Browse Submitted Surnames

Abara Japanese
formed with 空 (a, sora) meaning "sky" and 原 (hara) meaning "field".

Agbeko Western African, Ewe
From Ewe meaning "chief of the family line of the Beko people".

Agincourt Medieval English
Surname Agincourt was first found in Lincolnshire where "Walter de Aincourt, who came from Aincourt, a lordship between Mantes and Magny Normandy, where the remains of the ancient family castle still exists... [more]

Aichi Japanese
From 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection, favorite" and 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence, know".... [more]

Aikou Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love" combined with 甲 (kou) meaning "armor, first class".

Aikyō Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" and 敬 (kyō) meaning "respect, honour, reverence". One known bearer is Hisashi Aikyō (1976-), a retired Japanese baseball player... [more]

Aimé Haitian Creole, French (African)
Means "loved, love" in French.

Aimoto Japanese
Aimoto is often written as 愛 (ai) meaning "love, reverence, affection" or 相 (ai) meaning "together, each other, aspect, mutual" and 本 (moto) meaning "source, origin, root".

Aino Japanese (Rare)
Means "of love" or "of the love" in japanese. A notable name bearer is a fictional character "Minako Aino" in the "Sailor Moon" anime... [more]

Aisaki Japanese
Ai can mean "indigo", "love, affection" or "together, join" and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".

Aisawa Japanese
Ai can mean "affection, love", "join, together" or "indigo" and sawa means "marsh, swamp".

Aiyama Japanese
Ai can mean "together, join", "love, affection" or "indigo" and yama means "mountain".

Akizora Japanese
can be made with the kanji 旻(akizora) meaning "autumn sky" or the word 秋空 (akizora) meaning "autumn sky".

Aleghieri Medieval Italian (Tuscan, Rare, Archaic)
It has a hard to trace meaning, but the research shows that the meaning might be "clurgyman's family" or "son of professers." People know this last name for the poet Dante Aligheri who wrote the Dievine Comedy.

Alegria Spanish, Portuguese
In Spanish, the name is from a location.... [more]

Amachi Japanese
This surname is used as 天知, 天地, 天池, 天内, 雨知 or 雨地 with 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky", 雨 (u, ama-, ame, -same) meaning "rain", 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru) meaning "know, wisdom", 地 (ji, chi) meaning "earth, ground", 池 (chi, ike) meaning "cistern, pond, pool, reservoir" and 内 (dai, nai, uchi, chi) meaning "among, between, home, house, inside, within."... [more]

Amai Japanese
This surname is used as 天井 or 甘井 with 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky", 甘 (kan, ama.i, ama.eru, ama.yakasu, uma.i) meaning "be content, coax, pamper, sugary, sweet" and 井 (shou, sei, i) meaning "community, town, well, well crib."

Amaji Japanese
Ama means "heaven, sky" and ji means "soil, ground".

Amanai Japanese
From 天 (ama) meaning "heaven, sky" and 内 (nai) meaning "inside".

Amanzi Italian
Possibly from amate "to love". Alternately, may be from the dialectical word manzu "tame, gentle, docile", or from the given name Mantius.

Amiama Spanish
Translating to “Love Love” and meaning to love loving and being happy with helping others ... [more]

Amor Spanish, Portuguese
Means "love" in Spanish and Portuguese, likely denoting an illegitimate child or a philanderer. It could also be from the given name Amor. Qween Amor (1988-) is a performance artist who predominantly utilizes public space for her performances.

Amores Spanish
From a nickname for a philanderer meaning "loves" in Spanish, the plural of amor meaning "love".

Añonuevo Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish año nuevo meaning "New Year". A famous bearer of the name is Filipino poet Roberto T. Añonuevo (1968-).

Aozora Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "blue" and 空 (sora) meaning "sky".

Aragaki Japanese
From Japanese 新 (ara) meaning "new" or 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild" and 垣 (kaki) meaning "hedge, fence".

Arai Japanese
From Japanese 新 (ara) meaning "new, natural" or 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, sparse, wild" and 井 (i) meaning "well".

Arakawa Japanese
From 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild, violent" or 新 (ara) meaning "new" combined with 川/河 (kawa) meaning "river, stream."

Aramberri Basque
From Basque aran "valley" and berri "new".... [more]

Arata Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, sparse, wild" or 新 (ara) meaning "new, natural" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Aren Estonian
Aren is an Estonan surname meaning "developing" and "growth".

