Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the order is random.
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Longo Italian
Italian cognate of Long.
Cantù Italian
From Cantù, an Italian town located in Lombardy, itself of uncertain origin.
Kirk English
From northern Middle English kirk meaning "church", from Old Norse kirkja (cognate of Church). A famous fictional bearer is the starship captain James Kirk from the Star Trek television series (1966-1969), and subsequent films.
Lázár Hungarian
From the given name Lázár.
Rutkowska f Polish
Feminine form of Rutkowski.
Osmonov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Osmon".
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).
Woodrow English
From a place name meaning "row of houses by a wood" in Old English.
Fukui Japanese
Denoted a person who was from Fukui prefecture in Japan.
Ljunggren Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish ljung (Old Norse lyng) meaning "heather" and gren (Old Norse grein) meaning "branch".
Bennet English
Derived from the medieval English given name Bennett.
Seelen Dutch
Variant of Ceelen.
Kyles Scottish
Variant of Kyle.
Von Grimmelshausen German
Means "from Grimmelshausen", a town in Germany. It is itself derived from Grimmel, of uncertain meaning, and hausen meaning "houses". A famous bearer was the German author Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen (1621-1676).
Bowen Welsh
From Welsh ap Owain meaning "son of Owain".
Uccello Italian
Means "bird" in Italian, either a nickname for a person who resembled a bird or an occupational name for a birdcatcher.
Christians English
Derived from the given name Christian.
Koeman Dutch
Variant of Koopman.
Furnadzhiev m Bulgarian
Occupational name for a baker, derived from Bulgarian фурна (furna) meaning "oven" (of Latin origin).
Yu 3 Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "consent, approve".
Calabrese Italian
Originally given to a person who came from the region of Calabria in southern Italy.
Hartley English
Habitational name for someone originally from any of the various locations in England named Hartley, from Old English heorot "hart, male deer" and leah "woodland, clearing".
Morozova f Russian
Feminine form of Morozov.
Zelenková f Czech
Feminine form of Zelenka.
Okafor Igbo
From the given name Okafor.
Cseh Hungarian
Means "Czech" in Hungarian.
Eason English
Variant of Eads.
McLaughlin Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacLachlainn meaning "son of Lachlann".
Boatwright English
Occupational name meaning "maker of boats".
Navrátil m Czech
Means "returned" in Czech, from the verb navrátit "to return", perhaps used to denote a person who came home following a long absence.
Pape French
French cognate of Pope.
Lyon 2 English, French
From a nickname derived from Old French and Middle English lion meaning "lion".
Iliev m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Iliya".
Yuuki Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 結城 (see Yūki).
Morce English
Variant of Morriss.
Lowe 1 Jewish
Americanized form of Löwe.
Nuremberg German
Derived from the name of a city in Bavaria, Germany.
Eerkens Dutch
Variant of Erkens.
Melsbach German
From the name of a German town, possibly meaning "mill stream".
Bogdán Hungarian
From the given name Bogdan.
Schnur German, Jewish
From Old High German snuor meaning "rope, cord", an occupational name for a maker of rope.
McGuire Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mag Uidhir meaning "son of Odhar", a given name meaning "pale-coloured".
Heeren Dutch
From Dutch heer "lord, master", a nickname for a person who acted like a lord or who worked for a lord.
Văn Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Wen, from Sino-Vietnamese (văn).
Villaverde Spanish
Originally denoted a person from one of the various Spanish towns by this name, derived from villa "town" and verde "green".
Sander German, Danish
Derived from the given name Alexander.
Kiefer 2 German
Occupational name for a barrel maker, derived from Old High German kuofa meaning "barrel".
Corti Italian
From Italian corte meaning "court, yard".
Fyodorov m Russian
Means "son of Fyodor".
Jung 2 Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul (see Jeong).
Zaytsev m Russian
Derived from Russian заяц (zayats) meaning "hare".
Torosyan Armenian
Means "son of Toros" in Armenian.
Geerts Dutch
Means "son of Geert".
Hooper English
Occupational name for someone who put the metal hoops around wooden barrels.
Sugimoto Japanese
From Japanese (sugi) meaning "cedar" and (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Schwarzenegger German
From a place name, derived from Old High German swarz meaning "black" and ekka meaning "edge, corner". A famous bearer of this name is actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947-).
Shafir Jewish
Ornamental name meaning "sapphire" in Yiddish.
Rains English
Variant of Raines.
