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.
Kamolchanthr Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Harvie English
Variant of Harvey.
Borberg Danish
Borberg is derived from the location Borbjerg in Western Jutland in Denmark.
Nəsibov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəsib".
Patiño Spanish, Galician, Spanish (Latin American)
From a diminutive of Spanish or Galician pato meaning "duck", used as a nickname for a person who waddled.
Uetsuka Japanese
Ue means "above, upper" and tsuka means "mound".
Maudling English
From the medieval female personal name Maudeleyn, the English form of Greek Magdalene, the sobriquet in the New Testament of the woman Mary who was cured of evil spirits by Jesus... [more]
Enhörning Swedish (Rare)
Perhaps created in a similar manner as the German surname Einhorn.
Sunga Bemba, Central African
Sunga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning "a person that takes care of others".... [more]
Rootsmäe Estonian
Rootsmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "leaf stalk/stem hill/mountain".
Ploumides Greek
Descendant or son of the ornamented, from the Latin word 'pluma', for ornament.
Bothwell Scottish
Also N Irish... [more]
Iannucci Italian
From a pet form of the given name Ianni. A famous bearer of the name is the Scottish filmmaker and satirist Armando Iannucci (1963-).
Gooding English
Derived from a pet form of names containing the Old English element god "god" or god "good", such as Godwin or Goding.
Grap Low German
Variant of Grape.
Datinguinoo Tagalog
From Tagalog dating ginoo meaning "former nobility".
Closson Scottish
this name is of the noble family in Orkney islands known as the closson whom came to Orkney with the viking raiders in the early 900's and they founded the noble house of closson there of
Trausch German, Slavic, Low German, Luxembourgish
A nickname either derived from Trauschke, a nickname from Old Slavic drugu "companion", or from Middle Low German druus "sullen", "dour".
Xoriguera Catalan
It literally means “female common kestrel”.
Achikita Japanese (Rare)
遥 (Achi) means "distant, remote" and 北 (kita) means "north".
Monty French, English
Topographic name for a mountain dweller, from Old French mont 'mountain' (Latin mons, montis).
Shinozuka Japanese
From Japanese 篠 (shino) meaning "dwarf bamboo" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Nuiamäe Estonian
Nuiamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "clubs hill."
Baggetta f Italian
Baggetta is an Italian surname, likely a diminutive of Baggio, linked to places in Italy
Kristjánsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Kristján" in Icelandic.
Saishiki Japanese
Derived from "彩色" meaning "colouring".
Do Nascimento Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Nascimento. This surname was borne by several Brazilian soccer players, including Pelé (1940-2022), Ramires (1987-) and Thiago Alcântara (1991-).
Pozsonyi Hungarian
Means "Bratislavan, relating to Bratislava" in Hungarian. Bratislava is now the capital city of Slovakia, which was once the capital of the Kingdom of Hungary and was once called Pozsony (or Pressburg in German).
Adeleye Yoruba
From Yoruba meaning "the crown, royal one has dignity, honor" with "crown" understood as a metaphor for "child".
Preece Welsh (Anglicized), English
Variant of Price. From Welsh ap Rhys meaning "son of Rhys". ... [more]
Matsouka Greek (Cypriot)
Means "Bat" from Latin maxuca.
Ingersoll English
Habitational name derived from Inkersall in Derbyshire, probably composed of a given name such as Ingvarr or the byname Hynkere (meaning "limper") combined with Old English hyll "hill" or Old Norse salr "hall, room"... [more]
Klouda Czech
From Kloud, a vernacular short form of the Latin personal name Claudius (see Claud).
Kapela Polish
Occupational name for a musician, derived from Polish kapela "music band; court orchestra".
Weisenburger German, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from any of numerous places named Weissenburg "white fortress".
Vigh Hungarian
Variant of Vig, a surname derived from Hungarian víg "happy, cheerful".
Aller German
German variant of Ahler
Ocak Turkish
Means "stove, oven, furnace" in Turkish.
