Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the order is random.
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Součková f Czech
Feminine form of Souček.
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".
Visser Dutch
Occupational name meaning "fisherman" in Dutch.
Ng 2 Chinese (Hokkien)
Min Nan romanization of Huang.
Janz German
Means "son of Jan 1".
Connery Irish
Variant of Conroy.
Rae Scottish
Variant of McRae.
Simons English, German, Dutch
Derived from the given name Simon 1.
Amsel 1 Jewish
Derived from the given name Anshel.
Nannini Italian
From Nanni, a diminutive of the given name Giovanni.
Franjić Croatian
Means "son of Franjo".
Banes Welsh
Variant of Baines 1.
Rodríguez Spanish
Means "son of Rodrigo" in Spanish. This is among the most common surnames in Spain.
Sternberg Jewish
Ornamental name derived from old German stern "star" and berg "mountain".
Sánchez Spanish
Means "son of Sancho".
Sokolová f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Sokol.
Aarts Dutch
Means "son of Aart".
Babić Serbian, Croatian
Matronymic surname derived from Serbo-Croatian baba "grandmother, old woman".
Hendrickx Flemish
Derived from the given name Hendrik.
Broż Polish
Derived from Broż, a diminutive of Ambroży.
Aoyama Japanese
From Japanese (ao) meaning "green, blue" and (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Göbel German
Derived from the given name Göbel, a diminutive of the Old German name Godabert.
Gajos Polish
Derived from Polish gaj meaning "grove, thicket".
Jacquet French
From a diminutive of the given name Jacques.
Leone Italian
Derived from the given name Leone 1.
Anghelescu Romanian
Means "son of Anghel".
Berne Irish
Variant of O'Byrne.
Wall English
Originally denoted a person who lived near a prominent wall, from Old English weall.
Bunschoten Dutch
Originally indicated a person from the Dutch town of Bunschoten, which might mean "raised, enclosed land".
Gill English
Originally indicated someone who lived near a ravine, from Middle English gil (of Old Norse origin).
Bolton English
From any of the many places in England called Bolton, derived from Old English bold "house" and tun "enclosure".
Mac Aodhagáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Keegan.
Ó Corcráin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Corcoran.
Theunissen Dutch
Means "son of Theunis".
Mateu Catalan
Derived from the given name Mateu.
Lowell English
From a nickname derived from a Norman French lou meaning "wolf" and a diminutive suffix.
Antonsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Anton".
Chvátal m Czech
Derived from chvátat meaning "to hurry".
Fenn English
From a name for someone who dwelt near a marsh, from Old English fenn meaning "fen, swamp, bog".
Nissen Danish
Means "son of Nis".
Kedves Hungarian
Means "nice, kind" in Hungarian.
Öman Swedish
From Swedish ö (Old Norse ey) meaning "island" and man (Old Norse maðr) meaning "person, man".
Spirou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Σπύρου (see Spyrou).
Bellandi Italian
Means "son of Bellando", from a medieval given name derived from Latin bellandus meaning "which is to be fought".
Choe Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul (see Choi).
Colijn Dutch
From a diminutive of the given name Nicolaas.
Piper English
Originally given to a person who played on a pipe (a flute).
Rundström Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish rund (from Latin rotundus) meaning "round" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".
Reuter 2 German
From Middle High German riutœre meaning "highwayman, thief".
Štěpánek m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Štěpán.
Metz 2 German
Derived from Mätz, a diminutive of the given name Matthias.
Tomčić Serbian, Croatian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Toma 2.
Minkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Minko", a Bulgarian diminutive of Mihail.
Ó Máille Irish
Means "descendant of a nobleman" from the Irish Gaelic mál.
Pontecorvo Italian, Jewish
From the name of a town in central Italy, home to an old Jewish community. The town's name is derived from Italian ponte "bridge" and curvo "curved".
Feng 1 Chinese
From Chinese (féng), which referred to an ancient city in Henan province.
