Browse Surnames

Nixon English
Means "son of Nick". A famous bearer was the American president Richard Nixon (1913-1994).

Nolan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Nualláin meaning "descendant of Nuallán".

Nunes Portuguese
Means "son of Nuno".

Núñez Spanish
Means "son of Nuño".

Obradović Serbian
Means "son of Obrad".

O'Brien Irish
From the Irish Ó Briain meaning "descendant of Brian".

O'Byrne Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Broin meaning "descendant of Bran 1".

Ó Carra Irish
Means "descendant of Carra", Carra being a nickname meaning "spear".

Ó Catháin Irish
Means "descendant of Cathán".

Ó Cléirigh Irish
Means "descendant of the clerk" in Irish.

Ó Cnáimhín Irish
Means "descendant of Cnámh", Cnámh being a nickname meaning "bone".

Ó Cochláin Irish
Means "descendant of Cochlán", where the given name Cochlán is derived from Irish cochal "cape" or "hood". This surname originated in County Cork, Ireland.

Ó Coileáin Irish
Means "descendant of Coileán" in Irish.

Ó Comhraidhe Irish
Means "descendant of Comhraidhe", in which the given name Comhraidhe is of unknown meaning.

O'Connor Irish
From Irish Ó Conchobhair meaning "descendant of Conchobar".

Ó Corra Irish
Means "descendant of Corra" in Irish. The given name Corra means "spear".

Ó Cuidighthigh Irish
Means "descendant of Cuidightheach" in Irish.

Ó Cuilinn Irish
Means "descendant of Cuileann", Cuileann being a nickname meaning "holly".

Ó Damháin Irish
Means "descendant of Damhán".

O'Donnell Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Domhnaill meaning "descendant of Domhnall".

Ó Duibh Irish
Means "descendant of Dubh", Dubh being a byname meaning "dark".

Ognyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Ognyan".

Oh Korean
Korean form of Wu 1, from Sino-Korean 吳 (o).

O'Hannagain Irish
From Irish Ó hAnnagáin, which means "descendant of Annagán". The given name Annagán was a diminutive of Annadh meaning "delay".

O'Hara Irish
From the Irish Ó hEaghra, which means "descendant of Eaghra", Eaghra being a given name of uncertain origin. Supposedly, the founder of the clan was Eaghra, a 10th-century lord of Luighne. A famous fictional bearer of this surname is Scarlett O'Hara, a character in Margaret Mitchell's Gone With The Wind (1936).

Ó hEachthighearna Irish
Means "descendant of Echthigern" in Irish.

Ó hÉideáin Irish
Means "descendant of Éideán" in Irish. The given name Éideán is a diminutive of éideadh meaning "clothes, armour".

Ó hÉidín Irish
Means "descendant of Éidín" in Irish. The given name Éidín is a diminutive of éideadh meaning "clothes, armour".

O'Leary Irish
From Irish Ó Laoghaire meaning "descendant of Laoghaire".

Olesen Danish
Means "son of Ole".

Oliversen Norwegian
Means "son of Oliver".

Oliverson English
Means "son of Oliver".

Oliversson Swedish
Means "son of Oliver".

Olofsdotter Swedish
Means "daughter of Olof".

Olofsson Swedish
Means "son of Olof".

Olsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Ole".

Olsson Swedish
Means "son of Olaf".

Ölvirsson Icelandic
Means "son of Ölvir".

Ó Madaidhín Irish
Means "descendant of Madaihín", a given name derived from Irish madadh meaning "dog, mastiff".

Ó Máille Irish
Means "descendant of a nobleman" from the Irish Gaelic mál.

Ó Maoil Riain Irish
Means "descendant of a follower of Rian", derived from Irish maol meaning "follower".

Ó Maoilsheachlainn Irish
Means "descendant of Maolsheachlann" in Irish.

Ó Maol Aodha Irish
Means "descendant of a follower of Saint Aodh". It is derived from Irish maol meaning "follower, servant".

Ó Maol Bhréanáin Irish
Means "descendant of a follower of Saint Brendan" in Irish.

Ó Maolmhuaidh Irish
Means "descendant of Maolmhuadh", Maolmhuadh being a given name meaning "proud chief", derived from Gaelic maol meaning "chief" and muadh meaning "proud, noble".

