Browse Surnames

Johnsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of John".

Garland English
Means "triangle land" from Old English gara and land. It originally belonged to a person who owned a triangle-shaped piece of land.

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.

Iwai Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

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

Mirzəyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Mirzə".

Brunet French
From a diminutive of French brun meaning "brown".

Noel French, English
Either from the given name Noël, or else derived directly from Old French noel "Christmas" and given to a person who had a particular connection with the holiday.

Șerban Romanian
Means "a Serb" in Romanian.

Rounds English
Patronymic derived from Middle English rond meaning "round, plump", ultimately from Latin rotundus.

Bondar Ukrainian
Means "cooper, barrel maker" in Ukrainian.

Hou Chinese
From Chinese 侯 (hóu) meaning "lord, nobleman".

Żukowska f Polish
Feminine form of Żukowski.

Bardsley English
From the name a village near Manchester, from the Old English given name Beornræd and leah "woodland, clearing".

Adriaans Dutch
Means "son of Adriaan".

Dibra Albanian
From the Albanian name for the city of Debar in Macedonia, originally given to someone who came from there.

Rosales Spanish
Means "rose bushes" in Spanish.

Moriarty Irish
From Irish Ó Muircheartach meaning "descendant of Muirchertach". This was the surname given by Arthur Conan Doyle to a master criminal in the Sherlock Holmes series.

Lacey English
Derived from Lassy, the name of a town in Normandy. The name of the town was Gaulish in origin, perhaps deriving from a personal name that was Latinized as Lascius.

Ciobanu Romanian
From Romanian cioban meaning "shepherd".

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

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

Zelenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Zieliński.

Andreev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Андреев (see Andreyev).

Tatum English
Variant of Tatham.

Mac Giolla Ruaidh Irish
Means "son of the red-haired servant" in Irish.

Schöttmer German
Originally indicated a person from Schötmar, Germany (now part of the city of Bad Salzuflen in North Rhine-Westphalia).

Dickerson English
Means "son of Dick 1".

Kapanadze Georgian
Means "son of the one from Kapan", originally denoting someone who came from the city of Kapan in present-day Armenia (from Armenian կապել (kapel) meaning "to tie, to fasten").

Wilson English
Means "son of Will". A famous bearer was the American president Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924).

Langley 2 French (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of Langlais.

Sugiyama Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Zeng Chinese
From Chinese 曾 (zēng) referring to the former state of Zeng, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Hubei province.

Koizumi Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 泉 (izumi) meaning "spring, fountain". A notable bearer of this name is Junichiro Koizumi (1942-), who was Prime Minister of Japan.

Millward English
Means "guardian of the mill" in Old English.

Dwight English
From the medieval feminine name Diot, a diminutive of Dionysia, the feminine form of Dionysius.

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

Spannagel German
Occupational name for a nailsmith, from Middle High German span nagel "connecting bolt".

Saito Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 斎藤 (see Saitō).

Allen English, Scottish
Derived from the given name Alan.

Riley 2 Irish
Variant of Reilly.

Escarrà Spanish
Possibly from Catalan esquerrá meaning "left-handed".

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

Ahmadi Persian
From the given name Ahmad.

Gotti German
Variant of Gott.

Godard French
Derived from the Germanic given name Godehard.

Van Veen Dutch
Variant of Van der Veen.

Borghi Italian
Derived from Italian borgo meaning "village".

Brandt German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch
Variant of Brand 1 or Brand 2.

Jung 1 German
Means "young" in German, from Middle High German junc.

Steen Low German
Low German variant of Stein. A famous bearer was the 17th-century Dutch painter Jan Steen.

Nazario Italian
From the given name Nazario.

Schuler German
Means "scholar, student" in German, ultimately from Latin schola meaning "school".

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

Stephenson English
Means "son of Stephen".

Siliņš m Latvian
Derived from Latvian sils meaning "pine forest".

Laakso Finnish
Means "valley" in Finnish.

Baggio Italian
Originally denoted a person from the Italian town of Baggio (now part of Milan). It is probably derived from Latin Badalocum meaning "watch place".

Bronson English
Patronymic form of Brown.

Martens Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Marten".

Echeverría Spanish
Derived from the Basque place name Etxeberria, which itself is derived from Basque etxe "house" and berri "new".

