Browse Surnames

Slade English
Derived from Old English slæd meaning "valley".

Holmes English, Scottish
Variant of Holme. A famous fictional bearer was Sherlock Holmes, a detective in Arthur Conan Doyle's mystery stories beginning in 1887.

Akers English
Variant of Acker.

Jelenová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Jelen.

Tsang Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zeng.

Cadwallader Welsh
From the given name Cadwalader.

Grady Irish
From Irish Ó Gráda or Ó Grádaigh meaning "descendant of Gráda". The byname Gráda means "noble, illustrious".

Mikhailova f Russian
Feminine form of Mikhailov.

Hayasaka Japanese
From Japanese 早 (haya) meaning "already, now" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope".

Kistler German
Occupational name meaning "chest maker, cabinetmaker" from Middle High German kiste.

Antonescu Romanian
Means "son of Anton".

Wójcik Polish
From the Polish word wójt meaning "chief, mayor" (related to German Vogt).

Okamoto Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Blažević Croatian
Means "son of Blaž".

Daviau French
From a diminutive form of David.

Cecil Welsh
From the Welsh given name Seisyll, which was derived from the Roman name Sextilius, a derivative of Sextus.

Hagen Norwegian, Dutch
From Old Norse hagi or Old Dutch hago meaning "enclosure, pasture".

Ferrero Italian
Regional variant of Ferrari. It is typical of the area around Turin.

Vaughn Welsh
Variant of Vaughan.

Stoddard English
Occupational name for a horse keeper, from Old English stod "stallion, stud" and hierde "herder".

Kinnunen Finnish
Possibly derived from the Finnish dialectal word kinni meaning "animal skin, fur", borrowed from Swedish skinn.

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".

Šťastný m Czech
Means "happy" in Czech.

Booker English
Occupational name meaning "book maker", derived from Old English boc "book".

Klossner German
Derived from German Klausner, Middle High German klosenære meaning "hermit".

Bicchieri Italian
Means "drinking glasses" in Italian, referring originally to a person who made or sold them.

Yamamoto Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Ježek m Czech
Diminutive form of Jež.

Alfarsi Arabic
Means "the Persian" in Arabic, derived from Arabic فارس (Fāris) meaning "Persia".

Saidov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Said".

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

Airò Italian
From the given name Aroldo.

Attaway English
Means "at the way", originally denoting someone who lived close to a road.

Nygård Norwegian
From Norwegian ny (Old Norse nýr) meaning "new" and gård (Old Norse garðr) meaning "farm, estate".

Sheach Scottish
Variant of Shaw 2.

Cleary Irish
From Irish cléireach meaning "clerk" (see Clark).

Bryce English
From the given name Brice.

Scola Italian
From Italian scuola meaning "school".

Wetzel German
From the given name Wenzel.

Herrero Spanish
Spanish cognate of Ferrari.

McMahon Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Mathghamhna meaning "son of Mathgamain".

Hoek Dutch
From Dutch hoek meaning "corner".

Beitel German
Variant of Beutel.

Kaneko Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 子 (ko) meaning "child".

Jansingh Dutch
Variant of Jansen.

Moździerz Polish
Means "mortar" in Polish. It probably referred to someone who worked with or sold mortar.

Molloy Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Maolmhuaidh or Ó Maol Aodha.

Van Damme Flemish
Means "from Damme", the name of a town in Belgium, derived from Dutch dam meaning "dam". A famous bearer is the Belgian actor Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960-), who was born with the surname Van Varenberg.

Dong Chinese
From Chinese 董 (dǒng) meaning "direct, supervise".

Finn Irish
Derived from the given name Fionn.

Ağayev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Ağa".

Toma Romanian
From the given name Toma 2.

Prichard Welsh
Variant of Pritchard.

Pavone Italian
Means "peacock" in Italian. It was originally a nickname for a proud or haughty person.

Meir Jewish
Variant of Meyer 2.

Ó Riagáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Reagan.

Di Caprio Italian
From the name of the island of Capri near Naples, itself possibly derived from Latin capra meaning "goat" or Greek κάπρος (kapros) meaning "wild boar".

