Browse Surnames

I Korean
Variant of Lee 2.

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

Van Aggelen Dutch
Denoted someone from Aggelen, which could refer to Achel in the Belgian province of Limburg or Egchel in the Dutch province of Limburg.

Flanagon Irish
Variant of Flanagan.

Thomassen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Thomas".

Garber German
Variant of Gerber.

Mazza Italian
From a nickname (perhaps occupational) meaning "maul, mallet" in Italian.

Gomes Portuguese
From the medieval given name Gomes.

Skálová f Czech
Feminine form of Skála.

Schreier German, Jewish
Occupational name for a town crier, from Old High German scrian meaning "to shout, to yell".

Heymans Dutch
Variant of Heijman.

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.

Novikov m Russian
Derived from Russian новый (novy) meaning "new".

McDermott Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Diarmada meaning "son of Diarmaid". The McDermotts were nobility in the Kingdom of Connaught, a province in Ireland.

Petrova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Petrov.

Hobson English
Means "son of Hob".

Dimitrov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Dimitar".

Dekker Dutch
Means "roofer, thatcher" in Dutch.

Daniau French
Derived from the given name Daniel.

Orman Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Ruaidh.

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

Macek m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Matěj.

Best 1 English
Derived from Middle English beste meaning "beast", an occupational name for a keeper of animals or a nickname for someone who acted like a beast. A famous bearer of this surname was soccer legend George Best (1946-2005).

Isayev m Russian
Means "son of Isay".

Ménard French
From the Germanic given name Meginhard.

Ivanovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Ivanovski.

Kałuża Polish
Means "puddle" in Polish.

Kawasaki Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Lewerentz German
Variant of Lewerenz.

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.

Zajac m Slovak
Means "hare" in Slovak.

Monteiro Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Montero.

Hoedemakers Dutch
Variant of Hoedemaker.

Cavan Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Caoimháin meaning "descendant of Caomhán".

Elder English
Derived from Old English ealdra meaning "older", used to distinguish two people who had the same name.

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

Naaji Arabic
From the given name Naaji.

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

Bajusz Hungarian
Means "moustache" in Hungarian.

Sala Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Occupational name for a worker at a manor house, from the Romance word sala meaning "hall, large room", of Germanic origin.

Rosales Spanish
Means "rose bushes" in Spanish.

Aggio Italian
Possibly from the name Aggius, probably related to the Germanic name Agi.

Ek Swedish
Means "oak" in Swedish.

Romão Portuguese
Portuguese form of Romano 1 or Romano 2.

Quijote Literature
Spanish form of Quixote.

Mac Shuibhne Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Mac Suibhne.

Van Ogtrop Dutch
Variant of Ogtrop.

Pottinger English
Occupational name, either for an apothecary, from Old French potecaire, or a seller of stew, from Old French potagier.

Rodriquez Spanish
Variant of Rodríguez.

Arendse Afrikaans
Variant of Arends.

Schmidt German
Occupational name derived from Middle High German smit "smith, metalworker", a cognate of Smith.

Sinagra 2 Italian
Derived from the given name Senagora, an Italian form of Xenagoras.

Davison English
Means "son of David".

Ozola f Latvian
Feminine form of Ozols.

Randell English
Derived from the given name Randel.

Elton English
From an English place name meaning "Ella's town".

Baar Dutch
Variant of Baars.

Sugimoto Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

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

Paul English, French, German, Dutch
From the given name Paul.

Cingolani Italian
From Cingoli, a town in the Marche region of Italy. It is derived from Latin cingo "surround, ring".

Mancini Italian
Diminutive of Manco.

MacDonald Scottish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacDhòmhnaill meaning "son of Donald". It originates from the Highland clan Donald.

Sýkora m Czech, Slovak
Means "tit (bird)" in Czech and Slovak.

Spada Italian
Occupational name for an armourer or swordsman, from Italian spada "sword", Latin spatha.

Soares Portuguese
Means "son of Suero".

Alamilla Spanish
From Spanish alamillo meaning "poplar, aspen".

Kemp English
Derived from Middle English kempe meaning "champion, warrior".

Krüger 2 German
In southern Germany an occupational name for a potter, derived from Middle High German kruoc meaning "jug, pot".

Kārkliņš m Latvian
Derived from Latvian kārkls meaning "osier, willow".

Peterson English
Means "son of Peter".

Agnelli Italian
From Italian agnello meaning "lamb" (ultimately from Latin agnus), denoting a pious or timid person.

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

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

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

Sneijers Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.

Eikenboom Dutch
Means "oak tree", from Dutch eik "oak" and boom "tree".

