Browse Surnames

Nikolaev m Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian Николаев (see Nikolayev), as well as the usual Bulgarian form.

Constantin Romanian, French
From the given name Constantin.

Kadlecová f Czech
Feminine form of Kadlec.

Yankova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yankov.

Kneller German
Originally a nickname for a noisy or disruptive person, derived from Old German knellen "to make noise, to cause a disturbance".

Marjanović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Marjan 2".

Robustelli Italian
From a nickname for a strong person, from Italian robusto "strong", from Latin robustus "firm, solid, oaken".

Sturm German
Means "storm" in German, originally a nickname for a volatile person.

Thacker English
Northern Middle English variant of Thatcher.

Okafor Igbo
From the given name Okafor.

Tichá f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Tichý.

Roig Catalan
Means "red" in Catalan, from Latin rubeus, originally a nickname for a person with red hair or a red complexion.

Powell Welsh, English
Derived from Welsh ap Hywel meaning "son of Hywel".

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).

Mas 1 Catalan
Means "farmhouse" in Catalan.

Lebedeva f Russian
Feminine form of Lebedev.

Raine 1 English
From a nickname derived from Old French reine meaning "queen".

Haraldsson Swedish
Means "son of Harald".

Amiri Persian
From the given name Amir 1.

Niftrik Dutch
Variant of Van Niftrik.

Jabłoński m Polish
Originally denoted someone who lived by an apple tree, from Polish jabłoń meaning "apple tree".

Mac Giolla Dhuibh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Kilduff.

Casales Spanish
Variant of Casal.

Gevorgyan Armenian
Means "son of Gevorg".

Addario Italian
Derived from the given name Addarius, of unknown meaning.

Kravitz Jewish
Occupational name derived from Polish krawiec meaning "tailor".

Blažeková f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Blažek.

Hajós Hungarian
Means "boatman, sailor" in Hungarian.

Herrero Spanish
Spanish cognate of Ferrari.

Berg German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
From Old High German, Old Dutch and Old Norse berg meaning "mountain".

Somma Italian
From the names of Italian places like Somma Lombardo or Somma Vesuviana, derived from Latin summa meaning "summit".

Nowell English
Variant of Noel.

Emmitt English
Variant of Emmett.

D'Aramitz French
Originally denoted one who came from Aramits, the name of a town in the French Pyrenees that is possibly derived from Basque haran meaning "valley".

Geiger German
Means "fiddle player" in German, derived from Old High German giga "fiddle".

Torosyan Armenian
Means "son of Toros" in Armenian.

Voigt German
Variant of Vogt.

Dallas 1 English
From Old English dæl meaning "valley" and hus meaning "house".

Fermi Italian
Originally indicated a person from the town of Fermo in the Marche region of Italy, originally called Firmum in Latin meaning "strong, steady, firm".

McNeill Scottish, Irish
Variant of McNeil.

Lennox Scottish
From the name of a district in Scotland, called Leamhnachd in Gaelic, possibly meaning "place of elms".

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

Bartolomeo Italian
Derived from the given name Bartolomeo.

Tachibana Japanese
From Japanese 橘 (tachibana) meaning "orange, tangerine".

Krikorian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Գրիգորյան (see Grigoryan).

Tash English
From Middle English at asche meaning "at the ash tree".

Peltonen Finnish
From Finnish pelto meaning "field".

Polák m Czech, Slovak
Means "Pole, person from Poland" in Czech and Slovak.

Ślusarski m Polish
Occupational name for a locksmith, from Polish ślusarz, of Germanic origin.

Lowry English, Scottish
From a diminutive of the given name Laurence 1.

Meunier French
Means "miller" in French.

Bartha Hungarian
Variant of Barta.

Kadlec m Czech
From Czech tkadlec meaning "weaver".

Kərimov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Kərim".

Waterman 1 English
Means "servant of Walter".

Heinrich German
Derived from the given name Heinrich.

Faraldo Italian
From a given name, ultimately the Germanic name Faroald.

Parkinson English
Means "son of Parkin", a medieval diminutive of Peter.

Ibáñez Spanish
Means "son of Ibán".

