Submitted Surnames of Length 8

Merisaar Estonian
Merisaar is an Estonian surname meaning "sea island".

Merisalu Estonian
Merisalu is an Estonian surname meaning "sea grove".

Merivale English
The surname Merivale was first found in Cornwall and Devon, where this prominent family flourished. Walter Merifild was recorded in Devon in 1200 but it is believed the family had established itself earlier in St... [more]

Merladet Spanish (Rare)

Merlette French
Feminine diminutive of French merle "blackbird", this name was given as a nickname to a cheerful person or to someone who liked to sing.

Mernissi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly a variant of Marnissi. A famous bearer was Moroccan feminist writer and sociologist Fatima Mernissi (1940-2015).

Merridew English
A different form of Meredith (from the Welsh personal name Meredydd, perhaps literally "lord of splendour"). It occurs in Wilkie Collins' 'The Moonstone' (1868) belonging to Mrs Merridew, widowed sister to Sir John Verinder.

Merrigan Irish
Irish: Anglicized Form Of Gaelic Ó Muireagáin ‘Descendant Of Muireagán’-'The son of the descendant of Mary'/or/ A Personal Name Derived From Muir ‘Sea’.

Merriman English, Irish
1. English: nickname, an elaborated form of Merry.... [more]

Merrimen Norman
An ancient Norman name, that would have been used in Britain soon after the Conquest of the island in 1066. This name was given to a person who was a person who was a mischievous child, or who liked to play tricks and make jokes.

Merriott English
Either a habitational name from Merriott in Somerset. The placename may derive from Old English mere miere "mare" mere "pool" or gemære "boundary" and gæt "gate gap"... [more]

Merryman English (Rare)
Variant of Merriman.

Mersenne French (Rare)

Merville French

Mesaylah f Arabic

Meserole French (Huguenot)

Mesikäpp Estonian
Mesikäpp is an Estonian surname meaning "honey cupboard".

Mesquita Portuguese
Means "mosque" in Portuguese, used as a topographic name for someone who lived near a mosque.

Messiaen Dutch, French, Belgian
Derived from Messiaen, the (archaic) Dutch form of the latinate first name Messianus, which itself is ultimately derived from the Roman praenomen Messus.

Mestanza Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.

Metcalfe English
An occupational name from Northern England, from Old English mete, 'food' and calf, 'calf', i.e calfs being fattened for consumption in late summer. Thus, making this surname an occupational name for either a slaughterer or herdsman... [more]

Metodiev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Metodi".

Metodiev f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Metodiev.

Metrejon Louisiana Creole (?), French (?)
Maiden surname of Constance Leto (nee Metrejon). She was born in Louisiana and has Cajun(French) ancestry. The Metrejon line is traced back to Joseph Marie Maitrejean, who was born c. 1778, in Belle-Île-en-Mer, France, an island off the coast of Brittany.

Metsaäär Estonian
Metsaäär is an Estonian surname meaning "forest edge".

Metsamaa Estonian
Metsamaa is an Estonian surname meaning "forest land".

Metsaorg Estonian
Metsaorg is an Estonian surname meaning "forest valley".

Metslang Estonian
Metslang is an Estonian surname meaning "forest cutting area"; derived from the compounds "mets "forest" and "lank" (cutting area).

Metsnõmm Estonian
Metsnõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "forest heath/moorland".

Metwalli Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic متولي (see Metwally).

Metwally Arabic (Egyptian)
From Arabic متولي (mutawalli) meaning "responsible, entrusted with, charged with", ultimately from the word تَوَلَّى (tawalla) meaning "to take charge of, to take control of".

Meyramov m Kazakh
Means "son of Meiram".

Mezquita Spanish
Spanish cognate of Mesquita.

Mialaret French

Micallef Maltese
Either from Micali, a variant of the Biblical name Michael, or from Maltese mħallef meaning "judge".

Micevska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Micevski.

Micevski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mice".

Michaeli English (African)

Michálek Czech
Michálek is pet form of Michal.

Michalka Czech (Americanized, ?), Slovak (Americanized, ?)
Of unknown origin and meaning... [more]

Micheaux French

Michelet French (Latinized), Belgian
Its name comes from the name Michael, the angel.

Michelin French

Michelle English (American)
Directly taken from the given name Michelle.

Michelli Italian
Variant of Micheli

Michizoe Japanese
From the Japanese 道 (michi) "road," "way," "path" and 添 (zoe or soe) "addition," "add-on," "improvememnt."

