Browse Submitted Surnames

Harwood English, Scots
Habitation name found especially along the border areas of England and Scotland, from the Old English elements har meaning "gray" or hara referring to the animals called "hares" plus wudu for "wood"... [more]

Hassel Swedish, Norwegian
Means "hazel" in Swedish and Norwegian.

Haswell English
habitational name from Haswell (Durham) or less probably from Haswell (Somerset) or Haswell in North Huish (Devon). The placenames probably derive from Old English hæsel "hazel" and wille "well spring stream".

Hazelden English
Means "person from Hazelden", the name of various places in England ("valley growing with hazel trees").

Hei Chinese
Hei means “Black” in Chinese

Hennelly Irish
From the Irish Ó'hIonnghaile, itself "descendant of (a variation of) Fionnghal" (fionn, "white, fair"; gall, "stranger")... [more]

Hessler German
Topographic surname derived from Middle High German place name Hasel or Hesel (Meaning "Hazel)

Hidad Arabic
In Arabic this means "black smith".

Himlfarb Yiddish
Means "color of the sky".

Hiranchai Thai
From Thai หิรัญ (hiran) meaning "money, silver, gold" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Hiransi Thai
From Thai หิรัญ (hiran) meaning "money, silver, gold" and ศรี (si) meaning "honour, glory, splendour".

Hiranwong Thai
From Thai หิรัญ (hiran) meaning "money, silver, gold" and วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty"

Hisaka Japanese
Hi can mean "Japanese cypress" or "scarlet, dark red" and saka means "slope, hill".

Hiyama Japanese
From the Japanese hi, meaning "red, scarlet", and mura, meaning "town, village".

Hoare English
From a nickname meaning "gray-haired", ie. "hoary".

Hõbe Estonian
Hõbe is an Estonian surname meaning "silver".

Hõbemägi Estonian
Hõbemägi is an Estonian surname meaning "silver mountain".

Hõbemets Estonian
Hõbemets is an Estonian surname meaning "silver forest".

Hõbesalu Estonian
Hõbesalu is an Estonian surname meaning "silver grove".

Hodson English
Hodson is a very interesting surname in that it has multiple origins, depending on the Hodson lineage in question. ... [more]

Huyền Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 玄 (huyền) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, black".

Hviid Danish
derived from hvid, meaning "white".

Ishiguro Japanese
Ishi means "Stone" and Guro is just a form of Kuro, meaning "Black". Hiroshi Ishiguro was the director of the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory.

Ishiguro Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 黒 (kuro) meaning "black".

Isley English
Of Old English origin, derived from a place named Hesli, meaning "a hazel wood or grove".

Kaʻanāʻanā Hawaiian
This Hawaiian surname means The Black Magic.... [more]

Kale Indian, Marathi
Means "black" in Marathi, ultimately from Sanskrit काल (kala).

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

Kanakuri Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 金 (kana) meaning "gold, metal, firmness" combined with 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut". ... [more]

Kaneniwa Japanese
"Golden garden."

Kannike Estonian
Kannike is an Estonian surname meaning "violet".

Kara Turkish
Means "black, dark" in Turkish.

Karabulut Turkish
Means "black cloud" in Turkish.

Karadağ Turkish
From Turkish kara meaning "black" and dağ meaning "mountain".

Karadeniz Turkish
Means "black sea" in Turkish.

Karadere Turkish
Means "black creek" in Turkish.

Karaduman Turkish
Means "black smoke" in Turkish.

Karagöz Turkish
Means "black eye" in Turkish.

Karakaş Turkish
Means "black eyebrow" from Turkish kara meaning "black, dark" and kaş meaning "eyebrow".

Karakaya Turkish
Means "black rock" in Turkish.

Karakoç Turkish
Means "black ram" in Turkish.

Karakuş Turkish
Means "black bird" from Turkish kara meaning "black, dark" and kuş meaning "bird".

Kara-Sal Tuvan
Means "black beard", derived from Tuvan кара (kara) meaning "black" combined with сал (sal) meaning "beard, moustache".

Karasevdas Greek
Possibly from the Turkish word kara meaning "black, dark" and the given name Sevda literally meaning "passion, strong love" in Turkish.

Karasu Turkish
Means "black water" derived from Turkish kara meaning "black, dark" combined with su "water".

Karataş Turkish
From Turkish kara meaning "black" and taş meaning "stone, rock".

