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.
Vaane Estonian
Vaane is an Estonian surname meaning "pious" and "devout".
Rhein German
From the German name for the River Rhine, denoting somebody whom lived within close proximity to the river. The river name itself comes from a Celtic word meaning 'to flow' (Welsh redan, 'run, flow').
Van Holt Dutch
Means "from the forest", a variant of Holt.
Saykhman Punjabi
This name is a boy's name. used as surname name. mostly used as boys name of Sikh or Hindu religion. originated from Punjabi. (sikh) means "learner" and (maan) means "mind". "Learner's Mind"
Ceaușescu Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian ceauș "doorman, courier, usher" (ultimately derived from Ottoman Turkish çavuş "messenger, sergeant"). A notable bearer of the surname is the infamous Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu.
Aua Estonian
Aua is an Estonian surname meaning "honorable".
Axiotis Greek
Axiotis refers to a family that originated in Naxos Greece. The feminine form is Axioti.
Olivas Catalan
Variant spelling of Olives, habitational name from Olives in Girona province, or a topographic name from the plural of Oliva.
Stem German
Tis is my Surname, of German ancestry.
Kasepuu Estonian
Means "birch tree", from Estonian kase "birch" and puu "tree".
Roose English, Dutch, German
Variant spelling of Rose 1, Rose 2, Roos or Ross.
Homma Japanese
From 本 (hon, moto) meaning "origin, source, root" and 間 (ma) meaning "pause, between, while".
Bareng Ilocano
Means "hope" in Ilocano.
Ragettli Romansh
Derived from a truncated form of Anrig in combination with the diminutive suffix -ett and the diminutive suffix -li.
Boro Indian, Bodo
From the name of the Boro (or Bodo) people, itself either meaning "great people" or derived from the name of the Hindu god Varaha.
Chantharangsu Thai (Rare)
From Thai จันทราง (chantharang), possibly from จันทร (chan) meaning "moon" and ศุ (su) of unknown meaning.
Babrauskas m Lithuanian
Ultimately from the Balto-Slavic element *bébrus meaning "beaver". It is possibly an adaptation of Polish Bobrowski, or a related Slavic surname.
Pechtold German, Dutch, Jewish
From the Old German given name Pechtholt, which is composed of the elements pecht "rotation" and holdt "hero". As a Dutch-language surname, it is derived from the Middle Dutch given name Pechte combined with Old High German walt "power, authority"... [more]
Latheef Dhivehi
From the given name Latheef.
Babazoe Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 馬場添 (Babazoe) meaning "Babazoe", a name of a group of several households for the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.
Cramer German, English
Variant of German surname Krämer.
İbrahim Turkish, Uyghur
From the given name İbrahim.
Verver Dutch
Variant of Ververs,
Arashi Japanese
This surname is used as 嵐 (ran, arashi) meaning "storm, tempest."... [more]
Coss English
English short form of Cossio.
Most German
Metonymic occupational name for a producer or seller of must, i.e. unfermented grape juice, from Middle High German most, ultimately derived from Latin mustum vinum meaning "young (i.e. fresh) wine"... [more]
Capeder Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Peder.
Wedderburn Scottish
From the name of a location in Berwickshire, Scotland, which is derived from wedder “wether” and Old English burn “stream”.
Coverdale English (British)
From the valley (Dale) of the river Cover.... [more]
Wollschläger German
Occupational name for someone who prepared wool for spinning by washing and combing or carding it, from Middle High German wolle(n)slaher, -sleger, Middle Low German wullensleger (literally ‘wool beater’).
Hany Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Hani.
Hevia Asturian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Siero.
Omtzigt Dutch
Derived from Dutch omzicht meaning "cautious, careful, circumspection", ultimately from the verb omzien meaning "to look around". It may have originated in a Dutch village with several farms named Omzicht, or as a nickname for a cautious person... [more]
Chamoto Japanese (Rare)
From 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" and 本 (moto) meaning "origin, source".
Munguía Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Mungia.
Plantz English (American)
Deriving from England. "Men known as a Planter was an English term for people who were "planted" abroad in order to promote a political, religious cause or for colonization purposes." ... [more]
Bekmuratov Kazakh
Means "son of Bekmurat".
Amarasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසිංහ (see Amarasinghe).
Ampao Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao ampaw meaning "detour" or "popped rice".
Kackley German
Probably an Americanized spelling of German Kächele (see Kachel).
Gye Korean
Etymology uncertain, possibly deriving from the Hanja element 季 (gye) ("season") or 桂 (gye) ("cassia, cinnamon").
Serzhantov Russian
Means "son of a sergeant".
Tokinoue Japanese (Rare)
Toki means "time", no means "therefore, of", and ue means "above, top, upper".
St-vil Haitian Creole, French (Caribbean), French
From the place named St Vil.
