Submitted Surnames Matching Pattern *a

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the pattern is *a.
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Orgla Estonian
Orgla is an Estonian surname meaning "valley area".
Orgmaa Estonian
Orgmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "valley land".
Orihara Japanese
From Japanese 折 (ori) meaning "fold, bend" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Orikasa Japanese
From Japanese 折 (ori) meaning "fold, bend" and 笠 (kasa) referring to a type of Asian conical hat.
Oroña Galician
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the parish of Santo Ourente de Entíns in the municipality of Outes.
Orona Spanish
Spanish: habitational name from a town of this name in Burgos province.
Orozalieva f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Orozaliev.
Orucova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Orucov.
Orueta Basque
From the name of a district in the town of Gautegiz-Arteaga, Spain, derived from Basque oru "ground, place, building site" and the toponymic suffix -eta "place of, abundance of".
Orumaa Estonian
Orumaa is an Estonian surname derived from "org ("valley") and "maa" ("land").
Orynbaeva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Orynbaev.
Orynbasarova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Orynbasarov.
Osada Japanese
From Japanese 長 (osa) meaning "chief, head, leader" and 田 (da) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Osada Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納田 (see Nōda).
Ōsaka Japanese
From Japanese 逢 (o) meaning "meeting, encounter" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".
Ōsaka Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".
Osaka Japanese
O means "Big" and Saka means "Hill, Slope".
Osama Arabic
Derived from the given name Usama.
Ōsawa Japanese
Alternate transcription of Osawa.
Osawa Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Osegueda Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Oseguera chiefly used in Central America.
Oseguera Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Valle de Mena.
Oshana Assyrian
Derived from the given name Oshana, meaning "Palm Sunday, palm tree" in Assyrian.
Ōshima Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Oshima Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōshima.
Ōshita Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".
Oshita Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大下 (see Ōshita).
Osinaga Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque osin "pit, well, abyss, depths" and -aga "place of, group of".
Ó Síochána Irish
Proper, non-Anglicized form of Sheehan.
Osipova Russian
Feminine form of Osipov.
Osmeña Filipino (Hispanicized), Cebuano (Hispanicized)
Meaning uncertain, possibly from a Spanish form of the Arabic name Uthman. A notable bearer was Sergio Osmeña (1878-1961), the fourth president of the Philippines.
Osmonalieva f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Osmonaliev.
Ospanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Ospanov.
Ossola Italian
Likely a habitational name from an area in the Verbano-Cusio-Ossola province in Northern Italy.
Ostrovska f Ukrainian
Feminine form of Ostrovskiy.
Ostrovská f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Ostrovský.
Ostrovskaya f Russian
Feminine form of Ostrovsky.
Ōsuga Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 菅 (suga) meaning "sedge".
Osuga Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大菅 (see Ōsuga).
Osuga Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小菅 (see Kosuge).
Osuna Spanish
Habitational name from a place in the province of Seville, named from Arabic Oxuna, perhaps named from Late Latin Ursina (villa) "estate of Ursus" a byname meaning "bear".
Ōta Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" or 太 (o) meaning "plump, fat, thick" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Ōtaka Japanese
This surname combines 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii) meaning "big, large" with 高 (kou, taka, taka.i, taka.maru, taka.meru, -daka) meaning "expensive, high, tall," 鷹 (ou, you, taka) meaning "hawk, eagle, falcon", 孝 (kyou, kou, taka) meaning "child's respect, filial piety," 嵩 (shuu, suu, kasa, kasa.mu, taka.i) meaning "be aggravated, grow bulky, grow worse, swell" or 貴 (ki, tatto.i, tatto.bu, touto.i, touto.bu, taka) meaning "esteem, honour, precious, prize, value."... [more]
Otaka Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大高 (see Ōtaka).
Otawara Japanese
A notable bearer is Harukiyo Otwara, a daimyo of the Sengoku Period.
Otegenova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Otegenov.
Otsla Estonian
Otsla is an Estonian surname meaning "cusp/tip area".
Ōtsuka Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Otsuka Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" or 太 (o) "fat," "thick" and 塚 (tsuka) "mound."
Otsuka Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大塚 (see Ōtsuka).
Ouattara Western African, Manding
From the name of the Wattara or Watara clan of the Dyula people, believed to be derived from a word meaning "prince".
Ouda Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Mashriqi)
Arabic word and surname meaning “return.”
Õuemaa Estonian
Õuemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "courtyard".
Oumaña Leonese
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous comarca of the province of Llión.
Ōura Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".
Oura Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大浦 (see Ōura).
