Browse Submitted Surnames

Ak Turkish
Means "white" in Turkish.

Akashi Japanese
From Japanese 明 (aka) meaning "bright" and 石 (shi) meaning "stone".

Akay Turkish
From Turkish ak meaning "white" and ay meaning "moon".

Akbaş Turkish
From Turkish ak meaning "white" and baş meaning "head".

Akbulut Turkish
Means "white cloud" in Turkish.

Akçam Turkish
A surname of Turkish origin, ultimate from the words ak meaning "white" and çam meaning "pine tree".

Akçay Turkish
From Turkish ak meaning "white" and çay meaning "stream, brook".

Akdağ Turkish
Habitational name for someone who lived near any of the various mountains named Akdağ in Turkey, from Turkish ak meaning "white" and dağ meaning "mountain".

Akdemir Turkish
From Turkish ak meaning "white" and demir meaning "iron".

Akechi Japanese
From Japanese 明 (ake) meaning "bright" and 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect".

Akehisa Japanese
Ale means "bright" and hisa means "long time ago, lasting".

Akemi Japanese
Ake means "bright" and mi means "mindset, view".... [more]

Akgül Turkish
From Turkish ak meaning "white" and gül meaning "rose".

Akgün Turkish
Means "white day" or "white sun" from Turkish ak meaning "white" and gün meaning "sun, day".

Akhan Turkish
A combination of Ak and Han.... [more]

Akibara Japanese
This surname combines 昭 (shou, aki) meaning "shining, bright", 秋 (shuu, aki, toki) meaning "autumn" or 穐 with the same sounds and meaning with 原 (gen, hara) meaning "field, meadow, original, plain, prairie, primitive, tundra, wilderness."

Akimaru Japanese
Aki can mean "bright, luminous" or "autumn". Maru means "circle, round".

Akishima Japanese
Aki can mean "autumn" or "bright" and shima means "island".... [more]

Akitani Japanese
Aki can means "bright" or "autumn" and tani means "valley".

Akiyoshi Japanese
Aki can mean "bright" or "autumn", and yoshi can mean "good luck, fortune".

Akkaş Turkish
Means "white brow" from Old Turkic ak "white" and kaş "brow".

Akkaya Turkish
Means "white rock" from Turkish ak meaning "white" and kaya "rock".

Akkuş Turkish
Means "white bird" from Turkish ak meaning "white" and kuş meaning "bird".

Akpınar Turkish
From Turkish ak meaning "white" and pınar meaning "spring, fountain".

Aksu Turkish
Means "white water" in Turkish.

Aktaş Turkish
Means "white stone" from Turkish ak meaning "white" and taş meaning "stone, rock".

Akyıldız Turkish
Means "white star" in Turkish.

Akyol Turkish
Means "white path" or "honest path" from Turkish ak meaning "white" (figuratively "honest, clean") and yol meaning "way, path".

Akyüz Turkish
Means "white face" in Turkish, from ak meaning "white" and yüz meaning "face".

Albalat Catalan
Means "white winged" from medieval Catalan alb ("white") and alat ("winged"), originally from Latin albalatus ("of white wings") and used by the Visigoths before the Umayyad conquest of Hispania to name the cotton thistle because of its whitish spiny-winged stems.

Albios Filipino (Rare)
It derives from the Latin term "Albio" which means "white" or "bright". It has also been linked to geographical locations like "Albion" an ancient and poetic name for Britain. In Celtic mythologies Albio is associated with ancient Gods and Deities often embodying traits like nobility and guardianship.

Alegre Spanish, Portuguese
Nickname from alegre "bright, merry" (Latin alacer).

Amarasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".

Amasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".

Apaydın Turkish
Means "very bright, well lit" in Turkish.

Apaydin Turkish
Means "very bright".

Arcilla Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish arcilla meaning "clay," derived via Latin from Greek ἄργιλλος (árgillos), ultimately from ἀργός (argós) meaning "white."

Ateş Turkish
Means "fever" or "fire, light" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian آتش (atash).

Baltakis Lithuanian
Means “white-eyed” in Lithuanian, from balta meaning “white” and akis meaning “eye”.

Bane Irish
An anglicized surname of Irish Gaelic Mac Giolla Bháin, meaning "white" or "fair".

