Surnames Matching Pattern *a

This is a list of surnames in which the pattern is *a.
usage
pattern
Aartsma Frisian
Means "son of Arend", the suffix -ma indicating that it is of Frisian origin.
Abadjieva f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Абаджиева (see Abadzhieva).
Abadzhieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Abadzhiev.
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.
Abbasova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Abbasov.
Abdullaeva f Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Cyrillic Абдуллаева (see Abdullayeva).
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".
Adamíková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Adamík.
Adamová f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Adam.
Adema Frisian
Means "son of Ade 2".
Ağayeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Ağayev.
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-).
Əhmədova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Əhmədov.
Ahmadova f Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əhmədova.
Aikawa Japanese
From Japanese (ai) meaning "mutually, together", (ai) meaning "love, affection" or (ai) meaning "grief, sorrow" combined with (kawa) or (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".
Akhmadova f Chechen
Feminine form of Akhmadov.
Akhmetova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Akhmetov.
Akiyama Japanese
From Japanese (aki) meaning "autumn" and (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Akmatova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Akmatov.
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".
Alekseeva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Алексеева (see Alekseyeva).
Alekseyeva f Russian
Feminine form of Alekseyev.
Alemagna Italian
From Alemannia, the Latin name for Germany.
Alieva f Tajik, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Avar, Chechen
Alternate transcription of Tajik/Kyrgyz/Chechen Алиева, Kazakh Әлиева or Avar ГӀалиева (see Aliyeva).
Əliyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Əliyev.
Aliyeva f Tajik, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Avar, Chechen, Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Aliyev. This is also an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əliyeva.
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.
Andonova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Andonov.
Andreeva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Андреева (see Andreyeva).
Andreyeva f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Andreyev.
Andringa Dutch
Means "(farm) belonging to Andries" in Dutch.
Andrzejewska f Polish
Feminine form of Andrzejewski.
Anema Frisian
Means "son of Ane 2".
Angelova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Angelov.
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".
Antonova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Antonov.
Antova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Antov.
Antuma Frisian
Variant of Antema.
Aoyama Japanese
From Japanese (ao) meaning "green, blue" and (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 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and (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 (asa) meaning "shallow" and (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
Asenova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Asenov.
Ataýewa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Ataýew.
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.
Babayeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Babayev.
Bachvarova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Bachvarov.
Bakalova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Bakalov.
Bakema Frisian
Means "son of Bake", a short form of names starting with the Old German element batu "fight, struggle".
Balážová f Slovak
Feminine form of Baláž.
Baníková f Slovak
Feminine form of Baník.
Baranová f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Baran.
Barna Hungarian
Means "brown" in Hungarian.
Barrera Spanish
Spanish cognate of Barr.
Bárta m Czech
From a given name that was a diminutive of Bartoloměj.
Barta Hungarian
From the given name Barta.
Bartošová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Bartoš.
Bártová f Czech
Feminine form of Bárta.
Battaglia Italian
From a nickname meaning "battle" in Italian.
Bautista Spanish
Derived from the given name Bautista.
Benešová f Czech
Feminine form of Beneš.
Bengoetxea Basque
Means "the house furthest down" from Basque bengo "furthest down" and etxe "house".
Beránková f Czech
Feminine form of Beránek.
Beranová f Czech
Feminine form of Beran.
Bernardová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Bernard.
Bērziņa f Latvian
Feminine form of Bērziņš.
Bhattacharya Bengali
From a Bengali title composed of the Sanskrit words भट्ट (bhaṭṭa) meaning "scholar, lord" and आचार्य (ācārya) meaning "teacher".
Bláha m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Blažej.
Bláhová f Czech
Feminine form of Bláha.
Blažeková f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Blažek.
Blažková f Czech
Czech feminine form of Blažek.
Bobalová f Czech
Feminine form of Bobal.
Bogdanova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Bogdanov.
Bogomolova f Russian
Feminine form of Bogomolov.
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.
Borislavova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Borislavov.
Borisova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Borisov.
Borja Spanish
Originally indicated a person from the Spanish town of Borja in Aragon, derived from Arabic برْج (burj) meaning "tower".
Borysova f Ukrainian
Feminine form of Borysov.
Bošková f Slovak
Feminine form of Boško.
Botha Afrikaans
South African variant of Both.
Boyadjieva f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Бояджиева (see Boyadzhieva).
Boyadzhieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Boyadzhiev.
Boyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Boyanov.
Bozhidarova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Bozhidarov.
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".
Brožová f Czech
Feminine form of Brož.
Brzezicka f Polish
Feminine form of Brzezicki.
Buchvarova f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Бъчварова (see Bachvarova).
Bukowska f Polish
Feminine form of Bukowski.
Burešová f Czech
Feminine form of Bureš.
Cabrera Spanish
From various place names derived from Late Latin capraria meaning "place of goats", from Latin capra meaning "goat".
Cəfərova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Cəfərov.
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".
