All Submitted Surnames

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Mroczkowski Polish
Name for someone from any of various places called Mroczkowa, Mroczków or Mroczkowice, all derived from Polish mroczek meaning "house bat".
Mróz Polish
From a nickname for a white-haired man or alternatively for one of an icy and unsociable disposition, from Polish mróz "frost". Also can be from a short form of the personal name Ambroży
Mroziński Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of several places called Mrozy.
Mrozowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Mrozowo in Bydgoszcz voivodeship, or from any of several places called Mrozy.
Mrtvá f Czech
Means "dead".
Mrtvý m Czech, Slovak
Mrtvý means "Dead".
Mstishyn Ukrainian
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous village.
Mu Chinese
Chinese : in the state of Song during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc) there existed a leader who was posthumously given the name of the duke of Mu. His descendants adopted Mu as their surname... [more]
Mu Hui
From the Arabic name Muhammad.
Mu Chinese
From Chinese 穆 (mù) meaning "pure, solemn, honest".
Muangkhot Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เมืองโคตร (see Mueangkhot).
Muangkot Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เมืองโคตร (see Mueangkhot).
Muas Hmong
Original Hmong form of Moua.
Mubarak Arabic, Arabic (Egyptian)
From Arabic مُبَارَك (mubārak) meaning "lucky, blessed".
Mucciarone Italian
From an augmentative form of the dimunitive suffix -muccio short form of pet names ending in -muccio such as Anselmuccio or Giacomuccio.
Muccio Italian
Short form of pet names ending in -muccio such as Anselmuccio or Giacomuccio.
Mucenieks Latvian
Means "cooper".
Mucha Polish, Slovak, Czech, Ukrainian
Nickname for an irritating person or someone considered of no importance, from mucha "fly".
Muchnik Russian, Jewish
Jewish name, from the Russian, meaning "flour merchant".
Muchová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Mucha.
Muchtar Hebrew
Means "crowned" from Hebrew כֶּתֶר keter meaning "crown".
Mudaliar Tamil
"Mudaliar" is a combination of a Tamil word "Mudali" which means "First" and "yar" which is an honorific suffix. So the surname means "First People" or "Elite People" in Tamil.
Mudd English
Either (i) "person who lives in a muddy area"; (ii) from the medieval female personal name Mudd, a variant of Maud (variously Mahalt, Mauld, Malt, vernacular versions of Anglo-Norman Matilda); or (iii) from the Old English personal name Mōd or Mōda, a shortened form of various compound names beginning with mōd "courage".
Mudge English
A location surname for someone who lives or dwells near the swamps. A famous bearer of this surname is Angela Mudge, a champion fell runner and trail runner from Scotland.
Mudgett English
Derived from a pet form of Mudge.
Mudie English
Possibly from Old English 'modig', meaning "brave", or "reckless".
Mudry Slavic
Meaning "wise".
Mudzuri Shona
Meaning unknown.
Mueangkhot Thai
From Thai เมือง (mueang) meaning "city, town" and โคตร (khot) meaning "ancestry, clan, family".
Muehlhauser Old High German
The German surname Müehlhauser is derived from the Middle High German words "mülle" and "hûs" which respectively mean mill and house. It is roughly translated to mean "mill-house" and is believed to have evolved from an individual who was either the owner of a mill or lived in a house attached to a mill in earlier times.
Mufaro Shona
Mufaro means "Joy, happiness". It is a name of rejoicing
Muffet English
Variant of Moffat.
Muffett Scottish
A different form of Moffatt. 'Little Miss Muffett' is a traditional nursery rhyme: Little Miss Muffett / Sat on a tuffet, / Eating her curds and whey; / There came a big spider, / Who sat down beside her / And frightened Miss Muffet away. It has been speculated that 'Miss Muffett' is Patience Muffet, the daughter of the physician and entomologist Dr Thomas Muffet (1553-1604).
Mufleh Arabic
From the given name Mufleh.
Mugamäe Estonian
Mugamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "comfortable hill/mountain".
Muggah Scottish
From the Gaelic word mùgach meaning "surly".
Mughal Urdu
Means "Mughal, Moghul" in Urdu, derived from Persian مغول‎ (moghul) meaning "Mongol". This was the name of the dynasty (of Mongol origin) that ruled much of South Asia from the 16th to 19th centuries.
Múgica Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Muxika.
Mugishima Japanese
Mugi means "wheat" and shima means "island".
Muha Czech
Form of Mucha, from Czech "Moucha," meaning housefly.
Muhamad Arabic
Derived from the given name Muhamad.
