Browse Submitted Surnames

Fântână Romanian
Romanian cognate of Fontaine.

Carbajo Spanish

Rigondeau French, Occitan (?)

Bramlett English (American)

Carlin Jewish (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of Karlin.

Eftekhari Persian
From Persian افتخار (eftekhar) meaning "honour, pride", ultimately from Arabic.

Menon Malayalam
Means "accountant" in Malayalam, itself derived from the title മേലവൻ (melavan) meaning "overseer, boss, exalted one", from മേല (mel) meaning "top, above, high" and the third person pronoun അവൻ (avan) meaning "he".

Noorkõiv Estonian
Noorkõiv is an Estonian surname meaning "young (noor) birch (kõiv in Võro dialect)".

Char Croatian, Serbian, Polish, Slovene
Anglicized spelling of the Slovenian nickname Čar, an ironic nickname from car "tsar".

Setzer German, Jewish
Derived from either Middle High German "setzen", used to refer to market inspectors and tax officials, or Yiddish "setser", a typesetter.

Slats Dutch
Possibly derived from a toponym related to Old Germanic slaut meaning "puddle, pool" or "ditch, channel".

Lorain French
Occupational name for a saddler, derived from the Old French word lorain, meaning "a leather strap used on a horse's breastplate".

Levob French
The family name Levob is believed to be from Lorraine, an ancient province of the East of France. Some of the variations are Lavoye, Lavois, Lavoi, Levoi, Levoie, Levoy, Levois, Levot, Lavot to distinguish but a few.

Futami Japanese

Up Indonesian

Rahumeel Estonian
Rahumeel is an Estonian surname meaning "peaceful minded".

Sakaguchi Japanese
From Japanese 坂 (saka) meaning "slope" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Wasson Scottish

Houshmandi Persian
From the given name Houshmand.

Varaste Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian وارسته (see Varasteh).

Springall English
Means (i) "operator of a springald (a type of medieval siege engine)" (from Anglo-Norman springalde); or (ii) from a medieval nickname for a youthful person (from Middle English springal "youth").

Jallow Western African, Fula
Variant of Diallo primarily used in Gambia.

Mom Khmer
Means "angle, corner" or "dear, beloved, darling" in Khmer.

Arichi Japanese
Ari means "have, possess, exist" and chi means "ground, soil".

Higa Okinawan, Japanese
Japanese borrowing of Okinawan 比嘉 (Fija), which is of uncertain meaning.

Fonjallaz French (Swiss)

Radler German
Occupational name, which was derived from the kind of work done by the original bearer. It is a name for a wheelmaker or wheelwright. The name stems from the German noun rat, meaning wheel. The origin is more clear in the variant Rademacher

Hankison English
Variant of Hankson.

Tikitiki Central African

Kulasuriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun".

Feltham English
Habitational name from either of two places so named Feltham: one southwest of London in Middlesex and the other in Somerset... [more]

Solomchenko Ukrainian

Yasin Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Yasin.

Viramontes Spanish
Viramontes is composed of the elements "mira" and "montes," two Spanish words with the combined meaning of "place with a view of the mountains."

Markianov Russian
Russian form of Markiyanov.

Galliana Italian

Runner English (American)
Probably an altered spelling of German Ronner, annoccupational name for a runner or messenger, a lightly armed mounted soldier. Compare Renner. UK The surname Runner was first found in Lancashire. One of the first records of the family was found in the year 1246 when Alan de Runacres held estates in that shire... [more]

Dundee Scottish
From the name of the city of Dundee in Scotland, derived from Gaelic dùn meaning "fort" and dè meaning "fire".

Ööbik Estonian
Ööbik is an Estonian surname meaning "nightingale".

Pelendritou Greek (Cypriot)

Maiorova Medieval Russian

Raviv Hebrew
From Hebrew רָבִיב (raviv) meaning "droplet, rain, drizzle".

Önder Turkish
From the given name Önder.

Taliaferro Italian, American (South)
Variant of Tagliaferro.

Molica Italian
Possibly a variant spelling of Mollica.

Amram Jewish
From the given name Amram.

Bazargan Persian
Means "merchant, trader" in Persian.

Javidi Iranian

Tissera Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Teixeira.

Scheidegger German, German (Swiss)
Topographic name for someone who lived near a boundary or watershed. The name was derived from the Old German word SCHEIDE, meaning 'to part, to divide'. It may also have been a habitation name from any of the numerous places named with this word.

