Submitted Surnames Starting with O

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Osanai Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 山 (san) meaning "mountain" and 内 (nai) meaning "inside".
Osaragi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大仏 (daibutsu) meaning "great statue of Buddha" with an assigned reading of おさらぎ (osaragi), from さらぎ (saragi), sound-changed from さらき (saraki), from 更木 (saraki) meaning "new wood; unused wood", referring to a statue of Buddha that was created using fresh wood.
Osaragi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大仏 (Osaragi), a variant reading of 大仏 (Daibutsu), a clipping of 大仏ケ谷 (Daibutsugayatsu), a former name for the area of Hase in the city of Kamakura in the prefecture of Kanagawa in Japan.
Osaragi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大仏 (Osaragi), sound- and script-changed from 若木 (Osanagi), a clipping of 若木山 (Osanagiyama) meaning "Osanagi Mountain", a mountain in the city of Higashine in the prefecture of Yamagata in Japan.
Osaragi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大仏 (daibutsu) meaning "great statue of Buddha" with an assigned reading of おさらぎ (saragi), sound-changed from Old Japanese おぽさらぎ (oposaragi), from オポ (opo) meaning "great; large" and サラギ (saragi) meaning "newcomer", referring to the large number of visitors to a great statue of Buddha.
Osaragi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大仏 (osaragi), from Old Japanese オホソレキ (ohosoreki), from オホ (oho) meaning "great; large", ソレ (sore) meaning "slash-and-burn cultivation" , and キ (ki) meaning "place", referring to a place in the mountains that had been slash-and-burn cultivated.
Osas Somali
Variant of Ossas
Osato Japanese
O means "big" and sato means "hamlet, village, town".
Ōsawa Japanese
Alternate transcription of Osawa.
Osawa Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Osbaldeston English
From a town from England called Osbaldeston derived from the name of a king named Osbald and tun "town".
Osborn English
From the given name Osborn.
Ó Scannail Irish
Ó Scannail is both the name of a sept in Ireland and a surname. It is derived from the Gaelic term scannal, meaning "contention" or "strife."
Oscari Italian
Derived from the given name Oscar.
Ó Seanachain Irish
Means "grandson of Seanachan". Alternatively, may be derived from Gaelic seanachaidh, meaning "skilled storyteller".
Osegueda Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Oseguera chiefly used in Central America.
Oseguera Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Valle de Mena.
Osei Western African
Very popular surname in Ghana.
Osgood English, Jewish
English: Old Norse personal name Asgautr, composed of the elements as'god'+the tribal name Gaul. This was established in England before the Conquest, in the late old English forms Osgot or Osgod and was later reinforce by the Norman Ansgot.... [more]
Oshana Assyrian
Derived from the given name Oshana, meaning "Palm Sunday, palm tree" in Assyrian.
O'Sheeran Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of either Ó Sírín or Ó Síoráin meaning "descendant of Sírín" and "descendant of Síoráin" respectively. Sírín and Síoráin are variants of the same name, both are derived from a diminutive of síor meaning "long-lasting".
Ōshima Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Oshima Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōshima.
Ōshita Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".
Oshita Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大下 (see Ōshita).
Ó Siadhail Irish
Derived from the given name Siadhal.
Ó Síochána Irish
Proper, non-Anglicized form of Sheehan.
Ó Síodhacháin Irish
Means "descendant of Síodhachán".
Ó Síoráin Irish
Means "descendant of Síoráin"
Osip Russian
From the given name Osip.
Osipov Russian
Means "son of Osip".
Osipova Russian
Feminine form of Osipov.
Ó Sírín Irish
Means "descendant of Sírín"
Osis Latvian
Meaning "ash tree".
Oskarsson Swedish
Means "son of Oskar".
Osler English
Possibly derived from Ostler (from the the Norman 'Hostelier') meaning clerk or bookkeeper. First used in England after the Norman invasion of 1066. Surname of a 19th cent... [more]
Osman Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Uthman.