Hammersmith German, English
Normally an anglicization of German Hammerschmidt. Perhaps also from Norwegian Hammersmed.... [more]
Corbie French
From the name of a town in northern France, possibly derived from a given name originating with the Latin word corvus meaning "raven, crow". Alternatively, it could be a variant form of Corbeau.
Gruezo Catalan, Spanish (Latin American)
From Catalan meaning "thick".
Iakobashvili Georgian
Means "son of Iakob".
Hesbrook Scottish
Scottish surname.
Caliezi Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Gliezi.
Mrózek Polish
Variant of Mróz.
Bark English
Variant of Bargh.
Tao Chinese
From Chinese 陶 (táo) meaning "pottery, ceramics", used to denote someone who was responsible for making pottery.
Sakurami Japanese
rom Japanese 桜 or 櫻 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 見 (mi) meaning "to see, appearance, look, view" or 実 (mi) meaning "berry, fruit, nut, seed, reality, truth, real".
Wimalaratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විමලරත්න (see Wimalarathna).
Gitelman Jewish
Eastern Ashkenazic variant of Gittelman.
Rästas Estonian
Rästas is an Estonian surname meaning "ouzel (bird)" and "thrush (bird)".
Borák Czech
Habitational name for someone from one of many places named with bor meaning "pine forest"; alternatively from a short form of the personal names Dalibor or Bořivoj, containing the element -bor meaning "battle".
Miele Italian
It means "honey" in Italian.
Marasco Italian
Means "morello, morello cherry" in Italian, derived from Latin amarus "bitter".
Kartashov Russian
Meaning uncertain.
Bosley English
English habitation surname derived from the Old English personal name Bosa and the Old English leah "clearing, field". It's also possibly a variant of the French surname Beausoleil meaning "beautiful sun" from the French beau 'beautiful, fair' and soleil 'sun'... [more]
Bartoli Italian
Derived from the Italian name Bartolo.
Goryaynov m Russian
Derived from горяй (goryay), the command form of горить (gorit'), which means "to burn".
Abakshina f Russian
Feminine form of Abakshin.
Lamshed English
Surname common in Australia & the UK. A variation of Lambshead which was originally a mis-spelling of Lambside which was the area from which the family originated in Pommyland. Other variations include Lambshed, Lamshead, Lammyside and Lamesta... [more]
Mutoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Mutō.
Ablet Uyghur
From the given name Ablet.
Rajabov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Rajab".
Kholmogorov m Russian
Yegor Kholmogorov is a notable Russian nationalist.
Carlova Romanian
Meaning uncertain. It may be related to the name Karlov or Karlova. Another possible relative is the surname Korolev, originating from korol meaning "king"... [more]
Polanco Spanish
Habitational name from Polanco in Santander province.
Oddy Medieval English
Was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as the lords of the manor of Storkhouse, Gisbern and Withernsea in that shire. Believed to be descended from Count Odo.
Millet French, Catalan
metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of millet or panic grass or a topographic name for someone who lived by a field of millet from French and Catalan millet (from Latin milietum a derivative of milium in Old French mil "millet").
Dimabasa Filipino, Tagalog
Means "dry" from Tagalog di- meaning "no, not" and basa meaning "wet, watery".
Ciobotaru Romanian
Occupational name from Romanian ciubotar meaning "shoemaker".
Balandin Russian
From a nickname derived from Russian баланда (balanda) meaning "idle talk, nonsense".
Grayden Irish
Variation of Graden.
Eichhorn German, Jewish, Belgian
German topographic name for someone who lived on or near an oak-covered promontory, from Middle High German eich(e) ‘oak’ + horn ‘horn’, ‘promontory’. German from Middle High German eichhorn ‘squirrel’ (from Old High German eihhurno, a compound of eih ‘oak’ + urno, from the ancient Germanic and Indo-European name of the animal, which was later wrongly associated with hurno ‘horn’); probably a nickname for someone thought to resemble the animal, or alternatively a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a squirrel... [more]
Dharmawardhana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධර්මවර්ධන (see Dharmawardana).
