Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the order is random.
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Kadenokoji Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 勘解由小路 (see Kadenokōji).
Love English, Scottish
From Anglo-Norman French lo(u)ve meaning "female wolf."
Akishima Japanese
Aki can mean "autumn" or "bright" and shima means "island".... [more]
Herberger German
Innkeeper to the crown
Kluivert Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Nickname perhaps related to Dutch kluiven meaning "to gnaw, to bite, to nibble". A notable bearer is Dutch former soccer player Patrick Kluivert (1976-).
Heaphy Irish
From Irish Gaelic Ó hÉamhthaigh meaning "descendant of Éamhthach", the given name Éamhthach meaning "swift" in Gaelic.
Fallows English
Patronymic form of Fallow.
Brearley English
Variation of Brierley possibly originating in Yorkshire, England. A well-known bearer is former English cricketer Mike Brearley.
Fenech Maltese
From Maltese fenek meaning "rabbit".
Vonk Dutch
Means "spark" in Dutch, a metonymic occupational name for a smith, or possibly a nickname for a lively or fiery person.
Leppnurm Estonian
Leppnurm is an Estonian surname meaning "alder meadow".
Blagden English
Derived from any of several places across England called Blagden, Blackden, or Blagdon, which can varyingly derive from Old English blæc dun ("black hill") or blæc denu ("black valley").
Sleegers Dutch
Older form of modern Dutch slager "butcher" and slachter "slaughterer", derived from Old Germanic *slahaną "to hit, to strike; to kill".
Bergoglio Italian
From the name of a village in Piedmont, Italy. A notable bearer is Jorge Mario Bergoglio (1936-), better known as Pope Francis, the current head of the Catholic Church.
Rajopadhyaya Newar
From Sanskrit राजोपाध्याय (rājopādhyāya) meaning "royal guru; royal teacher". This is used by the Rajopadhyaya caste.
Burdorf German
Means little farmer in german
Rexford American
American form of German 'Rexforth' thought to mean "kings crossing".
Passett Romansh
Romanshized form of Passet.
Giarratana Italian
Sicilian habitational name from a place so named in Ragusa.
Lyskin Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian
Derived either from Belarusian лысы (lysy) or Russian лысый (lysy) or Ukrainian лисий (lysyi) all meaning "bald, bald-headed, hairless".
Yasuki Japanese
Yasu means "Relax, Cheap" and Ki mean "Tree". Yasuki is also a first name.
Iulitta Italian
Early Italian surname. Gaelic Etruscan origins.... [more]
Cominero Medieval Spanish (Latinized, Rare)
Means "gatherer of cumin" from the spanisgh word "comino".
Jacqueman French
Alsace-Lorraine
Maxilom Visayan
An archaic Hispanicization of "mahilom", "quiet."
Nai Japanese
From Japanese 名 (na) meaning "name, famous; reputation" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Jastremska f Polish
Female counterpart of Jastremski.
Berisha Albanian
From the name of a tribe and historical region in northern Albania, meaning uncertain.
Madadi Persian
Derived from Persian مدد (madad) meaning "help, aid, assistance".
Zhai Chinese
From Chinese 翟 (zhái) referring to the ancient state of Zhai, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shanxi province. The character 翟 was originally read as Di but was later changed to Zhai due to dialectal differences.
Tołwiński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Podlachian village of Tołwin.
Hatendi Shona
Meaning unknown.
Külvik Estonian
Külvik is an Estonian surname meaning "thrower" and "(seed) sower".
Assanti Italian
Derived from the Italian personal name Alessandro.
Teates German (Americanized)
Probably an altered spelling of German Dieter .
Feliksov Russian
Means "son of Feliks".
Ohyagi Japanese
Variant transcription of Oyagi.
Chand Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Urdu
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá) meaning "moon".
Thienthong Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เทียนทอง (see Thianthong).
Popuchet French
Wise and classy
Kunizane Japanese
From 国 (kuni) meaning "country" and 実 (zane) meaning "truth," "fruit."
Nordén Swedish
Combination of Swedish nord "north" and the common surname suffix -én.
Novaya f Russian
Feminine form of Novyy.
