Browse Submitted Surnames

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Hua Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 化 (huà) meaning "to be; to become", as well as a variant transcription of Chinese (Hokkien) 化 (see Hoa 2).
Pucheta Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Putxeta.
Ezaka Japanese
Variant of Esaka.
Gaber Jewish, German
In Jewish, from Haber, and in German from Gabrijel.
Oosterwegel Dutch
From Dutch ooster meaning "eastern, east" and weg meaning "way, path, road". Dutch track and field athlete Emma Oosterwegel (1998-) bears this name.
Azuara Aragonese
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Jõekallas Estonian
Jõekallas is an Estonian surname meaning "riverbank".
Gunarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණරත්න (see Gunaratne).
Aven Norwegian
From the name of a farm, itself derived from Norwegian ave "mud, pool, dam; ebb, eddy in a river".
Kuular Tuvan
Derived from Tuvan куу (kuu) meaning "swan" or "gray". Names bearing unfavourable meanings were traditionally used by Tuvans to ward off evil spirits.
Nagayama Japanese
From Japanese 永 (nagai) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy" or 長 (nagai) meaning "chief, head, leader" combined with 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Urdanegi Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the town of Gordexola in Biscay, Basque Country, probably related to Basque urdandegi "pigsty, pig pen".
Zhuan Chinese (Russified)
Russified form of Ruan used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union.
Gowan Irish
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gobhann ‘descendant of the smith’.
Freidhof German
Topographical name from the German Fredihof 'graveyard', 'cemetery' (from Middle Low German, Middle High German vrithof 'enclosed farmstead or courtyard', later 'cemetery').
Lousada Portuguese
Name given from the village of Lousada, in Northern Portugal.
San Severino Italian, Neapolitan
From the name of places inside Italy, all named after Saint Severinus of Noricum. This name is mainly found in Naples.
Sapiro Jewish
Varient of Shapiro.
Keçeci Turkish
Means "felt seller, person who makes felt" in Turkish, derived from keçe meaning "felt, cloth".
Soudani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "Sudanese (referring to a person from Sudan)", derived from Arabic سُودَانِيّ (sūdāniyy).
Dunaway English
Originally indicated someone who came from the village and civil parish of Dunwich in Suffolk, England, derived from Old English dun meaning "hill" (or possibly dune meaning "valley") and weg meaning "way"... [more]
Noy English
Either (i) from the medieval male personal name Noye, the English form of the Hebrew name Noach "Noah 1"; or (ii) an invented Jewish name based on Hebrew noy "decoration, adornment".
Veeber Estonian
Veeber is an Estonian surname, an Estonianization of the German surname "Weber".
Frisch German
Nickname for someone who was handsome, cheerful, or energetic, from Middle High German vrisch.
Nevens Flemish
Derived from Middle Dutch neve "male cousin, nephew, grandson".
Jakupović Bosnian
Means "son of Jakup".
Yokotani Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "next to, beside" combined with 谷 (tani) "valley".
Mul Khmer
Means "origin" in Khmer.
Ben Menachem Hebrew
Means "son of Menachem" in Hebrew.
Abtahi Persian
Possibly denoted someone who originally came from a location named Abtah in Saudi Arabia.
Akhter Persian, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Akhtar.
Chekalenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Chekalov.
Newfield English
habitational name from any of many places called Newfield especially in northern England and Scotland. Derived from the elements niwe "new" and feld "field"... [more]
Rehman Urdu
From the given name Rehman.
Kaljujärv Estonian
Kaljujärv is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff lake".
Monopoli Italian
Italian: habitational name from a place called Monopoli in Bari province from Greek monē polis ‘single town’.
Oberg English
Anglicized form of either Åberg or Öberg.
Senewiratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සෙනෙවිරත්න (see Seneviratne).
Sadi Arabic
Derived from the given name Sa'di.
Rakhang Thai (Rare)
Means "bell, chime" in Thai.
Satsukime Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五月女 (see Saotome).
Rougeul French
“Rouge” means “Red” in French.
Moonen Dutch
Patronymic form of Moon, a diminutive of the given name Simon 1.
