Browse Submitted Surnames

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Eva Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Italian, Portuguese
From the given name Eva.
Lesorukov m Russian
From Russian dialectal лесорук (lesoruk), meaning "lumberjack, woodcutter". The word itself comes from лес (les) "forest" and рука (ruka) "hand, arm".
Dagdagan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "add, supplement, amplify" in Tagalog.
Bakhtiar Persian, Urdu
From the given name Bakhtiar.
MacGillis Scottish
The MacGillis surname is a very rare surname from Scotland. It means "Mac Giolla Iosa", and translates to "son of the servant of Jesus". The surname was first found in Perthshire in central Scotland.... [more]
D'entrone Italian
Italian conjugation, meaning "from within".
Dierking Low German, Dutch
Habitational name from a farm so named which once belonged to a certain Dierk and his kin, for instance Dircking (nowadays Derkink) in Enschede.
Saengchan Thai
Means "moonlight" from Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and จันทร์ (chan) meaning "moon".
Kittirattanawiwat Thai (Rare)
From Thai กิตติ (kitti) meaning "fame; renown", รัตน (rattana) meaning "gem; jewel", and วิวัฒน์ (wiwat) of unknown meaning.
Agishchev Russian
Variant of Ageyev, also possibly derived from given name Agapiy (Агапий) or Agafon (Агафон)
Watanuki Japanese
This surname is used as 渡抜, 渡樌, 渡貫, 綿抜, 綿貫, 四月一日 or 四月朔日 with 渡 (to, wata.su, wata.ru) meaning "cross, deliver, diameter, ferry, ford, import, migrate, transit," 綿 (men, wata) meaning "cotton," 抜 (hai, hatsu, batsu, nu.kasu, nu.karu, nu.ki, nu.ku, -nu.ku, nu.keru) meaning "extract, omit, pilfer, pull out, quote, remove, slip out," 樌 (kan, nuki), an outdated kanji meaning "grove," 貫 (kan, tsuranu.ku, nuki, nu.ku) meaning "brace, penetrate, pierce, kan (obsolete unit of measuring weight - equal to 3.75 kg./8.33 lbs... [more]
Pouw Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Bao used by Chinese Indonesians.
Ó Canann Irish
Means "descendant of CANÁN". Canán is a given name derived from the word cano "wolf cub".
Koumoto Japanese
It might mean "light source origin".
Mbappé Central African (Gallicized)
Borne by French professional footballer Kylian Mbappé (1998-), whose father is from Cameroon.
Ushida Japanese
From Japanese 牛 (ushi) meaning "cow" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Ryufuku Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 竜福 or 龍福 (see Ryūfuku).
Pursley German (Americanized, ?)
Likely an altered form of German Bürschle, a diminutive of Bursch.
Hustopeče Czech
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous Moravian towns.
Bagdasarian m Armenian
A variation of Baghdasaryan. It is used by Ross Bagdasarian, the creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks
Oss English (American)
Americanized Varient of Aas
Perna Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from the dialectic word perna "leg", denoting someone with a deformed or missing leg, or a variant of Perla.
Postma West Frisian, Dutch
West Frisian variant of the Dutch and North German surname Posthumus, given to a child born after their father’s death. It could also be a variant of the habitational name Post or an occupational name for a mailman or guard, using the Frisian suffix -ma.
Linn German (Silesian), Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Derived from the Slavic word lin "tench (fish)", a nickname for a fisherman, or for a person who somehow resembled a tench.
Reeder Medieval English
This surname was given to people in Medieval England who thatched houses using reed
Baskey Indian, Santali
Alternate transcription of Santali ᱵᱟᱥᱠᱮ (see Baske).
Albin Romansh
Derived from the given name Albin.
Nord Swedish
Swedish surname meaning "north".
Goldbach German, Jewish
Habitational name from any of 22 places in German-speaking places called Goldbach all derived from the elements gold "gold" and bah "stream"... [more]
Badzakov Bulgarian, Macedonian
Patronymic name derived from the Turkish word "bacak" which means "leg".
Joost Estonian
Joost is an Estonian surname, derived from the masculine given name "Joost"; ultimately from St. Judoc.