Hackett English
From a diminutive of the medieval byname Hake, which was of Old Norse origin and meant "hook".
Agnelli Italian
From Italian agnello meaning "lamb" (ultimately from Latin agnus), denoting a pious or timid person.
Rounds English
Patronymic derived from Middle English rond meaning "round, plump", ultimately from Latin rotundus.
Nigro Italian
Variant of Negri.
Burns 1 English, Scottish
Derived from Old English burna "stream, spring". A famous bearer was the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796).
Wilmer German, English
Derived from the given name Willimar or Wilmǣr.
Nasato Italian
Nickname for someone with a prominent nose, from Italian naso "nose".
Boyce English
From Old French bois meaning "wood", originally given to someone who lived by or in a wood.
Kobayashi Japanese
From Japanese (ko) meaning "small" and (hayashi) meaning "forest".
McReynolds Scottish, Irish
Means "son of Reynold" in Gaelic.
Kovacheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Kovachev.
Padilla Spanish
From various Spanish place names, derived from Spanish padilla, Latin patella meaning "shallow dish", used to indicate a depression in the landscape.
Gary English
Variant of Geary.
Elwes English
Derived from the given name Eloise.
Vila Catalan
Catalan form of Villa.
Bramson Jewish
Means "son of Bram".
MacAonghais Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of MacInnes.
Hansson Swedish
Means "son of Hans".
Goldschmidt German
Occupational name meaning "goldsmith" in German.
Soból Polish
Polish cognate of Sobol.
Illés Hungarian
Derived from the given name Illés.
Van Althuis Dutch
Dutch cognate of Althaus.
Zając Polish
Means "hare" in Polish.
Mishra Hindi, Marathi
Means "mixed, mingled, honourable" in Sanskrit.
Holmgren Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish holme (Old Norse holmr) meaning "small island" and gren (Old Norse grein) meaning "branch".
Zhuk Belarusian
Means "beetle" in Belarusian.
Tkachuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian ткач (tkach) meaning "weaver".
Jeanes 1 English
Derived from the given name Jan, a medieval English form of John.
Dufort French
Means "from the fort", from French fort "stronghold".
Martí Catalan
Derived from the given name Martí.
Houk Dutch (Anglicized)
Possibly an Americanized form of Hoek.
Bieber German, Jewish
From Middle High German biber meaning "beaver", possibly a nickname for a hard worker.
Farnham English
Indicated a person from any of the various towns named Farnham in England, notably in Surrey. Their names are from Old English fearn "fern" and ham "home, settlement" or ham "water meadow, enclosure".
Vančura m Czech
Derived from the given name Václav.
Harding English
Derived from the given name Heard. A famous bearer was American president Warren G. Harding (1865-1923).
Szweda Polish
Derived from Polish Szwed meaning "Swede, person from Sweden".
Janvier French
Either from the given name Janvier or the French word janvier meaning "January", perhaps indicating a person who was baptized in that month.
Kavaliova f Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Belarusian Кавалёва (see Kavalyova).
MacAoidh Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Mac Aodha.
Horáček m Czech
Diminutive derived from Czech hora "mountain".
Albu Romanian
From Romanian alb meaning "white".
Fries German
Denoted someone from Frisia, an area along the coastal region of the North Sea stretching from Netherlands to Germany.
Cock English
Derived from the medieval nickname cok meaning "rooster, cock". The nickname was commonly added to given names to create diminutives such as Hancock or Alcock.
Thompkins English
From a diminutive of the given name Thomas.
Napoleoni Italian
From the medieval given name Napoleone.
Mac Mathghamhna Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McMahon.
Ingesson Swedish
Means "son of Inge".
Murgia Sardinian
Means "brine" in Sardinian, perhaps a nickname for someone who pickled foods.
Günther German
Derived from the given name Günther.
Guevara Spanish
Hispanicized form of Gebara. A notable bearer was Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara (1928-1967).
Jugovac Croatian
From Croatian jug meaning "south".
Busch German
Means "bush" in German, a name for someone who lived close to a thicket.
Ho Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Hokkien)
Cantonese and Min Nan romanization of He.
Seppä Finnish
Means "smith" in Finnish.
Mac Cárthaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McCarthy.
Gereben Hungarian
Means "hackle, hatchel" in Hungarian (a hackle is a tool used to comb out fibers).
Kinley Scottish
Anglicized form of MacFhionnlaigh.
Murgatroyd English
From a place name meaning "Margaret's clearing".
Koskinen Finnish
Derived from Finnish koski meaning "rapids".
