Surnames Matching Pattern *a

Mlynářová f Czech
Feminine form of Mlynář.

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.

Moravcová f Czech
Feminine form of Moravec.

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".

Morozova f Russian
Feminine form of Morozov.

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.

Motta Italian
From various names of places around Italy. It is derived from a Gaulish word meaning "hill".

Moya Spanish
From any of various towns named Moya in Spain, of uncertain meaning.

Muggia Italian
From the town of Muggia in northeastern Italy near the Slovenian border. It was called Muglae in Latin.

Murgia Sardinian
Means "brine" in Sardinian, perhaps a nickname for someone who pickled foods.

Musilová f Czech
Feminine form of Musil.

Mustafa Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Mustafa.

Mylona f Greek
Feminine form of Mylonas.

Myška m Czech
From a nickname derived from Czech myš meaning "mouse".

Myšková f Czech
Feminine form of Myška.

Nagasawa Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Naggia Italian
Variant of Naggi.

Nagyová f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Nagy.

Nakagawa Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Nakahara Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Nakajima Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Nakamura Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Nakashima Japanese
Variant of Nakajima.

Nana Italian
From a diminutive of Giovanni.

Naoumova f Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Наумова (see Naumova).

Naumova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Naumov.

Navrátilová f Czech
Feminine form of Navrátil.

Nedbálková f Czech
Feminine form of Nedbálek.

Nedvědová f Czech
Feminine form of Nedvěd.

Němcová f Czech
Feminine form of Němec.

Němečková f Czech
Feminine form of Němeček.

Nespola Italian
Variant of Nespoli.

Nicosia Italian
From the name of the town of Nicosia on Sicily.

Nicotera Italian
From the name of the town of Nicotera in Calabria.

Niemelä Finnish
From Finnish niemi meaning "peninsula, cape" with the suffix -la indicating a place.

Nikitina f Russian
Feminine form of Nikitin.

Nikolaeva f Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian Николаева (see Nikolayeva), as well as the usual Bulgarian form.

Nikolayeva f Russian
Feminine form of Nikolayev.

Nikolova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Nikolov.

Nikolovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Nikolovski.

Nikula Finnish
From the given name Niku, a Finnish form of Nicholas.

Nishikawa Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Nishimura Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Nishiyama Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Nizzola Italian
From the name of the Italian town of Nizzola near Modena.

Nogueira Portuguese, Galician
From Portuguese and Galician nogueira meaning "walnut tree", from the Late Latin nucarius, ultimately from Latin nux meaning "nut".

Noguera Spanish, Catalan
Spanish and Catalan form of Nogueira.

Nosková f Czech
Czech feminine form of Nosek.

Nováčková f Czech
Feminine form of Nováček.

Nováková f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Novák.

Novikova f Russian
Feminine form of Novikov.

Novosadová f Czech
Feminine form of Novosad.

Novotná f Czech
Feminine form of Novotný.

Nowakowska f Polish
Feminine form of Nowakowski.

Nowicka f Polish
Feminine form of Nowicki.

Nozawa Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Obama Luo
From a rare Luo given name meaning "crooked, bent". It was possibly originally given to a baby who had an arm or leg that looked slightly bent immediately after birth or who was born in the breech position.

Ó Buachalla Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Buckley 2.

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

Ó Cearmada Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Carmody.

Ochoa Spanish
Spanish form of Otxoa.

Ó Ciardha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Carey.

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

Ó Cuana Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Cooney.

Ó Donnchadha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Donoghue.

Ó Foghladha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Foley.

Ogawa Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Ognianova f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Огнянова (see Ognyanova).

Ognyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Ognyanov.

Ó Gráda Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Grady.

Ó hAodha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Hayes 2.

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 hEaghra Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Hara.

Oja Estonian
Means "brook, creek" in Estonian.

Ojala Finnish, Estonian
From Finnish and Estonian oja meaning "ditch, channel, brook" with the suffix -la indicating a place.

Ojeda Spanish
From the name of the Ojeda river in Soria, Spain, possibly derived from Latin folia "leaves".

Okamura Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Okumura Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Ola Basque
From Basque ola meaning "hut, small house, forge".

Olayinka Yoruba
From the given name Olayinka.

Oliveira Portuguese
Means "olive tree" in Portuguese, ultimately from Latin oliva. It indicated a person who lived near or worked with olive trees.

Olszewska f Polish
Feminine form of Olszewski.

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

Ömərova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Ömərov.

Omarova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Omarov.

Ó Mathghamhna Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Mahoney.

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

Ó Meara Irish
Variant of Ó Meadhra.

Ó Murchadha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Murphy.

Oprea Romanian
From a medieval given name or nickname derived from Romanian opri meaning "stop".

