Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the length is 5 or 10 or 15.
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Cases Catalan
Catalan family name. Plural of 'casa' meaning 'house', possibly given to people who were given or built a manor or town house or had a slightly better than normal dwelling for their location/village etc..... [more]
Casio Spanish
From the given name Casio.
Casse French
Means "oak" in Gallo-Roman
Castagneri Italian
From Italian meaning "chestnut grove".
Castellani Italian
Italian form of Castellano.
Castiñeira Galician
Means "chestnut tree" in Galician, ultimately from Latin castanea.
Casto Late Roman (Rare, ?)
From the Latin personal name Castus ‘chaste’. Also a nickname from casto ‘chaste’, ‘pure’.
Castonguay French (Quebec)
From a combination of Gaston and Guay, the name of a 17th-century French immigrant to Quebec, Canada.
Çatal Turkish
Means "fork, prong, yoke" in Turkish.
Cater English
Comes from the English word "caterer".
Cates English
English patronymic from the Old Norse byname Káti (from káti ‘boy’).
Caton English
From the name of a village in Lancashire, England, possibly derived from the Old Norse given name Káti combined with Old English tun "town, yard, enclosure".
Caton English, French
Diminutive of the given name Cateline or Cathline.
Caton English
Variant of Cayton or Keeton.
Catrambone Italian
Unexplained.
Cattermole English
Found mainly in Norfolk and Suffolk. Meaning uncertain; possibly from an east Anglian term meaning “dweller at the dyke”, or from Old French quatre moles “four mills”.
Caune Latvian
Derived from the word cauna meaning "marten".
Cavalcanti Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Patronymic or plural form of Cavalcante "riding", either given as an occupational name or derived from the medieval given name Cavalcante.
Cavil English
Variant of Cavill
Čavka Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian
Means "jackdaw" in various Balkan languages.
Cawas Indian (Parsi), Persian, Indian, Arabic
Cawas is an Indian (Parsi) surname which means “Arch” in Persian and ultimately Arabic. John Cawas of Toofani Tarzan fame was a notable person with that surname.
Çayır Turkish
Means "meadow, pasture" in Turkish.
Cazan Romanian
From Romanian meaning "cauldron".
Çeçen Turkish, Chechen (Expatriate)
Means "Chechen" in Turkish, used by those of Chechen descent living in Turkey.
Cederqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish ceder "cedar" and kvist "twig, branch".
Çehre Turkish
Means "face" in Turkish, possibly denoting a person with a notable face, from Persian چهره (čehre) "face, visage".
Čekas Lithuanian
Likely an ethnonym meaning "Czech". Also possibly from the Polish surnames Czak or Czech.
Çekiç Turkish
Means "hammer" in Turkish.
Čekić Serbian, Bosnian
Derived from čekić (чекић), meaning "hammer".
Čelar Serbian, Croatian
Derived from čelar (челар), meaning "beekeeper".
Celda Spanish (Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
The Spanish word for 'cell', as in prison cell.
Çelen Turkish
Means "eaves" in Turkish.
Čelik Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian "čelik", ultimately from Turkish çelik, meaning "steel".
Celio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Celio
Celms Latvian
Means "stump".
Celso Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Celso.
Centofante Italian
Variant form of Centofanti.
Centofanti Italian
Means "a hundred soldiers on foot" in Italian, derived from Italian cento meaning "(a) hundred" and Italian fanti, which is the plural form of fante meaning "soldier, infantryman"... [more]
Cerda Spanish, Portuguese
Nickname for a person with a prominent tuft of hair, derived from Spanish and Portuguese cerda meaning "bristle, stiff, coarse, short, thick hair", ultimately from Late Latin cirra.
Cerdà Catalan
Denoted someone from Cerdanya (also called La Cerdanya), a natural and historical region of the eastern Pyrenees divided between France and Spain.
Cerri Italian
From cerro "oak tree, Turkey oak".
Cerva Italian
Possibly derived from Italian cerva "doe, hind", the feminine form of cervo "deer, stag", or perhaps from the Latin cognomen Cervius, which likely also derives from Latin cervus "deer, stag".