Lohrenz German
Derived from the given name Lorenz.

Harrington English
From the name of towns in England, meaning either "Hæfer's town" or "stony town" in Old English.

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".

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

Milburn English
Derived from various place names meaning "mill stream" in Old English.

Dijkstra Frisian
Variant of Dykstra.

Crouch English
Variant of Cross.

Lyle English
Derived from Norman French l'isle meaning "island".

Ó Dochartaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Doherty.

Moreau French
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Maurus.

Atanasov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Atanas".

Wong 1 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Wang 1.

Botwright English
Variant of Boatwright.

Ferber German
Variant of Färber.

Brownlow English
From Old English brun meaning "brown" and hlaw meaning "mound, small hill". The name was probably given to a family living on a small hill covered with bracken.

Short English
From a nickname for a short person, from Middle English schort.

Van Achteren Dutch
Variant of Van Agteren.

Serrano Spanish
Variant of Sierra.

Legrand French
Means "the tall, the large" in French.

MacMillan Scottish
Variant of McMillan.

Serafim Portuguese
Derived from the given name Serafim.

Daelmans Dutch
Variant of Daalmans.

Seppänen Finnish
Variant of Seppä.

Radkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Radkov.

Genadieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Genadiev.

Moulin French
Means "mill" in French.

Akai Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Østergaard Danish
Variant of Østergård.

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

Coghlan Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Cochláin.

Radu Romanian
From the given name Radu.

Wescott English
Variant of Westcott.

Pál Hungarian
Derived from the given name Pál.

Chan Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Chen.

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

Haan Dutch
Variant of De Haan.

Waller 3 English
From Old English wille meaning "well, spring, water hole".

Baran um Polish, Slovak, Ukrainian
Means "ram, male sheep" in Polish, Slovak and Ukrainian.

Jurić Croatian
Means "son of Jure".

Friseal Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of Fraser.

Feng 1 Chinese
From Chinese 冯 (féng), which referred to an ancient city in Henan province.

Benetton Italian
Northern Italian variant of Benedetti.

Phelps English
Means "son of Philip".

Mac Mathghamhna Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McMahon.

Zanetti Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Giovanni. A famous bearer is Argentinian soccer player Javier Zanetti (1973-).

Božić Croatian
Means "Christmas" in Croatian, a diminutive of bog meaning "god".

Szilágyi Hungarian
Denoted one from the region of Szilágy in Hungary, derived from Hungarian szil meaning "elm" and ágy meaning "bed".

Innes 1 Scottish
From a place name derived from Gaelic inis meaning "island".

Niven Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Naoimhín.

Honkanen Finnish
Derived from Finnish honka meaning "pine".

Abelli Italian
From the given name Abele.

Mac Cárthaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McCarthy.

Fujita Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Wada Japanese
From Japanese 和 (wa) meaning "harmony, peace" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Dimov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Dimo".

Stendahl Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish sten (Old Norse steinn) meaning "stone" and dal (Old Norse dalr) meaning "valley".

Stanciu Romanian
Derived from Romanian stânci meaning "rocks".

Earl English
From the aristocratic title, which derives from Old English eorl meaning "nobleman, warrior". It was either a nickname for one who acted like an earl, or an occupational name for a person employed by an earl.

Peynirci Turkish
From Turkish peynir meaning "cheese".

Kools Dutch
Derived from the given name Nicolaas.

Bartoš m Czech, Slovak
Derived from Bartoš, a diminutive of Bartoloměj or Bartolomej.

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

Chilikova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Chilikov.

Hoedemakers Dutch
Variant of Hoedemaker.

Caulfield English
From a place name meaning "cold field", from Old English ceald "cold" and feld "pasture, field".

Trucco Italian
Denoted a person coming from a place of this name in northern Italy.

Croce Italian
Italian form of Cross.

Lupei Romanian
Variant of Lupu.

Haanraats Dutch
Variant of Haanraads.

Baldwin English
Derived from the given name Baldwin.

Cason English
From the English place name Cawston, derived from the Old Norse given name Kálfr combined with Old English tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town".

Zdunowska f Polish
Feminine form of Zdunowski.

