Browse Surnames

Nave Italian
From various Italian places called Nave.

Cookson English
Patronymic form of Cook.

Uzun Turkish
Means "long, tall" in Turkish.

Yosipov m Tatar
Means "son of Yosif".

Adamczak Polish
Derived from the given name Adam.

Trifonov m Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Trifon".

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

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

Khachaturyan Armenian
Means "son of Khachatur" in Armenian. A famous bearer was the Armenian composer Aram Khachaturyan or Khachaturian (1903-1978).

Reyes Spanish
Spanish variant of Rey 1.

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

Goebel German
Variant of Göbel.

Garza Spanish
Derived from Spanish garza meaning "heron".

Boesch German, Low German
Variant of Bösch 1 or Bösch 2.

Houtman Dutch
Dutch cognate of Holzmann.

Żbikowska f Polish
Feminine form of Żbikowski.

Meeuwessen Dutch
Variant of Meeuwsen.

Wojewódzki m Polish
Variant of Wojewoda.

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

Stephens English
Derived from the given name Stephen.

Adamson English
Means "son of Adam".

Doyle Irish
From the Irish Ó Dubhghaill, which means "descendant of Dubhghall". A famous bearer was Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), the author of the Sherlock Holmes mystery stories.

Weekes English
Variant of Weeks.

Winkler German
Derived from Old High German winkil meaning "corner".

Román Spanish
From the given name Román.

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

Szalai Hungarian
Possibly denoted a person from the region of Zala in western Hungary, itself named for the Zala River.

Nass Norwegian
Variant of Ness.

Balfour Scottish
From various place names that were derived from Gaelic baile "village" and pòr "pasture, crop, cropland".

Pittman English
Variant of Pitt.

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

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

Van Leeuwen Dutch
Means "from Leeuwen", the name of towns in the Dutch provinces of Gelderland and Limburd. The place names may be from the Old Dutch word leo meaning "hill, burial mound".

McLean Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacGillEathain or MacGillEain meaning "son of the servant of Eòin".

Heimisson Icelandic
Means "son of Heimir".

Potenza Italian
From the name of the southern Italian city of Potenza, called Potentia in Latin, meaning "power, force".

Van Houte Dutch
Variant of Van Houten.

Both Dutch
From the Low German given name Bode.

Hüseynov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Hüseyn".

Stephanidi f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Στεφανίδη (see Stefanidi).

Cullen 1 English
From the name of the German city of Cologne, which was derived from Latin colonia "colony".

Glass English, German
From Old English glæs or Old High German glas meaning "glass". This was an occupational name for a glass blower or glazier.

Gholami Persian
From the given name Gholam.

Zabala Basque
Originally denoted someone who lived in a place of this name in Biscay. It is derived from Basque zabal meaning "large, wide".

Shinoda Japanese
From Japanese 篠 (shino) meaning "dwarf bamboo" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Muratović Bosnian
Means "son of Murat".

Price Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Rhys, which means "son of Rhys".

Szczepański m Polish
Derived from the given name Szczepan.

Gregersen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Gregers".

Bayer German
Originally denoted a person from Bavaria, from its German name Bayern.

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

Shvets Ukrainian
Means "shoemaker" in Ukrainian.

Anthony English
From the given name Anthony.

Popa Romanian
From Romanian popă "priest", from Old Church Slavic popŭ. This is the most common surname in Romania.

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

Kazloŭ m Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Belarusian Казлоў (see Kazlow).

Petrova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Petrov.

Skeates English
From the Old Norse nickname or byname skjótr meaning "swift".

Abe 2 Japanese
From Japanese 安 (a) meaning "peace" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Gibson English, Scottish
Means "son of Gib".

Franz German
Derived from the given name Franz.

Chapman English
Occupational name derived from Old English ceapmann meaning "merchant, trader".

Diefenbach German
From a German place name meaning "deep creek".

Suárez Spanish
Means "son of Suero".

Ungureanu Romanian
From Romanian ungur meaning "Hungarian".

Kudrnová f Czech
Feminine form of Kudrna.

Chevallier French
Variant of Chevalier.

Fernandes Portuguese
Means "son of Fernando".

