All Submitted Surnames

Zalbidea Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque zalbide "horses’ road", ultimately composed of zaldi "horse" and bide "path, track, way; journey".

Zaldastanishvili Georgian
Means "son of Zaldastan".

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 (American), Polish (Anglicized)
Possibly a habitational name derived from the Polish toponym Żale meaning "on the other side of the wood", from za "beyond" and las "forest".

Žalec Slovene

Zalevskiy m Russian

Zalewska f Polish
Feminine form of Zalewski.

Zalewski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from a village named Zalew or Zalewo, from zalew meaning "reservoir, lagoon".

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.

Žaliūkas Lithuanian
From žaliūkas meaning "young, strong, healthy man", related to žalias meaning "green".

Žaliukas Lithuanian
Variant of Žaliūkas.

Zaliznyak Ukrainian

Zalla Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Galician, Portuguese, Aragonese, Asturian, Romanian, Hungarian, Greek, Bulgarian
Variant of Sala.

Zallas Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Galician, Portuguese, Aragonese, Asturian, Romanian, Hungarian, Greek, Bulgarian
Variant of Salas.

Zalmai Afghan, Pashto
From the Pashto given name Zalmai.

Zalman Yiddish
From the given name Zalman, a Yiddish diminutive of Solomon.

Zalnieriunas Lithuanian

Zalsonov m Russian

Zalusky Ukrainian
Derives from the Slavic word zalew, meaning "bay" or "flooded area". Given to families who lived near water or areas that flooded often.

Zalutskiy m Russian

Zaluzhnyy m Ukrainian
Means "meadow (adjective)".

Zalvidea Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Zalbidea.

Zam Bhutanese

Zamani Persian
From the given name Zaman.

Zamanian Persian
From the given name Zaman.

Zamanov Azerbaijani, Bashkir
Means "son of Zaman".

Zamanova f Azerbaijani, Bashkir
Feminine form of Zamanov.

Zamarripa Basque
Habitational name of the city and province of Zamora, which is located on the Duero in northwest Spain. Because of its strategic position, the city was disputed during the Middle Ages, first between the Christians and Moors, then between the kingdoms of Leon and Castille.

Zambazis Greek

Zambi African, Lunda, Swahili, Kimbundu
Means "God" in various Bantu languages.

Zámbó Hungarian

Zambo Central African

Zambon Italian, Italian (Swiss)
Derived from the given name Zambono, istself a northeastern variant of Giambono.

Zamboni Italian, Italian (Swiss), Romansh
Italian patronymic form of Zambon.

Zambrana Spanish
Likely comes from a town of the same name in Spain.

Zamechanskiy m Russian, Jewish

Zames Jewish

Zamfir Romanian
From zamfir, a variant of the Slavonic word samfir or safir meaning "sapphire".

Zamfirescu Romanian
Means "son of Zamfir" in Romanian.

Zamloch German (Austrian)
Altered, likely Americanized or Germanized, version of the Czech surname Zemlicka. Zemlicka derives from žemle, meaning "bread roll," and was a name given to bakers.... [more]

Żammit Maltese
Maltese form of the Sicilian name Zammito.

Zammit Berber, Northern African
Tunisian Berber name of unknown meaning.

Zamoa Maltese

Zamonte Filipino (Rare, ?)
Possibly a variant of Samonte.

Zamora Spanish
Habitational name from Zamora, a city in northwestern Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Berber azemur "wild olive tree".

Zampedri Italian
Italian cognate of Sampedro.

Zamudio Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Biscay, Basque Country, derived from zama "gorge, ravine" and odi "ravine, channel, tube". Alternatively, the second element could instead be -di "place of, forest of".

Zamyatin m Russian

Zanamwe Southern African
Zimbabwean Surname, originally from the Chivi area, shona speaking people of the Shumba(lion) totem originate from the Masvingo province, Mwenezi, Chitanga,Chikombedzi, Boli Chibwedziva. Some migrated to the Mashonaland East province Mhondoro area and assumed the Moyo(heart) totem

Zañartu Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous rural district in the municipality of Oñati.

Zanbrana Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.

Zanchez Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Sanchez.

Zanda Italian
From Sardinian zanda "field poppy".

Zandegiacomo Italian
Zandegiacomo's migrated to America and changed the name to Zandi.

Zandén Swedish
Variant of Sandén.

Zander German

Zandvoort Dutch
From the name of any of several settlements in the Netherlands, derived from Dutch zand "sand" and voort "ford, crossing".

