Submitted Surnames of Length 6

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Wadhwa Indian (Sikh)
Sikh name based on the name of an Arora clan.
Wadley English
From a place in England named with Old English wad "woad" or the given name Wada combined with Old English leah "woodland clearing".
Wadlow English
Habitational name from a lost place, Wadlow in Toddington.
Wadood Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Wadud.
Waffel Dutch (Anglicized, ?)
Possibly an Anglicized form of a hypothetical Dutch surname derived from wafel "waffle, wafer".
Waheed Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Wahid.
Waiter English
Variant of Waite.
Wajima Japanese
A variant of Washima.... [more]
Wajoli African
Swahili Word mjoli. Swahili Plural wajoli. English Word fellow servant.
Wakaki Japanese
若 (Waka) means "young" and 木 (ki) means "wood, tree".... [more]
Wakasa Japanese
Comes from an old province in Japan.
Wakata Japanese
From the Japanese 若 (waka) "young" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy" or 多 (ta or da) "many."
Wakebe Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 別部 (see Beppu).
Wakely English
Damp meadow
Wakida Japanese
Waki means "side" and da means "rice paddy, field".
Wakita Japanese
From Japanese 脇 (waki) meaning "side" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Wakuni Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 和国 with 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften" and 国 (koku, kuni) meaning "country."... [more]
Wakuri Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 和久利, 和久理, 和久里 or 和栗 with 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften", 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time, old story", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit", 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth", 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village" and 栗 (ritsu, ri, kuri, ononoku) meaning "chestnut."... [more]
Waldie Scottish
Scottish: from the Older Scots personal name Walef or Waldef, from the Middle English personal name Walthef, Waldef, Walthew, Wallef (Old English Wælthēof, an Anglicized form of Old Norse Valthiófr), composed of the elements val ‘battle’ + thiofr ‘thief’, i.e. one who snatched victory out of defeat in battle... [more]
Waleed Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Walid.
Wałęsa Polish
From old Polish wałęsa, meaning "vagabond"
Wallas English
A variant of Wallace.
Wallee German
Of French origin, denoting a person who lives in or is from a valley.
Wallen English
Originated from the Old English words "waellan" or "weallan," which mean "to boil" or "to bubble." It is thought that the name may have been used to describe someone who lived near a boiling spring or a bubbling brook.
Walmer English
Habitational name from Walmer in Kent, so named from Old English wala (plural of walh "Briton") + mere "pool", or from Walmore Common in Gloucestershire.
Walsch Irish
Variant of Walsh.
Walshe Irish
Variant spelling of Walsh.
Walwyn English
Either (i) from the Old English personal name Wealdwine, literally "power-friend"; or (ii) perhaps from the medieval personal name Walwain, the Anglo-Norman form of Old French Gauvain (cf... [more]
Wanbli Sioux
Means "eagle" in the Sioux language.
Wangmo Tibetan
From the given name Wangmo.
Wanton English, Scottish
From Middle English wanton, meaning "unruly", "thoughtless" or "promiscuous".
Warabi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蕨 (warabi) meaning "Japanese bracken fern". There are multiple places in Japan with this name.
Wardak Pashto
Meaning uncertain. The Wardak are a Pashtun tribe from the Maidan Wardak Province in Afghanistan.
Warden English
Occupational name for a watchman or guard, from Old French wardein meaning "protector, guard". It was also used as a habbitational name for someone from any of the various locations in England named Warden... [more]
Warder English
Weard ora. Place name in Wilshire. Became Wardour ( see castle & village). Became Warder.
Warhol Rusyn (Anglicized)
Anglicised form of Varhola.
Warnke German
German variant of Warnecke.
Warron English
Variant of Warren.
Warton English
"From the poplar-tree farm"
Waseem Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Wasim.
Wasser German, Jewish
Topographic name from Middle High German wazzer "water".
