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.
Imbimbo Neapolitan
From Italian bimbo meaning "a child, a male baby" (which is a variant of bambino "child") combined with in-, a prefix indicating "belonging to the family of".
Baskakov Russian
Of Turkic origin, specifically derived from the word "Baskak," which means "tax collector".
Verschoor Dutch
Contracted form of Van der Schoor, roughly meaning "from the shore".
Lipowski Polish, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Lipowo, Lipowa, or Lipowe, named with an adjectival derivative of Polish lipa meaning "lime tree".
Koyano Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 谷 (ya) meaning "valley" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Repac Serbian, Croatian
means little tail
Tavakoli Persian
From the given name Tavakol.
Putney English
habitational name from Putney in Surrey (now Greater London) named in Old English from the personal name Putta (genitive Puttan) and hyth "landing place quay".
Yiğit Turkish
From the given name Yiğit.
Tõnisots Estonian
Tõnisots is an Estonian surname possibly derived from the masculine given name "Tõnis" and "ots" meaning "end"; "Tõnis' end"; a geographical location.
Tregurtha Cornish
A rare Cornish surname that derives its name from either the manor of Tregurtha in the parish of St. Hilary (located in west Cornwall) or from the hamlet of Tregurtha Barton in the parish of St. Wenn (located in central Cornwall)... [more]
Budge English
Nickname from Norman French buge "mouth" (Late Latin bucca), applied either to someone with a large or misshapen mouth or to someone who made excessive use of his mouth, i.e. a garrulous, indiscreet, or gluttonous person... [more]
Mctraynor Irish
Extended form of Trainor.
Sawamura Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, marsh" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Fritschun Romansh
Romanshized form of Frizzoni.
Šaŭčenka Belarusian
Alternative transcription of Belarusian Шаўчэнка (see Shauchenka).
McCart Northern Irish (Anglicized)
Northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Airt, ‘son of Art’, a personal name meaning ‘bear’.
Lillepool Estonian
Lillepool is an Estonian surname meaning "floral at/towards".
Hultqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish Hult and kvist "branch, twig".
Voinov Russian
Derived from the word "voin," which means "warrior" or "soldier" in English. It is a common surname among Russian families and may have originally been used to denote someone who worked as a soldier or was associated with the military in some way.
Doroshenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Dorosh".
Galbier Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Albert.
Mampuzha Malayalam, Indian (Christian)
Meaning: "Mango Tree River"; based on location in India.
Zvizdić Bosnian
Derived from zvizda, meaning "star".
Põllumaa Estonian
Põllumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "farmland".
Komaru Japanese
From Japanese 小丸 (Komaru) meaning "Komaru", a former village in the former district of Mikumi in the former Japanese province of Tajima in parts of present-day Hyōgo, Japan.
Mróz Polish
From a nickname for a white-haired man or alternatively for one of an icy and unsociable disposition, from Polish mróz "frost". Also can be from a short form of the personal name Ambroży
Feijóo Spanish, Portuguese
Derived from Galician feixó, meaning "bean", possibly denoting a bald person.
Overson Danish, Norwegian
Altered spelling of Oveson, itself a patronymic from the personal name Ove, a Danish form of the older Aghi, with a second element possibly meaning "spear".
Mallard English
Either (i) from the Old French male personal name Malhard, brought into England by the Normans but ultimately of Germanic origin and meaning literally "council-brave"; or (ii) from a medieval nickname for someone thought to resemble a male wild duck.
Kawaei Japanese
From 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 栄 (ei) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper".... [more]
Zhumakhanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Zhumakhanov.
Krochmal Polish, Yiddish, Hebrew
Krochmal (Yiddish: קראָכמאַל, Hebrew, קרוכמל/קרוכמאל) is a rare Ashkenazi-Jewish-Polish surname meaning "laundry starch" (a starch solution in water used to whiten and stiffen fabric)... [more]
Emmer German
A topographic name for someone who lived by land where grain was grown, a status name for someone who owned such land, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who grew or dealt in grain.