Bardhi Albanian
Meaning "White"

Barraco Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Arabic بَرَّاق (barraq) "shining, lustrous".

Belen'kiy m Russian
Means "white".

Belić Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the word belo meaning "white".

Belikov Russian
From Russian белый (beliy) meaning "white, fair".

Belinsky Russian, Jewish
Habitational surname for someone from Belin (Bilyn) in Ukraine, which may be derived from Proto-Slavic *bělъ "white".

Belkin Russian
Patronymic from the nickname Belka meaning "squirrel" (a derivative of bely "white", referring to the animal's white stomach).

Belov Russian
From Russian белый (beliy) meaning "white".

Belovuk Serbian
Means "white wolf" in Serbian.

Belskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Means "white". Russifed and/or Russian form of Bielski.

Belyakov Russian
Derived from the Russian word belyak meaning "white rabbit".... [more]

Belyakova Russian
Derived from the Russian word belyak meaning "white rabbit".... [more]

Ben Or Hebrew
Means "son of the light" in Hebrew. (see Or)

Bertarelli Italian
Probably from a given name containing the Germanic root behrat "bright" or Celtic berta "to carry, to bear".

Bertin French
From the given name Bertin a diminutive of the ancient Germanic personal name Berhto a short form of various compound names formed with berht "bright famous".

Bertwig Swedish (Rare)
Derived from the forename elements beraht meaning "bright", and wig, meaning "war, battle".

Betschla Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from the Germanic name element beraht "bright". The name was replaced by the Italianized form Bezzola in the 18th century.

Beyaz Turkish
Means "white, fair" in Turkish.

Bhasin Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Believed to be derived from Sanskrit भानु (bhānu) meaning "ray of light" or "sun".

Bialik Polish, Czech, Jewish
Derived from Polish biały meaning "white", originally a nickname for a person with blond hair or a pale complexion. A famous bearer of this name is American actress Mayim Bialik (1975-).

Białkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places named Bialkowo, Bialków or Bialkowice, all derived from Polish biały meaning "white".

Biały Polish
Means "white" in Polish. This form is more often, but not exclusively, used by men.

Biancaniello Italian
It means "white ring".... [more]

Bianchini Italian
Means "little white one"

Biel Polish, Czech, Slovak
Nickname for a white- or fair-haired person, from Polish biel, Old Czech bielý, Slovak biely "white".

Bielec Polish
Nickname for a man with white hair or a blond beard, from biały meaning "white".

Bielecki Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Bielcza, derived from Polish biel meaning "white".

Bieliński Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places named Bielin, Bielina, Bielino or Bieliny, all derived from Polish biel meaning "white".

Bijelić Croatian
Derived from bijel, meaning "white".

Bilek Czech
Nickname for a fair-haired person, from bílek "whiteness", a derivative of bílý "white".

Bilić Croatian
Derived from dialectal bil, standard Croatian bijel, meaning "white".... [more]

Bilyk Ukrainian
Nickname derived from Ukrainian білий (bilyy) meaning "white".

Binotti Italian
From Latin albus, "white", derivative of Albino.

Blackford English
Derived from the words blæc "black" or blac "pale, shining, white" and ford "river crossing"

Blancaflor Spanish (Philippines)
Means "white flower," from the Spanish words blanca meaning "white" and flor meaning "flower."

Blancanieves Spanish (Rare)
Means "Snow White" in Spanish.

Blanchflower English
From a medieval nickname applied probably to an effeminate man (from Old French blanche flour "white flower"). This surname was borne by Northern Irish footballer Danny Blanchflower (1926-1993).

Blank German, Dutch, Jewish
Means "white, pale, bright", a nickname for a person with white or fair hair or a pale complexion. As a Jewish name, it’s ornamental.

Blankenbijl Dutch
Means "white axe", from blanken "white, pale; bare" and bijl "axe". Possibly a toponymic name, or perhaps an occupational name for a woodcutter or carpenter.

Blankenbühler German
Possibly means "from the bare hill", from blanken "bare, bright" and bühl "hill".

Blink Dutch
Topographic name from blink "bare hill, white dune".

