Browse Surnames

Lukeson English (Rare)
Means "son of Luke".

Gimondi Italian
Probably derived from the Old German given name Gismund.

Droit French
Means "right, straight" in French, a nickname for an upright person.

Rameckers Dutch
Variant of Rademaker.

Beverly English
Variant of Beverley.

Kerry English
Variant of Kendrick 1.

Andreyev m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Andrey".

Briede f Latvian
Feminine form of Briedis.

Sokolova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Sokolov.

Skalická f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Skalický.

Zubizarreta Basque
Means "old bridge", from Basque zubia "bridge" and zahar "old". A famous bearer is the Spanish soccer player Andoni Zubizarreta (1961-).

Becke German
Variant of Beck 1 or Beck 2.

Derrickson English
Means "son of Derrick".

Pahlke German
Low German cognate of Peel.

Assenberg Dutch
From Dutch es meaning "ash tree" (plural essen) and berg meaning "mountain".

Serrano Spanish
Variant of Sierra.

Hsieh Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 谢 (see Xie).

Kane Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Catháin.

Čierniková f Slovak
Feminine form of Čiernik.

O'Hannegan Irish
Variant of O'Hannagain.

Agua Spanish
Means "water" in Spanish, indicating a person who lived near water or worked with water.

Jørgensen Danish
Means "son of Jørgen".

Paulis Dutch
From the given name Paul.

Charron French
Means "cart" in Old French, used to denote a carter or a cartwright.

Ahmadi Persian
From the given name Ahmad.

Ludwig German
From the given name Ludwig.

Elliston English
Variant of Ellison.

Lefèvre French
Occupational name meaning "blacksmith" in Old French, derived from Latin faber.

Monteiro Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Montero.

Rennold English
Variant of Reynolds.

Wehunt German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of German Wiegand.

Panossian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Փանոսյան (see Panosyan).

Brodbeck German
Means "bread baker" from Middle High German brot "bread" and becke "baker".

Fisher English, Jewish
Cognate of Fischer.

Devereux English
Indicated a person from Evreux in France, itself named after the Gaulish tribe of the Eburovices, which was probably derived from a Celtic word meaning "yew".

Huxley English
From the name of a town in Cheshire. The final element is Old English leah "woodland, clearing", while the first element might be hux "insult, scorn". A famous bearer was the British author Aldous Huxley (1894-1963).

Fairburn English
From a place name meaning "fern stream", from Old English fearn "fern" and burna "stream".

Hood English
Metonymic occupational name for a maker of hoods or a nickname for someone who wore a distinctive hood, from Old English hod.

Donne Scottish, Irish
From Gaelic donn meaning "brown", a nickname for a person with brown hair.

Cavanagh Irish
Variant of Kavanagh.

Moloney Irish
From Irish Ó Maol Dhomhnaigh meaning "descendant of a church servant".

Sadowski m Polish
Denoted someone who lived in Sadowo, Sadowice or other places beginning with Polish sad meaning "garden, orchard".

Meunier French
Means "miller" in French.

Mały Polish
Polish cognate of Malý.

Royceston English
Variant of Royston.

Mendelsohn Jewish
Means "son of Mendel".

Chvátalová f Czech
Feminine form of Chvátal.

Bannerman English
Variant of Banner.

Rudawska f Polish
Feminine form of Rudawski.

Grosse German
Variant of Groß.

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

Čierny m Slovak
Slovak cognate of Černý.

Grześkiewicz Polish
Derived from the given name Grzegorz.

Krastiņa f Latvian
Feminine form of Krastiņš.

Martínek m Czech
Derived from the given name Martin.

Karagiannis m Greek
From the Greek prefix καρα (kara) meaning "black, dark" (of Turkish origin) and the given name Giannis.

Acqua Italian
Means "water" in Italian, indicating one who dwelt by or transported water.

Aita Italian
Originally denoted a person from Aieta, Italy, a place name derived from Greek ἀετός (aetos) meaning "eagle".

Lewandowski m Polish
From the Polish estate name Lewandów, which is itself possibly derived from a personal name or from lawenda "lavender".

McClain Scottish
Variant of McLain.

Van Laren Dutch
Variant of Van Laar.

O'Brian Irish
Variant of O'Brien.

Peter English, German, Dutch
Derived from the given name Peter.

Bendtsen Danish
Means "son of Bendt".

