Submitted Surnames Starting with A

Alzona Filipino

Am Vietnamese

Ama Japanese
From Japanese 阿万 (Ama) meaning "Ama", a former villa in the former district of Mihara in the former Japanese province of Awaji in parts of present-day Hyōgo, Japan.... [more]

Amachi Japanese
This surname is used as 天知, 天地, 天池, 天内, 雨知 or 雨地 with 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky", 雨 (u, ama-, ame, -same) meaning "rain", 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru) meaning "know, wisdom", 地 (ji, chi) meaning "earth, ground", 池 (chi, ike) meaning "cistern, pond, pool, reservoir" and 内 (dai, nai, uchi, chi) meaning "among, between, home, house, inside, within."... [more]

Amada Japanese
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Amada Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿万田 (see Amata).

Amadeo Italian
From the given name Amadeo.

Amadeu Portuguese
From the given name Amadeu.

Amadi Romanian, Italian

Amadi Persian, Romanian, Italian, Maltese
Variant of Ahmadi common in Romania and Italy. It is typical of Malta.

Amado Spanish
From the given name Amado.

Amadou Western African
From the given name Amadou.

Amaechi African

Amagai Japanese
This is a variation of Japanese surname Amaya. Ama means "Heaven(ly)" and Gai means "Valley".

Amagawa Japanese
From the Japanese 天 (ama or ten) "heaven," 塰 (ama) the title of a Noh play or 余 (ama) "complimentary" and 川 or 河 (gawa or kawa) "river."

Amagaya Japanese
Variant of Amaya.

Amagi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven" and 城 (ki) meaning "castle".

Amago Japanese

Amahan Filipino, Cebuano
Means "father" in Cebuano.

Amai Japanese
This surname is used as 天井 or 甘井 with 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky", 甘 (kan, ama.i, ama.eru, ama.yakasu, uma.i) meaning "be content, coax, pamper, sugary, sweet" and 井 (shou, sei, i) meaning "community, town, well, well crib."

Amaji Japanese
Ama means "heaven, sky" and ji means "soil, ground".

Amajiki Japanese
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven" and 喰 (jiki) meaning "eating"

Amaki Japanese
Ama can mean "heaven" and ki means "wood, tree."... [more]

Amalfitano Italian

Amaliyev Russian

Amaliyeva Russian
Feminine form of Amaliyev (Амалиев)

Amaly Arabic (Egyptian)

Amalyn Filipino

Amami Japanese
amami is a surname which can mean heavenly beauty, heavenly truth, or heavenly ocean. the first meaning is made up of the kanji 天 (ama) meaning heaven and 美 (mi) meaning beauty. the second meaning consists of 天 (ama) and 実 (mi) meaning truth... [more]

Amamiya Japanese
From Japanese 雨 (ama) meaning "rain" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace". A notable bearer of this surname is voice actress and singer Sora Amamiya (雨宮 天 Amamiya Sora, 1993–).

Amamiya Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 雨宮 (see Amenomiya), also written 天宮 and 尼宮.

Åman Swedish
Combination of Swedish å "creek, river, big stream" and man "man".

Aman Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿万 or 阿萬 (see Ama).

Amanatides Greek

Amanbaev m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Amanbay".

Amanbaeva f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Amanbaev.

Amâncio Portuguese
From the given name Amâncio.

Amanda Indonesian

Amanda Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿万田 (see Amata).

Amandra Indonesian

Amandykov m Kazakh
Means "son of Amandyk".

Amandykova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Amandykov.

Amangeldi Kazakh
From the given name Amangeldi.

Amangeldiev Kazakh
Means "son of Amangeldi".

Amangeldieva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Amangeldiev.

Amani Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Amani.

Amani Tigrinya
From the given name Amani (see user-submitted name) meaning "faith" in Tigrinya. It is possibly related to Arabic Iman or Swahili Imani, also meaning "faith".

Amanjolov m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Аманжанов (see Amanzholov).

Amanjolova f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Аманжолова (see Amanzholova).

Amankona Akan
Meaning unknown.

Amano Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Ama, added Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field; plain".

Amanomiya Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 雨ノ宮 or 雨之宮 (see Amenomiya).

Amantaev m Kazakh
Means "son of Amantay".

Amantaeva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Amantaev.

