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.
Gfeller German
Topographical name for someone who lived by a gorge, Middle High German gevelle, or a habitational name for someone from any of various places in Bavaria and Austria named from this word.
Balandin Russian
From a nickname derived from Russian баланда (balanda) meaning "idle talk, nonsense".
Blöcker German
Occupational name for a jailer.
Ben Ze'ev Hebrew
Means "son of Ze'ev" in Hebrew.
Hendrickson German
Derivative of the Old German personnel “Heimric” meaning “home rule”.
Avdoshina Russian
feminine form of Avdoshina
Stotch Popular Culture
Butters Stotch is one the reoccurring characters on the animated TV series South Park.
Conte Italian
Means "count (a title of nobility)" in Italian.
Javier Spanish
Indicates familial origin from the town and municipality of Javier in Navarre, Spain.
Palk Estonian
Palk is an Estonian surname meaning both "timber" and "wage".
Mario Italian
There's a popular character named Mario, and his brother, Luigi. Together; they're the Super Mario Bros. They've been very popular since the 80's and came out with the greatest games throughout the 90's, 00's, 10's, and 20's.
Štajnfeld Serbian
Serbian form of Steinfeld.
Antonovich Belarusian, Russian
Derived from given name Anton (Антон) meaning "son of Anton"
Zhakypov m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Zhakyp".
Annarumma Italian
Probably derived from a regional variant of the feminine given name Annadomenica, the second element deriving from a short form of Rummeneca, a Neapolitan variant of Domenica.
Gregson English
Means "son of Greg"
Fackrell English
It means woodcutter
Kadota Japanese (Rare)
Kado means "gate" and ta means "rice paddy, field".
Shabanaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Shaban" in Albanian.
Faisal Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Faysal.
Gubbels Dutch
Dutch cognate of Göbel.
Fischkus German
tax collector (fiscal)
Orchard English, Scottish
English: topographic name for someone who lived by an orchard, or a metonymic occupational name for a fruit grower, from Middle English orchard.... [more]
Məsimova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Məsimov.
Dickey Irish
Northern Irish: from a pet form of the personal name Dick 1.
Juliusson Swedish
Means "son of Julius".
Ivanic Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Kutlu Turkish
Means "auspicious, blessed, happy, holy, lucky" in Turkish.
Pierog Polish
Occupational nickname for a cook.
Həbibzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Habibzadeh.
Wijesooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhalese විජේසූරිය (see Wijesuriya).
Yadav Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Nepali
From Sanskrit यादव (yadava) meaning "descendant of Yadu", Yadu being a legendary king in Hindu mythology who was believed to be an ancestor of Krishna.
Bottom English
Topographic name for someone who lived at the bottom of a valley, derived from Middle English botme "dell, valley".
Henare Maori
From the English given name Henry.
Addington English
Habitational name from any of various places named in Old English as Eaddingtun 'settlement associated with Eadda' or Æddingtun 'settlement associated with Æddi'.
Quinter Romansh
Derived from the place name Quinto in the Swiss canton Ticino.
Behnam Persian
From the given name Behnam.
Jaouad Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Jaouad.
Saxena Indian, Hindi
Traditionally believed to be derived from Sanskrit सखिसेना (sakhisena) meaning "friend of the army", from सखा (sakha) meaning "friend, companion" and सेना (sena) meaning "army"... [more]
Abdul Gayyoom Dhivehi
From the given name Abd al-Qayyum. Notable bearers include Maldivian presidents Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayyoom (1959-) and Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom (1937-).
Trilling German
nickname from Middle High German drilinc "one of three one third" which was also the name of a medieval coin.
Koigakubo Japanese
Koi means "love", ga is a language particle, ku means "long time ago, lasting" and bo means "guarantee, protect".
Touch Khmer
From Khmer តូច (touch) meaning "small".
Osnovyanenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian основий (osnovyy), meaning "basic".
Ghasempour Persian
Means "son of Ghasem".
Camerlengo Italian
From Italian camerlengo "chamberlain".
Mistry English
Influenced by the English word mystery meaning unknown.
Marcus English
Marcus is a surname derived from the given name of Ancient Roman pre-Christian origin derived either from Etruscan Marce of unknown meaning (possibly from the Etruscan "mar" which means "to harvest"), or referring to the god Mars... [more]
Niyazov Uzbek, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Derived from Persian نیاز (niyâz) meaning "desire, wish, gift".
