Surnames Ending with a

Stawska f Polish
Feminine form of Stawski.

Stefanova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Stefanov.

Štěpánková f Czech
Feminine form of Štěpánek.

Stepanova f Russian
Feminine form of Stepanov.

Stoica Romanian
From Romanian stoic meaning "stoic, impassive".

Stojanova f Macedonian
Feminine form of Stojanov.

Stojanovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Stojanovski.

Stoyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stoyanov.

Strnadová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Strnad.

Struna Slovene
From Slovene struna meaning "string, cord", possibly denoting a maker of rope.

Suchá f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Suchý.

Sugimura Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Sugita Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Sugiura Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".

Sugiyama Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Sulaymanova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Sulaymanov.

Šulcová f Czech
Feminine form of Šulc.

Suleimenova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Suleimenov.

Sultana Bengali, Urdu, Maltese
Bengali, Urdu and Maltese form of Sultan.

Sultanova f Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Sultanov.

Sultonova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Sultonov.

Svoboda m Czech
Means "freedom" in Czech. This was a medieval name for a freeman, someone who was not a serf.

Svobodová f Czech
Feminine form of Svoboda.

Sydykova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Sydykov.

Sýkora m Czech, Slovak
Means "tit (bird)" in Czech and Slovak.

Sýkorová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Sýkora.

Szarka Hungarian
From Hungarian szarka meaning "magpie", often used as a euphemistic term for a thief.

Szczepańska f Polish
Feminine form of Szczepański.

Szweda Polish
Derived from Polish Szwed meaning "Swede, person from Sweden".

Szymańska f Polish
Feminine form of Szymański.

Tachibana Japanese
From Japanese 橘 (tachibana) meaning "orange, tangerine".

Takala Finnish
Means "(dweller in the) back", probably denoting someone who lived in a remote area, from Finnish taka.

Takeda Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Takenaka Japanese
Means "dweller amongst bamboo", from Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".

Tamboia Italian
Possibly means "drummer", from Italian tamburo meaning "drum".

Tamura Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Tanaka Japanese
Means "dweller in the rice fields", from Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".

Tapia Spanish
Means "mud wall" in Spanish.

Taverna Italian
From the place name Taverna, common in different parts of Italy. It means "inn, tavern" in Italian.

Tchaikovskaya f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Чайковская (see Chaykovskaya).

Teixeira Portuguese
From Portuguese teixo meaning "yew tree".

Terranova Italian
Means "new land" in Italian.

Tesaříková f Czech
Feminine form of Tesařík.

Tesařová f Czech
Feminine form of Tesař.

Tesla Serbian
Occupational name for a carpenter, derived from Serbian tesla meaning "adze". This name was notably borne by the Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla (1856-1943).

Testa Italian
From an Italian nickname meaning "head".

Tichá f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Tichý.

Tisza Hungarian
From the river name Tisza, Hungary's second largest river.

Todorova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Todorov.

Toma Romanian
From the given name Toma 2.

Tomaszewska f Polish
Feminine form of Tomaszewski.

Tomioka Japanese
From Japanese 富 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Tomova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Tomov.

Tornincasa Italian
From a medieval Italian name given to a boy born after the death of a previous one, derived from Italian ritorna in casa "come back home".

Tóthová f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Tóth.

Toyoda Japanese
From Japanese 豊 (toyo) meaning "bountiful, luxuriant" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy". A famous bearer was Kiichiro Toyoda (1894-1952), founder of Toyota Motor Corporation.

Trajkovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Trajkovski.

Traversa Italian
Italian form of Travers.

Trifonova f Bulgarian, Russian
Feminine form of Trifonov.

Tschida German
Possibly derived from a Slavic given name of unknown meaning.

Tsukuda Japanese
From Japanese 佃 (tsukuda) meaning "cultivated rice field".

Tsunoda Japanese
From Japanese 角 (tsuno) meaning "point, corner" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Tsvetanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Tsvetanov.

Tsvetkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Tsvetkov.

Ubiña Basque
Possibly a variant of Urbina.

