All Submitted Surnames

Ashlen English

Ashlund English (Rare)

Ashly English
Variant of Ashley.

Ashman English, Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Anglo-Saxon Æscmann, a byname meaning "pirate, seaman", composed of æsc "(boat or spear made of) ash tree" and man "person, man"... [more]

Ashmole English

Ashmore English
From the name of any of the various places in England so-called, all derived from Old English æsc "ash tree" and mor "moor, heath, bog" or mere "lake, pool".

Ashok Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali
From the given name Ashok.

Ashour Arabic
Derived from Arabic عاشوراء ('ashura) referring to the holy tenth day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar.

Ashqar Arabic
From the given name Ashqar.

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

Ashrafi Persian, Bengali
From the given name Ashraf.

Ashteebah Northern African

Ashten English
Variant of Ashton

Ashtiani Persian
Possibly related to the Iranian city or county of Ashtian.

Ashtin Arabic

Ashuba Abkhaz
Possibly from Abkhaz ашә (āš°) meaning "cheese" or "beech" or ашәа (āš°ā) meaning "song".

Ashukovskiy m Russian

Ashurbeyli Azerbaijani (Russified)
Russified form of Aşurbəyli.

Ashurov m Russian

Ashwill English

Ashwood English
Habitational name from a place in Staffordshire named Ashwood, from Old English æsc "ash" and wudu "wood".

Ashyrow Turkmen

Asia Bengali (Muslim)

Asicksik Inuit

Asif Urdu

Asif Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Asif.

Aşık Turkish
Means "lover, devotee, suitor" in Turkish.

Asikkala Finnish
Indicates familial origin from Asikkala, a municipality in southern Finland.

Asim Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Asim 1.

Äşimhan Kazakh

Asimov Russian
A notable bearer was author Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) whose name was derived from Russian озимый хлеб (ozímyj khleb) "winter grain" combined with the patronymic suffix -ov. His family name was originally spelled Азимов (Azimov), but it got anglicized to Asimov with an S instead of Z when the family immigrated to the United States... [more]

Asinga South American

Asis Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Asís primarily used in the Philippines.

Asisa Indian

Asitimbay Basque (Hispanicized)

Ask Swedish
From Swedish ask "ash tree".

Aškāpu Babylonian
Means "leatherworker", deriving from the Akkadian aškāpu ("a leatherworker , a cobbler , a shoemaker").

Askarov m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar, Bashkir
Means "son of Askar".

Askarova f Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar, Bashkir
Feminine form of Askarov.

Askeladd Folklore
The main character in Asbjornsen and Moe's Norwegian Folktales, Askeladd is usually the youngest and smallest of three brothers who is left to sit by the fire in the ashes, hence his name (similar to Cinderella)... [more]

Askern English
Variant of Askren.

Askew English (American)

Askey English
Askey is an anglicised form of McAskell, McAskey, and McCaskie

Askia Songhai, Western African
Meaning unknown.

Askin English
From the given name Ásketill.

Askins English
Variant of Askin.

Askoak Yupik

Askren English (American)
Habitational name from Askern in Campsall near Doncaster (Yorkshire).

Aslaksen Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Means "son of Aslak".

Aslam Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Aslam.

Aslamas Greek
This surname is usually found among Pontic Greeks. The surname comes from the Georgian first name Aslamaz which is likely related to the Georgian adjective ლამაზი (lamazi) meaning "beautiful, handsome".

Aslanbekov Chechen
Means "son of Aslanbek".

Aslanbekova Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Асланбеков (see Aslanbekov).

Aslani Persian
From the given name Aslan.

Aslanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Aslanyan.

Aslanis Greek
From the Turkish name/word for lion, Aslan.

Aslanishvili Georgian
Means "son of Aslan" in Georgian.

Aslanoglou Greek
From Greek Ασλάνογλου (aslanoglou) meaning "son of Aslan"

Aslanov m Azerbaijani, Uzbek
Means "son of Aslan".

Aslanova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Aslanov.

Aslansen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Aslan".

