All Submitted Surnames

Yehya Arabic, Uyghur
From the given name Yehya.

Yeibi Nigerian

Yeien Malaysian (Rare, ?)

Yekaterinburg Russian

Yekhamov m Russian

Yekhuranov m Russian

Yekutieli Hebrew
From the given name Yekutiel.

Yel Turkish
Means "wind, breeze" in Turkish.

Yelich Serbian (Anglicized, Rare)
Yelich is an Anglicized spelling of the last name Jelić.

Yelistratov m Russian

Yelizarov m Russian
Anton Yelizarov ("Lotos") was a Russian mercenary leader.... [more]

Yelley English (British)
The surname Yelley was first found in Oxfordshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed... [more]

Yellman English
Yellman comes from the English words yell and man creating Yellman. The last name Yellman was also given to a person who consistently yelled a lot.

Yellow English
Nickname for someone who has yellow hair; wore yellow clothing or has a yellow complexion

Yellow Robe Indigenous American

Yellowtail Indigenous American

Yelly English

Yelnats Literature
Invented by Louis Sacher for his novel "Holes". The name was created because it is Stanley spelled backwards. Stanley Yelnats IV is the main character in the novel.

Yeltsin m Russian
Possibly from Russian word ель (jel') meaning "spruce, fir" and the relational suffix -ин (-in).

Yel'tsov m Russian
A form of Yeltsin.

Yelverton English

Yemel'yanenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Yemelyanov.

Yemelyanov Russian
Means "son of Yemelyan".

Yemelyanova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Емельянов (see Yemelyanov).

Yemen Arabic
From the Given Name YEMEN.

Yemesi Papuan

Yen Khmer

Yen Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 严 (see Yan).

Yende South African

Yener Turkish
From the given name Yener.

Yeng Korean

Yeni Turkish
Means "new" in Turkish.

Yeo Korean

Yeo Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Yang.

Yeoh Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Yang.

Yeoman English

Yeong Korean
Korean form of Yang, from Sino-Korean 楊 (yeong) meaning "willow".

Yeongju Japanese

Yeosu Korean

Yeow Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Yao.

Yepa Papuan

Yepes Spanish
Habitational name from Yepes in the province of Toledo (named as Hippo or Hipona in or before Roman times).

Yépez South American

Yerba Spanish (Latin American)

Yerbabuena Spanish (Latin American)
From Spanish yerba buena meaning "good herb"

Yeregin m Russian

Yeremenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Yeremeyev.

Yeremeyev m Russian
Derived from the given name Yeremey. Konstantin Yeremeyev was a Soviet journalist and military person.

Yerges English (American)

Yerian English
Americanized form of Irion.

Yerka English (Rare)

Yerkes German (Americanized)
Americanized spelling of German and Dutch Jerkes, a patronymic from the personal name Jerke.

Yermak Ukrainian, Russian
From the given name Yermak. Andriy Yermak is a Ukrainian politician and former film producer.

Yermakov m Russian

Yermolaev Russian
Variant of Yermolayev.

Yermolayev Russian
Means "son of Yermolai".

Yerofeyev m Russian

Yerokhin Russian

Yeromenko Ukrainian

Yershov Russian

Yerzhanov m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Ержанов (see Erzhanov).

Yerzhanova f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Ержанова (see Erzhanova).

Yesayan Armenian
Means "son of Yesay".

Yesca Spanish (Latin American)

Yeşil Turkish
Means "green" in Turkish.

Yeşildere Turkish

Yeşilgöz Turkish, Kurdish
Means "green eye" in Turkish and Kurdish. Dutch politician Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius (1977-) bears this name.

Yeska English (American)
Probably an altered form of German Jeschke or Polish Jeske.

Yeskizarov m Russian

Yesmin Bengali
Variant of Yasmin.

Yesua Indonesian
From the given name Yesua, a variant of Yeshua. This surname is found among Indonesian populations.

Yeszhanov m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Есжанов (see Eszhanov).

Yeszhanova f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Есжанова (see Eszhanova).

Yeta African

Yetarian Armenian

Yeter Turkish
Means "enough, sufficient" in Turkish.

Yeti Hebrew (Rare), English (American)
Most common during the 1800s to 1900s. It has seen a large drop off since, but is not extinct as a last name.... [more]

Yetim Turkish
Means "orphan" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic يتيم (yatim).

