Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the order is random.
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Greco Italian
Means "from Greece" in Italian.
Šťastný m Czech
Means "happy" in Czech.
Mag Shamhradháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McGovern.
Koumans Dutch
Variant of Koopman.
Bramson Jewish
Means "son of Bram".
Ostrowska f Polish
Feminine form of Ostrowski.
Teufel German
From a nickname meaning "devil" in German, given to a mischievous person or one who was devil-like.
Roydon English
Originally derived from a place name meaning "rye hill", from Old English ryge "rye" and dun "hill".
Hrušková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Hruška.
Ó Proinntigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Prunty.
Groß German
From Old High German groz meaning "tall, big".
Bösch 1 German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Sebastian.
Benson English
Means "son of Benedict".
Miyazaki Japanese
From Japanese (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
André French
Derived from the given name André.
Monti Italian
Means "mountain, hill" in Italian, from Latin mons.
Thorsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Thor".
Buchholz German
From Middle High German buoche "beech" and holz "wood".
Ihejirika Igbo
Means "the one that I have is greater" in Igbo.
Spirou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Σπύρου (see Spyrou).
Soriano Italian
From place names such as Soriano Calabro and Soriano nel Cimino. It is typical of southern Italy.
Aben Dutch
Means "son of Abe 2".
Fehér Hungarian
Means "white" in Hungarian, originally referring to a person with white hair or complexion.
Mynatt English
Variant of Minett.
Faulkner English, Scottish
Occupational name meaning "keeper of falcons", from Middle English and Scots faulcon, from Late Latin falco, of Germanic origin.
Guo Chinese
From Chinese (guō) meaning "outer city".
Miyamoto Japanese
From Japanese (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and (moto) meaning "base, root, origin". A notable bearer is video game pioneer Shigeru Miyamoto (1952-).
Miyashita Japanese
From Japanese (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and (shita) meaning "under, below".
Niemi Finnish
Means "peninsula, cape" in Finnish.
Rico Spanish, Portuguese
From a nickname meaning "rich, wealthy" in Spanish and Portuguese.
Orellana Spanish
Originally indicated a person from one of the two towns named Orellana in Badajoz, Spain. Their names are probably derived from Latin Aureliana meaning "of Aurelius".
Wyrzykowski m Polish
Possibly from the Polish place name Wyrzyki, of uncertain meaning, maybe "away from the river".
Rompa Dutch
Variant of Van Rompa.
Bristol English
From the name of a city in England meaning "the site of the bridge".
Carbone Italian
From a nickname for a person with dark features, from Italian carbone meaning "coal".
Park 2 English
From Middle English park, from Latin parricus, of Frankish origin. This was a name for someone who worked in or lived in a park.
Whittle English
From various English place names derived from Old English hwit "white" and hyll "hill".
Sauer German
Means "sour" in German, a nickname for an embittered or cantankerous person.
Tichá f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Tichý.
Nash English
Derived from the Middle English phrase atten ash "at the ash tree". A famous bearer was the mathematician John Nash (1928-2015).
Genovese Italian
Denoted a person from the Italian city of Genoa (Genova in Italian).
Baier German
Variant of Bayer.
Higgins Irish
From Irish Ó hUiginn meaning "descendant of Uiginn". Uiginn is a byname meaning "Viking".
Bootsma Frisian
Occupational name meaning "boatman", derived from Dutch boot "boat".
Cho Korean
Korean form of Zhao, from Sino-Korean (jo).
Einarsson Swedish
Means "son of Einar".
Amadori Italian
Means "son of Amatore".
Alfarsi Arabic
Means "the Persian" in Arabic, derived from Arabic فارس (Fāris) meaning "Persia".
Vaneva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vanev.
Khalil Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Khalil.
Williamson English
Means "son of William".
Dempsey Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Díomasaigh meaning "descendant of Díomasach", a given name meaning "proud".
Pavía Spanish
Spanish form of Pavia.
Skjeggestad Norwegian
From a place name, derived from Norwegian skjegg "beard" and stad "town, place".
Kavaliauskas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Kowalski.
Gynt Literature
Meaning unknown. This name was used by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen for the central character in his play Peer Gynt (1867). Ibsen based the story on an earlier Norwegian folktale Per Gynt.
Banks English
Originally indicated someone who lived near a hillside or a bank of land.
