Surnames with "son of" in Description

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Dirksen Dutch, German
Means "son of Dirk".

Dirkx Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Dirk".

Di Stefano Italian
Means "son of Stefano".

Dixon English
Means "son of Dick 1".

Dobrev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Dobri".

Dobson English
Means "son of Dobbe", a medieval diminutive of Robert.

Domínguez Spanish
Means "son of Domingo".

Donaldson English
Means "son of Donald". A notable bearer is the online personality Jimmy Donaldson (1998-), who goes by the alias MrBeast.

D'Onofrio Italian
Means "son of Onofrio".

Đorđević Serbian
Means "son of Đorđe".

Draganov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Dragan".

Dragomirov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Dragomir".

Dragov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Drago".

Dragović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Drago".

Driessen Dutch
Means "son of Dries".

Dumitrescu Romanian
Means "son of Dumitru".

Duncanson Scottish
Means "son of Duncan".

Durdyýew m Turkmen
Means "son of Durdy".

Đurić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Đuro".

Dyson English
Means "son of Dye".

Eads English
Means "son of Eda 2" or "son of Adam".

Edison English
Means "son of Eda 2" or "son of Adam". The surname was borne by American inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931).

Edvardsen Norwegian
Means "son of Edvard".

Edwards English
Means "son of Edward".

Edwardson English
Means "son of Edward".

Einarsson Swedish
Means "son of Einar".

Eliassen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Elias".

Eliasson Swedish
Means "son of Elias".

Elmersson Swedish
Means "son of Elmar".

Emerson English
Means "son of Emery". The surname was borne by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), an American writer and philosopher who wrote about transcendentalism.

Enríquez Spanish
Means "son of Enrique".

Ergeshov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Ergesh".

Erickson English
Means "son of Eric".

Ericson English, Swedish
Means "son of Eric".

Ericsson Swedish
Means "son of Eric".

Eriksen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Erik".

Eriksson Swedish
Means "son of Erik".

Espensen Norwegian
Means "son of Espen".

Esteves Portuguese
Means "son of Estevão".

Estévez Spanish
Means "son of Esteban".

Evans Welsh, English
Means "son of Evan".

Evanson English
Means "son of Evan".

Evensen Norwegian
Means "son of Even".

Evers Dutch
Means "son of Evert".

Ferguson Irish, Scottish
Means "son of Fergus".

Fernandes Portuguese
Means "son of Fernando".

Fernández Spanish
Means "son of Fernando". This is among the most common surnames in Spain.

Filipov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Filip".

Filipović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Filip".

Filippov m Russian
Means "son of Filip".

Fitzgerald Irish
Means "son of Gerald" in Anglo-Norman French. It was brought to Ireland with William the Conqueror. A famous bearer was Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996), an American jazz singer.

Fitzpatrick Irish
Means "son of Patrick" in Anglo-Norman, usually adopted as an Anglicization of Mac Giolla Phádraig.

Fitzroy English
Means "son of the king" in Anglo-Norman French, from French roi meaning "king". This name has been bestowed upon illegitimate children of kings.

Fitzsimmons Irish
Means "son of Simon 1" in Anglo-Norman French.

Fitzwilliam Irish
Means "son of William" in Anglo-Norman French.

Flipsen Dutch
Means "son of Flip".

Flores Spanish
Means "son of Floro" in Spanish.

Franjić Croatian
Means "son of Franjo".

Fransson Swedish
Means "son of Frans".

Frederiksen Danish
Means "son of Frederik".

Fredriksen Norwegian
Means "son of Fredrik".

Fredriksson Swedish
Means "son of Fredrik".

Fyodorov m Russian
Means "son of Fyodor".

Gabrielson English
Means "son of Gabriel".

Gavrilović Serbian
Means "son of Gavrilo".

Geerts Dutch
Means "son of Geert".

Gelashvili Georgian
Means "son of Gela".

Genadiev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Genadi".

Genkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Genko".

Genov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Geno".

Georgeson English
Means "son of George".

Georgiadis m Greek
Means "son of Georgios" in Greek.

Georgiev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Georgi".

Georgiou Greek
Means "son of Georgios".

Gerhardsson Swedish
Means "son of Gerhard".

Gevorgyan Armenian
Means "son of Gevorg".

Giannopoulos m Greek
Means "son of Giannis" in Greek.

Gibbs English, Scottish
Means "son of Gib".

Gibson English, Scottish
Means "son of Gib".

Gilchrist Scottish
From Gaelic MacGilleChrìosd meaning "son of Gille Críst".

