All Submitted Surnames

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Mushakoji Japanese
Variant transcription of Mushakouji.
Mushakouji Japanese
From Japanese 武 (mu) meaning "military", 者 (sha) meaning "person", 小 (kou) meaning "small" and 路 (ji) meaning "street".
Mushanokoji Japanese
Variant transcription of Mushanokouji.
Mushanokouji Japanese
From Japanese 武 (mu) meaning "military", 者 (sha) meaning "person", an unwritten possessive marker の (no), 小 (kou) meaning "small" and 路 (ji) meaning "street".
Musharraf Urdu, Bengali (Muslim)
Derived from Arabic مُشْرِف (mušrif) meaning "supervisor, overseer" or "honourable, dominant".
Mushinski Jewish
Habitational name for someone from Moshny, in Ukraine.
Mushket Russian, Ukrainian
Means "musket, matchlock" from Russian "mušket" - maybe a nickname of some bandit.
Mushohwe Shona
Meaning unknown.
Mushtaq Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Mushtaq.
Music English
Anglicized form of Mušič and Musić.
Musić Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian
Patronymic from the personal name Musa, a pet form of the Biblical name Mojsije.
Musick Polish
This Polish and Czech surname was a name of two-fold origin. It was a name given to a peasant or vassal and was also a nickname from the Polish word 'musiec' meaning 'must'. It appears that the name derived from someone who had to take orders, perhaps from an overseer or lord of the manor.
Musin Tatar, Bashkir, Russian, Kazakh
From the given name Musa.
Musk English
Perhaps a variant of Dutch Musch.
Muskat German, Jewish
Occupational name for a spice merchant from Middle High German muscāt meaning "nutmeg mace". As a Jewish name however it is mainly ornamental.
Muskow French (Archaic)
French Variant of Moscow.
Musleh Arabic
Derived from the given name Muslih.
Muslim Arabic
From the given name Muslim.
Muslimov Russian, Muslim
Means "son of Muslim".
Mussard French
French cognate of Mussett.
Mussert Dutch
Dutch cognate of Mussett. This name was borne by the infamous Nazi politician Anton Mussert (1894-1946), the leader of the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands (NSB) during World War II.
Mussett English
Nickname for a foolish or dreamy person, derived from Middle English musard meaning "absent-minded, stupid", ultimately from Old French musart, musarde meaning "confused".
Mussey English
Nickname from Middle English mūs ‘mouse’ + ēage ‘eye’.
Musso Italian
Nickname for someone with some peculiarity of the mouth.
Must Estonian
Means "black (colour)" in Estonian.
Mustafaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Mustafa" in Albanian.
Mustafazadə Azerbaijani
Means "child of Mustafa", using the Persian suffix زاده (zade) meaning "offspring".
Mustafi Albanian, German (Rare)
Means "the chosen one"
Mustafić Bosnian
Means "son of Mustafa".
Mustafin Tatar, Bashkir, Uzbek, Kazakh
From the given name Mustafa.
Mustafoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Mustafoski.
Mustafoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mustafa".
Mustafovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mustafa".
Mustaine English
meaning unknown. though we all no singer/guitarist for the metal band megadeth. Dave Mustaine!
Mustanen Finnish
It derives from the Finnish word for the colour "black", musta.
Mustin English
Origin uncertain, possibly a variant of Muston or Musto.
Mustkivi Estonian
Mustkivi is an Estonian surname meaning "black stone".
Mustmaa Estonian
Mustmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "black land".
Muston English
Habitational name from places so named, from Old English mus "mouse", or must, "muddy stream or place" combined with tun "enclosure, settlement". Another explanation could be that the first element is derived from an old Scandinavian personal name, Músi (of unknown meaning), combined with tun.
Muszynski Polish
Habitational name for someone from places called Muszyna in Nowy Sacz voivodeship and elsewhere, named with mucha "fly" (see Mucha).
Muta Japanese
From Japanese 牟 (mu) meaning "pupil (of the eye)" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Mutambo Luba
It means "forest" in Songye and Tshiluba, but can also mean "supreme ruler" in Tshiluba.
Muthusamy Tamil
Pearl god; Lord Murugan
Mutia Eastern African, Maasai
A Kenyan Maasai surname known mostly in the West as the name of a certain fictitious escarpment, which appears infrequently in old Tarzan Films.
