Browse Surnames

Damyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Damyan".

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

Hanley English
From various English place names meaning "high meadow" in Old English.

Munro Scottish
Designated a person who had originally lived near the mouth of the Roe River in Derry, Ireland. It is derived from Gaelic bun meaning "root, base" combined with the river's name.

Shimizu Japanese
From Japanese 清 (shi) meaning "clear, pure, clean" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".

Sulaymanov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Sulayman".

Əhmədova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Əhmədov.

Cohen Jewish
Means "priest" from Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohen). It originally denoted one of the priestly tribe of Levi.

Quickley 2 Irish
Variant of Quigley.

MacBride Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Bhrighde.

Orr Scottish
From a nickname derived from Gaelic odhar meaning "dun-coloured, greyish brown, tan".

Zając Polish
Means "hare" in Polish.

Dalca Romanian
Meaning uncertain.

Sastre Spanish
Spanish cognate of Sarto.

Esser German
Means "cartwright", related to Old High German ahsa "axle".

Lin Chinese
From Chinese 林 (lín) meaning "forest".

Malý m Czech
Means "small" in Czech.

Lehmann German
From Middle High German lehenman meaning "vassal, liege man".

Kralj Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Slovene, Croatian and Serbian form of Król.

Kędzierska f Polish
Feminine form of Kędzierski.

Acardi Italian
Derived from the Norman name Achard, a form of Ekkehard.

Trengove English
Originally indicated a person from Trengove in Cornwall, England.

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

Park 3 English
From the medieval name Perkin, a diminutive of Peter.

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

Hendrickx Flemish
Derived from the given name Hendrik.

Jo Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 조 (see Cho).

Ruff German, English
From the given name Rolf.

Carideo Italian
Originally denoted someone from San Pietro di Caridà, a town in Calabria. The town's name may be derived from Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness".

Bartram English
From the given name Bertram.

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

Serrano Spanish
Variant of Sierra.

Nishimura Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Qurbanov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qurban".

D'Ovidio Italian
From the given name Ovidio.

Poletti Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Paolo. This name is typical of northern and central Italy.

Gehring German
Derived from a short form of Old German names starting with the element ger "spear".

Haynes English
Patronymic derived from the Norman name Hagano.

Wilkie English
Double diminutive of the given name William.

Lee 2 Korean, Chinese
Korean form of Li 1, from Sino-Korean 李 (i). This is the second most common surname in South Korea. It is also a variant Chinese romanization of Li 1.

Byquist Swedish
Variant of Byqvist.

Akers English
Variant of Acker.

Tran Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Trần.

El-Hashem Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic الهاشم (see Al-Hashim).

Honda Japanese
From Japanese 本 (hon) meaning "root, origin, source" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Pagani Italian
Italian cognate of Payne.

El-Mofty Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic المفتي (see Al-Mufti).

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

Batts English
Means "son of Bate".

Vlachou f Greek
Feminine form of Vlachos.

Crisp English
English cognate of Crespo.

Řezníček m Czech
Diminutive of Řezník.

Winfield English
From various English place names, derived from Old English winn "meadow, pasture" and feld "field".

Ramakers Dutch
Variant of Rademaker.

Rae Scottish
Variant of McRae.

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

Kříž m Czech
Means "cross" in Czech, ultimately from Latin crux.

Horváth um Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian and Slovak form of Horvat. This is the second most common surname in Hungary and the most common surname in Slovakia (where is is typically borne by those of Hungarian ancestry).

MacKay Scottish
Anglicized form of MacAoidh.

Adair English
Derived from the given name Edgar.

Dukes English
Patronymic form of Duke.

Parrish English
Variant of Parish 1.

Bonheur French
From Old French bonne heure meaning "good time" or "lucky".

Fontana Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish cognate of Fontaine.

Ó Rodagh Irish
Means "descendant of Rodach" in Irish. The given name Rodach is derived from from Irish rod meaning "spirited, furious".

Van Middelburg Dutch (Rare)
Means "from Middelburg", the name of a city in Zeeland in the Netherlands, itself meaning "middle fortress" in Dutch.

Michiels Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Michiel".

