Browse Submitted Surnames

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McAtavey Irish
Anglicized form of Mac An Tsámhaigh
Gunardi Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Wei (魏), Wu 1 (吳) or Wu 2 (武)... [more]
Vukašin Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the given name Vukašin.
Marcellin French
From the given name Marcellin
Hirowatari Japanese
Hiro means "wide, broad, spacious" and watari means "ferry, cross, import, deliver".
Mandžukić Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Famous bearer of this last name is Mario Mandžukić who is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian club Juventus and the Croatia national team.
Abner English
From the given name Abner.
Aikman English, Scottish
Either a modified form of Akerman or Agemund (see Agmundr), or derived from a coven name composed of Old English ac "oak" and man "person, man".
Andrianakis Greek
Patronym from the given name Andreas, with the Cretan suffix -akis. Common in Australian Greek communities.
Singsanong Thai (Rare, ?)
Famous bearer is Jazz Singsanong.
Gunathilaka Sinhalese
From Sanskrit गुण (guṇa) meaning "quality, attribute, merit" and तिलक (tilaka) meaning "mark, dot, ornament".
Korobeynikov m Russian
Means "son of a peddler" from коробейник (korobeynik) meaning "peddler"
Nhoek Khmer
Means "often; frequent" in Khmer.
Kujawski Polish
Regional name for someone from Kujawy (see Kujawa) or from a village called Kujawy, for example in Sielce voivodeship.
Metsla Estonian
Metsla is an Estonian surname meaning "forest area".
Irigoien Basque
Means "upper village", derived from Basque (h)iri "village, town, settlement" and goi "high; upper part".
Dearborn English
The surname Dearborn was first found in Surrey where the family trace their lineage back to Abernon listed in the Domesday Book having sprung from the fief of that name in Normandy. ... [more]
Notte Italian
From Italian notte "night", perhaps a shortened form of Mezzanotte "midnight" or Bonanotte "good night".
Çobanov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of the shepherd", from Azerbaijani çoban meaning "shepherd".
Gronkowski Polish
Originally indicated a person who came from Gronków, a village in southern Poland.
Símonsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Símon" in Icelandic.
Ashmore English
From the name of any of the various places in England so-called, all derived from Old English æsc "ash tree" and mor "moor, heath, bog" or mere "lake, pool".
Styazhkin m Russian
From Russian стяжка (styazhka), meaning "strainer".
Bensen English
Related to Benson, meaning "Son of Ben"
Gaber Slovene
Means "hornbeam" in Slovene, denoting someone who lived by a place where those types of trees grew. In North America, this surname may also be a shortened form of the surnames Gaberšek or Gaberšček.
Shrestha Nepali
Means "excellent" in Nepali, ultimately from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (shreshtha) meaning "best, most excellent".
Gjorgjeska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Gjorgjeski.
Rosenblatt Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Means "rose leafs", from German rosen "roses" and blatt "leaf".
Freitag German, Jewish
Means "Friday" in German.
Tapdıqov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Tapdıq".
Malinconico Italian
Means "gloomy, melancholy" in Italian.
Middlemore English
Derived from an unidentified place in the West Midlands named with Old English middel "middle" and mor "moor", possibly the Middelmore which is recorded in the 13th and 15th centuries at Haughton in Morville (Shrops).
Arashi Japanese
This surname is used as 嵐 (ran, arashi) meaning "storm, tempest."... [more]
Gyatt English, French
Variant of Guyatt, Guyet, or Guyot, all diminutives of Guy.
Overbeck Low German, Dutch (Americanized)
German cognate of Overbeeke, as well as its Americanized form.
Sueadao Thai (Rare)
Means "leopard" in Thai.
Wijesinha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේසිංහ (see Wijesinghe).
