Submitted Surnames Starting with A

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Aganad Filipino, Ilocano
From Ilocano agannad meaning "to be careful, to take care".
Aganović Bosnian
means "son of Agan
Agapov Russian
derived from male given name Agap or Agapey (Агапей)
Agapova Russian
Feminine form of Agapov.
Agar Greek, Italian, French
From the personal name Agar
Agarie Japanese
From Japanese 東 (agari) meaning "east" combined with 江 (e) meaning "creek, bay".
Agarmaa Estonian
Agarmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "busy/industrious land".
Agarwal Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
Habitational name for someone originally from the town of Agroha in the Indian state of Haryana.
Agarwala Bengali, Assamese
Bengali and Assamese variant of Agarwal.
Agas Filipino, Ilocano
Means "medicine, cure" in Ilocano.
Agashe Indian
According to Wikipedia, Agashe is a surname used by Chitpavan Brahmins of the Kaushik gotra in the Marathi populated Deccan in India and by the Chitpavan Brahmin diaspora across the globe.
Agassi Armenian, Persian, Italian
The surname Agassi most likely evolved from a nickname for someone resembling a mappie, perhaps jokingly referred to as chattering or nagging person. ... [more]
Agata Japanese (Rare)
From 県 or 縣 (agata) meaning "prefecture, county, countryside, subdivision, district".
Agate English (British)
From Middle English gate, meaning a "gate" or "street", denoting a person who lived near a major city gate or street.
Agatep Filipino, Ilocano
Means "thatcher, roof maker" in Ilocano.
Agathangelou Greek (Cypriot)
Patronymic from the genitive form of Agathangelos. Genitive patronymics are particularly associated with Cyprus.
Agatsuma Japanese (Rare)
From 上 (aga) meaning "upper, top, above" or 我 (aga) meaning "ego, I, oneself, our, selfish" and 妻 (tsuma) meaning "wife, spouse".
Agawa Japanese
阿 (A) means "nook, flatter, corner" and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".... [more]
Ağazadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Ağa".
Agbaje Nigerian, Yoruba
Meaning unknown. A bearer is Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (1967-), an English actor and model of Yoruba Nigerian descent.
Agbay Filipino, Cebuano
Means "to put one's arm around another's shoulders" in Cebuano.
Agbayani Filipino, Ilocano
Means "to become a hero" in Ilocano.
Agbeko Western African, Ewe
From Ewe meaning "chief of the family line of the Beko people".
Agbulos Filipino, Ilocano
Means "to let go, to set free" in Ilocano.
Agbuya Filipino, Ilocano
Means "to watch" in Ilocano.
Agcaoili Filipino, Ilocano
Derived from Ilocano agkawili meaning "hold on to".
Agdamag Filipino, Ilocano
Means "to ask for news" in Ilocano.
Agdeppa Filipino, Ilocano
Means "to spread one's hands" or "to spread one's arms wide" in Ilocano.
Ageeb Arabic
Means exotic or strange
Ageha Japanese
From Japanese 上 (age) meaning "above" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers".
Agejev Estonian, Lithuanian, Russian
Latinised form of Ageyev in languages without the letter "y".
Agelastos Greek
Means in Greek, 'The one that never laughs.'
Agerre Basque
Variant of Aguirre.
Ageyenkov m Russian
Variant of Ageyev.
Ageyenkova f Russian
Feminine form of Ageyenkov.
Ageyev Russian
derived from given name Aggey (from Biblical Hebrew word meaning "festive")
Ageyeva Russian
Feminine form of Ageyev.
Ageykin Russian
variant of Ageyev
Ageykina Russian
Feminine form of Ageykin
Aggarwal Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi अग्रवाल or Punjabi Gurmukhi ਅਗਰਵਾਲ (see Agarwal).
Aggrawal Hindi, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi अग्रवाल (see Agarwal).
Agha Turkish
Means "chief, master, lord" in Turkish. From the Turkish ağa 'chief, master, lord', from the Old Turkish aqa 'elder brother'. Traditionally it was a title for a civilian or military officer, or often part of such title, and was placed after the name of certain military functionaries in the Ottoman Empire... [more]
Aghabegian Armenian
Derived from the given name Aghabeg.
Aghaei Persian
From the Persian title آقا (âqâ) meaning "sir, lord, mister".
Aghajanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Աղաջանյան (see Aghajanyan).