Ariyawansa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit आर्य (arya) meaning "noble, honourable, respectable" and वंश (vansa) meaning "lineage, clan, family".

Ashiq Punjabi, Urdu
Derived from Arabic عَاشِق (ʿāšiq) meaning "enamored, infatuated" or "admirer, lover", ultimately from عِشْق (ʿišq) "being in love".

Astruc Judeo-Provençal
Means "happy, lucky" in Occitan and Provençal (see Astruc).

Aydinlisoy Turkish
Means "enlightened family" in Turkish.

Ayliff English
From the medieval female personal name Ayleve (from Old English Æthelgifu, literally "noble gift"), or from the Old Norse nickname Eilífr, literally "ever-life".

Azuaje-fidalgo Portuguese (Rare), Spanish, Italian
Fidalgo from Galician and Portuguese filho de algo — equivalent to "nobleman", but sometimes literally translated into English as "son of somebody" or "son of some (important family)"—is a traditional title of Portuguese nobility that refers to a member of the titled or untitled nobility... [more]

Baffa Italian
The origins of this surname are uncertain, but it may be from Italian baffo "mustache", with the Latinate feminine suffix probably due to the influence of the word famiglia "family". Alternatively it may be Albanian in origin, of unexplained meaning.

Barnum English (American, Americanized, Modern)
Barnum originated as an altered form of the English surname Barnham, a habitational name from places called Barnham in Suffolk and West Sussex, or Barnham Broom in Norfolk, meaning "homestead of the family or followers of a man named Beorn".

Belolyubsky m Russian
From бело (belo) meaning "white" and любовь (lyubov') meaning "love".

Bentaberry French, Spanish (Latin American), Basque
From Basque Bentaberri or Bentaberria, both common place names in Basque Country meaning "new inn".

Bettan Judeo-Spanish
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Latin vita meaning "life".

Bezrodnov m Russian
From Russian безродный (bezrodnyy), meaning "without a family, familyless". Probably denoted to an orphan.

Bien-Aimé Haitian Creole
Means "beloved" from French bien meaning "good" and aimé meaning "love".

Bitton Judeo-Spanish
From the medieval given name Viton or Vita, both derived from Latin vita meaning "life".

Blesse English (British), Filipino, Indian, French
The last name Blesse was first discovered in Oxfordshire and held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. In the Philippines, Blesse means "a blessing in the family." In India, Blesse means "bless you."

Blijleven Dutch
From a nickname meaning "happy life" in Dutch, indicating a cheerful person.

Blood English
Derived from the Old English byname Blīþa (meaning "happy, blithe").

Boonyaratglin Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "delight; happiness", รัต (rat) of unknown meaning, and กลิน (klin) of unknown meaning.

Bordaberry French, Spanish (Latin American), Basque
From Basque Bordaberri or Bordaberria, both widespread place names meaning "new hut/sheepfold/farm".

Boujettif Northern African (Archaic)
Meaning, "The family of the son of the Clever Head" or "One Whom Possess a Clever Head." Bou (normally used in the North African Regions of the Maghrib Countries) has 2 possible derivative meanings both originating from the Arabic language, "Son of..." or an Arabic word Tho meaning, "One Who Possess A Quality." Jettif is a variance of Jettef, Jeif or Ji'f which is derived from the ancient Tamazight or Imazighen (popularly known as Berber) and is pronounced "j-ixf" which means Clever, head, or brain."

Boukouras Greek
Name of Dacian/Illyrian or Thracian origin. It means "happy". Also, see the Romanian surname Bukur

Bounpaseuth Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ປະເສີດ (pasoet) meaning "excellent, magnificent".

Bounvilay Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful".

Bounyavong Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".

Bucur Romanian
A ancient Romanian name of Dacian origin. It means "happy". A legendary Romanian shepherd named Bucur it is said to have founded Bucharest, the present capital or Romania, giving his name to it (The Romanian city name is Bucureşti).

Bunsuk Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and สุข (suk) meaning "joy, happiness".

Buscemi Sicilian
Name for someone originally from the town of Buscemi in Sicily, derived from the Arabic toponym قلعة أبي شامة‎ (qal'at 'abi shama) meaning "castle of the man with the mole‎" or "castle of (the family of) Abi Shama".

Cabalzar Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Balzer.

Cabernard Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Bernard.

Cadalbert Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the German given name Adalbert.

Cade English
Either possibly from a Middle English form of the Old English personal name Cada itself probably of Brittonic origin from any of a number of names beginning with catu "battle"... [more]

Cadetg Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Benedetg.

