Submitted Surnames Starting with M

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Mustanen Finnish
It derives from the Finnish word for the colour "black", musta.
Mustin English
Origin uncertain, possibly a variant of Muston or Musto.
Mustkivi Estonian
Mustkivi is an Estonian surname meaning "black stone".
Mustmaa Estonian
Mustmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "black land".
Muston English
Habitational name from places so named, from Old English mus "mouse", or must, "muddy stream or place" combined with tun "enclosure, settlement". Another explanation could be that the first element is derived from an old Scandinavian personal name, Músi (of unknown meaning), combined with tun.
Muszynski Polish
Habitational name for someone from places called Muszyna in Nowy Sacz voivodeship and elsewhere, named with mucha "fly" (see Mucha).
Muta Japanese
From Japanese 牟 (mu) meaning "pupil (of the eye)" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Mutambo Luba
It means "forest" in Songye and Tshiluba, but can also mean "supreme ruler" in Tshiluba.
Muthusamy Tamil
Pearl god; Lord Murugan
Mutia Eastern African, Maasai
A Kenyan Maasai surname known mostly in the West as the name of a certain fictitious escarpment, which appears infrequently in old Tarzan Films.
Mutlu Turkish
Means "happy, glad" in Turkish.
Mutoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Mutō.
Mutou Japanese
Variant transcription of Mutō.
Mutsu Japanese (Rare)
Similar to Mutsumi, Mutsu means "order".
Mutsumi Japanese (Rare)
Mutsumi means "order".... [more]
Mutter German
(also Mütter): occupational name for an official employed to measure grain, from Middle High German mutte, mütte 'bushel', 'grain measure' (Latin modius) + the agent suffix -er.
Muttski Polish, Popular Culture, Literature
Not known, A Notable bearer is Ben Muttski from Archie's Sonic The Hedgehog comics
Muuk Estonian
Muuk is an Estonian surname meaning "skeleton key".
Muul Estonian
Muul is an Estonian surname meaning both "mule" and "seawall".
Müür Estonian
Müür is an Estonian surname meaning "wall".
Müürikivi Estonian
Müürikivi is an Estonian surname meaning "wall stone".
Müüripeal Estonian
Müüripeal is an Estonian surname derived from the compounds "müür" (wall) and "peal" (atop, above); "above wall".
Müürisepp Estonian
Müürisepp is an Estonian surname meaning "brick mason" (literally: "wall smith").
Muvaza Dungan
From the first part of the given name Muhammad and Chinese 娃子 (wázi), a dialectal term meaning "(small) child".
Muxika Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Biscay, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Coincides with, or possibly derives from, the Basque word muxika meaning "peach".
Muxtarov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Muxtar".
Muxtarova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Muxtarov.
Muyama Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Rokuyama.
Muzaffar Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Muzaffar.
Muzaffari Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic المظفري (see al-Muzaffari).
Muzhikov Russian
From Russian мужик (muzhik) referring to a peasant from the Tsarist era.
Muziki Swahili
From Swahili meaning "music". Possibly an occupational name for a musician.
Muzio Italian (Rare)
Northern Italian from a medieval personal name derived from the Latin personal name Mucius or Mutius.
Muzorewa Shona
Meaning unknown.
Muzyka Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian
Derived either from Belarusian музыка (muzyka) or Ukrainian музика (muzyka), both possibly derived from German Musiker meaning "musician".
Mwaruwari Shona
Meaning unknown.
Mweushi African
salute to a king or chief spokesman.literally means "your excellency" or "your majesty". and is usually followed by another name and not used alone.
Myakshenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian м'якшення (m'yakshennya), meaning "mitigation".
Myasnikovich Belarusian
Possibly means "son of Myasnik".
Myatt English
From the medieval personal name Myat, literally "little Mihel", an Anglo-Norman variant of Michael.
Mycroft English
From Old English ġemȳþ "mouth (of a river)" + croft meaning "enclosed field", originally denoting somebody who lives at the mouth of a river.... [more]
Myhre Norwegian
Derived from Norwegian myr "bog, swamp".
Mykhailenko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Михайленко (see Mykhaylenko).
Mykkänen Finnish (Rare)
Finnish rare variant of Mäkinen.
Myklebust Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse Myklibólstaðr meaning "large farm". From mikill "large" and bólstaðr "farm".
Mykytyn Ukrainian
Means "son of Mykyta".
Myllymäki Finnish
Combination of Finnish mylly "mill" and mäki "hill, slope".
Mynsky Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Minsky.
Myōchin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 明珍 (myōchin), the 2 characters used in 明らかに珍しい (akiraka ni mezurashii) meaning "evidently rare". This is from the event in the Heian Period, of an armorer who created an armor that was then praised by Emperor Konoe... [more]
Myochin Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 明珍 or 明珎 (see Myōchin).
Myōi Japanese
Variant reading of Nai.
Myoi Japanese
A famous bearier of this surname is Myoi Mina from the Kpop girl group TWICE.
Myoi Japanese
Variant transcription of Myōi.
Myong Korean
Myung, also spelled Myeong, Myong, or Myoung, is a Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in some two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Myoui Japanese
Variant transcription of Myōi.
Myradov Turkmen
Alternate transcription of Turkmen Мырадов (see Myradow).
Myradova Turkmen
Alternate transcription of Turkmen Мырадова (see Myradowa).
Myradow Turkmen
Means "son of Myrat".
Myradowa Turkmen
Feminine transcription of Turkmen Мырадов (see Myradow).
Myre Norwegian
Variant of Myhre.
Myrick English
Either means "dark", "work" or "ruler".
Myrsky Finnish
Means "storm, tempest, gale".
Myrsten Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish myr "bog, moor, wetland" and sten "stone, rock".
Myrvall Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish myr "bog, moor, wetland" and vall "pasture, field of grass".
Myrzabaev m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Myrzabay".
Myrzabaeva f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Myrzabaev.
Myrzabekov m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Myrzabek".
Myrzabekova f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Feminine form of Myrzabekov.
Myrzakhanov m Kazakh
Means "son of Myrzakhan".
Myrzakhanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Myrzakhanov.
Myshenov Russian
The first part of the name, mysh actually means mouse!
Myshkin Russian
Myshkin is the possessive case of the diminutive of the word 'mouse'.
Mysho Polish, Russian
Russian and Polish forms of Michaux.
Myśliwiec m Polish
Derived from the Polish word myśliwy meaning "hunter."
Myśliwski m Polish
Derived from the Polish word myśliwy meaning "hunter." A famous bearer includes the Polish novelist Wiesław Myśliwski.
Myszka Polish
Means 'mouse' in Polish.
Myung Korean
Korean form of Ming, from Sino-Korean 明 (myeong).