Uchimura Japanese
From Japanese 内 (uchi) meaning "inside" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Uchiyama Japanese
From Japanese 内 (uchi) meaning "inside" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Ueda Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Uehara Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Umarova f Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Umarov.

Urbanová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Urban.

Urbańska f Polish
Feminine form of Urbański.

Urbina Basque
Derived from Basque ur "water" and bi "two", indicating a place where two waterways met.

Ureña Spanish
Probably derived from the name of Urueña, a town in the province of Valladolid, Spain, which is of unknown meaning.

Utkina f Russian
Feminine form of Utkin.

Vacca Italian
Means "cow" in Italian, originally denoting a person who worked with cattle.

Vacíková f Czech
Feminine form of Vacík.

Vacková f Czech
Feminine form of Vacek.

Văduva Romanian
From Romanian văduvă meaning "widow".

Valencia Spanish
From the name of the Spanish city of Valencia.

Valenta m Czech
Derived from the given name Valentin.

Valentinova f Bulgarian, Russian
Feminine form of Valentinov.

Valentová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Valenta or Valent.

Valerieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Valeriev.

Vanaga f Latvian
Feminine form of Vanags.

Van Altena Dutch
Variant of Altena.

Van Breda Dutch
Means "from Breda", a city in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands. It is derived from Dutch breed meaning "wide" and Aa, the name of a river.

Vancheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vanchev.

Vančura m Czech
Derived from the given name Václav.

Vančurová f Czech
Feminine form of Vančura.

Vaneva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vanev.

Vaňková f Czech
Feminine form of Vaněk.

Vankova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vankov.

Van Rompa Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Van Rompaey.

Varela Spanish
Derived from Spanish vara "stick". It may have originally been given to one who used a stick in his line of work, for example an animal herder.

Varga um Hungarian, Slovak
Occupational name meaning "cobbler" in Hungarian.

Vargha Hungarian
Variant of Varga.

Vargová f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Varga.

Vasileva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vasilev.

Vasilieva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Васильева (see Vasilyeva).

Vasilyeva f Russian
Feminine form of Vasilyev.

Vašková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Vašek or Vaško.

Vávra m Czech, Slovak
Derived from the given name Vávra, a diminutive of Vavřinec.

Vávrová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Vávra.

Veenstra Dutch
Derived from Dutch veen meaning "fen, swamp, peat".

Vega Spanish
From Spanish vega meaning "meadow, plain", of Basque origin.

Vela Spanish
Occupational name for a guard, from Spanish vela meaning "watch, vigil".

Velichkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Velichkov.

Velitchkova f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Величкова (see Velichkova).

Vemulakonda Telugu
Indicated a person from the city of Vemula in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Ventimiglia Italian
From the name of the historical Italian city Ventimiglia, now near the French border, ultimately from Latin Albintimilium.

Ventura Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan
From the given name Bonaventura.

Vera Spanish
Means "shore, bank" in Spanish. This was a name for a person who lived near such a feature, or who came from any of the various locations in Spain named Vera or La Vera.

Verona Italian
From the name of the city of Verona, one of the most important historical cities of northern Italy. The meaning of the city's name is uncertain.

Veselá f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Veselý.

Vespa Italian
From an Italian nickname meaning "wasp".

Vida Hungarian
From the given name Vid.

Vieira Portuguese
Denoted a person who came from a Portuguese town by this name, derived from vieria meaning "scallop". The scallop was a symbol of Saint James, and was traditionally worn by pilgrims to the shrine of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia.

Viktorova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Viktorov.

Vila Catalan
Catalan form of Villa.

Villa Italian, Spanish
Means "town" in Italian and Spanish, from Latin. It was originally given to a person who came from a town, as opposed to the countryside.

Villalba Spanish
Denoted a person from one of the various Spanish places by this name. It is derived from Spanish villa "town" and alba "white".

Villanueva Spanish
Originally denoted someone who came from one of the various Spanish towns by this name, derived from villa "town" and nueva "new".

Vinogradova f Russian
Feminine form of Vinogradov.

Viola Italian
From the given name Viola.

Vlasáková f Czech
Feminine form of Vlasák.

Vlčková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Vlček.

Vodenicharova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vodenicharov.

