Ancient Origin Surnames

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Aafjes Dutch
Means "son of Aafje".

Aaij Dutch
Derived from the given name Aaij, a short form of Adriaan and other names.

Aalders Dutch
Means "son of Aldert".

Aalfs Dutch
Means "son of Aalf", a short form of Adolf.

Aalmers Dutch (Rare)
Means "son of Aalmar", a Dutch form of Adelmar.

Aaltink Dutch
Variant of Alting.

Aarden Dutch
From Dutch aarden meaning "earthen, clay". It denoted a person who worked with clay.

Aarens Dutch
Means "son of Arend".

Aaron Jewish, English
From the given name Aaron.

Aarse Dutch
Means "son of Arend".

Aarts Dutch
Means "son of Aart".

Aartsen Dutch
Means "son of Arend".

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

Abatangelo Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Angelo.

Abatantuono Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Antonio.

Abate Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest", derived via Latin and Greek from an Aramaic word meaning "father". This was used either as a nickname or an occupational name for a worker in a priest's house.

Abategiovanni Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Giovanni.

Abatescianni Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Gianni.

Abbà Italian
Variant of Abate.

Abbadelli Italian
Means "little abbot" from Italian abate and the diminutive suffix -elli.

Abbascia Italian
Variant of Abatescianni.

Abbasi Persian, Urdu
From the given name Abbas.

Abbatangelo Italian
Variant of Abatangelo.

Abbatantuono Italian
Variant of Abatantuono.

Abbate Italian
Variant of Abate.

Abbatelli Italian
Variant of Abbadelli.

Abbaticchio Italian
Means "little abbot" from Italian abate and the diminutive suffix -icchio, from Latin -iculus.

Abbes Dutch
Means "son of Abbe".

Abbing Dutch
Variant of Abbink.

Abbingh Dutch
Variant of Abbink.

Abbink Dutch
From various Dutch places meaning "(farm) belonging to Abbe".

Abbott English
English cognate of Abate.

Abdel Arabic
From the given name Abdul.

Abdul Arabic, Pashto
From the given name Abdul.

Abdullaev m Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Cyrillic Абдуллаев (see Abdullayev).

Abdullaeva f Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Cyrillic Абдуллаева (see Abdullayeva).

Abdullah Arabic
Derived from the given name Abd Allah.

Abdullayev m Azerbaijani, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Abdulla".

Abdullayeva f Azerbaijani, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Feminine form of Abdullayev.

Abdulrashid Arabic
Derived from the given name Abd ar-Rashid.

Abel 1 English, French, Danish, Spanish, Portuguese
Derived from the given name Abel.

Abel 2 German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Albert.

Abelen Dutch
Patronymic surname derived from Abel or a diminutive of Albert.

Abelli Italian
From the given name Abele.

Abeln German
Patronymic derived from a diminutive of Albert.

Abels Dutch
Means "son of Abel".

Aben Dutch
Means "son of Abe 2".

Åberg Swedish
From Swedish å meaning "river, stream" and berg meaning "mountain".

Abraham Jewish, English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch
Derived from the given name Abraham.

Abrahams Jewish, English, Dutch
Means "son of Abraham".

Abrahamsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Abraham".

Abrahamson Jewish, English
Means "son of Abraham".

Abrahamsson Swedish
Means "son of Abraham".

Abram English
Derived from the given name Abraham.

Abrami Italian
Derived from the given name Abramo.

Abramo Italian
Derived from the given name Abramo.

Abrams Jewish, English
Means "son of Abraham".

Abramsen Norwegian
Means "son of Abraham".

Abramson English
Means "son of Abraham".

Abramsson Swedish
Means "son of Abraham".

Abt German
German cognate of Abate.

Acardi Italian
Derived from the Norman name Achard, a form of Ekkehard.

Accardi Italian
Variant of Acardi.

Accardo Italian
Variant of Acardi.

Acciai Italian
Derived from medieval Italian accia meaning "axe", ultimately from Latin ascia.

Acciaio Italian
Variant of Acciai.

Acciaioli Italian
Variant of Acciai.

Accorsi Italian
From the given name Bonaccorso.

Accorso Italian
From the given name Bonaccorso.

Accursio Italian
From the given name Bonaccorso.

Acheson Scottish
Scots form of Atkinson.

Achilles German
Derived from the given name Achilles.

Acker German, English
Denoted a person who lived near a field, derived from Middle English aker or Middle High German acker meaning "field".

Ackerman English
Means "ploughman", derived from Middle English aker "field" and man.

Ackermann German
Denoted a person who lived near a field, from Middle High German acker "field" and man "man".

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

Adair English
Derived from the given name Edgar.

Ádám Hungarian
Hungarian form of Adam.

Adam um English, French, German, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Jewish
Derived from the given name Adam.

Adamczak Polish
Derived from the given name Adam.

Adamczyk Polish
Derived from the given name Adam.

Adami Italian
Means "son of Adamo".

Adamić Croatian
Means "son of Adam".

Adamík m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak diminutive form of Adam.

Adamíková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Adamík.

Adamo Italian
Italian form of Adam.

Adamoli Italian
Diminutive form of Adami.

Adamová f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Adam.

