Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the order is random.
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Sevriens Dutch
Derived from the Latin given name Severinus.
Oikonomou Greek
Derived from Greek οικονόμος (ikonomos) meaning "housekeeper, steward".
Swindlehurst English
From the place name Swinglehurst in the Forest of Bowland in central Lancashire, derived from Old English swin "swine, pig", hyll "hill" and hyrst "wood, grove".
Quijano Spanish
From the name of a village in northern Spain.
Hoggard English
Occupational name meaning "pig herder", from Old English hogg "hog" and hierde "herdsman, guardian".
Blakeley English
From name of various English places, derived from Old English blæc "black" and leah "woodland, clearing".
Buckley 2 Irish
From Irish Ó Buachalla meaning "descendant of Buachaill", a nickname meaning "cowherd, servant".
Downer English
Name for someone who lived on or near a down, which is an English word meaning "hill".
Schneider German, Jewish
From German schneider or Yiddish shnayder, making it a cognate of Snyder.
Killough Irish
Indicated a person who was from Killough (County Down, Northern Ireland) or Killough (Wicklow, Ireland). The place name Killough means "church on the lake", derived from the Irish cill "church" and loch "lake".
Ó Móráin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Moran.
Balážová f Slovak
Feminine form of Baláž.
Yu 3 Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "consent, approve".
Bouwmeester Dutch
Means "architect, builder" in Dutch.
Antonise Dutch
Derived from the given name Antonius.
Ahmed Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indian (Muslim)
Derived from the given name Ahmad.
Ismail Arabic
From the given name Ismail.
Möller Low German, Swedish
Low German and Swedish form of Müller.
Matić Croatian
Means "son of Matija".
Wilkie English
Double diminutive of the given name William.
Rusu Romanian
From Romanian rus meaning "Russian".
Pokorni Hungarian
Hungarian form of Pokorný.
McNamara Irish
From Irish Mac Conmara meaning "son of Conmara". The given name Conmara is composed of "hound" and muir "sea".
Coeman Dutch
Variant of Koopman.
Ó Súileabháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Sullivan.
Herczog Hungarian
Hungarian form of Herzog.
Mendoza Spanish, Basque
From a Basque place name derived from mendi "mountain" and hotz "cold".
Rapp 2 German
From Middle High German raben meaning "raven", a nickname for a person with black hair.
O'Leary Irish
From Irish Ó Laoghaire meaning "descendant of Laoghaire".
MacMhaoilein Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McMillan.
Pugh Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Hugh meaning "son of Hugh".
Damyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Damyanov.
Reich German, Jewish
Nickname for a wealthy or powerful person, from Old High German rihhi "rich, powerful".
McDermott Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Diarmada meaning "son of Diarmaid". The McDermotts were nobility in the Kingdom of Connaught, a province in Ireland.
Altamura Italian
From the name of the Italian city of Altamura, which means "high walls" in Italian.
Flower English
From Middle English flour meaning "flower, blossom", derived from Old French flur, Latin flos. This was a nickname given to a sweet person. In other cases it could be a metonymic occupational name for a maker of flour (a word derived from the same source).
Rutkowska f Polish
Feminine form of Rutkowski.
Zima mu Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian
From an Old Slavic word meaning "winter". This may have been a nickname for a person with a chilly personality.
Görög Hungarian
Means "Greek" in Hungarian.
Alger English
From the given name Algar.
Ware 1 English
From Old English wer meaning "dam, weir", indicating someone who lived near such a structure.
Blumenthal German, Jewish
Derived from German Blumen "flowers" and Thal "valley".
Jakobsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Jakob".
Valeriev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Valeri".
Moreau French
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Maurus.
Hult Swedish
Swedish form of Holt.
Salim Arabic
From the given name Salim.
Holzer German
German cognate of Holt.
Sugimoto Japanese
From Japanese (sugi) meaning "cedar" and (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
McNab Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Aba meaning "son of the abbot".
Trifonov m Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Trifon".
Shehu Albanian
From the Arabic title شيخ (shaykh) meaning "elder, chief, sheikh".
Dirksen Dutch, German
Means "son of Dirk".
Como 2 Italian
From the name of the city of Como in Lombardy, the rival city of Milan during the Middle Ages. Its name may come from a Celtic root meaning "valley".
Ueda Japanese
From Japanese (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Van Breda Dutch
Means "from Breda", a city in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands. It is derived from Dutch breed meaning "wide" and Aa, the name of a river.
