Browse Surnames

Ongaro Italian
Variant of Ungaro.

Slováček m Czech
Variant of Slovák.

Alexandre French, Portuguese
From the given name Alexandre.

Redondo Spanish
Means "round" in Spanish, originally a nickname for a plump person, ultimately from Latin rotundus.

Andriessen Dutch
Means "son of Andries".

Jacobs English, Dutch
Derived from the given name Jacob.

Bokori Hungarian
Variant of Bokor.

Di Antonio Italian
Variant of D'Antonio.

Summerfield English
Originally indicated the bearer was from a town of this name, derived from Old English sumor "summer" and feld "field".

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

Étienne French
From the given name Étienne.

Haenraets Dutch
Variant of Haanraads.

Morley English
From the name of various English towns, from Old English mor "moor, bog" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Ortiz Spanish
Means "son of Orti", a byname deriving either from Latin fortis meaning "brave, strong" or fortunius meaning "fortunate".

Swallow English
From the name of the bird, from Old English swealwe, a nickname for someone who resembled or acted like a swallow.

Bello Spanish, Italian
Means "beautiful" in Spanish and Italian, originally a nickname for an attractive person.

Reyer German
Variant of Reiher.

Mora Spanish
Derived from Spanish mora meaning "mulberry", of Latin origin.

Vermeulen Flemish
Means "from the mill" in Dutch.

Wallach Yiddish
From Middle High German walch meaning "foreigner (from a Romance country)".

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

Nicolaou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Νικολάου (see Nikolaou).

Hendrix Dutch
Derived from the given name Hendrik. A famous bearer was the American rock musician Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970).

León 1 Spanish
Referred to a person from the city of León in northern Spain, derived from Latin legio (genitive legionis) meaning "legion", so named because the Roman 7th Legion Gemina was stationed there.

McLaughlin Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacLachlainn meaning "son of Lachlann".

Lučić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Luka".

Gosse French
Derived from the Norman given name Gosse.

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

Bernardino Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Bernardino.

Vitali Italian
From the given name Vitale.

Cvetkova f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Цветкова (see Tsvetkova).

Parsons English
Originally denoted a son of a parson, a derivative of Latin persona "person".

Haanraads Dutch
Originally indicated a person from Haanrade, a small village in the south of the province of Limburg in the Netherlands.

Herrmann German
From the given name Hermann.

Hermans Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Herman".

Majewska f Polish
Feminine form of Majewski.

Nifterick Dutch
Variant of Van Niftrik.

Phillips English
Means "son of Philip".

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

Schipper Dutch
Occupational name meaning "skipper, ship captain" in Dutch.

Ogawa Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

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

Abramsson Swedish
Means "son of Abraham".

Sharp English
Nickname for a keen person, from Old English scearp "sharp".

Cheung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhang.

Yoshino Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Vávra m Czech, Slovak
Derived from the given name Vávra, a diminutive of Vavřinec.

Moralez Spanish
Variant of Morales.

Danchev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Dancho".

Majewski m Polish
Derived from Polish maj meaning "May". It may have been given in reference to the month the bearer was baptized.

Holt English, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian
From Old English, Old Dutch and Old Norse holt meaning "forest".

Alan English, Scottish
Derived from the given name Alan.

Keen English
From Old English cene meaning "bold, brave".

Barzetti Italian
Variant of Barsotti.

Kopp German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Jakob.

Bengochea Basque
Variant of Bengoetxea.

Nguyen Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Nguyễn.

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

Gulbrandsen Norwegian
Means "son of Gulbrand" in Norwegian.

Appelo Dutch
Indicated a person who was from a farm called Aperloo, probably a derivative of appel meaning "apple".

Aaij Dutch
Derived from the given name Aaij, a short form of Adriaan and other names.

Willis English
Derived from the given name William. A famous bearer of this surname is actor Bruce Willis (1955-).

Vasylyk Ukrainian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Vasyl.

Judson English
Means "son of Judd".

Boyer Occitan
Occitan cognate of Bouvier.

Brandt German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch
Variant of Brand 1 or Brand 2.

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

Baghdasaryan Armenian
Means "son of Baghdasar".

Dimitrijević Serbian
Means "son of Dimitrije".

Wild English, German
Means "wild, untamed, uncontrolled", derived from Old English wilde. This was either a nickname for a person who behaved in a wild manner or a topographic name for someone who lived on overgrown land.

Herriot English
From an Old French diminutive of the given name Herry.

Tso Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cao.

Van Arendonk Dutch
Variant of Arendonk.

Arthurson English
Means "son of Arthur".

Eliasson Swedish
Means "son of Elias".

Kinley Scottish
Anglicized form of MacFhionnlaigh.

Moses Jewish, English
Derived from the given name Moses.

Boelens Dutch
Means "son of Boele".

