Submitted Surnames Matching Pattern *a

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Candreia Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Andreia.
Canela Spanish
Derived from the word 'canela' meaning cinnamon in Spanish. It Could also be a variant of the Catalan surname Candela.
Canella Italian
Probably a variant spelling of Cannella.
Cannarsa Italian
Possibly means "dry throat", a joking nickname for someone who drinks too much.
Cannella Italian
Diminutive form of canna "cane, reed, pipe", possibly a nickname for a tall, thin person, or perhaps taken directly from cannella "cinnamon (spice)" as a metonymic name for a spice merchant.
Cañosa Filipino
It is derived from the word 'Caña' meaning 'reed'. Born as a surname in before World War I, it is a newly formed family name built by Angelo Cañosa and his 2 siblings, formerly his birth surname is Caña when he and his siblings migrated to Agusan when they are wanted by the Spanish Authorities as they were berdugos(Killing Spanish allies)in their native place, Minglanilla and by rowing boats, they landed in Mindanao and he, Angelo Caña and his two siblings changed their family name into Cañosa... [more]
Canosa Italian
It derives from the toponym Canosa di puglia.
Canova Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and nova, the feminine form of the adjective nov "new".
Cañusa Filipino (Hispanicized, Modern, Archaic)
Cañusa is the only variant of the family name of Cañusa. Used by the descendants of Ortillo Cañosa and Eulalia Cañosa in Agusan del Sur, Philippines.
Capdevila Catalan
From Catalan cap meaning "chief, head" and de vila meaning "of the town".
Capra Italian
From the Latin word capra meaning "nanny goat." This was a name originally borne by shepherds / goat herders.
Capua Italian
Capua is a city and comune in the province of Caserta, Campania, southern Italy, situated 25 km (16 mi) north of Naples on the northeastern edge of the Campanian plain. Ancient Capua was situated where Santa Maria Capua Vetere is now.... [more]
Carafa Italian
It could derive from toponyms such as Caraffa del Bianco in the province of Reggio Calabria or Caraffa in the province of Catanzaro.... [more]
Caramella Italian
Name given to a chalumeau player. Italian version of the French surname Caramelle.
Carballeira Galician
From Galician meaning "oak grove".
Cardella Italian
Habitational name from a place called Cardella in Sicily.
Careaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Kareaga.
Caressa Italian
Possibly derived from the medieval given name Caro meaning "dear, sweetheart, darling", itself from Latin carus "beloved"... [more]
Cariglia Galician
The surname Cariglia comes from the autonomous region in the northwest Iberian peninsula.
Carlova Romanian
Meaning uncertain. It may be related to the name Karlov or Karlova. Another possible relative is the surname Korolev, originating from korol meaning "king"... [more]
Carniglia Italian
Derived from the Latin word “carnem”, meaning “flesh”, and likely referred to a person who worked with meat or was a butcher. The surname may have also been adopted as a nickname for someone who was particularly robust or fleshy.
Carosella Italian
From carosello "carousel, merry-go-round", possibly a nickname for a farmer, as a carousel was an allotment of grain collected by farmers. Also a type of jousting tournament.
Carreira Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician cognate of Carrera.
Carrera Spanish, Italian
Spanish: topographic name for someone living by a main road, carrera ‘thoroughfare’, originally a road passable by vehicles as well as pedestrians (Late Latin carraria (via), a derivative of carrum ‘cart’), or a habitational name from any of various places named with this word.... [more]
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").
Casa Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Means "house" in Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian.
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".
Casamitjana Catalan
It indicates familial origin within either of 3 farmhouses: the one in Castellnou de Bages, the one in l'Esquirol, or the one in Moià.
Casamonica Italian (Rare)
Derived from Italian casa meaning "house" with the suffix -monica which is taken from the name of Saint Monica. Casamonica is a relatively rare surname associated with a notorious Italian clan involved in organized crime and criminal activities... [more]
Casanova Catalan, Italian, Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Means "new house" in various Romance languages, ultimately derived from Latin casa "house" and nova "new".
Casapiccola Italian
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations called Casapiccola or Casa Piccola, derived from Italian casa meaning "house" and piccola meaning "small".
