Submitted Surnames Starting with I

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Ilarratza Basque
From the name of a settlement in Álava, Spain, possibly derived from Basque illar "bean, pea; heather" and the abundance suffix -tza.
Il Beato m Italian
Meaning "The blessed one".
İlbey Turkish
Ruler of the Country or Ruler of the City
Ildefonso Spanish
From the given name Ildefonso.
İleri Turkish
Means "advanced, forward, ahead" in Turkish.
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
Ilievska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Ilievski.
Ilievski Macedonian
Means "son of Iliya".
Iliopoulos Greek
Means "son of Ilias".
Iljuškin m Russian
GOST 16876-71 transcription of Ilyushkin.
Illana Spanish (European)
Denoted someone who came from the province of Illana in Guadalajara, Spain.
Illangakoon Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit लङ्का (lanka) referring to the mythical island of Lanka combined with Sinhala කෝන් (kon) meaning "king" (of Tamil origin).
Illangasekara Sinhalese
From Sinhala ලංකා (lanka) referring to Sri Lanka combined with Sanskrit शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".
Illangasinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit लङ्का (lanka) referring to the mythical island of Lanka combined with सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
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]
Ilm Estonian
Ilm is an Estonian surname meaning "weather".
Ilmjärv Estonian
Ilmjärv is an Estonian surname meaning "weather lake".
Ilola Finnish
Derived from Finnish ilo "joy".
Ilomets Estonian
Ilomets is an Estonian surname meaning "merry forest".
Ilonka Hungarian
From the nickname of the Hungarian name Ilona.
Ilosaar Estonian
Ilosaar is an Estonian surname meaning "merry island".
Ilp Estonian
Ilp is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "hilp" meaning "rag" and "piece of cloth".
Ilula Estonian
Ilula is an Estonian surname derived from "ilu" meaning "beauty" and "loveliness".
Ilumäe Estonian
Ilumäe is an Estonian surname meaning "pretty/lovely hill/mountain".
Ilumets Estonian
Ilumets is an Estonian surname meaning "pretty/lovely forest".
Ilunga Luba, Central African
Means ‘To Unite’.
Ilus Estonian
Ilus is an Estonian surname meaning "beautiful".
Ilustrisimo Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish ilustrísimo meaning "most illustrious".
Ilyaev Russian
Means "son of Ilya".
İlyas Turkish, Uyghur
From the given name İlyas.
Ilyas Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Ilyas.
Ilyin Russian
Means "son of Ilya".
Ilyina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Ильин (see Ilyin).
Ilyushin Russian
Derived from a diminutive Ilyusha of the Russian given name Ilya.
Ilyushkin m Russian
Derived from the name Ilya.
Im Khmer
Khmer form of Ren.
Imada Japanese
From the Japanese 今 (ima) "now" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy" or 多 (ta or da) "many."
Imaeda Japanese
From the Japanese 今 (ima) "now" and 枝 (eda) "branch."
Imagawa Japanese
From Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "present" and 川 (gawa) meaning "river".
Imagiire Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imagire Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imagirei Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imagyuhre Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imagyūre).
Imagyūre Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imagyure Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imagyūre).
Imagyuure Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imagyūre).
Imahori Japanese
Ima means "now, present" and hori means "ditch, canal, moat".
Imaishi Japanese
今 (Ima) means "Now, Present" and 石 (Ishi) means "Stone". This was within the 1009's of most used Japanese surnames in 2012.
Imaizumi Japanese
From Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "now, present" and 泉 (izumi) meaning "spring, fountain".
Imakai Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Imakawa Japanese
Ima means "now, present" and kawa means "river, stream".
Imaki Japanese
This could be spelled with ima meaning "now, present" and ki meaning "tree, wood".
Imakiire Japanese
Variant of Kiire but written 給黎 and added Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "now; present".
Imakire Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imakure Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imakyuhrei Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūrei).
Imakyuhri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūri).
Imakyure Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imakyūrei Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imakyurei Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūrei).
Imakyūri Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imakyuri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūri).
Imakyuurei Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūrei).
Imakyuuri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūri).
