Browse Submitted Surnames

Tatara Japanese
From 多 (ta) meaning "many", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji, combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good".

Gudelj Croatian, Serbian

Freyjusdóttir Icelandic (Rare)
Means "daughter of Freyja" in Icelandic.

Abura Japanese (Rare)
From 油 (abura) meaning "oil".

Mag Uiginn Irish
Original Gaelic form of Kiggins means "son of the Viking" Uiginn meaning "Viking". (See Higgins).

Biert Romansh
Derived from the given name Albert.

Bayayok Yupik

Volkmuth German
Volk: People... [more]

Matsubari Japanese

Lahaie French
Locational name for someone who lived near a hedge or large bush, from old French "La" the and "Haie" hedge.

Gjoka Albanian
Derived from the given name Gjokë.

Saenagi Japanese

Bin Okinawan (Japanized, Rare)
Japanese reading of Japanese Kanji 保栄茂 (see Boemo).

Margaryan Armenian
Means "son of Margar" from a given name derived from Old Armenian մարգարէ (margarē) "prophet".

Kõrts Estonian
Kõrts is an Estonian surname meaning "pub" or "inn".

Harcus Scottish
Orcadian form of Harcase, a habitational name originating from Berwickshire, Scotland.

Bastick English
Variant of Bostwick.

Anpiru Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ampiru.

Valentyn Ukrainian
From the given name Valentyn.

Kitani Japanese
From the Japanese 木 (ki or moku) "tree," "wood" and 谷 (tani or ya) "valley."

Oianguren Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque oihan "forest, woods" and guren "limit, edge, boundary".

Rosenius Swedish

Arica Turkish
Likely refers to a village in the Gercüş district of Batman Province.

Mebarki Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mebarek.

Marinaki Greek

Raat Dutch
From Middle Dutch raet "advice, counsel". Could be an occupational name for a member of a council, or a short form of names containing rēdaz, such as Radulf... [more]

Sürücü Turkish
Means "driver" in Turkish.

Hoogerdijk Dutch
Variant of Hoogendijk meaning "higher dyke".

Perea Basque
It indicates familial origin within the municipality of Aiara.

Õiglane Estonian
Means "just, fair" in Estonian.

Mikin Russian
Means "son of Mika".

Heydarpour Persian
Means "son of Heydar".

Seshita Japanese
From 瀬 (se) meaning "torrent, ripple, rapids, current" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".

Pfefferle German
South German diminutive of Pfeffer, and a nickname for a person who sells spices.

Mickiewicz Polish
Polish form of Mitskevich. A notable bearer is Adam Mickiewicz (1798-1855), the Polish poet of Belarusian origin.

Baykalov Russian
Derived from the name of Lake Baikal, derived from Turkish baiköl meaning "rich lake".

Punkin Ukrainian

Scheidegger German, German (Swiss)
Topographic name for someone who lived near a boundary or watershed. The name was derived from the Old German word SCHEIDE, meaning 'to part, to divide'. It may also have been a habitation name from any of the numerous places named with this word.

Dzhokharov Chechen
Means "son of Dzhokhar".

Bold English
Denoted a person who lived or worked in the main house or a habitational name for places in England so-called or similar, all derived from Middle English bold "habitation, building", from Old English bold.

Abenayake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේනායක (see Abeynayake).

Salakaya Abkhaz
Mingrelian form of the Abkhaz surname Шакар-ипа (Shakar-ipa) meaning "son of Shakar". The name itself may be derived from Persian شکر (šakar) meaning "sugar" or from Arabic شَكَرَ (šakara) meaning "to be thankful, to be grateful".

Qazaishvili Georgian

Anderegg English (American)

Siriwardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සිරිවර්ධන (see Siriwardana).

Izzard English
Derived from the feminine given name Iseut.

Vesi Estonian
Means "water" in Estonian.

Gorodetzky Jewish

Shie German
Variant of Schie.

Meikle Scottish

Tsyhanchuk Ukrainian
Variant of Tsyhanskyi.

Semiz Turkish
Means "fat" in Turkish.

Mansueto Italian, Spanish (Philippines)
From the given name Mansueto.

Tannor English (African)

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

Bán Hungarian

Nebot Catalan
It literally means "nephew".

Certich Hungarian
This surname is found mostly in PA.

