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.
Grozdanova Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Grozdanov, which means "son of Grozdan".
Cuspedal Leonese
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Santu Miḷḷanu.
Veca Italian
Southern Italian: possibly from vece ‘change’, ‘mutation’, ‘alternation’ (from Latin vix, vicis, plural vices), or from a pet form of a personal name formed with this element.
Haimawari Japanese
From Japanese 灰 (hai) meaning "ashes, puckery juice, cremate" and 廻 (mawari) meaning "round, revolve, go around, circumference"
Surroca Catalan
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous farmhouse in Tavertet.
Belkin Russian
Patronymic from the nickname Belka meaning "squirrel" (a derivative of bely "white", referring to the animal's white stomach).
Jackowski m Polish
Habitational surname for someone from a village called Jacków, derived from a diminutive of Jacenty.
Mackey Irish, Scottish, Scottish Gaelic, Finnish (Anglicized)
As an Irish name with stress on the first syllable, it is an anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Macdha ‘descendant of Macdha.’... [more]
Khavari Persian
Means "eastern" from Persian خاور (khāvar) meaning "east".
Hernes Estonian
Hernes is an Estonian surname meaning "pea".
Darkowski m Polish
From a diminutive of Dariusz.
Dicks German, Dutch
Refers to the descendant of someone with the given name Dick.
Mitou Japanese
Variant transcription of Mito.
Karunatilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කරුණාතිලක (see Karunathilaka).
Johanning German
North German patronymic from Johann, German form of John.
Iisawa Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and sawa means "marsh, swamp".
Van Rooyen Afrikaans
van Rooyen related to Van Rooijen, is an Afrikaans and Dutch toponymic surname. May be rooted from the Rhine area of the Netherlands, possibly having meant "from Rhine" originally... [more]
Yonao Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 与 (yo) or 與 (yo), both meaning "to bestow, to participate, to provide, cause, gift, godsend" or referring to a given name with one of those characters and 猶 (nao) meaning "still".
Iwami Japanese
Iwa means "stone" and mi means "viewpoint, outlook".
Pao Chinese
Variant of Bao.
Byfield English
Either a habitational name from a place named Byfield, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a field.
Berchel French
French form of Borchelt.
Goonathilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණතිලක (see Gunathilaka).
Orgeron French (Cajun)
From the Norman French family name Orger, which is a abbreviated form of the ancient Norman name Orglander.
Tsangaris Greek, Greek (Cypriot)
From Greek τσαγκάρης (tsagkáris) meaning “shoemaker”.
Chau Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhou.
San Jose Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of San José primarily used in the Philippines.
Kokubu Japanese
From Japanese 国 or 國 (koku) meaning "country, state" and 分 (bu) meaning "part, share, portion".
Witteveen Dutch
From Dutch witte "white" and veen "peat bog, marsh", derived from any of several place names.
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]
Petruniv Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Petrov.
Kio Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning “tree, wood”, 城 (ki) meaning “castle, city”, combined with 大 (o) meaning “big, great, vast, high”, or 小 (o) meaning “small”.
Steininger German
an occupational name for a stone cutter.
Alizade Persian, Azerbaijani
Persian alternate transcription of Alizadeh as well as an Azerbaijani alternate transcription of Əlizadə.
Salmona Judeo-Spanish
From a variant of the given name Shelomoh.
Amai Japanese
This surname is used as 天井 or 甘井 with 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky", 甘 (kan, ama.i, ama.eru, ama.yakasu, uma.i) meaning "be content, coax, pamper, sugary, sweet" and 井 (shou, sei, i) meaning "community, town, well, well crib."
Vaišys m Lithuanian
Possibly from vaišės ("feast, entertainment") or a related word.
Mingus Scottish
Variant of Menzies, which is traditionally pronounced ‘mingiz’.
Bahaghari Filipino, Tagalog
Means “rainbow” in Tagalog.
Denson English (Rare)
Meaning "Son of Dennis" or "Son of Dean"
Karjala Finnish
Finnish from karja ‘cattle’ + the local suffix -la, or possibly from a word of Germanic origin, harja- ‘host’, ‘crowd’, Old Swedish haer. Historic records suggest that the Germanic inhabitants of the area around Lake Ladoga (in present-day Russia) used this term to refer to the Finns who once lived there.
Plante French
French cognate of Plant.
Milković Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic derived from the given name Milko, itself a diminutive of Slavic names containing the element milu meaning "gracious, dear".