Bengtsdotter Swedish
Means "daughter of Bengt".

Krauß German
Variant of Kraus.

Solís Spanish
From the name of a village in Asturias, Spain, derived from Spanish sol "sun".

Giraud French
From the given name Gérald.

Duguay French
Means "from the ford", from French gué "ford".

Çaryýewa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Çaryýew.

Krupina f Russian
Feminine form of Krupin.

Yegorov m Russian
Means "son of Yegor".

Rinaldi Italian
Derived from the given name Rinaldo.

Melsbach German
From the name of a German town, possibly meaning "mill stream".

Nakabayashi Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".

Abelen Dutch
Patronymic surname derived from Abel or a diminutive of Albert.

Schweitzer German
Indicated a person from Switzerland (see Schweiz).

Lorenz German
Derived from the given name Lorenz.

Donaldson English
Means "son of Donald". A notable bearer is the online personality Jimmy Donaldson (1998-), who goes by the alias MrBeast.

Ignatiev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Игнатьев (see Ignatyev).

Řezníček m Czech
Diminutive of Řezník.

Aubert French
From the given name Aubert.

Donoghue Irish
From Irish Ó Donnchadha meaning "descendant of Donnchadh".

Wu 2 Chinese
From Chinese 武 (wǔ) meaning "military, martial".

Giordano Italian
Derived from the given name Giordano.

Morimoto Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Kallio Finnish
Means "rock, outcrop" in Finnish.

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

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).

Sala Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Occupational name for a worker at a manor house, from the Romance word sala meaning "hall, large room", of Germanic origin.

Amadei Italian
Means "son of Amadeo".

Hayashi Japanese
From Japanese 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".

Jonkheer Dutch
Variant of Jonker.

Havlíček m Czech
From a diminutive of the given name Havel.

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

Cullen 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Coileáin or Ó Cuilinn.

Ó hEachthighearna Irish
Means "descendant of Echthigern" in Irish.

Vukoja Croatian
Derived from the given name Vuk.

Soto Spanish
Means "grove of trees, small forest" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin saltus.

Solo Basque
Means "rural estate" in Basque.

Ó Domhnaill Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Donnell.

Melvin Scottish
Variant of Melville.

Årud Norwegian
From Norwegian å meaning "river, stream" and the archaic word rud meaning "cleared land".

Ahearn Irish
Anglicized form of Ó hEachthighearna.

Osmonova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Osmonov.

Clark English
Means "cleric" or "scribe", from Old English clerec meaning "priest", ultimately from Latin clericus. A famous bearer was William Clark (1770-1838), an explorer of the west of North America.

Smirnov m Russian
Derived from Russian смирный (smirny) meaning "quiet, peaceful, timid". This is one of the most common surnames in Russia.

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

Velásquez Spanish
Derived from the given name Velasco.

Spitznagel German
Means "sharp nail" in German, an occupational name for a nailsmith.

Girard French
From the given name Gérard.

Tyrrell English
Variant of Terrell.

Kubo Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 保 (ho) meaning "protect".

Zingel Jewish
From Middle High German zingel "defensive wall". This name was originally applied to a person who lived near the outermost wall of a castle.

Ververs Dutch
Occupational name derived from Dutch verver meaning "dyer, painter".

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

Mac Cnáimhín Irish
Means "son of Cnámh". The Irish given name Cnámh means "bone".

Gagliardi Italian
From Italian gagliardo meaning "strong, vigorous".

Nishimura Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Dinu Romanian
From the given name Dinu.

Ludwig German
From the given name Ludwig.

Mark 1 English
Derived from the given name Mark.

Tierney Irish
From Irish Ó Tíghearnaigh meaning "descendant of Tighearnach".

McInnes Scottish
Variant of MacInnes.

Ó Corcráin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Corcoran.

Alberighi Italian
Variant of Alberici.

Alberts English, Dutch
Means "son of Albert".

McEwan Scottish
Anglicized form of MacEòghainn.

Matevosian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Մաթեւոսյան (see Matevosyan).

Jovanovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Jovan".

Paulauskas m Lithuanian
From the given name Paulius.

