Browse Submitted Surnames

Ibares Spanish (Latin American)

Ibrahimson Swedish
Means "son of Ibrahim" in Swedish.

Ico Mayan

Ideguchi Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well", 手 (de) meaning "hand", and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth".

Ideis English (American)
Variant of Idris.

Idigov Chechen

Idris Arabic
From the given name Idris 1.

Igwe Igbo
Means "sky".

Ikochu African, Eastern African

Ikocu African, Eastern African

Immobile Italian (Rare)
From Italian immobile "still, stationary, immobile".

Imparati Italian
Nickname for a knowledgeable person. From Italian imparato meaning "learned".

Infanti Italian
Variant of Infante.

Infantil Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Infante.

Infantini Italian
Variant of Infante.

Infantino Italian
Variant of Infante.

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.

Islamkhan Kazakh

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".

Ivachenko Ukrainian
Variant of Ivashchenko.

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.

Jaden English

Jaffray Scottish Gaelic, Breton

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.

Jaloliddinov Uzbek
Means "son of Jaloliddin".

Janibekov m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Zhanibekov.

Janibekuly Kazakh (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Zhanibekuly.

Janus Polish

Jaques English, Portuguese, Spanish, French
Derived from the given name Jacques.

Jardineiro Portuguese
Portuguese form of Gardener.

Jardinero Spanish (Philippines)
Spanish form of Gardener.

Jarić Serbian
Possibly derived from jarac meaning "goat".

Jarvies English
Variant of Jarvis.

Jeanfils French, Walloon
Means "son of Jean 1".

Jedrzejczyk Polish (Anglicized)
Anglicised form of Jędrzejczyk.

Jesień Polish
Derived from Polish jesień "autumn".

Jhingan Hindi

Jkitou Arabic (Maghrebi)

Joemankhan Dutch (Surinamese)

Johnescu English (Latinized), English (American)
From the given name John.

Jon Korean
Alternate romanization of Chon. Chiefly used in North Korea.

Joto Japanese

Joufflineau French
Possibly a nickname derived from French joufflu meaning "chubby, full-cheeked".

Jousitos Provençal (Archaic)
An extinct surname. Derived from the given name Jousè.

Joya Catalan
Catalan variant of Hoya

Juáres Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Juárez.

Juin French
Derived from French juin meaning "June", perhaps indicating a person who was baptized in that month.

Jukembayev Kazakh
Means "son of Jukembay".

Jukopila Istriot

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.

Jürisson Estonian (Rare)
Means "son of Jüri".

Kabayel Turkish
From Turkish kaba meaning "rough, rude coarse" and yel meaning "wind, breeze".

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.

Kahn Pashto, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Khan.

Kahr German
Short form of the medieval personal name Makarius.

Kalaba African, Southern African, Tonga
Means "forgetful person".

Kalajdžić Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian

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".

Kambos Greek (Anglicized), English (American), English (Australian)
Anglicized form of Kampos.

Kambosos Greek (Anglicized), English (American), English (Australian)
Anglicized form of Kamposos.

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".

Kamilov Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Tajik, Dagestani, Crimean Tatar, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Kamil 1".

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.

Kappelin Swedish
Swedish cognate of Kappel.

Karaev Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Ossetian, Dagestani

Karalis Latvian
Cognate of Karalius.

Karalius Lithuanian
From Lithuanian meaning "king".

Karamanukyan Armenian
Variant of Karamanyan.

Kárason Icelandic
Means "son of Kári" in Icelandic.

Karlström Swedish
Literally means "Carl's stream" in Swedish.

Kartman German (Americanized)
Americanized form of Kartmann.

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.

Kashatok Yupik

Kasher Jewish, Hebrew
From Hebrew כשר (ksher) meaning "fit, proper".

Kashia Georgian

Kassaiuli Yupik

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.

Katerinas Greek

Katsarakis Greek

Katsaridis Greek

Katsaris Greek

Katsias Greek

Katsidis Greek

Katsika Greek
From Greek meaning "goat".

Katsiouras Greek

Katsouras Greek
Variant of Katsaros.

Kauw Dutch
From Dutch meaning "jackdaw".

Kawka Polish
Polish variant of Kawa and cognate of Kafka.

Kayitz Hebrew, Jewish
Means "summer" in Hebrew.

Kazakh Kazakh
Derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kazakhstan.'

Kazakhstansky Russian, Kazakh
One who came from Kazakhstan.

Kazan Turkish
From Turkish meaning "cauldron".

Keery Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Ciardha.

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.

Ketchup English (Canadian, Rare)
Corruption of Ketchum.

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".

Khrupkin Belarusian, Russian
From Russian and Belarusian хрупкий (khrupkiy) meaning "fragile".

Khusainov Kazakh, Uzbek, Tatar, Bashkir
Means "son of Khusain".

Kimbro English (American)
Variant of Kimbrough.

Kimmich German
The surname hence a metonymic occupational name for a spicer.

Kimpembe Central African

Kingson English (African)
Means "son of a king, prince".

Kirbey English (American)
Variant of Kirby.

Kirtland English
Variant of Kirkland.

