Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the order is random.
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Sturdivant English
Perhaps a nickname for messenger, a pursuivant or a hasty person, derived from Middle English stirten, sterten meaning "to start, leap" (ultimately from Old English styrtan) and avaunt meaning "forward" (itself from Old French).
Mathias French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish
French, Dutch: from the personal name Mathias (see Matthew).... [more]
Vasilevski m Macedonian
Means "son of Vasil".
Valdivieso Spanish
This place-name is derived from the Asturian word val-di-vieso, which means old man's-valley.
Ariyawansha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ආරියවංශ (see Ariyawansa).
Macaraeg Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog makaraig meaning "one who defeats, one who overcomes".
Isogai Japanese
From Japanese 磯 (iso) meaning "seashore, beach" and 貝 (kai) meaning "shellfish".
Dianich Romanian
From Istrian Romanian.
Bryley English
Variant of Briley.
Fitzhenry Irish
Means "son of Henry" in Anglo-Norman French.
Lumbanbatu Batak
From Batak lumban meaning "village, hamlet" and batu meaning "stone".
Lickert German (East Prussian)
Derived from the German feminine name Luitgard, and thus ultimately from Old High German liut "people" and garto "garden; enclosure".
Boys English
From the Old French word bois, which means "wood," indicates that the original bearer lived near a wooded area, such as a forest.
Karlin Polish
Polish habitational name from a village in Poland.
Ampaso Filipino, Maranao
Derived from ampasoʼ, a Maranao ancestral title.
Tetouani Moroccan
Habitational name from the city of Tetouan.
Khuất Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Qu, from Sino-Vietnamese 屈 (khuất).
Villaseñor Galician (Hispanicized)
Habitational name, apparently a Castilianized spelling of Galician Vilseñor, from any of three places in Lugo province named Vilaseñor.
Rushe English, Irish
Variant of Rush
Smolensky Russian
Refers to a region in Western Russia named "Smolensk".
Todeschini Italian
From Italian tedesco "German, of Germany".
Narita Japanese
From Japanese 成 (nari) meaning "become" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Nazarov Russian
Means "son of Nazar".
Khondoker Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).
Avetisyan Armenian
Means "son of Avetis".
Downard English
Downard comes from England as a diminutive of Downhead in Somerset and Donhead in Wiltshire.
Bloemendaal Dutch
Means "valley of flowers", the name of several places in the Netherlands, derived from bloem "flower" and dal "valley, dale". Cognate to German Blumenthal.
Konings Dutch
Patronymic form of Koning.
Grabarek Polish
Occupational name from a diminutive of Polish grabarz meaning "gravedigger".
Vujanić Serbian
Means "son of Vujan".
Sendulla Medieval French
the name was originally from a town in the champagne valley that does not exist any more because of World War I the town's name is forgotten and all we have about it is the name sendulla a young girl whom live there as a child
Muirhead Scottish
Derived from many places in southern Scotland with the same name, from northern Middle English muir meaning "moor" and heid meaning "head, end".
Khertek Tuvan
Meaning uncertain.
Gullick English
From the Middle English personal name Gullake, a descendant of Old English Gūthlāc, literally "battle-sport".
Gooday English
Modernized form of Goody.
Aasmäe Estonian
Possibly derived from Estonian aas "meadow, lea" and mäe "mountain, hill".
Aydyn Turkish (Russified)
Russified form of Aydın.
Ahara Japanese
A means "second, Asia" and hara means "field, plain".
Ryne German (Swiss)
Respelling of Swiss German Rhyn, a topographic name for someone living on the Rhine river, Middle High German Rin.
Sosby English
Possibly a variant of Soulsby
Pačariz Bosnian
Derived from Turkish "paçariz" meaning "damage, difficulty, or mess" ... [more]
Hrechko Ukrainian
Means "buckwheat".
Juus Estonian
Juus is an Estonia surname meaning "hair".
