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Mijić Croatian
The surname Mijić is one of those surnames that are very common in Croatia, but also in other countries. This surname sounds very simple and modest, but it has deep roots in history. It is interesting how surnames often arose from some nicknames or personal characteristics of the person who bore that surname... [more]
Mijović Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Mijo".
Mik mu Czech, Polish, Sorbian
Pet form of the given names Mikławš, Mikołaj, Mikuláš, and other variants of Nicholas.
Mika Polish
A shortened form of the Polish version of Michaelson, which became a family name earlier on.
Mika Hungarian, Polish
Comes from a pet form of a central and eastern European personal name equivalent to Nicholas
Mikal Ethiopian
The Origin of Mikal comes from the Hebrew meaning... [more]
Mike Hungarian
Fro, a pet form of the personal name Miklós, Hungarian form of Nicholas, or possibly from a short form of Mihály, Hungarian form of Michael.
Mikell Scottish
A variant of McCall. Some suggest it is a variant of Mikel.
Mikhailenko Russian
Russian transcription of Ukrainian Михайленко (see Mykhaylenko).
Mikhaylenko Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Михайленко (see Mikhailenko).
Mikhelashvili Georgian, Jewish
Means "son of Mikheil" in Georgian.
Mikhin Russian
Means "son of Mikha".
Mikin Russian
Means "son of Mika".
Mikk Estonian
Mikk is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name); a shortened form of the masculine given name Mihkel (a variant of Michael).
Mikkel Estonian
Mikkel is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name); an Estonian variant of "Michael".
Mikkelborg Norwegian
Norwegian variant of the originally German surname Mecklenburg, which came to Norway during the hanseatic era.
Mikó Hungarian
From a pet form of the personal names Miklós (Hungarian form of Nicholas) or Mihály (Hungarian form of Michael).
Mikos Polish, Hungarian, Greek
From a derivative of a personal name equivalent to Nicholas: Polish Mikolaj, Slovenian Miklavž, or Hungarian Miklós.... [more]
Mikryukov Russian
From a diminutive of the given name Nikolay.
Mikulić Croatian
Means ''son of Mikula''.
Mikulin Russian
Means "son of Mikula".
Milán Spanish
Spanish form of Milan.
Milan Italian, French
Habitational name from the Italian city of Milan (see Milano).
Milan Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Russian
From the given name Milan, a derivative of names such as Bohumil and Miloslav, containing the Slavic elements mil or milu meaning ‘grace, favor, dear’.
Milanés Spanish
habitational name for someone from Milan in Italy (see Milano) from milanés an adjectival form of the place name. Variant of Milan.
Milanesi Italian
It comes from the Italian city of Milan, in Lombardia (northern Italy), where it is most used
Milanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Milan".
Milanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Milanov.
Milanović Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Milan".
Milanovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Milanovski.
Milanovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Milan".
Milashin Russian
Derived from a diminutive Milasha of various Russian given names.
Milbourne English
Variant form of Milburn.
Milchev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Milcho".
Milcheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Milchev.
Milenkov Bulgarian
Means "son of Milenko".
Milenković Serbian
Means "son of Milenko".
Milenkovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Milenko".
Miletić Croatian, Serbian
Means ''son of Mile''.
Milev m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Mile".
Mileva f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Milev.
Milevska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Milevski.
Milevski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mile".
Miley Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicised form of Ó Maol Aodha, though Ó Máille and Ó Maolmhuaidh can also be possibilities... [more]
Milhous English
Variant spelling of English Millhouse.
Milhouse English
Variant spelling of Millhouse.
Miliband Jewish
This is the surname of British Labour Party politicians Ed and David Miliband, who are ethnically Jewish.
Milič Slovene
Variant of Milić.
Miljanović Serbian
Means "son of Miljan".
Milk English
Probably from Middle English milk ‘milk’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for a producer or seller of milk.In some instances, probably a translation of German Milch, a variant of Slavic Milich or of Dutch Mielke (a pet form of Miele), or a shortening of Slavic Milkovich.
Milkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Milko".
Milkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Milkov.
Milković Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic derived from the given name Milko, itself a diminutive of Slavic names containing the element milu meaning "gracious, dear".
Milkovič Slovak
Slovak form of Milković.
Mill Scottish, English
Scottish and English: topographic name for someone who lived near a mill, Middle English mille, milne (Old English myl(e)n, from Latin molina, a derivative of molere ‘to grind’)... [more]
Millar English
Variant of Miller.
Millare Spanish (Philippines)
Possibly a variant of Millares.
Millares Galician
Habitational name from any of various places named Millares in Galicia, from the plural of Galician millar meaning "millet field".
Millay English
This surname is thought to be a respelling of Millais, which may come from the French surname Millet, a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of millet or panic grass (derived from a diminutive form of Old French mil which is then derived from Latin milium meaning "millet").... [more]
Millet French, Catalan
metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of millet or panic grass or a topographic name for someone who lived by a field of millet from French and Catalan millet (from Latin milietum a derivative of milium in Old French mil "millet").
Millington English
Parishes in Cheshire, and the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Millsap English (American), English
Judging by the name and how it sounds, I guess it's occupational. This is the name of a town in Texas, named after Fuller Millsap.
Milludi Basque (Rare)
Possibly a variant of the toponym Merelludi, of uncertain etymology. Could be related to a Basque word meaning "mill" or "millet" and the locative or collective suffix -di.
Milner English, Scottish
Northern English (mainly Yorkshire) and Scottish: variant of Miller, retaining the -n- of the Middle English word, which was a result of Scandinavian linguistic influence, as in Old Norse mylnari.
Miloševski m Macedonian
Means "son of Miloš".
Milutinović Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Milutin".
Milward English
Variant of Millard and Millward, derived from mille "mill" and weard "guard" meaning "guardian of the mill"
Mimana Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 任那 (Mimana) meaning "Mimana", an ancient hypothesized region in parts of present-day South Korea, mentioned in the Nihon Shoki.
Mimoune Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Mimoun.
Min Chinese, Korean
From Chinese 闵 (mǐn) meaning "pity, sorrow", also referring to the posthumous title of the Duke Min of Lu (personal name Ji Qi).
Minaev Russian
Means "son of Mina".
Minakami Japanese
From the 水 (mina) meaning "water" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper". 水上 is often pronounced suijou, and it means "seaplane" in Japanese.
Minamoto Japanese
From 源 (minamoto) meaning "fountainhead, river source; source, origin," derived from a combination of 水 (mi), the combining form of mizu meaning "water," and 元/本 (moto) meaning "source, origin" with the addition of the Old Japanese possessive particle na.... [more]
Minaru Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 御 (mi-), an archaic honorific added to emphasize godlike respect or beauty, and 鳴 (nari), from 鳴り (nari) meaning "ring", referring to a place with a lot of sound (in a positive way).
Minasian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Minasyan.
Minassian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Minasyan.
Minasyan Armenian
Means "son of Minas".
Minatosaki Japanese
Variant reading of Minatozaki.
Minaya Spanish
From Minaya, the name of a town in Albacete province, Spain. According to the scholar Miguel Asín Palacios, the place name comes means "open and visible path" from Arabic. It has also been speculated that the place name has Basque origins, meaning "ore", "ore vein" or "asphodel pastures".
Minayev Russian
Alternate transcription of Minaev.
Minchev Bulgarian
Means "son of Mincho".
Mincheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Minchev.
Mindalano Filipino, Maranao
From the name of Mindalano' sa Tonong, a character in the Darangen epic.
Mindanao Tagalog
From the name of the second largest island in the Philippines, which was derived from the name of the Maguindanao people (see Mindanao).
Minde German
Habitational name denoting someone from the city of Minden.
Minden German, English
Habitational name from any of various places so named, for example in Westphalia (German) or Shropshire (English).