Yetman English
"gate keeper"

Yett English
Derived from the Old English word geat, meaning gate.

Yetts English
Variant of Yates

Yeukai Shona
Yeukai means "Remember". This name is given as a call to remember a particular event or to remember one's origins.

Yeun Korean

Yeung Korean

Yevchenko Ukrainian
From the given name Yevhen.

Yevdakov m Russian

Yevdokimov m Russian
Means "son of Yevdokim".

Yevdokimova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Евдокимов (see Yevdokimov).

Yevin Russian

Yevstigneyev Russian
Means "son of Yevstigney".

Yevstigneyeva Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Евстигнеев (see Yevstigneyev).

Yevtushik Russian, Jewish (?)

Yew Chinese (?)

Yewdale English
Derived from Yewdale, which is the name of a village near the town of Skelmersdale in Lancashire. Its name means "valley of yew trees", as it is derived from Middle English ew meaning "yew tree" combined with Middle English dale meaning "dale, valley".... [more]

Yezhov m Russian
Derived from Russian word "ёж (yozh)" meaning hedgehog. Yezhov was the last name of Nikolay Yezhov, the leader of the Soviet NKVD from 1936-38 who is known for Yezhovshchina.

Yfantis Greek
Means tailor in Greek.

Yglesias Spanish
Variant of Iglesias.

Yia African

Yiannopoulos Greek
Means son of Yianni, a famous bearer of this name is Milo Yiannopolous (1983-).

Yick Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yi.

Yid Obscure
Unknown.

Yiddish Yiddish

Yiğit Turkish
From the given name Yiğit.

Yiğitoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Yiğit".

Yigzaw Ethiopian

Yikoshu African, Central African

Yıldırım Turkish
From the given name Yıldırım.

Yim Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yan.

Yim Khmer
Meaning uncertain, probably of Chinese origin.

Yimtatu Amharic

Yin Chinese
From Chinese 殷 (yīn) referring to the ancient city of Yin, which existed in what is now Henan province and served as the capital of the Shang dynasty (which reigned from 1600 to 1045 BC and was also called Yin).

Yin Chinese
From Chinese 尹 (yǐn), a title for a ministerial position in ancient China. It may also refer to the ancient fief of Yin, which existed in what is now either Shanxi or Henan province.

Yin Chinese
From Chinese 印 (yìn) meaning "stamp, seal".

Yíng Chinese (Rare)
From the name of the royal house of the Qin Dynasty from the ancient Chinese state also known as Qin.

Ying Chinese
From Chinese 应 (yīng) referring to the ancient state of Ying, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.

Yip Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ye.

Yisrael Hebrew
Means "Israel" in Hebrew, from יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yiśrāʾēl).

Yisselin Spanish (Latin American)

Yiu Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yao.

Ylagan Tagalog
Variant of Ilagan.

Ylanan Filipino
Ylan or Ilan in Tagalog means "some" or a "few" it may suggest a regional or direct variation.

Ylaya Cebuano
From Cebuano ilaya meaning "inland, highground, upland".

Yldyrym Turkish (Ukrainianized), Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Yıldırım.

Ylst Dutch
Americanized version of Ijlst

Ylvisåker Norwegian (Rare)
Meaning unknown. Famous bearers of this name are the Norwegian comedy duo "Ylvis" consisting of brothers Vegard (b. 1979) and Bård Ylvisåker (b. 1982).

Ymeraj Albanian
Means "descendant of Ymer" in Albanian.

Ymeri Albanian

Ymeri Albanian
Derived from the given name Ymer.

Ymffrostgar Medieval Welsh
A historic Welsh surname, meaning a brag or boastful person, later shortened to Ffrost and again to Frost.

Ymykov m Yakut
From Yakut ымыы (ymyy), meaning "crossbill (bird)".

Yñiguez Spanish
Variant of Íñiguez.

Yo Korean

Yoakam German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Joachim.

Yoakum English (American)
Americanized version of Jochim

Yoami Spanish (Mexican, Rare)

Yocum German (Anglicized), English
Americanized form of Jochum, a Low German form of the given name Joachim.

Yoda Japanese

Yoder German (Swiss, Americanized)
Americanized form of the Swiss German surname Joder, derived from a dialectical short form of Theodor, Joder.