Mutlu Turkish
Means "happy, glad" in Turkish.
Mutoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Mutō.
Mutou Japanese
Variant transcription of Mutō.
Mutsu Japanese (Rare)
Similar to Mutsumi, Mutsu means "order".
Mutsumi Japanese (Rare)
Mutsumi means "order".... [more]
Mutter German
(also Mütter): occupational name for an official employed to measure grain, from Middle High German mutte, mütte 'bushel', 'grain measure' (Latin modius) + the agent suffix -er.
Muttski Polish, Popular Culture, Literature
Not known, A Notable bearer is Ben Muttski from Archie's Sonic The Hedgehog comics
Muuk Estonian
Muuk is an Estonian surname meaning "skeleton key".
Muul Estonian
Muul is an Estonian surname meaning both "mule" and "seawall".
Müür Estonian
Müür is an Estonian surname meaning "wall".
Müürikivi Estonian
Müürikivi is an Estonian surname meaning "wall stone".
Müüripeal Estonian
Müüripeal is an Estonian surname derived from the compounds "müür" (wall) and "peal" (atop, above); "above wall".
Müürisepp Estonian
Müürisepp is an Estonian surname meaning "brick mason" (literally: "wall smith").
Muvaza Dungan
From the first part of the given name Muhammad and Chinese 娃子 (wázi), a dialectal term meaning "(small) child".
Muxika Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Biscay, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Coincides with, or possibly derives from, the Basque word muxika meaning "peach".
Muxtarov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Muxtar".
Muxtarova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Muxtarov.
Muyama Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Rokuyama.
Muzaffar Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Muzaffar.
Muzaffari Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic المظفري (see al-Muzaffari).
Muzhikov Russian
From Russian мужик (muzhik) referring to a peasant from the Tsarist era.
Muziki Swahili
From Swahili meaning "music". Possibly an occupational name for a musician.
Muzio Italian (Rare)
Northern Italian from a medieval personal name derived from the Latin personal name Mucius or Mutius.
Muzorewa Shona
Meaning unknown.
Muzychenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian музика (muzyka), meaning "music". Denoted to someone who in some way made music.
Muzyka Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian
Derived either from Belarusian музыка (muzyka) or Ukrainian музика (muzyka), both possibly derived from German Musiker meaning "musician".
Mwaruwari Shona
Meaning unknown.
Mweushi African
salute to a king or chief spokesman.literally means "your excellency" or "your majesty". and is usually followed by another name and not used alone.
Myahkyy m Ukrainian
Means "soft" in Ukrainian.
Myakshenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian м'якшення (m'yakshennya), meaning "mitigation".
Myasnikovich Belarusian
Possibly means "son of Myasnik".
Myatt English
From the medieval personal name Myat, literally "little Mihel", an Anglo-Norman variant of Michael.
Mycroft English
From Old English ġemȳþ "mouth (of a river)" + croft meaning "enclosed field", originally denoting somebody who lives at the mouth of a river.... [more]
Mye English
1 English: (i) occupational name from Middle English (Hypothetical) *mie, Old French mie ‘physician’, synonymous with Mee, Mayer 3 or Mayer 4, and Myer... [more]
Myhre Norwegian
Derived from Norwegian myr "bog, swamp".
Mykhailenko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Михайленко (see Mykhaylenko).
Mykhaylyuta Ukrainian
From the given name Mykhaylo.
Mykkänen Finnish (Rare)
Finnish rare variant of Mäkinen.
Myklebust Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse Myklibólstaðr meaning "large farm". From mikill "large" and bólstaðr "farm".
Mykolaychuk Ukrainian
From the given name Mykolay.
Mykytenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Mykyta".
Mykytyn Ukrainian
Means "son of Mykyta".
Myllymäki Finnish
Combination of Finnish mylly "mill" and mäki "hill, slope".
Mynsky Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Minsky.
Myōchin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 明珍 (myōchin), the 2 characters used in 明らかに珍しい (akiraka ni mezurashii) meaning "evidently rare". This is from the event in the Heian Period, of an armorer who created an armor that was then praised by Emperor Konoe... [more]
Myochin Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 明珍 or 明珎 (see Myōchin).
