Browse Surnames

Avcı Turkish
Means "hunter" in Turkish.

Tawfeek Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic توفيق (see Tawfiq).

Walentowicz Polish
Means "son of Walenty".

Borgnino Italian
From a nickname derived from the Piedmontese dialect word borgno meaning "one-eyed". This was the real surname of American actor Ernest Borgnine (1917-2012).

Mikołajczak Polish
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Mikołaj.

Branson English
Means "son of Brandr".

Janáčková f Czech
Feminine form of Janáček.

Malley Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Máille.

Bourke English
Variant of Burke.

Strohkirch German
Means "straw church" in German.

Häusler German
Name for someone who lived in a house with no land, derived rom Old High German word hus meaning "house".

Vincent 1 English, French
From the given name Vincent.

Fattore Italian
Means "land agent, bailiff, steward, farmer" in Italian.

Head English
From Middle English hed meaning "head", from Old English heafod. It may have referred to a person who had a peculiar head, who lived near the head of a river or valley, or who served as the village headman.

Visser Dutch
Occupational name meaning "fisherman" in Dutch.

Van Houttum Dutch
Variant of Van Houten.

Burrows English
Topographic name derived from Old English beorg meaning "hill, mountain" or burg meaning "fort". Alternatively, it could come from a compound of bur "room, cottage, dwelling" and hus "house".

Haugen Norwegian
Means "hill" in Norwegian, referring to a person who lived on a hilltop.

Van der Aart Dutch
Means "from the earth", derived from Dutch aarde "earth". It perhaps referred to either an earth bank or to a farmer.

Broadbent English
From a place name derived from Old English brad "broad" and beonet "bent grass".

Read 1 English
Means "red" from Middle English read, probably denoting a person with red hair or complexion.

Duarte Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Duarte.

Drummond Scottish
From various Scottish place names that are derived from Gaelic drumainn, a derivative of druim meaning "ridge".

Nazarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Նազարյան (see Nazaryan).

Soukup m Czech
Means "co-buyer" in Czech, an occupational name for a merchant.

Bieber German, Jewish
From Middle High German biber meaning "beaver", possibly a nickname for a hard worker.

Popa Romanian
From Romanian popă "priest", from Old Church Slavic popŭ. This is the most common surname in Romania.

Georgiadis m Greek
Means "son of Georgios" in Greek.

MacKenna Scottish
Variant of McKenna.

Borst Dutch
From a nickname derived from Dutch borst "chest".

Mallon Irish
Variant of Malone.

Sherman 1 English
Means "shear man", referring to someone who used shears in his line of work, such as a sheep-shearer.

Geerts Dutch
Means "son of Geert".

Rizzi Italian
Variant of Ricci.

Izumi Japanese
From Japanese 泉 (izumi) meaning "spring, fountain".

Maeda Japanese
From Japanese 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

MacDaniel Scottish
Variant of MacDonald.

Urbina Basque
Derived from Basque ur "water" and bi "two", indicating a place where two waterways met.

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

Slater English
Occupational name indicating that an early member worked covering roofs with slate, from Old French esclat "shard", of Germanic origin.

Ainsworth English
Habitational name for a person from the village of Ainsworth near Manchester, itself from the Old English given name Ægen and worþ meaning "enclosure".

Abbadelli Italian
Means "little abbot" from Italian abate and the diminutive suffix -elli.

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

Gerhardsson Swedish
Means "son of Gerhard".

Rotolo Italian
From the Italian word for a measure of weight, from southern Italian dialects, derived from Greek via Arabic.

Pachis m Greek
Means "fat, thick" in Greek.

Carlson Swedish
Means "son of Carl".

Jedličková f Czech
Feminine form of Jedlička.

Qurbonova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Qurbonov.

Kató Hungarian
Derived from a diminutive of the Hungarian feminine given name Katalin.

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

Coenen Dutch
Derived from the given name Coenraad.