Yodha Sinhalese

Yoffe Hebrew, Jewish
Eastern Ashkenazic variant of Jaffe.

Yogi Japanese
Means ‘bestow’ and ‘ceremony’

Yohanan Assyrian, Indian (Christian), Malayalam, Jewish
From the given name Yohanan, used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians and Cochin Jews.

Yohannan Assyrian, Indian (Christian)
From the given name Yohannan.

Yohe Medieval English
The Yohe surname comes from the Old English word "ea," or "yo," in Somerset and Devon dialects, which meant "river" or "stream." It was likely originally a topographic name for someone who lived near a stream.

Yoho American (Anglicized)
American Anglicized spelling of Swiss surname 'Joho'

Yohuang Thai

Yoichi Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 与市 with 与 (yo, ata.eru, azuka.ru, kumi.suru, tomoni) meaning "bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend" and 市 (shi, ichi) meaning "city, market, town."... [more]

Yoichien Japanese (Rare)
与 (Yo) meaning "give, award, participate", 市 (ichi) means "in the city, market" or "town" and 園 (en) means "garden".

Yoichimae Japanese (Rare)
与 (Yo) means "provide, give, award, participate", 市 (ichi) means "town, market, city" and 前 (mae) "front, forward".

Yokkaichi Japanese

Yokobe Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "beside, next to" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Yokobori Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning “beside, next to” and 掘 (hori) meaning “ditch, moat, canal”.

Yokodaira Japanese
Variant of Yokotaira.

Yokodera Japanese
Variant of Yokotera.

Yokogai Japanese
Variant of Yokotani.

Yokogaya Japanese
Variant of Yokotani.

Yokohama Japanese
Yoko means "beside" and hama means "beach, seashore".

Yokohira Japanese
Yoko means "beside, next to" and hira means "peace, level, even".

Yokohori Japanese
Yoko means "beside, next to" and hori means "moat, canal".

Yokoi Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "side, beside, next to" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Yokokawa Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "beside, next to" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Yokomizo Japanese
横 (Yoko) means "beside" and 溝 (mizo) means "groove, trench, gutter, gully, drain, ditch, gap". A notable bearer is Seishi Yokomizo, a Japanese novelist in the Showa Period.

Yokomori Japanese
Yoko means "beside, next to" and mori means "forest".

Yokomura Japanese
横 (Yoko) means "Beside" and 村 (Mura) means "Village, Hamlet". Check the source if needed.

Yokono Japanese
Yoko means "beside" and no means "field, plain, wilderness".

Yokoo Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "beside, next to" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot, end".

Yokosawa Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "beside, next to" and 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, wetland, marsh".

Yokose Japanese
Yoko means "beside next to" and se means "current, ripple".

Yokoshima Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "side, beside, next to" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".

Yokotake Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "side, beside, next to" and 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo".

Yokotani Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "next to, beside" combined with 谷 (tani) "valley".

Yokote Japanese
Yoko ("Beside") + Te , this is the Japanese word for hand. This surname means "Beside a Hand". Michiko Yokote is an example. She wrote the Pichi Pichi Pitch manga and did screenwriting for Masamune-kun's Revenge.

Yokouchi Japanese

Yokoya Japanese
Variant of Yokotani.

Yokoyama Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "side, beside, next to" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Yokoyama Japanese
A Japanese surname with a combination of Yoko and Yama

Yokozawa Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "beside, next to" and 沢 (sawa) meaning "swamp, wetland, marsh".

Yolcu Turkish
Means "passenger, traveller" in Turkish.

Yoldaş Turkish
Means "traveling companion" in Turkish.

Yoldoshov Uzbek
Variant of Yo'ldoshev.

Yomanov Jewish (Russified, Modern)

Yomohiro Japanese (Rare)
This is a very rare surname with the kanji of all four directions: (東西北南) "east, west, north, south", in that order. Yomo literally means "four directions" and hiro means "extension".

Yomtov Hebrew (Modern)
Means "good day", derived from Hebrew יום (yom) means "day" and טוב (tov) means "good".

Yonaga Japanese
From Japanese 夜長 (yonaga) meaning "a long night".

