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.
Rondriez m Spanish
derived from Rodríguez, the latter comes from the given name Rodrigo which means "famous ruler" or "renowned power" in its Germanic origin (from "hrod" meaning fame and "ric" meaning ruler or power).
Giokas Greek
Arvanitic for Glaukias.
Kongo Kongo
From Kongo meaning "hunter". This surname could also be from places named "Kongo".
Nōsawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納沢 (see Nōzawa).
Fogu Italian
From Sardinian fogu "fire", perhaps referring to the hearth of a home, or to the bearer's personality or hair colour.
Bồ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Bo.
Shiryaev m Russia
The name means "wide shoulders" or "corpulent"
Garin Russian
From the given name Garya, a diminutive of Gerasim.
Ó Coingheallaigh Irish
Meaning, ‘son (or descendant) of Coingheallach.’
Mäeloog Estonian
Mäeloog is an Estonian surname meaning "hill windrow".
Neisser German
German demonym of the town of Neisse (nowadays Nysa, in Poland), itself from the name of the river Neisse (Nysa) which runs through the city.
Bohdanovych Ukrainian
Means "son of Bohdan". Also masculine patronymic in Ukrainian (unisex surname).
Fazal Urdu, Persian
Derived from the given name Fazal.
Tera Estonian
Tera is an Estonia surname that can mean "blade", "edge" and "grain".
Fok Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Huo.
Lauricella Italian
From the pet form of Laura.
Peinado Spanish
Derived from peinado meaning "combed" (past participle of peinar meaning "to comb"), hence a nickname for a well-groomed person or for someone with naturally smooth rather than curly hair.
Aoi Japanese
From 蒼 (ao) meaning "blue" and 井 (i) meaning "well, pit, mineshaft".
Ffrench English
English and Scottish:... [more]
Aveiro Portuguese, Spanish
Demonymic surname refering to Aveiro a city in middle north-eastern Portugal. A famous bearer of this surname is Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.
Mitreska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Mitreski.
Latulippe French (Quebec, Modern)
Means "the tulip" in French.
Haliti Albanian
Derived from the given name Halit.
Huard French
From the Old French given name Huard the French form of Hughard... [more]
Jonathan English
Derived form the given name Jonathan.
Harriman English
Means "Harry's man" or "Harry's servant".
Cuaya Asturian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Grau.
Cabraal Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Cabral.
Praseuth Lao
Means "excellent, magnificent" in Lao.
Huckleberry English
From the name of the variety of shrubs (genus Vaccinium) or the berries that grow on them. This is also the anglicized form of the German surname Hackelberg.
Dudarov Ossetian (Russified)
Russified Ossetian name of unknown meaning, possibly of Turkic origin.
Beaubien French (Quebec), English
From French beau meaning "beautiful" and bien meaning "well, good". The name referred to someone with physical beauty.
Mijović Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Mijo".
Assegaff Arabic, Indonesian
Variant of Al Saqqaf primarily used in Indonesia.
Sayagu Leonese
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous comarca.
Motono Japanese
From 本 (moto) or 元 (moto) both meaning "base, root, origin" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness, plain".
Gevorkian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Գեւորգյան (see Gevorgyan)
Imaizumi Japanese
From Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "now, present" and 泉 (izumi) meaning "spring, fountain".
Datsyuk Ukrainian
Possibly from Ukrainian дати (daty), meaning "to give".
Stålhammar Swedish
Means "steel hammer" (from Swedish stål "steel" and hammare "hammer"). Was originally a name common among blacksmiths.
Corbyn English
Variant of Corbin, notably borne by current Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn (1949-).
Shastri Hindi, Marathi
From a title meaning "scholar", itself derived from Sanskrit शास्त्रिन् (shastrin) denoting a person who was well-versed in the shastras.
Nerz German
From the German word Nerz meaning "Mink".
Notou Japanese
Variant of Noto.
Shinpo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).
Banai Iranian, Persian
Derived from the Hindu goddess Banai, the second wife of Khandoba.
Weerakkody Sinhalese
From Sanskrit वीर (vīra) meaning "hero, man, brave" combined with Sinhala කොඩිය (koḍiya) meaning "flag, banner" (of Tamil origin)... [more]
Venturini Italian
From the given name Venturino.
Shadow English
Origin unidentified. The name Shadue, Schadewe is recorded in England in the 12th and 13th centuries, from Middle English shadwe ‘shadow’, Old English sceadu (see Shade)... [more]
Franson English
This surname means “son of Francis”.
Montecalvo Italian
Habitational name from any of various places called Montecalvo ("bald mountain") especially Montecalvo Irpino in Avellino province, from the elements monte "mountain" and calvo "bald".
