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Hurley English, Irish
Meaning is "from a corner clearing" in Old English. Also an anglicized form of an Irish name meaning "sea tide" or "sea valor".
Hurrell English, Norman
English (of Norman origin) from a derivative of Old French hurer ‘to bristle or ruffle’, ‘to stand on end’ (see Huron).
Hurrell Irish
This may be an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Hearghaill ‘descendant of Earghall’, a variant of Ó Fearghail (see Farrell).
Hurry English
From a Norman form of the Middle English personal name Wol(f)rich (with the addition of an inorganic initial H-).
Hurtig Swedish
Nickname for someone full of energy and endurance, from Swedish hurtig "quick, fast, rapid, brisk".
Husamović Bosnian
Means "son of Husam".
Huseinović Bosnian
Means "son of Husein".
Husejinović Bosnian
Means "son of Husein".
Husejnović Bosnian
Means "son of Husejn".
Huseynov Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Hüseynov.
Hushour English (American)
Uncertain etymology. Possibly an Americanized form of a Germanic surname.
Husse Scandinavian (Archaic)
Variant of Hussey.
Hussey English, Irish
As an English surname, it comes from two distinct sources. It is either of Norman origin, derived from Houssaye, the name of an area in Seine-Maritime which ultimately derives from Old French hous "holly"; or it is from a Middle English nickname given to a woman who was the mistress of a household, from an alteration of husewif "housewife"... [more]
Hussie English, Irish
Variant of Hussey. A notable bearer is American webcomic author/artist Andrew Hussie (1979-).
Husson French
From a pet form of Hue a variant of Hugues.
Husted German
The name was originally spelled "Hustedt" and means "homestead." The family name originated in northern Germany. One branch of the family migrated to England, and a branch of that family to the United States.
Huston Scottish
Scottish variant spelling of Houston.
Hustopeče Czech
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous Moravian towns.
Hutauruk Batak
From Batak huta meaning "village, area" and uruk meaning "upper, above" or "bone leaves (a type of plant)".
Hutch English
From the medieval personal name Huche, a pet form of Hugh.
Hutcherson Scottish
"Variant of Hutchison; patronymic from the medieval personal name Hutche, a variant of Hugh"
Hutchings English
Patronymic of Hutchin, a medieval diminutive of Hugh.
Hutchins English
Southern English patronymic from the medieval personal name Hutchin, a pet form of Hugh.
Hutchison Scottish
Patronymic from the medieval personal name Hutche, a variant of Hugh.
Hutnyk Ukrainian, Yiddish (Rare)
Ukrainian spelling of Gutnik.
Hütter German
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a hatter from an agent derivative of Middle High German huot ‘hat’; Yiddish hut, German Hut ‘hat’. German (Hütter): topographic name from Middle High German hütte ‘hut’... [more]
Hutton English, Scottish
Scottish and northern English habitational name from any of the numerous places so called from Old English hoh ‘ridge’, ‘spur’ + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
Hux German
Probably from a topographic name Huck or Hucks, of uncertain origin. It occurs in many place and field names.
Huxford English
Habitational name from a place in Devon called Huxford (preserved in the name of Huxford Farm), from the Old English personal name Hōcc or the Old English word hōc ‘hook or angle of land’ + ford ‘ford’.
Huygens Dutch, Belgian
Means "son of Hugo". A notable bearer was Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer Christiaan Huygens (1629–1695).
Huynh Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Huỳnh.
Huys Dutch, Flemish
Derived from Huis, itself a variant of Huus and Huuchs, medieval Dutch genitive forms of the given name Hugo.
Hvozdovich Rusyn
Rusyn version of Hvozdyk.
Hwa Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 化 (hwa) meaning "to be; to become", making it the Korean form of Hua 2.
Hwang Korean, Chinese
Korean form of Huang, from Sino-Korean 黃 (hwang). It is also an alternate transcription of the Chinese name.
Hwangbo Korean
Korean form of Huangfu, from Sino-Korean 皇甫 (hwangbo).
