Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the order is random.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Caithness Scottish
Anglicized form of Scottish-Gaelic Gallaibh, which means "among the strangers" (referring to the Norse). The name of the Catti survives in the Gaelic name for eastern Sutherland, Cataibh, and in the old Gaelic name for Shetland, Innse Chat... [more]
Elenbaas Dutch
Reinterpretation of Elenbos or Elebaers (see Elbert), or from another Germanic personal name composed of the elements aljaz "other" or agil "point or edge (of a sword)" combined with berht "bright"... [more]
Polman Dutch
Variant of Pol using the element man "person, man" as a suffix.
Šimičić Croatian
Šimičić comes from the name Šimun, which is the Croatian form of Simeon, which means flatter and/or listener.... [more]
Tsukihara Japanese
From Japanese 月 (tsuki) meaning means "moon, month" and 原 (hara) means "origin, source, foundation".
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").
Monfared Persian
Means "solitary, single" in Persian (of Arabic origin).
Mussert Dutch
Dutch cognate of Mussett. This name was borne by the infamous Nazi politician Anton Mussert (1894-1946), the leader of the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands (NSB) during World War II.
Ullah Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Means "of Allah, of God" from Arabic اللّٰه (Allah) referring to the monotheistic god in Islam. It is commonly used as a component in given names.
Mortlock English
Habitational name denoting someone from Mortlake, Surrey, or from Mortlach, Banff. Mortlake could mean either "Morta’s meadow", from the byname Morta and Old English lag "wet pasture, marshy field", or "salmon stream", from mort "young salmon" and lacu "stream, pool"... [more]
Niggeman English
Meaning unknown. Possibly means "new man"
Kovaliv Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Kovalyov.
Runge German
From the old word "runga", meaning stick or whip
Shawqi Arabic
Derived from the given name Shawqi.
Veeremaa Estonian
Veeremaa is an Estonian surname meaning "rolling land".
Jerolimov Croatian
Derived from the forename Jerolim.
Yachmenyov m Russian
From ячмень (yachmen') meaning "barley".
Steingräber German
occupational name for a quarry worker from Middle High German stein "stone" and agent derivative of Middle High German graben "to dig".
Yellow English
Nickname for someone who has yellow hair; wore yellow clothing or has a yellow complexion
Burkowski Polish
It is composed of buk (Common Slavic for "beech tree") and the Slavic suffixes -ov and -ski. In some cases, the name may originate from a toponym
Moro Italian, Spanish
Nickname from moro "moor" from Latin maurus "moor, north african" and Italian variant of Mauro.
Gozzi Italian, Venetian
Meaning unknown.
Gauge English
Variant of Gage.
Rizwan Urdu, Arabic
From the given name Ridwan.
Kamachi Japanese
From 蒲 (kama) meaning "reed, bulrush" and 池 (chi) meaning "lake, pond, moat".
Ciepliński Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 3 Kuyavian villages: Ciepliny-Budy, Cieplinki, or Ciepliny.
Cingöz Turkish
Means "wily, sly, cunning" in Turkish.
Fenway English
Meaning, "through the fens," itself meaning, "through the marsh."
Ekberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish ek "oak" and berg "mountain".
Ryuufuku Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 竜福 or 龍福 (see Ryūfuku).
Tate Japanese
Tate can mean "rise, stand".
Lennuk Estonian
Lennuk is an Estonian surname derived from "lennukas", meaning "high-spirited" and "energetic". "Lennuk" is also the current Estonian word for "airplane", but the original surname predates this meaning... [more]
Putintsev m Russian
Variant of Putin.
Ryūfuku Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 竜福 (Ryūfuku), a clipping of 竜福寺 (Ryūfukuji), a former temple that was located possibly somewhere in the prefecture of Tochigi in Japan. It is also a clipping of 龍福寺 (Ryūfukuji), former temple in the division of Shiji in the area of Shiraki in the ward of Asakita in the city of Hiroshima in the prefecture of Hiroshima in Japan.... [more]
Hadžimuhamedović Bosnian
Possibly from Bosnian hadž meaning "hajj, pilgrimage", combined with the Bosnian given name Muhamed and the patronymic element -ić.
Kuroi Japanese
Kuro means "black" and i means "mineshaft, pit, hole".
