Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the meaning contains the keywords young or man.
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Moodysson Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "son of Moody". A notable bearer is Swedish director Lukas Moodysson (b. 1969).
Mopantokobogo Zulu
From Zulu meaning "big man".
Morabito Italian
Ultimately from Arabic مُرَابِط (murabit) "holy man, one who preaches in the street; soldier stationed in an outpost", from which comes Sicilian murabitu "moderate, sober" and murabbiu "teetotal".
Morgado Portuguese
Means "eldest brother" in Portuguese
Morganson English
Means “son of Morgan 1”.
Mortenson English
Means "son of Morten".
Mortonson English
Means "Son of Morton".
Moskalenko Ukrainian
Means "son of the Russian" from "москаль", a Ukrainian derogatory term for a Russian.
Moskowitz Jewish
Germanized form of a patronymic surname formed by adding the Slavic suffix "-ovic" meaning "son of" to a Yiddish transformation (Moshke) of the biblical Hebrew personal Moses ("Mosko" was a Polish pet form of the personal name Moses).
Most German
Metonymic occupational name for a producer or seller of must, i.e. unfermented grape juice, from Middle High German most, ultimately derived from Latin mustum vinum meaning "young (i.e. fresh) wine"... [more]
Moxon English
Means "son of Magge", a pet-form of Margaret, a female personal name which came into English via French from Late Latin Margarita, literally "pearl".
Muhamadov Avar
Means "son of Muhamad".
Mujić Bosnian
Means "son of Mujo".
Mujović Bosnian
Means "son of Mujo"
Mukhamedov Kazakh
Means "son of Mukhamed".
Muminović Bosnian
Means "son of Mumin".
Murchison English (American)
May be an Anglicized form of the Gaelic "Mac Mhurchaidh" meaning "Son of Sea Warrior"
Murganović Vlach
Means "son of Murgan".
Murodov Tajik, Uzbek
Means "son of Murad".
Murtov Georgian
Means "son of Murtaz".
Muslimov Russian, Muslim
Means "son of Muslim".
Mustafayev Azerbaijani
Means “son of Mustafa”.
Mustafić Bosnian
Means "son of Mustafa".
Muxtarov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Muxtar".
Myasnikovich Belarusian
Possibly means "son of Myasnik".
Mykytyn Ukrainian
Means "son of Mykyta".
Myradow Turkmen
Means "son of Myrat".
Nəbiyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəbi".
Nabiyev Azerbaijani, Uzbek
Means "son of Nabi".
Nadein Russian
Means "son of Nadei".
Najaryan Armenian
Means "son of the carpenter" from dialectal Armenian նաջար (naǰar) meaning "carpenter" (of Arabic origin).
Nalbandyan Armenian
Means "son of the farrier" from dialectal Armenian նալբանդ (nalband) meaning "farrier" (of Persian origin).
Namazov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Namaz".
Nəsibov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəsib".
Nəsirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəsir".
Natok Circassian
Derived from Adyghe натӏэ (nāṭă) meaning "forehead" combined with къу (q°) meaning "man, male".
Nauryzbaev Kazakh
Means "son of Nauryzbay".
Naydenov Bulgarian
Means "son of Nayden".
Nazarbaev Kazakh
Means "son of Nazarbay".
Nazarbayev Kazakh
Means "son of Nazarbay". Nursultan Nazarbayev (1940-) served as the president of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019.
Nazarov Russian
Means "son of Nazar".
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.
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".
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
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]
Nickerson English
Means "son of Nicholas".
Niggeman English
Meaning unknown. Possibly means "new man"
Nikiforov Russian
Means "son of Nikifor".
Nikitov Russian
Means "son of Nikita 1".
Nikitović Serbian
Means "son of Nikita 1".
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".
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”.
Noor Estonian
Noor is an Estonian surname meaning "young".
Noorhani Estonian
Noorhani is an Estonian surname meaning "young goose".
Noorkõiv Estonian
Noorkõiv is an Estonian surname meaning "young (noor) birch (kõiv in Võro dialect)".
Noormägi Estonian
Noormägi is an Estonian surname meaning "young hill/mountain".
Noormets Estonian
Noormets is an Estonian surname meaning "young forest".
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".
Novruzov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Novruz".
Nuraliev Tajik, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Nurali".
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".
Nurzhanov Kazakh
Means "son of Nurzhan".
Nykolaev Ukrainian
Means "son of Nykolai."
O'colgan Irish
Original form of Mccolgan, meaning "son of Colga.
Odaniel Irish
Maybe means "Son of Daniel" or "Descendant of Daniel"
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."
Ogg Scottish
Anglicized form of a nickname from the Gaelic adjective óg meaning "young", used to distinguish the junior of two bearers of the same personal name.
Ognjanović Serbian
Means "son of Ognjan".
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".
Olausson Swedish
Means "son of Olaus".
Olavsen Norwegian
Means "son of Olav".
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").
Olympiou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Olympios". A famous bearer is the Greek Cypriot singer Despina Olympiou.
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".
Osipov Russian
Means "son of Osip".
Oskarsson Swedish
Means "son of Oskar".
Ospanov Kazakh
Means "son of Ospan".
Östman Swedish
Combination of Swedish öst "east" and man "man".
Ostojić Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Ostoja".
Otarashvili Georgian
Means "son of Otar".
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".
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".
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"
Pålsson Swedish
Means "son of Pål".
Panagiotou Greek
Means "son of Panagiotis".
Panaiotievich Russian (Rare)
Means "Son of Panagiotis" in Russian
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".
Parata Maori
From a transliteration of the English word "brother" or "brothers".
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."
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".
Pavelić Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Pavel".
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.
Pejić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pejo".
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".
Perkinson English
"Son of Perkin."
Perović Serbian, Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Pero".
Peruničić Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Perun". Perun was the Slavic god of lightning.
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".
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"
Pigg English
Derived from Middle English pigge meaning "young hog".
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]
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.
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".
Prior Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mac an Phríora meaning "son of the prior".
Prodanović Serbian
Means "son of Prodan".
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".
Puschat German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German (and thus heavily Lithuanian influenced) surname derived from Lithuanian pušaite "(young) pine tree", which - allegedly - used to be a term of endearment for a young girl.
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".
Qarayev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qara".
Qing Chinese
From Chinese 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young".
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]
Quine Manx
Shortened Anglicization of Manx Mac Vian "son of Mian".
Quinto Aragonese, Spanish, Catalan, Italian
Habitational surname for a person from a place called Quinto, for example in Zaragoza province. However, the high concentration of the surname in Alacant province suggests that, in some cases at least, it may derive from the personal name Quinto (from Latin Quintus denoting the fifth-born child or Catalan quinto "young soldier").... [more]
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".
Rachelson English
This surname means “son of Rachel”.
Radenović Montenegrin, Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Rade".
Radiamoda Filipino, Maranao
From a title for a crown prince, derived from Maranao radia meaning "king" and moda meaning "young".
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".
Rafailov Russian
Means "son of Rafail".
Rafailović Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Rafail".
Rəfiyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Rəfi".