Jardine English, Scottish
Means "garden", denoting someone who worked as a gardener.

Wattana Thai
From Thai วัฒน (wathan) meaning "culture".

Mag Raith Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of McRae.

Villa Italian, Spanish
Means "town" in Italian and Spanish, from Latin. It was originally given to a person who came from a town, as opposed to the countryside.

Andrade Portuguese, Galician
Possibly from the given name André.

Laurens Dutch
From the given name Laurens.

Mylonas m Greek
Means "miller" in Greek, from μύλος (mylos) meaning "mill".

Mandel German, Yiddish
Means "almond" in German, an occupational name for a grower or seller, or a topographic name for a person who lived near an almond tree. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.

Ó Cnáimhín Irish
Means "descendant of Cnámh", Cnámh being a nickname meaning "bone".

Dvořák m Czech
Occupational name derived from Czech dvůr "manor", indicating a person who worked at such a place. This name was borne by the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904).

Sapienti Italian
Means "wise, learned" in Italian.

Lohrenz German
Derived from the given name Lorenz.

Çaryýewa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Çaryýew.

Bakhuizen Dutch
Means "bakery" from Dutch bak "bake" and huis "house", an occupational name for a baker.

Karamazov Literature
Created by Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky for his novel The Brothers Karamazov (1879), about three brothers and their murdered father. Dostoyevsky may have based it on Tartar/Turkic кара (kara) meaning "black" and Russian мазать (mazat) meaning "stain". The connection to black is implied in the novel when one of the brothers is accidentally addressed as Mr. Черномазов (Chernomazov), as if based on Russian чёрный meaning "black".

Hinrichs Low German
Derived from the given name Hinrich.

Innes 2 Scottish
From the given name Aonghus.

Carmody Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cearmada meaning "descendant of Cearmaid", a Gaelic given name.

Spalding English
From the name of the town of Spalding in Lincolnshire, derived from the Anglo-Saxon tribe of the Spaldingas.

Aliberti Italian
Means "son of Alberto".

Pei Chinese
From Chinese 裴 (péi), possibly referring to an ancient city.

Chavarría Spanish
Variant of Echeverría.

Vaško m Slovak
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Václav.

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

Schröder 2 German
Variant of Schröter.

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

Kawa Polish
Derived from Polish kawka "jackdaw".

Ely English
From the name of a town in eastern England meaning "eel district".

Wiley English
From any of the various English towns named Willey or from the River Wylye.

Albrektson Swedish
Variant of Albrechtsson.

Strömberg Swedish
From Swedish ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream" and berg meaning "mountain".

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

Arenas Spanish
From various Spanish place names, which are derived from Spanish arena meaning "sand".

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

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

Anand Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi
Means "happiness, bliss" in Sanskrit.

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

Aakster Dutch
Derived from Old Dutch ekster "magpie".

Jérôme French
Derived from the given name Jérôme.

Vogt German
Occupational name from Middle High German voget meaning "bailiff, administrator, steward", ultimately from Latin advocatus.

Ergeshova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Ergeshov.

Ström Swedish
Means "stream" in Swedish.

Craig Scottish
Derived from Gaelic creag meaning "crag, rocks, outcrop", originally belonging to a person who lived near a crag.

Hofmeister German
Means "master of the household", from Old High German hof "yard, court, house" and meistar "master" (from Latin magister).

Borchard German
Derived from the given name Burkhard.

Kovářová f Czech
Feminine form of Kovář.

Ömərova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Ömərov.

Villaverde Spanish
Originally denoted a person from one of the various Spanish towns by this name, derived from villa "town" and verde "green".

Doležal m Czech
Nickname for a lazy person, derived from the past participle of the Czech verb doležat "to lie down".

Ó hAonghuis Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Hennessy.

Capitani Italian
Occupational name meaning "captain" in Italian, ultimately from Latin caput "head".

Van der Laar Dutch
Variant of Van Laar.

Yılmaz Turkish
From the given name Yılmaz.

Ferber German
Variant of Färber.

Bachchan Hindi
From Hindi बच्चा (bachchā) meaning "child", a word of Persian origin. This surname was adopted by the Indian poet Harivansh Rai Srivastava (1907-2003).

Hierro Spanish
Spanish form of Ferro.

Osbourne English
Derived from the given name Osborn.

Burešová f Czech
Feminine form of Bureš.

Forrest English
Variant of Forest.

Teague 1 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Taidhg meaning "descendant of Tadhg".

Sutton English
From various English place names meaning "south town".

Katırcı Turkish
Derived from Turkish katır meaning "mule", a name for a person who made transports by mule.

Schreiber German
German cognate of Scriven.

Jó Hungarian
Means "good" in Hungarian.

Okamura Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Kowalska f Polish
Feminine form of Kowalski.

