All Submitted Surnames

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Behzadpour Persian
Means "son of Behzad" in Persian.
Bei Chinese
From Chinese 贝 (bèi) referring to the ancient fief of Bei, which was part of the state of Jin during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Hebei province.
Beier German
Variant of Bayer.
Beifong Popular Culture
Surname of Toph from the American TV show "Avatar: The Last Airbender". Could be derived from the Chinese word "北方 (Běifāng)" meaning "north".
Beihl English, German
Variant of Biehl, a short form of BIEHLER.
Beijering Dutch
Variant of Beyer using the -ing suffix.
Beil German
Means "axe, hatchet" in German, an occupational name for someone who made or used axes, such as a carpenter.
Beilen Dutch
Habitational name from a village in Drenthe, Netherlands, possibly related to Old Germanic *bagil- "swamp, marsh".
Beilin Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Derived from the feminine given name Beile or Bayla; the given names themselves are Yiddish forms of English Bella... [more]
Beilke German
From ancient Germanic bīl "sword" or bīhel "axe".
Beilschmidt German
means "Axe Smith" in german
Beining German
This famous surname, one of the earliest recorded in history, and recorded in over two hundred spellings from Benedicte, Benech and Bennet, to Banish, Beinosovitch and Vedyasov, derives from the Roman personal name "Benedictus", meaning blessed.
Beisel German
German:... [more]
Bejar Spanish
From the town of the same name in Spain
Bekanowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Bekanówka.
Bekbolatov m Kazakh
Means "son of Bekbolat".
Bekbolatova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Bekbolatov.
Beketov m Kazakh
Means "son of Beket".
Beketova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Beketov.
Bekhti Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic بَخْت (baḵt) meaning "luck, fortune".
Bekirov Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Bekir".
Bekjanov m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Бекжанов (see Bekzhanov).
Bekjanova f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Бекжанова (see Bekzhanova).
Bekker South African, German (Russified), Dutch
Regional variant of Bakker or Becker, and Russified form of Becker or Bäcker.
Bekmuratov Kazakh
Means "son of Bekmurat".
Bekmuratova f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Feminine form of Bekmuratov.
Bekov Ingush, Kazakh, Uzbek
Means "son of Bek".
Bektaş Turkish
From the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with Turkish taş meaning "stone, rock".
Bektešević Bosnian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Bektaş".
Bekzatov m Kazakh (Rare)
Means "son of Bekzat".
Bekzhanov m Kazakh
Means "son of Bekzhan".
Bekzhanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Bekzhanov.
Belabbas Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic بن عباس (bin Abbas) meaning "son of Abbas".
Belal Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Belal.
Belalcázar Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality with the coordinates 38°34′31″N 5°10′02″W.
Belarbi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of the Arab" from Arabic بْن (bn) meaning "son (of)" and اَلعَرَبِيّ (al-ʿarabiyy) meaning "the Arab".
Belchior Portuguese
From the given name Belchior.
Belen Jewish
Variant of Belenky.
Belen'kiy m Russian
Means "white".
Beleski Macedonian
Macedonian cognate of Malewski.
Belets Russian, Ukrainian
Belets is a term used in Russian monasteries to denote both individuals preparing to enter monasticism but who have not yet taken vows.
Belevtsev m Russian
From белый (belyy) meaning "white".
Belew English, Irish
variant spelling of Bellew.
Belfer Jewish
Occupational name from Yiddish be(he)lfer, ba(he)lfer "teacher’s assistant".
Belfiore Italian
Means "beautiful (as a) flower", derived from Italian bel "beautiful" combined with Italian fiore "flower". Two Italian sources claim that this surname was derived from the medieval masculine given name Belfiore (which has of course the same meaning), but I can find no evidence that this was an actual given name in medieval Italy... [more]
Belgasem Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Belkacem (chiefly Libyan).
Belgibaev Kazakh
Means "son of Belgibay".
Belgique French (Belgian)
Denotes someone from Belgium.
Belgo Brazilian
Possibly derived from Latin belga "Belgian, person from Belgium".
