All Submitted Surnames

Rabago Spanish
Habitational name from Rábago in Cantabria province.

Rabagos Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Rabago.

Rabak Slovak

Rabaneda Spanish

Rabb Scottish

Rabbani Urdu, Bengali, Persian
Derived from Arabic رباني (rabbani) meaning "divine", ultimately from رب (rabb) meaning "master, lord".

Rabbit English

Rabbitt English

Rabe German
German surname meaning "raven, crow".

Rabee Arabic (Egyptian)

Rabek Arabic
Rabik (Rabek,Rabbek); "Lord" ... [more]

Rabenschlag German
Means "wing beat of a raven" in German, from German Rabe meaning "raven" and Schlag meaning "flap" or "wing beat" in this context.

Rabenstein German
Habitational name from any of numerous places called Rabenstein.

Rabineau English (American)

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

Rabinovitch Yiddish
Variant transcription of Rabinovich.

Rabinovitz Yiddish
Variant of Rabinovich.

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

Rabinowitz Jewish
Germanized variant of Rabinovich.

Rabinski Polish
Variant of Rybinski.

Rabinsky Jewish
From the root rabi "rabbi" combined with the Polish suffix -ski

Rabiot French
Occupational name for a radish merchant.

Rabiou French (African)
African form of Rabiot.

Rabov Russian
Means "son of a slave".

Rabrenović Serbian

Rabsztyński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Rabsztyn.

Rabtoy French
Unknown history, most likely originated in the Americas in Quebec. A large percentage of Rabtoy families are from Vermont.

Rabusin Italian (Rare)

Raby English

Raca Croatian (Rare)

Rəcəbov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Rəcəb".

Račan Croatian

Race English

Răceanu Romanian
Designates someone from Răciu, a commune in Mureş County, Romania.

Rachedi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Rashid; this spelling is chiefly used in Algerian Arabic.

Rachel English, German
From the English female given name Rachel or derived from German rau "rough".

Racheva Bulgarian

Rachlyn Jewish (Rare), Polish (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Rachlyn is a Jewish surname derived directly from polish "Rachman". This surname is very rare and apparently only few members in Brazil, descendants of Polish survivors of Holocaust.... [more]

Rachman Ukrainian, Jewish
Rachman is an old Jewish name which means "Merciful" in Hebrew.... [more]

Rachmaninoff Russian
Surname used as a nickname for someone of swarthy appearance.

Rachvalsky Jewish
No history

Račić Serbian, Croatian

Racicot French

Racine French
Means "(tree) root" in French, used as an occupational name for a grower or seller of root vegetables or as a nickname for a stubborn person.

Racioppi Italian, Sicilian
Derived from Sicilian racioppu meaning "cluster of grapes", hence presumably a metonymic occupational name for someone who sold or produced grapes.

Rackers German
German (Räckers): in the Lower Rhine-Westphalia area, from a reduced form of Rädeker, itself a reduced form of Rademaker.

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).

Rackley English
It means ‘mound’ ‘homestead’ and ‘ham’.

Rackliffe English
Variant of Ratcliff.

Racman Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao
From the given name Racman.

Rad Old Persian
Meanings: "Honest", "Bounteous"

Radakovits Austria

Radbourn English

Radbourne English

Radboy Iranian

Radchenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Rodion.

Radcliffe English
Variant of Radcliff.

Rade Arabic
?

Radelić Croatian

Radeljaš Bosnian

Rađen Serbian

Radenković Serbian
Means ''son of Radenko''.

Radenos Greek

Rađenović Serbian

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

Rader German
Variation of Rademacher, meaning "maker of wheels" in German ("rat" meaning wheel), later shortened to Rader and other variations such as Redder, Raeder, Redler, etc.

Radermacher German

Radford English
Habitational name from any of the various places so named, for example in Devon, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, and Hereford and Worcester. Most are named from Old English read "red" + ford "ford", but it is possible that in some cases the first element may be a derivative of Old English ridan "to ride", with the meaning "ford that can be crossed on horseback".

