Browse Surnames

Kárpáty Hungarian
Variant of Kárpáti.

Kappel German, Dutch
Name for a person who lived near or worked at a chapel, ultimately from Late Latin cappella, a diminutive of cappa "cape", arising from the holy relic of the torn cape of Saint Martin, which was kept in small churches.

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

Moriarty Irish
From Irish Ó Muircheartach meaning "descendant of Muirchertach". This was the surname given by Arthur Conan Doyle to a master criminal in the Sherlock Holmes series.

Veronesi Italian
Variant of Verona.

Gaspari Italian
From the given name Gaspare.

Kellogg English
Occupational name for a pig butcher, from Middle English killen "to kill" and hog "pig, swine, hog".

Freund German
From Middle High German vriunt, modern German Freund meaning "friend".

Andreas German
Derived from the given name Andreas.

Vieth German
From the given name Veit.

Weekes English
Variant of Weeks.

Lamont Scottish
From the medieval Gaelic given name Lagmann, derived from Old Norse lǫgmaðr meaning "law man".

Travis English
English variant of Travers.

Stroud English
From Old English strod meaning "marshy ground overgrown with brushwood".

Sloane Irish
Variant of Sloan.

Palacios Spanish
Spanish cognate of Palazzo.

Gagné French (Quebec)
Variant of Gagneux. This surname is especially common in Quebec.

Krejči m Czech
Means "tailor" in Czech.

Carboni Italian
Variant of Carbone.

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.

Beránek m Czech
Means "little ram, male lamb" in Czech.

Jokinen Finnish
Derived from Finnish joki "river".

Ferrero Italian
Regional variant of Ferrari. It is typical of the area around Turin.

Erős Hungarian
Means "strong" in Hungarian.

Mac Eachairn Scottish Gaelic
Means "son of Eacharn", where the given name Eacharn is from the Old Irish name Echthigern.

Smedley English
From an unidentified place name probably meaning "smooth clearing" in Old English.

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-).

Perez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Pérez.

Oppenheimer German
Originally indicated a person from Oppenheim, Germany, perhaps meaning "marshy home". A notable bearer was the American physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967).

Vanchev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vancho".

Sydykova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Sydykov.

Cəfərov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Cəfər".

Kearney Irish
From the Irish name Ó Ceithearnaigh meaning "descendant of Ceithearnach", a given name meaning "warrior".

Klimková f Czech
Czech feminine form of Klimek.

Sólyom Hungarian
Means "hawk, falcon" in Hungarian.

Brandon English
From the name of various places in England meaning "hill covered with broom" in Old English.

Lásková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Láska.

Friel Irish
From the Irish Ó Frighil meaning "descendant of Fearghal".

De With Dutch
Variant of De Witte.

Coburn Scottish, English
Variant of Cockburn.

Havrylyuk Ukrainian
From a diminutive of the given name Havryil.

Součková f Czech
Feminine form of Souček.

Tatton English
Originally indicated a person from a town by this name, derived from the Old English given name Tata combined with tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town".

Vasiliauskienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vasiliauskas. This form is used by married women.

Barone Italian
Italian cognate of Baron.

Ó Maonaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Mooney.

Campo Spanish, Italian
Means "field" in Spanish and Italian.

Battle English
From a nickname for a combative person. In some cases it may come from the name of English places called Battle, so named because they were sites of battles.

Ó Ceallacháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Callahan.

Rosário Portuguese
Means "rosary" in Portuguese. This name was often given to people born on the day of the festival of Our Lady of the Rosary.

Kędzierska f Polish
Feminine form of Kędzierski.

Jukić Croatian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Juraj.

Sörös Hungarian
From Hungarian sör meaning "beer". Originally the name was given to beer brewers.

Probert Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Robert, which means "son of Robert".

Vasylyshyn Ukrainian
Means "son of Vasyl".

Török Hungarian
Means "Turkish" in Hungarian.

Von Brandt German
Means "from the area cleared by fire", from Middle High German brant.

