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.
Cumba Gaulish
A topographic name from Gaulish cumba meaning "narrow valley" or a habitational name for a village associated with this name (see Coombe).
Kananonth Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Gurewitz Jewish
Belarusian and Lithuanian variant of Horowitz, a habitational name from Horovice in central Bohemia, now in the Czech Republic, which is named with a short form of a personal name formed with Hor, as for example Horimir, Horislav.
Abeygunasekara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" combined with गुण (guna) meaning "quality, property, attribute" and शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".
Sawtell English (British)
A dialectal variant of Sewell, which was first recorded in early 13th-century England. The later addition of the 't' was for easier pronunciation.... [more]
Kawakatsu Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and katsu means "victory".
Taishi Chinese (Rare, Archaic)
From Chinese 太史 (tàishǐ) meaning "grand historian".
Qvarnström Swedish
Combination of Swedish kvarn meaning "mill" and ström meaning "stream".
Schneller German
Means “faster” in German
Tinks English
Variant of Tink.
Altnurme Estonian
Altnurme is an Estonian surname meaning "(from) below pasture/meadow".
Kingdom English
Either a variant of Kingdon or from Old English cyningdom "kingdom" derived from cyning "king" or cyne "royal" and dom "authority".
Mahina Italian, Polish
In Italian, it is likely derived from "màcina," which refers to a millstone or grindstone. This suggests the surname may have been given to individuals who worked as millers or lived near a place with such a feature... [more]
Ahven Estonian
Ahven is an Estonian surname meaning "perch" (fish; genus "Perca").
Ó Buadáin Irish
Means "descendant of Buadán".
Vario Italian, Spanish
From the given name Vario. Also means "various" in Italian.
Levert French
Means "the green", from French vert "green".
Neve French
Derived from the place name En Nève, derived from a misdivision of Old French en nève "in water".
Timotheou Greek
Means "son of Timotheos" in Greek.
Driggers American
Corruption of the Spanish surname Rodriguez. Originated in 17th century Virginia as a former slave by that surname was integrated into free society.
Stanwick English
Habitational name from a place so called in Northamptonshire, named in Old English with stan ‘stone’ + wic ‘outlying dairy farm’.
Morganson English
Means “son of Morgan 1”.
Couto Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Galician
Habitational name for a person from any of the various places in Portugal containing Portuguese or Galician word couto "enclosed area of land". In some cases, the name may be topographic.
Todicheene Navajo
"Bitter water people."
Anuarbekov m Kazakh
Means "son of Anuarbek".
Harefa Nias
Meaning uncertain.
Puž Croatian
Means ''snail''.
Maqueron French
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Picard maqueron "chin" (in which case this would have been a pejorative nickname for someone with a protruding chin) and a diminutive of Macquart.
Pajulaid Estonian
Pajulaid is an Estonian surname meaning "willow islet".
Tok Turkish
Means "sated, full" in Turkish.
Hustopeče Czech
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous Moravian towns.
Boonmee Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญมี (see Bunmi).
Vogt De Dreyss Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt.
Wäscher German
Occupational surname for a washer, from Middle High German waschen, weschen "to wash".
Diyab Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic دياب (see Diab).
Averkiyeva Russian
feminine form of Averkiyev
Chea Chinese
Variant of Xie.
Kasimov Russian
From the city of Kasimov, located in Ryazan district, Russia.
Drache German
German cognate of Drake.
Esztergomi Hungarian
Used by people in Komárom-Eszteregom, northern Hungary
Attanayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අත්තනායක (see Attanayake).
Boodhoo Mauritian Creole, Trinidadian Creole
Derived from Sanskrit बुध् (budh) meaning "awakened, intelligent, wise".
Nurchis Italian
Denoting someone from Nure or Nurra in Sardinia, which were possibly derived from the pre-Roman root words nur meaning "fire" or "stones, heap" and the suffix -ke meaning "earth" or "dwelling".
Occhibelli Italian
Probably from Italian occhio "eye" and bello "beautiful, good", as a nickname for someone with keen eyesight or attractive eyes. May also originate from a place of the same name.
Woulfe English, Irish
English: variant spelling of Wolf. ... [more]
Zerafa Maltese
From Maltese żrafa meaning "giraffe".
Weissmuller German
Translates to "White Miller".
Sandouno Western African
Sandouno is a Kissi surname of an unknown meaning in Sierra Leone and Guinea.
Griscom Welsh
from phrase gris-y-cwm, welsh for 'steps of the valley'. Root word 'grisiau' meaning steps or stairs. A place name from an extant village in Wales.
Zuhair Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Zuhair.
