Browse Surnames

Ognyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Ognyanov.

Meijer Dutch
Dutch form of Meyer 1.

Masters English
Variant of Masterson.

McGovern Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mag Shamhradháin meaning "son of Samhradháin", a given name meaning "summer".

Jiménez Spanish
Means "son of Jimeno".

Brotz German
Variant of Protz.

McRae Scottish
From Gaelic Mag Raith meaning "son of Rath", a given name meaning "prosperity" or "grace".

Prohászka Hungarian
Hungarian form of Procházka.

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".

Albronda Dutch
From the name of various streets in the Netherlands.

Poingdestre Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Poindexter.

Martel 2 French, English
Nickname for a smith, derived from Old French martel "hammer", ultimately from Late Latin martellus.

Henry English
Derived from the given name Henry.

Pozzi Italian
From Italian pozzo meaning "well, pit", derived from Latin puteus.

Welch English
Variant of Walsh.

MacFarlane Scottish
Variant of McFarlane.

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

MacNevin Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Naoimhín.

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

Galani f Greek
Feminine form of Galanis.

Rossini Italian
Diminutive form of Rossi. A famous bearer was the Italian composer Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868).

Guliyev m Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Quliyev.

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

Baláž m Slovak
Slovak form of Balázs.

Daelman Dutch
Variant of Daalmans.

Kamal Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Kamal 1.

Popovski m Macedonian
Means "son of the priest" in Macedonian.

Van den Broek Dutch
Means "from the marsh" in Dutch.

Cəfərov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Cəfər".

Ahlgren Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish al (Old Norse ǫlr) meaning "alder" and gren (Old Norse grein) meaning "branch".

Dunajska f Polish
Feminine form of Dunajski.

Takeuchi Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".

Clement English
Derived from the given name Clement.

Otxoa Basque
From Basque otso meaning "wolf".

Agostini Italian
Means "son of Agostino".

Perugia Italian
From the name of the city of Perugia in Umbria, Italy. It was known as Perusia in the classical period, and it is of Etruscan origin.

Sauvageau French
French diminutive form of Savage.

Ó hEidhin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Hines.

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

Saidova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Saidov.

Wallis Scottish, English
Variant of Wallace.

Velitchkova f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Величкова (see Velichkova).

McDowell Scottish
Variant of MacDougall.

Krusen Dutch (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Cruyssen.

Adamsson Swedish
Means "son of Adam".

Sedláčková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Sedláček.

Ilves Estonian
Means "lynx" in Estonian.

Fries German
Denoted someone from Frisia, an area along the coastal region of the North Sea stretching from Netherlands to Germany.

Banes Welsh
Variant of Baines 1.

Kosmatka Polish
Derived from Polish kosmaty meaning "shaggy, hairy".

French English
Originally denoted a French person, from Middle English Frensch, Old English Frencisc.

Calvin French (Latinized)
Latinized form of Chauvin, used to refer to the French theologian Jean Cauvin (1509-1564).

Novikov m Russian
Derived from Russian новый (novy) meaning "new".

Maestri Italian
Means "master" in Italian.

Alekseyeva f Russian
Feminine form of Alekseyev.

Pavlovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Pavlovski.

Oberst German
From Old High German obar meaning "above, upper", indicating a person from the uppermost end of a village or the top of a house.

Spirou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Σπύρου (see Spyrou).

Mendel 1 Jewish
Derived from the given name Mendel.

Vašek m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Václav.

Kingston English
From a place name meaning "king's town" in Old English.

Pitkänen Finnish
From Finnish pitkä meaning "tall".

Rompa Dutch
Variant of Van Rompa.

Bondarenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian бондар (bondar) meaning "cooper, barrel maker".

Kikkert Dutch
Derived from Dutch kikker meaning "frog".

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

Kalniņa f Latvian
Feminine form of Kalniņš.

Mac an Ghoill Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of McGill.

