Browse Submitted Surnames

Aarhus Norwegian
Derived from any of the farms so named, from Old Norse á "river" and hús "house, farmstead".

Adiong Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao adiyong meaning "to prepare, to make ready".

Agincourt Medieval English
Surname Agincourt was first found in Lincolnshire where "Walter de Aincourt, who came from Aincourt, a lordship between Mantes and Magny Normandy, where the remains of the ancient family castle still exists... [more]

Ait Estonian
Ait is an Estonian surname meaning "granary" and "outbuilding".

Akashiro Japanese
赤 (Aka) means "red" and 城 (shiro) means "castle".... [more]

Alabaster English
From the name of a whitish kind of gypsum used for vases, ornaments and busts, ultimately deriving from Greek alabastros, itself perhaps from Egyptian 'a-labaste "vessel of the goddess Bast"... [more]

Alcaide Spanish, Portuguese
Ancient occupational or status name from alcaide from Arabic al-qāʾid "the leader, the commander" (see Kaid)... [more]

Alcalá Spanish
Derived from numerous towns with this name (fortified villages during the Moorish occupation of Spain), derived from Arabic القلعة (al-qalʿah) meaning "fortress, fortification, citadel".

Alcázar Spanish
Habitational name from any of various places for example in the provinces of Ciudad Real Cuenca and Granada named with the word alcázar "citadel" or "palace" (from Arabic al "the" and qaṣr "fortress" a borrowing of Latin castrum; see Castro).

Almanza Spanish
Originally indicated a person from Almanza, a city in northern Spain. The city's name itself is derived from Arabic المنزل (al-manzil) meaning "the house".

Almazán Spanish
Habitational name demoting someone originally from the municipality of Almazán in Castile and León, Spain. The name itself is derived from Arabic المكان المحصن (al-makān al-ḥiṣn) meaning "the fortified place" or "the stronghold".

Althoff German
A surname predominantly found in Westphalia and the Rhineland region of Germany which is derived from German alt "old" and Hof (Hoff in the local dialects) "farmstead; farm; manor".

Amachi Japanese
This surname is used as 天知, 天地, 天池, 天内, 雨知 or 雨地 with 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky", 雨 (u, ama-, ame, -same) meaning "rain", 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru) meaning "know, wisdom", 地 (ji, chi) meaning "earth, ground", 池 (chi, ike) meaning "cistern, pond, pool, reservoir" and 内 (dai, nai, uchi, chi) meaning "among, between, home, house, inside, within."... [more]

Amagi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven" and 城 (ki) meaning "castle".

Amamiya Japanese
From Japanese 雨 (ama) meaning "rain" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace". A notable bearer of this surname is voice actress and singer Sora Amamiya (雨宮 天 Amamiya Sora, 1993–).

Amézquita Spanish (Mexican)
The surname Amézquita is of Basque origin and it is derived from the Basque words "amezti" which means "meadow" and "keta" which means "house". Therefore, the name roughly translates to "house in the meadow".

Anjo Japanese
An means "peace, relax, cheap" and jo means "castle".

Arscott English
From the the words ars, of unexplained origin, and cot "cottage, small house"

Ascot English
Surname originating from the village of Arscott in Devon, meaning "eastern cottage" in Saxon. It can also be used to refer to Ascot in Berkshire, where the Royal Ascot race meeting is held each year.

Atrdae Iranian
Avestan originating surname meaning either "giving fire" or "creating fire".... [more]

Balen English
English surname, perhaps of Cornish British origin, from belen, meaning "mill."

Ballaster English
Meant "person who makes or is armed with a crossbow" (from a derivative of Middle English baleste "crossbow", from Old French).

Baltimore English (American)
From the name of the American city of Baltimore, and an anglicisation of Irish Gaelic Baile an Tí Mhóir meaning "town of the big house".

Baselgia Romansh
Derived from Romansh baselgia "church".

Bellegarde French
Derived from a toponym meaning "beautiful watch-tower, look-out".

Benkirane Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic بْن (bn) meaning "son" combined with كِيرَان (kīrān) meaning "forges, furnaces", possibly denoting descent of a blacksmith or metalworker (chiefly Moroccan).

Biggins English
Habitational name from any of the various places in England named with northern Middle English bigging "building" (from Old Norse). This word came to denote especially an outbuilding, and is still used in and around Northumberland and Cumbria.

Bindschädler German (Swiss)
Derived from German binden "to bind" and Swiss German schädlen "to make wood vessels", this is an occupational surname referring to a cooper, a barrel maker.

Bogatyr Russian
Derived from Russian богатырь (bogatyr) meaning "bogatyr, strongly built man, hero".

Bolloqui Basque
Means "mill place."

