Surnames from Given Names

Elena Italian
Derived from the given name Elena.

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

Eliassen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Elias".

Eliasson Swedish
Means "son of Elias".

Eliot English
Variant of Elliott.

Eliott English
Variant of Elliott.

Ellery English
From the medieval masculine name Hilary.

Elliot English
Variant of Elliott.

Elliott English
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Elias.

Ellis English, Welsh
Derived from the given name Elijah, or sometimes Elisedd.

Ellison English
Patronymic form of the English name Ellis, from the medieval given name Elis, a vernacular form of Elijah.

Ellisson English
Variant of Ellison.

Elliston English
Variant of Ellison.

Elmer English
Derived from the Old English name Æðelmær.

Elmersson Swedish
Means "son of Elmar".

Elvis English
Variant of Elwes.

Elwes English
Derived from the given name Eloise.

Elwin English
Variant of Elwyn.

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

Emerson English
Means "son of Emery". The surname was borne by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), an American writer and philosopher who wrote about transcendentalism.

Émile French
Derived from the given name Émile.

Emmet English
Variant of Emmett. This name was borne by the Irish nationalist Robert Emmet (1778-1803).

Emmett English
Derived from a diminutive of the feminine given name Emma.

Emmitt English
Variant of Emmett.

Engel German
Derived from German given names beginning with Engel, such as Engelbert.

Enns German
Derived from a short form of the German given name Anselm.

Enríquez Spanish
Means "son of Enrique".

Erckens Dutch
Variant of Erkens.

Ergeshov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Ergesh".

Ergeshova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Ergeshov.

Erickson English
Means "son of Eric".

Ericson English, Swedish
Means "son of Eric".

Ericsson Swedish
Means "son of Eric".

Eriksen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Erik".

Eriksson Swedish
Means "son of Erik".

Erkens Dutch
Derived from the given name Erk, a variant of Erik.

Ermacora Italian
From the given name Ermacora.

Ernst German, Dutch, Danish
From the given name Ernst.

Espensen Norwegian
Means "son of Espen".

Espenson Norwegian (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Espensen.

Esteban Spanish
From the given name Esteban.

Esteves Portuguese
Means "son of Estevão".

Estévez Spanish
Means "son of Esteban".

Étienne French
From the given name Étienne.

Eustis English
Derived from the given name Eustace.

Evans Welsh, English
Means "son of Evan".

Evanson English
Means "son of Evan".

Evelyn English
Derived from the given name Aveline.

Evensen Norwegian
Means "son of Even".

Evered English
From the given name Everard.

Everett English
From the given name Everard.

Everhart German
Variant of Eberhardt.

Everill English
Derived from the feminine given name Eoforhild.

Evers Dutch
Means "son of Evert".

Évrard French
From the given name Évrard.

Ewart 1 English
From a Norman form of Edward.

Ezra Jewish
From the given name Ezra.

Fabel German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Fabian.

Fábián Hungarian
Derived from the given name Fábián.

Fabian German, English, Polish
Derived from the given name Fabian.

Fabien French
Derived from the given name Fabien.

Fallon Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fallamháin meaning "descendant of Fallamhán", a given name meaning "leader".

Fannon Irish
From the Irish Ó Fionnáin meaning "descendant of Fionn".

Faraldo Italian
From a given name, ultimately the Germanic name Faroald.

Faron French
From the given name Faron.

Farrell Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fearghail meaning "descendant of Fearghal".

Faust German
Derived from the given name Faust, a form of Faustus.

Fausti Italian
From the given name Fausto.

Fedorenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Fedir.

Fedorov m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Фёдоров (see Fyodorov).

Fedorova f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Фёдорова (see Fyodorova).

Feliciano Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Feliciano.

Felipe Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
From the given name Felipe.

Félix French, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Felix.

Ferguson Irish, Scottish
Means "son of Fergus".

Fernandes Portuguese
Means "son of Fernando".

Fernández Spanish
Means "son of Fernando". This is among the most common surnames in Spain.

Fernandez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Fernández.

Filep Hungarian
From the given name Fülöp.

Filip um Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak
Derived from the given name Filip.

Filipek Polish
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Filip.

Filipov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Filip".

Filipova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Filipov.

Filipová f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Filip.

