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.
Lattik Estonian
Lattik is an Estonian surname meaning "bar" or "lathe".
Dray English
From Middle English dregh, probably as a nickname from any of its several senses: "lasting", "patient", "slow", "tedious", "doughty". Alternatively, in some cases, the name may derive from Old English drýge "dry, withered", also applied as a nickname.
Michalczewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Michalczew.
Mayson English
Variant of Mason.
Brownsmith English
Occupational name for a worker in copper or bronze.
Minakami Japanese
From the 水 (mina) meaning "water" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper". 水上 is often pronounced suijou, and it means "seaplane" in Japanese.
Bluford English, American (South)
Possibly an English habitational name from a lost or unidentified place. The name occurs in records of the 19th century but is now very rare if not extinct in the British Isles. In the U.S. it is found chiefly in TX and TN.
Angelson English
Means son of Angel.
Vipulasena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විපුලසේන (see Wipulasena).
Hutchin English
From the given name Hutchin
Ó Canann Irish
Means "descendant of CANÁN". Canán is a given name derived from the word cano "wolf cub".
Razumovsky m Ukrainian (Russified)
Variant transcription of Razumovskiy.
Kajiwara Japanese
From Japanese 梶 (kaji) meaning "paper mulberry" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Ukraintsev m Russian
Means "from Ukraine", from Russian Украина (Ukraina).
Laslett English
Family surname from England, Kent.
Vogt Von Soest Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt. Bearers of this surname descend from the Edelherren und Vögte von Soest.
Cantore Italian
From cantore "cantor, singer", itself from Latin canto "sing; enchant, call forth by charms".
Giove Italian
From Giove ("Jupiter") the name of the chief Roman deity perhaps a nickname for someone who habitually swore per Giove "by Jove". From Sicilian ggiòve iòvi "Thursday" applied as a personal name for someone born or baptized on that day of the week... [more]
Flavigny French
French form of Flavinius. The Flavigny Abbey, in the French region of Burgundy, became famous because of the candies made by its Benedictine monks, called the anise of Flavigny... [more]
Hollande French
French form of Holland 2, indicating someone from the province of Holland in the Netherlands.
Steffani Romansh
Derived from the given name Stefan.
Liebman Jewish
Variant of German Liebmann, itself a variant of Libman and derived from the Yiddish personal name Lipman, from Middle High German liep "dear, beloved" and man "man"... [more]
Dawoud Arabic
From the given name Dawud.
Basom English
origin possible of saxon origin
Koort Estonian
Koort is an Estonian surname meaning "cord".
Odoemene Nigerian
Odoemene roots from Nigeria. It has branched onward to America, and multiple other countries. It literally means 'yellow reluctance' in Igbo.
Tritico Italian
Possibly from archaic Italian tritico, derived from Latin triticum "wheat, grain".
Dimabasa Filipino, Tagalog
Means "dry" from Tagalog di- meaning "no, not" and basa meaning "wet, watery".
Völler German
German cognate of Fuller and a variant of Voll 2. A notable bearer is the retired German soccer player Rudi Völler (1960-).
Graue German
Variant of Grau.
Akinashi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 秋なし (aki nashi) meaning "no autumn". This is due to the absence of 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" in 春夏冬 (haru-natsu-fuyu) meaning "spring, summer, winter".
Ende Estonian
Ende is an Estonian surname derived from "enda" meaning "own" and self".
Ariga Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulation".
Barbuto Italian
Nickname for a bearded person.
Wardlow English, Scottish
Habitational name from Wardlow in Derbyshire from Old English weard "watch" and hlaw "hill".
Pechanec Czech
Pronounced /Pe-khan-nets/... [more]
Birdsong English
From the English words bird and song. Possibly an English translation of the German surname Vogelsang.
