Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the order is random.
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Abdel Arabic
From the given name Abdul.
Liu Chinese
From Chinese (liú) meaning "kill, destroy". This was the surname of Chinese emperors of the Han dynasty.
Popova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Popov.
Conner English
From Middle English connere meaning "inspector", an occupational name for an inspector of weights and measures.
Samuelson English
Means "son of Samuel".
Minkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Minko", a Bulgarian diminutive of Mihail.
McCabe Irish, Scottish
Means "son of Cába", where Cába is a byname meaning "cape, cloak" (from Latin cappa).
Willis English
Derived from the given name William. A famous bearer of this surname is actor Bruce Willis (1955-).
Eikenboom Dutch
Means "oak tree", from Dutch eik "oak" and boom "tree".
Tanzi Italian
From a short form of the given name Costanzo.
Harmaajärvi Finnish
Means "grey lake" in Finnish.
Lysenko Ukrainian
From a nickname, either from Ukrainian лис (lys) meaning "fox" or лисий (lysy) meaning "bald".
Karamazov Literature
Created by Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky for his novel The Brothers Karamazov (1879), about three brothers and their murdered father. Dostoyevsky may have based it on Tartar/Turkic кара (kara) meaning "black" and Russian мазать (mazat) meaning "stain". The connection to black is implied in the novel when one of the brothers is accidentally addressed as Mr. Черномазов (Chernomazov), as if based on Russian чёрный meaning "black".
Moreau French
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Maurus.
Mac Cormaic Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McCormick.
Zeng Chinese
From Chinese (zēng) referring to the former state of Zeng, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Hubei province.
Śniegowska f Polish
Feminine form of Śniegowski.
Vega Spanish
From Spanish vega meaning "meadow, plain", of Basque origin.
Duff Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Dhuibh or Ó Duibh.
Duguay French
Means "from the ford", from French gué "ford".
Hopson English
Variant of Hobson.
Lahtinen Finnish
From Finnish lahti meaning "bay, cove".
Lennon Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish name Ó Leannáin, which means "descendant of Leannán". The byname Leannán means "lover". The name was borne by the musician John Lennon (1940-1980).
Mahoney Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Mathghamhna meaning "descendant of Mathgamain".
Stalin History
Surname adopted by the Russian leader Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) during his revolutionary years. He was an ethnic Georgian, born as Ioseb Jughashvili. He derived it from Russian сталь (stal) meaning "steel".
Bulgarelli Italian
Diminutive of Bulgari.
Zeni Italian
Means "son of Zeno".
Olasz Hungarian
Means "Italian" in Hungarian, from Old Slavic volxŭ "Romance-speaker" (of Germanic origin).
Bautista Spanish
Derived from the given name Bautista.
Antonis mu Greek, Dutch
Derived from the given name Antonis or Antonius.
Poindexter English
From the Jèrriais surname Poingdestre meaning "right fist".
Salamanca Spanish
Originally indicated a person from Salamanca, a city in western Spain that is of unknown meaning.
Félix French, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Felix.
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".
Ostrowski m Polish
From Polish ostrów meaning "river island".
Bullens Dutch
Means "son of Boele".
Begbie Scottish
From the name of a town in East Lothian, Scotland. It is derived from the Old Norse given name Baggi and býr "farm, settlement".
Ungureanu Romanian
From Romanian ungur meaning "Hungarian".
Nakamura Japanese
From Japanese (naka) meaning "middle" and (mura) meaning "town, village".
Cuoco Italian
Italian cognate of Cook.
Patrickson English
Means "son of Patrick".
Ó Brádaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Brady.
Rudzīte f Latvian
Feminine form of Rudzītis.
Nosek mu Czech, Polish
Means "small nose" in Czech and Polish.
Gómez Spanish
Spanish form of Gomes.
Brams Danish
Derived from the given name Bram.
Alserda Frisian
Designated a person who was from a farm called Alserd, of uncertain meaning.
Hilton English
From various English place names derived from Old English hyll "hill" and tun "enclosure, town". Famous bearers of this name include the Hilton family of hotel heirs.
