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.
Tưởng Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Jiang, from Sino-Vietnamese 蔣 (tưởng).
Tung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Dong.
Tung Romansh
Derived from Romansh tung "thunder".
Tungal Estonian
Tungal is an Estonian surname meaning "firebrand".
Tungate English
habitational name from Tungate a minor place near North Walsham named from Old English tun "farmstead estate" and Old Norse gata or Old English gæt "way path road street gate".
Tunire Irish
Originates from an old folklore joke. Originates from Tuuniro
Tunnard English
Means "town herd", from Old English tun "town, enclosure, yard" and heord "a herd", an occupational name for someone who guarded the town’s cattle.
Tunstall English
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations in England named Tunstall, derived from Old English tun meaning "enclosure, garden, farm" and steall meaning "position, place, site".
Tuor Romansh
Derived from Romansh tuor "tower".
Tuppen English
It comes from people who shepherds. The word tup refers to a male sheep, and pen comes from where the sheep were kept. Tupping is a word used to refer to the mating of sheep and may also be related.
Tupý Slovak
From the word, meaning "blunt, dull".
Tuquib Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano tukib meaning "well-defined, detailed, complete".
Turan Turkish
Refers to Turan, an historical region in Central Asia inhabited by the nomadic Iranian Turanian people. The name itself means "land of the Tur" and is derived from the name of a Persian mythological figure, Tur (تور).
Turarov m Kazakh
Means "son of Turar".
Turarova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Turarov.
Turba Italian
Possibly from Italian turbare, "to disturb, to trouble", itself from Latin turba, "turmoil, disturbance; mob, crowd". Alternately, it could be from the German surname Turba, of uncertain meaning.
Turbin Russian
From the nickname Турба (Turba) which was probably derived from an old dialectal word meaning "face, snout, muzzle (of an animal)", used as a name for a person with an unpleasant or ugly appearance... [more]
Turcat French, French (Quebec)
Means "Turkman"
Turcescu Romanian
means "son of Turk" in Romanian
Turco Italian
Ethnic name for a Turk, or a nickname from the same word in the sense of a non-Christian or, following the medieval ethnic stereotype, a cruel, ferocious, or short-tempered person.
Turcotte French, Welsh
Means "tower" in French and Welsh.
Turcu Romanian
related to https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/turcescu/submitted
Türer German
Means "doormaker" in German, from German Tür "door".
Turgut Turkish
From the given name Turgut.
Turhan Turkish
From the given name Turhan.
Turi Estonian
Turi is an Estonian surname meaning both "scruff" or "withers".
Türk Turkish
Türk means "Turk" in Turkish.
Turkieh Ancient Hebrew, Arabic, Jewish
A Lebanese jewish surname that is often used among Lebanese jews in Israel.
Türkmen Turkish, Turkmen
Refers to a Turkmen person (someone from the present-day nation of Turkmenistan). The ethnonym itself is believed to be derived from Türk combined with the Sogdian suffix -man (thus meaning "almost Turk") or from Türk combined with Arabic إِيمَان (ʾīmān) meaning "faith, belief, religion".
Türkmenoğlu Turkish
Means "son of a Turkmen".
Türkoğlu Turkish
Means "son of a Turk" in Turkish.
Turkstra Frisian
TURKSTRA - Meaning: From the town of "Turkeye". Turkeye is a small town within Zeelandic Flanders in the western part of Netherlands. This family names was given to persons originating from the village.
Turku Finnish
Derived from "Turku" a city in Finland.
Turku Albanian
Derived from Albanian "turk" meaning Turkish.
Turlanov m Kazakh
Means "son of Turlan".
Turlanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Turlanov.
Turlock English
English form of Turlough.... [more]
Turnbo English, German (Americanized)
Americanized spelling of German Dürnbach.
Turnbow English, German (Americanized)
Americanized spelling of German Dürnbach, from a habitational name from any of several places so named or from places in Austria and Bavaria named Dürrenbach (meaning "dry stream").
Turnburke Austurian
This is my mother's maiden name. Her grandfather, Francis Turnburke was born in Lisbon Portugal in 1825. This family lived in Washington D C. It is said the name was changed from Turnburg to Turnburk then to Turnburke.
