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.
Kojo Japanese
Occupational name for a gardener.
Obrador Spanish
Nickname for a hard worker. From Spanish meaning "worker".
Holladay English
English: from Old English haligdæg ‘holy day’, ‘religious festival’. The reasons why this word should have become a surname are not clear; probably it was used as a byname for one born on a religious festival day.
Taylar English
Possibly a variant spelling of Taylor.
Carpentieri Italian
Italian cognate of Carpenter, from carpentiere "carpenter".
Donth Low German (Rare)
Donth is a very rare surname that comes from Germany. No real information about this surname.
McTominay Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Thomaidh.
Rodé Ancient Greek
A man said it was a location.
Riesenberg German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a big mountain, from Middle High German rise meaning "giant" and berg meaning "mountain".
Langerak Dutch
A habitational name from any of several places called Langerak, derived from lang "long" and rak "straight section of a waterway".
Archibold English
Variant spelling of Archibald
O Naradhaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Neary.
Korus Czech, Polish
Derived from the given name Kornel.
Nazir Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi
From the given name Nazir 1.
Golovin m Russian
From Russian голова (golova) meaning "head, chief", probably used as a nickname for the head of a household or village.
Shishido Japanese
From Japanese 宍 (shishi) meaning "meat, flesh" and 戸 (to) meaning "door".
Irribarra Basque (Hispanicized)
This surname born as a bad translation of Irribarren surname in Quirihue, Chile at the time of registration.
Zinchenko Ukrainian
From the given name Zinoviy.
Egner German
From a Germanic personal name formed with the element agi ‘point (of a sword)’.
Hem Khmer
From Khmer ហេម (hem) meaning "gold", ultimately from Sanskrit हेम (hema).
Iordănescu Romanian
Means "son of Iordăn" in Romanian.
Viscardi Italian
patronymic or plural form of Viscardo a variant of the personal name Guiscardo itself from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements wisa "wise" and hard "hardy strong"... [more]
Isebara Japanese
A variant of Isehara.
Ambrosiano Italian
Derived from the given name Ambrosianus or Ambrosius.
Aslanishvili Georgian
Means "son of Aslan" in Georgian.
Harouna Western African
From the given name Harouna.
Eustache French
From the given name Eustache.
Hamnett English
From the given name Hamnet.
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’.
Bires Irish
Irish derivation of Byres
Bouthillette French
Diminutive form of Boutilier.
Kurochkin m Russian
From Russian курочка (kurochka) meaning "little hen, chicken".
Agbeko Western African, Ewe
From Ewe meaning "chief of the family line of the Beko people".
Kayratova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Kayratov.
Zaimoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Zaim".
Quince English, Spanish
Derived from the given name Quinctus.
Köse Turkish
Means "beardless" in Turkish.
Stannard English
From the medieval personal name Stanhard, literally "stone-strong" or "stone-brave".
Petrusenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Petrus" or "child of Petrusya".
Vorokh Ukrainian
Means "pile" in Ukrainian.
Maximov Russian
Alternate transcription of Maksimov.
Swinburne English
habitational name primarily from Great and Little Swinburne (Northumberland) but perhaps also occasionally from one or other places similarly named from Old English swin "pig" and burna "stream" meaning "pig stream".
Gilroy Scottish Gaelic, Irish, Scottish
"Red servant" in Gaelic.
Nõmmsalu Estonian
Nõmmsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "heath grove".
Oreshkov m Russian
From Russian орешка (oreshka), meaning "nut".
Batz Upper German
Derived from Alemannic Swabian Batz "pile; large quantity", possibly applied as a nickname either for a man of large physical proportions or for a man of wealth. The term also denoted a coin and may have been used metonymically for a coiner... [more]
Zoller German, Jewish
Occupational name for a customs officer, Middle High German zoller.
Someya Japanese
From Japanese 染 (some) meaning "dye, colour, paint" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Lacour French
topographic or occupational name for someone who lived at or was employed at a manorial court (see also Court).
Kopel Jewish
From a Yiddish diminutive of the given name Jacob.
Papa Tagalog, Italian, Albanian, Romanian, Greek, Spanish, Portuguese
Means "pope, priest" in various languages.
Chandratilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala චන්ද්‍රතිලක (see Chandrathilaka).
Ruibal Galician
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the council of Moraña.
Hoshisaki Japanese
Hoshi means "star" and saki means "promontory, cape, peninsula".
Indalecio Spanish
From the given name Indalecio.
Damar Turkish
Means "vein, vessel" in Turkish.
Kosugi Japanese
Ko means "small" and sugi means "cedar". ... [more]
Tōno Japanese
From Japanese 遠 (tō) meaning "distant, far off" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Shcheglov Russian
From Russian щегол (shchegol) meaning "goldfinch".
