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.
Sorhapuru Basque (Rare)
From the name of a village in south-west France Basque Country, possibly derived from sorho "field, cultivated land" and buru "head, top, summit; leader, chief".
Arciszewski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from the Polish village Arciszewo
Aritzala Basque (Rare)
From the name of a municipality in Navarre, Spain, probably derived from Basque haritz "oak tree" and ala "pasture, meadow".
Lama Tibetan, Nepali
A Buddhist name found among people of Tibet and Nepal, from the Tibetan blama, meaning "priest" or "monk".
Bang Korean
Bang is derived from the Korean word ‘sarangbang’ referring to a ‘room’.
Infante Spanish
From infante literally "child", but in Spain also a title borne by the eldest sons of noblemen before they inherited, and in particular by the son of the king of Castile; thus the surname probably originated either as a nickname for one of a lordly disposition or as an occupational name for a member of the household of an infante.
Masri Arabic
Means "Egyptian (person)" in Arabic.
Miyadokorono Japanese (Rare)
From 宮 (miya) meaning "palace, shrine", 所 (tokoro) meaning "spot, place, location", and 野 (no) meaning "plain, field".
Villoslada Spanish
From the village of Villoslada in Spain.
Rucker German
Middle High German: nickname rucken "to move or draw". North German: nickname from Middle Low German rucker "thief", "greedy or acquisitive person". German: from a reduced form of the Germanic personal name Rudiger... [more]
Symere English (American, Rare)
Name of unknown origin, typically used in the United States. It is best known as the real first name of American rapper Lil Uzi Vert.
Čáp Czech
Means "stork" in Czech.
Sääsk Estonian
Sääsk is an Estonian surname meaning "midge" and "gnat".
Madraswala Indian (Parsi)
From Madras (presently Chennai), the name of the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Zitouni Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn) meaning "olive".
Sei Estonian
Sei is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "seib", meaning "washer" and "disk"; or "seil", meaning "sail".
Maarouf Arabic
From the given name Maruf.
Harambašić Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian
Derived from harambaša (харамбаша), which was a historic rank for the senior commander of a hajduk band. The hajduks were bandits and freedom fighters in the Balkans who fought the Ottomans.
Altman German, Jewish
Variant of Alt and Alterman.
Seok Korean
Korean form of Shi, from Sino-Korean 石 (seok).
Calinawan Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kalinawan meaning "peace".
Orsi Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Orso. It may also be an Italianized form of Slovenian Uršic, metronymic from the female personal name Urša, short form of Uršula (Latin Ursula), or a patronymic from the male personal name Urh, Slovenian vernacular form of Ulrik, German Udalrich
Lindfors Swedish
Combination of Swedish lind "lime tree, linden" and fors "rapid, waterfall".
Claver English, Catalan
occupational name from Old French clavier Catalan claver "keeper of the keys doorkeeper" (from Latin clavarius from clavis "key").
Vassar French, English
Name indicating the status of "a vassal or serf" in feudal society.
Veríssimo Portuguese
From the given name Veríssimo.
Shimamoto Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Tomotake Japanese
Tomo means "friend" and take means "bamboo".
Nikolaiev Russian
Means "son of Nikolay."
Kuivjõgi Estonian
Kuivjõgi is an Estonian surname meaning "dry river".
Turgut Turkish
From the given name Turgut.
Malefeijt Dutch
A variant spelling of Malefeyt. This is also actually an archaic spelling (as the sound written as -eijt will be always be written as -eit or -ijt in modern times), but it has (barely) managed to survive into modern times... [more]
Gal Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Gal 1, means "wave" in Hebrew.
Begaye Navajo
Variant of Begay.
Theresa English, German
From the given name Theresa.
Homayouni Persian
From the given name Homayoun.
Gainsborough English
From the city of Gainsborough in Lincolnshire, England. A famous bearer of this surname includes English painter Thomas Gainsborough.