Díaz Spanish
Means "son of Diego" in Spanish.

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

Genkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Genkov.

Payne English
From a medieval given name or nickname derived from Latin paganus meaning "heathen, pagan" (from an earlier sense "rural, rustic"), which was given to children whose baptism had been postponed or adults who were not overly religious.

Taverna Italian
From the place name Taverna, common in different parts of Italy. It means "inn, tavern" in Italian.

Schröder 2 German
Variant of Schröter.

Rayne English, French
Variant of Raine 1 or Raine 2.

Durdyýew m Turkmen
Means "son of Durdy".

Tudor Romanian
Derived from the given name Tudor 2.

Sokoll Jewish
Variant of Sokol.

Archer English
Occupational name for one who practiced archery, from Latin arcus "bow" (via Old French).

Oikonomou Greek
Derived from Greek οικονόμος (ikonomos) meaning "housekeeper, steward".

Fairchild English
Means "beautiful child" in Middle English.

Andrewson English
Variant of Anderson.

Lacroix French
Means "the cross" in French. It denoted one who lived near a cross symbol or near a crossroads.

Ławniczak Polish
From Polish ławnik meaning "alderman".

Vencel Hungarian
Derived from the given name Vencel.

Červenka m Czech
Variant of Červený.

Adesso Italian
Perhaps a nickname for a punctual or fast person, from Italian adesso meaning "now, at this moment".

Testa Italian
From an Italian nickname meaning "head".

Venäläinen Finnish
Means "Russian" in Finnish. This name was originally used by the ethnic Finns who lived on the Russian side of the border.

Nathans Jewish
Derived from the given name Nathan.

Karimova f Uzbek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Tatar, Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Karimov. It is also an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Kərimova.

Jiang 1 Chinese
From Chinese 江 (jiāng) meaning "river, Yangtze".

Branson English
Means "son of Brandr".

Bellamy French, English
From Old French bel ami meaning "beautiful friend".

Hashiguchi Japanese
From Japanese 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Tolbert English
Possibly from a Germanic given name of unknown meaning. The second element of the name is derived from beraht meaning "bright, famous".

Mirzoev m Tajik
Means "son of Mirzo".

Shriver German
German cognate of Scriven.

Wolańska f Polish
Feminine form of Wolański.

Leblanc French
Means "the white" in French, from blanc "white". The name referred to a person who was pale or whose hair was blond.

Slavkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Slavkov.

Fekete Hungarian
Means "black" in Hungarian, originally a nickname for a person with dark hair or a dark complexion.

Dresdner German
Originally indicated a person who came from the city of Dresden in German.

Pop Romanian
Variant of Popa.

Wasilewski m Polish
Means "son of Wasyl".

Horáček m Czech
Diminutive derived from Czech hora "mountain".

Vasileva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vasilev.

Jukić Croatian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Juraj.

Mészáros Hungarian
Means "butcher" in Hungarian.

Romeijn Dutch
Derived from the given name Romein.

Krauß German
Variant of Kraus.

Møller Danish
Danish form of Müller.

Draganova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Draganov.

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

Tomov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Toma 2".

Tanzer German
Means "dancer" in German, derived from Middle High German tanzen "to dance".

Jean French
From the given name Jean 1.

Valero Spanish
From the given name Valero.

Maier 2 Jewish
Variant of Meyer 2.

McKay Scottish
Anglicized form of MacAoidh.

Süss German
Variant of Süß.

Mizutani Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Langenberg German, Dutch
From various place names meaning "long mountain" in German and Dutch.

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

Horníková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Horník.

Favager French
Possibly indicated a person from the town of Faverges in eastern France, derived from Old French faverge meaning "forge".

Ó Conghalaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Connolly.

Kazama Japanese
From Japanese 風 (kaza) meaning "wind, style" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".

Jewell English
Derived from the Breton given name Judicaël.

Geissler 2 German
Occupational name for a goat herder, from southern German Geiss meaning "goat" and the suffix ler signifying an occupation.

Bianchi Italian
From Italian bianco meaning "white", originally given to a person who was white-haired or extremely pale.

Vančura m Czech
Derived from the given name Václav.

