Browse Surnames

Dresdner German
Originally indicated a person who came from the city of Dresden in German.

Romeijn Dutch
Derived from the given name Romein.

Siekert German (Rare)
Derived from the given name Sieghard.

Moles Catalan
From Catalan mola meaning "millstone".

Michailidis m Greek
Means "son of Michail" in Greek.

Rollins English
From a diminutive of the given name Roland.

Lauwens Dutch
From the given name Laurens.

Umarov m Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Umar".

Victors English
Derived from the given name Victor.

Baier German
Variant of Bayer.

Siebert German
Derived from the given name Siegbert.

Towner English
Variant of Toller.

Reeves English
Variant of Reeve.

Étienne French
From the given name Étienne.

Ó hIfearnáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Heffernan.

Mendel 1 Jewish
Derived from the given name Mendel.

Stjepanić Croatian
Means "son of Stjepan".

Orlov m Russian
Derived from Russian орёл (oryol) meaning "eagle".

Kinnaird Scottish
From the name of a place in Scotland, in Gaelic An Ceann Ard, meaning "high headland". In the 12th century a Norman nobleman received a charter of land here from King William the Lion (King of Scots), and was thereafter known by this name.

Mihov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Miho", the given name Miho being a diminutive of Mihail.

Kováts Hungarian
Variant of Kovács.

Eason English
Variant of Eads.

Faerber German
Variant of Färber.

Hasanov m Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Həsənov.

Singh Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit सिंह (siṃha) meaning "lion". In 1699 Guru Gobind Singh gave all his Sikh male followers the surname Singh and all females Kaur. It is among the most common surnames in India.

Mac Amhalghaidh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McCauley.

Wägner German
Variant of Wagner.

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

Svobodová f Czech
Feminine form of Svoboda.

Yordanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Yordan".

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

Kurzmann German
Means "short man" in German.

Terrazas Spanish
Originally a name for a person from Terrazas in the Spanish city of Burgos, a place name meaning "terraces".

Van Amstel Dutch
Means "from Amstel", a Dutch river that means "water area".

Bergström Swedish
Derived from Swedish berg meaning "mountain" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".

Senior English
Originally a name for the elder of two brothers.

D'Ambrosio Italian
From the given name Ambrogio.

Bellerose French
Means "beautiful rose" in French.

Mooshian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Մուշյան (see Mushyan).

Van Houttum Dutch
Variant of Van Houten.

Weeks English
Derived from Old English wic meaning "village, town".

Cuijper Dutch
Variant of Kuiper.

Marinos m Greek
Derived from the given name Marinos.

Tuff English
Variant of Tuft.

Townsend English
Indicated a person who lived at the town's edge, from Old English tun "enclosure, yard, town" and ende "end, limit".

Barna Hungarian
Means "brown" in Hungarian.

Həsənov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Həsən".

Ogawa Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Tót Hungarian
Variant of Tóth.

Hackett English
From a diminutive of the medieval byname Hake, which was of Old Norse origin and meant "hook".

Grigore Romanian
From the given name Grigore.

Lavoie French
Means "the road, the lane" in French, a name for someone who lived close to a road.

Mollown Irish
Variant of Malone.

Asís Spanish
Originally denoted a person from the Italian city of Assisi (called Asís in Spanish).

Mendel 2 German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Meino. A famous bearer was Gregor Mendel (1822-1884), a Czech monk and scientist who did experiments in genetics.

Bagley English
From various English place names, derived from the Old English given name Bacga combined with leah "woodland, clearing".

Krastev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Krastyo".

Ömərov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Ömər".

Gottschalk German
Derived from the given name Gottschalk.

Foster 1 English
Variant of Forester.

Tyree Scottish
Variant of McIntyre.

Scully Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Scolaidhe.

Steiner German
Variant of Stein.

Imai Japanese
From Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "now, present" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Clarke English
Variant of Clark.

Faure Occitan, French
Occitan form of Fèvre.

Bergqvist Swedish
From Swedish berg meaning "mountain" and qvist (Old Norse kvistr) meaning "twig, branch".

Kermode Manx
Anglicized form of Mac Diarmada (see McDermott).