Osmanagić Bosnian
Derived from Osman.
Osmanaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Osman" in Albanian.
Osmani Albanian
Very common last name in Albania and in the rest of Europe to
Osmani Albanian, Bengali
From the given name Osman.
Osmanlı Azerbaijani
From the given name Osman.
Osmanović Bosnian
Means ''son of Osman''.
Osmar English
Variant of Hosmer.
Osmeña Filipino (Hispanicized), Cebuano (Hispanicized)
Meaning uncertain, possibly from a Spanish form of the Arabic name Uthman. A notable bearer was Sergio Osmeña (1878-1961), the fourth president of the Philippines.
Osmochescu Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Osmonaliev Kyrgyz
From a combination of the given names Osmon and Ali 1.
Osmonalieva f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Osmonaliev.
Osmond English
From the given name Osmond
Osnovin m Russian
Derived from Russian word основной, meaning "main."
Osorio Spanish
From the given name Osorio.
Osornio Spanish (Mexican)
Likely an altered form of Osorio influenced by Osorno.
Osorno Spanish
From the name of a place in Palencia, a province of northern Spain.
Osowski m Polish
Habititional surname for someone from a village called Osowa, derived from Polish osowy meaning "aspen" (the type of tree).
Ospanov Kazakh
Means "son of Ospan".
Ospanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Ospanov.
Ó Spealáin Irish
Means "descendant of Spealán"
Oss English (American)
Americanized Varient of Aas
Õsso Estonian
Õsso is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "õsuma" meaning "shear".
Ossola Italian
Likely a habitational name from an area in the Verbano-Cusio-Ossola province in Northern Italy.
Ossoliński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Ossolin.
Öst Swedish
Means "east" in Swedish.
Ostanin Russian
From any of several diminutives of the given name Evstafiy or Evstakhiy.
Ostap Ukrainian
From the given name Ostap.
Ostapenko Ukrainian
From the given name Ostap.
Østby Norwegian
Habitational name from farmsteads in Norway named Østby or Austby. Derived from Old Norse aust "east" and býr "farm, village".
Öster Swedish
Swedish form of Øster.
Österdahl Swedish
Derived from Swedish öst meaning "east" and dahl meaning "valley."
Osterday American (Germanized, Rare)
One day in Germany there was a male infant left on the steps to a church. When someone found the baby on the steps, they decided to name him Oster because that day was the day of Easter. Easter in German is Oster... [more]
Österreich German (Austrian)
The German name for Austria, meaning "eastern kingdom".
Österreicher German, German (Austrian)
Means "One from Austria", "the Austrian".
Osterreicher German
I was told that this surname in native Austria originates as follows. Oster means East, reich means kingdom, with er meaning native of. In old Austria there were six kingdoms, with the East one being the largest with the seat of government there... [more]
Østhagen Norwegian
An uncommon Norwegian surname of uncertain origin. It is most likely a locational name, derived from Norwegian øst, 'east' and hagen, 'enclosure'. ... [more]
Østigård Norwegian
From Norwegian øst meaning "east" and gård meaning "farm, enclosure."
Ostiguy Basque, French
Worn Quebec (Ostéguy variant), the name is visibly Basque and assumes initially a Ostegi form, which could designate a place where the foliage is abundant (osteo = + -egi sheet suffix). Alternatively, place the cold, cold house (Ortz, otz, followed -egi or -tegi).
Östlund Swedish
Combination of Swedish öst "east" and lund "groove".
Östman Swedish
Combination of Swedish öst "east" and man "man".
Ostojić Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Ostoja".
Ostorojniy Ukrainian
Ostorojniy - a surname derived from the Russian word "cautious". It was popular in the 19th century.
Ostos Spanish
Habitational name from a place called Ostos which no longer exists; the surname was in the 15th century recorded near Écija in Seville.