Perry 2 Welsh
From Welsh ap Herry meaning "son of Herry".

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

Sano Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Picard French
Originally denoted a person from Picardy, a historical region of northern France. It is derived from Old French pic meaning "pike, spike".

Peynirci Turkish
From Turkish peynir meaning "cheese".

Treacy Irish
Variant of Tracey 2.

Baglio Italian
Italian cognate of Bailey.

Szarvas Hungarian
Means "deer" in Hungarian.

Kárpáty Hungarian
Variant of Kárpáti.

Beumers Dutch
Possibly a Dutch form of Baumer or Böhmer.

Pedersen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Peder".

Martz German
Derived from an old diminutive of Martin.

Readdie English
Variant of Ready 1.

Engman Swedish
From Swedish äng (Old Norse eng) meaning "meadow" and man (Old Norse maðr) meaning "person, man", originally a name for a person who lived in a meadow.

Del Olmo Spanish
Variant of Olmo.

Mac Óda Irish
Means "son of Odo" in Irish.

Valenta m Czech
Derived from the given name Valentin.

Gagné French (Quebec)
Variant of Gagneux. This surname is especially common in Quebec.

Cipriani Italian
From the given name Cipriano.

Heymans Dutch
Variant of Heijman.

Blair Scottish
From any one of several places of this name in Scotland, which derive from Gaelic blàr meaning "plain, field, battlefield".

Mohan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Mocháin meaning "descendant of Mochán".

Dinapoli Italian
Variant of Di Napoli.

Kästner German
Means "cabinet maker", derived from Middle High German kaste "box".

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

Schrijnemakers Dutch
Occupational name for a cabinet maker, from Dutch schrijn "box, container" and maker "maker".

Chvátalová f Czech
Feminine form of Chvátal.

Acciaioli Italian
Variant of Acciai.

Van Rompa Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Van Rompaey.

Van den Andel Dutch
Variant of Van Andel.

Hyde English
From Middle English hide, a unit of land, approximately the size necessary to support a household.

Skała Polish
Polish cognate of Skála.

Lémieux French
Derived from the place name Leymieux, a town in the Rhône-Alpes region of France.

Stepanova f Russian
Feminine form of Stepanov.

Pascual Spanish
From the given name Pascual.

Baardwijk Dutch
From the name of a town in the Netherlands, possibly from Baard, a variant of Bert, and wijk meaning "neighbourhood, district".

Callahan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ceallacháin meaning "descendant of Cellachán".

Merle French
French form of Merlo.

Morgenstern German, Jewish
Ornamental name meaning "morning star" in German.

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

Abbasov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Abbas".

Volk German
Derived from given names beginning with the Old High German element folk meaning "people".

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

McDermott Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Diarmada meaning "son of Diarmaid". The McDermotts were nobility in the Kingdom of Connaught, a province in Ireland.

Olsson Swedish
Means "son of Olaf".

Schorel Dutch
Variant of Schoorl.

Christians English
Derived from the given name Christian.

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

Metz 2 German
Derived from Mätz, a diminutive of the given name Matthias.

Abategiovanni Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Giovanni.

Howland English
Variant of Holland 1.

Blanchard French, English
Derived from the given name Blanchard.

Albertson English
Means "son of Albert".

Susskind Jewish
Variant of Ziskind.

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

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

Kaufmann German, Jewish
Means "trader, merchant" in German.

Radu Romanian
From the given name Radu.

Leonardsen Norwegian
Means "son of Lennart".

Stojanova f Macedonian
Feminine form of Stojanov.

Hájek m Czech
Means "thicket" in Czech, a diminutive of háj "woods".

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

Mac Branáin Irish
Means "son of Branán" in Irish. The given name Branán is a diminutive of Bran 1.

Akmatova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Akmatov.

Kaloyanchev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Kaloyan".

Bischoffs German
German cognate of Bishop.

De Campo Italian
Locative surname derived from place names called Campo (meaning "field").