Ouyahia Berber, Northern African
Means "son of Yahia", from the Berber prefix ou- meaning "son (of)" combined with the Arabic given name Yahia (chiefly Algerian).
Ovadia Jewish
From the given name Ovadia.
Ovechkina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Овечкин (see Ovechkin).
Owara Japanese
Variant of Ohara.
Oxenstierna Swedish (Rare)
A notable surname used by an ancient Swedish noble family from Småland dating back to the 13th century. The name means "the ox's forehead". It is a combination of Swedish oxen, a cognate to the English plural of 'ox', and stierna, which is likely derived from German Stirn "forehead", though it is often mistaken for Swedish stjärna "star"... [more]
Ōya Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, house, shop".
Ōya Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow".
Oya Japanese
Variant of Otani.
Oya Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大屋 (see Ōya).
Oya Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大矢 (see Ōya).
Oyakawa Japanese
From the Japanese 親 (oya) "parent" and 川 (kawa) "river."
Oyama Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 山 (yama) "mountain."
Oyamada Japanese
O means "small", yama means "mountain", da is a form of ta meaning "field, wilderness, rice paddy".
Oyuela Spanish, Western African
The surname Oyuela is likely of Spanish or African (specifically, West African) origin, with roots in both linguistic and cultural traditions.... [more]
Oza Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi ओझा or Gujarati ઓઝા (see Ojha).
Ozaka Japanese
"Big, great slope". Variant of Osaka.
Ožana Czech
Ožana - ožanka (Teucrium) - Osana - OSANNA, OSANKA (german) - HOSANA (hebrew)... [more]
Ozarovskaya Russian
Feminine form of Ozarovsky (Озаровский)
Ozawa Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Ozdoeva f Ingush (Russified)
Feminine form of Ozdoev.
Ożga m Polish (Polonized, Modern)
The Polish surname Ozga, originating in the 15th century, derives from the Polish word "ozga," denoting a young tree or sapling, especially a willow. Variations such as "Ożga" reflect regional dialectal differences and linguistic shifts... [more]
Özkaya Turkish
From Turkish öz meaning "core, essence" and kaya meaning "rock".
Ōzora Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 空 (sora) meaning "sky".
Paalmaa Estonian
Paalmaa is an Estonian surname meaning both "dolphin land" and "mooring post land".
Paasoja Estonian
Paasoja is an Estonian surname meaning "slate/limestone stream".
Paavola Finnish
Habitational name, from a farm so named from the personal name Paavo, vernacular form of Paulus, + the locative ending -la... [more]
Pacana Spanish
From pacana meaning "pecan", "pecan tree", a word of Algonquin origin. This surname is also found in the Philippines.
Pacia Tagalog
From Tagalog pasiya meaning "decision, judgment".
Pacyna Polish
Unflattering nickname from paczyna meaning "clod", "brickbat", or possibly a metonymic occupational name for a boatman, from the same word in the sense meaning "oar", "rudder".
Paia Estonian
Paia is an Estonian surname derived from "pai" meaning "good".
Paiva Portuguese
From the Portuguese word "paiva," which refers to a type of river or stream
Pajula Estonian
Pajula is an Estonian surname meaning "willow area".
Pala Turkish
Means "machete, scimitar, blade" in Turkish.
Palazzola Italian
Feminine form of Palazzolo.
Palenzuela Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Paljasmaa Estonian
Paljasmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "bare land".
Palla Indian, Tamil
Another form of Palli.
Pallotta Italian
From Italian palla "ball".
Palma Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, and southern Italian: habitational name from any of various places named or named with Palma, from Latin palma ‘palm’. ... [more]
Palola Finnish
Probably from Palo, the name of many Finnish villages or palo meaning "fire" and the suffix -la signifying a place.
Palumaa Estonian
Palumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "sandy heath/heathy wood land".
Paluoja Estonian
Paluoja is an Estonian surname meaning "heath woodland stream".
Pampinella Italian
Uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Italian pampino "vine leaf" and the diminutive suffix -ella, or perhaps related to pimpinella "pimpernel (plant)" (genus Lysimachia), which derives from Latin bipennella via Catalan pampinella
Pampukha Belarusian
Means "dumpling" in Belarusian.
Pənahova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Pənahov.
Panayotova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Panayotov.
Panciera Italian
from panciera denoting the piece of the armor covering the stomach (from pancia "belly paunch") perhaps used for an armorer or for someone with a large paunch.
Panda Indian, Odia, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit पण्डा (panda) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, learning".