Aghajanyan Armenian
Means "son of Aghajan".
Aghapapian Armenian
Derived from the given name Aghapap.
Aghasarian Armenian
Derived from the given name Aghasar.
Aghasaryan Armenian
Means "son of Aghasar".
Aghasian Armenian
Derived from the given name Aghasi.
Aghdashloo Persian
Denoted a person who came from various places named Ağdaş and Agdash in Azerbaijan, or Aqdash and Aghdash in Iran. A famous bearer is Shohreh Aghdashloo (1952-), an Iranian-American actress.
Aghili Persian
From the given name Aghil.
Agiashvili Georgian
Meaning unknown.
Aginaga Basque
Habitational name from a place named Aginaga, from Basque (h)agin meaning "yew tree" combined with -aga, a collective suffix.
Agincourt Medieval English
Surname Agincourt was first found in Lincolnshire where "Walter de Aincourt, who came from Aincourt, a lordship between Mantes and Magny Normandy, where the remains of the ancient family castle still exists... [more]
Agirmo Italian
two hypotheses: either from the Greek agyrmos meaning "symposium, meeting" which was the name of the first day of the Misteri Eleusini in Athens.... [more]
Agishchev Russian
Variant of Ageyev, also possibly derived from given name Agapiy (Агапий) or Agafon (Агафон)
Agishcheva Russian
Feminine form of Agishchev (Агищев)
Agishev Russian, Kazakh, Uzbek
variant of Ageyev, also possibly derived from given name Agapiy (Агапий) or Agafon (Агафон)
Agisheva Russian, Kazakh, Uzbek
Feminine form of Agishev.
Agishin Russian
variant of Ageyev, also possibly derived from given name Agapiy (Агапий) or Agafon (Агафон)
Agishina Russian
Feminine form of Agishin (Агишин)
Agius Maltese
Nickname derived from Maltese għaġuż meaning "old man".
Agler English
From one or more Middle English personal names variously written Alger, Algar, Alcher, Aucher, etc. These represent a falling together of at least three different Continental Germanic and Old English names: Adalgar "noble spear" (Old English Æ{dh}elgār), Albgar "elf spear" (Old English Ælfgār), and Aldgar "old spear" (Old English (E)aldgār)... [more]
Aglibut Filipino, Ilocano
Means "to roam around" in Ilocano.
Aglipay Filipino, Ilocano
Means "to play with lipay seeds", referring to a type of thorny shrub or bush.
Agnarsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Agnar" in Icelandic.
Agner Danish
Derived from the given name Agner.
Agnes English
From the given name Agnes.
Agnew Scottish
Scottish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Agneaux in Manche, France.... [more]
Agnos English
From the given name Agnes.
Agojo Tagalog
From Tagalog aguho referring to a type of flowering tree (scientific name Casuarina equisetifolia).
Agoncillo Spanish (Philippines)
It is believed that the surname comes from an ancient Celtic settlement named Egon, whose ruins lie near the town of Agoncillo, La Rioja, Spain.
Agopian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հակոբյան (see Hakobyan).
Agopyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հակոբյան (see Hakobyan).
Agostinelli Italian
From the given name Agostino.
Agostino Italian
From the given name Agostino.
Ágoston Hungarian
From the given name Ágoston.
Agpalo Filipino, Ilocano
Means "to strike" in Ilocano.
Agpaoa Ilocano
From the archaic Ilocano word agpaoa meaning "to cook", used as an occupational name.
Agramonte Spanish
habitational name from Agramonte in A Coruña and Lugo (Galicia).
Agras Galician, Catalan (Rare)
Refers to ancient type of grape. Possibly given to someone was known for being a bit tart or sour in personality, or that they owned or worked on a vineyard or in the wine-making industry.
Agrawal Hindi, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi अग्रवाल (see Agarwal).
Agraz Spanish
Refers to an ancient type of grape. In Spanish, agraz means "sour grape, unripe grape, verjuice" Possibly an occupational name for someone who worked on a vineyard or in the wine-making industry... [more]
Agrba Abkhaz
Most likely derived from Abkhaz агыруа (ā́gər-uā) meaning "Mingrelian, farm labourer, serf", historically used to refer to the Mingrelians, an ethic sub-group of the Georgians. Alternatively, it could be from Abkhaz агара (āgārā) meaning "to take" or "to bring"... [more]
Agreste French
French cognate of Agresta. This is also the French word for the grayling butterfly, Hipparchia semele.