Bowie Scottish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Buidheach, derived from buidhe meaning "yellow". A famous bearer was the American pioneer James Bowie (1796-1836), for whom the bowie knife is named. The British musician David Bowie (1947-2016), born David Robert Jones, took his stage name from the American pioneer (and the knife).

Yanev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Yane", a diminutive of Yoan 2.

Sheppard English
Variant of Shepherd.

Vacíková f Czech
Feminine form of Vacík.

Ruggles English
From a medieval diminutive of the given name Roger.

Pawlitzki German
German surname derived from a Slavic form of the given name Paul.

Medvedeva f Russian
Feminine form of Medvedev.

Aliev m Tajik, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Avar, Chechen
Alternate transcription of Tajik/Kyrgyz/Chechen Алиев, Kazakh Әлиев or Avar ГӀалиев (see Aliyev).

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

Albano Italian
Derived from the given name Albano.

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

Asturias Spanish
From the name of a region in Spain, formerly a medieval kingdom. It is possibly derived from Basque asta "rock" and ur "water".

Vancheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vanchev.

Espinoza Spanish
Variant of Espinosa.

Sándor Hungarian
Derived from the given name Sándor.

Kaya Turkish
Means "rock, cliff" in Turkish.

Semenyuk Ukrainian
From the given name Semen.

Meunier French
Means "miller" in French.

Van Ogtrop Dutch
Variant of Ogtrop.

Crocetti Italian
Italian diminutive form of Croce.

Mac an Fleisdeir Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Lister.

Lemmi Italian
From a short form of the given name Guglielmo. It is typical of Tuscany.

Ó Comhraidhe Irish
Means "descendant of Comhraidhe", in which the given name Comhraidhe is of unknown meaning.

Zdravkova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Zdravkov.

Gonzales Spanish
Variant of González.

Lundquist Swedish
Variant of Lundqvist.

Biondo Italian
Variant of Biondi.

Wechsler German, Jewish
Means "money changer, banker", from German wechseln "to exchange".

MacLean Scottish
Variant of McLean.

Hewitt English
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Hugh.

Amiri Persian
From the given name Amir 1.

MacGilleMhoire Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Gilmore.

Tsvetanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Tsvetan".

Flater German
Means "reed bed" in German.

Beauchêne French
From French place names derived from beau "beautiful" and chêne "oak".

Otieno Luo
Derived from the given name Otieno.

Van Gogh Dutch
Means "from Goch", a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, near the border with the Netherlands. It may be derived from a Low German word meaning "meadow, floodplain". This name was borne by the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890).

O'Reilly Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Raghailligh.

Hermann German
From the given name Hermann.

Plešec Slovene
Variant of Pleško.

Dudová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Duda.

Allegri Italian
From an Italian nickname derived from allegro meaning "quick, lively".

Milford English
Originally derived from various place names all meaning "ford by a mill" in Old English.

Lennartsson Swedish
Means "son of Lennart".

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

Vladimirescu Romanian
Means "son of Vladimir".

Robson English
Means "son of Rob".

Yap English
From a nickname for a clever or cunning person, from Middle English yap meaning "devious, deceitful, shrewd".

O'Hannigan Irish
Variant of O'Hannagain.

Kasprzak Polish
Means "son of Kacper".

Ó Treasaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Tracey 2.

Miura Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".

Toselli Italian
Diminutive form of Tosi.

Mendelssohn Jewish
Means "son of Mendel".

Fox English
From the name of the animal. It was originally a nickname for a person with red hair or a crafty person.

Fiala m Czech
Means "violet" in Czech, referring to the flower. It may have originally referred to a person who lived near a sign bearing violets, or it may have been given to a person who lived in a place where violets grew.

Caivano Italian
From the name of the town of Caivano near Naples, derived from Latin Calvianum, derived from the Roman cognomen Calvus.

Mutō Japanese
From Japanese 武 (mu) meaning "military, martial" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria". The final character may indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan.

Cuyler Dutch
Variant of Kuijlaars or Koole.

Fodor Hungarian
From Hungarian fodor meaning "curly, wavy", referring to a person with curly or wavy hair.

Van Altena Dutch
Variant of Altena.

