Browse Surnames

Adel Arabic
From the given name Adil.

Sokolová f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Sokol.

Mac an Fleisdeir Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Lister.

Stuber German
Occupational name for the owner of an inn, derived from Old High German stuba "room".

Zariņš m Latvian
Derived from Latvian zars meaning "branch".

Blažević Croatian
Means "son of Blaž".

Langdon English
Derived from the name of various places, of Old English origin meaning "long hill" (effectively "ridge").

Holmes English, Scottish
Variant of Holme. A famous fictional bearer was Sherlock Holmes, a detective in Arthur Conan Doyle's mystery stories beginning in 1887.

Dijkstra Frisian
Variant of Dykstra.

Hajós Hungarian
Means "boatman, sailor" in Hungarian.

Vávrová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Vávra.

Shwetz Ukrainian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Shvets.

Tsang Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zeng.

Mathisen Norwegian
Means "son of Mathias".

Kumagai Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 谷 (gai) meaning "valley".

Reuter 2 German
From Middle High German riutœre meaning "highwayman, thief".

Kemény Hungarian
Means "firm, hard, tough" in Hungarian.

Yates English
From Old English geat meaning "gate", a name for a gatekeeper or someone who lived near a gate.

Draganova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Draganov.

Georges French
From the given name Georges.

Russel English
Variant of Russell.

Benn English
From a short form of Benedict.

Vasileva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vasilev.

Raptis m Greek
Means "tailor" in Greek.

Aartsen Dutch
Means "son of Arend".

Greco Italian
Means "from Greece" in Italian.

Serpico Italian
From a nickname derived from Italian serpe "serpent, reptile".

Navarro Spanish
Denoted a person who came from Navarre in northern Spain (Spanish Navarra). The name of the region is of Basque origin, possibly from nabar meaning "brown".

Çaryýewa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Çaryýew.

Antova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Antov.

Ó Brádaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Brady.

Grady Irish
From Irish Ó Gráda or Ó Grádaigh meaning "descendant of Gráda". The byname Gráda means "noble, illustrious".

Merricks Welsh
Variant of Merrick.

Kavaliauskas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Kowalski.

Chu Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 朱 (see Zhu).

Quattrocchi Italian
From Italian quattro meaning "four" and occhi meaning "eyes", a nickname for a person who wore glasses. It is usually found in Sicily.

Gardner English
Variant of Gardener.

Petit French, Catalan, English
Means "small, little" derived from Old French and Catalan petit. It was perhaps used for a short, small person or to denote the younger of two individuals.

Angioli Italian
Means "son of Angiolo".

McCrory Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Ruaidhrí meaning "son of Ruaidhrí".

Kavaliauskienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Kavaliauskas. This form is used by married women.

Ó Ríoghbhárdáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Riordan.

Appelhof Dutch
Indicated a person who lived by or at an apple garden, from Dutch appel "apple" and hof "yard, court".

Furnadjieva f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Фурнаджиева (see Furnadzhieva).

Roijakkers Dutch
Variant of Rooijakkers.

Abate Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest", derived via Latin and Greek from an Aramaic word meaning "father". This was used either as a nickname or an occupational name for a worker in a priest's house.

Spanos m Greek
Means "hairless, beardless" in Greek, ultimately from σπάνιος (spanios) meaning "scarce, rare".

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

Valeriev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Valeri".

Rodríguez Spanish
Means "son of Rodrigo" in Spanish. This is among the most common surnames in Spain.

Ó Fionnáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Fannon.

Beridze Georgian
Means "son of the monk", from Georgian ბერი (beri) meaning "monk".

Mac Reachtain Irish
Ulster variant of Mac Neachtain.

Castell Catalan
Catalan cognate of Castle.

Petrescu Romanian
Means "son of Petre" in Romanian.

Mulrennan Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Maol Bhréanáin.

Leighton English
Variant of Layton.

Mun Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 문 (see Moon 1).

Johnsson Swedish
Means "son of John".

Mihova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Mihov.

Iwamoto Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

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

Dane 1 English
Variant of Dean 1 or Dean 2.

Orbán Hungarian
Derived from the given name Orbán.

Ackerman English
Means "ploughman", derived from Middle English aker "field" and man.

Ignatyev m Russian
Means "son of Ignatiy".

Wojciechowski m Polish
From the given name Wojciech.

Pavičić Croatian
Means "son of Pavao".

Fabien French
Derived from the given name Fabien.

Papp 2 German
Nickname perhaps related to Latin pappo meaning "to eat".

Samuelson English
Means "son of Samuel".

Valiente Spanish
From a nickname derived from Spanish valiente meaning "brave".

Havrylyuk Ukrainian
From a diminutive of the given name Havryil.

Zając Polish
Means "hare" in Polish.

