Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword front.
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Adap Filipino, Maranao
Means "in front of, before" in Maranao.
Dimaunahan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "champion" (literally "cannot be outdone") from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and unahan meaning "front, head, first".
Edirisinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sinhalese ඉදිරි (idiri) meaning "front, forward" and Sanskrit सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Edirisuriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sinhalese ඉදිරි (idiri) meaning "front, forward" and Sanskrit सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun".
Ediriweera Sinhalese
Derived from Sinhalese ඉදිරි (idiri) meaning "front, forward" and Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".
Eespere Estonian
Eespere is an Estonian surname meaning "in front of (ees) homefolk/family (pere)".
Kporaro Nigerian (Rare)
The name Kporaro translates into the English language as "PROGRESS" (literally Kpo which is "Go", Ra which is "OF" and Aro which is "FRONT" in which case the Ra implies "For" or "Of" thus Kporaro is literally "Go Of Front" or more properly "Move Forward")... [more]
Kuramae Japanese
Kura means "storehouse, warehouse, have, possess" and mae means "front, forward".
Laupmaa Estonian
Laupmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "front/fore land".
Maegawa Japanese
A variant of Maekawa.... [more]
Maehara Japanese
From Japanese 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Maejima Japanese
Mae means "Front, Forward" and Jima means "Island". This is a variant of Maeshima.
Maejima Japanese
From Japanese 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Maematsu Japanese
Mae means "forward, front" and matsu means "pine".
Maeno Japanese
From Japanese 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and 野 (no) meaning "area, field, wilderness".
Maesawa Japanese
Mae means "front, forward" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Maeshima Japanese
Mae means "front, forward" and shima means "island".
Maeyamada Japanese
Mae means "front, forward", yama means "mountain", and da is a variant of ta meaning "field, rice paddy, wilderness".
Matsumae Japanese
松 (Matsu) means "pine" and 前 (mae) means "forward, front".
Ōmae Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward".
Rinne Estonian
Rinne is an Estonian surname meaning "front" or "battlefront".
Vorwald German
Topographic name for someone who lived "in front of (Middle High German vor) a forest (Middle High German walt)".
Yamamae Japanese
Yama means "mountain, hill" and mae means "front".
Yoichimae Japanese (Rare)
与 (Yo) means "provide, give, award, participate", 市 (ichi) means "town, market, city" and 前 (mae) "front, forward".