Submitted Surnames of Length 5

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Damur German (Swiss)
Germanized form of Damour.
Danao Filipino, Tagalog
Topographic name for someone who lived near a body of water, derived from Tagalog danaw meaning "lagoon, lake".
Dancy French, English
Denoted a person from Annecy, France.
Danza Italian
The shortened stage-surname, from Iadanza, of American actor Tony Danza.... [more]
Daoud Arabic
From the given name Dawud.
Da Paz Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means "of Peace" in Portuguese.
Da Pra Italian
A topographic name for someone from a meadow, from the northern variant of "prato" (meadow).
D'arcy English, French, Norman
Originally a Norman French surname, meaning "from Arcy"... [more]
Darms Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the surname Arms.
Da Rúa Galician
This indicates familial origin within the municipality of A Rúa.
Dasey English
Variant of Dacey.
Dasig Filipino, Cebuano
Means "fast, quick" or "vivacious" in Cebuano.
Datta Indian, Bengali, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit दत्त (datta) meaning "given, granted".
Dauda Hausa
From the given name Dauda.
Davaz Romansh
Derived from Romansh da "of; from" and Vaz.
Daves English
Variant of Davis.
Davet French
Possibly derived from the given gave David.
Davey English, Welsh
Derived from the given name David. Alternately, it may be a variant spelling of Welsh Davies or Davis, which could be patronymic forms of David, or corrupted forms of Dyfed, an older Welsh surname and the name of a county in Wales.
Davud Persian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian
From the given name Davud.
Dawes Irish
The surname Dawes means ‘Irish Guard’
Dawid Polish
From the given name Dawid.
Dawit Ge'ez, Amharic
From the given name Dawit.
Dawud Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Dawud.
Dayal Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
From Sanskrit दयालु (dayālu) meaning "kind, compassionate, merciful".
Dayan Hebrew
Means "judge" in Hebrew.
Dayne English
Variant of Dane.
Dazai Japanese
太宰 is translated as (plump; thick; big around | superintend; manager; rule) it could be roughly translated as meaning "a plump superintend"... [more]
Deady Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Déadaigh ‘descendant of Déadach’, a personal name apparently meaning ‘toothy’.
Deale English
Originated in Kent
Deane English
Variant of Dean.
Deary English
Nickname for a noisy or troublesome person, from Anglo-French de(s)rei ‘noise’, ‘trouble’, ‘turbulence’ (from Old French desroi). topographic for someone who lived by a deer enclosure, from Old English deor ‘deer’ + (ge)hæg ‘enclosure’.
De Ath English
Probably a deliberate respelling of Death (i), intended to distance the name from its original signification.
Debby English
"Deep valley" from Old English Dipden.
Deble English
This surname is of French derivation and was introduced to Britain by the Normans. It has two possible derivations, the first from the Roman (Latin) 'debil-is', which means literally "poorly" or "weak", and may have been a metonymic for a doctor or healer, whilst the second possible origin is a nickname derivation from the old French 'Theodore' to Tibald and Tibble or Dibble, Deble.
Dedaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Dedë" in Albanian.
Deere Irish
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duibhidhir (see Dwyer).
Deery Irish (Anglicized)
Irish Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Daighre ‘descendant of Daighre’, a byname meaning ‘fiery’.
Deetz German (Americanized), German
Either an Americanized form of German Dietz or a North German surname which is ultimately derived from the same source (from an old personal name formed with Old High German diota "people, nation")... [more]
Defeo Italian
This surname is well known in popular culture as the surname of Ronald Defeo who murdered his family in the 1970s while they lived in Amittyville, NY. The surname may mean “Of Ugly”.
Degen German, Swiss
Means "rapier, small sword, dagger" in German, an occupational name for someone who made rapiers. Alternately, it could be derived from a given name containing Old High German degan "soldier, warrior", such as Degenhard or Herdegen.
Deitz German
Variant spelling of German Dietz.
De Kok Dutch
Literally means "the cook" in Dutch.
