All Submitted Surnames

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Gundián Galician
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous neighborhoods: the one in the parish of Costantín, Baralla or the one in the parish of A Ponte Ulla, Vedra.
Gündoğan Turkish
Means "born on the day".
Gündoğdu Turkish
From Turkish gün meaning "sun, day" and doğdu meaning "born".
Gundry English
From Gondri, Gundric, an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans, composed of the Germanic elements gund "battle" and rīc "power(ful)".
Gündüz Turkish
Means "daytime, day" in Turkish.
Güner Turkish
From Turkish gün meaning "sun, day" and er meaning "man, hero, brave".
Guneratne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණරත්න (see Gunaratne).
Güneş Turkish
Means "sun" or "sunny" in Turkish.
Gunesekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණසේකර (see Gunasekara).
Gunewardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Gunewardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Güney Turkish
Means "south, southern" in Turkish.
Gunji Japanese
From Japanese 郡 (gun) meaning "county, district" and 司 (ji) meaning "officer, official, boss".
Gunma Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 群馬 or 郡馬 (see Gumma).
Gunn Scottish
This ancient Scottish surname is of Norwegian origin derived from the Old Norse personal name Gunnr. This surname, in most cases originated in Caithness, Scotland's most northerly county.
Gunner English
Derived from the given name Gunnvǫr
Gunner English
From Old English gunne meaning "cannon, gun" and the agent suffix "-er"
Gunnery English
The surname Gunnery was first found in Lincolnshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons.
Guntersen Norwegian
Means "son of Gunter".
Guntín Galician
It indicates familial origin within one of 15 places.
Guntli Romansh
Derived from Romansh cunt "count" in combination with the diminutive suffix -li.
Gunzenhauser German, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from either of two places named Gunzenhausen, one in Württemberg and the other in Bavaria.
Guo Hui
From the Arabic name Kamaruddin.
Gupit Filipino, Tagalog
Means "haircut" in Tagalog.
Guppy English
English habitational name from a place in Wootton Fitzpaine, Dorset, Gupehegh in Middle English. This is named with the Old English personal name Guppa (a short form of Guðbeorht "battle bright") + (ge)hæg "enclosure"... [more]
Gür Turkish
Means "bushy, strong" or "thunder" in Turkish.
Gurakuqi Albanian
Meaning unknown.
Guralnick Jewish
Occupational name from Ukrainian guralnyk, Yiddish guralnik "distiller".
Guramishvili Georgian
Means "son of Guram".
Gürbüz Turkish
Means "robust, healthy" in Turkish.
Gurel Turkish
Dynamism is the meaning of the name.
Gurewitz Jewish
Belarusian and Lithuanian variant of Horowitz, a habitational name from Horovice in central Bohemia, now in the Czech Republic, which is named with a short form of a personal name formed with Hor, as for example Horimir, Horislav.
Gurgenidze Georgian
Means "son of Gurgen".
Gurion Hebrew
Short form of Ben-Gurion.
Gurira Southern African, Shona
From the Ndau word gurira meaning "to break or cut for someone, cut short, take shortcut". The American-Zimbabwean actress and playwright Danai Gurira (1978-) is a famous bearer of this name.
Gurney English, French, Norman
Originated from the region Normandy in France, is also a biospheric name from Gournay-en-Bray, a commune in France. It is also a fictional character's maiden name, Jacqueline "Jackie" Bouvier from the animated sitcom show, The Simpsons.
Guro Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao goro meaning "teacher, instructor", ultimately from Sanskrit गुरु (guru).
Guroalim Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao goro meaning "teacher, instructor" and alim meaning "sage, philosopher".
Gurrieri Italian, Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Guerrieri and Guerriero. Cognate of Guerrero and Guerrier.
Gurrola Basque
Originally came from Biscay, Spain.
Gurry Irish
Variant of Gorry.
Gürsoy Turkish
From Turkish gür meaning "bushy, strong" or "thunder" and soy meaning "ancestry, descent, family".
Gursultur Jewish (Latinized), Kurdish, Hebrew
This name is a composition of the following words: GUR; Hebrew for "lion cub", SUL; which is an abbreviation of Suleman (Kurdish for king Solomon), TUR; this word is derived from the Arba'ah Turim. The Arbaáh Turim are often called simply the Tur, which is an important Halakhic code.... [more]
Guruge Sinhalese
Derived from Sinhala ගුරු (guru) meaning "teacher, master" and the locative suffix -ගේ (-ge) meaning "of, home, house".
