Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the order is random.
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Islas Spanish
Variant of Isla.
Gunawardhana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Zhusupuly Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from the given name Zhusip.
Khanthawong Thai
From Thai คันธ (khantha) meaning "smell, scent, fragrance" and วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty".
Caddick Welsh
From the Welsh male personal name Cadog, a pet-form of Cadfael (a derivative of Welsh cad "battle").
Jayatunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයතුංග (see Jayathunga).
Sheraliev Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Sherali", from a combination of the names Sher and Ali 1.
Konts Estonian
Konts is an Estonian surname meaning "heel" and "stubb".
Friseur German
From German meaning "barber, hairdresser".
Allin English
Variant spelling of Allen or Allen.
Aruvald Estonian
Aruvald is an Estonian surname meaning "grassland parish".
Bagdasarian m Armenian
A variation of Baghdasaryan. It is used by Ross Bagdasarian, the creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks
Bay English, French, Dutch
Derived from Middle English and Old French bay, bai and Middle Dutch bay, all meaning "reddish brown". It was originally a nickname for someone with a hair color similar to that.
Mcgillicuddy Irish
The surname McGillicuddy comes from the Irish Mac GiollaMochuda, meaning 'son of the devotee of St. Mochuda'. It's part of the O'Sullivan sect and comes from the West part of Ireland in county Kerry... [more]
Wagenaar Dutch
Occupational name for a cartwright, cognate to German Wagner.
Pacleb Ilocano
From Ilocano pakleb meaning "to prostrate, to lie prone".
Neve Italian, Portuguese, Galician
Means "snow", a nickname for someone with a pale complexion or white hair.
Ishizawa Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh, swamp".
Guinta Filipino
Means "good addiction".
Alyea French (Huguenot)
From D'Ailly. It can be traced back to France in 1400's. The family with this last name came over to the United States, mainly on the East Coast in the 16th century as huguenot refugees.
Di Mauro Italian
From the given name Mauro.
Purdom English
English: metathesized variants of Prudhomme; the -ru- reversal is a fairly common occurrence in words where -r- is preceded or followed by a vowel.
Ivandić Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Bedsaul German
Americanized form of the German surname Petzold, which comes from a Slavic pet form of the name Peter.
Otsubo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōtsubo.
Sušina Slovak
From Slovak and Czech word Sušina meaning "dry matter"
Kakihana Japanese
From 垣 (kaki) meaning "fence" and 花 (hana) meaning "flower".
Quin English
Variant of Quinn.
Kiriyama Japanese
From Japanese 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia tree" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Othman Arabic
From the given name Uthman.
Budoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Budou.
Mirčeski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mirče".
Gagliano Italian
Habitational name from any of several places in Italy, most of which derive from the Latin personal name Gallius (see Gallus). Alternatively, it could derive directly from the given name Gallius, or from a similar name such as Galianus or Galenus.
Diamond Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Diamáin "descendant of Diamán", earlier Díomá or Déamán, a diminutive of Díoma, itself a pet form of Diarmaid.
Abdulkadyrov m Tatar, Kazakh, Bashkir
From the given name Abdulkadyr
Çopur Turkish
Means "pockmarked" in Turkish.
Kronenberg German, German (Swiss)
Habitational name from a place called Kronenberg (there is one near Wuppertal) or possibly from any of the places called Kronberg (see Kronberg ) from German Krone "crown" and German Berg "mountain, hill".
Ohayashi Japanese
This is the less common variant of Kobayashi.
Yíng Chinese (Rare)
From the name of the royal house of the Qin Dynasty from the ancient Chinese state also known as Qin.
Niehaus German
North German: topographic name from Middle Low German nie ‘new’ + hus ‘house’; or a habitational name from a common North German and Westphalian farm name with the same meaning.
Vítek Czech
Vítek comes from Latin name Vitus.
Hammarlund Swedish
Combination of Swedish hammare "hammer" and lund "grove".
Panack Literature
Meaning "Panic" or "Worry".
Lantz German
Habitational name from places called Lanz or derived from the given name Lanzo.
Gilliard French, Swiss
French and Swiss French from a derivative of Gillier, from the Germanic personal name Giselher, composed of gisil ‘hostage’, ‘pledge’, ‘noble offspring’ (see Giesel) + heri ‘army’.
Fukuyo Japanese
From the Japanese 福 (fuku) "fortune" or 副 (fuku) "accessory" and 與 or 与(yo) "together with."
Daoheuang Lao
Means "marigold" (literally "bright star") in Lao, from the words ດາວ (dao) meaning "star" and ເມືອງ (huang) meaning "bright, clear, beautiful".
Osorio Spanish
From the given name Osorio.