Nagórny Russian, Polish, Ukrainian
Place name for someone from multiple cites of Russia named Nagornoye and Nagorny, itself derived from the The prefix Nagorno- that derives from the Russian attributive adjective nagorny (нагорный), which means "highland".
Utne Norwegian
In Norwegian, probably has some pre-Germanic elements (i.e. before approx. 200 CE). Other place-names in the area also has an element of pre-Germanic and unknown origins. It has been suggested that it derives from "Út-tún", meaning the hamlet or farmstead that is "out"
Sediqi Persian
Persian form of Siddiqui.
Halimović Bosnian
Means "son of Halim".
Todoroski m Macedonian
Means "son of Todor".
Occhiogrosso Italian
Descriptive nickname meaning "big eye".
Kluver German
From the word kluven meaning "split wooden block". It used to refer to bailiffs.
Phòng Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Fang 2, from Sino-Vietnamese 房 (phòng).
Pawley English
English variant of Pauley.
Pasteur French
French for "shepherd" or "preacher, pastor". Famous bearer Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), French chemist who created the first rabies vaccine, gave his name to the process of 'pasteurization'.
Harwin English
From the Old French personal name Harduin, composed of the Germanic elements hard 'hardy', 'brave' + win 'friend'.
Choo Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zhu.
Daou Arabic
Light.
Corradini Italian, Romansh
Italian patronymic form of Corradino.
Leegstra Dutch
Probably derived from either leeg "empty, hollow" or laag "low" combined with the West Frisian suffix -stra.
Ōtsuka Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Lacoste French
French form of Da Costa.
Wierzbicki m Polish
From Polish villages derived from wierzba, meaning "willow".
Kimpou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).
Pikacz Polish
From Polish meaning "picker". Occupational name for someone who had a profession related to picking or sorting through materials.
Cabeleira Portuguese
Likely originates from the Portuguese word "cabeleira," which means "head of hair" or "hairpiece." It might have been used as a nickname to describe someone with a notable or distinctive head of hair... [more]
Sytnyk Ukrainian
Means "one who sits".
De Grasse French (Quebec)
Altered form of French Canadian Degrâce (see Degrace).
Obscurite English
A word which means "darkness" in French language.
Tanimatsu Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".
Baigorri Basque
From the name of a commune in Bayonne, France, derived from Basque ibai "river" and gorri "red" or "bare, naked".
Deutch German (Rare), Jewish (Rare)
"German". Used as a last name for those who had none in the 17-18th century. Continues to today, albeit rarely.
Saba French, Occitan
Nickname from a variant of Occitan sabe meaning "tasty, flavorsome". Compare Sabourin.
Sarracino Italian
From Neapolitan sarracino, meaning "Saracen", a term used to refer to a variety of ethnic and religious groups, including a nomadic people from Sinai, Muslims, and pirates from the Mediterranean.
Ehsan Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Ihsan.
Daudet French
Not available.
Jafarpour Persian
Means "son of Jafar" in Persian.
Sassa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 左雨 (see Sasame).
Hashitsume Japanese
Hashi means "bridge" and tsume means "edge, end".
Zwilling German, Jewish
Means "a twin", as in a twin brother or twin sister. Often given to those who were twins.
Petty English, Scottish
Derived from Norman French petit, 'small', thus a nickname for a small or insignificant individual.... [more]
Ding Hui
From the Arabic surname al-Din.‎
Kil Korean
There is one Chinese character for the Kil surname. In the 1930 census, there was a significantly larger number of Kils living in Korea; it was the 62nd most common name in Korea. In a census taken after the Korean War, however, it had dropped to 72nd... [more]
Agtarap Ilocano
Means "to sieve, to winnow" in Ilocano.
Artingstall English
From the name of a lost place in Cheshire called Alretunstall, probably derived from Old English alor "alder tree" combined with tun "enclosure, town" and steall "place, stead"... [more]
Hutabalian Batak
From Batak huta meaning "village, area" and balian meaning "rice field, farm, outside".
Reisner Jewish
Jewish (Ashkenazic) nickname for a traveler, from an agent derivative of German reisen ‘to travel’ (see Reise). Also a variant of Reis.
Notte Italian
From Italian notte "night", perhaps a shortened form of Mezzanotte "midnight" or Bonanotte "good night".
Kalkreuth German
Derived from German kalk meaning "lime," and reut meaning "cleared land". Most likely an occupational name for a lime burner.
Itamura Japanese
Ita means "plank, board" and mura means "village, hamlet".
Vangarde French
"(A soldier) in the leading edge of an army formation"
Parvez Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Parviz.
Peachy English (Anglicized)
Means “lived near a peach tree, sold peaches, or was associated with the fruit in some other way”. Originally arrived with the in England after the Norman conquest of 1066.