Hyatt Jewish (Americanized)
Americanized form of Chait.
Hylan Scottish, English
Variation of the surname Hyland 1.
Hylton English
Variant of Hilton.
Hyman Jewish, English
Jewish (American): Americanized variant of Heiman. English: variant of Hayman or Americanized spelling of Heimann.
Hymanson Jewish
Means "son of Hyman".
Hymel American
Possibly an altered form of Hummel 1 or Hummel 2.
Hyodo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 兵藤 (see Hyōdō).
Hyppolite French, French (Caribbean)
From the given name Hyppolite, variant of Hippolyte.
Hysenaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Hysen" in Albanian.
Hyuseinov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Hyusein".
Hyuseinova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Hyuseinov.
Ī Japanese
Combination of Kanji Characters "伊" and "井" meaning "Well".
Iacopelli Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Iacopo.
Iacovenco Romanian
Romanian form of Yakovenko.
Iacovou Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Ιακώβου (see Iakovou) chiefly used in Cyprus.
Iadanza Italian
Habitational name from a place in the province of Benevento, Italy. ... [more]
Iagorashvili Georgian
Means "son of Iagor".
Iaïche Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Iaiche based on French orthography.
Iaiche Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic يعيش (see Yaiche).
Iakobashvili Georgian
Means "son of Iakob".
Iakovidis Greek
Means "son of Iakovos".
Iams English (American)
Possibly the result of a misdivision of the given name William.
Ian Khmer
Variant of Yen.
Iancovschi m Romanian
Romanian form of Jankowski.
Iannacone Italian
Means "son of Iannaco", an elaborated form of Ianni.
Iannitello Italian
Could mean “Land of Gracious God”, from Ianni, stemming from Ioannes meaning “Yahweh is Gracious” and Tello, meaning “Land”.
Iannucci Italian
From a pet form of the given name Ianni. A famous bearer of the name is the Scottish filmmaker and satirist Armando Iannucci (1963-).
Iasonescu Romanian
Means "son of Iason".
Iavarone Italian
Possibly from a shortened form of the personal name Ianni + varone, a variant of barone ‘baron’; literally ‘baron John’.
İbadov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of İbad".
İbadova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of İbadov.
Ibara Japanese
Variant of Ihara.
Ibarguen Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in Biscay, Spain, derived from Basque ibar "valley, riverbank" and guren "limit, edge, bank".
Ibarrola Basque
From the name of a village in Basque Country, derived from ibar "valley, riverbank" and ola "factory, forge, ironworks", or possibly -ola "location, place of".
Ibbotson English
Diminutive form ("son of" or little) of Hibbs, itself a patronymic, from a diminutive of Hibbert, which derives from a Norman personal name, "Hil(de)bert", composed of the Germanic elements "hild", battle, and "berht" famous.
Ibrahimaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Ibrahim" in Albanian.
Ibrahimson Swedish
Means "son of Ibrahim" in Swedish.
Ibraimova f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Feminine form of Ibraimov.
Ibričić Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Ibro" in Serbo-Croatian.... [more]
Ibrohimbekov m Uzbek
Means "son of Ibrohimbek"
Ibuka Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well" and 深 (fuka) meaning "depth". A notable bearer of this surname was the Japanese industrialist Masaru Ibuka who is known for have been a co-founder of Japanese electronics conglomerate Sony (1908 – 1997).
Ice English
Americanized form of Eis.
Ichibagase Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番ヶ瀬 or 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Ichibakase Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番ヶ瀬 or 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Ichibangase Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 一番ヶ瀬 (Ichibangase), a clipping of 一番ヶ瀬上 (Ichibangasekami) or 一番ヶ瀬下 (Ichibangaseshimo), both divisions in the division of Haramaki in the area of Sefuri in the city of Kanzaki in the prefecture of Saga in Japan.... [more]
Ichibangassen Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Ichibankase Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Ichihara Japanese
This surname combines 一 (ichi, itsu, hito-, hito.tsu) meaning "one" or 市 (shi, ichi) meaning "city, market, town" with 原 (gen, hara) meaning "field, meadow, original, plain, prairie, primitive, tundra, wilderness".... [more]
Ichijo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 一条 (see Ichijō).