Ostrander Dutch (Americanized)
Possibly an altered form of van Nostrand "from Nordstrand", a former island in Germany.
Ostrikov Russian
From ostrik, meaning "sharp".
Öström Swedish
Combination of Swedish ö "island" and ström "stream, river".
Ostrom English (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Swedish Öström.
Ostrovschi m Romanian, Moldovan
Romanian and Moldovan form of Ostrowski.
Ostrovska f Ukrainian
Feminine form of Ostrovskiy.
Ostrovská f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Ostrovský.
Ostrovskaya f Russian
Feminine form of Ostrovsky.
Ostrovskiy m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Ostrowski.
Ostrovsky m Russian
Russian form of Ostrowski.
Ostrovský m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Ostrowski.
Ostrow Polish (Americanized)
From any of several places called Ostrów (island), or Jewish-American shortened form of Ostrowski.
Ostrum English (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Swedish Öström.
Ostwald German
from the ancient Germanic personal name Ostold composed of the elements ōst "east" (see Oest ) and Old High German walt(an) "to rule". Variant of Oswald.
Osu Japanese
Variant transcription of Ousu.
Ōsuga Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 菅 (suga) meaning "sedge".
Osuga Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大菅 (see Ōsuga).
Osuga Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小菅 (see Kosuge).
Osuge Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小菅 (see Kosuge).
Ōsugi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar".
Osugi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大杉 (see Ōsugi).
O'Sugrue Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Siocfhradha, derived from Norse first name Sigefrith... [more]
Osumi Japanese
From 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 隅 (sumi) meaning "corner, nook".
Osuna Spanish
Habitational name from a place in the province of Seville, named from Arabic Oxuna, perhaps named from Late Latin Ursina (villa) "estate of Ursus" a byname meaning "bear".
Osvaldo Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
From the given name Osvaldo.
Oswalt English
From the given name Oswald.
Osward English
From the Medieval English given name Osward.
Osy Nigerian
From Imo, Nigeria
Ōta Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" or 太 (o) meaning "plump, fat, thick" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Ōtaka Japanese
This surname combines 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii) meaning "big, large" with 高 (kou, taka, taka.i, taka.maru, taka.meru, -daka) meaning "expensive, high, tall," 鷹 (ou, you, taka) meaning "hawk," 孝 (kyou, kou, taka) meaning "child's respect, filial piety," 嵩 (shuu, suu, kasa, kasa.mu, taka.i) meaning "be aggravated, grow bulky, grow worse, swell" or 貴 (ki, tatto.i, tatto.bu, touto.i, touto.bu, taka) meaning "esteem, honour, precious, prize, value."... [more]
Ōtaka Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high".
Ōtaka Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 鷹 (taka) meaning "eagle, falcon, hawk".
Otaka Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大高 (see Ōtaka).
Ōtake Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo".
Otake Japanese
O means "great, big" and take means "bamboo".
Otake Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大竹 (see Ōtake).
Ōtaki Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall".
Otamendi Basque
From Basque ota meaning "foothill" or "low hill" and mendi meaning "mountain."
Ōtani Japanese
Variant transcription of Ootani.
Ōtani Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Otani Japanese
Variant transcription of Ootani.
Otarashvili Georgian
Means "son of Otar".
Otawara Japanese
A notable bearer is Harukiyo Otwara, a daimyo of the Sengoku Period.
Otegenov m Kazakh
Means "son of Otegen".
Otegenova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Otegenov.
Óðinsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Óðinn" in Icelandic.
Óðinsson Icelandic
Means "son of Óðinn" in Icelandic.
Othman Arabic
From the given name Uthman.
Othonos Greek (Cypriot)
Comes from Όθων meaning "Otto" in Greek.
Ōto Japanese
Variant of Amito.
Oto Japanese
O means "great, large" and to means "wisteria".
