Submitted Surnames of Length 6

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Aljand Estonian
Aljand is an Estonian surname derived from "paljand" meaning "outcrop" and "locality".
Alkiza Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Allala Basque
A diminutive of Ayala. The spelling was altered by Jose Maria Ayala, whose son Domingo Allala was related from his marriage to Estefana Champion-Werbisky, descendant of the Champion family from Rovigno, Croatia-Italy... [more]
Allali Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly from a shortened form of the name Abd Allah (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).
Allane Scottish (Rare)
Variant of Allan
Allcox English
Variant of Alcott.
Allely Irish
From Irish Mac Ailghile meaning "descendant of Ailghil".
Allens English
Variant of Allen.
Alliku Estonian
Alliku is an Estonian surname, derived from "Allikas", meaning "wellspring".
Allred English
From the Middle English personal name Alured, a form of Alfred, which was sometimes written Alvred, especially in Old French texts.
Allvee Estonian
Allvee is an Estonian surname meaning "undersea" and "underwater".
Almada Portuguese
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous city.
Almási Hungarian
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Almás, derived from Hungarian alma meaning "apple".
Almasi Persian
Derived from Persian الماس (almas) meaning "diamond".
Almlöf Swedish
Combination of Swedish alm "elm" and löv "leaf".
Almond English
From the Middle English personal name Almund, from Old English Æ{dh}elmund, "noble protection" and variant of Allman, assimilated by folk etymology to the vocabulary word denoting the tree.
Alnemy Flemish
Only know relation claims birth in East Flanders. Arabic speakers believe it may be of Syrian or Saudi Arabian origin.
Alomar Catalan
From the given name Alomar, used especially in the Balearic Islands, itself derived from the Old German name Aldemar. This is borne by the Puerto Rican baseball player Roberto Alomar (1968-).
Alonto Filipino, Maranao
Means "extraordinary" in Maranao.
Aloshi Albanian
Aloshi , Aloshaj
Alpers Scottish
Derived from the given name Albert
Alpert English, Jewish, German, Dutch
A variant of the Jewish surname Heilprin or Halpern. In German and Dutch usage, it is derived from the given name Albert... [more]
Alpini Italian
(or Alpino) possibly denoting a person from the Alpes.
Alston English
A locational surname, derived from the many townships in England of the same name, meaning 'of the old manor or of the hillside'
Alters German
Shortened form of Alterstein.
Altham English
Altham is a surname of English origin, based on the placename Altham, Lancashire.
Altmäe Estonian
Altmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "from below hill".
Altman German
Said to mean "Wise man" of German origin
Altman German, Jewish
Variant of Alt and Alterman.
Alttoa Estonian
Alttoa is an Estonian surname meaning "from below, indoors".
Alumaa Estonian
Alumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "base/foundation land".
Alumäe Estonian
Alumäe is an Estonian surname meaning "base/foundation hill/mountain".
Aluvee Estonian
Aluvee is an Estonian surname meaning "base/foundation water".
Álváez Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Álvarez. Most frequently used in Panama.
Álvaro Spanish
Either derived from the given name Alvaro or a variant of Alvarez.
Alvear Spanish
Unexplained.
Alvord English
Derived from a variation of Ælfræd.
Alzalg Arabic
Means "the sharp sword that can slid smoothly from its sheath" in Arabic.
Amachi Japanese
This surname is used as 天知, 天地, 天池, 天内, 雨知 or 雨地 with 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky", 雨 (u, ama-, ame, -same) meaning "rain", 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru) meaning "know, wisdom", 地 (ji, chi) meaning "earth, ground", 池 (chi, ike) meaning "cistern, pond, pool, reservoir" and 内 (dai, nai, uchi, chi) meaning "among, between, home, house, inside, within."... [more]
Amadeo Italian
From the given name Amadeo.
Amadeu Portuguese
From the given name Amadeu.
Amadou Western African
From the given name Amadou.