Muhamadov Avar
Means "son of Muhamad".
Muhamadova f Avar
Feminine form of Muhamadov.
Muhamed Arabic
Derived from the given name Muhammad.
Muhametaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Muhamet" in Albanian.
Muhammado Arabic (Japanized, Rare)
Japanized form of Muhammad, written 無半麻土.
Muhammed Arabic
From the given name Muhammad.
Muhi Tagalog
Means "hatred" in Tagalog.
Mühlfeld German
Variant form of Muhlfeld.
Muhsen Arabic
From the given name Muhsin
Muhsin Arabic, Turkish
From the given name Muhsin
Muinasmaa Estonian
Muinasmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "ancient land".
Muir Scottish
Topographic name for someone who lived on a moor, from a Scots form of Middle English more moor, fen.
Muirhead Scottish
Derived from many places in southern Scotland with the same name, from northern Middle English muir meaning "moor" and heid meaning "head, end".
Muis Dutch, Indonesian
From Dutch muis meaning "mouse". Could be a nickname denoting someone with mouse-like tendencies, or who caught mice, or a short form of the given name Bartholomeus.
Mujahid Arabic
From the given name Mujahid.
Mujić Bosnian
Means "son of Mujo".
Mujović Bosnian
Means "son of Mujo"
Mujtaba Arabic
From the given name Mujtaba.
Mujushi Albanian
Meaning unknown.
Mukade Japanese (Rare)
Means "100 legs" or "centipede" in Japanese.
Mukai Japanese
From Japanese 向 (muka) meaning "facing, toward" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Mukaichi Japanese
From 向 (muka) meaning "towards", 井 (i) meaning "mineshaft, well, pit", and 地 (chi) meaning "earth, ground, land, destinations".... [more]
Mukerjee Bengali
Variant transcription of Mukherjee.
Mukha Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Means "fly" in several languages.
Mukhambetov m Kazakh
Means "son of Mukhambet".
Mukhambetova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Mukhambetov.
Mukhamedov Kazakh
Means "son of Mukhamed".
Mukherjee Bengali
Variant of Mukhopadhyay. A notable bearer was Pranab Mukherjee (1935-2020), the 13th president of India.
Mukhin Russian
From Russian муха (mukha) meaning "fly".
Mukhitov m Kazakh
Means "son of Mukhit".
Mukhitova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Mukhitov.
Mukhopadhyay Bengali
From Sanskrit मुख्य (mukhya) meaning "chief" and उपाध्याय (upadhyaya) meaning "teacher, instructor, priest".
Mukhtar Arabic
From the given name Mukhtar.
Mukhtarov m Kazakh
Means "son of Mukhtar".
Mukhtarova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Mukhtarov.
Mukushina Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 無垢 (muku) meaning "spiritual purity; freedom from desire or aversion" and 品 (shina), a clipping of 九品 (kokonoshina) meaning "the 9 Stages in Life (in Buddhism)".
Mul Khmer
Means "origin" in Khmer.
Mulaney Irish
Variant of Moloney.
Mulberry English
From the name of the fruit.
Mulcaster English (Modern)
The surname Mulcaster was first found in Cumberland where they trace their lineage back to the place name Muncaster, home of Muncaster Castle, a privately owned castle overlooking the Esk river, near the west-coastal town of Ravenglass in Cumbria which dates back at least 800 years. 
Mulchandani Hindi
Means “descendant of Mulchand”.
Muld Estonian
Muld is an Estonian surname meaning "soil" or "dirt".
Muldoon Irish
From Irish Gaelic Ó Maoldúin "descendant of Maoldún", a personal name meaning literally "chief fortress".
Mulè Italian
From Arabic مولى (mawlan) "guide, chief, lord, master".
Mulfall Irish
Anglicized form Gaelic Ó Maol Fábhail meaning "descendent of Maolfábhail".
Mulholland Irish
Anglicized from Gaelic Ó Maolchalann "descendant of Maolchalann".
Mulimbayan Tagalog
From Tagalog muling bayan meaning "recovered town".
Mulingtapang Tagalog
From Tagalog muling tapang meaning "returned bravery".
Mulkerin Irish
The Irish surname Mulkerin is an anglicied rendering of the Gaelic surname O'Maoilchiarain which means ,literally, "descendant of a follower of Saint Ciaran", the Irish saint who founded the great monastery at Clonmacnois... [more]
Mull Scottish
Scottish, Irish, or English: Probably comes from the Scots language, as the Scots word for "headland" or comes from the geographical term, which is an Anglicization of the Gaelic Maol, a term for a rounded hill, summit, or mountain bare of trees... [more]
Mullarkey Irish
From Irish Gaelic Ó Maoilearca "descendent of the follower of (St) Earc", a personal name meaning literally either "speckled one" or "salmon".
