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Abayantsev m Russian
Derived from dialectal Russian абаянец (abayanets) (normal Russian обоянец (oboyanets)) "from Oboyan", a town in Western Russia, itself of unknown meaning.

Acović Serbian, Macedonian
Means "son of Aco".

Adamthwaite English
Habitational name for a person from a place in Ravenstonedale, derived from the personal name Adam and Old Norse þveit "clearing, pasture".

Adegbamigbe Yoruba
From the given name Adegbamigbe.

Adegboyega Nigerian, Yoruba
From the given name Adegboyega. A famous bearer of the name is British actor and producer John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega (1992-), known professionally as John Boyega, whose parents are of Yoruba descent.

Adelstein German, Jewish
Variant of Edelstein. Paul Adelstein (1969-) is an American actor known for his role as Paul Kellerman in the 2005-2017 television series Prison Break.

Adonis South American, Southern African
From the given name Adonis. This surname is particularly common in parts of South Africa, Haiti, and Guyana

Ahye Trinidadian Creole
French surname, from a topographic name for someone who lived by an enclosure, from Old French haye "hedge". Michelle-Lee Ahye (1992-) is a Trinidadian sprinter. She was the gold medallist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Aja Spanish
Means "adze" in Spanish, denoting a person who uses the tool.

Ajtósi Hungarian
Derived from a destroyed medieval settlement in Békés County, meaning "with door" in Hungarian, from Hungarian ajtó "door". It could also mean "doormaker" in Hungarian.

Alabanza Spanish
Means "praise" in Spanish, possibly denoted for a worshipper. from Spanish alabar "to praise" and a suffix. Travis Alabanza (1995-) is a British performance artist, writer, and theatremaker.

Albertinelli Italian
Means "son of Albertinello", a diminutive of Alberto.

Aldobrandini Italian
Derived from the given name Aldobrandino. This was the name of an Italian noble family originally from Florence, a famous bearer of which was Ippolito Aldobrandini, more commonly known as Pope Clement VIII (1536-1605).

Aldobrando Italian
From the given name Aldobrando.

Alighiero Italian
From the given name Alighiero.

Allsebrook English
Habitational name from a lost or unidentified place in England, possibly from Old English given name Ælfsige and broc "brook, stream".

Almira Spanish, Spanish (Philippines)
From the given name Almira 1

Almira Spanish, Spanish (Philippines)
Occupational surname meaning "admiral", referring to the highest rank in the navy, derived from the Spanish almirante meaning "admiral"

Alper Jewish
Variant of Halpern or Alperin.

Alperin Jewish
Variant of Halpern.

Als English
Means "son of Ale" in English, Ale being a short form of any of various personal names beginning with al-.

Altdorfer German
Denoted a person who lived in the capital of Uri canton in Switzerland or the municipality in Landshut, Bavaria, both derived from German alt "old" and Dorf "village" or Yiddish דאָרף (dorf) "village, countryside"... [more]

Amor Spanish, Portuguese
Means "love" in Spanish and Portuguese, likely denoting an illegitimate child or a philanderer. It could also be from the given name Amor. Qween Amor (1988-) is a performance artist who predominantly utilizes public space for her performances.

Apacible Spanish (Philippines)
Means "peaceful" in Spanish. Galicano Apacible was a Filipino physician and politician who was the co-founder of La Solidaridad and the Nacionalista Party.

Asperger German
Denoting a person who lived in Asperg, a town in Southwest Germany, derived from a cadet named Asperg who lived in the ruling house... [more]

Astbury English
Habitational name for a person from a village named Astbury in Cheshire, from Old English east "east" and burg "fortress, fortification, citadel".

Astrowski m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Ostrowski.

Atreides Literature
Used by Frank Herbert for the main character of first two novels of Dune, Paul Atreides, the heir of house Atreides. He probably based it on Ancient Greek Ἀτρείδης (Atreídēs), meaning "child of Atreus".

Babajanyan Armenian
Means "son of Babajan".

Backhouse English (British), English (Australian)
Denoted someone who worked in a bakery, from Old English bæchūs meaning "bakehouse, bakery", a word composed of Old English *bæc "something baked" and hus "house".

Bakkedahl Norwegian
From Norwegian bakke "slope, hillside" and dal "valley". Dan Bakkedahl (1969-) is an American actor and improvisational comedian.

Balenciaga Spanish, Basque
Denoted a person who came from Valencia, derived from Basque Balencia and the locative suffix -aga. A famous bearer of the name was Spanish fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre (1895-1972), the founder of the clothing brand Balenciaga.

Ballestero Spanish
Means "crossbowman" or "crossbow builder" in Spanish, derived from Spanish ballesta "crossbow".

