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.
Thapa Nepali, Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Hindi, Odia
From an ancient military rank used in the Khasa Kingdom, which ruled parts of South Asia from the 11th to 14th centuries.
Juan Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 阮 (see Ruan).
Stender German
Occupational name for a carpenter.
Tagumpay Tagalog
Means "success, victory, triumph" in Tagalog.
Blumbarg Yiddish
It literally means "bloom barrow".
Donchenko Ukrainian
Means "from Donyetsk" or "from the River Don".
Liotta Italian
Variant form of Leotta. A famous bearer was American actor Ray Liotta (1954-2022).
Akahori Japanese
From 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 堀 (hori) meaning "mound, hill."
Juanez Spanish
Means “son of Juan 1
Taketa Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Brooker English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, a variant of Brook.
Laichtchetsev Slovak
Surname used in the Investigation I am doing. Person's name is alledgly:... [more]
Haturusinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala හතුරුසිංහ (see Hathurusinghe).
Townley English
Habitational name for a person from Towneley near Burnley in Lancashire, itself from the Old English elements tun "enclosure, settlement" and leah "wood, clearing"... [more]
Kōri Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 氷 (kōri) meaning "ice".
Ondricek Czech
From Ondr, meaning brave or courageous
Amito Japanese
Means "doorway with an insect net" in Japanese.
Nikbin Persian
In Farsi (Persian) 'nik-' means good, and 'bin' means 'seeing'. ... [more]
O'mullawill Irish
Anglicized form Gaelic Ó Maol Fábhail meaning "descendent of Maolfábhail".
Ōiwa Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大岩 (see Ōiwa).
Dowd English
Derived from the given name Doude.
Gabrieloglou Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Γαβριήλογλου (see Gavriiloglou).
Natkho Circassian
Shapsug name possibly derived from Adyghe нат (nāt) meaning "Nart" (referring to a Caucasian saga) combined with хъо (χo) meaning "pig".
Jakub Polish, Czech, Slovak
From the given name Jakub.
Jilani Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Jilani.
Roue Breton
From Breton meaning "king".
Garison English
Means “son of Gary”.
Laybourn English
Habitational name from Leyburn in North Yorkshire, High Leybourne in Godalming in Surrey, or Leybourne in Kent. The North Yorkshire name may derive from Old English hlēg “shelter” and burna “spring, stream”... [more]
Kawahata Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and hata means "field".
Bunce Norman
Meaning "good" person in old french. Also means "bain"(exeptionaly tall) in old english
Gennarelli Italian
Ancient and illustrious Piedmontese family, originally from Polonghera but residing in Cherasco, which is decorated with the titles of: Counts of Cocconato, Lords of Cocconito and Consignori of Marcorengo.
Durko Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Derived either from Russian дурной (durnoy) or Ukrainian дурний (durnyi) or Belarusian дурны (durny) all meaning "dump, foolish, stupid".
Khachukaeva Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Хачукаев (see Khachukaev).
Zen'in Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 禅院 (zen'in) meaning "dhyana temple".... [more]
Abramovici Romanian, Moldovan
Romanian equivalent of Russian, Bulgarian and Ukrainian surname Abramovich, meaning son of Abraham
Tiriliomis Greek
Tirilomis is the masc variation, Tiriliomi the fem.
Redford English
Variant of Radford. A famous bearer is American actor Robert Redford (1936-).
Tayyab Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Tayyab.
Aboimov m Russian
Might potentially mean "son of the fraudster" from абаум (abaum) meaning "fraud".
Ogino Japanese
From Japanese 荻 (ogi) meaning "reed, rush" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Pinch English
Nickname for a chirpy person, from Middle English pinch, pink ‘(chaf)finch’. Compare Finch. possibly a metonymic occupational name from Middle English pinche ‘pleated fabric’, from Middle English pinche(n) ‘to pinch (pastry)’, ‘to pleat (fabric)’, ‘to crimp (hair, etc.)’, also ‘to cavil’, ‘to be niggardly’.
