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.
Birchfield English, English (American), German (Americanized)
Variant of English Burchfield or an Americanized form of German Birkenfeld.
Trezise Cornish
Means "person from Trezise or Tresayes", Cornwall ("Englishman's farmstead").
Zwack Polish
Comes from the Polish name "Czwak." Possible German roots as well.
Crofter English
A surname of Scottish origin used in the Highlands and Islands and means “an owner or a tenant of a small farm”. The Old English word croft seems to correspond with the Dutch kroft meaning “a field on the downs”.
Hinawa Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 火縄 (hinawa) meaning "matchlock", referring to the occupation of making matchlocks.
Chaker Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Shakir.
Kornilov m Russian
Means "son of Kornelij". Lavr Kornilov (1870-1918) was a Russian military intelligence officer, explorer, and general in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I and the ensuing Russian Civil War.
Mitsuhashi Japanese
From 三 (mitsu) meaning "three" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Hubko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian губи (huby), meaning "lips".
Tai Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 泰 (tai) meaning "peaceful".
Meas Khmer
Means "gold" in Khmer.
Kögltin Kalmyk
Kögltin has no known meaning.
Arusaar Estonian
Arusaar is an Estonian surname meaning "meadow/grassland island".
Agtarap Ilocano
Means "to sieve, to winnow" in Ilocano.
Cosco Italian
Variant of Cosca.
Quagmire Popular Culture
Derived from places named "Quagmire". One notable character is Glenn Quagmire from Family Guy.
Tsukida Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 舂田 (see Tsukita).
Grämlich German
Nickname for an irascible person, derived from Middle High German gramelich, gremlich meaning "angry".
Hotei Japanese, Japanese Mythology
This surname literally means "cloth bag". It is spelled with 布 (ho, fu, furu) meaning "linen, cloth, rag, fabric" and 袋 (tei, dai, fukuru, bukuru) meaning "bag, sack, pouch".... [more]
Kues Dutch (Rare)
From Middle Dutch cuse "club, cudgel, knobstick".
Dvornikov m Russian
From Russian дворник (dvornik), meaning "street cleaner".
Eagleburger English (American)
Americanized form of German Adelberger, a habitational name for someone from a place called Adelberg near Stuttgart.
Chegal Korean (Rare)
Meaning unknown. In 2015 approximately 5,735 people had this surname.
Oganesyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հովհաննիսյան (see Hovhannisyan).
Albeiz Basque (Rare)
From the name of a village (also called Albéniz) in Álava, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque albeni, which could mean "strand of thread", "thin, twisted", or "edge, bank, margin" combined with the toponymic suffix -iz, or perhaps (h)aitz "rock, stone"... [more]
Sanemune Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 実宗 or 實宗 (see Samune).
Miki Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Yacob Amharic
From the given name Yacob.
Swenson English, Swedish
Variant or Americanized form of Svensson or Svensen. As an English name it may also mean "son of Swain".
Momozaki Japanese
From Japanese 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" combined with 崎 (zaki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Tanida Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Wickremasuriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමසූරිය (see Wickramasuriya).
Isotta Italian
From the given name Isotta.
Lett Estonian
Lett is an Estonian surname meaning "counter" or "counter table".
Emreev Kazakh (Rare)
Means "son of Emre".
Régis French
Occupational name for a local dignitary, from a derivative of Old French régir "to rule or manage".
Bromley English
Habitational name from any of the many places so called in England. Most of them derived from Old English brom "common broom" and leah "woodland, clearing".
Padar Estonian
Padar is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "pada", meaning "pot" or "cauldron"; or "padur", meaning "fenny coast".
Bedikian Armenian
Based on the diminutive form Bedik of the Western Armenian name Bedros.
Tin Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Tian.
Cabaleiro Galician
From a nickname derived from Galician cabaleiro meaning "knight", a cognate of Portuguese Cavaleiro.
Nett Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Nicola 1.
Ilyushin Russian
Derived from a diminutive Ilyusha of the Russian given name Ilya.
Saarniit Estonian
Saarniit is an Estonian surname meaning "island meadow".
Chuzhakov Russian
Derived from Russian чужак (chuzhak) meaning "stranger".
Forslöf Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish fors "rapid" and löv "leaf".
Malicdem Pangasinan
From Pangasinan malikdim of uncertain meaning.
Arenzana Spanish
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 La Riojan municipalities: Arenzana de Abajo or Arenzana de Arriba.
Valsecchi Italian
Denoting someone from the former municipality of Valsecca in Lombardy.
