Browse Submitted Surnames

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Vilayvanh Lao
From Lao ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful" and ວັນ (vanh) meaning "sun, day".
Miyamori Japanese
Miya means "shrine, temple" and mori means "forest".
Jadhav Indian, Marathi
Marathi variant of Yadav.
Pruus Estonian
Pruus is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "pruss" meaning "beam" and "timber".
Schauwecker German
habitational name for someone from Schaubeck near Marbach (Württemberg).
Sugaya Japanese
From Japanese 菅 (suga) meaning "sedge" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Hilliker German
The last name of Dance Moms star, Kalani Hilliker.
Puschat German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German (and thus heavily Lithuanian influenced) surname derived from Lithuanian pušaite "(young) pine tree", which - allegedly - used to be a term of endearment for a young girl.
Meritee Estonian
Meritee is an Estonian surname meaning "sea road/causeway".
Baggetta f Italian
Baggetta is an Italian surname, likely a diminutive of Baggio, linked to places in Italy
Künnapuu Estonian
Künnapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "European white elm tree" (Ulmus laevis).
Darego Nigerian (Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Mozhenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian можити (mozhyty), meaning "to can".
Heinsoo Estonian
Heinsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "hay swamp".
Morquecho Spanish
Castilianized Form Of Morketxo. Unexplained.
Abduhalim Tausug
From the given name Abduhalim.
Ghulam Arabic, Pashto, Urdu
From the given name Ghulam.
Rybacki Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Rybaki, derived from Polish ryba meaning "fish".
Gastel Dutch
Means "from Gastel", a toponym derived from gastel "inn, guesthouse" (related to gast "guest, stranger").
Hargrove English
English: variant of Hargrave.
Heo Korean
Often spelled as ‘Huh,’ this Korean surname means ‘to permit’ or ‘advocate’.
Macgrath Irish
First found in County Clare, on the west coast of Ireland in the province of Munster, where they held a family seat from ancient times.... [more]
Chadhari Indian, Gujarati
Variant transcription of Chaudhary.
Kiisk Estonian
Means "ruffe" in Estonian.
Farkhani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Habitational name for someone from the town of Farkhana in Morocco.
Grano Italian, Spanish
from grano "grain" (from Latin granum) probably applied as a metonymic occupational name for a farmer or grain merchant.
Wellspeak French (Anglicized)
Anglicized version of Beauparlant.
Unterreiner German
Topographic name for someone who lived below a mountain ridge, from Middle High German under meaning ‘under’ + rein meaning ‘ridge’.
Bakshis Lithuanian
Means fighter or boxer
Lord English
A surname derived from someone of a lordly manner, or perhaps one who had earned the title in some contest of skill or had played the part of the ‘Lord of Misrule’ in the Yuletide festivities.... [more]
Havn Danish, Faroese
It means "Harbour" in Danish.
Oldshield English
Probably came from the occupation of being a shielder
Khavaza Dungan
Derived from the second part of the Arabic given name Muhammad, -ha-.
Benedito Portuguese
From the given name Benedito.
Wijdekop Dutch
From a nickname for a person with a very wide head, derived from Dutch wijd meaning "wide, broad" and kop meaning "head".
Savoia Italian (Archaic)
A Italian royal court name.
Chijimatsu Japanese
From 千 (chi, sen) meaning "thousand", 々 is a particle that indicates that the previous syllable should be repeated (chi becomes ji), and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree".
Yankovic Slovene, Slovak, Serbian, Croatian, Polish
Americanized form of Janković, or perhaps Jankowicz.
Vieli Romansh
Derived from the given name Vigilius.
Bernabéu Catalan (Valencian)
From the given name Bernabé. A famous bearer was Santiago Bernabéu (1895-1978), a Spanish soccer player and the eleventh president of the soccer club Real Madrid CF.
Majors Norman
Based on the Norman given name Mauger. The name indicates one who is the son of Maugier, an Old French personal name, which is derived from the Old Germanic name Malger, which means council spear.
