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Urusov RussianFrom Slavic
urush which means "warrior". This was the surname of a noble family in Russia.
Urzędowski PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish town of Urzędów.
Us Slovene (Rare)Us is a Slovene Surname which in itself is a shortened version of the House Name Ušič,Meaning Son of Us. The surname may be linked the the slovene word Oves, which translates to "Oats", and may have been an occupational surname referring to someone who farmed Oats and or grains.
Usai ItalianPossibly from the name of the former village Usani, or alternately, from Sardinian
uscare "to burn, to scorch".
Usami JapaneseFrom Japanese 宇
(u) meaning "house, eaves, roof", 佐
(sa) meaning "help, aid" and 美
(mi) meaning "beautiful".
Useche BasqueHabitational name from Basque
Usaetxe, composed of
uso "dove, pigeon" and
etxe "house, home, building".
Uselton EnglishPerhaps a variant of
Osselton, a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place, probably in northeastern England, where this name is most common.
Usher EnglishOccupational name from Middle English
usher, meaning "usher, doorkeeper".
Ushi JapaneseUshi means "cow, bull, ox, secind sign of the Chinese zodiac".
Ushida JapaneseFrom Japanese 牛
(ushi) meaning "cow" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Ushio JapaneseFrom 牛 (
ushi) meaning "cow, bull, ox" and 尾 (
o) meaning "tail, end".
Ushisawa JapaneseFrom 牛 (
ushi) meaning "cow, bull, ox, 2nd sign of the Chinese zodiac" and 澤 or 沢 (
sawa) meaning "marsh, swamp".
Ushishima JapaneseUshi means "cow, bull, ox, second sign of the Chinese zodiac" and shima means "island".
Ushiyama JapaneseFrom Japanese 牛 (
ushi) meaning "cow" and 山 (
yama) meaning "mountain", referring to a mountain with many cows.
Ushiyama JapaneseFrom Japanese 牛山 (
Ushiyama) meaning "Ushiyama", an area in the city of Kasugai in the prefecture of Aichi in Japan.
Ushiyama JapaneseFrom Japanese 牛山 (
Ushiyama), replacing 屎 (
kuso) meaning "something unclean" with 山 (
yama) meaning "mountain" in 牛屎 (
Ushikuso), a clipping of 牛屎院 (
Ushikusoin), a nickname for the former city of Ōkuchi in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan.
Usry EnglishVariant of Ussery. It comes from a nickname given to a bear-like person.
Ustinov RussianMeans "son of
Ustin". A famous bearer of this surname was the British actor Sir Peter Ustinov (1921-2004).
Üstün TurkishMeans "superior, outstanding, excellent" in Turkish.
Usui JapaneseFrom Japanese 臼
(usu) meaning "millstone, mortar" and 井
(i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Usui JapaneseFrom Japanese 碓
(usu) meaning "pestle" and 井
(i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Utagawa JapaneseUta means "song" and Gawa comes from Kawa, meaning "river".
Utech GermanFrom Middle Low German ūt-echtisch ‘outsider’, a term denoting someone who was not a member of a particular guild.
Utley EnglishDerived from the Old English elements
ote, or "oats" and
leah, meaning "a clearing."
Utne NorwegianIn Norwegian, probably has some pre-Germanic elements (i.e. before approx. 200 CE). Other place-names in the area also has an element of pre-Germanic and unknown origins. It has been suggested that it derives from "Út-tún", meaning the hamlet or farmstead that is "out"
Utsar EstonianUtsar is an Estonian surname, possibly a truncated variant of "Kutsar", meaning "coachman".
Utsugi JapaneseUtsugi can be written in 15 ways, them being: 宇ツ木, 宇次, 宇津城, 宇津木, 宇都城, 宇都木, 卯都木, 卯木, 空木, 槍, 打木, 梼木, 楊盧木, 擣木, 棯. The 宇津木 and 打木 are also place names while 空木 is also a female given name... [
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Utsunomiya JapaneseThis surname is used as either 宇都宮 or 宇津宮 with 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof", 都 (tsu, to, miyako) meaning "capital, metropolis", 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port" and 宮 (kyuu, ku, kuu, guu, miya) meaning "constellations, palace, princess, Shinto shrine."... [
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Utsunomiya JapaneseFrom Japanese 宇
(u) meaning "house, eaves, universe", 都
(tsu) meaning "city", and 宮
(miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
Ütt EstonianÜtt is an Estonian surname (loosely) meaning "vocative"; a "word of address'' or "exclamatory address".
