Browse Submitted Surnames

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Błażejewski Polish
Name for someone from a place called Błażejewo, Błażejewice, Błażejewko or Błażej, all derived from the given name Błażej.
Voronov m Russian
Patronymic derived from Russian ворон (voron) meaning "raven".
Hull Estonian
Hull is an Estonian surname meaning "loon" (Gavia).
Urbain French, Walloon
From the given name Urbain.
Zhanibekov Kazakh
Means "son of Zhanibek".
Farnum English
English and Irish. The origins of the Farnum name lie with England's ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It comes from when the family lived at Farnham, in several different counties including Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Essex, Suffolk, and the West Riding of Yorkshire... [more]
Sjöström Swedish
Ornamental name composed of Swedish sjö "lake, sea" and ström "stream, small river".
Huber Maltese
Not to be confused with the German surname.
Belfiore Italian
Means "beautiful (as a) flower", derived from Italian bel "beautiful" combined with Italian fiore "flower". Two Italian sources claim that this surname was derived from the medieval masculine given name Belfiore (which has of course the same meaning), but I can find no evidence that this was an actual given name in medieval Italy... [more]
Aslani Persian
From the given name Aslan.
Pyper Scottish, Irish, English, Dutch (Americanized, Archaic)
Scottish, Irish and English: variant of Piper. This form of the surname is found mainly in Scotland and Ireland.... [more]
Cominero Medieval Spanish (Latinized, Rare)
Means "gatherer of cumin" from the spanisgh word "comino".
Hackney English, Scottish
Habitational name from Hackney in Greater London, named from an Old English personal name Haca (genitive Hacan) combined with ēg "island, dry ground in marshland".
Mill Scottish, English
Scottish and English: topographic name for someone who lived near a mill, Middle English mille, milne (Old English myl(e)n, from Latin molina, a derivative of molere ‘to grind’)... [more]
Strasburg German
It is derived from the Old Germanic phrase "an der Strasse," which literally means "on the street." Thus, the original bearer of this name was most likely someone whose residence was located on a street.
Wax German, Jewish, English
German and Jewish variant and English cognitive of Wachs, from Middle English wax "wax" (from Old English weax).
Hosp German (Austrian)
Means "odd bird" or "strange man"
Lofficial Haitian Creole
Derived from the French word, "l'officiel", which means "The official.". The surname appeared in Haiti post French colonization following the Haitian Revolution and the abolition of slavery. Newly freed individuals often adopted surnames for legal and administrative purposes.
Laar Estonian
Laar is an Estonian name meaning "gyle" (wort in the process of fermentation added to a stout, beer, or ale).
Puškarić Croatian
Derived from puškar, meaning "gunsmith".
Negre Catalan
Nickname or ethnic name from negre "black" (Latin niger), denoting someone with dark hair or a dark complexion.
Ferreirous Galician (Latinized, Archaic)
Its meaning is smith. It comes from Galicia (Spain) and north of Portugal.
Ioka Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Buffet French
Occupational name for a maker of furniture, derived from Old French buffet meaning "table, cupboard". It could also be a nickname for an angry and violent man, from Old French buffet meaning "slap in the face"... [more]
Blancanieves Spanish (Rare)
Means "Snow White" in Spanish.
Murrell English
Taken from the given name, Merrill
Nerio Italian
From the given name Nerio.
Occhipinti Sicilian
Derived from Italian occhi "eyes" and pinti "painted", denoting someone with dark eyelashes or with flecked or blood-shot eyes.
Arystanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Arystanov.
Cvitković Croatian
Patronymic, means "son of Cvitko".
Sealy English
Derived from Old English sælig "blessed, fortunate, prosperous, happy" and was used as a term to describe someone with a cheerful, happy disposition.
Nordgren Swedish
Combination of Swedish nord "north" and gren "branch".
Coggeshall English
Habitational name from Coggeshall in Essex, England, which was derived from Cogg, an Old English personal name, and Old English halh meaning "nook, recess".
Chivaaree Thai
From Thai ชีวะ (chiwa) meaning "life" and อารี (ari) meaning "tolerant, liberal, generous; magnanimous"
Kurian Greek
Originated from the name Quriaqos (ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ) or the Greek Kyrios or kurios (Ancient Greek: κύριος) meaning Lord, master, power or authority, and is very popular among Kerala Christians both as a first name and as a surname.
Príncipe Italian, Spanish
From principe "prince, heir" (Latin princeps, genitive principis, from primus "first" and capere "to take"), applied probably as a nickname for someone who gave himself airs and graces or for someone in the service of a prince.