Konstantinidis m Greek
Means "son of Konstantinos" in Greek.

Behrends German
Derived from the given name Bernd.

Accorso Italian
From the given name Bonaccorso.

Thälmann German
From the given name Thilo. It was borne by the German communist party leader Ernst Thälmann (1886-1944).

Vastag Hungarian
From a nickname meaning "stout, thick" in Hungarian.

Dupuy French
Means "from the hill", from Occitan puy "hill", from Latin podium "platform".

Andersen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Anders". A noteworthy bearer was the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875).

Whinery English
From Middle English whin "gorse bush" and wray "nook of land".

Magro Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From a nickname meaning "thin, lean", ultimately from Latin macer.

Galli Italian
Variant of Gallo, common in northern Italy.

Marco Spanish, Italian
From the given name Marco.

Nishitani Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Martikainen Finnish
From a diminutive of the given name Martti.

Farkas Hungarian
Means "wolf" in Hungarian.

Ó Flannagáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Flanagan.

Joó Hungarian
Variant of Jó.

Turunen Finnish
From Finnish turku meaning "marketplace" or the Finnish city of Turku (derived from the same word).

Thornton English
From any of the various places in England by this name, meaning "thorn town" in Old English.

Ola Basque
From Basque ola meaning "hut, small house, forge".

Austin English
Derived from the given name Austin.

Sanz Spanish
From the given name Sancho.

Arthursson Swedish
Means "son of Arthur".

Grieve Scottish
Occupational name meaning "steward, farm manager" in Middle English, related to the German title Graf.

Hillam English
From English places by this name, derived from Old English hyll meaning "hill".

Szekeres Hungarian
Occupational name for a carter, derived from Hungarian szekér meaning "cart, wagon".

Vieira Portuguese
Denoted a person who came from a Portuguese town by this name, derived from vieria meaning "scallop". The scallop was a symbol of Saint James, and was traditionally worn by pilgrims to the shrine of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia.

Donalds English
Derived from the given name Donald.

Schultheis German
Variant of Schulz.

Pilkvist Swedish
From Swedish pil (Old Norse píli) meaning "willow" and qvist (Old Norse kvistr) meaning "twig, branch".

Pellegrini Italian
Variant of Pellegrino.

Ashworth English
From an English place name meaning "ash enclosure" in Old English.

Silverstein Jewish
Variant of Zilberstein.

Ramsay Scottish
Variant of Ramsey.

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

Schultheiß German
Variant of Schulz.

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

Cremona Italian
From the Italian city of Cremona, south of Milan, in Lombardy.

Fernández Spanish
Means "son of Fernando". This is among the most common surnames in Spain.

Franco Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Cognate of Frank 1. This name was borne by the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco (1892-1975).

Alberda Dutch
Derived from the given name Albert.

Nardi Italian
From the given name Nardo, which was originally a short form of names like Bernardo or Leonardo.

Čierna f Slovak
Feminine form of Čierny.

Donne Scottish, Irish
From Gaelic donn meaning "brown", a nickname for a person with brown hair.

Tasker English
From Middle English taske meaning "task, assignment". A tasker was a person who had a fixed job to do, particularly a person who threshed grain with a flail.

Mac Mathghamhna Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McMahon.

Churchill English
From an English place name meaning "church hill". A famous bearer was Winston Churchill (1874-1965), the British prime minister during World War II.

Bowie Scottish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Buidheach, derived from buidhe meaning "yellow". A famous bearer was the American pioneer James Bowie (1796-1836), for whom the bowie knife is named. The British musician David Bowie (1947-2016), born David Robert Jones, took his stage name from the American pioneer (and the knife).

Tessaro Italian
Occupational name meaning "weaver", ultimately from Latin texarius.

Herrera Spanish
Spanish form of Ferreira.

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

Slusser German
Variant of Schlosser.

Romilly English, French
Originally denoted a person who came from any of the various places in northern France called Romilly or from Romiley in England.

Meeuwsen Dutch
Derived from the Dutch given name Meeuw, which comes from Bartholomeus (see Bartholomew).

Bakke Norwegian
Means "slope, hillside" in Norwegian, from Old Norse bakki "bank".