Agrinya Nigerian (Rare)
Means "warrior" in the Nigerian language of Yala. It was an earned name.
Agron Spanish
From the town of Agrón in Granada, Spain.
Agron Russian
From the Russian Jewish last name Agronsky, which is from the given name Aaron
Agtarap Ilocano
Means "to sieve, to winnow" in Ilocano.
Agtutubo Filipino, Ilocano
Means "to grow robustly" or "youth" in Ilocano.
Agu Igbo
Agu is an Igbo surname; the word Agu means Tiger in Igobo language.
Agu Estonian
Agu is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name) meaning "daybreak/early dawn".
Agualo Chamorro
Chamoru for "pertaining to farming"
Agudo Spanish
Agudo is sharp in spanish
Aguer Dinka
the name was mainly given to boys of the Dinka tribe ,mainly in the Upper Nile state of South Sudan. meaning is unknown but is synonymous with "tree"
Aguerre Basque (Gallicized)
Parisianized form of Agerre.
Aguia Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician cognate of Águila.
Aguiar Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Aguilar.
Águila Spanish
From águila "eagle" (Latin aquila). This is either a nickname for a haughty man or one with an aquiline nose, or a habitational name from a place in Salamanca province called Águila.
Aguinaldo Spanish (Philippines)
From the given name Aguinaldo. A notable bearer was Emilio Aguinaldo (1869-1964), the first president of the Philippines.
Aguinod Filipino, Cebuano
Derived from Cebuano aginod meaning "plod, crawl, move slowly".
Agundez Spanish
Likely derived from from Persian آخوند (akhund) meaning "cleric, teacher".
Aguni Japanese
From the Japanese 粟 (a or awa) "foxtail millet" and 國 or 国 (kuni) "country."
Aguon Chamorro
From Chamorro agu, meaning "to change, to vary" and the suffix on meaning "to be able". The term's modern usage refers to the starch portion of a Chamorro meal. In the olden days, the Chamorro meal consisted of fish and vegetables, but the starch portion of the meal would highly depend on what was in season.
Aguraiuja Estonian
Aguraiuja is an Estonian surname meaning "dawn/daybreak hewer".
Agushev m Russian
Variant of Ageyev, also possibly derived from either of the given names Agapiy or Agafon.
Agusheva f Russian
Feminine form of Agushev.
Agustin Spanish
From the given name Agustin.
Ágústínusdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ágústínus" in Icelandic.
Ágústínusson Icelandic
Means "son of Ágústínus" in Icelandic.
Ágústsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ágúst" in Icelandic.
Ágústsson Icelandic
Means "son of Ágúst" in Icelandic.
Ágústussdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ágústus" in Icelandic.
Ágústusson Icelandic
Means "son of Ágústus" in Icelandic.
Aguzarov Ossetian (Russified)
Russified form of an Ossetian surname of unknown meaning.
Aguzzi Italian
Comes from an ancient Roman cognomen, Acutus, also possibly derived from Italian "aguzzo" meaning sharp, pointed.
Agyare Akan
Meaning unknown.
Agyei Akan
Meaning unknown.
Agyeman Akan
Derived from an Akan male personal name denoting a fourteenth-born boy but also interpreted as ‘savior of the nation’.
Agzenay Berber
Moroccan (Rifian): tribal name from the tribe of Igzenayen from the province of Daza.
Aha Japanese
Variant reading of Yasunami.
Aha Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿波 (see Awa 1 or Awa 2).
Ahad Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Ahad.
Ahadi Persian
From the given name Ahad.
Əhədov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Əhəd".
Əhədova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Əhədov.
Ahama Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 阿 (a), a phonetic character and 浜 (hama) meaning "beach; seashore".
Ahamad Indian (Muslim), Tamil, Bengali, Punjabi, Sinhalese
Variant of Ahmad, particularly used in South India and Sri Lanka.
Ahamada Comorian
From the given name Ahamada.
Ahamed Indian (Muslim), Tamil, Bengali, Punjabi, Sinhalese
Variant of Ahmed, particularly used in South India and Sri Lanka.
Ahane Japanese (Rare)
亜 (A) means "second, Asia", 波 (ha) means "wave", 根 (ne) means "source, root". ... [more]
Ahara Japanese
A means "second, Asia" and hara means "field, plain".