Gurung Nepali
From the name of the Gurung (Tamu) people of Nepal, itself an exonym probably of Tibetan origin.
Gurung Gurung
From Nepali गुरुङ (Guruṅ) meaning "Gurung", a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group.
Gurusinga Batak
From Sanskrit guru, meaning “Mentor”, and singha, meaning “Lion”.
Gurusingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුරුසිංහ (see Gurusinghe).
Gurusinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, sage" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Gurutzeaga Basque
It means "of the cross".
Gus English
From the given name Gus 1.
Gusev Russian
Derived from Russian гусь (gus) meaning "goose".
Gushiken Okinawan, Japanese
Means "strong-willed" from Japanese 具 (gu) meaning "tool, utensil, means", 志 (shi) meaning "intention, will", and 堅 (ken) meaning "hard, resolute, unyielding".
Gushima Japanese
From 具 (gu) meaning "tool" and 島 (shima) meaning "island."
Gusinjac Bosnian
From Gusinje, the name of a town in the Plav municipality of Montenegro where Bosniaks form a regional majority
Gusmão Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Guzmán.
Gusmeroli Italian
Possibly from an alternate form of Cosma.
Gust German
German: from a short form of the personal name Jodocus, which is either a Latinized form of a Breton name, Iodoc, borne by a 7th-century Breton saint (compare Jost and Joyce) or from a reduced form of the personal name Augustus.... [more]
Gustafsdotter f Swedish
Means "daughter of Gustaf".
Gustavo Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Gustavo.
Gut Jewish
Derived from Yiddish gut "good".
Guta Bosnian
Possibly a mispronunciation of the Bosnian word for the verb "gutati" (to swallow) or "guta" (swallowing).
Gutang Filipino, Cebuano
Means "cracked heels, cracked calluses of the feet" in Cebuano.
Gutfreund German
From the words gut freund, which means "good friend."
Guth Jewish
Variant of Gut.
Gutherz German, Jewish
Nickname for a kindly or righteous person. Derived from Middle High German guot meaning "good" and herz meaning "heart".
Guðfriðsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Guðfriðr" in Icelandic.
Guðfriðsson Icelandic
Means "son of Guðfriðr" in Icelandic.
Guðmundsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Guðmund"; not strictly used as a surname, and is also used as a patronymic.
Guðmundsson Icelandic
Means "son of Guðmund" in Icelandic.
Guðnadóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Guðni". A notable bearer is Icelandic musician and composer Hildur Guðnadóttir (b. 1982).
Guðnason Icelandic
Means "son of Guðni".
Guthrie Scottish, Irish
As a Scottish surname, this is either a habitational name for a person from the village of Guthrie near Forfar, itself from Gaelic gaothair meaning "windy place" (a derivative of gaoth "wind") and the locative suffix -ach, or alternatively it might possibly be an Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mag Uchtre meaning "son of Uchtre", a personal name of uncertain origin, perhaps related to uchtlach "child".... [more]
Gutierre Spanish
From the given name Gutierre.
Gutjahr German, German (Swiss)
nickname for someone born on New Year's Day from a New Year's greeting meaning "Good year".
Gutknecht German, German (Swiss)
Status name for a page of noble birth (Middle High German guot kneht).
Gutknecht German, German (Swiss)
status name for a page of noble birth (Middle High German guot kneht). Derived from the elements guot "good" and kneht "servant, apprentice".
Gütlin German, Yiddish
Diminutive of GUTE and GUTA, recorded in Frankfurt, Germany throughout the 14th century.
Gutmann German, Jewish (Ashkenazi)
German cognate of Goodman. from Middle High German guot man literally "good man, capable man" derived from the elements guot "good" and man "man"... [more]
Gutner Jewish
Variant of Gut.
Gutnik Ukrainian, Russian, Yiddish
Yiddish surname meaning "glassworker" from Yiddish hute meaning "glassworks".
Gutt Jewish
Variant of Gut.
Gutting German
Of uncertain origin. Probably from a Germanic personal name formed with god "good" or god, got "god".
Guttormsen Norwegian
Means "son of Guttorm" in Norwegian.
Gutwald f German
Gutwald is a surname of German origin, which can be derived from the German words ‘Gut’ meaning ‘good’ and ‘Wald’ meaning ‘woods’, thus creating the meaning ‘good woods’. The surname is also derived from the German personal name 'Gottwald', which was derived from the Old High German 'Gottwalt' meaning ‘rule of God’ or ‘God’s power’.
