Browse Surnames

Eglīte f Latvian
Feminine form of Eglītis.

Kurucz Hungarian
Derived from the Hungarian word kuruc, referring to rebels who fought against the Habsburgs in the late 17th to early 18th century.

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

Derrick English
Derived from the given name Derrick (see Derek). A famous bearer of this surname is the character Stephan Derrick from the German television series Derrick (1974-1998).

Henry English
Derived from the given name Henry.

Hassan Arabic, Persian, Urdu
From the given name Hassan.

Losnedahl Norwegian
From Norwegian dahl meaning "valley" and Losna, a place in Norway.

Pereyra Portuguese, Galician
Variant of Pereira.

Rhodes English
Topographic name derived from Old English rod meaning "cleared land", or a locational name from any of the locations named with this word.

Baanders Dutch
Dutch cognate of Banner.

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

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

Nakashima Japanese
Variant of Nakajima.

Ilieva f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Iliev.

Zvirbule f Latvian
Feminine form of Zvirbulis.

MacCoughlan Irish
Means "son of Cochlán". The given name Cochlán is derived from Irish cochal meaning "cape" or "hood".

Stefanidou f Greek
Feminine form of Stefanidis.

Davidović Serbian
Means "son of David".

Sheach Scottish
Variant of Shaw 2.

Kaspersen Danish
Means "son of Kasper".

Aafjes Dutch
Means "son of Aafje".

Perković Croatian
Patronymic derived from an archaic diminutive of Petar.

Spijker 1 Dutch
Denoted a dweller by or worker at a granary, from Dutch spijker "granary".

Tanzi Italian
From a short form of the given name Costanzo.

Apostolova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Apostolov.

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".

Matveeva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Матвеева (see Matveyeva).

Northrop English
Originally denoted one who came from a town of this name England, meaning "north farm".

Osmonov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Osmon".

Daniau French
Derived from the given name Daniel.

Prebensen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Preben".

Brunetti Italian
Diminutive of Bruno.

Watt English
Derived from the Middle English given name Wat or Watt, a diminutive of the name Walter. A noteworthy bearer was the Scottish inventor James Watt (1736-1819).

Virág Hungarian
From a nickname meaning "flower" in Hungarian.

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

Tian Chinese
From Chinese 田 (tián) meaning "field".

Sugita Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Booth English
Topographic name derived from Middle English both meaning "hut, stall".

Musiał Polish
Polish cognate of Musil.

Villar Spanish
Spanish cognate of Vilar.

Qodirov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Qodir".

Espinoza Spanish
Variant of Espinosa.

Merkel German
From a diminutive of the given name Markus. A notable bearer is the former German chancellor Angela Merkel (1954-).

Schirmer German
Means "fencer, fencing master", from Old High German skirmen meaning "to defend".

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

Mark 1 English
Derived from the given name Mark.

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

Plamondon French
Derived from French plat "flat" and mont "mountain", referring to someone who lived near a flat-topped mountain.

Banister English
Variant of Bannister.

Van Rompuy Flemish
Variant of Van Rompaey. A famous bearer is the Flemish politician Herman Van Rompuy (1947-), a Prime Minister of Belgium.

Kafková f Czech
Feminine form of Kafka.

Martelli Italian
Italian form of Martel 2.

Pulkrábek m Czech
Derived from the Czech medieval title purkrabí, itself from German Burggraf, meaning "burgrave".

Dudková f Czech
Czech feminine form of Dudek.

Napoli Italian
Originally indicated a person from Naples in Italy.

Silverstein Jewish
Variant of Zilberstein.

Urbańska f Polish
Feminine form of Urbański.

Benvenuti Italian
Means "son of Benvenuto".

Sommer 2 German
From Middle High German sumber or sommer meaning "basket, wickerwork, drum".

Obradović Serbian
Means "son of Obrad".

Durán Spanish
Spanish cognate of Durand.

Darrell English
Originally denoted one who came from the town of Airel in Normandy, derived from Late Latin arealis meaning "open space".

Vida Hungarian
From the given name Vid.