Kazlova f Belarusian
Feminine form of Kazlow.
Pires Portuguese
Means "son of Pedro".
Kaur Indian (Sikh)
Means "princess", ultimately from Sanskrit कुमारी (kumārī) meaning "girl". In 1699 Guru Gobind Singh gave all his Sikh female followers the surname Kaur and all males Singh. In many instances, it is also used as a middle name with the family name serving as the surname.
Mareš m Czech
Derived from the given name Marek.
Bueno Spanish
From a nickname meaning "good" in Spanish.
Scotti Italian
From the medieval given name Francescotto, a diminutive of Francesco.
Maurice French
From the given name Maurice.
Kellogg English
Occupational name for a pig butcher, from Middle English killen "to kill" and hog "pig, swine, hog".
Fay 2 English
From a nickname for a person who was thought to have magical qualities, from Middle English faie meaning "magical, enchanted".
Lagounova f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Лагунова (see Lagunova).
Fonda Italian
Of Italian origin, possibly from a place derived from fondo meaning "deep". The family of Henry Fonda (1905-1982) came from the Netherlands, but they were of Genoese origin.
Zaytseva f Russian
Feminine form of Zaytsev.
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.
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.
MacDhubhghaill Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of MacDougall.
North English
Name for a person who lived to the north.
Hodge English
From a medieval diminutive of Roger.
Carroll Irish
From the given name Cearbhall. A famous bearer was Lewis Carroll (1832-1898), whose real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, the author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Bērziņš m Latvian
Derived from Latvian bērzs meaning "birch tree".
Chvátal m Czech
Derived from chvátat meaning "to hurry".
Porsche German
Possibly derived from German Bursche meaning "boy, servant" or from the given name Boris.
Miazga Polish
Derived from Polish miazga "pulp, crush".
Wouters Dutch
Means "son of Wouter".
Vardanyan Armenian
Means "son of Vardan".
Wang 2 German, Dutch
From Middle High German and Middle Dutch wange meaning "cheek", possibly a nickname for someone with round or rosy cheeks.
Fonseca Spanish, Portuguese
Originally belonged to a person who lived near a dry spring, from Latin fons "well, spring" and siccus "dry".
Lamon Italian
From the name of the village of Lamon near the city of Belluno in Veneto, Italy.
Kohout m Czech
Czech cognate of Kohut.
Pace Italian
Derived from the Italian given name Pace meaning "peace".
Ravenna Italian
From the name of the city of Ravenna in northern Italy, which is of uncertain origin, possibly Etruscan.
Baumhauer German
Occupational name meaning "woodcutter", derived from German Baum "tree" and hauen "to chop".
Acquarone Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from a place name or an occupation derived from Italian acqua "water".
Coman Romanian
From the name of the Cumans, a Turkic people from the Eurasian Steppe.
Urano Japanese
From Japanese (ura) meaning "bay, inlet" and (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Ahmadova f Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əhmədova.
Endicott English
Topographic name derived from Old English meaning "from the end cottage".
Monet French
Derived from either of the given names Hamon or Edmond. A famous bearer was the French impressionist painter Claude Monet (1840-1926).
Hüseynova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Hüseynov.
Hansson Swedish
Means "son of Hans".
Ozoliņš m Latvian
Derived from Latvian ozols meaning "oak tree".
Bleier German
Occupational name for a worker of lead, derived from German blei "lead".
Landau German, Jewish
Derived from the town of Landau in the Palatinate region of Germany, of Old High German origin meaning "land valley".
Ioannidou f Greek
Feminine form of Ioannidis.
Lauridsen Danish
Means "son of Laurids".
Lithgow Scottish
Habitation name meaning derived from Brythonic roots meaning "pool hollow". A famous bearer of this name is actor John Lithgow (1945-).
Abdullah Arabic
Derived from the given name Abd Allah.
Iwai Japanese
From Japanese (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Martínek m Czech
Derived from the given name Martin.
Atchison Scottish
Scots form of Atkinson.