Kadohira Japanese
Kado means "gate" and hira means "peace, level, even".
Koers Dutch
Means "son of Koert".
More English, Scottish
Variant of Moore 3. A famous bearer was the English lawyer, humanist, and martyr Saint Thomas More (1478-1535).
Hennelly Irish
From the Irish Ó'hIonnghaile, itself "descendant of (a variation of) Fionnghal" (fionn, "white, fair"; gall, "stranger")... [more]
Ahlqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish al "alder" and quist an old spelling of kvist "twig".
Godek Polish
Variant of Gondek.
Secară Romanian
It means "rye" in Romanian.
Lamarche French
French: topographic name or habitational name, a variant of LaMarque.
Sule Indian
1 Indian (Maharashtra); pronounced as two syllables: Hindu (Maratha) name, from Marathi suḷa ‘pointed tooth’, from Sanskrit šūla ‘spike’, ‘spear’.... [more]
Berrada Moroccan
Meaning unknown. A famous bearer is novelist/literary critic/translator Mohammed Berrada.
Greaser English, Spanish
Means “mechanic, engineer”
Ivačević Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Miyara Japanese
From the Japanese 宮 (miya) "{Shinto} shrine" and 良 (ra) "good."
Pash English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Pasch.
Penta Italian
Possibly derived from a variant of the Ancient Greek given name Pentheus.
Sumura Japanese
From 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Zidan Arabic
From the given name Zaydan.
Chikamiya Japanese
近 (chika) means ‘near, close, proximity’, 宮 (Miya) means ‘palace, shrine, temple.’ Could be used for someone who had lived near a palace, shrine, or temple. Currently used by around 10 families.
Jacquemin French
From a pet form of the given name Jacques.
Päll Estonian
Päll is an Estonian surname meaning "screech owl".
Shibutani Japanese
From Japanese 澁 or 渋 (shibu) meaning "rough" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Lauk Estonian
Lauk is an Estonian surname meaning both "leek" and "coot" (Fulica).
Anay-ool Tuvan
Derived from Tuvan анай (anay) meaning "goat, kid" combined with оол (ool) meaning "son, boy".
Khanthawong Thai
From Thai คันธ (khantha) meaning "smell, scent, fragrance" and วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty".
Vaikla Estonian
Vaikla is an Estonian surname meaning "quiet area".
Van Der Poel Dutch
Means "from the pool".
Akemi Japanese
Ake means "bright" and mi means "mindset, view".... [more]
Neave English
Variant of Neeve
Zwilling German, Jewish
Means "a twin", as in a twin brother or twin sister. Often given to those who were twins.
Traube German
Means "grape" in German.
Ravier Occitan
Means "horseradish" in French, denoting someone who selled them.
Annaka f African, Hebrew, Hausa
Annaka is a feminine appellation particularly beloved in the Chadic language of Hausa, spoken mainly in Nigeria, Niger, and throughout West Africa. Meaning “sweet-faced,” Annaka is a form of Anika, adding a dash of flavor with its triple “a” and double “n.” Annaka is also a form of the Hebrew Anna, meaning “graciousness.” American author Annaka Harris bears this beautiful appellation, whose work focuses on mental health in children and adults.
Bateer Chinese
Most likely of Outer Mongolian origin.
Turcu Romanian
related to https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/turcescu/submitted
Ayutthaya Thai
From Ayutthaya, the name of a kingdom that reigned from 1350 to 1767 that is considered the precursor of modern Thailand.
Kiivit Estonian
Kiivit is an Estonian surname meaning "peewit/lapwing" (bird species: "Vanellus vanellus").
Octavio Spanish
From the given name Octavio.
Sayachack Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ໄຊ​ຍະ​ຈັກ (see Xayachack).
Chhetri Nepali, Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatríya), the name of the Hindu social class consisting of warriors and rulers.
Van Persie Dutch
Means "from Persia", most likely derived from the name of a house that traded in Persian goods. Alternatively, it might derive from Perche, a former province in France.
Aarhus Norwegian
Derived from any of the farms so named, from Old Norse á "river" and hús "house, farmstead".
Hole English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a depression or low-lying spot, from Old English holh "hole, hollow, depression".
Danieli Italian
Patronymic form of Daniele.
Dassanaike Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දසනායක (see Dassanayake).
Oganessian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հովհաննիսյան (see Hovhannisyan).
Pensa Italian
Possibly from Italian pensa "think", indicating the bearer was known for being thoughtful or intelligent.
Alejandro Spanish
From the personal name Alejandro, Spanish form of Alexander.
