Submitted Surnames Matching Pattern *a

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the pattern is *a.
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Garzia Italian
Italian variant of García.
Gascueña Spanish
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 Manchego municipalities: Gascueña or Gascueña de Bornova.
Gąsienica Polish
Means "caterpillar, leafworm" in Polish.
Gąsiorowska f Polish
Feminine form of Gąsiorowski.
Gatdula Filipino, Tagalog
This surname honors Lakan Dula, the last ruler of the Kingdom of Tondo, via his alternative name Gat Dula. In it, the word or prefix Gat is a shortened version of the Tagalog honorific Pamagat, which at the time meant "nobleman," while Dula possibly means "palace." Altogether, it means "Nobleman of the Palace."
Gatica Medieval Spanish
The name appeared sometime after the War of the Bucket and is assumed to mean "bestowed spiritual recognition".
Gauda Indian, Hindi, Kannada
Alternate transcription of Gowda.
Gauda Indian, Hindi, Odia
An occupational name for a dairy farmer.
Gavrailova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Gavrailov.
Gavrilova f Russian
Feminine form of Gavrilov.
Gaya African
African spelling, surname form, and variant spelling of Gaia. It is the 18,784th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 246,879 people... [more]
Gaztañaga Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous farmhouse in the municipality of Usurbil.
Gebbia Italian
From Sicilian gebbia "irrigation cistern", itself from Arabic جُبّ‎ (jubb) "cistern, well".
Geisslerra Spanish (Caribbean)
Spanish form of Geißler found in Cuba and Argentina from German Ancestors
Genda Japanese
From Japanese 源 (gen) meaning "source, origin" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Gendika Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous district of the municipality of Ibarrangelu.
Generosa Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Means "generous" in several languages, derived from Latin generosus "well-born, noble". It could also be from the given name Generoso, of the same origin.
Genova Italian
habitational name from Genoa (Italian Genova) in Liguria which during the Middle Ages was one of the great seaports of the Mediterranean and a flourishing mercantile and financial center... [more]
Georgia English
From the given name Georgia.
Gereña Basque
Habitational name of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from the archaic Basque element ger meaning "stone, crag" or "mill" (compare Gernika).
Gerena Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality.
Germanotta Italian
Possibly derived from a diminutive form of the feminine given name Germana. A famous bearer of the surname is singer Lady Gaga (Stefani Germanotta).
Germanova f Russian
Feminine form of Germanov.
Gernika Basque (Rare)
From the name of a town and municipality (called Guernica in Spanish and English) in Biscay, Basque Country, of uncertain etymology... [more]
Gerosa Italian
Denoted someone from the town of Gerosa in Lombardy, or perhaps a nickname from geros (modern ghiaioso) "gravelly".
Gessa Italian
Possibly a variant of Chessa. Alternately, may be from a Sardinian term for "mulberry".
Gheata Romanian
Means "ice."
Giambattista Italian
From the given name Giambattista.
Gianera Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Gian.
Gianoia Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Gian.
Gianola Italian, Italian (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of Gianni and Gian.
Giarratana Italian
Sicilian habitational name from a place so named in Ragusa.
Giga Japanese
It might mean 儀間 "ceremonial space" spelled as 儀 (gi) meaning "ceremony, rite, righteous, etiquette" with 間 (ga) meaning "pause, between, interval". It is found mostly in the Ryūkyū Islands.
Gilca Romanian, Italian
Meaning unknown.
Gildea Irish
shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Dhé "son of the servant of God" from dia "God"... [more]
Ginebra Spanish
From the Spanish word ginebra, meaning "gin," possibly ultimately from the Latin iuniperus, meaning "juniper."
Gioia Italian
Means "joy, delight" in Italian. Can derive from the given name Gioia, from a nickname, or from any of several toponyms in southern Italy.
Giorgaina f Greek (Archaic)
Andronymic meaning "wife of Georgios". This was used in early modern Greece, at which time a married woman's surname was formed from her husband's given name and the suffix -αινα (-aina)... [more]
Giovanera Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Giovannes.
Gironda Italian
Possibly from a variant of Italian ghironda ‘barrel-organ’.
Gitsba Abkhaz
Abkhaz name of unknown meaning.
Giza Polish
Nickname from Old Polish and dialect giża meaning "hind leg of an ox or swine". It could also be applied as an occupational name for a butcher.
Giza Arabic (Egyptian), Romanian
Habitational name for someone who lived in Giza near Cairo, Egypt.
Gjoka Albanian
Derived from the given name Gjokë.
Gjorgjeska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Gjorgjeski.
Gjorgjieva f Macedonian
Feminine form of Gjorgjiev.
Glaza Polish
Means "eyes".
Głownia Polish
Derived from Polish word głownia which means "blade".