Saechao Thai
Form of Zhao used by Chinese Thais.
Reedi Estonian
Reedi is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "reeder", meaning "ship owner".
Douchi Japanese
Possibly from 戸 (do) meaning "door" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".
McEvoy Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhíodhbhuidhe meaning "son of Fíodhbhadhach", derived from fiodhbhadhach meaning "woodsman".
Ruadhagin Irish
Meaning, ‘son of Ruadhagán.’
Veis German, Yiddish
Yiddish form of Weiss.
Narayan Indian, Nepali, Fijian, Hindi
From the given name Narayan.
Stadtmueller German
From Middle High German stet meaning "place", "town" + müller meaning "miller", hence an occupational name for a miller who ground the grain for a town.
Ophel English
19th century name from the Cambridgeshire area. Probably derived from Oldfield. Variants include Opheld, Oful and Offel.... [more]
Piggott English, Irish, Norman
From the Old French and Old English given names Picot and Pigot, or derived from Old English pic meaning "point, hill", hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a hill with a sharp point (see Pike).
Hautamäki Finnish
Finnish for "GRAVESHILL;" possibly cemetery or simply a person who lived near graves on a hill. From hauta ("grave") & mäki ("hill")
Hakk Estonian
Hakk is an Estonian surname meaning "stack".
Lassaga Spanish (Latin American), French, Basque
French and Argentine Spanish form of Lasaga.
Shidehara Japanese
From Japanese 幣 (shide) meaning "currency" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, meadow, plain".
Newcomer English (American)
Nickname for a person who was new to a town or location, from Old English niwe meaning "new" and cumen meaning "to come".
Belmokhtar Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mokhtar, chiefly used in Algeria.
Türkmenoğlu Turkish
Means "son of a Turkmen".
Borne English
Variant spelling of Bourne.
İnönü Turkish
From the name of a town and district in northwestern Turkey. This was the surname of the Turkish army commander, president and prime minister İsmet İnönü (1884-1973). The surname was bestowed upon him by the country's founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, in honour of his services during the First and Second Battles of İnönü near the town in the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922 (part of the Turkish War of Independence).
Rossie English
Possibly a variant of Rossi.
Ariganello Italian
This surname is concentrated in the southern Italian region Calabria.
Bruder German
From a byname meaning "brother", occasionally used for a younger son, i.e. the brother of someone important, or for a guild member.
Dolfi Italian
From the given name Dolfo a diminutive or short form of Germanic names that end with dolfo Adolfo, Gandolfo, and Rodolfo making it a cognitive of Dolph.
Okashima Japanese
岡 (Oka) means "ridge, hill" and 島 (shima) means "island".
Lục Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Lu, from Sino-Vietnamese 陸 (lục).
Coninx Belgian, Dutch
Variant form of Koning, from a genitive form of Middle Dutch coninc "king, leader, important person".
Hejazi Persian
Persian form of Hijazi.
Suurmaa Estonian
Suurmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "big land".
Swanton English
Habitational name from Swanton Court in Sevington, Swanton in Lydden, Swanton Farm in Littlebourne (all Kent), or any of the three places in Norfolk called Swanton (Swanton Abbott, Swanton Morley, and Swanton Novers)... [more]
Wakelin English
From the Anglo-Norman male personal name Walquelin, literally "little Walho", a Germanic nickname meaning literally "foreigner".
Chiavetta Italian
From Italian "chiavetta", deriving from chiave meaning key.
Kawasugi Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and sugi means "cedar".
Alade Yoruba
Means "owner of the crown, he who wears the crown" from ọní meaning "owner of" and adé meaning "crown".
Schonewille Dutch
Perhaps a nickname for an attractive person, derived from Middle Dutch schône meaning "beautiful, clean, pure" and wille meaning "to want, to desire".
Enroth Swedish
Combination of Swedish en "juniper" and rot "root".
Mikumo Japanese
Mi can mean "beautiful" or "three" and kumo means "cloud".
Fukuba Japanese
From 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 葉 (ba) being a form of ha meaning "leaf".