Cadieli Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Gieli.

Cadisch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family", in combination with Disch.

Cadonau Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Donatus.

Caduff Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Duff, itself a diminutive of Rudolf.

Cadurisch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and Durisch.

Cadusch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Dusch.

Cadutsch Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and Dutsch.

Caflisch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family", in combination with Flisch.

Cagianut Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and a diminutive of the given name Gian.

Cagienard Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Gienard.

Cahannes Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the German given name Hannes.

Cahans Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Hans.

Cahenzli Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the German given name Hänsli.

Cajacob Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Jacob.

Cajochen Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the German given name Jochen.

Cajöri Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Jöri.

Caliesch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Aliesch.

Caliezi Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Gliezi.

Calonder Romansh
Either derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Leonhard or from the name of the mountain Calanda.

Caluori Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and a contraction of the given names Gallus and Uori.

Caluzi Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Luzi.

Camartin Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Martin.

Camathias Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Mathias.

Camen Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Men.

Camenisch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and Menisch, itself derived from the given name Dumeni.

Camichel Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Michael.

Camiu Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and a short form of the given name Barclamiu.

Can Turkish
Means "soul, life, being" in Turkish, ultimately of Persian origin.

Candreia Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Andreia.

Canova Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and nova, the feminine form of the adjective nov "new".

Canschutti Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Anschutta.

Cantieni Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Antieni.

Capadrutt Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Padrutt.

Capaul Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Paul.

Capeder Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Peder.

Caplazi Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Plazi.

Capol Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Pol.

Carisch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Risch.

Cartagena Spanish
From the name of the city of Cartagena in southeastern Spain, derived from Latin Carthāgō Nova meaning "New Carthage" (ultimately derived from Phonecian qrt-ḥdšt meaning "new city").

Casabuena Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Means "Happy House" or "House of Happiness" in Spanish, with the Spanish word "Casa", which means "House" and Buena, meaning "Happy" or "Happiness".

Casanova Catalan, Italian, Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Means "new house" in various Romance languages, ultimately derived from Latin casa "house" and nova "new".

Caschimun Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Schimun.

Caseli Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Seli, a short form of Basilius.

Caspescha Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and Spescha.

Castelnuovo Italian, Judeo-Italian
From Italian castello "castle" and nuovo "new".

Cathomas Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Thomas.

Cathomen Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Thoman.

Catschegn Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and a short form of the given name Vincentius.

Cavegn Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Vivengius, itself a variant of Viventius.

Cavelti Romansh
The first element is derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family". The second element is of debated origin and meaning; theories include an adoption of Swiss German Welti.

Caviezel Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Viezel, a Romansh form of Wetzel.

Cavigelli Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Vigelli (see Vigeli).

Cecamore Italian
Possibly means "blind love".

Chaisuk Thai
From Thai ชัย or ไชย (chai) meaning "victory" and สุข (suk) meaning "joy, happiness".

Chaiwong Thai
From Thai ใจ (chai) meaning "heart, mind, spirit" or ไชย (chai) meaning "victory" and วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty".

Chaleunsouk Lao
From Lao ຈະເລີນ (chaleun) meaning "flourish, prosper, much, many" and ສຸກ (souk) meaning "happiness, pleasure, joy".

Chandrawansa Sinhalese
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra) meaning "moon" and वंश (vaṃśa) meaning "lineage, clan, family".

Chanthavong Lao
From Lao ຈັນທະ (chantha) meaning "moon" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".

Chanthavongsa Lao
From Lao ຈັນທະ (chantha) meaning "moon" and ວົງສາ (vongsa) meaning "family".

Chashin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" and 新 (shin) meaning "new".

Chenoweth Cornish
Topographic name from Cornish chi "house" and nowydh "new", essentially meaning "new house" in Cornish.

Cheon Korean
From Sino-Korean 天 (cheon) meaning "sky, heavens" or 千 (cheon) meaning "thousand, many".

Chindavong Lao
From Lao ຈິນດາ (chinda) meaning "imagination, meditation, reflection" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".

