Browse Submitted Surnames

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Čolak Bosnian
Bosnian form of Turkish surname Çolak.
Maihara Japanese
A Japanese surname formed from the kanji characters 舞 (Mai, "dance") and 原 (Hara, "field" or "plain"). The meaning could be interpreted as "dancing field/plains" or "field/plain of dance".
Zuijdveld Dutch
From zuid "south" and veld "field".
Mezquita Spanish
Spanish cognate of Mesquita.
Blessing German, English
Either a German patronymic from a variant of the personal name Blasius or a nickname for a bald person from Middle High German blas "bald bare"... [more]
Crichton English, Scottish
Variant of Creighton. It could also in some cases be an anglicized form of Dutch Kruchten.
Hikmat Arabic
Derived from the given name Hikmat.
Seys Belgian, Flemish
Possibly derived from a pet form of François, or from Middle Dutch cijns "toll, tribute, feudal tax".
Aryaeva f Buryat (Russified)
Feminine form of Aryaev.
Ó hOistín Irish
Means "descendant of Oistín"
Brooker English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, a variant of Brook.
Îbrahîm Kurdish
From the given name Îbrahîm.
Horigome Japanese
掘 (Hori) means "moat" and 米 (gome) means "rice, America". ... [more]
Zuo Chinese
From Chinese 左 (zuǒ) meaning "left, left-hand side".
Błoński Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places named Błonie, derived from Polish błonie meaning "pasture, meadow".
Esmael Arabic, Filipino, Maguindanao
From the given name Ismail.
Huey English
From the given name Huey.
Xenos Ancient Greek
From Greek xenos ‘stranger’, ‘newcomer’ (equivalent to English Newman), or short for a composite name such as Xenocostas ‘Costas the newcomer’.
Hazar Turkish
Turkish / Muslim last name meaning "nightingale".
Dualeh Somali
Meaning unknown.
Yuryevich Russian
Means "son of Yuriy".
Sweijs Dutch (Rare)
Etymology uncertain. Possibly derived from German Schweiz "Switzerland".
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".
Sipala Italian
From Sicilian sipala "hedge".
Backlund Swedish
Combination of Swedish backe "hill, slope" and Lund "grove".
Oeltjen German, East Frisian
Patronymic from a pet form of Ulrich.
Lorez Spanish
Means "son of Lorenzo" in Spanish.
Eustache French
From the given name Eustache.
Kohli Indian
Derived from the Khatri clan of the Punjab state of India.
Manimtim Tagalog
Means "to endure, to forebear, to restrain oneself" in Tagalog.
Schattenstein Latvian, Russian, Jewish
Notes from Daniel Satten (1896-1972) say that Mordechai Block (1797-) returned to Russia (Latvia) with the surname Schattenstein... [more]
Uzumaki Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 渦 (ka, uzu) meaning "eddy, vortex, whirlpool" or 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick" with 巻 (kan, ken, maki, ma.ki, ma.ku) meaning "book, coil, part, roll up, scroll, tie, volume, wind up."... [more]
Gascón Spanish
Spanish cognitive of Gascoigne. Habitational name for someone from the province of Gascony Old French Gascogne (see Gascoigne).
Ahler German, Danish
From the Germanic given name Adalher, composed of adal "noble" and heri "army".
Dainichi Japanese (Rare)
From 大 (dai) meaning "large, big, great" and 日 (nichi) meaning "day, sun".
Caylus French
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a Southern French corruption of Latin castellum "castle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold".
Kodama Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball".
Thoreau English
Last name of famous American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, tax resister, development critic, sage writer and philosopher, Henry David Thoreau.
Stokely English
Variation of Stockley.
Yajima Japanese
Derived from Japanese 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" or 谷 (ya) meaning "valley, lowland, plain" combined with 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".... [more]
Shit Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Variant transcription of Seth.
Amanzi Italian
Possibly from amate "to love". Alternately, may be from the dialectical word manzu "tame, gentle, docile", or from the given name Mantius.
Mac An Fhailghigh Irish
Means "son of the poor man". From the word failgheach meaning "poor man" in Irish
Šofranac Montenegrin
Derived from šafran (шафран), meaning "saffron".
