Submitted Surnames Starting with A

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
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.
Ackary English
Possibly derived from the Middle English given name Achary or Acharias, a variant of Zacharias.
Ackerley English
Derived from Old English æcer "field" and leah "woodland, clearing".
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
Derived from Old English ac "oak (tree)" and leah "woodland, clearing".
Ackroyd English
Topographic name from northern Middle English ake "oak" and rod "clearing".
Acmad Filipino, Maranao
From the given name Acmad.
Acollador Filipino
Lanyard in Spanish
Acorn German
Origin uncertain; most probably an Americanized form of German Eichhorn.
Acosta Spanish
Surname (from location)... [more]
Acothley Navajo
Acothley means "cowboy".
Acović Serbian, Macedonian
Means "son of Aco".
Acovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Acovski.
Acovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Aco".
Acquaviva Italian
From an Italian place name meaning "running water, spring", literally "living water".
Acquistapace Italian
Means "buy peace" in Italian, from acquista "to buy, to purchase" and pace "peace".
Acre English
Variant form of Acker, or an Americanized form of similar-sounding surnames such as Aaker or Egger.
Acree English (American)
Americanized form of surnames such as German Acker or Swedish and Norwegian Akre. Can also be a variant of Ackary.
Acres English
Variant of Akers.
Acri Italian
Habitational 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.
Acuff English (American)
Possibly a derived from Aculf, a variant of the Old Norse given name Agúlfr, composed of agi "awe, terror, fear" and ulfr "wolf"... [more]
Acuña Galician, Spanish
Derived from a place named "Acuña Alta".
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.
Acy English (Rare)
Possibly from the given name Ace 1.
Adaagist Berber
Moroccan (Rifian): habitational name from the town of Daagist in the province of Řḥusima.
Adachi Japanese
From Japanese 安 (a) meaning "peace" or 足 (a) meaning "leg, foot" and 達 (tachi), a plural marker, or 立 (tachi) meaning "stand".
Adachihara Japanese
A means "leg, limb, step", dachi is a form of tachi meaning "stand", and hara means "plain". ... [more]
Ådahl Swedish, Finland Swedish
Combination of Swedish å "river, creek" and dal "valley".
Adair Celtic
Mostly Scottish surname meaning "at the oak ford".
Adakai Navajo
From Navajo adikaʼí meaning "gambler, card player".
Adaksina Russian
Feminine form of Adaksin (Адаксин)
Adalson English
English surname meaning "Son of all"
Adamadze Georgian
Means "son of Adam".
Adamantidis Greek
Descentant, son of Adamantios.
Adamashvili Georgian
Means "son of Adam".
Adamaŭ Belarusian
Means "son of Adam".
Adamberg Yiddish
Probably from the given name Adam.
Adamčyk Belarusian
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Adam.
Adamec Czech, Slovak
From a pet form of the personal name Adam.
Adamek Polish, Czech
Means "son of Adam." A famous bearer was Tomasz Adamek (1976-), one of Poland's most succesfull boxers.
Adamenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Adam".
Adamescu Romanian
Patronymic from the given name Adam.
Adamiak Polish
Derived from the given name Adam.
Adamian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Adamyan.
Adamis Greek
Means "son of Adam".
Adamos Greek
Means "son of Adam".
Adamou Greek
Means "son of Adam".
Adamou Western African
From the given name Adamou.
Adamov Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Adam".
Adamović Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic from the personal name Adam.
Adamovič Belarusian
Means "son of Adam".
Adamovich Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian (Russified)
Patronymic from the personal name Adam.
Adamowicz Polish
Means "son of Adam".
Adamska f Polish
Feminine form of Adamski.
Adamski m Polish
Patronymic from Adam suffixed with -ski based on habitational names.
Adamsky Jewish
Variant spelling of Adamski.
Adamthwaite English
Habitational name for a person from a place in Ravenstonedale, derived from Middle English personal name Adam and Old Norse þveit "clearing, pasture"... [more]
Adamu Amharic, Swahili, Hausa
From the given name Adamu (see user-submitted name).
Adamyan Armenian
Means "son of Adam".
Adão Portuguese
From the given name Adão.
Adap Filipino, Maranao
Means "in front of, before" in Maranao.
Adauto Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Adauto.
Addamo Italian
Variant of Adamo.
Addams English
Variant of Adams.
Adderley English
Habitational name from places called Adderley. (Mostly dominant in the Bahamas)
Addington English
Habitational name from any of various places named in Old English as Eaddingtun 'settlement associated with Eadda' or Æddingtun 'settlement associated with Æddi'.
Addy English
From the personal name Addy 2, a medieval diminutive of Adam... [more]
Adebowale Yoruba
From the given name Adebowale
Adedeji Yoruba
Means "one crown has become two" in Yoruba.
Adeeb Arabic
Derived from the given name Adib.
Adeel Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Adil.