Miciotto Italian

Middaugh English
Variant of German Mittag meaning "midday, south".

Midnight Irish
Middle of the night, darkness, dark blue

Midōmaru Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 御 (mi-), a prefix added to emphasize beauty, 堂 (dō) meaning "temple, shrine, hall", and 丸 (maru) meaning "circle, sphere", referring to a round land.

Midomaru Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 御堂丸 (see Midōmaru).

Midorino Japanese
Midori means "green" and no means "field, plain".

Midoriya Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
Combination of 緑 (midori) meaning "green" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley," used on the main character Izuku Midoriya (緑谷 出久) in 'My Hero Academia'.... [more]

Mignault French

Mignogna Italian
In part a Southern Italian a habitational name from Mignogna, a minor place in Foggia province.

Mihalčin Slovak

Mijangos Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Merindad de Cuesta Urria.

Mikazuki Japanese (Rare)
Mikazuki is a one kanji surname that means "crescent moon".

Milanese Italian
One who came from Milan.

Milanesi Italian
It comes from the Italian city of Milan, in Lombardia (northern Italy), where it is most used

Milanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Milanov.

Milashin Russian
Derived from a diminutive Milasha of various Russian given names.

Milcheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Milchev.

Milenkov Bulgarian
Means "son of Milenko".

Milevska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Milevski.

Milevski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mile".

Milhouse English
Variant spelling of Millhouse.

Milianti Italian

Miliaras Greek

Miliband Jewish
This is the surname of British Labour Party politicians Ed and David Miliband, who are ethnically Jewish.

Miliotis Greek

Milković Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic derived from the given name Milko, itself a diminutive of Slavic names containing the element milu meaning "gracious, dear".

Milkovič Slovak
Slovak form of Milković.

Millares Galician
Habitational name from any of various places named Millares in Galicia, from the plural of Galician millar meaning "millet field".

Millburn English

Millbury English

Millford English (Rare)
Variant of Milford.

Milliard English

Millwood English
Variant of Millward.

Milostan English (American)

Milrinda English

Milyukov Russian

Mimiague French

Minagawa Japanese
Variant of Minakawa.

Minakami Japanese
From the 水 (mina) meaning "water" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper". 水上 is often pronounced suijou, and it means "seaplane" in Japanese.

Minakata Japanese

Minakawa Japanese
From Japanese 皆 (mina) meaning "all, every" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Minamide Japanese
From 南 (minami, nan) meaning "south" and 出 (de) meaning "exit".

Minamino Japanese
From Japanese 南 (minami) meaning "south" and 野 (no) meaning "field".

Minamoto Japanese
From 源 (minamoto) meaning "fountainhead, river source; source, origin," derived from a combination of 水 (mi), the combining form of mizu meaning "water," and 元/本 (moto) meaning "source, origin" with the addition of the Old Japanese possessive particle na.... [more]

Minasian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Minasyan.

Minasian English (American)

Minasyan Armenian
Means "son of Minas".

Mincheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Minchev.

Mindanao Tagalog
From the name of the second largest island in the Philippines, which was derived from the name of the Maguindanao people (see Mindanao).

Mineharu Japanese

Mineyama Japanese
Mine means "peak" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Minnelli Italian

Minniear German

Minojima Japanese
Variant of Minoshima.

Mintzias Greek

Miraglia Italian
From the Old Sicilian military title miraglia di mari meaning "admiral".

Mirajkar Marathi
Means "one from Miraj" in Marathi. Miraj is a city located in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Miramond Medieval Occitan, Occitan, French
From Old Occitan mirar "look" and mond "world".

Mirandah Malaysian

Mirandon French

Mirčeska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Mirčeski.

Mirčeski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mirče".

Mirghani Northern African, Arabic
Sudanese name of unknown Arabic meaning.

Mirković Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Mirko".

Mironova Russian
Feminine form of Mironov.

Mirschel Yiddish
Jewish (Ashkenazic) and German variant of Herschel.

Mirzadeh Persian
Means "prince" in Persian, derived from Arabic أمير (amir) meaning "prince, commander" combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".

Misakian Armenian
An Armenian surname meaning "descendant of Misak." Misak is the Armenian form of the Ancient Hebrew name Meshach.

Mishkina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Мишкин (see Mishkin).

