Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the order is random.
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Mac Cormaic Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McCormick.
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".
Ó Maol Dhomhnaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Moloney.
Domínguez Spanish
Means "son of Domingo".
Pavlovsky m Russian
Means "son of Pavel".
Palacio Spanish
Spanish cognate of Palazzo.
Balčiūnaitė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Balčiūnas. This form is used by unmarried women.
Hamasaki Japanese
From Japanese (hama) meaning "beach, seashore" and (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Woodrow English
From a place name meaning "row of houses by a wood" in Old English.
Wilms Dutch
Derived from the given name Willem.
Villalobos Spanish
Habitational name for a person from the town of Villalobos, Spain, which is derived from Spanish villa "town" and lobo "wolf".
Tash English
From Middle English at asche meaning "at the ash tree".
Storstrand Norwegian
Originally denoted someone from Storstrand farm in Norway, derived from stor meaning "big" and strand meaning "beach".
Vodenicharov m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian воденичар (vodenichar) meaning "miller".
Mlynáriková f Slovak
Feminine form of Mlynárik.
Tosell Catalan
Catalan form of Tosi.
Tarasenko Ukrainian
From the given name Taras.
Prosdocimi Italian
From the given name Prosdocimo, Italian form of Prosdocimus.
Abelen Dutch
Patronymic surname derived from Abel or a diminutive of Albert.
Láník m Czech
Derived from Czech lán, a measure of land equal to approximately 18 hectares. The name loosely translates as "farmer" and is considered a Moravian equivalent of Sedlák.
Abatangelo Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Angelo.
Tyson 1 English
Derived from a nickname for a quarrelsome person, from Old French tison meaning "firebrand".
Ó Cuinn Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Quinn.
Zeman m Czech, Slovak
Means "landowner", ultimately from Old Slavic zemľa meaning "land".
Eszes Hungarian
Means "clever, bright" in Hungarian.
Robbins English
Derived from the given name Robin.
Reese 1 Welsh
Derived from the given name Rhys.
Rusnak Polish
Means "Russian" in Polish.
Pastor Spanish
Means "shepherd" in Spanish.
Kamal Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Kamal 1.
Turnbull English, Scottish
Nickname for someone thought to be strong enough to turn around a bull.
Novikov m Russian
Derived from Russian новый (novy) meaning "new".
Kellogg English
Occupational name for a pig butcher, from Middle English killen "to kill" and hog "pig, swine, hog".
Kloeten Dutch
Variant of Kloet.
Mooren Dutch
Derived from the given name Maurus.
Katou Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 加藤 (see Katō).
Rybářová f Czech
Feminine form of Rybář.
Pascal French
Derived from the given name Pascal.
Alò Italian
Variant of Aloi.
Boon 1 English
Variant of Bone 1.
Song Chinese, Korean
From Chinese (sòng) referring to the Song dynasty, which ruled China from 960 to 1279.
Hedlund Swedish
From Swedish hed (Old Norse heiðr) meaning "heath, moor" and lund (Old Norse lundr) meaning "grove".
Tuft English
Denoted one who lived near a clump of trees or bushes, from Middle English tufte "tuft, clump", from Old French.
Eaton English
From any of the various English towns with this name, derived from Old English ea "river" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".
Sorrentino Italian
Derived from the town of Sorrento near Naples, called Surrentum in Latin, of unknown meaning.
Tamura Japanese
From Japanese (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and (mura) meaning "town, village".
Renaud French
From the given name Renaud.
Rothschild Jewish
From Middle High German rot "red" and schilt "shield", or Yiddish רויט (roit) and שילד (shild). The famous Rothschild family of bankers took their name from a house with a red shield on it.
Fenstermacher German
Means "window maker" in German.
Kang Korean
Korean form of Jiang 2, from Sino-Korean (gang).
Matsushita Japanese
From Japanese (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and (shita) meaning "under, below".
Wolfe English
Variant of Wolf.
Carr 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Carra.
Joseph English, French
Derived from the given name Joseph.
Antonino Italian
From the given name Antonino.
Kishimoto Japanese
From Japanese (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank" and (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Virgo English
Possibly from Latin virgo "virgin, maiden". It may have been a nickname for an actor who played the Virgin Mary in mystery plays, or for a shy man or a lecher.