Gilmore Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacGilleMhoire or Irish Gaelic Mac Giolla Mhuire meaning "son of the servant of Moire".

Giorgadze Georgian
Means "son of Giorgi".

Gjorgiev m Macedonian
Means "son of Gjorgji".

Gonçalves Portuguese
Means "son of Gonçalo" in Portuguese.

González Spanish
Means "son of Gonzalo" in Spanish. This is among the most common surnames in Spain.

Goranov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Goran".

Göransson Swedish
Means "son of Göran".

Gough 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mag Eochadha meaning "son of Eochaidh".

Grayson English
Means "son of the steward", derived from Middle English greyve "steward".

Gregersen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Gregers".

Grgić Croatian
Means "son of Grgur".

Griffiths Welsh, English
Means "son of Gruffudd".

Grigorescu Romanian
Means "son of Grigore" in Romanian.

Grigorov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Grigor".

Grigoryan Armenian
Means "son of Grigor" in Armenian.

Gujić Bosnian
Means "son of a snake" from the Bosnian word guja meaning "snake".

Gulbrandsen Norwegian
Means "son of Gulbrand" in Norwegian.

Guldbrandsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Gulbrand" in Norwegian and Danish.

Gundersen Norwegian
Means "son of Gunder".

Gunnarsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Gunnar".

Gunnarsson Swedish, Icelandic
Means "son of Gunnar".

Gunvaldsen Norwegian
Means "son of Gunvald".

Gurbanow m Turkmen
Means "son of Gurban".

Gustafsson Swedish
Means "son of Gustaf". The actress Greta Garbo (1905-1990) was originally named Greta Gustafsson.

Gustavsson Swedish
Means "son of Gustav".

Gutiérrez Spanish
Means "son of Gutierre".

Haakonsson Norwegian
Means "son of Håkon".

Håkansson Swedish
Means "son of Håkan".

Hakobyan Armenian
Means "son of Hakob" in Armenian.

Halvorsen Norwegian
Means "son of Halvor".

Hampson English
Means "son of Hamo".

Hansen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Hans". This is the most common surname in Norway, and the third most common in Denmark.

Hanson English
Means "son of Hann".

Hanssen Norwegian
Means "son of Hans".

Hansson Swedish
Means "son of Hans".

Haralampiev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Haralampi".

Haraldsen Norwegian
Means "son of Harald".

Haraldsson Swedish
Means "son of Harald".

Harrelson English
Means "son of Harold". A famous bearer of this surname is the American actor Woody Harrelson (1961-).

Harris English
Means "son of Harry".

Harrison English
Means "son of Harry".

Harutyunyan Armenian
Means "son of Harutyun" in Armenian.

Həsənov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Həsən".

Havelka m Czech
Means "son of Havel" in Czech.

Heimisson Icelandic
Means "son of Heimir".

Henderson Scottish, English
Means "son of Hendry".

Henningsen Danish
Means "son of Henning".

Henriksen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Henrik".

Henriksson Swedish
Means "son of Henrik".

Henriques Portuguese
Means "son of Henrique".

Henryson English
Means "son of Henry". A bearer of this surname was the poet Robert Henryson (1425-1500).

Henson English
Means "son of Henne", a medieval diminutive of Henry.

Herbertson English
Means "son of Herbert".

Hermans Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Herman".

Hermansen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Herman".

Hermanson English
Means "son of Herman".

Hermansson Swedish
Means "son of Herman".

Hernández Spanish
Means "son of Hernando" in Spanish.

Hidalgo Spanish
Means "nobleman" in Spanish. The Spanish word is a contraction of the phrase hijo de algo meaning "son of something". This surname was typically in origin a nickname or an occupational name for one who worked in a noble's household.

Hilmarsson Icelandic
Means "son of Hilmar".

Hintzen German
Means "son of Hintz", a diminutive of Heinrich.

Hobson English
Means "son of Hob".

Hodgson English
Means "son of Hodge", a medieval diminutive of Roger.

Hodson English
Means "son of Hodge", a medieval diminutive of Roger.

Holgersen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Holger".

Holgersson Swedish
Means "son of Holger".

Hovhannisyan Armenian
Means "son of Hovhannes" in Armenian.

Hristov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Hristo".

Huddleson English
Means "son of Hudel", a diminutive of Hudde.

Hudson English
Means "son of Hudde".

Hüseynov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Hüseyn".

Hutchinson English
Means "son of Huchin", a medieval diminutive of Hugh.

Ibáñez Spanish
Means "son of Ibán".

