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Zloczower Polish, JewishDenoted a person from
Zolochiv (known as
Złoczów in Polish), a small city in the Lviv Oblast of Ukraine.
Zlodej Slovene (Rare)It is the euphemism (an innocuous word or expression used in place of one that is deemed offensive or suggests something unpleasant) for the word "devil". Another variant of the surname is Slodej.
Zoch GermanDerived from Middle High German
zoche meaning "cudgel, club".
Zohar HebrewDerived from the the given name
Zohar meaning "light, brilliance" in Hebrew.
Zola ItalianItalian: habitational name from any of various minor places named with Zol(l)a, from a dialect term for a mound or bank of earth, as for example Zola Predosa (Bologna) or Zolla in Monrupino (Trieste)... [
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Zoldan Italianfrom the name place Zoldo. Zoldan indicates also the name of a little valley North from Venice.
Zolotarev RussianMeans "son of the goldsmith" derived from Russian золотарь
(zolotar) meaning "goldsmith".
Zolotov m RussianFrom Russian
золотой (zolotoy), meaning "gold, golden". Denoted to a goldmaker.
Zolotukhin m RussianPossibly derived from Russian word "золотой (zolotoy)" meaning gold.
Zong ChineseFrom Chinese 宗 (
zōng) meaning "lineage, ancestry". Perhaps it originally denoted a person who was a geneaolgist.
Zopf GermanNickname for someone who wore his hair in a pigtail or plait, Middle High German zopf, zoph, or from a field name from same word in the sense ‘tail’, ‘end’, ‘narrow point’.
Zoref Biblical HebrewZoref, spelled צורף in Hebrew and pronounced Tzo-ref, though the typical American pronunciation is with a Z, means "Goldsmith" in both Biblical and Modern Hebrew, Zoref does not necessarily connote working only with gold; rather, it is a metalsmith that works with any kind of metallic substance.... [
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Zorn GermanFrom Middle High German
zorn "wrath, anger". A notable bearer was Swedish painter Anders Zorn (1860-1920) whose father was German.
Zororo ShonaZororo means "rest". It may be given to mean that the parent has rested after the birth of this child. Zimbabwean politician Zororo Duri was a well known bearer of this name.
Zou ChineseAn ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty.
Zou ChineseFrom Chinese 邹
(zōu) referring to the ancient state of Zou, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.
Zouaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)Indicates a member of the Igawawen (called Zouaoua in French) Kabyle tribe, from Maghrebi Arabic زواوة
(zwāwa). The tribe's name is of uncertain meaning; it may be derived from the name of a massif in Kabylie, Algeria.
Zoubek CzechAccording to my translator, it means "tooth", so my guess is that it's an occupational surname for someone who's a dentist; the word for dentist is 'zubař.'
Zozaia Basque (Rare)From the name of a town in Navarre, Spain, possibly derived from Basque
zozo "blackbird, thrush (bird)".
Zrnčić CroatianPossibly derived from the Slavic element
zrn, of unknown meaning.... [
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Zrnić SerbianDerivative of Serbian tribal name located in Ozrinići, Montenegro.
Zrobok UkrainianZrobok is a Cossack name from the area near Brody in Ukraine. My ancestors came from the village of Bordulaki on the river Styr. Other Zroboks came from the village of Sokolivka. The name means; Someone who has worked to exhaustion.
Zsigmondy HungarianDerived from the given name
Zsigmond. The Austrian-born chemist Richard Adolf Zsigmondy (1865-1929), together with German physicist Henry Siedentopf, invented the ultramicroscope... [
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Zsiros HungarianHungarian surname derived from the Serbo-croation word
žȋr meaning "acorn".
Zuazo BasqueHabitational name derived from Basque
zu(h)haitz "(wild) tree" and the collective suffix
-zu.
Zubeldia BasqueDerived from Basque
zumel "holm oak" and the locative suffix
-di.
Zuber German, German (Swiss)German: Metonymic occupational name for a cooper or tubmaker, from Middle High German
zuber ‘(two-handled) tub’, or a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a tub. ... [
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Zubiaga BasqueMeans "place of the bridge", from Basque
zubi "bridge" and the locative suffix
-aga.
Zubillaga BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Lantaron.
Zucchino ItalianDerived from
zucchino meaning "zucchini, courgette" (
Cucurbita pepo). It is also related to those surnames derived from
zucca meaning "pumpkin" and to those derived from
zuccone meaning "dumb, stubborn".
Zuccoli ItalianDerived from the Italian word
zucca meaning "pumpkin", originally referred to someone who used to grow or trade pumpkins.
Zucker JewishOccupational name for a confectioner or a nickname for someone with a sweet tooth, from German
zucker or Yiddish צוקער
(tsuker) both meaning "sugar". It is also used as an ornamental name.
Zuckerberg JewishMeans "sugar mountain" from German
zucker meaning "sugar" and Old High German
berg meaning "mountain".