Schwier German
Contracted form of Schwieder.
Tietjen German
Primarily found in northern Germany. "Tiet" is a variant of "Dieter" and "Dietrich", and the "-jen" suffix is a diminutive ending.
Belen'kiy m Russian
Means "white".
Debs French
From the given name Debus, a variant of Thebs or Thebus, which was an altered short form of Mattheus. This was borne by American union leader Eugene V. Debs (1855-1926).
Buitenhuis Dutch
Means "country house, building outside of the city" in Dutch, derived from buiten "outside, out of; in the country" and huis "house, home, residence".
Argiolas Italian
From Sardinian argiolas "July".
Vējonis Latvian
Derived from the word vējš meaning "wind".
Ivanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Իվանյան (see Ivanyan).
Yaziji Turkish, Arabic
Arabic surname of Turkish origin meaning “clerk” or “writer”. Alternate spelling to Yazıcı.
Albaugh English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Albach.
Northcott English
Derived from the Old English words "norð," meaning "north," and "cot," meaning a "cottage," or "shelter."
Ramzan Urdu
From the given name Ramzan.
Härjapea Estonian
Härjapea is an Estonian surname literally meaning "ox head", but derived from a colloquial name for "clover".
Ferreire Celtic
It means smith. In the Gaelic languaje is gofaint or ngfaint.
Leibowitz Yiddish
From Leib and '-itz', a patronymic suffix.
Sackdavong Lao
From Lao ສັກດາ (sackda) meaning "power, authority" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Aul Estonian
Aul is an Estonian surname meaning "long-tailed duck" (Clangula hyemalis).
Järvemets Estonian
Järvemets is an Estonian surname meaning "lake forest".
Sulieman Arabic
Derived from the given name Sulayman.
Vincenzo Italian
From the given name Vincenzo
Ambar Hebrew
Combination of the word am, means "people, nation" and the name Bar. This surname means "son of the nation" in Hebrew and its variant is Baram which is the same elements but in reverse order.
Ondra Czech
From the diminutive of the given name Ondřej (see given name Ondra).
Soorm Estonian
Soorm is an Estonian surname, a derivation of "sõrm" meaning "finger" and "digit".
Oreshkov m Russian
From Russian орешка (oreshka), meaning "nut".
Stehr German
From Middle High German ster ‘ram’, hence probably a nickname for a lusty person, or possibly a metonymic occupational name for a shepherd.
Benbrahim Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Ben Brahim (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).
Waggoner German
German name; variant of Wagner
Savio Italian
Means "wise, sensible, learned" in Italian, given as a nickname or personal name (see Savio).
Farragut Breton, French, Catalan, American
A Breton-French surname of unknown origin. A notable bearer was American naval flag officer David Farragut (1801-1870), who is known for serving during the American Civil War. His father was of Catalan ancestry... [more]
Atak Turkish
Means "rash, audacious, reckless" in Turkish.
Verbitskiy m Russian
Russian form of Wierzbicki.
Troy Irish
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Troighthigh "descendant of Troightheach", a byname meaning "foot soldier".
Zgłobieńiak Polish
Habitational name for somebody who comes from the village of Zgłobień in Poland.
Se Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 瀬 (Se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current". This is the name of a division in the Ei area of Awaji City.
Kotb Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic قطب (see Qutb) chiefly used in Egypt.
Sadeghpour Persian
Means "son of Sadegh" in Persian.
Bonaventure French
French cognate of Bonaventura
Espiridión Spanish
From the given name Espiridión.
Kasepõld Estonian
Kasepõld is an Estonian surname meaning "birch field".
Westermann Low German
From Middle Low German wester meaning "westerly" and man meaning "man", making it a topographic surname for someone who lived west of a settlement or a regional surname for someone who had moved to the west... [more]
Osumi Japanese
From 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 隅 (sumi) meaning "corner, nook".
Erdőtelek Hungarian
Derived from Erdőtelek, a village in Heves County, Hungary.
Chegal Korean (Rare)
Meaning unknown. In 2015 approximately 5,735 people had this surname.
Ibrahimaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Ibrahim" in Albanian.
Davitian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Դավթյան (see Davtyan)
Abeywickrema Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවික්‍රම (see Abeywickrama).
Igartua Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality in the municipality of Gatika.
Tamim Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Tamim.
Gazelle English, French, Arabic
Unadapted borrowing from Middle French gazelle, from Old French gazel, from Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl). This is the surname of famous deuteragonist Gigi Gazelle who is the teacher of Peppa Pig.
Yokotani Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "next to, beside" combined with 谷 (tani) "valley".
Sheehan Irish (Anglicized, Archaic)
From irish "O Siodhachain" meaning "descendant of Siodhach" - peaceful or gentle, courteous.
Wakamoto Japanese
From Japanese 若 meaning "young" and 本 meaning "base, root, origin".