Arendt German
From the given name Arnold
Liberto Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Liberto.
Rumsfeld German
Variant spelling of Rumfelt. A notable bearer was the American politician, businessman and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (1932-2021).
Ní Bhriain f Irish
Feminine form of Ó Briain.
Boyter Scottish
Denoting a person from the island of Bute.
Ashfield English
Meaning "ash tree field".
Imakyure Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Warizaya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 割 (wari), from 割り (wari) meaning "breakage into separate pieces" and 鞘 (zaya), the joining form of 鞘 (saya) meaning "sheath", referring to a broken sheath.
Karotki m Belarusian
Means "small, short" in Belarusian.
Esteruelas Spanish
Possibly from the place name Camarma de Esteruelas, a village in Madrid.
Nathon English
Variant of Nathan.
Ceddia Italian
Uncertain etymology. Possibly related to Sicilian and Corsican aceddu "bird", from Latin aucellus "little bird".
Zingaro Italian
Means "gypsy" in Italian.
Hathurusinghe Sinhalese
From Sanskrit शत्रु (śatru) meaning "enemy, rival, hostile" and सिंह (siṃha) meaning "lion".
Tapu Moriori
Tapu in the Moriori language means sacred. This was the surname of a 19th century Owenga Moriori leader named Hirawanu Tapu (?-1900).
Berthold German
From the given name Berthold.
Bogdański Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place Bogdany, Bogdanowo, Bogdanka or other locations named with the given name Bogdan.
Giambattista Italian
From the given name Giambattista.
Shih Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 施 (see Shi).
Mac Fithcheallaigh Irish
Proper, non-Anglicized form of Mcfeely, meaning "son of Fithcheallach".
Ballinger American
From the YouTuber, Colleen Ballinger (1986-)
Bowe Medieval English, English, Irish (Anglicized)
There are three possible sources of this surname, the first being that it is a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of bows, a vital trade in medieval times before the invention of gunpowder, and a derivative of the Old English boga "bow", from bugan "to bend"... [more]
Mackson English
Means "son of Mack 2".
Odesyuk Ukrainian
Means "from Odessa".
Maquet French
From a derivative of bac ‘tub’, also ‘ferry’, used as a metonymic occupational name for a maker or for a boatman.... [more]
Caso Italian, Spanish
Possibly derived from a short form of the given name Benincasa, or perhaps from Latin caseum "cheese" as an occupational name for a cheesemaker or shepherd... [more]
Hegazi Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic حجازي (see Hijazi). This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.
Berlin Swedish
Of uncertain origin. The name could be a shortened form of Berglin. It could also be a habitational name from the city in Germany or from a place in Sweden named with ber or berg "mountain"... [more]
Shteynberg Jewish
Russified form of Steinberg.
Nongrum Khasi, Indian
"Nongrum" is the name given for the "Title/Surname" of a persons. It is famous only in Khasi Hills, Meghalaya,shillong, the land of the "Khasis".
Ramamurthy Indian, Tamil
Derived from Sanskrit राम (rāma) meaning "pleasing, pleasant, charming" or "dark, black" (see Rama 1) combined with मूर्ति (mūrti) meaning "idol, icon".
Troise Italian
Possibly a regional name from Turgisius, Latin name of a Norman province of Sicily
Dayaratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දයාරත්න (see Dayaratne).
Çiller Turkish
Means "freckles" in Turkish, referring to a person with freckles on their face. A notable bearer was Turkey's first female prime minister, Tansu Çiller (1946-).
Oorull Estonian
Oorull is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "oot (esker)" and "rull" meaning "roller".
Brocos Galician
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Agolada in the Comarca of O Deza.
Lothrop English
Habitational name from Lowthorpe in East Yorkshire named with the Old Norse personal name Logi and þrop "outlying farmstead".