Ó Damháin Irish
Means "descendant of Damhán".

Van Can Dutch
Variant of Van Kan.

Napoliello Italian
Originally indicated a person from Naples in Italy.

Dunbar Scottish
From the name of a town in East Lothian, Scotland, derived from Gaelic dùn meaning "fort" and barr meaning "summit", so called from its situation on a rock that projects into the sea.

Baumer German
Variant of Baum.

Vinci 1 Italian
From the given name Vincenzo.

Antall Hungarian (Rare)
Variant of Antal.

Jelenová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Jelen.

Everett English
From the given name Everard.

Georgiev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Georgi".

Tosetti Italian
Diminutive form of Tosi.

Greco Italian
Means "from Greece" in Italian.

Quijote Literature
Spanish form of Quixote.

Scherer German
Occupational name for a cutter of cloth or a sheep-shearer, from Old High German skeran "to cut".

Ochoa Spanish
Spanish form of Otxoa.

Mejía Spanish
Possibly from a nickname derived from Spanish Mesías meaning "Messiah", from Latin Messias, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mashiyaḥ) meaning "anointed".

Guillot French
From a diminutive of the given name Guillaume.

Zelenková f Czech
Feminine form of Zelenka.

Deighton English
From English towns by this name, from Old English dic "ditch" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Lewandowski m Polish
From the Polish estate name Lewandów, which is itself possibly derived from a personal name or from lawenda "lavender".

Dumont French
Means "from the mountain", from French mont "mountain".

Wall English
Originally denoted a person who lived near a prominent wall, from Old English weall.

Spence English
Variant of Spencer.

Król Polish
Means "king" in Polish. The name referred to one who acted like a king or was connected in some way with a king's household.

Naggia Italian
Variant of Naggi.

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

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.

Holtz German
German cognate of Holt.

Chevalier French
From a nickname derived from French chevalier meaning "knight", from Late Latin caballarius "horseman", Latin caballus "horse".

Seelenfreund Jewish
From German Seele meaning "soul" and Freund meaning "friend".

Reynolds English
Derived from the given name Reynold.

Raskob German
Variant of Raskopf.

Meissner German
Originally denoted a person from the German town of Meissen, which is probably of Slavic origin.

Ó Briain Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Brien.

Van den Andel Dutch
Variant of Van Andel.

Parsamyan Armenian
Means "son of Parsam", possibly from an Assyrian name Barsauma meaning "fasting".

Golob Slovene
Means "pigeon" in Slovene.

Borde French
From Old French bord meaning "board, plank", derived from Frankish *bord. This name belonged to a person who lived in a house made of planks.

Vilaró Catalan
Catalan variant of Vilar.

Bokor Hungarian
Topographic name derived from Hungarian bokor "bush". This is also the name of a village in Hungary.

Mac Giolla Bhrighde Irish
Means "son of the servant of Brighid" in Irish.

Zaman Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Zaman.

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

Ter Avest Dutch
Means "at the edge, eave" indicating a person who lived at the edge of a forest or under a covered shelter.

Bergamaschi Italian
Originally indicated an inhabitant of the city of Bergamo in Lombardy.

Kermode Manx
Anglicized form of Mac Diarmada (see McDermott).

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

Tafani Italian
From the nickname tafano meaning "gadfly", indicating an annoying person.

Duffy 1 Irish
Derived from Irish Ó Dubhthaigh meaning "descendant of Dubthach". Their original homeland was Monaghan where the surname is still the most common; they are also from Donegal and Roscommon.

Bergmann German
From Old High German berg meaning "mountain" and man meaning "man", originally denoting someone who lived on a mountain.

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

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

Adamík m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak diminutive form of Adam.

Hood English
Metonymic occupational name for a maker of hoods or a nickname for someone who wore a distinctive hood, from Old English hod.

Eldred English
From the given name Ealdræd.

Zingel Jewish
From Middle High German zingel "defensive wall". This name was originally applied to a person who lived near the outermost wall of a castle.

Schovajsová f Czech
Feminine form of Schovajsa.

