PhomvihaneLao From Lao ພົມ (phom) referring to the Hindu god Brahma and ວິຫານ (vihane) meaning "temple, sanctuary". A notable bearer was Kaysone Phomvihane (1920-1992), the second president of Laos.
YukidaJapanese (Rare) Combination of Kanji Characters "雪" meaning "Snow", and "田" meaning "Rice Field".
CaveNorman, French, English A name of various possible origins. As a Norman French name Cave can mean "bald" from cauf or it can mean "worker in a wine cellar" or "one who dwelt in or near a cave". As an English name Cave refers to a Yorkshire river whose fast current inspired the name meaning "swift".
MichalskyPolish A variant of Michalski. "Polish and Jewish (from Poland): habitational name for someone from a place called Michale in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship or Michały in Masovian Voivodeship both named with the personal name Michał (see Michal ). Jewish (from Poland): patronymic from the personal name Michal." ... [more]
VongpanyaLao From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ປັນຍາ (panya) meaning "wisdom, intelligence, reason".
SchutzGerman Occupational surname for an archer or a watchman, from Middle High German schützen "to guard, protect". Also a habitational name from Schutz, a place near Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
IbeJapanese From 伊 (i) meaning "Italy, that one" and 部 (be) meaning "section, part".
SửVietnamese Vietnamese form of Shi, from Sino-Vietnamese 史 (sử).
EkanayakeSinhalese From Sanskrit एक (eka) meaning "one" and नायक (nāyaka) meaning "hero, leader".
KalynyukUkrainian From Ukrainian калина (kalyna), meaning virburnim.
HassenfeldPolish, Jewish Notable beaters of this surname are the Hassenfeld brothers who founded the Hasbro, INC. an abbreviation of their surname and the word brother. Hasbro, INC. is an American multinational conglomerate with you, board game, and media assets, headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.... [more]
AxellSwedish Possibly a habitational name with the combination of ax, a Swedish word for the fruiting body of a grain plant, and the common surname suffix -ell.
PourPersian Means "son, descendant" in Persian, typically used as a suffix in compound surnames.
WhitbreadEnglish Either a metonymic occupational name from Middle English whitbred "white bread" or whetebred "wheat bread" denoting someone who baked or sold bread of the best quality made from wheat... [more]
NacrourArabic The name of a family of Lebanese goldsmiths descended from the Ottoman Prince Hanna, the name itself refers to the actual sound the hammer makes as it hits the gold. This is the French spelling but the original Arabic spelling is äÞÑæÑ ; other spellings in the Latin alphabet include Nakrour and Nacrur.
WallmanSwedish Combination of Swedish vall "pasture, field of grass" and man "man".
YarbroughEnglish Habitational name derived from Yarborough or Yarburgh in Lincolnshire, England, both composed of Old English eorþe "earth, ground, dirt" and burg "fortress, citadel, stronghold".
VaradkarIndian, Hindi, Marathi Derived from the name of the village of Varad in the Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra, India. A famous bearer is the Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar (1979-).
KarlsbergGerman Means "Carl's Mountain" in German language, it is also used in other Germanic languages
TatlonghariTagalog From Tagalog Tatlong Hari referring to the three kings (also known as the Magi or wise men) who were said to have visited the newborn Jesus.
TrumpetEnglish From the English word trumpet which is an instrument.
DyeEnglish, Welsh English: from a pet form of the personal name Dennis. In Britain the surname is most common in Norfolk, but frequent also in Yorkshire. Welsh is also suggested, but 1881 and UK both show this as an East Anglian name - very few in Wales.
BierschbachGerman German habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.
BrunsFrench Bruns was first found in Poitou where this noble family held a family seat since ancient times. The Bruns surname derives from the French word "brun," meaning "brown"; possibly a nickname for someone who habitually dressed in the color brown.
DrewittEnglish, French English (Wiltshire Berkshire and Surrey): of Norman origin from the Old French personal name Druet a diminutive of Drue Dreu (from ancient Germanic Drogo); see Drew Alternatively the name may be from a diminutive of Old French dru ‘lover’
TakezawaJapanese From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, wetland, marsh".
EntwistleEnglish Habitational name for a person from the village of Entwistle in Lancashire, from Old English henn "hen" or ened "duck, coot" and twisel "fork, bifurcation".