Kau German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a mineshaft, from Middle High German kouw(e) "mining hut".
Wataboshi Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 綿帽子 (see Watabōshi).
Yovel Hebrew
Means "jubilee" or "anniversary" in Hebrew, usually refers to a 50 years anniversary.
Berryann Medieval English (Rare)
The name is pre 7th century Olde English and later Olde French. It derives from the word burri or berri, translating as a fortress or castle and means 'one who dwelt at the castle'. The suffix 'man' also indicates that it was job descriptive for a guard or keeper of the castle... [more]
McQueeney Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Shuibhne.
Artemyev m Russian
Means "son of Artemiy".
Dock German
An occupational name for someone who worked with textiles, related to the German word Tuch "cloth, piece of fabric".
Salumäe Estonian
Salumäe is an Estonian surname meaning "grove ridge".
Leek Estonian
Leek is an Estonian surname meaning "blaze" and "flame".
Seger Swedish, English, Dutch
Means "victory" in Swedish. It is also a variant of the English surname Seager or derived from the Germanic given name Sigiheri "victory army".
Kumoiri Japanese
蜘蛛 (Kumo) = spider... [more]
Ackerson English
From the middle english word "aker" meaning field, basically means "son of the field"
Košir Slovene
From the Slavic word koš meaning "basket". It originally indicated a person who made or sold baskets.
Ouahabi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Ouahab.
Haack German
One who lived at the bend or hook in the river. (See Hooker)
Léger French, French (Cajun)
From the Old German name Leodegar, meaning "people spear."
Pork Estonian
Pork is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "põrkama" meaning to "bound", "strike", and "bump". bounce, spring
Rasul Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Persian
From the given name Rasul.
Haile Ethiopian
Meaning "power" or "might".
Frankfurter German
Habitational name for someone from either Frankfurt am Main or Frankfurt an der Oder, both places in Germany, derived from German Franke "Franconian, Frank" and Furt "ford", literally meaning "ford of the Franks"... [more]
Mctony American
Tony McTony!
Alters German
Shortened form of Alterstein.
Bongiovanni Italian
Comes from the personal name Giovanni composed of the elements bon ‘good’ + Giovanni, Italian equivalent of John
Eke Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ek.
Pikrammenos Greek
From Greek πικρός (pikrós) meaning "bitter, acrid, embittered". A famous bearer is the Greek judge and politician Panagiotis Pikrammenos (1945-), who was Deputy Prime Minister of Greece... [more]
Jozić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Jozo".
Sumura Japanese
From 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Wickramarachchi Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विक्रम (vikrama) meaning "stride, pace" or "valour" combined with the Sinhala colonial-era title ආරච්චි (arachchi) denoting a native headman.
Dombrowska f Polish
Feminine form of Dombrowski.
Ayaz Turkish, Urdu
Derived from the given name Ayaz.
Kostenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Kostyantyn.
Yabut Filipino, Pampangan
Derived from Pampangan iabut meaning "to hand over, to give".
Jovon Italian
Possibly related to the Ancient Roman cognomen Jovian, ultimately derived from the name of the god Jupiter.
Timmerman Dutch, Flemish
Means "carpenter" in Dutch, literally "timber man".
Okajima Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Kewish Scottish, Manx
The surname Kewish was first found in on the Isle of Uist, in the Hebrides in Scotland, which is named for the Irish King, Colla Uais who was deposed in Ireland by Muedach Tireach and was banished with 300 of their principal chiefs to the Hebrides in 327 A.D. They became known as the kingdom of Ailech and gave birth to the kindred of St... [more]
Verbytskyy m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Verbitskiy.
Maughan Irish, English
Anglicized from the original Irish Gaelic form Ò Mocháin meaning 'descendant of Mochain'. This name was one of the earliest known Irish surnames brought to England and remains a fairly common surname in the North East of the country.
Liimatainen Finnish
The meaning is: "Son of a Glue Maker"
Hansalu Estonian
Hansalu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from the masculine given name "Hans" and "salu", meaning "grove"; "Hans' grove".
Ganta Frisian
Probably a habitational name for someone from Bant, in the 17th century an island in Friesland, now the village north of Emmeloord in the Noordoostpolder.