Dowtin English
Altered form of Doughton.
Gaetz English (American)
Americanization of Gätz.
Olmstead English (British)
Comes from the Old French ermite "hermit" and Old English stede "place".... [more]
Fyodorovtsev m Russian
Means "from Fyodorovsk". Fyodorovsk is the name of many villages in Russia, the most notable of which being Fyodorovsk, Permskiy Kray.
Jakupec Croatian
Derived from the name Jakub.
Maniago Italian
From the name of a town in Friuli, Italy, probably derived from the given name Manilius and the Italian toponymic suffix -ago, ultimately from Proto-Celtic -*akos.
Mendiola Basque
From the name of a village in Álava, Basque Country, derived from mendi "mountain" combined with either ola "hut, cabin; foundry, factory" or -ola "place of".
Matrix f Medieval Latin
After the Latin word Matrix meaning womb or source.
Tomisawa Japanese
Tomi means "wealth, abundance" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Petrovskiy m Russian
Alternate transcription of Petrovsky.
Svedin Swedish
Combination of Swedish svedja "to burn off, to swidden" (referring to slash-and-burn agriculture (in Swedish: svedjebruk)) and the common surname suffix -in.
Daniilidis Greek
Means "Son of Daniil".
Glendon Scottish, English
From the first name, which means "from the dark glen" in Scottish Gaelic.
Jugapuu Estonian
Jugapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "yew tree".
Thevar Tamil
The Mukkulathor people, who are also collectively known as Thevar, are a community or group of communities native to the central and southern districts of Tamil Nadu, India. They comprise the Agamudayar, Kallar and Maravar communities that share a common myth of origin and claim to have once been members of various ancient South Indian dynasties.
Arishima Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess, exist" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Commisso Italian
Habitational name from the city Comiso.
Agpaoa Ilocano
From the archaic Ilocano word agpaoa meaning "to cook", used as an occupational name.
Shulman Jewish
It is a Jewish-Polish surname that first appeared around 1090. It means Rabai, Gabbai, or Shamash. These are occupations that take place in a Shul-Synagogue. Shul is the Yiddish word for Synagogue. The name litterally means 'man that goes to the Synagogue'.
Skipworth English
From the name of Skipwith in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The place name was recorded as Schipewic in the Domesday Book of 1086; as Scipewiz in the 1166 Pipe Rolls of the county; and as Skipwith in the 1291 Pipe Rolls, and derives from the Old English sceap, scip "sheep", and wic "outlying settlement"; hence, "settlement outside the village where sheep were kept".
Generalov m Russian
Russian cognate of General.
Josefsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Josef" in Danish and Norwegian.
Rinomato Italian
Derived from Italian rinomato meaning "renowned", "famous", and "well-known". A known bearer is the Canadian television host Sandra Rinomato.
Kalynyuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian калина (kalyna), meaning virburnim.
Andris Romansh
Derived from the given name Andris.
Diop Western African, Wolof
From Joob, the name of a Wolof clan, derived from a totemic word meaning "black craned swan" or "peacock".
Tooding Estonian
Tooding is an Estonian surname derived from "toodang" meaning "production" and "output".
Yankovic Slovene, Slovak, Serbian, Croatian, Polish
Americanized form of Janković, or perhaps Jankowicz.
Rouppert French (Rare)
Derived from the given name Rouppert, which is a gallicization of Ruppert, the Upper German form of Rupert.... [more]
Takashima Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Kumigashira Japanese
From 組 (kumi) meaning "group, set," and 頭 (kashira) meaning "head".
Gloff German
German and Swiss German: from the Germanic personal name Egilolf, composed of the elements agi(l) ‘edge’, ‘point’ (of a sword) + wolf ‘wolf’, cognate with Old English Ecgwulf. This was the name of several Lombard kings (ancestors of the Bavarian ducal line of the Agilolfinger), who introduced the name to Italy.
Linikoja Estonian
Linikoja is an Estonian surname meaning "cloth stream".
Borzykh Russian
Derived from Russian борзый (borzy) meaning "swift, brisk".
Sujanthan Tamil, Sanskrit
Sujanthan is of South Asian origin, specifically Tamil. The name is derived from the Tamil and Sanskrit roots, with "Sujan" meaning "good-hearted" or "virtuous," and "-than" being a suffix meaning "person" or "one."
