All Submitted Surnames

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Dimaporo Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao di' meaning "no, not" and maporo' meaning "tall, high".
Dimaranan Tagalog
From Tagalog di madaanan meaning "impassible".
Di Marco Italian
Means "son of Marco".
Di Martino Italian
From the given name Martino.
Dimarucut Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cannot be caught" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and dukot meaning "draw out, pull".
Dimas Spanish, Portuguese, Greek
Derived from the given name Dimas.
Dimashov Kazakh
Means "son of Dimash".
Dimasupil Filipino, Tagalog
Means "unconquerable" from Tagalog di- meaning "no, not" and supil meaning "controlled, repressed, subdued".
Dimatatac Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cannot be marked" from di meaning "no, not" and tatak meaning "imprint, stamp, mark".
Di Matteo Italian
The surname Di Matteo comes from the personal names Matteo, of Jewish origin and popularized by the evangelist "Mattia" which have the meaning of "Gift of God".
Dimatulac Filipino, Tagalog
Means "stubborn" (literally "cannot be shoved") from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and tulak meaning "push, shove".
Dimaunahan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "champion" (literally "cannot be outdone") from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and unahan meaning "front, head, first".
Di Mauro Italian
From the given name Mauro.
Dimawala Tagalog
From Tagalog di mawala meaning "cannot be lost".
Dimayacyac Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cannot be crushed (in a fight)" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and yakyak meaning "crushed, trampled".
Dimayuga Filipino, Tagalog
Means "unshakable" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and mauga meaning "shaky, wobbly".
Dimčevska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Dimčevski.
Dimčevski m Macedonian
Means "son of Dimče".
Dimeglio Italian
First used in Venice, Italy
Dimer German (Portuguese-style)
Brazilian adaptation of the German surname Diemer; altered for easier comprehension by the Portuguese-speaking population of Brazil.
Dimitrenko Russian, Ukrainian
From the given name Dimitry.
Dimitriadis Greek
Means "son of Dimitris".
Dimitrin Russian
From the given name Dimitry.
Dimitrovski Macedonian
Means “son of Dimitar” or “son of Dimitrij” in Macedonian.
Dimon Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the place name Dimona, a city in the south of Israel.
Dimond English, Irish
English and Irish variant of Diamond.
Dimondstein German
This is a German name which translates into English as diamond stone. It most likely belongs to a miner who mined diamonds or perhaps a jeweler.
Dimoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Dimoski.
Dimoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Dimo".
Dimovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Dimovski.
Dimovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Dimo".
Di Moze Italian
Means "son of Moze" in Italian.
Din Filipino, Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Lin primarily used in the Philippines.
Din Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Means "religion, faith, belief" in Arabic.
Di Nardo Italian (Tuscan)
Ancient and illustrious family, called Nardo, Nardi or De Nardi, originally from Tuscany, spread over the centuries in various regions of Italy.
Dinç Turkish
Means "energetic, vigorous, active" in Turkish.
Dinçer Turkish
From Turkish dinç meaning "vigorous, energetic, active" and er meaning "man, hero, brave".
Dineen Irish (Anglicized)
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duinnín which meant "descendant of Duinnín". The byname Duinnín was derived from a diminutive of Gaelic donn meaning "brown" (i.e. "brown-haired man") or "chieftain".
Dinescu Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Ding Hui
From the Arabic surname al-Din.‎
Dinger English
Means "one who rings the bell," which is most likely a butler
Dingfelder Medieval German (Rare, Archaic)
When surnames were finally adopted, family heads who originated from Thungfeld in the Steigerwald area of Mittelfranken, took the name of their traditional home area.
Dinglasan Tagalog
From Tagalog dinglas meaning "slide, slip, glide".
Dingle English
A name for someone who lives near a dingle, a small wooded dell or hollow.
Dingli Maltese
Dingli is a surname coming from the small village of Had-Dingli in Malta.
Dingwall English
From the city of Dingwall in Scotland.
Dingzhen Tibetan
Typical name for Tibetan.
Đinh Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Ding, from Sino-Vietnamese 丁 (đinh).
Dinh Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Đinh.