Borshchov m Russian
From Russian борщ (borshch), traditional beet soup.
Sadangi Indian
Sadhangi :- Who knows the six Angas(parts)... [more]
Zeb Urdu
Derived from Persian زیب‎ (zib) meaning "ornament, adornment, beauty".
Atsugi Japanese (Rare)
Atsugi (厚木) means "thick tree", notable bearer of this surname is Nanami Atsugi (厚木 那奈美), a Japanese Voice actress. It is also a city name in Kanagawa perfecture.
Jungnickel German
From German Jung meaning "young" or junior meaning "young, child" and Nickel a short form of Nicolaus.
Cvetanoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Cvetan".
Reisz Hungarian, German (Archaic), Jewish
Variant form of Reis, or else a patronymic from a pet form of one of the Germanic compound names formed with raginą "counsel, advice" as the first element.
Christmas English
Either an occupational name for someone who was responsible for arrangement of festivities for Christmas day, or it might a nickname for someone who was born on Christmas.
Lambros Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Λαμπρος (see Lampros), derived from Greek λαμπρός (lampros) meaning "bright, shining, brilliant"... [more]
Răducan Romanian
Means "son of Radu".
McJohn Scottish
Meaning is "son of John" in Scottish and Irish
Solar Spanish (Rare), Catalan, Aragonese, Asturian
Spanish, Catalan, Aragonese, and Asturian-Leonese: topographic name from Latin solarius ‘ancestral home’ (a derivative of solum ‘ground’, ‘floor’), perhaps denoting someone who lived near or at the house of an important family.
Kupina Croatian, Russian
The Croatian form is derived from kupina, meaning "blackberry". The Russian form is derived from Неопалимая купина (Neopalimaya Kupina), referring to the burning bush from the Book of Exodus.
Seif German, Jewish
Denoted somebody who made soap, from German Seife meaning "soap".
Çayır Turkish
Means "meadow, pasture" in Turkish.
Koor Estonian
Koor is an Estonian surname meaning "bark" or "crust".
Samararathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරරත්න (see Samararatne).
Narcisse French
From the given name Narcisse.
Jõeots Estonian
Jõeots is an Estonian surname meaning "fluvial (water) end".
Blijleven Dutch
From a nickname meaning "happy life" in Dutch, indicating a cheerful person.
Salae Thai (Muslim)
From the given name Salae, a Thai form of Salih.
Vaughen Welsh
Variant of Vaughan.
Benthall English
From Old English beonet meaning "bent-grass" and halh meaning nook.
Chikuchishin Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 築地新 (see Tsukijishin).
Nijio Japanese
Niji means "rainbow" and o means "tail".
Hinkle American
Americanized spelling of Dutch and German Hinkel. Variant spelling of English Hinckley.
Murrow Irish, Scottish
Variant of Morrow. A famous bearer of the surname was Edward R. Murrow (1908-1965), US radio and television journalist.
Saroudo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 佐良土 (see Sarōdo).
Noisette French
This is a French surname meaning "hazelnut".
Pirrone Italian
Augmented form of Pirro, ultimately from the Ancient Greek given name Pyrrhos meaning "flame-coloured, red"... [more]
Delafoy French
From Old French de la foy meaning "of the faith". This is probably a name given to a cleric or a very pious person among the French Catholics.
Wu Chinese
From Chinese 巫 () meaning "shaman, doctor, witch", a shortening of Wuma.
Erendi Estonian
Erendi is an Estonian surname derived from "erendus" meaning "blooming".
Hisazome Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time" and 染 (zome), the joining continuative form of 染める (someru) meaning "to dye", referring to the process of dying for a long time.
Gousset French
It is derived from the Old French word gousset, which means "purse" or "wallet". It is likely that this surname was originally given to someone who was a purse maker or a merchant who dealt in small items.
Riccobono Italian, Sicilian
Derived from the medieval given name Riccobono (from Riccobonus or Richelbonus), composed of either the given name Ricco or Italian ricco "rich, wealthy" combined with Latin bonus "good".
Panenka Czech
From Czech meaning "doll". Perhaps a nickname for a petite person.
Ogushi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大串 (see Ōgushi).
Sakulcharoensuk Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai สกลเจริญสุข (see Sakuncharoensuk).
Holthaus German
North German: topographic name for someone who lived by a copse (a small group of trees), from Middle Low German holt ‘small wood’ + haus ‘house’.
Oku Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside, interior".
Iimura Japanese
From 飯 (ii) meaning "cooked grains" and 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet".
Egner Norwegian (Rare)
From the name of a farm in Norway, of unknown origin. A known bearer was Norwegian playwright Thorbjørn Egner (1912-1990).
Mayakovskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified, ?)
Possibly derived from Russian маяк (mayak), meaning "beacon, lighthouse".
