Browse Submitted Surnames

Cheeseman English
Occupational name for a maker or seller of cheese.

Cheever English
Occupational name for a goatherd or a nickname for a capricious person, from Anglo-Norman chevre "goat". A famous bearer of the name was American author John William Cheever (1912-1982).

Cheim Khmer
Variant transcription of Choem.

Chekalenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Chekalov.

Chekalov m Russian
Valeriy Chekalov was the head of logistics for the Wagner PMC.

Chekhov Russian
Possibly referred to someone from Czechia, or a derivative of the ancient Russian name Chekh or Chokh, which in turn relates to the verb chikhat "to sneeze"... [more]

Chekov Russian
This is the surname of the fictional Star Trek Character, Pavel Andreievich Chekov.

Chelebidzhikhan Crimean Tatar (Russified), Crimean Tatar (Ukrainianized)
Russified and Ukrainianised form of Çelebicihan.

Chell French
Probably a respelling of the French habitational name Challe, from any of the various places so named from Late Latin cala ‘rock shelter’.

Chellberg Swedish (Anglicized), Norwegian (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicised form of Kjellberg.

Chelsee English (Rare)
Variant of Chelsea.

Chen Thai
Possibly a Name that Thai People with Chinese Descendants have. It has a Meaning of "Deserve".

Chêne French
from Old French chesne "oak" (from Late Latin caxinus), hence a topographic name denoting someone who lived near a conspicuous oak tree or in an oak wood, or a habitational name from (Le) Chêne, the name of several places in various parts of France... [more]

Chénier French
French surname which indicated one who lived in an oak wood or near a conspicuous oak tree, derived from Old French chesne "oak" (Late Latin caxinus). In some cases it may be from a Louisiana dialectical term referring to "an area of shrub oak growing in sandy soil" (i.e., "beach ridge, usually composed of sand-sized material resting on clay or mud... [more]

Cheong Korean
Variant of Jeong.

Cheong Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Cantonese)
Hakka and Cantonese romanization of Zhang.

Chepchumba Kalenjin
Matronymic surname meaning "daughter of Chumba".

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.

Chérif Arabic (Maghrebi), Western African
Form of Sharif used in North Africa and parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Cherkassky Russian, Jewish
Name for someone from the city of Cherkasy (or Cherkassy) in Ukraine, which is of uncertain meaning.

Cherkosov m Russian
Variant of Cherkasov.

Chernoff Russian, Jewish
Alternative spelling of Chernov, a patronymic from the byname Chernyj meaning ‘black’, denoting a black-haired or dark-skinned person.

Chernova Russian
Derived from Russian чёрный (chyorniy) meaning "black". Feminine counterpart of Chernov.

Chernyakov m Russian
A form of Chernyak.

Chernyavskyy m Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Chernyavsky.

Chernychenko Ukrainian
Variant of Chernenko.

Chernyshenko Ukrainian
Variant of Chernenko (compare Chernysh).

Chernyy m Russian
Alternate transcription of Chyornyy.

Cherrington English
Habitational name from any of several places in England called Cherington or Cherrington... [more]

Cherro Medieval Spanish (Latinized)
Meaning villager or farmer of Salamanca, especially of the region which includes Alba, Vitigudino, Ciudad Rodrigo And Ledesma. Concerning the villager from Salamanca called Charro and its equivalent demonym or gentilic is salmantino, salmanticense, salamanqués, salamanquino.

Cherry English
From Middle English chirie, cherye "cherry", hence a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of cherries, or possibly a nickname for someone with rosy cheeks.... [more]

Cherryman English
It is topographical or perhaps occupational and describes a person who lived or worked at a cherry orchard, or who lived by a house known by the sign of the cherry. In the days before house numbering, it was the tradition in almost all western countries to give the house a sign... [more]

Chérubin French
French cognate of Cherubin from Old French chérubin "cherub", perhaps a nickname for a baby-faced individual.

Cherubini Italian
Means "son of Cherubino". Italian cognate of Cherubin and variant of Cherubino.

Cherubino Italian
Italian cognate of Cherubin, either from the given name Cherubino or the nickname of the same word from Ecclesiastical Latin Cherubin... [more]

Chervenelekov Bulgarian
Means "son of Chervenelek".

Chesbro English
Variant of Chesebro and Chesbrough.

