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.
Meguri Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 巡 (Meguri), a clipping of 巡谷 (Meguriya) meaning "Meguriya", a division in the division of Nakada in the area of Aiga in the city of Sumoto in the prefecture of Hyōgo in Japan.
Imperatore Italian
from a personal name or nickname from imperatore "emperor".
Bruneau French
Derived from a diminutive form of French brun "brown", a nickname for a person with brown hair or skin.
Boonsook Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญสุข (see Bunsuk).
Wijeyaratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයරත්න (see Wijayarathna).
Igot Filipino, Cebuano
Means "lipote" (a type of tree in the genus Syzygium) in Cebuano.
Kostylev m Russian
Possibly from from костыль (kostyl') meaning "crutch"
Mernissi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly a variant of Marnissi. A famous bearer was Moroccan feminist writer and sociologist Fatima Mernissi (1940-2015).
Kazarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազարյան (see Ghazaryan).
Danbury English
Habitational name for someone from Danbury in Essex.
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
Tripathi Indian, Hindi, Odia, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi
From Sanskrit त्रिपाठिन् (tripathin) meaning "one who has studied three Vedas".
Matake Japanese
Ma means "genuine" and take means "bamboo".
Dison English
Son of Di
Wijayasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Swing English
Probably an Americanized spelling of German Schwing or from Middle High German zwinc meaning "legal district", hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a district administrator.
Soteriou Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Σωτηρίου (see Sotiriou) chiefly used in Cyprus.
Char Arabic
French-influenced spelling of Shaar. Borne by both Muslims and Christians.
Kastamonites Greek
Someone from Kastamoni (Kastamonu).
Makabe Japanese
From 真 (ma, shin) meaning "real, genuine, true" and 壁 (kabe, heki) meaning "wall, barrier".
Kham Thai, Lao
From Thai คำ (kham) meaning "gold" or "word, speech" or Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".
Kushman German, Jewish
Variant spelling of Kuschmann.
Bago Cebuano
Derived from malabago and maribago, the Cebuano name for the Hibiscus tiliaceus plant.
Cartan Irish
Variant of McCartan.
Ilardi Italian
Possibly from the given name Ilardo, which was possibly a derivative of the Germanic name Adalhard... [more]
Kütt Estonian
Means "hunter" in Estonian, derived from Middle Low German schütte.
Hettiarachi Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala හෙට්ටිආරච්චි (see Hettiarachchi).
Lõoke Estonian
Means "lark (bird)" in Estonian.
Uhumahu Arabic
He was arabic but died by cholera
Sioson Filipino
From Hokkien 小孫 (sió-sun) meaning "youngest grandson".
Magdaleno Spanish
Masculine form of the Biblical name Magdalena.
Tulipán Hungarian
Hungarian form of Tulip.
Talbi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Talib.
Hayoun Judeo-Spanish
From a variant of the given name Chaim.
Wickramanayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමනායක (see Wickramanayake).
Uzumaki Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 渦 (ka, uzu) meaning "eddy, vortex, whirlpool" or 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick" with 巻 (kan, ken, maki, ma.ki, ma.ku) meaning "book, coil, part, roll up, scroll, tie, volume, wind up."... [more]
Disharoon French (Americanized)
Americanized form of an unidentified French name, possibly de Charente. This name was established in MD by the end of the 17th century.
Benichou Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Ichou", from a diminutive of given names like Yeshua, Yosef or Yishai.
Clunie Scottish
Scottish form of Irish Cloney.
Lakshmi Indian, Telugu, Odia, Tamil, Malayalam
From the given name Lakshmi.
Bywater English
The surname Bywater came from the Anglo-Saxon origin and means ’dweller by the water‘
Rönnlund Swedish
Combination of Swedish rönn "rowan" and lund "grove".
Furuse Japanese
From the Japanese 古 (furu) "old" and 瀬 (se) "riffle."
Fahnbulleh Western African
Means "bold and strong" in Liberian.
Kanisthanonth Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Clarence English
From the given name Clarence.
Hatane Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 波 (ha) meaning "wave" and 種 (tane) meaning "seed".
Bridgwater English
Variant spelling of Bridgewater.
Çalışkan Turkish
Means "hard-working, diligent, assiduous" in Turkish.
Çakır Turkish
Means "greyish blue (eyes)" in Turkish.
Tamir Jewish
From the given name Tamir.
Demyanenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Demyan".
Khamidov Uzbek, Tajik, Chechen
Means "son of Khamid".
San Jorge Spanish
“St George”
Eggenkamp Dutch
Probably from Dutch eggen "to harrow, to plough" and kamp "field".