Harless English, German
English: probably a variant spelling of Arliss, a nickname from Middle English earles ‘earless’, probably denoting someone who was deaf rather than one literally without ears.
Fosdick English
From Fosdyke in Lincolnshire, England, meaning "fox dyke".
Tudorică Romanian
Derived from a Romanian diminutive of Tudor.
Khrueathong Thai
From Thai เครือ (khruea) meaning "family" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".
Wakatsuki Japanese
Combination of the kanji 若 (waka) meaning "young" and 槻 (tsuki) meaning "Zelkova tree". A famous bearer of this surname was Japanese Prime Minister Wakatsuki Reijirō (若槻 禮次郎; 1866–1949).
Oracion Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish oración meaning "sentence, prayer".
Numa Japanese
Numa means "marsh, swamp".
Grisel French, French (Swiss)
Derived from the Old French adjective grisel, a variant of gris meaning "grey". It was a nickname for a person with grey hair a grey complexion or who habitually wore grey.
Jayasooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhalese ජයසූරිය (see Jayasuriya).
Laurimaa Estonian
Laurimaa is an Estonian surname meaning "Lauri's land" (Lauri is an Estonian masculine given name).
Peoples Irish
An attempted English translation of Ó Duibhne, based on the Irish word daoine meaning "people".
Fok Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Huo.
Bounds English
Variant of Bond.
Bəhramova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Bəhramov.
Imanaliev Kyrgyz
Derived from Arabic إِيمَان (ʾīmān) meaning "faith, creed, religion" (see Iman) combined with the given name Ali 1.
Oikawa Japanese
From Japanese 及 (oi) meaning "reach out, exert, cause" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Aissaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Isa 1.
Pliner Russian, Czech
Originated from a small town in Russia named, Plino.
Evermore English
From ever + more, meaning "at all times; all the time; forever, eternally;" Replacing evermo from Old English æfre ma.
Charlotte French, English
From the feminine given name Charlotte.
Vasco Spanish
Originally denoted a Basque person or someone from the Basque Country in Spain, from Latin Vascones of uncertain etymology.
Bačová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Bača.
Liik Estonian
Liik is an Estonian surname meaning "kind" or "benevolent".
Erkiletian Ancient Armenian (Rare)
Erkiletian is an ancient surname possibly derived from an ancient translation of “Achilles”. Family tradition holds that during the first century AD a businessman quarreled with his son because he wanted his son to work in their family business, but the son wanted to work as an artist instead, and after the argument the son ran away and to the town Erkilet, located in modern day Kayseri, Turkey... [more]
Liebling German, Yiddish, Jewish
Derived from German lieb meaning "dear, beloved" or German liebling meaning "darling".
Azaranka Belarusian
Belarusian form of Azarenko.
Lamari Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of El Amari.
Ampuan Filipino, Maranao
From a royal title meaning "one who asks for apology" or "revered, great" in Maranao.
Deburau Czech (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Dvořák. Jean-Gaspard Deburau, born as Jan Kašpar Dvořák (1796-1846), was a Bohemian-French mime. He performed from 1816 to the year of his death at the Théâtre des Funambules, which was immortalized in Marcel Carné's poetic-realist film Children of Paradise.
Guinta Filipino
Means "good addiction".
Catarino Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish
From the given name Catarino, a masculine form of Catarina.
Davenport English
Habitational name from a town in Cheshire named Davenport, from the Dane river (apparently named with a Celtic cognate of Middle Welsh dafnu "drop, trickle") and Old English port "port, haven, harbour town".
Funes Spanish
Derived from a town named 'Funes' in Navarre.
Symington Scottish
Habitational surname derived from the places of the same name, derived from the given name Simon 1 and northern Middle English ‘ton’ meaning settlement... [more]
Palyak Belarusian
Belarusian form of Polák.
Clef Italian
At the end of the 10th century, Gregorian musical scribes increased the precision of early notation by introducing a horizontal line to indicate a base pitch. The pitch of this line was indicated by a letter at its start... [more]
Montesinos Spanish
Topographic name for someone who lived on a mountain from a derivative of monte 'mountain' (from Latin mons gentive montis).