Fröding Swedish
Meaning uncertain. Possibly from a place name element derived from Swedish frodig meaning "lush, thriving, flourishing" or from the name of the Norse god Frö (see Freyr)... [more]
Khuong Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Khương.
Aksentyev Russian
Variant of Aksyonov (Аксёнов)
Ataollahi Persian
From the given name Ataollah.
Rogov m Russian
From рог (rog) meaning "horn".
Kish English
A name for a person who worked as a maker of leather armor for the knight's legs.
Spina Italian
Means "thorn" in Italian, originally a topographic name for someone who lived by a thorn bush or a habitational name from any of various locations called Spina.
Joplin English
Possibly derived from a Middle English diminutive of Geoffrey, a nickname from Middle English joppe "fool", or from the Biblical name Job... [more]
Wijayaratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයරත්න (see Wijayarathna).
Piirimees Estonian
Piirimees is an Estonian surname meaning "border man".
Ferdous Bengali
From the given name Ferdous.
Sriram Sanskrit
Meaning "The God 'Ram'" in Sanskrit.
Varblane Estonian
Varblane is an Estonian surname meaning "sparrow".
Sakamata Japanese
Perhaps from surname of Naoya Sakamata, who was a composer of dark music.
Rossing Norwegian
ross (came from scotland) ing - added in Norway
Jakeson English
It means "son of Jake"
Munguía Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Mungia.
Rausch German
Nickname for a noisy person, derived from ruschen, meaning "to make a noise" in Middle High German. ... [more]
Gunasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Gunasekara.
Ageykin Russian
variant of Ageyev
Huis Dutch
Dutch cognate of House.
Sibley English (British)
From the Anglo-Saxons influence in England. Said to be derived from the ancient Sibbelee, a woman’s Christian name, and has been traced through Sibilla, Sybbly, and finally Sibley. Sibilla was the name of a Greek princess who uttered the ancient oracles, and is represented on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel... [more]
Bedford English
From the English county Bedfordshire and its principal city or from a small community in Lancashire with the same name. The name comes from the Old English personal name Beda, a form of the name Bede and the location element -ford meaning "a crossing at a waterway." Therefore the name indicates a water crossing once associated with a bearer of the medieval name.
Jethro English
From the given name Jethro.
Honorato Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Honorato
Johanni Romansh
Derived from the given name Johannes.
Vưu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of You, from Sino-Vietnamese 尤 (vưu).
Vogt Von Grafschaft Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt. Bearers of this surname descend from the Edelherren und Vögte von Grafschaft.
Weiher German
Meaning:... [more]
Takamine Japanese
Tákats means "high, expensive" and mine means "peak".
Cowans Scottish, English (British)
Variant of Cowan with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Sugg English (British)
Surname of internet personalities Zoe and Joe Sugg. Zoe is known as Zoella on the website YouTube and has a book on sale called "Girl Online". Joe is also a YouTuber.
Kuki Japanese
From 久 (ku) meaning "long time (ago)" and 鬼 (ki) meaning "ghost, demon, spirit" or 岐 (ki) meaning "fork in a road, to branch off".
Shurenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Shura".
Wadlow English
Habitational name from a lost place, Wadlow in Toddington.
Paternò Italian
From the name of a municipality in Catania, Sicily, of uncertain etymology. It could derive from latinized Ancient Greek Paetram Aitnaion meaning "fortress of the Etnaeans", from Latin-Byzantine paternum praedium (or Paternòn) meaning "landed property inherited from the father", or perhaps from Latin Praeter Aetna "in front of Mount Etna".
Duddridge English
It is locational from a "lost" medieval village probably called Doderige, since that is the spelling in the first name recording (see below). It is estimated that some three thousand villages and hamlets have disappeared from the maps of Britain over the past thousand years... [more]
Olloqui Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Olloki.
Sillem Dutch
Possibly a variant form of Sillen.
Asplet Jèrriais
Of uncertain origin and meaning.
