Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the order is random.
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Mereäär Estonian
Mereäär is an Estonian surname meaning "waterside".
Bjeljac Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian
From the Croation Area of Kordun specifically Koranski Lug. Possibly also Bosnia. A large migration of Serbs were enticed by the Austrian government to move from Bosnia to Croatia to act as a buffer militia between the Ottoman Empire of Bosnia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in Croatia... [more]
Shime Japanese
This surname is used as 七五三, 志免 or 志馬 with 七 (shichi, nana, nana.tsu, nano, shi) meaning "seven", 五 (go, itsu, itsu.tsu, me) meaning "five", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 志 (shi, kokorozashi, kokoroza.su, shiringu) meaning "aspire, hopes, intention, motive, plan, resolve, shilling", 免 (men, manuka.reru, manuga.reru, me) meaning "dismissal, excuse" and 馬 (ba, uma, -uma, ma, me) meaning "horse."... [more]
Ó Catharnaigh Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic Meaning ‘descendant of Catharnach’, a byname meaning ‘warlike’.
Lautenschläger German, Alsatian
Derived from Middle High German lutenslaher meaning "lute player".
Zhasulanov m Kazakh
Means "son of Zhasulan".
Liborio Italian
From the given name Liborio
Murtazalieva f Avar, Chechen
Feminine form of Murtazaliev.
Souta Japanese
From Japanese 颯 (sō) meaning "sudden, sound of the wind" and 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations. Also used as a given name.
Herlev Danish
Derived from the suburb of Herlev in Denmark.
Itou Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 井筒 (see Itō).
Ferreire Celtic
It means smith. In the Gaelic languaje is gofaint or ngfaint.
Trettin German
Habitational name from a place so named in Brandenburg.
Balfager Gothic, Medieval Portuguese
Name of a Visigoth noble family (around the 10th century) from the Iberian Peninsula (current northern Portugal), meaning "bold spear"; they descent from the Balti dynasty.
Kiff German
Topographic name from a Westphalian dialect Kiff "outhouse, tied cottage, shack".
Abelleira Galician
Means "beehive, apiary" in Galician, either used as an occupational name for a beekeeper or a habitational name for someone from any of various places in Galicia called Abelleira (derived from the same word).
Konkyuryo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūryō).
Cha Korean
Cha is a relatively uncommon family name in Korea. The Yeonan Cha clan is the only clan. The founding ancestor was Cha Hyo-jeon, son of Ryoo Cha-dal (류차달) (10th century AD). Most of the clan's members live in Gyeongsang, Hwanghae, and P'yŏngan provinces... [more]
Privett French, English, Welsh (?)
French, from the given name Privat (see Privatus). Also an English habitational name from a place so named in Hampshire, derived from Old English pryfet "privet".
Fanning Irish
The roots of the name are unclear. It seems the name is Native Irish Gaelic. It is thought to be derived from the Gaelic name Ó Fionnáin which means "fair".
Almqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish alm (Old Norse almr) meaning "elm" and kvist (Old Norse kvistr) meaning "twig, branch".
Denison English
Means “son of Denis
Sugawara Japanese
From Japanese 菅 (suga) meaning "sedge" and 原 (wara) meaning "field".
Curry Scottish, English
Scottish and northern English: variant of Currie.
Lilleleht Estonian
Lilleleht isan Estonian surname meaning "flower leaf".
Duchêne French
Means "from the oak (tree)" in French, used to denote a person who lived near an oak tree or an oak forest.
Gerbov m Russian
From Russian герб (gerb), meaning "coat of arms".
Boström Swedish
Combination of Swedish bo "dwelling, home" and ström "stream, river".
Muxtarova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Muxtarov.
Alfyorov Russian
Derived from the Russian monastic name Yelevfery, derived from Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleutheros) meaning "free".
Abensur Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Tzur".
Ungoed Welsh
Derived from Welsh un "one" and coed "a wood".
Warron English
Variant of Warren.
Shimoenoo Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 下酔尾 (Shimoenoo) meaning "Shimoenoo", a former division in the area of Terushima in the city of Ichikikushikino in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan, or a name of a group of several households in the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.
Varasteh Persian
Means "virtuous, pious, devout, humble" in Persian.
Paratore Italian
Derived from Italian paratore meaning "decorator, fuller", which refers to a craftsman who fulls coarse cloth. In other words: this surname is the Italian cognate of the English surname Fuller... [more]
Konno Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kon) meaning "gold, money" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Arro Estonian
Arro is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "aroom", meaning "fragrant". Possibly a corruption of "aru", meaning "upland meadow".
Piirikivi Estonian
Piirikivi is an Estonian surname meaning "border stone".
Styczeń Polish
Derived from Polish styczeń "January (month)".
