Browse Surnames

Stanev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Stane", Stane being a diminutive of Stanislav.

Jansen Dutch, Norwegian
Means "son of Jan 1". This is the second most common Dutch surname.

Curie French
Occupational name for a farm hand, from Old French éscuerie "stable". Famous bearers were the married scientists Marie (1867-1934) and Pierre Curie (1859-1906), who studied radioactivity.

Karu Estonian
Means "bear" in Estonian.

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.

Unterbrink Low German
Means "dweller under the slope" from Old Saxon undar "under" and brink "edge, slope".

Lorenzo Spanish
From the given name Lorenzo.

Wedekind German
From the given name Widukind.

Võ Vietnamese
Variant of Vũ used more often in southern Vietnam.

Boon 1 English
Variant of Bone 1.

McLaughlin Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacLachlainn meaning "son of Lachlann".

Adolfsson Swedish
Means "son of Adolf".

Horvat Croatian, Slovene
From Croatian and Slovene Hrvat meaning "Croat, person from Croatia".

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

Petersson Swedish
Means "son of Peter".

Ojala Finnish, Estonian
From Finnish and Estonian oja meaning "ditch, channel, brook" with the suffix -la indicating a place.

McGowan Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Ghabhann.

Oblak Slovene
Means "cloud" in Slovene.

Vasilieva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Васильева (see Vasilyeva).

Kafková f Czech
Feminine form of Kafka.

Grady Irish
From Irish Ó Gráda or Ó Grádaigh meaning "descendant of Gráda". The byname Gráda means "noble, illustrious".

Ness English, Scottish, Norwegian
From English ness and Norwegian nes meaning "headland, promontory", of Old Norse origin, originally referring to a person who lived there.

Sienkiewicz Polish
Patronymic from the given name Sienko, an old diminutive of Szymon. This was the surname of the Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916).

Cheung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhang.

Flintstone Popular Culture
From the English words flint and stone, created by Hanna-Barbera Productions for the caveman family (Fred, Wilma and Pebbles) in their animated television show The Flintstones, which ran from 1960 to 1966.

Gorman 2 Irish
From the Irish Ó Gormáin meaning "descendant of Gormán". The given name Gormán means "little blue one".

Beitel German
Variant of Beutel.

De Vitis Italian
Means "son of Vito 1", using a Latinized form of the given name.

Leslie Scottish
From a Scottish clan name, earlier Lesselyn, derived from a place name in Aberdeenshire, itself probably from Gaelic leas celyn meaning "garden of holly".

Moon 1 Korean
Korean form of Wen, from Sino-Korean 文 (mun).

Weasley Literature
Used by J. K. Rowling for the character of Ron Weasley (and other members of his family) in her Harry Potter series of books, first released in 1997. Rowling presumably derived it from the English word weasel, perhaps in combination with the common place name/surname suffix -ley, which is derived from Old English leah meaning "woodland, clearing".

Summers 1 English
Variant of Sumner.

Zorić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Zora".

Truman English
Means "trusty man" in Middle English. A famous bearer of the surname was American president Harry S. Truman (1884-1972).

Kunze German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Konrad.

Strange English
Derived from Middle English strange meaning "foreign", ultimately from Latin extraneus.

Sander German, Danish
Derived from the given name Alexander.

Pender 1 English
From Middle English pind "to pen up". This was an occupational name for someone who penned animals.

Willems Dutch
Derived from the given name Willem.

Brunetti Italian
Diminutive of Bruno.

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

Hannigen Irish
Variant of O'Hannagain.

Prescott English
From the name of various English places meaning "priest's cottage" in Old English.

Saar Estonian
From Estonian saar meaning "island".

Slootmaekers Dutch, Flemish
Occupational name for a locksmith, from Dutch slot "lock" and maker "maker".

Dustin English
From the Old Norse given name Þórsteinn.

Hayden 1 English
From place names meaning either "hay valley" or "hay hill", derived from Old English heg "hay" and denu "valley" or dun "hill".

Herman English, Dutch
From the given name Herman.

Knight English
From Old English cniht meaning "knight", a tenant serving as a mounted soldier.

Blackman English
From a nickname, a variant of Black.

Gehring German
Derived from a short form of Old German names starting with the element ger "spear".

Choudhury Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali চৌধুরী (see Chowdhury).

Simpson English
Means "son of Sim", Sim being a medieval short form of Simon 1. This is the name of a fictional American family on the animated television series The Simpsons, starting 1989.

Browne English
Variant of Brown.

