Browse Surnames

Rettig German
Derived from Middle High German retich, Middle Low German redik meaning "radish", an occupational name for a grower or seller of radishes.

Jurado Spanish
Occupational name for a judge or another official who had to take an oath, derived from Latin iurare "to take an oath".

Marion French
Derived from the given name Marion 1.

McIver Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacIomhair meaning "son of Íomhar".

Beauchêne French
From French place names derived from beau "beautiful" and chêne "oak".

Garfield English
Means "triangle field" in Old English. A famous bearer was American president James A. Garfield (1831-1881).

Brittain English
Variant of Britton.

Palomo Spanish
Means "pigeon, dove", from Latin palumbes.

Philippe French
From the given name Philippe.

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

Binici Turkish
From the Turkish word binici meaning "rider, horseman".

Fried German
Derived from the given name Friedrich.

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

Harrelson English
Means "son of Harold". A famous bearer of this surname is the American actor Woody Harrelson (1961-).

Van Peij Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Van Pey.

Stefánsson Icelandic
Means "son of Stefán".

Ojeda Spanish
From the name of the Ojeda river in Soria, Spain, possibly derived from Latin folia "leaves".

Harford English
Habitational name from places called Harford in Gloucestershire and Devon, meaning "hart ford" or "army ford".

Koenig German
German cognate of King.

Eszes Hungarian
Means "clever, bright" in Hungarian.

Triggs English
From a byname derived from Old Norse tryggr meaning "true, loyal".

Aquino Italian, Spanish
From the name of an Italian town near Rome, derived from Latin aqua meaning "water", the home town of the 13th-century saint Thomas Aquinas. In Italy the surname is derived directly from the town's name. As a Spanish-language surname, it was sometimes bestowed by missionaries in honour of the saint as they evangelized in Spanish colonies.

Geerts Dutch
Means "son of Geert".

Kudrnová f Czech
Feminine form of Kudrna.

Sandström Swedish
From Swedish sand (Old Norse sandr) meaning "sand" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".

Kanzaki Japanese
From Japanese 神 (kan) meaning "god" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Man Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Wen.

Anthonsen Danish, Norwegian
Variant of Antonsen.

Lewandowska f Polish
Feminine form of Lewandowski.

Garb German
Variant of Garber.

Hardie Scottish
Scots variant of Hardy.

Garnett 1 English
Occupational name referring to a person who made hinges, from Old French carne "hinge".

Franz German
Derived from the given name Franz.

Ibragimova f Chechen, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani (Russified), Uzbek (Russified)
Feminine form of Ibragimov.

Koemans Dutch
Variant of Koopman.

Beumer Dutch
Possibly a Dutch form of Baumer or Böhmer.

Moon 3 Irish
Variant of Mohan.

Gärtner German
German form of Gardener.

Nakagawa Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Grimm German
From a nickname for a stern person, derived from Old High German grim "stern, severe, angry". Famous bearers include Jacob (1785-1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786-1859), known for compiling German folktales.

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

Huerta Spanish
Means "garden, orchard" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin hortus.

Nicolai Italian
Means "son of Nicola 1".

Þórirsson Icelandic
Means "son of Þórir".

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

Malinowski m Polish
From Polish malina meaning "raspberry", originally indicating a person who lived near a raspberry patch.

Seidel German
From a diminutive of the given name Siegfried.

Myer English
From Old French mire meaning "doctor", derived from Latin medicus.

Soból Polish
Polish cognate of Sobol.

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

Calabrese Italian
Originally given to a person who came from the region of Calabria in southern Italy.

Demir Turkish
Means "iron" in Turkish, originally referring to an ironworker.

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

Tomasson Swedish
Means "son of Tomas".

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".

Van Houte Dutch
Variant of Van Houten.

Arterbury English
Variant of Atteberry.

Kimberley English
From various English places called Kimberley. They mean either "Cyneburga's field", "Cynebald's field" or "Cynemær's field".

Winther Danish, Swedish
Danish and Swedish variant of Winter.

Hooker English
Originally applied to one who lived near a river bend or corner of some natural feature, from Old English hoc "angle, hook".