Zuckerman German, YiddishAs a German surname, it is an occupational name for a merchant who sold sugar or nickname for a sweet tooth.... [
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Zufall Medieval GermanA German name from the Middle High German "zuoval," meaning "benefit," "coincidence" or "windfall." It was a nickname for a lucky person, most likely a person to whom a plot of land had been given. It could also be an occupational name for a tax collector.
Zugrăvescu RomanianPatronymic surname of uncertain origin. It may be derived from the verb
a zugrăvi meaning "to paint, to describe figuratively" and therefore mean "The descendant of he who describes/paints".
Zuidema Dutch, West FrisianEither derived from a toponym containing the element
zuid "south, southern" (from Middle Dutch
suid), or a patronymic form of a name beginning with the element
swith "strong".
Zuill English, ScottishFrom the town of Zuill, Scotland. The "Z" pronounced as "Y" comes from ancient yogh representing a variety of sounds. The name itself is of unknown origin.
Zuleta Spanish, BasqueVariant of
Zulueta, which comes from the Basque topographic name 'zulo' meaning ‘hole hollow’ + the collective suffix '-eta' meaning "place or group of."
Zuloaga BasqueFrom the name of a settlement in Biscay, Spain, meaning "place of holes" in Basque, derived from
zulo "hole, pit, burrow, opening" and
-aga "place of, abundance of".
Zumaquero CastilianIt means someone who deals or works with sumac, either or the spice or the dye.
Zumarraga BasqueFrom the name of a town in Basque Country, Spain, derived from
zumar "elm (tree)" and
-aga "place of, group of".
Zumpano ItalianComes from the town
Zumpano in the province Cosenza in Calabria, Italy. The meaning is unknown but it possibly comes from a Greek-Calabrese surname.
Zumwalt GermanGerman spelling Zum-Wald (to the forest) older german
Zuo ChineseFrom Chinese 左
(zuǒ) meaning "left, left-hand side".
Županović CroatianDerived from
župan, a noble and administrative title, the leader of a territorial unit called
županija.
Zur JewishOrnamental name derived from Hebrew צור (
tsur) meaning "rock".
Zurbano Basque (Hispanicized)Castilianized form of Basque
Zurbao, a toponym of uncertain etymology. Possibly related to
zur "wood, timber" or
zurbeltz "holm oak, kermes oak".
Zürcher GermanHabitational name for someone from the Swiss city of Zurich.
Zurer YiddishPossibly a variant of
Zur or
Tzur. Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer (1969-) bears this name.
Zurita SpanishHabitational surname from either of two places called Zurita in Huesca and Cantabria named with a derivative of Basque zuri 'white'
Żurowski PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Żurowa.
Zurzolo ItalianThe last name of actor, Lorenzo Zurzolo, who is Niccolo in Baby and Theodore Nott in Harry Potter.
Zvaitika ShonaZvaitika means "It has happened".
This name may be given as a celebration that something that was desired or awaited has finally happened.
Zvezdochka Russian, BelarusianMeans "little star" or "small star", from Russian "звезда (zvezda)" meaning "star" with the suffix "-очка (-ochka)" meaning "little, small, young". It can also be translated as "starlet". It is a surname in Russia that is also common in Belarus... [
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Zwaan DutchMeans "swan" in Dutch. Could be a nickname for a person who resembled a swan in some way, an occupational name for a swan keeper, or a patronymic derived from a given name containing the element
swan... [
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Zwack PolishComes from the Polish name "Czwak." Possible German roots as well.
Zwagerman DutchPossibly a compound of Dutch
zwager "brother-in-law" and
man "man, person".
Zwart DutchMeans "black, dark, swarthy" in Dutch, a nickname for someone with dark hair or skin.
Zweinstra GermanZweinstra is a German, relatively unknown surname which is also sometimes used in Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein.
Zwilling German, JewishMeans "a twin", as in a twin brother or twin sister. Often given to those who were twins.
Zwingli SwissPossibly derived from a place name in Toggenburg, Switzerland. A notable bearer was Huldrych Zwingli (1484 – 1531), leader of the protestant reformation in Switzerland, who was born in Wildhaus, Toggenburg... [
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Zyk Russian, BelarusianA Russian name now found in Belarus and other areas around "white Russia". Literally translates to the Russian word "beetle". It's pronounced "Z'ook" and has taken on other forms of spelling, such as; Zuck, Tzook, Shyk, etc.
Żyła PolishMeans "vein" (figuratively "bore") in Polish.
Zyrin RussianDerived from Russian зырянин
(zyryanin) or зыря
(zyrya) meaning "Komi, Zyrian". This may have been a nickname for someone who looked like a person of this ethnic group.
Zyuganov m RussianGennadiy Zyuganov is the leader of the Russian communist party.
Żywicki PolishA habitational name that was given to someone from a place named ̣Zywy, or possibly from a nickname from the Polish word ̣'zywy', which means ‘live wire’.
Żywiecki PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish town of Żywiec.
Żyźniewski PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Żyźniewo.