Bonnemaison French
Literally means "good house", derived from French bonne "good" and French maison "house". As such, this surname is most likely a locational surname, in that it originally either referred to someone who lived in a good house (probably more like a mansion) or to someone who was born in (or lived in) the place Bonnemaison, which is nowadays located in the Calvados department of France... [more]

Boorman English
This surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and may be either a topographical name for someone who lived in a particularly noteworthy or conspicuous cottage, from the Old English bur "bower, cottage, inner room" with mann "man", or a locational name from any of the various places called Bower(s) in Somerset and Essex, which appear variously as Bur, Bure and Bura in the Domesday Book of 1086.

Boothroyd English
Possibly from the Old English booth meaning "hut, shack" and royd meaning "clearing (in the woods)".

Borg Maltese
Derived from Arabic برج (burj) meaning "castle, citadel".

Borgedalen Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Norwegian borg "fortification, castle" and dal "valley".

Bothwell Scottish
Also N Irish... [more]

Bouteflika Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly means "one who makes things explode" in Algerian Arabic. A famous bearer is Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1937-), who served as president of Algeria from 1999 to 2019.

Brandenburg German (East Prussian, Rare)
From a state in eastern Germany, formerly known as Prussia, containing the capital city of Berlin. Ancient. Associated with the Margravate (Dukedom) of Brandenburg, the seat of power in the Holy Roman Empire... [more]

Brough English
Habitational name derived from any place called Brough, named with Old English burh "fortress" (compare English and Irish Burke).

Brougham English
From the parish of Brougham in Westmoreland, derived from Old English burg "stronghold" + ham "piece of land".

Broughton English
Habitational name from any of the many places so called in England. The first name element is derived from Old English broc "brook", burh "fortress", or beorg "castle". The second element is derived from Old English tun "settlement, dwelling".

Budou Japanese
From Japanese 武 (bu) meaning "military, martial" combined with 堂 (dou) meaning "temple, shrine" or from 武道 (budou) meaning "Japanese martial arts".

Buhat Filipino, Cebuano
Means "work, job, deed" or "make, create" in Cebuano.

Buitenhuis Dutch
Means "outside the house", derived from Dutch buiten meaning "outside, out of, in the country" and huis meaning "house".

Burgio Italian
Denoting someone from a town of the same name, ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European word meaning "high, lofty", possibly by way of Arabic بُرْج (burj) "tower", German burg "castle, fortification; settlement", French bourg "burg, market town", or Latin burgus "watchtower, fortified town".

Burgmeier German
Occupational name for the tenant farmer of an estate belonging to a castle or fortified town, from Middle High German burc "(fortified) town, castle" and meier "tenant farmer" (see Meyer 1).

Burkhalter German
Topographic name composed of the Middle High German elements burc "castle" "protection" and halter from halde "slope".

Burkhardt German
Burk is German for "Strong", and hardt is the "heart of a castle".

Burley English
English habitation name from the elements burh meaning "stronghold or fortified settlement" and leah meaning "field or clearing".

Burr English, Scottish, German
Nickname for a person who is difficult to shake off, derived from Middle English burr meaning "bur" (a seedhead that sticks to clothing). It could also be a derivation from Old English bur meaning "small dwelling, building", or a German topographic name derived from burre meaning "mound, hill"... [more]

Burridge English
Derived from an English place name, derived from Old English burg "fortress, fortification, castle" and Old English hrycg, Old Norse hryggr "ridge" or from the name Burgric.

Burrows English
Variant of Burroughs. A name for someone who lived by a hill or tumulus, also may be a further derivation from Old English bur "bower" and hus "house".

Buscemi Sicilian
Name for someone originally from the town of Buscemi in Sicily, derived from the Arabic toponym قلعة أبي شامة‎ (qal'at 'abi shama) meaning "castle of the man with the mole‎" or "castle of (the family of) Abi Shama".

Cabalzar Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Balzer.

Cabernard Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Bernard.

Cadafalch Catalan
Derived from Catalan cadafal meaning "burial mound" or "platform, stage", ultimately from Latin catafalicum meaning "scaffold, wooden siege tower, catafalque". A famous bearer was the Catalan architect and politician Josep Puig i Cadafalch (1867-1956).

Cadalbert Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the German given name Adalbert.

Caderas Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and dera "free area".

Cadetg Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Benedetg.

Cadieli Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Gieli.

Cadisch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family", in combination with Disch.

Cadonau Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Donatus.

Caduff Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Duff, itself a diminutive of Rudolf.

Cadurisch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and Durisch.

Cadusch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Dusch.

Cadutsch Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and Dutsch.

Caflisch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family", in combination with Flisch.

Cagianut Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and a diminutive of the given name Gian.

Cagienard Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Gienard.

Cahannes Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the German given name Hannes.

Cahans Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Hans.

Cahenzli Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the German given name Hänsli.

Cajacob Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Jacob.

Cajochen Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the German given name Jochen.

Cajöri Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Jöri.

Calatayud Spanish
From the city in Spain, in province of Zaragoza within the autonomous community Aragón. The name Calatayud came from the Arabic قلعة أيوب Qal‘at ’Ayyūb, "the qalat (fortress) of Ayyub".

