Browse Submitted Surnames

Adney English
Habitational name from Adeney in Shropshire, named in Old English as Eadwynna ey "island of a woman called Eadwynn". English: from a Middle English pet form of Adam... [more]

Aetós Greek
"Eagle" - in Greek, spelled αετός.

Águila Spanish
From águila "eagle" (Latin aquila). This is either a nickname for a haughty man or one with an aquiline nose, or a habitational name from a place in Salamanca province called Águila.

Aguilera Spanish
Habitational name from a location in Soria province, Spain, named Aguilera, derived from Spanish aguilera meaning "eagle's nest". A famous bearer is American singer Christina Aguilera (1980-).

Akkuş Turkish
Means "white bird" from Turkish ak meaning "white" and kuş meaning "bird".

Allgeier German
The harried officials at Ellis Island began to assign surnames based upon the pronunciation of the name by the immigrant, rather than attempting to ferret out the actual spelling. ... [more]

Ammer German, English (Rare)
This surname may be derived from Middle High German amer which means "bunting (as in the bird)." As such, it is used as a nickname for someone with a fine voice or someone who is a flamboyant dresser.... [more]

Amsler German (Swiss)
Derived from German Amsel "(European) blackbird", this was an occupational name for a fowler (bird catcher).

Anardu Italian
From a dialectical variant of Italian anatra "duck (bird)".

Anni Estonian
Anni is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "anne" meaning "aptitude for" and "talent"; or "hani" meaning "goose".

Aquilina Maltese
Nickname for a person with eagle-like features or a person who owned an eagle, derived from Latin aquila meaning "eagle".

Ardern English
Means "eagle valley" or "gravel valley". From Old English ear "gravel" or eran "eagle" and denu "valley". Also a variant of Arden.

Arlianionak Belarusian
Double diminutive of Belarusian арол (arol) meaning "eagle".

Arnett English
Derived from Arnold, a pet name perhaps. Also could be from /arn/ "eagle" and /ett/, a diminutive.

Arol Belarusian
Means "eagle" in Belarusian.

Arundel English
English surname which comes from two distinct sources. Either it was derived from a place name meaning "horehound valley" in Old English (from harhune "horehound (a plant)" and dell "valley"), or it was from Old French arondel, diminutive of arond "swallow", which was originally a Norman nickname given to someone resembling a swallow.

Astore Italian
Derived from Italian astore meaning "goshawk", which is a bird of prey that was used for hunting in the Middle Ages. The surname had first started out as a nickname: either for a falconer, or for a person who had aquiline features or who was cunning by nature.

Atmaca Turkish
Means "hawk" in Turkish, referring specifically to the sparrow hawk (genus Accipiter).

Atzori Italian
Possibly from Spanish azor "goshawk", otherwise a variant of Atzeri.

Audet French
Southern French nickname from Gascon dialect audet "bird", variant of standard Occitan ausèl (modern French oiseau).

Aul Estonian
Aul is an Estonian surname meaning "long-tailed duck" (Clangula hyemalis).

Aviles Catalan
From Catalan avile "bird".

Bagaoisan Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog bagwisan meaning "to grow wings" or "to pull out the wing feathers (of a bird)".

Bajwa Punjabi
Derived from Persian باز والا (bâz vâlâ) meaning "great hawk, great falcon".

Banogon Filipino, Cebuano
Means "hawklike" in Cebuano, ultimately from banog meaning "hawk".

Bar Yonah Hebrew
Means "son of Jonah" or "son of the dove" from Hebrew yonah "dove".

Bazzaty Ossetian
Derived from Georgian ბაზი (bazi) meaning "falcon" or from a given name derived from Tatar базу (bazu) meaning "to dare" (given in hopes that a son would become a warrior).

Blasquez Spanish
From the medieval diminutive Velasco, from the Basque word 'bela' meaning "crow", and the diminutive suffix 'sko'.

Bonhoc Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano bunhok meaning "bird louse" (a type of small biting insect).

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]

Bucao Filipino, Cebuano
Means "hawk-owl" (genus Ninox) in Cebuano.

Bülbül Turkish
Means "nightingale" in Turkish.

Butragueño Spanish
Originally denoted someone who was from either the town of Buitrago del Lozoya in Madrid, or from Buitrago in Soria, Castile and León, Spain, both derived Spanish buitre meaning "vulture" (see Buitrago)... [more]

Buttiġieġ Maltese
From Maltese bu t-tiġieġ literally meaning "father of chickens", referring to a poulterer or someone who owned chickens.

Buttram English (American, Rare), English (British, Rare)
Possibly derived from the German cognate Bertram, from the Germanic elements beraht (meaning "bright"), and hrabn (meaning "raven")... [more]

Cahuet Picard
Nickname from Picard caüe "tawny owl".