De La O Spanish
"O" is the archaic form of "Do" - apocope of "donde" - where, the personal name of a woman in the Hispanic world, and a French name of the twelfth century.
Della Italian, Spanish
Likely derived from the Italian and Spanish word della, meaning "of the".
Demar French, English
Combination of the French word de, meaning "from" and the Old French word maresc, meaning "marsh".
De Mel Sinhalese
Possibly derived from Portuguese mel meaning "honey".
Demić Serbian, Bosnian
Derived from Turkish demir, meaning "iron".
Demma English
Possibly an Anglicization of the Italian surname Demma, a metronymic from the personal name Emma.
Denby English
Means "person from Denby", Derbyshire or Yorkshire ("farmstead of the Danes").
Dench English
Denoting someone from Denmark.
Dénes Hungarian
From the given name Dénes.
Denís Spanish, Galician
From the given name Denís.
Deniz Turkish
Means "sea" in Turkish.
De Paz Spanish (Latin American)
Means "of Peace" in Spanish.
Deppe German
From a pet form of the given name Dietbert or Dietmar.
Deriu Italian
Means "of the river" in Sardinian.
Derry Irish, English
English variant of Deary, or alternatively a nickname for a merchant or tradesman, from Anglo-French darree ‘pennyworth’, from Old French denree... [more]
Desai Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
From a feudal title derived from Sanskrit देश (desha) meaning "country, kingdom" and स्वामिन् (svamin) meaning "owner, master, lord".
Dessi Italian
Denoting someone from Sini, Sardinia, formerly called Sinu or Sii.
De Vil Popular Culture
Cruella de Vil is fictional character appearing as the antagonist of the novel 'One Hundred and One Dalmatians' (1956) by Dodie Smith, as well as in the 1961 animated movie '101 Dalmatians' and the 1996 live-action movie with the same name... [more]
Devil French
Variant of De Ville.
Devon Irish
Variant of DEVIN.
Devon English
Regional name for someone from the county of Devon. In origin, this is from an ancient British tribal name, Latin Dumnonii, perhaps meaning "worshipers of the god Dumnonos".
Devon Jamaican Patois (Modern, Rare)
The name Devon is of English and Irish origin and means "Warrior of God". This name is also very common in the British West Indies, especially Jamaica.
Devoy English
Anglicized form of Gaelic surname Ó Dubhuidhe ‘descendant of Dubhuidhe’, a name probably derived from dubh "dark, black" and buidhe "sallow".
Dewan Indian, Pakistani
Status name for a treasurer or court official, from Arabic diwan "royal court", "tribunal of justice", or "treasury". Under the Mughal administration in India the dewan was usually the highest official in a state.
Dewan Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Nepali
From a title for a high-ranking government official or minister, derived from Persian دیوان (divan) meaning "royal court, tribunal, ministry, assembly".
Dewey English
From the given name Dewey.
Dezső Hungarian
From the given name Dezső.
Diana Italian
From the female given name Diana.
Diddi Italian
Possibly a variant of Di Dio.
Di Dio Italian
Means "of God" in Italian.
Diede Dutch
From the given name Diede.
Diehl German
From the given name Diel, Tiel, from Thilo, a diminutive of given names beginning with Diet-, as such as Dietrich.
Dietz German
From a short form of the personal name Dietrich.
Digby English
Derived from the name of an English town, itself derived from a combination of Old English dic "dyke, ditch" and Old Norse byr "farm, town".
Digne French
From French digne "dignified, worthy" perhaps a nickname for a hardworking person.
Dilag Filipino, Tagalog
Means "beauty, splendour, brilliancy" or "maiden" in Tagalog.
Dilan Filipino, Ilocano
Filipino from the filipine islands
Đilas Serbian
Derived from đilas (ђилас), a rare word meaning "jumper, runner".
Dilek Turkish
Means "wish, desire" in Turkish.
Dileo Italian
Southern Italian Surname.
