Submitted Surnames Starting with A

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Abers Latvian
This 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 English
This is likely derived from the given name Abe 1.
Abes Filipino
Possibly of Hispanic origin. Common in the Taytay region of Palawan.
Abesekara Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසේකර (see Abeysekara).
Abesingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසිංහ (see Abeysinghe).
Abesinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසිංහ (see Abeysinghe).
Abesundara Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසුන්දර (see Abeysundara).
Abeṭṭuy Berber
Moroccan (Rifian): tribal name from the tribe of Ibettuyen (Also known as Ibettiwen and Ayt Said) from the province of Driwuc.
Abetxuko Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Gasteiz, Basque Country.
Abewickrama Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවික්‍රම (see Abeywickrama).
Abeyakoon Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේකෝන් (see Abeykoon).
Abeyarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේරත්න (see Abeyratne).
Abeyarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේරත්න (see Abeyratne).
Abeyaratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේරත්න (see Abeyratne).
Abeyaratne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේරත්න (see Abeyratne).
Abeyasekara Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසේකර (see Abeysekara).
Abeyasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසේකර (see Abeysekara).
Abeyasena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසේන (see Abeysena).
Abeyasinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසිංහ (see Abeysinghe).
Abeyawardana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවර්ධන (see Abeywardana).
Abeyawardane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවර්ධන (see Abeywardana).
Abeyawardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවර්ධන (see Abeywardana).
Abeyawardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවර්ධන (see Abeywardana).
Abeyawickrama Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවික්‍රම (see Abeywickrama).
Abeyesekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසේකර (see Abeysekara).
Abeyesekere Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසේකර (see Abeysekara).
Abeyesinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසිංහ (see Abeysinghe).
Abeyesundere Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසුන්දර (see Abeysundara).
Abeyewardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවර්ධන (see Abeywickrama).
Abeyewardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවර්ධන (see Abeywardana).
Abeyewickreme Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවික්‍රම (see Abeywickrama).
Abeygunarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේගුණරත්න (see Abeygunaratne).
Abeygunarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේගුණරත්න (see Abeygunaratne).
Abeygunaratne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" combined with गुण (guna) meaning "quality, property, attribute" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Abeygunasekara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" combined with गुण (guna) meaning "quality, property, attribute" and शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".
Abeygunasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේගුණසේකර (see Abeygunasekara).
Abeygunawardana Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" combined with गुण (guna) meaning "quality, property, attribute" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, strengthening, growing".
Abeygunawardane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේගුණවර්ධන (see Abeygunawardana).
Abeygunawardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේගුණවර්ධන (see Abeygunawardana).
Abeygunawardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේගුණවර්ධන (see Abeygunawardana).
Abeygunawardhana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේගුණවර්ධන (see Abeygunawardana).
Abeykoon Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" combined with Sinhala කෝන් (kon) meaning "king" (of Tamil origin).
Abeynaike Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේනායක (see Abeynayake).
Abeynayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේනායක (see Abeynayake).
Abeynayake Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and नायक (nayaka) meaning "hero, leader".
Abeyrathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේරත්න (see Abeyratne).
Abeyrathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේරත්න (see Abeyratne).
Abeyratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේරත්න (see Abeyratne).
Abeyratne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Abeysekara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".
Abeysekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසේකර (see Abeysekara).
Abeysena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".
Abeysingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසිංහ (see Abeysinghe).
Abeysinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Abeysooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසූරිය (see Abeysuriya).
Abeysundara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and सुन्दर (sundara) meaning "beautiful".
Abeysundera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසුන්දර (see Abeysundara).
Abeysuriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun".
Abeyta Spanish (Mexican)
Derived from the place "Alba de Yeltes" in the province of Salamanca, Spain.
Abeythunga Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and तुङ्ग (tunga) meaning "lofty, tall, high".
Abeytunga Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේතුංග (see Abeythunga).
Abeytunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේතුංග (see Abeythunga).
Abeywardana Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, strengthening, growing".
Abeywardane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවර්ධන (see Abeywardana).
Abeywardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවර්ධන (see Abeywardana).
Abeywardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවර්ධන (see Abeywardana).
Abeywardhana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවර්ධන (see Abeywardana).
Abeywardhane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවර්ධන (see Abeywardana).