Kolo Polish
A Polish surname for someone who was born in the area of Koło, Wielkopolskie, Poland
Ursi Italian
Ultimately from Latin meaning "bear".
Champagne French
regional name for someone from Champagne, named in Latin as Campania (from campus "plain", "flat land")... [more]
Okie Japanese
Oki means "open sea" and e means "inlet, river".
Ishimitsu Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and mitsu means "light".
Nōsawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納沢 (see Nōzawa).
Amaraweera Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".
Matsunawa Japanese
From 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree" and 縄 (nawa) meaning "rope".
Reisner Jewish
Jewish (Ashkenazic) nickname for a traveler, from an agent derivative of German reisen ‘to travel’ (see Reise). Also a variant of Reis.
Dolfi Italian
From the given name Dolfo a diminutive or short form of Germanic names that end with dolfo Adolfo, Gandolfo, and Rodolfo making it a cognitive of Dolph.
Martinčević Croatian
Patronymic, means son of Martin.
Kiskadden Scottish
From the place name Garscadden, which is in modern day Glasgow, Scotland.
Rahimzadeh Persian
Means "offspring of Rahim" in Persian.
Saguid Tagalog
From Tagalog sagid meaning "slight touch in passing".
Salehi Persian
Derived from the given name Saleh.
Neziri Albanian
Derived from the given name Nezir.
Shinn English
Metonymic occupational name for a Skinner, from Old English scinn, Middle English shin ‘hide’, ‘pelt’. In Middle English this word was replaced by the Norse equivalent, skinn.
Aluko Yoruba
From àlùkò ‘woodcock’, said to be a name adopted by Ijesha textile hawkers to deflect the curses of their debtors.
Crevier French
Either a derivative of Old French creve meaning “crevice” or “fissure” hence a topographic name for someone who lived on arid land or an occupational name for a seller of crawfish from an agent derivative of Old French crevis meaning “crawfish.”
Formaggio Italian
Occupational name for someone who makes or sells cheese.
Catindig Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog katindig meaning "upright, standing".
Ōman Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 大万 (see Daiman).
St James English
St. James has English and French origins and is a rare surname in the United States.
Corrales Spanish
Habitational name for someone originally from any of the various locations named Corrales in Spain, from Spanish corral meaning "coral, enclosure".
Pecorella Italian
Diminutive of Pecora "sheep", often in the sense of "lamb".
Dolberg Danish, German
A name for a village in North Rine-Westphalia Germany.
Rahu Estonian
Rahu is an Estonian surname meaning both "peace" and "reef".
Broderick Irish, Welsh, English
Surname which comes from two distinct sources. As a Welsh surname it is derived from ap Rhydderch meaning "son of Rhydderch". As an Irish surname it is an Anglicized form of Ó Bruadair meaning "descendent of Bruadar"... [more]
Gatlin German
Possibly an altered spelling of German Göttling, from a Germanic personal name formed with god ‘god’ or god ‘good’ + -ling suffix of affiliation, or, like Gättling (of which this may also be an altered form), a nickname from Middle High German getlinc ‘companion’, ‘kinsman’.
Blackerby English, Irish, Scottish
English surname of unexplained origin, probably from the name of a lost or unidentified place.
Metslang Estonian
Metslang is an Estonian surname meaning "forest cutting area"; derived from the compounds "mets "forest" and "lank" (cutting area).
Kangro Estonian
Kangro is an Estonian surname derived from "kangur", meaning "weaver".
Aboubacar Western African
From the given name Aboubacar.
Shvedov Russian
From Russian швед (shved) meaning "Swede, Swedish person".
Dawiczyk Polish (?)
Last name of father,polish.
Imakyuurei Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūrei).
Kaposi Hungarian
Derived from places named Kaposvár or Kapos.
Wakao Japanese
Waka means "young" and o means "tail".
Jayakody Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" combined with Sinhala කොඩිය (kodiya) meaning "flag, banner" (ultimately from Tamil கொடி (koti)).
Imakyuuri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūri).
Sandhurst English (Rare)
From Sandhurst, the name of places in the English counties of Kent, Gloucestershire and Berkshire, all of which come from the Old English elements sand "sand" and hyrst "hillock, copse".