Myōi Japanese
Variant reading of Nai.
Myoi Japanese
A famous bearier of this surname is Myoi Mina from the Kpop girl group TWICE.
Myoi Japanese
Variant transcription of Myōi.
Myong Korean
Myung, also spelled Myeong, Myong, or Myoung, is a Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in some two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Myoui Japanese
Variant transcription of Myōi.
Myradov Turkmen
Alternate transcription of Turkmen Мырадов (see Myradow).
Myradova Turkmen
Alternate transcription of Turkmen Мырадова (see Myradowa).
Myradow Turkmen
Means "son of Myrat".
Myradowa Turkmen
Feminine transcription of Turkmen Мырадов (see Myradow).
Myrchuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian мир (myr), meaning "peace".
Myre Norwegian
Variant of Myhre.
Myrick English
Either means "dark", "work" or "ruler".
Myrlie English (American), Norwegian (Rare)
Uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Norwegian myr "bog, marsh, swamp" and li "slope, hillside, mountainside" (see hlíð).
Myronenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Myron".
Myronyuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Myron".
Myrsky Finnish
Means "storm, tempest, gale".
Myrsten Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish myr "bog, moor, wetland" and sten "stone, rock".
Myrvall Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish myr "bog, moor, wetland" and vall "pasture, field of grass".
Myrzabaev m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Myrzabay".
Myrzabaeva f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Myrzabaev.
Myrzabekov m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Myrzabek".
Myrzabekova f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Feminine form of Myrzabekov.
Myrzakhanov m Kazakh
Means "son of Myrzakhan".
Myrzakhanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Myrzakhanov.
Myshenov Russian
The first part of the name, mysh actually means mouse!
Myshkin Russian
Myshkin is the possessive case of the diminutive of the word 'mouse'.
Myshko Ukrainian
Possibly from the given name Mishka.
Mysho Polish, Russian
Russian and Polish forms of Michaux.
Myśliwiec m Polish
Derived from the Polish word myśliwy meaning "hunter."
Myśliwski m Polish
Derived from the Polish word myśliwy meaning "hunter." A famous bearer includes the Polish novelist Wiesław Myśliwski.
Myszka Polish
Means 'mouse' in Polish.
Myung Korean
Korean form of Ming, from Sino-Korean 明 (myeong).
Na Korean
There is only one Chinese character for the Na surname. Some sources indicate that there are 46 different Na clans, but only two of them can be documented, and it is believed that these two sprang from a common founding ancestor... [more]
Na Hui
From the Arabic name Nasr.
Na Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).
Naakka Finnish
From Finnish meaning "jackdaw".
Naaktgeboren Dutch
Turns out that Naaktgeboren means nakedborn in Dutch. It's a surname used in the Netherlands.
Näär Estonian
Näär is an Estonian surname meaning "burnet-saxifrage (a plant: Pimpinella saxifraga)" and "jay".
Naarits Estonian
Naarits is an Estonian surname meaning "mink".
Nab Scottish, English, German, French, Jewish (Ashkenazi), Yiddish
Scottish: truncated form of Mcnay.... [more]
Nabaskoze Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Navarrese municipality.
Nabatame Japanese
From 生 meaning "to live, raw", 天 meaning "heaven, sky", and 目 meaning "eyes".
Nabb English (British), Scottish (Anglicized)
English (Lancashire): topographic name for someone who lived by a nab, Middle English nabbe ‘hillock, knoll’ (Old Norse nabbi ‘projecting peak, hill’), or a habitational name from any of the many minor places in northern and eastern England named with this word, for example Whalley Nab in Blackburn (Lancashire), Nab Scar in Rydal (Westmorland), and The Nab in Burgh Saint Margaret (Norfolk).... [more]
Nabe Japanese
Possibly from 鍋 (nabe) meaning "pot, kettle, cauldron".
Nabeel Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Nabil.
Nabei Japanese
From 名 (na) meaning "status, reputation, name", 部 (be) meaning "part, section", 井 (i) meaning "well, pit, mineshaft".
Naberezhnyy m Ukrainian
Means "on the coastline" in Ukrainian.
