Browse Submitted Surnames

Nəzirov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəzir".

Nedelcu Romanian (Modern)
Entered Romania around the 16th century via Bulgaria as a popular female given name - Neda/Nedelea etc., attested under the form of Nedelco/Nedelcu in the historical region of Basarabia around 1560, became a surname in the following century... [more]

Nee Irish, Scottish
reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Niadh ("descendant of Nia") or Ó Niadh ("son of Nia"). Compare McNee.

Nei Estonian
Nei is an Estonian surname possiby derived from "neid", meaning "girl" or "maiden".

Neilson English
Means "son of Neil". Often an English respelling of the surnames Nielsen or Nilsen.

Nelsen Danish
Means "son of Nels".

Nelsson Swedish (Rare)
Means "son of Nels".

Nemətov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nemət".

Neophytou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Neophytos".

Nerman Swedish
Possibly a combination of Swedish nedre "lower, southern" and man "man".

Neronov Russian
Means "son of Neron".

Nestor Irish
Derived from the surname Mac Girr an Adhastair (sometimes shortened to Mac an Aghastair), meaning "Short man of the halter." The Mac Girr an Adhastair were associated with the local lords, the Ó Lochlainn family.

Neuer German
Inflicted form of Neu meaning "new man" see Neumann

Newby English
Means "person from Newby", Newby being a combination of the Middle English elements newe "new" and by "farm, settlement" (ultimately from Old Norse býr "farm"). British travel writer Eric Newby (1919-2006) bore this surname.

Niazai Pashto
Most likely from Persian نیاز (niyaz) meaning "need, necessity, desire, wish" (see Niaz or Niyaz) combined with Pashto زوی (zoy) meaning "son (of)"... [more]

Nicholason English
Means "son of Nicholas"

Nickerson English
Means "son of Nicholas".

Niggeman English
Meaning unknown. Possibly means "new man"

Nikiforou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Nikiforos".

Nikiforov Russian
Means "son of Nikifor".

Nikitov Russian
Means "son of Nikita 1".

Nikitović Serbian
Means "son of Nikita 1".

Nikodijević Serbian
Means "son of Nikodije".

Nikolaidis Greek
Means "son of Nikolaos".

Nikolaiev Russian
Means "son of Nikolay."

Nikolaishvili Georgian, Jewish
Means "son of Nikoloz" in Georgian.

Nikolopoulos Greek
Means "son of Nikolaos".

Nikolozishvili Georgian
Means "son of Nikoloz".

Nikpour Persian
From Persian نیک‌ (nik) meaning "good" and پور (pour) meaning "son, descendant".

Niño Spanish
Nickname from Spanish niño meaning "child", "boy". This was often given to a first-born son as a familiar name.

Njálsson Icelandic
Meaning “son of Njáll”.

Noorzai Pashto
Means "son of light", from Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light, illumination" combined with Pashto زوی (zoy) meaning "son (of)".

Norman Swedish
Combination of Swedish norr "north", or in some cases nor "narrow strait of water", and man "man".

Norrison English
Means "son of Norris".

Norrman Swedish
Either a variant of Norman or taken directly from Swedish norrman "Norwegian, person from Norway".

Novruzov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Novruz".

Nua African
Means "second daughter" in African.

Nurəddinov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nurəddin".

Nuraliev Tajik, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Nurali".

Nurasylov Kazakh (Rare)
Means "son of Nurasyl".

Nurgaliev Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir
Means "son of Nurgali".

Nuriev Tatar, Bashkir
Means "son of Nur".

Nurislamov Tatar
Means "son of Nurislam".

Nuriyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nuri".

Nurmatov Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Nurmat".

Nurmuhamadov Avar
Means "son of Nurmuhamad".

Nursultanov Kazakh
Means "son of Nursultan".

Nurzhanov Kazakh
Means "son of Nurzhan".

