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Cassata Italian
Derived from the Italian word cassata, denoting a sweet cake made with cheese and candied fruit.
Cassatta Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Cassata. Mostly used in Argentina.
Castanheira Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Castañeda meaning "chestnut grove".
Castanho Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Castaño meaning "chestnut tree".
Castellaneta Italian
Originated in an area of Italy, known as the Papal States.
Casutt Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and sut "below".
Catanese Italian
One who came from Catania.
Catterall English
Derived from a town in England named "Catterall".
Cavallini Italian
The surname comes from the words "cavallaro," which means a horse dealer; or from "cavalieri," meaning a horseman, rider or knight.
Caylor English
Anglicized form of Kaylor.
Cayson English
Variant of Cason.
Cazan Romanian
From Romanian meaning "cauldron".
Cepeda Spanish
A nickname for someone from the region where they grow vineyards.
Cesco Italian
Derived from the given name Francesco.
Chalov Russian
From Russian чалый (chalyy) meaning "roan".
Chapulin Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning grasshopper.
Chariot French
Means "cart" in French. Perhaps an occupational name for a cartwright or a carter.
Charlo Spanish
From the personal name Carlos
Chasseur French
From French meaning "hunter".
Chaudron French
From french meaning "cauldron".
Chavis English (Americanized)
A cognate of the Portuguese surname "Chaves"
Chay Khmer
Variant transcription of Chhay.
Chea Khmer
Khmer romanization of the Chinese surname Xie.
Chechenov Karachay-Balkar, Chechen
Means "son of a Chechen."
Chechensky Chechen
Refers to a region in Southwestern Russia named "Chechnya".
Cheeseman English
Occupational name for a maker or seller of cheese.
Chene French
Means "oak" in French. Perhaps it's named for someone who lived by an oak tree.
Chhetri Nepali, Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatríya), the name of the Hindu social class consisting of warriors and rulers.
Chippendale English
Derived from a place called "Chippingdale".
Christen German (Swiss)
Derived from the given name Christian.
Christie Scottish
Means "son of Christian" or "son of Christopher".
Ciccarelli Italian
Derived from the given name Francesco.
Cigan Slovene
Means "gypsy" in Slovenian.
Ciganskis Latvian
Latvian form of Cygański.
Citlalpopoca Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning "smoking star" or "comet".
Clagett English
One who came from a town named "claygate".
Clague Manx
Shortened Anglicization of either Gaelic Mac Luathóg "son of Luathóg", itself derived from a diminutive of Gaelic luath, Manx leah "swift", or from Gaelic Mac Laoghóg "son of Laoghóg", which is derived from a diminutive of Gaelic laogh and Manx lheiy "calf".
Clauss German, French
Derived from the given name Klaus.
Clein German
Variant of Klein.
Coatney English
The initial bearer of this surname lived in a little cottage.
Cobbs English
Variant of Cobb.
Codrington English
Habitational name from Codrington in Gloucestershire.
Coffie Irish
Variant of Coffey.
Čolak Bosnian
Bosnian form of Turkish surname Çolak.
Colbath English
Means "cold".
Colburn English
Habitational name from a place near Catterick in North Yorkshire.
Colegio Spanish
Literally means "college" in Spanish.
Cologne French
Habitational name from a place in France called Cologne.
Colque Indigenous American, Aymara (Hispanicized)
Derived from Aymara qullqi, meaning "silver".
Coman Romanian
Means "bent or crooked".
Condom French
Regional name for someone who lives in a French province named "Condom".
Conlan Irish
Variant of Conlon.
Copenhagen Jewish
From the name of the capital city of Denmark.
Cornelis Flemish, Dutch
From the given name Cornelis.
Corsica Italian, Corsican
Denotes a person from Corsica.
Coruña Galician, Filipino
Literally means "crown" in Galician, perhaps taken from a place named "a coruña".
Cossack Irish
Variant of Cusack
Cota Galician
From Galician meaning "animal den".
Coventry English
habitational name from the city of Coventry in the West Midlands, which is probably named with the genitive case of an Old English personal name Cofa (compare Coveney) + Old English treow 'tree'.
Cowart English
Variant of Coward.
Crepeau French
From the Latin word, crispus, meaning "curly hair".
Crompton English
Derived from the Old English word "Crometun"
Crumbley English
Derived from the Old English word crump meaning "bent, crooked." Perhaps a name for a person with an abnormal spine. One notable person with this surname is evil doer Ethan Crumbley, who was a school shooter in Oxford High School in Michigan.