Wenz German
Variant of Wentz
Rosenzweig German, Jewish
A German and Jewish surname, meaning "rose twig" or "branch".
Belland French
Variant of Beland.
Theiss Biblical German
From the given name Theis
Ein Estonian
Ein is an Estonian surname derived from "eine" meaning "meal" and "refreshments".
Zhytnyuk Ukrainian (Rare)
From Ukrainian життя (zhyttya), meaning "life".
Kraynyak Rusyn
Rusyn version of Krayinyuk.
Adhikary Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Alternate transcription of Adhikari.
Range German, French
German: nickname for a ragamuffin, from Middle High German range ‘naughty boy’, ‘urchin’.... [more]
Aflalo Judeo-Spanish
Possibly from the name of the village of Afelilou in the Tafilalt region of Morocco.
Douillard French
Nickname for a softie, possibly derived from Old French do(u)ille meaning "soft, tender".
Surridge English
Originally meant "person from Surridge", Devon ("south ridge").
Buffay English (American)
Phoebe Buffay is a major character on the hit TV show, F.R.I.E.N.D.S, and a pop-cultural icon.
Haramija Croatian
Derived from harambaša, which was a historic rank for the senior commander of a hajduk band. The hajduks were bandits and freedom fighters in the Balkans who fought the Ottomans.
Paavola Finnish
Habitational name, from a farm so named from the personal name Paavo, vernacular form of Paulus, + the locative ending -la... [more]
Rashidin Malaysian, Kazakh (Rare)
From the given name Rashid.
Bagongahasa Filipino
From Tagalog bagong hasa meaning "something newly sharpened".
Takekawa Japanese
Take means "bamboo" and kawa means "stream, river".
Kamitono Japanese
From 上 (kami) meaning "above, high, upper" and 殿 (tono) meaning "lord, noble, hall, temple, palace".
Strijbis Dutch
Etymology uncertain. Possibly derived from strijd meaning "conflict, strife" or "disputed, contested", an element in some place names.
Van Amerongen Dutch
Means "from Amerongen", a town in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands.
Toulza Occitan
Originally indicated a person from the city of Toulouse, of uncertain etymology.
Harimoto Japanese
Hari means "Extended Net constellation" and moto means "base, origin, source, root".
Maza Spanish
Occupational name for someone who carried a mace, either as a symbol of office or as a weapon.
Žemaitaitis Lithuanian
From Lithuanian Žemaitija or Samogitian Žemaitėjė, an region in Lithuania.
Koirala Nepali
From the name of the village of Koirali in Nepal.
Soldatović Serbian
Means "son of a soldier" in Serbian.
Lasagna Italian
From Italian (lasagna) denoting a popular Italian dish made of stacked layers of thin flat pasta alternating with fillings such as ragù and other vegetables, cheese, seasonings and spices.
Tohi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 登日 (see Tobi).
Yandarov Chechen
Possibly from the given name Yandar, which is of uncertain meaning, perhaps of Turkic or Iranian origin.
Bjorgman Popular Culture
The surname of Kristoff from the movie "Frozen".
Chiapello Italian
Possibly connected to chiappare "to catch, to trap", a nickname for a hunter. Alternately, may be an elaborate form of Chiappa.
Bona Catalan, Spanish
Catalan and Spanish surname derived from the Catalan word bona meaning good
Ryzhakov m Russian
From Russian рыжий (ryzhyy), meaning "ginger, orange".
Kočí Czech
Kočí means "driver".
Roelofsema Frisian
Possibly meaning "son of Roelof". Variant of Roelofsma.
Campilan Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kampilan referring to a type of sword.
Haddadin Arabic
From a diminutive of Arabic حداد (haddad) meaning "blacksmith, ironsmith".
Maloney Irish
Variant of Moloney.
