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Allgeier GermanThe harried officials at Ellis Island began to assign surnames based upon the pronunciation of the name by the immigrant, rather than attempting to ferret out the actual spelling. ... [
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Allgood LiteratureCombination of the English words "all" and "good". It is used to denote a virtuous or heroic character in works of fiction.
Allikas EstonianAllikas is an Estonian surname derived from "hallikas" meaning "grayish".
Allikivi EstonianAllikivi is an Estonian surname meaning "source/wellspring stone".
Allikmaa EstonianAllikmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "spring (water source) island".
Alliksaar EstonianAlliksaar is an Estonian surname meaning "spring (water source) island".
Alliku EstonianAlliku is an Estonian surname, derived from "Allikas", meaning "wellspring".
Allikvee EstonianAllikvee is an Estonian surname meaning "well water" or "wellspring water".
Alliluyev RussianRussian surname. The feminine form
Alliluyeva was borne by Nadezhda Alliluyeva (1901-1932), the second wife of Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin.
Allingu EstonianAllingu is an Estonian surname related to "allikas" meaning "(water) spring".
Allis EnglishFrom the Middle English and Old French female personal name
Alis (
Alice), which, together with its diminutive
Alison, was extremely popular in England in the Middle Ages. The personal name is of Germanic origin, brought to England from France by the Normans; it is a contracted form of Germanic
Adalhaid(is), which is composed of the elements
adal "noble" and
haid "brilliance, beauty".
Allister ScottishThe name Allister is derived from the given name Alexander, which in turn was originally derived from the Greek name, which means defender of men. In the late 11th century, Queen Margaret introduced the name, which she had heard in the Hungarian Court where she was raised, into Scotland by naming one of her sons Alexander... [
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Allmägi EstonianAllmägi is an Estonian surname meaning "under/below mountain".
Allman EnglishFrom Norman
aleman "German, relating to Germany", ultimately from Late Latin
Alemannus "member of the Alemanni tribe".
Allooloo InuitSurname borne by inuk writer and artist Siku Allooloo and by politician Titus Allooloo.
Allor French (Quebec)Common Canadian spelling of the French surname Allard, reflecting the French pronunciation.
Alloway EnglishMeans (i) "person from Alloway, Alloa or Alva", the name of various places in Scotland ("rocky plain"); or (ii) from the medieval male personal name
Ailwi (from Old English
Æthelwīg, literally "noble battle").
Allred EnglishFrom the Middle English personal name
Alured, a form of
Alfred, which was sometimes written
Alvred, especially in Old French texts.
Allsaar EstonianAllsaar is an Estonian surname meaning "below/under island".
Allsebrook EnglishHabitational name from a lost or unidentified place in England, possibly from Old English given name
Ælfsige and
broc "brook, stream".
Allvee EstonianAllvee is an Estonian surname meaning "undersea" and "underwater".
Almandoz BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Baztan.
Almanza SpanishOriginally indicated a person from Almanza, a city in northern Spain. The city's name itself is derived from Arabic المنزل
(al-manzil) meaning "the house".
Almánzar Spanish (Caribbean)Derived from Arabic المنظر
(al manẓar) meaning "the view" or "the lookout". This surname is primarily used in the Dominican Republic.
Almarza SpanishThis indicates familial origin within either of 2 localities: the Castilian municipality of Almarza, Comarca of El Valle or the Riojan municipality of Almarza de Cameros.
Almási HungarianHabitational name for someone from any of various places called Almás, derived from Hungarian
alma meaning "apple".
Almasi PersianDerived from Persian الماس
(almas) meaning "diamond".
Al-masri ArabicMeans "the Egyptian" from Arabic مصر
(Misr) referring to Egypt.
Al-masri ArabicMeans "the Egyptian" from Arabic مصر
(Misr) referring to Egypt.
Almazán SpanishHabitational name demoting someone originally from the municipality of Almazán in Castile and León, Spain. The name itself is derived from Arabic المكان المحصن
(al-makān al-ḥiṣn) meaning "the fortified place" or "the stronghold".
Almblad SwedishCombination of Swedish
alm (Old Norse
almr) meaning "elm" and
blad meaning "leaf".
Almenara SpanishAlmenara in Spanish is "beacon", but it is an old kind of beacon that consisted of a fire that was lit on top of the battlements to give a signal.
