Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the person who added the name is glacier_bear_82.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Kavasaki Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Kawasaki more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.
Kay Chinese
From Chinese 凯 (kǎi) meaning "triumphant, victorious, triumphal".
Keahi Hawaiian
From the given name Keahi.
Kham Thai, Lao
From Thai คำ (kham) meaning "gold" or "word, speech" or Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".
Khaton Indian, Hindi, Assamese, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Pashto, Odia, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Khatun.
Khayasi Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Hayashi more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.
Khuan Chinese (Russified)
Russified form of Huang used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union.
Kiran Indian, Telugu, Hindi
From the given name Kiran.
Kōen Japanese
Japanese form of Cohen.
Køhler Danish
Danish form of Kohler.
Kolan Indian (Christian), Sinhalese
Variant of Colón used by Christians from India and in Sri Lanka.
Kristjánsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Kristján" in Icelandic.
Kristjánsson Icelandic
Means "son of Kristján" in Icelandic.
Kristófersdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Kristófer" in Icelandic.
Kristófersson Icelandic
Means "son of Kristófer" in Icelandic.
Kruis Dutch, Flemish
Means "cross" in Dutch, a habitational name for someone who lived near a crossroads, a sign depicting a cross, or a place where people were executed. Could also denote someone who made crosses, either the religious symbol or the instrument of torture.
Kueng Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Kuang.
Kuerzi Chinese
From the Chinese characters 哭儿子 (Kū érzi) meaning, "crying son." This is one of the rare multiple-character Chinese surnames.
Kül Turkish, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, Uyghur
Turkish, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, and Uyghur variant of Kul.
Kul German, Dutch
Derived from Old High German kol meaning "coal", perhaps an occupational name for a miner or coal seller.
Kul Pakistani, Pashto, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Sindhi, Balochi, Urdu, Persian, Kurdish, Odia, Thai, Khmer, Lao
Derived from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower" or "rose".
Kurzberg German, Yiddish, Jewish
From a location name meaning "short mountain" in German, from Middle High German kurz meaning "short" and berg meaning "mountain". As a Jewish surname it is ornamental.
Kuyeng Chinese (Russified)
Russified form of Kuang used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union (based on the Cantonese romanization of the name).
Kvon Chinese (Russified)
Russified form of Kuang used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union (based on the Cantonese romanization of the name).
Kvong Chinese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Kvon.
Kwong Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Kuang.
Lakshman Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi
From the given name Lakshman.
Lars Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), German
Patronymic from the given name Lars.
Laurel Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Topographic name for someone who lived by a laurel tree, Spanish laurel (Latin laurus), or a habitational name from Laurel in the Canary Islands.
Lavender English, Dutch
Occupational name for a washerman or launderer, Old French, Middle Dutch lavendier (Late Latin lavandarius, an agent derivative of lavanda "washing", "things to be washed"). The term was applied especially to a worker in the wool industry who washed the raw wool or rinsed the cloth after fulling... [more]
Layla Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Layla.
L'Costa Indian (Christian)
Form of La Costa more common among Christians from India.
Le Costa Sinhalese
Variant of La Costa used in Sri Lanka.
Leifsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Leif" in Icelandic.
Leinberg German
Habitational name for someone in Bavaria, or a topographic name from Middle High German lin meaning "flax" and berg meaning "mountain".
Leonor Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Leonor.
Le Silva Sinhalese
Variant of La Silva used in Sri Lanka.
Levísdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Leví" in Icelandic.
Levísson Icelandic
Means "son of Leví" in Icelandic.
Lie Indonesian
Indonesian spelling of Li 1.
Lien Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Lin.
Lily English
Derived from Lily, a pet name for Elizabeth. It was also used as a nickname for someone with fair skin or hair, and is derived from Old English lilie meaning "lily (the flower)"... [more]
Liné French (Rare)
From Old French liné meaning "made of linen". This name was an occupational name for someone who weaved linen or was a linen merchant.