Ainjärv Estonian
Ainjärv is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "Ain" (a masculine give name) and "järv" ("lake"); "Ain's lake."
De Labra Spanish (Rare)
Spanish Surname With Origins From Asturias.
Chase French
Topographic name for someone who lived in or by a house, probably the occupier of the most distinguished house in the village, from a southern derivative of Latin casa "hut, cottage, cabin".
Almendinger Upper German, German (Swiss)
Habitational name for someone from a place called Allmendingen, of which there are two examples in Switzerland, in the canton of Bern, and one in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Nijino Japanese
Made up of the kanji , meaning "rainbow", and ,meaning "of"。... [more]
Arıcı Turkish
Means "beekeeper" in Turkish.
Roychowdhury Bengali
Combination of Roy and Chowdhury.
Ghasemian Persian
From the given name Ghasem.
Rybalkin Russian
Occupational name for a fisherman.
Cabucos English
Decended from Old English meaning "leader."
Camerano Italian
From the name of the town of Camerano near the city of Ancona in Marche, Italy.
Mu Chinese
Chinese : in the state of Song during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc) there existed a leader who was posthumously given the name of the duke of Mu. His descendants adopted Mu as their surname... [more]
Foothill Indigenous American
Combination of "foot" and "hill".
Haukebø Norwegian
A combination of Norwegian hauk, derived from Old Norse haukr, "hawk" and , derived from Old Norse bœr, "farm". The meaning refers to hawks sitting abode; as on the roof of a barn.
Lindhagen Swedish
Combination of Swedish lind "lime tree" and hage "enclosed pasture". Carl Lindhagen was the Chief Magistrate of Stockholm in the early 1900s.
Kudryavtsev Russian
From kudryavtsa, meaning "curly-haired".
Aćimović Serbian
A patronymic surname derived from the given name Aćim.
Dragonetti Italian
Diminutive of Drago or Dragone meaning "dragon". Can also derive from a toponym, which may have been named after a person with the given name Dragonetti, or perhaps for the sulphur springs in the area.
Kasvand Estonian
Kasvand is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kavand" meaning "layout", "design" and "outline".
Besselman German
Derived from the German surname Bessel + suffix man "man".
Abkhazi Georgian
Means "Abkhaz person" in Georgian, referring to a member of the Abkhaz ethnic group inhabiting the Black Sea coast. This was the name of a Georgian family of princely status descended from the Shervashidze ruling family of Abkhazia.
Gasper English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jasper. George Gasper is a famous American Mathematician.
Barile Italian
From Italian barile "barrel" either an occupational name for a Cooper or a nickname for a fat man.
Di Maggio Italian
Came from a child who was born in the month of May. The surname Maggio is derived from the Italian word Maggio, which literally means the month of May.
Chee Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xu 1.
Gatchalian Filipino, Tagalog
From a Hispanicised spelling of Gat Sa Li-Han, a Chinese title meaning "lord of Li-Han". It was used by the rulers of Li-Han, an ancient Philippine state that was located in the present-day city of Malolos.
Jinboh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 (see Jimbō).
Saengchart Northern Thai, Thai
Of uncertain meaning.
Voychuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian війна (viyna), meaning "war". Probably nickname for soldier.
Murdmaa Estonian
Murdmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "off-road" (literally, "fraction(al) land").
Meremäe Estonian
Meremäe is an Estonian surname meaning "sea hill".
Dowd Irish
From Irish Ó Dubhda meaning "descendant of Dubhda", where Dubhda is a byname derived from Irish dubh "black, black-haired".
Boikov Bulgarian, Russian
Variant transcription of Boykov.
Ups Estonian
Ups is an Estonian surname derived from "upsakas" meaning "proud" and "conceited". "Ups" also also means "whoops" in Estonian.
Shackleton English
The place name probably means "valley by a point of land," from the Old English scacol + denu. Another source claims the word scacol, describes a "tongue of land."
Pujols Catalan
It literally means "hillocks".