Clarke English
Variant of Clark.

Abbaticchio Italian
Means "little abbot" from Italian abate and the diminutive suffix -icchio, from Latin -iculus.

Braun German
Means "brown" in German.

Hertz German
Derived from Middle High German herze meaning "heart", a nickname for a big-hearted person.

Daskalov m Bulgarian
Derived from даскал (daskal) meaning "teacher".

Tran Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Trần.

O'Doyle Irish
Variant of Doyle.

Simms English
Derived from the medieval given name Sim, a short form of Simon 1.

Wilkins English
Means "son of Wilkin".

Vervloet Flemish
Means "from the stream" in Dutch.

Van Aggelen Dutch
Denoted someone from Aggelen, which could refer to Achel in the Belgian province of Limburg or Egchel in the Dutch province of Limburg.

Pittman English
Variant of Pitt.

Nishiyama Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Lis Polish
Means "fox" in Polish, a nickname for a sly person.

Martinková f Czech
Feminine form of Martinek.

Hudson English
Means "son of Hudde".

O'Neal Irish
From Irish Ó Néill meaning "descendant of Neil".

Kašpar m Czech
Derived from the given name Kašpar.

Penzik Yiddish
Variant of Penzig.

Vašková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Vašek or Vaško.

Gabor Hungarian
Variant of Gábor.

Martynyuk Ukrainian
From the given name Martyn.

Golob Slovene
Means "pigeon" in Slovene.

Sepp Estonian
Means "smith" in Estonian.

Kovačič Slovene
Slovene form of Kovačić.

Bennett English
Derived from the medieval English given name Bennett.

Ó Broin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Byrne.

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

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

Carmody Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cearmada meaning "descendant of Cearmaid", a Gaelic given name.

MacClelland Irish, Scottish
Variant of McClelland.

Turk Slovene, Croatian
Means "Turkish" in Slovene and Croatian.

Porcher French
Means "swineherd" from Old French porchier, from Latin porcus "pig".

Salvi Italian
From the given name Salvo or Salvio.

Van Apeldoorn Dutch
Variant of Apeldoorn.

Ebrahimi Persian
From the given name Ebrahim.

Hahn German
From a nickname for a proud or pugnacious person, from Old High German hano meaning "rooster, cock".

Kamiński m Polish
From Polish kamień meaning "stone", a name for a stonecutter or for one who lived at a place with this name.

Castellano Spanish
Variant of Castilla.

Nisi Italian
Means "son of Niso", an Italian form of the mythological name Nisus.

Sadıqov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Sadıq".

Tomasson Swedish
Means "son of Tomas".

Aartsma Frisian
Means "son of Arend", the suffix -ma indicating that it is of Frisian origin.

Kazemi Persian
From the given name Kazem.

Ruzsa Hungarian
Dialectical variant of Rózsa.

Grey English
Variant of Gray.

Villa Italian, Spanish
Means "town" in Italian and Spanish, from Latin. It was originally given to a person who came from a town, as opposed to the countryside.

Hilmarsson Icelandic
Means "son of Hilmar".

Žilinskienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Žilinskas. This form is used by married women.

Wu 3 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Hu.

Wilder English, German
Variant of Wild.

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).

Fábián Hungarian
Derived from the given name Fábián.

Hayes 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAodha meaning "descendant of Aodh".

Lane 3 Irish
From Irish Ó Luain meaning "descendant of Luan", a given name meaning "warrior".

Olesen Danish
Means "son of Ole".

Philippe French
From the given name Philippe.

O'Sullivan Irish
Variant of Sullivan.

Butkienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Butkus. This form (or Butkuvienė) is used by married women.

Asenov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Asen".

Bognár Hungarian
Hungarian form of Wagner.

Ağayev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Ağa".

Bureau French
From Old French burel, a diminutive of bure, a type of woollen cloth. It may have originated as a nickname for a person who dressed in the material or as an occupational name for someone who worked with it.

