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Golovanov Russian
Means "son of the head chief".
Golovin m Russian
From Russian голова (golova) meaning "head, chief", probably used as a nickname for the head of a household or village.
Golovkin m Russian
Variant of Golovin.
Golovkins Latvian
Latvian form of Golovkin.
Golovsky Belarusian, Russian
From Russian голова (golova) meaning "head, chief".
Gomelsky Belarusian
Refers to the region in Belarus named "Gomel".
Gonda Japanese
From Japanese 権 (gon) meaning "right" and 田 (Ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Gooday English
Modernized form of Goody.
Goodheart English
Nickname for a kindly person.
Gorbachenko Ukrainian
From Russian горбач (gorbach) meaning "hunchback, humpback"
Gordinho Portuguese
Diminutive of Gordo.
Gordo Spanish, Portuguese
Means "fat" in Spanish and Portuguese.
Goretzka Polish
Meaning "female highlander" in Polish.
Gorst Russian
Meaning "handful" in Russian.
Goss English
Derived from the Old English word gos meaning "goose."
Gotówko Polish
Derived from Polish gotówka "cash".
Götze German
From the given name Götz.
Gouda Dutch
Derived from the name of the city of Gouda in the Netherlands.
Gouda Indian, Hindi, Telugu
Alternate transcription of Gowda.
Gouda Indian, Hindi, Odia
Alternate transcription of Gauda.
Gouez Breton
From Breton meaning "wild, fierce, savage".
Gourmand French, Walloon
From French gourmandise meaning "gluttony, greedy eating". Perhaps a nickname for someone who eats a lot.
Gowda Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada
From the ancient Telugu caste name gamunda meaning "village headman".
Grajo Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish meaning "Jackdaw".
Grala Polish
Nickname for a musician. Derived from Polish grać meaning "to play a musical instrument".
Gralha Portuguese
From Portuguese meaning "jackdaw".
Gralla Polish (Germanized)
Germanized form of Grala.
Gralla Catalan (Rare)
From Catalan meaning "jackdaw".
Grandis Italian, French
Ultimately from Latin meaning "big, tall".
Grealish English
The name derives from the Old Norman French word "greslet", meaning pitted or scarred, and is itself derived from the very early Germanic word "gresle", or hailstone.
Greensmith English
Occupational name for a greensmith, a smith who works with lead.
Gregg English
Derived from the given name Greg, a short form of Gregory or Gregor.
Grinder English
Occupational name for a grinder.
Groote Dutch
Variant of De Groot.
Grote Low German
Low German form of Groß meaning "big, great".
Gruezo Catalan, Spanish (Latin American)
From Catalan meaning "thick".
Grundin Swedish
Combination of Swedish grund "shallow (water)" and the surname suffix -in.
Gualtieri Italian
From the given name Gualtiero.
Guanche Spanish (Canarian), Berber, Guanche
Derived from the name of the original inhabitants of the Canary Islands before the Spanish conquest. The Guanche people were a Berber-speaking people who arrived in the Canary Islands in the 5th century AD... [more]
Guarani Guarani
From Guarani meaning "warrior".
Guardado Spanish
From Spanish meaning "guarded".
Guchol Micronesian
Means "turmeric" in a Micronesian language.
Güero Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
A given nickname in latin America of a person with light features.... [more]
Guglielmi Italian
From the given name Guglielmo.
Guinta Filipino
Means "good addiction".
Gündoğan Turkish
Means "born on the day".
Gusev Russian
Derived from Russian гусь (gus) meaning "goose".
Gutherz German, Jewish
Nickname for a kindly or righteous person. Derived from Middle High German guot meaning "good" and herz meaning "heart".
Guyatt English
Diminutive of Guy.
Güzel Turkish
Meaning "beutiful" or "pretty" in Turkish.
Gvozdik Russian
Means "carnation" in Russian.
Gyros Greek (Cypriot)
From Greek γύρω (gyro) meaning "round".
Haack German
One who lived at the bend or hook in the river. (See Hooker)
Hack German
Variant of Haack.
Hadnot English (American), African American
Corruption of Hodnett. Primarily given to African slaves in the USA.
Haefele Upper German
Occupational name for a potter.
Häfeli German (Swiss)
Occupational name for a potter.
Hägler German (Swiss), Jewish
Accented form of Hagler. Primarily used in Switzerland.
Hagler German (Austrian), Jewish
Topographic name for someone who lived by a hedge or enclosure.
Hainrick Micronesian
Derived from the given Heinrich.
Halldórsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Halldór" in Icelandic.
Halldórsson Icelandic
Means "son of Halldór" in Icelandic.
Hallquist Swedish
Composed of the elements hall "stone, rock" and quist, an old spelling of kvist "twig".
Halls English
Variant of Hall.
Hamed Arabic
From the given name Hamed.
Handelman Jewish
Occupational name for a tradesman merchant or dealer.