Metsanurm Estonian
Metsanurm is an Estonian surname meaning "forest meadow".
Dubljević Montenegrin
Derived from dublje (дубље), meaning "deeper".
Knoedler German
Occupational name, probably for someone who made dumplings, from an agent derivative of Middle High German knödel.
Ćerimović Bosnian
means "son of Ćerim"
Nabeel Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Nabil.
Sellmeyer German
Occupational name for the steward of a hall or manor house from Middle High German sal "hall residence" and meier "steward" (see Meyer 1).
Inayat Urdu
Derived from the given name Inayat.
Shukri Arabic
From the given name Shukri.
Trelawny Cornish
A habitational surname that originated in Cornwall.
Grattà Late Greek (Italianized, Modern, Archaic, Expatriate)
Historical origins of Grattà are found in The Southern Region of Italy in The Province of Catanzaro, Calabria; predominately in the Comune of Girafalco and Palermiti. There is also at least one Coat of Arms that place the name being used in the The Commune of Lucca, Region of Tuscany in Central Italy.
Amin Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Persian
From the given name Amin.
Bright English
From a Middle English nickname meaning "bright, fair, pretty", from Old English beorht "bright, shining".
Ayanokouji Japanese
綾 (Aya) means "design", no is a possessive particle, 小 (kou) means "small, little", and 路 (ji) means "road."
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.
Põldsaar Estonian
Põldsaar is an Estonian surname meaning "field island".
Randsalu Estonian
Randsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "beach grove".
Tambet Estonian
from given name Tambet
Estabrook English
The placename Estabrook comes from Middle English est meaning "east" and brok meaning "brook stream".
Villarosa Spanish (Philippines)
Denoted a person who came from the town of Villarosa in the province of Enna, Sicily, Italy.
Gotówko Polish
Derived from Polish gotówka "cash".
Kama Estonian
Kama is an Estonian surname; from "kama", a food made of finely milled flour.
Teklić Croatian
Derived from teklić, a rare form of the word "messenger".
Rubble English, Norman
From given name Rumbald or from the English word "rubble"
Shramko Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian
Derived from East Slavic шрам (shram) meaning "scar, cicatrix".
Zuijdveld Dutch
From zuid "south" and veld "field".
Vanna Khmer
Means "golden" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit.
Abidaoud Arabic
Arabic surname meaning "son of Dawud".
Schirmacher German
occupational name for someone who makes harnesses and bridles for horses from Middle High German geschirre "harness" and macher "maker".
Lubbe German, Slavic, Prussian
Variant of Lubben. Germanized form of a Slavic or Old Prussian name formed with lub- ‘love’, ‘dear’ (see Luba).
Ridout English
A variant of the other surname Rideout.
Kubrick Jewish, Polish
Derived from Polish kubryk "ship's forecastle". Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and photographer, widely considered as the greatest filmmaker of all time.
Wiflin English (Rare)
Possibly derived from the elements wefa and land.
Flodgaard Danish
Danish name element gård "farmstead, yard" combined with prefix flod meaning "river".
Arcillas Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish arcillas, the plural of arcilla meaning "clay" (see Arcilla).
Krasa Thai (Rare)
Means "heron, stork" in Thai.
Kuhlmann German
German (also Kühlmann) nickname from Middle High German küel ‘cool’, ‘calm’ (see Kuhl).
Buonamico Italian (Anglicized)
Di Martino Buffalmacco was a widely renouned painter in Italy cities in Florence, Bologna, Pisa although his work was not known to survived the Great Fire of Italy back in the late 1300 hundreds he was widlely known for asummed work as The Three Dead- Three Living, The Triump of Death, The Last Judgement, The Hell and the Thebasis.... [more]
Hamburger German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) habitational name for someone from Hamburg.
Messaoudi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mas'ud.
Kunfermann Romansh
Younger form of Gufermann, which was derived from Romansh gufer "rubble, shingle" combined with German Mann "man". This name was given to someone who lived near a place filled with rubble.
Schwiers German
Patronymic form of Schwier.
Hwang Korean, Chinese
Korean form of Huang, from Sino-Korean 黃 (hwang). It is also an alternate transcription of the Chinese name.
Toomre Estonian
Toomre is an Estonian surname derived from "toompuu", meaning "Prunus".
Unthank English
From a place name meaning "squatter's holding" from Old English unthanc (literally "without consent").
Rõõmus Estonian
Rõõmus is an Estonian surname meaning "glad" or "joyful".