Barney English
From the given name Barney.

Barrymore English, Irish (Anglicized)
Habitational name for a person from a barony in County Cork, derived from an Anglicized form of Irish Barraigh Mhóra, derived from Irish barr "crop, yield" and mór "big, large, great"... [more]

Barthélémon French
Variant of Barthélémy.

Bassano Italian
Variant of Bassani.

Bastiani Italian
From the given name Bastiano.

Battenberg German
Habitational name for a person from the small town named Battenberg in Hesse, from Old High German personal name Batto and berg "mountain, hill"... [more]

Beaucage French
Variant of Bocage.

Bellefleur French, Literature
Means "beautiful flower" in French. This is the surname of the notable family in the 2001 to 2013 novel series The Southern Vampire Mysteries and the 2008-2014 TV series that inspired it, True Blood.

Belloc French
Habitational name for a person from the commune of Belloc in southwestern France, of unknown etymology.

Ben-hur Jewish, Literature
Means "son of Hur" in Hebrew. This was also the name of the protagonist of both the 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ and the 1959 film adaptation Ben-Hur, named Judah Ben-Hur.

Ben Maimon Jewish, Judeo-Arabic
Means "son of Maimon" in Hebrew.

Ben-porat Hebrew
Means "son of Poratha" in Hebrew.

Bergemann German
Variant of Bergmann.

Bernardeau French
From a diminutive of the given name Bernard.

Berruguete Spanish
From Catalan berruga "wart", possibly denoting a person who has warts or lives in a warty place.

Besançon French
Habitational name for a person from the eponymous capital city of Doubs in France, ultimately from Latin Vesontiō, derived from Proto-Celtic *ves "mountain". Folk etymology states that it is associated with the place name with Old French bison "wisent".

Białobrzeski m Polish
Originally indicated a person from any of the Polish towns named Białobrzeg or Białobrzegi, all derived from Polish biały "white" and brzeg "bank, shore".

Blaque Spanish, Catalan
Variant of "Llaquet". It could also be a Catalan variant of Black

Bogomolets Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from Russian богомо́лец (bogomólec) meaning "pilgrim".

Boiardi Italian
Variant of Boiardo. Ettore Boiardi (1897-1985) also known by the Anglicized name Hector Boyardee, was an Italian-American chef known for his food brand Chef Boyardee.

Boiardo Italian
Means "bureaucrat" in Italian.

Bol Dutch
From Dutch bol "ball, sphere" or "bun, roll, round piece of bread or pastry", possibly an occupational name for a baker, a habitational name for someone who lived by a sign depicting a ball or globe, or a nickname for a bald man, or perhaps a ball player.

Bondevik Norwegian
From Old Norse bóndi "farmer" and vik "inlet".

Bondoc Romanian
Means "stocky" in Romanian.

Borilović Serbian, Montenegrin
Means "son of Boril"

Borislavić Serbian, Montenegrin
Means "son of Borislav"

Brå Norwegian
Means "sudden, short-tempered" in Norwegian.

Bresnahan Irish (Anglicized)
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Brosnacháin (See Brosnan). Roger Bresnahan (1879-1944) was an American player and manager in Major League Baseball.

Bright English
Derived from a short form of Old English names starting with the element beorht "bright".

Brumă Romanian
Means "frost" in Romanian.

Brzykcy Polish
Possibly from Polish brzydki "ugly"

Buchbinder German, Jewish
German cognate of Bookbinder.

Cahoon Scottish
Variant of Colquhoun

Campi Italian
Variant of Campo.

Cannizzaro Italian
Derived from Sicilian cannizzu "wattle", denoting a maker of reed matting. Stanislao Cannizzaro (1826-1910) was an Italian chemist. He is famous for the Cannizzaro reaction and his influential role in the atomic-weight deliberations of the Karlsruhe Congress in 1860.

Cardenas Spanish (Americanized), Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Cárdenas primarily used in America and the Philippines..

Carreau French
Variant of Carrel. It could also be a habitational name from several places named Carreau in France.

Carreaux French
Varient of Carrel.

Casamassima Italian
Habitational name for someone from the town in Apulia, Italy, derived from Italian casa meaning "house" and the given name Massimo.

Çehre Turkish
Means "face" in Turkish, possibly denoting a person with a notable face, from Persian چهره (čehre) "face, visage".

Celeste Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Celeste.

Celestini Italian
Patronymic form of Celestino.

Challinor English
Occupational name for a blanket maker, derived from Middle English chaloun "blanket", itself derived from the French city of Châlons-sur-Marne (now Châlons-en-Champagne), where blankets were made in the Middle Ages.

