Submitted Surnames Starting with M

Mittal Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Possibly derived from Sanskrit मित्र (mitra) meaning "friend".

Mittel German
Literally "middle", probably a topographic name from a farm occupying a middle position in a settlement. Compare Mitter.

Mittelkauff German (Archaic)
An extinct occupational name for a broker or middleman from Middle High German mittel meaning "middle" and kauf meaning "purchase".

Mittelmann German
From a byname from Middle High German mittelman "mediator, arbitrator".

Mitten English
English surname, meaning "from Mitten" various towns with the name or similar spelling. The towns were presumably named after the glove.

Mitter German
Topographic name for someone who lived on or owned a property that was in the middle between two or more others, especially if the others were both held by men with the same personal name (for example, Mitter Hans), from the strong form of Middle High German mitte "mid, middle".

Mittermaier German
Variant of Mittermeier.

Mittermeier German (Austrian)
Literal meaning "middle farmer" its thought to have been given to farmers living between two there farms in the mountains.

Mittleman Jewish
Variant of Mittelman.

Mitton English (Modern)

Mityashkin m Russian
Derived from the name Mitya, a diminutive of Mikhail.

Mityayev m Russian
Means "son of Mitya".

Miwa Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 輪 (wa) meaning "wheel, ring, circle".

Miwa Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Jin).

Mixon English
Means "Mick's son".... [more]

Miya Assamese, Bengali (Muslim)

Miya Japanese
The name could mean ‘three arrows’, ‘three valleys’ or ‘shrine’, the latter being the most common. Some occurrences in America are the result of shortening longer names.

Miya Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Miyabe Japanese
From the Japanese 宮 (miya) "{Shinto} shrine" and 部 (be) "region," "division," "part."

Miyabo Japanese

Miyaboshi Japanese
Variant of Miyahoshi.

Miyada Japanese

Miyadera Japanese

Miyagi Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 城 (gi) meaning "castle".

Miyagishima Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace", 城 (ki) meaning "castle" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Miyaguchi Japanese
From the Japanese 宮 (miya) "{Shinto} shrine" and 口 (guchi or kuchi) "mouth," "opening."

Miyahara Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Miyahoshi Japanese
Miya means "shrine, temple, palace" and hoshi means "star".

Miyaichi Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "a shrine; a palace" and 一 (ichi) meaning "one".... [more]

Miyakawa Japanese
Variant of Miyagawa.

Miyaki Japanese
Miya means "shrine" and ki means "tree, wood ".

Miyako Japanese (Rare)
Miyako means "capital" in vocabulary, but as a last name, it's written in the same characters as Kyoto.

Miyakoshi Japanese

Miyakuni Japanese
Miya means "Shrine, temple" and kuni "country".

Miyama Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between". It can also be formed from 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 深 (mi) meaning "deep, profound" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Miyamachi Japanese
From 宮 (miya) meaning "palace, shrine" and 町 (machi) meaning "town".

Miyamizu Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" combined with 水 (mizu) meaning "water". A fictional bearer of this surname is Mitsuha Miyamizu (宮水 三葉) from the 2016 anime movie Your Name/Kimi no Na wa.

Miyamori Japanese
Miya means "shrine, temple" and mori means "forest".

Miyan Indian (Muslim), Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Urdu میاں or Bengali মিয়ান (see Mian).

Miyanaga Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya), meaning "shinto shrine", and 永 (naga), meaning "eternity, long, lengthy".

Miyanagi Japanese

Miyanichi Japanese
Miya means "temple, palace, shrine" and nichi means "sun, day".

Miyano Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Miyao Japanese
From 宮 (miya) meaning "palace, shrine" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail".

Miyaoka Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 岡 (oka) meaning "ridge, hill".

Miyara Japanese
From the Japanese 宮 (miya) "{Shinto} shrine" and 良 (ra) "good."

Miyares Asturian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Piloña.

Miyasaka Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope, hill".

Miyasaki Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 宮崎 (see Miyazaki).

Miyasato Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 里 (sato) meaning "village".

Miyasawa Japanese

Miyashima Japanese
Miya means "shrine, palace temple" and shima means "island".

Miyashiro Japanese
"Shrine Castle".

Miyatera Japanese

Miyatō Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria".