Duyck Flemish
Nickname from Middle Dutch duuc "duck"; in some cases the name may be a derivative of Middle Dutch duken "to dive" and cognate with Ducker... [more]
Ó Deaghaidh Irish
Meaning, "descendent of Deaghaidh."
Walenta Polish
From a derivative of the personal name Walenty.
Ashiq Punjabi, Urdu
Derived from Arabic عَاشِق (ʿāšiq) meaning "enamored, infatuated" or "admirer, lover", ultimately from عِشْق (ʿišq) "being in love".
Kellen German
From the name of a place in Rhineland, which is derived from Middle Low German kel (a field name denoting swampy land) or from the dialect word kelle meaning "steep path, ravine".
Kindred English
From the Anglo-Saxon given name Cenered meaning "bold counsel" from the elements cene, cen (later kene) meaning "bold, brave, proud" and raed meaning "counsel".
Brunswick English, German
English habitational name from the city in Saxony now known in German as Braunschweig. ... [more]
Axel Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Habitational name for someone from either of two places, Aksel in East Flanders or Axel in Zeeland, both possibly derived from a relative of Old High German ahsala "shoulder", referring to an elevated piece of land.
Emilsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "Son of Emil"
Verea Galician
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Umekita Japanese
From 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" and 北 (kita) meaning "north".
Limbo Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish limbo "limbo, an in-between place", a concept in Roman Catholicism referring to a place between heaven and hell where souls reside.
Morabito Italian
Ultimately from Arabic مُرَابِط (murabit) "holy man, one who preaches in the street; soldier stationed in an outpost", from which comes Sicilian murabitu "moderate, sober" and murabbiu "teetotal".
Kichida Japanese
A variant pronunciation of Yoshida.
Mincinoiu Romanian
From Romanian mincino "liar".
Jaadla Estonian
Jaadla is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "jaataja" meaning "yea-sayer". Also, possibly a futher Estoniazation of surnames with foreign language suffixes or roots, such as "Jaakson" and "Jaanson".
Littlefield English
It means "small field".
Katarposhishyan Armenian (Western), Armenian (Eastern)
Eastern Armenian: Gatarboshishyan, Gatarboshishian, Gatarboshyshyan, Gadarboshishyan, Gadarboshishian, Gadarboshyshyan... [more]
Milanović Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Milan".
Abbys English
Variant of Abbs.
Trott English
"Trott" is an early recorded surname of the 17th century in America. It is five hundred years older when linked to Medieval Britain.
Hadipour Persian
Means "son of Hadi" in Persian.
Artico Italian, French
Nickname from the adjective antico ‘ancient’.
Shackleford English, Medieval English
Locational surname deriving from the place called Shackleford in Surrey, near the town of Farnham. The origin of "shackle" is uncertain. It could be derived from Old English sceacan "to shake"... [more]
Kutzler German
This is the surname of my great-grandfather, of German ancestry.
Dörr German
Variant of Dürr.
Camino Spanish
Means "road, path" in Spanish.
Guinan Irish
The surname Guinan comes from the Irish surname O Cuanain (O'Conein and MacConein) and is derived from the Irish Cuinin for "rabbit", son of Dugal. They claim descendancy through the Donnelly line of the native Irish.
Hallikmäe Estonian
Hallikmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "grayish hill/mountain".
Cucino Italian
From cucina meaning "kitchen".
Fosdick English
From Fosdyke in Lincolnshire, England, meaning "fox dyke".
Cherwin English
It means cherry friend.
Scutti Italian
From Sicilian scutu, "shield".
Brion Irish
Variant of Brian or O'Brien.
Villareal Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Villarreal primarily used in the Philippines and Columbia.
Fresco Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Means "fresh, cool, blooming" in various languages.
Van der Weide Dutch
Means "from the pasture" in Dutch, either a topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, or a metonymic occupational name for a butcher.
Tähiste Estonian
Tähiste is an Estonian surname derived from "tähis" meaning "sign" and "symbol".
Minaya Spanish
From Minaya, the name of a town in Albacete province, Spain. According to the scholar Miguel Asín Palacios, the place name comes means "open and visible path" from Arabic. It has also been speculated that the place name has Basque origins, meaning "ore", "ore vein" or "asphodel pastures".
Nishizaki Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 﨑 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Uuemõis Estonian
Uuemõis is an Estonian surname meaning "new manor".
Ozarovsky Russian
Variant of Azarov (Азаров)
Chikahisa Japanese
Chika means "near" and hisa means "long time, long time ago, longevity".
Cervera Spanish
A name for someone coming from any one of many places called Cervera, coming from Late Latin cervaria, meaning "place of stags".
Vongphachanh Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ພະຈັນ (phachanh) meaning "moon".