Blogg English
The name is most likely Anglo-Saxon or early medieval English in origin. ... [more]

Bolingoli Central African, Lingala
Means "shining" in Lingala. This surname is borne by Belgian soccer player Romelu Lukaku Bolingoli (1993-), more commonly known as Romelu Lukaku. Another famous bearer is Romelu's cousin Boli Bolingoli (1995-), also a noted soccer player.

Bonalumi Italian
Means "good light".

Branco Portuguese, Central African
from the the portuguese word Branco meaning "white", referring to someone with light skin and/or hair

Brecht German
From a short form of any of various personal names formed with Germanic element berth " bright" "famous".

Bright English
From a Middle English nickname or personal name, meaning "bright, fair, pretty", from Old English beorht "bright, shining".

Brightwen English
From either of the two Old English given names Beohrtwine (a masculine name which meant "bright friend") or Beohrtwynn (a feminine name which meant "bright joy").

Buġeja Maltese
Possibly derived from Maltese abjad meaning "white", ultimately from Arabic أَبْيَض (ʾabyaḍ).

Bunrueang Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "bright, brilliant".

Buttram English (American, Rare), English (British, Rare)
Possibly derived from the German cognate Bertram, from the Germanic elements beraht (meaning "bright"), and hrabn (meaning "raven")... [more]

Bystrowski m Polish
Habitational surname for someone from a village named Bystrowice, derived from Polish bystry, meaning "light."

Cahayag Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kahayag meaning "light, splendour".

Calingasan Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog kalingasan meaning "lustre of a surface (which reflects light)".

Canomanuel Spanish
The first part of this surname is possibly derived from Spanish cano "hoary, white-haired, grey-haired". The second part is derived from the given name Manuel... [more]

Canuto Italian, Filipino, Spanish
From an Italian nickname derived from canuto meaning "white-haired".

Castelo Branco Portuguese
Means “White Castle” in Portuguese.... [more]

Chaemchamrat Thai
From Thai แจ่ม (chaem) meaning "bright, clear, shining" and จำรัส (chamrat) meaning "brilliant, radiant, prosperous".

Chandran Indian, Malayalam, Tamil
Derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá) meaning "glittering, shining" or "moon".

Chandrasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".

Chanrueang Thai
Means "bright moon", from Thai จันทร์ (chan) meaning "Moon" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "bright; glowing; brilliant".

Chegwidden Cornish
From the Cornish meaning "white house".

Chegwin Cornish
Means "person who lives in or by a white house" (from Cornish chy "house" + gwyn "white").

Chiaki Japanese (Rare)
Depending on the kanji used can mean different things. Chi means "thousand" or "wisdom" and aki means "bright", "autumn", "sparkle", "crystal ball" or "shining". This is the last name of Naomi Chiaki, a Japanese singer... [more]

Chigusa Japanese
This surname is used as 千種, 千草 or 千艸 with 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand", 種 (shu, -gusa, tane) meaning "class, kind, seed, species, variety", 草 (sou, kusa, kusa-, -gusa) meaning "draft, grass, herbs, pasture, weeds, write" and 艸 (sou, kusa) meaning "grass, plants."... [more]

Chitsawangdi Thai (Rare)
From Thai จิตต์ (chit) meaning "mind; heart; soul; spirit; mentality", สว่าง (sawang) meaning "bright; shining", and ดี (di) meaning "good".

Ciechi Italian
Means "blind (people)" in Italian, from Latin caecus "devoid of light, blind; invisible; aimless".

Clairmont English
Means "bright hill."

Da Luz Portuguese
From a religious epithet meaning ‘of the light’, specifically the Marian name "Nuestra Señora da Luz" (which means "Our Lady of the Light").

Dalziel Scottish
Means "person from Dalyell", in the Clyde valley (probably "white field"). The name is standardly pronounced "dee-el". A fictional bearer is Detective Superintendent Andrew Dalziel, one half of the detective team of 'Dalziel and Pascoe' in the novels (1970-2009) of Reginald Hill.

Daoheuang Lao
Means "marigold" (literally "bright star") in Lao, from the words ດາວ (dao) meaning "star" and ເມືອງ (huang) meaning "bright, clear, beautiful".

Dayasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit दया (daya) meaning "compassion, pity" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".

De Clermont French
Means "of the bright hill" from the French de meaning "of" and clair, cler 'bright', 'clear' + mont 'hill'

De La Luz Spanish (Mexican)
Means "of the Light" in Spanish.