Hands English
Plural form of Hand.
Haney Irish
Derived from the Gaelic name Ó hEighnigh
Hansard English
Possibly from Middle English hansard "merchant or citizen of a Hanseatic town". Alternatively, from the given name Ansard, derived from ansu "god" and ward "guard" or hard "strong".
Harbey English
Derived from the given name Harvey.
Harcourt French
This name is of locational origin either from the town and ancient chateau of Harcourt near Brionne in Normandy.
Hardman English
Occupational name for a herdsman.
Harnage English
Derived from the personal name Agnes
Harvie English
Variant of Harvey.
Hasard French
Variant of Hazard.
Hasselhof German
Derived from a village named "Hasselhof" near Frankfurt.
Hatler English (American)
Variant of the German surname Hattler.
Hattler German
Occupational name for someone who raises goats.
Hatton English
Habitational name from any of the various places named Hatton.
Haver English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Jewish
Occupational name for someone who grows or sells oats.
Havertz German
Variant of Hafer.
Hawkiss English (Archaic)
An extinct surname. Corruption of Hawkins.
Hecker German
German form of Hatcher.
Heilmann German
Variant of Heil.
Heins German
Variant of Heinz.
Helenius Finnish
Possibly derived from the given name Helenus
Helsinki Finnish
From the capital of Finland.
Helwig German
Variant of Hellwig.
Henn German, English
Derived from the given names Heinrich and Henry.
Herald English
Occupational name meaning "herald".
Hero English
From the personal name Robert
Herrgott German, Alsatian
Literally means "Lord God" in German.
Hervey English
Derived from the given name Harvey.
Heuer German
The name comes from the German word "Heu" meaning "hay."
Heuvel Dutch
Means "hill" in Dutch, the name of several locations.
Higdon English
From the personal name Hikedun.
Higuaín Spanish (Rare), Basque (Hispanicized)
Derived from the Basque surname Iguain, of uncertain origin.
Hika Japanese, Okinawan
From Japanese 氷 (hi) meaning "ice" and 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance".
Hipp German
From the middle high German word hippe meaning "waffle". Perhaps an occupational name for someone who cooks waffles.
Hippe German
Variant of Hipp.
Hix English
Variant of Hicks
Hjaltalín Icelandic
From the given name Hjaltalín.
Hodnett English
Derived from an English village named "hodnet".
Hoe English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a spur of a hill.
Hoen Dutch, German
From Middle Dutch hoen "chicken, hen", perhaps a nickname denoting a silly or foolish person, or an occupational name for someone who raised chickens.
Hoggatt English
A name for someone who worked as a keeper of cattle and pigs.
Holanda Portuguese, Spanish
Spanish and Portuguese form of Holland 2.
Hollande French
French form of Holland 2, indicating someone from the province of Holland in the Netherlands.
Holtze German
Variant of Holtzer.
Holtzer German
Variant of Holzer.
Holyfield English, Scottish
Although the Scottish surname is known to derive from the Medieval Latin word "olifantus," meaning "elephant," its origins as a surname are quite uncertain. ... He was one of the many Anglo-Norman nobles that were invited northward by the early Norman kings of Scotland.
Holz German
Variant of Holtz.
Holze German
Variant of Holzer.
Horbatenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian горбатий (horbatyy) meaning "humpback".
Horbunenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian горбун (horbun), meaning "humpback"
Houarner Breton
From Breton meaning "blacksmith".
Houtmann Alsatian
Alsatian form of German Holzmann.
Hoya Spanish
is a habitational (local) name, taken on from any of several place names, such as from Hoyos in Cáceres province, or Hoyos in Ávila province. These place names come from the Spanish words "hoyo," meaning "pit," or "hole."
Huber French
Derived from the given name Hubert.
Huehuetenango Nahuatl
Means "place of the ancients" in Nahuatl.
Hügel German
From German meaning "hill".
Huitzil Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl uitsitsillin meaning "hummingbird".
Human English, South African, Dutch
Means "Hugh’s man", an occupational name for a servant of a man named Hugh. Alternatively, from the given name Hugheman.
Ian Khmer
Variant of Yen.
Ibrahimson Swedish
Means "son of Ibrahim" in Swedish.
Ideguchi Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well", 手 (de) meaning "hand", and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth".
Idris Arabic
From the given name Idris 1.
Igwe Igbo
Means "sky".
Immobile Italian (Rare)
From Italian immobile "still, stationary, immobile".
Ings English
This surname of Norse origin referring to water meadows and marshes, including those that were part of the Humber flood plain.
Innocenzi Italian
Derived from the given name Innocenzo.
Insigne Italian
Meaning "great".
Inuyama Japanese
From Japanese 犬 (inu) meaning "dog" and 山 (Yama) meaning "mountain, pile".
Ioka Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Iran Persian
A name for someone from Iran
Isidore French
From the given name Isidore.
