Submitted Surnames Starting with I

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Ī Japanese
Combination of Kanji Characters "伊" and "井" meaning "Well".
Iacono Italian
From Sicilian jacunu "deacon".
Iacovenco Romanian
Romanian form of Yakovenko.
Iacovou Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Ιακώβου (see Iakovou) chiefly used in Cyprus.
Iadanza Italian
Of Italian origin, and a (currently) unknown meaning.... [more]
Iagorashvili Georgian
Means "son of Iagor".
Iakobashvili Georgian
Means "son of Iakob".
Iakovidis Greek
Means "son of Iakovos".
Iams Old Irish
iNNES, may have came from the irish clan whose name was Innes
Ian Khmer
Variant of Yen.
Iannitello Italian
Could mean “Land of Gracious God”, from Ianni, stemming from Ioannes meaning “Yahweh is Gracious” and Tello, meaning “Land”.
Iannucci Italian
From a pet form of the given name Ianni. A famous bearer of the name is the Scottish filmmaker and satirist Armando Iannucci (1963-).
Iartza Basque
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Abaltzisketa.
Iasonescu Romanian
Of Romanian origin means "son of Iason".
Iatridis Greek
Derived from the Greek word ιατρός (iatros) meaning "doctor".
Iavarone Italian
Possibly from a shortened form of the personal name Ianni + varone, a variant of barone ‘baron’; literally ‘baron John’.
Ibaiguren Basque
Means "river's edge" from the Basque words ibai, meaning "river" and guren, meaing "edge".
Ibara Japanese
Variant of Ihara.
Ibarguen Basque
Proper, non-Castilianized form of Ibargüen; it indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Zeanuri.
Ibba Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Sardinian v-ibba "settlement" (compare Deidda), or from Latin ibi "that place, there".
Ibbotson English
Diminutive form ("son of" or little) of Hibbs, itself a patronymic, from a diminutive of Hibbert, which derives from a Norman personal name, "Hil(de)bert", composed of the Germanic elements "hild", battle, and "berht" famous.
Ibragimova Uzbek, Tajik, Kazakh, Turkmen, Kyrgyz, Avar, Chechen, Crimean Tatar, Azerbaijani
Feminine transcription of Uzbek/Tajik/Kazakh/Kyrgyz/Chechen Ибрагимова and Avar Ибрагьимова (see Ibragimov).
Ibraheem Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Ibrahim.
Ibrahem Kurdish, Arabic
From the given name Ibrahim.
Îbrahîm Kurdish
From the given name Îbrahîm.
İbrahim Turkish, Uyghur
From the given name İbrahim.
Ibrahim Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Ibrahim.
Ibrahimaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Ibrahim" in Albanian.
Ibrahimi Pashto, Arabic, Albanian
From the given name Ibrahim.
İbrahimova Azerbaijani
Means "daughter of İbrahim".
Ibrahimson Swedish
Means "son of Ibrahim" in Swedish.
Ibričić Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Ibro" in Serbo-Croatian.... [more]
Ibrohimov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Ibrohim".
Ibuka Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well" and 深 (fuka) meaning "depth". A notable bearer of this surname was the Japanese industrialist Masaru Ibuka who is known for have been a co-founder of Japanese electronics conglomerate Sony (1908 – 1997).
Ibuki Japanese
It is written as 伊 (I) meaning "that one" and 吹 (buki) meaning "blow into".... [more]
Ice English
Americanized form of Eis.
Ichibagase Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番ヶ瀬 or 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Ichibakase Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番ヶ瀬 or 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Ichibangase Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 一番ヶ瀬 (Ichibangase), a clipping of 一番ヶ瀬上 (Ichibangasekami) or 一番ヶ瀬下 (Ichibangaseshimo), both divisions in the division of Haramaki in the area of Sefuri in the city of Kanzaki in the prefecture of Saga in Japan.... [more]
Ichibangassen Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Ichibankase Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Ichida Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) "market" and 田 (da) "paddy, field".
