Submitted Surnames of Length 4

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Home English, Scottish
English and Scottish variant spelling of Holme.
Hồng Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Hong, from Sino-Vietnamese 洪 (hồng).
Hong Korean
This surname originated in China and refers to ‘expand’ or ‘great’.
Hong Chinese, Korean
From Chinese 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood" or "vast, wide".
Hood English, Scottish, Irish
English and Scottish: metonymic occupational name for a maker of hoods or a nickname for someone who wore a distinctive hood, from Middle English hod(de), hood, hud ‘hood’. Some early examples with prepositions seem to be topographic names, referring to a place where there was a hood-shaped hill or a natural shelter or overhang, providing protection from the elements... [more]
Hooi Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Xu 2.
Höök Swedish
Derived from Swedish hök "hawk".
Hook English
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. "at the hook," from residence in the bend or sudden turn of a lane or valley.
Hoop Estonian
Hoop is an Estonian surname meaning "strike" or "blow (hit)".
Hoot Dutch, German
The Dutch form is a habitation name for someone who lived in the hout or "woods" while the German form hoth is from an occupational name for a maker of hats.
Hopp German
Variant of Hoppe.
Hora Czech
Czech word for hill or mountain
Hore English
Variant of Hoare.
Hori Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal".
Hosp German (Austrian)
Means "odd bird" or "strange man"
Hotz German (Swiss), German
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a habitional name for someone from the Hotzenwald, a derivation from any given name containing the Germanic name element hadu "battle, combat" and a derivation from the verb hotzen "to swing, to sway, to tremble".
Hoya Spanish
is a habitational (local) name, taken on from any of several place names, such as from Hoyos in Cáceres province, or Hoyos in Ávila province. These place names come from the Spanish words "hoyo," meaning "pit," or "hole."
Hoyt English
Generally a topographical name for someone who lived on a hill or other high ground. As such Hoyt is related to words such as heights or high. Hoyt is also possibly a nickname for a tall, thin person where the original meaning is said to be "long stick".
Hsin Taiwanese
Alternate romanization of Xin chiefly used in Taiwan.
Htoo Burmese
Means special, different, or unique.
Huck English, Dutch
From the medieval male personal name Hucke, which was probably descended from the Old English personal name Ucca or Hucca, perhaps a shortened form of Uhtræd, literally "dawn-power".
Hudd English (British)
From the medieval forename Hudde
Huet English, French
From the nickname from given name Hugh, Hugues, Hugo or Hubert.
Huff German
From the Germanic personal name Hufo, a short form of a compound name formed with hug "heart, mind, spirit" as the first element.
Hugo French
Victor Hugo was a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. He was also the writer of 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' and 'Les Misérables'.
Huik Estonian
Huik is an Estonian surname meaning "crake".
Hull Estonian
Hull is an Estonian surname meaning "loon" (Gavia).
Hulu Nias
Meaning uncertain.
Hùng Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Xiong, from Sino-Vietnamese 熊 (hùng).
Hung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Hong.
Hunt Estonian
Hunt is an Estonian surname meaning "wolf".
Huon Breton
Huon is a form of the name Hugh.
Huot English, French
Variant of Huet.
Hurd English
Variant of Heard.
Hurl English
English (Suffolk): unexplained.
Hurm Estonian
Hurm is an Estonian surname meaning "charm" and "enchantment".
Hüüs Estonian
Hüüs is an Estonian surname derived from "hüüsing" meaning "houseline".
Huys Dutch, Flemish
Derived from Huis, itself a variant of Huus and Huuchs, medieval Dutch genitive forms of the given name Hugo.
Hyka Albanian, Czech
This is both an Albanian and Czech surname. ... [more]
Hyun Korean
From Sino-Korean 玄 (hyeon) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious".
Iams Old Irish
May have came from the Irish clan whose name was Innes.
Ibba Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Sardinian v-ibba "settlement" (compare Deidda), or from Latin ibi "that place, there".
İbiş Turkish
Means "fool, idiot" in Turkish.
Iden English
Habitational name from a place called Iden Green in Benenden, Kent, or Iden Manor in Staplehurst, Kent, or from Iden in East Sussex. All these places are named in Old English as meaning "pasture by the yew trees", from ig meaning "yew" + denn meaning "pasture".
Idou Japanese
"This wisteria".
Iduh Nigerian
Iduh surname occurs mainly in Africa, of the Idoma people of Benue state, Nigeria.
Ieda Japanese
From Japanese 家 (ie) meaning "house, home, family" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Igot Filipino, Cebuano
Means "lipote" (a type of tree in the genus Syzygium) in Cebuano.
Igwe Igbo
Means "sky".
Iida Japanese
From Japanese 飯 (ii) meaning "cooked grains, cooked rice" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Iino Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and no means "field, wilderness".
