All Submitted Surnames

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Inan English, Irish
Possibly a variant of Dunn.
İnanç Turkish
Means "faith, belief" in Turkish.
Iñárritu Basque
Means "between the valleys" or "in the valley", derived from Basque iñar meaning "valley" and ritu meaning "between". The Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu (1963-) is a famous bearer of this name.
Inata Japanese
Ina means "rice plant" and Da comes from Ta, meaning "rice field, paddy".
Inaudi Italian
Francesca Inaudi is an Italian actress.... [more]
Inayat Urdu
Derived from the given name Inayat.
Inayoshi Japanese
From Japanese 稲 (ina) meaning "rice plant" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck".
Inazuma Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 稲妻 which means "(flash of) lightning" (from 稲 (te, tou, ina-, ine) meaning "rice plant" and 妻 (sai, tsuma) meaning "spouse, wife").... [more]
Inbar Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Inbar, means "amber" in Hebrew.
İnce Turkish
Means "thin, slim" in Turkish.
Inchbald English
From the medieval male personal name Ingebald, brought into England by the Normans but ultimately of Germanic origin and meaning literally "brave Ingel" (Ingel was a different form of Engel - a shortened form of various Germanic compound personal names (e.g. Engelbert and Engelhard) that begin with Engel-; the two main sources of that were Angel "Angle" (the name of the Germanic people) and Ingal, an extended form of Ing (the name of a Germanic god)).
Ind English (?)
Meaning deweller at the end of a villiage (Gypsy)
Indalecio Spanish
From the given name Indalecio.
Inday Cebuano
Inday means ''darling'' in Visayan language after the Spanish colonized the Philippines the name Inday became derogatory often associated with ''slaves'' and in present days ''domestic helpers''
Inderrieden Dutch (Americanized)
Variant of Dutch in der Rieden, possibly derived from German ried "reed", or from a cognate of Old English rith "stream".
Indig Filipino, Cebuano
Means "compare, compete" in Cebuano.
Indika Sinhalese
From the given name Indika.
Ines Spanish
From the given name Inés.
Infante Spanish
From infante literally "child", but in Spain also a title borne by the eldest sons of noblemen before they inherited, and in particular by the son of the king of Castile; thus the surname probably originated either as a nickname for one of a lordly disposition or as an occupational name for a member of the household of an infante.
Infante Italian
Nickname for someone with a childlike disposition, from infante "child" (Latin infans, literally "one who cannot speak").
Ing English
From the name of a former district in Essex, possibly derived from Old English ing "meadow, water meadow", or from ge "district, region" combined with the suffix -ing. Alternatively, it could derive from the given name Inge.
Inga Italian, Spanish
Italian name, however probably Germanic origins
Ingalls English, Scandinavian (Anglicized)
Patronymic from the Anglo-Scandinavian personal name Ingell, Old Norse Ingjaldr.... [more]
Ingebretsen Norwegian
Means "son of Ingebret". The given name Ingebret is a Norwegian alteration of Engelbert (see also Engebret).
Ingebretson Norwegian
Patronymic from the German personal name Engelbrecht.
Ingebritson Norwegian
Patronymic from the German personal name Engelbrecht.
Ingemarsdotter f Swedish (Rare)
Means "daughter of Ingemar".
Ingemarsson Swedish
Means "son of Ingemar".
Ingersoll Medieval English
habitational name from Inkersall in Derbyshire, recorded in the 13th century as Hinkershil(l) and Hinkreshill. The final element is Old English hyll ‘hill’. The first may be the Old Norse personal name Ingvarr or an Old English byname Hynkere meaning ‘limper’... [more]
Ingle English
Derived from the Old Norse given names Ingialdr or Ingólfr.
Ingleby English
From the names of either of two hamlets in England, derived from Old Norse Englar "Englishman" and býr "farmstead, village".
Ingles Spanish
Spanish (Inglés): ethnic term denoting someone of English origin, from Spanish Inglés ‘English’.