Allard French, English
Derived from the given name Adalhard (or the Old English cognate Æðelræd).

Smedley English
From an unidentified place name probably meaning "smooth clearing" in Old English.

Addens Dutch
Means "son of Adde".

Fredriksen Norwegian
Means "son of Fredrik".

Jafari Persian
From the given name Jafar.

Juriša Croatian
Derived from a diminutive form of Jure.

Moreno Spanish, Portuguese
From a nickname meaning "dark" in Spanish and Portuguese.

Nikitina f Russian
Feminine form of Nikitin.

Orlov m Russian
Derived from Russian орёл (oryol) meaning "eagle".

Leonardsson Swedish
Variant of Lennartsson.

Mateu Catalan
Derived from the given name Mateu.

Karagianni f Greek
Feminine form of Karagiannis.

Colin French
From a diminutive of the given name Nicolas.

Meyer 4 English
Variant of Myer.

Laguardia Italian
Occupational name meaning "sentry, sentinel" in Italian, also a locative name referring to a person who lived near a watchtower. Fiorello Laguardia (1882-1947) was the first mayor of New York of Italian origin.

Pain English
Variant of Payne.

Lantos Hungarian
Means "minstrel, bard, lutist" in Hungarian, from lant meaning "lute".

Haggard English
From a nickname meaning "wild, untamed, worn", from Old French, ultimately from a Germanic root.

Ormond Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Ruaidh.

Mladenovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Mladenovski.

Manning 1 English
Patronymic form of Mann.

Jabłońska f Polish
Feminine form of Jabłoński.

Breisacher German
Originally denoted one who came from the town of Breisach, in Germany. The town's name is possibly from a Celtic word meaning "breakwater".

Dennel French
Variant of Daniel.

Van Wegberg Dutch
Means "from Wegberg", a small town in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, close to the Dutch border. It is derived from old German weg "way, path, road" and berg "mountain".

Grbić Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Means "hunchback", derived from Serbian, Croatian and Slovene grba "hump".

De Jonker Dutch
Variant of Jonker.

Novosel Croatian
Means "new settler" in Croatian.

Medvedev m Russian
Derived from Russian медведь (medved) meaning "bear".

Crocetti Italian
Italian diminutive form of Croce.

Leccese Italian
Variant of Lecce.

Valentinov m Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Valentin".

Romeijnsen Dutch
Means "son of Romein" in Dutch.

Cole English
From a medieval short form of Nicholas or from the byname Cola.

Swango German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Schwangau.

Shah Persian, Urdu
Derived from Persian شاه (shāh) meaning "king".

Fairbairn Scottish, English
Means "beautiful child" in Middle English and Scots.

Sgro Italian
Nickname for a curly-haired person, from Greek σγουρός (sgouros) meaning "curly".

Stankevičius m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Stankiewicz.

Borchardt German
Derived from the given name Burkhard.

Krejči m Czech
Means "tailor" in Czech.

Bogdán Hungarian
From the given name Bogdan.

Capitani Italian
Occupational name meaning "captain" in Italian, ultimately from Latin caput "head".

Oelberg German
Means "oil hill" from Middle High German öl "oil" and berg "mountain, hill".

Hunter English, Scottish
Occupational name that referred to someone who hunted for a living, from Old English hunta.

Kovalenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian коваль (koval) meaning "blacksmith".

Niftrik Dutch
Variant of Van Niftrik.

Bowen Welsh
From Welsh ap Owain meaning "son of Owain".

Yang Chinese
From Chinese 杨 (yáng) meaning "willow, poplar, aspen".

Wong 2 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Huang.

Song Chinese, Korean
From Chinese 宋 (sòng) referring to the Song dynasty, which ruled China from 960 to 1279.

Golub Croatian
Means "pigeon" in Croatian.

Aston 2 English
From the Old English given name Æðelstan.

Kozłowski m Polish
Originally a name for a person from Kozłów, Kozłowo, or other places with a name derived from Polish kozioł meaning "male goat".

Silver English
From a nickname for a person with grey hair, from Old English seolfor "silver".

Zaytseva f Russian
Feminine form of Zaytsev.