Woodger English (British)
Woodger comes from the occupation of wood cutter in old english
Katono Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 上遠野 (see Katōno).
Matlock English
From the name of a town in Derbyshire, England, meaning "moot oak, oak where meetings were held", derived from Old English mæðel "meeting, gathering, council" (see mahal) and ac "oak (tree)".
Ogay Korean (Russified)
Form of Oh used by Koryo-saram using the particle -gay of unexplained meaning.
Fuss Medieval Low German
German from Middle High German fus ‘foot’, hence most probably a nickname for someone with some peculiarity or deformity of the foot, but perhaps also a topographic name for someone who lived at the foot of a hill.
Najafi Persian
Indicated a person from the city of Najaf in Iraq, derived from Arabic نجف (najafa) meaning "elevated place".
Conte Italian
Means "count (a title of nobility)" in Italian.
Khalidi Arabic
From the given name Khalid.
Poladova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Poladov.
Yue Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yu 2.
Nooni Estonian
Nooni is an Estonian surname meaning "nones".
Ódinsson Icelandic
Means "son of Óðinn".
Boehme German
Variant of Böhm
Beskow Swedish
Derived from the name of the city Beeskow in Germany. A notable bearer was Swedish author and illustrator Elsa Beskow (1874-1953).
Pach German
Pach is an occupational hereditary surname for a baker in Old German. Pach is also a German local name for someone who lived by a stream, which was originally derived from the German word "bach" which means stream... [more]
Päev Estonian
Päev is an Estonian surname meaning "day".
Kopel Jewish
From a Yiddish diminutive of the given name Jacob.
Astoni Italian
It is the surname of the Home and Away family, The Astoni family, consisting of 4 members, Ben, Maggie, Coco and Ziggy.
Verrier English, French
Means "glassmaker, glassblower, glazier" in French, derived from French verre "glass".
Trausch German, Slavic, Low German, Luxembourgish
A nickname either derived from Trauschke, a nickname from Old Slavic drugu "companion", or from Middle Low German druus "sullen", "dour".
Herold English, Dutch, German
From the given name Herold. This was the surname of David Herold, one of the conspirators in the Abraham Lincoln assassination plot.
Téngyuán Chinese
From Chinese 藤 (téng) meaning "wisteria" combined with 原 (yuán) meaning "origin, source".
Judkins English
Means "decsendent of Jud".
Touré Western African
Probably derived from tùùré meaning "elephant" in the Soninké language.
Bixio Italian
From an older form of Ligurian bixo "grey", a nickname for someone with grey hair.
Padaiyachi Indian (Rare), Tamil (Rare)
Variant transcription of Padiachy.
Boonsuk Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญสุข (see Bunsuk).
Grob German
A nickname for a strong, heavy man, or for a lout, from Middle High German g(e)rop "coarse".
Culpeper English
Variant of Culpepper. A famous bearer of the name was English botanist Nicholas Culpeper (1616-1654).
Omuraliev Kyrgyz
From the name Omur (the Kyrgyz form of Umar) or the Kyrgyz word өмүр (ömür) meaning "life, breath" combined with the name Ali 1.
Tremain Literature (Modern)
Surname of a character in Esther Forbes novel, Johnny Tremain.
Dizznee Literature
Perhaps a variant of Disney, likely used by Shannon Messenger in her book series Keeper of the Lost Cities for this reason.
Lakinska f Polish
Feminine form of Lakinski.
Bisley English (British)
Bisley is a locational surname from the village of Bisley in Surrey. It comes from the words biss meaning “brown” or "ashy" and leah meaning “clearing” denoting a wide area of untilled land such as a meadow or woodland.
Chaucer English
Occupational name for a hosier, derived from Old French chaucier, an agent derivative from chauce "stocking, hose". A famous bearer of the name was English author Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400), well known for writing the 'Canterbury Tales'.
Sallo Estonian
Sallo is an Estonian surname. It is a corruption of "salu", meaning "grove" or "copse".
Red'ko Ukrainian, Russian
From Ukrainian and Russian редька (red'ka), meaning "radish".
Madbouly Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian surname of unknown meaning.