Salcedo Spanish
Derived from Latin salix meaning "willow tree". The name was originally given to one who lived near a willow tree.

Pilgrim English, German
Nickname for a person who was a pilgrim, ultimately from Latin peregrinus.

Mag Eochadha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McGough.

Villalobos Spanish
Habitational name for a person from the town of Villalobos, Spain, which is derived from Spanish villa "town" and lobo "wolf".

Barnett English
Derived from Old English bærnet meaning "place cleared by burning".

Ó Foghladha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Foley.

Jennings English
From the given name Jenyn, a diminutive of Jen, itself a Middle English form of John.

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

Acquati Italian
From the name of a village, part of the city of Lecco in Lombardy. Its name is presumably derived from Italian acqua "water".

Castañeda Spanish
Habitational name from any of various places called Castañeda, from a Spanish word meaning "chestnut grove", itself derived from castaña meaning "chestnut".

Denzil English
From the place name Denzell, a manor in Cornwall, which is of unknown meaning.

Ward 1 English
Derived from Old English weard meaning "guard, guardian".

Boulos Arabic
From the given name Bulus.

McKinney Irish, Scottish
Variant of McKenna.

Georgiadi f Greek
Feminine form of Georgiadis.

Khachaturian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Խաչատրյան (see Khachaturyan).

Caulfield English
From a place name meaning "cold field", from Old English ceald "cold" and feld "pasture, field".

Lagunov m Russian
Derived from Russian лагун (lagun) meaning "water barrel". It was used to denote the descendants of a person who made water barrels.

Dubanowska f Polish
Feminine form of Dubanowski.

Van Altena Dutch
Variant of Altena.

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

McKenna Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cionaodha meaning "son of Cionaodh".

Pavía Spanish
Spanish form of Pavia.

Vadas Hungarian
From Hungarian vad meaning "wild", either a nickname or an occupational name for a hunter of wild game.

Bogdanov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Bogdan".

Ferrara Italian
Italian form of Ferreira.

Van Adrichem Dutch
Variant of Adrichem.

Rybářová f Czech
Feminine form of Rybář.

Jabłońska f Polish
Feminine form of Jabłoński.

Petersen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Peter".

Cummins English, Scottish, Irish
From the Old Breton given name Cunmin, a cognate of Cuimín, introduced to Britain at the time of the Norman Conquest.

Picasso Italian
From Italian pica meaning "magpie". This probably denoted someone who was talkative or prone to stealing, although it may have described someone's unusual colouring. The Spanish painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) was a famous bearer of this name.

Bukowski m Polish
Originally denoted someone who came from a place called Bukowo or Bukowiec, which derive from Polish buk meaning "beech".

Omarov m Kazakh
Means "son of Omar 1".

Pearson English
Variant of Pierson.

Collins 2 English
Means "son of Colin 2".

Medvedeva f Russian
Feminine form of Medvedev.

Urbańska f Polish
Feminine form of Urbański.

Karl German
From the given name Karl.

Pavlovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Pavle".

Albano Italian
Derived from the given name Albano.

Kawaguchi Japanese
Means "mouth of the river", from Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Söderberg Swedish
From Swedish söder (Old Norse suðr) meaning "south" and berg meaning "mountain".

Mahoney Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Mathghamhna meaning "descendant of Mathgamain".

Knutsen Norwegian
Means "son of Knut".

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.

Spijker 2 Dutch
Occupational name for a nailsmith, from Dutch spijker "nail".

O'Neill Irish
Variant of O'Neal.

Wegner Low German
Low German variant of Wagner.

Nazaretian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Նազարեթյան (see Nazaretyan).

Speziale Italian
Means "grocer" in Italian, derived from Latin speciarius "spice seller".

Wilder English, German
Variant of Wild.

Morita Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Baldinotti Italian
Derived from the given name Baldinotto, from the Latin name Baldinoctus, a diminutive of Baldo.

Giannino Italian
Derived from the given name Giannino.

McCormick Irish, Scottish
From Gaelic Mac Cormaic meaning "son of Cormac".

Busch German
Means "bush" in German, a name for someone who lived close to a thicket.

Gottschalk German
Derived from the given name Gottschalk.