Ichihara Japanese
This surname combines 一 (ichi, itsu, hito-, hito.tsu) meaning "one" or 市 (shi, ichi) meaning "city, market, town" with 原 (gen, hara) meaning "field, meadow, original, plain, prairie, primitive, tundra, wilderness".... [more]
Ichihara Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) meaning "market" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Ichihashi Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) meaning "market" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Ichijiku Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 九 (ichijiku) meaning "9".
Ichijo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 一条 (see Ichijō).
Ichijō Japanese
From Japanese 一条 (ichijō) meaning "line, streak", derived from 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 条 (jō), a counter for thin, long objects.
Ichikawa Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) meaning "market" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Ichiki Japanese
Ichi means "one" or "market" and ki means "wood, tree".
Ichiko Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) "city" and 子 (ko) "child".... [more]
Ichimakase Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Ichimura Japanese
Ichi can mean "one" or "market" and mura means "hamlet, village".
Ichimura Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) meaning "market" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Ichimura Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Ichino Japanese
Ichi can mean "market", or "one", and no means "wilderness, rice paddy, field". ... [more]
Ichinoku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 九 (see Ichijiku).
Ichinomiya Japanese
This surname is used as 一宮, 一の宮, 一ノ宮, 一之宮 or 市之宮 with 一 (ichi, itsu, hito, hito.tsu) meaning "one," 市 (shi, ichi) meaning "city, market, town," 之 (shi, oite, kono, kore, no, yuku) meaning "of, this" or 宮 (kyuu, ku, kuu, guu, miya) meaning "constellations, palace, princess."... [more]
Ichinose Japanese
From japanese 市 (ichi) meaning "city", 一 (ichi) meaning "one", 之 (no) as in the particle の, and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids,current". ... [more]
Ichinose Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) meaning "market", an unwritten possessive marker ノ (no), and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".
Ichinose Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one", an unwritten possessive marker ノ (no), and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".
Ichinoshime Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 一住連 (Ichinoshime), from 一住連門 (Ichinoshimemon) a name of a group of several households in the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.
Ichioka Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill".
Ichishime Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一住連 (see Ichinoshime).
Ichitomi Japanese (Rare)
From either 市 (ichi) meaning "market, fair" or 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 富/冨 (tomi) meaning "riches, wealth, fortune."... [more]
Ichiyama Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Ichiyasu Japanese
Ichi can mean "one" or "market" and yasu means "peace, relax, cheap".
Ichon Filipino
Variant of Echon.
Ickes German, English
In German the meaning is unknown.... [more]
Ida Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Idänpirtti Finnish
Origins remain unknown. Idänpirtti translates as 'The Cabin of The East'
Idarand Estonian
Idarand is an Estonian surname meaning "eastern beach/seashore".
Iddenden English (Rare)
Iden as a village name is to be found in both the counties of Kent and Sussex, and describes a pasture, or strictly speaking an area within a marsh suitable for pasture. The origination is the pre 6th century phrase ig-denn with ig meaning an island... [more]
Iddon English
From the Old Norse female personal name Idunn, literally probably "perform love" (cf. Idony).
Ide Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 出 (de) meaning "exit".
Ide Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 手 (te) meaning "hand".
Ide Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 射手 (see Ite).
Ideguchi Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well", 手 (de) meaning "hand", and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth".
Idejima Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Dejima.
Iden English
Habitational name from a place called Iden Green in Benenden, Kent, or Iden Manor in Staplehurst, Kent, or from Iden in East Sussex. All these places are named in Old English as meaning "pasture by the yew trees", from ig meaning "yew" + denn meaning "pasture".
Ideshima Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Dejima.
Idiyatullin Tatar
From the given name Hidayatullah.
Idnurm Estonian
Idnurm is an Estonian surname derived from "ida" meaning "east" and "nurm" meaning "pasture".
Ido Japanese
"This wisteria". A variant of Ito.
Ido Japanese
From Japanese 井門 (Ido) meaning "Ido", a former township in the former district of Ukena in the former Japanese province of Iyo in present-day Ehime, Japan.
Idou Japanese
"This wisteria".
Idrees Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Idris 1.
