Submitted Surnames of Length 5

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Brody Ukraine Jewish
Town in Ukraine at one time 90% Jewish... [more]
Broin Italian
Italian and French form of or comes from Brown.
Brook German, Dutch
Topographic name for someone who lived by a water meadow or marsh, from Low German brook, Dutch broek (cf. Bruch).... [more]
Brook German, Jewish
Americanized spelling of German Bruch and Jewish Bruck.
Brosi Romansh
Derived from the given name Ambrosius.
Bruch German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a marsh or a stream that frequently flooded, from Middle High German bruoch "water meadow" or "marsh" (cognate to old English broc "brook", "stream" cf... [more]
Brück German
Topographic name for someone who lived near a bridge, or an occupational name for a bridge keeper or toll collector on a bridge, from Middle High German bruck(e) "bridge".
Bruck Jewish
From Polish, Belorussian, or Yiddish bruk "pavement", possibly an occupational name for a paver.
Bruck German
Variant of Brück.
Bruen German
This is my 2nd great uncle's wife's Surname of German ancestry.
Brühl German, Jewish
Topographic name for someone who lived by a swampy area, derived from Middle High German brüel and Middle Low German brul meaning "swampy land with brushwood". It may also be a habitational name from various places named Brühl in Germany.
Bruni Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Bruno.
Bruno Portuguese
From a Germanic personal name, Brun.
Bruns French
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.
Brush Scottish (Rare)
Quite literally means "brush". Might derive from the Scottish Gaelic word bhrus which means "brush", or the Latin root br which means "explained". Was a nickname for those described to 'look like a brush'(i.e. hair that sticks up, thin with a big head, etc.)
Bryer Anglo-Saxon
This unusual surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and was originally given either as a topographical name to someone who lived by a briar patch, deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century "braer, brer", Middle English "brer", prickly thorn-bush, or as a nickname to a prickly individual, "sharp as brere" (Chaucer), from the same word applied in a transferred sense.
Brynn English
Derived from the given name Brynn.
Brynn Welsh
Variant of Bryn
Buaya Filipino, Cebuano
Means "crocodile" in Cebuano.
Bucad Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog bukad meaning "opening, unfolding (of flowers)".
Bucag Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano bukag meaning "basket".
Buçaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Buç" in Albanian.
Bucao Filipino, Cebuano
Means "hawk-owl" (genus Ninox) in Cebuano.
Buche German
Meaning "beech" and denoting someone who lived near beech trees.
Bucke English
Variant of Buck
Bucks English
Variant of "Buck"; a deer.
Bucog Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano bukog meaning "bone".
Bucur Romanian
A ancient Romanian name of Dacian origin. It means "happy". A legendary Romanian shepherd named Bucur it is said to have founded Bucharest, the present capital or Romania, giving his name to it (The Romanian city name is Bucureşti).
Budak Turkish
Means "branch, shoot, knot" in Turkish.
Budge English
Nickname from Norman French buge "mouth" (Late Latin bucca), applied either to someone with a large or misshapen mouth or to someone who made excessive use of his mouth, i.e. a garrulous, indiscreet, or gluttonous person... [more]
Budoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Budou.
Budou Japanese
From Japanese 武 (bu) meaning "military, martial" combined with 堂 (dou) meaning "temple, shrine" or from 武道 (budou) meaning "Japanese martial arts".
Buena Spanish (Philippines)
Means "good" in Spanish.
Buerk German (Anglicized)
German from a short form of the personal name Burkhardt, a variant of Burkhart.
Buffa Italian
From Sicilian buffa, "toad". May alternately derive from Rebuffo.
Buffo Italian
Character in an Opera Buffa; clown, jester, comedian, buffoon.
Bugas Filipino, Cebuano
Means "milled rice, grain" in Cebuano.
Buggs African American (Anglicized, Modern)
I do not know much about this surname except to say that an employee at my job has Buggs as their surname.
Bugis Indonesian, Arabic
From the name of the Bugis people, itself derived from the endonym Ugi' of uncertain meaning. This surname is common among people of Indonesian ancestry in Saudi Arabia.
Buhat Filipino, Cebuano
Means "work, job, deed" or "make, create" in Cebuano.
Bukit Indonesian
Means "hill" in Indonesian.
Bulac Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano bulak meaning "flower, bloom, blossom".
Bulan Filipino, Cebuano
Means "moon" in Cebuano.
Bulić Croatian
Derived from Ottoman Turkish bula meaning "a married woman or a Muslim woman in harem pants or covered with a headscarf" or from the forename Bule a hypocoristic of Budislav, Budimir, Budivoj, Budimil.
