Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the meaning contains the keywords group or of or animals.
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Yabuki Japanese (Rare)
Derived from the Japanese kanji 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" and 吹 (buki), from 吹き (buki), the joining continuative form of 吹く (fuku) meaning "to blow". It can also derive from 藪 (yabu) meaning "thicket; grove; copse" and 亀 (ki) meaning "tortoise, turtle"... [more]
Yadav Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Nepali
From Sanskrit यादव (yadava) meaning "descendant of Yadu", Yadu being a legendary king in Hindu mythology who was believed to be an ancestor of Krishna.
Yakimov Russian
Means "Son of Yakim".
Yakumo Japanese (Rare)
This surname combines 八 (hachi, ya, ya'.tsu, ya.tsu, you) meaning "eight", 耶 (ja, ya, ka) meaning "question mark" or 家 (ka, ke, ie, uchi, ya) meaning "expert, family, home, house, performer, professional" with 雲 (un, kumo, -gumo) meaning "cloud."... [more]
Yamadaev Chechen
Means "son of Yamad", possibly from a form of the given name Ahmad.
Yamasato Japanese
This surname combines 山 (san, sen, yama) meaning "mountain" and 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village," 県 or 縣 - outdated variant of 県 - (ken, ka.keru) meaning "county, district, subdivision, prefecture," the last meaning reserved for 県.... [more]
Yanase Japanese
From Japanese 簗 (yana) meaning "fish trap" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".
Yandarbiev Chechen
Means "son of Yandarbi".
Yanson Filipino
From Hokkien 燕孫 (iàn-sun), derived from 燕 (iàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 孫 (sun) meaning "grandchild".
Yaqubov Azerbaijani, Uzbek
Means "son of Yaqub".
Yaqubzadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Yaqub".
Yarbrough Anglo-Saxon
The ancient roots of the Yarbrough family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Yarbrough comes from when the family lived in either the parish or the hamlet called Yarborough in the county of Lincolnshire... [more]
Yardeni Hebrew (Modern)
Means "of Jordan 2" in Hebrew.
Yarwood English
habitational name from Yarwood Heath in Rostherne Cheshire earlier Yarwode. The placename derives from Old English earn "eagle" or gear "yair enclosure for catching fish" and wudu "wood".
Yasenov Bulgarian
Means "son of Yasen".
Yashin Russian
Means "son of Yasha", a Russian diminutive of Yakov. This surname was borne by the Soviet soccer goalkeeper Lev Yashin (1929-1990).
Yavorov Bulgarian
Means "son of Yavor".
Yaxley English
Meant "person from Yaxley", Cambridgeshire and Suffolk ("glade where cuckoos are heard").
Yaylacıoğlu Turkish
Means "descendant of the nomad" from Turkish yaylacı meaning "nomad, highlander, transhumant".
Yefimov Russian
Means "son of Yefim".
Yefremov Russian
Means "son of Yefrem"
Yemelyanov Russian
Means "son of Yemelyan".
Yermolayev Russian
Means "son of Yermolai".
Yesayan Armenian
Means "son of Yesay".
Yevdokimov Russian
Means "son of Yevdokim".
Yewdale English
Derived from Yewdale, which is the name of a village near the town of Skelmersdale in Lancashire. Its name means "valley of yew trees", as it is derived from Middle English ew meaning "yew tree" combined with Middle English dale meaning "dale, valley".... [more]
Yiğitoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Yiğit".
Yin Chinese
From Chinese 印 (yìn) meaning "stamp, seal".
Ymeraj Albanian
Means "descendant of Ymer" in Albanian.
Yonah Jewish
Hebrew for "dove" יונה
Yontararak Thai (Rare)
From Thai ยนตร (yontra) meaning "mechanical device; motor; engine" and รักษ์ (rak) meaning "to cure, to take care of".
Yorkshire English
From Yorkshire "the county of York". The place-name is recorded as Eoforwicscire in 1065 and derives from the city name York and Old English scir "district region".