Mulimbayan Tagalog
From Tagalog muling bayan meaning "recovered town".
Punzalan Filipino, Tagalog, Pampangan
Possibly an occupational name for a maker of fences or a nickname derived from Spanish punzar meaning "to punch, to sting".
Rustemova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Rustemov.
Bagnall English
From a place in England, derived from the Old English name "Badeca", a short form of any name beginning from beadu "battle", and halh "nook, recess".
Scarborough English
From the name of a town in North Yorkshire, derived from the Old Norse byname Skarði and borg "fortress, fortification, citadel".
Clebsch Germanic
Means "baker" in Old Prussian.
Van Wezel Dutch
Means "from Wezel", the name of several locations in the Netherlands.
Nohda Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納田 (see Nōda).
Weetman English
Older form of Waitman.
Yandarov Chechen
Possibly from the given name Yandar, which is of uncertain meaning, perhaps of Turkic or Iranian origin.
Jolly English
From the English word jolly, which is ultimately from Old French joli# ("merry, happy"). Originally a nickname for someone of a cheerful or attractive disposition.
Khemkhaeng Thai
Means "strong" in Thai.
Colone Italian
From an augmentative form meaning “big Nicolas” of the personal name Cola.
Cababa Spanish
Spanish (Cabaña) and Portuguese: habitational name from a place named with Spanish cabaña ‘hut’, ‘cabin’ (Late Latin capanna , a word of Celtic or Germanic origin).
Greet German
Americanized form of German Fried.
Uue Estonian
Uue is an Estonian surname meaning "anew".
Giza Arabic (Egyptian), Romanian
Habitational name for someone who lived in Giza near Cairo, Egypt.
Šnajdr Czech
Czech form of Schneider.
Bäckström Swedish
Combination of Swedish bäck "brook, small stream" and ström "stream".
Shteynfeld Yiddish
It means "stone field".
Bogusław Polish
From the given name Bogusław.
Shoji Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 庄司 (see Shōji).
Chow Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhou.
Kurtz German
Variant of Kurz.
Abduljabbar Arabic, Filipino, Maranao
Derived from the given name Abd al-Jabbar.
Lama Tibetan, Nepali
A Buddhist name found among people of Tibet and Nepal, from the Tibetan blama, meaning "priest" or "monk".
MacGurk Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mac Coirc, derived from the Gaelige Mag Oirc meaning heart.
Orologas Greek
Means "watchmaker" in Greek.
Yabuno Japanese
From 薮 (yabu) meaning "thicket, bush, underbrush, grove", combined with 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness"..
Moteki Japanese
From the Japanese 茂 (mote) "overgrown," "to grow thick" and 木 (ki, moku or boku) "tree."
Ninberg Jewish
1 Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Feinberg .... [more]
Even Khen Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the surnames Even and Hen, which create the meaning of "precious stone".
Gasparrino Italian (Tuscan)
Gasparinus de Bergamo was a Italian Teacher who tutored The Future Popes of Italy and was a Secertary for Pope Martin V in the late 1400.
Marsz Polish
Polish cognate of Mars.
Koehnline German
Anglicized form of the German name Köhnlein used by people who moved to the US from Germany during the 19th Century.
Brockett English
From the Old French words broque and brocke.
Fujishiro Japanese
Fuji means "wisteria" and shiro means "castle".
Vratsian Armenian
Meaning unknown.
Raval Indian, Gujarati
From Gujarati રાવ (rava) meaning "king", ultimately from Sanskrit राजन् (rajan).
Gerhart German
From the given name Gerhard
Aadland Norwegian
Derived from a place called Ådland, from Old Norse Árland "land by the river".
Wijegunarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේගුණරත්න (see Wijegunaratne).
Bunraksa Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and รักษา (raksa) meaning "keep, maintain, preserve".
Flair English
""order or scent"" flaire or it can mean ""a special or instinctive aptitude or ability for doing something well""
Knab German
Variant of Knabe.
Paebelo ?
May derive from the personal name Pablo.
Suhr German
Nickname for a bitter or cantankerous person, from Middle Low German sūr meaning "sour".
Abbakumova f Russian
Feminine form of Abbakumov.
Marton English
habitational name from any of several places so called Marton principally in Lincolnshire, Warwickshire, and North Yorkshire named in Old English as "settlement by a lake" (from mere or mær "pool, lake" and tun "settlement") or as "settlement by a boundary" (from gemære "boundary" and tun "settlement").
Ashwood English
Habitational name from a place in Staffordshire named Ashwood, from Old English æsc "ash" and wudu "wood".