Almira Spanish, Spanish (Philippines)Occupational surname meaning "admiral", referring to the highest rank in the navy, derived from the Spanish
almirante meaning "admiral"
Almlöf SwedishCombination of Swedish
alm (Old Norse
almr) meaning "elm" and
löv (Old Norse
lauf) meaning "leaf".
Almoguera SpanishIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
al-Mohannadi Arabic (Mashriqi)Originally indicated a person from the
Al Muhannadi (أل مهند) or
Al-Mahanda (المهاندة) tribe based primarily in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, especially in Qatar. The tribe itself is derived from the given name
Muhannad.
Al Mokaddem ArabicHistory: Descendants of the blessed Fatima the daughter of prophet Mohammed in the Arabian Peninsula.... [
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Almond EnglishFrom the Middle English personal name
Almund, from Old English
Æthelmund, "noble protection" and variant of
Allman, assimilated by folk etymology to the vocabulary word denoting the tree.
Almonte SpanishFrom a place between Huelva and Sevilla. Means "the mountain".
Almoroto FilipinoPossibly derived from
almus, which means "nurturing", and
toto, which means "all over", from Latin during Spanish colonization and rule in the Philippines. Almoroto could mean "nurturing all over."... [
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Almosnino Judeo-SpanishMeaning uncertain, possibly derived from Catalan or Spanish
limosna meaning "alms, charity" or from an Arabic word denoting an orator.
Almqvist SwedishCombination of Swedish
alm (Old Norse
almr) meaning "elm" and
kvist (Old Norse
kvistr) meaning "twig, branch".
al-Musrati Arabic (Maghrebi)Denoted a person from
Misrata (also called
Misurata or
Misratah), a city in the Misrata district in northwestern Libya.
Al-mutairi ArabicMeans “the Mutairi” referring to the Mutayr (مطير) tribe of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
Alnemy FlemishOnly know relation claims birth in East Flanders. Arabic speakers believe it may be of Syrian or Saudi Arabian origin.
Aloe EstonianAloe is an Estonian surname derived from "loe" meaning "north-west".
Alomar CatalanFrom the given name
Alomar, used especially in the Balearic Islands, itself derived from the Old German name
Aldemar. This is borne by the Puerto Rican baseball player Roberto Alomar (1968-).
Al-Otaibi ArabicMeans "the Otaibi", referring to the Otaibah (عتيبة) tribe of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian peninsula.
Alpini ItalianFrom Italian
alpino meaning "alpine, of the Alps", referring to the mountain range that passes through northern Italy.
Alpízar SpanishThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality in the Andalusian province of Huelva.
Alptekin Turkish, UyghurFrom Turkish
alp meaning "brave, hero" and the Old Turkish title
tegin meaning "prince".
Al-Qahtani ArabicMeans "the Qahtani" in Arabic, referring to a Qahtanite person from the southern Arabian Peninsula and Yemen.
al-Rumaithi ArabicOriginally indicated a person who came from the city of
Al-Rumaitha in Iraq, or the
Rumaithiya area in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The place names are derived from either the Arabic words الرمث (
al-ramth) or حافة (
rimth), both the names of a type of flowering plant (genus Haloxylon), called saxaul in English... [
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Als EnglishMeans "son of Ale" in English, Ale being a short form of any of various personal names beginning with
al-.
Alsagoff ArabicVariant of
Al Saqqaf primarily used in Southeast Asia. This is the name of a prominent Arab family in Singapore.
Alsamora CatalanIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality of the municipality of Sant Esteve de la Sarga.
Al Saqqaf ArabicMeans "the roofer" from Arabic سقف
(saqf) meaning "ceiling, roof".
Alšėniškis m LithuanianThis indicates familial origin within the Belarusian village of Hal’šány, which was originally Lithuanian & named Alšėnai.
Al-shair ArabicMeans "the poet" in Arabic, derived from شاعر
(sha'ir) meaning "poet, bard".
Al-Shami ArabicMeans "the Levantine" or "the Syrian", derived from Arabic شَامِيّ
(šāmiyy) meaning "Levantine, Syrian, Damascene".
Al-shaykh ArabicFrom the Arabic honorific شيخ
(shaykh) meaning "sir, master", used for tribal or village chiefs as well as Muslim religious scholars.
Al-Shehri ArabicMeans "the Shehri" in Arabic, referring to a member of the Shehri (شهري) tribe of Saudi Arabia.