YamabeJapanese From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Çoban-zadeCrimean Tatar Means "son of a sheperd" from Crimean Tatar сопан (çopan) meaning "sheperd" and Persian زاده (zade) meaning "born, offsping, child".
KurianGreek Originated from the name Quriaqos (ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ) or the Greek Kyrios or kurios (Ancient Greek: κύριος) meaning Lord, master, power or authority, and is very popular among Kerala Christians both as a first name and as a surname.
StanikzaiPashto Of unknown meaning. The Stanikzai are a Pashtun tribe in Afghanistan.
MiwaJapanese From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 輪 (wa) meaning "wheel, ring, circle".
ArmendarizSpanish, Basque Variant of Basque Armendaritze, a habitational name from a village in Low Navarre named Armendaritze, or directly from a patronymic form of the Basque personal name Armendari or Armentari, from Latin Armentarius "herdsman".
BraggEnglish, Welsh From a nickname for a cheerful or lively person, derived from Middle English bragge meaning "lively, cheerful, active", also "brave, proud, arrogant".
KumonJapanese (Rare) One notable bearer of this surname is Tōru Kumon (公文 公), the founder of Kumon Education.
FawleyEnglish (British) This is a name for someone who worked as a person who worked as the fowler or the bird-catcher having derived from the Old English word fugelere which literally means "hunter of wild birds, fowler"... [more]
UrreyaAragonese This indicates familial origin within either of 2 municipalities: Urreya de Gayén or Urreya de Xalón.
ArizaCatalan, Spanish, Basque (Hispanicized), South American Habitational name from a place so named in Zaragoza province in Aragón. This is a Castilianized form of Basque Aritza a topographic name from Basque (h)aritz "oak" and the article suffix -a.
HendaiaBasque (Rare) From the name of a commune (Hendaye in French) in southwestern France, of uncertain etymology. Possibly from Basque handi "big, large, great" and ibi "ford" or ibai "river", though this structure would not be grammatically correct... [more]
MohaleSouthern African A Sesotho given and surname using the prefix: "mo-", a common noun class prefix in Bantu languages, typically denoting a person or agent, and "-hale" which together translates to "hero" or "brave one".
FinkleyEnglish Habitational name for a person from the hamlet of Finkley in Hampshire, derived from Old English finc "finch" and leah "woodland, clearing".
MeghnagiJewish, Northern African Sephardic Jewish, originating from the Libyan Jewish community. Most were from Tripoli, with a much smaller contingent from Benghazi.
CasavantesFrench, Spanish, Basque Topographic name composed of casa "house" + avant "ahead of forward" + the suffix -es, denoting one who lived in the house located at the beginning of a village. This surname has died out in France.
ZamudioBasque From the name of a town and municipality in Biscay, Basque Country, derived from zama "gorge, ravine" and odi "ravine, channel, tube". Alternatively, the second element could instead be -di "place of, forest of".
KippsEnglish From Middle English Kipp, perhaps a byname for a fat man, from an unattested Old English form Cyppe, which according to Reaney is from the Germanic root kupp 'to swell'.
SardarIndian, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu From a title meaning "chief, leader", derived from Persian سر (sar) meaning "head, authority" and the suffix دار (dar) meaning "possessor".
SpragueEnglish English from northern Middle English Spragge, either a personal name or a byname meaning "lively", a metathesized and voiced form of "spark."
FishMedieval English, Jewish From Middle English fische, fish ‘fish’, a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller, or a nickname for someone thought to resemble a fish.... [more]
KondrakiPolish Kondraki comes from the Polish Kondracki and is given to Benjamin and Draven Kondraki, employees at the fictional SCP Foundation. Benjamin is a chaotic and fun researcher with a carefree attitude, while Draven, his son, is a cautious field agent in a relationship with James Talloran... [more]
QuackenboschDutch Topographic name meaning "night heron woodlands" in Dutch, from Dutch kwak "night heron" and bosch "woodland wilderness". This surname is now extinct in the Netherlands.
TiradoSpanish Likely a nickname for a person with long limbs, from the Spanish tirado meaning "stretched".
BevierFrench (Germanized) From Old French bevier, meaning "a measure of land". This was probably a nickname for someone who owned or worked such a piece of land. This surname was first found in Austria, where the name Bevier came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging medieval society.
TalbertEnglish, French From a continental Germanic personal name composed of the elements tal "valley" and berth "bright".
BooKorean From Sino-Korean 富 (Bu) meaning "Fortune".