Surnames from Given Names

Given Name   Occupation   Location   Nickname   Ornamental   Other
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Aafjes Dutch
Means "son of Aafje".
Aaij Dutch
Derived from the given name Aaij, a short form of Adriaan and other names.
Aalders Dutch
Means "son of Aldert".
Aalfs Dutch
Means "son of Aalf", a short form of Adolf.
Aalmers Dutch (Rare)
Means "son of Aalmar", a Dutch form of Adelmar.
Aarens Dutch
Means "son of Arend".
Aaron Jewish, English
From the given name Aaron.
Aarse Dutch
Means "son of Arend".
Aarts Dutch
Means "son of Aart".
Aartsen Dutch
Means "son of Arend".
Aartsma Frisian
Means "son of Arend", the suffix -ma indicating that it is of Frisian origin.
Abatangelo Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Angelo.
Abatantuono Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Antonio.
Abategiovanni Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Giovanni.
Abatescianni Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Gianni.
Abbas Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Abbas.
Abbasi Persian, Urdu
From the given name Abbas.
Abbasov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Abbas".
Abbasova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Abbasov.
Abbes Dutch
Means "son of Abbe".
Abdel Arabic
From the given name Abdul.
Abdul Arabic, Pashto
From the given name Abdul.
Abdullaev m Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Cyrillic Абдуллаев (see Abdullayev).
Abdullaeva f Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Cyrillic Абдуллаева (see Abdullayeva).
Abdullah Arabic
Derived from the given name Abd Allah.
Abdulrashid Arabic
Derived from the given name Abd ar-Rashid.
Abel 1 English, French, Danish, Spanish, Portuguese
Derived from the given name Abel.
Abel 2 German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Albert.
Abélard History
Adopted by the 12th-century French philosopher Pierre le Pallet, thereafter known as Pierre Abélard (or Peter Abelard in English). It is not certain how he contrived it. Possibly he was inspired by the given name Abel.
Abelen Dutch
Patronymic surname derived from Abel or a diminutive of Albert.
Abelli Italian
From the given name Abele.
Abelló Catalan
From the Latin given name Abellio, which may have been derived from the name of a Pyrenean god.
Abeln German
Patronymic derived from a diminutive of Albert.
Abels Dutch
Means "son of Abel".
Aben Dutch
Means "son of Abe 2".
Abiodun Yoruba
From the given name Abiodun.
Abioye Yoruba
From the given name Abioye.
Abraham Jewish, English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch
Derived from the given name Abraham.
Abrahamsson Swedish
Means "son of Abraham".
Abram English
Derived from the given name Abraham.
Abrami Italian
Derived from the given name Abramo.
Abramo Italian
Derived from the given name Abramo.
Abrams Jewish, English
Means "son of Abraham".
Abramsen Norwegian
Means "son of Abraham".
Abramson English
Means "son of Abraham".
Abramsson Swedish
Means "son of Abraham".
Abreu Portuguese, Galician
Meaning uncertain, possibly from a given name that was of Germanic origin.
Acardi Italian
Derived from the Norman name Achard, a form of Ekkehard.
Acconcio Italian
From the medieval Italian given names Accuntius or Acconcius, of uncertain meaning.
Accorsi Italian
From the given name Bonaccorso.
Accorso Italian
From the given name Bonaccorso.
Accursio Italian
From the given name Bonaccorso.
Acheson Scottish
Scots form of Atkinson.
Achilles German
Derived from the given name Achilles.
Adair English
Derived from the given name Edgar.
Ádám Hungarian
Hungarian form of Adam.
Adam um English, French, German, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Jewish
Derived from the given name Adam.
Adamczak Polish
Derived from the given name Adam.
Adamczyk Polish
Derived from the given name Adam.
Adami Italian
Means "son of Adamo".
Adamić Croatian
Means "son of Adam".
Adamík m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak diminutive form of Adam.
Adamíková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Adamík.
Adamo Italian
Italian form of Adam.
Adamoli Italian
Diminutive form of Adami.
Adamová f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Adam.
Adams English, Jewish
Derived from the given name Adam.
Adamsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Adam".
Adamson English
Means "son of Adam".
Adamsson Swedish
Means "son of Adam".
Adcock English
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Adam.
Addario Italian
Derived from the given name Addarius, of unknown meaning.
Addens Dutch
Means "son of Adde".
Addicks Dutch
Means "son of Addik", a diminutive of Adde.
Addison English
Means "son of Addy 2".
Adebayo Yoruba
From the given name Adebayo.
Adel Arabic
From the given name Adil.
Adelardi Italian
Means "son of Adelardo".
Adema Frisian
Means "son of Ade 2".
Adimari Italian
Means "son of Ademaro".
Adkins English
Variant of Atkins.
Adolfs Dutch
Means "son of Adolf".
Adolfsson Swedish
Means "son of Adolf".
Adomaitienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Adomaitis. This form is used by married women.
Adomaitis m Lithuanian
From the given name Adomas.
Adomaitytė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Adomaitis. This form is used by unmarried women.
