Browse Surnames

Brune German
Variant of Braun.

Vela Spanish
Occupational name for a guard, from Spanish vela meaning "watch, vigil".

Ó Móráin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Moran.

Ivov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Ivo 2".

Yamashita Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".

Morrison English
Means "son of Morris".

Nyilas Hungarian
Means "archer, bowman" in Hungarian.

Hüseynov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Hüseyn".

Pololáníková f Czech
Feminine form of Pololáník.

Roger French
From the given name Roger.

Blakesley English
From the name of a town in Northamptonshire, itself meaning "Blæcwulf's meadow" in Old English. Blæcwulf is a byname meaning "black wolf".

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

Iglesias Spanish
From Spanish iglesia meaning "church", from Latin ecclesia (of Greek origin).

Wang 4 Yiddish
Name for a Jew from Hungary, ultimately from Russian Венгрия (Vengriya) meaning "Hungary".

Opeyemi Yoruba
From the given name Opeyemi.

Stoppelbein German
Means "stump leg" from Middle Low German stoppel "stump" and bein "leg".

Salvador Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Salvador.

Bryson English
Means "son of Brice".

Sault French
French cognate of Soto.

Arthurson English
Means "son of Arthur".

Kamal Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Kamal 1.

Hannigan Irish
Variant of O'Hannagain.

Smythe English
Variant of Smith.

Jundt German
Derived from a diminutive of the feminine given name Judith.

Wechsler German, Jewish
Means "money changer, banker", from German wechseln "to exchange".

Hatheway English
Variant of Hathaway.

Vasilyev m Russian
Means "son of Vasil".

Attwater English
Variant of Atwater.

Mac Diarmada Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McDermott.

Sienkiewicz Polish
Patronymic from the given name Sienko, an old diminutive of Szymon. This was the surname of the Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916).

Ó Ceallaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Kelly 1.

Weston English
From the name of various English towns, derived from Old English west "west" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Cvetković Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Cvetko".

Marková f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Marek.

Sokol mu Slovak, Czech, Jewish
From Czech and Slovak sokol meaning "falcon", a nickname or an occupational name for a falconer. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.

Bosko Polish
Derived from Polish bosy meaning "barefoot".

Hutchinson English
Means "son of Huchin", a medieval diminutive of Hugh.

Zaman Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Zaman.

Mag Aonghuis Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McGuinness.

Kopecká f Czech
Feminine form of Kopecký.

Buhr Low German
Low German form of Bauer.

Zellweger German (Swiss)
Originally denoted a person from the Appenzell region of Switzerland. The place name is derived from Latin abbatis cella meaning "estate of the abbot". A famous bearer is actress Renée Zellweger (1969-).

Herrera Spanish
Spanish form of Ferreira.

Hopper English
Occupational name for an acrobat or a nickname for someone who was nervous or restless. A famous bearer was the American actor Dennis Hopper (1936-2010).

Read 1 English
Means "red" from Middle English read, probably denoting a person with red hair or complexion.

Olsson Swedish
Means "son of Olaf".

Vestergaard Danish
From a place name, derived from Danish vest "west" and gård "farm, yard".

Dayton English
Variant of Deighton.

Mostafa Arabic
From the given name Mustafa.

Carey Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ciardha meaning "descendant of Ciardha".

Gundersen Norwegian
Means "son of Gunder".

Cropper English
Occupational name derived from Middle English croppe "crop", referring to a fruit picker or a crop reaper.

Göbel German
Derived from the given name Göbel, a diminutive of the Old German name Godabert.

Al Saud Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic آل سعود (see Al Su'ud).

Béringer French
From the given name Bérenger.

Ardelean Romanian
From the Romanian region of Ardeal, also called Transylvania. It is possibly derived from Hungarian erdő meaning "forest".

Agostini Italian
Means "son of Agostino".

Kadlecová f Czech
Feminine form of Kadlec.

Vacíková f Czech
Feminine form of Vacík.

Karlsson Swedish
Means "son of Karl".

Cremonesi Italian
From the name of the Italian city of Cremona in Lombardy.

Brent English
Originally derived from the name of a hill (or the village nearby) in Somerset, perhaps derived from a Celtic word meaning "hill".