Aslanyan Armenian
Derived from Turkic arslan meaning "lion".

Asley English

Aslie English
Variant of Ansley.

Aslin English
From the Old French personal name Asceline, a pet form of the personal name Asse.

Asllanaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Asllan" in Albanian.

Asllani Albanian

Asllani Albanian
Derived from the given name Asllan.

Åslund Swedish
Combination of Swedish ås "ridge, esker" and lund "grove".

Asmah Arabic

Asmonga African (?)

Ásmundsdóttir f Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ásmundur".

Ásmundsson m Icelandic
Means "son of Ásmundur".

Asmus Ukrainian (?)

Asnicar Italian
From Cimbrian haazo "hare" and ékke "hill, rise".

Aso Japanese
From Japanese 阿蘇 (Aso) meaning "Aso", a former district in the former Japanese province of Higo in parts of present-day Kumamoto, Japan.... [more]

Asō Japanese
Combination of the kanji 麻 (asa, "hemp plant") and 生 (fu, "place where vegetation grows"), thus "place where hemp plants grow". A famous bearer of this surname is Japanese Prime Minister Tarō Asō (麻生 太郎; b. 1940).

Asō Japanese
Variant reading of Aso.

Asobe Japanese

Asoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Aso.

Asoi Japanese

Asola Finnish (Archaic, ?)

Ason English
The name Ason comes from Aythe where Aythe filius Thome received a charter of the lands of Fornochtis in Strathearn from Robert the Steward (later known as Robert II) around 1360. The next of the line was called Johem ayson iuuene... [more]

Asp Swedish
Means "aspen tree" in Swedish.

Aspen English

Asperger German
Denoting a person who lived in Asperg, a town in Southwest Germany, derived from a cadet named Asperg who lived in the ruling house... [more]

Asperges Italian
A kind of device used to sprinkle holy water, or the ceremony in which it is used, derived from Latin asperges "you will sprinkle", a conjugation of aspergo "to scatter, to strew (something); to sprinkle (liquid)", taken from the first word of the 9th verse of Psalm 51 (or Psalm 50) in its Latin translation... [more]

Aspig Irish
Aspig is an anglicized form of McGillespie

Aspin English

Aspinall English
A locational name of Anglo-Saxon origin, it means “aspen well”.

Aspiotis Greek

Aspiras Filipino

Aspizúa Spanish, Basque

Asplet Jèrriais
Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Asplin English
From a short form of the given name Absalom.

Asplund Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Swedish asp "aspen" and lund "grove".

Asprilla South American

Aspro Northern African

Aspros Greek (Cypriot)

Asprou Greek (Cypriot)

Asqarov m Uzbek
Means "son of Asqar".

Asqarova f Uzbek
Feminine form of Asqarov.

Asquez Gibraltarian

Asquith English
Habitational name from a village in North Yorkshire named Askwith, from Old Norse askr ‘ash tree’ + vi{dh}r ‘wood’

Əşrəfov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Əşrəf".

Əşrəfova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Əşrəfov.

Asrian Armenian
Variant transcription of Asryan.

Asryan Armenian
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from the Azerbaijani Əsra.

Assa Minahasan

Assad Arabic
Derived from the given name As'ad.

Assagaf Arabic, Indonesian
Variant of Al Saqqaf primarily used in Indonesia.

Assagaff Arabic, Indonesian
Variant of Al Saqqaf primarily used in Indonesia.

Assamoah Akan, Western African
Variant of Asamoah

Assange English (Australian, Rare)
Meaning unknown. A famous bearer is Julian Paul Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks.

Assanti Italian
Derived from the Italian personal name Alessandro.

Assaratanakul Thai
From Thai อัสสะ (atsa) meaning "horse", รัตนะ (ratana) meaning "precious gem; precious jewel", and กุล, a transcription of Pali kula meaning "clan".

Assaro Italian, Sicilian
Variant of Asaro.

Assarsson Swedish
Means "son of Assar".

Assayag Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Sayegh.

Assegaf Arabic, Indonesian
Variant of Al Saqqaf primarily used in Indonesia.