Kamateros Greek

Barney English
Habitational name for a person from the village of Barney in Norfolk, derived from Old English bere "barley" or a genitive form of the given name Bera and ieg "island".

Grundin Swedish
Combination of Swedish grund "shallow (water)" and the surname suffix -in.

Tamir Jewish
From the given name Tamir.

Sontag German, Jewish
"sunday;" usually given to a person who was born on a sunday.

Auguste French
From the first name Auguste 1.

Abalyshev Russian (Rare, ?)

Bareikis Lithuanian

Vongpanya Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ປັນຍາ (panya) meaning "wisdom, intelligence, reason".

Yerges English (American)

Parsley Medieval French, English, Norman, French
Derived from Old French passelewe "cross the water."... [more]

Zoranovski Macedonian
Son of Zoran

Kazeana Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 風穴 (see Kazaana).

Kisaragi Japanese (Rare)
Old way to say February.

Hottmann German
probably either from an ancient Germanic personal name formed with hut "protection helmet" (compare German hut "hat")... [more]

Florescu Romanian
Means "son of Florea".

Sarradet French (Cajun)
Used commonly by people native to Louisiana, United States, is also a variant of Sarrade.

Sciortino Italian
Occupational name from a diminutive of sciorta, sciurta "city guard, watchman, policeman" (Arabic ̣shuṛtī).

Pet Papuan

Shoemaker English

Baratta Romansh

Garrus French

Klychkov m Russian

Hanafin Irish
Shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAinbhthín (modernized as Ó hAinifín) ‘descendant of Ainbhthín’, a personal name derived from ainbhíoth ‘non-peace’, ‘storm’.

Uhl German
Uhl begins in the German province of Bavaria. Uhl is a nickname surname, a class of German names derived from eke-names, or added names, that described people by a personal characteristic or other attribute... [more]

Aydəmirova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Aydəmirov.

Bese Hungarian (?)

Mamaradlo Spanish

Junkins English
Derived from the Middle English given name Jenkin, which was in turn created from a diminutive of the name John, with the suffix "kin," added to the name.

Dharmawardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධර්මවර්ධන (see Dharmawardana).

Khuong Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Khương.

Manurung Batak

Tolaj Albanian

Mitsuyasu Japanese
Mitsu can mean "light" or "three" and yasu means "cheap, relax, peace".

Star English
Variant of Starr.

Talukdar Bengali, Indian, Assamese
Bengali alternate transcription of Talukder as well as the Assamese form.

Perfect English
Variant of Parfitt.

Maezawa Japanese
Variant of Maesawa.

Oumarou Western African
From the given name Oumarou.

Bufford English
Meaning unknown.

Buenconsejo Spanish

Tasaki Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, promontory, peninsula".

Amuro Japanese
From 安 (a) meaning "relax, cheap, inexpensive, low, rested, peaceful" and 室 (muro) meaning "room".

Ivantsov m Russian
Variant of Ivanov.

Keopaseuth Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel" and ​ປະ​ເສີດ (paseuth) meaning "excellent, magnificent".

Scannella Italian
Possibly from Italian scannellare "to channel, to cut a groove", itself from Latin scamnum "ridge (of earth formed by plowing)".

Vogt De Cologne Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt.

Katlyarovskiy m Russian

Leivars English
Variant of Lever.

Kohnr English

Thelen German

Suurem Estonian
Suurem is an Estonian surname meaning "major", "bigger" and "greater".

Zarichanskiy m Russian

Kremic Bosnian (Rare)
Surname Kremić was used in early middle-ages, in Bosnia. It was used by royal and ordinary people. That surname is very rare today and it's almost extinct, but in the past it had very big influence.

Macca Italian

Osipova Russian
Feminine form of Osipov.

Agyarko Western African, Ewe

Caroti Italian
From Italian carota "carrot", probably referring to the bearer's hair colour.

Bunting English
Nickname derived from the name of the bird bunting (Emberiza).

Radvila Lithuanian

Vrhovac Serbian, Croatian
From vrh meaning ''top, peak, summit''. Also a common place name.Bpхoвaц

Kailer English

Guardamondo Spanish

Skoubo Danish

Pikachu Brazilian
From Japanese ピカチュウ (Pikachuu), derived from the onomatopoeic words ピカピカ (pikapika), a sparkly sound, and チュウチュウ (chuuchuu), a mouse sound. It happens to be a nickname for someone with a short stature who runs super fast according to the famous barrier Yago Pikachu (born Glaybson Yago Souza Lisboa) a Brazilian footballer who plays for Fortaleza.

Mo'minov Uzbek
Means "son of Mo'min".

Woodle English

Rallis Greek
A surname held by the descendants of a Frankish-Byzantine noble named Raoul. The Rallis family (also spelled Ralli, Ralles or Rallet in Romanian) is the name of an old Greek Phanariote family, whose members played important political role in the history of modern Greece, Danubian Principalities and later in the United Kingdom... [more]

Thelaidjia Arabic (Maghrebi)

Wilsby English
Variant of Willoughby.

Schiele German

Kalk Estonian
Kalk is an Estonian surname meaning "heartless", "callous" and "harsh".

Aono Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "green, blue" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Apacible Spanish (Philippines)
Means "peaceful" in Spanish. Galicano Apacible was a Filipino physician and politician who was the co-founder of La Solidaridad and the Nacionalista Party.

Cerić Bosnian

Weng Chinese
From Chinese 翁 (wēng) meaning "elderly man".

Violet English, French
Derived from the given name Violet (English) or a variant of Violette (French).

Kanasawa Japanese
Kana means "gold, metal, money" and sawa means "marsh, swamp".

Bunraksa Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and รักษา (raksa) meaning "keep, maintain, preserve".

Corrie English
Habitational name from places in Arran, Dumfries, and elsewhere, named Corrie, from Gaelic coire "cauldron", applied to a circular hanging valley on a mountain.

Gognon French, Occitan
Nickname for an aggressive or belligerent man, from Old French Gagnon ‘ mastiff’, ‘guard dog’. Possibly from Occitan ganhon ‘young pig’, applied as an offensive nickname. See also Gonyeau.

Bitbol Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Abitbol.

Pelt Dutch
Shortened form of Van Pelt.

Mezhogskikh Russian

Kuroi Japanese
Kuro means "black" and i means "mineshaft, pit, hole".

Shimabukuro Japanese, Okinawan
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 袋 (fukuro) meaning "bag, sack, pouch".

Milgrom Hebrew

Lieberman German, Jewish
Variant of Liebermann.

Masona African

Nishizaki Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 﨑 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Minić Serbian

Delvin English

Sichon Filipino
Variant of Sitchon.

Sam Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cen.

Stournaras Greek

Dahlin Swedish
Combination of Swedish dal "valley" and the common surname suffix -in.

Kowalchyk Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Kowalchuk.

Alanís Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality.

Sterk Dutch, German
Dutch cognate and German variant of Stark. Nickname from Middle Low German sterk and Middle High German stark Middle Dutch sterke starcke staerke "strong brave".

Hays English, Irish (Anglicized)
Variant of Hayes 1 or Hayes 2.

Shuri Japanese

Loog Estonian
Loog is an Estonian surname meaning "windrow" (a line of raked hay or sheaves of grain laid out to dry in the wind).

Van Rees Dutch
Means "from Rees", a German town on the bank of the Rhine that probably derives its name from Kleverlandish rys "willow grove".

Legaspi Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Legazpi primarily used in the Philippines.

Mikage Japanese

Mayo Spanish

Paliy m Russian

Lööv Swedish
Variant of Löf.

Pevensie Literature
Rarely used as a female given name, Pevensie is possibly an invented surname by C.S. Lewis for the Narnia series. It's most famous bearers are- of course- Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie from said series.

Birchfield English
Variant of English BURCHFIELD or an anglicized form of German BIRKENFELD.

Arutee Estonian
Arutee is an Estonian surname meaning "grassland road".

Kiya Japanese
Means "tree valley" in Japanese, from 木 (ki) "tree" and 谷 (ya) "valley".

Maripuu Estonian
Maripuu is an Estonian surname meaning "berry tree".

Scartazzini Romansh

Velikanov Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from Russian великан (velikan) meaning "giant".

Burdonsky m Russian
Burdonsky is Aleksandr Burdonsky's, Iosif Stalin's grandson (son of Vasiliy Stalin), last name. He took his wife's name to avoid negative connotation.

Mezzanotte Italian
Means "midnight" in Italian, perhaps given to someone who was born at midnight.

Colvin English

Bigglesworth English

Deville Popular Culture

Yahagi Japanese

Bogert Dutch, Flemish (Americanized)
Variant form of Bogaert.

Merley English

Zhamkochyan Armenian
Means "son of the bell ringer" from Armenian ժամկոչ (zhamkoch) meaning "beadle, sexton, bell ringer".

Chakraborti Indian, Bengali
Bengali form of Chakravarti.

Cauwenbergh Flemish

Vallee French

İbadova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of İbadov.

Waqar Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Waqar.

Yener Turkish
From the given name Yener.

Wainright English

Téllez Spanish
from the given name Tello which is the Spanish form of the name Tellus, meaning "earth" in Latin

Princewilll Nigerian
Variant of Princewill.

Litvack Jewish
Variant of Litwak.

Bakai Hungarian

Shylo Ukrainian (?)

Nerby English, Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
From Old Norse neðri "lowest" and býr "farm".

Daingerfield English (Rare)
Variant of Dangerfield.

Nagagai Japanese (Rare)
A form of Nagatani.

Magsisi Tagalog
Means "to regret" in Tagalog.

Börjesson Swedish
Means "son of Börje".

Yaish Arabic, Hebrew

van der Most Dutch
Topographic name for someone who lived in a place where moss grew.

Florimonte Italian
Roughly "flower mountain".

Barlukov m Russian

Begaye Navajo
Variant of Begay.

Weixelbraun German (Austrian)
Variant of Weichselbraun.

Pregler German
Nickname for a chatterer or grumbler, from an agent derivative of Middle High German breglen ‘to chatter’, ‘complain’, ‘yell’, ‘roar’.

Jayawarna Sinhalese
From Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and वर्ण (varṇa) meaning "colour, appearance, form" or "class, tribe, caste".

Hodgkins English (British)

Borgedalen Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Norwegian borg "fortification, castle" and dal "valley".

Bonazzoli Italian

Nascimento Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means "birth, nativity" in Portuguese, from Late Latin nascimentum, a derivative of Latin nasci "to be born". This was originally a religious byname. It was also an epithet of the Virgin Mary (Maria do Nascimento), and was used as a given name for children born on Christmas.

Raniero Italian
From the given name Raniero

Haab Estonian
Haab is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen".

Mashizu Japanese (Rare)

Holodnyuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian голодний (holodnyy), meaning "hungry".

Inbar Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Inbar, means "amber" in Hebrew.

Kan'shin m Russian

Maksymova Ukrainian
Feminine transcription of Ukrainian Максимов (see Maksymov).

Palimeris Greek
Derived from the Italian palmiere meaning "pilgrim".

Sachino Japanese

Allane Scottish (Rare)
Variant of Allan

Drozdzok Polish

Castaña Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Latin American)
From Spanish meaning "chestnut". Could be a nickname for someone having chestnut hair.

Kupriyanov m Russian
Russian form of Kupriyenko.

Bulleri Italian

Kishlansky Russian (?)
Mark Kishlansky was a historian.

Kumari Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Malayalam, Telugu, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Tamil, Nepali, Sinhalese
Means "(young) girl, daughter, princess" in Sanskrit.

Grass Romansh
Derived from Romansh grass "fat".

Rigaud French

Steel English
Variant spelling of Steele, or an Americanized form of the German and Swedish cognates Stahl or Stål.

Montaville French (Rare)
Variant of Monteville.

Casilla Spanish

Tombaugh German
topographic name from to dem bach ‘at the creek’, perhaps a hybrid form as Bach is standard German, bek(e) being the Low German form. habitational name from places in Hesse, Baden, and Bavaria called Dombach (earlier Tunbach, from tun, tan ‘mud’).

Hilpert German
Variant of Hilbert, derived from the given name Hildebert.

Fakir Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Faqir.

Brandner German
Variant of BRANTNER.

Hatakeyama Japanese
From Japanese 畠 (hatake) meaning "field" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Filipczyk Polish

Ishitile Southern African

Julka Polish

Steketee Dutch
Derived from the biblical Greek word στήκετε (stekete) meaning "I stand (firm)", probably of Protestant or Huguenot origin.

Bosh African American

Roll Upper German, German, English
German: from Middle High German rolle, rulle ‘roll’, ‘list’, possibly applied as a metonymic occupational name for a scribe.... [more]

Burczyk Polish
Nickname for a grouse or complainer, from burczeć meaning "to grumble".

Guetta Hebrew, Judeo-Italian, French

Kenzhebaeva f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Feminine form of Kenzhebaev.