Losa Spanish
From Spanish losa meaning "tile, slab".

Cabral Portuguese
From places named from Late Latin capralis meaning "place of goats", derived from Latin capra meaning "goat".

Doubek m Czech
Means "small oak" in Czech, derived from dub "oak".

Alberghini Italian
Diminutive of Alberghi.

Elwyn English
Derived from the given names Ælfwine, Æðelwine or Ealdwine.

Balčiūnienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Balčiūnas. This form is used by married women.

Kästner German
Means "cabinet maker", derived from Middle High German kaste "box".

Brady Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish name Ó Brádaigh meaning "descendant of Brádach". A famous bearer is the American football quarterback Tom Brady (1977-).

Son Korean
Korean form of Sun, from Sino-Korean 孫 (son).

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.

Mylonas m Greek
Means "miller" in Greek, from μύλος (mylos) meaning "mill".

Ahlers Low German
Means "son of Alard".

Aguilera Spanish
From a place name that was derived from Spanish aguilera meaning "eagle's nest". A famous bearer is American singer Christina Aguilera (1980-).

Lippi Italian
From the given name Filippo. It is common in the area of Florence.

Van Rompaey Flemish, Dutch
Means "from the wide path", derived from Middle Dutch ruum "roomy, spacious" combined with pat "path".

Gump German (Rare), Popular Culture
Possibly from a nickname derived from Middle High German gumpen meaning "to hop, to jump". This surname was used by author Winston Groom for the hero of his novel Forrest Gump (1986), better known from the 1994 movie adaptation.

Steed English
Occupational name for one who tended horses, derived from Middle English steed, in turn derived from Old English steda meaning "stallion".

Gagnon French
Variant of Gagneux.

Juriša Croatian
Derived from a diminutive form of Jure.

Niven Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Naoimhín.

León 2 Spanish
From the given name León.

Lindsay English, Scottish
From the region of Lindsey in Lincolnshire, which means "Lincoln island" in Old English.

Heffernan Irish
From Irish Ó hIfearnáin meaning "descendant of Ifearnán". The byname Ifearnán means "little demon".

Van Leeuwenhoek Dutch
Variant of Leeuwenhoek. A famous bearer of this surname is Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), a pioneer in the field of microscopy.

Langdon English
Derived from the name of various places, of Old English origin meaning "long hill" (effectively "ridge").

Sudworth English
From an English place name composed of Old English suþ "south" and worþ "enclosure".

Acone Italian
Possibly from the name of a harbour in Bithynia (in modern Turkey).

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

Munroe Scottish
Anglicized (typically Canadian and American) form of Munro.

Benetton Italian
Northern Italian variant of Benedetti.

Capello 2 Italian
Nickname for a thin person, from Italian capello meaning "a hair", ultimately derived from Latin capillus.

Német Hungarian
Variant of Németh.

Marszałek Polish
Polish cognate of Marshall.

Hull English
Variant of Hill.

Bakker Dutch
Dutch cognate of Baker, from Middle Dutch backere.

Easton English
From the name of various places meaning "east town" in Old English.

Ismailov m Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Chechen, Avar
Means "son of Ismail".

Albertson English
Means "son of Albert".

Osmonova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Osmonov.

Rautio Finnish
Means "smith" in Finnish.

Fèvre French
Occupational name meaning "blacksmith" in Old French, derived from Latin faber.

Jordan 2 Jewish
Derived from the name of the Jordan river, which is from Hebrew יָרַד (yaraḏ) meaning "descend" or "flow down".

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).

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

Fukui Japanese
Denoted a person who was from Fukui prefecture in Japan.

Bernardi Italian
From the given name Bernardo.

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

Sommer 2 German
From Middle High German sumber or sommer meaning "basket, wickerwork, drum".

Mendelssohn Jewish
Means "son of Mendel".

Thayer French (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Tailler.

Garçon French
Means "boy" in French, referring to a servant.

Koppel Estonian, Danish
From Low German koppel meaning "paddock, pasture" (a word borrowed into Estonian).

Jacobson English
Means "son of Jacob".

Kopitar Slovene
From Slovene kopito meaning "hoof", an occupational name for a shoer.

Navickas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Nowicki.

Kozioł Polish
Means "male goat" in Polish, probably used to denote a goatherd.

Morales Spanish
Derived from Spanish moral meaning "mulberry tree", of Latin origin.

İsmayılov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of İsmayıl".