Ichimakase Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Ichinoe Japanese
From 一 (ichi, kazu) meaning "one", 之 (no) meaning "of", and 江 (e) meaning "river, bay, inlet". This is not spelled the same as the town named Ichinohe.
Ichinohe Japanese
This is the name of a town in Iwate prefecture. It is spelled with 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 戸 (he) meaning "door". It is not spelled the same as Ichinoe, the name of a district in Edogawa.
Ichinoku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 九 (see Ichijiku).
Ichinomiya Japanese
This surname is used as 一宮, 一の宮, 一ノ宮, 一之宮 or 市之宮 with 一 (ichi, itsu, hito, hito.tsu) meaning "one," 市 (shi, ichi) meaning "city, market, town," 之 (shi, oite, kono, kore, no, yuku) meaning "of, this" or 宮 (kyuu, ku, kuu, guu, miya) meaning "constellations, palace, princess."... [more]
Ichinoshime Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 一住連 (Ichinoshime), from 一住連門 (Ichinoshimemon) 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.
Ichishime Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一住連 (see Ichinoshime).
Ichon Filipino
Variant of Echon.
Ickes German, English
In German the meaning is unknown.... [more]
Idänpirtti Finnish
Origins remain unknown. Idänpirtti translates as 'The Cabin of The East'
Iddenden English (Rare)
Iden as a village name is to be found in both the counties of Kent and Sussex, and describes a pasture, or strictly speaking an area within a marsh suitable for pasture. The origination is the pre 6th century phrase ig-denn with ig meaning an island... [more]
Ide Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 射手 (see Ite).
Idejima Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Dejima.
Ideshima Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Dejima.
Ido Japanese
From Japanese 井門 (Ido) meaning "Ido", a former township in the former district of Ukena in the former Japanese province of Iyo in present-day Ehime, Japan.
İdrisov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of İdris".
İdrisova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of İdrisov.
Idriya Hebrew
A feminine name of Hebrew origin, meaning "female duck."
Iduh Nigerian
Iduh surname occurs mainly in Africa, of the Idoma people of Benue state, Nigeria.
Idzutsu Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well" and 筒 (tsutsu) meaning "tube, hub of a wheel".
Ienca Italian (Rare)
Derived from a regional variant of Italian giovenca "heifer (young cow that has not had a calf)", derived from Latin iuvenca "heifer; young woman". Could be a nickname, an occupational name for a cowherd or milker, or a toponymic surname from any of several locations named with the element ienca or jenca... [more]
Ifans Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Ifan meaning "son of Ifan". A famous bearer is Welsh actor and musician Rhys Ifans (1967-), born Rhys Owain Evans.
Ifergan Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the village of Ifergan in Morocco, itself derived from Tamazight afrag meaning "enclosed place, cloister".
Igari Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五十里 (see Ikari).
Igartua Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality in the municipality of Gatika.
Igasato Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五十里 (see Ikari).
Igiby Literature
The surname of the main characters in Andrew Peterson's Wingfeather saga. Members of this family include:... [more]
Ignjatović Serbian
Means “son of Ignjat” in Serbian.
Igorov m Russian
Means "son of Igor".
Igot Filipino, Cebuano
Means "lipote" (a type of tree in the genus Syzygium) in Cebuano.
Igumnov Russian
From Russian игумен (igumen) meaning "hegumen", referring to the head of an Eastern Orthodox monastery.
Igumnova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Игумнов (see Igumnov).
Igusa Japanese
Variant of Ikusa.
Ihimaera Maori
This name in English means Ishmael. This name is not only a surname but was used at least in the past as a first name. This name could have another origin. This is the last name of the first Maori author to produce a book made up of stories Witi Ihimaera (1944- ).
