Submitted Surnames Starting with M

Mickley English
It comes the French name Michelet, which comes from the name Michael, as in the angel. ... [more]

Mickovski Macedonian

Micucci Italian
Patronymic or plural form of a pet form of the personal name Mico, a short form of Michele 1.

Mida Japanese
Variant of Mita.

Middag Dutch
Of debated origin and meaning.

Middaugh English
Variant of German Mittag meaning "midday, south".

Middelberg Dutch

Middendorf German
"middle of the village"

Middle English
Derived from the word middle

Middlebrook English

Middleditch English

Mídeno Guanche
From Guanche *mīdĭdăn, meaning "legitimate humans". This surname was borne by Guanche people.

Midford English
Habitational name for someone from Mitford in Northumberland.

Midiam Spanish

Midler English
Nickname for a person who causes trouble or meddles in the affairs of others, derived from Middle English medeler meaning "meddler, troublemaker, one who interferes". This name is borne by the American singer, actress and comedienne Bette Midler (1945-).

Midnight Irish
Middle of the night, darkness, dark blue

Mido Japanese

Midoh Japanese

Midōmaru Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 御 (mi-), a prefix added to emphasize beauty, 堂 (dō) meaning "temple, shrine, hall", and 丸 (maru) meaning "circle, sphere", referring to a round land.

Midomaru Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 御堂丸 (see Midōmaru).

Midorigawa Japanese
A variant of Midorikawa.

Midorikawa Japanese
From Japanese 緑 (midori) meaning "green" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Midorino Japanese
Midori means "green" and no means "field, plain".

Midoriya Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
Combination of 緑 (midori) meaning "green" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley," used on the main character Izuku Midoriya (緑谷 出久) in 'My Hero Academia'.... [more]

Midou Japanese

Midoumaru Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 御堂丸 (see Midōmaru).

Midthun Norwegian (?)
A habitational name of western Norway descent from Old Norse mith 'middle' + tún 'enclosure farmstead.'

Midtsjø Norwegian

Mieda Japanese

Miedinger German
Habitational name for someone from Meitingen in Württemberg.

Miele Italian
It means "honey" in Italian.

Mieles Italian, Spanish, French
Meaning "honey".

Mielke German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Milogost and other Slavic given names beginning with the element mil-.

Mielnicki Polish

Mieno Japanese

Mier Dutch
Derived from Dutch mier "ant", perhaps denoting an industrious person.

Mier Spanish, English (American)
As a Spanish name relates to late summer and means "harvest" or "ripened".... [more]

Mieras Catalan
Castilianized form of Mieres, a habitational name from Catalan and Asturian-Leonese Mieres, towns in Catalonia and Asturies.

Mieres South American

Miettinen Finnish
From the given name Klemetti.

Mieza Spanish

Mifflin English
An English West Country variant of the original Welsh-Breton personal name Merlin.

Mifsud Maltese

Mifune Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" or 御 (mi) meaning "honourable" and 船 or 舟 (fune) meaning "ship, boat".

Miga Polish
Nickname from a derivative migac ‘to twinkle or wink’.

Migaleddu Italian
From the given name Michele 1.

Migan African

Miggin Irish

Mighty Jamaican Patois
Apparently a nickname for a very strong man from English mighty "very strong".

Miglinieks Latvian
Name comes from the village Miglinieki.

Mignano Italian
Possibly taken from the Mignano Monte Lungo commune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania.

Mignault French

Migne French

Mignogna Italian
In part a Southern Italian a habitational name from Mignogna, a minor place in Foggia province.

Mignon French

Migrot Walloon

Miguelañez Spanish
Derived from the given name Miguel.

Mihajlovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Mihajlovski.

Mihajlovski Macedonian
Means "son of Mihail".

Mihalčin Slovak

Mihale Romanian

Mihara Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Mihelec Croatian

Mihkli Estonian
Mihkli is an Estonian surname, derived from the masculine given name "Mihkel" (a cogante of "Michael").

Mihocik Slovak

Mihok Slovak
From Mihaly.

Miil Estonian
Miil is an Estonian surname meaning "mile".

Mijačević Croatian

Mijangos Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Merindad de Cuesta Urria.

Mijatović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Mijat".

Mijima Japanese
Variant of Mishima.

Mijović Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Mijo".

Mijušković Montenegrin

Mika Polish
A shortened form of the Polish version of Michaelson, which became a family name earlier on.

Mika Hungarian, Polish
Comes from a pet form of a central and eastern European personal name equivalent to Nicholas

Mikaelsen Danish, Greenlandic
Means "son of Mikael".

Mikage Japanese

Mikail Turkish, Uyghur
From the given name Mikail.

