Surnames with Relationship "from given name as a patronym"

This is a list of surnames in which the relationship is from given name as a patronym.
usage
form
Derichs German
Means "son of Dirk".
Derricks English
Derived from the given name Derrick.
Derrickson English
Means "son of Derrick".
De Vitis Italian
Means "son of Vito", using a Latinized form of the given name.
De Vito Italian
Means "son of Vito".
Dias Portuguese
Means "son of Diogo" in Portuguese.
Díaz Spanish
Means "son of Diego" in Spanish.
Dickens English
From the medieval given name Dicun, a medieval diminutive of Dick 1. A famous bearer of this surname was the English writer Charles Dickens (1812-1870).
Dickinson English
Means "son of Dicun", Dicun being a medieval diminutive of Dick 1. American poet Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) was a famous bearer.
Dickson English
Means "son of Dick 1".
Dierickx Flemish
Means "son of Dirk".
Díez Spanish
Means "son of Diego" in Spanish.
Dimitriou Greek
Means "son of Dimitrios".
Dimov Bulgarian
Means "son of Dimo".
Di Pietro Italian
Means "son of Pietro" in Italian.
Dirchs Dutch (Rare)
Means "son of Dirk".
Dircks Dutch
Means "son of Dirk".
Dircksens Dutch
Means "son of Dirk".
Dirckx Flemish, Dutch
Means "son of Dirk".
Dirix Flemish, Dutch
Means "son of Dirk".
Dirks Dutch, German
Means "son of Dirk".
Dirkse Dutch
Means "son of Dirk".
Dirksen Dutch, German
Means "son of Dirk".
Dirkx Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Dirk".
Di Stefano Italian
Means "son of Stefano".
Dixon English
Means "son of Dick 1".
Dobbs English
Derived from the medieval given name Dobbe, a diminutive of Robert.
Dobrev Bulgarian
Means "son of Dobri".
Dobson English
Means "son of Dobbe", a medieval diminutive of Robert.
Domínguez Spanish
Means "son of Domingo".
Donalds English
Derived from the given name Donald.
Donaldson English
Means "son of Donald".
D'Onofrio Italian
Means "son of Onofrio".
D'Ovidio Italian
From the given name Ovidio.
Draganov Bulgarian
Means "son of Dragan".
Dragić Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Patronymic from any of the Slavic given names starting with Drag (see Drago).
Dragov Bulgarian
Means "son of Drago".
Driessen Dutch
Means "son of Dries".
Dumitrescu Romanian
Means "son of Dumitru".
Duncanson Scottish
Means "son of Duncan".
Đurić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Đuro".
Dyson English
Means "son of Dye".
Eads English
Means "son of Eda 2" or "son of Adam".
Easom English
Variant of Eads.
Eason English
Variant of Eads.
Edison English
Means "son of Eda 2" or "son of Adam". The surname was borne by American inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931).
Edvardsen Norwegian
Means "son of Edvard".
Edwards English
Means "son of Edward".
Edwardson English
Means "son of Edward".
Eerkens Dutch
Variant of Erkens.
Einarsson Swedish
Means "son of Einar".
Eliassen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Elias".
Eliasson Swedish
Means "son of Elias".
Ellison English
Patronymic form of the English name Ellis, from the medieval given name Elis, a vernacular form of Elijah.
Emerson English
Means "son of Emery". The surname was borne by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), an American writer and philosopher who wrote about transcendentalism.
Erckens Dutch
Variant of Erkens.
Erickson English
Means "son of Eric".
Ericson English, Swedish
Means "son of Eric".
Ericsson Swedish
Means "son of Eric".
Eriksen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Erik".
Eriksson Swedish
Means "son of Erik".
Erkens Dutch
Derived from the given name Erk, a variant of Erik.
Espensen Norwegian
Means "son of Espen".
Esteves Portuguese
Means "son of Estevão".
Estévez Spanish
Means "son of Esteban".
