All Submitted Surnames

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Yousry Arabic
Derived from the given name Yusri.
Youssef Arabic
From the given name Youssef.
Youssif Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Yusuf.
Youssouf Western African
From the given name Youssouf.
Yousuf Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Yusuf.
Yousufzai Pashto
Alternate transcription of Yousafzai.
Yovanovich Serbian
Anglicised form of Jovanović.
Yovel Hebrew
Means "jubilee" or "anniversary" in Hebrew, usually refers to a 50 years anniversary.
Yovnyi Ukrainian
its from the jewish people of Ukraine it comes from the jewish name Ivri
Yow Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Yao or Rao.
Yoyanagi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 四柳 (see Yotsuyanagi).
Yskakov m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Ысқақов (see Iskakov).
Yskakova f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Ысқақова (see Iskakova).
Yu Korean
Korean form of Liu, from Sino-Korean 劉 (yu).
Yuasa Japanese
From Japanese 湯 (yu) meaning "hot spring" and 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow".
Yube Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 弓部 (see Yumbe).
Yubuza Dungan
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from an Arabic name.
Yüce Turkish
Means "exalted, lofty, noble" in Turkish.
Yücel Turkish
Means "lofty, exalted" in Turkish.
Yuchengco Filipino
From the surnames Yu, Cheng, and Ko.
Yuchyugyayev m Yakut (Russified)
From Yakut үчүгэй (üchügey), meaning "good".
Yudas Indonesian, Swahili
From the given name Yudas.
Yudin Russian
Means "son of Yuda".
Yue Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yu 2.
Yue Chinese
From Chinese 岳 (yuè) referring to the ancient title Tai Yue (太岳), which was used by officials in charge of sacrificial rituals on mountain sites.
Yueh Taiwanese
Alternate romanization of Yue chiefly used in Taiwan.
Yuengling German
"youngling" or a "young person"
Yuge Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 結解 (see Kekke).
Yugov Russian
Derived from Russian юг (yug) meaning "south".
Yuhanna Judeo-Arabic (?)
Yuhanna or John is one of the apostles of Christ, the prophet of Christians and the religion of Christianity, who believe that he ascended to heaven.
Yuhnomidoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 (see Yūnomidō).
Yui Japanese
It is written three ways: 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mineshaft, pit". Or (yu) meaning the same as the latter, but with 比 (i) meaning "compare". Lastly, 油 (yu) can mean "oil" and (i) meaning the same as the first example.... [more]
Yuk Korean
From Sino-Korean 陸 (yuk/ryuk) meaning "dry land; land".
Yukawa Japanese
From Japanese 湯 (yu) meaning "hot spring" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Yukhymenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Yukhym".
Yukida Japanese (Rare)
Combination of Kanji Characters "雪" meaning "Snow", and "田" meaning "Rice Field".
Yukimatsu Japanese
Yuki can mean "snow" or "lucky" and matsu means "pine, for tree".
Yukimitsu Japanese
雪 (Yuki) means "snow" and 光 (mitsu) means "light, radiance".
Yukimiya Japanese
From Japanese, 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow" combined with 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
Yukimori Japanese
Means 'snow forest' from 'yuki' meaning 'snow' and 'mori' meaning 'forest'.
Yukino Japanese
Yuki means "snow" and no means "plain, field, wilderness".
Yukishita Japanese
Yuki means "snow" and shita means "under".
Yukitō Japanese
From Japanese 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria".
Yukitomo Japanese
From 行 (yuki) meaning "going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank" and 友 (tomo) meaning "friend".
Yukiyama Japanese
This surname combines 幸 (kou, saiwa.i, sachi, shiawa.se, yuki) meaning "blessing, fortune, happiness," 雪 (setsu, yuki) meaning "snow" or 行 (an, gyou, kou, -i.ki, -iki, i.ku, okona.u, oko.nau, -yu.ki, -yuki, yu.ku) meaning "going, journey" with 山 (san, sen, yama) meaning "mountain."... [more]
Yukiyasu Japanese
Yuki can mean "snow" or "luck" and yasu means "peace, relax, cheap".