Minella Italian
Southern Italian, from a pet form of the female personal name Mina 1, a short form of Guglielmina, Giacomina, etc.
Minelli Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Minello, a pet form of the personal name Mino, which is a short form of a personal name formed with the hypocoristic suffix -mino, such as Adimino, Giacomino, Guglielmino, etc.
Miner English
English occupational name for someone who built mines, either for the excavation of coal and other minerals, or as a technique in the medieval art of siege warfare. The word represents an agent derivative of Middle English, Old French mine ‘mine’ (a word of Celtic origin, cognate with Gaelic mein ‘ore’, ‘mine’).
Minervini Italian
Either a variant of or son of Minervino.
Minervino Italian
a habitational name from either of two places, Minervino di Lecce or Minervino Murge, in the provinces of Lecce and Bari, which take their names from ancient temples dedicated to the Roman goddess Minerva.
Mínervudóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Minerva" in Icelandic. A famous bearer is Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir.
Mínervuson Icelandic
Means "son of Minerva" in Icelandic
Minghella English (British)
It derives from the Roman (Latin) "Dominicus", meaning "belonging to the lord god", from "dominus", lord or master. The name was given considerable impetus by the fame of the Spanish saint "Dominicus", who founded the Dominican order of monks, although it was already well established.
Ming-rujiralai Thai
From Thai มิ่ง (ming) meaning "something that is auspicious", รุจิรา (ruchira) of unknown meaning, and ลัย (lai) of unknown meaning.
Mingus Scottish
Variant of Menzies, which is traditionally pronounced ‘mingiz’.
Minh Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Ming, from Sino-Vietnamese 明 (minh).
Minhas Indian
Unknown meaning. Minhas is a clan in India and Pakistan, and offshoot of the Rajput clan.
Minion French
French form of Miner, an occupational name for a someone working in a mine.
Minnieweather African American
Anglicised version of Mannweiler, a municipality in Germany.
Minor English, German, French
English: variant spelling of Miner.... [more]
Minteer Irish
An Irish variation of the Gaelic surname, Macateer, "Mac" meaning "son of the".
Minter English
The surname was likely an occupational name for someone who was involved in the production or distribution of coins, such as a moneyer or a clerk in a mint.
Mio Italian
Variant of Mione.
Mioda Japanese
mioda means "water route field". the kanji used for this name are 澪(mio,rei) meaning " water route" and 田(ta) meaning "field". a bearer of this name is Ibuki Mioda from Danganronpa 2.
Miodownik Polish, Jewish
The literal translation is "honey cake", from the Polish word/root surname miod, meaning "honey." An occupational surname to those in the honey business, mainly beekeepers and bakers.... [more]
Miola Italian
Derived from the given name Meo, a short form of names such as Bartolomeo, Romeo, Tolomeo, or perhaps Mattheo.
Miotke Polish (Germanized)
Germanized form of Polish Miotka, a nickname derived from miotac 'to throw or toss'.
Mirajkar Marathi
Means "one from Miraj" in Marathi. Miraj is a city located in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Mirəliyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Mirəli".
Miramontes Spanish
Looker of mountains.
Mirčeska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Mirčeski.
Mirčeski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mirče".
Mirčevska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Mirčevski.
Mirčevski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mirče".
Mirghani Northern African, Arabic
Sudanese name of unknown Arabic meaning.
Mirkin Jewish
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Mirke, a pet form of the Biblical Hebrew name Miryam.
Mirković Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Mirko".
Mironov Russian
Means "son of Miron 1".
Mironova Russian
Feminine form of Mironov.
Miroshnichenko Ukrainian
Denis Miroshnichenko is the chairman of the People's Council of the LNR.
Mirotvorets Russian
Means "maker of peace" in Russian, from мир (mir) "peace" and творец (tvorets) "creator, maker". Probably given to someone who often mediated fights between villagers.