Červená f Czech
Feminine form of Červený.

Akerman English
Variant of Ackerman.

Iwata Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Acker German, English
Denoted a person who lived near a field, derived from Middle English aker or Middle High German acker meaning "field".

Keir Scottish
Variant of Kerr.

Bulle Dutch
From the given name Boele.

Espinosa Spanish
From Spanish espinoso meaning "thorny", ultimately from Latin spinosus, a derivative of spina meaning "thorn, spine". This was the real surname of the Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677), who was of Portuguese Jewish origin.

Huerta Spanish
Means "garden, orchard" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin hortus.

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

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

Abascal Spanish
Means "priest's street" from Basque abas "priest" and kale "street".

Suess German
Variant of Süß. A famous bearer was the American children's author Dr. Seuss (1904-1991), who was born Theodor Seuss Geisel.

Aloi Italian
From a dialectal form of the name Aloisio.

Wei Chinese
From Chinese 魏 (wèi) referring to the ancient state of Wei, which existed from the 5th to 3rd centuries BC in what is now Henan, Hebei, Shanxi, and Shandong provinces.

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

Donoghue Irish
From Irish Ó Donnchadha meaning "descendant of Donnchadh".

Ivanoŭ m Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Belarusian Іваноў (see Ivanow).

Vávrová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Vávra.

Hendriks Dutch
Derived from the given name Hendrik.

Snaaijer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.

Léon French
Variant of Lyon 1, Lyon 2 or Lyon 3.

Nannini Italian
From Nanni, a diminutive of the given name Giovanni.

Brivio Italian
From the name of the town of Brivio in Lombardy. Supposed it derives from a Celtic word meaning "bridge".

Vargas Spanish, Portuguese
Means "slope, flooded field, pastureland" or "hut", from the Spanish and Portuguese dialectal word varga.

Gutierrez Spanish
Variant of Gutiérrez.

Zhao Chinese
From Chinese 赵 (zhào), which refers to an ancient city-state in what is now Shanxi province. According to legend, King Mu rewarded his chariot driver Zaofu with the city, at which time Zaofu adopted this surname. The later historic state of Zhao, which existed from the 5th to 3rd centuries BC, was named after this city.... [more]

Bramson Jewish
Means "son of Bram".

Terrazas Spanish
Originally a name for a person from Terrazas in the Spanish city of Burgos, a place name meaning "terraces".

Dam Dutch, Danish
Means "dike, dam" in Dutch and Danish. In modern Danish it also means "pond".

Chaplin English, French
Occupational name for a chaplain, or perhaps for the servant of one, from Middle English, Old French chapelain. A famous bearer was the British comic actor Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977).

Morrish English
Variant of Morriss.

Wrońska f Polish
Feminine form of Wroński.

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).

Schmeling German
From Middle Low German smal meaning "small, slender".

Zając Polish
Means "hare" in Polish.

Wasilewski m Polish
Means "son of Wasyl".

Dorsey English
Means "from Orsay", referring to the town of Orsay near Paris, its name deriving from the Latin personal name Orcius.

Rosales Spanish
Means "rose bushes" in Spanish.

Durdyýew m Turkmen
Means "son of Durdy".

Mathewson English
Means "son of Matthew".

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

Abatangelo Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Angelo.

Eichel German
Means "acorn" in German, indicating a person who lived near an oak tree.

Lewis 1 English
Derived from the given name Lewis. The author C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) was a bearer of this surname.

Adolfsson Swedish
Means "son of Adolf".

Banderas Spanish
Spanish cognate of Banner.

Vidal Spanish, Catalan, French
From the given name Vidal.

Faron French
From the given name Faron.

Winthrop English
Habitational name from the place names Winthrope 1 or Winthrope 2.

Jagoda Polish
Means "berry" in Polish.

Maier 1 German
Variant of Meyer 1.

Bologna Italian
From the name of the city of Bologna in northern Italy. It may derive from a Celtic word meaning "settlement".

Jurković Croatian
Patronymic derived from a diminutive of Jure.

