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AA NorwegianDerived from
aa, an obsolete spelling of Norwegian
å "small river, stream".
AAB EstonianAab is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from a shortened version of "Aabraham" ("Abraham").
AABY Norwegian, DanishFrom a place called Aaby or Åby, from Old Norse
á "small river, stream" and
býr "farm".
AADLAND NorwegianDerived from a place called Ådland, from Old Norse Árland "land by the river".
AADLI EstonianAadli is an Estonian surname, derived from "aadel", meaning "nobility".
AAK EstonianAak is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "aaker", meaning "acre".
AAL EstonianAal is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "ala" meaning "field", "area" and "range".
AAM EstonianAam is an Estonian surname meaning "cask" or "tun".
AAMISSEPP EstonianAamissepp is an Estonian surname meaning "cooper". From "aam" (genitive: "aami", partitive "aami" meaning a "big barrel" and "sepp", meaning "smith".)
AAMODT NorwegianCombination of
aa, an obsolete spelling of Norwegian
å "small river, stream" and
møte "meeting".
ÄÄR EstonianÄär is an Estonian surname meaning "border" and "boundary".
AARDAM EstonianAardam is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "Aadam" ("Adam"), the Biblical masculine given name.
AARDEMA FrisianThe surname Aardema is a patronymic from the personal name Aart, a local variant of Arend, + -ma, a Frisian suffix of origin.
AARE EstonianAare is an Estonian masculine given name and surname meaning "treasure".
AARHUS NorwegianDerived from any of the farms so named, from Old Norse
á "river" and
hús "house, farmstead".
ÄÄRMA EstonianÄärma is an Estonian surname derived from "ääremaa" meaning "borderland".
ÄÄRMAA EstonianÄärmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "border/boundary land".
AARONSON JewishAaronson is a patronymic surname from the personal name Aaron.
AAS EstonianAas is an Estonian surname meaning "lea" or "open grassy area".
AASALA EstonianAasala is an Estonian surname meaning "wild/meadow area".
AASJÕE EstonianAasjõe is an Estonian surname meaning "meadow/lea water".
AASMAA EstonianAasmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "grassy (lea) land".
AASSALU EstonianAassalu is an Estonian surname meaning "lea (open grassy area) grove".
AASUM ScandinavianHabitation surname from farms found in several places in Scandinavia. Derived from Old Norse: aas ‘hill’ + um ‘around’. The meaning and pronunciation is the same for all forms: Åsum, Aasum, Aasumb, and Awsumb.
AAVIK EstonianAavik is an Estonian surname, a variation of "haavik", meaning "aspen forest".
AAVIKSOO EstonianAaviksoo is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen forest(ed) swamp".
ABAJIAN ArmenianThe surname Abjian is a patronymic from Turkish abacι ‘maker or seller of coarse woolen cloth or garments’, from aba ‘coarse woolen cloth’.
ABAKELIA GeorgianGeorgian surname used by sculptor Tamar Abakelia and physician Ioseb Abakelia.
ABARA Japaneseformed with 空 (a, sora) meaning "sky" and 原 (hara) meaning "field".
ABASYAN ArmenianThis is a last name. Abasyan's were Kings and Queens, having Kingdoms from the years 750-1280.
ABAZA ArabicFrom the name of the Abazin (or Abaza) people native to the Northwest Caucasus. This name was adopted by Abazins, Circassians, and Abkhaz who were expelled from the Caucasus in the 19th century.
ABBRUZZESE ItalianHabitational name for someone originally from Abruzzo, a region in southern Italy.
ABDELMASSIH ArabicMeans "servant of the anointed (Christ)" from Arabic عبد ال
(‘abd al) meaning "servant of the" and مسيح
(masīḥ) meaning "anointed, Messiah, Christ", used by Arabic-speaking Christians.
ABDUL Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Bengali, PunjabiFrom Arabic عبد ال (
abdul) meaning "servant of the", commonly used as a prefix for given names (such as عبد العزيز (
'Abd al-'Aziz) meaning "servant of the powerful").
ABDUL GAYYOOM DhivehiFrom the given name
Abd al-Qayyum. Notable bearers include Maldivian presidents Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayyoom (1959-) and Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom (1937-).
ABDYLDAEV KyrgyzMeans "son of
Abdylday" from a given name either derived from Arabic
ABDULLAH or from Arabic عبد ال
(ʿabd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with the Turkish word
day meaning "support, foundation".
