Browse Submitted Surnames

Hayami Japanese
From Japanese 速 (haya) meaning "fast", 逸 (haya) meaning "deviate" or 早 (haya) meaning "early"; combined with 水 (mi) meaning "water" or 見 (mi) meaning "see".

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

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

Hedström Swedish
Combination of Swedish hed "heath, moor" and ström "stream, river".

Heinvee Estonian
Heinvee is an Estonian surname meaning "hay water".

Heinvere Estonian
Heinvere is an Estonian surname meaning "hay blood".

Higai Japanese
From Japanese 樋 (Hi) meaning "rain gutter" and 貝 (Gai) meaning "seashell". A bearer of this surname was Japanese politician Senzo Higai (1890-1953).

Hikawa Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 氷 (hi) meaning "ice" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Hiraizumi Japanese
Hira means "peace, even, level" and izumi means "spring, fountain".

Hirakawa Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Hirokawa Japanese
From Japanese 広 or 廣 (hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Hiromi Japanese (Rare)
From the stem of adjective 広い/廣い (hiroi), meaning "spacious, vast, wide," combined with either 海 (mi), shortened from umi meaning "sea, ocean," or 見 (mi) meaning "looking, viewing."... [more]

Hirukawa Japanese
From Japanese 蛭 (hiru) meaning "leech" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Hitotose Japanese (Rare)
This surname consists of the kanji that reads "spring, summer, autumn, and winter" in that order.

Hollowell English
Either a variant of Halliwell or derived from another place named with Old English hol "hollow" and wella "spring, well".

Holmbeck Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish holm "islet" and bäck "stream".

Homura Japanese
This surname is used as 保村, 甫村 or 穂村 with 保 (ho, hou, tamo.tsu) meaning "guarantee, keep, preserve, protect, support, sustain", 甫 (fu, ho, haji.mete, suke) meaning "for the first time, not until", 穂 (sui, ho) meaning "crest (of wave), ear, ear (of grain), head" and 村 (son, mura) meaning "town, village."... [more]

Horie Japanese
Hori means "moat, canal" and e means "inlet, river".

Horie Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".

Horikawa Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream".

Hoshikawa Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Hosodaki Japanese (Rare)
Hoso (細) means "fine/thin", Daki (滝) means "waterfall". Daki is a variant of Taki and it changed the T to D due to rendaku. See also Hosotaki

Hosokawa Japanese
From Japanese 細 (hoso) meaning "thin, fine, slender" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Hosotaki Japanese (Rare)
Hoso (細) means "fine/thin", Taki (滝) means "waterfall". Sometimes Taki changes to Daki due to rendaku. See also Hosodaki

Huckabee English
This surname originated as a habitational name, derived from Huccaby in Devon, England; this place name is derived from two Old English elements: the first, woh, meaning "crooked"; the second, byge, meaning "river bend".... [more]

Huckaby English
Means "person from Huccaby", Devon (perhaps "crooked river-bend"), or "person from Uckerby", Yorkshire ("Úkyrri's or Útkári's farmstead").

Hurley English, Irish
Meaning is "from a corner clearing" in Old English. Also an anglicized form of an Irish name meaning "sea tide" or "sea valor".

Ibaiguren Basque
Means "river's edge" from the Basque words ibai, meaning "river" and guren, meaing "edge".

Ichikawa Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) meaning "market" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Idreius Celtic
“Like the ocean; Unpredictable.”... [more]

Igawa Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Iikawa Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and kawa means "river, stream".

Ikawa Japanese
(I) means "well, pit, mineshaft" and (kawa) means "river, stream".

Ike Japanese
池 (Ike) means "pond, pool".

Ikegami Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".

Ikegaya Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond", a place name possessive marker ヶ (ga), and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Ikehara Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Ikei Japanese
Ike means "pool, pond" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Ikemoto Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and 本 or 元 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Ikenaga Japanese
Ike means "pond, pool" and naga means "long, chief".