Dahlberg Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish dal (Old Norse dalr) meaning "dale, valley" and berg meaning "mountain".

Ready 1 English
From Middle English redi meaning "prepared, prompt".

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

Adcock English
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Adam.

Abbott English
English cognate of Abate.

Damyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Damyanov.

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

Aliyev m Tajik, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Avar, Chechen, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Ali 1". This is also an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əliyev.

Abaroa Basque
Possibly from Basque abaro meaning "refuge".

Leverenz German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Lewerenz.

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".

Jerome English
Derived from the given name Jerome. A famous bearer of this surname was the American-born Jennie Jerome (1854-1921), Lady Randolph Churchill, mother of Winston Churchill.

Aikema Frisian
Means "son of Aike".

Hershey English
Originally denoted a person from Hercé in Normandy.

Wernher German
From the given name Werner.

Myles English
From the given name Miles.

Saidova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Saidov.

Gjorgiev m Macedonian
Means "son of Gjorgji".

Žagar Slovene
Occupational name for a woodcutter, from Slovene žaga meaning "saw".

De Smet Flemish
Flemish variant of Smit.

Merritt English
From an English place name meaning "boundary gate".

Gómez Spanish
Spanish form of Gomes.

Yegorov m Russian
Means "son of Yegor".

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

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

Cho Korean
Korean form of Zhao, from Sino-Korean 趙 (jo).

Corwin English
Derived from Old French cordoan "leather", ultimately from the name of the Spanish city of Cordova.

Naggi Italian
Originally denoted a person from the town of Naggio in Lombardy, Italy.

Zemanová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Zeman.

Grahn Swedish
From Swedish gran meaning "spruce".

Quincey English
Variant of Quincy.

Falk Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, German
From Old Norse falki or Old High German falco meaning "falcon".

Cobb English
From a medieval English byname meaning "lump".

Severins Dutch
Derived from the Latin given name Severinus.

Uehara Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Jafari Persian
From the given name Jafar.

Pietrzak Polish
Means "son of Piotr".

Palomer Provençal
Means "pigeon keeper" from Latin palumbes "pigeon".

Bellandini Italian
Diminutive form of Bellandi.

Fournier French
Occupational name for a baker, from French fourneau meaning "oven".

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

Karstensen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Karsten".

Metaxa f Greek
Feminine form of Metaxas.

Martens Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Marten".

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

Rao 1 Telugu, Kannada
From Sanskrit राज (rāja) meaning "king".

Kruse German
Variant of Kraus.

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

Deák Hungarian
Possibly a Hungarian form of Deacon.

Westenberg Dutch
Means "west of the mountain", originally referring to a person who lived there.

Genadiev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Genadi".

Karjalainen Finnish
Derived from Finnish Karjala meaning "Karelia". Karelia is an area on the border between Finland and Russia.

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

San Nicolás Spanish
Indicated the original bearer was from a place named after Saint Nicholas.

Rusnak Polish
Means "Russian" in Polish.

Todorović Serbian
Means "son of Todor".

Weekes English
Variant of Weeks.

Fitzgerald Irish
Means "son of Gerald" in Anglo-Norman French. It was brought to Ireland with William the Conqueror. A famous bearer was Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996), an American jazz singer.

Potter English
Occupational name for a potter, one who makes earthen vessels. This surname was used by J. K. Rowling for the hero in her Harry Potter series of books, first released in 1997.

Abramsen Norwegian
Means "son of Abraham".

Van Houtum Dutch
Variant of Van Houten.

Roosa Dutch
From Dutch roos meaning "rose".

Ledford English
From the name of English places called Lydford, derived from hlud meaning "loud, noisy" and ford meaning "ford, river crossing".

Pawłowski m Polish
Habitational name for someone from a town named Pawłowo, derived from the given name Paweł.

Albini Italian
Means "son of Albino".

Uggeri Italian
Derived from the given name Edgardo.

Chaykovskaya f Russian
Feminine form of Chaykovsky.

Vann English
From Old English fenn meaning "fen, swamp", indicating a person who lived near such a place.

Labriola Italian
Originally indicated a person from the town of Abriola in southern Italy.

Láníková f Czech
Feminine form of Láník.

Mercado Spanish
Means "market" in Spanish, originally given to a person who lived near a market or worked in one.

Hughes 1 English
Patronymic of the given name Hugh.

Eldridge English
Derived from the given name Aldric.

Ayers 2 English
Derived from the given name Ealhhere.

Jeffery English
Derived from the given name Jeffrey.

Živković Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Živko".

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

Vasilieva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Васильева (see Vasilyeva).

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

Filipowski m Polish
Either a patronymic from the given name Filip, or a habitational name denoting a person from the Polish town of Filipów (also derived from the given name).