Weißmüller German
from Middle High German wiz "white" and mulin "miller" an occupational name for a miller who produced white flour which was produced as early as the 14th century.
Radenović Montenegrin, Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Rade".
Idriya Hebrew
A feminine name of Hebrew origin, meaning "female duck."
Niezabitowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Lesser Polish villages: Niezabitów or Niezabitów-Kolonia.
Steinsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Steinn" in Icelandic.
Shumakov m Russian
Derived from Russian word "шум (shum)" meaning noise.
Gulbis Latvian
Means "swan".
Adaagist Berber
Moroccan (Rifian): habitational name from the town of Daagist in the province of Řḥusima.
Chiroto Shona
Meaning unknown.
Farah Arabic
From the given name Farah.
Kadyrbekov m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Kadyrbek".
Hroza Ukrainian
Means "thunderstorm" in Ukrainian.
Kayitz Hebrew, Jewish
Means "summer" in Hebrew.
Gries Upper German
Topographic name for someone who lived in a sandy place from Middle High German griez meaning “sand pebble” or a shortened form of German Griese.
Aali Arabic
From the given name Aali.
Frühlingová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Frühling.
Azoulay Judeo-Spanish
Meaning uncertain. It may derived from Spanish azul or French azur meaning "blue" (both ultimately derived from Persian via Arabic), possibly used as a nickname for someone with blue eyes or an occupational name for a maker of blue ceramic ware... [more]
Rundle English
Cornish surname of unknown origin, possibly related to Arundel.
Aibekov Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Aibek".
Çelen Turkish
Means "eaves" in Turkish.
Manahan Tagalog
Means "to dwell, to reside" in Tagalog.
Malenkov Russian
Patronymic derived from Russian маленький (malen'kiy) meaning "little, small". The Soviet leader Georgy Malenkov (1902-1988) was a notable bearer of this name.
Ogasawara Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 笠 (kasa) meaning "bamboo hat", and 原 (wara) meaning "field".
Hurley English, Irish
Meaning is "from a corner clearing" in Old English. Also an anglicized form of an Irish name meaning "sea tide" or "sea valor".
Moura Portuguese
Derived from the Portuguese word "Mouro", which refers to an individual from the Moor people. This is the feminine form of the word, often used in legends of enchanted moor women, which very common in Portugal... [more]
Walch Irish
Variant of Walsh.
Bustan Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Jewish
From Aramaic bustān meaning "garden". Perhaps someone who works or lives near a garden or an orchard.
Vekovishchev m Russian
Possibly deriving from "вековой (vekovoy)" meaning a century old and "вище (vishche)" meaning more.
Doune Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 堂畝 (see Dōune).
Saijo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 西城 (see Saijō).
Zdon Polish
Polish
Le Pen Breton
Le Pen is a Breton surname meaning "the head", "the chief" or "the peninsula".
Kamegai Japanese
"Turtle valley".
Frimodig Swedish
Taken directly from Swedish frimodig meaning "frank, outspoken, bold, ingenuous".
D'auréville French
Variant spelling of D'aureville.
Landry French, English
From the Germanic personal name Landric, a compound of land "land" and ric "powerful, ruler".
Pirrip Literature, Popular Culture
Surname of the main character in Charles Dickens novel, Great Expectations.
Panahi Persian
From Persian پناه (panâh) meaning "shelter, refuge, protection".
Cantin French
A territorial division or district.
Stinson English, Scottish
This is one of the many patronymic forms of the male given name Stephen, i.e. son of Stephen. From these forms developed the variant patronymics which include Stim(p)son, Stenson, Steenson, and Stinson.
Sinha Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá) meaning "lion" (see Singh).
Abdulmajeed Arabic
From the given name Abd al-Majid.
Alessio Italian
From the given name Alessio.
Ədilov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Ədil".
Suzuya Japanese (Rare)
This is the more commonly heard variation of Suzutani.
Kartallozi Albanian
Meaning unknown.