Derakhshan Persian
Means "bright, brilliant" in Persian.

Dewasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit देव (deva) meaning "god" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".

Dharmasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".

Dzhioty Ossetian
Most likely related to Sanskrit उज्ज्वल (ujjvala) meaning "bright, radiant, luminous".

Eizuru Japanese
From 栄 (ei) meaning "prosper, flourish, glory, splendid, brilliance" and 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane (bird), white color, long life".

Elenbaas Dutch
Reinterpretation of Elenbos or Elebaers (see Elbert), or from another Germanic personal name composed of the elements aljaz "other" or agil "point or edge (of a sword)" combined with berht "bright"... [more]

Elizohar Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "my God is brilliant" or "my God is shining" in Hebrew. Taken from Hebrew ’el + i (7) combined with the name Zohar.

Engelbrecht Afrikaans
The name Engelbrecht has multiple translations, including "Angle Glorious" and "Bright Angel".

Finnerty Irish
Reduced anglicisation of Irish Ó Fionnachta meaning "descendant of Fionnachta", a given name derived from fionn meaning "fair, white" and sneachta meaning "snow".

Foti Italian, Sicilian
from the Greek personal name Photes Photios a derivative of Greek phos (genitive photos) "light".

Frostenden Medieval English
"White hill" in Old English. Parish in Suffolk; later shortended to Frost.

Galano Italian
A Campanian name from Greek γαλανός (galanós) "light blue, pale blue", denoting someone with blue eyes.

Galbusera Italian
From Latin gallicus albus agger, "white Gallic Field".

Gerbracht German, Dutch
From a form of the given name Gerbert, meaning "bright spear".

Ghiocel Romanian
From Romanian ghiocel meaning "snowdrop" (flower).... [more]

Gibbins Norman, Anglo-Saxon
The surname “Gibbins” has multiple origins:... [more]

Glad English
From a short form of the various Old English personal names with a first element glæd "shining, joyful". Compare Gladwin.

Gladney English
Probably means "bright island", from the Old English element glæd "bright" (cf. Glædwine) and the English element ney "island" (cf.... [more]

Glendenning Scottish
Habitational name from a place in the parish of Westerkirk, Dumfries, recorded in 1384 as Glendonwyne. It is probably named from Welsh glyn meaning "valley" + din meaning "fort" + gwyn meaning "fair", "white".

Gloster English
habitational name from the city of Gloucester. The place originally bore the British name Glevum (apparently from a cognate of Welsh gloyw "bright") to which was added the Old English element ceaster "Roman fort or walled city" (from Latin castrum "legionary camp")... [more]

Gloucester English
habitational name from the city of Gloucester. The place originally bore the British name Glevum (apparently from a cognate of Welsh gloyw "bright") to which was added the Old English element ceaster "Roman fort or walled city" (from Latin castrum "legionary camp")... [more]

Gobert French, German, English
From the given name Gobert a compressed form of Godebert composed of the ancient Germanic elements god "good" or god/got "god" and berht "bright famous".

Gunasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit गुण (guna) meaning "quality, attribute, merit" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".

Guppy English
English habitational name from a place in Wootton Fitzpaine, Dorset, Gupehegh in Middle English. This is named with the Old English personal name Guppa (a short form of Guðbeorht "battle bright") + (ge)hæg "enclosure"... [more]

Gwynne Welsh
Means "white" or "blessed"

Hakuryū Japanese (Rare)
This surname combines 白 (haku, byaku, shira-, shiro, shiro.i) meaning "white" with 竜 (ryuu, ryou, rou, ise, tatsu) meaning "dragon, imperial" or 柳 (ryuu, yanagi) meaning "willow."... [more]

Hanlon Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAnluain "descendant of Anluan", a personal name from the intensive prefix an- and luan "light", "radiance" or "warrior". Occasionally it has been used to represent Hallinan.

Hennelly Irish
From the Irish Ó'hIonnghaile, itself "descendant of (a variation of) Fionnghal" (fionn, "white, fair"; gall, "stranger")... [more]

Hiramitsu Japanese
Means "flat light" in Japanese.

Horcicky Czech, History
Derived from Czech hořčice, meaning "white mustard". This surname was the original Czech form of Jacobus Sinapius.