Daubney English
From any of the various towns in France called Aubigny, derived from the Gallo-Roman personal name Albinus.

Medeiros Portuguese
From various Portuguese place names that were derived from Portuguese medeiro meaning "haystack", ultimately from Latin meta meaning "cone, pyramid".

Courtney English
Variant of Courtenay 1 or Courtenay 2.

Siskin Jewish
Variant of Ziskind.

Karagianni f Greek
Feminine form of Karagiannis.

Mackintosh Scottish
Variant of McIntosh.

Mendel 2 German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Meino. A famous bearer was Gregor Mendel (1822-1884), a Czech monk and scientist who did experiments in genetics.

Theunissen Dutch
Means "son of Theunis".

Charron French
Means "cart" in Old French, used to denote a carter or a cartwright.

Van der Stoep Dutch
Means "from the paved entrance", from Dutch stoep meaning "paved porch at the entrance to a house".

Nováková f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Novák.

Amundsen Norwegian
Means "son of Amund". This name was borne by the Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928).

Antova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Antov.

Starosta Polish
Means "mayor, leader, elder" in Polish.

MacCarthy Irish
Variant of McCarthy.

McKay Scottish
Anglicized form of MacAoidh.

König German
German cognate of King.

Kerner German
Derived from Old High German kerno "seed", an occupational name for one who sold or planted seeds.

Milne Scottish
From Scots and Middle English milne (a variant of mille) meaning "mill".

Ó Conaill Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Connell.

Wolf German, English
From Middle High German or Middle English wolf meaning "wolf", or else from an Old German given name beginning with this element.

Columbo Italian
Variant of Colombo.

Dieter German
Derived from the given name Dieter.

Rush English
Indicated a person who lived near rushes, the grasslike plant that grows in a marsh, from Old English rysc.

Zeni Italian
Means "son of Zeno".

Biskup Polish
Polish cognate of Bishop.

Colbert English, French
Derived from the given name Colobert.

Zsoldos Hungarian
Means "mercenary" in Hungarian.

Piper English
Originally given to a person who played on a pipe (a flute).

Pain English
Variant of Payne.

Van Dam Dutch
Means "from the dam" in Dutch.

Aguilera Spanish
From a place name that was derived from Spanish aguilera meaning "eagle's nest". A famous bearer is American singer Christina Aguilera (1980-).

Ng 2 Chinese (Hokkien)
Min Nan romanization of Huang.

Nardo Italian
Variant of Nardi.

Groos German
Variant of Groß.

Winthrop English
Habitational name from the place names Winthrope 1 or Winthrope 2.

Huang Chinese
From Chinese 黄 (huáng) meaning "yellow".

Skálová f Czech
Feminine form of Skála.

Scrooge Literature
Created by Charles Dickens for the central character in his short novel A Christmas Carol (1843). He probably based it on the rare English word scrouge meaning "to squeeze". In the book Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly old man who is visited by three spirits who show him visions of his past, present and future. Since the book's publication, scrooge has been used as a word to mean "miser, misanthrope".

Romà Catalan
Catalan form of Romano 1 or Romano 2.

Chauvin French
From a diminutive of French chauve "bald".

Cochran Scottish
Variant of Cochrane.

Valentini Italian
Means "son of Valentino".

Fiala m Czech
Means "violet" in Czech, referring to the flower. It may have originally referred to a person who lived near a sign bearing violets, or it may have been given to a person who lived in a place where violets grew.

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

Schwarzenberg German
Means "black mountain" in German.

Metz 1 German
Occupational name for maker of knives, from Middle High German metze "knife".

Dùbhghlas Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of Douglas.

Holubová f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Holub.

Sulaymanova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Sulaymanov.

Northrop English
Originally denoted one who came from a town of this name England, meaning "north farm".

Petrović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Petar".

Bellandi Italian
Means "son of Bellando", from a medieval given name derived from Latin bellandus meaning "which is to be fought".