Ingleston English (British)
Ingleston is an exceptionally rare surname and seems to be posessed by a single family who much grew larger in the 19th century. ... [more]
Inglis English (British), Scottish
Originates from the Scots word for English as in a person of English origin. Around 1395 after a dual, the family name became connected to the Scottish clan Douglas as a sept, or a follower, of the clan... [more]
Ingoglia Italian
Means "belonging to the family of Goglia" in Italian, derived from the prefix in- meaning "belonging to the family of" combined with the name Goglia... [more]
Ingold English
Derived from the given names Ingell (see Ingle), Ingjaldr or Ingwald.
Ingoldsby English
Habitational name from Ingoldsby in Lincolnshire, named from the Old Norse personal name Ingjaldr + bý meaning "farmstead", "settlement".
Ingólfsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ingólfr" in Icelandic.
Ingraham English, Scottish
Variant spelling of Ingram, influenced by Graham.
Ings English
This surname of Norse origin referring to water meadows and marshes, including those that were part of the Humber flood plain.
Iniesta Spanish
Possibly from iniesta meaning "leafhopper".
Iniesta Spanish
Habitational name from places called Iniesta in the province of Cuenca, in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The Spanish soccer player Andrés Iniesta (1984-) is a well-known bearer of this surname.
Íñigo Spanish
From the given name Íñigo.
Inman English (British)
Anglo-Saxon in Origin. Occupational surname given to a person who "tended a lodge or an inn". Surname first found in Lancashire, England.
Inn Estonian
Inn is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "innas", meaning "amorous".
Innocenzi Italian
Derived from the given name Innocenzo.
Inocêncio Portuguese
From the given name Inocêncio.
Inōe Japanese
猪上 comes from the kanji (猪 = boar) and (上 = above; up) and could be translated as "The boar from above"
Inoguchi Japanese
Ino means "boar" and guchi means "mouth, opening".
Inoki Japanese
Ino means "boar" and ki means "tree, wood".
Inoko Japanese
Ino means "boar" and ko means "child, first of the Chinese zodiac: the rat".
Inokuma Japanese
From 猪 (ino) meaning "boar" and 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear".
Inomata Japanese
From Japanese 猪 (ino) meaning "wild boar" and 俣 (mata) or 股 (mata) both meaning "fork, crotch".
İnönü Turkish
From the name of a town and district in northwestern Turkey. This was the surname of the Turkish army commander, president and prime minister İsmet İnönü (1884-1973). The surname was bestowed upon him by the country's founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, in honour of his services during the First and Second Battles of İnönü near the town in the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922 (part of the Turkish War of Independence).
Inoo Japanese
Ino means "boar" and o means "tail".
Inose Japanese
From Japanese 猪 (ino) meaning "wild boar" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".
Inoshishi Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 猪 (cho, i, inoshishi) meaning "boar."
Inot Filipino, Cebuano
Means "frugal, stingy" in Cebuano.
Inouye Japanese
Variant transcription of Inoue.
Inoyatov Uzbek
Means "son of Inoyat".
Inoyatova f Uzbek
Feminine form of Inoyatov.
Inquieti Italian (Rare)
would like to know if any one out there has heard of this name and what part of italy it comes from gt grand father corneluse inquiete/i came to england from parma italy in 1872/4 age 37/8 married in 1875... [more]
Insalaco Italian
A surname in Sicily. Believed to come from the word Salaco an occupational name for a tanner in Arabic.
Insigne Italian
Meaning "great".
Insisiengmay Lao
From Lao ອິນ (in) referring to the Hindu god Indra, ສີ (si) meaning "majesty, glory, splendour", ຊຽງ (siang) meaning "city, town" and ໃໝ່ (mai) meaning "new".
Insixiengmay Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ອິນ​ສີ​ຊຽງ​ໃໝ່ (see Insisiengmay).
Int Estonian
Int is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from a diminutive of the masculine given names "Hendrik" and "Indrek".
Inthachith Lao
From Lao ອິນທະ (intha) referring to the Hindu god Indra and ຈິດ (chit) meaning "heart, soul, mind".
