Browse Submitted Surnames

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Enshogan Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 焔硝岩 (see Enshōgan).
Ertuğrul Turkish
From the given name Ertuğrul.
Võigemast Estonian
Võigemast is an Estonian surname meaning "ghastly/horrid structure".
Chanthalangsy Lao
From Lao ຈັນທະ (chantha) meaning "moon" and ລັງສີ (langsi) meaning "ray, beam".
Adorno Italian
From the given name Adorno, meaning "adorned".
Kaljulaid Estonian
Kaljulaid is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff islet".
Kannel Estonian
Kannel is an Estonian surname, taken from the word "kannel"; an Estonian plucked string instrument.
Kilvert English
Probably from an Old Norse personal name Ketilfrith, literally "cauldron peace". The surname was borne by British clergyman and diarist Francis Kilvert (1840-1879).
Thalmann German, Jewish
Either a variant of Thälmann or a variant of Thal with an added suffix man.
Ohtani Japanese
Variant transcription of Ootani.
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]
Yalçınkaya Turkish
Means "steep rock", derived from Turkish yalçın meaning "steep" and kaya meaning "rock, cliff".
Schuman German, Jewish
Anglicised form of Schumann.
Welsch German
From Middle High German welsch, walsch "person from a Romance country (especially Italy), foreigner", hence an ethnic name or in some cases perhaps a nickname for someone who had trading or other connections with the Romance countries.
Busujima Japanese
Sacrifice, Innovative, Powerful
Barr Scottish, Northern Irish
Habitational name from any of various places in southwestern Scotland, in particular Ayrshire and Renfrewshire, named with Gaelic barr "height, hill" or a British cognate of this.
Uz Turkish
Means "beautiful, good, skillful" in Turkish.
Aarelaid Estonian
Aarelaid is an Estonian surname meaning "treasure islet".
Braegon Medieval Scottish (Americanized)
Meaning high noble, or he who shall rule.
Haabjärv Estonian
Haabjärv is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen lake".
Breunig German, German (Austrian), American
Origin probably in Frankfurt am Main... [more]
Javor Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Czech, Slovenian
Unaccented form of Jávor. Used in several Slavic languages.
Broeders Dutch
From Middle Dutch broeder "brother, colleague" or "friar, monk, clergyman". Compare the German surname Bruder.
Jinnouchi Japanese
From the Japanese 陣 (jin) "camp" and 内 (uchi or nai) "inside." The grammatical and phonetic particle ノ or 之 (no) is sometimes written between the other two characters.
Muhsin Arabic, Turkish
From the given name Muhsin
Lantz Swedish
Swedish soldier name meaning "lance". ... [more]
Karenin Russian
Masculine form of the surname Karenina.
Elmahdy Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "the Mahdi" from Arabic مَهْدِيّ (mahdiyy) meaning "guided one, rightly guided". In Islam, the term refers to a figure who will restore peace to the world.
Bedikian Armenian
Based on the diminutive form Bedik of the Western Armenian name Bedros.
Adesina Yoruba
From the given name Adesina
Wimalawansha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විමලවංශ (see Wimalawansa).
Navalnyy m Ukrainian
Means "stormy, cloudy" in Ukrainian. Aleksey Navalnyy was a Russian political dissident of partially Ukrainian origin. He died on 16 February 2024. The more common transcription is Navalny.
Aimasmäki Finnish (Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Majed Arabic
From the given name Majid.
Yazzie Indigenous American, Navajo
Derived from the Navajo word yázhí meaning "little".
Rudeen Swedish (Archaic)
Variant or possibly an anglicized form of Rudén. Rudeen is currently not used in Sweden. One known bearer, bishop Torsten Rudeen (1661-1729), got his name from his father's surname Rudenius (also related to Rudén).
Yule Medieval English
Nickname for someone who was born on Christmas Day or had some other connection with this time of year, from Middle English yule ‘Christmastide’ (Old English geol, reinforced by the cognate Old Norse term jól).
Lesieur French
From old French sieur "lord, overlord" (from Latin senior "elder") fused with le either an occupational name for someone in service of a great lord or an ironic nickname for someone who gives himself airs or graces.
Zeqiri Albanian
Derived from the given name Zeqir.
Fawad Urdu
Derived from the given name Fawad.
Ault English
Variant of Old.
Balogbog Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano balugbog meaning "marble".
Chodecki Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Kuyavian town of Chodecz.
Militão Portuguese (Brazilian)
Locational surname denoting someone who lives near a military base.
Nelke Estonian
Nelke is an Estonian surname meaning "pink", "dianthus" and "carnation".