Orellana Spanish
Originally indicated a person from one of the two towns named Orellana in Badajoz, Spain. Their names are probably derived from Latin Aureliana meaning "of Aurelius".

Orlova f Russian
Feminine form of Orlov.

Ortega Spanish
From a Spanish place name (belonging to various villages) derived from ortiga "nettle".

Ó Séaghdha Irish
Means "descendant of Séaghdha".

O'Shea Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Séaghdha.

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

Osmonova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Osmonov.

Ostrowska f Polish
Feminine form of Ostrowski.

Otxoa Basque
From Basque otso meaning "wolf".

Öwezowa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Öwezow.

Ozola f Latvian
Feminine form of Ozols.

Ozoliņa f Latvian
Feminine form of Ozoliņš.

Padilla Spanish
From various Spanish place names, derived from Spanish padilla, Latin patella meaning "shallow dish", used to indicate a depression in the landscape.

Pakulska f Polish
Feminine form of Pakulski.

Palencia Spanish
Habitational name from the city or region of Palencia in northern Spain.

Pandeva f Macedonian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Pandev.

Pantoja Spanish
Originally indicated a person from the town of Pantoja, in Toledo, Spain.

Panza Italian, Literature
From a variant of the Italian word pancia meaning "stomach, paunch", originally a nickname for a chubby person. The Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes used it in his novel Don Quixote (1605), where it is the surname of Don Quixote's squire Sancho Panza. Not a common Spanish surname, Cervantes may have based it directly on the Spanish word panza (a cognate of the Italian word).

Panzavecchia Maltese
From a nickname meaning "old stomach" in Italian.

Pappa f Greek
Feminine form of Pappas.

Parma Italian
From the city of Parma in northern Italy, the name of which is probably of Etruscan origin.

Parra Spanish
Means "vine, trellis" in Spanish.

Pavía Spanish
Spanish form of Pavia.

Pavia Italian
From the name of the city of Pavia in Lombardy, Italy. It is of unknown meaning.

Pavlíková f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Pavlík.

Pavlova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Pavlov.

Pavlovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Pavlovski.

Pavlovskaya f Russian
Feminine form of Pavlovsky.

Pawłowska f Polish
Feminine form of Pawłowski.

Pecháčková f Czech
Feminine form of Pecháček.

Pecora Italian
Means "sheep" in Italian, an occupational name for a shepherd.

Peltola Finnish
From Finnish pelto meaning "field" with the suffix -la indicating a place.

Peña Spanish
Originally denoted a person who lived near a jutting rock, from Spanish peña meaning "rock, cliff".

Pereira Portuguese, Galician
From Portuguese and Galician pereira meaning "pear tree", ultimately from Latin pirum meaning "pear".

Pereyra Portuguese, Galician
Variant of Pereira.

Perugia Italian
From the name of the city of Perugia in Umbria, Italy. It was known as Perusia in the classical period, and it is of Etruscan origin.

Pešková f Czech
Feminine form of Pešek.

Petrova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Petrov.

Petrovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Petrovski.

Peura Finnish
Means "deer" in Finnish.

Piazza Italian
Means "plaza" in Italian, indicating that the residence of the original bearer was near the town square. It is derived from Latin platea.

Pineda Spanish, Catalan
Means "pine forest" in Spanish and Catalan.

Piotrowska f Polish
Feminine form of Piotrowski.

Pittaluga Italian
Originally a nickname for somebody who steals grapes from vineyards. In the Genoese dialect pittà means "to pick" and uga means "grapes" (uva in Italian).

Plaza Spanish
Spanish cognate of Piazza.

Podsedníková f Czech
Feminine form of Podsedník.

Pokorná f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Pokorný.

Poláková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Polák.

Pololáníková f Czech
Feminine form of Pololáník.

Popa Romanian
From Romanian popă "priest", from Old Church Slavic popŭ. This is the most common surname in Romania.

Popławska f Polish
Feminine form of Popławski.

Popova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Popov.

Popovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Popovski.

Porra Catalan
Variant of Porras.

Pospíšilová f Czech
Feminine form of Pospíšil.

Potenza Italian
From the name of the southern Italian city of Potenza, called Potentia in Latin, meaning "power, force".

Pražaková f Czech
Feminine form of Pražak.

Procházka m Czech
Means "walk, wander, stroll" in Czech. This was an occupational name for a travelling tradesman.

Procházková f Czech
Feminine form of Procházka.

Profeta Italian
From Italian profeta meaning "prophet". It probably came from a nickname indicating a person who wanted to predict the future. It is typical of southern Italy.

Prohászka Hungarian
Hungarian form of Procházka.

Provenza Italian
From the name of the Provence region of southern France (in Italian Provenza). It is derived from Latin provincia "province", a territorial division.