Güven Turkish
Means "trust, confidence" in Turkish, perhaps designating a trustworthy person or one who trusts in others readily.
Güvenç Turkish
From the given name Güvenç.
Guy English
Occupational name for a guide, Old French gui (a derivative of gui(d)er "to guide", of Germanic origin).
Guy English, French
From a French form of the Germanic personal name Wido, which is of uncertain origin. This name was popular among the Normans in the forms Wi, Why as well as in the rest of France in the form Guy.
Guyatt English
Diminutive of Guy.
Guyet French
Derived from Guy.
Guynes Welsh
Welsh. Derivitive of Gwynn. Modified in the 19th century when the family came to the United States.
Guyon French
From a diminutive of Guy 1.
Guyton English
Means "hill of Gaega".
Güzel Turkish
Meaning "beutiful" or "pretty" in Turkish.
Guzi Hungarian
As far as known, Guzi means 'friend' but as far as other meanings go, it is unknown. Due to its origin, the last name has two factions of distant family that pronounce it differently- One as "Guh-Zee" as the more uncommon pronunciation that actually follows the origin, and "Goo-Zee" as it is commonly pronounced in English.
Guzman Spanish (Americanized), Filipino, South American
Unaccented form of Guzmán used mainly in America and the Philippines.
Gvozdik Russian
Means "carnation" in Russian.
Gwak Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 곽 (see Kwak).
Gwan Korean
From Sino-Korean 官 (Gwan) meaning "Tube".
Gwenn Breton
From the given name Gwenn, also "Gwenn" mean white in breton
Gwilliam Welsh
From the personal name Gwilym, Welsh form of William.
Gwilliam English
Anglicised form of the Welsh given name Gwilym.
Gwilliams Welsh
Means son of Gwilym, Cognate of Williams
Gwilym Welsh
Derived from the given name Gwilym.
Gwin Welsh
Derived from the forename Gwyn.
Gwinyai Shona
Gwinyai means "be strong".
Gwizdala Polish
Nickname for someone noted for his cheerful whistling, from a derivative of gwizdac ‘to whistle’.
Gwynne Welsh
Means "white" or "blessed"
Gwyther Welsh
meaning, "victor" or "victory"
Gyaltsen Tibetan
From the given name Gyaltsen
Gyasi Akan
Meaning unknown.
Gyatso Tibetan
From the given name Gyatso.
Gyatt English, French
Variant of Guyatt, Guyet, or Guyot, all diminutives of Guy.
Gye Korean
Etymology uncertain, possibly deriving from the Hanja element 季 (gye) ("season") or 桂 (gye) ("cassia, cinnamon").
Gylespie Scottish
Variant of Gillespie
Gylfadóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Gylfi". Used exclusively by women. Gylfason is the male version.
Gylfason Icelandic
Means "son of Gylfi". Used exclusively by men. Gylfadóttir is the female version.
Gyljárlaugsson Icelandic
The name Gyljárlaugsson combines two Icelandic words, "gylja" meaning "to roar" and "laug" meaning "hot spring". Therefore, the name Gyljárlaugsson could be interpreted as "son of the roaring hot spring".
Gyllenhaal Swedish
The name Gyllenhaal originated from Nils Gunnarsson Gyllenhaal's father Gunne Olofsson Haal, who was from Hahlegården, a crown homestead in South Härene Parish in the county of Västergötland in West Sweden... [more]
Gyökeres Hungarian
From a nickname meaning "rooted, radical, drastic" in Hungarian. A famous bearer is Viktor Gyökeres (1998-), a Swedish soccer player of Hungarian descent.
György Hungarian
From the given name György.
Gyros Greek (Cypriot)
From Greek γύρω (gyro) meaning "round".
Gyűjtő Hungarian
Means "gatherer, collector".
Gzheskovyak Polish (Ukrainianized), Polish (Russified)
Russian and Ukrainian form of the Polish surname Grześkowiak.
Ha Korean
From Sino-Korean 河 (ha) meaning "river, stream".
Ha Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).
Ha Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 播 (see Hari).
Ha Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Hà.
Hà Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of He, from Sino-Vietnamese 何 (hà).
Hạ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of He, from Sino-Vietnamese 賀 (hạ).