Mirschel Yiddish
Jewish (Ashkenazic) and German variant of Herschel.
Mirzaee Persian
Variant transcription of Mirzaei.
Mirzapour Persian
Means "son of Mirza".
Mirzazadeh Persian
Means "born of Mirza".
Mirzoda Tajik
Tajik form of Mirzadeh.
Misakian Armenian
An Armenian surname meaning "descendant of Misak." Misak is the Armenian form of the Ancient Hebrew name Meshach.
Mişär Tatar
A Mişär is a type of Tatar.
Mischel German
Diminutive of Misch.
Mishkin Russian
Derived from the given name Mishka, a diminutive of Mikhail.
Mishkina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Мишкин (see Mishkin).
Mishler German
Americanized spelling of Swiss German Mischler .
Mišić Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Mišo". Also, mišić (мишић) can be translated as "muscle".
Misirlou Greek
Misirlou (Μισιρλού), due to the suffix "ou", is the feminine form (in Greek) of Misirlis (Μισιρλής- a surname) which comes from the Turkish word Mısırlı, which is formed by combining Mısır ("Egypt" in Turkish, borrowed from Arabic مِصر‎ Miṣr) with the Turkish -lı suffix, literally meaning "Egyptian".
Miskell Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Meisceall meaning "descendant of Meiscill", a personal name of unexplained etymology. It was sometimes Anglicized as Maxwell.
Misleh Arabic
Variation of Musleh. Means "peacemaker" or "social reformer" in Arabic.
Miso Japanese (Rare)
Miso is made up of two symbols literally referring to "miso soup". Approximately less than 140 people in Japan possess this last name.
Missoni Italian, Friulian
Of uncertain meaning.
Mita Polish
From a pet form of the personal name Dymitr
Mitarai Japanese
From Japanese 御手洗 (mitarai) referring to purifying water at the entrance of a shrine.
Mitcham English
Habitational name from Mitcham in Surrey so named from Old English micel "big" and ham "village homestead" or ham "water meadow" meaning either "the great homestead" or "the great meadow".
Mitchells English (African)
Derived from the given name Mitchell or a variant of Mitchell 1. Mostly dominated in South Africa.
Mitev m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Mite".
Miteva f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Mitev.
Mitford English
From the name of a village in Northumberland, England, derived from either Old English midd "middle" or (ge)myþe "confluence, stream junction, river mouth" combined with ford "ford, river crossing".
Mitin Russian
Means "son of Mitya".
Mitkov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Mitko".
Mitkova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Mitkov.
Mitoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Mito.
Mitou Japanese
Variant transcription of Mito.
Mitrea Romanian
Romanian name, derived from the word mitra, meaning the hat of a high priest(mitropolit).
Mitreska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Mitreski.
Mitreski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mitre".
Mitrev m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Mitre".
Mitreva f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Mitrev.
Mitrevska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Mitrevski.
Mitrevski Macedonian
Means "son of Mitre".
Mitropoulos Greek
Means "son of Mitros".
Mitrov Russian
Means "son of Mitro".
Mitrovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Mitrovski.
Mitrovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mitre".
