Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the person who added the name is hello_1234.
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Amiss English
Variant of Ames.
Ast German
German and Ashkenazic Jewish: from German Ast ‘knot (in wood)’ hence a nickname for a tough or awkward individual or a metonymic occupational name for a lumberjack. ... [more]
Beamish English
Habitational name for someone from Beaumais-sur-Dire in Calvados Beaumetz in Somme or one of three places called Beaumetz in Pas-de-Calais, all in northern France. In some cases it may be derived from a place called Beamish in County Durham... [more]
Böhmisch German
Ethnic name for someone from Bohemia.
Cervera Spanish
A name for someone coming from any one of many places called Cervera, coming from Late Latin cervaria, meaning "place of stags".
Chapa Spanish
An occupational name for a metalworker meaning "metal sheet", amongst other things. It may also come from the name of a place in Galicia, Spain, or the Basque word and oak bush, "chaparro".
Charters English
Scottish (Kirkcudbrightshire) and northern English, ultimately of Norman origin. This is a habitational name derived from the French town of Chartres, which is named from the Gaulish tribe recorded in Latin sources as the Carnutes.
Chatelaine French
A chatelaine is the mistress of a wealthy house or a castle.... [more]
Chicane Various
Unknown origins/meaning. Some sources claim it is a variation of the surname "Chick". Chicane is also a French word meaning "to cavil, to quibble".
Cristiani Italian
From the Latin given name Christianus.
Dagot French
Derived from the Old French word "fagot", meaning "bundle of firewood". This was likely given as an occupational surname to a gatherer or seller of firewood.
Deyette French (Quebec)
Variation of Guillet, reflecting French Canadian pronunciation of the G and final T.
Duranceau French
Derived from Durand or its variants, Duran or Durant.
Ellersley English
From the baptismal name, Elsy, which is ultimately derived from the old Norse word Aelfsige, literally meaning elf-victory.
Emberley English
From the old English word amalric, referring to a person of great power.
Gamez Spanish
Patronymic from Gamo, a personal name of unexplained etymology.
Guertin French
A French surname that evolved from the Old Germanic given name Warin meaning "to guard" or "protection". This surname was often given as an occupational name for a guard, or someone who served as a protector in their community.
Householter English (American, Rare)
Americanized form of the German surname Haushalter.
Joffre French
Derived from the medieval personal name Gautfred.
Jurauskas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Jurowski.
Juroŭski Belarusian
Belarusian form of Jurowski.
Jurovský Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Jurowski.
Jurowski Polish
A surname referring to someone from Jurow, Poland.
Kesselberg German
Habitational name for someone from any of various places in Rhineland, Bavaria and Baden called Kesselberg.
Loughty Scottish
Uncommon Scottish surname meaning 'by a lake'. It is derived from the Scottish word 'loch', meaning lake, combined with the suffix 'ty', in this case signifying 'by'.
Lunz German
Nickname for a careless or slovenly person, from Middle High German lunzen 'to doze'. Can also be a habitational name for someone from Lunz in Tyrol.
McKenley Scottish, Jamaican Patois
Variant of McKinley. This surname was borne by Herb McKenley (1922-2007), a Jamaican track and field sprinter.
Munich German
From the lower German word for monk, most likely first used as a surname for a former member of a monastery.
Ranz German
The surname that can have one of two origins. In some cases, it is derived from the ancient German given name, Rando, whose origins lie in the word rand, meaning "rim of shield"... [more]
Rench English
1. English: nickname from Middle English wrench 'trick, wile, deceit' (Old English wrenc), perhaps used for a deceitful person. ... [more]
Rexley English
Supposedly meaning "king's clearing" from Latin rex and Old English leah.
Schiltz German
German: variant of Schilz and, in North America.... [more]
Seifried German
Variant of Siegfried from its Middle High German form Sīvrid.
Smithberger English (American)
Americanized form of German Schmidtberger or its variant Schmiedberger.
Stiver English
Occupational name from Old French “estivur” meaning “plowman”, coming from Latin “stivarius”. This has also been used as a name for someone who played the stive, a type of bagpipe.
Tsou Taiwanese
Tsou is a last name commonly found in Taiwan among its Chinese community. It is the transliteration of a Chinese surname meaning: vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) in the southeast of Shandong Province.
Tyner Irish
An Anglicized version of the Gaelic name O Teimhneain, which is derived from the word teimhean, meaning "dark."
Vanderplaats Dutch
A surname given to someone living near a plaats (open space), or someone from De Plaats in North Brabant.
Werb German
Name for an artisan or craftsman, from Middle High German werc(h), meaning "work, craft".
Yurovskyi Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Jurowski.
Zach German
German and Czech from the personal name Zach a short form of Zacharias or in Czech Zachariáš... [more]
Zachmann German
Extended form of Zach.