Nutter English
Means either (i) "scribe, clerk" (from Middle English notere, ultimately from Latin notārius); or (ii) "person who keeps or tends oxen" (from a derivative of Middle English nowt "ox")... [more]

Nykolaev Ukrainian
Means "son of Nykolai."

Ó Breisláin Irish
Means "son of Breisleán"

O'colgan Irish
Original form of Mccolgan, meaning "son of Colga.

Odaniel Irish
Maybe means "Son of Daniel" or "Descendant of Daniel"

Ódinsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Óðinn" in Icelandic.

Ódinsson Icelandic
Means "son of Óðinn".

Ogami Japanese
This surname is used as 拝, 小上, 小神, 尾上, 尾神, 男神 with 拝 (hai, oga.mu, oroga.mu) meaning "adore, pray to, worship," 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small," 尾 (bi, o) meaning "end, tail," 男 (dan, nan, o, otoko) meaning "male," 上 (shan, shou, jou, a.gari, a.garu, a.geru, ue, -ue, uwa-, kami, nobo.su, nobo.seru, nobo.ri, nobo.ru, yo.su) meaning "above, up" and 神 (shin, jin, kami, kan-, kou-) meaning "gods, mind, soul."

Ogata Japanese
From Japanese 緒 (o) meaning "thread" and 方 (kata) meaning "person, way, method".

Ognjanović Serbian
Means "son of Ognjan".

Ognjenović Serbian, Montenegrin
Means "son of Ognjen".

Ó hAngluinn Irish
A patronymic surname meaning "son of Anglninn." This name is, in turn, thought to be derived from Irish Gaelic word anglonn, which means "hero" or "champion."

Ohayon Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Chayyim" from the Berber prefix ou- or au- meaning "son (of)" and the given name Chayyim.

Ó hEinirí Irish
Means "son of Einrí"

Ojdanić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Ojdan".

Okmees Estonian
Okmees is an Estonian surname meaning "branch/twig man".

Ólafsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ólafur" in Icelandic.

Olafsen Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Means "son of Olaf".

Olausson Swedish
Means "son of Olaus".

Olavsen Norwegian
Means "son of Olav".

Ó Leathlobhair Irish
Means "son of Leathlobhar"

Oleksenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Oleksiy".

Olimov Tajik, Uzbek
Means "son of Olim".

O'Lonain Irish
Derived from lon ("blackbird") and a diminutive combined with O ("grandson; male descendant").

Ölvirsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ölvir" in Icelandic.

Olympiou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Olympios". A famous bearer is the Greek Cypriot singer Despina Olympiou.

Ó Maoilbhearraigh Irish
Means "son of Maolbhearrach"

Omarzai Pashto
Means "son of Omar 1" in Pashto.

Omerović Bosnian
Means "son of Omer".

Onno Estonian
Onno is an Estonian surname derived from "onu" meaning "uncle".

Onotora Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 男虎 (onotora) meaning "male tiger", from 男 (o) meaning "male; man", の (no), an unwritten possessive particle, and 虎 (tora) meaning "panthera tigris", referring to someone with qualities of a male tiger.... [more]

Ooms Dutch
Derived from Dutch oom "uncle".

Orakzai Pashto
Means "lost son" from Pashto ورک (worak) meaning "lost" and زوی (zoy) meaning "son".

Orazgeldiyew Turkmen
Means "son of Orazgeldi" in Turkmen.

Orazov m Kazakh, Turkmen (Russified)
Means "son of Oraz", also a Russified form of Turkmen Orazow.

Orazow Turkmen
Means "son of Oraz".

Ordóñez Spanish
Means "son of Ordoño".

Orosco Spanish, Basque
Variant of Orozco. Means "place of the holly trees" from oros meaning "holly tree" and the suffix -ko signifying a place. Also believed to have been derived from Latin orosius meaning "the son of bringer of wisdom".

Orucov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Oruc".

