Browse Submitted Surnames

Aas Estonian
Aas is an Estonian surname meaning "lea" or "open grassy area".

Aassalu Estonian
Aassalu is an Estonian surname meaning "lea (open grassy area) grove".

Akyol Turkish
Means "white path" or "honest path" from Turkish ak meaning "white" (figuratively "honest, clean") and yol meaning "way, path".

Ärlig Swedish (Rare)
Means "honest" in Swedish.

Aus Estonian
Aus is an Estonian surname meaning "honest".

Ausmeel Estonian
Ausmeel is an Estonian surname meaning "honest mind".

Ausmees Estonian
Ausmees is an Estonian surname meaning "honest man".

Benfield English
habitational name from one or more of the numerous places in England called Benfield or Binfield which are named from Middle English bent "bent-grass" and feld "open country" or "land converted to arable use" (Old English beonet and feld).

Biedermann German, Jewish
nickname for an honest man from a compound of Middle High German biderbe "honorable" and man "man". Jewish surname adopted because of its honorific meaning from German bieder "honest, upright" and mann "man".

Bradfield English
habitational name from any of the places in Berkshire Devon Essex Suffolk South Yorkshire and elsewhere named Bradfield from Old English brad "broad" and feld "open country" meaning "wide field".

Breeding German
From the Low German brēde "open field". Denotes a person from such a place.

Broomfield English
From a place name meaning "gorse field", from Old English brom "gorse" and feld "field, open country".

Candan Turkish
Means "sincere, wholehearted" in Turkish.

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-).

Doğru Turkish
Means "true, right, correct" in Turkish.

Ehrlich Yiddish
From the German meaning "honest" or "honorable"

Feldhaus German
habitational name from a place called Feldhaus after a "house standing in open country", derived from the elements feld "field" and hus "house"... [more]

Feltham English
Habitational name from either of two places so named Feltham: one southwest of London in Middlesex and the other in Somerset... [more]

Greenfield English, German (Americanized)
habitational name either from any of numerous minor places called Greenfield, for example in Bedfordshire, Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire, Sussex, and Yorkshire, from Old English grene "green" and feld "pasture, open country"... [more]

Grünfeld German, Jewish
Habitational name from any of several places in northern and central Germany named Grünfeld named with elements meaning "green open country" derived from the elements gruoni "green" and feld "field"... [more]

Hadfield English
Habitational name from a place so named in Derbyshire named from Old English hæþ "heathland heather" and feld "field" meaning "heath open land".

Haghighi Persian
Means "real, actual, true" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic حقيقي (ḥaqīqiyy).

Hollifield English
habitational name from a minor place called as "the holy field" (Old English holegn "holy" and feld "open country") perhaps Holyfield in Waltham Holy Cross (Essex) or less likely for linguistic reasons Hellifield (Yorkshire).

Iparragirre Basque
Derived from Basque ipar "north; north wind" and ageri "open, clear, prominent" (see Aguirre).

Irarrazabal Basque
Possibly derived from Basque ira "fern" or ilharre "heather" and zabal "wide, broad; open".

Kamoto Japanese
This surname is used as 加本, 嘉本, 家本, 賀本, 下元, 嘉元 or 賀元 with 加 (ka, kuwa.eru, kuwa.waru) meaning "add(ition), Canada, include, increase, join," 嘉 (ka, yoi, yomi.suru) meaning "applaud, esteem, praise," 家 (ka, ke, ie, uchi, ya) meaning "expert, family, home, house, performer, professional," 賀 (ga, ka) meaning "congratulations, joy," 下 (ka, ge, o.riru, kuda.saru, kuda.ri, kuda.ru, sa.garu, sa.geru, shita, shimo, moto) meaning "below, descend, down, give, inferior, low," 本 (hon, moto) meaning "book, main, origin, present, real, true" and 元 (gan, gen, moto) meaning "beginning, former time, origin."

Kamp German, Dutch, Danish
From the Germanic element kamp "field", derived from Latin campus "open space, battlefield".

Keosavath Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel" and ສະຫວາດ (savath) meaning "sincere, open, beautiful".

Khare Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Means "pure, true" in Hindi and Marathi.

Komada Japanese
Ko could mean "small, little" or "old", ma could mean "real, genuine" and da comes from ta meaning "rice paddy, field".

Komagata Japanese
Ko could mean "little, small" or "old". Ma could mean "genuine, real" or "horse". Gata could come from kata meaning "shape, form".