Calandra Italian
from calandra "skylark" (from Latin calandra) probably a nickname for someone with a fine singing voice.

Cantagallo Italian
From the name of a town, or possibly a nickname meaning "singing rooster".

Caouette French (Quebec)
Altered form of French Cahouet, itself a regional form of chat-huant meaning "screech owl", hence a nickname referring to the bird.

Čáp Czech
Means "stork" in Czech.

Čapek Czech
Derived from a diminutive of Czech cáp meaning "stork", applied as a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a stork. In some cases the family name may have derived from a heraldic symbol.

Carrogu Italian
Possibly from Sardinian carroga "crow, carrion crow".

Catchpole English
Meant "bailiff, especially (originally) one who could seize domestic animals in lieu of tax or debt" (from Anglo-Norman cachepol, from cacher "to chase" + pol "chicken").

Cattell Anglo-Saxon, French, Old Norse
Originated in Scandinavia as a patronym of the first name Thurkettle, a derivative of the Olde 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]

Cavill English
Derived from Cavil, a place located in the East Riding of Yorkshire in northern England, named from Old English ca meaning "jackdaw" and feld meaning "open country". It is borne by the British actor Henry Cavill (1983-).

Cawood English
Traditional English habitational surname meaning "jackdaw wood" from the Old English ca referring to 'jackdaw' (a member of the crow family), and wudu 'wood'.

Çaylak Turkish
Means "kite (the bird)" or "inexperienced" in Turkish.

Ceretti Italian (Tuscan), Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
The surname Cerri is derived from the Italian word cerro, which means bitter or Turkey oak. Often Italian local surnames bore the prefix "di", which signifies emigration from one place to another.... [more]

Cerri Italian
From cerro "oak tree, Turkey oak".

Cerrito Italian
Variant of Cerri, or directly from Sicilian cirritu "Turkey oak grove".

Chaykov Russian, Belarusian
Derived from Russian чайка (chayka) meaning "seagull".

Chetcuti Maltese
Derived from Arabic كتكوت‎‎ (katkūt) meaning "(newborn) chick, young chicken".

Cirrincione Italian
From Sicilian cirrinciò meaning "greenfinch, great tit".

Cīrulis Latvian
Means "lark".

Ciuraru Romanian
Derived from the Romanian word cioară meaning "crow".

Coccimiglio Italian
From Sicilian cuccumeli, the name of several fruit-bearing deciduous trees or of the hackberry plant, itself borrowed from an Ancient Greek word; possibly κοκκύμηλον (kokkymelon) "plum", literally "cuckoo apple", or from κόκκος (kókkos) "grain, seed, kernel" and‎ μῆλον (mêlon) "apple, any fruit from a tree".

Cocco Italian
Possibly from Italian cocco, meaning "darling, favourite" or "hen's egg".

Cochet French
Either from cochet a diminutive of coq "rooster" used as a nickname for a vain conceited or womanizing individual. Or possibly also a habitational name from (Le) Cochet the name of several places in various parts of France.

Cogotti Italian
From Sardinian cogotto "cockerel, rooster".

Cois Italian
Possibly from the name of a lost town, Coni. Alternately, may be from dialectical words meaning "to cook" or "finch", referring to an occupation or nickname.

Coley English
With variant Colley can mean "dark" or "blackbird" or it can be a nickname for Nicholas.

Colley English
With variant Coley, can mean "dark" or "blackbird" or it can be a nickname for Nicholas. Colley was used as a surname for generations of students from the same family taught by a teacher over many years in James Hilton's sentimental novel "Goodbye, Mr... [more]

Colomb French
from Old French colomb "pigeon" (from Latin columbus) applied as a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of pigeons or doves... [more]

Condori Indigenous American, Aymara (Hispanicized), Quechua (Hispanicized)
Derived from Aymara and Quechua kunturi meaning "condor, vulture".

Coot English
“an early member was a person who seemed to exhibit some of the characteristics of birds.”

Corbeanu Romanian
Derived from Romanian corb, itself originally from the Latin corvus meaning "raven" (bird).

Corbin English, French
Derived from French corbeau meaning "raven," originally denoting a person who had dark hair.

Cornacchia Italian
Nickname meaning "crow, jackdaw" in Italian, applied to someone who was talkative or thought to resemble a crow or jackdaw in some other way.

Coulon French
From Old French colomb "pigeon" (from Latin columba) used as a metonymic occupational name for a breeder.

Cowburn English
The place-name, in turn, comes from the Old English cocc, meaning "rooster," and burna, meaning "a stream." As such, the surname is classed as a local, or habitational name, derived from a place where the original bearer lived or held land.