Allred English
From the Middle English personal name Alured, a form of Alfred, which was sometimes written Alvred, especially in Old French texts.
Sourn Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សួន (see Soun).
Maesawa Japanese
Mae means "front, forward" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Riis Scandinavian
Nickname from ris 'twigs', 'scrub', or a habitational name from any of several places so named in Denmark. Norwegian: habitational name from any of five farmsteads named Ris, from Old Norse hrís 'brushwood'.
Sombat Thai
From Thai สมบัติ (sombat) meaning "wealth; fortune; property".
Kõnd Estonian
Kõnd is an Estonian surname meaning "walk".
Baeder Romansh
Variant of Bäder.
Harnden English
From an English village Harrowden in Bedfordshire. This place name literally means "hill of the heathen shrines or temples," from the Old English words hearg and dun.
About French
It is a french surname that comes from the french word 'about', meaning "an extremity of a metallic or wooden element or piece." This surname is notably born by the French novelist Edmond François Valentin About... [more]
L'Costa Indian (Christian)
Form of La Costa more common among Christians from India.
Bernett Scottish, English
Altered spelling of Scottish and English Burnett or French Bernet.
Bruno Portuguese
From a Germanic personal name, Brun.
Osterday American (Germanized, Rare)
One day in Germany there was a male infant left on the steps to a church. When someone found the baby on the steps, they decided to name him Oster because that day was the day of Easter. Easter in German is Oster... [more]
El Ouahabi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the Ouahabi" from the given name Ouahab.
Sultano Italian
Derived from the given name Sultan.
Surridge English
Meant "person from the south" (from Old French surreis "southerner").
Rouen French
From the other broad category of surnames that was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. ... Ruen is a place-name from in Rouen, the capital of Normandy... [more]
Heianza Okinawan (Japanized, Rare)
Japanese reading of Japanese Kanji 平安座 (see Henza).
Sargsian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Սարգսյան (see Sargsyan).
Royintan Persian
Royintan means "invulnerable". It is a Persian origin surname, which is written as رویین تن in Persian. It consists of royen meaning "strong" and tan meaning "body, person".... [more]
Labazyuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian лабазник (labaznyk), a type of tree. Probably denoted to someone who lived near labaznyks.
Mcvicar Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac á Bhiocair (Scottish) or Mac an Bhiocaire (Irish) "son of the vicar" from Latin vicarius.
Pehlivan Turkish
Means "wrestler, strongman" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian پهلوان (pahlavân).
Şinasi Turkish, Persian
roughly meaning 'Knowing ' or' seeker of knowledge'
Ódinsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Óðinn" in Icelandic.
Shiryū Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 四柳 (see Yotsuyanagi).
Eyre English
Derived from Middle English eyer, eir "heir", originally denoting a man who was designated to inherit or had already inherited the main property in a particular locality. The surname was borne by the heroine of Charlotte Brontë's 'Jane Eyre' (1847).
Surzhyk Ukrainian
From the language surzhyk (суржик), name for mixed language with Ukrainian and another language (commonly Russian or Polish).
Arboleda Spanish
From arboleda meaning "grove of trees". This is the name of a prominent Colombian family, in which case it is derived from their region of origin in Arboleya, Spain.
Mandryk m Russian (Rare)
I have done some research on this name (because it is my surname) and the origins of this name are largely unknown. However it is believed to have originated from Russia/Ukraine/Poland/Chechnya (formerly independent country now a Russian republic) and is prevalent in Canada, Russia, Ukraine, The United States, South America (Brazil & Argentina) and Australia... [more]
Krisko Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian cognate of Kriško.
Kiyevskiy m Russian
Means "a Kyivan".
Konkyuhri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūri).
Scheper Dutch, Low German
Means "shepherd" in Dutch and Low German.
Shestakov m Russian
Derives from Russian word шесть (shest') meaning six.
Pleasance English
Either (i) from the medieval female personal name Plaisance, literally "pleasantness"; or (ii) "person from Piacenza", Italy (from Latin Placentia, literally "pleasing things").
Kuanyshbekov m Kazakh
Means "son of Kuanyshbek".
Gōda Japanese
From Japanese 合 (gō) meaning "connect, join" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Tobys Vilamovian
From the given name Tobyś.
Zerrougui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Zerrouki.
Ferrers Ancient Roman
It derives from Latin, "ferrum", which means "iron". As a surname, it derives from two French villages named "Ferrieres" where iron was mined.
Gayler English (American)
Variant of Gaylord
Vander Woude Dutch, Frisian, West Frisian
Means "from the woods" or "from the forest".