Sneijer Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Snijder.

Girard French
From the given name Gérard.

Abatescianni Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Gianni.

Peusen Dutch
Derived from the given name Pascal.

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

Ó Mainnín Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Manning 2.

Jankovič Slovene
Means "son of Janko".

Meeuwsen Dutch
Derived from the Dutch given name Meeuw, which comes from Bartholomeus (see Bartholomew).

Tomczak Polish
From a diminutive of the given name Tomasz.

Macey English
Variant of Massey.

Zdunowska f Polish
Feminine form of Zdunowski.

Romero Spanish
Derived from Spanish romero meaning "pilgrim to Rome".

Putnam English
From Puttenham, the name of towns in Hertfordshire and Surrey in England, which mean "Putta's homestead".

Červená f Czech
Feminine form of Červený.

Dreessen Dutch
Variant of Driessen.

Cason English
From the English place name Cawston, derived from the Old Norse given name Kálfr combined with Old English tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town".

Fuhrmann German
Derived from Middle High German vuorman meaning "cartwright".

Fiddler English
English form of Fiedler.

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.

Van Houte Dutch
Variant of Van Houten.

Pander Dutch
Variant of Penders.

Huddleston English
From the name of a town in the Yorkshire region of England, which means "Hudel's town" in Old English.

Beutel German
From Middle High German biutel meaning "bag", originally belonging to a person who made or sold bags.

Tipton English
Originally given to one who came from the town of Tipton, derived from the Old English given name Tippa combined with tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Capella Catalan
Catalan form of Kappel.

Larsson Swedish
Means "son of Lars".

Järvinen Finnish
Derived from Finnish järvi meaning "lake". It is one of the most common surnames in Finland.

West English, German
Denoted a person who lived to the west of something, or who came from the west.

Lemaire French
Means "the mayor" in French. It was a title given to a town official, or else a nickname for someone who was pompous and officious.

Adler German, Jewish
Means "eagle" in German.

Alò Italian
Variant of Aloi.

Spearing English
Patronymic form of Spear.

Garofalo Italian
From a nickname, from a southern variant of the Italian word garofano meaning "carnation".

Leong Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Liang.

Schlosser German
Occupational name for a locksmith, derived from Old High German sloz meaning "lock".

Ioannou Greek
Means "son of Ioannis".

Mac an Baird Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Mac an Bhaird (see Ward 2).

Cola Italian
From the given name Nicola 1.

Erckens Dutch
Variant of Erkens.

Bonnaire French
French form of Bonner.

Böhm German
Originally indicated a person from the region of Bohemia (Böhmen in German).

Pfenning German
From Old High German pfenning meaning "penny, coin". It was used in reference to feudal tax obligations.

Crocetti Italian
Italian diminutive form of Croce.

Abe 1 Japanese
From Japanese 安 (a) meaning "peace" and 倍 (be) meaning "multiple times".

Schneider German, Jewish
Means "tailor" in German, a derivative of schneiden "to cut".

Todorov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Todor".

Schultes German
Variant of Schulz.

Knežević Croatian, Serbian
Patronymic of Serbo-Croatian knez meaning "prince" (ultimately of Germanic origin).

Zhukova f Russian
Feminine form of Zhukov.

Ševčíková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Ševčík.

Waters 2 English
Derived from the given name Walter.

Hyde English
From Middle English hide, a unit of land, approximately the size necessary to support a household.

Mac Aodhagáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Keegan.

Hashemi Persian
From the given name Hashem.

Willems Dutch
Derived from the given name Willem.

Diefenbach German
From a German place name meaning "deep creek".

Andrzejewski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from towns called Andrzejewo or similar, derived from the given name Andrzej.

Amerighi Italian
Means "son of Amerigo".

Carson Scottish
Meaning uncertain, possibly from the town of Courson in Normandy.

Schenck German
Variant of Schenk.

Ware 1 English
From Old English wer meaning "dam, weir", indicating someone who lived near such a structure.

Klíma m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of Klement.

Kingston English
From a place name meaning "king's town" in Old English.

Samuelsson Swedish
Means "son of Samuel".

MacDermott Irish
Variant of McDermott.

Süß German
From Old High German suozi meaning "sweet".

Schulz German
Occupational name derived from Middle High German schultheiße meaning "mayor, judge".

De Luca Italian
Means "son of Luca 1".

Borislavova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Borislavov.

Moon 2 English
Originally indicated a person from the town of Moyon in Normandy.

Petrauskienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Petrauskas. This form is used by married women.

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

Cabrera Spanish
From various place names derived from Late Latin capraria meaning "place of goats", from Latin capra meaning "goat".

MacGuinness Irish
Variant of McGuinness.

Antonise Dutch
Derived from the given name Antonius.

Spears English
Patronymic form of Spear.