Browse Submitted Surnames

Madhubuti Swahili
A notable bearer is Haki R. Madhubuti, a writer.

Maegawa Japanese
A variant of Maekawa.... [more]

Maejima Japanese
Mae means "Front, Forward" and Jima means "Island". This is a variant of Maeshima.

Maematsu Japanese
Mae means "forward, front" and matsu means "pine".

Maemondo Japanese

Maesawa Japanese
Mae means "front, forward" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".

Maeshima Japanese
Mae means "front, forward" and shima means "island".

Maeta Japanese
Variant of Maeda.

Maeyamada Japanese
Mae means "front, forward", yama means "mountain", and da is a variant of ta meaning "field, rice paddy, wilderness".

Maezawa Japanese
Variant of Maesawa.

Maezono Japanese

Mafune Japanese
From 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" and 船 or 舟 (fune) meaning "ship, boat".

Magari Japanese

Mag Fhinn Irish

Maggioni Italian

Mahendra Indian

Majima Japanese
From 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".

Makabe Japanese
From 真 (ma, shin) meaning "real, genuine, true" and 壁 (kabe, heki) meaning "wall, barrier".

Makida Japanese
Variant of Makita.

Makie Japanese

Makijima Japanese
Variant of Makishima.

Makimura Japanese
Maki can mean (牧) "shepherd" and mura can be spelled like this (村) meaning "hamlet, village".

Makioka Japanese
Maki means "shepherd" and oka means "hill, mound".

Makishita Japanese

Makita Japanese
I'm not sure how the surname is usually written, but 真 (Ma) means "Genuine, Real, Sincere" and 北 (Kita) means "North". On the other hand, 牧 (Maki) means "Shepard, Tend cattle" and 田 (Ta) means "Rice Field, Rice Paddy"... [more]

Makiue Japanese (Rare)

Makuuchi Japanese

Malamud Jewish
Variant of Melamed.

Malton English

Malville French

Mamyoda Japanese

Mamyota Japanese

Manabe Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" or 間 (ma) meaning "among, between" and 鍋 (nabe) meaning "pot, pan" or 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Mandeville French

Manganella Italian

Manganelli Italian

Manguer French

Manguin French

Manheimer German

Manieri Italian

Maniwa Japanese

Mankiller Navajo

Manly English

Mannarino Italian

Mano Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" or 間 (ma) meaning "pause" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain, wilderness".

Maoka Japanese
From 真 (ma) meaning "truth, reality, genuine" combined with 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, knoll".

Maplethorpe English

Marak Indian

Maraud French

Marbel French

Marbell French

Marbella Spanish

Marbelle French

Marbello Spanish

Marberry English

Marblé French

Marbles English

Marbury English

Mardell English
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Marden.

Mariette French

Marinaki Greek

Mariscotti Italian

Marque French

Marquess French

Marquet French

Marquett French

Marquette French

Martinou French

Marubayashi Japanese

Marugai Japanese

Marugaya Japanese

Marui Japanese
"Round well".

Maruoka Japanese

Marutani Japanese

Maruya Japanese
From Japanese 丸 or 圓 (maru) meaning "round, full" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Marvelle French

Marvil French

Marvill French

Marville French

Masada Japanese

Masai Japanese
From 正 (masa) meaning "right, correct, proper, justice" and 井 (i) meaning "well, pit, mineshaft".

Masamizu Japanese
From Japanese 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper" combined with 水 (mizu) meaning "water".

Masamoto Japanese (Rare)
Masa means "proper, right" and moto meabs "source, root, origin".

Masaoka Japanese
Masa means "right, proper" and oka means "hill, mound".

Masata Japanese

Masatani Japanese

Maseki Japanese

Mashima Japanese
From 真 or 眞 (ma) meaning "real, genuine, true" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".

Mashita Japanese

Mashizu Japanese (Rare)

Massi Italian

Massimi Italian

Massing German

Massinger German

Mastria Italian

Mastriano Italian

Mastrilli Italian

Masugi Japanese

Masuho Japanese

Masuko Japanese
From 益 (masu) meaning "profit, benefit" and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat".

Masumizu Japanese
From 升 (masu) meaning "measuring box, ascend, rise" or 増 (masu) meaning "increase" combined with 水 (mizu) meaning "water".