Kariyapperuma Sinhalese
Derived from the words “black” or "dark", and “peruma,” which means “big.” Together, the name can be interpreted to mean "great blackness" or "big darkness."

Karmazinas Lithuanian
Perhaps a habitational name taken from the Lithuanian village Karmazinai. The name of the village is allegedly derived from Polish karmazyn "crimson". See also Karmazsin, a Hungarian occupational name for a dyer or for someone making dyestuff (taken directly from Hungarian karmazsin "crimson").

Kenwyn Cornish (Rare)
This surname is derived from the name of a town and river in Cornwall, England (called Keynwynn in Cornish). It is said that the name is derived from Cornish keyn meaning "back, keel, ridge" and gwynn meaning "white, fair, blessed."

Kestenbaum German, Jewish
from German dialect Kästenbaum (from Latin Castanea) a topographic name for someone living near a horse-chestnut tree... [more]

Khieu Khmer
Means "to be blue (in colour)" in Khmer.

Khiev Khmer
From Khmer ខៀវ (khiev) meaning "blue".

Khuren-ool Tuvan (Rare)
Means "brown boy" in Tuvan, from Tuvan хүрең (khüreñ) meaning "brown" combined with оол (ool) "son, boy".

Kırmızı Turkish
Means "red" in Turkish.

Kirwan Irish
From Gaelic Ó Ciardhubháin meaning "descendant of Ciardhubhán", a given name composed of the elements ciar "dark" and dubh "black" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Kitashirakawa Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north", 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Kızıl Turkish
Means "red, scarlet" in Turkish.

Kızılkaya Turkish
Means "red rock" in Turkish.

Kogane Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 黄金, 小金, 古金, 子金, 故金 or 小賀根 with 黄 (ou, kou, ki, ko-) meaning "yellow", 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small", 古 (ko, furu-, furu.i, -fu.rusu) meaning "old", 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of Chinese zodiac", 故 (ko, furu.i, moto, yue) meaning "cause, circumstances, consequently, especially, happenstance, intentionally, reason, the late, therefore", 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy", 根 (kon, ne, -ne) meaning "head (pimple), radical, root" and 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "gold."... [more]

Kōja Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 紅 (kō) meaning "crimson; vivid red" and 蛇 (ja) meaning "snake; serpent".

Kōka Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 紅花 (kōka) meaning "red- or crimson-colored flower", referring to an occupation that involves flowers and rouge powder.

Konno Japanese
From Japanese 紺 (kon) meaning "dark blue, navy blue" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Kõrb Estonian
Kõrb is an Estonian surname with several meanings depending on the context: "desert", "wilderness", and "chestnut(color)/tawny".

Krasnov Russian
From Russian красный (krasniy) meaning "red".

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

Künnap Estonian
Künnap is an Estonian surname meaning the "European white elm".

Künnapuu Estonian
Künnapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "European white elm tree" (Ulmus laevis).

Kuri Japanese
From 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut".

Kuribayashi Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".

Kurida Japanese
From 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kurigawa Japanese
The Surname "Kurigawa/Kurikawa" translates to "Chestnut River"

Kurihashi Japanese
Kuri means "chestnut" and hashi means "bridge".

Kurikara Japanese (Rare)
Kuri means "chestnut" and kara means "larch."

Kuriki Japanese
Kuri means "chestnut" and ki means "tree, wood".

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

Kurimida Japanese
Kurimi means "chestnut" and da comes from ta meaning "rice paddy, field".

Kurimita Japanese
Kurimi means "chestnut" and ta means "field, rice paddy".

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

Kurimoto Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Kurio Japanese
Kuri means "chestnut" and o means "tail".

Kurisu Japanese
This surname is used as 栗栖, 栗須, 栗洲 with 栗 (ri, ritsu, ononoku, kuri) meaning "chestnut", 栖 (sei, su.mu) meaning "cobweb, den, hive, nest, rookery", 須 (shu, su, subekara.ku, subeshi, hige, matsu, mochi.iru, moto.meru) meaning "by all means, necessarily, ought" and 洲 (shuu, su, shima) meaning "continent, country, island, sandbar."... [more]

Kurisu Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 栖 (su) meaning "nest, den".

Kuritsuka Japanese
Kuri means "chestnut" and tsuka means "mound, hillock".