Matsubara Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Alscher German
Means "son of Adalheidis".

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

Pierce English
From the given name Piers.

Bakó Hungarian
Means "axeman" in Hungarian.

Pérez Spanish
Means "son of Pedro".

Markusson Swedish
Means "son of Markus".

Cuesta Spanish
Spanish form of Costa.

Gonzalez Spanish
Unaccented variant of González.

Rosa Italian, Catalan
Italian and Catalan form of Rose 1.

Hopson English
Variant of Hobson.

Panagiotopoulos m Greek
Means "son of Panagiotis".

Cousineau French
Derived from Old French cosin meaning "cousin".

Quaranta Italian
Means "forty" in Italian.

Azzarà Italian
Sicilian name, derived from Greek dialects of southern Italy. It is from Greek ψαράς (psaras) meaning "fisherman".

Castro Spanish, Portuguese
Means "castle" in Spanish and Portuguese, referring to one who lived near a castle. A famous bearer was Fidel Castro (1926-2016), revolutionary and president of Cuba.

Ó Sirideáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Sheridan.

Matveyeva f Russian
Feminine form of Matveyev.

Luther German
From the old given name Leuthar. It was notably borne by the religious reformer Martin Luther (1483-1546).

Gomez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Gómez.

Maradona Spanish
From the name of a place near Lugo in northern Spain. A notable bearer is the former Argentinian soccer star Diego Maradona (1960-2020).

Klementová f Czech
Feminine form of Klement.

Abategiovanni Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Giovanni.

Braxton English
From an English place name place name meaning "Bracca's town" in Old English.

Ó Seighin Irish
Means "descendant of Seighin". The given name Seighin means "small hawk" from Old Irish séigene.

Veres Hungarian
Dialectical variant of Vörös.

Cortés Spanish
Means "polite, courteous" in Spanish.

Ochoa Spanish
Spanish form of Otxoa.

Outlaw English
Means simply "outlaw" from Middle English outlawe.

Hershey English
Originally denoted a person from Hercé in Normandy.

Filipova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Filipov.

Love English
From the Old English given name Lufu meaning "love".

Behrend German
Derived from the given name Bernd.

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

Silje Norwegian
Derived from the given name Silje.

Acone Italian
Possibly from the name of a harbour in Bithynia (in modern Turkey).

Easton English
From the name of various places meaning "east town" in Old English.

Padmore English
Originally indicated a person from Padmore in England, derived from Old English padde "toad" and mor "moor, marsh".

Yaneva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yanev.

Spini Italian
Denoted a person who lived near thorn bushes, from Italian spina "thorn, spine", from Latin.

Foster 2 English
Occupational name for a scissor maker, derived from Old French forcetier.

Lauritsen Danish
Means "son of Laurits".

Križman Slovene
From Slovene križ meaning "cross".

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.

Ahmadov m Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əhmədov.

Van Daalen Dutch
Variant of Van Dalen.

Tesař m Czech
Means "carpenter" in Czech, ultimately from the Old Slavic word tesla meaning "adze".

McNaughton Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Neachtain.

Zeelen Dutch
Derived from the given name Ceel.

McCarthy Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cárthaigh meaning "son of Carthach".

Riker German
Possibly a variant of Reich.

Hext English
From a nickname meaning "tallest" in Middle English. It is most common in the southwest of England in the county of Devon.

Mag Aonghuis Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McGuinness.

Osmonova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Osmonov.

Ó Treasaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Tracey 2.

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

Maekawa Japanese
From Japanese 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Ó Deasmhumhnaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Desmond.

Paget English, French
Diminutive of Page.

MacDhubhghaill Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of MacDougall.

Mladenovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mladen".

Rusu Romanian
From Romanian rus meaning "Russian".

Vrubel m Czech
From a dialectal variant of Czech vrabec "sparrow".

Saari Finnish
From Finnish saari meaning "island".

Bárány Hungarian
Means "lamb" in Hungarian.

Costantini Italian
From the given name Costantino.

Sulaymanova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Sulaymanov.

Dennel French
Variant of Daniel.

Vervloet Flemish
Means "from the stream" in Dutch.

Häusler German
Name for someone who lived in a house with no land, derived rom Old High German word hus meaning "house".

Hashimoto Japanese
From Japanese 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Goodwin English
Derived from the given name Godwine.

Christianson English
Means "son of Christian".

Tuff English
Variant of Tuft.

Solak Turkish
From the nickname solak meaning "left-handed".

Abdulrashid Arabic
Derived from the given name Abd ar-Rashid.

Sánchez Spanish
Means "son of Sancho".