Konstantinou Greek
Means "son of Konstantinos".

Béringer French
From the given name Bérenger.

Vega Spanish
From Spanish vega meaning "meadow, plain", of Basque origin.

Kravitz Jewish
Occupational name derived from Polish krawiec meaning "tailor".

Eld Swedish
From Old Norse eldr, modern Swedish eld, meaning "fire".

Ahlers Low German
Means "son of Alard".

McLaughlan Scottish
Variant of McLaughlin.

Vardanyan Armenian
Means "son of Vardan".

Nacar Turkish
Turkish form of Najjar.

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

Stumpf German
Nickname for a short person or a topographic name someone who lived near a prominent stump, from Middle High German stumpf.

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

Rizzo Italian
Variant of Ricci.

Boyadjiev m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Бояджиев (see Boyadzhiev).

Martinsson Swedish
Means "son of Martin".

Vacek m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Václav.

Deng Chinese
From Chinese 邓 (dèng) referring to the ancient state of Deng, which existed during the Shang and Zhou dynasties in what is now either Henan or Hubei province. A famous bearer was the Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997).

Lagunova f Russian
Feminine form of Lagunov.

Mooren Dutch
Derived from the given name Maurus.

Boer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Bauer.

I'Anson English
Variant of Janson.

Grasso Italian
Means "fat" in Italian, originally a nickname for a stout person. It is derived from Latin crassus.

Urbanová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Urban.

Ansel English
Derived from the given name Anselm.

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.

Hájková f Czech
Feminine form of Hájek.

Perko Slovene, Croatian
Derived from an archaic diminutive of Peter.

Donaldson English
Means "son of Donald". A notable bearer is the online personality Jimmy Donaldson (1998-), who goes by the alias MrBeast.

Vaccaro Italian
Occupational name meaning "cowherd" in Italian.

Rennold English
Variant of Reynolds.

Aalders Dutch
Means "son of Aldert".

Wirt German
Variant of Wirth.

Rao 2 Italian
Derived from the given name Raul.

Alger English
From the given name Algar.

Sherman 1 English
Means "shear man", referring to someone who used shears in his line of work, such as a sheep-shearer.

Ó Bradáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Braden.

Ito Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 伊藤 (see Itō).

Ponomarenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian пономар (ponomar) meaning "sexton, bell-ringer".

Raskob German
Variant of Raskopf.

Judson English
Means "son of Judd".

Pekkanen Finnish
Derived from the given name Pekka.

Verity English
From a nickname meaning "truth", perhaps given originally to a truthful person.

Slováková f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Slovák.

Nejem Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجم (see Najm).

Pan 1 Provençal
Means "baker", from Latin panis meaning "bread".

Arechavaleta Spanish
Originally indicated a person from the town of Aretxabaleta in Spain. It means "oak trees" in Basque.

Albini Italian
Means "son of Albino".

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

Hunt English
Variant of Hunter.

Hudáková f Slovak
Feminine form of Hudák.

Nedbálková f Czech
Feminine form of Nedbálek.

Vergoossen Dutch
Means "son of Goswin".

Beneš m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Benedikt.

Rasputina f Russian
Feminine form of Rasputin.

Rigó Hungarian
Means "thrush" in Hungarian.

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

Zientek Polish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Ziętek.

Sokół Polish
Polish cognate of Sokol.

MacColuim Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of MacCallum.

Murtas Sardinian
From Sardinian murta meaning "myrtle".

Marvin English
Derived from the Welsh given name Merfyn or the Old English name Mærwine.

Dermott Irish
Variant of McDermott.

Ioannou Greek
Means "son of Ioannis".

Milić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Mile".

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

Rus Romanian
From Romanian rus meaning "Russian".

Fiedler German
Means "fiddler" in German.

Collado Spanish
Means "hill" in Spanish.

Askes Dutch
Means "son of Aske", a diminutive of Asse.

Panzavecchia Maltese
From a nickname meaning "old stomach" in Italian.

Raskop German
Variant of Raskopf.

Markov m Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Marko or Mark".

Paulson English
Means "son of Paul".

Ayers 3 English
Indicated a person from the town of Ayr in Scotland. The town was named for the river that flows through it, itself derived from an Indo-European root meaning "water".

Botterill English
Probably indicated someone from the town of Les Bottereaux in Normandy, itself derived from Old French bot "toad".

Innes 1 Scottish
From a place name derived from Gaelic inis meaning "island".

Herrmann German
From the given name Hermann.

Maksimova f Russian
Feminine form of Maksimov.

D'Angelo Italian
Means "son of Angelo".

Nikolaeva f Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian Николаева (see Nikolayeva), as well as the usual Bulgarian form.

