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Arisugawa JapaneseNotable bearers are members of the Arisugawa clan, such as Princess Arisugawa no Miya Oriko and her father Prince Arisugawa no Miya Orihito.
Arita JapaneseFrom Japanese 有
(ari) meaning "have, possess" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Aritomi JapaneseAri means "have, possess, exist" and tomi means "abundance, wealth".
Aritzala BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous Navarrese municipality.
Aritzaleta BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the Navarrese municipality of Deierri.
Ariyama JapaneseAri means "exist, have, possess" and yama means "mountain".
Ariyapala SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit आर्य
(arya) meaning "noble, honourable, respectable" and पाल
(pala) meaning "guard, protector".
Ariyawansa SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit आर्य
(arya) meaning "noble, honourable, respectable" and वंश
(vansa) meaning "lineage, clan, family".
Ariza CatalanCastilianized form of Basque Aritza, a topographic name from Basque (h)aritz ‘oak’ + the article suffix -a.
Ariza SpanishSpanish: habitational name from a place so named in Zaragoza province in Aragón.
Ariza JapaneseFrom 有 (
ari) meaning "exist, possess, maintain, furthermore" and 座 (
za) meaning "seat, sitting, platform, rank, constellation, counting words, guild, name, institution".
Arizkun BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality in the Navarrese municipality of Baztan.
Arjas EstonianArjas is an Estonian surname, a corruption of the Estonian word "harjas" meaning "bristle" and "quill".
Arkaia BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Gasteiz.
Arkhangelsky RussianHabitational name for someone from Arkhangelsk, a province (
oblast) of Russia.
Arlegi BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Galar.
Arlen AmericanOf uncertain origin. Possibly a form of the German name
Erlen or a Gaelic name meaning "pledge" or "oath".
Arlinghaus GermanPerhaps a habitational name from Oerlinghausen in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Arlington EnglishLocation name that refers to a settlement associated with a personal name reduced to
Arl- plus the Anglo-Saxon patronymic element
-ing- then the element
-ton denoting a "settlement"... [
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Arlott EnglishFrom a medieval nickname for a ne'er-do-well (from Middle English
harlot or
arlot "vagabond, base fellow"; "prostitute" is a 15th-century development). This surname was borne by Jack Arlott (1914-1991), a British journalist, poet and cricket commentator.
Arlotta SicilianFrom the French personal name Arlot, recorded in the Latinized form Arolottus from the 13th century.
Armand Pilon FrenchArmand is the original surname, and it is a French modification from a German surname. The original being Hartmann, that spelled by a francophone becomes Armand.... [
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Armas SpanishOccupational name for an arms maker or soldier, from Spanish
armas meaning "arms, weapons".
Armellino ItalianItalian: of uncertain origin; possibly from a masculinized form of Armellina, an old female personal name derived from Latin animula, a diminutive of anima ‘spirit’, ‘soul’.
Armendaritze BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous commune in the French arrondissement of Baiona.
Armenia Italian, Catalan, Spanish, PortugueseEthnic name or regional name for someone from Armenia or who had connections with Armenia. This surname is derived from the feminine form of
Armenio, which is ultimately from Greek Αρμένιος (
Armenios) meaning "Armenian"... [
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Armenteros SpanishHabitational name from either of two places called Armenteros, in the provinces of Ávila and Salamanca, from the plural of
armenatero meaning ‘cowherd’, from Latin armenta ‘herd(s)’.
Armijo SpanishDerived from the Spanish adjetive "armigero", meaning "one who bears arms". First found in the Northern Region of Spain in Cantabria. Alternate spellings include: Armijos, Armigo, and Armija.
Armona PortugueseIt indicates familial origin on the eponymous island in the municipality of Olhão.
Armour Scottish, Northern IrishFrom Middle English, Old French
armure, blended with the agent noun
armer (see
Armer), hence an occupational name for a maker of arms and armor. The collective noun armure denoted offensive weapons as well as the more recently specialized sense of protective gear.
Ärmpalu EstonianÄrmpalu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "härmas" ("frosty") and "palu" ("sandy heath/heathy woodland").
Armväärt EstonianArmväärt is an Estonian surname meaning "blessing/grace worth".
Arnett EnglishDerived from
Arnold, a pet name perhaps. Also could be from /arn/ "eagle" and /ett/, a diminutive.