Ikene Japanese
"Lake root."

Ikeno Japanese
Ike means "pool, pond" and no means "field, plain, wilderness".

Ikenoue Japanese
Ike means "river", no is a possessive particle and ue means "upper, top".

Ikesono Japanese
Ike means "pond, pool" and sono means "garden".

Ikesugi Japanese
池 (Ike) means "pond, pool" and 杉 (sugi) means "cedar".

Ikeuchi Japanese
Ike means "lake" and uchi means "inside".

Ikeuchi Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".

Ikeya Japanese
"Lake valley".

Ikezono Japanese
Ike means "lake". Zono comes from Sono meaning "garden".

Ilmjärv Estonian
Ilmjärv is an Estonian surname meaning "weather lake".

Imagawa Japanese
From Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "present" and 川 (gawa) meaning "river".

Imaizumi Japanese
From Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "now, present" and 泉 (izumi) meaning "spring, fountain".

Imakawa Japanese
Ima means "now, present" and kawa means "river, stream".

Irie Japanese
Iri means "entry, input" and e means "inlet, river".

Irie Japanese
From Japanese 入江 (irie) meaning "inlet, cove, creek".

Irmak Turkish
Means "river" in Turkish.

Ishiura Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and ura means "bay, coast".

Isose Japanese
Iso means "sand" and se means "ripple".

Itzstein German
Topographic surname that originated from broad regions around the river Itz in Thuringia, Germany. The word "Stein" (German word for stone) historically was also used to describe castles on a hill or at a river, thus a possible meaning of the name is "castle at the river Itz".

Iwabuchi Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 渕 or 淵 (fuchi) meaning "abyss, edge, deep pool".

Iwae Japanese
Iwa means "stone, rock" and e means "bay, creek, inlet".

Iwaizumi Japanese (Rare)
Iwa (岩) means "rock, boulder", izumi (泉) means "spring, water source", it is also a town in Iwate prefecture. Hajime Iwaizumi (岩泉 一) from Haikyuu!! manga and anime is a notable bearer of this surname.

Iwashimizu Japanese
From 岩 (iwa) meaning "rock, cliff", 清 (shi) meaning "pure, purify, exorcise, clean", and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".

Izuhara Japanese
This surname is used as 出原, 泉原 or 伊豆原 with 出 (shutsu, sui, i.dasu, i.deru, da.su, -da.su, -de, de.ru, izu) meaning "come out, exit, go out, leave, protrude, put out", 泉 (sei, izumi, izu) meaning "fountain, spring", 伊 (i, kare) meaning "Italy, that one", 豆 (zu, tou, mame, mame-) meaning "beans, midget, pea" and 原 (gen, hara) meaning "field, meadow, original, plain, prairie, primitive, tundra, wilderness."

Izumikawa Japanese
Izumi means "fountain" and means "river".

Järv Estonian
Derived from Estonian järv "lake" (compare Finnish Järvi).

Järve Estonian
Järve is an Estonian surname meaning "freshwater"; from "järv", meaning "lake".

Järvela Estonian
Järvela is an Estonian surname meaning "lake area".

Järvelill Estonian
Järvelill is an Estonian surname meaning "lake flower".

Järvemets Estonian
Järvemets is an Estonian surname meaning "lake forest".

Järveoja Estonian
Järveoja is an Estonian surname meaning "lake creek".

Järvesaar Estonian
Järvesaar is an Estonian surname meaning "lake island".

Järvet Estonian
Järvet is an Estonian surname derived from "järv", meaning "lake".

Järvevee Estonian
Järvevee is an Estonian surname meaning "lake water".

Järviste Estonian
Järviste is an Estonian surname derived from "järv" meaning "lake".

Järvsoo Estonian
Järvsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "lake marsh/swamp".

Jezierski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Jezioro, Jeziory, Jeziora, or Jezierzyce, all places named with jezioro meaning "lake".