Radhakrishnan Indian, Tamil, Malayalam
Derived from Sanskrit राधा कृष्ण (rādhā-kṛṣṇa), a combination of Radha and Krishna... [more]

Radi Arabic
Derived from the given name Radi.

Radia Filipino, Maranao
Means "king" in Maranao, ultimately from Sanskrit राज (raja).

Radiab Filipino, Maranao
From Radiyab, the Maranao name for the seventh month of the Islamic calendar, which is ultimately derived from Arabic رَجَب (Rajab).

Radiamoda Filipino, Maranao
From a title for a crown prince, derived from Maranao radia meaning "king" and moda meaning "young".

Radica Italian

Radico Italian

Radin Russian

Radinović Serbian
Means "son of Radin".

Radisson Polish

Radjai Arabic

Radler German
Occupational name, which was derived from the kind of work done by the original bearer. It is a name for a wheelmaker or wheelwright. The name stems from the German noun rat, meaning wheel. The origin is more clear in the variant Rademacher

Radley English

Radloff Low German
North German: From the Old Norse Radulf.... [more]

Radmilović Serbian
Means "son of Radmilo".

Radnice Czech
This indicates familial origin within the Bohemian town of the same name.

Radoliński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Radolin.

Radolović Croatian
Possibly derived from rado lovi, meaning "glad to hunt".

Radončić Bosnian

Radonjić Serbian, Montenegrin

Radoš Croatian

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

Radovac Croatian

Radovan Slovak, Czech, Serbian, Croatian
From the given name Radovan.

Radovanović Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Radovan".

Radovčić Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Rade".

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

Radpay Indian

Radtke German

Răducan Romanian
Means "son of Radu".

Radulay Czech (Modern)

Rădulescu Romanian
Means "son of Radu".

Radulović Serbian
Possibly derived from rado lovi, meaning "glad to hunt".

Radvila Lithuanian

Radwan Arabic
Variant of Ridwan.

Radzha Indian, Gujarati, Tamil, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Raja.

Radzhan Indian, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, Malaysian
Alternate transcription of Rajan.

Radzik Polish

Radziwill Germanic

Raees Urdu, Indian (Muslim), Arabic, Indonesian
From the Arabic tile رَئِيس (raʾīs) meaning "chief, leader".

Raeven Dutch

Rafaelsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Rafael".

Rafail Greek, Russian
From the given name Rafail.

Rafailov Russian
Means "son of Rafail".

Rafailović Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Rafail".

Rafaniello Italian
Probably from Italian ravanello "radish", probably given to someone who grew or sold radishes, or perhaps resembled one in some way.

Rafeeq Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Rafiq.

Rafer Filipino

Raffaele Italian
From the given name Raffaele.

Raffensperger German
Altered spelling of Ravensburger or Ravensberger, a habitational name for someone from Ravensburg in Württemberg, but there are a number of similar surnames, for example Raffenberg, a farm name near Hamm, and Raffsberger.

Raffety Irish
Variant of Rafferty.

Raffles English (?)

Rafflesia Indonesian

Rafi Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Rafi.

Rafiel Pakistani

Rafiq Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Rafiq.

Rafique Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Rafiq.

Rafter Irish, Scottish
The original Gaelic form of Rafter was O Raithbheartaigh, which was modified to O Raifeartaigh. The surname is derived from the words rath bheartach meaning prosperity wielder.

Raftery Irish
Corrupted version of "Rafferty"

Raftu Romanian
Raftu is a surname who was first use in Greece but now is only use in Romania, the name means ,,Bookshelf" in Romanian

Ragab Arabic
Variant transcription of Rajab.

Ragan English
A variant of Reagan.

Rägapart Estonian
Rägapart is an Estonian surname meaning "garganey" ("Spatula querquedula": a species of dabbling duck).

Ragatz German (Swiss)
Habitational name from Ragaz in Grison canton.

Ragaz Romansh

Ragbir Indian

Ragen English

Ragettli Romansh
Derived from a truncated form of Anrig in combination with the diminutive suffix -ett and the diminutive suffix -li.