Zane English
Meaning unknown. It could be a Americanization of the German surname Zahn. Zane 1 is also used as a given name.

Zanel Spanish (Latin American)

Zanella Italian

Zanelli Italian

Zanfardino Italian

Zangara Italian
Southern Italian: from a feminine form of Zangaro ( see Zangari ).

Zangiev Ossetian, Soviet, Russian, Popular Culture
The Russified Soviet and Modern Russian form of the Ossetian surname Зæнджиаты Zændžiaty. A famous user of it is wrestler Victor Zangiev, himself the inspiration for Zangief of Street Fighter fame.

Zango Fula, Western African

Zangoza Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Navarrese city.

Zani Italian
Comes from the personal name Z(u)an(n)i, a northeastern (Venetian) form of Gianni (from Giovanni, Italian equivalent of John). Zani or Zanni is a comic figure in the Commedia del’Arte, and the surname may be a nickname derived from this use, which is also the origin of the English word zany.

Zanick Brazilian

Zaniewski Polish

Zanini Italian
The surname Zanini or Zanin was given to the descendants of Giovanni (John). It originates from the diminutive of the Venetian variant of Zani, being Zanino.

Zanjani Persian
Indicated a person from the Iranian city of Zanjan.

Zanker German

Zanni Italian
From the first name Gianni, which derives from Giovanni, which is the Italian version of John, which means "the grace/mercy of the Lord." ... [more]

Zano African

Zanochkin m Russian

Zanolari Romansh
Variant of Zanoli.

Zanoli Romansh, Italian (Swiss)
Variant of Giovanoli.

Zanos Greek

Zanotti Italian
Comes from a pet form of Zani.

Zantaraia Georgian

Zanto German
Unknown origin and history.

Zanugg Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Gian.

Zanussi Friulian, Italian
Zanussi is best known as the surname of an influential Italian inventor from Brugnera in Friulia. The name likely comes from zanuso meaning ‘sedge’ in Italian.

Zanza African

Zaouche Berber, Northern African
Kabyle name of unknown meaning.

Zapał Polish

Zapanta Filipino, Tagalog, Hiligaynon
Of Hiligaynon origin and uncertain meaning.

Zapata Spanish
Occupational surname for a shoemaker, from Spanish zapato meaning "shoe". It can also be considered a habitational name for someone originally from any of the various locations in Spain called Zapata.

Zapato Spanish
Means "shoe" in Spanish.

Zapeka Ukrainian

Zaperdolenko Ukrainian

Zapheiropoulos Greek
Meaning descendant of Zapheiris, the name Zapheiris is translated to sapphire.

Zaporizhets Ukrainian
Means "Zaporizhzhian, resident of Zaporizhzhya".

Zaporozhchenko Ukrainian
Means "from Zaporizhzhya".

Zaporozhets Ukrainian
Means "a Zaporizhzhyan".

Zaporozhskiy m Russian, Jewish (?)
Means "from Zaporozhye".

Zappone Italian
Possibly from an augmentative form of Zappa.

Zarafshan Persian
Means "spreader of gold" in Persian, from زر (zar) meaning "gold" and افشان (afshan) meaning "spreader, scatterer".

Zaragoza Spanish, Aragonese
Habitational name from the province of Zaragoza in Aragon, from a Mozarabic form of Latin Caesaraugusta, named after Roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus.

Zarandona Spanish

Zárate Spanish, Spanish (Mexican)
Habitational surname meaning "entrance to the grove coppice".

Zarate Basque
From the name of a hamlet in Álava province, Spain, possibly derived from Basque zara "thicket".

Zarautz Basque
From the name of a town in Basque Country, Spain, possibly derived from zara "bush, undergrowth" and a variant of (h)aitz "rock, stone".

Zárauz Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Zarautz.

Zarb Maltese

Zardes African American (?)

Zare Persian
Derived from Arabic زارع (zari') meaning "farmer".

Zarei Persian
Derived from Arabic زارع (zari') meaning "farmer".

Zaremba Polish
Name for a woodcutter, derived from Polish zarabac, meaning ''to hack or chop''.

Zarene African

Zarenok Belarusian, Russian, Jewish (?)

Zarfati Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Sarfati.

Zarfaty Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Sarfati.

Zargari Persian
Derived from Persian زرگر‎‎ (zargar) meaning "goldsmith", ultimately from زر (zar) "gold".