Alsop EnglishHabitational name, now chiefly found in the Midlands, for a person from Alsop-en-le-Dale, a chapelry in the parish of Ashborne, Derbyshire. The place name itself meant "Ælle's valley" from the genitive of the Old English personal name
Ælle and Old English
hōp meaning "enclosed valley" (compare
Hope).
Alston EnglishA locational surname, derived from the many townships in England of the same name, meaning 'of the old manor or of the hillside'
Alt German, JewishMeans "old" in German, used to distinguish two people who had the same name.
Altamirano SpanishSpanish: Habitational Name For Someone From Any Of Several Places Called Altamira (See Altamira ).
Altdorfer GermanDenoted a person who lived in the capital of Uri canton in Switzerland or the municipality in Landshut, Bavaria, both derived from German
alt "old" and
Dorf "village" or Yiddish
דאָרף (
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Altham EnglishAltham is a surname of English origin, based on the placename
Altham, Lancashire.
Al Thani ArabicMeans "the second" in Arabic. This is the name of the royal family of Qatar.
Althoff GermanA surname predominantly found in Westphalia and the Rhineland region of Germany which is derived from German
alt "old" and
Hof (
Hoff in the local dialects) "farmstead; farm; manor".
al-Tikriti ArabicOriginally indicated a person who came from the city of Tikrit in Iraq. This was the birth surname of the Iraqi president Saddam Hussein (1937-2006).
Altın TurkishDerived from Turkish
altın "gold", ultimately via Ottoman Turkish
آلتون (altın, altun) "gold", from Proto-Turkic
*altun "gold".
Altmäe EstonianAltmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "from below hill".
Altmeyer GermanStatus name for an older steward, headman, or tenant farmer, as distinguished from a younger one, from Middle High German alt ‘old’ + meier ‘steward’, ‘headman’, ‘tenant farmer’
Altnurme EstonianAltnurme is an Estonian surname meaning "(from) below pasture/meadow".
Alto EstonianAlto is an Estonian surname meaning "from below".
Alton EnglishFrom a place name meaning "town at the source of the river" in Old English.
Altosaar EstonianAltosaar is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from the masculine given name "Alto" and "saar", meaning "island"; "Alto's island".
Altounian ArmenianMeaning unknown. A famous bearer was Roger Altounyan (1922-1987), Anglo-Armenian physician and the namesake of Roger in the
Swallows and Amazons books series.
Altringer GermanHabitational name for someone from a place called Altringen or Aldingen, of which there are two in Württemberg.
Alttoa EstonianAlttoa is an Estonian surname meaning "from below, indoors".
Alu EstonianAlu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "alus", meaning "fixture", "base" and "foundation".
Aluko YorubaFrom àlùkò ‘woodcock’, said to be a name adopted by Ijesha textile hawkers to deflect the curses of their debtors.
Alumaa EstonianAlumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "base/foundation land".
Alumäe EstonianAlumäe is an Estonian surname meaning "base/foundation hill/mountain".
Alunurm EstonianAlunurm is an Estonian surname meaning "base/foundation meadow".
Alusaar EstonianAlusaar is an Estonian surname meaning "base/foundation island".
Alusalu EstonianAlusalu is an Estonian surname meaning "base/foundation grove".
Aluvee EstonianAluvee is an Estonian surname meaning "base/foundation water".
Alver EstonianAlver is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "allvee" meaning "underwater".
Alwardt GermanFrom the personal name
Adelward, composed of the Germanic elements
adal ‘noble’ +
ward ‘keeper’, ‘protector’.
al-Warfalli Arabic (Maghrebi)Means "the Warfalli" in Arabic, referring to a person from the
Warfalla (ورفلة) tribal confederation of western Libya. The tribe is of mixed Arab and Arabized Berber origin, and they mainly reside in the city of Bani Walid in the Misrata district.
Al-Yafai ArabicFrom the name of the tribe
Yafa of south Yemen, one of the biggest tribes that descended from the ancient Himyarite tribe.
Alyea French (Huguenot)From
D'Ailly. It can be traced back to France in 1400's. The family with this last name came over to the United States, mainly on the East Coast in the 16th century as huguenot refugees.
Al-Zahrani ArabicMeans "the Zahrani" in Arabic, referring to the Zahran (زهران) tribe in Saudi Arabia. The name itself is derived from Arabic زهراني
(zahran) meaning "flowering, blossoming", ultimately from زَهْرَة
(zahra) meaning "flower, blossom" (see
Zahrah).
Alzalg ArabicMeans "the sharp sword that can slid smoothly from its sheath" in Arabic.