Abeyweera Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".
Abeywickrama Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and विक्रम (vikrama) meaning "stride, pace" or "valour".
Abeywickrema Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවික්‍රම (see Abeywickrama).
Abgarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Աբգարյան (see Abgaryan).
Abgarowicz Polish (Rare)
Meaning "son of Abgar". The name originates from a wealthy Armenian merchant family (called Sołtan at the time) who settled in Kyiv in the 16th century... [more]
Abgarowiczowa f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Historical married name of Abgarowicz.
Abgaryan Armenian
Means "son of Abgar" in Armenian.
Abhorson English
English surname meaning "executioner"
Abi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畔蒜 (see Abiru).
Abid Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Abid.
Abidaoud Arabic
Arabic surname meaning "son of Dawud".
Abidaoud Aramaic
Ancient last name of Aramaic-Phoenician Origin (Abidaoud)... [more]
Abidaouds Aramaic-Phoenician
Ancient last name of Aramaic-Phoenician Origin (Abidaoud)... [more]
Abiera Filipino
It 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.
Abigail Assyrian, English
Mostly used as an English last name but the Assyrian Christians also use it.
Abiko Japanese
From 安 (a) "peaceful, cheap, rested, low" or 我 (a) meaning "I, me, myself, selfish, oneself, ego" combined with 孫 (bi) meaning "grandchild", and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat".
Abildgaard Danish
From Danish abildgård "apple garden".
Abildgård Danish (Rare)
Variant of Abildgaard, meaning "apple garden".
Abimbola Yoruba
From the given name Abimbola
Abiru Japanese
From Japanese 畔蒜 (Abiru) meaning "Abiru", a manor that was in the former district of Ahiru in the former Japanese province of Kazusa in parts of present-day Chiba, Japan.... [more]
Abisamra Arabic
Means "Father of Brown" - comes from AbouSamra, which means "Son of Brown."
Abishev m Kazakh
Means "son of Abish".
Abisheva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Abishev.
Abishuly Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from the given name Abish.
Abitbol Judeo-Spanish
Means "father of drums" (figuratively referring to a drum maker) from Arabic أَبُو (abū) meaning "father" and طَبْل (ṭabl) meaning "drum".
Abkarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Աբգարյան (see Abgaryan).
Abkaryan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Աբգարյան (see Abgaryan).
Abke American (Rare)
Abke is an Americanized version of an unknown German surname.... [more]
Abkhazava Georgian, Mingrelian
Most likely from Georgian აფხაზი (apkhazi) meaning "Abkhaz". Alternately, it may be from the Adjaran (Muslim) given name Abkhas, derived from Arabic أب ('ab) meaning "father" and خاص (khas) meaning "special, particular".
Abkhazi Georgian
Means "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.
Able English
Possibly from the English word able.
Ablet Uyghur
From the given name Ablet.
Ablett English
Possibly a variant of Abbott
Abloh Arabic
Arabic origin
Abner English
From the given name Abner.
Abo Japanese (Rare)
阿 A ("Nook") and Bo for "Protect".
Aboah Akan
Meaning unknown.
Abog Visayan
Literally "dust" in Cebuano
Abolfazli Persian
From the given name Abolfazl.
Abolhassani Persian
From the given name Abolhassan.
Abolin Russian
Russified form of Āboliņš, a Latvian surname meaning "clover".
Āboliņš Latvian (Rare)
Means "clover" in Latvian.
Ābols Latvian (Rare)
Means "apple" in Latvian.
Āboltiņš Latvian
Derived from the word āboliņš meaning "clover".
Aboobakur Dhivehi
From the given name Abu Bakr.
Aboobakuru Dhivehi
From the given name Aboobakuru.
Abood Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبود (see Abboud).
Abott English
Variant of Abbott.
Abou Arabic
From the given name Abu.
Abouaf Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the town of Oum El Abouab in Zaghouan governorate, Tunisia.
Aboubacar Western African
From the given name Aboubacar.
Aboubakar Western African
From the given name Aboubakar.
Aboud Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبود (see Abboud).
Abouelkassem Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)
From the given name Abu al-Qasim. A known bearer is Egyptian fencer Alaaeldin Abouelkassem (1990-).
Aboulafia Jewish
Variant spelling of Abulafia, which was originally a Sephardi Jewish surname of Arabic etymological origin.
