Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the person who added the name is namefix.
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Tochihuitl Aztec, Nahuatl
Means ‘Rabbit Feather Down’ - ‘down’ as in soft feathers. It’s a combination of tochitl meaning "rabbit" and ihuitl meaning "feather" particularly small ones.
Tone English
Was first found in Leicestershire where Ralph de Toni received lands of the Lordship of Belvoir for his services as Standard bearer at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Tones English
Variant of Tone.
Toney English
Derived from the given name Anthony.
Torinese Italian
One who came from Turin.
Torni Finnish
Means "tower" in Finnish.
Touret French
Derived from the French town of Tourrettes-sur-Loup which is located in the southeast of France.
Traum English, German
From Middle High German troum meaning "dream".
Triomphe French
From French meaning "triumph". A nickname for a person who's successful.
Trippier English
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'a tripherd,' a goatherd, Yorkshire and Lancashire. 'Trip, a flock of sheep, a herd of swine or goats' (Halliwell).
Tromme Belgian, German (Swiss)
From low German meaning "drum".
Trommel Dutch
From Dutch meaning "drum".
Trout English
Occupational name for a fisherman, or a nickname for someone supposedly resembling the fish.
Truax French (Americanized)
An Americanized spelling of the French surname Trieux.
Trusov Russian
From Russian Трус (trus) "coward".
Tsarev Russian
Means "son of an emperor" in Russian.
Tshabalala African, Zulu, South African
Means "shooting star"
Tshireletso Tswana
From the given name meaning "protection" in Setswana.
Tsimikas Greek
Occupational name for a chemist.
Tso Korean (Russified)
Russified form of Cho used by ethnic Koreans living in former Soviet territories.
Tsosie Navajo
From the Navajo suffix -tsʼósí meaning "slender, slim", originally a short form of a longer name such as kiitsʼósí "slender boy", hashkétsʼósí "slender warrior", cháalatsʼósí "slim Charlie", dághaatsʼósí "the one with a slender mustache", dinétsʼósí "slender man", or hastiintsʼósí "slender man".
Tsun Korean (Russified)
Russified form of Chun used by ethnic Koreans living in former Soviet territories.
Tsunami Japanese
From Japanese 津 (tsu) meaning "port, harbour" and 波 (nami) meaning "wave".
Tsyganov Russian
Means "son of a gypsy" in Russian.
Tsyhankov Ukrainian
Means "son of a gypsy".
Tsyhanskyi Ukrainian
Means "gypsy" in Ukrainian.
Tulip English
Habitational name for a person who lived in an area abundant with tulips.
Tulipán Hungarian
Hungarian form of Tulip.
Tulipan Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Spanish Tulipán "Tulip".
Tulipano Italian
Italian form of Tulip.
Tulp Dutch, Estonian
Dutch and Estonian form of Tulip.
Tulpan Romanian
Romanian cognate of Hungarian Tulipán.
Tulum Yucatec Maya
Means "wall" in Mayan language.
Türkmenoğlu Turkish
Means "son of a Turkmen".
Turku Finnish
Derived from "Turku" a city in Finland.
Turku Albanian
Derived from Albanian "turk" meaning Turkish.
Tuzla Turkish
From a city in Bosnia named "Tuzla" or "salt mine". Formally occupied by the Ottoman Empire.
Twocock English
Twocock literally translates to "twin cocks" and was likely given to someone who was perceived to have a fierce or aggressive personality, like a rooster.
Tyree Scottish, English
A name that evolved among the descendants of the people of the kingdom of Dalriada in ancient Scotland.
Über German
From German meaning "above" or "over".
Ugas Catalan
Probably from the word uvas meaning "grapes".
Ugas Somali
From the given name Ugas.
Upamecano French (African), Manding (Gallicized)
A very rare French surname with African roots.
Urs Romanian
From Romanian urs meaning "bear".
Ursi Italian
Ultimately from Latin meaning "bear".
Ushurov Kazakh
Means "son of Ushur" in Kazakh.
Usik Russian
From Russian meaning "tendril".
Usyk Ukrainian
From Ukranian meaning "tendril".
Utyugin Russian
Means "man of iron" in Russian.
Uygur Turkish
From the ethnic group called the "Uyghur" in western China.
Vaca Spanish
Means "cow" in Spanish.
Vaglia Italian
From the commune in the city of Florence.
Vagliano Italy
Variant of Vaglia.
Valério Portuguese
From the given name Valério.
Vallianos m Greek
Derived from Vaglia. A commune in Florence, Italy.
Valtierra Basque (Hispanicized)
From the name of the city of Valtierra in Navarre, Spain.