Kushwaha Indian
Kushwaha (sometimes, Kushvaha) is a community of the Indo-Gangetic plain which has traditionally been involved in agriculture. The term has been used to represent at least four subcastes, being those of the Kachhis, Kachwahas, Koeris and Muraos... [more]

Larrazabal Basque, Spanish
Habitational name derived from Basque larre "field, pastureland, prairie" and zabal "wide, open, ample".

Lengsavath Lao
From Lao ແລງ (leng) meaning "evening" and ສະຫວາດ (sawat) meaning "fond, affectionate" or "sincere, open".

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

Loia Italian
Most likely a variant of Aloia. May alternately be related to Italian loggia "atrium, open-roofed gallery", Greek λεώς (leos) "the people", or Tuscan loia "dirt, filth on clothes or skin", perhaps a nickname for someone with a profession that often made them dirty, such as mining.

Mafune Japanese
From 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" and 船 or 舟 (fune) meaning "ship, boat".

Maka Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulation".

Makabe Japanese
From 真 (ma, shin) meaning "real, genuine, true" and 壁 (kabe, heki) meaning "wall, barrier".

Makita Japanese
I'm not sure how the surname is usually written, but 真 (Ma) means "Genuine, Real, Sincere" and 北 (Kita) means "North". On the other hand, 牧 (Maki) means "Shepard, Tend cattle" and 田 (Ta) means "Rice Field, Rice Paddy"... [more]

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".

Manabe Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" or 間 (ma) meaning "among, between" and 鍋 (nabe) meaning "pot, pan" or 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Manaka Japanese
This surname combines 真 (shin, ma, ma-, makoto) meaning "Buddhist sect, reality, true" or 間 (kan, ken, ai, aida, ma) meaning "interval, space" with 中 (chuu, ata.ru, uchi, naka) meaning "centre, in(side), mean, middle" or 仲 (chuu, naka) meaning "go-between, relationship."... [more]

Maningas Filipino, Tagalog
Means "fervent, earnest, fiery" in Tagalog.

Mano Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Mansfield English
Means "open land by the River Maun", from the Celtic river name combined with the Old English word feld "field".

Maoka Japanese
From 真 (ma) meaning "truth, reality, genuine" combined with 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, knoll".

Masaki Japanese
Surname of Japanese origin meaning "true blossoms" which comes from combing 真 (ma) meaning "true, genuine" with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom".

Masaki Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Masato Japanese
From Japanese 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper", 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant, graceful" or 真 (masa) meaning "real, genuine, true" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other combinations of kanji that have the same pronunciation can also form this name... [more]

Mase Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".

Mashima Japanese
Ma can mean "real, genuine, true" or "flax" and shima means "island".

Matake Japanese
Ma means "genuine" and take means "bamboo".

Matsugi Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" and 継 (tsugi) meaning "inherit, acquire, succeed, continue".

Mazaki Japanese
A surname of Japanese origin meaning "cape of truth" which comes from combing 真 (ma) meaning "true, genuine" with 崎 (zaki) meaning "cape, peninsula". A notable bearer of this surname is Anzu Mazaki/Téa Gardner from Yu-Gi-Oh!

Mckittrick Scottish
From Gaelic, "son of Shitrig", a personal name adapted from Old Norse Sigtryggr, literally "victory-true".

Minaya Spanish
From Minaya, the name of a town in Albacete province, Spain. According to the scholar Miguel Asín Palacios, the place name comes means "open and visible path" from Arabic. It has also been speculated that the place name has Basque origins, meaning "ore", "ore vein" or "asphodel pastures".

Montaperto Italian
My father tells me this name means "open mountain." It seems to have come from a small area around Agrigento in Sicily, Italy.

Mu Chinese
From Chinese 穆 (mù) meaning "pure, solemn, honest".

Nakama Japanese
Naka means "middle" and ma can mean "pause" or "genuine, true real".

Netley English
Locative name from Netley Marsh in Eling (Hants), which is recorded as Nateleg in 1248. The place name derives from Old English næt "wet" + lēah "open woodland".

Niedfeldt German
Topographic name for a person who lived by a lower area of open land, derived from Middle Low German nider meaning "lower" and feld meaning "open country".

Õige Estonian
Õige is an Estonian surname meaning "true" or "accurate".

Oihartzabal Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque oihan "forest, woods" and zabal "wide, broad, open".

Oki Japanese
From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea".

Okiayu Japanese
Oki means "open sea" and ayu means "trout".

Okie Japanese
Oki means "open sea" and e means "inlet, river".

Okimatsu Japanese
Matsu means "pine, fir tree" and oki means "open sea".

