Submitted Surnames Starting with O

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Ogilvie Scottish, English
From the ancient Barony of Ogilvie in Angus, Northeast Scotland. The placename itself is derived from Pictish ocel, 'high' and fa, 'plain'.
Ogino Japanese
Variant of Okino.
Ogino Japanese
From Japanese 荻 (ogi) meaning "reed, rush" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Oginskiai Lithuanian
This indicates familial origin within the village of Uogintai.
Ó Giolláin Irish
It means 'descendant of Giollán'.
Ogishin Russian, Ukrainian
Variant of Ageyev (Агеев), derived from Ukrainian given name Ogiy (Огiй)
Ogishina Russian, Ukrainian
Feminine form of Ogishin (Огишин)
Ogiwara Japanese
From Japanese 荻 (ogi) meaning "reed, rush" and 原 (wara) meaning "field".
Ogiyenko Russian, Ukrainian
Variant of Ageyev (Агеев), derived from Ukrainian given name Ogiy (Огiй)
Ogle Scottish, English, Northern Irish
Habitational name from a place in Northumbria, named with the Old English personal name Ocga + Old English hyll 'hill'.
Oglethorpe English
It indicates familial origin within the civil parish of Bramham cum Oglethorpe in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Oglethorpe English
From Oglethorpe Hall in Bramham (WR Yorks) which is recorded as Ocelestorp in 1086 and Okelesthorp in 124 The place-name derives from the Old Scandinavian personal name Oddkell and Old Scandinavian or Old English þorp "secondary settlement outlying farmstead" meaning "Oddkell's village" the surname derived from oddr "point of a weapon" and ketill "cauldron".
Ogliari Italian
Possibly derived from a place name, or from oglio "oil", indicating the bearer's occupation, or perhaps appearance.
Ognibene Italian
From Latin Omnebonus (see Omnebon), "all good".
Ó Gnímh Irish, Scottish
Means "Descendant of Gnímh".
Ognjanović Serbian
Means "son of Ognjan".
Ogo Chamorro
Variant of Hocog
Ó Gormghaile Irish
Means "descendant of Gormghal"
Ogorodnikov Russian
From Russian огородник (ogorodnik) meaning "truck farmer, market gardener".
Ogorodnikova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Огоро́дников (see Ogorodnikov).
Ó Gradaigh Irish
Gaelic form of O'grady.
O'grady Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Gradaigh, meaning "descendant of Gradaigh." Gradaigh is a personal name derived from the Irish Gaelic word grada, "the illustrious one."
Ó Gríobhtha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Griffin.
Oguchi Japanese
"Big, great mouth/opening".
Oguma Japanese
Variant of Okuma.
Ogura Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 倉 (kura) meaning "storehouse".
Oguri Japanese
A variant of Okuri.
Oguri Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut".
Oguro Japanese
Variant of Okuro.
Ōgushi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 串 (kushi) meaning "skewer, spit".
Ogushi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大串 (see Ōgushi).
Ogyampah Akan
Meaning unknown.
Oh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 奥 (see Ō).
Ó hÁdhmaill Irish
It means "descendant of Ádhmall".
Ó hÁilgheanáin Irish
Means "descendant of Áilgheanán"
Ó hÁilleacháin Irish
It means "descendant of Áilleachán".
Ó Hailpín Irish
Irish-Gaelic or Scottish-Gaelic form of Halpin, meaning "descendant of Alpín".
Ó hAinbhith Irish
It means "descendant of Ainbhioth".
Ó hAinbhthín Irish
Means "descendant of Ainbhthín"
Ohakas Estonian
Ohakas is an Estonian surname meaning "thistle".
Ōhama Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 浜 or 濱 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore".
Ó hAngluinn Irish
A patronymic surname meaning "son of Anglninn." This name is, in turn, thought to be derived from Irish Gaelic word anglonn, which means "hero" or "champion."
Ohanian Armenian
Patronymic from the personal name Ohannes, Armenian equivalent of John.
O'hanlon Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAnluain (see Hanlon).
Ó hAnluain Irish
Means "descendant of Anluan"
Ó Hannáin Irish
Hundreds of years ago, the Gaelic name used by the Hannant family in Ireland was Ó hAnnáin, which means "descendant of hAnnáin".... [more]
Ó hAnrachtaigh Irish
It means "descendant of Anrachtach".
Ohanyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Օհանյան (See Ohanian)
Ó hAodhagáin Irish
Means "descendant of Aodhagán"
Ōhara Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Ohara Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
O'harra Irish
A variant of O'Hara.
Ó Hartghaile Irish
It literally means "Artghal’s descendant".
Ōhashi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Ohashi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōhashi.
Ohayashi Japanese
This is the less common variant of Kobayashi.
Ohayon Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Chayyim" from the Berber prefix ou- or au- meaning "son (of)" and the given name Chayyim.
Ohda Japanese
Variant transcription of Oda.
Ó hÉalaighthe Irish
It means "descendant of Éaladhach".
Ó hÉamhthaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Heaphy.
Óhearcáin Irish
The surname ÓhEarcáin (Harkins) is derived from the Irish nickname of Erc or Earc meaning freckled. The diminutive of Erc or Earc is Ercáin or Earcáin. When the Irish alphabet added the aspirate “h” the name became hErcáin or hEarcáin with the hereditary surname prefixes Uí hErcáin, UahErcáin, ÓhEarcáin and (female)Ní Earcáin that was anglicized as Harkin, Harkan, or Harkins... [more]
Ó Hearghaill Irish
Variation of Gaelic Ó Fearghail ‘descendant of Fearghal’, a personal name composed of the elements fear ‘man’ + gal ‘valor’.
Ó hÉilidhe Irish
Means "descendant of the claimant". From éilidhe "claimant"
Ó hEinirí Irish
Means "son of Einrí"
Ó hEodhusa Irish
Means "descendant of Eodhus"
Ó Heoin Irish
Irish surname meaning “descendant of John”.
Ohguro Japanese
Variant transcription of Oguro.
Ohi Japanese
Variant of Oi.
Ōhira Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 平 (hira) meaning "level, even, peaceful".
Ohira Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大平 (see Ōhira).
Ohjima Japanese
Variant transcription of Ojima.
Ohka Japanese
A transcription of Oka meaning "Ridge, Hill". It's likely an americanized spelling.
Ohki Japanese
Variant transcription of Oki.
Ohkubo Japanese
Variant transcription of Okubo.
Ohm German
Variant of Ohme
Öhman Swedish
Variant of Öman.
Ohman Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 大万 (see Ōman).
Ohmori Japanese
Variant of Omori.
Ohms German
Variant of Ohme
Ohmura Japanese
Variant transcription of Omura.
Ohnmacht German
Means "powerlessness; helplessness; without power" in German. This was often used to describe someone very weak.
Ohno Japanese
From 大 (meaning large) and 野 (meaning field).
Ó hOistín Irish
Means "descendant of Oistín"
O'Honeen Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó hUaithnín.
Ohori Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 堀 (hori) "moat."
Öhrn Swedish
Variant of Örn.
Ohsawa Japanese
Variant transcription of Osawa.
Ohshima Japanese
Variant transcription of Oshima.
Ohsuka Japanese
Variant transcription of Osuka.
Ohtani Japanese
Variant transcription of Ootani.
Ohto Japanese
Variant transcription of Oto.
Ohtsuka Japanese
Variant transcription of Otsuka.
Ohtsuki Japanese
Variant transcription of Otsuki.
Ó hUallacháin Irish
It means "descendant of Uallachán".
O'hurley Irish
The name Hurley itslef come from the stick used in the game of Hurling, first played in Ireland. The name might have origanated due to a player of the game being dubbed hurley... [more]
Ohwada Japanese
Variant transcription of Owada.
Ohyagi Japanese
Variant transcription of Oyagi.
Oi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 井 (i) meaning "well, spring".
Oi Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Huang.
Oianguren Basque
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous neighborhoods: the one in the municipality of Elorrio or the one in the municipality of Askoitia.
Oiartzun Basque
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Oibar Basque
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Navarrese municipality.
Oidekivi Estonian
Oidekivi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "oid kivi" meaning "sense/intellect stone", or "hoide kivi" meaning "sustaining stone".
Õiemets Estonian
Õiemets is an Estonian surname meaning "floral/flower forest".
Õige Estonian
Õige is an Estonian surname meaning "true" or "accurate".
Õigemeel Estonian
Õigemeel is an Estonian surname meaning "fair minded".
Õiglane Estonian
Õiglane is an Estonian surname meaning "equitable" and "fair-minded".
Oihaneder Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous palace in the city of Gasteiz.