Crus Spanish
Variant of Cruz.
Cuadrado Spanish
A nickname for a thick man.
Cuautli Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl quauhtli meaning "eagle".
Cuello Spanish, South American
From Spanish meaning "neck". Could be a nickname for a person with a stiff neck.
Cuerden English
Derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cuerden,' a township in the parish of Leyland, Lancashire.
Cuneo Italian
Denotes someone from the province of Cuneo.
Curnow Cornish
Ethnic name for someone from Cornwall.
Cusack Irish
An Irish family name of Norman origin, originally from Cussac in Guienne (Aquitaine), France. The surname died out in England, but is common in Ireland, where it was imported at the time of the Norman invasion of Ireland in the 12th century.
Cygański Polish
From Polish cygański "gypsy".
Czarnecki Polish
Name for someone from a place called Czarnca, Czarnocin or Czarnia, all derived from Polish czarny meaning "black".
Czerny Polish
Variant of Czarny
Czerwiec Polish
Derived from Polish czerwiec "June (month)".
Dadashev Dagestani, Kazakh
Variant transcription of Dadashov.
Dahmen German
Derived from 'diamond'.
Dambe Hausa, Western African
Given from a martial art from the Hausa people.
Damgaard Danish
Danish name element gård "farmstead, yard" combined with prefix dam meaning "pond".
Darchinyan Armenian
Derived from the word դարչին (darchin) meaning "cinnamon" in Armenian.
Darchynian Armenian (Ukrainianized), Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of the Armenian surname Darchinyan.
Davranov Uzbek, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Davran".
Davronov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Davron".
Dawkins English, Welsh
A derivitive of the Hebrew name David which translates to “beloved”. (see Daw)
Dedushkin Russian
From Russian Дедушка (dedushka) meaning "grandfather".
De La Calle Spanish
Means "of the street" in Spanish.
De La Hoya Spanish
Means "of the hole" in Spanish.
De La Isla Spanish
Means "of the island" in Spanish.
De La Parra Spanish
Means "of the vine" in Spanish.
De La Presa Spanish
Means "of the dam" in Spanish.
De La Sierra Spanish
Means "of the mountain range" in Spanish.
De Las Nieves Spanish
Means "of the snows" in Spanish.
Del Mar Spanish
Means "of the sea" in Spanish.
Del Pueblo Spanish
Means "of the village" in Spanish.
Del Rayo Spanish (Mexican)
Means "of the lightning" in Spanish. Primarily used mostly in Mexico.
Del Sol Spanish
Means "of the sun" in Spanish.
Del Villar Spanish
Means "of Villar" in Spanish.
de Maagd Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch maech, mage "a member of one's kin, a blood relative".
Demiral Turkish
Means "iron hands" in Turkish.
Dench English
Denoting someone from Denmark.
Derevyanko Russian
From Russian деревян (derevyan) meaning "wooden".
Dharmann Malayalam
Alternate transcription of Dharman.
Di Agostino Italian
From the given name Agostino.
Diener German
Means "butler" in German.
Diestro Spanish, Filipino
Means "right-handed" in Spanish.
Digne French
From French digne "dignified, worthy" perhaps a nickname for a hardworking person.
Di Lorenzo Italian
From the given name Lorenzo.
Dimas Spanish, Portuguese, Greek
Derived from the biblical name "Dimas".
Dimashov Kazakh
Means "son of Dimash".
Dimitrin Russian
From the given name Dimitry.
Dingle English
A name for someone who lives near a dingle, a small wooded dell or hollow.
Dolberg Danish, German
A name for a village in North Rine-Westphalia Germany.
Donaire Spanish, Filipino
From Spanish el donaire meaning "grace,charm". It could be a nickname for a graceful or charming person.
Dorin Romanian
From the given name Dorin.
Dortmund German
Regional name for someone from Dortmund.
Dortmundt Dutch
Dutch form of Dortmund.
Doux French
From French meaning "sweet". Probably a nickname for someone who's gentle and kind-hearted.
Draxler German
Derived from the Middle High German "Drehseler," meaning "turner," and was most likely initially borne by a turner or lathe worker.
Duboi French
Variant of Dubois.
Durantez Spanish
From the given Italian name Durante.
Dvoretskiy Russian
Means "butler" in Russian.
Dybala Polish
nickname from dybac, meaning 'to lurk' or 'to watch for somebody'.