Misipeka Samoan (Rare)

Misirlou Greek
Misirlou (Μισιρλού), due to the suffix "ou", is the feminine form (in Greek) of Misirlis (Μισιρλής- a surname) which comes from the Turkish word Mısırlı, which is formed by combining Mısır ("Egypt" in Turkish, borrowed from Arabic مِصر‎ Miṣr) with the Turkish -lı suffix, literally meaning "Egyptian".

Miskinis Lithuanian
Topographic name from miškinis ‘forest’, ‘forest spirit’. This name is also established in Poland.

Mišković Serbian, Croatian, Montenegrin
Means "son of Miško".

Mitamura Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three", 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy", and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Mitrakis Greek

Mitreska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Mitreski.

Mitreski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mitre".

Mitrović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Mitar".

Mitsakis Greek

Mitsugai Japanese
A variant of Mitsutani.

Miyadera Japanese

Miyahara Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Miyaichi Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "a shrine; a palace" and 一 (ichi) meaning "one".... [more]

Miyakawa Japanese
Variant of Miyagawa.

Miyakuni Japanese
Miya means "Shrine, temple" and kuni "country".

Miyamizu Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" combined with 水 (mizu) meaning "water". A fictional bearer of this surname is Mitsuha Miyamizu (宮水 三葉) from the 2016 anime movie Your Name/Kimi no Na wa.

Miyamori Japanese
Miya means "shrine, temple" and mori means "forest".

Miyanagi Japanese

Miyasaka Japanese

Miyasaka Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope".

Miyasaki Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 宮崎 (see Miyazaki).

Miyasato Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 里 (sato) meaning "village".

Miyasawa Japanese

Miyatera Japanese

Miyauchi Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".

Miyawaki Japanese
A famous bearier of this surname, Sakura Miyawaki from IZONE.

Miyawaki Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 脇 (waki) meaning "side".

Miyazaka Japanese
Variant of Miyasaka.

Miyazato Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 里 (sato) meaning "village".

Miyazawa Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Miyazono Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "palace" and 園 (sono) meaning "garden, park".... [more]

Mizoroge Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Mizoroke.

Mizoroke Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 深泥池 (Mizoro-ga-Ike) meaning "Mizoro Lake", a lake in Kyōto, Kyōto, Japan.

Mizrachi Hebrew
Variant transcription of Mizrahi.

Mizubara Japanese
Variant of Mizuhara.

Mizufuka Japanese
Mizu means "water" and fuka means "deep".

Mizugawa Japanese
Variant of Mizukawa.

Mizugaya Japanese
Variant of Mizutani.

Mizuhara Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Mizuhori Japanese
Mizu means "water"and hori means "moat, ditch, canal".

Mizujima Japanese
Variant of Mizushima.

Mizukawa Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Mizumori Japanese
Mizu means "water" and mori means "forest, grove".

Mizumoto Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Mizumura Japanese
Mizu means "water" and mura means "village, hamlet".

Mizunoue Japanese

Mizusaki Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Mizusawa Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 沢 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Mizuseki Japanese

Mizutama Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" combined with 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Mizuwara Japanese
Variant of Mizuhara.

Mizuyama Japanese
Mizu means "water" and yama means "hill, mountain".

Mizuzaki Japanese
Variant of Mizusaki.

Mizuzawa Japanese
Variant of Mizuzawa.

Mladenov Bulgarian
Means "son of Mladen".

Mlinarić Croatian
Means "son of a miller".

Moberley English
English habitational name from Mobberley in Cheshire, named in Old English as ‘clearing with a fortified site where assemblies are held’, from (ge)mot ‘meeting’, ‘assembly’ + burh ‘enclosure’, ‘fortification’ + leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.

Moccasin Indigenous American

Mochoruk Ukrainian

Mockford English
Mockford comes from "Mocca's ford", with Mocca being an Old English name of uncertain origin. An alternative theory is that it comes from "Motholfr's ford" from the Old Norse meaning "renown-wolf". Either way, Mockford was once a place in Sussex, near Rottingdean, and it is from there that most branches of the name originate.

Modrušan Istriot

Moessner German

Moghadam Persian
Means "first, ahead, forward" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic مقدم (muqaddam).

Mogorosi Tswana

Mohajeri Persian
Derived from Persian مهاجر (mohajer) meaning "emigrant", ultimately of Arabic origin.

Mohedano Spanish

Mohilary Bodo, Assamese
Associated with tax collections from the Mahallas.

Möhsünov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Möhsün".

Mohylyov m Russian (Ukrainianized), Belarusian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainian form of Mogilyov, which is derived directly from the city in Belarus.