Lineberry German (Americanized)
Americanized spelling of Leinberg.
Lloris Catalan
Means "son of Llorente" in Catalan. A known bearer of this surname is professional French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
Lon Lao
Lao form of Lin.
Loring English
Means "son of Lorin", where Lorin is a medieval diminutive of Laurence 1.
L'Silva Indian (Christian)
Form of La Silva more common among Christians from India.
Łükȧś Vilamovian
From the given name Łükȧś.
Lukáš Czech, Slovak
From the given name Lukáš.
Lukaš Sorbian
From the given name Lukaš.
Lúðvíksdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Lúðvík" in Icelandic.
Lúðvíksson Icelandic
Means "son of Lúðvík" in Icelandic.
Luz Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Luz.
Ly Khmer, Lao
Khmer and Lao form of Li 1.
Lyn Khmer, Lao
Khmer and Lao form of Lin.
Lyn English, Scottish
Variant of Lynn.
Mac Giolla Íosa Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McAleese.
Magnússon Icelandic
Means "son of Magnús" in Icelandic.
Manouilidis Greek
Means "son of Manouil" in Greek.
Marcin Polish
From the given name Marcin.
Márkus Hungarian
From the given name Márkus.
Markússdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Markús" in Icelandic.
Markússon Icelandic
Means "son of Markús" in Icelandic.
Matheas Indonesian
From the given name Matheas, a variant of Matthias. This surname is found among Indonesian populations.
Matheos Indonesian
From the given name Matheos, a variant of Matthias. This surname is found among Indonesian populations.
Mathíassdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Mathías" in Icelandic.
Mathíasson Icelandic
Means "son of Mathías" in Icelandic.
Matteusen Norwegian
Means "son of Matteus" in Norwegian.
Matteussdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Matteus" in Icelandic.
Matteusson Swedish (Rare)
Means "son of Matteus" in Swedish.
Matthíassdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Matthías" in Icelandic.
Matthíasson Icelandic
Means "son of Matthías" in Icelandic.
Mattíassdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Mattías" in Icelandic.
Mattíasson Icelandic
Means "son of Mattías" in Icelandic.
McLaoidhigh Irish
Means "son of the poet".
Mehmet Turkish, Uyghur
From the given name Mehmet.
Melaku Ethiopian, Amharic
From the given name Melaku, meaning "the angel" in Amharic. It is possibly related to Arabic/Hebrew Malak and Turkish Melek 2, also meaning "angel".
Melendez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Meléndez primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Mendès French
French form of Mendes.
Mendez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Méndez primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Menendez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Menéndez primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Michaël Dutch, French
From the given name Michaël.
Mikail Turkish, Uyghur
From the given name Mikail.
Mikha'il Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Mikha'il.
Milan Italian, French
Habitational name from the Italian city of Milan (see Milano).
Milan Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Russian
From the given name Milan, a derivative of names such as Bohumil and Miloslav, containing the Slavic elements mil or milu meaning ‘grace, favor, dear’.
Misely Malagasy
From the given name Misely.
Mosa Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Sindhi, Dhivehi
From the given name Musa.
Mulberry English
From the name of the fruit.
Namur Arabic, Maltese
Derived from Arabic نمر, نامور (namur) meaning "tiger". It is typical of Malta.
Nasim Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Nasim.
Nathaniël Dutch
From the given name Nathaniël.
Negre Catalan
Nickname or ethnic name from negre "black" (Latin niger), denoting someone with dark hair or a dark complexion.
Negro Italian, Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, Jewish
Nickname or ethnic name from negro "black" (continuation of Latin niger), denoting someone with dark hair, dark eyes, a dark complexion, someone who wore dark clothes, someone who worked a job in the night, or was otherwise associated with the night.
Negru Romanian
Nickname or ethnic name from negru "black" (Latin niger), denoting someone with dark hair or a dark complexion.
Nelsson Swedish (Rare)
Means "son of Nels".
