All Submitted Surnames

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Etxauri Basque
From the name of a town in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque etxe "house, building" and uri "town, city".
Etxegarai Basque
Means "house on top of a hill", derived from Basque etxe "house, home, building" and garai "top, highest part".
Etxekopar Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the commune of Berrogaine-Larüntze in the arrondissement of Auloron e Senta Maria.
Etxenike Basque
It literally means "small house".
Etzdorf German
Origin and meaning unknown, possibly a given name. Usually has nobiliary particle "Von".
Etzel German, Upper German
from the given name Etzel and Atzilo a short form of any of the ancient Germanic personal names beginning with adal "noble"... [more]
Eubanks English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a bank of yew trees, from Old English iw "yew" and bank "bank".
Eufracio Spanish
From the given name Eufracio.
Eugenikos Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Evgenikos. Mark of Ephesus, born Manuel Eugenikos, was a Hesychast theologian of the late Palaiologan period of the Byzantine Empire.
Eugenio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Eugenio.
Eul German
A nickname from Middle High German iule meaning "owl".
Eule German
Variant of Eul.
Euler German, Jewish
Occupational name for a potter, most common in the Rhineland and Hesse, from Middle High German ul(n)ære (an agent derivative of the dialect word ul, aul "pot", from Latin olla).
Eulogio Spanish
From the given name Eulogio.
Eun Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 殷 (eun) meaning "great, many, magnificent; flourishing".
Eun Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 銀 (eun) meaning "silver".
Eun Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 恩 (eun) meaning "favor, grace, mercy".
Eun Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 慇 (eun) meaning "to be kind, to be wealthy".
Eunson Scottish
Patronymic derived from the given name Ewan.
Eustache French
From the given name Eustache.
Eustáquio Portuguese
From the given name Eustáquio.
Eva Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Italian, Portuguese
From the given name Eva.
Evanovich Russian
Means "son of Evan".
Évariste French
From the given name Évariste.
Evdokimov Russian
Means "son of Evdokim".
Eve English
Possibly from the given name Eve.
Eveleigh English
From an unknown location, possibly from the village of Everleigh in Wiltshire, England (see Everleigh).
Even Hebrew
Means "stone" in Hebrew.
Even Khen Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the surnames Even and Hen, which create the meaning of "precious stone".
Evenrud Norwegian, American
From the name of several farms in Eastern Norway.
Everard English
From the given name Everard
Everingham English
Means "homestead of the followers of Eofor". From Old English eofor "boar" inga, meaning "the people of, followers of" and ham meaning "home, estate, settlement".
Evermore English
From ever + more, meaning "at all times; all the time; forever, eternally;" Replacing evermo from Old English æfre ma.
Everson English
Patronymic from the personal name Ever. See also Evers.
Everton English
Habitational name from any of various places, in Bedfordshire, Merseyside, and Nottinghamshire, so named from Old English eofor ‘wild boar’ + tun ‘settlement’.
Evesham English
Derived from the Old English homme or ham and Eof, the name of a swineherd in the service of Egwin, third bishop of Worcester.
Evgeniev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Evgeni".
Evgenieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Evgeniev.
Evgenikos Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Means "polite" in Greek, denoting a kind person.
Evjen Norwegian
Habitational name from a common farm name derived from Old Norse efja meaning "eddy backwater, mud, ooze".
Evloev Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush name, which is derived from Yovloy, the name of an Ingush teip (clan), which is of unknown meaning. It may be from the name of the Alans, a medieval Iranian nomadic group (the word itself derived from Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya) meaning "noble, honourable") or from Adyghe елъы (ełăə) meaning "to sharpen" combined with елъэ (ełă) meaning "to jump over".
Evloeva f Ingush (Russified)
Feminine form of Evloev.
Evola Italian
Perhaps a topographic name from Italian ebbio, a type of plant known as danewort in English (genus Sambucus), itself derived from Latin ebullus; alternatively, it may have been a habitational name for a person from a minor place named with this word... [more]
Evren Turkish
From the given name Evren.
Evtimov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Evtim".
Evtimova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Evtimov.
Ewald German, Dutch (?)
From the given name Ewald.
Ewbank English
Variant spelling of Eubanks.
