All Submitted Surnames

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Berisha Albanian
From the name of a tribe and historical region in northern Albania, meaning uncertain.
Beriya Georgian (Russified)
Russified form of Beria. This is the way the last name of Lavrentiy Beria, the head of the NKVD from 1938-1946, last name was spelled in the official Soviet language (Russian).
Berkeley English
From any of the locations called Berkeley derived the elements beorc "birch" and leah "clearing, wood" meaning "birch clearing"... [more]
Berkhout Dutch
Habitational name derived from Dutch berk "birch (tree)" and hout "wood, forest".
Berki Hungarian
From a placename in Hungary derived from Hungarian "berek" meaning "grove".
Berkson Jewish
Means "son of Berke".
Berkut Russian, Ukrainian
A variant of Berkutov. This is also the name of the former Ukrainian riot police.
Berkutov m Russian
From Russian беркут (berkut), meaning "golden eagle".
Berland German
From the name Berland.
Berlanga Spanish
From the village or castle named "Berlanga de Duero" from Soria, Spain. Berlanga itself was derived from "berlain" which comes from the name of a precious stone derived from the Greek. So it could be related to stones.
Berlin Swedish
Of uncertain origin. The name could be a shortened form of Berglin. It could also be a habitational name from the city in Germany or from a place in Sweden named with ber or berg "mountain"... [more]
Berlin German, English
Habitational name from the city in Germany, the name of which is of uncertain meaning. It is possibly derived from an Old Slavic stem berl- meaning swamp or from a West Slavic word meaning "river lake".
Berlinerblau German, Jewish
Means “Prussian blue” in German. A notable bearer of this surname is Jacques Berlinerblau, a professor of Jewish civilization, and Stefania Berlinerblau, an American anatomist and physician.
Berlinskas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Berliński.
Berliński Polish, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from the city of Berlin in Germany.
Berman Yiddish
It literally means "bearman".
Bermejo Spanish
Originally a nickname for a man with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Spanish bermejo "reddish, ruddy" (itself from Latin vermiculus "little worm", from vermis "worm", since a crimson dye was obtained from the bodies of worms).
Bermeo Basque
From the town Bermeo in Biscay (Basque Country, Spain). Origin likely pre-Roman.
Bermingham English (Modern, Rare)
Bermingham is the Gaelicised version of 'De Birmingham' and is descended from the family of Warwickshire, England. The Irish version of the name MacFeorais/MacPheorais is derived from Pierce de Bermingham.
Bermudez Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Bermúdez primarily used in the Philippines.
Bermudo Spanish
From the given name Bermudo.
Bern German, Scandinavian
From the short form of the given names starting with the Germanic element bern "bear".
Bern German, German (Swiss)
Habitational name denoting someone from the city of Bern, Switzerland
Bernabéu Catalan (Valencian)
From the given name Bernabé. A famous bearer was Santiago Bernabéu (1895-1978), a Spanish soccer player and the eleventh president of the soccer club Real Madrid CF.
Bernadotte French, Swedish
Possibly from the name of a historical province in Southern France named Béarn. This was originally a French non-noble surname. French general Jean Baptise Bernadotte (1763-1844) became the king of Sweden as Charles XIV John (Swedish: Karl XIV Johan) in 1818 and founded the current royal house in Sweden, House of Bernadotte.
Bernal Spanish, Catalan
From the given name Bernal.
Bernardeau French
From a diminutive of the given name Bernard.
Bernárdez Spanish
Means "son of Bernardo".
Bernardez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Bernárdez.
Bernardini Italian
From the given name Bernardino.
Bernasconi Italian
The surname of BERNASCONI is of Italian origin, a locational name meaning the dweller on or near a small hill. The names of habitation are derived from pre-existing names denoting towns, villages, farmsteads or other named habitations... [more]
Bernath German, English
Derived from the name Bernhard.
Bernell English
From the Old French word brunel, a diminutive of brun, describing someone who had brown hair. It was occasionally also used as a descriptive first name during the middle ages in England.
