Surnames Categorized "patronymics"

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Aleksandrov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Aleksandr".

Alekseyev m Russian
Means "son of Aleksey".

Alves Portuguese
Means "son of Álvaro".

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.

Andreasen Danish
Means "son of Andreas".

Andreasson Swedish
Means "son of Andreas".

Andreev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Андреев (see Andreyev).

Andrews English
Means "son of Andrew".

Andrewson English
Variant of Anderson.

Andreyev m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Andrey".

Andriessen Dutch
Means "son of Andries".

Andrysiak Polish
Means "son of Andrzej".

Antunes Portuguese
Means "son of António".

Christiansen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Christian".

Di Pietro Italian
Means "son of Pietro" in Italian.

Doran Irish
From Irish Ó Deoradháin meaning "descendant of Deoradhán", where Deoradhán is a given name meaning "exile, wanderer".

Dukes English
Patronymic form of Duke.

Esteves Portuguese
Means "son of Estevão".

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

Fernandes Portuguese
Means "son of Fernando".

Fyodorov m Russian
Means "son of Fyodor".

Genov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Geno".

Gonçalves Portuguese
Means "son of Gonçalo" in Portuguese.

Hansen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Hans". This is the most common surname in Norway, and the third most common in Denmark.

Henriques Portuguese
Means "son of Henrique".

Hilmarsson Icelandic
Means "son of Hilmar".

Hovhannisyan Armenian
Means "son of Hovhannes" in Armenian.

Hüseynov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Hüseyn".

İsmayılov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of İsmayıl".

Jacobson English
Means "son of Jacob".

Lopes Portuguese
Means "son of Lopo" in Portuguese.

Mac Giolla Ruaidh Irish
Means "son of the red-haired servant" in Irish.

Marques Portuguese
Means "son of Marcos".

Martinović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Martin".

Martinsson Swedish
Means "son of Martin".

Mendes Portuguese
Portuguese form of Menéndez.

Nikolayev m Russian
Means "son of Nikolay".

Nilsson Swedish
Means "son of Nils".

Nunes Portuguese
Means "son of Nuno".

Papadopoulos m Greek
Means "son of the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the patronymic suffix πουλος (poulos).

Patterson English, Scottish
Means "son of Patrick".

Paulsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Paul".

Pavlov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Pavel". A famous bearer of this surname was the Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936), known for his discovery of the conditioned reflex.

Pires Portuguese
Means "son of Pedro".

Poulsen Danish
Means "son of Poul".

Ramires Portuguese
Means "son of Ramiro" in Portuguese.

Ramírez Spanish
Means "son of Ramiro" in Spanish.

Rodrigues Portuguese
Means "son of Rodrigo" in Portuguese.

Samuelsson Swedish
Means "son of Samuel".

Sergeyev m Russian
Means "son of Sergey".

Simões Portuguese
Means "son of Simão" in Portuguese.

Soares Portuguese
Means "son of Suero".

Wilkerson English
Means "son of Wilkin".

Wilkinson English
Means "son of Wilkin".