Submitted Surnames with "source" in Meaning

Ahane Japanese (Rare)
亜 (A) means "second, Asia", 波 (ha) means "wave", 根 (ne) means "source, root". ... [more]

Aimoto Japanese
Aimoto is often written as 愛 (ai) meaning "love, reverence, affection" or 相 (ai) meaning "together, each other, aspect, mutual" and 本 (moto) meaning "source, origin, root".

Allik Estonian
Means "water source, spring" in Estonian.

Allikivi Estonian
Allikivi is an Estonian surname meaning "source/wellspring stone".

Allikmaa Estonian
Allikmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "spring (water source) island".

Alliksaar Estonian
Alliksaar is an Estonian surname meaning "spring (water source) island".

Alton English
From a place name meaning "town at the source of the river" in Old English.

Avots Latvian
Means "fount, spring" or "source".

Banwell English
Means "person from Banwell", Somerset ("killer spring (perhaps alluding to a contaminated water source)").

Boonstra West Frisian, Dutch
Denoted someone who cam from the town of Oldeboorn, named for the nearby De Boarn river, related to Middle Dutch borne "well, spring, source".

Borne Dutch
Shortened form of the Dutch surname van den Borne, derived from Middle Dutch borne "well, spring, source". A habitational name for someone from Born in the province of Limburg (Netherlands) or from a place associated with the watercourse of the Borre river in French Flanders.

Borneman Dutch
Variant of Borne "well, spring, source", with the addition of man "man, person".

Chimoto Japanese
Chi can mean "thousand" or "ground, soil" and moto means "source, origin, root".

Ewell English
Habitation name from the town of Ewell in Surrey or from Temple Ewell or Ewell Manor, both in Kent or Ewell Minnis near Dover. Originally from Old English Aewill meaning "river source" or "spring".

Ganus Russian
Possibly derived from Russian анис (anis) referring to the anise (Pimpinella anisum) plant or from the Turkish given name Gainislam itself from Arabic عَيْن (ʿayn) meaning "spring, source" combined with the name of the religion Islam.

Genda Japanese
From Japanese 源 (gen) meaning "source, origin" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Harimoto Japanese
Hari means "Extended Net constellation" and moto means "base, origin, source, root".

Higashimoto Japanese
Higashi means "east" and moto means "base, source, origin, root".

Homma Japanese
From 本 (hon, moto) meaning "origin, source, root" and 間 (ma) meaning "pause, between, while".

Honjō Japanese
From Japanese 本 (hon) meaning "root, origin, source" and 庄 (shō) meaning "manor, villa".

Honma Japanese
From Japanese 本 (hon) meaning "root, origin, source" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".

Iimoto Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and moto means "source, origin, root".

Irimoto Japanese
Iri means "input, entry" and moto means "source, origin, root".

Ishimoto Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and moto means "source, root, origin".

Iwaizumi Japanese (Rare)
Iwa (岩) means "rock, boulder", izumi (泉) means "spring, water source", it is also a town in Iwate prefecture. Hajime Iwaizumi (岩泉 一) from Haikyuu!! manga and anime is a notable bearer of this surname.

Käll Swedish
From Swedish källa "source (of a stream of water)", ultimately derived from Old Norse kelda.

Kanamoto Japanese
Kana means "gold, metal, money" and moto means "origin, root, source".

Katsumoto Japanese
Katsu means "victory" and moto means "source, origin, root".

Kaynak Turkish
Means "source" in Turkish.

Kjellberg Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse kelda or Swedish källa both meaning "spring, source (of water)", and berg "mountain".

Komemoto Japanese
Kome means "rice, America" and moto means "base, origin, root, source".

Koumoto Japanese
It might mean "light source origin".

Kurimoto Japanese
Kuri means "Chestnut" and Moto means "Origin, Source, Root".

Lilleallik Estonian
Lilleallik is an Estonian surname meaning "floral/flower source".

Masamoto Japanese (Rare)
Masa means "proper, right" and moto meabs "source, root, origin".

Minamoto Japanese
From 源 (minamoto) meaning "fountainhead, river source; source, origin," derived from a combination of 水 (mi), the combining form of mizu meaning "water," and 元/本 (moto) meaning "source, origin" with the addition of the Old Japanese possessive particle na.... [more]

Motoki Japanese
Moto means "root, source, origin" and ki means "tree, wood".

Motomura Japanese
Moto means "origin, source" and mura means "village, hamlet".

Motono Japanese
Moto means "source, origin, root" and no means "field, wilderness".

Nakane Japanese
From Japanese 仲 (naka) meaning "relationship" and 根 (ne) meaning "root, source, foundation".

Nakane Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 根 (ne) meaning "root, source, foundation".

Negishi Japanese
From Japanese 根 (ne) meaning "root, source, foundation" and 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank".

Nemoto Japanese
Ne means "root" and moto means "root, source, origin".

Sakuramoto Japanese
Sakura means "cherry blossom" and moto means "origin, root, source".

Santiprabhob Thai
From Thai สันติ (santi) meaning "peace" and ประภพ (praphop), a transcription of Sanskrit प्रभव (prabhava) meaning "production; source; origin".

Soramoto Japanese
Sora means "sky, heaven" and "source, root, origin".

Sunamoto Japanese
Suna means "sand" and moto means "origin, source, root".

Suzumoto Japanese
Suzu means "bell, chime" and moto means "base, source, root, origin".

Téngyuán Chinese
From Chinese 藤 (téng) meaning "wisteria" combined with 原 (yuán) meaning "origin, source".

Tsukimoto Japanese
月 (Tsuki) means "moon, month" and 本 (moto) meets "origin, root, source".

Uramoto Japanese (Rare)
浦 (Ura) means "Seacoast,Bay" and 本 (Moto) means "Source, Origin, Root". Kentaro Uramoto is a notable bearer of this surname, he is a former Japanese football player.

Yanagimoto Japanese
Yanagi means "Willow" and Moto means "Source, Root, Origin."

Yonemoto Japanese
Yone means "rice, America" and moto means "origin, root, source, base".

Yukumoto Japanese
Yuku means "conduct, go, travel, line, row" and moto means "origin, source, root".