Dunai Hungarian
From Duna, the Hungarian name for river Danube.

Raines English
Originally denoted a person from Rayne, Essex, England (possibly from an Old English word meaning "shelter") or from Rennes, Brittany, France (from the name of the Gaulish tribe of the Redones).

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

Mendelsohn Jewish
Means "son of Mendel".

Lamberti Italian
Derived from the given name Lamberto.

Kotnik Slovene
From Slovene kot meaning "corner". The name referred to someone who was from a remote area.

Garver German
Variant of Gerber.

Abramsson Swedish
Means "son of Abraham".

Baumhauer German
Occupational name meaning "woodcutter", derived from German Baum "tree" and hauen "to chop".

Butkuvienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Butkus. This form (or Butkienė) is used by married women.

Nervetti Italian
Possibly a nickname for an innkeeper, from archaic Milanese nervètt, a local meal prepared from a calf.

Kristensen Danish
Means "son of Kristen 1".

Palmisano Italian
Locative name from the town of Palmi in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

Andreeva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Андреева (see Andreyeva).

Arendonk Dutch
Denoted a person from Arendonk, a town between in northern Belgium. It is derived from arend "eagle" and donk "hill".

Mac Uileagóid Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McElligott.

Webb English
Occupational name meaning "weaver", from Old English webba, a derivative of wefan "to weave".

Ignatova f Bulgarian, Russian
Feminine form of Ignatov.

Jelínek m Czech
Diminutive of Jelen.

Boyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Boyan".

Vankov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vanko", a diminutive of Ivan.

Nash English
Derived from the Middle English phrase atten ash "at the ash tree". A famous bearer was the mathematician John Nash (1928-2015).

Biermann German
Derived from German bier "beer" and mann "man". The name may have referred to a brewer or a tavern owner.

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

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

Desrosiers French
Means "from the rose bushes", from French rosier "rose bush". It probably referred to a person who lived close to, or cared for a rose garden.

Furlan Italian, Slovene
From the name of the Italian region of Friuli, in the northeast of Italy, which is derived from the name of the Roman town of Forum Iulii meaning "forum of Julius".

Harel Jewish
Ornamental name adopted from a biblical place name meaning "altar, mountain of God" in Hebrew.

Alfarsi Arabic
Means "the Persian" in Arabic, derived from Arabic فارس (Fāris) meaning "Persia".

Barış Turkish
From the given name Barış.

Gass German
Name for someone who lived on a street in a city, from German gasse.

Remington English
From the name of the town of Rimington in Lancashire, derived from the name of the stream Riming combined with Old English tun meaning "enclosure, town".

Kadlec m Czech
From Czech tkadlec meaning "weaver".

McGovern Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mag Shamhradháin meaning "son of Samhradháin", a given name meaning "summer".

Feldt German, Danish, Swedish
North German, Danish and Swedish variant of Feld.

Brodie Scottish
Originally derived from a place in Moray, Scotland. It is probably from Gaelic broth meaning "ditch, mire".

Foley Irish
From Irish Ó Foghladha meaning "descendant of Foghlaidh". The byname Foghlaidh meant "pirate, marauder, plunderer".

Jewell English
Derived from the Breton given name Judicaël.

Scordato Italian
Means "forgotten, left behind" in Italian.

Piazza Italian
Means "plaza" in Italian, indicating that the residence of the original bearer was near the town square. It is derived from Latin platea.

McNiven Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Cnáimhín.

Piccirillo Italian
From Neapolitan piccerillo meaning "small, young".

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

De Snaijer Dutch
Variant of Snijder.

Cheshire English
Originally indicated a person from the county of Cheshire in England. Cheshire is named for its city Chester.

Ibragimova f Chechen, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani (Russified), Uzbek (Russified)
Feminine form of Ibragimov.

Gabrielson English
Means "son of Gabriel".

Ó Tadhgáin Irish (Rare)
Irish Gaelic form of Teagan.

Okorie Igbo
From the given name Okorie.

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

Tyson 2 English
Variant of Dyson.