Moilanen Finnish
Meaning uncertain, features the nen suffix commonly found in surnames of Savo-Karelian origin.

Mõisaäär Estonian
Mõisaäär is an Estonian surname meaning "manor edge/periphery".

Moiseyev Russian
Means "son of Moisey".

Mojtabai Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مجتبایی (see Mojtabaei).

Mojumdar Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali মজুমদার (see Majumdar).

Mojumder Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali মজুমদার (see Majumdar),

Mokhtari Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mokhtar.

Molaison American
Unexplained meaning.

Moldovan Romanian

Molenaar Dutch
Derived from Dutch molenaar "miller".

Molinari Italian
Variant of Molinaro.

Molinaro Italian
Occupational name for a miller, derived from Italian mulino meaning "mill".

Molinero Spanish
An occupational surname from molinero (“miller”).

Mollison English, Scottish
Derived from the female given name Molly, wich is diminutive of Mary.

Molotova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Молотов (see Molotov).

Molyneux French
Possibly a habitational name from Moulineux, meaning "mill of the waters", or derives from the Old French name De Molines or De Moulins, meaning "mill". The surname has been linked to a large French family that settled in Lancashire from France.

Momčilov m Serbian, Macedonian
Means "son of Momčilo".

Momiyama Japanese
From 樅 (momi) meaning "fir tree" or 籾 (momi) "unhulled rice", combined with 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Momohara Japanese
From Japanese 百 (momo) meaning "hundred" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain"

Momomiya Popular Culture
Surname of several characters from the anime series 'Tokyo Mew Mew'.

Momosaki Japanese
Momo can mean "peach" or "hundred" and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".

Momotari Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Mukade.

Momozaki Japanese
From Japanese 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" combined with 崎 (zaki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Momozawa Japanese

Monarrez Spanish
Hispanic (Mexico; Monárrez): Altered Form Of Basque Munárriz Itself A Castilianized Form Of A Habitational Name From Munarritz (Also Amunarritz In Castilian Munárriz) A Town In Navarre.

Monceaux English (?)

Monckton English
Possibly meaning "estate of monks"

Moncrief Scottish
Scottish: habitational name from Moncreiff Hill near Perth, so called from Gaelic monadh ‘hill’ + craoibhe, genitive of craobh ‘tree’.

Mondejar Spanish
Habitational name from a place called Mondéjar in Guadalajara province.

Monfared Persian
Means "solitary, single" in Persian (of Arabic origin).

Monoarfa Gorontalo

Monopoli Italian
Italian: habitational name from a place called Monopoli in Bari province from Greek monē polis ‘single town’.

Monsalve Spanish

Monserez French

Monstein Romansh
Derived from the place name Monstein, a village in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

Montagné French
Variant of Montagne.

Montaigu French
French form of Montague.

Montalta Romansh

Montalto Italian, Portuguese
Habitational name from any of various places called Montalto or Montaldo especially Montalto Uffugo in Cosenza province in Italy or from a place in Portugal called Montalto from monte "hill" and alto "high" (from Latin altus).

Montalvo Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
Montalvo is a habitational Portuguese and Spanish surname that originated in the medieval period. It comes from the Spanish words monte, meaning "mount", and albo, meaning "white". The name was often given to families who lived near or on a white mountain or hill, and can be interpreted as "white mountain".

Montañez Spanish

Montaser Arabic
From the given name Muntasir.

Montcada Catalan

Monteith Scottish
From the name of the district of Menteith in south Perthshire, Scotland, derived from Gaelic monadh meaning "hill pasture" combined with the Scottish river name Teith. A famous bearer was the Canadian actor and musician Cory Monteith (1982-2013), who played Finn Hudson on the American television series Glee (2009-2015).

Monterde Aragonese (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Monterd.

Monterei Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese cognate of Monterrey.

Monterey Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish monte meaning "mountain" and rey meaning "king". (See Monterrey)

Montford English
As a Shropshire name believed to mean "from a communal ford or water crossing" while the Norfolk origin is "from Munda's ford," Munda being an old English personal name meaning "protector, guardian," as seen in names such as Edmund.

Montfort Medieval French (Rare)
Habitational name from any of numerous places called Montfort from Old French mont "hill" and fort "strong impregnable"

Monticue France

Montigny French
habitational name from (Le) Montigny the name of several places in various parts of France (from a Gallo-Roman estate name Montiniacum formed either from a personal name or from a derivative of mons "mountain" and the locative suffix acum)... [more]

Montilla Spanish
Habitational name from Montilla a place in Córdoba province.