Mitsugu Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 貢, 三次, 三続 or 巳継 with 貢 (ku, kou, mitsu.gu) meaning "finance, support, tribute", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 次 (shi, ji, tsugi, tsu.gu) meaning "next, order, sequence", 続 (kyou, kou, shoku, zou, tsugu.nai, tsudzu.ku, tsudzu.keru) meaning "continue, sequel, series", 巳 (shi, mi) meaning "sign of the snake/serpent (6th sign of Chinese zodiac)" and 継 (kei, tsu.gi, mama-) meaning "graft (tree), inherit, patch, succeed."... [more]
Garfinkel Yiddish
Jewish (Ashkenazic) ornamental name or nickname from Yiddish gorfinkl ‘carbuncle’, German Karfunkel. This term denoted both a red precious or semi-precious stone, especially a garnet or ruby cut into a rounded shape (in which case it is an ornamental name), and a large inflamed growth on the skin like a large boil (in which case it is a descriptive nickname).
Nymann Danish
Danish form of Neumann.
Mirković Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Mirko".
Shoaya Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正阿弥 (see Shōaya).
Strubel German
German (also Strübel): from a diminutive of Middle High German strūp (see Strub).... [more]
Strid Swedish
From the Swedish word stid meaning either "swift, rapid" or "battle, combat, fight".
Stirrett Scottish
Variant of Starrett, probably via Sterrett (since that would better explain the sound transformation).
Mohylnyy m Ukrainian
Means "grave (adjective)".
Teraji Japanese
Tera means "temple" and ji means "road".
Newcomer English (American)
Nickname for a person who was new to a town or location, from Old English niwe meaning "new" and cumen meaning "to come".
Jõõger Estonian
Jõõger is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "jääger" meaning "hunter" and "trapper".
Buggly English
Variant of Bugg.
Lemmon English, Irish, Scottish
Variant spelling of Lemon. A famous bearer was the American actor Jack Lemmon (1925-2001).
Sferrazza Italian
Possibly derived from sferra meaning "old horseshoe, rusty knife or sword, piece of junk" or figuratively "good-for-nothing, worthless man", an occupational name for a scrap-metal merchant, or a nickname based on the latter sense... [more]
Cheeks Popular Culture
This is the surname of Sandy a Cheeks from SpongeBob SquarePants.
Veselinova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Veselinov.
Kööp Estonian
Kööp is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "köök" meaning "kitchen".
Karbowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Karbowo in Torun voivodeship, a place so named from Polish karbowy "overseer (of farm laborers)", from karbowac "to make notches", i.e. to keep records.
Tanatova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Tanatov.
Hoắc Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Huo, from Sino-Vietnamese 霍 (hoắc).
Frewin English
From the Middle English personal name Frewine, literally "noble or generous friend".
Nieboer Dutch
Dutch cognate for Neubauer. epithet for a farmer who was new to an area from nie "new" and bur "farmer".
Ahamad Indian (Muslim), Tamil, Bengali, Punjabi, Sinhalese
Variant of Ahmad, particularly used in South India and Sri Lanka.
Southwick English
An English/Scottish locational name from a variety of places, including, Southwick in Northamptonshire, England, and Southwick in Gloucestershire, Sussex, Durham, Hampshire. ... [more]
Raud Estonian
Means "iron" in Estonian.
Luiz Portuguese
From the given name Luis.
Dunaway English
Originally indicated someone who came from the village and civil parish of Dunwich in Suffolk, England, derived from Old English dun meaning "hill" (or possibly dune meaning "valley") and weg meaning "way"... [more]
Altman German, Jewish
Variant of Alt and Alterman.
Lauterbach German
From the name of various places in Germany, for example the village of Lauterbach in the district of Rottweil, Baden-Württemberg.
Nemati Persian
From the given name Nemat.
Maroon Arabic (Americanized)
Americanized form of Maroun.
Belarbi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of the Arab" from Arabic بْن (bn) meaning "son (of)" and اَلعَرَبِيّ (al-ʿarabiyy) meaning "the Arab".