Parisi Italian
Italian form of Parish 1.

Giordano Italian
Derived from the given name Giordano.

Geels Dutch
Variant of Geelen.

Jeanes 2 English
Originally denoted a person who came from Genoa, Italy.

Milton English
Derived from an English place name meaning "mill town" in Old English. A famous bearer was John Milton (1608-1674), the poet who wrote "Paradise Lost".

Mazza Italian
From a nickname (perhaps occupational) meaning "maul, mallet" in Italian.

Ó Rinn Irish
Means "descendant of Rinn". The given name Rinn means "star" in Irish.

Everett English
From the given name Everard.

Kędzierski m Polish
From a nickname meaning "curly", describing a person with curly hair.

Hribar Slovene
From Slovene hrib meaning "hill".

Daniau French
Derived from the given name Daniel.

Araya Spanish
Denoted a person from Araia in the Basque Country, Spain. It is of uncertain meaning.

Němeček m Czech
Diminutive form of Němec.

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

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

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

Nave Italian
From various Italian places called Nave.

Miles English
From the given name Miles.

Márton Hungarian
Derived from the given name Márton.

Reuter 1 German
Fom Middle High German riute meaning "cleared land".

Hruška m Czech, Slovak
Means "pear" in Czech and Slovak, most likely used to denote a person who grew or sold pears.

Sárközi Hungarian
Originally indicated someone from Sárköz, a region in Hungary, derived from sár "mud" and köz "margin, lane".

Nicholson English
Means "son of Nicholas". A famous bearer of this surname is the American actor Jack Nicholson (1937-).

Antonisen Danish
Means "son of Anton".

Robertson English
Means "son of Robert".

Romagnoli Italian
Variant of Romagna.

Aguado Spanish
Derived from Spanish agua "water", indicating a person who lived near water or worked with water.

Rademaker Dutch
From the occupation of rademaker meaning "maker of wheels", from Dutch rad meaning "wheel".

Ó Donnghaile Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Donnelly.

Čtvrtník m Czech
Derived from Czech čtvrtlán meaning "one quarter of a lán", where a lán is a medieval Czech measure of land (approximately 18 hectares). The name denoted someone who owned this much land.

Filip um Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak
Derived from the given name Filip.

Süß German
From Old High German suozi meaning "sweet".

McAdams Scottish, Irish
Means "son of Adam" in Gaelic.

Kendrick 2 Welsh
Derived from the given name Cynwrig.

Mac Fhlannchaidh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Clancy.

Abioye Yoruba
From the given name Abioye.

Cuyler Dutch
Variant of Kuijlaars or Koole.

Crocetti Italian
Italian diminutive form of Croce.

Shibuya Japanese
From Japanese 渋 (shibu) meaning "astringent, rough" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Vávra m Czech, Slovak
Derived from the given name Vávra, a diminutive of Vavřinec.

Adamsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Adam".

Terry English
Derived from the medieval name Thierry, a Norman French form of Theodoric.

Lakatos Hungarian
Means "locksmith" in Hungarian, a word of Romance origin.

Ishikawa Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

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

Stojanović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Stojan".

Inada Japanese
From Japanese 稲 (ina) meaning "rice plant" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Stevens English
Variant of Stephens.

Todd English
Means "fox", derived from Middle English todde.

Hartley English
Habitational name for someone originally from any of the various locations in England named Hartley, from Old English heorot "hart, male deer" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Tennison English
Means "son of Denis".

Cocks English
Patronymic form of Cock.

Thompson English
Means "son of Thomas".

Sawyer English
Occupational name meaning "sawer of wood, woodcutter" in Middle English, ultimately from Old English sagu meaning "saw". Mark Twain used it for the main character in his novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876).

Matveyev m Russian
Means "son of Matvey".

Nilsen Norwegian
Means "son of Nils".

Zaharieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Zahariev.