Casapietra Italian
From Italian casa meaning "house" and pietra meaning "stone".
Casaulta Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and aulta, the feminine form of the adjective ault, "high".
Casella Italian
From casa "house" (Latin casa "hut, cottage, cabin"), perhaps originally denoting the occupier of the most distinguished house in a village. Italian chef Cesare Casella (1960 - ) is one such bearer of this name.
Caspescha Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and Spescha.
Cassata Italian
Derived from the Italian word cassata, denoting a sweet cake made with cheese and candied fruit.
Cassatta Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Cassata. Mostly used in Argentina.
Castagna Italian
From Italian castagna "chestnut" (from Latin castanea) for someone who worked with chestnuts... [more]
Castaña Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Latin American)
From Spanish meaning "chestnut". Could be a nickname for someone having chestnut hair.
Castanha Portuguese
From Portuguese meaning "chestnut". Could be a nickname for someone having chestnut hair.
Castanheira Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Castañeda meaning "chestnut grove".
Castellaneta Italian
Originated in an area of Italy, known as the Papal States.
Castiglia Italian
A Regional name for someone from Castile in Spain. Castile was an independent kingdom between the 10th and 15th centuries, it formed the largest power in the Iberian peninsula. The name derives from the many castles in the region.
Castiñeira Galician
Means "chestnut tree" in Galician, ultimately from Latin castanea.
Casura Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and sura "above; upper".
Catena Italian
This surname means "chain" in Italian.
Catera Italian
Derived from a diminutive form of the feminine given name Caterina.
Cava Italian, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese
From cava ‘cave’, ‘cellar’ (from Latin cavea), hence a metonymic occupational name for someone employed in the wine cellars of a great house, a topographic name for someone who lived in or near a cave, or a habitational name from any of numerous places named with this word.
Cavadova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Cavadov.
Cavadzadə Azerbaijani
Means "child of Cavad", using the Persian suffix زاده (zade) meaning "offspring".
Cavalera Italian
A bearer of this name is Brazilian metal musician Max Cavalera, whose father was Italian.
Čavka Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian
Means "jackdaw" in various Balkan languages.
Cdebaca American (Hispanic)
Altered form of the surname Cabeza De Vaca, meaning "cow's head" or "head of a cow".
Ceddia Italian (Modern)
Great grandparent from San Marco in Lamis, Province of Foggia, Apulia region of Italy.
Cegama Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Zegama.
Ceja Spanish
From a common field name or a habitational name from any of various minor places called Ceja Yecla in Aragon.
Çela Albanian
Meaning Unknown.
Çela Albanian
From an old nickname for a brother-in-law, derived from a shortened form of the Turkish title çelebi meaning "gentleman".
Celda Spanish (Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
The Spanish word for 'cell', as in prison cell.
Cembrola Italian
My family is from St. Angelo, de Oliva, Naples, Italy
Cena English (American), English
Cena is a prominently used English name. It is derived from the word "see", however it rather than referring to the ability to see it, what it actually refers to is the inability to see as the other half of the name ("-na") means "naw" a synonym for "no"... [more]
Cena Italian
Derived from Latin meaning "dinner, meal, supper". Possibly an occupational name for a cook or a waiter. In an alternative representation, it could be given to someone who's known for hosting or being involved in meals or dinners, or may have given this surname to an illegitimate child who was not welcomed at the dinner table.
Cena Polish
From Polish meaning "price". Possibly an occupational name for a trader or dealer.
Cena Arabic (Egyptian), Albanian, Kosovar
Derived from the given name Husain.
Cepeda Spanish
A nickname for someone from the region where they grow vineyards.
Cera Spanish, Italian, Catalan, Sicilian
Metonymic occupational name for a wax seller, derived from Latin cera meaning "wax". A famous bearer of this surname is Canadian actor and musician Michael Cera (1988-).
Cerda Spanish, Portuguese
Nickname for a person with a prominent tuft of hair, derived from Spanish and Portuguese cerda meaning "bristle, stiff, coarse, short, thick hair", ultimately from Late Latin cirra.
Cerdà Catalan
Denoted someone from Cerdanya (also called La Cerdanya), a natural and historical region of the eastern Pyrenees divided between France and Spain.