Volkova f Russian
Feminine form of Volkov.

Voronina f Russian
Feminine form of Voronin.

Vrabcová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Vrabec.

Vrublová f Czech
Feminine form of Vrubel.

Vukoja Croatian
Derived from the given name Vuk.

Wada Japanese
From Japanese 和 (wa) meaning "harmony, peace" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Warszawska f Polish
Feminine form of Warszawski.

Wasilewska f Polish
Feminine form of Wasilewski.

Wattana Thai
From Thai วัฒน (wathan) meaning "culture".

Winogrodzka f Polish
Feminine form of Winogrodzki.

Wiśniewska f Polish
Feminine form of Wiśniewski.

Witkowska f Polish
Feminine form of Witkowski.

Wojciechowska f Polish
Feminine form of Wojciechowski.

Wojda Polish
Variant of Wojewoda.

Wojewoda Polish
From the Polish title wojewoda meaning "governor, voivode" (originally meaning "warlord").

Wojewódka Polish
Variant of Wojewoda.

Wojewódzka f Polish
Feminine form of Wojewódzki.

Wolańska f Polish
Feminine form of Wolański.

Wróblewska f Polish
Feminine form of Wróblewski.

Wrona Polish
Derived from Polish wrona meaning "crow".

Wrońska f Polish
Feminine form of Wroński.

Wyrzykowska f Polish
Feminine form of Wyrzykowski.

Yakovleva f Russian
Feminine form of Yakovlev.

Yamada Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Yamashita Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".

Yaneva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yanev.

Yankova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yankov.

Yasuda Japanese
From Japanese 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet" or 保 (yasu) meaning "protect, maintain" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Ybarra Spanish, Basque
Variant of Ibarra.

Yegorova f Russian
Feminine form of Yegorov.

Yokota Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "beside, next to" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Yo'ldosheva f Uzbek
Feminine form of Yo'ldoshev.

Yordanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yordanov.

Yoshida Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Yoshinaga Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 永 (naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal".

Yoshioka Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Yosipova f Tatar
Feminine form of Yosipov.

Yukimura Japanese
From Japanese 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Yusupova f Uzbek, Tajik, Tatar (Russified)
Feminine form of Yusupov.

Zabala Basque
Originally denoted someone who lived in a place of this name in Biscay. It is derived from Basque zabal meaning "large, wide".

Zaharieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Zahariev.

Zahradníková f Czech
Feminine form of Zahradník.

Zajacová f Slovak
Feminine form of Zajac.

Zajícová f Czech
Feminine form of Zajíc.

Zakharova f Russian
Feminine form of Zakharov.

Zappa Italian
From Italian zappa meaning "hoe, mattock", probably denoting a farmer. Two musicians of Italian origin have bore this name: Francesco Zappa (1717-1803) and Frank Zappa (1940-1993).

Zariņa f Latvian
Feminine form of Zariņš.

Zavala Spanish
Variant of Zabala.

Zawisza Polish
Derived from the Old Polish given name Zawisza.

Zaytseva f Russian
Feminine form of Zaytsev.

Żbikowska f Polish
Feminine form of Żbikowski.

Zdravkova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Zdravkov.

Zdunowska f Polish
Feminine form of Zdunowski.

Zelenka m Czech
Czech cognate of Zieliński.

Zelenková f Czech
Feminine form of Zelenka.

Zemanová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Zeman.

Zhivkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Zhivkov.

Zhukova f Russian
Feminine form of Zhukov.

Zielińska f Polish
Feminine form of Zieliński.

Zima mu Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian
From an Old Slavic word meaning "winter". This may have been a nickname for a person with a chilly personality.

Zimová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Zima.

Zlatkova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Zlatkov.

Zubizarreta Basque
Means "old bridge", from Basque zubia "bridge" and zahar "old". A famous bearer is the Spanish soccer player Andoni Zubizarreta (1961-).

Żukowska f Polish
Feminine form of Żukowski.

Zuñiga Basque
From the name of a Spanish town, formerly named Estuniga in Basque, possibly derived from Basque istuin "channel, strait".

Zyma Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Zima.