Inthalangsy Lao
From Lao ອິນທະ (intha) meaning "lord, king", also referring to the Hindu god Indra, and ລັງສີ (langsy) meaning "ray, beam".
Intharath Lao
From Lao ອິນທະ (intha) referring to the Hindu god Indra and ຣັດ (rat) meaning "state, country, kingdom".
Inthasone Lao
From Lao ອິນທະ (intha) referring to the Hindu god Indra and ສອນ (sone) meaning "teach, grow, mature".
Inthavong Lao
From Lao ອິນທະ (intha) referring to the Hindu god Indra and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family". This is the most common surname in Laos.
Intzuntza Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighbourhood in the municipality of Lemoa, Biscay, possibly derived from Basque inza "heath, reed bed".
Inui Japanese
From Japanese 乾 (inui) meaning "northwest".
Inukai Japanese
From Japanese 犬 (inu) meaning "dog" and 飼 (kai) meaning "domesticate, raise".
Inukami Japanese (Rare)
Inu means "dog" and kami means "god".
Inusaka Japanese
Inu means "dog" and saka means "slope, hill".
Inutile Italian
Means "useless" in Italian.
Inutsuka Japanese
Inu means "dog" and tsuka means "mound".
Inuyama Japanese
From Japanese 犬 (inu) meaning "dog" and 山 (Yama) meaning "mountain, pile".
Inuzuka Japanese
From Japanese 犬 (inu) meaning "dog" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "mound".
Inverarity Scottish
Means "person from Inverarity", Angus ("mouth of the Arity", perhaps a Celtic river-name meaning literally "slow").
Invernizzi Italian
Probably denoted someone from Inverno e Monteleone, a municipality in Lombardy. Inverno itself is Italian for "winter".
In'yaku Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 印鑰 (in'yaku) meaning "seal of head government office and keys to various buildings", referring to someone who would make seals or keys for such purposes.
Inyaku Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 印鑰 (see In'yaku).
Inzaghi Italian
Probably from the town of Inzago, near Milan. This surname is most famously borne by brothers Filippo (1973–) and Simone Inzaghi (1976–).
Io Japanese
I could mean "this" or "well, pit, mineshaft" and o means "tail".
Ioachim Romanian
Derived from the given name Ioachim.
Ioane English (New Zealand), English (Australian), American, Samoan, Polynesian, Romanian
May come from the given name John or variants of this name, such as Ion 1.
Ioannides Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Ioannidis chiefly used in Cyprus.
Ioffe Russian, Jewish
Russian transcription of Hebrew גופה (see Joffe).
Ioka Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Ioniță Romanian
From a diminutive of the given name Ion 1.
Iordan Romanian
From the given name Iordan 1.
Iordănescu Romanian
Means "son of Iordăn" in Romanian.
Iorgulescu Romanian
Means "son of Iorgu".
Iori Japanese
This surname is used as 庵, 井居, 井折, 井織, 伊折 or 伊織 with 庵 (an, iori, io) meaning "hermitage, retreat", 井 (sei, shou, i) meaning "well, well crib, town, community", 伊 (i, kare) meaning "Italy, that one", 居 (kyo, ko, i.ru, -i, o.ru) meaning "reside, to be, exist, live with", 折 (setsu, o.ru, ori, o.ri, -o.ri, o.reru) meaning "fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit" and 織 (o.ri) meaning "fabric, weave."... [more]
Iosebashvili Georgian
Means "son of Ioseb".
Iosifov Russian
Variant transcription of Yosifov.
Ioveanu Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Iparragirre Basque
Derived from Basque ipar "north; north wind" and ageri "open, clear, prominent" (see Aguirre).
Ipate Romanian
Origin not certain, possibly derived from "Ipatele", a commune in Romania.
Ipatiev Russian
Means "son of Ipatiy".
Ippolito Italian
Italian: from the personal name Ippolito (classical Greek Hippolytos, composed of the elements hippos ‘horse’ + lyein ‘loose’, ‘release’). This was the name of various minor early Christian saints... [more]
Ippolitov Russian
Means "son of Ippolit".