Narita Japanese
From Japanese 成 (nari) meaning "become" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Nord Swedish
Swedish surname meaning "north".
Ayanokouji Japanese
綾 (Aya) means "design", no is a possessive particle, 小 (kou) means "small, little", and 路 (ji) means "road."
Funayama Japanese
From Japanese 舟 or 船 (funa) meaning "boat, ship" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Netley English
Locative name from Netley Marsh in Eling (Hants), which is recorded as Nateleg in 1248. The place name derives from Old English næt "wet" + lēah "open woodland".
Pfannebecker German
Occupational name for a maker of roof tiles, cognate of Dutch Pannebakker.
Protzman German
A habitational name for someone from any of various places in Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, and Luxembourg called Protz.
Bobrushko Ukrainian
Means "little beaver", from Ukrainian бобер (bober) "beaver".
Seuyeng Thai
Alternate transcription of Saeueng.
Kha Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Ke, from Sino-Vietnamese 柯 (kha).
Forbes Irish, Scottish
Comes from a Scottish place meaning "field" in Gaelic. It can also be used as a first name.... [more]
Hokita Japanese
From 洞 (hoki) meaning "paulownia" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, plain, field".
Heimisdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Heimir" in Icelandic.
Baig Muslim
Baig Name Meaning Muslim (common in Pakistan): from the Turkish word beg ‘bey’, originally a title denoting a local administrator in the Ottoman Empire, but subsequently widely used as a title of respect... [more]
Uribarri Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque uri "town, city" and barri "new". Compare Ulibarri.
Wolken German
Surname derived from a diminutive of the given name Wolter, a Low German form of Walter.... [more]
Ejiri Japanese
江 (E) means "inlet, river" and 尻 (jiri) means "behind, rear".
Ghaderi Persian
From the given name Ghader.
Machnicki Polish
Habitational name for someone from Machnice in Wrocław voivodeship.
Folsom English
One who came from Foulsham (Foghel’s homestead), in Norfolk.
Beals English
English: patronymic from Beal.
Furukane Japanese
Furu means "old" and kane means "gold, money, metal".
Bearcub English (American, Rare)
Surname meaning a bear cub.
Romani Italian
Patronymic or plural form of the personal name Romano.
Obata Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 幡 (hata) meaning "flag, banner".
Kirchschläger German (Austrian)
Habitational name of several places in Austria named Kirchschlag, all possibly from Middle High German kirche "church" and Schlag "blow, hit".
Vahenõmm Estonian
Vahenõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "dividing/middle heath".
Cavigelli Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Vigelli (see Vigeli).
Paikashvili Georgian
Likely means "child of Paik", derived from the archaic masculine given name Paik (ultimately of Arabic origin) combined with Georgian შვილი (shvili) meaning "child".
Ertuganov m Kazakh
Means "son of Ertugan".
Argimon Catalan
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous castle in the municipality of Riudarenes.
Lucca Italian
A habitational name from Lucca Sicula in Agrigento province, Sicily, which was called simply Lucca until 1863. It was probably originally named with a Celtic element meaning ‘marshy.’
Ezzati Persian
From the given name Ezzat.
Ismael Arabic, Filipino, Tausug
From the given name Isma'il.
Stinchcomb English
Habitational name from Stinchcombe in Gloucestershire, recorded in the 12th century as Stintescombe, from the dialect term stint meaning "sandpiper" + cumb meaning "narrow valley".
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.
Spielberg Jewish, German
From Old High German spiegel "lookout point" or German Spiel "game, play" and berg "mountain". Locational surname after a town in Austria. A famous bearer is American director Steven Spielberg (1946-present).
Foote English
Nickname for someone with a peculiarity or deformity of the foot, from Middle English fot (Old English fot), or in some cases from the cognate Old Norse byname Fótr.
Saccà Italian
From Arabic سقى (saqa) "to give water", a nickname for a water carrier.
Lavalle French
means "of the valley" in english.