Korolyova f Russian
Feminine form of Korolyov.
Parvanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Parvanov.
Haldar Indian, Bengali
Probably from Sanskrit हलधर (haladhara) meaning "one who holds a plough", an epithet of the Hindu god Balarama.
Booda Dutch (Rare)
Possibly derived from a French surname or place name.
Diestro Spanish, Filipino
Means "right-handed" in Spanish.
Furunaka Japanese
Furu means "old" and naka means "middle".
Hooi Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Xu 2.
Keerd Estonian
Keerd is an Estonian surname meaning "winding", "turn" and "spin".
Yukishita Japanese
Yuki means "snow" and shita means "under".
Larin Russian
Means "son of Larya".
Iverson English (Rare)
Means "son of Iver".
Saengsawang Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and สว่าง (sawang) meaning "bright, shining, brilliant".
Haverland Dutch
Means "oat field" in Dutch, from Dutch haver "oat" and land.
Milcheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Milchev.
Carls English
From the given name Carl.
Fukuyama Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Dragunova f Russian
The feminine form of the Russian surname "Dragunov" is also associated with the SVD, a Russian sniper rifle. SVD stands for "Snayperskaya Vintovka Dragunova," which translates to "Dragunov Sniper Rifle." This rifle was designed by Yevgeny Dragunov, a Soviet weapons designer.
Sarsenbaeva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Sarsenbaev.
Wimalawansa Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विमल (vimala) meaning "clean, pure, spotless" and वंश (vansa) meaning "lineage, clan, family".
Divjak Croatian, Serbian
From divjak meaning ''savage''.
Tremont English
Americanized form of Italian Tremonti or French Trémont, both habitational names meaning "over the mountain".
Radley English
From rēadlēah meaning "red clearing". Radley is a village and civil parish in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England.
Veríssimo Portuguese
From the given name Veríssimo.
Kapitonov m Russian
Means "son of Kapiton."
Tharanga Sinhalese
From the given name Tharanga.
Cully English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Colla meaning "descendant of Colla". The Old Irish name Colla was a variant of Conla (perhaps the same Connla).
Chapel French
Occupational name for a maker of cloaks or a nickname for a person who wore a distinctive cloak, from a diminutive of Old French chape meaning "cape, cloak".
Vilavongsa Lao
From Lao ວິລະ (vila) meaning "hero, brave" and ວົງສາ (vongsa) meaning "family".
Valdoviño Galician
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Kristófersson Icelandic
Means "son of Kristófer" in Icelandic.
Aastalu Estonian
Aastalu is an Estonian surname meaning "lea/meadow farm".
Austria Spanish (Philippines)
From the name of the European country, either as an ethnic name or a reference to the Austrian Habsburg dynasty, which ruled Spain in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Saysongkham Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ໄຊສົງຄາມ (see Xaysongkham).
Äärt Estonian
Äärt is an Estonian surname meaning "edge".
Schaumburg German, Belgian
Habitational name from any of the places called Schaumburg or Schauenburg in Germany, or Schauwberg in Brabant, Belgium. Derived from schūm "slag, cinder" and burg "mountain, hill".
Rudström Swedish
Combination of Swedish rud "deforested land, clearing" and ström "stream".
Leius Estonian
Leius is an Estonian surname derived from "leiud", meaning "findings"; and "leiutis", meaning "invention" and to "devise".
Gagulia Abkhaz
Mingrelian form of the Abkhaz name Dzug-ipa meaning "son of Dzug", the name itself of Adyghe or Circassian origin of unknown meaning.
Ó Gibne Irish
'Descendant of Gibne', a byname meaning "hound". This sept came from Counties Meath and Cavan. This was a very ancient sept but unfortunately, there are few references surviving.
Seçkin Turkish
Means "exclusive, elite" or "distinguished, outstanding" in Turkish.