Ömərov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Ömər".

Omarov m Kazakh
Means "son of Omar 1".

Ó Meadhra Irish
Means "descendant of Meadhra". The given name Meadhra is derived from the Gaelic meadhar meaning "merry, happy".

O'Mooney Irish
From the Irish Ó Maonaigh meaning "descendant of Maonaigh". The given name Maonaigh means "wealthy".

O'Neal Irish
From Irish Ó Néill meaning "descendant of Neil".

Ó Raghailligh Irish
Means "descendant of Raghailligh", an Irish given name of unknown meaning.

Ó Riain Irish
Means "descendant of Rian".

Ó Rinn Irish
Means "descendant of Rinn". The given name Rinn means "star" in Irish.

Ó Rodagh Irish
Means "descendant of Rodach" in Irish. The given name Rodach is derived from from Irish rod meaning "spirited, furious".

Ortiz Spanish
Means "son of Orti", a byname deriving either from Latin fortis meaning "brave, strong" or fortunius meaning "fortunate".

Ó Ruadháin Irish
Means "descendant of Ruadhán" in Irish.

Ó Ruaidh Irish
Means "descendant of Ruadh" in Irish.

Ó Scolaidhe Irish
Means "descendant of the scholar" from Irish scholaidhe.

Ó Seachnasaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Seachnasach". The given name Seachnasach possibly means "elusive" in Irish.

Ó Séaghdha Irish
Means "descendant of Séaghdha".

Ó Seighin Irish
Means "descendant of Seighin". The given name Seighin means "small hawk" from Old Irish séigene.

Ó Síoda Irish
Means "descendant of Síoda", a byname meaning "silk" in Irish.

Osmonov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Osmon".

Ó Suaird Irish
Means "descendant of Suart" in Irish. Suart is derived from the Old Norse name Sigurd.

Otis English
Means "son of Ode".

O'Toole Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tuathail meaning "descendant of Túathal".

Otten Dutch
Means "son of Otto".

Ottosen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Otto".

Ottosson Swedish
Means "son of Otto".

Ovesen Norwegian
Means "son of Ove".

Öwezow m Turkmen
Means "son of Öwez".

Pallesen Danish
Means "son of Palle".

Panagiotopoulos m Greek
Means "son of Panagiotis".

Pandev m Macedonian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Pande", Pande being a diminutive of Petar.

Panosyan Armenian
Means "son of Panos".

Papadimitriou Greek
Means "son of Dimitrios the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Dimitrios.

Papadopoulos m Greek
Means "son of the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the patronymic suffix πουλος (poulos).

Papageorgiou Greek
Means "son of Georgios the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Georgios.

Papaioannou Greek
Means "son of Ioannis the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Ioannis.

Papakonstantinou Greek
Means "son of Konstantinos the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Konstantinos.

Papanikolaou Greek
Means "son of Nikolaos the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Nikolaos.

Papathanasiou Greek
Means "son of Athanasios the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Athanasios.

Parker English
Means "keeper of the park" in Middle English. It is an occupational name for a person who was a gamekeeper at a medieval park.

Parkins English
Means "son of Parkin", a medieval diminutive of Peter.

Parkinson English
Means "son of Parkin", a medieval diminutive of Peter.

Parry Welsh
Derived from ap Harry meaning "son of Harry".

Parsamyan Armenian
Means "son of Parsam", possibly from an Assyrian name Barsauma meaning "fasting".

Paternoster English, Italian
Occupational name for a maker of rosaries, also called paternosters. They are derived from the Latin phrase pater noster "our Father", the opening words of the Lord's Prayer.

Paterson English, Scottish
Means "son of Patrick".

Patrickson English
Means "son of Patrick".

Patriksson Swedish
Means "son of Patrik".

Patterson English, Scottish
Means "son of Patrick".

Paulissen Dutch
Means "son of Paul".

Paulsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Paul".

Paulson English
Means "son of Paul".

Pauwels Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Paul".

Pavić Croatian
Means "son of Pavle".

Pavičić Croatian
Means "son of Pavao".

Pavlov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Pavel". A famous bearer of this surname was the Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936), known for his discovery of the conditioned reflex.