Merx Dutch, Flemish
From the given name Mark.

Haraldsen Norwegian
Means "son of Harald".

Dexter English
Occupational name meaning "dyer" in Old English (originally this was a feminine word, but it was later applied to men as well).

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".

Acciaioli Italian
Variant of Acciai.

Stephanidi f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Στεφανίδη (see Stefanidi).

Lum English
From the name of towns in England called Lumb, probably from Old English lum "pool".

Sargent English
Variant of Sergeant.

Sheenan Irish
Variant of Shannon.

Marsh English
Originally denoted one who lived near a marsh or bog, derived from Old English mersc "marsh".

Raimondi Italian
Derived from the given name Raimondo.

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

Ludvigsen Danish
Means "son of Ludvig".

Negri Italian
Nickname derived from Italian negro "black", used to refer to someone with dark hair or dark skin.

Faulkner English, Scottish
Occupational name meaning "keeper of falcons", from Middle English and Scots faulcon, from Late Latin falco, of Germanic origin.

Schovajsová f Czech
Feminine form of Schovajsa.

Stabile Italian
From the medieval Italian given name Stabile meaning "stable, firm".

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

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

Otero Spanish
Means "hill, knoll, height" in Spanish.

Battaglia Italian
From a nickname meaning "battle" in Italian.

Nardi Italian
From the given name Nardo, which was originally a short form of names like Bernardo or Leonardo.

Aldenkamp Dutch
Possibly from an unknown place name meaning "old field" in Dutch.

Wiley English
From any of the various English towns named Willey or from the River Wylye.

Favre French
Southern French variant of Fèvre.

McIntosh Scottish
From Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisich meaning "son of the chief".

Ó Doirnáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Durnin.

Coelho Portuguese
From the Portuguese word for "rabbit", either a nickname or an occupational name referring to a hunter or seller of rabbits.

Eckstein German
From Old High German ekka meaning "edge, corner" and stein meaning "stone".

Lukáč m Slovak
Slovak form of Lukács.

Ó hÓgáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Hogan.

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

Červenka m Czech
Variant of Červený.

Mac Reachtain Irish
Ulster variant of Mac Neachtain.

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

Read 2 English
From Old English ryd, an unattested form of rod meaning "cleared land". It is also derived from various English place names with various meanings, including "roe headland", "reeds" and "brushwood".

Minkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Minkov.

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

Nelli Italian
Derived from the given name Nello.

Moto Japanese
From Japanese 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin". More commonly it is the final character in Japanese surnames.

Gärtner German
German form of Gardener.

Doubek m Czech
Means "small oak" in Czech, derived from dub "oak".

Cuypers Dutch
Variant of Kuiper.

Ahlström Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish al (Old Norse ǫlr) meaning "alder" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".

Papadakis m Greek
From a diminutive of Greek πάπας (papas) meaning "priest".

Langlois French
Variant of Langlais.

Linwood English
Originally from place names meaning "linden tree forest" in Old English.

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

Mihova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Mihov.

Veronesi Italian
Variant of Verona.

Stawska f Polish
Feminine form of Stawski.

Çaryýewa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Çaryýew.

Arroyo Spanish
Means "stream, brook" in Spanish.

Keefe Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Caoimh meaning "descendant of Caomh".

Graner German
Originally denoted a person from Gran, the German name for Esztergom, a city in northern Hungary.

Bellerose French
Means "beautiful rose" in French.

Paulsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Paul".

Arendse Afrikaans
Variant of Arends.

Novotný m Czech
Czech variant of Novak.

Hisakawa Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Qasim Arabic
Derived from the given name Qasim.

Jankovič Slovene
Means "son of Janko".

Ready 1 English
From Middle English redi meaning "prepared, prompt".

Ahlers Low German
Means "son of Alard".

Smagulova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Smagulov.

Heffernan Irish
From Irish Ó hIfearnáin meaning "descendant of Ifearnán". The byname Ifearnán means "little demon".

