Browse Submitted Surnames

Rain English
Variant of Raine.

Didschus German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German name meaning "tall; big", from Old Prussian didis (or Old Prussian didszullis "the tall one").

Seeberg Norwegian

Wałęsa Polish
From old Polish wałęsa, meaning "vagabond"

Wither English (British)

Spitsyn Russian (?)

Curnow Cornish
Ethnic name for someone from Cornwall.

Karunatilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කරුණාතිලක (see Karunathilaka).

Yusubzhanov m Kyrgyz

Fett Popular Culture
Last Name of Bounty hunters Jango and Boba Fett from STAR WARS.

Óðinsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Óðinn" in Icelandic.

De Niekerk Dutch

Mcconaughey Irish
From actor Matthew McConaughey (1969-)

Lass Estonian
Lass is an Estonian surname, a corruption of "laas", meaning "woodland".

Niksha Indian

Chee Navajo
From Navajo łichííʼ meaning "red".

Horiuchi Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".

Bonadurer Romansh

Miron Romanian
From the given name Miron 1.

Calvert English

Erein English (American, Rare)

Shimei Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Shimekake.

Flamm German

Gjon Albanian

Charrat Berber, Mozabite

Kwiecień Polish
Means "April (month)" in Polish.

Manlanget Chamorro
Chamorro for "all the heavens". Man- is a pluralization and Langet means "sky/heaven".

Igaya Japanese

Siddiqui Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From Arabic صَادِق (ṣādiq) meaning "true, truthful, veracious". It was traditionally used as an honorific title or a nickname for a trustworthy person.

Caouette French

Kharat Indian

Morizumi Japanese

Cord English
Either a nickname or metonymic occupational name from Middle English (Old French) corde "rope cord string" possibly given to someone who wore a cord (round the waist) or who made ropes, bowstrings, etc.

Chufarow Ukrainian (Germanized)

Kularatne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".

Messi Italian
Possibly an occupational name derived from Italian messo "messenger". Alternatively, it could derive from the Germanic Metzel, a pet form of given names such as Matz, Metze, or Matzo... [more]

Kopf German
Means "head" in German.

Oscar English, Portuguese, French, Spanish, Italian
From the given name Oscar.

Skarstad Norwegian
From a farm named Skarstad

Cahannes Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the German given name Hannes.

Sugiuchi Japanese
Sugi means "cedar" and uchi means "inside".

Arsanukaev Chechen
Chechen family name of unknown meaning.

Unnikrishnan Malayalam
Means "Lord Krishna" or "young Krishna", a combination of the title and given name ഉണ്ണി (uṇṇi) meaning "infant boy, young boy" and the name of Krishna, Hindu deity.

Raij Spanish, Judeo-Spanish, Portuguese, Romani (Caló)
Borrowed from Hindi राइज (raij) meaning "rice". This surname is found among Christian and Jewish Caló families.

Bystrowski m Polish
Habitational surname for someone from a village named Bystrowice, derived from Polish bystry, meaning "light."

Rakhang Thai (Rare)
Means "bell, chime" in Thai.

Lanzuela Aragonese
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.

Walliser German
Denoting somebody from Valais (German form Wallis), a canton in Switzerland, or someone who immigrated from Valais, ultimately from Latin vallis "valley, vale".

Kanarek Jewish (Anglicized, Modern)
Originally from Canary, as in the Canary Islands.

Endou Japanese
Variant of Edo.

Haapa Finnish
Means "aspen tree" in Finnish.

Vierge French
French form of Virgo.

Yewdale English
Derived from Yewdale, which is the name of a village near the town of Skelmersdale in Lancashire. Its name means "valley of yew trees", as it is derived from Middle English ew meaning "yew tree" combined with Middle English dale meaning "dale, valley".... [more]

Mandujano Spanish
Spanish: Possibly An Altered Form Of A Basque Habitational Name From Mandoiana A Town In Araba/Álava Province Basque Country. This Surname Is Most Common In Mexico.

Weatherford English
Topographic name or a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.

Jayawardhena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයවර්ධන (see Jayawardena).

Dan Romanian, English, Danish
Ethnic name in various European languages (including Danish and English) meaning ‘Dane’. ... [more]

Frémont French (Americanized), English (American)
Fremont is a French surname meaning Free Mountain. People include John Frémont a US Explorer and Politician who fought in the Mexican-American War to free California and many places named after him, Including Fremont, California, and Fremont Nebraska.

Rokuro Japanese (Rare)
Means "potter's wheel" or "pulley" in Japanese.

Coel Flemish
Variant of Kool.

Ait Estonian
Ait is an Estonian surname meaning "granary" and "outbuilding".

Dzhokharova Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Джохаров (see Dzhokharov).

Hoogenboom Dutch
Means "high tree" in Dutch, from hoog "high" and boom "tree", a topographic name for someone living by a tall tree, or a habitational name from places called Hoogboom and Hogenboom in the Belgian province of Antwerp... [more]

Mikami Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".

Shlemenko Ukrainian

Nequiz Nahuatl
Possibly derived from the Nahuatl word 'Nequiztli' meaning "desirable" which most likely stems from 'Nequi' or "to want/desire."

Agualo Chamorro
Chamoru for "pertaining to farming"

Mkrtchyan Armenian
Means "son of Mkrtich".

Ishigami Japanese
Variant of Ishikami.

Peshko Ukrainian
Variant of Peshkov.

Mejia Spanish
Spanish (Mejía): probably from a religious byname (possibly under Jewish influence), from a vernacular form of Latin, Greek Messias ‘Messiah’, from Hebrew māšīaḥ ‘anointed’.

Nauatbek Kazakh

Niu Chinese
From Chinese 牛 (niú) meaning "cow, ox, bull".

Zbrzezna f Polish
Feminine form of Zbrzezny.

Roolaid Estonian
Roolaid is an Estonian surname meaning "reedy islet".

Neykin m Russian

Karaman Turkish

Locket English

Whittum French (Rare)
Altered form of French Vieuxtemps: apparently a nickname meaning literally ‘old-time’. The surname Vieuxtemps is very rare in France; it is, however, also found in Belgium.

Kippenberger German, French, Scottish
Mainly means "Shepard".

Bègue French
Means "stutterer, stammerer" in French, used as a nickname for someone with a stutter.

Sawayama Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh, wetland, swamp" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Blab German

Csejtey Slovak

Caldentey Spanish (?)

Cziffra Banat Swabian, Hungarian, Romani
Means “digit” in Hungarian.

Gungle English

Al-Ogaili Arabic

Sitthilath Lao
From Lao ສິດທິ (sitthi) meaning "right, accomplishment, success" and ລາດ (lat) meaning "pave, pour".

Stanojev Croatian
Unknown.

Aranburu Basque
Original Basque form of Aramburú, literally meaning "valley peak".

Namigata Japanese
Variant of Namikata.

Raatma Estonian
Raatma is an Estonian surname meaning a "clearing".

Fedin Russian

Haga Japanese
From Japanese 芳 (ha) meaning "fragrant, aroma, reputable, satisfactory" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate". It's mostly in the northeastern Japan and may come from the place name in Tochigi Prefecture.

Ziegenhagen German
Derived from Middle High German zige "goat" and hag "enclosure, hedge, pasture". Could be an occupational name for someone who kept goats, or be derived from any of several places with the name.

Rayton English

Fallwickl German (Austrian)

Yoshizaki Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck, fortune" and 崎 (saki) meaning "promontory, cape, peninsula".

Landgraab Banat Swabian
The surname "Landgrab" (or its variations) is believed to have originated in Swabia, an area in Germany. The HouseOfNames website says the earliest known bearer of the name was Ulrich dictus Landgrave in 1276.

Letsoin Moluccan

Kohen Jewish, Hebrew, English
Hebrew form of Cohen.

Kapangyarihan Tagalog
Variant of Capangyarihan.

Gruszka Polish
Means "pear" in Polish.

Karineeme Estonian
Karineeme is an Estonian surname meaning "reef cape". It is also the name of several locations in Estonia.

Laes Estonian
Laes is an Estonian surname meaning "fore" and "overhead".

Nurmsalu Estonian
Nurmsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "pasture/meadow grove".

Brynjulfsen Norwegian
Means "son of Brynjulf".

Riberi Italian

Awatani Japanese
Awa means "millet" and tani means "valley".

Uçan Turkish
Means "flying" or "fugitive, volatile" in Turkish.

Denaro Maltese

Seuyeng Thai
Alternate transcription of Saeueng.

Mizugawa Japanese
Variant of Mizukawa.

Praljak Croatian

Bartel German

Hermannsson Icelandic
Means "son of Hermann.

Sarkis Arabic, Armenian (Expatriate)
From the given name Sarkis.

Ó Spealáin Irish
Means "descendant of Spealán"

Bergdahl Swedish
Combination of Swedish berg "mountain, hill" and dal "valley".

Kwiat Polish
Means "flower" in Polish, from the Old Slavic root květŭ.

Ricketts English

Maughin Scottish
Variant of Maughan.

Lapo Italian
From the given name Lapo.

Nieboer Dutch
Dutch cognate for Neubauer. epithet for a farmer who was new to an area from nie "new" and bur "farmer".

Vlotsos Greek

Jaago Estonian
Jaago is an Estonian surname; a diminutive of the masculine given name "Jaagup".

Osgood English, Jewish
English: Old Norse personal name Asgautr, composed of the elements as'god'+the tribal name Gaul. This was established in England before the Conquest, in the late old English forms Osgot or Osgod and was later reinforce by the Norman Ansgot.... [more]

Bou French

Candela Spanish, Italian, Sicilian, Catalan
Either an occupational name for a chandler (a candle maker or candle seller) or a nickname for a tall thin person, derived from candela meaning "candle" (from Latin candela).

Marcinkowski Polish

Kodama Japanese

Cvetanovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Cvetan".

Konovalov Russian
Derived from dialectal Russian коновал (konoval) meaning "farrier, horseleech".

Salsa Arabic

Mickiewicz Polish
Polish form of Mitskevich. A notable bearer is Adam Mickiewicz (1798-1855), the Polish poet of Belarusian origin.

Clawyell English

Chedder English (American)
this name comes from the name cheddar cheese

Honeycott English
Variant of Honeycutt

Ageyenko Ukrainian (Russified)
A form of Ageyev.

Dedmond English
Variant of Deadmond.

Cluff English
Derived from pre 7th century word "cloh" meaning a ravine or steep-sided valley.

Imangaliev m Kazakh
Means "son of Imangali".

Pangelinan Chamorro
Chamorro variant of Pangilinan.

Amachi Japanese
This surname is used as 天知, 天地, 天池, 天内, 雨知 or 雨地 with 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky", 雨 (u, ama-, ame, -same) meaning "rain", 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru) meaning "know, wisdom", 地 (ji, chi) meaning "earth, ground", 池 (chi, ike) meaning "cistern, pond, pool, reservoir" and 内 (dai, nai, uchi, chi) meaning "among, between, home, house, inside, within."... [more]

Kreuz German
From German meaning "cross".

Canzio Italian
From the given name Canzio

Koretskiy Russian
Name for a person originally from the Ukrainian city of Korets, derived from Russian корец (korets) or корчик (korchik) both referring to a type of ladle.

Ariyananda Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit आर्य (arya) meaning "noble" and नन्द (nanda) meaning "joy, delight".

Matta Slovak
Derived from the personal name Matúš.

Lukasiak Polish
The last name of Dance Moms star: Chloe Lukasiak.

Barratt English

Tzvi Hebrew
From the given name Tzvi, means "gazelle, roebuck" in Hebrew.

Mendarozketa Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Zigoitia.

Doubrava Czech
It means "forest".

Kanakanchali Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Žilić Croatian, Serbian

Okey English
Location name meaning "lives near oak trees".

Efimov Russian
Variant transcription of Yefimov.

Marynchuk Ukrainian
Means "child of Maryna".

Behnen German
Derived from the given name Bernhard.

Maarouf Arabic
From the given name Maruf.

Häggström Swedish
Combination of Swedish hägg "bird cherry" and ström "stream, small river".

Te'o Samoan, Polynesian

Mantchev Bulgarian (Russified)
"Alternate Transcription of the form Manchev"

Ülker Turkish
Means "the Pleiades" in Turkish.

Mount English
Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains.

Creason English

Brooker English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, a variant of Brook.

Zimic German (Austrian)

Aronow Jewish

Leeuwenkamp Dutch
Possibly from an unknown place name meaning "lion's camp" in Dutch.

Marsile Italian

Lehtmets Estonian
Lehtmets is an Estonian surname meaning "leaf(y) forest".

Çoban-zade Crimean Tatar
Means "son of a sheperd" from Crimean Tatar сопан (çopan) meaning "sheperd" and Persian زاده (zade) meaning "born, offsping, child".

Leite Portuguese, Galician
Meaning "milk".... [more]

Dekunov m Russian

Sprague English
English from northern Middle English Spragge, either a personal name or a byname meaning "lively", a metathesized and voiced form of "spark."

Plotnick American

Schiller German
Nickname for someone with a squint, from an agent derivative of Middle High German schilhen, schiln 'to squint'.

Badar Urdu
Derived from the given name Badar.

Shkoza Albanian

Damien French
From the given name Damien

Hamberger German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) habitational name for someone from any of various places named Hamberg. Jewish (Ashkenazic) variant of Hamburger.

Gregg English
Derived from the given name Greg, a short form of Gregory or Gregor.

Cotner Medieval Low German (Americanized)
Likely originating from an Americanized spelling of Kötner or Köthner, status names for a cotter. Derived from Middle Low German kote ‘shelter’, ‘cottage’.

O'Kevin Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Caoimhín "descent of Caoimhín."

Tripplett English

Raaper Estonian
Raaper is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "raapiik", meaning "yardarm" (the outer extremity of a ship's yard).

Cann Western African

Poltorak Ukrainian

Kruchina Russian
Derived from Russian кручина (kruchina) meaning "sorrow, sadness".

Ibert English

Mac Dhíomasaigh Irish
It originally appeared in Irish-Gaelic as Mac Dhíomasaigh, from the word diomasach, which means "proud."

Kumaki Pashto
I was given this name from my dad who comes from Afghanistan. It's extremely rare in the UK. My dad always told me that my name was created. My grandfather used to help out refugees near the area (in Afghanistan) and the name "Kumaki" was his nickname from the people he helped out... [more]

Ponimatkin m Russian
From Russian понимать (ponimat'), meaning "to understand".

Voronov m Russian
Patronymic derived from Russian ворон (voron) meaning "raven".

Kidate Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree" and 建 (date), the joining continuative form of 建てる (tateru) meaning "to build; to construct".

Ebbert Low German
From the personal name Ebbert, an assimilated form of Egbert.

Ciechanower Polish, Jewish
Denoted a person who came from one of the places in Poland called Ciechanów, for example the city in the Mazovia province.

Kulasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".

Penney English
Variant of Penny.

Lumbanbatu Batak
From Batak lumban meaning "village, hamlet" and batu meaning "stone".

Bedoya Spanish
Castilianized form of Bedoia. Name for someone from Bedoña, in the Spanish province Gipuzkoa. Bedoña likely comes from Basque bedi "pasture grazing" and -oña, suffix for a place name.

Boemo Okinawan (Rare, Archaic)
From Okinawan 保栄茂 (Boemo) meaning "Bin", a district in Tomigusuku, Okinawa, Japan.

Chivton English (American)
Portmanteau of Chiovaro and Cranston. First known use in 2023.

Nevek Papuan (Rare)

Widegren Swedish
Combination of Swedish vide "willow" and gren "branch".

Ausmeel Estonian
Ausmeel is an Estonian surname meaning "honest mind".

Lushaj Albanian

Cvetkovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Cvetko".

Clemson English
Means "son of Clem".

Dotani Japanese (Rare)
戸 (Do) means "door" or 藤 (do) means "wisteria". 谷 (Tani) means "valley".

Kasaya Japanese

Yeganyan Armenian

İsrayılova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of İsrayılov.

Thelaidjia Arabic (Maghrebi)

Dudziak Polish
Nickname for a person who played the bagpipes or perhaps sold them, derived from Polish duda meaning "bagpipe".

Norn English (?)

Caderousse French, Literature
A character in the classic novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. In the novel, Caderousse is a tailor and inkeeper who aids in the arrest of Dantès.

Andrulevičus Jewish (Russified, Modern, Rare), Jewish (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
"Ben-Adam" or "ben-ish" ("ben" being "son" in Hebrew; Adam meaning "man"). The Andrulevičuses were originally Sephardic kohanim whom immigrated to Lithuania, and then Poland, Latvia, and other countries.

Thonson English (American)
Possibly a variant of Thompson or an Americanized form of Swedish Anthonsson.

Imanaliyev m Kyrgyz

Ben Romdhane Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Ramadan" in Arabic (chiefly Tunisian).

Soldner German
German surname meaning mercenary. German spelling has umlaut over the O, but American spelling is Soldner or Soeldner.

Asperger German
Denoting a person who lived in Asperg, a town in Southwest Germany, derived from a cadet named Asperg who lived in the ruling house... [more]

Romyn Dutch
Variant of Romijn.

Danioko Manding, Western African
Meaning unknown.

Yamaoka Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Kaut German
Topographic name from the Franconian dialect word Kaut(e) "hollow", "pit", "den".

Kinell Swedish

Honan Irish

Quibol Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kibol meaning "bobtail".