Amagai Japanese
This is a variation of Japanese surname Amaya. Ama means "Heaven(ly)" and Gai means "Valley".
Amahan Filipino, Cebuano
Means "father" in Cebuano.
Amanda Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿万田 (see Amata).
Amanzi Italian
Possibly from amate "to love". Alternately, may be from the dialectical word manzu "tame, gentle, docile", or from the given name Mantius.
Amaury French
From the given name Amaury... [more]
Amberg German, Jewish
German and possibly Jewish (Ashkenazic) habitational name from any of several settlements called Amberg (literally ‘by the mountain’), including a city in Bavaria. It could also be a topographic name of identical etymology... [more]
Ambiru Japanese
Form of Abiru but written 安蒜.
Ambong Filipino, Cebuano
Denotes a type of hut or shack used as storage for food harvest.
Ambrìz Spanish
" Probably a variant of Asturian-Leonese Ambres, a habitational name from a village in Asturies. Also a habitational name of Ámbriz a city in Angola, Africa, mainly of Portuguese descendants. "
Ambrus Hungarian
From the given name Ambrus.
Ameche Italian (Anglicized)
Americanised form of Amici. A famous bearer was American actor, comedian and vaudevillian Don Ameche (1908-1993). After portraying the title character in the movie The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939), his surname led Americans to use the word ameche as a juvenile slang for a telephone.
Amelin Russian, French
Russian feminine counterpart is Amelina (Амелинa)
Amelio English
from the name Amelio.
Ametov Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Amet" in Crimean Tatar.
Amiano Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Amiano
Amihan Filipino, Cebuano, Hiligaynon
Means "north wind" in Cebuano and Hiligaynon.
Aminov Uzbek (Russified)
Derived from the mid-Eastern name "Amin" (son of Amin). It is typically used by Bukharan people (also called "Bukharians"), an ethno-religious Jewish sub-group of Central Asia that historically spoke Bukharian, a Judeo-Tajik dialect of the Tajik language, in turn a variety of the Persian language; Bukharan Jews emerged from the Central Asian Emirate of Bukhara (now primarily Uzbekistan), which at the time, was a part of the Soviet Union and its mostly-Russian leaders.
Əmirov Azerbaijani
Means “son of Əmir”.
Ammann Upper German, German (Swiss)
Alemannic form of Amtmann "official". Ultimately derived from Middle High German ambet man "retinue man; retainer", this word came to denote various kinds of administrator including a tax farmer.
Ammari Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Ammar (chiefly Algerian).
Ammons English
From the given name Ammon.
Amoran Filipino, Maranao
Means "foundation, framework" in Maranao.
Amores Spanish
From a nickname for a philanderer meaning "loves" in Spanish, the plural of amor meaning "love".
Amorim Portuguese
Cognate with spanish Amorín.
Amorín Galician
Habitational name from any of various places in Galicia called Amorín, itself possibly derived from a given name.
Amosov Russian
Means "son of Amos".
Amparo Spanish (Philippines)
Means "protection, shelter, refuge" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Amparo, meaning "Our Lady of Refuge".
Ampaso Filipino, Maranao
Derived from ampasoʼ, a Maranao ancestral title.
Ampiru Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 安蒜 (see Ambiru).
Ampuan Filipino, Maranao
From a royal title meaning "one who asks for apology" or "revered, great" in Maranao.
Amrani Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Imran (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).
Amrein German (Swiss)
Derived from the prepostion am "at" and German Rain "edge of plowed land".
Amsdon English (Modern)
Unknown. Possibly a spelling variant of Amsden. Ancestry.com suggests probably a habitational name, from a reduced form of the Oxfordshire place name Ambrosden, which is composed of an Old English personal name Ambre + Old English dun ‘hill’... [more]
Amsler German (Swiss)
Derived from German Amsel "(European) blackbird", this was an occupational name for a fowler (bird catcher).
Amstad German
topographic name from Middle Low German am "at the" and stade "bank shore".
