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Mattingly English (British)This name dates all the way back to the 1200s and research shows that Mattingly families began immigrating to the United States in the 1600s and continued until the 1900s. However, the place name (Mattingley, England) dates back to the year 1086, but spelled as Matingelege... [
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Matto ItalianMeans "mad, crazy" or "madman" in Italian, regionally used in the sense of "rascal, joker", derived from Latin
mattus "drunk, intoxicated".
Mattox m Welsh (Rare, Archaic), English (Modern, Rare)The name Mattox originated in England and is derived from the Welsh personal name Madoc, meaning fortunate. It traces its roots back to the Middle Ages when names began to be adopted to differentiate individuals... [
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Matunec CroatianMeaning - "mason" from Croatian màtūn, from Italian mattone meaning brick + agent noun -ec
Maturana BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Barrundia.
Maturin FrenchFrom the French male personal name
Maturin, from Latin
Mātūrīnus, a derivative of
Mātūrus, literally "timely". It was borne by the Irish "Gothic" novelist Charles Maturin (1782-1824).
Matzerath PolishThis was used in The Tin Drum, a 1959 novel originally published as Die Blechtrommel in Germany, written by Günter Grass. The main character was Oskar Matzerath.
Mau KhmerFrom Chinese 毛 (
máo) meaning "Mao", an ancient region in parts of present-day Henan, China, during the Zhou Dynasty.
Maude EnglishHabitational name derived from Anglo-Norman French
mont hault meaning "high hill".
Maudling EnglishFrom the medieval female personal name
Maudeleyn, the English form of Greek
Magdalene, the sobriquet in the New Testament of the woman Mary who was cured of evil spirits by Jesus... [
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Mauer German, JewishTopographic name for someone who lived near a wall, from Middle High German
mure "wall".
Maughan Irish, EnglishAnglicized from the original Irish Gaelic form
Ò Mocháin meaning 'descendant of Mochain'. This name was one of the earliest known Irish surnames brought to England and remains a fairly common surname in the North East of the country.
Mauk Czech, RussianThe word Mauk is the Eastern European meaning for night. In the early ages a small group of people in the area now known to be in or around Russia and the czech republic founded this word and made it their name... [
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Maul German, DanishFrom Middle High German meaning "mouth, jaw". Possibly a nickname for someone with a deformed mouth or jaw.
Mauleon Spanish (Archaic)All I know is that there is a place in spain "Basque Country" that their town, apartments, holtes are named Mauleon. The language spoken is Basque a form of "Spanish and French"
Mautz GermanMeaning "to gripe", or "to complain" in Swabian German.
Maverick English (Rare)Surname notably borne by Texas lawyer, politician and land baron Samuel
Maverick (1803-1870) to whom the word
maverick was coined.
Mavromichalis GreekMeans "black Michalis (Michael)" in Greek. In Mani, it is said to derive from an orphan named Μιχάλης (Michalis). Because of the dark clothing worn during times of mourning, orphans were often called μαύρος (mavros) meaning "black".
Mavropanos GreekLiterally means "black cloth", derived from Greek μαύρος
(mavros) "black, Moorish" and πανί
(pani) "cloth".
Mavros GreekMeans "black, dark" in Greek, originally used as a nickname for a person with a dark complexion.
Mawatari JapaneseFrom the Japanese 馬 (
ma,
uma or
ba) "horse" and 渡 (
watari or
wata) "ferry" or ferryboat."
Mawdsley EnglishDerived from
Mawdesley in Lancashire, England; meaning "Maud's clearing," from the given name
Maud and
leah (woodland, clearing).
Maxia ItalianPossibly from the dialectical term
maxia "magic", or
masia "farm, country house".
Maxson Popular Culture, EnglishMeans son of
Max. This is the surname of the hereditary leaders of the Brotherhood of Steel in the popular Fallout game. The first bearer of the name was Captain Roger Maxson, who founded the BOS, with the most recent bearer being Arthur Maxson, the current leader of the BOS in Fallout 4.
Mayberry English, IrishOf uncertain origin, probably an altered form of
Mowbray. Alternatively, it could be derived from an unidentified English place name containing the Old English element
burg "fortress, citadel" and an uncertain first element.
Maydanov m RussianFrom dialectal Russian
майдан (maydan), meaning "ground".
Mayfair EnglishLocational surname based off
Mayfair, a district in the City of Westminster in London, England.
Mayfield EnglishFrom the surname but also a given name that reminds some of Springtime
Mayfleet EnglishUsed in The City of Ember as the main character's (Lina Mayfleet) last name.