School Dutch
From Dutch school, ultimately from Latin schola meaning "school", indicating a person who worked at or lived near a school.

Goode English
Variant of Good.

White English
Originally a nickname for a person who had white hair or a pale complexion, from Old English hwit "white".

Cvetkov m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Цветков (see Tsvetkov).

Crnčević Serbian, Croatian
Derived from Serbian and Croatian црн (crn) meaning "black".

Slezák m Czech, Slovak
Originally a name for a person from Silesia, a historical region that is nowadays split between Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic.

Vrublová f Czech
Feminine form of Vrubel.

Koszorús Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian koszorú meaning "garland, wreath, girdle", a name for someone who made garlands.

Romano 2 Italian
Denoted a person from the city of Rome, either a resident or someone who visited as a pilgrim. In Calabria it was also used to designate a person from New Rome, a name for Constantinople.

Chey Khmer
Means "victory" in Khmer, from Sanskrit जय (jaya).

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

Brand 2 German, Dutch
From Old High German brant or Old Dutch brand meaning "fire", originally a name for a person who lived near an area that had been cleared by fire.

Bird English
Occupational name for a person who raised or hunted birds.

Volk German
Derived from given names beginning with the Old High German element folk meaning "people".

Karim Arabic
Derived from the given name Karim.

Andreev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Андреев (see Andreyev).

Johnston Scottish
From the name of a Scottish town, which meant "John's town".

Gelashvili Georgian
Means "son of Gela".

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

Casey Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cathasaigh meaning "descendant of Cathassach".

Breckinridge Scottish, English
Variant of Breckenridge.

Kinley Scottish
Anglicized form of MacFhionnlaigh.

Sundberg Swedish
From Swedish sund meaning "strait" and berg meaning "mountain".

Gwózdek Polish
Derived from either archaic Polish gwozd meaning "forest" or gwóźdź meaning "nail".

Keaton English
From any of three English place names: Ketton in Rutland, Ketton in Durham or Keaton in Devon. The first is probably derived from an old river name or tribal name combined with Old English ea "river", with the spelling later influenced by tun "enclosure, yard, town". The second is from the Old English given name Catta or the Old Norse given name Káti combined with Old English tun. The third is possibly from Cornish kee "hedge, bank" combined with Old English tun.

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

Macaulay Scottish, Irish
Variant of McCauley.

Khachaturyan Armenian
Means "son of Khachatur" in Armenian. A famous bearer was the Armenian composer Aram Khachaturyan or Khachaturian (1903-1978).

Vacík m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Václav.

Stojanov m Macedonian
Means "son of Stojan".

Vastag Hungarian
From a nickname meaning "stout, thick" in Hungarian.

Georges French
From the given name Georges.

Ó Caoindealbháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Quinlan.

Honkanen Finnish
Derived from Finnish honka meaning "pine".

Van den Berg Dutch
Means "from the mountain", derived from Dutch berg meaning "mountain".

Lynton English
Variant of Linton.

Del Olmo Spanish
Variant of Olmo.

Vidmar Slovene
From various places in Slovenia named Videm, meaning "church property" in Slovene.

Achterkamp Dutch
From the name of various places in the Netherlands, derived from Low German achter "behind" and kamp "field".

Otto German
From the given name Otto.

Lundin Swedish
Variant of Lund.

Leonardi Italian
From the given name Leonardo.

Key 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Aodha.

Day English
From a diminutive form of David.

Filipová f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Filip.

Traver French
French variant of Travers.

Qurbanov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qurban".

Bachmeier German
Originally referred to a farmer whose farm was beside a stream, from Middle High German bach "stream" and meier "steward, tenant farmer".

Cavallo Italian
Means "horse" in Italian, an occupational name for a horseman.

Bellomo Italian
From a nickname derived from Italian bello "beautiful, fair" and uomo "man".

Richter German
Means "judge" in German, from Middle High German rihtære.

Van Aalsburg Dutch
Means "from Aalsburg", which is possibly Adelsburg, composed of adal "noble" and burg "fortress".

Vitali Italian
From the given name Vitale.

Holub mu Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian
Means "dove, pigeon" in Czech, Slovak and Ukrainian.

Gunther German
Derived from the given name Günther.

Walton English
From the name of any of several villages in England, derived from Old English wealh "foreigner, Celt", weald "forest", weall "wall", or wille "well, spring, water hole" combined with tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Juhász Hungarian
Occupational name meaning "shepherd" in Hungarian, from juh "sheep".