Yoshiizumi Japanese
formed with 吉 (Yoshi, Kichi, Kitsu) meaning "good luck; joy; congratulations" and 泉 (Izumi, Sen) meaning "spring; fountain". So the meaning could be interpreted as “Fountain of Good Luck” or “Lucky Fountain”
Yoshina Japanese
Yo means "night" and shina means "family, department, section".
Yoshitake Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 武 (take) meaning "military, martial".
Yosifov Russian
Means "son of Iosif".
Youngson English
Means "son of Young".
Yousafzai Pashto
Means "son of Yusuf" in Pashto. A notable bearer is Malala Yousafzai (1997-), a Pakistani education and human rights activist and a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Yudin Russian
Means "son of Yuda".
Yukiyama Japanese
This surname combines 幸 (kou, saiwa.i, sachi, shiawa.se, yuki) meaning "blessing, fortune, happiness," 雪 (setsu, yuki) meaning "snow" or 行 (an, gyou, kou, -i.ki, -iki, i.ku, okona.u, oko.nau, -yu.ki, -yuki, yu.ku) meaning "going, journey" with 山 (san, sen, yama) meaning "mountain."... [more]
Yuriev m Russian
Means “son of Yuri 1".
Yusifov Azerbaijani
Means “son of Yusif”.
Yusufov Tajik, Uzbek, Dagestani
Means "son of Yusuf".
Yuuma Japanese
From the Japanese 遊 (yu) "recreation," "fun" and 馬 (uma, ma or ba) "horse."
Yuzurihara Japanese
Means "the field of the gentle Village". From the Japanese words Yasuri (gentle village) and Hara (plain, field).
Yvenson English
Meaning, "son of Evan" or "son of Ivan."
Yzeiraj Albanian
Means "descendant of Yzeir" in Albanian.
Zaalishvili Georgian
Means "son of Zaal".
Žabek Croatian
From žaba, meaning "frog".
Zabka German
From Polish zaba meaning "frog", of Slavic origin.
Zadeh Persian
From Persian زاده (-zâde) meaning "offspring (of)", also often used as a suffix for patronymic-based Persian surnames.
Zafeiriou Greek
Means "son of Zafeiris".
Zaghloul Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "squab, young dove" in Egyptian Arabic.
Zahidov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Zahid".
Zahirović Bosnian
Means "son of Zahir".
Zahornacky South Slavic (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Zahornacky is the americanized version of name Zahornitski, meaning “The people from over the mountain”. The name has roots in Czechoslovakian and Polish decent.
Zaicikas Lithuanian
Could mean "rabbit"
Zaimoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Zaim".
Zaitsev Russian
From zaits, meaning "hare".
Zajc Slovene
From zajec, meaning "hare".
Zakaryan Armenian
Means "son of Zakar".
Zakhaev Russian
Russian surname, likely a derivative of the given name Zakhey combined with the Russian suffix "-ev" ("of"), therefore meaning "of Zakhey."... [more]
Zakharyan Armenian, Russian
Means "son of Zakhar" with the Armenian suffix yan.
Zaķis Latvian
Means "hare".
Zəkiyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Zəki".
Zakrisson Swedish
Means "son of Zakris" in Swedish.
Zaldívar Basque, Spanish
Derived from Basque zaldi meaning "horse" combined with ibar meaning "valley". This is also the name of a town in Biscay, Spain.
Zale English, Polish (Anglicized)
Possibly from a Polish surname, the meaning of which is uncertain (it may have been a variant of the surname Zalas which originally indicated one who lived "on the other side of the wood", from za "beyond" and las "forest").
Zamfirescu Romanian
Means "son of Zamfir" in Romanian.
Zanni Italian
From the first name Gianni, which derives from Giovanni, which is the Italian version of John, which means "the grace/mercy of the Lord." ... [more]
Zarafshan Persian
Means "spreader of gold" in Persian, from زر (zar) meaning "gold" and افشان (afshan) meaning "spreader, scatterer".