Fisker Danish
Means "fisherman" in Danish.

Ignatov m Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Ignat".

Von Grimmelshausen German
Means "from Grimmelshausen", a town in Germany. It is itself derived from Grimmel, of uncertain meaning, and hausen meaning "houses". A famous bearer was the German author Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen (1621-1676).

Ford English
Name given to someone who lived by a ford, possibly the official who maintained it. A famous bearer was the American industrialist Henry Ford (1863-1947).

Bronson English
Patronymic form of Brown.

Faerber German
Variant of Färber.

Gallegos Spanish
Variant of Gallego.

Gerstle German
Variant of Gerst.

Akselsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Aksel".

Sadler English
Occupational name for a maker of saddles, from Old English sadol "saddle".

Byquist Swedish
Variant of Byqvist.

Boyce English
From Old French bois meaning "wood", originally given to someone who lived by or in a wood.

Kovachev m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian ковач (kovach) meaning "blacksmith".

Erckens Dutch
Variant of Erkens.

Mortensen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Morten".

McCallum Scottish
Variant form of MacCallum.

Dedrick English
Derived from the given name Dederick, an older form of Derek.

Řezník m Czech
Means "butcher" in Czech.

Siegel 3 Jewish
Variant of Segal 1.

Pekkanen Finnish
Derived from the given name Pekka.

Atwater English
From Middle English meaning "dweller at the water".

Abbink Dutch
From various Dutch places meaning "(farm) belonging to Abbe".

Henriques Portuguese
Means "son of Henrique".

Speziale Italian
Means "grocer" in Italian, derived from Latin speciarius "spice seller".

West English, German
Denoted a person who lived to the west of something, or who came from the west.

Perez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Pérez.

Daelmans Dutch
Variant of Daalmans.

Kuzmenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Kuzma.

Hlaváč m Czech
From a nickname for a person with an oddly-shaped head, derived from Czech hlava "head".

Saab Arabic
Means "hard, difficult" in Arabic.

Asselman Dutch
Denoted a person from Assel, Asselt or Hasselt, the name of communities in the Netherlands and Belgium. They derive from Old Dutch ask "ash tree" and loh "woods on sandy soil", or hasal "hazel tree".

Browne English
Variant of Brown.

Medvedeva f Russian
Feminine form of Medvedev.

McClain Scottish
Variant of McLain.

Suen Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Sun.

Agema Frisian
Means "son of Age 1".

Seabrooke English
Variant of Seabrook.

Denzil English
From the place name Denzell, a manor in Cornwall, which is of unknown meaning.

Southgate English
Name for a person who lived near the southern gate of a town or in a town named Southgate, from Old English suþ and gæt.

Ó Muircheartach Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Moriarty.

Romeijn Dutch
Derived from the given name Romein.

Bunnag Thai
From the name of Bunnag, an 18th-century general of Persian heritage.

Close English
From Middle English clos meaning "enclosure", a topographic name for someone who lived near a courtyard or farmyard.

Musilová f Czech
Feminine form of Musil.

Śniegowski m Polish
Derived from Polish śnieg meaning "snow".

Gardiner English
Variant of Gardener.

Isayev m Russian
Means "son of Isay".

İsmayılov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of İsmayıl".

Foss English
Variant of Fosse.

Snyder English, Dutch (Anglicized), German (Anglicized)
Means "tailor", derived from Middle English snithen "to cut". In many cases this is an Anglicized form of Snijder or Schneider.

Mustonen Finnish
Derived from Finnish musta meaning "black".

Feigenbaum German, Jewish
Means "fig tree" in German.

Gibb English
Derived from the given name Gib.

Vipond English
From Vieux-Pont, the name of various places in Normandy, derived from French vieux "old" and pont "bridge".

Gerst German
Occupational name for a barley farmer, derived from Old High German gersta "barley".

Babayev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Baba".

Ignatyeva f Russian
Feminine form of Ignatyev.

Van den Akker Dutch
Means "from the field" in Dutch.

Forsberg Swedish
Derived from Swedish fors meaning "waterfall" and berg meaning "mountain".

Ó Marcaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Markey.