Chamorro Spanish, Galician
Means "shaved" in Spanish and Galician, denoting a person with a shaved head, a boy, or a Portuguese.

Cherenkov m Russian
Derived from Russian черенок (čerenók) "handle, hilt", denoting a tall, thin person or a maker of such handles. Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov (1904-1990) was a Soviet physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in physics in 1958 with Ilya Frank and Igor Tamm for the discovery of Cherenkov radiation, made in 1934.

Christodoulides Greek
From the given name Christodoulos combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

Chukwuemeka Igbo
From the given name Chukwuemeka.

Claremont French
Means "clear hill" in French, from the Latin clarus "clear" and French mont "mountain", A cognate of Clairmont.

Cohoon Scottish
Variant of Colquhoun

Colantonio Italian
Combination of a shortened form of the given name Nicola 1 and Antonio,

Colhoun Scottish
Variant of Colquhoun

Comberbach English
Habitational name for a person from the village of Comberbach in Cheshire, from the Old English byname or given name Cumbra "Cumbrian" and bæc "stream, brook".

Coppersmith English, German (Americanized)
Occupational name for someone who is a maker of copper goods. Sometimes it is an Americanized form of German Kupferschmidt.

Corazza Italian
Occupational name for an armourer, from Italian corazza "cuirass, breastplate"

Curtice English
Variant of Curtis.

Da Palestrina Italian, History
Means "of Palestrina" in Italian, an Italian commune near Rome, derived from an Italian form of Latin Praenesteus or Praeneste, both of uncertain meaning. a famous bearer of the surname was the Italian late Renaissance composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594).

De Bernardi Italian
Means "son of Bernardo".

De Brazza Italian
Denoted someone who lived in Brač, an island off the coast in Dalmatia, from Italian Brazza "Brač". The famous bearer of this surname was an Italian-French explorer Pierre Paul François Camille Savorgnan de Brazza (1852-1905).

Deburau Czech (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Dvořák. Jean-Gaspard Deburau, born as Jan Kašpar Dvořák (1796-1846), was a Bohemian-French mime. He performed from 1816 to the year of his death at the Théâtre des Funambules, which was immortalized in Marcel Carné's poetic-realist film Children of Paradise.

Dejanović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Dejan".

De La Halle French
Means "of the hall" or "of the covered market" in French, from French halle "hall, covered market". Adam de la Halle (1245-1306) was a French poet-composer trouvère, widely considered as both a conservative and progressive composer.

Delahunt Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dulchaointigh meaning "descendant of a satirist", from Irish dul "going, to go" or "satirist" and cainteach "talkative, chatty" or "plaintive, sad".

De La Reguera Spanish
Means "of the ditch" in Spanish, from Spanish reguera "ditch, irrigation ditch". Ana de la Reguera (1977-) is a Mexican actress known for her role as Sister Encarnación in the 2006 comedy film Nacho Libre.

De La Salle Medieval French, History (Ecclesiastical, Rare)
Means "of the room" in French. It is borne by a saint who is the founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.

De La Tour French
Means "of the tower" in French, a cognate of De La Torre. It denoted one who lived near a watchtower.

De La Tourette French (Rare)
Variant of De La Tour with the French -ette, a diminutive suffix. A notable bearer is Georges Gilles de la Tourette (1857-1904), the namesake for Tourette syndrome.

Del Espíritu Santo Spanish (Rare)
Means "of the Holy Spirit" in Spanish

Del Toro Spanish
Means "of the bull" in Spanish, denoting a person who owns bulls or a tender of bulls.

Demirchyan Armenian
From Ottoman Turkish تیمورجی (demirci) "iron dealer, blacksmith".

De Rais History
Denoted a person from the historical subregion of France, once a part of the Duchy of Brittany, Pays de Retz, historically called Rais, Rays, or Raiz during the Middle Ages. Gilles de Rais (1405-1440) was a knight and lord from Brittany, known for his confession as a serial killer of children.

Derecho Spanish (Philippines)
Means "straight" in Spanish. This surname is common in the Pnilippines

Desimirović Serbian
Means "son of Desimir".

Desunia Portuguese, Filipino
From the Portuguese word desunir meaning "disunite, separate". This surname is particularly common in the Philippines.

Diéguez Spanish
Variant of Díaz.

Diffey English
Possibly from Anglo-Norman defieu meaning "faithless, disloyal", perhaps denoting an unpious person.

Dobrilović Serbian, Montenegrin, Croatian
Means "son of Dobrilo".

Doukaina f History, Late Greek
Feminine form of Doukas. Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamaterina was a Byzantine Empress by marriage to the Byzantine Emperor Alexios III Angelos.