Suen Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Sun.

Bruhn German
Variant of Braun.

Tos Spanish
Spanish form of Tosi.

Poulsen Danish
Means "son of Poul".

Collingwood English
From a place name, itself derived from Old French chalenge meaning "disputed" and Middle English wode meaning "woods".

Akbari Persian
From the given name Akbar.

Favero Italian
Variant of Fabbri.

Ó Tadhgáin Irish (Rare)
Irish Gaelic form of Teagan.

Moreira Portuguese
Derived from Portuguese amoreira meaning "mulberry tree".

Upton English
Denoted a person hailing from one of the many towns in England bearing this name. The place name itself is derived from Old English upp "up" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Gavrilović Serbian
Means "son of Gavrilo".

Carver English
Occupational surname for a carver, from Middle English kerve "cut".

Savage English
English nickname meaning "wild, uncouth", derived from Old French salvage or sauvage meaning "untamed", ultimately from Latin silvaticus meaning "wild, from the woods".

Kyselá f Czech
Feminine form of Kyselý.

Stilo Italian
Derived from the name of the town of Stilo in southern Italy. It is possibly derived from Greek στῦλος (stylos) meaning "column, pillar".

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

Bíró Hungarian
Derived from bíró meaning "judge" in Hungarian.

Ryer German (Anglicized)
Possibly an Americanized form of Reiher.

Desrosiers French
Means "from the rose bushes", from French rosier "rose bush". It probably referred to a person who lived close to, or cared for a rose garden.

Jephson English
Variant of Jepson.

Ritchie Scottish
From a Scottish diminutive of the given name Richard.

Jarrett English
Variant of Garrett.

Sano Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Soto Spanish
Means "grove of trees, small forest" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin saltus.

Kendrick 3 Scottish
Variant of McKendrick.

Yun Korean
From Sino-Korean 尹 (yun) meaning "govern, oversee".

Busto Spanish, Italian
From the name of towns in Spain and Italy, derived from Late Latin bustum meaning "ox pasture".

Rome French, English
English and French form of Romano 2.

Wouters Dutch
Means "son of Wouter".

Keys 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Aodha.

Clery Irish
Variant of Cleary.

Jovanovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Jovan".

Tobias English, German, Jewish
From the given name Tobias.

Tsunoda Japanese
From Japanese 角 (tsuno) meaning "point, corner" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Nigro Italian
Variant of Negri.

Knaggs English
From Middle English knagg meaning "small mound, projection". It is found most commonly in the north of England, in particular Yorkshire.

Nave Italian
From various Italian places called Nave.

Paquet 1 French
Occupational name for a firewood gatherer, from Old French pacquet "bundle".

Caro Spanish, Italian
From Spanish and Italian caro meaning "beloved".

Blanchett French (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Blanchet or Blanchette.

MacLachlainn Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McLaughlin.

Ziemniak Polish
Means "potato" in Polish.

Erkens Dutch
Derived from the given name Erk, a variant of Erik.

Tenley English
Possibly from the name of an English town derived from Old English tind "point" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Alfarsi Arabic
Means "the Persian" in Arabic, derived from Arabic فارس (Fāris) meaning "Persia".

Zingel Jewish
From Middle High German zingel "defensive wall". This name was originally applied to a person who lived near the outermost wall of a castle.

Nguyễn Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Ruan, from Sino-Vietnamese 阮 (nguyễn). This is the most common Vietnamese surname, accounting for over a third of the population.

Profeta Italian
From Italian profeta meaning "prophet". It probably came from a nickname indicating a person who wanted to predict the future. It is typical of southern Italy.

Bonham English
English form of Bonhomme.

Varano Italian
Derived from one of the many towns of this name in Italy.

Stanković Serbian
Means "son of Stanko".

Tiedeman Low German
Variant of Tiedemann.

Lynwood English
Variant of Linwood.

Faust German
Derived from the given name Faust, a form of Faustus.

Pettersen Norwegian
Means "son of Petter".

Cropper English
Occupational name derived from Middle English croppe "crop", referring to a fruit picker or a crop reaper.

Bloxam English
Variant of Bloxham.

Polley English
From Old French poli meaning "polite, courteous".

Cantù Italian
From Cantù, an Italian town located in Lombardy, itself of uncertain origin.

Bergamaschi Italian
Originally indicated an inhabitant of the city of Bergamo in Lombardy.

McNeill Scottish, Irish
Variant of McNeil.

Francisco Portuguese, Spanish
Derived from the given name Francisco.