Perry 1 English
From Old English pirige meaning "pear tree", a derivative of peru meaning "pear", itself from Latin pirum. A famous bearer was Matthew Perry (1794-1858), the American naval officer who opened Japan to the West.

Beringer German, English
From the given name Berengar.

Adrichem Dutch
From the name of an estate and castle (demolished in 1812) that was formerly in North Holland, the Netherlands. It means "Adrik's home".

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

Silveira Portuguese
Means "forests" in Portuguese.

Putnam English
From Puttenham, the name of towns in Hertfordshire and Surrey in England, which mean "Putta's homestead".

Honeycutt English
Derived from the name of the English town of Hunnacott, derived from Old English hunig "honey" or the given name Huna combined with cot "cottage".

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".

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

Chvátalová f Czech
Feminine form of Chvátal.

Mejía Spanish
Possibly from a nickname derived from Spanish Mesías meaning "Messiah", from Latin Messias, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mashiyaḥ) meaning "anointed".

Aust German
Derived from Aust, an archaic diminutive of August.

Vacca Italian
Means "cow" in Italian, originally denoting a person who worked with cattle.

Cucinotta Italian
Derived from a diminutive of Italian cucina meaning "kitchen".

De Laurentis Italian
Means "son of Lorenzo", a Latinized form of the given name.

Dobos Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian dob meaning "drum". Originally the name was given to someone who played drums or made them.

Cvetkova f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Цветкова (see Tsvetkova).

James English
Derived from the given name James.

Roydon English
Originally derived from a place name meaning "rye hill", from Old English ryge "rye" and dun "hill".

Hüseynov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Hüseyn".

Turner English
Occupational name for one who worked with a lathe, derived from Old English turnian "to turn", of Latin origin. A famous bearer is the American musician Tina Turner (1939-2023), born Anna Mae Bullock.

Bannerman English
Variant of Banner.

Pearce English
From the given name Piers.

Snyder English
Means "tailor", derived from Middle English snithen "to cut", an occupational name for a person who stitched coats and clothing.

Gérard French
From the given name Gérard.

Wells English
Derived from Middle English wille meaning "well, spring, water hole".

Mac Cionaodha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McKenna.

Sergeyeva f Russian
Feminine form of Sergeyev.

Ó Cuirc Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Quirke.

Oberti Italian
Derived from the given name Uberto.

Schroeter German
Variant of Schröter.

Ledford English
From the name of English places called Lydford, derived from hlud meaning "loud, noisy" and ford meaning "ford, river crossing".

Haber German, Jewish
Occupational name for one who grew or sold oats, derived from Old High German habaro "oat". As a Jewish surname it is ornamental.

Albrecht German
From the given name Albrecht.

Rantanen Finnish
From Finnish ranta meaning "shore, beach".

Winter English, German, Swedish
From Old English winter or Old High German wintar meaning "winter". This was a nickname for a person with a cold personality.

Nordin Swedish
Derived from Swedish nord meaning "north" (Old Norse norðr).

Pavlíková f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Pavlík.

Clifton English
Derived from various place names meaning "settlement by a cliff" in Old English.

Michalak Polish
Means "son of Michał".

Wernher German
From the given name Werner.

Leifsson Icelandic, Swedish
Means "son of Leif".

Spanou f Greek
Feminine form of Spanos.

Burnham English
From the name of various towns in England, typically derived from Old English burna "stream, spring" and ham "home, settlement".

Bösch 2 Low German
Variant of Bosch 1.

Kazama Japanese
From Japanese 風 (kaza) meaning "wind, style" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".

Dircks Dutch
Means "son of Dirk".

Navickas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Nowicki.

Kuiper Dutch
Means "cooper, barrel maker" in Dutch.

Escobar Spanish
Derived from Spanish escoba meaning "broom plant", from Latin scopa. It originally indicated a person who lived near a prominent patch of broom.

Triggs English
From a byname derived from Old Norse tryggr meaning "true, loyal".

Lundin Swedish
Variant of Lund.

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

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

Derby English
Variant of Darby.

Pásztor Hungarian
Means "shepherd" in Hungarian.

Saller 2 German
Denoted a person who lived by a prominent sallow tree, from Middle High German salhe "sallow tree".

Milošević Serbian
Means "son of Miloš".