Hightower English
Possibly a variant of Hayter.
Bosch 1 Dutch, Low German
Derived from Middle Dutch bosch meaning "wood, forest".
Contreras Spanish
From the name of a town in Burgos, Spain, derived from Late Latin contraria meaning "area opposite".
Krause German
Variant of Kraus.
Goldschmidt German
Occupational name meaning "goldsmith" in German.
Cheng 1 Chinese
From Chinese (chéng) meaning "rule, order, regulations", also referring to the territory of Cheng (in present-day Henan province) that existed during the Zhou dynasty.
Kirch German
German cognate of Church.
Kader Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic قادر (see Qadir).
McFee Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of MacDhubhshìth.
Eliassen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Elias".
Akmatov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Akmat".
Eichel German
Means "acorn" in German, indicating a person who lived near an oak tree.
Knef German
Occupational name for a shoemaker, derived from Low German knif meaning "shoemaker's knife".
Papke Low German
Low German diminutive form of papa (see Pope).
Bustillo Spanish
From the name of Spanish towns, diminutive forms of Busto.
Ó Cuidighthigh Irish
Means "descendant of Cuidightheach" in Irish.
Lundgren Swedish
Derived from Swedish lund (Old Norse lundr) meaning "grove" and gren (Old Norse grein) meaning "branch".
Vávrová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Vávra.
Seymour 2 English
From an English place name, derived from Old English "sea" and mere "lake".
Saidova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Saidov.
Rinne 1 Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Rinn.
Mag Eochadha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McGough.
Petrauskas m Lithuanian
Means "son of Petras".
Lysenko Ukrainian
From a nickname, either from Ukrainian лис (lys) meaning "fox" or лисий (lysy) meaning "bald".
Christian English, French, German
Derived from the given name Christian.
Charmchi Persian
Means "leather worker" in Persian, from چرم (charm) meaning "leather" combined with چی (chī), denoting an occupation.
Kováčová f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Kováč.
Warszawska f Polish
Feminine form of Warszawski.
Bartolomei Italian
Derived from the given name Bartolomeo.
Michaelis German
Derived from the given name Michael.
Bologna Italian
From the name of the city of Bologna in northern Italy. It may derive from a Celtic word meaning "settlement".
Herrmann German
From the given name Hermann.
Ó Cléirigh Irish
Means "descendant of the clerk" in Irish.
Aldebrandi Italian
Means "son of Aldebrando", an Italian form of Aldebrand.
Goffe English
Derived from Breton or Cornish goff meaning "smith", referring to a metalworker.
Nazarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Նազարյան (see Nazaryan).
Haggard English
From a nickname meaning "wild, untamed, worn", from Old French, ultimately from a Germanic root.
Baylor German (Anglicized)
Possibly an Americanized form of Beiler.
Romano 2 Italian
Denoted a person from the city of Rome, either a resident or someone who visited as a pilgrim. In Calabria it was also used to designate a person from New Rome, a name for Constantinople.
Procházková f Czech
Feminine form of Procházka.
Hardwick English
From Old English heord "herd" and wic "village, town".
Jasso Basque
Variant of Jaso.
Fialová f Czech
Feminine form of Fiala.
Twist English, Literature
Probably from the name of towns in England and Wales called Twist or Twiss. This surname was used by Charles Dickens for the hero of his novel Oliver Twist (1838), about an orphan surviving the streets of London. Dickens probably had the vocabulary word twist in mind when naming the character.
Bagni Italian
From Italian bagno "bath", derived from Latin balneum, referring to a person who worked as a bath house attendant.
Lazăr Romanian
From the given name Lazăr.
Baardwijk Dutch
From the name of a town in the Netherlands, possibly from Baard, a variant of Bert, and wijk meaning "neighbourhood, district".
Yap English
From a nickname for a clever or cunning person, from Middle English yap meaning "devious, deceitful, shrewd".
Cipriani Italian
From the given name Cipriano.
Mac Síthigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McSheehy.
Solo Basque
Means "rural estate" in Basque.
Picard French
Originally denoted a person from Picardy, a historical region of northern France. It is derived from Old French pic meaning "pike, spike".
Menéndez Spanish
Means "son of Menendo" in Spanish, the given name Menendo being a medieval Spanish form of Hermenegildo.
Colton English
From a place name meaning "Cola's town".