Loflin Irish
Possibly a variant spelling of Irish Laughlin. This is a common name in NC.

Dilke English
Means son of DILK.

Robleda Spanish
From Spanish meaning "oak grove".

Makhov Circassian (Russified)
Russified form of a Circassian surname derived from Kabardian махуэ (māx°ă) meaning "day".

Ivanai Albanian

Overchenko Ukrainian

Tercero Spanish
Means "third" in Spanish (see Tercero).

Sgier Romansh

Arihara Japanese

Jiro Japanese
From Japanese 耳 (ji) meaning "ear" and 郎 (ro, rou, rō) meaning "son, male"

Kyagumbo Shona
Meaning unknown.

Aguilara Spanish

Hoolihan Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Ó hUallacháin.

Lelly Indonesian

Blijleven Dutch
From a nickname meaning "happy life" in Dutch, indicating a cheerful person.

Van Coevorden Dutch
Means "from Coevorden", the name of a city in the Netherlands derived from Middle Dutch coe "cow" and voorde "ford, crossing".

Giedraitis Lithuanian
This indicates familial origin within the town of Giedraičiai.

Wee Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Huang.

Tantai Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 澹臺 (tántái) from the name of a place located beside the Tantai Mountain in the State of Lu during the Spring and Autumn period.

Geason Irish (Anglicized)
Variant of Geeson.

Adamenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Adam".

Babbs English (Rare)
A matronymic of Barbara.

Duvernay French
Means "from the alder grove," from Gaulish vern meaning "alder" combined with Latin -etum, whence Modern French -aie, forming names of orchards or places where trees/plants are grown)... [more]

Sagami Japanese
Variant of Sakami.

Sacayan Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano sakayan meaning "boat, vessel".

Prior Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mac an Phríora meaning "son of the prior".

Tyopenko Ukrainian

Bruckman German, English
German (Bruckmann): variant of Bruck, with the addition of the suffix -mann ‘man’. ... [more]

Sang Eastern African

Abes English
This is likely derived from the given name Abe 1.

Gunji Japanese
From Japanese 郡 (gun) meaning "county, district" and 司 (ji) meaning "officer, official, boss".

Edström Swedish
Combination of Swedish ed "isthmus" and ström "stream".

Raido Japanese

Diab Arabic
Derived from Arabic ذئب (dhiʾb) meaning "wolf".

Riegler German (Austrian)

Efner English
Variant of Hefner.

Yoldoshov Uzbek
Variant of Yo'ldoshev.

Kogino Japanese

Elsevier Dutch
The name of a prominent Dutch publishing house of the 17th and 18th century, possibly derived from Old Hebrew הל ספר (hal safir) meaning "the book". Another suggested origin is Dutch hellevuur "hellfire" or helsche vier "four from hell", supposedly derived from a sign by the family’s house.

Hita Japanese
Possibly from 日 (hi) meaning "sun" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".

Mcgrane Irish

Momii Japanese

Goof English (American, Rare)
The name has been Anglicized from the Dutch short form Goof, from Govert, with its roots from the Dutch and Limburgish cognate Godfried... [more]

Khor Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xu 2.

Kowalkowski Polish
habitational name for someone from any of several places called Kowalki or Kowaliki, named with kowalik

Pot Dutch
From Middle Dutch pot "pot, jar", an occupational name for a potter, or perhaps a toponymic surname referring to a low-lying piece of land.

Wever Dutch, Low German
Dutch cognate of Weaver 1.

Maligaya Filipino, Tagalog
Means "happy, pleasant" in Tagalog.

Belisle French
Variant of Belleisle.

Karepesina Moluccan

Niagra Italian

Raymondo African

Narboni Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the city of Narbonne in Occitania, France.

Dyter Medieval French (Anglicized)

Vette German

Smokvina Croatian
Derived from smokva meaning ''fig''.

Parkus Polish

Hilbert German, French, Dutch, English
From the Germanic personal name Hildiberht.

Gwilliams Welsh
Means son of Gwilym, Cognate of Williams

Baldo Italian, Spanish
From the given name Baldo. A cognate of German and Swedish Bold 3.

Yakovchuk Ukrainian
Variant of Yakovenko.

Funamizu Japanese
From Japanese 船 (funa) meaning "ship, vessel" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".

Eun Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 慇 (eun) meaning "to be kind, to be wealthy".

