Browse Surnames

D'Ovidio Italian
From the given name Ovidio.

Humbert French
From the given name Humbert.

Cantú Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Cantù, common in Mexico.

Kwok Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Guo.

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

Cingolani Italian
From Cingoli, a town in the Marche region of Italy. It is derived from Latin cingo "surround, ring".

Penners Dutch
Variant of Penders.

Uberti Italian
Derived from the given name Uberto.

Slováková f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Slovák.

Feng 2 Chinese
From Chinese 凤 (fèng) meaning "phoenix, fire bird, fenghuang".

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

Jean French
From the given name Jean 1.

Klímová f Czech
Feminine form of Klíma.

Lloyd Welsh, English
Originally a nickname from the Welsh word llwyd meaning "grey".

Stringer English
Occupational name for a maker of string or bow strings, from Old English streng "string".

Adriatico Italian
Originally denoted a person who lived near the Adriatic sea.

Christison English
Means "son of Christian".

Yegorov m Russian
Means "son of Yegor".

Teunissen Dutch
Means "son of Teunis".

Crespo Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Referred to a person with curly hair, from Latin crispus meaning "curly".

Cabral Portuguese
From places named from Late Latin capralis meaning "place of goats", derived from Latin capra meaning "goat".

Benítez Spanish
Means "son of Benito".

Utkin m Russian
Derived from Russian утка (utka) meaning "duck".

Abramo Italian
Derived from the given name Abramo.

Van Buggenum Dutch
Means "from Buggenum", a small town in the middle of the province of Limburg in the Netherlands.

Cheng 2 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zheng.

Roy 2 Scottish
From Gaelic ruadh meaning "red-haired".

Górski m Polish
From the Polish word góra meaning "mountain".

Van Vliet Dutch
Means "from the stream" in Dutch.

Rutgers Dutch
Derived from the given name Rutger.

Milani Italian
Variant of Milano.

Ricci Italian
From Italian riccio meaning "curly", a nickname for someone with curly hair. It is ultimately from Latin ericius meaning "hedgehog".

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

Kladivo m Czech
Means "hammer" in Czech, a nickname for a blacksmith.

O'Brian Irish
Variant of O'Brien.

Van Altena Dutch
Variant of Altena.

Vlasák m Czech
Derived from Czech vlas "hair", probably referring to a barber or a person who bought and sold hair.

Heintze German
Derived from a diminutive of Heinrich.

Arce Spanish
Means "maple tree" in Spanish.

Lazzari Italian
Means "son of Lazzaro".

Leppänen Finnish
From Finnish leppä meaning "alder".

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

Czajkowski m Polish
Originally indicated a person from any of the Polish towns named Czajków, all derived from Polish czajka meaning "lapwing (bird)".

Roberts English
Means "son of Robert".

Papp 1 Hungarian
From a nickname meaning "priest, cleric" in Hungarian.

Moralez Spanish
Variant of Morales.

Hébert French
Derived from the given name Herbert.

Abspoel Dutch
From Abtspoel, the name of an estate near Oegstgeest in South Holland, meaning "abbot's pool".

Delgado Spanish, Portuguese
Means "thin" in Spanish and Portuguese, ultimately from Latin delicatus meaning "delicate, tender, charming".

Ó Tíghearnaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Tierney.

Mertens Dutch, Low German, Flemish
From the given name Merten.

Fenstermacher German
Means "window maker" in German.

Oláh Hungarian
Means "Romanian, Wallachian" in Hungarian, from Old Slavic volxŭ "Romance-speaker" (of Germanic origin).

Martynyuk Ukrainian
From the given name Martyn.

Holland 2 Dutch, German, English
Indicated a person from the Dutch province of Holland 1.

McDevitt Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Daibhéid meaning "son of Dáibhí".

Kovač Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Slovene
Means "blacksmith", a derivative of Slavic kovati meaning "to forge".

Van Houtem Dutch
Variant of Van Houten.