Coill Irish
Meaning, "hazel tree."
Kazoe Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 主計 (see Kazue).
Ercolano Italian
From the given name Ercolano
Ivančev Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Fishwick English
habitational name from a place in Lancashire so named from Old English fisc "fish" and wic "building"... [more]
Kruchina Russian
Derived from Russian кручина (kruchina) meaning "sorrow, sadness".
El-zein Arabic
It means "the ornament".
Yahata Japanese
From 八 (ya) meaning "eight" and 幡 (hata) meaning "banner, flag".
Künnis Estonian
Künnis is an Estonian surname meaning "threshold" and "doorstep" and "crest".
Padaiyachi Indian (Rare), Tamil (Rare)
Variant transcription of Padiachy.
Sovenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian сова (sova), meaning "owl".
Lakk Estonian
Lakk is an Estonian surname meaning "hay loft".
Twiddy English
Possibly derived from Tweedy perhaps originating from the area around the River Tweed... [more]
Joost Estonian
Joost is an Estonian surname, derived from the masculine given name "Joost"; ultimately from St. Judoc.
Nikolaychuk Russian
From the given name Nikolay.
Ismay English
Matronymic surname from the medieval given name Ismay.
Lovo Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Venetian
1. Spanish & Portuguese: Variant of Lobo.... [more]
Nasu Japanese
From 奈 (na) meaning "what" and 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, moment, necessary".
Pavón Spanish
Spanish cognate of Pavone and variant of Pabón from Spanish pavón "peacock" from Latin pavo.
Ovchinnikov m Russian
Probably related to the Ukrainian last name Ovcharenko.
Winnykamien Polish
It is the Polish version of Weinstein
Übermacht German
Same given to someone with a lot of power.
Rabadanova f Dargin
Feminine form of Rabadanov.
Aldaz Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Aldatz.
Mawatari Japanese
From the Japanese 馬 (ma, uma or ba) "horse" and 渡 (watari or wata) "ferry" or ferryboat."
Danesi Edo
THERE ARE TWO SETS OF DANESI. ONE IN ITALY AND THE OTHER IN EDO STATE, NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA. DANESI ITALIAN MEANS «MAN FROM DENMARK» AFRICAN DANESI MEANS «PRAISE BE TO THE CREATOR»
Maejima Japanese
From Japanese 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Gaubert French
From the given name Gaubert.
Berkson Jewish
Means "son of Berke".
Liinamäe Estonian
Liinamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "straight hill"; derived from "liin" meaning "straight/line" and "mäe" meaning "hill/mountain".
Zaïdi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zaidi chiefly used in the Maghreb and influenced by French orthography.
Kirsipuu Estonian
Means "cherry tree" in Estonian.
Kobe Japanese
From the Japanese city of Kobe.
Taghipour Persian
Means "son of Taghi" in Persian.
Generosa Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Means "generous" in several languages, derived from Latin generosus "well-born, noble". It could also be from the given name Generoso, of the same origin.
Keder Estonian
Keder is an Estonian surname meaning "wheel".
Vardy English
Variant of Verity. A name given to actors who played the part in the medieval travelling theatres.
Tulipan Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Spanish Tulipán "Tulip".
Averkiyev Russian
derived from male name Averkiy
Kurida Japanese
From 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Versteeg Dutch
Contracted form of Van der Steeg "from the lane".
Abdurrahman Arabic
From the given name Abd al-Rahman
Thẩm Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Shen, from Sino-Vietnamese 瀋 (thẩm).
D'abbeville French
Means "of Abbeville" Abbeville is a commune in France. Takes its name from Latin Abbatis Villa meaning "Abbot's Village".
Hermidilla Filipino (Latinized, Rare, Archaic), Italian (Latinized, Modern, Rare)
Hermidilla is originated from Batangas province in Southern Tagalog region in the Philippines during the Spanish colony.... [more]
Kocourek Czech
Diminutive meaning "tomcat".