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.
Randpere Estonian
Randpere is an Estonian surname meaning "beach/seashore folk".
Swedenborg Swedish
Derived from the surname Svedberg (sometimes spelled Swedberg). A notable bearer was Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772), a Swedish theologian and scientist.
Zenda Japanese (Rare)
Combination of Kanji Characters 全 meaning "everything" and 田 meaning "rice paddy field".
Piquet French
Occupational name for someone who dealt with picks from a diminutive of pic ''pick, pickax''.
Etxekopar Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the commune of Berrogaine-Larüntze in the arrondissement of Auloron e Senta Maria.
Abson English
Means "son of Abb".
Valderrábano Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Maron English (American)
Americanized form of Maroń.
Podolski Polish
Refers to a region named Podolia in Ukraine.
Hasselhof German
Derived from a village named "Hasselhof" near Frankfurt.
Albin Romansh
Derived from the given name Albin.
Doi Japanese
From Japanese 土 (do) meaning "earth, soil" and 居 (i) meaning "being, sitting".
Nakagame Japanese
仲 (Naka) means "relation" and game is a variation of 亀 (kame), which means "turtle, tortoise".
Iwae Japanese
Iwa means "stone, rock" and e means "bay, creek, inlet".
Torrey English
Means "conqueror, victor" in Old English.
Lưu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Liu, from Sino-Vietnamese 劉 (lưu).
Mon Japanese
Mon means "Gate".
Vowk Belarusian
Cognate of Vovk.
Nikolas English, Greek
From the given name Nikolas.
Naderzadeh Persian
Means "born of Nader" in Persian.
Rathnasiri Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala රත්නසිරි (see Ratnasiri).
Kuwata Japanese
From Japanese 桑 (kuwa) meaning "mulberry" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Aliston English
Variant of Allerston, a habitational surname derived from a place so named in North Yorkshire.
Hillery English, Irish
Variant of Hillary. This surname has long been established in the county of Clare in Ireland. It was borne by the Irish president Patrick Hillery (1923-2008).
Plūme Latvian
Meaning "plum, plum tree".
Kosach Ukrainian
Means "mower" in Ukrainian, ultimately from косити (kosyty), meaning "to mow". This was the birth surname of Lesya Ukrainka.
Van Honsté Flemish
Means "from Honsté", Honsté possibly being the name of a village in Belgium.
Codorniz Spanish
Spanish word for quail. From Latin cōturnīx, cōturnīcis.
Saygılı Turkish
Means "respectful, reverential" in Turkish.
Bloom English
Metonymic occupational name for an iron worker, from Middle English blome ‘ingot (of iron)’.
Thilakawardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala තිලකවර්ධන (see Thilakawardana).
Andreozzi Italian
From the given name Andrea 1.
Velíšek Czech
Czech form of Velliscig.
Ayyagari Indian
Owner, Teacher
Welk German (East Prussian)
Nickname from Middle High German welc, meaning "soft and mild". The name was first recorded in South Holland, however many of the bearers of the name trace its roots back to East Germany. A famous bearer of this name was Lawrence Welk, an American musician and host of the Lawrence Welk Show.
Menke German
Derived as a diminutive of several Germanic given names whose first element was derived from Germanic *magin- and *megin- "strength; force; power".
Kite English
From the name of the bird of prey, derived from Middle English kete "kite, bittern".
Leocadio Spanish
From the given name Leocadio.
Hulshof Dutch
Habitational name derived from Middle Dutch hul "holly" and hof "court, garden, farmstead".
Chanliongco Filipino
From the surnames Chan, Liong, and Ko.
Rabbani Urdu, Bengali, Persian
Derived from Arabic رباني (rabbani) meaning "divine", ultimately from رب (rabb) meaning "master, lord".
Ngozi Igbo
From the given name Ngozi.
Skillern English
Habitational name from Skeleron in Rimington, Lancashire (formerly in West Yorkshire), earlier known as Skelhorn.
Schöb Romansh
Derived from the given name Eusebius.
Mõõk Estonian
Mõõk is an Estonian surname meaning "sword".
Coyac Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl coyahuac "broad, wide" or coyoctic "a hole, something with a hole in it".
Azayi Moroccan
Derived from the Berber singular word for Zayanes.
Lillepool Estonian
Lillepool is an Estonian surname meaning "floral at/towards".