Monzó Catalan
variant of Montsó, habitational name from a place in Aragon (see Monzon).
Thakur Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Odia, Assamese, Gujarati, Nepali
From a feudal title meaning "lord, master", derived from Sanskrit ठक्कुर (thakkura) meaning "deity".
Etxauri Basque
From the name of a town in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque etxe "house, building" and uri "town, city".
Synadenos Greek
From the city of Synnada in ancient Anatolia.
Delmar English
derived from Norman French de la mare meaning "from the pond" a place called La Mare in Normandy.
Popoola Yoruba
"The way of the rich man" or "The way of prosperity"
Choate English
Probably derived from the place name Chute in Wiltshire, England, or from the parish Shute in Devon. Alternatively, it could be from the Dutch surname Van Choate, itself derived from a location in France.
Bierbrauer German
occupational name for a brewer German bierbrauer. Derived from the elements bier "beer" and brauen "to brew".
Camm English
English (of Norman origin): habitational name for someone from Caen in Normandy, France.English: habitational name from Cam in Gloucestershire, named for the Cam river, a Celtic river name meaning ‘crooked’, ‘winding’.Scottish and Welsh: possibly a nickname from Gaelic and Welsh cam ‘bent’, ‘crooked’, ‘cross-eyed’.Americanized spelling of German Kamm.
Moniz Portuguese
Means "son of Munho".
Chrysovergis Greek
The one of the "golden rod".From the Greek words for gold: chrysos (χρυσός), and rod: verga (βέργα).
Mezzadonna Italian
Means "half a woman" in Italian, from mezza "half" and donna "lady, woman".
Vučić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Vuk".
Sawatsky German, Polish (Germanized)
Some characteristic forenames: German Gerhart, Erna, Hans.... [more]
Averyanova Russian
feminine form of Averyanov
Karhu Finnish
Means "bear" (the animal) in Finnish.
Fitzgibbon Irish
Means "son of Gibbon" in Anglo-Norman French.
Bardhi Albanian
Meaning "White"
Zuazo Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque zu(h)haitz "(wild) tree" and the collective suffix -zu.
Zaccardo Italian
Could derive from the given name Zachardus, an archaic Germanized form of Zachariah, or be a variant of Saccardo.
Sethna Indian (Parsi)
Gujarati Parsi name meaning "pertaining to the banker", derived from Hindi सेठ (seṭh) meaning "merchant, banker" (see Seth).
Mõis Estonian
Mõis is an Estonian surname meaning "manor".
Luciano Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Luciano.
Echalar Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Etxalar.
Krzhizhanovsky Polish (Russified)
Russified form of the Polish surname Krzyżanowski.
Rosendahl Swedish, Danish, German
Swedish and Danish ornamental name meaning "rose valley" and German variant of Rosenthal, also meaning "rose valley".
Amaya Spanish, Basque (Hispanicized)
From the name of a mountain and an ancient city in the province of Burgos, Spain, possibly derived from Basque amai "end, ending" and the article suffix -a. Compare the given name Amaia.
Bandera Spanish, Italian, Polish (Rare)
Denoted to a flag bearer or carrier, from Spanish and Polish bandera, meaning "flag, banner, ensign". Variant of Banderas (Spanish) or Bandiera (Italian)... [more]
Agadiri Moroccan
Habitational name from the city of Agadir.
Mountbatten English, German (Anglicized)
Partial calque of Battenberg. This is the name of a British family that originated as a branch of the Battenberg family, a notable bearer of which was British statesman Lord Mountbatten (1900-1979).
Gamzee Popular Culture (?)
Gamzee is based on a fictional character by the same name. Its origins may be from a Turkish name Gamze which means dimple or the German word Gämse, a type of goat.
Santin Venetian
Venetian diminutive of Santo.
Mida Japanese
Variant of Mita.
Court English, French, Irish
A topographic name from Middle English, Old French court(e) and curt, meaning ‘court’. This word was used primarily with reference to the residence of the lord of a manor, and the surname is usually an occupational name for someone employed at a manorial court.... [more]
De Abrew Sinhalese
Sinhala variant of Abreu.
