Surnames on the United States Popularity List

Lundquist Swedish
Variant of Lundqvist.

Lundström Swedish
From Swedish lund (Old Norse lundr) meaning "grove" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".

Lungu Romanian
Romanian cognate of Long.

Luo Chinese
From Chinese 罗 (luó) referring to the minor state of Luo, which existed from the 11th to 7th centuries BC in what is now Hubei province.

Lupo Italian
From an Italian nickname meaning "wolf".

Lupu Romanian
From Romanian lup meaning "wolf".

Lusk Scottish
Possibly from the place name Leask in Aberdeenshire, of unknown meaning.

Luther German
From the old given name Leuthar. It was notably borne by the religious reformer Martin Luther (1483-1546).

Lyall Scottish
From the Old Norse given name Liulfr, which was derived in part from úlfr "wolf".

Lykke Danish
Means "happiness" in Danish.

Lyle English
Derived from Norman French l'isle meaning "island".

Lynch Irish
From Irish Ó Loingsigh meaning "descendant of Loingseach", a given name meaning "mariner".

Lyndon English
Originally from a place name meaning "linden tree hill" in Old English.

Lyne Scottish
Habitational name for someone who lived in places of this name in Scotland.

Lynn English
From the name of a town in Norfolk (King's Lynn), derived from Welsh llyn meaning "lake".

Lynton English
Variant of Linton.

Lynwood English
Variant of Linwood.

Lyon 1 English, French
Originally denoted a person from the city of Lyon in central France, originally Latin Lugdunum, of Gaulish origin meaning "hill fort of Lugus". It could also denote a person from the small town of Lyons-la-Forêt in Normandy.

Lyon 2 English, French
From a nickname derived from Old French and Middle English lion meaning "lion".

Lyon 3 French, English
From the given name Leon.

Lyons English
Variant of Lyon 1.

Lysenko Ukrainian
From a nickname, either from Ukrainian лис (lys) meaning "fox" or лисий (lysy) meaning "bald".

Ma Chinese
From Chinese 马 (mǎ) meaning "horse".

Maas Dutch, Low German
From the given name Maas.

Macaulay Scottish, Irish
Variant of McCauley.

Macauley Irish, Scottish
Variant of McCauley.

MacBeth Scottish
Derived from the Gaelic given name Mac Beatha meaning "son of life", which denoted a man of religious devotion. This was the name of an 11th-century Scottish king, and the name of a play based on his life by William Shakespeare.

MacBride Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Bhrighde.

MacCallum Scottish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacColuim meaning "son of Columba".

MacCarthy Irish
Variant of McCarthy.

MacClellan Irish, Scottish
Variant of McClelland.

MacConnell Scottish, Irish
Variant of McConnell.

MacDaniel Scottish
Variant of MacDonald.

MacDermott Irish
Variant of McDermott.

MacDonald Scottish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacDhòmhnaill meaning "son of Donald". It originates from the Highland clan Donald.

MacDougall Scottish
Means "son of Dougal" in Gaelic.

MacDuff Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Dhuibh.

MacEachern Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Eachairn.

Macek m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Matěj.

Macey English
Variant of Massey.

MacFarland Irish, Scottish
Variant of McFarlane.

MacFarlane Scottish
Variant of McFarlane.

MacGowan Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Ghabhann.

MacGregor Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacGriogair meaning "son of Gregor". It originates from the Highland clan Gregor. A famous bearer was the Scottish folk hero Rob Roy MacGregor (1671-1734).

MacGuire Irish
Variant of McGuire.

Mach m & u Czech, Polish
From a diminutive of the given names Matěj or Maciej.

Machado Portuguese, Spanish
Denoted a person who made or used hatchets, derived from Spanish and Portuguese machado "hatchet", both from Latin marculus "little hammer".

Macháň m Czech
Derived from the given name Mach, a Czech diminutive of Matěj and other given names beginning with Ma.

Macías Spanish
Derived from the given name Mateo.