Belgorodskiy m Russian (Rare)
Means "from Belgorod".
Belgrave English
Aristocratic surname from French, meaning "beautiful grove"; comes from a place name in Leicestershire. A famous namesake is British polar explorer Belgrave Ninnis, who perished in Antarctica on a 1912 expedition.
Belhadi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From an Arabic name meaning "father of Hadi" (chiefly Algerian).
Belhadj Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of the pilgrim" from Arabic بْن (bn) meaning "son (of)" اَلحَاجّ (al-ḥājj) meaning "the pilgrim".
Belić Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the word belo meaning "white".
Belikov Russian
From Russian белый (beliy) meaning "white, fair".
Belimace Romanian
From the Aromanian language.
Bělín Czech
Either a nickname from Czech bílý ‘white’ or a derivative of the female personal name Běla (which also means ‘white’), denoting the son or husband of a woman so named.
Belin Serbian
Variant of Belan.
Belin Yiddish
Metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Beyle meaning ‘beautiful’ (related to French belle).
Belisario Italian, Spanish
From the given name Belisario.
Béliveau French (Rare), French (Quebec)
Derived from Old French besliver meaning "to stagger along", originally a nickname referring to a drunkard. It could also denote a person who lived in a beautiful, lovely valley, derived from French beau "beautiful" or Old French beu, bel "fair, lovely", combined with val meaning "valley"... [more]
Belkadi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic بن قاضي (bin qadi) meaning "son of the judge".
Belkalem Arabic (Maghrebi)
This is the surname of Essaïd Belkalem (1989-), an Algerian footballer.
Belkin Russian
Patronymic from the nickname Belka meaning "squirrel" (a derivative of bely "white", referring to the animal's white stomach).
Belkina f Russian
Feminine form of Belkin.
Belladonna English (Rare), Popular Culture
Named after an extremely poisonous plant (Atropa belladonna; also known as the deadly nightshade). One fictional bearer of this surname is Blake Belladonna, a main character from the popular web series RWBY.
Bellagamba Italian
Means "beautiful leg" in Italian.
Bellaïche Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic بن (bin) meaning "son of" and عايش ('aysh) meaning "living, alive".
Bellanca Sicilian
Originally a nickname derived from Italian bella "beautiful" and anca "hip".
Belland French
Variant of Beland.
Bellante Italian
Derived from the medieval name Bellante meaning "belligerent, combative", ultimately from Latin bellum "war", or perhaps from a derivative of the nickname Bello.
Bellante Italian
From the name of a town in Abruzzo, Italy.
Bellaria Italian
From the place name Bellaria, in Milan, Veneto, Piedmont and Sicily, these homonyms widespread throughout Italy.
Belle English
Possibly a variant of Bell 1 or Bell 2.
Bellefleur French, Literature
Means "beautiful flower" in French. This is the surname of the notable family in the 2001 to 2013 novel series The Southern Vampire Mysteries and the 2008-2014 TV series that inspired it, True Blood.
Bellegarde French
Derived from a toponym meaning "beautiful watch-tower, look-out".
Belleisle French
Name for someone from an island named Belle Isle, French for "beautiful island".
Bellers English
Name came from the son of a French Noble born in Leicestershire, England. Hamon Bellers took his last name after the Kirby Bellers (Bellars) which was the name of the land given to him by his father.
Bellet French
Comes from a derivative of bel ‘handsome’.
Belleville French
French surname meaning beautiful settlement
Bellew English, Irish
Of Norman origin: habitational name from any of the various places in northern France, such as Belleu (Aisne), named in Old French with bel ‘beautiful’ + l(i)eu ‘place’, or from Belleau (Meurthe-et-Moselle), which is named with Old French bel ‘lovely’ + ewe ‘water’ (Latin aqua), or from Bellou (Calvados), which is probably named with a Gaulish word meaning ‘watercress’... [more]
Belleza Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish belleza "beauty".
Bellingham English
Habitational name from places called Bellingham.