Hodson English
Means "son of Hodge", a medieval diminutive of Roger.

Winchester English
From an English place name, derived from Venta, of Celtic origin, and Latin castrum meaning "camp, fortress".

Jonkheer Dutch
Variant of Jonker.

Frei German
Means "free" in German, probably referring to someone outside the feudal system.

Žukauskas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Żukowski.

Süss German
Variant of Süß.

Bárány Hungarian
Means "lamb" in Hungarian.

Dierickx Flemish
Means "son of Dirk".

Ueno Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Laird Scottish
Means "landowner" in Scots, derived from northern Middle English laverd "lord", from Old English hlafweard.

Markó Hungarian
Derived from the given name Márk.

Herberts English, Dutch
Variant of Herbert.

Bhattacharya Bengali
From a Bengali title composed of the Sanskrit words भट्ट (bhaṭṭa) meaning "scholar, lord" and आचार्य (ācārya) meaning "teacher".

Derrickson English
Means "son of Derrick".

Vidmar Slovene
From various places in Slovenia named Videm, meaning "church property" in Slovene.

Nikolaidis m Greek
Means "son of Nikolaos" in Greek.

Szabolcsi Hungarian
From the name of the Szabolcs region in Hungary, derived from the given name Szabolcs.

McCrum Scottish
Anglicized form of MacChruim.

Ballard English
Variant of Ball using a pejorative suffix.

Brzezicka f Polish
Feminine form of Brzezicki.

Vandroogenbroeck Flemish
Means "from the dry marsh" in Dutch. The city of Brussels was built on dry marshes.

Rompa Dutch
Variant of Van Rompa.

Pajari Finnish
Means "boyar", the Finnish form of the Russian noble title боярин (boyarin).

Salihović Bosnian
Means "son of Salih".

Bartolomeo Italian
Derived from the given name Bartolomeo.

Dupuis French
Means "from the well", from Old French puts, Latin puteus "well".

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

Wang 4 Yiddish
Name for a Jew from Hungary, ultimately from Russian Венгрия (Vengriya) meaning "Hungary".

Trần Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Chen, from Sino-Vietnamese 陳 (trần). This is the second most common surname in Vietnam.

Mallory English
From Old French maleüré meaning "unfortunate", a term introduced to England by the Normans.

Nardovino Italian (Rare)
Either from Nardo, a short form of names like Bernardo or Leonardo, or from Ardovino, a variant of Arduino.

Satō Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria". The final character might indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan. This is the most common surname in Japan.

Mårdh Swedish
From Swedish mård meaning "pine marten".

Saitō Japanese
From Japanese 斎 (sai) meaning "purification, worship" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria". The latter character could indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan.

Mooren Dutch
Derived from the given name Maurus.

Tudor Romanian
Derived from the given name Tudor 2.

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

Quirós Spanish
Denoted a person from one of the various places of this name in Spain, which may derive from Galician queiroa meaning "heather".

Ziegler German
Means "bricklayer" or "brickmaker" in German, from Middle High German ziegel "brick, tile".

Hasegawa Japanese
From the Japanese place name 長谷 (Hase, not a standard reading) combined with 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Deniel French
Variant of Daniel.

Appeldoorn Dutch
Variant of Van Apeldoorn.

Al Su'ud Arabic
From Arabic آل (ʾāl) meaning "family" combined with the given name Su'ud. Normally transcribed Al Saud, this is the family name of the ruling dynasty of Saudia Arabia.

De Lange Dutch
Dutch cognate of Long.

Möller Low German, Swedish
Low German and Swedish form of Müller.

Niklasson Swedish
Means "son of Niklas".

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

Zhukov m Russian
Derived from Russian жук (zhuk) meaning "beetle".

Darnell 1 English
Derived from Old French darnel, a type of grass.

Ionesco Romanian
Variant of Ionescu. French-Romanian playwright Eugène Ionesco (1909-1994), born Ionescu, is a famous bearer of this surname.

Arnoni Italian
Means "son of Arnone" from the medieval name Arnone, of uncertain origin.

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

Falconer English, Scottish
Variant of Faulkner.

Winograd Jewish
Jewish form of Vinogradov.

Morand French
French form of Morandi.

Mac Shuibhne Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Mac Suibhne.

