Browse Submitted Surnames

Lyskin Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian
Derived either from Belarusian лысы (lysy) or Russian лысый (lysy) or Ukrainian лисий (lysyi) all meaning "bald, bald-headed, hairless".

Hewage Sinhalese
From Sinhala හේවායා (hewaya) meaning "soldier" and ගේ (ge) meaning "home, house".

Patrikios Greek

Veilleux French
variant of veilleur, a night guard of nightwatch.

Hardcastle English (Anglicized, Rare)

Tuisk Estonian
Tuisk is an Estonian surname meaning "blizzard".

Sembiring Batak

Druz Ukrainian
From Ukrainian друг (druh), meaning "friend". Influenced by plural друзі (druzi) "friends".

Birchard English
From the Old English personal name, Burgheard. See also Burkett.

Surridge English
Originally meant "person from Surridge", Devon ("south ridge").

Proshchayev m Russian
Possibly from прощание (proshchaniye), meaning "farewell, goodbye".

Habeeb Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Habib.

Bolding Danish
Habitational name from a place so named in Jutland.

Montez American (Hispanic), Portuguese, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Montes.

Viegas Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese variant of Venegas.

Ratzon Hebrew (Modern)
Means "will, wish, desire" in Hebrew.

Tekkalan Turkish (?)

Umesawa Japanese
From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "apricot, plum" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, wetland, marsh".

Komemoto Japanese
Kome means "rice, America" and moto means "base, origin, root, source".

Metsur Estonian
Metsur is an Estonian surname meaning "forester".

Cal Filipino

Conybeare English

Chytil Czech
Nickname from the past participle of chytit ‘have caught’.

Schgör Romansh

Enshōiwa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 焔硝岩 (see Enshōgan).

Szmigiel Polish

Osnovyanenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian основий (osnovyy), meaning "basic".

Chander Indian, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi
Variant of Chandra.

Egamberdiyev m Uzbek

Feistel German
Possibly originates from a German word meaning "fist"

Knock English
Topographic name for someone living by a hill, from Middle English knocke "hill" (Old English cnoc).

Kidder English
English: possibly an occupational name from early modern English kidd(i)er ‘badger’, a licensed middleman who bought provisions from farmers and took them to market for resale at a profit, or alternatively a variant of Kidman... [more]

Schorsch German
Possibly from the given name George, pronounced SHORSH in South-Western Germany. As a Jewish name, it may come from the surname Shor.

Derecho Spanish (Philippines)
Means "straight" in Spanish. This surname is common in the Pnilippines

Homayouni Iranian

Feklenko Ukrainian

Delayne English

Stabe English (British)

Gudnev m Russian

Tamenori Japanese

Osumi Japanese
From 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 隅 (sumi) meaning "corner, nook".

Settlage American (Rare)

Zamarripa Basque
Habitational name of the city and province of Zamora, which is located on the Duero in northwest Spain. Because of its strategic position, the city was disputed during the Middle Ages, first between the Christians and Moors, then between the kingdoms of Leon and Castille.

Vajs Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Vays.

Lowney Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicization of Ó Luanaigh.

Slonim Jewish
Habitational name from Slonim, a city in Belarus.

Shazar Hebrew
Referred to someone living near acacia trees that tend to be twisted, derived from Hebrew שָׁזַר (shazar) literally meaning "to twist, to be twisted, to intertwine". A famous bearer was the Israeli president, author and poet Zalman Shazar (1889-1974), who was born Shneur Zalman Rubashov.

Astrowski m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Ostrowski.

Lounela Finnish

Masangcay Filipino, Tagalog
Variant of Masangkay.

Tjandra Chinese (Indonesian)
Older spelling of Chandra influenced by Dutch orthography.

Japp German
Derived from a diminutive of Jacob.

Laura Spanish
Of uncertain origin; in some cases, it is possibly a habitational name from a place named Laura.

Tee English

Yuzurihara Japanese
Means "the field of the gentle Village". From the Japanese words Yasuri (gentle village) and Hara (plain, field).

Orazbekova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Orazbekov.

Babiel Sundanese

Sakenova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Sakenov.

Tweedel English
Tweedel is Scottish for "the dell on the tweed river"

Takehara Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Fagot French

Magrassó Catalan

Hembram Indian, Santali

Roscowe English

Bozhko Ukrainian (?)

Grachev Russian

Solbakken Norwegian
From Norwegian meaning "sun hill".