Bellino Italian
Means "pretty, sweet, cute" in Italian, a diminutive of Bello. It can originate as a nickname, or derive from the medieval given names Bellina or Bellinus... [more]
Bellis Italian
Patronymic from the given name Bello, using the Latin ablative plural suffix -is to indicate "of, belonging to".
Bellizzi Maltese
A name of Maltese origin meaning "beautiful".
Bellman English
Occupational name for someone who worked as a bell-ringer.
Bellman Swedish, English
Swedish and English form of Bellmann. A notable bearer was Swedish composer, poet and entertainer Carl Michael Bellman (1740-1795).
Bellmann German
Habitational name derived from places in Germany named either Bell, Belle, or Bellen.
Belloc French
Habitational name for a person from the commune of Belloc in southwestern France, of unknown etymology.
Bellocchio Italian
Means "beautiful eyes", from bello "beautiful" and occhio "eyes", or perhaps from belloccio "good-looking, attractive".
Bellock English, Irish
Meaning "young bull". It was a nickname for energetic people, or those who owned bulls.
Bellon French (Swiss)
Derived from the given name Apollonius.
Bellringer English (British, Rare)
Occupational name for a person who rung bells (usually a church bell).
Bellumus Late Roman
Means "beautiful man" derived from the elements bellus "beautiful" and homo "man"
Belluomini Italian
Variant and plural of Belluomo
Bellut French
Variant of Ballut.
Belmahdi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic بن مهدي (bin Mahdi) meaning "son of Mahdi".
Belmokhtar Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mokhtar, chiefly used in Algeria.
Belmondo Italian
Name of Italian origin meaning "beautiful world". Famous bearers of the name are the French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo (1933-) and the Italian cross-country skier, twice Olympic champion and four times World champion Stefania Belmondo (1969-).
Belmont English
English surname of Norman origin, a variant of the surname Beaumont, which was derived from place names meaning "lovely hill" in Old French (from beu, bel "fair, lovely" and mont "hill").
Beloborodov m Russian
From белый (belyy) meaning "white" and борода (boroda) meaning "beard".
Beloglazkin m Russian
From Russian белоглазка (beloglazka), meaning "white-eye (fish)".
Belolyubsky m Russian
From бело (belo) meaning "white" and любовь (lyubov') meaning "love".
Belonger French (Quebec)
variant of French Belanger or Boulanger
Belotto Italian
Likely comes from the words "bello" which means "beautiful" or "handsome", "otto" may be a diminutive form of the given name "Otto".
Beloucif Northern African, Arabic (Maghrebi), Algerian
A family name, likely of Algerian origins, written in Arabic as "بلوصيف"... [more]
Belov Russian
From Russian белый (beliy) meaning "white".
Belova f Russian
Feminine form of Belov.
Belovuk Serbian
Means "white wolf" in Serbian.
Belrio Spanish
From the Spanish word meaning "beautiful river".
Belson English, Jewish
Either from the Middle English female personal name Belsant (Old French Belisant Belisent from ancient Germanic bili "decent amiable" and swinth "strong fast") or a patronymic from the personal name Bele (see Beal) or a metronymic from a short form of the female personal name Isabel and son... [more]
Beltrán Spanish
From the given name Beltrán.
Belveal English (American)
American form of Belleville meaning lovely settlement.
Belvedere Italian
From various place names in Italy meaning "beautiful sight", derived from Italian bello "nice, fair, beautiful" (ultimately derived from Latin bellus) and vedere "to see".
Belyakov m Russian
From Russian беляк (belyak), meaning "white rabbit".
Belyakova Russian
Derived from the Russian word belyak meaning "white rabbit".... [more]
Belzer German
Occupational name for a furrier, from an agent derivative of Middle High German bel(li)z "fur"
Belzer Jewish
Habitational name for someone from Belz in Ukraine.
Bełzowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Bełzów.
Ben Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Arabic بْن (bn), a form of اِبْن (ibn) meaning "son (of), offspring". It is often used as a prefix for other Maghrebi patronymic names (such as Benali "son of Ali 1" or Ben Amor "son of Amor").