Valverde Spanish
Refers to a place name which suggests a landscape, agreeable with herbs, flowers and water.
Van Persie Dutch
Means "from Persia", most likely derived from the name of a house that traded in Persian goods. Alternatively, it might derive from Perche, a former province in France.
Van Schoonhoven Dutch
Means "from Schoonhoven", refers to a local town from Netherlands.
Van Vucht Dutch
Means "from Vucht", a place name probably derived from Middle Dutch vucht "humid area, wetland".
Vardy English
Variant of Verity. A name given to actors who played the part in the medieval travelling theatres.
Vareli Greek
Means "barrel" in Greek.
Vasilias Greek
Derived from the given name Vasilios.
Vassiljev m Estonian
Estonian form of Vasilyev.
Vassiljeva f Estonian
Feminine form of Vassiljev.
Vecino Spanish
Spanish form of Voisin.
Veerman Dutch
Means "ferryman, skipper" in Dutch, from veer "ferry". Alternatively, it could be an occupational name for a feather merchant or fletcher, derived from veer "feather, plume", a contracted form of the archaic veder.
Venables English
Derives from Latin venabulum "long hunting spear".
Venosa Italian
Derived from a town named "Venosa".
Venturi Italian
Derived from the given name Venturino.
Verano Spanish
Means 'summer' in Spanish. (See Summer)
Verge Catalan
Catalan form of Virgo.
Vergine Italian
Italian form of Virgo.
Vergino Esperanto, Brazilian
Taken from the Esperanto word vergino meaning "virgin".
Veron English (American)
Anglicized form of Véron and Verón.
Veverita Romanian, Moldovan
Nickname for someone thought to resemble a squirrel.
Vicino Italian
Italian form of Voisin.
Viejo Spanish
From Spanish meaning "old".
Vierge French
French form of Virgo.
Vikingsson Swedish (Rare)
Means "son of Viking" in Swedish.
Vilanova Portuguese, Catalan, Galician
Portuguese, Catalan and Galician cognate of Villanueva.
Villagran Spanish
From a lost village called Villa Grande, meaning 'large farmstead or settlement'.
Villasenor Spanish
Habitational name, apparently a Castilianized spelling of Galician Vilseñor, from any of three places in Lugo province named Vilaseñor.
Vilnius Lithuanian
From the capital of Lithuania.
Vinagre Spanish, Portuguese
An occupational surname for someone who sells vinegar.
Vingaard Danish
Means "vineyard" in Danish.
Virgem Portuguese
Portuguese form of Virgo.
Virgen Spanish
Spanish form of Virgo.
Vitebsky Belarusian
Refers to a region named "Vitebsk" in Belarus.
Vizinho Portuguese
Portuguese form of Voisin.
Vlaams Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
From Dutch and Flemish meaning "Flemish".
Vlachodimos Greek
Occupational name for a person who builds walls.
Vojniković Bosnian, Croatian
Means "son of a soldier" in various Balkan languages.
Volkovsky Russian
Habitational name for someone who lives in a multiplicity named Volikovski. Derived from волк (volk) meaning "wolf" in Russian.
Vuitton French
Derived from the Old High German word "witu" and the Old English pre 7th century "widu" or "wudu", meaning a wood, and therefore occupational for one living by such a place.
Vytebskyi Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Vitebsky.
Waco Indigenous American, Comanche
Is believed to have a Native American origin and may mean "the chosen ones" in the language of a tribe. However, the exact meaning of the name and the tribe's connection to the modern-day surname is not entirely clear.
Wadlow English
Habitational name from a lost place, Wadlow in Toddington.
Waldrip English, Scottish
The name is derived from the Old Norman warderobe, a name given to an official of the wardrobe, and was most likely first borne by someone who held this distinguished
Walin English (American)
Americanized form of the Swedish surname Wallin.
Walk English
Variant of Walker.
Washi Japanese
Occupational name for a paper worker. From 和 (wa) meaning "sum" and 紙 (shi) meaning "paper".
Waterfield English
Derived from a town named Vatierville.
Weghorst Dutch, German
Habitational name from a location near Hanover, possibly derived from weg "way, road" and horst "thicket, grove, heap, elevated land" or "nest of a bird of prey, eyrie".
Weigel German
Derived from the given name Wigand.
Welcome English
Derived from several places named Welcombe.
Wero Spanish (Latin American), Maori
Maori: Means "to cast a spear"... [more]
Wharton English
Derived from an Olde English pre 7th Century river name Woefer.
Wiatt English (American)
Americanized variant of Wyatt.
Wiese German
Derived from the Old German word wisa, which means meadow.
Wijngaard Dutch
Means "vineyard" in Dutch.