Driessen Dutch
Means "son of Dries".

Bevan Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Evan meaning "son of Evan".

Řezníková f Czech
Feminine form of Řezník.

Rybárová f Slovak
Feminine form of Rybár.

Ozoliņa f Latvian
Feminine form of Ozoliņš.

Afolayan Yoruba
Means "walks like a wealthy person, walks with confidence" in Yoruba.

Krupin m Russian
Derived from Russian крупа (krupa) meaning "grain".

Maurice French
From the given name Maurice.

Zunino Italian
Derived from the given name Giovanni.

Rantala Finnish
From Finnish ranta meaning "shore, beach" with the suffix -la indicating a place.

Bonnet French
From the given name Bonitus.

Ryland English
From various English place names, derived from Old English ryge "rye" and land "land".

Isaksen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Isak".

Dircksens Dutch
Means "son of Dirk".

Paredes Portuguese, Spanish
Denoted a person who lived near a wall, from Portuguese parede and Spanish pared meaning "wall", both derived from Latin paries.

Ó Caoindealbháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Quinlan.

Kjeldsen Danish
Means "son of Kjeld".

Christianson English
Means "son of Christian".

Averesch Dutch
From a place name, possibly from a dialectal variation of Dutch over meaning "over" combined with esch meaning "ash tree".

Jaskulska f Polish
Feminine form of Jaskulski.

MacEòghainn Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Mac Eoghain.

Fyodorova f Russian
Feminine form of Fyodorov.

Winterbottom English
From Old English winter meaning "winter" and botm meaning "ground, soil, bottom". This name probably referred to a winter pasture at the bottom of a lowland valley.

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

Gordon Scottish
From the name of a place in Berwickshire, Scotland, derived from Brythonic words meaning "spacious fort".

Travieso Spanish
Spanish form of Travers.

Kasun Croatian
Possibly derived from the old Slavic word kazati meaning "to order, to command".

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

Steed English
Occupational name for one who tended horses, derived from Middle English steed, in turn derived from Old English steda meaning "stallion".

Rocchi Italian
Derived from the given name Rocco.

Hoedemakers Dutch
Variant of Hoedemaker.

Żbikowska f Polish
Feminine form of Żbikowski.

Gilroy Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Ruaidh or Mac Giolla Rí.

Shaw 1 English
Originally given to a person who lived near a prominent thicket, from Old English sceaga meaning "thicket, copse".

Abels Dutch
Means "son of Abel".

Altink Dutch
Variant of Alting.

Copperfield Literature
Created from the English words copper and field by the author Charles Dickens, who used it for the title character in his novel David Copperfield (1850).

Imai Japanese
From Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "now, present" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Cantù Italian
From Cantù, an Italian town located in Lombardy, itself of uncertain origin.

Kostić Serbian
Means "son of Kosta".

Šťastná f Czech
Feminine form of Šťastný.

Skov Danish
Topographic name meaning "forest, wood" in Danish, from Old Norse skógr.

Rojas Spanish
Variant of Rojo.

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

Toledano Spanish
Derived from the name of the city of Toledo in Spain, which was from Latin Toletum, which may have been derived from a Celtic word meaning "hill".

Hamilton English, Scottish
From an English place name, derived from Old English hamel "crooked, mutilated" and dun "hill". This was the name of a town in Leicestershire, England (which no longer exists).

Bērziņa f Latvian
Feminine form of Bērziņš.

Potočnik Slovene
From Slovene potok meaning "stream, brook".

Dunajski m Polish
Derived from Dunaj, the Polish name for the river Danube.

Borgia Italian
Italian form of Borja. This was the name of an Italian noble family who were influential during the Renaissance period.

Mac Alastair Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McAlister.

Ó Cnáimhín Irish
Means "descendant of Cnámh", Cnámh being a nickname meaning "bone".

Mac Maghnuis Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McManus.

Whittemore English
From various English place names derived from Old English hwit "white" and mor "moor, heath, bog".

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.

Sharrow English
Originally a name for someone from Sharrow, England, derived from Old English scearu "boundary" and hoh "point of land, heel".

Butkienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Butkus. This form (or Butkuvienė) is used by married women.

Castellano Spanish
Variant of Castilla.