Dinjer German (Rare)
Occupational surname that originated in the German dialect spoken in the Rhineland-Palatinate region. ... [more]
Dinkin Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Metronymic with the addition of the Slavic possessive suffix -in, derived from the Yiddish female personal name Dinke, a hypocoristic form of Biblical Dinah, that in turn, derived from Hebrew dina, meaning “judged” or “vindicated”.
Dinkin Irish
Shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duinnchinn, meaning “descendant of Donnchean, which is a byname composed of the elements donn meaning “brown-haired man” or “chieftain” + ceann meaning “head.”
Dinkins Irish (?)
Probably a variant (with English possessive -s) of Irish Dinkin.
Dinklage German
Occupational name for a grain farmer or grain merchant, derived from an agent derivative of Middle High German dinkel meaning "spelt" (a variety of wheat). It could also be derived from Dinkelsbühl, a historic town in the state of Bavaria (formerly in central Franconia), or Dinklage, a town in the Vechta district, in Lower Saxony, Germany... [more]
Dinn English
From a short form of the personal name Dinis, a variant of Dennis.
Dinwiddie Scottish
Habitational name from Dinwoodie near Dumfries. The place name is first recorded in 1296 in the form Dinwithie/Dunwythye and is probably named with British words that are ancestors of Welsh din meaning “forest” + gwydd meaning “shrubs, bushes.”
Dio Italian
Means God in Italian. It was born as a stage name by Ronnie James Dio (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), an American Heavy Metal Musician.
Dioaiuti Italian
Means "may god help you", from dio "god" and aiutare "to help, assist". Most often given to foundlings and orphans.
Diodato Italian
From the given name Diodato.
Diogene Italian
From the given name Diogene
Diogo Portuguese
From the given name Diogo.
Diola Spanish
Derived from the given masculine name Andrea
Diomedi Italian
Means "son of Diomede".
Dion French
Meaning uncertain. It may be a habitational name from any of various locations called Dion or Dionne, derived from the Gaulish element divon- meaning "(sacred) spring" or Celtic dēwos meaning "god, deity"... [more]
Dionicio Spanish
From the given name Dionicio.
Dionysiou Greek
Means "son of Dionysios".
Diop Western African, Wolof
From Joob, the name of a Wolof clan, derived from a totemic word meaning "black craned swan" or "peacock".
Dios Spanish (European)
Means "God" in Spanish.
Diosdado Spanish
From the given name Diosdado.
Diotallevi Italian
Means "god raise you", from Italian dio "god, deity" and allevi "to raise (children)". Often given to abandoned or orphaned children.
Diouf Serer, Western African
From the Serer clan name Joof or Juuf of uncertain meaning.
Di Paolo Italian
Means "son of Paolo".
Dipasupil Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cannot be suppressed" from Tagalog di- meaning "no, not" and supil meaning "subdued, suppressed".
Dipatuan Filipino, Maranao
From a Malay word meaning "master, sir, ruler".
Di Pego Italian
the origin of di Pego is unknown, but translates to 'I caught', in Italian.... [more]
Di Pietrantonio Italian
The surname Di Pietrantonio literally means "son of Pietro" and indicates in a reinforcing way the descent from the progenitor named Pietro.
Dirk Dutch, German
From the given name Dirk.
Diroma Italian
From Rome or of Rome.
Disanayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දිසානායක (see Dissanayake).
Disanayake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දිසානායක (see Dissanayake).
Disch Romansh
Contracted form of Durisch.
Dischinger German
Habitational name for someone from Dischingen near Neresheim or Oberdischingen near Ehingen in Württemberg.
Discipulo Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish discípulo meaning "disciple."
Disharoon French (Americanized)
Americanized form of an unidentified French name, possibly de Charente. This name was established in MD by the end of the 17th century.
Dishel Russian, Yiddish, Jewish, Hebrew
Meaning Unknown, likely Yiddish.
Dishman German (Americanized)
Americanized form of North German Dischmann or Tischmann: occupational name for a joiner from Middle Low German disch 'table' + man 'man'.
Diskin Irish (Anglicized)
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Díscín "descendant of Díscín", which may be derived from díosc "barren". The place name Ballyeeskeen, now Ballydiscin, in County Sligo, is derived from the surname.
