UGALDEBasque This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous neighborhoods: the one in the municipality of Larrabetzu or the one in the municipality of Okondo.
UHKEEstonian Uhke is an Estonian surname meaning "proud" or "vain".
UHLGerman Uhl begins in the German province of Bavaria. Uhl is a nickname surname, a class of German names derived from eke-names, or added names, that described people by a personal characteristic or other attribute... [more]
UHLERGerman Uhler is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kastellaun, whose seat is in the like-named town.
UHLÍŘCzech Uhlíř is a originally craftsman dedicated to the production of charcoal. It is also called a person involved in the distribution of coal.... [more]
UHLMANNGerman From a pet form of a Germanic compound personal name beginning with odal ‘inherited property’.
ÜHTEGIEstonian Ühtegi is an Estonian surname derived from "ühtelugu", meaning "steadily" and "always" and "tegi" meaning "worker/producer".
UJULAEstonian Ujula is an Estonian surname meaning "pool" and "pond".
UKIYOJapanese (Rare) From 浮世 (ukiyo) meaning "fleeting life, floating world," referring to the urban lifestyle, especially the pleasure-seeking aspects, of Edo period (1603-1868) Japan.... [more]
ULENSPEGELLow German, Literature This is the name of Dyl Ulenspegel is a trickster figure originating in Middle Low German folklore, possibly meaning "owl mirror".
ÜLESOOEstonian Ülesoo is an Estonian surname meaning "above (beyond) the swamp".
ÜLEVAINEstonian Ülevain is an Estonian surname meaning "above/across village green".
ÜLGEKÜTTEstonian Ülgekütt is an Estonian surname derived from "hülgekütt" meaning "seal hunter".
ULIBARRIBasque This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Lana.
ULJASEstonian Uljas is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name) meaning "daring" and "valiant".
ÜLJESEstonian Üljes is an Estonian surname derived from "hüljes" meaning "seal".
ULLAEstonian Ulla is an Estonian surname derived from "üla-", a prefix meaning "upper".
ULLAHArabic, Urdu, Bengali Means "of Allah, of God" from Arabic اللّٰه (Allah) referring to the monotheistic god in Islam. It is commonly used as a component in given names.
ULLMANNGerman Variant spelling of UHLMANN, associated with Jewish Europeans, meaning "man from Ulm". It is derived from the name of the city of Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
ULLOAGalician This indicates familial origin within the comarca of A Ulloa.
ULMERGerman German surname meaning "from the city of Ulm".
ULSHÖFERGerman Habitational name for someone from a place called Ilshofen (old form Ulleshoven), near Schwäbisch Hall.
ULUOTSEstonian Uluots is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "uluk" ("(hunting) game" ) and "ots" ("end").
ULUSOYTurkish Means "great lineage", derived from Turkish ulu meaning "supreme, great, exalted" combined with soy meaning "ancestry, lineage".
ULVAEUSSwedish (Rare) Allegedly a latinization of Ulfsäter, a combination of Swedish ulv "wolf" and säter "mountain pasture". Björn Ulvaeus (b. 1945) is a Swedish songwriter, composer and former member of ABBA.
ULVESTADNorwegian (Rare) Habitational name from any of five farmsteads, most in western Norway, named from Old Norse ulfr meaning ‘wolf’ + staðir, plural of staðr meaning ‘farmstead’, ‘dwelling’.
ULYANOVRussian Means "son of ULYAN". A notable bearer was Vladimir Ulyanov (1870-1924), a Russian revolutionary better known as Vladimir Lenin.
UMBURTERTiv Means, "Remember the father". Father also used in the context of God.
UMEDAJapanese From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
UMEHARAJapanese From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
UMESAKIJapanese From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" combined with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom".
UMEZAWAJapanese From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
UMIASTOWSKIPolish This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Umiastów.
UMONJapanese (Rare) This surname combines 右 (u, yuu, migi) meaning "right" or 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof" with 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate."... [more]
UNGERGerman German, Jewish (Ashkenazic), and Slovenian: ethnic name for a Hungarian or a nickname for someone who had trade relations with Hungary, from the ethnic term Unger ‘Hungarian’ ... [more]
UNNIKRISHNANMalayalam Means "Lord Krishna" or "young Krishna", a combination of the title and given name ഉണ്ണി (uṇṇi) meaning "infant boy, young boy" and the name of KRISHNA, Hindu deity.
UNOJapanese From Japanese 宇 (u) meaning "eaves" and 野 (no) meaning "field".
UNWINEnglish From the Old English male personal name Hūnwine, literally "bearcub-friend" (later confused with Old English unwine "enemy"). Bearers include British publisher Sir Stanley Unwin (1885-1968) and "Professor" Stanley Unwin (1911-2002), South African-born British purveyor of comical nonsense language.
UPPADATHILMalayalam From Old Malayalam uppadam (sea), lit. "from over the Arabian sea," referring to the descendants of a group of Arab traders who settled in Kerala. Predominantly Muslim, although sizeable sections have branched away and practice Hinduism... [more]
ÜPRUSEstonian Üprus is an Estonian surname derived from "üpris" meaning "very" and "much".
UPSEstonian Ups is an Estonian surname derived from "upsakas" meaning "proud" and "conceited". "Ups" also also means "whoops" in Estonian.
UPSHAWEnglish Probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place named with Old English upp meaning "up(per)" and sc(e)aga meaning "copse", or a topographic name with the same meaning.
UPSHUREnglish Most probably an altered spelling of English Upshire, a habitational name from Upshire in Essex, named with Old English upp "up" and scir "district". Alternatively, it may be a variant of UPSHAW.