Weerawardhane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරවර්ධන (see Weerawardana).
Nijhof Dutch
From a place name derived from nij "new" and hof "court, yard, farmstead".
Bauza Catalan
From Balearic Catalan bausá meaning "foolish" or "silly".
Beauchamp English, French
Habitational name for a person for any of the various places named Beauchamp in Northern France, derived from Old French beau "beautiful" and champ "field".
Nijhuis Dutch
Topographic name meaning "new house".
Ahishakiye Rwandan
AHISHAKIYE is a both male (most) and female name which means "Whenever God want" and is originally from Rwanda. It is a familiar name in the East African countries speaking Kinyarwanda and Kirundi such as Rwanda, Uganda, RDC, Burundi and Tanzania... [more]
Epstein German, Jewish
A habitational name for someone from a place named Eppstein, which is from Old High German ebur meaning ‘wild boar’ and stein meaning ‘stone’.
Woodlock English
From the given name Wudlac.
Hagelstein German
nickname for a hot-headed irascible man from Middle High German hagelstein "hailstone" derived from the elements hagel "hail" and stein "stone"
Agyeman Akan
Derived from an Akan male personal name denoting a fourteenth-born boy but also interpreted as ‘savior of the nation’.
Benyamina Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Yamina" in Arabic (chiefly Algerian).
Tsukioka Japanese
From Japanese 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge". A notable bearer of this surname was Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡 芳年, 1839–1892), a Japanese artist who is widely recognized as the last great master of the ukiyo-e genre of woodblock printing and painting.
Kurup Malayalam
From a title traditionally bestowed upon weapon makers and masters of martial arts, of uncertain meaning.
Makhota Ukrainian
Means "changing, swinging".
Yabashi Japanese
From 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Bracamontes Spanish, South American
Probably a habitational name from the French town of Bracquemont near Dieppe.
Rivett English
Occupational name for someone who worked with rivets, derived from Old French rivet "rivet, fastener".
Kämpe Swedish
From Swedish kämpe "fighter".
Olivo Italian, Spanish
Topographic name from olivo "olive tree" or occupational name for someone who sold olives. Or from the given name Olivo given to someone born on Palm Sunday.
Jalajas Estonian
Jalajas is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "jalakas" meaning "elm" and "wych elm".
Lazarevski Macedonian
Means "son of Lazar".
Kim Khmer
Khmer variation of the chinese name "Jin"
Sherif Arabic
From the given name Sharif.
Amani Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Amani.
Hristovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Hristovski.
Natalino Italian
From the given name Natalino.
Tom Chinese
Common Chinese name
Naughten Irish
Reduced form of McNaughton.
Beall Scottish
Derived from the Gaelic word beal, which means "mouth" or "opening." It could have been a nickname for someone with a large or prominent mouth.
Avramopoulos Greek
Means "son of Avram".
D'artagnan French, Literature
Surname given to a person from Artagnan, France. It is also used by Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan, the captain of the Musketeers from the novel, "The Three Musketeers".
Licht German, Dutch, Yiddish
Means "light" or "candle". Could be an occupational name for a chandler, a topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing (see Lichte), or a nickname for someone who had light hair, or who was agile and slender.
Lui Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Lu 1.
Kuramoto Japanese
From Japanese 倉 or 蔵 (kura) meaning "warehouse, storehouse" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Manu Western African, Akan
Means "second-born child" in Akan.
Daquioag Ilocano
Meaning uncertain.
Bantam English (African), South African
Possibly a variant of Bentham. In an alternate interpretation, it could also be from the word "bantam" which denotes someone who's small but mighty.
Tezcan Turkish
Means "impetuous, impatient, excited" in Turkish.
Ushurov Kazakh
Means "son of Ushur" in Kazakh.
Wilbert English, German
From the given name Wilbert.
Hasani Persian, Albanian, Kosovar
From the given name Hasan.
Christl German
Pet form of the given name Christian.
Imakiire Japanese
Variant of Kiire but written 給黎 and added Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "now; present".
Sheperd English
Variant of Shepherd or transferred use of the surname Sheperd.
Aydoğan Turkish
From the given name Aydoğan.
De Vignerot French, French (Belgian)
The surname Vignerot was first found in Belgium, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region... [more]
Jetson English
A patronymic from the personal name Jutt, a pet form of Jordan... [more]
Pinsker German, Prussian
Habitational name from any of several places named near Posen (Polish Poznan) and in West Prussia.
Terziyska f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Terziyski.
Maripan Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning unknown, mostly used in Chile.
Laigu Estonian
Laigu is an Estonian surname derived from "laigustama" meaning "blotchy", "dappled" and "mottled".
Totti Italian
From the Medieval given name Toto, abbreviation of either Benedetto or Battista... [more]
Nerio Italian
From the given name Nerio.