Chesbrough English
habitational name from Cheeseburn in Northumberland early recorded as Cheseburgh possibly from Old English cis "gravel" and burh "stronghold"... [more]

Chesebro English
Variant of Chesbro and Chesbrough.

Chessa Italian
Probably from Sardinian chersa "lentisk", a kind of tree.

Chesterton English
From the name of a parish in Cambridgeshire.

Chetrit Judeo-Spanish
Alternate transcription of Shitrit.

Chetti Indian, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil
Variant of Chettiar.

Chettiar Indian, Tamil, Malayalam
Refers to a member of any of the various South Indian castes of traders, businessmen, and merchants. The name itself may be from the Tamil honorific எட்டி (eṭṭi) or from a Sanskrit word meaning "wealth".

Chetty Indian, Tamil, Telugu
Variant of Chettiar.

Cheuk Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhuo.

Chevallier French
Variant of Chevalier.

Chevapravatdumrong Thai
Possibly from Thai ชีวประวัติ (chiwaprawat) meaning "biography" combined with ดำรง (damrong) meaning "uphold, sustain". A notable bearer is Cherry Chevapravatdumrong (1977-), an American screenwriter of Thai descent known for her work in the animated television series Family Guy.

Chevrier French
Occupational name for a goatherd from an agent derivative of chèvre "goat" (from Latin capra "nanny goat").

Chew Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zhou.

Cheyo Tanzanian (Rare)
Italian and Spanish variation of Elisha. "God is my salvation"

Chhay Khmer
Khmer romanization of the Chinese surname Cai, which derives from the name of the ancient Cai state.

Chhetri Nepali, Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatríya), the name of the Hindu social class consisting of warriors and rulers.

Chiaki Japanese (Rare)
Depending on the kanji used can mean different things. Chi means "thousand" or "wisdom" and aki means "bright", "autumn", "sparkle", "crystal ball" or "shining". This is the last name of Naomi Chiaki, a Japanese singer... [more]

Chiala Italian
Possibly a variant of Cicala.

Chiam Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Zhan.

Chiang Chinese
Alternate transcription of Jiang.

Chiang Chinese
Alternate transcription of Jiang 1.

Chiang Chinese
Alternate transcription of Jiang 2.

Chiao Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 焦 (see Jiao).

Chiapello Italian
Possibly connected to chiappare "to catch, to trap", a nickname for a hunter. Alternately, may be an elaborate form of Chiappa.

Chiappetta Italian
A nickname derived from chiappa, meaning "buttock, butt cheek". Alternately, may be a diminutive of Chiappa.

Chiaramonte Italian
Italianized from of the French surname Clermont, using Italian chiaro "bright, clear" and monte "mountain". It was brought to Sicily from Picardy, France, by a branch of the House of Clermont in the 11th century, and several locations were subsequently named after them... [more]

Chiarella Italian
Diminutive of Chiara, itself from the given name Chiara.

Chiasson French, English
French surname originally denoting someone from the the municipality of Chiasso in Ticino, Switzerland, located along the Swiss/Italian border.... [more]

Chibana Japanese
千 (Chi) means "one thousand" and 花 (bana) is a variation of hana, meaning "blossom, flower".... [more]

Chibara Japanese
Variant of Chihara.

Chica Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Apparently from chica, feminine form of chico ‘small’, ‘young’ (see Chico), but a variant of the habitational name Checa, from a place so named in Jaén province is also a possibility.

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".

Chicheportich Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Chicheportiche.

Chicheportiche Judeo-Spanish
French variant of Sasportas.

Chicherin m Russian
Possibly from Russian dialectal чичера (chichera), meaning "cold wind" or the old Ukrainian word чичері (chycheri), meaning "tangles (of hair)".

Chichigova Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Чичигов (see Chichigov).

Chiclana Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous Andalusian municipalities: Chiclana de la Frontera or Chiclana de Segura.

Chieco Italian
Shortened form of Chirico, ultimately from the given name Ciriaco.

Chien Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 简 (see Jian).

Chiesa Italian
Means "church" in Italian, originally a topographic name for someone who lived near a church, a habitational name from any of various places named Chiesa or perhaps an occupational name for someone who worked in a church.