Assegaff Arabic, Indonesian
Variant of Al Saqqaf primarily used in Indonesia.

Asselbrough English

Asselin French

Aßman German
Derived from Middle Low German asse "axle", this name used to denote an axle maker. In some cases, however, it can also be a variant of Asmussen.

Assor Western African

Assoulin Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Assouline.

Assouline Judeo-Spanish
From a place or tribal name derived from Tamazight aẓru meaning "stone, rock".

Assulin Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Assouline.

Aššurāya Babylonian
Means "Assyrian", deriving from the Akkadian element aššurû ("Assyrian").

Ast German
German and Ashkenazic Jewish: from German Ast ‘knot (in wood)’ hence a nickname for a tough or awkward individual or a metonymic occupational name for a lumberjack. ... [more]

Astacio Caribbean

Astaire English

Astakhov m Russian

Astala Finnish
Meaning uncertain. Perhaps derived from the given names Asta or Aste.

Astapenok Russian (?)

Astartia English (Rare)

Astbury English
Habitational name for a person from a village named Astbury in Cheshire, from Old English east "east" and burg "fortress, fortification, citadel".

Astby English

Asten Indonesian

Asteriou Greek
Means "son of Asterios".

Astley English
Habitational name for a person from any of several places in England called Astley, from Old English east "east" and leah "woodland, clearing"... [more]

Astoni Italian
It is the surname of the Home and Away family, The Astoni family, consisting of 4 members, Ben, Maggie, Coco and Ziggy.

Astore Italian
Derived from Italian astore meaning "goshawk", an occupational name for a falconer, or a nickname for a person who had aquiline features or who was cunning by nature.

Astrakhantsev m Russian
Means "from Astrakhan".

Astre French (Rare)

Astridge English
Perhaps a habitational surname from one or more places called Ashridge.

Astrill English

Astrov m Russian
From Greek αστερ (aster), meaning "star".

Astrowski m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Ostrowski.

Astruc Judeo-Provençal
Means "happy, lucky" in Occitan and Provençal (see Astruc).

Astrup English

Astts Nahuatl, Aztec

Asui Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蛙 (a) meaning "frog" and 吹 (sui) meaning "puff"

Asukai Japanese

Asuküla Estonian
Asuküla is an Estonian surname meaning "populated village".

Asula Estonian
Asula is an Estonian surname meaning "settlement".

Asulin Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Assouline.

Asum Filipino, Maranao
Possibly from Maranao asom meaning "bearded, rugged".

Asunción Spanish
Means "assumption" in Spanish, referring to the bodily taking up of Mary, the mother of Jesus, into Heaven at the end of her earthly life. The unaccented form, Asuncion, is much more common.

Asuncion Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Asunción, primarily used in the Philippines.

Asura African

Aşurbəyli Azerbaijani

Asusaar Estonian
Asusaar is an Estonian surname meaning "resident (of) island" ("island dweller/resident").

Asusano Spanish (Philippines)

Asvida Sri Lankan

Asylbekov m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Asylbek".

Asylbekova f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Asylbekov.

Asylmuratov Kazakh (Rare)

Asztalos Hungarian
Literally means "carpenter"

At Khmer

Atachi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 接待 (see Settai).

Atadana Ghana
It means "I AM STILL STRONG". Originated from the northern part of Ghana precisely the Kasena tribe

Ataídes Portuguese
For people descending from inhabitants of Freguesia do Ataíde, in Portugal; currently part of Vila Meã, or related to the noble family who owned those lands. The place was probably named after Athanagild, 6th-century king of Visigothic Hispania and probable founder of the village.

Atak Turkish
Means "rash, audacious, reckless" in Turkish.

Atake Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿武 (see Anno 2).

Atake Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 阿竹 (Atake) meaning "Atake", a division in the area of Tajiri in the city of Ise in the prefecture of Mie in Japan.

Atakishiyev m Azerbaijani (Russified)
Russified form of Atakişiyev.

Atakişiyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Atakişi".

Atakişiyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Atakişiyev.