Yonago Japanese

Yonah Jewish
Hebrew for "dove" יונה

Yonamine Japanese
From the Japanese 與 or 与(yo) "together with," 那 (na) "what" and 嶺 (mine) "peak," "summit."

Yonao Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 与 (yo) or 與 (yo), both meaning "to bestow, to participate, to provide, cause, gift, godsend" or referring to a given name with one of those characters and 猶 (nao) meaning "still".

Yonce English

Yone Japanese
Yo (与) means together.... [more]

Yoneda Japanese
From the Japanese 米 (yone) meaning "rice" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" or 多 (ta or da) meaning "many."

Yonega Japanese

Yonegawa Japanese
Variant of Yonekawa.

Yoneichi Japanese
Yone (米) means rice.... [more]

Yonekawa Japanese
From Japanese 米 (yone) meaning "rice" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Yonekura Japanese
From Japanese 米 (yone) meaning "rice" and 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse".

Yonematsu Japanese

Yonemoto Japanese
Yone means "rice, America" and moto means "origin, root, source, base".

Yonemura Japanese
Yone means "rice, America" and mura means "village".

Yonesawa Japanese
Yone means "rice, America" and sawa means "swamp, wetland, marsh".

Yoneta Japanese

Yonetomi Japanese

Yonetsu Japanese

Yoneyama Japanese
From Japanese 米 (yone) meaning "rice" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Yonezawa Japanese
From the Japanese 米 (yone or kome) "rice" and 澤 or 沢 (zawa or sawa) "swamp."

Yonezu Japanese

Yong Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka romanization of Yang.

Yong Korean
Korean form of Long from Sino-Korean 龍 (yong).

Yong Chinese
From Chinese 雍 (yōng) either referring the ancient state of Yong, located in what is now Henan province, or the ancient fief of Yong, which existed during the Shang dynasty in what is now Shaanxi province.

Yonge English
Variant of Yong

Yongin Korean

Yongsan Korea

Yonoda Japanese

Yonoichi Japanese

Yonota Japanese

Yonover English (British)
The surname Yonover was first found in Somerset where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor.

Yontararak Thai (Rare)
From Thai ยนตร (yontra) meaning "mechanical device; motor; engine" and รักษ์ (rak) meaning "to cure, to take care of".

Yoo Korean
Alternate transcription of Yu.

Yook Korean

Yook Korean
Variant transcription of Yuk.

Yoosuf Dhivehi
From the given name Yoosuf.

Yorath Welsh
Derived from the Welsh given name Iorwerth.

Yorba Catalan (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Jorba.

Yore English (Rare)
Not available.

Yorita Japanese
From Japanese 依 (yori) meaning "reliant" or 寄 (yori) meaning "bring near", combined with 田 (ta) meaning "rice field".

Yorke English
Variant of York.

Yorker English

Yorkey English
Variant spelling of York.

Yorkman English
Variant form of York.

Yorks English
Variant of York.

Yorkshire English
From Yorkshire "the county of York". The place-name is recorded as Eoforwicscire in 1065 and derives from the city name York and Old English scir "district region".

Yorkston English

Yörük Turkish
Means "nomad, walker" in Turkish.

Yorulmaz Turkish
Means "tireless, unfailing" in Turkish.

Yoruno Japanese
From Japanese 夜 (yoru) meaning "night" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Yoruw Micronesian

Yosef Jewish
From the given name Yosef.

Yoshi Japanese
Yoshi means "good luck, fortune".

Yoshibara Japanese
Variant of Yoshihara.

Yoshidome Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck, fortune, auspicious" combined with 留 (tome) meaning "detain, stop, remain, to stay still".

Yoshidomi Japanese
A variant of Yoshitomi.

Yoshihama Japanese
From the Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "fortune, good luck" and 浜 or 濱 (hama) meaning "beach."

Yoshihara Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, good" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Yoshihashi Japanese
From 吉 (yoshi) meaning "luck, good fortune" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Yoshii Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, good fortune" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Yoshiizumi Japanese
formed with 吉 (Yoshi, Kichi, Kitsu) meaning "good luck; joy; congratulations" and 泉 (Izumi, Sen) meaning "spring; fountain". So the meaning could be interpreted as “Fountain of Good Luck” or “Lucky Fountain”

Yoshikawa Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Yoshikuni Japanese

Yoshimaru Japanese
YOSHIMARU/吉丸 = Good Fortune/Luck Circle

Yoshimi Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "fortune, good luck" and 見 (mi) meaning "look, appearance, view".