Stungiewicz Polish
The Stungiewicz family name is recorded in history as heraldically adopted into the Polish heraldic clan Pobog. The Pobog clan was a participant in the Union of Horodlo in the year 1413 between Polish and Lithuanian interests.... [more]
Gonda Japanese
From Japanese 権 (gon) meaning "right" and 田 (Ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
De Clermont French
Means "of the bright hill" from the French de meaning "of" and clair, cler 'bright', 'clear' + mont 'hill'
Aidla Estonian
Aidla is an Estonian surname meaning "store/goods area".
Tross English (American)
This is a surname used by a person in furry culture for his fursona, Arden Tross.
Schweinhardt German
an occupational or nickname having to do with pigs
De La Vega Spanish
Means "of the meadow" in Spanish.
Dedmon English
Variant of Dedman and Dedmond.
Shaban Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Shaban.
Coach Irish
Origin uncertain. Most probably a reduced form of Irish McCoach, which is of uncertain derivation, perhaps a variant of McCaig.
Mar Swiss
The surname Mar has roots from Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, France, Germany, Portugal and Spain. MAR: topographic name for someone living by the sea, from mar ‘sea’ (Latin mare). German: nickname from Middle High German mar(w) ‘tender’, ‘delicate’.
Sallo Estonian
Sallo is an Estonian surname. It is a corruption of "salu", meaning "grove" or "copse".
Goonatillake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණතිලක (see Gunathilaka).
Smolov m Russian
Russian form of Smolak.
Faridi Arabic, Indian (Muslim)
From the given name Farid.
Saengngam Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and งาม (ngam) meaning "beautiful".
Noar English
This surname is thought to be derived from nore which could mean "shore, cliff." This could denote that someone might have lived in a shore or cliff. It may also be used as a surname for someone who lived in the now 'diminished' village of Nore in Surrey.
Ghazarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Ghazaryan.
Klingler German
Occupational name for a bladesmith.
Giorgio Italian
From the given name Giorgio
Van Der Hooning Dutch
Possibly related to Honig.
Schoenmaker Dutch
Means "shoemaker" in Dutch, a cognate of Schuhmacher.
Cluxton English
Altered form of English Claxton.
Oru Estonian
Oru is an Estonian surname derived from "org" meaning "valley".
Gennarelli Italian
Ancient and illustrious Piedmontese family, originally from Polonghera but residing in Cherasco, which is decorated with the titles of: Counts of Cocconato, Lords of Cocconito and Consignori of Marcorengo.
Phasuk Thai
From Thai ผาสุก (phasuk) meaning "happy, content, comfortable".
Nottingham English (British)
A habitational name from the city of Nottingham in the East Midlands. Comes from the Old English name, meaning "homestead (ham) of Snot’s people". The initial S- was lost in the 12th century, due to the influence of Anglo-Norman French.... [more]
Zigler German
Variant of Ziegler.
Corcini Italian (Rare)
Possibly a rare spelling variant of Corsini.
Turzhanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Turzhanov.
Huitema Dutch
Possibly a patronymic form of Hoite, a pet form of names containing the element hugu "mind, thought, spirit", using the Frisian suffix -ma "man of".
Külper German
German cognate of Culpeper.
Lūsis Latvian
Means "lynx".
Beccari Italian
Variant of Beccaria, "butcher".
Rõngas Estonian
Rõngas is an Estonian surname meaning "ring", "annulet", "wreath" and "coil" (circular).
Kaštelan Croatian
Derived from Croatian kaštelan "castellan".
Jóźwik Polish
From the given name Józef.
Nawa Japanese
From Japanese 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation" and 和 (wa) meaning "harmony, peace".
Pang Estonian
Pang is an Estonian surname meaning "pail" and "bucket".
Middaugh English
Variant of German Mittag meaning "midday, south".
Aljand Estonian
Aljand is an Estonian surname derived from "paljand" meaning "outcrop" and "locality".
Cristobal Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Cristóbal primarily used in the Philippines.
Arn German (Swiss)
From the name of a place in Switzerland. Otherwise derived from Middle High German arn "eagle"
Arceo Spanish
From the name of the town of Arceo in La Coruña, Galicia.
