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Allcock English
Means son of Allen or Alexander.
Allcox English
Variant of Alcott.
Allely Irish
From Irish Mac Ailghile meaning "descendant of Ailghil".
Alleman French (Cajun), Spanish (Canarian), German
From the French and Spanish word for "German". Believed to have originated in the Alsace-Lorraine region. Some holders of the name migrated to the Canary Islands and are part of the larger Isleños population that settled throughout the Americas... [more]
Allemand French
Means "Germany" in French.
Allemann German (Swiss)
Derived from German Alemanne, originally "member of the Alemanni tribe", this word came to denote "of Germanic descent". It was used to refer to members of the German-speaking population of Switzerland (as opposed to those who spoke one of the Romance languages; compare Welsch).
Allenbach German, German (Swiss)
Habitational name from any of several places called Allenbach.
Allende Basque, Spanish
Means "beyond, yonder; on the other side" in Spanish, though it possibly derives from Basque aihen "vine, shoot" or ale "grain" combined with the collective suffix -di, meaning "pasture, cereal field".
Allendorf German
Habitational name from any of ten or more places called Allendorf.
Allens English
Variant of Allen.
Aller German
German variant of Ahler
Allerton English
Mayflower passengers
Alley English, French (Anglicized)
From a Middle English personal name, Alli, Alleye, as forms such as Johannes filius Alli (Norfolk, 1205) make clear... [more]
Allgeier German
The harried officials at Ellis Island began to assign surnames based upon the pronunciation of the name by the immigrant, rather than attempting to ferret out the actual spelling. ... [more]
Allgood Literature
Combination of the English words "all" and "good". It is used to denote a virtuous or heroic character in works of fiction.
Allik Estonian
Means "water source, spring" in Estonian.
Allikas Estonian
Allikas is an Estonian surname derived from "hallikas" meaning "grayish".
Allikivi Estonian
Allikivi is an Estonian surname meaning "source/wellspring stone".
Allikmaa Estonian
Allikmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "spring (water source) island".
Allikmäe Estonian
Allikmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "wellspring hill".
Alliksaar Estonian
Alliksaar is an Estonian surname meaning "spring (water source) island".
Alliku Estonian
Alliku is an Estonian surname, derived from "Allikas", meaning "wellspring".
Allikvee Estonian
Allikvee is an Estonian surname meaning "well water" or "wellspring water".
Alliluyev Russian
Russian surname. The feminine form Alliluyeva was borne by Nadezhda Alliluyeva (1901-1932), the second wife of Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin.
Alliluyeva Russian
Feminine form of Alliluyev (Аллилуев)
Allin English
Variant spelling of Allen. Also a derivative of the Norman female name Adelina, based on Germanic adal, 'noble'.
Allingham English
Habitational name from places called Allingham.
Allingu Estonian
Allingu is an Estonian surname related to "allikas" meaning "(water) spring".
Allis English
From the Middle English and Old French female personal name Alis (Alice), which, together with its diminutive Alison, was extremely popular in England in the Middle Ages. The personal name is of Germanic origin, brought to England from France by the Normans; it is a contracted form of Germanic Adalhaid(is), which is composed of the elements adal "noble" and haid "brilliance, beauty".
Allister Scottish
The name Allister is derived from the given name Alexander, which in turn was originally derived from the Greek name, which means defender of men. In the late 11th century, Queen Margaret introduced the name, which she had heard in the Hungarian Court where she was raised, into Scotland by naming one of her sons Alexander... [more]
Allmägi Estonian
Allmägi is an Estonian surname meaning "under/below mountain".
al-Logari Pashto, Persian
Denoted a person from Logar, one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan.
Allooloo Inuit
Surname borne by inuk writer and artist Siku Allooloo and by politician Titus Allooloo.
Allor French (Quebec)
Common Canadian spelling of the French surname Allard, reflecting the French pronunciation.
Alloway English
Means (i) "person from Alloway, Alloa or Alva", the name of various places in Scotland ("rocky plain"); or (ii) from the medieval male personal name Ailwi (from Old English Æthelwīg, literally "noble battle").