Elu Estonian
Elu is an Estonian surname meaning "life" and "being"; "living".
Dimoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Dimoski.
Pang Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Hakka)
Cantonese and Hakka romanization of Peng.
Kapuściński Polish
Habitational name for someone from the town of Kapuścin or Kapuścino, both named from Polish kapusta meaning "cabbage".
Zenmosha Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 善茂砂 (see Zemmosha).
Pent Estonian
Pent is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "pentsik" meaning "funny" and "eccentric".
Yabu Japanese
Possibly from 薮 (yabu) meaning "thicket, bush, underbrush, grove".
Başaran Turkish
Means "accomplisher, achiever" in Turkish.
Skalaban Polish French Spanish (?)
Polish word Skal meaning "Justice" and French word Aban meaning someone who lives near a forest.
Chandraratne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala චන්ද්‍රරත්න (see Chandrarathna).
Illopmägi Estonian
Illopmägi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "iisop" meaning "hyssop", or "ilus" meaning "beautiful", and "mägi" meaning "mountain/hill".
Luhtmaa Estonian
Luhtmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "meadow land".
Maclabhrainn Scottish Gaelic
Proper, non-Anglicized form of McLaren & thus a Scottish form of Larson.
Nuiamäe Estonian
Nuiamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "clubs hill."
Matta Italian
From a feminine form of MATTO.
Ramanauskas Lithuanian
From Russian Romanovsky, Polish Romanowski, Belarusian Ramanouski, or another cognate... [more]
Kliem Maltese
Kliem is a Maltese word that means "words."
Brockmann Low German
Denoted someone who lived in or by a marsh, from Middle Low German brok "swamp, marsh" (see brōkaz) and man "person, man".
Leusink Medieval Dutch
Descendants from farmers from the Overijssel Province in the Netherlands. History can be traced to the middle ages, perhaps to a farm called Lossyng in the village of Neede.
Asunción Spanish
Means "assumption" in Spanish, referring to the bodily taking up of Mary, the mother of Jesus, into Heaven at the end of her earthly life. The unaccented form, Asuncion, is much more common.
Bakhsh Urdu
Derived from Persian بخش (bakhsh) meaning "fortune, lot, share, portion".
Tsuchiya Japanese
From Japanese 土 (tsuchi) meaning "earth, soil, ground" and 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, dwelling" or 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Wijesinghe Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Hilmarsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Hilmar".
Solari Italian
Habitational name from any of various places called "Solaro" or "Solara", from solaro 'site', 'plot', 'meadow', literally "land exposed to the sun".
Locklear English
Variant of Lockyer. Locklear is an occupational name of anglo-saxon origin meaning "locksmith".
Desnoyers French (Quebec)
Means "of the walnut trees", from French word "noyer", meaning walnut. "Des noyers" literally translates to "the walnuts".
Metsaorg Estonian
Metsaorg is an Estonian surname meaning "forest valley".
Blumenkrantz German, Jewish
Means "flower-wreath" in German.
Bucag Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano bukag meaning "basket".
Antoniak Polish
Derived from the given name Antoni.
Lammas Estonian
Lammas is an Estonian surname meaning "sheep".
Wennerström Swedish
Combination of the place name element wenner, which is probably derived from the name of Lake Vänern, and Swedish ström "stream".
Kentie Dutch
Origin and meaning unknown. Possibly derived from a Scottish surname such as MacKenzie.
Yosef Jewish
From the given name Yosef.
Scannláin Irish
The name originally appeared in Gaelic as Ó Scannláin or Mac Scannláin, which are both derived from the word scannal. which means "contention."
Gentoo Indian, Telugu, Portuguese
It is a Telugu name, most likely meaning "Gentile". It was first used by the Portuguese.
Rudner German
German: unexplained. Perhaps a variant of Redner.
Balingbing Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from the devil chase, a percussion instrument originating in Southern Asia commonly found in India and the Philippines, via its other name balingbing.