Gobara Arabic (Egyptian, Anglicized), Arabic
In Egypt and Sudan the surname Jabbar is pronounced with a ‘G’ sound in English. It is also feminine form hence the additional ‘A’ at the end of the name.
Gōda Japanese
From Japanese 合 (gō) meaning "connect, join" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Goda Hungarian
From the old Hungarian secular personal name Goda, probably from a short form of Godimir, Godislav, or some other Slavic name.
Goda Japanese (Rare)
Go ("Connected to") + Da ("Rice Paddy"). This is mostly on Shikoku Island.
Goda Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 合田 (see Gōda).
Goglia Italian
Nickname or a metonymic occupational name for a person who used leaves from a kind of plant to bind grafts, derived from the Italian dialectal goglia.
Gogula Indian, Telugu
Possibly from Telugu గోగు (gōgu) "hemp plant".
Goikoetxea Basque
Means "upper house" in Basque.
Gola Italian
Topographic name from gola "mountain hollow, cavity".
Gomaa Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Juma.
Gonda Japanese
From Japanese 権 (gon) meaning "right" and 田 (Ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Gonella Italian
From Italian gonnella "skirt", derived from Latin gunna "leather garment", in Old Italian referring to a unisex garment similar to a long tunic that probably originated as military garb... [more]
Gongora Basque
From the name of a town in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque goien "highest, supreme; apex, peak" and gora "up, upwards, above, high".
Gonzaga Spanish, Portuguese, Italian (Archaic)
Habitational name for someone from a location called Gonzaga in Mantua, Italy. This was the name of an Italian family that ruled Mantua from 1328 to 1708.
Goonasekara Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණසේකර (see Gunasekara).
Goonasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණසේකර (see Gunasekara).
Goonathilaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණතිලක (see Gunathilaka).
Goonawardana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Goonawardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Goonesekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණසේකර (see Gunasekara).
Goonewardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Gopallawa Sinhalese
From Sinhala ගොපල්ලා (gopallā) meaning "cowherd, cattle keeper".
Góra Polish
A Polish and Jewish name that means; ‘mountain’, ‘hill’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived on a hillside or in a mountainous district, or perhaps a nickname for a large person
Gorbacheva f Russian
Feminine form of Gorbachev.
Goretzka Polish
Meaning "female highlander" in Polish.
Gorga Italian
Topographic name from Sicilian gorga, Catalan gorg(a) ‘place where water collects’, ‘mill pond’, ‘gorge’.
Gorodnichaya f Russian
Feminine form of Gorodnichy
Gospodinova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Gospodinov.
Gotovina Croatian
Derived from gotovina, meaning "cash".
Gouda Dutch
Derived from the name of the city of Gouda in the Netherlands.
Gouda Indian, Hindi, Telugu
Alternate transcription of Gowda.
Gouda Indian, Hindi, Odia
Alternate transcription of Gauda.
Gowda Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada
From the ancient Telugu caste name gamunda meaning "village headman".
Goya Japanese (Rare)
This is variously written, but is usually written with the characters meaning "Barbarian Room" or "Give Room".
Grabińska f Polish
Feminine form of Grabiński.
Graceffa Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from a southern Italian place name in the comune of Aragona in the province of Agrigento, Sicily, Italy.
Gracia Spanish
From gracia "grace", or an alteration of García.
Gradowska f Polish
Feminine form of Gradowski.
Grala Polish
Nickname for a musician. Derived from Polish grać meaning "to play a musical instrument".
Gralha Portuguese
From Portuguese meaning "jackdaw".
Gralla Polish (Germanized)
Germanized form of Grala.
Gralla Catalan (Rare)
From Catalan meaning "jackdaw".
Granata Italian
Granata is an Italian word for a shade of red (maroon), and the Latin name of the city of Granada.
Granda Spanish
Spanish form of the surname Grand.
Grattà Late Greek (Italianized, Modern, Archaic, Expatriate)
Historical origins of Grattà are found in The Southern Region of Italy in The Province of Catanzaro, Calabria; predominately in the Comune of Girafalco and Palermiti. There is also at least one Coat of Arms that place the name being used in the The Commune of Lucca, Region of Tuscany in Central Italy.
Grebyonka Russian
Russian form of Hrebinka.
Grijalva Spanish, Central American
Spanish: habitational name from any of various places called Grijalba in particular the one in Burgos province. The placename is from iglesia 'church' + Old Spanish alva 'white'.
Grīva Latvian
Means "creek".
Grozdanova Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Grozdanov, which means "son of Grozdan".
Gruszka Polish
Means "pear".
Grzybała Polish
From grzyb meaning "mushroom" with suffix -ała.