Yukizome Japanese
From Japanese 雪染 (yukizome) meaning "snow prints, dyed snow".
Yukkupicio Cahita
It literally means "drizzle".
Yüksek Turkish
Means "high, lofty, great, noble" in Turkish.
Yüksel Turkish
Means "increase, rise, ascend" in Turkish.
Yukumoto Japanese
Yuku means "conduct, go, travel, line, row" and moto means "origin, source, root".
Yuldoshev Tajik
Tajik form of Yuldashev.
Yule Medieval English
Nickname for someone who was born on Christmas Day or had some other connection with this time of year, from Middle English yule ‘Christmastide’ (Old English geol, reinforced by the cognate Old Norse term jól).
Yuliyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Yuliyan".
Yuliyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yuliyanov.
Yumang Tagalog
From Tagalog umang meaning "snare, trap".
Yumbe Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 弓 (yun), a contraction of 弓 (yumi) meaning "bow, archery" and 部 (be) meaning "division", possibly referring to a fighter who specialized in archery.
Yumehara Japanese
From Japanese 夢 (yume) means "dream" and 原 (hara) means "field".
Yumekawa Japanese
Yumekawa means yume (夢) means "dream" and kawa (川) means "river", so this means "dream river".
Yumeno Japanese
yumeno means "dream field" the kanji used for this name are 夢 (yume) meaning " dream" and 野 (no) meaning "field".
Yumi Japanese
Yu means "cause, reason, logic" and mi means "beauty". ... [more]
Yumibe Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 弓部 (see Yumbe).
Yumihiro Japanese
From Japanese 弓 (yumi) meaning "archery bow" combined with 広 or 廣 (hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious"
Yunbe Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 弓部 (see Yumbe).
Yung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Weng.
Yung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Rong.
Yuno Japanese
From 湯 (yu) meaning "hot water, bath, hot spring" and 野 (no) meaning "plains, field".
Yūnomidō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 (see Kumanomidō).
Yunomido Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 (see Yūnomidō).
Yunus Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Yunus.
Yupanqui Quechua (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Quechua yupanki meaning "accountant".
Yurchak Polish (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of Polish Jurczak.
Yurchuk Ukrainian
Another form of Yurchenko.
Yuriev m Russian
Means “son of Yuri 1".
Yurovskiy m Russian, Jewish
Alternate transcription of Yurovsky. This was the last name of Yakov Yurovskiy, a notable Bolshevik. He led the execution of the Romanovs.
Yurovsky Russian, Jewish, Polish (Anglicized)
Habitational name from Yurovo, or anglicization of Polish cognate Jurowski.
Yurovskyi Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Jurowski.
Yusa Japanese
From Japanese 遊 (yu) meaning "play" and 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid".
Yusef Persian, Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Yusein Bulgarian
From the given name Yusein.
Yuseinov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Yusein".
Yuseinova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yuseinov.
Yushchenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Yukhym". Viktor Yushchenko was the Ukrainian president from 2005 to 2010, and a major figure in the Orange Revolution.
Yushkin m Russian
Possibly derived from a diminutive of Yuliya/Yulyana.
Yushko Ukrainian, Russian
It is a Ukrainian surname, but it is more common in Russia.
Yusifov Azerbaijani
Means “son of Yusif”.
Yusifova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Yusifov.
Yusifzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Yousefzadeh.
Yuskov m Russian
Possibly from the letter yus (юс, ѧ, ѫ, ꙛ, ꙙ) of the early Slavonic alphabets.
Yuson Filipino
From Hokkien 楊孫 (iûⁿ-sun), derived from 楊 (iûⁿ) meaning "willow, poplar, aspen" and 孫 (sun) meaning "grandchild". It could also be from 余孫 (û-sun), derived from 余 (û) meaning "surplus" and 孫 (sun) meaning "grandchild".