Ho Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Hokkien)
Cantonese and Min Nan romanization of He.
Orman Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Ruaidh.
Garbo Italian
From a nickname meaning "politeness" in Italian. A famous bearer of this name was the Swedish actress Greta Garbo (1905-1990), born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson.
Petőcs Hungarian
Derived from Pető, an old Hungarian diminutive of Péter.
Wehner German
Variant of Wagner.
Casale Italian
Italian cognate of Casal.
Mikulová f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Mikula.
Štěpánek m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Štěpán.
Ó Gallchobhair Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Gallagher.
Wheatley English
From any of the various places in England with this name, meaning "wheat clearing" in Old English.
Andriessen Dutch
Means "son of Andries".
Śląska f Polish
Feminine form of Śląski.
Green English
Descriptive name for someone who often wore the colour green or someone who lived near the village green.
Laganà Italian
Occupational name for a greengrocer, meaning "vegetables" in southern Italian dialects, ultimately from Greek λάχανον (lachanon).
Urbonienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Urbonas. This form is used by married women.
Slezák m Czech, Slovak
Originally a name for a person from Silesia, a historical region that is nowadays split between Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic.
Dane 2 English
Originally denoted a Dane, that is a person from Denmark.
Peusen Dutch
Derived from the given name Pascal.
Aling Dutch
Variant of Alink.
El-Amin Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic الأمين (see Al-Amin).
Assink Dutch
From a place name meaning "(farm) belonging to Asse".
Ewart 2 English
From the name of an English town, derived from Old English ea "river" and worþ "enclosure".
Lamont Scottish
From the medieval Gaelic given name Lagmann, derived from Old Norse lǫgmaðr meaning "law man".
Iturburua Basque
Means "by the fountain" in Basque, from iturri "fountain, spring".
Lehr German
From Old High German loh meaning "meadow, clearing".
Angenent Dutch
Referred to person who lived at the end of the road or the village, derived from Dutch an gen ent meaning "at the end".
Mortimer English
From the name of a town in Normandy meaning "dead water, still water" in Old French.
Innes 2 Scottish
From the given name Aonghus.
Jorge Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Jorge.
Abbaticchio Italian
Means "little abbot" from Italian abate and the diminutive suffix -icchio, from Latin -iculus.
Nicolaou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Νικολάου (see Nikolaou).
Jónás Hungarian
Derived from the given name Jónás.
Di Pasqua Italian
Means "of Easter" in Italian.
Rutgers Dutch
Derived from the given name Rutger.
Yamamoto Japanese
From Japanese (yama) meaning "mountain" and (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Varela Spanish
Derived from Spanish vara "stick". It may have originally been given to one who used a stick in his line of work, for example an animal herder.
Deschamps French
Means "from the fields", from French champ "field".
Traverse French
French variant of Travers.
Hancock English
From a diminutive of the medieval name Hann.
Hayden 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Ó hÉideáin or Ó hÉidín.
Hartell English
From various place names derived from Old English heorot "hart, male deer" and hyll "hill".
Acquati Italian
From the name of a village, part of the city of Lecco in Lombardy. Its name is presumably derived from Italian acqua "water".
Innocenti Italian
From a nickname meaning "innocent" in Italian.
Abels Dutch
Means "son of Abel".
Tifft English
Variant of Toft.
Layton English
Derived from the name of English towns, meaning "town with a leek garden" in Old English.
Həsənov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Həsən".
Zajícová f Czech
Feminine form of Zajíc.
Schulze German
Variant of Schulz.
Hyland 1 English
Topographic name meaning "high land", from Old English heah and land.
Alan English, Scottish
Derived from the given name Alan.
McRae Scottish
From Gaelic Mag Raith meaning "son of Rath", a given name meaning "prosperity" or "grace".
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.
Bennett English
Derived from the medieval English given name Bennett.
Hahn German
From a nickname for a proud or pugnacious person, from Old High German hano meaning "rooster, cock".
Duchamp French
Variant of Deschamps. A famous bearer was the French artist Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968).
Genkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Genkov.
Easton English
From the name of various places meaning "east town" in Old English.
Brändle German
Derived from a diminutive of the Old German given name Brando.
Van Ankeren Dutch
Means "from the anchor" in Dutch.
Michaels English
Derived from the given name Michael.
Jacobson English
Means "son of Jacob".
