Browse Submitted Surnames

Farooqi Muslim
Muslim: Arabic family name (Fārūqī), denoting someone descended from or associated with someone called Farooq , in particular a descendant of the khalif ῾Umar.

Yaw Irish, English, Chinese
Irish: reduced and altered Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eochadha Chinese : Cantonese variant of Qiu.

Țăruș Romanian
From Romanian ţăruş meaning ''stake, picket''.

Hudsen English (Rare)
Variant of Hudson.

Pepper English
Occupational name for a spicer.

Şükürov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Şükür".

Heinsoo Estonian
Heinsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "hay swamp".

Mccullers Irish

Fröjd Swedish
Swedish cognate of Freud.

Reimets Estonian
Reimets is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "raie" ("cutting" and "felling trees") and "mets", meaning forest. Possibly a corruption of "reid" ("road" and "roadstead") and ""mets" ("forest").

Kere English

Tsuyuguchi Japanese

Hokuseihō Japanese

Neznamov m Russian

Rochussen Dutch
Means "son of Rochus". Famous bearers of this name are the Dutch prime minister Jan Jacob Rochussen (1797-1871) and the 19th-century painter Charles Rochussen (1814-1894).

Kidston English

Van Het Dutch (Rare)

Van Gool Dutch
Means "from Goirle" in Dutch, the name of a town in North Brabant, Netherlands, derived from Middle Dutch goor "filth, dirty; swampy forest floor" and lo "forest clearing, light forest".

Parmar Indian, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit परमार (paramara) meaning "slayer of enemies", from पर (para) meaning "enemy, adversary" and मार (mara) meaning "killing, slaying, destroying".

Sonoda Japanese
From Japanese 園 or 薗 (sono) meaning "park, garden, orchard" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Oleti Telugu

Kaktiņš Latvian
Derived from the word kakts meaning "nook, corner".

Thys Flemish, Dutch (Americanized)
Variant of a patronymic form of the given name Thijs.

Kämpe Swedish
From Swedish kämpe "fighter".

Zarene African

Packman English
Variant of Pack.

Zalinsky Polish (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Zieliński, variant of Zielinsky.

Moreton English

Yadavad Indian

Brazzle Irish (Americanized)
Variant of Brazil.

Tillinghast English

Akutagawa Japanese
Akuta (芥) means "mustard", kawa (川) means "river", kawa changes to gawa due to rendaku. Notable bearers of this surname are Ryuunosuke Akutagawa (芥川龍之介), a Japanese writer and Ryuunosuke Akutagawa from Bungou Stray dogs who shares the same name.

Karachun Ukrainian
Karachun is ceremonial Western Ukrainian Christmas bread, ultimately from Romanian crăciunul (крэчунул), meaning "Christmas".

Zicolella Italian

Peetre Estonian
Peetre is an Estonian surname; a variant of the masculine given name "Peeter".

Casselli Italian

Van Holt Dutch
Means "from the forest", a variant of Holt.

Milholland English

Pavlesa Ukrainian

Rehn Swedish
Derived from Swedish ren "reindeer".

Tremaine Cornish
Variant of Tremayne. A famous fictional bearer is Lady Tremaine, the main antagonist of Disney's Cinderella (1950).

Ryuhfuku Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 竜福 or 龍福 (see Ryūfuku).

Tenerelli Italian

Rybskyi Ukrainian
Occupational name for a fisherman.

Lagiano Filipino

Shou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 初 (see Shō).

Halifax English
Habitational name for someone from Halifax in Yorkshire, from Old English halh "corner, nook" and gefeaxe "having hair, haired", literally meaning "grassy corner"... [more]

Malia Irish
Originated in Ireland from O'Malia (pronounced Oh-MAH-lee-uh) Most likely usually changed to Malia upon entry.

Calaway English
Variant spelling of Callaway.

Nedoroscik Polish

Jayamaha Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and महा (maha) meaning "great".

Lynder English

Esprit French
From the given name Esprit.

Lyytikäinen Finnish

Kroll German
Derived from the given name Rollo.

Babakov m Russian

Nemec m Slovak
Slovak or unaccented/Anglicized form of Němec. A famous bearer of this surname is Slovak soccer player Adam Nemec (1985–).

Mcgorry Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gothraidh "son of Gothradh", Gaelic form of the personal name Godfrey.

Marasabessy Moluccan

Urm Estonian
Urm is an Estonian surname; a dialectal Estonian word for "catkin" and "frost". Also meaning "bleeding wound" and "gore".