Tjäder Swedish
Means "wood grouse" in Swedish.

Cardoso Portuguese, Spanish
From a place name meaning "thorny" in Portuguese and Spanish, ultimately from Latin carduus.

Lundström Swedish
From Swedish lund (Old Norse lundr) meaning "grove" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".

Kolářová f Czech
Feminine form of Kolář.

Gupta Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu
Means "protected" in Sanskrit.

Asturias Spanish
From the name of a region in Spain, formerly a medieval kingdom. It is possibly derived from Basque asta "rock" and ur "water".

Sugimoto Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Schwarzenberg German
Means "black mountain" in German.

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

Lunde Norwegian
Variant of Lund.

Klimková f Czech
Czech feminine form of Klimek.

Levitt English
Variant of Leavitt.

Bosko Polish
Derived from Polish bosy meaning "barefoot".

Abbott English
English cognate of Abate.

Julien French
From the given name Julien.

Blažević Croatian
Means "son of Blaž".

Deforest French
Means "from the forest" in French.

Konstantinidi f Greek
Feminine form of Konstantinidis.

Bumgarner German
Variant of Baumgartner.

Zelenka m Czech
Czech cognate of Zieliński.

Duane Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubháin meaning "descendant of Dubhán".

Beyersdorf German
Means "farmers village", from German Bauer meaning "farmer" and Dorf meaning "village".

O'Reilly Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Raghailligh.

Penners Dutch
Variant of Penders.

Anand Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi
Means "happiness, bliss" in Sanskrit.

Amador Spanish
Derived from the given name Amador.

Azzarà Italian
Sicilian name, derived from Greek dialects of southern Italy. It is from Greek ψαράς (psaras) meaning "fisherman".

O'Hannigain Irish
Variant of O'Hannagain.

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

Adrichem Dutch
From the name of an estate and castle (demolished in 1812) that was formerly in North Holland, the Netherlands. It means "Adrik's home".

Kuijpers Dutch
Variant of Kuiper.

McNiel Scottish
Variant of McNeil.

Salem Arabic
From the given name Salim.

Dirckx Flemish, Dutch
Means "son of Dirk".

Gott German
Derived from the Old German given name Goda 1.

Sýkorová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Sýkora.

Lamont Scottish
From the medieval Gaelic given name Lagmann, derived from Old Norse lǫgmaðr meaning "law man".

Ventura Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan
From the given name Bonaventura.

Brouwer Dutch
Occupational name for a brewer of beer or ale, Middle Dutch brouwer.

Hail English
From a nickname derived from Middle English hail meaning "healthy" (of Old Norse origin).

Sulaymanov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Sulayman".

Żbikowska f Polish
Feminine form of Żbikowski.

Vázquez Spanish
Variant of Vásquez.

Gómez Spanish
Spanish form of Gomes.

Gaspar Portuguese, Spanish
Derived from the given name Gaspar.

Jusić Bosnian
Perhaps means "son of Josip".

Miller English
Occupational surname meaning "miller", referring to a person who owned or worked in a grain mill, derived from Middle English mille "mill".

Akerman English
Variant of Ackerman.

Olesen Danish
Means "son of Ole".

Ó Fionnáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Fannon.

Pittman English
Variant of Pitt.

Jahoda m Czech
Czech cognate of Jagoda.

Charbonneau French
Derived from a diminutive form of French charbon "charcoal", a nickname for a person with black hair or a dark complexion.

Moles Catalan
From Catalan mola meaning "millstone".

Molina Spanish
Means "mill" in Spanish.

Rizzo Italian
Variant of Ricci.

Valentová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Valenta or Valent.

Kučerová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Kučera.

Nespoli Italian
From the name of towns such as Nespoli and Nespoledo, derived from Italian nespola meaning "medlar (tree)".

Liu Chinese
From Chinese 刘 (liú) meaning "kill, destroy". This was the surname of Chinese emperors of the Han dynasty.

Ó Tíghearnaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Tierney.

Micheli Italian
From the given name Michele 1.

Fromm German
From a nickname derived from Middle High German vrume meaning "noble, honourable".

Clément French
Derived from the given name Clément.