Chigirev m Russian (?)
Possibly from the Ukrainian city of Chyhyryn

Chigusa Japanese
This surname is used as 千種, 千草 or 千艸 with 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand", 種 (shu, -gusa, tane) meaning "class, kind, seed, species, variety", 草 (sou, kusa, kusa-, -gusa) meaning "draft, grass, herbs, pasture, weeds, write" and 艸 (sou, kusa) meaning "grass, plants."... [more]

Chihara Japanese
From Japanese 茅 (chi) meaning "thatch" or 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain". A notable bearer of this surname is Minori Chihara (茅原 実里), a Japanese voice-actress who is best known for voicing Yuki Nagato from the Haruhi Suzumiya series and Aya Natsume from Tenjō Tenge.

Chikuchishin Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 築地新 (see Tsukijishin).

Chila Italian
Italian form of Cheilas.

Chilcott English
English (West Country): variant of Chilcote.

Child English
From a nickname for an affectionate term for a person, or for a young man of noble birth, or for a young noble waiting for knighthood, or for someone who was younger than their siblings, or who was a minor on the death of his father, derived from Old English cild "baby, child"... [more]

Childree English (American)
Variant of Childrey.

Childress English
Variant of Childers.

Childrey English
From the name of a village in Oxfordshire, England, derived from either the Old English given name Cilla or the element cille/cwylla "spring, well" combined with riþ "stream".

Chillingworth English (Rare)
Notable as the surname of Hester Prynne's husband Roger Chillingworth in the 1850 novel 'The Scarlet Letter'

Chilton English, Irish
habitational name from any of various places called Chilton for example in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, County Durham, Hampshire, Kent, Shropshire, Somerset, Suffolk, and Wiltshire... [more]

Chilvers English
Means "son of Chilver" (probably from the Old English male personal name Cēolfrith, literally "ship-peace").

Chim Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhan.

Chim Khmer
Variant transcription of Choem.

Chimalhua Nahuatl
Means "has a shield, possessor of shields" in Nahuatl.

Chin Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka romanization of Chen.

Chin English (American)
Variant of Chinn.

Chin Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 金 (see Jin).

Chinc Polish
Variant of Hinc.

Chinchilla Spanish
Originally denoted a person from the Spanish town of Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón in the province of Albacete. The place name is possibly of Arabic origin.

Chińcz Polish
Variant of Hinc.

Chincz Polish
Variant of Hinc.

Ching Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cheng 1.

Chini Italian
Possibly a variant of Zini.

Chinji Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鎮寺 (Chinji), from 鎮寺門 (Chinjimon), a name of a group of several households in the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan, as well as surrounding areas.

Chinouriri Shona
Believed to be from a local dialect, interpretations of the name could be resilience or strength.

Chionidis Greek
From the Greek word for snow, 'χιόνι'. Descendant, son of the 'snowy one.'

Chipperfield English
Derived from Hertfordshire Village of Chipperfield

Chips English (British)
Chips is a rare English (british) last name which is a nickname of Christopher and Charles

Chiravejsundornkul Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai จิรเวชสุนทรกุล (see Chirawetsunthonkun).

Chiriboga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Txiriboga.

Chirico Italian
Variant of Ciriaco, ultimately from the Ancient Greek given name Kyriakos. Alternatively, could be from Italian chierico "cleric, acolyte; learned man, clerk", from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klerikos) "of the clergy" via Latin clericus.

Chirigu Italian
Variant of Cherchi.

Chirino Spanish
Variant of Quirino.

Chirivella Catalan (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Xirivella.

Chishall English
The name comes from when they lived in Chishall, two parishes in the county of Essex.

Chishiya Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 地 (chi) meaning "earth, land", 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect" 散 (chi) meaning "scatter", 梓 (shi) meaning "Japanese cherry birch", 塩 (shio) meaning "salt", 沙 (shi) meaning "sand", 司 (shi) meaning "to take charge of; to control; to manage", 史 (shi) meaning "history", 四 (shi) meaning "four", 士 (shi) meaning "samurai, warrior", 子 (shi) meaning "child", 市 (shi) meaning "market", 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition", 氏 (shi) meaning "a family; a clan", 糸 (shi) meaning "thread", 紙 (shi) meaning "paper", 紫 (shi) meaning "purple; violet", 至 (shi) meaning "to reach; to arrive", 詩 (shi) meaning "poetry, poem", 資 (shi) meaning "money; fund; wealth; capital", 汐 (shi) meaning "evening tide; night tides; ebb", 心 (shi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" or 清 (shi) meaning "clear; limpid", and 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 哉 (ya), an exclamation... [more]

Chisholm Scottish
The name of a location in Roxburghshire, Scotland, which itself comes from cisil "gravel" and holm "islet".