Adolfs Dutch
Means "son of Adolf".

Woodrow English
From a place name meaning "row of houses by a wood" in Old English.

Jaworski m Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the various places named Jawory or Jaworze, derived from Polish jawor meaning "maple tree".

Harrell English
From the given name Harold.

Wilk Polish
Means "wolf" in Polish.

Gaillard French
Means "lively, strong" in French.

Aguilar Spanish
From a place name that was derived from Spanish águila meaning "eagle", ultimately from Latin aquila.

Monaghan Irish
Variant of Monahan.

Rossi Italian
Derived from a nickname for a red-haired person, from Italian rosso, Latin russus meaning "red". This is the most common surname in Italy.

Akerman English
Variant of Ackerman.

Huddleson English
Means "son of Hudel", a diminutive of Hudde.

Everill English
Derived from the feminine given name Eoforhild.

Kelley Irish
Variant of Kelly 1.

Botwright English
Variant of Boatwright.

Dannel English
Variant of Daniel.

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

McEwan Scottish
Anglicized form of MacEòghainn.

Van Baarle Dutch
Means "from Baarle", a town in both the Netherlands and Belgium.

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.

Malloye Irish
Variant of Molloy.

McCracken Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Reachtain, Ulster Irish variant of Mac Neachtain.

Jonasen Danish
Means "son of Jonas 2".

Faron French
From the given name Faron.

Kovách Hungarian
Variant of Kovács.

Aliyev m Tajik, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Avar, Chechen, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Ali 1". This is also an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əliyev.

Savage English
English nickname meaning "wild, uncouth", derived from Old French salvage or sauvage meaning "untamed", ultimately from Latin silvaticus meaning "wild, from the woods".

Lauwers Dutch
From the given name Laurens.

Ó Laoghaire Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Leary.

Lahti Finnish
Means "bay, cove" in Finnish.

Yoʻldosheva f Uzbek
Feminine form of Yoʻldoshev.

Hayley English
Variant of Haley.

Van Hoorn Dutch
Dutch form of Horn.

Süß German
From Old High German suozi meaning "sweet".

Boehler German
Variant of Böhler.

Novik Belarusian
From Belarusian новы (novy) meaning "new", originally a name for a newcomer to a village.

López Spanish
Means "son of Lope" in Spanish.

Jiménez Spanish
Means "son of Jimeno".

Mandelbaum Jewish
Means "almond tree" in German.

Richards English
Derived from the given name Richard.

McNab Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Aba meaning "son of the abbot".

Tarr Hungarian
Variant of Tar.

Saqqaf Arabic
From Arabic سقف (saqaf) meaning "roof".

MacChruim Scottish Gaelic
Means "son of Crum", where Crum is a Gaelic byname meaning "bent".

Kazlauskas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Kozłowski. This is the most common surname in Lithuania.

North English
Name for a person who lived to the north.

Kowalczyk Polish
Patronymic derived from Polish kowal "blacksmith".

Fenstermacher German
Means "window maker" in German.

Tifft English
Variant of Toft.

Mendoza Spanish, Basque
From a Basque place name derived from mendi "mountain" and hotz "cold".

Alamanni Italian
From Alemannia, the Latin name for Germany.

Volkova f Russian
Feminine form of Volkov.

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

Ivanković Croatian, Serbian
Patronymic derived from a diminutive of Ivan.

Turk Slovene, Croatian
Means "Turkish" in Slovene and Croatian.

Baas Dutch
Means "boss, overseer" in Dutch.

Zamorano Spanish
Originally denoted a person from Zamora, the name of both a province in Spain and its capital city.

Abrahamson Jewish, English
Means "son of Abraham".

Fazekas Hungarian
Occupational name meaning "potter" in Hungarian.

Ball English
From Middle English bal, Old English beall meaning "ball". This was either a nickname for a rotund or bald person, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a ball-shaped feature.

Stern 2 German, Jewish
German cognate of Starr.

Haight English
Topographic name for someone who lived at the top of a hill, derived from Old English heahþu "height, summit".

Bonhomme French
Derived from Old French bon homme meaning "good man".

Landi Italian
Derived from the given name Lando.

Vašková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Vašek or Vaško.