Prinz German, Jewish
Means "prince", used as an ornamental name by Jews or as a nickname for someone who acted in a princely manner.

Furukawa Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream".

Kamińska f Polish
Feminine form of Kamiński.

Stewart Scottish
Occupational name for an administrative official of an estate or steward, from Old English stig "house" and weard "guard". The Stewart family (sometimes spelled Stuart) held the Scottish crown for several centuries. One of the most famous members of the Stewart family was Mary, Queen of Scots.

Saad Arabic, Malay
From the given name Sa'd.

Devos Flemish
Flemish variant of Vos.

King English
From Old English cyning "king", originally a nickname for someone who either acted in a kingly manner or who worked for or was otherwise associated with a king. A famous bearer was the American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968).

Pavlyuk Ukrainian
From the given name Pavlo.

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

Whitney English
Originally from the name of an English town, meaning "white island" in Old English.

El-Amin Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic الأمين (see Al-Amin).

Yamagishi Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank".

Reier German
Variant of Reiher.

Vogel German, Dutch
From Old High German and Old Dutch fogal meaning "bird". It was originally an occupational name for a bird catcher, or a nickname for a person who liked to sing.

Fleury French
From the name of various towns in northern France, derived from the Gallo-Roman personal name Florus.

Wray English
Originally denoted someone who came from any of the various places of this name in northern England, from Old Norse vrá meaning "corner, nook".

Navickaitė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Navickas. This form is used by unmarried women.

Marchenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Marko.

Marešová f Czech
Feminine form of Mareš.

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

Kokkinos m Greek
From a nickname meaning "red" in Greek.

Mitchell 1 English, Scottish
Derived from the given name Michael.

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

Tahirović Bosnian
Means "son of Tahir".

Vaccaro Italian
Occupational name meaning "cowherd" in Italian.

Bobal m Czech
Derived from Czech bob meaning "bean".

Knudsen Danish
Means "son of Knud".

Reed English
Variant of Read 1.

Agramunt Catalan
Originally denoted a person from the town of Agramunt, Spain. It means "field hill" in Catalan.

Deighton English
From English towns by this name, from Old English dic "ditch" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".

McGinnis Irish
Variant of McGuinness.

Stoica Romanian
From Romanian stoic meaning "stoic, impassive".

Murgia Sardinian
Means "brine" in Sardinian, perhaps a nickname for someone who pickled foods.

Kalniņš m Latvian
Derived from Latvian kalns meaning "mountain, hill".

Vilhjálmsson Icelandic
Means "son of Vilhjálmur".

Stacey English
Variant of Stacy.

Navickas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Nowicki.

Pavoni Italian
Variant of Pavone.

Roldán Spanish
Derived from the given name Roldán.

Abrams Jewish, English
Means "son of Abraham".

Hutmacher German
German cognate of Hoedemaker.

Baarda Frisian
From the name of the town of Baard in the Netherlands, possibly derived from a given name that was a variant of Bert.

Andersson Swedish
Means "son of Anders". This is the most common surname in Sweden.

Stamp English
Originally denoted a person from Étampes near Paris. It was called Stampae in Latin, but the ultimate origin is uncertain.

Ó hAonghuis Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Hennessy.

Austin English
Derived from the given name Austin.

Sedláček m Czech, Slovak
Diminutive form of Sedlák.

Lamon Italian
From the name of the village of Lamon near the city of Belluno in Veneto, Italy.

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

Desroches French
Means "from the rocks", from French roche "rock".

Baker English
Occupational name meaning "baker", derived from Middle English bakere.

Traver French
French variant of Travers.

Maksimov m Russian
Means "son of Maksim".

Olofsson Swedish
Means "son of Olof".

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

Jaworska f Polish
Feminine form of Jaworski.

Lyons English
Variant of Lyon 1.

Powers English
Variant of Power 1 or Power 2.

Tsvetkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Tsvetko".

Kaneko Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 子 (ko) meaning "child".

Němcová f Czech
Feminine form of Němec.

Moon 1 Korean
Korean form of Wen, from Sino-Korean 文 (mun).

Martinelli Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Martino.

Clacher Scottish
From Scottish Gaelic clachair meaning "stonemason".