Orus-ool Tuvan
Means "Russian boy" in Tuvan, from Tuvan орус (orus) meaning "Russian (person)" combined with оол (ool) "son, boy".

Oscarson English, Swedish (Rare)
Means "son of Oscar".

Osipov Russian
Means "son of Osip".

Oskarsson Swedish
Means "son of Oskar".

Osmanov Azerbaijani, Dagestani, Crimean Tatar, Kazakh, Uzbek
Means "son of Osman".

Ospanov Kazakh
Means "son of Ospan".

Ostapchuk Ukrainian, Belarusian
Means "son of Ostap".

Östman Swedish
Combination of Swedish öst "east" and man "man".

Ostojić Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Ostoja".

Otarashvili Georgian
Means "son of Otar".

Óðinsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Óðinn" in Icelandic.

Óðinsson Icelandic
Means "son of Óðinn" in Icelandic.

O'Tolan Irish
The meaning of the name is unclear, but it seems to derive from the pre 13th century Gaelic O'Tuathalain suggesting that it was probably religious and may translate as "The male descendant of the follower of the lord".

Ottósdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ottó" in Icelandic.

Ottósson Icelandic
Means "son of Ottó" in Icelandic.

O'Tuathalain Irish
May translate as "The male descendant of the follower of the lord".

O'Twolan Irish
The meaning of the name is unclear, but it seems to derive from the pre 13th century Gaelic O' Tuathalain suggesting that it was probably religious and may translate as "The male descendant of the follower of the lord".

Ouahmed Berber, Northern African
Kabyle name meaning "son of Ahmed", from the Berber prefix ou- meaning "son (of)" combined with the Arabic name Ahmed (chiefly Algerian).

Ouyahia Berber, Northern African
Means "son of Yahia", from the Berber prefix ou- meaning "son (of)" combined with the Arabic given name Yahia (chiefly Algerian).

Oven Slovene, German
Derived from Oven "ram, male sheep".

Owner English
From English owner meaning "a person who owns something".

Özbekoğlu Turkish
Means "son of an Uzbek".

Ozbekov Kyrgyz
Means "son of an Uzbek".

Özer Turkish
From Turkish öz meaning "core, essence" and er meaning "man, male, warrior".

Pahlavan Persian
Means "hero, strong man" in Persian.

Pahlevanyan Armenian
Means "son of the wrestler" or "son of the champion", ultimately from Persian پهلوان (pahlevân) meaning "strong man, champion, wrestler".

Paikidze Georgian
Likely means "son of Paik", derived from the archaic masculine given name Paik (ultimately of Arabic origin) combined with Georgian ძე (dze) meaning "son".

Palin English
(i) "person from Palling", Norfolk ("settlement of Pælli's people") or "person from Poling", Sussex ("settlement of Pāl's people"); (ii) from the Welsh name ap Heilyn "son of Heilyn", a personal name perhaps meaning "one who serves at table"

Pålsen Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Means "son of Pål".

Pålsson Swedish
Means "son of Pål".

Panagiotou Greek
Means "son of Panagiotis".

Panaiotievich Russian (Rare)
Means "Son of Panagiotis" in Russian

Panayiotou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Panayiotis".

Pancione Italian
Means "fat person, paunch, big belly" in Italian.

Panibudlaska Ukrainian, Russian (Rare)
From the Cossack nickname, derived from the Ukrainian vocative phrase пані, будь ласка! (pani, bud laska!) meaning "Lady, please!".

Panin Russian
Means "son of Panya".

Pankov Russian
Means "son of Panko".

Pankratov Russian
Means "son of Pankratiy".

Panosovich Russian
Means "Son of Panos" in Russian

Panou Greek
Means "son of Panos". A famous bearer is the Greek composer Akis Panou (1933-2000)

Panov Russian
Means "son of Panya".

Papakostas Greek
Means "son of Kostas the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Kostas.