Wastie English
Derived from “gehaeg” meaning “hedge” in Old English which was later changed to Weysthagh then Wastie
Watabe Japanese
From Japanese 渡 (wata) meaning "cross, ferry" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Watari Japanese (Rare)
Watari means "ferry, import, deliver". Watari is also a first name and a place name.... [more]
Watase Japanese
Wata means "boat, ferry" and se means "ripple".
Watayo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 済陽 or 濟陽 (see Watayō).
Watayō Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 濟陽 (Watayō), a variant reading of Japanese 濟陽 (Saiyō), from Chinese 濟陽 (Jìyáng) meaning "Jiyang", a town in the county of Xiayi in the city of Shangqiu in the province of Henan in China.... [more]
Watney English
Probably means "person from Watney", an unidentified place in England (the second syllable means "island, area of dry land in a marsh"; cf. Rodney, Whitney)... [more]
Waxman English, German (Americanized), Jewish (Americanized)
Occupational name for a seller or gatherer of beeswax from wax "wax" plus Middle English man "man". According to the Oxford English Dictionary wax-man is an obsolete term for an officer of a trade guild who collected contributions from members for wax candles to be used in processions... [more]
Wayman English
Variant of Wyman and Waitman. Could also be the Americanized version of Wehmann or Weidmann
Waziri Muslim
"Prime minister, Advisor, leader of passion."
Weakly English
Variant spelling of Weekley.
Weedon English
From places called Weedon
Weigel German
Derived from the given name Wigand.
Weiher German
Meaning:... [more]
Weiler German, Jewish
Habitational name from any of several places so named in southern Germany. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Weil.
Weimar German
Habitational name from any of several places called Weimar in Hesse and Thuringia.... [more]
Weinel German
From the name Wino.
Weiser German
Variant of Weise.
Weixel German
German: variant spelling of Weichsel, a topographic name for someone who lived near a sour cherry tree (St. Luce cherry), from Middle High German wīhsel (modern German Weichsel(n), pronounced ‘Weiksel’.
Weldin English
Variant of Weldon.
Weldon English
Weldon is one of the many names that the Normans brought with them when they conquered England in 1066. The Weldon family lived in Northamptonshire, at Weldon.... [more]
Welker German
Variant of Walker.
Weller English, German
Either from the Olde English term for a person who extracted salt from seawater, or from the English and German "well(e)," meaning "someone who lived by a spring or stream."... [more]
Welles English
Variant of Wells.
Welsch German
From Middle High German welsch, walsch "person from a Romance country (especially Italy), foreigner", hence an ethnic name or in some cases perhaps a nickname for someone who had trading or other connections with the Romance countries.
Welton English
Habitational name from any of various places named Welton, for example in Cumbria, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, and East Yorkshire, from Old English well(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’ + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
Wemyss Scottish
From the lands of Wemyss in Fife, which is derived from Gaelic uaimheis "cave place".
Wences Slavic
Based on Wenceslaus or Wenceslas, latinized forms of name of Slavic rulers in various forms such as Václav, Wacław, Więcesław, Vyacheslav, Vjenceslav, etc. Derived from the Slavic words veli/vyache/więce/više ("great(er), large(r)"), and slava ("glory, fame")... [more]
Wenger German, German (Swiss)
The surname Wenger is derived from the Middle High German word "wenger," "meaning "wagoner" or "cartwright."" It was an occupational name given to someone who worked as a wagon maker or driver. Another possible origin is that is derived from the German word, wenge, "meaning field of meadow"
Wenzel German
Variant of Wentzel or from the given name Wenzel
Wepner German
Variant of Wepener.
Werdum German
Werdum is a municipality in the district of Wittmund, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Wernik Polish (Rare)
A diminutive surname created from the initial sound of a personal name, place or thing and diminutive ik suffix added to create a surname. The ik suffix may be commemorative also, meaning a significant event has occured regarding the person or family... [more]
Wesner German
Habitational name for someone from any of several places named Wessen.
