Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword hair.
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Akkaş Turkish
Means "white brow" from Old Turkic ak "white" and kaş "brow".
Barbagelata Italian
Named after the hamlet of Barbagelata, located in the commune of Lorsica, Genoa, Liguria, Italy. The name possibly means "cold beard", as it derives from "barba" (beard) and "gelata" (female form of cold).
Barbăneagră Romanian
It literally means "black beard".
Barbarossa Italian
Means "red beard" in Italian.
Belzer German
Occupational name for a furrier, from an agent derivative of Middle High German bel(li)z "fur"
Blakelock English
A nickname derived from blæc "black" and locc "lock of hair".
Brailey English
Habitational name for a person from Brayley Barton in Devon, which is derived from the name of the Bray river (a back formation from High Bray which is from Celtic bre meaning "hill" or Old English brǣg "brow") combined with Old English leah "woodland, clearing".
Cabeleira Portuguese
Likely originates from the Portuguese word "cabeleira," which means "head of hair" or "hairpiece." It might have been used as a nickname to describe someone with a notable or distinctive head of hair... [more]
Cerda Spanish, Portuguese
Nickname for a person with a prominent tuft of hair, derived from Spanish and Portuguese cerda meaning "bristle, stiff, coarse, short, thick hair", ultimately from Late Latin cirra.
Cestare English (American, Modern)
There is a similar name, Sastre, which is the Spanish form of the surname Sarto, meaning "tailor." The name CESTARE is phonetically similar to Sastre and could be a derivative of that name.... [more]
Chryssomallis Greek
Means "golden hair" in Greek.
Ciuffi Italian
Probably from Italian ciuffo "tuft (of hair)".
Colfax English
From a medieval nickname for someone with dark or black hair, from Old English cola "charcoal" and feax "hair".
Crepeau French
From the Latin word, crispus, meaning "curly hair".
Fairfax English
From a medieval nickname for someone with beautiful hair, from Old English fæger "fair" and feax "hair". It was borne by the English general Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax of Cameron (1612-1671), commander of the Parliamentary army during the Civil War... [more]
Flannery Irish
Appears originally in Irish Gaelic as O Flannabhra derived from flann, meaning "red", and abhra, meaning "eyebrow". First appeared in County Tipperary, Ireland.
Furey Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Fiúra and Ó Fiodhabhra. Means "bushy eyebrows" derived from Irish fiodh "wood" and (f)abhra "eyebrow."
Futterman Jewish
Occupational name for a furrier, from Yiddish futer "fur, fur coat" and Yiddish man "man".
Gaddam Indian, Telugu
Derived from Telugu గడ్డము (gaddamu) meaning "beard".
Grato English
From a nickname given to somebody with grass-like hair, making this surname’s meaning “he with grass-like hair.”
Harton English
This surname is a habitational one, denoting someone who lived in a village in County Durham or in North Yorkshire.... [more]
Herbarth German, Norman
References Old Norse Deity "Odin" being one of the "Son's of Odin". Remember that the Geats became the Ostrogoths through the Denmark pass--referenced in Beowulf. Or, it means "Warrior of the Bearded One", perhaps a King... [more]
Juus Estonian
Juus is an Estonia surname meaning "hair".
Juusu Estonian
Juusu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "juus" meaning "hair".
Karakaş Turkish
Means "black eyebrow" from Turkish kara meaning "black, dark" and kaş meaning "eyebrow".
Karamatsu Japanese
Kara means "Larch" (green needles poking from a tree) and Matsu means "Pine/Fur Tree".
Kara-Sal Tuvan
Means "black beard", derived from Tuvan кара (kara) meaning "black" combined with сал (sal) meaning "beard, moustache".
Kourlitis Greek (Modern)
Of unknown origin, bearing the locational suffix -tis, "of, from". Potentially related to κουρλί, "tendril of hair", kouros, "noble boy, youth", or a location such as Koursaroi.
Kürschner German
Occupational name for a furrier, Middle High German kürsenære, from Middle High German kürsen meaning "fur coat".
Lišić Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Possibly derived from Albanian lesh, meaning "fur".
Löwenhaar German
Meaning "lion hair", from German löwe "lion" and haar "hair".
Lowenhar German (East Prussian, Anglicized)
An Anglicized form of Löwenhaar, meaning "lion hair", from German löwe and haar.
Malloch Scottish
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic MacIain Mhalaich "son of Ian of the bushy eyebrows", which was the family name of the MacGregors of Balhaldie. The Ian from whom the name is derived died in the early 16th century.
Marlock German (Archaic)
Derived from Middle High German and Middle Low German mar(e), denoting an evil elf, a creature that sits on one's chest at night, and Middle High German loc "a lock of hair; hair; mane"... [more]
Massingberd English
Perhaps from a medieval nickname for someone with an auburn or reddish beard (from Middle English massing "brass" + berd "beard").
Mayuzumi Japanese
The Japanese surname "Mayuzumi" (黛) is a compound of two kanji characters. "Mayu" (黛) means "eyebrow," and "zumi" (積) means "stack" or "accumulate." So, "Mayuzumi" could be interpreted as "stack of eyebrows" or "accumulation of eyebrows." It's a poetic and picturesque surname with potential connotations related to physical appearance or perhaps even an ancestral association with something related to eyebrows.
Mekhovoy Russian
Means "fur" or "furry" in Russian.
Naptsok Circassian
Circassian name derived from Adyghe напцэ (nāpcă) meaning “eyelash, eyebrow”.
Pelissier French
From Old French "Pelicier", (Meaning "Furrier", from an agent derivative of pelice, meaning "Fur cloak", from Late Latin "pellicia", from "pellis", meaning "skin fur". An occupational name of someone likely in the fur and hide trade.
Pelliccia Italian
From Italian pelliccia "fur (of an animal)".
Peltz German, Jewish
Occupational name for a furrier, from Middle High German bellez, (modern German pelz) "fur", "animal skin".
Pelzer German
Occupational name for a furrier, from an agent derivative Middle High German bellez "fur".
Pestana Portuguese
Nickname for a person with prominent eyelashes, from Portuguese pestana "eyelash".
Pili Italian
Sardinian form of Italian pelo "hair, hairy".
Pletikosa Croatian
Derived from pletiti, meaning "to knit", and kosa, meaning "hair".
Pletikosić Croatian
Derived from pletiti, meaning "to knit", and kosa, meaning "hair".
Rudatis German (East Prussian)
Derived from Old Prussian ruds and Lithuanian rudas "(of hair) red" or Lithuanian rudis "redhead".
Saksakulm Estonian
Saksakulm is an Estonian surname meaning "German brow".
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.
Sherlock English, Irish
Nickname for someone with "fair hair" or "a lock of fair hair."
Shubin Russian
Derived from Russian шуба (shuba) meaning "fur coat".
Shvartsebord Yiddish
It literally means "black beard".
Topp English
From an English nickname, possibly derived from Old English topp "hair on the head", for someone with distinctive hair.
Ülger Turkish
Means "villus, fine hair" in Turkish.
Wajsbort Jewish
Yiddish meaning "White beard"
Wicherek Polish, English
Means "a light, gentle breeze", or figuratively, "an unruly strand of hair". It is a diminutive of the Polish word wicher, "strong wind".