Imam Arabic, Bengali, Persian, Urdu
From Arabic إِمَام (ʾimām) meaning "leader, guide", used to denote a Muslim leader.
Imamichi Japanese
Ima means "now, present" and michi means "path, road".
Imamović Bosnian
Means "son of the imam", from Arabic إِمَام (ʾimām) referring to a Muslim leader.
Imamura Japanese
From Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "now, present" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Iman Arabic
From the given name İman.
Imanaliev Kyrgyz
Derived from Arabic إِيمَان (ʾīmān) meaning "faith, creed, religion" (see Iman) combined with the given name Ali 1.
Imanalieva f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Imanaliev.
Imanara Japanese
Ima means "now, present" and nara beans "oak".... [more]
Imanbekov m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Imanbek".
Imanbekova f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Feminine form of Imanbekov.
Imangaliev m Kazakh
Means "son of Imangali".
Imangalieva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Imangaliev.
Imani Persian
From the given name Iman.
Imanishi Japanese
From Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "now, present" and 西 (nishi) meaning "west".
Imano Japanese
Ima means "now, present" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".
İmanov Azerbaijani
Means "son of İman".
İmanova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of İmanov.
Imaoka Japanese
From Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "now, present" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Imari Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 今利, 伊万里 or 伊萬里 with 今 (kon, kin, ima) meaning "now", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit", 伊 (i, kare) meaning "Italy, that one", 万/萬 (ban, man, yorozu, ma) meaning "ten thousand/10,000" and 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village."... [more]
Imaruoka Japanese
I means "that one, Italy", maru means "round, circle", and oka means "hill, ridge".
Imaseki Japanese
Ima means "present, now" and seki means "frontier pass".
Imashiro Japanese
From 今 (ima) meaning "now, present" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle".
Imata Japanese
Ima means "now" and da means "field, rice paddy".
Imberi German (Swiss)
It comes from Stuttgart Germany from the late 1800s. Then the name moved to a small village outside of Odessa Ukraine, in my family at least.
Imbert French
From the medieval French personal name Imbert, of Germanic origin and meaning literally "vast-bright".
Imbimbo Neapolitan
From Italian bimbo meaning "a child, a male baby" (which is a variant of bambino "child") combined with in-, a prefix indicating "belonging to the family of".
Imbroll Maltese
A name of Maltese origin meaning "meddler".
Immer German, English
German: habitational name for someone from a place named Immer near Oldenburg in Lower Saxony. ... [more]
Immermann German
Habitational name for someone from a place named Immer near Oldenburg in Lower Saxony.
Immers English
This unusual surname has two origins. ... [more]
Immobile Italian (Rare)
From Italian immobile "still, stationary, immobile".
Imon Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 井門 (see Ido 2).
Imore English
This unusual surname has two origins. ... [more]
Imori Japanese
I could mean "this" or "mineshaft, pit, well".
Imoto Japanese
Means "well root" in Japanese.
Impas Filipino, Cebuano
Means "pay off (a debt), pay back" in Cebuano.
Imperato Italian
From the personal name Imperato from the past participle of imperare "to rule to command".
Imperatore Italian
from a personal name or nickname from imperatore "emperor".
Imperiale Italian
Derived from Latin imperialis meaning "imperial", either denoting someone of aristocratic lineage or a nickname for a haughty person.
Imperioli Italian
Variant spelling of Imperiale. A famous bearer is American actor Michael Imperioli (1966-).
Impey English
From Impey, the name of various places in England, derived from Old English *imphaga, *imphæg "sapling enclosure". Alternatively it could have indicated a person who lived near an enclosure of young trees.
Imran Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Imran.
Imre Hungarian
From the given name Imre.
Imtiaz Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Imtiyaz.
Imura Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Imuro Japanese
I means "well, pit, mineshaft" and muro means "room".
Imyo Japanese
Imyo is a rare Japanese surname meaning "ANOTHER NAME" or "SYNONYM".
In Khmer
Khmer form of Lin.
Inácio Portuguese
From the given name Inácio.