Amanullah Pashto, Bengali

Amanzhanov m Kazakh
Means "son of Amanzhan".

Amanzhanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Amanzhanov.

Amanzholov m Kazakh
Means "son of Amanzhol".

Amanzholova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Amanzholov.

Amanzi African

Amanzi Italian
Possibly from amate "to love". Alternately, may be from the dialectical word manzu "tame, gentle, docile", or from the given name Mantius.

Amao Japanese
Aka can mean "sweet" or "heaven" and o means "tail".

Amara Italian
Meaning bitter, unhappy or unfortunate.

Amaral Portuguese
Unknown origin. It may come from the name of a country estate near Viseu, Portugal (quinta do Amaral) or from an old word meaning "place full of clary sages". This is also the name of a variety of red wine grape in northern Portugal whose name comes directly from the surname.

Amarandei Romanian

Amarante French
From the given name Amarante

Amaranthe French
Amaranthe is a rare French surname. While it might not be a common last name, it certainly stands out. Unfortunately, there isn’t much information available about its historical or familial context, except that it has been used in France (515), Switzerland (1), Sweden (1), Senegal (1), United States (1) and Vietnam (1).

Amaranto Italian

Amararatne Sinhalese (Rare)
From Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".

Amarasekara Sinhalese
From Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".

Amarasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසේකර (see Amarasekara).

Amarasekere Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසේකර (see Amarasekara).

Amarasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසිංහ (see Amarasinghe).

Amarasinghe Sinhalese
From Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".

Amarasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".

Amarasooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසූරිය (see Amarasuriya).

Amarasuriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun".

Amarathunga Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and तुङ्ग (tunga) meaning "high, lofty, tall".

Amarathunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරතුංග (see Amarathunga).

Amaratunga Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරතුංග (see Amarathunga).

Amaratunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරතුංග (see Amarathunga).

Amaraweera Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".

Amarawickrama Sinhalese
From Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and विक्रम (vikrama) meaning "stride, pace" or "valour".

Amari Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Ammar (chiefly Algerian).

Amari Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 甘 (ama) meaning "sweet" combined with 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit".

Amariah Hebrew

Amarikwa Nigerian

Amaro Spanish
Originated in Italy

Amaro Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Amaro.

Amarós Spanish

Amartüvshin Mongolian

Amase Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Ama, added Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids; current".

Amasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".

Amat Catalan
From the Latin given name Amatus, meaning "beloved".

Amata Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Ama, added Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, cultivated field".

Amatani Japanese
天 (Ama) means "heaven" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley". This is the pronunciation of it in western Japan.

Amatayagul Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of อมาตยกุล (see Amatayakun).

Amatayakul Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of อมาตยกุล (see Amatayakun).

Amatayakun Thai (Rare)
Means "government officer clan", from Thai อมาตย (amataya-) meaning "government official; public officer; bureaucrat" and กุล (kun), a transcription of Pali kula meaning "clan".

Amatista Italian

Amatonding Filipino, Maranao
From a Maranao title of nobility.

Amatsubo Japanese (Rare)
Means "rainy atrium, rainy courtyards". From Japanese 雨 meaning "rain", and "坪" meaning "(inner)garden, atrium, courtyard". A famous bearer is Mitsumasa Amatsubo.

Amatuccio Italian

Amatullah Arabic

Amaury French
From the given name Amaury... [more]

Amaya Basque
Spanish: habitational name, from the name of a mountain and an ancient city in the province of Burgos, probably derived from Basque amai ‘end’ + the article suffix -a.

Amaya Japanese
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Amayo Nahuatl
Possibly from Nahuatl amaitl "inlet, estuary; an arm or branch of a body of water", or from atl "water" and -mayo "branches of a tree, foliage".

Amazihönö Nias

Ambani Indian

Ambe Japanese

Ambedkar Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Derived from the name of the village of Ambadawe (also called Ambavade) in Maharashtra, India. A notable bearer was B. R. Ambedkar (1891-1956), one of the authors of the Indian constitution.

Amber English
This surname may be derived from the River Amber, located in Derbyshire in England.... [more]

Amberboy Hungarian

Amberg German, Jewish
German and possibly Jewish (Ashkenazic) habitational name from any of several settlements called Amberg (literally ‘by the mountain’), including a city in Bavaria. It could also be a topographic name of identical etymology... [more]

Amberger French

Ambers English

Ambia Bengali

Ambie Filipino

Ambiru Japanese
Form of Abiru but written 安蒜.