Arnott ScottishHabitational name from a place called Arnot, near Kinross
Aronis GreekThe surname is derived from the name
Aaron, already attested in the Byzantine period, carried by a Byzantine-Bulgarian family.
Arora Indian, Hindi, PunjabiFrom the name of the ancient city of Aror in what is now the Sindh province, Pakistan. The city's name may have been derived from Hindi और
(aur) meaning "more, also".
Arouet FrenchA famous bearer was French philosopher Voltaire (1694-1778), whose birth name was François-Marie Arouet.
Arousi Jewish, Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic, ArabicYemenite Jewish and Arabic name possibly deriving from Arabic words
aroosi, "bridal, relating to a wedding",
rousi, "groom".
El Aroussi, a variant, is found densely in Morocco and Francophone populations (France, Canada).
Aroztegi BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Atetz.
Arquette FrenchFrom arquet meaning "little bow" or "little arch" (diminutive of arche, from Latin arcus). It was originally an occupational name for an archer, but the French word arquet(te) is also found in the sense 'market trader' (originally, perhaps, one with a stall underneath an arch)... [
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Arra Galician, SicilianHabitational name from a place in Galicia called Arra, this surname was also found in some parts of Sicily.
Arrano BasqueDerived from the Basque word "Arranoa", meaning eagle.
Arredondo Spanishhabitational name from a place in Cantabria named Arredondo possibly from redondo 'round' because of the roundish shape of the hill on which it stands.
Arretxea BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous hamlet in the French canton of Uztaritze.
Arrhenius Swedish (Rare)The name of two separate family linages with no relation between each other. One family originates from Linköping, Östergötland and probably got its name from Ancient Greek
ᾰ̓́ρρην (árrhēn) "male" (taken from the last syllable of ancestor's last name,
Kapfelman)... [
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Arrigo ItalianItalian: from the medieval personal name Arrigo, a variant of Enrico.
Arrigunaga BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the vicinity of the eponymous beach in the municipality of Getxo.
Arrillaga BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Usurbil.
Arro EstonianArro is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "aroom", meaning "fragrant". Possibly a corruption of "aru", meaning "upland meadow".
Arroitz BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous Navarrese municipality.
Arrotino ItalianOccupational name meaning "knife-sharpener, knife-grinder" in Italian.
Arscott EnglishFrom the the words
ars, of unexplained origin, and
cot "cottage, small house"
Arsenault French (Acadian)From French
arsenal meaning "workshop". This is the occupational surname for someone who worked at an arsenal.
Arshba AbkhazMost likely from a contracted form of Arabic أَرْشَد
(ʾaršad) meaning "most sensible, most reasonable" or Persian ارشد
(arshad) "senior, superior, eldest" combined with Abkhaz аԥа
(āpā) "son".
Artabia BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Allin.
Arteaga BasqueIt literally means a place where there are live oaks &/or evergreen oaks.
Artell English (American)Artell is a name that was brought to England by the ancestors of the Artell family when they emigrated following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name Artell comes from the Dutch surname Van Arkel. The name Van Arkel may spring from the Anglo-Saxon form of Hercules, which is Ercol.
Arteta BasqueThis indicates familial origin within either of 3 eponymous localities: the neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Ollaran, the neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Ezporogi, or the neighborhood of the municipality of Galdakao.
Artino GreekHabitational name for someone from the city of Arta in Epirus.
Artis EnglishEnglish: regional name for someone from the French province of Artois, from Anglo-Norman French Arteis (from Latin Atrebates, the name of the local Gaulish tribe). This surname is popular in North Carolina and Virginia, of the US.
Artziniega BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Aru EstonianAru is an Estonian surname meaning both "dry upland grassy meadow" and "wit" and "intelligence".
Aru ItalianMeaning uncertain, possibly from Sardinian
aru, a forked branch used to close hedges (possibly related to Latin
varus "bent outwards, bow-legged"), or from
arru "ring".
Aruja EstonianAruja is an Estonian surname derived from "varuja" meaning "purveyor".
Arukask EstonianArukask is an Estonian surname meaning "silver birch" (Betula pendula).
Aruküla EstonianAruküla is an Estonian surname meaning "grassland village".
Aruküll EstonianAruküll is an Estonian surname meaning "intelligent enough".
Arulaid EstonianArulaid is an Estonian surname meaning "grassy meadow islet".
Arumaa EstonianArumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "grassy meadow land".