Kadyrowa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Kadyrow.
Abney English
From the name of a town in Derbyshire, derived from Old English meaning "Abba's island".
MacCionaodha Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McKenna.
Abdullaeva f Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Cyrillic Абдуллаева (see Abdullayeva).
Jinks English
Means "son of Jenk", a short form of Jenkin, a diminutive of Jen, itself a Middle English form of John.
Wuopio Swedish
Meaning uncertain, possibly referred to a dweller in a narrow bay with steep shores.
Salim Arabic
From the given name Salim.
Amantea Italian
From the name of a town in Calabria, Italy. It is possibly derived from Arabic (dating from the Arab raids of the 9th century) meaning "the fortress".
Best 1 English
Derived from Middle English beste meaning "beast", an occupational name for a keeper of animals or a nickname for someone who acted like a beast. A famous bearer of this surname was soccer legend George Best (1946-2005).
Bentsen Danish
Means "son of Bent 1".
López Spanish
Means "son of Lope" in Spanish.
Bermúdez Spanish
Means "son of Bermudo".
Bernardi Italian
From the given name Bernardo.
Achterkamp Dutch
From the name of various places in the Netherlands, derived from Low German achter "behind" and kamp "field".
Toyoda Japanese
From Japanese (toyo) meaning "bountiful, luxuriant" and (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy". A famous bearer was Kiichiro Toyoda (1894-1952), founder of Toyota Motor Corporation.
Popławski m Polish
From Polish poplaw meaning "flowing water, flood".
Malinowski m Polish
From Polish malina meaning "raspberry", originally indicating a person who lived near a raspberry patch.
Phelps English
Means "son of Philip".
Urbonaitė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Urbonas. This form is used by unmarried women.
Addicks Dutch
Means "son of Addik", a diminutive of Adde.
Solís Spanish
From the name of a village in Asturias, Spain, derived from Spanish sol "sun".
Gotti German
Variant of Gott.
Marston English
From a place name derived from Old English mersc "marsh" and tun "enclosure".
Hašková f Czech
Feminine form of Hašek.
Cattaneo Italian
Variant of Capitani used in Lombardy.
Woodward English
Occupational name for a forester, meaning "ward of the wood" in Old English.
Růžičková f Czech
Feminine form of Růžička.
McCabe Irish, Scottish
Means "son of Cába", where Cába is a byname meaning "cape, cloak" (from Latin cappa).
Arkes Dutch
Means "son of Arke 2".
Ferrer Catalan
Catalan cognate of Ferrari.
Van Aggelen Dutch
Denoted someone from Aggelen, which could refer to Achel in the Belgian province of Limburg or Egchel in the Dutch province of Limburg.
Clemens English
Derived from the given name Clement. This was the surname of the author Samuel Clemens (1835-1910), also known as Mark Twain.
Beyersdorf German
Means "farmers village", from German Bauer meaning "farmer" and Dorf meaning "village".
Siekert German (Rare)
Derived from the given name Sieghard.
Damiani Italian
Derived from the given name Damiano.
Allard French, English
Derived from the given name Adalhard (or the Old English cognate Æðelræd).
Báthory Hungarian
Originally indicated a person from Bátor, a village in Hungary, which might be of Turkic origin meaning "hero". This was the surname of a Hungarian noble family who historically controlled the town. One of the family members, Stephen Báthory, became the king of Poland in the 16th century.
Gupta Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu
Means "protected" in Sanskrit.
Denzil English
From the place name Denzell, a manor in Cornwall, which is of unknown meaning.
Smagulov m Kazakh
Means "son of Smagul".
Trapani Italian
From the name of the Sicilian city of Trapani, derived from Greek δρεπάνη (drepane) meaning "sickle".
Kapanadze Georgian
Means "son of the one from Kapan", originally denoting someone who came from the city of Kapan in present-day Armenia (from Armenian կապել (kapel) meaning "to tie, to fasten").
Ó Doibhilin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Devlin.
Savona Italian
From the name of the city of Savona in northern Italy, called Savo by the Romans, of uncertain meaning.
Šimonytė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Šimonis. This form is used by unmarried women.
Garrod English
Derived from the given name Gerald.
Porter English
Occupational name meaning "doorkeeper", ultimately from Old French porte "door", from Latin porta.
Jackman English
Means "servant of Jack".
Sitz 2 German
Means "house owner", derived from Old High German siz "seat, domicile".
