Surnames Matching Pattern *o

Navarro Spanish
Denoted a person who came from Navarre in northern Spain (Spanish Navarra). The name of the region is of Basque origin, possibly from nabar meaning "brown".

Nazarenko Ukrainian
From the given name Nazar.

Nazario Italian
From the given name Nazario.

Ngo Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Ngô.

Ngô Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Wu 1, from Sino-Vietnamese 吳 (ngô).

Nicastro Italian
From the name of the town of Nicastro in Calabria, southern Italy.

Nicodemo Italian
Derived from the given name Nicodemo.

Nieto Spanish
From a nickname meaning "grandson" in Spanish.

Nigro Italian
Variant of Negri.

Notaro Italian
Occupational name for a clerk, derived from Latin notarius.

O Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 오 (see Oh).

Obando Spanish
Habitational name for someone who came from Obando in Extremadura, Spain.

Oberto Italian
Derived from the given name Uberto.

Okamoto Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Okonkwo Igbo
From the given name Okonkwo.

Oleastro Spanish
Means "wild olive" in Spanish, originally indicating one who lived near such a tree.

Olmo Spanish
Means "elm tree" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin ulmus. The name originally indicated a person who lived near such a tree.

Ongaro Italian
Variant of Ungaro.

Ono Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Oquendo Spanish
Originally indicated a person from the town of Okondo in Álava, northern Spain, possibly derived from Basque ukondo "elbow".

Orlando Italian
Derived from the given name Orlando.

Orozco Spanish
From the name of a valley in the Basque region of Spain.

Ōshiro Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle". It is especially common on Okinawa.

Otero Spanish
Means "hill, knoll, height" in Spanish.

Otieno Luo
Derived from the given name Otieno.

Otto German
From the given name Otto.

Pacheco Spanish, Portuguese
Possibly from a diminutive of the given name Francisco.

Padovano Italian
Originally denoted one who came from the city of Padua in Italy, from Italian Padova, itself from Latin Patavium, of unknown meaning.

Pagano Italian
Italian cognate of Payne.

Palacio Spanish
Spanish cognate of Palazzo.

Palazzo Italian
Means "palace" in Italian, from Latin palatium. It was originally used by someone who lived near a palace or mansion, or who worked there.

Palladino Italian
From Italian paladino meaning "knight, defender", from Late Latin palatinus meaning "palace officer".

Palmeiro Portuguese
Portuguese form of Palmer.

Palmisano Italian
Locative name from the town of Palmi in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

Palomo Spanish
Means "pigeon, dove", from Latin palumbes.

Palumbo Italian
From Italian palombo meaning "pigeon" (also "dogfish"). This form is typical of southern Italy.

Pardo Spanish
Means "brown" in Spanish, originally a nickname for someone with brown hair.

Parrino Sicilian
From a Sicilian variant of Italian padrino meaning "godfather".

Pavlenko Ukrainian
From the given name Pavlo.

Pellegrino Italian
Means "pilgrim, traveller" in Italian, ultimately from Latin peregrinus.

Pereiro Galician
Variant of Pereira.

Perko Slovene, Croatian
Derived from an archaic diminutive of Peter.

Pesaro Italian
From the name of the city of Pesaro, in the Marche region (Latin Pisaurum).

Pető Hungarian
Derived from an old diminutive of Péter.

Petrenko Ukrainian
From the given name Petro.

Pherigo French (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Périgord.

Picasso Italian
From Italian pica meaning "magpie". This probably denoted someone who was talkative or prone to stealing, although it may have described someone's unusual colouring. The Spanish painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) was a famous bearer of this name.

Piccirillo Italian
From Neapolitan piccerillo meaning "small, young".

Pierno Italian
From the name of the small town of Pierno in southern Italy near Potenza.

Pinheiro Portuguese
Means "pine tree" in Portuguese.

Pinho Portuguese
Habitational name meaning "pine" in Portuguese.

Pinto Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
Means "mottled" in Portuguese, Spanish and Italian, derived from Late Latin pinctus, Latin pictus "painted".

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

Pleško Slovene
Nickname for a bald person, from Slovene pleša meaning "bald patch".

Poggio Italian
Means "hillock, small hill" in Italian, a derivative of Latin podium meaning "balcony, platform".

Ponomarenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian пономар (ponomar) meaning "sexton, bell-ringer".

Pontecorvo Italian, Jewish
From the name of a town in central Italy, home to an old Jewish community. The town's name is derived from Italian ponte "bridge" and curvo "curved".

Porto Italian
Designated a person who lived near a harbour, from Italian porto, Latin portus.