Plešec Slovene
Variant of Pleško.

McGough Irish
Variant of Gough 2.

Orlov m Russian
Derived from Russian орёл (oryol) meaning "eagle".

Barnes English
Denoted a person who worked or lived in a barn. The word barn is derived from Old English bere "barley" and ærn "dwelling".

Garnier 1 French
From the given name Garnier.

Hoefler German
Variant of Hofer.

Mikhailova f Russian
Feminine form of Mikhailov.

Mutō Japanese
From Japanese 武 (mu) meaning "military, martial" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria". The final character may indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan.

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

Guevara Spanish
Hispanicized form of Gebara. A notable bearer was Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara (1928-1967).

Freitas Portuguese
Means "broken" in Portuguese, a name for one who lived on broken, stony ground.

Moravec m Czech
Originally indicated a person from Moravia (Czech Morava).

Nilsen Norwegian
Means "son of Nils".

Janvier French
Either from the given name Janvier or the French word janvier meaning "January", perhaps indicating a person who was baptized in that month.

Moen Norwegian
Means "the sandy ground" in Norwegian.

Lind Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Derived from Old Norse lind meaning "linden tree".

Byqvist Swedish
Derived from Swedish by (Old Norse býr) meaning "village" and qvist (Old Norse kvistr) meaning "twig, branch".

Church English
From the English word, derived from Old English cirice, ultimately from Greek κυριακόν (kyriakon) meaning "(house) of the lord". It probably referred to a person who lived close to a church.

İsmayılova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of İsmayılov.

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

Croce Italian
Italian form of Cross.

Nascimbene Italian
Variant of Nascimbeni.

Abney English
From the name of a town in Derbyshire, derived from Old English meaning "Abba's island".

Hennig German
From a diminutive of the given name Heinrich.

Sneijer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.

Zupančič Slovene
Patronymic form of Zupan.

Parri Italian
From the given name Gaspare.

Hernandez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Hernández.

Fries German
Denoted someone from Frisia, an area along the coastal region of the North Sea stretching from Netherlands to Germany.

Lévêque French
Variant of Lévesque.

Furnadjiev m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Фурнаджиев (see Furnadzhiev).

Camus French
Means "flat-nosed" in French. A notable bearer was the French philosopher Albert Camus (1913-1960).

Valentinov m Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Valentin".

Steiner German
Variant of Stein.

Stenberg Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Derived from Scandinavian sten (Old Norse steinn) meaning "stone" and berg meaning "mountain". As a Swedish name it is ornamental.

Jonaitis m Lithuanian
From the given name Jonas 1.

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

Nykvist Swedish
Variant of Nyqvist.

Abt German
German cognate of Abate.

Scrivenor English
Variant of Scriven.

Tolkien German
Possibly from a Low German byname Tolk meaning "interpreter" (of Slavic origin). A famous bearer was the English author J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973). According to him, the surname was derived from German tollkühn meaning "foolhardy".

Dohman German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Thomas.

Arena Italian
Italian cognate of Arenas.

Gilchrist Scottish
From Gaelic MacGilleChrìosd meaning "son of Gille Críst".

Lindner German
Variant of Linden.

Ho Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Hokkien)
Cantonese and Min Nan romanization of He.

Van Cann Dutch
Variant of Van Kan.

Petersen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Peter".

Maeda Japanese
From Japanese 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Yordanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Yordan".

Romanyuk Ukrainian
From the given name Roman.

Howard 1 English
Derived from the given name Hughard or Hávarðr.

Christophers English
Derived from the given name Christopher.

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

Cisternino Italian
From the name of the town of Cisternino, near the city of Bari in southern Italy.

Tirrell English
Variant of Terrell.

Olson Swedish (Anglicized), Norwegian (Anglicized), Danish (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Olsson or Olsen.

MacDougall Scottish
Means "son of Dougal" in Gaelic.

Leary Irish
Variant of O'Leary.

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

Giordano Italian
Derived from the given name Giordano.

Da Gama Portuguese
Variant of Gama. This name was borne by the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (c. 1460-1524).

Bukowska f Polish
Feminine form of Bukowski.

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

MacDermott Irish
Variant of McDermott.

Pražak m Czech
Means "from Prague" in Czech.

Rueda Spanish
Spanish cognate of Royer.

Namgung Korean
From Sino-Korean 南 (nam) meaning "south" combined with 宮 (gung) meaning "palace, house". This is the most common Korean compound surname.

Janssens Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Jan 1".

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

Cano Spanish
Means "white-haired, old" in Spanish, from Latin canus.