Sessa Italian
Originally indicated a person from from Sessa or Sessa Cilento, Italy (from Latin Suessa, of uncertain meaning).

Joyce English, Irish
From the given name Joyce.

Kadlec m Czech
From Czech tkadlec meaning "weaver".

Aiolfi Italian
Means "son of Aiolfo", which is derived from the Germanic name Agilulf.

Spears English
Patronymic form of Spear.

Kistner German
Variant of Kistler.

Engel German
Derived from German given names beginning with Engel, such as Engelbert.

Easton English
From the name of various places meaning "east town" in Old English.

Verhoeven Dutch
Means "from the farm" in Dutch, derived from hoeve "farm", and so indicated a person who lived on a farm.

Pitt English
Originally given to a person who lived near a pit or a hole, derived from Old English pytt "pit".

Francisco Portuguese, Spanish
Derived from the given name Francisco.

Chevrolet French
From a diminutive of chèvre meaning "goat", indicating a person who cultivated goats.

Georgieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Georgiev.

Deniaud French
Variant of Daniel.

Ormonde Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Ruaidh.

Mac Néill Irish
Irish form of McNeil.

Spanou f Greek
Feminine form of Spanos.

Adolfs Dutch
Means "son of Adolf".

Lundquist Swedish
Variant of Lundqvist.

Lungu Romanian
Romanian cognate of Long.

Selby English
From the name of a village that meant "willow farm" in Old English.

Tkachuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian ткач (tkach) meaning "weaver".

Jack English, Scottish
From the given name Jack.

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

Partanen Finnish
Derived from Finnish parta meaning "beard".

Solo Basque
Means "rural estate" in Basque.

Baars Dutch
Indicated a person coming from the town of Beers in the Netherlands.

Snaijer Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Snijder.

Garrido Spanish
Means "elegant, ostentatious" in Spanish.

Ó Caoindealbháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Quinlan.

Christensen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Christen 1".

Laurenz German
Derived from the given name Lorenz.

Jankowska f Polish
Feminine form of Jankowski.

Turnbull English, Scottish
Nickname for someone thought to be strong enough to turn around a bull.

Sobel Jewish
Variant of Sobol.

Garry English
Variant of Geary.

Panossian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Փանոսյան (see Panosyan).

Carrasco Spanish
Topographic name derived from Spanish carrasca meaning "holm oak" (species Quercus ilex).

Axelsson Swedish
Means "son of Axel".

Izquierdo Spanish
Means "left, left-handed" in Spanish, ultimately from Basque ezker.

Omarova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Omarov.

Hidaka Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day" and 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high".

Cheung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhang.

Ariesen Dutch
Means "son of Aris 2".

Ferreiro Galician
Galician cognate of Ferrari.

Alvarez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Álvarez.

Kadyrow m Turkmen
Means "son of Kadyr".

Ó Carra Irish
Means "descendant of Carra", Carra being a nickname meaning "spear".

Abbing Dutch
Variant of Abbink.

Otto German
From the given name Otto.

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

Chambers English
From Old French chambre meaning "chamber, room", an occupational name for a person who worked in the inner rooms of a mansion.

Vernersen Danish
Means "son of Verner".

Wehnert German
Variant of Wagner.

MacRae Scottish
Variant of McRae.

Fylan Irish
Variant of Whelan.

Anholts Dutch
Originally denoted a person from Anholt in the Netherlands, which means "hold, rest" in Dutch (a place where people could rest for the night).

Darnell 2 English
From the name of a town near Sheffield, derived from Old English derne "hidden" and halh "nook".

Hu Chinese
From Chinese 胡 (hú) meaning "beard, whiskers, recklessly, wildly, barbarian".

Stidolph English
From the Old English given name Stithulf.

Bager Danish
Danish cognate of Baker.

Ó Conaire Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Conroy.