Wessel Frisian, Dutch
From the given name Wessel.
Wesson English
Variant of Weston.
Westen English, Scottish
Habitational name from any of numerous places named Weston, from Old English west 'west' + tun 'enclosure', 'settlement'. English: variant of Whetstone.
Wester German
From Middle High German wëster ‘westerly’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived to the west of a settlement, or a regional name for one who had migrated from further west.
Westin Swedish
Variant spelling of Vestin.
Weston Dutch
Diminutive of Westenberg
Westra Dutch, West Frisian
Means "from the west", derived from Dutch west "west, western, westwards" combined with the Frisian habitational suffix -stra.
Weyman English
Variant form of Wyman or Waitman.
Whaley English
From the name of the village of Whaley and the town of Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire, or the village of Whalley in Lancashire, England. It is derived from Old English wælla meaning "spring, stream" and leah meaning "woodland clearing".
Whitby English
English surname which was from either of two place names, that of a port in North Yorkshire (which comes from the Old Norse elements hvítr "white" (or Hvíti, a byname derived from it) combined with býr "farm") or a place in Cheshire (from Old English hwit "white" (i.e., "stone-built") and burh "fortress").
Whynot German (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Weinacht.
Wiącek Polish
Derived from the given name Wiecek (see Więcesław).
Wiberg Swedish
Combination of Old Norse víðr "forest, wood" (probably taken from a place name) and Swedish berg "mountain".
Widger English
From the Old English male personal name Wihtgār, literally "elf-spear".
Widman Swedish
Meaning uncertain. Perhaps a combination of Old Swedish viþr "wood, forest" or vid "wide" and man "man". It is also possible, though less likely, that it is a re-spelling of Vikman, where the first element is Swedish vik "bay".
Widman German
Altered spelling of German Widmann.
Widrig Romansh
Derived from the given name Fridericus.
Wiegel German
From a pet form of any of the various Germanic personal names beginning with the element wig 'battle', 'war'.
Wiener German
Derived from German Wiener meaning "inhabitant of Vienna". The Austrian capital city is known as Wien in German.
Wiesel German, Jewish
Means "weasel" in German.
Wiflin English (Rare)
Possibly derived from the elements wefa and land.
Wigand German
From the given name Wigand. Variant of Weigand.
Wigger English
Derived from the word wicga "bug"
Wiggin English
Either (i) from the Germanic male personal name Wīgant, literally "warrior", introduced into England by the Normans; or (ii) from the Breton male personal name Wiucon, literally "worthy-noble", introduced into England by the Normans.
Wigley English
Derived from the words wicga "bug" and leah "woodland, clearing"
Wigton English
From Old English elements wic meaning "dwelling, settlement" and tun meaning "enclosure, farmstead".
Wijnen Dutch
Patronymic form of Wijn, a short form of personal names containing the element wini "friend", such as Boudewijn or Adalwin.
Wildin English
The former placename is composed of the Olde English pre 7th Century words "wilg", willow, and "denu", a valley; while the latter place in Worcestershire is derived from the Olde English personal name "Winela", plus the Olde English "dun", a hill or mountain.
Wilgar Irish
An ancient surname of Olde English and Scottish origins. It is usually occupational for a textile fuller, deriving from the pre 7th century word wealcere, meaning to walk or tread.
Wilkes English, Frisian
English: patronymic from Wilk.... [more]
Willow English
topographic name from Middle English wilwe wilghe willowe "willow" (Old English wilig welig) for a person who lived at or near a willow tree or in an area where willow trees grew... [more]
Wimmer German
Occupational last name, meaning "wine maker," using a derivation of the element Wein (meaning "wine") and likely another derivation from -macher (meaning "maker"). It's possible as well that it is derived from Weimann.