Masunaga Japanese

Masuo Japanese

Masuta Japanese

Matake Japanese
Ma means "genuine" and take means "bamboo".

Match English

Matley English

Mato Japanese

Matoi Japanese

Matsen English
Variant of Matson, Mattsen, etc.

Matsuba Japanese
From 松 (matsu) meaning "pine" and 葉 (ba) meaning "leaf".

Matsubae Japanese

Matsubari Japanese

Matsubase Japanese (Rare)

Matsubayashi Japanese
Matsu means "Pine Tree" and Bayashi is a variant pronunciation of "Hayashi" meaning "Forest". This surname means "Pine Tree Forest". Matsubayashi-ryu is a kind of martial arts.

Matsudai Japanese
From 松 (matsu) meaning "pine" and 大 (dai) meaning "big, large, great".

Matsudo Japanese

Matsudou Japanese

Matsue Japanese

Matsueda Japanese
Matsu means "pine" and eda means "twig, branch".

Matsugawa Japanese
Variant of Matsukawa, meaning "pine tree river".

Matsuhashi Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Matsui Japanese
Matsu means "pine" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Matsuike Japanese
From 松 (matsu) meaning "pine" and 生 (ike) meaning "living, life".

Matsukura Japanese
Matsu means "pine tree" and kura means "storehouse".

Matsumae Japanese
松 (Matsu) means "pine" and 前 (mae) means "forward, front".

Matsumori Japanese
Matsu means "pine" and mori means "forest".

Matsunawa Japanese
From 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree" and 縄 (nawa) meaning "rope".

Matsuo Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".

Matsusaki Japanese

Matsuse Japanese

Matsuto Japanese
From 松 (matsu) meaning "pine" and 藤 (to) meaning "wisteria".

Matsuura Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".

Matsuwaki Japanese

Matsuwara Japanese
Variant of Matsuhara.

Matsuyuki Japanese
Matsu (松) means "pine" and yuki (雪) means "snow". ... [more]

Matsuzaka Japanese
Variant of Matsusaka.

Matsuzawa Japanese
Variant of Matsusawa.

Mattsen English
Variant of Matson.

Maxfield English
Habitational name from places so named in England.

Maxton English
From a place name meaning "Maccus' settlement".

Mayakovski Russian

Maycraft English

Maycroft English

Mayeaux French

Maynerd English
Variant of Maynard.

Mayumi Japanese

Maywood English

Mazarini Italian

Mazarro Italian
It means "mace bearer".

Mazzarini Italian

Mazzaro Italian

Mazzeo Italian

Mazzi Italian

Mazzini Italian

Mazzio Italian

Mazzo Italian

Mazzoli Italian

Mcallan Irish

Mcbreath Irish

Mccan Irish
Variant of McCann.

Mcchesney Irish

Mcclumpy Irish

Mcconachie Irish

Mcconaghy Scottish

Mccready Irish

Mccullen Irish

Mccullers Irish

Mccullign Irish

Mccurty Irish

Mcelwynn Irish

Mcfarlan Irish

Mcfarlane Irish

Mchunu South African

Mchunu Irish

Mckim Scottish

Mcleary Irish

Mclennan Irish

Mcluhan Irish

Mcmagnus Irish

Mcmurtry Irish

Mcnairy Irish

Mcnulty Irish

Mcnutt Irish

Mcwhorter Irish

Meau French

Mecca Italian
Derived from a medieval short form of the given name Domenico or Domenica.

Mecchi Italian

Medíc Arabic

Meguro Japanese
From Japanese 目 (me) meaning "eye, look, appearance" and 黒 (kuro) meaning "black".

Meiére French

Melamed Hebrew
It means "teacher".

Melbourne English

Melford English

Melloni Italian

Melton English
Habitational name from any of several places meaning "middle town". Compare Middleton.

Memmot English

Memmott English

Mendillo Italian

Mennie Scottish

Menshikov Russian

Merced Spanish

Mercede Spanish

Mérimée French

Merley English

Merry English

Messley English

Metoki Japanese

Meyler Scottish, Irish

Micca Italian

Micci Italian

Miccio Italian

Micco Italian

Mich Polish, English
From Michaj or Michał in Polish usage. From Michael in English.