Sláviková f Slovak
Feminine form of Slávik.

Pavlović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pavle".

Greer Scottish
Derived from the given name Gregor.

Tawfeek Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic توفيق (see Tawfiq).

Matějková f Czech
Feminine form of Matějka.

Van Can Dutch
Variant of Van Kan.

Ménard French
From the Germanic given name Meginhard.

Mac Neachtain Irish
Means "son of Nechtan" in Irish.

Rennoll English
Variant of Reynolds.

Sörensen Swedish
Swedish form of Sørensen.

Crisp English
English cognate of Crespo.

Wroński m Polish
Derived from Polish wrona meaning "crow".

Aksoy Turkish
From Turkish ak "white" and soy "lineage, ancestry".

Rácz Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian rác meaning "Rascian", a former name for Serbians who lived in the Habsburg Empire.

Warner German, English
Variant of Werner.

Wu 3 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Hu.

Barišić Croatian
Patronymic derived from a diminutive of Bartol.

Ferber German
Variant of Färber.

Volkova f Russian
Feminine form of Volkov.

Farrell Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fearghail meaning "descendant of Fearghal".

Prinsen Dutch
Means "son of the prince", the term prince would have denoted someone who acted in a regal manner.

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-).

Sauvageau French
French diminutive form of Savage.

Zemanová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Zeman.

Sárközi Hungarian
Originally indicated someone from Sárköz, a region in Hungary, derived from sár "mud" and köz "margin, lane".

Agnusdei Italian
From Latin Agnus Dei meaning "lamb of God". This was a nickname for someone who was particularly religious or someone who wore this symbol.

Mac Cába Irish
Irish form of McCabe.

Makarova f Russian
Feminine form of Makarov.

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

Nagarkar Marathi
Derived from the name of the town of Nagar in Maharashtra, India.

Stokes English
Variant of Stoke.

Qurbanov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qurban".

Kulkarni Marathi
Means "village clerk, revenue collector" in Marathi.

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

Sasaki Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" (repeated, indicated by the iteration mark 々) and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Hawthorn English
Variant of Hawthorne.

Furlan Italian, Slovene
From the name of the Italian region of Friuli, in the northeast of Italy, which is derived from the name of the Roman town of Forum Iulii meaning "forum of Julius".

Pettersson Swedish
Means "son of Petter".

Tatton English
Originally indicated a person from a town by this name, derived from the Old English given name Tata combined with tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town".

Zahariev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Zahari".

Okeke Igbo
From the given name Okeke.

Oliynyk Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian олія (oliya) meaning "oil, fat".

Stephanidis m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Στεφανίδης (see Stefanidis).

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

Ó Ruadháin Irish
Means "descendant of Ruadhán" in Irish.

Wilmer German, English
Derived from the given name Willimar or Wilmǣr.

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

Mann German, English
From a nickname meaning "man". This may have originally been given in order to distinguish the bearer from a younger person with the same name.

Colton English
From a place name meaning "Cola's town".

Tritten German
Originally denoted someone who lived by a set of steps, from Middle High German trit "step".

Öberg Swedish
From Swedish ö (Old Norse ey) meaning "island" and berg meaning "mountain".

Poingdestre Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Poindexter.

Suchý m Czech, Slovak
Means "dry" in Czech and Slovak. This was a nickname for a thin person.

Bueno Spanish
From a nickname meaning "good" in Spanish.

Hajós Hungarian
Means "boatman, sailor" in Hungarian.

Mägi Estonian
Means "hill, mountain" in Estonian.

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

Apperlo Dutch
Variant of Appelo.

Lane 2 French
Derived from a French word meaning "wool", designating one who worked in the wool trade.

Martín Spanish
Derived from the given name Martín.

Popławski m Polish
From Polish poplaw meaning "flowing water, flood".

Butts English
From a nickname meaning "thick, stumpy", from Middle English butt.

Radclyffe English
Variant of Radcliff.

Pakulska f Polish
Feminine form of Pakulski.