Sugihara Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Arustamyan Armenian
Means "son of Arustam", from a given name derived from a combination of the names Ara and Rustam.
Schuh German, Jewish
Occupational name for a maker or repairer of shoes, derived from Middle High German schuoch meaning "shoe". In some cases, it may have denoted a person to a house distinguished by the sign of a shoe.
Vercetti Italian
Is a Italian surname that is derived from the Italian surname "Verratti".
Piktor Polish
From the personal name Wiktor (see Victor).
Doyenarte Medieval Basque (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
It means a place or site near the forest.
Vitaliano Italian
From the given name Vitaliano
Gultekin Turkish
It comes from "Kül Tigin" (? - 575 AD) who was a general of the Second Turkic Kaganate (Göktürks' khaganate). He was a second son of Ilterish Shad and the younger brother of Bilge Kagan.
Mactavish Scottish
Scottish surname comprised of the elements "Mac" meaning "Son of" and "Tavish", the Scottish form of "Thomas".
Pill Estonian
Pill is an Estonian surname meaning "musical instrument".
Wijesiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Crescencio Spanish
From the given name Crescencio
Fiadura Belarusian
Derived from an augmentative form of the Belarusian given name Fiodar.
Corll German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Karl.
Lenická Czech, Slovak
From a diminutive form of a Czech and Slovak name Lenka. Matia Lenická (1984-) is a drum and bass producer and DJ from Bratislava, Slovakia.
Vongphakdy Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ພັກດີ (phakdy) meaning "loyalty, devotion".
Zagrebnev m Russian
Means "from Zagreb". Zagreb the capital of Croatia.
Kotti Albanian
Kottie or Kotte
Hannam English
Habitational name from a place called Hanham in Gloucestershire, which was originally Old English Hānum, dative plural of hān ‘rock’, hence ‘(place) at the rocks’. The ending -ham is by analogy with other place names with this very common unstressed ending.
Wightman English
"Wight" in Anglo-saxon could refer to a "soul," a "being," or to "courage." It is similar to the different meanings of the words "spirit" and "spirited." ... [more]
Longbottom English, Literature, Popular Culture
English (West Yorkshire) topographic name for someone who lived in a long valley, from Middle English long + botme, bothem ‘valley bottom’. Given the surname’s present-day distribution, Longbottom in Luddenden Foot, West Yorkshire, may be the origin, but there are also two places called Long Bottom in Hampshire, two in Wiltshire, and Longbottom Farm in Somerset and in Wiltshire.
Adjadj Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic حجاج (see Hadjadj).
Hicham Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Hicham.
Singleton English
Habitational name from either of two villages, one in Lancashire, derived from Old English scingol "shingle, roof tile" and tun "enclosure, yard, town", the other in Sussex, derived from Old English sengel meaning "brushwood" or "burnt clearing".
Fisch German, Jewish
From German (fisch) meaning "fish".
Kite English
Habitational name derived from Old English cyte "cottage, hut".
Wijayatilaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයතිලක (see Wijayathilaka).
Argimon Catalan
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous castle in the municipality of Riudarenes.
Lakk Estonian
Lakk is an Estonian surname meaning "hay loft".
Sakon Japanese
A notable bearer is the actor Peter Sakon Lee.
Escribano Spanish
An occupational name from escribano "scribe" (from Late Latin scriba "scribe" genitive scribanis from Latin scriba genitive scribae)... [more]
Devera English (British)
English elaboration of Norman surname De Vere, literally meaning "from Ver," a settlement near Bayeaux.
Jacobsohn German, Jewish
Means "son of Jacob".
Noji Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 地 (ji) meaning "earth, land, dirt".
Saraiva Portuguese
It literally means "hail".
Seldon English
Variant of Selden.
Norouzian Persian
From the given name Norouz.
Febbraio Italian
Derived from Italian febbraio meaning "February", perhaps indicating a person who was baptized in that month.