Dison English
Son of Di
Disraeli Italian, Jewish
Originally denoted a person who came from Israel. This surname was borne by the British politician, statesman and novelist Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; he is also the only British prime minister to have been of Jewish origin.
Dissabandara Sinhalese
From Sanskrit दिशा (diśā) meaning "region, quarter, direction" combined with the Sinhala title බණ්ඩාර (baṇḍāra) meaning "chief's son, prince".
Dissanaike Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දිසානායක (see Dissanayake).
Dissanayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දිසානායක (see Dissanayake).
Dissanayake Sinhalese
From Sanskrit दिशा (diśā) meaning "region, quarter, direction" and नायक (nāyaka) meaning "hero, leader".
Dissanayke Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දිසානායක (see Dissanayake).
Di Stasio Italian
Means "son of Stasio", Stasio being a short form of Anastasio.
Distel German, Low German, Dutch
Means "thistle" in German and Dutch, a topographic name for someone who lived by a patch of ground overgrown with thistles, or perhaps a nickname for a "prickly" person.
Distler German
Topographic name for someone who lived in a place where thistles grew, from German Distel "thistle" (see Distel) and -er, suffix denoting an inhabitant.
Di Taranto Italian
Habitational name for someone from the city of Taranto the provincial capital of Apulia. Variant of Taranto and Tarantino.
Dith Khmer
Derived from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍitá) meaning "scholar, teacher, learned man". It can also be considered a form of the Chinese surname Di.
Ditta Urdu, Punjabi
Meaning uncertain.
Dittman German (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of German Dittmann.
Dittmann German
Variant of Dittmar. In eastern Germany, this form has been used for Dittmar since the 15th century.
Divata Filipino (Rare, Archaic)
Is Visayan or Mindanao word which means "Guardian/Protector of the Nature"... [more]
Divina Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish divina meaning "divine, godlike".
Divinagracia Spanish (Philippines)
Means "Divine Grace" in Spanish.
Di Vincenzo Italian
Some characteristic forenames: Italian Mario, Angelo, Guido, Nino, Remo, Tito, Aldo, Alfonso, Alfredo, Antonio, Benito, Carlo, Carmelo, Carmine, Dante, Eduardo, Elvira, Gustavo, Olympio, Rodolfo, Sergio.... [more]
Divita Italian
Derives from the word vita meaning "life".
Divjak Croatian, Serbian
From divjak meaning ''savage''.
Diwa Filipino
Diwa means "soul, spirit, consciousness" in Filipino, however it is unclear if this is where the surname originates.
Dix English
Variant of Dicks.
Dixie English
From the given name Dick 1 or from the Latin word dixi "I have spoken".
Dixion Scottish
Son of Dick 1, a diminutive of Richard
Dixit Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Odia
Alternate transcription of Dikshit.
Diyab Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic دياب (see Diab).
Dizon Filipino
From Hokkien 二孫 (jī-sun) meaning "second grandson".
Dizznee Literature
Perhaps a variant of Disney, likely used by Shannon Messenger in her book series Keeper of the Lost Cities for this reason.
Djabou Arabic (Maghrebi), Central African
Meaning unknown. A bearer is Abdelmoumene Djabou (1987-), an Algerian footballer.
Djärv Swedish (Rare)
Means "bold, daring" in Swedish.
Djazairi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic الجزائر (al-Jazā’ir) meaning "the islands", referring to the country of Algeria or referring to an Algerian person. This surname could be used to refer to someone from the city of Algiers, or just a general Algerian person.
Djerf Swedish
Variant of Djärv.
Djokoto African
from Togo Lome, Vogan in west Africa from the djokoto family.
Djordjević Serbian
Alternate transcription of Đorđević.
Djukanović Montenegrin
Alternate transcription of Đukanović.
Djurović Montenegrin, Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Djuro".
D'Kabral Indian (Christian), Marathi
Form of Cabral more common among Marathi Christians.
Dlouhá f Czech
Means "Long".
Dlouhý m Czech
Means "Long".
Dlutowski Polish
A Polish surname originating in central Poland, Dlutowski literary translates into “of Dłutów”.
D'Mello Indian (Christian)
Variant of Mello more common among Christians from India.
Dmitriev m Russian
Means "son of Dmitry".