Caliesch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Aliesch.

Caliezi Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Gliezi.

Calihua Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly related to calli "house".

Calonder Romansh
Either derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Leonhard or from the name of the mountain Calanda.

Caluori Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and a contraction of the given names Gallus and Uori.

Caluzi Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Luzi.

Camartin Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Martin.

Camastral Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and mastral, a word denoting an Ammann (see Ammann).

Camathias Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Mathias.

Camen Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Men.

Camenisch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and Menisch, itself derived from the given name Dumeni.

Camichel Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Michael.

Camiu Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and a short form of the given name Barclamiu.

Candreia Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Andreia.

Canova Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and nova, the feminine form of the adjective nov "new".

Canschutti Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Anschutta.

Cant English
Means "singer in a chantry chapel", or from a medieval nickname for someone who was continually singing (in either case from Old Northern French cant "song").

Cantieni Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Antieni.

Capadrutt Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Padrutt.

Capaul Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Paul.

Capeder Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Peder.

Caplazi Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Plazi.

Caplin English
Means "singer in a chantry chapel" (from Old Northern French capelain, a variant of standard Old French chapelain (cf. Chaplin)).

Capol Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Pol.

Carisbrook English
Carisbrooke is a village on the Isle of Wight; the name is thought to mean "Carey's brook". When in 1917 the British royal family changed its name from the "House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha" to the "House of Windsor" and renounced all German titles, the title of Marquess of Carisbrooke was created for the erstwhile German Prince Alexander of Battenberg.

Carisch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Risch.

Carmichael Scottish, English
From the name of a village in Scotland meaning "fort of Michael", from Welsh caer meaning "fortress" and the given name Michael.

Casa Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Means "house" in Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian.

Casabuena Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Means "Happy House" or "House of Happiness" in Spanish, with the Spanish word "Casa", which means "House" and Buena, meaning "Happy" or "Happiness".

Casagrande Italian
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations called Casagrande or Casa Grande, derived from Italian casa meaning "house" and grande meaning "big, large".

Casapiccola Italian
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations called Casapiccola or Casa Piccola, derived from Italian casa meaning "house" and piccola meaning "small".

Casas Spanish
Origin uncertain. Possibly from casas "houses", which was used for several location names. Alternatively, it may be a corruption of Casaus, which was the name of two French knights that helped in the conquest of Seville.

Casaulta Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and aulta, the feminine form of the adjective ault, "high".

Casavantes French, Spanish, Basque
Topographic name composed of casa "house" + avant "ahead of forward" + the suffix -es, denoting one who lived in the house located at the beginning of a village. This surname has died out in France.

Caschimun Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Schimun.

Caseli Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Seli, a short form of Basilius.

Casella Italian
From casa "house" (Latin casa "hut, cottage, cabin"), perhaps originally denoting the occupier of the most distinguished house in a village. Italian chef Cesare Casella (1960 - ) is one such bearer of this name.

Casielles Asturian
From the town of Casielles, Asturias, Spain. From "casa" (house) and the suffix -ielles, a diminituve suffix, so this surname could mean "little houses".

Caspescha Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and Spescha.

Cassell English
Either (i) "person from Cassel", northern France, or "person from Kassel", Germany ("fort"); or (ii) a different form of Castle ("person who lives by or lives or works in a castle")... [more]

Castel French
Topographic name from a derivative of Late Latin castellum "castle" (a diminutive of Latin castrum "fort Roman walled city") or a habitational name from any of several places called (Le) Castel... [more]

Castellar Medieval Italian, Medieval Spanish
An Italian surname variant of or relating to Castello , Castelli, or Spanish Castella, among others, the Castellar family name signified that the original bearers "lived at or near a castle"... [more]

Castello Catalan, Italian
Catalan variant of Castell or from Italian castello meaning "castle".

Castelmur Romansh
Derived from Romansh castel "castle" and mür "wall".

Castelnuovo Italian, Judeo-Italian
From Italian castello "castle" and nuovo "new".

Castelo Branco Portuguese
Means “White Castle” in Portuguese.... [more]

Castiglione Italian
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Castiglione, derived from Italian castiglione meaning "castle, fortress".

Castillon French
means "castle"

Casura Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and sura "above; upper".

Casutt Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and sut "below".

Cathomas Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Thomas.

Cathomen Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Thoman.

Catschegn Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and a short form of the given name Vincentius.

Cattell Anglo-Saxon, French, Old Norse
Originated in Scandinavia as a patronym of the first name Thurkettle, a derivative of the Old Norse name Arnkell, which is composed of arn meaning "eagle" and ketil meaning "a helmet" or "a helmeted warrior" as well as "cauldron", but helmet is the more likely translation... [more]

Cattermole English
Found mainly in Norfolk and Suffolk. Meaning uncertain; possibly from an east Anglian term meaning “dweller at the dyke”, or from Old French quatre moles “four mills”.

Cavegn Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Vivengius, itself a variant of Viventius.

