All Submitted Surnames

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Jayesingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයසිංහ (see Jayasinghe).
Jayesinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයසිංහ (see Jayasinghe).
Jayetileke Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයතිලක (see Jayathilaka).
Jayme Spanish (Philippines)
From a variant of the given name Jaime 1.
Jaymes English
Variant of James.
Jaynes English (British)
The Jaynes surname is a patronymic name created from the personal name Jan, which was a Middle English variant of the name John, or as "son of Jan.
Jazayeri Persian
Derived from Persian جزایر (jazâyir) meaning "islands", of Arabic origin.
Jazbec Slovene
Means ''badger'' in Slovenian.
Jazlene Mexican
the name Jazlene is of Puerto Rican origin and means "gift from god".
Jderoiu Romanian
Derived from Romanian jder meaning "marten".
Jean-baptiste Haitian Creole, French
From the French given name Jean-Baptiste.
Jean-louis Haitian Creole
From the given names Jean 1 and Louis.
Jeanmarie French (Americanized)
Variant of French Jean-Marie, from the given name Jean-Marie.
Jeanne French
From the feminine given name Jeanne.
Jeannot French
From the given name Jeannot, a French diminutive of Jean 1.
Jeanpetit French
Means "little Jean" from Old French petit "small" and the given name Jean 1, originally a nickname for a small man called Jean (or applied ironically to a large man), or a distinguishing epithet for the younger of two men named Jean.... [more]
Jeaume French (Rare)
Variant form of the patronymic surname of Jaume.
Jebson English
Meaning "son of Jeb" of uncertain origin but likely English.
Jecklin Romansh
Derived from a medieval diminutive of the given name Jacob.
Jedou Western African
Found in Mauritania.
Jefcoat English
Means “Son of Geoffrey”.
Jeff English
From the given name Jeff
Jefferies English
Derived from the given name Jeffrey.
Jeffress English
Variant of Jeffries, from the given name Jeffrey.
Jeffrey English
From a Norman personal name that appears in Middle English as Geffrey and in Old French as Je(u)froi. Some authorities regard this as no more than a palatalized form of Godfrey, but early forms such as Galfridus and Gaufridus point to a first element from Germanic gala "to sing" or gawi "region, territory"... [more]
Jefson English
"Son of Jef".
Jegen Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Jacob.
Jeglič Slovene
"The Slovenian word for the Carniolan primrose." This name would likely have been given to people who inhabited the meadows of northwestern Slovenia where this flower is endemic.
Jehan Urdu
From the given name Jahan.
Jehan French, Breton
From the medieval given name Jehan.
Jehle Hebrew
Jehle-Romanov surname was given name of monarchical leaders over the areas of eastern Eurasia known as Russia and all Russia's yet upon revolution family erroneously reported all dead. Most family of Alexander died while remaining in Russia, while those whom escaped circa 1880 survived... [more]
Jekal Korean
Diffrent romanization of Chegal.
Jeknić Montenegrin
Derived from jekanje (јекање), meaning "moaning, crying".
Jelassi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Jlassi (chiefly Tunisian).
Jelavić Serbian, Bosnian
derived from the place name Jelav, one of the places in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Jelenković Serbian, Croatian
Derived from jelen meaning "deer."
Jellema West Frisian, Frisian
Means “Son of Jelle”, the suffix -(s)ma indicating that it is of Frisian origin.
Jelmoli Romansh
Derived from the Italian given name Guglielmo.
Jelušić Croatian
The first ever appearance recorded to this date was even before the Turkish men (Ottoman) broke into the Kingdom of Croatia (around 13. century).... [more]
Jena Indian, Odia
Means "prince" in Odia.
Jenal Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Johannes.
Jenatsch Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Johannes.
Jenckes English
"Back-formation" of Jenkin, a medieval diminutive of John.
Jencks English
Variant of Jenks
Jendoubi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Jendouba, the name of a large city in northwestern Tunisia. The name itself is derived from Berber (Tamazight) jen meaning "market" and douba meaning "wheat".