Buono Italian
From a nickname meaning "good" in Italian.

Magomadov m Chechen
Means "son of Magomed".

Kaczka Polish
Means "duck" in Polish.

Nannini Italian
From Nanni, a diminutive of the given name Giovanni.

Noguchi Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Rutherfurd Scottish
Variant of Rutherford.

Daniau French
Derived from the given name Daniel.

Crowley 1 Irish
From the Irish name Ó Cruadhlaoich meaning "descendant of Cruadhlaoch", a given name meaning "hardy hero".

Yoshinaga Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 永 (naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal".

Piper English
Originally given to a person who played on a pipe (a flute).

Savege English (Rare)
Variant of Savage.

Visser Dutch
Occupational name meaning "fisherman" in Dutch.

Német Hungarian
Variant of Németh.

Mihova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Mihov.

Mulloy Irish
Variant of Molloy.

Schnoor German
Variant of Schnur.

Devine 2 English
Variant of Devin 2.

Basurto Spanish
From the Basque place name Basurtu, a village (now part of Bilbao) in Biscay. It means "middle of the forest".

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

Ahmadi Persian
From the given name Ahmad.

Fini Italian
Derived from given names ending in fino, such as Serafino.

Brasher English
Means "brass worker", derived from Old English bræs "brass".

Cortés Spanish
Means "polite, courteous" in Spanish.

Volkov m Russian
Derived from Russian волк (volk) meaning "wolf".

Foth Low German
From a nickname meaning "foot" in Low German.

Shimada Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Elzinga Dutch
Probably from a place name that was a derivative of Dutch els meaning "alder tree".

Toole Irish
Variant of O'Toole.

Miazga Polish
Derived from Polish miazga "pulp, crush".

O'Gorman Irish
Variant of Gorman 2.

Parker English
Means "keeper of the park" in Middle English. It is an occupational name for a person who was a gamekeeper at a medieval park.

Nikolaidis m Greek
Means "son of Nikolaos" in Greek.

Dam Dutch, Danish
Means "dike, dam" in Dutch and Danish. In modern Danish it also means "pond".

Denzil English
From the place name Denzell, a manor in Cornwall, which is of unknown meaning.

Matthewson English
Means "son of Matthew".

Salinas Spanish
Occupational name for a salt worker or someone who lived bear a salt works, from Spanish salina "salt works, salt mine", ultimately from Latin sal "salt".

Langston English
From any of the various locations in England with this name, derived from Old English lang "long" and stan "stone".

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

Vieira Portuguese
Denoted a person who came from a Portuguese town by this name, derived from vieria meaning "scallop". The scallop was a symbol of Saint James, and was traditionally worn by pilgrims to the shrine of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia.

Alberghi Italian
Variant of Alberici.

Pulkrábek m Czech
Derived from the Czech medieval title purkrabí, itself from German Burggraf, meaning "burgrave".

McNiven Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Cnáimhín.

Kozłow Polish
Variant of Kozłowski.

Penzig Yiddish
Denoted a person who came from Penzig, the German name for Pieńsk, a town in southwest Poland. It is derived from Polish pień meaning "stump, tree trunk".

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

Beckham English
From an English place name meaning "Becca's homestead" in Old English (with Becca being a masculine byname meaning "pickaxe"). A famous bearer is retired English soccer player David Beckham (1975-).

Piovene Italian
From the name of the town of Piovene Rocchette in Veneto, Italy.

Terrell English
Probably derived from the Norman French nickname tirel meaning "to pull", referring to a stubborn person.

Colombera Italian
From a derivative of Italian colomba "dove" indicating a house where doves were held.

Hunt English
Variant of Hunter.

Nishikawa Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Xu 2 Chinese
From Chinese 许 (xǔ) referring to the minor state of Xu, which existed to the 4th century BC in what is now Henan province. The character 许 means "allow, permit".

Zapatero Spanish
Spanish cognate of Savatier.

McFly Popular Culture
Invented name, using the prefix Mc-, from Irish mac "son", and the English word fly. This name was created for the time-travelling hero Marty McFly of the Back to the Future movie series, beginning 1985.

Mynatt English
Variant of Minett.

Grigoryan Armenian
Means "son of Grigor" in Armenian.

McNeal Scottish
Variant of McNeil.