Uudmäe EstonianUudmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "virgin/unspoiled hill/mountain".
Uuehendrik EstonianUuehendrik is an Estonian surname meaning "new Hendrik (a masculine given name)". Probably derived from the offspring of a Hendrik junior.
Uueni EstonianUueni is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "uuenema" meaning "reform" and "renew".
Uuetoa EstonianUuetoa is an Estonain surname, meaning "new home" or "new room".
Uuk EstonianUuk is an Estonian surname meaning "bay" and "dormer".
Uuli EstonianUuli is an Estonian surname derived from "uulits", meaning "street".
Uurits EstonianUurits is an Estonian surname meaning "engraver" and "burin".
Uusla EstonianUusla is an Estonian surname meaning "new field/area".
Uusmägi EstonianUusmägi is an Estonian surname meaning "new mountain/hill".
Uwem Ibibio, Efik, AnangMeaning "Life". It originates from the Efik, Ibibio and Anang tribes of Cross River state, Nigeria which has now been divided with the Ibibios and Anang people in the newly formed Akwa Ibom state. Other variations of the name are:
Uwemedimo meaning "life is wealth" and
Nkereuwem meaning "my name is life"
Uy Khmer, LaoKhmer and Lao form of
Huang (based on the Hokkien romanization of the name).
Uygun TurkishMeans "available, suitable, fitting" in Turkish.
Uygur TurkishFrom the ethnic group called the "Uyghur" in western China.
Uys AfrikaansOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include an Afrikaans variant of
Huijs which seems to have developed into
Uijs and finally into
Uys.
Uysal TurkishMeans "docile, easygoing, peaceful" in Turkish.
Uytdehaage DutchMeans "from The Hague", a city in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. It could also mean "from the hedge". Both etymologies are derived from Dutch
uit meaning "out, of, from" and Middle Dutch
hage meaning "hedge, bush"... [
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Uz TurkishMeans "beautiful, good, skillful" in Turkish.
Uzaki Japanese, Popular CultureFrom Japanese, 宇 (u) meaning "world, universe, space" combined with 崎 (zaki) meaning "cape, peninsula". A fictional bearer of this surname is Hana Uzaki (宇崎 花) from Uzaki~chan Wants to Hang Out! (宇崎ちゃんは遊びたい!).
Uzhakhov Ingush (Russified)Russified form of an Ingush surname derived the name of an Ingush teip (clan). The clan's name is possibly derived from a given name, in turn possibly from an Ingush word meaning "bold, strong".
Uzumaki Japanese (Rare)This name combines 渦 (ka, uzu) meaning "eddy, vortex, whirlpool" or 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick" with 巻 (kan, ken, maki, ma.ki, ma.ku) meaning "book, coil, part, roll up, scroll, tie, volume, wind up."... [
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Vaaj HmongThe name may come from the Chinese who gave Hmong names during the 18th century depending on the place they were in. It's a possible clan surname.
Vaaks EstonianVaaks is an Estonian surname meaning "elecampane" ("Inula helenium", also called "horse-heal" or "elfdock").
Vaamonde SpanishVariant of the habitational surname Bahamonde, from one of the Galician places called Baamonde (earlier written Bahamonde) in the province of Lugo most probably Santiago de Baamonde (Begonte).
Vään EstonianVään is an Estonian surname meaning "climbing".
Vaandrager DutchMeans "flag-bearer, ensign" in Dutch, from
vaan "banner, vane, flag" and
drager "carrier, bearer".
Vaane EstonianVaane is an Estonian surname meaning "pious" and "devout".
Väär EstonianVäär is an Estonian surname meaning "false" and "wrong".
Vaara Finnish, SamiMeans "forested hill" in Finnish, derived from Northern Sami
várri "mountain".
Vääri EstonianVääri is an Estonian surname derived from "vääriv", meaning "worthy" and "deserving".
Vaarik EstonianVaarik is an Estonian surname derived from "vaarikas" meaning "raspberry".
Väärsi EstonianVäärsi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "vääris", meaning "costly", "noble" and "valuable".
Väät EstonianVäät is an Estonian surname meaning "withe", "tendril" and "vine".