Turney English, Norman
Habitational name from places in France called Tournai, Tournay, or Tourny. All named with the pre-Roman personal name Turnus and the locative suffix -acum.
Türnpuu Estonian
Means "buckthorn tree" (genus Rhamnus) in Estonian.
Turpin English
From an Anglo-Norman French form of the Old Norse personal name þórfinnr, composed of the elements Þórr, the name of the god of thunder in Scandinavian mythology.
Turrentine American
Origin unidentified (Dictionary of American Family Names: '1881 census has 0, Not in RW, EML'), perhaps from the Italian surname Tarantino.
Turrillo Aragonese
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality in the Comarca of Calatayú.
Tursynbaev Kazakh
Means "son of Tursynbay".
Tursynbaeva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Tursynbaev.
Tursynbekova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Tursynbekov.
Tursynov Kazakh
Means "son of Tursyn".
Tursynova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Tursynov.
Turton English
From Turton, an historical area in Lancashire, England (now part of Greater Manchester); it was originally a township in the former civil parish of Bolton le Moors. It is derived from the Old Norse given name Þórr (see Thor) and Old English tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town"... [more]
Turturro Italian, Sicilian
Metonymic occupational name for a groom (a person employed to take care of horses), derived from Sicilian turturo, (ultimately from Italian tortoro) meaning "straw, hay, plait used for strapping horses"... [more]
Turu Estonian
Turu is an Estonian surname meaning "market".
Turzhanov m Kazakh
Means "son of Turzhan".
Turzhanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Turzhanov.
Tuscano Spanish (Philippines)
Habitational name for a person from the province of Tuscany in Italy.
Tushyontsov m Russian
From Russian тушёнка (tushyonka), meaning "stew".
Tutera Italian
Means “Of the Earth”
Tutt Estonian
Tutt is an Estonian surname meaning "wisp" or "tuft".
Tuttle English, English (American), Irish
Derived from the Old Norse given name Þorkell, derived from the elements þórr (see Thor) and ketill "cauldron". The name evolved into Thurkill and Thirkill in England and came into use as a given name in the Middle Ages... [more]
Tuttoilmondo Italian
Possibly derived from the French given name Toulemonde, which is either itself derived from the Germanic names Thurmond or Tedmond, or from the phrase tout le monde, literally "all the world", or "everybody"... [more]
Tütüncü Turkish
Occupational name for a grower or seller of tobacco, from Turkish tütün meaning "tobacco".
Tuude Estonian
Tuude is an Estonian surname possibly derived from the masculine given name "Tuudor".
Tuul Estonian
Tuul is an Estonian name meaning "wind".
Tuule Estonian
Tuule is an Estonian surname (and feminine given name) meaning "calm".
Tuulik Estonian
Tuulik is an Estonian surname meaning "windmill".
Tuulinen Finnish
Derived from Finnish tuuli meaning "wind".
Tuum Estonian
Tuum is an Estonian surname meaning "essence", "crux" and "point (gist)"
Tuuniro m Irish
An old version of the name Tunire while also being an equivalent name to Tukira
Tüür Estonian
Tüür is an Estonian surname meaning "(boat) rudder".
Tuust Estonian
Tuust is an Estonian surname meaning "wisp".
Tuveri Italian
Possibly from Sardinian Campidanese tuvera, meaning "pipe of the bellows", indicating someone who worked at a forge.
Tuvi Estonian
Tuvi is an Estonian surname meaning "pigeon/dove".
Tuzla Turkish
From a city in Bosnia named "Tuzla" or "salt mine". Formally occupied by the Ottoman Empire.
Tvilling Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Means "twin" in Swedish and Danish.
Tvrdy Czech
"Hard"
Twain American
Most famously borne in the pen name of American author and one time Mississippi riverboat pilot Mark Twain (1835-1910), whose real name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens... [more]
Twardowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within any of 3 Greater Polish villages: 2 named Twardowo or 1 named Twardów.
Tweak Popular Culture
Tweek Tweak is one of the reoccurring characters on the animated TV series South Park.
Tweddle Scottish
Habitational name derived from Tweeddale.
Tweed English
Variant of Twite.
Tweed Irish
Variant of Tuite.
Tweed Scottish
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a variant of Tweddle.