Nolin French

Coleiro Maltese

Yousfi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Yusuf.

Sirkel Estonian
Sirkel is an Estonian surname meaning "dividers" and "compass" and "circle tool".

Peska Czech
From a pet form of the personal name Pešek

Boualam Northern African, Arabic (Maghrebi)

Ortegon Spanish

Creme English
Variant spelling of Cream.

Lau Estonian
Lau is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "lauk" meaning "table" or "desk" or "laul" meaning "song".

Kostrzewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Kostrzewice in Sieradz voivodeship or Kostrzewy in Kalisz voivodeship, both named with kostrzewa ‘fescue grass’.

Ōwaki Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 脇 (waki) meaning "side".

Siciliano Italian, Sicilian
One who came from Sicily.

Akazuki Japanese
Variant of Akatsuki.

Sapien French

Alaca Turkish
Means "freckle, fleck" or "multi-coloured, piebald" in Turkish.

Imakyure Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).

Beyour Arabic (Maghrebi)

Chedder English (American)
this name comes from the name cheddar cheese

Kyosaku Japanese

Craine Manx
Shortened Anglicization of Manx Mac Ciaráin "son of Ciarán" or Mac Giolla Ciaráin "son of the devotee of Ciarán".

Phantomhive Popular Culture
Created by Yana Toboso for her popular manga series "Black Butler".

Nightingale English
Nickname for someone with a good voice from Middle English nightegale "nightingale" (Old English nihtegale, ultimately from niht "night" and galan "to sing").

Traun German
Derived from the Celtic word dru meaning "river". Traun is a river in the Austrian state of Upper Austria as well as a city located on the north bank of that river and borders Linz, the capital of Upper Austria, to the east.

Eagleston English (American)
Variant of Eggleston.

Weil German, Jewish
South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from any of various places so named in Baden, Bavaria, and Württemberg, from Latin villa ‘country house’, ‘estate’ (later used of a group of houses forming a settlement).

Undurraga Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Zeanuri.

Voloshyn m Ukrainian
From Ukrainian волох (volokh), and old term that denoted to a Romanian person.

Marciszewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Marcisze or Marciszów.

Tjeng Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Zheng used by Chinese Indonesians.

Astapenok Russian (?)

Schermerhorn Dutch
From Schermerhorn, the name of a village in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands, derived from Dutch schermer meaning "fencer" and hoorn meaning "horn". It was borne by the Dutch politician Willem "Wim" Schermerhorn (1894-1977), a Prime Minister of the Netherlands.

Casella Italian
From casa "house" (Latin casa "hut, cottage, cabin"), perhaps originally denoting the occupier of the most distinguished house in a village. Italian chef Cesare Casella (1960 - ) is one such bearer of this name.

Sombat Thai
From Thai สมบัติ (sombat) meaning "wealth; fortune; property".

Wesson English
Variant of Weston.

Rovnák Czech
Habitational name from places named Rovné and/or Rovný.

Froseth English

Séguin French, Gascon
From the given name Séguin the French form of Sigwin.

Tnaiash Arabic

Sider English (American)
Americanization of Seider.

Ironside Scottish
From the name of a place in Aberdeenshire, derived from Old English earn "eagle" and side "flank, side, hillside".

Mahmuti Albanian
Derived from the given name Mahmut.

Darmasiri Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධර්මසිරි (see Dharmasiri).

Roychoudhury Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali রায়চৌধুরী (see Roychowdhury).

Di Agostino Italian
From the given name Agostino.

Sayyid Swahili, Muslim
From the Arabic honourific title سَيِّد (sayyid) which means "master, lord, prince, mister".

Raaijmakers Dutch
Variant of Rademakers.

Sturdy English
From a nickname meaning "strong".

Masopust m Czech
From a Czech nickname meaning "carnival", originally given to a festive person. A famous bearer was the Czech soccer player Josef Masopust (1931-2015).

Yajin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 夜 (ya) meaning "night; evening" and 陣 (jin) meaning "battle formation; camp"

Rengel Spanish
Habitational name from a place called Rengel in Málaga province.

Dellatto Italian

Lindal English

Matsuhashi Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Radyuk Ukrainian
A form of Radchenko.

Lagger German (Swiss)

Lime African

Loris Greek

Mätas Estonian
Mätas is an Estonian surname meaning "sod" or "turf".

Linn Irish
Variant of Lynn.