Hạ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Xia, from Sino-Vietnamese 夏 (hạ).
Haab Estonian
Haab is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen".
Haabjärv Estonian
Haabjärv is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen lake".
Haabma Estonian
Haabma is an Estonian surname derived from "haab" (aspen) and "maa" (land).
Haabmets Estonian
Haabmets is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen forest."
Haaboja Estonian
Haaboja is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen creek/stream".
Haack German
One who lived at the bend or hook in the river. (See Hooker)
Haag Germanic (Archaic)
'The German surname Haag, like many surnames, was taken from some geographical feature near the dwelling place of its first bearer. Coming from the Old Norse haga, or some local variation of the word, the name means "one who lives near a hedged or fenced enclosure."... [more]
Haak Estonian
Haak is an Estonian surname meaning "hook" and "fastener".
Hääl Estonian
Hääl is an Estonian surname meaning "voice".
Haaland Norwegian
From Old Norse Hávaland, derived from hár "high" and land "land, farm". This is the name of several farms in Norway.
Haam Hmong
A Hmong clan surname, which is sometimes anglicized as Ham or Hang. It may be a variant form of the Chinese surname Hang.
Haamer Estonian
Haamer is an Estonian surname meaning "hammer".
Haamid Arabic
From the first name Haamid, meaning "praiser".
Haapavaara Finnish
Means 'aspenhill'
Haar Dutch, Low German
Probably from the place name Haar, derived from Middle Dutch harr "sandy hill".
Haarla Estonian
Haarla is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "haar" meaning "leg".
Haarma Estonian
Haarma is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "härmas" meaning "frosty".
Haavakivi Estonian
Haavakivi is an Estonian surname meaning "cut stone".
Haavamäe Estonian
Haavamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen hill".
Haavaoks Estonian
Haavaoks is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen bough/branch".
Haavapuu Estonian
Haavapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen tree".
Haavasalu Estonian
Haavasalu is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen grove".
Haavisto Finnish
Means "place with aspens" or "group of aspens". This name comes from a combination of haapa, "aspen", and the suffix -sto which is used for places and groups of things.
Haavistu Estonian
Haavistu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "haavik" ("aspen wood") and "iste" ("seat" or "stool"); "aspen wood stool".
Hababzai Pashto
Means “son of Habab” in Pashto.
Habagat Filipino, Cebuano
Means "southwest monsoon, southwest wind" in Cebuano.
Habash Arabic
Derived from Arabic حبش (ḥabash) meaning "Abyssinian", originally indicating a person who came from Abyssinia, a historical region that is nowadays split between Ethiopia and Eritrea. This surname is more common among Muslims and Christians in the Arab world... [more]
Habeeb Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Habib.
Habelt German
from a pet form of the Germanic personal name Habo, a short form of various compound names formed with had(u) ‘battle’, ‘strife’
Haber Maltese
Not to be confused with the German surname of the same spelling.
Haberfeld German
Means "oat field". From the words habaro "oat" and feld "field
Haberfield German (Anglicized)
Partial anglicization of Haberfeld
Haberland German
Topographic name from Middle High German haber(e) "oats" and land "land", or a habitational name from any of various places so called.
Häberli German (Swiss)
Derived from Alemannic and Upper German Haber, a variant of Standard High German Hafer "oats" in combination with the diminutive suffix -li. This name denoted a young farmer of oats.
Habermann German, Jewish
Occupational name for a grower or seller of oats, composed of the elements Haber and the agent suffix -mann.
Habermehl German
metonymic occupational name for a producer or seller of oatmeal from Middle High German habaro "oats" and melo "flour".
Habets Dutch
Patronymic from the given name Habert, a diminutive of Haribert, Hadubert, or Hagabert.
Habib Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Habib.
Habibi Persian, Arabic
From the given name Habib.
Həbibov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Həbib".
Həbibova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Həbibov.
Habibović Bosnian
Means "son of Habib".
Həbibzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Habibzadeh.
Habibzadeh Persian
Means "offspring of Habib" in Persian.
Habibzai Pashto
Means "son of Habib" in Pashto. The Habibzai are a Pashtun sub-tribe of the Popalzai.
Habramowicz Polish
Historical variant of Abramowicz.
Habsburg German
This surname may have been used by someone whose descendants originated from the House of Habsburg, which was one of the most important royal houses in Europe. It is assumed that the surname is derived from High German Habichtsburg meaning "hawk castle," but some historians and linguists believe that it may actually be derived from Middle High German hab/hap meaning "ford", as there is a river with a ford nearby.
