Browse Surnames

Gupta Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu
Means "protected" in Sanskrit.

Parri Italian
From the given name Gaspare.

Ferreira Portuguese, Galician
Denoted a person from a town named because it was near an iron mine, from Latin ferrum meaning "iron".

Glover English
Occupational name for a person who made or sold gloves, from Middle English glovere.

Bennington English
From the English town name Benington, which can mean either "settlement belonging to Beonna's people" or "settlement by the River Beane".

Ó Maoilsheachlainn Irish
Means "descendant of Maolsheachlann" in Irish.

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

Jankowski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from a town named Jankowo or Janków, all derived from the given name Janek.

Farran English
Derived from Old French ferrant meaning "iron grey".

Vanhanen Finnish
From Finnish vanha meaning "old".

Garner 1 English
From Old French gernier meaning "granary", a derivative of Latin granum meaning "grain". This name could refer to a person who worked at a granary or lived near one.

Bourreau 2 French
Occupational name for an executioner or torturer, derived from bourrer "to hit, to stuff with cloth" (derived from French boure "stuffing").

Tamaro Italian
Possibly from the Old German given name Thietmar. It is typical of the area around Trieste in northern Italy.

Holden English
From various English place names, derived from Old English hol "hollow, sunken, deep" and denu "valley".

Ó Ríoghbhárdáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Riordan.

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

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

Traversa Italian
Italian form of Travers.

Schwarzenegger German
From a place name, derived from Old High German swarz meaning "black" and ekka meaning "edge, corner". A famous bearer of this name is actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947-).

Agresta Italian
From Latin agrestis meaning "rural, rustic".

Yoshida Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Lovel English
Variant of Lowell.

Mizuno Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Wägner German
Variant of Wagner.

Šimon m Slovak, Czech
Derived from the given name Šimon.

Stainthorpe English
Originally indicated a person from Staindrop, County Durham, England, derived from Old English stæner meaning "stony ground" and hop meaning "valley".

Niemec Polish
Means "German" in Polish.

Demirci Turkish
Means "blacksmith" in Turkish.

Moradi Persian
From the given name Morad.

Suggitt English
Variant of Southgate.

Feng 1 Chinese
From Chinese 冯 (féng), which referred to an ancient city in Henan province.

Dreier German
Variant of Dreher.

Hernando Spanish
From the given name Hernando.

Henriksson Swedish
Means "son of Henrik".

Vermeulen Flemish
Means "from the mill" in Dutch.

Mladenovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mladen".

Eliasson Swedish
Means "son of Elias".

Cuesta Spanish
Spanish form of Costa.

Johansson Swedish
Means "son of Johan". This is the second most common surname in Sweden.

Poppins Literature
Used by P. L. Travers for the magical nanny in her Mary Poppins series of books, first published in 1934. It is not known how Travers devised the name. She may have had the English words pop or poppet (meaning "young woman") in mind.

Dela Cruz Spanish (Filipinized)
Variant of De la Cruz primarily used in the Philippines (where it is the most common surname).

Stankiewicz Polish
From a diminutive of Stanisław.

Śląski m Polish
Polish cognate of Slezák.

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

Dobson English
Means "son of Dobbe", a medieval diminutive of Robert.

Devos Flemish
Flemish variant of Vos.

Vaccaro Italian
Occupational name meaning "cowherd" in Italian.

Messerli German (Swiss)
Swiss diminutive form of Messer.

Sørensen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Søren".

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".

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

Kráľ m Slovak
Slovak form of Król.

Arnolfi Italian
Means "son of Arnolfo".

Penzik Yiddish
Variant of Penzig.

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

Agnusdei Italian
From Latin Agnus Dei meaning "lamb of God". This was a nickname for someone who was particularly religious or someone who wore this symbol.

Chaykovskaya f Russian
Feminine form of Chaykovsky.

Alessandri Italian
Means "son of Alessandro".

Keely Irish
Variant of Keeley.

Gáspár Hungarian
Derived from the given name Gáspár.

Krastiņš m Latvian
Derived from Latvian krasts meaning "shore, coast".