Giannopoulou f Greek
Feminine form of Giannopoulos.
Ardelean Romanian
From the Romanian region of Ardeal, also called Transylvania. It is possibly derived from Hungarian erdő meaning "forest".
Skalická f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Skalický.
Hardwick English
From Old English heord "herd" and wic "village, town".
Knaggs English
From Middle English knagg meaning "small mound, projection". It is found most commonly in the north of England, in particular Yorkshire.
Acerbi Italian
From Italian acerbo meaning "bitter, harsh, severe".
Simoneit German
From the given name Simon 1.
Goodwin English
Derived from the given name Godwine.
Kaspersen Danish
Means "son of Kasper".
Costanzo Italian
From the given name Costanzo.
Nikitin m Russian
From the given name Nikita 1.
Aben Dutch
Means "son of Abe 2".
Payton English
From the name of the town of Peyton in Sussex. It means "Pæga's town".
Lehr German
From Old High German loh meaning "meadow, clearing".
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".
Suchá f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Suchý.
Arroyo Spanish
Means "stream, brook" in Spanish.
Greene English
Variant of Green.
Sloane Irish
Variant of Sloan.
Bukowska f Polish
Feminine form of Bukowski.
Markusson Swedish
Means "son of Markus".
Giffard French, English
Possibly from Old French gifart meaning "chubby" or possibly from the Germanic name Gebhard. Walter Giffard was one of the Norman companions of William the Conqueror.
Anand Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi
Means "happiness, bliss" in Sanskrit.
Alles Dutch
Means "son of Alle".
Karga Turkish
Nickname meaning "crow" in Turkish.
Nervi Italian
From the name of the town of Nervi in Liguria, northwestern Italy.
Silvestri Italian
Derived from the given name Silvester.
Sadık Turkish
From the given name Sadık.
Cəfərova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Cəfərov.
Amos Jewish
From the given name Amos.
McNeil Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacNèill meaning "son of Niall".
Akhmetova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Akhmetov.
Picard French
Originally denoted a person from Picardy, a historical region of northern France. It is derived from Old French pic meaning "pike, spike".
Nedbálková f Czech
Feminine form of Nedbálek.
Roosevelt Dutch
Means "rose field" from Dutch roos "rose" and veld "field". This was the surname of American presidents Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) and Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945).
Riber Danish
Originally indicated a person from the county or town of Ribe in southwestern Denmark.
Hoffman German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Hoffmann.
Ó Nualláin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Nolan.
Sorg German
Variant of Sorge.
Cao Chinese
From Chinese (cáo) referring to the ancient state of Cao, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.
Vanchev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vancho".
Dunn English, Scottish, Irish
Derived from Old English dunn "dark" or Gaelic donn "brown", referring to hair colour or complexion.
Mac Naoimhín Irish
Means "son of Naomhán" in Irish.
Adamczyk Polish
Derived from the given name Adam.
Albani Italian
Derived from the given name Albano.
Kavalioŭ m Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Belarusian Кавалёў (see Kavalyow).
Karlsson Swedish
Means "son of Karl".
Avery English
Derived from a Norman French form of the given names Alberich or Alfred.
Ardovini Italian
Means "son of Arduino".
Çaryýewa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Çaryýew.
Sultana Bengali, Urdu, Maltese
Bengali, Urdu and Maltese form of Sultan.
Falkner English, German
English variant and German cognate of Faulkner.
Voltolini Italian
From the name of the alpine valley of Valtellina in Lombardy, northern Italy.
Allegri Italian
From an Italian nickname derived from allegro meaning "quick, lively".
Cloet Dutch
Variant of Kloet.
De la Cruz Spanish
Spanish cognate of Delacroix.
De Vries Dutch
Means "the Frisian" in Dutch, referring to a person from Friesland.
Blakeley English
From name of various English places, derived from Old English blæc "black" and leah "woodland, clearing".
Foth Low German
From a nickname meaning "foot" in Low German.
Dohman German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Thomas.
Reiher German
Means "heron" in German, a nickname for a person with long legs.