Teriimana Tahitian

Caminada Romansh
Derived from Late Latin caminata, denoting a room provided with a fireplace.

Torun Turkish
Means "grandchild" in Turkish.

Weinel German
From the name Wino.

Toyotoshi Japanese

Rood English
Designating someone who lived near a cross, rood in Middle English

Poulton English
English surname that means "settlement by a pool".

Hlynko Ukrainian
Variant of Hlynka.

Agliullina Russian

Uebayashi Japanese
From 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".

Livelsberger German (Americanized)
Americanized form of Leibensperger.

Licki Polish

Indychenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian індик (indyk), meaning "turkey".

Takatō Japanese

Georgopoulos Greek
Patronymic form of Georgios.

Bortnick Ukrainian (Anglicized), Russian (Anglicized)
Anglicised form of Bortnik or Bortnyk.

Jakupaj Kosovar

Haberfeld German
Means "oat field". From the words habaro "oat" and feld "field

Tyutyunnyk Ukrainian
Ukrainian transcription of Russian Тютюнник (see Tyutyunnik).

Aksentyeva Russian
Feminine form of Aksentyev (Аксентьев)

Royel Bengali

Alimasag Filipino, Cebuano
Means "flower crab" in Cebuano.

Malenkov Russian
Patronymic derived from Russian маленький (malen'kiy) meaning "little, small". The Soviet leader Georgy Malenkov (1902-1988) was a notable bearer of this name.

Hermano Filipino

Faaj Hmong
Hmong clan surname, also commonly anglicized as Fang. It may be a form or cognate of the Chinese surname Fang.

Raftery Irish
Corrupted version of "Rafferty"

Macchio Italian

Mkrtchyan Armenian
Means "son of Mkrtich".

Balansag Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano bansag meaning "name".

Archangel Eastern African
From the given name Archangel.

Badrick English

Krestos Ge'ez
Ge'ez form from Greek given name Christos 1, used as a surname of several Ethiopian emperors.

Pitka Estonian
Pitka is an Estonian surname meanin "tall" or "long".

Lett Estonian
Lett is an Estonian surname meaning "counter" or "counter table".

Aberatne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේරත්න (see Abeyrathna).

Seitzer German
Variant of Seitz.

Kollie Western African

Cucolo Italian, Austrian, Judeo-Italian
Used in Austria, and in southern regions of Italy.

Nishliu Albanian

Goldschmitt German
Variant of Goldschmidt, meaning "gold smith" in German.

Iosifidis Greek

Szálas Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian szál "thread, stick, straw", a nickname for a tall, thin person.

Caliezi Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Gliezi.

Goobler English

Kaalma Estonian
Kaalma is an Estonian surname relating to "kaal" meaning "balance".

Vint Estonian
Vint is an Estonian surname meaning "finch".

Marchese Italian
From the title of rank marchése "marquis" (in Italy the rank immediately below that of duke), probably applied as a nickname for someone who behaved like a marquis, or an occupational name for a servant in the household of a marquis... [more]

Ait Bekka Berber
Berber surname derived from ait meaning "son" and Bekka, possibly a Berber given name.

Schuman German, Jewish
Anglicised form of Schumann.

Saetang Thai
Form of Tang used by Chinese Thais. This is one of the most common surnames in Thailand.

Krygin Russian
Derived from dialectal Russian крыга (kryga) meaning "ice floe".

Selfridge English
habitational name from an unidentified minor place called with Old English scelf "shelf" and hrycg "ridge".

Roeckel German

Goelman Hebrew

Shō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 初 (see Hatsu).

Kapetanakis Greek

Žavbi Slovene
The surname is mostly tied to prefession but can also be based off of certain personality traits or profession. It comes from the word "žavba", ointment, cream.

Chin Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka romanization of Chen.

Aufdemberge American (Rare)
The surname Aufdemberge originated in America, but in German it means "on the mountains".... [more]

Cowdell English (British)
Cowdell is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Coldwell' (v. Caldwell), a township in the union of Bellingham, Northumberland Also of Colwell, a township in the union of Hexham, same county.

Ghazi Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Ghazi.

Neyland English

Roppongi Japanese
From 六 (ro) meaning "seven", 本 (pon) meaning "origin", and 木 (gi) meaning "wood, tree".