Miyauchi Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".

Miyawaki Japanese
A famous bearier of this surname, Sakura Miyawaki from IZONE.

Miyawaki Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 脇 (waki) meaning "side".

Miyazaka Japanese
Variant of Miyasaka.

Miyazato Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 里 (sato) meaning "village".

Miyazawa Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Miyazono Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "palace" and 園 (sono) meaning "garden, park".... [more]

Miyoi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nai.

Miyoshi Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 好 (yoshi) meaning "fond, pleasing" or 芳 (yoshi) meaning "perfume; balmy; favorable; fragrant".

Miyuki Japanese
From 御 (mi) meaning "honorific prefix indicating respect, your, godly, imperial, royal, imperial, to govern, control, protect" and 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness, good luck, fortune".

Mizaki Japanese
Variant of Misaki.

Mizawa Japanese
Variant of Misawa.

Mizen English

Mizerkin m Russian

Mizintsev m Russian
Mikhail Mizintsev is a Russian military general known for committing atrocities in Syria and the city Mariupol, Ukraine.

Mizobuchi Japanese

Mizoe Japanese
From 溝 (mizo) meaning "gully, drain, ditch, trench, gap, gutter" and 江 (e) meaning "river, inlet, bay".

Mizoguchi Japanese
From Japanese 溝 (mizo) meaning "ditch, drain, gutter" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Mizoroge Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Mizoroke.

Mizoroke Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 深泥池 (Mizoro-ga-Ike) meaning "Mizoro Lake", a lake in Kyōto, Kyōto, Japan.

Mizrachi Hebrew
Variant transcription of Mizrahi.

Mizrahi Hebrew
From Hebrew מִזְרָחִי (mizrakhí) meaning "East, eastern".

Mizubara Japanese
Variant of Mizuhara.

Mizuda Japanese
Variant of Mizuta.

Mizufuka Japanese
Mizu means "water" and fuka means "deep".

Mizugai Japanese
Variant of Mizutani.

Mizugawa Japanese
Variant of Mizukawa.

Mizugaya Japanese
Variant of Mizutani.

Mizuguchi Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Mizuhara Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Mizuhori Japanese
Mizu means "water"and hori means "moat, ditch, canal".

Mizui Japanese
Mizu means "water" and i means "mineshaft, pit, hole".

Mizujima Japanese
Variant of Mizushima.

Mizukawa Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Mizuki Japanese
Variant of Mitsuki.

Mizukuchi Japanese
Mizu means "water" and kuchi means "mouth, opening".

Mizumo Japanese
Mizu means "water" and mo means "cloud".

Mizumori Japanese
Mizu means "water" and mori means "forest, grove".

Mizumoto Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Mizumura Japanese
Mizu means "water" and mura means "village, hamlet".

Mizunokoji Popular Culture

Mizunoue Japanese

Mizuoka Japanese
Mizu means "water" and oka means "hill, ridge".

Mizusaki Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Mizusawa Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 沢 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Mizuse Japanese
Mizu means "water" and se means "ripple".

Mizuseki Japanese

Mizuta Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Mizutama Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" combined with 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Mizuwara Japanese
Variant of Mizuhara.

Mizuya Japanese
Variation of Mizutani.

Mizuyama Japanese
Mizu means "water" and yama means "hill, mountain".

Mizuzaki Japanese
Variant of Mizusaki.

Mizuzawa Japanese
Variant of Mizuzawa.

Mješicy Sorbian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Upper Sorbian municipality of Bukecy.

Mkerref Berber (Modern, Rare)
Mkerref originated from the 1950s in Tangier, Morocco. The surname is rare and its holders have riffian (amazigh) roots, known as the Temsamanis originally. ... [more]

Mkhitaryan Armenian
Means "son of Mkhitar".

Mkrtchian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Mkrtchyan.

Mkrtchyan Armenian
Means "son of Mkrtich".

Mkryan Armenian

Mladenov Bulgarian
Means "son of Mladen".

Mladenova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Mladenov.

Mladić Serbian, Croatian
Derived from mlad/a (млад/а), meaning "young".

Mlima Swahili
From Swahili meaning "mountain".

Mlinarić Croatian
Means "son of a miller".

Młodychowiak Polish
Habitational name for somebody who comes from the district of Młodych in Poland.