Newton English
From the name of one of many English towns meaning "new town". A famous bearer was the English physicist Isaac Newton (1643-1727).
Fuller English
Occupational name for a fuller, a person who thickened and cleaned coarse cloth by pounding it. It is derived via Middle English from Latin fullo.
Dubanowska f Polish
Feminine form of Dubanowski.
Soukup m Czech
Means "co-buyer" in Czech, an occupational name for a merchant.
Cleary Irish
From Irish cléireach meaning "clerk" (see Clark).
Voigt German
Variant of Vogt.
De Haas Dutch
Dutch cognate of Hase.
Biondo Italian
Variant of Biondi.
Yamagishi Japanese
From Japanese (yama) meaning "mountain" and (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank".
Bell 1 English
From Middle English belle meaning "bell". It originated as a nickname for a person who lived near the town bell, or who had a job as a bell-ringer.
Danailova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Danailov.
Slavíková f Czech
Feminine form of Slavík.
Bryan English
From the given name Brian.
Rocchi Italian
Derived from the given name Rocco.
Van Hofwegen Dutch
Means "from Hofwegen", a town in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands, itself derived from Dutch hof "garden, courtyard" and weg "way, path, road".
Sanna Italian
From Italian sanna or zanna meaning "tusk, fang", a nickname for a person with a protruding tooth. It is especially common on Sardinia.
Kadyrova f Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Chechen
Feminine form of Kadyrov.
Waters 2 English
Derived from the given name Walter.
Morand French
French form of Morandi.
Salihović Bosnian
Means "son of Salih".
Wróbel Polish
Means "sparrow" in Polish.
Dela Cruz Spanish (Filipinized)
Variant of De la Cruz primarily used in the Philippines (where it is the most common surname).
Kos Slovene
Means "blackbird" in Slovene.
Vance English
Indicated a dweller by a fen, from Old English fenn meaning "fen, marsh".
Sitz 2 German
Means "house owner", derived from Old High German siz "seat, domicile".
Partanen Finnish
Derived from Finnish parta meaning "beard".
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.
Arap Turkish
Means "Arab" in Turkish.
McNiven Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Cnáimhín.
Mazza Italian
From a nickname (perhaps occupational) meaning "maul, mallet" in Italian.
Jöllenbeck German
From the name of a village in western Germany, itself derived from the name of the Jölle, a small river, combined with Low German beck "stream".
Underwood English
Means "dweller at the edge of the woods", from Old English under and wudu.
Kazloŭ m Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Belarusian Казлоў (see Kazlow).
Ramos Spanish
Originally indicated a person who lived in a thickly wooded area, from Latin ramus meaning "branch".
Nana Italian
From a diminutive of Giovanni.
Fosse English, French
Derived from Old French fosse "ditch".
Warszawski mu Polish, Jewish
Place name for someone from the Polish city of Warsaw, itself derived from the given name Warsz, a short form of Warcisław.
Nagasawa Japanese
From Japanese (naga) meaning "long" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Dávidová f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Dávid.
Ó Buachalla Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Buckley 2.
Antoni f Greek
Feminine form of Antonis.
Yamaguchi Japanese
From Japanese (yama) meaning "mountain" and (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance". Olympic figure-skating champion Kristi Yamaguchi (1971-) bears this name.
Sharipova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Sharipov.
Peel English
Nickname for a thin person, derived from Old French pel, Latin palus meaning "stake, post" (related to English pole).
Griffin 2 English
Nickname from the mythological beast with body of a lion with head and wings of an eagle. It is ultimately from Greek γρύψ (gryps).
McNee Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Niadh.
Kasabian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղասաբյան (see Ghasabyan).
Tímár Hungarian
Occupational name meaning "tanner" in Hungarian.
Michel French, German, Dutch, Basque
Derived from the given name Michel, Michiel or Mitxel.
Pedrotti Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Pietro.
Altamura Italian
From the name of the Italian city of Altamura, which means "high walls" in Italian.