UPTAINEnglish Derived from Upton, but meaning "always prepared"
UPWOODEnglish Derived from a place name meaning "upper forest" in Old English.
URAMOTOJapanese (Rare) 浦 (Ura) means "Seacoast,Bay" and 本 (Moto) means "Source, Origin, Root". Kentaro Uramoto is a notable bearer of this surname, he is a former Japanese football player.
URARAKAPopular Culture In the case of the character Ochako (Ochaco) Uraraka (麗日 お茶子) from 'My Hero Academia', her surname is made up of the adjective 麗らか (uraraka) meaning "bright, clear, beautiful, glorious" and 日 (ka) meaning "day."
URATAJapanese From Japanese 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
URBAŃSKIPolish habitational name for someone from a place named with the personal name Urban.
URBANSKYCzech, Slovak, Polish, Russian, Jewish In Czech and Slovak usage, it is a habitational name for someone from a place called Urbanice. In Polish usage, it is a habitational name for someone from a place named with the personal name URBAN.
URRUNAGABasque It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Legutio.
URRUTIABasque Basque surname meaning "distant, far away" in Euskara.
URRUTIGOITIBasque This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the commune of Montori, located in the French canton of Euskal Mendialdea.
USELTONEnglish Perhaps a variant of Osselton, a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place, probably in northeastern England, where this name is most common.
UTNENorwegian In Norwegian, probably has some pre-Germanic elements (i.e. before approx. 200 CE). Other place-names in the area also has an element of pre-Germanic and unknown origins. It has been suggested that it derives from "Út-tún", meaning the hamlet or farmstead that is "out"
UTSAREstonian Utsar is an Estonian surname, possibly a truncated variant of "Kutsar", meaning "coachman".
UTSUNOMIYAJapanese This surname is used as either 宇都宮 or 宇津宮 with 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof", 都 (tsu, to, miyako) meaning "capital, metropolis", 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port" and 宮 (kyuu, ku, kuu, guu, miya) meaning "constellations, palace, princess, Shinto shrine."... [more]
ÜTTEstonian Ütt is an Estonian surname (loosely) meaning "vocative"; a "word of address'' or "exclamatory address".
UUDEKÜLLEstonian Uudeküll is an Estonian surname meaning "new enough".
UUDELEPPEstonian Uudelepp is an Estonian surname meaning "new alder".
UUDMÄEEstonian Uudmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "virgin/unspoiled hill/mountain".
UUEEstonian Uue is an Estonian surname meaning "anew".
UUEHENDRIKEstonian Uuehendrik is an Estonian surname meaning "new Hendrik (a masculine given name)". Probably derived from the offspring of a Hendrik junior.
UUEMAAEstonian Uuemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "new land".
UUEMÕISEstonian Uuemõis is an Estonian surname meaning "new manor".
UUENIEstonian Uueni is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "uuenema" meaning "reform" and "renew".
UUESALUEstonian Uuesalu is an Estonian surname meaning "new grove".
UUETALUEstonian Uuetalu is an Estonian surname meaning "new farm".
UUETOAEstonian Uuetoa is an Estonain surname, meaning "new home" or "new room".
UUKEstonian Uuk is an Estonian surname meaning "bay" and "dormer".
UUKKIVIEstonian Uukkivi is an Estonian surname meaning "dormer/bay stone".
UULIEstonian Uuli is an Estonian surname derived from "uulits", meaning "street".
UURITSEstonian Uurits is an Estonian surname meaning "engraver" and "burin".
UUSEstonian Uus is an Estonian surname meaning "new".
UUSIFinnish Uusi is a Finnish surname meaning "new".
UUSKIVIEstonian Uuskivi is an Estonian surname meaning "new stone".
UUSLAEstonian Uusla is an Estonian surname meaning "new field/area".
UUSMAAEstonian Uusmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "new land".
UUSMÄGIEstonian Uusmägi is an Estonian surname meaning "new mountain/hill".
UUSMEESEstonian Uusmees is an Estonian surname meaning "new man".
UUSORGEstonian Uusorg is an Estonian surname meaning "new valley".
UUSPEREEstonian Uuspere is an Estonian surname meaning "new family".
UUSPÕLDEstonian Uuspõld is an Estonian surname meaning "new field".
UUSSAAREstonian Uussaar is an Estonian surname meaning "new island".
UUSTALUEstonian Uustalu is an Estonian surname meaning "new farmstead".
UUSVÄLIEstonian Uusväli is an Estonian surname meaning "new field".
UWEMIbibio, Efik, Anang Meaning "Life". It originates from the Efik, Ibibio and Anang tribes of Cross River state, Nigeria which has now been divided with the Ibibios and Anang people in the newly formed Akwa Ibom state... [more]
UYKhmer, Lao Khmer and Lao form of HUANG (based on the Hokkien romanization of the name).
UYSALTurkish Means "docile, easygoing, peaceful" in Turkish.
UZAKIJapanese, Popular Culture From Japanese, 宇 (u) meaning "world, universe, space" combined with 崎 (zaki) meaning "cape, peninsula". A fictional bearer of this surname is Hana Uzaki (宇崎 花) from Uzaki~chan Wants to Hang Out! (宇崎ちゃんは遊びたい！).
UZHAKHOVIngush (Russified) Russified form of an Ingush surname derived the name of an Ingush teip (clan). The clan's name is possibly derived from a given name, in turn possibly from an Ingush word meaning "bold, strong".
UZUMAKIJapanese (Rare) This name combines 渦 (ka, uzu) meaning "eddy, vortex, whirlpool" or 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick" with 巻 (kan, ken, maki, ma.ki, ma.ku) meaning "book, coil, part, roll up, scroll, tie, volume, wind up."... [more]