Prieto Spanish
From a nickname meaning "dark" in Spanish, referring to a person with dark hair or skin.

Provenzano Italian
Variant of Provenza typical of southern Italy, namely Sicily and Calabria.

Quijano Spanish
From the name of a village in northern Spain.

Quixano Spanish (Archaic)
Old spelling of Quijano.

Ragno Italian
From a nickname meaning "spider" in Italian.

Rao 1 Telugu, Kannada
From Sanskrit राज (rāja) meaning "king".

Rao 2 Italian
Derived from the given name Raul.

Rapallino Italian
From the name of the town of Rapallo near Genoa.

Rautio Finnish
Means "smith" in Finnish.

Redondo Spanish
Means "round" in Spanish, originally a nickname for a plump person, ultimately from Latin rotundus.

Ribeiro Portuguese
Means "little river, stream" in Portuguese, ultimately from Latin riparius meaning "riverbank".

Rico Spanish, Portuguese
From a nickname meaning "rich, wealthy" in Spanish and Portuguese.

Rigó Hungarian
Means "thrush" in Hungarian.

Rivero Spanish
Variant of Rivera.

Rizzo Italian
Variant of Ricci.

Robledo Spanish
Means "oak wood" from Spanish roble "oak", ultimately from Latin robur.

Rocco Italian
Derived from the given name Rocco.

Rodrigo Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Rodrigo.

Rojo Spanish
Means "red" in Spanish, referring to the colour of the hair or complexion.

Romano 1 Italian
Derived from the given name Romano.

Romano 2 Italian
Denoted a person from the city of Rome, either a resident or someone who visited as a pilgrim. In Calabria it was also used to designate a person from New Rome, a name for Constantinople.

Romão Portuguese
Portuguese form of Romano 1 or Romano 2.

Romero Spanish
Derived from Spanish romero meaning "pilgrim to Rome".

Rosário Portuguese
Means "rosary" in Portuguese. This name was often given to people born on the day of the festival of Our Lady of the Rosary.

Rosario Spanish
Spanish form of Rosário.

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

Rubio Spanish
Nickname for a person with red hair, from Latin rubeus "red".

Rudenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian рудий (rudy) meaning "red".

Ruggiero Italian
From the given name Ruggiero.

Ruoho Finnish
Means "grass" in Finnish.

Russo Italian
Variant of Rossi.

Sacco Italian
Occupational name for a maker of sacks, from Italian sacco, Latin saccus.

Saito Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 斎藤 (see Saitō).

Saitō Japanese
From Japanese 斎 (sai) meaning "purification, worship" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria". The latter character could indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan.

Sakamoto Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Salcedo Spanish
Derived from Latin salix meaning "willow tree". The name was originally given to one who lived near a willow tree.

Salo Finnish
Means "forest" in Finnish.

Sancho Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Sancho.

Sano Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Santiago Spanish, Portuguese
From various Spanish and Portuguese places called Santiago.

Santo Italian
Italian form of Santos.

Santoro Italian
Means "all saint's day" in Italian, a nickname for one born on that day.

Sarno Italian
Originally denoted a person from Sarno in Italy, named for the Sarno River (called Sarnus in Latin).

Sarto Italian
Occupational name meaning "tailor" in Italian, from Latin sartor, from sarcire meaning "to mend".

Sato Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 佐藤 (see Satō).

Satō Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria". The final character might indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan. This is the most common surname in Japan.

Savchenko Ukrainian
From the given name Sava.

Scavo Italian
Means "serf, slave", from Old Sicilian scavu.

Sciacchitano Italian
Variant of Sciacca.

Scordato Italian
Means "forgotten, left behind" in Italian.

Selvaggio Italian
Italian form of Savage.

Serpico Italian
From a nickname derived from Italian serpe "serpent, reptile".

Serrano Spanish
Variant of Sierra.

Sgro Italian
Nickname for a curly-haired person, from Greek σγουρός (sgouros) meaning "curly".

Shapiro Jewish
Means "pretty, lovely" in Hebrew, from Aramaic.

Shevchenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian швець (shvets) meaning "shoemaker".

Šimko m Slovak
From a diminutive of the given name Šimon.

Sitko Polish
Means "fine sieve" in Polish, a diminutive of the Polish word sito "sieve".

Solo Basque
Means "rural estate" in Basque.

Soriano Italian
From place names such as Soriano Calabro and Soriano nel Cimino. It is typical of southern Italy.

Sorrentino Italian
Derived from the town of Sorrento near Naples, called Surrentum in Latin, of unknown meaning.