Curtin Irish (Anglicized)
Shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cruitín, meaning "son of Cruitín", a byname for a hunchback.
Lafont French
topographic name for someone living near a spring or well a variant of Font with fused feminine definite article la.
Kurohashi Japanese
Kuro means "black" and hashi means "bridge".
Politzer Hungarian, German, Jewish
Habitational name derived from any one of several places called Police (known as Pölitz in German) in the Czech Republic. Hugh David Politzer (1949-) is an American theoretical physicist who, along with David Gross and Frank Wilczek, discovered asymptotic freedom.
Gauci Maltese
Derived from Maltese Għawdex through Arabic غودش‎ (ġawdeš) which refers to the island of Gozo in the Maltese archipelago. The name itself is of Phoenician origin (through a Greek borrowing) possibly meaning "turn around"... [more]
Arola Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, English (American)
From Latin areola, diminutive of area (area).
Hornby English
A habitational name from locations called Hornby in northern England, though predominantly associated with Lancashire. Derived from the Norse horni meaning "horn" and býr meaning "farm" or "settlement".
Tiigi Estonian
Tiigi is an Estonian surname meaning "pond".
Angelis Greek
Variant of Angelos.
Tanahara Japanese
Variant transcription of Tahara or variant of Takahara.
Haar Dutch, Low German
Probably from the place name Haar, derived from Middle Dutch harr "sandy hill".
Milevska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Milevski.
Roossaar Estonian
Roossaar is an Estonian surname meaning "rose island".
Junkur Estonian
Junkur is an Estonian surname meaning "squire" and "cadet".
Dhammika Sinhalese
From the given name Dhammika.
Saka Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope".
Bythesea English (British)
Habitational name for someone who lived near the sea, this name is nearly extinct in England today.
Exarchopoulos m Greek
Means "son of the exarch", from Greek ἔξαρχος (éxarchos) combined with the patronymic suffix πουλος (poulos). The word exarch historically refers to a military governor of a distant province within the Byzantine Empire (nowadays it is used in Eastern Christian Churches to denote a deputy of a patriarch, or a bishop ranking below a patriarch and above a metropolitan bishop)... [more]
Redfield Scottish
Anglicized form of the Scottish habitational name Reidfuyrd, meaning "reedy ford".
Ejiri Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and 尻 (shiri) meaning "behind, end, rear".
Januszkiewicz Polish
Means "son of Janusz".
Zeid Arabic
From the given name Zayd.
Chino Italian
Derived from the given name Gioacchino.
Szołdrski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Szołdry.
Woolard English
from the Middle English personal name Wolfward (Old English Wulfweard from wulf "wolf" and weard "guard").
Zadzisai Shona
Zadzisai means "you must fulfil - a pledge or promise". The name is given as a reminder to fulfil a pledge or promise.
Cavalcanti Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Patronymic or plural form of Cavalcante "riding", either given as an occupational name or derived from the medieval given name Cavalcante.
Glauber Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Derived from German glauben "to believe" and the suffix -er. It was originally given either to an elder of the tribe, one renowned for his counsel, or to a layman who kept 'the faith'.
Rader German
Variation of Rademacher, meaning "maker of wheels" in German ("rat" meaning wheel), later shortened to Rader and other variations such as Redder, Raeder, Redler, etc.
Mesipuu Estonian
Mesipuu is an Estonian surname meaning "beehive" (literally, "honey tree").
Maine Scottish, English
Scottish and English variant spelling of Main.
Pravdyuk Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian правда (pravda), meaning "truth, justice".
Zachow German
Meaning unknown. A notable bearer of this name is Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, a organist, musician, and composer who lived from 1663 to 1712. Zachow, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community named after a local landowner, William Zachow.
Niwano Japanese
From niwa and no.
Vendel Hungarian
From the given name Vendel.
Faheem Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Fahim.
Dayaratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දයාරත්න (see Dayaratne).
Tkacz Polish, Jewish
Variant of Tkach. Means 'to weave'
Käsper Estonian
Käsper is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Kasper".
Pemberly English
From the given name Paegna, ber meaning "barley" and leah meaning "clearing".