Chishiya Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 地 (chi) meaning "earth, land", 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect" 散 (chi) meaning "scatter", 梓 (shi) meaning "Japanese cherry birch", 塩 (shio) meaning "salt", 沙 (shi) meaning "sand", 司 (shi) meaning "to take charge of; to control; to manage", 史 (shi) meaning "history", 四 (shi) meaning "four", 士 (shi) meaning "samurai, warrior", 子 (shi) meaning "child", 市 (shi) meaning "market", 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition", 氏 (shi) meaning "a family; a clan", 糸 (shi) meaning "thread", 紙 (shi) meaning "paper", 紫 (shi) meaning "purple; violet", 至 (shi) meaning "to reach; to arrive", 詩 (shi) meaning "poetry, poem", 資 (shi) meaning "money; fund; wealth; capital", 汐 (shi) meaning "evening tide; night tides; ebb", 心 (shi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" or 清 (shi) meaning "clear; limpid", and 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 哉 (ya), an exclamation... [more]

Chivaaree Thai
From Thai ชีวะ (chiwa) meaning "life" and อารี (ari) meaning "tolerant, liberal, generous; magnanimous"

Chomchuen Thai
Means "congratulations" from Thai ชม (chom) meaning "see, watch, praise, admire" and ชื่น (chuen) meaning "happy, joyful, delighted".

Cordeiro Portuguese, Galician
Means "young lamb" in Portuguese and Galician (Latin cordarius, a derivative of cordus "young", "new"). Occupational name for a shepard

Culberson African American
Magee Mitchell "Courageous, strong, nice and happy"

Dayawansa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit दया (daya) meaning "compassion, pity" and वंश (vansa) meaning "lineage, clan, family".

Denisovich Russian, Literature
Means “son of Denis”. Used in the 1962 book "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich."

Dharmawansa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and वंश (vansa) meaning "lineage, clan, family".

Divita Italian
Derives from the word vita meaning "life".

Drury English, French, Irish
Originally a Norman French nickname, derived from druerie "love, friendship" (itself a derivative of dru "lover, favourite, friend" - originally an adjective, apparently from a Gaulish word meaning "strong, vigourous, lively", but influenced by the sense of the Old High German element trut, drut "dear, beloved").... [more]

Eespere Estonian
Eespere is an Estonian surname meaning "in front of (ees) homefolk/family (pere)".

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

Elo Finnish
Means "life" in Finnish.

Elu Estonian
Elu is an Estonian surname meaning "life" and "being"; "living".

Farai Shona
Farai means "Rejoice, be happy".

Faries Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic Faries (meaning: fair, beautiful, or handsome) is derived from ancient Scottish Dalriadan MacFergus clans of the mountainous west coast of Scotland... [more]

Felice Italian
Given name Felice, which is the Italian form of Felix.... [more]

Feliz Spanish
Means “happy” or “fortunate” in Spanish.

Fenimore English
From a medieval nickname meaning literally "fine love" (from Old French fin amour).

Fernby f English (American, Modern, Rare), Irish (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Name originated in 2000 within Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the USA.... [more]

Fils-Aimé Haitian Creole
Means "beloved son" from French fils meaning "son" and aimé "love".

Fraley English (American)
Anglicized/Americanized version of the German surname "Frohlich", meaning "happy" or "cheerful".

Fröhlich German
It literally means "happy".

Fukuba Japanese
From 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 葉 (ba) being a form of ha meaning "leaf".

Fukube Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 辺 (be) meaning "area, place, vicinity".

Fukuchi Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 地 (chi) meaning "earth, soil, ground".

Fukuda Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Fukuguchi Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Fukuhara Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 原 (hara) meaning "plain, field".

Fukumoto Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Fukumura Japanese
It means "Happy Village" in Japanese.

Fukunaga Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 永 (naga) meaning "eternity".

Fukuoka Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Fukurai Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 来 (rai) meaning "coming, arriving".

Fukushi Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 士 (shi) meaning "esteemed person, gentleman".

Fukushima Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Fukuyama Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Gabathuler Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Berchtold.

Gafafer Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and Romansh faver "smith".

Galbier Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Albert.

Gay English, French
Nickname for a lighthearted or cheerful person, from Middle English and Old French gai "happy, cheerful, joyous".

Gaye English
Possibly a nickname for a cheerful person, derived from the archaic word "gay" meaning "happy". A famous bearer was the American singer Marvin Gaye (1939-1984).

Gilmor Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the surnames Gil and Mor, means "happy myrrh" in Hebrew, also a modern Hebrew version of the surname Gilmore.

Glad Swedish
Swedish soldier name meaning "happy". ... [more]

Gök Turkish
Means "sky, blue" in Turkish.

Gökçe Turkish
Means "celestial, heavenly, sky" in Turkish.

Göktaş Turkish
From Turkish gök meaning "sky" and taş meaning "stone".

Goof English (American, Rare)
The name has been Anglicized from the Dutch short form Goof, from Govert, with its roots from the Dutch and Limburgish cognate Godfried... [more]

Goudeau Germanic (Rare, Archaic), French
Possible variant of the surname Goethe. It also possibly derives from the diminutive Old French of "gode", meaning "happy-go-lucky, debauched".

