Submitted Surnames with "creek" in Meaning

Ådahl Swedish, Finland Swedish
Combination of Swedish å "river, creek" and dal "valley".

Agarie Japanese
From Japanese 東 (agari) meaning "east" combined with 江 (e) meaning "creek, bay".

Alaoja Estonian
Alaoja is an Estonian surname meaning "area/region creek".

Åman Swedish
Combination of Swedish å "creek, river, big stream" and man "man".

Beekman Dutch, German (Americanized)
Means "creek man" in Dutch, a topographic name for a person who lived by a creek, or an Americanized form of the German cognate Beekmann.

Calasso Italian
Possibly from the given name Galasso, or from the dialectical word cala "cove, inlet, creek".

Çay Turkish
Means "river, brook, creek" in Turkish.

Chiura Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 千浦, 地浦 or 知浦 with 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand," 地 (ji, chi) meaning "earth, ground", 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru) meaning "know, wisdom" and 浦 (ho, ura) meaning "bay, beach, creek, gulf, inlet, seacoast."... [more]

Creek English
"Creek".

Dere Turkish
Means "creek, brook, stream" in Turkish.

Dual Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and Romansh ual "brook, creek".

Grīva Latvian
Means "creek".

Haaboja Estonian
Haaboja is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen creek/stream".

Haruoja Estonian
Haruoja is an Estonian surname meaning "branch creek".

Hoebeke Dutch, Flemish
A habitational name meaning "high brook", from Old Dutch hō "high" and beke "brook, stream, creek".

Irie Japanese
From Japanese 入 (iri) meaning "entry, input" and 江 (e) meaning "river, inlet". 入江 (irie) means "cove, creek".

Iwae Japanese
Iwa means "stone, rock" and e means "bay, creek, inlet".

Järveoja Estonian
Järveoja is an Estonian surname meaning "lake creek".

Jõgioja Estonian
Jõgioja is an Estonian surname meaning "river creek".

Kaldoja Estonian
Kaldoja is an Estonian name meaning "sloping creek".

Karadere Turkish
Means "black creek" in Turkish.

Kiiroja Estonian
Kiiroja is an Estonian surname meaning "fast (flowing) creek".

Kozue Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 梢, 小梢 or 梢江 with 梢 (shou, kusunoki, kozue) meaning "treetops, twig", 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" and 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet."... [more]

Laanoja Estonian
Laanoja is Estonian surname derived from "laanelill", meaning "starflower" and "wintergreen" (Trientalis europaea) and "oja" meaning "stream/creek".

Lasaga Spanish, French, Basque
From Basque Latsaga, a widespread place name in Basque Country meaning "at the creek".

Laskurain Basque
Possibly derived from Basque lats "creek, brook, small stream" and the locative suffixes -ko and -ain.

Leppoja Estonian
Leppoja is an Estonian surname meaning "alder creek".

Luoma Finnish
A name derived from the Finnish topographic word luomi, meaning "creek" or "small river". Common in central and western Finland.

Lutsoja Estonian
Lutsoja is an Estonian surname meaning "burbot stream/creek".

Mitsue Japanese
This surname is used as 光永, 光江, 三枝, 満江, 三ツ江 or 三津江 with 光 (kou, hikari, hika.ru, mitsu) meaning "light, ray", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "enough, full, fullness, satisfy", 永 (ei, naga.i, e) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet", 枝 (shi, eda, e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb" and 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port."... [more]

Nakaura Japanese
Naka means "Middle" and Ura means "Gulf, Bay, Inlet, Beach, Seacoast, Creek."

Ojalind Estonian
Ojalind is an Estonian surname meaning "stream/creek bird".

Ojaloo Estonian
Ojaloo is an Estonian surname meaning "stream/creek swathe".

Ojamaa Estonian
Ojamaa is an Estonian surname meaning "stream/creek land".

Ojandi Estonian
Ojandi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "oja" ("stream/creek") and "rand" ("beach").

Ojasalu Estonian
Ojasalu is an Estonian surname meaning "stream/creek grove".

Ojasoo Estonian
Ojasoo is an Estonian surname meaning "steam/creek swamp".

Ojaste Estonian
From Estonian oja meaning "brook, creek".

Ojastu Estonian
Ojastu is an Estonian surname derived from "oja" meaning "creek/stream".

Ojasu Estonian
Ojasu is an Estonian surname derived from "oja" meaning "creek".

Overbeeke Dutch
Means "over the creek", from Dutch over "over, above" and beek "brook, creek".

Pärnoja Estonian
Pärnoja is an Estonian surname meaning "linden creek/stream".

Piiroja Estonian
Piiroja is an Estonian surname meaning "border creek".

Põldoja Estonian
Põldoja is an Estonian surname meaning "field stream/creek".

Poortvliet Dutch
From the name of the village and former municipality called Poortvliet in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands, derived from Middle Dutch port meaning "port, harbour, storage yard, city" and vliet meaning "brook, stream, river, creek, inlet"... [more]

Rigolet French
Means "creek" in French. From (American) French rigole (“rivulet”), from Old French regol.

Ristoja Estonian
Ristoja is an Estonian surname meaning "across (abeam) creek".

Sopp Estonian
Sopp is an Estonian surname meaning "mud", "creek" and "bottom".

Steinbeck German
Denotes a person hailing from one of the many places in Germany called Steinbeck or Steinbach, from Middle High German stein "stone" and bach "stream, creek". In some cases it is a South German occupational name for a mason... [more]

Trail Scottish
This surname is most likely a habitational name, taken on from a place name; perhaps from the Gaelic "Traill Creek" which runs into Upper Loch Torridon of Scotland.... [more]

Urahata Japanese
Ura means "bay, creek, inlet, beach, gulf, seacoast" and hata means "field".

van Son Dutch
Means "from Son", a town in the Netherlands, possibly derived from an older term meaning "creek".

Veskioja Estonian
Veskioja is an Estonian surname meaning "(water) mill creek".