Nabeshima Japanese
From 鍋 (nabe) meaning "pot, kettle, cauldron" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Nabeta Japanese
From 鍋 (nabe) meaning "pot, pan, kettle", combined with 田 (ta) meaning "rice field, rice paddy".
Nabeya Japanese
From 鍋 (nabe) meaning "pot, kettle, cauldron" and 谷 (tani, ya, gaya, gai) meaning "valley".
Nabi Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Nabi.
Nabil Arabic
From the given name Nabil.
Nəbiyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəbi".
Nabiyev Azerbaijani, Uzbek
Means "son of Nabi".
Nəbiyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Nəbiyev.
Nabrotzky German
Supposedly means "lived near water". Originated from Prussia.
Nabrotzky German (East Prussian)
The story I was told was:... [more]
Nəcəfova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Nəcəfov.
Nacht German, Jewish
From middle German naht meaning "night".
Nachtigall German, Jewish
Nickname from Middle High German nachtegal "nightingale" from Old High German galan "to sing". Cognate to Nightingale.
Nachtmann German, Jewish
Derived from German nacht "night" and mann, referring to a night watchman. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.
Nachtrieb German
It possibly comes from the German name of a nachtrab, which is a "night bird like the owl". Another possible meaning is "night tribe".
Nachum Jewish
Derived from the given name Nachum.
Naciri Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Nacir (see Nasir), predominantly used in Morocco.
Nacrour Arabic
The name of a family of Lebanese goldsmiths descended from the Ottoman Prince Hanna, the name itself refers to the actual sound the hammer makes as it hits the gold. This is the French spelling but the original Arabic spelling is äÞÑæÑ ; other spellings in the Latin alphabet include Nakrour and Nacrur.
Naczk Polish
Pomeranian form of Naczek, a diminutive of a given name beginning with Naczę such as Naczęsław or Naczęmir.
Naczyk Polish
From Naczyk, a diminutive of a given name beginning with Naczę such as Naczęsław or Naczęmir.
Naď m Slovak, Czech
Slovak and Czech form of Nagy.
Nađ Serbian, Croatian
Serbian and Croatian variant of Nagy.
Nada Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納田 (see Nōda).
Nadal Catalan, Occitan
From the personal name Nadal, from nadal "Christmas" (from Latin natalis "birthday"). Compare Noel.
Nadeau French
Variant of Nadal, which can be a name or the meaning "Christmas".... [more]
Nadeem Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Nadim.
Nadein Russian
Means "son of Nadei".
Nadel German, Jewish
Metonymic occupational name for a maker of needles, or in some cases for a tailor, from Middle High German nadel(e), German Nadel "needle".
Nader Arabic
From the given name Nadir.
Naderi Persian
From the given name Nader.
Naderian Persian
From the given name Nader.
Naderpour Persian
Means "son of Nader" in Persian.
Naderzadeh Persian
Means "born of Nader" in Persian.
Nadezhkin Russian
Derived from Russian надежда (nadezhda) meaning "hope".
Nadezhkina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Надежкин (see Nadezhkin).
Nadig German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from from Old High German (gi-)nadig "kind", this was a nickname for a kind and benevolent person.
Nadim Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Nadim.
Nadir Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Nadir.
Nadolny Polish, Jewish, Sorbian
Topographic name from Polish nadól, Sorbian nadol "downwards", denoting someone who lived lower down in a village on a slope, or on relatively low-lying ground.
Nadori Moroccan
Habitational name from the Rifian city or province of Nador. A famous bearer is singer Rachid Nadori.
Naďová f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Naď.
Nadtochiy m Ukrainian
From Ukrainian надточій (nadtochiy), meaning "extremely sharp, extremely accurate".
Nadyozhkin Russian
Derived from Russian надёжа (nadyozha) meaning "hope".
Nadyozhkina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Надёжкин (see Nadyozhkin).
Naeem Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Na'im.
Naegele German
Variant of Nagel.
Naegi Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 苗木 with 苗 (byou, myou, nae, nawa-) meaning "sapling, seedling, shoot" and 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."... [more]
Nael Estonian
Nael is an Estonian surname meaning "nail".
Naeshiro Japanese
The meaning of Naeshiro/苗代 equals to "Seedling Substitute"
Naga Japanese, Okinawan
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 奈賀 or 名嘉 (see Naka).