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".

Sparacello Italian
From Sicilian sparaciu meaning "asparagus", an occupational name for an asparagus seller or grower.

Stilo Italian
Derived from the name of the town of Stilo in southern Italy. It is possibly derived from Greek στῦλος (stylos) meaning "column, pillar".

Suero Spanish
Derived from the given name Suero.

Sugimoto Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Swango German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Schwangau.

Szabó Hungarian
Means "tailor" in Hungarian.

Szántó Hungarian
Occupational name for a ploughman or tiller, derived from Hungarian szánt meaning "to plow".

Szwedko Polish
Variant of Szweda.

Tamaro Italian
Possibly from the Old German given name Thietmar. It is typical of the area around Trieste in northern Italy.

Tarantino Italian
Locational name that originally designated a person who came from Taranto, a city in southeastern Italy, which was originally called Τάρας (Taras) by Greek colonists. A famous bearer of this name is the American director Quentin Tarantino (1963-).

Tarasenko Ukrainian
From the given name Taras.

Tedesco Italian
From Italian tedesco meaning "German".

Teodoro Portuguese
Derived from the given name Teodoro.

Tessaro Italian
Occupational name meaning "weaver", ultimately from Latin texarius.

Tkachenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian ткач (tkach) meaning "weaver".

Todaro Italian
From a regional form of a given name Todaro, a variant of Teodoro. It is quite common in Sicily.

Toledano Spanish
Derived from the name of the city of Toledo in Spain, which was from Latin Toletum, which may have been derived from a Celtic word meaning "hill".

Tosto Italian
From a nickname for a tough, stubborn person, from Italian tosto "hard, tough".

Traverso Italian
Italian form of Travers.

Travieso Spanish
Spanish form of Travers.

Trucco Italian
Denoted a person coming from a place of this name in northern Italy.

Trujillo Spanish
Originally denoted a person from Trujillo, Spain, originally called Turgalium in Latin.

Tso Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cao.

Uccello Italian
Means "bird" in Italian, either a nickname for a person who resembled a bird or an occupational name for a birdcatcher.

Ueno Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Ungaro Italian
Means "Hungarian" in Italian.

Urano Japanese
From Japanese 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Vaccaro Italian
Occupational name meaning "cowherd" in Italian.

Valerio Italian
From the given name Valerio.

Valero Spanish
From the given name Valero.

Varano Italian
Derived from one of the many towns of this name in Italy.

Vaško m Slovak
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Václav.

Vasylenko Ukrainian
From the given name Vasyl.

Velasco Spanish
Derived from the given name Velasco.

Vicario Spanish, Italian
Means "vicar" in Spanish and Italian, an ecclesiastic title used to denote a representative of a bishop. It is derived from Latin vicarius meaning "substitute, deputy".

Vico Italian, Spanish
Means "town, village", derived from Latin vicus.

Vigo Italian, Spanish
Variant of Vico.

Vilaró Catalan
Catalan variant of Vilar.

Virgo English
Possibly from Latin virgo "virgin, maiden". It may have been a nickname for an actor who played the Virgin Mary in mystery plays, or for a shy man or a lecher.

Võ Vietnamese
Variant of Vũ used more often in southern Vietnam.

Waldo English
From the Anglo-Scandinavian given name Waltheof.

Wuopio Swedish
Meaning uncertain, possibly referred to a dweller in a narrow bay with steep shores.

Xiao Chinese
From Chinese 蕭 (xiāo) referring to the fiefdom or territory of Xiao (in present-day Anhui province) that existed during the Zhou dynasty.

Yakovenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Yakiv.

Yamamoto Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Yoshino Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Yurchenko Ukrainian
From the given name Yuriy.

Zambrano Spanish
Possibly a habitational name for someone from Zambrana, a town in the province of Álava in Spain.

Zamorano Spanish
Originally denoted a person from Zamora, the name of both a province in Spain and its capital city.

Zapatero Spanish
Spanish cognate of Savatier.

Zelenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Zieliński.

Zhao Chinese
From Chinese 赵 (zhào), which refers to an ancient city-state in what is now Shanxi province. According to legend, King Mu rewarded his chariot driver Zaofu with the city, at which time Zaofu adopted this surname. The later historic state of Zhao, which existed from the 5th to 3rd centuries BC, was named after this city.... [more]

Zino Italian
Derived from the given name Zino, a short form of names ending with -zino, such as Lorenzino, a diminutive of Lorenzo, or Vincenzino, a diminutive of Vincenzo.

Zunino Italian
Derived from the given name Giovanni.