Cavelti Romansh
The first element is derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family". The second element is of debated origin and meaning; theories include an adoption of Swiss German Welti.

Caviezel Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Viezel, a Romansh form of Wetzel.

Cavigelli Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Vigelli (see Vigeli).

Caylus French
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a Southern French corruption of Latin castellum "castle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold".

Chantry English
Means "singer in a chantry chapel" or "one who lives by a chantry chapel". A chantry was a type of chapel, one endowed for the singing of Masses for the soul of the founder (from Old French chanterie, from chanter "to sing").

Chapelle French
Topographic name for someone who lived near a chapel from French chapelle "chapel" or from several places in France and Belgium called (La) Chapelle and variant of Lachapelle, Capelle, and Chappelle.

Chappell English
Name for someone who lived near a chapel, derived from Old French chapele meaning "chapel".

Chase French
Topographic name for someone who lived in or by a house, probably the occupier of the most distinguished house in the village, from a southern derivative of Latin casa "hut, cottage, cabin".

Châtelain French
from châtelain "lord (of the manor)" Old French chastelain (from Latin castellanus a derivative of castellum "castle") applied either as a status name for the governor or constable of a castle or as an ironic nickname.

Chaucer English
Meaning a "worker who makes leggings or breeches". Notable bearer is author Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400), most well known for his classic 'The Canterbury Tales'.

Chegwidden Cornish
From the Cornish meaning "white house".

Chegwin Cornish
Means "person who lives in or by a white house" (from Cornish chy "house" + gwyn "white").

Chesbrough English
habitational name from Cheeseburn in Northumberland early recorded as Cheseburgh possibly from Old English cis "gravel" and burh "stronghold"... [more]

Chiesa Italian
Means "church" in Italian, originally a topographic name for someone who lived near a church, a habitational name from any of various places named Chiesa or perhaps an occupational name for someone who worked in a church.

Childers English
Probably a habitational name from some lost place named Childerhouse, from Old English cildra "child" and hus "house". This may have referred to some form of orphanage.

Childress Anglo-Saxon
The surname Childress may have been a nickname for an orphan, or an occupational name applied to someone who ran an orphanage. Further research showed the name was derived from the Old English word cildra-hus, which means "children's house" or "orphanage".

Chi Nowydh Cornish
It means "new house".

Choules English (British, Rare)
The surname Choules is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a variant of Scholes, itself "a topographical name for someone who lived in a rough hut or shed", from the Northern Middle English 'scale, schole'... [more]

Churchyard English
It comes from when the family lived in or near the precincts of a church. Churchyard belongs to the large class of Anglo-Saxon topographic surnames, which were given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as "a hill", "stream", "church", or "type of tree".

Coates English
Name for a cottager or a person who lived in a humble dwelling, derived from Old English cote meaning "cottage, hut". It could also be used as a habitational name for someone from any of numerous locations with this name.

Codispoti Italian
A Calabrian surname from Greek οικοδεσπότης (oikodespótis) "host, master of the house".

Coish Anglo-Saxon, English, English (Australian), English (American)
Derived from Old English cosche and cosshe (c.1490), meaning "small cottage" or "hut". The medieval Coish family held a seat in Cambridgeshire.

Confalone Italian
from gonfalone "standard banner" from Old French gonfalon (of ancient Germanic origin) a metonymic occupational name for a standard bearer either in a military context or as the officer of a guild responsible for carrying the banner in religious processions... [more]

Connington English
This name means "The king's manor, the royal estate," from the Old Scandinavian word "konunger" + the Old English word "tun." It was listed twice in the Domesday Book of 1086, once as Coninctune and secondly as Cunitone.

Cooter English
A Sussex, England surname of uncertain meaning. Could be a local pronunciation of Cotter, meaning "cottage dweller" for a serf in the feudal system allowed to live in a cottage in exchange for labor on the cottage owner's estate.

Corder French (Anglicized, Archaic), English (American)
Linked to both English, French and Spanish origin. Cordier, Cordero, Corder- one who makes cord. Can refer to both the act of making cords (rope), cores of fire wood, or actual location names.... [more]

Cotter English
Derived from the Old English elements cot "cottage, hut" and the suffix -er. In the feudal system a cotter held a cottage by service (rather than by rent). Reaney gives the surname deriving from the Old French cotier "cottager" (see: villein)... [more]

Cottrell English, French
First found in Derbyshire where the family "Cottrell" held a family seat and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege lord for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings, 1066CE... [more]

Cutler English
Given to a "knife maker" or a man that "makes cutlery"

D'aureville French
This surname literally means "from Aureville". Aureville is a commune in southwestern France, which was established in late medieval times. It derives its name from Latin aurea villa or villa aurea which literally means "golden country-house, golden farm" but of course later came to mean "golden village".