ABECASSIS Judeo-SpanishFrom Hebrew אָב
(áv) meaning "father" and Arabic قَصَّاص
(qaṣṣāṣ) meaning "storyteller, narrator" (used as a title for community leaders and rabbis among North African Jews).
ABED Iranianliterally meaning "worshipper", "adorer", or "devout". May be either a surname or given name.
ABEGG German, German (Swiss)Topographic name for someone who lived near the corner of a mountain, from German
ab meaning "off" and
Egg, dialect form of
Eck(e) meaning "promontory", "corner".
ABELSON EnglishThis name derives from the surname Abelson, meaning "son of Abel." Patronymic.
ABENDAÑO BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of Zarautz.
ABERCROMBIE ScottishDerived from a surname. It is the name of a parish in Fife, Scotland, on the northern shore of the Frith of Forth, whence the possessor took his surname; from Aber, marshy ground, a place where two or more streams meet; and cruime or crombie, a bend or crook...
[more] ÅBERG SwedishCombination of Swedish
å "small river" and
berg "mountain".
ABERGEL Judeo-SpanishMeans "one-legged" or "one-footed" in Moroccan Arabic, from Arabic رِجْل
(rijl) meaning "leg, foot".
ABERNATHY ScottishA different form of
Abernethy, which originally meant "person from Abernethy", Perth and Kinross ("confluence of the (river) Nethy"). This was one of the surnames of the Scots who settled in northern Ireland during the ‘plantation’ in the 17th century, and it was brought to the U.S. as the name of a Southern plantation owner.
ABERS LatvianThis name is from the fiords and was given to the people that lived there and mainly were fishermen. Now people that have the last name can be anyware in Latvia (or other country) but most likely had ancestors from the fiords.
ABES FilipinoPossibly of Hispanic origin. Common in the Taytay region of Palawan.
ABETXUKO BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Gasteiz.
ABIERA FilipinoIt is borne by approximately 1 in 1,140,397 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Abiera live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 95 percent live in Malayo-Asia. This last name is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 6,047 people, or 1 in 16,742.
ABITBOL Judeo-SpanishMeans "father of drums" (figuratively referring to a drum maker) from Arabic أَبُو
(abū) meaning "father" and طَبْل
(ṭabl) meaning "drum".
ABKHAZAVA GeorgianDerived from Georgian აფხაზი
(apxazi) meaning "Abkhaz person". Alternatively, it may be of Adjarian origin (referring to the Adjara region of Georgia) from the Muslim name
Abkhas or
Abhas derived from Arabic أَب
(ʾab) meaning "father" and خَاصّ
(ḵāṣṣ) "special, particular".
ABKHAZI GeorgianMeans "Abkhaz person" in Georgian, referring to a member of the Abkhaz ethnic group inhabiting the Black Sea coast. This was the name of a Georgian family of princely status descended from the Shervashidze ruling family of Abkhazia.
ABOULAFIA JewishVariant spelling of
Abulafia, which was originally a Sephardi Jewish surname of Arabic etymological origin.
ABOUROUPHAEL ArabicMeans "father of
rouphael" in Arabic, used especially in Lebanon and the Maghreb region (Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia).
ABOUT FrenchIt is a french surname that comes from the french word 'about', meaning "an extremity of a metallic or wooden element or piece." This surname is notably born by the French novelist Edmond François Valentin About...
[more] ABPLANALP German, German (Swiss)Topographic name for someone living high on a mountainside, from German
ab- "below", "off" +
Planalp "high, flat mountain-meadow".
ABREGO SpanishAs a Spanish surname, it was from Spanish
ábrego, which originally meant "African", from Latin
africus. The vocabulary word in modern Spanish has lost this general sense and now means "south wind" (literally, "African (wind)").
ABREO French, ItalianAbreo or its variant Abreu comes from the French Alfred (alf = Elf; fred = conseil). The meaning is
wise counselor....
[more] ABRUZZESE ItalianRegional name for someone from the Abruzzi, a mountainous region of Italy east of Rome (cf.
ABRUZZO).
ABRUZZO ItalianRegional name for someone from the Abruzzi, a mountainous region of Italy east of Rome (cf.
ABRUZZESE).