Ambo Japanese

Amboloto Filipino, Maranao
Means "rainbow" in Maranao.

Ambong Filipino, Cebuano
Denotes a type of hut or shack used as storage for food harvest.

Ambor Filipino, Maranao
Means "bullets" or "cannon ball" in Maranao.

Amboy English

Ambrìz Spanish
" Probably a variant of Asturian-Leonese Ambres, a habitational name from a village in Asturies. Also a habitational name of Ámbriz a city in Angola, Africa, mainly of Portuguese descendants. "

Ambrocio Spanish
From the given name Ambrocio.

Ambrogio Italian
From the given name Ambrogio.

Ambrose English
From the Late Latin name Ambrosius, which was derived from the Greek name Αμβροσιος (Ambrosios) meaning "immortal".

Ambrosiano Italian

Ambrosini Italian
Diminutive form of Ambrosi.

Ambrosio Spanish, Italian (?), Portuguese (?)
From the given name Ambrosio

Ambrosishvili Georgian
Means "son of Ambrosi".

Ambrosov m Russian
It comes from the Greek name Ambrose, meaning "god-like" or "immortal". The feminine form is Ambrosova.

Ambrosova f Russian
It comes from the Greek name Ambrose, meaning "god-like" or "immortal". The masculine form is Ambrosov

Ambrozaityte Lithuanian, Latvian
this name comes from far far history of lithuanian people

Ambrus Hungarian
From the given name Ambrus.

Ambu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿武 (see Anno 2).

Ambudkar Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Variant of Ambedkar. A famous bearer of this name is American actor and rapper Utkarsh Ambudkar (1983-).

Ambur Indonesian

Ambur Estonian
Ambur is an Estonian surname meaning "arbalist (crossbowman)"

Ame Eastern African

Amechazurra Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Ametxazurra.

Ameche Italian (Anglicized)
Americanised form of Amici. A famous bearer was American actor, comedian and vaudevillian Don Ameche (1908-1993). After portraying the title character in the movie The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939), his surname led Americans to use the word ameche as a juvenile slang for a telephone.

Ameen Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Amin.

Ameer Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Amir 1.

Ameglio Italian
There are two hypotheses: the first is it derived from the Latin name Amelius which came from Amius, name of Etruscan origin; the other is it derived from Amali, name of a mighty Ostrogothic family, which means "virgin of the forest".

Amejorado Spanish

Amel Northern African

Ameli Italian

Amelia Indonesian

Amelia Italian
Variant of D'amelia.

Amelin Russian, French
Russian feminine counterpart is Amelina (Амелинa)

Amelina Russian, Ukrainian
Feminine form of Amelin. This was borne by Ukrainian novelist Victoria Amelina (1986-2023), who died at age 37 from injuries sustained during the Russian attack on Kramatorsk.

Amelio English
from the name Amelio.

Amel'kin m Russian
Alternate transcription of Amelkin.

Amelkin m Russian

Amemiya Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 雨宮 (see Amenomiya).

Amenabar Spanish

Amendola Italian
Southern Italian: habitational name from any of several places in southern Italy named Amendola or Mendola, named with the dialect word amendola 'almond', 'almond tree' (from Greek amygdalea), or a topographic name for someone who lived by an almond tree or trees.

Amenomiya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 雨宮 (Amenomiya) meaning "Amenomiya", a former area in the district of Hanishina in the former Japanese province of Shinano in parts of present-day Nagano in Japan or an area in the same location in the city of Chikuma in the prefecture of Nagano in Japan.... [more]

Amenomori Japanese
"Forest of rain."

Amer Arabic, Urdu
Variant of 'Aamir.

Amerasekara Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසේකර (see Amarasekara).

Amerasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසේකර (see Amarasekara).

Amerasinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසිංහ (see Amarasinghe).

Ameresekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසේකර (see Amarasekara).

Ameresekere Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසේකර (see Amarasekara).

Américo Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Américo.

Amerol Filipino, Maranao

Amerongen Dutch
Variant of Van Amerongen.

Ames English
Derived from the Old French and Middle English personal name Amys, Amice, which is either directly from Latin amicus ‘friend’, used as a personal name, or via a Late Latin derivative of this, Amicius.

