All Submitted Surnames

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Alkış Turkish
Means "applause, acclamation" in Turkish.
Alkiza Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Alksnis Latvian
Means "alder tree" in Latvian.
Alkurdi Arabic
Arabic surname, denoting someone who had Kurdish ancestry.
Al Kuwari Arabic
Mainly found in Qatar.
All Estonian
All is an Estonian surname meaning "below" or "beneath".
Allain French, Breton, English
From the given name Allain a variant of Alan (Old French Alain)... [more]
Allaire Breton, French (Quebec)
From the name of the town of Allaire (Alaer in Breton) in Brittany, France. Other theories suggest it may come from Hilaire or from Alor.... [more]
Allala Basque, Spanish
Variant spelling of Ayala, in at least one case altered to avoid confusion with an unrelated person of the same name, and apparently to distance the bearer from prejudice against hispanics.
Allali Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly from a shortened form of the name Abd Allah (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).
Allam Arabic
originally an arabic name but has been used by english speakers. the name means "recognized" or "famous". in other languages it means "one who represents us" and in some languages translates as "flag"
Allane Scottish (Rare)
Variant of Allan
Allansen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Allan".
Allaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Alaoui.
Allcox English
Variant of Alcott.
Allely Irish
From Irish Mac Ailghile meaning "descendant of Ailghil".
Allemagne French, Jewish
From French meaning "Germany". Used by Ashkenazi Jews in France.
Alleman French (Cajun), Spanish (Canarian), German
From the French and Spanish word for "German". Believed to have originated in the Alsace-Lorraine region. Some holders of the name migrated to the Canary Islands and are part of the larger Isleños population that settled throughout the Americas... [more]
Allemand French
Means "German, relating to Germany" in French. Cognate to English Allman and Spanish Alemán.
Allemann German (Swiss)
Derived from German Alemanne, originally "member of the Alemanni tribe", this word came to denote "of Germanic descent". It was used to refer to members of the German-speaking population of Switzerland (as opposed to those who spoke one of the Romance languages; compare Welsch).
Allen English
Possibly derived from the feminine given name Aline, a medieval diminutive of Adeline.
Allenbach German, German (Swiss)
Habitational name from any of several places called Allenbach.
Allende Basque, Spanish
Means "beyond, yonder; on the other side" in Spanish, though it possibly derives from Basque aihen "vine, shoot" or ale "grain" combined with the collective suffix -di, meaning "pasture, cereal field".
Allendorf German
Habitational name from any of ten or more places called Allendorf.
Allens English
Variant of Allen.
Aller German
German variant of Ahler
Allerton English
Mayflower passengers
Alley English, French (Anglicized)
From a Middle English personal name, Alli, Alleye, as forms such as Johannes filius Alli (Norfolk, 1205) make clear... [more]
Allgeier German
The 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. ... [more]
Allgood Literature
Combination of the English words "all" and "good". It is used to denote a virtuous or heroic character in works of fiction.
Allik Estonian
Means "water source, spring" in Estonian.
Allikas Estonian
Allikas is an Estonian surname derived from "hallikas" meaning "grayish".
Allikivi Estonian
Allikivi is an Estonian surname meaning "source/wellspring stone".
Allikmaa Estonian
Allikmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "spring (water source) island".
Allikmäe Estonian
Allikmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "wellspring hill".
Alliksaar Estonian
Alliksaar is an Estonian surname meaning "spring (water source) island".
Alliku Estonian
Alliku is an Estonian surname, derived from "Allikas", meaning "wellspring".
Allikvee Estonian
Allikvee is an Estonian surname meaning "well water" or "wellspring water".
Alliluyev Russian
Russian surname. The feminine form Alliluyeva was borne by Nadezhda Alliluyeva (1901-1932), the second wife of Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin.
Alliluyeva Russian
Feminine form of Alliluyev (Аллилуев)
Allin English
Variant spelling of Allen or Allen.
Allingham English
Habitational name from places called Allingham.
Allingu Estonian
Allingu is an Estonian surname related to "allikas" meaning "(water) spring".
Allis English
From 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 Scottish
The 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... [more]
Allmägi Estonian
Allmägi is an Estonian surname meaning "under/below mountain".
Allman English
From Norman aleman "German, relating to Germany", ultimately from Late Latin Alemannus "member of the Alemanni tribe". Cognate to French Allemand and Spanish Alemán.
al-Logari Pashto, Persian
Denoted a person from Logar, one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan.
Allooloo Inuit
Surname 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 English
Means (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 English
From the Middle English personal name Alured, a form of Alfred, which was sometimes written Alvred, especially in Old French texts.
Allsaar Estonian
Allsaar is an Estonian surname meaning "below/under island".
Allsalu Estonian
Allsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "below grove".
Allsebrook English
Habitational name from a lost or unidentified place in England, possibly from Old English given name Ælfsige and broc "brook, stream".
