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Aarab Arabic
Ethnic name for an Arab, from ʿarab, a collective, meaning literally ‘Arabdom, Arabs’. The surname is most frequent in countries, such as Iran and Algeria, that were not populated by ethnic Arabs in the first millennum; its bearers are both Muslims and Christians.
Aluko Yoruba
From àlùkò ‘woodcock’, said to be a name adopted by Ijesha textile hawkers to deflect the curses of their debtors.
Arn German (Swiss), English, Swedish
Swedish: from a short form of any of the many Norse names of which arn ‘eagle’ is the first element, for example Arnbjorn, Arnfinn, or Arnsten.... [more]
Arne English, Norwegian, Swedish, German
English (northern) Swedish and German: From the (medieval) personal name Arne a short form of Arnold or in Scandinavia any of the many other Norse names of which arn ‘eagle’ is the first element for example Arnbjörn Arnfinn and Arnsten.... [more]
Bael English, German (Americanized)
English: variant of Beal.... [more]
Bican Czech, Slovak, Romanian
Czech (mainly Bočan, also Bočán) and Slovak (also Bocán, Bočan): nickname for a tall, gangling person, from Old Czech bočan ‘stork’. Compare Bocian.... [more]
Boling German, English
German (Böling): variant of Böhling and Bölling (see Bohling, Bolling).... [more]
Buhl m German
Nickname for a male relative (i.e. a member of an important family who was not the head of it), from Middle High German buole ‘kinsman’ (Old High German buolo, also used as a personal name).... [more]
Chilcott English
English (West Country): variant of Chilcote.
Cron Scottish, German, Jewish (Ashkenazi), French, Picard, Breton, Swedish (Americanized)
Scottish (Dumfriesshire and Cumberland): variant of Crone.... [more]
Cruzado Spanish
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Angel, Bartolome, Eloisa, Eloy, Emilio, Fernando, Genoveva, Geraldo, Isauro, Jaime.... [more]
Czyżyk Polish
Means "siskin (bird)" in Polish.
Debeau French, English (British), History
Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Normand, Andre, Pierre, Fernand, Gaston, Solange, Adelard, Baptiste, Cecile, Chantel, Donat.... [more]
Di Vincenzo Italian
Some characteristic forenames: Italian Mario, Angelo, Guido, Nino, Remo, Tito, Aldo, Alfonso, Alfredo, Antonio, Benito, Carlo, Carmelo, Carmine, Dante, Eduardo, Elvira, Gustavo, Olympio, Rodolfo, Sergio.... [more]
Dolic Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian, Turkish
Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian (Delić): patronymic from Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian delija, an occupational name for a cavalryman of the Ottoman Turkish army and also a nickname for a hero, from Turkish deli ‘mad, brave’.
Dukeshire English
Probably a combination of Duke and Shire.
Edl German, Dutch, Jewish (Ashkenazi), Yiddish
Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Rudi, Alois, Bernhard, Ernst.... [more]
Edra Jewish
Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Moshe, Ehud, Haskel, Shalom, Shoshanna, Yoram.... [more]
Eloe German
Some characteristic forenames: German Aloys, Fritz.... [more]
Eras Spanish
From the medieval personal name Egas, probably of Visigothic origin. This surname is very rare in Spain; it is found mainly in Ecuador... [more]
Esteb English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Topographic name from Middle English est + hawe ‘east enclosure’ (Old English ēast + haga), denoting a dweller ‘at the east enclosure’, or from a lost minor place so named... [more]
Flom Jewish (Ashkenazi), Norwegian, Yiddish
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Birgit, Jalmer, Nels, Selmer, Sig.... [more]
Gauvin French, History
ome characteristic forenames: French Emile, Jacques, Normand, Pierre, Armand, Gisele, Laurent, Lucien, Raynald, Yves, Adrien, Aime.... [more]
Germany English
English (eastern): habitational name from Middle English Germanie, denoting the parts of Continental Europe inhabited by ancient Germanic peoples.
Gire English (American), German
Americanized form of German Gaier or Geyer.
Gorgonio Greek
Means 'violent one'.
Grenard French, Walloon, English (British)
Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Henri, Armand, Emile, Jacques, Marielle, Michel, Monique, Olivier, Pierre, Remi, Serge.... [more]
Grugan Irish
Variant of Grogan.
