Browse Surnames

Aartsma Frisian
Means "son of Arend", the suffix -ma indicating that it is of Frisian origin.

Abarca Spanish
From the name of a type of leather-soled shoe or sandal made on the Balearic Islands. It originally indicated a person who made or sold this item.

Abaroa Basque
Possibly from Basque abaro meaning "refuge".

Abbà Italian
Variant of Abate.

Abbascia Italian
Variant of Abatescianni.

Acosta Spanish
Spanish form of Da Costa (from a misdivision of the surname).

Acqua Italian
Means "water" in Italian, indicating one who dwelt by or transported water.

Acquafredda Italian
Denoted a person who came from one of the various places in Italy with this name, derived from Italian meaning "cold water".

Adema Frisian
Means "son of Ade 2".

Agema Frisian
Means "son of Age 1".

Agresta Italian
From Latin agrestis meaning "rural, rustic".

Agricola Italian
From Latin agricola meaning "farmer".

Agua Spanish
Means "water" in Spanish, indicating a person who lived near water or worked with water.

Aguilera Spanish
From a place name that was derived from Spanish aguilera meaning "eagle's nest". A famous bearer is American singer Christina Aguilera (1980-).

Aikawa Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "mutually, together", 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" or 哀 (ai) meaning "grief, sorrow" combined with 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream".

Aikema Frisian
Means "son of Aike".

Aita Italian
Originally denoted a person from Aieta, Italy, a place name derived from Greek ἀετός (aetos) meaning "eagle".

Aiza Spanish, Basque
From Basque aitz meaning "rock, stone".

Akiyama Japanese
From Japanese 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Alagona Italian
From the name of the Spanish region of Aragon, which was a medieval kingdom. The region was named for a river, which was itself derived from an Indo-European root meaning "water".

Alamilla Spanish
From Spanish alamillo meaning "poplar, aspen".

Alba Spanish
From a Spanish nickname meaning "white".

Alberda Dutch
Derived from the given name Albert.

Albronda Dutch
From the name of various streets in the Netherlands.

Aldana Basque
From the name of a Basque town, derived from aldats meaning "slope".

Alemagna Italian
From Alemannia, the Latin name for Germany.

Alkema Frisian
Means "son of Alke".

Alma Frisian
Means "son of Ale 2", the suffix -ma indicating that it is of Frisian origin.

Almeida Portuguese
Designated a person who had originally lived in the town of Almeida in Portugal. The place name is from Arabic ال مائدة (al māʾida) meaning "the plateau, the table".

Aloia Italian
Variant of Aloi.

Alserda Frisian
Designated a person who was from a farm called Alserd, of uncertain meaning.

Altamura Italian
From the name of the Italian city of Altamura, which means "high walls" in Italian.

Altena Dutch
From the name of a town in the Netherlands, possibly meaning "close, near" in Dutch.

Amantea Italian
From the name of a town in Calabria, Italy. It is possibly derived from Arabic (dating from the Arab raids of the 9th century) meaning "the fortress".

Anaya Spanish
From the names of a few Spanish towns, possibly of Arabic origin meaning "stagnant water" or "path".

Andela Dutch
From the given name Andreas.

Andringa Dutch
Means "(farm) belonging to Andries" in Dutch.

Anema Frisian
Means "son of Ane 2".

Anjema Frisian
Denoted a person from the village of Anjum in the Netherlands. It possibly means "corner" in Dutch.

Annema Frisian
Means "son of Anne 2".

Antema Frisian
Means "son of Ante 2".

Antuma Frisian
Variant of Antema.

Aoyama Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "green, blue" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Aquila Italian
From a nickname meaning "eagle" in Italian.

Araya Spanish
Denoted a person from Araia in the Basque Country, Spain. It is of uncertain meaning.

Arechavaleta Spanish
Originally indicated a person from the town of Aretxabaleta in Spain. It means "oak trees" in Basque.