Deforge French
This is a surname of French origins. Introduced into England after the famous Invasion and Conquest of 1066, it is residential, but also possibly occupational. It is a surname which in its different forms is widely recorded heraldically, and particularly in the French regions of Brittany and Normandy... [more]

De La Iglesia Spanish
Means “of the church” in Spanish.

De La Torre Spanish
Topographic name "from (de) the tower (la torre)", i.e. someone who lived by a watchtower, "from (de) the tower (la torre)".

Del Castillo Spanish
Means "of the Castle" in Spanish, referring to someone who worked in one.

Della Chièsa Italian
It literally means "of the church".

De Talleyrand French
A French noble surname. A cadet branch of the family of sovereign counts of Périgord, they took their name from the estate of Périgord owned by these counts, and date back to Boso I, count of la Marche... [more]

Dijkhuizen Dutch
Means "houses in the dike" in Dutch, derived from dijk meaning "dike, ditch, levee" and huizen meaning "houses, settlement", and so indicated a person who lived in a house close to a dyke or embankment.

Dōjima Japanese
From Japanese 堂 (dou) meaning "temple, shrine" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Donham Scottish
A surname meaning "House on the Hill" .

Dōune Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 堂 (dō) meaning "temple, shrine, hall" and 畝 (une) meaning "raised ridge of earth in a field; furrow", referring to possibly a place with a hall and a field.

Dōyu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 堂 (dō) meaning "temple, shrine, hall" and 湯 (yu) meaning "hot water, bath; hot spring".

Dumoulin French, Walloon
Variant with fused preposition and definite article du "from the" of Moulin meaning "from the mill" and This surname is also found in the Flemish part of Belgium and in the Netherlands.

Eccles English
From the name of a town in Greater Manchester, England or another town or village named Eccles, derived from Latin ecclesia via Romano-British ecles meaning "church".

Economos Greek (Anglicized, Expatriate, ?)
Alternate transcription of Greek Οικονόμος (see Oikonomos), which was an occupational surname meaning "one who manages a household, steward of an estate, housekeeper" from the ancient Greek word οἰκόνομος (oikonomos), itself derived from οἶκος (oikos) "house, household" and νόμος (nomos) "law, custom".

Eickhoff German
From Middle Low German eke "oak" and hof "manor farm."

Elizabelar Basque
The Basque surname Elizabelar or De Elizabelar means "meadow of the church,". It's a surname that belongs to Celtic families. The Basques come from the ancient Celtic ethnic group (Celtic tribe) in the Pyrenees called (named) the baskunes or the barskunes (the people of the above).

Elizalde Basque, Spanish
From Basque eleiza meaning "church" combined with the suffix -alde "by". This could be either a habitational name for a person who was from the town of Elizalde in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, or a topographic name for someone living near a church.

Elsegood English (British), English (Australian)
Derived from an Old English given name, possibly *Ælfgod or *Æðelgod, in which the second element is god "god". (Another source gives the meaning "temple-god", presumably from ealh and god.)... [more]

Eneborg Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish en "juniper" and borg "castle".

Escolar Spanish
From Spanish escuela meaning "school".

Escuella Popular Culture
Based on Spanish escuela meaning "school". This was used for a character in the video games 'Red Dead Redemption' (2010) and 'Red Dead Redemption 2' (2018).

Etxegarai Basque
It literally means "hill house".

Etxenike Basque
It literally means "small house".

Facente Italian
Nickname for an industrious person, from Latin facere "to make" "to do".

Fain French, English, Welsh
Deriving from the Latin fanum meaning "temple."

Falaguerra Italian
Possibly means "make war" in Italian, from fare "to make, to provoke" and guerra "war". Alternately, from a given name of the same origin. ... [more]

Faucett English
Locational surname from various British places: Fawcett in Cumberland, Facit in Lancashire, Forcett in North Yorkshire, or Fa’side Castle in East Lothian, Scotland. The linguistic origins of the name arise variously from, in Cumberland and Lancashire, "multi-coloured hillside" in 7th century Old English fag or fah, "brightly coloured, variegated, flowery" with side, "slope"; in North Yorkshire from Old English ford, "ford", and sete, "house, settlement"; or, reputedly, in East Lothian, "fox on a hillside"... [more]

Ferrigno Italian
Derived from the Italian adjective ferrigno meaning "made of or resembling iron" (a derivative of Latin ferrum meaning "iron"), applied as a nickname to someone who was very strong or thought to resemble the metal in some other way... [more]

Fettiplace English (British)
Means “make room” from Anglo-French fete place, probably a name for an usher.

Fishwick English
habitational name from a place in Lancashire so named from Old English fisc "fish" and wic "building"... [more]

Fort French, Walloon, English, Catalan
Either a nickname from Old French Middle English Catalan fort "strong brave" (from Latin fortis). Compare Lefort... [more]

Foxworth English
"dweller at the homestead infested by foxes." or "house of Fox" aka Foxworthy... [more]

Fujishiro Japanese
Fuji means "wisteria" and shiro means "castle".