Sheinfeld Jewish
Ornamental name derived from German schön "beautiful, good, nice" and feld "field".

Van der Vennen Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Van der Veen.

Nickleby Literature
Created by Charles Dickens for the title character in his novel Nicholas Nickleby (1839). He probably based it on Nicol, a medieval vernacular form of Nicholas, with the common English place name suffix -by, which is derived from Old Norse býr meaning "farm, settlement".

Blackman English
From a nickname, a variant of Black.

Kraus German
From Middle High German krus meaning "curly", originally a nickname for a person with curly hair.

Nylund Swedish
From Swedish ny (Old Norse nýr) meaning "new" and lund (Old Norse lundr) meaning "grove".

Elwyn English
Derived from the given names Ælfwine, Æðelwine or Ealdwine.

Carlson Swedish
Means "son of Carl".

Dietrich German
Derived from the given name Dietrich.

Abélard History
Adopted by the 12th-century French philosopher Pierre le Pallet, thereafter known as Pierre Abélard (or Peter Abelard in English). It is not certain how he contrived it. Possibly he was inspired by the given name Abel.

Tímár Hungarian
Occupational name meaning "tanner" in Hungarian.

Cabello Spanish
Means "hair" in Spanish, used as a nickname for a person with a large amount of hair.

Auteberry English
Variant of Atteberry.

Ó Conghalaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Connolly.

Alunni Italian
From Italian alunno meaning "student".

Di Pietro Italian
Means "son of Pietro" in Italian.

Nicolson English
Variant of Nicholson.

Lewandowski m Polish
From the Polish estate name Lewandów, which is itself possibly derived from a personal name or from lawenda "lavender".

Herberts English, Dutch
Variant of Herbert.

Tailler French
Means "tailor" from Old French tailleur.

Gruber Upper German
From German Grube meaning "pit", indicating a person who lived or worked in a pit or depression. This is the most common surname in Austria.

Antonino Italian
From the given name Antonino.

Kardos Hungarian
From Hungarian kard meaning "sword". It could have been applied to soldiers, sword makers, or one with a pugnacious nature.

Reich German, Jewish
Nickname for a wealthy or powerful person, from Old High German rihhi "rich, powerful".

Spanou f Greek
Feminine form of Spanos.

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

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

Keir Scottish
Variant of Kerr.

Hildebrand German
From the given name Hildebrand.

Constable English
From Old French conestable, ultimately from Latin comes stabuli meaning "officer of the stable".

Petran Romanian
From the Romanian given name Petre.

Wiśniewski m Polish
From the name of various Polish towns called Wiśniewo, derived from Polish wiśnia meaning "sour cherry".

Kellogg English
Occupational name for a pig butcher, from Middle English killen "to kill" and hog "pig, swine, hog".

Kohoutová f Czech
Feminine form of Kohout.

Fülöp Hungarian
Derived from the given name Fülöp.

Araullo Filipino
Form of Araújo especially common in the Philippines.

Đỗ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Du, from Sino-Vietnamese 杜 (đỗ).

Rowe 1 English
Means "row" in Middle English, indicating a dweller by a row of hedges or houses.

Armati Italian
From Italian armato meaning "armed, armoured, equipped".

Marinova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Marinov.

Oliveira Portuguese
Means "olive tree" in Portuguese, ultimately from Latin oliva. It indicated a person who lived near or worked with olive trees.

Yoxall English
Originally indicated a person from the town of Yoxall in Staffordshire, itself derived from Old English geoc "oxen yoke" and halh "nook, recess".

Shen Chinese
From Chinese 申 (shēn) referring to the ancient state of Shen, which existed during the Zhou dynasty.

Louis French
From the given name Louis.

Clay English
Means simply "clay", originally referring to a person who lived near or worked with of clay.

Ó Caoimh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Keefe.

Grillo Italian
From an Italian nickname meaning "cricket", perhaps given originally to a cheerful person (the cricket is associated with cheerfulness).

Danielová f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Daniel.

Accardo Italian
Variant of Acardi.

Bergström Swedish
Derived from Swedish berg meaning "mountain" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".

Mathieu French
Derived from the given name Mathieu.

