Romanian Surnames

Romanian names are used in the countries of Romania and Moldova in eastern Europe.
usage
Adam um English, French, German, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Jewish
Derived from the given name Adam.
Albert English, French, Catalan, Hungarian, Romanian, German
Derived from the given name Albert.
Albescu Romanian
Derived from Romanian alb meaning "white".
Albu Romanian
From Romanian alb meaning "white".
Andrei Romanian
From the given name Andrei.
Anghel Romanian
From the given name Anghel.
Anghelescu Romanian
Means "son of Anghel".
Anton Romanian
From the given name Anton.
Antonescu Romanian
Means "son of Anton".
Ardelean Romanian
From the Romanian region of Ardeal, also called Transylvania. It is possibly derived from Hungarian erdő meaning "forest".
Bălan Romanian
Means "blond" in Romanian.
Barbu Romanian
From Romanian barbă meaning "beard".
Ciobanu Romanian
From Romanian cioban meaning "shepherd".
Cojocaru Romanian
From Romanian cojoc meaning "sheepskin coat". This was an occupational name for a maker of these coats.
Constantin Romanian, French
From the given name Constantin.
Cristea Romanian
From the given name Cristian.
Dalca Romanian
Meaning uncertain.
Daniel um English, French, German, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Romanian
Derived from the given name Daniel.
Dinu Romanian
From the given name Dinu.
Dragomir Romanian
From the given name Dragomir.
Dumitrescu Romanian
Means "son of Dumitru".
Dumitru Romanian
Derived from the given name Dumitru.
Filip um Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak
Derived from the given name Filip.
Florea Romanian
From the given name Florea.
Funar Romanian
Means "rope maker" in Romanian.
Gheorghe Romanian
Derived from the given name Gheorghe.
Grigore Romanian
From the given name Grigore.
Grigorescu Romanian
Means "son of Grigore" in Romanian.
Iliescu Romanian
Means "son of Ilie".
Ion Romanian
From the given name Ion 1.
Ionesco Romanian
Variant of Ionescu. French-Romanian playwright Eugène Ionesco (1909-1994), born Ionescu, is a famous bearer of this surname.
Ionescu Romanian
Means "son of Ion 1" in Romanian.
Lazăr Romanian
From the given name Lazăr.
Lungu Romanian
Romanian cognate of Long.
Lupei Romanian
Variant of Lupu.
Lupu Romanian
From Romanian lup meaning "wolf".
Marin Romanian, French
From the given name Marin.
Matei Romanian
Derived from the given name Matei.
Mihai Romanian
From the given name Mihai.
Moldovan Romanian
Originally indicated a person from the historic principality of Moldavia (see Moldova).
Munteanu Romanian
From Romanian muntean meaning "mountaineer, from the mountains", ultimately from Latin mons.
Negrescu Romanian
Patronymic derived from Romanian negru "black".
Nicolescu Romanian
Means "son of Nicolae".
Oprea Romanian
From a medieval given name or nickname derived from Romanian opri meaning "stop".
Petran Romanian
From the Romanian given name Petre.
Petrescu Romanian
Means "son of Petre" in Romanian.
Pop Romanian
Variant of Popa.
Popa Romanian
From Romanian popă "priest", from Old Church Slavic popŭ. This is the most common surname in Romania.
Popescu Romanian
Patronymic derived from Romanian popă "priest". This is the second most common surname in Romania.
Radu Romanian
From the given name Radu.
Roman Romanian, Polish, Ukrainian
From the given name Roman.
Rusu Romanian
From Romanian rus meaning "Russian".
Sala Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Occupational name for a worker at a manor house, from the Romance word sala meaning "hall, large room", of Germanic origin.
Sandu Romanian
From the given name Sandu.
Șerban Romanian
Means "a Serb" in Romanian.
Solomon English, Romanian, Jewish
Derived from the given name Solomon.
Stan Romanian
Derived from the given name Stan 2.
Stanciu Romanian
Derived from Romanian stânci meaning "rocks".
Ștefan Romanian
From the given name Ștefan.
Stoica Romanian
From Romanian stoic meaning "stoic, impassive".
Toma Romanian
From the given name Toma 2.
Tudor Romanian
Derived from the given name Tudor 2.
Ungureanu Romanian
From Romanian ungur meaning "Hungarian".
Văduva Romanian
From Romanian văduvă meaning "widow".
Vasile Romanian
Derived from the given name Vasile.
Vasilescu Romanian
Means "son of Vasile".
Vlad Romanian
From the given name Vlad.