Hanon Irish, Walloon, French
Variant of Hannon. Borne by French pianist Charles-Louis Hanon.
Heidelberg German, Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Habitational name from any of the places called Heidelberg, of which the best-known example is in Bade.
Heir English
English: relationship name from Middle English heir(e), heier ‘heir’. Compare Ayre.... [more]
Hlava Hungarian
Direct translation from hlava meaning "head".
Hoag Scottish, Norwegian, Swedish, English
Scottish and English: variant of Hogg .... [more]
Hoes English, Dutch
Some characteristic forenames: German Otto.... [more]
Howes English
Pronounced to rhyme with hose, a variant of Howe with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s. Hose (Leicestershire), recorded as Howes in 1086, is named with the plural of Old English hōh ‘hill spur’.... [more]
Hulm Scottish (?), English (?)
Alternative transcription of Hulme.
Istvány Hungarian (Rare)
From the given name István.
Jastremski Ukrainian, Polish, Czech
Derives from a Slavic surname and originates from western Ukraine. The term was initially used to describe either people from the East (Polish name) or people from the South (Ukrainian name). Jastremski is derived from the word jastrom, meaning 'easterner'.... [more]
Junior Medieval English
Junior or Jr. is used for a baby boy who has the same name as his father. The name is derived from the Middle English word junior, meaning the young or child.
Jurjovec Obscure
Meaning unknown
Kakos Greek, Arabic, Muslim, Assyrian, Hungarian, Slovak
Some characteristic forenames: Greek Demetrios, Spiros. Arabic/Muslim Ezzat, Habib, Issam, Jamila, Najib, Talal.... [more]
Karol Jewish (Ashkenazi), Polish, Rusyn, Slovak
Polish, Slovak Rusyn, Slovak: from the personal name Karol, Polish and Slovak equivalent of Charles.... [more]
Karr German, Scottish, English
German: truncated form of Karren or Karrer.... [more]
Kc Chinese, Korean, Burmese, Hungarian
Some characteristic forenames: Chinese Young, Kwang, Yong, Sung, Jae, Eun, Hyun, Myung, Jung, Kyong, Sang, Wing. Korean Chang, Chong, Chung, Byung, Byung Soo, Hak, Jeong, Kwang Soo, Min, Myong, Pak, Sinae.... [more]
Koepcke German, Polish (Germanized, ?), Serbian (Germanized, ?)
North German (Köpke): from a Low German pet form of the personal name Jakob (see Jacob).... [more]
Korablev m Russian
From Russian корабль (korabl'), meaning "ship, boat".
Kösen Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Chaim, Joachim, Yosef.... [more]
Krag German, Danish, Norwegian
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels. German Manfred.... [more]
Kuka Albanian, Slovak, Polish, Czech, Serbian, Croatian, German, South Slavic
Albanian: from the old personal name Kukë (definite form Kuka), which is most likely of South Slavic origin, a cognate of the names in 3 below.... [more]
Kukac Croatian (Rare)
Means "insect, worm" in Croatian.
Las Polish, Jewish (Ashkenazi, ?)
From Polish las, meaning "forest, wood".
Lasson English (British)
Possibly a variant of Leeson.
Laurin French, Slovene (Americanized)
Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Emile, Marcel, Michel, Pierrette, Alphonse, Armand, Germain, Herve, Jacques, Jean-Marc, Luc.... [more]
Laxson Danish, German
Patronymic from Lax.
Leisure French (Americanized)
Americanized form of French Lesueur.
Lennard Anglo-Saxon, German
Derived from the baptismal name for Leonard.... [more]
Mael Norwegian (Rare)
Habitational name derived from Old Norse melr "sandbank, gravel bank".
Maňák Czech
Metronymic from the female personal name Máňa, a pet form of Marie (see Maria).... [more]
Maquet French
From a derivative of bac ‘tub’, also ‘ferry’, used as a metonymic occupational name for a maker or for a boatman.... [more]
McGahan Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eacháin or Mag Eocháin, ‘son of Eachán’ a diminutive of Eachaidh, a personal name based on each ‘horse’. Scottish variants tend to spell the internal fricative x as ch rather than gh or h as in Ireland.