Wildin English
The former placename is composed of the Olde English pre 7th Century words "wilg", willow, and "denu", a valley; while the latter place in Worcestershire is derived from the Olde English personal name "Winela", plus the Olde English "dun", a hill or mountain.
Wilkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Wilkowo or Wilków, derived from Polish wilk meaning "wolf".
Wilks English
Variant of Wilkes.
Winkle English
it's said to originate from the village of Wincle, near the town of Macclesfield in the county of Cheshire.
Winks English
Variant of Winch
Winnick English (Rare)
Habitational name for someone from a place called Winwick, for example in Northamptonshire or Cambridgeshire, both of which are named from the Old English personal name Wina + wic 'outlying dairy farm or settlement'.
Wiosna Polish
Derived from Polish wiosna "spring".
Wirtz German
One who acted as host in a tavern or inn.
Wit Dutch
Means "white" in Dutch, a variant of De Wit.
Witek Polish, English (Rare)
From the personal name Wit, a short form of Witold, a derivative of Lithuanian Vytautas, a compound of vyti 'to guide' + tauta 'the people'... [more]
Witzel German
The German surname is of patronymic origin, deriving from the name of the father of the original bearer.
Wolfhard German, Jewish
This name derives from the Old High German name “Wolfhard”, composed of two elements: the “*-wulfaz” (wolf) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, valiant, powerful one). In turn the name means “the one who is strong like a wolf”.
Woodcraft English (British)
Occupational name for a woodworker.
Woodland English
A habitational name for a person who lives in or by a woodland.
Wrzesień Polish
Derived from Polish wresień "September (month)".
Wurst German
Variant of Wurster.
Wyss German (Swiss)
A nickname for someone denoting pale or white skin.
Yafai Arabic
Meaning unknown.
Yako Japanese
From Japanese 椰 (ya) meaning "coconut palm" and 子 (ko) "child".
Yako African, Swahili, Xhosa
Derived from bantu yakho meaning "yours" or "yours alone" in Xhosa. It is implying a sense of possession or ownership. This surname may have an association with someone or something that belongs to them exclusively.
Yaqubov Azerbaijani, Uzbek
Means "son of Yaqub".
Yarmolenko Ukrainian
Regional name for someone from Yarmolyntsi, an urban-type settlement in Ukraine.
Yaun Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of Jahn.
Yaw Irish, English, Chinese
Irish: reduced and altered Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eochadha Chinese : Cantonese variant of Qiu.
Yerbabuena Spanish (Latin American)
From Spanish yerba buena meaning "good herb"
Yetts English
Variant of Yates
Yiğitoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Yiğit".
Yudas Indonesian, Swahili
From the given name Yudas.
Yvanov Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Ivanov.
Žabka Czech, Slovak
From Polish zaba meaning "frog", of Slavic origin.
Zacatenco Spanish (Mexican)
One who came from Zacatecas.
Zackowski English (American)
Americanized version of the surname Zakowski
Zakharian Armenian (Ukrainianized), Russian (Ukrainianized), Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of the Armenian & Russian surname Zakharyan.
Zakharyan Armenian, Russian
Means "son of Zakhar" with the Armenian suffix yan.
Zakowski Polish
a Polish surname which is most frequent in the cities of Warszawa, Płońsk and Bydgoszcz in central Poland and is also to be found as Zakowski among the Polish diaspora.
Zalilov Tatar, Bashkir, Uzbek, Tajik
Variant transcription of Zhalilov.
Zamarripa Basque
Habitational name of the city and province of Zamora, which is located on the Duero in northwest Spain. Because of its strategic position, the city was disputed during the Middle Ages, first between the Christians and Moors, then between the kingdoms of Leon and Castille.
Zayas Spanish, Caribbean
Derives from the Basque word 'zai', meaning watchman or guard.
Zelenov m Russian
From Russian зеленый (zelenyy), meaning "green".
Zhalilov Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Zhalil".
Zheltov m Russian
From Russian желтый (zheltyy) meaning "yellow".
Zielony Polish
From Polish meaning "green".
Zigeuner German (Austrian)
Means "gypsy" in German.
Zigler German
Variant of Ziegler.
Zinchenko Ukrainian
From the given name Zinoviy.
Zingaro Italian
Means "gypsy" in Italian.
Zouhairi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Zouhair.
Zuliani Italian
Derived from Zuliano, the Venetian form of Giuliano.
Zupanc Slovene
Variant of Zupan.
Zurdo Spanish
Means "left-handed" in Spanish.
Zwart Dutch
Means "black, dark, swarthy" in Dutch, a nickname for someone with dark hair or skin.