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Dermatis GreekThe surname is derived from the Greek word for skin: derma (δέρμα).
De Roma Medieval Spanish (Rare)A Spanish locational surname meaning “Of Rome”, perhaps for a Spaniard who lived in Rome or an Italian expat who immigrated to Spain
De Rooij DutchMeans "the red", derived from Dutch
rood "red", a nickname for someone with red hair.
Derricott EnglishHabitational name, possibly a variant of Darracott, from Darracott in Devon. However, the present-day concentration of the form Derricott in the West Midlands and Shropshire suggests that this may be a distinct name, from a different source, now lost.
Derry Irish, EnglishEnglish variant of
Deary, or alternatively a nickname for a merchant or tradesman, from Anglo-French
darree ‘pennyworth’, from Old French
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Deruelle FrenchHabitational name for someone who lived near a place called
(la) Ruelle, for example Ruelle-sur-Touvre.
De Ruiter DutchMeans "the rider" in Dutch, derived from Middle Dutch
ruter "freebooter, vagrant, robber", later meaning "cavalryman, soldier, armed horseman". It could also be a nickname based on an event, in one case deriving from an incident involving a ride on a runaway pig.
Derungs RomanshDerived from the preposition
de "of" and Latin
runcare "to weed out, to thin out, to root up", referring to someone who lived near a clearing.
Desai Indian, Marathi, GujaratiFrom a feudal title derived from Sanskrit देश
(desha) meaning "country, kingdom" and स्वामिन्
(svamin) meaning "owner, master, lord".
Desailly FrenchOriginally denoted a person who came from any of the various places in northern or eastern France called
Sailly, which is possibly derived from Old French
saillir,
salir meaning "to spring", ultimately from Latin
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De Salvo ItalianMeaning of "De" is "From", or "Of", so probably "From Salvo".
Desanges French (Rare)Means "from the angels", possibly connected to the French title of the Virgin Mary
Notre Dame des Anges, meaning "Our Lady of the Angels". Bearers of this surname include Louis William Desanges (1822-1905), an English artist of French descent, and French historian Jehan Desanges (1929-).
De Santa Italian (Tuscan)The surname De Santa was first found in Lucca, a city and comune in Tuscany, capital of the province of Lucca and where Bascilican type churches abound. The history commences in 218 B.C., and passed through many hands in the intervening centuries... [
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Desaulniers French (Quebec)Topographic name denoting a property distinguished by a grove of alder trees, derived from Old French
au(l)ne meaning "alder".
De Saussure French (Swiss)Referred to a person who came from various places named
Saussure,
Saulxures or
Saussay in northern France. Their names are derived from Medieval Latin
salcetum, a derivative of Latin
salix meaning "willow"... [
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Deschain French, LiteratureOf French origin. This is the last name of the character of the Gunslinger Roland in Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series.
Deschanel FrenchDerived from French
eschamel meaning "stepladder" or
des chanels meaning "from the channels, from the little jugs". An occupational nickname for a trader, it supposedly originated in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France... [
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Deschene NavajoFrom
deeshchiiʼnii (clan designation, “red-streak people”).
Deschenes French"Chenes" is French for "oak tree". In French, "Des" means more than one. "Des"+ "Chenes"= Deschenes meaning "Many oak trees."
Deshapriya SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit देश
(desha) meaning "region, place, country" and प्रिय
(priya) meaning "beloved, dear".
Deshmukh Indian, MarathiFrom the historical title देशमुख
(deśmukh) meaning "district head", derived from Sanskrit देश
(deśá) meaning "country, district" combined with मुख
(múkha) meaning "face".
Deshpande Indian, MarathiMeans "district accountant", derived from Sanskrit देश
(deśá) meaning "country, kingdom, province" combined with पण्डित
(paṇḍitá) meaning "learned, wise man".
Deslauriers French (Quebec)A topographic name for someone living among laurels, a combination of the fused preposition and plural definite article des ‘from the’ + the plural of Old French lorier ‘laurel’.
Desmarais FrenchHabitational name for someone from any of various places named with Old French mareis, maresc ‘marsh’, as for example Les Marets, in Seine-et-Marne, Centre, Nord, and Picardy.
Desmoulins FrenchA French surname meaning “of the windmills.” A famous bearer of this surname is Camille Desmoulins, a journalist and politician during the French Revolution who was guillotined.
Desnoyers French (Quebec)Means "of the walnut trees", from French word "noyer", meaning walnut. "Des noyers" literally translates to "the walnuts".
Desogus ItalianDenotes someone from the town of Sogus, which may have taken its name from
Sa bia de is Ogus, "the road of the eyes".
De Souza PortugueseMeans "of Sousa" in Portuguese, referring to the River Sousa flowing through northern Portugal. The word
Sousa itself is derived from the Latin
saxa, saxum meaning "stone, rock". The surname is more commonly used in Brazil and Portuguese-speaking African countries today.
Des Roches FrenchEither a topographic name for someone living among rocks or a habitational name from any of several places named with this word, meaning "from the rocks" in French.
Desrouleaux French, Haitian CreoleMeans "of the scrolls" in French. It is a occupational name for a scribe, a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of automatic printing... [
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Desruisseaux French, French (Quebec)Topographic name for someone who lived in an area characterized by streams, from the fused preposition and plural definite article
des meaning "from the" and
ruisseaux (plural of
ruisseau) meaning "stream".
Desser JewishHabitational name from the city of Dessau in Germany.
