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.
Viray Filipino, Tagalog, Pampangan, Pangasinan
Occupational name derived from Tagalog, Pampangan and Pangasinan biray referring to a type of small, flat-bottomed rowing boat.
Bellino Italian
Means "pretty, sweet, cute" in Italian, a diminutive of Bello. It can originate as a nickname, or derive from the medieval given names Bellina or Bellinus... [more]
Heil German, Upper German, Dutch
1. German: from a pet form of Heinrich. ... [more]
Berlinerblau German, Jewish
Means “Prussian blue” in German. A notable bearer of this surname is Jacques Berlinerblau, a professor of Jewish civilization, and Stefania Berlinerblau, an American anatomist and physician.
Houde French
From either of the given names Hildo or Audo.
Hultqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish Hult and kvist "branch, twig".
Sumpter English
Occupational name for someone who drove a packhorse, from Middle English sompter.
Monteblanco French, Spanish
Originally from France "Mont Blanc" but translated when arrived in Spain.
Villarroel Spanish
Derivative and rarer version of Villa, unexplained. Compare Villarruel.
Orozalieva f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Orozaliev.
Morishige Japanese
Mori means "forest" and shige means "luxury".
Boffi Italian
Possibly from buffare "to blow, to be short of breath", or a related term meaning "bloated".
Rahn Low German
From the slavic tribe of the Rani on the island of Rügen.
Shmidt Russian
Russian form of Schmidt.
Häfeli German (Swiss)
Occupational name for a potter.
Roelfs Dutch
Means "son of Roelf".
Cabugatan Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao kabugatan, a historical title for a crown prince.
Foligno Italian
From the name of an ancient town in Umbria, Italy, derived from Latin Fulginia, of uncertain etymology.
Bohachuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian багаті (bahasty) meaning "the rich one".
Eberly Upper German, German (Swiss), English (American)
Variant of Eberle, which is a diminutive of Eberhard.
Pogonat Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Niaz Urdu, Pashto
Derived from the given name Niyaz.
Barzagli Italian
Probably from barezzo, an old word of Germanic origin used to denote people who bred pigs or sold ham.
Riedel German
Derived from a given name containing the Middle Low German name element riden "to ride".
Õuemets Estonian
Õuemets is an Estonian surname meaning "open forest".
Delong Flemish (Americanized), Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of Dutch and Flemish De Lange and of its Flemish cognate De Langhe, which is also found in France.
Kovaľová f Slovak
Feminine form of Kovaľ.
Policicchio Italian
Uncertain etymology.
Panagos Greek
From a short form of the personal name Panagiotis ‘All Holy’ (an epithet of the Virgin Mary).
Miterev m Russian
Possibly related to Dmitriy.
Kögltin Kalmyk
Kögltin has no known meaning.
Kloosterboer Dutch
Occupational name derived from Dutch klooster meaning "monastery, convent, cloister" and boer meaning "peasant, farmer".
Bax Dutch
Variant of Backs.
Cherryman English
It is topographical or perhaps occupational and describes a person who lived or worked at a cherry orchard, or who lived by a house known by the sign of the cherry. In the days before house numbering, it was the tradition in almost all western countries to give the house a sign... [more]
Davutoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Davut".
Xander German
From a short form of the personal name Alexander.
Deshima Japanese
Variant reading of Dejima.
Matan Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
From the given name Matan which means "gift" or "to give" in Hebrew.
Needham English
From a place name derived from Old English ned meaning "need, constraint" and ham meaning "home, estate, settlement".
Pylypenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Pylyp".
Cronje Afrikaans
Altered form of the French surname Cronier, derived from Old French crones, a term denoting a sheltered area by a river bank where fish retreat to. This could be used as an occupational name for someone who fished in such an area, or derived from a place named with the element, such as the French village Crosne.
Aab Estonian
Aab is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from a shortened version of "Aabraham" ("Abraham").
Dale Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Dall.
Lima Portuguese
Topographic name for someone who lived on the banks of the Lima River in Portugal, most likely derived from Indo-European *léymō meaning "lake".
Kaburagi Japanese
A notable bearer is Saiko Kaburagi, an artist.