Adams English, Jewish
Derived from the given name Adam.

Adamsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Adam".

Adamson English
Means "son of Adam".

Adamsson Swedish
Means "son of Adam".

Adcock English
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Adam.

Addens Dutch
Means "son of Adde".

Addicks Dutch
Means "son of Addik", a diminutive of Adde.

Addison English
Means "son of Addy 2".

Adelardi Italian
Means "son of Adelardo".

Adema Frisian
Means "son of Ade 2".

Adimari Italian
Means "son of Ademaro".

Adkins English
Variant of Atkins.

Adolfs Dutch
Means "son of Adolf".

Adolfsson Swedish
Means "son of Adolf".

Adolvsson Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Adolfsson.

Adomaitienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Adomaitis. This form is used by married women.

Adomaitis m Lithuanian
From the given name Adomas.

Adomaitytė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Adomaitis. This form is used by unmarried women.

Adriaans Dutch
Means "son of Adriaan".

Adriaansen Dutch
Means "son of Adriaan".

Aerssens Dutch
Means "son of Arend".

Aerts Dutch, Flemish
From a diminutive of the given name Arnout.

Africani Italian
Means "son of Africano", the Italian form of Africanus.

Africano Italian
From the given name Africano, the Italian form of Africanus.

Agema Frisian
Means "son of Age 1".

Aggio Italian
Possibly from the name Aggius, probably related to the Germanic name Agi.

Agnarsson Icelandic
Means "son of Agnar".

Agnelli Italian
From Italian agnello meaning "lamb" (ultimately from Latin agnus), denoting a pious or timid person.

Agnellini Italian
From a diminutive of Agnelli.

Agócs Hungarian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Ágoston.

Agosti Italian
Means "son of Agosto", a variant of Augusto.

Agostini Italian
Means "son of Agostino".

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

Aguado Spanish
Derived from Spanish agua "water", indicating a person who lived near water or worked with water.

Aguilar Spanish
From a place name that was derived from Spanish águila meaning "eagle", ultimately from Latin aquila.

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-).

Ahearn Irish
Anglicized form of Ó hEachthighearna.

Ahearne Irish
Anglicized form of Ó hEachthighearna.

Ahlberg Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish al (Old Norse ǫlr) meaning "alder" and berg meaning "mountain".

Ahlers Low German
Means "son of Alard".

Ahlgren Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish al (Old Norse ǫlr) meaning "alder" and gren (Old Norse grein) meaning "branch".

Ahlström Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish al (Old Norse ǫlr) meaning "alder" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".

Ahmadi Persian
From the given name Ahmad.

Aiello Italian
From various place names in Italy, such as Aiello del Friuli, Aiello del Sabato and others. They are derived from Latin agellus meaning "little field".

Aikema Frisian
Means "son of Aike".

Aiken English
From the medieval given name Atkin, a diminutive of Adam.

Ainsley Scottish
From a place name: either Annesley in Nottinghamshire or Ansley in Warwickshire. The place names themselves derive from Old English anne "alone, solitary" or ansetl "hermitage" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Aiolfi Italian
Means "son of Aiolfo", which is derived from the Germanic name Agilulf.

Airaldi Italian
Means "son of Aroldo".

Airò Italian
From the given name Aroldo.

Aitken Scottish, English
Derived from the medieval given name Atkin, a diminutive of Adam.

Ajello Italian
Variant of Aiello.

Akbari Persian
From the given name Akbar.

Åkerman Swedish
Swedish form of Ackermann.

Akerman English
Variant of Ackerman.

Akers English
Variant of Acker.

Åkesson Swedish
Means "son of Åke".

Akker Dutch
Dutch form of Acker.

Akkerman Dutch
Dutch form of Ackermann.

Akkermans Dutch
Dutch form of Ackermann.

Akselsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Aksel".

Alamanni Italian
From Alemannia, the Latin name for Germany.

Alba Spanish
From a Spanish nickname meaning "white".

Albanesi Italian
Originally indicated a person who came from Albania.

Albani Italian
Derived from the given name Albano.

Albano Italian
Derived from the given name Albano.

Alberda Dutch
Derived from the given name Albert.

Alberdingk Dutch
Variant of Alberink.

Alberghi Italian
Variant of Alberici.

Alberghini Italian
Diminutive of Alberghi.

Alberici Italian
Means "son of Alberico".

Alberighi Italian
Variant of Alberici.

Alberink Dutch
Means "(farm) belonging to Albert" in Dutch.

Albero Italian
From Italian albero meaning "tree", ultimately from Latin arbor, referring to someone who lived in the woods or worked as a woodcutter.

Albers Dutch
Means "son of Albert".

Albert English, French, Catalan, Hungarian, Romanian, German
Derived from the given name Albert.

Alberto Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
From the given name Alberto.

Alberts English, Dutch
Means "son of Albert".

Albertsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Albert".

Albertson English
Means "son of Albert".

Albertsson Swedish, Icelandic
Means "son of Albert".

Albescu Romanian
Derived from Romanian alb meaning "white".

Albini Italian
Means "son of Albino".

Albinson English
Means "son of Albin".

Albinsson Swedish
Means "son of Albin".

Albrecht German
From the given name Albrecht.