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.
Wallen English
Originated from the Old English words "waellan" or "weallan," which mean "to boil" or "to bubble." It is thought that the name may have been used to describe someone who lived near a boiling spring or a bubbling brook.
Ragettli Romansh
Derived from a truncated form of Anrig in combination with the diminutive suffix -ett and the diminutive suffix -li.
Toman Czech
Toman is nickname of name Tomas.
Sing German, Chinese (Cantonese), Indian
German: probably a variant of Seng. ... [more]
Gün Turkish
Means "sun, day" in Turkish.
Aus English
Variant spelling of Scandinavian Aas.
Bun Khmer
Possibly from a word derived from Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit".
Mazari Balochi
Means “From Mazar”.
Peress Breton (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
It means Son of Peter (Pedro).
Maka Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulation".
Isufaj Albanian
From the given name Isuf.
Umemura Japanese
From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "apricot, plum" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Cowley Irish, Manx
Contracted anglicised form of the Norse-Gaelic surname "Mac Amhlaoibh", meaning "son of Amhlaoibh". See also: Olafson, Olafsen, Ólafsson, and Ólafsdóttir
Ovanessian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հովհաննիսյան (see Hovhannisyan).
Kolarek Croatian
Derived from Kolar.
Sabag Hebrew
Israeli modern form of Sabbagh.
Jabeur Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Jabir.
Dujardin French
Means "from the garden" in French.
Sika Akan
Meaning unknown.
Yzeiraj Albanian
Means "descendant of Yzeir" in Albanian.
Takino Japanese
Taki means "waterfall" and no means field, rice paddy".
Rogiński Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Rogi, named with meaning róg "horn".
Hinkebein German (Americanized)
Variant of Hinkelbein, a nickname for someone with a limp.
Muminović Bosnian
Means "son of Mumin".
Felli Italian
Possibly derived from a nickname based on fello "criminal; evil, wretched; angry; sad, gloomy".
Olivares Spanish
Habitational name from any of several places named Olivares, from the plural of Spanish olivar meaning "olive grove". Compare Portuguese and Galician Oliveira.
Menzie Scottish
Menzie (originally spelled Menȝie) derives from the surname Menzies, which in turn derives from the Norman commune Mesnières (known as Maneria in the 1300s)... [more]
Silverstone English
Obviously means "silver stone." In addition to people, this is the name of a racetrack in the village of the same name in England.
Sibul Estonian
Sibul is an Estonian surname meaning both "onion" and "bulb".
Blaum German
German last name, likely a variant of the last name Blom or Blum, referring to the word flower/blooming.
Tagumpay Tagalog
Means "success, victory, triumph" in Tagalog.
Seekins English (British)
Probably a variant of English Seekings, a Cambridgeshire name of unexplained etymology.
Pavulyak Ukrainian, Rusyn (?)
Likely from the given name Pavlo.
Ó hEinirí Irish
Means "son of Einrí"
Yabsley English
It is believed to be a derived spelling of Abboldesi, a place now more commonly known as Abbotsley or Abbotsleigh. However, the original surname had nothing to do with "Abbots" in any spelling, and derives from to the Olde English pre 7th Century personal name "Eadbeald" meaning "Prosperity-bold".
Horbunenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian горбун (horbun), meaning "humpback"
Cesco Italian
Derived from the given name Francesco.
Tekin Turkish
From an Old Turkish title meaning "prince".
Matošević Croatian
Means "son of Mato".
Dheerasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධීරසේකර (see Dheerasekara).
Corbie French
From the name of a town in northern France, possibly derived from a given name originating with the Latin word corvus meaning "raven, crow". Alternatively, it could be a variant form of Corbeau.
Ilgen German
Either a patryonimic from the given name Ilg or derived from the name of a district of the Steingaden municipality in the Upper Bavarian district of Weilheim-Schongau.
Bara Czech
Comes from a reduced vernacular form of the Latin personal name Bartholomeus, Polish Bartłomiej, Czech Bartolomej, or possibly from a pet form of the personal name Barbara.
Ohki Japanese
Variant transcription of Oki.
Ney German, English
A dialectal form of the common German word neu "new".... [more]
Đậu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Dou, from Sino-Vietnamese 竇 (đậu).