Mitry Medieval French
Descendants of the noble owner of the region located outside of Paris France (Mitry)
Mitskevich Belarusian, Russian
Derived either from a diminutive form Micek of the Polish given name Mikołaj or from a diminutive form Mitska of Belarusian given names Dzmitry and Zmitser or less likely from other names that begin with mi... [more]
Mitsugi Japanese
This surname is used as 貢, 三木, 三ツ木, 三津木, 三樹, 三次, 参木, 満木, 見次, 身次 or 巳継 with 貢 (ku, kou, mitsu.gu) meaning "finance, support, tribute", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port", 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood", 樹 (juu, ki) meaning "timber trees, wood", 参 (san, shin, mai-, mai.ru, majiwaru, mitsu) meaning "be defeated, be madly in love, coming, die, going, nonplussed, three, visit, visiting", 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "enough, full, fullness, satisfy", 見 (ken, mi.eru, mi.seru, mi.ru) meaning "chances, hopes, idea, look at, opinion, see, visible", 身 (shin, mi) meaning "one's station in life, person, somebody", 次 (shi, ji, tsugi, tsu.gu) meaning "next, order, sequence", 巳 (shi, mi) meaning "sign of the snake/serpent (6th sign of Chinese zodiac)" and 継 (kei, tsu.gi, mama-) meaning "graft (tree), inherit, patch, succeed."... [more]
Mitsugu Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 貢, 三次, 三続 or 巳継 with 貢 (ku, kou, mitsu.gu) meaning "finance, support, tribute", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 次 (shi, ji, tsugi, tsu.gu) meaning "next, order, sequence", 続 (kyou, kou, shoku, zou, tsugu.nai, tsudzu.ku, tsudzu.keru) meaning "continue, sequel, series", 巳 (shi, mi) meaning "sign of the snake/serpent (6th sign of Chinese zodiac)" and 継 (kei, tsu.gi, mama-) meaning "graft (tree), inherit, patch, succeed."... [more]
Mittag German
Means "midday, noon" in German, with an archaic meaning of "south". Habitational name given to someone who lived south of a main settlement.
Mitter German
Topographic name for someone who lived on or owned a property that was in the middle between two or more others, especially if the others were both held by men with the same personal name (for example, Mitter Hans), from the strong form of Middle High German mitte "mid, middle".
Mityashkin m Russian
Derived from the name Mitya, a diminutive of Mikhail.
Mityayev m Russian
Means "son of Mitya".
Miwa Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Jin).
Miyaichi Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "a shrine; a palace" and 一 (ichi) meaning "one".... [more]
Miyamizu Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" combined with 水 (mizu) meaning "water". A fictional bearer of this surname is Mitsuha Miyamizu (宮水 三葉) from the 2016 anime movie Your Name/Kimi no Na wa.
Miyan Indian (Muslim), Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Urdu میاں or Bengali মিয়ান (see Mian).
Miyares Asturian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Piloña.
Miyasaki Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 宮崎 (see Miyazaki).
Miyawaki Japanese
A famous bearier of this surname, Sakura Miyawaki from IZONE.
Miyoi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nai.
Mizoroge Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Mizoroke.
Mizrachi Hebrew
Variant transcription of Mizrahi.
Mizufuka Japanese
Mizu means "water" and fuka means "deep".
Mizuguchi Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Mizuhara Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Mizuhori Japanese
Mizu means "water"and hori means "moat, ditch, canal".
Mizui Japanese
Mizu means "water" and i means "mineshaft, pit, hole".
Mizukawa Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Mizukuchi Japanese
Mizu means "water" and kuchi means "mouth, opening".
Mizumo Japanese
Mizu means "water" and mo means "cloud".
Mizumori Japanese
Mizu means "water" and mori means "forest, grove".
Mizumoto Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Mizumura Japanese
Mizu means "water" and mura means "village, hamlet".
Mizunaka Japanese
From 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".
Mizuoka Japanese
Mizu means "water" and oka means "hill, ridge".
Mizusaki Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Mizusawa Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 沢 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Mizuse Japanese
Mizu means "water" and se means "ripple".
Mizuta Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Mizutama Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" combined with 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Mizuya Japanese
Variation of Mizutani.
Mizuyama Japanese
Mizu means "water" and yama means "hill, mountain".
Mješicy Sorbian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Upper Sorbian municipality of Bukecy.
Mkerref Berber (Modern, Rare)
Mkerref originated from the 1950s in Tangier, Morocco. The surname is rare and its holders have riffian (amazigh) roots, known as the Temsamanis originally. ... [more]
Mkhitaryan Armenian
Means "son of Mkhitar".
Mkrtchian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Mkrtchyan.
Mkrtchyan Armenian
Means "son of Mkrtich".
Mladenov Bulgarian
Means "son of Mladen".