Philips English, Dutch
Means "son of Philip". Famous bearers of this surname were Frederick Philips (1830-1900) and his son Gerard (1858-1942), the Dutch founders of the company Philips.
Kravchenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian кравець (kravets) meaning "tailor".
Vartanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Վարդանյան (see Vardanyan).
Ahlström Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish al (Old Norse ǫlr) meaning "alder" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".
D'Agostino Italian
From the given name Agostino.
De Filippis Italian
Means "son of Filippo".
Kurucz Hungarian
Derived from the Hungarian word kuruc, referring to rebels who fought against the Habsburgs in the late 17th to early 18th century.
Ziskind Jewish
Ornamental name, or from a given name, meaning "sweet child", derived from Yiddish זיס (zis) meaning "sweet" and קינד (kind) meaning "child", both words of Old High German origin.
Čtvrtník m Czech
Derived from Czech čtvrtlán meaning "one quarter of a lán", where a lán is a medieval Czech measure of land (approximately 18 hectares). The name denoted someone who owned this much land.
Washington English
From a place name meaning "settlement belonging to Wassa's people", from the given name Wassa and Old English tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town". A famous bearer was George Washington (1732-1799), the first president of the United States. This surname was sometimes adopted by freed slaves, resulting in a high proportion of African-American bearers.
Antonino Italian
From the given name Antonino.
Adamík m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak diminutive form of Adam.
Kunkle German
Variant of Kunkel.
Hewitt English
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Hugh.
Vlachos m Greek
Means "Romanian, Wallachian" in Greek, from Old Slavic volxŭ "Romance-speaker" (of Germanic origin).
Kollárová f Slovak
Feminine form of Kollár.
Olsson Swedish
Means "son of Olaf".
Sanderson English
Means "son of Alexander".
Womack English
Of uncertain origin. One theory suggests that it indicated a dweller by a hollow oak tree, derived from Old English womb "hollow" and ac "oak".
Chambers English
From Old French chambre meaning "chamber, room", an occupational name for a person who worked in the inner rooms of a mansion.
Asano Japanese
From Japanese (asa) meaning "shallow" and (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Dirix Flemish, Dutch
Means "son of Dirk".
Dragomir Romanian
From the given name Dragomir.
Moore 2 English
Derived from the given name Maurus.
Anjema Frisian
Denoted a person from the village of Anjum in the Netherlands. It possibly means "corner" in Dutch.
Quinlan Irish
From Irish Ó Caoindealbháin, which means "descendant of Caoindealbhán", a given name meaning "handsome form" (using a diminutive suffix).
Villalobos Spanish
Habitational name for a person from the town of Villalobos, Spain, which is derived from Spanish villa "town" and lobo "wolf".
John English
Derived from the given name John. A famous bearer is British musician Elton John (1947-), born Reginald Dwight.
Červený m Czech
Means "red" in Czech.
Gregory English
From the given name Gregory.
Ivarsson Swedish
Means "son of Ivar".
Jung 2 Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul (see Jeong).
Douglas Scottish
From the name of a town in Lanarkshire, itself named after a tributary of the River Clyde called the Douglas Water, derived from Gaelic dubh "dark" and glais "water, river" (an archaic word related to glas "grey, green"). This was a Scottish Lowland clan, the leaders of which were powerful earls in the medieval period.
Rothschild Jewish
From Middle High German rot "red" and schilt "shield", or Yiddish רויט (roit) and שילד (shild). The famous Rothschild family of bankers took their name from a house with a red shield on it.
Ivanković Croatian, Serbian
Patronymic derived from a diminutive of Ivan.
Ruggles English
From a medieval diminutive of the given name Roger.
Pavlyuk Ukrainian
From the given name Pavlo.
Kuroiwa Japanese
From Japanese (kuro) meaning "black" and (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks".
Fishman English
Occupational name for a fisherman.
Andersson Swedish
Means "son of Anders". This is the most common surname in Sweden.
Krüger 2 German
In southern Germany an occupational name for a potter, derived from Middle High German kruoc meaning "jug, pot".
Pinheiro Portuguese
Means "pine tree" in Portuguese.
Kendrick 1 English
From the Old English given names Cyneric or Cenric.
Mihailović Serbian
Means "son of Mihailo".
Čížiková f Slovak
Feminine form of Čížik.
Baier German
Variant of Bayer.
Anema Frisian
Means "son of Ane 2".