Isla Spanish
Means "island" in Spanish.
Islas Spanish
Variant of Isla.
Itakura Japanese
From Japanese 板 (ita) meaning "plank, board" and 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse".
Iturbide Basque
From Basque iturri meaning "fountain, spring" and bidea meaning "pathway".
Iturria Basque
From Basque meaning "well, fountain".
Ivanovas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Ivanov.
Ivanovich Russian
Means "son of Ivan".
Ivanovici Romanian, Moldovan
Romanian equivalent of Russian surname Ivanovich, meaning son of Ivan.
Jahanbakhsh Persian
Derived from the given name Jahan.
Jaimes Spanish
Variant of Jaimez.
Jaimez Spanish
Means "son of Jaime 1" in Spanish.
Jallow Western African, Fula
Variant of Diallo primarily used in Gambia.
Janibekov m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Zhanibekov.
Janibekuly Kazakh (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Zhanibekuly.
Jardineiro Portuguese
Portuguese form of Gardener.
Jeanfils French, Walloon
Means "son of Jean 1".
Jesień Polish
Derived from Polish jesień "autumn".
Jousitos Provençal (Archaic)
An extinct surname. Derived from the given name Jousè.
Joya Catalan
Catalan variant of Hoya
Juin French
Derived from French juin meaning "June", perhaps indicating a person who was baptized in that month.
Jukembayev Kazakh
Means "son of Jukembay".
Juli German
Derived from the given name Julius.
July English (African)
Derived from the given name Julius.
Juncker German, Danish, French
Meaning "young nobleman" in German and Danish.
Juneau French
From French jeune meaning "young".
Jupe German
Derived from the given name Jupp.
Jupe English
A kind of cloak or cape. It is possible that an ancestor of an individual with this surname was known for their association with these kinds of clothing.
Kaganov Jewish (Russified)
Russified version of Cohen.
Kagawa Japanese
From Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Kahana Jewish
Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew surname, Cohen.
Kahr German
Short form of the medieval personal name Makarius.
Kalaba African, Southern African, Tonga
Means "forgetful person".
Kalejs Latvian
Occupational name for someone who works as a blacksmith.
Kalkreuth German
Derived from German kalk meaning "lime," and reut meaning "cleared land". Most likely an occupational name for a lime burner.
Kalos Ancient Greek
Means beautiful in Greek
Kamada Japanese
From Japanese 鎌 (kama) meaning "sickle, scythe" and 田 (Ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kamchatsky Russian
Refers to a region in Eastern Russia named "Kamchatka."
Kameda Japanese
From Japanese 亀 (kame) meaning "turtle, tortoise" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kaminskas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Kamiński.
Kaminskis Latvian
Latvian form of Kamiński.
Kampos Greek
From Greek meaning "plain, lowlands".
Kamposos Greek
Diminutive of Kampos.
Kaposi Hungarian
Derived from places named Kaposvár or Kapos.
Karalius Lithuanian
From Lithuanian meaning "king".
Kárason Icelandic
Means "son of Kári" in Icelandic.
Karlström Swedish
Literally means "Carl's stream" in Swedish.
Kartmann German
Derived from German karte meaning "card". Possibly an occupational name for someone who makes, sells or trades cards. In an alternative representation, it could be a nickname for someone who gambles.
Kartoshkin Russian
From Russian Картошка (kartoshka) "potato".
Käsemann German
Occupational name for someone who makes or sells cheese.
Kastanis m Greek
From Greek καστανιά (kastania) meaning "chestnut, chestnut tree". This name is given to someone with chestnut hair or someone who lived near a chestnut tree.
Kasteel Dutch
Dutch cognate of Castle.
Katagami Japanese
From Japanese 片 (kata) meaning "single" and 上 (gami) meaning "above".
Katakami Japanese
Variant transcription of Katagami.
Katsika Greek
From Greek meaning "goat".
Kauw Dutch
From Dutch meaning "jackdaw".
Kawka Polish
Polish variant of Kawa and cognate of Kafka.
Kazakh Kazakh
Derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kazakhstan.'
Kazakhstansky Russian, Kazakh
One who came from Kazakhstan.
Kazan Turkish
From Turkish meaning "cauldron".
Kellers German
Variant of Keller.
Kelner German, English, Vilamovian
Means "waiter" in German.
Keravnos Greek (Cypriot)
From Greek meaning "thunderbolt".
Kerns Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Céirín.
Keulen Dutch
Dutch form of Cologne.
Khamadov m Chechen
Means "son of Khamad".
Khamdamov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Khamdam".
Khamidov Uzbek, Tajik, Chechen
Means "son of Khamid".
Khanenko Ukrainian, Muslim
Derived from the given name Khan.
Khanov Turkmen, Uzbek, Kazakh
Means "son of Khan".
Khanuly Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from the given name Khan.
Kholod Russian
From Russian meaning "cold".
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