Amusan Japanese (Rare)
The Amusan Clan (秋道一族, Amusan Ichizoku) is a prominent clan in Kanazawa. Since its disbandment, most of its known members reside in Neuilly-sur-Seine ,Britain and Washington D.C.
Anakin English (British, Rare)
Meaning unknown. Perhaps a medieval English diminutive of an unknown given name, possibly Ana or Andrew (compare Wilkin, Larkin, and Hopkin).
Anardu Italian
From a dialectical variant of Italian anatra "duck (bird)".
Anbiru Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 安蒜 (see Ambiru).
Andaya Filipino, Ilocano
Derived from Ilocano daya meaning "east".
Anders German, Scottish, Czech
Derived from the given name Anders.
Andino Greek
This surname was originally derived from the Greek Andreas, a name meaning manly. It was the name of the first of Jesus Christ's disciples, which is known in various local forms throughout Christendom... [more]
Andorn Piedmontese
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous commune in the Province of Biela.
András Hungarian
From the given name András.
Andrei Romanian
From the given name Andrei.
Andrén Swedish
Latinized patronymic from the name Andreas.
Andres German, Alsatian
Derived from the given name Andreas.
Andrew English
From the given name Andrew
Andrik Sorbian
Derived from the given name Andrej.
Andrin French
From the given name André.
Andris Romansh
Derived from the given name Andris.
Andros English (American)
American shortened form of Greek Andronikos.
Anedda Italian
Possibly from Sardinian anedda "ring", referring to a walled ring in which animals were tied. May alternately be a diminutive form of the given name Ana.
Angadi Indian, Kannada
From Kannada ಅಂಗಡಿ (aṃgaḍi) meaning "store, shop".
Angela Italian
Derived from the given name Angelus (see Angel).
Angelo Italian
From a popular medieval personal name, Angelo, Latin Angelus, from Greek angelos "messenger, angel" (considered as a messenger sent from God).
Anghel Romanian
From the given name Anghel.
Angius Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly linked to Sardinian angioni "lamb", Ancient Greek άγγος (àngos) "vessel, jug" or άγχω (ankho) "to strangle; anguish, stress", or from a modification of Latin balneum (see Bagni) "bath", indicating a place with hot springs.
Anglin Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó hAngluinn
Angoco Chamorro
“to Trust in” “to rely on” “to have confidence in” “to have faith in” “to place reliance in” “to confide in”
Angott Italian (Anglicized)
The origin of this surname is unknown but is most likely an anglicized version of the Italian surname 'Angotti'.... [more]
Angulo Spanish (Mexican)
Spanish: habitational name from Encima-Angulo in Burgos province.... [more]
Anilao Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog anilaw referring to a type of plant (genus Colona).
Annast Estonian
Annast is an Estonians urname possibly derived from "anna" meaning "give".
Annson English
Variant of Anson.
Añorbe Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Navarrese municipality.
Anouar Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Anwar.
Anpiru Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ampiru.
Ansari Arabic, Persian, Urdu
From the given name Ansar.
Anselm German
From the given name Anselm.
Anslow English
Habitational name from Anslow in Staffordshire.
Ansted English
Variant of Anstead, possibly derived from places named with Old English ham-stede meaning "homestead".
Anstey English
Means "person from Anstey or Ansty", the name of numerous places in England (either "single track" or "steep track"). F. Anstey was the pen-name of British barrister and author Thomas Anstey Guthrie (1856-1934).
Antala Gujarati
ANTALA SURNAME CAME FROM MANDALIYA SURNAME (HINDU PATEL'S SURNAME), ANTALA FAMILIES LIVED IN MANDALDESH IN VIKRAM SAVANT 1416. IN VIKRAM SAVANT 1416, built a temple OF SHIVA IN ANTALESHWAR AND THEN MANDLIYA BECOME ANTALA.... [more]
Antrim Irish
Meaning "lone ridge". This is the name of an Irish county and was among some of Billy the Kid’s other known names (ie: Henry "Kid" Antrim).
Antuña Spanish
From the given name Antonio.