Raghavan Indian
(Kerala, Tamil Nadu): Hindu name from Sanskrit raghava ‘derived from Raghu’, ‘descendant of Raghu’ (an epithet of the god Rama, incarnation of Vishnu) + the Tamil-Malayalam third-person masculine singular suffix -n... [more]

Raghu Hinduism, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam

Raghuvanshi Indian

Raghvani Indian (Rare)

Ragnvaldsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Ragnvald".

Rago Italian

Ragona Italian

Ragonesi Italian
Meaning: People Of Aragon

Ragsdale English
Apparently an English habitational name from Ragdale in Leicestershire, which is probably named from Old English hraca "gully", "narrow pass" + dæl "valley", "dale".

Ragusa Italian
Habitational name from Ragusa in Sicily, or from the ancient city of Dubrovnik on the Dalmatian coast of Croatia (Italian name Ragusa).

Raha Estonian
Raha is an Estonian surname meaning "money".

Rahamägi Estonian
Rahamägi is an Estonian surname meaning "money mountain".

Rahaman Bengali
Variant of Rahman.

Raharimampionona Malagasy

Raharimanana Malagasy

Raharison Malagasy

Rahe German
Nickname for a rough individual, from a North German variant of Rauh.

Rahe Estonian
Rahe is an Estonian surname meaning "hail".

Raheem Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Rahim.

Rahić Bosnian

Rahim Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Rahim.

Rahimi Persian
From the given name Rahim.

Rahimian Persian
From the given name Rahim.

Rahimić Bosnian

Rəhimzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Rahimzadeh.

Rahimzadeh Persian
Means "offspring of Rahim" in Persian.

Rähk Estonian
Rähk is an Estonian surname meaning "rubble".

Rahlaga Sipedi

Rahma Indonesian

Rahman Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Rahman.

Rahmani Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Rahman.

Rahmanian Persian
From the given name Rahman.

Rəhmanov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Rəhman".

Rahmanović Bosnian
Means "son of Rahman" in Bosnian.

Rahmanzai Pashto
Means "son of Rahman" in Pashto.

Rahmat Arabic, Pashto, Urdu
Derived from the given name Rahmat.

Rahmat Arabic, Pashto, Urdu
Derived from the given name Rahmat.

Rahmati Persian
From the given name Rahmat.

Rahmatullah Arabic, Pashto, Bengali
Derived from the given name Rahmatullah.

Rahmonov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Rahmon".

Rähn Estonian
Rähn is an Estonian surname meaning "woodpecker".

Rahn Low German
From the slavic tribe of the Rani on the island of Rügen.

Rahne Indian

Rahu Estonian
Rahu is an Estonian surname meaning both "peace" and "reef".

Rahula Estonian
Rahula is an Estonian surname meaning "reef area".

Rahumaa Estonian
Rahumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "peaceful" or "quiet" ("rahu") "land" ("maa")".

Rahumägi Estonian
Rahumägi is an Estonian surname meaning "peace(ful) mountain".

Rahumeel Estonian
Rahumeel is an Estonian surname meaning "peaceful minded".

Rahusaar Estonian
Rahusaar is an Estonian surname meaning "reef island".

Rai Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Assamese, Punjabi, Marathi, Nepali
Variant of Raj.

Raia Galician, Spanish
Variant of Raya.

Raia Italian, Sicilian
Either a topographic name from Sicilian raia ‘smilax’ (a climbing shrub), or else derived from Sicilian raja meaning ‘ray’, or ‘skate’ (the fish), presumably a nickname for someone thought to resemble the fish or a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller.

Raia Arabic
Derived from Arabic رياح (rayah) meaning ‘flag’.

Raičković Serbian, Montenegrin

Raid Estonian
Raid is an Estonian surname derived from "raidur"; meaning "hewer".

Raider English
Taken from a village called "Rait".

Raidla Estonian
Raidla is an Estonian surname meaning "sculptural/hewed area".

Raido Japanese

Raidoh Japanese

Raidou Japanese

Raidväli Estonian
Raidväli is an Estonian surname meaning "hewed/sculpted field".

Raie Estonian
Raie is an Estonian surname meaning "cutting", "hewing" and "(tree) lumbering".

