All Submitted Surnames

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Ly Vietnamese
Simplified variant of .
Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Li 1, from Sino-Vietnamese 李 (lý).
Lyakhov Russian
Derived from Russian лях (lyakh) meaning "Pole".
Lyashenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian лях (lyakh), a derogatory word meaning "Pole, Polish person".
Lyashkevich Russian
Derived from Russian лях (lyakh) meaning "Pole".
Lyashko Ukrainian
Likely a variant of Lyashenko.
Lyboult German
Famous Warrior... [more]
Lyday German (Anglicized)
Probably an Americanized form of German Leidig.
Lyé French
A habitational name from places named Lié located in Deux-Sèvres and Vendée.
Lyell English
English
Lyham English
From the Anglo-Saxon personal name Liefman.
Lykaios Greek (Rare)
Derived from the Greek word "Lykos" meaning wolf.
Lykhodiy Ukrainian
Means "villain" in Ukrainian.
Lykoudis Greek
Lykoudis (Greek: Λυκούδης) is a Greek surname, derived from the Greek word for wolf (Greek: λύκος, lykos). It may also have been used for individuals from the village of Lykoudi in Greece.
Lykov Russian
Derived from Russian лыко (lyko) meaning "bast". The founder of the surname may have been a shoemaker or a ropemaker.
Lyle English
Derived from Norman French l'isle "island".
Lyman English
Topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow or a patch of arable land (see Layman).
Lyman German
Americanized form of German Leimann, Americanized form of Leinemann, habitational name for someone from Leine in Pomerania, or for someone who lived by either of two rivers called Leine, near Hannover and in Saxony.
Lyn Khmer, Lao
Khmer and Lao form of Lin.
Lyn English, Scottish
Variant of Lynn.
Lynchehaun Irish
Anglicized form of Irish-Gaelic surname Ó Loingseacháin
Lynd English
Variant of Lund.
Lynde Scottish Gaelic
Originated from the Strathclyde region of Scotland, meaning "waterfall," and located near the Castle of Lin.... [more]
Lynderman English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Linderman
Lynds English
Variant of Lind, predominantly found in Kent.
Lyness Northern Irish, Irish, English
Variant of Lines or anglicized form of Mac Aleenan.
Lyng Danish, Norwegian
Means "heather" in Norwegian and Danish.
Lynge Danish
From a town in Denmark named "Lynge".
Lyngstad Norwegian
Anni-Frid Lyngstad (b. 1945) is a Norwegian-born Swedish singer and former member of ABBA.
Lynley English
Variant spelling of Lindley.
Lynn Irish
Shortened Anglicized form of Ó Floinn.
Lynne English
Variant of Lynn.
Lynx Southern African, English
Meaning "lynx" in English.
Lyovochkin m Russian
Derived from a diminutive of the name Lyov or from the word лёв (lyov), meaning lion in Russian.
Lys Ukrainian
Means "fox" in Ukrainian.
Lysak Jewish
Nickname for a bald man, Ukrainian lysak.
Lyselia Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Lyselius used in the 18th century.
Lyskin Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian
Derived either from Belarusian лысы (lysy) or Russian лысый (lysy) or Ukrainian лисий (lysyi) all meaning "bald, bald-headed, hairless".
Lysov m Russian
From Russian лысый (lysyy), meaning "bald". Compare Ukrainian Lysenko.
Lyss English
Variant of Lys.
Lystad Norwegian
From the name of several farms in Norway. One family got their name from a farm in Ullensaker municipality in Akershus county. Another family got it name from a farm called Ljøstad in Hedmark county.
Lysý Czech, Slovak
Derived from Czech and Slovak lysý "bald".
Lysyak Rusyn, Ukrainian
Rusyn form and Ukrainian variant of Lysyuk.
Lysych Ukrainian
From either Ukrainian лиса (lysa) "fox" or лисий (lysyy) "bald".
Lysychenko Ukrainian
Means "from Lysychansk". Lysychansk is a city near Donetsk.
Lysytsya Ukrainian
Means "fox".
Lytovchenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian литовець (lytovets'), meaning "Lithuanian".
Lytvyn Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Litvin.
Lytvynenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Litvin.
Lytwyn English
English transliteration of Ukrainian литвин (see Lytvyn).
Lyubavin m Russian
From Russian любавить (lyubavit'), meaning "to love (someone)".
Lyubenko Ukrainian
Either from Ukrainian word любити (lyubyty) "to love" or the given name Lyuba (Lyubov).
Lyubenov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Lyuben".
Lyubenova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Lyubenov.
Lyubimov m Russian
From Russian любимый (lyubimyy), meaning "favourite, beloved, dear".
Ma Hui
From the Arabic name Muhammad.
Ma Korean
From Sino-Korean 馬 meaning “horse”, or 麻 meaning “hemp, flax, jute”.
Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Ma, from Sino-Vietnamese 馬 (mã).
Maag German
Comes from the Middle High German “mage”, meaning “relative” or “kinsman”.
Maak Estonian
Maak is an Estonian surname meaning "ore".
Maalouf Arabic
Derived from the Arabic word "mayuuf" (معيوف), meaning "exempted" or "protected".
Maamägi Estonian
Maamägi is an Estonian surname meaning "land/rural mountain".
Maan Arabic, Limburgish, Finnish
Of meaning unknown
Maandi Estonian
Maandi is an Estonian surname derived from "maandus" meaning "earth/ground".
Maarend Estonian
Maarend is an Estonian surname derived from either "maa rendileandja" meaning "landholder", or "maa rendilevõtja" meaning "land tenant".
Maarouf Arabic
From the given name Maruf.
Maaroufi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Maruf.
Maasik Estonian
Maasik is an Estonian surname derived from "maasikas", meaning "strawberry".
Maassen Dutch
Patronymic form of Maas.
Maatta Italian
1 Southern Italian: from a feminine form of Matto .... [more]
Ma'ayan Hebrew (Rare)
Means "spring of water" or "fountain" in Hebrew, this is more common as a given name than a surname
Mababangloob Tagalog
From Tagalog mababang-loob meaning "humble".
Mabanglo Filipino, Pampangan
Means "fragrant" in Kapampangan.
Mabbett English
From a pet-form of the medieval female personal name Mabbe, a shortened form of Amabel (ultimately from Latin amābilis "lovable")... [more]
Mabe Japanese
Variant reading of Umabe.
Mabilangan Tagalog
Means "counted for" in Tagalog.
Mabini Tagalog
Means "modest, prudent, civil" in Tagalog. A notable bearer was Filipino revolutionary Apolinario Mabini (1864-1903).
Mabrouk Arabic
From the given name Mabrouk.
Mabry English, Irish
Variant spelling of Mayberry.
Mạc Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Mo, from Sino-Vietnamese 莫 (mạc).
Mac Scottish, Irish
Variant of Mack
Mac Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Mạc.
Macabangkit Maranao
From Maranao makabangkit meaning "great destructive power".
Macabenta Filipino, Tagalog (Hispanicized)
Derived from Tagalog makabenta meaning "to sell."
Macabuhay Filipino, Tagalog (Hispanicized)
Derived from Tagalog makabuhay meaning "to live."
Mac A’ Chrosain Scottish Gaelic
Patronymic surname which means “son of the satirist” and derives from crosán, which means “satirist.”
Macadangdang Filipino, Cebuano, Ilocano
Derived from Cebuano dangdang "to broil, to grill" or Tagalog dangdang "heating, toasting, or drying through exposure to fire or glowing coals", possibly an occupational name for someone who dries things by the fire.
Macadindang Maranao
From Maranao dindang meaning "stir, trouble, confuse".
Mac A 'Ghobhainn Scottish Gaelic
The Scots Gaelic variation of Smith.
Mac Airtain Medieval Irish
Older Irish form of McCartan.
Macalinao Tagalog, Cebuano
From Tagalog makalinaw meaning "to clarify, to make apparent" or Cebuano makalinaw meaning "to make calm, to make peaceful".