Cannington English
Likely refers to a place of the same name.
Junio Spanish
From the given name Junio
Guez Judeo-Spanish
Either derived from Hebrew גָּזַז (gazaz) meaning "to shear, to cut (hair)" or Arabic قزاز (qazzaz) meaning "silk merchant, sericulturist".
Inday Cebuano
Inday means ''darling'' in Visayan language after the Spanish colonized the Philippines the name Inday became derogatory often associated with ''slaves'' and in present days ''domestic helpers''
Fratta Italian
Means "thicket, hedge".
Tkachyov m Russian
From Russian ткач (tkach), meaning "weaver".
Gjorgjeska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Gjorgjeski.
Duman Turkish
Means "smoke, haze, fog" in Turkish.
Višneviškas Lithuanian
This indicates familial origin within the Belarusian agrotown of Víšneva, which was originally Lithuanian & under the name of ''Višnevas''.
Diop Western African, Wolof
From Joob, the name of a Wolof clan, derived from a totemic word meaning "black craned swan" or "peacock".
Niyazova Uzbek, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Feminine transcription of Uzbek/Tajik Ниёзова and Kazakh/Kyrgyz Ниязова (see Niyazov).
Thorogood English
Variant form of Thurgood.
Aminyev Russian
Feminine counterpart is Aminyeva (Аминевa)
Çolak Turkish
Means "one-armed, crippled" in Turkish.
Gastel Dutch
Means "from Gastel", a toponym derived from gastel "inn, guesthouse" (related to gast "guest, stranger").
Modin Swedish
Variant of Modén.
Chikamatsu Japanese
From 近 (chika) meaning "close, near" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine, fir tree".
Batobalani Filipino, Hiligaynon, Cebuano
Means "lodestone, magnet" in Hiligaynon and Cebuano.
Omnes Basque
Of uncertain origin. Possibly from a word meaning “everyone” or “all”
Vladi Czech
Czech, Slovak, and Romanian: from a short form of the personal name Vladislav, an old Slavic name composed of the elements volod ‘rule’ + slav ‘glory’, Latinized as Ladislaus and found in Hungarian as László ( see Laszlo ).
Kara Turkish
Means "black, dark" in Turkish.
Zaborowski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from a town named Zaborowo or Zaborów named with Polish za "beyond" and bór "forest".
Brannan Irish
Variant of Brennan.
Mikulić Croatian
Means ''son of Mikula''.
Reach Scottish, English
Scottish: Nickname For Someone With Streaks Of Gray Or White Hair From Gaelic Riabhach ‘Brindled Grayish’. English And Scottish: Habitational Name From Either Of Two Places Called Reach In Bedfordshire And Cambridgeshire Recorded As Reche In Medieval Documents From Old English Rǣc ‘Raised Strip Of Land Or Other Linear Feature’ (In The Case Of The Cambridgeshire Name Specifically Referring To Devil's Dyke A Post-Roman Earthwork)... [more]
Arizkun Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality in the Navarrese municipality of Baztan.
Gerth German (Swiss)
From a reduced form of Gerhardt. Habitational name for someone from Gerthe near Bochum.
Mac Naught Old Celtic
The origin is celtic / irish and the meaning is "Son of nobody"
Isebara Japanese
A variant of Isehara.
Ramasamy Tamil
From the name of the Hindu god Rama 1 combined with Tamil சாமி (sami) meaning "chief, master, lord" (ultimately from Sanskrit स्वामिन् (svamin)).
Roxburgh Scottish
From Roxburgh, a village near the market town of Kelso in the Scottish Borders area in Scotland, derived from the Old English byname Hroc meaning "rook" and burh meaning "fortified place"... [more]
Asadzadeh Persian
Means "born of Asad".
Wakabayashi Japanese
From Japanese 若 (waka) meaning "young" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".
Wilford English
habitational name from either of two places called Wilford in Nottinghamshire and Suffolk both probably named with an Old English welig "willow" and Old English ford "ford".