Humbert German, Dutch, French
From Humbert, a Germanic personal name composed of the elements hun "bear cub, offspring" and berht "bright, famous".

Hviid Danish
derived from hvid, meaning "white".

Ilao Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog ilaw meaning "light".

Imbert French
From the medieval French personal name Imbert, of Germanic origin and meaning literally "vast-bright".

Ishimitsu Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and mitsu means "light".

Işık Turkish
Means "light" in Turkish.

Iwaaki Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff" and 明 (aki) meaning "bright". ... [more]

Kanemitsu Japanese
Kane means "gold, metal" and mitsu means "light".

Karunasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit करुणा (karuna) meaning "compassion, mercy" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".

Kenwyn Cornish (Rare)
This surname is derived from the name of a town and river in Cornwall, England (called Keynwynn in Cornish). It is said that the name is derived from Cornish keyn meaning "back, keel, ridge" and gwynn meaning "white, fair, blessed."

Khashba Abkhaz
Either derived from Abkhaz ахацə (āxācə) meaning "stone" or алашара (ālāšārā) "light".

Kitashirakawa Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north", 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Komine Japanese
Ko mean "small" or "light" and mine means "peak".

Koumoto Japanese
It might mean "light source origin".

Kulasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".

Kumarasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".

Kumashiro Japanese
Kuma means "bear" and shiro can mean "white" or "castle".

Künnap Estonian
Künnap is an Estonian surname meaning the "European white elm".

Künnapuu Estonian
Künnapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "European white elm tree" (Ulmus laevis).

Lacanilao Tagalog
From Tagalog lakan ilaw meaning "lord of light".

Lambros Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Λαμπρος (see Lampros), derived from Greek λαμπρός (lampros) meaning "bright, shining, brilliant"... [more]

Lapčević Serbian
Serbo-Croatian surname meaning "river" or "white". Likely from the river Elbe in Germany, which is called Labe and Laba in Slavic languages. Lab also having the meaning "white" in archaic Slavic (like the bird labud - swan).

Lavery Irish, Northern Irish
From the Gaelic Ó Labhradha, "descendants of Labhradha" (speaker, spokesman, the father of Etru, chief of the Monagh of the Irish over-kingdom of Ulaid); the name of an ancient family originating from Magh Rath (present-day Moira, County Down, Northern Ireland)... [more]

Leggio Italian
From Sicilian leggiu "light, not heavy; superficial", a nickname for someone considered unreliable or irresponsible. Variant of Leggièri.

Levana Hebrew
From the given name Levana 1, means "white" or "moon" in Hebrew.

Licht Jewish
From the German word meaning "light", possibly derived from a given name meaning "light" such as Uri or Meir.

Licht German, Dutch, Yiddish
Means "light" or "candle". Could be an occupational name for a chandler, a topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing (see Lichte), or a nickname for someone who had light hair, or who was agile and slender.

Lichtenstein German, Jewish
habitational name from any of several places called Liechtenstein from Middle High German lieht "bright" and stein "stone rock"... [more]

Lichter German, Jewish
Occupational name for someone who made candles or possibly for someone who tended a light, from an agent derivative of from Middle High German lieht, Yiddish likht "candle, light".

Liebrecht German
From a Germanic personal name formed with liut "people, tribe" and berht "shining, famous".

Light English
Nickname for a happy, cheerful person, from Middle English lyght, Old English lēoht "light (not dark), bright, cheerful".

Liwanag Filipino, Tagalog
Means "radiance, light" in Tagalog.

Lobianco Italian
Derived from the words lo "the" and bianco "white".

Loughrey Irish
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Luachra "descendant of Luachra", a personal name derived from luachair "light". The name is often translated, Rush from a Gaelic homonym, luachair meaning "rush".

Luce Norman, French
Form of Lucius, meaning "light". A notable bearer of this surname is French singer-songwriter Renan Luce (1980-).

Lucero English, Spanish
The surname "Lucero" was derived from English conquerers who came from England, most likely someone who worked for a king or queen. The term Lucero refers to a "star" or "light carrier" when the English traveled to Spain, the Spanish people gave them the name "Lucero" but earlier was spelled with an "s or Lusero"... [more]

Lucht German, Dutch
Topographic name from Lucht "cleared area, garden", ultimately from Old German leuhtą "light".