Adefope Nigerian, Western African, Yoruba
Derived from Adéfọpẹ́, meaning “the crown grants thanksgivings”.
Adegbamigbe Yoruba
From the given name Adegbamigbe.
Adegoke Yoruba
From the given name Adegoke
Adelakun Yoruba
From the given name Adelakun
Adelmund Frankish
Meaning "Noble Protection", Adel, being a variation of germanic adal, meaning "noble" and mund, meaning "protection".
Adelsköld Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish adel "nobility, aristocracy" and sköld "shield".
Adelstein German, Jewish
Variant of Edelstein. Paul Adelstein (1969-) is an American actor known for his role as Paul Kellerman in the 2005-2017 television series Prison Break.
Adem Turkish, Bosnian, Albanian, Uyghur
From the given name Adem.
Ademaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Adem" in Albanian.
Ademi Albanian
Derived from the given name Adem.
Ademoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Adem".
Ademola Yoruba
From the given name Ademola
Ademović Bosnian
Means "son of Adem".
Ader Estonian
Ader is an Estonian surname meaning "plow".
Aders German (Silesian)
Variation of Eders, a topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of bare, uncultivated land, from Middle High German (o)ed(e) 'wasteland'. It may also be a habitational name from any of the numerous places named with this element.
Adesanya Yoruba
Meaning "first to be born" in Yoruba.
Adesina Yoruba
From the given name Adesina
Adewale Yoruba
From the given name Adewale.
Adgate English
Variant of Agate.
Adham Arabic
From the given name Adham.
Adhia Konkani
A famous example is Richa Adhia, a Tanzanian model of Konkani descent.
Adhikari Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Hindi, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit अधिकारिन् (adhikarin) meaning "official, authority, officer".
Adhikary Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Alternate transcription of Adhikari.
Adi Hebrew (Rare)
Means "jewel; ornament" in Hebrew, this is more common as a given name than a surname.
Adib Arabic, Persian, Bengali
From the given name Adib.
Adie English, Scottish
From the personal name Adie, a medieval pet form of Adam.
Adıgözəlzadə Azerbaijani
Means "child of Adıgözəl", using the Persian suffix زاده (zade) meaning "offspring".
Adıgüzel Turkish
From Turkish adı meaning "name" and güzel meaning "beautiful, nice".
Adil Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Adil.
Adilbekov m Kazakh
Means "son of Adilbek".
Adilbekova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Adilbekov.
Adiletov Kazakh
Means "son of Adilet".
Ədilov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Ədil".
Ədilova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Ədilov.
Adilović Bosnian
Means "son of Adil".
Adiong Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao adiyong meaning "to prepare, to make ready".
Adipietro Italian
meaning "to tell Peter"; "to appear before Peter"... [more]
Adisa Yoruba
From the given name Adisa
Adison English
A variation of Addison.
Adītājs Latvian (Rare)
Means "the knitter" in Latvian.
Adjadj Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic حجاج (see Hadjadj).
Adkinson English
Variant of the surname Atkinson.
Adkyn English
Variant of Adkin.
Adlam English
Derived (via Anglo-Norman) from the Old German given name Adalhelm. Also compare Adelelmus (see Adelelm).
Adlani Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Adlène (chiefly Moroccan).
Adlao Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano adlaw meaning "sun, day".
Adlawan Filipino, Cebuano
Means "daytime" in Cebuano.
Adleiba Abkhaz
Most likely from the given name Adlei, itself derived from Arabic عَادِل (ʿādil) meaning "fair, just", combined with Abkhaz аҧа (āpā) meaning "son"... [more]
Adlerz Swedish (Rare)
Possibly derived from the German surname Adler.
Adly Arabic
Derived from the given name Adli.
Adnan Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Adnan.
Adnane Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Adnan.
Adney English
Habitational name from Adeney in Shropshire, named in Old English as Eadwynna ey "island of a woman called Eadwynn". English: from a Middle English pet form of Adam... [more]
Adolf German
From the given name Adolf.
Adolphsson Swedish
Variant of Adolfsson; means "son of Adolph".
Adonis South American, Southern African
From the given name Adonis. This surname is particularly common in parts of South Africa, Haiti, and Guyana
Adorján Hungarian
From the given name Adorján.
Adornado Filipino
Derived from the given name Adorno meaning "adorned". However, its root actually came from Spanish meaning “decoration, embellishment, ornament”... [more]
Adorni Italian
Derived from the given name Adorno.
Adorno Italian
Southern Italian: from the personal name Adorno, meaning ‘adorned’.... [more]
Adoro Late Roman
Meaning "I Pray to". From Latin ad “to” + ōrō “I speak”
Adrian Various
From the given name Adrian.
Adrianescu Romanian
Of Romanian origin meaning "son of Adrian".
Adriano Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
From the given name Adriano.
Adrianov Russian
Means "son of Adrian".
Adríansdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Adrían" in Icelandic.
Adríansson Icelandic
Means "son of Adrían" in Icelandic.
