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Chaturanga Sinhalese
From the given name Chaturanga.
Chatwin English
Old English given name CEATTA combined with Old English (ge)wind "winding ascent".
Chatzigeorgiou Greek
Means "son of Georgios the pilgrim" from Greek χατζη (chatzi) meaning "pilgrim", ultimately from Arabic حاجي (haji), combined with the given name Georgios.
Chatzisavva Greek (Cypriot)
From χατζη (chatzi) meaning "pilgrim" and the given name Savvas.
Châu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Zhou, from Sino-Vietnamese 周 (châu).
Chau Khmer
Means "chief, head, boss" in Khmer.
Chau Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhou.
Chaucer English
Occupational name for a hosier, derived from Old French chaucier, an agent derivative from chauce "stocking, hose". A famous bearer of the name was English author Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400), well known for writing the 'Canterbury Tales'.
Chaudari Indian, Telugu
Variant transcription of Chaudhary used in Southern India.
Chaudary Urdu
Variant transcription of Chaudhary.
Chaudhry Indian, Hindi, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Chaudhary.
Chaudron French
From french meaning "cauldron".
Chaugule Marathi
Derived from Marathi चौगुला (chaugula) meaning "village officer".
Chauhan Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Assamese, Punjabi, Gujarati
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Sanskrit चतुर् (chatur) meaning "four" or from the name of a legendary hero, Chahamana.
Chaumont French
Habitational name from any of numerous places called Chaumont "bald mountain" from the elements chals caux "bald" and mont "mountain" (ultimately from Latin calvus mons) for example in Cher Orne Jura Haute-Savoie.
Chauncey American
Of uncertain origin. Possibly from Norman French habitation names Chancé or an American adaptation of a German place name of Schanze located on the Upper Rhine. Could also be a short form of Chancellor.
Chauray French
Habitational name from Chauray a place in Deux-Sèvres, France.
Chauré French (Quebec)
Either derived from Old French chaurer "to warm up; to stir up" or a variant of Chauray.
Chaux French
French / Switzerland.... [more]
Chavali Telugu
Brahmin last name of South India, Andhra Pradesh
Chavara Indian (Christian)
Form of Chavarría used by Christians in India.
Chavis Lumbee
The earliest possibly record of this is from 1728. The spelling at the time was possibly different. It was the surname of freed servant mulatto servant named Will Chaviss. In 1900 census of Robeson County, North Carolina the word was self-identified as a Lumbee last name.
Chawdhuri Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Variant transcription of Chaudhary.
Chawdhury Bengali
Variant transcription of Chaudhary.
Chawla Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
Derived from the name of a clan in the Arora community, which is apparently named with Sanskrit तांडुल (cawal) meaning "rice". Originating from the Punjab region of India and Pakistan, the name is also derived from Aror (now Rohri), a city in the Sukkur District, Sindh, Pakistan, and the community comprises both Hindus and Sikhs.
Chay Khmer
Variant transcription of Chhay.
Chaykov Russian, Belarusian
Derived from Russian чайка (chayka) meaning "seagull".
Che Chinese
From Chinese 车 (chē) meaning "(wheeled) vehicle".
Che Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Xie.
Chea Chinese
Variant of Xie.
Chea Khmer
Khmer romanization of the Chinese surname Xie.
Cheah Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew), Chinese (Hakka)
Hokkien, Teochew and Hakka romanization of Xie.
Cheam Khmer
Means "bowl, plate" in Khmer.
Cheam Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Zhan.
Cheang Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zheng.
Chechenov Karachay-Balkar, Chechen
Means "son of a Chechen."
Chechensky Chechen
Refers to a region in Southwestern Russia named "Chechnya".
Chedder English (American)
this name comes from the name cheddar cheese
Chee English
Possibly derived from the place name Cheadle, composed of Brythonic koɨd "woodland, forest" and Old English leah "clearing".
Chee Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xu 1.
Chee Navajo
From Navajo łichííʼ meaning "red".
Cheeks Popular Culture
This is the surname of Sandy a Cheeks from SpongeBob SquarePants.