Reese Low German, Dutch, German
Variant of Riese or Reus, from risi meaning "giant". Alternatively, could be a patronymic form of the Germanic given name Razo, derived from rēdaz "counsel, advise", or a habitational name from places called Rees or Reese in Rhineland and Lower Saxony.
Yazıcı Turkish
Means "writer" or "clerk" in Turkish.
Gienal Romansh
Variant of Jenal.
Randpalu Estonian
Randpalu is an Estonian surname meaning "beach/seashore sandy heath".
Runai Japanese
Japanese: written 船井 'boat' and 'well'
Zerhouni Arabic (Maghrebi), Northern African, Berber
Possibly refers to the Zerhoun mountain in Morocco. The family name originates from the city of Nedroma in Tlemcen, Algeria.
Häner German
Variant of Hanner.
Sullubawa Hausa
The Hausa transliteration of a noted Fulani Clan coming from the Bilād as-Sūdān region of West Africa.
Weinmann German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) occupational name for a viticulturalist or wine merchant, Middle High German winman, German Weinmann.
Kodama Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball".
Lazio Italian
Named after the region called 'Lazio' of Italy.
Kozamurai Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 小侍 (Kozamurai) meaning "Kozamurai", a division in the area of Kitataku in the city of Taku in the prefecture of Saga in Japan.
Alfyorov Russian
Derived from the Russian monastic name Yelevfery, derived from Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleutheros) meaning "free".
Grace English
From the given name Grace
Īzuka Japanese
From Japanese 飯 (ii) meaning "cooked grains, rice" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Donetskiy m Russian, Yiddish (Russified, ?)
Means "from Donyetsk".
Nassar Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ناصر, نصير (see Nasser).
Joensen Faroese, Danish
Means "son of Joen".
Hui Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Xu 2.
Kärner Estonian, German
Derived from an archaic loan word meaning "gardener", related to German Gärtner.
Dual Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and Romansh ual "brook, creek".
Flewelling Welsh
Derived from the Welsh personal name Llewellyn, which was also spelled Llywelin
Awayama Japanese
Away means "millet" and yama means "mountain".
Jamali Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi), Urdu
From the given name Jamal.
Hamel German, Jewish
Habitational name from the town of Hamelin, which sits on the Hamel river.
Keosavath Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel" and ສະຫວາດ (savath) meaning "sincere, open, beautiful".
Stohoke Irish
Gaelic name that originated in Ireland.
Gavrilescu Romanian
Means "son of Gavril".
Avramenko Ukrainian, Jewish
From the Hebrew name Avram. Aliaksiej Aŭramienka is a Belarusian politician.
Zukas Lithuanian
Shortened form of Žukaskaus.
Goonasekara Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණසේකර (see Gunasekara).
Mashimo Japanese
From the Japanese 真 (ma) "real" and 下 (shimo or shita) "down," "bottom."
Gürbüz Turkish
Means "robust, healthy" in Turkish.
Kryčaŭski Belarusian
This indicates familial origin within the city of Krýčaŭ.
Shishani Chechen (Expatriate), Arabic
Means "Chechen" in Arabic. This name is primarily used by Chechens living in the Arab world.
Koopmeiners Dutch, German
Perhaps derived from koop "purchase, buy" and meiners "mine." An alternate interpretation is that "meiners" could be derived from the German word miner.
Fotopoulos Greek
Means "son of Fotis".
Huguenot French
Meaning uncertain. It could be denoted as a French Protestant who held the Reformed tradition of Protestantism, possibly derived from Middle French eiguenot "Swiss confederate", from Swiss republican Besançon Hugues, or a diminutive form of Hugues, from the same person... [more]
Perello Catalan (Balearic), Catalan
Perello is a Catalan surname linked to regions like Catalonia and the Balearic Islands in Spain, often associated with "pear tree" or specific locations named Perello.
Boonraksa Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญรักษา (see Bunraksa).
Peik German
From Middle Low German pek ‘sharp, pointed tool or weapon’.
Neizvestny Russian
Derived from Russian неизвестный (neizvestny) meaning "unknown" or "stranger".
Krzyżaniak Polish
Derived from Polish krzyż meaning "cross".
Dewey English
From the given name Dewey.
Krumbach German, German (Austrian)
From the name of various places in Austria and Germany, for example the town of Krumbach in the state of Bavaria.
Püvi Estonian
Püvi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "puuvili" meaning "fruit".
Kraaijkamp Dutch
Means "field of crows" in Dutch, from the plural form of Dutch kraai "crow" and kamp "camp, field".
Ogg Scottish
Anglicized form of a nickname from the Gaelic adjective óg meaning "young", used to distinguish the junior of two bearers of the same personal name.