Kreisler German, Jewish
Derivative of Kreisel with the agent suffix -er.
Petroni Italian
Derived from the given name Petronio.
Lepa Estonian
Lepa is an Estonian surname meaning "alder".
Halpin Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish-Gaelic given name Ó Hailpín.
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.
Weetman English
Older form of Waitman.
Moskal Ukrainian
A moskal (москаль) is a derogatory term for Russian person.
Maréchal French, Walloon
French cognate of Marshall and variant of Marchal.
Lumiste Estonian
Lumiste is an Estonian surname relating to "snow".
Oley English
Was my mother's fathers name. Also my mother's brother.
Rapace Swedish (Modern, Rare)
From French and Italian rapace meaning "predatory, bird of prey, raptor". A notable bearer is Swedish actress Noomi Rapace.
Nistor Romanian
From the given name Nistor.
Alibekov Kazakh, Kumyk, Lezgin
Means "son of Alibek".
Amaratunga Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරතුංග (see Amarathunga).
Reinholdt German
From the German given name Reinhold.
Calabaza Spanish, Indigenous American
Nickname from ‘calabaza’ meaning pumpkin squash. This is commonly used by Pueblos (Native Americans) in New Mexico.
Uzel English (?)
Can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.
Hoot German (Americanized)
Americanized form of Hoth.
Villaflor Spanish (Philippines)
Denoted someone who came from the name of the municipality of Villaflor in Castile-León, Spain.
Assange English (Australian, Rare)
Meaning unknown. A famous bearer is Julian Paul Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks.
Fukunaga Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 永 (naga) meaning "eternity".
Ayhan Turkish
Derived from the given name Ayhan.
Bhullar Indian, Punjabi
Probably from the name of a village in Punjab, India, which is of uncertain meaning. This is the name of a Jat clan found in India and Pakistan.
Tee Estonian
Tee is an Estonian surname meaning "road" or "causeway".
Glauber Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Derived from German glauben "to believe" and the suffix -er. It was originally given either to an elder of the tribe, one renowned for his counsel, or to a layman who kept 'the faith'.
Lowery English, Irish
Irish variant of Lowry
Haccoun Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic حق (haqq) meaning "truth", used as a nickname for an honest person.
Alford English, Scottish
Habitational name from any of several places in England, derived from Old English ford "ford, river crossing" and an uncertain first element, possibly eald "old", or the given name Ealdgyð.
Aboma African
Possibly from the Fang or Luo languages
Qurbanlı Azerbaijani
From the given name Qurban.
Boertje Dutch
Diminutive form of Boer.
Margolis Jewish
Derived from Hebrew מרגלית (margalit) meaning "pearl".
Kõrts Estonian
Kõrts is an Estonian surname meaning "pub" or "inn".
Sanx Spanish
A variation of the surname Sáenz, derived from the popular medieval given name Sancho. This given name was originally derived from the Latin name Sanctius a derivative of the Latin word 'sanctus', meaning 'holy'... [more]
Okasaka Japanese
Oka means "mound, hill" and means "slope, hill".
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).
Husson French
From a pet form of Hue a variant of Hugues.
Lachica Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish la chica meaning "the girl", either used as a nickname or a habitational name.
Fisk English (British)
English (East Anglia): metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller, or a nickname for someone supposedly resembling a fish in some way, from Old Norse fiskr ‘fish’ (cognate with Old English fisc).
Häll Estonian
Häll is an Estonian surname meaning "cradle" and "birthplace".
Kasetsiri Thai
From Thai เกษตร (kaset) meaning "farmland" and ศิริ (siri) meaning "glory; splendor".
Stornelli Italian
Meaning uncertain; may be from storno "starling", or directly from stornelli, an Italian lyric or folk song.
Marsland English
Probably derived from some place named as being a boggy place, from Old English mersc meaning "marsh" and land meaning "land". Alternatively, it may be a variant of Markland.