Matto Italian
Means "mad, crazy" or "madman" in Italian, regionally used in the sense of "rascal, joker", derived from Latin mattus "drunk, intoxicated".
Fulvio Italian
From the given name Fulvio.
Moinho Portuguese
From Portuguese meaning "mill".
Quichocho Chamorro
Chamorro for "to take out from hiding"
He Chinese
“He” means “to cheer” in Chinese.
Yuchyugyayev m Yakut (Russified)
From Yakut үчүгэй (üchügey), meaning "good".
Esenyel Turkish
Potentially from the given name Esen, from esinti, "breeze; that which blows'.
Faaborg Danish
Habitational name from a place so called.
Main English, Scottish
A nickname for a strong or very large man, derived from Old French magne "great, strong, large".
Sonntag German, Jewish
German cognate of Sunday. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.
Sawano Japanese
Sawa means "swamp, marsh" and no means "field, plain, wilderness".
Falanga Italian
From Sicilian falanga "plank, temporary bridge; fence".
Sumiyoshi Japanese
From Japanese 住 (sumi) meaning "dwelling, residence, abode" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck".
Aa Norwegian
Derived from aa, an obsolete spelling of Norwegian å "small river, stream".
Gwyther Welsh
meaning, "victor" or "victory"
Üseinov m Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Üsein".
Reali Italian
Variant of the surname Reale, which stems from reale "royal", either a name for someone in the service of a royal or a nickname for someone who behaved in a regal, aristocratic manner.
İsazadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of İsa".
Rasooli Persian
From the given name Rasool.
Tsukigata Japanese
月 (Tsuki) means "month, moon" and 形 (gata) means "shape, form, type".
Fukuoka Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Parve Estonian
Parve is an Estonian surname meaning "raft". Probably taken from "parvemees" meaning "raftsman".
Larín Spanish (Latin American)
Probably a habitational name from any of several places called Larín in A Coruña and Lugo provinces.
Tsukijishin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 築地新 (Tsukijishin) meaning "Tsukijishin", 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.
Parthenopoulos Greek
Descendant or son of the virgin, or someone with the name Parthenis
Stryjewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Stryjów in Zamość voivodeship, named with stryj meaning "paternal uncle", "father’s brother".
Nettesheim German
"nice home"
Nai Japanese
From Japanese 名 (na) meaning "name, famous; reputation" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Lacombe French
French (western and southwestern): topographic name for someone living in or near a ravine, from la combe ‘the ravine’ (a word of Gaulish origin, related to English Combe).... [more]
Giesinger German
Denoted a person from the town of Giesing in Germany. Or perhaps a variant spelling of Geisinger. A famous bearer of this surname is the German singer-songwriter Max Giesinger.
Hirosawa Japanese
Hiro means "broad, spacious, wide" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Kryvonos Ukrainian
Means "crooked nose".
Rackers German
German (Räckers): in the Lower Rhine-Westphalia area, from a reduced form of Rädeker, itself a reduced form of Rademaker.
Goldstein Jewish
Means "gold stone" in German.
Kilmartin Irish (Anglicized), Scottish (Anglicized)
shortened Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mac Giolla Mhártain or Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Màrtainn, "son of the servant of (Saint) Martin"... [more]
Olorosisimo Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish olorosísimo meaning "most fragrant".
Akulov Russian
Originates from old-Russian nickname Okul/Akul (meaning crook, deceiver) or Greek given name Aquila (Ἀκύλας)
Palling Estonian
Palling is an Estonian surname meaning "serve".
Kikyo Japanese
This surname is used as 桔梗, 喜京, 木京 or 鬼京 with 桔 (kitsu, ketsu, ki), which is used in plant names, 梗 (kyou, kou, oomune, fusagu, yamanire) meaning "close up, flower stem, for the most part", 喜 (ki, yoroko.basu, yoroko.bu) meaning "rejoice, take pleasure in", 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood", 鬼 (ki, oni, oni-) meaning "devil, ghost" and 京 (kyou, kin, kei, miyako) meaning "capital."... [more]
Tišljar Croatian
Derived from Chakavian Croatian tišljar, meaning "carpenter".
Clyde Scottish
A river in the south-west of Scotland, running through Inverclyde, Ayrshire, Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire, and the city of Glasgow. The second longest in Scotland; and the eighth longest in the United Kingdom... [more]
Bickham English
Habitational name from places so named in Devon and Somerset, most of which are most probably named with an Old English personal name Bicca and Old English cumb "valley". The first element could alternatively be from bica "pointed ridge".
Dimalaluan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "insurpassable" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and laluan meaning "surpass, exceed".
Gunarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණරත්න (see Gunaratne).