Kazloŭ m Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Belarusian Казлоў (see Kazlow).

Tailor English
Variant of Taylor.

André French
Derived from the given name André.

Kovalyova f Russian
Feminine form of Kovalyov.

Hájek m Czech
Means "thicket" in Czech, a diminutive of háj "woods".

Munteanu Romanian
From Romanian muntean meaning "mountaineer, from the mountains", ultimately from Latin mons.

Kos Slovene
Means "blackbird" in Slovene.

Mały Polish
Polish cognate of Malý.

Lopes Portuguese
Means "son of Lopo" in Portuguese.

Segal 1 Jewish
From the Hebrew phrase סגן לויה (seḡan Lewiya) meaning "assistant Levite".

Belanger English
From the given name Berengar.

Ševčíková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Ševčík.

Rowland English
Derived from the given name Roland.

Makri f Greek
Feminine form of Makris.

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-).

Maisuradze Georgian
From Georgian მაისურა (maisura) meaning "shirt", an occupational name for one who made or sold them.

Brožová f Czech
Feminine form of Brož.

Bonner English
From Middle English boneire "kind, courteous", derived from Norman French bon aire "good bloodline".

Van Apeldoorn Dutch
Variant of Apeldoorn.

Horowitz Jewish
From the German name of Hořovice, a town in the Czech Republic. Its name is derived from Czech hora "mountain".

Šimonytė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Šimonis. This form is used by unmarried women.

Van Alst Dutch
Means "from Aalst", the name of towns in Belgium and the Netherlands, which is possibly from Germanic *alhs meaning "temple, shelter".

Barbier French
French cognate of Barber.

Miller English
Occupational surname meaning "miller", referring to a person who owned or worked in a grain mill, derived from Middle English mille "mill".

Peura Finnish
Means "deer" in Finnish.

Kravchenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian кравець (kravets) meaning "tailor".

O'Hannagan Irish
Variant of O'Hannagain.

Pellé French
From French pelé meaning "bald".

Jaskulska f Polish
Feminine form of Jaskulski.

Boyer Occitan
Occitan cognate of Bouvier.

Monday 2 English
Denoted a person for whom this was a significant day, often the day they would pay their feudal fees.

Papadopoulou f Greek
Feminine form of Papadopoulos.

McGill Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Ghoill meaning "son of the foreigner", derived from gall "foreigner".

Blumenthal German, Jewish
Derived from German Blumen "flowers" and Thal "valley".

Řehová f Czech
Feminine form of Řeha.

Bartlett English
From a diminutive form of Bartholomew.

Sneijder Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.

Trueman English
Variant of Truman.

Walton English
From the name of any of several villages in England, derived from Old English wealh "foreigner, Celt", weald "forest", weall "wall", or wille "well, spring, water hole" combined with tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Moto Japanese
From Japanese 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin". More commonly it is the final character in Japanese surnames.

Nogueira Portuguese, Galician
From Portuguese and Galician nogueira meaning "walnut tree", from the Late Latin nucarius, ultimately from Latin nux meaning "nut".

Fava Italian
From Italian fava referring to a type of broad bean.

Planck German
German variant of Plank.

Zorić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Zora".

Belrose French
Variant of Bellerose.

Knochenmus German
From German Knochen "bone" and Mus "sauce". It probably referred to someone who worked in the butcher trade.

Leitner German
Referred to one who lived on a hillside, from Middle High German lite "slope".

Garrett English
Derived from the given name Gerald or Gerard.

Bandyopadhyay Bengali
From the name of the village of Bandoghat combined with upadhaya "instructor, priest".

Lémieux French
Derived from the place name Leymieux, a town in the Rhône-Alpes region of France.

Janssen Dutch
Means "son of Jan 1".

Gentile Italian
From a nickname meaning "gentle, kind" in Italian.

Abbes Dutch
Means "son of Abbe".

Rybová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Ryba.

Han Chinese, Korean
From Chinese 韩 (hán) referring to the ancient state of Han, which existed from the 5th to 3rd centuries BC in what is now Shanxi and Henan provinces.