Kenyon English, Welsh
Kenyon is a surname from Wales meaning "a person from Ennion's Mound"
Ousmane Western African
From the given name Ousmane.
Von Langenbeck German
Means "from a long stream" in German, from Low German lange "long" and beke "stream". Bernhard Rudolf Konrad von Langenbeck (1810-1887) was a German surgeon known as the developer of Langenbeck's amputation and founder of Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery.
Abakulova f Russian
Feminine form of Abakulov.
Carafa Italian
It could derive from toponyms such as Caraffa del Bianco in the province of Reggio Calabria or Caraffa in the province of Catanzaro.... [more]
Lackyard French (Anglicized)
Anglicized version of French surname, Lacaillade.
Appleman English
English cognate of Appelman.
Jandusay Tagalog
From Tagalog handusay meaning "to prostrate, to lie face down".
Andonian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Antonyan.
Pajula Estonian
Pajula is an Estonian surname meaning "willow area".
Golden English
From the English word golden, likely a nickname for someone with blonde hair.
Landschulz Medieval German (Germanized, Rare)
"Land" country side, rural area... [more]
Bertarelli Italian
Probably from a given name containing the Germanic root behrat "bright" or Celtic berta "to carry, to bear".
Gola Italian
Topographic name from gola "mountain hollow, cavity".
Grossman Jewish
Jewish nickname for a large man.
Tashima Japanese
Ta means "field, rice patty" and shima means "island".
O'fee Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fiaich "descendant of Fiach".
Kashkov Russian
From kashka, meaning "bald".
Kokan Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小菅 or 小管 (see Kosuge).
Saluorg Estonian
Saluorg is an Estonian surname meaning "grove valley".
Vwj Hmong
Original Hmong form of Vue.
Fresia Italian (Modern, Rare)
The surname is the 202,062nd most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,535,927 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Fresia reside; 59 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 59 percent reside in Italic Europe... [more]
Uthman Nigerian
From the given name Uthman.
Käos Estonian
Käos is an Estonian surname derived from "käosulane", meaning "warbler" (Hippolais).
Steinauer Medieval German
Dweller at or near a stone or rock, often a boundary mark; one who came from Stein, in Germany and Switzerland; descendant of Staino or Stein ("stone").... [more]
Vennix Dutch
Patronymic from the given name Fenne, a short form of Ferdinand.
Inoko Japanese
Ino means "boar" and ko means "child, first of the Chinese zodiac: the rat".
Sadek Arabic
From the given name Sadiq.
Schulman Yiddish
Refers to a person, typically a Rabbi, who works at a Shul (Synagogue in Yiddish.)... [more]
Saitovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Saitovski.
Prestwich English, Irish
habitational name from a place in Lancashire (now Greater Manchester) so called Prestwick from Old English preost "priest" and wic "outlying settlement" or from other places with the same derivation.
Friar English
Denoted a member of any of certain religious orders of men, especially the four mendicant orders. (Augustinians, Carmelites, Dominicans, and Franciscans)
Fiamma Italian
Means "flame" in Italian, possibly a nickname for someone with red hair or a fiery temperament. Compare the feminine given name Fiamma.
Neary Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic O Naradhaigh "descendant of Naradhach" a byname meaning "modest".
Tkacz Jewish
Occupational name for a weaver, Polish tkacz, a noun derivative of tkać "to weave".
Henri French
From the first name Henri.
Azizpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian عزیزپور (see Azizpour).
Põldur Estonian
Põldur is an Estonian surname meaning "farmer".
Malpass English, Scottish, French
Habitational name from any of various places named Malpas, because of the difficulty of the terrain, from Old French mal pas "bad passage" (Latin malus passus). It is a common French minor place name, and places in Cheshire, Cornwall, Gwent, and elsewhere in England were given this name by Norman settlers... [more]
Tesfaye Amharic, Ethiopian
From the given name Tesfaye.
Hoyland English, Norwegian
English (South Yorkshire): habitational name from any of various places in South Yorkshire named with Old English hoh ‘hill spur’ + land ‘(cultivated) land’. ... [more]
Lanckoroński Polish
This denotes familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Lanckorona.
Dublyk Ukrainian
Probably from дуб (dub) "oak".
Sayalath Lao
From Lao ໄຊ (say) meaning "victory" and ລາດ (lath) meaning "pave, pour".
Donau Romansh
Derived from the given name Donatus.
Barsby English
Derived from the Old Norse word barn, which occured as a byname and meant "child", and Old Norse býr "farm, settlement"
Waseem Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Wasim.
Nainggolan Batak
From the name of a village located on the island of Samosir in Lake Toba (itself on the island of Sumatra).
Sarkar Indian, Bengali, Assamese
From the Persian title سرکار (sarkar) meaning "lord, supervisor, overseer".
Işık Turkish
Means "light" in Turkish.
Cousy French
Variant of Coucy.