Almgren Swedish
Composed of Swedish alm (Old Norse almr) meaning "elm" and gren (Old Norse grein) meaning "branch".
Villard Galician, Portuguese
A Galician and Portuguese surname in the north of Iberian Peninsula. It's a last name belonging to ancient Celtic tribes.
Wijegunarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේගුණරත්න (see Wijegunaratne).
Dilek Turkish
Means "wish, desire" in Turkish.
Camichel Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Michael.
De Walle Dutch, Flemish
Variant spelling of Van Der Walle.
Mosher English
It is one of several variants of the name Mauger, also spelt Moger and Major, which itself comes from the Old French Maugier and Old German Malger, a compound name meaning "council-spear"... [more]
Aney English
English surname of uncertain origin, though it has been suggested that this is an anglicized form of French Ané. Ané itself is said to be taken from a personal name, possibly a gallicized form of Asnar or Aznar, which may be derived from Latin asinarius meaning "keeper of asses, ass-driver", from asinus "ass".
Luttrell English
From a diminutive of Old French loutre, meaning "otter" (from Latin lutra), applied as a nickname for someone thought to resemble an otter or a metonymic occupational name for someone who hunted otters (for their pelts).
Philippou Greek
Alternate transcription of Filippou chiefly used in Cyprus.
al-Husseini Arabic
Derived from the given name Hussein.
Karenina Literature
In Leo Tolstoy's novel 'Anna Karenina' (1877), this is the title character's surname, the feminine form of her husband's surname, Karenin.
Kitashima Japanese
Kita means "north" and shima means "island".
Kumhar Indian, Hindi, Nepali
Hindi and Nepali form of Kumbhakar.
Haydar Arabic
From the given name Haidar.
Charoensuk Thai
From Thai เจริญ (charoen) meaning "prosper, flourish, increase" and สุข (suk) meaning "joy, delight".
Chelyabinsky m Russian
Means "from Chelyabinsk".
Bouhired Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning unknown. A notable bearer is Djamila Bouhired (1935-), an Algerian militant and nationalist who opposed the French rule over Algeria.
Javadzadeh Persian
Means "born of Javad".
Murtha Irish
Variant of Murtagh.
Alabaster English
From the name of a whitish kind of gypsum used for vases, ornaments and busts, ultimately deriving from Greek alabastros, itself perhaps from Egyptian 'a-labaste "vessel of the goddess Bast"... [more]
Par Portuguese
Derived from Portuguese meaning "pair, couple, equal".
Golosov m Russian
From Russian голос (golos), meaning "voice".
Denson English (Rare)
Meaning "Son of Dennis" or "Son of Dean"
Fischkus German
tax collector (fiscal)
Mendiburu Basque
Means "top of the mountain" in Basque.
Leonardo Italian, Spanish, German
Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese from the Germanic personal name Leonhard, formed from the elements leo ‘lion’ + hard, ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’; this was an early medieval saint’s name (see Leonard).
Sluzhenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian служити (sluzhyty), meaning "to serve, to work".
Bermingham English (Modern, Rare)
Bermingham is the Gaelicised version of 'De Birmingham' and is descended from the family of Warwickshire, England. The Irish version of the name MacFeorais/MacPheorais is derived from Pierce de Bermingham.
Peele English
This surname was given topographically to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. A famous bearer of this surname is actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director Jordan Peele.
Pelekanos Greek
Means woodpecker" from Greek pelekanos "green woodpecker" (cognate with pelekan "pelican"; both come from pelekys "axe" the pelican because its beak is shaped like an axe the woodpecker because it uses its beak like an axe).
Kelton Scottish
Scottish habitational name from the village of Kelton in the parish of the same name in Kirkcudbrightshire.
Trimble English, Scottish, Northern Irish
A variant of Trumble, recorded in Northern Ireland since the 17th century.... [more]
Ariyananda Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit आर्य (arya) meaning "noble" and नन्द (nanda) meaning "joy, delight".
Macorig Italian
Patronymic from a shortened form of Ermacora, an Italian form of the Greek given name Hermagoras combined with the Slavic patronymic suffix -ic.
Wijeratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේරත්න (see Wijeratne).
Firestone German (Americanized), Jewish (Americanized)
Calque (translation into English) of the German and Ashkenazi surname Feuerstein.
Martines Portuguese
Means "Son of Martin." Portuguese form of Martínez.
Uçak Turkish
Means "airplane" in Turkish.
Öztürk Turkish
From the given name Öztürk.
Tõruke Estonian
Tõruke is an Estonian surname derived from "toruke" meaning "tubule" and "pipe".
Quebec Spanish (Philippines)
Habitational name for a person from the province of Quebec in Canada.