Teixeira Portuguese
From Portuguese teixo meaning "yew tree".

Peusen Dutch
Derived from the given name Pascal.

Hummel 1 German, Dutch
Derived from the given name Humbert.

Peacock English
From Middle English pecok meaning "peacock". It was originally a nickname for a proud or haughty person.

Vonnegut German
Possibly from the German words von meaning "from, of, by" and gut meaning "good". A famous bearer was the American author Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007).

Uggeri Italian
Derived from the given name Edgardo.

Soukupová f Czech
Feminine form of Soukup.

Straub German
From Old High German strub meaning "rough, unkempt".

Manz German
From a diminutive of the given name Managold.

Gaillard French
Means "lively, strong" in French.

Janowski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from a town named Janowo, Janów or Janowice, all derived from the given name Jan 1.

Ahmad Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indian (Muslim)
Derived from the given name Ahmad.

Kulmala Finnish
From Finnish kulma meaning "corner" with the suffix -la indicating a place.

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

Hibbert English
Derived from the given name Hilbert.

Brändle German
Derived from a diminutive of the Old German given name Brando.

Nielsen Danish
Means "son of Niels 1".

Abreu Portuguese, Galician
Meaning uncertain, possibly from a given name that was of Germanic origin.

Everett English
From the given name Everard.

Lepik Estonian
Means "alder forest" in Estonian, from lepp "alder tree".

Koszorús Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian koszorú meaning "garland, wreath, girdle", a name for someone who made garlands.

Notaro Italian
Occupational name for a clerk, derived from Latin notarius.

Bone 1 English
Derived from Old French bon meaning "good".

Barsotti Italian
Probably from the medieval Latin word baro meaning "man, freeman" (of Frankish origin).

Wade 2 English
From the Old English given name Wada, a derivative of the word wadan "to go".

Marszałek Polish
Polish cognate of Marshall.

McCoy Scottish
Anglicized form of MacAoidh.

Simonis Dutch, German
Means "son of Simon 1".

Antunović Croatian
Means "son of Antun".

Ackerman English
Means "ploughman", derived from Middle English aker "field" and man.

Noyer French
French form of Nogueira.

Sówka Polish
From a diminutive of Polish sowa meaning "owl".

Rybárová f Slovak
Feminine form of Rybár.

Kristensen Danish
Means "son of Kristen 1".

Scotti Italian
From the medieval given name Francescotto, a diminutive of Francesco.

Sabbadin Italian
From a nickname from Italian sabbato "Saturday", a name for one born on that day of the week.

Sokoll Jewish
Variant of Sokol.

Katō Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria". The latter character may indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan.

Steuben German
Name for a dweller by a stump of a large tree, from Middle Low German stubbe "stub".

Lázár Hungarian
From the given name Lázár.

Součková f Czech
Feminine form of Souček.

Miyata Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Joyce English, Irish
From the given name Joyce.

Ivanoŭ m Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Belarusian Іваноў (see Ivanow).

Zapatero Spanish
Spanish cognate of Savatier.

Olsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Ole".

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.

Persson Swedish
Means "son of Per".

Beiler German
Derived from Middle High German beile meaning "measuring stick".

Miyazaki Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Šulcová f Czech
Feminine form of Šulc.

Kokkinou f Greek
Feminine form of Kokkinos.

Wyman English
From the Old English given name Wigmund.

Baník m Slovak
Means "miner" in Slovak.

Kafka m Czech
Derived from Czech kavka meaning "jackdaw". A notable bearer was the author Franz Kafka (1883-1924).

Vincent 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Dhuibhinse meaning "son of Duibhinse", a given name meaning "black island".

Ma Chinese
From Chinese 马 (mǎ) meaning "horse".

Kane Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Catháin.

Ramsay Scottish
Variant of Ramsey.

Ó Cuinn Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Quinn.