Ijaz Urdu
Derived from the given name Ijaz.
Ikei Japanese
Ike means "pool, pond" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".
Ilao Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog ilaw meaning "light".
Iles English (British), French
English (mainly Somerset and Gloucestershire): topographic name from Anglo-Norman French isle ‘island’ (Latin insula) or a habitational name from a place in England or northern France named with this element.
Ilus Estonian
Ilus is an Estonian surname meaning "beautiful".
Imam Arabic, Bengali, Persian, Urdu
From Arabic إِمَام (ʾimām) meaning "leader, guide", used to denote a Muslim leader.
İman Turkish, Uyghur
From the given name İman.
Iman Muslim
(widespread throughout the Islamic world): from a personal name based on Arabic Iman.
Iman Arabic, Urdu, Somali, Bengali, Persian
From the given name Iman.
Imon Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 井門 (see Ido 2).
Imre Hungarian
From the given name Imre.
Imyo Japanese
Imyo is a rare Japanese surname meaning "ANOTHER NAME" or "SYNONYM".
İnal Turkish
Means "trusted, believed" in Turkish.
İnan Turkish
Means "faith, belief" in Turkish.
Inan English, Irish
Possibly a variant of Dunn.
İnce Turkish
Means "thin, slim" in Turkish.
Ines Spanish
From the given name Inés.
Inga Italian, Spanish
Italian name, however probably Germanic origins
Ings English
This surname of Norse origin referring to water meadows and marshes, including those that were part of the Humber flood plain.
Inōe Japanese
猪上 comes from the kanji (猪 = boar) and (上 = above; up) and could be translated as "The boar from above"
Inoo Japanese
Ino means "boar" and o means "tail".
Inot Filipino, Cebuano
Means "frugal, stingy" in Cebuano.
Inui Japanese
Inu means "dog" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".
Inui Japanese
From Japanese 乾 (inui) meaning "northwest".
Ioka Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Iori Japanese
This surname is used as 庵, 井居, 井折, 井織, 伊折 or 伊織 with 庵 (an, iori, io) meaning "hermitage, retreat", 井 (sei, shou, i) meaning "well, well crib, town, community", 伊 (i, kare) meaning "Italy, that one", 居 (kyo, ko, i.ru, -i, o.ru) meaning "reside, to be, exist, live with", 折 (setsu, o.ru, ori, o.ri, -o.ri, o.reru) meaning "fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit" and 織 (o.ri) meaning "fabric, weave."... [more]
Iran Persian
A name for someone from Iran
Irie Japanese
Iri means "entry, input" and e means "inlet, river".
Irie Japanese
From Japanese 入江 (irie) meaning "inlet, cove, creek".
Isam Arabic
Derived from the given name 'Isam.
Ishi Japanese
Ishi means "stone".
Işık Turkish
Means "light" in Turkish.
Isip Filipino, Tagalog
Means "mind, intellect, reason" in Tagalog.
Isla Spanish
Means "island" in Spanish.
Isom English
Variant of Isham.
Issa Arabic
Derived from the given name Isa 1.
Itoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 伊藤 (see Itō).
Itoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 井筒 (see Itō).
Itou Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 井筒 (see Itō).
Ivan Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Ivas Romanian, Croatian
As a Croatian surname it is derived from forenames starting with Iv-, for example Ivan, Ivo 2, Ivica, etc.
Ivaz Serbian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Ivče Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Ives English
Means "son of Ive", a medieval male personal name, brought into England by the Normans but ultimately of Germanic origin, a shortened form of any of a range of compound names beginning with īv "yew" (cf... [more]
Ivey Anglo-Saxon, English
Anglo-Saxon: Ivey is a variant of the Anglo-Saxon baptismal name Ive. It is the Anglo-Saxon equivalent of "Son of Ive".... [more]
Ivić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Ivo 2".
Ivin Russian
From iva, meaning "willow".
Iwae Japanese
Iwa means "stone, rock" and e means "bay, creek, inlet".
Iwan Welsh
Derived from the given name Iwan.
Iwao Japanese
Iwa means "stone" and o means "tail".
Izem Berber, Northern African
From the given name Izem, directly taken from the Tamazight word ⵉⵣⴻⵎ (izem) meaning "lion".
Izuz Hebrew
Derived from the Hebrew name Oz, means "strength, courageous".
Izzo Italian
From the given name Azzo.
Jäär Estonian
Jäär is an Estonian surname meaning "Aries".
Jabr Arabic
From the given name Jabr
Jace English (Rare)
Derived from the given name Jace
Jacó Portuguese
From the given name Jacó.
Jade English, French
From the given name Jade. It could also indicate someone with jade green eyes.