Aboulker Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic أبو الخير ('abu al-khayr) meaning "father of the good".
Abourmad Judeo-Spanish
Means "father of the ash collector", derived from Arabic رماد (ramad) meaning "ash, ashes".
About French
It 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".
Abraamowicz Polish
Historical variant of Abramowicz.
Abrahami Judeo-Spanish
From the given name Abraham.
Abrahamian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Abrahamyan.
Abrahamyan Armenian
Means "son of Abraham".
Abramčuk Belarusian
Derived from the given name Abram 1.
Abramczyk Polish
Derived from the given name Abraham.
Abramienia Belarusian
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Abram 1.
Abramov Russian, Jewish
Means "son of Abram 1 or Abram 2".
Abramova f Russian, Jewish
Feminine form of Abramov.
Abramovich Russian
Other form of Abramov
Abramovici Romanian, Moldovan
Romanian equivalent of Russian, Bulgarian and Ukrainian surname Abramovich, meaning son of Abraham
Abramowicz Polish
Means "son of Abraham".
Abramowitz Jewish
(Eastern Ashkenazic): patronymic from Abram, a reduced form of the personal name Abraham.
Abramski Jewish
Means "son of Abram."
Abrar Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Abrar.
Abravanel Judeo-Spanish
From a diminutive of the given name Abravan, a Sephardic form of Abraham.
Abree English
Variant of Aubrey.
Abrego Spanish
As 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, Italian
Abreo or its variant Abreu comes from the French Alfred (alf = Elf; fred = conseil). The meaning is wise counselor.... [more]
Abresch German, Dutch
From a pet form of the Biblical name Abraham.
Abrey English
Variant of Aubrey.
Abril Spanish, Portuguese
from an old personal name, Abril, based on the name of the month (from Latin aprilis, "April")... [more]
Abrosimov m Russian
Means "son of Abrosim".
Abruzzese Italian
Regional name for someone from the Abruzzi, a mountainous region of Italy east of Rome (cf. Abruzzo).
Abruzzo Italian
Name for a person originally from the region of Abruzzo in northern Italy.
Absalom English, Jewish
Derived from the given name Absalom.
Abshire English
Variant of Absher. This, in turn, originated as the German-surname Habischer, meaning "hawker."
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 tun ‘settlement’.
Abtahi Persian
Possibly denoted someone who originally came from a location named Abtah in Saudi Arabia.
Abu Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿武 (see Anno 2).
Abubakarov m Chechen
Means "son of Abu Bakr".
Abubakarova f Chechen
Feminine form of Abubakarov.
Abuev Kazakh, Chechen, Dagestani
Means "son of Abu".
Abuhan Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano abohan meaning "hearth, fireplace".
Abukar Somali
Of Somali origin and means "father of the unique".
Abukawa Japanese
From Japanese 虻 (abu) meaning "horsefly" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Abukhanov Kazakh
Means "son of Abukhan".
Abukumagawa Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 阿武隈川 (Abukumagawa) meaning "Abukuma River", a river that flows through the prefectures of Fukushima and Miyagi in Japan.
Abulafia Judeo-Spanish
From Arabic أبو العافية‎‎ (abū l-ʿāfiya) meaning "father of health" from أبو (abū) meaning "father" and عافية (ʿāfiya) meaning "health, well-being".
Abundio Spanish, Galician
From the given name Abundio.
Abundis Spanish (Mexican)
The surname Abundis is patronymic from the Old Spanish personal name Abundio, ultimately from Latin abundus ‘abundant’, ‘plentiful’.
Abuque Filipino
Possibly of Spanish and/or Portuguese origin and possibly a derivative of Albuquerque.
Abura Japanese (Rare)
From 油 (abura) meaning "oil".
Aburada Japanese
From 油 (abura) meaning "oil" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Aburai Japanese (Rare)
Abura means "oil" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".
Aburata Japanese
Abura means "oil" and ta means "field, rice paddy".
Aburatani Japanese
Abura means "oil" and tani means "valley".
Aburto Basque, Spanish, Mexican
Topographic name from Basque aburto "place of kermes oaks", derived from abur "kermes oak".
Abuya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 阿武屋 (Abuya) meaning "Abu Store", from 阿武 (Abu) meaning "Abu", a district in the prefecture of Yamaguchi in Japan.