Evers Dutch
Means "son of Evert".

Gibson English, Scottish
Means "son of Gib".

Wouters Dutch
Means "son of Wouter".

Sauvageon French
French diminutive form of Savage.

Windsor English
From the name of a few English towns, one notably the site of Windsor Castle. Their names mean "riverbank with a windlass" in Old English, a windlass being a lifting apparatus. In 1917 the British royal family adopted this name (after Windsor Castle), replacing their previous name Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Shehu Albanian
From the Arabic title شيخ (shaykh) meaning "elder, chief, sheikh".

Osmonov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Osmon".

Miller English
Occupational surname meaning "miller", referring to a person who owned or worked in a grain mill, derived from Middle English mille "mill".

Antonopoulos m Greek
Means "son of Antonios".

Cheng 2 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zheng.

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

Ness English, Scottish, Norwegian
From English ness and Norwegian nes meaning "headland, promontory", of Old Norse origin, originally referring to a person who lived there.

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

Arden English
From English place names, which were derived from a Celtic word meaning "high".

Megalos m Greek
Means "big, great" in Greek.

Pinheiro Portuguese
Means "pine tree" in Portuguese.

Lindsay English, Scottish
From the region of Lindsey in Lincolnshire, which means "Lincoln island" in Old English.

Van Breda Dutch
Means "from Breda", a city in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands. It is derived from Dutch breed meaning "wide" and Aa, the name of a river.

Papadaki f Greek
Feminine form of Papadakis.

Heidrich German
From the Old German given name Heidrich.

Reid Scottish, English
Scots variant of Read 1.

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

Dykstra Frisian
From Frisian dyk meaning "dike, ditch". The name was given to a person living near a dyke or embankment.

Pander Dutch
Variant of Penders.

Ventimiglia Italian
From the name of the historical Italian city Ventimiglia, now near the French border, ultimately from Latin Albintimilium.

Haward English
Variant of Howard 1 or Hayward.

MacGriogair Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of MacGregor.

Glas German, Dutch
German and Dutch cognate of Glass.

Key 1 English
Variant of Kay 1 or Kay 2.

Aho Finnish
Means "meadow, glade" in Finnish.

Yamamoto Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Kazlauskienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Kazlauskas. This form is used by married women.

Stilo Italian
Derived from the name of the town of Stilo in southern Italy. It is possibly derived from Greek στῦλος (stylos) meaning "column, pillar".

Křížová f Czech
Feminine form of Kříž.

Terrell English
Probably derived from the Norman French nickname tirel meaning "to pull", referring to a stubborn person.

MacAngus Scottish
Variant of MacInnes.

Monroe Scottish
Anglicized (typically American) form of Munro. It was borne by the American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962).

Milano Italian
Originally indicated someone who came from Milan.

Findlay Scottish
Anglicized form of MacFhionnlaigh.

Kumięga Polish
Possibly from Polish kum "godfather, friend" or komięga "raft, barge".

Charpentier French
French cognate of Carpenter, derived from Old French charpentier.

Rodrigo Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Rodrigo.

Corrà Italian
From a short form of the given name Corrado.

Ellington English
From the name of multiple towns in England. The town's name is derived from the masculine given name Ella (a short form of Old English names beginning with the elements ælf meaning "elf" or eald meaning "old") combined with tun meaning "enclosure, town".

Mac Ghabhann Irish
Means "son of the smith" in Irish.

Kozel um Belarusian, Czech
Belarusian and Czech cognate of Kozioł.

Crocetti Italian
Italian diminutive form of Croce.

Mullen Irish
From the Irish Ó Maoláin meaning "descendant of Maolán". The given name Maolán meant "devotee, servant, tonsured one".

Swanson English
Patronymic form of Middle English swein meaning "servant" (of Old Norse origin). This word was also used as a byname, and this surname could be a patronymic form of that.

Borysova f Ukrainian
Feminine form of Borysov.

Dircksens Dutch
Means "son of Dirk".

Domingo Spanish
From the given name Domingo.

Ibáñez Spanish
Means "son of Ibán".

Lorenzo Spanish
From the given name Lorenzo.