Sakata Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Rasila Finnish
A variant of the finnish word (rasi) for a forest that has been cleared for slash and burn but has not yet been burnt for agricultural means. The suffix "-la" is usually added to the stem of the word to indicate a location... [more]
Caramella Italian
Name given to a chalumeau player. Italian version of the French surname Caramelle.
Omoto Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大本 (see Ōmoto).
Sorin Romanian
From the given name Sorin.
Kublashvili Georgian
Last name originates from Imereti region of Georgia .
Khnanisho Assyrian
Means "mercy of Jesus" from Syriac ܚܢܢܐ (ḥənānā) meaning "mercy, grace, favour" and ܝܫܘܥ (Išōʿ) meaning "Jesus".
Bican Czech, Slovak, Romanian
Nickname for a tall, gangling person, from Old Czech bočan ‘stork’. Compare Bocian. Also a nickname from bocan ‘hammer’ or a derivative of Boc.
Wiesenthal German
Habitational name from any of various places called Wiesent(h)al.
Prodanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Prodan".
Mac An Tiompánaigh Northern Irish
It means "son of the drummer" in Irish Gaelic from County Derry.
Mau Khmer
From Chinese 毛 (máo) meaning "Mao", an ancient region in parts of present-day Henan, China, during the Zhou Dynasty.
Ljungqvist Swedish
Composed of the elements ljung "heather" and quist, an old spelling of kvist "twig".
Baptist German, English
From the given name Baptist, or an Anglicized form of Baptiste.
Beerale Somali
The surname "Beerale" in Somali means "farmer" or "agriculturist." It refers to someone involved in farming or agricultural activities.
Jastremski m Polish
Derives from the Polish word jastrząb meaning "goshawk". It's a habitational name, meaning it originally indicated someone from a place called Jastrzębie or Jastrząbki, both of which are named after the goshawk.
Orland English
Possibly derived from Orlando.
Hörschelmann German
This denotes familial origin in the former village of Hörschel (annexed to Eisenach in 1994).
D'auréville French
Variant spelling of D'aureville.
Ruedig German
Variation of Rudig.
Dawlatzai Pashto
Means "son of Dawlat" in Pashto.
Hoe English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a spur of a hill.
Moine French
Derived from French moine "monk" (compare Monk).
Onuki Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大貫 #(see Ōnuki).
Bensen English
Related to Benson, meaning "Son of Ben"
Mironov Russian
Means "son of Miron 1".
Thilakawardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala තිලකවර්ධන (see Thilakawardana).
Requesens Catalan
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of La Jonquera.
Sari Estonian
Sari is an Estonian surname meaning "cluster" or "batch".
Harton English
This surname is a habitational one, denoting someone who lived in a village in County Durham or in North Yorkshire.... [more]
Milk English
Probably from Middle English milk ‘milk’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for a producer or seller of milk.In some instances, probably a translation of German Milch, a variant of Slavic Milich or of Dutch Mielke (a pet form of Miele), or a shortening of Slavic Milkovich.
Tahsin Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Tahsin.
Konparu Japanese
Kon means "gold" and paru is a form of haru, meaning "spring".
Bold English
From a nickname for a person willing to take risks, derived from Middle English bolde "daring, courageous", from Old English beald.
Rääbis Estonian
Rääbis is an Estonian surname meaning "whitefish".
Carlotti Italian
From the given name Carlo.
Konda Slovene
Pet form of the personal name Kondrad
Ukai Japanese
From Japanese 鵜 (u) meaning "cormorant (a type of bird)" and 飼 (kai) meaning "domesticate, raise".
Adolphsson Swedish
Variant of Adolfsson; means "son of Adolph".
Batra Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Of uncertain meaning.
Boupha Lao
Means "flower" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit पुष्प (pushpa).
Jakub Polish, Czech, Slovak
From the given name Jakub.
Ţaga Romanian
Țaga is a commune and village in Cluj County, Romania.
Desiderio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Desiderio.
Judah English
From the given name Judah
Jin Japanese
From Japanese 神 (jin) meaning "deity; god". This may have been used by shrine masters, people who came from shrines, or people who were granted by the emperor of Japan.
Solórzano Spanish
Habitational name for someone originally from the municipality of Solórzano in Cantabria, Spain.
Nakonechnyy m Russian
Means "final, at the end", from Russian exclamation наконец! (nakonets!) "finally, at last".
Brereton English
Habitational name from any of the various places named Brereton or similar in England, derived from Old English brer "briar" and tun "enclosure, town" or dun "hill, mountain".