Ó Coileáin Irish
Means "descendant of Coileán" in Irish.

Biskup Polish
Polish cognate of Bishop.

Maruška m Czech
Derived from the given name Marie.

Patterson English, Scottish
Means "son of Patrick".

Ott English, German
From the given name Otto.

Fabbro Italian
Variant of Fabbri.

Delaney 1 English
Derived from Norman French de l'aunaie meaning "from the alder grove".

Bogomolov m Russian
Derived from Russian богомол (bogomol) meaning "pious one, devotionalist".

Adler German, Jewish
Means "eagle" in German.

Miyashita Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".

Beake English
Variant of Beck 3.

O'Gorman Irish
Variant of Gorman 2.

Jež um Slovene, Czech
Cognate of Jeż.

Pavlyuk Ukrainian
From the given name Pavlo.

Tomioka Japanese
From Japanese 富 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Lindbeck Swedish
From Swedish lind meaning "linden tree" and bäck (Old Norse bekkr) meaning "stream".

Samson English, French
Derived from the given name Samson.

Nathans Jewish
Derived from the given name Nathan.

Devereux English
Indicated a person from Evreux in France, itself named after the Gaulish tribe of the Eburovices, which was probably derived from a Celtic word meaning "yew".

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

Kratochvil m Czech
Derived from Czech kratochvíle meaning "pastime".

Sikora Polish
Means "tit (bird)" in Polish.

Poole English
From Old English pol meaning "pool", referring to a person who lived by a small body of water.

Sepp Estonian
Means "smith" in Estonian.

Malý m Czech
Means "small" in Czech.

Trump German
Derived from Middle High German trumbe meaning "drum". This surname is borne by the American president Donald Trump (1946-).

Anderson English
Means "son of Andrew".

Szymański m Polish
From the given name Szymon.

Arendonk Dutch
Denoted a person from Arendonk, a town between in northern Belgium. It is derived from arend "eagle" and donk "hill".

Əliyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Əliyev.

Čížková f Czech
Feminine form of Čížek.

Nikolić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Nikola 1".

Duarte Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Duarte.

Vasiliou Greek
Means "son of Vasilios".

Krupa Polish
Means "groats, grain" in Polish.

Tchaikovskaya f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Чайковская (see Chaykovskaya).

Steensen Danish
Means "son of Steen".

Sauvageot French
French diminutive form of Savage.

Righi Italian
From the given name Arrigo.

Neville English, Irish
From the names of towns in Normandy, variously Neuville or Néville, meaning "new town" in French.

Marchesi Italian
From the Italian title marchese meaning "marquis". It was probably a nickname for a person who behaved like a marquis or worked in the household of a marquis.

Matveev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Матвеев (see Matveyev).

Nevin 1 Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Naoimhín.

Brook English
Denoted a person who lived near a brook, a word derived from Old English broc.

Armbruster German
Means "crossbow maker" from German armbrust "crossbow". The word armbrust was originally from Latin arcuballista meaning "bow ballista", but was modified under the influence of German arm "arm" and brust "breast".

Magomedov m Avar, Dargin, Chechen
Means "son of Magomed".

Morris English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Derived from the given name Maurice.

Munteanu Romanian
From Romanian muntean meaning "mountaineer, from the mountains", ultimately from Latin mons.

Ottosson Swedish
Means "son of Otto".

Steube German
Variant of Steuben.

Lefèvre French
Occupational name meaning "blacksmith" in Old French, derived from Latin faber.

Mag Shamhradháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McGovern.

Rothenberg German, Jewish
From Middle High German rot meaning "red" and berg meaning "mountain". As a Jewish name it may be ornamental.

McNiven Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Cnáimhín.

Villar Spanish
Spanish cognate of Vilar.

Keo Khmer
Means "glass" in Khmer.

Mikaelsson Swedish
Means "son of Mikael".

Alvin English
Variant of Elwyn.

Kuntz German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Konrad.

Ungaretti Italian
Diminutive of Ungaro.

Cavallo Italian
Means "horse" in Italian, an occupational name for a horseman.

Balážová f Slovak
Feminine form of Baláž.