Dmitrieva f Russian
Feminine form of Dmitriev.
Dmitriyev m Russian
Variant transcription of Dmitriev.
Dmitriyevich Russian
Derived from the Given Name Dmitry.
Dmytrenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Dmytro". Compare Dmytriyenko.
Dmytriv Ukrainian
Means "son of Dmytro".
Dmytriyenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Dmytriy". Ukrainian form of Dmitriyev. Compare with Dmytrenko.
Dmytryshyn Ukrainian
Means "son of Dmytro" or "son of Dmytriy".
Đặng Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Deng, from Sino-Vietnamese 鄧 (đặng).
Do Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Đỗ.
Doak Scots
A Scots Gaelic name said to be either an Anglicized version of Dabhóc that is a pet form of the given name David or a pet form of the given name Caradoc.
Doakes African American
Uncertain origin.
Đoàn Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Duan, from Sino-Vietnamese 段 (đoàn).
Doãn Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Yin, from Sino-Vietnamese 尹 (doãn).
Doan Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Đoàn.
Doane Irish
Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dubháin ‘descendant of Dubhán’, meaning ‘the little black one’, a common name in the 16th century in southern Ireland, or Ó Damháin ‘descendant of Damhán’ meaning ‘fawn’, ‘little stag’, a rare Ulster name... [more]
Dobashi Japanese
From Japanese 土 (do) meaning "earth, soil" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Dobb English
From a nickname of Robert, a variant is Dobbs.
Dobbe English
From the medieval personal name Dobbe, one of several pet forms of Robert in which the initial letter was altered. Compare Hobbs.
Dobberstein German
Metonymic occupational name for a dice maker or a nickname for a dice player, from Middle High German topel ‘die’ + stein ‘stone’, ‘cube’.
Dobbins English
Means "son of Dobbin," which is a medieval diminutive of the name Dob, a medieval short form of the personal name Robert.
Dobeleit German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Dobilaitis.
Dobell English (Australian)
Sir William. 1899–1970, Australian portrait and landscape painter. Awarded the Archibald prize (1943) for his famous painting of Joshua Smith which resulted in a heated clash between the conservatives and the moderns and led to a lawsuit.
Dobesh Czech (Americanized)
Americanized spelling of Czech Dobeš, from the Czech personal name Tobiáš, or of German Döbesch, from the same Czech personal name or some other Slavic form of Tobias .
Dobie Scottish
Variant of Doby.
Dobilaitis Prussian
Meaning uncertain.
Dobrić Serbian
From Serbo-Croatian dobro, meaning "good, kind".
Dobrik Slovak
From youtuber David Dobrik (1996-)
Dobrovolný Czech
Means "voluntary", "free".
Dobrynin m Russian
Means "son of Dobrynya".
Dobrzankowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Dobrzankowo.
Doby English
From a diminutive of the given name Dob or Dobbe, itself a medieval diminutive of Robert (one of several rhyming nicknames of Robert in which the initial letter was altered; compare Hobbs).
Docherty Scottish
Scottish spelling of the Irish surname Doherty.
Docilus Ancient Roman
Don't know the source, which is why I put other.
Dock English, Scottish
Possibly a variant of Duke or Duck. Alternatively, could be derived from a place name such as Doxey.
Dock Norwegian
Habitational name from a farm called Dokk, from Old Norse dǫkk "pit, hollow, depression", itself from Proto-Germanic *dankwaz "dark".
Dock German
An occupational name for someone who worked with textiles, related to the German word Tuch "cloth, piece of fabric".
Docker English
Docker is a locational surname from Docker, Westmoreland and Docker, Lancashire. May also refer to the occupation of dockers.
Dodaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Dodë" in Albanian.
Dodd English
"Son of Dod." Variant of Dodds.
Dodds English
From dod, meaning "something rounded" in German.
Dodge English
Possibly a nickname from Middle English dogge "dog" (Old English docga, dogga).
Dodgen English
From a pet form of Dogge (see Dodge).
Dodgson English
Patronymic form of Dodge.
Dodie Scottish (Modern)
Dodie is a Scottish shortening of the name "Dorothy" it is quite rare and one of the only famous people with this name is the singer/songwrite Dodie Clark.
Dodo Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 闐闐 (see Dondo).