Centore Italian
from cento ore "hundred gold pieces" hence probably a nickname for a wealthy person.
Takagaki Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "high, tall" and 垣 (gaki) meaning "fence".
Cosgrove English
Habitational name from Cosgrove in Northamptonshire, named with an Old English personal name Cof + Old English graf "grove", "thicket".
Khamidov Uzbek, Tajik, Chechen
Means "son of Khamid".
Bogdanoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Bogdanoski.
Escuredo Leonese
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 neighborhoods: the one in Rosinos de la Requejada and the one in Quintana’l Castiellu.
Kröll German
From Middle High German krellen "to claw", a nickname for a snappish or cruel person. Compare Kreul.
Mousa Arabic
From the given name Musa.
Fallah Persian
Derived from Arabic فلاح (fallah) meaning "farmer, peasant".
Ravier Occitan
Means "horseradish" in French, denoting someone who selled them.
Jacobsmeyer German
Habitational name from an estate so named.
Alexandersdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Alexander" in Icelandic.
Özkaya Turkish
From Turkish öz meaning "core, essence" and kaya meaning "rock".
Molin French, Occitan, Venetian
France: From medieval French meaning "mill".... [more]
Villegas Spanish
Habitational name from the municipality of Villegas in Burgos province, Spain.
Lardinois French
Originally denoted a person from the Ardennes, a forest-covered region situated in Belgium and Luxembourg, extending into Germany and France. A notable bearer of this name was the Dutch politician and diplomat Pierre Lardinois (1924-1987).
Aretino Italian
Topographical, meaning "from Arezzo", as in the case of native (Italian writer and controversialist) Pietro Aretino (1492–1556).
Raatikainen Finnish
A family name first registered in the form Radikain in the 16th or 17th century. Derives from the German man's name Konrad which in Finland was shortened to Radi.
Prokofiev Russian
Means "son of Prokofiy".
Brozović Croatian
Derived from Broz.
Ichibakase Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番ヶ瀬 or 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Beddall English (British, ?)
According to the Forebears website: ... [more]
İbadova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of İbadov.
Bago Cebuano
Derived from malabago and maribago, the Cebuano name for the Hibiscus tiliaceus plant.
Rozhdestvenskiy m Russian
From Russian рождественский (rozhdestvenskiy), meaning "Christmas (adjective)".
Fordson English
Patronymic form of Ford.
Suksi Thai
From Thai สุข (suk) meaning "joy, happiness" and ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour".
Shao Chinese
From Chinese 邵 (shào) referring to the ancient fief of Zhao, which existed during the Shang dynasty in what is now Shaanxi province. The name of the fief, 召, had the same pronunciation as the character 邵.
Kanisthamal Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Aranibar Basque
It indicates familial origin near Aranibar Palace in the Navarrese municipality of Arantza.
Shakshuki Arabic (Maghrebi)
Most likely from Libyan Arabic شَكْشُوكَةٌ (šakšawka) meaning “a mixture”, referring to a type of North African dish made of vegetables and fried eggs.
Tao Chinese
From Chinese 陶 (táo) meaning "pottery, ceramics", used to denote someone who was responsible for making pottery.
Hasselhof German
Derived from a village named "Hasselhof" near Frankfurt.
Benvenuto Italian
From the given name Benvenuto.
Newtown English, French (Americanized)
Variant of Newton. In some cases, it can be a literal translation of the French surname Villeneuve.
Picó Catalan
Probably a nickname from Catalan picó "having a thick upper lip".
Urrutikoetxea Basque
From Basque urruti meaning "far, distant" and etxe meaning "house".
Nushiro Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 主代 (nushiro), a contraction of 主代 (nushishiro), from 主 (nushi), a variant reading of 主 (shu), a clipping of 主人 (shujin) meaning "master, owner, host" and 代 (shiro), a variant reading of 代 (dai), a clipping of 代理 (dairi) meaning "surrogation; proxy", referring to someone who would represent their master.
Koell Upper German (Rare)
(Koell) named used when came1880s to 1905 in America changed to( Kohl)... [more]
Babaylan Visayan
From "babaylan" which were pre-Hispanic priestesses or mediums. The root word of which is "babaye" which is Cebuano for woman.