Macalindong Tagalog
From Tagalog makalindong meaning "to provide shelter".
Macalinga Tagalog
From Tagalog makalinga meaning "to be supported, to be cared for".
Macalino Pampangan
From Pampangan makalino meaning "to make clear, to make transparent".
Macalipay Filipino, Cebuano, Hiligaynon
From Cebuano and Hiligaynon makalipay meaning "comfort, pleasant".
Macaluso Italian
Possibly from Arabic مخلوص (maklus) "freed, liberated", indicating a freedman or slave who had been liberated, which may be related to Sicilian macaluscio, "cleaned and prepared cotton".
Mac Ambróis Irish
Means "descendant of Ambróis"
Mac An Airchinnigh Irish
It literally means "son of the hereditary steward of church lands".
Mac an Bhreitheamhan Irish
Means "son of the judge" in Irish, derived from Old Irish brithem "judge, brehon, jurist".
Mac An Chrosáin Irish
Patronymic surname which means “son of the satirist” and derives from crosán, which means “satirist.”
Mac An Easpaig Irish
It means "the son of the bishop" in Irish Gaelic.
Mac An Fhailghigh Irish
Means "son of the poor man". From the word failgheach meaning "poor man" in Irish
Mac An Fhilidh Irish
Meaning, "son of the poet."
Mac An Ghalloglaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Gallogly, from galloglach "foreign warrior" or "galloglass"... [more]
Mac An Tiompánaigh Northern Irish
It means "son of the drummer" in Irish Gaelic from County Derry.
Mac An Tsámhaigh Irish
It means, "son of the peaceful man".
Mac an tSaoi Irish
From Tyrone
Mac an Ultaigh Irish
Meaning 'son of the Ulidian', from mac, meaning son, and Ultach, denoting someone from the Irish province of Ulster.
Macapaar Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao kapa'ar meaning "leadership, power".
Macapagal Pampangan
From Kapampangan makapagal meaning "tiring, exhausting". A notable bearer is Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (1947-), who served as the 14th president of the Philippines.
Mac A' Phearsain Scottish
Means "son of the parson" in Scottish Gaelic.
Macapugay Tagalog
From Tagalog makapugay meaning "to be saluted".
Macaraeg Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog makaraig meaning "one who defeats, one who overcomes".
Macaraya Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao makaraya meaning "sharp tongued, vitriolic".
Mac Ardghail Irish
It is derived from the word ardghal, which means "high valour."
Macario Italian, Spanish
From the given name Macario
Macarro Spanish
From the verb Macar meaning 'to bruise'
Macarthur Scottish (Rare), Northern Irish
Scottish and northern Irish: see McArthur and Arthur.
Macasaet Filipino, Tagalog
From the given name Macasaet.
Mac Ascaidh Irish
Means "descendant of Ascadh"
Macasinag Tagalog
From Tagalog makasinag meaning "to be able to shine".
Macaspac Pampangan
From Kapampangan makaspak meaning "breaker, one who breaks".
Macatangay Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Tagalog makatangay meaning "one who takes away".
Macatulad Tagalog
From Tagalog makatulad meaning "to be able to imitate, to be able to copy".
Maccaa Scottish
MacCaa has many clan associations; the most prominent being with the Stuarts of Bute, the Clan MacKay, the Clan MacFarlane, the Clan MacDonald and Clan Galloway. The name is a phonetic variation of MacKay, meaning 'son of Aoh (ie the champion)'... [more]
Mac Cana Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McCann.
Mac Canann Irish
Means "son of CANÁN". Canán is a given name derived from the word cano "wolf cub".
Maccarone Italian
from maccaroni "macaroni" (or in northern Italy "gnocco") perhaps applied as a metonymic occupational name for a maker of pasta or in the North as a nickname for a silly or foolish person.
Mac Carrghamhna Irish
Means "descendant of Corrghamhain"
Mac Cathmhaoil Irish
It literally means Cathmhaol’s son".