Raiford English

Raig Estonian
Raig is an Estonian surname meaning "slough" (a swamplike area)".

Raigon Spanish

Raij Spanish, Judeo-Spanish, Portuguese, Romani (Caló)
Borrowed from Hindi राइज (raij) meaning "rice". This surname is found among Christian and Jewish Caló families.

Raijman Spanish

Raik Estonian
Raik is an Estonian surname derived from "raikaerik" meaning "oat grass"

Räikkönen Finnish

Raikmo Obscure

Raile German

Räim Estonian
Räim is an Estonian surname meaning "Baltic herring".

Raimond Estonian, Dutch, French, Croatian
From the given name Raimond.

Raimundez Spanish
Means "son of Raimundo" in Spanish.

Rain English
Variant of Raine.

Rainbird English
From the Old French male personal name Rainbert, of Germanic origin and meaning literally "counsel-bright" (cf. Raginbert). The modern form of the name has been influenced by English rainbird "plover".

Rainbolt German (Anglicized)
Anglicanization of Reinbold.

Rainbow English
From the Old French male personal name Rainbaut, of Germanic origin and meaning literally "counsel-brave" (cf. Raginbald)... [more]

Rainbow German (Anglicized), Jewish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Regenbogen.

Raine English

Rainer English

Rainey Irish, Scottish
An Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Raighne, Ó Ráighne meaning "descendent of Raonull", the given name Raonull being derived from Old Norse Rögnvaldr, Røgnvaldr, Rǫgnvaldr (compare Ronald).

Rainford Japanese

Rainsford English

Rainwater English (American)
Americanized form of the German family name Reinwasser, possibly a topographic name for someone who lived by a source of fresh water, from Middle High German reine ‘pure’ + wazzer ‘water’.

Rainy English

Rais Arabic
From the given name Rais.

Räisänen Finnish
From an unexplained personal name (possibly of Russian Orthodox origin) + the common surname suffix -nen. It occurs chiefly in central and eastern Finland.

Raisbeck English
Raisbeck is a hamlet in the civil parish of Orton, in the Eden district, in the county of Cumbria, England. The surname Raisbeck originates from the hamlet. The name of the hamlet derives from Hrridarr, a personal name and beck, a stream or river.

Raisch German, German (Swiss)
From Middle High German rīsch, rūsch ‘reed’, ‘rush’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived near a reed bed, or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for someone who used or harvested reeds... [more]

Raish English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Raisch.

Raisin English

Raison English, Scottish, French
From a medieval nickname for an intelligent person (from Old French raison "reason, intelligence").

Raiste Estonian
Raiste is an Estonian surname derived from "raie" meaning meaning "cutting", "hewing" and "(tree) lumbering".

Raiten German

Raiter German
Occupational name for a taxman or accountant, from an agent derivative of Middle High German reiten ‘to reckon’, ‘to calculate’.

Raj Indian, Punjabi, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit राज (raja) meaning "king".

Raja Indian, Gujarati, Tamil, Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, Punjabi
Variant of Raj.

Raja Estonian
Raja is an Estonian surname meaning "boundary" or "border".

Rajab Arabic
From the given name Rajab.

Rajabi Persian
From the given name Rajab.

Rajabian Indian, Hindi
Derived from Hindi राजबियन (raajabiyan), possibly from Arabic رجب (rajab) meaning "respect".

Rajabov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Rajab".

Rajah Indian, Gujarati, Tamil, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Raja.

Rajakaruna Sinhalese
From Sanskrit राज (raja) meaning "king" and करुणा (karuna) meaning "compassion, kindness, mercy".

Rajal Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Urdu, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam
Variant of Raja.

Rajala Estonian
Rajala is an Estonian surname meaning "boundary area/field".

Rajalaane Estonian
Rajalaane is an Estonian surname derived from "raja" ("boundary", "border") and "lääne" ("occidental", "western"): "western border/boundary".

Rajan Indian, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, Malaysian
From the title Raja or Raj denoting a South Asian king or prince; mainly used in Southern India.