Idreius Celtic
“Like the ocean; Unpredictable.”... [more]
Idriss Western African
From the given name Idriss.
Idrissa Western African
From the given name Idrissa.
Idrissi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Idriss (chiefly Moroccan).
Idriya Hebrew
A feminine name of Hebrew origin, meaning "female duck."
Iduh Nigerian
Iduh surname occurs mainly in Africa, of the Idoma people of Benue state, Nigeria.
Idzutsu Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well" and 筒 (tsutsu) meaning "tube, hub of a wheel".
Ieda Japanese
From Japanese 家 (ie) meaning "house, home, family" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Ieiri Japanese (Rare)
家 (Ie) means "building, residency, family, dwelling, home, habitation", and 入 (iri) means "enter, input". ... [more]
Iekami Japanese
Ie means "family, household, residence" and kami means "below, under".
Ienca Italian (Rare)
Allegedly derived from Italian giovenca "heifer". A heifer is a young cow that has not yet had a calf. Mount Jenca and Jenca Valley are located near Gran Sasso d'Italia in the Abruzzo region in Italy.
Ifans Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Ifan meaning "son of Ifan". A famous bearer is Welsh actor and musician Rhys Ifans (1967-), born Rhys Owain Evans.
Iftikhar Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Iftikhar.
Igari Japanese
Variant of Ikari.
Igari Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五十里 (see Ikari 2 or Ikari 3).
Igarik Estonian
Estonian Spelled Igarik was originally spelled Iggarik.
Igasato Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五十里 (see Ikari 2 or Ikari 3).
Igawa Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Ige Japanese
From Japanese 伊 (i) meaning "this" and 藝 or 芸 (ge) meaning "technique".
Iglov Russian
From igla, meaning "needle".
Ignacio Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from the given name Ignacio.
Ignat Romanian
From the given name Ignat.
Ignatenko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ihnatenko.
Ignatius English
From the given name Ignatius
Ignatyev Russian
Alternate transcription of Ignatiev.
Ignatz German
From the given name Ignatz.
Ignjatović Serbian
Means “son of Ignjat” in Serbian.
Igorov Russian
Means "son of Igor".
Igot Filipino, Cebuano
Means "lipote" (a type of tree in the genus Syzygium) in Cebuano.
Iguchi Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) "well, mine shaft, pit" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Igumnov Russian
From Russian игумен (igumen) meaning "hegumen", referring to the head of an Eastern Orthodox monastery.
Igumnova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Игумнов (see Igumnov).
Igusa Japanese
Variant of Ikusa.
Igwe Igbo
Means "sky".
Ihara Japanese
From Japanese 伊 (i) meaning "this" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Ihara Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Ihekweme Igbo
Name used mostly by South Eastern Nigerians
Ihimaera Maori
This name in English means Ishmael. This name is not only a surname but was used at least in the past as a first name. This name could have another origin. This is the last name of the first Maori author to produce a book made up of stories Witi Ihimaera (1944- ).
Ihnacienka Belarusian
Belarusian form of Ignatenko.
Ihnatenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Ihnat.
Ihsan Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Ihsan.
Iiams Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-saxon name meaning "Son of Emma."
Iida Japanese
From Japanese 飯 (ii) meaning "cooked grains, cooked rice" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Iikawa Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and kawa means "river, stream".
Iimori Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and mori means "forest".
Iimoto Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and moto means "source, origin, root".
Iimura Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and mura means "village, hamlet".
Iimuro Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and muro means "room".
Iin Estonian
Iin is an Estonian surname possibly a corruption of "inn"; from "innas", meaning "amorous".
Iino Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and no means "field, wilderness".
Iir Estonian
Iir is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "hiir", meaning "mouse".
Iisawa Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and sawa means "marsh, swamp".
Iishima Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and shima means "island".
Iismaa Estonian
Iismaa is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "hiismaa" meaning "grove land".
Iisop Estonian
Iisop is an Estonians surname meaning "hyssop".
Iiyama Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and yama means "mountain, hill".
Iizuka Japanese
From Japanese 飯 (ii) meaning "cooked grains" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "mound, hillock".