Mẫn Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Min, from Sino-Vietnamese 閔 (mẫn).

Mnatsakanyan Armenian
Means "son of Mnatsakan".

Mnuchin Jewish

Mo Chinese
According to a study of Mu Ying's Name record, the surname came to be when descendants of the antediluvian ruler Zhuanxu abbreviated the name of his city, Moyangcheng (莫陽城; in modern-day Pingxiang County, Hebei) and took it as their surname... [more]

Moakes English

Moala Tongan, Samoan
Meaning uncertain.

Moan Irish
Reduced form of Mohan.

Moana Maori
From the given name Moana.

Moat Scottish
Habitational name from either of two places in Dumfriesshire called Moat, named from Middle English mote ‘moat’, ‘ditch’, originally referring to the whole system of fortifications. In some cases it may have been a topographic name for someone who lived in or near a moated dwelling.

Moats English
Variant of Moat.

Mobarak Arabic
From the given name Mubarak.

Moberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish mo "sandy heath" and berg "mountain". A notable bearer was Swedish author and playwright Vilhelm Moberg (1898-1973).

Moberley English
English habitational name from Mobberley in Cheshire, named in Old English as ‘clearing with a fortified site where assemblies are held’, from (ge)mot ‘meeting’, ‘assembly’ + burh ‘enclosure’, ‘fortification’ + leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.

Möbius German
Patronymic surname derived from the given name Bartholomäus, the German form of Bartholomew.

Mobley English
English reduced form of Moberley.

Mobonggi Gorontalo

Möbus German
Variant of Möbius.

Moccasin Indigenous American

Moch German

Mocha Spanish (Latin American)

Mochalov m Russian
From Russian мочалка (mochalka), meaning "washcloth".

Mochan Scottish, English, Irish
From the given name Mochán.

Mocharskyy m Ukrainian

Mochi Indian

Mochi Italian

Mochia Western African

Mochida Japanese
From Japanese 持 (mochi) meaning "hold, have, possess" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Mochoruk Ukrainian

Mock English
english for the german surname maag

Mockford English
Mockford comes from "Mocca's ford", with Mocca being an Old English name of uncertain origin. An alternative theory is that it comes from "Motholfr's ford" from the Old Norse meaning "renown-wolf". Either way, Mockford was once a place in Sussex, near Rottingdean, and it is from there that most branches of the name originate.

Mockler English, Irish
Might derived from Gaelic names Ó Mochlair or Mac Mochlair, where moch means "swift."

Moclin Spanish
A town positioned outside of Granada and Toledo Spain, its current occupants number in the thousands. But, 700’s this town was positioned in a mist of sprawling Moorish control. And, for the next 800 years, it was the epic center of Europe’s culture and medicine... [more]

Moctezuma Indigenous American, Nahuatl (Hispanicized)
From the given name Moctezuma.

Modaffari Italian
Nickname from Arabic muzaffar "victorious".

Modafferi Italian
Variant of Modaffari.

Modanggu Gorontalo

Modderman Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch modder "mud", this name used to denote a dustman, a garbage man.

Mode Nigerian

Modén Swedish
Combination of Swedish mo "sandy heath" and the common surname suffix -én, a derivative of Latin -enius "descendant of". It could also be a variant of Modig.

Modena Italian, Judeo-Italian
Italian and Jewish (from Italy) habitational name from the city of Modena in Emilia-Romagna.

Modernell Spanish (Latin American, Hispanicized, Modern)
Most common in Uruguay, probably of Lebanese origin, unknown meaning or etymology.

Moderow German

Modesto Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
From the given name Modesto

Modhwadia Indian (Rare)

Modi Indian
Modi was borne by Gujarati and Parsi people. There is a clan called Modi among the Oswal Banias.

Modig Swedish
Means "brave" in Swedish.

Modigliani Italian
Used by Sepharditic Jews, this surname comes from the Italian town of Modigliana, in Romagna. Famous bearers of this surname include painter Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920) and Nobel Prize in Economics recipient Franco Modigliani (1918–2003).

Modin Swedish
Variant of Modén.

Modrić Croatian
Famous bearer of this surname is Croatian footballer Luka Modrić.