Emon Bengali
From the given name Emon.
Furuya Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley" or 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, house".
Bushman Scottish
longer than Bush.
Sindac Tagalog
From Tagalog sindak meaning "terror, shock, fright".
Zakharenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Zakhar".
Charnes American
History and origin unknown.
Badillo Spanish
Topographic name from a diminutive of vado ‘ford’ (Latin vadum) or a habitational name from either of two places named with this word: Valillo de la Guarena in Zamora province or Vadillo de al Sierra in Ávila.
Boström Swedish
Combination of Swedish bo "dwelling, home" and ström "stream, river".
Rusch Low German
Derived from Middle Low German rusch "quick, rash, hasty; unkempt", this was a nickname for a quick or unkempt, unrefined person.
Weinmann German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) occupational name for a viticulturalist or wine merchant, Middle High German winman, German Weinmann.
Farhangi Persian
From the given name Farhang.
Makepeace English
From a nickname for a professional arbitrator or someone known for fixing hostilities. It may have also been used ironically. A famous bearer of the name was English novelist and illustrator William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863).
Veetõusme Estonian
Veetõusme is an Estonian surname meaning "water (vee) surge (tõusma)".
Veach Scottish
Variant of Veitch.
Hoshida Japanese
From 星 (hoshi) meaning "star, dot" and 田 (da) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Choriev Tajik, Uzbek
Masculine form of Chorieva.
Citrone English, Italian
Ultimately from Latin citrum meaning "lemon, citrus fruit". Possibly an occupational name for someone who sells or raise lemons or any citrus fruit.
Ran Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蘭 (see Araragi).
Prat English
Variant of Pratt.
Blydenburgh Flemish
Derived from a habitational name from Blijenberg (formerly Bleidenberg) in Brabant, Belgium. (Also Van Blydenbergh)
Paskaleva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Paskalev.
Rouf Bengali
From the given name Rauf.
Varaksin m Russian
Russian form of Varaksa.
Şirin Turkish
Means "pretty, cute, pleasant" in Turkish, ultimately of Persian origin.
Gunasekara Sinhalese
From Sanskrit गुण (guna) meaning "talent, virtue, quality, merit" and शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".
Ebihara Japanese
From a combination of 海 (e) meaning "vastly, gathered, sea, ocean, wide, vast" and 老 (bi) meaning "old age, elderly" or 蛯 (ebi) meaning "pawn, shrimp, lobster", that is then combined with 原 (hara) meaning "plain, field".
Shibazaki Japanese
From Japanese 柴 (shiba) meaning "firewood, brushwood" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, promontory, eninsula".
Rowell English
From a diminutive of Rowland or Rolf or a location name meaning "rough hill".
Dickerman English, German, Jewish
Possibly derived from Middle High German dic(ke) "strong, thick" and Mann "man, male, husband".
Backström Swedish
Combination of Swedish backe "slope, hill" and ström "stream".
Roser German
German: topographic name for "someone who lived at a place where wild roses grew" (see Rose 1), with the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.German (Röser): habitational name from places called Rös, Roes, or Rösa in Bavaria, Rhineland, and Saxony, or a variant of Rosser.Swiss German (Röser): from a short form of a Germanic personal name based on hrod "renown".English: "unexplained".
Dimondstein German
This is a German name which translates into English as diamond stone. It most likely belongs to a miner who mined diamonds or perhaps a jeweler.
Hebron Czech
From the Biblical place name of the same name mentioned in II Samuel 1-3 which is said to mean “alliance” in Hebrew.
Inouye Japanese
Variant transcription of Inoue.
Hutauruk Batak
From Batak huta meaning "village, area" and uruk meaning "upper, above" or "bone leaves (a type of plant)".
Akçam Turkish
A surname of Turkish origin, ultimate from the words ak meaning "white" and çam meaning "pine tree".
Dārziņš Latvian
Derived from the word dārzs meaning "garden".
Latendresse French
From Letendre, thus meaning "tenderness".