Buisson French, Haitian Creole (Rare)
Topographic name for someone who lived in an area of scrub land or by a prominent clump of bushes from (Old) French buisson "bush scrub" (a diminutive of bois "wood"); or a habitational name from (Le) Buisson the name of several places in various parts of France named with this word.
Schuller German
Possibly a habitational name from Schüller in the Eifel.
Nocella Italian
Diminutive of Noce.
Pitka Estonian
Pitka is an Estonian surname meanin "tall" or "long".
Ōya Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow".
Olesk Estonian
Olesk is an Estonian surname meaning to "stay".
Vanderplaats Dutch
A surname given to someone living near a plaats (open space), or someone from De Plaats in North Brabant.
Maksym Ukrainian, Polish
From the given name Maksym.
Bodine French
Possibly derived from the Germanic root bald meaning "bold".
Laur Estonian
Laur is an Estonian surname, a shortened for of "Lauri"; a masculine given name.
Sachtleben German
Nickname for someone perceived to lead a carefree, easy life, from Middle Low German sacht(e) meaning "soft" + leben meaning "life".
Council English, German
1 English: nickname for a wise or thoughtful man, from Anglo-Norman French counseil ‘consultation’, ‘deliberation’, also ‘counsel’, ‘advice’ (Latin consilium, from consulere ‘to consult’)... [more]
Madhubuti Swahili
A notable bearer is Haki R. Madhubuti, a writer.
Päästel Estonian
Päästel is an Estonian surname meaning "rescue" and "salvage".
Kamegai Japanese
"Turtle valley".
Takigawa Japanese
From Japanese 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Väikmeri Estonian
Väikmeri is an Estonian surname meaning "small sea".
Kujikawa Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago", 慈 (ji) meaning "mercy", and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".
Sibunrueng Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สีบุญเรือง (see Sibunrueang).
Shu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 鞠 (see Shū).
Obuch Medieval Polish (Rare)
Obuch is a surname found in Poland and specifically areas that were part of the Polish-Lithuanian Kingdom. It was the name of a long handled battle hammer and may have denoted someone handy with the weapon or who produced the weapon... [more]
Krauczun German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Kriaučiūnas (via Prussian-Lithuanian kraucźius).
Zañartu Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous rural district in the municipality of Oñati.
Ridamäe Estonian
Ridamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "range hill".
Ó Lochlainn Irish
Means "descendant of Lochlann" in Irish.
Ospanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Ospanov.
Vardjas Estonian
Vardjas is an Estonian surname meaning "keeper".
Prutton English (British)
it's a cool name
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.
Oatfield English
Means "oat field". Cognate of Haberfeld
Jankoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Janko".
Balasooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhalese බාලසූරිය (see Balasuriya).
Medcalf English (British)
Variant spelling of Metcalfe.
An Chinese, Korean
From Chinese 安 (ān) meaning "peace, quiet".
Gulotta Italian
Italian: from the female personal name, a pet form of Gulla.
Bagatsing Filipino
Filipinized form of Bhagat Singh, a combination of Sanskrit भगत (bhagat) meaning "devotee, follower" combined with सिंह (siṃhá) meaning "lion". A notable bearer was Ramon Bagatsing (1916-2006), the 19th Mayor of Manila who was of Indian descent.
Wilczek Polish
Diminutive form of Wilk, which means "wolf" in Polish.
Tuttoilmondo Italian
Possibly derived from the French given name Toulemonde, which is either itself derived from the Germanic names Thurmond or Tedmond, or from the phrase tout le monde, literally "all the world", or "everybody"... [more]
Piliang Minangkabau
Probably derived from Indonesian pili meaning "a lot, many" and hyang meaning "god, deity" or the phrase pili hyang meaning "the god, the deity" (most likely referring to the Hindu-influenced gods that were worshiped before the arrival of Islam in the Indonesian archipelago)... [more]
Milanay Filipino (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
The Milanay is original surname from Bicol region in the Philippines, the most population name in Naga City.
Tosō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 十都 (see Totsu).
Osmond English
From the given name Osmond
Jamgotchian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ժամկոչյան (see Zhamkochyan).
Bondarev m Russian
Russian form of Bondarenko.
Regalado Spanish, Spanish (Philippines), American (Hispanic)
Means "gifted", "pleasant", or "capable".