Dragases Greek, History, Serbian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Serbian surname Dragaš. This was the surname of the last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos, who took her mother's surname, Helena Dragaš, as his second last name

Drucker German, Dutch, Jewish
Occupational name for an operator of a printing press, derived from German drucken "to print".

Druckmann German, Jewish
Variant of Drucker. A famous bearer of the name is the Israeli-American writer Neil Druckmann (1978-).

Duce English
From a nickname for a pleasant person, derived from Middle English douce "pleasant, sweet, nice". In some cases, from the given name Douce, of the same origin (see Dulcie).

Duce Italian
Means "captain, leader" in Italian, derived from Latin dux, making it a cognate of English Duke.

Dürer German, History
In the case of the German painter Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528), this was a variant of the German surname Türer, a German translation of Hungarian Ajtósi, meaning "doormaker", to adapt to the local Nuremberg dialect... [more]

Egbertson English
Means "son of Egbert".

Elbert German, Dutch
Derived from the given name Elbert.

Elbertson English, Dutch
Means "son of Elbert".

Eskelinen Finnish
Derived from a variant of Swedish Eskil and the common surname suffix -inen.

Eugenikos Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Evgenikos. Mark of Ephesus, born Manuel Eugenikos, was a Hesychast theologian of the late Palaiologan period of the Byzantine Empire.

Evgenikos Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Means "polite" in Greek, denoting a kind person.

Fagerli Norwegian
From a common farm name in the Oslo area and saeters from Innladet and Hordaland, derived from Old Norse fagr "beautiful, fair" and hlíð "slope".

Fassbinder German
Occupational name for a cooper, derived from German Fass "barrel, keg, cask" and Binder "girder, tie". Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945-1982) was a German filmmaker considered as one of the major figures and catalysts of the New German Cinema movement.

Fechtmeister German
Means "fencing master" in German, this is a nickname for a show fighter or organizer who are a begging and thieving journeyman at fairs in 17th century Germany, from German fechten "to fence" and meister "master".

Feijóo Spanish, Portuguese
Derived from Galician feixó, meaning "bean", possibly denoting a bald person.

Feuchtwanger German
Denoted a person from the town of Feuchtwangen in Germany. The name of the town is probably from German feucht "wet, humid, dank" and possibly wangen "cheek".

Fightmaster German (Americanized)
Americanized form of Fechtmeister. Emmett Rogers Fightmaster (1992-), known professionally as E. R. Fightmaster, is an American non-binary actor, producer and writer.

Finne Finnish, Finland Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Swedish, Norwegian and Danish finne "Finn", ultimately from Old Norse finnr "Sámi, person from Finland". In Norwegian and Danish sometimes habitational.

Fitzpiers English, Literature
Means "son of Peter" in Anglo-Norman, from a medieval form of Peter, Piers. Edred Fitzpiers is a character in the 18th-century novel The Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy, who is depicted as a new doctor in the small woodland village of Little Hintock, who took an interest in Grace Melbury, one of the characters, Giles Winterborne's childhood sweetheart.

Fontanarosa Italian
Denoted a person who came from one of the various places in Italy with this name or similar, derived from Italian meaning "red fountain".

Foubister Scottish
Habitational name for a village in Saint Andrew, from Old Norse fúll "foul, stinking" and bólstaðr "farmstead"

Frankfurter German
Habitational name for someone from either Frankfurt am Main or Frankfurt an der Oder, both places in Germany, derived from German Franke "Franconian, Frank" and Furt "ford", literally meaning "ford of the Franks"... [more]

Frankowska f Polish
Feminine form of Frankowski.

Frankowski m Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations named Franki, Frankowo, or Frankowa, all derived from Polish frank "franc, free"

Franzetti Italian
Italian diminutive form of Franzese.

Fresco Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Means "fresh, cool, blooming" in various languages.

Fresco Italian
From a shortened form of the name Francesco.

Frescobaldi Italian
Derived from the given name Frescobaldo. This was the name of a prominent Florentine noble family as well as Italian composer and virtuoso Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643).

Frič Czech
Czechized form of Fritsch.

Frith English, Scottish
From Old English friþ "peace, refuge, sanctuary", probably denoting a person who lives in a sanctuary or at peace. It also be a variant of English surname Firth.

Fritsch German
Patronymic name derived from the given name Friedrich.

Fronda Spanish (Philippines), Spanish
Means "frond, leafy branch" in Spanish.

Gąsienica Polish
Means "caterpillar, leafworm" in Polish.

Gebremariam Ge'ez
Means "servant of Mary", from the combination of Gebre and Mariam, the Ge'ez form of Mary.

Gebremichael Ge'ez
Means "servant of Michael", from the combination of Gebre and Michael.