Jago Cornish
A patronym, Jago is the Cornish for James/Jacob but is most commonly found as a surname. It’s use as a surname dates back to the early 13th Century.... [more]
Jagr Czech
Jágr is a Czech-language surname. It is related to the German surname Jäger which means "hunter" in German. It is used by the Ice Hockey player Jaromír Jágr.
Jahu Estonian
Jahu is an Estonian surname meaning "flour".
Jaik Estonian
Jaik is an Estonian surname derived from "jäik" meaning "rigid" and "stiff".
Jalg Estonian
Jalg is an Estonian surname meaning "foot".
Jane English
Derived from the given name Jane.
Jang Korean
Korean form of Zhang, from Sino-Korean 張 (jang).
Jani Indian, Odia, Gujarati
Derived from Sanskrit ज्ञानिन् (jñānin) meaning "knowing, learned, wise".
Japp German
Derived from a diminutive of Jacob.
Jara Spanish
Habitational name any of the various places in southern Spain named Jara or La Jara, from jara meaning "rockrose", "cistus".
Järv Estonian
Derived from Estonian järv "lake" (compare Finnish Järvi).
Jary French
France-England-USA
Jauk German (Austrian)
The meaning of the name Jauk is similar to the word "acre" in English. It is a measure word for how much land an ox can plough in one day. People with the surname Jauk are likely to have descended from farmers... [more]
Jaye English
Variant of Jay.
Jeff English
From the given name Jeff
Jena Indian, Odia
Means "prince" in Odia.
Jenő Hungarian
From the given name Jenő.
Jeon Korean
From Sino-Korean 全 (jeon) meaning "whole, entire".
Jere French
Derived from the personal name Jerome, which is derived from the Greek name Hieronymos, meaning “sacred name.” Jerome was a saint who was known for translating the Bible into Latin.
Jeyi Shona
Porcupine. Wamambo. Strong, Courageous, Joyful and loving.
Jian Chinese
From Chinese 簡 (jiǎn) meaning "simple, uncomplicated".
Jiao Chinese
From Chinese 焦 (jiāo) referring to the ancient state of Jiao, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now the provinces of Shaanxi and Henan.
Jiro Japanese
From Japanese 耳 (ji) meaning "ear" and 郎 (ro, rou, rō) meaning "son, male"
João Portuguese
From the given name João.
Joel English
Derived from the given name Joel.
Jõgi Estonian
Means "river" in Estonian.
Jõks Estonian
Jõks is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "jooks" meaning "run", "course", "scamper" and "traveling".
Joll Estonian
Joll is an Estonian surname meaning "dinghy (boat)".
Jong Korean
Alternate romanization of Jeong chiefly used in North Korea.
Joof Serer
The surname Joof (English spelling in Gambia) whit its derivatives Juuf / Juf (Seereer proper) or Diouf (French spelling in Senegal and Mauritania) is a Senegambian surname found amongst the Seereer people of Senegal, the Gambia and Mauritania... [more]
Joon Estonian
Joon is an Estonian surname meaning "line" and "stripe".
Joos Romansh
Derived from a short form of the given name Jodocus.
José Spanish, Portuguese, French
Derived from the given name José.
Jost Dutch, German
Dutch and German: from a personal name, a derivative of the Breton personal name Iodoc (see Joyce), or from the personal name Just.
Joya Catalan
Catalan variant of Hoya
Jozi Hlubi (?), African
A Hlubi word referring to a sword or spear mkonto,mkhonto,lerumo
Juan Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 阮 (see Ruan).
Juel Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Alternate form of Juhl. This variant of the name can be traced back to the 14th century and is the name of a Danish noble family sometimes referred to as "Juel med stjernen" meaning "Juel with the star" in reference to their coat-of-arms, as a way to distinguish them from another Danish noble family - the Juul-family - who in turn are known as "Juul with the fleur-de-lis"... [more]
Juen Romansh
Variant of Juon.
Juga Estonian
Juga is an Estonian surmane meaning "waterfall" and "cascade".
Juhe Estonian
Juhe is an Estonian surname meaning "cord" and "wire".
Juhl Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Low German
Likely originating as a nickname for people born around Christmas or who had a connection with that time of year, from the Old Norse jól, which was the name of the Nordic pagan midwinter festival, or modern Danish jul meaning "Christmas" (cf... [more]
Juht Estonian
Juht is an Estonian surname meaning "leader" and "driver".
Juin French
Derived from French juin meaning "June", perhaps indicating a person who was baptized in that month.
Juli German
Derived from the given name Julius.
July English (African)
Derived from the given name Julius.
Juma Swahili, Arabic
From the given name Juma.
Jump English
Perhaps from the English word jump. A notable namesake was American scientist Annie Jump Cannon (1863-1941).