Cesco Italian
Derived from the given name Francesco.
Cessa Italian
Variant of Chiesa.
Cesur Turkish
Means "bold, brave, courageous" in Turkish.
Çetin Turkish
Means "hard, tough" in Turkish.
Ceucă Romanian
From Romanian meaning "jackdaw".
Çevik Turkish
Means "nimble, agile, quick" in Turkish.
Chabashira Japanese (Rare)
From 茶 (cha) literally meaning "green tea" and 柱 (hashira) meaning "pillar". A tea pillar is considered good luck in Japanese culture.
Chada Indian
Variant of Chadha.
Chage Japanese
From Japanese 茶下 (chage) meaning "giver of tea". A notable bearer is Japanese musician Shūji Shibata (1958-), whose stage name is Chage.
Chaimowitz Jewish
Variant form of Yiddish Chaimovich, which meant "son of Chaim".
Chait Jewish
Jewish occupational name derived from the Hebrew word חייט‎ meaning "tailor".
Chaiyadech Thai
Variant transcription of Chaiyadej.
Chaiyasing Thai
From Thai ไชย (chai) meaning "victory" and สิงห์ (sing) meaning "lion".
Chalk English
English: from Old English cealc 'chalk', applied as a topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of chalk soil, or as a habitational name from any of the various places named with this word, as for example Chalk in Kent or Chalke in Wiltshire.
Challenger English
Probably from a medieval nickname for a touchy or quarrelsome person (from a derivative of Middle English chalangen "to challenge"). A fictional bearer is Professor George Challenger, irascible scientist and explorer, leader of the expedition to Amazonia in Arthur Conan Doyle's 'The Lost World' (1912).
Chamberlin French, English
French cognate and English variant of Chamberlain. Occupational name for an official in charge of the private chambers of his master from Old French chamberlenc "chamberlain".
Chamuotsch Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from Romansh chamuotsch "chamois".
Chand Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Urdu
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá) meaning "moon".
Chang Korean
Variant romanization of Jang.
Chang Chinese
From Chinese 昌 (chāng), which is said to come from the name of Changyi (昌意), the Yellow Emperor.
Chanrueang Thai
Means "bright moon", from Thai จันทร์ (chan) meaning "Moon" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "bright; glowing; brilliant".
Chapa Spanish
An occupational name for a metalworker meaning "metal sheet", amongst other things. It may also come from the name of a place in Galicia, Spain, or the Basque word and oak bush, "chaparro".
Charleston English
Means "son of Charles."
Charm English
The surname "Charm" is of English origin and refers to someone who did odd jobs or chores. It's derived from Middle English "char(re)" or "chere," which means "turn (of activity), small job, or chore"... [more]
Charoensuk Thai
From Thai เจริญ (charoen) meaning "prosper, flourish, increase" and สุข (suk) meaning "joy, delight".
Charretier French
French form of Carter.
Chase French
Topographic name for someone who lived in or by a house, probably the occupier of the most distinguished house in the village, from a southern derivative of Latin casa "hut, cottage, cabin".
Chatelaine French
A chatelaine is the mistress of a wealthy house or a castle.... [more]
Chaturanga Sinhalese
From the given name Chaturanga.
Chaux French
French / Switzerland.... [more]
Cheah Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew), Chinese (Hakka)
Hokkien, Teochew and Hakka romanization of Xie.
Cheam Khmer
Means "bowl, plate" in Khmer.
Cheam Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Zhan.
Chechensky Chechen
Refers to a region in Southwestern Russia named "Chechnya".
Chegwidden Cornish
From the Cornish meaning "white house".
Cheim Khmer
Variant transcription of Choem.
Chekalenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Chekalov.
Chekh Ukrainian
Means "Czech".
Chell French
Probably a respelling of the French habitational name Challe, from any of the various places so named from Late Latin cala ‘rock shelter’.
Chêne French
from Old French chesne "oak" (from Late Latin caxinus), hence a topographic name denoting someone who lived near a conspicuous oak tree or in an oak wood, or a habitational name from (Le) Chêne, the name of several places in various parts of France... [more]
Chene French
Means "oak" in French. Perhaps it's named for someone who lived by an oak tree.