Moes Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch moes "stew, mush, vegetables, food", either on its own as a nickname for a cook or vegetable farmer, or as a shortened form of a longer name, such as the toponym Moespot "vegetable pot".
Kochendorfer German
Habitational name for someone from any of several places called Kochendorf, in Württemberg, Schleswig-Holstein, and Bohemia.
Halas Hungarian (Americanized)
Americanized form of Hungarian Halász.
Achard French, South American
From the given name Achard.
Tymofiychuk Ukrainian
Means "child of Tymofiy".
Howbert Germanic
Bright heart in German
Vukčević Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Avdeyev m Russian
Means "son of Avdey".
Alp Turkish
From the given name Alp.
More Indian, Marathi
Derived from Marathi मोर (mor) meaning "peacock", ultimately from Sanskrit मयूर (mayura).
Akamine Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 嶺 (mine) meaning "mountain peak, mountain ridge".
Koonings Dutch
Means "of the king", related to Koning.
Engelsen Norwegian
Means "son of Engel".
Barck Swedish, German
Variant of Bark.
Zabka German
From Polish zaba meaning "frog", of Slavic origin.
Hurtovenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian гурт (hurt), meaning "group".
Totaka Japanese
From Japanese 戸 (to) meaning "door" and 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high".
Osmonaliev Kyrgyz
From a combination of the given names Osmon and Ali 1.
Citarella Neapolitan
Occupational name for someone who made or played a guitar, derived from chitarra or catarra "guitar".
Panambolan Filipino, Maranao
Means "rainbow" in Maranao.
Tate Japanese
Tate can mean "rise, stand".
Ogata Japanese
From Japanese 緒 (o) meaning "thread" and 方 (kata) meaning "person, way, method".
Dano French
Perhaps an altered spelling of French Danot or Danon, from pet forms of Jourdain or Daniel.
Rench English
1. English: nickname from Middle English wrench 'trick, wile, deceit' (Old English wrenc), perhaps used for a deceitful person. ... [more]
Konno Japanese
From Japanese 紺 (kon) meaning "dark blue, navy blue" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Kusliy m Ukrainian
Means "gets mad easily".
Lomas English, Scottish, Scottish Gaelic
Variant spelling of "Lomax", meaning a steam pool devoted from Lumhalghs, Lancs. Also variant spelling of "Lennox", meaning Elmwood in Gaelic.
Shaheen Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Shahin.
Hiraki Japanese
Hira means "peace, even, level" and ki means "tree, wood".
Ushiyama Japanese
From Japanese 牛 (ushi) meaning "cow" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill". Ushiyama is an area in the city of Kasugai, Japan.
Buehman German
Variant of Bauer.
Solié French
Notable bearers include French cellist Jean-Pierre Solié, who was originally named Jean-Pierre Soulier, possibly making it a variant of Soulier.
Harsono Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Hu (胡) or Zhuo (卓). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Mohammadpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian محمدپور (see Mohammadpour).
Salinš Latvian
Topographic name for someone living on an island, from a derivative of Latvian sala meaning ‘island’.
Knoedler German
Occupational name, probably for someone who made dumplings, from an agent derivative of Middle High German knödel.
Thilakaratne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit तिलक (tilaka) meaning "mark, dot, ornament" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Ventresca Italian
Meaning Unknown
Furneaux French (Anglicized), English
Locational surname from any of several places in France called Fourneaux, or from fourneau "furnace".
Catapano Italian
Means "catapan, governor of a catepanate", ultimately from Byzantine Greek κατεπάνω (katepánō) "(the one) placed at the top, or the topmost".
Hikohito Japanese
Hiko means "prince" and hito means "person".
Telleria Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque teileria meaning "tile works, tile kiln; place where tiles are made".
Van der Plas Dutch
Means "from the pool" in Dutch, derived from plas "pool, puddle, pond; body of stagnant water".
Kronen German
From German Krone 'crown', probably as an ornamental name. Or a nickname for a slender, long-legged individual, from a dialect form of Kranich.
Akinuma Japanese
Aki can mean "autumn", and numa means "swamp, marsh".
Noah English
Derived from the biblical name Noah 1.
Bava Indian
Variant of Bawa.
Rassmussen English (American, Rare)
Americanized spelling of Danish and Norwegian Rasmussen.
Nickel German, Dutch
From the given name Nickel, a medieval short form of Nikolaus. Compare Nichols.
Asō Japanese
Combination of the kanji 麻 (asa, "hemp plant") and 生 (fu, "place where vegetation grows"), thus "place where hemp plants grow". A famous bearer of this surname is Japanese Prime Minister Tarō Asō (麻生 太郎; b. 1940).
Postma West Frisian, Dutch
West Frisian variant of the Dutch and North German surname Posthumus, given to a child born after their father’s death. It could also be a variant of the habitational name Post or an occupational name for a mailman or guard, using the Frisian suffix -ma.