Schwenke 2 German
From a given name, a Low German diminutive of Swanhild.
Lagunova f Russian
Feminine form of Lagunov.
Ó hEachthighearna Irish
Means "descendant of Echthigern" in Irish.
Riley 2 Irish
Variant of Reilly.
Stankevičienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Stankevičius. This form is used by married women.
Aquila Italian
From a nickname meaning "eagle" in Italian.
McArthur Scottish
Means "son of Arthur" in Gaelic.
Terry English
Derived from the medieval name Thierry, a Norman French form of Theodoric.
Malley Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Máille.
Beulens Dutch
Means "son of Boele".
Albani Italian
Derived from the given name Albano.
Deighton English
From English towns by this name, from Old English dic "ditch" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".
Michaelis German
Derived from the given name Michael.
Freitas Portuguese
Means "broken" in Portuguese, a name for one who lived on broken, stony ground.
Darling English
From a nickname or byname derived from Middle English dereling, Old English deorling, meaning "darling, beloved one".
Emmitt English
Variant of Emmett.
Kaspar German
Derived from the given name Kaspar.
Kadlec m Czech
From Czech tkadlec meaning "weaver".
Arroyo Spanish
Means "stream, brook" in Spanish.
Križman Slovene
From Slovene križ meaning "cross".
Rogers English
Derived from the given name Roger.
Zimová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Zima.
Vásquez Spanish
Means "son of Vasco".
Sandoval Spanish
Derived from the name of a town in Spain, ultimately from Latin saltus "forest, glade" and novalis "unploughed land".
Abbas Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Abbas.
Buchvarova f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Бъчварова (see Bachvarova).
Pavesi Italian
Variant of Pavia.
Salem Arabic
From the given name Salim.
Vinci 2 Italian
Originally indicated a person from Vinci near Florence, the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci.
Chaves Portuguese, Spanish
From the name of a Portuguese city, derived from the Roman name Flavius (being named for the emperor Vespasian, whose family name was Flavius).
Martz German
Derived from an old diminutive of Martin.
Abelen Dutch
Patronymic surname derived from Abel or a diminutive of Albert.
Perez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Pérez.
Brankovich Serbian
Alternate transcription of Serbian Бранковић (see Branković).
Antúnez Spanish
Means "son of Antonio".
Terrazas Spanish
Originally a name for a person from Terrazas in the Spanish city of Burgos, a place name meaning "terraces".
Peng Chinese
From Chinese (péng) referring to the ancient state of Peng, which existed during the Shang dynasty in what is now Jiangsu province.
Roxas Filipino
Filipino form of the Spanish Rojas.
Wróblewski m Polish
Originally indicated a person from Polish towns named Wróblewo or similar, derived from Polish wróbel meaning "sparrow".
Magro Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From a nickname meaning "thin, lean", ultimately from Latin macer.
Faraldo Italian
From a given name, ultimately the Germanic name Faroald.
Ren Chinese
From Chinese (rén), of uncertain meaning.
Steuben German
Name for a dweller by a stump of a large tree, from Middle Low German stubbe "stub".
Upton English
Denoted a person hailing from one of the many towns in England bearing this name. The place name itself is derived from Old English upp "up" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".
Fisker Danish
Means "fisherman" in Danish.
Žukauskaitė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Žukauskas. This form is used by unmarried women.
Carman 2 English
From an Old Norse byname derived from karlmann meaning "male, man".
Vernon English
Locational name in the Eure region of Normandy, from the Gaulish element vern "alder (tree)" with the genitive case maker onis.
Van Damme Flemish
Means "from Damme", the name of a town in Belgium, derived from Dutch dam meaning "dam". A famous bearer is the Belgian actor Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960-), who was born with the surname Van Varenberg.
Colombo Italian
Either from Italian colomba "dove" indicating a dove keeper, or from the given name Colombo, which is derived from the same word. This was the Italian surname of the 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus.
Schoorl Dutch
Originally indicated a person from the town of Schoorl in the province of Noord-Holland in the Netherlands. It means "forest by the shore" in Dutch.
Papp 1 Hungarian
From a nickname meaning "priest, cleric" in Hungarian.
Michalski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from a village named Michale or Michały, both derived from the given name Michał.
Kohut Ukrainian, Polish
Means "rooster" in Ukrainian and Polish, a nickname for a proud person.