Arena Italian
Italian cognate of Arenas.

Arima Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 馬 (ma) meaning "horse".

Aritza Spanish, Basque
From Basque aritz meaning "oak tree". This was a nickname of Iñigo, the first king of Pamplona, Spain (9th century).

Arkema Frisian
Means "son of Arke 2".

Arreola Spanish
Variant of Arriola, found predominantly in Mexico.

Arriola Spanish, Basque
From Basque place names, themselves derived from Basque arri "stone" and -ola "place of, house".

Asanuma Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".

Atsma Frisian
Means "son of Atse".

Aukema Frisian
Means "son of Auke".

Ávila Spanish
From the name of the city of Ávila in Spain. It is of uncertain meaning, possibly of Punic or Celtic origin.

Ayala Spanish
From the name of the town of Ayala (called Aiara in Basque) in Álava, Spain. It might be derived from Basque aiher "slope" or alha "pasture".

Azarola Basque
Possibly from Basque azeri meaning "fox".

Azzarà Italian
Sicilian name, derived from Greek dialects of southern Italy. It is from Greek ψαράς (psaras) meaning "fisherman".

Baarda Frisian
From the name of the town of Baard in the Netherlands, possibly derived from a given name that was a variant of Bert.

Baarsma Frisian
Indicated a person coming from the small town of Beers in Frisia.

Bakema Frisian
Means "son of Bake", a short form of names starting with the Old German element batu "fight, struggle".

Barna Hungarian
Means "brown" in Hungarian.

Barrera Spanish
Spanish cognate of Barr.

Barta Hungarian
From the given name Barta.

Bartha Hungarian
Variant of Barta.

Battaglia Italian
From a nickname meaning "battle" in Italian.

Bautista Spanish
Derived from the given name Bautista.

Bengochea Basque
Variant of Bengoetxea.

Bengoechea Basque
Variant of Bengoetxea.

Bengoetxea Basque
Means "the house furthest down" from Basque bengo "furthest down" and etxe "house".

Bhattacharya Bengali
From a Bengali title composed of the Sanskrit words भट्ट (bhaṭṭa) meaning "scholar, lord" and आचार्य (ācārya) meaning "teacher".

Bologna Italian
From the name of the city of Bologna in northern Italy. It may derive from a Celtic word meaning "settlement".

Bonaventura Italian
From the given name Bonaventura.

Bootsma Frisian
Occupational name meaning "boatman", derived from Dutch boot "boat".

Borgia Italian
Italian form of Borja. This was the name of an Italian noble family who were influential during the Renaissance period.

Borja Spanish
Originally indicated a person from the Spanish town of Borja in Aragon, derived from Arabic برْج (burj) meaning "tower".

Botha Afrikaans
South African variant of Both.

Brambilla Italian
Derived from the Italian town of Brembilla in Lombardy, itself named after the Brembo river.

Breda Italian
From the name of a town near Venice, possibly derived from a Lombardic word meaning "field".

Cabrera Spanish
From various place names derived from Late Latin capraria meaning "place of goats", from Latin capra meaning "goat".

Campana Italian, Spanish
Occupational name from Late Latin campana meaning "bell", ultimately derived from the Italian region of Campania, where bells were produced.

Capela Portuguese
Portuguese form of Kappel.

Capella Catalan
Catalan form of Kappel.

Capilla Spanish
Spanish form of Kappel.

Cardona Catalan
From the name of a town in Catalonia, of uncertain meaning.

Carmona Spanish
From the name of the city of Carmona in Andalusia, Spain. It is possibly derived from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕 𐤇𐤌𐤍 (Qart Ḥamun) meaning "city of Hammon" (the name of a Carthaginian god, see Ba'al Hammon).

Carrara Italian
From the name of a city in Tuscany famous for its marble quarries. It is probably derived from Late Latin quadreria meaning "quarry".

Castañeda Spanish
Habitational name from any of various places called Castañeda, from a Spanish word meaning "chesnut grove", itself derived from castaña meaning "chesnut".