Evans Welsh
Means "son of Evan".
Evanson English
Means "son of Evan".
Evensen Norwegian
Means "son of Even".
Evers Dutch
Means "son of Evert".
Ferguson Irish, Scottish
Means "son of Fergus".
Fernández Spanish
Means "son of Fernando". This is among the most common surnames in Spain.
Filipowski Polish
Either a patronymic from the given name Filip, or a habitational name denoting a person from the Polish town of Filipów (also derived from the given name).
Filippov Russian
Means "son of Filip".
Fitzgerald Irish
Means "son of Gerald" in Anglo-Norman French. It was brought to Ireland with William the Conqueror. A famous bearer was Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996), an American jazz singer.
Fitzpatrick Irish
Means "son of Patrick" in Anglo-Norman, usually adopted as an Anglicization of Mac Giolla Phádraig.
Fitzsimmons Irish
Means "son of Simon 1" in Anglo-Norman French.
Fitzwilliam Irish
Means "son of William" in Anglo-Norman French.
Flipse Dutch
Variant of Flipsen.
Flipsen Dutch
Means "son of Flip".
Flores Spanish
Means "son of Floro" in Spanish.
Franjić Croatian
Means "son of Franjo".
Frederiksen Danish
Means "son of Frederik".
Fredriksson Swedish
Means "son of Fredrik".
Fyodorov Russian
Means "son of Fyodor".
Gabrielson English
Means "son of Gabriel".
Gavrilović Serbian
Means "son of Gavrilo".
Geerts Dutch
Means "son of Geert".
Gehrig German
Variant of Gehring.
Gehring German
Derived from a short form of Old German names starting with the element ger "spear".
Gelashvili Georgian
Means "son of Gela".
Genadiev Bulgarian
Means "son of Genadi".
Genkov Bulgarian
Means "son of Genko".
Genov Bulgarian
Means "son of Geno".
Georgeson English
Means "son of George".
Georgiev Bulgarian
Means "son of Georgi".
Gerhardsson Swedish
Means "son of Gerhard".
Gerig German
Variant of Gehring.
Gevorgyan Armenian
Means "son of Gevorg".
Giannopoulos Greek
Means "son of Giannis" in Greek.
Gibbs English, Scottish
Means "son of Gib".
Gibson English, Scottish
Means "son of Gib".
Giorgadze Georgian
Means "son of Giorgi".
Giuliani Italian
From the given name Giuliano.
Gjorgiev Macedonian
Means "son of Gjorgji".
Gómez Spanish
Spanish form of Gomes.
Gonçalves Portuguese
Means "son of Gonçalo" in Portuguese.
González Spanish
Means "son of Gonzalo" in Spanish. This is among the most common surnames in Spain.
Goossens Flemish
From the Germanic given name Gozzo.
Goranov Bulgarian
Means "son of Goran".
Göransson Swedish
Means "son of Göran".
Goretti Italian
Derived from the given name Gregorio.
Gori Italian
Derived from the given name Gregorio.
Grgić Croatian
Means "son of Grgur".
Griffiths Welsh
Means "son of Gruffudd".
Grigorescu Romanian
Means "son of Grigore" in Romanian.
Grigorov Bulgarian
Means "son of Grigor".
Grigoryan Armenian
Means "son of Grigor" in Armenian.
Grześkiewicz Polish
Derived from the given name Grzegorz.
Gulbrandsen Norwegian
Means "son of Gulbrand" in Norwegian.
Guldbrandsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Gulbrand" in Norwegian and Danish.
Gundersen Norwegian
Means "son of Gunder".
Gustafsson Swedish
Means "son of Gustaf". The actress Greta Garbo (1905-1990) was originally named Greta Gustafsson.
Gustavsson Swedish
Means "son of Gustav".
Gutiérrez Spanish
Means "son of Gutierre".
Haakonsson Norwegian
Means "son of Håkon".