Mullee Irish
Possible variant of Malley or Molloy
Mullens Flemish
A name referring to someone who lived at or by a mill.
Müllerleile German
Derived from Middle High German mülnære, müller meaning "miller" (see Müller), and the German given names Lawlin, Lauwelin and Lawelin, medieval diminutives of Nikolaus.
Mullery Irish (Rare)
From Irish Gaelic Ó Maolmhuire "descendant of Maolmhuire", a personal name meaning literally "servant of (the Virgin) Mary".
Mullick Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali মল্লিক (see Mallik).
Mullin Irish
From O'maelin
Mullinix French
A locational name "of de Moloneaux" probably from the noble family who trace their descent from William the Conqueror, from Molineaux-sur-Seine, near Rouen. The name came to England during the wake of the Norman Conquest... [more]
Mullis English
As either Mulles and Mullis, the surname first found in Parish Registers in Cornwall Co. by 1548 in Michaelstow. Manorial tenement rolls trace that particular family to 1483. Between 1337 and 1453 random tenants were recorded between Tintagel and Altarnun as Molys and Mollys... [more]
Multatuli Dutch
From the Latin phrase multa tulī meaning "I have suffered much" or "I have borne much". This was the pen name of the Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820-1887), who wrote Max Havelaar, which denounced the abuses of colonialism in the Dutch East Indies, now called Indonesia... [more]
Mulvaney Irish
From Ó Maoilmheana meaning "descendant of Maoilmhaena."
Mulvey Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maoilmhiadhaigh "descendant of Maoilmhiadhach", a personal name meaning "honorable chief".
Mulvihill Irish
Anglicized from Gaelic Ó Maoil Mhichíl meaning "descendant of Maoilmhichil", Maoilmhichil being a personal name meaning "devotee of (Saint) Michael", referring to the archangel.
Mumford English (?)
No available.
Mumin Arabic
Derived from the given name Mumin.
Muminović Bosnian
Means "son of Mumin".
Mumphery English
Variant spelling of Mumphrey.
Mumphrey English
Variant spelling of the surname Humphrey.
Mumtaz Urdu
Derived from the given name Mumtaz.
Mumuza Dungan
From the first part of the given name Muhammad and Chinese 娃子 (wázi), a dialectal term meaning "(small) child".
Munagi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 鰻 (see Unagi).
Munakata Japanese
From Japanese 宗 (mune) meaning "religion, doctrine, creed" and 像 (kata) meaning "figure, image, form".
Munari Italian
From Venetian munaro "miller".
Munasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala මුණසිංහ (see Munasinghe).
Munasinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sinhala මුහුණ (muhuna) meaning "face, visage" combined with Sanskrit सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Munawar Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Munawar.
Münch German
Variant of Mönch.
Munch Danish, French, Norwegian (Rare)
Either a variant of Münch or Munk, both meaning "monk". A notable bearer was Norwegian painter Edvard Munch (1863-1944), whose best known work is 'The Scream'.
Mundaca Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Mundaka.
Mundaka Basque
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Munden English
From the name of a parish in Hertfordshire, England.
Muñecas Spanish
It literally means "dolls" or "wrists".
Muneer Arabic
From the given name Munir
Munekawa Japanese
From 宗 (mune) meaning "origin, religion, sect" and 川 (kawa) means "stream, river".
Munenobu Japanese (Rare)
From the given name 宗信 or 宗延 (see Munenobu).
Munesinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala මුණසිංහ (see Munasinghe).
Munevar Colombian
I actually don't know its orgin, just the meaning and that I have it.... [more]
Mung Chin
From a part of a Chin masculine compound personal name of unexplained meaning.
Mungaray Apache, Spanish (Mexican)
Very rare Apache name give to the Apache still in Mexico. We are decents of victorio and the local spa is/ Mexicans gave us this name that we still carry today.
Munger English
Variant of Monger.
Mungia Basque
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Munguía Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Mungia.
Munhoz Portuguese
Portuguese form of Muñoz.
Munich German
From the lower German word for monk, most likely first used as a surname for a former member of a monastery.
Munir Arabic
From the given name Munir
Munisi Eastern African
Found in Tanzania.
Muñiz Spanish
Variant of Muñoz.