Pavlović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pavle".

Pavlovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Pavle".

Pavlovsky m Russian
Means "son of Pavel".

Pawlak Polish
Means "son of Paweł".

Peck 2 English
Occupational name for a maker of pecks (vessels used as peck measures), derived from Middle English pekke.

Pedersen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Peder".

Pei Chinese
From Chinese 裴 (péi), possibly referring to an ancient city.

Peláez Spanish
Means "son of Pelayo".

Peng Chinese
From Chinese 彭 (péng) referring to the ancient state of Peng, which existed during the Shang dynasty in what is now Jiangsu province.

Pérez Spanish
Means "son of Pedro".

Perić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pero".

Perkins English
Means "son of Perkin", a medieval diminutive of Peter.

Perry 2 Welsh
From Welsh ap Herry meaning "son of Herry".

Persson Swedish
Means "son of Per".

Peters English, German, Dutch
Means "son of Peter".

Petersen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Peter".

Peterson English
Means "son of Peter".

Petersson Swedish
Means "son of Peter".

Petković Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Petko".

Petőfi Hungarian
Means "son of Pető", an old diminutive of Péter.

Petrauskas m Lithuanian
Means "son of Petras".

Petrescu Romanian
Means "son of Petre" in Romanian.

Petrić Croatian
Means "son of Petar".

Petrosyan Armenian
Means "son of Petros" in Armenian.

Petrov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Peter" in Russian and Bulgarian.

Petrović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Petar".

Petrovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Petar".

Pettersen Norwegian
Means "son of Petter".

Pettersson Swedish
Means "son of Petter".

Phelps English
Means "son of Philip".

Philips English, Dutch
Means "son of Philip". Famous bearers of this surname were Frederick Philips (1830-1900) and his son Gerard (1858-1942), the Dutch founders of the company Philips.

Phillips English
Means "son of Philip".

Pierson English
Means "son of Piers".

Pietrzak Polish
Means "son of Piotr".

Pires Portuguese
Means "son of Pedro".

Popov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of the priest", derived from Russian and Bulgarian поп (pop).

Popović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of the priest", derived from Serbo-Croatian pop meaning "priest".

Popovski m Macedonian
Means "son of the priest" in Macedonian.

Pottinger English
Occupational name, either for an apothecary, from Old French potecaire, or a seller of stew, from Old French potagier.

Poulsen Danish
Means "son of Poul".

Powell Welsh, English
Derived from Welsh ap Hywel meaning "son of Hywel".

Prebensen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Preben".

Price Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Rhys, which means "son of Rhys".

Prinsen Dutch
Means "son of the prince", the term prince would have denoted someone who acted in a regal manner.

Pritchard Welsh
From Welsh ap Richard meaning "son of Richard".

Probert Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Robert, which means "son of Robert".

Prunty Irish
From Irish Ó Proinntigh meaning "descendant of Proinnteach", a given name probably derived from Irish bronntach meaning "generous".

Pugh Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Hugh meaning "son of Hugh".

Qasımov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qasım".

Qodirov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Qodir".

Quigg Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuaig meaning "descendant of Cuaig", a given name of unknown meaning.

Quigley Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Coigligh meaning "descendant of Coigleach", a given name meaning "untidy".

Quinlan Irish
From Irish Ó Caoindealbháin, which means "descendant of Caoindealbhán", a given name meaning "handsome form" (using a diminutive suffix).

Quinn Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuinn meaning "descendant of Conn".

Quiñones Spanish
From various Spanish place names derived from quiñón meaning "shared piece of land", derived from Latin quinque "five".

Quirke Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuirc meaning "descendant of Corc", a given name meaning "heart".

Quliyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qulu".

Qurbanov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qurban".

Qurbonov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Qurbon".

Rademaker Dutch
From the occupation of rademaker meaning "maker of wheels", from Dutch rad meaning "wheel".

Radev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Rade", a diminutive of Radoslav or Radomir.

Radkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Radko".

Rafferty Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Rabhartaigh meaning "descendant of Rabhartach". The given name Rabhartach means "flood tide".

Ragnvaldsson Swedish
Means "son of Ragnvald".

Ramires Portuguese
Means "son of Ramiro" in Portuguese.