Berkutenko Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant of Berkut.

Piip Estonian
Piip is an Estonian surname meaning "pipe".

Mcelhinney Northern Irish (Anglicized)
Irish (mainly Ulster): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Choinnigh ‘son of the servant of (Saint) Coinneach’ (see Kenny).

Soltani Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Sultan.

Strakosha Albanian

Kubat Turkish

Saltman English
Variant of Salt or Salzmann.

Seals English

Angelopoulos Greek
From the personal name Angelos or a shortened form of the personal name Evangelos + the patronymic ending -poulos.

Shevchenkov Russian, Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant of Shevchenko.

Mehdipour Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهدی‌پور (see Mahdipour).

Macaraeg Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog makaraig meaning "one who defeats, one who overcomes".

Bağcı Turkish
Means "vigneron, winemaker" in Turkish.

Isehara Japanese

Downing English
Derived from the Old English given name Dunning.

Razakov m Russian

Grimsbro English (American)

Delorey French (Anglicized)
Anglicized version of Deslauriers, a topographic name for someone living among laurels, a combination of the fused preposition and plural definite article des ‘from the’ + the plural of Old French lorier ‘laurel’.

Braithwait English
Variant of Braithwaite.

Brough English
Habitational name derived from any place called Brough, named with Old English burh "fortress" (compare English and Irish Burke).

Mityashkin m Russian
Derived from the name Mitya, a diminutive of Mikhail.

Allardyce Scottish

Yudin Russian
Means "son of Yuda".

Wingard English
from Middle English vineyerde vine-yard "vineyard" (Old English wīngeard given a partly French form) hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a vineyard or a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked in one or a habitational name from any place so named such as Wynyard Hall in Grindon (Durham)... [more]

Latulippe French (Quebec, Modern)
Means "the tulip" in French.

Beaver English

Ichiki Japanese
Ichi means "one" or "market" and ki means "wood, tree".

Beffu Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Beppu.

Ryeo Korean
The surname traces its roots from China. It is commonly found in Korea among its Chinese community and is a transliteration of Chinese surname meaning pitch-pipe

Sadeghian Persian
From the given name Sadegh.

Sternik Polish

Eastgate English
Name for a person who lived near the eastern gate of a town or in a town named Eastgate.

Katsuyama Japanese
Katsu means "victory" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Peary English
Variant of Perry 1.

Hennen German, Dutch
Patronymic of Henne.

Vallianos m Greek
Derived from Vaglia. A commune in Florence, Italy.

Celine French

O'Kevin Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Caoimhín "descent of Caoimhín."

Marble English

Aliston English
Variant of Allerston, a habitational surname derived from a place so named in North Yorkshire.

Vilkas Lithuanian
Means "wolf" in Lithuanian.

Bensaïd Arabic (Maghrebi), Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Saïd".

Vongsavath Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ສະຫວາດ (savath) meaning "sincere, open, beautiful".

Ashbury English

Migan African

Brick Irish (Anglicized), English, German, Jewish
Irish Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Bruic "descendant of Broc", i.e. "badger" (sometimes so translated) or Ó Bric "descendant of Breac", a personal name meaning "freckled"... [more]

Valentique English (Rare), French
From the given name Valentique.

Câmara Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Cámara.

Registe Irish

Nushiyo Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 主代 (see Nushiro).

Loew English

Francese Italian
Means "French, Frenchman" in Italian.

Salumäe Estonian
Salumäe is an Estonian surname meaning "grove ridge".

Golds English

Sayenko Ukrainian

Gualtieri Italian
From the given name Gualtiero.

Monett French (Americanized)
Americanized form of Monet or Monette.

Aristodimou Greek
Means "son of Aristodimos".

Deruelle French
Habitational name for someone who lived near a place called (la) Ruelle, for example Ruelle-sur-Touvre.

Sumitomo Japanese
From Japanese 住 (sumi) meaning "living" and 友 (tomo) meaning "friend".

Wenno Moluccan

Kijewski m Polish, Jewish (?)

Vogt De Waxtenfels Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt.

Bobie African

Ataya Arabic (Egyptian)

Nord Swedish
Swedish surname meaning "north".

Hasandjekić Bosnian
Possibly derived from "son of Hasan".

Rodne Norwegian (Rare, ?)

Baldassare Italian
Frokm the given name Baldassare.

Stanczak Polish
Unaccented form of Stańczak.

Kitashima Japanese
Kita means "north" and shima means "island".