Håkansson Swedish
Means "son of Håkan".
Hakobyan Armenian
Means "son of Hakob" in Armenian.
Halvorsen Norwegian
Means "son of Halvor".
Hampson English
Means "son of Hamo".
Hansen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Hans". This is the most common surname in Norway, and the third most common in Denmark.
Hanson English
Means "son of Hann".
Hanssen Norwegian
Means "son of Hans".
Hansson Swedish
Means "son of Hans".
Haraldsen Norwegian
Means "son of Harald".
Haraldsson Swedish
Means "son of Harald".
Harding English
Derived from the given name Heard. A famous bearer was American president Warren G. Harding (1865-1923).
Harrelson English
Means "son of Harold". A famous bearer of this surname is the American actor Woody Harrelson (1961-).
Harris English
Means "son of Harry".
Harrison English
Means "son of Harry".
Harutyunyan Armenian
Means "son of Harutyun" in Armenian.
Havelka Czech
Means "son of Havel" in Czech.
Heijman Dutch
Patronymic from a diminutive of the given name Hendrik.
Heimans Dutch
Variant of Heijman.
Heimisson Icelandic
Means "son of Heimir".
Hendrickx Flemish
Derived from the given name Hendrik.
Hendriks Dutch
Derived from the given name Hendrik.
Hendrikx Dutch
Derived from the given name Hendrik.
Hendrix Dutch
Derived from the given name Hendrik. A famous bearer was the American rock musician Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970).
Henningsen Danish
Means "son of Henning".
Henriksson Swedish
Means "son of Henrik".
Henryson English
Means "son of Henry". A bearer of this surname was the poet Robert Henryson (1425-1500).
Henson English
Means "son of Henne", a medieval diminutive of Henry.
Herbertson English
Means "son of Herbert".
Hermans Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Herman".
Hermanson English
Means "son of Herman".
Hermansson Swedish
Means "son of Herman".
Hernández Spanish
Means "son of Hernando" in Spanish.
Heymans Dutch
Variant of Heijman.
Hilmarsson Icelandic
Means "son of Hilmar".
Hinrichs Low German
Derived from the given name Hinrich.
Hintzen German
Means "son of Hintz", a diminutive of Heinrich.
Hobbes English
Derived from the medieval given name Hob. A famous bearer of this name was British political philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679), the author of Leviathan.
Hobbs English
Derived from the medieval given name Hob.
Hobson English
Means "son of Hob".
Hodges English
Patronymic of Hodge, a medieval diminutive of Roger.
Hodgson English
Means "son of Hodge", a medieval diminutive of Roger.
Hodson English
Means "son of Hodge", a medieval diminutive of Roger.
Holgersson Swedish
Means "son of Holger".
Hopkins English
Patronymic formed from a diminutive of Hob.
Hopson English
Variant of Hobson.
Houben Dutch
Derived from the given name Hubert.
Hovhannisyan Armenian
Means "son of Hovhannes" in Armenian.
Hristov Bulgarian
Means "son of Hristo".
Huddleson English
Means "son of Hudel", a diminutive of Hudde.
Hudson English
Means "son of Hudde".
Hughes 1 English
Patronymic of the given name Hugh.
Hutchinson English
Means "son of Huchin", a medieval diminutive of Hugh.
Hutson English
Variant of Hudson.
Ibáñez Spanish
Means "son of Ibán".
Ibsen Danish
Means "son of Ib". A famous bearer was the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906).
Ignatiev Russian
Means "son of Ignatiy".
Ignatov Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Ignat".
Ilić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Ilija".
Iliescu Romanian
Means "son of Ilie".
Iliev Bulgarian
Means "son of Iliya".
Ingesson Swedish
Means "son of Inge".
Íñiguez Spanish
Means "son of Íñigo" in Spanish.
Ioannidis Greek
Means "son of Ioannis" in Greek.