Archambault French
From the archaic French given name Archambault, which is related to Archibald.

Hoefler German
Variant of Hofer.

Boyko Ukrainian
Originally indicated a member of the Boykos, an ethnic group of western Ukraine.

Fabre Occitan, French
Occitan form of Fèvre.

Ansaldi Italian
Means "son of Ansaldo".

Mag Eochadha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McGough.

Alberighi Italian
Variant of Alberici.

Perez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Pérez.

Knepp German
Variant of Knopf.

Žukauskienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Žukauskas. This form is used by married women.

Asenov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Asen".

Schuster German
Means "shoemaker, cobbler", from Middle High German schuoch "shoe" and suter, from Latin sutor "sewer, cobbler".

Akabane Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 羽 (hane) meaning "feather".

Mateos Spanish
Derived from the given name Mateo.

Breda Italian
From the name of a town near Venice, possibly derived from a Lombardic word meaning "field".

Hajós Hungarian
Means "boatman, sailor" in Hungarian.

Fleischer German
Occupational name meaning "butcher" in German.

Andreasen Danish
Means "son of Andreas".

Jeffery English
Derived from the given name Jeffrey.

Mulligan Irish
Variant of Milligan.

Ismoilova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Ismoilov.

Pandeva f Macedonian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Pandev.

Abreu Portuguese, Galician
Meaning uncertain, possibly from a given name that was of Germanic origin.

Babayev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Baba".

Meeuwissen Dutch
Variant of Meeuwsen.

Köhler German
Variant of Kohler.

Scrooge Literature
Created by Charles Dickens for the central character in his short novel A Christmas Carol (1843). He probably based it on the rare English word scrouge meaning "to squeeze". In the book Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly old man who is visited by three spirits who show him visions of his past, present and future. Since the book's publication, scrooge has been used as a word to mean "miser, misanthrope".

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

Dimitriou Greek
Means "son of Dimitrios".

Chaudhri Hindi
Alternate transcription of Hindi चौधरी (see Chaudhary).

Dąbrowski m Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations named Dąbrowa or Dobrów, derived from Polish dąb meaning "oak".

Briedis m Latvian
Means "deer" in Latvian.

Liu Chinese
From Chinese 刘 (liú) meaning "kill, destroy". This was the surname of Chinese emperors of the Han dynasty.

Ahmadi Persian
From the given name Ahmad.

Neuman German, Jewish
Variant of Neumann.

Kozlová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Kozel.

Alfson Swedish (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Alfsson.

Teke 2 Turkish
Occupational name for a goat herder, from Turkish teke "goat".

Patenaude French (Quebec)
French form of Paternoster.

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

Bustos Spanish
Variant of Busto.

Constantinescu Romanian
Means "son of Constantin".

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

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

Alexander English
Derived from the given name Alexander.

Bonaccorso Italian
From the medieval given name Bonaccorso.

Maria Italian, Portuguese
From the given the name Maria.

Toyoda Japanese
From Japanese 豊 (toyo) meaning "bountiful, luxuriant" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy". A famous bearer was Kiichiro Toyoda (1894-1952), founder of Toyota Motor Corporation.

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

Ó Cearmada Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Carmody.

Ergeshova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Ergeshov.

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

Caomhánach Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Kavanagh.

Koch German
German cognate of Cook.

Trumbauer German
Possibly from Middle High German trame "rafter, frame" and bauer "peasant, neighbour".

Silje Norwegian
Derived from the given name Silje.

Əhmədov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Əhməd".

Ungaretti Italian
Diminutive of Ungaro.

Álvarez Spanish
Means "son of Álvaro".

Ó Maol Bhréanáin Irish
Means "descendant of a follower of Saint Brendan" in Irish.

Willemse Dutch
Derived from the given name Willem.

Larsson Swedish
Means "son of Lars".

Figueroa Spanish
From places named for Galician figueira meaning "fig tree".

Duncanson Scottish
Means "son of Duncan".

Paredes Portuguese, Spanish
Denoted a person who lived near a wall, from Portuguese parede and Spanish pared meaning "wall", both derived from Latin paries.

Blaine Scottish
From the given name Bláán.