Chishti Urdu
From the name of the town of Chisht in present-day Herat province, Afghanistan.

Chiswell English
Variant of Chishall.

Chitsawangdee Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai จิตต์สว่างดี (see Chitsawangdi).

Chittsawangdee Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai จิตต์สว่างดี (see Chitsawangdi).

Chiu Chinese
Alternate transcription of Qiu chiefly used in Taiwan.

Chivton English (American)
Portmanteau of Chiovaro and Cranston. First known use in 2023.

Chiwara Japanese
Variant of Chihara.

Chiya Japanese (Rare)
Means "bloody arrow; arrow of blood" in Japanese.

Chiyonofuji Japanese
It means "One thousand years of wisteria."

Chizaka Japanese
Variant of Chisaka.

Chizaki Japanese
Variant of Chisaki.

Chizhevskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Yiddish (Russified)
Russian form of Czyżewski.

Chizhov m Russian
Russian form of Czyżewski.

Ch'ng Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Zhuang.

Cho Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Hokkien)
Cantonese, Hakka and Hokkien romanization of Cao.

Chockalingam Indian, Tamil
From a nickname referring to the Hindu god Shiva, composed of the Sanskrit words चोक्का (cokkā) meaning "alluring" and लिङ्गम् (liṅga) meaning "sign, symbol, mark".

Chodecki Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Kuyavian town of Chodecz.

Chohan Urdu, Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Chauhan.

Choi Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cai.

Chokalingam Indian, Tamil
Variant of Chockalingam. A famous bearer is American actress and comedienne Vera Mindy Chokalingam (1979-), who uses the stage name Mindy Kaling.

Chokshi Indian
From Gujarati čoksi ‘jeweler’, ‘assayer of gold and silver’, from čokəs ‘precise’, ‘circumspect’, a compound of čo- ‘four’, ‘four-way’, ‘all-round’ (Sanskrit čatus- ‘four’) + kəs ‘assaying’ (Sanskrit kạsa ‘rubbing’, ‘touchstone’).

Cholerzyński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Cholerzyn.

Cholmely English
The Cholmely family lived in the township of Cholmondley in the parish of Malpas in Cheshire.

Chon Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 전 (see Jeon).

Chong Korean
Variant romanization of Jeong.

Chönz Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Conrad.

Choo Korean
Variant romanization of Chu.

Choo Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zhu.

Chopin French
French and English: nickname for a heavy drinker, from Old French chopine, a large liquid measure (from Middle Low German schopen "ladle"). The derived Old French verb chopiner has the sense 'to tipple’, ‘to drink to excess’... [more]

Choppin French
Variant of Chopin.

Chopra Indian, Punjabi
Of unknown meaning.

Choquette French
Altered spelling of French Choquet, a Picard form of Old French soquet, which was the term for a tax on wines and foodstuffs, hence a metonymic occupational name for a collector of such taxes.

Choret French (Quebec)
Variant of Chauré.

Choriev Tajik, Uzbek
Masculine form of Chorieva.

Chorieva Tajik, Uzbek
Feminine form of Choriev.

Chornenkyi m Ukrainian
Variant of Chornyy.

Chorniy m Ukrainian
Variant of Chornyy.

Chornykh Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Chernykh.

Chornyy m Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Chyornyy.

Chosokabe Japanese
Variant transcription of Chousokabe.

Choudary Urdu, Indian, Telugu
Variant of Chaudhary.

Choudhry Indian, Hindi, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Chaudhary.

Choudhuri Indian, Bengali, Odia, Assamese
Variant of Chaudhary.

Choudry Urdu, Punjabi
Urdu and Punjabi form of Chaudhary.

Chougule Marathi
Alternate transcription of Marathi चौगुले (see Chaugule).

Chouhan Indian, Assamese, Bengali, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Chauhan.

Chouinard French (Quebec)
Nickname of a diminutive from French choucas meaning "jackdaw".

Choukri Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Shukri chiefly used in Morocco.