Nakasawa Japanese

Lutsky English

Rüstəmli Azerbaijani
From the given name Rüstəm.

Delvecchio Italian
The surname Delvecchio is derived from the Italian word vecchi, which further derives from the late Latin word veclus, which measn old, aged, or elderly.

Madhubuti Swahili
A notable bearer is Haki R. Madhubuti, a writer.

Huteau French

Gade Danish
Means "street" in Danish.

Niemitalo Finnish
Finnish surname derived from the words "Niemi" meaning "peninsula,cape" and "talo" meaning "house"

Vlatković Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Vlatko".

Toribio Spanish
From the given name Toribio.

Laurin French, Slovene (Americanized)
From a diminutive or pet form of Laur. Also the Altered form of French Lorrain. Americanized form of Slovenian Lavrin: derivative of Lavre, a short form of the personal name Lavrencij, Latin Laurentius (see Lawrence).

Kosikar Slovak

Dotsenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Dots".

Wish English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a water meadow or marsh, Middle English wyshe (Old English wisc). Americanized spelling of Wisch.

Stansfield English (British)
Habitational name from a place in West Yorkshire, probably named with the genitive case of the Old English personal name Stan 1 "stone" and Old English feld "pasture, open country"... [more]

Haefele Upper German
Occupational name for a potter.

Lozov'yaha Ukrainian

Prado Spanish

Abdurashidov Uzbek, Chechen, Tajik
Means "son of Abd al-Rashid".

Pathrose Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Derived from a variant of the given name Peter (chiefly used by Malayalam Christians).

Kholbekova f Uzbek

Dauphin French, Haitian Creole
From the given name Dauphin a medieval form of Delphinus.

Chi Chinese (Rare)
From 池 (Chí) means pool.

Westergren Swedish
Combination of Swedish väster "western" and gren "branch".

Bakshishev m Crimean Tatar (Russified)
Russified form of Bahşış.

Ioannoglou Greek

Berdichevsky Jewish

Boškoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Boškoski.

Lail English (American)
Americanized form of German Lehl or Loehl. In either case, the name is a spelling variant of Lehle or Löhle, pet forms of the personal name Leonhardt.

Aldworth English
From the name of a village in Berkshire so-called, derived from the Old English byname Ealda (derived from eald "old") and worþ "enclosure".

Akeyoshi Japanese

Nagura Japanese

Kleinman German
Nickname meaning Small Man.

Milkovič Slovak
Slovak form of Milković.

Dankiewicz Polish
From the Polish given name Daniel, using a nickname of the name Danusz.

Adolay German (Rare)

Zatarain Basque
From any of several place names in Basque Country, Spain, probably derived from the toponymic suffix -ain and an uncertain first element possibly meaning "thicket, underbrush". Alternatively, could derive from an altered form of Basque talaia "watchtower, lookout, vantage point", which is ultimately from Arabic طليعة (ṭalīʕa) "forefront, vanguard".

Costabile Italian
Occupational name for a chamberlain, cognate to Constable. In some cases, it’s instead taken from the Italian given name derived from Late Latin Constabilis.

Blueland English

Krautz Sorbian (Germanized)
Germanized form of Krawc.

Händén Swedish (Rare)

Shchusev Russian
Surname derived from Alexey Shchusev

Ruez French

Ó Laithimh Irish
Variant of Ó Flaithimh

Sorokin Russian
From Russian сорока (soroka) meaning "magpie", referring to the Eurasian magpie.

Javadzadeh Persian
Means "born of Javad".

Guevera Spanish
means "protector"

Pattawaeo Thai

McAlary Irish
A variant of Cleary, an Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Cléirigh

Lor Hmong
From the clan name Lauj associated with either the Chinese character 劉 (liú) (see Liu) or 羅 (luó) (see Luo).

Gjonaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Gjon" in Albanian.

Malenkov Russian
Patronymic derived from Russian маленький (malen'kiy) meaning "little, small". The Soviet leader Georgy Malenkov (1902-1988) was a notable bearer of this name.

Kush English (American)
Americanization of Kusz, Kusch, Kuš and Kus.

Tumulak Filipino, Cebuano
Means "to push, to shove" in Tagalog, derived from Tagalog tulak "push, shove".

Malheim Norwegian

Golestani Persian

Ciro Italian, Spanish
From the given name Ciro.

Mcknight Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Neachtain, a patronymic from the personal name Neachtan.