Kuriyama Japanese
Kuri means "chestnut" and yama means "mountain".

Kuriyama Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Kuroba Japanese
From the Japanese 黒 (kuro) "black" and 羽 (ha or hane) "wing."

Kurobe Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Kurogi Japanese
Variant of Kuroki, Kuro means "Black" and Gi means "Tree, Wood".

Kurogiri Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 霧 (giri) meaning "mist"

Kurohashi Japanese
Kuro means "black" and hashi means "bridge".

Kuroi Japanese
Kuro means "black" and i means "mineshaft, pit, hole".

Kuroita Japanese
Kuro means "black" and ita mean "board, plank".

Kurokawa Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" combined with 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river."

Kuroko Japanese (Rare)
Kuro means "black" and ko means "child, sign of the rat". ... [more]

Kuromiya Japanese
Kuro means "Black" and Miya means "Shrine".... [more]

Kuroniwa Japanese
Kuro means "black" and niwa means "garden".

Kurono Japanese
Kuro means "black" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".

Kuronuma Japanese
Kuro means "black" and numa means "swamp".

Kurosaka Japanese
Kuro means "Black" and Saka means "Hill, Slope".

Kurosaki Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Kurose Japanese
Kuro means "black" and se means "current, ripple".

Kuroshima Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Kurosu Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary".

Kuroyanagi Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow".

Kurumi Japanese (Rare)
From 栗 (kurumi) meaning "chestnut".

Kurushima Japanese
From 栗 (kuru) meaning "chestnut" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Kuular Tuvan
Derived from Tuvan куу (kuu) meaning "swan" or "gray". Names bearing unfavourable meanings were traditionally used by Tuvans to ward off evil spirits.

Lahmar Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the red (one)", derived from Arabic الأحمر (al-ʾaḥmar).

Lal Indian, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi
From Sanskrit लाला (lālā) meaning "caressing, cajoling". It can also be interpreted to mean "garnet" or "red, ruby" from Persian لال (lâl) or لعل (la'l).

Lánzé Chinese
From Chinese 蓝, 藍 (lán) meaning "blue" combined with 澤, 泽 (zé) meaning "lake, swamp".

Lapčević Serbian
Serbo-Croatian surname meaning "river" or "white". Likely from the river Elbe in Germany, which is called Labe and Laba in Slavic languages. Lab also having the meaning "white" in archaic Slavic (like the bird labud - swan).

Laranjeira Portuguese
It means "orange tree" in Portuguese

Larusso Italian
Derived from the Italian word "Rosso," which comes from the Latin words "Rubius and Rossius," which mean "red." As a surname, larusso was originally a nickname for a person with red hair or a reddish complexion.

Lavery Irish, Northern Irish
From the Gaelic Ó Labhradha, "descendants of Labhradha" (speaker, spokesman, the father of Etru, chief of the Monagh of the Irish over-kingdom of Ulaid); the name of an ancient family originating from Magh Rath (present-day Moira, County Down, Northern Ireland)... [more]

Lazdiņš Latvian
Derived from the word lazda meaning "hazel".

Lazrak Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic الأزرق (al ʾazraq) meaning "the blue (one)", from أَزْرَق (ʾazraq) "blue". It is chiefly used for Moroccan Arabic.

Lebleu French
From French bleu "blue" with the masculine element le from a nickname for someone who wore blue clothes with blue eyes or a person with a bluish complexion.

Lenoir French
French surname which was originally a nickname for a person with dark hair or skin, derived from noir "black" combined with the definite article le. A famous bearer is Étienne Lenoir (1822 - 1900), the inventor of the internal combustion engine.

Le Roux French
Nickname for a person with red hair, from Old French rous "red." Variant spelling of Leroux.

Leszczyński Polish
Name for someone from any of various places called Leszczyna, Leszczyno, Leszczyny or Leszczynek, all derived from Polish leszczyna meaning "hazel".

Levert French
Means "the green", from French vert "green".

Liddiard English
From Celtic place names in England meaning "gray hill".

Litchfield English
locational origin either from Lichfield, south east of Stafford in Staffordshire, or from Litchfield in Hampshire... [more]

Lobianco Italian
Derived from the words lo "the" and bianco "white".

Łozowski Polish
Name for someone from a place called Łoza, derived from Polish łoza meaning "grey willow, osier, wicker".