Ippongi Japanese
From 一 (i) meaning "one", 本 (pon) meaning "origin" and 木 (gi) meaning "tree, wood".
Iqbal Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Iqbal.
Iraeta Basque
From the name of a settlement in Basque Country, Spain, derived from Basque ira "fern" and the toponymic suffix -eta.
Iragorri Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Zaratamo, Spain, derived from Basque ira "fern" and gorri "red" or "bare, peeled".
Iraklidis Greek (Rare)
Means "son of Herakles", it is also a modern form of the first name Herakleides.
Irakoze Central African
Means "thank god" in Burundian and Rwandan.
Irala Basque
Probably a variant of Iraola.
Iran Persian
A name for someone from Iran
Irani Persian
Means "Iranian" in Persian. It is also commonly used within a Zoroastrian community in India with the same name.
Iraola Basque
Derived from Basque ira "fern" and -ola "location, place of".
Iraquena Filipino
Its meaning is 'era of coins' and its patriarch is Anok Iraquena.
Irarrazabal Basque
Possibly derived from Basque ira "fern" or ilharre "heather" and zabal "wide, broad; open".
Ird Estonian
Ird is an Estonian surname meaning "detachable" and "removable".
Iredell English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Iredale.
Ireland English, Scottish
Ethnic name for someone from Ireland, Old English Iraland. The country gets its name from the genitive case of Old English Iras "Irishmen" and land "land". The stem Ir- is taken from the Celtic name for Ireland, Èriu, earlier Everiu... [more]
Ireton English
Habitational name from either of two places in Derbyshire called Ireton, or one in North Yorkshire called Irton. All of these are named from the genitive case of Old Norse Íri ‘Irishmen’ (see Ireland) + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.... [more]
Irfan Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Irfan.
Irgen Gioro Manchu
From the combination of the branch name Irgen meaning "regular citizen" and the clan name Gioro.
Iri Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).
Iriarte Basque
Topographic name for someone who lived between two or more settlements, from Basque iri "settlement, village" and arte "between".
Iribarren Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous district of the municipality of Otsagabia.
Iribe English
1 Southern English: unexplained.... [more]
Irie Japanese
From Japanese 入 (iri) meaning "entry, input" and 江 (e) meaning "river, inlet". 入江 (irie) means "cove, creek".
Irigoien Basque
Means "upper village", derived from Basque (h)iri "village, town, settlement" and goi "high; upper part".
Irikura Japanese
Iri means "entry, input" and kura means "have, possess, storehouse, warehouse".
Irimoto Japanese
Iri means "input, entry" and moto means "source, origin, root".
Iriomote Okinawan (Rare), Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 西表 (Iriomote) meaning "Iriomote", an island in Taketomi, Okinawa, Japan.
Irion German
From a variant of the given name Gereon.
Irisaka Japanese
Iri means "enter, input" and saka means "slope, hill".
Irisarri Basque
From the name of a commune in the French arrondissement of Bayonne, derived from Basque (h)iri "town, city" and sarri "frequent, thickset; thicket, brushwood".
Irish English
Derived from Ireland
Iritani Japanese
Iri means "entry, input" and tani means "valley".
Iriyama Japanese
From 入 (iri) meaning "entry, input", and 山 (yama) meaning "hill, mountain".... [more]
Irizar Basque
Means "old settlement", derived from Basque (h)iri "town, city" and zahar "old, aged".
Irmak Turkish
Means "river" in Turkish.
Ironmonger English
From Middle English ire(n)mongere, er(n)mongere meaning "ironmonger; dealer in household goods".
Irons English
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Airaines in Somme, so named from Latin harenas (accusative case) ‘sands’. The form of the name has been altered as a result of folk etymology, an association of the name with the metal... [more]
Ironside English
Possibly from Middle English irenside (Old English iren ‘iron’ + side ‘side’), a nickname for an iron-clad warrior.
Irribarra Basque (Hispanicized)
This surname born as a bad translation of Irribarren surname in Quirihue, Chile at the time of registration.