Mikal Ethiopian
The Origin of Mikal comes from the Hebrew meaning... [more]

Mikalauskas Lithuanian
A Lithuanian surname. Lithuanian surnames have a base which would be Mikalausk for this name. If you are a male in the family your name would change to Mikalauskas. If you are female that is married your surname would be Mikalauskiene... [more]

Mikami Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".

Mikan English (American)

Mikanovsky Russian

Mikawa Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Mikawa Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Mikayılov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Mikayıl".

Mikayılova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Mikayılov.

Mikayla English

Mikazuki Japanese (Rare)
Mikazuki is a one kanji surname that means "crescent moon".

Mike Hungarian
Fro, a pet form of the personal name Miklós, Hungarian form of Nicholas, or possibly from a short form of Mihály, Hungarian form of Michael.

Mike Japanese

Mike Japanese

Mikel English, Nigerian
From the given name Mikel.

Mikell Scottish
A variant of Mccall. Some suggest it is a variant of Mikel.

Mikha'il Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Mikha'il.

Mikhail Russian, Belarusian, Bulgarian
From the given name Mikhail.

Mikhailenko Russian
Russian transcription of Ukrainian Михайленко (see Mykhaylenko).

Mikhailidis Greek

Mikhalopoulos Greek

Mikhaylenko Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Михайленко (see Mikhailenko).

Mikhelashvili Georgian, Jewish
Means "son of Mikheil" in Georgian.

Mikhin Russian
Means "son of Mikha".

Miki Japanese
Miki means "three" and ki means "tree". ... [more]

Miki Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Mikin Russian
Means "son of Mika".

Mikiso Japanese

Mikk Estonian
Mikk is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name); a shortened form of the masculine given name Mihkel (a variant of Michael).

Mikkel Estonian
Mikkel is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name); an Estonian variant of "Michael".

Mikkelborg Norwegian
Norwegian variant of the originally German surname Mecklenburg, which came to Norway during the hanseatic era.

Mikkelsaar Estonian
Mikkelsaar is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Mikkel (Mihkel)" and "saar", meaning island; "Mikkel's island".

Mikkelson Danish
Variant of Mikkelsen.

Mikker Estonian
Mikker is an Estonian family name possibly related to Mihkel

Miklaužić Croatian

Miklós Hungarian
From the given name Miklós.

Mikó Hungarian
From a pet form of the personal names Miklós (Hungarian form of Nicholas) or Mihály (Hungarian form of Michael).

Mikołajczyk Polish
Derived from the given name Mikołaj.

Mikolandric Croatian

Mikos Polish, Hungarian, Greek
From a derivative of a personal name equivalent to Nicholas: Polish Mikolaj, Slovenian Miklavž, or Hungarian Miklós.... [more]

Mikroulakis Greek

Mikryukov Russian
From a diminutive of the given name Nikolay.

Mikulandra Croatian

Mikulencak Czech
There are many versions Mikulenka, Mikulas, Mikul,

Mikulić Croatian
Means ''son of Mikula''.

Mikulin Russian
Means "son of Mikula".

Mikumo Japanese
Mi can mean "beautiful" or "three" and kumo means "cloud".

Mikuš Slovak, Czech, Slovene, Croatian (Rare)
From the given name Mikuláš.

Miladinov Bulgarian

Miladinova Bulgarian

Milak Bosnian, Serbian

Milán Spanish
Spanish form of Milan.

Milan Italian, French
Habitational name from the Italian city of Milan (see Milano).

Milan Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Russian
From the given name Milan, a derivative of names such as Bohumil and Miloslav, containing the Slavic elements mil or milu meaning ‘grace, favor, dear’.

Milanay Filipino (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
The Milanay is original surname from Bicol region in the Philippines, the most population name in Naga City.

Milanés Spanish
habitational name for someone from Milan in Italy (see Milano) from milanés an adjectival form of the place name. Variant of Milan.

Milanese Italian
One who came from Milan.

Milanesi Italian
It comes from the Italian city of Milan, in Lombardia (northern Italy), where it is most used

Milanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Milan".

Milanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Milanov.

Milanović Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Milan".

Milanovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Milanovski.

Milanovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Milan".

Milaša Latvian

Milashenko Ukrainian

Milashin Russian
Derived from a diminutive Milasha of various Russian given names.

Milazzo Italian, Sicilian
habitational name from Milazzo in Messina province.

Milbourne English
Variant form of Milburn.

Milbury English

Milchev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Milcho".

Milcheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Milchev.

Mildmay English
From a medieval nickname for an inoffensive person (literally "mild maiden").

Mile Indonesian

Miledo English

Milenin Russian
Matronymic surname derived from the Russian name Milena.

Milenkov Bulgarian
Means "son of Milenko".

Milenković Serbian
Means "son of Milenko".

Milenkovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Milenkovski.

Milenkovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Milenko".