Szarka Hungarian
From Hungarian szarka meaning "magpie", often used as a euphemistic term for a thief.

Bosch 2 Catalan
Catalan cognate of Bosco.

Hájková f Czech
Feminine form of Hájek.

McGuire Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mag Uidhir meaning "son of Odhar", a given name meaning "pale-coloured".

Gabor Hungarian
Variant of Gábor.

Sakurada Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Larsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Lars".

Koenigsmann German
Variant of Königsmann.

Aliberti Italian
Means "son of Alberto".

Shine 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Seighin.

Stankevičiūtė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Stankevičius. This form is used by unmarried women.

Frank 1 English
Derived from the given name Frank.

Cross English
Locative name meaning "cross", ultimately from Latin crux. It denoted one who lived near a cross symbol or near a crossroads.

Akhmetov m Kazakh
Means "son of Akhmet".

Matsson Swedish
Means "son of Mats".

McNabb Irish, Scottish
Variant of McNab.

Craig Scottish
Derived from Gaelic creag meaning "crag, rocks, outcrop", originally belonging to a person who lived near a crag.

Teague 1 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Taidhg meaning "descendant of Tadhg".

Haig English, Scottish
From Old English haga or Old Norse hagi meaning "enclosure, pasture".

Beck 3 English
From a nickname for a person with a big nose, from Middle English bec meaning "beak".

Beattie Scottish
From the medieval name Battie, a diminutive of Bartholomew.

Van der Wal Dutch
Means "from the wall" in Dutch.

Bogdanić Croatian
Means "son of Bogdan".

Antov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Anton".

Gabrielson English
Means "son of Gabriel".

MacDhòmhnaill Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of MacDonald.

Avagyan Armenian
Means "son of Avag".

Van Dael Dutch
Variant of Van Dalen.

Hermans Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Herman".

Randrup Danish
From the name of homesteads in Denmark (in Viborg or Rebild municipalities).

Hintzen German
Means "son of Hintz", a diminutive of Heinrich.

Angenent Dutch
Referred to person who lived at the end of the road or the village, derived from Dutch an gen ent meaning "at the end".

Reynell English
Variant of Reynolds.

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

Van Amstel Dutch
Means "from Amstel", a Dutch river that means "water area".

Ismailov m Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Chechen, Avar
Means "son of Ismail".

Stepanova f Russian
Feminine form of Stepanov.

Bengoetxea Basque
Means "the house furthest down" from Basque bengo "furthest down" and etxe "house".

Espenson Norwegian (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Espensen.

Leonard English
Derived from the given name Leonard.

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

Janzen Dutch
Means "son of Jan 1".

Miyagawa Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Slavkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Slavko".

Killam English
Denoted one who hailed from the English town of Kilham, meaning "kiln homestead".

Genkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Genko".

Petrić Croatian
Means "son of Petar".

I Korean
Variant of Lee 2.

Aveskamp Dutch
From a place name meaning "edge of camp" in Dutch.

Kerr Scottish, English
From Scots and northern Middle English kerr meaning "thicket, marsh", ultimately from Old Norse kjarr.

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

Sarti Italian
Variant of Sarto.

Jughashvili Georgian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. One theory suggests Ossetian roots with the meaning "son of the herder", derived from Ossetian дзуг (dzug) meaning "herd, flock, troop". Alternately, it could be derived from the name of the village of ჯუღაანი (Jughaani) in eastern Georgia. The most notable bearer was Joseph Stalin (1878-1953), born Ioseb Jughashvili, a leader of the Soviet Union.

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

Beitel German
Variant of Beutel.

Endicott English
Topographic name derived from Old English meaning "from the end cottage".

Plank German, English
Means "plank", from Old French, itself from Late Latin planca. This could have referred to a person who lived by a plank bridge over a stream, someone who was thin, or a carpenter.

Sancho Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Sancho.

Bower English
From Old English bur meaning "dwelling, room".

Reilly Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Raghailligh.

Sneijder Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.

Kamińska f Polish
Feminine form of Kamiński.

Toivonen Finnish
Derived from Finnish toivo meaning "hope".

Asjes Dutch
Variant of Askes.

Tómasson Icelandic
Means "son of Tómas".

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.

Loritz German
Derived from the given name Lorenz.

