All Submitted Surnames

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Viirelaid Estonian
Viirelaid is an Estonian surname meaning "tern islet".
Viires Estonian
Viires is an Estonian surname meaning "tern".
Viirmaa Estonian
Viirmaa is an Estonian surname derived from "viir" meaning both "sea swallow" and "varved" (annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock) and "maa" ("land").
Viirpuu Estonian
Viirpuu is an Estonian surname meaning "hawthorn" (Crataegus).
Viitas Estonian
Viitas is an Estonian surname meaning "refer" or "point (out/to)".
Vikander Swedish
Swedish vik ”bay” combined with the common surname suffix -ander.
Vikat Estonian
Vikat is an Estonian surname meaning "scythe".
Vikentiev Russian
Means "son of Vikentiy".
Vikentiyev Russian
Variant transcription of Vikentiev.
Vikingsson Swedish (Rare)
Means "son of Viking" in Swedish.
Viklund Swedish
Combination of Swedish vik "bay" and lund "grove".
Viks Estonian
Viks is an Estonian surname meaning "jaunty".
Vilaamil Spanish
Habitational name from Villamil a place in Asturias.
Vilallonga Catalan
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Valencian municipality.
Vilanova Portuguese, Catalan, Galician
Portuguese, Catalan and Galician cognate of Villanueva.
Vilavong Lao
From Lao ວິລະ (vila) meaning "hero, brave, courage" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Vilavongsa Lao
From Lao ວິລະ (vila) meaning "hero, brave" and ວົງສາ (vongsa) meaning "family".
Vilaysack Lao
From Lao ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful" and ສັກ (sack) meaning "rank, power, authority".
Vilaythong Lao
From Lao ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful" and ທອງ (thong) meaning "gold".
Vilayvanh Lao
From Lao ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful" and ວັນ (vanh) meaning "sun, day".
Vilbas Estonian
Vilbas is an Estonians surname meaning "babbler".
Vilbaste Estonian
Vilbaste is an Estonian surname derived from "vilbas" meaning "babbler".
Vilbig German
Unknown.
Vilbre Estonian
Vilbre is an Estonian surname derived from "vilbas" meaning "babbler".
Vilde Estonian
Vilde is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "vildakas" meaning "oblique" and "slanting" and "wry".
Vilhelmsson Swedish
Means "son of Vilhelm".
Vilhjálmsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Vilhjálmur". Its masculine counterpart is Vilhjálmsson.
Viljamaa Estonian
Viljamaa is an Estonian surname meaning "fruit-bearing land".
Viljapuu Estonian
Viljapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "fruit-bearing tree".
Viljarand Estonian
Viljarand is an Estonian surname meanig "grain/harvest shore".
Viljasoo Estonian
Viljasoo is an Estonian surname meaning "grain/harvest swamp".
Viljaste Estonian
Viljaste is an Estonian surname derived from "vilja" meaning "grain", "harvest" and "fruit bearing".
Viljevac Croatian
Habitational name for someone from Viljevo, Croatia.
Vilkas Lithuanian
Means "wolf" in Lithuanian.
Vilkin Belarusian, Russian
Derived from Russian вилка (vilka) meaning "fork, pitchfork".
Vill Estonian
Vill is an Estonian surname meaning "wool".
Villadsen Danish
Villadsen means "son of Villads".
Villafañe Spanish
Derived from the village of Villafañe in Leon, Spain. His hierarch, perhaps, is the Burgos hidalgo Alvar Fañez.
Villaflor Spanish (Philippines)
Denoted someone who came from the name of the municipality of Villaflor in Castile-León, Spain.
Villafuerte Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
Denoted someone who came from the name of the municipality of Villafuerte de Esgueva in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain.
Villagonzalo Spanish (Philippines)
Habitational for a person from the municipality of Villagonzalo in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain.
Villagra Spanish
Rare castilian surname, distributed throughout Spain with greater presence in Madrid, Barcelona, Valladolid and Palencia.
Villagran Spanish
From a lost village called Villa Grande, meaning 'large farmstead or settlement'.
Villahermosa Spanish (Philippines)
Habitational name for any of the places in Spain with this name, such as Villahermosa del Campo, Villahermosa, and Villahermosa del Río.
Villalpando Spanish
It first came from a Spanish village town.