Abuzərov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Abuzər".
Abuzərova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Abuzərov.
Abyssum American
Means "Abyss" in Latin.
Ac Mayan
From Mayan ak meaning "turtle".
Aca Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl acatl meaning "cane".
Acacio Italian
From the given name Acacio.
Acahua Nahuatl
Means "owner of reeds", from Nahuatl acatl "reed, cane" and the possessive suffix -hua.
Acampora Italian, Medieval Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Acampora is a variant of Acanfora, from the medieval personal name Canfora, from canfora ‘camphor’ (from Arabic kāfūr).
Acar Turkish
Means "sturdy, hardy" or "bold, fearless" in Turkish.
Acar Ancient Aramaic
The origins of Acar in Lebanon is ACHAR (עָכָר), Anglicized form of Hebrew Akar or Akan, meaning “one who troubles or roils”.
Acatecatl Nahuatl
From Nahuatl acatl "reed, cane" and tecatl "person; inhabitant of a place".
Acatzihua Nahuatl
Possibly from Nahuatl acatl "reed, cane" and tzihuactli, a kind of thorny plant.
Accetta Italian
From the female form of southern Italian Accetto, a medieval personal name from the Latin name Acceptus (from acceptus 'welcome', 'well-liked').
Accola Romansh
Derived from Medieval Latin accola "tenant; farmer", ultimately from Classical Latin accola "one who lives near a place; a neighbor".
Accrington English
Derived from the place Accrington.
Accusato Italian
Means "accused" in Italian.
Ace English, Norman, Medieval French
The 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.
Acebo Spanish
panish: Habitational Name From A Place Named Acebo, For Example In Cáceres Province; The Place Name Is From Acebo ‘Holly’ (Latin Aquifolium, Literally ‘Sharp-Leafed’).
Acero Spanish
From acero "steel, steelworker" (from Late Latin aciarium), an occupational name for a metal worker or an armorer.
Aceska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Aceski.
Aceski m Macedonian
Means "son of Ace 2".
Acestor Greek Mythology
Surname for Apollo.
Aceto Italian
Variant of Accetto.
Acevedo Spanish
Derived from Spanish acebedo meaning "holly grove", itself from acebo meaning "holly tree".
Acevska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Acevski.
Acevski m Macedonian
Means "son of Ace 2".
Ach German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a spring or stream, from Old High German aha meaning "running water".
Achakzai Pashto
Means "son of Achak" in Pashto.
Achampomaa African
Allegedly a feminine form of Achampong used in Ghana.
Achampong Western African
Variant of the Ashanti surname Acheamphong, meaning "destined for greatness".
Achard French, South American
From the given name Achard.
Acharya Indian, Odia, Bengali, Marathi, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit आचार्य (acharya) meaning "teacher, instructor".
Achával Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Atxabal.
Acheamphong Western African (?)
Could mean "destined for greatness"
Achenbach German
Habitational 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".
Achenza Italian
A Sardinian name, possibly denoting someone from the former town of Aquensa or Acquesa.
Achi Japanese
Achi means "distant, remote".
Achikita Japanese (Rare)
遥 (Achi) means "distant, remote" and 北 (kita) means "north".
Achiku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿竹 (see Atake).
Achille French, Italian
From the given name Achille
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".
Achladiotis Greek
From Greek αχλάδι (achladi) meaning "pear". Possibly from a village in the island of Syros, Greece.
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.
Achmiedaŭ Belarusian
Belarusian form of Akhmedov.
Achour Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عاشور (see Ashour) chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Achton Danish
A Graecised form of Jordløse meaning 'without land.'
Açıkgöz Turkish
Means "crafty, cunning, nimble" in Turkish.
Aćimović Serbian
A patronymic surname derived from the given name Aćim.
Ackerley English
Old English surname which came from a place name which meant "Oak meadow." See Ackley.
Ackerson English
From the middle english word "aker" meaning field, basically means "son of the field"
Ackert English (American), German
Ultimately derived from the Germanic personal name Ekkehard.
Ackles English, German (Americanized)
Variant form of Eccles. In some cases, might also be an Americanized form of Achilles.
Ackley English
From an Old English surname: a place name which meant "Oak meadow". A variation of this is: "dwells at the oak tree meadow". ... [more]