Tuazon Filipino
From Hokkien 大孫 (tōa-sun) meaning "eldest grandson".
Lyovochkin m Russian
Derived from a diminutive of the name Lyov or from the word лёв (lyov), meaning lion in Russian.
al-Dosari Arabic
Means "the Dosari" in Arabic, referring to a person from the Dawasir (الدواسر) Bedouin tribe of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Yemen, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. The tribe was formed in the town of Wadi Al Dawasir, in the Riyadh Province of Saudi Arabia.
Juillet French
Means "July" in French.
Munagi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 鰻 (see Unagi).
Palau Catalan
From palau meaning "palace", "mansion".
Antonacci Italian
From the given name Antonio.
Kremic Bosnian (Rare)
Surname Kremić was used in early middle-ages, in Bosnia. It was used by royal and ordinary people. That surname is very rare today and it's almost extinct, but in the past it had very big influence.
Osu Japanese
Variant transcription of Ousu.
Şen Turkish
Means "happy, cheerful" in Turkish.
Daudet French
Not available.
Havshush Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic (Modern)
Yemenite Jewish surname.
Kako Japanese
From 加 (ka) meaning "increase, add, Canada" and 古 (ko) meaning "old".
Marnissi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning unknown.
Marsher English
Likely from “marsh”.
Tuust Estonian
Tuust is an Estonian surname meaning "wisp".
Benhamou Arabic (Maghrebi), Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Hamou", from a diminutive of Muhammad (among Muslims) or Chaim (among Jews).
Tal Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Tal, means "dew" in Hebrew.
Viilma Estonian
Viilma is an Estonian surname meaning "filings" and "gabled".
Kasperovich Belarusian
The last name taken literally is Kasper's son with -vich being a common patronymic suffix in Belarus and other slavic countries. The Kasper likey refers to an unknown Kasper in the family. However some stories tie the name to one of the wise men who visited Jesus after his birth - not named in the Bible but later referred to as Gaspar or Caspar/Kaspar in Eastern European traditions.
Pankov Russian, Uzbek
Means "son of Panko".
Leo English
From the Old French personal name Leon.
Alcalay Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic القلعة (al-qal'ah) meaning "the citadel, the fortress".
Seep Estonian
Seep is an Estonian surname meaning "soap".
Murrell English
Taken from the given name, Merrill
Baddhanabanij Thai (Sanskritized)
Sanskritized transcription of Phatthanaphanit.
Kraav Estonian
Kraav is an Estonian surname meaning "ditch".
Korntemi Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kawahara Japanese
From Japanese 川 or 河 (kawa) meaning "river" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Nevins Irish
Variant of Nevin 2.
Vukadinović Serbian
Derived from the given name Vukadin.
Th English
Possibly a diminutive of other surnames starting with the letters th, such as Thatcher or Thomas.
Corsa Italian
Probably a feminine form of Corso. Coincides with Italian corsa "run, running, racing; trip, journey".
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]
Desunia Portuguese, Filipino
From the Portuguese word desunir meaning "disunite, separate". This surname is particularly common in the Philippines.
Rozenberg Yiddish (Russified)
A form of Rosenberg used for Cyrillic script languages. Aleksandr Rozenberg is the (as of 2024) current prime minister of Transnistria.
Brosig German
Brosig is a German patronymic from a vernacular pet form of the personal name Ambrosius (see Ambrose).
Mridha Bengali
From a title for a high-ranking commander or security guard who was employed by a zamindar (a landowner) during the Mughal era, presumably derived from Sanskrit मृध (mrdha) meaning "battle, war".
Madonna Italian
From the person name Madonna, from donna meaning "lady", bestowed in honor of the Virgin Mary.
Dziekan Polish
Occupational name for "dean" from Polish dziekan.
Wales English (Modern), Scottish
English and Scottish patronymic from Wale.
Lelio Italian
From the given name Lelio.
Zambon Italian, Italian (Swiss)
Derived from the given name Zambono, istself a northeastern variant of Giambono.
Khosravi Persian
From the given name Khusraw.
Casals Catalan, French
Plural form of Casal.
Kazačjonok m Belarusian
Belarusian Latin form of Kazachyonok.