Ibragimov m Chechen, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani (Russified), Uzbek (Russified)
Means "son of Ibragim".

İbrahimov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of İbrahim".

Ibrahimović Bosnian
Means "son of Ibrahim".

Ibrohimov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Ibrohim".

Ibsen Danish
Means "son of Ib". A famous bearer was the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906).

Ignatov m Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Ignat".

Ignatyev m Russian
Means "son of Ignatiy".

Ilić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Ilija".

Iliescu Romanian
Means "son of Ilie".

Iliev m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Iliya".

Ingesson Swedish
Means "son of Inge".

Ingólfsson Icelandic
Means "son of Ingólfr".

Íñiguez Spanish
Means "son of Íñigo" in Spanish.

Ioannidis m Greek
Means "son of Ioannis" in Greek.

Ioannou Greek
Means "son of Ioannis".

Ionescu Romanian
Means "son of Ion 1" in Romanian.

Isaacson English
Means "son of Isaac".

Isakov m Russian
Means "son of Isaak".

Isaksen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Isak".

Isaksson Swedish
Means "son of Isak".

Isayev m Russian
Means "son of Isay".

Ismailov m Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Chechen, Avar
Means "son of Ismail".

İsmayılov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of İsmayıl".

Ismoilov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Ismoil".

Ivanov m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Macedonian
Means "son of Ivan". It is among the most common surnames in Bulgaria and Russia.

Ivanović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Ivan".

Ivanovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Ivan".

Ivanow m Belarusian
Means "son of Ivan".

Ivarsson Swedish
Means "son of Ivar".

Iversen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Iver".

Ivov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Ivo 2".

Jackson English
Means "son of Jack". Famous bearers of this name include the American president Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) and the singer Michael Jackson (1958-2009).

Jacobsen Danish
Means "son of Jacob".

Jacobson English
Means "son of Jacob".

Jakobsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Jakob".

Jakobsson Swedish, Icelandic
Means "son of Jakob".

Jameson English
Means "son of James".

Jamison English
Means "son of James".

Janković Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Janko".

Jankovič Slovene
Means "son of Janko".

Jankovics Hungarian
Means "son of Jankó", a diminutive of János.

Jans Dutch, German
Means "son of Jan 1".

Jansen Dutch, Norwegian
Means "son of Jan 1". This is the second most common Dutch surname.

Janson German, Dutch, Swedish, English
Means "son of Jan 1".

Janssen Dutch
Means "son of Jan 1".

Janssens Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Jan 1".

Jansson Swedish
Means "son of Jan 1".

Janz German
Means "son of Jan 1".

Janzen Dutch
Means "son of Jan 1".

Jefferson English
Means "son of Jeffrey". A famous bearer was American president Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826). Since his surname was sometimes adopted by freed slaves, it is now more common among the African-American population.

Jensen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Jens". This is the most common surname in Denmark.

Jenssen Norwegian
Means "son of Jens".

Jensson Icelandic
Means "son of Jens".

Jeppesen Danish
Means "son of Jeppe".

Jepson English
Means "son of Jep".

Jerković Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Jerko".

Jespersen Danish
Means "son of Jesper".

Jiménez Spanish
Means "son of Jimeno".

Jinks English
Means "son of Jenk", a short form of Jenkin, a diminutive of Jen, itself a Middle English form of John.

Johannessen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Johannes".

Jóhannsson Icelandic
Means "son of Jóhann".

Johansen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Johan". This is the second most common Norwegian surname.

Johansson Swedish
Means "son of Johan". This is the second most common surname in Sweden.

Johnsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of John".

Johnson English
Means "son of John". Famous bearers include American presidents Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973).

Johnsson Swedish
Means "son of John".

Jokumsen Danish
Means "son of Jokum".

Jonasen Danish
Means "son of Jonas 2".

Jonasson Swedish
Means "son of Jonas 2".

Jönsson Swedish
Means "son of Jöns".

Jonsson Swedish
Means "son of Jon 1".

Joossens Flemish
Means "son of Joos".

Jørgensen Danish
Means "son of Jørgen".

Josephson English
Means "son of Joseph".

Jovanović Serbian
Means "son of Jovan".

Jovanovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Jovan".

Judson English
Means "son of Judd".

Jughashvili Georgian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. One theory suggests Ossetian roots with the meaning "son of the herder", derived from Ossetian дзуг (dzug) meaning "herd, flock, troop". Alternately, it could be derived from the name of the village of ჯუღაანი (Jughaani) in eastern Georgia. The most notable bearer was Joseph Stalin (1878-1953), born Ioseb Jughashvili, a leader of the Soviet Union.