Yandarbieva f Chechen
Feminine form of Yandarbiev.
Bow English, Scottish
Habitational name from any of various minor places called with Old English boga, meaning "bow, arch, bend".
Tõeleid Estonian
Tõeleid is an Estonian surname meaning "find of truth".
Jessup English
From the given name Joseph.
Parkington English
Habitational name from a place in Greater Manchester (formerly in Cheshire) called Partington, from Old English Peartingtun 'settlement (tun) associated with Pearta', a personal name not independently recorded.
Shishkov m Russian
Variant of Shishko.
Pottier French
A variant of the french word for potter, potier.... [more]
Gerz German
Variant of Gertz.
Kolesnichenko Ukrainian
From колес (koles) meaning "wheel"
Bughao Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano bughaw meaning "blue".
Rauch German
Perhaps an occupational nickname for a blacksmith or charcoal burner, from Middle High German rouch, German Rauch ‘smoke’, or, in the case of the German name, a status name or nickname relating to a hearth tax (i.e. a tax that was calculated according to the number of fireplaces in each individual home).
Gjoka Albanian
Derived from the given name Gjokë.
Bromwell English
Habitational name from Broomwell in Herefordshire named in Old English with brom ‘broom’ + wella ‘spring’, ‘stream’.
Yukida Japanese (Rare)
Combination of Kanji Characters "雪" meaning "Snow", and "田" meaning "Rice Field".
Cucino Italian
From cucina meaning "kitchen".
Gabiria Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Basque Country, Spain, derived from Basque gabi "blacksmith’s hammer, mallet" and hiri "village, town, city".
Apelsinov m Russian
From Russian aпельсин (apel'sin) meaning "orange (fruit)". Probably denoted to someone who worked with oranges or lived by orange trees.
Ogami Japanese
This surname is used as 拝, 小上, 小神, 尾上, 尾神, 男神 with 拝 (hai, oga.mu, oroga.mu) meaning "adore, pray to, worship," 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small," 尾 (bi, o) meaning "end, tail," 男 (dan, nan, o, otoko) meaning "male," 上 (shan, shou, jou, a.gari, a.garu, a.geru, ue, -ue, uwa-, kami, nobo.su, nobo.seru, nobo.ri, nobo.ru, yo.su) meaning "above, up" and 神 (shin, jin, kami, kan-, kou-) meaning "gods, mind, soul."
Eugenio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Eugenio.
Conrado Spanish
From the given name Conrado
Chachin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" and 珍 (chin) meaning "rare; strange".... [more]
Kahal Ukrainian
Possibly variant of Kahalnyak.
Alcántara Spanish
Habitational name denoting someone originally from the municipality of Alcántara in Extremadura, Spain. The name is ultimately derived from Arabic اَلْقَنْطَرَة‎ (al-qanṭara) meaning "the bridge".
Akhras Arabic
Meaning unknown.
Storm Dutch, Flemish
Occupational name for someone who rang an alarm bell warning of oncoming storms.
Gurel Turkish
Dynamism is the meaning of the name.
Suurkask Estonian
Suurkask is an Estonian surname meaning "large/big birch".
Tanyag Tagalog
Means "renowned, eminent, illustrious" in Tagalog.
Śpiewak Polish, Jewish
Means "singer" in Polish, an occupational name for a chorister or a ballad singer. As a Jewish name, also an occupational name for a cantor in a synagogue.
Nordio Italian
Probably derived from a given name containing the element nord "north", of Frankish or Germanic origin.
Õnnepalu Estonian
Õnnepalu is an Estonian surname meaning "benefic/happy heath".
Goffo Italian
From Italian meaning "clumsy, awkward".
Vogt Von Erpel Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt. Bearers of this surname descend from the Grafen von Wied and Burggrafen von Neuerburg.
Folsom English
One who came from Foulsham (Foghel’s homestead), in Norfolk.
Wilders English, Dutch
Variant of Wilder. Dutch politician Geert Wilders (1963-) bears this name.