Knick German
German: from Knick “hedge”, “boundary”, hence a topographic name for someone living near a hedge or hedged enclosure or a metonymic occupational name for someone who lays hedges. Hedging is a characteristic feature of the pastureland of Holstein, Mecklenburg, Westphalia, and Lower Saxony.
Dehghani Persian
Derived from Persian دهقان (dehqân) meaning "farmer, peasant".
Zada Pashto
Derived from Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Urrutia Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque urruti "distant, far away".
Sollano Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Zalla.
Pratl Hungarian
Possible variant of Pradl.
Gorodnichaya f Russian
Feminine form of Gorodnichy
Perminov Russian
Indicated a person from the Russian city of Perm, of Uralic origin meaning "faraway land".
Vivenzio Italian
From the given name Vivenzio.
Cly Navajo
From Navajo tłʼaaí meaning ‎"lefty, left-handed one", from the verb nishtłʼa ‎"to be left-handed".
Marciszewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Marcisze or Marciszów.
Petruškevičiūtė Lithuanian
Feminine form of Petruškevičius. Used by an unmarried woman.
Värbu Estonian
Värbu is an Estonian surname; a diminutive of "värb" meaning "sparrow".
Ejiri Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and 尻 (shiri) meaning "behind, end, rear".
Unnikrishnan Malayalam
Means "Lord Krishna" or "young Krishna", a combination of the title and given name ഉണ്ണി (uṇṇi) meaning "infant boy, young boy" and the name of Krishna, Hindu deity.
Par Portuguese
Derived from Portuguese meaning "pair, couple, equal".
Horst Dutch, Low German
Means "elevated and overgrown land, thicket" or "bird of prey’s nest, eyrie" in Dutch, the name of several locations.
Oikawa Japanese
From Japanese 及 (oi) meaning "reach out, exert, cause" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Kerezman Slovak
Also Kerzman;... [more]
Tamada Japanese
From Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Tsukushi Japanese
Tsukushi means "horsetail plant". It is also a given name.
Ter Haar Dutch
Habitational name meaning "at the sandy ridge".
Bijl Dutch
Means "axe" in Dutch, a metonymic name for someone who used an axe in their work, such as a woodcutter, shipwright, or butcher. Alternatively, a metronym derived from a short form of Amabilia or Sibilia.
Solomonov mu Russian, Belarusian, Jewish
Derived from the Hebrew name. Means "son of Solomon".
Cawas Indian (Parsi), Persian, Indian, Arabic
Cawas is an Indian (Parsi) surname which means “Arch” in Persian and ultimately Arabic. John Cawas of Toofani Tarzan fame was a notable person with that surname.
Akiwara Japanese
Aki means "autumn" and wara means "plain, field".
Homans Dutch
Variant of Homan.
Lipps German
Derived from Lippe, a place in Westphalia, Germany. The name is a variant of the first name Philipp.
Giacchino Italian
Meaning unknown. A famous bearer of this name is an American music composer films known as Michael Giacchino (1967-).
Del Espíritu Santo Spanish (Rare)
Means "of the Holy Spirit" in Spanish
Wick English, German
English: topographic name for someone who lived in an outlying settlement dependent on a larger village, Old English wic (Latin vicus), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, of which there are examples in Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, and Worcestershire... [more]
Loglisci Italian
My grandfather's family name who were from Gravina di Puglia
Amamiya Japanese
From Japanese 雨 (ama) meaning "rain" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace". A notable bearer of this surname is voice actress and singer Sora Amamiya (雨宮 天 Amamiya Sora, 1993–).
Barrameda Spanish (Philippines)
Possibly a habitational name for a person who lived in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain.
MacGillebhràth Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic spelling of MacGillivray.
Quezada Spanish
Probably a variant of Quesada.
Yamagata Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 形 (gata) meaning "shape, form" or 縣 (gata) meaning "county, district".
Beleski Macedonian
Macedonian cognate of Malewski.
Mauvais French
Means "unfortunate" in French derived from Latin malus "bad" and fatum "fate".
Ploom Estonian
Means "plum (fruit)" in Estonian.
Shibutani Japanese
From Japanese 澁 or 渋 (shibu) meaning "rough" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Yiğitoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Yiğit".
Kitley English
Derived from a place name in Devonshire, England, and was first recorded in the form of Kitelhey in 1305.... [more]
Hollinger English, Northern Irish, Scottish
Topographical name from Middle English holin 'holly' + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.