Kistner German
Variant of Kistler.

Mac Diarmada Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McDermott.

McAdams Scottish, Irish
Means "son of Adam" in Gaelic.

Boyadzhieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Boyadzhiev.

Low English
Variant of Law.

Horne English
Variant of Horn.

Zelenková f Czech
Feminine form of Zelenka.

Wegener Low German
Low German variant of Wagner.

Stenger German
Occupational name for a post maker, from Old High German stanga "pole".

Ali Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Ali 1.

Collins 2 English
Means "son of Colin 2".

Siddall English
From the name of various English towns, derived from Old English sid "wide" and halh "nook, recess".

Oliversen Norwegian
Means "son of Oliver".

Honeysett English
Possibly a variant of Honeycutt.

Saito Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 斎藤 (see Saitō).

Vico Italian, Spanish
Means "town, village", derived from Latin vicus.

Cəfərov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Cəfər".

Terzić Bosnian
From Bosnian terzija meaning "tailor", ultimately of Persian origin.

Bogomolova f Russian
Feminine form of Bogomolov.

Snijder Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.

Arena Italian
Italian cognate of Arenas.

Grey English
Variant of Gray.

Bakker Dutch
Dutch cognate of Baker, from Middle Dutch backere.

Cavalcante Italian
Derived from Italian cavalcare "to ride".

Lupo Italian
From an Italian nickname meaning "wolf".

Jansen Dutch, Norwegian
Means "son of Jan 1". This is the second most common Dutch surname.

Both Dutch
From the Low German given name Bode.

Ready 3 Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Rodagh.

Rybár m Slovak
Means "fisher" in Slovak, from ryba meaning "fish".

Fowler English
Occupational name for a fowler or birdcatcher, ultimately derived from Old English fugol meaning "bird".

Crawley English
From various place names derived from Old English crawe "crow" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Van Aalsburg Dutch
Means "from Aalsburg", which is possibly Adelsburg, composed of adal "noble" and burg "fortress".

Ó Meadhra Irish
Means "descendant of Meadhra". The given name Meadhra is derived from the Gaelic meadhar meaning "merry, happy".

Groen Dutch
Dutch cognate of Green.

Hoedemaker Dutch
Occupational name for a hat maker, from Dutch hoed "hat" and maker "maker".

Mikaelsson Swedish
Means "son of Mikael".

Bosco Italian
Means "forest" in Italian.

Maślanka Polish
Polish cognate of Máselník.

Nicosia Italian
From the name of the town of Nicosia on Sicily.

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

Warwick English
From the name of an English town, itself derived from Old English wer "weir, dam" and wic "village, town".

Kishimoto Japanese
From Japanese 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Quijano Spanish
From the name of a village in northern Spain.

Lazarov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Lazar".

Gerst German
Occupational name for a barley farmer, derived from Old High German gersta "barley".

Valeriev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Valeri".

Moriyama Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Koenigsmann German
Variant of Königsmann.

Graf German
From the German noble title Graf meaning "count", ultimately from Greek γραφεύς (grapheus) meaning "scribe".

Fernandes Portuguese
Means "son of Fernando".

Brown English
Originally a nickname for a person who had brown hair or skin. A notable bearer is Charlie Brown from the Peanuts comic strip by Charles Schulz.

Savidge English
Variant of Savage.

Kwiatkowski m Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations named Kwiatków, Kwiatkowo or Kwiatkowice, named from a diminutive of Polish kwiat meaning "flower".

Horváthová f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Horváth.

Matveyev m Russian
Means "son of Matvey".

Friel Irish
From the Irish Ó Frighil meaning "descendant of Fearghal".

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

Bandini Italian
From the Latin name Bandinus, a derivative of Bandus, which is of unknown meaning.

McIntosh Scottish
From Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisich meaning "son of the chief".

Wickham English
From any of various towns by this name in England, notably in Hampshire. They are derived from Old English wic "village, town" (of Latin origin) and ham "home, settlement".

Erckens Dutch
Variant of Erkens.

Dimitrijević Serbian
Means "son of Dimitrije".

Mahmud Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Mahmud.