Jõearu Estonian
Jõearu is an Estonian surname meaning "water grassland/meadow".

Jõeleht Estonian
Jõeleht is an Estonian surname meaning "river foliage".

Jõeloo Estonian
Jõeloo is an Estonians surname derived from "jõelooge", meaning a "river meander".

Jõeluht Estonian
Jõeluht is an Estonian surname meaning "water meadow".

Jõemaa Estonian
Jõemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "river land".

Jõeots Estonian
Jõeots is an Estonian surname meaning "fluvial (water) end".

Jõerüüt Estonian
Jõerüüt is an Estonian surname meaning "river plover" (Pluvialis).

Jõesaar Estonian
Jõesaar is an Estonian surname meaning "river island".

Jõesuu Estonian
Jõesuu is an Estonian surname meaning "mouth of the river".

Jõevee Estonian
Jõevee is an Estonian surname meaning "river water".

Jõgi Estonian
Means "river" in Estonian.

Jõgiaas Estonian
Jõgiaas is an Estonian surname meaning "river meadow".

Jõgila Estonian
Jõgila is an Estonian surname meaning "river area".

Jõgioja Estonian
Jõgioja is an Estonian surname meaning "river creek".

Jõgisaar Estonian
Jõgisaar is an Estonian surname meaning "river island".

Jõgisalu Estonian
Jõgisalu is an Estonian surname meaning "river grove".

Jõgisoo Estonian
Jõgisoo is an Estonian surname meaning "river swamp/marsh".

Jongbloed Dutch
Nickname for a young person, derived from Middle Dutch jonc meaning "young" and bloet meaning "blood". A famous bearer of this surname was the Dutch soccer goalkeeper Jan Jongbloed (1940-2023).

Juga Estonian
Juga is an Estonian surmane meaning "waterfall" and "cascade".

Jugasaar Estonian
Jugasaar is an Estonian surname meaning "waterfall island".

Kadokawa Japanese (Rare)
Kado means "Gate" and Kawa means "River". This surname means "Gated River".

Kafetzis Greek
Means "coffee shop owner" in Greek, derived from the Ottoman Turkish word قهوه‌جی‎ (kahveci), equivalent to Greek καφές (kafés) both meaning “coffee” and‎ the Greek suffix -τζής (-tzís), from Ottoman Turkish قهوه‎ (kahve) and Ottoman Turkish ـجی‎ (-ci) respectively... [more]

Kagawa Japanese
From Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Kagawa Japanese
From Japanese 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Kahveci Turkish
Means "coffee producer" in Turkish.

Kahveci Turkish
Occupational name for a coffee seller or producer, derived from Turkish kahve meaning "coffee".

Kaifu Japanese
Combination of the kanji 海 (kai, "sea, ocean") and 部 (bu, "division, section"). A famous bearer of this surname is Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu (海部 俊樹; b. 1931).

Kajiura Japanese (Rare)
Kaji means "wind" and Ura means "seacoast, bay".... [more]

Kaldoja Estonian
Kaldoja is an Estonian name meaning "sloping creek".

Kaldvee Estonian
Kaldvee is an Estonian surname meaning "sloping/inclined" ("kald") "water"" ("vee").

Kaljujärv Estonian
Kaljujärv is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff lake".

Kaljuvee Estonian
Kaljuvee is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff water".

Käll Swedish
From Swedish källa "source (of a stream of water)", ultimately derived from Old Norse kelda.

Kallasvee Estonian
Kallasvee is an Estonian surname meaning "shore water".

Kampa Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 寒波 (kampa) meaning "cold wave", referring to possibly a person described as having cold vibes or an event that involved cold waves.

Kandemir Turkish
From Turkish kan meaning "blood" and demir meaning "iron".

Kanie Japanese
From Japanese 蟹 (kani) meaning "crab" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".

Kanroji Japanese
Fron Japanese 甘 (kan) meaning "sweet", 露 (ro) meaning "dew" and 寺 (ji) meaning "temple".