Jendre German (Anglicized, Rare), Czech (Anglicized, Rare), Slovak (Anglicized, Rare), Danish (Anglicized, Rare)
Jendre is an anglicized version of many surnames throughout Europe that start with 'Jendre'.... [more]
Jenkin English
From the given name Jenkin
Jenks English, Welsh
English (also found in Wales) patronymic from the Middle English personal name Jenk, a back-formation from Jenkin with the removal of the supposed Anglo-Norman French diminutive suffix -in.
Jenner English
Occupational name for an engineer.
Jenner German
Derived from the name Januarius.
Jenness English
English surname, a patronymic from the Middle English personal name Jan 3.
Jenny German (Swiss), Alsatian
Derived from the given name Johannes.
Jenő Hungarian
From the given name Jenő.
Jensdatter Norwegian, Danish
Strictly feminine patronymic of Jens.
Jeon Korean
From Sino-Korean 全 (jeon) meaning "whole, entire".
Jeorg German (Anglicized)
Anglicized spelling of Jörg, from the German given name equivalent to English George.
Jeppsson Swedish
Probably means "son of Jesper".
Jepsen English
Variant of Jepson.
Jerak Croatian
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.
Jeras Croatian, Slovene
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.
Jere French
Derived from the personal name Jerome, which is derived from the Greek name Hieronymos, meaning “sacred name.” Jerome was a saint who was known for translating the Bible into Latin.
Jerec Croatian
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.
Jeremiah English
From the given name Jeremiah
Jeremias Jewish, Spanish
Derived from the Hebrew given name Jeremiah
Jeremy English
From the given name Jeremy.
Jerenić Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.
Jerić Croatian
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.
Jerič Slovene
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.
Jeričević Croatian
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.
Jericho African
Directly taken from the place name Jericho.
Jerkan Croatian
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.
Jerkov Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the forename Jerko.
Jerkovac Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Jerko.
Jernberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish järn "iron" and berg "mountain".
Jerolimov Croatian
Derived from the forename Jerolim.
Jerrick English
Perhaps derrived from the place name Jericho.
Jerrold English
From the given name Jerrold.
Jesień Polish
Derived from Polish jesień "autumn".
Jessel English
From a pet-form of Jessop (a medieval male personal name - a different form of Joseph). A literary bearer is Miss Jessel, the governess who has charge of the two troubled and enigmatic children in Henry James's ghost story 'The Turn of the Screw' (1898).
Jessey English (British, Americanized, Rare)
of Hebrew origin. More commonly anglicized as Jesse, it derives from the Hebrew, of the given name .
Jessie English
Possibly a variant of Jessey, an occupational name for someone making jesses (a short strap fastened around the leg of a bird used in falconry).
Jessop English
Variant of Jessup.
Jessup English
From the given name Joseph.
Jesten Dutch
Variation of Joosten.
Jesús Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, French
From the given name Jesús.
Jeter French (Huguenot), German
Jeter is a French and German surname. It is the last name of former New York Yankees baseball player, Derek Jeter. It's also the last name of Carmelita Jeter, an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 meter sprint.
Jeter Sugg French (Modern)
alsace-lorraine, france
Jethro English
From the given name Jethro.
Jetson English
A patronymic from the personal name Jutt, a pet form of Jordan... [more]
Jeudi French (Caribbean), French
From the French for Thursday. Brought over from Europe to the Caribbean, where it is now mainly found in Haiti.
Jeune French, Haitian Creole
Derived from the French word jeune "young" (from Latin iuvenis). It found more common in Haiti... [more]
Jevremović Serbian
Means "son of Jevrem".
Jew English
Ethnic name for a Jew, from Middle English jeu meaning "Jew" from Old French giu.
Jewett English
A mainly Northern English surname, derived from a pet form of Julian.
Jewitt English
Variant of Jewett.
Jewson English (British)
A patronymic (also potentially matronymic) surname that means "the son of Jull", coming from the element Jull, a diminutive form of the personal name Julian or Juette from Iovis, the Roman god of thunder and the sky combined with the suffix of son.
