Browse Submitted Surnames

Janowicz Polish
Means "son of Jan 1".

Janusova Polish

Jaouhari Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic جَوْهَر (jawhar) meaning "jewel, gem, essence" (chiefly Moroccan).

Jaqypbek Kazakh

Jarrette English
Variant of Jarrett

Järveoja Estonian
Järveoja is an Estonian surname meaning "lake creek".

Järvevee Estonian
Järvevee is an Estonian surname meaning "lake water".

Järviste Estonian
Järviste is an Estonian surname derived from "järv" meaning "lake".

Jarząbek Polish
Means "hazel grouse" in Polish.

Jaskółka Polish
Nickname from Polish jaskółka meaning "swallow".

Jaszczuk Polish
Derived from Polish jaszczurka, meaning "lizard."

Jātnieks Latvian
Means "the rider".

Jauffret French

Jauković Montenegrin, Serbian

Jaunzeme Latvian
Feminine form of Jaunzems, a Latvian occupational surname meaning "new farmer", composed of jauns meaning "new" and zeme meaning "land" (compare zemlja).

Jáuregui Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Jauregi.

Javaheri Persian
Occupational name for a jeweller from Persian جواهر (javaher) meaning "jewel".

Javorski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of numerous places named Jawory or Jaworze, named with Polish jawor 'maple', 'sycamore'.

Jawabreh Arabic

Jayakodi Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයකොඩි (see Jayakody).

Jayakody Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" combined with Sinhala කොඩිය (kodiya) meaning "flag, banner" (ultimately from Tamil கொடி (koti)).

Jayalath Sinhalese
Means "winner, victor" from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" combined with Sinhala ලත් (lat) meaning "received, having".

Jayamaha Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and महा (maha) meaning "great".

Jayanthi Tamil, Indian, Kannada

Jayasena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".

Jazayeri Persian
Derived from Persian جزایر (jazâyir) meaning "islands", of Arabic origin.

Jeanfils French, Walloon
Means "son of Jean 1".

Jeffress English
Variant of Jeffries, from the given name Jeffrey.

Jefimova Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian
Altered form of Yefimov.

Jellinek German

Jelstrup Danish

Jenatsch Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Johannes.

Jencquel German

Jendoubi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Jendouba, the name of a large city in northwestern Tunisia. The name itself is derived from Berber (Tamazight) jen meaning "market" and douba meaning "wheat".

Jenlliek German

Jennifer English

Jepkemei Eastern African

Jeppsson Swedish
Probably means "son of Jesper".

Jeremiah English
From the given name Jeremiah

Jeremias Jewish, Spanish
Derived from the Hebrew given name Jeremiah

Jerkovac Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Jerko.

Jernancy Filipino

Jernberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish järn "iron" and berg "mountain".

Jerônimo Portuguese (Brazilian)
From the given name Jerônimo.

Jervaise French, English
Variant of Gervais.

Jevđević Serbian

Jikumaru Japanese

Jimerson English (British), Scottish
Variant of Scottish and northern English Jameson, based on a pet form of the personal name.

Jimmison English

Jinadasa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit जिन (jina) meaning "victorious, triumphant" and दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".

Jinasena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit जिन (jina) meaning "victorious, triumphant" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".

Jingushi Japanese

Jirohman Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 次郎万 or 次郎萬 (see Jirōman).

Jirouman Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 次郎万 or 次郎萬 (see Jirōman).

Jitchaku Okinawan (Japanized, Rare)
Japanese reading of Japanese Kanji 勢理客 (see Zerikyaku).

Jõgisaar Estonian
Jõgisaar is an Estonian surname meaning "river island".

Jõgisalu Estonian
Jõgisalu is an Estonian surname meaning "river grove".

Johanson English, Swedish
Variant of Johansson or Johansen.

Johengen German

Johnescu English (Latinized), English (American)
From the given name John.

Johnnsen Norwegian

Jõhvikas Estonian
Jõhvikas is an Estonian surname meaning "cranberry".

Joldescu Romanian (Rare)

Joldušić Bosnian (Rare)

Jomairan Persian

Jonathan English
Derived form the given name Jonathan.

Jonathan Jewish, English, French, German, Dutch, Danish, Indian (Christian)
From the given name Jonathan.

Jōnouchi Japanese
From Japanese 城 (jō) meaning "castle"; 之 (no), a possessive particle; and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".