Miles English
From the given name Miles.

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.

Bakken Norwegian
Means "the slope, the hillside" in Norwegian, from Old Norse bakki "bank".

Acconci Italian
Variant of Acconcio.

Andreasson Swedish
Means "son of Andreas".

Ernst German, Dutch, Danish
From the given name Ernst.

Stablum Italian
Northern Italian name derived from Latin stabulum meaning "stable".

McTavish Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacTàmhais meaning "son of Tàmhas".

Bell 2 English
Derived from the given name Bel, a medieval short form of Isabel.

Galli Italian
Variant of Gallo, common in northern Italy.

Aukes Dutch
Dutch form of Aukema.

Berlusconi Italian
Probably from the Milanese word berlusch meaning "cross-eyed, crooked".

Di Stefano Italian
Means "son of Stefano".

D'Cruz Indian (Christian)
Variant of Cruz more common among Christians from India.

Chadwick English
From the name of English towns meaning "settlement belonging to Chad" in Old English.

Alinejad Persian
Means "descendant of Ali 1" in Persian.

Pärn Estonian
Means "linden tree" in Estonian.

Hagopian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հակոբյան (see Hakobyan).

Šťastná f Czech
Feminine form of Šťastný.

Park 3 English
From the medieval name Perkin, a diminutive of Peter.

Stefanović Serbian
Means "son of Stefan".

Ek Swedish
Means "oak" in Swedish.

Mac Pharlain Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McFarlane.

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

Zimman Jewish
Possibly a variant of Zimmermann.

Gibson English, Scottish
Means "son of Gib".

Rhodes English
Topographic name derived from Old English rod meaning "cleared land", or a locational name from any of the locations named with this word.

Apostolova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Apostolov.

Keil German
Means "wedge shaped" in German. It was used to denote a person who owned a wedge-shaped piece of land.

Ježek m Czech
Diminutive form of Jež.

Lorentz German
Derived from the given name Lorenz.

Leach English
Originally indicated a person who was a physician, from the medieval practice of using leeches to bleed people of ills.

Munson English
Patronymic formed from the Norman French nickname moun meaning "monk".

Çaryýew m Turkmen
Means "son of Çary".

Jenson Danish (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Jensen.

Fedorov m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Фёдоров (see Fyodorov).

Suggitt English
Variant of Southgate.

Vuković Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the given name Vuk.

Barber English, Scottish
Indicated a barber, one who cut hair for a living, ultimately from Latin barba "beard".

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

Horváth um Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian and Slovak form of Horvat. This is the second most common surname in Hungary and the most common surname in Slovakia (where is is typically borne by those of Hungarian ancestry).

Haan Dutch
Variant of De Haan.

Egawa Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Krstić Serbian
Means "son of Krsto".

Beverley English
From the name of an English city, derived from Old English beofor "beaver" and (possibly) licc "stream".

Sams English
Derived from the given name Samuel.

Riese German, Jewish
Means "giant" in German, from Old High German risi.

Yukimura Japanese
From Japanese 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Karagiannis m Greek
From the Greek prefix καρα (kara) meaning "black, dark" (of Turkish origin) and the given name Giannis.

Winfield English
From various English place names, derived from Old English winn "meadow, pasture" and feld "field".

Yoshino Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Levchenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Lev 1.

Wilmer German, English
Derived from the given name Willimar or Wilmǣr.

Abadjiev m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Абаджиев (see Abadzhiev).

Sheridan Irish
From the Irish name Ó Sirideáin meaning "descendant of Sirideán". The given name Sirideán possibly means "searcher".

Kita Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north".

Norwood English
Originally taken from a place name meaning "north wood" in Old English.

Morgan Welsh
Derived from the given name Morgan 1.

Woodcock English
Nickname referring to the woodcock bird.

Protz German
From a nickname meaning "showy, pompous", derived from an old southern German word meaning "toad".

Grigorova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Grigorov.