Gürsoy Turkish
From Turkish gür meaning "bushy, strong" or "thunder" and soy meaning "ancestry, descent, family".

Habu Japanese
From 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, plume" and 生 (bu) meaning "life, living".

Happy English, Scottish
From a nickname for a fortunate person, derived from Middle English happy "fortunate, prosperous, blessed". In some cases, an Anglicized calque of any of the surnames meaning "happy, fortunate" (i.e., French L'Heureux or German Glück).

Hatsu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 初 (hatsu) meaning "first, start, beginning, initial, new". Notable bearers of this surname is Akiko Hatsu (Japanese manga artist) and a bearer of the first name form is Hatsu Hioki (Japanese wrestler).

Havyarimana Central African
Means "God gives birth" in Burundian and Rwandan.

Helian Chinese (Rare)
Chinese transcription of 祁連 (qílián), a Xiongnu word meaning "sky".

Hendaia Basque (Rare)
From the name of a commune (Hendaye in French) in southwestern France, of uncertain etymology. Possibly from Basque handi "big, large, great" and ibi "ford" or ibai "river", though this structure would not be grammatically correct... [more]

Heureaux French (Caribbean)
Possibly from French heureux "happy, lucky, good". Ulises Heureaux (1845-1899) was the 22nd, 26th, and 27th president of the Dominican Republic

Himlfarb Yiddish
Means "color of the sky".

Himmel German
German word for "sky"

Himmelstein German, Jewish
topographic name for someone living by a feature so named from Middle High German himel "heaven, sky" and stein "rock, stone" meaning "stone in the sky, sky stone"

Himmler German, History
Derived from German Himmel "heaven, sky". This was a topographic name for someone living at a high altitude. ... [more]

Hiranwong Thai
From Thai หิรัญ (hiran) meaning "money, silver, gold" and วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty"

Hoshizora Japanese (Rare)
Hoshi (星) means "star", sora/zora (空) means "sky", this name literally means "starry sky". Sora changes to zora due to rendaku

Iddon English
From the Old Norse female personal name Idunn, literally probably "perform love" (cf. Idony).

Ieda Japanese
From Japanese 家 (ie) meaning "house, home, family" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Ieiri Japanese (Rare)
家 (Ie) means "building, residency, family, dwelling, home, habitation", and 入 (iri) means "enter, input". ... [more]

Iekami Japanese
Ie means "family, household, residence" and kami means "below, under".

Iesaka Japanese
From 家 (ie) meaning "house, family, home" and 坂 (saka) meaning "hill, slope".

Igwe Igbo
Means "sky".

Ikuta Japanese
From Japanese 生 (iku) meaning "living, life" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Imbimbo Neapolitan
From Italian bimbo meaning "a child, a male baby" (which is a variant of bambino "child") combined with in-, a prefix indicating "belonging to the family of".

Ingoglia Italian
Means "belonging to the family of Goglia" in Italian, derived from the prefix in- meaning "belonging to the family of" combined with the name Goglia... [more]

Insalaco Italian, Sicilian
Believed to come from an occupational name for a tanner in Arabic, which would be دباغ (dabbag), combined with the southern Italian prefix in- meaning "from the family of".

Insisiengmay Lao
From Lao ອິນ (in) referring to the Hindu god Indra, ສີ (si) meaning "majesty, glory, splendour", ຊຽງ (siang) meaning "city, town" and ໃໝ່ (mai) meaning "new".

Inthavong Lao
From Lao ອິນທະ (intha) referring to the Hindu god Indra and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family". This is the most common surname in Laos.

Jaunzeme Latvian
Feminine form of Jaunzems, a Latvian occupational surname meaning "new farmer", composed of jauns meaning "new" and zeme meaning "land" (compare zemlja).

Jaunzemis Latvian
Means "Of the new land".

Jolly English
From the English word jolly, which is ultimately from Old French joli# ("merry, happy"). Originally a nickname for someone of a cheerful or attractive disposition.

Kaetsu Japanese
From Japanese 嘉 (Ka) meaning "applaud, praise, esteem, happy, auspicious", and 悦 (etsu) meaning "ecstasy, joy, rapture". Other kanji combinations are possible, and can create alternate meanings.

Kaligayahan Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)
Means "happiness" in Tagalog.