Habu Japanese
From 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, plume" and 生 (bu) meaning "life, living".
Habyarimana Central African
Variant spelling of Havyarimana. This surname was borne by assassinated Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana (1937-1994).
Haccoun Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic حق (haqq) meaning "truth", used as a nickname for an honest person.
Hachem Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Hachem.
Hachemi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Hashmi (chiefly Algerian).
Hachida Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 (see Hatta).
Hachimi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Hashim (chiefly Moroccan).
Hachimitsu Japanese
Means "honey"
Hachimura Japanese
Hachi (蜂) means bee, Mura (村) means village.
Hachiouji Japanese
From 八 (hachi) meaning "eight", 王 (ou) meaning "monarch, king", and 子 (ji) meaning "child".
Hachita Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 (see Hatta).
Hachiya Japanese
From Japanese 蜂 (hachi) meaning "bee, wasp" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Hachiyama Japanese
Means "8 mountains" in Japanese.
Hachmi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Hashmi (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).
Hacıyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of the pilgrim", from Arabic حَاجِيّ (ḥājiyy) denoting a Muslim who has successfully made the hajj to Mecca.
Hacıyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Hacıyev.
Hacızadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Hajizadeh.
Hack German
Variant of Haack.
Hackberry English
Means simply "hackberry".
Hackmann German, Jewish
Occupational name for a butcher or a woodcutter.
Hackney English, Scottish
Habitational name from Hackney in Greater London, named from an Old English personal name Haca (genitive Hacan) combined with ēg "island, dry ground in marshland".
Hackney English, Scottish
From Middle English hakenei (Old French haquenée), an ambling horse, especially one considered suitable for women to ride; perhaps therefore a metonymic occupational name for a stablehand... [more]
Hacohen Hebrew
Means "the priest" in Hebrew, from the word ha which means "the", and the surname Cohen.
Haczyński Polish, Kashubian
Meaning unknown.
Hada Japanese
This is another reading of Haneda.
Hadad Arabic, Jewish
Alternate transcription of Arabic حداد (see Haddad), also used by Jews.
Hadar Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Hadar, means "splendour, glory" in Hebrew.
Haddad Arabic, Persian
Means "blacksmith, ironsmith" in Arabic.
Haddadin Arabic
From a diminutive of Arabic حداد (haddad) meaning "blacksmith, ironsmith".
Hadden Irish
Variation of Haden
Haddock English
Haddock is a surname of English. It may refer to many people. It may come from the medieval word Ædduc, a diminutive of Æddi, a short form of various compound names including the root ēad, meaning prosperity or fortune... [more]
Haddon English
Derived from the Old English word had meaning "heathland" and the Old English suffix -don meaning "hill"; hence, the "heathland hill" or the "heather-covered hill".... [more]
Hadfield English
Habitational name from a place so named in Derbyshire named from Old English hæþ "heathland heather" and feld "field" meaning "heath open land".
Hadi Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Hadi.
Hadia Arabic
From the given name Hadia.
Hadida Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic حديد (hadid) meaning "iron", used as an occupational name for a blacksmith.
Hadipour Persian
Means "son of Hadi" in Persian.
Hadıyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Hadı".
Hadıyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Hadıyev.
Hadj Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic حاج (ḥājj) meaning "pilgrim", referring to the Islamic hajj to Mecca, Saudi Arabia (chiefly Maghrebi).
Hadjadj Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic حجاج (hajjaj) meaning "arguer, one who argues" or "pilgrim".
Hadjópulos Greek (Hispanicized, Expatriate), Mexican (Rare)
Spanish form of Greek Χατζόπουλος (see Chatzopoulos).
Hadley English
A habitational name from either a place named Hadley, or a place named Hadleigh. The first is named from the Old English personal name Hadda + lēah (means ‘wood’, ‘(woodland) clearing’), and the other three are from Old English hǣð (meaning ‘heathland’, ‘heather') + lēah.
Hadnot English (American), African American
Corruption of Hodnett. Primarily given to African slaves in the USA.
Hado Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 波 (ha) meaning "wavelength" and 動 (do, dou, dō) meaning "motion, change, confusion"
Hadzhiyska f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Hadzhiyski.
Hadzhiyski m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian хаджия (hadzhiya) meaning "pilgrim", ultimately from Arabic حَجّ (hajj).
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