Browse Submitted Surnames

Abantas Filipino, Maranao
Means "long-lived" in Maranao.

Aeg Estonian
Aeg is an Estonian surname meaning "time".

Ajango Estonian
Ajango is an Estonian surname related to "time".

Akehisa Japanese
Ale means "bright" and hisa means "long time ago, lasting".

Akui Japanese
A means "nook", ku means "long time ago, lasting" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".... [more]

Akutsu Japanese
From Japanese 阿 (a) meaning "ridge, eaves, corner", 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 津 (tsu) meaning "port, harbour".

Apisamaimongkol Thai
From Thai อภิ (aphi) meaning "superhuman, magic knowledge", สมัย (samai) meaning "time, era", and มงคล (mongkhon) meaning "prosperity".

Aul Estonian
Aul is an Estonian surname meaning "long-tailed duck" (Clangula hyemalis).

Baclay Filipino, Cebuano
Means "long walk, hike" in Cebuano.

Beddoes Welsh
“This name derives from Old Welsh name and patronymic surname (~ ) “Morgetuid / Margetiud”, composed of two elements: “mere” (great, splendid) plus “iudd” (lord). As a personal name the origins are lost in the mists of time but it is certainly pre Roman, however the modern use of the name is commonly taken from Merdydd ap Bleddyn, prince of Powys who died in 1132... [more]

Bonera Italian
Bresciano surname (i.e., concentrated in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy), derived from the medieval Italian given name Bonora or Buonora which in turn meant "(it was a) good hour (when you were born)" from Latin bonus "good" and hora "time, hour".

Bontempo Italian
From the personal name Bontempo, meaning "good time" from Old Italian bono "good" + tempo "time". This was a name bestowed as an expression of gratitude for the birth of a much wanted child.

Bontemps French
From a French word bon temps meaning "good time". One popular bearer of the name is the American poet and novelist Arna Wendell Bontemps (1902-1973).

Chikahisa Japanese
Chika means "near" and hisa means "long time, long time ago, longevity".

Chirawetsunthonkun Thai (Rare)
From Thai จิร (chira) meaning "long", เวช (wet) meaning "doctor; physician", สุนทร (sunthon) meaning "beautiful; nice; well", and กุล (kun) meaning "tribe, race, lineage".

Chirayangyuen Thai (Rare)
Means "to endure long", From Thai จิร (chira-) meaning "long; extended" and ยั่งยืน (yangyuen) meaning "to endure; to last".

Chronis Greek
From a short form of Greek Polychronis. The word χρόνος (chrónos) itself means "time" in Greek.

Dlouhá f Czech
Means "Long".

Dlouhý m Czech
Means "Long".

Dovzhenko Ukrainian
Derived from the word довгий, which means "long" in Ukrainian.

Eizuru Japanese
From 栄 (ei) meaning "prosper, flourish, glory, splendid, brilliance" and 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane (bird), white color, long life".

Evermore English
From ever + more, meaning "at all times; all the time; forever, eternally;" Replacing evermo from Old English æfre ma.

Furlong English, Irish
Apparently a topographic name from Middle English furlong ‘length of a field’ (from Old English furh meaning "furro" + lang meaning "long".

Hatsune Popular Culture, Japanese
This is an invented surname. A fictional bearer is the Yamaha engineered Vocaloid and fictional character, Hatsune Miku. It combines the kanji 初 (hatsu) translates to "first time" and 音 (oto) which means sound.

Hisada Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 田 (da) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Hisaishi Japanese
Hisa means "long time ago, lasting" and ishi means "stone".

Hisamaru Japanese
Hisa means "long time, long time ago, longetivity" and maru means "circle, round".

Hisamatsu Japanese
Hisa (久) means "long ago, everlasting" and matsu (松) means "pine".

Hisamoto Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Hisamura Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Hisanaga Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 永 (naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal".