Ramírez Spanish
Means "son of Ramiro" in Spanish.

Rasmussen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Rasmus".

Reagan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Riagáin meaning "descendant of Riagán". A famous bearer was the American president Ronald Reagan (1911-2004).

Richardson English
Means "son of Richard".

Riordan Irish
From Irish Ó Ríoghbhárdáin meaning "descendant of Rígbarddán".

Ristić Serbian
Means "son of Risto".

Rivero Spanish
Variant of Rivera.

Rivière French
French cognate of Rivers.

Roberts English
Means "son of Robert".

Robertsen Danish
Means "son of Robert".

Robertson English
Means "son of Robert".

Róbertsson Icelandic
Means "son of Robert".

Robertsson Swedish
Means "son of Robert".

Robinson English
Means "son of Robin".

Robson English
Means "son of Rob".

Rodrigues Portuguese
Means "son of Rodrigo" in Portuguese.

Rodríguez Spanish
Means "son of Rodrigo" in Spanish. This is among the most common surnames in Spain.

Rogerson English
Means "son of Roger".

Rolvsson Norwegian
Means "son of Rolf".

Romanov m Russian
Means "son of Roman". This was the surname of the last dynasty of Russian tsars.

Romeijnsen Dutch
Means "son of Romein" in Dutch.

Romijnsen Dutch
Means "son of Romein" in Dutch.

Rosenfeld German, Jewish
Means "field of roses" in German. As a Jewish surname it is ornamental.

Rotolo Italian
From the Italian word for a measure of weight, from southern Italian dialects, derived from Greek via Arabic.

Ruiz Spanish
Means "son of Ruy" in Spanish.

Sadıqov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Sadıq".

Saidov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Said".

Salihović Bosnian
Means "son of Salih".

Samuelson English
Means "son of Samuel".

Samuelsson Swedish
Means "son of Samuel".

Sánchez Spanish
Means "son of Sancho".

Sanderson English
Means "son of Alexander".

Sargsyan Armenian
Means "son of Sargis" in Armenian.

Sault French
French cognate of Soto.

Savić Serbian
Means "son of Sava".

Sawyer English
Occupational name meaning "sawer of wood, woodcutter" in Middle English, ultimately from Old English sagu meaning "saw". Mark Twain used it for the main character in his novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876).

Scarlett English
Denoted a person who sold or made clothes made of scarlet, a kind of cloth, possibly derived from Persian سقرلاط (saqrelāṭ).

Schlösser German
Variant of Schlosser.

Schlosser German
Occupational name for a locksmith, derived from Old High German sloz meaning "lock".

Seegers Dutch
Means "son of Sieger".

Segers Dutch
Means "son of Sieger".

Seghers Dutch
Means "son of Sieger".

Sergeyev m Russian
Means "son of Sergey".

Shannon Irish
From Irish Ó Seanáin meaning "descendant of Seanán".

Sharipov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Sharif".

Shen Chinese
From Chinese 申 (shēn) referring to the ancient state of Shen, which existed during the Zhou dynasty.

Sheridan Irish
From the Irish name Ó Sirideáin meaning "descendant of Sirideán". The given name Sirideán possibly means "searcher".

Shin Korean
Korean form of Shen, from Sino-Korean 申 (sin).

Sigurdsson Icelandic, Swedish
Means "son of Sigurður".

Sigurðsson Icelandic
Means "son of Sigurður".

Simeonov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Simeon".

Šimić Croatian
Means "son of Šime".

Simões Portuguese
Means "son of Simão" in Portuguese.

Šimonis m Lithuanian
Means "son of Simonas".

Simonis Dutch, German
Means "son of Simon 1".

Simonsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Simon 1".

Simonson English
Means "son of Simon 1".

Simpson English
Means "son of Sim", Sim being a medieval short form of Simon 1. This is the name of a fictional American family on the animated television series The Simpsons, starting 1989.

Šimunović Croatian
Means "son of Šimun".

Slavkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Slavko".

Sloan Irish
From Irish Ó Sluaghadháin meaning "descendant of Sluaghadhán".

Slootmaekers Dutch, Flemish
Occupational name for a locksmith, from Dutch slot "lock" and maker "maker".