Nicholson English
Means "son of Nicholas". A famous bearer of this surname is the American actor Jack Nicholson (1937-).
Earls English
Patronymic form of Earl.
Haines English
Variant of Haynes.
Kārkliņa f Latvian
Feminine form of Kārkliņš.
Boveri Italian
Variant of Bove.
MacGillEain Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McLean.
Achthoven Dutch
Denoted a person from various towns in the Netherlands called Achthoven, which is derived from Dutch acht "eight" and hoven "farmsteads".
Sargsyan Armenian
Means "son of Sargis" in Armenian.
Tesař m Czech
Means "carpenter" in Czech, ultimately from the Old Slavic word tesla meaning "adze".
Vinković Croatian
Means "son of Vinko".
Lakatos Hungarian
Means "locksmith" in Hungarian, a word of Romance origin.
Wedekind German
From the given name Widukind.
Pappas m Greek
Means "priest" in Greek.
Doherty Irish
From the Irish Ó Dochartaigh meaning "descendant of Dochartach". The byname Dochartach means "obstructive".
Henryson English
Means "son of Henry". A bearer of this surname was the poet Robert Henryson (1425-1500).
Petersson Swedish
Means "son of Peter".
Espina Spanish
Means "thorn" in Spanish, a name for someone who lived near a thorn bush.
Van Breda Dutch
Means "from Breda", a city in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands. It is derived from Dutch breed meaning "wide" and Aa, the name of a river.
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.
Crewe English
Originally denoted someone from Crewe in Cheshire, which is from Welsh criu "weir, dam, fish trap".
Šulc m Czech
Czech form of Schulz.
Strobel German
Diminutive form of Straub.
Ward 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Bhaird, which means "son of the bard".
Yıldız Turkish
Means "star" in Turkish.
Sauvageon French
French diminutive form of Savage.
Kayode Yoruba
From the given name Kayode.
Cartwright English
Occupational name indicating one who made carts.
Rey 1 English, Spanish, French, Catalan
Means "king" in Old French, Spanish and Catalan, ultimately from Latin rex (genitive regis), perhaps originally denoting someone who acted like a king.
Fattore Italian
Means "land agent, bailiff, steward, farmer" in Italian.
Szwedko Polish
Variant of Szweda.
Bryce English
From the given name Brice.
Crespi Italian
Variant of Crespo.
Provenzano Italian
Variant of Provenza typical of southern Italy, namely Sicily and Calabria.
Loyola Spanish, Basque
From the name of a place name near the town of Azpeitia in the Basque Country of Spain, derived from Basque loi meaning "mud". This was the birthplace of Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), the founder of Jesuits.
Hopson English
Variant of Hobson.
Scott English, Scottish
Originally given to a person from Scotland or a person who spoke Scottish Gaelic.
Waldo English
From the Anglo-Scandinavian given name Waltheof.
Soto Spanish
Means "grove of trees, small forest" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin saltus.
Krupa Polish
Means "groats, grain" in Polish.
Negri Italian
Nickname derived from Italian negro "black", used to refer to someone with dark hair or dark skin.
Schorel Dutch
Variant of Schoorl.
Cornell English
Derived from the given name Cornelius.
Byqvist Swedish
Derived from Swedish by (Old Norse býr) meaning "village" and qvist (Old Norse kvistr) meaning "twig, branch".
Davidová f Czech
Czech feminine form of David.
Ellery English
From the medieval masculine name Hilary.
Krakowska f Polish
Feminine form of Krakowski.
Lepik Estonian
Means "alder forest" in Estonian, from lepp "alder tree".
Ainsley Scottish
From a place name: either Annesley in Nottinghamshire or Ansley in Warwickshire. The place names themselves derive from Old English anne "alone, solitary" or ansetl "hermitage" and leah "woodland, clearing".
Wade 1 English
Derived from the Old English place name wæd meaning "a ford".
Bennett English
Derived from the medieval English given name Bennett.