Geraldo Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Geraldo.
Takahama Japanese
Taka means "tall, high, expensive" and hama means "beach".
Yasumoro Japanese
Variant reading of Amuro.
Purisima Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish purísima meaning "most pure."
Torshkhoev Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush family name derived the name of an Ingush teip (clan). The clan's name itself is derived from ТӀаьрши (Tarsh), a village in Ingushetia, of unknown meaning.
Jalas Estonian
Jalas is an Estonian surname meaning "runner", "hob" and "cradle".
Paljasmaa Estonian
Paljasmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "bare land".
Vannasdall Dutch
Variant of surname Van Audall
Brass English, German
English (Northumberland): variant of Brace.... [more]
Somai Japanese
A notable bearer is Shinji Somai (1948-2001). He was a film director.
Mitsue Japanese
This surname is used as 光永, 光江, 三枝, 満江, 三ツ江 or 三津江 with 光 (kou, hikari, hika.ru, mitsu) meaning "light, ray", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "enough, full, fullness, satisfy", 永 (ei, naga.i, e) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet", 枝 (shi, eda, e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb" and 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port."... [more]
Sumanapala Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit सुमन (sumana) meaning "good-minded, benevolent" and पाल (pala) meaning "guard, protector".
Taseva f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Tasev.
Hamidzadeh Persian
Means "born of Hamid 1".
Brüggemann German
Name for someone who worked as a street paver or bridge keeper, or someone who lived near a bridge. From Middle Low German brügge "bridge" or brüggeman "street paver".
Sugisaki Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, promontory, peninsula".
Masse English, French
English: variant of Mace ... [more]
Marcin Polish
From the given name Marcin.
Quadrillion Obscure
From English 'quadrillion' which means ten to the power of fifteen.
Ljungberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish ljung "heather" and berg "mountain".
Dundas Scottish, Northern Irish
Scottish and northern Irish (Counties Leitrim and Fermanagh): habitational name from Dundas, a place near Edinburgh, Scotland, which is named from Gaelic dùn ‘hill’ + deas ‘south’.
Kumada Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Mortezaie Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مرتضایی (see Mortezaei).
Shvydko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian швидкий (shvydkyy), meaning "fast, quick".
Blough English
Anglo-Saxon form of German “Blauch.” The name means “one who plays a horn.”
Jalali Persian, Urdu
From the given name Jalal.
Mäeots Estonian
Mäeots is an Estonian surname meaning "hill cusp/tip".
Cingeswell English
Meaning "Lives at the King's spring"
Pannala Finnish
Finnish: from the female personal name Anna + the local suffix -la. Found chiefly in Ostrobothnia.
Achmatowicz Polish (Rare)
Means "son of Achmat", from a Polish form of the given name Ahmad. This name is primarily used among Lipka Tatar Muslims in Poland.
Gaski Sami
From Finnish kaski "swidden (a field created in slash and burn agriculture)".
Tyrone Irish
Probably a habitational name from the county of Tyrone (Gaelic Tir Eoghain "land of Owen 2") in Ulster.
Suurpalu Estonian
Suurpalu is an Estonian surname meaning "big sandy heath/heath woodland".
Laes Estonian
Laes is an Estonian surname meaning "fore" and "overhead".
Hosen Bengali
Derived from the given name Husayn.
Ruacho Spanish (Mexican)
Possibly from rúa, "street".
Tomaš Serbian, Croatian, Sorbian, German
From the given name Tomaš.
Catesby English
Derived from a civil parish with the same name, located in Northamptonshire, England. An infamous bearer was Robert Catesby (1572-1605), the leader of a group of English Catholics who attempted to assassinate King James VI and I in the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
Niihara Japanese
Nii means "new" and hara means "plain, field".
Laaneots Estonian
Laaneots is an Estonian surname meaning "wintergreen tip" or "edge".
Mizutama Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" combined with 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Abeyewardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවර්ධන (see Abeywardana).
Bohol Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Habitational for someone from the province of Bohol in the Philippines. It is derived from bo-ol, a kind of tree that flourished on the island
Haylock English
English surname of uncertain origin, possibly from the Old English given name Hægluc, a diminutive of the unrecorded name *Hægel, found in various place names... [more]
Kadyrbekov m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Kadyrbek".
Grinder English
Occupational name for a grinder.
Akylbekov m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Akylbek".
Annō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿武 (see Anno 2).
Messler German
Habitational name for someone from Messel near Darmstadt.