Hisano Japanese
Hisa means "long time ago, everlasting" and no means "field, rice paddy".

Hisatomi Japanese
Hisa means "long time ago" and tomi means "wealth, abundance".

Hisatomi Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 富 or 冨 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance".

Hisazome Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time" and 染 (zome), the joining continuative form of 染める (someru) meaning "to dye", referring to the process of dying for a long time.

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]

Horsley English
Old English hors ‘horse’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’... [more]

Hoyt English
Generally a topographical name for someone who lived on a hill or other high ground. As such Hoyt is related to words such as heights or high. Hoyt is also possibly a nickname for a tall, thin person where the original meaning is said to be "long stick".

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

Jiranorraphat Thai
From Thai จิระ (chira) meaning "long time, long space", นร (nora) meaning "man", and ภัทร (phatthra) meaning "good, prosperous".

Kalahasthi Sanskrit
It is derived from the Sanskrit words “kala,” which mean “time”, and “hasthi,” which means “elephant”. Together, the name means “the elephant of time,” which is a reference to the goddess Kali, who is often depicted riding on the back of an elephant... [more]

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."

Koigakubo Japanese
Koi means "love", ga is a language particle, ku means "long time ago, lasting" and bo means "guarantee, protect".

Kokubo Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 保 (ho) meaning "protect".

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.

Kubota Japanese
From the Japanese 久 (ku or hisa) "long time," 保 (bo or ho) "protect," "guaratee," "keep" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy." The first two characters can also be written as 窪 (kubo) "hollow."

Kubota Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago", 保 (ho) meaning "protect" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kuboyama Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago", 保 (ho) meaning "protect" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Kudou Japanese
From 久 (ku) "long time" and 遠 (tou/dou) "distant" OR from 工 (ku) "construction" and 藤 (dou) "wisteria."

Kuga Japanese
From the Japanese 久 (ku or hisa) "long time," and 我 (ga) "self."

Kuhara Japanese (Rare)
Ku means "long time" and hara means "plain, field".

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

Kuma Japanese
Kuma could mean "bear", or it could be written with ku meaning "long lasting, long time ago" and ma meaning "horse" or "flax".

Kumaki Japanese (Rare)
The kanji in Anri Kumaki's name reads, Kuma ("Bear") + Ki ("Tree"). She is a singer and songwriter. There might be other combinations too, probably being , Ku ("Long Time") + Maki ("Shepard").

Kume Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 米 (me) meaning "rice".

Kuno Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Kuse Japanese
Ku means "long time ago" and se means "world"

Kuze Japanese
Ku means "long time ago" and ze comes from ze meaning "world".

Lahaylahay Filipino, Cebuano
Means "to pass time" in Cebuano.

Lamichhane Nepali
Means "long roof" from Nepali लामो (lāmo) meaning "long" and छाना (chānā) meaning "roof". It was traditionally used to refer to families that lived in houses with longer roofs.

Långbacka Finland Swedish
From Swedish lång "long" and backe "slope, hillside".

Langeland Norwegian
Derived from the elements lang meaning "long" and land meaning "land" or "farmstead".

Langfield English
Habitational name for someone originally from any of the various locations in England named Langfield, from Old English lang meaning "long" and feld meaning "field".

Långstrump Literature
Last name of Pippi Långstrump, the original Swedish name for Pippi Longstocking, a character invented by Astrid Lindgren. Pippi's name was allegedly made up by Lindgren's daughter Karin. It's a combination of Swedish lång "long" and strumpa "sock".

Langwade English
From an English village Langmead, in the county of Devon. It was used to refer to those individuals who lived at the lang-mead, which literally means "the long meadow".

Largaespada Spanish (Latin American), Central American
Combination of Spanish larga, the feminine form of the adjective largo meaning "long," and espada meaning "sword." It is mostly used in Nicaragua.