Inagaki Japanese
Ina (稲) means rice, Gaki (垣) means fence.
Inagaki Japanese
From Japanese 稲 (ina) meaning "rice plant" and 垣 (kaki) meaning "fence".
Inaki Japanese (Rare)
Ina means "rice plant" and ki means "tree, wood".
İnal Turkish
Means "trusted, believed" in Turkish.
Inamori Japanese
From Japanese 稲 (ina) meaning "rice plant" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Inamura Japanese
From Japanese 稲 (ina) meaning "rice plant" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
İnan Turkish
Means "faith, belief" in Turkish.
Inan English, Irish
Possibly a variant of Dunn.
İnanç Turkish
Means "faith, belief" in Turkish.
Iñárritu Basque
Means "between the valleys" or "in the valley", derived from Basque iñar meaning "valley" and ritu meaning "between". The Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu (1963-) is a famous bearer of this name.
Inata Japanese
Ina means "rice plant" and Da comes from Ta, meaning "rice field, paddy".
Inaudi Italian
Francesca Inaudi is an Italian actress.... [more]
Inayat Urdu
Derived from the given name Inayat.
Inayoshi Japanese
From Japanese 稲 (ina) meaning "rice plant" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck".
Inazuma Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 稲妻 which means "(flash of) lightning" (from 稲 (te, tou, ina-, ine) meaning "rice plant" and 妻 (sai, tsuma) meaning "spouse, wife").... [more]
Inbar Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Inbar, means "amber" in Hebrew.
İnce Turkish
Means "thin, slim" in Turkish.
Inchbald English
From the medieval male personal name Ingebald, brought into England by the Normans but ultimately of Germanic origin and meaning literally "brave Ingel" (Ingel was a different form of Engel - a shortened form of various Germanic compound personal names (e.g. Engelbert and Engelhard) that begin with Engel-; the two main sources of that were Angel "Angle" (the name of the Germanic people) and Ingal, an extended form of Ing (the name of a Germanic god)).
Ind English (?)
Meaning deweller at the end of a villiage (Gypsy)
Indalecio Spanish
From the given name Indalecio.
Inday Cebuano
Inday means ''darling'' in Visayan language after the Spanish colonized the Philippines the name Inday became derogatory often associated with ''slaves'' and in present days ''domestic helpers''
Inderrieden Dutch (Americanized)
Variant of Dutch in der Rieden, possibly derived from German ried "reed", or from a cognate of Old English rith "stream".
Indig Filipino, Cebuano
Means "compare, compete" in Cebuano.
Indika Sinhalese
From the given name Indika.
Ines Spanish
From the given name Inés.
Infante Spanish
From infante literally "child", but in Spain also a title borne by the eldest sons of noblemen before they inherited, and in particular by the son of the king of Castile; thus the surname probably originated either as a nickname for one of a lordly disposition or as an occupational name for a member of the household of an infante.
Infante Italian
Nickname for someone with a childlike disposition, from infante "child" (Latin infans, literally "one who cannot speak").
Ing English
From the name of a former district in Essex, possibly derived from Old English ing "meadow, water meadow", or from ge "district, region" combined with the suffix -ing. Alternatively, it could derive from the given name Inge.
Inga Italian, Spanish
Italian name, however probably Germanic origins
Ingalls English, Scandinavian (Anglicized)
Patronymic from the Anglo-Scandinavian personal name Ingell, Old Norse Ingjaldr.... [more]
Ingebretsen Norwegian
Means "son of Ingebret". The given name Ingebret is a Norwegian alteration of Engelbert (see also Engebret).
Ingebretson Norwegian
Patronymic from the German personal name Engelbrecht.
Ingebritson Norwegian
Patronymic from the German personal name Engelbrecht.
Ingemarsdotter f Swedish (Rare)
Means "daughter of Ingemar".
Ingemarsson Swedish
Means "son of Ingemar".