Puerta Spanish
Means "door, gate", a topographic name for a person who lived near the gates of the town.

Puga Galician
Means "thorn, prickle" in Galician.

Pulkrábková f Czech
Feminine form of Pulkrábek.

Putina f Russian
Feminine form of Putin.

Qasımova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Qasımov.

Qodirova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Qodirov.

Quaranta Italian
Means "forty" in Italian.

Quesada Spanish
Habitational name from Quesada, a place in Jaén in southern Spain. The place name is of uncertain derivation; it could be connected to Old Spanish requexada meaning "corner, tight spot".

Quijada Spanish
Means "jaw" in Spanish, a nickname for someone with a large jaw.

Quintana Spanish, Catalan
Originally indicated someone who lived on a piece of land where the rent was a fifth of its produce, from Spanish and Catalan quintana "fifth", from Latin quintus.

Quiroga Galician
Originally denoted a person from the town of Quiroga in Galicia, Spain.

Quixada Spanish (Archaic)
Old spelling of Quijada.

Quliyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Quliyev.

Qurbanova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Qurbanov.

Qurbonova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Qurbonov.

Radeva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Radev.

Radkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Radkov.

Rana Italian, Spanish
Means "frog" in Italian and Spanish.

Ranta Finnish
Originally indicated a person who lived near the shore, from Finnish ranta meaning "shore, beach".

Rantala Finnish
From Finnish ranta meaning "shore, beach" with the suffix -la indicating a place.

Rasputina f Russian
Feminine form of Rasputin.

Ravenna Italian
From the name of the city of Ravenna in northern Italy, which is of uncertain origin, possibly Etruscan.

Řeha m Czech
Derived from the given name Řehoř.

Řehová f Czech
Feminine form of Řeha.

Řezníčková f Czech
Feminine form of Řezníček.

Řezníková f Czech
Feminine form of Řezník.

Riva Italian
Means "bank, shore" in Italian, from Latin ripa, denoting one who lived by a river or a lake.

Rivera Spanish
From Spanish ribera meaning "bank, shore", from Latin riparius.

Roca Spanish, Catalan, Occitan
Spanish, Catalan and Occitan cognate of Roach.

Rocca Italian
Italian cognate of Roach.

Rocha Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician cognate of Roach.

Roma Italian
Variant of Romano 2.

Romà Catalan
Catalan form of Romano 1 or Romano 2.

Romagna Italian
From the region of Romagna, on the Adriatic coast of Italy. It is derived from Latin Romania meaning "land of the Romans".

Romanova f Russian
Feminine form of Romanov.

Rompa Dutch
Variant of Van Rompa.

Roosa Dutch
From Dutch roos meaning "rose".

Rosa Italian, Catalan
Italian and Catalan form of Rose 1.

Rózsa Hungarian
From the feminine given name Rózsa.

Rudawska f Polish
Feminine form of Rudawski.

Rueda Spanish
Spanish cognate of Royer.

Rutkowska f Polish
Feminine form of Rutkowski.

Růžička m Czech
Means "little rose" in Czech.

Růžičková f Czech
Feminine form of Růžička.

Ruzsa Hungarian
Dialectical variant of Rózsa.

Ryba um Polish, Czech
Means "fish" in Polish and Czech, an occupational name for a fisher.

Rybářová f Czech
Feminine form of Rybář.

Rybárová f Slovak
Feminine form of Rybár.

Rybová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Ryba.

Sadıqova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Sadıqov.

Sadowska f Polish
Feminine form of Sadowski.

Saidova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Saidov.

Sakurada Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Sala Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Occupational name for a worker at a manor house, from the Romance word sala meaning "hall, large room", of Germanic origin.

Salamanca Spanish
Originally indicated a person from Salamanca, a city in western Spain that is of unknown meaning.

Samara 1 Arabic
Meaning unknown.

Samara 2 f Greek
Feminine form of Samaras.

Samsa Hungarian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Sámuel.

Sanada Japanese
From Japanese 真 (sana) meaning "real, genuine" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Sanna Italian
From Italian sanna or zanna meaning "tusk, fang", a nickname for a person with a protruding tooth. It is especially common on Sardinia.

Santana Spanish, Portuguese
From any of the numerous places named after Saint Anna. A famous bearer is the Mexican-American musician Carlos Santana (1947-).

Sarka Hungarian (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Szarka.

Savona Italian
From the name of the city of Savona in northern Italy, called Savo by the Romans, of uncertain meaning.

Scarpa Italian
Means "shoemaker" from Italian scarpa meaning "shoe".

Schovajsa m Czech
Means "hide yourself" in Czech, of Moravian origin.

Schovajsová f Czech
Feminine form of Schovajsa.