Generosa Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Means "generous" in several languages, derived from Latin generosus "well-born, noble". It could also be from the given name Generoso, of the same origin.

Geronimi Italian
Derived from the given name Geronimo.

Gou Catalan
From the given Germanic name Gaud or Gauto.

Govorov m Russian
Denoted a talkative person or a storyteller, from Russian говорит (govorit) meaning "to speak".

Grønn Norwegian
Norwegian cognate of Green.

Guernsey English
Denoted someone who lived in Guernsey, an island in the Channel Islands, derived from Old Norse Grani and ey "island"... [more]

Guggenheimer Jewish
Originally indicated a person from either Gougenheim in Alsace or Jugenheim in Hesse, perhaps meaning "home of Gogo(n)". Gogo(n) is a Germanic personal name

Gujarati Indian
Denoted a person of Gujarat descent. From Gujarati ગુજરાત (gujrāt), inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (gujjarattā) "country of the Gurjaras”, itself comes from Sanskrit *गुर्जरत्रा (gurjaratrā), of the same meaning... [more]

Haapa Finnish
Means "aspen tree" in Finnish.

Häuter German, Jewish
German cognate of Skinner, from German haut "skin, hide".

Haverland Dutch
Means "oat field" in Dutch, from Dutch haver "oat" and land.

Hazlehurst English
Habitational name for a person from the places in Lancashire, Surrey, or Sussex, or somebody who lives in a hazel grove, all derived from Old English hæsl "hazel" (Archaic form hazle) and hyrst "wood, grove".

Hazzan Jewish
Occupational name for a cantor or singer of a synagogue, from Hebrew חזן (khazán) "cantor, leader of a congregation".

Herradura Spanish (Philippines)
Means "horseshoe" in Spanish, possibly an occupational name for someone who worked with horseshoes.

Heureaux French (Caribbean)
Possibly from French heureux "happy, lucky, good". Ulises Heureaux (1845-1899) was the 22nd, 26th, and 27th president of the Dominican Republic

Hollingworth English
Habitational name for a person from the village called Hollingsworth in Greater Manchester and other villages so called, all derived from Old English holegn "holly" and worþ "enclosure".

Homola Czech
Variant of Homolka.

Horcicky Czech, History
Derived from Czech hořčice, meaning "white mustard". This surname was the original Czech form of Jacobus Sinapius.

Huguenot French
Meaning uncertain. It could be denoted as a French Protestant who held the Reformed tradition of Protestantism, possibly derived from Middle French eiguenot "Swiss confederate", from Swiss republican Besançon Hugues, or a diminutive form of Hugues, from the same person... [more]

Iancovschi m Romanian
Romanian form of Jankowski.

Iannacone Italian
Means "son of Iannaco", an elaborated form of Ianni.

Ines Spanish
From the given name Inés.

Joule English
Variant of Joel.

Judge Irish
Anglicized calque of Mac an Bhreitheamhan.

Jungbluth German
Means "young blossom" in German, from German jung "young" and blüte "blossom, flower", possibly denoting a person who blossomed early in their life.

Junot French
Possibly from a diminutive of the given name Jean 1.

Juuso Finnish
From the given name Juuso.

Karamanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Քարամանյան (see Karamanyan).

Karamanli f Greek
Feminine form of Karamanlis. Anna Karamanli (1968-) is a Greek politician, sports journalist, and former athlete.

Karamanlis m Greek
Originally indicated a person who came from Karaman, a city located in south-central Turkey, itself is derived from Karaman Bey, a Turkoman chieftain who ruled the Karamanids in the 13th century... [more]

Karamanyan Armenian
From Ottoman Turkish قرامان (Karaman), a city in south-central Turkey, or قرامان (karaman) "swarthy, black, dark-skinned".

Kaunismäki Finnish
Derived from Finnish kaunis "beautiful, pretty" and mäki "hill".

Kauppi Finnish
From the medieval variant of the given name Jaakob. In some cases from the Finnish archaic term meaning "merchant, trader".

Kehoe Irish
Variant of McKeogh.

Khatchadourian Armenian
Variant of Khachaturian. This was the surname of Eva Khatchadourian, the mother of Kevin Khatchadourian, a school shooter in the 2003 fictional novel We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver.

Kies German
Either from Middle High German kis "gravel, shingle", denoting someone who lives in a gravelly place, or kiesen "to choose". Johann Kies (1713–1781) was a German astronomer and mathematician.

Kirchschläger German (Austrian)
Habitational name of several places in Austria named Kirchschlag, all possibly from Middle High German kirche "church" and Schlag "blow, hit".

Kiviniemi Finnish
Derived from Finnish kivi "stone, rock" and niemi "cape, peninsula".