Yusov Russian
Derived from Russian юс (yus) meaning "(either little or big) yus".
Yusuf Arabic, Somali, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Yusuf.
Yusufov Tajik, Uzbek, Dagestani
Means "son of Yusuf".
Yusufova Tajik, Uzbek, Dagestani
Feminine transcription of Yusufov.
Yusufzai Pashto
Means "son of Yusuf" in Pashto.
Yusufzay Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto يوسفزی (see Yusufzai).
Yuuma Japanese
From the Japanese 遊 (yu) "recreation," "fun" and 馬 (uma, ma or ba) "horse."
Yuunomidou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 (see Yūnomidō).
Yuyamido Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 (see Yuyamidō).
Yuyamidō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 (see Kumanomidō).
Yuyamidoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 (see Yuyamidō).
Yuyamidou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 (see Yuyamidō).
Yuzuki Japanese
From Japanese 柚 (yuzu) meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Yuzurihara Japanese
Means "the field of the gentle Village". From the Japanese words Yasuri (gentle village) and Hara (plain, field).
Yvanov Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Ivanov.
Yvenson English
Meaning, "son of Evan" or "son of Ivan."
Yzeiraj Albanian
Means "descendant of Yzeir" in Albanian.
Zaalishvili Georgian
Means "son of Zaal".
Žaba Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Zhaba.
Zabaleta Basque
Habitational name meaning "very wide place", derived from Basque zabal "wide, broad, open" and -eta "place of, abundance of".
Žabek Croatian
From žaba, meaning "frog".
Zabel German
The surname has multiple meanings. It may come from a Slavic given name, or the High German word zabel, meaning "board game" - given, perhaps, as a nickname to those who played many board games.
Žabka Czech, Slovak
From Polish zaba meaning "frog", of Slavic origin.
Zabka German
From Polish zaba meaning "frog", of Slavic origin.
Zaborowska f Polish
Feminine form of Zaborowski.
Zaborowski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from a town named Zaborowo or Zaborów named with Polish za "beyond" and bór "forest".
Zabrzyski m Polish
Possibly a habitational name from Polish za "beyond" and Czech brzy "early, soon"
Zacarias Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Zacarias.
Zacatenco Spanish (Mexican)
One who came from Zacatecas.
Záček Czech
Žáček means "small school boy" in Czech. A famous bearer is Chicagoan writer Dennis Začek.
Zach German
German and Czech from the personal name Zach a short form of Zacharias or in Czech Zachariáš... [more]
Zachar Jewish, Hungarian, Russian, Slovak, Belarusian
Derived from the Hebrew word זָכַר (zakhar) meaning "to remember". As a surname it can also derive from the given name Zakhar (Zechariah) that shares this etymology.
Zachariah English
From the given name Zachariah
Zachary English
A reference to Sacheverell, a location in Normandy. May also refer to the given name Zacharias, meaning "to remember God," or "the Lord recalled."
Zacher English
A reference to Sacheverell, a location in Normandy. May also refer to the given name Zacharias, meaning "to remember God," or "the Lord recalled."
Zachmann German
Extended form of Zach.
Zachos Greek
A shortened version of Zacharias.
Zachow German
Meaning unknown. A notable bearer of this name is Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, a organist, musician, and composer who lived from 1663 to 1712. Zachow, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community named after a local landowner, William Zachow.
Zachry English
A reference to Sacheverell, a location in Normandy. May also refer to the given name Zacharias, meaning "to remember God," or "the Lord recalled."
Zackert English, German
An Americanization of the German surnames Zacher and Zachert. It comes from a vernacular form of the personal name Zacharias.
Zacky German
Americanized form of German Zacher . German: occupational name for a farmer, from dialect zackern 'to plow', from Middle High German ze acker gān 'to go to the field'.
Zada Pashto
Derived from Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Zadeh Persian
From Persian زاده (-zâde) meaning "offspring (of)", also often used as a suffix for patronymic-based Persian surnames.
