Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keywords holy or one.
usage
meaning
Bogomolov m Russian
Derived from Russian богомол (bogomol) meaning "pious one, devotionalist".
Borgnino Italian
From a nickname derived from the Piedmontese dialect word borgno meaning "one-eyed". This was the real surname of American actor Ernest Borgnine (1917-2012).
Čtvrtník m Czech
Derived from Czech čtvrtlán meaning "one quarter of a lán", where a lán is a medieval Czech measure of land (approximately 18 hectares). The name denoted someone who owned this much land.
Einstein Jewish
Ornamental name derived from German ein "one" and stein "stone". A famous bearer was the German physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955).
Ihejirika Igbo
Means "the one that I have is greater" in Igbo.
Kapanadze Georgian
Means "son of the one from Kapan", originally denoting someone who came from the city of Kapan in present-day Armenia (from Armenian կապել (kapel) meaning "to tie, to fasten").
Musil m Czech
Possibly from a nickname meaning "the one who had to", from the past participle of the Czech verb muset meaning "must" (of Germanic origin).
Podsedník m Czech
Means "one who sits behind" in Czech, an equivalent to Zahradník mainly used in the region of Moravia.
Russell English
From a Norman French nickname that meant "little red one", perhaps originally describing a person with red hair.
Santini Italian
Diminutive form of Santo.
Santo Italian
Italian form of Santos.