Shimaoka Japanese
島 (Shima) means "jsland", 岡 (oka) means "ridge, hill".

Ghilli Arabic (Maghrebi)

Steely English (American)
Americanized form of Swiss German Stühle, a variant of Stuhl .

Starsky English

Naczk Polish
Pomeranian form of Naczek, a diminutive of a given name beginning with Naczę such as Naczęsław or Naczęmir.

Kau German
From Middle High German gehau "(mountain) clearing" hence a topographic name for a mountain dweller or possibly an occupational name for a logger.

Hasanbegović Bosnian

Voynalovich Belarusian (Russified)
Russified form of Vaynalovich.

Andriakopoulos Greek

Varney English
From the French place name Vernay meaning "alder grove, alder wood", derived from Gaulish vern "alder (tree)" and the Latin locative suffix -etum "place of; plantation, grove" (-aie in modern French).

Ben Israel Hebrew
Means "son of Israel" in Hebrew.

Tornatore Italian
Derived from Italian tornatore meaning "turner", which refers to a craftsman who turns and shapes various materials (such as wood and metal) on a lathe. In other words: this surname is the Italian cognate of the English surname Turner... [more]

Koovit Estonian
Koovit is an Estonian surname meaning "curlew" (Numenius).

Kojak Arabic

Nastaca Romanian

Tret'yakov m Russian
From Russian третья (tret'ya), meaning "third".

Duschletta Romansh
Derived from the given name Duscha.

Allahyarov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Allahyar".

Sarnowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the many places in Poland called Sarnowa, Sarnowo, or Sarnów, named with Polish sarna "roe deer".

Leaston English

Makioka Japanese
Maki means "shepherd" and oka means "hill, mound".

Camber English

Robins English
Southern English patronymic from the personal name Robin.

Marriaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Variant of Madarriaga.

Saakashvili Georgian
Derived from the Georgian name *saaḳi, a given name equivalent of Isaac. A famous bearer of this name is the third president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili (1967-).

Bolotalieva f Kyrgyz

Amirov m Bashkir, Azerbaijani, Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik
Means "son of Amir 1".

Feferbarg Yiddish
It literally means "pepperbarrow".

Powles Welsh, English
Patronymic form of Powell or the given name Paul.

Kagami Japanese
From 加 (ka) "increase, add, addition, Canada include, join" combined with 賀 (ga) meaning "joy, congratulate, greet, celebrate", 立 (takao, tatsu, ritsu) meaning "stand up, rise, erect, set, establish" combined with 基 (ki) meaning "underlying, base, basis, radicals" or 各 (kaku) meaning "each" combined with 務 (mu) meaning "duties, task, affairs" (各務 as a word means "duties")... [more]

Hime Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 姫 (Hime) meaning "Hime", a former village in the district of Kani in the former Japanese province of Mino in parts of present-day Gifu, Japan.... [more]

Shipilov m Russian
From шипил (shipil) meaning "hiss"

Mochan Scottish, English, Irish
From the given name Mochán.

Silvestrov m Russian
Derived from the given name Silvestr.

Roh Korean
Alternate transcription of No.

Lasalle French
1. French: local name or occupational name for someone who lived or worked at a manor house, from Old French sal(e) ‘hall’ (modern French salle; see also Sale), with the definite article la... [more]

Huckeby English
Variant of Huckaby and Huckabee

Mileva f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Milev.

Wasson Scottish

Ellette French

Imberi German (Swiss)
It comes from Stuttgart Germany from the late 1800s. Then the name moved to a small village outside of Odessa Ukraine, in my family at least.

Braverman Jewish
Variant of Braver.

Päev Estonian
Päev is an Estonian surname meaning "day".

Magari Japanese

Karunaweera Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit करुणा (karuna) meaning "compassion, mercy" and वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".

Later Northern African

Wohl German, Yiddish
Meaning "pleasant" in both Middle German and Ashkenazic Yiddish

Hladik Czech
a finisher or polisher of furniture

Guilbault French

Niska Finnish, Sami
From Finnish niska "neck" (in this case referring to an isthmus).

Princeworlu Nigerian

Mury Spanish (Rare)

Franchini Italian
Italian patronymic of Franchino.

Pedrad Persian, Gilaki, Kurdish, Mazanderani, Luri

Phonesavanh Lao
From Lao ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven".

João Portuguese
From the given name João.

Otsuka Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大塚 (see Ōtsuka).

Nate English
From the given name Nate.