St Peter English
Originally from French Canadian immigrants, an anglicized form of French St Pierre.
Pogonat Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Shawqi Arabic
Derived from the given name Shawqi.
Zhylenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian життя (zhyttya), meaning "life".
Etxaide Basque
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 Navarrese neighborhoods: the one in Elizondo or the one in Anue.
Market English
One who lived by a market.
Iñárritu Basque
Means "between the valleys" or "in the valley", derived from Basque iñar meaning "valley" and ritu meaning "between". The Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu (1963-) is a famous bearer of this name.
Granov Jewish, Bosnian
Habitational name from Granov, Ukraine.... [more]
Char French
Name for someone who works as a carter, from French char "cart, carriage".
Bini Italian
Comes from the given name Albino and other names ending with -bino ending.
Mokhtarzadeh Persian
Means "born of Mokhtar" in Persian.
Warg Swedish
Taken from Swedish varg "wolf", ultimately derived from Old Norse vargr.
Odom English
Medieval nickname for someone who had climbed the social ladder by marrying the daughter of a prominent figure in the local community, from Middle English odam ‘son-in-law’ (Old English aðum).
Dotsenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Dots".
Schleiger German
Occupational name for a maker or seller of scarves and veils from Middle Low German sleiger sleier "(head)scarf".
Zhomartov m Kazakh
Means "son of Zhomart".
Malsagnaqan Ingush
Original Ingush form of Malsagov.
Pugachev Russian
From the nickname Pugach which is probably derived from Ukrainian пугач (pugach) meaning "owl". Following this etymology, the nickname was most likely given to someone who was wise or sensible (attributing to the owl as a symbol of wisdom).
Humphries English
Derived from the given name Humphrey.
Berthiaume French
French: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’ + helm ‘helmet’.
Alkış Turkish
Means "applause, acclamation" in Turkish.
Dragon French, English
Nickname or occupational name for someone who carried a standard in battle or else in a pageant or procession, from Middle English, Old French dragon "snake, monster" (Latin draco, genitive draconis, from Greek drakōn, ultimately from derkesthai "to flash")... [more]
Kirimoto Japanese
From Japanese 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia tree" and 本 (moto) meaning "root, origin, source".
Chanthapanya Lao
From Lao ຈັນທະ (chantha) meaning "moon" and ປັນຍາ (panya) meaning "wisdom, intelligence, reason".
Arnett English
Derived from Arnold, a pet name perhaps. Also could be from /arn/ "eagle" and /ett/, a diminutive.
Takayama Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Wernersson Swedish
Means "son of Werner".
Khalili Persian, Arabic
From the given name Khalil.
Overbeck Low German, Dutch (Americanized)
German cognate of Overbeeke, as well as its Americanized form.
Jalil Arabic, Persian
From the given name Jalil
Mousel German (Austrian, Anglicized), English
Anglicisation of the German Mäusl, from the German word maus - "mouse" combined with a diminutive suffix, literally meaning "little mouse"... [more]
Altmann German
From Middle High German, literally meaning "old man".
Farrow English
Northern English: hyper-corrected form of Farrar, occupational name for a smith or worker in iron. The original -ar or -er ending of this name came to be regarded as an error, and was changed to -ow.
Vogt Von Nersen Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt.
Mamadou Western African
From the given name Mamadou.
Andrianakis Greek
Patronym from the given name Andreas, with the Cretan suffix -akis. Common in Australian Greek communities.
Leamon English
From an Old English word leof related to love and in this case meaning "beloved" plus the word man.
Kiuru Finnish
Means "skylark" in Finnish
Surridge English
Originally meant "person from Surridge", Devon ("south ridge").
Tennojitani Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 天王寺谷 (see Tennōjitani).
Kiiver Estonian
Kiiver is an Estonian surname meaning "helmut".
Ishimitsu Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and mitsu means "light".
Dupré French
Means "of the meadow" in French.
Reznik Russian, Yiddish
Derived from Yiddish "רעזניק (reznik)" meaning butcher.... [more]
Wozniak Polish (Expatriate)
Unaccented form of Woźniak primarily used outside of Poland.
Grecki Polish
Polish form of Gretzky.
Mišić Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Mišo". Also, mišić (мишић) can be translated as "muscle".
Lantziego Basque (Rare)
From the name of a town and municipality in Álava, Basque Country, of uncertain etymology.
Sassu Italian
From Sardinian sassu "stone".