Metharom Thai
Possibly refers to a place or institute of learning or where knowledge is provided.

Ježková f Czech
Czech feminine form of Ježek.

Boothman English
Variant of Booth.

Croft English
From Old English croft meaning "enclosed field".

Huff English
Means "spur of a hill", from Old English hoh.

Tennison English
Means "son of Denis".

Dean 1 English
Derived from Middle English dene meaning "valley".

Mlynář m Czech
Means "miller" in Czech.

Palmeiro Portuguese
Portuguese form of Palmer.

Kimball English
Derived from the Welsh given name Cynbel or the Old English given name Cynebald.

Tanaka Japanese
Means "dweller in the rice fields", from Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".

Wojciechowska f Polish
Feminine form of Wojciechowski.

Becker German
Derived from Middle High German becker meaning "baker".

Schmidt German
Occupational name derived from Middle High German smit "smith, metalworker", a cognate of Smith.

Bähr German
From Middle High German bër "bear" or ber "boar". This was originally a nickname for a strong or brave person.

Serpico Italian
From a nickname derived from Italian serpe "serpent, reptile".

Petraitytė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Petraitis. This form is used by unmarried women.

Van Wegberg Dutch
Means "from Wegberg", a small town in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, close to the Dutch border. It is derived from old German weg "way, path, road" and berg "mountain".

Sartor Italian
Variant of Sarto.

Vaughan Welsh
From Welsh bychan (mutated to fychan) meaning "little". It was a descriptive name to distinguish father from son.

Ford English
Name given to someone who lived by a ford, possibly the official who maintained it. A famous bearer was the American industrialist Henry Ford (1863-1947).

Capello 1 Italian
From Late Latin cappa meaning "cloak, cape, hood". This was a name for one who made or wore cloaks.

Gotti German
Variant of Gott.

Nykvist Swedish
Variant of Nyqvist.

Smets Dutch
Variant of Smit.

Grigorova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Grigorov.

Loritz German
Derived from the given name Lorenz.

Booth English
Topographic name derived from Middle English both meaning "hut, stall".

Mori Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest".

Callan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cathaláin meaning "descendant of Cathalán".

Tomczak Polish
From a diminutive of the given name Tomasz.

Žitnik Slovene
From the Slavic root žito meaning "rye, grain". This was an occupational name for a dealer in rye or a baker.

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

Chvátalová f Czech
Feminine form of Chvátal.

Pottinger English
Occupational name, either for an apothecary, from Old French potecaire, or a seller of stew, from Old French potagier.

Baláž m Slovak
Slovak form of Balázs.

Utkina f Russian
Feminine form of Utkin.

Walter English, German
Derived from the given name Walter.

Reece Welsh
Derived from the given name Rhys.

Garfagnini Italian
Originally denoted one from the region of Garfagnana in Tuscany, Italy, near the historical city of Lucca.

Akabane Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 羽 (hane) meaning "feather".

Crewe English
Originally denoted someone from Crewe in Cheshire, which is from Welsh criu "weir, dam, fish trap".

Zaal Dutch
Means "hall" in Dutch.

Hope English
Derived from Middle English hop meaning "small valley".

Traversini Italian
Italian variant of Travers.

Kokkinos m Greek
From a nickname meaning "red" in Greek.

Kollárová f Slovak
Feminine form of Kollár.

Mandić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Manda".

Cervantes Spanish
Possibly from Old Spanish servanto meaning "servant" or ciervo meaning "stag". A famous bearer was the Spanish novelist Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616).

Accursio Italian
From the given name Bonaccorso.

Lefebvre French
Variant of Lefèvre.

Ó hÉidín Irish
Means "descendant of Éidín" in Irish. The given name Éidín is a diminutive of éideadh meaning "clothes, armour".

Maddox Welsh
Derived from the given name Madoc.

Bonaventura Italian
From the given name Bonaventura.

Aoyama Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "green, blue" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Sciarra Italian
From Sicilian sciarra meaning "quarrel, dispute", originally a nickname for a quarrelsome person.

Bartalotti Italian
Means "son of Bartalotto", a diminutive of Bartolo.

Antonino Italian
From the given name Antonino.

Negrini Italian
Variant of Negri.

Filippov m Russian
Means "son of Filip".

Michaelson English
Means "son of Michael".

Abraham Jewish, English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch
Derived from the given name Abraham.

Arkes Dutch
Means "son of Arke 2".

Kipling English
From the name of a town in Yorkshire, of Old English origin meaning "Cyppel's people", from a given name Cyppel of unknown meaning. A famous bearer of this name was the author Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936).