Ó Marcaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Markey.

Priestley English
From a place name meaning "priest clearing", from Old English preost and leah.

Sulaymanova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Sulaymanov.

Bertolini Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Bertoldo.

Ferreiro Galician
Galician cognate of Ferrari.

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).

Ariesen Dutch
Means "son of Aris 2".

Skeates English
From the Old Norse nickname or byname skjótr meaning "swift".

MacRuaraidh Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McCrory.

Maksimova f Russian
Feminine form of Maksimov.

Hollands English
Variant of Holland 1.

Im Korean
From Sino-Korean 林 (im) meaning "forest", making it the Korean form of Lin, or 任 (im) of uncertain meaning, making it the Korean form of Ren.

Martinović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Martin".

Wendell German
Variant of Wendel (typically American).

Hollins English
Referred to someone living by a group of holly trees, from Old English holegn.

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

O'Hannegan Irish
Variant of O'Hannagain.

Morgan Welsh
Derived from the given name Morgan 1.

Duffy 2 Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Dhuibhshíthe.

Ono Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Şahin Turkish
Means "hawk" in Turkish (of Persian origin), probably used to refer to someone who was a hawk tamer.

Paden English
Variant of Patton.

Nepi Italian
From the town of Nepi in central Italy, which is of uncertain origin.

Sovány Hungarian
Means "thin, lean" in Hungarian.

François French
Derived from the given name François.

Marsh English
Originally denoted one who lived near a marsh or bog, derived from Old English mersc "marsh".

Tavares Portuguese
From any of the numerous places in Portugal called Tavares, likely of pre-Roman origin.

Asenova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Asenov.

Lovrić Croatian
Means "son of Lovro".

Bisset English
From Old French bis meaning "drab, dingy", a nickname for someone who looked drab.

Nyilas Hungarian
Means "archer, bowman" in Hungarian.

Nardi Italian
From the given name Nardo, which was originally a short form of names like Bernardo or Leonardo.

Noschese Italian
From the name of the town of Nusco in Campania, southern Italy.

Frank 2 English
From Old English franc meaning "free".

Sancho Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Sancho.

Donati Italian
From the given name Donato.

Davlatov m Tajik, Uzbek
Means "son of Davlat".

Maier 1 German
Variant of Meyer 1.

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

Poulsen Danish
Means "son of Poul".

Sarto Italian
Occupational name meaning "tailor" in Italian, from Latin sartor, from sarcio meaning "to mend".

Reynell English
Variant of Reynolds.

Hilmarsson Icelandic
Means "son of Hilmar".

Samuels English
Derived from the given name Samuel.

Mercer English
Occupational name for a trader in textiles, from Old French mercier, derived from Latin merx meaning "merchandise".

MacEntire Scottish
Variant of MacIntyre.

Quliyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Quliyev.

Trask English
Originally indicated a person from Thirsk, North Yorkshire, derived from Old Norse þresk meaning "fen, marsh".

Moors English
Variant of Moore 1.

Shimamura Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Nathanson Jewish
Means "son of Nathan".

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

Potenza Italian
From the name of the southern Italian city of Potenza, called Potentia in Latin, meaning "power, force".

Zajacová f Slovak
Feminine form of Zajac.

Ackermann German
Denoted a person who lived near a field, from Middle High German acker "field" and man "man".

Shriver German
German cognate of Scriven.

Bukoski Polish (Anglicized)
Variant of Bukowski.

Chavdarova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Chavdarov.

Lefebvre French
Variant of Lefèvre.

Aarens Dutch
Means "son of Arend".

Velitchkov m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Величков (see Velichkov).

Grahame Scottish
Variant of Graham.

Hirsch 2 Jewish
Derived from the given name Hirsh.

Balboni Italian
Derived from the given name Balbino.

Möller Low German, Swedish
Low German and Swedish form of Müller.

Oja Estonian
Means "brook, creek" in Estonian.

Luo Chinese
From Chinese 罗 (luó) referring to the minor state of Luo, which existed from the 11th to 7th centuries BC in what is now Hubei province.