Ijaz Urdu
Derived from the given name Ijaz.
Ijima Japanese
Variant of Ishima.
Ijuuin Japanese
From Japanese 伊 (i) meaning "that one", 集 (juu) meaning "gather" and 院 (in) meaning "institution".
Ikado Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 井門 (see Ido 2).
Ikaika Hawaiian
Mighty, Strong, Unmovable
Ikari Japanese
Means "anchor" in Japanese. When written in different kanji, it can also mean anger.
Ikari Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 五十里 (Ikari) meaning "Ikari", a division in the town of Nyūzen in the district of Shimoniikawa in the prefecture of Toyama in Japan.
Ikari Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 五十里 (Ikari) meaning "Ikari", an area in the city of Takaoka in the prefecture of Toyama in Japan.
Ikawa Japanese
I means "well, pit, mineshaft" and kawa means "river, stream".
Ike Japanese
池 (Ike) means "pond, pool".
Ike Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 生 (Ike), a clipping of 生勝 (Ikegachi) meaning "Ikegachi", an area in the village of Uken in the district of Ōshima in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan.
Ikegami Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".
Ikegaya Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond", a place name possessive marker ヶ (ga), and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Ikehara Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Ikei Japanese
Ike means "pool, pond" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".
Ikemoto Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and 本 or 元 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Ikenaga Japanese
Ike means "pond, pool" and naga means "long, chief".
Ikene Japanese
"Lake root."
Ikeno Japanese
Ike means "pool, pond" and no means "field, plain, wilderness".
Ikenoue Japanese
Ike means "river", no is a possessive particle and ue means "upper, top".
Ikeru Japanese
From Japanese 蘓 (ikeru) meaning "revive, resurrect".
Ikesono Japanese
Ike means "pond, pool" and sono means "garden".
Ikesugi Japanese
池 (Ike) means "pond, pool" and 杉 (sugi) means "cedar".
Ikeuchi Japanese
Ike means "lake" and uchi means "inside".
Ikeuchi Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".
Ikeya Japanese
"Lake valley".
Ikezono Japanese
Ike means "lake". Zono comes from Sono meaning "garden".
Iki Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 生 (see Ike 2).
Ikram Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Ikram.
Ikromov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Ikrom".
Ikuta Japanese
Iku means "genuine, life, birth" and ta means "field, rice paddy".
Ikuta Japanese
From Japanese 生 (iku) meaning "living, life" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Ilagan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "evade, dodge, get out of the way (of something)" in Tagalog.
Ilahi Urdu
From the given name Ilahi.
Ilao Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog ilaw meaning "light".
Ilardi Italian
Possibly from the given name Ilardo, which was possibly a derivative of the Germanic name Adalhard... [more]
Ilario Italian
From the given name Ilario.
Ilarratza Basque
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Gasteiz.
İlbey Turkish
Ruler of the Country or Ruler of the City
Ildefonso Spanish
From the given name Ildefonso.
Iles English (British), French
English (mainly Somerset and Gloucestershire): topographic name from Anglo-Norman French isle ‘island’ (Latin insula) or a habitational name from a place in England or northern France named with this element.
Ilgenfritz German
Compound patronymic, meaning "Fritz, the son of Ilg".
İlhan Turkish
From the given name İlhan
Ilievski Macedonian
Means "son of Iliya".
Iliopoulos Greek
Means "son of Ilias".
Illana Spanish (European)
Denoted someone who came from the province of Illana in Guadalajara, Spain.
Illarionov Russian
Means "son of Illarion".
Illescas Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Illingworth English
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous village in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Illoinen Finnish
Ancient Finnish surname derived from the name of an estate located in Rusko, Finland. Today used as a surname, also part of the city of Turku, Finland. Original meaning: a vigorous well.
Illopmägi Estonian
Illopmägi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "iisop" meaning "hyssop", or "ilus" meaning "beautiful", and "mägi" meaning "mountain/hill".
Illustrisimo Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Ilustrisimo. This spelling variation possibly came about from the influence of American surnames during the American occupation of the Philippines... [more]