Girard French
From the given name Gérard.

Benvenuti Italian
Means "son of Benvenuto".

Scordato Italian
Means "forgotten, left behind" in Italian.

Irvin Scottish, English
Variant of Irvine 1 or Irwin.

Hendriks Dutch
Derived from the given name Hendrik.

Headley English
From place names meaning "heather clearing" in Old English.

Botha Afrikaans
South African variant of Both.

Halász Hungarian
Means "fisherman" in Hungarian.

Eide Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse eið meaning "isthmus".

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

Schovajsová f Czech
Feminine form of Schovajsa.

Nowakowska f Polish
Feminine form of Nowakowski.

Rojo Spanish
Means "red" in Spanish, referring to the colour of the hair or complexion.

Jabłońska f Polish
Feminine form of Jabłoński.

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

Webb English
Occupational name meaning "weaver", from Old English webba, a derivative of wefan "to weave".

Van Apeldoorn Dutch
Variant of Apeldoorn.

Harrell English
From the given name Harold.

Bauer German
From Old High German bur meaning "peasant, farmer".

Elvis English
Variant of Elwes.

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

Trask English
Originally indicated a person from Thirsk, North Yorkshire, derived from Old Norse þresk meaning "fen, marsh".

Danielsson Swedish
Means "son of Daniel".

Kerimowa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Kerimow.

MacCàba Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McCabe.

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

Ivankov m Russian
Patronymic derived from a diminutive of the given name Ivan.

Beulens Dutch
Means "son of Boele".

Elwes English
Derived from the given name Eloise.

Ismoilova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Ismoilov.

Ryskamp Dutch
Meaning unknown, probably ending with Dutch kamp meaning "camp".

Toole Irish
Variant of O'Toole.

Christians English
Derived from the given name Christian.

Feliciano Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Feliciano.

McCullough Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cú Uladh meaning "son of Cú Uladh". The byname Cú Uladh means "hound of Ulster". This surname has also been associated with Old Irish cullach "boar".

Ó Cinnéidigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Kennedy.

Ó Madaidhín Irish
Means "descendant of Madaihín", a given name derived from Irish madadh meaning "dog, mastiff".

Metzger German
Means "butcher" in German.

Priede Latvian
Means "pine tree" in Latvian.

Niven Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Naoimhín.

Nováčková f Czech
Feminine form of Nováček.

Maki 1 Japanese
From Japanese 牧 (maki) meaning "shepherd, tend cattle".

Ó Floinn Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Flynn.

Béranger French
From the given name Bérenger.

Boels Dutch
Means "son of Boele".

Haupt German
German cognate of Head.

Maina Kikuyu
Derived from the given name Maina.

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

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

Mata Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan
From Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan mata meaning "trees, shrubs", possibly from Late Latin matta meaning "reed mat".

Parodi Italian
From the name of a village near Genoa in northern Italy.

Mendes Portuguese
Portuguese form of Menéndez.

Silver English
From a nickname for a person with grey hair, from Old English seolfor "silver".

Ioannidou f Greek
Feminine form of Ioannidis.

Baart Dutch
Means "beard" in Dutch, originally describing a person who wore a beard.

Tosto Italian
From a nickname for a tough, stubborn person, from Italian tosto "hard, tough".

Sartini Italian
Diminutive form of Sarto.

Van Hout Dutch
Variant of Van Houten.

Abdullaeva f Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Cyrillic Абдуллаева (see Abdullayeva).

Hannigan Irish
Variant of O'Hannagain.

Derrick English
Derived from the given name Derrick (see Derek). A famous bearer of this surname is the character Stephan Derrick from the German television series Derrick (1974-1998).

Ng 2 Chinese (Hokkien)
Min Nan romanization of Huang.

Georgiou Greek
Means "son of Georgios".

Jephson English
Variant of Jepson.

Clemente Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Clemente.

Summers 2 English
Variant of Sommer 1.

Archer English
Occupational name for one who practiced archery, from Latin arcus "bow" (via Old French).

Peura Finnish
Means "deer" in Finnish.

Meyer 4 English
Variant of Myer.