Thompsett English
From a diminutive of the given name Thomas.

Nowicki m Polish
Habitational name for a person from any of the towns in Poland called Nowice. The name is derived from Polish nowy meaning "new".

Correia Portuguese
Means "leather strap, belt" in Portuguese, denoting a person who worked with leather products.

Tosell Catalan
Catalan form of Tosi.

Wood English, Scottish
Originally denoted one who lived in or worked in a forest, derived from Old English wudu "wood".

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

Ajello Italian
Variant of Aiello.

Hayashi Japanese
From Japanese 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".

Cookson English
Patronymic form of Cook.

Morelli Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Mauro.

Kazlow m Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian казёл (kaziol) meaning "male goat", probably used to denote a goatherd.

McWilliam Scottish
Means "son of William" in Gaelic.

Caivano Italian
From the name of the town of Caivano near Naples, derived from Latin Calvianum, derived from the Roman cognomen Calvus.

Sauvageon French
French diminutive form of Savage.

Van Antwerp Dutch
Means "from Antwerp", a city in Belgium.

Iwasaki Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Stawski m Polish
Derived from Polish staw meaning "pond".

Aalfs Dutch
Means "son of Aalf", a short form of Adolf.

Van Peij Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Van Pey.

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

Grahame Scottish
Variant of Graham.

Valent m Slovak
Derived from the given name Valentín.

De Fiore Italian
Means "son of Fiore".

Jonaitytė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Jonaitis. This form is used by unmarried women.

Abeln German
Patronymic derived from a diminutive of Albert.

Kita Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north".

Wilkerson English
Means "son of Wilkin".

Bláhová f Czech
Feminine form of Bláha.

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

Hammond English
From the Norman given name Hamo or the Old Norse given name Hámundr.

Draganov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Dragan".

Ó Luain Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Lane 3.

Kolbe German
From Middle High German kolbe meaning "club".

Rapti f Greek
Feminine form of Raptis.

Okabe Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Aartsma Frisian
Means "son of Arend", the suffix -ma indicating that it is of Frisian origin.

Santos Portuguese, Spanish
Means "saint" in Portuguese and Spanish, ultimately from Latin sanctus. This was a nickname for a pious person.

Maier 1 German
Variant of Meyer 1.

Dalgaard Danish
From Old Norse dalr meaning "valley" and garðr meaning "yard, farmstead".

Dušek m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of Dušan.

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

Hogan Irish
From Irish Ó hÓgáin meaning "descendant of Ógán". The given name Ógán is a diminutive of óg meaning "young".

Wardrobe English
From Old French warder "to guard" and robe "garment", an occupational name for a servant responsible for the clothing in a household.

Haraldsen Norwegian
Means "son of Harald".

Bartolomeo Italian
Derived from the given name Bartolomeo.

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

Hüber German
Variant of Huber.

Breisacher German
Originally denoted one who came from the town of Breisach, in Germany. The town's name is possibly from a Celtic word meaning "breakwater".

Merlo Italian, Spanish
Means "blackbird", ultimately from Latin merula. The blackbird is a symbol of a naive person.

Majewska f Polish
Feminine form of Majewski.

Jacobse Dutch
Variant of Jacobs.

Santana Spanish, Portuguese
From any of the numerous places named after Saint Anna. A famous bearer is the Mexican-American musician Carlos Santana (1947-).

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

Horák m Czech
Derived from Czech hora "mountain".

Blythe English
From Old English meaning "happy, joyous, blithe".

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

Chase English
Occupational name for a hunter, from Middle English chase "hunt".

Čermák m Czech
Means "redstart (bird)" in Czech.

Dean 1 English
Derived from Middle English dene meaning "valley".

Voltolini Italian
From the name of the alpine valley of Valtellina in Lombardy, northern Italy.

Isaksson Swedish
Means "son of Isak".

Viola Italian
From the given name Viola.

Lovász Hungarian
Means "groom, stableman, ostler" in Hungarian.

Langley 2 French (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of Langlais.

Mullins 1 English
Derived from Norman French molin "mill".

Slusser German
Variant of Schlosser.

Ryan Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Riain, or else a simplified form of Mulryan.

Ó Maoláin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Mullen.

Krasteva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Krastev.

Haroldson Swedish (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Haraldsson.

Lundin Swedish
Variant of Lund.

Albertsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Albert".

Gábor Hungarian
From the given name Gábor.

Wolf German, English
From Middle High German or Middle English wolf meaning "wolf", or else from an Old German given name beginning with this element.

Morandi Italian
From the medieval given name Morando, an Italian form of Morandus.