Karadeniz Turkish
Means "black sea" in Turkish.

Karadere Turkish
Means "black creek" in Turkish.

Karakawa Japanese
Kara means "larch" and kawa means "river, stream".

Karasu Turkish
Means "black water" derived from Turkish kara meaning "black, dark" combined with su "water".

Karlström Swedish
Literally means "Carl's stream" in Swedish.

Kastepõld Estonian
Kastepõld is an Estonian surname meaning "dew field".

Katase Japanese
From 片 (kata) meaning "one side, single" and 瀬 (se) meaning "current, ripple".

Kaunisvesi Finnish
Means "beautiful water", deriving from the Finnish elements kaunis ("possessing charm and attractiveness") and vesi ("water").

Kawa Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream".

Kawabata Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 畑 (hata) meaning "farm, cropfield".

Kawabata Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream" and 端 (hata) meaning "edge, end, tip".

Kawabe Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream" and 辺 (be) meaning "area, place, vicinity".

Kawachi Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and chi means "ground".

Kawada Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kawaei Japanese
From 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 栄 (ei) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper".... [more]

Kawagoe Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 越 (koeru) meaning "pass, cross, go through".

Kawahara Japanese
From Japanese 川 or 河 (kawa) meaning "river" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Kawahata Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and hata means "field".

Kawai Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Kawajiri Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and jiri comes from shiri meaning "rear, behind".

Kawakame Japanese (Rare)
Kawa means "river" and kame means "turtoise, turtle".

Kawakatsu Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and katsu means "victory".

Kawakita Japanese
川 (Kawa) means "River" and 北 (Kita) means "North".

Kawamata Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 又 (mata) meaning "again, once more".

Kawamata Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 俣 (mata) meaning "fork, crotch".

Kawamoto Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Kawamura Japanese
From Japanese 川 or 河 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Kawanaka Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".

Kawanichi Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and nichi means "sun, day".

Kawanishi Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and nishi means "west".

Kawanishi Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 西 (nishi) meaning "west".

Kawase Japanese
Kawase means "river" and se means "ripple".

Kawase Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".

Kawashima Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream, brook" and 島 (shima) or 嶋 (shima) both meaning "island".

Kawashita Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and shita means "under, below".

Kawasugi Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and sugi means "cedar".

Kawatani Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and tani means "valley".

Kawato Japanese
From 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 戸 (do) meaning "door".

Kawauchi Japanese
From Japanese 河 (kawa) or 川 (kawa) meaning "river" combined with 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".

Kawazu Japanese (Rare)
Kawa (川, 河) means "river", tsu (津) means "port". Tsu changes to zu/dzu because of rendaku

Keeton English
Habitational name from a place called Ketton in Durham or one in Rutland or from Keaton in Ermington, Devon. The first is named from the Old English personal name Catta or the Old Norse personal name Káti and Old English tūn "settlement"; the second is probably from an old river name or tribal name Cētan (possibly a derivative of Celtic cēd "wood") and Old English ēa "river"; and the last possibly from Cornish kee "hedge, bank" and Old English tūn.

Keevallik Estonian
Keevallik is an Estonian surname meaning "hot spring".

Kerslake English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a stream where cress grew, derived from Old English cærse meaning "watercress" and lacu meaning "stream".

Kevade Estonian
Kevade is an Estonian surname meaning "Spring (season)".

Kiel German
German surname of several possible origins and meanings.... [more]

Kiiroja Estonian
Kiiroja is an Estonian surname meaning "fast (flowing) creek".

Kikawa Japanese
From 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".

Kikuchi Japanese
From Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" and 池 (chi) meaning "pool, pond" or 地 (chi) meaning "earth, land, ground".

Kile Norwegian (Rare)
Habitational name from any of thirteen farmsteads named Kile from, ultimately derived from Old Norse kíll "wedge" and, by extension, "narrow bay inlet".

