Submitted Surnames of Length 3

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the length is 3.
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Qiu Chinese
From Chinese 邱 or 丘 (qiū) referring to a place called Yingqiu that existed in the state of Qi in what is now Shandong province. The name was originally written with the character 丘 until its usage was prohibited during the Qing dynasty in order to avoid a taboo caused by using the character of Confucius's given name, 丘... [more]
Quế Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Gui, from Sino-Vietnamese 桂 (quế).
Rad Old Persian
Meanings: "Honest", "Bounteous"
Raj Indian, Punjabi, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit राज (raja) meaning "king".
Rak Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Hungarian, Jewish
Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Hungarian (Rák), and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from Slavic rak ‘crab’, ‘lobster’, or ‘crayfish’. This was applied as an occupational name for someone who caught and sold crayfish, crabs, or lobsters, or as a nickname to someone thought to resemble such a creature... [more]
Ram Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil
Derived from the given name Ram 1.
Ran Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蘭 (see Araragi).
Ran Korean
North Korean form of Nan 2.
Rao Chinese
From Chinese 饒 (ráo) referring to any of several ancient places called Rao.
Rau German
Nickname for a ruffian, earlier for a hairy person, from Middle High German ruch, ruhe, rouch "hairy", "shaggy", "rough".
Rau English
From a medieval personal name, a variant of Ralph.
Rau Italian
From a local variant of the personal name Rao, an old form of Ralph.
Rau Indian
Variant of Rao 1.
Raz Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Raz, means "secret" in Hebrew.
Reb Alsatian
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from the given name Raban and a variant of the surname Reber.
Red English
Variant of Read 1.
Ree Estonian
Ree is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "rehi" meaning "barn".
Rei Estonian
Rei is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "reis", meaning "travel" and "journey" and "reid" meaning "road".
Rei Japanese
Variant reading of Suzu.
Reo English
Meaning unknown.
Rep Slovene, Croatian
Means "tail".
Rex English, German (Latinized)
English: variant of Ricks. ... [more]
Rey Welsh, Scottish, Irish
Either a variant of McRae, or else directly derived from Irish rí, Scottish Rìgh, or Welsh ri, rhi, or rhiau, all meaning "king"... [more]
Rin Japanese
From Japanese 林 (rin) meaning "forest".
Rīs Sinhalese
Variant of Reyes or Reis (see user-submitted name) used in Sri Lanka.
Ris French (Huguenot)
Surname of unknown meaning.
Rix German
given to a person who resided near a hill, stream, church, or tree
Roa Spanish
Habitational name from the town of Roa (de Duero) in Burgos province, Spain.
Rob Slovene
It probrably originates from the surname Robb, but we don't know for sure.
Roe English
Nickname for a timid person, derived from the Middle English ro meaning "roe"; also a midland and southern form of Ray.
Roe Norwegian
Habitational surname for any of the several farmsteads named Roe or Røe, derived from the Old Norse ruð meaning "clearing".
Roe Irish
Derived from/Anglicised form of 'Ruagh', an Irish word meaning redhead, or red haired
Roh Korean
Alternate transcription of No.
Roi French
French variant of Rey 1.
Ron Spanish, Galician
Habitational name from a town called Ron in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.
Roo Estonian
Roo is an Estonian surname derived from "roog" ("reed" or "cane") or "roos" ("rose").
Ros Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Valle de Santibáñez.
Ros Swedish
Means "rose" in Swedish.
Ros Khmer
Means "alive" in Khmer.
Ros Dutch
Could be an occupational name for a horse breeder or trader derived from Middle Dutch ros "horse, steed" (see hros), or a nickname for someone with red hair or ruddy skin derived from Dutch ros "reddish; red-haired, ginger".
Rou French
Variant of Roux.
Roy Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Bengali and Assamese form of Raj.
Rua Jewish (Rare)
Israel, Spain
Rud Norwegian
Variant of Ruud.
Rue French
The name Rue dates back to the days of Medieval France, in the region of Normandy. It is derived from their residence in Normandy. However, the name Ruell is derived from the Old French word ruelle, meaning lane or alley, and indicates that the original bearer lived in such a place... [more]
Ruh German
Derived from German ruhig meaning "quiet".
Ryś Polish
Means "Lynx" in Polish.
Saa Portuguese, Galician
Habitational name from any of the numerous places named Saa, mainly in northern Portugal and Galicia.
Sah Indian, Hindi
Means "merchant, banker" in Hindi, ultimately from Sanskrit साधु (sadhu).