Barzetti Italian
Variant of Barsotti.

Hochberg German, Jewish
From place names meaning "high hill" in German.

Isakov m Russian
Means "son of Isaak".

Geier German
Means "vulture" in German, a nickname for a greedy person.

Göransson Swedish
Means "son of Göran".

Isaksson Swedish
Means "son of Isak".

Chmiel Polish
Polish cognate of Chmela, from Polish chmiel.

Carman 1 English
Occupational name for a carter, from Middle English carre "cart" (of Latin origin) and man "man".

Wawrzaszek Polish
Means "son of Wawrzyniec".

Chung Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 정 (see Jeong).

Snelling English
Variant of Snell.

Gábor Hungarian
From the given name Gábor.

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

Van As Dutch
Means "from Asch", a town in the Netherlands, meaning "ash tree".

Isaacson English
Means "son of Isaac".

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.

Beutel German
From Middle High German biutel meaning "bag", originally belonging to a person who made or sold bags.

Patterson English, Scottish
Means "son of Patrick".

Van der Meer Dutch
Means "from the lake" in Dutch.

Peacock English
From Middle English pecok meaning "peacock". It was originally a nickname for a proud or haughty person.

Von Ingersleben German
Means "from Ingersleben", a town in Germany, which means "Inge's village".

Gerber German
Means "tanner, leather dresser" in German, derived from Old High German garawen meaning "to prepare".

Barre French
French cognate of Barr.

Rowe 1 English
Means "row" in Middle English, indicating a dweller by a row of hedges or houses.

Kitchen English
Occupational name for a person who worked in a kitchen (of a monastery for example), derived from Old English cycene, ultimately from Latin coquina.

Kohut Ukrainian, Polish
Means "rooster" in Ukrainian and Polish, a nickname for a proud person.

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

Budny Polish
Possibly from Polish buda meaning "hut, cabin".

Natale Italian
From the given name Natale.

Nikolajsen Danish
Means "son of Nikolaj".

Giannopoulou f Greek
Feminine form of Giannopoulos.

İbrahimova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of İbrahimov.

Lenin History
Surname adopted by the Russian revolutionary and founder of the former Soviet state Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924), whose birth surname was Ulyanov. He probably adapted it from the name of the River Lena in Siberia.

Kavalyow m Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian каваль (kaval') meaning "blacksmith".

Vinci 2 Italian
Originally indicated a person from Vinci near Florence, the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci.

Spijker 1 Dutch
Denoted a dweller by or worker at a granary, from Dutch spijker "granary".

Ramsay Scottish
Variant of Ramsey.

Kukk Estonian
Means "rooster" in Estonian, ultimately of Germanic origin.

Valeriev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Valeri".

Raimondi Italian
Derived from the given name Raimondo.

Douglas Scottish
From the name of a town in Lanarkshire, itself named after a tributary of the River Clyde called the Douglas Water, derived from Gaelic dubh "dark" and glais "water, river" (an archaic word related to glas "grey, green"). This was a Scottish Lowland clan, the leaders of which were powerful earls in the medieval period.

Leeuwenhoek Dutch
Means "lion's corner" in Dutch. The first bearer of this name lived on the corner (Dutch hoek) of the Lion's Gate (Dutch Leeuwenpoort) in the city of Delft.

Milani Italian
Variant of Milano.

Ambrosi Italian
Means "son of Ambrogio".

Dougherty Irish
Variant of Doherty.

Cassidy Irish
From Irish Ó Caiside meaning "descendant of Caiside". Caiside is a given name meaning "curly haired".

Brams Danish
Derived from the given name Bram.

Expósito Spanish
Spanish cognate of Esposito.

Boyadjieva f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Бояджиева (see Boyadzhieva).

Salamon Hungarian, Polish
Derived from the given name Salamon or Salomon.

Bogdán Hungarian
From the given name Bogdan.

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

Henriques Portuguese
Means "son of Henrique".

Barlow English
Derived from a number of English place names that variously mean "barley hill", "barn hill", "boar clearing" or "barley clearing".

Begam Indian (Muslim), Bengali (Muslim), Urdu, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Urdu بیگم, Bengali বেগম or Gurmukhi ਬੇਗਮ (see Begum).

Middleton English
Originally denoted a person who lived in one of the numerous English towns by this name, derived from Old English middel "middle" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Solomon English, Romanian, Jewish
Derived from the given name Solomon.