Oikawa Japanese
Oikawa is the name of Toru Oikawa from the popular volleyball anime Haikyuu! ... [more]
Oikawa Japanese
From Japanese 及 (oi) meaning "reach out, exert, cause" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Oikonomos Greek
Means "housekeeper, steward" from the Greek word οἰκόνομος (oikonomos), derived from οἶκος (oikos) "house, household" and νόμος (nomos) "law, custom"... [more]
Oikonomou Greek
Derived from Greek οικονόμος (oikonomos) meaning "housekeeper, steward".
Oinas Estonian, Finnish
Oinas is an Estonian and Finnish surname meaning "ram (Ovis Aries)" in both languages. The surname is somewhat rare in Finland.
Õis Estonian
Õis is an Estonian surname meaning "flower" and "blossom".
Ōishi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone".
Oishi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōishi.
Õisla Estonian
Õisla is an Estonian surname meaning "floral/blossom area".
Õismaa Estonian
Õismaa is an Estonian surname meaning "blossom land".
Õismäe Estonian
Õismäe is a Estonian surname meaning "floral/blossom hill". The surname can also taken be from the location of Õismäe, which is a subdistrict of the capital Tallinn.
Õismets Estonian
Õismets is an Estonian surname meaning "flower/blossom forest".
Õisnurm Estonian
Õisnurm is an Estonian surname meaning "flower meadow".
Õispuu Estonian
Õispuu is an Estonian surname meaning "blossom/flower tree".
Oit Estonian
Oit is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "õitsev", meaning "to blossom" or "to bloom".
Ōiwa Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks".
Oiwa Japanese
From 大 (ō) meaning “big, large” and 岩 (iwa) meaning “rock”.
Oiwa Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大岩 (see Ōiwa).
Oja Estonian
From the Estonian word oja, meaning "creek".
Oja Finnish
From Finnish oja "ditch, trench".
Ojakäär Estonian
Ojakäär is an Estonian name meaning "runnel" or "stream edge".
Ojala Estonian, Finnish
From oja meaning ‘ditch’, ‘channel’ + the local suffix -la, a habitational name from any of the numerous farms so named throughout Finland, early settlement of the country having been concentrated along waterways... [more]
Ojalill Estonian
Ojalill is an Estonian surname meaning "stream flower".
Ojalind Estonian
Ojalind is an Estonian surname meaning "stream/creek bird".
Ojaloo Estonian
Ojaloo is an Estonian surname meaning "stream/creek swathe".
Ojamaa Estonian
Ojamaa is an Estonian surname meaning "stream/creek land".
Ojandi Estonian
Ojandi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "oja" ("stream/creek") and "rand" ("beach").
Ojanurm Estonian
Ojanurm is an Estonian surname meaning "stream pasture/meadow".
Ojaperv Estonian
Ojaperv is an Estonian surname meaning "stream bank".
Ojasalu Estonian
Ojasalu is an Estonian surname meaning "stream/creek grove".
Ojasoo Estonian
Ojasoo is an Estonian surname meaning "steam/creek swamp".
Ojaste Estonian
From Estonian oja meaning "brook, creek".
Ojastu Estonian
Ojastu is an Estonian surname derived from "oja" meaning "creek/stream".
Ojasu Estonian
Ojasu is an Estonian surname derived from "oja" meaning "creek".
Ojavee Estonian
Ojavee is an Estonians surname meaning "stream water".
Ojavool Estonian
Ojavool is an Estonian surname meaning "stream current/flow".
Ojdanić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Ojdan".
Ojha Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Bengali, Punjabi
Means "shaman, sorcerer, healer", ultimately derived from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upadhyaya) meaning "teacher, spiritual preceptor".
Ojima Japanese
Variant of Oshima.
Ojiro Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 尾 (o) meaning "tail" and 白 (jiro) meaning "white"
Ojiya Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小路谷 (see Kōjiya).
Ok Korean
Means "jade" in Korean.
Ok Turkish
Means "arrow" in Turkish.
Oka Finnish
Means "thorn" in Finnish.
Oka Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "ridge, hill".
Okada Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Okai Japanese
Oka means "mound, hill" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".
O'kain Irish
Variant of O'Kane.
Okajima Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Ōkano Japanese
Surname of Japanese origin meaning "cherry blossom flower field".
Okano Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Okanoue Japanese
Oka means "ridge, hill", no is a possessive article and ue means "above, top, upper".
Okas Estonian
Okas is an Estonian name meaning "thorn".