Jarvis English
Derived from the given name Gervais.
Nieto Spanish
From a nickname meaning "grandson" in Spanish.
Farnham English
Indicated a person from any of the various towns named Farnham in England, notably in Surrey. Their names are from Old English fearn "fern" and ham "home, settlement" or ham "water meadow, enclosure".
Poirier French
Means "pear tree" in French, originally a nickname for someone who lived close to such a tree.
Horváthová f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Horváth.
Sparacello Italian
From Sicilian sparaciu meaning "asparagus", an occupational name for an asparagus seller or grower.
Urbanová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Urban.
English English
Denoted a person who was of English heritage. It was used to distinguish people who lived in border areas (for example, near Wales or Scotland). It was also used to distinguish an Anglo-Saxon from a Norman.
Mizuno Japanese
From Japanese (mizu) meaning "water" and (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Towner English
Variant of Toller.
Clemensen Danish
Means "son of Clemens".
Dam Dutch, Danish
Means "dike, dam" in Dutch and Danish. In modern Danish it also means "pond".
Cloet Dutch
Variant of Kloet.
Król Polish
Means "king" in Polish. The name referred to one who acted like a king or was connected in some way with a king's household.
Pritchard Welsh
From Welsh ap Richard meaning "son of Richard".
Koole Dutch
Derived from a short form of the given name Nicolaas.
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).
Qurbanova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Qurbanov.
Ayers 2 English
Derived from the given name Ealhhere.
Bogomolova f Russian
Feminine form of Bogomolov.
Garrastazu Basque
From the Basque word arratz "bush" combined with the suffix sta denoting a place.
Vasiliauskienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vasiliauskas. This form is used by married women.
Kazloŭ m Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Belarusian Казлоў (see Kazlow).
Loewe German
Variant of Löwe.
Gaillard French
Means "lively, strong" in French.
Ivanoŭ m Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Belarusian Іваноў (see Ivanow).
Kalniņš m Latvian
Derived from Latvian kalns meaning "mountain, hill".
Gautier French
From the given name Gautier.
Jonckers Dutch
Patronymic form of Jonker.
Poppins Literature
Used by P. L. Travers for the magical nanny in her Mary Poppins series of books, first published in 1934. It is not known how Travers devised the name. She may have had the English words pop or poppet (meaning "young woman") in mind.
Lindbeck Swedish
From Swedish lind meaning "linden tree" and bäck (Old Norse bekkr) meaning "stream".
Muhlfeld German
Means "mill field" in German.
Siebert German
Derived from the given name Siegbert.
Pugliese Italian
From an adjectival derivative of Puglia, from Latin Apulia, a region of southeast Italy containing the boot heel and some of the coastline of the Adriatic Sea. It is a regional name for someone from that region.
Dawson English
Means "son of Daw".
Stoyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stoyanov.
Keller German
Means "cellar" in German, an occupational name for one in charge of the food and drink.
Lafrenz German
Derived from the given name Lorenz.
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.
Friel Irish
From the Irish Ó Frighil meaning "descendant of Fearghal".
Van Baarle Dutch
Means "from Baarle", a town in both the Netherlands and Belgium.
Merrill 2 English
From the name of various places in England, derived from Old English myrige "pleasant" and hyll "hill".
Bonney English
From northern Middle English boni meaning "pretty, attractive".
De Vos Dutch
Variant of Vos.
Askes Dutch
Means "son of Aske", a diminutive of Asse.
Lémieux French
Derived from the place name Leymieux, a town in the Rhône-Alpes region of France.
Perko Slovene, Croatian
Derived from an archaic diminutive of Peter.
Savchuk Ukrainian
From the given name Sava.
Sheehy Irish
Variant of McSheehy.
Achilles German
Derived from the given name Achilles.
Merrill 1 English
Derived from the given name Muriel.
Veselý m Czech, Slovak
From a nickname meaning "cheerful" in Czech and Slovak.
Kovaleva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Ковалёва (see Kovalyova).
Tosi Italian
Means "clean-shaven", usually denoting a younger man, from Latin tonsus "shaved".
Ruiz Spanish
Means "son of Ruy" in Spanish.