Elsegood English (British), English (Australian)
Derived from an Old English given name, possibly *Ælfgod or *Æðelgod, in which the second element is god "god". (Another source gives the meaning "temple-god", presumably from ealh and god.)... [more]
Põldur Estonian
Põldur is an Estonian surname meaning "farmer".
Pu Chinese
From Chinese 蒲 (pú) meaning "calamus, cattail".
Namur Arabic, Maltese
Derived from Arabic نمر, نامور (namur) meaning "tiger". It is typical of Malta.
Vong Khmer
Means "family, lineage" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit वंश (vansha).
Croghan Irish (Anglicized)
Irish Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Conchruacháin ‘son of Cú Cruacháin’, a personal name meaning ‘hound of Croghan’... [more]
Barella Italian
From a derivative of Barone.
Kitching English
The surname is thought to have originally been an occupational name for a cook, deriving from the Old English word cycen.
Amberg German, Jewish
German and possibly Jewish (Ashkenazic) habitational name from any of several settlements called Amberg (literally ‘by the mountain’), including a city in Bavaria. It could also be a topographic name of identical etymology... [more]
Jambalos Tagalog
From Tagalog hambalos meaning "to whip, to whack".
Yazbeck Arabic
Variant transcription of Yazbek.
O'mullawill Irish
Anglicized form Gaelic Ó Maol Fábhail meaning "descendent of Maolfábhail".
Schmeichel German
Nickname for a flatterer, derived from Middle High German smeichen literally meaning "to flatter". Famous bearers of this surname include Peter Schmeichel (1963-) and his son Kasper Schmeichel (1986-), both of whom are Danish soccer goalkeepers.
Manalili Filipino, Pampangan, Tagalog
Occupational name derived from Pampangan alili or Tagalog halili meaning "successor, substitute, replacement".
Eagle English
Nickname for a lordly, impressive, or sharp-eyed man, from Middle English egle "eagle" (from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila).
Janki Romansh
Variant of Janka.
Kamali Persian
From the given name Kamal 1.
Gurakuqi Albanian
Meaning unknown.
Westerly English
The name is originated from a term meaning 'winds from the West'. The name could be given to someone who is born in the west.
Cheeseman English
Occupational name for a maker or seller of cheese.
Wilkes English, Frisian
English: patronymic from Wilk.... [more]
Lineker English
From a place name composed of Old English lin meaning "flax" and æcer meaning "field". A famous bearer is retired English soccer player Gary Lineker (1960-).
Murganović Vlach
Means "son of Murgan".
Kubec Czech
Kubec is short form of Jakub.
Tamayama Japanese
玉 (Tama) means "jewel, gem" and 山 (yama) means "mountain".
Nerz German
From the German word Nerz meaning "Mink".
Bounyavong Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Yelley English (British)
The surname Yelley was first found in Oxfordshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed... [more]
Anabuki Japanese
穴 (Ana) means "hole, pit" and 吹 (buki) means "blow into".
Izumo Japanese
This surname combines 出 (shutsu, sui, i.dasu, i.deru, da.su, -da.su, -de, de.ru) meaning "come out, exit, go out, leave, protrude, put out" with 雲 (un, kumo, -gumo, zumo) meaning "cloud" or 茂 (mo, shige.ru) meaning "be luxuriant, grow thick, overgrown."... [more]
Round English
Variant of Rounds.
Wanderlust English (American)
Wanderlust derived from Artemis G.J. Wanderlust (birth name: Joseph E Yoder) in the year 2021, as an ornamental surname representing both:... [more]
Ivanić Croatian
Means "son of Ivan" in Croatian.
Mac Laoidhigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McAlea, which comes from the word laoidh, which means "a poem;" or from Mac Giolla Íosa, which means "son of the devotee of Jesus."
Kawabata Japanese
'Side or bank of the river'; written two ways, with two different characters for kawa ‘river’. One family is descended from the northern Fujiwara through the Saionji family; the other from the Sasaki family... [more]
Tambovtsev m Russian
Means "from Tambov".
Liwanag Filipino, Tagalog
Means "radiance, light" in Tagalog.
Andrási Hungarian
It's an other form of the hungarian surename Andrassy. Man, warrior... a surname that derives from the personal name "Andreas", meaning manly, and was held by the first of Christ's disciples.
Pomerantz Jewish
From the Yiddish word פּאָמעראַנץ (pomerants) meaning "orange (fruit)".
Salaŭjoŭ Belarusian
Patronymic surname derived from Belarusian салавей (salaviej) meaning "nightingale".