Ingersoll Medieval English
habitational name from Inkersall in Derbyshire, recorded in the 13th century as Hinkershil(l) and Hinkreshill. The final element is Old English hyll ‘hill’. The first may be the Old Norse personal name Ingvarr or an Old English byname Hynkere meaning ‘limper’... [more]
Ingle English
Derived from the Old Norse given names Ingialdr or Ingólfr.
Ingleby English
From the names of either of two hamlets in England, derived from Old Norse Englar "Englishman" and býr "farmstead, village".
Ingles Spanish
Spanish (Inglés): ethnic term denoting someone of English origin, from Spanish Inglés ‘English’.
Ingleston English (British)
Ingleston is an exceptionally rare surname and seems to be posessed by a single family who much grew larger in the 19th century. ... [more]
Inglis English (British), Scottish
Originates from the Scots word for English as in a person of English origin. Around 1395 after a dual, the family name became connected to the Scottish clan Douglas as a sept, or a follower, of the clan... [more]
Ingoglia Italian
Means "belonging to the family of Goglia" in Italian, derived from the prefix in- meaning "belonging to the family of" combined with the name Goglia... [more]
Ingold English
Derived from the given names Ingell (see Ingle), Ingjaldr or Ingwald.
Ingoldsby English
Habitational name from Ingoldsby in Lincolnshire, named from the Old Norse personal name Ingjaldr + bý meaning "farmstead", "settlement".
Ingólfsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ingólfr" in Icelandic.
Ingraham English, Scottish
Variant spelling of Ingram, influenced by Graham.
Ings English
This surname of Norse origin referring to water meadows and marshes, including those that were part of the Humber flood plain.
Iniesta Spanish
Possibly from iniesta meaning "leafhopper".
Iniesta Spanish
Habitational name from places called Iniesta in the province of Cuenca, in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The Spanish soccer player Andrés Iniesta (1984-) is a well-known bearer of this surname.
Íñigo Spanish
From the given name Íñigo.
Inman English (British)
Anglo-Saxon in Origin. Occupational surname given to a person who "tended a lodge or an inn". Surname first found in Lancashire, England.
Inn Estonian
Inn is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "innas", meaning "amorous".
Innocenzi Italian
Derived from the given name Innocenzo.
Inocêncio Portuguese
From the given name Inocêncio.
Inōe Japanese
猪上 comes from the kanji (猪 = boar) and (上 = above; up) and could be translated as "The boar from above"
Inoguchi Japanese
Ino means "boar" and guchi means "mouth, opening".
Inoki Japanese
Ino means "boar" and ki means "tree, wood".
Inoko Japanese
Ino means "boar" and ko means "child, first of the Chinese zodiac: the rat".
Inokuma Japanese
From 猪 (ino) meaning "boar" and 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear".
Inomata Japanese
From Japanese 猪 (ino) meaning "wild boar" and 俣 (mata) or 股 (mata) both meaning "fork, crotch".
İnönü Turkish
From the name of a town and district in northwestern Turkey. This was the surname of the Turkish army commander, president and prime minister İsmet İnönü (1884-1973). The surname was bestowed upon him by the country's founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, in honour of his services during the First and Second Battles of İnönü near the town in the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922 (part of the Turkish War of Independence).
Inoo Japanese
Ino means "boar" and o means "tail".
Inose Japanese
From Japanese 猪 (ino) meaning "wild boar" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".
Inoshishi Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 猪 (cho, i, inoshishi) meaning "boar."
Inot Filipino, Cebuano
Means "frugal, stingy" in Cebuano.
Inouye Japanese
Variant transcription of Inoue.
Inoyatov Uzbek
Means "son of Inoyat".
Inoyatova f Uzbek
Feminine form of Inoyatov.
Inquieti Italian (Rare)
would like to know if any one out there has heard of this name and what part of italy it comes from gt grand father corneluse inquiete/i came to england from parma italy in 1872/4 age 37/8 married in 1875... [more]
Insalaco Italian
A surname in Sicily. Believed to come from the word Salaco an occupational name for a tanner in Arabic.
Insigne Italian
Meaning "great".