Utetleuov m Kazakh (Russified)
Possibly from Kazakh утетле (utetle), meaning "profitable".
Reichel German
Derived from the Germanic root ric meaning "power".
Dimitriadis Greek
Means "son of Dimitris".
Siemens German
Derived from the given name Siem.
Qu Chinese
From Chinese 瞿 (qú) meaning "halberd", also possibly referring to an ancient state or fief named Qu (present-day location unknown) that existed during the Shang dynasty.
Dicker English
Either an occupational name for a digger of ditches or a builder of dikes, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a ditch or dike, derived from Middle English dike or dik meaning "dyke.
Carville French, Irish
As a French location name it comes from a settlement in Normandy. As an Irish name it derives from a word for "warrior".
Bini Italian
Comes from the given name Albino and other names ending with -bino ending.
Galbier Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Albert.
Lamrini Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning unknown; Possibly a variant of Lemrini.
Fenu Italian
From Sardinian fenu "hay, marsh grass". A relation to Latin faenus "interest, profit" has been suggested, but seems unlikely.
Abeyesekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසේකර (see Abeysekara).
Mancio French
Mancio derives from the surname Venâncio and Amâncio, being an unusual French variation.
Monfared Persian
Means "solitary, single" in Persian (of Arabic origin).
Bennettson English
Means 'Son of Bennett'.
Caringal Filipino, Tagalog
Means "very beautiful, very handsome", from Tagalog dingal "beautiful, handsome".
Missingham English
The name means "lost home", and it's from the Old English words "missan" and "ham".
Jump English
Perhaps from the English word jump. A notable namesake was American scientist Annie Jump Cannon (1863-1941).
Suljić Bosnian
Means "son of Suljo".
Farhat Arabic
Derived from the given name Farhat.
Mountjoy English
Habitational surname for a person from Montjoie in La Manche, France, named with Old French mont "hill", "mountain" + joie "joy".
Irimoto Japanese
Iri means "input, entry" and moto means "source, origin, root".
Feroze Urdu
Derived from the given name Feroz.
Brashear French (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of French Brasseur or Brassier "brewer."
Oxenstierna Swedish (Rare)
A notable surname used by an ancient Swedish noble family from Småland dating back to the 13th century. The name means "the ox's forehead". It is a combination of Swedish oxen, a cognate to the English plural of 'ox', and stierna, which is likely derived from German Stirn "forehead", though it is often mistaken for Swedish stjärna "star"... [more]
Saparova f Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek
Feminine form of Saparov.
Langiu Italian
From Sardinian langiu "slim, thin", cognate to Long.
Penis Filipino
Possibly derived from Spanish pino "pine tree", or perhaps a nickname based on the English word for genitalia.
Pettai Estonian
Pettai is an Estonian surname derived from "petta" meaning "to be up to mischief".
Lisiecki Polish
Habitational name for someone from Lisiec in Konin voivodeship or a place called Liszki, both named with lis meaning "fox".
Karki Nepali
Occupational name for a tax collector from Nepali कर (kar) meaning "tax" (ultimately of Sanskrit origin).
Zeeman Dutch
Dutch cognate of Seaman. It was notably borne by the Dutch physicist Pieter Zeeman (1865-1943).
Aune Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse auðn "wasteland, desolate place".
Shomi Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正味 (see Shōmi).
Pepito Spanish (Philippines)
From the given name Pepito.
Vasilias Greek
Derived from the given name Vasilios.
Verhulst Dutch, Flemish
Shortened form of van der Hulst "from the holly".
Luukas Estonian
Luukas is an Estonian surname (and given name); from the Latin masculine given name "Lucas". A cognate of the English masculine given name "Luke".
Plate German, Dutch
metonymic occupational name for a maker of plate armor from Middle High German blate plate Middle Dutch plate "plate armor plating".
Sahraoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "of the desert" or "of the Sahara" from Arabic صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʾ) meaning "desert".