Nepal Nepali
Name for someone from the village of Nepa in western-central Nepal.
Nichter German, Yiddish
Possibly means "negator, negate" from Middle High German nicht meaning "not", or "sober", from Middle High German nüchter. Perhaps it originally denoted a person who was a philosopher, judge, or bartender.
Nicolás Spanish
From the given name Nicolás.
Nicolàs Catalan
From the given name Nicolàs.
Nicolau Portuguese, Galician, Catalan
From the given name Nicolau.
Nikolaishvili Georgian, Jewish
Means "son of Nikoloz" in Georgian.
Nikolas English, Greek
From the given name Nikolas.
Njoo Indonesian
Variant of Nyoo.
Noer Arabic, Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Nur based on Dutch orthography.
Noh Arabic
From the given name Nuh.
Nor Arabic, Maranao, Malay, Indonesian
From the given name Nor 1.
Nour Arabic, Persian, Urdu
From the given name Nur.
Nuur Arabic, Somali
From the given name Nuur.
Ó Beargha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Barry.
Ó Déadaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Deady.
Ódinsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Óðinn" in Icelandic.
Ogai Korean (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Ogay.
Ó Gríobhtha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Griffin.
Oi Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Huang.
Ólafsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ólafur" in Icelandic.
O'Laughlin Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Lochlainn meaning, 'descendant of Lochlann.'
Ó Lochlainn Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Laughlin.
Ölvirsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ölvir" in Icelandic.
Ooy Indonesian
Indonesian spelling of Huang, based on Hokkien Ooi.
Oswalt English
From the given name Oswald.
Ottósdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ottó" in Icelandic.
Ottósson Icelandic
Means "son of Ottó" in Icelandic.
Oy Khmer, Lao
Khmer and Lao form of Huang, based on Hokkien Oi.
Pathappan Indian (Christian), Malayalam
From the given name Pathappan, used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.
Peeri Indian (Christian), Malayalam
From the given name Peeri, used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.
Pema Tibetan, Bhutanese
From the given name Pema.
Peres Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Gascon, Breton, Central African
Means "son of Pedro" in Spanish and Portuguese. Means "son of Pere" in Catalan... [more]
Perri English
Variant of Perry 1.
Persia Italian, Spanish
Ethnic name or regional name for someone from Persia (modern-day Iran) or some other country with Persian-speaking peoples or a nickname for someone who had visited or traded with one of these countries (see the given name Persis)... [more]
Pétursdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Pétur" in Icelandic.
Pétursson Icelandic
Means "son of Pétur" in Icelandic.
Pich Khmer
Means "diamond" in Khmer.
Pine English
Originally denoted a person who lived near a pine forest or who sold pine firs for a living.
Radzha Indian, Gujarati, Tamil, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Raja.
Radzhan Indian, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, Malaysian
Alternate transcription of Rajan.
Raees Urdu, Indian (Muslim), Arabic, Indonesian
From the Arabic tile رَئِيس (raʾīs) meaning "chief, leader".
Raia Italian, Sicilian
Either a topographic name from Sicilian raia ‘smilax’ (a climbing shrub), or else derived from Sicilian raja meaning ‘ray’, or ‘skate’ (the fish), presumably a nickname for someone thought to resemble the fish or a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller.
Raia Arabic
Derived from Arabic رياح (rayah) meaning ‘flag’.
Raij Spanish, Judeo-Spanish, Portuguese, Romani (Caló)
Borrowed from Hindi राइज (raij) meaning "rice". This surname is found among Christian and Jewish Caló families.
Rajabian Indian, Hindi
Derived from Hindi राजबियन (raajabiyan), possibly from Arabic رجب (rajab) meaning "respect".
Rajah Indian, Gujarati, Tamil, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Raja.
Rajani Indian, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Malaysian
Meaning unknown, either from the titles Rajan, Raja, or Raj, or from the given name Rajani.