Babaev Uzbek, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian
Variant transcription of Babayev.
Schoen German, Jewish
From German schön, Middle High German schoene "fine, beautiful; refined, friendly, nice", a nickname for a handsome or pleasant man. As a Jewish name, it’s usually ornamental.
Ran Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蘭 (see Araragi).
Namazov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Namaz".
Brinton English
English locational surname, taken from the town of the same name in Norfolk. The name means "settlement belonging to Brun" - the personal name coming from the Old English word for "fire, flame".
Amani Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Amani.
Kathleen English
Derived from the given name Kathleen.
Zwierzchowski m Polish
Derived from Polish zwierz, meaning "beast, animal."
Ayhan Turkish
Derived from the given name Ayhan.
Aboah Akan
Meaning unknown.
Eilish f Irish, English (American)
From the given name Eilish.
Brenner German, German (Austrian), Jewish
Derived from Middle High German brennen "to burn". Both as a German and a Jewish name, this was an occupational name for a distiller of spirits. As a German surname, however, it also occasionally referred to a charcoal or lime burner or to someone who cleared forests by burning.
Portanova Italian, Portuguese, Galician
Habitational name from a place or locality called Portanova "new gate" from the elements neos "new" and porta "door".
Youens Scottish
comes from the Gaelic personal name Eógan, which comes from the Latin name, Eugenius, which means well born. Youens is a patronymic surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames.
Kung Swedish
Swedish cognate of King.
Buzek Silesian, Polish
A nickname derived from buza 'rebuke' or buzować 'to scold to be cross with somebody'.
Redka Ukrainian
Means "raddish" in Ukrainian
Emon Bengali
From the given name Emon.
Nalbandyan Armenian
Means "son of the farrier" from dialectal Armenian նալբանդ (nalband) meaning "farrier" (of Persian origin).
Gurira Southern African, Shona
From the Ndau word gurira meaning "to break or cut for someone, cut short, take shortcut". The American-Zimbabwean actress and playwright Danai Gurira (1978-) is a famous bearer of this name.
Gubler German (Swiss)
Means "Of the Mountains"... [more]
Filipovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Filip".
Beaufoy French (Anglicized, Rare), English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Beaufay. Known bearers of this surname include the English astronomer and physicist Mark Beaufoy (1764-1827) and the British screenwriter Simon Beaufoy (b... [more]
Žemaitaitis Lithuanian
From Lithuanian Žemaitija or Samogitian Žemaitėjė, an region in Lithuania.
Simoness Romansh
Derived from the given name Simon 1.
Steinmetz German, Jewish
Occupational name from Middle High German steinmetze, German steinmetz "stonemason", "worker in stone".
Dlhý m Slovak
Means "long" in Slovak.
Gandaloev Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of the Ingush clan name Гӏоандалой (Ghoandaloy), derived from the name of the ancient village of Gandaloy in present-day Ingushetia.
Merl Jewish
Jewish (Ashkenazic) metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Merl, a pet form of Hebrew Miryam (see Mirkin).
Kozlovskyy m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Kozłowski.
Ruangsri Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เรืองศรี (see Rueangsi).
Gijon Spanish
From the city of Gijón (Asturian form Xixón) located in the Principality of Asturias in Spain.
Assagaff Arabic, Indonesian
Variant of Al Saqqaf primarily used in Indonesia.
Schwaab German
The surname of German VfB Stuttgart footballer Daniel Schwaab, born in Waldkirch, Germany.
Nagamatsu Japanese
This surname is used as 永松, 長松 or 永末 with 永 (ei, naga.i) meaning "eternity, lengthy, long," 長 (chou, osa, naga.i) meaning "leader, long," 松 (shou, matsu) meaning "pine tree" and 末 (batsu, matsu, sue) meaning "close, end, posterity, powder, tip."
Boban Croatian
Habitational name, originates from Bobanova Draga, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Hadfield English
Habitational name for a person from Hadfield in Derbyshire, from Old English hæþ "heath, wilderness" and feld "field".
Lozac’h Breton
From a Breton word meaning “husband” or “patriarch”
Galantuomo Italian
Meaning "gentleman"
Atari Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 中 (see Naka).
Whitgift English
Means "person from Whitgift", Yorkshire ("Hvítr's dowry"). This surname was borne by Anglican churchman John Whitgift (?1530-1604), archbishop of Canterbury 1583-1604 (in addition, Whitgift School is an independent day school for boys in South Croydon, founded in 1595 by John Whitgift; and Whitgift Centre is a complex of shops and offices in the middle of Croydon, Greater London, on a site previously occupied by Whitgift School).