Villalva Spanish (Rare)
Villa meaning "Town", Alva meaning "White"
Villalvazo Spanish
Hispanic (Mainly Mexico): Derivative Of Spanish Villalba Or Villalva .
Villamar Spanish
Spanish: Habitational Name From Any Of The Three Places Called Villamar In Lugo (Galicia) Oviedo (Asturias) Or Burgos (Castilia).
Villamayor Spanish
Habitational name for any of the numerous places in Spain with this name.
Villamil Asturian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the parish of Serantes in the municipality of Tapia.
Villamizar Spanish
Habitational name from Villamizar in León.
Villamor Spanish (Philippines)
Denoted someone who came from the name of the municipality oF Villamor de los Escuderos in Castile-León, Spain.
Villani Italian
Derives from Latin villa "village, farm, settlement", related to Italian villano "peasant" or "rude, bad-mannered".
Villanova Italian, Spanish
Habitational name from any of numerous places so called from Latin villa nova "new settlement" (see Villa) from the elements villa "town" and nova "new"... [more]
Villaquirán Spanish
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 municipalities: Villaquirán de los Infantes or Villaquirán de la Puebla.
Villard Galician, Portuguese
A Galician and Portuguese surname in the north of Iberian Peninsula. It's a last name belonging to ancient Celtic tribes.
Villard German
Altered form of German Hilgard, from the female personal name Hildegard, composed of the Germanic elements hild "strife, battle" and gard "fortress, stronghold".
Villard French
French cognate of Vilar. A topographic name denoting an inhabitant of a hamlet; or a habitational name from (Le) Villard the name of several places in various parts of France... [more]
Villareal Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Villarreal primarily used in the Philippines and Columbia.
Villarin Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Galician Villariño.
Villarosa Spanish (Philippines)
Denoted a person who came from the town of Villarosa in the province of Enna, Sicily, Italy.
Villarreal Spanish
Habitational name from any of various places called Villarreal (or Villareal), derived from Spanish villa meaning "farm, town, settlement" and real meaning "royal".
Villarroel Spanish
Derivative of Villa, unexplained. Compare Villarruel.
Villarrubia Spanish
Spanish: habitational name from Villarrubia (Córdoba) Villarrubia de los Ojos (Ciudad Real) or Villarrubia de Santiago (Toledo) so named from villa '(outlying) farmstead (dependent) settlement' (see Villa ) + rubia 'light red'.
Villarruel Spanish
Cognate of Villa with the second element of unexplained etymology. Compare Villarroel.
Villasante Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Merindad de Montija.
Villaseñor Galician (Hispanicized)
Habitational name, apparently a Castilianized spelling of Galician Vilseñor, from any of three places in Lugo province named Vilaseñor.
Villasurda German
Villasurda is a Germanic name dating back to the time of the Vikings. It, roughly translated from a Norse word, means, "the one who is fat."
Villatoro Spanish
Presumably a name given to someone from Villatoro, Spain
Villavicencio Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
Denoted someone who came from the name of the municipality of Villavicencio de los Caballeros in Castile and León, Spain.
Villeda Spanish
Probably from french.
Villegas Spanish
Habitational name from the municipality of Villegas in Burgos province, Spain.
Villein French
"Used in medieval England and France. Villein is another term used for the serfs in the lowest classes of the feudal system."
Villerius Dutch
Villerius is a name of Dutch origin similar to the French DeVilliers
Villoslada Spanish
From the village of Villoslada in Spain.
Villwock German
Of uncertain and much debated origin.... [more]
Vilnius Lithuanian
From the capital of Lithuania.
Vilpuu Estonian
Vilpuu is an Estonian surname derived from "vili" ("fruit") and "puu" ("tree").
Vilu Estonian
Vilu is an Estonian surname meaning "cool" and "chilly".
Vimbai Shona
Vimbai means "Have hope, trust". It is a call to have hope or to trust in
Vimukthi Sinhalese
From the given name Vimukthi.
Vinagre Spanish, Portuguese
An occupational surname for someone who sells vinegar.
Vinagro Italian
Cognate to Vinagre, meaning "bitter wine, vinegar". Possibly given to foundlings.
Vince English
From a short form of the personal name Vincent.
Vincek Croatian
Possibly derived from the Croatian nickname for Vincent.