Choules English (British, Rare)
The surname Choules is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a variant of Scholes, itself "a topographical name for someone who lived in a rough hut or shed", from the Northern Middle English 'scale, schole'... [more]

Chow Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhou.

Chowdary Indian, Telugu, Tamil
Variant of Chaudhary used in Southern India.

Chowdhary Indian, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Chaudhary.

Chowdhry Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Chaudhary.

Choy Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cai.

Chrapko Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Khrapko.

Chraplewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 3 Greater Polish villages named Chraplewo.

Chresta Romansh
Variant of Cresta.

Chrétien French, French (Quebec)
French form of Christian.

Chriqui Judeo-Spanish
Alternate transcription of Chouraqui.

Christ German, Dutch
Either from a short form of the personal name Christian, or from a nickname meaning "the Christian", both from Latin Christ (see Christos 1).

Christenson English
Anglicized form of Christensen

Christie Scottish
Means "son of Christian" or "son of Christopher".

Christl German
Pet form of the given name Christian.

Christmas English
Either an occupational name for someone who was responsible for arrangement of festivities for Christmas day, or it might a nickname for someone who was born on Christmas.

Christmass English
Variant of Christmas.

Christodoulopoulos Greek
Means "descendant of Christ's servant" in Greek.

Christoffersson Swedish
Means "son of Christoffer".

Christofi Greek (Cypriot)
From the given name Christofis, a short form of Christophoros.

Christoforou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Christophoros".

Christopoulos Greek
Means "son of Christos 1".

Christou Greek
Means "son of Christos 1".

Christoyannopoulos Greek
Means "descendant of John and Christ" in Greek. A notable bearer of this surname is Alexandre Christoyannopoulos.

Chromczak Polish (Latinized, Rare, ?)
The meaning of the name is: Chromium approval throughput time might.

Chromy Polish
Polish form of Khromykh

Chromý Czech
Czech form of Khromykh

Chronis Greek
From a short form of Greek Polychronis. The word χρόνος (chrónos) itself means "time" in Greek.

Chronowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 5 Lesser Polish villages: Chronów-Kolonia Dolna, Chronów-Kolonia Górna, Chronówek, Chronów in Gmina Orońsko, or Chronów in Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz.

Chrysanthe French
From the Greek Χρύσανθος (Chrysanthos), meaning "golden flower". This surname was first given to children found on October 25, the feast day of Saint Chrysanthos.

Chrysanthou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Chrysanthos".

Chrysler German, Jewish
From a German name referring to spinning or related to a Yiddish word, krayzl meaning "spinning top." The name can refer to a potter who spun a wheel to make utensils or to a person with curly hair or someone known for being continually active... [more]

Chrysostomou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Chrysostomos".

Chrysovergis Greek
The one of the "golden rod".From the Greek words for gold: chrysos (χρυσός), and rod: verga (βέργα).

Chrzanowska f Polish
Feminine form of Chrzanowski.

Chu Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 中 or 仲 (see Chū).

Chu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Zhou, from Sino-Vietnamese 周 (chu).

Chu Chinese
From Chinese 褚 (chǔ) referring to the ancient fief of Chu, which existed in the state of Song in what is now Henan province.

Chu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Zhu, from Sino-Vietnamese 朱 (chu).

Chū Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 中 or 仲 (see Naka).

Chua Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Cai.

Chuah Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Cai.

Chuba Hungarian
A name that deserves better knowledge of for how it may soon disappear in my family.

Chubb English
English (mainly West Country): nickname from Middle English chubbe ‘chub’ a common freshwater fish Leuciscus cephalus. The fish is notable for its short fat shape and sluggish habits and the word was used in early Modern English for a lazy spiritless person a rustic or a simpleton... [more]

Chubbs English
Variant of Chubb.

Chuckler Indian, Telugu
Telugu occupational name for a leather worker, a job historically considered spiritually polluting and impure in India, where the surname belongs to Dalit, or "Untouchables" - members of the lowest caste.

Chughtai Urdu
From the name of 13th-century Mongol ruler Chagatai Khan, borne by his present-day descendants in South Asia.

Chugunova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Чугунов (see Chugunov).

Chui Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Xu 1.