Vetrano Italian
The name originates from Italy, mainly Sicily. It means "old man veteran", other times it means "faithful, loyal".

Awsumb Norwegian
Norwegian habitation surname. Åsum/Aasum/Aasumb is a common place name in Scandinavia, generally referring to an ancient farm or homestead. Derived from Old Norse aas ‘hill’ + um ‘around’. Norwegian emigrants from the Åsum farm in the traditional district of Vinger (Hedmark, Norway) adopted the Anglicized spelling ‘Awsumb’ after arriving in North America in the 19th and 20th Centuries.

Mishkina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Мишкин (see Mishkin).

Gafton Romanian
Gafton is a family name encountered at the linguist and philologist Alexandru Gafton or former bishop Iosif Gafton.

Howlett English
The name Howlett was brought to England in the great wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. It comes from the Norman personal name Hugh. Howlett was a baptismal name which means the son of Hugh... [more]

Gertner German
Variant of Gaertner

Mountjoy English
Habitational surname for a person from Montjoie in La Manche, France, named with Old French mont "hill", "mountain" + joie "joy".

Dammermann German

Gilgeours English

Aizaki Japanese
Variant of Aisaki.

Berwald German, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Originally derived from the given name Bernwald, composed of Old High German bern, bero "bear" and wald "ruler"... [more]

Heathcote English
English habitational name from any of various places called Heathcote, for example in Derbyshire and Warwickshire, from Old English h?ð ‘heathland’, ‘heather’ + cot ‘cottage’, ‘dwelling’.

Shee Chinese

Angkouw Minahasan

Dejanović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Dejan".

Kauge Estonian
Kauge is an Estonian surname meaning "far/far off".

Abood Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبود (see Abboud).

Eustace English
Derived from first name Eustace

Brinly English
Variant of Brindley

Shikada Japanese

Tepetl Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning "hill".

Schoendienst German
Occupational name meaning "beautiful service", from Middle High German schoen "beautiful" and dienst "service, duty". A famous bearer was the American baseball player Albert "Red" Schoendienst (1923-2018).

Gras French
Means "fat" in french.

Odtohan Filipino, Cebuano
Variant of Odtojan.

Lynxleg English (Canadian)

Vanlow English (Rare)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Van Look.

Konjević Bosnian

Adolf German
From the given name Adolf.

Yoshimura Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, good" or 佳 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful, good, excellent" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Boonsook Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญสุข (see Bunsuk).

Dolocan Taiwanese

Wijewardane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේවර්ධන (see Wijewardana).

Doyenarte Medieval Basque (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
It means a place or site near the forest.

Al-Dayyeni Arabic

Bonnici Maltese

Naidu Indian, Telugu
Means "chief" in Telugu, ultimately from Sanskrit नाय (naya) meaning "guide, leader" combined with the Telugu masculine suffix డు (du).

Olesdatter Danish
Strictly feminine patronymic of Ole.

Tjeng Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Zheng used by Chinese Indonesians.

Montfort Medieval French (Rare)
Habitational name from any of numerous places called Montfort from Old French mont "hill" and fort "strong impregnable"

Brahim Central African, Arabic (Maghrebi), Western African
From the given name Brahim.

Llaquet Spanish, Catalan
Topographic name from the Catalan word llac "pond, lake", indicating a person who lives near a lake.

Tassoni Italian
Probably derived from Italian tasso meaning "badger (animal)", though it can also mean "yew (tree)".

Marquette French

Hai Chinese
Means "ocean" in Chinese.

Thorogood English
Variant form of Thurgood.

Létourneau French
Nickname for a chatty, gregarious person or an occupational name for a birdcatcher, derived from French l'étourneau meaning "the starling".

Krolikov Russian
Patronymic surname derived from Russian кролик (krolik) meaning "male rabbit".

Kenton English

Akyol Turkish
Means "white path" or "honest path" from Turkish ak meaning "white" (figuratively "honest, clean") and yol meaning "way, path".

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

Kippenberger German, French, Scottish
Mainly means "Shepard".

Mæle Norwegian
Variant of Mæhle.

Briet French, Picard
Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Zickefoose German
Variant of Ziegenfuss.

Huckeby English
Variant of Huckaby and Huckabee

Amer Arabic, Urdu
Variant of 'Aamir.

Bulahan Filipino, Cebuano
Means "lucky, fortunate, blessed" in Cebuano.