Filipović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Filip".

Filipowska f Polish
Feminine form of Filipowski.

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).

Filippi Italian
Derived from the given name Filippo.

Filippov m Russian
Means "son of Filip".

Filippova f Russian
Feminine form of Filippov.

Findlay Scottish
Anglicized form of MacFhionnlaigh.

Fini Italian
Derived from given names ending in fino, such as Serafino.

Finlay Scottish
Anglicized form of MacFhionnlaigh.

Finley Scottish
Anglicized (typically American) form of MacFhionnlaigh.

Finn Irish
Derived from the given name Fionn.

Finnegan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fionnagáin meaning "descendant of Fionnagán". The given name Fionnagán is a diminutive of Fionn.

Finnin Irish
Diminutive form of Finn.

Fiore Italian
Derived from the given name Fiore.

Firmin English, French
From the given name Firmin.

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.

Fitzpatrick Irish
Means "son of Patrick" in Anglo-Norman, usually adopted as an Anglicization of Mac Giolla Phádraig.

Fitzsimmons Irish
Means "son of Simon 1" in Anglo-Norman French.

Fitzwilliam Irish
Means "son of William" in Anglo-Norman French.

Flanagan Irish
From Irish Ó Flannagáin meaning "descendant of Flannagán". Flannagán is a given name meaning "blood red". From County Roscommon in Ireland, it has many other spellings.

Flanagon Irish
Variant of Flanagan.

Flannery Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Flannghaile meaning "descendant of Flannghal", a given name meaning "red valour".

Flipse Dutch
Variant of Flipsen.

Flipsen Dutch
Means "son of Flip".

Florea Romanian
From the given name Florea.

Flores Spanish
Means "son of Floro" in Spanish.

Flynn Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Floinn meaning "descendant of Flann".

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

Fortunato Italian
From the given name Fortunato.

Francis English
Derived from the given name Francis.

Francisco Portuguese, Spanish
Derived from the given name Francisco.

Franco Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Cognate of Frank 1. This name was borne by the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco (1892-1975).

François French
Derived from the given name François.

Franić Croatian
Variant of Franjić.

Franjić Croatian
Means "son of Franjo".

Frank 1 English
Derived from the given name Frank.

Fransson Swedish
Means "son of Frans".

Franz German
Derived from the given name Franz.

Frederiksen Danish
Means "son of Frederik".

Fredriksen Norwegian
Means "son of Fredrik".

Fredriksson Swedish
Means "son of Fredrik".

Fried German
Derived from the given name Friedrich.

Friedrich German
Derived from the given name Friedrich.

Friel Irish
From the Irish Ó Frighil meaning "descendant of Fearghal".

Fülöp Hungarian
Derived from the given name Fülöp.

Fylan Irish
Variant of Whelan.

Fyodorov m Russian
Means "son of Fyodor".

Fyodorova f Russian
Feminine form of Fyodorov.

Gaál Hungarian
Variant of Gál.

Gábor Hungarian
From the given name Gábor.

Gabor Hungarian
Variant of Gábor.

Gabrielli Italian
From the given name Gabriele 1.

Gabriels English
Derived from the given name Gabriel.

Gabrielson English
Means "son of Gabriel".

Gál Hungarian
Derived from the given name Gál.

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).

Gallagher Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Gallchobhair meaning "descendant of Gallchobhar".

Ganza Italian
Probably from the feminine medieval given name Allegranza or Alleganza, a derivative of Allegra. It comes from northern Lombardy.

Garbutt English
From the given name Gerbold.

García Spanish
From a medieval given name of unknown meaning, possibly related to the Basque word hartz meaning "bear". This is the most common surname in Spain.

Garcia Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese form of García. It is also an unaccented form of the Spanish name used commonly in America and the Philippines.

Garey English
Variant of Geary.

Garnet English
Variant of Garnett 1 or Garnett 2.

Garnett 2 English
From a diminutive of the given name Guarin.

Garnier 1 French
From the given name Garnier.

Garrard English
From the given name Gerard.

Garret English
Variant of Garrett.

Garrett English
Derived from the given name Gerald or Gerard.

Garrod English
Derived from the given name Gerald.

Garry English
Variant of Geary.