Cranston Scottish
Combination of the Old English byname Cran "crane" and Old English tun "settlement".

Crobu Italian
From Sardinian crobu "crow", or a place of the same name.

Crownover German (Anglicized)
Americanised spelling of German Kronauer, denoting someone from Kronau, a town near Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It could also be an Americanised form of Kronhöfer (a variant of Grünhofer), a habitational name for someone from a lost place called Grünhof, derived from Middle High German gruene meaning "green" or kranech meaning "crane" and hof meaning "farmstead".

Cuautli Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl quauhtli meaning "eagle".

Cuervo Spanish
Means "raven, crow" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin corvus. From a nickname for a man with strikingly glossy black hair or with a raucous voice. Alternatively, a habitational name from places containing this word (e.g. El Cuervo, Teruel).

Ćuk Serbian, Croatian
Derived from ćuk (ћук), meaning "scops owl".

Culver English
Means "person who keeps or looks after doves", or from a medieval nickname for someone thought to resemble a dove (e.g. in mild disposition) (in either case from Middle English culver "dove")... [more]

Daiber German
Derived from either Middle High German tiuber "pigeon breeder, pigeon fancier" or from Middle High German touber "wind musician, musician who plays a wind instrument".

Den Uijl Dutch
Means "the owl" in Dutch, from Middle Dutch ule. A notable bearer was the Dutch prime minister Johannes den Uijl (1919-1987), also known as Joop den Uyl.

Diop Western African, Wolof
From Joob, the name of a Wolof clan, derived from a totemic word meaning "black craned swan" or "peacock".

Doğan Turkish
Means "hawk, falcon" in Turkish.

Douwes Dutch, Frisian
From the given name Douwe, itself derived from Frisian dou meaning "dove, pigeon". A notable bearer was the Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820-1887), better known by his pen name Multatuli.

Duck English, Irish
English from Middle English doke "duck", hence a nickname for someone with some fancied resemblance to a duck, or an occupational name for someone who kept or hunted ducks. Alternatively, a variant form of Duke... [more]

Duckworth English
Habitational name from Duckworth Fold, in the borough of Bury, Lancashire, which is named from Old English fuce "duck" and wor{dh} "enclosure".

Dudayev Chechen, Ossetian (Russified)
Russified form of a Chechen and Ossetian family name of disputed meaning; the name may be derived from Ossetian дудахъхъ (dudaqq) meaning "bustard", from Ingush тат (tat) meaning "Mountain Jew", or from Circassian дадэ (dade) meaning "grandfather" or "king, head, chief"... [more]

Dufva Swedish
From Swedish duva "dove, pigeon".

Dyatlov Russian
From Russian дятел (dyatel) meaning "woodpecker".

Eagle English
Nickname for a lordly, impressive, or sharp-eyed man, from Middle English egle "eagle" (from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila).

Earnshaw English
Means "person from Earnshaw", Lancashire ("Earn's nook of land" - Earn from an Old English personal name meaning literally "eagle"). In fiction this surname is borne by Catherine Earnshaw, her brother Hindley and her nephew Hareton, characters in Emily Brontë's 'Wuthering Heights' (1847).

Eizuru Japanese
From 栄 (ei) meaning "prosper, flourish, glory, splendid, brilliance" and 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane (bird), white color, long life".

Elkington English
According to Wikipedia Elkington is a deserted medieval village and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire in England. The villages name means "Elta's hill" or perhaps, less likely, "swan hill".... [more]

Falcão Portuguese
Portuguese surname meaning "falcon".

Falcón Spanish, South American
Originally a nickname from falcón, an archaic variant of Spanish halcón "falcon" (from Latin falco). It is a cognate of Falco.

Falcon Jewish
Possibly derived from the German Falke, meaning "falcon."

Falkenberg German, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Habitational name from any of several places named from Old High German falk "falcon" and berg "mountain, hill".

Falkenhagen German
Habitational name from any of several places named from Old High German falke meaning "falcon" + hag meaning "hedge", "fencing". A place so named is documented west of Berlin in the 14th century.

Farrugia Maltese
Derived from Maltese farruġ meaning "chicken, cockerel", ultimately from Arabic فُرُوج (furūj). It was used as a nickname for someone who fed chickens.

Fasano Italian
Probably from Italian fasani "pheasant", a nickname for someone who resembled the bird in appearance or (lack of) intelligence, who hunted them, or who lived in an area populated by them. ... [more]

Fawkes English
From the Norman personal name Faulques or Fauques, which was derived from a Germanic nickname meaning literally "falcon". A famous bearer of the surname was Guy Fawkes (1570-1606), the English Catholic conspirator... [more]

Fawley English
This is a name for someone who worked as a person who worked as the fowler or the bird-catcher having derived from the Old English word "fugelere" which literally means "hunter of wild birds, fowler"... [more]

Federspiel German (Swiss)
Derived from Middle High German vederspil "bird of prey (trained for hunting)", this was an occupational name for a falconer.