Garber German
Variant of Gerber.

Sergeant English, French
Occupational name derived from Old French sergent meaning "servant", ultimately from Latin servio "to serve".

Fleury French
From the name of various towns in northern France, derived from the Gallo-Roman personal name Florus.

McKeever Irish
Variant of McIver.

Borja Spanish
Originally indicated a person from the Spanish town of Borja in Aragon, derived from Arabic برْج (burj) meaning "tower".

Agnellini Italian
From a diminutive of Agnelli.

De Clercq Dutch
Variant of De Klerk.

Seeger German
From the given name Sieghard.

Van Der Heijden Dutch
Means "from the heathland" in Dutch.

Alfredson English
Means "son of Alfred".

Malley Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Máille.

Gomez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Gómez.

Strnadová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Strnad.

Havlová f Czech
Feminine form of Havel.

Beckenbauer German
Means "farmer living by a stream" in German.

Reese 2 Low German
Low German cognate of Riese.

Chance English
From a nickname for a lucky person or a gambler.

Salamanca Spanish
Originally indicated a person from Salamanca, a city in western Spain that is of unknown meaning.

Mandić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Manda".

Pellegrini Italian
Variant of Pellegrino.

Ali Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Ali 1.

MacLeod Scottish
Variant of McLeod.

Planck German
German variant of Plank.

Baník m Slovak
Means "miner" in Slovak.

Lundin Swedish
Variant of Lund.

Kuznetsov m Russian
Derived from Russian кузнец (kuznets) meaning "blacksmith".

Koster Dutch
Means "churchwarden, sexton" in Dutch, an occupational name for a caretaker of a church.

Michalak Polish
Means "son of Michał".

Nurminen Finnish
Derived from Finnish nurmi meaning "grass, lawn".

Layton English
Derived from the name of English towns, meaning "town with a leek garden" in Old English.

Kovačič Slovene
Slovene form of Kovačić.

Reardon Irish
Variant of Riordan.

Nykvist Swedish
Variant of Nyqvist.

Lahtinen Finnish
From Finnish lahti meaning "bay, cove".

Bonnaire French
French form of Bonner.

Daskalova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Daskalov.

Ellington English
From the name of multiple towns in England. The town's name is derived from the masculine given name Ella (a short form of Old English names beginning with the elements ælf meaning "elf" or eald meaning "old") combined with tun meaning "enclosure, town".

Blumstein Jewish
Ornamental name meaning "flower stone" in German.

Terzić Bosnian
From Bosnian terzija meaning "tailor", ultimately of Persian origin.

Abrahamsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Abraham".

Chayka Ukrainian
Means "seagull" in Ukrainian.

Agócs Hungarian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Ágoston.

Schovajsa m Czech
Means "hide yourself" in Czech, of Moravian origin.

Svobodová f Czech
Feminine form of Svoboda.

Pittaluga Italian
Originally a nickname for somebody who steals grapes from vineyards. In the Genoese dialect pittà means "to pick" and uga means "grapes" (uva in Italian).

Sternberg Jewish
Ornamental name derived from old German stern "star" and berg "mountain".

Maina Kikuyu
Derived from the given name Maina.

Luna Spanish
From various places in Spain meaning "moon".

Starek Polish
From a nickname derived from Polish stary meaning "old".

Vasilev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vasil".

Lenz German
From a nickname meaning "springtime" in German.

Berger 1 French
Occupational name meaning "shepherd", from Old French bergier.

Clarkson English
Patronymic form of Clark.

Marx German
From the given name Markus. A famous bearer was Karl Marx (1818-1883), a German philosopher known for his work in socioeconomic theory.

Vela Spanish
Occupational name for a guard, from Spanish vela meaning "watch, vigil".

Szép Hungarian
Means "beautiful, lovely" in Hungarian.

Acker German, English
Denoted a person who lived near a field, derived from Middle English aker or Middle High German acker meaning "field".

Adamová f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Adam.

Romagna Italian
From the region of Romagna, on the Adriatic coast of Italy. It is derived from Latin Romania meaning "land of the Romans".

Dircks Dutch
Means "son of Dirk".