Ihnacienka Belarusian
Belarusian form of Ignatenko.
Iin Estonian
Iin is an Estonian surname possibly a corruption of "inn"; from "innas", meaning "amorous".
Ijima Japanese
Variant of Ishima.
Ikado Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 井門 (see Ido 2).
Ikari Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 五十里 (Ikari) meaning "Ikari", a division in the town of Nyūzen in the district of Shimoniikawa in the prefecture of Toyama in Japan or an area in the city of Takaoka in the prefecture of Toyama in Japan.
Ike Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 生 (Ike), a clipping of 生勝 (Ikegachi) meaning "Ikegachi", an area in the village of Uken in the district of Ōshima in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan.
Iki Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 生 (see Ike 2).
Ikromov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Ikrom".
Ikromova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Ikromov.
Ikuda Japanese
Variant of Ikuta.
Ilagan Tagalog
Means "to evade, to dodge, to get out of the way (of something)" in Tagalog.
Ilangakoon Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ඉලංගකෝන් (see Illangakoon).
Ilangasinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ඉලංගසිංහ (see Illangasinghe).
Ilao Tagalog
From Tagalog ilaw meaning "light".
Ilardi Italian
Possibly from the given name Ilardo, which could be a derivative of the Germanic name Adalhard, or perhaps a southern variant of Gilardi.
Ilarratza Basque
From the name of a settlement in Álava, Spain, possibly derived from Basque illar "bean, pea; heather" and the abundance suffix -tza.
İlbey Turkish
Ruler of the Country or Ruler of the City
Ilgen German
Either a patryonimic from the given name Ilg or derived from the name of a district of the Steingaden municipality in the Upper Bavarian district of Weilheim-Schongau.
Ilgenfritz German
Compound patronymic, meaning "Fritz, the son of Ilg".
Ilievska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Ilievski.
Ilievski Macedonian
Means "son of Iliya".
Ilii Romanian
Corruption of Ilie.
Iliopoulos Greek
Means "son of Ilias".
Iljuškin m Russian
GOST 16876-71 transcription of Ilyushkin.
Illana Spanish (European)
Denoted someone who came from the province of Illana in Guadalajara, Spain.
Illangakoon Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit लङ्का (lanka) referring to the mythical island of Lanka combined with Sinhala කෝන් (kon) meaning "king" (of Tamil origin).
Illangasinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit लङ्का (lanka) referring to the mythical island of Lanka combined with सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Illarionov Russian
Means "son of Illarion".
Illingworth English
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous village in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Illoinen Finnish
Ancient Finnish surname derived from the name of an estate located in Rusko, Finland. Today used as a surname, also part of the city of Turku, Finland. Original meaning: a vigorous well.
Illustrisimo Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Ilustrisimo. This spelling variation possibly came about from the influence of American surnames during the American occupation of the Philippines... [more]
Ilonka Hungarian
From the nickname of the Hungarian name Ilona.
Ilp Estonian
Ilp is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "hilp" meaning "rag" and "piece of cloth".
Ilyaev Russian
Means "son of Ilya".
Ilyashevich Belarusian
Means "son of Ilya".
Ilyichev m Russian
Variant of Ilyin.
Ilyin Russian
Means "son of Ilya".
Ilyina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Ильин (see Ilyin).
Ilyukhin m Russian
Means "son of Ilyukha".
Ilyushenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Illya".
Ilyushin Russian
Derived from a diminutive Ilyusha of the Russian given name Ilya.
Im Khmer
Khmer form of Ren.
Imagiire Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imagire Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imagirei Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imagyuhre Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imagyūre).
Imagyūre Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imagyure Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imagyūre).
Imagyuure Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imagyūre).
Imaishi Japanese
今 (Ima) means "Now, Present" and 石 (Ishi) means "Stone". This was within the 1009's of most used Japanese surnames in 2012.
Imakai Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Imakiire Japanese
Variant of Kiire but written 給黎 and added Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "now; present".
Imakire Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imakure Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imakyuhrei Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūrei).