Wimpey English
Perhaps a deliberate alteration of Impey. It is borne by George Wimpey, a British construction company, founded in Hammersmith, London in 1880 by George Wimpey (1855-1913)... [more]
Windus English
Variant of Wingers. The name is a metonymic occupational name for a textile worker or weaver, derived from the Middle English wyndhows ("winding house").
Winkel German, Jewish
Derived from Middle High German winkel "corner, angle", a topographic name for someone who lived on a corner of land in the country or a street corner in a town or city. This word also came to denote a corner shop (see Winkelmann)... [more]
Winkel Dutch, Belgian
Habitational name from any of numerous minor places named using the element winkel "corner".
Winkie English
For someone who came from Winkley.
Winkle English
it's said to originate from the village of Wincle, near the town of Macclesfield in the county of Cheshire.
Winney English
Derived from an unattested Old English given name, *Wyngeofu, composed of the elements wyn "joy" and geofu "battle".... [more]
Wiosna Polish
Derived from Polish wiosna "spring".
Wiredu Akan
Meaning unknown.
Wirsig German
Means "happy" in German.
Wiseau English (American, Rare)
Meaning unknown, believed to be derived from French oiseau, meaning bird. As a surname, it is born by American Director Tommy Wiseau.
Wisely Scottish
Likely from a lost place called Wisely or Whistley.
Withak English
Habitational name from any of various places so called, particularly those in Essex, Lincolnshire, and Somerset, though most often from Essex. The Essex placename may derive from Old English wiht ‘curve, bend’ + hām ‘village, homestead’... [more]
Witham English
habitational name from any of various places so called particularly those in Essex Lincolnshire and Somerset though most often from Essex. The Essex placename may derive from Old English wiht "curve bend" and ham "village homestead"... [more]
Withem English
Variant of Witham.
Witten Low German
North German patronymic from Witte.
Witter German
From a Germanic personal name, composed of the elements widu "wood" and hari "army".
Witzel German
The German surname is of patronymic origin, deriving from the name of the father of the original bearer.
Witzig German
German: nickname from Middle High German witzic ‘clever’, ‘prudent’, ‘knowing’.
Witzke German
Diminutive form of Witz.
Własow Polish
Polish form of Vlasov.
Woelke German
German variant spelling of Wölke, itself a variant of Wolk.
Wojick Polish
Pet form of the personal name Wojciech (see Voytek).
Wolfer German
Either from a shortened form of the ancient Germanic personal names Wolfher or Wolfhart composed of the elements wolf "wolf" and hari "army" or hard "hardy, brave"... [more]
Wolfit English
From the medieval male personal name Wolfet or Wolfat (from Old English Wulfgēat, literally "wolf-Geat" (the name of a Germanic people)). This surname was borne by Sir Donald Wolfit (1902-1968), a British actor and manager.
Wolken German
Surname derived from a diminutive of the given name Wolter, a Low German form of Walter.... [more]
Wolsey English
From the medieval male personal name Wulsi (from Old English Wulfsige, literally "wolf-victory"). A famous bearer of the surname was English churchman and statesman Thomas Wolsey (Cardinal Wolsey), ?1475-1530.
Wongai Shona
It is a form of the Shona name Vongai
Wooten English
Habitational name from any of the extremely numerous places named with Old English wudu "wood" + tun "enclosure", "settlement",
Worden English
Guardian
Worley English
mostly found in Lancashire and Sussex. very old english surname. something to do with a hill near a stream.
Worton English
habitational name from Nether and Over Worton (Oxfordshire), Worton (Wiltshire), Worton in Aysgarth (North Yorkshire), Worton Hall in Isleworth (Middlesex), or Worton in Cassington (Oxfordshire). The placenames derive from Old English wyrt "plant, vegetable" and tun "farmstead, estate" (i.e. a kitchen garden), except for Nether and Over Worton (Oxfordshire), which derives from Old English ōra "edge, ridge" and tun.
Wosame Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).