Jurić Croatian
Means "son of Jure".

Jusić Bosnian
Perhaps means "son of Josip".

Kadyrov m Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Chechen
Means "son of Kadyr".

Kadyrow m Turkmen
Means "son of Kadyr".

Kaloyanchev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Kaloyan".

Kaloyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Kaloyan".

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").

Kərimov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Kərim".

Karimov m Uzbek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Tatar, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Karim". It is also an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Kərimov.

Karlsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Karl".

Karlsson Swedish
Means "son of Karl".

Karstensen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Karsten".

Kaspersen Danish
Means "son of Kasper".

Kasprzak Polish
Means "son of Kacper".

Kavanagh Irish
Derived from the Irish Gaelic name Caomhánach, which means "a student of saint Caomhán". It was the name used by a 12th-century king of Leinster, Domhnall Caomhánach, the eldest son of the historic Irish king Diarmait Mac Murchada.

Kerimow m Turkmen
Means "son of Kerim".

Khachaturyan Armenian
Means "son of Khachatur" in Armenian. A famous bearer was the Armenian composer Aram Khachaturyan or Khachaturian (1903-1978).

Kilduff Irish
From the Irish Mac Giolla Dhuibh meaning "son of the black-haired man".

Kilpatrick Irish
From the Irish Mac Giolla Phádraig meaning "son of the servant of Saint Patrick".

Kjeldsen Danish
Means "son of Kjeld".

Kjellsson Swedish
Means "son of Kjell".

Klaasen Dutch
Means "son of Klaas".

Klassen German
Means "son of Klaus".

Klasson Swedish
Means "son of Klas".

Klausen Danish
Means "son of Klaus".

Knudsen Danish
Means "son of Knud".

Knutsen Norwegian
Means "son of Knut".

Knutsson Swedish
Means "son of Knut".

Konečný m Czech, Slovak
Means "final, last" in Czech and Slovak, perhaps a nickname for the youngest son of a family or a topographic name for someone who lived at the end of a settlement.

Konstantinidis m Greek
Means "son of Konstantinos" in Greek.

Konstantinou Greek
Means "son of Konstantinos".

Konstantinov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Konstantin".

Kostić Serbian
Means "son of Kosta".

Krastev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Krastyo".

Kristensen Danish
Means "son of Kristen 1".

Kristiansen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Kristian".

Kristoffersen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Kristoffer".

Krstevski m Macedonian
Means "son of Krste".

Krstić Serbian
Means "son of Krsto".

Larsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Lars".

Larsson Swedish
Means "son of Lars".

Lauridsen Danish
Means "son of Laurids".

Lauritsen Danish
Means "son of Laurits".

Laursen Danish
Means "son of Laur", a short form of Laurits.

Lawson English
Means "son of Laurence 1".

Lazarević Serbian
Means "son of Lazar".

Lazarov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Lazar".

Lazić Serbian
Means "son of Lazar".

Lazzari Italian
Means "son of Lazzaro".

Leifsson Icelandic, Swedish
Means "son of Leif".

Lennartsson Swedish
Means "son of Lennart".

Leonardsen Norwegian
Means "son of Lennart".

Leonardson English
Means "son of Leonard".

Lister Scottish
Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac an Fleisdeir meaning "son of the arrow maker".

Lomidze Georgian
Means "son of the lion", from Georgian ლომი (lomi) meaning "lion".

Lopes Portuguese
Means "son of Lopo" in Portuguese.

López Spanish
Means "son of Lope" in Spanish.

Lorenzen Danish, Low German
Means "son of Lorens".

Lovrić Croatian
Means "son of Lovro".

Lucassen Dutch
Means "son of Lucas".

Lučić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Luka".

Ludvigsen Danish
Means "son of Ludvig".

Lukeson English (Rare)
Means "son of Luke".

Lukić Serbian
Means "son of Luka".

Mac Aodha Irish
Means "son of Aodh" in Irish.

MacBeth Scottish
Derived from the Gaelic given name Mac Beatha meaning "son of life", which denoted a man of religious devotion. This was the name of an 11th-century Scottish king, and the name of a play based on his life by William Shakespeare.

Mac Branáin Irish
Means "son of Branán" in Irish. The given name Branán is a diminutive of Bran 1.

MacCailein Scottish Gaelic
Means "son of Cailean" in Gaelic.

MacCallum Scottish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacColuim meaning "son of Columba".

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