Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the description contains the keywords happy or bright or sun or free.
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Van Blankenberg German, Belgian, Dutch
Means "from Blankenberg", a toponym from any of various places so called, in particular in Hennef and Gelderland, or from Blankenberge in West Flanders, Belgium. Probably derived from blanken "white, pale, bright" or "bare, blank" and berg "mountain, hill".
Van Zon Dutch
Variant of van Son. In some cases, it could denote someone who lived or worked in a building named De Zon "the sun", probably named for a sign depicting the sun.
Vedriš Croatian
Derived from vedro, meaning "bright".
Vermilion Scottish
From the name of the bright red color that is halfway betweed red and orange.
Vig Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian víg "happy, cheerful".
Vigh Hungarian
Variant of Vig, a surname derived from Hungarian víg "happy, cheerful".
Vilayvanh Lao
From Lao ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful" and ວັນ (vanh) meaning "sun, day".
Vollbrecht German
From a German personal name composed of the elements folk ‘people’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. In the U.S. this name is often Americanized as Fulbright and Fullbright.
Volnov m Russian
From Russian вольный (vol'nyy), meaning "free, willful".
Vrielink Dutch
Etymology uncertain. Possibly from the name of a farmstead, itself perhaps derived from a given name such as Frigilo or Friedel... [more]
Warnakulasuriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit वर्ण (varna) meaning "color" or "caste", कुल (kula) meaning "family" and सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun".
Warnasuriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit वर्ण (varna) meaning "colour, appearance, form" and सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun".
Watanuki Japanese
This surname is used as 渡抜, 渡樌, 渡貫, 綿抜, 綿貫, 四月一日 or 四月朔日 with 渡 (to, wata.su, wata.ru) meaning "cross, deliver, diameter, ferry, ford, import, migrate, transit," 綿 (men, wata) meaning "cotton," 抜 (hai, hatsu, batsu, nu.kasu, nu.karu, nu.ki, nu.ku, -nu.ku, nu.keru) meaning "extract, omit, pilfer, pull out, quote, remove, slip out," 樌 (kan, nuki), an outdated kanji meaning "grove," 貫 (kan, tsuranu.ku, nuki, nu.ku) meaning "brace, penetrate, pierce, kan (obsolete unit of measuring weight - equal to 3.75 kg./8.33 lbs... [more]
Weerasuriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave" and सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun".
Wesolowski Polish
Meaning Happy men
Wibisono Javanese
The name ꦥꦶꦱ꧀ꦗꦶꦢꦺꦴꦏ (Wibisono) is a Javanese surname that is derived from two words: "wibi," which means "clarity" or "bright," and "sono," which means "essence" or "core." Together, the name represents someone who is bright and clear at their core, someone who is true to themselves and radiates positivity.
Wickramasuriya Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विक्रम (vikrama) meaning "stride, pace" or "valour" and सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun".
Wijayasuriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun".
Wijesuriya Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun".
Wimalasuriya Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विमल (vimala) meaning "clean, pure" and सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun".
Winkelmann German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): topographic name for someone who lived on a corner or kept a corner shop (see Winkel), with the addition of Middle High German man, German Mann ‘man’... [more]
Wirsig German
Means "happy" in German.
Yanson Filipino
From Hokkien 燕孫 (iàn-sun), derived from 燕 (iàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 孫 (sun) meaning "grandchild".
Yuson Filipino
From Hokkien 楊孫 (iûⁿ-sun), derived from 楊 (iûⁿ) meaning "willow, poplar, aspen" and 孫 (sun) meaning "grandchild". It could also be from 余孫 (û-sun), derived from 余 (û) meaning "surplus" and 孫 (sun) meaning "grandchild".
Zonneveld Dutch
Means "sun field" in Dutch, a habitation always name.
Zuva Shona
Zuva means "sun or day".