Cerqueira Portuguese
Habitational name from any of various places named Cerquerira, in most cases from a Latin derivative of quercus "oak". The family name also occurs in Sicily, probably of the same origin.
Cerva Portuguese, Italian
"Cerva" means deer.
Cervera Spanish
A name for someone coming from any one of many places called Cervera, coming from Late Latin cervaria, meaning "place of stags".
Cesana Italian, Judeo-Italian
From the name of the municipality of Cesana Torinese in Turin, Italy.
Cessa Italian
Variant of Chiesa.
Çetinkaya Turkish
Means "hard rock" from Turkish çetin meaning "hard, tough" combined with kaya meaning "rock".
Ceucă Romanian
From Romanian meaning "jackdaw".
Cha Korean
Cha is a relatively uncommon family name in Korea. The Yeonan Cha clan is the only clan. The founding ancestor was Cha Hyo-jeon, son of Ryoo Cha-dal (류차달) (10th century AD). Most of the clan's members live in Gyeongsang, Hwanghae, and P'yŏngan provinces... [more]
Cha Hmong
From the clan name Tsab or Tsaab associated with the Chinese character 張 (zhāng) (see Zhang).
Chabana Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" and 花 (bana), the joining form of 花 (hana) meaning "flower".
Chabashira Japanese (Rare)
From 茶 (cha) literally meaning "green tea" and 柱 (hashira) meaning "pillar". A tea pillar is considered good luck in Japanese culture.
Chabata Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" and 幡 (bata), the joining form of 幡 (hata), a clipping of 八幡 (Yahata), the name of a Shintō shrine in possibly Hiroshima, Japan.
Chabata Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" and 畑
Chada Indian
Variant of Chadha.
Chadha Indian
Based on the name of a clan in the Khatri community. Ramgarhia Sikhs also have a clan called Chadha.
Chahata Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 茶幡 (see Chabata 1).
Chahata Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 茶畑 (see Chabata 2).
Chaichana Thai
From Thai ไชย (chai) meaning "victory" and ชนะ (chana) meaning "win, conquer, defeat".
Chakma Bengali
From the name of the Chakma people of Bangladesh, India and Myanmar, derived from Sanskrit शक्तिमान (shaktimana) meaning "powerful" (composed of शक्ति (shakti) meaning "power" and the suffix मत् (mana) meaning "as, like, having the qualities of").
Chałupa Polish
Polish form of Chalupa
Chamanara Persian
Occupational name for a gardener, derived from Persian چمن (chaman) meaning "lawn, meadow" and آرا (ara) meaning "arrange, decorate".
Chamapiwa Shona
Chamapiwa means "that which you have been given". It is a call to appreciate that which you have from God
Chamara Sinhalese
From the given name Chamara.
Chaminda Sinhalese
From the given name Chaminda.
Chanda Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Urdu
Derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá) meaning "moon".
Chandia Punjabi
Surname rarely used in Pakistani Punjab. The origin of Chandia is Pali. Chandia is a variation of the name Chanda (English and Indian).
Chandra Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon".
Chandradasa Sinhalese
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra) meaning "moon" and दास (dāsa) meaning "servant, slave".
Chandrapala Sinhalese
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra) meaning "moon" and पाल (pāla) meaning "guard, protector".
Chandrarathna Sinhalese
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra) meaning "moon" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Chandraratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala චන්ද්‍රරත්න (see Chandrarathna).
Chandrasekara Sinhalese
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra) meaning "moon" and शेखर (śekhara) meaning "crest, crown, peak, top".
Chandrasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala චන්ද්‍රසේකර (see Chandrasekara).
Chandrasena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".
Chandrathilaka Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon" and तिलक (tilaka) meaning "mark, dot, ornament".
Chandrawansa Sinhalese
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra) meaning "moon" and वंश (vaṃśa) meaning "lineage, clan, family".
Chandrawansha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala චන්ද්‍රවංශ (see Chandrawansa).
Chantha Khmer, Thai, Lao
From the given name Chantha.
Chanthapanya Lao
From Lao ຈັນທະ (chantha) meaning "moon" and ປັນຍາ (panya) meaning "wisdom, intelligence, reason".