Sai Japanese (Rare)
Japanese for Cai.
Sai Hui
From the Arabic name Sa'id.
Sak Turkish
Means "conscious, awake" or "stalk, stem" in Turkish.
Sầm Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Cen, from Sino-Vietnamese 岑 (sầm).
Sam Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cen.
Sam Khmer
Means "excellent, beautiful" in Khmer.
San Chinese
Variant of Shan or Shen.
San Turkish
Means "reputation, fame, glory" in Turkish.
Sao Khmer
Unexplained but a common surname in Cambodia.
Sap Thai (Rare)
From Thai ทรัพย์ (sap) meaning "money; wealth; property; fortune".... [more]
Sar Khmer
Means "white" in Khmer.
Sas Dutch
Cognate of Sachs.
Sau Estonian
Saue is an Estonian surname meaning "wand" or "staff".
Sax Upper German, Dutch, Flemish
South German variant of Sachs and Dutch variant of Sas.
Sax English, Norwegian
From the Old Norse personal name Saxi meaning "knife, sword".
Sax Jewish
Jewish (Ashkenazic) variant spelling of Sachs.
Sax English
From Middle English sax meaning "knife", an occupational name for a knife maker, or perhaps a nickname for someone skilled with a knife.
Sea English
Variant of See.
Seb Hindi
From सेब (seb) meaning "apple".
See English, German
Topographic name for someone who lived by the sea-shore or beside a lake, from Middle English see meaning "sea", "lake" (Old English sǣ), Middle High German sē. Alternatively, the English name may denote someone who lived by a watercourse, from an Old English sēoh meaning "watercourse", "drain".
See Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Shi.
Sei Estonian
Sei is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "seib", meaning "washer" and "disk"; or "seil", meaning "sail".
Sei Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 生 (see Ike 2).
Sem Norwegian
Norwegian: habitational name from any of about fifteen farms so named, a variant of Seim.
Şen Turkish
Means "happy, cheerful" in Turkish.
Sen Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit सेना (sena) meaning "army, armament".
Seo Korean
From Sino-Korean 徐 (seo) meaning "slowly, quietly, calmly" or 西 (seo) meaning "west, western".
Sha Hui
From the Arabic name Shah.
Sha Chinese
From Chinese 沙 (shā) referring to the ancient state of Sha, which was part of the state of Song during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Hebei province. Alternately it may come from Sha Sui, the name of a fief that was part of Song in what is now Henan province, or from Su Sha, the name of an ancient clan that inhabited parts of present-day Shandong province.
She Chinese
From Chinese 佘 (shé), which is of unknown significance.
Shi Chinese
From Chinese 施 (shī) referring to the ancient state of Shi, which existed during the Xia dynasty in present-day Hubei province.
Shi Chinese
From Chinese 石 (shí) meaning "stone", also referring to the ancient city of Chach that is now Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Shi Chinese
In Chinese Shi means History.
Shi Chinese
From 时(shí) means time.
Sho Japanese
Japanese name meaning "to fly/soar" or "wind instrument".
Sho Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 初 (see Hatsu) or a variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 初 (see Shō).
Shō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 初 (see Hatsu).
Shu Chinese
From Chinese 舒 (shū) referring to the ancient state of Shu, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Anhui province.
Shu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 鞠 (see Shū).
Shū Chinese (Japanized)
Japanese transcription of Xi or Zhou.
Shū Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 鞠 (see Mari).
Shy English (American)
Americanization of Schei.
Sia Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xie.
Sim Scottish, Dutch, English
From the personal name Sim, a short form of Simon 1.
Sim Chinese (Hokkien), Korean
Hokkien romanization of Shen as well as the Korean form.
Sin Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xin.
Sin Korean
Variant romanization of Shin.
Sin Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shan.
Sin Khmer
Derived from Chinese 森 (sēn) meaning "forest".
Sis Czech
Derived from German süss "sweet".
Siu Chinese
1 Chinese: see Xiao.... [more]
Siv Khmer
Meaning uncertain.
Sky Jewish
Shortened from last names ending in -sky.
Smy English
Variation of a name given to a blacksmith
Soa Estonian
Soa is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "söakas" meaning "bold" and "courageous".
Soe Estonian
Soe is an Estonian surname meaning "warm" and "fond".
Soh Chinese (Hokkien)
It is from the Hanzi character "蘇" (so͘) meaning "perilla".
Sok Khmer
Means "healthy, peaceful, happy, pleasant" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit सुख (sukha).