Berner English, Norman
From the Norman personal name Bernier from Old English beornan ‘to burn’, hence an occupational name for a burner of lime (compare German Kalkbrenner) or charcoal... [more]
Berner German, Low German
German habitational name, in Silesia denoting someone from a place called Berna (of which there are two examples); in southern Germany and Switzerland denoting someone from the Swiss city of Berne. ... [more]
Bernet French
From a pet form of Bernard.
Bernett Scottish, English
Altered spelling of Scottish and English Burnett or French Bernet.
Bernfield German
An Americanized variant of the German surname, "Bergfeld", meaning "mountain field".
Bernheim Jewish
From the Germanic elements bern meaning "bear" and heim meaning "home".
Bernier French
From the personal name Bernier composed of the ancient Germanic elements bern "bear" and hari "army"... [more]
Bernini Italian
Bernini was the surname of famous sculptor and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680).
Bernitt German (Rare)
Derived from the name of Bernitt, a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Bernius German (Latinized), Lithuanian
German-Latinized form of Berner.... [more]
Bernoulli French
French patronymic surname that was derived from the first name Bernoul (which was probably derived from Bernold or Bernolf).
Bernstein Jewish
“Amber” in German
Bernthal Jewish
Ornamental name derived from the Yiddish given name Ber meaning "bear" and German thal meaning "valley". A famous bearer is American actor Jon Bernthal (1976-).
Berongoy Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano barungoy meaning "black-finned flying fish" (genus Cypselurus).
Berrada Moroccan
Meaning unknown. A famous bearer is novelist/literary critic/translator Mohammed Berrada.
Berretta Italian
From berretta, originally meaning ‘hooded cloak’ (Latin birrus), later ‘headdress’, ‘bonnet’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such headgear or a nickname for an habitual wearer.
Berri German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from Old High German bero "bear".
Berrick English
Variation of Barwick.
Berroa Basque
Means "a scrubland, a thicket" in Basque.
Berruguete Spanish
From Catalan berruga "wart", possibly denoting a person who has warts or lives in a warty place.
Berruti Italian
From Late Latin berrutum "cart", indicating someone who drove or made carts.
Berry Romansh
Variant of Berri.
Berryann Medieval English (Rare)
The name is pre 7th century Olde English and later Olde French. It derives from the word burri or berri, translating as a fortress or castle and means 'one who dwelt at the castle'. The suffix 'man' also indicates that it was job descriptive for a guard or keeper of the castle... [more]
Berrycloth English (Rare)
This name is of English locational origin, from the place called Barrowclough near Halifax in West Yorkshire.
Berryhill English
A name for someone who worked as a servant at the manor house.
Bersford English (Canadian)
Named after the city 'Bersford'... [more]
Berson English
Means "son of Berry 1".
Berta Italian, Hungarian
From the personal name Berta, a short form of various ancient Germanic compound names formed with berht 'bright, famous'.
Bertagni Italian
Bertagni has a lineage in Genoa and one in Lucca. Possibly derives from Gothic, Lombard and Germanic names containing the root germanica bertha (bright) or the celtic bert (bearer).
Bertalan Hungarian
From the given name Bertalan.
Bertarelli Italian
Probably from a given name containing the Germanic root behrat "bright" or Celtic berta "to carry, to bear".
Bertarini Italian
Alternate form of Bertarelli.
Bertelsen Norwegian
Norwegian surname meaning son of Bertel .
Berterame Italian
Possibly derived from the Germanic given name Bertram.
Berther Romansh
Derived from the given name Berchthari (see Berthar).
Berthiaume French
French: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’ + helm ‘helmet’.
Berthold German
From the given name Berthold.
Bertholm Swedish (Rare)
Possibly a combination of the name Bert and holm (see Holm).
Bertin French
From the given name Bertin a diminutive of the ancient Germanic personal name Berhto a short form of various compound names formed with berht "bright famous".