Kingswell English
An English surname meaning "Lives by the King's spring"

Kinose Japanese
Ki means "tree, wood", no could be a possessive particle or it could mean "field, wilderness", and se means "current, ripple".

Kinukawa Japanese
Kinu means "silk" and kawa means "stream, river".

Kishikawa Japanese
From Japanese 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Kitakawa Japanese
Kita means "north" and kawa means "river, stream".

Kitase Japanese
Kita means "north" and and se means "ripple".

Kitashirakawa Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north", 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Kitaura Japanese
Kita means "north" and ura means "bay, seacoast".

Kitsas Estonian
Kitsas is an Estonian surname meaning "strait".

Kiyomizu Japanese
A variation of the popular surname Shimizu. 清 (Kiyo) means "Pure, Clean" and 水 (Mizu) means "Water".

Kiyose Japanese
Kiyo means "pure, clean" and se means "ripple".

Kiyoura Japanese
Combination of the Kanji 清 (kiyo, "clear, pure, refreshing, clean") and 浦 (ura, "bay, inlet"). A famous bearer of this surname was Japanese Prime Minister Kiyoura Keigo (清浦 奎吾; 1850–1942).

Kjellberg Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse kelda or Swedish källa both meaning "spring, source (of water)", and berg "mountain".

Klaarwater German
"Clear water."

Klarwasser German
"Clear water."

Kobayakawa Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 早 (baya) meaning "fast" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".

Koike Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (ko) "small" and 池 (ike) "pond."

Kokawa Japanese
Ko means "small" and kawa means "river".

Kolk Dutch
"Kolk is Dutch for either whirlpool or canyon. Probably the name refers to wild water."

Konagawa Japanese
The Japanese surname "Konagawa" (小長川) consists of three kanji characters: "小" meaning "small," "長" meaning "long," and "川" meaning "river." So, "Konagawa" could be interpreted as "small long river." However, as with many Japanese surnames, there may be variations in meaning and interpretation depending on the family's history and region.

Kōno Japanese
From Japanese 河 (kō) meaning "river" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Konparu Japanese
Kon means "gold" and paru is a form of haru, meaning "spring".

Koshimizu Japanese
From 小 (ko) meaning "small", 清 (shi, kiyo) meaning "pure, clean, purify, exorcise, cleanse", and 水 (mizu) means "water".

Kosk Estonian
Kosk is an Estonia surname meaning "waterfall".

Koura Japanese
Ko means "small" and ura means "bay, seacoast".

Kozue Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 梢, 小梢 or 梢江 with 梢 (shou, kusunoki, kozue) meaning "treetops, twig", 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" and 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet."... [more]

Krebsbach German
From a place name meaning "crab stream" in German.

Kuijt Dutch
Occupational name for a brewer of beer, derived from Dutch kuit, koyt literally meaning "beer". A famous bearer of this name is retired Dutch soccer player Dirk Kuijt (1980-), also known as Dirk Kuyt.

Kuivjõgi Estonian
Kuivjõgi is an Estonian surname meaning "dry river".

Kujikawa Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago", 慈 (ji) meaning "mercy", and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".

Kuldvee Estonian
Kuldvee is an Estonian surname meaning "gold water".

Kurigawa Japanese
The Surname "Kurigawa/Kurikawa" translates to "Chestnut River"

Kurokawa Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" combined with 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river."

Kurose Japanese
Kuro means "black" and se means "current, ripple".

Laanoja Estonian
Laanoja is Estonian surname derived from "laanelill", meaning "starflower" and "wintergreen" (Trientalis europaea) and "oja" meaning "stream/creek".

Lago Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Topographic name for someone living by a lake from lago "lake" (from Latin lacus) or a habitational name from any of the many places called with this word.

Laguna Spanish
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations in Spain named Laguna meaning "lake, pond" in Spanish.

Laht Estonian
Laht is an Estonian surname, meaning "bay" or "gulf".

Laidvee Estonian
Laidvee is an Estonian surname meaning "islet water".