Woulfe English, Irish
English: variant spelling of Wolf. ... [more]
Woytek Czech, Slovak, Polish
Eastern European surname of unknown meaning. A variant of Vojtek.
Wozzek German
Germanized form of Voytek.
Wreden German, Jewish
Habitational name for any place in Germany or Denmark, of uncertain meaning. Famous bearers include Davey Wreden (1988-) is an American game designer known for his work in The Stanley Parable and The Beginner's Guide as well as his brother, American internet personality, Douglas Scott Wreden (1991-), known by his pseudonym DougDoug.
Wriedt German, Danish
From Old Germanic *wraiþ meaning "twisted, bent, uneven" or "angry, furious; hostile, violent". Could be a habitational name from an area with rough terrain or overgrown roots, or a nickname for someone with a bad temper.
Wujcik Polish
Variant of Wójcik.
Wunder German
Miracle
Wurnig German
German origin from the place name am Virgen originally meaning a person from the town of Virgen in Tyrol. Construed as a family name in 1501.
Wuttke German
Originally denoted a person from Wutike, a district near the town of Neuruppin in Brandenburg, Germany.
Wyandt German
Americanized form of German WIEGAND... [more]
Wylden English
Variant of Wilden.
Wyllie English
Variant of Wiley.
Wymore English
From a town called Waymore in England, possibly abandoned. Combining Old English wic meaning "dwelling place," and mor meaning "moor."
Wynter English
Variant of Winter.
Xander German
From a short form of the personal name Alexander.
Xavier English, French
Derived from the Basque place name Etxaberri meaning "the new house". This was the surname of the Jesuit priest Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552). He was a missionary to India, Japan, China, and other areas in East Asia, and he is the patron saint of the Orient and missionaries.
Xavier Portuguese, French, English
Derived from the given name Xavier.
Xhafaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Xhafer" in Albanian.
Xuereb Maltese
Possibly means "noble", of Semitic origin transmitted to Central Europe. Alternatively, it may be derived from Arabic شَارِب (šārib) meaning "drinker, drinking" or "moustache", used as a nickname for an alcoholic or someone with distinctive facial hair.
Xūwáng Chinese
A Chinese surname taken from combining 須 (xū) meaning "must, necessary" with 王 (wáng) meaning "king, monarch". It is the Chinese reading of the Japanese surname Suō.
Yabuki Japanese (Rare)
Derived from the Japanese kanji 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" and 吹 (buki), from 吹き (buki), the joining continuative form of 吹く (fuku) meaning "to blow". It can also derive from 藪 (yabu) meaning "thicket; grove; copse" and 亀 (ki) meaning "tortoise, turtle"... [more]
Yabuno Japanese
From 薮 (yabu) meaning "thicket, bush, underbrush, grove", combined with 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness"..
Yacoob Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Yacoub Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Yaeger German
Yaeger is a relatively uncommon American surname, most likely a transcription of the common German surname "Jaeger/Jäger" (hunter). The spelling was changed to become phonetic because standard English does not utilize the umlaut.
Yagami Japanese
From Japanese 八 (ya) meaning "eight" and 神 (kami) meaning "god".
Yagira Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yagi) meaning "willow" combined with 楽 (ra) meaning "music, comfort, ease".
Yagnik Indian/Gujarati/Sanskrit (Modern)
Means "one who performs sacrifices". Derived from the Sanskrit word yajña (pronounced yagna or yagya) meaning "sacrifice" or "sacraficial fire".
Yagoda Jewish (Russified)
Russified form of Iyeguda. It also means "berry" in Russian. This was the surname of Genrikh Yagoda, the head of the NKVD (1934-1936).
Yagoub Arabic
Derived from the given name Yaqub.
Yahaba Japanese
From Japanese 矢幅 (Yahaba) meaning "Yahaba", a former village in the district of Shiwa in the former Japanese province of Rikuchū in parts of present-day Iwate and Akita in Japan.... [more]
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