Munk German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English
From Middle High German münich Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish munk Middle Dutch munc "monk" a nickname for someone thought to resemble a monk or a metonymic occupational name for someone in the service of a monastery... [more]
Munkdahl Swedish (Rare)
Perhaps derived from the name of the municipality and locality Munkedal in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. If that's the case, then the first element is Swedish munk "monk" and the second element is dal "valley"... [more]
Munn Scottish, English
Variant form of McMunn. In English, it is a nickname or an occupational name for a person who worked for monks, derived from Anglo-Norman French moun meaning "monk" (see Monk).
Munno Italian
An assimilated form of Mundo.
Munsch Alsatian
Alsatian variant of Monge and Münch.
Munshi Urdu, Bengali
Derived from Persian منشی (monshi) meaning "secretary, teacher, writer", ultimately of Arabic origin.
Münster German, Dutch
habitational name from any of the places called Münster (in Germany) or Munster derived from Latin monasterium "monastery" or a topographic name for someone living near a monastery.
Münt Estonian
Münt is an Estonian surname meaning "coin".
Munua Medieval Spanish (Latinized, Archaic)
Its meaning is Son of Muno.
Mura Japanese
Mura means "village, hamlet".
Murad Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Murad.
Murahama Japanese
Mura means "hamlet, village" and hama means "seashore, veach".
Murahashi Japanese
Mura means "village, hamlet" and hashi means "bridge".
Murahayashi Japanese
Mura means "village, hamlet" and hayashi means "forest, grove".
Murai Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Muraiwa Japanese (Rare)
Mura means "town, hamlet" and iwa means "stone".
Muraji Japanese
From 村 (mura) meaning "village" and 治 (ji, haru, osamu) meaning "clinical, administer, govern, rule".
Murakami Japanese
From the Japanese 村, 邑 or 邨 (mura) "village" and 上 (kami, kan or ue) "upper," "above," 神 (kami, kan or shin) "god" or 守 (kami or mori) "guard," "protect," "defend."
Murakami Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 上 (kami) meaning "start, high place, top".
Murakawa Japanese
Mura means "village" and kawa means "river".
Muraki Japanese
Mura means "hamlet, village" and ki means "tree, wood".
Muraki Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Murakita Japanese
From 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet" and 北 (kita) meaning "north".
Murako Japanese (Rare)
Mura means "village, hamlet" and ko means "child, sign of the rat".
Muramatsu Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".
Muramori Japanese
Mura means "village, hamlet" and mori means "forest".
Muramoto Japanese
Mura means "village" and moto means "origin".
Muranaka Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "village" combined with 中 (naka) meaning "inside, middle".
Murano Japanese
Mura means "village, hamlet" and no means "wilderness, plain, field."
Murao Japanese
From 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail".
Muraoka Japanese
From 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Murase Japanese
"Mura" (村) meaning village, and "se" (瀬) meaning rapids or fast moving water
Murase Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".
Murashima Japanese
Shima means "island" and mura means "hamlet, village".
Murata Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Muratagi Japanese
From Japanese "村" (mura) meaning village, "田" (ta) rice field and "義" (gi) meaning righteousness
Murataj Albanian
Means "descendant of Murat" in Albanian.
Murati Albanian
Derived from the given name Murat.
Muravez Hungarian
Most likely a corruption of the surname Moravec.
Murav'ya Russian
Means ant in Russian.
Muravyov Russian
Means 'son of Ant'.
Muravyov-Amursky Russian (Rare)
Combination of surname Muravyov and Amursky. The famous bearer of this surname is Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky, who played a major role in the expansion of the Russian Empire into the Amur River basin and to the shores of the Sea of Japan.
Murawski Polish
Name for someone from placed called Murawa or Murawy, both derived from Polish murawa meaning "lawn, green, sward".
Murayama Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Murayoshi Japanese
Mura means "village, hamlet" or "town" and yoshi means "good luck".
Murchie English (American, Anglicized), English (British, Anglicized)
"Murchie" comes from the personal name "Murdo". The Scottish Gaelic form of the surname was "Mac Mhurchaidh", meaning son of "Murdo". The name "Murdo" is equivalent to "Murdock", and means sea warrior.
Murchison English (American)
May be an Anglicized form of the Gaelic "Mac Mhurchaidh" meaning "Son of Sea Warrior"
Murcia Spanish
Habitational name from the city Murcia.
Murd Estonian
Murd is an Estonian surname meaning "break" and "fracture".
Murdick Scottish
Most likely a derivative of Murdock, or Murdoch. Historical documentation, as late as the mid-1800's refer to my ancestors as Murdock, but can also reference the surname of Murdick - even, on occasion, in the same document... [more]
Murdmaa Estonian
Murdmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "off-road" (literally, "fraction(al) land").
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