Lueangsuwan Thai
From Thai เหลือง (lueang) meaning "yellow" and สุวรรณ (suwan) meaning "gold".

Macduff Scottish Gaelic
From the ancient Scottish Gaelic Mac duib meaning "son of the black/dark man." This name may have originated as a ethnic term about the native Scots used by Viking conquestors during the later half of the First Millenium... [more]

Mac Fhlannchaidh Irish
Patronymic from the personal name Flannchadh, which is derived from flann "red".

Mac Giolla Bháin Irish
It means, "white" or "fair".

Mamiya Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, genuine" or 茉 (ma) meaning "Arabian jasmine, white jasmine" combined with 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Manila Filipino
Derived from the Sanskrit word नील (nīla) meaning "indigo". It comes from the Tagalog phrase maynilá meaning "where indigo is found".

Maputi Filipino, Cebuano
Means "white" or "silvery" in Cebuano.

Marron Spanish
Derived from the French word marron meaning "chestnut", which now means "brown" in Spanish.

Mavrogiannis Greek
Literally means "black Giannis", derived from Greek μαύρος (mavros) "black, Moorish" and Giannis.

Mavrokordatos Greek
Means "black Kodratos".

Mavromichalis Greek
Means "black Michalis (Michael)" in Greek. In Mani, it is said to derive from an orphan named Μιχάλης (Michalis). Because of the dark clothing worn during times of mourning, orphans were often called μαύρος (mavros) meaning "black".

Mavropanos Greek
Literally means "black cloth", derived from Greek μαύρος (mavros) "black, Moorish" and πανί (pani) "cloth".

Mavros English (American)
Means "Black" in Greek.

Mavros Greek
Means "black, dark" in Greek, originally used as a nickname for a person with a dark complexion.

Mcalinden Irish
From Irish Gaelic Mac Giolla Fhiontáin "son of the servant of (St) Fiontán", a personal name derived from fionn "white".

Mcduff Scottish, Northern Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Duibh, a patronymic from the personal name Dubh "black, dark".

Mcelwee Irish, Scottish
Of Gaelic origin, found in Ireland and Scotland. Derives from Mac Giolla Ruaidh, meaning "son of the servant of the red-haired youth", possibly a reference to a Dane or Norseman.

McGlashan Scottish
Mcglashan means son of grey in Scotland, with the prefix Mc meaning "son of" and the Glas meaning "grey"

Mcglynn Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Fhloinn, patronymic from the personal name Flann "red, crimson".

Meguro Japanese
From Japanese 目 (me) meaning "eye, look, appearance" and 黒 (kuro) meaning "black".

Melanchthon History
Means "black earth", derived from Greek μελανός (melanos), the genitive of the adjective μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark", and χθών (chthon) meaning "land, earth, soil"... [more]

Melyn Welsh
Means "yellow" in Welsh.

Midorikawa Japanese
From Japanese 緑 (midori) meaning "green" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Midorino Japanese
Midori means "green" and no means "field, plain".

Midoriya Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
Combination of 緑 (midori) meaning "green" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley," used on the main character Izuku Midoriya (緑谷 出久) in 'My Hero Academia'.... [more]

Modrić Croatian
Derived from Croatian mȍdar meaning "blue", most likely used to refer to a person who wore blue clothes. It can also be a habitational name for someone from any of the various places called Modrić, Modrič, Modrići, Modrića, Modruš or Modřice in Croatia... [more]

Montalvo Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
Montalvo is a habitational Portuguese and Spanish surname that originated in the medieval period. It comes from the Spanish words monte, meaning "mount", and albo, meaning "white". The name was often given to families who lived near or on a white mountain or hill, and can be interpreted as "white mountain".

Montenegro Spanish, Portuguese
Habitational name for someone originally from any of the various locations in Spain and Portugal named Montenegro, from Spanish and Portuguese monte meaning "mountain, hill" and negro meaning "black".

Monterosa Spanish (Latin American)
From Spanish monte meaning "mountain", and rosa meaning "pink, rose".

Monteverde Italian
Habitational name from any of various places called Monteverde, for example in Avellino province, from monte meaning "mountain" + verde meaning "green".

Monteverdi Italian
Derived from Italian monte meaning "mountain" and verdi meaning "green"; literally means "green mountain".

Murawski Polish
Name for someone from placed called Murawa or Murawy, both derived from Polish murawa meaning "lawn, green, sward".