Parkinson English
Means "son of Parkin", a medieval diminutive of Peter.
Muñoz Spanish
Patronymic derived from the medieval Spanish given name Muño, from Latin Munnius, possibly of Germanic origin.
De Bruin Dutch
Dutch cognate of Brown.
Bendtsen Danish
Means "son of Bendt".
Kurbonov m Uzbek, Tajik
Alternate transcription of Uzbek/Tajik Қурбонов (see Qurbonov).
Ó Fallamháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Fallon.
Řezník m Czech
Means "butcher" in Czech.
Yamazaki Japanese
From Japanese (yama) meaning "mountain" and (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Ismoilov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Ismoil".
Arkwright English
Occupational name meaning "chest maker", from Middle English arc meaning "chest, coffer" and wyrhta meaning "maker, craftsman".
Faragó Hungarian
An occupational name meaning "woodcutter", from Hungarian farag meaning "carve, cut".
Al-Amin Arabic
Means "the truthful" from Arabic أمين (ʾamīn).
Sciacca Italian
Originally denoted someone from Sciacca, Sicily, Italy, which is of uncertain origin.
Penny English
Nickname meaning "penny, coin" from Old English penning.
McTavish Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacTàmhais meaning "son of Tàmhas".
Lebeau French
Nickname for a handsome person, from French le "the" and beau "beautiful, handsome".
Yusupov m Uzbek, Tajik, Tatar (Russified)
Means "son of Yusuf". This is the name of a Russian noble family, of Tatar origin (Йосыпов in Tatar).
Casas Spanish
From Spanish casa meaning "house", of Latin origin.
Seelen Dutch
Variant of Ceelen.
Aust German
Derived from Aust, an archaic diminutive of August.
De Cloet Dutch
Variant of Kloet.
Vasiliauskaitė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vasiliauskas. This form is used by unmarried women.
Beumers Dutch
Possibly a Dutch form of Baumer or Böhmer.
Carpentier French
French form of Carpenter.
Proulx French
Derived from Old French preu meaning "valiant, brave".
Coelho Portuguese
From the Portuguese word for "rabbit", either a nickname or an occupational name referring to a hunter or seller of rabbits.
Stacey English
Variant of Stacy.
Escamilla Spanish
Derived from the name of the town of Escamilla in Gualadajara, Spain.
Lehr German
From Old High German loh meaning "meadow, clearing".
Kaspar German
Derived from the given name Kaspar.
Quirk Irish
Variant of Quirke.
Vasilescu Romanian
Means "son of Vasile".
Baumbach German
From a place name meaning "tree stream" in German.
Ormonde Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Ruaidh.
Großer German
Variant of Groß.
Belcher English
From a Middle English version of Old French bel chiere meaning "beautiful face". It later came to refer to a person who had a cheerful and pleasant temperament.
Pilgrim English, German
Nickname for a person who was a pilgrim, ultimately from Latin peregrinus.
Melnyk Ukrainian
Means "miller" in Ukrainian. This is the most common Ukrainian surname.
Kimberley English
From various English places called Kimberley. They mean either "Cyneburga's field", "Cynebald's field" or "Cynemær's field".
Aalmers Dutch (Rare)
Means "son of Aalmar", a Dutch form of Adelmar.
Coy English
Means "quiet, shy, coy" from Middle English coi.
Niemelä Finnish
From Finnish niemi meaning "peninsula, cape" with the suffix -la indicating a place.
Mattsson Swedish
Means "son of Matts".
Swindlehurst English
From the place name Swinglehurst in the Forest of Bowland in central Lancashire, derived from Old English swin "swine, pig", hyll "hill" and hyrst "wood, grove".
Chmela m Czech
Derived from Czech chmel "hops", referring to a person who grew hops, a plant used in brewing beer.
Zhang Chinese
From Chinese (zhāng) meaning "stretch, extend". It may have denoted a bowmaker whose job it was to stretch bow wood.
Gatsby English (Rare), Literature
Rare variant of Gadsby. This name was used by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald for the central character in his novel The Great Gatsby (1925). In the book, James Gatz renames himself as Jay Gatsby at age 17 because he believes it sounds more sophisticated.
Carlsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Carl".