Feuerhahn German
Feuerhahn comes from the Old High German words (fivr) meaning "fire" & (hano) meaning "cock".

Fincham English
habitational name from a place in Norfolk so called from Old English finc "finch" and ham "homestead".

Finck English, German
From the German word for "finch" a type of bird

Finco Venetian
From Venetian finco "finch", possibly a nickname for someone considered shrewd or cunning.

Fink German, Slovene, English, Jewish
Nickname for a lively or cheerful person, Jewish ornamental name derived from the Germanic word for "finch", and German translation of Slovene Šinkovec which is from šcinkovec or šcinkavec meaning "finch".

Finkley English
From Finkley, a hamlet in Hampshire, England, derived from Old English finc meaning "finch" and leah meaning "woodland, clearing".

Fogelström Swedish
From Swedish fågel "bird" and ström "stream".

Fowl English, Popular Culture
This name is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and derives from the Old English pre 7th Century word fugol, "fowl", "bird", which was used as a byname and as a personal name. The medieval form of the word was the Middle English development foul, fowl(e), used as a continuation of the Old English personal name and also as a nickname for someone who in some way resembled a bird.

Fuglesang Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Means "bird song" in Norwegian (compare German Vogelsang).

Fullerton English
Habitational name from a place in Scotland. Derived from Old English fugol "bird" and tun "settlement, enclosure".

Fumagalli Italian
Means "smoke the rooster" in Italian, from fuma "to smoke" and gallo "rooster". Refers to filling a henhouse with smoke to keep the chickens quiet when stealing them, thus making this a name probably given to chicken thieves.

Gailis Latvian
Means "rooster".

Gailītis Latvian
Derived from the word gailis meaning "rooster".

Galishoff Upper German, German (Austrian)
Derived from the ancient Roman name Gallus, meaning "rooster" in Latin. Hoff meaning house combines the growing or tending to poultry on a farm house, hence the name Galishoff which has been modified over the millennia... [more]

Galkin Russian
Derived from Russian галка (galka) meaning "jackdaw".

Gallatini Italian (Archaic)
Derived from the given name Galla and a suffix, meaning "little rooster".

Gally French
Derived from southern French gal "rooster", this name was used as a nickname for a vain or conceited person.

Gans German, Dutch
Meaning "goose", perhaps referring to someone who worked with geese, related to Ganser.

Gąsior Polish
Means "gander (male goose)" in Polish. It was used as a nickname for a person who resembled a gander or as an occupational name for a keeper of geese.

Gavran Croatian, Serbian
Means "raven".

Gawthrop English
habitational name from any of several places in Yorkshire and Lancashire called Gawthorpe or Gowthorpe all of which are named from Old Norse gaukr "cuckoo" and þorp "enclosure" meaning "village where cuckoo's frequented".

Gelin French
Most often an alternate form of Ghislain. Could also be the Old French gelin (dim. of Latin gallus), "chicken", which would then refers to a cowardly person or a poultry farmer.

Gogol Ukrainian, Polish, Jewish
Means "Common goldeneye (a type of duck)" in Ukrainian. Possibly a name for a fowler. A famous bearer was Nikolai Gogol.

Golab Polish
Nickname for a mild-mannered or peace-loving man, from Polish golab "dove".

Golomb Jewish
Ornamental name from Polish golab "dove" (from Latin columba "dove").

Golubev Russian
From Russian голубь (golub) meaning "dove, pigeon".

Golubov Russian
From golub, meaning "dove".

Goos German, Flemish, Dutch
Either a metonymic occupational name for a breeder or keeper of geese, from Middle Low German gōs and Middle Dutch goes "goose", or a short form of an Old German personal name containing Gote "Goth" or got "god", particularly Goswin or Gozewijn (a compound name with the second element wini "friend").

Gorsuch English
Habitational name from the hamlet of Gorsuch, Lancashire, earlier Gosefordsich, derived from Old English gosford meaning "goose ford" and sic meaning "small stream".

Gosden English
From the name of a lost place in the village and civil parish of Slaugham in West Sussex, England, derived from Old English gos meaning "goose" and denn meaning "woodland pasture".

Gosling English
1. variant of Joslin - see Jocelyn, Jocelyn. ... [more]

Gosney English
from Middle English gosse "goose" and ei "island" (Old English gos and ieg)... [more]

Graybill English (American)
Anglicized form of Swiss German Krähenbühl, meaning "crow hill".