Aarden Dutch
From Dutch aarden meaning "earthen, clay". It denoted a person who worked with clay.

Hahn German
From a nickname for a proud or pugnacious person, from Old High German hano meaning "rooster, cock".

Mushyan Armenian
Originally denoted someone who came from the Armenian town of Mushi.

Ljungborg Swedish
From Swedish ljung (Old Norse lyng) meaning "heather" and borg meaning "castle".

Pape French
French cognate of Pope.

Hiedler German
From southern German Hiedl meaning "underground stream".

Gage French, English
Occupational name derived either from Old French jauge "measure" (a name for an assayer) or gage "pledge, payment" (a name for a moneylender). Both words were ultimately of Frankish origin.

Ó Mathghamhna Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Mahoney.

Padovan Italian
Regional variant of Padovano.

Braband German
Derived from the name of the region of Brabant in the Netherlands and Belgium. It possibly means "ploughed region" or "marshy region" in Old High German.

Vasilescu Romanian
Means "son of Vasile".

Papageorgiou Greek
Means "son of Georgios the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Georgios.

Evensen Norwegian
Means "son of Even".

Gross German
Variant of Groß.

Strömberg Swedish
From Swedish ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream" and berg meaning "mountain".

Blaine Scottish
From the given name Bláán.

Mandić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Manda".

Hawthorne English
Denoted a person who lived near a hawthorn bush, a word derived from Old English hagaþorn, from haga meaning "enclosure, yard" and þorn meaning "thorn bush". A famous bearer was the American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), author of The Scarlet Letter.

Hirano Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Fonseca Spanish, Portuguese
Originally belonged to a person who lived near a dry spring, from Latin fons "well, spring" and siccus "dry".

Weigand German
From the given name Wiegand.

Jeong Korean
Korean form of Zheng, from Sino-Korean 鄭 (jeong).

Obando Spanish
Habitational name for someone who came from Obando in Extremadura, Spain.

Färber German
Occupational name meaning "dyer", derived from German Farbe "colour".

Göransson Swedish
Means "son of Göran".

Hashemi Persian
From the given name Hashem.

Granville English
Derived from a Norman place name Grainville.

Pain English
Variant of Payne.

Nazaretyan Armenian
Means "son of Nazaret".

Parra Spanish
Means "vine, trellis" in Spanish.

Osmonova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Osmonov.

Alting Dutch
Means "(farm) belonging to Alte 2" in Dutch.

Gunnarsson Swedish, Icelandic
Means "son of Gunnar".

McFly Popular Culture
Invented name, using the prefix Mc-, from Irish mac "son", and the English word fly. This name was created for the time-travelling hero Marty McFly of the Back to the Future movie series, beginning 1985.

Cheshire English
Originally indicated a person from the county of Cheshire in England. Cheshire is named for its city Chester.

MacGilleChrìosd Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Gilchrist.

Knopp German
Variant of Knopf.

Van Tonder Dutch
Means "from Tønder", a town in Denmark near the German border.

Pfaff German
From a nickname meaning "priest, cleric" from Old High German pfaffo, from Latin papa.

Marchegiano Italian
From the name of the Marche region in Italy, derived from Late Latin marca meaning "borderland". It was the real surname of the American boxer Rocky Marciano (1923-1969), who was born Rocco Marchegiano.

Király Hungarian
Means "king" in Hungarian, of Slavic origin (a cognate of Król).

Șerban Romanian
Means "a Serb" in Romanian.

Viktorova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Viktorov.

Mendelssohn Jewish
Means "son of Mendel".

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

Adelardi Italian
Means "son of Adelardo".

Fishman English
Occupational name for a fisherman.

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

Bassani Italian
Derived from the place name Bassano, belonging multiple villages in Italy.

Best 2 German
Derived from the name of the river Beste, meaning unknown.

Cortez Spanish
Variant of Cortés.

Wilder English, German
Variant of Wild.

Schnur German, Jewish
From Old High German snuor meaning "rope, cord", an occupational name for a maker of rope.

Danniell English
Variant of Daniel.