Mihaljević Croatian
Means "son of Mihael".

Stidolph English
From the Old English given name Stithulf.

Virág Hungarian
From a nickname meaning "flower" in Hungarian.

Kidd English
From a nickname meaning "young goat, kid" in Middle English, of Old Norse origin.

Kaufer German
Means "trader" in German.

Mocanu Romanian
Originally indicated a member of the Mocani, who were Romanian shepherds from Transylvania. Their name is said to be from the Romanian word moacă meaning "club".

Dinu Romanian
From the given name Dinu.

Page English, French
Occupational name meaning "servant, page". It is ultimately derived (via Old French and Italian) from Greek παιδίον (paidion) meaning "little boy".

Górska f Polish
Feminine form of Górski.

York English
From the name of the English city of York, which was originally called Eburacon (Latinized as Eboracum), meaning "yew" in Brythonic. In the Anglo-Saxon period it was corrupted to Eoforwic, based on Old English eofor "boar" and wic "village". This was rendered as Jórvík by the Vikings and eventually reduced to York.

Vemulakonda Telugu
Indicated a person from the city of Vemula in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Freud German, Jewish
Means "joy" in German, a nickname for a cheerful person. A famous bearer was the psychologist Sigmund Freud (1856-1939).

Ekström Swedish
From Swedish ek (Old Norse eik) meaning "oak" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".

Siliņa f Latvian
Feminine form of Siliņš.

Dunn English, Scottish, Irish
Derived from Old English dunn "dark" or Gaelic donn "brown", referring to hair colour or complexion.

Mas 2 Dutch, Low German
Variant of Maas.

Fürst German
From a nickname meaning "(sovereign) prince" in German. The word fürst itself is derived from Old High German furisto "first".

Tesařová f Czech
Feminine form of Tesař.

Hanegan Irish
Variant of O'Hannagain.

Vlahou f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βλάχου (see Vlachou).

Elmersson Swedish
Means "son of Elmar".

Fusco Italian
From Italian fosco meaning "dark", from Latin fuscus. This was a nickname for a person with dark features.

Orozco Spanish
From the name of a valley in the Basque region of Spain.

Iturburua Basque
Means "by the fountain" in Basque, from iturri "fountain, spring".

Musilová f Czech
Feminine form of Musil.

Wembley English
From the name of a town, now part of Greater London, meaning "Wemba's clearing" in Old English.

O'Keefe Irish
Variant of Keefe.

Meyrick Welsh
Variant of Merrick.

Son Korean
Korean form of Sun, from Sino-Korean 孫 (son).

Okonkwo Igbo
From the given name Okonkwo.

Varano Italian
Derived from one of the many towns of this name in Italy.

Ahmadova f Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əhmədova.

Satou Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 佐藤 (see Satō).

Eriksson Swedish
Means "son of Erik".

Mustafa Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Mustafa.

Karimov m Uzbek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Tatar, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Karim". It is also an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Kərimov.

Isaev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Исаев (see Isayev).

Schnoor German
Variant of Schnur.

Barta Hungarian
From the given name Barta.

Roscoe English
From the name of a town in Lancashire, derived from Old Norse rá "roebuck" and skógr "wood, forest".

Sexton English
Occupational name for a sexton (Middle English sexteyn), a caretaker for a church or graveyard.

Mizushima Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Teagan Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tadhgáin meaning "descendant of Tadhgán".

Abascal Spanish
Means "priest's street" from Basque abas "priest" and kale "street".

Alò Italian
Variant of Aloi.

Nyström Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish ny (Old Norse nýr) meaning "new" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".

Dennel French
Variant of Daniel.

Büki Hungarian
Derived from the name of the Bükk Mountains, which means "beech tree" in Hungarian (probably of Slavic origin).

Lemaire French
Means "the mayor" in French. It was a title given to a town official, or else a nickname for someone who was pompous and officious.

Kalmár Hungarian
Occupational name meaning "merchant, shopkeeper" in Hungarian, of German origin.

Smirnova f Russian
Feminine form of Smirnov.

Favero Italian
Variant of Fabbri.

Losa Spanish
From Spanish losa meaning "tile, slab".

Jesus Portuguese
Derived from the given name Jesus.