Cheema Punjabi
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a Punjabi-speaking subclan of the Jat people found in India and Pakistan, with most members being either Muslim or Sikh.
Cheeseman English
Occupational name for a maker or seller of cheese.
Cheever English
Occupational name for a goatherd or a nickname for a capricious person, from Anglo-Norman chevre "goat". A famous bearer of the name was American author John William Cheever (1912-1982).
Chegal Korean (Rare)
Meaning unknown. In 2015 approximately 5,735 people had this surname.
Chegwidden Cornish
From the Cornish meaning "white house".
Chegwin Cornish
Means "person who lives in or by a white house" (from Cornish chy "house" + gwyn "white").
Chehab Arabic
From the given name Chehab.
Cheilas Greek
From Greek meaning "lips". Possibly a nickname for someone with big lips.
Cheim Khmer
Variant transcription of Choem.
Chekalenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Chekalov.
Chekalov m Russian
Valeriy Chekalov was the head of logistics for the Wagner PMC.
Chekan Ukrainian, Russian
A chekan is an old cavalry weapon. Denoted to someone who made or used chekans.
Chekh Ukrainian
Means "Czech".
Chekhov Russian
Possibly referred to someone from Czechia, or a derivative of the ancient Russian name Chekh or Chokh, which in turn relates to the verb chikhat "to sneeze"... [more]
Chekov Russian
This is the surname of the fictional Star Trek Character, Pavel Andreievich Chekov.
Chell French
Probably a respelling of the French habitational name Challe, from any of the various places so named from Late Latin cala ‘rock shelter’.
Chelyabinsky m Russian
Means "from Chelyabinsk".
Chemla Jewish (Sephardic)
Derived from Arabic ﺷﻤﻠﺔ (shamlah) meaning "cloak, mantle", probably used as a name for someone who wore, made or sold cloaks.
Chemso Adyghe (Russified)
From Adyghe чэмы (čămə) meaning "cow" and шъо (ŝo) meaning "skin, colour".
Chen Thai
Possibly a Name that Thai People with Chinese Descendants have. It has a Meaning of "Deserve".
Chen Khmer
From Khmer meaning "Chinese". It denotes a person who is Chinese descent or originally came from China.
Chen Hebrew
From the given name Chen 2.
Chenai Shona
Chenai means "Be clean, be hygienic or come out clean"
Chêne French
from Old French chesne "oak" (from Late Latin caxinus), hence a topographic name denoting someone who lived near a conspicuous oak tree or in an oak wood, or a habitational name from (Le) Chêne, the name of several places in various parts of France... [more]
Chene French
Means "oak" in French. Perhaps it's named for someone who lived by an oak tree.
Chenery Medieval French, English (British, Anglicized, Modern)
Derived from the Old French "chesne" for oak tree, or "chesnai" for oak grove, from the medieval Latin "casnetum". As a topographical name, Cheyne denoted residence near a conspicuous oak tree, or in an oak forest.
Cheng Hmong
From the clan name Tsheej associated with the Chinese character 陳 (chén) (see Chen).
Chengcuenca Filipino
From Cuenca de Cheng, "Cheng's basin" in Spanish
Chénier French
French surname which indicated one who lived in an oak wood or near a conspicuous oak tree, derived from Old French chesne "oak" (Late Latin caxinus). In some cases it may be from a Louisiana dialectical term referring to "an area of shrub oak growing in sandy soil" (i.e., "beach ridge, usually composed of sand-sized material resting on clay or mud... [more]
Chenier French (Cajun)
A sandy or shelly beach. Derived from the French word for wood, “chêne,” meaning oak.
Chenoweth Cornish
Topographic name from Cornish chi "house" and nowydh "new", essentially meaning "new house" in Cornish.
Chentsov Russian
From chenets, meaning "monk".
Cheon Korean
From Sino-Korean 天 (cheon) meaning "sky, heavens" or 千 (cheon) meaning "thousand, many".
Cheong Korean
Variant of Jeong.
Cheong Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Cantonese)
Hakka and Cantonese romanization of Zhang.
Chepchumba Kalenjin
Matronymic surname meaning "daughter of Chumba".