Norouzian Persian
From the given name Norouz.
Đặng Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Deng, from Sino-Vietnamese 鄧 (đặng).
Farrar English (British)
Northern English: occupational name for a smith or worker in iron, from Middle English and Old French farrour, ferour, from medieval Latin ferrator, an agent derivative of ferrare ‘to shoe horses’, from ferrum ‘iron’, in medieval Latin ‘horseshoe’... [more]
Inouye Japanese
Variant transcription of Inoue.
Rep Slovene, Croatian
Means "tail".
Fukaya Japanese
Fuka means "deep" and ya means "valley".
Võlumägi Estonian
Võlumägi is an Estonian surname meaning "magic mountain".
Pärnasalu Estonian
Pärnasalu is an Estonian surname meaning "lime grove".
Veron English (American)
Anglicized form of Véron and Verón.
Hetherington English
Derived from Hetherington, a like-named place in Northumberland
Amerasekara Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසේකර (see Amarasekara).
Stonefield English
Meaning "stone field".
Brandão Portuguese
From the given name Brandão (see Brendan).
German English, Norman, German, Jewish, Greek
From Old French germain meaning "German". This sometimes denoted an actual immigrant from Germany, but was also used to refer to a person who had trade or other connections with German-speaking lands... [more]
Pflaum German, Jewish
metonymic occupational name or possibly a nickname from Middle High German pflūme, German pflaume "plum", as a Jewish name it is artificial... [more]
Keel German (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of German Kühl, Kiehl, or Kiel.
Romanek Polish, Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Roman.
Ashikaga Japanese
Ashikaga is a surname that originated with samurai families. Kaga means "Flower Bud,Reed" and Ashi means "Place",but it is most commonly, ( if not always ) written with characters meaning ,"foot" and "advantage".
Kuld Estonian
Kuld is an Estonian surname meaning "gold".
Facchetti Italian
Derived from a diminutive of Italian facchino meaning "porter" (see Facchini). A notable bearer was the Italian soccer star Giacinto Facchetti (1942-2006).
Davitian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Դավթյան (see Davtyan)
Camastral Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and mastral, a word denoting an Ammann (see Ammann).
Keel Estonian
Keel is an Estonian surname meaning "language/speech" and also "reed".
Laguaña Chamorro
Chamorro for "their net"
Wadhwa Indian (Sikh)
Sikh name based on the name of an Arora clan.
Pursley English
Habitational name from Pursley Farm in Shenley, Hertfordshire, England.
Padukone Indian, Kannada (Rare), Konkani (Rare)
From the name of ಕುಂದಾಪುರ (Kundapur), a coastal town in the state of Karnataka in India. This is the surname of Deepika Padukone (1986–), an Indian actress.
Buster Dutch
Related to German Buste "blister, pimple, pockmark, ulcer", ultimately from Latin apostema "boil, abscess".
Abbett English
Variant of Abbott.
Highmore English
From Old English hēah meaning "high" and mōr meaning "moor, marsh".
Larregui Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Larregi.
Sakulcharoensuk Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai สกลเจริญสุข (see Sakuncharoensuk).
Veenre Estonian
Veenre is an Estonian surname derived from "veen", meaning "vein".
Lindemann German
Means "soft man" in German, from the elements lind meaning "soft, flexible", and man meaning "man".
Procopio Italian
Italian (Calabria) and Greek (Prokopios): from the personal name Procopio, Greek Prokopios, from pro ‘before’, ‘in front’ + kopē ‘cut’, actually an omen name meaning ‘success’, ‘prosperity’ but as a Church name taken to mean ‘pioneer’ as it was the name of the first victim of Diocletian's persecutions in Palestine in AD 303... [more]
Van Dongen Dutch
Means "from Dongen", a village in North Brabant, Netherlands, derived from donk "sandy hill (in marshy area)".
Cestare English (American, Modern)
There is a similar name, Sastre, which is the Spanish form of the surname Sarto, meaning "tailor." The name CESTARE is phonetically similar to Sastre and could be a derivative of that name.... [more]
Fuchiwaki Japanese
From 淵 (fuchi) meaning "abyss, deep pool, profound, deep end" and 脇 (waki) meaning "armpit, flank, side, underarm".