Fabbri Italian
From Italian fabbro meaning "blacksmith", ultimately from Latin faber.

Legrand French
Means "the tall, the large" in French.

Munteanu Romanian
From Romanian muntean meaning "mountaineer, from the mountains", ultimately from Latin mons.

Bùi Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Pei, from Sino-Vietnamese 裴 (bùi).

Lund Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Indicated a person who lived near a grove of trees, from Old Norse lundr meaning "grove". There are towns in Sweden named Lund.

Uchiyama Japanese
From Japanese 内 (uchi) meaning "inside" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Reynders Dutch, Frisian
Variant of Reinders.

Chapman English
Occupational name derived from Old English ceapmann meaning "merchant, trader".

Blake English
Variant of Black. A famous bearer was the poet and artist William Blake (1757-1827).

Brittain English
Variant of Britton.

Bai Chinese
From Chinese 白 (bái) meaning "white".

Dumbledore Literature
From the dialectal English word dumbledore meaning "bumblebee". It was used by J. K. Rowling for the headmaster of Hogwarts in her Harry Potter series of books, first released in 1997.

Fiore Italian
Derived from the given name Fiore.

Sabbadin Italian
From a nickname from Italian sabbato "Saturday", a name for one born on that day of the week.

Shea Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Séaghdha.

Martinsson Swedish
Means "son of Martin".

Cecil Welsh
From the Welsh given name Seisyll, which was derived from the Roman name Sextilius, a derivative of Sextus.

Victor French, English
Derived from the male given name Victor.

Orlova f Russian
Feminine form of Orlov.

Brigham English
Originally referred to one who came from a town called Brigham, meaning "homestead by the bridge" in Old English. This is the name of towns in Cumberland and Yorkshire.

Siddall English
From the name of various English towns, derived from Old English sid "wide" and halh "nook, recess".

Innes 2 Scottish
From the given name Aonghus.

Alexandersson Swedish, Icelandic
Means "son of Alexander".

Bobalová f Czech
Feminine form of Bobal.

Pherigo French (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Périgord.

McAfee Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of MacDhubhshìth.

Rosenfeld German, Jewish
Means "field of roses" in German. As a Jewish surname it is ornamental.

Krawczyk Polish
From a diminutive of krawiec meaning "tailor".

Kasabian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղասաբյան (see Ghasabyan).

Matsubara Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Dunajska f Polish
Feminine form of Dunajski.

Crawley English
From various place names derived from Old English crawe "crow" and leah "woodland, clearing".

McCallum Scottish
Variant form of MacCallum.

Ren Chinese
From Chinese 任 (rén), of uncertain meaning.

Jansing Dutch
Variant of Jansen.

Abrami Italian
Derived from the given name Abramo.

Lara Spanish
From the name of a village in Burgos, Spain. It might be derived from Latin lar "household god, house, home".

Benn English
From a short form of Benedict.

Abdulrashid Arabic
Derived from the given name Abd ar-Rashid.

Lennartsson Swedish
Means "son of Lennart".

Jamshidi Persian
From the given name Jamshid.

Symons English
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Porter English
Occupational name meaning "doorkeeper", ultimately from Old French porte "door", from Latin porta.

Perrot French
From a diminutive of the given name Pierre.

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

Mayer 1 German
Variant of Meyer 1.

Allison English
Means "son of Alan" or "son of Alexander" (as well as other given names beginning with Al).

Chalupová f Czech
Feminine form of Chalupa.

Ó Meadhra Irish
Means "descendant of Meadhra". The given name Meadhra is derived from the Gaelic meadhar meaning "merry, happy".

Grossi Italian
Italian cognate of Gros.

Alles Dutch
Means "son of Alle".

Raine 2 English, French
Derived from a Germanic name that was short for longer names beginning with the element ragin meaning "advice, counsel".

Ojeda Spanish
From the name of the Ojeda river in Soria, Spain, possibly derived from Latin folia "leaves".

Southers German (Anglicized)
Possibly an Americanized form of Sauter.

Echeverría Spanish
Derived from the Basque place name Etxeberria, which itself is derived from Basque etxe "house" and berri "new".

Colijn Dutch
From a diminutive of the given name Nicolaas.