Thatcher English
Referred to a person who thatched roofs by attaching straw to them, derived from Old English þæc meaning "thatch, roof". A famous bearer was the British prime minister Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013).
Bellandi Italian
Means "son of Bellando", from a medieval given name derived from Latin bellandus meaning "which is to be fought".
Flanagan Irish
From Irish Ó Flannagáin meaning "descendant of Flannagán". Flannagán is a given name meaning "blood red". From County Roscommon in Ireland, it has many other spellings.
Ó Ceithearnaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Kearney.
Altink Dutch
Variant of Alting.
Vaughan Welsh
From Welsh bychan (mutated to fychan) meaning "little". It was a descriptive name to distinguish father from son.
Baar Dutch
Variant of Baars.
El-Amin Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic الأمين (see Al-Amin).
Kroon Dutch, Estonian
Means "crown" in Dutch and Estonian (from Latin corona).
Blaine Scottish
From the given name Bláán.
Kunze German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Konrad.
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.
Kopecká f Czech
Feminine form of Kopecký.
Mac Eachairn Scottish Gaelic
Means "son of Eacharn", where the given name Eacharn is from the Old Irish name Echthigern.
Ellison English
Patronymic form of the English name Ellis, from the medieval given name Elis, a vernacular form of Elijah.
Talbot English
Of Norman origin, possibly derived from an unattested Germanic given name composed of the elements dala "to destroy" and bod "message".
Hayden 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Ó hÉideáin or Ó hÉidín.
Acker German, English
Denoted a person who lived near a field, derived from Middle English aker or Middle High German acker meaning "field".
Averesch Dutch
From a place name, possibly from a dialectal variation of Dutch over meaning "over" combined with esch meaning "ash tree".
Horn English, German, Norwegian, Danish
From the Old English, Old High German and Old Norse word horn meaning "horn". This was an occupational name for one who carved objects out of horn or who played a horn, or a person who lived near a horn-shaped geographical feature, such as a mountain or a bend in a river.
Pauwels Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Paul".
Penzak Yiddish
Variant of Penzig.
Bover Catalan
Catalan cognate of Bove.
Omdahl Norwegian
Denoted a person hailing from any one of a number of farms in Norway called either Åmdal or Omdal meaning "elm valley".
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".
Vico Italian, Spanish
Means "town, village", derived from Latin vicus.
Farina Italian
Occupational name for a miller, derived from Italian farina "flour".
Rudzītis m Latvian
Derived from Latvian rudzi meaning "rye".
Marcos Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Marcos. A famous bearer was Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos (1917-1989).
Sapienti Italian
Means "wise, learned" in Italian.
Bartoš m Czech, Slovak
Derived from Bartoš, a diminutive of Bartoloměj or Bartolomej.
Mac Mathghamhna Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McMahon.
Rolland French
From the given name Roland.
Kuzmenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Kuzma.
Robertson English
Means "son of Robert".
Zlatkova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Zlatkov.
Karimi Persian, Arabic
Derived from the given name Karim.
Adler German, Jewish
Means "eagle" in German.
Aliyev m Tajik, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Avar, Chechen, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Ali 1". This is also an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əliyev.
Pelley French (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Pellé.
Travis English
English variant of Travers.
Baumer German
Variant of Baum.
Filipek Polish
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Filip.
Kovářová f Czech
Feminine form of Kovář.
Aaltonen Finnish
From Finnish aalto meaning "wave".
Pelletier French
Derived from Old French pelletier "fur trader".
Mandić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Manda".
Benini Italian
Means "son of Benino" from a diminutive of Bene or Beno, short forms of Benedetto.
Kovačič Slovene
Slovene form of Kovačić.
Van Niftrik Dutch
Means "from Niftrik", a town in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.
Plamondon French
Derived from French plat "flat" and mont "mountain", referring to someone who lived near a flat-topped mountain.
Jacobsen Danish
Means "son of Jacob".
Cunningham 2 Irish
From Irish Ó Cuinneagáin meaning "descendant of Cuinneagán", a diminutive of Conn.
Payne English
From a medieval given name or nickname derived from Latin paganus meaning "heathen, pagan" (from an earlier sense "rural, rustic"), which was given to children whose baptism had been postponed or adults who were not overly religious.