Villaverde Spanish
Originally denoted a person from one of the various Spanish towns by this name, derived from villa "town" and verde "green".
Chlebek Polish
From Polish chleb "bread", used to denote a baker.
Argall Cornish
From a place name meaning "shelter, quiet place" in Cornish.
Vidović Croatian
Means "son of Vid".
Petraitytė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Petraitis. This form is used by unmarried women.
Buckley 2 Irish
From Irish Ó Buachalla meaning "descendant of Buachaill", a nickname meaning "cowherd, servant".
Fusco Italian
From Italian fosco meaning "dark", from Latin fuscus. This was a nickname for a person with dark features.
Banks English
Originally indicated someone who lived near a hillside or a bank of land.
Császár Hungarian
Hungarian form of Kaiser.
Dircksens Dutch
Means "son of Dirk".
McCabe Irish, Scottish
Means "son of Cába", where Cába is a byname meaning "cape, cloak" (from Latin cappa).
Oja Estonian
Means "brook, creek" in Estonian.
Pešek m Czech
From a diminutive of the given name Petr.
Towner English
Variant of Toller.
Vlasák m Czech
Derived from Czech vlas "hair", probably referring to a barber or a person who bought and sold hair.
Lyon 3 French, English
From the given name Leon.
Berntsson Swedish
Means "son of Bernt".
Clifton English
Derived from various place names meaning "settlement by a cliff" in Old English.
Armbruster German
Means "crossbow maker" from German armbrust "crossbow". The word armbrust was originally from Latin arcuballista meaning "bow ballista", but was modified under the influence of German arm "arm" and brust "breast".
Vipond English
From Vieux-Pont, the name of various places in Normandy, derived from French vieux "old" and pont "bridge".
Barbu Romanian
From Romanian barbă meaning "beard".
Holguín Spanish
Possibly from Spanish holgar "to rest, to enjoy oneself".
Alieva f Tajik, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Avar, Chechen
Alternate transcription of Tajik/Kyrgyz/Chechen Алиева, Kazakh Әлиева or Avar ГӀалиева (see Aliyeva).
Gomez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Gómez.
Hendrikx Dutch
Derived from the given name Hendrik.
Wuopio Swedish
Meaning uncertain, possibly referred to a dweller in a narrow bay with steep shores.
Albero Italian
From Italian albero meaning "tree", ultimately from Latin arbor, referring to someone who lived in the woods or worked as a woodcutter.
Flores Spanish
Means "son of Floro" in Spanish.
Sachs German
Originally indicated a person from Saxony (German Sachsen). The region was named for the Germanic tribe of the Saxons, ultimately derived from the Germanic word *sahsą meaning "knife".
Vanchev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vancho".
Rotolo Italian
From the Italian word for a measure of weight, from southern Italian dialects, derived from Greek via Arabic.
Wehner German
Variant of Wagner.
Schenk German, Dutch
From Middle High German, Middle Dutch schenke meaning "wine server" (from Old High German scenken "to pour out").
Cokes English
Variant of Cook.
Lombardi Italian
Originally indicated someone who came from the Lombardy region of northern Italy, which was named for the Lombards, a Germanic tribe who invaded in the 6th century. Their name is derived from the Old German roots lang "long" and bart "beard".
Da Vinci Italian (Rare)
Means "from Vinci", a town near Florence. A famous bearer was the Italian artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519).
Buchvarov m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Бъчваров (see Bachvarov).
Villalba Spanish
Denoted a person from one of the various Spanish places by this name. It is derived from Spanish villa "town" and alba "white".
Katsarou f Greek
Feminine form of Katsaros.
Viktorov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Viktor".
Radkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Radkov.
Dvořák m Czech
Occupational name derived from Czech dvůr "manor", indicating a person who worked at such a place. This name was borne by the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904).
Valeriev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Valeri".
André French
Derived from the given name André.
Mikołajczak Polish
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Mikołaj.
Garza Spanish
Derived from Spanish garza meaning "heron".