Bertiz Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Bertizarana, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque berta "near, close, next to" or bertze "other" combined with either (h)aitz "rock, stone" or the toponymic suffix -iz.
Bertke German
Possibly a pet form of Berta.
Berto Italian, Spanish
From the given name Berto.
Bertocchi Italian
Comes from a pet form of the personal name Berto.
Bertogg Romansh
Variant of Bertsch in combination with the diminutive suffix -ogg.
Bertók Hungarian
From the given name Bertók.
Bertoldo Italian
From the given name Bertoldo.
Bertoli Italian
Derived from the given name Bertolo, a variant of Bartolo, which is an Italian short form of Bartholomew.
Bertolucci Italian
From a diminutive of Bertoli.
Bertram German
Derived from the German given name Bertram.
Bertucci Italian
Derived from the given name Bertuccio.
Bertwig Swedish (Rare)
Derived from the forename elements beraht meaning "bright", and wig, meaning "war, battle".
Bérubé French
Habitational name from some minor place named with Old French bel ru "beautiful stream", with the subsequent pleonastic addition of bé, variant of bel "beautiful".
Beruška Czech
Allegedly derived from Czech beruška "ladybird; ladybug".
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]
Berwick English, Scottish
Habitational name from Berwick-on-Tweed.
Berzelius Swedish
Derived from the name of an estate named Bergsätter located near Motala, Östergötland, Sweden. Bergsätter is composed of Swedish berg "mountain" and säter "outlying meadow"... [more]
Besalú Catalan
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Besançon French
Habitational name for a person from the eponymous capital city of Doubs in France, ultimately from Latin Vesontiō, derived from Proto-Celtic *ves "mountain". Folk etymology states that it is associated with the place name with Old French bison "wisent".
Besemer German
Occupational name meaning "broom maker".
Beshay Arabic (Egyptian)
Unknown origin. Mostly borne by Christians.
Beshimov Kyrgyz
Possibly derived from the given name Beshim. A known bearer is Bakyt Beshimov, the deputy chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan.
Beshirov Kazakh
Means "son of Beshir".
Beske German
Likely derived from Peschke and Peske, vernacular forms of the given name Petrus.
Beskow Swedish
Derived from the name of the city Beeskow in Germany. A notable bearer was Swedish author and illustrator Elsa Beskow (1874-1953).
Beskrovnyy m Russian
Means "bloodless, without blood" in Russian, probably denoting to a peaceful or innocent person.
Bess English
Popularly grown surname from the diminuative form of "Elizabeth" during any time of a Queen Elizabeth
Bessa Portuguese
Origin in the name Beça surname of medieval ancestry
Bessel German
Of uncertain origin; possibly from the name of a place or river.
Besselman German
Derived from the German surname Bessel + suffix man "man".
Bessette French (Quebec), French (Acadian), French
Bessette appears to be a French Canadian surname of multiple origins.... [more]
Bessho Japanese
From 別 (be, betsu) meaning "separate, another different" and 所 (sho) meaning "place, plant, institute, station".
Besson French, Provençal, Occitan
Southern French nickname from Occitan besson "twin" (from Latin bis) or from the various places (Le) Besson in southern France.
Bestauty Ossetian
Derived from Ossetian бистэ (biste) meaning "village, suburb" or from Persian به (beh) meaning "good, excellent, better". In the case of the former, it would have been used to indicate the place of residence of an ancestor.
Beste French, English
Nickname from Middle English beste Old French beste "beast animal" (especially those used for food or work) applied either as a metonymic occupational name for someone who looked after beasts such as a herdsman or as a nickname for someone thought to resemble an animal... [more]
Beswick English
habitational name from any of the places in Lancashire and East Yorkshire named Beswick. The second element is Old English wic "outlying (dairy) farm"... [more]
Betances Spanish, American (Hispanic)
Unexplained; probably related to Betanzos, the name of a town near A Coruña in Galicia.
Betanzos Galician
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Beterbekov Chechen
Chechen form of Batyrbekov.