Zari Pakistani

Zari Albanian

Zaribay Central African

Zaric Serbian (Anglicized)

Zarichanskiy m Russian

Zarichanskyy m Ukrainian

Zaripov m Tatar
From the given name Zarip.

Zarn Romansh
Derived from the given name Balthazar.

Zarovnyayev m Russian

Żarski Polish

Zarta South American
Chiefly used in Colombia.

Zarta German

Zarubica Montenegrin, Serbian

Zarubina Russian
Famous bearer: Olga Zarubina (Ольга Зарубина), Soviet/Russian singer. ... [more]

Zarvishenko Ukrainian
The surname Zarvishenko is the Ukrainian version of the Urdu name "Zarvish"

Zarza Spanish (Mexican)

Zasche German

Zashchirinskiy m Russian

Zashchitnik Russian (Rare)
From Russian защитник (zashchitnik), meaning "defender".

Zashchytnyk Russian (Ukrainianized, Rare)
Ukrainianised form of Zashchitnik.

Zashko Ukrainian

Zasimovič Belarusian
Means "son of Zasim".

Zaslavski Russian, Jewish
Variant transcription of Zaslavsky. A notable music producer ZEDD's real name is Anton Zaslavski.

Zaslavskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russian form of Zasławski.

Zaslavsky Russian, Jewish
Name for someone from the city of Iziaslav (or Zaslav) in Ukraine, derived from the given name Iziaslav.

Zasławski Polish

Zassowna Polish

Zatarain Basque
From any of several place names in Basque Country, Spain, probably derived from the toponymic suffix -ain and an uncertain first element possibly meaning "thicket, underbrush". Alternatively, could derive from an altered form of Basque talaia "watchtower, lookout, vantage point", which is ultimately from Arabic طليعة (ṭalīʕa) "forefront, vanguard".

Zathen English (Rare)

Zatz Jewish
Abbreviation of the Hebrew phrase Zera TSadikim "seed of the righteous", assumed in a spirit of pious respect for one’s ancestors.

Zaun German
From a topographical name from Middle High German zun "fence, hedge" the German cognitive to Anglo-Saxon tun.

Žaŭniarovič Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian жаўнер (žaŭnier) meaning "soldier (of the Polish army)", borrowed from Polish żołnierz via German Söldner.

Zavadskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russified form of Zawadski.

Zavalenko Ukrainian

Zavaleta Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Zabaleta.

Zavalia Spanish (Latin American, Americanized)

Zavarin m Russian

Zavarykin m Russian

Zavarzin Russian

Zavarzina Russian
Feminine form of Zavarzin.

Zavattari Italian, French, Spanish, Romanian
A derivation of the Old French word 'savate'... [more]

Žavbi Slovene
The surname is mostly tied to prefession but can also be based off of certain personality traits or profession. It comes from the word "žavba", ointment, cream.

Zavhorodniy m Ukrainian

Zaviryukha Ukrainian

Zaviyskiy m Russian

Zavodchikov m Russian

Zavodny Czech

Zavolokin m Russian

Zavos Greek
Used for someone who has a weird character or is considered stupid, found as a surname in Greek, probably derives from the word ζαβολιά (zavolia)which means cheating.

Zavrazhin Russian

Zav'yalov m Russian

Zawacka f Polish
Feminine form of Zawacki.

Zawacki m Polish
Variant of Zawadzki.

Zawada Polish
From zawada literally meaning "obstacle, hindrance", figuratively meaning "swashbuckler, troublemaker".

Zawadka Polish
Diminutive of Zawada.

Zawadski m Polish (Rare)
Variant of Zawadzki.

Zawadzka f Polish
Feminine form of Zawadzki.

Zawadzki m Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place named Zawada or a variant of the surname Zawada, both coming from Polish zawada meaning "hindrance".

Zaxby English

Zay French
Frenchified form of German See.

Zayas Spanish, Caribbean
Derives from the Basque word 'zai', meaning watchman or guard.

Zayashnikov m Russian

Zayasu Japanese
From Japanese 座 (Za) meaning "squat; seat; cushion; gathering; sit" and 安 (Yasu) meaning "relax; cheap; low; quiet; rested; contented; peaceful".

Zayats Russian, Belarusian
Variant of Zayka, cognate of Zając.

Zaychenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Zaytsev.

Zaychik Russian, Jewish
Means "bunny" in Russian.

Zaydan Arabic
Derived from the given name Zaydan.