Kirsch German
Means 'cherry' in German, short form of Kirschstein or other surnames starting with Kirsch.
Matin Arabic, Bengali, Persian
Derived from the given name Matin.
Ladvik Estonian
Ladvik is an Estonian surname meaning "elite" and "upper class".
Randmaa Estonian
Randmaa is an Estonian name meaning "beach land".
Mesutoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Mesut".
Magazeyshchikov m Russian
From магазейщика (magazeyshchika) meaning "shopkeeper".
Mcclane Scottish
Means "Natural Wonder" in gaelic
Polidori Italian
Means "son of Polidoro". Famous bearers include John William Polidori (1795-1821), a physician to Lord Byron and author of 'The Vampyre' (1819), and his sister Frances Polidori (1800-1886), the mother of painter and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti, poet Christina Rossetti, critic William Michael Rossetti, and author Maria Francesca Rossetti.
Capadrutt Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Padrutt.
Vizinho Portuguese
Portuguese form of Voisin.
Dracula Romanian
The Wallachian name for dragon was "Drac" or "Dracul". Vlad II of Wallachia joined a semi-secret order known as The Order of the Dragon and took the name Vlad Dracul. The word "Drac" can also mean "devil" or "evil spirit"... [more]
Nerby English, Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
From Old Norse neðri "lowest" and býr "farm".
Reddington English
From a place name derived from an uncertain first element (perhaps the Old English given name Rēada) combined with the suffix ing meaning "belonging to" and tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town".
Van Rooyen Afrikaans
van Rooyen related to Van Rooijen, is an Afrikaans and Dutch toponymic surname. May be rooted from the Rhine area of the Netherlands, possibly having meant "from Rhine" originally... [more]
Kornkosiakat Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Asui Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蛙 (a) meaning "frog" and 吹 (sui) meaning "puff"
Farahi Persian
From the given name Farah.
Quain Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicised form of O'Cuáin, which derives from the Old Irish given name Cúán.
Klarerstein German
German surname meaning "Clear stone".
Bearden English
English habitational name, a variant of Barden, or from places in Devon and Cornwall called Beardon.
Antonello Italian
From the given name Antonello.
Suutre Estonian
Suutre is an Estonian surname derived from "suutma" meaning "to be able/capable".
Szurkowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Greater Polish villages named Szurkowo.
Pompeo Italian
From the Italian given name Pompeo.
Kováčik Slovak
Comes from a pet form of Kováč, 'smith'.
Vayntrub Jewish
Russified form of Weintraub.
Galantuomo Italian
Meaning "gentleman"
Penketh English (British)
The surname Penketh was first found in Lancashire at Penketh, a township, in the chapelry of Great Sankey, parish of Prescot, union of Warrington, hundred of West Derby.
Lansangan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "road, street" in Tagalog.
Lanchester English
Indicated the bearer of the surname lived in the settlement of Lanchester.
Casamitjana Catalan
It indicates familial origin within either of 3 farmhouses: the one in Castellnou de Bages, the one in l'Esquirol, or the one in Moià.
Gemistos Greek, Late Greek
Means "full, laden" in Greek, supposedly referring to a head full of knowledge. One of the earliest recorded bearers was Georgios Gemistos Plethon, a Greek scholar of the late Byzantine era. He chose the pseudonym Plethon (from πλῆθος (plethos) "multitude, great number", from πλήθω (pletho) "to fill") partly in reference to the meaning of his surname.
Blankenbaker English (American)
From German blanken meaning "bare, blank" with English "baker".
Marzon Spanish
Is a portmanteau of the words mar, meaning sea, and corazon, meaning heart.
Modigliani Italian
Used by Sepharditic Jews, this surname comes from the Italian town of Modigliana, in Romagna. Famous bearers of this surname include painter Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920) and Nobel Prize in Economics recipient Franco Modigliani (1918–2003).
Solnyshko Russian
Derived from Russian diminutive of солнце (solntse), meaning sun.
Licht Jewish
From the German word meaning "light", possibly derived from a given name meaning "light" such as Uri or Meir.
Ardito Italian
From the given name Ardito.
Shimaoka Japanese
島 (Shima) means "jsland", 岡 (oka) means "ridge, hill".
Distel German, Low German, Dutch
Means "thistle" in German and Dutch, a topographic name for someone who lived by a patch of ground overgrown with thistles, or perhaps a nickname for a "prickly" person.
Mou Chinese
From Chinese 牟 (móu) referring to the ancient state of Mou that existed during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 BC).
Horio Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot, end".
Torrance Popular Culture
This is the surname of the character of Stephen King’s character Danny Torrance.
Imaishi Japanese
今 (Ima) means "Now, Present" and 石 (Ishi) means "Stone". This was within the 1009's of most used Japanese surnames in 2012.
Şeremet Turkish
Means "poor man" in some turkic languages.