Tanida Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Asaidori Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 浅井取 (asaidori), assigned letters to Iwami dialect アサイドリ (asaidori) meaning "elaeagnus".
Espaillat Catalan, Occitan
Occupational name from Catalan espallat, in an old spelling, or directly from Occitan espaiat, espalhat, past participle of espallar meaning "to winnow", "to separate the wheat from the chaff".
Yokoyama Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "side, beside, next to" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Luca Italian
Variant of De Luca.
Flower Welsh
Anglicized form of the Welsh personal name Llywarch, of unexplained origin.
Curmi Maltese
(Warning: Whatever you do, don't look up the coat of arms, if you're squeamish. Take me seriously.)
Malak Arabic
Derived from the given name Malak.
Cel Tradat Romanian (Rare)
'cel Tradat' translates to "the betrayed" in Romanian.... [more]
Gulzar Urdu
Derived from the given name Gulzar.
Bantan Arabic
From the name of the Indonesian province of Banten, originally indicating a person originally from that region.
Gambier French
Derived from gambier, a Northern French variant of jambier, the masculine form of jambière "greave (a piece of armour that protects the leg, especially the shin, and occasionally the tops of the feet)"... [more]
Abeyarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේරත්න (see Abeyratne).
Jordanova f Macedonian
Feminine form of Jordanov.
Lucier French
Derived from old French lucière meaning "light".
Peñaranda Spanish
Habitational name from places in Burgos and Salamanca named Peñaranda.
Hosp German (Austrian)
Means "odd bird" or "strange man"
Hollister English
An occupational name for a female brothel-keeper, a feminine form of Hollier.
Pak Circassian
Circassian name derived from Adyghe пакъ (pāq) meaning "snub-nosed, bluntnose".
Rabinovitch Yiddish
Variant transcription of Rabinovich.
Vujčić Serbian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Pettee French, Scottish, English
Meaning "Petit", a word meaning "small" in French.
Kewish Scottish, Manx
The surname Kewish was first found in on the Isle of Uist, in the Hebrides in Scotland, which is named for the Irish King, Colla Uais who was deposed in Ireland by Muedach Tireach and was banished with 300 of their principal chiefs to the Hebrides in 327 A.D. They became known as the kingdom of Ailech and gave birth to the kindred of St... [more]
Snelson English
Means "son of Snell", Snell being a nickname for a brisk or active person, from Middle English snell "quick, lively" (cf... [more]
Kalamees Estonian
Kalamees is an Estonian surname meaning "fisherman".
Kindiki Meru, Eastern African
Kindiki has no known meaning.
Tammiste Estonian
Tammiste is an Estonian surname derived from "tamm" meaning "oak".
Verrall English
An uncommon Anglo-Saxon surname.
Ambur Estonian
Ambur is an Estonian surname meaning "arbalist (crossbowman)"
Main Scottish
Derived from a short form of the Scandinavian personal name Magnus.
Maharjan Nepali
Either from Sanskrit महाजन (mahajana) meaning "great, distinguished, eminent" or महा (maha) meaning "great" combined with अर्जन (arjana) meaning "acquisition, earning".
Christen German (Swiss)
Derived from the given name Christian.
Weinmann German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) occupational name for a viticulturalist or wine merchant, Middle High German winman, German Weinmann.
Ocak Turkish
Means "stove, oven, furnace" in Turkish.
Liberman German, Jewish
Variant spelling of Liebermann.
Cote English
Variant of Coates, or an Anglicized form of French Côté.
Satsukino Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五月女 (see Saotome).
Raut Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Odia, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit राजपुत्र (rajaputra) meaning "prince".
Boroi Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Kwak Korean
From Sino-Korean 郭 (gwak) meaning "outer city" (making it the Korean form of Guo) or 霍 (gwak) meaning "quickly, suddenly".
Tudorică Romanian
Derived from a Romanian diminutive of Tudor.
Lipinskis Latvian
Latvian form of Lipiński.
Salinš Latvian
Topographic name for someone living on an island, from a derivative of Latvian sala meaning ‘island’.
Debster Dutch (Rare)
Etymology unknown.