Must Estonian
Estonian surname meaning "black".

Mustanen Finnish
It derives from the Finnish word for the colour "black", musta.

Mustkivi Estonian
Mustkivi is an Estonian surname meaning "black stone".

Mustmaa Estonian
Mustmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "black land".

Nashkho Circassian
Literally means “blue-eyed” from Adyghe нэ (nă) meaning “eye” combined with шхъуантӏэ (šχ°ānṭă) meaning “blue”.

Nears English
French in origin, it is derived from the word "Noir," which is the equivalent of the English word "Black." It could have referred to a person with dark features, hair, or perhaps even one who was thought to engage in nafarious, or "dark," deeds.

Negre Catalan
Nickname or ethnic name from negre "black" (Latin niger), denoting someone with dark hair or a dark complexion.

Negro Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Jewish
Nickname or ethnic name from negro "black" (Latin niger), denoting someone with dark hair or a dark complexion.

Negro Italian, Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, Jewish
Nickname or ethnic name from negro "black" (continuation of Latin niger), denoting someone with dark hair, dark eyes, a dark complexion, someone who wore dark clothes, someone who worked a job in the night, or was otherwise associated with the night.

Negru Romanian
Nickname or ethnic name from negru "black" (Latin niger), denoting someone with dark hair or a dark complexion.

Nelke Estonian
Nelke is an Estonian surname meaning "pink", "dianthus" and "carnation".

Nerënxa Albanian
Derived from Albanian nerënxë "bitter orange".

Nilsiam Thai
From Thai นิล (nin) meaning "very deep black" and สยาม (Sayam) meaning "Siam".

Niro Italian
From Neapolitan niro "black", cognate to Neri.

Niwa Japanese
From Japanese 丹 (ni) meaning "cinnabar, red" and 羽 (wa) meaning "feather, plume, wing".

Noir French
Means "black" in French, originally used in Northern France as an ethnic nickname for someone from Southern France, Spain, Italy or North Africa. It also may have been used for someone who wore dark clothing or for someone who had an occupation during the night or was associated with the night.

Nukhao Thai
Means "white mouse" in Thai.

O'Bannon Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Banáin meaning "descendant of Banán", a given name representing a diminutive of ban meaning "white".

Ó Bolguidir Irish
The name Ó Bolguidir has changed considerably in the time that has passed since its genesis. It originally appeared in Gaelic as Ó Bolguidir, which likely meant "yellow-belly" (from bolg odhar).

Occhibianco Italian
Means "white eye" in Italian, most often given to foundlings.

Occhiodoro Italian
Possibly means "golden eye", from occhio d'oro.

Occhionero Italian
From Italian occhio "eye" and nero "dark, black".

Occhirossi Italian
Means "red eyes" in Italian.

O'Coill Irish
Meaning, "wood, forest, or shrub hazel tree."

Ó Cuill Irish
Meaning, "wood, forest, or shrub hazel tree."

O'Dowd Irish
The original Gaelic form was Dubhda. The first portion of the name comes from the word dubh, which means "black" or "dark-complexioned."

O'duffy Irish
The name O'Duffy originates from the gaelic surname "O Dubhthaigh". Dubh meaning "Black" in Gaeilge. They claim descent from the ancient Heremon kings of Ireland. They descend from "Cahir Mor", the King of Leinster in the second century... [more]

Ó Duibhidhir Irish
Means "descendant of Duibhuidhir". Duibhuidhir is a personal name composed of the elements dubh "dark, black" and odhar "sallow, tawny".

O'Galvin Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Gealbháin, which means "descendant of the bright, fair one", derived from the Gaelic elements geal "bright" and ban "fair, white". A known bearer of the original form of the surname is Ciarán Ó Gealbháin, former signer of the Irish traditional music band Danú.

Oguri Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut".

Ojiro Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 尾 (o) meaning "tail" and 白 (jiro) meaning "white"

Okuri Japanese
O means "big, great" and kuri means "chestnut".

Oranje Dutch
means "orange" in Dutch, in reference to the Dutch Royal Family

Orelias Nigerian (Latinized, Modern, Rare), Italian (Tuscan), Venetian
Means "golden", when coupled with a first name becomes "the golden". Varied from Orelia, "golden".... [more]

Orpaz Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Orpaz, means "golden light" in Hebrew.