Nakamoto Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Pen Chinese (Hakka, Rare)
Variant transcription of Chinese (Hakka) 冰 (see Ben 2).
Acosta Spanish
Surname (from location)... [more]
Wijnaldum Frisian, Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
From Wijnaldum, the name of a village within the city of Harlingen in northwest Friesland in the Netherlands, derived from the given name Winald combined with Old Frisian hēm meaning "home, settlement"... [more]
El Ouafi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the Ouafi", derived from the given name Wafi. A bearer was Ahmed Boughèra El Ouafi (1898-1959), an Algerian athlete during the French rule over the country.
Dzata Ewe, Western African
From Ewe meaning "warrior".
Sandioriva Acehnese, Gayonese
A Gayonese patronymic.
Nold Romansh
Derived from a short form of the given name Arnold.
Alyokhina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Алёхин (see Alyokhin).
Zaib Urdu
From the given name Zaib.
Quraishi Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Qureshi.
Tju Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Zhu used by Chinese Indonesians.
Muhi Tagalog
Means "hatred" in Tagalog.
Pleve Dutch (Russified)
Russified form of Plehve.
Preüs German
Variant spelling of Preüss.
Hunley English (American)
English: variant of Hundley, which also has English origins (Worcestershire and Herefordshire): possibly a variant of Huntley or a habitational name from a lost Hundley, and Hanley.... [more]
Amoako Akan
West African
Damgaard Danish
Danish name element gård "farmstead, yard" combined with prefix dam meaning "pond".
Amezkua Basque (Rare)
Habitational name meaning "place of the oak trees", derived from Basque ametz "Pyrenean oak (tree)" and the locative suffix -ko.
Honma Japanese
From Japanese 本 (hon) meaning "root, origin, source" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".
Rohulaid Estonian
Estonian surname meaning "grassland islet".
Qureishi Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu قریشی (see Qureshi).
Kupriyanov m Russian
Russian form of Kupriyenko.
Hajiri Japanese
From Japanese 羽尻 (Hajiri) meaning "Hajiri", a division in the area of Hidaka in the city of Toyooka in the prefecture of Hyōgo in Japan.... [more]
Redmer Frisian
North German: from the Frisian personal name, composed of the Germanic elements rad ‘advice’, ‘counsel’ + mari, meri ‘fame’.
Biondolillo Italian
Probably from Sicilian biunnuliddu "little fair one", a nickname for someone with blonde hair. Compare Biondi.
Edson English
Patronymic or metronymic from Eade.
Soutomaior Galician
Habitational name from any of various places called Soutomaior, from Galician souto "chestnut grove" and maior "larger, bigger".
Imakai Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Steins German
Variant of Stein.
Ellefsen Norwegian
Means "son of Ellef".
Jawaid Urdu
Derived from the given name Javaid.
Peariso French/English
French Canadian Origin
Felicio Galician
From the given name Felicio
Odenthal German
From the name of a town in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Yakub Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Boškoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Boško".
Kamezaki Japanese
From 亀 (kame) meaning "tortoise, turtle" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula, promontory".
Ramachandran Tamil, Malayalam
From the given name Ramachandra, a combination of Rama 1 and Chandra.
Cayson English
Variant of Cason.
Numasawa Japanese
From 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
Kamada Japanese
From Japanese 鎌 (kama) meaning "sickle, scythe" and 田 (Ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
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").
Zalilov Tatar, Bashkir, Uzbek, Tajik
Variant transcription of Zhalilov.
Sirueang Thai
From Thai ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "bright, brilliant".
Shipov m Russian
From Russian шип (ship), meaning "thorn, spike". Probably denoted to a person living near thornbushes.
Arnau Catalan
From the given name Arnau.
Suviste Estonian
Suviste is an Estonian surname relating to "summer" ("suvi").
Drumpf German (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Trump.
Ericsen Danish, Norwegian
Means 'Son of Eric'.