Beterbiev Chechen
Chechen form of Batyrbaev.
Beteta Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Beth English
From the given name Beth, itself a short form of Elizabeth and Bethany.
Bethany English
Possibly a topographic name derived from the Old English plant name betonice meaning "betony". The form of the name has been altered by folk association with the New Testament place name.
Bethea Welsh
Possible altered form of the Welch surname Bethel
Bethel English, Welsh (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Welsh ab Ithel "son of Ithel".
Bethencourt French, English, Portuguese (Rare)
Bettencourt and Bethencourt are originally place-names in Northern France. The place-name element -court (courtyard, courtyard of a farm, farm) is typical of the French provinces, where the Frankish settlements formed an important part of the local population... [more]
Bethune Scottish
Scottish form of Béthune.
Betjeman English, Dutch (Archaic, ?)
Means "son of Betje", a Dutch diminutive of the feminine given name Elisabeth... [more]
Beton English
Variant of Beeton.
Betschla Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from the Germanic name element beraht "bright". The name was replaced by the Italianized form Bezzola in the 18th century.
Betsubu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Beppu.
Betsufu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Beppu.
Bettan Judeo-Spanish
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Latin vita meaning "life".
Bettany English
Variant of Betteley in the West Midlands and variant of Beatley in East England with /n/ substituted for /l/.
Bettencourt French, English, Portuguese (Rare)
Bettencourt and Bethencourt are originally place-names in Northern France. The place-name element -court (courtyard, courtyard of a farm, farm) is typical of the French provinces, where the Frankish settlements formed an important part of the local population... [more]
Bettin Venetian
Venetian form of Bettini.
Bettini Italian
Patronymic form of Bettino.
Bettino Italian
From the given name Bettino.
Bettwy Irish, Scottish
From the name Beatrice.
Betz German
Derived from a Thuringian short form of the personal name Bernhard.
Bever German
Nickname from bever ‘beaver’, possibly referring to a hard worker, or from some other fancied resemblance to the animal.
Beveridge English
Derived from the town of Beverege or from the Old French beivre "drink", a nickname for a person who sealed contracts with a drink
Bevetto Cornish
From bo-veth, the dwelling by the grave or bo-verth, the green house.
Bevier French (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.
Bevilacqua Italian
From Italian bevi l'acqua "drinks water", a nickname likely applied ironically to an alcoholic.
Bexley English
Habitational name from Bexley (now Bexleyheath in Greater London), which was named from Old English byxe ‘box tree’ + leah ‘woodland clearing’.
Bey French, German, Frisian
North German and Frisian: from the Old Frisian personal name Beyo or Boy/Boye (see Boye).... [more]
Bey Indian (Muslim), Assamese, Turkish, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the Ottoman Turkish title بك (beg) (modern Turkish bey) meaning "ruler, chief, lord, master".
Beyaz Turkish
Means "white, fair" in Turkish.
Beybitov m Kazakh
Means "son of Beybit".
Beybitova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Beybitov.
Beyincé French, Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Creole form of Boyancé.... [more]
Beynon Welsh
Southern Welsh variant of Bennion; from Welsh ab Eynon meaning "son of Einion".
Beyoğlu Turkish
Means son of a bey. “Bey” (Ottoman Turkish: بك‎ “Beik”, Albanian: bej, Bosnian: beg, Arabic: بيه‎ “Beyeh”, Persian: بیگ‎ “Beyg” or بگ “Beg”) is a Turkish title for chieftain, traditionally applied to the leaders or rulers of various sized areas in the Ottoman Empire... [more]
Beysenov m Kazakh
Means "son of Beysen".
Beysenova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Beysenov.
Bezdenezhnykh Russian
Means "without money", from Russian денежных (denezhnykh) meaning money and prefix без (bez) meaning without. Denoted to a very very poor person.
Bezdvornyy Ukrainian
Means "manorless", from Ukrainian без (bez) "without" and двор (dvor) "manor".