Orpin English
Means "herbalist" (from Middle English orpin "yellow stonecrop", a plant prescribed by medieval herbalists for healing wounds). A variant spelling was borne by British painter Sir William Orpen (1878-1931).

Paakspuu Estonian
Paakspuu is an Estonian surname meaning "alder buckthorn" and "black alder".

Panebianco Italian
given to someone who worked with high quality breads. from italian word pane "bread" and bianco "white"

Paonil Thai
From Thai เปา (pao) meaning "judicial officer, referee, umpire" and นิล (nin) meaning "very deep black".

Pelle German
From Middle Low German pelle "precious purple silk cloth", presumably an occupational name for a maker or seller of such cloth or for a maker of official and church vestments.

Pellicano Italian, Sicilian
nickname from dialect pelecanò pelicanò "woodpecker" from modern Greek pelekanos "green woodpecker" (cognate with pelekan "pelican"; both come from pelekys "axe" the pelican because its beak is shaped like an axe the woodpecker because it uses its beak like an axe).

Peshlakai Navajo
Derived from the Navajo words béésh "metal" and łigaii "white" meaning “silver”.

Phantomhive Popular Culture
Created by Yana Toboso for her popular manga series "Black Butler".

Phat Khmer
Means "blow, scatter, disperse"; "paint, color, brush" or "repay" in Khmer.

Phoenix English
From the name of a beautiful immortal bird which appears in Egyptian and Greek mythology. After living for several centuries in the Arabian Desert, it would be consumed by fire and rise from its own ashes, with this cycle repeating every 500 years... [more]

Plata Spanish
Byname from plata "silver".

Plunket English
Either an occupational name for someone who sold plunket, a "coarse white woollen cloth", or a location in France with the name Planquette or Planquenet.

Pomerantz Jewish
From the Yiddish word פּאָמעראַנץ (pomerants) meaning "orange (fruit)".

Portokali Greek
From Greek meaning "orange".

Portokalos Greek
From the Greek word πορτοκάλι (portokáli), which means "orange." The name could refer either to farmers who maintained an orange orchard / grove or someone who had an orange aspect to their appearance or demeanor.

Prasinos Greek
From Greek meaning "green".

Preto Portuguese
comes from the Portuguese word preto meaning "black" or "dark". referring to someone with dark skin and/or hair. possibly a cognate of the spanish surname Prieto

Pruun Estonian
Pruun is an Estonian surname meaning "brown".

Puna Estonian
Puna is an Estonian surname meaning "red".

Punay Filipino, Cebuano
Means "yellow-breasted fruit dove" or "pink-necked green pigeon" (both species of bird) in Cebuano.

Pykhtin Russian
From pykhta, meaning "silver fir".

Qing Chinese
From Chinese 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young".

Quimpo Filipino
From Hokkien 金舖 (kim-phò͘) meaning "gold shop" or 金寳 (kim-pó) meaning "golden treasure".

Quimson Filipino
From Hokkien 金孫 (kim-sun) meaning "golden grandchild".

Radford English
Habitational name from any of the various places so named, for example in Devon, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, and Hereford and Worcester. Most are named from Old English read "red" + ford "ford", but it is possible that in some cases the first element may be a derivative of Old English ridan "to ride", with the meaning "ford that can be crossed on horseback".

Raleigh English
English habitation name in Devon meaning "red woodland clearing".

Ramamurthy Indian, Tamil
Derived from Sanskrit राम (rāma) meaning "pleasing, pleasant, charming" or "dark, black" (see Rama 1) combined with मूर्ति (mūrti) meaning "idol, icon".

Rassi Italian
Comes from the Italian rosso, meaning "red".

Ratcliff English
Habitational name from any of the places, in various parts of England, called Ratcliff(e), Radcliffe, Redcliff, or Radclive, all of which derive their names from Old English rēad meaning "red" + clif meaning "cliff", "slope", "riverbank".

Reddick Scottish, Northern Irish
Habitational name from Rerrick or Rerwick in Kirkcudbrightshire, named with an unknown first element and wīc "outlying settlement". It is also possible that the first element was originally Old Norse rauðr "red".

Redgrave English
From the name of a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England, derived from Old English hrēod meaning "reed" or rēad "red", and græf meaning "pit, ditch" or grāf "grove"... [more]

Redman English, Irish
Variant of Raymond. Also a nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Middle English rudde "red" and man "man".