Mlinarić Croatian
Means "son of a miller".
Młodychowiak Polish
Habitational name for somebody who comes from the district of Młodych in Poland.
Mẫn Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Min, from Sino-Vietnamese 閔 (mẫn).
Mo Chinese
According to a study of Mu Ying's Name record, the surname came to be when descendants of the antediluvian ruler Zhuanxu abbreviated the name of his city, Moyangcheng (莫陽城; in modern-day Pingxiang County, Hebei) and took it as their surname... [more]
Moan Irish
Reduced form of Mohan.
Moat Scottish
Habitational name from either of two places in Dumfriesshire called Moat, named from Middle English mote ‘moat’, ‘ditch’, originally referring to the whole system of fortifications. In some cases it may have been a topographic name for someone who lived in or near a moated dwelling.
Moats English
Variant of Moat.
Moberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish mo "sandy heath" and berg "mountain". A notable bearer was Swedish author and playwright Vilhelm Moberg (1898-1973).
Möbius German
Patronymic surname derived from the given name Bartholomäus, the German form of Bartholomew.
Mobley English
English reduced form of Moberley.
Möbus German
Variant of Möbius.
Mockford English
Mockford comes from "Mocca's ford", with Mocca being an Old English name of uncertain origin. An alternative theory is that it comes from "Motholfr's ford" from the Old Norse meaning "renown-wolf". Either way, Mockford was once a place in Sussex, near Rottingdean, and it is from there that most branches of the name originate.
Moclin Spanish
A town positioned outside of Granada and Toledo Spain, its current occupants number in the thousands. But, 700’s this town was positioned in a mist of sprawling Moorish control. And, for the next 800 years, it was the epic center of Europe’s culture and medicine... [more]
Modén Swedish
Combination of Swedish mo "sandy heath" and the common surname suffix -én, a derivative of Latin -enius "descendant of". It could also be a variant of Modig.
Modena Italian, Judeo-Italian
Italian and Jewish (from Italy) habitational name from the city of Modena in Emilia-Romagna.
Modernell Spanish (Latin American, Hispanicized, Modern)
Most common in Uruguay, probably of Lebanese origin, unknown meaning or etymology.
Modigliani Italian
Used by Sepharditic Jews, this surname comes from the Italian town of Modigliana, in Romagna. Famous bearers of this surname include painter Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920) and Nobel Prize in Economics recipient Franco Modigliani (1918–2003).
Modin Swedish
Variant of Modén.
Modrić Croatian
Famous bearer of this surname is Croatian footballer Luka Modrić.
Modrić Croatian
Derived from Croatian mȍdar meaning "blue", most likely used to refer to a person who wore blue clothes. It can also be a habitational name for someone from any of the various places called Modrić, Modrič, Modrići, Modrića, Modruš or Modřice in Croatia... [more]
Modzelewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Modzel or Modzele, both derived from Polish modzel meaning "callus".
Moes Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch moes "stew, mush, vegetables, food", either on its own as a nickname for a cook or vegetable farmer, or as a shortened form of a longer name, such as the toponym Moespot "vegetable pot".
Moes Dutch, Low German
Variant form of Maas.
Moggi Romansh
Italianized form of Muoth.
Moghaddam Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مقدم (see Moghadam).
Mogren Swedish
Combination of Swedish mo "sandy heath" and gren "branch".
Mohač Croatian
Croatian form of Mohácsi.
Mohajeri Persian
Derived from Persian مهاجر (mohajer) meaning "emigrant", ultimately of Arabic origin.
Mohammadinejad Persian
Means "descendant of Mohammad" in Persian.
Mohammadpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian محمدپور (see Mohammadpour).
Mohammadpour Persian
Means "descendant of Mohammad" in Persian.
Mohammadpourkarkaragh Persian (Rare)
From the given name Mohammad combined with Persian پور (pur) "son" and the name of the Persian village of Karkaraq.
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