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This is a list of submitted surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword room.
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Amuro Japanese
Written with the kanji meaning "relax, cheap, inexpensive, low, rested, peaceful" and "room".
Ashman English, Anglo-Saxon
From Middle English Asheman, a byname meaning "pirate, seaman". It can also be made up of English ash referring to the "ash tree", and man. In that case, it could refer to someone who lived by ash trees... [more]
Boorman English
This surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and may be either a topographical name for someone who lived in a particularly noteworthy or conspicuous cottage, from the Old English bur "bower, cottage, inner room" with mann "man", or a locational name from any of the various places called Bower(s) in Somerset and Essex, which appear variously as Bur, Bure and Bura in the Domesday Book of 1086.
Cámara Spanish
Occupational name for a courtier or servant who could access the private quarters of a king or noble, from Spanish cámara meaning "room, chamber".
Ciambra Italian
A habitational name from a place containing the Sicilian element ciambra "room, chamber".
Cociña Galician
It literally means "kitchen".
Courcelles French
The name of several places in France, Belgium and Canada. In Middle French the word courcelle was used to describe a "small court" or a "small garden". The word is derived from the medieval Gallo-Romance and Gallo-Italian word corticella, which was formed from the Latin word cohors, meaning "court" or "enclosure", and the diminutive –icella.... [more]
Courtier French, Medieval French, Medieval English
French: habitational name from places called Courtier (Seine-et-Marne, Aples-de-Haute-Provence), Courtié (Tarn), or Courtière (Loir-et-Cher). ... [more]
Cucina Italian
Cucina means "kitchen" in Italian.
Cucino Italian
From cucina meaning "kitchen".
Delacour French
Probably based off the term "de la cœur", meaning "on the court".
Dewan Indian, Pakistani
Status name for a treasurer or court official, from Arabic diwan "royal court", "tribunal of justice", or "treasury". Under the Mughal administration in India the dewan was usually the highest official in a state.
Dewan Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Nepali
From a title for a high-ranking government official or minister, derived from Persian دیوان (divan) meaning "royal court, tribunal, ministry, assembly".
Dōune Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 堂 () meaning "temple, shrine, hall" and 畝 (une) meaning "raised ridge of earth in a field; furrow", referring to possibly a place with a hall and a field.
Dōyu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 堂 () meaning "temple, shrine, hall" and 湯 (yu) meaning "hot water, bath; hot spring".
Dvir Hebrew
Surname that also used as a first name, probably means "inner room" and related to The Holy of Holies. It is a term in the Hebrew Bible which refers to the inner sanctuary of the Tabernacle where God dwelt and later the Temple in Jerusalem where the Ark of the Covenant was kept during the First Temple, which could be entered only by the High Priest on Yom Kippur after sanctifying himself.
Fettiplace English (British)
Means “make room” from Anglo-French fete place, probably a name for an usher.
Goya Japanese (Rare)
This is variously written, but is usually written with the characters meaning "Barbarian Room" or "Give Room".
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.
Halliste Estonian
Halliste is an Estonian name relating to "hall", meaning "grey" and "frost".
Hallström Swedish
Combination of Swedish hall "hall, stone, rock" and ström "stream, small river".
Hanabusa Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 房 (busa) meaning "room*.
Hausknecht German
occupational name from Middle High German hus "house" and kneht "boy servant" also "town-hall, messenger".
Hoferle German (Austrian)
Means "Yard Clearing" from a Combination of the Austrian word Höfer meaning "yard" or "court" with the ancient suffix "le" meaning woodland or clearing.
Iimuro Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and muro means "room".
Imuro Japanese
I means "well, pit, mineshaft" and muro means "room".
Ishido Japanese
From the Japanese 石 (ishi) "stone" and 堂 (do) "hall."
Kämmerer German
from Middle High German kamerære "chamberlain" (from kamere "chamber") a status name for the treasurer of a court monastery a great household or a city and in Switzerland for the manager of a church property a so-called Widem... [more]
Kapela Polish
Occupational name for a musician, derived from Polish kapela "music band; court orchestra".
Khoury Arabic
Means "priest" in Arabic, ultimately from Latin curia meaning "court". It is mostly used by Arabic-speaking Christians.
Komuro Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (ko) "small" and 室 (muro) "room."
Köök Estonian
Köök is an Estonian surname meaning "kitchen".
Kööp Estonian
Kööp is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "köök" meaning "kitchen".
Kuchenmeister German
Occupational name for a master cook (literally "kitchen master"), a court official.
Kumanomidō Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 熊野 (Kumano), a name of a shrine that is/was somewhere in Ōita in Japan, 御 (o), a honorific indicator, and 堂 () meaning "temple, shrine, hall", referring to a hall in Kumano Shrine.... [more]
Kumanomidō Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 熊野 (Kumano), a name of a shrine that was somewhere in the former Japanese province of Kii in parts of present-day Wakayama and Mie in Japan, 御 (o), a honorific indicator, and 堂 () meaning "temple, shrine, hall", referring to a hall in Kumano Shrine.... [more]
Lascelles French
French location name from Lacelle in Orne, northern France and referring to "small rooms or cells inhabited by monks".
Midōmaru Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 御 (mi-), a prefix added to emphasize beauty, 堂 () meaning "temple, shrine, hall", and 丸 (maru) meaning "circle, sphere", referring to a round land.
Muro Japanese
Muro means "room".
Muroi Japanese
From Japanese 室 (muro) meaning "room" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Muroya Japanese
From Japanese 室 (muro) meaning "room" and 屋 (ya) meaning "shop".
Raum German
From German meaning "room, space".
Saal Estonian
Saal is an Estonian surname meaning "hall".
Saavedra Spanish
Derived from the place-name Saavedra and therefore signifies "descendant or son of one from Saavedra". The place-name Saavedra is located in the north western province of Lugo in Galicia, Spain and is believed to be derived from the elements "Saa" meaning "Hall" and "Vedra" (feminine) meaning "Old".
Sahlin Swedish
Swedish sal "hall, large room" (possibly from a place name containing this element) combined with the common surname suffix -in.
Salas Spanish, Galician, Aragonese, Portuguese, Catalan, Asturian
Habitational name from places named with salas, plural form of sala, meaning "room, hall" in Spanish and Asturian. Also an anglicized form of the Hungarian name SZÁLAS "tall".
Sellmeyer German
Occupational name for the steward of a hall or manor house from Middle High German sal "hall residence" and meier "steward" (see Meyer 1).
Selmer German
Teutonic name meaning "hall master" for a steward or keeper of a large home or settlement.
Steurer German
Occupational name for someone who collects taxes from Middle High German stiurære "court assistant, tax collector".
Uuetoa Estonian
Uuetoa is an Estonain surname, meaning "new home" or "new room".
Vanatoa Estonian
Vanatoa is an Estonian surname meaning "old room".
Van De Kerkhof Dutch
Means "from the churchyard", derived from Middle Dutch kerke meaning "church" and hof meaning "court, garden, yard". Famous bearers of this surname include twin brothers René and Willy Van De Kerkhof (1951-), both retired Dutch soccer players.
Withall English
"Withall" comes from the village of "Cornwall" called "Withiel." There is also a connection to an aristocratic level, in the 15th at Henry VII court a noble man and knight went under the family name "Wit-hall"... [more]
Zimmer German
Means "room" in German.