Newcomer English (American)
Nickname for a person who was new to a town or location, from Old English niwe meaning "new" and cumen meaning "to come".
Mendosa Spanish
Variant spelling of Mendoza.
Cañete Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Latin American)
Habitational name for a person from any of the places in Spain called Cañete, such as Cañete de las Torres (Seville), Cañete la Real (Málaga) and Cañete (Cuenca).
Gabino Spanish
From the given name Gabino.
Tenaglia Italian
From tenaglia "pincers".
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.
Woodger English (British)
Woodger comes from the occupation of wood cutter in old english
Pfeiff German
Abridged form of German Pfeiffer.
Ichino Japanese
Ichi can mean "market", or "one", and no means "wilderness, rice paddy, field". ... [more]
Lazaros Greek
From the given name Lazaros.
Sukacz Polish (Rare)
father surname.
Ishima Japanese
I means "well, pit, mineshaft" and shims means "island", or it could be spelled with ishi meaning "rock, stone" and ma meaning "pause".
Arne English (British, Rare)
From the name of a village in Dorset named with Old English ærn "house" or hær "at the tumuli".
Dingwall English
From the city of Dingwall in Scotland.
Erzhanova Kazakh
Feminine transcription of Kazakh Ержанов (see Erzhanov).
Gluhek Croatian
Derived from gluh, meaning "deaf".
Moes Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch moes "stew, mush, vegetables, food", either on its own as a nickname for a cook or vegetable farmer, or as a shortened form of a longer name, such as the toponym Moespot "vegetable pot".
Akkaya Turkish
Means "white rock" from Turkish ak meaning "white" and kaya "rock".
Radnice Czech
This indicates familial origin within the Bohemian town of the same name.
Masel German
German from a pet form of a short form of Thomas.
Keever Celtic
From McKeever, a form of McIver, meaning "son of Ivor".
Petin m Russian
Means "son of Petya".
Mataplana Catalan
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous farmhouse in the municipality of La Coma i la Pedra.
Wongai Shona
It is a form of the Shona name Vongai
Kenesova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Kenesov.
Yousaf Urdu
From the given name Yousaf.
Fossi Italian
Variant of Fossa.
Escatel Spanish
Derived from the Latin word “scatellum,” which means “small coin”. It is likely that the surname originally referred to someone who was involved in the production or circulation of small coins, or who had a reputation for being particularly frugal or economical... [more]
Kess German (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Keß.
Tuđman Croatian
Derived from Croatian tuđin meaning "foreigner, stranger". This was the surname of the first president of Croatia, Franjo Tuđman (1922-1999). He was also the ninth and last president of the Socialist Republic of Croatia, which was part of the former state of Yugoslavia.
Hilot Filipino, Cebuano
Means "massage" in Cebuano.
Ghirsci Maltese
The spelling of the original surname indicates that it probably didn't originate from Malta, but the surname is almost only found there anyway. The surname means "cross-eyed".
Lex German, Dutch
From a short form of the personal name Alexius, Alexis.
Mount English
Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains.
Maloloy-on Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano maluloy-on meaning "kind, merciful, compassionate".
Jinjikhashvili Georgian
Meaning unknown.
Fukuguchi Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Hammarskjöld Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish hammare "hammer" and sköld "shield". A notable bearer was diplomat and Secretary-General of the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld (1905-1961).
Kalashnik Ukrainian
Means "maker of kalaches", a variant of калачник (kalachnik) - itself composed of калач (kalach), a type of bread, and the agent suffix -ник (-nik). See also Kalashnikov.
Sarv Estonian
Sarv is an Estonian surname meaning "horn".
Lockhart Scottish, German
Scottish: of uncertain origin, probably from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements loc ‘lock’, ‘bolt’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’. English: occupational name for a herdsman in charge of a sheep or cattlefold, from Old English loc ‘enclosure’, ‘fold’ + hierde ‘herd(er)’.
