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".
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]
ULATOWSKIPolish Habitational name for someone from Ulatowo in Ostrołęka voivodeship, a place named with Old Polish ulot, ulatać meaning "to fly away".
ÜLAVEREEstonian Ülavere is an Estonian surname meaning "upper/superior blood".
ÜLEJÕEEstonian Ülejõe is an Estonian surname meaning "across the river".
ULEMAEstonian Ulema is an Estonian surname; possibly a corruption of "tulema" meaning "come" and "to come/hail from".
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".
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 the Japanese 梅 (ume) "plum" and 田 (da or ta) "rice paddy" or 多 (da or ta) "many."
UMEHARAJapanese 梅原 - "Umehara" meaning field of plums / 原 - "hara" meaning "field" / 梅 - "ume" meaning "plum"
UMEZAWAJapanese From the Japanese 梅 (ume) "plum" and 澤 or 沢 (zawa or sawa) "swamp."
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]
ÜNALTurkish Means "become famous" or "become well-known" in Turkish.
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.
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.
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"
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 麗 (rei, uruwa.shii, ura.raka, urara) meaning "bright, beautiful" and 日 (jitsu, nichi, -ka, hi, -bi) meaning "day."
URBEstonian Urb is an Estonian surname meaning "catkin".
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]
UZHAKHOVIngush (Russian) 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]