Atalay Turkish

Atallah Arabic
From the given name Ataullah.

Atamaint Shuar, Indigenous American, South American
The surname of a certain indigenous Ecuadorian politician.

Atamanchuk Ukrainian
Means "son of an ataman (cossack rank title)".

Atamanenko Ukrainian
Variant of Atamanchuk.

Atamanuk South American

Atamian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ադամյան (see Adamyan)

Atan Rapa Nui
This name means Adam. This is the surname of the ariki "king" Atamu Tekena's family.

Atanacio Spanish
Variant of Anastasio.

Atanásio Portuguese (African)
From the given name Atanásio.

Atanasio Spanish, Italian
From the given name Atanasio.

Atanasoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Atanasoski.

Atanasoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Atanas".

Atanasovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Atanasovski.

Atanasovski Macedonian
Means "son of Atanas".

Atanesian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Աթանեսյան (see Atanesyan).

Atanesyan Armenian
Means "son of Atanes".

Atangan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "help to raise a load (onto another's head or shoulders)" in Tagalog.

Atangana Central African

Ataollahi Persian
From the given name Ataollah.

Atargist Berber
Moroccan (Senhaja Srayr): habitational name from the town of Targist in the province of Lḥusima.

Atari Hebrew

Atari Japanese
中 (Atari) means "middle". ... [more]

Atari Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 中 (see Naka).

Ataru Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 中 (see Naka).

Atas Arabic

Atatuga Yupik (?)

Atatürk Turkish
It means "Father of the Turks" in Turkish. It was given to the first Turkish president, Mustafa Kemal, by the Turkish Parliament in 1934.

Ataucuri South American

Ataullin Bashkir
From the given name Ataullah.

Atay Turkish
From the given name Atay.

Ataya Arabic (Egyptian)

Atayan Armenian

Atcheson Scots
Scots form of Atkinson

Atchiba Western African

Atcitty Navajo
From Navajo atsidí meaning "blacksmith" or "smithy, pounder, anvil".

Ateeq Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Atiq.

Atef Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Atif.

Atefi Persian
From the given name Atef.

Atempa Mexican, Nahuatl (Hispanicized)
Means "on the riverbank" or "on the bank of the lake", derived from Nahuatl atl meaning "water" combined with tentli "bank, shore" and the suffix -pan "in, on".

Aten Frisian, Dutch
Patronymic form of Ade 2 or Aat.

Atencio Spanish

Ateş Turkish
Means "fever" or "fire, light" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian آتش (atash).

Atha English (American)

Athanasopoulos Greek
Means "son of Athanasios".

Athenogenis Greek
Means of Athenian origin. 'Αθήνα' (Athens) and 'γένος'(origin, birth, clan)

Athens English (British)
British Artist and Violinist Faithe-Lynne Athens' last name

Atherton English
From the name of a town in Manchester, derived from the Old English given name Æðelhere and tun "enclosure, town." American writer Gertrude Atherton (1857-1948) and British journalist Terence Atherton (1902-1942) were famous bearers of the name.

Athias Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Attias.

Athie African

Athif Dhivehi
From the given name Atif.

Athill English

Athinganos Greek
Means "gypsy" in Greek.

Athiwat Thai

Athlan Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Atlan.

Athmani Arabic (Maghrebi)

Athoni Indian

Athwal Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਅਟਵਾਲ (see Atwal).

Atias Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Attias.

Atıcı Turkish
Means "sharpshooter, marksman" or "braggart, loudmouth" in Turkish.

Atienza Spanish, Filipino
Habitational name from the municipality of Atienza in Guadalajara province, Spain.

Atif Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Atif.

Atik Turkish
Means "agile, alert" in Turkish.

Atıl Turkish

Atılgan Turkish
Means "brash, bold, venturous" in Turkish.

Atilia Malaysian

Atiq Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
Derived from the given name Atiq.

Atique Bengali
Derived from the given name Atiq.

Atis Filipino, Cebuano
Means "sugar apple" in Cebuano.

Atiya Arabic
From the given name Atiya.