Burmeister German
North German: status name for the mayor or chief magistrate of a town, from Middle Low German bur ‘inhabitant, dweller’, ‘neighbor’, ‘peasant’, ‘citizen’ + mester ‘master’.
Nivison English, Scottish
Means "son of Nevin".
Oihartzabal Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque oihan "forest, woods" and zabal "wide, broad, open".
Hoshi Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star".
Jazlene Mexican
the name Jazlene is of Puerto Rican origin and means "gift from god".
Ruthström Swedish
Means "Ruth's stream" in Swedish.
Sugarol Filipino, Cebuano
Means "gambler" in Cebuano.
Krauczun German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Kriaučiūnas (via Prussian-Lithuanian kraucźius).
Vidhani Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
Derived from Sanskrit विधान (vidhāna) meaning "disposing, arranging".
Réal French
This can derive from several different sources: southern French réal "royal", a word which was applied to someone either as a nickname (presumably given to people perceived as being regal) or as an occupational name (given to a person in the service of the king); or the French place name Réal, in which case this is a habitational name taken from any of various places which were named for having been part of a royal domain (also compare Reau, Reaux).
Arisen English (Modern)
From a Dutch surname that means "son of Aris 2". In The Netherlands, this name is never used as a first name, since Dutch law strictly prohibits the use of surnames as first names... [more]
Hafez Arabic
Derived from the given name Hafiz.
Jääger Estonian
Jääger is an Estonian surname meaning "game warden". Ultimately, from the German-language "jäger" meaning "hunter".
Takamaru Japanese
This surname is used as 高丸 with 高 (kou, taka.i, taka, -daka, taka.maru, taka.meru) meaning "expensive, high, tall" and 丸 (gan, maru, maru.i, maru.meru) meaning "curl up, explain away, full, make round, month, perfection, pills, roll up, round, seduce."... [more]
Mai German
Derived from German der Mai meaning "May", perhaps indicating a person who was baptized in that month.
Stanionis Lithuanian
Derived from the given name Stanislovas.
Arabian Armenian
Patronymic from the ethnic term arab ‘Arab’.
Coşkuner Turkish
Derived from the given name Coşkun.
Clinkenbeard Low German
Possibly an Americanized form of North German Klingebiel, a variant of Klingbeil.
Crider German
Americanized spelling of German Kreider.
Aquila Italian
Habitational name from L'Aquila in Abruzzo or from any of various smaller places called Aquila.
Piercy English
Variant of Percy.
Judge English, Irish
occupational name for an officer of justice or a nickname for a solemn and authoritative person thought to behave like a judge from Middle English Old French juge "judge" (from Latin iudex from ius "law" and dicere "to say") which replaced the Old English term dema... [more]
Nüüd Estonian
Nüüd is an Estonian surname meaning "now" or "at present".
Nshimirimana Central African
Means "I thank God" in Burundian.
Morávek Czech, Slovak
Means "Moravian".
Benmoussa Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Moussa" in Arabic.
Antala Gujarati
ANTALA SURNAME CAME FROM MANDALIYA SURNAME (HINDU PATEL'S SURNAME), ANTALA FAMILIES LIVED IN MANDALDESH IN VIKRAM SAVANT 1416. IN VIKRAM SAVANT 1416, built a temple OF SHIVA IN ANTALESHWAR AND THEN MANDLIYA BECOME ANTALA.... [more]
Fukumatsu Japanese
Fuku means "lucky, fortunate" and matsu means "pine tree".
Gjonaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Gjon" in Albanian.
Vinhal English
Basically a character of a fictional story of my own creation before it ever gets published as I believe Vinhal should be pronounced as Vine-hall unlike what the idotic google translate says.
Chanthavong Lao
From Lao ຈັນທະ (chantha) meaning "moon" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Sanin Russian
Means "son of Sana".
Ó hAinbhith Irish
It means "descendant of Ainbhioth".
Benhassi Arabic (Maghrebi)
A notable bearer is Hasna Benhassi (1978-), a retired Moroccan middle-distance runner.