Hendrickson German
Derivative of the Old German personnel “Heimric” meaning “home rule”.
Coto Spanish, Galician
Habitational name from any of the many places named "Coto" especially in Galicia and Asturias. From coto meaning "ground".
Okawa Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 川 or 河 (kawa) "river."
Urbane Latvian
Latvian form of Urban.
Badillo Spanish
One who came from Badillo (small ford), in Spain. This looks like the diminutive form of "badil" meaning a fire shovel. "Badillo" comes from "vado" meaning a place to cross the river. Other Spanish names from this name source are Vado, Bado and Vadillo.
Saïdi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Sa'id.
Anisimova f Russian
Feminine form of Anisimov.
Mirzadeh Persian
Means "prince" in Persian, derived from Arabic أمير (amir) meaning "prince, commander" combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Hull Estonian
Hull is an Estonian surname meaning "loon" (Gavia).
Kamali Persian
From the given name Kamal 1.
Cake English
From the Middle English cake denoting a flat loaf made from fine flour (Old Norse kaka), hence a metonymic occupational name for a baker who specialized in fancy breads. It was first attested as a surname in the 13th century (Norfolk, Northamptonshire).
Aniceto Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Aniceto.
Hódar Spanish
Spanish surname with unknown origin. Violeta Hódar is a notable bearer.
Burney English, Irish
Form of the French place name of 'Bernay' or adapted from the personal name Bjorn, ultimately meaning "bear".
Hartwell English
Habitational name from places in Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, and Staffordshire called Hartwell, from Old English heorot ‘stag’, ‘hart’ + wella ‘spring’, ‘stream’... [more]
Coray Romansh
Derived from the given name Conrad.
Huckabee English
This surname originated as a habitational name, derived from Huccaby in Devon, England; this place name is derived from two Old English elements: the first, woh, meaning "crooked"; the second, byge, meaning "river bend".... [more]
Mastenbroek Dutch
Originally indicated a person from the polder area of Mastenbroek in the Dutch province of Overijssel, as well as a small village built around a church in the middle of that polder area. The place names derive from Middle Dutch mast meaning "pole, mast" or "pig feed, fodder" combined with broek meaning "marsh, wetland".
Hiielaid Estonian
Hiielaid is an Estonian surname meaning "grove islet".
MacGillis Scottish
The MacGillis surname is a very rare surname from Scotland. It means "Mac Giolla Iosa", and translates to "son of the servant of Jesus". The surname was first found in Perthshire in central Scotland.... [more]
Tomikawa Japanese
From 富/冨 (tomi) meaning "riches, wealth, fortune" combined with 川/河 (kawa) meaning "river."
Utsunomiya Japanese
From Japanese 宇 (u) meaning "house, eaves, universe", 都 (tsu) meaning "city", and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
Palling Estonian
Palling is an Estonian surname meaning "serve".
Kippasto Estonian
Kippasto is an Estonian surname derived from "kippama" meaning to "tilt", "rock" and "topple".
Kain Irish
Variant of Kane.
Plummer English
1. Occupational name for a worker in lead, especially a maker of lead pipes and conduits, from Anglo-Norman French plom(m)er, plum(m)er ‘plumber’, from plom(b), plum(b) ‘lead’ (Latin plumbum)... [more]
Salulaht Estonian
Salulaht is an Estonian surname meaning "grove bay".
Zalewska f Polish
Feminine form of Zalewski.
Michizoe Japanese
From the Japanese 道 (michi) "road," "way," "path" and 添 (zoe or soe) "addition," "add-on," "improvememnt."
Kuru Turkish
Means "dry, bare" in Turkish.
Asgharzadeh Persian
Means "born of Asghar".
Mustaine English
meaning unknown. though we all no singer/guitarist for the metal band megadeth. Dave Mustaine!
Van Lier Dutch
More common form of van Lieren.
Tachikura Japanese
Tachi means "stand" and kura means "granary, storehouse, warehouse, have, possess".