Lahiri Bengali
Habitational name from either the village of Lohori in present-day Bangladesh or the village of Laheria in India.
Güçlü Turkish
Means "powerful, strong" in Turkish.
Van Pelt Dutch, Flemish
Habitational name for someone from Pelt (formerly Pedele), Overpelt, or Neerpelt, possibly derived from a word meaning "marshy place".
Zahrebelnyi m Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Zahrebelnyy.
Mcclane Scottish
Means "Natural Wonder" in gaelic
Godrich German
German form of Goodrich.
Kumarathunga Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince" and तुङ्ग (tunga) meaning "high, lofty, tall".
Boyajyan Armenian
Means "son of the painter" from Armenian պոյաճի (poyači) meaning "dyer, painter".
Cena Italian
Derived from Latin meaning "dinner, meal, supper". Possibly an occupational name for a cook or a waiter. In an alternative representation, it could be given to someone who's known for hosting or being involved in meals or dinners, or may have given this surname to an illegitimate child who was not welcomed at the dinner table.
Aggrawal Hindi, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi अग्रवाल (see Agarwal).
Karadere Turkish
Means "black creek" in Turkish.
Mushakouji Japanese
From Japanese 武 (mu) meaning "military", 者 (sha) meaning "person", 小 (kou) meaning "small" and 路 (ji) meaning "street".
Chantha Khmer, Thai, Lao
From the given name Chantha.
Radford English
Habitational name from any of the various places so named, for example in Devon, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, and Hereford and Worcester. Most are named from Old English read "red" + ford "ford", but it is possible that in some cases the first element may be a derivative of Old English ridan "to ride", with the meaning "ford that can be crossed on horseback".
Hasanaga Albanian
Albanian surname, Hasani and given "Aga" in Ottoman Empire
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".
Leiter German
From Leiter ‘leader’, status name for a foreman or for the leader of a military expedition, from Middle High German leiten ‘lead’.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Leitner.
Demiral Turkish
Means "iron hands" in Turkish.
Rusch German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Rudolf.
Valdovinos Spanish
Spanish: from a personal name of ancient Germanic origin composed of the elements bald 'bold brave' + win 'friend'.
Ochiya Japanese
A variant of Ochitani.
Mustafoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mustafa".
Karamanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Քարամանյան (see Karamanyan).
Vampyr English (American)
A gothic surname.
Haruki Japanese
春 (Haru) means "spring" and 木 (ki) means "tree, wood". ... [more]
Rengel German (Swiss)
From a pet form of a Germanic personal name formed with rang "curved", "bending"; "slender".
Oshana Assyrian
Derived from the given name Oshana, meaning "Palm Sunday, palm tree" in Assyrian.
Yameen Urdu, Bengali, Dhivehi
Variant transcription of Yamin.
Moroux Louisiana Creole
From the surname Moroux.
Dorozhkin Russian
Derived from Russian дорожка (dorozhka) meaning "strip" or "small road, path".
To Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 塔 (see Tō).
Luhamaa Estonian
Luhamaa is an Estonian surname meaning "water meadow land".
Gandaloev Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of the Ingush clan name Гӏоандалой (Ghoandaloy), derived from the name of the ancient village of Gandaloy in present-day Ingushetia.
Ketchell English
Derived from the Ancient Scandinavian name Ketill
Czibor Hungarian
Hungarian surname derived from the Slavic given name Ctibor. The Hungarian soccer player Zoltán Czibor (1929-1997) was a famous bearer of this name.
Netanyahu Jewish
From the given name Netanyahu.
Uhlmann German
From a pet form of a Germanic compound personal name beginning with odal ‘inherited property’.
Mac Con Mhaoil Irish
Means "Son of the short haired warrior''.
Danesi Edo
THERE ARE TWO SETS OF DANESI. ONE IN ITALY AND THE OTHER IN EDO STATE, NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA. DANESI ITALIAN MEANS «MAN FROM DENMARK» AFRICAN DANESI MEANS «PRAISE BE TO THE CREATOR»
Farish Scottish
"Farish" derives from "Fari" meaning "Farrier".This unravells to many decades ago when people forged shoes for horses,people who were extremly skilled blacksmiths and named "farrier".This group of "farriers" named "Farish" lived in the highlands of the cool misty moors of scotland-the mighty country,who unleashed highly educated citizens who dispersed all over britain.
Mitcham English
Habitational name from Mitcham in Surrey so named from Old English micel "big" and ham "village homestead" or ham "water meadow" meaning either "the great homestead" or "the great meadow".
Saiyo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 濟陽 (see Saiyō).
Pavon Spanish (Latin American)
Nickname for a proud man
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