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.
Ikari Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 五十里 (Ikari) meaning "Ikari", a division in the town of Nyūzen in the district of Shimoniikawa in the prefecture of Toyama in Japan or an area in the city of Takaoka in the prefecture of Toyama in Japan.
Eftekhari Persian
From Persian افتخار (eftekhar) meaning "honour, pride", ultimately from Arabic.
Leidig German
From a short form of any of several Germanic personal names composed with the first element liut ‘people’, ‘tribe’. Also a nickname for a disagreeable, cantankerous person, from Middle High German leidic ‘disagreeable’, ‘tiresome’.
Eessaar Estonian
Eessaar is an Estonian surname meaning "fore island".
Mcfall Scottish (Anglicized), Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Phàil and Irish Gaelic Mac Phóil, patronymics derived from vernacular forms of the given name Paul.
Sokolovskyy m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Sokołowski.
Brzoza Polish
Means "birch tree" in Polish.
Seyfried German
Derived from the given name Siegfried. The American actress Amanda Seyfried (1985-) is a well-known bearer of this name.
Poulos Greek
Denotes kinship. Derived from the Latin pullus, meaning "offspring, chick"
Raia Arabic
Derived from Arabic رياح (rayah) meaning ‘flag’.
Ojalill Estonian
Ojalill is an Estonian surname meaning "stream flower".
Phonesavanh Lao
From Lao ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven".
Caligiuri Italian
Comes from the Greek words "kalos" meaning "beautiful" and "gheros" meaning "elderly," and was often given to children in the hopes that they would retain their beauty in their old age.
Golovkin m Russian
Variant of Golovin.
Tait Scottish, English
Nickname for an energetic or cheerful person, derived from Middle English and Older Scots tayt "merry, lively". Compare Tate.
Lakmal Sinhalese
From the given name Lakmal.
Skënderi Albanian
Derived from the given name Skënder.
Calwell English
I guess a differently spelled form of Caldwell. I don't know.... [more]
Künk Estonian
Künk is an Estonian surname meaning "hillock" and "knoll".
Boemo Okinawan (Rare, Archaic)
From Okinawan 保栄茂 (Boemo) meaning "Bin", a district in Tomigusuku, Okinawa, Japan.
Lacasse French
Means "box maker"
Aplin English
Possibly derived from the feminine given name Appoline, a variant form of Apollonia.
Kurokawa Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" combined with 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river."
Savignac French
Habitational name for someone from various communes by this name in France.
Fowl English, Popular Culture
This name is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and derives from the Old English pre 7th Century word fugol, "fowl", "bird", which was used as a byname and as a personal name. The medieval form of the word was the Middle English development foul, fowl(e), used as a continuation of the Old English personal name and also as a nickname for someone who in some way resembled a bird.
L'Silva Indian (Christian)
Form of La Silva more common among Christians from India.
Hagemann German, Danish
Derived from Middle Low German hage "enclosure, hedge" and mann "person, man".
Borman Dutch, Low German, English
Dutch and North German: variant of Bormann. ... [more]
Dhanushka Sinhalese
From the given name Dhanushka.
Losey English (American)
Possibly an Americanized form of a Dutch name.
Infantil Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Infante.
Sajuyigbe Yoruba (Americanized, Rare)
The Sajuyigbe family, with its roots in the Yoruba tribe, carries a rich and complex history. The family is believed to descend from a line of royals that held significant influence in Yorubaland around the time of the Nok culture... [more]
Yaw Irish, English, Chinese
Irish: reduced and altered Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eochadha Chinese : Cantonese variant of Qiu.
Zarei Persian
Derived from Arabic زارع (zari') meaning "farmer".
Fillmore English
Of uncertain origin: it could be derived from the Norman given name Filimor, composed of the Germanic elements filu ("very") and mari or meri ("famous"), or it might be a combination of the Saxon elements fille ("abundance") and mere, a word denoting a lake or otherwise humid land.
Pelle German
From Middle Low German pelle "precious purple silk cloth", presumably an occupational name for a maker or seller of such cloth or for a maker of official and church vestments.
Karotamm Estonian
Karotamm is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "karu" (bear) and "tamm" (oak).
Spångberg Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish spång (Old Norse spǫng) meaning "footbridge" and berg meaning "mountain".
Jakobson Estonian
Estonian spelling of Jacobson.
Badrutt Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Peter.
Lisboa Portuguese
Habitiational name from Lisbon.
Paragas Pangasinan, Ilocano
From Pangasinan or Ilocano ragas meaning "to cut, to trim (clothing)", probably used as an occupational name.
Islamaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Islam" in Albanian.
Reedi Estonian
Reedi is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "reeder", meaning "ship owner".
Nemo English
A different form of Nimmo (a Scottish name of unknown origin).
Liem Dutch
Habitual surname for Lieme in Eastphalia, which is from lim meaning "mire".
Guillotin French
From a diminutive of Guillaume and a variant of Guillot. A notable user is Joseph-Ignace Guillotin whom the guillotine was named after.
Kong Chinese
From Chinese 孔 (kǒng) meaning "hole, opening". According to legend, this name was created by Cheng Tang, the founder and first king of the Shang dynasty. He formed it by combining the character for his family name, 子 () (his full personal name was Zi Lü), with 乙 (yǐ), the second part of his style name, Da Yi (or Tai Yi)... [more]
Loud English
from the English word "loud", given to a loud or, in jest, quiet person
Siimpoeg Estonian
Siimpoeg is an Estonian surname meaning "Siim's son" ("Siim" is a maculine given name).
Itakaki Japanese
A variant of Itagaki.
Muskat German, Jewish
Occupational name for a spice merchant from Middle High German muscāt meaning "nutmeg mace". As a Jewish name however it is mainly ornamental.
Metsaorg Estonian
Metsaorg is an Estonian surname meaning "forest valley".
Splinter Low German, German
From Low German splinter ‘splinter’; probably a metonymic occupational name for a woodworker.
Theofanous Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Θεοφάνους (see Theophanous).
Westhouse Dutch (Anglicized, ?), English
Possibly an Anglicized form of Westhuis. Alternatively, from a place named Westhouse.
Ghaleb Arabic
From the given name Ghalib.
Həmidova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Həmidov.
Sumita Japanese
From Japanese 澄 (sumi) meaning "clear, pure" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Luhasalu Estonian
Luhasalu is an Estonian surname meaning "water meadow grove".
Zakharian Armenian (Ukrainianized), Russian (Ukrainianized), Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of the Armenian & Russian surname Zakharyan.
Feliu Catalan
From the given name Feliu
Mittelkauff German (Archaic)
An extinct occupational name for a broker or middleman from Middle High German mittel meaning "middle" and kauf meaning "purchase".
Migaleddu Italian
From the given name Michele 1.
Murrah Scottish (Americanized)
Possibly an altered form of Murray 1.
Toros Greek
From Latin taurus "bull", Greek version of the Italian surname Toro.
Mauer German
Variant of Maurer.
Mai German
Derived from German der Mai meaning "May", perhaps indicating a person who was baptized in that month.
San Luis Spanish
In honor of Saint Louis.
Beloborodov m Russian
From белый (belyy) meaning "white" and борода (boroda) meaning "beard".
Mac Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Mạc.
Jänes Estonian
Means "hare" in Estonian.
Punongbayan Tagalog
From Tagalog punong bayan meaning "mayor, chief (of a city)".
Charlot French
It's from the given name Charlot a pet form of Charles. Variant of Charles.
Merlin English, French, German
From the given name Merlin as well as referred to the blackbird, that is named merle in French and merlo in Italian and Spanish... [more]
Miyagi Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 城 (gi) meaning "castle".
Güç Turkish
Means "power, strength, force" in Turkish.
Põldoja Estonian
Põldoja is an Estonian surname meaning "field stream/creek".
Worthington English
Habitational name from places in Lancashire and Leicestershire named Worthington; both may have originally been named in Old English as Wurðingtun "settlement (Old English tun) associated with Wurð", but it is also possible that the first element was Old English worðign, a derivative of worð ‘enclosure’.
Ariza Catalan
Castilianized form of Basque Aritza, a topographic name from Basque (h)aritz ‘oak’ + the article suffix -a.
Kihara Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Sabolić Croatian
Croatian form of Szabó.
Montemayor Spanish
Habitational name from any of several places called Montemayor, from monte meaning "mountain" + mayor meaning "main", "larger", "greater", in particular in the provinces of Cordova, Salamanca, and Valladolid.
Abes English
This is likely derived from the given name Abe 1.
Cornwell English
Habitational name from Cornwell in Oxfordshire, named from Old English corn, a metathesized form of cron, cran ‘crane’ + well(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’.variant of Cornwall.
Kendy English (?)
Variant of Kindy(?).
Bacani Filipino, Pampangan, Pangasinan
Meaning uncertain.
Ashly English
Variant of Ashley.
Okuri Japanese
O means "big, great" and kuri means "chestnut".
Merkouris Greek
Possibly a Greek cognate of Italian Mercurio, which is ultimately derived from Latin Mercurius.