Rajneesh Indian, Hindi
From the given name Rajnish. Can also be taken directly from the title रजनीश (rajanish) meaning "lord of the night".
Ramirez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Ramírez primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Rashidi Persian, Arabic
From the given name Rashid.
Ráðúlfsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ráðúlfr" in Icelandic.
Ráðúlfsson Icelandic
Means "son of Ráðúlfr" in Icelandic.
Rave Low German, Dutch
Variant form of Rabe and Raaf, both meaning "raven".
Rayan Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Rayyan.
Sinhalese
Variant of Rey 1 used in Sri Lanka.
Rey Welsh, Scottish, Irish
Either a variant of McRae, or else directly derived from Irish , Scottish Rìgh, or Welsh ri, rhi, or rhiau, all meaning "king"... [more]
Ri Japanese
Japanese form of Li 1, from Japanese 李 (ri) meaning "plum, prune".
Rīs Sinhalese
Variant of Reyes or Reis (see user-submitted name) used in Sri Lanka.
Rkhi Korean (Russified)
Russified form of Rhee used by ethnic Koreans living in parts of the former Soviet Union.
Róbert Hungarian, Slovak
From the given name Róbert.
Róbertsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Róbert" in Icelandic.
Roblès French
French form of Robles.
Rogelio Spanish
From the given name Rogelio.
Rojan Spanish
Variant of Rojas.
Rólandsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Róland" in Icelandic.
Rólandsson Icelandic
Means "son of Róland" in Icelandic.
Romaña Spanish
Habitational name from the Italian city of Romagna.
Romana Catalan, French, Italian, Polish, English (Rare), German, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
From the feminine form of the Latin personal name Romanus, which originally meant "Roman".
Romansky Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian
In Czech and Slovak usage, it is a habitational name from Romanov, a village in central Bohemia. In Polish usage, it is a habitational name for someone from any of several places in Poland called Romany, named with the personal name Roman... [more]
Rosso Italian
Derived from the Italian word rosso meaning "red". It was used as a nickname for people with red hair or that used to wear in red.
Saa Portuguese, Galician
Habitational name from any of the numerous places named Saa, mainly in northern Portugal and Galicia.
Sabah Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Turkish
From the given name Sabah.
Saelau Thai
Form of Liu used by Chinese Thais (based on the Cantonese romanization of the name).
Saelee Thai
Alternate transcription of Saeli.
Saeliew Thai
Alternate transcription of Saelau (based on the Hakka romanization of the name).
Saeng Thai
Form of Wu used by Chinese Thais (based on the Cantonese romanization of the name).
Saeyang Thai
Form of Yang used by Chinese Thais.
Safa Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Urdu
From the given names Safaa or Safaa'.
Salam Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Salam.
Šalamon Slovene
From the given name Šalamon.
Salinš Latvian
Topographic name for someone living on an island, from a derivative of Latvian sala meaning ‘island’.
Sallas Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Galician, Portuguese, Aragonese, Asturian, Romanian, Greek
Either a variant of Salas or Sala, or else a nickname from Arabic, Turkish, or Persian salli meaning "broad, wide, large, tall".
Salomón Jewish, Spanish
From the given name Salomón.
Samreen Arabic, Indian, Urdu
From the given name Samrin.
Sámuel Hungarian
From the given name Sámuel.
Sari Indonesian
Means "essence" in Indonesian. In 2014, this was the most common surname in Indonesia.
Sathi Indian, Odia, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Urdu, Thai
Alternate transcription of Sethi.
Savino Italian
From the given name Savino.
Sayelau Thai
Alternate transcription of Saelau.
Sayetan Thai
Alternate transcription of Saetan.
Sayetang Thai
Alternate transcription of Saetang.
Sayetyao Thai
Alternate transcription of Saetiao.
Sayeyang Thai
Alternate transcription of Saeyang.
Saylee Thai
Alternate transcription of Saeli.
Sayto Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Saitō more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.