Chuibekov Slavic (Rare)
The name Chuibekov means "son of Chuib". It originates from Eastern Europe/Russia, and is very rare today. It is most prevalent in Central Asia, especially Kyrgyzstan, where the majority of the population is descended from early Siberians, and first found in Mongolia... [more]

Chulanont Thai
From Thai จุลา (chula) of unknown meaning and นนท์ (non) meaning "fun; joy".

Chumbley English
Variant of Chumley.

Chumlee English
Variant of Chumley.

Chumley English
Variant of Cholmondeley.

Chung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhang.

Chung Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Zhong, from Sino-Vietnamese 鍾 (chung).

Chương Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Zhang, from Sino-Vietnamese 章 (chương).

Churchillo Italian (Americanized)
Possibly an Americanized form of Curcillo, influenced by the unrelated English surname Churchill.

Churchward English
Occupational name for a churchwarden, someone who handled the secular affairs of a parish.

Churchyard English
It comes from when the family lived in or near the precincts of a church. Churchyard belongs to the large class of Anglo-Saxon topographic surnames, which were given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as "a hill", "stream", "church", or "type of tree".

Churlson English
Means “son of Charles”.

Churriguera Catalan (Castilianized)
Castilianized form of Xoriguera.

Chūtō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nukutō.

Chuto Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Chūtō.

Chuu Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 中 or 仲 (see Chū).

Chviedarovič Belarusian (Rare)
Means "son of Chviedar". A notable bearer is Mikalaj Čarnuševič (1904-1981), the Belarusian poet, prose writer and translator better known by his nickname Mikola Chviedarovič.

Chydenius Finland Swedish
From the name of the Kytyniemi estate in Nykyrko (now Uusikaupunki), Finland.

Chyornykh Russian
Variant of Chernykh.

Chyrkov m Russian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainianised form of Chirkov.

Chytil Czech
Nickname from the past participle of chytit ‘have caught’.

Chyzhevskyy Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Czyżewski.

Ciahlo Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian form of Tyahlo.

Cianci Italian
The surname Cianci is a name for a person of small financial means. The surname Cianfari is derived from the Italian words cianfrone and cianferone, which referred to a type of medieval coin.

Ciani Italian
From the given name Ciano, a diminutive of Luciano, Feliciano, Marciano, or other names with similar endings... [more]

Ćibarić Croatian
Son of Ćibar

Cicco Italian
From a diminutive of Francesco.

Ciccone English
A diminutive of Francesco. A famous bearer is American singer Madonna Ciccone (1958-), better known as simply Madonna.

Ciccu Sardinian
Variant of Cicco.

Cicerone Italian
Derived from the given name Cicerone. In some cases, it could instead be an augmentative form of Cicero.

Cichela English
Variant of Cicchella.

Cichella Italian
Variant of Cicchella.

Cichy m Polish
Means "quiet, silent" in Polish, a cognate of Tichý.

Cicvara Serbian
Derived from cicvara (цицвара), meaning "gruel", a type of food.

Cidron Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Cidro.

Ciechanover Polish, Jewish
Variant of Ciechanower. It is borne by the Israeli biologist Aaron Ciechanover (1947-), who is known for characterising the method that cells use to degrade and recycle proteins using ubiquitin.

Ciechanower Polish, Jewish
Denoted a person who came from one of the places in Poland called Ciechanów, for example the city in the Mazovia province.

Ciechi Italian
Means "blind (people)" in Italian, from Latin caecus "devoid of light, blind; invisible; aimless".

Cienfuegos Asturian (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Cinfuegos.

Ciepliński Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 3 Kuyavian villages: Ciepliny-Budy, Cieplinki, or Ciepliny.

Čiernjak Belarusian
Łacinka spelling of Chernyak.

Čiernyšievič Belarusian
Belarusian Latin form of Chernyshevich.

Ciesla Polish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Cieśla.

Cieslak Polish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Cieślak.

Cieszyński Polish
Habitational name for a person from the town Cieszyn in southern Poland, derived from a diminutive of the given name Ciechosław.

Cifrino Italian (Rare)
Possibly from an inflection of Italian cifrare, meaning "to monogram, to abbreviate (a name) to initials; to encode, to cypher", or perhaps a derived term meaning "little nothing". Ultimately from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr) "empty, zero".

Cifuentes Spanish
Habitational Name Probably From Cifuentes In Guadalajara Named From Spanish Cien ‘Hundred’ (From Latin Centum) + Fuentes ‘Springs’ (From Latin Fontes; See Font ) Because Of The Abundance Of Natural Springs In The Area.