Appelman Dutch
Occupational name from Middle Dutch apelmanger "apple seller".
Figgins English
Derived from a medieval diminutive of Fulk (such as Fygge or Fulchon).
Annasohn German (Swiss)
Derived from the given name Anna and German Sohn "son".
Gillis Dutch
Dutch form of Giles.
Chawla Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
Derived from the name of a clan in the Arora community, which is apparently named with Sanskrit तांडुल (cawal) meaning "rice". Originating from the Punjab region of India and Pakistan, the name is also derived from Aror (now Rohri), a city in the Sukkur District, Sindh, Pakistan, and the community comprises both Hindus and Sikhs.
Thorp English
Variant of Thorpe.
Shahbaz Urdu
From the given name Shahbaz.
Shy English (American)
Americanization of Schei.
Neuber German
Contracted form of Neubauer.
Wend German
Variant of Wendt.
Iir Estonian
Iir is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "hiir", meaning "mouse".
Kakutani Japanese
From Japanese 角 (kaku) meaning "corner" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Sanda Japanese
Variant of Mita.
Gilmor Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the surnames Gil and Mor, means "happy myrrh" in Hebrew, also a modern Hebrew version of the surname Gilmore.
Bolloré Breton
Bolloré derives from bod which means bush and lore which means laurel in Breton
Erratzuriz Basque (Rare, Archaic)
From the name of a farmhouse in Baztan, Navarre, derived from Basque erratz "broom (plant), Spanish broom" and zuri "white" with the toponymic suffix -iz.
Âu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Ou, from Sino-Vietnamese 區 (âu).
Annoura Japanese
From 案 (an) meaning "table, desk, legal case, rough draft", (no) an invisible possessive particle, and 浦 (ura) meaning "inlet, bay".
Inomata Japanese
From Japanese 猪 (ino) meaning "wild boar" and 俣 (mata) or 股 (mata) both meaning "fork, crotch".
Takayasu Japanese
Taka means "tall, high" and yasu means "cheap, inexpensive, relax"
Pelham English
From the name of a place in Hertfordshire, which meant "Peotla's homestead" in Old English.
Théodore French
From the given name Théodore.
Donadieu French
Meaning “given to God”, surname given to a child because they were given to a priest or monastery or either an orpan.
Fontanna Polish
Polish cognate of Fontaine.
Bromley English
Habitational name from any of the many places so called in England. Most of them derived from Old English brom "common broom" and leah "woodland, clearing".
Itakura Japanese
From Japanese 板 (ita) meaning "plank, board" and 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse".
Springall English
Means (i) "operator of a springald (a type of medieval siege engine)" (from Anglo-Norman springalde); or (ii) from a medieval nickname for a youthful person (from Middle English springal "youth").
Temu Swahili
Derived from Swahili timu meaning "team".
Celda Spanish (Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
The Spanish word for 'cell', as in prison cell.
Fältskog Swedish
Combination of Swedish fält "field" and skog "forest". Agnetha Fältskog (b. 1950) is a Swedish singer and former member of ABBA.
Imagyuure Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imagyūre).
Asusaar Estonian
Asusaar is an Estonian surname meaning "resident (of) island" ("island dweller/resident").
Carnahan Irish
From the Irish Cearnaghan, meaning "victorious"
Yassir Arabic
Derived from the given name Yasir.
Xx Chinese
Some characteristic forenames: Chinese: Wei, Jing, Jian, Ming, Li, Yi, Hui, Bin, Gang, Hong, Ping, Jin, Min, Chong, You, Chang, Hu, Neng, Shen, Yiming, Yiping. Vietnamese Long, Hao, Lan, Hai, Bian, Buu, Cong, Dai, Mai, Nu, Quan, Thi.... [more]
Franzblau Jewish
Means "french blue" in German. One of the many names assigned to Jews during the rule of Emperor Joseph II, who required all Jews in the Hapsburg Empire to adopt surnames.