Gunawardhane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Delevingne French, English
Means "of the vine" in French. It is the surname of Poppy Delevingne and Cara Delevingne, both English actresses and models; it is also the surname of French-born photojournalist Lionel Delevingne
Pervov m Russian
From Russian первый (pervyy), meaning "first".
Osler English
Possibly derived from Ostler (from the the Norman 'Hostelier') meaning clerk or bookkeeper. First used in England after the Norman invasion of 1066. Surname of a 19th cent... [more]
Lechner German
This name finds its origin in the Austrian Lechtal, where the Lech river flows.
Tateoka Japanese
From Japanese 立 (tate) meaning "stand, rise" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Jumawan Filipino, Cebuano
Derived from Cebuano hawan meaning "bare, clear".
Joachim German, French, Polish
From the given name Joachim
San Severino Italian, Neapolitan
From the name of places inside Italy, all named after Saint Severinus of Noricum. This name is mainly found in Naples.
Takasu Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 須 (su) meaning "necessary".
Camansi Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kamansi meaning "breadfruit".
Mchedlishvili Georgian
Means "son of the blacksmith" from Georgian მჭედელი (mchedeli) meaning "smith, blacksmith".
Salamova f Azerbaijani, Chechen
Feminine form of Salamov.
Yetman English
"gate keeper"
Wanhatalo Finnish
From the Finnish "vanha talo." With the "vanha" meaning old or aged and "talo" being a place of living mostly a house. The most common translation is "old house".
Chakma Bengali
From the name of the Chakma people of Bangladesh, India and Myanmar, derived from Sanskrit शक्तिमान (shaktimana) meaning "powerful" (composed of शक्ति (shakti) meaning "power" and the suffix मत् (mana) meaning "as, like, having the qualities of").
Shigesato Japanese
Shige means "luxurious" and sato means "village".
Caplin English
Means "singer in a chantry chapel" (from Old Northern French capelain, a variant of standard Old French chapelain (cf. Chaplin)).
Dimitriadis Greek
Means "son of Dimitris".
Gara Hungarian
Variant of Garay.
Monge French
Southern French variant of Moine.
Fijałkowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Fijałkowo.
Bandi Italian
Derived from Late Latin Bandus itself from the Germanic band and the Latin banda, all meaning "sign, emblem, banner". It can also derive from the Italian word bando meaning "announcement" from the Germanic bann.
Beqiraj Albanian
Meaning unknown.... [more]
Pavle Slovak
From the given name Pavol.
Panozzo Italian
Venice, one of the oldest and most beautiful regions of Italy, is the esteemed birthplace of numerous prominent families, and of a family that bears the surname Panozzo. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for them to adopt a second name to identify themselves, as populations grew and travel became more frequent... [more]
Child English
From a nickname for an affectionate term for a person, or for a young man of noble birth, or for a young noble waiting for knighthood, or for someone who was younger than their siblings, or who was a minor on the death of his father, derived from Old English cild "baby, child"... [more]
Washi Japanese
Occupational name for a paper worker. From 和 (wa) meaning "sum" and 紙 (shi) meaning "paper".
Takabe Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Deveraux English, French
Variant spelling of Devereux.
Zabaleta Basque
Habitational name meaning "very wide place", derived from Basque zabal "wide, broad, open" and -eta "place of, abundance of".
Iribarren Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous district of the municipality of Otsagabia.
Hilliker German
The last name of Dance Moms star, Kalani Hilliker.
Dobrovolný Czech
Means "voluntary", "free".
Ambrosiano Italian
Derived from the given name Ambrosianus or Ambrosius.
Style English
Variant of Styles.
Egert German, Jewish
Variant spelling of Eggert.
Toronto Italian (Anglicized)
Possibly derived from the Italian province, Taranto.
El-Sayed Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "the master", from Arabic سَيِّد (sayyid) meaning "master, lord, prince" (see Sayyid).
Hotz German (Swiss), German, Hungarian
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a habitional name for someone from the Hotzenwald, a derivation from any given name containing the Germanic name element hadu "battle, combat" and a derivation from the verb hotzen "to swing, to sway, to tremble".
Roog Estonian
Roog is an Estonian surname meaning "reed".
Moritani Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" or 守 (mori) meaning "watchman, keeper, caretaker" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".