McGuchan Irish
Irish: mainly Scottish spelling of Irish Mac Eacháin, see McGahan.
McKaren Scottish Gaelic (Rare, Archaic)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Labhrainn ‘son of Labhrann’, Gaelic form of the personal name Lawrence.... [more]
McNay Scottish Gaelic (Anglicized), Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Niadh, a patronymic from the byname Nia ‘champion’.
Medve Hungarian
Means 'bear' in Hugarian.
Melle Italian
Derived from the place name Melle in Cueno, Piedmont, northern Italy. It could also be derived from the given name Mello, a short form of diminutives ending with -mello (like Giacomello, a diminutive of Giacomo).
Meller German (Americanized), Danish (Americanized), Jewish (Ashkenazi), Polish (Germanized), English
Some characteristic forenames: German Uwe, Alois, Armin, Bernd, Dieter, Erwin, Hartmann, Manfred, Nikolaus, Ute. Jewish Arie, Baruch, Emanuel, Gershon, Moisey, Moshe.... [more]
Nab Scottish, English, German, French, Jewish (Ashkenazi), Yiddish
Scottish: truncated form of Mcnay.... [more]
Nabb English (British), Scottish (Anglicized)
English (Lancashire): topographic name for someone who lived by a nab, Middle English nabbe ‘hillock, knoll’ (Old Norse nabbi ‘projecting peak, hill’), or a habitational name from any of the many minor places in northern and eastern England named with this word, for example Whalley Nab in Blackburn (Lancashire), Nab Scar in Rydal (Westmorland), and The Nab in Burgh Saint Margaret (Norfolk).... [more]
Nazário Spanish, Portuguese
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Luis, Carlos, Rafael, Angel, Emilio, Enrique, Jorge, Manuel, Ruben, Francisco, Juan.... [more]
Needle English, Jewish (Americanized)
English: from Middle English nedle nadle ‘needle’ (Old English nǣdle) hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of needles or in some cases perhaps for a tailor. See also Nadler.... [more]
Needlemeyer Literature
Probably a combination of Needle and Meyer.... [more]
Oo Chinese, Burmese
Chinese: variant of U, itself a variant of Yu and Wu.... [more]
Peles English, Welsh, Italian
Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Livio, Primo, Santo.... [more]
Perrone Italian
Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Salvatore, Antonio, Pasquale, Vito, Domenic, Cosmo, Gaetano, Pellegrino, Rocco, Sal, Aldo.... [more]
Pfeiff German
Abridged form of German Pfeiffer.
Psaras Greek
Means fisherman in Greek.... [more]
Quadrillion Obscure
From English 'quadrillion' which means ten to the power of fifteen.
R Obscure
Meaning unknown.
Ragoonanan Caribbean
Unknown meaning. This surname is mostly Tobagonian.
Rapier Dutch
Dutch: perhaps from Middle Dutch rapiere ‘foil, sword’, for someone carrying such a weapon, or form a topographic name Raepier ‘land on which rapes are grown’.... [more]
Reat English (British, Rare), German (Rare)
Americanized form of German Roth.... [more]
Ruszczak Polish
From the verb ruszać with numerous potential meanings—"to move; to set out", "to shake; to waver", "to bother; to harass" or "to disturb someone else's belongings"—or from Rus meaning either "reddish-haired person" or "Ruthenian; Rusyn".
Sawatsky German, Polish (Germanized)
Some characteristic forenames: German Gerhart, Erna, Hans.... [more]
Sawatzki um German, Polish (Germanized)
Some characteristic forenames: German Heinz, Otto.... [more]
Scholman Jewish, German (Americanized)
Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Chaim, Hyman, Ari, Avi, Batya, Chana, Ephraim, Gershon, Isidor, Mandel.... [more]
Schoonings Dutch (Rare)
Meaning not fully understood.... [more]
Schopff German
German (Schöff): in most cases an occupational name from Middle High German scheffe ‘lay assessor at a court, juror’ (modern German Schöffe)
Schwarzschild German
Derives from Old High German swarz meaning "black" and schilt meaning "shield". A famous bearer of this surname is physicist and astronomer Karl Schwarzschild. (1873-1916)
Smal Medieval English
Old English version of Small.
Smalling German
North German (Schmäling): from a derivative of Schmal.