Jeyi Shona
Porcupine. Wamambo. Strong, Courageous, Joyful and loving.
Jezavit Belarusian
Derived from dialectal Belarusian езавіт (jezavit), an equivalent to standard езуіт (jezuit) meaning "jesuit".
Jezavitaŭ Belarusian
Patronymic surname derived from dialectal Belarusian езавіт (jezavit) meaning "jesuit".
Jezierski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Jezioro, Jeziory, Jeziora, or Jezierzyce, all places named with jezioro meaning "lake".
Jha Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Odia, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit अध्यापक (adhyapaka) meaning "teacher".
Jhala Indian, Gujarati
Gujarati clan name of unknown meaning.
Jhand Urdu, Pakistani
From Sanskrit or northern India comes from Kemboja kings and warriors, or rulers
Ji Chinese
From Chinese 纪 (jì) referring to the ancient state of Ji, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.
Ji Chinese
From Chinese 季 (jì) meaning "youngest brother".
Jia Chinese
From Chinese 甲 (jiǎ) meaning "one, first", also referring to an ancient fief or small state named Jia located in what is now either Henan or Hebei province.
Jia Chinese
From Chinese 贾 (jiǎ) referring to an ancient state and fief named Jia, both located in what is now Shanxi province.
Jian Chinese
From Chinese 簡 (jiǎn) meaning "simple, uncomplicated", taken from the given name of several individuals.
Jiang Chinese
From Chinese 蒋 (jiǎng) referring to the ancient state of Jiang, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.
Jiao Chinese
From Chinese 焦 (jiāo) referring to the ancient state of Jiao, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now the provinces of Shaanxi and Henan.
Jibiki Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 字 (ji) meaning "letter; character" and 引 (biki), the joining form of 引 (hiki), from 引き (hiki) meaning "pull", referring to a dictionary.
Jibril Arabic
From the given name Jibril.
Jigane Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 侍金 (see Samuraigane).
Jilani Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Jilani.
Jillson English
Variant of Gilson, meaning of "son of Giles".
Jimbo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 (see Jimbō).
Jimbō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神宝 (see Shimpō).
Jimboh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 (see Jimbō).
Jimbou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 (see Jimbō).
Jimeno American (Hispanic), English (American)
Jimeno (pronounced He-me-no in English) is a Hispanic last name varient of Gimeno, Ximeno, or Jiménez... [more]
Jimerson English (British), Scottish
Variant of Scottish and northern English Jameson, based on a pet form of the personal name.
Jimuta Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 爾 (ji), a phonetic character, and 牟田 (muta) meaning "wetland; bog".
Jin Japanese
From Japanese 神 (jin) meaning "deity; god". This may have been used by shrine masters, people who came from shrines, or people who were granted by the emperor of Japan.
Jinadasa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit जिन (jina) meaning "victorious, triumphant" and दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".
Jinasena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit जिन (jina) meaning "victorious, triumphant" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".
Jinbo Japanese
From 神 (jin, kami) meaning "god, deity, divine" combined with 保 (ho, tamotsu) meaning "protect".
Jinbo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 (see Jimbō).
Jinbō Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 (see Jimbō).
Jinboh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 (see Jimbō).
Jinbou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 (see Jimbō).
Jindal Indian, Punjabi, Hindi
Meaning uncertain.
Jingu Japanese
Formed with 神 (shin, jin, kami, kan, kou) meaning "god" and 宮 (kyuu, guu, kuu, miya) meaning "palace, shrine".
Jingūji Japanese
formed with 神 (Shin, Jin, Kami, Kan, Kou) meaning "God" and 宮 (Kyuu, Guu, Ku, Kuu, Miya) meaning "Palace". and 司 (Shi, Ji) meaning "Director". Which means the surname could possible come out as “God’s Palace of the Director”
Jinjikhashvili Georgian
Meaning unknown.
Jinnouchi Japanese
From the Japanese 陣 (jin) "camp" and 内 (uchi or nai) "inside." The grammatical and phonetic particle ノ or 之 (no) is sometimes written between the other two characters.