Lawford Anglo-Saxon
This surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a locational name from any of the various places called Lawford which have as their component elements the Olde English pre 7th Century personal name "Lealla", cognate with the Old High German "Lallo", and the Olde English "ford", a ford... [more]

Leydon Irish (Anglicized, Modern)
His name was commemorated in numerous place-names, such as Lugdunum (Celtic *Lugudūnon, "fort of Lugus"; modern Lyon, France), capital of the Roman province of Gallia Lugdunensis... [more]

Longley English
Geographic name referring to multiple places by the same name in Yorkshire, England. The name comes from the word "long" plus Old English leáh "meadow".

Macri Italian
Italian variant of Magro. It could also be a southern Italian nickname for a person who had long limbs or who was tall, derived from Greek μακρύς (makrýs) literally meaning "long, tall" (see Makris)... [more]

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]

Moffatt Scottish
Means "person from Moffatt", Dumfries and Galloway ("long plain").

Morikubo Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest", 久 (ku) meaning "long time" and 保 (bo) meaning "protect".

Motome Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 求, 元目 or 求馬 with 求 (kyuu, gu, moto.meru) meaning "demand, request, require, want, wish for", 元 (gan, gen, moto) meaning "beginning, former time, origin", 目 (boku, moku, ma, me, -me) meaning "care, class, experience, eye, favour, insight, look" and 馬 (ba, uma, uma-, ma, me) meaning "horse."... [more]

Nagae Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".

Nagahama Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 浜 or 濱 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore".

Nagai Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" or 永 (naga) meaning "eternity" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Nagakawa Japanese
Naga means "long, chief" and kawa means "river, stream".

Nagamatsu Japanese
This surname is used as 永松, 長松 or 永末 with 永 (ei, naga.i) meaning "eternity, lengthy, long," 長 (chou, osa, naga.i) meaning "leader, long," 松 (shou, matsu) meaning "pine tree" and 末 (batsu, matsu, sue) meaning "close, end, posterity, powder, tip."

Nagami Japanese
Naga means "chief, long" and mi means "view, perspective".

Nagamori Japanese
Naga means "long, chief" and mori means "forest".

Naganawa Japanese
From 長 (naga) meaning "long, chief", 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation" and 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony".

Nagano Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" or 永 (naga) meaning "eternity" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Naganuma Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".

Nagao Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot, end".

Nagaoka Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Nagasaka Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope".

Nagase Japanese
Naga means "chief, long" and se means "current, ripple".

Nagase Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".

Nagashima Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".

Nagasu Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 洲 (su) meaning "continent".

Nagata Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" or 永 (naga) meaning "eternity" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Nagatani Japanese
Naga means "chief, long" and tani means "valley".

Nagatomo Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long, eternity" and 友 (tomo) meaning "friend".

Nagaya Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, dwelling".

Nagayama Japanese
From Japanese 永 (nagai) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy" or 長 (nagai) meaning "chief, head, leader" combined with 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Nkomo AmaXhosa (Modern, Archaic), Amazulu (Modern, Archaic)
Southern African, Nguni Nomadic meaning "Dairy/Milk Cow or Southern African long-horn Cow".

Nobunaga Japanese
Nobu means "trust, believe" and naga means "long, cheif".... [more]

Obinaga Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 帯 (obi) meaning "sash; belt" and 長 (naga), the root form of 長い (nagai) meaning "long; lengthy".... [more]

Ōkubo Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 保 (ho) meaning "protect"... [more]

Onaga Japanese
O means "big, great" and naga means "long, cheif".

Orimen Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 折 (ori) meaning "occasion; time" or "fold" and 免 (men) meaning "dismissal".

Osafune Japanese
"Osafune" (長船) is a Japanese surname. It originates from the Osafune area in Japan, which historically was known for producing swords during the feudal period. The name "Osafune" itself doesn't have a specific meaning, but it's associated with the renowned sword-making tradition of the region... [more]

O'Sheeran Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of either Ó Sírín or Ó Síoráin meaning "descendant of Sírín" and "descendant of Síoráin" respectively. Sírín and Síoráin are variants of the same name, both are derived from a diminutive of síor meaning "long-lasting".