Lemm Romansh
Derived from the given name Wilhelm.
Laski Polish, Hungarian, Jewish
Polish (Laski) and Jewish (from Poland): habitational name from Lasko (now Lask) in Sieradz voivodeship, named with laz, lazy ‘clearing in a forest’. ... [more]
Lalli Finnish
Of uncertain etymology. This surname has been attested in Finland since 1550 CE.
Mac Coingheallaigh Irish
Meaning, ‘son (or descendant) of Coingheallach’, a personal name meaning ‘faithful to pledges’.
Turturro Italian, Sicilian
Metonymic occupational name for a groom (a person employed to take care of horses), derived from Sicilian turturo, (ultimately from Italian tortoro) meaning "straw, hay, plait used for strapping horses"... [more]
Bon French, Hungarian
As a French surname, it is derived from Old French bon meaning "good", or occasionally from the Latin given name Bonus (borne by a minor 3rd-century Christian saint martyred at Rome with eleven companions under the Emperor Vespasian... [more]
Haritani Japanese
Hari means "Extended Net constellation" and tani means "valley".
Doakes African American
Uncertain origin.
Rostovsky Russian
Referring to a region in Southwestern Russia named "Rostov".
Gopuansuy Filipino
From the surnames Goh, Pua, and Suy.
Almaguer Catalan
Habitational name from a place in Valencia named Almaguer.
Tsunoi Japanese
From the Japanese 角 (tsuno) "horn" and 井 (i) "well."
Lukashvili Georgian
Means "son of Luka".
Püttsepp Estonian
Püttsepp is an Estonian name meaning "cooper" (literally, "tub smith").
Zähring German, German (East Prussian)
referred to a person from a place called Zehring. Also could refer to a person connected to the Zähringer dynasty that ruled in Southwestern Germany in the 17th century.
Zechman Jewish
Occupational name from Yiddish tsekh meaning "guild" or "craft corporation" and man "man".
Akata Japanese
Variant of Akada.
Asplin English
From a short form of the given name Absalom.
Abgaryan Armenian
Means "son of Abgar" in Armenian.
Marinescu Romanian
Means "son of Marin".
Asylbekova f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Asylbekov.
Manalili Filipino, Pampangan, Tagalog
Occupational name derived from Pampangan alili or Tagalog halili meaning "successor, substitute, replacement".
Killilea Irish
Irish - originally MacGiolla Leith from Gallway
Boupha Lao
Means "flower" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit पुष्प (pushpa).
De Beer Dutch, Afrikaans, South African
Means "the bear" or "the boar" in Dutch and Afrikaans, a nickname for a person who resembled the animal in some way, such as being very large, strong, or aggressive, or a habitational name for someone who lived by a sign depicting one... [more]
Mekhovoy Russian
Means "fur" or "furry" in Russian.
Legault Norman (Gallicized)
From the French "le Gaul," meaning simply "the Gaul." Gaul refers to the northern part of modern-day France.
Heydarpour Persian
Means "son of Heydar".
Mlima Swahili
From Swahili meaning "mountain".
Cholmely English
The Cholmely family lived in the township of Cholmondley in the parish of Malpas in Cheshire.
Rowett English
English from a medieval personal name composed of the Germanic elements hrod ‘renown’ + wald ‘rule’, which was introduced into England by Scandinavian settlers in the form Róaldr, and again later by the Normans in the form Rohald or Roald... [more]
Mowbray English
Ultimately from the name of a place in Normandy meaning "mud hill" in Old French.
Poplar English
Nickname for someone living by a poplar tree.
Dariyenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Dariya".
Liddiard English
From Celtic place names in England meaning "gray hill".
Tremont English
Americanized form of Italian Tremonti or French Trémont, both habitational names meaning "over the mountain".
Rowling English
From diminutives for the given names Rollo or Rolf. Famous bearer is the author of the Harry Potter series, J. K. Rowling whose initials stand for Joanne Kathleen.
Senda Japanese
From Japanese 千 (sen) meaning "thousand" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Fortounis Greek
Ultimately derived from the Late Roman name Fortunatus.