Arumäe EstonianArumäe is an Estonian surname meaning "grassland hill/mountain".
Arumets EstonianArumets is an Estonian surname meaning "grassland/dry upland meadow forest".
Arundel EnglishEnglish surname which comes from two distinct sources. Either it was derived from a place name meaning "horehound valley" in Old English (from
harhune "horehound (a plant)" and
dell "valley"), or it was from Old French
arondel, diminutive of
arond "swallow", which was originally a Norman nickname given to someone resembling a swallow.
Aruorg EstonianAruorg is an Estonian surname meaning "grassland/meadow valley".
Arusaar EstonianArusaar is an Estonian surname meaning "meadow/grassland island".
Arutee EstonianArutee is an Estonian surname meaning "grassland road".
Aruväli EstonianAruväli is an Estonian surname meaning "grassy meadow field".
Aruvee EstonianAruvee is an Estonian surname meaning "grassy meadow water".
Asa JapaneseVariously written, sometimes with characters used phonetically. It can mean ‘morning’, but the most likely meaning is ‘hemp’, making it a topographic or occupational name. Both forms are found mostly in Amami, one of the Ryūkyū Islands.
Asada JapaneseFrom Japanese 浅
(asa) meaning "shallow" or 麻
(asa) meaning "hemp, flax" and 田
(ta) meaning "field".
Asahara JapaneseFrom Japanese 朝
(asa) meaning "morning", 浅
(asai) meaning "shallow", or 麻
(asa) meaning "hemp" combined with 原
(hara) meaning "field, plain".
Asahina JapaneseFrom Japanese 朝
(asa) meaning "morning", 比
(hi) meaning "comparison, match, equal" or 日
(hi) meaning "sun, day", and 奈
(na), a phonetic character.
Asai JapaneseFrom Japanese 浅
(asa) meaning "shallow" and 井
(i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Asaidori Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 浅井取 (
asaidori), assigned letters to Iwami dialect アサイドリ (
asaidori) meaning "elaeagnus".
Asaka JapaneseFrom the Japanese 淺 or 浅 (
asa) "superficial" and 香 (
ka) "odour," "smell," 加 (
ka) "increase," "step-up" or 賀 (
ka) "congratulation."
Asaki JapaneseFrom Japanese 杏 (anzu, a) meaning "apricot" or 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom".
Asakura JapaneseFrom Japanese 朝
(asa) meaning "morning", 浅
(asa) meaning "shallow", or 麻
(asa) meaning "hemp" and 倉
(kura) meaning "warehouse, storehouse".
Asamen Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 浅面 (
Asamen), a clipping of 浅面門 (
Asamemmon) meaning "Asamen Gate", a name of a group of several households in the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.
Asamizu Japanesemade with kanji 朝(asa) meaning "morning" or 浅(asa) meaning "shallow" with 水(mizu) neaning "water".
Asamushi Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 浅虫 (
Asamushi) meaning "Asamushi", an area in the city of Aomori in the prefecture of Aomori in Japan.... [
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Asante Western African, AkanFrom the ethnic name of the Ashanti, a sub-ethnic group of the Akan from southern Ghana. The name possibly means "warlike" in the Twi language.
Asao JapaneseAsa can mean "morning", "shallow" or "hemp" and o means "tail".
Asari JapaneseFrom Japanese 浅
(asa) meaning "shallow" and 利
(ri) meaning "benefit, advantage".
Asato Japanese (Rare)There are several readings for the name but 2 are Asa:"Morning",and To:"Door,Asa:"Safe" and To:"Village". There are multiple places in the Ryukyu's (where the name originates and mostly stays) that have that name;that could've been the influence... [
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Asbury EnglishEnglish location name with the elements
as- meaning "east" or "ash tree" and
-bury meaning "fortified settlement."
Ascencio Spanish, ItalianFrom the personal name (Latin Ascensius), favored by the early Christians, by whom it was bestowed with reference to the ascension of Christ (Late Latin ascensio).
Aschan SwedishShortened form of
Aschanius (now obsolete) taken from the name of a village whose name was derived from Swedish
ask "ash tree".
Ascher GermanDerived from German
asche meaning "ash" (tanners worked with ash)
Ascot EnglishSurname originating from the village of Arscott in Devon, meaning "eastern cottage" in Saxon. It can also be used to refer to Ascot in Berkshire, where the Royal Ascot race meeting is held each year.