Zaydel Yiddish (Belarusianized)

Zaydman Jewish
Russian variant of Seidman.

Zayiko Ukrainian

Zayka Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Means "bunny".

Zayko Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Variant of Zayka.

Zaynutdinov Kazakh, Tatar, Dagestani, Bashkir, Uzbek
Means "son of Zaynutdin".

Zaytoun Arabic (Egyptian)

Zaza Arabic (Egyptian)

Zazai Pashto
Meaning uncertain.

Zazhigayev m Russian
From Russian зажигать (zazhigat'), meaning "light up".

Zazhivikhin m Russian
Probably from Russian заживить (zazhavit'), meaning "to heal".

Zazi Assyrian

Zaznobin m Russian

Zazueta Spanish
Probably a topographic name of Basque origin, from an unexplained first element + the collective suffix -eta 'place or group of'.

Zazzara Italian
Ancient and very noble Lazio family, with residence in the city of Viterbo, known as Zazzara or Zazzera, of clear and ancestral virtue, which has spread over the centuries in various regions of Italy.

Zazzarino Italian

Žbanić Bosnian

Zbären German (Swiss)
Zbären means "Bear hunter".

Zbirak Ukrainian (Rare), Polish (Rare)
Derived from the Polish 'zbierac' meaning to collect or gather

Zbornak American
Zbornak is a surname. A famous bearer is Dorothy Zbornak (Bea Arthur) from “The Golden Girls”.

Zbrzezna f Polish
Feminine form of Zbrzezny.

Zbrzezny m Polish
From Polish zbrzeżny or zbrzeźny, meaning "lying on the shore", from the prefix z‑ meaning "at, on" and brzeg meaning "shore, bank".

Ždanovich Belarusian
Means "son of Zhdan".

Zdeblick American

Zdebskyy m Ukrainian

Zdon Polish
Polish

Zdorenko Ukrainian
A form of Zdorovenko.

Zdorovenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian здоров'я (zdorov ya), meaning "health".

Zdravchev m Russian

Zdravković Serbian
Means "son of Zdravko".

Zdravkovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Zdravkovski.

Zdravkovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Zdravko".

Zdrojewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of several places called Zdroje or Zdrojewo, in particular in Bydgoszcz voivodeship, named with Polish zdroje meaning "springs","spa".

Zdunich Polish
Polish name of unknown meaning or origin. A notable bearer of this name is American actor/singer/artist/songwriter Terrance Zdunich.

Zeagler English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Ziegler.

Zeah Iranian

Zealley English

Zeb Urdu
Derived from Persian زیب‎ (zib) meaning "ornament, adornment, beauty".

Zebrzydowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Zebrzydowice.

Zebua Nias
Nias clan name possibly from a word meaning "biggest, largest".

Zec Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Slovene
Means ''rabbit''.

Zecca Italian

Zečević Serbian
Derived from zec, meaning ''rabbit''.

Zeches English
The surname Zeches was first found in Silesia, where the name was closely identified in early mediaeval times with the feudal society which would become prominent throughout European history. The name would later be associated with noble family with great influence, having many distinguished branches, and become noted for its involvement in social, economic and political affairs.

Zechman Jewish
Occupational name from Yiddish tsekh meaning "guild" or "craft corporation" and man "man".

Zechmann German

Zechouritis Greek

Zed Arabic

Zedda Italian
Possibly from Sardinian zedda "cellar" or cedda "herd of animals", indicating someone who was an innkeeper or shepherd.

Zedewarfft Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)

Zedhynydze Georgian (Ukrainianized)

Zee Dutch
Reduced form of Dutch Van der Zee.

Zeeman Dutch
Dutch cognate of Seaman. It was notably borne by the Dutch physicist Pieter Zeeman (1865-1943).

Zeeshan Urdu
Derived from the given name Zeeshan.

Ze'ev Hebrew
Means "wolf" in Hebrew.

Zeevi Hebrew
From the Hebrew given name Zev, meaning "wolf."

Zeferino Portuguese
From the given name Zeferino

Zeff Jewish
From the given name Zev.

Zefi Albanian

Zegama Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Basque Country, Spain, of uncertain etymology.

Zegarra Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a Castilianized form of the Catalan Segarra.

Zeghlache Berber, Northern African
Kabyle surname of unknown meaning.