Lucía Spanish, Italian
From the feminine personal name Lucia, feminine derivative of Latin lux meaning "light".

Luciano Italian
It is derived from Latin Lucianus, patronymic of Lucius ("Light"). The French form is Lucien.

Lucier French
Derived from old French lucière meaning "light".

Mac Giolla Bháin Irish
It means, "white" or "fair".

Magarang Filipino, Maranao
Means "bright, sharp" in Maranao.

Maliwanag Filipino, Tagalog
Means "bright, clear" in Tagalog.

Mamiya Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, genuine" or 茉 (ma) meaning "Arabian jasmine, white jasmine" combined with 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Maniseng Lao
From Lao ມະນີ (mani) meaning "gem, jewel" and ແສງ (seng) meaning "light".

Maputi Filipino, Cebuano
Means "white" or "silvery" in Cebuano.

Mcalinden Irish
From Irish Gaelic Mac Giolla Fhiontáin "son of the servant of (St) Fiontán", a personal name derived from fionn "white".

Mesbah Arabic (Maghrebi), Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from Arabic مِصْبَاح (miṣbāḥ) meaning "lamp, light, luminary".

Mitsue Japanese
This surname is used as 光永, 光江, 三枝, 満江, 三ツ江 or 三津江 with 光 (kou, hikari, hika.ru, mitsu) meaning "light, ray", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "enough, full, fullness, satisfy", 永 (ei, naga.i, e) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet", 枝 (shi, eda, e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb" and 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port."... [more]

Mitsumatsu Japanese
Mitsu can mean "light" or "three" and matsu means "pine, fir tree".

Mitsushima Japanese
Mitsu could mean "three" or "light" and shima means "island".

Mitsuyasu Japanese
Mitsu can mean "light" or "three" and yasu means "cheap, relax, peace".

Montalvo Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
Montalvo is a habitational Portuguese and Spanish surname that originated in the medieval period. It comes from the Spanish words monte, meaning "mount", and albo, meaning "white". The name was often given to families who lived near or on a white mountain or hill, and can be interpreted as "white mountain".

Nandasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit नन्द (nanda) meaning "joy, delight" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".

Neubert German
Derived from the German word “neu,” meaning “new,” and the word “Bert,” which is a shortened form of the Germanic given name “Berthold,” meaning “bright ruler.” So, it means “new bright ruler”.

Noorzai Pashto
Means "son of light", from Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light, illumination" combined with Pashto زوی (zoy) meaning "son (of)".

Nukhao Thai
Means "white mouse" in Thai.

Nuristani Afghan
Derived from the name of Nuristan (meaning "land of light"), a province in northern Afghanistan.

O'Bannon Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Banáin meaning "descendant of Banán", a given name representing a diminutive of ban meaning "white".

Occhibianco Italian
Means "white eye" in Italian, most often given to foundlings.

O'Galvin Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Gealbháin, which means "descendant of the bright, fair one", derived from the Gaelic elements geal "bright" and ban "fair, white". A known bearer of the original form of the surname is Ciarán Ó Gealbháin, former signer of the Irish traditional music band Danú.

Ojiro Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 尾 (o) meaning "tail" and 白 (jiro) meaning "white"

Or Hebrew
Means "light" in Hebrew and used as both first name and surname in Israel.

Orpaz Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Orpaz, means "golden light" in Hebrew.

Panebianco Italian
given to someone who worked with high quality breads. from italian word pane "bread" and bianco "white"

Parlak Turkish
Means "bright, brilliant" in Turkish.

Peshlakai Navajo
Derived from the Navajo words béésh "metal" and łigaii "white" meaning “silver”.

Phanouvong Lao
From Lao ພານຸ (phanou) meaning "light, sun" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".

Phanuwat Thai (Rare)
From Thai ภาณุ (phanu) meaning "light, Sun" and วัฒน์ (wat), from วัฒน (watthana-) meaning "prosperity, beauty".

Philbert English
From the medieval French male personal name Filibert, of Germanic origin and meaning literally "very bright, very famous".

Plunket English
Either an occupational name for someone who sold plunket, a "coarse white woollen cloth", or a location in France with the name Planquette or Planquenet.

Premasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit प्रेम (prema) meaning "love, affection" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".