Yabusaki Japanese
From the Japanese 八 (ya) meaning "eight", 武 (bu) which was a traditional unit of measurement approximately equal to 90 centimeters, and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Ter Haar Dutch
Habitational name meaning "at the sandy ridge".
Papachristodoulopoulos Greek
Means "descendant of the priest and servant of Christ" in Greek.
Kessel German
Occupational name for a maker of cooking vessels from Middle High German kezzel meaning "kettle, cauldron, boiler".
Lewy Jewish
Variant of Levi.
Haneyama Japanese
From Japanese 羽 (hane) meaning "feather" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Sebald Literature
In 'A Series Of Unfortunate Events', Gustav Sebald was a film director who hid secret codes in his movies, a member of V.F.D., and the likely creator of the Sebald Code.
Osaki Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 崎, 埼, 﨑 or 岬 (saki) "peninsula," "cape" or 嵜 (saki) "steep," "promontory."
Fitzsimons Irish
Fitzsimons (also spelled FitzSimons, Fitzsimmons or FitzSimmons) is a surname of Norman origin common in both Ireland and England. The name is a variant of "Sigmundsson", meaning son of Sigmund. The Gaelicisation of this surname is Mac Shíomóin.
Ciechanower Polish, Jewish
Denoted a person who came from one of the places in Poland called Ciechanów, for example the city in the Mazovia province.
Vogelzang Dutch
Dutch cognate of Vogelsang.
Yano Japanese
From Japanese 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Precht German
Variant of Brecht.
Frankenhoff German (Americanized, ?)
House of the Franks (French)
Pacey English
Habitational name from the French location Pacy-sur-Eure, derived from the Gallo-Roman personal name Paccius and the locative suffix -acum... [more]
Reaser German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Rieser. A famous bearer is American actress Elizabeth Reaser (1975-).
Casamassima Italian
Habitational name for someone from the town in Apulia, Italy, derived from Italian casa meaning "house" and the given name Massimo.
Remmel Estonian
Remmel is an Estonian surname meaning "willow".
Grixti Maltese
Grixti is entirely of Maltese origin and is thought to mean "rough".
Yunomido Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 (see Yūnomidō).
Aubin French
From the French given name Aubin.
Zawadzka f Polish
Feminine form of Zawadzki.
Hodson English
Hodson is a very interesting surname in that it has multiple origins, depending on the Hodson lineage in question. ... [more]
Weerawardhane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරවර්ධන (see Weerawardana).
Schnee German, Jewish, Alsatian
from German schnee "snow" Middle High German sne sneo a nickname for someone with white hair or an exceptionally pale complexion... [more]
Laht Estonian
Means "bay, gulf" in Estonian.
Sá Fortes Portuguese (Brazilian)
Sá is a Portuguese toponymic surname, which refers to places with the same name, especially in the north of Portugal. Fortes, in turn, is a surname that can have a geographical origin (strong, high place) or professional origin (strong, strong person, warrior), also with Portuguese roots.. ... [more]
Tripolino Italian
Locational name that originally designated a person who came from Tripoli, a common name of multiple places in Ancient Greece and Modern Greece, all derived from Greek prefix τρι- (tri-) "three" and πολις (polis) "city, city-state".
Krief Judeo-Spanish
From Arabic خريف (kharif) meaning "lamb" (a dialectal word).
Clegg English
From Old Norse kleggi 'haystack'
Soetoro Indonesian
Soetoro is the surname of the Indonesian stepfather of 44th president Barack Hussein Obama ll named Lolo Soetoro.
Rickardsson Swedish
Means "son of Rickard". A notable bearer of the surname is the Swedish cross country skier, Daniel Rickardsson.
O'flynn Irish
Means "descendant of Flynn.
Shimazaki Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Azov Russian, Ukrainian
From the Sea of Azov. Probably denoted to somebody who lived on the Azov coast... [more]
Ojastu Estonian
Ojastu is an Estonian surname derived from "oja" meaning "creek/stream".
Planta Romansh
Derived from Romansh planta "tree; plant".
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