Ewell English
Habitation name from the town of Ewell in Surrey or from Temple Ewell or Ewell Manor, both in Kent or Ewell Minnis near Dover. Originally from Old English Aewill meaning "river source" or "spring".
Exner German (Silesian)
Variant of Oxner (see Ochsner).
Eyigün Turkish
The name means "good day". "Eyi" from Turkish "iyi" meaning "good". "Gün" meaning "day" in Turkish.
Eynullayev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Eynulla".
Eyre English
Derived from Middle English eyer, eir "heir", originally denoting a man who was designated to inherit or had already inherited the main property in a particular locality. The surname was borne by the heroine of Charlotte Brontë's 'Jane Eyre' (1847).
Eyre English
Truelove the "Eyr" or "Heyr" was granted land in Derby as a reward for his services at the 1066 Battle of Hastings, together with a coat of arms featuring "a human leg in armour couped at the thigh quarterly argent and sable spurred", in reference to the sacrifice of his limb... [more]
Eyüboğlu Turkish
Means ''son of Eyüp''.
Eyüp Turkish, Uyghur
From the given name Eyüp.
Eyvazov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Eyvaz".
Eyvazova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Eyvazov.
Eyyubov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Eyyub".
Eyyubova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Eyyubov.
Ezaka Japanese
Variant of Esaka.
Ezaki Japanese
A variant of Esaki. From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Ezawa Japanese
Variant of Esawa.
Ezekiel English
From the given name Ezekiel
Ezell American
Of uncertain origin. The name is found primarily in the southeastern United States, possibly as a variation of Israel or a form of Ezekiel.
Ezer Hebrew
Means "helping" or "to help" in Hebrew.
Ezeriņš Latvian
Derived from the word ezers meaning "lake".
Ezkerra Basque
Derived from Basque ezker "left-handed, left".
Ezpeleta Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous commune in the French arrondissement of Baiona.
Ezponda Basque
It literally means "slope".
Ezzat Arabic
Derived from the given name Izzat.
Ezzati Persian
From the given name Ezzat.
Ezzo Medieval Italian
Derived from a Germanic name Azzo, based on the element z , which originates debated; between the various hypotheses are: ... [more]
Fa Chinese
From Chinese 花 (huā) meaning "Flower, blossom"
Faaborg Danish
Habitational name from a place so called.
Faaj Hmong
Hmong clan surname, also commonly anglicized as Fang. It may be a form or cognate of the Chinese surname Fang.
Faber German, Dutch, French, Danish
An occupational name for a blacksmith or ironworker, ultimately derived from Latin faber "artisan, creator, craftsman, smith".
Fabergé French (Huguenot, Russified, ?), Popular Culture
From Russian Фаберже (Faberzhe), which is ultimately of Huguenot French origin, having evolved (since c. 17th century) from Favri; compare Favre... [more]
Fabiani Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Fabiano, comes from the given name Fabian.
Fabiano Italian
Comes from the personal name Fabiano, a derivative of Fabian.
Fábio Portuguese
From the given name Fábio.
Fabio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Fabio.
Fàbregas Catalan
Deriving from any of the places in Barcelona province named Fàbregues, from the plural of Fàbrega. Famous bearer of this surname is Spanish/Catalan footballer Francesc "Cesc" Fàbregas Soler.
Fabrizio Italian
From the given name Fabrizio
Fabronius German
An elaboration of the name Faber.
Facente Italian
Nickname for an industrious person, from Latin facere "to make" "to do".
Fackrell English
It means woodcutter
Facui Etruscan
Feminine form *Facu (𐌚𐌀𐌂𐌖), and equivialent to Latin Pacuia
Facundo Spanish
From the given name Facundo
Fadda Italian
Possibly from fada "fairy, fate", or from Sardinian fadda "error", itself from Latin falla "mistake, failure, trick".
Faddeev Russian
Variant transcription of Faddeyev.
Fadden Irish, Scottish
Shortened form of Mcfadden.
Faddeyev Russian
Means "son of Faddey".
Fadel Arabic
From the given name Fadil.
Faden Arabic
Originally denoted someone from the city of Padang in Indonesia.
Fadil Arabic
From the given name Fadil.
Fadili Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Fadil.
Fadl Arabic
From the given name Fadl.