Béna Hungarian
Nickname from béna ‘lame’, or from a pet form of Benedek.
Bena Italian
From a reduced form of the medieval personal name Benenato.
Ben Abdallah Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Arabic بن عبد الله (bin Abd Allah) meaning "son of Abdullah".
Benade Afrikaans
From Bénade, a regional or dialectical variation of Bénard or Bernard.
Ben-Aharon Hebrew
Means "son of Aaron" in Hebrew.
Ben Ahmed Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Ahmad" (chiefly used in Tunisia).
Benaïm Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Haïm".
Ben Ali Arabic (Maghrebi), Comorian
Maghrebi transcription of Arabic بن علي (bin Ali) meaning "son of Ali 1". A notable bearer was Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1936-2019), who served as the president of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011.
Benally Navajo
From Navajo binálí meaning "his grandchild", derived from análí meaning "(paternal) grandchild". It was commonly adopted when Native Americans were required to take surnames for record purposes.
Ben-ami Hebrew
בֶּן עַמִּי means "son of my people".
Ben Amor Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Umar" in Arabic, chiefly used in Tunisia.
Benanti Italian
From a derivative of Bene, a short form of the various omen names formed with this element (from Latin bene ‘well’), such as Benedetto, Benvenuto, etc.
Ben Ari Hebrew
Means "son of Ari 1" in Hebrew.
Ben Asher Jewish
Means "son of Asher" in Hebrew.
Benatallah Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Atallah" in Arabic, chiefly used in Algeria.
Benatar Jewish
Possibly from Hebrew בֵּן (ben) meaning "son" and עתר ('atar) meaning "petitioner".
Benatar Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of the perfumer", derived from Arabic عطر ('atr) meaning "perfume, scent".
Benavides Spanish
Patronymic name from the Medieval personal name Ben Avid, of Arabic origin, derived from ibn Abd meaning "son of the servant of God".
Benayoun Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Ayoun", from a Tamazight transcription of the given name Chayyim.
Ben Brahim Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Brahim" in Arabic (chiefly Maghrebi).
Benbrahim Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Ben Brahim (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).
Benchabane Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Chabane" in Arabic, chiefly used in Algeria.
Benčić Croatian
Habitational name for someone from Benčići, Croatia.
Benda Czech
Benda is short form from names Benjamin or Benedikt.
Bendana Jewish (Sephardic), Judeo-Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Judeo-Arabic
A surname adopted by Catholic migrants from Spain who converted to Judaism at the beginning of the 17th century. The name is derived from Abedana, a Sephardi Jewish surname of Arabic origin.
Ben David Jewish
Means "son of David" in Hebrew.
Ben Dayan Hebrew
Means "son of Dayan (a judge)" in Hebrew.
Bender German, German (East Prussian)
As a German surname, Bender is a regional occupational surname from the Rhineland area denoting a "barrel-maker" (the Standard German Fassbinder became "Fassbender" in the local dialects and ultimately was shortened to Bender).... [more]
Ben Dor Hebrew
Means “son of Dor” in Hebrew.
Bendtner Danish
Derived from the given name Bendt.
Bendtsdatter Danish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)
Strictly feminine patronymic for Bendt.
Bendul English
Of Anglo-Saxon origin, from the parish of Benthall in Shropshire.
Bendy American
A notable example of this surname is Anthony Bendy
Benedek Hungarian
From the given name Benedek.
Benedetto Italian
From the given name Benedetto.
Benedict English
From the given name Benedict.
Benedictson English
English surname meaning "Son of Benedict"
Benedikt German
From the given name Benedikt.
Benediktsson mu Icelandic, Swedish (Rare)
Means "son of Benedikt" in Icelandic and Swedish.
Benedito Portuguese
From the given name Benedito.
Benefiel French (Modern, Rare)
Meaning: Bean field
Benelli Italian
The distinguished surname Benelli originated in an area of Italy, known as the Papal States. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adapt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent... [more]
Benesh Yiddish
From the given name Benesh, a Yiddish diminutive of Benedict.
Bénézech Occitan
From the given name Bénézech, an Occitan form of Benedict.