Mitsugi Japanese
This surname is used as 貢, 三木, 三ツ木, 三津木, 三樹, 三次, 参木, 満木, 見次, 身次 or 巳継 with 貢 (ku, kou, mitsu.gu) meaning "finance, support, tribute", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port", 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood", 樹 (juu, ki) meaning "timber trees, wood", 参 (san, shin, mai-, mai.ru, majiwaru, mitsu) meaning "be defeated, be madly in love, coming, die, going, nonplussed, three, visit, visiting", 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "enough, full, fullness, satisfy", 見 (ken, mi.eru, mi.seru, mi.ru) meaning "chances, hopes, idea, look at, opinion, see, visible", 身 (shin, mi) meaning "one's station in life, person, somebody", 次 (shi, ji, tsugi, tsu.gu) meaning "next, order, sequence", 巳 (shi, mi) meaning "sign of the snake/serpent (6th sign of Chinese zodiac)" and 継 (kei, tsu.gi, mama-) meaning "graft (tree), inherit, patch, succeed."... [more]
Curnow Cornish
Ethnic name for someone from Cornwall.
Henschel German, Jewish
From a pet form of the personal name Johannes (see John), or in some cases from a pet form of Heinrich.
Maison French, Walloon
Derived from Old French maison "residence", this name used to be given to someone who lived by an important house.
İnönü Turkish
From the name of a town and district in northwestern Turkey. This was the surname of the Turkish army commander, president and prime minister İsmet İnönü (1884-1973). The surname was bestowed upon him by the country's founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, in honour of his services during the First and Second Battles of İnönü near the town in the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922 (part of the Turkish War of Independence).
Assouline Judeo-Spanish
From a place or tribal name derived from Tamazight aẓru meaning "stone, rock".
Sheikh Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the Arabic title شَيْخ (šayḵ) meaning "chief, chieftain, head". It is used to denote a political or spiritual leader of a Muslim community.
Bordeaux French
City in France.
Léger French, French (Cajun)
From the Old German name Leodegar, meaning "people spear."
Smithberger English (American)
Americanized form of German Schmidtberger or its variant, Schmiedberger.
Cleese Scottish, Irish, English
Variant spelling of McCleese. A famous bearer is English actor and comedian John Cleese (1939-).
Oksa Finnish
Means "branch" in Finnish.
Marengo Italian
Habitational name from Marengo in Alessandria Province or Marengo-Talloria in Cuneo. From Maréngo, Marénco, meaning Of The Sea, Maritime (Medieval Latin Marincus from Mare ‘Sea’), which were often used as personal names or nicknames in the Middle Ages.
Winsininski Polish (Anglicized)
Winsininski is an anglicized version of the name "Wisniewski", which is from multiple places in Poland called Wisniewo, Wisniew, and Wisniewa. These names all have "wisna" which means cherry, or cherry tree.... [more]
Petruškevičiūtė Lithuanian
Feminine form of Petruškevičius. Used by an unmarried woman.
Goonawardana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Arao Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, sparse, wild" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot, end".
Tallarico Italian
It came from the Medieval Italian names Tallarico and Talarico ultimately from the Ostrogothic name Atalarico.... [more]
Fauré Occitan
Fauré is an Occitan family name, a variant of Faure.
Vask Estonian
Vask is an Estonian surname meaning "copper".
Männil Estonian
Männil is an Estonian surname meaning "pine" ("Pinaceae").
Chentsov Russian
From chenets, meaning "monk".
Disanayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දිසානායක (see Dissanayake).
Dugmore Medieval English
This habitational name is chiefly found in the West Midlands region of England. The origin is certainly Old English pre 7th Century and may be Ancient British i.e. pre Roman 55 A.D. The origins are lost but are believed to develop from "Dubh" meaning "black" and "mor" a morass or swamp... [more]
Supasap Thai
From Thai ศุภ (suppha) meaning "excellence; goodness; prosperity" and ทรัพย์ (sap) meaning "money, valuable object".
Molchan Russian, Ukrainian
From the Russian word молчан meaning "silent" it was often used as a nickname for someone who was soft-spoken and as a given name following Baptism
Gilmartin Irish (Anglicized), Scottish (Anglicized)
shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Mhartain, a patronymic from the personal name Giolla Mhartain "servant of (Saint) Martin"... [more]
Suzutani Japanese (Rare)
Suzu means "bell, chime" and tani means "valley".
Warron English
Variant of Warren.