Aharon Hebrew
Variant of Aharoni, from the given name Aaron.
Aharoni Jewish
From the given name Aharon.
Aharonian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ահարոնյան (see Aharonyan).
Aharonov mu Russian, Jewish
Alternate transcription of Aaronov.
Aharonyan Armenian
Means "son of Aharon".
Ahas Estonian
Ahas is an Estonian surname meaning "slender".
Åhdal Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ådahl. There are no registered bearers of this name in Sweden, but people sometimes use a different spelling than the one recorded in the population registry.
Ahearna Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Either from an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Eachthighearna meaning "descendant of Eachthighearna", or else an anglicized form of Eachthighearna.
Ahi Estonian
Ahi is an Estonian surname meaning "stove" and "furnace".
Ahiejaviec Belarusian
Derived from the given name Ahiej.
Ahing Estonian
Ahing is an Estonian surname meaning "fishing spear".
Ahiru Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畔蒜 (see Abiru) or 安蒜 (see Ambiru).
Ahishakiye Rwandan
AHISHAKIYE is a both male (most) and female name which means "Whenever God want" and is originally from Rwanda. It is a familiar name in the East African countries speaking Kinyarwanda and Kirundi such as Rwanda, Uganda, RDC, Burundi and Tanzania... [more]
Ahl Swedish
Derived from Swedish al "alder tree".
Ahladiotis Greek
Alternate transcription of Achladiotis.
Ahlborn Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish al "alder" and -born, a Swedish surname suffix derived from German geboren "born".
Ahlborn German
From the old personal name Albern, from Germanic adal meaning "noble" and boran meaning "born".
Ahler German, Danish
From the Germanic given name Adalher, composed of adal "noble" and heri "army".
Ahlin Swedish
Combination of Swedish al "alder" and the common Swedish surname suffix -in (ultimately derived from Latin -inus, -inius "descendant of").
Ahlqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish al "alder" and quist an old spelling of kvist "twig".
Ahlschläger German
The Ahlschlager family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Ahlschlager families were found in the USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 6 Ahlschlager families living in Iowa... [more]
Ahluwalia Indian, Punjabi
From a village named Ahlu that existed as a misl (state) of the Sikh Confederacy during the 18th century.
Ahmadian Persian
From the given name Ahmad.
Ahmadinejad Persian
Means "descendant of Ahmad" in Persian. This surname is borne by former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1956-).
Əhmədli Azerbaijani
From the given name Əhməd.
Ahmadpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian احمدپور (see Ahmadpour).
Ahmadpour Persian
Means "son of Ahmad" in Persian.
Əhmədzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ahmadzadeh.
Ahmadzadeh Persian
Means "born of Ahmad" in Persian.
Ahmadzai Pashto
Means "son of Ahmad" in Pashto.
Ahmadzay Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto احمدزی (see Ahmadzai).
Åhman Swedish
Variant of Åman.
Ahmat Western African
From the given name Ahmat.
Ahmedi Persian
Alternate transcription of Ahmadi.
Ahmedin Amharic
From the given name Ahmedin.
Ahmedov Uzbek
Means "son of Ahmed".
Ahmedova Uzbek
Means "daughter of Ahmed".
Ahmedović Bosnian
Means "son of Ahmed" in Bosnian.
Ahmedovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Ahmedovski.
Ahmedovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Ahmed".
Ahmedzai Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto احمدزی (see Ahmadzai).
Ahmedzay Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto احمدزی (see Ahmadzai).
Ahmet Turkish, Uyghur
From the given name Ahmet.
Ahmetaj Albanian
From the given name Ahmad.
Ahmeti Albanian
From the given name Ahmet.
Ahmetović Bosnian
Means "son of Ahmet".
Ahn Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 안 (see An).
Aho Assyrian
Assyrian surname of unknown meaning.
Ahrenaldi English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Possibly an Americanized version of Italian Arenaldi
Ahrens German, Dutch, Jewish
Patronymic from the personal name Arend (compare Arndt). As a Jewish name, it’s an assimilation of Aarons.
Ahsan Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Ahsan.
Ahtisaari Finnish (Rare)
A notable bearer is Martti Ahtisaari (b. 1937), the tenth president of Finland (1994-2000), a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and a United Nations diplomat and mediator noted for his international peace work... [more]
Ahuatl Nahuatl
Means "oak tree" in Nahuatl.
