures), derived from Middle English pekke.

Pedersen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Peder".

Pei Chinese
From Chinese 裴 (péi), possibly referring to an ancient city.

Peláez Spanish
Means "son of Pelayo".

Peng Chinese
From Chinese 彭 (péng) referring to the ancient state of Peng, which existed during the Shang dynasty in what is now Jiangsu province.

Pérez Spanish
Means "son of Pedro".

Perić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pero".

Perkins English
Means "son of Perkin", a medieval diminutive of Peter.

Perry 2 Welsh
From Welsh ap Herry meaning "son of Herry".

Persson Swedish
Means "son of Per".

Peters English, German, Dutch
Means "son of Peter".

Petersen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Peter".

Peterson English
Means "son of Peter".

Petersson Swedish
Means "son of Peter".

Petőfi Hungarian
Means "son of Pető", an old diminutive of Péter.

Petrauskas m Lithuanian
Means "son of Petras".

Petrescu Romanian
Means "son of Petre" in Romanian.

Petrić Croatian
Means "son of Petar".

Petrosyan Armenian
Means "son of Petros" in Armenian.

Petrov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Peter" in Russian and Bulgarian.

Petrović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Petar".

Petrovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Petar".

Pettersen Norwegian
Means "son of Petter".

Pettersson Swedish
Means "son of Petter".

Phelps English
Means "son of Philip".

Philips English, Dutch
Means "son of Philip". Famous bearers of this surname were Frederick Philips (1830-1900) and his son Gerard (1858-1942), the Dutch founders of the company Philips.

Phillips English
Means "son of Philip".

Pierson English
Means "son of Piers".

Pietrzak Polish
Means "son of Piotr".

Pires Portuguese
Means "son of Pedro".

Popov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of the priest", derived from Russian and Bulgarian поп (pop).

Popović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of the priest", derived from Serbo-Croatian pop meaning "priest".

Popovski m Macedonian
Means "son of the priest" in Macedonian.

Pottinger English
Occupational name, either for an apothecary, from Old French potecaire, or a seller of stew, from Old French potagier.

Poulsen Danish
Means "son of Poul".

Powell Welsh, English
Derived from Welsh ap Hywel meaning "son of Hywel".

Prebensen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Preben".

Price Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Rhys, which means "son of Rhys".

Prinsen Dutch
Means "son of the prince", the term prince would have denoted someone who acted in a regal manner.

Pritchard Welsh
From Welsh ap Richard meaning "son of Richard".

Probert Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Robert, which means "son of Robert".

Prunty Irish
From Irish Ó Proinntigh meaning "descendant of Proinnteach", a given name probably derived from Irish bronntach meaning "generous".

Pugh Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Hugh meaning "son of Hugh".

Qasımov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qasım".

Qodirov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Qodir".

Quigg Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuaig meaning "descendant of Cuaig", a given name of unknown meaning.

Quigley Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Coigligh meaning "descendant of Coigleach", a given name meaning "untidy".

Quinlan Irish
From Irish Ó Caoindealbháin, which means "descendant of Caoindealbhán", a given name meaning "handsome form" (using a diminutive suffix).

Quinn Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuinn meaning "descendant of Conn".

Quiñones Spanish
From various Spanish place names derived from quiñón meaning "shared piece of land", derived from Latin quinque "five".

Quirke Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuirc meaning "descendant of Corc", a given name meaning "heart".

Quliyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qulu".

Qurbanov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qurban".

Qurbonov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Qurbon".

Rademaker Dutch
From the occupation of rademaker meaning "maker of wheels", from Dutch rad meaning "wheel".

Radev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Rade", a diminutive of Radoslav or Radomir.

Radkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Radko".

Rafferty Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Rabhartaigh meaning "descendant of Rabhartach". The given name Rabhartach means "flood tide".

Ragnvaldsson Swedish
Means "son of Ragnvald".

Ramires Portuguese
Means "son of Ramiro" in Portuguese.

Ramírez Spanish
Means "son of Ramiro" in Spanish.

Rasmussen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Rasmus".

Reagan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Riagáin meaning "descendant of Riagán". A famous bearer was the American president Ronald Reagan (1911-2004).

Richardson English
Means "son of Richard".

Riordan Irish
From Irish Ó Ríoghbhárdáin meaning "descendant of Rígbarddán".

Rivero Spanish
Variant of Rivera.

Rivière French
French cognate of Rivers.

Roberts English
Means "son of Robert".

Robertsen Danish
Means "son of Robert".

Robertson English
Means "son of Robert".

Róbertsson Icelandic
Means "son of Robert".

Robertsson Swedish
Means "son of Robert".

Robinson English
Means "son of Robin".

Robson English
Means "son of Rob".

Rodrigues Portuguese
Means "son of Rodrigo" in Portuguese.

Rodríguez Spanish
Means "son of Rodrigo" in Spanish. This is among the most common surnames in Spain.

Rogerson English
Means "son of Roger".

Rolvsson Norwegian
Means "son of Rolf".

Romanov m Russian
Means "son of Roman". This was the surname of the last dynasty of Russian tsars.

Romeijnsen Dutch
Means "son of Romein" in Dutch.

Romijnsen Dutch
Means "son of Romein" in Dutch.

Rosenfeld German, Jewish
Means "field of roses" in German. As a Jewish surname it is ornamental.

Rotolo Italian
From the Italian word for a measure of weight, from southern Italian dialects, derived from Greek via Arabic.

Ruiz Spanish
Means "son of Ruy" in Spanish.

Sadıqov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Sadıq".

Saidov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Said".

Salihović Bosnian
Means "son of Salih".

Samuelson English
Means "son of Samuel".

Samuelsson Swedish
Means "son of Samuel".

Sánchez Spanish
Means "son of Sancho".

Sanderson English
Means "son of Alexander".

Sargsyan Armenian
Means "son of Sargis" in Armenian.

Sault French
French cognate of Soto.

Sawyer English
Occupational name meaning "sawer of wood, woodcutter" in Middle English, ultimately from Old English sagu meaning "saw". Mark Twain used it for the main character in his novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876).

Scarlett English
Denoted a person who sold or made clothes made of scarlet, a kind of cloth, possibly derived from Persian سقرلاط (saqrelat).

Seegers Dutch
Means "son of Sieger".

Segers Dutch
Means "son of Sieger".

Seghers Dutch
Means "son of Sieger".

Shannon Irish
From Irish Ó Seanáin meaning "descendant of Seanán".

Sharipov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Sharif".

Shen Chinese
From Chinese 申 (shēn) referring to the ancient state of Shen, which existed during the Zhou dynasty.

Sheridan Irish
From the Irish name Ó Sirideáin meaning "descendant of Sirideán". The given name Sirideán possibly means "searcher".

Shin Korean
Korean form of Shen, from Sino-Korean 申 (sin).

Sigurdsson Icelandic, Swedish
Means "son of Sigurður".

Sigurðsson Icelandic
Means "son of Sigurður".

Simeonov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Simeon".

Šimić Croatian
Means "son of Šime".

Simões Portuguese
Means "son of Simão" in Portuguese.

Šimonis m Lithuanian
Means "son of Simonas".

Simonis Dutch
Means "son of Simon 1".

Simonsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Simon 1".

Simonson English
Means "son of Simon 1".

Simpson English
Means "son of Sim", Sim being a medieval short form of Simon 1. This is the name of a fictional American family on the animated television series The Simpsons, starting 1989.

Šimunović Croatian
Means "son of Šimun".

Slavkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Slavko".

Sloan Irish
From Irish Ó Sluaghadháin meaning "descendant of Sluaghadhán".

Smagulov m Kazakh
Means "son of Smagul".

Soares Portuguese
Means "son of Suero".

Sodiqov m Uzbek
Means "son of Sodiq".

Sokolof Jewish
Means "son of Sokol".

Sokoloff Jewish
Means "son of Sokol".

Sokolov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Sokol".

Sokolovsky m Russian
Means "son of Sokol".

Sokolsky Jewish
Means "son of Sokol".

Sørensen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Søren".

Soto Spanish
Means "grove of trees, small forest" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin saltus.

Spyrou Greek
Means "son of Spyros".

Stanev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Stane", Stane being a diminutive of Stanislav.

Stankić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Stanko".

Stanković Serbian
Means "son of Stanko".

Steensen Danish
Means "son of Steen".

Stefanidis m Greek
Means "son of Stefanos" in Greek.

Stefanov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Stefan".

Stefanović Serbian
Means "son of Stefan".

Stefansen Danish
Means "son of Stefan".

Stefánsson Icelandic
Means "son of Stefán".

Stefansson Swedish
Means "son of Stefan".

Steffensen Danish
Means "son of Steffen".

Steinsson Icelandic
Means "son of Steinn".

Stephenson English
Means "son of Stephen".

Stigsson Swedish
Means "son of Stig".

Stjepanić Croatian
Means "son of Stjepan".

Stojanov m Macedonian
Means "son of Stojan".

Stojanović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Stojan".

Stojanovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Stojan".

Stolarz Polish
Occupational name from Polish stolarz meaning "joiner, maker of furniture".

Stoyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Stoyan".

Styles English
Locational name for one who lived near a steep hill, from Old English stigol "stile, set of steps".

Suárez Spanish
Means "son of Suero".

Sulaymanov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Sulayman".

Suleimenov m Kazakh
Means "son of Suleimen".

Sullivan Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish name Ó Súileabháin meaning "descendant of Súileabhán". The name Súileabhán means "dark eye".

Sultanov m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Sultan".

Sultonov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Sulton".

Svendsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Svend".

Svensen Norwegian
Means "son of Sven".

Svensson Swedish
Means "son of Sven".

Sydykov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Sydyk".

Tadić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Tadija".

Taggart Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac an tSagairt meaning "son of the priest". This name comes from a time when the rules of priestly celibacy were not strictly enforced.

Tahirović Bosnian
Means "son of Tahir".

Teagan Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tadhgáin meaning "descendant of Tadhgán".

Teague 1 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Taidhg meaning "descendant of Tadhg".

Teahan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Téacháin meaning "descendant of Téachán". The given name Téachán possibly means "fugitive".

Tennison English
Means "son of Denis".

Tennyson English
Means "son of Denis".

Teunissen Dutch
Means "son of Teunis".

Theodorou Greek
Means "son of Theodoros".

Theunissen Dutch
Means "son of Theunis".

Thomassen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Thomas".

Thompson English
Means "son of Thomas".

Þórirsson Icelandic
Means "son of Þórir".

Thorsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Thor".

Tierney Irish
From Irish Ó Tíghearnaigh meaning "descendant of Tighearnach".

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.

Todorov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Todor".

Tómasson Icelandic
Means "son of Tómas".

Tomasson Swedish
Means "son of Tomas".

Tomić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Toma 2".

Tomov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Toma 2".

Torosyan Armenian
Means "son of Toros" in Armenian.

Tracey 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Treasaigh meaning "descendant of Treasach".

Trajkovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Trajko".

Trifonov m Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Trifon".

Troelsen Danish
Means "son of Troels".

Tsvetanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Tsvetan".

Tsvetkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Tsvetko".

Ulfsson Swedish
Means "son of Ulf".

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.

Valdez Spanish
Means "son of Baldo".

Valentini Italian
Means "son of Valentino".

Valentinov m Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Valentin".

Valeriev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Valeri".

Vanchev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vancho".

Vanev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vane", a diminutive of Ivan.

Vankov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vanko", a diminutive of Ivan.

Vardanyan Armenian
Means "son of Vardan".

Vasilescu Romanian
Means "son of Vasile".

Vasilev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vasil".

Vasiliauskas m Lithuanian
Means "son of Vasilijus".

Vasiliou Greek
Means "son of Vasilios".

Vasilyev m Russian
Means "son of Vasil".

Vásquez Spanish
Means "son of Vasco".

Vasylyshyn Ukrainian
Means "son of Vasyl".

Velichkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Velichko".

Vergoossen Dutch
Means "son of Goswin".

Verhoeven Dutch
Means "from the farm" in Dutch, derived from hoeve "farm", and so indicated a person who lived on a farm.

Vernersen Danish
Means "son of Verner".

Victorsson Swedish
Means "son of Victor".

Vidović Croatian
Means "son of Vid".

Viktorov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Viktor".

Vilhjálmsson Icelandic
Means "son of Vilhjálmur".

Vincent 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Dhuibhinse meaning "son of Duibhinse", a given name meaning "black island".

Vinković Croatian
Means "son of Vinko".

Vladimirescu Romanian
Means "son of Vladimir".

Von Brandt German
Means "from the area cleared by fire", from Middle High German brant.

Walentowicz Polish
Means "son of Walenty".

Walterson English
Means "son of Walter".

Ward 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Bhaird, which means "son of the bard".

Wasilewski m Polish
Means "son of Wasyl".

Waterman 1 English
Means "servant of Walter".

Wauters Dutch
Means "son of Wouter".

Wawrzaszek Polish
Means "son of Wawrzyniec".

Wei Chinese
From Chinese 魏 (wèi) referring to the ancient state of Wei, which existed from the 5th to 3rd centuries BC in what is now Henan, Hebei, Shanxi, and Shandong provinces.

Westenberg Dutch
Means "west of the mountain", originally referring to a person who lived there.