Imakyuhri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūri).
Imakyure Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imakyūrei Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imakyurei Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūrei).
Imakyūri Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imakyuri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūri).
Imakyuurei Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūrei).
Imakyuuri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūri).
Imamović Bosnian
Means "son of the imam", from Arabic إِمَام (ʾimām) referring to a Muslim leader.
Imanalieva f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Imanaliev.
Imanbekov m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Imanbek".
Imanbekova f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Feminine form of Imanbekov.
Imangaliev m Kazakh
Means "son of Imangali".
Imangalieva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Imangaliev.
İmanov Azerbaijani
Means "son of İman".
İmanova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of İmanov.
Imari Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 今利, 伊万里 or 伊萬里 with 今 (kon, kin, ima) meaning "now", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit", 伊 (i, kare) meaning "Italy, that one", 万/萬 (ban, man, yorozu, ma) meaning "ten thousand/10,000" and 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village."... [more]
Imberi German (Swiss)
It comes from Stuttgart Germany from the late 1800s. Then the name moved to a small village outside of Odessa Ukraine, in my family at least.
Imbert French
From the medieval French personal name Imbert, of Germanic origin and meaning literally "vast-bright".
Imbimbo Neapolitan
From Italian bimbo meaning "a child, a male baby" (which is a variant of bambino "child") combined with in-, a prefix indicating "belonging to the family of".
Imbroll Maltese
A name of Maltese origin meaning "meddler".
Immer German, English
German: habitational name for someone from a place named Immer near Oldenburg in Lower Saxony. ... [more]
Immers English
This unusual surname has two origins. ... [more]
Imon Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 井門 (see Ido 2).
Imore English
This unusual surname has two origins. ... [more]
Imperato Italian
From the personal name Imperato from the past participle of imperare "to rule to command".
Imperiale Italian
Derived from Latin imperialis meaning "imperial", either denoting someone of aristocratic lineage or a nickname for a haughty person.
Imperioli Italian
Variant spelling of Imperiale. A famous bearer is American actor Michael Imperioli (1966-).
Impey English
From Impey, the name of various places in England, derived from Old English *imphaga, *imphæg "sapling enclosure". Alternatively it could have indicated a person who lived near an enclosure of young trees.
In Khmer
Khmer form of Lin.
Inan English, Irish
Possibly a variant of Dunn.
Iñárritu Basque
Means "between the valleys" or "in the valley", derived from Basque iñar meaning "valley" and ritu meaning "between". The Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu (1963-) is a famous bearer of this name.
Inazuma Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 稲妻 which means "(flash of) lightning" (from 稲 (te, tou, ina-, ine) meaning "rice plant" and 妻 (sai, tsuma) meaning "spouse, wife").... [more]
Inchbald English
From the medieval male personal name Ingebald, brought into England by the Normans but ultimately of Germanic origin and meaning literally "brave Ingel" (Ingel was a different form of Engel - a shortened form of various Germanic compound personal names (e.g. Engelbert and Engelhard) that begin with Engel-; the two main sources of that were Angel "Angle" (the name of the Germanic people) and Ingal, an extended form of Ing (the name of a Germanic god)).
Ind English (?)
Meaning deweller at the end of a villiage (Gypsy)
Inderrieden Dutch (Americanized)
Variant of Dutch in der Rieden, possibly derived from German ried "reed", or from a cognate of Old English rith "stream".
İnegöllü Turkish
Originally denoted someone from the İnegöl District in the Bursa province of Turkey.
Infante Spanish
From infante literally "child", but in Spain also a title borne by the eldest sons of noblemen before they inherited, and in particular by the son of the king of Castile; thus the surname probably originated either as a nickname for one of a lordly disposition or as an occupational name for a member of the household of an infante.
Infantil Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Infante.
Ing English
From the name of a former district in Essex, possibly derived from Old English ing "meadow, water meadow", or from ge "district, region" combined with the suffix -ing. Alternatively, it could derive from the given name Inge.