Honeysett English
Possibly a variant of Honeycutt.

Jonker Dutch
From the Dutch title jonkheer meaning "young lord". It was originally a medieval noble designation (not an actual title) for a young nobleman.

Wehnert German
Variant of Wagner.

Papadakis m Greek
From a diminutive of Greek πάπας (papas) meaning "priest".

Soler Occitan, Catalan
Denoted a person from any of the numerous places in the area whose names derive from Occitan or Catalan soler meaning "ground, floor".

Van de Vliert Dutch
Means "from the elderberry" in Dutch.

Elliston English
Variant of Ellison.

Żuraw Polish
Means "crane" in Polish, a nickname for a tall person.

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

Stoyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stoyanov.

Gronchi Italian
From the Tuscan word gronchio meaning "numb, bent". This is an Italian regional surname typical of Tuscany. A famous bearer was the Italian president Giovanni Gronchi (1887-1978).

Gabler German
Occupational name for someone who made or sold forks, from Old High German gabala "fork".

Lundqvist Swedish
Derived from Swedish lund (Old Norse lundr) meaning "grove" and qvist (Old Norse kvistr) meaning "twig, branch".

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

Hlaváčová f Czech
Feminine form of Hlaváč.

Micheli Italian
From the given name Michele 1.

Blackwood English, Scottish
From an English place name meaning "black wood".

Portner Low German
Low German cognate of Porter.

Aritza Spanish, Basque
From Basque aritz meaning "oak tree". This was a nickname of Iñigo, the first king of Pamplona, Spain (9th century).

Anthonsen Danish, Norwegian
Variant of Antonsen.

Wojewódka Polish
Variant of Wojewoda.

Broż Polish
Derived from Broż, a diminutive of Ambroży.

Magee Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Aodha.

Atterberry English
Variant of Atteberry.

Van der Veen Dutch
Means "from the swamp", from Dutch veen meaning "fen, swamp, peat". It originally indicated a person who resided in a peat district or fen colony.

Suero Spanish
Derived from the given name Suero.

Van Wijk Dutch
Means "from the settlement", from Dutch wijk meaning "neighbourhood, district, settlement".

Everill English
Derived from the feminine given name Eoforhild.

O'Malley Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Máille.

Wernher German
From the given name Werner.

Idowu Yoruba
From the given name Idowu.

Bálint Hungarian
Derived from the given name Bálint.

Caballero Spanish
From a nickname derived from Spanish caballero meaning "knight", a cognate of Chevalier.

Gunnarsson Swedish, Icelandic
Means "son of Gunnar".

Vacíková f Czech
Feminine form of Vacík.

Gough 1 Welsh
Nickname for a red-haired person, from Welsh coch "red".

Appleby English
From the name of various English towns, derived from Old English æppel "apple" and Old Norse býr "farm, settlement".

Probert Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Robert, which means "son of Robert".

MacBay Scottish
Variant of MacBeth.

Davidová f Czech
Czech feminine form of David.

Holmström Swedish
From Swedish holme (Old Norse holmr) meaning "small island" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".

Bohn German
Occupational name for a bean grower, derived from Middle High German bone "bean".

Aleksić Serbian
Means "son of Aleksa".

Wouters Dutch
Means "son of Wouter".

Kavalchuk Belarusian
Belarusian cognate of Kovalchuk.

Leonardi Italian
From the given name Leonardo.

Brice English
From the given name Brice.

Chalupníková f Czech
Feminine form of Chalupník.

Sheppard English
Variant of Shepherd.

Finch English, Literature
From the name of the bird, from Old English finc. It was used by Harper Lee for the surname of lawyer Atticus Finch and his children in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird (1960).

Milošević Serbian
Means "son of Miloš".

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

Hoffmann German
From Middle High German hofmann meaning "farmer".

Siliņš m Latvian
Derived from Latvian sils meaning "pine forest".

Jewel English
Variant of Jewell.

Merx Dutch, Flemish
From the given name Mark.

Urban mu Czech, Slovak, Polish, German
Derived from the given name Urban.