Allred English
From the Middle English personal name Alured, a form of Alfred, which was sometimes written Alvred, especially in Old French texts.
Allsaar Estonian
Allsaar is an Estonian surname meaning "below/under island".
Allsalu Estonian
Allsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "below grove".
Allston English
Derived from the given name Alstan
Allvee Estonian
Allvee is an Estonian surname meaning "undersea" and "underwater".
Allyn Jewish
Means “descendant of Alleyne”.
Alm Swedish
Means "elm" in Swedish.
Almada Portuguese
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous city.
Almaguer Catalan
Habitational name from a place in Valencia named Almaguer.
Almandoz Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Baztan.
Almanza Spanish
Originally indicated a person from Almanza, a city in northern Spain. The city's name itself is derived from Arabic المنزل (al-manzil) meaning "the house".
Almánzar Spanish (Caribbean)
Derived from Arabic المنظر (al manẓar) meaning "the view" or "the lookout". This surname is primarily used in the Dominican Republic.
Almarza Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 localities: the Castilian municipality of Almarza, Comarca of El Valle or the Riojan municipality of Almarza de Cameros.
Almas Persian, Arabic
From the given name Almas.
Almási Hungarian
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Almás, derived from Hungarian alma meaning "apple".
Almasi Persian
Derived from Persian الماس (almas) meaning "diamond".
Al Masri Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic المصري (see Al-masri).
Al-masri Arabic
Means "the Egyptian" from Arabic مصر (Misr) referring to Egypt.
Al-masri Arabic
Means "the Egyptian" from Arabic مصر (Misr) referring to Egypt.
Almasri Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic المصري (see Al-masri).
Almathrahi Arabic (Rare)
Origin unknown, but most likely an anglicized version of 'Almathami'.... [more]
Almatyev Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from Almaty, the name of a city in Kazakhstan.
Almazán Spanish
Habitational name demoting someone originally from the municipality of Almazán in Castile and León, Spain. The name itself is derived from Arabic المكان المحصن (al-makān al-ḥiṣn) meaning "the fortified place" or "the stronghold".
Almazan Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Almazán primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Almazbekov Kyrgyz
Means "son of Almazbek".
Almblad Swedish
Combination of Swedish alm "elm" and blad "leaf".
Almenara Spanish
Almenara in Spanish is "beacon", but it is an old kind of beacon that consisted of a fire that was lit on top of the battlements to give a signal.
Almendinger Upper German, German (Swiss)
Habitational name for someone from a place called Allmendingen, of which there are two examples in Switzerland, in the canton of Bern, and one in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Almgren Swedish
Composed of Swedish alm meaning "elm tree" and gren "branch".
Almira Spanish, Spanish (Philippines)
Occupational surname meaning "admiral", referring to the highest rank in the navy, derived from the Spanish almirante meaning "admiral"
Almlöf Swedish
Combination of Swedish alm "elm" and löv "leaf".
Almodóvar Spanish
Spanish form of Almodovar.
Almodôvar Portuguese
Portuguese form of Almodovar.
Almog Hebrew
From the given name Almog, means "coral" in Hebrew.
Almoguera Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Al Mohannadi Arabic (Mashriqi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic المهندي (see al-Mohannadi).
al-Mohannadi Arabic (Mashriqi)
Originally indicated a person from the Al Muhannadi (أل مهند) or Al-Mahanda (المهاندة) tribe based primarily in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, especially in Qatar. The tribe itself is derived from the given name Muhannad.
Al Mokaddem Arabic
History: Descendants of the blessed Fatima the daughter of prophet Mohammed in the Arabian Peninsula.... [more]
Almond English
From the Middle English personal name Almund, from Old English Æthelmund, "noble protection" and variant of Allman, assimilated by folk etymology to the vocabulary word denoting the tree.
Almonte Spanish
From a place between Huelva and Sevilla. Means "the mountain".
Almoroto Filipino
Possibly derived from almus, which means "nurturing", and toto, which means "all over", from Latin during Spanish colonization and rule in the Philippines. Almoroto could mean "nurturing all over."... [more]
Álmos Hungarian
From the given name Álmos.