Vincente English, Italian
English variant of Vincent 1, otherwise from the given name Vincente
Vincenz Romansh
Derived from the given name Vincentius.
Vincenzi Italian
Patronymic form of Vincenzo.
Vincenzo Italian
From the given name Vincenzo
Vincetić Croatian
Derived from Vinko, Croatian form of Vincent.
Vinciguerra Italian
Derived from medieval Italian name Vinciguerra.
Vinda Hindi
Taken from Mitravinda, one of the eight principal queen-consorts of the Hindu god Krishna.
Vindex Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen meaning "champion", "avenger", or "defender".... [more]
Viner English
Occupational name for a vine-grower.
Vinette English
Derived from French vignette "sprig".
Vingaard Danish
Means "vineyard" in Danish.
Vinh Vietnamese
A royal Vietnamese surname created by the Nguyen Dynasty.
Vinhal English
Basically a character of a fictional story of my own creation before it ever gets published as I believe Vinhal should be pronounced as Vine-hall unlike what the idotic google translate says.
Viniegra Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Riojan municipalities in the Comarca of Anguiano: Viniegra de Arriba or Viniegra de Abajo.
Vining English (British)
Habitational name for someone from a place called Fyning in Rogate in Sussex.
Vink Dutch
Means "finch, chaffinch" in Dutch, a metonymic occupational name for someone who caught finches and other small birds. It could also be a nickname for someone cheerful, or who was known for whistling.
Vinnychenko Ukrainian
Means "from Vinnytsya".
Vinson English
This surname means "son of Vincent."
Vint English, Scottish
Either an English habitational name from places so named, or a Scottish variant of Wint.
Vint Estonian
Vint is an Estonian surname meaning "finch".
Vinther Danish
Danish variant of Winter.
Vinuesa Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Violet English
Derived from the given name Violet
Violet English, French
Derived from the given name Violet (English) or a variant of Violette (French).
Violette French
Perhaps a topographic name from a diminutive of viol "path", itself a derivative of vie "way". It is more likely, however, that this name is from the secondary surname Laviolette "the violet (flower)", which was common among soldiers in French Canada.
Viotto Italian
The name is derived from the Latin word "vita", meaning "life"
Vipulasena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විපුලසේන (see Wipulasena).
Viramontes Spanish
Viramontes is composed of the elements "mira" and "montes," two Spanish words with the combined meaning of "place with a view of the mountains."
Viravong Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ວິລະວົງ (see Vilavong).
Viravongsa Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ວິລະວົງສາ (see Vilavongsa).
Viray Occitan, French, Catalan
Southern French (Occitan) and Catalan variant of Occitan Verai and Veray, nickname from Occitan verai ‘honest’... [more]
Viray Filipino, Tagalog, Pampangan, Pangasinan
Occupational name derived from Tagalog, Pampangan and Pangasinan biray referring to a type of small, flat-bottomed rowing boat.
Virgem Portuguese
Portuguese form of Virgo.
Virgen Spanish
Spanish form of Virgo.
Virgil Spanish
From the given name Virgil.
Virile Italian
It comes fron the Italian adjective virile that means 'manly, masculine' ultimately from Latin vir
Virk Punjabi
From the name of the founder of the clan, a Rajput named Virak.
Virkkula Kven
from virkku meaning "spike" and the ending -la meaning "place".
Virolainen Finnish
Means "Estonian" in Finnish.
Virsik Czech
May mean "peach"
Virtue English
Used as a name for someone who had played the part of Virtue in a medieval mystery play, or as a nickname for someone noted for their virtuousness or (sarcastically) for someone who parades their supposed moral superiority.
Virtuoso English (American), Spanish, Italian
This Italian surname could possibly be connected to those whose ancestors were involved in playing a musical instrument or somehow connected to the musical instrument industry.
Viru Estonian
Viru is an Estonian surname derived from Virumaa, a former county in Estonian now comprised of Ida-Viru and Lääne-Viru Counties.
Vis Dutch
Means "fish" in Dutch, a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fishmonger.
Viscardi Italian
patronymic or plural form of Viscardo a variant of the personal name Guiscardo itself from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements wisa "wise" and hard "hardy strong"... [more]
Visconti Italian
Derived from visconte, itself from the Medieval vice comes, a title of rank meaning "deputy of a count". The Visconti of Milan are a noble Italian family. They rose to power in Milan during the Middle Ages where they ruled from 1277 to 1447, initially as Lords then as Dukes, and several collateral branches still exist... [more]
Viscuso Italian
From Sicilian viscusu "tough, tenacious, vicious".