Chanthavongsa Lao
From Lao ຈັນທະ (chantha) meaning "moon" and ວົງສາ (vongsa) meaning "family".
Chapa Spanish
An occupational name for a metalworker meaning "metal sheet", amongst other things. It may also come from the name of a place in Galicia, Spain, or the Basque word and oak bush, "chaparro".
Charyeva Turkmen
Feminine transcription of Turkmen Чарыев (see Charyev).
Charyewa Turkmen
Alternate transcription of Turkmen Чарыева (see Charyeva).
Chataba Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 茶立場 (see Chatateba).
Chatateba Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 茶立場 (Chatateba) meaning "Chatateba", a division in the area of Tōkaichi in the city of Hachinohe in the prefecture of Aomori in Japan.
Chathuranga Sinhalese
From the given name Chathuranga.
Chaturanga Sinhalese
From the given name Chaturanga.
Chatzisavva Greek (Cypriot)
From χατζη (chatzi) meaning "pilgrim" and the given name Savvas.
Chavara Indian (Christian)
Form of Chavarría used by Christians in India.
Chawla Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
Derived from the name of a clan in the Arora community, which is apparently named with Sanskrit तांडुल (cawal) meaning "rice". Originating from the Punjab region of India and Pakistan, the name is also derived from Aror (now Rohri), a city in the Sukkur District, Sindh, Pakistan, and the community comprises both Hindus and Sikhs.
Chea Chinese
Variant of Xie.
Chea Khmer
Khmer romanization of the Chinese surname Xie.
Cheema Punjabi
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a Punjabi-speaking subclan of the Jat people found in India and Pakistan, with most members being either Muslim or Sikh.
Chemla Jewish (Sephardic)
Derived from Arabic ﺷﻤﻠﺔ (shamlah) meaning "cloak, mantle", probably used as a name for someone who wore, made or sold cloaks.
Chengcuenca Filipino
From Cuenca de Cheng, "Cheng's basin" in Spanish
Chepchumba Kalenjin
Matronymic surname meaning "daughter of Chumba".
Chernova Russian
Derived from Russian чёрный (chyorniy) meaning "black". Feminine counterpart of Chernov.
Chessa Italian
Probably from Sardinian chersa "lentisk", a kind of tree.
Chiacchiaretta Italian
From chiacchierare "to chat, to chatter, to gossip".
Chiala Italian
Possibly a variant of Cicala.
Chiama Igbo
Western Africa (Nigeria)... [more]
Chiappa Italian
Possibly chiappa "stone", indicating someone who lived in a stony area.
Chiappetta Italian
A nickname derived from chiappa, meaning "buttock, butt cheek". Alternately, may be a diminutive of Chiappa.
Chiara Italian
Chiara meaning clear
Chiarella Italian
Diminutive of Chiara, itself from the given name Chiara.
Chiarenza Italian
From Clarence, a medieval Frankish town in Greece, called Chiarenza or Clarenza in Italian, rendered Γλαρέντζα (Glarentza) in contemporary Greek documents.
Chiavetta Italian
From Italian "chiavetta", deriving from chiave meaning key.
Chibana Japanese
千 (Chi) means "one thousand" and 花 (bana) is a variation of hana, meaning "blossom, flower".... [more]
Chica Spanish
Apparently from chica, feminine form of chico ‘small’, ‘young’ (see Chico), but a variant of the habitational name Checa, from a place so named in Jaén province is also a possibility.
Chichigova Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Чичигов (see Chichigov).
Chiclana Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous Andalusian municipalities: Chiclana de la Frontera or Chiclana de Segura.
Chiesa Italian
Means "church" in Italian, originally a topographic name for someone who lived near a church, a habitational name from any of various places named Chiesa or perhaps an occupational name for someone who worked in a church.
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]
Chihara Japanese
From Japanese 茅 (chi) meaning "thatch" or 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain". A notable bearer of this surname is Minori Chihara (茅原 実里), a Japanese voice-actress who is best known for voicing Yuki Nagato from the Haruhi Suzumiya series and Aya Natsume from Tenjō Tenge.