MacInnes Scottish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Aonghais meaning "son of Aonghas".

MacIntyre Scottish
Variant of McIntyre.

MacIver Scottish
Variant of McIver.

MacKay Scottish
Anglicized form of MacAoidh.

MacKenna Scottish
Variant of McKenna.

MacKenzie Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacCoinnich meaning "son of Coinneach". It originates from the Kintail area of Scotland on the northwest coast.

Macko m Slovak
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Matej.

MacLean Scottish
Variant of McLean.

MacLeod Scottish
Variant of McLeod.

MacMillan Scottish
Variant of McMillan.

MacNeil Scottish
Variant of McNeil.

Mac Néill Irish
Irish form of McNeil.

MacNèill Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McNeil.

MacNevin Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Naoimhín.

MacNiven Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Naoimhín.

Maçon French
French cognate of Mason.

MacQueen Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Shuibhne.

MacRae Scottish
Variant of McRae.

MacWilliam Scottish
Means "son of William" in Gaelic.

Macy English
Variant of Massey.

Madden Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Madaidhín.

Maddison English
Variant of Madison.

Maddox Welsh
Derived from the given name Madoc.

Madeira Portuguese
Occupational name for a carpenter, from Portuguese madeira "wood".

Madigan Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Madaidhín.

Madison English
Means "son of Maud". A famous bearer of this surname was the fourth American president James Madison (1751-1836).

Madsen Danish
Means "son of Mads".

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".

Maes Flemish
Flemish form of Maas.

Maestri Italian
Means "master" in Italian.

Magalhães Portuguese
Denoted a person hailing from one of the numerous minor places of this name in Portugal, possibly of Celtic origin. A notable bearer was the Portuguese explorer Fernão de Magalhães (1480-1521), normally called Ferdinand Magellan in English.

Magee Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Aodha.

Mägi Estonian
Means "hill, mountain" in Estonian.

Magnusson Swedish
Means "son of Magnus".

Magorian Irish
Possibly a variant of McGowan or McGovern.

Magro Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From a nickname meaning "thin, lean", ultimately from Latin macer.

Maguire Irish
Variant of McGuire.

Magyar Hungarian
Means "Hungarian" in Hungarian.

Mah Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 马 (see Ma).

Mahmoud Arabic, Persian
From the given name Mahmud.

Mahmud Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Mahmud.

Mahoney Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Mathghamhna meaning "descendant of Mathgamain".

Mai Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Mei, from Sino-Vietnamese 梅 (mai).

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

Maier 1 German
Variant of Meyer 1.

Maier 2 Jewish
Variant of Meyer 2.

Maina Kikuyu
Derived from the given name Maina.

Majewski m Polish
Derived from Polish maj meaning "May". It may have been given in reference to the month the bearer was baptized.

Major English
From the Norman French given name Mauger, derived from the Germanic name Malger.

Makarov m Russian
Means "son of Makar".

Makarova f Russian
Feminine form of Makarov.

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

Maki 1 Japanese
From Japanese 牧 (maki) meaning "shepherd, tend cattle".

Maki 2 Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree".

Mäkinen Finnish
Derived from Finnish mäki meaning "hill".

Makris m Greek
Means "long, tall" in Greek.

Maksimov m Russian
Means "son of Maksim".

Malá f Czech
Feminine form of Malý.

Maldonado Spanish
From a nickname meaning "badly given, ill-favoured" in Spanish.

Malinowski m Polish
From Polish malina meaning "raspberry", originally indicating a person who lived near a raspberry patch.

Malley Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Máille.

Mallon Irish
Variant of Malone.

Mallory English
From Old French maloret meaning "unfortunate, unlucky", a term introduced to England by the Normans.

Malone Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maoil Eoin meaning "descendant of a disciple of Saint John".

Mały Polish
Polish cognate of Malý.

Malý m Czech
Means "small" in Czech.

Məmmədov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Məmməd".

Mammadov m Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Məmmədov.

Man Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Wen.

Mancini Italian
Diminutive of Manco.