Halilović Bosnian
Means "son of Halil".
Giovanni Italian
From the given name Giovanni.
Aebig German (Archaic)
Short form of Adalbert, used in the 16th century.
Chaimowitz Jewish
Variant form of Yiddish Chaimovich, which meant "son of Chaim".
Hardley English
The name comes from when a family lived in the village of Hartley which was in several English counties including Berkshire, Devon, Dorset, Kent, Lancashire, York and Northumberland. This place-name was originally derived from the Old English words hart which means a stag and lea which means a wood or clearing.
Casanova Catalan, Italian, Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Means "new house" in various Romance languages, ultimately derived from Latin casa "house" and nova "new".
Petruškevičius Lithuanian
Comes from the Lithuanian given name Petras.
Haarla Estonian
Haarla is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "haar" meaning "leg".
Hautamäki Finnish
Finnish for "GRAVESHILL;" possibly cemetery or simply a person who lived near graves on a hill. From hauta ("grave") & mäki ("hill")
Nagarajan Indian
From "Naga" meaning cobra and "Raja" meaning king.
Kadyrbekov m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Kadyrbek".
Sachse German
Variant of Sachs.
Norrgård Finnish, Swedish
From Swedish norr meaning "north" combined with gård meaning "farm, estate".
Murao Japanese
From 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail".
Mcdermid Irish (Anglicized)
Possibly an alternate spelling of McDermott. Comes from the Gaelic name MacDhiarmaid, meaning ‘son of Dermaid’.
Addams English
Variant of Adams.
Font Catalan, Occitan, Spanish, French
topographic name for someone living near a spring or well Catalan and Occitan font "spring well" (from Latin fons genitive fontis).
Bloomstrand Swedish (Anglicized)
Possibly an anglicized form of Swedish Blomstrand.
Krähenbühl German (Swiss)
Combination of German Krähen "crow" and Bühl "hill".
Granovsky Jewish
From the town of Granov, Ukraine (cf. Granov).
Taina'an Chamorro (Modern, Rare)
Chamorro for "No name or reference".
Beh German
Possibly a variant of Boehm.
Samarakkodi Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරක්කොඩි (see Samarakkody).
Van der Dijk Dutch
Variant spelling of Van Dijk.
Ledger English
From the given name Leodegar or Legier. Alternatively, could be an occupational name for a stonemason, ultimately derived from Old English lecgan "to put, place, lay (down)".
Oyekan Yoruba
Means "the next to be crowned" in Yoruba.
Jaffé German, Jewish
German form of Jaffe.
Tiefenbrunn German
Possibly a combination of the german word “Tiefe” meaning depths, and germanic brun, meaning armor, protection
Wysokiński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Wysokin.
Fleisch German
Metonymic occupational name for a butcher. Derived from Middle High German fleisch or vleisch "flesh meat".
Petazzi m Italian
Italian: Petazzi ... [more]
Mändoja Estonian
Mändoja is an Estonian surname meaning "pine stream".
Dedeaux French
Meaning uncertain. Probably a habitual surname for someone from Deaux in Gare.
Dimafelix Tagalog
Hispanicized variant of Dimapilis.
Olzhych Ukrainian
Possibly from the given name Oleh or Olha.
Masamizu Japanese
From Japanese 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper" combined with 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Tasev m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Tase".
Regragui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Of unknown meaning; predominantly found in Morocco.
Tamburini Italian
Means "drummer", from Italian tamburo "drum".
Mael Norwegian (Rare)
Habitational name derived from Old Norse melr "sandbank, gravel bank".
Nora Italian, German
Italian and German: from a short form of the feminine personal names Eleonora or Leonora.
Blond French
Nickname from Old French blund, blond meaning "blond, fair-haired", a word of ancient Germanic origin.
Allor French (Quebec)
Common Canadian spelling of the French surname Allard, reflecting the French pronunciation.
Shiyanagi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 四柳 (see Yotsuyanagi).
Tomonaga Japanese
From Japanese 友 (tomo) meaning "friend" and 永 (naga) meaning "eternity".
Odda Indian, Tamil
It is a Tamil name, denoting agriculture, such as workers and laborers.
Maltez Portuguese
Likely has origins in the Portuguese word "maltez," now written as "maltês," which translates to "Maltese" in English. This surname might have been adopted by families with connections to the Mediterranean island of Malta or by individuals who had some association with Maltese culture or trade.
Sansuk Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสนสุข (see Saensuk).
Zhane English (?), Popular Culture
meaning "z," used by Aidan Zhane on RuPaul's Drag Race
Arājs Latvian
Means "the ploughman".