Agelastos Greek
Means in Greek, 'The one that never laughs.'
Menhenot Cornish (Rare, Archaic)
It is derived from the placename "Menheniot" in Cornwall.
Whitacre English (American)
Variant of Whitaker. A notable bearer is Eric Whitacre (1970-), an American composer.
Neemelo Estonian
Neemelo is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Neeme".
Nolte German
From a short form of various medieval given names derived from Germanic given names ending with -n and wald meaning "rule", for example Arnold and Reinwald... [more]
Le Houérou Breton
Derived from Breton c'hwerv "bitter".
Taranto Italian
Habitational name from the southern Italian city and provincial capital of this name (from Latin Tarentum from Greek Taras). Variant of Tarantino and Di Taranto.
Kurauchi Japanese
From Japanese 倉 (kura) or 蔵/藏 (kura) both meaning "granary, storehouse" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".
Yupanqui Quechua (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Quechua yupanki meaning "accountant".
Anzalone Italian
The surname Anzalone was first found in Bolgna (Latin: Bononia).
Capraro Italian
Occupational name for a goatherd, derived from Italian capra meaning "goat".
Konkyu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyū).
Farmani Persian
From Persian فرمان (farman) meaning "decree, command, order".
Modin Swedish
Variant of Modén.
Ungar German, Jewish
ethnic name for a Hungarian or a nickname for someone who had trade relations with Hungary. Cognate of Ungaro and variant of Unger.
Walk English
Variant of Walker.
Shirahata Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 幡 (hata) meaning "flag, banner".
Mctraynor Irish
Extended form of Trainor.
Massimo Italian
From the given name Massimo
Saenger German, Jewish
Occupational name for a chorister or a nickname for someone who liked singing, from Middle High German senger, German Sänger meaning "singer".
Meshcheryakov m Russian
From Russian мещеряк (meshcheryak), meaning "Mishar Tatar". Compare the Tatar surname Mişär.
Reaston English (British)
This surname originates from the civil parish of Reston, in Lincolnshire. It derives from Old English hrīs "brushwood" and tūn "settlement".
Italici Italian
Meaning "Italics", in Italian.
Chevapravatdumrong Thai
Possibly from Thai ชีวประวัติ (chiwaprawat) meaning "biography" combined with ดำรง (damrong) meaning "uphold, sustain". A notable bearer is Cherry Chevapravatdumrong (1977-), an American screenwriter of Thai descent known for her work in the animated television series Family Guy.
Pita Spanish
Spanish and Portuguese: from Spanish, Portuguese pita ‘chicken’ or in some cases possibly from the plant pita ‘pita’, ‘American aloe’, presumably a topographic name.
Şəfiyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Şəfiyev.
Sutradhar Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit सूत्रधार (sutradhara) meaning "thread-holder" or "carpenter", from सूत्र (sutra) meaning "thread, string, line" and धार (dhara) meaning "holding, bearing" (referring to a carpenter's role in weaving together different parts of wooden or metal structures).
Schneller German
Means “faster” in German
Lönn Swedish
Means "maple" in Swedish.
Reitalu Estonian
Reitalu is an Estonian surname derived from "reid" meaning "road" and "talu" meaning "farm/farmstead".
Stowell English
From multiple places so-called or similar, all derived from Old English stan "stone" and wille "well, spring, stream".
Okayama Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Abdyldaev Kyrgyz
Means "son of Abdylday" from a given name either derived from Arabic Abdullah or from Arabic عبد ال (ʿabd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with the Turkish word day meaning "support, foundation".
Fiene German, Low German
A nickname for an elegant person, from Middle Low German fin, meaning ‘fine’. Can also be a locational name from several fields and places named Fiene.
Sewell English
Habitational name derived from any of several places called Sewell, Showell, Sywell, Sowell, or Seawell, all derived from Old English seofon "seven" and wille "well, spring".
Avramov Bulgarian
Means "son of Avram".
Eurlings Dutch, Flemish
Derived from the Germanic given name Ulrich. A famous bearer of this surname is the Dutch politician and businessman Camiel Eurlings (1973-).
Jabeur Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Jabir.
Someya Japanese
From Japanese 染 (some) meaning "dye, colour, paint" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Syzdykova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Syzdykov.
Jewett English
A mainly Northern English surname, derived from a pet form of Julian.
Polat Turkish
Means "steel" in Persian. Many Turkish Oghuz descendants are using this surname.
Shibutani Japanese
From Japanese 澁 or 渋 (shibu) meaning "rough" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".