Duffy 1 Irish
Derived from Irish Ó Dubhthaigh meaning "descendant of Dubthach". Their original homeland was Monaghan where the surname is still the most common; they are also from Donegal and Roscommon.
Fèvre French
Occupational name meaning "blacksmith" in Old French, derived from Latin faber.
Harrell English
From the given name Harold.
Stenger German
Occupational name for a post maker, from Old High German stanga "pole".
Bondar Ukrainian
Means "cooper, barrel maker" in Ukrainian.
Yuuki Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 結城 (see Yūki).
O'Keefe Irish
Variant of Keefe.
Boyle Irish
From Irish Ó Baoighill meaning "descendant of Baoigheall". The meaning of the given name Baoigheall is uncertain, but it is thought to be connected to Irish geall meaning "pledge".
Guerra Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From a nickname meaning "war", given to a belligerent person or one engaged in warfare.
Havener German
Variant of Hafner.
Alberink Dutch
Means "(farm) belonging to Albert" in Dutch.
Ismailov m Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Chechen, Avar
Means "son of Ismail".
Vankov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vanko", a diminutive of Ivan.
Pokorny Polish
Polish form of Pokorný.
Delaney 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubhshláine meaning "descendant of Dubhshláine".
Swango German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Schwangau.
Ziemniak Polish
Means "potato" in Polish.
Hopson English
Variant of Hobson.
Qurbonov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Qurbon".
Gill English
Originally indicated someone who lived near a ravine, from Middle English gil (of Old Norse origin).
Zielińska f Polish
Feminine form of Zieliński.
Reed English
Variant of Read 1.
Ratti Italian
From Italian ratto meaning "rat", originally denoting a sly individual.
Barsamian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պարսամյան (see Parsamyan).
Nordin Swedish
Derived from Swedish nord meaning "north" (Old Norse norðr).
Mah Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese (see Ma).
Pokorná f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Pokorný.
Vinci 2 Italian
Originally indicated a person from Vinci near Florence, the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci.
Mushyan Armenian
Originally denoted someone who came from the Armenian town of Mushi.
Eide Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse eið meaning "isthmus".
Öwezowa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Öwezow.
Najm Arabic
From the given name Najm.
Rosales Spanish
Means "rose bushes" in Spanish.
Shehu Albanian
From the Arabic title شيخ (shaykh) meaning "elder, chief, sheikh".
Dumbledore Literature
From the dialectal English word dumbledore meaning "bumblebee". It was used by J. K. Rowling for the headmaster of Hogwarts in her Harry Potter series of books, first released in 1997.
Dušek m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of Dušan.
Badcock English
From a diminutive of the medieval given name Bada.
Sauveterre French
From the name of various towns in France, derived from French sauve "safe" and terre "land".
Rietveld Dutch
Means "reed field", from Dutch riet "reed" and veld "field". It is found mostly in the western part of the Netherlands (the Holland area).
Blanchard French, English
Derived from the given name Blanchard.
Holmberg Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish holme (Old Norse holmr) meaning "small island" and berg meaning "mountain".
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".
Niskanen Finnish
Derived from Finnish niska meaning "neck", indicating someone who lived on a neck of land or who had a distinctive neck.
Broz Croatian
Derived from Broz, a diminutive of Ambrozije. This was the birth surname of the Yugoslavian dictator Josip Broz Tito (1892-1980).
Waters 1 English
Originally given to a person who lived near the water.
Del Olmo Spanish
Variant of Olmo.
Molnár Hungarian
Occupational name meaning "miller" in Hungarian.
Mora Spanish
Derived from Spanish mora meaning "mulberry", of Latin origin.
Michaud French
Derived from the given name Michel.
Selvatici Italian
Italian form of Savage.
Rodríguez Spanish
Means "son of Rodrigo" in Spanish. This is among the most common surnames in Spain.
Rodgers English
Derived from the given name Rodger.
Roberts English
Means "son of Robert".
Fitzgerald Irish
Means "son of Gerald" in Anglo-Norman French. It was brought to Ireland with William the Conqueror. A famous bearer was Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996), an American jazz singer.
Ott English, German
From the given name Otto.
Seelenfreund Jewish
From German Seele meaning "soul" and Freund meaning "friend".