Klemetti Finnish
From the given name Klemetti.

Klempner German, Jewish
Means "plumber, tinsmith" in German, derived from Middle Low German klampe "clamp".

Kling Dutch
Occupational surname meaning "blade" in Dutch, referring to a person who made knives. A Dutch cognate of Messer.

Kola Finnish
From vernacular forms of Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (See Nikolaos). It could also be from Swedish kol "coal", possibly denoting a coal miner, or kota, a type of conical tent.

Koni Russian
Derived from Russian конь (konʹ) "horse", denoting someone who worked with horses or whose traits are similar to one. Anatoly Koni (1844-1927) was a Russian jurist, judge, politician and writer... [more]

Konyukhov m Russian
From Russian конюх (konjux) meaning "groom, stableman, hostler".

Kornilov m Russian
Means "son of Kornelij". Lavr Kornilov (1870-1918) was a Russian military intelligence officer, explorer, and general in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I and the ensuing Russian Civil War.

Korsak m Russian
Possibly denoting a sly person, derived from Russian корсак (korsak) "corsac fox", itself derived from Proto-Turkic *karsak "short, steppe fox".

Kouyoumdjian Armenian
Derived from Ottoman Turkish قیوجی (kuyucu) "welldigger".

Kozub Czech, Polish, Slovak
Either denoted a fireplace maker or a saddler depending on the origin, either meaning "fireplace, hearth" in Czech and Slovak or "saddle" in Polish.

Kraaijkamp Dutch
Means "field of crows" in Dutch, from the plural form of Dutch kraai "crow" and kamp "camp, field".

Krestos Ge'ez
Ge'ez form from Greek given name Christos 1, used as a surname of several Ethiopian emperors.

Kretschmer German
Means "innkeeper, tavernkeeper, pubkeeper", derived from Proto-Slavic *кърчьмарь (kъrčьmařь).

Kubrick Jewish, Polish
Derived from Polish kubryk "ship's forecastle". Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and photographer, widely considered as the greatest filmmaker of all time.

Kühn German, Jewish
Variant of Kuhn or from German kühn meaning "daring, audacious". As a Jewish name it is ornamental.

Kulju Finnish
Means "quagmire, morass" in Finnish

Kuljuntausta Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Finnish kulju "quagmire, morass" and tausta "back". A notable of this name is Finnish electronic composer Petri Kuljuntausta (1961-).

Kunnas Finnish
Means "hill, hillock" in Finnish.

Kupferschmidt German, Jewish
German cognate of Coppersmith, from German Kupferschmied "brazier, coppersmith".

Kuusisto Finnish
Means "spruce forest" in Finnish, from Finnish kuusi "spruce" combined with a collective forming suffix.

Laithwaite English
Habitational name for a person from the places named Laithwaite in Pemberton or Cockerham, derived from Old Norse hlaða "storehouse, barn" and þveit "clearing".

Lamm German, Jewish
German cognate of Lamb. As a Jewish name, it is ornamental.

Lapidario Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Spanish lapidário "lapidary". Severino Lapidario (1847-1896) was a corporal in the Spanish Navy Marines who was implicated in the Cavite Mutiny of 1872. He was one of the Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite.

Lastimosa Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish lastimoso "shameful, pitiful, blameworthy"

Lebesgue French
Means "the stammerer" in French, denoting a person with a stammer, from Old French beguer "stuttering, stammering", from Middle Dutch beggen “to chat”.

Lenická Czech, Slovak
From a diminutive form of a Czech and Slovak name Lenka. Matia Lenická (1984-) is a drum and bass producer and DJ from Bratislava, Slovakia.

L'Huillier French
Denoted a person who produces or sells oil, from French huile "oil" with fused definite article l'. Anne Geneviève L'Huillier (1958-) is a French physicist who beat the world record for the shortest laser pulse, of 170 attoseconds.

Lhuillier Cebuano, Filipino
Borrowed from French L'Huillier used in the Philippines. Jean Henri Diago Lhuillier (1969) is a Filipino businessman, diplomat, and sports patron.

Liimatta Finnish
From a vernacular form of the given name Klemetti (see Klemetti).

Lipschutz Jewish
Habitational surname for someone in Liebschütz, Germany, or Liebeschitz, Poland, both derived from Proto-Slavic *lipa "lime tree".

Lisci Italian
Probably means "smooth" in Italian, derived from the Italian liscio "smoothing", likely denoting a clean person.

Litherland English
From a place name: either Litherland in Merseyside or Uplitherland in Lancashire. The place names themselves derive from Old Norse hlið "hillside, slope" (genitive form hliðar) and Old English land "land".