Jordanov Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Jordan" in Macedonian, while it is also a Bulgarian variant transcription of Yordanov.

Jordison English
Possibly meaning son of Jordan. This name is surname of American drummer Joey Jordison.

Jörimann Romansh
Derived from the given name Germanus.

Jorquera Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality.

Josefsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Josef" in Danish and Norwegian.

Josvasen Danish (Rare), Norwegian (?)
Means "son of Josva".

Josytewa Navajo

Jourdain French
From the given name Jourdain.

Jourdine French, English
English and French variant of Jordan 1.

Jousitos Provençal (Archaic)
An extinct surname. Derived from the given name Jousè.

Jovovich Serbian (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized spelling of Jovović.

Joysmith English

Jugasaar Estonian
Jugasaar is an Estonian surname meaning "waterfall island".

Jukopila Istriot

Julander German

Jumarang Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog humarang meaning "block, stop, intercept".

Junelius Finland Swedish (Archaic, ?)
Variant of Junnelius, a latinized form of the Finnish surname Junna.

Jungmann German
Means "young man" from German Jung and Mann.

Jungmayr German

Jürismaa Estonian
Jürismaa is an Estonian surname meaning "Jüri's land" ("Jüri" is an Estonian masculine given name).

Jürisson Estonian (Rare)
Means "son of Jüri".

Jurjević Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Juraj".

Jurjovec Obscure
May be a variant of Jurjević.

Juroŭski Belarusian
Belarusian form of Jurowski.

Jurovský Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Jurowski.

Jurowski Polish
A surname referring to someone from Jurow, Poland.

Juursalu Estonian
Juursalu is an Estonian surname meaning "root/origin grove (grove where one originated)".

Kaalstad Norwegian

Kaʻanāʻanā Hawaiian
This Hawaiian surname means The Black Magic.... [more]

Kaariste Estonian
Kaariste is an Estonian surname derived from "kaar" meaning "arch".

Kabayama Japanese (Rare)
Kaba (樺) means "birch", yama (山) means "mountain"

Kaburagi Japanese
A notable bearer is Saiko Kaburagi, an artist.

Kaburaki Japanese

Kadalipp Estonian
Kadalipp is an Estonian surname meaning "gauntlet".

Kadekawa Japanese
From 嘉 (ka) meaning "excellent, auspicious, praise", 手 (te) meaning "hand", and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Kadinsky Russian

Kadohata Japanese
Kado means "gate" and hata means "field".

Kadohira Japanese
Kado means "gate" and hira means "peace, level, even".

Kadokawa Japanese
From 門 (kado) meaning "gate" and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".

Kadokura Japanese
From 門 (kado) meaning "gate" and 倉 (kura) meaning "storehouse".

Kadowaki Japanese
From Japanese 門 (kado) meaning "gate, entrance" and 脇 (waki) meaning "side".

Kaenkham Thai

Kaeomani Thai
From Thai แก้ว (kaeo) meaning "crystal, glass" and มณี (mani) meaning "precious stone, gem, jewel".

Kaestner German
Variant of Kästner.

Kafetzis Greek
Means "coffee shop owner" in Greek, derived from the Ottoman Turkish word قهوه‌جی‎ (kahveci), equivalent to Greek καφές (kafés) both meaning “coffee” and‎ the Greek suffix -τζής (-tzís), from Ottoman Turkish قهوه‎ (kahve) and Ottoman Turkish ـجی‎ (-ci) respectively... [more]

Kafkalas Greek

Kagamine Japanese, Popular Culture
From the Japanese 鏡 (kagami) meaning "mirror" and 音 (ne) meaning "sound".

Kagayama Japanese

Kagewari Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蔭 (kage) meaning "shade" and 割 (wari), from 割り (wari), the continuative form of 割る (waru) meaning "to divide; to separate, to crack", referring to a shady land with cracks.

Kageyama Japanese
From Japanese 影 or 景 (kage) meaning "shadow" or 蔭 (kage) meaning "shade, shelter" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Kageyuki Japanese

Kagiyama Japanese
Means "key mountain".... [more]

Kagunaka Japanese

Kahneman German

Kahraman Turkish
Means "hero" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian قهرمان (qahraman).

