Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which an editor of the name is DoingNothing247.
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Soutomaior Galician
Habitational name from any of various places called Soutomaior, from Galician souto "chestnut grove" and maior "larger, bigger".
Spearman English
Occupational name for a soldier armed with a spear, from Middle English spere "spear, lance" and man. It could also be from Old English given name Spereman, of the same origin.
Sphrantzes Greek (Latinized, Rare), History (Rare)
Possibly a Latinized form of Frantzis. George Sphrantzes was a late Byzantine Greek historian and Imperial courtier.
Stańczak Polish
Possibly a variant of Stańczyk.
Stanczak Polish
Unaccented form of Stańczak.
Stańczyk Polish
From a diminutive form of the name Stanisław (See Stańczyk and Stanek).
Strilets Ukrainian
Means "shooter, marksman" in Ukrainian.
Sunday English
Denoted a person who was born on or is associated with Sunday, derived from Middle English Sonday. A famous bearer of the name was American evangelist and professional baseball outfielder Billy Sunday (1862-1935), full name William Ashley Sunday, which is an anglicized form of the surname Sonntag, as his parents were German immigrants.
Sungenis Italian
An Italian family name originally spelled San Genisi, referencing to Saint Genesius of Rome. It is not related to Greek συγγενής (sungenḗs) meaning "blood relative"... [more]
Suomalainen Finnish
Means "Finn, person from Finland" in Finnish, From Finnish Suomi "Finland" and the suffix -lainen that combined with a place name, forms the noun for the inhabitant of a place.
Suutari Finnish
Means "shoemaker, cobbler" in Finnish.
Świętosławski m Polish
Patronymic from given name Świętosław suffixed with -ski based on habitational names. It could also be a habitational name for a person from villages called Świętosław or similar.
Tagalog Filipino
Of uncertain etymology. It could be from Filipino prefix taga- "native of" combined either from alog "ford" or ilog "river". It could also be from Tagal, a name of some tribes in Borneo or Sumatra... [more]
Talampas Filipino
Means "plateau, stiff cliff" in Tagalog.
Talon English, French
Derived from Old French talon "heel", denoting a person with a deformity or a swift person. It could also be a diminutive form of given names Talbot and Talleyrand.
Tatarov m Russian
From Russian татарин (tatarin) meaning "Tatar person". Tatars are an umbrella term for different Turkic ethnic groups across Eastern Europe and Asia.
Tauber German
Occupational name for a pigeon breeder, from German Taube "pigeon, dove".
Teich German, Jewish
Derived from Middle High German tīch "pond".
Tennant English, Scottish
Occupational name for a farmer who holds a feudal tenure in a property, ultimately derived from Latin teneo "to hold, to keep".
Terriquez Spanish
A Spanish patronymic name of unknown meaning.
Thackeray English
Habitational name for a person from the place named Thackray in Yorkshire, from Old Norse þak "thatch, roof" and "corner, nook".
Thistlethwaite English
Habitational name for a person from Thistlewood in Castle Sowerby, or from a lost place named Thistelthuait in Lancashire. The placenames derive from Old English þistel "thistle" and Old Norse þveit "clearing" (cf... [more]
Tikka Finnish
Means "woodpecker" in Finnish. Alternatively, it could be from Karelian vernacular forms ending in -tikka, commonly seen in diminutives of many Orthodox names.
Tischbein German, Literature
Means "table leg" in German, from German tisch "table" and bein "leg". This was the surname of a German family of master artists from Hesse which spanned three generations. This is also the surname of the main character of the 1929 novel Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kästner, Emil Tischbein.
Tjeknavorian Armenian
Derived from Armenian ճգնավոր (čgnavor) "hermit, anchorite, ascetic". The famous bearer of the name is Iranian Armenian composer and conductor Loris Tjeknavorian (1937-).
Tonnelier French
Means "cooper" in French, from Middle French tonnel "barrel".
Topps English
Variant of Topp.
Tormey Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Ó Tormaigh.
Toy Chinese
From Chinese (coi), meaning "applause, cheer" or "luck, fortune"
Trafficante Italian
Derived from the archaic Calabrese term trafficante "trader", now meaning "trafficker, drug pusher". This was the name of a now-defunct Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Florida, named after Sicilian-born mobster Santo Trafficante Sr... [more]
Trapizonyan Armenian
Originally denoted someone who came from the Turkish city of Trabzon, formerly a part of the Byzantine Empire, whose Armenian community stayed as the Ottoman Empire took over.