Manco Italian
Means "left-handed" in Italian, derived from Latin mancus meaning "maimed".

Mancuso Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Manco.

Mandel German, Yiddish
Means "almond" in German, an occupational name for a grower or seller, or a topographic name for a person who lived near an almond tree. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.

Mandelbaum Jewish
Means "almond tree" in German.

Mandić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Manda".

Manfredi Italian
Derived from the given name Manfredo.

Manfredonia Italian
Originally indicated a person from Manfredonia, Italy. The city was named for the 13th-century King Manfred of Sicily.

Mangold German
From the given name Managold.

Mann German, English
From a nickname meaning "man". This may have originally been given in order to distinguish the bearer from a younger person with the same name.

Mantovani Italian
From the name of the city of Mantua in Lombardy, northern Italy (Mantova in Italian).

Manz German
From a diminutive of the given name Managold.

Marchand English, French
Occupational name meaning "merchant", ultimately from Latin mercari "to trade".

Marchenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Marko.

Marchesi Italian
From the Italian title marchese meaning "marquis". It was probably a nickname for a person who behaved like a marquis or worked in the household of a marquis.

Marchetti Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Marco.

Marchi Italian
Derived from the given name Marco.

Marchioni Italian
Possibly from the given name Melchiorre or the compound name Marco Giovanni.

Marciniak Polish
Means "son of Marcin".

Marco Spanish, Italian
From the given name Marco.

Marconi Italian
Derived from the given name Marco.

Marcos Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Marcos. A famous bearer was Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos (1917-1989).

Marek u & m Polish, Czech, Slovak
Derived from the given name Marek.

Mareš m Czech
Derived from the given name Marek.

Mari Italian
Aphetic form of Altimari.

María Spanish
From the given the name María.

Maria Italian, Portuguese
From the given the name Maria.

Mariani Italian
From the given name Mariano.

Marić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Marija".

Marie French
From the given name Marie.

Marín Spanish
Derived from the given name Marino.

Marin Romanian, French
From the given name Marin.

Marini Italian
Derived from the given name Marino.

Marino Italian, Spanish
Derived from the given name Marino.

Marinos m Greek
Derived from the given name Marinos.

Marinov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Marin".

Marinova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Marinov.

Marion French
Derived from the given name Marion 1.

Marjanović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Marjan 2".

Mark English
Derived from the given name Mark.

Markey Irish
From the Irish Ó Marcaigh meaning "descendant of Marcach", a given name meaning "horse rider".

Markó Hungarian
Derived from the given name Márk.

Markov m Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Marko or Mark".

Markova f Bulgarian, Russian
Feminine form of Markov.

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

Marković Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Marko".

Markwardt German
Variant of Marquardt.

Marley English
Originally denoted a person who hailed from one of the various places in Britain called Marley, ultimately meaning either "pleasant wood", "boundary wood" or "marten wood" in Old English. One of the main characters in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol (1843) bears this surname. It was also borne by the Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley (1945-1981).

Marlow English
Originally a name for a person from Marlow in Buckinghamshire, England. The place name means "remnants of a lake" from Old English mere "lake" and lafe "remnants, remains". A notable bearer was the English playwright and poet Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593).

Marlowe English
Variant of Marlow.

Marmo Italian
Means "marble" in Italian, possibly indicating a person who lived near a quarry or one who worked with marble.

Marquardt German
From Old High German marka "border, boundary" and wart "protector". This was an occupational name for a border guard.

Marques Portuguese
Means "son of Marcos".

Márquez Spanish
Means "son of Marcos".

Marsden English
From a place name derived from Old English mearc "boundary" and denu "valley".

Marsh English
Originally denoted one who lived near a marsh or bog, derived from Old English mersc "marsh".

Marshall English
Derived from Middle English mareschal "marshal", from Latin mariscalcus, ultimately from Germanic roots akin to Old High German marah "horse" and scalc "servant". It originally referred to someone who took care of horses.