Montisci Italian
Originated in Sardinia, Italy in the 17th century given to fishermen

Montrose Scottish

Mooketsi South African

Moongate English (American)

Moonjely Indian

Moorcock English
From a medieval nickname for someone thought to resemble a moorcock (the male of the red grouse). It is borne by British author Michael Moorcock (1939-).

Moorhead English

Moosajee Indian (Muslim)
From the Arabic given name Musa. A variant of Musaji.

Mopangga Gorontalo

Morabito Italian
Ultimately from Arabic مُرَابِط (murabit) "holy man, one who preaches in the street; soldier stationed in an outpost", from which comes Sicilian murabitu "moderate, sober" and murabbiu "teetotal".

Moradian Persian
From the given name Morad.

Moragues Catalan

Mordaunt English
Recorded as Mordant, Mordaunt (English), Mordagne, Mordant (French) and apparently Mordanti in Italy, this is a surname of French origins. According to the famous Victorian etymologist Canon Charles Bardsley writing in the year 1880, the name was originally Norman, and was brought to England by a follower of Duke William of Normandy, when he conquered England in 1066... [more]

Mordecai English
From the given name Mordecai

Moredock English
From the fact that boats get moored at a dock.

Morehead English

Moreland English

Moreschi Italian
Nickname for a dark-skinned person, derived from the Medieval Latin word moro, actually from the Latin Maurus, meaning, "dark-skinned".

Morgunov m Russian

Moribara Japanese
Variant of Morihara.

Morifuji Japanese
Mori means "forest" and fuji means "wisteria".

Morigaya Japanese
Variant of Moritani.

Morihara Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Morijima Japanese
A variant of Morishima.... [more]

Morikita Japanese (Rare)
森 (Mori) means "forest" and 北 (kita) means "north".... [more]

Morikubo Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest", 久 (ku) meaning "long time" and 保 (bo) meaning "protect".

Morimiya Japanese
Mori means "forest" and miya means "temple, shrine".

Morimizu Japanese
Mori means "grove" and mizu means "water".

Morimura Japanese (Rare)
From Kanji "森" (Mori) meaning "Forest" and "村" (Mura) meaning "Village".

Morinaga Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 永 (naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal".

Morinaka Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".

Moríñigo Leonese
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.

Moríñigo Spanish
Habitational surname from Moríñigo, Moríñigo is a municipality located in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León.

Morinoue Japanese

Morisaka Japanese
Mori means "forest" and saka means "slope, hill".

Morisaki Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Morisane Japanese

Morisato Japanese
Mori means "forest" and sato means "village".

Morisumi Japanese

Moritaka Japanese
Mori means "forest" and taka means "tall, high, expensive".

Moritake Japanese
Mori means "forest" and take needs "bamboo".

Moritani Japanese

Moritani Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Moritani Japanese
From Japanese 守 (mori) meaning "watchman, keeper, caretaker" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Moriuchi Japanese
森 (Mori) means "forest" and 内 (uchi) means "inside".

Moriwaki Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 脇 (waki) meaning "side".

Moriwara Japanese
Variant of Morihara.

Morizaka Japanese
Variant of Morisaka.

Morizaki Japanese
Variant of Morisaki.

Morizane Japanese
Variant of Morisane.

Morizumi Japanese

Morkovin Russian
From Russian морковь (morkov) meaning "carrot".

Morokuzu Japanese

Morozumi Japanese
Variant of Morosumi.

Morpurgo Judeo-Italian
Italian surname of Jewish origin, originally Marpurg, from the Austrian city Marburg an der Drau (today Maribor in Slovenia). The progenitor was Moises Jacob, father of Petachia, in Bad-Rackersburg, Austria... [more]

Morreale Italian
Habitational name from the town of Monreale in Sicily, derived from Italian monte regale meaning "royal mountain".

Morrisey Irish
Variant of Morrissey.

Morrocco English

Morrocco Arabic

Morrocco Arabic

Morsella Italian

Morshuis Dutch
Probably derived from Old Dutch mor "swamp, marsh, peat" and huis "house, home".

Mortlock English
Habitational name denoting someone from Mortlake, Surrey, or from Mortlach, Banff. Mortlake could mean either "Morta’s meadow", from the byname Morta and Old English lag "wet pasture, marshy field", or "salmon stream", from mort "young salmon" and lacu "stream, pool"... [more]