Cheng Hmong
From the clan name Tsheej associated with the Chinese character 陳 (chén) (see Chen).
Cheon Korean
From Sino-Korean 天 (cheon) meaning "sky, heavens" or 千 (cheon) meaning "thousand, many".
Chepchumba Kalenjin
Matronymic surname meaning "daughter of Chumba".
Cherkasets Ukrainian
Means "from Cherkasy".
Cherkaskyy m Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian Черкас (Cherkas) meaning "Circassian" or from the region in Ukraine Cherkasy.
Cherkassky Russian, Jewish
Name for someone from the city of Cherkasy (or Cherkassy) in Ukraine, which is of uncertain meaning.
Chernenkov Russian
From chernoi, meaning "black".
Chery French
The name Chery is derived from the Anglo Norman French word, cherise, which means cherry, and was probably used to indicate a landmark, such as a cherry tree, which distinguished the location bearing the name.
Chesbrough English
habitational name from Cheeseburn in Northumberland early recorded as Cheseburgh possibly from Old English cis "gravel" and burh "stronghold"... [more]
Chesterton English
From the name of a parish in Cambridgeshire.
Cheuk Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhuo.
Cheyo Tanzanian (Rare)
Italian and Spanish variation of Elisha. "God is my salvation"
Chhay Khmer
Khmer romanization of the Chinese surname Cai, which derives from the name of the ancient Cai state.
Chiam Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Zhan.
Chiao Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 焦 (see Jiao).
Chiappetta Italian
A nickname derived from chiappa, meaning "buttock, butt cheek". Alternately, may be a diminutive of Chiappa.
Chica Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Apparently from chica, feminine form of chico ‘small’, ‘young’ (see Chico), but a variant of the habitational name Checa, from a place so named in Jaén province is also a possibility.
Chichigova Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Чичигов (see Chichigov).
Chico Portuguese
From the given name Chico.
Chico Spanish
Means "boy" in Spanish. Possibly a nickname for someone who's young.
Chido Spanish
Likely given to someone who lived in a cold environment
Chien Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 简 (see Jian).
Chijimatsu Japanese
From 千 (chi, sen) meaning "thousand", 々 is a particle that indicates that the previous syllable should be repeated (chi becomes ji), and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree".
Chikamatsu Japanese
From 近 (chika) meaning "close, near" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine, fir tree".
Chila Italian
Italian form of Cheilas.
Child English
From a nickname for an affectionate term for a person, or for a young man of noble birth, or for a young noble waiting for knighthood, or for someone who was younger than their siblings, or who was a minor on the death of his father, derived from Old English cild "baby, child"... [more]
Chinc Polish
Variant of Hinc.
Chinchilla Spanish
Originally denoted a person from the Spanish town of Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón in the province of Albacete. The place name is possibly of Arabic origin.
Chindavong Lao
From Lao ຈິນດາ (chinda) meaning "imagination, meditation, reflection" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Ching Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cheng 1.
Chini Italian
Possibly a variant of Zini.
Chino Japanese (Rare)
Written with characters Chi ("Micanthus Reed") and No ("Feild").
Chino Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Chino Spanish (Mexican)
From Mexican Spanish meaning "curly" or "kinky haired".
Chino Italian
Derived from the given name Gioacchino.
Chinouriri Shona
Believed to be from a local dialect, interpretations of the name could be resilience or strength.
Chips English (British)
Chips is a rare English (british) last name which is a nickname of Christopher and Charles
Chistyakov m Russian
From Russian чистяк (chistyak), meaning "ficaria (flower)".
Chiya Japanese (Rare)
Means "bloody arrow; arrow of blood" in Japanese.
Chkhetidze Georgian
Meaning unknown.
Chock English
From English Shock or German Schöck
Chojnowska f Polish
Feminine form of Chojnowski.
Chojnowski m Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place named Chojno, Chojnowo, Chojnów or Chojny.
Chong Korean
Variant romanization of Jeong.
Chono Japanese
Cho can mean "butterfly" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".
Chönz Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Conrad.