Sgro Italian
Nickname for a curly-haired person, from Greek σγουρός (sgouros) meaning "curly".
Devin 2 French, English
Nickname for a person who acted divinely or prophetically, from Old French devin meaning "divine" or "seer, fortune teller", ultimately from Latin divinus.
Di Stefano Italian
Means "son of Stefano".
Kowalski m Polish
From Polish kowal meaning "blacksmith". This is the second most common surname in Poland.
McIntosh Scottish
From Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisich meaning "son of the chief".
Brent English
Originally derived from the name of a hill (or the village nearby) in Somerset, perhaps derived from a Celtic word meaning "hill".
Hennessy Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAonghuis meaning "descendant of Aonghus".
MacClery Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Cléirich.
Jandová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Janda.
Baarsma Frisian
Indicated a person coming from the small town of Beers in Frisia.
Bai Chinese
From Chinese (bái) meaning "white".
Sommer 2 German
From Middle High German sumber or sommer meaning "basket, wickerwork, drum".
Saller 1 German
Originally denoted a person from the town of Sallern in Bavaria, possibly from a Celtic element meaning "stream".
Piątek Polish
Means "Friday" in Polish, derived from the word piąty meaning "fifth".
Gardener English
Occupational surname for one who was a gardener, from Old French jardin meaning "garden" (of Frankish origin).
Gilmore Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacGilleMhoire or Irish Gaelic Mac Giolla Mhuire meaning "son of the servant of Moire".
Vergoossen Dutch
Means "son of Goswin".
Langford English
From any of various places in England with this name, derived from Old English lang "long" and ford "ford, river crossing".
Piovene Italian
From the name of the town of Piovene Rocchette in Veneto, Italy.
Gage French, English
Occupational name derived either from Old French jauge "measure" (a name for an assayer) or gage "pledge, payment" (a name for a moneylender). Both words were ultimately of Frankish origin.
Southgate English
Name for a person who lived near the southern gate of a town or in a town named Southgate, from Old English suþ and gæt.
Cuevas Spanish
Derived from Spanish cueva meaning "cave".
Wattana Thai
From Thai วัฒน (wathan) meaning "culture".
Toset Catalan
Catalan form of Tosi.
Selvaggio Italian
Italian form of Savage.
Fukuzawa Japanese
From Japanese (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Gottlieb German
Derived from the given name Gottlieb.
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).
Vandroogenbroeck Flemish
Means "from the dry marsh" in Dutch. The city of Brussels was built on dry marshes.
Ye Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "leaf".
Pan 2 Chinese
From Chinese (pān) meaning "water in which rice has been rinsed", and also referring to a river that flows into the Han River.
O'Connor Irish
From Irish Ó Conchobhair meaning "descendant of Conchobar".
Bonaccorso Italian
From the medieval given name Bonaccorso.
Hrabě m Czech
Means "count" in Czech, perhaps used to denote someone who worked for a count or acted like a count.
Jewel English
Variant of Jewell.
Róg Polish
Means "animal horn" in Polish.
Vadas Hungarian
From Hungarian vad meaning "wild", either a nickname or an occupational name for a hunter of wild game.
Revie English
Variant of Reeve.
Solomon English, Romanian, Jewish
Derived from the given name Solomon.
Cookson English
Patronymic form of Cook.
Bonfils French
Derived from Old French bon fils meaning "good son".
Espina Spanish
Means "thorn" in Spanish, a name for someone who lived near a thorn bush.
Planche French
French form of Plank.
Ruoho Finnish
Means "grass" in Finnish.
Hilmarsson Icelandic
Means "son of Hilmar".
Galilei Italian (Rare)
From the given name Galileo. A notable bearer was the Italian astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei (1564-1642). Both his given name and surname were from an earlier 15th-century ancestor (a doctor).
Qodirova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Qodirov.
Amano Japanese
From Japanese (ama) meaning "heaven" and (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Gang Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul (see Kang).
Sherazi Urdu
Urdu form of Shirazi.
Peña Spanish
Originally denoted a person who lived near a jutting rock, from Spanish peña meaning "rock, cliff".
Alders Dutch
Means "son of Aldert".
Andela Dutch
From the given name Andreas.
Podsedníková f Czech
Feminine form of Podsedník.
Ruskin 1 Scottish
From Gaelic rusgaire meaning "tanner".
Milojević Serbian
Means "son of Miloje".