Bergfalk Swedish
Derived from Swedish berg meaning "mountain" and falk (Old Norse falki) meaning "falcon".
Seward 2 English
Means "swineherd" from Old English su "sow, female pig" and hierde "herdsman, guardian".
Chiba Japanese
From Japanese (chi) meaning "thousand" and (ha) meaning "leaf".
Hodges English
Patronymic of Hodge, a medieval diminutive of Roger.
Hoshino Japanese
From Japanese (hoshi) meaning "star" and (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Salmon English, French
Derived from the given name Solomon.
Wada Japanese
From Japanese (wa) meaning "harmony, peace" and (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Ricci Italian
From Italian riccio meaning "curly", a nickname for someone with curly hair. It is ultimately from Latin ericius meaning "hedgehog".
Von Grimmelshausen German
Means "from Grimmelshausen", a town in Germany. It is itself derived from Grimmel, of uncertain meaning, and hausen meaning "houses". A famous bearer was the German author Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen (1621-1676).
Kuijpers Dutch
Variant of Kuiper.
Lau Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Liu.
Soares Portuguese
Means "son of Suero".
Pospíšil m Czech
Nickname for a person in a hurry, from Czech pospíšit "hurry".
Wang 1 Chinese
From Chinese (wáng) meaning "king, monarch". This is the most common surname in China (and the world).
Kovaleva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Ковалёва (see Kovalyova).
Steele English
Occupational name for a steelworker, from Old English stele meaning "steel".
Ó Sirideáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Sheridan.
Schovajsová f Czech
Feminine form of Schovajsa.
Masterson English
Patronymic derived from Middle English maister meaning "master", via Old French from Latin magister.
Ataýewa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Ataýew.
Rains English
Variant of Raines.
Favreau French
Diminutive of Favre.
Donalds English
Derived from the given name Donald.
Callan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cathaláin meaning "descendant of Cathalán".
Addens Dutch
Means "son of Adde".
Butkienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Butkus. This form (or Butkuvienė) is used by married women.
Rosário Portuguese
Means "rosary" in Portuguese. This name was often given to people born on the day of the festival of Our Lady of the Rosary.
Bosco Italian
Means "forest" in Italian.
Nordin Swedish
Derived from Swedish nord meaning "north" (Old Norse norðr).
Sorge German
Means "worry, care, anxiety" in German, from Old High German sorga.
Jennings English
From the given name Jenyn, a diminutive of Jen, itself a Middle English form of John.
Evans Welsh, English
Means "son of Evan".
Skalický m Czech, Slovak
Indicated the original bearer came from a place named Skalice, Skalica or Skalička in the Czech Republic or Slovakia, derived from the Slavic root skala meaning "rock".
Pittaluga Italian
Originally a nickname for somebody who steals grapes from vineyards. In the Genoese dialect pittà means "to pick" and uga means "grapes" (uva in Italian).
Jasso Basque
Variant of Jaso.
Vik Norwegian
Means "cove, inlet" in Norwegian.
Wasilewska f Polish
Feminine form of Wasilewski.
Zimman Jewish
Possibly a variant of Zimmermann.
Baumer German
Variant of Baum.
De Snaijer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.
Fortuin Dutch
Dutch cognate of Fortune.
Szweda Polish
Derived from Polish Szwed meaning "Swede, person from Sweden".
Savatier French
From Old French savatier "shoemaker", derived from savate "shoe", of uncertain ultimate origin.
Pereira Portuguese, Galician
From Portuguese and Galician pereira meaning "pear tree", ultimately from Latin pirum meaning "pear".
Elvis English
Variant of Elwes.
Melnik Russian, Belarusian
Means "miller" in Russian and Belarusian.
Molina Spanish
Means "mill" in Spanish.
Aho Finnish
Means "meadow, glade" in Finnish.
Magomadov m Chechen
Means "son of Magomed".
Fazekas Hungarian
Occupational name meaning "potter" in Hungarian.
Sobel Jewish
Variant of Sobol.
Sarti Italian
Variant of Sarto.
Curran Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Corraidhín meaning "descendant of Corraidhín".
Vartanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Վարդանյան (see Vardanyan).
Cary Irish
Variant of Carey.
Demetriou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Δημητρίου (see Dimitriou).
Wild English, German
Means "wild, untamed, uncontrolled", derived from Old English wilde. This was either a nickname for a person who behaved in a wild manner or a topographic name for someone who lived on overgrown land.