Mayor English, Spanish, CatalanEnglish variant of
Mayer 3 and Catalan variant of
Major. Either a nickname for an older man or a distinguishing epithet for the elder of two bearers of the same personal name, from
mayor "older", from Latin
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Mayoral SpanishOccupational name for the foreman of a gang of agricultural workers or the leader of a group of herdsmen mayoral (from Late Latin maioralis originally an adjective derivative of maior 'greater').
Mayorga Spanishhabitational name, taken on from the place name Mayorga in Valladolid province of Castile.
Mayorquin Spanishvariant of Mallorquín a habitational name for someone from Majorca the largest island in the Balearic Islands from an adjectival form of its Spanish name Mallorca.
Maysonet ProvençalDeriving from the Old French word machun, which meant 'stone cutter.' Inferring the original bearer of the name worked in stone or mason.
Maytwayashing OjibweUnknown meaning, most commonly found in Anishinaabe communities in Manitoba. A notable bearer is Clifford Maytwayashing, a legendary fiddle player.
Maza SpanishOccupational name for someone who carried a mace, either as a symbol of office or as a weapon.
Mazáč Czech, SlovakFrom workers on a buildings, who were gluing bricks to each other
Mazaki JapaneseA surname of Japanese origin meaning "cape of truth" which comes from combing 真 (ma) meaning "true, genuine" with 崎 (zaki) meaning "cape, peninsula". A notable bearer of this surname is Anzu Mazaki/Téa Gardner from Yu-Gi-Oh!
Mazandarani MazanderaniLikely originated to denote someone from the modern-day Mazandaran Province in Iran or someone of Mazandarani descent. It is transliterated in many different ways. One notable bearer is Mírzá Asadu'lláh Fádil Mázandarání (1881–1957), who was an important scholar for the Baháʼí Faith.
Mazar PolishSlovak occupational name for mortar, or an alternate spelling of
Mazur Mazariego SpanishAltered form of Mazariegos in singular for matching with the bearer.
Mazepa UkrainianFrom Ukrainian
мазепа (mazepa), meaning "idiot, fool, blockhead".
Mazigh Arabic (Maghrebi), BerberDerived from Arabic أَمَازِيغ
(ʾamāzīḡ) the Arabic designation for the Berber (Amazigh) people of North Africa. The word itself is ultimately of Tamazight origin, from Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ
(Amaziɣ) of disputed meaning; in modern Central Atlas Tamazight, it means “free-man”.
Mazini Arabic (Maghrebi)Possibly from Arabic مَزِين
(mazīn) meaning “decorated, adorned” or مازن
(mazin) meaning “rain cloud” (see
Mazin; chiefly Moroccan).
Mazzocco Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), BrazilianThe surname Mazzocco is believed to have its roots in Italy, specifically from regions such as Lombardy and Veneto. It may have been a nickname for someone who was strong or powerful. The name is derived from the Italian word and last name
Mazza.
Mazzola ItalianFrom a diminutive of Italian
mazza meaning "maul, mallet".
M'bala Central AfricanDerived from the given name
Mbala. This surname is borne by French comedian, actor and political activist Dieudonné M'bala M'bala (1966-).
M'Bareck Western AfricanDerived from Arabic مُبَارَك
(mubārak) meaning "blessed, fortunate, lucky" (chiefly Mauritanian).
Mbenguzana Hlubi (?), AfricanHlubi word referring to an old cat with grey beard but in this instance it means grey-bearded leopard. Originates from one of the Nkwali tribe's early head?king Lusulengwe(Leopard's face)
Mbili African, Swahili, ZuluFrom Swahili and Zulu meaning "two" or "second". It is possible that an ancestor of an individual with this surname was the second child of their parents.
Mboto AfricanLast name of a character from Australian soap opera, Home and Away. This is the last name of character Stephanie Mboto, duration 1996-97.
Mcadory Northern Irish (Rare)Anglicized form of Northern Irish
Mac an Deoraidh meaning "son of the stranger", derived from Old Irish
déorad "stranger, outlaw, exile, pilgrim".
Mcalinden IrishFrom Irish Gaelic
Mac Giolla Fhiontáin "son of the servant of (St)
Fiontán", a personal name derived from
fionn "white".
McAllen Scottish, Irish, Scottish GaelicMcAllen or MacAllen is a Scottish and Irish surname, originating from Scottish Gaelic. Historically, the name has migrated to Ireland, where the prefix of the name has been commonly transposed with "Mc".