Lainevee Estonian
Lainevee is an Estonian surname meaning "wave water".

Lainevool Estonian
Lainevool is an Estonian surname meaning "flowing wave" (literally, "wave flow").

Lampela Finnish
From Finnish word lampi which means "pond" or "pool". There is almost 2000 Finns and 127 people from other countries with this name.

Lánzé Chinese
From Chinese 蓝, 藍 (lán) meaning "blue" combined with 澤, 泽 (zé) meaning "lake, swamp".

Lapčević Serbian
Serbo-Croatian surname meaning "river" or "white". Likely from the river Elbe in Germany, which is called Labe and Laba in Slavic languages. Lab also having the meaning "white" in archaic Slavic (like the bird labud - swan).

Laskurain Basque
It literally means "creek of abundant water".

Lätt Estonian
Lätt is an Estonian surname, probably derived from "Läti", meaning "Latvia", or "läte" meaning "spring" and "fountain".

Lättemäe Estonian
Lättemäe is an Estonian surname derived from "läte" meaning "spring" or "fountain" and "mäe" meaning "hill" and "mountain"; "spring mountain".

Lbov Russian
Derived either from Russian лоб (lob) meaning "forehead" or from the name of the Elbe river meaning "river".

Lear English
Means (i) "person from Leire", Leicestershire ("place on the river Leire", a river-name that may also be the ancestor of Leicestershire); or (ii) "person from Lear", any of several variously spelled places in northern France with a name based on Germanic lār "clearing"... [more]

Lehigh German, Irish
Derived from a Native American word "Lechauwekink", meaning "where there are forks in the stream". Variant of Lechau .

Leite Portuguese, Galician
Meaning "milk".... [more]

Lenkeit German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German (and thus heavily Lithuanian influenced) surname.... [more]

Lepajõe Estonian
Lepajõe is an Estonian surname meaning "alder water".

Leppoja Estonian
Leppoja is an Estonian surname meaning "alder creek".

Lepsy Slavic (Rare), Turkish (Rare)
Possibly dating back to the Ottoman Empire's invasion of Europe, the original Turkic meaning is veiled in mystery, and possibly meant "one who comes from the edge of the lake." ... [more]

Lester English
Habitational name from Leicester which is recorded as Ligeraceastre in the 10th century. The placename derives from an Old English folk name Legore "the dwellers by the river Legor (a lost river name)" and Old English ceaster "city Roman fortification" (from Latin castrum) "camp fortress".

Lidström Swedish
Combination of the Swedish place name element lid "slope, hillside" and ström "stream, flow". A notable bearer is Swedish ice hockey player Nicklas Lidström (b. 1970).

Lillevere Estonian
Lillevere is an Estonian surname meaning "flower/floral blood".

Lima Portuguese
Topographic name for someone who lived on the banks of the Lima River in Portugal, most likely derived from Indo-European *léymō meaning "lake".

Limb Medieval English
Rare name of medieval English origin. A dialectal variant of the locational name 'Lumb', from places so called in Lancashire and West Yorkshire, and derives from the Old English pre-7th Century 'lum(m)'... [more]

Limbach German
Derived from any of numerous places in Germany named with Germanic lindo meaning "lime tree" and bach meaning "stream". Several of these places are in areas such as the Palatinate, which contributed heavily to early German immigration to the United States.

Limnios Greek
From Greek λημνι (limni) meaning "lake".

Lindfors Swedish
Combination of Swedish lind "lime tree, linden" and fors "rapid, waterfall".

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

Linikoja Estonian
Linikoja is an Estonian surname meaning "cloth stream".

Lively English
A modern English surname possibly derived from a lost village called Laefer-leah which would give it the meaning "the farm by the lake".... [more]

Ljungström Swedish
Combination of Swedish ljung "heather" and ström "stream".

Loch Scottish
From Scottish Gaelic loch "lake".