Aratai Japanese
"Wild well".
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]
Ok Turkish
Means "arrow" in Turkish.
Kiều Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Qiao, from Sino-Vietnamese 喬 (kiểu).
Se Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 瀬 (Se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current". This is the name of a division in the Ei area of Awaji City.
Roome English
Variant of Rome.
Kline American
Kline is one of the smaller groups of anglicized forms of the German surname Klein.... [more]
Ebrahimian Persian
From the given name Ebrahim.
Matthau German
Derived from the given name Matthias. This name was borne by the American actor Walter Matthau (1920-2000).
Even Hebrew, Dutch
Means "stone" in Hebrew.
Eichler Upper German
South German variant of Eich, the -ler suffix denoting association. "eager"
Alessandro Italian
From the given name Alessandro.
Sasame Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 左 (sa) meaning "left", -s-, used to represent epenthesis between 2 vowels or a possession marker, and 雨 (ame) meaning "rain; rainfall".
Cámara Spanish
Occupational name for a courtier or servant who could access the private quarters of a king or noble, from Spanish cámara meaning "room, chamber".
Yung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Weng.
Ödön Hungarian
From the given name Ödön.
Fomin Russian
Derived from the given name Foma.
Chanthapanya Lao
From Lao ຈັນທະ (chantha) meaning "moon" and ປັນຍາ (panya) meaning "wisdom, intelligence, reason".
Louisin French
From the given name Louis.
Hebron English (British)
Habitational name from Hebron in Northumberland, which possibly derives from Old English hēah meaning “high” + byrgen meaning “burial place, tumulus.” See also Hepburn.
Sibayak Batak
From si, indicating a location, and bayak referring to the rich soil. Also Means ‘Crack’ in Karo Batak.
De Hart Dutch
Can mean "the hart", "the heart", or "the hard", derived from Middle Dutch hart "male deer, stag" (see Hart), harte "heart" (see Hertz), or hart "hard, solid, sturdy; harsh, cruel"... [more]
Ferdi Arabic
Possibly derived from the Arabic given name Ferdi.
Ketchell English
Derived from the Ancient Scandinavian name Ketill
Kotti Albanian
Kottie or Kotte
Kushnir Ukrainian
Means "furrier, fur seller, animal skinner" in Ukrainian.
Sperber German, Jewish
From a nickname for a small but belligerent person from Middle High German sperwære "sparrow hawk" (Old High German sparwāri a compound of sparw "sparrow" and āri "eagle").
Nishioka Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Bizzell English
a corn merchant; one who made vessels designed to hold or measure out a bushel.
Aleksandrovich Russian, Belarusian (Russified)
Means "son of Aleksandr" or Russified form of Belarusian Alyaksandravich.
Farkash Hebrew
Hebrew transcription of Farkas, famous bearer is Israeli singer and actress Amit Farkash (or Farkas)
Marouf Arabic
From the given name Maruf.
Abrahamian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Abrahamyan.
Caliezi Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Gliezi.
Babajanyan Armenian
Means "son of Babajan".
Eisen German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for an ironworker or smith, or an ironmonger, from Middle High German isen ‘iron’, German Eisen. It may also have been used as a nickname, with reference to the strength and hardness of iron or to its color, while as a Jewish name it was also adopted as an ornamental name from modern German Eisen ‘iron’ or the Yiddish cognate ayzn.
Rizvanović Bosnian
Means "son of Rizvan".
Bankov Russian
Feminine Bankova (Russian: Банкова) is a Russian surname derived from банковское meaning Bank, Banking.
Bentaleb Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Taleb" in Arabic (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).
Guichard French
From the medieval name Guichard derived form the Germanic name Wighard... [more]
Crispin English, French
From the Middle English, Old French personal name Crispin.
Herrington English
habitational name from Herrington in County Durham, England
Paré French (Quebec)
Unclear. Possibly occupational for a pareur, a textile worker that smooths and flattens the fabric.
Heintzelman German
From a pet form of Heinrich, with the addition of -mann ‘man’.