Lomidze Georgian
Means "son of the lion", from Georgian ლომი (lomi) meaning "lion".

Barbier French
French cognate of Barber.

Wilkie English
Double diminutive of the given name William.

De Witt Dutch
Variant of De Witte.

Csonka Hungarian
Means "maimed, mutilated" in Hungarian.

Thacker English
Northern Middle English variant of Thatcher.

Gates English
Originally denoted a person who lived near the town gates.

Dick English
From the given name Dick 1.

Coghlan Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Cochláin.

McKowen Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Eoghain.

Angioli Italian
Means "son of Angiolo".

Kolar Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene cognate of Kolář.

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

Lamar French, English
Originally from a place name in Normandy, derived from Old French la mare meaning "the pool".

Argyris m Greek
Means "silver" in Greek.

Anghelescu Romanian
Means "son of Anghel".

Oja Estonian
Means "brook, creek" in Estonian.

Motta Italian
From various names of places around Italy. It is derived from a Gaulish word meaning "hill".

Godfrey English
From the Norman given name Godfrey.

Atchison Scottish
Scots form of Atkinson.

Abbandonato Italian
Means "forsaken, abandoned" in Italian.

Andreasson Swedish
Means "son of Andreas".

Barwegen Frisian
Derived from the name of a village in Frisia meaning "road to the dike".

Sergeeva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Сергеева (see Sergeyeva).

Leyton English
Variant of Layton.

Genovese Italian
Denoted a person from the Italian city of Genoa (Genova in Italian).

Voß German
Variant of Voss.

Dragomirova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Dragomirov.

Hedlund Swedish
From Swedish hed (Old Norse heiðr) meaning "heath, moor" and lund (Old Norse lundr) meaning "grove".

Kerr Scottish, English
From Scots and northern Middle English kerr meaning "thicket, marsh", ultimately from Old Norse kjarr.

Quixano Spanish (Archaic)
Old spelling of Quijano.

Yusupov m Uzbek, Tajik, Tatar (Russified)
Means "son of Yusuf". This is the name of a Russian noble family, of Tatar origin (Йосыпов in Tatar).

Caomhánach Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Kavanagh.

Fabre Occitan, French
Occitan form of Fèvre.

Agli Italian
From place names like Agliè, Aglietti, Agliana and Agliate, all originating from the Latin name Allius or Alleius.

Jahodová f Czech
Feminine form of Jahoda.

Vipond English
From Vieux-Pont, the name of various places in Normandy, derived from French vieux "old" and pont "bridge".

Ó Frighil Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Friel.

House English
Referred to a person who lived or worked in a house, as opposed to a smaller hut.

Matei Romanian
Derived from the given name Matei.

Borisov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Boris".

Haberkorn German
Occupational name for a dealer in oats, derived from Old High German habaro "oat" and korn "kernel, grain".

Kwan Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Guan.

Gonzalo Spanish
From the given name Gonzalo.

Alberici Italian
Means "son of Alberico".

Olszewski m Polish
Originally denoted someone who lived near an alder tree, from Polish olsza meaning "alder tree".

Ioannou Greek
Means "son of Ioannis".

Làconi Sardinian
From the name of the town of Làconi on Sardinia, Italy.

Johnson English
Means "son of John". Famous bearers include American presidents Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973).

Salvage English
Variant of Savage.

Kaczmarek Polish
Occupational name for a person who worked as an innkeeper, derived from Polish karczma meaning "inn".

Saylor English
Occupational name meaning "acrobat, dancer", derived from Old French sailleor, from Latin sallitor.

Konečný m Czech, Slovak
Means "final, last" in Czech and Slovak, perhaps a nickname for the youngest son of a family or a topographic name for someone who lived at the end of a settlement.

Sas Hungarian
Means "eagle" in Hungarian.

Geelen Dutch
Derived from the given name Geel, itself from Gillis or Gilbert.

Mertens Dutch, Low German, Flemish
From the given name Merten.

Osborne English
Derived from the given name Osborn.

Van Dalen Dutch
Means "from the valley", from Old Dutch dal meaning "valley".

Minkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Minko", a Bulgarian diminutive of Mihail.

Taube German
From a nickname meaning "dove" in German.

Tomioka Japanese
From Japanese 富 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Vázquez Spanish
Variant of Vásquez.

Volkov m Russian
Derived from Russian волк (volk) meaning "wolf".

Milburn English
Derived from various place names meaning "mill stream" in Old English.

Mancuso Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Manco.

Lee 1 English
Originally given to a person who lived on or near a leah, Old English meaning "woodland, clearing".

Jones English, Welsh
Derived from the given name Jon, a medieval variant of John.

Lowry English, Scottish
From a diminutive of the given name Laurence 1.

Monaghan Irish
Variant of Monahan.

Albertsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Albert".

Beech 2 English
Originally a name for a person who lived near a beech tree, from Old English bece.

Harrison English
Means "son of Harry".

Oursler German
Originally a name designating a person from Ursel (now Oberursel) in Hesse, Germany.

Brun French, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Means "brown" in French, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish. It was originally a nickname for a person who had brown hair or skin.

Nygård Norwegian
From Norwegian ny (Old Norse nýr) meaning "new" and gård (Old Norse garðr) meaning "farm, estate".

Radkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Radko".

Förstner German
Denoted a keeper or one in charge of a forest (see Forst).

Dries Dutch
From the given name Dries.

Deacon English
Means "deacon", ultimately from Greek διάκονος (diakonos) meaning "servant".

Pitt English
Originally given to a person who lived near a pit or a hole, derived from Old English pytt "pit".

Gunnarsson Swedish, Icelandic
Means "son of Gunnar".

Sakamoto Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Keefe Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Caoimh meaning "descendant of Caomh".

Lamont Scottish
From the medieval Gaelic given name Lagmann, derived from Old Norse lǫgmaðr meaning "law man".

Roussel French
French form of Russell.

Babič Slovene
Slovene form of Babić.

Carmona Spanish
From the name of the city of Carmona in Andalusia, Spain. It is possibly derived from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕 𐤇𐤌𐤍 (Qart Ḥamun) meaning "city of Hammon" (the name of a Carthaginian god, see Ba'al Hammon).

Quiroga Galician
Originally denoted a person from the town of Quiroga in Galicia, Spain.

Powell Welsh, English
Derived from Welsh ap Hywel meaning "son of Hywel".

Van Wieren Frisian, Dutch
Means "from Wieren". This is the name of towns in Frisia and other parts of the Netherlands, which mean "seaweed".

Martinsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Martin".

Zimmermann German, Jewish
From the German word for "carpenter", derived from Middle High German zimber "timber, wood" and mann "man".

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

Pesaro Italian
From the name of the city of Pesaro, in the Marche region (Latin Pisaurum).

Bloxham English
From a place name meaning "Blocca's homestead". The Old English byname Blocca is of uncertain origin.

Wilkinson English
Means "son of Wilkin".

Zahariev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Zahari".

Flipse Dutch
Variant of Flipsen.

Cuéllar Spanish
Derived from the name of the town of Cuéllar in the Segovia province of Spain. It may be derived from Latin collis meaning "hill".

Kurbonova f Uzbek, Tajik
Alternate transcription of Uzbek/Tajik Қурбонова (see Qurbonova).

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

Aling Dutch
Variant of Alink.

Palacio Spanish
Spanish cognate of Palazzo.

Jaso Basque
Derived from Basque jats meaning "sorghum", a type of cereal grass.

Leach English
Originally indicated a person who was a physician, from the medieval practice of using leeches to bleed people of ills.

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

Borja Spanish
Originally indicated a person from the Spanish town of Borja in Aragon, derived from Arabic برْج (burj) meaning "tower".

Cuocco Italian
Italian cognate of Cook.

Cotterill English
Derived from Middle English cotter meaning "cottager", referring to a small tenant farmer.

Kyles Scottish
Variant of Kyle.

Robertsen Danish
Means "son of Robert".

Tomasson Swedish
Means "son of Tomas".

Nakashima Japanese
Variant of Nakajima.