Jiranorraphat Thai
From Thai จิระ (chira) meaning "long time, long space", นร (nora) meaning "man", and ภัทร (phatthra) meaning "good, prosperous".
Jiravechsoontornkul Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai จิรเวชสุนทรกุล (see Chirawetsunthonkun).
Jirayangyurn Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai จิรยั่งยืน (see Chirayangyuen).
Jirayungyern Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai จิรยั่งยืน (see Chirayangyuen).
Jirayungyurn Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai จิรยั่งยืน (see Chirayangyuen).
Jiro Japanese
From Japanese 耳 (ji) meaning "ear" and 郎 (ro, rou, rō) meaning "son, male"
Jirohman Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 次郎万 or 次郎萬 (see Jirōman).
Jirōman Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 次郎 (jirō) meaning "2nd son" and 万 (man), a character clipping of 万屋 (yorozuya) meaning "general store", referring to a general store that was run by a 2nd son.... [more]
Jiroman Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 次郎万 or 次郎萬 (see Jirōman).
Jirouman Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 次郎万 or 次郎萬 (see Jirōman).
Jitchaku Okinawan (Japanized, Rare)
Japanese reading of Japanese Kanji 勢理客 (see Zerikyaku).
Jlassi Arabic (Maghrebi), Berber
From the name of an Tamazight (Berber) tribal confederation in Tunisia; the name could be from Arabic إِخْلَاص (ʾiḵlāṣ) meaning "sincerity, devotion, loyalty" or of unknown Berber meaning.
Jō Japanese
From Japanese 城 (jō) meaning "castle".
Joa Estonian
Joa is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "jõe" meaning "watrer/fluvial" or "joana" meaning "torrents/cascades".
Joachim German, French, Polish
From the given name Joachim
Joala Estonian
Joala is an Estonian surname derived from "jõe" ("fluvial") and "ala" ("field" or "area").
Joans English
Means "Son of Joan."
Joansen Faroese, Danish
Means "son of Joen".
João Portuguese
From the given name João.
Joaquim Portuguese
From the given name Joaquim.
Joaquín Spanish
From the given name Joaquín.
Job English, French, German, Hungarian
English, French, German, and Hungarian from the personal name Iyov or Job, borne by a Biblical character, the central figure in the Book of Job, who was tormented by God and yet refused to forswear Him... [more]
Jocelyn English
Another of the names brought to England in the eleventh century by the Normans, and mentioned in the Domesday Book. Originally a masculine name only.
Jochen German
From the given name Jochen
Jodiet German
Unknown
Jõe Estonian
Jõe is an Estonian surname meaning "fluvial".
Joe English
From the given name Joe
Jõeäär Estonian
Jõeäär is an Estonian surname meaning "riverside".
Jõearu Estonian
Jõearu is an Estonian surname meaning "water grassland/meadow".
Jõekallas Estonian
Jõekallas is an Estonian surname meaning "riverbank".
Joel English
Derived from the given name Joel.
Jõeleht Estonian
Jõeleht is an Estonian surname meaning "river foliage".
Jõeloo Estonian
Jõeloo is an Estonians surname derived from "jõelooge", meaning a "river meander".
Joelson English
Means "son of Joel".
Jõeluht Estonian
Jõeluht is an Estonian surname meaning "water meadow".
Jõemaa Estonian
Jõemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "river land".
Joensen Faroese, Danish
Means "son of Joen".
Jõeorg Estonian
Jõeorg is an Estonian surname meaning "wash, or fluvial valley" and "dale".
Jõeots Estonian
Jõeots is an Estonian surname meaning "fluvial (water) end".
Jõeper Estonian
Jõeper is an Estonian surname derived from "jõeperv", meaning "riverbank".
Jõerüüt Estonian
Jõerüüt is an Estonian surname meaning "river plover" (Pluvialis).
Jõesaar Estonian
Jõesaar is an Estonian surname meaning "river island".
Jõesuu Estonian
Jõesuu is an Estonian surname meaning "mouth of the river".
Jõevee Estonian
Jõevee is an Estonian surname meaning "river water".
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