Amescua Spanish
Variant of Amezcua

Ametist Jewish

Ametov Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Amet" in Crimean Tatar.

Ametsuchi Japanese
Means "Heaven & Earth" in Japanese

Ametxazurra Basque
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Gordexola.

Ametzaga Basque
This indicates familial origin within any of 3 eponymous neighborhoods: the one in the municipality of Asparrena, the one in the municipality of Meñaka, or the one in the municipality of Zuia.

Amézaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Ametzaga.

Amezcua Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Amezkua.

Ameziane Berber, Northern African
Variant transcription of Meziane.

Amezkua Basque

Amézola Spanish, Basque

Amézquita Spanish (Mexican)
The surname Amézquita is of Basque origin and it is derived from the Basque words "amezti" which means "meadow" and "keta" which means "house". Therefore, the name roughly translates to "house in the meadow".

Amherst English
It comes from when the family lived in the locality of Amherst, in the parish of Pembury in Kent.

Amiano Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Amiano

Amici Italian
From the given name Amico.

Amico Italian
Means "friend".

Amidane Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning uncertain.

Amido Japanese
Variant reading of Amito.

Amidžić Bosnian

Amigable Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish amigable meaning "amicable".

Amigasaya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 編笠屋 (Amigasaya) meaning "Amigasa Store", from 編笠 (amigasa) meaning "braided hats", referring to a store that sells braided hats.

Amigawa Japanese
Variant of Amikawa.

Amihan Filipino, Cebuano, Hiligaynon
Means "north wind" in Cebuano and Hiligaynon.

Amikawa Japanese

Amikura Japanese

Amilio Indonesian

Amimiya Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 雨宮 (see Amenomiya).

Amin Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Persian
From the given name Amin.

Amine Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Amin.

Amini Persian, Arabic
From the given name Amin.

Amino Japanese
A could mean "second, asia, nook", mi could mean "view" and no means "field".

Aminov Uzbek (Russified)
Derived from the mid-Eastern name "Amin" (son of Amin). It is typically used by Bukharan people (also called "Bukharians"), an ethno-religious Jewish sub-group of Central Asia that historically spoke Bukharian, a Judeo-Tajik dialect of the Tajik language, in turn a variety of the Persian language; Bukharan Jews emerged from the Central Asian Emirate of Bukhara (now primarily Uzbekistan), which at the time, was a part of the Soviet Union and its mostly-Russian leaders.

Aminpour Persian
Means "son of Amin".

Aminu African (?)

Aminyev Russian
Feminine counterpart is Aminyeva (Аминевa)

Aminzadeh Persian
From the given name Amin combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".

Amir Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Amir 1 or 'Aamir.

Amir Jewish
From the given name Amir 2.

Əmiraslanov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Əmiraslan".

Əmiraslanova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Əmiraslanov.

Amirbekov Kazakh, Dagestani
Means "son of Amirbek".

Amiri Persian, Arabic
From the given name Amir 1.

Amirian Persian
From the given name Amir 1.

Amirmokri Persian (Rare)

Əmirov Azerbaijani
Means “son of Əmir”.

Amirov Bashkir, Azerbaijani, Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik
Means "son of Amir 1".

Əmirova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Əmirov.

Amirpour Persian
Means "son of Amir 1".

Amirzadeh Persian
Means "born of Amir 1".

Amirzhanov m Kazakh
Means "son of Amirzhan".

Amirzhanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Amirzhanov.

Amisia Papuan

Amiss English
Variant of Ames.

Amissah Akan
Meaning unknown.

Amistadi Italian
From the Renaissance term amistade ("friendship").

Amit Jewish
From the given name Amit 2.

Amit Puyuma

Amiti Albanian
Meaning unknown.

Amito Japanese
Means "doorway with an insect net" in Japanese.

Amjadi Persian
From the given name Amjad.

Amjeljkin m Russian
GOST 16876-71 transcription of Amel'kin.

Amlani Indian

Amlie Norwegian

Am Magh Fada Scottish Gaelic
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous former burgh.

Ammann Upper German, German (Swiss)
Alemannic form of Amtmann "official". Ultimately derived from Middle High German ambet man "retinue man; retainer", this word came to denote various kinds of administrator including a tax farmer.

Ammar Arabic
Derived from the given name Ammar.