Ionesco Romanian
Variant of Ionescu. French-Romanian playwright Eugène Ionesco (1909-1994), born Ionescu, is a famous bearer of this surname.
Ionescu Romanian
Means "son of Ion 1" in Romanian.
Isaacson English
Means "son of Isaac".
Isaev Russian
Means "son of Isay".
Isaksen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Isak".
Isaksson Swedish
Means "son of Isak".
Ismoilov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Ismoil".
Ivankov Bulgarian
Patronymic derived from a diminutive of Ivan.
Ivanković Croatian, Serbian
Patronymic derived from a diminutive of Ivan.
Ivanov Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Macedonian
Means "son of Ivan". It is among the most common surnames in Bulgaria and Russia.
Ivanović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Ivan".
Ivanovski Macedonian
Means "son of Ivan".
Ivanow Belarusian
Means "son of Ivan".
Ivarsson Swedish
Means "son of Ivar".
Ivers English, Irish
Patronymic derived from the given name Ivor.
Iversen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Iver".
Ivov Bulgarian
Means "son of Ivo 2".
Jackson English
Means "son of Jack". Famous bearers of this name are the American president Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) and the singer Michael Jackson (1958-2009).
Jacobsen Danish
Means "son of Jacob".
Jacobson English
Means "son of Jacob".
Jakobsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Jakob".
Jameson English
Means "son of James".
Jamison English
Means "son of James".
Jankovic Slovak
Means "son of Janko".
Jankovič Slovene
Means "son of Janko".
Jankovics Hungarian
Means "son of Jankó", a diminutive of János.
Jans Dutch, German
Means "son of Jan 1".
Jansen Dutch, Norwegian
Means "son of Jan 1". This is the second most common Dutch surname.
Jansens Dutch
Variant of Jansen.
Jansing Dutch
Variant of Jansen.
Jansingh Dutch
Variant of Jansen.
Jansink Dutch
Variant of Jansen.
Janssen Dutch
Means "son of Jan 1".
Janssens Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Jan 1".
Jansson Swedish
Means "son of Jan 1".
Janz German
Means "son of Jan 1".
Janzen Dutch
Means "son of Jan 1".
Jeffers English
Patronymic from the given name Jeffrey. A famous bearer was poet Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962).
Jefferson English
Means "son of Jeffrey". A famous bearer was American president Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826). Since this surname was sometimes adopted by freed slaves, it is now more common among the African-American population.
Jeffries English
Patronymic from the given name Jeffrey.
Jenkins English
From the given name Jenkin, a diminutive of Jen, itself a Middle English form of John.
Jennings English
From the given name Jenyn, a diminutive of Jen, itself a Middle English form of John.
Jensen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Jens". This is the most common surname in Denmark.
Jenssen Norwegian
Means "son of Jens".
Jensson Icelandic
Means "son of Jens".
Jeppesen Danish
Means "son of Jeppe".
Jepson English
Means "son of Jep".
Jespersen Danish
Means "son of Jesper".
Jiménez Spanish
Means "son of Jimeno".
Jinks English
Means "son of Jenk", a short form of Jenkin, a diminutive of Jen, itself a Middle English form of John.
Johansen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Johan". This is the second most common Norwegian surname.
Johansson Swedish
Means "son of Johan". This is the second most common surname in Sweden.
Johns English
Derived from the given name John.
Johnsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of John".
Johnson English
Means "son of John". Famous bearers include American presidents Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973).
Johnsson Swedish
Means "son of John".
Jokumsen Danish
Means "son of Jokum".
Jonasen Danish
Means "son of Jonas 2".
Jonasson Swedish
Means "son of Jonas 2".
Jones English, Welsh
Derived from the given name Jon, a medieval variant of John.
Jönsson Swedish
Means "son of Jöns".
Jonsson Swedish
Means "son of Jon 1".
Joossens Flemish
Means "son of Joos".
Joosten Dutch
Derived from the given name Joost.
Jørgensen Danish
Means "son of Jørgen".