Kalita Indian, Assamese
Meaning uncertain. One theory suggests that the name is derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family, caste" and लुप्त (lupta) meaning "lost, gone", though this has been criticised as a false etymology.

Kamoto Japanese
This surname is used as 加本, 嘉本, 家本, 賀本, 下元, 嘉元 or 賀元 with 加 (ka, kuwa.eru, kuwa.waru) meaning "add(ition), Canada, include, increase, join," 嘉 (ka, yoi, yomi.suru) meaning "applaud, esteem, praise," 家 (ka, ke, ie, uchi, ya) meaning "expert, family, home, house, performer, professional," 賀 (ga, ka) meaning "congratulations, joy," 下 (ka, ge, o.riru, kuda.saru, kuda.ri, kuda.ru, sa.garu, sa.geru, shita, shimo, moto) meaning "below, descend, down, give, inferior, low," 本 (hon, moto) meaning "book, main, origin, present, real, true" and 元 (gan, gen, moto) meaning "beginning, former time, origin."

Karasevdas Greek
Possibly from the Turkish word kara meaning "black, dark" and the given name Sevda literally meaning "passion, strong love" in Turkish.

Kemble English
Derived from the Middle English personal name Kinebald, Kenebald, Kembald (Old English Cynebald composed of the elements cyne "family, kin" and beald "bold").

Keohavong Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel", ຫາ (ha) meaning "seek, find, obtain" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".

Keomanivong Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "jewel, gem", ມະນີ (mani) meaning "gem, jewel" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".

Keovongsa Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "jewel, gem" and ວົງສາ (vongsa) meaning "family line".

Kevin Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Caoimhín "descendant of Caoimhín" (the personal name Kevin) a name derived from gein "birth" although now regarded as a diminutive of Gaelic cóem "dear, beloved".

Khalimbekov Kazakh
This surname is derived from the Kazakh given name Khalimbek, which combines the elements Khalim ("generous") and Bek ("ruler" or "leader"). Therefore, Халимбеков (Khalimbekov) would roughly mean "descendant of Khalimbek" or "belonging to the family of Khalimbek".

Khammanivong Lao
From Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold", ມະນີ (mani) meaning "gem, jewel" and ວົງ (wong) meaning "lineage, family".

Khamvongsa Lao
From Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ວົງສາ (vongsa) meaning "family line".

Khanthawong Thai
From Thai คันธ (khantha) meaning "smell, scent, fragrance" and วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty".

Khorram Persian
Means "happy, pleasant" in Persian.

Khorsandi Persian
Derived from Persian خرسند (khorsand) meaning "happy, content, satisfied".

Khotlubyey Urum (Ukrainianized), Crimean Tatar (Ukrainianized)
From Crimean Tatar къот (qot), meaning "blessed, happy, good" and бей (bey), a variant of the Turkish military title beg.

Khrueachan Thai
From Thai เครือ (khruea) meaning "family" and จันทร์ (chan) meaning "moon".

Khrueathong Thai
From Thai เครือ (khruea) meaning "family" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".

Kin Dutch, Flemish
Means "chin", a nickname for someone with a pointed or jutting chin. Alternatively, from kinne "relative, family".

Kin English
From a short form of names containing cyne "royal, kingly" or cynn "relations, family, tribe".

Koigakubo Japanese
Koi means "love", ga is a language particle, ku means "long time ago, lasting" and bo means "guarantee, protect".

Kokhas Ukrainian
Possibly from Ukrainian кохання (kokhannya), meaning "love".

Kotobuki Japanese
This surname is used as 寿 (shuu, ju, su, kotobuki, kotobu.ku) meaning "congratulations, longevity, one's natural life."... [more]

Kularatne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".

Kulasekara Sinhalese
From Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".

Kulasinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".

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

Kulasuriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun".

Kulathilaka Sinhalese
Derived from Sinhala कुल (kula) meaning "family" and तिलक (tilaka) meaning "mark, dot, ornament".

Kulathunga Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and तुङ्ग (tunga) meaning "high, lofty, tall".

Kulawansa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and वंश (vansa) meaning "lineage, clan, family".

Kulaweera Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".

Kutlu Turkish
Means "auspicious, blessed, happy, holy, lucky" in Turkish.

Lamoree French
From the nickname "the loved one" derived from the French word amour meaning "love" from (Latin amor).

Lamour French
From Old French l'amour "(the) friendship bond" used as a nickname for a kindly individual derived from the French word amour "love" (from Latin amor).

Lanbarri Basque
Habitational name meaning "newly ploughed land", derived from Basque lan "work, labour" (or possibly landa "field") and barri "new".