Abioye Yoruba
From the given name Abioye.

MacDuff Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Dhuibh.

MacAmhalghaidh Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McCauley.

Arnold English, German
Derived from the given name Arnold.

Rodrigues Portuguese
Means "son of Rodrigo" in Portuguese.

Kidd English
From a nickname meaning "young goat, kid" in Middle English, of Old Norse origin.

Gomółka Polish
Derived from Polish gomółka, a type of round cheese, ultimately from an old Polish word meaning "round".

Bernat Catalan
Derived from the given name Bernat.

Welch English
Variant of Walsh.

Beckenbauer German
Means "farmer living by a stream" in German.

Bianchi Italian
From Italian bianco meaning "white", originally given to a person who was white-haired or extremely pale.

Nikolaeva f Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian Николаева (see Nikolayeva), as well as the usual Bulgarian form.

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.

Ellison English
Patronymic form of the English name Ellis, from the medieval given name Elis, a vernacular form of Elijah.

Rocca Italian
Italian cognate of Roach.

Burke English, Irish
Derived from Middle English burgh meaning "fortress, fortification, castle". It was brought to Ireland in the 12th century by the Norman invader William de Burgh.

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

Ahearne Irish
Anglicized form of Ó hEachthighearna.

Faron French
From the given name Faron.

MacGinnis Irish
Variant of McGuinness.

Balázs Hungarian
Derived from the given name Balázs.

Čížiková f Slovak
Feminine form of Čížik.

Hakala Finnish
From Finnish haka meaning "pasture" with the suffix -la indicating a place.

Reilly Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Raghailligh.

Baumgartner German
Occupational name for a person who worked or lived at an orchard, from German Baumgarten "orchard" (derived from Baum "tree" and Garten "garden").

Palazzo Italian
Means "palace" in Italian, from Latin palatium. It was originally used by someone who lived near a palace or mansion, or who worked there.

Qurbonov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Qurbon".

Nowakowski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from various towns called Nowakowo or similar, derived from Polish nowy meaning "new".

Mikhaylov m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Михайлов (see Mikhailov).

Ter Avest Dutch
Means "at the edge, eave" indicating a person who lived at the edge of a forest or under a covered shelter.

Tracey 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Treasaigh meaning "descendant of Treasach".

Manning 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Mainnín meaning "descendant of Mainchín".

Schulze German
Variant of Schulz.

McCoy Scottish
Anglicized form of MacAoidh.

Van Kann Dutch
Variant of Van Kan.

Lê Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Li 2, from Sino-Vietnamese 黎 (lê). This is the third most common surname in Vietnam.

Oikonomou Greek
Derived from Greek οικονόμος (ikonomos) meaning "housekeeper, steward".

Abbingh Dutch
Variant of Abbink.

Bachvarov m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian бъчвар (bachvar) meaning "cooper, barrel maker".

Tehrani Persian
Indicated a person from the Iranian city of Tehran, of unknown meaning.

Schovajsa m Czech
Means "hide yourself" in Czech, of Moravian origin.

Macháň m Czech
Derived from the given name Mach, a Czech diminutive of Matěj and other given names beginning with Ma.

Arrington English
From the name of a town in Cambridgeshire, originally meaning "Earna's settlement" in Old English (Earna being a person's nickname meaning "eagle").

Lovell English
Variant of Lowell.

Michaelis German
Derived from the given name Michael.

Große German
Variant of Groß.

Vaněk m Czech
From an old diminutive of the given name Václav.

Bryan English
From the given name Brian.

Mac Alastair Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McAlister.

Avery English
Derived from a Norman French form of the given names Alberich or Alfred.

Szweda Polish
Derived from Polish Szwed meaning "Swede, person from Sweden".

Tillens Flemish
From the old Dutch name Tiel, a medieval diminutive of Dietrich.

Nakano Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Fried German
Derived from the given name Friedrich.

Crespi Italian
Variant of Crespo.

Obradović Serbian
Means "son of Obrad".

Lopez Spanish
Unaccented variant of López.

Ilić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Ilija".

Donalds English
Derived from the given name Donald.