Alson English
English surname meaning "son of all"
Kostenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Kostyantyn.
Mastin French, Flemish, Walloon
occupational name for a household servant or guard from Old French mastin "watchdog, manservant" (from Latin mansuetudinus "domestic"). The Old French word had the further sense of a bad-tempered dog and was used as an adjective in the sense of "bad cruel".
Afshar Persian
From the name of the Afshar people, a Turkic tribe residing in Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan. The name itself may mean "obedient" or perhaps "extraction, squeeze, press".
Haginaga Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 脛永 (Haginaga) meaning "Haginaga", a division in the town of Ibigawa in the district of Ibi in the prefecture of Gifu in Japan, or it being a variant spelling of 脛長 (Haginaga) meaning "Haginaga", a former large village in the same location, in the district of Ikeda in the former Japanese province of Mino in parts of present-day Gifu in Japan.
Palme Swedish
The name was adopted by a notable Swedish family in honor of their ancestor Palme Lyder (born 1570s, died 1630), a merchant who immigrated to Sweden from the Netherlands or Germany in the early 1600s... [more]
Kurtz German
Variant of Kurz.
Mac An Ghalloglaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Gallogly, from galloglach "foreign warrior" or "galloglass"... [more]
Neeves English
Variant of Neeve
Hoogendoorn Dutch
From any of several place names derived from either hoog "high" or haag "hedge" combined with doorn "thorn bush".
Holzschuh German
Occupational - from German holz "wood", and schuh "shoe".
Gally English
Variant of Galley.
Aminyev Russian
Feminine counterpart is Aminyeva (Аминевa)
Kubu Estonian
Kubu is an Estonian surname meaning a "bundle" or "truss".
Consalvo Italian
From the given name Consalvo.
Stolz German
The surname "Stolz" means "Proud" or "pride" in German.
Izadi Persian
Derived from Persian ایزد (izad) meaning "god, angel".
Grzyb Polish
Meaning "mushroom", a nickname for an old man or simpleton, or signifying someone whose profession involved mushrooms.
Antonucci Italian
From the given name Antonio.
Bolyak Ukrainian
Means "one who is in pain", derived from біль (bil'), meaning "pain, hurt".
Dragomirović Serbian
Means "son of Dragomir" in Serbian.
Panksepp Estonian
Panksepp is an Estonian surname meaning "bank smith". May also be derived from "pangsepp", meaning "bucket smith/maker".
Åkerlund Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish åker meaning "field" and lund (Old Norse lundr) meaning "grove".
To Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Tô.
Tachuri Telugu
THE GREAT LITTLESTAR SURNAME IS TACHURI
Uenosono Japanese
From 上 (ue) meaning "top, upper, above", ノ or の (no) being a possessive particle, and 園 (sono) meaning "garden, plantation, orchard".
Ōtsuki Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 槻 (tsuki) referring to a type of zelkova tree (scientific name Zelkova serrata).
Acharya Indian, Odia, Bengali, Marathi, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit आचार्य (acharya) meaning "teacher, instructor".
Saroudo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 佐良土 (see Sarōdo).
Kleber German, English (American)
Derived from German kleben "to bind, to stick", hence an occupational name for someone who applied clay daub or whitewash on buildings.
Hotz German (Swiss), German, Hungarian
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a habitional name for someone from the Hotzenwald, a derivation from any given name containing the Germanic name element hadu "battle, combat" and a derivation from the verb hotzen "to swing, to sway, to tremble".
Fahmi Arabic
Derived from the given name Fahmi.
Yoosuf Dhivehi
From the given name Yoosuf.
Kobori Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 堀 (hori) meaning "moat, ditch".
Rong Chinese
From Chinese 荣 (róng) referring to the ancient fief of Rong, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.
Gayheart German (Anglicized), French (Anglicized)
Americanised form of German Gerhardt or possibly French Jolicoeur. A famous bearer is American actress Rebecca Gayheart (1971-).
Desailly French
Originally denoted a person who came from any of the various places in northern or eastern France called Sailly, which is possibly derived from Old French saillir, salir meaning "to spring", ultimately from Latin saliō... [more]
Hosomiya Japanese
Hoso means "thin, slender, narrow, fine" and miya means "shrine, palace, temple".