Pangilinan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "place of abstinence" from Tagalog pangilin meaning "abstinence, to abstain" and the suffix -an meaning "place of, time of". It was used to denote abstinence from certain foods for religious purposes.

Pikamäe Estonian
Pikamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "long hill/mountain".

Pikk Estonian
Pikk is an Estonian surname meaning "long" and "tall".

Pikkoja Estonian
Pikkoja is an Estonian surname meaning "long stream".

Pitka Estonian
Pitka is an Estonian surname meanin "tall" or "long".

Polychronakis Greek
The suffix 'akis' indicates that this name comes from the island of Crete. The precise meaning is unknown, though it is theorised that, as 'poly' means "many" or "much" and 'chron' might be supposed to come from the same root as 'Chronos' meaning "time", the name means "much time" or "long time".

Sakuma Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".

Santander Spanish
From the toponymy, it is discussed whether Santander is a derivation of San Emeterio or San Andrés. Due to the proximity of the Basque country (Ander = Andrés) and the tenor of some ancient texts, it can be concluded that it refers to San Andrés... [more]

Sticca Italian
Possibly from a dialectical word meaning "long shovel".

Tokimori Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 時 (toki) meaning "time; moment" (referring to the time of purification of oneself, rituals, and praying for the advent of God) and 森 (mori) meaning "forest; woods".

Tokimoto Japanese
Toki means "time" and moto means "origin".

Tokinoue Japanese (Rare)
Toki means "time", no means "therefore, of", and ue means "above, top, upper".

Tomonaga Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (tomo) meaning "morning, epoch, period" and 長 (naga) meaning "long" or 永 (naga) meaning "eternity".

Totoki Japanese
From Japanese 十 (to) meaning "ten" and 時 (toki) meaning "time".

Toyonaga Japanese
From Japanese 豊 (toyo) meaning "lush, abundant" and 永 (naga) meaning "eternity, a long time".

Tshering Bhutanese
From Tibetan ཚེ (tshe) "life" and རིང (ring) "long".

Tsugue Japanese
Tsu means "harbor, seaport", gu comes from ku meaning "longevity, long time ago", and e means "family, house, residence".

Tsyrenov Buryat
Derived from Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".

Venables English
Derives from Latin venabulum "long hunting spear".

Vesper German
Either a nickname from Latin vesper "6 o’clock in the evening evening time" originally the second to last canonical hour or a habitational name from a place so called on the Ruhr river.

Wagatoki Japanese
Waga means "young" and toki means "time".

Wakuri Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 和久利, 和久理, 和久里 or 和栗 with 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften", 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time, old story", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit", 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth", 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village" and 栗 (ritsu, ri, kuri, ononoku) meaning "chestnut."... [more]

Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorffvoralternwarengewissenhaftschaferswesenchafew German (Rare)
Full name Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorffvoralternwarengewissenhaftschaferswesenchafewarenwholgepflegeundsorgfaltigkeitbeschutzenvonangereifenduchihrraubgiriigfeindewelchevorralternzwolftausendjahresvorandieerscheinenbanderersteerdeemmeshedrraumschiffgebrauchlichtalsseinursprungvonkraftgestartseinlangefahrthinzwischensternartigraumaufdersuchenachdiesternwelshegehabtbewohnbarplanetenkreisedrehensichundwohinderneurassevanverstandigmenshlichkeittkonntevortpflanzenundsicherfreunanlebenslamdlichfreudeundruhemitnichteinfurchtvorangreifenvonandererintlligentgeschopfsvonhinzwischensternartigraum... [more]

Yonaga Japanese
From Japanese 夜長 (yonaga) meaning "a long night".

Zhdanov Russian
Patronymic surname derived from Old Russian name ZHDAN meaning "long-desired child".