Gribben Irish
This surname is of Old Gaelic origin, and is a variant of "Cribben", which itself is the Anglicized form of the Gaelic name "MacRoibin", meaning "son of (mac) Robin", a patronymic from the Anglo-Norman French given name "Robin"... [more]

Gulbis Latvian
Means "swan".

Gülden Dutch, German
from gulden "golden" derived from vergulden vergolden "to gild" a metonymic occupational name for a craftsman who gilds objects; compare Guldner. From gulden the name of the coin (English guilder) applied as a topographic or habitational name referring to a house name such as In den silvren Gulden ("In the Silver Guilder") or from related verb meaning "to gild" applied as a topographic or habitational name referring to a house name such as De Gulden Hoeve ("The Gilded Farmhouse") or De Gulden Zwaan ("The Gilded Swan").

Gusev Russian
Derived from Russian гусь (gus) meaning "goose".

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.

Hägg Swedish
From Swedish hägg meaning "prunus padus", but also known as "hackberry, bird cherry". It is a type of small tree native to northern Asia and Europe.

Häggkvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish hägg "bird cherry" (a type of tree native to Sweden) and kvist "twig".

Hägglund Swedish
Combination of Swedish hägg "bird cherry" (a type of tree native to Sweden) and lund "grove".

Häggström Swedish
Combination of Swedish hägg "bird cherry" and ström "stream, small river".

Hahner German
Occupational name for a poultry farmer, from an agent derivative of Middle High German hane "rooster".

Hak Korean
From Sino-Korean 鶴 (Hag) meaning "Crane" or 斈 (Hag) meaning "Learn".

Hang Khmer
Means "swan, wild goose" in Khmer, also referring to a mythological bird known as the hamsa.

Hani Estonian
Hani is an Estonian surname meaning "goose".

Hans Indian
Derived from Sanskrit hamsa "swan; goose".

Hatoyama Japanese
Combination of the kanji 鳩 (hato, "pigeon, dove") and 山 (yama, "mountain"). This surname was borne by Ichirō Hatoyama (1883–1959) and his grandson Yukio (1947–).

Haukebø Norwegian
A combination of Norwegian hauk, derived from Old Norse haukr, "hawk" and bø, derived from Old Norse bœr, "farm". The meaning refers to hawks sitting abode; as on the roof of a barn.

Hayabusa Japanese
This name means "falcon" in Japanese.

Hayamizu Japanese
Haya means "fast" or "hawk" and mizu means "water".

Hayano Japanese
Haya can mean "swift" or "hawk" and no means "field, plain".

Hayase Japanese
Haya can mean "hawk" or "fast" and se means "ripple, current".

Hazar Turkish
Turkish / Muslim last name meaning "nightingale".

Heenan Old Irish
Thought to be a nickname or metonymic, and to owe its derivation from the early Gaelic word ean meaning a "bird". The derivation is from the ancient name O'hEeanchain, which loosely translates as The descendant of the son of the Bird.

Hirundo Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
From Latin hirundo, meaning "swallow".

Hohn German
Derived from Middle High German hon "chicken". As a surname, it was given to someone who either bred or traded in chickens.... [more]

Höök Swedish
Derived from Swedish hök "hawk".

Horoz Turkish
Means "rooster" in Turkish.

Hosp German (Austrian)
Means "odd bird" or "strange man"

Huamán Quechua (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Quechua waman meaning "falcon, hawk".

Huitzil Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl uitsitsillin meaning "hummingbird".

Hull Estonian
Hull is an Estonian surname meaning "loon" (Gavia).

Idriya Hebrew
A feminine name of Hebrew origin, meaning "female duck."

Ishidori Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and dori comes from tori, meaning "bird".

Jarząbek Polish
A Polish surname meaning "Grouse". A nickname for someone thought to resemble the bird.

Jarzombek Polish
Variant spelling of Jarząbek, from jarząbek meaning "grouse", presumably a nickname for someone thought to resemble the bird.

Jaskółka Polish
Nickname from Polish jaskółka meaning "swallow".

Jay English, French
Nickname from Middle English, Old French jay(e), gai "jay (the bird)", probably referring to an idle chatterer or a showy person, although the jay was also noted for its thieving habits.

Joutsen Finnish
Means “swan” in Finnish.

Kaczor Polish
Means "drake (male duck)" in Polish.

Käggo Estonian
Käggo is an Estonian surname derived from "kägu" meaning "cuckoo".

Kägu Estonian
Kägu is an Estonian surname meaning "cuckoo" (Cuculus canorus).

Kajakas Estonian
Kajakas is an Estonian surname meaning "gull".

Kakk Estonian
Kakk is an Estonian surname meaning both "cake" and "owl".

Kamosawa Japanese
Kamo means "duck" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".