Duff Romansh
Derived from the given name Duff, itself a diminutive of Rudolf.
Howladar Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali হাওলাদার (see Howlader).
Jäätma Estonian
Jäätma is an Estonian surname derived from "jäätmaa" meaning "undeveloped land".
Medcalf English (British)
Variant spelling of Metcalfe.
Smolov m Russian
Russian form of Smolak.
Cranley Irish
The surname Cranley was first found in Ulster (Irish: Ulaidh), where they held a family seat but were also to be found in County Offaly and Galway. The sept is styled the Princes of Crich Cualgne and are descended from Cu-Ulladh, a Prince in 576.
Mosel German
Habitational name from any of several places so named. topographic name from the Mosel river in western Germany a tributary of the Rhine that rises in the Vosges and flows through Lorraine and then a deep winding valley from Trier to Koblenz.
Sirtori Italian
Perhaps a habitational name from a comune (municipality) in Northern Italy.
Pärg Estonian
Pärg is an Estonian surname meaning "wreath".
Lūsis Latvian
Means "lynx".
Osawa Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Kamenashi Japanese
Means "turle pear" in Japanese. From the Japanese words 亀 (turtle) and 梨 (pear).
Perley English
Variant of Parley or Burley.
Broin Italian
Italian and French form of or comes from Brown.
Avivi Hebrew
Means "springlike" or "of the spring" in Hebrew. (see Aviv)
Waqa Fijian
The president of Nauru is called Baron Waqa.
Heung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Xiang.
Mattana Italian
From Sardinian mattana "madness, annoyance".
M'Bareck Western African
Derived from Arabic مُبَارَك (mubārak) meaning "blessed, fortunate, lucky" (chiefly Mauritanian).
Ool Estonian
Ool is an Estonia surname, possibly a corruption of "õlu", meaning "ale"; or "all", meaning "below".
Bar Lev Hebrew
Combination of the surnames Bar and Lev.
Kuki Japanese
From 久 (ku) meaning "long time (ago)" and 鬼 (ki) meaning "ghost, demon, spirit" or 岐 (ki) meaning "fork in a road, to branch off".
Reiser German, Upper German
Habitational name for someone from Reis or Reissen in Bavaria (see Reis). An occupational name from Middle High German reisære ‘warrior’, ‘traveler’... [more]
Viray Filipino, Tagalog, Pampangan, Pangasinan
Occupational name derived from Tagalog, Pampangan and Pangasinan biray referring to a type of small, flat-bottomed rowing boat.
Iriya Japanese
From 入 (iri) meaning "insert, enter" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Van Putten Dutch
Means "from Putten" in Dutch, a toponym derived from Old Dutch putti "well (water)".
Ireland English, Scottish
Originally indicated a person who was from Ireland.
Hazelden English
Means "person from Hazelden", the name of various places in England ("valley growing with hazel trees").
Gunatillaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණතිලක (see Gunathilaka).
Jebson English
Meaning "son of Jeb" of uncertain origin but likely English.
Kahue Hawaiian
From the given name Kahue.
Stempfer German
Derived from occupation means 'Stump remover'
Raimundez Spanish
Means "son of Raimundo" in Spanish.
Dursley English (British)
Of English origin and is locational from a place so called in Gloucestershire, which was first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as 'Dersilege', in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire in 1195 as 'Derseleie' and in the Fees of 1220 as 'Dursleg'... [more]
Braham English
From the name of a town called Braham, probably derived from Old English brom meaning "broom (a type of plant)" and ham meaning "home, settlement" or hamm meaning "river meadow".
Conradt German
Derived from the given name Conrad.
Kolb German
Comes from Middle High German Kolbe.
Lacote French
Variant of Lacoste.
Geyik Turkish
Means "deer, stag" in Turkish.