Vise English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a boundary, Old French devise.
Vishnyakov m Russian
From Russian вишня (vishnya), meaning "cherry".
Visitor English
Likely from someone who was a stranger in a place.
Visla Estonian
Visla is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "visa" meaning "tough" and "tenacious".
Vislapuu Estonian
Vislapuu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "visa" ("tough" and "tenacious") and "puu" ("tree" and "wood"); "tough tree".
Višneviškas Lithuanian
This indicates familial origin within the Belarusian agrotown of Víšneva, which was originally Lithuanian & under the name of ''Višnevas''.
Vissers Flemish, Dutch
Patronymic of Visser.
Vista Italian
Probably from a short form of a medieval personal name such as Bellavista, an omen or well-wishing name literally meaning ‘fine view’.
Vital Romansh
Derived from the given name Vitalis.
Vitaliano Italian
From the given name Vitaliano
Vitebsky Belarusian
Refers to a region named "Vitebsk" in Belarus.
Vítek Czech
Vítek comes from Latin name Vitus.
Vitkauskas Lithuanian
Lithuanian variant of the surname Witkowski.
Vitko Russian, Ukrainian (?)
Possibly derived from the name Viktor.
Vitkus Lithuanian
From a pet form of the personal name Vytautas (a compound of vyti ‘to guide’ + tauta ‘the people’).
Vītols Latvian
Meaning "willow".
Vitorino Portuguese
From the given name Vitorino
Vitryanyuk Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian вітряний (vitryanyy), meaning "windy".
Vitsut Estonian
Vitsut is an Estonian surname derived from "vitsutama", meaning "whip", switch", or "hoop".
Vittorio Italian
From the given name Vittorio.
Vitty Scottish
Local reduced form of McVittie found in West Yorkshire.
Vivanco Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the Castilian locality of Vivanco de Mena.
Vivar Spanish, History
From the village of Vivar, later renamed Vivar del Cid, nowadays part of Quintanilla Vivar located near Burgos, Castile and León, Spain.... [more]
Viveash English
English surname of uncertain origin. May be Anglo-Norman from French vivace meaning "lively, vigorous", however its pronunciation has led to its connection to various places in southern England called Five Ash Trees.
Vivenzio Italian
From the given name Vivenzio.
Vivian English
Derived from the given name Vivian.
Viviano Italian
From the given name Viviano.
Vivier French
Derived from Latin vivarium, ultimately from Latin vivus "alive". This name is locational relating to living near a fish pond.
Vivis English (Rare)
Found in the 1891, 1901 & 1911 British census, other Ancestry.co.uk records & FreeBMD. Could derive from Vivas from Spanish Catalan
Vizcaino Basque
Meaning ‘From the Bay of Biscay’.
Vizinho Portuguese
Portuguese form of Voisin.
Vlaams Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
From Dutch and Flemish meaning "Flemish".
Vlachodimos Greek
Occupational name for a person who builds walls.
Vladi Czech
Czech, Slovak, and Romanian: from a short form of the personal name Vladislav, an old Slavic name composed of the elements volod ‘rule’ + slav ‘glory’, Latinized as Ladislaus and found in Hungarian as László ( see Laszlo ).
Vladić Croatian, Serbian
Means ''son of Vlad''.
Vladimirsky Russian (Rare)
The habitational surname from Vladimir oblast in western Russia.
Vladu Romanian
Derived from given name Vlad.
Vlainić Croatian, Bosnian
Variant of Vlajnić or Vlajinić
Vlasenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Vlasov.
Vlasov Russian
Means "son of Vlasiy".
Vlasova f Russian
Feminine form of Vlasov.
Vliet Dutch
Means "brook" in Dutch.
Vlk Czech, Slovak
Means "wolf" in Czech and Slovak.
Vo Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Võ.
Voborník Czech, Slovak
Příjmení Voborník vzniklo dle svého bydliště, tedy z obory. Oborníky mívali naši předkové, byli to správcové nebo strážcové obor, lesní a hajní v oborách (slovo toto žije v příjmení Oborník, Voborník)... [more]
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