Vujičić Serbian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Esmael Arabic, Filipino, Maguindanao
From the given name Ismail.
Krauledat German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German (and thus heavily Lithuanian influenced) name referring to a barber-surgeon well versed in bloodletting, derived from Lithuanian kraujaleidys.
Burley English
English habitation name from the elements burg meaning "stronghold or fortified settlement" and leah meaning "field or clearing".
Yoder German (Swiss, Americanized)
Americanized form of the Swiss German surname Joder, derived from a dialectical short form of Theodor, Joder.
Loche French
From the Old French word loche meaning "freshwater fish."
Puusild Estonian
Puusild is an Estonian surname meaning "wood bridge".
Imakyuri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūri).
Shikalgar Indian (Muslim), Indian
Derived from the Persian word صیقلگر (saiqalgar) "polisher", referring a person who polishes stuff.
Sankey English, Irish
Habitational name from a place in Lancashire, which derived from the name of an ancient British river, perhaps meaning "sacred, holy." ... [more]
Kray German
Variant of Krah nickname for someone who resembled a crow from Middle High German kra "crow".
Earhart English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Ehrhardt.
Wuori Finnish
"mountain"
Hoseason English
Means "son of Hosea", a personal name that was originally probably Osie, a pet-form of Oswald, but came to be associated with the biblical personal name Hosea.
Shitamori Japanese
From 下 (shita) meaning "lower, downstream, under" combined with 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Löfholm Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish elements löv "leaf" and holme "islet".
Ritzi German
Diminutive of Ritz.
Amanzhanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Amanzhanov.
Tomiyasu Japanese
Tomi means "wealthy" and yasu means "cheap, inexpensive, relax".
Beardmore English
A habitational name from a lost place (probably in the county of Staffordshire in the West Midlands of England, where the surname is particularly common).
Vetrano Italian
The name originates from Italy, mainly Sicily. It means "old man veteran", other times it means "faithful, loyal".
Martelle English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese
English and German: from a medieval personal name, a pet form of Martin or Marta.... [more]
Rejepowa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Rejepow.
Ribadavia Galician
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Ueto Japanese
From 上 (ue) meaning "top, upper, above" and 戸 (to) meaning "door".
Hiew Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka romanization of Qiu.
Fleig German
Nickname for a restless or insignificant person from Middle Low German vleige ‘fly’.
Landauer German
Possibly a variant of Landau. American professional stock car racing driver and motivational speaker Julia Landauer bears this surname.
Vilkin Belarusian, Russian
Derived from Russian вилка (vilka) meaning "fork, pitchfork".
Mizuoka Japanese
Mizu means "water" and oka means "hill, ridge".
Philson English
Patronymic from Phil, a short form of the personal name Philip.
Dobrik Slovak
From youtuber David Dobrik (1996-)
Syler German
Altered spelling of German Seiler.
Veldhuis Dutch
Means "field house" in Dutch.
Gruffudd Welsh
Derived from the Welsh name Gruffudd
Erdőtelek Hungarian
Derived from Erdőtelek, a village in Heves County, Hungary.
Abdyrazakov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Abdyrazak".
Joll Estonian
Joll is an Estonian surname meaning "dinghy (boat)".
Achikita Japanese (Rare)
遥 (Achi) means "distant, remote" and 北 (kita) means "north".
Riess Germanic
A name after the word 'reis' meaning twig or stick.
Lovo Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Venetian
1. Spanish & Portuguese: Variant of Lobo.... [more]
Kinslow English
habitational name from Kingslow in Worfield (Shropshire). The placename means "king's tumulus" from Old English cyning "king" (genitive cyninges) and hlaw "tumulus burial mound hill".
Knuckles English
Possibly a nickname for someone with prominent knuckles.
Thijssen Dutch
Means "son of Thijs", a short form of Matthijs.
Mulvey Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maoilmhiadhaigh "descendant of Maoilmhiadhach", a personal name meaning "honorable chief".
Algerie Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the French Algérie meaning "Algeria" (referring directly to the country itself). It also refers to someone from Annaba, Algeria.
Nisumaa Estonian
Nisumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "wheat land".
Sabitov m Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir
Means "son of Sabit".
Proosa Estonian
Proosa is an Estonian surname meaning "prose".
Saunder English
From the given name Alexander.
Hàng Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Hang, from Sino-Vietnamese 杭 (hàng).
Tolkacz Polish (Americanized)
Americanized variant of Tołkacz.
Kalos Ancient Greek
Means beautiful in Greek
Josifoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Josif".