Durbin French
Derived from the place called D'urban or D'urbin in Languedoc
Ogishin Russian, Ukrainian
Variant of Ageyev (Агеев), derived from Ukrainian given name Ogiy (Огiй)
Fagan Irish
'The name Fagan in Ireland is usually of Norman origin, especially in Counties Dublin and Meath. In the County Louth area the name is derived from the native Gaelic O'Faodhagain Sept of which there are a number of variants including Feighan, Fegan and Feehan.' (from irishsurnames.com)
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".
Auberjonois French
A French last name meaning "armourer". Actor René Murat Auberjonois is a notable bearer.
Feuerbacher German
Habitational name for someone from any of the places called Feuerbach.
Tenzin Bhutanese
From the given name Tenzin.
Wagenknecht German
occupational name from Middle High German wagenknëht "hauler's assistant" from wagan "wagon" and kneht "servant".
Sulek Polish
Derived from the given name Sulimir.
Shinde Indian, Marathi
Meaning unknown; this was also the name of a Indian dynasty from Maharashtra.
Lepajõe Estonian
Lepajõe is an Estonian surname meaning "alder water".
Batmaz Turkish
Means "unsinkable, buoyant" or "cheerful, carefree" in Turkish.
Knotts English
Variant of Knott
Torihama Japanese
From 鳥 (tori) meaning "bird, chicken" and 濱 (hama) meaning "seashore, beach".
Ratnapriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure" and प्रिय (priya) meaning "beloved, dear".
Ebben Dutch, Low German
Patronymic from the personal name Ebbe derived from Egbert, after conversion by assimilation into Ebbert... [more]
Mogi Japanese
From 茂 (mo) meaning "lush" and 木 (gi) meaning "tree, wood".... [more]
Ingoldsby English
Habitational name from Ingoldsby in Lincolnshire, named from the Old Norse personal name Ingjaldr + bý meaning "farmstead", "settlement".
Schalkwyk Afrikaans
Afrikaans variant of Van Schalkwijk.
Ney German, English
A dialectal form of the common German word neu "new".... [more]
Žák Czech
Czech form of Żak.
Cherry English
From Middle English chirie, cherye "cherry", hence a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of cherries, or possibly a nickname for someone with rosy cheeks.... [more]
Borges Portuguese, Spanish
Possibly from Old French burgeis meaning "town-dweller" (see Burgess). Alternately, it may have denoted someone originally from the city of Bourges in France.
Menear Cornish, English (British)
English (Devon; of Cornish origin): topographic name for someone who lived by a menhir, i.e. a tall standing stone erected in prehistoric times (Cornish men ‘stone’ + hir ‘long’). In the United States, it is a common surname in Pennsylvania & West Virginia.
Chim Mayan
From Yucatec Maya chiim meaning "bag, sack".
Damien French
From the given name Damien
Chalcraft English
Surname of Anglo- Saxon origin. Topographical or locational surname... [more]
Oderasak Yoruba (Rare)
It is Yoruba mispronunciation of the the name Oscar. It was a middle name that became a last name.
Depietri Italian
The distinguished surname Depietri can be traced back to the ancient and beautiful region of Piedmont. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent... [more]
Tuvi Estonian
Tuvi is an Estonian surname meaning "pigeon/dove".
Koura Japanese
Ko means "small" and ura means "bay, seacoast".
Grensky Russian
Russian cognate of Gronski.
Tiffany English
From the medieval female personal name Tiffania (Old French Tiphaine, from Greek Theophania, a compound of theos "God" and phainein "to appear"). This name was often given to girls born around the feast of Epiphany.
Bastiat French
Meaning of this name is unknown. Possibly derived from Sebastian The surname Bastiat was first found in Poitou, where this family held a family seat since ancient times.
Zhumadilov m Kazakh
Means "son of Zhumadil".
Gug Korean
From korean hanja 國, 菊, or 鞠. A surname for 19 000 koreans
Norrison English
Means "son of Norris".