Cade English
Either possibly from a Middle English form of the Old English personal name Cada itself probably of Brittonic origin from any of a number of names beginning with catu "battle"... [more]
Blonde French
Variant of Blond.
Beshimov Kyrgyz
Possibly derived from the given name Beshim. A known bearer is Bakyt Beshimov, the deputy chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan.
Arafa Arabic (Egyptian)
Possibly from Arabic عَرَفَ (ʿarafa) meaning “to know”.
Chińcz Polish
Variant of Hinc.
Anguiano Spanish (Latinized, Modern)
Anguiano is a small town in the province of La Rioja, Spain.
Suzukaze Japanese
From Japanese 涼 (suzu) meaning "cool, refreshing" and 風 (kaze) meaning "wind".
Owari Japanese
From Japanese 終 (owa) meaning “last, to finish” and 里 (ri) meaning “village, the home of one’s parents, hometown”. The latter character is also an archaic Japanese unit of area.
Blaževska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Blaževski.
Dios Spanish (European)
Means "God" in Spanish.
Abes English
This is likely derived from the given name Abe 1.
Mileikowsky Russian, Belarusian, Polish, Jewish (Ashkenazi)
From Milików, a village in Poland or Mileykov, the name of several villages in Belarus and Russia. This was the ancestral name of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (1948-).
Chalhoub Arabic
Variant transcription of Shalhoub.
Kork Estonian
Kork is an Estonian surname meaning both "cork" and "cap".
Chamuotsch Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from Romansh chamuotsch "chamois".
Tepper German
Meaning "tavern owner"
Sis Czech
Derived from German süss "sweet".
Curnow Cornish
Ethnic name for someone from Cornwall.
Cyrus English
From the given name Cyrus. A notable bearer is American singer and songwriter, Miley Cyrus (1992-).
Palmito Judeo-Spanish (Portuguese-style, Rare)
Old family immigrants to Aruba and Curaçao and São Vicente in Brazil surname derives from palm or symbol of Judaism.
Hanratty Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hInreachtaigh meaning "descendant of Ionnrachtach", a given name meaning "attacker".
Åslund Swedish
Combination of Swedish ås "ridge, esker" and lund "grove".
Papamichael Greek, English (Rare)
Means "son of priest Michael".
Esmaili Persian
From the given name Ismail.
Hoogland Dutch
A toponoymic or habitational surname meaning "highland", derived from Middle Dutch hooch "high" and lant "land".
Al-tamimi Arabic
Variant of Tamimi with the definite article ال (al).
Mondragón Spanish
From the name of a town in Basque County, Spain, which is derived from Latin mons draconis meaning "dragon mountain".
Dmitrieva f Russian
Feminine form of Dmitriev.
Tauber German
Occupational name for a pigeon breeder, from German Taube "pigeon, dove".
Goodrich English
Derived from the given name Godric or a habitational name from a village called Goodrich in Herefordshire, of the same origin.
Annou Japanese
From 安 (an) meaning "peaceful, cheap, relax" and 濃 (nou) meaning "thick, dark color".
Bora Turkish
From the given name Bora 1.
Ossoliński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Ossolin.
Gammon English
From a medieval nickname applied to a merry or sportive person (from Middle English gamen "game"), or to someone who walked in a strange way or had some peculiarity of the legs (from Anglo-Norman gambon "ham").
Karp Polish
From Middle High German karp(f)e Middle Low German karpe or Slavic (Russian and Polish) and Yiddish karp ‘carp’ hence a metonymic occupational name for a carp fisherman or seller of these fish or a nickname for someone thought to resemble the fish.... [more]
Bychan Welsh
Proper, unanglicized form of Vaughan.
Wacker German
From a nickname for a bold or energetic person, from Middle High German wacker meaning ‘fresh’, ‘lively’, ‘brave’, or ‘valiant’.
Bartolome Spanish (Philippines)
From the given name Bartolomé primarily used in the Philippines.
Pankratz German (East Prussian)
The name originated in Holland, as a surname chosen in 1811 when Napoleon insisted that all Dutch people have permanent surnames passed down to children. This particular family chose the name of a venerated saint - Saint Pancras, the patron saint of children... [more]
Agagnier French
Meaning "Winner" from the french word "gagner" ... [more]
Salim Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Lin (林). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Zloczower Polish, Jewish
Denoted a person from Zolochiv (known as Złoczów in Polish), a small city in the Lviv Oblast of Ukraine.
Künnapuu Estonian
Künnapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "European white elm tree" (Ulmus laevis).
Godinjak Bosnian
From Bosnian godina, meaning "year".
Sarakis m Greek
Possibly a variant of Sarakinos.
Von Asheburg English
The last name of Bridget Von Asheburg.