Cherchi Italian
Probably from the given name Ciriaco.
Cherenkov m Russian
Derived from Russian черенок (čerenók) "handle, hilt", denoting a tall, thin person or a maker of such handles. Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov (1904-1990) was a Soviet physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in physics in 1958 with Ilya Frank and Igor Tamm for the discovery of Cherenkov radiation, made in 1934.
Cherep Ukrainian
Means "skull" in Ukrainian.
Chergui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic شَرْقِيّ (šarqiyy) meaning "eastern, one from the east".
Cherian Indian (Christian)
From the given name Cherian.
Chérif Arabic (Maghrebi), Western African
Form of Sharif used in North Africa and parts of French-influenced western Africa.
Cherifi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Sharif.
Cheriyan Indian (Christian)
From the given name Cherian.
Cherkaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic شَرْقِيّ (šarqiyy) meaning "eastern", denoting someone who comes from the east (chiefly Moroccan).
Cherkasets Ukrainian
Means "from Cherkasy".
Cherkaskyy m Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian Черкас (Cherkas) meaning "Circassian" or from the region in Ukraine Cherkasy.
Cherkassky Russian, Jewish
Name for someone from the city of Cherkasy (or Cherkassy) in Ukraine, which is of uncertain meaning.
Cherki Arabic (Maghrebi), Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic شرقي (sharqiyy) meaning "eastern, one from the east".
Chernenko Ukrainian, Russian
From Ukrainian чорний (chornyy) or Russian черный (chernyy) both meaning "black".
Chernenkov Russian
From chernoi, meaning "black".
Chernikov m Russian
From Russian черник (chernik), meaning "blueberry".
Chernin Czech
A habitational name for someone from Cernice or some other place named with this word.
Chernoff Russian, Jewish
Alternative spelling of Chernov, a patronymic from the byname Chernyj meaning ‘black’, denoting a black-haired or dark-skinned person.
Chernooky Russian
Derived from Russian черноокий (chernooky) meaning "black-eyed, having dark brown eyes". This surname has Polish, Ukrainian or Belarusian noble origin.
Chernov Russian
From Russian чёрный (chyorniy) meaning "black".
Chernova Russian
Derived from Russian чёрный (chyorniy) meaning "black". Feminine counterpart of Chernov.
Chernozub Russian
Means "black tooth", from Russian чёрный (chyornyy) "black" and зуб (zub) "tooth".
Chernyak Russian, Belarusian
From Old Slavic *чьрнъ (čĭrnŭ) meaning "black".
Chernyavsky Russian
Derived from Russian чёрный (chyornyy) meaning "black".
Chernyavskyy m Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Chernyavsky.
Chernykh Russian
Derived from Russian черный (chernyy) meaning "black".
Chernysh Russian
Derived from a Slavic word meaning "black".
Chernyshevich Belarusian
Likely derived from a Slavic word meaning "black".
Chernyy m Russian
Alternate transcription of Chyornyy.
Cherrington English
Habitational name from any of several places in England called Cherington or Cherrington... [more]
Cherro Medieval Spanish (Latinized)
Meaning villager or farmer of Salamanca, especially of the region which includes Alba, Vitigudino, Ciudad Rodrigo And Ledesma. Concerning the villager from Salamanca called Charro and its equivalent demonym or gentilic is salmantino, salmanticense, salamanqués, salamanquino.
Cherry English
From Middle English chirie, cherye "cherry", hence a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of cherries, or possibly a nickname for someone with rosy cheeks.... [more]
Cherryman English
It is topographical or perhaps occupational and describes a person who lived or worked at a cherry orchard, or who lived by a house known by the sign of the cherry. In the days before house numbering, it was the tradition in almost all western countries to give the house a sign... [more]
Chérubin French
French cognate of Cherubin from Old French chérubin "cherub", perhaps a nickname for a baby-faced individual.
Cherubin Polish
nickname from polish cherubin "cherub", from ecclesiastical Latin cherubin... [more]
Cherubini Italian
Means "son of Cherubino". Italian cognate of Cherubin and variant of Cherubino.