Marston English
From a place name derived from Old English mersc "marsh" and tun "enclosure".

Marszałek Polish
Polish cognate of Marshall.

Martel 1 English, French
Derived from the given name Martel, a medieval diminutive of Martin.

Martel 2 French, English
Nickname for a smith, derived from Old French martel "hammer", ultimately from Late Latin martellus.

Martell English
Variant of Martel 1 or Martel 2.

Martelli Italian
Italian form of Martel 2.

Martens Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Marten".

Martí Catalan
Derived from the given name Martí.

Martín Spanish
Derived from the given name Martín.

Martin English, French, German, Swedish
Derived from the given name Martin. This is the most common surname in France.

Martínek m Czech
Derived from the given name Martin.

Martinek m Czech
Derived from the given name Martin.

Martinelli Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Martino.

Martínez Spanish
Means "son of Martín" in Spanish.

Martinez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Martínez.

Martini Italian
Derived from the given name Martino.

Martino Italian
From the given name Martino.

Martinov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Martin".

Martinović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Martin".

Martins English, Portuguese
Derived from the given name Martin.

Martinsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Martin".

Martinson English
Means "son of Martin".

Márton Hungarian
Derived from the given name Márton.

Martz German
Derived from an old diminutive of Martin.

Marušić Croatian
Matronymic name meaning "son of Marija".

Maruška m Czech
Derived from the given name Marie.

Marvin English
Derived from the Welsh given name Merfyn or the Old English name Mærwine.

Mas 1 Catalan
Means "farmhouse" in Catalan.

Mas 2 Dutch, Low German
Variant of Maas.

Mašek m Czech
Derived from the given name Mašek, which can be a diminutive of either Matěj or Tomáš.

Masi Italian
From the given name Maso a short form of Tommaso.

Masin Italian
Venetian variant of Masi.

Maślanka Polish
Polish cognate of Máselník.

Mason English
Occupational name for a stoneworker or layer of bricks, from Old French masson, of Frankish origin (akin to Old English macian "to make").

Massey English
Derived from Massy, the name of several towns in France. The name of the town is perhaps derived from a personal name that was Latinized as Maccius.

Masson 1 French, Scottish
Variant of Mason.

Masson 2 French
From a short form of the given name Thomasson, itself a diminutive of Thomas.

Masters English
Variant of Masterson.

Masterson English
Patronymic derived from Middle English maister meaning "master", via Old French from Latin magister.

Mata Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan
From Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan mata meaning "trees, shrubs", possibly from Late Latin matta meaning "reed mat".

Matei Romanian
Derived from the given name Matei.

Matějka m Czech
Derived from the given name Matěj.

Mateo Spanish
Derived from the given name Mateo.

Mateu Catalan
Derived from the given name Mateu.

Mateus Portuguese
From the given name Mateus.

Matevosian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Մաթեւոսյան (see Matevosyan).

Matevosyan Armenian
Means "son of Matevos".

Mathers English
Occupational name meaning "mower, cutter of hay" in Old English.

Matheson Scottish
Means "son of Matthew".

Mathews English
Derived from the given name Matthew.

Mathewson English
Means "son of Matthew".

Mathiasen Danish
Means "son of Mathias".

Mathieson Scottish
Variant of Matheson.

Mathieu French
Derived from the given name Mathieu.

Mathisen Norwegian
Means "son of Mathias".

Matić Croatian
Means "son of Matija".

Matijević Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Matija".

Matos Portuguese, Spanish
Variant of Mata.

Matoušek m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Matouš.

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".

Matsumoto Japanese
From one of the many places with this name in Japan, derived from Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

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".

Matthews English
Derived from the given name Matthew.

Matthewson English
Means "son of Matthew".

Mattsson Swedish
Means "son of Matts".

Matveev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Матвеев (see Matveyev).

Matveyev m Russian
Means "son of Matvey".

Maurer German
Occupational name meaning "wall builder" in German.

Maurin French
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Maurus.