Nein German
Unexplained. Perhaps from a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with an element cognate with Old High German niuwi meaning "new".
Freyjusdóttir Icelandic (Rare)
Means "daughter of Freyja" in Icelandic.
Santiais Celtic (Latinized, Modern, Rare, Archaic), Old Celtic
Santiais is a surname of the Celtic origin (it's Cisalpine Gaul / Gallia Citerior, therefore, it's Italian-Celts, Italo-Celtic, Italo-Alpine). It meaning saint (sacred or holy)... [more]
Voisin French
From Old French voisin "neighbor" (Anglo-Norman French veisin) . The application is uncertain; it may either be a nickname for a "good neighbor", or for someone who used this word as a frequent term of address, or it might be a topographic name for someone who lived on a neighboring property... [more]
Twain American
Most famously borne in the pen name of American author and one time Mississippi riverboat pilot Mark Twain (1835-1910), whose real name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens... [more]
Ziani Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Zayyan.
Wi Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 韋 (wi) meaning "tanned leather".
Blagden English
Derived from any of several places across England called Blagden, Blackden, or Blagdon, which can varyingly derive from Old English blæc dun ("black hill") or blæc denu ("black valley").
Nutli Romansh
Variant of Nuttli.
Ackroyd English
Topographic name from Middle English ake "oak" and rod "clearing".
Nour Arabic, Persian, Urdu
From the given name Nur.
Bagherpour Persian
Means "son of Bagher" in Persian.
Ranasinghe Sinhalese
From Sanskrit राणा (rana) meaning "king" or रण (rana) meaning "delight, pleasure, joy" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Edmunds English, Welsh
Patronymic from the personal name Edmund (see Edmond).
Villasante Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Merindad de Montija.
Pajupuu Estonian
Pajupuu is an Estonian surname meaning "willow tree".
Treichel German (Swiss)
Swiss German: from a word meaning ‘cow bell’, presumably a nickname for a cowherd or farmer, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who made cow bells.
Antetokounmpo Western African, Yoruba (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Adetokunbo. This name is borne by the Greek-Nigerian basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo (1994-), as well as his brothers Thanasis (1992-), Kostas (1997-) and Alex Antetokounmpo (2001-), also noted basketball players.
Aljaž Slovene
Etymological origin unknown, possibly from the latin word alias, meaning "different".
Trávníček m Slovak
From Slovak trávnik, meaning "yard, lawn, grass", likely denoting to a yard worker. Ultimately from Slovak tráva "grass", Old Slavic *трѣва (*trěva) "grass".
Dayarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දයාරත්න (see Dayaratne).
Odate Japanese
O means "big, great" and date is a form of tate, which could mean "stand, rise".
Presser Jewish (Ashkenazi)
An occupational surname used to describe someone who ironed clothes. Derived from the Yiddish pres meaning "flat iron".
Jakša Croatian
Derived from the forename Jakov.
Mitani Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Pratley English
Originates from a now "lost" medieval village believed to have been in the south east of England.
Mokri Persian
This is a Persian surname.... [more]
Oru Estonian
Oru is an Estonian surname derived from "org" meaning "valley".
Nikkel German, Dutch
From a short form of the personal name Nicholas.
Freyer German
Variant of Freier.
Seta Japanese
From Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sōma Japanese
From Japanese 相 (sō) meaning "appearance" and 馬 (ma) meaning "horse".
Sakagawa Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Momchilov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Momchil".
Ó Neachtain Old Irish
Meaning "(descendant) of Nechtan."
Allikmaa Estonian
Allikmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "spring (water source) island".
Ochiai Japanese
From Japanese 落 (ochi) meaning "fall, leave behind, drop" and 合 (ai) meaning "fit, suit, join".
Vea Spanish, Galician
Habitational name, principally from Vea in Soria province, but in some cases from any of four places with the same name in Pontevedra province, Galicia.
Cha Hmong
From the clan name Tsab or Tsaab associated with the Chinese character 張 (zhāng) (see Zhang).
Pascoe Cornish
Cornish form of Pascal, meaning "easter", with the Cornish patronymic suffix, -o.
Peoples Irish
An attempted English translation of Ó Duibhne, based on the Irish word daoine meaning "people".
Saengsuwan Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and สุวรรณ (suwan) meaning "gold".
Ibaiguren Basque (Rare)
Means "river's edge", derived from Basque ibai "river" and guren "edge, bank".
Horvitz English (American)
Surname of Richard Steven Horvitz, a voice actor in Angry Beavers, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, and Invader Zim.
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