Guadalajara Spanish
habitational name from Guadalajara in Castile named with Arabic wādī-al-ḥijāra (واد الحجرة o وادي الحجرة) "river of the stones".
Guaporá Popular Culture
The surname of a fictional Amerindian family in the telenovela Bicho do Mato.
Guàrdia Catalan, Spanish, Italian
Catalan, Spanish, and Italian from Catalan guàrdia, Spanish and Italian guardia ‘guard’, ‘watch’, a topographic name for someone who lived by a watch place, an occupational name for a member of the town guard, or a habitational name from any of the numerous places named (La) Guardia.
Guardia Italian, Spanish
From Spanish and Italian guardia "guard watch" a topographic name for someone who lived by a watch place by a watchtower or a habitational name from any of numerous places called La Guardia named with the same word; or a metonymic occupational name for someone who kept watch or for a member of the town guard... [more]
Guardiola Catalan
Habitational name from any of the numerous places named Guardiola, from guardiola, a diminutive of guàrdia meaning "guard".
Guelda Dutch
From province Gelderland
Guendica Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Gendika.
Guereña Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Gereña.
Guetta Judeo-Spanish
Meaning uncertain, possibly from the name of a tribe from northwestern Libya or from the name of the town of Huete in Cuenca province, Spain.
Guevarra Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Guevara primarily used in the Philippines.
Guevera Spanish
means "protector"
Gugliuzza Italian
Derivative of the personal name Guglia.
Guha Bengali
From Bengali গুহা (guha) meaning "cave" (figuratively "mind" or "heart"), ultimately derived from Sanskrit गुहा (guha).
Guinta Filipino
Means "good addiction".
Guiza Spanish
Spanish cognate of Arabic Giza.
Gulea Romanian
Aromanian.
Gulotta Italian
Italian: from the female personal name, a pet form of Gulla.
Gumarova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Gumarov.
Gumma Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 群馬 (Gumma) meaning "Gumma", a former district in the former Japanese province of Kōzuke in present-day Gumma, Japan.... [more]
Gunadasa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit गुण (guna) meaning "quality, attribute, merit" and दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".
Gunapala Sinhalese
From Sanskrit गुण (guṇa) meaning "quality, property, attribute" and पाल (pāla) meaning "guard, protector".
Gunarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණරත්න (see Gunaratne).
Gunaratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණරත්න (see Gunaratne).
Gunasekara Sinhalese
From Sanskrit गुण (guna) meaning "talent, virtue, quality, merit" and शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".
Gunasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Gunasekara.
Gunasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුනසිංහ (see Gunasinghe).
Gunathilaka Sinhalese
From Sanskrit गुण (guṇa) meaning "quality, attribute, merit" and तिलक (tilaka) meaning "mark, dot, ornament".
Gunatilaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණතිලක (see Gunathilaka).
Gunatillaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණතිලක (see Gunathilaka).
Gunawardana Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit गुण (guna) meaning "quality, property, attribute" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, strengthening, growing".
Gunawardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Gunawardhana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Gunesekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණසේකර (see Gunasekara).
Gunewardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Gunma Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 群馬 or 郡馬 (see Gumma).
Gurira Southern African, Shona
From the Ndau word gurira meaning "to break or cut for someone, cut short, take shortcut". The American-Zimbabwean actress and playwright Danai Gurira (1978-) is a famous bearer of this name.
Gurrola Basque
Originally came from Biscay, Spain.
Gurusinga Batak
From Sanskrit guru, meaning “Mentor”, and singha, meaning “Lion”.
Gurusingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුරුසිංහ (see Gurusinghe).
Gurutzeaga Basque
It means "of the cross".
Gushima Japanese
From 具 (gu) meaning "tool" and 島 (shima) meaning "island."
Guta Bosnian
Possibly a mispronunciation of the Bosnian word for the verb "gutati" (to swallow) or "guta" (swallowing).
Gwizdala Polish
Nickname for someone noted for his cheerful whistling, from a derivative of gwizdac ‘to whistle’.
Ha Korean
From Sino-Korean 河 (ha) meaning "river, stream".
Ha Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).
Ha Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 播 (see Hari).
Ha Vietnamese
Simplified variant of .
Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of He, from Sino-Vietnamese 何 (hà).
Hạ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of He, from Sino-Vietnamese 賀 (hạ).
Hạ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Xia, from Sino-Vietnamese 夏 (hạ).
Haabma Estonian
Haabma is an Estonian surname derived from "haab" (aspen) and "maa" (land).
Haaboja Estonian
Haaboja is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen creek/stream".
Haapavaara Finnish
Means 'aspenhill'
Haarla Estonian
Haarla is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "haar" meaning "leg".
Haarma Estonian
Haarma is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "härmas" meaning "frosty".
Həbibova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Həbibov.
Həbibzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Habibzadeh.
Habyarimana Central African
Variant spelling of Havyarimana. This surname was borne by assassinated Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana (1937-1994).
Hachida Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 (see Hatta).
Hachimura Japanese
Hachi (蜂) means bee, Mura (村) means village.
Hachita Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 (see Hatta).
Hachiya Japanese
From Japanese 蜂 (hachi) meaning "bee, wasp" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Hachiyama Japanese
Means "8 mountains" in Japanese.
Hacıyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Hacıyev.
Hacızadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Hajizadeh.
Hada Japanese
This is another reading of Haneda.
Hadia Arabic
From the given name Hadia.
Hadida Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic حديد (hadid) meaning "iron", used as an occupational name for a blacksmith.
Hadıyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Hadıyev.
Hadzhiyska f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Hadzhiyski.
Haga Japanese
From Japanese 芳 (ha) meaning "fragrant, aroma, reputable, satisfactory" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate". It's mostly in the northeastern Japan and may come from the place name in Tochigi Prefecture.
Haginaga Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 脛永 (Haginaga) meaning "Haginaga", a division in the town of Ibigawa in the district of Ibi in the prefecture of Gifu in Japan, or it being a variant spelling of 脛長 (Haginaga) meaning "Haginaga", a former large village in the same location, in the district of Ikeda in the former Japanese province of Mino in parts of present-day Gifu in Japan.
Hagiwara Japanese
From Japanese 萩 (hagi) meaning "bush clover" and 原 (wara) meaning "field, plain".
Haida Japanese
From 灰 (hai) meaning "ash, gray, grayish" and 田 (da) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Haijima Japanese (Rare)
Hai (拝) here means "worship", hai (灰) here means "ash", jima/shima (島) means "island".
Haiya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 灰屋 (haiya) meaning "ash store", referring to an ash fertilizer seller or a crematory operator.
Haiya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 灰屋 (Haiya), a clipping of 京北灰屋 (Keikokuhaiya) meaning "Keikokuhaiya", an area in the ward of Ukyō in the city of Kyōto in the prefecture of Kyōto in Japan.
Hakizimana Central African
Means "God cures" in Burundian and Rwandan.
Hala Arabic
Means "halo around the moon" in Arabic. This was the name of a sister-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad.
Halama Polish, Czech
Unflattering nickname meaning ‘big, lumbering fellow’, ‘lout’.
Halawa Arabic
Means "sweetness" in Arabic.
Halawa Nias
Nias clan name derived from the given name Halawa referring to an ancestor.
Halla Danish
Derived from the Old Norse HALLR, which means 'flat stone, rock' or 'sloping, leaning to one side'... [more]
Hama Japanese
Hama means "Beach, Seashore".
Hamada Arabic
From the given name Hamada.
Hamada Japanese
From Japanese 浜 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Hamajima Japanese
From Japanese 浜 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Hamakawa Japanese
From the Japanese 浜 or 濱 (hama) "beach" and 川 or 河 (kawa) "river."
Hamamasa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 浜正 or 濱正 (see Hamashō).
Hamamura Japanese
From Japanese 浜, 濱 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Hamanaka Japanese
Hama means "beach" and naka means "middle".
Hamataka Japanese
Hana means "beach" and taka means "tall, high, expensive".
Həmidova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Həmidov.
Hamouda Arabic
Derived from the given name Hamoud.
Hamza Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Hamza.
Hana Japanese
From Japanese “hana” (花) meaning flower.
Hanabusa Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 房 (busa) meaning "room*.
Hanada Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Hanafusa Japanese
From 花 (hana) meaning "flower, blossom" and 房 (fusa) meaning "room, chamber".
Hanakawa Japanese
From 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".
Hanamura Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Hanaoka Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) or 華 (hana) both meaning "flower" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Hanasawa Japanese
Haha means "flower, blossom" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Hanawa Japanese
Either from 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 輪 (wa) meaning "loop, ring, wheel" or 塙 (hanawa) meaning "mountain, projecting tableland". The 花輪 spelling has multiple readings.
Hanaya Japanese
From Japanese 花屋 (hanaya) meaning "florist", which combines 花 (hana) meaning "flower" with 屋 (ya) meaning "shop".
Hanazawa Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Handa Japanese
From Japanese 半 (han) meaning "half" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Haneda Japanese
From Japanese 羽 (hane) meaning "feather, plume" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy". It can also be formed from 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, plume" combined with 根 (ne) meaning "root" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Hanekawa Japanese
羽 meaning feathers, counter for birds, rabbits.川 meaning stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical
Hanesaka Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 羽根坂 (Hanesaka), the common name for the area of Furukawachōshimono in the city of Hida in the prefecture of Gifu in Japan.