Langit Filipino, Tagalog, Ilocano, Cebuano
Means "heaven, sky" in several languages.

Lansing English
Derived from the name of Lancing, a place in West Sussex, which was composed of the Old English personal name Wlanc and -ingas meaning "family of" or "followers of".

Lecubarri Basque (Hispanicized)
Habitational name derived from Basque Lekubarri, composed of leku "place" and barri "new".

Lehtpere Estonian
Lehtpere is an Estonian surname meaning "leaf/foliage family".

Lempinen Finnish
Derived from the given name Lempi, meaning "love" or from a nickname.

Leto Italian
From the personal name Leto. From Latin Laetus meaning "happy, joyful"... [more]

L'Heureux French
Means "the happy one" in French.

Libgott Dutch (Rare)
Probably derived from Germanic lib "life, body" and guot "good".

Lieb German
From a short form of the various compound Slavic personal names formed with lubo- "love" as the first element.

Lif Swedish
This is most likely a name adopted by soldiers in the 17th century. The actual meaning is unclear. It could be taken directly from the Swedish word liv meaning "life" or from a location named with this element.

Lindpere Estonian
Lindpere is an Estonian surname meaning "bird family".

Littman German (East Prussian), German (West Prussian), German, Jewish
Derived from Germanized Czech personal names like Litomir (Czech: Ljutomir) and Litobor (Czech: Ljutobor) which ultimately go back to Old Slavic ljutu "grim; fierce; ferocious; wild". One theory suggests, however, that these given names might have been influenced by ljub- "love; dear".... [more]

Lively English
A modern English surname possibly derived from a lost village called Laefer-leah which would give it the meaning "the farm by the lake".... [more]

Livengood German
The surname LIVENGOOD is the Americanized version of Leibendgut. Leibengut is Swiss-German in origin. It has been written as Livengood and Levengood in America. Records show the family name back to 1550, in Aarwangen, Canton of Berne, Switzerland... [more]

Lovecraft English
An English surname coming from the Old English lufu, meaning "love, desire", and cæft, meaning "strength, skill".... [more]

Lovejoy English
Combination of Middle English love(n), luve(n) "to love" and joie "joy".

Luangkhot Lao
From Lao ຫຼວງ (luang) meaning "royal, great, large" and ໂຄດ (khot) meaning "ancestor, family".

Lubahn German
Germanized form of a Slavic or Old Prussian name formed with lub- "love", "dear".

Luiga Estonian
Luiga is an Estonian surname derived from "luik" meaning "swan". "Eluiga" is also an Estonian word meaning "life".

Luikpere Estonian
Luikpere is an Estonian surname meaning "swan family/folk".

Lyubarov m Russian
From Russian любовь (lyubov'), meaning "love".

Lyubavin m Russian
From Russian любавить (lyubavit'), meaning "to love (someone)".

Lyubenko Ukrainian
Either from Ukrainian word любити (lyubyty) "to love" or the given name Lyuba (Lyubov).

Mahavong Lao
From Lao ມະຫາ (maha) meaning "great, grand, excellent" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".

Mahawong Thai
From Thai มหา (maha) meaning "great, grand" and วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family".

Maisonneuve French
Means "new house" in French.

Maligaya Filipino, Tagalog
Means "happy, pleasant" in Tagalog.

Mallory English, Anglo-Norman
The more common variant of the surname Malory. Originally an Anglo-Norman byname for an unfortunate or unhappy person, from the Old French word "maleuré" meaning "unfortunate", "wretched" "wicked"... [more]

Manivong Lao
From Lao ມະນີ (mani) meaning "gem, jewel" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".

Manlanget Chamorro
Chamorro for "all the heavens". Man- is a pluralization and Langet means "sky/heaven".

Marcet Catalan
Marcet is a name that roughly translates to "Seven Seas" or "The Sea and the Sky" in the Catalan language. The name is unusual in the United States but very common in areas of Spain such as Barcelona, and in neighboring France.

Matsuike Japanese
From 松 (matsu) meaning "pine" and 生 (ike) meaning "living, life".