Ahuja Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi
Means "descendant of Ahu", Ahu probably being the name of an ancestor.
Ahumada Spanish
topographic or habitational name from a place named with ahumar "to smoke", possibly denoting a place where ham and other meats were smoked or alternatively a place that had been cleared for settlement by burning... [more]
Ahven Estonian
Ahven is an Estonian surname meaning "perch" (fish; genus "Perca").
Ahye Trinidadian Creole
French surname, from a topographic name for someone who lived by an enclosure, from Old French haye "hedge". Michelle-Lee Ahye (1992-) is a Trinidadian sprinter. She was the gold medallist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Ai Chinese
From Chinese 艾 (ài) referring to the ancient state of Ai, which existed during the Shang dynasty in what is now Jiangxi province. Alternately it may be derived from the name of Xia dynasty official Ru Ai (汝艾) or Ai Kong (艾孔), a minister from the state of Qi.
Ai Japanese
From Japanese 阿 (a) meaning "ridge, eaves, corner" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Aia Estonian
Aia is an Estonian surname meaning "horticultural".
Aiba Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "mutual" or 饗 (ai) meaning "banquet", combined with 馬 (ba) meaning "horse", 場 (ba) meaning "location", 羽 (ba) meaning "feathers", 庭 (ba) meaning "courtyard" or 葉 (ba) meaning "leaf".
Aibana Japanese
From Japanese 藍 (ai) meaning "indigo" combined with 花 (hana, bana, ka) meaning "flower".
Aibar Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Oibar.
Aibekov Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Aibek".
Aichi Japanese
From 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection, favorite" and 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence, know".... [more]
Aida Japanese
Ai could mean "fit, suit, join", "indigo", or "together, mutual". Da is a form of ta meaning "rice paddy, wilderness, field".
Aida Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Aida Japanese
From Japanese 会 (ai) meaning "meeting, gathering" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Aiden English
Derived from the first name Aiden.
Aidla Estonian
Aidla is an Estonian surname meaning "store/goods area".
Aielts Dutch (Americanized)
Probably an Americanized form of Aeijelts, a patronymic from the given name Aaielt, a diminutive of Agiwald or Adelwald.
Aiestaran Basque
From the name of a farmhouse in the municipality of Trapagaran, Basque Country.
Aigner German (Austrian)
German: from an agent derivative of Middle High German aigen ‘own’ a status name originally denoting a landowner who held his land outright rather than by rent or feudal obligation. In the Middle Ages this was sufficiently rare to be worthy of remark and was normally a special privilege granted in recognition of some exceptional service... [more]
Aihara Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Aiki Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Aikman English, Scottish
Either a modified form of Akerman or Agemund (see Agmundr), or derived from a coven name composed of Old English ac "oak" and man "person, man".
Aikou Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love" combined with 甲 (kou) meaning "armor, first class".
Aikuchi Japanese
合 (Ai) means "suit, join" and 口 (kuchi) means "mouth, opening".
Aikuzawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 愛久沢 or 愛久澤 (see Akuzawa 1 or Akuzawa 2).
Aikyō Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" and 敬 (kyō) meaning "respect, honour, reverence". One known bearer is Hisashi Aikyō (1976-), a retired Japanese baseball player... [more]
Aikyou Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 愛敬 (see Aikyō).
Aim Estonian
Aim is an Estonian surname meaning "idea" or "inkling".
Aim Scottish
Orcadian surname derived from Gaelic aimh "raw".
Aiman Arabic
Derived from the given name Ayman.
Aimar Medieval English, Spanish
1. From the Old English pre 7th Century personal name "Æðelmær", meaning "famous noble." ... [more]
Aimasmäki Finnish (Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Aimé Haitian Creole, French (African)
Means "loved, love" in French.
Aimi Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "mutual" combined with 見 (mi) meaning "see".
Aimla Estonian
Aimla is an Estonian surname derived from either "aim" meaning "idea" or "taimla" meaning "nursery".
Aimoto Japanese
Aimoto is often written as 愛 (ai) meaning "love, reverence, affection" or 相 (ai) meaning "together, each other, aspect, mutual" and 本 (moto) meaning "source, origin, root".
Aimre Estonian
Aimre is an Estonian surname derived from "aim" meaning "idea" or "inkling".
Aimura Japanese
From 相 (ai) meaning "mutual, reciprocal, each other and 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet".