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.
Lotta Italian
Possibly derived from a short form of the feminine given name Carlotta, or of names such as Paola or Orsola using the diminutive suffix -otta... [more]
Letov m Russian
From Russian лето (leto), meaning "summer".
Hazard French, Flemish
From Middle Dutch hase "hare".
Lữ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Lu 1, from Sino-Vietnamese 呂 (lữ).
Aimi Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "mutual" combined with 見 (mi) meaning "see".
Tessler Romanian, Russian
Russian, Christian. From The original name tescherak
Wrightson English
Means "son of Wright 1".
Kamat Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Konkani
Means "people who work in soil" from काम (kām) meaning "work, task, labour" combined with मिट्टी (miṭṭī) meaning "soil, earth".
Krūms Latvian
Meaning "bush".
Matusiak Polish
Derived from "Son of Matus (Matthew)."
Torvalds Finland Swedish
From the given name Torvald. A notable bearer is Finnish software engineer Linus Torvalds (b. 1969), inventor of the Linux kernel.
Choudry Urdu, Punjabi
Urdu and Punjabi form of Chaudhary.
Xaysana Lao
Means "victory" in Lao.
Pukspuu Estonian
Pukspuu is an Estonian surname meaning "boxwood" (Buxus).
Donetskiy m Russian, Yiddish (Russified, ?)
Means "from Donyetsk".
Croslay English
The name is derived from their residence in a region known as the "cross" or "for the dweller at the cross."
Cuauhtemoc Nahuatl
From the given name Cuauhtemoc.
Abeywardane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවර්ධන (see Abeywardana).
Shanahan Irish
Anglicised form of Ó Seanachain.
Ivaschenko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Іващенко (see Ivashchenko).
Hojo Japanese
Variant transcription of Houjou.
Sahara Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 砂原 (see Sunahara).
Ulehla Czech, Slovak, Polish
Derives from Slovak word uhla meaning "angle, corner". Could also derive from the Polish word ulehla meaning "to be subdued, to be defeated". This is the surname of the famous youtuber Nicholas Ulehla, pseudonymously known as SocksFor1.
Dubosque French
DuBosque means 'of the forest' in french and was a surname given typically to someone from a rural treed area.
Ahamed Indian (Muslim), Tamil, Bengali, Punjabi, Sinhalese
Variant of Ahmed, particularly used in South India and Sri Lanka.
Jazbec Slovene
Means ''badger'' in Slovenian.
Scheidemann German
Denoted a person who is divorced or who lives in a valley, from Middle High German scheiden "to separate, to divorce (a couple)" and mann "man".
Pillai Indian, Malayalam, Tamil
Means "child" in Malayalam and Tamil.
Ó Duibhidhir Irish
Means "descendant of Duibhuidhir". Duibhuidhir is a personal name composed of the elements dubh "dark, black" and odhar "sallow, tawny".
Lichten German, Jewish
From German licht meaning "light". Nickname for someone with a light complexion.
Karjane Estonian
Karjane is an Estonian surname meaning "herdsman".
Ilp Estonian
Ilp is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "hilp" meaning "rag" and "piece of cloth".
Onorato Italian
From the given name Onorato
Ficentell Medieval Latin (Rare)
directly derived from Latin facere meaning "to do” and Latin dīcere meaning “to say”. The word originates from Old Arabic roots ṣ-n-ʿ and ṭ–l–l which means “to make” and “to reveal”, implying to the act of doing something in a way that spreads by the act of telling.
Yajin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 夜 (ya) meaning "night; evening" and 陣 (jin) meaning "battle formation; camp"
Villareal Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Villarreal primarily used in the Philippines and Columbia.
Lahaye French, Walloon
topographic name with the definite article la from Old French haye "hedge" (see Haye ) or a habitational name from La Haye the name of several places in various parts of France and in Belgium (Wallonia) named with this word... [more]
Lesiński Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the places called Lesin Lesina or Leśna named with les dialect form of standard Polish las ‘forest’.
Hansalu Estonian
Hansalu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from the masculine given name "Hans" and "salu", meaning "grove"; "Hans' grove".
Howarth English
"From a hedged estate", from Old English haga ("hedge, haw") and worð ("farm, estate"). Likely originating from the Yorkshire village of the same name. Common in Lancashire and recorded from at least 1518, as Howorthe, with an earlier version of Hauewrth in Gouerton dated 1317 recorded in the Neubotle charters.
Arabia English (American)
Americanized form of French Arabie.