Allston English
Derived from the given name Alstan
Allvee Estonian
Allvee is an Estonian surname meaning "undersea" and "underwater".
Allyn Jewish
Means “descendant of Alleyne”.
Alm Swedish
Means "elm" in Swedish.
Almada Portuguese
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous city.
Almaguer Catalan
Habitational name from a place in Valencia named Almaguer.
Almandoz Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Baztan.
Almanza Spanish
Originally 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 Spanish
This 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.
Al-marzouq Arabic
Means "the blessed" in Arabic.
Almas Persian, Arabic
From the given name Almas.
Almási Hungarian
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Almás, derived from Hungarian alma meaning "apple".
Almasi Persian
Derived from Persian الماس (almas) meaning "diamond".
Al Masri Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic المصري (see Al-masri).
Al-masri Arabic
Means "the Egyptian" from Arabic مصر (Misr) referring to Egypt.
Al-masri Arabic
Means "the Egyptian" from Arabic مصر (Misr) referring to Egypt.
Almasri Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic المصري (see Al-masri).
Almathrahi Arabic (Rare)
Origin unknown, but most likely an anglicized version of 'Almathami'.... [more]
Almatyev Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from Almaty, the name of a city in Kazakhstan.
Almazán Spanish
Habitational 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".
Almazan Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Almazán primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Almazbekov Kyrgyz
Means "son of Almazbek".
Almblad Swedish
Combination of Swedish alm (Old Norse almr) meaning "elm" and blad meaning "leaf".
Almenara Spanish
Almenara 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.
Almendinger Upper German, German (Swiss)
Habitational name for someone from a place called Allmendingen, of which there are two examples in Switzerland, in the canton of Bern, and one in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Almgren Swedish
Composed of Swedish alm (Old Norse almr) meaning "elm" and gren (Old Norse grein) meaning "branch".
Almira Spanish, Spanish (Philippines)
Occupational surname meaning "admiral", referring to the highest rank in the navy, derived from the Spanish almirante meaning "admiral"
Almlöf Swedish
Combination of Swedish alm (Old Norse almr) meaning "elm" and löv (Old Norse lauf) meaning "leaf".
Almodóvar Spanish
Spanish form of Almodovar.
Almodôvar Portuguese
Portuguese form of Almodovar.
Almog Hebrew
From the given name Almog, means "coral" in Hebrew.
Almoguera Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Al Mohannadi Arabic (Mashriqi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic المهندي (see al-Mohannadi).
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 Arabic
History: Descendants of the blessed Fatima the daughter of prophet Mohammed in the Arabian Peninsula.... [more]
Almond English
From 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 Spanish
From a place between Huelva and Sevilla. Means "the mountain".
Almoroto Filipino
Possibly 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."... [more]
Álmos Hungarian
From the given name Álmos.
Almosnino Judeo-Spanish
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Catalan or Spanish limosna meaning "alms, charity" or from an Arabic word denoting an orator.
Almqvist Swedish
Combination 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 Arabic
Means “the Mutairi” referring to the Mutayr (مطير) tribe of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
al-Muzaffari Arabic
From the given name Muzaffar.
Al Najjar Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic النجار (see Al-najjar).
Alnajjar Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic النجار (see Al-najjar).
Alnemy Flemish
Only know relation claims birth in East Flanders. Arabic speakers believe it may be of Syrian or Saudi Arabian origin.
Aloe Estonian
Aloe is an Estonian surname derived from "loe" meaning "north-west".
Alogrina Russian
Feminine form of Alogrin (Алогрин)
Alomar Catalan
From 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-).
Alomerović Bosnian (Modern)
Derived from the Arabic surname Al-Omari.
Alomgir Bengali
From the given name Alamgir.
Aloni Hebrew
Derived from the forename Alon
Alonto Filipino, Maranao
Means "extraordinary" in Maranao.
Aloshi Albanian
Aloshi , Aloshaj
Al-Otaibi Arabic
Means "the Otaibi", referring to the Otaibah (عتيبة) tribe of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian peninsula.
Alp Turkish
From the given name Alp.
Alper Jewish
Variant of Halpern or Alperin.
Alpers Scottish
Derived from the given name Albert
Alpert Jewish
Variant of Halpern.
Alpert German
Variant of Albert.
Alpini Italian
From Italian alpino meaning "alpine, of the Alps", referring to the mountain range that passes through northern Italy.
Alpízar Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality in the Andalusian province of Huelva.
Alptekin Turkish, Uyghur
From Turkish alp meaning "brave, hero" and the Old Turkish title tegin meaning "prince".
Al-Qahtani Arabic
Means "the Qahtani" in Arabic, referring to a Qahtanite person from the southern Arabian Peninsula and Yemen.
Al Qatrani Arabic
A tarrer, from 'qatrani' (tar). Most common in Yemen and Libya.... [more]
Alquiza Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Alkiza.