Modrić Croatian
Derived from Croatian mȍdar meaning "blue", most likely used to refer to a person who wore blue clothes. It can also be a habitational name for someone from any of the various places called Modrić, Modrič, Modrići, Modrića, Modruš or Modřice in Croatia... [more]

Modrone Italian

Modrušan Istriot

Modzelewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Modzel or Modzele, both derived from Polish modzel meaning "callus".

Moegi Japanese (Rare)

Moeller German (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Möller.

Moes Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch moes "stew, mush, vegetables, food", either on its own as a nickname for a cook or vegetable farmer, or as a shortened form of a longer name, such as the toponym Moespot "vegetable pot".

Moes Dutch, Low German
Variant form of Maas.

Moessner German

Moffa Italian
From Italian muffa "mould, mildew, moss".

Moffat Scottish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Am Magh Fada.

Moffatt Scottish
Means "person from Moffatt", Dumfries and Galloway ("long plain").

Mogami Japanese
From the town Mogami in Yamagata Prefecture. From mo (最; "most") and kami (上; "top").

Mogasen German
meaning unknown

Mogg English (British)

Moggi Romansh
Italianized form of Muoth.

Moghadam Persian
Means "first, preceding, head" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic مقدم (muqaddam).

Moghaddam Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مقدم (see Moghadam).

Mogi Japanese
From 茂 (mo) meaning "lush" and 木 (gi) meaning "tree, wood".... [more]

Mogilevsky Russian, Jewish (?)
Not available.

Mogilin m Russian
From Russian могила (mogila), meaning "grave".

Mogorosi Tswana

Mogren Swedish
Combination of Swedish mo "sandy heath" and gren "branch".

Mohač Croatian
Croatian form of Mohácsi.

Mohácsi Hungarian
Habitational name for someone from Mohács, a city in Hungary.

Mohajeri Persian
Derived from Persian مهاجر (mohajer) meaning "emigrant", ultimately of Arabic origin.

Mohamad Arabic
Derived from the given name Mohamad.

Mohamadou Western African
From the given name Mohamadou.

Mohamed Arabic, Dhivehi, Somali (Arabized)
From the given name Muhammad.

Mohammadian Persian
From the given name Mohammad.

Mohammadinejad Persian
Means "descendant of Mohammad" in Persian.

Mohammadpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian محمدپور (see Mohammadpour).

Mohammadpour Persian
Means "descendant of Mohammad" in Persian.

Mohammadpourkarkaragh Persian (Rare)
From the given name Mohammad combined with Persian پور (pur) "son" and the name of the Persian village of Karkaraq.

Mohammadzada Dari Persian
Dari form of Mohammadzadeh.

Mohammadzadeh Persian
From the given name Mohammad combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".

Mohammadzai Pashto
Means "son of Muhammad" in Pashto.

Mohammedi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mohammed (chiefly Algerian).

Mohannadi Arabic (Mashriqi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic المهندي (see al-Mohannadi).

Mohanty Indian, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit महत् (mahát) meaning "great, large".

Mohar Slovene

Mohedano Spanish

Mohi Gorontalo

Mohilary Bodo, Assamese
Associated with tax collections from the Mahallas.

Mohiuddin Bengali (Muslim), Urdu, Indian (Muslim)
From the given name Mohiuddin.

Mohler German (Swiss)
Derived from the Low German word möhl, meaning "mill." Variant of Müller.

Mohlin Swedish
Variant of Molin.

Mohorko Slovene
It comes from the latin given name ERMACORA. the Sain Bishop of Aquileia, near Venice.

Mohr German, German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from Latin maurus "Moorish, North African".

Mohrbacher German
Likely arose as a name for those living near Morbach, Germany

Mohrenschildt German
From the surname Mohren and scilt "shield"

Mohsen Arabic
From the given name Muhsin.

Mohseni Persian
From the given name Mohsen.

Mohsenian Persian
From the given name Mohsen.

Mohsenpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian محسنپور (see Mohsenpour).

Mohsenpour Persian
Means "son of Mohsen" in Persian.

Mohsenzadeh Persian
Means "born of Mohsen" in Persian.

Mohsin Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Muhsin.

Möhsünov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Möhsün".

Möhsünova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Möhsünov.