Gee Irish, Scottish, English, French
Irish and Scottish: reduced form of McGee, Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Aodha ‘son of Aodh’ (see McCoy). ... [more]
Van Es Dutch
Means "from the ash tree", denoting someone who lived by an ash tree or who came from a place named for them, such as Esch.
Natividad Spanish
From the personal name Natividad "nativity, Christmas", from Latin nativitas "birth", genitive nativitatis, usually bestowed with reference to the Marian epithet María de la Natividad... [more]
Agnarsdóttir f Icelandic
Means "daughter of Agnar" in Icelandic.
Fontein Dutch
Dutch cognate of Fontaine.
Matsuyama Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Billy English
Derived from the given name Bill.
Kulatilaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලතිලක (see Kulathilaka).
Tulinius Icelandic
this name is a family name/surname, which are held by only about 10% of Icelanders. The majority of Icelanders use patronymic names and not family names.
Soria Spanish (Rare)
The Spanish last name, Soria, comes from a city in Spain called Soria
Scanagatta Italian
Probably means "cat killer", from Italian scannare "to slaughter, to cut the throat of" and gatto "cat", with the figurative meaning of "cheat, scoundrel". (Compare Pelagatti)... [more]
Ennals English
This unusual and interesting surname is of medieval English origin, and derives from either of two Anglo-Scandinavian male given names: Ingald or Ingulf. The former derives ultimately from the Old Norse "Ingialdr", having as its initial element the divine name "Ing", borne by a minor Norse god associated with fertility, and meaning "swelling, protuberance", with "gialdr", tribute; hence, "Ing's tribute"... [more]
Peureux French
In the war there was a French resistance fighter named Maurice Peureux.
Andorn Piedmontese
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous commune in the Province of Biela.
Crew English
From the given name Crew, possibly a variant of Crewe
Lovchikov m Russian
Means "son of the catcher", from Russian ловчик (lovchik), meaning "catcher".
Bankova f Russian
Bankova (Банкова) and its male counterpart Bankov (Банкова) is a Russian surname that came from the Russian word Банковское which means directly translates to Banking. It is a common surname in Russia, Ukraine and Belorussia.
Meulen Dutch, Belgian
Variant spelling of Molen, meaning "mill".
Goldschmitt German
Variant of Goldschmidt, meaning "gold smith" in German.
Breece English
Variant of Breese or Preece.
Engelbrecht Afrikaans
The name Engelbrecht has multiple translations, including "Angle Glorious" and "Bright Angel".
Marable French, English
From the feminine personal name Mirabel, equated in medieval records with Latin mirabilis "marvelous", "wonderful" (in the sense "extraordinary").
Castelli Judeo-Italian, Italian, Spanish
Italian patronymic or plural form of Castello. ... [more]
Onorato Italian
From the given name Onorato
Sum Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cen.
Rzhevsky Russian
Derived from Russian Ржев "Rzhev", a historical town between Moscow and Minsk, itself of unknown origin. This was the surname of a Russian noble family as well as Poruchik Dmitry Rzhevsky, a fictional character in the 1962 Soviet musical Hussar Ballad, often used in Russian jokes.
Amanbaeva f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Amanbaev.
Pürg Estonian
Pürg is an Estonian surname derived from "pürg" meaning both "avidity (eagerness or enthusiasm") and a colloquial name for the European bison ("Bison bonasus").
Séguin French, Gascon
From the given name Séguin the French form of Sigwin.
Furino Italian (Rare)
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Furio.
Roe English
Nickname for a timid person, derived from the Middle English ro meaning "roe"; also a midland and southern form of Ray.
Le Silva Sinhalese
Variant of La Silva used in Sri Lanka.
Fuchinoue Japanese
Fuchi means "abyss, pool, deep end", no is a possessive particle, and ue means "upper, top, above".
Zaizen Japanese (Rare)
From 財 (zai) meaning "wealth, riches, property" and 前 (zen) meaning "front, forward".
Baýramow m Turkmen
Means "son of Baýram".
Biggers Scottish, English
Possibly related to the Scottish place name Biggar in South Lanarkshire or the English place name Biggar in Cumbria
Trumbo French, German
French (Alsatian) form of German Trumbauer.