Tatarov m Russian
From Russian татарин (tatarin) meaning "Tatar person". Tatars are an umbrella term for different Turkic ethnic groups across Eastern Europe and Asia.
Peričić Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Perica".
Cavadzadə Azerbaijani
Means "child of Cavad", using the Persian suffix زاده (zade) meaning "offspring".
Cruyff Dutch
Variant of Cruijff. This name was borne by the Dutch soccer player Johan Cruyff (1947-2016).
Fukasawa Japanese
Fuka means "deep" and sawa means "wetland, swamp, marsh".
Riola Italian
Regional variant of Riolo.
Meinhard German
From the given name Meinhard
Blaževski m Macedonian
Means "son of Blaže".
Knuckles English
Possibly a nickname for someone with prominent knuckles.
Sevimli Turkish
Means "cute, lovely, charming, pleasant" in Turkish.
Scali Italian
Habitational name from Scali in Piedimonte Etneo, Sicily, derived from Greek σκαλί (skali) "step, rung (of a ladder)".
Jeanpetit French
Means "little Jean" from Old French petit "small" and the given name Jean 1, originally a nickname for a small man called Jean (or applied ironically to a large man), or a distinguishing epithet for the younger of two men named Jean.... [more]
Halim Arabic
From the given name Halim.
Damen Dutch
Patronymic form of Daam.
Kodu Estonian
Kodu is an Estonian surname meaning "home".
Okasawara Japanese
Variant reading of Ogasawara.
Blomstrand Swedish
From Swedish blomma (Old Norse blóm) meaning "flower" and strand (Old Norse strǫnd) meaning "beach, sea shore".
Alonto Filipino, Maranao
Means "extraordinary" in Maranao.
Zaken Hebrew
Means "old man" in Hebrew.
Vukašin Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the given name Vukašin.
Zumaquero Castilian
It means someone who deals or works with sumac, either or the spice or the dye.
Moskalenko Ukrainian
Means "child of a moskal" in Ukrainian. A moskal originally denoted somebody who was an inhabitant of the Grand Duchy of Moscow from the 12th to the 15th centuries. However, nowadays it is used as a pejorative term for a Muscovite or, by extension, a Russian... [more]
Coronado Spanish
from coronado "crowned" past participle of coronare "to crown" (from Latin corona "crown") applied as a nickname for someone who behaved in an imperious manner or derived from the village Coronado in Galacia.
Peevey Norman, English
Means "a place with a fine view". Composed of the Old French roots beu, which means "fair" and "lovely", and voir, which means "to see".
Opaliński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish town of Opalenica, Nowy Tomyśl County.
Hantel German (Rare)
Rare Bukovina German variant of Händel.
Karunasekara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit करुणा (karuna) meaning "compassion, mercy" and शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".
Gaylord English
From the given name Gaylord.
Vogt Von Hachenburg Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt. Members of this noble family also used the surnames Vogt von Westerburg und Hachenburg, Vogt von Hachenburg und Blankenburg, and Vogt von Elsaff.
Schwanz German
Form of Schwan. Also means tail in German.
Kibe Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Banderali Italian
Italian cognate of Banner.
Huertas Spanish
Plural form of Spanish huerta meaning "garden, orchard".
Occhibelli Italian
Probably from Italian occhio "eye" and bello "beautiful, good", as a nickname for someone with keen eyesight or attractive eyes. May also originate from a place of the same name.
Petříček Czech
From given name Petr.
Sugimori Japanese
杉 (Sugi) means "cedar tree" and 森 (mori) means "forest".
Loya Basque, Spanish
From a location in Navarre, Spain, probably means "the mud", derived from Basque lohi "mud, mire".
Wedmore English (British)
Habitational name from Wedmore in Somerset, recorded in the 9th century as Wethmor, possibly meaning ‘marsh (Old English mor) used for hunting (w?the)’.
Yandarbieva f Chechen
Feminine form of Yandarbiev.
Serafín Spanish, Galician
From the given name Serafín.
Aita Japanese
Variant of Aida.
Mrtvý m Czech, Slovak
Mrtvý means "Dead".
Adnan Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Adnan.
Disanayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දිසානායක (see Dissanayake).
Elmo Italian
From the given name Elmo.
Yavaş Turkish
Means "slow, calm, soft" in Turkish.
Eckland English (Rare), Norwegian (Anglicized, Rare, Expatriate), Swedish (Anglicized, Expatriate)
Possibly a variant of Ecklund. It might also be an anglicization of the rare Swedish surname Ekland or of a Norwegian name derived from several farmsteads named with eik "oak" and land "land".
Tunç Turkish
From the given name Tunç.