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Frusciante ItalianDerived from the Italian adjective
frusciante meaning "rustling, swishing, whishing", which itself is derived from the Italian verb
frusciare meaning "to rustle, to swish, to whish". The surname had probably started out as a nickname for someone who made a rustling or whishing sound whenever they walked, which was probably caused by the clothes that they were wearing (in that the clothes must have been made of a certain fabric that is prone to making some noise when touched in any way).... [
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Fruth Germannickname from Middle High German vruot ‘clever’, ‘astute’
Frutiger m GermanFrutiger is a German surname that is a habitational name for someone from the place called Fruttigen.
Fu ChineseFrom Chinese 傅
(fù) meaning "teacher, instructor", also referring to an ancient place named Fu Yan (傅岩) possibly located in what is now Shanxi province. It could also come from the name of the ancient fief of Fu, which existed during the Western Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.
Fucci ItalianFrom the plural of
Fuccio, a short form of any of various personal names with a root ending in
-f (as for example
Rodolfo,
Gandolfo) to which has been attached the hypocoristic suffix
-uccio, or alternatively from a reduced form of a personal name such as
Fantuccio,
Feduccio.
Fuchino JapaneseFuchi means "abyss, deep end, pool" and no means "field, plain".
Fuchinoue JapaneseFuchi means "abyss, pool, deep end", no is a possessive particle, and ue means "upper, top, above".
Fuchiwaki JapaneseFrom 淵 (
fuchi) meaning "abyss, deep pool, profound, deep end" and 脇 (
waki) meaning "armpit, flank, side, underarm".
Fucik Czech, GermanMost likely from the Czech word
fuch which means "fool, idiot". It could also be a variant of the German surname
Fuch, which is related to
fuchs meaning "fox".
Fuckebegger Medieval English (Rare)In 1286/1287 there is an individual with the surname Fuckebegger, recorded as one of King Edward I’s servants who managed his horses. It’s not clear from this name what the
fucke- part was referring to, with the leading hypothesis being a “striker” of some sort.
Fudeyasu JapaneseFude means "handwriting, painting/writing brush" and yasu means "cheap, relax, peaceful".
Fudzimoto Japanese (Russified)Alternate transcription of
Fujimoto more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.
Fuenmayor SpanishThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous Riojan municipality.
Fuenokaze JapaneseBorne by character Ren Fuenokaze (笛の 風錬) in the fake visual novel adventure game 'Danganronpa 4K: Hopeless Rising', made up of the nouns 笛 (fue) meaning "flute", の (no) meaning "of the", and 風 (kaze) meaning "winds".... [
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Fuensalida SpanishThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Fuente Spanishtopographic name from
fuente "fount, spring" (from Latin
fons, genitive
fontis), or a habitational name from any of numerous places in Spain named with this word... [
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Fuhrer GermanOriginally, an occupational name for a carrier or carter, a driver of horse-drawn vehicles.... [
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Fujii JapaneseFrom Japanese 藤
(fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 井
(i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Fujimaki JapaneseFrom 藤 (
fuji, tou) meaning "wisteria" and 牧 (
maki) meaning "shpeherd, tend cattle".
Fujinomiya JapaneseFuji means "wisteria", no means "therefore, of", and miya means "shrine".
Fujio JapaneseFrom 藤 (
fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 尾 (
o) meaning "tail, end".
Fujisato Japanese藤 (Fuji) means "wisteria" and 里 (sato) means "hamlet, village".
Fujitani JapaneseFrom 藤
(fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 谷
(tani) meaning "valley."
Fujiwaki JapaneseFrom 藤 (
fuji) meaning "wisteria, kudzu", and 脇 (
waki) meaning "flank, armpit, side, underarm, the other way, supporting role, another place".
Fujiyasu JapaneseFrom Japanese 藤 (
fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 安 (
yasu) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, safe, simple, ammonium".
Fukahori JapaneseFrom Japanese 深
(fuka) meaning "deep" and 堀
(hori) meaning "moat".
Fukai JapaneseFrom Japanese 深
(fuka) meaning "deep" and 井
(i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Fukamachi JapaneseFrom Japanese 深
(fuka) meaning "deep" and 町
(machi) meaning "town".