Gary English
Variant of Geary.

Gáspár Hungarian
Derived from the given name Gáspár.

Gaspar Portuguese, Spanish
Derived from the given name Gaspar.

Gaspard French
From the given name Gaspard.

Gaspari Italian
From the given name Gaspare.

Gašper Slovene
Derived from the given name Gašper.

Gauthier French
Derived from the given name Gauthier.

Gautier French
From the given name Gautier.

Gavrilović Serbian
Means "son of Gavrilo".

Gavrilyuk Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Гаврилюк (see Havrylyuk).

Geary English
Derived from a Norman given name that was a short form of Germanic names starting with the element ger "spear".

Geelen Dutch
Derived from the given name Geel, itself from Gillis or Gilbert.

Geels Dutch
Variant of Geelen.

Geerts Dutch
Means "son of Geert".

Gehrig German
Variant of Gehring.

Gehring German
Derived from a short form of Old German names starting with the element ger "spear".

Geisler German
Variant of Geissler 1 or Geissler 2.

Geißler German
Variant of Geissler 1 or Geissler 2.

Geissler 1 German
Derived from the given name Giselher.

Geiszler German (Anglicized)
Variant of Geissler 1 or Geissler 2.

Gelashvili Georgian
Means "son of Gela".

Gelens Dutch
Variant of Geelen.

Genadiev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Genadi".

Genadieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Genadiev.

Genkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Genko".

Genkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Genkov.

Genov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Geno".

Genova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Genov.

Gensch German
From the given name Gensch, a Sorbian form of John.

George English
Derived from the given name George.

Georges French
From the given name Georges.

Georgeson English
Means "son of George".

Georgiadi f Greek
Feminine form of Georgiadis.

Georgiadis m Greek
Means "son of Georgios" in Greek.

Georgiadou f Greek
Feminine form of Georgiadis.

Georgiev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Georgi".

Georgieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Georgiev.

Georgiou Greek
Means "son of Georgios".

Gérard French
From the given name Gérard.

Gerhard German
Derived from the given name Gerhard.

Gerhardsson Swedish
Means "son of Gerhard".

Gerhardt German
Derived from the given name Gerhard.

Gerig German
Variant of Gehring.

Germain French
From the French given name Germain.

Germano Italian
From the given name Germano.

Géroux French
Derived from the Germanic name Gerulf.

Gevorgian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Գեւորգյան (see Gevorgyan).

Gevorgyan Armenian
Means "son of Gevorg".

Ghasemi Persian
From the given name Ghasem.

Gheorghe Romanian
Derived from the given name Gheorghe.

Gholami Persian
From the given name Gholam.

Ghorbani Persian
From the given name Ghorban.

Giannino Italian
Derived from the given name Giannino.

Giannopoulos m Greek
Means "son of Giannis" in Greek.

Giannopoulou f Greek
Feminine form of Giannopoulos.

Gibb English
Derived from the given name Gib.

Gibbs English, Scottish
Means "son of Gib".

Gibson English, Scottish
Means "son of Gib".

Giehl German
German form of Giles.

Giese German, Danish
Derived from a short form of the given name Giselbert or other Old German names beginning with the element gisal meaning "pledge, hostage".

Giffard French, English
Possibly from Old French gifart meaning "chubby" or possibly from the Germanic name Gebhard. Walter Giffard was one of the Norman companions of William the Conqueror.

Gil Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Gil 1.

Gilbert English, French
Derived from the given name Gilbert.

Gilchrist Scottish
From Gaelic MacGilleChrìosd meaning "son of Gille Críst".

Giles English
From the given name Giles.

Gilliam English
Variant of William. A famous bearer of the name is cartoonist and filmmaker Terry Gilliam (1940-).

Giménez Spanish
Variant of Jiménez.

Gimondi Italian
Probably derived from the Old German given name Gismund.

Giordano Italian
Derived from the given name Giordano.

Giorgadze Georgian
Means "son of Giorgi".

Girard French
From the given name Gérard.

Giraud French
From the given name Gérald.

Giroux French
Derived from the Germanic name Gerulf.

Gismondi Italian
From the Old German given name Gismund.

Giuliani Italian
From the given name Giuliano.

