Submitted Surnames with "rock" in Meaning

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Akkaya Turkish
Means "white rock" from Turkish ak meaning "white" and kaya "rock".

Aktaş Turkish
Means "white stone" from Turkish ak meaning "white" and taş meaning "stone, rock".

Aushev Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush surname derived from Nakh ауш (aush) or аус (aus) literally meaning "rock, slope", figuratively meaning "strong, solid, confident".

Bektaş Turkish
From the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with Turkish taş meaning "stone, rock".

Çetinkaya Turkish
Means "hard rock" from Turkish çetin meaning "hard, tough" combined with kaya meaning "rock".

Clopton English
Habitational name from any of various places, for example in Essex, Suffolk, and Warwickshire, named Clopton from Old English clopp(a) meaning "rock", "hill" + tūn meaning "settlement".

Cloud English
Topographic name for someone who lived near an outcrop or hill, from Old English clud "rock" (only later used to denote vapor formations in the sky).

De La Peña Spanish
Means "of the Rock" in Spanish.

Demirtaş Turkish
Means "iron rock" from Turkish demir meaning "iron" and taş meaning "rock, stone".

De Souza Portuguese
Means "of Sousa" in Portuguese, referring to the River Sousa flowing through northern Portugal. The word Sousa itself is derived from the Latin saxa, saxum meaning "stone, rock". The surname is more commonly used in Brazil and Portuguese-speaking African countries today.

Enshōgan Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 焔 (en) meaning "blaze" and 硝岩 (shōgan), derived from 硝石 (shōseki) meaning "saltpeter" by replacing the character 石 (seki) meaning "stone" with 岩 (gan) meaning "rock".

Gottstein German
Topographic name from a field name meaning literally "God's rock" derived from the elements got "god" and stein "stone"... [more]

Grjotheim Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Norwegian (Nynorsk) grjot "stone, rock" and heim "home".

Hallam English
Habitational name from Halam (Nottinghamshire) or from Kirk or West Hallam (Derbyshire) all named with the Old English dative plural halum "(at the) nooks or corners of land" (from Old English halh "nook recess"; see Hale)... [more]

Hallberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish hall "hall, stone, rock" and berg "mountain".

Hallén Swedish
Combination of Swedish hall "hall" or häll "rock, stone" and the common surname -én.

Hallquist Swedish
Composed of the elements hall "stone, rock" and quist, an old spelling of kvist "twig".

Hallström Swedish
Combination of Swedish hall "hall, stone, rock" and ström "stream, small river".

Hamer English, German
From the town of Hamer in Lancashire from the old english word Hamor combining "Rock" and "Crag". It is also used in Germany and other places in Europe, possibly meaning a maker of Hammers.

Harton English
This surname is a habitational one, denoting someone who lived in a village in County Durham or in North Yorkshire.... [more]

Helland Norwegian
The Old Norse name element -land meaning "country, land" combined with either Old Norse hella "flat rock" or hellir "cave". ... [more]

Hellgren Swedish
Combination of Swedish häll "flat rock" and gren "branch".

Himmelstein German, Jewish
topographic name for someone living by a feature so named from Middle High German himel "heaven, sky" and stein "rock, stone" meaning "stone in the sky, sky stone"

Hochstein German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a high rock or a castle of that name from Middle High German hoh "high" and stein "rock stone castle".

Ishihashi Japanese
Ishi means "stone, rock" and hashi means "bridge".

Ishima Japanese
I means "well, pit, mineshaft" and shims means "island", or it could be spelled with ishi meaning "rock, stone" and ma meaning "pause".

Ishinaka Japanese
Ishi means "stone, rock" and naka means "middle".

Ishisaki Japanese
Ishi means "stone, rock" and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".

Iwado Japanese (Rare)
Iwado means "rock door". Iwado from Holyland is a character bearing this surname

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".

Iwatani Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "rock" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Iwayama Japanese
Means "rocky mountain" in Japanese, from 岩 (iwa) "rock" and 山 (yama) "mountain".

Kajupank Estonian
Kajupank is an Estonian surname derived from "kalju (rock)" and "pank" (bank and cliff)".

Kaljend Estonian
Kaljend is an Estonian surname derived from the words "kalju" meaning "rock/cliff" and "eend" meaning "protusion/overhang".

Kaljula Estonian
Kaljula is an Estonian surname meaning "rock/cliff area".

Kallio Finnish
Means "rock" in Finnish (as in a formation of solid rock, not a piece of stone). Common, is in the top 50 surnames. Kyösti Kallio was the fourth president of Finland.

Karakaya Turkish
Means "black rock" in Turkish.

Karataş Turkish
From Turkish kara meaning "black" and taş meaning "stone, rock".

Kashgari Uyghur, Arabic
Originally denoted someone who came from the city of Kashgar, located in the Xinjiang region of western China. The city's name is of Persian origin probably meaning "rock mountain".

Kestel English
Habitational name from Kestle, a place in Cornwall, so named from Cornish castell "castle, village, rock".

Kipp Estonian
Kipp is an Estonian surname derived from "kippama" meaning to "tilt", "rock" and "topple".