Saket Arabic (Maghrebi)
An Algerian title meaning "silent" or "quiet", and it is among the titles granted to the Algerians by the French occupation in 1882.
Gambier French
Derived from gambier, a Northern French variant of jambier, the masculine form of jambière "greave (a piece of armour that protects the leg, especially the shin, and occasionally the tops of the feet)"... [more]
Bondoc Pampangan, Tagalog
From Kapampangan bunduk or Tagalog bundok both meaning "mountain".
van Lieren Dutch
Means "from Lier", the name of the Dutch village De Lier or Belgian province Lier.
Demick English
Variant of Dymock.
Llovera Catalan
Topographic name from llovera "wolf pack" or "wolves' lair".
Hearne Irish
Anglicized form of Ó hEachthighearna.
Koh Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神 (see ).
Hudspeth English
English (northeastern counties): unexplained. Compare Hedgepeth.
Radolović Croatian
Possibly derived from rado lovi, meaning "glad to hunt".
Yatsuta Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 (see Hatta).
Aravind Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil
From the given name Aravind.
Hosoda Japanese
From Japanese 細 (hoso) meaning "fine, narrow, thin, fine, slender" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Bekmuratova f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Feminine form of Bekmuratov.
Belyakov m Russian
From Russian беляк (belyak), meaning "white rabbit".
Chalcraft English
Surname of Anglo- Saxon origin. Topographical or locational surname... [more]
Passi Italian, Medieval Italian
The surname Passi was first found in the town of Mugello, with the Passerini family who moved south to Florence in the 10th century. Terranova dei Passerini is a comune in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy about 50 kilometres (31 miles) southeast of Milan.... [more]
Bonaparte Italian (Rare), French (Rare), Judeo-Italian (Rare), American, Caribbean
Variant and French form of Buonaparte, later adopted as a Jewish surname. It has also been adopted in parts of America and the Caribbean by admirers of the notable bearer Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1820), who ruled as Emperor of France from 1804 through 1814 and again briefly in 1815, who was of Italian (Tuscan) ancestry.
Maison English
Variant spelling of Mason.
Lemass French, Irish
Meaning uncertain. It may be derived from Old French maistre meaning "master", ultimately from Latin magister (see Masterson). Another theory holds that it comes from Irish Gaelic Laighmheasa, a given name meaning "dispatch"... [more]
Belgorodskiy m Russian (Rare)
Means "from Belgorod".
Chiang Chinese
Alternate transcription of Jiang 1.
Takara Japanese
From 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high, boasting" and 良 (ra) meaning "good".
Kanehira Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful".
Van Delft Dutch
Means "from Delft" in Dutch, a city in South Holland, Netherlands, named for the nearby Delf canal, which derives from Middle Dutch delven "to dig, delve, excavate; to bury".
Craigmile Scottish
Derived from Craigmyle, a place in the village of Kincardine O'Neil, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It could also be an occupational name for a baker who made cracknel biscuits.
Fett English
Nickname from Old French fait, Middle English fet meaning "suitable", "comely".
Simonyan Armenian
Means "son of Simon 1".
Southammavong Lao
From Lao ສຸ (sou) meaning "good, beautiful", ທຳມະ (thamma) meaning "dharma, virtue, righteousness" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Shen Chinese
From Chinese 慎 (shèn) meaning "cautious, acting sincerely, with care".
Ilyukhin m Russian
Means "son of Ilyukha".
Malefijt Dutch
Modern form of Malefeyt, which is also the most common form of the surname. In The Netherlands, there were 24 bearers of the surname in 2007.
Maruf Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Maruf.
O'Sheeran Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of either Ó Sírín or Ó Síoráin meaning "descendant of Sírín" and "descendant of Síoráin" respectively. Sírín and Síoráin are variants of the same name, both are derived from a diminutive of síor meaning "long-lasting".
Des Roches French
Either a topographic name for someone living among rocks or a habitational name from any of several places named with this word, meaning "from the rocks" in French.
Ladouceur French
french canadian
Filiz Turkish
Means "sprout, bud, shoot" in Turkish.
Falke English
Variant of Falk
Jeff English
From the given name Jeff
McAngus Scottish
Variant form of MacAngus.
Aare Estonian
Aare is an Estonian masculine given name and surname meaning "treasure".
Ognev m Russian
From Russian огонь (ogon'), meaning "fire".
Mirzoda Tajik
Tajik form of Mirzadeh.
Sveshnikov Russian
Russian surname with unknown meaning.
Kojitani Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 麹谷, 糀谷, 粷谷, or 小路谷 (see Kōjitani) or a variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小路谷 (see Kōjiya).