Fitzsimons Irish
Fitzsimons (also spelled FitzSimons, Fitzsimmons or FitzSimmons) is a surname of Norman origin common in both Ireland and England. The name is a variant of "Sigmundsson", meaning son of Sigmund. The Gaelicisation of this surname is Mac Shíomóin.

Takao Japanese
From 高 (taka) meaning "high, tall, expensive" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".

Fresnillo Spanish
Diminutive of Fresno meaning "little ash tree".

Hichem Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Hichem, a variant of Hisham; mainly found in Algeria.

Shavit Jewish
From the given name Shavit.

Atmaca Turkish
Means "hawk" in Turkish, referring specifically to the sparrow hawk (genus Accipiter).

Chernooky Russian
Derived from Russian черноокий (chernooky) meaning "black-eyed, having dark brown eyes". This surname has Polish, Ukrainian or Belarusian noble origin.

Black-hawk Indigenous American

Brinkly English

Acquaviva Italian
From an Italian place name meaning "running water, spring", literally "living water".

Tallis English

Nebot Catalan
It literally means "nephew".

Savi Estonian
Savi is an Estonian surname meaning "clay".

Yaroshchuk m Ukrainian
Variant of Yaroshenko.

Pépin French
From the Old French name Pepis, itself a form of the given name Pépin. Alternatively, it may be derived from French pépin meaning "(fruit) seed", thus making it an occupational name for a gardener or someone who grew fruit-bearing trees.

Persopoulos Greek
Means "descendant of a Persian" in Greek.

Seno Japanese
From Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Adiong Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao adiyong meaning "to prepare, to make ready".

Treu German, Jewish
From a nickname for a trustworthy person, from late Middle High German triuwe ‘loyal’. As a Jewish surname it is mainly ornamental.

Jõeorg Estonian
Jõeorg is an Estonian surname meaning "wash, or fluvial valley" and "dale".

Skrzyszewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Skrzyszew.

Starkov m Russian
Derivative of старый (staryj) meaning "old, ancient".

Usɛid Berber
Patronymic from the personal name Saïd; the name is of Arabic origin. Also a habitational name from various places with Sɛid in the name... [more]

Tamrakar Newar, Indian
Means "copper maker; craftsman" in Sanskrit. This is used by the Tamrakar caste of Nepal and India, and mainly of Newar ethnicity in Nepal.

Kooli Estonian
Kooli is an Estonian surname meaning "scholastic".

Iasonescu Romanian
Means "son of Iason".

Stoller German, Jewish, English
Habitational surname for someone from a place called Stolle, near Zurich (now called Stollen).... [more]

Faizulin Tatar
Variant transcription of Fayzulin.

Casavantes French, Spanish, Basque
Topographic name composed of casa "house" + avant "ahead of forward" + the suffix -es, denoting one who lived in the house located at the beginning of a village. This surname has died out in France.

Niggli German (Swiss), Romansh
Variant of Nigg in combination with the diminutive suffix -li.

Yaryan English
Americanized form of Irion.

Ōshita Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".

Haapa Finnish
Means "aspen tree" in Finnish.

Patrimonio Spanish (Philippines)
Means "patrimony" in Spanish.

Zobnin Russian

Mac Phóil Irish
Means "son of Pól".... [more]

Kirimoto Japanese
From Japanese 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia tree" and 本 (moto) meaning "root, origin, source".

Kapalkin m Russian

Velikova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Velikov.

Giammatteo Italian

Wacker German
From a nickname for a bold or energetic person, from Middle High German wacker meaning ‘fresh’, ‘lively’, ‘brave’, or ‘valiant’.

Pastukhov Russian
Derived from Russian пастух (pastukh) meaning "shepherd".

Barlov Bosnian

Charnes American
History and origin unknown.

Olague Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Navarre, Spain, probably derived from Basque ola meaning "forge, factory, foundry" or "hut, cabin" and the suffix -gune "place, area".

Ingles Spanish
Spanish (Inglés): ethnic term denoting someone of English origin, from Spanish Inglés ‘English’.

Sonobe Japanese

Scarr English
Derived from the word ‘skjarr’ meaning a rocky outcrop / hill

Blazkowicz Polish
From the video game series, Wolfenstein, Blazkowicz is the main character.

Simha Indian, Odia, Telugu
Alternate transcription of Sinha.

Rüüt Estonian
Rüüt is an Estonian surname meaning "golden plover" (Pluvialis apricaria).

Stachnik Polish
From Stach.

Ninh Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Ning, from Sino-Vietnamese 寧 (ninh).