Tweedel English
Tweedel is Scottish for "the dell on the tweed river"
Tweneboa Akan
Meaning unknown.
Twersky Russian
Russian surname derived from Tver Oblast (known as Kalinin from 1931-1990, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
Twiddy English
Possibly derived from Tweedy perhaps originating from the area around the River Tweed... [more]
Twine English
Metonymic occupational name for a maker of string or thread, and derived from Old English twin meaning "thread, string".
Twiner English
Occupational name for a maker of thread or twine; an agent derivative of Old English twinen meaning "to twine".
Twining English
From the name of the village of Twyning in Gloucestershire, derived from Old English betweonan meaning "between" and eam meaning "river".
Twocock English
Twocock literally translates to "twin cocks" and was likely given to someone who was perceived to have a fierce or aggressive personality, like a rooster.
Twyford English
English habitational name from any of the numerous places named Twyford, for example in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Derbyshire, Hampshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Middlesex, and Norfolk, from Old English twi- ‘double’ + ford ‘ford’.
Txiriboga Basque (Rare, Archaic)
Means "tavern" in Basque.
Tyagi Indian, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit त्यागिन् (tyagin) meaning "leaving, abandoning, sacrificing", so named because some members of this caste may have chosen to leave their traditional practice of agriculture in favor of learning and teaching-based occupations (or vice versa).
Tyaglo Russian
Russian form of Tyahlo.
Tylor English
Variant of Tyler.
Tylson English, German (Anglicized)
English: variant of Dyson (see surname Dye). ... [more]
Tyner Irish
An Anglicized version of the Gaelic name O Teimhneain, which is derived from the word teimhean, meaning "dark."
Tynyshbaev Kazakh
Means "son of Tyhsynbai".
Tyree Scottish, English
A name that evolved among the descendants of the people of the kingdom of Dalriada in ancient Scotland.
Tyrone Irish
Probably a habitational name from the county of Tyrone (Gaelic Tir Eoghain "land of Owen 2") in Ulster.
Tysk Swedish
Means "German" in Swedish. It probably started out as a nickname for someone who had immigrated from Germany or for someone who had German ancestry. It could also be a 'soldier name' and refer to the military unit someone belonged to... [more]
Tysoe English
Denoted the bearer was from the parish of Tysoe, Warwickshire, England. The name of the parish is derived from Old English Tīges hōh, meaning "spur of land belonging to the god Tiw." (Tiw was the Old English name for the Roman deity Mars, and also inspired the name of Tuesday.)
Tyutyunnik Russian
Occupational name for a tobacco tycoon, derived from Slavic word tyutyun literally meaning "tobacco".
Tyutyunnyk Ukrainian
Ukrainian transcription of Russian Тютюнник (see Tyutyunnik).
Tze Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Xie.
Tzur Jewish
Means "rock, cliff" in Hebrew.
Tzvi Hebrew
From the given name Tzvi, means "gazelle, roebuck" in Hebrew.
Tzviad Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the name Tzvi and the word עַד (ʿaḏ) "an eternity". The illustration of the gazelle, along with the value of eternity, creates a meaning that represents the beauty and existence of the Land of Israel.
Tzviel Hebrew (Modern)
Means "gazelle of god" in Hebrew, from the given name Tzvi combined with el which means "God".
Ualiev m Kazakh
Means "son of Uali".
Ualieva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Ualiev.
Uba Estonian
Uba is an Estonian surname meaning "bean".
Uba Japanese
From Japanese 姥 (Uba) meaning "Uba", a division in the division of Akougi in the area of Kasasa in the city of Minamisatsuma in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan.
Ubaidullah Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Ubaidullah.
Über German
From German meaning "above" or "over".
Übermacht German
Same given to someone with a lot of power.
Ubushiro Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 天宮城 (see Ugushiro).
Uçak Turkish
Means "airplane" in Turkish.
Uçan Turkish
Means "flying" or "fugitive, volatile" in Turkish.
Uçar Turkish
Means "flying, volatile" in Turkish.
Ucar Croatian
1 Croatian, Serbian, and eastern Slovenian: ironic nickname for an autocratic person, from car ‘tsar’.... [more]
Uccheddu Italian
From Sardinian uccheddu, "eyelet, buttonhole".