Zasimovič Belarusian
Means "son of Zasim".
Zatz Jewish
Abbreviation of the Hebrew phrase Zera TSadikim "seed of the righteous", assumed in a spirit of pious respect for one’s ancestors.
Žaŭniarovič Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian жаўнер (žaŭnier) meaning "soldier (of the Polish army)", borrowed from Polish żołnierz via German Söldner.
Zbären German (Swiss)
Zbären means "Bear hunter".
Zdravković Serbian
Means "son of Zdravko".
Zedda Italian
Possibly from Sardinian zedda "cellar" or cedda "herd of animals", indicating someone who was an innkeeper or shepherd.
Ze'ev Hebrew
Means "wolf" in Hebrew.
Zeevi Hebrew
From the Hebrew given name Zev, meaning "wolf."
Żelazny Polish
Means "(made of) iron" in Polish, used as a nickname for a person with a strong personality.
Zeldin Jewish
Means "son of Zelde", a Yiddish female personal name based on Middle High German sælde "fortunate, blessed".
Zenelaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Zenel" in Albanian.
Zeqiraj Albanian
Means "descendant of Zeqir" in Albanian.
Zerafa Maltese
Derived from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa) meaning "giraffe" or ظَرِيف (ẓarīf) meaning "charming, elegant, graceful".
Zeynalov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Zeynal".
Zhaba Belarusian, Russian
Derived from Belarusian жаба (zhaba) meaning "toad, frog". This is an ancient Belarusian noble surname.
Zhalilov Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Zhalil".
Zhanibekov Kazakh
Means "son of Zhanibek".
Zhenisov Kazakh
Means "son of Zhenis".
Zholdoshov Kyrgyz
Means "son of Zholdosh".
Zhunisov Kazakh
Means "son of Zhunis".
Zhunusov Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Zhunus", from a form of the Arabic name Yunus.
Zhusupov Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means “son of Zhusup”.
Zickuhr German
Zickuhr is a German surname that means "zigzag." Although, some person believe that Zickuhr means "cuckoo clock."
Ziegenfuss German
Meaning "goat foot".
Ziegenhagen German
Derived from Middle High German zige "goat" and hag "enclosure, hedge, pasture". Could be an occupational name for someone who kept goats, or be derived from any of several places with the name.
Živanović Serbian
Means "son of Živan".
Živkov Serbian
Means "son of Živko".
Ziyadov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Ziyad".
Zlatanović Serbian
Means "son of Zlatan".
Zlatković Serbian
Means "son of Zlatko".
Zolotarev Russian
Means "son of the goldsmith" derived from Russian золотарь (zolotar) meaning "goldsmith".
Zosimov Russian, Ukrainian
Means "son of Zosim".
Zosimovich Belarusian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Means "son of Zosim (see Zosimus)"; rarely used in both Belarus and Ukraine.
Zubayraev Chechen
Means "son of Zubaira".
Zugrăvescu Romanian
Patronymic surname of uncertain origin. It may be derived from the verb a zugrăvi meaning "to paint, to describe figuratively" and therefore mean "The descendant of he who describes/paints".
Zuleta Spanish, Basque
Variant of Zulueta, which comes from the Basque topographic name 'zulo' meaning ‘hole hollow’ + the collective suffix '-eta' meaning "place or group of."
Zuloaga Basque
It literally means "place of holes".
Zurabashvili Georgian
Means "son of Zurab".
Zurabishvili Georgian
Means "son of Zurab".
Zurru Italian
From Sardinian "gush, spring (of water)".
Zviadadze Georgian
Means "son of Zviad".
Zyk Russian, Belarusian
A Russian name now found in Belarus and other areas around "white Russia". Literally translates to the Russian word "beetle". It's pronounced "Z'ook" and has taken on other forms of spelling, such as; Zuck, Tzook, Shyk, etc.