Adriaans Dutch
Means "son of Adriaan".
Adriaansen Dutch
Means "son of Adriaan".
Aerssens Dutch
Means "son of Arend".
Aerts Dutch, Flemish
From a diminutive of the given name Arnout.
Afolabi Yoruba
From the given name Afolabi.
Africani Italian
Means "son of Africano", the Italian form of Africanus.
Africano Italian
From the given name Africano, the Italian form of Africanus.
Agani Italian
Means "son of Agano", a given name of unknown meaning.
Ağayev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Ağa".
Ağayeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Ağayev.
Agema Frisian
Means "son of Age 1".
Aggio Italian
Possibly from the name Aggius, probably related to the Germanic name Agi.
Agnarsson Icelandic
Means "son of Agnar".
Agócs Hungarian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Ágoston.
Agosti Italian
Means "son of Agosto", a variant of Augusto.
Agostini Italian
Means "son of Agostino".
Ahearn Irish
Anglicized form of Ó hEachthighearna.
Ahearne Irish
Anglicized form of Ó hEachthighearna.
Ahlers Low German
Means "son of Alard".
Ahmad Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indian (Muslim)
Derived from the given name Ahmad.
Ahmadi Persian
From the given name Ahmad.
Əhmədov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Əhməd".
Ahmadov m Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əhmədov.
Əhmədova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Əhmədov.
Ahmadova f Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əhmədova.
Ahmed Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indian (Muslim)
Derived from the given name Ahmad.
Aikema Frisian
Means "son of Aike".
Aiken English
From the medieval given name Atkin, a diminutive of Adam.
Aiolfi Italian
Means "son of Aiolfo", which is derived from the Germanic name Agilulf.
Airaldi Italian
Means "son of Aroldo".
Airò Italian
From the given name Aroldo.
Aitken Scottish, English
Derived from the medieval given name Atkin, a diminutive of Adam.
Akbari Persian
From the given name Akbar.
Åkesson Swedish
Means "son of Åke".
Akhmadov m Chechen
Means "son of Akhmad".
Akhmadova f Chechen
Feminine form of Akhmadov.
Akhmetov m Kazakh
Means "son of Akhmet".
Akhmetova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Akhmetov.
Akmatov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Akmat".
Akmatova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Akmatov.
Akselsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Aksel".
Alan English, Scottish
Derived from the given name Alan.
Albani Italian
Derived from the given name Albano.
Albano Italian
Derived from the given name Albano.
Alberda Dutch
Derived from the given name Albert.
Alberici Italian
Means "son of Alberico".
Albers Dutch
Means "son of Albert".
Albert English, French, Catalan, Hungarian, Romanian, German
Derived from the given name Albert.
Alberto Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
From the given name Alberto.
Alberts English, Dutch
Means "son of Albert".
Albertson English
Means "son of Albert".
Albini Italian
Means "son of Albino".
Albinson English
Means "son of Albin".
Albinsson Swedish
Means "son of Albin".
Albrecht German
From the given name Albrecht.
Aldebrandi Italian
Means "son of Aldebrando", an Italian form of Aldebrand.
Alden English
Derived from the Old English given name Ealdwine.
Alderisi Italian
Means "son of Alderissius", a Latinized form of a Germanic name of unknown meaning.
Alders Dutch
Means "son of Aldert".
Alduino Italian
Derived from the Italian given name Alduino, derived from the Germanic name Aldwin.
Alekseev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Алексеев (see Alekseyev).
Alekseeva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Алексеева (see Alekseyeva).
Alekseyev m Russian
Means "son of Aleksey".
Alekseyeva f Russian
Feminine form of Alekseyev.
Alesci Italian
Means "son of Alessio".
Alescio Italian
From the given name Alessio.
Aleshire German
Anglicized form of Alscher.
Alesi Italian
From the given name Alessio.
Alesini Italian
Means "son of Alesino", a diminutive of Alessio.
Alesio Italian
From the given name Alessio.
Alessi Italian
From the given name Alessio.
Alexander English
Derived from the given name Alexander.
Alexandre French, Portuguese
From the given name Alexandre.
Alexiou Greek
Means "son of Alexios".
Alfero Italian
From the given name Adalfarus.
Alfons Dutch
From the given name Alfons.
Alfonso Spanish
From the given name Alfonso.
Alfredson English
Means "son of Alfred".
Alfredsson Swedish
Means "son of Alfred".
Alfson Swedish (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Alfsson.
Alfsson Swedish
Means "son of Alf 1".
Alger English
From the given name Algar.
Al-Hashim Arabic
From the given name Hashim.
Ali Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Ali 1.
Aliberti Italian
Means "son of Alberto".
Aliev m Tajik, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Avar, Chechen
Alternate transcription of Tajik/Kyrgyz/Chechen Алиев, Kazakh Әлиев or Avar ГӀалиев (see Aliyev).
Alieva f Tajik, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Avar, Chechen
Alternate transcription of Tajik/Kyrgyz/Chechen Алиева, Kazakh Әлиева or Avar ГӀалиева (see Aliyeva).