Papamichael Greek, English (Rare)
Means "son of priest Michael".

Papatonis Greek
Means "son of priest Antonis".

Papazoglou Greek
Means "son of the priest", derived from the Greek παπάς (papás) meaning "priest" combined with the Turkish oğlu or oğul meaning "son, descendant".

Paraskevopoulos Greek
Means "son of Paraskevas".

Parata Maori
From a transliteration of the English word "brother" or "brothers".

Parsadanyan Armenian
Means "son of Parsadan".

Pärtelpoeg Estonian
Pärtelpoeg is an Estonian surname meaning "son of Pärtel (a masculine given name)".

Paşayev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Paşa".

Pate English
Derives from the given name Pat(t), a short form of the personal name Patrick from the Latin Patricius meaning "son of a noble father".

Pater Dutch
From Latin pater ‘father’, also used to denote the father superior in a religious order, hence probably a nickname for a "solemn" or "pompous man."

Pathan Indian (Muslim), Bengali, Urdu, Pashto
Derived from Hindustani पठान (paṭhān) meaning "a Pashtun (person)", referring to the Pashtun ethnic group inhabiting present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is sometimes used by Pashtuns who ancestrally migrated to India.

Pathiraja Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit पति (pati) meaning "husband, lord" and राज (raja) meaning "king".

Pathirana Sinhalese
Possibly from a title derived from Sanskrit पति (pati) meaning "husband, lord" and राणा (rana) meaning "king".

Patino Italian
From a word meaning "father".

Patriksen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Patrik".

Paŭlovič Belarusian
Means "son of Paviel".

Pavelić Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Pavel".

Pavey English
Either (i) from the medieval female personal name Pavia, perhaps from Old French pavie "peach"; or (ii) "person from Pavia", Italy.

Pavićević Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Pavao".

Pavliashvili Georgian
Means "son of Pavle".

Pavlić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pavle".

Pavlides Greek
Means "Son of Pavlos".

Pavlopoulos Greek
Means "son of Pavlos".

Pavlou Greek
Means "son of Pavlos".

Paxson English
This surname means "son of Pack." Pack may be a survival of the Old English personal name Pacca or it may have been a Middle English personal name derived from Paschalis (meaning "relating to Easter"), the Latin form of Pascal.

Peabody English
Probably from a nickname for a showy dresser, from Middle English pe "peacock" (see Peacock) and body "body, person". Alternatively it may be from the name of a Celtic tribe meaning "mountain men" from Brythonic pea "large hill, mountain" combined with Boadie, the tribe's earlier name, which meant "great man" (or simply "man") among the Briton and Cambri peoples... [more]

Pechman German
"Pechman" means "man with bad luck" in many European languages (Polish, German, and Dutch predominantly), though in German, it originally referred to one who prepared, sold, or used pitch.

Pedersson Swedish (Rare)
Means "son of Peder".

Pejić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pejo".

Penhaligon Cornish
Originally meant "person from Penhaligon", Cornwall ("willow-tree hill"). It is borne by Susan Penhaligon (1950-), a British actress.

Pennycuik Scottish
Originally meant "person from Penycuik", near Edinburgh (probably "hill frequented by cuckoos").

Penov Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Penko".

Penrose Cornish, Welsh
Originally meant "person from Penrose", Cornwall, Herefordshire and Wales ("highest part of the heath or moorland"). It is borne by the British mathematician Sir Roger Penrose (1931-).... [more]

Penry Welsh, Cornish, English
Derived from Welsh ap Henry meaning "son of Henry". It is also a variant of Pendray, which is derived from a place name in Cornwall meaning "top of the village" in Middle Cornish... [more]

Pepin Russian
Means "son of Pepa".

Peres Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Gascon, Breton, Central African
Means "son of Pedro" in Spanish and Portuguese. Means "son of Pere" in Catalan... [more]

Peričić Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Perica".