Lochner German
Means "a place where rivers meet with a partial obstruction from a wooden dam. "

Locklear Lumbee
This is a popular surname in the Lumbee Native American tribe. It was pronounced by elders as Locklaha in the early part of the 20th century. "Falling water" is the definition of Locklaha. In 2004 the Lumbee Tribal Council had members named Lawrence (University of North Carolina employee), James H., Al, Danita as well as Jerl Locklear.

Löfström Swedish
Combination of Swedish löv "leaf" and ström "stream".

Lomax English
Lomax is a territorial surname, derived from the hamlet of Lumhalghs, near Bury, Greater Manchester, and meaning "pool nook" or "recess". Notable persons with the surname Lomax include: Alan Lomax (1915–2002) American musicologist, son of John Avery Lomax... [more]

Lomp Estonian
Lomp is an Estonian surname meaning "pond" or "puddle".

Loomis English
Derived from Lomax (Lumhalghs), near Bury, Lancashire, which means "pool nook/recess."

Loudermilk German
In German the word “lauter” translates into English as “pure” and the German word “milch” translates into English as “milk”. This surname belonged to those who worked in the dairy industry.

Ludd Anglo-Saxon, Old Irish
The name--the surname of the legendary inspiration for the Luddites--was taken on by someone who worked as a person who worked as a servant or a page. This surname was originally derived from the Old English word Ladde, an English occupational name for a servant.... [more]

Ludlam English
Derived from the old English word hlud "loud, roaring" (compare germanic hlud), which gave the name to the river Hlude and ham "water meadow"

Ludwell English
From the Old English elements hlud meaning "famous, loud" and well meaning "well, spring, water hole"

Luhaäär Estonian
Luhaäär is an Estonian surname, derived from "water meadow (marsh) edge".

Luhamaa Estonian
Luhamaa is an Estonian surname meaning "water meadow land".

Luhasalu Estonian
Luhasalu is an Estonian surname meaning "water meadow grove".

Lundvik Swedish
Combination of Swedish lund "grove" and vik "bay".

Luoma Finnish
A name derived from the Finnish topographic word luomi, meaning "creek" or "small river". Common in central and western Finland.

Lutsoja Estonian
Lutsoja is an Estonian surname meaning "burbot stream/creek".

Lynde Scottish Gaelic
Originated from the Strathclyde region of Scotland, meaning "waterfall," and located near the Castle of Lin.... [more]

Ma'ayan Hebrew (Rare)
Means "spring of water" or "fountain" in Hebrew, this is more common as a given name than a surname

Madalvee Estonian
Madalvee is an Estonian surname meaning "low-lying water".

Maegawa Japanese
A variant of Maekawa.... [more]

Malmström Swedish
Combination of Swedish malm "ore" and ström "stream".

Mampuzha Malayalam, Indian (Christian)
Meaning: "Mango Tree River"; based on location in India.

Mändoja Estonian
Mändoja is an Estonian surname meaning "pine stream".

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

Marcet Catalan
Marcet is a name that roughly translates to "Seven Seas" or "The Sea and the Sky" in the Catalan language. The name is unusual in the United States but very common in areas of Spain such as Barcelona, and in neighboring France.

Marinaro Italian
Occupational name for a sailor from marinaro (from Late Latin marinus derived from mare "sea").

Marple English
Means "boundary stream" from Old English maere (boundary), and pyll (stream).

Masseter English
Perhaps means "brewery worker" (from Middle English mash "fermentable mixture of hot water and grain" + rudder "rudder-shaped stirrer").

Matar Various
Means "rain" in Hebrew and Arabic.

Matsugawa Japanese
Variant of Matsukawa, meaning "pine tree river".

Matsukawa Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Matsuura Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".

Mazini Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly from Arabic مَزِين (mazīn) meaning “decorated, adorned” or مازن (mazin) meaning “rain cloud” (see Mazin; chiefly Moroccan).