Trevathan English, Cornish
Habitational name from one or more places in Cornwall named Trevethan, from Middle Cornish tre "estate farmstead" with a second element of uncertain meaning. It could be an unrecorded Old Cornish personal name Buthen.
Tripolino Italian
Locational name that originally designated a person who came from Tripoli, a common name of multiple places in Ancient Greece and Modern Greece, all derived from Greek prefix τρι- (tri-) "three" and πολις (polis) "city, city-state".
Trouillefou French, Literature
From a compound of colloquial French trouille "fear" and fou "mad, crazy". Clopin Trouillefou is a fictional character in the 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo, depicted as a Romani Frenchman who is the King of Truands (the criminals and outcasts of Paris) disguises himself as a beggar begging the audience for money, disrupting Pierre Gringoire's play.
Tsiolkovsky Polish (Russified)
Russified form of Ziółkowski. Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (1857-1935) was a Russian rocket scientist who pioneered astronautics, whose father was of Polish origin.
Tudor English, Welsh
From the given name Tudur. It was borne by five monarchs of England beginning with Henry VII in the 15th century.
Tulkki Finnish
Means "interpreter, translator" in Finnish.
Tumulak Filipino, Cebuano
Means "to push, to shove" in Tagalog, derived from Tagalog tulak "push, shove".
Türer German
Means "doormaker" in German, from German Tür "door".
Udović m Croatian
Means "son of a widow" in Croatian, from Serbo-Croatian udova "widow".
Udovič Slovene
Slovene form of Udović
Udovich Croatian (Americanized), Slovene (Americanized)
Americanized form of Slovenian Udovič and Croatian Udović.
Usov m Russian
From усы (usy) meaning "moustache".
Valkeapää Finnish
From the Finnish valkea "white" and pää "head, tip".
Van Brocklin Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of Van Breukelen. A notable bearer of this surname was the American football player, coach and executive Norman Mack Van Brocklin (1926-1983), also known as "The Dutchman".
Van Der Gracht Dutch
Means "from the canal" in Dutch, from Dutch gracht "canal".
Van Der Hoeden Dutch
Means "from the hatmaker" in Dutch, from Dutch hoede "hat".
Van Der Hoeven Dutch
Means "from the farmstead" in Dutch.
Van Der Sloot Dutch
Means "from the ditch" in Dutch, from Dutch sloot "ditch, trench".
Van Helmond Dutch
Means "from Helmond" in Dutch, a municipality in Southern Netherlands, of unknown etymology. It could derived from the Dutch dialectal hel "low-lying" and Old Dutch munte "hill, place of refuge during flooding".
Van Helmont Belgian, Dutch
Possibly a variant of Van Helmond. Jan Baptist van Helmont (1580-1644) was a Belgian chemist, physiologist, and physician, considered as the founder of pneumatic chemistry.
Van Musschenbroek Dutch
Means "from Musschenbroek", a hamlet in Limburg, derived from plural form of Dutch mus "sparrow" and broek "marsh, wetland". Pieter van Musschenbroek (1692–1761) was a Dutch scientist credited with the invention of the first capacitor.
Van Ommen Dutch
Means "from Ommen" in Dutch, a city and municipality in northeastern Netherland, historically attested as de Vmme or Ummen, of unknown etymology. It could derived from a prehistoric hydronym.
Van Otterloo Dutch
Means "from Otterlo", a village and former municipality in Gelderland, possibly derived from Dutch otter "otter" and lo "pool".
Van Velsen Dutch
Means "from Velsen" in Dutch, a municipality in North Holland, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pel "swamp, marsh" combined with the hydronymic suffix *isa.
Van Wageningen Dutch
Means "from Wandeningen" in Dutch, denoting a person from the municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands, from Dutch Wagano with collective suffix -ung-
Van Zweden Dutch
Means "from Sweden" in Dutch. Jaap van Zweden (1960-) is a Dutch conductor and violinist.
Verrier English, French
Means "glassmaker, glassblower, glazier" in French, derived from French verre "glass".
Viikilä Finnish
From Swedish vik "bay, gulf" with the suffix -lä indicating a place.
Viikki Finnish
Derived from Swedish vik "bay, gulf".
Vinciguerra Italian
Derived from medieval Italian name Vinciguerra.
Vliet Dutch
Means "brook" in Dutch.