Perikhanyan Armenian
Means "son of Perikhan".

Perkinson English
"Son of Perkin."

Perović Serbian, Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Pero".

Persoon Dutch, Flemish
Derived from Dutch persoon, meaning "person".

Peruničić Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Perun". Perun was the Slavic god of lightning.

Pessoa Portuguese
From Portuguese pessoa meaning "person."

Petkov Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means “son of Petko” in Bulgarian and Macedonian.

Petrevski Macedonian
Means "son of Petar".

Petriashvili Georgian
Means "son of Petre".

Petridis Greek
Means "son of Petros".

Petropoulos Greek
Means "son of Petros" in Greek.

Petrou Greek
Means "son of Petros".

Pétursdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Pétur" in Icelandic.

Pétursson Icelandic
Means "son of Pétur" in Icelandic.

Pew Welsh
From Welsh ap Hew or ap Hugh "son of Hugh" (see Pugh). A fictional bearer is Blind Pew, the blind pirate in Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Treasure Island' (1883).

Phillipson English
Means "son of Phillip"

Pieters Dutch
"Pieter's son"

Piirimees Estonian
Piirimees is an Estonian surname meaning "border man".

Pilipović Bosnian, Croatian
means "son of Pilip"... [more]

Pimenov Russian
Means "son of Pimen".

Piotrowicz Polish
Means "son of Piotr".

Plamenov Bulgarian
Means "son of Plamen".

Plantz English (American)
Deriving from England. "Men known as a Planter was an English term for people who were "planted" abroad in order to promote a political, religious cause or for colonization purposes." ... [more]

Pleasance English
Either (i) from the medieval female personal name Plaisance, literally "pleasantness"; or (ii) "person from Piacenza", Italy (from Latin Placentia, literally "pleasing things").

Pliev Ingush (Russified), Ossetian (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush and Ossetian name, which is derived from the name of an Ingush teip (clan). The name itself comes from Plievo, the name of a village in Ingushetia, which means "village of the sons of Pkhile", referring to a given name possibly derived from Ossetian пыл (pyl) meaning "elephant".

Plotnikov Russian
Means "son of the carpenter" from Russian плотник (plotnik) "carpenter".

Poghosyan Armenian
Means "son of Poghos".

Poladov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Polad".

Poland English, German, French (Anglicized), Irish (Anglicized)
English and German name is derived from the Middle High German Polan, which means "Poland". The surname originally signified a person with Polish connections.This French surname originated from an occupational name of a poultry breeder, or from a fearful person; it is derived from the Old French poule, which means "chicken".In other cases, particularly in Ireland, the English Poland is a variant of Polin,which is in turn an Anglicised form of the original Gaelic spelling of Mac Póilín, which translated from Irish means "son of little Paul"... [more]

Polidori Italian
Means "son of Polidoro". Famous bearers include John William Polidori (1795-1821), a physician to Lord Byron and author of 'The Vampyre' (1819), and his sister Frances Polidori (1800-1886), the mother of painter and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti, poet Christina Rossetti, critic William Michael Rossetti, and author Maria Francesca Rossetti.

Polikarpov Russian
Means "son of Polikarp".

Põllumees Estonian
Põllumees is an Estonian surname meaning "farmer"; literally "agrestic (põllu) man (mees)".

Poortman Dutch
Occupational name for a gatekeeper or topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a fortified town, from Dutch poort meaning "gate" and man meaning "man".

Popoola Yoruba
"The way of the rich man" or "The way of prosperity"

Popovici Romanian
Means "son of the priest" from Romanian popă meaning "priest".

Portman English
Status name meaning "townsman, burgher, citizen" in Middle English, derived from Old English port "port, harbour" (from Latin portus) and mann "person, man".

Potapov Russian
Means "son of Potap".

Potot Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano putot meaning "short person", "flower bud" or "young coconut fruit".