Hahner German
Habitational name for someone from any of several places called Hahn or Hag.
Yousef Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Pitcock English
Old English Pytta
Triantafyllidou Greek
Patronymic from the genitive form of Triantafyllos.
Sonley English
Possibly derived from the Old Norse name Sunnulfr.
Mackson English
Means "son of Mack 2".
Shiotani Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Castellani Italian
Italian form of Castellano.
Makhmalbaf Persian
Means "velvet weaver" from Persian مخمل (makhmal) meaning "velvet" (of Arabic origin) and باف (bāf) meaning "to weave, to braid".
Nygard English (American), Norwegian (Rare)
Form of Nygård mostly used outside Scandinavia, as well as a (rare) Norwegian variant.
Kamase Japanese
From Japanese 釜 (kama) meaning "cauldron; pot; kettle" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids; current".
McAllen Scottish, Irish, Scottish Gaelic
McAllen or MacAllen is a Scottish and Irish surname, originating from Scottish Gaelic. Historically, the name has migrated to Ireland, where the prefix of the name has been commonly transposed with "Mc".
Hinata Japanese
From Japanese 日向 (hinata) meaning "sunny place", 陽向 (hinata) meaning "toward the sun", or a non-standard reading of 向日葵 (himawari) meaning "sunflower". Other kanji compounds are also possible.
Fujishiro Japanese
Fuji means "wisteria" and shiro means "castle".
Donnel Irish
Variant of Donnell
Hibbs English
This possibly derived from a medieval diminutive, similar to Hobbs for Robert.
Aida Japanese
From Japanese 会 (ai) meaning "meeting, gathering" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Aburatani Japanese
Abura means "oil" and tani means "valley".
Littleton English
From a place name meaning "little town".
Siegfried German
From a Germanic personal name composed of the elements sigi "victory" and fridu "peace". The German surname has also occasionally been adopted by Ashkenazic Jews.
Drielsma Dutch, Jewish
Derived from the Frisian town IJlst. IJlst in Frisian is Drylts > Dryls > Driels combined with the Frisian surname suffix -(s)ma, which is most likely derived from Old Frisian monna meaning "men". Drielsma has Frisian Jewish origins.... [more]
Tone English
Was first found in Leicestershire where Ralph de Toni received lands of the Lordship of Belvoir for his services as Standard bearer at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Chow Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhou.
Ravenel English, French
Habitational name from Ravenel in Oise or a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of horseradish, from a diminutive of Old French ravene ‘horseradish’ (Latin raphanus)... [more]
Portugal Spanish, Portuguese, English, Catalan, French, Jewish
Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, English, French, and Jewish surname meaning ethnic name or regional name for someone from Portugal or who had connections with Portugal. The name of the country derives from Late Latin Portucale, originally denoting the district around Oporto (Portus Cales, named with Latin portus ‘port’, ‘harbor’ + Cales, the ancient name of the city)... [more]
Leydon Irish (Anglicized, Modern)
Possibly from the name of the god Lugh.
Irons English
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Airaines in Somme, so named from Latin harenas (accusative case) ‘sands’. The form of the name has been altered as a result of folk etymology, an association of the name with the metal... [more]
Kraan Dutch
Means "crane" in Dutch, referring to both the bird and the machine. Usually a nickname for a tall or long-legged person, but can also be an occupational name for someone who worked a mechanical crane, or a habitational name from a place containing the element kraan.
Hamitaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Hamit" in Albanian.
Elizabethson English (Rare)
Means “son of Elizabeth”.
Rekov Russian
From Russian река (reka) meaning "river".
Kikawa Japanese
From 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".
Paolino Italian
From the given name Paolino.
Liiger Estonian
Liiger is an Estonian surname derived from "liige" meaning "member" and "participant".
Breaux French (Cajun)
Originally from the region of Poitou.
Pašalić Bosnian, Croatian
Derived from paša, meaning "Pasha", which was a high rank in the Ottoman political and military system.
Basir Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Basir.
Arioka Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 岡 (oka) meaning "ridge, hill".
Lovitz Jewish
From the Polish name of Łowicz, a town in central Poland. Its name is derived from Polish lowisko meaning "fishing, hunting". A well-known bearer is American comedian and actor Jon Lovitz (1957-).
Grammenos m Greek
Means "written" in Greek.
Kenobi Popular Culture
Obi-Wan Kenobi is a fictional character in the 'Star Wars' saga, created by George Lucas. The meaning of the name is not known, but as Lucas was very much influenced by Japanese samurai movies, it is possible that the name is a combination of Japanese 剣 (ken) "sword" and 帯 (obi) "belt".
Dingli Maltese
Dingli is a surname coming from the small village of Had-Dingli in Malta.
Hammad Arabic
Derived from the given name Hammad.