Kaihatsu Japanese
From Japanese 開発 (Kaihatsu) meaning "Kaihatsu", a former village in the former district of Imizu in the former Japanese province of Etchū in present-day Toyama, Japan.

Kaihotsu Japanese
Variant reading of Kaihatsu.

Kaimudin Moluccan

Kajibara Japanese
Variant of Kajihara.

Kajihara Japanese
Kaji means "wind" and hara means "plain, field".

Kajikawa Japanese

Kajitani Japanese
Rare Japanese surname, roughly meaning "to add to the field; extend field boundaries".

Kajiwara Japanese
Written with characters meaning ‘oar’ and ‘plain’, this name is found mostly in western Japan.

Kajiwara Japanese
From Japanese 梶 (kaji) meaning "paper mulberry" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Kajupank Estonian
Kajupank is an Estonian surname derived from "kalju (rock)" and "pank" (bank and cliff)".

Kakibara Japanese
Variant of Kakihara.

Kakihana Japanese
From 垣 (kaki) meaning "fence" and 花 (hana) meaning "flower".

Kakihara Japanese
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain". A notable bearer of this surname is voice actor Tetsuya Kakihara (柿原 徹也, 1982–).

Kakimaru Japanese

Kakimura Japanese
Kaki means "persimmon" and mura means "village, hamlet".

Kakinoki Japanese
From 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon", ノ (no) an invisible possessive particle, and 木 (ki) meaning "wood, tree".

Kakinuma Japanese
Kaki means "Persimmon" and Numa means "Swamp".

Kakinuma Japanese
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".

Kakiouea Nauruan

Kakisaki Japanese
Kaki means "persimmon" and saki means "cape, peninsula, promontory".

Kakisawa Japanese

Kakiwara Japanese
Variant of Kakihara.

Kakizaki Japanese
Variant of Kakisaki.

Kakizaki Japanese
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Kakizaki Japanese
From Japanese 蠣 (kaki) meaning "oyster" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Kakizawa Japanese

Kakousis Greek

Kakugaya Japanese
Variant of Kakutani.

Kakutani Japanese
From Japanese 角 (kaku) meaning "corner" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Kalamees Estonian
Kalamees is an Estonian surname meaning "fisherman".

Kalander German
Status name for the chairman or a member fraternity that held meetings on the first of each month, from Latin ad calendas.

Kalawaiʻa Hawaiian
From the given name Kalawaiʻa.

Kaldırım Turkish

Kaldmets Estonian
Kaldmets is an Estonian surname meaning "sloping/incline forest".

Kalender Turkish
Means "bohemian, easygoing, carefree" in Turkish.

Kalinska Polish

Kalister English (American)
Variant of McAlister.

Kaljumäe Estonian
Kaljumäe is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff hill".

Kaljuots Estonian
Kaljuots is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff ("kalju") "end/tip" ("ots").

Kaljusoo Estonian
Kaljusoo is an Estonian surname meaning "Kalju's (a masculine given name) swamp". Also probably an Estonianization of "Kalju's son".

Kaljuste Estonian
Kaljuste is an Estonian surname derived from "kalju" meaning "cliff" and "Kalju", a masculine given name.

Kaljuvee Estonian
Kaljuvee is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff water".

Kallaste Estonian
Kallaste is and Estonian surname meaning "seaside" or "seashore".

Källberg Swedish
Swedish variant of Kjellberg.

Kallemaa Estonian
Kallemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "sloping land".

Kalleske Polish (Germanized, Rare)
The surname Kalleske can be found among 40 telephone subscribers in Germany, in addition to the spelling Kaleske (about 39 times), with at least six namesake. Assuming that the normal spread of a family name is between 400 and 500 times this name is very rare... [more]

Kallweit German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German (and thus heavily Lithuanian influenced) name meaning "smith; blacksmith; farrier", derived from Old Prussian kalt "to forge; to hammer" and Old Prussian kalweitis "the village smith".

Kalmandi Hungarian
Hungarian

Kalnicki Polish

Kalnieks Latvian
Derived from the word kalns meaning "mountain".

Kaloudes Greek

Kalthoff German
German (Westphalian): habitational name from a place named as 'the cold farm', from Middle High German kalt "cold" + hof "farmstead", "manor farm’, "court".

Kaltmann German
From a nickname for a cool, unfriendly person from middle high German kalt "cold" and mann "man".