Pour Persian
Means "son, descendant" in Persian, typically used as a suffix in compound surnames.

Poverelli Italian
Means "poor (person)" in Italian, given to foundlings and orphans.

Pozharin Russian
Means "man of fire" in Russian.

Preece Welsh (Anglicized), English
Variant of Price. From Welsh ap Rhys meaning "son of Rhys". ... [more]

Premakumara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit प्रेम (prema) meaning "love, affection" and कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince".

Prideaux Cornish
Means "person from Prideaux, earlier Pridias", Cornwall (perhaps based on Cornish prȳ "clay"). The modern Frenchified spelling is based on the idea that the name comes from French près d'eaux "near waters" or pré d'eaux "meadow of waters".

Prior Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mac an Phríora meaning "son of the prior".

Prodanović Serbian
Means "son of Prodan".

Prodromou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Prodromos".

Prokofiev Russian
Means "son of Prokofiy".

Prosser Welsh
From 'ap Rosser', meaning "son of Rosser".

Provodnikov Russian
From Russian проводник (provodnik) meaning "conductor". Means "son of a conductor".

Prvulović Vlach
Means "son of Prvul".

Prymak Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian прымак (prymak) meaning "live-in son-in-law (man who marries and lives with his wife's family)".

Pullman German
Variant of Puhlmann, itself a variant of Puhl.... [more]

Pulsipher Italian (Anglicized)
from the nickname meaning "handsome man" of a member of the Italian Pulci family who settled in England around the time of the Norman conquest

Pumphrey Welsh
From Welsh ap Umffrey meaning "son of Humphrey".

Purvis Scottish
Probably means "person in charge of buying supplies for a large household" (from Middle English purveys "provisions").

Pushpakumara Sinhalese
From Sanskrit पुष्प (pushpa) meaning "flower" and कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince".

Qədirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qədir".

Qafarov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qafar".

Qəhrəmanov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qəhrəman".

Qələndərov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qələndər".

Qənbərov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qənbər".

Qarayev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qara".

Qorxmazov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qorxmaz".

Quail English, Manx
A variant of Quayle, derived from various patronymics meaning "son of Paul". Alternately, an English nickname derived from the bird, perhaps given to a person who was timid, or known for being promiscuous.

Quark Manx
Alternate form of Corkish, meaning "Mac Mharcuis", or "son of Marcas" via the name Marc or Mark.

Quayle Irish (Anglicized), Scottish (Anglicized), Manx (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of various Gaelic patronymics derived from the given name Paul - namely, Manx Gaelic Mac Phaayl meaning "son of Paayl"; Scottish Gaelic Mac Phàil "son of Pàl"; and Irish Gaelic Mac Phóil "son of Pól"... [more]

Qüdrətov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qüdrət".

Quennell English
From the medieval female personal name Quenilla, from Old English Cwēnhild, literally "woman-battle". This was borne by Peter Quennell (1905-1993), a British poet, critic and historian.

Quine Manx
Shortened Anglicization of Manx Mac Vian "son of Mian".

Qulamov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qulam".

Quluyev f Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qulu".

Rabinovich Yiddish, Russian
Means "son of the rabbi" (through the name Rabin), referring to a scholar or teacher of the Torah in Judaism.

Rabinowicz Jewish
Polish Jewish name meaning son of rabbi from the root rabi meaning "rabbi" combined with the Polish patronymic suffix -owicz "son of"

Rabov Russian
Means "son of a slave".

Rəcəbov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Rəcəb".

Rachelson English
This surname means “son of Rachel”.

Rackham English
Means "person from Rackham", Sussex ("homestead or enclosure with ricks"). This surname was borne by British watercolourist and book illustrator Arthur Rackham (1867-1939).

Radenović Montenegrin, Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Rade".

Radinović Serbian
Means "son of Radin".

Radmilović Serbian
Means "son of Radmilo".