Humperdinck German (?), Literature
From the German surname Humperdinck. As a surname it was born by the composer Engelbert Humperdinck. As a first name it was used for the villain Prince Humperdinck in William Goldman's novel The Princess Bride.

Shupik Ukrainian

Seydoux French, French (Swiss), Occitan
Derived from the Germanic names Sedulius, Sedulfus or Segedolfus. Another theory suggests Occitan roots; it might be an occupational name for someone who worked with silk, derived from Occitan sedós meaning "silky, soft"... [more]

Leegstra Dutch
Probably derived from either leeg "empty, hollow" or laag "low" combined with the West Frisian suffix -stra.

Böttner German

Ducksworth English
Variant spelling of Duckworth.

Ybl Hungarian

Lucban Tagalog
From Tagalog lukban meaning "grapefruit, pomelo".

Lincove English

Mertia Indian

Doval Galician
From 'do val' meaning 'of the valley. Galician origins.

Prewitt English
English surname meaning brave, valor.

Tomaso Italian
From the given name Tomaso.

Dementyeva f Russian
Feminine form of Dementyev.

Parilla Italian

Nesmith English, Scottish
Occupational name for a nail or knife maker, derived from Middle English nayl "nail" or knyf "knife" and smyth "craftsman, smith" (from Old English smiþ).

Behnam Persian
From the given name Behnam.

Okada Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Suyama Japanese
From Japanese 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Osuna Spanish
Habitational name from a place in the province of Seville, named from Arabic Oxuna, perhaps named from Late Latin Ursina (villa) "estate of Ursus" a byname meaning "bear".

Baharia Swahili

Śmigielski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish town of Śmigiel.

Fendrich German
From German Fähndrich (older form Fähndrich) meaning "ensign, flag-bearer".

Tejeda Spanish
Variant of Tejada.

Vongmany Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ມະນີ (mani) meaning "gem, jewel".

Deadmond English
Variant of Dedman, itself a variant of Debenham.

Alexanders English
Means "son of Alexander."

Cok Chinese
Meaning 'the wall that surrounds a city.'... [more]

Karaboué Ivorian, Western African

Barney English
From the given name Barney.

Laemmle German, Jewish
Variant spelling of Lämmle. A famous bearer was the German-American film producer Carl Laemmle (1867-1939).

Grdinić Montenegrin
Derived from grdan (грдан), meaning "ugly".

Wills German
Patronymic from any of the Germanic personal names beginning with wil "will, desire".

Avdispahić Bosnian

Le Costa Sinhalese
Variant of La Costa used in Sri Lanka.

Salihamidžić Bosnian

Eanes Portuguese
Variant of Anes.

Alyea French (Huguenot)
From D'Ailly. It can be traced back to France in 1400's. The family with this last name came over to the United States, mainly on the East Coast in the 16th century as huguenot refugees.

Koleno Slovak

Big Pakistani

Michalidis Greek
Means "Son of Michael".

Moustakas Greek

Andrukhov m Russian
From the given name Andrey.

Nagavekar Indian
Of Indian origin, specifically from the Konkan region of Maharashtra. The name is derived from the words "nagav" which means cobra and "kar" meaning owner, thus Nagavekar means "owner of cobras" in English... [more]

Ilophene Haitian Creole (Rare)

Hamamasa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 浜正 or 濱正 (see Hamashō).

Grant English, Scottish
From a medieval personal name, probably a survival into Middle English of the Old English byname Granta (see Grantham).

Meira Portuguese

Haxhiraj Albanian

Mambelli Italian
Possibly from Italian mano "hand" and bello "beautiful".

Mulyadi Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Li 1 (李), Lin (林) or Xu 2 (許)... [more]

Sumiyoshi Japanese
From Japanese 住 (sumi) meaning "dwelling, residence, abode" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck".

Lorén Spanish
A variant of the Spanish personal name Llorente.

Fail English (American, Modern)

Blancarte Spanish (Mexican)
Likely a Hispanicized form of Blanchard, primarily used in Mexico.

Zia Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Ziya.

Chamuotsch Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from Romansh chamuotsch "chamois".

Rondal English

Leese English

Vanaveski Estonian
Vanaveski is an Estonian surname meaning "old mill".

Scarr English
Derived from the word ‘skjarr’ meaning a rocky outcrop / hill

Gharibshahi Persian

Leiman Jewish

Oxenford English

Abdi Somali, Ethiopian, Eastern African, Muslim, Arabic

Hrachenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian гра (hra), meaning "game".