Almosnino Judeo-Spanish
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Catalan or Spanish limosna meaning "alms, charity" or from an Arabic word denoting an orator.
Almqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish alm "elm" and kvist "twig, branch".
al-Musrati Arabic (Maghrebi)
Denoted a person from Misrata (also called Misurata or Misratah), a city in the Misrata district in northwestern Libya.
Al-mutairi Arabic
Means “the Mutairi” referring to the Mutayr (مطير) tribe of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
al-Muzaffari Arabic
From the given name Muzaffar.
Al Najjar Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic النجار (see Al-najjar).
Alnajjar Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic النجار (see Al-najjar).
Alnemy Flemish
Only know relation claims birth in East Flanders. Arabic speakers believe it may be of Syrian or Saudi Arabian origin.
Aloe Estonian
Aloe is an Estonian surname derived from "loe" meaning "north-west".
Alogrina Russian
Feminine form of Alogrin (Алогрин)
Alomar Catalan
From the given name Alomar, used especially in the Balearic Islands, itself derived from the Old German name Aldemar. This is borne by the Puerto Rican baseball player Roberto Alomar (1968-).
Alomerović Bosnian (Modern)
Derived from the Arabic surname al-Omari.
Alomgir Bengali
From the given name Alamgir.
Alonto Filipino, Maranao
Means "extraordinary" in Maranao.
Aloshi Albanian
Aloshi , Aloshaj
Al-Otaibi Arabic
Means "the Otaibi", referring to the Otaibah (عتيبة) tribe of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian peninsula.
Alp Turkish
From the given name Alp.
Alper Jewish
Variant of Halpern or Alperin.
Alpers Scottish
Derived from the given name Albert
Alpert Jewish
Variant of Halpern.
Alpert German
Variant of Albert.
Alpini Italian
(or Alpino) possibly denoting a person from the Alpes.
Alpízar Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality in the Andalusian province of Huelva.
Alptekin Turkish, Uyghur
From Turkish alp meaning "brave, hero" and the Old Turkish title tegin meaning "prince".
Al-Qahtani Arabic
Means "the Qahtani" in Arabic, referring to a Qahtanite person from the southern Arabian Peninsula and Yemen.
Al Qatrani Arabic
A tarrer, from 'qatrani' (tar). Most common in Yemen and Libya.... [more]
Alquiza Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Alkiza.
Al Ramana Arabic
Possibly an Arabic Form of Ramani and Ramadan.
al-Rumaithi Arabic
Originally indicated a person who came from the city of Al-Rumaitha in Iraq, or the Rumaithiya area in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The place names are derived from either the Arabic words الرمث (al-ramth) or حافة (rimth), both the names of a type of flowering plant (genus Haloxylon), called saxaul in English... [more]
Als English
Means "son of Ale" in English, Ale being a short form of any of various personal names beginning with al-.
Alsaggaf Arabic
Alternate transcription of Al Saqqaf.
Alsagoff Arabic
Variant of Al Saqqaf primarily used in Southeast Asia. This is the name of a prominent Arab family in Singapore.
Al Saleh Arabic
Means "the virtuous" from Arabic صالح (salih).
Alsamora Catalan
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality of the municipality of Sant Esteve de la Sarga.
Al Saqqaf Arabic
Means "the roofer" from Arabic سقف (saqf) meaning "ceiling, roof".
Al-Saqqaf Arabic
Alternate transcription of Al Saqqaf.
Al Sayad Arabic (Egyptian)
This is a rare Arabic title meaning "fisherman" or "fisherman"
Alšėniškis Lithuanian
This indicates familial origin within the Belarusian village of Hal’šány, which was originally Lithuanian & named Alšėnai.
Al-shair Arabic
Means "the poet" in Arabic, derived from شاعر (sha'ir) meaning "poet, bard".
Al-Shami Arabic
Means "the Levantine" or "the Syrian", derived from Arabic شَامِيّ (šāmiyy) meaning "Levantine, Syrian, Damascene".