Gašper Slovene
Derived from the given name Gašper.

Popović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of the priest", derived from Serbo-Croatian pop meaning "priest".

Miyata Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Chai Chinese
From Chinese 柴 (chái) meaning "firewood".

Ronchi Italian
From Italian places named Ronchi, derived from ronco meaning "cleared land, terraced land". It is most common in northern and central Italy.

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

Hoàng Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Huang, from Sino-Vietnamese 黃 (hoàng).

Gaspar Portuguese, Spanish
Derived from the given name Gaspar.

Chevalier French
From a nickname derived from French chevalier meaning "knight", from Late Latin caballarius "horseman", Latin caballus "horse".

Foss English
Variant of Fosse.

Holmgren Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish holme (Old Norse holmr) meaning "small island" and gren (Old Norse grein) meaning "branch".

Cooke English
Variant of Cook.

Meeuwsen Dutch
Derived from the Dutch given name Meeuw, which comes from Bartholomeus (see Bartholomew).

Berry English
Derived from a place name, which was derived from Old English burh "fortification".

Elmer English
Derived from the Old English name Æðelmær.

Daskalova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Daskalov.

McNamara Irish
From Irish Mac Conmara meaning "son of Conmara". The given name Conmara is composed of cú "hound" and muir "sea".

Hrušková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Hruška.

Kuijpers Dutch
Variant of Kuiper.

Lagunova f Russian
Feminine form of Lagunov.

Slade English
Derived from Old English slæd meaning "valley".

Cary Irish
Variant of Carey.

Murdock Irish
Derived from the given name Murchadh.

Dalí Spanish
From a given name, itself a diminutive of names beginning with the Old German element adal meaning "noble". This was the surname of the Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dalí (1904-1989).

Love English
From the Old English given name Lufu meaning "love".

Ozola f Latvian
Feminine form of Ozols.

Nazaretian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Նազարեթյան (see Nazaretyan).

Dvořák m Czech
Occupational name derived from Czech dvůr "manor", indicating a person who worked at such a place. This name was borne by the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904).

Nylund Swedish
From Swedish ny (Old Norse nýr) meaning "new" and lund (Old Norse lundr) meaning "grove".

Žukauskaitė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Žukauskas. This form is used by unmarried women.

Tennfjord Norwegian
Originally denoted a person from Tennfjord, Norway.

Babatunde Yoruba
From the given name Babatunde.

Müller German
German equivalent of Miller, derived from Middle High German mülnære or müller.

Lecomte French
Means "the count" in French, a nickname for someone in the service of a count or for someone who behaved like one.

Moffett Scottish
From the town of Moffat in Scotland, meaning "long field" in Gaelic.

Pherigo French (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Périgord.

Voclain French
From the Old French given name Vauquelin.

Göbel German
Derived from the given name Göbel, a diminutive of the Old German name Godabert.

Brooke English
Variant of Brook.

Szalai Hungarian
Possibly denoted a person from the region of Zala in western Hungary, itself named for the Zala River.

El-Amin Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic الأمين (see Al-Amin).

Ljungstrand Swedish
From Swedish ljung (Old Norse lyng) meaning "heather" and strand (Old Norse strǫnd) meaning "beach".

Leon English
Variant of Lyon 1, Lyon 2 or Lyon 3.

Jonkheer Dutch
Variant of Jonker.

Császár Hungarian
Hungarian form of Kaiser.

Patel Gujarati
Means "landowner" in Gujarati.

Eaton English
From any of the various English towns with this name, derived from Old English ea "river" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Leong Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Liang.

Ljungman Swedish
From Swedish ljung (Old Norse lyng) meaning "heather" and man (Old Norse maðr) meaning "person, man".

Rogerson English
Means "son of Roger".

Vlasák m Czech
Derived from Czech vlas "hair", probably referring to a barber or a person who bought and sold hair.

Jagoda Polish
Means "berry" in Polish.

Patil Marathi
Means "village chief" in Marathi.

Kistler German
Occupational name meaning "chest maker, cabinetmaker" from Middle High German kiste.

D'Angelo Italian
Means "son of Angelo".

Agnellini Italian
From a diminutive of Agnelli.

Hirschel German, Jewish
Diminutive form of Hirsch 1 or Hirsch 2.

Magomedov m Avar, Dargin, Chechen
Means "son of Magomed".