Kubrava Abkhaz
Mingrelian form of an Abkhaz surname of unknown meaning.
Kangjeong Korean (Archaic)
Meaning unknown. Surname for 50 koreans, very archaic.
Dinwiddie Scottish
Habitational name from Dinwoodie near Dumfries. The place name is first recorded in 1296 in the form Dinwithie/Dunwythye and is probably named with British words that are ancestors of Welsh din meaning “forest” + gwydd meaning “shrubs, bushes.”
Akkuş Turkish
Means "white bird" from Turkish ak meaning "white" and kuş meaning "bird".
Shitamori Japanese
From 下 (shita) meaning "lower, downstream, under" combined with 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Amat Catalan
From the Latin given name Amatus, meaning "beloved".
Youssif Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Yusuf.
Dorzhiev Buryat
From the given name Dorzho.
Corzine Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of Cosijn.
Honegger Swiss
Arthur Honegger (10 March 1892 – 27 November 1955) was a Swiss composer, and a member of Les Six, a group of composers associated with Jean Cocteau and Erik Satie. His most famous work is "Pacific 231".
Carrey Irish
Variant of Carey. A famous bearer is Canadian-American actor and comedian Jim Carrey (1962-).
Anastassakis Greek
Crete born John Anthony Aniston, (birth name Yiannis Anitios Anastassakis) is an American actor and the father of actress Jennifer Aniston.
O'Marr Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
This surname originated from the name 'Maher'. The O' means 'grandson of'. ... [more]
Weetman English
Older form of Waitman.
Dubljević Montenegrin
Derived from dublje (дубље), meaning "deeper".
Naguib Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Najib. Mohamed Naguib (1901-1984) was the first president of Egypt.
Kuschmann German, Jewish
Probably derived from a Germanized form of the Ancient Greek given name Kosmas.
Vəlizadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Vəli".
Böing German
From the Germanic name Boio (compare Boye).
Bryntesson Swedish
Means "son of Brynte"
Ryuhfuku Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 竜福 or 龍福 (see Ryūfuku).
Sachdev Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Punjabi
From Sanskrit सत्य (satya) meaning "true, virtuous, good" and देव (devá) meaning "deity, god".
Azari Persian
Means "Azeri, Azerbaijani" in Persian.
Brancazio Italian (Rare)
Derived from the medieval Italian masculine given name Brancazio, which itself is derived from Brancatius (also found spelled as Brancaccius and Brancatus), a late Latin corruption of the given name Pancratius... [more]
Tõru Estonian
Tõru is an Estonian surname meaning "acorn".
Okuda Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小管 (see Kosuge).
Aomatsu Japanese
Ao means "green, blue" and matsu means "pine".
Aoraki Maori (Rare)
This less-common Maori surname is from the name of New Zealand's highest mountain - Aoraki/Mt Cook
Davidova Russian
Feminine form of Davidov.
Naydenov Bulgarian
Means "son of Nayden".
Sakatou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 坂頭 or 阪頭 (see Sakatō).
Saddam Arabic
Derived from the given name Saddam.
Wynn Welsh
Derived from the given name Gwynn, itself from Welsh gwyn meaning "white, fair; blessed".
Ōhira Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful".
Jolicoeur French (Quebec), Haitian Creole
From Old French joli "joyful, cheerful" and cuer "heart". It was originally a nickname for a cheerful person. This was a frequent French Canadian secondary surname (or dit name).
Kennerk English
The surname Kennerk was first found in Westphalia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families in the western region. From the 13th century onwards the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.
McCartan Scottish Gaelic
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Artáin (meaning ‘son of Artán’), which is a diminutive of the personal name Art, meaning ‘bear’.
Karunasena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit करुणा (karuna) meaning "compassion, mercy" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".
Hime Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 姫 (hime) meaning "princess".... [more]
Varaste Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian وارسته (see Varasteh).
Ree Estonian
Ree is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "rehi" meaning "barn".
Applebee English
Variant spelling of Appleby.
Okochi Japanese
Variant transcription of Ookouchi.
Abenayake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේනායක (see Abeynayake).
Buayaem Thai
From Thai บัว (bua) meaning "lotus" and แย้ม (yaem) meaning "bloom, blossom".
Meader English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, from Mead 1 + the suffix -er, denoting an inhabitant.
Riehl German (Austrian), German
Either from the given name Rühle or a from the location of Rühle or Riehl.
Kreit Upper German
Topographic name from Middle High German geriute meaning “land cleared for farming”
Muinasmaa Estonian
Muinasmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "ancient land".
D'annunzio Italian
Patronymical form of Annunzio, Italian form of the Latin given name Annuntius. A famous bearer of this surname is Italian poet Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863-1938).