Eshiro Japanese
Combination of Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle, city".
Philson English
Patronymic from Phil, a short form of the personal name Philip.
Holzschuh German
Occupational - from German holz "wood", and schuh "shoe".
Diggins Norman
Diggins came to England in the 11th century wave of migration that was set off by the Norman Conquest of 1066; from the Norman baptismal name which means the son of Diccon, a diminution of the parent name, Richard.
Schincariol Italian, Portuguese
Unknown meaning.
Brahimaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Brahim" in Albanian.
Strada Italian
Italian form of Street.
Shaukat Urdu
From the given name Shawkat.
Filipi Kurdish, Albanian
From the given name Filipî.
Saadoune Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "help", "luck" and "support".
Piqué Catalan
A famous bearer of this surname is Spanish/Catalan footballer Gerard Piqué.
Furse English
Variant of Furze
Maqsudova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Maqsudov.
Amursky Russian
Habitational name from Amur river in Russia.
Vaessen Dutch
Means "son of Vaas" or "son of Servatius".
Wolstenholme English (British, Rare)
A famous bearer is Chris Wolstenholme, bassist and sometimes vocalist of British alternative rock band Muse.
Kilpatrick Scottish
Scottish: habitational name from Gaelic cill Padraig "church of (Saint) Patrick".
Conlan Irish
Variant of Conlon.
Soosaar Estonian
Soosaar is an Estonian surname meaning "swamp island".
Símonsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Símon" in Icelandic.
Ambu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿武 (see Anno 2).
Abdulrafi Arabic
Abd "slave/servant", Al Rafi "The Exaulted" as in God
Sekihara Japanese
From 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Ben Amor Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Umar" in Arabic, chiefly used in Tunisia.
Caldeirao Portuguese
From Portuguese meaning "cauldron".
Abeygunaratne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" combined with गुण (guna) meaning "quality, property, attribute" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Axelman Swedish (Rare)
From the Scandinavian given name Axel and man "man".
Gola Italian
Topographic name from gola "mountain hollow, cavity".
Tsukino Japanese
Means ''of the moon'' in Japanese. A famous bearer of this surname would be Usagi Tsukino in the show Sailor Moon.
Aroll English
From a Scottish place name.
Saint-saëns French
From any place named Saint-Saens by honor to the saint Sidonius.
Tsugu Japanese (Rare)
Taugu means "sucession, inherit, continue".
Zargari Persian
Derived from Persian زرگر‎‎ (zargar) meaning "goldsmith", ultimately from زر (zar) "gold".
Bouras Greek
Derived from Albanian burrë meaning "man, husband".
Linn German
Derived from the given name Linto, a short form of names containing the element lind "soft, flexible".
Cotter Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Oitir meaning "son of Oitir", a given name borrowed from Old Norse Óttarr, composed of the elements ótti "fear, dread" and herr "army, warrior".
Sukharev Russian
From sukhari, meaning "hardtack".
Eamer English
Possibly derived from the given name Eomer, or from Middle English yẹ̄mer "guardian, keeper, protector; guard".
Marlborough English
From the name of the market town and civil parish of Marlborough in Wiltshire, England, derived from the Old English given name Mǣrla and beorg meaning "hill, mound".
Böðvarsson Icelandic
Means "son of Böðvar" in Icelandic.
Arford German
Derived from town of Erfurt, Germany
Wetherell English
Habitational name from Wetheral (Cumberland)
Douangphrachanh Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ດວງພະຈັນ (see Douangphachanh).
Stellwagen German
metonymic occupational name for a carter or a cartwright from Middle High German stelle "cart" and wagen "wagon".
Agafonov m Russian
Derived from the given name Agafon.
Sahara Japanese
From Japanese 左 (sa), a clipping of 左衛門尉 (saemon-no-jō) meaning "judge of senior gate guards" and 原 (hara) meaning "meadow; plain; field".
El Ouahabi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the Ouahabi" from the given name Ouahab.
Müüripeal Estonian
Müüripeal is an Estonian surname derived from the compounds "müür" (wall) and "peal" (atop, above); "above wall".
Cherifi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Sharif.
Murumaa Estonian
Murumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "lawn/sod land".
Orynbasarov m Kazakh
Means "son of Orynbasar".
Gessa Italian
Possibly a variant of Chessa. Alternately, may be from a Sardinian term for "mulberry".
Todicheene Navajo
"Bitter water people."
Nikpour Persian
From Persian نیک‌ (nik) meaning "good" and پور (pour) meaning "son, descendant".