Spare English
Nickname for a frugal person, from Middle English spare ‘sparing, frugal’ (Old English spær).
Szady Polish (Archaic)
Nickname from Old Polish szady ‘gray’. Compare Sady.
Szalma Polish, Hungarian
Some characteristic forenames: Polish Jacek, Jozef, Małgorzata, Wiesław, Wojiech.... [more]
Szczepkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place named Szczepków, from the personal name Szczepek, a pet form of Szczepan.
Szymczyk Polish
Means "son of Szymon".
Ueland Norwegian
Habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named in Rogaland. The first element is of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old Norse úfr ‘horned owl’; the second element is land ‘land’, ‘farmstead’.
Van der Kuip Dutch
Means 'from the Kuip', with kuip meaning 'fairing' in Dutch.
Varshavski Russian, Soviet, Jewish
Denotes someone from Warsaw (Warcisław's place), in Poland.
Veillette French (Americanized)
Some characteristic forenames: French Lucien, Alain, Armand, Francois, Germaine, Jacques, Jean-Marie, Marcel, Yves.... [more]
Villarroel Spanish
Derivative and rarer version of Villa, unexplained. Compare Villarruel.
Vista Italian
Probably from a short form of a medieval personal name such as Bellavista, an omen or well-wishing name literally meaning ‘fine view’.
Voytsekhovsky Polish, Russian, Belarusian, Kazakh, Ukrainian
One of the most common Polish surnames goes back to toponyms which were named from the short form Voitsekh (Wojciech) of the male name Voitseslav (Wojciesław), consisting of two common Slavic roots «warrior» and «glory.» The popularity of the name arose with Bishop Wojciech, the baptist of Poland and the Western Slavic lands (10th century)... [more]
Warkentin m Russian (Germanized)
Germanised form of Varkentin. In Germany, the gender specification does not apply to the last name.
Wiens German
Patronymic from a short form of an ancient Germanic compound personal name beginning with wini "friend".
Winkworth Medieval English
Locative name from Winkworth Farm in Lea (Wilts), recorded as Winkeworthe in 1248. It is also possible that the surname is from Winkworth Farm in Godalming (Surrey), considering the presence of medieval early bearers in the county, but there are no medieval forms for this place-name and so the early bearers in Surrey may be migrants from the Wilts place, who later gave their name to the place in Surrey.
Xx Chinese
Some characteristic forenames: Chinese: Wei, Jing, Jian, Ming, Li, Yi, Hui, Bin, Gang, Hong, Ping, Jin, Min, Chong, You, Chang, Hu, Neng, Shen, Yiming, Yiping. Vietnamese Long, Hao, Lan, Hai, Bian, Buu, Cong, Dai, Mai, Nu, Quan, Thi.... [more]
Yastremskyi Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Jastremski.
Yellowhair Navajo, Cheyenne
Native American (mainly Navajo; also Yellow Hair): translation into English of a personal name such as Navajo Bitsiiʼ Łitsoii (literally ‘His Yellow Hair’), which is derived from bitsiiʼ ‘his hair’ and łitso ‘yellow’, or Cheyenne Heova'ehe, derived from the prefix heov- ‘yellow’ and the suffix -a'e ‘hair’.
Yellowman Indigenous American
Native American (also Yellow Man): translation into English of a personal name such as Navajo Hastiin Łitso, based on hastiin ‘man’ and łitso ‘yellow’, referring to the color of the complexion or the hair (Juxtapose Yellowhair).
Yttrefjord Norwegian, Swedish, Danish
From the Swedish or Norwegian word yttre, meaning outer or external combined with Danish fjord, meaning inlet.... [more]
Yzaguirre Basque
Respelling of Basque Izaguirre.
Zajack Polish (Anglicized)
Possibly Anglicised form of Polish surname.
Zawadzki mu Polish, Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Some characteristic forenames: Polish Maciej, Zbigniew, Andrzej, Casimir, Slawomir, Zygmunt, Bogdan, Grazyna, Ireneusz, Jacek, Janusz, Jerzy.... [more]
Zzohaib Pakistani (Rare)
Unidentified origins.
Zzyzyx Obscure
Unidentified origins, most likely a variant of the place name Zzyzx.
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