Jacaruso Italian
An Italian surname from a compound of Ia- (from the personal name Ianni) and the southern Italian word caruso, which means ‘lad’ or ‘boy’.
Imre Hungarian
From the given name Imre.
Kikuda Japanese
Kiku means "chrysanthemum" and da means "field, rice paddy".
Colque Indigenous American, Aymara (Hispanicized)
Derived from Aymara qullqi, meaning "silver".
Thuringer German
Habitational name for someone from Thuringia.
Zsiros Hungarian
Hungarian surname derived from the Serbo-croation word žȋr meaning "acorn".
Lattanavong Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ລັດຕະນະວົງ (see Rattanavong).
Embry English, Scottish
ember, smoldering fire
Kisku Santali, Indian
Known as the surname of Rathin Kisku.
Wigren Old Norse
From the Old Norse Végrein derived from the prefix "Wi-" or "Vi-" in Scandinavian place names and surnames often relates to "holy place" or "sanctuary" (from Old Norse vé meaning a sacred place or shrine) with the suffix "-gren" means "branch" in Swedish.
Dayrit Filipino, Pampangan
Meaning uncertain.
Olavarrieta Basque
Ola: hut, forge. Varri: new. -eta:abundance of.
Matteo Italian
From the given name Matteo.
Drewry English
Variant of Drury.
Desmarais French
Means "from the marsh", from French marais "wetlands, swamp, marsh".
Blagojević Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Blagoje".
Nurbergenov m Kazakh
Means "son of Nurbergen".
Shioe Japanese
From 潮 (shio) meaning "salt" and 江 (e) meaning "inlet, river".
Hussien Arabic
Derived from the given name Husayn.
Nagakawa Japanese
Naga means "long, chief" and kawa means "river, stream".
Raja Estonian
Raja is an Estonian surname meaning "boundary" or "border".
Ong English
Variant of Yong
Iwayama Japanese
Means "rocky mountain" in Japanese, from 岩 (iwa) "rock" and 山 (yama) "mountain".
Voinea Romanian
From the given name Voinea.
Kaju Estonian
Kaju is an Estonian surname derived from "kajut" meaning "cabin".
Bogatyr Russian
Derived from Russian богатырь (bogatyr) meaning "bogatyr, strongly built man, hero".
Prins Dutch, Jewish
Means "prince" in Dutch, a doublet of Prince. Often a habitational name for someone who lived or worked near a location named Prins, such as an inn or windmill, or sign depicting the Prince of Orange... [more]
Hintgen Luxembourgish
Appeared in Luxembourg in 1698 in an area around Bertrange and Strassen. there are Hentgens there yet today.
Stensson Swedish
Means "son of Sten" in Swedish.
Kaalma Estonian
Kaalma is an Estonian surname relating to "kaal" meaning "balance".
Langhofer German
Habitational name for someone from any of several places called Langhof.
Suh Korean
South Korean variant of So.
Oidekivi Estonian
Oidekivi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "oid kivi" meaning "sense/intellect stone", or "hoide kivi" meaning "sustaining stone".
Michałowski Polish
Name for someone from a place called Michałowice, derived from the given name Michał.
Prisco Italian
From the given name Prisco
Hayamizu Japanese
Haya means "fast" or "hawk" and mizu means "water".
Luchs German
Means "lynx" in German, a nickname possibly given to someone with good eyesight. Alternatively, a variant form of Lux.
Andrik Sorbian
Derived from the given name Andrej.
Farhadzadeh Persian
Means "born of Farhad".
Abdullin Tatar, Bashkir, Uzbek, Kazakh
From the given name Abdullah.
Panfilo Italian
From the given name Panfilo.
Keyworth English
Habitational name from Keyworth in Nottinghamshire. The place name derives from an uncertain initial element (perhaps Old English ca "jackdaw") and Old English worþ "enclosure".
Waldie Scottish
Scottish: from the Older Scots personal name Walef or Waldef, from the Middle English personal name Walthef, Waldef, Walthew, Wallef (Old English Wælthēof, an Anglicized form of Old Norse Valthiófr), composed of the elements val ‘battle’ + thiofr ‘thief’, i.e. one who snatched victory out of defeat in battle... [more]
Musick Polish
This Polish and Czech surname was a name of two-fold origin. It was a name given to a peasant or vassal and was also a nickname from the Polish word 'musiec' meaning 'must'. It appears that the name derived from someone who had to take orders, perhaps from an overseer or lord of the manor.