Rainbird English
From the Old French male personal name Rainbert, of Germanic origin and meaning literally "counsel-bright" (cf. Raginbert). The modern form of the name has been influenced by English rainbird "plover".

Rambeau French (Rare), Frankish
Altered spelling of the southern French family name Rambaut, from an Old French personal name, Rainbaut, composed of the Germanic elements ragin "counsel" + bald "bold", "brave", or alternatively from the Germanic personal name Hrambehrt or Hrambald, composed of the elements hramn "crow" & berht "bright" or bald "bold", "brave".

Ratnasiri Sinhalese, Thai
Derived from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty"... [more]

Reepalu Estonian
Reepalu is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "ere" ("bright" or "vivd") and "palu" ("sandy heath" and "heathy woodland".)

Roka Japanese
Japanese name meaning "White crest of the wave".

Rozbiewski Polish (?)
Unknown, possibly related to any of the words: rozbież ("crossroads", "outskirts"),... [more]

Rueangsi Thai
From Thai เรือง (rueang) meaning "bright, brilliant" and ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour".

Saengchan Thai
Means "moonlight" from Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and จันทร์ (chan) meaning "moon".

Saengkaeo Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and แก้ว (kaeo) meaning "crystal, glass, diamond".

Saengkham Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold".

Saengkrachang Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and กระจ่าง (krachang) meaning "clear, bright, brilliant".

Saengmai Thai (Rare)
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and ไม้ (mai) meaning "wood, tree".

Saengngam Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and งาม (ngam) meaning "beautiful".

Saengsawang Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and สว่าง (sawang) meaning "bright, shining, brilliant".

Saengsuwan Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and สุวรรณ (suwan) meaning "gold".

Saengthong Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".

Sar Khmer
Means "white" in Khmer.

Saripada Filipino, Maranao
From a title meaning "chief" in Maranao, ultimately from Sanskrit श्रीपाद (shripada) literally meaning "holy foot", derived from श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty" and पाद (pada) meaning "foot".

Scafata Italian
Possibly denoting someone from the Italian town Scafati, from Latin scapha "skiff, light boat". Alternately, may be from Italian scafare "to husk peas", either literally referring to someone's occupation, or from the figurative meaning of "to make more confident; alert, shrewd".

Schein German, Jewish
from Middle High German schīn German schein "shining brightness" hence a nickname for someone with either a radiant personality or possibly for someone living in a sunny location or a Jewish artificial name.

Seabright English
Derives from the Old English name Sæbeorht from sæ meaning "sea" and beorht meaning "bright". Related to Seabert.

Sebert German, French
From a German personal name composed of the elements sigi meaning "victory" + berht meaning "bright", "famous".

Sengchanh Lao
Means "moonlight" from Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light" and ຈັນ (chanh) meaning "moon".

Sengmany Lao
From Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light" and ມະນີ (mani) meaning "gem, jewel".

Sengsavang Lao
From Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light" and ສະຫວ່າງ (savang) meaning "light, bright, dawn".

Sengsavanh Lao
From Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven".

Sengsouvanh Lao
From Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light" and ສຸວັນ (souvanh) meaning "gold".

Shebani Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the name of an Arab tribe which is derived from Arabic شيب (šīb) meaning "white hair, grayness" or "cold, snow". This surname is chiefly used in Libya.

Sherrard English
Probably from a medieval nickname based on Middle English shere "bright, fair", with the derogatory suffix -ard.

Sherrell English
This surname is of English locational origin, from the place in Devonshire called Shirwell. The placename is first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Sirewelle, and by 1242 as Shirewill... [more]

Sherwood English
From a place name meaning "bright forest", derived from Old English scir meaning "bright" and wudu meaning "tree, wood".

Shirahama Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 濱 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore".

Shirahata Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 幡 (hata) meaning "flag, banner".

Shiraiwa Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks".

Shirako Japanese
Meaning "white child".

Shiramizu Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".

Shiranami Japanese
Shira means "white" and nami means "wave".

Shirano Japanese
Shira means "white" and no means "field, plain".

Shirasaka Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".

Shirasaki Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Shirasuga Japanese
Shira means "white" and suga means "sedge".

Shiratō Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria".

Shircliff English
Habitational name from Shirecliff in Sheffield (Yorkshire) from Old English scir "bright" and clif "cliff bank".