Okasahara Japanese
Variant reading of Ogasawara.
Okasaka Japanese
Oka means "mound, hill" and means "slope, hill".
Okasaki Japanese
Oka means "mound, hill" and saki means "cape, promontory peninsula".
Okasawara Japanese
Variant reading of Ogasawara.
Okase Japanese
Oka means "hill, ridge" and se means "ripple".
Okashima Japanese
岡 (Oka) means "ridge, hill" and 島 (shima) means "island".
Okata Japanese
Variant of Okada.
Okatani Japanese
Oka means "ridge, hill" and tani means "valley".
Ōkawa Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Okawa Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 川 or 河 (kawa) "river."
Okawa Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大川 (see Ōkawa).
Ōkawara Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great", 河 (ka) meaning "river, stream" and 原 (wara) meaning "field, plain".
Okawara Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大河原 (see Ōkawara).
Okayama Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Okayasu Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet".
O'keeffe Irish
Variant of O'Keefe, which is ultimately means "descendant of Caomh" (see Keefe).
O'kelly Irish
Variant of KELLY.
O'kett Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Haicéid.
O'Kevin Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Caoimhín "descent of Caoimhín."
Okey English
Location name meaning "lives near oak trees".
Ōki Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Oki Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大木 (see Ōki).
Oki Japanese
From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea".
Okiayu Japanese
Oki means "open sea" and ayu means "trout".
Okie Japanese
Oki means "open sea" and e means "inlet, river".
Okimatsu Japanese
Matsu means "pine, fir tree" and oki means "open sea".
Okimoto Japanese
From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Okino Japanese
O could mean "big, great" and ki can mean "tree, wood", or it could be spelled as oki meaning "open sea", and no means "field, plain".
Okino Japanese
From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Okise Japanese
Oki means "open sea" and se means "river".
Okita Japanese
From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Okitani Japanese
Oki could mean "open sea", or it could be spelled as o meaning "big, great", and tani meaning "valley".
Okkotsu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 乙骨 (Okkotsu), a variant reading and spelling of 乙事 (Okkoto), an area in the town of Fujimi in the district of Suwa in the prefecture of Nagano in Japan.
Okmees Estonian
Okmees is an Estonian surname meaning "branch/twig man".
Ōkōchi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 河内 (kōchi) meaning "plain in a river basin".
Okochi Japanese
Variant transcription of Ookouchi.
Okochi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大河内 (see Ōkōchi).
Okocimski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Okocim.
Okota Japanese (Rare)
This name is used to combine 興 (kou, kyou, oko.ru, oko.su) meaning "interest, pleasure," or 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" with 古 (ko, furu.i, furu-, -furu.su) meaning "old" and 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field, rice paddy."
Okoturo Nigerian
A surname most popular in Nigeria; meaning currently unknown.
Okroj Kashubian
The name has been in existence in the Kashubian region for centuries.
Oks Estonian
Oks is an Estonian surname meaning "branch" or "bough".
Oksa Finnish
Means "branch" in Finnish.
Oksanen Finnish
Derived from Finnish oksa "branch".
Oksmaa Estonian
Oksmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "bough/branch land".
Oksyonov Russian
Variant of Aksyonov (Аксёнов)
Oksyonova Russian
Feminine form of Oksyonov (Оксёнов)
Oktyabrskaya Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Октябрьский (see Oktyabrsky).
Oktyabrsky Russian
Meaning "October" in Russian, it often refers to the October Revolution of November 1917, a coup led by Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) and the Bolshevik Party.
Oku Japanese
Oku means "secluded","further out". Manami Oku is a J-pop singer.
Oku Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside, interior".
Oku Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside; inner depths". It is a reference to an event in the Northern and Southern Courts Period, of 3 sons of Takase who became heroes for the south. The emperor of Japan awarded each of the sons a new surname; Oku for the eldest son, Naka 2 for the middle son, and Kuchi for the youngest son.
Ōkubo Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 保 (ho) meaning "protect"... [more]
Okubo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōkubo.
Okuda Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Okuda Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小管 (see Kosuge).
Okudaira Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 平 (taira) meaning "level, even, peaceful".
Okuhashi Japanese
Oku means "inside, interior" and hashi means "bridge".
Okui Japanese
Oku means "interior, inside" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".
Okukawa Japanese (Rare)
Oku means "interior,secluded,further out" and kawa means "river". Minako Okukawa is a fictional character from Yuri!!! On Ice and it's also the name of a company.