Juni Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Hispanicized, Rare)
Refers to the sound or song of a bird, derived from Tagalog huni.
Junk German
Variant of Jung 1.
Juon Romansh
Derived from the given name Johann.
Jutt Estonian
Jutt is an Estonian surname meaning "story" or "tale".
Juul Danish, Norwegian
Alternate form of Juhl. This variant of the name can be traced back to the 13th century as the name of a Danish noble family still alive today. The family is sometimes referred to as "Juul med liljen" meaning "Juul with the fleur-de-lis" in reference to their coat-of-arms, as a way to distinguish them from another Danish noble family - the Juel-family - who in turn are known as "Juel with the star"... [more]
Juur Estonian
Juur is an Estonian surname meaning "root".
Juus Estonian
Juus is an Estonia surname meaning "hair".
Kaag Dutch
Named after the Dutch town of Kaag.
Kaal Estonian
Kaal is an Estonian surname meaning "scale", "balance" and "weight".
Kaan Turkish
From the given name Kaan.
Kaar Estonian
Kaar is an Estonian surname meaning "arc" or "arch".
Kaas Estonian
Kaas is an Estonian surname meaning "brother", "co-" and "fellow".
Kaba Turkish
Means "rough, rude, coarse" in Turkish.
Kaba Japanese
From Japanese 樺 (kaba) meaning "birch tree".
Kaba Western African, Manding
From a Mandinka clan name perhaps derived from the name of a village in southern Mali.
Kabe Japanese (Rare)
Ka ("Increase,Step Up"), ... [more]
Kabu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蕪 (Kabu), a clipping of 蕪 (Kabumon) meaning "Kabu Gate", a name of a group of several households, that was in the division of Kami in the area of Noda in the city of Izumi in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan, for the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.... [more]
Kabu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蕪 (kabu) meaning "brassica rapa".
Kaer Estonian
Kaer is an Estonian surname meaning "oats".
Kaga Japanese
From the Japanese 加 (ka) "increase," "step up" and 賀 (ka or ga) "congratulation."
Kaga Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate".
Kaga Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).
Kägu Estonian
Kägu is an Estonian surname meaning "cuckoo" (Cuculus canorus).
Kahn German
Derived from German Kahn "small boat" as well as a Germanized form of the Jewish surname Cohen.
Kahr German
Short form of the medieval personal name Makarius.
Kail Estonian
Kail is an Estonian surname meaning "wild rosemary".
Kain Irish
Variant of Kane.
Käis Estonian
Käis is an Estonian surname meaning "sleeve".
Käit Estonian
Käit is an Estonian surname meaning "operation" and "duty".
Kaji Japanese
Japanese surname meaning "wind". This is the last name of famous Japanese voice actor from Tokyo Japan, Yūki Kaji.
Kaju Estonian
Kaju is an Estonian surname derived from "kajut" meaning "cabin".
Kaki Japanese
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon".
Kakk Estonian
Kakk is an Estonian surname meaning both "cake" and "owl".
Kaku Japanese
Kaku means "draw."
Kala Estonian
Kala is an Estonian surname meaning "fish".
Kale Croatian
Possibly derived from Turkish kale, meaning "castle, fortress".
Kale Indian, Marathi
Means "black" in Marathi, ultimately from Sanskrit काल (kala).
Kale Turkish
Means "castle, fortress" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic قلعة (qal'ah).
Kalk Estonian
Kalk is an Estonian surname meaning "heartless", "callous" and "harsh".
Kalk German, Dutch
Occupational name for a lime burner from Middle High German kalc and Middle Dutch calk "lime" (both a loanword from Latin calx).
Käll Swedish
From Swedish källa "source (of a stream of water)", ultimately derived from Old Norse kelda.
Kall Estonian
Kall is an Estonian surname meaning "slope".
Kalm Estonian
Kalm is an Estonian surname derived from "kalme", meaning "burial mound" and "kalmistu", meaning "cemetery".
Kalp German, Jewish
From Middle High German kalp ‘calf’, German Kalb, probably applied as a metonymic occupational name for someone who reared calves.
Kalt German, German (Swiss)
From Middle High German kalt "cold" probably applied as a nickname for someone who felt the cold or for someone with an unfriendly disposition.
Kama Estonian
Kama is an Estonian surname; from "kama", a food made of finely milled flour.
Kami Nepali
From the name of a caste of blacksmiths derived from Nepali काम (kam) meaning "work, act", ultimately from Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman).
Kami Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Jin).
Kamm Estonian, German
It's origins are of German origin, meaning "comb"... [more]
Kamp German, Dutch, Danish
From the German element kamp (from Latin campus) "field".
Kana Estonian
Kana is an Estonian surname meaning "hen" and "chicken".
Kana Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 海南 (see Unami).
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