Furumiya Japanese
Furu means "old" and miya means "shrine, temple".

Furutachi Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 舘 (tachi) meaning "large building, mansion, palace".

Furuya Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley" or 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, house".

Furuyashiki Japanese
Meaning "Old Grand House", with the Kanji Characters 古屋敷.

Gabathuler Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Berchtold.

Gafafer Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and Romansh faver "smith".

Galbier Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Albert.

Gamage Sinhalese
Means "of the village", from Sinhala ගම (gama) meaning "village" and the locative suffix -ගේ (-ge) meaning "home, house".

Garchitorena Spanish (Philippines)
From the Basque surname Gartxitorena meaning "the house of Garchot."

Gatdula Filipino, Tagalog
This surname honors Lakan Dula, the last ruler of the Kingdom of Tondo, via his alternative name Gat Dula. In it, the word or prefix Gat is a shortened version of the Tagalog honorific Pamagat, which at the time meant "nobleman," while Dula possibly means "palace." Altogether, it means "Nobleman of the Palace."

Gaztelu Basque
From Basque gaztelu "castle", denoting someone from the town of Gaztelu in Basque country, Spain.

Ginsburg German, Jewish
Habitational name for someone who came from Gunzberg in Bavaria, Günsburg in Swabia, or Gintsshprik (Königsburg) in East Prussia. Its origin is from the name of the river Günz, written in early Latin documents as Guntia, which was probably of Celtic origin, and Old High German burg meaning "Fortress, walled town".

Glock German
Meant "person who lives by a church bell-tower or in a house with the sign of a bell", "bell-ringer" or "town crier" (German Glocke "bell"). It was borne by Sir William Glock (1908-2000), a British music administrator.

Güllü Turkish
Means "(made) with roses" in Turkish.

Guma'taotao Chamorro
Chamorro for "house of the people"

Guruge Sinhalese
Derived from Sinhala ගුරු (guru) meaning "teacher, master" and the locative suffix -ගේ (-ge) meaning "of, home, house".

Habsburg German
This surname may have been used by someone whose descendants originated from the House of Habsburg, which was one of the most important royal houses in Europe. It is assumed that the surname is derived from High German Habichtsburg meaning "hawk castle," but some historians and linguists believe that it may actually be derived from Middle High German hab/hap meaning "ford", as there is a river with a ford nearby.

Hale Hawaiian
"House" in Hawaiian.

Halley English
Location name combining the elements hall as in "large house" and lee meaning "field or clearing."

Hamadate Japanese
From the Japanese 浜 or 濱 (hama) "beach" and 舘 or 館(date or tate) "mansion," "large building," "palace"

Harnden English
From an English village Harrowden in Bedfordshire. This place name literally means "hill of the heathen shrines or temples," from the Old English words hearg and dun.

Hasudera Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蓮 (hasu) meaning "lotus, nelumbo nucifera" and 寺 (dera), the joining form of 寺 (tera) meaning "temple".

Hasuya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 芙 (hasu) meaning "nelumbo nucifera" and 家 (ya) meaning "house", possibly referring to a house in an area with nelumbo nucifera.

Haus German
Topographic and occupational name for someone who lived and worked in a great house, from Middle High German, Middle Low German hus "house" (see House).

Hauschild German
Possibly from German haus "house" or hauen "to chop, to hack" combined with schild "shield".

Hauser German, Jewish
From Middle High German hus "house", German haus, + the suffix -er, denoting someone who gives shelter or protection.

Hausknecht German
occupational name from Middle High German hus "house" and kneht "boy servant" also "town-hall, messenger".

Hausmann German
From Middle High German hus "house" (see Haus) + man "man".

Heemskerk Dutch
From the name of a small town in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. It means "home church" in Dutch. Famous bearers of this surname include Jan Heemskerk (1818-1897) and his son Theo Heemskerk (1852-1932), both of whom were Dutch prime ministers... [more]

Herndon Medieval English
The surname Herndon was first found in Bedfordshire (Old English: Bedanfordscir), located in Southeast-central England, formerly part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, where they held a family seat from ancient times... [more]

Hietala Finnish
Finnish. (hieta) meaning, “fine-sand” combined with (la) meaning, “abode, house, place, or land of….”

Higashiyashiki Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 東 (higashi) meaning "east" and 屋敷 (yashiki) meaning "estate; grounds; mansion; compound; residence".

Hochstein German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a high rock or a castle of that name from Middle High German hoh "high" and stein "rock stone castle".

Hoheisel German
Topographic from the German elements hoh "high" and a diminutive of hus "house".

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

Horimiya Japanese
Hori means "moat, canal" and miya means "shrine, temple".

Hoshimiya Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Hoshiro Japanese
保城 or HOSHIRO would translate to "Castle of Protection"

Hosomiya Japanese
Hoso means "thin, slender, narrow, fine" and miya means "shrine, palace, temple".

Hosotera Japanese
Hoso means "fine, thin, slender, narrow" and tera means "temple".