Adrien French
From the given name Adrien.
Adrienne Medieval English
The surname dervies from the Latin male given name "(H)adrianus", originally an ethnic name for someone from the seaport of Adria - which gave its name to the Adriatic Sea - who settled in Rome and became known as "the man from Adria" (in Latin, "Adrianus")... [more]
Adriwec Berber
Moroccan (Rifian): habitational name from the city and province of Driwec.
Adson English (African)
Possibly means "son of Adam".
Aduriz Basque
Patronymic from the given name Adur, meaning "luck, fate" in Basque.
Adushkin Russian
Derived from a diminutive Adushka of various Russian given names.
Advani Indian, Sindhi
Means "descendant of Adu" in Sindhi, Adu probably being the name of a past ancestor.
Advíncula Spanish
Perhaps from Latin ad vincula "in chains", a title of Saint Peter.
Advincula Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Advíncula primarily used in the Philippines.
Adzuchi Japanese
Variant reading of Amuro.
Aebig German (Archaic)
Short form of Adalbert, used in the 16th century.
Aeby Swiss
Derived from the given name Adalbert.
Aed Estonian
Aed is an Estonian surname meaning "garden".
Aedma Estonian
Aedma is an Estonian surname derived from "aed", meaning "garden", or "aedmaasikas" meaning "strawberry".
Aedviir Estonian
Aedviir is an Estonian surname meaning "garden line/stripe".
Aeg Estonian
Aeg is an Estonian surname meaning "time".
Aer Estonian
Aer is an Estonian surname meaning "oar".
Āěrdān Mongolian
A Daur family name.
Aertsz Dutch (Archaic), Frisian (Archaic)
Older form of Aerts, a patronymic surname from Aert, a shortened form of the first name Arnout.
Aesoo Estonian
Aesoo is an Estonian surname possibly taken from the location of the village of the same name in Pärnu County.
Aetós Greek
"Eagle" - in Greek, spelled αετός.
Afanasyev Russian
Means "son of Afanasiy".
Afanasyeva f Russian
Feminine form of Afanasyev.
Əfəndiyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of the effendi" from the Ottoman title افندي (efendi) meaning "lord, master".
Afeef Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Afif.
Affan Arabic
Derived from the given name Affan.
Affleck Galician, Scottish
Variation of Auchinleck, a town near Dundee, Scotland... Ben & Casey Affleck are famous bearers of the name. Auchinleck appears to have been one of those places where the ancient Celts and Druids held conventions, celebrated their festivals, and performed acts of worship... [more]
Afflitto Italian
Derived from Italian "afflitto" meaning "afflicted" or "troubled".
Afghan Afghan
Means "from Afghanistan".
Afghani Persian, Pashto
Derived from the term "افغانی" (Afghan), which means "a person from Afghanistan" in Pashto and Persian languages.
Afghanzada Dari Persian
Means "son of the Afghan" in Persian.
Afif Arabic
From the given name Afif.
Aflalo Judeo-Spanish
Possibly from the name of the village of Afelilou in the Tafilalt region of Morocco.
Aflor Aragonese
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Afonin m Russian
Means "son of Afon 2" or "son of Afonya".
Afonso Portuguese
Old (6th century derived) Iberian surname, associated with the first dynasty and King of Portugal, Afonso Henriques. The surname was used by all the subsequent illegitimate children of that dynastic line.
Afonso Portuguese, Galician
From the given name Afonso.
Afrah Arabic
From the given name Afrah.
Afrasiabi Persian
From the given name Afrasiab.
Afridi Pashto
From Pashto اپريدی (Apriday) of uncertain meaning. This is the name of a Pashtun tribe in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Afşar Turkish
Turkish form of Afshar.
Afsar Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Afsar.
Afshar Persian
From the name of the Afshar people, a Turkic tribe residing in Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan. The name itself may mean "obedient" or perhaps "extraction, squeeze, press".
Aftab Urdu
Derived from the given name Aftab.
Afzaal Urdu
Derived from the given name Afzal.
Afzal Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Afzal.
Afzali Persian
From the given name Afzal.
Aga Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).
Ağabalayev m Azerbaijani
From the given name Ağabala.
Agada Japanese
Variant of Agata.
Agadiri Moroccan
Habitational name from the city of Agadir.
Agafonov m Russian
Derived from the given name Agafon.
Agafonova f Russian
Feminine form of Agafonov.
Agagnier French
Meaning "Winner" from the french word "gagner" ... [more]
Agajanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Աղաջանյան (see Aghajanyan).
Agam Hebrew (Modern)
Rare variant of the surname Agami, which came from the Hebrew name Agam, means "lake".
Agami Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Agam, means "lake" in Hebrew.
Agan Estonian
Agan is an Estonian surname meaning "chaff".
Aganad Filipino, Ilocano
From Ilocano agannad meaning "to be careful, to take care".
Aganović Bosnian
means "son of Agan