Çaryýewa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Çaryýew.
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".
Čechová f Czech
Feminine form of Čech.
Čermáková f Czech
Feminine form of Čermák.
Černá f Czech
Feminine form of Černý.
Černíková f Czech
Feminine form of Černík.
Červená f Czech
Feminine form of Červený.
Červenková f Czech
Feminine form of Červenka.
Chalupa m Czech
Means "cottage" in Czech.
Chalupníková f Czech
Feminine form of Chalupník.
Chalupová f Czech
Feminine form of Chalupa.
Chavdarova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Chavdarov.
Chayka Ukrainian
Means "seagull" in Ukrainian.
Chaykovskaya f Russian
Feminine form of Chaykovsky.
Chia Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xie.
Chiba Japanese
From Japanese (chi) meaning "thousand" and (ha) meaning "leaf".
Chilikova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Chilikov.
Chmela m Czech
Derived from Czech chmel "hops", referring to a person who grew hops, a plant used in brewing beer.
Chmelová f Czech
Feminine form of Chmela.
Chvátalová f Czech
Feminine form of Chvátal.
Čierna f Slovak
Feminine form of Čierny.
Čierniková f Slovak
Feminine form of Čiernik.
Čížiková f Slovak
Feminine form of Čížik.
Čížková f Czech
Feminine form of Čížek.
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.
Čtvrtníková f Czech
Feminine form of Čtvrtník.
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".
Cvetkova f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Цветкова (see Tsvetkova).
Czajka Polish
Means "lapwing (bird)" in Polish.
Czajkowska f Polish
Feminine form of Czajkowski.
Dąbrowska f Polish
Feminine form of Dąbrowski.
Da Gama Portuguese
Variant of Gama. This name was borne by the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (c. 1460-1524).
Dalca Romanian
Meaning uncertain.
Damyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Damyanov.
Danailova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Danailov.
Dancheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Danchev.
Danielová f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Daniel.
Daskalova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Daskalov.
Dávidová f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Dávid.
Davidová f Czech
Czech feminine form of David.
Davlatova f Tajik, Uzbek
Feminine form of Davlatov.
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.
Dimova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Dimov.
Di Pasqua Italian
Means "of Easter" in Italian.
Dobreva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Dobrev.
Doležalová f Czech
Feminine form of Doležal.
Doubková f Czech
Feminine form of Doubek.
Draganova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Draganov.
Dragomirova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Dragomirov.
Dragova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Dragov.
Dubanowska f Polish
Feminine form of Dubanowski.
Dubicka f Polish
Feminine form of Dubicki.
Duda um Polish, Czech
Means "bagpiper" in Polish and Czech.
Dudková f Czech
Czech feminine form of Dudek.
Dudová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Duda.
Dunajska f Polish
Feminine form of Dunajski.
Durdyýewa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Durdyýew.
Dušková f Czech
Feminine form of Dušek.
Dvořáková f Czech
Feminine form of Dvořák.
Dykstra Frisian
From Frisian dyk meaning "dike, ditch". The name was given to a person living near a dyke or embankment.
Echeverría Spanish
Derived from the Basque place name Etxeberria, which itself is derived from Basque etxe "house" and berri "new".
Egawa Japanese
From Japanese (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and (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".
Ergeshova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Ergeshov.
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.
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.
Fedorova f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Фёдорова (see Fyodorova).
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".
Fiala m Czech
Means "violet" in Czech, referring to the flower. It may have originally referred to a person who lived near a sign bearing violets, or it may have been given to a person who lived in a place where violets grew.
Fialová f Czech
Feminine form of Fiala.
Figueroa Spanish
From places named for Galician figueira meaning "fig tree".
Filipova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Filipov.
Filipová f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Filip.
Filipowska f Polish
Feminine form of Filipowski.
Filippova f Russian
Feminine form of Filippov.
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 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and (mura) meaning "town, village".
Fujioka Japanese
From Japanese (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Fujisawa Japanese
From Japanese (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Fujita Japanese
From Japanese (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Fujiwara Japanese
From Japanese (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and (wara) meaning "field, plain".
Fukuzawa Japanese
From Japanese (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Furnadjieva f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Фурнаджиева (see Furnadzhieva).
Furukawa Japanese
From Japanese (furu) meaning "old" and (kawa) or (kawa) both meaning "river, stream".
Fyodorova f Russian
Feminine form of Fyodorov.
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.
Genadieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Genadiev.
Genkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Genkov.
Genova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Genov.
Georgieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Georgiev.
Giunta Italian
From the old Italian given name Bonagiunta or Bonaggiunta (derived from bono "good" and aggiunto "assistant").
Gjorgieva f Macedonian
Feminine form of Gjorgiev.
Gomółka Polish
Derived from Polish gomółka, a type of round cheese, ultimately from an old Polish word meaning "round".
Goranova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Goranov.
Gorecka f Polish
Feminine form of Gorecki.
Górka Polish
Variant of Gorecki.