Takács Hungarian
Means "weaver" in Hungarian.

Martinović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Martin".

Kecskeméti Hungarian
Originally indicated a person who came from the Hungarian city of Kecskemét, derived from kecske meaning "goat".

Yosipova f Tatar
Feminine form of Yosipov.

Nikolovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Nikola 1".

Jansens Dutch
Variant of Jansen.

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".

Van Nifterick Dutch
Variant of Van Niftrik.

Paternoster English, Italian
Occupational name for a maker of rosaries, also called paternosters. They are derived from the Latin phrase pater noster "our Father", the opening words of the Lord's Prayer.

Puskás Hungarian
Occupational name for a gunsmith or cannon maker, from Hungarian puska meaning "gun" (from German, itself from Latin buxis "box").

Wise English
From a nickname for a wise person, from Middle English wys, Old English wis.

Carré French
Means "square" in French, derived from Latin quadratus. It was used as a nickname for a squat person.

Yuan Chinese
From Chinese 源 (yuán), 原 (yuán) or 元 (yuán), which mean "origin, source".

Hoch German
Means "tall" in German.

Reynaud French
From the given name Reynaud.

Baak Dutch
From a Frisian given name, a short form of Germanic names starting with the element batu "fight, struggle".

Chey Khmer
Means "victory" in Khmer, from Sanskrit जय (jaya).

Doležalová f Czech
Feminine form of Doležal.

Everill English
Derived from the feminine given name Eoforhild.

Budai Hungarian
Originally indicated a person from the Hungarian city of Buda (one of the two cities that were joined to make Budapest in 1873).

Shinohara Japanese
From Japanese 篠 (shino) meaning "dwarf bamboo" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Ó Seanáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Shannon.

Ó Leannáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Lennon.

Stárková f Czech
Feminine form of Stárek.

De Vos Dutch
Variant of Vos.

Hampton English
From the name of multiple towns in England, derived from Old English ham "home" or ham "water meadow, enclosure" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Gavrilyuk Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Гаврилюк (see Havrylyuk).

Daskalova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Daskalov.

Ó Dubhthaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Duffy 1.

Szilágyi Hungarian
Denoted one from the region of Szilágy in Hungary, derived from Hungarian szil meaning "elm" and ágy meaning "bed".

Tsukuda Japanese
From Japanese 佃 (tsukuda) meaning "cultivated rice field".

Macaulay Scottish, Irish
Variant of McCauley.

Gori Italian
Derived from the given name Gregorio.

Abbingh Dutch
Variant of Abbink.

Winther Danish, Swedish
Danish and Swedish variant of Winter.

Dickerson English
Means "son of Dick 1".

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

Bálint Hungarian
Derived from the given name Bálint.

Eglīte f Latvian
Feminine form of Eglītis.

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

Ellsworth English
Habitational name for a person from the town of Elsworth in Cambridgeshire. 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 worþ meaning "enclosure".

Kafka m Czech
Derived from Czech kavka meaning "jackdaw". A notable bearer was the author Franz Kafka (1883-1924).

Gérard French
From the given name Gérard.

Chalupa m Czech
Means "cottage" in Czech.

Farkas Hungarian
Means "wolf" in Hungarian.

Wallin Swedish
From Swedish vall meaning "wall, bank" (ultimately of Latin origin).

Masters English
Variant of Masterson.

Attwood English
Variant of Atwood.

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

Tilki Turkish
From a nickname meaning "fox" in Turkish.

Gunvaldsen Norwegian
Means "son of Gunvald".

Goodwin English
Derived from the given name Godwine.

Langston English
From any of the various locations in England with this name, derived from Old English lang "long" and stan "stone".

Janowski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from a town named Janowo, Janów or Janowice, all derived from the given name Jan 1.

Frisk Swedish
From Swedish frisk "healthy", which was derived from the Middle Low German word vrisch "fresh, young, frisky".

Szweda Polish
Derived from Polish Szwed meaning "Swede, person from Sweden".

Baum German, Jewish
Means "tree" in German. A famous bearer was the American author L. Frank Baum (1856-1919).

Hughes 2 Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Aodha.

Karagiannis m Greek
From the Greek prefix καρα (kara) meaning "black, dark" (of Turkish origin) and the given name Giannis.

Rosenberg German, Swedish, Jewish
Means "rose mountain" in German and Swedish. As a Swedish and Jewish name it is ornamental.

Alesi Italian
From the given name Alessio.

Chavdarov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Chavdar".

Genkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Genkov.

Félix French, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Felix.

Danielsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Daniel".

Blažeková f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Blažek.

Gelens Dutch
Variant of Geelen.

Emmitt English
Variant of Emmett.

Lim Chinese (Hokkien)
Min Nan romanization of Lin.