Castilla Spanish
Originally indicated a person from Castile, a region (and medieval kingdom) in Spain. The name of the region is derived from Late Latin castellum meaning "castle".

Chavarría Spanish
Variant of Echeverría.

Chayka Ukrainian
Means "seagull" in Ukrainian.

Chia Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xie.

Chiba Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf".

Cola Italian
From the given name Nicola 1.

Colombera Italian
From a derivative of Italian colomba "dove" indicating a house where doves were held.

Confortola Italian
From the old Italian given name Conforto meaning "comfort".

Coppola Italian
From the name of a type of hat characteristic of Sicily and southern Italy. This surname indicated a person who wore or made these hats. A famous bearer is the filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola (1939-), as well as other members of his extended family also in show business.

Corna Italian
Derived from the names of places in northern Italy, especially Lombardy, from a word that means "crag, cliff" in the Lombard dialect.

Corrà Italian
From a short form of the given name Corrado.

Correa Spanish
Spanish form of Correia.

Correia Portuguese
Means "leather strap, belt" in Portuguese, denoting a person who worked with leather products.

Costa Portuguese, Italian, Catalan
Means "riverbank, slope, coast" in Portuguese, Italian and Catalan, ultimately from Latin meaning "side, edge".

Cremona Italian
From the Italian city of Cremona, south of Milan, in Lombardy.

Cristea Romanian
From the given name Cristian.

Csizmadia Hungarian
Means "bootmaker" in Hungarian.

Csonka Hungarian
Means "maimed, mutilated" in Hungarian.

Csorba Hungarian
From a nickname meaning "chipped, jagged" in Hungarian.

Cucinotta Italian
Derived from a diminutive of Italian cucina meaning "kitchen".

Cuesta Spanish
Spanish form of Costa.

Cunha Portuguese
From any of the numerous places in Portugal called Cunha, possibly from Portuguese cunha meaning "wedge".

Czajka Polish
Means "lapwing (bird)" in Polish.

Da Costa Portuguese
Variant of Costa.

Da Gama Portuguese
Variant of Gama. This name was borne by the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (c. 1460-1524).

Dalca Romanian
Meaning uncertain.

De Luca Italian
Means "son of Luca 1".

De Palma Italian
Means "from the palm tree" in Italian.

Dibra Albanian
From the Albanian name for the city of Debar in Macedonia, originally given to someone who came from there.

Dijkstra Frisian
Variant of Dykstra.

Di Pasqua Italian
Means "of Easter" in Italian.

Duda um Polish, Czech
Means "bagpiper" in Polish and Czech.

Dykstra Frisian
From Frisian dyk meaning "dike, ditch". The name was given to a person living near a dyke or embankment.

Echevarría Spanish
Variant of Echeverría.

Echeverría Spanish
Derived from the Basque place name Etxeberria, which itself is derived from Basque etxe "house" and berri "new".

Egawa Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Elena Italian
Derived from the given name Elena.

Elzinga Dutch
Probably from a place name that was a derivative of Dutch els meaning "alder tree".

Ermacora Italian
From the given name Ermacora.

Escamilla Spanish
Derived from the name of the town of Escamilla in Gualadajara, Spain.

Escárcega Spanish
Derived from the Basque place name Eskarzaga, which itself is derived from Basque hazkar "maple".

Escarrà Spanish
Possibly from Catalan esquerrá meaning "left-handed".

Esparza Spanish
Derived from the Basque place name Espartza, a town in the province of Navarre.

Espina Spanish
Means "thorn" in Spanish, a name for someone who lived near a thorn bush.

Espinosa Spanish
From Spanish espinoso meaning "thorny", ultimately from Latin spinosus, a derivative of spina meaning "thorn, spine". This was the real surname of the Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677), who was of Portuguese Jewish origin.

Espinoza Spanish
Variant of Espinosa.