Zadran Pashto
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a Pashtun tribe inhabiting Afghanistan and Waziristan (Pakistan).
Zadravec Croatian, Slovene
Denotes a person living near the Drava river.
Zadzisai Shona
Zadzisai means "you must fulfil - a pledge or promise". The name is given as a reminder to fulfil a pledge or promise.
Zændžiaty Ossetian
From the Persian word zangi meaning "Dark Skinned". Zangiev and Zangief are variants.
Zaewa Russian
meaning unknown. female form of ZAEW
Zafar Urdu, Bengali, Persian
From the given name Zafar.
Zafari Persian
From the given name Zafar.
Zafeiriou Greek
Means "son of Zafeiris".
Zafri Hebrew
From the name Ẓafār (Arabic: ظفار), also Romanized Dhafar or Dhofar, is an ancient Himyarite site situated in Yemen, some 130 km south-south-east of today's capital, Sana'a (Arabic: صَنْعَاء)... [more]
Žagars Latvian
Means "stick".
Zager German
habitational name from ZAGER, a place near Wollin
Zaghloul Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "squab, young dove" in Egyptian Arabic. A notable bearer was the Egyptian statesman and revolutionary Saad Zaghloul (1857-1927).
Zago Italian
Probably from Venetian zago "alter boy", or someone preparing to become a priest. Alternately, may derive from a toponym, such as Massanzago, Lorenzago, Cazzago, Vanzago, or Sozzago.
Zagórowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either the Lesser Polish village of Zagórowa or the Greater Polish town of Zagórów.
Zagurski Polish
Derived from the Polish places Zagórz and Zagórze. Also given to those who lived on the side of a hill opposite a main settlement - za means "beyond" and góra means "hill".
Zaharia Romanian
From the given name Zaharia.
Zahavi Hebrew, Jewish
From Hebrew זהב (zahav) meaning "gold", commonly used as a replacement for Ashkenazi surnames containing the element gold, such as Goldman, Goldstein or Goldberg.
Zahedi Persian
From the given name Zahid.
Zaheed Bengali, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Zahid.
Zaheer Arabic, Urdu
Variant transcription of Zahir.
Zaher Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Zaher.
Zahi Arabic
From the given name Zahi.
Zahid Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Zahid.
Zahidov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Zahid".
Zahidova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Zahidov.
Zahir Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Bengali
From the given name Zahir.
Zahiri Persian, Arabic
From the given name Zahir.
Zahirović Bosnian
Means "son of Zahir".
Zahm Medieval German
Zahm is a nickname from Middle High German Zam meaning "tame".
Zahn German
Zahn was a nickname given to a person with a peculiar tooth or a strange or defective set of teeth. It comes from the Middle High German Zan(t), which means "tooth".
Zähne German
The German surname Zähne is derived from the Middle High German word "zan," which means "tooth." It is believed that the surname takes its origin from a nickname, most likely bestowed on the original bearer due to either a prominent tooth or a missing tooth.
Zahner German
Name given to people who lived in Zahna, near Wittenberg.
Zahniser German
Alteration of German Zahneisen and/or Zahnhäuser and/or Zahneiser... [more]
Zahornacky South Slavic (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Zahornacky is the americanized version of name Zahornitski, meaning “The people from over the mountain”. The name has roots in Czechoslovakian and Polish decent.
Zahra Maltese, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Zahra.
Zahrani Arabic
From the Arabic زهراني (zahran) meaning "flowering, blossoming"; ultimately from زَهْرَة (zahra) meaning "flower, blossom" (see Zahrah)... [more]
Zahraoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "related to Zahra" in Arabic (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).
Zähring German, German (East Prussian)
referred to a person from a place called Zehring. Also could refer to a person connected to the Zähringer dynasty that ruled in Southwestern Germany in the 17th century.
Zaib Urdu
From the given name Zaib.