Ichinomiya Japanese
This surname is used as 一宮, 一の宮, 一ノ宮, 一之宮 or 市之宮 with 一 (ichi, itsu, hito, hito.tsu) meaning "one," 市 (shi, ichi) meaning "city, market, town," 之 (shi, oite, kono, kore, no, yuku) meaning "of, this" or 宮 (kyuu, ku, kuu, guu, miya) meaning "constellations, palace, princess."... [more]

Ieda Japanese
From Japanese 家 (ie) meaning "house, home, family" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Ieiri Japanese (Rare)
家 (Ie) means "building, residency, family, dwelling, home, habitation", and 入 (iri) means "enter, input". ... [more]

In'yaku Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 印鑰 (in'yaku) meaning "seal of head government office and keys to various buildings", referring to someone who would make seals or keys for such purposes.

Itakura Japanese
From Japanese 板 (ita) meaning "plank, board" and 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse".

Itzstein German
Topographic surname that originated from broad regions around the river Itz in Thuringia, Germany. The word "Stein" (German word for stone) historically was also used to describe castles on a hill or at a river, thus a possible meaning of the name is "castle at the river Itz".

Iwaki Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 城 (ki) meaning "castle, fortress".

Iwaya Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 屋 (ya) meaning "house".

Jingūji Japanese
formed with 神 (Shin, Jin, Kami, Kan, Kou) meaning "God" and 宮 (Kyuu, Guu, Ku, Kuu, Miya) meaning "Palace". and 司 (Shi, Ji) meaning "Director". Which means the surname could possible come out as “God’s Palace of the Director”

Jō Japanese
From Japanese 城 (jō) meaning "castle".

Jōnouchi Japanese
From Japanese 城 (jō) meaning "castle"; 之 (no), a possessive particle; and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".

Kadoya Japanese
From Japanese 門 (kado) meaning "gate, entrance" and 屋 (ya) meaning "house, dwelling".

Kahale Hawaiian
"The house".

Kale Croatian
Possibly derived from Turkish kale, meaning "castle, fortress".

Kale Turkish
Means "castle, fortress" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic قلعة (qal'ah).

Kallweit German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German (and thus heavily Lithuanian influenced) name meaning "smith; blacksmith; farrier", derived from Old Prussian kalt "to forge; to hammer" and Old Prussian kalweitis "the village smith".

Kalthoff German
German (Westphalian): habitational name from a place named as 'the cold farm', from Middle High German kalt "cold" + hof "farmstead", "manor farm’, "court".

Kamoto Japanese
This surname is used as 加本, 嘉本, 家本, 賀本, 下元, 嘉元 or 賀元 with 加 (ka, kuwa.eru, kuwa.waru) meaning "add(ition), Canada, include, increase, join," 嘉 (ka, yoi, yomi.suru) meaning "applaud, esteem, praise," 家 (ka, ke, ie, uchi, ya) meaning "expert, family, home, house, performer, professional," 賀 (ga, ka) meaning "congratulations, joy," 下 (ka, ge, o.riru, kuda.saru, kuda.ri, kuda.ru, sa.garu, sa.geru, shita, shimo, moto) meaning "below, descend, down, give, inferior, low," 本 (hon, moto) meaning "book, main, origin, present, real, true" and 元 (gan, gen, moto) meaning "beginning, former time, origin."

Kanagusuku Okinawan
The Okinawan language reading of its kanji, meaning "golden castle".

Kaneki Japanese
This surname is used as 金城, 金木, 金気, 金喜, 兼城, 兼木 or 鹿子木 with 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "gold," 兼 (ken, ka.neru, -ka.neru) meaning "and, concurrently," 城 (jou, shiro, ki) meaning "castle," 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood," 気 (ki, ke, iki) meaning "air, atmosphere, mood, mind, spirit," 喜 (ki, yoroko.basu, yoroko.bu) meaning "rejoice, take pleasure in," 鹿 (roku, ka, shika) meaning "deer" and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)."

Kaneshiro Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle".

Kanroji Japanese
Fron Japanese 甘 (kan) meaning "sweet", 露 (ro) meaning "dew" and 寺 (ji) meaning "temple".

Kapeller German, German (Austrian)
Derived from Middle High German kappelle, kapelle "chapel", this name denoted someone who lived near a chapel.

Karbowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Karbowo in Torun voivodeship, a place so named from Polish karbowy "overseer (of farm laborers)", from karbowac "to make notches", i.e. to keep records.

Kašćelan Montenegrin
Derived from Italian castello, meaning "castle".

Kastelic Slovene
Means "from a castle".

Kau German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a mineshaft, from Middle High German kouw(e) "mining hut".

Keçeci Turkish
Means "felt seller, person who makes felt" in Turkish, derived from keçe meaning "felt, cloth".

Kestel English
Habitational name from Kestle, a place in Cornwall, so named from Cornish castell "castle, village, rock".