Estrada Spanish
Spanish form of Street.

Etxebarria Basque
Original Basque form of Echeverría.

Etxeberria Basque
Original Basque form of Echeverría.

Evangelista Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Means "evangelist" in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.

Ezra Jewish
From the given name Ezra.

Farina Italian
Occupational name for a miller, derived from Italian farina "flour".

Fava Italian
From Italian fava referring to a type of broad bean.

Ferrara Italian
Italian form of Ferreira.

Ferreira Portuguese, Galician
Denoted a person from a town named because it was near an iron mine, from Latin ferrum meaning "iron".

Ferreyra Portuguese, Galician
Variant of Ferreira.

Figueroa Spanish
From places named for Galician figueira meaning "fig tree".

Fiscella Italian
Derived from Italian fiscella, which was a basket used to conserve cheese. The name was probably used to denote a person who made cheese.

Florea Romanian
From the given name Florea.

Fonda Italian
Of Italian origin, possibly from a place derived from fondo meaning "deep". The family of Henry Fonda (1905-1982) came from the Netherlands, but they were of Genoese origin.

Fonseca Spanish, Portuguese
Originally belonged to a person who lived near a dry spring, from Latin fons "well, spring" and siccus "dry".

Fontana Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish cognate of Fontaine.

Fujimura Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Fujioka Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Fujisawa Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Fujita Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Fujiwara Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 原 (wara) meaning "field, plain".

Fukuzawa Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Furukawa Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream".

Gama Portuguese
Probably from a place name derived from Portuguese gama meaning "fallow deer doe", from Latin gammus.

Ganza Italian
Probably from the feminine medieval given name Allegranza or Alleganza, a derivative of Allegra. It comes from northern Lombardy.

García Spanish
From a medieval given name of unknown meaning, possibly related to the Basque word hartz meaning "bear". This is the most common surname in Spain.

Garcia Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese form of García. It is also an unaccented form of the Spanish name used commonly in America and the Philippines.

Garza Spanish
Derived from Spanish garza meaning "heron".

Gebara Basque
Habitational name for someone who lived in Gebara, a village in the province of Álava in Spain.

Giunta Italian
From the old Italian given name Bonagiunta or Bonaggiunta (derived from bono "good" and aggiunto "assistant").

Gomółka Polish
Derived from Polish gomółka, a type of round cheese, ultimately from an old Polish word meaning "round".

Gomułka Polish
Variant of Gomółka.

Górka Polish
Variant of Gorecki.

Gouveia Portuguese
From the name of the city of Gouveia in Portugal, of unknown meaning.

Guadarrama Spanish
Derived from the name of the town of Guadarrama near Madrid.

Guerra Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From a nickname meaning "war", given to a belligerent person or one engaged in warfare.

Guevara Spanish
Hispanicized form of Gebara. A notable bearer was Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara (1928-1967).

Gupta Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu
Means "protected" in Sanskrit.

Hagihara Japanese
From Japanese 萩 (hagi) meaning "bush clover" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Hakala Finnish
From Finnish haka meaning "pasture" with the suffix -la indicating a place.

Hasegawa Japanese
From the Japanese place name 長谷 (Hase, not a standard reading) combined with 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Hayasaka Japanese
From Japanese 早 (haya) meaning "already, now" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope".

Heikkilä Finnish
From the given name Heikki with the suffix -lä indicating a place.

Herrema Frisian
Frisian variant of Heeren.

Herrera Spanish
Spanish form of Ferreira.

Hidaka Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day" and 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high".

Himura Japanese
From Japanese 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet, dark red" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Hirata Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Hisakawa Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Hoekstra Frisian
From Frisian hoek meaning "corner".

Honda Japanese
From Japanese 本 (hon) meaning "root, origin, source" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Hoxha Albanian
From the Persian title خواجه (khājeh) meaning "lord".

Huerta Spanish
Means "garden, orchard" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin hortus.

Ibarra Basque, Spanish
From Basque place names derived from ibar meaning "meadow".