Kamoshida Japanese
From Japanese 鴨 (kamo) meaning "duck", 志 (shi) meaning "will, purpose" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kana Estonian
Kana is an Estonian surname meaning "hen" and "chicken".

Kanat Turkish
Occupational name for a seller of poultry from Turkish kanat meaning "(bird) wing".

Käo Estonian
Käo is an Estonian surname meaning "cuckoo".

Käosaar Estonian
Käosaar is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "käokann" ("campion"), "käoking" ("Aconitum"), or "käoline" ("cuckoo"), and "saar" ("island").

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

Karasu Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 烏 (u, o, izukunzo, karazu, nanzo) meaning "crow, raven" or 鴉, which is an outdated variant of 烏.... [more]

Kaut German
Netonymic occupational name for a flax grower or dealer, from Middle High German kute, from Kaut(e) "male dove", hence a metonymic occupational name for the owner or keeper of a dovecote.

Kautz German
Nickname for a shy or strange person, from Middle High German kuz "screech owl".

Kerbow French
Possibly derived from the French word 'corbeau', meaning "raven".

Keyworth English
Habitational name from Keyworth in Nottinghamshire. The place name derives from an uncertain initial element (perhaps Old English ca "jackdaw") and Old English worþ "enclosure".

Kikkas Estonian
Kikkas is an Estonian surname, derived from "kikas", meaning "rooster".

Kitley English
Derived from a place name in Devonshire, England, and was first recorded in the form of Kitelhey in 1305.... [more]

Kiuru Finnish, Karelian
"lark (bird)"

Kokoszka Polish
Nickname for a fussy or broody person, from kokoszka "laying hen".

Kokotović Croatian, Serbian
From the Slavic word kokot meaning "rooster, cock".

Konks Estonian
Konks is an Estonian surname meaning "hook", "swan neck", and "trammel".

Konksi Estonian
Konksi is an Estonian surname derived from "konks" meaning "hook", "swan neck" and "trammel".

Korp Estonian
Korp is an Estonian surname meaning both "rough/outer bar" and "raven".

Korshunov Russian
From a nickname derived from Russian коршун (korshun) meaning "kite (a type of bird)".

Kotkas Estonian
Kotkas is an Estonian surname, meaning "eagle".

Krah German
Nickname from Middle High German kra "crow" given to someone who resembles a crow.

Krahe German, Spanish
From the German word Krähe, meaning "crow".... [more]

Krähenbühl German (Swiss)
Combination of German Krähen "crow" and Bühl "hill".

Krasa Thai (Rare)
Means "heron, stork" in Thai.

Krasniqi Albanian
The name "Krasniqi" is of Albanian linguistic origin. The exact historical origin and meaning of the surname "Krasniqi" can vary, but it's believed to be related to the Albanian word "kërsenik" or "kërseniku," which means "blackbird" or "thrush."

Kray German
Variant of Krah nickname for someone who resembled a crow from Middle High German kra "crow".

Krey German
Nickname from Middle Low German krege "crow".

Kruczynski Polish
Derived from the polish diminutive of kruk meaning “raven”.

Krukowski Polish
Name for someone from any of various places called Kruki, Kruków or Krukowo, all derived from Polish kruk meaning "raven".

Krull Estonian
Krull is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kull" meaning "hawk".

Kull Estonian
Kull is an Estonian surname meaning "hawk".

Kurg Estonian
Kurg is an Estonian surname meaning "stork".

Kuritsyn Russian
Derived from Russian курица (kuritsa) meaning "chicken".

Kuş Turkish
Means "bird" in Turkish.

Kuşçu Turkish
Occupational name for a breeder, seller or trainer of birds, from Turkish kuş meaning "bird".

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.

Kyne Irish
From Gaelic Ó Cadháin meaning "descendant of Cadhán", a byname meaning "barnacle goose".

Kyyhkynen Finnish
Means "pigeon, dove" in Finnish.

Lagle Estonian
Lagle is an Estonian surname (and feminine given name) meaning "goose".

Laverick English
Derived from Old English lāferce meaning "lark", making it a cognate of Lark.

Laycock English
The name comes from a small village in England called "Laycock" and has something to do with "the place of the birds."... [more]

Létourneau French
Nickname for a chatty, gregarious person or an occupational name for a birdcatcher, derived from French l'étourneau meaning "the starling".

Lindmaa Estonian
Lindmaa is an Estonian name meaning "bird land".

Lindmäe Estonian
Lindmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "bird mountain/hill".

Lindpere Estonian
Lindpere is an Estonian surname meaning "bird family".

Lindvee Estonian
Lindvee is an Estonian surname meaning "bird water".

Loiseau French
Means "The Bird" in French.