Klement m Czech
Derived from the given name Klement.
Sergeev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Сергеев (see Sergeyev).
Mlynářová f Czech
Feminine form of Mlynář.
Panza Italian, Literature
From a variant of the Italian word pancia meaning "stomach, paunch", originally a nickname for a chubby person. The Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes used it in his novel Don Quixote (1605), where it is the surname of Don Quixote's squire Sancho Panza. Not a common Spanish surname, Cervantes may have based it directly on the Spanish word panza (a cognate of the Italian word).
Kalniņa f Latvian
Feminine form of Kalniņš.
Schulze German
Variant of Schulz.
Wragge English
Derived from the Old Danish given name Wraghi, a variant of Vragi.
Marsh English
Originally denoted one who lived near a marsh or bog, derived from Old English mersc "marsh".
Yoshioka Japanese
From Japanese (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Lister Scottish
Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac an Fleisdeir meaning "son of the arrow maker".
Jans Dutch, German
Means "son of Jan 1".
Traversini Italian
Italian variant of Travers.
Aarts Dutch
Means "son of Aart".
Krauss German
Variant of Kraus.
Antoni f Greek
Feminine form of Antonis.
Van Assen Dutch
Means "from Assen", a city in the Netherlands, which is possibly from essen meaning "ash trees".
Kozlova f Russian
Feminine form of Kozlov.
Bourke English
Variant of Burke.
Pretorius Afrikaans
From Latin praetor meaning "leader". This name was adopted in the 17th century by Wesselius Praetorius as a Latin translation of his previous surname Schulte. It is now common in South Africa.
Holtz German
German cognate of Holt.
Wade 1 English
Derived from the Old English place name wæd meaning "a ford".
Bourdillon French
Diminutive form of Borde.
Vanev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vane", a diminutive of Ivan.
Lauritsen Danish
Means "son of Laurits".
Glazier English
Means "glass worker, glazier", from Old English glæs meaning "glass".
Partanen Finnish
Derived from Finnish parta meaning "beard".
Vilaró Catalan
Catalan variant of Vilar.
Månsson Swedish
Means "son of Måns".
Brauer Low German
Derived from Middle Low German bruwer meaning "brewer".
Göbel German
Derived from the given name Göbel, a diminutive of the Old German name Godabert.
Krückel German
Nickname for a crippled person or someone who walked with a cane, from Middle High German krücke meaning "cane".
Maessen Dutch
Means "son of Maas".
Espinosa Spanish
From Spanish espinoso meaning "thorny", ultimately from Latin spinosus, a derivative of spina meaning "thorn, spine". This was the real surname of the Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677), who was of Portuguese Jewish origin.
Klassen German
Means "son of Klaus".
Kuipers Dutch
Variant of Kuiper.
Román Spanish
From the given name Román.
Babayev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Baba".
Ó Rodagh Irish
Means "descendant of Rodach" in Irish. The given name Rodach is derived from from Irish rod meaning "spirited, furious".
Eaton English
From any of the various English towns with this name, derived from Old English ea "river" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".
Slater English
Occupational name indicating that an early member worked covering roofs with slate, from Old French esclat "shard", of Germanic origin.
Sergeyev m Russian
Means "son of Sergey".
Szewczyk Polish
Diminutive form of Szewc.
Krejčová f Czech
Feminine form of Krejči.
Baanders Dutch
Dutch cognate of Banner.
Stefanidis m Greek
Means "son of Stefanos" in Greek.
Hutmacher German
German cognate of Hoedemaker.
Pitts English
Indicated a person who lived by a pit or hollow, from Old English pytt. It could also indicate a person from Pitt (Hants) or Pett (East Sussex) in England.
Stanković Serbian
Means "son of Stanko".
Barker English
From Middle English bark meaning "to tan". This was an occupational name for a leather tanner.
Van Kan Dutch
Means "from Kanne", a town in the province of Limburg in Belgium. The meaning of the town's name is unknown.
Yamada Japanese
From Japanese (yama) meaning "mountain" and (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Arbeid Dutch
From Dutch arbeid meaning "work".
Marušková f Czech
Feminine form of Maruška.
Wägner German
Variant of Wagner.
Gale English
Derived from Middle English gaile meaning "jovial".
Łaska Polish
Means "grace, mercy" in Polish.