Ingalls English, Scandinavian (Anglicized)
Patronymic from the Anglo-Scandinavian personal name Ingell, Old Norse Ingjaldr.... [more]
Ingebretsen Norwegian
Means "son of Ingebret". The given name Ingebret is a Norwegian alteration of Engelbert (see also Engebret).
Ingemarsdotter f Swedish (Rare)
Means "daughter of Ingemar".
Ingemarsson Swedish
Means "son of Ingemar".
Ingersoll English
Habitational name derived from Inkersall in Derbyshire, probably composed of a given name such as Ingvarr or the byname Hynkere (meaning "limper") combined with Old English hyll "hill" or Old Norse salr "hall, room"... [more]
Ingleby English
From the names of either of two hamlets in England, derived from Old Norse Englar "Englishman" and býr "farmstead, village".
Ingles Spanish
Spanish (Inglés): ethnic term denoting someone of English origin, from Spanish Inglés ‘English’.
Ingleston English (British)
Ingleston is an exceptionally rare surname and seems to be posessed by a single family who much grew larger in the 19th century. ... [more]
Inglis English (British), Scottish
Originates from the Scots word for English as in a person of English origin. Around 1395 after a dual, the family name became connected to the Scottish clan Douglas as a sept, or a follower, of the clan... [more]
Ingoglia Italian
Means "belonging to the family of Goglia" in Italian, derived from the prefix in- meaning "belonging to the family of" combined with the name Goglia... [more]
Ingólfsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ingólfr" in Icelandic.
Ingraham English, Scottish
Variant spelling of Ingram, influenced by Graham.
Ings English
This surname of Norse origin referring to water meadows and marshes, including those that were part of the Humber flood plain.
Iniesta Spanish
Habitational name from places called Iniesta in the province of Cuenca, in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The Spanish former soccer player Andrés Iniesta (1984-) is a well-known bearer of this surname.
Inks English
Patronymic variant of Ing.
Inoko Japanese
Ino means "boar" and ko means "child, first of the Chinese zodiac: the rat".
İnönü Turkish
From the name of a town and district in northwestern Turkey. This was the surname of the Turkish army commander, president and prime minister İsmet İnönü (1884-1973). The surname was bestowed upon him by the country's founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, in honour of his services during the First and Second Battles of İnönü near the town in the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922 (part of the Turkish War of Independence).
Inouye Japanese
Variant transcription of Inoue.
Inoyatov Uzbek
Means "son of Inoyat".
Inoyatova f Uzbek
Feminine form of Inoyatov.
Insalaco Italian, Sicilian
Believed to come from an occupational name for a tanner in Arabic, which would be دباغ (dabbag), combined with the southern Italian prefix in- meaning "from the family of".
Insixiengmay Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ອິນ​ສີ​ຊຽງ​ໃໝ່ (see Insisiengmay).
Int Estonian
Int is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from a diminutive of the masculine given names "Hendrik" and "Indrek".
Intzuntza Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighbourhood in the municipality of Lemoa, Biscay, possibly derived from Basque inza "heath, reed bed".
Inverarity Scottish
Means "person from Inverarity", Angus ("mouth of the Arity", perhaps a Celtic river-name meaning literally "slow").
In'yaku Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 印鑰 (in'yaku) meaning "seal of head government office and keys to various buildings", referring to someone who would make seals or keys for such purposes.
Inyaku Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 印鑰 (see In'yaku).
Inzaghi Italian
Probably from the town of Inzago, near Milan. This surname is most famously borne by brothers Filippo (1973–) and Simone Inzaghi (1976–).
Ioane English (New Zealand), English (Australian), American, Samoan, Polynesian, Romanian
May come from the given name John or variants of this name, such as Ion 1.
Ioannides Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Ioannidis chiefly used in Cyprus.
Ioffe Russian, Jewish
Russian transcription of Hebrew גופה (see Joffe).
Ioniță Romanian
From a diminutive of the given name Ion 1.