Samara 1 Arabic
Meaning unknown.

Oliveira Portuguese
Means "olive tree" in Portuguese, ultimately from Latin oliva. It indicated a person who lived near or worked with olive trees.

Çaryýew m Turkmen
Means "son of Çary".

Vera Spanish
Means "shore, bank" in Spanish. This was a name for a person who lived near such a feature, or who came from any of the various locations in Spain named Vera or La Vera.

Kertész Hungarian
Occupational name meaning "gardener" in Hungarian.

Ungaro Italian
Means "Hungarian" in Italian.

Qurbonova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Qurbonov.

Kwiatkowski m Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations named Kwiatków, Kwiatkowo or Kwiatkowice, named from a diminutive of Polish kwiat meaning "flower".

Adriaansen Dutch
Means "son of Adriaan".

Mac Dhuibhshíthe Irish
Means "son of Duibhshíth" in Irish. The given name Duibhshíth means "black peace".

Antonis mu Greek, Dutch
Derived from the given name Antonis or Antonius.

Iliescu Romanian
Means "son of Ilie".

Coleman Irish, English
From the given name Colmán.

Robert French, English
From the given name Robert.

Foster 4 English
Nickname given to a person who was a foster child or foster parent.

Martínková f Czech
Feminine form of Martínek.

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

Schubert German
Variant of Schuchardt. This name was borne by the Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828).

Abrams Jewish, English
Means "son of Abraham".

Marinou f Greek
Feminine form of Marinos.

Dumas French
Means "from the farm", from Occitan mas "farmhouse", from Latin mansus "dwelling". A famous bearer was the French author Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870).

Kocsis Hungarian
Means "coachman" in Hungarian.

Narang Hindi
From the name of a Pakistani town that was in undivided India.

Einstein Jewish
Ornamental name derived from German ein "one" and stein "stone". A famous bearer was the German physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955).

Seghers Dutch
Means "son of Sieger".

Viktorova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Viktorov.

Moldovan Romanian
Originally indicated a person from the historic principality of Moldavia (see Moldova).

Orosz Hungarian
Means "Russian" in Hungarian.

Mag Aonghuis Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McGuinness.

Alinari Italian
Means "son of Alinario", which is from the Germanic name Ellanher.

Charbonneau French
Derived from a diminutive form of French charbon "charcoal", a nickname for a person with black hair or a dark complexion.

Tupper English
Occupational name for a herdsman, derived from Middle English toupe "ram".

Askes Dutch
Means "son of Aske", a diminutive of Asse.

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

Beneš m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Benedikt.

Van Houtum Dutch
Variant of Van Houten.

Horton English
From the names of various places in England, which are derived from Old English horh "dirt, mud" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Shaughnessy Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Seachnasaigh.

Spence English
Variant of Spencer.

Willems Dutch
Derived from the given name Willem.

Righi Italian
From the given name Arrigo.

Richelieu French
From the name of the town of Richelieu, derived from French riche "wealthy" and lieu "place". The historic figure Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642), born Armand du Plessis, was so-called because he became the first Duke of Richelieu. He appears in Alexander Dumas' novel The Three Musketeers (1844).

Amsel 1 Jewish
Derived from the given name Anshel.

Ślusarska f Polish
Feminine form of Ślusarski.

Alger English
From the given name Algar.

Petraitis m Lithuanian
From the given name Petras.

İsmayılova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of İsmayılov.

Gonzalo Spanish
From the given name Gonzalo.

Lukáč m Slovak
Slovak form of Lukács.

Tomàs Catalan
Derived from the given name Tomàs.

Grünewald German
Means "green forest" from German grün "green" and Wald "forest".

Albrektsson Swedish
Variant of Albrechtsson.

Baranová f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Baran.

Bezuidenhout Dutch
From Dutch zuid "south" and hout "forest". It refers to the south of the forest in The Hague.

Montana Italian
Variant of Montagna.

Fülöp Hungarian
Derived from the given name Fülöp.

Drago Italian
From a nickname meaning "dragon" in Italian.

Terzić Bosnian
From Bosnian terzija meaning "tailor", ultimately of Persian origin.

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

Shelby English
Variant of Selby.

Adomaitis m Lithuanian
From the given name Adomas.