Fukami JapaneseFrom Japanese 深
(fuka) meaning "deep" and 見
(mi) meaning "to see, view, mindset, look, appearance".
Fukano JapaneseFuka means "deep" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".
Fukase JapaneseFrom the Japanese 深 (
fuka) "deep" and 瀬 (
se) "current, rapids, riffle".
Fukata JapaneseFrom Japanese 深
(fuka) meaning "deep" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Fukatsu JapaneseFrom Japanese 深
(fuka) meaning "deep" and 津
(tsu) meaning "port, harbor, ferry".
Fukawa JapaneseFrom Japanese 府
(fu) meaning "prefecture" and 川
(kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Fukaya JapaneseFrom Japanese 深
(fuka) meaning "deep" and 谷
(ya) meaning "valley".
Fukhimori Japanese (Russified)Alternate transcription of
Fujimori more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.
Fukuba JapaneseFrom 福 (
fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 葉 (
ba) being a form of
ha meaning "leaf".
Fukube JapaneseFrom Japanese 福
(fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 辺
(be) meaning "area, place, vicinity".
Fukuchi JapaneseFrom Japanese 福 (
fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 地 (
chi) meaning "earth, soil, ground".
Fukuda JapaneseFrom Japanese 福
(fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Fukuguchi JapaneseFrom Japanese 福 (
fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 口 (
kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Fukuhara JapaneseFrom Japanese 福
(fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 原
(hara) meaning "plain, field".
Fukuizumi JapaneseFrom the Japanese 福 (fuku) "fortune" and 泉 (
izumi) "spring," "fountain."
Fukumoto JapaneseFrom Japanese 福
(fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 本
(moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Fukunaga JapaneseFrom Japanese 福
(fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 永
(naga) meaning "eternity".
Fukuno JapaneseFuku means "lucky, fortunate" and no means "field, plain".
Fukuoka JapaneseFrom Japanese 福
(fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 岡
(oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Fukurai JapaneseFrom Japanese 福
(fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 来
(rai) meaning "coming, arriving".
Fukushi JapaneseFrom Japanese 福
(fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 士
(shi) meaning "esteemed person, gentleman".
Fukushima JapaneseFrom Japanese 福
(fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 島
(shima) meaning "island".
Fukuta JapaneseFuku means "lucky, fortunate" and ta means "field, rice paddy".
Fukuyama JapaneseFrom Japanese 福
(fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 山
(yama) meaning "mountain".
Fukuyo JapaneseFrom the Japanese 福 (fuku) "fortune" or 副 (fuku) "accessory" and 與 or 与(yo) "together with."
Fulbright German (Anglicized)Americanized form of German surname Vollbrecht, composed of the elements folk ‘people’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’
Fulcher EnglishEnglish (chiefly East Anglia): from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements folk ‘people’ + hari, heri ‘army’, which was introduced into England from France by the Normans; isolated examples may derive from the cognate Old English
Folchere or Old Norse
Folkar, but these names were far less common.
Fulhu DhivehiFrom an honorific title used for items associated with nobility.
Fullerton EnglishHabitational name from a place in Scotland. Derived from Old English
fugol "bird" and
tun "settlement, enclosure".
Fumagalli ItalianMeans "smoke the rooster" in Italian, from
fuma "to smoke" and
gallo "rooster". Refers to filling a henhouse with smoke to keep the chickens quiet when stealing them, thus making this a name probably given to chicken thieves.
Fumetsugawa Japanese (Rare)From japanese kanji 不滅 (fumetsu) meaning "immortal, indestructible, undying" and 河 or 川 (gawa/kawa) both meaning "river".
Fümm RomanshDerived from Romansh
füm "smoke", this is an occupational surname denoting a blacksmith.
Funaki JapaneseFrom Japanese 船
(funa) meaning "ship, vessel" and 木
(ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Funayama JapaneseFrom Japanese 舟 or 船 (
funa) meaning "boat, ship" and 山 (
yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Funderburgh Old High GermanMeans "from the fortress" or "from the castle" and is derived from the German element "von der" (from the) and "burg" from the Middle High German element meaning fortress, castle, or fortified town.
Furey IrishAnglicized form of Ó Fiúra and Ó Fiodhabhra. Means "bushy eyebrows" derived from Irish
fiodh "wood" and
(f)abhra "eyebrow."