Urquhart Scottish
Derived from Brythonic ar "by" and cardden "thicket". This is the name of several places, the most famous being north of Loch Ness.

Meier 1 German
Variant of Meyer 1.

Egawa Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Uggeri Italian
Derived from the given name Edgardo.

Colter English
Variant of Colt using an agent suffix.

Ansel English
Derived from the given name Anselm.

Carlsson Swedish
Means "son of Carl".

Bogdanić Croatian
Means "son of Bogdan".

Alves Portuguese
Means "son of Álvaro".

Coy English
Means "quiet, shy, coy" from Middle English coi.

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

Wirt German
Variant of Wirth.

Čierna f Slovak
Feminine form of Čierny.

Ó Síoda Irish
Means "descendant of Síoda", a byname meaning "silk" in Irish.

Cuypers Dutch
Variant of Kuiper.

Cuocco Italian
Italian cognate of Cook.

Krawczyk Polish
From a diminutive of krawiec meaning "tailor".

Dennel French
Variant of Daniel.

Waterman 2 English, Dutch
Occupational name for a boatman or a water carrier. It could also describe a person who lived by water.

Von Ingersleben German
Means "from Ingersleben", a town in Germany, which means "Inge's village".

Ó Móráin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Moran.

Strnadová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Strnad.

Hilmarsson Icelandic
Means "son of Hilmar".

Navickienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Navickas. This form is used by married women.

Krauss German
Variant of Kraus.

Honeycutt English
Derived from the name of the English town of Hunnacott, derived from Old English hunig "honey" or the given name Huna combined with cot "cottage".

Villaverde Spanish
Originally denoted a person from one of the various Spanish towns by this name, derived from villa "town" and verde "green".

Bezuidenhout Dutch
From Dutch zuid "south" and hout "forest". It refers to the south of the forest in The Hague.

Chlebek Polish
From Polish chleb "bread", used to denote a baker.

Abraham Jewish, English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch
Derived from the given name Abraham.

Duke English
From the noble title, which was originally from Latin dux "leader". It was a nickname for a person who behaved like a duke, or who worked in a duke's household.

Volkov m Russian
Derived from Russian волк (volk) meaning "wolf".

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).

Slávik m Slovak
Slovak cognate of Slavík.

Porsche German
Possibly derived from German Bursche meaning "boy, servant" or from the given name Boris.

Freeman English
Referred to a person who was born free, or in other words was not a serf.

Leggièri Italian
Means "light, thin" in Sicilian.

McCullough Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cú Uladh meaning "son of Cú Uladh". The byname Cú Uladh means "hound of Ulster". This surname has also been associated with Old Irish cullach "boar".

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.

Siliņa f Latvian
Feminine form of Siliņš.

Ramsay Scottish
Variant of Ramsey.

Tracey 1 English
From the village of Tracy-sur-mer on the Normandy coast in France. It was brought to England with William the Conqueror.

Hopper English
Occupational name for an acrobat or a nickname for someone who was nervous or restless. A famous bearer was the American actor Dennis Hopper (1936-2010).

Hershey English
Originally denoted a person from Hercé in Normandy.

Joyce English, Irish
From the given name Joyce.

Corcoran Irish
From Irish Ó Corcráin meaning "descendant of Corcrán", a given name derived from the Gaelic word corcair "purple".

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

Ó Baoghill Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Boyle.

Petersen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Peter".

Pickle English
Derived from Middle English pighel meaning "small field".

Linna Finnish
Means "castle" in Finnish. A famous namesake is Väinö Linna (1920-1992), Finnish author of The Unknown Soldier.

Cuevas Spanish
Derived from Spanish cueva meaning "cave".

Mulryan Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Maoil Riain.

Clarke English
Variant of Clark.

Nye English
Originally indicated a person who lived near a river, from Middle English atten eye meaning "at the river".

Perrot French
From a diminutive of the given name Pierre.

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.

Ognianova f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Огнянова (see Ognyanova).

Matthewson English
Means "son of Matthew".

Constantin Romanian, French
From the given name Constantin.