Huet English, French
From the nickname from given name Hugh, Hugues, Hugo or Hubert.
Bednyy m Russian
Means "poor".
Yerian English
Americanized form of Irion.
Portrey Jewish
Origin uncertain. Perhaps an altered form of Jewish Portnoy of North German Portner.
Gutfreund German
From the words gut freund, which means "good friend."
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.
Yansen Indonesian, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Jansen. Most commonly found in Indonesia and Argentina.
Kimigabukuro Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 君ケ袋 (see Kimigafukuro).
Duan Chinese
From Chinese 段 (duàn) referring to the ancient fief of Duan Gan (段干).
Hristeva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Hristev.
Peet Estonian
Peet is an Estonian surname meaning "beetroot".
Pringle Scottish
Scottish surname meaning "pilgrim".
Reese Low German, Dutch, German
Variant of Riese or Reus, from risi meaning "giant". Alternatively, could be a patronymic form of the Germanic given name Razo, derived from rēdaz "counsel, advise", or a habitational name from places called Rees or Reese in Rhineland and Lower Saxony.
Dabb English
Variant of Dobb, a pet form of Robert.
Bridgwater English
Variant spelling of Bridgewater.
Blumshteyn Yiddish
Original Yiddish form of Blumstein.
Nova Spanish
From the Spanish word 'nueva' meaning "new".
Oki Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大木 (see Ōki).
Hookham English
This surname may derive from Old English hóc meaning "hook, angle" and hám meaning "village, hamlet, dwelling."
Vancouver Dutch (Anglicized)
Variant of Van Coevorden, meaning "from the cow ford".
Dodd English
"Son of Dod." Variant of Dodds.
Videgain Spanish
Videgain is a surname. It is of Basque origin language with the form Bidegain. Videgain is considered a Spanish surname because the letter V does not exist in the Basque alphabet. It extended through the Iberian peninsula following the Reconquista, where different forms of the name developed and houses were founded with the differentiation of Videgáin, Bidegain, Videgaín... [more]
Portal Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Occitan
Topographical surname for someone living near the gates of a fortified town.
Angeleski m Macedonian
Means "son of Angel".
Soleymani Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سلیمانی‎‎ (see Soleimani).
Antrim Irish
Meaning "lone ridge". This is the name of an Irish county and was among some of Billy the Kid’s other known names (ie: Henry "Kid" Antrim).
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.
Quantrell English
From a medieval nickname for an elegantly or flamboyantly dressed person (from Middle English quointerel "dandy, fop", from quointe "known, knowledgeable, crafty, elegant").
Di Marco Italian
Means "son of Marco".
Bee English
From Middle English be meaning "bee", Old English beo, hence a nickname for an energetic or active person or a metonymic occupational name for a beekeeper.
Rollo Scottish
From a Latinized form, common in early medieval documents, of the personal name Rou(l), the usual Norman form of Rolf.
Kaktiņš Latvian
Derived from the word kakts meaning "nook, corner".
Niwano Japanese
From niwa and no.
Van Heutsz Dutch (Archaic)
A bearer of this name is J.B. van Heutsz, also known as the Pacificator of Aceh, former governor general of the Dutch East Indies.
Fenley English
This surname may be:... [more]
Yewdale English
Derived from Yewdale, which is the name of a village near the town of Skelmersdale in Lancashire. Its name means "valley of yew trees", as it is derived from Middle English ew meaning "yew tree" combined with Middle English dale meaning "dale, valley".... [more]
Tough Scottish, English
Scottish variant of Tulloch. In Scotland it is pronounced tyookh. ... [more]
Ang Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Weng.
Leleu French
From old French le leu a Picard form of old french le loup "the wolf".
Appadoo Mauritian Creole
Derived from Telugu అప్ప (appa) meaning "father" combined with the suffix -డు (-du) added to nouns.
Fancourt English
Derived from the English surname Fancourt, which originated in the county of Bedfordshire in England.
Curtin English
Derived from a diminutive of Old French curt "short".
Savas Greek
From the personal name Sav(v)as, New Testament Greek Sabbas, a derivative of Sabbaton "Sabbath", "Saturday".
Haney Irish
Derived from the Gaelic name Ó hEighnigh
Arterton English
Variant of Atherton. A famous bearer is the English actress Gemma Arterton (1986-).