Szulc Polish
Polish form of Schulz.
Heikkinen Finnish
From the given name Heikki.
Mancini Italian
Diminutive of Manco.
Yoshioka Japanese
From Japanese (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Caiazzo Italian
From the name of a city near Naples, originally Caiatia in Latin, a derivative of the given name Caius.
Steffensen Danish
Means "son of Steffen".
Macy English
Variant of Massey.
Tafani Italian
From the nickname tafano meaning "gadfly", indicating an annoying person.
Große German
Variant of Groß.
Coleman Irish, English
From the given name Colmán.
Treviño Spanish
From the name of a town in northern Spain, possibly derived from Latin trifinium meaning "place where three boundaries meet".
Georgiev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Georgi".
Kozlova f Russian
Feminine form of Kozlov.
Blomqvist Swedish
From Swedish blomma (Old Norse blóm) meaning "flower" and qvist (Old Norse kvistr) meaning "twig, branch".
Lehtonen Finnish
Derived from Finnish lehto meaning "grove, small forest".
Van der Wal Dutch
Means "from the wall" in Dutch.
Leroux French
Means "the red", from Old French ros "red". This was a nickname for a person with red hair.
Szabó Hungarian
Means "tailor" in Hungarian.
Everest English
Originally denoted a person from Évreux in Normandy, itself named after the Gaulish tribe of the Eburovices. Mount Everest in the Himalayas was named for the British surveyor George Everest (1790-1866).
Nakajima Japanese
From Japanese (naka) meaning "middle" and (shima) meaning "island".
Řeha m Czech
Derived from the given name Řehoř.
Zeman m Czech, Slovak
Means "landowner", ultimately from Old Slavic zemľa meaning "land".
Mora Spanish
Derived from Spanish mora meaning "mulberry", of Latin origin.
Clinton English
Derived from the English place name Glinton, of uncertain meaning, or Glympton, meaning "settlement on the River Glyme". This surname is borne by former American president Bill Clinton (1946-).
Toloni Italian
Derived from the given name Bartolomeo.
Torosian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Թորոսյան (see Torosyan).
Lásková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Láska.
Diefenbach German
From a German place name meaning "deep creek".
Falkenrath German
Derived from Middle High German falke "falcon" and rat "counsel, advice".
Gandhi Gujarati, Hindi
From Sanskrit गान्धिक (gāndhika) meaning "perfumier, perfume seller", derived from गनध (gandha) meaning "scent, perfume". Notable bearers include Indian civil rights leader Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948), also known as Mahatma Gandhi, and Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi (1917-1984).
Dirix Flemish, Dutch
Means "son of Dirk".
McGough Irish
Variant of Gough 2.
Mašek m Czech
Derived from the given name Mašek, which can be a diminutive of either Matěj or Tomáš.
Paulauskaitė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Paulauskas. This form is used by unmarried women.
Wynne English
Derived from the given name Wine.
De Campo Italian
Locative surname derived from place names called Campo (meaning "field").
Anaya Spanish
From the names of a few Spanish towns, possibly of Arabic origin meaning "stagnant water" or "path".
Rudaski Polish (Anglicized)
Americanized variant of Rudawski.
Oikonomou Greek
Derived from Greek οικονόμος (ikonomos) meaning "housekeeper, steward".
Smeets Dutch
Variant of Smit.
Wolter German
From the given name Walter.
Jeffery English
Derived from the given name Jeffrey.
Kokkonen Finnish
From Finnish kokko meaning "eagle".
Bowman English
Occupational name for an archer, derived from Middle English bowe, Old English boga meaning "bow".
Zubizarreta Basque
Means "old bridge", from Basque zubia "bridge" and zahar "old". A famous bearer is the Spanish soccer player Andoni Zubizarreta (1961-).
Akiyama Japanese
From Japanese (aki) meaning "autumn" and (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Krastiņa f Latvian
Feminine form of Krastiņš.
Knochenmus German
From German Knochen "bone" and Mus "sauce". It probably referred to someone who worked in the butcher trade.