Redmayne English, Irish
Derived from Redmain, a small hamlet in Cumbria, England. It is named with Old English rēad meaning "red" and Welsh main meaning "rock, stone". The name could also be derived from the given name Réamonn, which is an Irish form of Raymond... [more]

Reidhead English
The origins of the Reidhead surname are uncertain. In some instances, it was no doubt derived from the Old English word "read," meaning "red," and was a nickname that came to be a surname. Either way, we may conclude that it meant "red-haired" or "ruddy complexioned."

Reytblat Yiddish
Means "red leaf" in Yiddish. This is somewhat rare, chiefly used by Jews from Russia and Ukraine.

Rizal Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
From Spanish ricial meaning "green field" or "rice field". A notable bearer was José Rizal (1861-1896), a Filipino nationalist and national hero.

Roderick Welsh (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of the personal name Rhydderch, originally a byname meaning "reddish brown".

Rohemaa Estonian
Rohemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "green land".

Roka Japanese
Japanese name meaning "White crest of the wave".

Rosseau French, American
Variant spelling of Rousseau. Comes from the Old French word rous meaning "red", likely a nickname for someone with red hair or a particularly rosy complexion.

Rosso Italian
Derived from the Italian word rosso meaning "red". It was used as a nickname for people with red hair or that used to wear in red.

Roșu Romanian
Means “red” in Romanian.

Rothberg German
From the elements rot "red" and berg "mountain" meaning "red mountain". Variant of Rothenberg.

Rothfus German
Middle High German rot "red" + vuoz "foot", a nickname for someone who followed the fashion for shoes made from a type of fine reddish leather. Or a variant of Rotfuchs, from the Middle Low German form fos "fox", a nickname for a clever person.

Rothstein German, Jewish
From German rot meaning "red" and stein meaning "stone".

Rotstein German
German surname that means "red stone".

Rottscheit German
Modernization of Rotscheidt, also a city in Germany (Rottscheidt) bearing another modern alternate spelling. When broken down it ultimately means "red" and "piece of wood", implying that the families of today descends from woodwrokers.

Rouget French
Derived from the French adjective rouge meaning "red" combined with the French masculine diminutive suffix -et.

Rougeul French
“Rouge” means “Red” in French.

Roussos Greek
Originally a nickname for a red-haired or blond person, derived from Greek ρούσος (roúsos) "red".

Rubin French, German, Slovene, Croatian, Czech, Slovak
Metonymic occupational name for a jeweler, from Middle High German rubn Old French rubi Slovenian and Croatian rubin Czech and Slovak rubín "ruby"... [more]

Rubiu Italian
From Sardinian runiu "red", cognate to Rubio.

Rudatis German (East Prussian)
Derived from Old Prussian ruds and Lithuanian rudas "(of hair) red" or Lithuanian rudis "redhead".

Rudd English
The surname Rudd is derived from the Old English root "rud-," a component in the words "rudig," which means "ruddy," and "ruddoc," which means "red-breast." The surname was originally a nickname for a ruddy complexioned or red-haired person, or perhaps for someone who habitually wore the color red.

Rudenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian рудий (rudyy) meaning "red".

Ruffin English
From the medieval French male personal name Ruffin, from Latin Rufinus, a derivative of Rufus (literally "red-haired one")... [more]

Rundgren Swedish
Swedish surname with somewhat unclear etymology. The first element is possibly taken from a place named with either of the elements rund and/or run. Rund coincides with the Swedish word for "round", but it is not clear if the element used in this name is derived from that word... [more]

Ruuge Estonian
Ruuge is an Estonian surname meaning "pale brown" or "dark blonde" or "sorrel" colored.

Rüüt Estonian
Rüüt is an Estonian surname meaning "golden plover" (Pluvialis apricaria).

Ryšavý Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak last name meaning "red-haired".

Ryzhkov Russian
From ryzhko, meaning "red".

Sar Khmer
Means "white" in Khmer.

Sarakatsanis Greek
Derived from the Greek Σαρακατσάνοι (Sarakatsanoi) referred to an ethnic Greek population subgroup who were traditionally transhumant shepherds, native to Greece, with a smaller presence in neighbouring Bulgaria, southern Albania, and North Macedonia... [more]

Sarap Estonian
Sarap is an Estonian surname meaning "hazel".

Sarapik Estonian
Sarapik is an Estonian surname meaning "hazel wood".