Schram German, English, Yiddish
Derived from German Schramme (Middle High German schram(me)) and Yiddish shram, all of which mean "scar".
Azuma Japanese
Variant reading of Amuro.
Plasencia Spanish
habitational name from Plasencia in Cáceres province and possibly also a Castilianized form of a habitational name from Plasenzia the name of towns in Zaragoza and Huesca (Aragon).
Bilko Czech
From the Czech word meaning white.
Adrienne Medieval English
The surname dervies from the Latin male given name "(H)adrianus", originally an ethnic name for someone from the seaport of Adria - which gave its name to the Adriatic Sea - who settled in Rome and became known as "the man from Adria" (in Latin, "Adrianus")... [more]
Bagtas Filipino, Tagalog
Means "trail through rough country, passage across wilderness" in Tagalog.
Mancheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Manchev.
Perevozchik Russian, Belarusian
Means "carrier". It is a Russian last name, but it also present in Belarus.
Perri English
Variant of Perry 1.
Polydouris Greek
From the Greek name Polydoros.
Modaffari Italian
Derived from Arabic مُظَفَّر (muẓaffar) meaning "victorious, made triumphant", either via the given name Muzaffar or a nickname.
Steinweg German
Topographic name for someone living at a stone (not dirt) road from Middle High German stein ‘stone’ + weg ‘path’. ... [more]
Lemmon English, Irish, Scottish
Variant spelling of Lemon. A famous bearer was the American actor Jack Lemmon (1925-2001).
Guadalajara Spanish, Spanish (Mexican)
Habitational name from the province of Guadalajara in Castile, derived from Arabic وَادِي الْحِجَارَة (wādī l-ḥijāra) meaning "valley of stones" or "river of stones".
Fujisato Japanese
藤 (Fuji) means "wisteria" and 里 (sato) means "hamlet, village".
Garufi Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly related to the Germanic given name Garulf, or to Arabic qaruf "hard, cruel".
Anzan Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 安蒜 (see Ambiru).
Bouwman Dutch
Means "farmer" in Dutch. Alternatively, a patronymic form of Boudewijn.
Wi Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 衛 (wi) meaning "to block; to protect; to prevent", possibly referring to occupations related to defense.
Cardamone Italian
Occupational name for a spicer.
Hutauruk Batak
From Batak huta meaning "village, area" and uruk meaning "upper, above" or "bone leaves (a type of plant)".
Delfin Spanish
Meaning "dolphin" in Spanish.
Zubenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian зуб (zub), meaning "tooth".
Senda Japanese
From Japanese 千 (sen) meaning "thousand" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Ma Korean
From Sino-Korean 馬 meaning “horse”, or 麻 meaning “hemp, flax, jute”.
Rohtla Estonian
Rohtla is an Estonian surname meaning "veld", "prairie" and "steppe".
Kummerow German
Habitational name from any of various places in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg called Kummerow.
Rechner German
Occupational name from Middle High German rechenære "reckoner keeper of accounts".
Auriol Occitan, French
Possibly derived from Occitan oriol, meaning "oriole". Alternatively, it may be derived from the given name Aurelius.
Toh Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zhuo.
Engineer Indian (Parsi)
Parsi name literally meaning "engineer", referring to someone who made machines or engines. As the British rule of India demanded for all Parsees to adopt a surname, many used English vocabulary based on their occupation.
Jõe Estonian
Jõe is an Estonian surname meaning "fluvial".
Saratxo Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Amurrio.
Mändmäe Estonian
Mändmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "pine hill".
Masih Urdu, Indian (Christian), Hindi
From Urdu مسیح (masih) or Hindi मसीह (masih) referring to the Christian messiah (Jesus Christ), both ultimately from Arabic مسيح (masih). This name is common among Pakistani and North Indian Christians.
Shteyn Yiddish
Yiddish form of Stein.
Taguchi Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Esguerra Spanish, Filipino
Castilianized form of Basque Ezkerra from ezker meaning "left, left-handed".