Otodanketsu Japanese
音 (oto) means sound, 団 (Dan) means group, and 結 (ketsu) means conclusion, 団結 (danketsu) means Unity, making the full name 音団結(Otodanketsu) mean sound unity. the name was borne from Yasuhito Otodanketsu, a character in a Danganronpa fan series called Danganronpa endless: Hope Convalescence.
O'Tolan Irish
The meaning of the name is unclear, but it seems to derive from the pre 13th century Gaelic O'Tuathalain suggesting that it was probably religious and may translate as "The male descendant of the follower of the lord".
Ōtomo Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 友 (tomo) meaning "friend".
Otomo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大友 (see Ōtomo).
Otonari Japanese
This surname combines 乙 (itsu, otsu, oto-, kinoto) meaning "duplicate, strange, the latter, witty" or 音 (in, on, -non, oto, ne) meaning "noise, sound" with 成 (jou, sei, na.su, -na.su, na.ru, nari) meaning "become, elapse, get, grow, reach, turn into."
O’toole Irish
O'Toole, along with Toole, comes from the Irish O Tuathail. This derives from the personal name Tuathal, meaning "ruler of the people", used by many Irish kings and heroes and accordingly incorporated into a surname in a number of distinct areas, among them south Ulster, Mayo and Kildare.
Ó Toráin Irish
Meaning, ‘descendant of Torán’, a personal name formed from a diminutive of tor ‘lord’, ‘hero’, ‘champion’.
O'Toran Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Toráin ‘descendant of Torán’, a personal name formed from a diminutive of tor ‘lord’, ‘hero’, ‘champion’.
Ó Tormaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Tormach" in Irish.
Otradovec Czech
Habitational name for someone from any of four places in Bohemia called Otradov or Otradovice.
O'Trohy Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Ó Troighthigh.
Ó Troighthigh Irish
Means "descendant of Troightheach"
Ots Estonian
Ots is an Estonian surname meaning "cusp" or "tip".
Otsalt Estonian
Otsalt is an Estonian surname meaning "end(s) under/below".
Otsla Estonian
Otsla is an Estonian surname meaning "cusp/tip area".
Otsu Japanese
O means "big, great" and tsu means "harbor, seaport".
Ōtsubo Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 坪 (tsubo), a traditional unit of measurement equivalent to approximately 3.306 square metres.
Otsubo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōtsubo.
Ōtsuka Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Otsuka Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" or 太 (o) "fat," "thick" and 塚 (tsuka) "mound."
Otsuka Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大塚 (see Ōtsuka).
Ōtsuki Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 槻 (tsuki) referring to a type of zelkova tree (scientific name Zelkova serrata).
Otsuki Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大槻 (see Ōtsuki).
Otsukotsu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 乙骨 (see Okkotsu).
Otsus Estonian
Ostus is an Estonian surname meaning "decision" or "resolution".
Ōtsutsuki Popular Culture
This surname is used as 大筒木 with 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii) "large, big," 筒 (tou, tsutsu) meaning "cylinder, gun barrel, pipe, sleeve, tube" and 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."... [more]
Ottaviani Italian
From the given name Ottaviano.
Ottaviano Italian
From the given name Ottaviano.
Ottavio Italian
From the given name Ottavio.
Otte German
Otte was given to someone who lived in Bavaria, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging medieval society. The name Otte evolved from the Old German personal name Ott, a name of Emperors, made famous by Otto the Great (912-973), Holy Roman emperor.
Otter English
An otter is a type of animal
Ottmar German
From the given name Ottmar.
Ottoman Turkish
From a Latin form (through French) of the Turkish given name Osman, itself from Arabic Uthman... [more]
Ottone Italian
From the given name Ottone.
Ottósdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ottó" in Icelandic.
Ottósson Icelandic
Means "son of Ottó" in Icelandic.
Ottoway English
From the Norman male personal names Otoïs, of Germanic origin and meaning literally "wealth-wide" or "wealth-wood", and Otewi, of Germanic origin and meaning literally "wealth-war".