Mac Alastair Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McAlister.
Deniaud French
Variant of Daniel.
Jonsson Swedish
Means "son of Jon 1".
Uccello Italian
Means "bird" in Italian, either a nickname for a person who resembled a bird or an occupational name for a birdcatcher.
McSheehy Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mac Síthigh, meaning "son of Sítheach".
Bellandini Italian
Diminutive form of Bellandi.
Zajac m Slovak
Means "hare" in Slovak.
Corwin English
Derived from Old French cordoan "leather", ultimately from the name of the Spanish city of Cordova.
Bagnoli Italian
Diminutive form of Bagni.
Sordi Italian
From Italian sordo meaning "deaf", from Latin surdus.
Cracchiolo Italian
Derived from Italian cracchiola, referring to a chicory-like vegetable.
Vasiliauskienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vasiliauskas. This form is used by married women.
Marley English
Originally denoted a person who hailed from one of the various places in Britain called Marley, ultimately meaning either "pleasant wood", "boundary wood" or "marten wood" in Old English. One of the main characters in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol (1843) bears this surname. It was also borne by the Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley (1945-1981).
Tadić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Tadija".
Peel English
Nickname for a thin person, derived from Old French pel, Latin palus meaning "stake, post" (related to English pole).
Keeley Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Caolaidhe meaning "descendant of Caoladhe", a given name derived from caol "slender".
Gerver German
Variant of Gerber.
Rutkowski m Polish
Originally a name for a person from Rutki, Poland.
O'Neill Irish
Variant of O'Neal.
Bonaventura Italian
From the given name Bonaventura.
Hale English
Derived from Old English halh meaning "nook, recess, hollow".
Tamura Japanese
From Japanese (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and (mura) meaning "town, village".
Bos Dutch
Variant of Bosch 1.
Salih Arabic
From the given name Salih.
Mihajlović Serbian
Means "son of Mihajlo".
Crisp English
English cognate of Crespo.
Mitchell 2 English
Originally a nickname for a large person, from Old English micel "big".
Gerig German
Variant of Gehring.
Sierra Spanish
Originally indicated a dweller on a hill range or ridge, from Spanish sierra "mountain range", derived from Latin serra "saw".
Arbeit German
From German arbeit meaning "work".
Itou Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 伊藤 (see Itō).
Baník m Slovak
Means "miner" in Slovak.
Kovačič Slovene
Slovene form of Kovačić.
Mac Mathghamhna Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McMahon.
McDevitt Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Daibhéid meaning "son of Dáibhí".
Buday Hungarian
Variant of Budai.
Ó Buachalla Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Buckley 2.
Kennard English
Derived from the given names Cyneweard or Cyneheard.
Thompson English
Means "son of Thomas".
Ó Broin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Byrne.
Hermanson English
Means "son of Herman".
Nogueira Portuguese, Galician
From Portuguese and Galician nogueira meaning "walnut tree", from the Late Latin nucarius, ultimately from Latin nux meaning "nut".
Kikkert Dutch
Derived from Dutch kikker meaning "frog".
Bullock English
From a nickname meaning "young bull".
Bondar Ukrainian
Means "cooper, barrel maker" in Ukrainian.
Chong Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhang.
Zimová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Zima.
Van Houten Dutch
Means "from forests", derived from Dutch hout "forest".
Vaško m Slovak
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Václav.
Stroman German
Means "straw man" in German, an occupational name for a seller of straw.
Houston Scottish
From a place name meaning "Hugh's town". The original Houston is in Scotland near Glasgow.
Sams English
Derived from the given name Samuel.
Corey English
Derived from the Old Norse given name Kóri, of unknown meaning.
Chou Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese (see Zhou).
Cavan Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Caoimháin meaning "descendant of Caomhán".
Tichá f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Tichý.
Gilbert English, French
Derived from the given name Gilbert.
Ó Caoimháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Cavan.
Binici Turkish
From the Turkish word binici meaning "rider, horseman".
Abbink Dutch
From various Dutch places meaning "(farm) belonging to Abbe".