Bulut Turkish
Means "cloud" in Turkish.
Bunal Filipino, Cebuano
Means "hit, strike (with a bat or club)" in Cebuano.
Bunce Norman
Meaning "good" person in old french. Also means "bain"(exeptionaly tall) in old english
Bunch English
English: nickname for a hunchback, from Middle English bunche ‘hump’, ‘swelling’ (of unknown origin).
Bundi Romansh
Derived from Romansh bun "good" and di "day" (compare Bongiorno and Bonasera). Another theory, however, derives this name from the given name Abundius.
Bundy English
Variant of Bond and Bandy.
Bunma Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and มา (ma) meaning "come, arrive".
Bunmi Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and มี (mi) meaning "have, own, possess".
Bunsi Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour".
Burak Turkish
From the given name Burak
Burch English
Variant of Birch.
Burcy French
Denoting someone from the town of Burcy.
Burel French
metonymic occupational name for a worker in the wool trade or perhaps a nickname for someone who habitually dressed in brown from Old French burel borel a diminutive of boure "frieze" a type of coarse reddish brown woolen cloth with long hairs (from Late Latin burra "coarse untreated wool").
Burks English
English variant spelling of Birks.
Busby English
Habitational name from a place in North Yorkshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Buschebi, from Old Norse buskr "bush, shrub" or an Old Norse personal name Buski and býr "homestead, village", or from some other place so called.
Bushe English
Variant of Bush.
Bushi Japanese
Bushi means "warrior, smaurai".
Busse German, English
German: variant of Buss. ... [more]
Butta Italian
Italian: from a short form of a compound name formed with butta- ‘throw’, as for example Buttacavoli.Italian: from an old German feminine personal name Butta.Italian: variant of Botta.
Butte Indian
Variant of Bute.
Buyeo Korean
Archaic surname of the ancient Buyeo Kingdom
Büyük Turkish
Means "big, large, grand" in Turkish.
Buzek Silesian, Polish
A nickname derived from buza 'rebuke' or buzować 'to scold to be cross with somebody'.
Bwire Spanish (Caribbean)
A name that originated from the Dominican Republic then mostly used in Eastern Africa.
Byeon Korean (Modern)
Variant romanization of Sino-Korean 邉 (Byun) meaning "Border".
Byers Scottish, English
Scottish and northern English topographic name for someone who lived by a cattleshed, Middle English byre, or a habitational name with the same meaning, from any of several places named with Old English b¯re, for example Byers Green in County Durham or Byres near Edinburgh.
Byers German (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of German Bayers.
Bykov Russian
From byk, meaning "bull".
Bylin Swedish
A combination of Swedish by "village" and the suffix -in, derived from Latin -inus, -inius "descendant of"
Bynes Irish
This is the surname of American actress Amanda Bynes (born April 3, 1986).
Byres Scottish
Byres was first used as a surname by the descendants of the ancient Boernician clans of Scotland. The first Byres family lived in or near the place named Byers in Scotland. The place-name, Byers, derives from the Old English word byre, which means cattle shed... [more]
Byron English
An English place name, earlier Byram, from byre, meaning "farm" and the suffix -ham meaning "homestead". Famously borne by the aristocratic poet, Lord Byron.
Byrum English
Variant of Byron.
Ca-ang Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kaang meaning "flowerpot".
Caasi Filipino, Ilocano
Means "pitiful" in Ilocano.
Cabal Russian (Russified, Rare)
Rare last name that is unknown along with meaning, if anyone has a clue, please DM me.
Cable English
English: metonymic occupational name for a maker of rope, especially the type of stout rope used in maritime applications, from Anglo-Norman French cable ‘cable’ (Late Latin capulum ‘halter’, of Arabic origin, but associated by folk etymology with Latin capere ‘to seize’).... [more]
Çabuk Turkish
Means "quick, fast, swift" in Turkish.
Cadan Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Cadain.
Cádiz Spanish
Habitational name for a person from the city of Cádiz in southwestern Spain.
Cadiz Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Cádiz especially used in the Philippines.
Cahué Spanish
Variant of Cahuet.
Caine French, English
Originally from a French derogatory nickname for someone with a bad temper.
Caird Scottish
Derived from Scottish Gaelic ceard meaning "craftsman, artist mechanic, travelling tinker".
Cairo Italian
One who came from Cairo.
Çakal Turkish
Means "jackal" (figuratively "sly, sneaky, wily") in Turkish.
Çakar Turkish
Means "beacon" or "dragnet" in Turkish.
Čakas Lithuanian
Likely from Polish Czak or Czach, or Belarusian Chaka.
Çakır Turkish
Means "greyish blue (eyes)" in Turkish.
