Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which an editor of the name is liyahaa.
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Baltakis Lithuanian
Means “white-eyed” in Lithuanian, from balta meaning “white” and akis meaning “eye”.
Barthélémy French
From the given name Barthélémy.
Benatar Jewish
Possibly from Hebrew בֵּן (ben) meaning "son" and עתר ('atar) meaning "petitioner".
Boulier French
Occupational name for a maker of balls or the organizer of a game of boules, from French boule meaning "ball".
Casals Catalan, French
Plural form of Casal.
Converse English
Originally a nickname for a Jew converted to Christianity or an occupational name for someone converted to the religious way of life, a lay member of a convent, from Middle English and Old French convers "convert".
Cram English
From the the Scottish place name Crambeth (now Crombie), a village and ancient parish in Torryburn, Fife.
Cuervo Spanish
Means "raven, crow" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin corvus. From a nickname for a man with strikingly glossy black hair or with a raucous voice. Alternatively, a habitational name from places containing this word (e.g. El Cuervo, Teruel).
Dupouy French
Variant of Dupuy.
Escolar Spanish
From Spanish escuela meaning "school".
Esteruelas Spanish
Possibly from the place name Camarma de Esteruelas, a village in Madrid.
Gould English
Variant of Gold.
Helmcke German
Variant of Helmke.
Helmke German
from a pet form of Helm
Joutsen Finnish
Means “swan” in Finnish.
Kärkkäinen Finnish
From Finnish kärkäs meaning ”eager” and the suffix -nen. A Finnish department store chain bears this name after its founder, Juha Kärkkäinen.
Kindred English
From the Anglo-Saxon given name Cenered meaning "bold counsel" from the elements cene, cen (later kene) meaning "bold, brave, proud" and raed meaning "counsel".
Koivu Finnish
Means "birch" in Finnish.
Koivula Finnish
From Finnish koivu meaning "birch" and the suffix -la signifying a place.
Koivunen Finnish
From Finnish koivu meaning "birch" and the suffix -nen.
Kyyhkynen Finnish
Means "pigeon, dove" in Finnish.
Metsä Finnish
Means “forest” in Finnish.
Metsola Finnish
From Finnish metso meaning "wood grouse, capercaillie" and the suffix -la indicating a place. Metsola is the realm of forests in Finnish mythology.
Ojaste Estonian
From Estonian oja meaning "brook, creek".
Oper Estonian
From Estonian ooper meaning "opera".
Orosco Spanish, Basque
Variant of Orozco. Means "place of the holly trees" from oros meaning "holly tree" and the suffix -ko signifying a place. Also believed to have been derived from Latin orosius meaning "the son of bringer of wisdom".
Palola Finnish
Probably from Palo, the name of many Finnish villages or palo meaning "fire" and the suffix -la signifying a place.
Pesälä Finnish
From Finnish pesä meaning “nest” and the suffix -lä signifying a place.
Posner German, Polish, Medieval
Originally denoted a person from Poznań, Poland.
Raščius Lithuanian
Probably from Lithuanian raštvedys meaning "clerk" or "scribe".
Rushen English
Originally denoted a person who lived near a marsh, noted for its rushes (see Rush). A famous bearer of this surname is the American singer Patrice Rushen (b. 1954).
Santala Finnish
From Finnish santa meaning "(slightly wet) sand" and the place suffix -la.
Sievänen Finnish
From Finnish sievä meaning “pretty, cute” and the suffix -nen.
Simi Finnish
From the given name Simi 3.
Similä Finnish
From the given name Simi 3 and the suffix -lä signifying a place.
Sokhotskyy Ukrainian
From Ukrainian соха meaning "wooden plough".
Suominen Finnish
From Suomi meaning ”Finland” in Finnish. The -nen ending can be translated as "little" or "of something" (Suominen="of Finland") but is in Finland mostly seen just as a typical ending for surnames, without any actual meaning.
Timonen Finnish
From the given name Timo 1.
Tsangaris Greek, Greek (Cypriot)
From Greek τσαγκάρης (tsagkáris) meaning “shoemaker”.
Utsler German
Derived from the given name Utz.
Valkonen Finnish
From Finnish valkoinen meaning "white" and the suffix -nen.
Veracruz Spanish
Originally denoted a person from Veracruz, Mexico, from Latin vera crux meaning "true cross".
Vyner English
Variant of Viner.
Wieland German, Germanic Mythology
Derived from the given name Wieland.
Zeff Jewish
From the given name Zev.