Burgen English
Habitational name for someone from Burgundy, France.
Emi Japanese
Means bay. In other characters, Emi is also a feminine given name.
Foxwell English
Means "fox stream", from Old English fox and well(a), meaning stream.
Əzizov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Əziz".
Masamoto Japanese (Rare)
Masa means "proper, right" and moto meabs "source, root, origin".
Majange Shona
Meaning unknown.
Chornohuz Ukrainian
Means "stork" in Ukrainian.
Heidel German
Possibly derived from the given name Heidi.
Odoğlu Turkish
Means "fire son", from Turkish od meaning "fire" and oğul meaning "son".
Oks Estonian
Oks is an Estonian surname meaning "branch" or "bough".
Pemberly English
From the given name Paegna, ber meaning "barley" and leah meaning "clearing".
Popoff Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Попов (see Popov).
Gabe Biblical Hebrew
From the name Gabriel
Flyte English
Means "stream" from Old English fleot.
Glaros Greek
Shiny eyes .
Sontag German, Jewish
"sunday;" usually given to a person who was born on a sunday.
Erdene Mongolian
Meaning "jewel" or "treasure".
Ilyichev m Russian
Variant of Ilyin.
Alb Romanian
From Romanian meaning "white".
Higuaín Spanish (Rare), Basque (Hispanicized)
Derived from the Basque surname Iguain, of uncertain origin.
Mitcham English
Habitational name from Mitcham in Surrey so named from Old English micel "big" and ham "village homestead" or ham "water meadow" meaning either "the great homestead" or "the great meadow".
Hike English
To hike or move, to walk, someone who hikes.
Ōtsuka Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Berikov m Kazakh
Means "son of Berik".
Dorkenoo Akan
Meaning unknown.
Wanless English
From a medieval nickname for an ineffectual person (from Middle English wanles "hopeless, luckless").
Fenrich De Gjurgjenovac German
Fenrich is a German family name, derived from a military title 'fenrich'/'fähn(d)rich' meaning "ensign" or "standard bearer" (bannerman), from early New High German fenrich. The term was formed and came into use around 1500, replacing Middle High German form vener, an agent derivative of Alemannic substantive van (flag).... [more]
Ventrella Italian
Derived from a diminutive form of ventre "belly, midriff, stomach". Can also be an altered form of Venturella (see Ventura).
Shidehara Japanese
From Japanese 幣 (shide) meaning "currency" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, meadow, plain".
Budrioli Italian
Possibly derived from the Greek bòthros or Latin butrium, both of which mean “moat”.... [more]
Aruvee Estonian
Aruvee is an Estonian surname meaning "grassy meadow water".
Hartono Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of various Chinese surnames such as Chen (陳), He (何), Huang (黃), Xiang (向)... [more]
Podshivalov m Russian
From Russian подшивать (podshivat'), meaning "to hem (sew)".
Khouw Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Xu 2 used by Chinese Indonesians.
Gijon Spanish
From the city of Gijón (Asturian form Xixón) located in the Principality of Asturias in Spain.
Canteloup French
Name of several places in France. The surname means "Song of the Wolf" from canta and loup as in "place where the wolves howl".
Skënderi Albanian
Derived from the given name Skënder.
Lambros Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Λαμπρος (see Lampros), derived from Greek λαμπρός (lampros) meaning "bright, shining, brilliant"... [more]
Ikeura Japanese
From 池 (ike) meaning "pond, cistern, pool, reservoir" and 浦 (ho, ura) meaning "inlet, seacoast, seashore."
Nishizaki Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 﨑 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Tokugawa Japanese
From 徳 (toku) meaning "virtue" and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".
Lisowski Polish
Name for someone from any of various locations named Lisowa, Lisowo, Lisów or Lisowice, all derived from Polish lis meaning "fox".
Grimaldo Spanish, Italian
From the given name Grimaldo.