Debussy French
Means 'from Bussy'—the place name 'Bussy' refers to several communes in France. Variants include De Bussy and Bussy.... [more]
Akiya Japanese (Rare)
A bearer of this surname is Tomoko Akiya (秋谷 智子, born May 14, 1976) is a Japanese voice actress. Her best-known role is voicing Hazuki Fujiwara in the Ojamajo Doremi series, and Suzume Mizuno in Zatch Bell.
Dacey English, Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Déiseach meaning "of the Déisi", the name of an archaic Irish social class derived from Old Irish déis "vassal, tenant, subject".
Dillen German, Dutch, Flemish
Matronymic from the given name Dille, a short form of Odilia.
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]
Makarevych Ukrainian
Means "child of Makar".
Deburau Czech (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Dvořák. Jean-Gaspard Deburau, born as Jan Kašpar Dvořák (1796-1846), was a Bohemian-French mime. He performed from 1816 to the year of his death at the Théâtre des Funambules, which was immortalized in Marcel Carné's poetic-realist film Children of Paradise.
Tapdıqova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Tapdıqov.
Hellgren Swedish
Combination of Swedish häll "flat rock" and gren "branch".
Jagiełło Polish
Originally from Old Lithuanian jotis and gaili, meaning "strong rider". This was the last name of the Polish King Władysław Jagiełło, who, along with his wife, started the Jagiellonian dynasty in the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
Waits English
Patronymic form of Waite.
Pervushin m Russian
Possibly derived from первый (pervyy) meaning first.
Arukuusk Estonian
Arukuusk is an Estonian surname meaning "fir/spruce meadow".
Sallam Arabic
Derived from the given name Salam.
Firman English, French
From a medieval personal name meaning "firm, resolute, strong man." Borne by early saints and bishops. First name variants Firman and Firmin... [more]
Vilaamil Spanish
Habitational name from Villamil a place in Asturias.
Borman Dutch, Low German, English
Dutch and North German: variant of Bormann. ... [more]
Woon Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Wen.
Giove Italian
From Giove ("Jupiter") the name of the chief Roman deity perhaps a nickname for someone who habitually swore per Giove "by Jove". From Sicilian ggiòve iòvi "Thursday" applied as a personal name for someone born or baptized on that day of the week... [more]
Chiclana Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous Andalusian municipalities: Chiclana de la Frontera or Chiclana de Segura.
Vitryanyuk Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian вітряний (vitryanyy), meaning "windy".
Silvestre Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Silvestre.
Slipper English
Occupational surname for a sword-slipper, or scabbard maker.
De Labra Spanish (Rare)
Spanish Surname With Origins From Asturias.
Gans German, Dutch
From Old High German ganz "whole, intact, healthy", a nickname for a particularly strong or healthy person.
Prophète French, Haitian Creole
Originally a nickname (possibly ironic) from French prophète "prophet", making it a cognate of Profeta.
Pelisaar Estonian
Pelisaar is an Estonian surname meaning "capstan/windlass island".
Stefanovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Stefan".
Volga Russian
From the river Volga (Волга).
Sugar German (Rare)
Sugar is the surname of talented storyteller, writer, and composer Rebecca Rae Sugar (creator of animated series Steven Universe).
Girling English
From a medieval nickname applied to a brave man (or, with heavy irony, to a cowardly one), from Old French cuer de lion "lion heart".
Taşkın Turkish
Means "flood" in Turkish.
Makovoza Baltic (Latinized, Rare), German (Latinized, Rare), Russian (Rare)
There is no history of the name just a family name I on't know if some people have it as a first name too.
Gołyński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Gołyń.
Crose English (American), Italian
Possibly a variant of English Cross or Italian Croce.
Pears English
Patronymic from the given name Piers (see Pearson).
Alaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Ali 1. This is the name of the current ruling royal family of Morocco, which was founded in 1631.
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