Armada Spanish (Philippines), Spanish
Taken directly from the Spanish word meaning "navy, fleet."

Tocqueville French
From the names of various French communes in Normandy meaning "Tóki's town". As a title it was borne by the French political philosopher, aristocrat and historian Alexis Charles Henri Clérel, Count of Tocqueville (1805-1859), the author of Democracy in America.

Aissani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Isa 1.

Ho Chinese (Wu, Rare)
Wu form of Hua 2.

Halsewood English

Chino Spanish (Mexican)
From Mexican Spanish meaning "curly" or "kinky haired".

Fukao Japanese

Hageman German (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Hagemann.

Äärismaa Estonian
Äärismaa is an Estonian surname meaning "edge/border land".

Länts Estonian
Länts is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "lant", meaning "drail".

Holdbrook Scottish

Chinc Polish
Variant of Hinc.

Chooi Malaysian

Vandermast Dutch
Topographic name for someone from a place rich in animal fodder, for example acorns.

Blitstein German, Jewish
Stein is the German word for stone.

Vogt Von Böhringen Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt.

Dechering German, Dutch
Etymology unknown.

Unagi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鰻 (Unagi) meaning "Unagi", a division in the area of Yamagawanarikawa in the city of Ibusuki in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan.

Archibald English
From the personal name Archibald.

Grandstaff German (Anglicized)
Variant of Grindstaff.

Dal Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Dahl.

Ediriweera Sinhalese
Derived from Sinhalese ඉදිරි (idiri) meaning "front, forward" and Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".

Berezhnyy m Russian
Means "coastal, on the coastline" in Russian.

Raja Estonian
Raja is an Estonian surname meaning "boundary" or "border".

Easthope English
From the name of the village and civil parish of Easthope in Shropshire, England, derived from Old English est meaning "east, eastern" and hop meaning "enclosed valley".

Jamlean Moluccan

Mæhle Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Denoted someone from a farm in Norway named Mele, ultimately derived from Old Norse melr meaning "dune, sandbank, gravel bank". Alternatively taken from the name of a farm named Male whose name was derived from Old Norse mǫl "pebbles, gravel".

Akhmetzhanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Akhmetzhanov.

Laizāns Latvian
Derived from the place name Laizāni.

Goldberg German, Jewish, Danish
From German gold 'gold' and -berg, meaning 'gold-mountain'.

Santimore English

Korutürk Turkish

Stasyuk Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Стасюк (see Stasiuk)

Ploom Estonian
Means "plum (fruit)" in Estonian.

Hardesty English (American)

Venables English
Derives from Latin venabulum "long hunting spear".

Wójcicki Polish
Habitational name for a person originally from a place called Wójcice.

Berwald German, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Originally derived from the given name Bernwald, composed of Old High German bern, bero "bear" and wald "ruler"... [more]

Yarish American
Anglicized form of Jaroš.

Fritz German
From the given name Fritz.

Grabowsky English
Russian form of Grabowski.

Muhamad Arabic
Derived from the given name Muhamad.

Džabić Bosnian

Chiapello Italian
Possibly connected to chiappare "to catch, to trap", a nickname for a hunter. Alternately, may be an elaborate form of Chiappa.

Thundercloud English
This was the last name of a person I saw on YouTube. It was actually their last name. I am not joking at all. According to this site, it ranks 128,249 out of 162,253. It's a pretty badass last name... [more]

Kostadinov Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Kostadin".

Gooding English
Derived from a pet form of names containing the Old English element god "god" or god "good", such as Godwin or Goding.

Macon French, German
French: See Maçon. An occupational name for a mason, French maçon. Habitational name from places so called in Saône-et-Loire, Allier, Aube, the Côte d’Or, Gers, and Deux-Sères... [more]

Hozier English

Kenzhebaev m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Kenzhebay".

Kivelä Finnish

Osuga Japanese

Hession English

Debain Spanish
Spanish surname.

Zam Bhutanese

Yepishev m Russian

Bomley English

Moonesinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala මුණසිංහ (see Munasinghe).

Chastagner French
Variant of Chataignier

Bowley English

Eigen German
Either a status name from Middle High German aigen "unfree; serf" denoting (in the Middle Ages) someone with service obligations to a secular or ecclesiastical authority (also in Switzerland); or from eigen "inherited property" denoting a free landowner (without feudal obligations)... [more]

Selouani Moroccan
Habitational name from the Rifian town of Selouane.