Scheinberg Jewish
Ornamental name meaning "beautiful mountain" from German schön "beautiful, good, nice" and berg "mountain".
Lahti Finnish
Means "bay, cove" in Finnish.
Karimov m Uzbek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Tatar, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Karim". It is also an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Kərimov.
Kopecký m Czech
Derived from Czech kopec meaning "hill". The name was given to a person who lived close to a hill.
Pickering English
From the name of a town in Yorkshire, derived from Old English Piceringas, the name of a tribe.
Haight English
Topographic name for someone who lived at the top of a hill, derived from Old English heahþu "height, summit".
Lincoln English
Originally indicated that the bearer was from the English city of Lincoln, called Lindum Colonia by the Romans, derived from Brythonic lindo "lake, pool" and Latin colonia "colony". A famous bearer was Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), president of the United States during the American Civil War.
Bullens Dutch
Means "son of Boele".
Sobol Ukrainian, Russian, Jewish
Occupational name for a fur trader, from the Slavic word sobolĭ meaning "sable, marten". As a Jewish name it is ornamental.
Blomqvist Swedish
From Swedish blomma (Old Norse blóm) meaning "flower" and qvist (Old Norse kvistr) meaning "twig, branch".
Zaharieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Zahariev.
Collingwood English
From a place name, itself derived from Old French chalenge meaning "disputed" and Middle English wode meaning "woods".
Quaranta Italian
Means "forty" in Italian.
Burnham English
From the name of various towns in England, typically derived from Old English burna "stream, spring" and ham "home, settlement".
Stetson English
Possibly from the name of the village of Stidston in Devon, meaning "Stithweard's town".
Damyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Damyan".
Ó Mocháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Mohan.
Emmett English
Derived from a diminutive of the feminine given name Emma.
Bergmann German
From Old High German berg meaning "mountain" and man meaning "man", originally denoting someone who lived on a mountain.
Bunker English
Derived from Old French bon cuer meaning "good heart".
Claesson Swedish
Means "son of Claes".
Krastev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Krastyo".
Hsu 1 Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese (see Xu 1).
Galanis m Greek
From Greek γαλανός (galanos) meaning "light blue".
Smirnov m Russian
Derived from Russian смирный (smirny) meaning "quiet, peaceful, timid". This is one of the most common surnames in Russia.
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".
Di Napoli Italian
Means "from Naples" in Italian.
Jehlička m Czech
From Czech jehla meaning "needle", most likely borne by tailors in reference to their occupation.
Portoghese Italian
Means "Portuguese" in Italian.
Field English
Variant of Fields.
Giroux French
Derived from the Germanic name Gerulf.
Mac Giolla Mhuire Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Gilmore.
Kohoutová f Czech
Feminine form of Kohout.
Gray English
From a nickname for a person who had grey hair or grey clothes.
Lithgow Scottish
Habitation name meaning derived from Brythonic roots meaning "pool hollow". A famous bearer of this name is actor John Lithgow (1945-).
Ferrero Italian
Regional variant of Ferrari. It is typical of the area around Turin.
Struna Slovene
From Slovene struna meaning "string, cord", possibly denoting a maker of rope.
Teodoro Portuguese
Derived from the given name Teodoro.
Fairbairn Scottish, English
Means "beautiful child" in Middle English and Scots.
Havelková f Czech
Feminine form of Havelka.
Kráľová f Slovak
Feminine form of Kráľ.
Eliasson Swedish
Means "son of Elias".
Gadsby English
Habitational name from the village of Gaddesby in Leicestershire, so named from Old Norse gaddr "spur, spike (of land)" and býr "farm, settlement".
Pokorný m Czech, Slovak
Means "humble" in Czech and Slovak.
Kempf German
German cognate of Kemp.
Jughashvili Georgian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. One theory suggests Ossetian roots with the meaning "son of the herder", derived from Ossetian дзуг (dzug) meaning "herd, flock, troop". Alternately, it could be derived from the name of the village of ჯუღაანი (Jughaani) in eastern Georgia. The most notable bearer was Joseph Stalin (1878-1953), born Ioseb Jughashvili, a leader of the Soviet Union.
Farrell Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fearghail meaning "descendant of Fearghal".
Paternoster English, Italian
Occupational name for a maker of rosaries, also called paternosters. They are derived from the Latin phrase pater noster "our Father", the opening words of the Lord's Prayer.
Chlebek Polish
From Polish chleb "bread", used to denote a baker.
Danielson English
Means "son of Daniel".