Irribarren Basque
From the basque surname that means "Inside the village".
Irsay Hungarian
Surname used by people whose original surname was Israel, in Hungary
Irshad Urdu
Derived from the given name Irshad.
Iru Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).
Isa Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Isa 1.
Isaac Jewish, English, Welsh, French
Derived from the given name Isaac.
Isaba Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Izaba.
Isabelle French, English
From the given name Isabelle.
Isabeth French
A matronym derived from the given name Élisabeth/Elisabeth.
Isacco Italian
From the given name Isacco.
Isachsen Norwegian
Means "son of Isach".
Isago Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (isago) meaning "sand".
Isaiah English
From the given name Isaiah
Ísaksdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ísak" in Icelandic.
Ísaksson Icelandic
Means "son of Ísak" in Icelandic.
Isam Arabic
Derived from the given name 'Isam.
Isamu Japanese
Isamu means courageous warrior
Isato Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五十里 (see Ikari 2).
Isawa Japanese
I means "well, pit, mineshaft" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Isayama Japanese
A Japanese surname meaning "admonish mountain". A bearer of this surname is Hajime Isayama. He is a Japanese manga artist. (1986-)
İsayev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of İsa".
İsayeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of İsayev.
İsazadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of İsa".
İşbaşaran Turkish
From Turkish iş "work" and başaran "one who is successful".
Isebara Japanese
A variant of Isehara.
Iselle French
Frenchified forms of Iseli, a Swiss German variant of Eisele.... [more]
Isenbarger German, Jewish
Respelling of German or Jewish Eisenberger.
Iseppi Romansh
Derived from the given name Gisep.
Ishag Arabic (Mashriqi)
Derived from the given name Ishaq (chiefly used in Sudan).
Ishak Arabic
From the given name Ishak.
Isham English
The name of a village in Northamptonshire, England from the Celtic name of a local river Ise and the Anglo-Saxon term for a small settlement or homestead -ham.
Ishanagyi Okinawan (Archaic)
From Okinawan 石垣 (Ishanagyi) meaning "Ishigaki", an area in the city of Ishigaki in the prefecture of Okinawa in Japan.
Ishaq Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Ishaq.
Ishaqzai Pashto
Means "son of Ishaq" in Pashto.
Isheanesu Shona
Isheanesu means "The Lord is with us".
Ishfaq Urdu
Derived from the given name Ishfaq.
Ishi Japanese
Ishi means "stone".
Ishibashi Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Ishibe Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Ishido Japanese
From the Japanese 石 (ishi) "stone" and 堂 (do) "hall."
Ishidori Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and dori comes from tori, meaning "bird".
Ishigaki Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 垣 (kaki) meaning "fence".
Ishigaki Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 垣 (gaki), the joining form of 垣 (kaki) meaning "fence".... [more]
Ishigaki Okinawan (Japanized)
Japanese reading of Japanese Kanji 石垣 (see Ishanagyi).
Ishigaki Japanese
From Japanese 石垣 (Ishigaki) meaning "Ishigaki", a division in the area of Yoshihara in the town of Aridagawa in the district of Arida in the prefecture of Wakayama in Japan.
Ishiguro Japanese
Ishi means "Stone" and Guro is just a form of Kuro, meaning "Black". Hiroshi Ishiguro was the director of the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory.
Ishiguro Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 黒 (kuro) meaning "black".
Ishihara Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Ishihashi Japanese
Ishi means "stone, rock" and hashi means "bridge".
Ishii Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 井 (i) meaning "well".
Ishijima Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Ishiki Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and ki means "tree, wood".
Ishikura Japanese
From the Japanese 石 (ishi) "stone" combined with 倉 (kura) or 蔵 (kura) storehouse."
Ishima Japanese
I means "well, pit, mineshaft" and shims means "island", or it could be spelled with ishi meaning "rock, stone" and ma meaning "pause".
Ishimaru Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 丸 (maru) meaning "circle, round, whole".
Ishimine Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and mine means "peak".
Ishimitsu Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and mitsu means "light".
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