Pastore Italian
Means "shepherd" in Italian.

Buffone Italian
Means "jester, joker" in Italian.

Nowell English
Variant of Noel.

Corna Italian
Derived from the names of places in northern Italy, especially Lombardy, from a word that means "crag, cliff" in the Lombard dialect.

Weaver 1 English
Occupational name for a weaver, derived from Old English wefan "to weave".

Haralampieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Haralampiev.

Emmett English
Derived from a diminutive of the feminine given name Emma.

Switzer German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Schweitzer.

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

Heikki Finnish
From the given name Heikki.

Holmberg Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish holme (Old Norse holmr) meaning "small island" and berg meaning "mountain".

Thompson English
Means "son of Thomas".

Rostami Persian
Derived from the given name Rostam.

Herrmann German
From the given name Hermann.

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.

Descoteaux French
Means "from the hillside", from French coteau "hillside".

Edwards English
Means "son of Edward".

Mulrennan Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Maol Bhréanáin.

Blanco Spanish
Means "white" in Spanish. The name most likely referred to a person who was pale or had blond hair.

Skywalker Popular Culture
From the English words sky and walker, created by George Lucas as the surname for several characters in his Star Wars movie series, notably the hero Luke Skywalker from the original trilogy (beginning 1977). Early drafts of the script had the name as Starkiller.

Alink Dutch
Means "(farm) belonging to Ale 2" in Dutch.

Nieri Italian
Either a variant of Neri, or from the Italian name Raniero.

Sulaymanov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Sulayman".

Fuentes Spanish
Means "spring, well" in Spanish, derived from Latin fons.

Darrow Scottish
Habitational name from Darroch near Falkirk, in Stirlingshire, said to be named from Gaelic darach meaning "oak tree".

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

Huỳnh Vietnamese
Variant of Hoàng used more often in southern Vietnam.

Lauwens Dutch
From the given name Laurens.

Ivanow m Belarusian
Means "son of Ivan".

Bakema Frisian
Means "son of Bake", a short form of names starting with the Old German element batu "fight, struggle".

Cooke English
Variant of Cook.

Di Antonio Italian
Variant of D'Antonio.

Baráth Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian barát meaning "friend".

Lamarre French
Variant of Lamar.

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

Bramson Jewish
Means "son of Bram".

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

Avellino Italian
From the name of a town in Campania, Italy, called Abellinum in Latin, of unknown meaning.

Peter English, German, Dutch
Derived from the given name Peter.

Kollár m Slovak
Slovak form of Kolář.

Morce English
Variant of Morriss.

Travers English, French
From an English and French place name that described a person who lived near a bridge or ford, or occasionally as an occupational name for the collector of tolls at such a location. The place name is derived from Old French traverser (which comes from Late Latin transversare), which means "to cross".

Matsushita Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".

Qurbanova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Qurbanov.

Cantú Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Cantù, common in Mexico.

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

Zeni Italian
Means "son of Zeno".

Nervi Italian
From the name of the town of Nervi in Liguria, northwestern Italy.

Chauvin French
From a diminutive of French chauve "bald".

Grosso Italian
Italian cognate of Gros.

Hughes 2 Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Aodha.

Salas Spanish
Variant of Sala.

Uesugi Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar".

Kovachev m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian ковач (kovach) meaning "blacksmith".

Jung 2 Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 정 (see Jeong).

Morozov m Russian
Derived from Russian мороз (moroz) meaning "frost".

Chen Chinese
From Chinese 陈 (chén) meaning "exhibit, display, old, ancient" and also referring to the former state of Chen, which existed in what is now Henan province from the 11th to 5th centuries BC.

Calvo Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Means "bald" in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, from Latin calvus.

Pratt English
From Old English prætt meaning "trick, prank". This was a nickname for a trickster.

Anselmetti Italian
Means "son of Anselmetto", a diminutive of Anselmo.

Aust German
Derived from Aust, an archaic diminutive of August.

Van Andel Dutch
Means "from Andel", a town in the Netherlands, possibly meaning "upper forest" in Old Dutch.

Dirkx Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Dirk".