O'Tuathalain Irish
May translate as "The male descendant of the follower of the lord".
O'Twolan Irish
The meaning of the name is unclear, but it seems to derive from the pre 13th century Gaelic O' Tuathalain suggesting that it was probably religious and may translate as "The male descendant of the follower of the lord".
Otxaran Basque
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Zalla.
Ou Chinese
From Chinese 欧 (ōu) referring to Mount Sheng in present-day Huzhou, China. According to legend, this name (along with the compound name Ouyang containing this character) was adopted by the descendants of a prince from the Yue state who settled in the area around the mountain.
Ou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 奥 (see Ō).
Ouahab Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Wahab.
Ouahabi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Ouahab.
Ouahmed Berber, Northern African
Kabyle name meaning "son of Ahmed", from the Berber prefix ou- meaning "son (of)" combined with the Arabic name Ahmed (chiefly Algerian).
Ouaknine Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Aknine", from a Tamazight form of the given name Jacob.
Oualid Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Oualid.
Ouanounou Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Nounou" in Tamazight, from a diminutive of the given name Nisim.
Ouardi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic وردي (wardiyy) meaning "floral, rosaceous".
Ouattara Western African, Manding
From the name of the Wattara or Watara clan of the Dyula people, believed to be derived from a word meaning "prince".
Ouazzani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Denotes someone originally from Ouazzane, a town in northern Morocco.
Oubeid Western African
Mauritanian variant of Obeid (see Ubayd).
Ōuchi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".
Ouchi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大内 (see Ōuchi).
Ouda Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Mashriqi)
Arabic word and surname meaning “return.”
Oudeland Dutch
Habitational name from places called Oudeland in the Netherlands, or perhaps the village of Oudelande in the Dutch province of Zeeland. Their names mean "old land" in Dutch.
Oudenhoven Dutch
Derived from Dutch oude "old" and hoeve "farm, farmstead, manor". As a surname it is derived from one of the many places of this name.
Oudomsouk Lao
From Lao ອຸດົມ (oudom) meaning "abundant, plentiful" or "superior, supreme, excellent" and ສຸກ (souk) meaning "happiness, pleasure, joy".
Oudshoorn Dutch
From the name of a former village in South Holland, Netherlands, derived from Out, a Middle Dutch diminutive of the given name Otgar, and hoorn "horn; corner, protruding bend (of a river)"... [more]
Õue Estonian
Õue is an Estonian surname meaning "outdoors".
Ouellette French (Quebec)
Canadian spelling of French (Norman and Champenois) Ouilet, from a Frenchified form of Willet, a pet form of William.
Õuemaa Estonian
Õuemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "courtyard".
Õuemets Estonian
Õuemets is an Estonian surname meaning "open forest".
Ouertani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Found mainly in Tunisia.
Oueslati Arabic (Maghrebi)
Habitational name for someone from the village of Oueslatia in northern Tunisia.
Ouk Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer អ៊ុក (see Uk).
Oum Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer អ៊ំ or អ៊ុំ (see Um).
Oumaña Leonese
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous comarca of the province of Llión.
Oumarou Western African
From the given name Oumarou.
Õun Estonian
Õun is an Estonian surname meaning "apple".
Õunapuu Estonian
Means "apple tree" in Estonian.
Õunloo Estonian
Õunloo is an Estonian surname meaning "apple swathe/wood row".
Õunroos Estonian
Õunroos is an Estonian surname meaning "apple rose".
Ōura Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".
Oura Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大浦 (see Ōura).
Ouriaghli Arabic (Maghrebi)
Moroccan (Rifian): tribal name from the Rifian tribe of Ait Wayagher.
Ouseph Indian (Christian)
From the given name Ouseph.
Ousman Western African
From the given name Ousman.
Ousmane Western African
From the given name Ousmane.
Outland Dutch (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Oudeland.
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