Mattingly English (British)
This name dates all the way back to the 1200s and research shows that Mattingly families began immigrating to the United States in the 1600s and continued until the 1900s. However, the place name (Mattingley, England) dates back to the year 1086, but spelled as Matingelege... [more]

Mauk Czech, Russian
The word Mauk is the Eastern European meaning for night. In the early ages a small group of people in the area now known to be in or around Russia and the czech republic founded this word and made it their name... [more]

Mayor English, Spanish, Catalan
English variant of Mayer 3 and Catalan variant of Major. Either a nickname for an older man or a distinguishing epithet for the elder of two bearers of the same personal name, from mayor "older", from Latin maior (natus), literally "greater (by birth)"... [more]

McVeigh Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Bheatha or Mac an Bheatha, themselves derived from Gaelic Mac Beatha meaning "son of life" (see MacBeth).

Meriwether English
Means "happy weather" in Middle English, originally belonging to a cheery person.

Minagofña Chamorro
Chamorro for "all their happiness"

Misora Japanese
Mi means "beautiful" and sora means "sky, heaven".

Mitsugi Japanese
This surname is used as 貢, 三木, 三ツ木, 三津木, 三樹, 三次, 参木, 満木, 見次, 身次 or 巳継 with 貢 (ku, kou, mitsu.gu) meaning "finance, support, tribute", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port", 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood", 樹 (juu, ki) meaning "timber trees, wood", 参 (san, shin, mai-, mai.ru, majiwaru, mitsu) meaning "be defeated, be madly in love, coming, die, going, nonplussed, three, visit, visiting", 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "enough, full, fullness, satisfy", 見 (ken, mi.eru, mi.seru, mi.ru) meaning "chances, hopes, idea, look at, opinion, see, visible", 身 (shin, mi) meaning "one's station in life, person, somebody", 次 (shi, ji, tsugi, tsu.gu) meaning "next, order, sequence", 巳 (shi, mi) meaning "sign of the snake/serpent (6th sign of Chinese zodiac)" and 継 (kei, tsu.gi, mama-) meaning "graft (tree), inherit, patch, succeed."... [more]

Miyuki Japanese
From 御 (mi) meaning "honorific prefix indicating respect, your, godly, imperial, royal, imperial, to govern, control, protect" and 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness, good luck, fortune".

Mueangkhot Thai
From Thai เมือง (mueang) meaning "city, town" and โคตร (khot) meaning "ancestry, clan, family".

Mufaro Shona
Mufaro means "Joy, happiness". It is a name of rejoicing

Mukushina Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 無垢 (muku) meaning "spiritual purity; freedom from desire or aversion" and 品 (shina), a clipping of 九品 (kokonoshina) meaning "the 9 Stages in Life (in Buddhism)".

Mutlu Turkish
Means "happy, glad" in Turkish.

Nabatame Japanese
From 生 meaning "to live, raw", 天 meaning "heaven, sky", and 目 meaning "eyes".

Nako Japanese
From 名 (na) meaning "name, noted, distinguished, reputation" and 幸 (ko) meaning "happiness, blessing, fortune".

Namwong Thai
From Thai นาม (nam) meaning "name, title" and วงศ์ or วงษ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty".

Nanthavong Lao
From Lao ນັນທະ (nantha) meaning "pleasure, delight" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".

Nascimento Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means "birth, nativity" in Portuguese, from Late Latin nascimentum, a derivative of Latin nasci "to be born". This was originally a religious byname. It was also an epithet of the Virgin Mary (Maria do Nascimento), and was used as a given name for children born on Christmas.

Natividad Spanish
From the personal name Natividad "nativity, Christmas", from Latin nativitas "birth", genitive nativitatis, usually bestowed with reference to the Marian epithet María de la Natividad... [more]

Ndayishimiye Rundi, Rwandan
Means "I rejoice in the lord, god has made me happy, I am grateful to god" from nda- a prefix meaning "I", yi an infix often used for verb conjugation in Bantu languages, and -shimiye meaning "to rejoice, to thank".

Nein German
Unexplained. Perhaps from a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with an element cognate with Old High German niuwi meaning "new".

Nesheiwat Arabic
From the name of clan founder Abu Nushaywah, derived from a diminutive of Arabic نشوة (nashwah) meaning "happiness, elation".

Neubauer German, Jewish, German (Austrian)
epithet for a settler who was new to an area from Middle High German niuwi "new" and bur "settler resident peasant" (see Bauer ) meaning "neighbor"... [more]

Neubaum German
topographic name meaning "new tree" or a habitational name from a place so named. Derived from the elements niuwi "new" boum "tree".

Neubecker German
From German neu meaning "new" and becker meaning "baker".

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”.

Neudorf German
Derived from various places named Neudorf. From German neu meaning "new" and dorf meaning "village". This surname had been used by the Mennonite communities in Mexico.