Atkin English
From the given name Atkin

Atkiss English
Corruption of Atkins.

Atlahua Nahuatl
From Atlahua, the name of an Aztec god.

Atlan Judeo-Spanish
From an Arabic word originally meaning "noble" but later taking on the pejorative meaning of "spoiled, worthless" or "crippled, infirm".

Atlani Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Atlan.

Atlee English
English: topographic name for someone whose dwelling was ‘by the clearing or meadow’, Middle English atte lee. The word lea or lee (Old English leah) originally meant ‘wood’, thence ‘clearing in a wood’, and, by the Middle English period, ‘grassy meadow’.

Atley English
Variant of Atlee.... [more]

Atlı Turkish
Means "horseman, equestrian" in Turkish.

Atmaca Turkish
Means "hawk" in Turkish, referring specifically to the sparrow hawk (genus Accipiter).

Atman Jewish

Atmore English
Locational surname derived from Middle English atte more meaning "at the marsh".

Atoev Uzbek

Atondo Basque
From the name of a neighbourhood in Itza, Navarre, meaning "next to the gorge, beside the mountain pass", derived from Basque ate "door, gate; gorge, narrow pass" and ondo "side, base, foundation; next to, beside".

Atong African

Atora Central African

Atos Filipino

Atrdae Iranian
Avestan originating surname meaning either "giving fire" or "creating fire".... [more]

Atreides Literature
Used by Frank Herbert for the main character of first two novels of Dune, Paul Atreides, the heir of house Atreides. He probably based it on Ancient Greek Ἀτρείδης (Atreídēs), meaning "child of Atreus".

Atridge English

Atsuda Japanese
From Japanese 渥 (atsu) meaning "moist" combined with 田 (da) meaning "paddy, field".

Atsugi Japanese (Rare)
Atsugi (厚木) means "thick tree", notable bearer of this surname is Nanami Atsugi (厚木 那奈美), a Japanese Voice actress. It is also a city name in Kanagawa perfecture.

Atsuki Japanese

Atsumi Japanese

Atsusaka Japanese
From 阿 (a) meaning "nook, corner", 津 (tsu) meaning "port, harbor" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope, hill".

Atsuta Japanese

Atta Western African

Attal Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic عتال ('attal) meaning "porter, carrier".

Attali Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Attal.

Attanayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අත්තනායක (see Attanayake).

Attanayake Sinhalese
From Sinhala අත්ත (atta) meaning "branch, offset" and නායක (nayake) meaning "hero, leader".

Attard Maltese
One possible origin of the name is that it refers to a place called "Atti" in Bologna, Italy. Therefore the name and it's variations would mean "a person from Atti".... [more]

Attayatamavitaya Thai

Attebery English

Attebury English

Attenborough English
Habitational name for a person from the village of Attenborough in Nottinghamshire, England, derived from the Old English given name Adda and burh meaning "fortified place". A famous bearer of this name was the English actor and filmmaker Richard Attenborough (1923-2014)... [more]

Atterson English
Variant of Atkinson.

Atte Stone Medieval English (Archaic)
Archaic version of the surname Stone from Old English stan, 'atte' being an abbreviated version of "at the" used in several medieval surnames to denote where one lived, still seen in surnames like Attenborough, Atwood, Atwell, and Atteberry... [more]

Attewell English

Atthakonsiripho Thai (Rare)
From Thai อรรถ (attha), the bound form of อรรถ (at) of unknown meaning, กร (kon) meaning "hand, arm", and โพธิ์ (pho), a variant form of โพธิ (phothi) meaning "enlightened; enlightened intellect".

Attia French

Attia Arabic
From the given name Atiya.

Attias French

Attias Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic عطية ('atiyah) meaning "gift".

Attieh Arabic (Mashriqi)
From Arabic عطية (atiyah) meaning "gift".

Attilio Italian
From the given name Attilio.

Atton English

Attrill English

Attwal Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਅਟਵਾਲ (see Atwal).

Attwell English
Variant of Atwell.

Atty English

Atup Visayan
Literally "roof" in Cebuano