Kidate Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree" and 建 (date), the joining continuative form of 建てる (tateru) meaning "to build; to construct".

Kido Japanese
From Japanese 城 (ki) meaning "castle" and 戸 (to) meaning "door".

Kierkegaard Danish
Means "farm near the church" from elements kirke meaning "church" and gaard meaning "farm." A famous bearer is Søren Aabye Kierkegaard, a Danish philosopher, theologian, poet, social critic and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher.

Kiff German
Topographic name from a Westphalian dialect Kiff "outhouse, tied cottage, shack".

Kilburg German, Luxembourgish
"Kyll castle," from German burg (castle) near the Kyll river in Germany. Also "wedge mountain" in Swedish: kil (wedge) and berg (mountain).

Kilcommon Irish
Indicated a person who was from Kilcommon, Erris, County Mayo in Ireland. The place name Kilcommon derives from the Gaeltacht phrase Cill Chomáin, meaning "church of St. Comán."

Killian Irish (Anglicized, Modern), German
Meaning "little church". From cill (Irish for "church") and -ín, a Gaelic diminutive.

Kilpatrick Scottish
Scottish: habitational name from Gaelic cill Padraig "church of (Saint) Patrick".

Kingsbury English
Habitational surname derived from several places in England with the same name, for example in northwest London (formerly Middlesex), Somerset, and Warwickshire. These are mostly named in Old English as cyninges burh meaning "the king’s stronghold", but the last mentioned is cynesburh meaning "stronghold of Cyne" (cyne is a short form of any of various compound names with cyne- meaning "royal" as the first element).

Kinjo Japanese
From the Japanese 金 (kin or kane) "gold," "money" and 城 (jo or shiro) "castle."

Kinjō Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kin) meaning "gold, money, metal" and 城 (jō) meaning "castle".

Kirchmann German
From Middle High German kirihha "church" and man "man" hence an occupational name for someone working in the service of the church or possibly a topographic name for someone living near a church... [more]

Kirchofer German
German topographic name for someone living near a churchyard, or habitational name for the proprietor or tenant of a farm named as "Church Farm", from Middle High German kirche "church" + hof "farmstead", "manor farm".

Kirkman English
A name originally found in both Scotland and England. From Kirk- meaning "church" and -man for someone who lived near or worked at a church.

Kodera Japanese
"Little temple".

Komiya Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Komiyama Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Koten German
Derived from German Kate / Kote, originally from Middle Low German kote "small house; hut".... [more]

Krčmar Croatian
Derived from Croatian krčmar meaning "innkeeper, tavern owner, barkeeper", which is ultimately derived from Croatian krčma meaning "inn, tavern, pub".... [more]

Kriegshauser German
Probably a habitational name for someone from an unidentified place called Kriegshaus, literally "war house".

Krug German
Means "tavern keeper"

Kugimiya Japanese
This surname is used as 釘宮 with 釘 (chou, tei, kugi) meaning "nail, peg, tack" and 宮 (kyuu, ku, kuu, guu, miya) meaning "constellations, palace, princess, Shinto shrine."... [more]

Kumakura Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse".

Kumanomidō Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 熊野 (Kumano), a name of a shrine that is/was somewhere in Ōita in Japan, 御 (o), a honorific indicator, and 堂 (dō) meaning "temple, shrine, hall", referring to a hall in Kumano Shrine.... [more]

Kumanomidō Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 熊野 (Kumano), a name of a shrine that was somewhere in the former Japanese province of Kii in parts of present-day Wakayama and Mie in Japan, 御 (o), a honorific indicator, and 堂 (dō) meaning "temple, shrine, hall", referring to a hall in Kumano Shrine.... [more]

Kumashiro Japanese
Kuma means "bear" and shiro can mean "white" or "castle".

Kurachi Japanese
From Japanese 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse" and 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom".

Kurahashi Japanese
From Japanese 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Kuramochi Japanese
From Japanese 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse" and 持 (mochi) meaning "hold, have, possess".

Kuranishi Japanese
Kura means "granary, warehouse, storehouse, has, possess" and nishi means "west".

Kurauchi Japanese
From Japanese 倉 (kura) or 蔵/藏 (kura) both meaning "granary, storehouse" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".

Kuriki Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 城 (ki) meaning "castle".

Lamborghini Italian
Probably from Germanic landa "land" and burg "fortress, castle".

Latour French
Either a topographic name for someone who lived near a tower usually a defensive fortification or watchtower from Old French tūr "tower"; or a habitational name from any of various places called Latour or La Tour named with this word.

Lester English
Habitational name from Leicester which is recorded as Ligeraceastre in the 10th century. The placename derives from an Old English folk name Legore "the dwellers by the river Legor (a lost river name)" and Old English ceaster "city Roman fortification" (from Latin castrum) "camp fortress".

Liné French (Rare)
From Old French liné meaning "made of linen". This name was an occupational name for someone who weaved linen or was a linen merchant.