Kirton English
Family name for someone who resides near a church. From Old English kirk meaning "church" and ton meaning "town, settlement".

Kish English
A name for a person who worked as a maker of leather armor for the knight's legs.

Klebold German (Americanized)
Americanized form of Klieboldt.

Kleindienst German
Originally an occupational name for a farmhand or laborer, who was second in line to a more highly paid class of servant. Derived from German klein meaning "small, little" and dienst meaning "service, duty".

Kleinfelder German
Variant of Kleinfeld.

Klieboldt German

Klingler German
Occupational name for a bladesmith.

Klitschko Ukrainian (Anglicized)
Anglicised form of Klychko.

Kluivert Dutch (Surinamese)

Kobrinsky Belarusian
Refers to a city named "Kobryn" in Belarus.

Kobrynsky Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Kobrinsky. Most of the Kobrynsky family had settled in Canada.

Koether German

Kojo Japanese
Occupational name for a gardener.

Kolarov Serbian, Bulgarian
An occupational surname derived from kolar, meaning "wheelwright".

Kolbeins Icelandic
Derived from the given name Kolbeinn.

Koller German
The name is derived from the Alemmanic word "Kohler," meaning "charcoal burner," and was most likely originally borne by a practitioner of this occupation.

Kölling German

Köln German
German form of Cologne.

Konge Danish
Danish cognate of King.

Kongo Kongo
From Kongo meaning "hunter". This surname could also be from places named "Kongo".

Koopmeiners Dutch, German
Perhaps derived from koop "purchase, buy" and meiners "mine." An alternate interpretation is that "meiners" could be derived from the German word miner.

Kopanuk Yupik

Kopernik Polish
Occupational name for a copper miner or copper smelter.

Korobov Russian
From Russian коробка (korobka) meaning "box".

Korol Russian, Ukrainian
From Russian and Ukrainian meaning "king".

Kotelnikov Russian
From Russian котел (kotel) meaning "cauldron".

Kovalskis m Russian (Latvianized)
Latvianised form of Kovalskiy.

Kowalchuk Ukrainian (Anglicized, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Kovalchuk. This is mostly used in Canada and America.

Kowalchyk Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Kowalchuk.

Kozakov Ukrainian
From Ukrainian козак (kozak) meaning "cossack".

Koziorowski Polish
Means "son of koziorożec" (Capricorn).

Kral Turkish
From Turkish meaning "king".

Kranefuss German

Krapikas Lithuanian
From Lithuanian krapas meaning "dill". An occupational name for someone who grows or sells dill.

Kreuz German
From German meaning "cross".

Kriško Slovak
Derived from the given name Krištof.

Krisko Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian cognate of Kriško.

Kriskó Hungarian
Hungarian cognate of Kriško.

Kristjanson Icelandic (Americanized)
Americanized form of Kristjánsson.

Kroos Low German, Dutch
Variant of Kross.

Krychowiak Polish

Krysco Ukrainian, Russian
Alternate transcription of Krisko.

Kubwa Swahili
From Swahili meaning "large".

Kudaibergen Kazakh
Derived from the given name Kudaibergen.

Kulakhmetov Kazakh
Means "son of Kulakhmet".

Kulakov Russian
Meaning "son of a peasant."

Kulap Thai
Means "rose" in Thai (of Persian origin).

Kumarov Kazakh
From Kazakh кұмар (kumar) meaning "passion, nosey".

Kung Swedish
Swedish cognate of King.

Kuzmyn Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Kuzmin.

Kvaratskhelia Georgian

Kwiecień Polish
Derived from Polish kwiecień "April (month)".

Kyoguchi Japanese
From Japanese 京 (kyo) meaning "capital" and 口 (guchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Kyrgyzov Kyrgyz
Means "son of a Kyrgyz".

Kyvelos Greek

Labossiere French
Norman habitational name from a common village name La Boissière, meaning 'wooded area', from bois 'wood'. possibly a metronymic, from a feminine derivative of Bossier 'cooper', denoting the 'wife of the cooper'.

Lacaze French, Occitan
Derived from Occitan caze meaning "house".

Lacazette French, Occitan
Variant of Lacaze.

Lachowski Polish
Place name for someone from the Polish village of Lachow.

Lacoste French
French form of Da Costa.

Lacote French
Variant of Lacoste.

Lafraugh French (Americanized)

Lagerstedt Swedish
Feom Swedish, lager meaning "lair, den, shelter" and stedt meaning "town, farmstead".

Lagos Spanish, Portuguese, Nigerian
Variant of Lago.

Lahm German, Jewish
From middle-high German lam "slow, lame".

Lahoz Aragonese, Spanish (Latin American)

Laínez Spanish
Means "son of Laín".

Lallana Spanish

Lamanno Italian
Variant of Lamanna.

Lambeth English

Lampe German
From German meaning "lamp".

Lana Italian, Spanish
Means "wool" in Spanish and Italian. Occupational name for a wool merchant.

Lancelot French, English
From the given name Lancelot.

Lancelotti Italian
Derived from the given name Lancelotto.

Landaverde Spanish
From Spanish landa meaning 'meadow' + verde meaning 'green'.