Zhalgasova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Zhalgasov.
Comeaux French (Acadian), French Creole
Variant spelling of French Comeau.
Arik Turkish
Means "thin, lean" in Turkish.
Vallad Ojibwe
Name given to dozens of a First Nations Anishinaabek at residential schools.
Mor Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Mor, means "myrrh" in Hebrew.
Röntgen German
Meaning uncertain. This was the name of German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923) who discovered and studied x-rays. Röntgen called the radiation "X" because it was an unknown type of radiation.
Kosaka Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope".
Lenoir French
Means "the black" in French, from noir "black", a variant of Noir combined with a definite article le. A famous bearer of the name was Belgian-French engineer Étienne Lenoir (1822-1900), the inventor of the internal combustion engine.
Look English
Habitational name from Look in Puncknowle, Dorset, named in Old English with luce ‘enclosure’.
Elijah English
From the given name Elijah
Jurauskas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Jurowski.
Palola Finnish
Probably from Palo, the name of many Finnish villages or palo meaning "fire" and the suffix -la signifying a place.
Hagler German (Austrian), Jewish
Topographic name for someone who lived by a hedge or enclosure.
Frances Spanish, Catalan
From Spanish and Catalan meaning "French". Denoting someone of French origin.
Mitsushima Japanese
Mitsu could mean "three" or "light" and shima means "island".
Tsukauchi Japanese
From Japanese 塚 (tsuka) meaning "mound" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside, within"
Iniesta Spanish
Habitational name from places called Iniesta in the province of Cuenca, in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The Spanish former soccer player Andrés Iniesta (1984-) is a well-known bearer of this surname.
Hillier English
Occupational name for a roof tiler or thatcher from Middle English helier "roofer, slater, tiler", ultimately derived from Old English helan "to hide, conceal, cover".
Cepeda Spanish
A nickname for someone from the region where they grow vineyards.
Egeland Norwegian
From the name of several farmsteads in Norway named with Norwegian eik "oak" and land "land".
Levert French
Means "the green", from French vert "green".
Yasura Japanese
Yasu means "cheap, relax, peace" and ra means "good".
Edward English
From the given name Edward
Carlström Swedish
Combination of the given name Carl and Swedish ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".
Paguio Filipino, Pampangan
Meaning uncertain, of Kapampangan origin.
Zdravkovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Zdravko".
Primrose Scottish
From the name of Primrose in Fife, Scotland, a place originally named Prenrhos, literally "tree-moor" in Welsh. This is the family name of the Earls of Rosebery.
Ó hAodhagáin Irish
Means "descendant of Aodhagán"
Tovey English
From the Old Norse male personal name Tófi, a shortened form of various compound names beginning with Thorf- or Thorv- (e.g. Þórvaldr), based on the name of the thunder god Þórr... [more]
Acero Spanish
From acero "steel, steelworker" (from Late Latin aciarium), an occupational name for a metal worker or an armorer.
Tedre Estonian
Tedre is an Estonian surname meaning "grouse" and "freckle".
Dunmore English, Scottish
Habitational name from Dunmore Farm in Oxfordshire or from any of many places in Scotland named in Gaelic as Dún Môr 'great hill'.
Mary French
Habitational name from places in Saône-et-Loire, Seine-et-Marne, and Nièvre, named in Latin as Mariacum meaning "estate of Marius".
Klemenčič Slovene
Means "son of Klemen".
Bezuglyy m Russian
From Russian без (bez), meaning "without" and угол (ugol), meaning either "angle, corner" or "coal". The surname can mean "cornerless, angleless" or "coalless, without coal".
Celda Spanish (Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
The Spanish word for 'cell', as in prison cell.
Stell English
Unknown origin, possibly a variant of Steel, from the English word "steel", originating in Yorkshire, UK. Alternatively, it may be derived from North German dialect word stel meaning "bog", denoting someone who lived near a marsh; or from Latin stella meaning "star", eg for a person who lived at an inn with a star on its sign.
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.
Murkowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Murkowo.
Afanasyeva f Russian
Feminine form of Afanasyev.
Ros Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Valle de Santibáñez.
Grewal Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
Referred to a person belonging to a Jat clan that descended from the Gaharwar subcaste of the larger Rajput caste. The subcaste originated from the prominent Gahadavala dynasty that ruled northern parts of the present-day states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in India.