Zegras Greek

Zehner German
(chiefly Bavaria, Austria, Switzerland, and Württemberg): occupational name for an official responsible for collecting, on behalf of the lord of the manor, tithes of agricultural produce owed as rent.... [more]

Zehren German (Swiss)
From a prepositional phrase from Middle High German ze hērren, an occupational name for someone was in service of a lord.

Zeid Arabic
From the given name Zayd.

Zeidan Arabic
Derived from the given name Zaydan.

Zeidane Western African
Mauritanian variant of Zidane.

Zeiler German

Zeilinger German
Habitational name for someone from Zeiling in Bavaria.

Zeilstra Dutch, West Frisian
Derived from zijl "sluice" and the suffix -stra denoting an inhabitant of a place. The name has also been connected to zeil "sail; to sail", possibly a nickname for someone who made sails or spent a lot of time on a ship.

Zeimer English (Australian)

Zeimet German, Luxembourgish
Western German and Luxembourgeois: probably a variant spelling of Zeimert, a variant of Zeumer, an occupational name for a harness maker, from an agent derivative of Middle High German zoum ‘bridle’.

Zeitler German

Zeitlin Yiddish, Hebrew

Zeitner German

Zeitoun Arabic
Derived from the Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn) meaning "olive", a cognate of the Maghrebi Zitouni. It could also be linked to the famous El-Zeitoun district in Cairo, Egypt.

Zeitz German

Zeitz German
From a town called Zeitz in Germany. Might be Germanized from Zajec.

Zeka Albanian

Zekausky Lithuanian

Zeković Serbian, Montenegrin
Derived from zeko (зеко), meaning "bunny".

Zela Albanian

Zelaya Basque
From Basque Zelaia, a habitational or topographic name derived from zelai "field, meadow, prairie".

Żelazny Polish
Means "(made of) iron" in Polish, used as a nickname for a person with a strong personality.

Zeldes Yiddish
An eastern Ashkenazic matronymic surname derived from the Yiddish female personal name Zelde (from the Middle High German word sælde meaning either 'fortunate', 'blessed', or 'happiness'.)

Zeldin Jewish
Means "son of Zelde", a Yiddish female personal name based on Middle High German sælde "fortunate, blessed".

Zelená f Czech, Slovak
Means "green" in Czech and Slovak.

Zelenchuk Ukrainian
Variant of Zelenko.

Zelenika Bosnian
Variant of Zelenka

Zelenin Russian
Derived from Russian зелень (zelen) meaning "greens, vegetables, verdure".

Zelenina f Russian
Feminine form of Zelenin.

Zelenov m Russian
From Russian зеленый (zelenyy), meaning "green".

Zelenović Serbian
Derived from Serbian зелен (zelen) "green".

Zelenska Ukrainian
Feminine form of Zelensky.

Zelenskis Latvian
Latvian cognate of Zieliński.

Zelensky Ukrainian
Habitational name derived from the village of Zelenki in the Kaniv region in Ukraine... [more]

Zelens'kyy m Ukrainian, Polish (Ukrainianized, ?), Jewish (?)
Variant transcription of Zelenskyy.

Zelenskyy m Ukrainian, Polish (Ukrainianized), Jewish (?)
Ukrainian form of Zieliński. This is the surname of the current Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Zelentsov m Russian
A variant of Zelenov.

Zelený Czech
Zelený means "green" in Czech.

Zelesny Polish

Zelewska Polish

Železnik Slovene
From the Slavic word "železo/zhelezo", meaning " iron", denoting to a person who worked with iron.

Zeleznik Slovak
Means "iron man".

Zelgowski Polish
Originally, surname Zelegowski was misheard as Zelgowski when Polish immigrants were first coming to the United States through Ellis Island... [more]

Zelieska Polish
Polish Ashkenazic surname, possibly derived from surname Zieliński what is a habitational name for someone from Zielona or Zielonka (places in Poland), deriving from the root word meaning "green".

Zelimkhanov Chechen
Means "son of Zelimkhan".

Zelimkhanova Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Зелимханов (see Zelimkhanov).

Zelinski Polish
Variant of Zieliński.

Zeljković Bosnian

Zella German

Zelle German, Dutch
Topographic name from Middle High German zelle "(hermit's) cell", or a habitational name from various places called Zelle or Celle.

Zeller German, Dutch, Jewish
Originally denoted someone from Celle, Germany or someone living near a hermit's cell from German zelle "cell". It is also occupational for someone employed at a zelle, for example a small workshop.

Zelli Italian

Zellmer German
Variant of Selmer.