Dessi ItalianDenoting someone from Sini, Sardinia, formerly called Sinu or Sii.
d'Estaing FrenchDerived from
Estaing, a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. A famous bearer was the French president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926-2020).
Desunia Portuguese, FilipinoFrom the Portuguese word
desunir meaning "disunite, separate". This surname is particularly common in the Philippines.
De Talleyrand FrenchA French noble surname. A cadet branch of the family of sovereign counts of Périgord, they took their name from the estate of Périgord owned by these counts, and date back to Boso I, count of la Marche... [
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De Tiberio ItalianAncient and noble family, originally from Lombardy propagated, over the centuries, in different regions of Italy where its members acquired the nobility and were welcomed in the important offices of the city where they lived... [
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Detweiler German (Swiss)From the name of a village in Switzerland or from one with a similar name (Dettweiler) in France.
De Valera SpanishOriginally indicated a person from one of the two towns named
Valera in the provinces of Cuenca and Badajoz in Spain. This name was borne by American-born Irish president and prime minister Éamon de Valera (1882-1975; birth name George de Valero, also known as Edward de Valera), who was born to an Irish mother and a Cuban-Spanish father.
Devall French, EnglishDevall (also DeVall) is a surname of Norman origin with both English and French ties.Its meaning is derived from French the town of Deville, Ardennes. It was first recorded in England in the Domesday Book.In France, the surname is derived from 'de Val' meaning 'of the valley.'
Devane MarathiSomeone descended from deva(god).Someone who is like a god
Devaney Irish (Anglicized)Anglicized form of Gaelic
Ó Duibheannaigh ‘descendant of
Duibheannach’, a personal name of uncertain origin; the first element is dubh ‘black’, the second may be eanach ‘marshy place’... [
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De Vignerot French, French (Belgian)The surname Vignerot was first found in Belgium, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region... [
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De Vil Popular CultureCruella de Vil is fictional character appearing as the antagonist of the novel 'One Hundred and One Dalmatians' (1956) by Dodie Smith, as well as in the 1961 animated movie '101 Dalmatians' and the 1996 live-action movie with the same name... [
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Deville FrenchFrench surname meaning, 'The Village', from French De- 'the' and Ville- 'Village'.
Devon EnglishRegional name for someone from the county of Devon. In origin, this is from an ancient British tribal name, Latin Dumnonii, perhaps meaning "worshipers of the god Dumnonos".
Devon Jamaican Patois (Modern, Rare)The name Devon is of English and Irish origin and means "Warrior of God". This name is also very common in the British West Indies, especially Jamaica.
Devore FrenchFrench: variant of
De Var, a habitational name for someone from a place named Var, for example in Charente. Respelling of French
Devors, a habitational name, with the preposition
de, for someone from Vors in Aveyron.
Devoy EnglishAnglicized form of Gaelic surname
Ó Dubhuidhe ‘descendant of
Dubhuidhe’, a name probably derived from
dubh "dark, black" and
buidhe "sallow".
De Waal Dutch, WalloonMeans "the Walloon" in Dutch, derived from Middle Dutch
wale, originally indicating a person who came from Wallonia, a French-speaking region of southern Belgium. It could also possibly be a variant spelling of
Van Der Walle and
De Walle meaning "the wall"', though evidence for this is lacking... [
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De Waard DutchFrom Dutch
waard "innkeeper, host, landlord, protector", derived from Middle Dutch
weert. Alternatively, from Middle Dutch
waert "floodplain, riverine island".
Dewan Indian, PakistaniStatus name for a treasurer or court official, from Arabic
diwan "royal court", "tribunal of justice", or "treasury". Under the Mughal administration in India the dewan was usually the highest official in a state.
Dewan Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, NepaliFrom a title for a high-ranking government official or minister, derived from Persian دیوان
(divan) meaning "royal court, tribunal, ministry, assembly".
Dewasiri SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit देव
(deva) meaning "god" and श्री
(shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
De Wilde DutchMeans "the wild", from Middle Dutch
wilt "wild, savage, untamed".
De Winter DutchMeans "the winter" in Dutch, a nickname for a cold or gloomy man, or perhaps for someone born in the winter. It could also be a habitational name referring to a house or tavern named for the season.
De Wolf Dutch, FlemishMeans "the wolf", a nickname given to someone associated with wolves in some way, or a habitational name for someone who lived by a sign depicting a wolf. Could also be a patronymic form of
Wolf.
Dhanapala SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit धन
(dhana) meaning "wealth, riches, prize" and पाल
(pala) meaning "guard, protector".
Dhar Indian, BengaliDerived from Sanskrit उद्धार
(uddhara) meaning "credit, deliverance, redemption".
Dhar Indian, KashmiriMeaning uncertain, possibly from an honourific title given to a village head, a strongman or a warlord.
Dharmadasa SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit धर्म
(dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and दास
(dasa) meaning "servant, slave".
Dharmapala SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit धर्म
(dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and पाल
(pala) meaning "guard, protector".
Dharmapriya SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit धर्म
(dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and प्रिय
(priya) meaning "beloved, dear".
Dharmaratne SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit धर्म
(dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and रत्न
(ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Dharmasena SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit धर्म
(dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and सेना
(sena) meaning "army".
Dharmasiri SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit धर्म
(dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and श्री
(shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Dharmawansa SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit धर्म
(dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and वंश
(vansa) meaning "lineage, clan, family".
Dharmawardana SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit धर्म
(dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and वर्धन
(vardhana) meaning "increasing, strengthening, growing".
Dhobi IndianFrom Sanskrit धोबी (
dhōbī) meaning "washerman".