Benveniste Judeo-French, Judeo-Catalan, Catalan (Rare), French (Rare)
Likely derived from Spanish bien viniste, meaning "your arrival was good", also serving as a cognate of Bienvenido and Benvenuto.
Malo Italian
Possibly from Italian mano "hand", a nickname for a skillful person, or a short form of a given name such as Romano.
Khachukaeva Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Хачукаев (see Khachukaev).
Deubelbeiss German (Swiss)
Alemannic nickname from Middle High German dūvel "devil" and beiz "biter".
Pémonge French, Occitan
Meaning unknown.
Shield English
Metonymic occupational name for an armorer, from Middle English scheld "shield" (Old English scild, sceld).
Oldenhave Dutch
From the name of a small village in the province of Drenthe, Holland, composed of Dutch oud and hoeve, meaning "old farm".
Dhungana Nepali
From the name of a village in Nepal called Dhungani.
Doux French
From French meaning "sweet". Probably a nickname for someone who's gentle and kind-hearted.
Naim Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Na'im.
Panagos Greek
From a short form of the personal name Panagiotis ‘All Holy’ (an epithet of the Virgin Mary).
Steinmeier German
Distinguishing name for a tenant farmer (Meyer) whose farm was on stony ground or was distinguished by a conspicuous rock formation (Middle High German stein 'rock').
Macron Scottish
The surname MacRon is a nickname for someone with blond hair. The Scottish name Crone was originally derived from the Gaelic word “cron”, which means saffron, yellow-colored or dark, and refers to the complexion or hair coloring of the original bearing.
Dinwiddie Scottish
Habitational name from Dinwoodie near Dumfries. The place name is first recorded in 1296 in the form Dinwithie/Dunwythye and is probably named with British words that are ancestors of Welsh din meaning “forest” + gwydd meaning “shrubs, bushes.”
Kamisaka Japanese
Kami can mean "god" or "above, upper, top" and saka means "hill, slope."
Dora Romansh
Derived from the given name Dorothea.
Van De Mark Dutch
Topographic name for someone who lived by a border or boundary, from Middle Dutch marke meaning "boundary, borderland". Could also derive from the river Mark, likely originating from the same etymology.
Khrushcheva Russian
Feminine counterpart of Khrushchev.
Sombat Thai
From Thai สมบัติ (sombat) meaning "wealth; fortune; property".
Kalla Indian, Tamil
It is a Tamil name, meaning "priest".
Roane Irish
Variant spelling of Rowan or possibly a variant of Ruane.
Hein Estonian
Hein is an Estonian surname meaning "hay".
Jurowski Polish
A surname referring to someone from Jurow, Poland.
Pinches English (British, Rare)
This is one of the very earliest of surnames. This is an English name. First recorded in the 12th century it was a nickname of endearment for a bright, chirpy, person, thought by his peer group to be active like a finch... [more]
Misaka Japanese (Modern)
This name is from Japanese anime A Certain Scientific Railgun's protagonist.
Yanık Turkish
Means "burn, scald" in Turkish.
Hosomi Japanese
Hoso means "thin, narrow, slender, fine" and no means "viewpoint, outlook".
Yorulmaz Turkish
Means "tireless, unfailing" in Turkish.
Mohanty Indian, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit महत् (mahát) meaning "great, large".
Mõttus Estonian
Mõttus is an Estonian name derived from "Mõtus", meaning "grouse".
Kusakari Japanese
From Japanese 草 (kusa) meaning "grass, herbs" and 刈 (kari) meaning "reap, cut, prune".
Działyński Polish
This indicates familial origin within Działyń, Gmina Zbójno.
Wyse English
Potential variant of Wise
Inomata Japanese
From Japanese 猪 (ino) meaning "wild boar" and 俣 (mata) or 股 (mata) both meaning "fork, crotch".
Lei Chinese
From Chinese 雷 (léi) meaning "thunder".
Großkreutz German
From German "groß" meaning big and "kreutz" meaning cross.
Zhusipbekova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Zhusipbekov.
Chaisongkram Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชัยสงคราม or ไชยสงคราม (see Chaisongkhram).
Tahseen Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Tahsin.
Davudova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Davudov.
Ax German
Variant form of Axt.
Kalinić Croatian, Serbian
Meaning unknown.... [more]
Yavari Persian
Derived from Persian یاور (yavar) meaning "assistant, supporter".
Okkotsu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 乙骨 (Okkotsu), a variant reading and spelling of 乙事 (Okkoto), an area in the town of Fujimi in the district of Suwa in the prefecture of Nagano in Japan.