Okochi Japanese
Variant transcription of Ookouchi.
Guilder English
Occupational name for someone who worked in gold. The derivation is from the Old English pre 7th Century "gyldan" and the Old High German "gold", a refiner, jeweller, or gilder.
Bakisto Esperanto
Occupational surname for a baker. Comes from baki, meaning "to bake" and -isto, a suffix used for professions.
Levenstein Jewish, Yiddish
Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name, or perhaps an ornamental elaboration associated with the name Leyb; from Middle High German lewe ‘lion’, translating the Yiddish male personal name Leyb (see Low) + German stein ‘stone’, ‘rock’... [more]
Chikamatsu Japanese
From 近 (chika) meaning "close, near" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine, fir tree".
Dayarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දයාරත්න (see Dayaratne).
Əlixanov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Əlixan".
Ferhati Albanian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Ferhat.
Çakır Turkish
Means "greyish blue (eyes)" in Turkish.
Kivistö Finnish
A combination of Finnish kivi "stone, rock" and the suffix -stö.
Zipplies German (East Prussian)
Lithuanian-Germanized form of the Swiss German surname Süpply
Aasmäe Estonian
Possibly derived from Estonian aas "meadow, lea" and mäe "mountain, hill".
Alcorn Scottish
Scottish variation of Allcorn, a name that originally came from Alchorn, a manor in the parish of Rotherfield, Sussex.
Tooker Irish
Variant of Tucker.
Aleksanyan Armenian
Means "son of Aleksan".
Crump English
Originally a nickname for a crippled or deformed person, from Middle English cromp, crump meaning "bent, crooked, stooping" (from Old English crumb).
Pacino Italian
Diminutive form of Pace. The American actor Al Pacino (1940-) is a well-known bearer of this surname.
Ashina Japanese
From 芦, 葦, or 蘆 (ashi) meaning "bullrush, common reed" and 名 (na) meaning "name, status, reputation".
Gorham English
A name originating from Kent, England believed to come from the elements gara and ham meaning "from a triangular shaped homestead." Compare Gore.
Greenleaf English
From Old English grēne "green" and lēaf "leaf", presumably applied as a nickname, the significance of which is now lost.
Sluzhenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian служити (sluzhyty), meaning "to serve, to work".
Butsupu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Beppu.
Naughton Irish
Reduced form of McNaughton.
Tilney English
Used in farming familys back in the 18th century but its still living true! but this very rare and uniqe name is only used in three family in australia.
Quelch English (British)
Mid 16th Century variant of the name Wels(c)he, Welsh or Welch, itself deriving from the Middle English "walsche", Celtic, foreign, (Olde English "woelisc", a derivative of "wealh", foreign), and originally given as a distinguishing nickname to a Celt... [more]
Bozinovic Serbian
Son of Bozidar
Wend German
Variant of Wendt.
Lättemäe Estonian
Lättemäe is an Estonian surname derived from "läte" meaning "spring" or "fountain" and "mäe" meaning "hill" and "mountain"; "spring mountain".
Jonkman Dutch
Means "young man" or "bachelor".
Oglethorpe English
From Oglethorpe Hall in Bramham (WR Yorks) which is recorded as Ocelestorp in 1086 and Okelesthorp in 124 The place-name derives from the Old Scandinavian personal name Oddkell and Old Scandinavian or Old English þorp "secondary settlement outlying farmstead" meaning "Oddkell's village" the surname derived from oddr "point of a weapon" and ketill "cauldron".
Ardis Scottish
Reduced form of Allardice.
Ōoka Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Atondo Basque
From the name of a neighbourhood in Itza, Navarre, meaning "next to the gorge, beside the mountain pass", derived from Basque ate "door, gate; gorge, narrow pass" and ondo "side, base, foundation; next to, beside".
De Acutis Medieval Italian
acute, sharp, keen
Leisure French (Americanized)
Americanized form of French Lesueur.
Fising Romanian (Rare)
Possibly related to Hungarian víz "water".
Pauell Russian
Russian translation of the surname of Powell
Wunderlich German
A nickname for an eccentric or moody person, derived from the word wunderlich meaning "whimsical" in German.
Sebron English
Exact origins unknown. It could possibly be from "Seabourne", from a patronymic name ("the son of Sebern"), from William Sebrin, Normandy 1180, or possibly even from Norman or Scandinavian origin.
Wind English
Topographic name for someone who lived near a pathway, alleyway, or road, Old English (ge)wind (from windan "to go").