Sciacca Italian
Originally denoted someone from Sciacca, Sicily, Italy, which is of uncertain origin.

Sciarra Italian
From Sicilian sciarra meaning "quarrel, dispute", originally a nickname for a quarrelsome person.

Scola Italian
From Italian scuola meaning "school".

Sedláčková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Sedláček.

Sedláková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Sedlák.

Segura Spanish, Catalan
From places with names derived from Spanish or Catalan segura meaning "safe, secure".

Seppä Finnish
Means "smith" in Finnish.

Sepúlveda Spanish
Derived from the name of the Sepúlveda Valley in the mountains of Segovia, and was originally used to denote people from that region. It is possibly derived from Spanish sepultar "to bury".

Sergeeva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Сергеева (see Sergeyeva).

Sergeyeva f Russian
Feminine form of Sergeyev.

Serizawa Japanese
From Japanese 芹 (seri) meaning "celery" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Serra Italian, Portuguese, Catalan
Italian, Portuguese and Catalan cognate of Sierra.

Sessa Italian
Originally indicated a person from from Sessa or Sessa Cilento, Italy (from Latin Suessa, of uncertain meaning).

Ševčíková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Ševčík.

Sharipova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Sharipov.

Sharma Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Nepali
Means "joy, shelter, comfort" in Sanskrit.

Shea Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Séaghdha.

Shibuya Japanese
From Japanese 渋 (shibu) meaning "astringent, rough" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Shimada Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Shimamura Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Shinkawa Japanese
From Japanese 新 (shin) meaning "fresh, new" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Shinoda Japanese
From Japanese 篠 (shino) meaning "dwarf bamboo" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Shinohara Japanese
From Japanese 篠 (shino) meaning "dwarf bamboo" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Shirakawa Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Siena Italian
Indicated a person from Siena in Italy, which was named after the Gaulish tribe of the Senones.

Sierra Spanish
Originally indicated a dweller on a hill range or ridge, from Spanish sierra "mountain range", derived from Latin serra "saw".

Sikora Polish
Means "tit (bird)" in Polish.

Siliņa f Latvian
Feminine form of Siliņš.

Silva Portuguese, Spanish
From Spanish or Portuguese silva meaning "forest". This is the most common surname in Portugal and Brazil.

Silveira Portuguese
Means "forests" in Portuguese.

Simeonova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Simeonov.

Šimková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Šimek or Šimko.

Šimonová f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Šimon.

Sinagra 1 Italian
Originally denoted a person from Sinagra on Sicily, possibly derived from Latin sinus "inlet" and ager "field".

Sinagra 2 Italian
Derived from the given name Senagora, an Italian form of Xenagoras.

Skála m Czech
Means "rock" in Czech, indicating that the original bearer lived near a prominent rock.

Skała Polish
Polish cognate of Skála.

Skalická f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Skalický.

Skálová f Czech
Feminine form of Skála.

Śląska f Polish
Feminine form of Śląski.

Sláviková f Slovak
Feminine form of Slávik.

Slavíková f Czech
Feminine form of Slavík.

Slavkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Slavkov.

Slezáková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Slezák.

Slováčková f Czech
Feminine form of Slováček.

Slováková f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Slovák.

Ślusarska f Polish
Feminine form of Ślusarski.

Smagulova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Smagulov.

Smirnova f Russian
Feminine form of Smirnov.

Smola m Czech
Czech form of Smolak.

Smolová f Czech
Feminine form of Smola.

Śniegowska f Polish
Feminine form of Śniegowski.

Sodiqova f Uzbek
Feminine form of Sodiqov.

Sokolova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Sokolov.

Sokolová f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Sokol.

Sokolovskaya f Russian
Feminine form of Sokolovsky.

Sokołowska f Polish
Feminine form of Sokołowski.

Somma Italian
From the names of Italian places like Somma Lombardo or Somma Vesuviana, derived from Latin summa meaning "summit".

Sosa Spanish
Spanish form of Sousa.

Součková f Czech
Feminine form of Souček.

Soukupová f Czech
Feminine form of Soukup.

Sousa Portuguese
Originally indicated someone who lived near the River Sousa in Portugal, possibly derived from Latin salsus "salty" or saxa "rocks".

Souza Portuguese
Variant of Sousa.

Sówka Polish
From a diminutive of Polish sowa meaning "owl".

Spada Italian
Occupational name for an armourer or swordsman, from Italian spada "sword", Latin spatha.

Staneva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stanev.

Staňková f Czech
Feminine form of Staněk.

Stárková f Czech
Feminine form of Stárek.

Starosta Polish
Means "mayor, leader, elder" in Polish.

Šťastná f Czech
Feminine form of Šťastný.