Giunta Italian
From the old Italian given name Bonagiunta or Bonaggiunta (derived from bono "good" and aggiunto "assistant").

Gjorgiev m Macedonian
Means "son of Gjorgji".

Gjorgieva f Macedonian
Feminine form of Gjorgiev.

Gladwin English
Derived from the Old English given name Glædwine.

Gladwyn English
Variant of Gladwin.

Gniewek Polish
Derived from Gniewek, a diminutive of Zbigniew, Jarogniew, or other names containing gniew "anger".

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

Godard French
Derived from the Germanic given name Godehard.

Goddard English
Derived from the Germanic given name Godehard.

Godfrey English
From the Norman given name Godfrey.

Goebel German
Variant of Göbel.

Gomes Portuguese
From the medieval given name Gomes.

Gómez Spanish
Spanish form of Gomes.

Gomez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Gómez.

Gonçalves Portuguese
Means "son of Gonçalo" in Portuguese.

Gonzales Spanish
Variant of González.

González Spanish
Means "son of Gonzalo" in Spanish. This is among the most common surnames in Spain.

Gonzalez Spanish
Unaccented variant of González.

Gonzalo Spanish
From the given name Gonzalo.

Goodwin English
Derived from the given name Godwine.

Goossens Flemish
From the Germanic given name Gozzo.

Goranov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Goran".

Goranova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Goranov.

Göransson Swedish
Means "son of Göran".

Gorbold English
From the given name Gerbold.

Goretti Italian
Derived from the given name Gregorio.

Gori Italian
Derived from the given name Gregorio.

Gorman 1 German
From the Old German given name Germund.

Gorman 2 Irish
From the Irish Ó Gormáin meaning "descendant of Gormán". The given name Gormán means "little blue one".

Gosse French
Derived from the Norman given name Gosse.

Gosselin French
Derived from a diminutive of the French given name Gosse.

Gott German
Derived from the Old German given name Goda 1.

Gotti German
Variant of Gott.

Gottlieb German
Derived from the given name Gottlieb.

Gottschalk German
Derived from the given name Gottschalk.

Gough 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mag Eochadha meaning "son of Eochaidh".

Grady Irish
From Irish Ó Gráda or Ó Grádaigh meaning "descendant of Gráda". The byname Gráda means "noble, illustrious".

Greer Scottish
Derived from the given name Gregor.

Gregersen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Gregers".

Gregory English
From the given name Gregory.

Grgić Croatian
Means "son of Grgur".

Grier Scottish
Derived from the given name Gregor.

Griffin 1 Welsh
Derived from the given name Gruffudd.

Griffith Welsh, English
Derived from the Welsh given name Gruffudd.

Griffiths Welsh, English
Means "son of Gruffudd".

Grigore Romanian
From the given name Grigore.

Grigorescu Romanian
Means "son of Grigore" in Romanian.

Grigorov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Grigor".

Grigorova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Grigorov.

Grigoryan Armenian
Means "son of Grigor" in Armenian.

Grimaldi Italian
From the given name Grimaldo. It is the surname of the royal family of Monaco, which came from Genoa.

Grześkiewicz Polish
Derived from the given name Grzegorz.

Guarneri Italian
From the given name Guanero, an Italian cognate of Werner.

Guérin French
From the Old German given name Warin.

Guidi Italian
From the given name Guido.

Guillaume French
From the given name Guillaume.

Guillory French
Derived from the Old German given name Williric.

Guillot French
From a diminutive of the given name Guillaume.

Guinness Irish
Variant of McGuinness. The name is well known because of the Guinness brand of ale, established in 1759 by Arthur Guinness.

Gulbrandsen Norwegian
Means "son of Gulbrand" in Norwegian.

Guldbrandsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Gulbrand" in Norwegian and Danish.

Guliyev m Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Quliyev.

Guliyeva f Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Quliyeva.

Gundersen Norwegian
Means "son of Gunder".

Gunnarsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Gunnar".

Gunnarsson Swedish, Icelandic
Means "son of Gunnar".

Günther German
Derived from the given name Günther.

Gunther German
Derived from the given name Günther.

Gunvaldsen Norwegian
Means "son of Gunvald".

Gurbanow m Turkmen
Means "son of Gurban".

Gurbanowa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Gurbanow.