Alrabasi Arabic (Mashriqi)
Derived from the root word "rabiʿ" (ربيع), which means "spring" or "springtime" in Arabic.
Al Ramana Arabic
Possibly an Arabic Form of Ramani and Ramadan.
al-Rumaithi Arabic
Originally 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... [more]
Als English
Means "son of Ale" in English, Ale being a short form of any of various personal names beginning with al-.
Alsaggaf Arabic
Alternate transcription of Al Saqqaf.
Alsagoff Arabic
Variant of Al Saqqaf primarily used in Southeast Asia. This is the name of a prominent Arab family in Singapore.
Al Saleh Arabic
Means "the virtuous" from Arabic صالح (salih).
Alsamora Catalan
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality of the municipality of Sant Esteve de la Sarga.
Al Saqqaf Arabic
Means "the roofer" from Arabic سقف (saqf) meaning "ceiling, roof".
Al-Saqqaf Arabic
Alternate transcription of Al Saqqaf.
Al Sayad Arabic (Egyptian)
This is a rare Arabic title meaning "fisherman" or "fisherman"
Alšėniškis m Lithuanian
This indicates familial origin within the Belarusian village of Hal’šány, which was originally Lithuanian & named Alšėnai.
Al-shair Arabic
Means "the poet" in Arabic, derived from شاعر (sha'ir) meaning "poet, bard".
Al-Shami Arabic
Means "the Levantine" or "the Syrian", derived from Arabic شَامِيّ (šāmiyy) meaning "Levantine, Syrian, Damascene".
Al-shaykh Arabic
From the Arabic honorific شيخ (shaykh) meaning "sir, master", used for tribal or village chiefs as well as Muslim religious scholars.
al-Shebani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيباني (see Shebani). This name is chiefly used in Libya.
Al-Shehri Arabic
Means "the Shehri" in Arabic, referring to a member of the Shehri (شهري) tribe of Saudi Arabia.
Alshihab Arabic (Mashriqi, Rare)
Means "son of Shihab." It is Saudi Arabian.
Al-Shishani Arabic, Chechen (Expatriate)
Means "the Chechen" in Arabic. This was adopted by Chechens who migrated to the Arab world from the Caucasus.
Alson English
English surname meaning "son of all"
Alsop English
Habitational 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 English
A locational surname, derived from the many townships in England of the same name, meaning 'of the old manor or of the hillside'
Alt German, Jewish
Means "old" in German, used to distinguish two people who had the same name.
Altaf Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Altaf.
Al-tamimi Arabic
Variant of Tamimi with the definite article ال (al).
Altamirano Spanish
Spanish: Habitational Name For Someone From Any Of Several Places Called Altamira (See Altamira ).
Altan Turkish
From the given name Altan 1.
Altavilla Italian
Calque of French Hauteville.
Al-tayyib Arabic
Means "the pleasant one" from Arabic طيب (tayyib).
Altbauer German (Austrian)
“Old farmer” from the root Bauer meaning “farmer” in German
Altdorfer German
Denoted 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 (dorf) "village, countryside"... [more]
Alterman Yiddish
It literally means "old man".
Altermann German, Jewish
Literally means "old man" in German.
Alters German
Shortened form of Alterstein.
Alterstein German
Means "old stone" in German.
Altham English
Altham is a surname of English origin, based on the placename Altham, Lancashire.
Al Thani Arabic
Means "the second" in Arabic. This is the name of the royal family of Qatar.
Althoff German
A 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 Arabic
Originally 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 Turkish
Derived from Turkish altın "gold", ultimately via Ottoman Turkish آلتون‎ (altın, altun) "gold", from Proto-Turkic *altun "gold".
Altıntaş Turkish
From Turkish altın meaning "gold" and taş meaning "stone".
Altmäe Estonian
Altmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "from below hill".
Altman German
Said to mean "Wise man" of German origin
Altman German, Jewish
Variant of Alt and Alterman.
Altmann German, Jewish
Variant of Alt combined with the suffix man.
Altmets Estonian
Altmets is an Estonian surname meaning "below forest".
Altmeyer German
Status 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 Estonian
Altnurme is an Estonian surname meaning "(from) below pasture/meadow".
Alto Estonian
Alto is an Estonian surname meaning "from below".
Alton English
From a place name meaning "town at the source of the river" in Old English.
Altosaar Estonian
Altosaar is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from the masculine given name "Alto" and "saar", meaning "island"; "Alto's island".
Altounian Armenian
Meaning 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 German
Habitational name for someone from a place called Altringen or Aldingen, of which there are two in Württemberg.
Altschuler Jewish
It is derived from the Altschul, Old Synagogue in Prague.
Alttoa Estonian
Alttoa is an Estonian surname meaning "from below, indoors".
Altun Turkish
From Turkish altın meaning "gold".
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