Yoshimitsu Japanese
Yoshi means "good luck" and mitsu means "light".

Yoshimori Japanese
Yoshi means "good luck" and mori means "forest".

Yoshimoto Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Yoshimura Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, good" or 佳 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful, good, excellent" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Yoshina Japanese
Yo means "night" and shina means "family, department, section".

Yoshinari Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "fortune, good luck" and 成 (nari) meaning "become".

Yoshinoue Japanese

Yoshinuma Japanese
Yoshi means "good luck, fortunate" and numa means "marsh, swamp".... [more]

Yoshisawa Japanese
Yoshi means "good luck, fortunate" and sawa means "marsh, swamp".

Yoshita Japanese

Yoshitake Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "fortune, good luck" and 武 (take) meaning "military, martial".

Yoshitomi Japanese
From 吉 (yoshi, kichi, kitsu) meaning "good luck, fortunate" and 富 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance".

Yoshiura Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, coast".

Yoshiwara Japanese
Variant of Yoshihara.

Yoshiyama Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "fortune, good luck" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Yoshiyasu Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi), an alternative spelling of 吉し (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 安 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, safe, simple, ammonium".

Yoshiyuki Japanese

Yoshizaki Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck, fortune" and 崎 (saki) meaning "promontory, cape, peninsula".

Yoshizako Japanese

Yoshizawa Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "fortune, good luck" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, wetland, marsh".

Yosifov Russian
Means "son of Iosif".

Yosopov Uzbek, Avar, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian, Tatar, Crimean Tatar, Jewish
Alternate transcription of Yusupov.

Yosopova Uzbek, Avar, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian, Tatar, Crimean Tatar, Chechen, Jewish
Alternate transcription of Yusupova.

Yosozumi Japanese
Variant of Yososumi.

Yost American, Dutch (Americanized), German (Americanized)
Americanized spelling of Dutch Joost or German Jost.

Yosyfovych Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Iosifovich.

Yota Japanese

Yotsui Japanese

Yotsuyanagi Japanese
From Japanese 四柳 (Yotsuyanagi) meaning "Yahaba", a former village in the district of Kashima in the former Japanese province of Noto in parts of present-day Ishikawa in Japan.... [more]

Yott French (Americanized)
Americanized form of French Huot (which is derived from a diminutive of the Old French personal name Hue).

Yott German (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Jott, a (now very rare) variant of Gott.

You Chinese
From Chinese 尤 (yóu) meaning "especially, particularly".

Youcef Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Youcef.

Youcefi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Algerian cognate of Yousfi.

Youens Scottish
comes from the Gaelic personal name Eógan, which comes from the Latin name, Eugenius, which means well born. Youens is a patronymic surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames.

Youk Korean
Variant transcription of Yuk.

Younas Urdu
Derived from the given name Yunus.

Younce English (American)

Younes Arabic
Variant transcription of Yunus.

Youness Arabic (Maghrebi), Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Yunus.

Youngberg Swedish (Americanized), Jewish (Americanized)
Americanized form of Jewish Jungberg, composed of German jung "young" and berg "mountain, hill", or of Swedish Ljungberg.

Youngblood English
Americanisation of the German surname Jungbluth.

Younger English, American
English (mainly Borders) from Middle English yonger ‘younger’, hence a distinguishing name for, for example, the younger of two bearers of the same personal name. In one case, at least, however, the name is known to have been borne by an immigrant Fleming, and was probably an Americanized form of Middle Dutch jongheer ‘young nobleman’ (see Jonker)... [more]

Younghusband English
Combination of Middle English yong ”young” and husbonda ”farmer”.

Youngkin Scottish (?), Irish (?)
Possibly derived from Younkin; A Strathclyde-Briton family from the Scottish/English Borderlands was the first to use the surname Younkin. It is a name for a person who was very young, from the Old English word yong and yung... [more]

Youngling English (American)
Variant of Young.

Youngman English
From Middle English yunge man "young servant", ultimately from Old English geong mann "young man".

Youngs English
Variant of Young.

Youngson English
Means "son of Young".

Younis Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yunus.