Yakushikami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 薬師神 or 藥師神 (see Yakushiji).
Kajihara Japanese
Kaji means "wind" and hara means "plain, field".
Yuriev m Russian
Means “son of Yuri 1".
Chataba Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 茶立場 (see Chatateba).
Amagai Japanese
This is a variation of Japanese surname Amaya. Ama means "Heaven(ly)" and Gai means "Valley".
McCombie Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Thomaidh.
Marttinen Finnish
Derived from the given name Martti and the name suffix -nen, which is sometimes patronymic. John Morton (1725-1777), Pennsylvania/American politician and signer of the Declaration of Independence, was descended from a Marttinen family whose name had been anglicized as Morton.
Codey Irish
Based off of the given name Cody
Jha Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Odia, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit अध्यापक (adhyapaka) meaning "teacher".
Sklorenko Ukrainian
Glassmakers son
Yamaha Japanese (Rare)
This Japanese surname is more found in Brazil than Japan, because of Japanese immigrants who immigrated from Japan to Brazil. Notable bearer of this surname: Torakusu Yamaha (Japanese entrepreneur who was the founder of the Yamaha Corporation).
Meinhart German
From the given name Meinhard
Meulen Dutch, Belgian
Variant spelling of Molen, meaning "mill".
Kagawa Japanese
From Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Lejbowicz Yiddish
Polish form of Leibowitz.
Bendtner Danish
Derived from the given name Bendt.
Heartman German (Anglicized)
Americanised spelling of Hartmann.
Mordaunt English
Recorded as Mordant, Mordaunt (English), Mordagne, Mordant (French) and apparently Mordanti in Italy, this is a surname of French origins. According to the famous Victorian etymologist Canon Charles Bardsley writing in the year 1880, the name was originally Norman, and was brought to England by a follower of Duke William of Normandy, when he conquered England in 1066... [more]
Matsuyama Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Isoko Japanese
Iso means "beach, seashore" and ko means "child, sign of the rat".
Viray Filipino, Tagalog, Pampangan, Pangasinan
Occupational name derived from Tagalog, Pampangan and Pangasinan biray referring to a type of small, flat-bottomed rowing boat.
Abid Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Abid.
Amiano Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Amiano
Coninx Belgian, Dutch
Variant form of Koning, from a genitive form of Middle Dutch coninc "king, leader, important person".
Andrew English
From the given name Andrew
Raj Indian, Punjabi, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit राज (raja) meaning "king".
Gascoigne English
Originally denoted a person from the province of Gascony in France. A famous bearer is the English former soccer player Paul Gascoigne (1967-). Another was the television host and author Bamber Gascoigne (1935-2022).
Veselaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Vesel" in Albanian.
Ashida Japanese
Combination of the kanji 芦 (ashi, "reed") and 田 (ta, "field").
Chousokabe Japanese
From Japanese 長 (chou) meaning "chief, head, leader", 宗 (so) meaning "religion", 我 (ka) meaning "ego" and 部 (be) meaning "section".
Šahbegović Bosnian
Possibly from Bosnian šah, ultimately from Classical Persian شاه (šāh), combined with Turkish element beg and the patronymic element -ić.
Rosenbaum German, Czech
Habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a rosebush, Middle High German rōsenboum.
Portuguese, Galician
Variant spelling of Saa, a habitational name from any of the numerous places named Saa, mainly in northern Portugal and Galicia.
Nasser German
Someone from any of the places called Nassen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse, and Bavaria.
Urquiaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Urkiaga.
Ohayashi Japanese
This is the less common variant of Kobayashi.
Ulrich German
Derived from the personal name Ulrich.
Beauchamp English, French
From the name of various places in France, for example in Manche and Somme, which was derived from Old French beu, bel meaning "fair, lovely" and champ, champs "field, plain".
Tarbell English
Tarbell is an alteration of the English placename Turville in Buckinghamshire in England.
Bucalov Russian, Moldovan
Unknown origin and meaning, could be connected to Bakalov.
Jerec Croatian
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.