Varaworn Thai
From วร (Wara / Vara) derived from the Sanskrit वर (vara) which means "excellent, noble, best, chosen." and วรณ์ (Worn / Vorn) which is a Thai suffix that can derive from Sanskrit -वर्ण (varṇa) meaning color, class, category or appearance and in modern Thai surnames it is often used ornamentally or as an honorific flourish.
Manoban Thai
Variant transcription of Manobal.
Pult Romansh
Derived from the given name Hippolytos.
Absalom English, Jewish
Derived from the given name Absalom.
Liddy Irish
Variant of Leddy.
Novickas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Nowicki. See Navickas.
Ajdinović Bosnian
Means "son of Ajdin".
Ason English
The name Ason comes from Aythe where Aythe filius Thome received a charter of the lands of Fornochtis in Strathearn from Robert the Steward (later known as Robert II) around 1360. The next of the line was called Johem ayson iuuene... [more]
Claude French
From the first name Claude.
Zaewa Russian
meaning unknown. female form of ZAEW
Dhar Indian, Kashmiri
Meaning uncertain, possibly from an honourific title given to a village head, a strongman or a warlord.
Rassi Italian
Comes from the Italian rosso, meaning "red".
Neizvestny Russian
Derived from Russian неизвестный (neizvestny) meaning "unknown" or "stranger".
Breitwieser German
Derived from German breit "broad" and wisa "meadow".
Mandia Italian
Habitational name from Mandia in Salerno province.
Crossan Irish
Irish reduced form of Mccrossen, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac An Chrosáin ‘son of the satirist’... [more]
Fetz Romansh
Derived from a short form of the given name Bonifatius.
Briet French, Picard
Of uncertain origin and meaning.
Herasymenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Herasym.
Sjöström Swedish
Ornamental name composed of Swedish sjö "lake, sea" and ström "stream, small river".
Kalogeras Greek
From the Greek word καλόγερος (kalogeros), meaning monk.
Lininger English
Americanized version of German surname Leininger
Uzochukwu Igbo
Meaning "god's way".
Delahaye French, Walloon
Variant with fused preposition de "from" of Lahaye. This surname is also found in the Flemish part of Belgium.
Bergsson m Icelandic
Means "son of Berg" in Icelandic.
Maple English
Name for a person who lived near a maple tree, from Middle English mapel, and Old English mapul.
Keheley Irish (Anglicized)
americanized version of an irish clan name
Sisombath Lao
From Lao ສີ (si) meaning "splendour, brilliance, glory" and ສົມບັດ (sombath) meaning "wealth, riches, fortune".
Pittler French
A surname which originally belonged to a person who lived by a pit or hollow. Meaning "King of the Pit" or "King of the Hollow".
Leis Estonian
Leis is an Estonian surname derived from "lei" meaning "leeward".
Lindmaa Estonian
Means "bird land", from Estonian lind "bird" and maa "land, ground".
Strazdiņš Latvian
Derived from the name strazds meaning "starling".
Batur Turkish
Means "hero" in Turkish.
Yerkes German (Americanized)
Americanized spelling of German and Dutch Jerkes, a patronymic from the personal name Jerke.
Kulick Russian (Anglicized)
Anglicised form of Kulik.
Tamatsuki Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 玉槻 with 玉 (gyoku, tama, tama-, -dama) meaning "ball, jewel" and 槻 (ki, tsuki) meaning "Zelkova tree."
Axiotis Greek
Axiotis refers to a family that originated in Naxos Greece. The feminine form is Axioti.
Ezekiel English
From the given name Ezekiel
Merrimen Norman
An ancient Norman name, that would have been used in Britain soon after the Conquest of the island in 1066. This name was given to a person who was a person who was a mischievous child, or who liked to play tricks and make jokes.
Yajima Japanese
Derived from Japanese 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" or 谷 (ya) meaning "valley, lowland, plain" combined with 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".... [more]
Leloup French
Means “the wolf” in French.
Melzer German
Means "malter"
Careaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Kareaga.
Naz Urdu
From Persian ناز (naz) meaning "comfort, luxury, affection".
Osmanović Bosnian
Means ''son of Osman''.
Kanaoka Japanese
Kana means "metal, money, gold" and oka means "hill, mound",
Slimi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Slim.
Ozbekov Kyrgyz
Means "son of an Uzbek".
Cottrant French
Meaning unknown.