Volkmann German
Probably denoted for a speaker or a people's person, derived from German volk "people" and mann "man". Alfred Wilhelm Volkmann (1801-1877) was a German physiologist, anatomist, and philosopher... [more]
Voloshin m Ukrainian, Russian, Jewish
From Ukrainian волох (volox) meaning "Vlach, Wallachian", derived from Proto-Slavic *vòlxъ "Roman".
Von Aachen German
Means "from Aachen", a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, ultimately derived from Latin acquae "water, water sources", referring to the sacred springs associated with the Celtic god Grannus.
Von Esmarch German
Means "from Esmarch" in German, Esmarch being an unknown meaning. Friedrich von Esmarch (1823-1908) was a German surgeon who developed the Esmarch bandage and founded the Deutscher Samariter-Verein, the predecessor of the Deutscher Samariter-Bund.
Von Langenbeck German
Means "from a long stream" in German, from Low German lange "long" and beke "stream". Bernhard Rudolf Konrad von Langenbeck (1810-1887) was a German surgeon known as the developer of Langenbeck's amputation and founder of Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery.
Von Westphalen German
Denoted a person from Westphalia, a region of northwestern Germany, borrowed from Medieval Latin Westphalia, derived from Middle Low German Westvâlen "west field".
Waititi Maori
Meaning uncertain. It could derive from Maori waitī both meaning "sweet, melodious", denoting a sweet person, or "sap of the cabbage tree", possibly denoting an occupation. Taika David Cohen, known professionally as Taika Waititi (1975-), is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor and comedian.
Walliser German
Denoting somebody from Valais (German form Wallis), a canton in Switzerland, or someone who immigrated from Valais, ultimately from Latin vallis "valley, vale".
Watteau French
Possibly from French gâteau “cake”, denoting a baker.
Webley English
Habitational name for a person from the civil parish of Weobley in Herefordshire, from the Old English personal name Wiobba and leah "woodland, clearing".
Weissmann German, Jewish
Means "white man" in German, a variant of Weiss combined with the suffix man.
Westmoreland English
Habitational name from the former county of Westmorland, from Old English folk name Westmoringas "people from the west of the moors" and land.
Wilberforce English
Habitational name for a person from the village named Wilberfoss in East Yorkshire, from Old English given name Wilburg and foss "ditch".
Wiseman English
Variant of Wise combined with the suffix man. It may have also been used ironically.
Wittenbach German (Swiss)
Toponymic name meaning "white stream" in German.
Wnuk Polish
Means "grandson" in Polish.
Wreden German, Jewish
Habitational name for any place in Germany or Denmark, of uncertain meaning. Famous bearers include Davey Wreden (1988-) is an American game designer known for his work in The Stanley Parable and The Beginner's Guide as well as his brother, American internet personality, Douglas Scott Wreden (1991-), known by his pseudonym DougDoug.
Wysocki m Polish, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations named Wysocko, Wysoka or Wysokie, all derived from Polish wysoki meaning "tall, high".
Xudoyberdiyev m Uzbek
Means "son of Xudoyberdi" in Uzbek
Xudoyberdiyeva f Uzbek
Feminine form of Xudayberdiyev. Halima Xudoyberdiyeva (1947-2018) was an Uzbek poet whose themes at different times of her career have dealt with Uzbek nationhood and history, liberation movements, and feminism.
Yankouskaya f Belarusian
Feminine form of Yankouski.
Yankouski m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Jankowski.
Yankovska f Ukrainian
Feminine form of Yankovskyi.
Yankovskaya f Russian
Feminine form of Yankovsky.
Yankovsky m Russian
Russian form of Jankowski.
Yankovskyi m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Jankowski.
Zaborowska f Polish
Feminine form of Zaborowski.
Zaborowski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from a town named Zaborowo or Zaborów named with Polish za "beyond" and bór "forest".
Zabrzyski m Polish
Possibly a habitational name from Polish za "beyond" and Czech brzy "early, soon"
Zacarias Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Zacarias.
Zaragoza Spanish, Aragonese
Habitational name from the province of Zaragoza in Aragon, from a Mozarabic form of Latin Caesaraugusta, named after Roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus.
Zilčyan Armenian
Means "cymbal-maker" in Armenian, from Ottoman Turkish زلجی (zilci) "cymbal-maker" with a surname forming suffix.
Zildjian Armenian (Anglicized)
English form of Armenian Զիլճյան (see Zilčyan). The famous bearer of this name was Avedis Zildjian, founder of the oldest manufacturer of musical instruments in the world, the Avedis Zildjian Company.