Hachem Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Hachem.
Bagaoisan Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog bagwisan meaning "to grow wings" or "to pull out the wing feathers (of a bird)".
Batobalani Filipino, Hiligaynon, Cebuano
Means "lodestone, magnet" in Hiligaynon and Cebuano.
Adkyn English
Variant of Adkin.
Badrutt Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Peter.
Gere English
Variant of Geer, Gehr or Geary, all related to the Old High German element gēr (Old English gār, Old Norse geirr) meaning "spear, arrow". A famous bearer is American actor Richard Gere (b... [more]
Tedre Estonian
Tedre is an Estonian surname meaning "grouse" and "freckle".
Pützstück German (Rare)
Habitational name from a place so named near Königswinter, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Spillman English
From the medieval male personal name Spileman, literally "acrobat" or "jester" (from a derivative of Middle English spillen "to play, cavort").
Coccia Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Sicilian cocciu "grain, berry", denoting a kind of gruel; an occupational name for a farmer from Greek κόκκος (kokkos) "grain, seed"; or from Italian coccia "head, shell", referring to someone with a large head, or who was stubborn.
Iseppi Romansh
Derived from the given name Gisep.
Wreden German, Jewish
Habitational name for any place in Germany or Denmark, of uncertain meaning. Famous bearers include Davey Wreden (1988-) is an American game designer known for his work in The Stanley Parable and The Beginner's Guide as well as his brother, American internet personality, Douglas Scott Wreden (1991-), known by his pseudonym DougDoug.
Myoi Japanese
A famous bearier of this surname is Myoi Mina from the Kpop girl group TWICE.
Vooglaid Estonian
Vooglaid is an Estonian surname meaning "billowing islet".
Holkeri Finnish
Finnish surname, derived from Scandinavian given name Holger.
Streeter English
English (Sussex) topographic name for someone living by a highway, in particular a Roman road (see Street).
Stojković Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Stojan".
Hägler German (Swiss), Jewish
Accented form of Hagler. Primarily used in Switzerland.
Rull Estonian
Rull is an Estonian surname meaning "spool" and "roll".
Corbelli Emilian-Romagnol
May be mean 'raven-like' or 'basket maker'.
Okas Estonian
Okas is an Estonian name meaning "thorn".
Darouich Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Darvish (chiefly Moroccan).
Mian Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi, Sindhi
From an honorific title used on the Indian subcontinent meaning "lord, master, sir" or "prince", derived from Persian میان (miyan) meaning "middle, centre, between".
Yeganeh Persian
Means "unique" in Persian.
Kameda Japanese
From Japanese 亀 (kame) meaning "turtle, tortoise" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Ansted English
Variant of Anstead, possibly derived from places named with Old English ham-stede meaning "homestead".
Birnie Scottish
Part of the clan MacInnes from the Scottish highlands. It was originally the name of a church (Burn-nigh) which became Birnie or Birney.
Amherst English
It comes from when the family lived in the locality of Amherst, in the parish of Pembury in Kent.
Sienko Polish
From the personal name Simon/Symon or Syzon
Yiu Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yao.
Lawless English
Without reign of law.... [more]
Murdmaa Estonian
Murdmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "off-road" (literally, "fraction(al) land").
Abood Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبود (see Abboud).
Suh Low German
North German from Middle Low German su ‘sow’, either a metonymic occupational name for a swineherd or an offensive nickname.
Koorits Estonian
Koorits is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "koor" meaning both "(tree) bark" and "choir". It may also be a corruption of "kõrvits" meaning "pumpkin".
Rägapart Estonian
Rägapart is an Estonian surname meaning "garganey" ("Spatula querquedula": a species of dabbling duck).
Quevedo Cantabrian (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of a surname that indicates familial origin within the eponymous settlement at the geographic coordinates 43.128481, -4.039367.
Emersby English
Meaning "Emery's farm."
Zeqo Albanian
Derived from the given name Zeqir.
Edou Japanese
Variant of Edo.
Kitakado Japanese
Kita means "north" and kado means "gate".
Bevier French (Germanized)
From Old French bevier, meaning "a measure of land". This was probably a nickname for someone who owned or worked such a piece of land. This surname was first found in Austria, where the name Bevier came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging medieval society.
Chen Hebrew
From the given name Chen 2.
Ventresca Italian
Meaning Unknown
Emanuilova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Emanuilov.
Lopida Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Gasteiz.
Pujol Catalan, French
Catalan and French variant of Puig. Spanish tennis player Marcel Granollers (1986-) bears this name.
Fukaya Japanese
From Japanese 深 (fuka) meaning "deep" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Agrawal Hindi, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi अग्रवाल (see Agarwal).
Auyeung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ouyang.
Oddar Indian, Tamil
Alternate spelling of Odda.
Combeferre Literature (?)