Insisiengmay Lao
From Lao ອິນ (in) referring to the Hindu god Indra, ສີ (si) meaning "majesty, glory, splendour", ຊຽງ (siang) meaning "city, town" and ໃໝ່ (mai) meaning "new".
Insixiengmay Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ອິນ​ສີ​ຊຽງ​ໃໝ່ (see Insisiengmay).
Int Estonian
Int is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from a diminutive of the masculine given names "Hendrik" and "Indrek".
Inthachith Lao
From Lao ອິນທະ (intha) referring to the Hindu god Indra and ຈິດ (chit) meaning "heart, soul, mind".
Inthalangsy Lao
From Lao ອິນທະ (intha) meaning "lord, king", also referring to the Hindu god Indra, and ລັງສີ (langsy) meaning "ray, beam".
Intharath Lao
From Lao ອິນທະ (intha) referring to the Hindu god Indra and ຣັດ (rat) meaning "state, country, kingdom".
Inthasone Lao
From Lao ອິນທະ (intha) referring to the Hindu god Indra and ສອນ (sone) meaning "teach, grow, mature".
Inthavong Lao
From Lao ອິນທະ (intha) referring to the Hindu god Indra and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family". This is the most common surname in Laos.
Intzuntza Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighbourhood in the municipality of Lemoa, Biscay, possibly derived from Basque inza "heath, reed bed".
Inui Japanese
From Japanese 乾 (inui) meaning "northwest".
Inukai Japanese
From Japanese 犬 (inu) meaning "dog" and 飼 (kai) meaning "domesticate, raise".
Inukami Japanese (Rare)
Inu means "dog" and kami means "god".
Inusaka Japanese
Inu means "dog" and saka means "slope, hill".
Inutile Italian
Means "useless" in Italian.
Inutsuka Japanese
Inu means "dog" and tsuka means "mound".
Inuyama Japanese
From Japanese 犬 (inu) meaning "dog" and 山 (Yama) meaning "mountain, pile".
Inuzuka Japanese
From Japanese 犬 (inu) meaning "dog" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "mound".
Inverarity Scottish
Means "person from Inverarity", Angus ("mouth of the Arity", perhaps a Celtic river-name meaning literally "slow").
Invernizzi Italian
Probably denoted someone from Inverno e Monteleone, a municipality in Lombardy. Inverno itself is Italian for "winter".
In'yaku Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 印鑰 (in'yaku) meaning "seal of head government office and keys to various buildings", referring to someone who would make seals or keys for such purposes.
Inyaku Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 印鑰 (see In'yaku).
Inzaghi Italian
Probably from the town of Inzago, near Milan. This surname is most famously borne by brothers Filippo (1973–) and Simone Inzaghi (1976–).
Io Japanese
I could mean "this" or "well, pit, mineshaft" and o means "tail".
Ioachim Romanian
Derived from the given name Ioachim.
Ioane English (New Zealand), English (Australian), American, Samoan, Polynesian, Romanian
May come from the given name John or variants of this name, such as Ion 1.
Ioannides Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Ioannidis chiefly used in Cyprus.
Ioffe Russian, Jewish
Russian transcription of Hebrew גופה (see Joffe).
Ioka Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Ioniță Romanian
From a diminutive of the given name Ion 1.
Iordan Romanian
From the given name Iordan 1.
Iordănescu Romanian
Means "son of Iordăn" in Romanian.
Iorgulescu Romanian
Means "son of Iorgu".
Iori Japanese
This surname is used as 庵, 井居, 井折, 井織, 伊折 or 伊織 with 庵 (an, iori, io) meaning "hermitage, retreat", 井 (sei, shou, i) meaning "well, well crib, town, community", 伊 (i, kare) meaning "Italy, that one", 居 (kyo, ko, i.ru, -i, o.ru) meaning "reside, to be, exist, live with", 折 (setsu, o.ru, ori, o.ri, -o.ri, o.reru) meaning "fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit" and 織 (o.ri) meaning "fabric, weave."... [more]
Iosebashvili Georgian
Means "son of Ioseb".
Iosifov Russian
Variant transcription of Yosifov.
Ioveanu Romanian
Meaning unknown.
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