Al-shaykh Arabic
From the Arabic honorific شيخ (shaykh) meaning "sir, master", used for tribal or village chiefs as well as Muslim religious scholars.
al-Shebani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيباني (see Shebani). This name is chiefly used in Libya.
Al-Shehri Arabic
Means "the Shehri" in Arabic, referring to a member of the Shehri (شهري) tribe of Saudi Arabia.
Alshihab Arabic (Mashriqi, Rare)
Means "son of Shihab." It is Saudi Arabian.
Al-Shishani Arabic, Chechen (Expatriate)
Means "the Chechen" in Arabic. This was adopted by Chechens who migrated to the Arab world from the Caucasus.
Alson English
English surname meaning "son of all"
Alsop English
Habitational name, now chiefly found in the Midlands, for a person from Alsop-en-le-Dale, a chapelry in the parish of Ashborne, Derbyshire. The place name itself meant "Ælle's valley" from the genitive of the Old English personal name Ælle and Old English hōp meaning "enclosed valley" (compare Hope).
Alston English
A locational surname, derived from the many townships in England of the same name, meaning 'of the old manor or of the hillside'
Alt German, Jewish
From German alt ‘old’, typically applied as a distinguishing epithet to the older of two bearers of the same personal name.
Altaf Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Altaf.
Al-tamimi Arabic
Variant of Tamimi with the definite article ال (al).
Altamirano Spanish
Spanish: Habitational Name For Someone From Any Of Several Places Called Altamira (See Altamira ).
Altan Turkish
From the given name Altan 1.
Altavilla Italian
Calque of French Hauteville.
Al-tayyib Arabic
Means "the pleasant one" from Arabic طيب (tayyib).
Altbauer German (Austrian)
“Old farmer” from the root Bauer meaning “farmer” in German
Altdorfer German
Denoted a person who lived in the capital of Uri canton in Switzerland or the municipality in Landshut, Bavaria, both derived from German alt "old" and Dorf "village" or Yiddish דאָרף (dorf) "village, countryside"... [more]
Alterman Yiddish
It literally means "old man".
Alters German
Shortened form of Alterstein.
Alterstein German
Means "old stone" in German.
Altham English
Altham is a surname of English origin, based on the placename Altham, Lancashire.
Al Thani Arabic
Means "the second" in Arabic. This is the name of the royal family of Qatar.
Althoff German
A surname predominantly found in Westphalia and the Rhineland region of Germany which is derived from German alt "old" and Hof (Hoff in the local dialects) "farmstead; farm; manor".
al-Tikriti Arabic
Originally indicated a person who came from the city of Tikrit in Iraq. This was the birth surname of the Iraqi president Saddam Hussein (1937-2006).
Altın Turkish
Derived from Turkish altın "gold", ultimately via Ottoman Turkish آلتون‎ (altın, altun) "gold", from Proto-Turkic *altun "gold".
Altıntaş Turkish
From Turkish altın meaning "gold" and taş meaning "stone".
Altmäe Estonian
Altmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "from below hill".
Altman German
Said to mean "Wise man" of German origin
Altman German, Jewish
Variant of Alt and Alterman.
Altmann German
From Middle High German, literally meaning "old man".
Altmets Estonian
Altmets is an Estonian surname meaning "below forest".
Altmeyer German
Status name for an older steward, headman, or tenant farmer, as distinguished from a younger one, from Middle High German alt ‘old’ + meier ‘steward’, ‘headman’, ‘tenant farmer’
Altnurme Estonian
Altnurme is an Estonian surname meaning "(from) below pasture/meadow".
Alto Estonian
Alto is an Estonian surname meaning "from below".
Alton English
From a place name meaning "town at the source of the river" in Old English.
Altosaar Estonian
Altosaar is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from the masculine given name "Alto" and "saar", meaning "island"; "Alto's island".
Altounian Armenian
Meaning unknown. A famous bearer was Roger Altounyan (1922-1987), Anglo-Armenian physician and the namesake of Roger in the Swallows and Amazons books series.
Altringer German
Habitational name for someone from a place called Altringen or Aldingen, of which there are two in Württemberg.