Palmisano Italian
Locative name from the town of Palmi in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

Boer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Bauer.

Miyamoto Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin". A notable bearer is video game pioneer Shigeru Miyamoto (1952-).

Mattsson Swedish
Means "son of Matts".

Baldini Italian
Derived from the given name Baldino, a diminutive of Baldo.

Jusić Bosnian
Perhaps means "son of Josip".

Ilbert English
Derived from a Norman form of the Old German given name Hildiberht.

Drake English
Derived from the Old Norse byname Draki or the Old English byname Draca both meaning "dragon", both via Latin from Greek δράκων (drakon) meaning "dragon, serpent".

Kráľová f Slovak
Feminine form of Kráľ.

Ó Tuathail Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Toole.

Ataýew m Turkmen
Means "son of Ata 1".

Owston English
Denoted a person who came from any one of the places in Britain called Ouston or Owston.

Fortuin Dutch
Dutch cognate of Fortune.

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

Bannerman English
Variant of Banner.

Kurucz Hungarian
Derived from the Hungarian word kuruc, referring to rebels who fought against the Habsburgs in the late 17th to early 18th century.

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

McNamara Irish
From Irish Mac Conmara meaning "son of Conmara". The given name Conmara is composed of cú "hound" and muir "sea".

Laukkanen Finnish
From a nickname for a person who took big steps, from Finnish laukka meaning "canter, gallop".

Söderström Swedish
From Swedish söder (Old Norse suðr) meaning "south" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".

Saylor English
Occupational name meaning "acrobat, dancer", derived from Old French sailleor, from Latin sallitor.

Dean 1 English
Derived from Middle English dene meaning "valley".

Tolkien German
Possibly from a Low German byname Tolk meaning "interpreter" (of Slavic origin). A famous bearer was the English author J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973). According to him, the surname was derived from German tollkühn meaning "foolhardy".

Fuchs German
From Old High German fuhs meaning "fox". It was originally a nickname for a person with red hair.

Pakulska f Polish
Feminine form of Pakulski.

Vervloet Flemish
Means "from the stream" in Dutch.

Gibbs English, Scottish
Means "son of Gib".

Pantoja Spanish
Originally indicated a person from the town of Pantoja, in Toledo, Spain.

Putina f Russian
Feminine form of Putin.

Urbonaitė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Urbonas. This form is used by unmarried women.

Mori Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest".

Mac Cadáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Caden.

Salem Arabic
From the given name Salim.

Rice Welsh
Derived from the given name Rhys.

Fulton English
From the name of the English town of Foulden, Norfolk, meaning "bird hill" in Old English.

Causer English
Occupational name for one who made leggings, derived from Old French chausse "leggings".

Růžičková f Czech
Feminine form of Růžička.

González Spanish
Means "son of Gonzalo" in Spanish. This is among the most common surnames in Spain.

Lobo Spanish, Portuguese
Originally a nickname meaning "wolf" in Spanish and Portuguese.

Milošević Serbian
Means "son of Miloš".

Coburn Scottish, English
Variant of Cockburn.

Iglesias Spanish
From Spanish iglesia meaning "church", from Latin ecclesia (of Greek origin).

Kollárová f Slovak
Feminine form of Kollár.

Jakobsson Swedish, Icelandic
Means "son of Jakob".

Stoica Romanian
From Romanian stoic meaning "stoic, impassive".

Carnevale Italian
From an Italian nickname meaning "carnival", perhaps given to a festive person.

Fear English
Derived from Middle English feare meaning "friend, comrade".

Sobol Ukrainian, Russian, Jewish
Occupational name for a fur trader, from the Slavic word sobolĭ meaning "sable, marten". As a Jewish name it is ornamental.

Hoedemakers Dutch
Variant of Hoedemaker.

Mancuso Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Manco.

Havelková f Czech
Feminine form of Havelka.

Blecher German
Occupational name for someone who worked with tin or sheet metal, from German blech "tin".