Ihejirika Igbo
Means "the one that I have is greater" in Igbo.

Ikeda Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Inaba Japanese
From Japanese 稲 (ina) meaning "rice plant" and 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf".

Inada Japanese
From Japanese 稲 (ina) meaning "rice plant" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Ishida Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Ishikawa Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Iturburua Basque
Means "by the fountain" in Basque, from iturri "fountain, spring".

Iwata Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Jagoda Polish
Means "berry" in Polish.

Janda mu Czech, Polish
Derived from the given name Jan 1.

Jokela Finnish
Derived from Finnish joki "river".

Jordà Catalan
Derived from the given name Jordà.

Juriša Croatian
Derived from a diminutive form of Jure.

Kaczka Polish
Means "duck" in Polish.

Kałuża Polish
Means "puddle" in Polish.

Kaluža um Slovene, Czech
Slovene and Czech form of Kałuża.

Kamiya Japanese
From Japanese 神 (kami) meaning "god" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Kanda Japanese
From Japanese 神 (kan) meaning "god" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Karga Turkish
Nickname meaning "crow" in Turkish.

Katona Hungarian
Means "soldier" in Hungarian.

Kawa Polish
Derived from Polish kawka "jackdaw".

Kaya Turkish
Means "rock, cliff" in Turkish.

Kazama Japanese
From Japanese 風 (kaza) meaning "wind, style" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".

Kenyatta Kikuyu
From kinyata, the name of a type of ornamental belt worn by the Maasai. This was the surname of the first president of Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta (1897-1978). He adopted the surname in his youth.

Kimura Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Kita Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north".

Kitagawa Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream". A famous bearer was the artist and printmaker Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806).

Kosmatka Polish
Derived from Polish kosmaty meaning "shaggy, hairy".

Krupa Polish
Means "groats, grain" in Polish.

Kulmala Finnish
From Finnish kulma meaning "corner" with the suffix -la indicating a place.

Kumięga Polish
Possibly from Polish kum "godfather, friend" or komięga "raft, barge".

Kurata Japanese
From Japanese 倉 (kura) or 蔵 (kura) both meaning "granary, storehouse" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kuroda Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kuroiwa Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks".

Kurosawa Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh". A notable bearer was Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998), a Japanese film director.

Labriola Italian
Originally indicated a person from the town of Abriola in southern Italy.

Laganà Italian
Occupational name for a greengrocer, meaning "vegetables" in southern Italian dialects, ultimately from Greek λάχανον (lachanon).

Laguardia Italian
Occupational name meaning "sentry, sentinel" in Italian, also a locative name referring to a person who lived near a watchtower. Fiorello Laguardia (1882-1947) was the first mayor of New York of Italian origin.

Lama Italian
Derived from the name place Lama, common in Italy.

Laninga Frisian
From Frisian lân meaning "land".

Lara Spanish
From the name of a village in Burgos, Spain. It might be derived from Latin lar "household god, house, home".

Łaska Polish
Means "grace, mercy" in Polish.

Laterza Italian
From the name of the town of Laterza near Taranto in Apulia. It is typical of southern Italy.

Liepa Latvian
Means "linden tree" in Latvian.

Linna Finnish
Means "castle" in Finnish. A famous namesake is Väinö Linna (1920-1992), Finnish author of The Unknown Soldier.

Losa Spanish
From Spanish losa meaning "tile, slab".

Loyola Spanish, Basque
From the name of a place name near the town of Azpeitia in the Basque Country of Spain, derived from Basque loi meaning "mud". This was the birthplace of Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), the founder of Jesuits.

Luna Spanish
From various places in Spain meaning "moon".

Ma Chinese
From Chinese 马 (mǎ) meaning "horse".

Mac an Aba Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of McNab.

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

Mac Cába Irish
Irish form of McCabe.

MacCàba Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McCabe.

Mac Cionaodha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McKenna.

MacCionaodha Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McKenna.