Kippasto Estonian
Kippasto is an Estonian surname derived from "kippama" meaning to "tilt", "rock" and "topple".

Kivikas Estonian
Kivikas is an Estonian surname derived from "kivikamakas" meaning "rock".

Kivistö Finnish
A combination of Finnish kivi "stone, rock" and the suffix -stö.

Kızılkaya Turkish
Means "red rock" in Turkish.

Ledwaba Southern African, South African, Zulu
From Zulu meaning "rock".

Lichtenstein German, Jewish
habitational name from any of several places called Liechtenstein from Middle High German lieht "bright" and stein "stone rock"... [more]

Myrsten Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish myr "bog, moor, wetland" and sten "stone, rock".

Oiwa Japanese
From 大 (ō) meaning “big, large” and 岩 (iwa) meaning “rock”.

Özkaya Turkish
From Turkish öz meaning "core, essence" and kaya meaning "rock".

Peralta Catalan, Spanish, Aragonese
Habitational name from any of the places in Aragon, Catalonia, and Navarre called Peralta, from Latin petra alta "high rock". This name is also established in Italy.

Petranov Bulgarian
From Greek petros meaning "rock" or "stone".

Peyron French
Unknown meaning. French surname. Famous bearer of this name is Bruno Peyron and the German princess Louise Peyron (1918-1989).... [more]

Redmayne English, Irish
Derived from Redmain, a small hamlet in Cumbria, England. It is named with Old English rēad meaning "red" and Welsh main meaning "rock, stone". The name could also be derived from the given name Réamonn, which is an Irish form of Raymond... [more]

Roca Catalan
Habitational name from any of the numerous places so named, from Catalan roca "rock". This name is also Occitan.

Rocher French
From French roche, meaning "rock'. It indicates a person who worked at a quarry.

Rock English
Topographic name for someone who lived near a notable crag or outcrop, from Middle English rokke "rock" (see Roach), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, as for example Rock in Northumberland.

Rockett French
From the French "la roche," or "of the rock." Some family histories trace this back to French Hugenots (sp) who immigrated to England in the 1500's from the Normandy region of France.

Rüngas Estonian
Rüngas is an Estonian surname meaning "rock" and "cliff".

Rünk Estonian
Rünk is an Estonian surname meaning "crag" and "rock".

Sarıkaya Turkish
From Turkish sarı meaning "yellow" and kaya meaning "rock, cliff".

Sarikaya Turkish
Sarıkaya is a Turkish word meaning "yellow rock".

Sela Hebrew
Means "rock" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a city, the capital of Edom. Famous bearer is the Israeli model, actress and television presenter Rotem Sela (born 1983)

Shelley English, Irish (Anglicized)
Habitational name from any of the three places called Shelley (Essex Suffolk Yorkshire) or from Shelley Plain in Crawley (Sussex)... [more]

Stancliff English
Habitational name from Scout in Northowram (Yorkshire) recorded as Staynclif in 1309 and Stancliff Skoute (the home of Edward Stankliff) in 1536. The placename derives from Old English stan "stone rock" with influence from Old Norse steinn "stone rock" and Old English clif "cliff bank" later with Middle English scoute "projecting cliff overhanging rock" (Old Norse skúti).

Standen English
Habitational name predominantly from Standen in Pendleton (Lancashire) and Standean in Ditchling (Sussex) but also from other places similarly named including Standen in East Grinstead (Sussex) Standen in Biddenden (Kent) Standen in Benenden (Kent) Upper and Lower Standen in Hawkinge (Kent) Standen (Berkshire Wiltshire Isle of Wight) and Standon (Devon Hampshire Hertfordshire Staffordshire)... [more]

Stauffer German
This surname refers either to various towns named Stauffen or else it might be derived from Middle High German stouf "high rock/cliff/crag".

Steinhart Jewish, German, Polish, Hungarian
The surname Steinhart is more associated with the locality Steinhart in Bavaria (Germany).... [more]

Steinkamp German
North German topographic name for someone living by a field with a prominent rocky outcrop or boulder in it, and derived from Middle Low German sten meaning "rock, stone" and kamp meaning "enclosed field".

Stenlund Swedish
Combination of Swedish sten "stone, rock" and lund "grove".

Stenmark Swedish
Combination of Swedish sten "stone, rock" and mark "ground, land, field".

Taşkıran Turkish
Means "stone breaker" from Turkish taş meaning "stone, rock" and kıran meaning "destroyer, breaker, pestilence".

Tateishi Japanese
Tate can mean "rise, stand" and ishi means "rock, stone".

Tzur Jewish
Means "rock, cliff" in Hebrew.

Ulukaya Turkish
From Turkish ulu meaning "great, large, exalted" and kaya meaning "rock".

Wallenstein German, Jewish
Variant of Waldstein a habitational name from Wallenstein (originally Waldenstein "forest rock" Czech Valdštejn) in Bohemia... [more]

Yalçınkaya Turkish
Means "steep rock", derived from Turkish yalçın meaning "steep" and kaya meaning "rock, cliff".

Zur Jewish
Ornamental name derived from Hebrew צור (tsur) meaning "rock".

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