Dilke English
Means son of DILK.
Dills English (American)
1 Variant spelling of Dutch Dils .... [more]
Dilly English (British, Rare)
From the town illy in france
Dimas Spanish, Portuguese, Greek
Derived from the biblical name "Dimas".
Dimer German (Portuguese-style)
Brazilian adaptation of the German surname Diemer; altered for easier comprehension by the Portuguese-speaking population of Brazil.
Dimon Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the place name Dimona, a city in the south of Israel.
Diogo Portuguese
From the given name Diogo.
Diola Spanish
Derived from the given masculine name Andrea
Diouf Western African, Serer
From the Serer clan name Joof or Juuf of uncertain meaning.
Disch Romansh
Contracted form of Durisch.
Dison English
Son of Di
Ditta Urdu, Punjabi
Meaning uncertain.
Dixie English
From the given name Dick or from the Latin word dixi "I have spoken".
Dixit Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Odia
Alternate transcription of Dikshit.
Dizon Filipino
From Hokkien 二孫 (di-sun) or 二孙 (di-sun) meaning "second grandson".
Djärv Swedish (Rare)
Means "bold, daring" in Swedish.
Djerf Swedish
Variant of Djärv.
Doane Irish
Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dubháin ‘descendant of Dubhán’, meaning ‘the little black one’, a common name in the 16th century in southern Ireland, or Ó Damháin ‘descendant of Damhán’ meaning ‘fawn’, ‘little stag’, a rare Ulster name... [more]
Dobbe English
From the medieval personal name Dobbe, one of several pet forms of Robert in which the initial letter was altered. Compare Hobbs.
Dobie Scottish
Variant of Doby.
Dodaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Dodë" in Albanian.
Dodds English
From dod, meaning "something rounded" in German.
Dodge English
Possibly a nickname from Middle English dogge "dog" (Old English docga, dogga).
Dodie Scottish (Modern)
Dodie is a Scottish shortening of the name "Dorothy" it is quite rare and one of the only famous people with this name is the singer/songwrite Dodie Clark.
Doğan Turkish
Means "hawk, falcon" in Turkish.
Doğru Turkish
Means "true, right, correct" in Turkish.
Dohyu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 堂湯 (see Dōyu).
Dokgo Korean
Korean form of Dugu, from Sino-Korean 獨孤.
Đokić Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Đoka".
Dolce Italian, Sicilian
From the medieval name Dolce meaning "sweet, pleasant" derived from Latin dulcis.
Dolfi Italian
From the given name Dolfo a diminutive or short form of Germanic names that end with dolfo Adolfo, Gandolfo, and Rodolfo making it a cognitive of Dolph.
Doman Czech, Slovak, Polish
Derivative of the personal name Tomas, or Slavic, Polish name formed with 'doma' meaning home or domestic such as Domasław or Domarad, also shortened from the surname Domański.
Donau Romansh
Derived from the given name Donatus.
Dondo Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 闐々 (dondo), from ドンド (dondo), an onomatopoeic word for sounds of thuds and bangs, referring to a water gate; to a person working at one.... [more]
Donel Irish
Variant of Donnel
Donna Italian
Probably a matronymic, from the given name Donna meaning "lady, mistress" in classical Italian and "woman" in modern Italian. May alternately derive from a place name.
Donth Low German (Rare)
Donth is a very rare surname that comes from Germany. No real information about this surname.
Dorin Romanian
From the given name Dorin.
Dorji Bhutanese
Means "diamond"; derived from Tibetan. The Dorji are a prominent and powerful family in Bhutan, with some members having been monarchs or holders of government positions. In 2014, this was the most common surname in Bhutan.
Doron Hebrew
From the given name Doron.
Dosch German
Topographic name for someone living near bushes or brush, from Middle High German doste, toste ‘leafy branch’, or a habitational name from a house with a sign depicting a bush. Also an altered spelling of Dasch.
Dosch Romansh
Variant of Dusch.