Räästas Estonian
Räästas is an Estonian surname meaning "eaves".
Darouich Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Darvish (chiefly Moroccan).
Romani Italian
Patronymic or plural form of the personal name Romano.
Abeywardhane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවර්ධන (see Abeywardana).
Mohácsi Hungarian
Habitational name for someone from Mohács, a city in Hungary.
Ibuka Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well" and 深 (fuka) meaning "depth". A notable bearer of this surname was the Japanese industrialist Masaru Ibuka who is known for have been a co-founder of Japanese electronics conglomerate Sony (1908 – 1997).
Zebrzydowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Zebrzydowice.
Van Der Merwe Dutch, South African
Means "from the Merwe", Merwe being an older form of Merwede, the name of a river in the Netherlands. It derives from meri "lake, sea" and widu "wood"... [more]
Atefi Persian
From the given name Atef.
Wijekumara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince".
Metrejon Louisiana Creole (?), French (?)
Maiden surname of Constance Leto (nee Metrejon). She was born in Louisiana and has Cajun(French) ancestry. The Metrejon line is traced back to Joseph Marie Maitrejean, who was born c. 1778, in Belle-Île-en-Mer, France, an island off the coast of Brittany.
Lourinho Portuguese
Possibly from Lourinhã, a portuguese city to the northwest of Lisbon who possibly originated in the Roman period, when a villa named "Laurinana" existed in the area. Lourinho is a diminutive form of "louro", deriving from Latin laurus, "laurel".
Krajewski Polish (Rare)
Habitational name taken from places in Poland named with Polish kraj "border area".
Ameche Italian (Anglicized)
Americanised form of Amici. A famous bearer was American actor, comedian and vaudevillian Don Ameche (1908-1993). After portraying the title character in the movie The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939), his surname led Americans to use the word ameche as a juvenile slang for a telephone.
Gerbrandij Dutch, Frisian
Derived from the given name Gerbrand.
Jebson English
Meaning "son of Jeb" of uncertain origin but likely English.
Threepwood English
The last name of the main pirate character in Lucaart's Monkey Island.
Mizumo Japanese
Mizu means "water" and mo means "cloud".
Sitchon Filipino
From Hokkien 七孫 (chhit-sun) meaning "seventh grandson".
Newberg Jewish (Americanized)
Americanized form of Neuberg, an ornamental Jewish name meaning "new mountain" in German.
Bo Burmese
From a title for a military officer or someone who distinguished themselves in the struggle for independence of Burma.
Figgis English
From a medieval nickname for a trustworthy person (from the Anglo-Norman form of Old French fichais "loyal").
Suurvärav Estonian
Suurvärav is an Estonian surname meaning "big gate/door".
Chiappa Italian
Possibly chiappa "stone", indicating someone who lived in a stony area.
Ramanauskas Lithuanian
From Russian Romanovsky, Polish Romanowski, Belarusian Ramanouski, or another cognate... [more]
Sobaharaya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蕎原屋 (Sobaharaya) meaning "Sobahara Store", from 蕎原 (Sobahara) meaning "Sobahara", an area in the city of Kaidzuka in the prefecture of Ōsaka in Japan.
Corry English, Irish
Derived from the Gaelic word “coire”, meaning “cauldron”
Zdravković Serbian
Means "son of Zdravko".
Gadd Welsh
Means "battlefield" in Welsh. Comes from the Welsh word gad which means battlefield.
Auksi Estonian
Auksi is an Estonian surname derived from "auks" meaning "in honor of".
Naitana Italian, Sardinian
Probably from the name of a disappeared village, itself derived from Latin navita "sailor, navigator".
Nerio Italian
From the given name Nerio.
Igumnov Russian
From Russian игумен (igumen) meaning "hegumen", referring to the head of an Eastern Orthodox monastery.
Farhadpour Persian
Means "son of Farhad".
Fahnbulleh Western African
Means "bold and strong" in Liberian.
Tumber English
English: habitational name from any of the various places so called from their situation on a stream with this name. Humber is a common prehistoric river name, of uncertain origin and meaning.
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