Sol Korean
North Korean form of Seol.
Som Khmer
Means "moon" or "air, wind, sky" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit सोम (soma).
Som Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit सोम (soma) meaning "moon".
Som Khmer
Means "moon" or "air, wind, sky" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit सोम (soma).
Sơn Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Shan, from Sino-Vietnamese 山 (sơn). This name is primarily used by ethnic Khmer in Vietnam.
Soo Estonian
Soo is an Estonian surname meaning "swamp".
Sow Western African, Fula
Meaning uncertain.
Suh Korean
South Korean variant of So.
Suh Low German
North German from Middle Low German su ‘sow’, either a metonymic occupational name for a swineherd or an offensive nickname.
Sui Chinese
From Chinese 隋 (suí) referring to the Sui dynasty, which briefly held power from 581 to 618 and was succeeded by the Tang dynasty.
Suk Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 석 (see Seok).
Sul Korean
Variant transcription of Seol.
Sum Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cen.
Sun Korean
It’s a feminine & Masculine Korean name
Sun Khmer
Means "surpass, exceed" in Khmer.
Suō Japanese (Rare)
Derived from place name Suō.... [more]
Sur Indian, Bengali (Hindu), Sanskrit
From Sanskrit šūra "brave".
Sur Korean (Rare)
A variant of Sŏ (see So).
Sys Belgian (Modern)
No actual idea as to origin except it is Belgian from Flanders region.
Sze Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shi.
Tae Taiwanese, Chinese (Hokkien)
Min Nan and Hokkien romanization of Zheng.
Tai Chinese
Variant of Dai.
Tai Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 泰 (tai) meaning "peaceful".
Taj Pashto, Urdu, Persian
Derived from the given name Taj.
Taj Arabic, Urdu, Pashto, Persian
Derived from the given name Taj.
Tal Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Tal, means "dew" in Hebrew.
Tam Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Tan.
Tam Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Tan.
Tan English (Australian, Rare)
Possibly from the English Word "Tan", or from the Given Name Tan.
Tan Turkish
Means "dawn, daybreak" in Turkish.
Tan Chinese
From Chinese 谭 (tán) referring to the state of Tan that existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.
Tan Chinese
From Chinese 谈 (tán) referring to the ancient vassal state of Tan, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.
Tào Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Cao, from Sino-Vietnamese 曹 (tào).
Tao Chinese
From Chinese 陶 (táo) meaning "pottery, ceramics", used to denote someone who was responsible for making pottery.
Taş Turkish
Means "stone" in Turkish.
Tay Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zheng.
Tea English
Variant of Tee.
Tee Estonian
Tee is an Estonian surname meaning "road" or "causeway".
Tee Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Zheng.
Teh Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zheng.
Tek Turkish
Means "single, sole, unique" in Turkish.
Teo Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zhang.
Tep Khmer
Means "god, deity, angel" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit देव (deva).
Thi Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Shi, from Sino-Vietnamese 施 (thi).
Thẩm Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Shen, from Sino-Vietnamese 瀋 (thẩm).
Tim English
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Tin Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Tian.
Tio Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zhang.
Toh Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Du.
Toh Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zhuo.
Toh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 塔 (see Tō).
Toi Indonesian
Indonesian for Cai.
Tok Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Zhuo.
Tok Turkish
Means "sated, full" in Turkish.
Tom Chinese
Common Chinese name
Tôn Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Sun, from Sino-Vietnamese 孫 (tôn).
Top Turkish
Means "ball, cannon" in Turkish.
Tot Serbian
Serbian variant of Tót.
Tou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 塔 (see Tō).
Tow Scottish
Scottish: Variation of Tulloch.... [more]
Toy Turkish
Means "callow, naive" or "amateur, unexperienced" in Turkish.
Toy Chinese
From Chinese 彩 (coi), meaning "applause, cheer" or "luck, fortune"
Tri Vietnamese
An unexplained Vietnamese surname.
Tso Korean (Russified)
Russified form of Cho used by ethnic Koreans living in former Soviet territories.
Tze Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Xie.
Uba Estonian
Uba is an Estonian surname meaning "bean".
Uba Japanese
From Japanese 姥 (Uba) meaning "Uba", a division in the division of Akougi in the area of Kasasa in the city of Minamisatsuma in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan.
Uda Japanese
From Japanese 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, roof, house" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Udo Japanese
From 有 (u) meaning "posession, existing, having" and 働 (do) meaning "work, labor, toil."
Udu Estonian
Udu is an Estonian surname meaning "fog", "mist" and "haze".