Mac Conmara Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McNamara.

Mac Diarmada Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McDermott.

MacKenna Scottish
Variant of McKenna.

Mac Mathghamhna Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McMahon.

Mac Óda Irish
Means "son of Odo" in Irish.

Madeira Portuguese
Occupational name for a carpenter, from Portuguese madeira "wood".

Maeda Japanese
From Japanese 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Maekawa Japanese
From Japanese 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Mag Eochadha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McGough.

Maiella Italian
From the name of the Maiella massif in Abruzzo, Italy.

Maina Kikuyu
Derived from the given name Maina.

Mäkelä Finnish
Means "the place of the hill" in Finnish.

Mandela Xhosa
Possibly from Xhosa mandla meaning "district, region". This name was borne by the South African activist and president Nelson Mandela (1918-2013). His family's surname was apparently adopted in the 18th century from an ancestor's given name.

Manfredonia Italian
Originally indicated a person from Manfredonia, Italy. The city was named for the 13th-century King Manfred of Sicily.

Maradona Spanish
From the name of a place near Lugo in northern Spain. A notable bearer is the former Argentinian soccer star Diego Maradona (1960-2020).

María Spanish
From the given the name María.

Maria Italian, Portuguese
From the given the name Maria.

Maślanka Polish
Polish cognate of Máselník.

Mata Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan
From Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan mata meaning "trees, shrubs", possibly from Late Latin matta meaning "reed mat".

Matsubara Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Matsuda Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Matsumura Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Matsuoka Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Matsushita Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".

Mazza Italian
From a nickname (perhaps occupational) meaning "maul, mallet" in Italian.

McKenna Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cionaodha meaning "son of Cionaodh".

McNamara Irish
From Irish Mac Conmara meaning "son of Conmara". The given name Conmara is composed of cú "hound" and muir "sea".

Medina Spanish
Means "(Arab) city" in Spanish, derived from Arabic مدينة (madīna).

Mejía Spanish
Possibly from a nickname derived from Spanish Mesías meaning "Messiah", from Latin Messias, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mashiyaḥ) meaning "anointed".

Mendoza Spanish, Basque
From a Basque place name derived from mendi "mountain" and hotz "cold".

Messana Italian
Variant of Messina.

Messina Italian
From the name of the Sicilian city of Messina, founded by Greek colonists. The city was named after the Greek city Μεσσήνη (Messene).

Miazga Polish
Derived from Polish miazga "pulp, crush".

Miranda Spanish, Portuguese
Habitational name from any of the numerous places in Spain and Portugal bearing this name, possibly derived from Latin mirandus "admirable, wonderful". A notable bearer was the Portuguese-born Brazilian singer and actress Carmen Miranda (1909-1955).

Mishra Hindi, Marathi
Means "mixed, mingled, honourable" in Sanskrit.

Misra Hindi
Alternate transcription of Hindi मिश्र (see Mishra).

Miura Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".

Miyagawa Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Miyajima Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Miyashita Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".

Miyata Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Mizushima Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Molina Spanish
Means "mill" in Spanish.

Montagna Italian
Means "mountain" in Italian, from Latin montanus, indicating a person who lived on or near a mountain.

Montaña Spanish
Spanish cognate of Montagna.

Montana Italian
Variant of Montagna.

Montoya Spanish
From the name of a village in the province of Álava in Spain. It is possibly of Basque origin, or possibly from Latin mons "mountain, hill".

Mora Spanish
Derived from Spanish mora meaning "mulberry", of Latin origin.

Moreira Portuguese
Derived from Portuguese amoreira meaning "mulberry tree".

Morikawa Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Morishita Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".

Morita Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Moriyama Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Morra Italian
Locative name derived from Italian places such as Morra De Sanctis, Campania, or Morra del Villar, Piedmont.

Moschella Italian
From a diminutive of Italian mosca meaning "housefly", perhaps originally a nickname for an annoying person.

Mostafa Arabic
From the given name Mustafa.