Milesi Italian
Marco Milesi is an Italian racing cyclist.... [more]

Miletić Croatian, Serbian
Means ''son of Mile''.

Milev m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Mile".

Mileva f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Milev.

Milevska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Milevski.

Milevski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mile".

Miley Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicised form of Ó Maol Aodha, though Ó Máille and Ó Maolmhuaidh can also be possibilities... [more]

Milez Filipino

Milgrom Hebrew

Milholland English

Milhous English
Variant spelling of English Millhouse.

Milhouse English
Variant spelling of Millhouse.

Milian Spanish (Caribbean)

Milianti Italian

Miliaras Greek

Miliband Jewish
This is the surname of British Labour Party politicians Ed and David Miliband, who are ethnically Jewish.

Milič Slovene
Variant of Milić.

Miliddi Italian
Possibly a Sardinian nickname for Camillo.

Milik Polish

Milina Croatian, Serbian
passed down from generations

Milingiana Italian
Probably from milinciana "eggplant, aubergine", likely given to foundlings.

Milinković Serbian
Means "son of Milinko"

Milios Greek

Miliotis Greek

Miliša Croatian

Milisavljević Serbian
Means "son of Milisav".

Militão Portuguese (Brazilian)
Locational surname denoting someone who lives near a military base.

Miljak Croatian

Miljanović Serbian
Means "son of Miljan".

Miljković Serbian, Croatian
Variant of Milković.

Milk English
Probably from Middle English milk ‘milk’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for a producer or seller of milk.In some instances, probably a translation of German Milch, a variant of Slavic Milich or of Dutch Mielke (a pet form of Miele), or a shortening of Slavic Milkovich.

Milkent Lithuanian

Milkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Milko".

Milkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Milkov.

Milković Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic derived from the given name Milko, itself a diminutive of Slavic names containing the element milu meaning "gracious, dear".

Milkovič Slovak
Slovak form of Milković.

Milkovich Serbian (Anglicized), Croatian (Anglicized), Slovak (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Serbo-Croatian Milković or Slovak Milkovič.

Mill Scottish, English
Scottish and English: topographic name for someone who lived near a mill, Middle English mille, milne (Old English myl(e)n, from Latin molina, a derivative of molere ‘to grind’)... [more]

Millar English
Variant of Miller.

Millare Spanish (Philippines)
Possibly a variant of Millares.

Millares Galician
Habitational name from any of various places named Millares in Galicia, from the plural of Galician millar meaning "millet field".

Millay English
This surname is thought to be a respelling of Millais, which may come from the French surname Millet, a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of millet or panic grass (derived from a diminutive form of Old French mil which is then derived from Latin milium meaning "millet").... [more]

Millbrook English

Millburn English

Millbury English

Mille Italian

Millea English

Millen English

Millerd English

Millerson English

Millet French, Catalan
metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of millet or panic grass or a topographic name for someone who lived by a field of millet from French and Catalan millet (from Latin milietum a derivative of milium in Old French mil "millet").

Millett English

Milley English
Habitational name from a lost or unidentified place possibly in Lincolnshire.

Milley Irish (Anglicized)
Variant of Malley.

Millford English (Rare)
Variant of Milford.

Milliard English

Millin English (British, ?)
Originated as Miller or McMillan

Millington English
Parishes in Cheshire, and the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Millman English
Variant of Milman

Millmon English
Variant of Millman

Millner English
Variant of Milner.

Millo Filipino

Milloy Irish

Millsap English (American), English
Judging by the name and how it sounds, I guess it's occupational. This is the name of a town in Texas, named after Fuller Millsap.

Millson English

Milludi Basque

Millwood English, Anglo-Saxon
The name was originally given to a miller or the keeper of a mill. The surname Millwood is derived from the Old English word mylenweard.

Milman English
From the old English word mylen meaning "mill" and mann meaning "man", which in this sense means a worker

Milmon English
Variant of Milman

Milmoon English
Variant of Milmon

Milner English, Scottish
Northern English (mainly Yorkshire) and Scottish: variant of Miller, retaining the -n- of the Middle English word, which was a result of Scandinavian linguistic influence, as in Old Norse mylnari.

Milo English
Derived from the given name Milo.

Miloh African

Miloševska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Miloševski.

Miloševski m Macedonian
Means "son of Miloš".

Milostan English (American)

Miłosz Polish
From the given name Miłosz.

Miloti Albanian

Milrinda English

Milutinović Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Milutin".

Mily Bengali

Milyukov Russian

Mimana Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 任那 (Mimana) meaning "Mimana", an ancient hypothesized region in parts of present-day South Korea, mentioned in the Nihon Shoki.

Mimiague French

Mimieux French
Unknown.

Mimmack English

Mimori Japanese

Mimoun Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Mimoun.