Brkić Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian brk meaning "moustache, whisker".
Steensen Danish
Means "son of Steen".
Cuyler Dutch
Variant of Kuijlaars or Koole.
Zaman Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Zaman.
Michalak Polish
Means "son of Michał".
Sýkora m Czech, Slovak
Means "tit (bird)" in Czech and Slovak.
Pahlke German
Low German cognate of Peel.
Nylund Swedish
From Swedish ny (Old Norse nýr) meaning "new" and lund (Old Norse lundr) meaning "grove".
Oláh Hungarian
Means "Romanian, Wallachian" in Hungarian, from Old Slavic volxŭ "Romance-speaker" (of Germanic origin).
Fujimori Japanese
From Japanese (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and (mori) meaning "forest".
Alinari Italian
Means "son of Alinario", which is from the Germanic name Ellanher.
Bondesan Italian
Venetian name derived from the name of the town of Bondeno in northern Italy.
Ricchetti Italian
Diminutive form of Ricci.
Fox English
From the name of the animal. It was originally a nickname for a person with red hair or a crafty person.
Yu 3 Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "consent, approve".
Van Amstel Dutch
Means "from Amstel", a Dutch river that means "water area".
Nakai Japanese
From Japanese (naka) meaning "middle" and (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Jørgensen Danish
Means "son of Jørgen".
Andriessen Dutch
Means "son of Andries".
Krebs German
Means "crab" in German, perhaps a nickname for a person with a crab-like walk.
Washington English
From a place name meaning "settlement belonging to Wassa's people", from the given name Wassa and Old English tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town". A famous bearer was George Washington (1732-1799), the first president of the United States. This surname was sometimes adopted by freed slaves, resulting in a high proportion of African-American bearers.
Haberkorn German
Occupational name for a dealer in oats, derived from Old High German habaro "oat" and korn "kernel, grain".
Lemoine French
Means "the monk" in French. This was typically a nickname or an occupational name for a person who worked in a monastery.
Calvo Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Means "bald" in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, from Latin calvus.
Novikova f Russian
Feminine form of Novikov.
Brodbeck German
Means "bread baker" from Middle High German brot "bread" and becke "baker".
Rao 2 Italian
Derived from the given name Raul.
Araullo Filipino
Form of Araújo especially common in the Philippines.
Amantea Italian
From the name of a town in Calabria, Italy. It is possibly derived from Arabic (dating from the Arab raids of the 9th century) meaning "the fortress".
Havener German
Variant of Hafner.
Arnesen Norwegian
Means "son of Arne 1".
Kerner German
Derived from Old High German kerno "seed", an occupational name for one who sold or planted seeds.
Taniguchi Japanese
From Japanese (tani) meaning "valley" and (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Van Hassel Dutch
Means "from Hassel", a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It may be derived from Old Dutch hasal meaning "hazel tree".
Tanner English
Occupational name for a person who tanned animal hides, from Old English tannian "to tan", itself from Late Latin and possibly ultimately of Celtic origin.
Sultonova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Sultonov.
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".
Lane 3 Irish
From Irish Ó Luain meaning "descendant of Luan", a given name meaning "warrior".
Papadopoulos m Greek
Means "son of the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the patronymic suffix πουλος (poulos).
Van der Stoep Dutch
Means "from the paved entrance", from Dutch stoep meaning "paved porch at the entrance to a house".
Moore 3 English
Nickname for a person of dark complexion, from Old French more, Latin maurus, meaning "Moorish".
Tavares Portuguese
From any of the numerous places in Portugal called Tavares, likely of pre-Roman origin.
Puig Catalan
Catalan cognate of Poggio.
Whitney English
Originally from the name of an English town, meaning "white island" in Old English.
Sedlák m Czech, Slovak
Means "farmer" in Czech and Slovak. A sedlák had more land than a Zahradník or a Chalupník, but less land than a Dvořák.
Nagy um Hungarian, Slovak
From a nickname meaning "big, great" in Hungarian, referring to one's characteristics. This is the most common Hungarian surname. In Slovakia this spelling is only used for men, with Nagyová being the feminine form.
Mikaelsson Swedish
Means "son of Mikael".
Seabrook English
Denoted a person from a town by this name in Buckinghamshire, England. It is derived from that of a river combined with Old English broc "stream".
Wyrzykowska f Polish
Feminine form of Wyrzykowski.