Surnames Matching Pattern *a

Górska f Polish
Feminine form of Górski.

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

Grabowska f Polish
Feminine form of Grabowski.

Grigorova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Grigorov.

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).

Guliyeva f Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Quliyeva.

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

Gurbanowa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Gurbanow.

Hadjieva f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Хаджиева (see Hadzhieva).

Hadzhieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Hadzhiev.

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

Hájková f Czech
Feminine form of Hájek.

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

Haralampieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Haralampiev.

Həsənova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Həsənov.

Hasanova f Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Həsənova.

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

Hašková f Czech
Feminine form of Hašek.

Havelka m Czech
Means "son of Havel" in Czech.

Havelková f Czech
Feminine form of Havelka.

Havlíčková f Czech
Feminine form of Havlíček.

Havlová f Czech
Feminine form of Havel.

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".

Hlaváčková f Czech
Feminine form of Hlaváček.

Hlaváčová f Czech
Feminine form of Hlaváč.

Hoekstra Frisian
From Frisian hoek meaning "corner".

Holubová f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Holub.

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

Horáčková f Czech
Feminine form of Horáček.

Horáková f Czech
Feminine form of Horák.

Horníková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Horník.

Horváthová f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Horváth.

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

Hrabětová f Czech
Feminine form of Hrabě.

Hristova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Hristov.

Hrubá f Czech
Feminine form of Hrubý.

Hruška m Czech, Slovak
Means "pear" in Czech and Slovak, most likely used to denote a person who grew or sold pears.

Hrušková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Hruška.

Hudáková f Slovak
Feminine form of Hudák.

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

Hüseynova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Hüseynov.

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

Ibragimova f Chechen, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani (Russified), Uzbek (Russified)
Feminine form of Ibragimov.

İbrahimova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of İbrahimov.

Ibrohimova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Ibrohimov.

Ignatieva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Игнатьева (see Ignatyeva).

Ignatova f Bulgarian, Russian
Feminine form of Ignatov.

Ignatyeva f Russian
Feminine form of Ignatyev.

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".

Ilieva f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Iliev.

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".

Isaeva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Исаева (see Isayeva).

Isakova f Russian
Feminine form of Isakov.

Isayeva f Russian
Feminine form of Isayev.

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".

Ismailova f Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Chechen, Avar
Feminine form of Ismailov.

İsmayılova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of İsmayılov.

Ismoilova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Ismoilov.

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

Ivankova f Russian
Feminine form of Ivankov.

Ivanova f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Macedonian, Belarusian
Feminine form of Ivanov or Ivanow.

Ivanovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Ivanovski.

Ivova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Ivov.

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

Jabłońska f Polish
Feminine form of Jabłoński.

Jafarova f Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Cəfərova.

Jagoda Polish
Means "berry" in Polish.

Jahoda m Czech
Czech cognate of Jagoda.

Jahodová f Czech
Feminine form of Jahoda.

Janáčková f Czech
Feminine form of Janáček.

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

Jandová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Janda.

Janíčková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Janíček.

Jankowska f Polish
Feminine form of Jankowski.

Janowska f Polish
Feminine form of Janowski.

Jaskólska f Polish
Feminine form of Jaskólski.

Jaskulska f Polish
Feminine form of Jaskulski.

Jaworska f Polish
Feminine form of Jaworski.

Jedlička m Czech
Derived from Czech jedle meaning "fir tree", given to a person who lived near a prominent one.

Jedličková f Czech
Feminine form of Jedlička.

Jehlička m Czech
From Czech jehla meaning "needle", most likely borne by tailors in reference to their occupation.

Jehličková f Czech
Feminine form of Jehlička.

Jelenová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Jelen.

Jelínková f Czech
Feminine form of Jelínek.

Ježková f Czech
Czech feminine form of Ježek.

Ježová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Jež.

Jokela Finnish
Derived from Finnish joki "river".

Jordà Catalan
Derived from the given name Jordà.

Jovanovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Jovanovski.

Juriša Croatian
Derived from a diminutive form of Jure.

Kaczka Polish
Means "duck" in Polish.

Kadlecová f Czech
Feminine form of Kadlec.

Kadyrova f Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Chechen
Feminine form of Kadyrov.

Kadyrowa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Kadyrow.

Kafka m Czech
Derived from Czech kavka meaning "jackdaw". A notable bearer was the author Franz Kafka (1883-1924).

Kafková f Czech
Feminine form of Kafka.

Kalniņa f Latvian
Feminine form of Kalniņš.

Kaloyancheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Kaloyanchev.

Kaloyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Kaloyanov.

Kałuża Polish
Means "puddle" in Polish.

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

Kalužová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Kaluža.

Kamińska f Polish
Feminine form of Kamiński.

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.

Kərimova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Kərimov.

Karimova f Uzbek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Tatar, Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Karimov. It is also an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Kərimova.

Kārkliņa f Latvian
Feminine form of Kārkliņš.

Kašparová f Czech
Feminine form of Kašpar.

Katona Hungarian
Means "soldier" in Hungarian.

Kavaliova f Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Belarusian Кавалёва (see Kavalyova).

Kavalyova f Belarusian
Feminine form of Kavalyow.

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".

Kazlova f Belarusian
Feminine form of Kazlow.

Kędzierska f Polish
Feminine form of Kędzierski.

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.

Kerimowa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Kerimow.

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).

Kladivová f Czech
Feminine form of Kladivo.