Kozel um Belarusian, Czech
Belarusian and Czech cognate of Kozioł.

Yaffe Hebrew
Means "beautiful, pleasant" in Hebrew.

Cassidy Irish
From Irish Ó Caiside meaning "descendant of Caiside". Caiside is a given name meaning "curly haired".

Pascal French
Derived from the given name Pascal.

Bradley English
From a common English place name, derived from brad "broad" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Ó Cléirigh Irish
Means "descendant of the clerk" in Irish.

Cavey Irish
Possibly an Anglicized form of Mac Daibhéid.

Hilmarsson Icelandic
Means "son of Hilmar".

MacGinnis Irish
Variant of McGuinness.

Göbel German
Derived from the given name Göbel, a diminutive of the Old German name Godabert.

Comtois French
Indicated a person from Franche-Comté, a province in eastern France, which translates to "free county".

Harmon English
From the given name Herman.

Novikova f Russian
Feminine form of Novikov.

Hadžić Bosnian
From Bosnian hadž meaning "hajj, pilgrimage", ultimately derived from Arabic حَجّ (ḥajj). It originally denoted a person who had completed the hajj.

Krastiņš m Latvian
Derived from Latvian krasts meaning "shore, coast".

Drees Dutch
Variant of Dries.

Kaur Indian (Sikh)
Means "princess", ultimately from Sanskrit कुमारी (kumārī) meaning "girl". In 1699 Guru Gobind Singh gave all his Sikh female followers the surname Kaur and all males Singh. In many instances, it is also used as a middle name with the family name serving as the surname.

Marion French
Derived from the given name Marion 1.

Radkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Radko".

Broż Polish
Derived from Broż, a diminutive of Ambroży.

Paddon English
Variant of Patton.

Rapp 2 German
From Middle High German raben meaning "raven", a nickname for a person with black hair.

Bencivenni Italian
Means "son of Bencivenne", from the medieval name Bencivenga, a Tuscan variant of Benvenuto.

Spearing English
Patronymic form of Spear.

Garrido Spanish
Means "elegant, ostentatious" in Spanish.

Darby English
From the name of the English town Derby, derived from Old Norse djúr "animal" and býr "farm, settlement".

Macháň m Czech
Derived from the given name Mach, a Czech diminutive of Matěj and other given names beginning with Ma.

Lachapelle French
Means "the chapel" in French, most likely used to denote a person who lived by a church or a chapel.

Maksimov m Russian
Means "son of Maksim".

Balázs Hungarian
Derived from the given name Balázs.

Darrell English
Originally denoted one who came from the town of Airel in Normandy, derived from Late Latin arealis meaning "open space".

Schrader Low German
Variant of Schröder 1.

Albinson English
Means "son of Albin".

O'Hannagan Irish
Variant of O'Hannagain.

McFee Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of MacDhubhshìth.

Montgomery English, Scottish
From a place name in Calvados, France meaning "Gumarich's mountain". A notable bearer was Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976), a British army commander during World War II.

Hendrikx Dutch
Derived from the given name Hendrik.

Tisza Hungarian
From the river name Tisza, Hungary's second largest river.

Blakeslee English
Variant of Blakesley.

Evans Welsh, English
Means "son of Evan".

Branković Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Branko".

Irvin Scottish, English
Variant of Irvine 1 or Irwin.

Langer German, Jewish
German cognate of Long.

Houk Dutch (Anglicized)
Possibly an Americanized form of Hoek.

Olszewski m Polish
Originally denoted someone who lived near an alder tree, from Polish olsza meaning "alder tree".

Alger English
From the given name Algar.

Paris French, Italian, English
Originally denoted a person who came from the French city of Paris, which got its name from the ancient Celtic tribe known as the Parisii.

Tót Hungarian
Variant of Tóth.

Merckx Dutch, Flemish
From the given name Mark.

Chavarría Spanish
Variant of Echeverría.

Dragić Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Patronymic from any of the Slavic given names starting with Drag (see Drago).

Yosipov m Tatar
Means "son of Yosif".

Eady English
From a diminutive of the given name Eda 2 or Adam.

Matthews English
Derived from the given name Matthew.