Caleb American
Caleb norwood
Çalık Turkish
Means "crooked, awry" in Turkish.
Călin Romanian
From the given name Călin.
Calla Italian
Variant of Cala or Catllà.
Calma Filipino, Pampangan
From Pampangan kalma meaning "fate, fortune", ultimately from Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman).
Calne Welsh
Calne is derived from the Welsh word "karn," which means "a pile of stones," such as was often used to mark a burial site. The forebears that initially bore the name Calne likely lived by a notable heap of stones.
Camay Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kamay meaning "sugar" or "gesture".
Camen Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Men.
Camiu Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and a short form of the given name Barclamiu.
Camus Basque
Camus is a Basque surname from Bermeo, Vizcaya. Part passed to Cantabria and Chile.
Camus French
Means "flat-nosed" in French.
Canak Turkish
From the Turkish town of Çanakkale. Canak is the Anglicised form, which may or may not retain its Turkish pronunciation.
Candy English
Unexplained.There was a family of this name in Roussillon, France, descended from a partisan of James II named Kennedy, who was exiled in France in the 17th century. The family died out in France in 1868, but may have had an American branch.
Candy English
perhaps from Middle English candi "crystallized cane sugar" (via French from Persian qand "sugar") and used as a metonymic occupational name for a sugar merchant... [more]
Canoy Filipino
Possibly derived from Hokkien 橄欖孫 (ka-núi-sun) meaning "great-grandchild".
Canul Yucatec Maya
Means "protector" in Mayan.
Capal Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao kapal meaning "boat, ship".
Čapek Czech
Derived from a diminutive of Czech cáp meaning "stork", applied as a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a stork. In some cases the family name may have derived from a heraldic symbol.
Capel English
From the Domesday Book of 1086, from the old French word 'capele' meaning chapel.
Capin Filipino, Cebuano
Means "excess, surplus, over" in Cebuano.
Capol Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Pol.
Capoy Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kapoy meaning "tired, weary".
Capra Italian
From the Latin word capra meaning "nanny goat." This was a name originally borne by shepherds / goat herders.
Capri Italian
habitational name for someone from Capri the island in the Bay of Naples.
Capua Italian
Capua is a city and comune in the province of Caserta, Campania, southern Italy, situated 25 km (16 mi) north of Naples on the northeastern edge of the Campanian plain. Ancient Capua was situated where Santa Maria Capua Vetere is now.... [more]
Cardo Spanish, Italian
From cardo "thistle, cardoon" (from Latin carduus) either a topographic or occupational name for using wool carder thistles, or from the given name Cardo a short form of given names Accardo, Biancardo, or Riccardo.
Carim Filipino, Maranao
From the given name Carim.
Carlo Italian
From the given name Carlo.
Carls English
From the given name Carl.
Carre French
French (Carré): from Old French carré "square", applied as a nickname for a squat, thickset man.
Carry Irish
Shortened form of McCarry and O'Carry.
Casas Spanish
Origin uncertain. Possibly from casas "houses", which was used for several location names. Alternatively, it may be a corruption of Casaus, which was the name of two French knights that helped in the conquest of Seville.
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
Casto Late Roman (Rare, ?)
From the Latin personal name Castus ‘chaste’. Also a nickname from casto ‘chaste’, ‘pure’.
Cater English
Comes from the English word "caterer".
Cates English
English patronymic from the Old Norse byname Káti (from káti ‘boy’).
Caune Latvian
Derived from the word cauna meaning "marten".
Cavil English
Variant of Cavill
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.
Čekas Lithuanian
Likely an ethnonym meaning "Czech". Also possibly from the Polish surnames Czak or Czech.
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.
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.
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 Portuguese, Italian
"Cerva" means deer.
Cesco Italian
Derived from the given name Francesco.
Cesur Turkish
Means "bold, brave, courageous" in Turkish.
Çetin Turkish
Means "hard, tough" in Turkish.
Çevik Turkish
Means "nimble, agile, quick" in Turkish.
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.
Chait Jewish
Jewish occupational name derived from the Hebrew word חייט‎ meaning "tailor".
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.
Chand Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Urdu
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá) meaning "moon".
Chang Korean
Variant romanization of Jang.
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".
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".
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.
Cheim Khmer
Variant transcription of Choem.
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’.
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".
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.
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).
Chica Spanish
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.
Chido Spanish
Likely given to someone who lived in a cold environment
Chien Taiwanese
Alternate romanization of Jian chiefly used in Taiwan.
Child English
Nickname from Middle English child meaning "child", "infant".
Chinc Polish
Variant of Hinc.
Ching Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cheng.