Contreras Spanish
From the name of a town in Burgos, Spain, derived from Late Latin contraria meaning "area opposite".

Arbeider Dutch
From Dutch arbeider meaning "worker".

Jankauskas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Janowski.

Kollár m Slovak
Slovak form of Kolář.

Marin Romanian, French
From the given name Marin.

Ó Ríoghbhárdáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Riordan.

Haley English
From the name of an English town meaning "hay clearing", from Old English heg "hay" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Matveyeva f Russian
Feminine form of Matveyev.

Vasilyeva f Russian
Feminine form of Vasilyev.

Tenley English
Possibly from the name of an English town derived from Old English tind "point" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Hrabě m Czech
Means "count" in Czech, perhaps used to denote someone who worked for a count or acted like a count.

Braam Dutch
Derived from the given name Bram.

Shirakawa Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Krejči m Czech
Means "tailor" in Czech.

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

Itō Japanese
From Japanese 伊 (i) meaning "this" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria". The final character may indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan.

Chávez Spanish
Variant of Chaves. A famous bearer was the labour leader César Chávez (1927-1993).

Simpson English
Means "son of Sim", Sim being a medieval short form of Simon 1. This is the name of a fictional American family on the animated television series The Simpsons, starting 1989.

Jusić Bosnian
Perhaps means "son of Josip".

Carrillo Spanish
Means "cheek, jaw" in Spanish, originally a nickname for a person with a distinctive cheek or jaw.

Mac an Aba Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of McNab.

Burgess English
From Middle English and Old French burgeis meaning "city-dweller", ultimately from Frankish burg "fortress".

MacMhaoilein Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McMillan.

Wen Chinese
From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing".

Kersey English
From an English place name meaning derived from Old English cærse "watercress" and ieg "island".

Lovrić Croatian
Means "son of Lovro".

Kumar Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Odia, Malayalam, Tamil
Means "boy, prince" in Sanskrit.

Kopecká f Czech
Feminine form of Kopecký.

Großer German
Variant of Groß.

Cunningham 2 Irish
From Irish Ó Cuinneagáin meaning "descendant of Cuinneagán", a diminutive of Conn.

Sokolovskaya f Russian
Feminine form of Sokolovsky.

Ware 1 English
From Old English wer meaning "dam, weir", indicating someone who lived near such a structure.

Félix French, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Felix.

Kędzierski m Polish
From a nickname meaning "curly", describing a person with curly hair.

Van der Ven Dutch
Variant of Van der Veen.

Romano 2 Italian
Denoted a person from the city of Rome, either a resident or someone who visited as a pilgrim. In Calabria it was also used to designate a person from New Rome, a name for Constantinople.

Van Amelsvoort Dutch
Means "from Amersfoort", a city in the Netherlands. It means "ford of the Amer (Eem) River" in Dutch.

Rudzītis m Latvian
Derived from Latvian rudzi meaning "rye".

Geels Dutch
Variant of Geelen.

Stone English
Name for a person who lived near a prominent stone or worked with stone, derived from Old English stan.

Tailler French
Means "tailor" from Old French tailleur.

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

Magalhães Portuguese
Denoted a person hailing from one of the numerous minor places of this name in Portugal, possibly of Celtic origin. A notable bearer was the Portuguese explorer Fernão de Magalhães (1480-1521), normally called Ferdinand Magellan in English.

Landolfi Italian
From the given name Landolfo, Italian form of the Lombardic name Landulf.

Whittaker English
Variant of Whitaker.

Murphy Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Murchadha meaning "descendant of Murchadh". This is the most common Irish surname.

Maier 2 Jewish
Variant of Meyer 2.

Yu 2 Chinese
From Chinese 余 (yú) meaning "surplus".

Ó Braonáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Brennan.

Acciaio Italian
Variant of Acciai.

Janssen Dutch
Means "son of Jan 1".

Stenger German
Occupational name for a post maker, from Old High German stanga "pole".

Apted English
Probably from an unidentified place name meaning "up tower" in Old English.

Mounce German (Anglicized)
Possibly an Americanized form of German Manz.

Mayer 1 German
Variant of Meyer 1.

Thompsett English
From a diminutive of the given name Thomas.

Low English
Variant of Law.

Ölvirsson Icelandic
Means "son of Ölvir".