Hodgkin English
From Hodge, a diminutive of the given name Roger.
Jayathilaka Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and तिलक (tilaka) meaning "mark (on the forehead), dot, ornament".
İstanbullu Turkish
Originally indicated an inhabitant of the city of Istanbul in Turkey, literally meaning "Istanbulite, person from Istanbul" in Turkish.
Van Look Dutch
Topographic name from look "enclosure, fence", or habitational name from a place named with this word.
Tuulik Estonian
Tuulik is an Estonian surname meaning "windmill".
Pennilope Spanish (Latin American)
Pennilope is a type of surname. It is a type of bike aswell it is almost like a tricycle with 2 sets of stabilisers.
Byam English
Probably means "person from Bytham", Lincolnshire ("homestead in a valley bottom"). Glen Byam Shaw (1904-1986) was a British theatre director.
Zamfir Romanian
From zamfir, a variant of the Slavonic word samfir or safir meaning "sapphire".
Marno Northern Irish (?)
My great grandmother's maiden name, born in Belfast, Ireland and lived in Ayr, Scotland
Plato German, Dutch, Polish, English
From the Given name Plato the Latinized form of Platon. English variant of Plater.
Dashiev Buryat
Derived from Tibetan བཀྲ་ཤིས (bkra shis) meaning "good fortune, good luck".
Muha Czech
Form of Mucha, from Czech "Moucha," meaning housefly.
Hristoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Hristo".
Shime Japanese
This surname is used as 七五三, 志免 or 志馬 with 七 (shichi, nana, nana.tsu, nano, shi) meaning "seven", 五 (go, itsu, itsu.tsu, me) meaning "five", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 志 (shi, kokorozashi, kokoroza.su, shiringu) meaning "aspire, hopes, intention, motive, plan, resolve, shilling", 免 (men, manuka.reru, manuga.reru, me) meaning "dismissal, excuse" and 馬 (ba, uma, -uma, ma, me) meaning "horse."... [more]
Scarduzio Italian
From the Italian verb scardare, meaning to husk a hazelnut or chestnut. Possibly a metaphor for a sculptor who 'husked' a sculpture from stone.
Kurogi Japanese
Variant of Kuroki, Kuro means "Black" and Gi means "Tree, Wood".
Byres Scottish
Byres was first used as a surname by the descendants of the ancient Boernician clans of Scotland. The first Byres family lived in or near the place named Byers in Scotland. The place-name, Byers, derives from the Old English word byre, which means cattle shed... [more]
Gaeta Italian
Derived from the town of Gaeta, in the province of Latina, in Lazio, central Italy. It can also derive from the given name Gaetano which shares its origin.
Maimeri Italian
Surname of italian painter and entrepreneur Giovanni (Gianni) Maimeri.
Gavrailova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Gavrailov.
Oorull Estonian
Oorull is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "oot (esker)" and "rull" meaning "roller".
Lisci Italian
Probably means "smooth" in Italian, derived from the Italian liscio "smoothing", likely denoting a clean person.
Matake Japanese
Ma means "genuine" and take means "bamboo".
Iyobe Japanese
From 伊 (i) meaning "that one, Italy" combined with 豫 (yo) meaning "in advance, beforehand", or 五 (i) meaning "five" combined with 百 (yo) meaning "hundred, many, hundred", that is then combined with 部 (be) meaning "section, part".
Monteagudo Spanish
Habitational name from any of numerous places called Monteagudo (‘pointed mountain’) from monte ‘mountain’ + agudo ‘sharp pointed’ (from Latin acutus from acus ‘needle’) for example in the provinces of Murcia Teruel A Coruña and Navarre.
Vrabie Romanian
From Romanian meaning "sparrow".
Kuzmyn Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Kuzmin.
Wijethunga Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and तुङ्ग (tunga) meaning "high, lofty, tall".
Flyte English
Means "stream" from Old English fleot.
Nakane Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" or 仲 (naka) meaning "relationship" and 根 (ne) meaning "root, source, foundation".
Dilan Filipino, Ilocano
Filipino from the filipine islands
Belov Russian
From Russian белый (beliy) meaning "white".