Cherubino Italian
Italian cognate of Cherubin, either from the given name Cherubino or the nickname of the same word from Ecclesiastical Latin Cherubin... [more]
Chervonyy m Ukrainian
Means "red" in Ukrainian.
Cherwin English
It means cherry friend.
Chery French
The name Chery is derived from the Anglo Norman French word, cherise, which means cherry, and was probably used to indicate a landmark, such as a cherry tree, which distinguished the location bearing the name.
Cheryazov Uzbek, Russian
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from Uzbek ... [more]
Chesbrough English
habitational name from Cheeseburn in Northumberland early recorded as Cheseburgh possibly from Old English cis "gravel" and burh "stronghold"... [more]
Chesney English (?)
Came from France and has been shortened.
Chessa Italian
Probably from Sardinian chersa "lentisk", a kind of tree.
Chesterton English
From the name of a parish in Cambridgeshire.
Chestnut English
From Old French castan "chestnut tree" (Latin castanea), a name for someone who lived near a particular chestnut tree, or possibly a nickname for someone with chestnut-coloured hair (see Chastain).
Chestnutt English
"Chestnut." A notable bearer is Charles Waddel Chestnut, a novelist.
Chetcuti Maltese
Derived from Arabic كتكوت‎‎ (katkūt) meaning "(newborn) chick, young chicken".
Chetrit Judeo-Spanish
Alternate transcription of Shitrit.
Chettiar Indian, Tamil, Malayalam
Refers to a member of any of the various South Indian castes of traders, businessmen, and merchants. The name itself may be from the Tamil honorific எட்டி (eṭṭi) or from a Sanskrit word meaning "wealth".
Cheuk Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhuo.
Chevapravatdumrong Thai
Possibly from Thai ชีวประวัติ (chiwaprawat) meaning "biography" combined with ดำรง (damrong) meaning "uphold, sustain". A notable bearer is Cherry Chevapravatdumrong (1977-), an American screenwriter of Thai descent known for her work in the animated television series Family Guy.
Chevrier French
Occupational name for a goatherd from an agent derivative of chèvre "goat" (from Latin capra "nanny goat").
Chevron French
From French chèvre meaning "goat", indicating a person who cultivated goats.
Chew English
Habitational name from a place in Somerset named Chew Magna, which is named for the river on which it stands, a Celtic name, perhaps cognate with Welsh cyw ‘young animal or bird’, ‘chicken’.
Chew Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zhou.
Cheyne English, Scottish
Habitational name ultimately derived from Old French chesne "oak (tree)".
Cheyo Tanzanian (Rare)
Italian and Spanish variation of Elisha. "God is my salvation"
Chhangte Mizo
Chhangte has an unknown meaning.
Chhay Khmer
Khmer romanization of the Chinese surname Cai, which derives from the name of the ancient Cai state.
Chhetri Nepali, Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatríya), the name of the Hindu social class consisting of warriors and rulers.
Chi Chinese (Rare)
From 池 (Chí) means pool.
Chiacchiaretta Italian
From chiacchierare "to chat, to chatter, to gossip".
Chiacchio Italian
Possibly from Neapolitan chiachiello "all talk, not serious".
Chiaki Japanese (Rare)
Depending on the kanji used can mean different things. Chi means "thousand" or "wisdom" and aki means "bright", "autumn", "sparkle", "crystal ball" or "shining". This is the last name of Naomi Chiaki, a Japanese singer... [more]
Chiala Italian
Possibly a variant of Cicala.
Chiam Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Zhan.
Chiama Igbo
Western Africa (Nigeria)... [more]
Chiang Chinese
Alternate transcription of Jiang.
Chiang Chinese
Alternate transcription of Jiang 1.
Chiang Chinese
Alternate transcription of Jiang 2.
Chiao Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 焦 (see Jiao).
Chiapello Italian
Possibly connected to chiappare "to catch, to trap", a nickname for a hunter. Alternately, may be an elaborate form of Chiappa.
Chiappa Italian
Possibly chiappa "stone", indicating someone who lived in a stony area.
Chiappetta Italian
A nickname derived from chiappa, meaning "buttock, butt cheek". Alternately, may be a diminutive of Chiappa.