Dymytryenko Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Dimitrienko.
Dzagoev Ossetian (Russified)
Russified form of the Ossetian surname Зæгъойты (Zægoyty), which came from the nickname Dzagoy. The name was probably from Ossetian дзаг (dzag) meaning "full, complete", ultimately derived from Persian چاق (čâq) meaning "fat".
Dzata Ewe, Western African
From Ewe meaning "warrior".
Eberhard German (Americanized)
Americanized version of Eberhardt.
Eggington English
Surname derived from a parish named "Eggington" in England.
Ehecatl Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning "wind".
Eik Norwegian
From Norwegian eik meaning "oak".
Eilish Irish, English (American)
From the given name Eilish.
Eldorov Uzbek
Means "son of Eldor".
Elis Medieval English
A transition of the given name
Emiroğlu Turkish
Means "son of Emir" in Turkish.
Emre Turkish
Derived from the given name Emre.
Emreev Kazakh (Rare)
Means "son of Emre".
Emreoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Emre" in Turkish.
Enamorado Spanish
Nickname for a person relating to love.
Erasylov Kazakh
Means "son of Erasyl" in Kazakh.
Ercolanese Italian
One who came from Ercolano.
Ercolani Italian
Means "son of Ercolano" in Italian.
Erdene Mongolian
Meaning "jewel" or "treasure".
Ergashyev Uzbek
Variant transcription of Ergashev.
Escandón Spanish, Spanish (Mexican)
Derived from a field named "Escanda" denoting a type of wheat. Perhaps farmers who lived close to the area.
Escuintla Nahuatl
From Nahuatl Itzcuintlan meaning "abundance or place of dogs".
Esperón Spanish
From Spanish espera meaning to wait. Perhaps an occupational name for a waiter.
Esquerra Catalan
Means "left-handed" in Catalan.
Esquivel Spanish
A name for someone who lives behind lime trees.
Estrella Spanish
Derived from the word 'strella' meaning a star in Spanish.
Febbraio Italian
Derived from Italian febbraio meaning "February", perhaps indicating a person who was baptized in that month.
Feigenbutz German
Occupational name for someone who sells figs.
Fergus English, Scottish, Irish
From the given name Fergus.
Filios Greek
From the given name Filios.
Finsky Russian, Belarusian
Means "Finnish" in Russian and Belarusian.
Fiori Italian
Means "son of Fiore" in Italian.
Fisch German, Jewish
From German (fisch) meaning "fish".
Fischbein German, Jewish
Means "fish bone".
Fische German
Variant of Fisch.
Flodgaard Danish
Danish name element gård "farmstead, yard" combined with prefix flod meaning "river".
Flütsch Romansh
Derived from the given name Florinus.
Foothill Indigenous American
Combination of "foot" and "hill".
Formaggio Italian
Occupational name for someone who makes or sells cheese.
Fortuna Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Means "fortune" in Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian.
Francês Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Frances.
Frances Spanish, Catalan
From Spanish and Catalan meaning "French". Denoting someone of French origin.
Francuski Serbian
From Serbian Francuski meaning French.
Fratello Italian
From Italian fratello meaning "brother".
Frere French
From French frere meaning "brother".
Fresh English
Probably a nickname for someone who's young.
Fretwell English
Taken from the Old English "freht," meaning "augury," and "well," meaning "spring, stream."
Frick German
Variant of Fricke.
Fricke German
Derived from a Low German diminutive of the given name Friedrich.
Fritzen German
Variant of Fritz.
Froch Polish
Polish form of Frosch.
Fromager French
Occupational name for someone who makes or sells cheese.
Frosch German
Nickname for someone thought to resemble a frog.
Fuerte Spanish
Derived from the Spanish word "fuerte" meaning strong.
Funes Spanish
Derived from a town named 'Funes' in Navarre.
Furuhashi Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 橋 (Hashi) meaning "bridge".
Gaard Danish, Norwegian
From Danish and Norwegian meaning "yard".
Gaarder Norwegian
Norwegian form of Gardener.
Gade Danish
Means "street" in Danish.
Galán Spanish
From Spanish meaning "prince".
Galt English
An early member was a person with a fancied resemblance to the wild boar.
Gašparini Istriot
Croatian (Istria) cognate of the Italian surname Gasparini.
Gaucher French
Means "left-handed" in French.
Gavril Romanian
From the given name Gavril.
Gavrilescu Romanian
Means "son of Gavril" in Romanian.