Rotten Popular Culture
From the English word rotten, meaning "In a state of decay/cruel, mean, immoral/bad, horrible". In the Icelandic children's television program LazyTown, Robbie Rotten is the main antagonist of the show who desires silence and peace, continuously formulates reckless schemes that often feature him masquerading in various disguises as a means of hoodwinking or tempting residents away from an active lifestyle... [more]
Sol Caribbean
From the given names Sol 1 and Sol 2.
Bedworth English
An English habitational surname from a place so named near Nuneaton, in Warwickshire, derived most likely from the Old English personal name Baeda (see Bede), suffixed with worþ, 'enclosure', denoting an enclosed area of land belonging to Baeda.
Nukutō Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 抽く (nuku) meaning "to pull out; to draw out" and 冬 () meaning "winter".
Dudzai Shona
Dudzai means "Speak it out, confess it".
Tondi Estonian
Tondi is an Estonian surname meaning "haunted" and "spooky".
Sumalinog Filipino, Cebuano
Meaning uncertain.
Cicvara Serbian
Derived from cicvara (цицвара), meaning "gruel", a type of food.
Shrewsbury English
From Shrewsbury, a market town and the county town of Shropshire, England, derived from Old English scrobb meaning "scrub, brushwood" and burg meaning "fortified place".
Nipper German
1. habitational name for someone from Nippe in Hesse. ... [more]
Obermiller German (Americanized)
Partly Americanized form of German Obermüller, a topographic name for the miller at the ‘upper mill’.
Abantas Maranao
Means "long-lived" in Maranao.
Seoane Galician
This indicates familial origin within any of multiple localities that bear this syncopated form of the name San Xoán.
Nakanishi Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" or 仲 (naka) meaning "relationship, terms" and 西 (nishi) meaning "west".
Berthold German
From the given name Berthold.
Khlebnikov Russian
This surname means a baker who makes bread.
Byuh Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 別府 (see Byū).
Navidi Persian
From the given name Navid.
Abdallah Arabic
From the given name Abd Allah.
Eplik Estonian
Eplik is an Estonian surname derived from "leplik" meaning "tolerant", "acquiescent" and "meek".
Pilarski Polish
Occupational name for a sawyer, Polish pilarz + -ski, common ending of surnames.
Paris Estonian
Paris is an Estonian surname derived from "päris" meaning "true" and "genuine".
Larose French
Topographic name for someone who lived at a place where wild roses grew; or a habitational name from a town house bearing the sign of a rose. It may also have been a nickname for a man with a ‘rosy’ complexion, as well as a nickname of a soldier... [more]
Naydyuk Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian найти (nayty), meaning "to find".
Barzelay Hebrew
Variant form of Barzilai via Barzelai. A known bearer of this surname is American-Israeli musician Eef Barzelay (b... [more]
Pilengis Latvian (Rare)
This was my mother's maiden name. She and the rest of my family were born in Latvia. I am the first American born. I do not know what Pilengis means.
Ruelas French
A last name common in Mexico which is believed to have derived from the French word ruelle (or Portuguese word ruela) meaning lane or alley.
Beckles English
From a place in Suffolk named "Beccles". From Old English bæce meaning "stream" and les meaning "meadow".
Abruzzo Italian
From the name of the region of Abruzzo in southern Italy.
Elden English
Variant of Eldon.
Kiuchi Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".
Chrome Polish, Czech, Slovak
Chrome comes from the Polish word chromy, meaning "lame".
Tal Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Tal, means "dew" in Hebrew.
Siddig Northern African, Arabic
Derived from Arabic صَدِيق (ṣadīq) meaning "friend" (chiefly Sudanese).
Currier English
Occupational surname meaning "a worker who prepared leather".
Lourd English
Variant of Lord.
Portokalos Greek
From the Greek word πορτοκάλι (portokáli), which means "orange." The name could refer either to farmers who maintained an orange orchard / grove or someone who had an orange aspect to their appearance or demeanor.
Vallie German
Probably an altered spelling of German Valee, a fairly common surname of French origin denoting someone who lived in a valley. The name in Germany is also spelled Wallee.
Semendueva f Judeo-Tat
Feminine form of Semenduev.
Tellisaar Estonian
Tellisaar is an Estonian surname meaning "brick island".
Tim English
https://www.houseofnames.com/tim-family-crest
Taka Japanese
From Japanese taka, meaning "high, tall". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Swinehart English, German
Means "swine herder", from Middle High German swīn "hog, swine" and hertære "herder".
Zender Romansh
Romansh form of Zehnder.
Kondrakhin m Russian
Means "son of Kondrat".
Golosov m Russian
From Russian голос (golos), meaning "voice".
Matek Croatian
From the given name Matek.