Doshi Indian, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali
Means "cloth seller" derived from Persian دوش (duš) meaning "shoulder".
Dōune Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 堂 () meaning "temple, shrine, hall" and 畝 (une) meaning "raised ridge of earth in a field; furrow", referring to possibly a place with a hall and a field.
Doune Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 堂畝 (see Dōune).
Douyu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 堂湯 (see Dōyu).
Doval Galician
From 'do val' meaning 'of the valley. Galician origins.
Dovel English
A English name that originated from the french surname Duval in 1725 in England, the Dovels are historically farmers and are mostly found in the USA.
Downe English (British)
a Sloping Declivity or Tract of Low Hills
Downs English
This surname is derived from the Old English element dun meaning "hill, mountain, moor." This denotes someone who lives in a down (in other words, a ridge of chalk hills or elevated rolling grassland).
Doyne Irish
From the word donn meaning "brown".
Draby Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai ทรัพย (see Sap).
Drach Irish
Variant of Drake.
Drach Jewish
Ornamental surname derived from German Drache "dragon" (ultimately from Middle High German trache).
Dreik French
Derived from the Old Norse given name Draki or the Old English given name Draca both meaning "dragon".
Dridi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning unknown (chiefly Tunisian and Algerian).
Dring English
Means "young man" (from Old Norse drengr).
Drost Dutch, German, Danish
Occupational name for a steward or head servant.
Drown English
Derived from drone meaning "honey bee"
Drury English, French, Irish
Originally a Norman French nickname, derived from druerie "love, friendship" (itself a derivative of dru "lover, favourite, friend" - originally an adjective, apparently from a Gaulish word meaning "strong, vigourous, lively", but influenced by the sense of the Old High German element trut, drut "dear, beloved").... [more]
Dryer English
From an agent derivative of Old English dr̄gean "to dry"; possibly an occupational name for a drier of cloth. In the Middle Ages, after cloth had been dyed and fulled, it was stretched out in tenterfields to dry.
Đščić Serbo-Croatian
Lol totally a made up name
Dubec Slovak
Very old word for oak
Dubec French
Geographical du bec "from the stream". Bec (from Germanic baki) is a regional term in Normandy for a stream.
Duboi French
Variant of Dubois.
Dubov Russian
Meaning "oak tree".
Dudin Russian
Derived from Russian дудка (dudka), which denotes a wind-blown instrument similar to a flute or pipe. It was probably used to denote a musician or shepherd who played the flute or pipe, as well as someone who made pipes... [more]
Dufau French
The name DUFAU come from two French words DU which means « of the » and FAU which is old French for a beech tree. Surnames in France were given later so the person with this name meant he/she had a beech tree in his property... [more]
Dufva Swedish
From Swedish duva "dove, pigeon".
Dugal Indian
Based on the name of a Khatri clan. In India the name is more commonly spelled Duggal.
Du Lac Arthurian Romance
In the series Merlin, this was the surname of Sir Lancelot: Lancelot du Lac. du Lac possibly means "of the lake."
Dulay Filipino, Tagalog
Occupational name for a picker of fruit or a gatherer of bird nests, from Tagalog dulay meaning "climbing a tree".
Dulev Macedonian (Rare, Archaic)
The meaning and origin is still not known it is an Old Macedonian surname ... [more]
Dulin French
The surname Dulin is most common in France and is an occupational name meaning "from flax". Pronounced "du LIN" in English; however, in French it is pronounced "du LON". Anglicized in some cases as Duling, Dowling, or Dulong (a more common French surname brought to England, Ireland and Scotland from French Normans and later Huguenots).
Duman Turkish
Means "smoke, haze, fog" in Turkish.
Dunne Irish, English, Scottish
This surname means dark and was likely given to those with a dark complexion or with dark hair.
Đường Vietnamese
From 唐代 (Tàng Dài) which is the Chinese Tàng Dynasty.
Dương Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Yang, from Sino-Vietnamese 楊 (dương).