Okimoto Japanese
From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Okino Japanese
O could mean "big, great" and ki can mean "tree, wood", or it could be spelled as oki meaning "open sea", and no means "field, plain".

Okino Japanese
From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Okise Japanese
Oki means "open sea" and se means "river".

Okita Japanese
From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Okitani Japanese
Oki could mean "open sea", or it could be spelled as o meaning "big, great", and tani meaning "valley".

Õuemets Estonian
Õuemets is an Estonian surname meaning "open forest".

Pakdel Persian
Means "good-tempered, sincere" in Persian.

Pao Estonian
Pao is an Estonian surname, derived from "paotama", meaning "slightly open".

Paris Estonian
Paris is an Estonian surname derived from "päris" meaning "true" and "genuine".

Phongsavath Lao
From Lao ພົງ (phong) meaning "family, lineage" and ສະຫວາດ (sawat) meaning "sincere, open, beautiful".

Plass German
From Middle Low German plas meaning "place, open square, street". Can also derive from a medieval form of the given name Blasius.

Pramanik Indian, Bengali, Odia, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit प्रामाणिक (pramanika) meaning "genuine, authentic".

Rad Old Persian
Meanings: "Honest", "Bounteous"

Reinaus Estonian
Reinaus is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Rein" and "aus" meaning "honest".

Rumfelt German, Dutch
Altered spelling of German Romfeld, derived from Middle Low German rüm- meaning "to clear (land)" and feld meaning "open country, field", hence a topographic name or possibly a metonymic occupational name for a person engaged in clearing woodland, or in some cases a habitational name for someone from Romfelt in the Ardennes... [more]

Sachdev Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Punjabi
From Sanskrit सत्य (satya) meaning "true, virtuous, good" and देव (devá) meaning "deity, god".

Saipov Uzbek, Kyrgyz
From a given name derived from Arabic صائب (sayib) meaning "just, true, right".

Savath Lao
Means "sincere, open, beautiful" in Lao.

Siddiq Arabic, Urdu, Sindhi, Punjabi, Bengali
Derived from Arabic صَدِيق (ṣiddīq) meaning "truthful, veracious".

Siddiqui Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From Arabic صَادِق (ṣādiq) meaning "true, truthful, veracious". It was traditionally used as an honorific title or a nickname for a trustworthy person.

Sidiqi Pashto, Persian, Afghan
Means "the veracious" from Arabic صَدَقَ (ṣadaqa) meaning "to be truthful, to be sincere". It is also a variant of Persian Sadeghi.

Single English
From Middle English sengle meaning "alone, solitary, unmarried" or "simple, honest, sincere".

Sisavath Lao
From Lao ສີ (si) meaning "splendour, brilliance, glory" and ສະຫວາດ (savath) meaning "sincere, open, beautiful".

Sitdikov Bashkir, Tatar
Either derived from Arabic صَدِيق (ṣadīq) meaning "friend" or صَادِق (ṣādiq) meaning "true, truthful, veracious".

Souksavath Lao
From Lao ສຸກ (souk) meaning "happiness, pleasure, joy" and ສະຫວາດ (savath) meaning "sincere, open, beautiful".

Stansfield English (British)
Habitational name from a place in West Yorkshire, probably named with the genitive case of the Old English personal name Stan 1 "stone" and Old English feld "pasture, open country"... [more]

Stradivari Italian
Italian surname of uncertain origin, either from the plural of Lombard stradivare meaning "toll-man" or from strada averta meaning "open road" in the Cremonese dialect. A famous bearer was Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737), a violin-maker of Cremona.

Suchwani Sanskrit
Suchwani means "decendent of Suchu", where the given name Suchu means "truthful".

Sutthiprapha Thai
From Thai สุทธิ (sutthi) meaning "true, pure" and ประภา (prapha) meaning "light".

Tabanao Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano tabanaw meaning "fake, not genuine".

Tõsine Estonian
Tõsine is an Estonian surname meaning "serious" and "earnest".

Truuväärt Estonian
Truuväärt is an Estonian surname meaning "true worth". Ultimately derived from German.

Väljas Estonian
Väljas is an Estonian surname meaning "afield" or "out in the open".

Veracruz Spanish
Originally denoted a person from Veracruz, Mexico, from Latin vera crux meaning "true cross".

Vongsavath Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ສະຫວາດ (savath) meaning "sincere, open, beautiful".

Weisfeld German, Jewish
topographic name from a field name composed of Middle High German wiz "white" and feld "open country". Cognate of Whitfield.

Zhan Chinese
From Chinese 展 (zhǎn) meaning "open, unfold, stretch, extend".