Mims English (British)
Habitational name from Mimms (North and South Mimms) in Hertfordshire, most probably derived from an ancient British tribal name, Mimmas.

Mimura Japanese

Mimura Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Min Korean
Meaning: Sensitive, fast, quick, clever, smart. famous bearer of this name is kpop idol/rapper Min Yoongi also known as Suga from BTS.

Min Chinese, Korean
From Chinese 闵 (mǐn) meaning "pity, sorrow", also referring to the posthumous title of the Duke Min of Lu (personal name Ji Qi).

Minaev Russian
Means "son of Mina".

Minagawa Japanese
Variant of Minakawa.

Minagofña Chamorro
Chamorro for "all their happiness"

Minagro Sicilian
Minagro: A Sicilian surname, with Latin & Greek etymological origins. Min: from Latin minusculus/little or small — Agro: from both Latin agro/field & Greek αγρό agro/field

Minahan English (American)

Minaj Indian

Minakami Japanese
From the 水 (mina) meaning "water" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper". 水上 is often pronounced suijou, and it means "seaplane" in Japanese.

Minakata Japanese

Minakawa Japanese
From Japanese 皆 (mina) meaning "all, every" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Minami Japanese
From the Japanese "皆" (Mina) meaning "all" and "実" (mi) meaning "fruit", as well as other kanji and kanji combinations that are pronounced in the same way.

Minamide Japanese

Minamihisamatsu Japanese

Minamino Japanese
From Japanese 南 (minami) meaning "south" and 野 (no) meaning "field".

Minamisawa Japanese
Minami means "south" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".

Minamishima Japanese

Minamizawa Japanese
Variant of Minamisawa.

Minamoto Japanese
From 源 (minamoto) meaning "fountainhead, river source; source, origin," derived from a combination of 水 (mi), the combining form of mizu meaning "water," and 元/本 (moto) meaning "source, origin" with the addition of the Old Japanese possessive particle na.... [more]

Minar Romansh

Minard English

Minari Japanese

Minaru Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 御 (mi-), an archaic honorific added to emphasize godlike respect or beauty, and 鳴 (nari), from 鳴り (nari) meaning "ring", referring to a place with a lot of sound (in a positive way).

Minasian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Minasyan.

Minasian English (American)

Minassian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Minasyan.

Minasyan Armenian
Means "son of Minas".

Minato Japanese
From Japanese 湊 or 港 (minato) meaning "port, harbour".

Minatosaki Japanese
Variant reading of Minatozaki.

Minatozaki Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 湊 (minato) meaning "assemble" combined with 崎 (saki) meaning "peninsula, cape".

Minatozaki Japanese (Rare)
Means "port cape" in Japanese.

Minaya Spanish
Minaya comes from Arabic, meaning 'open and visible path'. There is also some speculation that the name has Basque origins, meaning 'ore', or 'ore vein' as well as 'asphodel pastures'.

Minayev Russian
Alternate transcription of Minaev.

Minchev Bulgarian
Means "son of Mincho".

Mincheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Minchev.

Minchie Central African

Mincinoiu Romanian
From Romanian mincino "liar".

Minda Romanian
From the Meglenite language.

Mindalano Filipino, Maranao
From the name of Mindalano' sa Tonong, a character in the Darangen epic.

Minde German
Habitational name denoting someone from the city of Minden.

Minden German, English
Habitational name from any of various places so named, for example in Westphalia (German) or Shropshire (English).

Mindlin Jewish

Mindlin English

Mine Japanese
This surname is used as 岑, 峯, 峰, 嶺, 三根, 美根, 美祢, 美禰 or 見根 with 岑 (gin, shin, mine), an outdated character meaning "mountaintop, peak," 峯/峰 (hou, ne, mine) meaning "peak, summit," 嶺 (ryou, rei, mine) meaning with the same meaning as 峯/峰, 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three," 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beauty/iful," 見 (ken, mi.eru, mi.seru, mi.ru) meaning "chances, hopes, idea, look at, opinion, see, visible," 根 (kon, ne, -ne) meaning "head (pimple), radical, root" and 祢/禰 (dei, nai, ne) meaning "ancestral shrine."... [more]

Minea Romanian
Meaning unknown.

Minegishi Japanese
From Japanese 嶺 (mine) meaning "peak, summit" and 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, seashore, bank".

Minegishi Japanese
From Japanese 嶺 or 峰 (mine) meaning "peak, summit, ridge" and 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, seashore, bank".

Mineharu Japanese

Mineiro Portuguese

Minella Italian
Southern Italian, from a pet form of the female personal name Mina 1, a short form of Guglielmina, Giacomina, etc.

Minelli Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Minello, a pet form of the personal name Mino, which is a short form of a personal name formed with the hypocoristic suffix -mino, such as Adimino, Giacomino, Guglielmino, etc.

Minematsu Japanese