Muraro Italian
Occupational name for a wall builder, from Italian murare meaning "to wall up".
Otxoa Basque
From Basque otso meaning "wolf".
Randall English
Derived from the given name Randel.
Alting Dutch
Means "(farm) belonging to Alte 2" in Dutch.
Maurice French
From the given name Maurice.
Schoorl Dutch
Originally indicated a person from the town of Schoorl in the province of Noord-Holland in the Netherlands. It means "forest by the shore" in Dutch.
Pál Hungarian
Derived from the given name Pál.
Jans Dutch, German
Means "son of Jan 1".
Bélanger French
From the given name Bérenger.
Nakajima Japanese
From Japanese (naka) meaning "middle" and (shima) meaning "island".
Jewell English
Derived from the Breton given name Judicaël.
Prunty Irish
From Irish Ó Proinntigh meaning "descendant of Proinnteach", a given name probably derived from Irish bronntach meaning "generous".
Vankov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vanko", a diminutive of Ivan.
Ó Caolaidhe Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Keeley.
Bakalov m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian бакалин (bakalin) meaning "grocer" (of Arabic origin).
Königsmann German
Means "king's man", or someone who played a king in a play.
Adamo Italian
Italian form of Adam.
Marsh English
Originally denoted one who lived near a marsh or bog, derived from Old English mersc "marsh".
Treloar English
Originally denoted a person from a place of this name in Cornwall, England.
Poirier French
Means "pear tree" in French, originally a nickname for someone who lived close to such a tree.
Wortham English
Derived from the name of a town in Suffolk, England meaning "enclosed homestead".
Bray English
From a place name derived from Cornish bre "hill".
Voll 2 German
Variant of Volk.
Park 2 English
From Middle English park, from Latin parricus, of Frankish origin. This was a name for someone who worked in or lived in a park.
Jurado Spanish
Occupational name for a judge or another official who had to take an oath, derived from Latin iurare "to take an oath".
Mercer English
Occupational name for a trader in textiles, from Old French mercier, derived from Latin merx meaning "merchandise".
Coghlan Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Cochláin.
Schlimme German
From German schlimm "bad, crooked, awry".
Sanderson English
Means "son of Alexander".
Pope English
From a nickname that originally designated a person who played the part of the pope in a play or pageant. Otherwise the name could be used as a nickname for a man with a solemn, austere, or pious appearance. It is derived from Latin papa, ultimately from Greek πάππας (pappas) meaning "father".
Cvetkova f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Цветкова (see Tsvetkova).
Marchi Italian
Derived from the given name Marco.
Altink Dutch
Variant of Alting.
Schmitz German
Variant of Schmidt, originating in the Rhine area in western Germany.
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.
Teahan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Téacháin meaning "descendant of Téachán". The given name Téachán possibly means "fugitive".
Tisza Hungarian
From the river name Tisza, Hungary's second largest river.
Castañeda Spanish
Habitational name from any of various places called Castañeda, from a Spanish word meaning "chesnut grove", itself derived from castaña meaning "chesnut".
Mammadov m Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Məmmədov.
Phillips English
Means "son of Philip".
Sherburn English
Denoted a person hailing from any of the various places called Sherborne or Sherburn in England, derived from Old English scir "bright" and burna "spring, fountain, stream".
Bertolini Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Bertoldo.
Cuevas Spanish
Derived from Spanish cueva meaning "cave".
Dubanowski m Polish
Originally indicated a person from the town of Dubinowo (now Dubino in Belarus).
Sapienti Italian
Means "wise, learned" in Italian.
Ahlers Low German
Means "son of Alard".
McCoy Scottish
Anglicized form of MacAoidh.
Rojo Spanish
Means "red" in Spanish, referring to the colour of the hair or complexion.
Hooker English
Originally applied to one who lived near a river bend or corner of some natural feature, from Old English hoc "angle, hook".
Hodges English
Patronymic of Hodge, a medieval diminutive of Roger.
Fülöp Hungarian
Derived from the given name Fülöp.
Vos Dutch
Dutch cognate of Voss.
Haupt German
German cognate of Head.
Wojewódzka f Polish
Feminine form of Wojewódzki.
Jonaitis m Lithuanian
From the given name Jonas 1.
Van Oirschot Dutch
Means "from Oirschot", a town in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands. It is possibly from Dutch oeros meaning "aurochs" and schoot meaning "projection (of land)".
Martinson English
Means "son of Martin".