Mohylyov m Russian (Ukrainianized), Belarusian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainian form of Mogilyov, which is derived directly from the city in Belarus.

Moilanen Finnish
Meaning uncertain, features the nen suffix commonly found in surnames of Savo-Karelian origin.

Moina Spanish (Latin American)

Moine French
Derived from French moine "monk" (compare Monk).

Moineau French
From French meaning "sparrow".

Moinho Portuguese
From Portuguese meaning "mill".

Moipo Eastern African

Moir Scottish

Mõis Estonian
Mõis is an Estonian surname meaning "manor".

Mõisa Estonian
Mõisa is an Estonian surname meaning "manor".

Mõisaäär Estonian
Mõisaäär is an Estonian surname meaning "manor edge/periphery".

Moïse French
From the given name Moïse.

Moises Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Greek, Jewish
From the given name Moisés.

Moiseyev Russian
Means "son of Moisey".

Moiseyeva Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Моисеев (see Moiseyev).

Moissi Albanian, Italian

Moisuc Romanian
Meaning unknown.

Moitoza English (American)

Moj Czech

Mojtabaei Persian
From the given name Mojtaba.

Mojtabai Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مجتبایی (see Mojtabaei).

Mojumdar Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali মজুমদার (see Majumdar).

Mojumder Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali মজুমদার (see Majumdar),

Mok Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Mo.

Mokey Belarusian

Mokh Russian
Derived from Russian мох (mokh) meaning "moss".

Mokhnatkin m Russian
From Russian мохнатка (mokhnatka), meaning "furry (thing)".

Mokhovikov Russian

Mokhtar Arabic
From the given name Mukhtar.

Mokhtari Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mokhtar.

Mokhtarpour Persian
Means "son of Mokhtar" in Persian.

Mokhtarzadeh Persian
Means "born of Mokhtar" in Persian.

Mokin Russian

Moko Central African

Mokoena Southern African, Sotho, Tswana
Derived from Sotho or Tswana kwena meaning "crocodile".

Mokonin Russian, Arabic (Mashriqi)

Mokrani Berber, Northern African, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Either from the given name Mokrane or derived from El Mokrani, a town in Algeria.

Mokrenko Ukrainian

Mokri Persian
This is a Persian surname.... [more]

Moksri Isan

Mokutan Japanese
English Meaning(s) for 木炭... [more]

Mol Dutch
Means "mole (animal)" in Dutch. Could be a nickname for someone with poor eyesight or who was known for digging, an occupational name for a mole catcher, or a habitational name for someone from Mol in the Antwerp province, Belgium.

Molaison Louisiana Creole
Transferred use of the surname Molaison.

Molaison American
Unexplained meaning.

Molak Polish

Molan English

Molchan Russian, Ukrainian
From the Russian word молчан meaning "silent" it was often used as a nickname for someone who was soft-spoken and as a given name following Baptism

Molchanov m Russian
From Russian молчание (molchaniye), meaning "silence".

Moldabekov m Kazakh
Means "son of Moldabek".

Moldabekova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Moldabekov.

Moldagaliev m Kazakh
Means "son of Moldagali".

Moldagalieva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Moldagaliev.

Mölder Estonian
Mölder is an Estonian surname meaning "miller".

Moldovsky Russian
One who came from Moldova.

Mole English
Mole is (in some but not all cases) the English form of the German Möhl meaning mill.

Molen Dutch
From Dutch meaning "mill".

Molena Venetian
From Venetian mołéna "crumb", perhaps a nickname based on the bearer's size.

Molenaar Dutch
Derived from Dutch molenaar "miller".

Moleski Polish
A variation of Molski, originated from the many places in Poland called "Mole".

Molesti Italian

Molette French

Moley English

Molí Catalan
From Catalan meaning "mill".

Molica Italian

Molie Romanian

Molière French, Haitian Creole
habitational name from La Molière the name of several places in various parts of France.

Molin Swedish
Combination of Swedish mo "sandy heath" and the common surname suffix -in.

Molin French, Occitan, Venetian
France: From medieval French meaning "mill".... [more]

Molinares Spanish
Derived from Spanish molina meaning "mill". Possibly an occupational name for a mill worker.

Molinari Italian
Variant of Molinaro.