Antury Greek, Hebrew
Haifa, Israel.... [more]
Anvari Persian
From the given name Anwar.
Anwari Dari Persian
From the given name Anwar.
Aokaki Japanese
Ao means "green, blue" and kaki means "fence".
Aomine Japanese
Written 青嶺 (青 ao, meaning "blue") (嶺 mine, meaning "peak"). It is the surname of a character in the anime/manga Kuroko no Basket.
Aondio Italian
Possibly a contracted form of Abundio.
Aonuma Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "green, blue" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
Aosaka Japanese
Ao means "green, blue" and saka means "slope, hill".
Aosaki Japanese
Ao means "blue, green" and saki means "promontory, cape, peninsula".
Aosawa Japanese
Ao means "blue, green" and sawa means "swamp, wetland, marsh".
Aoyagi Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "green, blue" and 柳 (yagi) meaning "willow".
Aozaki Japanese (Rare)
Ao means "blue,somewhat green" & zaki means "blossom". So, Nobutaka "Blue Blossom",is an artist who was born in Japan,but now lives in New York as an artist who has been featured in magazines.
Aozora Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "blue" and 空 (sora) meaning "sky".
Apollo Italian, Spanish
From the Greek personal name Apollo. There are several saints Apollo in the Christian Church, including an Egyptian hermit and monastic leader who died in 395 ad. The personal name derives from the name in classical mythology of the sun god, Apollo, an ancient Indo-European name, found for example in Hittite as Apulana "god of the gate" (from pula "gate", cognate with Greek pylē), therefore "protector, patron".
Aponte Spanish
A misdivision of Daponte. It originates from Majorca, Spain.
Appiah Akan
Appiah is derived from an Akan male personal name of unexplained etymology.
Appler German
Variant of Eppler.
Aquila Italian
Habitational name from L'Aquila in Abruzzo or from any of various smaller places called Aquila.
Aràbia Italian, Spanish
Ethnic name for someone from Arabia or some other Arabic-speaking country or a nickname for someone who had visited or traded with one of these countries.
Arabia English (American)
Americanized form of French Arabie.
Arabie French
Ethnic name denoting someone from Arabia or an Arabic-speaking person.
Arable Popular Culture
An occupational surname for people who are capable of being farmed productively. Also used in the novel Charlotte's Web (1952).
Arafat Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Arafat.
Aragón Spanish
Habitational name from Aragon Spain which was an independent kingdom from 1035 to 1479. It took its name from the river Aragón which arises in its northwestern corner... [more]
Aragon Spanish, Catalan, French
A surname and an autonomous community of Spain.
Araldi Italian
Means “heralds” in Italian. Famous bearers include Italian painters Alessandro Araldi (c. 1460 – c. 1529) and Paolo Araldi (18th century – after 1820).
Arands English, Spanish
Anglicized version of a name given to residents of Aranda de Duero, a small town in the north of Spain.
Aranha Portuguese
Meaning spider in Portuguese.
Araoka Japanese (Rare)
Ara (荒) means "rough", oka (岡) means "hill", therefore, Araoka means rough hill
Araoka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 荒 (see Ara).
Arashi Japanese
This surname is used as 嵐 (ran, arashi) meaning "storm, tempest."... [more]
Arashi Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 荒 (see Ara).
Aratai Japanese
"Wild well".
Araúxo Galician
Galician form of Araújo
Arbabi Persian
Derived from Persian ارباب (arbab) meaning "lord, master".
Arbizu Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Navarrese municipality.
Arbour French (Quebec)
Variant of Harbour or possibly a variant of Harbaud or Herbert.
Arcaro Late Roman
Occupational name for a maker or seller of bows.
Arcaya Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Arkaia.
Arceri Italian
From Italian arciere "archer, bowman". May alternately be from a place name, such as Arcera.
Arcila Spanish (Latin American)
Means "clay" in Spanish. (compare Arcilla)
Ardagh Irish
A rare Irish surname named after Ardagh, in County Longford.