Touilbini Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Meaning unknown. A bearer is Abdelaziz Touilbini (1978-), an Algerian boxer.
Kooij Dutch
From Dutch kooi meaning "cage", often referring to a pen or duck decoy (a plot of land with a pond set aside to lure in ducks). Occupational name for someone who raised or hunted ducks, or who made cages.
Zarautz Basque
From the name of a town in Basque Country, Spain, possibly derived from zara "bush, undergrowth" and a variant of (h)aitz "rock, stone".
Higashiosaka Japanese
Higashi means "east", o means "great, large", and saka means "hill, slope".
Norrington English
Derived from Old English norþ in tun meaning "north of the village".
Kuniyuki Japanese
Kuni means "country, large place" and yuki can mean "good" or "snow".
Takigawa Japanese
From Japanese 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Abuzərova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Abuzərov.
Kudaibergen Kazakh
Derived from the given name Kudaibergen.
Attia Arabic
From the given name Atiya.
Nevala Finnish
From Finnish word 'neva', which is a marsh type and '-la', a suffix used for places.
Hood Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hUid meaning "descendant of Ud", a given name of uncertain derivation. Compare Mahood.
Zaidi Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Zaid.
Del Prete Italian
Variant of Prete. From Italian prete meaning "priest".
Čeliković Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian "čelik", ultimately from Turkish çelik, meaning "steel". The -ović suffix is a patronym.
Vlaams Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
From Dutch and Flemish meaning "Flemish".
Sillaste Estonian
Sillaste is an Estonian surname meaning "pertaining to bridges".
Dayawansa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit दया (daya) meaning "compassion, pity" and वंश (vansa) meaning "lineage, clan, family".
Smokvina Croatian
Derived from smokva meaning ''fig''.
Koori Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 氷 (see Kōri).
Yousufzai Pashto
Alternate transcription of Yousafzai.
Laithwaite English
Habitational name for a person from the places named Laithwaite in Pemberton or Cockerham, derived from Old Norse hlaða "storehouse, barn" and þveit "clearing".
Çatal Turkish
Means "fork, prong, yoke" in Turkish.
Atley English
Variant of Atlee.... [more]
Nizam Arabic, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Nizam.
Sakulcharoensuk Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai สกลเจริญสุข (see Sakuncharoensuk).
Lien Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 连 (see Lian).
Halart French
Derived from the Germanic given name Halhard.
Zholdoshova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Zholdoshov.
Schuch German
Likely derived from SCHUMACHER (Shoe Maker)
Shadrach English
From the given name Shadrach.
Kazan Ukrainian, Belarusian, Jewish
From Turkish kazan meaning "kettle, boiler, furnace".
Komura Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small, Little" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, hamlet, village".
Eisenberg German, Jewish
Means "iron hill" from German isen meaning "iron" and berg meaning "hill".
Kostoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Kostoski.
Nushishiro Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 主代 (see Nushiro).
Katsura Japanese
This surname is used as 桂, 勝占, 勝羅, 勝良, 曽良 or 葛良 with 桂 (kei, katsura) meaning "cinnamon tree, Japanese Judas-tree", 勝 (shou, ka.tsu, katsu, -ga.chi, sugu.reru, masa.ru) meaning "excel, prevail, victory, win", 曽 (so, sou, zou, katsu, katsute, sunawachi) meaning "before, ever, formerly, never, once", 葛 (kachi, katsu, kuzu, tsudzura, katsura) meaning "arrowroot, kudzu", 占 (sen, urana.u, shi.meru) meaning "divining, forecasting, fortune-telling, get, have, hold, occupy, take", 羅 (ra, usumono) meaning "gauze, Rome, thin silk" and 良 (ryou, i.i, yo.i, ra) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled."... [more]
Plevneliev Bulgarian
From the Bulgarian name for the Greek village of Petroussa (called Plevnya in Bulgarian), itself derived from Bulgarian плевня (plevnya) meaning "barn". A notable bearer is Bulgarian president Rosen Plevneliev (1964-).
Cinco Filipino
From a Hispanicised form of the Hokkien surname Go.
Papaqui Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl pakini meaning "happy".
Mokh Russian
Derived from Russian мох (mokh) meaning "moss".
Parvez Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Parviz.
Talib Arabic
From the given name Talib.
Kala Estonian
Kala is an Estonian surname meaning "fish".
Fornari Italian
From Italian fornaio "baker", ultimately from Latin furnus "oven".
Siamak Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Syamak.
Ketterley English
Meaning unknown. It is used in C.S. Lewis' novel, the Magician's Nephew, as the surname of Andrew and Letty Ketterley.
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