Nissen Danish
Means "son of Nis".

Heidrich German
From the Old German given name Heidrich.

Zeman m Czech, Slovak
Means "landowner", ultimately from Old Slavic zemľa meaning "land".

Stojanović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Stojan".

Bakalov m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian бакалин (bakalin) meaning "grocer" (of Arabic origin).

Ruzzier Italian
From a dialectal variant of Ruggiero. It is typical of northeastern Italy, the area around Trieste.

Maçon French
French cognate of Mason.

Stabile Italian
From the medieval Italian given name Stabile meaning "stable, firm".

Aarse Dutch
Means "son of Arend".

Florea Romanian
From the given name Florea.

Semenyuk Ukrainian
From the given name Semen.

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

Lobo Spanish, Portuguese
Originally a nickname meaning "wolf" in Spanish and Portuguese.

Pellegrino Italian
Means "pilgrim, traveller" in Italian, ultimately from Latin peregrinus.

Bauer German
From Old High German bur meaning "peasant, farmer".

Bramson Jewish
Means "son of Bram".

Šulcová f Czech
Feminine form of Šulc.

Lauwens Dutch
From the given name Laurens.

Kraemer German
Variant of Krämer.

Chvátalová f Czech
Feminine form of Chvátal.

Smagulova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Smagulov.

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

Keil German
Means "wedge shaped" in German. It was used to denote a person who owned a wedge-shaped piece of land.

John English
Derived from the given name John. A famous bearer is British musician Elton John (1947-), born Reginald Dwight.

Valentová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Valenta or Valent.

Jonaitienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Jonaitis. This form is used by married women.

Mataracı Turkish
Occupational name for a person who made water bottles or flasks, from Turkish matara "flask".

Barret English
Variant of Barrett.

Ferro Italian, Spanish
Means "iron", ultimately from Latin ferrum. This was an occupational name for one who worked with iron.

Van Aalst Dutch
Variant of Van Alst.

Maki 1 Japanese
From Japanese 牧 (maki) meaning "shepherd, tend cattle".

Makarov m Russian
Means "son of Makar".

Abaroa Basque
Possibly from Basque abaro meaning "refuge".

Wade 2 English
From the Old English given name Wada, a derivative of the word wadan "to go".

Simons English, German, Dutch
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Baumer German
Variant of Baum.

Urbina Basque
Derived from Basque ur "water" and bi "two", indicating a place where two waterways met.

Ármannsson Icelandic
Means "son of Ármann".

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

Ó Cuirc Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Quirke.

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

Qasımov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qasım".

Cross English
Locative name meaning "cross", ultimately from Latin crux. It denoted one who lived near a cross symbol or near a crossroads.

Məmmədov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Məmməd".

Corey English
Derived from the Old Norse given name Kóri, of unknown meaning.

Hiramatsu Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".

Mata Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan
From Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan mata meaning "trees, shrubs", possibly from Late Latin matta meaning "reed mat".

Pavía Spanish
Spanish form of Pavia.

Jonasson Swedish
Means "son of Jonas 2".

Dalca Romanian
Meaning uncertain.

Abadjieva f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Абаджиева (see Abadzhieva).

Lebedeva f Russian
Feminine form of Lebedev.

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

Van Achthoven Dutch
Variant of Achthoven.

Åström Swedish
From Swedish å meaning "river, stream" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream, current, flow".

Ferreiro Galician
Galician cognate of Ferrari.

Sheach Scottish
Variant of Shaw 2.

De Smet Flemish
Flemish variant of Smit.

Coenen Dutch
Derived from the given name Coenraad.

Lennon Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish name Ó Leannáin, which means "descendant of Leannán". The byname Leannán means "lover". The name was borne by the musician John Lennon (1940-1980).

Addens Dutch
Means "son of Adde".

Weimann German
From German Wein meaning "wine", an occupational name for a wine seller or producer.

Bosch 1 Dutch, Low German
Derived from Middle Dutch bosch meaning "wood, forest".

Kasabian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղասաբյան (see Ghasabyan).

Thompsett English
From a diminutive of the given name Thomas.

Dustin English
From the Old Norse given name Þórsteinn.

Collins 2 English
Means "son of Colin 2".

Michelakos m Greek
Means "son of Michail".

Melnyk Ukrainian
Means "miller" in Ukrainian. This is the most common Ukrainian surname.

Ó Ceallaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Kelly 1.

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

Bosque Spanish
Spanish form of Bosco.

Delaney 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubhshláine meaning "descendant of Dubhshláine".

Lukić Serbian
Means "son of Luka".

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

Shelton English
From the name of various English towns, meaning "shelf town" in Old English.

Antall Hungarian (Rare)
Variant of Antal.