Chiappone Italian
From Sicilian chiappuni "fat, lazy man".
Chiara Italian
Chiara meaning clear
Chiaramonte Italian
Italianized from of the French surname Clermont, using Italian chiaro "bright, clear" and monte "mountain". It was brought to Sicily from Picardy, France, by a branch of the House of Clermont in the 11th century, and several locations were subsequently named after them... [more]
Chiarella Italian
Diminutive of Chiara, itself from the given name Chiara.
Chiarenza Italian
From Clarence, a medieval Frankish town in Greece, called Chiarenza or Clarenza in Italian, rendered Γλαρέντζα (Glarentza) in contemporary Greek documents.
Chiasson French, English
French surname originally denoting someone from the the municipality of Chiasso in Ticino, Switzerland, located along the Swiss/Italian border.... [more]
Chiavetta Italian
From Italian "chiavetta", deriving from chiave meaning key.
Chibana Japanese
千 (Chi) means "one thousand" and 花 (bana) is a variation of hana, meaning "blossom, flower".... [more]
Chica Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Apparently from chica, feminine form of chico ‘small’, ‘young’ (see Chico), but a variant of the habitational name Checa, from a place so named in Jaén province is also a possibility.
Chicane Various
Unknown origins/meaning. Some sources claim it is a variation of the surname "Chick". Chicane is also a French word meaning "to cavil, to quibble".
Chicherin m Russian
Possibly from Russian dialectal чичера (chichera), meaning "cold wind" or the old Ukrainian word чичері (chycheri), meaning "tangles (of hair)".
Chichigov Chechen
Meaning unknown.
Chichigova Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Чичигов (see Chichigov).
Chiclana Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous Andalusian municipalities: Chiclana de la Frontera or Chiclana de Segura.
Chido Spanish
Likely given to someone who lived in a cold environment
Chieco Italian
Shortened form of Chirico, ultimately from the given name Ciriaco.
Chien Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 简 (see Jian).
Chiere French (Rare)
Possibly derived from the Old French chiere, from chier, meaning "dear, dearest".
Chiesa Italian
Means "church" in Italian, originally a topographic name for someone who lived near a church, a habitational name from any of various places named Chiesa or perhaps an occupational name for someone who worked in a church.
Chigirev m Russian (?)
Possibly from the Ukrainian city of Chyhyryn
Chigurh Literature, Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. It is intended to be "ethnically ambiguous", but one theory suggests that it may be derived from the Spanish verb seguir meaning "to follow, to continue". This name was invented by the American author Cormac McCarthy for the villain in his novel No Country for Old Men (2005)... [more]
Chigusa Japanese
This surname is used as 千種, 千草 or 千艸 with 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand", 種 (shu, -gusa, tane) meaning "class, kind, seed, species, variety", 草 (sou, kusa, kusa-, -gusa) meaning "draft, grass, herbs, pasture, weeds, write" and 艸 (sou, kusa) meaning "grass, plants."... [more]
Chihara Japanese
From Japanese 茅 (chi) meaning "thatch" or 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain". A notable bearer of this surname is Minori Chihara (茅原 実里), a Japanese voice-actress who is best known for voicing Yuki Nagato from the Haruhi Suzumiya series and Aya Natsume from Tenjō Tenge.
Chijimatsu Japanese
From 千 (chi, sen) meaning "thousand", 々 is a particle that indicates that the previous syllable should be repeated (chi becomes ji), and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree".
Chikafuji Japanese
Chika means "near" and fuji means "wisteria".
Chikahisa Japanese
Chika means "near" and hisa means "long time, long time ago, longevity".
Chikamatsu Japanese
From 近 (chika) meaning "close, near" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine, fir tree".
Chikamiya Japanese
近 (chika) means ‘near, close, proximity’, 宮 (Miya) means ‘palace, shrine, temple.’ Could be used for someone who had lived near a palace, shrine, or temple. Currently used by around 10 families.
Chikano Japanese
From 近 (chika) meaning "near" and 野 (no) meaning "field, rice paddy".
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