Combeferre is the surname of one of the strong, persuasive members of the ABC in Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables. Meaning is unknown.
Torroella Catalan
This indicates familial origin within any of various eponymous localities.
Auerbach German, Jewish
Topographical name for someone who lived by a stream (Middle High German bach) that was near a swamp or marsh (auer).
Krumm German
From a nickname, which in turn is from the Middle High German word krum, meaning "crooked" or "deformed".
Duda Portuguese
Perhaps a transferred use of the given name, Duda
Sigurdson English (Canadian)
English form of Icelandic and Swedish surname Sigurdsson.
Kazacov Russian
Variant spelling of Kazakov.
Miyao Japanese
From 宮 (miya) meaning "palace, shrine" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail".
Khismatullin Tatar, Bashkir
From the given name Ismatullah.
Chyornyy m Russian
Derived from чёрный (chyornyy), meaning "black" in Russian.
Thianthong Thai
From Thai เทียน (thian) meaning "candle" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".
Bastíansdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Bastían" in Icelandic.
Buglass English
Possibly from the Booklawes region near Melrose, Roxburgshire, originally spelt "Buke-Lawes" (lit. "buck/stag" combined with "low ground"); otherwise from the Gaelic words buidhe - "yellow" and glas - "green".
Amamiya Japanese
From Japanese 雨 (ama) meaning "rain" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace". A notable bearer of this surname is voice actress and singer Sora Amamiya (雨宮 天 Amamiya Sora, 1993–).
Rachedi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Rashid; this spelling is chiefly used in Algerian Arabic.
Salgari Italian, Venetian
Meaning unknown.
Kanie Japanese
From Japanese 蟹 (kani) meaning "crab" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".
Mavros English (American)
Means "Black" in Greek.
Hamson English
A variant of Hampson.
Keedus Estonian
Keedus is an Estonian surname meaning "brew".
Mambelli Italian
Possibly from Italian mano "hand" and bello "beautiful".
Todokori Japanese
Derived from the Japanese to, meaning "dipper", do, meaning "size", ko, meaning "child", and ri, meaning "white jasmine". Other combinations are also possible.
Miyawaki Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 脇 (waki) meaning "side".
Satsukime Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五月女 (see Saotome).
Lietzen German
Lietzen is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany.... [more]
Larrañaga Basque, Spanish
From the name of a farmhouse in Azpeitia, Spain, derived from Basque larrain "threshing yard" and -aga "place of, group of".
Tohi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 登日 (see Tobi).
Drury English, French, Irish
Originally a Norman French nickname, derived from druerie "love, friendship" (itself a derivative of dru "lover, favourite, friend" - originally an adjective, apparently from a Gaulish word meaning "strong, vigourous, lively", but influenced by the sense of the Old High German element trut, drut "dear, beloved").... [more]
Salisbury English
Habitational name from the city in Wiltshire, the Roman name of which was Sorviodunum (of British origin). In the Old English period the second element (from Celtic dun ‘fortress’) was dropped and Sorvio- (of unexplained meaning) became Searo- in Old English as the result of folk etymological association with Old English searu ‘armor’; to this an explanatory burh ‘fortress’, ‘manor’, ‘town’ was added... [more]
Sarsenbaeva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Sarsenbaev.
Otte German
Otte was given to someone who lived in Bavaria, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging medieval society. The name Otte evolved from the Old German personal name Ott, a name of Emperors, made famous by Otto the Great (912-973), Holy Roman emperor.
Palimeris Greek
Derived from the Italian palmiere meaning "pilgrim".
Balmaceda Spanish, Basque
From Balmaseda, the name of a town and municipality in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country of Spain. It is derived from Spanish val meaning "valley" and Basque mahatseta meaning "vineyard"... [more]
Tuah Malay
From the given name Tuah.
Polka German, Polish
Variant of German Polk, also a feminine form for the surname Polak, and comes from the given female name Apolonia.
Chila Italian
Italian form of Cheilas.
Hjälm Swedish
Variant of Hjelm.
Atay Turkish
From the given name Atay.
Lavay Jewish
American variant of Levi.
Murtazin m Tatar
Means "son of Murtaza".
Acy English (Rare)
Possibly from the given name Ace 1.
Bilczewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 distinct Greater Polish villages by the name of Bilczew.
Laosubinprasoet Thai
From Thai เล้า (lao) meaning "pen; coop", สุบิน (subin) meaning "dream", ประเสริฐ (prasoet) meaning "best; worthy".
Talihärm Estonian
Talihärm is an Estonian surname meaning "winter frost".
Austen English
A variant of the surname Austin.
Br Maharaja f Batak
Feminine form of Maharaja. The Br (short form of boru, pronounced BOH-roo) part is a nickname for women in Bataknese (except Karo tribe).
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