Charpentier French
French cognate of Carpenter, derived from Old French charpentier.

Kobayashi Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".

Heydari Persian
From the given name Heydar.

Schreier German, Jewish
Occupational name for a town crier, from Old High German scrian meaning "to shout, to yell".

Brennan Irish
From Irish Ó Braonáin meaning "descendant of Braonán", a byname meaning "rain, moisture, drop" (with a diminutive suffix).

Carey Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ciardha meaning "descendant of Ciardha".

Berggren Swedish
From Swedish berg meaning "mountain" and gren (Old Norse grein) meaning "branch".

Fontana Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish cognate of Fontaine.

Montague English
From a Norman place name meaning "sharp mountain" in Old French.

Rojas Spanish
Variant of Rojo.

MacIntosh Scottish
Variant of McIntosh.

Buchvarova f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Бъчварова (see Bachvarova).

Siskin Jewish
Variant of Ziskind.

Wragge English
Derived from the Old Danish given name Wraghi, a variant of Vragi.

Castle English
From Middle English castel meaning "castle", from Late Latin castellum, originally indicating a person who lived near a castle.

Rundström Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish rund (from Latin rotundus) meaning "round" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".

Ó Scolaidhe Irish
Means "descendant of the scholar" from Irish scholaidhe.

MacCàba Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McCabe.

Rademakers Dutch
Variant of Rademaker.

Ernst German, Dutch, Danish
From the given name Ernst.

Ruggeri Italian
Derived from the given name Ruggero.

Prichard Welsh
Variant of Pritchard.

Arts 1 Dutch
Means "son of Aart".

Torosian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Թորոսյան (see Torosyan).

Sigurðsson Icelandic
Means "son of Sigurður".

Heeren Dutch
From Dutch heer "lord, master", a nickname for a person who acted like a lord or who worked for a lord.

Lazăr Romanian
From the given name Lazăr.

O'Niall Irish
Variant of O'Neal.

Vlachos m Greek
Means "Romanian, Wallachian" in Greek, from Old Slavic volxŭ "Romance-speaker" (of Germanic origin).

Wyatt English
From the medieval given name Wyot.

Jaeger German
Variant of Jäger.

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

Lykke Danish
Means "happiness" in Danish.

Deniel French
Variant of Daniel.

Bonaventura Italian
From the given name Bonaventura.

Jeleń Polish
Polish form of Jelen.

Sherazi Urdu
Urdu form of Shirazi.

Nyberg Swedish
From Swedish ny (Old Norse nýr) meaning "new" and berg meaning "mountain".

Ekmekçi Turkish
Means "baker" in Turkish.

MacCrumb Scottish
Anglicized form of MacChruim.

Readdie English
Variant of Ready 1.

Gunnarsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Gunnar".

Hamilton English, Scottish
From an English place name, derived from Old English hamel "crooked, mutilated" and dun "hill". This was the name of a town in Leicestershire, England (which no longer exists).

Spellmeyer German
Possibly from German spielen meaning "to play, to jest" combined with meyer meaning "village headman". Perhaps it referred to someone who was played or acted as the village headman.

Perrin French
From a diminutive of the given name Pierre.

O'Toole Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tuathail meaning "descendant of Túathal".

Van den Akker Dutch
Means "from the field" in Dutch.

Kazloŭ m Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Belarusian Казлоў (see Kazlow).

Aarden Dutch
From Dutch aarden meaning "earthen, clay". It denoted a person who worked with clay.

Olmos Spanish
Variant of Olmo.

Blanc French
Means "white" in French. The name referred to a person who was pale, or whose hair was blond.

Clinton English
Derived from the English place name Glinton, of uncertain meaning, or Glympton, meaning "settlement on the River Glyme". This surname is borne by former American president Bill Clinton (1946-).

Abano Italian
Originally denoted a person from the town of Abano, Latin Aponus, which was derived from the old Celtic root ab meaning "water".

Favreau French
Diminutive of Favre.

Zajac m Slovak
Means "hare" in Slovak.

Ó Dubhshláine Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Delaney 2.

Tailor English
Variant of Taylor.

D'Onofrio Italian
Means "son of Onofrio".

McGuinness Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mag Aonghuis meaning "son of Aonghus".

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

Gabrielli Italian
From the given name Gabriele 1.

Langer German, Jewish
German cognate of Long.

Dittmar German
Derived from the given name Dietmar.