Sarapuu Estonian
Sarapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "hazel tree".

Sarı Turkish
Means "yellow, blond" in Turkish.

Sarıkaya Turkish
From Turkish sarı meaning "yellow" and kaya meaning "rock, cliff".

Sarikaya Turkish
Sarıkaya is a Turkish word meaning "yellow rock".

Sarıtaş Turkish
Directly translated from Turkish, sarı means "yellow" and taş means "stone".... [more]

Sasaguri Japanese
From 笹 (sasa) meaning "bamboo grass" and 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut".

Scarlato Italian
Occupational name for a dyer, or as a nickname for someone who habitually wore scarlet or who had bright red hair, From Sicilian scarlatu "scarlet".

Schwartzman Jewish
Nickname for a dark-skinned or dark-haired person, from German schwarz meaning "black" and man meaning "man, person".

Schwarzberg German
Variant of Schwartzberg, which means "black mountain" in German.

Schwarzkopf German
Means "black head", from German Schwarz "black", and Kopf "head".

Semenduev Judeo-Tat
From the given name Semendu or Simandu, which was possibly derived from Persian سیاه (siyah) meaning "black" and مرد (mard) meaning "man" or Hebrew סימן טוב (siman tov) meaning "good sign, good mark".

Shani Hebrew
Means "red, scarlet" in Hebrew. From the given name Shani 1.

Shebani Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the name of an Arab tribe which is derived from Arabic شيب (šīb) meaning "white hair, grayness" or "cold, snow". This surname is chiefly used in Libya.

Shirahama Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 濱 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore".

Shirahata Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 幡 (hata) meaning "flag, banner".

Shirai Japanese
Means "Purple Thunder". From Japanese 紫 (shi) meaning "purple" and 雷 (rai) meaning "thunder". Notable bearers are joshi wrestlers Mio Shirai and Io Shirai.

Shiraiwa Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks".

Shirako Japanese
Meaning "white child".

Shiramizu Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".

Shiranami Japanese
Shira means "white" and nami means "wave".

Shirano Japanese
Shira means "white" and no means "field, plain".

Shirasaka Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".

Shirasaki Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Shirasuga Japanese
Shira means "white" and suga means "sedge".

Shiratō Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria".

Shiroi Japanese
Shrio means "white" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Shirono Japanese
Shiro means "white" and no means "field, wilderness".

Shukla Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit शुक्ल (shukla) meaning "white, bright, pure".

Shvartsebord Yiddish
It literally means "black beard".

Sikumbang Minangkabau
Allegedly from the phrase si kumbang meaning "black tiger", probably derived from Minangkabau kumbang which can mean "beetle" or "tiger, leopard". The name may have been used to refer to Tamil settlers from southern India who had darker skin and practised a tiger-like form of martial arts... [more]

Silber German, Jewish
From Middle High German silber, German Silber "silver"; a metonymic occupational name for a silversmith, or often, in the case of the Jewish surname, an ornamental name.

Silberberg Jewish
The meaning of the name is "silver mountain" and comes from Germany

Silbermann German, Jewish
Variant of Silber. from Middle High German silber German silber "silver" and Middle High German Yiddish man "man" an occupation for a man who worked with silver.

Silbernagel German
Occupational for a silversmith from middle high German silber "silver" and nagel "nail".

Silberstein German, Jewish
From Middle High German silber "silver" and stein "stone"; a habitational name from a place so named in Bavaria, or a topographic name.... [more]

Silfwergård Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish silver "silver" and gård "farm, estate, yard".

Silvergrass English
From English "Silver" and "Grass". Probably given from the plant called "Silvergrass", a Miscanthus type growing in Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific Islands, or a field shining with the sun.

Silverstone English
Obviously means "silver stone." In addition to people, this is the name of a racetrack in the village of the same name in England.

Silverthorne English (Rare)
Silverthorne, Silverthorn comes from the Old English seolfor "silver" and þorn "thorn bush" and means the family that lived by the "silver or white thorn tree".

Sinijärv Estonian
Sinijärv is an Estonian surname meaning "blue lake".

Sinimäe Estonian
Sinimäe is an Estonian surname meaning "blue hill/mountain".

Sinissaar Estonian
Sinissaar is an Estonian surname meaning "blue island".

Sinivee Estonian
Sinivee is an Estonian surname meaning "blue water".