Horie Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, river, inlet".
Nakarada Norwegian
From the Norwegian composer Alexander Nakarada, who is the founder of SerpentSound Studios. His main focus is to make it easier for all creative people around the globe to get good music for their work.
Ru Chinese
From Chinese 汝 (rǔ) referring to the ancient fief of Ru Chuan (汝川) or the Ru river, both located in what is now Henan province.
Kulyk Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Kulik.
Hargier French
Known back to the 15th or 16th century in France.... [more]
Fomov Russian
Means "son of Foka".
Illingworth English
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous village in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Kaldre Estonian
Kaldre is an Estonian surname derived from "kald-", meaning a "sloping" or "slanting incline".
Łozowski Polish
Name for someone from a place called Łoza, derived from Polish łoza meaning "grey willow, osier, wicker".
MacConall Scottish (Anglicized, Rare), Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized form of Scottish and Irish Gaelic Mac Conaill 'son of Conall', the personalized name composing of the elements con, which is an inflected form of cú 'wolf' + gal 'valor'. Giving the ultimate meaning due to variegated spellings of this specified name, is "Battle-Wolf of High Valor."
Meremäe Estonian
Meremäe is an Estonian surname meaning "sea hill".
Kakii Japanese
Kaki means "pomegranate" means "well, pit, mineshaft".
Messer Scottish
Occupational name for someone who kept watch over harvested crops, Middle English, Older Scots mess(i)er, from Old French messier (see Messier).
Yeats English
Scottish and northern English variant spelling of Yates.
Pelissier French
From Old French "Pelicier", (Meaning "Furrier", from an agent derivative of pelice, meaning "Fur cloak", from Late Latin "pellicia", from "pellis", meaning "skin fur". An occupational name of someone likely in the fur and hide trade.
Da Cruz Portuguese
A variant of Cruz, with the addition of the preposition 'da' (meaning 'of the' or 'from the').
Hübenthal German
From either of two place names, derived from the older form Hufinadah meaning "valley where the hooves were".
Molière French, Haitian Creole
habitational name from La Molière the name of several places in various parts of France.
Steinberg German
From stony mountain. From "stein" meaning stone, and "berg" meaning mountain.
Jimboh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 (see Jimbō).
Caetano Portuguese
From the given name Caetano.
Kakinuma Japanese
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
Kono Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 河野 (see Kōno).
Katarposhishyan Armenian (Western), Armenian (Eastern)
Eastern Armenian: Gatarboshishyan, Gatarboshishian, Gatarboshyshyan, Gadarboshishyan, Gadarboshishian, Gadarboshyshyan... [more]
Panzica Italian
From Sicilian panzicu "pot-bellied, paunch".
Malewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the places called Malewo in Masovian, Łódź, Pomeranian and Greater Poland voivodeships, or Malewice in Podlaskie Voivodeship. Both place names are named with the personal name Mal, a short form of Old Polish Małomir, based on Old Slavic malъ ‘small, little’.
Aak Estonian
Aak is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "aaker", meaning "acre".
Axundzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Akhundzadeh.
Gunawardane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Levai Jewish
Comes from the Levitic surnames of 'Levi' and 'Levy', signifying the descendants from the Tribe of Levi. All bearers today are of Hungarian–Jewish descent.
Prikk Estonian
Prikk is an Estonian surname meaning "(ship's) brig".
Batoon Filipino, Cebuano
Means "rocky, rugged, stony" in Cebuano.
Pangestu Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of the Chinese surnames Peng or Feng 1.
Breit German
From Middle High German breit meaning "broad". a nickname for a stout or fat person.
Mac Giobúin Irish
Means "descendant of Giobúin"
Ageykina Russian
Feminine form of Ageykin
Van Loon Dutch
Means "from Loon", the name of several locations, derived from Middle Dutch lo "forest clearing, light forest".
Paixão Portuguese
Means "passion" in Portuguese, a reference to the Passion, the final period before the death of Jesus commemorated during Holy Week. It was originally used as a nickname for someone born on that day or for someone who had completed a pilgrimage on that day.
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