Furihata JapaneseFuri might refer to "fluterring sleeves", and hata means "field".
Furlong English, IrishApparently a topographic name from Middle English furlong ‘length of a field’ (from Old English furh meaning "furro" + lang meaning "long".
Furlow English (British), Irishthe warrens came over to America on the Mayflower. they made settlements and went through the revolutionary war. the name changed to Baughman then Furlow. the furlows fought in the cival war and were slave owners... [
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Furman Polish, Czech, Slovak, Jewish, Slovene, English, German (Anglicized)Polish, Czech, Slovak, Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic), and Slovenian: occupational name for a carter or drayman, the driver of a horse-drawn delivery vehicle, from Polish, Yiddish, and Slovenian
furman, a loanword from German (see
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Furmanov RussianMay be a russification of the German surname Fuhrmann, or may be derived from the surname Furman.
Furtado PortugueseMeans "stolen" in Portuguese, probably used to refer to an illegitimate or kidnapped child.
Furtwängler GermanDenotes somebody from Furtwangen im Schwarzwald, a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.
Furusho JapaneseFrom 古 (
furu) meaning "ancient, old" and 荘 (
sho) meaning "villa, solemn".
Furuta JapaneseFrom Japanese 古
(furu) meaning "old" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Furutachi JapaneseFrom Japanese 古
(furu) meaning "old" and 舘
(tachi) meaning "large building, mansion, palace".
Furuya JapaneseFrom Japanese 古
(furu) meaning "old" and 谷
(ya) meaning "valley" or 屋
(ya) meaning "roof, house".
Furze EnglishGiven to someone who lived by a field of furzes, a type of flower
Fuse JapaneseFrom Japanese 布
(fu) meaning "cloth" and 施
(se) meaning "give, bestow".
Fusi ItalianItalian: of uncertain origin; it could be Greek, compare modern Greek Soyses, or alternatively, Caracausi suggests, of Arabic or Hebrew origin.
Fusillo ItalianFrom Italian
fuso "spindle", referring to their occupation, or a nickname based on the bearer's build. Also the name of a type of pasta.
Fuson French (Huguenot)An Anglicized variant of the Huguenot surname Fouchon which stems from the Old French personal name Folcher, from Germanic roots folk = “people” and hari/heri = “army”. Fuson may also share anglicization with other Huguenot French surname such as Foucher or Fousson.
Fuss Medieval Low GermanGerman from Middle High German
fus ‘foot’, hence most probably a nickname for someone with some peculiarity or deformity of the foot, but perhaps also a topographic name for someone who lived at the foot of a hill.
Fust GermanVariant of
Faust or a nickname for a person who was strong and pugnacious, derived from Old German
fust "fist".
Fuster CatalanMeans "carpenter" in Catalan, derived from the word
fusta meaning "wood".
Futaba JapaneseFuta can mean "a pair" or "two" and ba is a form of ha meaning "leaf".... [
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Futaki JapaneseFrom 二 (
mi) meaning "two" and 木 (
ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Futami JapaneseFrom Japanese 二
(futa) meaning "two" and 見
(mi) meaning "look, appearance".
Futamura JapaneseFrom Japanese 二 (futa) meaning "two" or 双 (futa) meaning "pair", and 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet".
Futterman JewishOccupational name for a furrier, from Yiddish
futer "fur, fur coat" and Yiddish
man "man".
Fuwa JapaneseFrom 不 (
fu) meaning "not, non-, un-" and 破 (
wa) meaning "break, cut".
Fuyuki JapaneseFrom 冬 (
fuyu, tou) meaning "winter" and 木 (
ki) meaning "tree, wood".... [
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Fuyuno JapaneseFuyu means "winter" and no means "plain, wilderness, field".
Fyodorovtsev m RussianMeans "from Fyodorovsk".
Fyodorovsk is the name of many villages in Russia, the most notable of which being Fyodorovsk, Permskiy Kray.
Gabaraty OssetianDerived from Алгуз
(Alguz), an earlier Ossetian family name of unknown meaning. Historically, the last of the Alguz family migrated to the village of Zalda (located in present-day South Ossetia), where most members of the family presently reside.