Chikahisa Japanese
Chika means "near" and hisa means "long time, long time ago, longevity".
Chikamiya Japanese
近 (chika) means ‘near, close, proximity’, 宮 (Miya) means ‘palace, shrine, temple.’ Could be used for someone who had lived near a palace, shrine, or temple. Currently used by around 10 families.
Chikuma Japanese
From 竹 (chiku) meaning "bamboo" and 馬 (ma) meaning "horse".
Chila Italian
Italian form of Cheilas.
Chimalhua Nahuatl
Means "has a shield, possessor of shields" in Nahuatl.
Chinchilla Spanish
Originally denoted a person from the Spanish town of Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón in the province of Albacete. The place name is possibly of Arabic origin.
Chincoya Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain.
Chisaka Japanese
Chi means "thousand" and saka means "slope, hill".
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]
Chisuga Japanese
Chi means "thousand" and suga means "sedge".
Chiura Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 千浦, 地浦 or 知浦 with 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand," 地 (ji, chi) meaning "earth, ground", 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru) meaning "know, wisdom" and 浦 (ho, ura) meaning "bay, beach, creek, gulf, inlet, seacoast."... [more]
Chiya Japanese (Rare)
Means "bloody arrow; arrow of blood" in Japanese.
Chmara Polish
Derived from proto-slavic *xmara meaning "dusky"
Chopra Indian, Punjabi
Of unknown meaning.
Chorieva Tajik, Uzbek
Feminine form of Choriev.
Christina English, Various
Derived from the name Christina
Chrzanowska f Polish
Feminine form of Chrzanowski.
Chua Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Cai.
Chuba Hungarian
A name that deserves better knowledge of for how it may soon disappear in my family.
Chugunova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Чугунов (see Chugunov).
Chukwuemeka Igbo
From the given name Chukwuemeka.
Chuma Japanese
Possibly from 忠 (chuu, tada, tadashi) meaning "loyalty" and 馬 (ba, uma, -uma, ma) meaning "horse."
Cialieha Belarusian
Derived from цялега (cialieha) meaning "cart, telega".
Ciambra Italian
A habitational name from a place containing the Sicilian element ciambra "room, chamber".
Ciavarella Italian
From Sicilian ciavaredda "goat kid", an occupational name for a goatherd, or perhaps a nickname based on the bearer's appearance or behaviour.
Ciavatta Italian
From ciabatta "slippers", a nickname for a cobbler, or someone known for dressing casually.
Cicala Italian
From Italian meaning "cicada".
Cicvara Serbian
Derived from cicvara (цицвара), meaning "gruel", a type of food.
Cieśla Polish
Derived from Polish cieśla "carpenter".
Cima Italian
Means "mountain top, peak, summit" in Italian. Alternatively, it could derive from the medieval given name Cima.
Cimarosa Italian
Possibly derived from Italian cima "top, peak, summit" combined with either rossa "red" or rosa "rose (flower); pink (colour)". If the former, it may be a habitational name derived from Cima Rossa, a mountain in the Alps... [more]
Ciminera Italian
from a dialect variant of ciminiera "chimney" hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who built chimneys or worked a furnace oven or kiln with a chimney or a nickname for a tall thin person.
Ciocca Italian
The origin has to do with hair
Ciora Romanian (Rare)
Derived from a Romanian place name.
Ciotola Italian
Possibly a diminutive of Ciotta.
Cipolla Italian
Means "onion" in Italian, given to someone who farmed onions, or perhaps a nickname for someone who resembled an onion in some way.
Ciria Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Castilian municipality.
Ciruela Filipino, Spanish (Rare)
From Spanish ciruela meaning "plum".
Citarella Neapolitan
Occupational name for someone who made or played a guitar, derived from chitarra or catarra "guitar".
Citlalpopoca Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning "smoking star" or "comet".
Ciuffreda Italian
Possibly from the given name Godefrida.
Civilla Italian
Possibly derived from the Roman cognomen Civilis, taken from Latin civilis meaning "civic, civil (of or pertaining to civilians)" or "courteous, polite".
Čizmadija Croatian
Possibly derived from čizma, meaning "boot".
Coalla Asturian (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Cuaya.
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