Kalviste Estonian
Kalviste is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "Kalvi", a village in Lääne-Viru County.

Kalyniuk Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Kalynyuk.

Kalynyak Ukrainian
From Ukrainian калина (kalyna), meaning "guelder rose".

Kalynyuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian калина (kalyna), meaning virburnim.

Kalyoncu Turkish
Means "sailor" in Turkish.

Kamakado Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Kamado.

Kamakubo Japanese

Kamakura Japanese
Kama means "honeysuckle" and kura means "storehouse."

Kamalani Hawaiian
From the given name Kamalani.

Kamantha Thai

Kambonde Southern African
Common in Namibia especially.

Kambosos Greek (Anglicized), English (American), English (Australian)
Anglicized form of Kamposos.

Kamegaya Japanese
"Turtle valley".

Kamenaga Japanese

Kametani Japanese
"Turtle valley."

Kametaro Japanese (Rare)

Kameyama Japanese
From Japanese 亀 (kame) meaning "turtle, tortoise" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Kamezaki Japanese
From 亀 (kame) meaning "tortoise, turtle" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula, promontory".

Kamigawa Japanese
Variant of Kamikawa.

Kamigaya Japanese

Kamikawa Japanese

Kamikaze Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 神 (kami) meaning "god" and 風 (kaze) meaning "wind".

Kamikura Japanese

Kamimoto Japanese

Kamimura Japanese
Kami means "god" or "top, upper" and mura means "village, hamlet "

Kaminaga Japanese
Kami/神 = "God, Spirit, Supernatural Being" Naga/永 ,長. 永 = "Eternal" 長 = "Length". So it basically means "God Eternal" or "God length".

Kaminari Japanese
From Japanese 上 (kami) meaning "above" and 鳴 (nari) meaning "sound, to ring" or 雷 (kaminari) meaning "thunder"

Kaminska Polish

Kaminsky Polish, Serbian
Variant of Kamiński.

Kamisaka Japanese
Kami can mean "god" or "above, upper, top" and saka means "hill, slope."

Kamisaku Japanese

Kamitani Japanese

Kamitono Japanese
From 上 (kami) meaning "above, high, upper" and 殿 (tono) meaning "lord, noble, hall, temple, palace".

Kamiyama Japanese
From Japanese 神 (kami) meaning "god" or 上 (kami) meaning "above, upper" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Kamizaka Japanese
Variant of Kamisaka.

Kamizawa Japanese

Kämmerer German
from Middle High German kamerære "chamberlain" (from kamere "chamber") a status name for the treasurer of a court monastery a great household or a city and in Switzerland for the manager of a church property a so-called Widem... [more]

Kamosawa Japanese
Kamo means "duck" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".

Kampaugh Norwegian

Kamphuis Dutch
Topographic name for someone who lived near a field, derived from Dutch kamp "enclosed field" and huis "house, home, building".

Kamposos Greek
Diminutive of Kampos.

Kanagaya Japanese
Variant of Kanatani.

Kanakuri Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 金 (kana) meaning "gold, metal, firmness" combined with 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut". ... [more]

Kanamara Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kanamori Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kana) meaning "gold, money" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".

Kanamoto Japanese
Kana means "gold, metal, money" and moto means "origin, root, source".

Kanarbik Estonian
Kanarbik is an Estonian surname meaning "heath/heather".

Kanasawa Japanese
Kana means "gold, metal, money" and sawa means "marsh, swamp".

Kanatani Japanese

Kanayama Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kana) meaning "metal, money" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Kanazawa Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kana) meaning "metal, money, gold" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Kandemir Turkish
From Turkish kan meaning "blood" and demir meaning "iron".

Kandimaa Estonian
Kandimaa is an Estonian surname derived from "kandis" ("neck of the woods") and "land".

Kanehara Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Kanehira Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful".

Kanehiro Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 廣 (hiro) meaning "broad, spacious, wide".

Kanemoto Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Kaneniwa Japanese
"Golden garden."

Känngård Swedish (Rare)
Derived from a place named Kännavallen (now known as Tjännavallen) outside Enånger, Hälsingland, Sweden.

Kanniste Estonian
Kanniste is an Estonian surname derived from "kann" meaning "jug" and "pitcher".

Kanoknak Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kanouchi Japanese

Kansiime Kiga
The surname of a certain Anne.