Grugett English

Snowdon English
Variant spelling of Snowden, a surname initially used by the Border Reivers. Comes from the mountain in Wales.

Loughrey Irish
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Luachra "descendant of Luachra", a personal name derived from luachair "light". The name is often translated, Rush from a Gaelic homonym, luachair meaning "rush".

Pikrammenou Greek
Feminine form of Pikrammenos.

Barara African

Linnamäe Estonian
Linnamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "urban (city) mountain".

Collard English, French
English and French: from the personal name Coll + the pejorative suffix -ard.

Merdanović Bosnian

Edmonds English

Weissmuller German
Translates to "White Miller".

Mcanespie Irish
Anglicized form of Mac An Easpaig

Aito Japanese

Calvez Breton
From Breton kalvez meaning "carpenter".

Hae Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 生 (see Ike 2).

Sējāns Latvian

Hillhouse Danish

Lencioni Italian
Derived from the given name Lencio, a short form of Lorenzo.

Mashima Japanese
From 真 or 眞 (ma) meaning "real, genuine, true" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".

Misipeka Samoan (Rare)

Seau Fijian

Habsch Belgian

Getaz Swiss

Vardi Hebrew
From the given names Vered or Varda which means "rose" in Hebrew.

Verschoor Dutch
Contracted form of Van der Schoor, roughly meaning "from the shore".

Achmatowicz Polish (Rare)
Means "son of Achmat", from a Polish form of the given name Ahmad. This name is primarily used among Lipka Tatar Muslims in Poland.

Siddig Northern African, Arabic
Derived from Arabic صَدِيق (ṣadīq) meaning "friend" (chiefly Sudanese).

Overath German
From the name of the town of Overath in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. A famous bearer is the German former soccer player Wolfgang Overath (1943-).

Ettison Spanish

Mclullick English (Australian)

Reepalu Estonian
Reepalu is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "ere" ("bright" or "vivd") and "palu" ("sandy heath" and "heathy woodland".)

Aberlin German, German (Swiss)
Variant of Oberlin.

Tubb English
Derived from the Middle English given names Tubbe and Tubbi, themselves possibly diminutives of Old Norse Þórbjǫrn (see Thorburn)... [more]

Tsurubami Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鶴喰 (Tsurubami) meaning "Tsurubami", an area in the city of Rokunohe in the district of Kamikita in the prefecture of Aomori in Japan.... [more]

De Los Ríos Spanish
Means "of the rivers" in Spanish.

Beilschmidt German
means "Axe Smith" in german

Vazda Bosnian

Bras French, Dutch
From Old French and Middle Dutch bras "arm". This was probably a descriptive nickname for someone with some peculiarity of the arm, but the word was also used as a measure of length, and may also have denoted a surveyor.

Pärnasalu Estonian
Pärnasalu is an Estonian surname meaning "lime grove".

Yelnats Literature
Invented by Louis Sacher for his novel "Holes". The name was created because it is Stanley spelled backwards. Stanley Yelnats IV is the main character in the novel.

Daily Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Dálaigh, meaning "descendent of DÁLACH". The name has strong roots in the county Cork.

Holdenberh Yiddish (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainianised form of Goldenberg.

Valenzuela Spanish
Habitational name from places named Valenzuela in Córdoba and Ciudad Real. The place name is a diminutive of Valencia, literally "little Valencia".

Younghusband English
Combination of Middle English yong ”young” and husbonda ”farmer”.

Marcellin French
From the given name Marcellin

Kapatsyna Ukrainian

Claiborne English

Tõeleid Estonian
Tõeleid is an Estonian surname meaning "find of truth".

Rosicki Polish

Leupold German
German form of Leopold.

Newbury English

Atiya Arabic
From the given name Atiya.

Dunleavy Irish, English
Anglicized form of Mac Duinnshléibhe meaning "son of Donn Sléibhe".

Bunsri Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญศรี (see Bunsi).

András Hungarian
From the given name András.

Itsubo Japanese
From 伊 (i) meaning "this" and 坪 (tsubo), a traditional unit of length.

Storgaard Danish
Combination of Danish stor "large, great" and gård "farm, estate".

Tomiyama Japanese
From Japanese 富 or 冨 (tomi) meaning "abundant, rich, wealthy" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Sprinkles English

Jone English