Saytou Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Saitou more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.
Schwimer German, Jewish
Occupational name meaning "swimmer" in German. As a Jewish name, it may be ornamental.
Sebastíansdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Sebastían" in Icelandic.
Sebastíansson Icelandic
Means "son of Sebastían" in Icelandic.
Sender Yiddish
From the given name Sender, a Yiddish diminutive of Alexander or Aleksandr.
Serafín Spanish, Galician
From the given name Serafín.
Seuyeng Thai
Alternate transcription of Saeueng.
Shehan Sinhalese, Dhivehi, Tamil
From the given name Shehan.
Shimmel Yiddish
From the given name Shimmel, a Yiddish diminutive of Shimon.
Siam Thai
From Siam, a historical name for Thailand.
Sigumbang Indonesian, Minangkabau
Alternate transcription of Sikumbang.
Sigurdsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Sigurður" in Icelandic.
Sikandar Persian, Urdu, Pashto
From the given name Sikandar.
Simha Indian, Odia, Telugu
Alternate transcription of Sinha.
Simko Kurdish
From the given name Simko, a Kurdish diminutive of Ismail.
Simko Hungarian
From a pet form of the given name Simon 1.
Símonsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Símon" in Icelandic.
Símonsson Icelandic
Means "son of Símon" in Icelandic.
Singhal Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Means "leonine, like a lion", derived from Sanskrit सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Singkh Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Nepali, Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Singh.
Siobhán Irish
From the given name Siobhán.
Sobaĺ Belarusian, Jewish
Belarusian form of Sobol.
Sobolev Russian
Variant of Sobol.
Solomón Jewish, Spanish
From the given name Solomón.
Srisuvan Thai
Alternate transcription of Srisuwan.
Stefánsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Stefán" in Icelandic.
Steinsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Steinn" in Icelandic.
Stockholm Danish (Rare), English (American)
Danish variant of Stokholm. English usage could be a habitational name for someone from Stockholm, Sweden (see Stockholm), but this etymology does not apply to Scandinavian usage of the name.
Strandheim German, Jewish
From a location name meaning "beach home" in German, from Middle High German strand meaning "beach" and heim meaning "home". As a Jewish surname it is ornamental.
Sudan Arabic, Italian, Spanish
Ethnic name or regional name for someone from Sudan or who had traded with Sudan. The name of the country is ultimately derived from Arabic سُود (sud) meaning "black", referring to the darker skin of the inhabitants.
Sudan Chinese
From Chinese 苏丹 (sūdān) meaning "sultan". This is a common surname among Hui Muslims.
Suleman Kurdish, Arabic
From the given name Sulayman.
Sultán Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Sultan.
Surya Indian, Telugu
From the given name Surya.
Tae Taiwanese, Chinese (Hokkien)
Min Nan and Hokkien romanization of Zheng.
Taiminen Finnish
Derived from Finnish taimi meaning "sapling, young tree, plant".
Tariq Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Tariq.
Tartaro Spanish
Ethnic name or regional name for someone who was from Tatarstan or who had traded with Tatarstan.
Then Malaysian
Possibly a form of Chen or Shen used by Chinese Malaysians.
Þórarinnsson Icelandic
Means "son of Þórarinn" in Icelandic.
Þórirsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Þórir" in Icelandic.
Tiao Taiwanese, Chinese (Hokkien)
Min Nan and Hokkien romanization of Zhang.
Tímóteussdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Tímóteus" in Icelandic.
Tímoteussdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Tímoteus" in Icelandic.
Tímóteusson Icelandic
Means "son of Tímóteus" in Icelandic.
Tímoteusson Icelandic
Means "son of Tímoteus" in Icelandic.
Tobías Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Jewish
From the given name Tobías.
Tòmas Scottish
From the given name Tòmas.
Tomás Spanish, Portuguese, Irish
From the given name Tomás.
Tomáš Czech, Slovak
From the given name Tomáš.