ABSTON English (British)The surname Abston is of an uncertain origin. Perhaps from an English place name, but not now recorded in England as a surname. One possibility is Abson near Bristol, earlier Abston; another is Adstone in Northamptonshire, which is named from an Old English personal name Ættīn + Old English tūn ‘settlement’.
ABTAHI PersianPossibly denoted someone who originally came from a location named Abtah in Saudi Arabia.
ABULAFIA Judeo-SpanishFrom Arabic أبو العافية
(abū l-ʿāfiya) meaning "father of health" from أبو
(abū) meaning "father" and عافية
(ʿāfiya) meaning "health, well-being".
ABUNDIS Spanish (Mexican)The surname Abundis is patronymic from the Old Spanish personal name Abundio, ultimately from Latin abundus ‘abundant’, ‘plentiful’.
ABUQUE FilipinoPossibly of Spanish and/or Portuguese origin and possibly a derivative of Albuquerque.
ABURAYA Japanese (Rare)Made with (Abura) 油 "Oil", and 谷 (Ya) "Valley". Shigeru Aburaya is a notable bearer; he specializes in marathon running, and long-distance running in general.
ACAR TurkishMeans "sturdy, hardy" or "bold, fearless" in Turkish.
ACAR Ancient AramaicThe origins of Acar in Lebanon is ACHAR (עָכָר), Anglicized form of Hebrew Akar or Akan, meaning “one who troubles or roils”.
ACCOLA RomanshFrom Latin
accola ‘neighbor’, ‘inhabitant’ (from Latin
accolere 'to live near').
Accola also meant 'tenant' or 'farmer' in Medieval Latin, which is likely the definition of the word that this name comes from.
ACE English, Norman, Medieval FrenchThe surname Ace's origin is from a Norman and Old French personal name, Ace, Asse, from Germanic Frankish origin Azzo, Atso, a pet form of personal names containing adal ‘noble’ as a first element.
ACERO SpanishFrom
acero "steel, steelworker" (from Late Latin
aciarium), an occupational name for a metal worker or an armorer.
ACH GermanTopographic name for someone who lived by a spring or stream, from Old High German aha meaning "running water".
ACHENBACH GermanHabitational name from places in Hesse and Westphalia named Achenbach, from the obsolete word Ach or Ache (from Middle High German ahe meaning "water", "stream") + Bach meaning "brook".
ACHIO Spanish (Latin American)Possibly derived from the town, Achio, near Guadalajara in Mexico. The name itself is probably from the Nahuatl
achio meaning "frequent".
ACHMATOWICZ Polish (Rare)Means "son of Achmat", from a Polish form of the given name
AHMAD. This name is primarily used among Lipka Tatar Muslims in Poland.
ACKERSON EnglishFrom the middle english word "aker" meaning field, basically means "son of the field"
ACKLES Anglo-SaxonThe ancient history of the Ackles name begins with the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the family resided in Eccles which was in both Norfolk and a parish near Manchester.
ACKLEY EnglishFrom an Old English surname: a place name which meant "Oak meadow". A variation of this is: "dwells at the oak tree meadow". ...
[more] ACKROYD EnglishTopographic name from northern Middle English
ake "oak" and
royd "clearing".
ACQUAVIVA ItalianFrom an Italian place name meaning "running water, spring", literally "living water".
ACRI ItalianHabitational name from a place in Cosenza province named Acri.
ACTON English, Northern Irish"Oak Town" in Old English. Parishes in Cheshire, Suffolk, Middlesex. There is also a place that bears this name in Ulster.
ACUNA Spanish (Latin American)Related tho the Acuna Indians of Mexico, there is also a city by the name. Popular in border areas of Mexico and Texas.
ADACHI JapaneseFrom Japanese 安
(a) meaning "peace" or 足
(a) meaning "leg, foot" and 達
(tachi), a plural marker, or 立
(tachi) meaning "stand".
ADACHIHARA JapaneseA means "Leg, Limb, Step", Dachi comes from Tachi, meaning "Stand", Hara means "Plain". A notable bearer is Kenji Adachihara, a football player. I have posted kanji in the 'native spelling' spot.
ADAIR CelticMostly Scottish surname meaning "at the oak ford".
ADAMSKI PolishName for someone from a place called Adamy, Adamowo or Adamki, all derived from the given name
ADAM.