Ślusarczyk Polish
Diminutive form of Ślusarski.

Ślusarski m Polish
Occupational name for a locksmith, from Polish ślusarz, of Germanic origin.

Slusser German
Variant of Schlosser.

Smagulov m Kazakh
Means "son of Smagul".

Soares Portuguese
Means "son of Suero".

Sodiqov m Uzbek
Means "son of Sodiq".

Sokolsky Jewish
Means "son of Sokol".

Sørensen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Søren".

Soto Spanish
Means "grove of trees, small forest" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin saltus.

Spanò Sicilian
From Sicilian spanu meaning "sparse, thin hair", ultimately from Greek σπάνιος (spanios) meaning "scarce, rare".

Spyrou Greek
Means "son of Spyros".

Stanev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Stane", Stane being a diminutive of Stanislav.

Stankić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Stanko".

Stanković Serbian
Means "son of Stanko".

Steensen Danish
Means "son of Steen".

Stefanidis m Greek
Means "son of Stefanos" in Greek.

Stefanov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Stefan".

Stefanović Serbian
Means "son of Stefan".

Stefansen Danish
Means "son of Stefan".

Stefánsson Icelandic
Means "son of Stefán".

Stefansson Swedish
Means "son of Stefan".

Steffensen Danish
Means "son of Steffen".

Steinsson Icelandic
Means "son of Steinn".

Stepanov m Russian
Means "son of Stepan".

Stephenson English
Means "son of Stephen".

Stevanović Serbian
Means "son of Stevan".

Stigsson Swedish
Means "son of Stig".

Stjepanić Croatian
Means "son of Stjepan".

Stojanov m Macedonian
Means "son of Stojan".

Stojanović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Stojan".

Stojanovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Stojan".

Stolarz Polish
Occupational name from Polish stolarz meaning "joiner, maker of furniture".

Stoyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Stoyan".

Styles English
Locational name for one who lived near a steep hill, from Old English stigol "stile, set of steps".

Suárez Spanish
Means "son of Suero".

Sulaymanov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Sulayman".

Suleimenov m Kazakh
Means "son of Suleimen".

Sullivan Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish name Ó Súileabháin meaning "descendant of Súileabhán". The name Súileabhán means "dark eye".

Sultanov m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Sultan".

Sultonov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Sulton".

Svendsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Svend".

Svensen Norwegian
Means "son of Sven".

Svensson Swedish
Means "son of Sven".

Sydykov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Sydyk".

Tadić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Tadija".

Taggart Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac an tSagairt meaning "son of the priest". This name comes from a time when the rules of priestly celibacy were not strictly enforced.

Tahirović Bosnian
Means "son of Tahir".

Teagan Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tadhgáin meaning "descendant of Tadhgán".

Teague 1 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Taidhg meaning "descendant of Tadhg".

Teahan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Téacháin meaning "descendant of Téachán". The given name Téachán possibly means "fugitive".

Tennison English
Means "son of Denis".

Tennyson English
Means "son of Denis".

Teunissen Dutch
Means "son of Teunis".

Theodorou Greek
Means "son of Theodoros".

Theunissen Dutch
Means "son of Theunis".

Thomassen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Thomas".

Thompson English
Means "son of Thomas".

Þórirsson Icelandic
Means "son of Þórir".

Thorsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Thor".

Tierney Irish
From Irish Ó Tíghearnaigh meaning "descendant of Tighearnach".

Tinker English
Occupational name for a mender of kettles, pots and pans. The name could derive from the tinking sound made by light hammering on metal. It is possible that the word comes from the word tin, the material with which the tinker worked.

Todorov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Todor".

Todorović Serbian
Means "son of Todor".

Tómasson Icelandic
Means "son of Tómas".

Tomasson Swedish
Means "son of Tomas".

Tomić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Toma 2".

Tomov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Toma 2".

Torosyan Armenian
Means "son of Toros" in Armenian.

Tracey 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Treasaigh meaning "descendant of Treasach".

Trajkovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Trajko".

Trần Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Chen, from Sino-Vietnamese 陳 (trần). This is the second most common surname in Vietnam.

Trifonov m Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Trifon".

Troelsen Danish
Means "son of Troels".

Tsvetanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Tsvetan".