Vabamäe EstonianVabamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "unoccupied/vacant hill/mountain".
Vadeboncœur French (Quebec)From the French phrase
va de bon cœur meaning "go with a good (merry) heart". This was a secondary surname, common among soldiers in colonial French Canada, which has been adopted as a principal surname.
Vadelov Ingush (Russified)Russified form of an Ingush family name, which is from the name of an Ingush teip (clan) which is of disputed origin, possibly derived from Ingush да
(da) meaning "father", Arabic وَعْد
(waʿd) meaning "promise" (through Turkish
vaat), or from the hypothetical name
Vadel derived from Lezgin вад
(vad) meaning "five" (hypothetically given to the fifth-born child of a family).
Vadén SwedishCombination of Swedish place name element
vad which in most cases mean "ford, place for wading", and the common surname suffix
-én.
Vader German (Rare)From Middle Low German vader meaning ‘father’, ‘senior’; in the Middle Ages this was used a term of address for someone who was senior in rank or age.
Værnes NorwegianVærnes is a village in the municipality of Stjørdal in Nord-Trøndelag county in Mid-Norway. The original spelling of the village's name was Vannes and it is a combination of
var "calm, quiet" and
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Vaga EstonianVaga is an Estonian surname meaning "devout" and "pious".
Våge NorwegianHabitational name from any of several farms named Våge, derived from Old Norse
vágr "bay, inlet, fjord".
Vágó HungarianOccupational name for a wood- or stonecutter, or butcher, from vágni ‘to cut’.
Vagula EstonianFrom the name of a village and a lake in Võru Parish, Võru County in southern Estonia. Possibly derived from
vagu "furrow, groove" and the locative suffix
-la.
Vahejõe EstonianVahejõe is an Estonian surname meaning "mid/dividing river".
Vahemets EstonianVahemets is an Estonian surname meaning "middle/dividing forest".
Vahenõmm EstonianVahenõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "dividing/middle heath".
Vahesalu EstonianVahesalu is an Estonian surname meaning "dividing/middle grove".
Vähi EstonianVähi is an Estonian surname, derived from "vähim", meaning "smallest" or "lightest".
Vahi EstonianMeans "watch" or "guard" in Estonian, derived from
vahimees meaning "watchman".
Vähk EstonianVähk is an Estonian surname meaning "crayfish".
Vahtra EstonianVahtra is an Estonian surname meaning "maple" (Aceraceae).
Vaidya Indian, MarathiDerived from Sanskrit वैद्य
(vaidya) meaning "physician, doctor", ultimately from the word विद्
(vid) meaning "to know".
Vaik EstonianVaik is an Estonian surname meaning both "quiet/still ("vaikus") and "resin/pitch", "tar".
Vaiksaar EstonianVaiksaar is an Estonian surname meaing "quiet/still ("vaikus") island ("saar")". May also come from "väike saar", meaning "little island".
Vaiksoo EstonianVaiksoo is an Estonian surname meaning "quiet/still swamp".
Vaikvee EstonianVaikvee is an Estonian surname meaning "quiet/still water".
Vaillancourt French (Quebec)Possibly a variant of Valencourt. This is the surname of a noble family who probably lived near Willencourt.
Vaillant FrenchFrom a medieval nickname for a brave person (from Old French
vaillant "brave, sturdy").
Vain EstonianVain is an Estonian surname meaning "village common", or "village green".
Vainküla EstonianVainküla is an Estonian surname meaning "(village) green/common village"
Vainmäe EstonianVainmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "(village) green/common hill/mountain".
Vaino EstonianVaino is an Estonian surname, derived from the patronymic given name Vaino.
Vainumäe EstonianVainumäe is an Estonian surname derived from "vainurästas", meaning "redwing blackbird" (Turdus iliacus) and "mäe", meaning ""hill".
Väisänen FinnishTopographic name from väisä meaning either meaning "road" or "sign placed on the ice" + the common surname suffix -nen.
Vaišys m LithuanianPossibly from
vaišės ("feast, entertainment") or a related word.
Väits EstonianVäits is an Estonian surname derived from "väit" meaning "insist".
Vakili PersianDerived from Persian وکیل
(vakil) meaning "lawyer, attorney".
Vakk EstonianVakk is an Estonian surname meaning "granary bin".
Val Spanish, FrenchIt means valley. It comes from Britain and then moved to Aragón (Spain).