Radosavljević Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Radosav or Radoslav".

Radovanović Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Radovan".

Radovčić Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Rade".

Radović Serbian, Montenegrin, Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Radovan".

Răducan Romanian
Means "son of Radu".

Rădulescu Romanian
Means "son of Radu".

Radunović Serbian, Montenegrin
Means "son of Radun".

Rafaelsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Rafael".

Rafailov Russian
Means "son of Rafail".

Rafailović Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Rafail".

Rəfiyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Rəfi".

Ragnvaldsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Ragnvald".

Rəhimov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Rəhim".

Rəhmanov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Rəhman".

Rahmanović Bosnian
Means "son of Rahman" in Bosnian.

Rahmanzai Pashto
Means "son of Rahman" in Pashto.

Rahmonov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Rahmon".

Raimundez Spanish
Means "son of Raimundo" in Spanish.

Rajabov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Rajab".

Rajković Serbian
Means "son of Rajko".

Rajput Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Assamese, Punjabi, Pakistani, Urdu
From Sanskrit राजपुत्र (rajaputra) meaning "prince" (literally "son of the king"), derived from राज (raja) meaning "king" combined with पुत्र (putra) meaning "child, son".

Rakhimov Bashkir, Uzbek, Tajik, Kazakh, Turkmen, Kyrgyz, Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Rakhim".

Ramadanov Macedonian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Ramadan".

Ramazanoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Ramazan".

Ramazanov Kazakh, Azerbaijani, Lezgin, Lak, Tatar
Means "son of Ramazan".

Ramazashvili Georgian
Means "son of Ramaz".

Ranaweera Sinhalese
From Sankrit राणा (rana) meaning "king" or रण (rana) meaning "delight, pleasure, joy" and वीर (vira) maning "hero, man, brave".

Ranković Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Ranko".

Rapson English
Means "son of Rab" or "son of Rap". Both Rab and Rap are diminutives of Robert.

Rashidov Uzbek, Kazakh
Means "son of Rashid".

Rəşidov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Rəşid".

Rasmuson English (Rare)
Means "son of Rasmus".

Rasmusson Swedish
Means "son of Rasmus".

Rasulev Bashkir, Uzbek, Tatar
Means "son of Rasul".

Rəsulov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Rəsul".

Rasulov Uzbek, Tajik, Azerbaijani, Dargin, Turkmen, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Rasul".

Ráðúlfsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ráðúlfr" in Icelandic.

Ráðúlfsson Icelandic
Means "son of Ráðúlfr" in Icelandic.

Ratković Serbian, Croatian, Montenegrin
Means "son of Ratko".

Ravshanov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Ravshan".

Rayanov Bashkir, Tatar
Means "son of Rayan."

Recepoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Recep".

Redman English, Irish
Variant of Raymond. Also a nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Middle English rudde "red" and man "man".

Redžepovski Macedonian
Means "son of Redžep".

Reekie Scottish
Perhaps "person from Reikie", Aberdeenshire, or from a different form of the Scottish male personal name Rikie, literally "little Richard".

Refatov Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Rifat".

Rempe German (Americanized, Modern)
The roots of the German surname Rempe lie in the former duchy of Silesia, now part of Poland. The name means, simply, "son of Rempel," and was a popular first name in Silesia during the Middle Ages.

Renley Jewish (Rare), English (Rare)
Possibly derived from the Old English rinc "man, warrior" or rim 'edge, circular edge' or possibly wraenna 'wren', and leah "field, clearing".

Rennison English
Patronymic surname meaning "son of Renard". Derived as a shortened form of Reynoldson from the Old French personal name Renart with the -son suffix... [more]

Reséndez Spanish
Means "son of Resendo"

Restorick Cornish
Means "person from Restowrack", farm in Cornwall ("watery hill-spur").

Revazishvili Georgian
Means "son of Revaz".

Reynaldez Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Means "son of Reynaldo" in Spanish.