Ammarell German

Ammari Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Ammar (chiefly Algerian).

Ammas Estonian
Ammas is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "hammas" meaning "tooth", "cog" and "spike".

Ammassari Italian
Variant of Massaro.

Ammazzalorso Italian
From the profession of bear hunter, meaning literally "slaughter the bear".

Ammer German, English (Rare)
This surname may be derived from Middle High German amer which means "bunting (as in the bird)." As such, it is used as a nickname for someone with a fine voice or someone who is a flamboyant dresser.... [more]

Ammerman German
Variant of Ammermann

Ammermann German

Ammitzboll Danish

Ammons English
From the given name Ammon.

Amoi African

Åmold Norwegian (Rare)

Amole Nahuatl
From the name of a kind of plant used in the production of soap, ultimately from Nahuatl ahmolli "soap, soap root".

Amooti Tooro, Bunyoro, Alur, Acholi

Amor Spanish, Portuguese
Means "love" in Spanish and Portuguese, likely denoting an illegitimate child and also a philanderer. It could also be from the given name Amor... [more]

Amora Portuguese
Meaning "blackberry".

Amoran Filipino, Maranao
Means "foundation, framework" in Maranao.

Amore Spanish
meaning love

Amoren Filipino

Amorena Spanish (Latin American)

Amores Spanish
From a nickname for a philanderer meaning "loves" in Spanish, the plural of amor meaning "love".

Amorim Portuguese
Cognate with spanish Amorín.

Amorín Galician
Habitational name from any of various places in Galicia called Amorín, itself possibly derived from a given name.

Amorita Indonesian (Rare)

Amoroso Italian
A nickname for a much loved person.

Amory English, Norman
English from a Germanic personal name, Aimeri, composed of the elements haim ‘home’ + ric ‘power’... [more]

Amosov Russian
Means "son of Amos".

Amosova Russian
Feminine form of Amosov.

Åmot Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Aamodt.

Amourette French

Amouzgar Persian
Means "teacher" in Persian.

Amoyan Armenian

Ampao Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao ampaw meaning "detour" or "popped rice".

Amparo Spanish (Philippines)
Means "protection, shelter, refuge" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Amparo, meaning "Our Lady of Refuge".

Ampaso Filipino, Maranao
Derived from ampasoʼ, a Maranao ancestral title.

Ampatuan Filipino, Maguindanao

Ampère French

Ampiru Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 安蒜 (see Ambiru).

Ampo Japanese
From Japanese 安 (an) meaning "calm, peaceful" and 保 (ho) meaning "protect, maintain".

Ampuan Filipino, Maranao
From a royal title meaning "one who asks for apology" or "revered, great" in Maranao.

Amputch Fijian

Amr Arabic
Derived from the given name Amr.

Amrad Filipino
Unknown origin.

Əmrahov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Əmrah".

Əmrahova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Əmrahov.

Amram Jewish
From the given name Amram.

Amramyan Armenian
Means "son of Amram".

Amrani Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Imran (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).

Amrein German (Swiss)
Derived from the prepostion am "at" and German Rain "edge of plowed land".

Amrhein German

Amro Arabic
Derived from the given name Amr.

Amsalem Judeo-Spanish
From an uncertain first element, perhaps the Tamazight prefix 'am denoting an agent, combined with Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalom) meaning "peace".

Amsallem Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Amsalem.

Amsdon English (Modern)
Unknown. Possibly a spelling variant of Amsden. Ancestry.com suggests probably a habitational name, from a reduced form of the Oxfordshire place name Ambrosden, which is composed of an Old English personal name Ambre + Old English dun ‘hill’... [more]

Amselem Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Amsalem.

Amsellem Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Amsalem.

Amsler German (Swiss)
Derived from German Amsel "(European) blackbird", this was an occupational name for a fowler (bird catcher).

Amspacher German
Habitational name for someone from a place called Amsbach

Amstad German
topographic name from Middle Low German am "at the" and stade "bank shore".

Amsterdam Dutch, Afrikaans, Russian
Location surname from the Netherlands capital city of Amsterdam meaning "dam of the Amstel".

Amstutz German (Swiss), German (Austrian)
Topographic name for someone living near or at the foot of a steep mountainside, German am Stutz ‘at the escarpment’.

Amu Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿武 (see Anno 2).