Loisel French
Derived from Old French oisel "bird" with fused definite article l' used as a nickname for a flighty individual or perhaps for a small birdlike person but possibly also as a metonymic occupational name for a bird-catcher.

Lõoke Estonian
Lõoke is an Estonian surname, meaning "lark".

Luiga Estonian
Luiga is an Estonian surname derived from "luik" meaning "swan". "Eluiga" is also an Estonian word meaning "life".

Luik Estonian
Luik is an Estonian surname, meaning "swan".

Luikpere Estonian
Luikpere is an Estonian surname meaning "swan family/folk".

Lunavelasco Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Un-hyphenated combination of the last names, Luna, and Velasco forming its’ own name. Luna meaning “the moon” in Latin as well as multiple languages. Velasco meaning “crow” or “raven”.

MacRoibin Scottish
Means "son of Robin"

Mamani Indigenous American, Aymara
Means "falcon, hawk" in Aymara.

Manatad Filipino, Cebuano
Means "common emerald dove (a type of bird)" in Cebuano.

Mednis Latvian
Means "wood grouse".

Merlette French
Feminine diminutive of French merle "blackbird", this name was given as a nickname to a cheerful person or to someone who liked to sing.

Metsola Finnish
From Finnish metso meaning "wood grouse, capercaillie" and the suffix -la indicating a place. Metsola is the realm of forests in Finnish mythology.

Montes De Oca Spanish
Spanish surname meaning "mounts of goose".

Morant English, French
From the Old French personal name Morant, perhaps from a nickname meaning "steadfast", or alternatively of Germanic origin and meaning literally "courage-raven". A known bearer was the British-born Australian soldier and poet Breaker Morant, original name Edwin Henry Murrant (?1864-1902).

More Indian, Marathi
Derived from Marathi मोर (mor) meaning "peacock", ultimately from Sanskrit मयूर (mayura).

Mõttus Estonian
Mõttus is an Estonian name derived from "Mõtus", meaning "grouse".

Musch Dutch, German
From a nickname meaning "house sparrow".

Näär Estonian
Näär is an Estonian surname meaning "burnet-saxifrage (a plant: Pimpinella saxifraga)" and "jay".

Nachtigall German, Jewish
Nickname from Middle High German nachtegal "nightingale" from Old High German galan "to sing". Cognate to Nightingale.

Nachtrieb German
It possibly comes from the German name of a nachtrab, which is a "night bird like the owl". Another possible meaning is "night tribe".

Nesher Hebrew (Modern)
Means "eagle" in Hebrew.

Nightingale English
Nickname for someone with a good voice from Middle English nightegale "nightingale" (Old English nihtegale, ultimately from niht "night" and galan "to sing").

Noorhani Estonian
Noorhani is an Estonian surname meaning "young goose".

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

O'Lennon Irish
Original form of Lennon. Probably a variant of Ó Leannáin (from a by-name meaning "lover"), but may also be derived from O'Lonain (from lon, "blackbird").

O'Lonain Irish
Derived from lon ("blackbird") and a diminutive combined with O ("grandson; male descendant").

Olwell English
Possibly a habitational name from Ulwell in Swanage Dorset named with Old English ule "owl" and wille "stream".

Ööbik Estonian
Ööbik is an Estonian surname meaning "nightingale".

Orłowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Orłów, Orłowo or Orły, all derived from Polish orzeł meaning "eagle".

Örn Swedish
Means "eagle" in Swedish.

Ōtaka Japanese
This surname combines 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii) meaning "big, large" with 高 (kou, taka, taka.i, taka.maru, taka.meru, -daka) meaning "expensive, high, tall," 鷹 (ou, you, taka) meaning "hawk," 孝 (kyou, kou, taka) meaning "child's respect, filial piety," 嵩 (shuu, suu, kasa, kasa.mu, taka.i) meaning "be aggravated, grow bulky, grow worse, swell" or 貴 (ki, tatto.i, tatto.bu, touto.i, touto.bu, taka) meaning "esteem, honour, precious, prize, value."... [more]

Ōtaka Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 鷹 (taka) meaning "eagle, falcon, hawk".

Pääsuke Estonian
Means "swallow", taken from the Estonian word.

Pabón Spanish
Variant of Pavón from Spanish pavón "peacock" from Latin pavo.

Päll Estonian
Päll is an Estonian surname meaning "screech owl".

Pällo Estonian
Pällo is an Estonian surname derived from "päll" meaning "screech owl".

Parts Estonian
Parts is an Estonian surname, derived from "part" meaning "duck".

Patiño Spanish, Galician
From a diminutive of Spanish or Galician pato meaning "duck", used as a nickname for a person who waddled.

Păun Romanian
Derived from Romanian păun "peacock".

Păunescu Romanian
Patronymic derived from Romanian păun "peacock".

Pauw Dutch, Flemish
Means "peacock" in Dutch.

Pávek Czech
Diminutive of páv "peacock", hence a nickname for a pretentious or ostentatious person.

Pavón Spanish
Spanish cognitive of Pavone and variant of Pabón from Spanish pavón "peacock" from Latin pavo.

Peabody English
Probably from a nickname for a showy dresser, from Middle English pe "peacock" (see Peacock) and body "body, person". Alternatively it may be from the name of a Celtic tribe meaning "mountain men" from Brythonic pea "large hill, mountain" combined with Boadie, the tribe's earlier name, which meant "great man" (or simply "man") among the Briton and Cambri peoples... [more]

Pelekanos Greek
Means woodpecker" from 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).

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).

Pennycuik Scottish
Originally meant "person from Penycuik", near Edinburgh (probably "hill frequented by cuckoos").

Piccioni Italian
From Italian piccione, "pigeon".

Pichugin Russian
From pichuga, meaning "small bird".

Pinson Jewish, Russian
Derived from Spanish "pinzon", meaning "finch".

Pinson French
From Old French pinson "finch" a nickname applied to someone who whistles or sings like a finch or to a bright and cheerful person.

Pobjoy English
From a medieval nickname for someone thought to resemble a parrot, from Middle English papejai, popinjay "parrot". This probably denoted someone who was talkative or who dressed in bright colours, although it may have described a person who excelled at the medieval sport of pole archery, i.e. shooting at a wooden parrot on a pole.

Podda Italian
From Sardinian podda "flour", or pudda "chicken".

Poe English
From a medieval nickname for a vain or flamboyantly dressed person (from Old Norse pá "peacock"). American author and poet Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was a famous bearer.

Poland English, German, French (Anglicized), Irish (Anglicized)
English and German name is derived from the Middle High German Polan, which means "Poland". The surname originally signified a person with Polish connections.This French surname originated from an occupational name of a poultry breeder, or from a fearful person; it is derived from the Old French poule, which means "chicken".In other cases, particularly in Ireland, the English Poland is a variant of Polin,which is in turn an Anglicised form of the original Gaelic spelling of Mac Póilín, which translated from Irish means "son of little Paul"... [more]

Põllupüü Estonian
Põllupüü is an Estonian surname meaning "field grouse".

Polombo Italian
Derived from Palombo literally meaning "Ring Dove" or Palombella meaning "Wood Pigeon" in the dialects of Southern Italy.

Pombal Portuguese
from the portuguese word: pombo meaning "dove", "pigeon". ... [more]

Ptacek Czech
A name given to a small, birdlike individual, meaning literally "little bird".

Pták Czech
Czech surname meaning "bird".

Ptak Polish
Polish surname meaning "bird".

Puddu Italian
From Sardinian puddu "chicken" (compare Podda).

Pugachev Russian
From the nickname Pugach which is probably derived from Ukrainian пугач (pugach) meaning "owl". Following this etymology, the nickname was most likely given to someone who was wise or sensible (attributing to the owl as a symbol of wisdom).

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

Püü Estonian
Püü is an Estonian surname meaning "grouse".

Raab German
Derived from German rabe "raven". As a surname, it was given to a person with black hair.

Rabe German
German surname meaning "raven, crow".

Rabenschlag German
Means "wing beat of a raven" in German, from German Rabe meaning "raven" and Schlag meaning "flap" or "wing beat" in this context.

Rähn Estonian
Rähn is an Estonian surname meaning "woodpecker".

Rambeau French (Rare), Frankish
Altered spelling of the southern French family name Rambaut, from an Old French personal name, Rainbaut, composed of the Germanic elements ragin "counsel" + bald "bold", "brave", or alternatively from the Germanic personal name Hrambehrt or Hrambald, composed of the elements hramn "crow" & berht "bright" or bald "bold", "brave".

Rambo Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Norwegian and (dialectal) Swedish ramn "raven" and bo meaning either "dweller, inhabitant" or "home, nest". Peter Gunnarsson Rambo (1611-1698) was one of the first Swedish immigrants to the United States in the 17th century and considered to be the father of the settlement New Sweden in Pennsylvania... [more]

Rapace Swedish (Modern, Rare)
From French and Italian rapace meaning "predatory, bird of prey, raptor". A notable bearer is Swedish actress Noomi Rapace.

Rascon Spanish
Possibly a nickname for Rascón, meaning “sharp”, “sour”, or “rail (the bird)”

Rästas Estonian
Rästas is an Estonian surname meaning "ouzel (bird)" and "thrush (bird)".

Ratchford English
habitational name from Rochford (Worcestershire) from Old English ræcc ‘hunting dog’ (genitive ræcces) and ford "ford"... [more]