Ciganskis Latvian
Latvian form of Cygański.

Cigarroa Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Zigarroa.

Cihangiroğlu Turkish
Means "son of Cihangir".

Cilliërs Afrikaans
Brought to South Africa by settlers of French decent some time in the past 300 years. Sometimes also a given name for boys.

Ciminelli Italian
Diminutive of Cimino

Ciminello Italian
Diminutive of Cimino

Ciminera Italian
from a dialect variant of ciminiera "chimney" hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who built chimneys or worked a furnace oven or kiln with a chimney or a nickname for a tall thin person.

Cimino Italian
Possibly derived from Italian cimino or Sicilian ciminu "cumin" as a metonymic occupational name for a spice merchant. Alternatively, it could be a diminutive of a shortened form of names such as Decimius or Ecimius.

Cimorelli Italian
Variant of Cimarelli, a diminutive form of either the topographic surname Cima or the medieval given name Cima.

Cimpoieru Romanian
Occupation surname originating from bagpipe players; Romanian version of Piper

Cinardo Italian
Derived from the Germanic name Chenardus or Chinardus, or perhaps a variant of the Catalan surname Ginard.

Cinco Filipino
From a Hispanicised form of the Hokkien surname Go.

Cinfuegos Asturian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Quirós.

Ciotola Italian
Possibly a diminutive of Ciotta.

Cisneros Spanish
Habitational name from Cisneros, a place in the province of Palencia, named with a derivative of Spanish cisne 'swan' (via Old French and Latin from Greek kyknos).

Cissé Western African, Manding (Gallicized)
Variant of Ceesay used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Citarelli Neapolitan
Variant of Citarella

Citovič Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Tsitovich.

Citroën French
Either a variant of Citron or a cognate of Citroen.

Ciubotaru Romanian
Variant of Ciobotaru.

Ciuffi Italian
Probably from Italian ciuffo "tuft (of hair)".

Civilla Italian
Possibly derived from the Roman cognomen Civilis, taken from Latin civilis meaning "civic, civil (of or pertaining to civilians)" or "courteous, polite".

Claassen German
The name Claassen means "son of Klaus." It's primarily German, but it's also Dutch and Danish.

Claeson English
Means "Son of Claes". Possibly an English phonetic elaboration of Clayton, but also a Swedish variant of Claesson.

Claessens Flemish, Belgian
Means "son of Claes".

Claggett English
Variant of Clagett

Clague Manx
Shortened Anglicization of either Gaelic Mac Luathóg "son of Luathóg", itself derived from a diminutive of Gaelic luath, Manx leah "swift", or from Gaelic Mac Laoghóg "son of Laoghóg", which is derived from a diminutive of Gaelic laogh and Manx lheiy "calf".

Claine Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Gille Eathain, a patronymic name meaning "son of the servant of Saint John."

Clancy Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Mac Fhlannchaidh.

Clanschutti Romansh (Archaic)
Corruption of Ganschutti.

Clapp German
Variant of Klapp.

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

Claret Catalan
Diminutive of clar meaning "clear, bright". This is the name of various towns in Catalonia. A famous bearer of this surname is Catalan saint and missionary Antonio María Claret (1807-1870).

Clarey Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Cléirigh and variant of O'Clery and Cleary.

Clarks English
Variant of Clark.

Clary Irish, French
Variant of Cleary

Clason English (American)
Americanized spelling of Dutch Claasen.

Clavel Spanish
Metonymic occupational name for a spice trader or a nail maker, derived from Spanish clavel or Catalan clavell meaning "nail", later also "clove", itself a derivative of Latin clavellus "nail".

Clavel French
Metonymic occupational name for a nail maker, ultimately from Latin clavellus "nail", but in some cases possibly from the same word in the sense "smallpox, rash". A fictional bearer is Miss Clavel, a nun and teacher in Ludwig Bemelmans's 'Madeline' series of children's books (introduced in 1939).

Clavell French, Catalan
The first documented records of the surname Clavell appear in Catalunya between 1291 and 1327. The word clavell traces back to the Indo-European words "kleu", later "klawo" meaning a metal tool. In Latin "clavus", it eventually became a surname "Clavell".