Mac Cearáin Irish
Means "descendant of Ciarán"
Mac Cearbhaill Irish
Meaning, "son of Cearbhaill."
Macchia Italian
Topographic name from Italian macchia "thicket, scrub, brush" (from Latin macula "spot, fleck, stain") as well as a habitational name from any of various places named Macchia... [more]
Macchiarini Italian
Possibly a variant of Macchia, or else derived from the related macchiare "to stain, mark, blot" combined with a plural form of the diminutive suffix -ino.
Macchione Italian
Originally from the south of italy (Calabria or Sicily), from an augmentative of Macchia (stain), in some cases, a habitational name from various places so named in Campania and Puglia.
Maccini Italian
Patronymic form of Maccino, a diminutive of the given name Maccio.
Mac Clingan Scottish (Archaic), Scottish Gaelic (Anglicized, Archaic)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gilla Fhinnéin meaning "son of the servant of Saint Finnian". The original Gaelic surname was also Anglicized as Mac Alingen.
Mac Cobhthaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Cobhthach"
Mac Coingheallaigh Irish
Meaning, ‘son (or descendant) of Coingheallach’, a personal name meaning ‘faithful to pledges’.
MacConall Scottish (Anglicized, Rare), Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized form of Scottish and Irish Gaelic Mac Conaill 'son of Conall', the personalized name composing of the elements con, which is an inflected form of cú 'wolf' + gal 'valor'. Giving the ultimate meaning due to variegated spellings of this specified name, is "Battle-Wolf of High Valor."
Mac Conallaidh Scottish Gaelic
Means "son of Cú Allaidh" in Scottish Gaelic. The given name Cú Allaidh means "wolf".
Mac Con Charraige Irish
Means "son of the hound of the rock" in Irish, from Irish "hound" and carraig "rock".
Mac Con Chathrach Irish
Means "son of the hound of the fortress" in Irish, from Irish "hound" and cathair "castle, fortress".
Mac Conghaile Irish
Meaning, "son of Conghal."
Mac Con Mhaoil Irish
Means "Son of the short haired warrior''.
Mac Con Uladh Northern Irish
It literally means "hound of Ulster" in Irish Gaelic.
MacCorran Manx
Manx anglicised form of MacTorin
MacCreamhain Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Crawford.
MacCrimmon Scottish
Nickname for a person noted as a guardian, and an anglicized form of Mac Cruimein.
Mac Cruimein Scottish Gaelic
Means "son of Cruimean" in Gaelic, a personal name meaning "little stooped one".
Mac Cruitín Irish
Derived from the personal name Cruitín, which means "hunchbacked."
Mac Cuindlis Scottish, Irish
Means "son of Cuindleas", an early given name of uncertain origin.
Mac Cumhaill Scottish Gaelic
Means "descendant of Cumhall"
MacCurdy Scottish, Irish
Variant spelling of Mccurdy.
Mac Dhíomasaigh Irish
It originally appeared in Irish-Gaelic as Mac Dhíomasaigh, from the word diomasach, which means "proud."
MacDonnell Scottish, Irish
Variant spelling of McDonnell.
Macdoof English, Scottish
It is based off of a book character (or two given names into one).... [more]
MacDowell Scottish, Irish
Variant of McDowell. A famous bearer is American actress Andie MacDowell (1958-). Another was the American composer and pianist Edward MacDowell (1860-1908).
Macduff Scottish Gaelic
From the ancient Scottish Gaelic Mac duib meaning "son of the black/dark man." This name may have originated as a ethnic term about the native Scots used by Viking conquestors during the later half of the First Millenium... [more]
Mace English, French
English: from a medieval personal name, a survival of Old English Mæssa, which came to be taken as a pet form of Matthew.... [more]
Mac Eacháin Irish
It literally means "Eachán’s son".
MacEachainn Scottish Gaelic
It means "son of Eachann".
Macedo Portuguese, Spanish (Latin American)
Referred to a person who worked or lived at an apple orchard. It is derived from Vulgar Latin mattianēta meaning "place with apple trees."