Villard German
Altered form of German Hilgard, from the female personal name Hildegard, composed of the Germanic elements hild "strife, battle" and gard "fortress, stronghold".
Mizuhori Japanese
Mizu means "water"and hori means "moat, ditch, canal".
Kongo Estonian
Kongo is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "kangur" meaning "weaver", or from "kongus" meaning "hooked".
Tsudzumi Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as either 鼓 or 都積 with 鼓 (ko, tsudzumi) meaning "beat, drum, muster, rouse", 都 (tsu, to, miyako) meaning "capital, metropolis" and 積 (seki, tsu.mu, tsu.mori, tsu.moru, -dzu.mi) meaning "acreage, amass, contents, load, pile, up, stack, volume."... [more]
Kundla Estonian
Kundla is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kindla", meaning "certain" or "fixed".
Woehrle Gothic
Origin from Ohio Known for Farmers, less common occupation was Baker Farmer, Gardener and Bag Maker were the top 3 reported jobs.
Olympiou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Olympios". A famous bearer is the Greek Cypriot singer Despina Olympiou.
Birchler German (Swiss)
A Swiss German variant of Bircher.
Dayarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දයාරත්න (see Dayaratne).
Mcminn English (British), Scottish
Meaning "Son of" Minn"".
Romansen Danish, Norwegian
Means 'Son of Roman'.
Boiardi Italian
Variant of Boiardo. Ettore Boiardi (1897-1985) also known by the Anglicized name Hector Boyardee, was an Italian-American chef known for his food brand Chef Boyardee.
Guèye Western African, Wolof
Variant of Gueye influenced by French orthography.
Clough English (British)
The distinguished surname Clough is of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin. It is derived from the Old English "cloh," meaning "ravine" or "steep-sided valley," and was first used to refer to a "dweller in the hollow."
Lambiotte Biblical French
A derivative of Lambillotte often occurring among Belgian/Wallowing immigrants entering the USA.
Hazelden English
Means "person from Hazelden", the name of various places in England ("valley growing with hazel trees").
Salagubang Filipino, Tagalog
Means "beetle" in Tagalog.
Breiding German
From the name of a place in the Lippe area in northwestern Germany.
Marcel French
From the given name Marcel
Bornemann Low German
Topographic name denoting someone who lived by a well or spring, from Middle Low German born "spring, well" and man "person, man".
Aldridge English
habitational name from a place in the West Midlands called Aldridge; it is recorded in Domesday Book as Alrewic, from Old English alor ‘alder’ + wīc ‘dwelling’, ‘farmstead’.
Azad Bengali, Persian, Urdu
From the given name Azad.
Sonora Spanish
From Spanish sonoro meaning "sonorous", perhaps a nickname for a loud person.
Eiho Japanese (Rare)
From 英 (ei) meaning "excellent" and 保 (ho) meaning "guard, protect".
Iio Japanese
From 飯 (ii) meaning "cooked grains, cooked rice" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end."
Hanner German
From a pet form of Hann, short form of Johann.
Al-masri Arabic
Means "the Egyptian" from Arabic مصر (Misr) referring to Egypt.
Viernes Spanish (Philippines)
Means "Friday" in Spanish.
Aschan Swedish
Shortened form of Aschanius (now obsolete) taken from the name of a village whose name was derived from Swedish ask "ash tree".
Chan English (Modern, Rare)
Shortened form of Chandler used by lolcow Christian Weston Chandler (1982-), who goes by the nickname Chris-Chan, most likely influenced by the Japanese diminutive suffix ちゃん (chan) commonly used in anime and manga fandom.
Laredu Cantabrian
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Mccurtain Irish
From Gaelic Mac Cruitín "son of Cruitín", a nickname for a hunchback.
Boccafusca Italian
Possibly means "dark mouth", from bocco "mouth" and fosco "dark, gloomy", a nickname for someone who often spoke ill of others, or perhaps given to foundlings.
Prakapienka Belarusian
Belarusian form of Prokopenko.
Cidro Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish meaning "citrus fruit". Possibly an occupational name for someone who sells or raise citrus fruits.
Anttila Finnish
Derived from the given name Antti
Kruczynski Polish
Derived from the polish diminutive of kruk meaning “raven”.
Sicat Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Tagalog sikat meaning "rising" or "splendour, brilliance".