Sotohebo Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 外枦保 (Sotohebo), a clipping of 外枦保門 (Sotohebomon) meaning "Sotohebo Gate", 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, as well as surrounding areas.
Randleman German
Diminutive of the personal name Rand, a short form of various German names with the first element rand meaning shield or wolf.
Bounpraseuth Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ບຸນປະເສີດ (see Bounpaseuth).
Chromý Czech
Czech form of Khromykh
Madalvee Estonian
Madalvee is an Estonian surname meaning "low-lying water".
Srisuwan Thai
From Thai ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour" combined with สุวรรณ (suwan) meaning "gold".
Malinin m Russian
From Russian малина (malina) meaning "raspberry".
Horigome Japanese
掘 (Hori) means "moat" and 米 (gome) means "rice, America". ... [more]
Judeh Arabic
From Arabic جودة (jawdah) meaning "excellence, goodness".
Iparragirre Basque
Derived from Basque ipar "north; north wind" and ageri "open, clear, prominent" (see Aguirre).
Bacolod Filipino, Hiligaynon, Cebuano
Derived from Hiligaynon bakolod meaning "hill, mound, rise". This is also the name of a city in the Negros Occidental province in the Philippines.
Ivey English
Could be a patronymic from the given name Ive, or a habitational name from Ivoy in Cher, northern France.
Moine French
Derived from French moine "monk" (compare Monk).
Botros Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Botros.
Etemadi Persian
From the given name Etemad.
Clements English
Means "son of Clement".
Dabie Akan (Latinized, Modern)
Dabie was originally from the Bono people of Ghana and it is portrayed as a royal name amongst the people. Many individuals who have inherited this name are Chiefs. It's meaning is someone who's a Warrior.
Nou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納 (see ).
Unamuntzaga Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Etxebarria.
Ibba Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Sardinian v-ibba "settlement" (compare Deidda), or from Latin ibi "that place, there".
Weinkauf German
From "wein kaufen" meaning "buy wine" or "wine-buyer"
Pitka Estonian
Pitka is an Estonian surname meanin "tall" or "long".
Corsi Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Corso.
Iv Khmer
Written អ៊ីវ, unexplained. — Note: In the population figure published by the US Census Bureau, the Roman number IV (meaning ‘the fourth’ of the four bearers of the name) may also be counted as a surname Iv.
Moodysson Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "son of Moody". A notable bearer is Swedish director Lukas Moodysson (b. 1969).
Ojaloo Estonian
Ojaloo is an Estonian surname meaning "stream/creek swathe".
Ukraintsev m Russian
Means "from Ukraine", from Russian Украина (Ukraina).
Mashreque Muslim
Name for someone who came from the Mashreq region in the Middle East (modern Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq).
L'Costa Indian (Christian)
Form of La Costa more common among Christians from India.
Tiannaimuang Thai
The surname "เถียรในเมือง" is used after the place they was born: Nai Muang District in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand.
Ilardi Italian
Possibly from the given name Ilardo, which was possibly a derivative of the Germanic name Adalhard... [more]
Aggrawal Hindi, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi अग्रवाल (see Agarwal).
Reaper Scottish
Occupational name for a harvester.
Leather English, Scottish
A metonymic occupational name for a leatherworker or seller of leather goods, and derived from Middle English and Old English lether meaning "leather".
Bellock English, Irish
Meaning "young bull". It was a nickname for energetic people, or those who owned bulls.
Abdukadirov Uzbek
Means "son of Abd al-Qadir" in Uzbek.
Hata Japanese
This is an ancient surname that is another form of Haneda.
Xıdırlı Azerbaijani
From the given name Xıdır.
Bryer English
Variant spelling of Brier, or perhaps sometimes an Americanized form of German Breuer.
De La Hoya Spanish
Means "of the hole" in Spanish.
Coppins English
From a reduced diminutive of Jacob.
Kitazawa Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".