Eenmaa Estonian
Eenmaa is an Estonian name, possibly derived from "eend" (meaning "ledge") and "salu" ("grove").
Jakubek Polish, Czech
From a pet form of the given name Jakub.
Maciej Polish
From the given name Maciej.
Saaremaa Estonian
Toponymic surname from an island in the West Estonian archipelago, derived from saar "island" and maa "land, earth".
Awad Arabic
Refers to a person who makes "Oud", an oriental musical instrument.
Armand Pilon French
Armand is the original surname, and it is a French modification from a German surname. The original being Hartmann, that spelled by a francophone becomes Armand.... [more]
Anuarbekova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Anuarbekov.
Basque French
Originally denoted a Basque person or someone from the Basque Country in Spain.
Morinaga Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 永 (naga 3) meaning "perpetual, eternal".
Abuya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 阿武屋 (Abuya) meaning "Abu Store", from 阿武 (Abu) meaning "Abu", a district in the prefecture of Yamaguchi in Japan.
Stolt Swedish
Swedish soldier name meaning "proud". ... [more]
Noji Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 地 (ji) meaning "earth, land, dirt".
Vogt Von Formbach Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt. Bearers of this surname descend from the Grafen von Reinhausen-Winzenburg and Grafen von Radelberg. Members of this comital family also use the surnames Vogt von Formbach und Stift and Vogt von Formbach und Göttweih.
Chaluj Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian халуй (chaluj), a derogatory word meaning "lackey, groveller".
Ishimitsu Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and mitsu means "light".
Cvetanoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Cvetanoski.
Artis English
English: regional name for someone from the French province of Artois, from Anglo-Norman French Arteis (from Latin Atrebates, the name of the local Gaulish tribe). This surname is popular in North Carolina and Virginia, of the US.
Damas French
French form of Damascus. Famous bearer Léon-Gontran Damas (1912-1978) was a French poet and politican from French Guiana, cofounder of the Négritude Mouvement and author of the collection "Black Label".
De La Luna Spanish, Filipino
Means "of the moon" in Spanish.
Borisyuk Russian
Russian transcription of Ukrainian Борисюк (see Borysyuk), meaning of "son of Boris".
Kessel German
Occupational name for a maker of cooking vessels from Middle High German kezzel meaning "kettle, cauldron, boiler".
Vlasova f Russian
Feminine form of Vlasov.
Valden Dutch (Expatriate, ?)
Possibly an altered form of Velden.
Szroeder German (Polonized), Polish
Polish phonetic spelling of German Schröder 1 or Schröder 2.
Fabronius German
An elaboration of the name Faber.
Botzis Greek
Greek version of the Italian surname Bocci.
Iwashimizu Japanese
From 岩 (iwa) meaning "rock, cliff", 清 (shi) meaning "pure, purify, exorcise, clean", and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Dzata Ewe, Western African
From Ewe meaning "warrior".
Medici Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Medico. This was the name of an Italian political dynasty that was in power through the Renaissance period.
Hurm Estonian
Hurm is an Estonian surname meaning "charm" and "enchantment".
Baranowska f Polish
Feminine form of Baranowski.
Sasaguri Japanese
From 笹 (sasa) meaning "bamboo grass" and 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut".
Huddlestun English
Variant spelling of Huddleston.
Guimao Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano gimaw meaning "emerge, protrude, stick out".
Veedla Estonian
Veedla is an Estonian surname meaning "watery/waters area".
Hubenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian губ (hub), meaning "lip".
Alcalay Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic القلعة (al-qal'ah) meaning "the citadel, the fortress".
Atay Turkish
From the given name Atay.
McHaffie Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Chathbhaidh "son of the servant of (Saint) Cathbhadh".
Barash Hebrew
Variant of Barasch.
Leanne English, Irish
means "gracious plum" in english
Wijepala Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and पाल (pala) meaning "guard, protector".
Lester English
Habitational name from Leicester which is recorded as Ligeraceastre in the 10th century. The placename derives from an Old English folk name Legore "the dwellers by the river Legor (a lost river name)" and Old English ceaster "city Roman fortification" (from Latin castrum) "camp fortress".
Oruvee Estonian
Oruvee is an Estonian surname meaning "valley water".
Illana Spanish (European)
Denoted someone who came from the province of Illana in Guadalajara, Spain.