Mccurdy Irish (Anglicized), Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Mhuircheartaigh, a patronymic from Muircheartach, a personal name composed of the elements muir "sea" and ceartach "ruler", hence "skilled seaman"... [more]

Mclaughlin Scottish (Anglicized)
A Scottish clan traced as far back as the 11th Century AD/CE.... [more]

Mcmorrow Irish (Anglicized), Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Murchadha, a patronymic from the personal name Murchadh "sea warrior", from muir "sea" and cath "battle". In Leinster this name is usually Anglicized as McMurrough and in Ulster as Murphy.

Mcmurtry Northern Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Muircheartaigh "son of Muircheartach", a personal name meaning "navigator", from muir "sea" and ceartach "ruler".

Meievee Estonian
Meievee is an Estonian surname meaning "our water".

Meremäe Estonian
Meremäe is an Estonian surname meaning "sea hill".

Meri Estonian
Meri is both an Estonian and Finnish surname, meaning "sea".

Merikanto Finnish
From Finnish meri "sea" and Kanto, an estate in Finland.... [more]

Merimaa Estonian
Merimaa is an Estonian surname meaning "sea land".

Merisaar Estonian
Merisaar is an Estonian surname meaning "sea island".

Merisalu Estonian
Merisalu is an Estonian surname meaning "sea grove".

Meritee Estonian
Meritee is an Estonian surname meaning "sea road/causeway".

Merriott English
Either a habitational name from Merriott in Somerset. The placename may derive from Old English mere miere "mare" mere "pool" or gemære "boundary" and gæt "gate gap"... [more]

Merton English
From a place name meaning "town on a lake" in Old English.

Metsallik Estonian
Metsallik is an Estonian surname meaning "forest spring".

Midorikawa Japanese
From Japanese 緑 (midori) meaning "green" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Mikawa Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Mikawa Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Minakami Japanese
From the 水 (mina) meaning "water" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper". 水上 is often pronounced suijou, and it means "seaplane" in Japanese.

Minakawa Japanese
From Japanese 皆 (mina) meaning "all, every" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Minamoto Japanese
From 源 (minamoto) meaning "fountainhead, river source; source, origin," derived from a combination of 水 (mi), the combining form of mizu meaning "water," and 元/本 (moto) meaning "source, origin" with the addition of the Old Japanese possessive particle na.... [more]

Mioda Japanese
mioda means "water route field". the kanji used for this name are 澪(mio,rei) meaning " water route" and 田(ta) meaning "field". a bearer of this name is Ibuki Mioda from Danganronpa 2.

Mitcham English
Habitational name from Mitcham in Surrey so named from Old English micel "big" and ham "village homestead" or ham "water meadow" meaning either "the great homestead" or "the great meadow".

Mitsue Japanese
This surname is used as 光永, 光江, 三枝, 満江, 三ツ江 or 三津江 with 光 (kou, hikari, hika.ru, mitsu) meaning "light, ray", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "enough, full, fullness, satisfy", 永 (ei, naga.i, e) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet", 枝 (shi, eda, e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb" and 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port."... [more]

Miyamizu Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" combined with 水 (mizu) meaning "water". A fictional bearer of this surname is Mitsuha Miyamizu (宮水 三葉) from the 2016 anime movie Your Name/Kimi no Na wa.

Mizoroke Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 深泥池 (Mizoro-ga-Ike) meaning "Mizoro Lake", a lake in Kyōto, Kyōto, Japan.

Mizufuka Japanese
Mizu means "water" and fuka means "deep".

Mizuguchi Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Mizuhara Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Mizuhori Japanese
Mizu means "water"and hori means "moat, ditch, canal".

Mizui Japanese
Mizu means "water" and i means "mineshaft, pit, hole".

Mizukawa Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Mizukuchi Japanese
Mizu means "water" and kuchi means "mouth, opening".

Mizumo Japanese
Mizu means "water" and mo means "cloud".

Mizumori Japanese
Mizu means "water" and mori means "forest, grove".