Altschuler Jewish
It is derived from the Altschul, Old Synagogue in Prague.
Alttoa Estonian
Alttoa is an Estonian surname meaning "from below, indoors".
Altun Turkish
From Turkish altın meaning "gold".
Alu Estonian
Alu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "alus", meaning "fixture", "base" and "foundation".
Alumaa Estonian
Alumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "base/foundation land".
Alumäe Estonian
Alumäe is an Estonian surname meaning "base/foundation hill/mountain".
Alunurm Estonian
Alunurm is an Estonian surname meaning "base/foundation meadow".
Alusaar Estonian
Alusaar is an Estonian surname meaning "base/foundation island".
Alusalu Estonian
Alusalu is an Estonian surname meaning "base/foundation grove".
Aluvee Estonian
Aluvee is an Estonian surname meaning "base/foundation water".
Alva Spanish
Variant of Alba.
Álváez Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Álvarez. Most frequently used in Panama.
Alvalle Spanish (Latin American)
A beautiful valley in Ortona
Alvarenga Portuguese
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous parishes.
Álvares Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Álvarez.
Álvaro Spanish
Either derived from the given name Alvaro or a variant of Alvarez.
Alvear Spanish
Unexplained.
Alver Estonian
Alver is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "allvee" meaning "underwater".
Alverson English
Variant of Swedish Halvarsson or Alvarsson
Alvi Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Ali 1.
Alvord English
Derived from a variation of Ælfræd.
Alwardt German
From the personal name Adelward, composed of the Germanic elements adal ‘noble’ + ward ‘keeper’, ‘protector’.
al-Warfalli Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the Warfalli" in Arabic, referring to a person from the Warfalla (ورفلة) tribal confederation of western Libya. The tribe is of mixed Arab and Arabized Berber origin, and they mainly reside in the city of Bani Walid in the Misrata district.
al-Werfalli Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic الورفلي (see al-Warfalli).
Alwis Sinhalese
Sinhalese variant of Alves.
Aly Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Ali 1.
Alyea French (Huguenot)
From D'Ailly. It can be traced back to France in 1400's. The family with this last name came over to the United States, mainly on the East Coast in the 16th century as huguenot refugees.
Alyenina Russian
Feminine form of Alyenin (Аленин)
Alyokhin Russian
Derived from the given name Alyokha, a diminutive of Aleksey.
Alyokhina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Алёхин (see Alyokhin).
Alyonin Russian
Matronymic surname derived from the Russian given name Alyona.
Alza Spanish
Means "to rise" or simply "rise"
Al-Zahrani Arabic
Means "the Zahrani" in Arabic, referring to the Zahran (زهران) tribe in Saudi Arabia. The name itself is derived from Arabic زهراني (zahran) meaning "flowering, blossoming", ultimately from زَهْرَة (zahra) meaning "flower, blossom" (see Zahrah).
Alzalg Arabic
Means "the sharp sword that can slid smoothly from its sheath" in Arabic.
Ama Japanese
From Japanese 阿万 (Ama) meaning "Ama", a former villa in the former district of Mihara in the former Japanese province of Awaji in parts of present-day Hyōgo, Japan.... [more]
Amachi Japanese
This surname is used as 天知, 天地, 天池, 天内, 雨知 or 雨地 with 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky", 雨 (u, ama-, ame, -same) meaning "rain", 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru) meaning "know, wisdom", 地 (ji, chi) meaning "earth, ground", 池 (chi, ike) meaning "cistern, pond, pool, reservoir" and 内 (dai, nai, uchi, chi) meaning "among, between, home, house, inside, within."... [more]
Amada Japanese
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Amada Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿万田 (see Amata).
Amadeo Italian
From the given name Amadeo.
Amadeu Portuguese
From the given name Amadeu.
Amadi Persian, Romanian, Italian, Maltese
Variant of Ahmadi common in Romania and Italy. It is typical of Malta.
Amado Spanish
From the given name Amado.
Amadou Western African
From the given name Amadou.
Amagai Japanese
This is a variation of Japanese surname Amaya. Ama means "Heaven(ly)" and Gai means "Valley".
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