Pandeya Indian
Alternate transliteration of Pandya
Pandya Indian, Gujarati
Derived from Sanskrit पण्डा (panda) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, learning".
Panenka Czech
From Czech meaning "doll". Perhaps a nickname for a petite person.
Panetta Italian
Diminutive form of Italian pane "bread", probably an occupational name for a baker.
Panggaga Filipino, Maranao
Means "strong" in Maranao.
Paniágua Spanish, Portuguese
Status name for a servant who worked for his board (pan "bread" and agua "water") and lodging.
Panibudlaska Ukrainian, Russian (Rare)
From the Cossack nickname, derived from the Ukrainian vocative phrase пані, будь ласка! (pani, bud laska!) meaning "Lady, please!".
Pannala Finnish
Finnish: from the female personal name Anna + the local suffix -la. Found chiefly in Ostrobothnia.
Panzacola Indigenous American (Rare)
Named after the tribe meaning "hairy people".
Panzica Italian
From Sicilian panzicu "pot-bellied, paunch".
Papa Tagalog, Italian, Albanian, Romanian, Greek, Spanish, Portuguese
Means "pope, priest" in various languages.
Papa French
From French meaning "dad, father". Likely given to someone seen as a father figure.
Paraiya Indian, Tamil
It is a Tamil name, denoting laborers in agriculture and/or industry. This is a surname belonging to Dalit, or "Untouchables," in the Hindu caste system.
Parata Maori
From a transliteration of the English word "brother" or "brothers".
Pareja Spanish
habitational name from Pareja in Guadalajara province.
Pärnamaa Estonian
Pärnamaa is an Estonians surname meaning "linden land".
Pärnoja Estonian
Pärnoja is an Estonian surname meaning "linden creek/stream".
Parreira Portuguese
Means "grapevine" in Portuguese. It was used as a toponymic name for someone from any of various places called Parreira, a topographic name for someone who lived near many grapevines, or an occupational name for someone who worked on a grapevine plantation.
Parsa Persian
Means "pious, devout" in Persian.
Parvanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Parvanov.
Paşayeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Paşayev.
Pascua Spanish
From the personal name Pascual. It also means "Easter" in Spanish.
Pasha Albanian, Ottoman Turkish (Anglicized), Turkish (Anglicized)
Pasha or pascha (Ottoman Turkish: پاشا‎, Turkish: paşa), formerly anglicized as bashaw, was a higher rank in the Ottoman Empire political and military system, typically granted to governors, generals and dignitaries and others... [more]
Pasha Urdu, Bengali, Persian, Albanian
From the high-ranking Ottoman military rank pasha of disputed origin, perhaps derived from the Persian title پادشاه (padeshah) meaning "king" or from Turkish baş meaning "head" and ağa meaning "lord, master".
Pasia Tagalog
Variant of Pacia.
Paskaleva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Paskalev.
Paskhaeva Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Пасхаев (see Paskhaev).
Pasqua French
Derived from Pasqua, a nickname for a person born during Easter (which itself is derived from Latin pascua). Famous beaters include Charles Victor Pasqua (1927-2015), a French businessman and a Gaullist politician.
Pasquariella Italian
Derived from the given name Pasquale.
Pasta Italian
From Italian pasta meaning "dough, paste". Occupational name for a baker or cook.
Pastrana Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Patera Czech
Nickname for the illegitimate son of a priest.
Pathiraja Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit पति (pati) meaning "husband, lord" and राज (raja) meaning "king".
Pathirana Sinhalese
Possibly from a title derived from Sanskrit पति (pati) meaning "husband, lord" and राणा (rana) meaning "king".
Patta Italian
Possibly from patta "draw, settlement", perhaps a nickname given to a negotiator. The same term can also mean "heat, warmth of the hearth".
Paula Caribbean
From the given name Paula.
Pavelka Czech
Derived from the given name Pavel. A famosu bearer is Jake Pavelka.
Pecchia Italian
Nickname, probably for an industrious person, from pecchia "bee".
Pecorella Italian
Diminutive of Pecora.
Pedra Spanish
Feminine form of Pedro.
Pedraza Spanish
Refers to the blow received from a stone thrown intentionally to wound someone.
Pedreira Portuguese, Galician
Means "quarry, rocky place" in Portuguese and Galician, originally a habitational name from any of various places called Pedreira or A Pedreira.
Pedrola Aragonese
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Pedrosa Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Galician
Habitational name from any of numerous places named Pedrosa, from pedroso, pedrosa meaning "stoney", an adjectival derivative of pedra meaning "stone".