Fafard French
Possibly derived from the french 'fard' meaning 'made-up' or 'make-up'. This is in a theatrical sense and does not imply lying. Very possibly a derivation form a theatrical occupation
Fagan Irish
'The name Fagan in Ireland is usually of Norman origin, especially in Counties Dublin and Meath. In the County Louth area the name is derived from the native Gaelic O'Faodhagain Sept of which there are a number of variants including Feighan, Fegan and Feehan.' (from irishsurnames.com)
Fager Swedish
From Swedish fager, an archaic word meaning ”pretty, fair”.
Faggiano Italian
From Italian faggio "beech (tree)".
Fagin Jewish
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant spelling of Feigin.
Fagundes Portuguese
Patronymic from the personal name Fagundo (see Facundo).
Fahad Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
Derived from the given name Fahad.
Fahd Arabic
Derived from the given name Fahd.
Fahed Arabic
Derived from the given name Fahd.
Faheem Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Fahim.
Fahey Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fathaidh or Ó Fathaigh meaning "descendant of Fathadh", a given name derived from the Gaelic word fothadh "base, foundation".... [more]
Fahim Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Fahim.
Fahmi Arabic
Derived from the given name Fahmi.
Fahmy Arabic
Derived from the given name Fahmi.
Fahn Low German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a bog, from a Westphalian field name van "marsh", or a habitational name from a place named with this word.
Fahn German
A short form of the personal name Stephan (see also Steven).
Fahnbulleh Western African
Means "bold and strong" in Liberian.
Fahr German, German (Swiss)
A topographic name for someone who lived near a crossing point on a river, from Middle High German vare, meaning ferry.
Fahrenheit German
Derived from German fahren, meaning, "to ride", and Heit, which is the equivalent to the suffix "-ness". A famous bearer was Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686- 1736), a Polish physicist who invented the Fahrenheit temperature measuring system.
Fahy Irish
Variant of Fahey.
Failor English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Failer or Fehler, variants of Feiler.
Fain French, English, Welsh
Deriving from the Latin fanum meaning "temple."
Fair English, Irish
English: nickname meaning ‘handsome’, ‘beautiful’, ‘fair’, from Middle English fair, fayr, Old English fæger. The word was also occasionally used as a personal name in Middle English, applied to both men and women.... [more]
Fairbrother English
From a medieval nickname probably meaning either "better-looking of two brothers" or "brother of a good-looking person", or perhaps in some cases "father's brother".
Fairey English
Either (i) meant "person from Fairy Farm or Fairyhall", both in Essex (Fairy perhaps "pigsty"); or (ii) from a medieval nickname meaning "beautiful eye". This was borne by Fairey Aviation, a British aircraft company, producer of the biplane fighter-bomber Fairey Swordfish... [more]
Fairfax English
From a medieval nickname for someone with beautiful hair, from Old English fæger "fair" and feax "hair". It was borne by the English general Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax of Cameron (1612-1671), commander of the Parliamentary army during the Civil War... [more]
Fairweather English, Scottish
From Middle English fayr "fair, beautiful, pleasant" and weder "weather", a nickname for a person with a sunny temperament, or who only worked in good weather. ... [more]
Faïs Medieval Occitan, Occitan (Rare)
Derived from Old French and Occitan fagot, meaning "bundle" (of sticks/twigs), denoting someone who collects bundles.
Faisal Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Faysal.
Faisao Micronesian, Carolinian
Meaning unavailable.
Faiz Arabic
From the given name Faiz.
Faizan Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Faizan.
Faizulin Tatar
Variant transcription of Fayzulin.
Fajardo Galician
Topographic name for someone who lived by a beech tree or in a beech wood, from Late Latin fagea (arbor) meaning "beech (tree)", a derivative of classical Latin fagus meaning "beech".
Fakhouri Arabic
Alternate transcription of Fakhoury.
Fakhoury Arabic
From Arabic فَخُور (faḵūr) meaning "proud".
Fakhreev Bashkir, Tatar
Means "son of Fakhri".
Fakhri Arabic
From the given name Fakhri.
Fakhry Arabic
Means "honourary" in Arabic.
Fakir Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Faqir.
Falaas English (American, Rare)
Maybe an americanized form of Falås.