Matskevich Belarusian
From the given name Maciek, a variant of Maciej, which is the Polish variant of Matthias.

O'Toran Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Toráin ‘descendant of Torán’, a personal name formed from a diminutive of tor ‘lord’, ‘hero’, ‘champion’.

Przybylska f Polish
Feminine form of Przybylski.

Levasseur French
Variant of Vasseur.

Hiratsuka Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".

Marelius Swedish (Rare)

Pendlebury English
Habitational name from the town called Pendlebury in Greater Manchester, derived from Pendle Hill (see Pendle) and Old English burg "fortress, fortification, citadel".

Locci Italian
Possibly from the Spanish given name Eloche (see Elochius.

Paonil Thai
From Thai เปา (pao) meaning "judicial officer, referee, umpire" and นิล (nin) meaning "very deep black".

Albayrak Turkish
Means "red flag" in Turkish.

Pot Dutch
From Middle Dutch pot "pot, jar", an occupational name for a potter, or perhaps a toponymic surname referring to a low-lying piece of land.

Svatoš Czech

Perotti Italian
from the personal name Pietro.

Bános Hungarian

Gianossi Romansh, Italian (Swiss)
Derived from a diminutive form of the given names Gian and Gianni.

Mordechai Hebrew
From the given name Mordechai.

Biçer Turkish
Means "harvests, reaps" in Turkish.

Dumile South African, Xhosa, Zulu
Derived from the word odumile meaning "famous, popular".

Kakoulidis Greek

Khang Hmong
From the clan name Kha, Khab or Khaab all associated with the Chinese character 康 (kāng) (see Kang).

Gotlibe Yiddish
Yiddish form of Gottlieb.

Sinclaire English
Alternate spelling of the surname "Sinclair", derived from a Norman French town called "Saint Clair"

Brayboy Lumbee
This name origin has roots in a court case in 1716 involving a slave named John. He was charged as "Jack Braveboy, a negro". The spelling Brayboy is scene in 1801 with Stephen Brayboy. It was identified as Native American in 1900 Indian Census Schedule of Robeson County, North Carolina.

Eastley English
A Saxon village called East Leah has been recorded to have existed since 932 AD. (Leah is an ancient Anglo-Saxon word meaning 'a clearing in a forest'). There is additional evidence of this settlement in a survey from the time which details land in North Stoneham being granted by King Æthelstan to his military aid, Alfred in 932 AD... [more]

Eskendirova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Eskendirov.

Atong African

Shortall English
Nickname from Anglo-Saxon scorkhals meaning "a person with a short neck".

Yoshinuma Japanese
Yoshi means "good luck, fortunate" and numa means "marsh, swamp".... [more]

Tamayama Japanese
玉 (Tama) means "jewel, gem" and 山 (yama) means "mountain".

Whitefeather English

Holmstock English (American, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Belgian (Rare)
Corruption of Stockholm.

Daza Spanish, South American
Derived from the Basque word dazio meaning "tax". It is a surname that is typically associated with the region of Navarre in Spain.

Pärnamaa Estonian
Pärnamaa is an Estonians surname meaning "linden land".

Mortonson English
Means "Son of Morton".

Raikmo Obscure

Backlund Swedish
Combination of Swedish backe "hill, slope" and Lund "grove".

Bülbül Turkish
Means "nightingale" in Turkish.

Maree Afrikaans, French, English

Al-Tissaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)

Kaeser German, German (Swiss)
Occupational name for a cheesemaker or a cheese merchant from an agent derivative of Middle High German kæse "cheese". Variant of Käser.

Aimasmäki Finnish (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Jules French
From a personal name (Latin Julius). The name was borne in the Middle Ages in honor of various minor Christian saints.

Pellitero Italian, South American

Sintes Catalan (Balearic)
Occupational name for a person who sold ribbons, from Catalan cinta meaning "ribbon, strip".

Quluyev f Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qulu".

Himeta Japanese

Bobine Belgian

Barzegar Persian
Means "farmer" in Persian.

Ernesto Portuguese (African), Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
From the given name Ernesto.

Laverdiere French (Quebec)
Said to be a locational or occupational name related to land and greenery. Related to the Cauchons, descended from Quebec. A noble Paris woman was sent to Quebec for marriage in the 17th century.