Zaicikas Lithuanian
Could mean "rabbit"
Zaid Arabic
From the given name Zaid.
Zaidan Arabic
Derived from the given name Zaydan.
Zaïdi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zaidi chiefly used in the Maghreb and influenced by French orthography.
Zaidi Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Zaid.
Žáik Slovak
Slovak form of Zak.
Zaim Turkish
Zaim may be a representation of the male Arabic given name Za'im / Zaeim (Arabic: ضعیم / زاعِم/ زاعيم‎), meaning leader, chief. Correspondingly al-Za'im (Arabic: الزعيم‎) means "the leader".
Zaimi Albanian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Zaim.
Zaimoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Zaim".
Zain Arabic
From the given name Zayn.
Zaitsev Russian
From zaits, meaning "hare".
Zaizen Japanese (Rare)
From 財 (zai) meaning "wealth, riches, property" and 前 (zen) meaning "front, forward".
Zajączkowski Polish
A habitational name that was given to someone from any of the various places named Zajączki, Zajączkowo, or Zajączków (which were named for 'zajączek', a diminutive of the Polish word 'zając', meaning ‘hare’.)
Zajc Slovene
From zajec, meaning "hare".
Žák Czech
Czech form of Zak.
Zak Polish
A nickname given to youthful or studious people. Comes from the Polish zak, meaning "student" or "schoolboy". It originally meant "novice" or "candidate for the priesthood", and so in some cases it is perhaps a nickname for someone who had been destined for holy orders.
Zakareishvili Georgian
Meaning unknown.
Zakaria Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Zakariyya.
Zakarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Zakaryan.
Zakariya Arabic
Arabic surname derived from the name of the prophet Zechariah.
Zakariyya Dhivehi, Arabic
From the given name Zakariyya.
Zakaryan Armenian
Means "son of Zakar".
Zaken Hebrew
Means "old man" in Hebrew.
Zakhaev Russian
Russian surname, likely a derivative of the given name Zakhey combined with the Russian suffix "-ev" ("of"), therefore meaning "of Zakhey."... [more]
Zakharchuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Zakhar".
Zakharian Armenian (Ukrainianized), Russian (Ukrainianized), Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of the Armenian & Russian surname Zakharyan.
Zakharyan Armenian, Russian
Means "son of Zakhar" with the Armenian suffix yan.
Zaki Arabic
From the given name Zaki.
Zakimi Okinawan (Japanized)
Japanese reading of Japanese Kanji 座喜味 (see Jachimi).
Zakir Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Zakir.
Zaķis Latvian
Means "hare".
Zəkiyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Zəki".
Zəkiyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Zəkiyev.
Zakowski Polish
a Polish surname which is most frequent in the cities of Warszawa, Płońsk and Bydgoszcz in central Poland and is also to be found as Zakowski among the Polish diaspora.
Zakrisson Swedish
Means "son of Zakris" in Swedish.
Zakuro Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 柘榴 (Zakuro) meaning "Zakuro", an area in the town of Seika in the district of Sōraku in the prefecture of Kyōto in Japan.
Zaky Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Zaki chiefly used in Egypt.
Zalbidea Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque zalbide "horses’ road", ultimately composed of zaldi "horse" and bide "path, track, way; journey".
Zaldibar Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Biscay, Basque Country, derived from Basque zaldi "horse" and ibar "valley". Alternatively, the first element could instead be zaldu "wood, copse, forest".
Zaldívar Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Basque Zaldibar "horse valley".
Zale English, Polish (Anglicized)
Possibly from a Polish surname, the meaning of which is uncertain (it may have been a variant of the surname Zalas which originally indicated one who lived "on the other side of the wood", from za "beyond" and las "forest").
Zalick English
Comes from the Greek surname Tsalikis.
Zalilov Tatar, Bashkir, Uzbek, Tajik
Variant transcription of Zhalilov.
Zalinsky Polish (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Zieliński, variant of Zielinsky.