Accorso Italian
From the given name Bonaccorso.

Pavlovsky m Russian
Means "son of Pavel".

Jansens Dutch
Variant of Jansen.

Warwick English
From the name of an English town, itself derived from Old English wer "weir, dam" and wic "village, town".

Hawk English
Originally a nickname for a person who had a hawk-like appearance or who acted in a fierce manner, derived from Old English hafoc "hawk".

Bajusz Hungarian
Means "moustache" in Hungarian.

MacAonghais Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of MacInnes.

Geiszler German (Anglicized)
Variant of Geissler 1 or Geissler 2.

Bokori Hungarian
Variant of Bokor.

Horton English
From the names of various places in England, which are derived from Old English horh "dirt, mud" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Novosel Croatian
Means "new settler" in Croatian.

Myers English
Patronymic form of Myer or Mayer 3.

Whitehead English
Nickname for someone with white or light-coloured hair, from Old English hwit "white" and heafod "head".

Ubiña Basque
Possibly a variant of Urbina.

Kristiansen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Kristian".

Chow Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 周 (see Zhou).

Traviss English
English variant of Travers.

Ó Cearmada Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Carmody.

Monte Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian variant of Monti, as well as a Portuguese and Spanish cognate.

Romijn Dutch
Derived from the given name Romein.

Grünspan Jewish
Original form of Greenspan.

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

Escobar Spanish
Derived from Spanish escoba meaning "broom plant", from Latin scopa. It originally indicated a person who lived near a prominent patch of broom.

Bourne English
Derived from Old English burna "stream, spring".

Melville Scottish
From the place name Malleville meaning "bad town" in Norman French.

Pavlyuk Ukrainian
From the given name Pavlo.

Demirović Bosnian
Means "son of Demir".

Mihajlović Serbian
Means "son of Mihajlo".

Washington English
From a place name meaning "settlement belonging to Wassa's people", from the given name Wassa and Old English tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town". A famous bearer was George Washington (1732-1799), the first president of the United States. This surname was sometimes adopted by freed slaves, resulting in a high proportion of African-American bearers.

Alexandre French, Portuguese
From the given name Alexandre.

Van Antwerpen Dutch
Variant of Van Antwerp.

McKee Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Aodha.

Lucassen Dutch
Means "son of Lucas".

Newell English
Variant of Neville.

Anselmetti Italian
Means "son of Anselmetto", a diminutive of Anselmo.

Castle English
From Middle English castel meaning "castle", from Late Latin castellum, originally indicating a person who lived near a castle.

Tuff English
Variant of Tuft.

Lind Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Derived from Old Norse lind meaning "linden tree".

Rafferty Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Rabhartaigh meaning "descendant of Rabhartach". The given name Rabhartach means "flood tide".

Mac Néill Irish
Irish form of McNeil.

Danielsson Swedish
Means "son of Daniel".

Higgins Irish
From Irish Ó hUiginn meaning "descendant of Uiginn". Uiginn is a byname meaning "Viking".

Newport English
Given to one who came from the town of Newport (which means simply "new port"), which was the name of several English towns.

Kalniņš m Latvian
Derived from Latvian kalns meaning "mountain, hill".

Wesley English
Variant of Westley.

Bognár Hungarian
Hungarian form of Wagner.

Lovelace English
From a nickname for a lothario, derived from Middle English lufeles, Old English lufuleas meaning "loveless".

Grosse German
Variant of Groß.

Leonardsen Norwegian
Means "son of Lennart".

Saller 1 German
Originally denoted a person from the town of Sallern in Bavaria, possibly from a Celtic element meaning "stream".

Dirkx Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Dirk".

Langer German, Jewish
German cognate of Long.

Malone Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maoil Eoin meaning "descendant of a disciple of Saint John".

Carman 2 English
From an Old Norse byname derived from karlmann meaning "male, man".

Moradi Persian
From the given name Morad.

Grigoryan Armenian
Means "son of Grigor" in Armenian.