Micheau French

Micheaux French

Michibata Japanese
From 道 (michi) meaning "way, road" and 端 (hata) meaning "edge".

Michida Japanese
Michi means "path, road" and da means field, rice paddy".

Michie Scottish

Michikawa Japanese
From 道 (michi) meaning "path, road" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Michikiyo Japanese
Michi means "path, road" and kiyo means "pure, clean".... [more]

Michimata Japanese
From 道 (michi) meaning "way, road" and 又 (mata) meaning "also, again, and, as well".

Michita Japanese
Variant of Michida.

Michiyama Japanese
Michi means "path" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Miciotto Italian

Mickiewitz Jewish

Mida Japanese
Variant of Mita.

Middlebrook English

Middleditch English

Mido Japanese

Midoh Japanese

Midorigawa Japanese
A variant of Midorikawa.

Midorino Japanese
Midori means "green" and no means "field, plain".

Midou Japanese

Mieda Japanese

Mieno Japanese

Migita Japanese
From 右 (migi) meaning "conservative, right, respect, counsel, aid, assist," and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice patty".

Mignault French

Migne French

Mignon French

Mihara Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Mijima Japanese
Variant of Mishima.

Mikage Japanese

Mikazuki Japanese (Rare)
Mikazuki is a one kanji surname that means "crescent moon".

Mike Japanese

Miki Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Mikiso Japanese

Mikoshiba Japanese
From 御 (mi) meaning "govern, protect, control, godly, imperial, royal", 子 (ko) meaning "child", and 柴 (shiba) meaning "firewood".

Mikumo Japanese
Mi can mean "beautiful" or "three" and kumo means "cloud".

Milbury English

Milholland English

Millbrook English

Millburn English
Variant of Milburn.

Millbury English

Millerd English

Millerson English

Milliard English

Milyukov Russian

Mimura Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, hamlet, village".

Minagawa Japanese
Variant of Minakawa.

Minakami Japanese
From the 水 (mina) meaning "water" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper". 水上 is often pronounced suijou, and it means "seaplane" in Japanese.

Minakata Japanese

Minamide Japanese
From 南 (minami, nan) meaning "south" and 出 (de) meaning "exit".

Minamihisamatsu Japanese

Minamisawa Japanese
Minami means "south" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".

Minamishima Japanese

Minamizawa Japanese
Variant of Minamisawa.

Minari Japanese

Minato Japanese
From Japanese 湊 or 港 (minato) meaning "port, harbour".

Minatoya Japanese
From Japanese 湊 or 港 (minato) meaning "port, harbour" combined with 屋 (ya) meaning "dwelling, roof".

Mineharu Japanese

Minematsu Japanese

Mineo Japanese
Mine means "peak" and i means "tail".

Mineyama Japanese
Mine means "peak" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Mino Japanese

Minoda Japanese

Minojima Japanese
Variant of Minoshima.

Minoshima Japanese
Mi means "beauty", no is a possessive particle, and shima means "island".

Minota Japanese

Minowa Japanese
From Japanese 箕 (mi) meaning "winnow", an unwritten possessive marker の (no) and 輪 (wa) meaning "wheel, ring, circle".

Mio Japanese
From 三 (mi, mitsu, ji) meaning "three" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail".

Mio Italian
Variant of Mione.

Miota Japanese

Miracle English

Mirako Japanese

Mirando Spanish

Mirandola Italian

Mirandon French

Misato Japanese

Misawa Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, wetland, marsh".

Misayoshi Japanese

Mise Japanese

Mishima Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".

Mishina Japanese
From 三(mi) meaning "three" and 科 (shina) meaning "categorized classes, grade, examination".

Miso Japanese (Rare)
Miso is made up of two symbols literally referring to "miso soup". Approximately less than 140 people in Japan possess this last name.

Misora Japanese
Mi means "beautiful" and sora means "sky, heaven".

Misumi Japanese
Mi means "three" and sumi can mean "dwelling, residence, abode" or "corner, nook".

Mitaka Japanese
There is a city in Tokyo with this name. It is spelled using 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 鷹 (taka) meaning "falcon, eagle, hawk". As a surname, it could likely be spelled using 見 (mi) meaning "outlook, view, mindset" or 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" as well.

Mitama Japanese

Mitamura Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three", 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy", and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".