Van Middlesworth Dutch (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Van Middelburg.

Ježek m Czech
Diminutive form of Jež.

De Jonge Dutch
Variant of De Jong.

Côté French
French form of Costa.

Carlsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Carl".

Bernardo Portuguese
From the given name Bernardo.

Großel German
Variant of Groß, used in southern Germany.

Paden English
Variant of Patton.

Abiodun Yoruba
From the given name Abiodun.

Mack 2 Scottish, English
From the given name Mack 2.

Araullo Filipino
Form of Araújo especially common in the Philippines.

Merckx Dutch, Flemish
From the given name Mark.

Hyde English
From Middle English hide, a unit of land, approximately the size necessary to support a household.

Appleby English
From the name of various English towns, derived from Old English æppel "apple" and Old Norse býr "farm, settlement".

Jokela Finnish
Derived from Finnish joki "river".

Accardo Italian
Variant of Acardi.

Pesty Hungarian
Variant of Pesti.

Cracchiolo Italian
Derived from Italian cracchiola, referring to a chicory-like vegetable.

Sakamoto Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Jankovič Slovene
Means "son of Janko".

Marion French
Derived from the given name Marion 1.

Larsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Lars".

Albuquerque Portuguese
From the name of the Spanish town of Alburquerque, near the Portuguese border in the province of Badajoz. It is probably derived from Latin alba quercus meaning "white oak".

Bagnoli Italian
Diminutive form of Bagni.

Ó Mathghamhna Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Mahoney.

Colbert English, French
Derived from the given name Colobert.

Donoghue Irish
From Irish Ó Donnchadha meaning "descendant of Donnchadh".

Nepi Italian
From the town of Nepi in central Italy, which is of uncertain origin.

Krastiņš m Latvian
Derived from Latvian krasts meaning "shore, coast".

Kyle Scottish
Derived from Scottish Gaelic caol meaning "narrows, channel, strait", originally given to a person who lived by a strait.

Macháňová f Czech
Feminine form of Macháň.

Silva Portuguese, Spanish
From Spanish or Portuguese silva meaning "forest". This is the most common surname in Portugal and Brazil.

Filipowski m 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).

Hale English
Derived from Old English halh meaning "nook, recess, hollow".

Everly English
From place names meaning derived from Old English eofor "boar" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Balodis m Latvian
Means "pigeon" in Latvian.

Fletcher English
Occupational name for a fletcher, someone who attached feathers to the shaft of an arrow. It is derived from Old French fleche meaning "arrow".

Abbasova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Abbasov.

Sitz 1 German
Derived from a given name beginning with the Old High German element sigu meaning "victory".

Ślusarczyk Polish
Diminutive form of Ślusarski.

Csonka Hungarian
Means "maimed, mutilated" in Hungarian.

Rivero Spanish
Variant of Rivera.

Marinova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Marinov.

Giménez Spanish
Variant of Jiménez.

Suárez Spanish
Means "son of Suero".

Ruiz Spanish
Means "son of Ruy" in Spanish.

Stankevičius m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Stankiewicz.

Salihović Bosnian
Means "son of Salih".

McArthur Scottish
Means "son of Arthur" in Gaelic.

Sangster English, Scottish
Occupational name or nickname for a singer, from Old English singan "to sing, to chant".

Kunkel German
Occupational name for a maker of distaffs, from Middle High German kunkel "distaff, spindle", of Latin origin.

Virág Hungarian
From a nickname meaning "flower" in Hungarian.

Lesley Scottish
Variant of Leslie.

Dorsey English
Means "from Orsay", referring to the town of Orsay near Paris, its name deriving from the Latin personal name Orcius.

Manfredi Italian
Derived from the given name Manfredo.

Antoniou Greek
Means "son of Antonios".

Bulle Dutch
From the given name Boele.

Aaldenberg Dutch
Originally denoted a person who came from an uncertain place called Aaldenberg, meaning "old mountain".

Parent English, French
Derived from Old French parent meaning either "notable" (from Latin pārēre meaning "to be apparent") or "parent" (from Latin parere meaning "to produce, to give birth").

Megalos m Greek
Means "big, great" in Greek.

Hiedler German
From southern German Hiedl meaning "underground stream".

Arkwright English
Occupational name meaning "chest maker", from Middle English arc meaning "chest, coffer" and wyrhta meaning "maker, craftsman".

Aben Dutch
Means "son of Abe 2".