Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword leader.
usage
meaning
Admiraal Dutch
Means "admiral" in Dutch.
Caito Italian
Occupational name from Sicilian càjitu meaning "official, leader", ultimately from Arabic قاضي (qadi) meaning "judge".
Capitani Italian
Occupational name meaning "captain" in Italian, ultimately from Latin caput "head".
Cattaneo Italian
Variant of Capitani used in Lombardy.
Dukes English
Patronymic form of Duke.
Herceg Croatian
Croatian form of Herzog.
Herczeg Hungarian
Hungarian form of Herzog.
Herczog Hungarian
Hungarian form of Herzog.
Hofmeister German
Means "master of the household", from Old High German hof "yard, court, house" and meistar "master" (from Latin magister).
Lemaire French
Means "the mayor" in French. It was a title given to a town official, or else a nickname for someone who was pompous and officious.
Maestri Italian
Means "master" in Italian.
Marshall English
Derived from Middle English mareschal "marshal", from Latin mariscalcus, ultimately from Germanic roots akin to Old High German marah "horse" and scalc "servant". It originally referred to someone who took care of horses.
Masterson English
Patronymic derived from Middle English maister meaning "master", via Old French from Latin magister.
Mayer 3 English
Occupational name for a mayor, from Middle English mair, derived via Old French from Latin maior.
Meyers German, English
Patronymic form of Meyer 1, Mayer 3 or Myer.
Myers English
Patronymic form of Myer or Mayer 3.
Pretorius Afrikaans
From Latin praetor meaning "leader". This name was adopted in the 17th century by Wesselius Praetorius as a Latin translation of his previous surname Schulte. It is now common in South Africa.
Rais Italian
Occupational name for the fisherman in charge of the boat, from Italian rais "captain", of Arabic origin. It is typical of Sicily and Sardinia.
Schipper Dutch
Occupational name meaning "skipper, ship captain" in Dutch.
Schulz German
Occupational name derived from Middle High German schultheiße meaning "mayor, judge".
Starosta Polish
Means "mayor, leader, elder" in Polish.
Wójcik Polish
From the Polish word wójt meaning "chief, mayor" (related to German Vogt).
Župan Croatian
Croatian cognate of Zupan.
Zupan Slovene
From Old Slavic županŭ meaning "head of the district, community leader", a derivative of župa meaning "district, region".
Zupančič Slovene
Patronymic form of Zupan.