Uceda Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Uchiai Japanese
Uchi means "inside" and ai means "together, join", "indigo" or "love, affection".
Uchida Japanese
From Japanese 内 (uchi) meaning "inside" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Uchide Japanese
From 内 (uchi) meaning "inside" and 出 (de) meaning "exit".
Uchiha Japanese
This is the last name of the anime character, Uchiha Sasuke.
Uchihara Japanese
From Japanese 内 (uchi) meaning "inside" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Uchihashi Japanese
Uchi means "inside" and hashi means "bridge".
Uchii Japanese
Uchi means "inside" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".
Uchima Japanese
From Japanese 内 (uchi) meaning "inside" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".
Uchino Japanese
From (uchi) meaning "inside" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain".
Uchisawa Japanese
Uchi means "inside" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Uchiumi Japanese
Uchi means "inside" and umi means "sea, ocean".
Uclés Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Uda Japanese
From Japanese 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, roof, house" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Udagawa Japanese
From Japanese 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, roof, house", 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Udam Estonian
Udam is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "südame", meaning "dearest".
Udayakumara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit उदय (udaya) meaning "going up, rising, sunrise, dawn" and कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince".
Udayasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit उदय (udaya) meaning "going up, rising" or "sunrise, dawn" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Uddin Bengali, Urdu, Tausug
From Arabic الدين (ad-dīn) meaning "the religion", commonly used as a suffix for given names.
Udo Japanese
From 有 (u) meaning "posession, existing, having" and 働 (do) meaning "work, labor, toil."
Udom English
English: nickname for someone who had done well for himself by marrying the daughter of a prominent figure in the local community, from Middle English odam ‘son-in-law’ (Old English āðum).
Udović m Croatian
Means "son of a widow" in Croatian, from Serbo-Croatian udova "widow".
Udovič Slovene
Slovene form of Udović
Udovich Croatian (Americanized), Slovene (Americanized)
Americanized form of Slovenian Udovič and Croatian Udović.
Udu Estonian
Udu is an Estonian surname meaning "fog", "mist" and "haze".
Uebara Japanese
Variant of Uehara.... [more]
Uekawa Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Ueki Japanese
From Japanese 植 (ue) meaning "plant" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Uekusa Japanese
From Japanese 植 (ue) meaning "plant" and 草 (kusa) meaning "grass, herb".
Uematsu Japanese
From Japanese 植 (ue) meaning "plant" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".
Uemoto Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Uemura Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" or 植 (ue) meaning "plant" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Ueng Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka romanization of Huang.
Uenosono Japanese
From 上 (ue) meaning "top, upper, above", ノ or の (no) being a possessive particle, and 園 (sono) meaning "garden, plantation, orchard".
Uentillie Navajo
From Navajo ayóí meaning "very" and áníldííl meaning "husky, large".
Ueoka Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Uesaka Japanese
Ue means "upper, top, above" and saka means "hill, slope".... [more]
Ueshita Japanese
Ue means "upper, top, above" and shita means "below, under".
Ueta Japanese
Variant transcription of Ueda.
Uetsuka Japanese
Ue means "above, upper" and tsuka means "mound".
Uewara Japanese
Variant of Uehara.... [more]
Ueyama Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Ueyanagi Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow".
Ufugusuku Okinawan
The Okinawan language reading of its kanji, meaning "big castle".
Ugalde Basque
Habitational name meaning "waterside, by the river" or "flood, deluge" in Basque, derived from ur "water" and -alde "side, near".
Ugarte Basque
Means "island" in Basque, ultimately derived from ur "water" and -arte "between".
Ugas Catalan
Probably from the word uvas meaning "grapes".
Ugas Somali
From the given name Ugas.
Uggla Swedish
Means "owl" in Swedish.
Ugumori Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鵜久森 (Ugumori) meaning "Ugumori", a division in the area of Miyakubo in the city of Imabari in the prefecture of Ehime in Japan.... [more]
Uğur Turkish
From the given name Uğur.
Uğurlu Turkish
Means "lucky, successful" in Turkish.
Ugushiro Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 天宮城 (Ugushiro) meaning "Ugu Castle", a castle that was possibly somewhere in the present-day city of Fukuyama in the prefecture of Hiroshima in Japan.
Uharte Basque
Variant of Ugarte.