Firmino Portuguese
Surname descendant of Firmino, meaning “firm”. A famous bearer is Brazilian footballer Roberto Firmino.
Chang Korean
Variant romanization of Jang.
Galantuomo Italian
Meaning "gentleman"
Edduson m Icelandic
Means "son of Edda 2". Used only by men.
Imperato Italian
From the personal name Imperato from the past participle of imperare "to rule to command".
Vilaamil Spanish
Habitational name from Villamil a place in Asturias.
Bhavaraju Sanskrit
It is a patronymic name, meaning it is from the father’s or ancestor’s name. It is derived from the Sanskrit words “bha,” which means “knowledge,” and “raja,” which means “king.” So, it means “king of knowledge” or “one who is knowledgeable.”
Rajabov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Rajab".
Pelka Polish
Reduced pet form of the given name Świętopełk.
Baresi Italian
Variant of Barrese. A famous bearer is Franchino "Franco" Baresi (1960-), as well as his brother Giuseppe Baresi (1958-), both former Italian soccer players.
Vise English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a boundary, Old French devise.
Mel'nik Russian, Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Melnik.
Alajas Filipino
Meaning "Jewelry" English
Wills English
Patronymic from Will.
Maddow Jewish
A famous bearer of this surname is Rachel Anne Maddow (Born on April 1, 1973) whose Jewish ancestors came from Russia and Poland but according to today’s borders would be Ukraine and Lithuania. ... [more]
Weishaupt German
Nickname for someone with white hair from Middle High German wiz "white" and houbit "head". German cognate of Whitehead.
Tsygan Russian
Derived from Russian цыган (tsygan) meaning "gypsy".
Mariotto Italian
From the given name Mariotto.
Monteith Scottish
From the name of the district of Menteith in south Perthshire, Scotland, derived from Gaelic monadh meaning "hill pasture" combined with the Scottish river name Teith. A famous bearer was the Canadian actor and musician Cory Monteith (1982-2013), who played Finn Hudson on the American television series Glee (2009-2015).
Acosta Spanish
Surname (from location)... [more]
Bondarev m Russian
Russian form of Bondarenko.
Mussard French
French cognate of Mussett.
Stannard English
From the medieval personal name Stanhard, literally "stone-strong" or "stone-brave".
Kikuta Japanese
From Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Jamgotchian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ժամկոչյան (see Zhamkochyan).
Mansourzadeh Persian
Means "born of Mansour".
Dax English
Either derived from the town of Dax in France or from the Old English given name Dæcca (of unknown meaning).
Kularathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලරත්න (see Kularatne).
Hatzi Greek
A Greek rendering of حاج‎ (ḥājj), denoting one who has successfully completed a pilgrimage. In a Christian context, the title designates a person who has visited Jerusalem and the Holy Land and was baptised in the Jordan River... [more]
Tulip English
Habitational name for a person who lived in an area abundant with tulips.
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]
Cena Arabic (Egyptian), Albanian, Kosovar
Derived from the given name Husain.
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]
Feoktistov Russian
Means "son of Feoktist".
Krumwiede German
Location-based name for people who lived by a gnarled old willow tree.... [more]
Melanchthon History
Means "black earth", derived from Greek μελανός (melanos), the genitive of the adjective μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark", and χθών (chthon) meaning "land, earth, soil"... [more]
Younes Arabic
Variant transcription of Yunus.
Deutsch German, English
Means "German" in German.
Naiki Japanese
From 内 (nai) meaning "inside" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Zaib Urdu
From the given name Zaib.
Yan Chinese
From Chinese 严 (yán) referring to the ancient fief of Yan Jun (嚴君) that existed in what is now Sichuan province.
Guggenheimer Jewish
Originally indicated a person from either Gougenheim in Alsace or Jugenheim in Hesse, perhaps meaning "home of Gogo(n)". Gogo(n) is a Germanic personal name
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