Klementová f Czech
Feminine form of Klement.

Klíma m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of Klement.

Klimková f Czech
Czech feminine form of Klimek.

Klímová f Czech
Feminine form of Klíma.

Kohoutová f Czech
Feminine form of Kohout.

Kolářová f Czech
Feminine form of Kolář.

Kollárová f Slovak
Feminine form of Kollár.

Konečná f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Konečný.

Konstantinova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Konstantinov.

Kopecká f Czech
Feminine form of Kopecký.

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

Kostelecká f Czech
Feminine form of Kostelecký.

Kovacheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Kovachev.

Kováčová f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Kováč.

Kovaleva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Ковалёва (see Kovalyova).

Kovalyova f Russian
Feminine form of Kovalyov.

Kovářová f Czech
Feminine form of Kovář.

Kowalska f Polish
Feminine form of Kowalski.

Kozlova f Russian
Feminine form of Kozlov.

Kozlová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Kozel.

Kozłowska f Polish
Feminine form of Kozłowski.

Krakowska f Polish
Feminine form of Krakowski.

Kráľová f Slovak
Feminine form of Kráľ.

Králová f Czech
Feminine form of Král.

Kramářová f Czech
Feminine form of Kramář.

Krasteva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Krastev.

Krastiņa f Latvian
Feminine form of Krastiņš.

Kratochvilová f Czech
Feminine form of Kratochvil.

Krejčová f Czech
Feminine form of Krejči.

Křížová f Czech
Feminine form of Kříž.

Krstevska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Krstevski.

Krūmiņa f Latvian
Feminine form of Krūmiņš.

Krupa Polish
Means "groats, grain" in Polish.

Krupina f Russian
Feminine form of Krupin.

Kučera m Czech, Slovak
Means "curl" in Czech and Slovak, a nickname for a person with curly locks of hair.

Kučerová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Kučera.

Kudrna m Czech
Means "curl" in Czech, a nickname for someone with curly hair.

Kudrnová f Czech
Feminine form of Kudrna.

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".

Kurbonova f Uzbek, Tajik
Alternate transcription of Uzbek/Tajik Қурбонова (see Qurbonova).

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.

Kuznetsova f Russian
Feminine form of Kuznetsov.

Kwiatkowska f Polish
Feminine form of Kwiatkowski.

Kyselá f Czech
Feminine form of Kyselý.

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).

Lagounova f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Лагунова (see Lagunova).

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.

Lagunova f Russian
Feminine form of Lagunov.

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

Láníková f Czech
Feminine form of Láník.

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.

Láska m Czech, Slovak
Means "love" in Czech and Slovak.

Lásková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Láska.

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

Lazarova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Lazarov.

Lebedeva f Russian
Feminine form of Lebedev.

Lewandowska f Polish
Feminine form of Lewandowski.

Liepa Latvian
Means "linden tree" in Latvian.

Liepiņa f Latvian
Feminine form of Liepiņš.

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.

Lukáčová f Slovak
Feminine form of Lukáč.

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.

Macháňová f Czech
Feminine form of Macháň.

Machová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Mach.

MacKenna Scottish
Variant of McKenna.

Macková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Macek or Macko.

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.

Magomadova f Chechen
Feminine form of Magomadov.

Magomedova f Avar, Dargin, Chechen
Feminine form of Magomedov.

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

Maina Kikuyu
Derived from the given name Maina.

Majewska f Polish
Feminine form of Majewski.

Makarova f Russian
Feminine form of Makarov.

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

Maksimova f Russian
Feminine form of Maksimov.

Malá f Czech
Feminine form of Malý.

Malinowska f Polish
Feminine form of Malinowski.

Məmmədova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Məmmədov.

Mammadova f Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Məmmədova.

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).

Marešová f Czech
Feminine form of Mareš.

María Spanish
From the given the name María.

Maria Italian, Portuguese
From the given the name Maria.

Marinova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Marinov.

Markova f Bulgarian, Russian
Feminine form of Markov.

Marková f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Marek.

Martínková f Czech
Feminine form of Martínek.

Martinková f Czech
Feminine form of Martinek.

Martinova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Martinov.

Maruška m Czech
Derived from the given name Marie.

Marušková f Czech
Feminine form of Maruška.

Máselníková f Czech (Rare)
Feminine form of Máselník.

Mašková f Czech
Feminine form of Mašek.

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".

Mateeva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Mateev.

Matějka m Czech
Derived from the given name Matěj.

Matějková f Czech
Feminine form of Matějka.

Matoušková f Czech
Feminine form of Matoušek.

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".

Matveeva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Матвеева (see Matveyeva).

Matveyeva f Russian
Feminine form of Matveyev.

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).

Medvedeva f Russian
Feminine form of Medvedev.

Medveďová f Slovak
Feminine form of Medveď.

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).

Metaxa f Greek
Feminine form of Metaxas.

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

Michalska f Polish
Feminine form of Michalski.

Mihaylova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Mihaylov.

Mihova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Mihov.

Mikhailova f Russian
Feminine form of Mikhailov.

Mikhaylova f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Михайлова (see Mikhailova).

Mikula m Slovak, Czech
Derived from the given name Mikuláš.

Mikulová f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Mikula.

Minkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Minkov.

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).

Mirzəyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Mirzəyev.

Mirzoeva f Tajik
Feminine form of Mirzoev.

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".

Mladenovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Mladenovski.

Mlynáriková f Slovak
Feminine form of Mlynárik.