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

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

Dreschner German
Derived from Middle High German dreschen "to thresh". A thresher was a person who separated the grains from a cereal plant by beating it.

Gilbert English, French
Derived from the given name Gilbert.

Janáčková f Czech
Feminine form of Janáček.

Leigh English
Variant of Lee 1.

Kleber German
Means "glue, sticky substance" in German, derived from kleben "to bind, to stick". This was an occupational name for someone who applied daub to buildings.

Mark 2 English
Originally indicated a person who lived near the boundary of a territory, from Old English mearc meaning "border, boundary".

Lagounov m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Лагунов (see Lagunov).

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

Ó Seanáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Shannon.

Boelens Dutch
Means "son of Boele".

Ó Cuaig Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Quigg.

English English
Denoted a person who was of English heritage. It was used to distinguish people who lived in border areas (for example, near Wales or Scotland). It was also used to distinguish an Anglo-Saxon from a Norman.

Reiher German
Means "heron" in German, a nickname for a person with long legs.

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

Kollen Dutch
From the given name Nicolaas.

Ciobanu Romanian
From Romanian cioban meaning "shepherd".

Tuft English
Denoted one who lived near a clump of trees or bushes, from Middle English tufte "tuft, clump", from Old French.

Yaffe Hebrew
Means "beautiful, pleasant" in Hebrew.

Georgiadou f Greek
Feminine form of Georgiadis.

Ōshiro Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle". It is especially common on Okinawa.

Van Agteren Dutch
Means "from behind", probably referring to a place behind something, such as a building or a place at the end of the road.

Young English
Derived from Old English geong meaning "young". This was a descriptive name to distinguish father from son.

Mihai Romanian
From the given name Mihai.

Welch English
Variant of Walsh.

Vescovi Italian
Derived from Italian vescovo meaning "bishop".

Arthurson English
Means "son of Arthur".

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

Spurling English
From Middle English sparewe "sparrow" and the diminutive suffix -ling.

Andersson Swedish
Means "son of Anders". This is the most common surname in Sweden.

Ó hAllmhuráin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Halloran.

Martinek m Czech
Derived from the given name Martin.

Rautio Finnish
Means "smith" in Finnish.

De Haan Dutch
Means "rooster" in Dutch.

Uccello Italian
Means "bird" in Italian, either a nickname for a person who resembled a bird or an occupational name for a birdcatcher.

Knudsen Danish
Means "son of Knud".

Reagan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Riagáin meaning "descendant of Riagán". A famous bearer was the American president Ronald Reagan (1911-2004).

Briede f Latvian
Feminine form of Briedis.

Berkowitz Jewish
Variant of Berkovich.

Salvaggi Italian
Italian form of Savage.

Pfeiffer German
Occupational name meaning "pipe player" in German, from Middle High German pfifen "to whistle".

Gardinier French
French form of Gardener.

Keller German
Means "cellar" in German, an occupational name for one in charge of the food and drink.

Gallagher Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Gallchobhair meaning "descendant of Gallchobhar".

Salamon Hungarian, Polish
Derived from the given name Salamon or Salomon.

Slováková f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Slovák.

Everett English
From the given name Everard.

Abbas Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Abbas.

Crnčević Serbian, Croatian
Derived from Serbian and Croatian црн (crn) meaning "black".

Grünewald German
Means "green forest" from German grün "green" and Wald "forest".

Valencia Spanish
From the name of the Spanish city of Valencia.

Lindner German
Variant of Linden.

Haralampiev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Haralampi".

Sidney English
Originally derived from various place names in England meaning "wide island", from Old English sid "wide" and eg "island". Another theory holds that it comes from the name of a town in Normandy called "Saint Denis", though evidence for this is lacking.

Abdullaeva f Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Cyrillic Абдуллаева (see Abdullayeva).

Chmela m Czech
Derived from Czech chmel "hops", referring to a person who grew hops, a plant used in brewing beer.

Qasımov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qasım".

Slávik m Slovak
Slovak cognate of Slavík.

Fuller English
Occupational name for a fuller, a person who thickened and cleaned coarse cloth by pounding it. It is derived via Middle English from Latin fullo.