Lanza Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Lance.

Lanzo Italian
Variant of Lanza.

Larín Spanish (Latin American)
Probably a habitational name from any of several places called Larín in A Coruña and Lugo provinces.

Larino Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Laurino.

Lasagna Italian
From Italian (lasagna) denoting a popular Italian dish made of stacked layers of thin flat pasta alternating with fillings such as ragù and other vegetables, cheese, seasonings and spices.

Laurant French
Variant of Laurent.

Laurencio Spanish
Derived from the given name Lorenzo. (Mostly common in Cuba)

Laurenti Italian
Derived from the given name Laurentius.

Laurenzi Italian
Variant of Lorenzi.

Laurino Italian, Spanish (Philippines), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from the given name Lauro.

Lavallais French Creole, Louisiana Creole

Layun Spanish (Latin American)

Lazio Italian
Named after the region called 'Lazio' of Italy.

Leandres Portuguese
Means "son of Leandro" in Portuguese.

Leandrez Spanish
Spanish cognate of Leandres.

Leathers English

Lebowski Polish
Means "head"

Lecourt French
Means "the short" in French.

Ledwaba Southern African, South African, Zulu
From Zulu meaning "rock".

Leeson English
Means "son of Lee".

Leibensperger German (Austrian)
Habitational name for someone who lives in Leiben, Austria.

Lemus Spanish
Spanish form of Lémieux.

Lendo Polish, Bosnian

Lenglet French
Means "The Englishman".

Lent English, German, Dutch
Nickname from either Old English lencten meaning "spring season, springtime" or from Germanic langa-tinez meaning "long days" which refers to the increasing daylight of spring. Likely a nickname for someone who was born or baptized during springtime.

Lento Italian, Portuguese
Nickname from Italian and Portuguese meaning "slow".

Letterman English (American), German (Americanized)
Variant of Leatherman.

Levandoski Polish (Americanized), Polish (Portuguese-style), Polish (Anglicized), Brazilian, English (American), English (Canadian)
Form of Lewandowski.

Levchik Belarusian, Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Levchyk.

Levchyk Ukrainian
Variant of Levchenko.

Leverock English
Archaic form of Lark. Compare Laverick.

Levert French
Means "the green", from French vert "green".

Levitz Jewish
Derived from the given name Levi.

Leviyev Russian, Jewish
Means "son of Levi".

Levratto Italian

Levsha Russian
Means "left-handed" in Russian.

Libra Italian
Derived from the latin word 'libra' meaning "balance, weigh". It's probably a nickname for a deliberate or well-balanced person.

Lichten German, Jewish
From German licht meaning "light". Nickname for someone with a light complexion.

Lieberher German (Americanized), English (American)
Americanized form of Lieberherr.

Lieberherr German (Swiss)
Derived from the given name Lieber.

Liguria Italian
Denotes someone from Liguria.

Lima Portuguese
Topographic name for someone living on the banks of the river of this name (of pre-Roman origin, probably akin to a Celtic element lemos, limos 'elm').

Limburg German, Dutch
Derived from places named "Limburg".

Limburger German
Derived from the name of a town named "Limburg", which was located in western Germany.

Limnios Greek
From Greek λημνι (limni) meaning "lake".

Limon Spanish
An occupational name for a grower or seller of the fruit.

Limones Spanish
Variant of Limon.

Limonez Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Limones.

Linares Spanish
Means "son of Linéus" from latin "line".

Linarez Spanish
Variant of Linares.

Lingard English
Habitational name from Lingart, Lancashire, or Lingards Wood in Marsden, West Yorkshire.

Linguini Popular Culture

Lipiec Polish
Derived from Polish lipiec "July (month)".

Lipinets Russian (Rare)

Lipinskas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Lipiński.

Lipinskis Latvian
Latvian form of Lipiński.

Lipinsky Russian
Russian form of Lipiński.

Lira Galician
Habitational name for someone who lives in a parish called Lira, in Salvatierra, division of Puenteareas.

Lisboa Portuguese
Habitiational name from Lisbon.

Listopad Polish, Russian, Belarusian
Derived from Polish listopad "November (month)".

Livelsberger German (Americanized)
Americanized form of Leibensperger.

Livermore English
Derived from Old English lifer "rush reed, muddy water" and mere "lake".

Liverpool English
Derived from Old English lifer "rush reed, muddy water" and pol "pool".

Ljungqvist Swedish
Composed of the elements ljung "heather" and quist, an old spelling of kvist "twig".

Llamido Spanish (Philippines)

Llobera Catalan
Variant of Llovera.

Llorente Catalan
Derived from the given name Lorenzo.

Llover Catalan
Variant of Llovera.

Llovera Catalan
Topographic name from llovera "wolf pack" or "wolves' lair".

Loche French
From the Old French word loche meaning "freshwater fish."

Lochner German
Means "a place where rivers meet with a partial obstruction from a wooden dam. "

Loera Spanish

Logvinenko Ukrainian

Lollie English (American)

Lomachenko Ukrainian, Russian
Derived from Ukrainian ломач (lomach) meaning "bonfire".

Lomachuk Ukrainian
Variant of Lomachenko.