Rickman English
Means "son of Rick". A famous bearer was American Alan Rickman (1946-2016).
Pierrez French
Derived from the given name Pierre or from medieval French Piers.
Nakazato Japanese
From 中 (naka) meaning "center, middle" and 里 (sato) meaning "village."
Panggaga Filipino, Maranao
Means "strong" in Maranao.
Powroznik Polish
Derived from Powroźnik, a village in Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland.
Liyanage Sinhalese
Means "house of writing" from Sinhala ලියන (liyana) meaning "writing" and ගේ (ge) meaning "home, house".
Harkless English, Scottish, Irish
Derived from Harkin, a Scottish diminutive of Henry.
Mac Cathmhaoil Irish
It literally means Cathmhaol’s son".
Takamitsu Japanese
"Taka" is high or tall, "Mitsu" is light (as in sunlight, lightbulb). This is a rare family name in Japan. It was created by a family within that last century, but strangely enough a couple other families with no blood relation have showed up with that surname within the last 20 years in the Japanese phonebook.
Balajcza Polish, Hungarian
May be related to the Hungarian place name Balaj or it may be a derivation of a personal name. The -cza suffix can suggest "of" or "from", indicating origin or descent.
Hatake Japanese
Means "Field" in Japanese
Oakleaf English (American)
Probably an Americanized (translated) form of Swedish Eklöf.
Inutile Italian
Means "useless" in Italian.
Fijałkowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Fijałkowo.
Obayashi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大林 (see Ōbayashi).
Lafriki African
The surname Lafriki most likely means “The African,” derived from the Arabic word “Afriki” (أفريقي) meaning “African.” It is most commonly found in Morocco and is believed to have originated as a descriptor for individuals or families identified by their African origin—particularly in historical contexts where such markers distinguished local populations from those influenced by or migrating from other regions.... [more]
Starikov Russian
From a nickname for a person who was long-lived or wise, derived from Russian старик (starik) meaning "old man".
Brunello Italian
From the given name Brunello.
Gedik Turkish
Means "breach, gap, notch" in Turkish.
Abdelnour Arabic
From the given name Abd an-Nur.
Jamil Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Jamil.
Nordick English
Habitational name from a place so named near Bocholt, in the Lower Rhine area.
Jillson English
Variant of Gilson, meaning of "son of Giles".
Kuanyshbekova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Kuanyshbekov.
Mount English
Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains.
Diotallevi Italian
Means "god raise you", from Italian dio "god, deity" and allevi "to raise (children)". Often given to abandoned or orphaned children.
Zielinsky Polish, Russian
Russian form and variant of Zieliński.
Abresch German, Dutch
From a pet form of the Biblical name Abraham.
Passet French (Huguenot)
Derived from French pas "(geography) strait, pass" in combination with a diminutive suffix.
Cadurisch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and Durisch.
Waidelich German
A variant of the surname Weidlich.
Stroh English, German
Means "straw" when translated from German, indicating a thin man, a person with straw-colored hair, or a dealer of straw.
Pobedonostsev m Russian
Derived from Russian победоносный (pobedonósnyj) meaning "victorious, triumphant". Konstantin Pobedonostsev (1827-1907) was a Russian jurist and statesman who served as an adviser to three Russian emperors.
Fümm Romansh
Derived from Romansh füm "smoke", this is an occupational surname denoting a blacksmith.
Ergaliev m Kazakh
Means "son of Ergali".
Rayan Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Rayyan.
Genís Catalan
From the given name Genís.
Lau Estonian
Lau is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "lauk" meaning "table" or "desk" or "laul" meaning "song".
Highlander Scottish
Name given to a person who lived in the high lands of Scotland.
Swiss English (American)
Americanized form of German Schweitz.
Rybarczyk Polish (Modern)
A derivative of polish word 'Rybak' (fisherman)
Farrugia Maltese
Derived from Maltese farruġ meaning "chicken", used as a name for someone who kept chickens.