Faliszek Polish
A notable bearer of this name is Chet Faliszek, an American videogame writer who has worked for companies like Valve and Bossa Studios, having been involved in the story writing for series such as Half-Life, Portal, and Left 4 Dead.
Hunyadi Hungarian
A name of a noble family of Hungary. The Regent John Hunyadi had this last name.
Golomb Jewish
Ornamental name from Polish golab "dove" (from Latin columba "dove").
Aburto Basque, Spanish, Mexican
Topographic name from Basque aburto "place of kermes oaks", derived from abur "kermes oak".
Vienneau French
Denoted a person from Vienne, a commune in the Isère department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France, or perhaps derived from the given name Vivien 1.
Silk English, Irish
English: metonymic occupational name for a silk merchant, from Middle English selk(e), silk(e) ‘silk’. ... [more]
Bakirtzis Greek
Greek from Turkish meaning 'coppersmith'
Kameyama Japanese
From Japanese 亀 (kame) meaning "turtle, tortoise" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Tarancón Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Westergård Swedish, Finnish
From Swedish väster meaning "west, western" combined with gård meaning "farm, yard, estate".
Çobanova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Çobanov.
Hiscock English
From Hick, a Middle English pet form of Richard, with the diminutive suffix -cok.
Hoyt English
Generally a topographical name for someone who lived on a hill or other high ground. As such Hoyt is related to words such as heights or high. Hoyt is also possibly a nickname for a tall, thin person where the original meaning is said to be "long stick".
Dmitriev m Russian
Means "son of Dmitry".
Lavi Hebrew
From the given name Lavi, meaning "lion"
Numan English, German (Anglicized)
Variant of Neumann. A famous bearer is English musician Gary Numan.
Van der Werf Dutch
Means "from the wharf" or "from the shipyard" in Dutch, derived from werf meaning "quay, wharf, shipyard", or from the older form werve "dyke, quay, bank". Can be a topographic name for someone who lived near such a place, or an occupational name for someone who worked at a shipyard, such as a carpenter.
Headlee English (Rare)
The Anglo-Saxon name Headlee comes from when the family resided in one of a variety of similarly-named places. Headley in Hampshire is the oldest. The surname Headlee belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.
Chelyabinsky m Russian
Means "from Chelyabinsk".
Imore English
This unusual surname has two origins. ... [more]
Nguon Khmer
Meaning uncertain, possibly of Chinese origin.
Sercombe English
Derived from Sharracombe, a former settlement in Devon, England, derived from Old English cumb "valley, hollow" and an uncertain first element – possibly scir "shire, district" or the related scīrgerēfa "sheriff".
Apsītis Latvian
Derived from Latvian apse meaning "aspen tree".
Neves Portuguese
Means "snows" in Portuguese, derived from either the Marian title Maria das Neves "Mary of the Snows", or from any of several locations named for the title.
De Bailleul Picard
Parisianized form of D’bailleu.
Wali Urdu, Pashto, Bengali, Arabic
Derived from Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy) meaning "helper, friend, protector", used in Islam to describe a saint.
Tautou French, Occitan
Derived from French tatou meaning "armadillo". It may have originally been given to a person who resembled an armadillo in some way. A famous bearer is the French actress and model Audrey Tautou (1976-).
Kuryakin Russian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Koryakin.
Vitkus Lithuanian
From a pet form of the personal name Vytautas (a compound of vyti ‘to guide’ + tauta ‘the people’).
Apolloni Italian
From the given name Apollonia, which is the Latin feminine form of Apollonios, which in turn was derived from the name of the Greek god Apollo.
Caringal Filipino, Tagalog
Means "very beautiful, very handsome", from Tagalog dingal "beautiful, handsome".
Akiya Japanese (Rare)
A bearer of this surname is Tomoko Akiya (秋谷 智子, born May 14, 1976) is a Japanese voice actress. Her best-known role is voicing Hazuki Fujiwara in the Ojamajo Doremi series, and Suzume Mizuno in Zatch Bell.
Iacobescu Romanian
Means "son of Iacob".
Slaa Eastern African, Iraqw
Slaa has an unknown meaning.
Lindh Swedish
Variant spelling of Lind.
Mamadou Western African
From the given name Mamadou.
Azayi Moroccan
Derived from the Berber singular word for Zayanes.
Kumashiro Japanese
Kuma means "bear" and shiro can mean "white" or "castle".
Ciuraru Romanian
Derived from the Romanian word cioară meaning "crow".
Samararatne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "coming together, meeting" or "conflict, struggle" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".