Bezerra Portuguese
Means "young cow, heifer" in Portuguese.
Bezhenar Russian
Means "refugee". Though this is a Russian last name, it is more common in Ukraine.
Bezkorovainy m Russian
Means "without a cow", from без (bez) meaning "without" and корова (korova) meaning "cow".
Bezmaternykh Russian
Means "without a mother" in Russian, from без (bez) meaning "without" and матери (materi) meaning "mother"
Bezos Spanish
From bezo meaning "thick lips" in Spanish, referring to a person with blubber or thick lips.
Bezpeka Ukrainian (Rare)
Means "safety" in Ukrainian.
Bezrodnov m Russian
From Russian безродный (bezrodnyy), meaning "without a family, familyless". Probably denoted to an orphan.
Bezruk Ukrainian
Means "handless".
Bezshtanko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian без (bez), meaning "without" and a diminutive form of штанів (shtaniv), meaning "pants". Compare the surname Shtanko.
Beztsinnyy m Ukrainian
Means "priceless".
Bezuglyy m Russian
From Russian без (bez), meaning "without" and угол (ugol), meaning either "angle, corner" or "coal". The surname can mean "cornerless, angleless" or "coalless, without coal".
Bezuhlyy m Russian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainianised form of Bezuglyy.
Bezyazykov m Russian
Means "without a tongue" from без (bez) meaning "without" and язык (yazyk) meaning "tongue".
Bezzerides Greek (Americanized, ?)
Uncertain etymology, possibly an Americanized form of a Greek surname.
Bezzola Romansh
Italianization of Betschla.
Bhaduri Bengali
Habitational name from the village of Bhadur in present-day West Bengal, India.
Bhaer German
Likely a variant of German Baer, meaning "bear". A notable bearer is character Friedrich Bhaer, Jo's husband in Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.
Bhagat Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit भक्त (bhákta) meaning "devotee, worshiper".
Bhakta Sanskrit
From Sanskrit meaning 'devotee'.
Bhakta Indian, Bengali, Odia, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit भक्त (bhakta) meaning "devoted, loyal, faithful".
Bhalla Indian
This surname is derived from Sanskrit bhalla meaning (among other things) ‘auspicious’, ‘missile’, and ‘bear’.
Bhalli Punjabi
Meaning uncertain. This is the name of a clan found in Punjab, Pakistan.
Bhandari Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit भाण्डागारिक (bhandagarika) meaning "storekeeper, treasurer", ultimately from भाण्डागार (bhandagara) meaning "storeroom, storehouse, treasury".
Bhanuvadh Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai ภาณุวัฒน์ (see Phanuwat).
Bharat Indian, Hindi, Marathi
From the given name Bharat.
Bharath Tamil, Indian, Malayalam, Telugu
From the given name Bharath.
Bhardwaj Indian
From Sanskrit bhāradvāja ‘descendant of bharadvāja’, bharadvāja meaning ‘one who has strength or vigor’ (a compound of bharat ‘bearing’ + vāja ‘vigor’). According to legend, Bharadvaja (bharadvāja) was the name of one of the great sages.
Bhargava Indian
From Sanskrit bhārgava ‘(descendant) of Bhrigu’. Bhrigu is the name of one of the great sages of Hindu legend.
Bharucha Indian (Parsi)
Refers to the city of Bharuch in Gujarat, India, which is thought to be derived from the name of a figure in Hindu mythology.
Bhasin Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Believed to be derived from Sanskrit भानु (bhānu) meaning "ray of light" or "sun".
Bhat Kashmiri, Marathi, Kannada, Konkani, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Bhatt.
Bhateja Punjabi, Jatt, Sikhism
Bhateja is a clan name found among Jatt Sikhs and khatris primarily concentrated in Punjab, India. The clan holds a deep historical, cultural, and social presence within Sikh society. Over time, many Bhateja families have migrated to different parts of the world, particularly to Canada, the UK, the USA, and Australia, where Sikh communities have flourished... [more]
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