Breiner German, Swedish
Occupational name derived from Middle High German brie "porridge".

Macko m Slovak
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Matej.

Trueman English
Variant of Truman.

Danielson English
Means "son of Daniel".

Eady English
From a diminutive of the given name Eda 2 or Adam.

Jovanović Serbian
Means "son of Jovan".

Mac an tSagairt Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of Taggart.

Elwyn English
Derived from the given names Ælfwine, Æðelwine or Ealdwine.

Markwardt German
Variant of Marquardt.

Vlašić Croatian
Patronymic from the nickname Vlah meaning "Romanian, Wallachian".

Bonaccorsi Italian
From the medieval given name Bonaccorso.

Pleško Slovene
Nickname for a bald person, from Slovene pleša meaning "bald patch".

MacCionaodha Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McKenna.

Haak Dutch
Occupational name meaning "peddler" in Dutch.

McDowell Scottish
Variant of MacDougall.

Barišić Croatian
Patronymic derived from a diminutive of Bartol.

Funar Romanian
Means "rope maker" in Romanian.

Andreasson Swedish
Means "son of Andreas".

Casado Spanish
From a nickname meaning "married" in Spanish.

Tatum English
Variant of Tatham.

Deák Hungarian
Possibly a Hungarian form of Deacon.

Fenn English
From a name for someone who dwelt near a marsh, from Old English fenn meaning "fen, swamp, bog".

Mancuso Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Manco.

Cloet Dutch
Variant of Kloet.

Raine 2 English, French
Derived from a Germanic name that was short for longer names beginning with the element ragin meaning "advice, counsel".

Navrátilová f Czech
Feminine form of Navrátil.

Haan Dutch
Variant of De Haan.

Lyle English
Derived from Norman French l'isle meaning "island".

Slováček m Czech
Variant of Slovák.

Glynn Welsh, Cornish
Topographic name for someone who lived in a valley, from Welsh glyn and Cornish glin, or a habitational name from a place named with this word.

Mein German
Derived from the given name Meino.

Pereira Portuguese, Galician
From Portuguese and Galician pereira meaning "pear tree", ultimately from Latin pirum meaning "pear".

Van Cann Dutch
Variant of Van Kan.

Araújo Portuguese
Denoted a person hailing from one of the many areas that bear this name in Portugal, which is of unknown meaning.

Barros Portuguese, Spanish
From the Portuguese and Spanish word barro meaning "clay, mud". This could either be an occupational name for a person who worked with clay or mud such as a builder or artisan, or a topographic name for someone living near clay or mud.

Barna Hungarian
Means "brown" in Hungarian.

Butkienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Butkus. This form (or Butkuvienė) is used by married women.

Fèvre French
Occupational name meaning "blacksmith" in Old French, derived from Latin faber.

MacGilleMhoire Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Gilmore.

Ó Caolaidhe Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Keeley.

Rémy French
From the given name Rémy.

Madsen Danish
Means "son of Mads".

Randell English
Derived from the given name Randel.

Pavlovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Pavle".

Červenka m Czech
Variant of Červený.

Heijman Dutch
Patronymic from a diminutive of the given name Hendrik.

Frei German
Means "free" in German, probably referring to someone outside the feudal system.

Maestri Italian
Means "master" in Italian.

Nováček m Czech
Diminutive of Novak.

Garrison English
Means "son of Gerard" or "son of Gerald".

Tuft English
Denoted one who lived near a clump of trees or bushes, from Middle English tufte "tuft, clump", from Old French.

Blažević Croatian
Means "son of Blaž".

Fedorenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Fedir.

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.

Glass English, German
From Old English glæs or Old High German glas meaning "glass". This was an occupational name for a glass blower or glazier.

Matijević Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Matija".

O'Hanigan Irish
Variant of O'Hannigain.

Dirchs Dutch (Rare)
Means "son of Dirk".

Karu Estonian
Means "bear" in Estonian.

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

Lie Norwegian
From Norwegian li, Old Norse hlíð meaning "hillside, slope".

Samson English, French
Derived from the given name Samson.