Barua Bengali
From the name of the Barua people of Bangladesh and Myanmar, perhaps meaning "great noble rulers" or of Assamese origin.

Saward English

Naderpour Persian
Means "son of Nader" in Persian.

Ikumura Japanese

Czak Polish
From Old Polish czakać meaning "to wait", or from the short form of a personal name such as Czabor or Czasław.

Claybourne English

Manupuna Tongan

Khazhimet'yev m Kyrgyz

Batz Mayan
From Mayan b'atz' meaning "monkey", specifically referring to the black howler (Alouatta caraya).

Bergeron French
Diminutive of French berger meaning "shepherd".

Massoud Arabic
Derived from the given name Mas'ud.

Palmito Judeo-Spanish (Portuguese-style, Rare)
Old family immigrants to Aruba and Curaçao and São Vicente in Brazil surname derives from palm or symbol of Judaism.

Donk Dutch
Means "sandy hill" in Dutch, specifically referring to a hill above a marsh or silty area. Element found in several place names.

Hughson Scottish, English
Means "son of Hugh".

Nagae Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga 3) meaning "long, chief" or 永 (naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, river, inlet".

Buonanotte Italian
Means "good night" in Italian.

Princewell Nigerian

Movchan Ukrainian
Means "silent one".

Farrokhi Persian
From the given name Farrokh.

Czarnowska Polish

Settai Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 摂待 (Settai) meaning "Settai", a former village in the former district of Hei in the former Japanese province of Rikuchū in parts of present-day Iwate and Akita in Japan or a division in the same place, in the area of Tarō in the city of Miyako in the prefecture of Iwate in Japan.... [more]

Jusufbegović Bosnian
Derived from Jusuf.

Shteynfeld Yiddish
It means "stone field".

Landschulz Medieval German (Germanized, Rare)
"Land" country side, rural area... [more]

Vilén Finnish, Swedish

Kira Arabic (Egyptian)

Kyte English
Variant of Kite.

Giroir Italian

Dealava Spanish
Uruguay name

Amorena Spanish (Latin American)

Hoopiiaina Hawaiian

Ratikin English
Variant of Ratekin.

Litwack Jewish
Varint of Litwak.

Curcillo Italian
Possibly a variant of Curcio, ultimately derived from Latin curtus "short, shortened".

Lind Yiddish
Variant of Linde.

Pines English
Plural form of Pine. Possibly given to someone who lives in a pine forest or a pine grove.

Ben Shalom Hebrew
Means "son of peace" in Hebrew.

Iveković Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivek.

Mozafarikhosravi Persian (Rare)
A surname that combines the two names Mozaffar and Khosrau.

Nicolin French
From the given name Nicolas.

Talia Northern African

Gion Romansh
Derived from the given name Gion.

Scarselli Italian
From scarsella "purse", a type of bag hung around the neck to keep money in. Possibly indicated a wealthy person.

Sibunrueng Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สีบุญเรือง (see Sibunrueang).

Owari Japanese
From Japanese 終 (owa) meaning “last, to finish” and 里 (ri) meaning “village, the home of one’s parents, hometown”. The latter character is also an archaic Japanese unit of area.

Hedstrom American
Anglicized form of Hedström.

Stauro Latvian

Hulse German
derived from Holtz, means "a wood"

Skip Ukrainian

Paonil Thai
From Thai เปา (pao) meaning "judicial officer, referee, umpire" and นิล (nin) meaning "very deep black".

Crown English

Abeywardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවර්ධන (see Abeywardana).

Sitompul Batak
From the Batak prefix si used for place names and tompul meaning "peace".

Ğabdrafikov m Bashkir
Another form of Abdrafikov.

Chanthalangsy Lao
From Lao ຈັນທະ (chantha) meaning "moon" and ລັງສີ (langsi) meaning "ray, beam".

Al-Ageeli Arabic

Cutforth English

Pokhabych Russian

Catacutan Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Tagalog katakutan meaning "fear, fright".

Gilby English
Means either (i) "person from Gilby", Lincolnshire ("Gilli's farm"); or (ii) "little Gilbert".

Šabović Bosnian

Vogt Von Altensteig Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt.

Taouil Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic طويل (see Tawil) chiefly used in North Africa.

Bauzon Filipino
Possibly from Hokkien 茅 (bâu) meaning "thatch, reeds" and 孫 (sun) meaning "grandchild".

Bart English (American, Modern, Rare)

Spradlin English (British)
Originally Spradling, mean one who spreads seed

Dolmatov m Russian