Alinari Italian
Means "son of Alinario", which is from the Germanic name Ellanher.
Alinejad Persian
Means "descendant of Ali 1" in Persian.
Aliprandi Italian
Means "son of Alibrand".
Əliyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Əli".
Aliyev m Tajik, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Avar, Chechen, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Ali 1". This is also an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əliyev.
Əliyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Əliyev.
Aliyeva f Tajik, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Avar, Chechen, Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Aliyev. This is also an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əliyeva.
Alkema Frisian
Means "son of Alke".
Allan English, Scottish
Derived from the given name Alan.
Allard French, English
Derived from the given name Adalhard (or the Old English cognate Æðelræd).
Allen English, Scottish
Derived from the given name Alan.
Alles Dutch
Means "son of Alle".
Allison English
Means "son of Alan" or "son of Alexander" (as well as other given names beginning with Al).
Alma Frisian
Means "son of Ale 2", the suffix -ma indicating that it is of Frisian origin.
Alò Italian
Variant of Aloi.
Aloi Italian
From a dialectal form of the name Aloisio.
Aloia Italian
Variant of Aloi.
Aloisi Italian
From the given name Aloisio.
Alonso Spanish
From the given name Alonso.
Al Saud Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic آل سعود (see Al Su'ud).
Alscher German
Means "son of Adalheidis".
Al Su'ud Arabic
From Arabic آل (ʾāl) meaning "family" combined with the given name Su'ud. Normally transcribed Al Saud, this is the family name of the ruling dynasty of Saudia Arabia.
Altimari Italian
Derived from the given name Altimaro, an alteration of Adelmar.
Altoviti Italian (Rare)
Derived from the Lombard given name Altwidus.
Álvarez Spanish
Means "son of Álvaro".
Alvarez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Álvarez.
Alvarsson Swedish
Means "son of Alvar".
Alves Portuguese
Means "son of Álvaro".
Alvey English
Derived from the given name Ælfwig.
Alvin English
Variant of Elwyn.
Amadei Italian
Means "son of Amadeo".
Amador Spanish
Derived from the given name Amador.
Amadori Italian
Means "son of Amatore".
Amalberti Italian
Means "son of Amalberto", from the Germanic name Amalbert.
Amato Italian
From the given name Amato.
Amatore Italian
From the given name Amatore.
Ambrogi Italian
Means "son of Ambrogio".
Ambrosi Italian
Means "son of Ambrogio".
Amerighi Italian
Means "son of Amerigo".
Amiri Persian
From the given name Amir 1.
Amjad Arabic
Derived from the given name Amjad.
Amoretto Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Amore.
Amos Jewish
From the given name Amos.
Amsel 1 Jewish
Derived from the given name Anshel.
Amundsen Norwegian
Means "son of Amund". This name was borne by the Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928).
Ananias Dutch
From the Latin given name Ananias.
Anastasiou Greek
Means "son of Anastasios".
Andela Dutch
From the given name Andreas.
Andersen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Anders". A noteworthy bearer was the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875).
Anderson English
Means "son of Andrew".
Andersson Swedish
Means "son of Anders". This is the most common surname in Sweden.
Andonov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Andon".
Andonova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Andonov.
Andrade Portuguese, Galician
Possibly from the given name André.
André French
Derived from the given name André.
Andreas German
Derived from the given name Andreas.
Andreasen Danish
Means "son of Andreas".
Andreasson Swedish
Means "son of Andreas".
Andreev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Андреев (see Andreyev).
Andreeva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Андреева (see Andreyeva).
Andrés Spanish
Derived from the given name Andrés.
Andres German
Derived from the given name Andreas.
Andreu Catalan
From the given name Andreu.
Andrews English
Means "son of Andrew".
Andreyev m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Andrey".
Andreyeva f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Andreyev.
Andries Dutch
Derived from the given name Andries.
Andriessen Dutch
Means "son of Andries".
Andrysiak Polish
Means "son of Andrzej".
Anema Frisian
Means "son of Ane 2".
Angelov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Angel".
Angelova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Angelov.
Anghelescu Romanian
Means "son of Anghel".
Angioli Italian
Means "son of Angiolo".
Angus Irish, Scottish
From the given name Aonghus.
Annema Frisian
Means "son of Anne 2".
Ansaldi Italian
Means "son of Ansaldo".
Ansel English
Derived from the given name Anselm.
Anselmetti Italian
Means "son of Anselmetto", a diminutive of Anselmo.
Anselmi Italian
Means "son of Anselmo".
Anselmo Portuguese, Italian
From the given name Anselmo.
Anson English
Means "son of Agnes".
Antal Hungarian
From the given name Antal.
Antema Frisian
Means "son of Ante 2".
Anthony English
From the given name Anthony.
Antić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Anto" or "son of Ante 1".
Antón Spanish
From the given name Antón.
Anton Romanian
From the given name Anton.
Antonelli Italian
Means "son of Antonello".
Antonescu Romanian
Means "son of Anton".