Llaquet Spanish, Catalan
Topographic name from the Catalan word llac "pond, lake", indicating a person who lives near a lake.

Loo Dutch, German
Means "clearing" in Dutch and North German.

Lorenzini Italian
Means "son of Lorenzino", a diminutive of Lorenzo.

Macadangdang Filipino, Cebuano, Ilocano
Derived from Cebuano dangdang "to broil, to grill" or Tagalog dangdang "heating, toasting, or drying through exposure to fire or glowing coals", possibly an occupational name for someone who dries things by the fire.

Mac an Bhreitheamhan Irish
Means "son of the judge" in Irish, derived from Old Irish brithem "judge, brehon, jurist".

Mac Cana Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McCann.

Mac Conallaidh Scottish Gaelic
Means "son of Cú Allaidh" in Scottish Gaelic. The given name Cú Allaidh means "wolf".

Mac Con Charraige Irish
Means "son of the hound of the rock" in Irish, from Irish cú "hound" and carraig "rock".

Mac Con Chathrach Irish
Means "son of the hound of the fortress" in Irish, from Irish cú "hound" and cathair "castle, fortress".

MacKeogh Scottish
Variant of McKeogh.

Maimon Jewish, Judeo-Arabic
From the given name Maimon or Maimun

Maimonides Jewish (Hellenized), Judeo-Arabic, History
Hellenized form of Ben Maimon. Moses ben Maimon was a Sephardic rabbi and philosopher, commonly known as Maimonides.

Malach Hebrew, Jewish
From the Hebrew word מלאך (mal'akh) "messenger, angel". As a Jewish name it is ornamental.

Malapitan Filipino
Means "to get close, approachable" in Filipino.

Malebranche French (Rare)
Means "bad branch" in French, denoting a person who is on the bad side of a family tree. It could also possibly be a variant of Malherbe. Nicolas Malebranche was a French Oratorian Catholic priest and rationalist philosopher.

Manhilot Cebuano, Filipino
Means "to massage", from Cebuano acting prefix man- with hilot, a traditional healing practice, involving chiropractic manipulation and massage.

Marçal Spanish, Catalan
Derived from the given name Marçal.

Marcucci Italian
From the diminutive form of the given name Marco.

McAnally English, Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Conallaidh.

McCarrick Irish (Anglicized)
Either an anglicized form of the Irish surname Mac Con Charraige or Mac Con Chathrach... [more]

McDiarmid Scottish
Scottish variant of McDermott.

McGinnity Irish
Variant of McGinty.

McKeogh Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Eochaidh.

McKeough Irish, Scottish
Variant of McKeogh.

McMenamin Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Meanman.

Mesropyan Armenian
Means "son of Mesrop".

Micklethwaite English
Habitational name for a person from several places inside Yorkshire, all derived from Old Norse mikill "great, large" and þveit "clearing, pasture".

Miedinger German
Habitational name for someone from Meitingen in Württemberg.

Miettinen Finnish
From the given name Klemetti.

Mnatsakanyan Armenian
Means "son of Mnatsakan".

Monasterio Spanish
Means "monastery" in Spanish, denoting a person who lives or works in a monastery.

Monkman English
Occupational name for a servant in a monastery, from Middle English monk "monk" and man "man", effectively a variant of Monk with an added suffix.

Montfort Medieval French (Rare)
Habitational name from any of numerous places called Montfort from Old French mont "hill" and fort "strong impregnable"

Morera Spanish, Catalan
Means "mulberry" in Spanish and Catalan, denoting a person who lived near a mulberry tree.

Mountbatten English, German (Anglicized)
Partial calque of Battenberg. This is the name of a British family that originated as a branch of the Battenberg family, a notable bearer of which was British statesman Lord Mountbatten (1900-1979).

Nachtmann German, Jewish
Derived from German nacht "night" and mann, referring to a night watchman. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.

Necker German
Denoted a person who lives near the Neckar River, a major tributary of the Rhine.

Nesbø Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse nes "headland" and bǿr "farmhouse, farmstead".

Nguyenova f Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Derived from the Vietnamese surname Nguyen combined with a surname-forming suffix.

Nivison English, Scottish
Means "son of Nevin".

Ó Breisleáin Irish, Scottish
Means "descendant of Breisleáin" in Irish. The given name Breisleáin is of unknown meaning.

Obst German, Jewish
Means "fruit" in German, denoting someone who grows or sells fruit. As a Jewish name, it is ornamental.

Ocasio Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly from Spanish ocasión "time, occasion" or from ocaso "dusk, sunset", but the meaning as a surname is unexplained. A famous bearer of the name is American politician and activist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (1989-).