Uhl German
Uhl begins in the German province of Bavaria. Uhl is a nickname surname, a class of German names derived from eke-names, or added names, that described people by a personal characteristic or other attribute... [more]
Uhr German, Jewish
Derived from the given name Ulrich. In Jewish, it is a metonymic occupational name for a watch or clock maker, derived from German uhr meaning "watch, clock".
Uik Estonian
Uik is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "luik", meaning "swan"; or "huik", meaning "crake".
Ung Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Yong, from Sino-Vietnamese 雍 (ung).
Uno Japanese
From Japanese 宇 (u) meaning "house, eaves, universe" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Unt Estonian
Unt is an Estonian surname derived from a Finno-Ugric topographic stem word, thought to mean somewhere hydronymically essential. In some cases, it may be a corruption of the Estonian word "hunt", meaning "wolf".
Ups Estonian
Ups is an Estonian surname derived from "upsakas" meaning "proud" and "conceited". "Ups" also also means "whoops" in Estonian.
Ura Japanese
Ura means "bay, seacoast".
Urb Estonian
Urb is an Estonian surname meaning "catkin".
Urm Estonian
Urm is an Estonian surname; a dialectal Estonian word for "catkin" and "frost". Also meaning "bleeding wound" and "gore".
Urs Romanian
From Romanian urs meaning "bear".
Ütt Estonian
Ütt is an Estonian surname (loosely) meaning "vocative"; a "word of address'' or "exclamatory address".
Uue Estonian
Uue is an Estonian surname meaning "anew".
Uuk Estonian
Uuk is an Estonian surname meaning "bay" and "dormer".
Uus Estonian
Uus is an Estonian surname meaning "new".
Uys Afrikaans
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include an Afrikaans variant of Huijs which seems to have developed into Uijs and finally into Uys.
Vaj Hmong
Original Hmong form of Vang.
Val Spanish, French
It means valley. It comes from Britain and then moved to Aragón (Spain).
Van Chinese (Russified)
Russified form of Wang 1 used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union.
Vea Spanish, Galician
Habitational name, principally from Vea in Soria province, but in some cases from any of four places with the same name in Pontevedra province, Galicia.
Vea Norwegian
Habitational name from any of four farmsteads so named, from the plural of Old Norse viðr meaning "wood", "tree".
Vee Norwegian
Habitational name from farmsteads named Ve, for example in Hordaland and Sogn, from Old Norse vé "sacred place".
Vig Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian víg "happy, cheerful".
Vis Dutch
Means "fish" in Dutch, a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fishmonger.
Vlk Czech, Slovak
Means "wolf" in Czech and Slovak.
Vöö Estonian
Vöö is an Estonian surname meaning "belt".
Vox English
Variant of Fox
Vue Hmong
From the clan name Vwj associated with the Chinese character 吳 (wú) (see Wu 1).
Vuk Croatian, Serbian
Derived from vuk meaning ''wolf''.
Vưu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of You, from Sino-Vietnamese 尤 (vưu).
Vwj Hmong
Original Hmong form of Vue.
Wan Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yin.
Wan Chinese
From Chinese 万 (wàn) referring to a city that existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shaanxi province.
Wan Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Wen.
Wax German, Jewish, English
German and Jewish variant and English cognitive of Wachs, from Middle English wax "wax" (from Old English weax).
Wee Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Huang.
Weg Dutch, Jewish, German
Means "way, road, path".
Wei Chinese
From Chinese 卫 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect".
Wei Chinese
From Chinese 韦 (wéi) referring to the ancient state of Wei that existed in the pre-Qin period in what is now Henan province.
Wen Chinese
From Chinese 温 (wēn) meaning "warm", also referring to any of several territories that were called Wen, namely an ancient state that existed during the Zhou dynasty.
Wey English
Variant of Way.
Wie Korean
Means “top” in Korean. Most known for Korean American golfer Michelle Wie West
Win English
Variant spelling of Wynn.
Win Burmese (Americanized)
From the given name Win, taken as a surname after emigrating.
Win Dutch
Variant of Winne.
Wit Dutch
Means "white" in Dutch, a variant of De Wit.
Woo Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Hu.
Woo Korean
Woo is a spelling variant of ‘Wu’ referring to an ancient state of ‘Wu’. It is located in the Jiangsu province.
Wyn Welsh, English
English: from the Old English personal name and byname Wine meaning ‘friend’, in part a short form of various compound names with this first element. Welsh: variant of Gwynn.
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