Shiroi Japanese
Shrio means "white" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Shirono Japanese
Shiro means "white" and no means "field, wilderness".

Shrivastav Indian, Hindi
Short form of Sanskrit श्रीवास्तव्य (shrivastavya) meaning "abode of wealth", itself from श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty, wealth, prosperity" and वास्तव्य (vastavya) meaning "residence, abode, dwelling, inhabiting".

Shukla Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit शुक्ल (shukla) meaning "white, bright, pure".

Sibounheuang Lao
From Lao ສີ (si) meaning "majesty, glory, splendour" or "color", ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ເຮືອງ (heuang) meaning "bright, clear, beautiful".

Sibunrueang Thai
From Thai ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, fame" combined with บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "bright, glowing, brilliant".

Silverthorne English (Rare)
Silverthorne, Silverthorn comes from the Old English seolfor "silver" and þorn "thorn bush" and means the family that lived by the "silver or white thorn tree".

Sinag Filipino, Tagalog
Means "ray of light, beam" in Tagalog.

Sinapius History
Derived from Latin sināpi, meaning "white mustard". This was the latinized surname of a Bohemian pharmacist and possible maker of the Voynich Manuscript, Jacobus Horcicky.

Sirimanne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty" and मान (mana) meaning "pride, honour".

Sirisena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".

Siriwardana Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, growing".

Sirueang Thai
From Thai ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "bright, brilliant".

Somsaeng Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam".

Splendente Italian
From Italian splendente "bright, shining", supposedly given to an infants abandoned at orphanages on sunny days.

Subasinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit शुभ (shubha) meaning "splendid, bright, auspicious" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".

Suguitan Tagalog
From Tagalog sugit meaning "intelligent, bright, clever".

Suksai Thai
Means "bright, brilliant, radiant" in Thai.

Sumanasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit सुमन (sumana) meaning "good-minded, benevolent" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".

Sutthiprapha Thai
From Thai สุทธิ (sutthi) meaning "true, pure" and ประภา (prapha) meaning "light".

Svetlakov m Russian
Derived from Russian word светло (svetlo) meaning "light".

Takemitsu Japanese
Take means "bamboo" and mitsu can mean "light".

Talbert English, French
From a continental Germanic personal name composed of the elements tal "valley" and berth "bright".

Tanglao Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog tanglaw meaning "light, illumination" (a poetic word), ultimately from Hokkien 燈樓 or 灯楼 (teng-lâu).

Thilakasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit तिलक (tilaka) meaning "mark, dot, ornament" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".

Todokori Japanese
Derived from the Japanese to, meaning "dipper", do, meaning "size", ko, meaning "child", and ri, meaning "white jasmine". Other combinations are also possible.

Torralba Spanish, Catalan, Aragonese
Habitational name from any of several places called Torralba, named with torre meaning "tower" + alba meaning "white".

Udayasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit उदय (udaya) meaning "going up, rising" or "sunrise, dawn" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".

Uraraka Popular 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."

Valge Estonian
Valge is an Estonian surname meaning "white".

Valgemäe Estonian
Valgemäe is an Estonian surname meaning "white hill".

Valgepea Estonian
Valgepea is an Estonian surname meaning "white head".

Valkeapää Finnish
From the Finnish valkea meaning "white", and pää meaning "head" or "tip".

Valkonen Finnish
From Finnish valkoinen meaning "white" and the suffix -nen.

Valo Finnish
means "light" in finnish

Van Blankenberg German, Belgian, Dutch
Means "from Blankenberg", a toponym from any of various places so called, in particular in Hennef and Gelderland, or from Blankenberge in West Flanders, Belgium. Probably derived from blanken "white, pale, bright" or "bare, blank" and berg "mountain, hill".

Van Mierlo Dutch
Means "from Mierlo", a village in the Netherlands. Likely derived from a compound of Old Dutch *mier "swamp" and lo "light forest".

Van Nistelrooij Dutch
Means "from Nistelrode", a small village in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands. It is derived from Middle Dutch nest meaning "nest, burrow, resting place" and lo meaning "light forest", combined with rode meaning "land cleared of trees"... [more]

Vayseblum Yiddish
It literally means "white flower"

Vedriš Croatian
Derived from vedro, meaning "bright".

Von Whittenmeyer German
Germanian... [more]