De Vitis Italian
Means "son of Vito 1", using a Latinized form of the given name.
Courtois French
French form of Curtis.
Corwin English
Derived from Old French cordoan "leather", ultimately from the name of the Spanish city of Cordova.
Alekseeva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Алексеева (see Alekseyeva).
Palencia Spanish
Habitational name from the city or region of Palencia in northern Spain.
Riker German
Possibly a variant of Reich.
Clément French
Derived from the given name Clément.
Öberg Swedish
From Swedish ö (Old Norse ey) meaning "island" and berg meaning "mountain".
Munroe Scottish
Anglicized (typically Canadian and American) form of Munro.
Siddall English
From the name of various English towns, derived from Old English sid "wide" and halh "nook, recess".
Laukkanen Finnish
From a nickname for a person who took big steps, from Finnish laukka meaning "canter, gallop".
Ambrogi Italian
Means "son of Ambrogio".
Salim Arabic
From the given name Salim.
Yuen Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ruan.
Ó Cuidighthigh Irish
Means "descendant of Cuidightheach" in Irish.
Fujimori Japanese
From Japanese (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and (mori) meaning "forest".
Rafferty Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Rabhartaigh meaning "descendant of Rabhartach". The given name Rabhartach means "flood tide".
Diefenbach German
From a German place name meaning "deep creek".
Garrastazu Basque
From the Basque word arratz "bush" combined with the suffix sta denoting a place.
Koumans Dutch
Variant of Koopman.
Garber German
Variant of Gerber.
Seaver English
From the unattested Old English given name Sæfaru, derived from the Old English elements "sea, ocean" and faru "journey".
Joubert French
From the given name Gaubert.
Esteban Spanish
From the given name Esteban.
Florea Romanian
From the given name Florea.
Schreck German
From Middle High German schrecken meaning "to frighten, to scare".
Íñiguez Spanish
Means "son of Íñigo" in Spanish.
Jelínková f Czech
Feminine form of Jelínek.
Drummond Scottish
From various Scottish place names that are derived from Gaelic drumainn, a derivative of druim meaning "ridge".
Todorov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Todor".
Bonomo Italian
Italian cognate of Bonhomme.
Steele English
Occupational name for a steelworker, from Old English stele meaning "steel".
Urbański m Polish
Habitational name for a person from towns called Urbanowo or Urbanowice, derived from the given name Urban.
Slezáková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Slezák.
Vanev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vane", a diminutive of Ivan.
Nieves Spanish
From the given name Nieves.
Lukeson English (Rare)
Means "son of Luke".
Furnadzhiev m Bulgarian
Occupational name for a baker, derived from Bulgarian фурна (furna) meaning "oven" (of Latin origin).
Konishi Japanese
From Japanese (ko) meaning "small" and 西 (nishi) meaning "west".
Khalil Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Khalil.
Tomić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Toma 2".
Kaspersen Danish
Means "son of Kasper".
Pavlova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Pavlov.
Tindall English
From Tindale, the name of a town in Cumbria, derived from the name of the river Tyne combined with Old English dæl "dale, valley".
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.
Daviau French
From a diminutive form of David.
Řezníčková f Czech
Feminine form of Řezníček.
Große German
Variant of Groß.
Matveyev m Russian
Means "son of Matvey".
Tennison English
Means "son of Denis".
Kolijn Dutch
From the given name Nicolaas.
Kádár Hungarian
Means "cooper, barrel maker" in Hungarian.
Al Saud Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic آل سعود (see Al Su'ud).
Mousavi Persian
From the given name Mousa.
Burešová f Czech
Feminine form of Bureš.
Wouters Dutch
Means "son of Wouter".
Vieth German
From the given name Veit.
Albert English, French, Catalan, Hungarian, Romanian, German
Derived from the given name Albert.
Kiss Hungarian
Nickname meaning "small" in Hungarian.
Du Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "stop, prevent" or "birchleaf pear tree".
Carran Irish
Variant of Curran.