Tittensor English
Indicated a person from Tittensor, England, which means "Titten's ridge".

Sherburne English
Variant of Sherburn.

Baran um Polish, Slovak, Ukrainian
Means "ram, male sheep" in Polish, Slovak and Ukrainian.

Anjema Frisian
Denoted a person from the village of Anjum in the Netherlands. It possibly means "corner" in Dutch.

Shaughnessy Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Seachnasaigh.

Honda Japanese
From Japanese 本 (hon) meaning "root, origin, source" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Antuma Frisian
Variant of Antema.

Nagasawa Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Rapti f Greek
Feminine form of Raptis.

Van Arendonk Dutch
Variant of Arendonk.

Abbes Dutch
Means "son of Abbe".

Boyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Boyan".

Meggyesfalvi Hungarian
Derived from a Hungarian village named Meggyesfalva meaning "cherry village", from meggy "cherry" and falu "village".

Trudeau French (Quebec)
From a diminutive of the given name Thouroude, a medieval French form of the Norse name Torvald. This name has been borne by two Canadian prime ministers, Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1919-2000) and his son Justin Trudeau (1971-).

Sarto Italian
Occupational name meaning "tailor" in Italian, from Latin sartor, from sarcire meaning "to mend".

Hagihara Japanese
From Japanese 萩 (hagi) meaning "bush clover" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Wade 1 English
Derived from the Old English place name wæd meaning "a ford".

Valentinova f Bulgarian, Russian
Feminine form of Valentinov.

Lundström Swedish
From Swedish lund (Old Norse lundr) meaning "grove" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".

Rinaldi Italian
Derived from the given name Rinaldo.

Kecskeméti Hungarian
Originally indicated a person who came from the Hungarian city of Kecskemét, derived from kecske meaning "goat".

Rios Portuguese
Originally denoted a person who lived near a river, from Portuguese rios "river", ultimately from Latin rivus.

Leavitt English
From the name of various places called Livet in Normandy, France. They are possibly of Gaulish origin.

Wuopio Swedish
Meaning uncertain, possibly referred to a dweller in a narrow bay with steep shores.

Steuben German
Name for a dweller by a stump of a large tree, from Middle Low German stubbe "stub".

Klossner German
Derived from German Klausner, Middle High German klosenære meaning "hermit".

Masson 2 French
From a short form of the given name Thomasson, itself a diminutive of Thomas.

Killam English
Denoted one who hailed from the English town of Kilham, meaning "kiln homestead".

Kozlov m Russian
Derived from Russian козёл (kozyol) meaning "male goat", probably used to denote a goatherd.

Michaelson English
Means "son of Michael".

Jansingh Dutch
Variant of Jansen.

Garver German
Variant of Gerber.

Ackermann German
Denoted a person who lived near a field, from Middle High German acker "field" and man "man".

Fujimoto Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Croce Italian
Italian form of Cross.

Malá f Czech
Feminine form of Malý.

Admiraal Dutch
Means "admiral" in Dutch.

Ahlers Low German
Means "son of Alard".

Hathaway English
Habitational name for someone who lived near a path across a heath, from Old English hæþ "heath" and weg "way".

Horníková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Horník.

Ochoa Spanish
Spanish form of Otxoa.

Milošević Serbian
Means "son of Miloš".

Sastre Spanish
Spanish cognate of Sarto.

Balážová f Slovak
Feminine form of Baláž.

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".

Finch English, Literature
From the name of the bird, from Old English finc. It was used by Harper Lee for the surname of lawyer Atticus Finch and his children in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird (1960).

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

Pander Dutch
Variant of Penders.

Gomez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Gómez.

Holguín Spanish
Possibly from Spanish holgar "to rest, to enjoy oneself".

Lécuyer French
From French écuyer meaning "squire, shield-bearer", from Latin scutarius, a derivative of scutum "shield".

Biermann German
Derived from German bier "beer" and mann "man". The name may have referred to a brewer or a tavern owner.

Lyon 3 French, English
From the given name Leon.

Villeneuve French
French cognate of Villanueva.