Sarwar Urdu, Bengali
From the Persian title سرور (sarvar) meaning "lord, master".

Lelyanov m Russian

Piedmont Italian (Americanized, Rare)
Means "foothill," coming from the Italian terms pied "foot" and monte "hill."

Raiten German

Sofian Arabic
Derived from the given name Sufyan.

Laghi Italian
Possibly originated to denote someone from the Italian town of Laghi.

Pohribnyy m Ukrainian

Nikolaychuk Russian
From the given name Nikolay.

Kallifronas Greek

Milazzo Italian, Sicilian
habitational name from Milazzo in Messina province.

Lily English
Derived from Lily, a pet name for Elizabeth. It was also used as a nickname for someone with fair skin or hair, and is derived from Old English lilie meaning "lily (the flower)"... [more]

Brzykcy Polish
Possibly from Polish brzydki "ugly"

Thorarensen Icelandic (Danicized), Danish
Danish form of Þórarinnsson.

Chanthaphone Lao
From Lao ຈັນທະ (chantha) meaning "moon" and ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing".

Cygan Polish
Ethnic name or nickname from a word meaning ‘gypsy’, ‘Romany’.Altered spelling of eastern German Zigan, from Hungarian cigány ‘gypsy’.

Coindre French

Afghanzada Dari Persian
Means "son of the Afghan" in Persian.

Oldt Low German
North German: variant of Alt.

Ruhr German
Name given to a person who lived near the Ruhr River in Germany.

Lentini Italian, Sicilian
Habitational name from Lentini in Siracusa province Sicily.

Harrnacker German

Kuril Slovak

Aberline English (Australian, Rare, ?)
Possibly from a place name derived from Gaelic aber meaning "(river) mouth" and an uncertain second element.

Marskell Scottish

Cheriyan Indian (Christian)
From the given name Cherian.

Baseer Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Basir.

Cendejas Spanish
Cendejas is a city in Guadalahara. It is short for Cendejas de la Torre.

Casilang Tagalog
Literally "One you are born with" in Tagalog.

Vinnikov m Russian

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]

Zolli Italian

Moisuc Romanian
Meaning unknown.

Yoakam German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Joachim.

Suun Estonian
Suun is an Estonian surname derived from "suund" meaning "directional".

Ferraris Italian (Latinized, Modern)
Variation of the italian surname "Ferrari". Means Smith but in plural.

Dubuque French

Nakatani Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Chamberlin French, English
French cognate and English variant of Chamberlain. Occupational name for an official in charge of the private chambers of his master from Old French chamberlenc "chamberlain".

Brumbaugh Germanic
Brumbaugh is derived from towns of the same name, located in various regions of Germany: from "in der Brumbach" a farm near Müsen, Germany, or in the town of Brombach, Swabia and or Switzerland.

Turgeman Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Tordjman.

Wajid Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Wajid.

Moreta South American

Korić Croatian, Bosnian

Palladio Italian
Andrea Palladio (1508-1580) was an Italian Renaissance architect active in the Venetian Republic. He designed churches and palaces, but he was best known for his country houses and villas. The architectural treatise, The Four Books of Architecture, summarizes his teachings... [more]

Yomanov Jewish (Russified, Modern)

Zhomartova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Zhomartov.

Meltzer German
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a maltster, a brewer who used malt, from German Meltzer (an agent derivative of Middle High German malt ‘malt’, ‘germinated barley’), Yiddish meltser ‘maltster’... [more]

Doux French
From French meaning "sweet". Probably a nickname for someone who's gentle and kind-hearted.

Hasanzadeh Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian حسن‌زاده (see Hassanzadeh).

Van Der Vest Dutch (Archaic)
Means "from the city wall, of the fort", derived from Middle Dutch veste "fortification, stronghold, castle; reliability".

Çetinkaya Turkish
Means "hard rock" from Turkish çetin meaning "hard, tough" combined with kaya meaning "rock".

Kriiska Estonian
Kriiska is an Estonian surname derived from "kriiskama" meaning "screech" and "shriek".

Truszkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Truszków in Lublin voivodeship.

Khomeriki Ukrainian (?)

Bansal Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Most likely derived from Sanskrit वंश (vansha) meaning "lineage, clan, race" or "bamboo".

Ó Ciardhubháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Kirwan.

Pallas German, Polish (Germanized)
Nickname for a small man, from Slavic palac 'thumb'.

Ademović Bosnian
Means "son of Adem".