Ebert German, American
Shortened form of the German given name Eberhard.
Dingzhen Tibetan
Typical name for Tibetan.
Yayla Turkish
Means "mountain pasture, highland, plateau" in Turkish.
Kazami Japanese
From Japanese 風 (kaza) meaning "wind, style" and 見 (mi) meaning "looking, viewing".
Linkytė Lithuanian
Of uncertain etymology.
Ciabattino Italian
Italian for "cobbler."
Khvan Korean (Russified)
Russified form of Hwang used by ethnic Koreans living in former Soviet territories.
Iñárritu Basque
Means "between the valleys" or "in the valley", derived from Basque iñar meaning "valley" and ritu meaning "between". The Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu (1963-) is a famous bearer of this name.
Çabuk Turkish
Means "quick, fast, swift" in Turkish.
Ivančec Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Petridis Greek
Means "son of Petros".
Tan Turkish
Means "dawn, daybreak" in Turkish.
Natsch Romansh
Truncated form of Jenatsch.
Millay English
This surname is thought to be a respelling of Millais, which may come from the French surname Millet, a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of millet or panic grass (derived from a diminutive form of Old French mil which is then derived from Latin milium meaning "millet").... [more]
Hwang Korean, Chinese
Korean form of Huang, from Sino-Korean 黃 (hwang). It is also an alternate transcription of the Chinese name.
Kurono Japanese
Kuro means "black" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".
Pagaspas Tagalog, Cebuano
From Tagalog and Cebuano pagaspas meaning "rustling, fluttering", specifically referring to the movement and sound of leaves when being blown by strong wind.
Seese German
Comes from a Germanic personal name, Sigizo, from a compound name formed with sigi ‘victory’ as the first element.
Archaki Greek (Rare)
Possibly means "lord" or "ruler" from Greek derivative archos.
Manzano Spanish (Mexican)
Habitational name from any of various minor places named Manzano, or a topographic name for someone who lived by an apple tree or orchard, from Spanish manzano ‘apple tree’, Old Spanish maçano, from maçana ‘apple’, Late Latin (mala) Mattiana, a type of apple named in honor of the 1st century bc horticultural writer Gaius Matius.
Kio Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning “tree, wood”, 城 (ki) meaning “castle, city”, combined with 大 (o) meaning “big, great, vast, high”, or 小 (o) meaning “small”.
Akyeampong African
Akan name from Ghana. It means the one who gives birth to princes. Mostly spelt Acheampong mainly to make life easy for Europeans, however that spelling is wrong because there is no "c" in the Akan or Twi alphabet... [more]
Živkov Serbian
Means "son of Živko".
Kaneki Japanese
This surname is used as 金城, 金木, 金気, 金喜, 兼城, 兼木 or 鹿子木 with 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "gold," 兼 (ken, ka.neru, -ka.neru) meaning "and, concurrently," 城 (jou, shiro, ki) meaning "castle," 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood," 気 (ki, ke, iki) meaning "air, atmosphere, mood, mind, spirit," 喜 (ki, yoroko.basu, yoroko.bu) meaning "rejoice, take pleasure in," 鹿 (roku, ka, shika) meaning "deer" and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)."
Nishiura Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".
Berretta Italian
From berretta, originally meaning ‘hooded cloak’ (Latin birrus), later ‘headdress’, ‘bonnet’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such headgear or a nickname for an habitual wearer.
Leininger German
Smeone from any of several places called Leiningen.
Castagna Italian
From Italian castagna "chestnut" (from Latin castanea) for someone who worked with chestnuts... [more]
Ferdous Bengali
From the given name Ferdous.
Pradl Hungarian, German (Austrian)
Meaning unknown. Possibly originating somewhere in Hungary.
Derungs Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and Latin runcare "to weed out, to thin out, to root up", referring to someone who lived near a clearing.
Galván Spanish
From the given name Galván.
Tsechoy Ingush
Original Ingush form of Tsechoev.
Shaban Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Shaban.
Vilbaste Estonian
Vilbaste is an Estonian surname derived from "vilbas" meaning "babbler".
Maliqi Albanian
Derived from the given name Maliq.
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