Rajani Indian, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Malaysian
Meaning unknown, either from the titles Rajan, Raja, or Raj, or from the given name Rajani.

Rajaniemi Finnish
Rajaniemi: The last name of a group of people who live in Finland. Some live in the United States when their ancestors immigrated to the US in the early 1900's.

Rajaonarimampianina Malagasy
Hery Rajaonarimampianina was the 6th president of Madagascar

Rajapaksa Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhalese රාජපක්ෂ (see Rajapakse).

Rajapakse Sinhalese
From Sanskrit राज (raja) meaning "king" and पक्ष (paksha) meaning "faction, party, army".

Rajapaksha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhalese රාජපක්ෂ (see Rajapakse).

Rajaram Hindi

Rajasaar Estonian
Rajasaar is an Estonian surname meaning "border island" or "storm island".

Rajasalu Estonian
Rajasalu is an Estonian surname meaning "border grove".

Rajasooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhalese රාජසූරිය (see Rajasuriya).

Rajaste Estonian
Rajaste is an Estonian surname derived from "raja" meaning "border".

Rajasuriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit राज (raja) meaning "king" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".

Rajavee Estonian
Rajavee is an Estonian surname meaning "border water" or "storm water".

Rajčić Croatian

Rajeev Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Nepali
From the given name Rajiv.

Rajeswaran Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Malayalam, Gujarati

Rajkoomar Mauritian Creole, South African
Variant of Rajkumar used by Mauritian and South African Indians.

Rajković Serbian
Means "son of Rajko".

Rajkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Rajki in Białystok voivodeship or Rajkowy in Gdańsk voivodeship.

Rajku Albanian

Rajlić Serbian

Rajneesh Indian

Rajneesh Indian, Hindi
From the given name Rajnish. Can also be taken directly from the title रजनीश (rajanish) meaning "lord of the night".

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".

Raju Indian, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil
Variant of Raj chiefly used in Southern India.

Raju Estonian
Raju is an Estonian surname meaning "storm".

Rajul Indian, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Odia
Variant of Raju.

Rak Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Hungarian, Jewish
Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Hungarian (Rák), and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from Slavic rak ‘crab’, ‘lobster’, or ‘crayfish’. This was applied as an occupational name for someone who caught and sold crayfish, crabs, or lobsters, or as a nickname to someone thought to resemble such a creature... [more]

Raker German

Rakestraw English

Rakhang Thai (Rare)
Means "bell, chime" in Thai.

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

Rakhmaninov Russian
From a nickname derived from Russian рахманный (rakhmannyy) meaning "lazy". A notable bearer was Russian composer, pianist and conductor Sergei Rakhmaninov (1873-1943).

Rakhmatullin Bashkir, Tatar
From the given name Rakhmatulla.

Rakić Serbian
From Serbian "rak" meaning 'crab', 'lobster', or 'crayfish'. It can also mean 'cancer'.

Rakinac Croatian

Rakitić Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Famous bearer of this surname is Croatian footballer Ivan Rakitić.

Rakitin Russian
From rakita, meaning "brittle willow".

Rakočević Montenegrin

Rakotoharimalala Malagasy

Rakotomalala Malagasy

Rakotomanana Malagasy

Rakotondrazaka Malagasy

Rakotoson Malagasy

Rakovec Slovene

Rakovich Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Rajković

Ralefatane Pedi (Modern, Rare)

Raleigh English
English habitation name in Devon meaning "red woodland clearing".

Raley English
Variant of Raleigh.

Rallis Greek
A surname held by the descendants of a Frankish-Byzantine noble named Raoul.

Rallison English
Rallison came from the Norman given name Radulphus.

Ralls English (Anglicized, Rare)
From old English or Saxon. Originally Rallf ( Raulf) which meant Wolf Council

Rally Indian

Ralph English
From a Middle English personal name composed of Germanic rad "counsel, advice" and wolf "wolf". This was first introduced into England by Scandinavian settlers in the Old Norse form Ráðulfr, and was reinforced after the Conquest by the Norman form Ra(d)ulf... [more]

Ram Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil
Derived from the given name Ram 1.