Haddock English
Haddock is a surname of English. It may refer to many people. It may come from the medieval word Ædduc, a diminutive of Æddi, a short form of various compound names including the root ēad, meaning prosperity or fortune... [more]
Gabino Spanish
From the given name Gabino.
Vermont French (Rare)
Derived from french, meaning "green mountain" (Vert, "green"; mont, "mountain").
Torino Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Tore 2, a short form of Salvatore, or from the medieval given name Toro.
Rasmusson Swedish
Means "son of Rasmus".
Gartmann German (Swiss)
Derived from Middle High German garte "garden; yard" and German Mann "man", this was occupational name for a gardener. In some cases it may have been a status name referring to the owner of a small (enclosed or fenced) farm or an occupational name for a worker at a deer preserve.
Tsujihara Japanese
From the Japanese 辻 (tsuji) "{road} crossing" and 原 (hara, bara or wara) "field," "plain," "original."
Guerrier French, Haitian Creole
Nickname for an aggressive person or occupational name for a soldier, from Old French guerrier "warrior". Cognate of Guerrero and Guerriero.
Setiawan Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of various Chinese surnames such as Chen (陳), He (何), Huang (黃), Liu (劉) or Wang 1 (王)... [more]
Andriyets Ukrainian
From the given name Andriy.
Erikson English, Swedish
Means "son of Erik". This was famously used by Icelandic explorer Leif Erikson (Old Norse: Leifr Eiríksson).
Pasqualetti Italian
Derived from the given name Pasquale.
Sandblom Swedish
Combination of Swedish sand "sand" and blomma "flower".
Liu Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Liao.
Ervás Extremaduran
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Vasilakis Greek
Means "son of Vasilis".
Roome English
Variant of Rome.
Kolodyazhnyy m Ukrainian
From Ukrainian колодяжний (kolodyazhnyy), meaning "water well". Denoted to someone who lived by a well.
Spender English
Occupational name for a paymaster or someone in charge of finances, from Old English spendan "to spend" and Latin expendere "to pay out".
Miyazato Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 里 (sato) meaning "village".
Salauddin Bengali
From the given name Salauddin.
Mickievič Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Mitskevich.
Yau Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Qiu.
Fata Italian
Means "fairy" in Italian, ultimately derived from Latin fatum "fate, destiny", possibly a nickname for a healer, or someone believed to use magic. In some cases, it could instead be a variant of Fato, a short form of given names such as Bonifatius meaning "good fate".
Nordquist Swedish
Variant spelling of Nordqvist.
Wilding English, German
Either an English name from a Middle English survival of unattested Old English Wilding a derivative of wilde "wild" used both as a personal name and as a nickname; or a German patronymic name from Wilto a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name beginning with wildi "wild".
Khrzhanovskiy Russian, Jewish
Russian form of Chrzanowski. Khrzhanovskiy was the last name of Andrey and Ilya Khrzhanovskiy, both Soviet film directors. Ilya has made most of his career in the Russian Federation.
Bernheim Jewish
From the Germanic elements bern meaning "bear" and heim meaning "home".
Grattà Late Greek (Italianized, Modern, Archaic, Expatriate)
Historical origins of Grattà are found in The Southern Region of Italy in The Province of Catanzaro, Calabria; predominately in the Comune of Girafalco and Palermiti. There is also at least one Coat of Arms that place the name being used in the The Commune of Lucca, Region of Tuscany in Central Italy.
Zetterberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish säter "outlying meadow" and berg "mountain, hill".
Durgiai Romansh
Derived from the given name Durisch.
Dulay Filipino, Tagalog
Occupational name for a picker of fruit or a gatherer of bird nests, from Tagalog dulay meaning "climbing a tree".
Rabbitte Irish
Adopted for Ó Coinín which is a variant of Ó Conáin or Ó Cuineáin (Queenan) as if it is were from coinín ‘rabbit’ but is actually from a diminutive of cano ‘hound wolf’. It has also been adopted for Mac Coinín (Canning and Rabbitt).
Azarenka Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Belarusian Азаранка (see Azaranka).
Hiljanen Finnish
Hiljanen derives from hilja which means "quiet" in Finnish.
Dao Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Đào.
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