Peerna Estonian
Peerna is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from the city of Pärnu in Pärnu County.
Pehlivanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Pehlivanov.
Peia Italian
Village in Italy
Pelka Polish
Reduced pet form of the given name Świętopełk.
Pelka Jewish
Habitational name for someone from Pelki in Poland.
Pelliccia Italian
From Italian pelliccia "fur (of an animal)".
Pema Tibetan, Bhutanese
From the given name Pema.
Peñaflorida Spanish (Philippines)
"flowery cliff" in Spanish
Penaluna Cornish
A surname with somewhat uncertain origins, though many agree it is locational. Potentially from pen-lyn, the head of a pond or pool.
Peñaranda Spanish
Habitational name from places in Burgos and Salamanca named Peñaranda.
Pencheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Penchev.
Penda Wolof
Penda stems from the Swahili “kupenda” = to love/like/be pleasant. Notable bearer was Fara Penda, a Waalo noble of the Wolof people in West Africa. Waalo was a kingdom on the lower Senegal River in in what is now Senegal and Mauritania.
Penkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Penkov.
Penna Italian
Possibly from Italian penna "feather, pen", a nickname for a scribe.
Pensa Italian
Possibly from Italian pensa "think", indicating the bearer was known for being thoughtful or intelligent.
Pera Croatian
Derived from Pero. Also means "feathers".
Peralta Catalan, Spanish, Aragonese
Habitational name from any of the places in Aragon, Catalonia, and Navarre called Peralta, from Latin petra alta "high rock". This name is also established in Italy.
Perea Basque
It indicates familial origin within the municipality of Aiara.
Peremena Russian
Means "change".
Perera Sinhalese, Catalan
Sinhalese form of Pereira as well as a Catalan cognate.
Perla Italian
From perla "pearl".
Permana Hebrew
Permana is another form of Hebrew, namely Paramana (פרמנה) which means eternal.
Perna Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from the dialectic word perna "leg", denoting someone with a deformed or missing leg, or a variant of Perla.
Persia Italian, Spanish
Ethnic name or regional name for someone from Persia (modern-day Iran) or some other country with Persian-speaking peoples or a nickname for someone who had visited or traded with one of these countries (see the given name Persis)... [more]
Pesälä Finnish
From Finnish pesä meaning “nest” and the suffix -lä signifying a place.
Peska Czech
From a pet form of the personal name Pešek
Pessoa Portuguese
From Portuguese pessoa meaning "person."
Pestana Portuguese
Nickname for a person with prominent eyelashes, from Portuguese pestana "eyelash".
Petaccia Medieval Italian
It is one of the thirteen patrician families of Trieste bearing the comital title, and extinct in 1817.
Petkoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Petkoski.
Petkovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Petkovski.
Petrea Romanian
From a diminutive of the given name Petre or Petru.
Petreska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Petreski.
Petrevska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Petrevski.
Peurala Finnish
Probably derived from the Finnish peura meaning "deer" with the suffix -la indicating a place.
Peza Albanian
Myslim Peza, leader of the anti-fascist movement.
Pezda Polish
Probably old polish word for "Orzech Ziemny" (Peanut)
Phetdara Lao
From Lao ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond" and ດາຣາ (dara) meaning "star".
Phommavongsa Lao
From Lao ພົມມະ (phomma) referring to the Hindu god Brahma and ວົງສາ (vongsa) meaning "family".
Phongsa Lao
Means "lineage, descent" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit वंश (vansha).
Phua Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Pan 2.
Phutsa Thai (Rare)
Means "jujube" in Thai.
Piana Italian
Topographic name from piana ‘plain’, ‘level ground’, from Latin planus, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this word.
Piatraha Belarusian
Derived from an augmentative form of the Belarusian given name Piotr.
Pica Italian, Catalan
Nickname for a gossipy or garrulous person, from the central-southern Italian word pica ‘magpie’. Compare Picazo.Catalan: habitational name from any of the numerous places called Pica.Catalan: from either pica ‘pointed object’ (weapon, etc.) or a derivative of picar ‘to prick’.
Piedrahita Spanish
Habitational name from any of the places called Piedrahita in particular those in Ávila and Teruel.
Pietrafesa Italian
The derivation of the name Pietrafesa comes from the cracked aspect of the mountain on which it rose. In Italian "Pietra" mean Rock and "-fesa" comes from the Italian word fessura meaning cracked.... [more]
Pigera Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Figueira.
Piirimaa Estonian
Piirimaa is an Estonian surname meaning "border land".