Ardehi Persian, Kurdish, Old Persian
House Ardehis of Zagors or Ardahvans (Persian: اردهیان) were one of the Persian Sassanid royal families, who occupied the Mounts of Zagros before the Islamic conquest of Persia in 650 CE. Ardahvans in Shahnameh and Persian mythology are mentioned to be the first settlers of Zagros mountains, and the constructors of Forts Of Zagros.
Ardern English
Means "eagle valley" or "gravel valley". From Old English ear "gravel" or eran "eagle" and denu "valley". Also a variant of Arden.
Ardies Irish
Irish Isle Of Ards
Arditi Italian
The heraldic tradition has it that this illustrious family, called Ardito or Arditi, is the same one that flourished in Lombardy with the name of Conti, and that, transplanted in the Neapolitan with the Lombard hostages taken by the emperor Federico II, left that name, changing it.
Ardito Italian
From the given name Ardito.
Arendi Estonian
Arendi is an Estonian surname derived from "arendaja" meaning "developer".
Arendt German
From the given name Arnold
Arford German
Derived from town of Erfurt, Germany
Argyle Scottish, Scottish Gaelic
From the regional name Argyll, a county of southwestern Scotland, named in Gaelic as Earre Ghàidheal ‘coast of the Gaels’. Argyll was the earliest part of Scotland to be settled by Gaelic speakers from Ireland from the 6th century onwards... [more]
Argyll Scottish, Scottish Gaelic
From the regional name Argyll, a county of southwestern Scotland, named in Gaelic as Earre Ghàidheal ‘coast of the Gaels’. Argyll was the earliest part of Scotland to be settled by Gaelic speakers from Ireland from the 6th century onwards... [more]
Ariana Various
Derived from the given name Ariana.
Arichi Japanese
Ari means "have, possess, exist" and chi means "ground, soil".
Arıkan Turkish
Means "purebred, pedigree" in Turkish.
Arikul Thai (Sanskritized)
Sanskritized transcription of Arikun.
Arikun Thai
Possibly from Thai อารย (araya) meaning "superior, noble, civilized" and กุล (kun), a transcription of Pali kula meaning "clan".
Arimao Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao arimaw meaning "lion".
Arioka Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 岡 (oka) meaning "ridge, hill".
Arisen English (Modern)
From a Dutch surname that means "son of Aris 2". In The Netherlands, this name is never used as a first name, since Dutch law strictly prohibits the use of surnames as first names... [more]
Arjona Spanish
Habitational name from Arjona in Jaén province.
Arkaia Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Gasteiz.
Arlegi Basque
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Galar.
Arlott English
From a medieval nickname for a ne'er-do-well (from Middle English harlot or arlot "vagabond, base fellow"; "prostitute" is a 15th-century development). This surname was borne by Jack Arlott (1914-1991), a British journalist, poet and cricket commentator.
Armada Spanish (Philippines), Spanish
Taken directly from the Spanish word meaning "navy, fleet."
Armijo Spanish
Derived from the Spanish adjetive "armigero", meaning "one who bears arms". First found in the Northern Region of Spain in Cantabria. Alternate spellings include: Armijos, Armigo, and Armija.
Armona Portuguese
It indicates familial origin on the eponymous island in the municipality of Olhão.
Armour Scottish, Northern Irish
From Middle English, Old French armure, blended with the agent noun armer (see Armer), hence an occupational name for a maker of arms and armor. The collective noun armure denoted offensive weapons as well as the more recently specialized sense of protective gear.
Arnett English
Derived from Arnold, a pet name perhaps. Also could be from /arn/ "eagle" and /ett/, a diminutive.
Arnott Scottish
Habitational name from a place called Arnot, near Kinross
Aronis Greek
The surname is derived from the name Aaron, already attested in the Byzantine period, carried by a Byzantine-Bulgarian family.
Arouet French
A famous bearer was French philosopher Voltaire (1694-1778), whose birth name was François-Marie Arouet.
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