Nalbant Turkish
Means "farrier" in Turkish.
Memon Urdu
From the name of the Memon people who inhabit parts of India and Pakistan. The name itself is derived from Arabic مؤمن (mu'min) meaning "believer".
Nuon Khmer
Means "sweet, tender, modest" in Khmer.
Ahmadpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian احمدپور (see Ahmadpour).
al-Warfalli Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the Warfalli" in Arabic, referring to a person from the Warfalla (ورفلة) tribal confederation of western Libya. The tribe is of mixed Arab and Arabized Berber origin, and they mainly reside in the city of Bani Walid in the Misrata district.
Tuzla Turkish
From a city in Bosnia named "Tuzla" or "salt mine". Formally occupied by the Ottoman Empire.
Koiwai Japanese
From 小 (ko) meaning "little, small" combined with 岩 (iwa) meaning "stone" and 井 (i) meaning "pit, mineshaft, well" or 祝 (iwai) meaning "blessing, celebrate, congratulations".
Markopoulos Greek
Means "son of Markos".
Puente Spanish
Habitational name from any of the numerous places named Puente, from puente ‘bridge’.
Nagasaka Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope".
Senapati Odia, Bengali, Assamese
Means "commander" in Sanskrit, from सेना (sena) meaning "army" and पति (pati) meaning "lord".
Devereaux English
Variant form of Devereux, based on the common English mis-pronunciation "Devero".
Kōgi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鴻 () meaning "powerful, prosperous" and 戯 (gi) meaning "frolic".
Garczyńska f Polish
Feminine form of Garczyński.
Avamilano Brazilian
Uncertain origin.
Landis German, German (Swiss)
German and Swiss German nickname for a highwayman or for someone who lays waste to the land, from Middle High German landoese.
Dietz German
From a short form of the personal name Dietrich.
Bratov Russian
Derived either from Russian брат (brat) meaning "brother" or from a short form Brat of various Old Russian given names.
Iesaka Japanese
From 家 (ie) meaning "house, family, home" and 坂 (saka) meaning "hill, slope".
Ron Spanish, Galician
Habitational name from a town called Ron in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.
Reicher German, German (Austrian), Jewish
Derived from various placenames called Reich, Reichau, Reichen.
Rabenschlag German
Means "wing beat of a raven" in German, from German Rabe meaning "raven" and Schlag meaning "flap" or "wing beat" in this context.
Bessa Portuguese
Origin in the name Beça surname of medieval ancestry
Korsak m Russian
Possibly denoting a sly person, derived from Russian корсак (korsak) "corsac fox", itself derived from Proto-Turkic *karsak "short, steppe fox".
Sindac Tagalog
From Tagalog sindak meaning "terror, shock, fright".
Sera Japanese
From Japanese 世 (se) meaning "world, generation" and 良 (ra) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable".
Talu Estonian
Talu is an Estonian surname meaning "farmstead".
Kosarin Polish, Russian, Jewish
Derived from the surname Kosarinsky.
Gokongwei Filipino
From the surnames Goh, Kong, and Wei.
Furuhashi Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 橋 (Hashi) meaning "bridge".
Kornthaswin Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Wimalawansa Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विमल (vimala) meaning "clean, pure, spotless" and वंश (vansa) meaning "lineage, clan, family".
Asamoah Western African, Akan
From the given name Asamoah. A famous bearer is the retired Ghanaian soccer player Kwadwo Asamoah (1988-).
Apollonio Italian
From the given name Apollonio
Agiashvili Georgian
Meaning unknown.
Crăciun Romanian
Crăciun is the Romanian word for Christmas.
Mudge English
A location surname for someone who lives or dwells near the swamps. A famous bearer of this surname is Angela Mudge, a champion fell runner and trail runner from Scotland.
Basista Polish, Czech, Slovak
Occupational name for a double-bass player.
Drahuschak Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Drahushchak.