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Zotov m Russian
Variant of Zolotov, from Russian зотой (zotoy), meaning "gold, golden".

Zou Chinese
From Chinese 邹 (zōu) referring to the ancient state of Zou, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.

Zouaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Indicates a member of the Igawawen (called Zouaoua in French) Kabyle tribe, from Maghrebi Arabic زواوة (zwāwa). The tribe's name is of uncertain meaning; it may be derived from the name of a massif in Kabylie, Algeria.

Zoundeiko Central African
Of uncertain meaning.

Zoysa Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සොයිසා (see Soysa).

Zozaia Basque (Rare)
From the name of a town in Navarre, Spain, possibly derived from Basque zozo "blackbird, thrush (bird)".

Zozaya Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Zozaia.

Zozulyak Ukrainian
A form of Zozulya, denoting to a person who worked with cuckoo birds.

Zrnčić Croatian
Possibly derived from the Slavic element zrn, of unknown meaning.... [more]

Zrnić Serbian
Derivative of Serbian tribal name located in Ozrinići, Montenegro.

Zsolnay Hungarian
Hungarian form of the surname Zilinsky.

Zuaretz Hebrew (Modern)
Means "this land" in Hebrew, also Hebrew form of Suárez.

Zubanych Ukrainian
Variant of Zubenko.

Zubatenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Zubatov.

Zubayraev Chechen
Means "son of Zubaira".

Zubayraeva Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Зубайраев (see Zubayraev).

Zubelza Basque (Hispanicized)
Variant spelling of Subelza.

Zuber German, German (Swiss)
German: Metonymic occupational name for a cooper or tubmaker, from Middle High German zuber ‘(two-handled) tub’, or a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a tub. ... [more]

Zubiaga Basque
Means "place of the bridge", from Basque zubi "bridge" and the locative suffix -aga.

Zubiani Italian
Possibly derived from a diminutive form of the given name Eusebio.

Zubillaga Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Lantaron.

Zueena English (American, Modern)
Means "Black Feathers" and it originated with The Analuka Family of America.

Zufall Medieval German
A German name from the Middle High German "zuoval," meaning "benefit," "coincidence" or "windfall." It was a nickname for a lucky person, most likely a person to whom a plot of land had been given. It could also be an occupational name for a tax collector.

Zug German (Swiss)
Denotes somebody from either the Canton of Zug or town of Zug.

Zugrăvescu Romanian
Patronymic surname of uncertain origin. It may be derived from the verb a zugrăvi meaning "to paint, to describe figuratively" and therefore mean "The descendant of he who describes/paints".

Zuhm Low German
Name of a noble family from the island of Rügen.

Zuidema Dutch, West Frisian
Either derived from a toponym containing the element zuid "south, southern" (from Middle Dutch suid), or a patronymic form of a name beginning with the element swith "strong".

Zuill English, Scottish
From the town of Zuill, Scotland. The "Z" pronounced as "Y" comes from ancient yogh representing a variety of sounds. The name itself is of unknown origin.

Zukas Lithuanian
Shortened form of Žukaskaus.

Zuleta Spanish, Basque
Variant of Zulueta, which comes from the Basque topographic name 'zulo' meaning ‘hole hollow’ + the collective suffix '-eta' meaning "place or group of."

Zülfüqarov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Zülfüqar".

Zülfüqarova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Zülfüqarov.

Zuliani Italian
Derived from Zuliano, the Venetian form of Giuliano.

Zuloaga Basque
From the name of a settlement in Biscay, Spain, meaning "place of holes" in Basque, derived from zulo "hole, pit, burrow, opening" and -aga "place of, abundance of".

Zumarraga Basque
From the name of a town in Basque Country, Spain, derived from zumar "elm (tree)" and -aga "place of, group of".

Zumbano Italian
Variant of Zumpano.

Zúñiga Spanish
Spanish form of Zuñiga.

Zupanc Slovene
Variant of Zupan.

Županović Croatian
Derived from župan, a noble and administrative title, the leader of a territorial unit called županija.

Zurabashvili Georgian
Means "son of Zurab".

Zurabishvili Georgian
Means "son of Zurab".

Zurbano Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Basque Zurbao, a toponym of uncertain etymology. Possibly related to zur "wood, timber" or zurbeltz "holm oak, kermes oak".

Zürcher German
Habitational name for someone from the Swiss city of Zurich.

Zurer Yiddish
Possibly a variant of Zur or Tzur. Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer (1969-) bears this name.

Zurita Spanish, Aragonese
An Aragonese surname derived from the Stock Bird, a species of bird.

Zurita Spanish
Habitational surname from either of two places called Zurita in Huesca and Cantabria named with a derivative of Basque zuri 'white'

Żurowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Żurowa.

Zurru Italian
From Sardinian "gush, spring (of water)".

Zurzolo Italian
The last name of actor, Lorenzo Zurzolo, who is Niccolo in Baby and Theodore Nott in Harry Potter.

Zutter German, Belgian, German (Swiss)
Variant of Sutter.

Zuurbier Dutch
Dutch cognate of Sauerbier.

Zvejniece Latvian
Feminine form of Zvejnieks.

Zviadadze Georgian
Means "son of Zviad".

Zwagerman Dutch
Possibly a compound of Dutch zwager "brother-in-law" and man "man, person".

Zweeble English
Anglicization of Zwiebel.

Zwiers Dutch
Patronymic form of the given name Swier, composed of swind "strong" and heri "army".

Zwiess Dutch
Variant of Swiers.

Zwingli Swiss
Possibly derived from a place name in Toggenburg, Switzerland. A notable bearer was Huldrych Zwingli (1484 – 1531), leader of the protestant reformation in Switzerland, who was born in Wildhaus, Toggenburg... [more]

Żydak Ukrainian (Polonized, Rare)
Polonised form of Ukrainian Zhydak.

Żydek Polish (Rare)
Polish variant of Zhydak.

Żydok Ukrainian (Polonized, Rare)
Polonised form of Zhydok.

Žydovič Belarusian
Means "child of the Jew", from Belarusian жыд (zhyd), meaning "Jewish person (derogatory)".

Žyhaviec Belarusian
Łacinka form of Zhyhavets.

Zyk Russian, Belarusian
A Russian name now found in Belarus and other areas around "white Russia". Literally translates to the Russian word "beetle". It's pronounced "Z'ook" and has taken on other forms of spelling, such as; Zuck, Tzook, Shyk, etc.

Zylstra Dutch (Americanized), Frisian (Americanized)
Americanized form of Zijlstra.

Zyrin Russian
Derived from Russian зырянин (zyryanin) or зыря (zyrya) meaning "Komi, Zyrian". This may have been a nickname for someone who looked like a person of this ethnic group.

Zyuganov m Russian
Gennadiy Zyuganov is the leader of the Russian communist party.

Zywicki m Polish (Anglicized)
Anglicised form of Żywicki.

Żywiecki Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish town of Żywiec.

Žyznieŭski m Belarusian
Łacinka form of Zhyznewski.

Żyźniewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Żyźniewo.

Zzyzyx Obscure
Unidentified origins, most likely a variant of the place name Zzyzx.

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