Kapeller German, German (Austrian)
Derived from Middle High German kappelle, kapelle "chapel", this name denoted someone who lived near a chapel.

Kappelin Swedish
Swedish cognate of Kappel.

Kapustin Russian
From kapusta, meaning "cabbage".

Karaboué Ivorian, Western African

Karabuğa Turkish
Means "black bull" from Turkish kara meaning "black, dark" and boğa meaning "bull".

Karachun Ukrainian
Karachun is ceremonial Western Ukrainian Christmas bread, ultimately from Romanian crăciunul (крэчунул), meaning "Christmas".

Karadere Turkish
Means "black creek" in Turkish.

Karadžić Montenegrin, Serbian, Bosnian (?)
Derived from Turkish karaca, meaning "roe deer".

Karakawa Japanese
Kara means "larch" and kawa means "river, stream".

Karakaya Turkish
Means "black rock" in Turkish.

Karalius Lithuanian
From Lithuanian meaning "king".

Karanfil Turkish
Means "carnation" or "clove" in Turkish.

Karasawa Japanese

Karasick Cherokee

Karasuma Japanese

Karatzas Greek

Kardjena Arabic (Maghrebi)

Kardović Bosnian

Kareluša Serbian
Famous bearer of this surname is Serbian singer Jelena Kareluša (1978-)

Karenina Literature
In Leo Tolstoy's novel 'Anna Karenina' (1877), this is the title character's surname, the feminine form of her husband's surname, Karenin.

Kargačin Croatian

Karigaya Japanese

Karimian Persian
From the given name Karim.

Karitani Japanese

Karjamaa Estonian
Karjamaa is an Estonian surname meaning "pastureland".

Kärkinen Finnish
Combination of Finnish kärki "peak, point, tip" and the common surname suffix -inen.

Karlberg Swedish
Variant of Carlberg.

Karlgren Swedish
Combination of the given name Karl and Swedish gren "branch".

Karlović Croatian
Means "son of Karlo".

Karmakar Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Means "blacksmith" in Bengali and Assamese.

Karotamm Estonian
Karotamm is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "karu" (bear) and "tamm" (oak).

Karpenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Karp".

Karpoche Tibetan

Karslake English
Variant spelling of Kerslake.

Kartmann German
Derived from German karte meaning "card". Possibly an occupational name for someone who makes, sells or trades cards. In an alternative representation, it could be a nickname for someone who gambles.

Karvelas Greek

Karyakin Russian
Meaning uncertain.

Kasabyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղասաբյան (see Ghasabyan)

Kasahara Japanese
From Japanese 笠 (kasa) meaning "conical hat" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Kasahara Japanese (Rare)
From an additional character of Japanese 上 (ka) meaning "above; high; up" added to 砂原 (Sunahara) (see Sunahara).

Kasalica Montenegrin

Kašćelan Montenegrin
Derived from Italian castello, meaning "castle".

Kasekivi Estonian
Kasekivi is an Estonian surname meaning "birch stone".

Kaselaid Estonian
Kaselaid is an Estonian surname meaning "birch islet".

Käsemann German
Occupational name for someone who makes or sells cheese.

Kasemets Estonian
Kasemets is an Estonian surname meaning "birch forest".

Kasenurm Estonian
Kasenurm is an Estonian surname meaning "birch meadow".

Kasepõld Estonian
Kasepõld is an Estonian surname meaning "birch field".

Kasesalu Estonian
Kasesalu is an Estonian surname meaning "birch grove".

Kasetalu Estonian
Kasetalu is an Estonian surname meaning "birch farmstead".

Kashapov Russian

Kashatok Yupik

Kashgari Uyghur, Arabic
Originally denoted someone who came from the city of Kashgar, located in the Xinjiang region of western China. The city's name is of Persian origin probably meaning "rock mountain".

Kasoutas Greek

Kasovich American

Kasparov Armenian (Russified)
Russified form of Gasparyan. A notable bearer is Garry Kasparov (1963-), a Russian chess grandmaster.

Kaspbrak Polish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Kasprzak.

Kasprzyk Polish
Variant of Kasprzak.

Kaštelan Croatian
Derived from Croatian kaštelan "castellan".

Kastelan Jewish
Variant of Kastellan.

Kastelic Slovene
Means "from a castle".