Chousokabe Japanese
From Japanese 長 (chou) meaning "chief, head, leader", 宗 (so) meaning "religion", 我 (ka) meaning "ego" and 部 (be) meaning "section".
Christiani German, Dutch
From the given name Christian.
Christmann German
Derived from the given name Christian.
Christodoulides Greek
From the given name Christodoulos combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).
Christophe French
From the given name Christophe.
Chronowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 5 Lesser Polish villages: Chronów-Kolonia Dolna, Chronów-Kolonia Górna, Chronówek, Chronów in Gmina Orońsko, or Chronów in Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz.
Chrysanthe French
From the Greek Χρύσανθος (Chrysanthos), meaning "golden flower". This surname was first given to children found on October 25, the feast day of Saint Chrysanthos.
Chuah Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Cai.
Chuba Hungarian
A name that deserves better knowledge of for how it may soon disappear in my family.
Chubb English
English (mainly West Country): nickname from Middle English chubbe ‘chub’ a common freshwater fish Leuciscus cephalus. The fish is notable for its short fat shape and sluggish habits and the word was used in early Modern English for a lazy spiritless person a rustic or a simpleton... [more]
Chuma Japanese
Possibly from 忠 (chuu, tada, tadashi) meaning "loyalty" and 馬 (ba, uma, -uma, ma) meaning "horse."
Chung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhang.
Chung Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Zhong, from Sino-Vietnamese 鍾 (chung).
Churchillo Italian (Americanized)
Possibly an Americanized form of Curcillo, influenced by the unrelated English surname Churchill.
Churchward English
Occupational name for a churchwarden, someone who handled the secular affairs of a parish.
Churchyard English
It comes from when the family lived in or near the precincts of a church. Churchyard belongs to the large class of Anglo-Saxon topographic surnames, which were given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as "a hill", "stream", "church", or "type of tree".
Chūtō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nukutō.
Chuto Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Chūtō.
Chychakhov m Yakut (Russified)
From Yakut чыычаах (chyychaakh), meaning "bird".
Chyży m Polish
Means "quick, swift" in Polish.
Ciabattino Italian
Italian for "cobbler."
Ciani Italian
From the given name Ciano, a diminutive of Luciano, Feliciano, Marciano, or other names with similar endings... [more]
Ciavarella Italian
From Sicilian ciavaredda "goat kid", an occupational name for a goatherd, or perhaps a nickname based on the bearer's appearance or behaviour.
Čičak Croatian
Means ''burdock, thistle''.
Ciccarelli Italian
Derived from the given name Francesco.
Cicco Italian
From a diminutive of Francesco.
Ciccotosto Italian
From Cicco combined with tosto "hard, tough".
Ciccu Sardinian
Variant of Cicco.
Çiçek Turkish
Means "flower, blossom" in Turkish.
Cichy m Polish
Means "quiet, silent" in Polish, a cognate of Tichý.
Ciciriello Italian
Could derive from Ciccio, a nickname for the given name Francesco
Cidro Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish meaning "citrus fruit". Possibly an occupational name for someone who sells or raise citrus fruits.
Ciepliński Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 3 Kuyavian villages: Ciepliny-Budy, Cieplinki, or Ciepliny.
Cieri Medieval Italian
Likely shortened from a medieval given name like Fulcieri.
Cieszyński Polish
Habitational name for a person from the town Cieszyn in southern Poland, derived from a diminutive of the given name Ciechosław.
Cigan Slovene
Means "gypsy" in Slovenian.
Çimen Turkish
Means "grass, lawn, turf" in Turkish.
Çınar Turkish
Means "plane tree" in Turkish (genus Platanus), derived from Persian چنار (chenar).
Cinco Filipino
From a Hispanicised form of the Hokkien surname Go.
Cingeswell English
Meaning "Lives at the King's spring"
Ciora Romanian (Rare)
Derived from a Romanian place name.
Ciria Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Castilian municipality.
Cissé Western African, Manding (Gallicized)
Variant of Ceesay used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.
Citro Italian
From Italian meaning "citrus fruit". Possibly an occupational name for someone who sells or raise any citrus fruit.