Falaguerra Italian
Possibly means "make war" in Italian, from fare "to make, to provoke" and guerra "war". Alternately, from a given name of the same origin. ... [more]
Falanga Italian
From Sicilian falanga "plank, temporary bridge; fence".
Falasca Italian
Possibly from a dialectical word falasca meaning "straw", referring to someone's build or hair, or possibly an occupation of making things out of straw.
Falba Occitan (Archaic), French (Rare)
Possibly from French fauve "wildcat".
Falcão Portuguese
Portuguese surname meaning "falcon".
Falces Spanish (Philippines)
Falces is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. In Basque the town is called Faltzes. It has a population of around 2500 inhabitants. It is well known for the famous "encierro del pilon", which is a running of the bulls made even more dangerous due to it being run down a narrow road of a steep hill... [more]
Falcón Spanish, South American
Originally a nickname from falcón, an archaic variant of Spanish halcón "falcon" (from Latin falco). It is a cognate of Falco.
Falcon Jewish
Possibly derived from the German Falke, meaning "falcon."
Falconi Italian
Means "Falconer"
Fäldt Swedish
Variant of Feldt.
Falemban Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic فلمبان (see Felemban).
Falimban Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic فلمبان (see Felemban).
Faliszek Polish
A notable bearer of this name is Chet Faliszek, an American videogame writer who has worked for companies like Valve and Bossa Studios, having been involved in the story writing for series such as Half-Life, Portal, and Left 4 Dead.
Falke English
Variant of Falk
Falkenberg German, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Habitational name from any of several places named from Old High German falk "falcon" and berg "mountain, hill".
Falkenhagen German
Habitational name from any of several places named from Old High German falke meaning "falcon" + hag meaning "hedge", "fencing". A place so named is documented west of Berlin in the 14th century.
Falkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Falkow
Fall Western African, Fula, Wolof, Manding
Meaning uncertain.
Fallah Persian
Derived from Arabic فلاح (fallah) meaning "farmer, peasant".
Fallahi Persian
Derived from Arabic فلاح (fallah) meaning "farmer, peasant".
Fallen Scottish, Northern Irish
Variant spelling of Irish Fallon.
Fallon Irish
Anglicized form of the surname Ó Fallamhain meaning "descendant of Fallamhan", the name being a byname meaning "leader" (derived from follamhnas meaning "supremacy").
Fallow English, Jewish
English: topographic name for someone who lived by a patch of fallow land, Middle English falwe (Old English f(e)alg). This word was used to denote both land left uncultivated for a time to recover its fertility and land recently brought into cultivation.... [more]
Fallows English
Patronymic form of Fallow.
Falone Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from a dialectical word for a row of grapes or tomatoes.
Falotico Italian
From southern Italian falotico ‘eccentric’, ‘strange’, Greek kephalōtikos, a derivative of Greek kephalē ‘head’.
Falso Italian
Not much history is known for Falso however, it was common surrounding Napoli, Lazio, Latin, and Roma. It means False, phony, fake. Because of this, the surname has spread globally especially to United States of America and Brazil... [more]
Fält Swedish
Means "field" in Swedish.
Fältskog Swedish
Combination of Swedish fält "field" and skog "forest". Agnetha Fältskog (b. 1950) is a Swedish singer and former member of ABBA.
Falzon Maltese
Derived from Maltese falz meaning "false, fraudulent", used as a nickname for someone who was known for lying or being false.
Fambro English
Variant of English Fambrough.
Famos Romansh
Corruption of Vonmoos.
Fanara Italian
A Sicilian occupational name from Greek φαναράς (fanarás) "lampmaker", ultimately from φανός (fanós) "torch, lamp".
Fanciulacci Italian
Probably means "bad child", from Italian fanciullo "child" and the pejorative suffix -accio.
Fanciulli Italian
Means "child" in Italian.
Fancourt English
Derived from the English surname Fancourt, which originated in the county of Bedfordshire in England.
Fane English
From a medieval nickname for a well-disposed person (from Old English fægen "glad, willing"), or from a medieval Welsh nickname for a slim person (Welsh fain). This is the family name of the earls of Westmorland.
Fang Chinese
From Chinese 方 (fāng) referring to Fang Shu, a minister and adviser to King Xuan of the Western Zhou dynasty. Alternately it may have come from a place called Fang Shan (方山), which existed in what is now Henan province.