Maus German
From a nickname meaning "mouse", from Old High German mus.

Maxwell Scottish
From a place name meaning "Mack's stream", from the name Mack, a short form of the Scandinavian name Magnus, combined with Old English wille "well, stream". A famous bearer was James Maxwell (1831-1879), a Scottish physicist who studied gases and electromagnetism.

May English
Derived from the given name Matthew.

Mayer 1 German
Variant of Meyer 1.

Mayer 2 Jewish
Variant of Meyer 2.

Mayer 3 English
Occupational name for a mayor, from Middle English mair, derived via Old French from Latin maior.

Mayer 4 English
Variant of Myer.

Mayes English
Patronymic form of May.

Maynard English
Derived from the Old German given name Meginhard.

Mazur Polish
Indicated a person from either Mazovia (Polish Mazowsze) or Masuria (Polish Mazury), regions in Poland.

Mazza Italian
From a nickname (perhaps occupational) meaning "maul, mallet" in Italian.

McAdams Scottish, Irish
Means "son of Adam" in Gaelic.

McAfee Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of MacDhubhshìth.

McAlister Scottish, Irish
From Scottish Gaelic MacAlastair or Irish Gaelic Mac Alastair meaning "son of Alistair".

McArthur Scottish
Means "son of Arthur" in Gaelic.

McBride Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Bhrighde.

McCabe Irish, Scottish
Means "son of Cába", where Cába is a byname meaning "cape, cloak" (from Latin cappa).

McCaig Scottish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacThaoig meaning "son of Tadhg".

McCallum Scottish
Variant form of MacCallum.

McCarthy Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cárthaigh meaning "son of Carthach".

McCauley Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Amhalghaidh or Mac Amhalghadha meaning "son of Amhalghaidh". The given name Amhalghaidh, from Old Irish Amalgaid, is of uncertain meaning.

McCleary Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Cléirich.

McClellan Irish, Scottish
Variant of McClelland.

McClelland Irish, Scottish
From Gaelic Mac Giolla Fhaoláin meaning "son of the servant of Faolán".

McConnell Scottish, Irish
Derived from Gaelic MacDhòmhnaill (see MacDonald).

McCormick Irish, Scottish
From Gaelic Mac Cormaic meaning "son of Cormac".

McCoy Scottish
Anglicized form of MacAoidh.

McCracken Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Reachtain, Ulster Irish variant of Mac Neachtain.

McCrae Scottish
Variant of McRae.

McCreery Irish, Scottish
Variant of McCrory.

McCrory Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Ruaidhrí meaning "son of Ruaidhrí".

McCrum Scottish
Anglicized form of MacChruim.

McCulloch Scottish
Scottish form of McCullough.

McCullough Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cú Uladh meaning "son of Cú Uladh". The byname Cú Uladh means "hound of Ulster". This surname has also been associated with Old Irish cullach "boar".

McCune Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Eoghain.

McDaniel Scottish
Variant of MacDonald.

McDermott Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Diarmada meaning "son of Diarmaid". The McDermotts were nobility in the Kingdom of Connaught, a province in Ireland.

McDevitt Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Daibhéid meaning "son of Dáibhí".

McDonald Scottish
Variant of MacDonald.

McDougall Scottish
Variant of MacDougall.

McEachern Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Eachairn.

McElligott Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic name Mac Uileagóid meaning "son of Uileagóid", a diminutive of Uilleag.

McEwan Scottish
Anglicized form of MacEòghainn.

McFarland Irish, Scottish
Variant of McFarlane.

McFarlane Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacPhàrlain or Irish Gaelic Mac Pharlain meaning "son of Parthalán".

McFee Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of MacDhubhshìth.

McGee Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Aodha.

McGill Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Ghoill meaning "son of the foreigner", derived from gall "foreigner".

McGinnis Irish
Variant of McGuinness.

McGough Irish
Variant of Gough 2.

McGovern Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mag Shamhradháin meaning "son of Samhradháin", a given name meaning "summer".

McGowan Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Ghabhann.