Ochs German, Jewish
Means "ox" in German, derived from Middle High German ohse, possibly denoting a strong person or someone who worked with oxen. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.

Ochsenkopf German
Habitational name for a person living in any of the mountains across Germany, Austria, or Liechtenstein, literally meaning "ox's head" in German.

O'doherty Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Dochartaigh.

O'keenan Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Ó Cianáin

Ondra Czech
From the diminutive of the given name Ondřej (see given name Ondra).

Ormerod English
Habitational name for a person from a minor place named Ormerod in Lancashire, from Old Norse given name Ormr and Old English rod "cleared land".

Ostrovschi m Romanian, Moldovan
Romanian and Moldovan form of Ostrowski.

Ostrovska f Ukrainian
Feminine form of Ostrovskiy.

Ostrovská f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Ostrovský.

Ostrovskaya f Russian
Feminine form of Ostrovsky.

Ostrovskiy m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Ostrowski.

Ostrovsky m Russian
Russian form of Ostrowski.

Ostrovský m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Ostrowski.

Ó Tormaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Tormach" in Irish.

O'Trohy Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Ó Troighthigh.

Outinen Finnish
Possibly derived from the given name Outi.

Paakkanen Finnish
From the given name Paavali.

Paakkari Finnish
Derived from Swedish bagare "baker".

Pagdanganan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "to be respected" in Tagalog, from Tagalog dangan "respect, consideration" with object trigger prefix and suffix pag- -an. This surname is mostly found in Bulacan.

Palfrey English
Occupational surname for a man who works with saddle-horses, from Middle English palfrey, a kind of small saddle horse used in the Middle Ages.

Panteleev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Пантелеев (see Panteleyev).

Panteleyev m Russian
Means "son of Panteley".

Papier French, German, Jewish
Means "paper" in French and German, denoting a paper maker or merchant, both derived from Old French papier.

Pardo De Tavera Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
In the case of Filipino physician Trinidad Pardo de Tavera (1857-1925), he came from a Portuguese aristocratic family of Pardo from Tavira (a town in Portugal). The family added the name de Tavera, meaning "of Tavira" to affix their place of origin, similar to Spanish noble customs... [more]

Parkzer English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of "Parker". Adam Parkzer, better known mononymously as Parkzer, formally known as Adam Park, renamed it to Parkzer because of 'how generic his surname was'

Pashinyan Armenian
Means "son of Pasha".

Pastorius German (Latinized)
Derived from Latin pastor "shepherd", a Latinized form of German surname Schäfer. This surname is no longer found in Germany. Jaco Pastorius (1951-1987), full name John Francis Anthony Pastorius III, was the most influential American jazz bassist, composer, and producer... [more]

Pelsmaeker Dutch
Variant of Pelsmaker.

Pelsmaker Dutch
Occupational name for a pelt maker, from Dutch pels "pelt, fur" and maker "maker"

Piccione Italian
Means "pigeon" in Italian, denoting someone who resembles the bird or an occupational name for a pigeon keeper.

Pijpers Dutch
Dutch cognate of Piper.

Piovasco Italian, Literature
Means "shower, brief fall of rain" in Italian, from Italian piovere or piova, both meaning "rain" with an added suffix. Cosimo Piovasco di Rondò is the protagonist in the Italian novel The Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino, who inherited this surname from his father, Arminio Piovasco.

Plebanski Polish
From Polish pleban "parish priest".

Pobedonostsev m Russian
Derived from Russian победоносный (pobedonósnyj) meaning "victorious, triumphant". Konstantin Pobedonostsev (1827-1907) was a Russian jurist and statesman who served as an adviser to three Russian emperors.

Poilièvre French, French (Quebec)
Meaning uncertain, possibly from French pois aux lièvres "yellow pea, split pea" or a combination of French poil "hair" and lièvre "hare", denoting a furrier.

Polański m Polish, Rusyn, Jewish
Topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing or a habitational name for someone from any of various places called Polana or Polany, all derived from Polish polana meaning "glade, clearing".

Polanski m Polish, Rusyn, Jewish
Unaccented form of Polański. A famous bearer of the name is French film director Raymond Roman Thierry Polański (1933-), who was born to a Polish-Jewish father.

Ponzio Italian
From the given name Ponzio.

Porat Jewish, Hebrew
From the given name Poratha.

Portocarrero Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a Spanish form of Porto Carreiro, an old municipality in Galicia, from Galician porto "port, harbour" and carreiro "path, pathway".

Pozharsky Russian
Possibly from Russian пожар (požár) meaning "fire, conflagration". A famous bearer of the name was Russian prince Dmitry Mikhaylovich Pozharsky (1577-1642) known for his military leadership during the Polish–Muscovite War.