Arany Hungarian
Means "golden" in Hungarian. A famous bearer of the name was Hungarian poet János Arany (1817-1882).

Hrušková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Hruška.

Uchiyama Japanese
From Japanese 内 (uchi) meaning "inside" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Tyrrell English
Variant of Terrell.

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

Gereben Hungarian
Means "hackle, hatchel" in Hungarian (a hackle is a tool used to comb out fibers).

Machado Portuguese, Spanish
Denoted a person who made or used hatchets, derived from Spanish and Portuguese machado "hatchet", both from Latin marculus "little hammer".

Krämer German
Means "shopkeeper, merchant" in German, derived from Old High German kram meaning "tent, trading post".

Thomson English
Variant of Thompson.

Dircksens Dutch
Means "son of Dirk".

Ó Taidhg Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Teague 1.

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

Baglio Italian
Italian cognate of Bailey.

Oberti Italian
Derived from the given name Uberto.

Mateu Catalan
Derived from the given name Mateu.

Friseal Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of Fraser.

Ermacora Italian
From the given name Ermacora.

Segreti Italian
From Italian segreto meaning "secret", a nickname for a confidant.

Svensson Swedish
Means "son of Sven".

Ślusarska f Polish
Feminine form of Ślusarski.

Koivisto Finnish
Means "birch forest" in Finnish, derived from koivu "birch tree".

Gomułka Polish
Variant of Gomółka.

Einstein Jewish
Ornamental name derived from German ein "one" and stein "stone". A famous bearer was the German physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955).

Coolen Dutch
From the given name Nicolaas.

Koolen Dutch
Derived from the given name Nicolaas.

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

Melvin Scottish
Variant of Melville.

Aldebrandi Italian
Means "son of Aldebrando", an Italian form of Aldebrand.

Rothenberg German, Jewish
From Middle High German rot meaning "red" and berg meaning "mountain". As a Jewish name it may be ornamental.

Vrublová f Czech
Feminine form of Vrubel.

Bergqvist Swedish
From Swedish berg meaning "mountain" and qvist (Old Norse kvistr) meaning "twig, branch".

Van Peij Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Van Pey.

Foerstner German
Variant of Förstner.

Symons English
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Toma Romanian
From the given name Toma 2.

Rautio Finnish
Means "smith" in Finnish.

Boyadjieva f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Бояджиева (see Boyadzhieva).

Danailov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Danail".

McIntyre Scottish
From Scottish Gaelic Mac an tSaoir meaning "son of the carpenter".

Mateos Spanish
Derived from the given name Mateo.

Rybár m Slovak
Means "fisher" in Slovak, from ryba meaning "fish".

D'Angelo Italian
Means "son of Angelo".

Snaaijer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.

Van der Ven Dutch
Variant of Van der Veen.

El-Amin Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic الأمين (see Al-Amin).

Lawson English
Means "son of Laurence 1".

Claesson Swedish
Means "son of Claes".

Alessandri Italian
Means "son of Alessandro".

Agani Italian
Means "son of Agano", a given name of unknown meaning.

Power 2 English
From Middle English povre meaning "poor", via Old French from Latin pauper. It could have been a nickname for someone who had no money or a miser.

Svenson Swedish
Variant of Svensson.

Albrechtsson Swedish
Means "son of Albrecht".

Kərimov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Kərim".

Leroux French
Means "the red", from Old French ros "red". This was a nickname for a person with red hair.

Houtkooper Dutch
Means "buyer of wood" in Dutch.

Abasolo Basque
Means "priest's meadow" from Basque abas "priest" and solo "meadow".

Kopp German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Jakob.

Burns 2 Irish
Variant of O'Byrne.

Stojanov m Macedonian
Means "son of Stojan".

Carlyle English
Variant of Carlisle.

Sergeyeva f Russian
Feminine form of Sergeyev.

Kaube German
From the name of the town of Kaub in Germany.

Furnadzhieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Furnadzhiev.

Matei Romanian
Derived from the given name Matei.

Vaňková f Czech
Feminine form of Vaněk.

Crocetti Italian
Italian diminutive form of Croce.

Shirazi Persian
Originally denoted someone who came from the city of Shiraz, located in southern Iran. The city's name is possibly of Elamite origin.

Mizushima Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Bláha m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Blažej.

MacCoughlan Irish
Means "son of Cochlán". The given name Cochlán is derived from Irish cochal meaning "cape" or "hood".

Mei Chinese
From Chinese 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot".

Falco Italian
Derived from Italian falco "falcon". The name was used to denote a falconer or a person who resembled a falcon in some way.

Farran English
Derived from Old French ferrant meaning "iron grey".

Gabriels English
Derived from the given name Gabriel.

Machová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Mach.

Velasco Spanish
Derived from the given name Velasco.

Merritt English
From an English place name meaning "boundary gate".

Nigel English
Derived from the given name Neil.

Elena Italian
Derived from the given name Elena.

Curtis English
Nickname for a courteous person, derived from Old French curteis meaning "refined, courtly".

Černík m Czech
Variant of Černý.

Vávrová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Vávra.

Nevin 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Cnáimhín or Ó Cnáimhín.

Yeung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yang.

Papadopoulos m Greek
Means "son of the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the patronymic suffix πουλος (poulos).

Agricola Italian
From Latin agricola meaning "farmer".

Sultanov m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Sultan".

Boyadjiev m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Бояджиев (see Boyadzhiev).

Zaal Dutch
Means "hall" in Dutch.

Filep Hungarian
From the given name Fülöp.

Van Assen Dutch
Means "from Assen", a city in the Netherlands, which is possibly from essen meaning "ash trees".

Tatham English
From the name of the town of Tatham in Lancashire, itself from the Old English given name Tata combined with ham meaning "home, settlement".

Wasilewski m Polish
Means "son of Wasyl".

Csonka Hungarian
Means "maimed, mutilated" in Hungarian.

Pereyra Portuguese, Galician
Variant of Pereira.

Byrnes Irish
Variant of O'Byrne.

Albertson English
Means "son of Albert".

Volkov m Russian
Derived from Russian волк (volk) meaning "wolf".

Matsuda Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Anson English
Means "son of Agnes".

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

Ó Cuana Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Cooney.

El-Hashem Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic الهاشم (see Al-Hashim).

Kiss Hungarian
Nickname meaning "small" in Hungarian.

Alderliesten Dutch
From Dutch allerliefste meaning "most dearest". This name could have referred to the nature of the person or perhaps a phrase the person commonly used.

Segura Spanish, Catalan
From places with names derived from Spanish or Catalan segura meaning "safe, secure".

Cavanagh Irish
Variant of Kavanagh.

Seidel German
From a diminutive of the given name Siegfried.

Ognianov m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Огнянов (see Ognyanov).

Seelenfreund Jewish
From German Seele meaning "soul" and Freund meaning "friend".

Ó Caiside Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Cassidy.

Garrard English
From the given name Gerard.

Clemens English
Derived from the given name Clement. This was the surname of the author Samuel Clemens (1835-1910), also known as Mark Twain.

Abbasi Persian, Urdu
From the given name Abbas.

Esparza Spanish
Derived from the Basque place name Espartza, a town in the province of Navarre.

Marie French
From the given name Marie.

Nieddu Italian
From Sardinian nieddu meaning "black", derived from Latin niger.

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

Baier German
Variant of Bayer.

Beckert German
Variant of Becker.

Moretti Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Mauro.

Vik Norwegian
Means "cove, inlet" in Norwegian.

Africano Italian
From the given name Africano, the Italian form of Africanus.

Daley Irish
Variant of Daly.

Schwarz German, Jewish
Means "black" in German, from Old High German swarz. It originally described a person with black hair or a dark complexion.