Browse Submitted Surnames

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Shichiho Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Shichihō).
Sumisu Japanese
This is the Japanese pronunciation of Smith
Ansted English
Variant of Anstead, possibly derived from places named with Old English ham-stede meaning "homestead".
Garðarsdóttir f Icelandic
Means "Garðar's daughter" in Icelandic.
Low Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Romanization of Liu chiefly used in Malaysia and Singapore.
Aburai Japanese (Rare)
Abura means "oil" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".
Medrano Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Riojan municipality.
Palomares Spanish
Derived from Spanish "palomar," meaning "dovecote" or "columbarium". An occupational name for someone who was known for raising or caring for carrier pigeons or doves.
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''
Raisch German, German (Swiss)
From Middle High German rīsch, rūsch ‘reed’, ‘rush’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived near a reed bed, or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for someone who used or harvested reeds... [more]
Merrix Welsh
Variant of Merricks.
Sakon Japanese
A notable bearer is the actor Peter Sakon Lee.
Teodorović Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Teodor".
Kindy English
"From Kinder".
Ó Maolmhóna Irish
Means "descendant of Maolmhóna"
Hahner German
Occupational name for a poultry farmer, from an agent derivative of Middle High German hane "rooster".
Ilyashevich Belarusian
Means "son of Ilya".
Pionke German, Polish
Germanized form of Slavic Pinoek, which is a nickname from pionek ‘puppet’.
Kahana Jewish
Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew surname, Cohen.
Miroshnichenko Ukrainian
Means "son of the miller" in Ukrainian, from Ukrainian мірошник (miroshnyk) meaning "miller". A famous bearer of the name is Ukrainian chess grandmaster Evgenij Miroshnichenko (1978-).
Hatzis Greek
Hatzis is the modern form of the Greek khatzis 'a pilgrim to Jerusalem' (either Christian or Muslim), considered a high social distinction. The Greek term is Semitic in origin and is cognate with Arabic hajj 'pilgrimage (to Mecca).'
Tedsungnoen Isan
From Thai สูงเนิน (Sung Noen) meaning "Sung Noen", a district in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
Melgosa Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Castilian municipalities, Melgosa de Burgos or Melgosa de Villadiego. It could also indicate familial origin within the Manchego municipality La Melgosa.
Gerloff German
Derived from the given name Gerulf. German cognate of Géroux and Giroux.
Mast Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch mast "(ship's) mast; pole", a nickname for a tall, lanky man. Alternatively, it can derive from the homonym mast "pig fodder, animal fodder".
Fleureme Haitian Creole
The surname Fleureme is found in Haiti more than any other country/territory.Meaning is French Flower.
Sing German, Chinese (Cantonese), Indian
German: probably a variant of Seng. ... [more]
Nihon'yagi Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 二本柳 (see Nihon'yanagi).
Arquisch Romansh
Derived from the given name Hartwig.
Büchler German
Habitional name for someone from Büchle or Büchel, or who lived near beech trees, ultimately from Büche "beech (tree)". Alternatively, could be an occupational name for someone who pressed oil from beechnuts.
Godrich German
German form of Goodrich.
Prisco Italian
From the given name Prisco
Whitehall English
From the name of any of several locations in England, derived from Old English hwit "white" and halh "nook, corner", or sometimes heall "hall, manor".
Afsar Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Afsar.
McCartney Scottish Gaelic
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Artaine, (meaning ‘son of Artan’) which is a diminutive of the personal name Art, meaning ‘bear’ or ‘hero’. Compare Irish Mac Artáin (see McCartan), of which this surname is a variant.
Katayose Japanese
From Japanese 片 (kata) meaning "one-sided, partial" and 寄 (yose) meaning "contribute, donate, increase".
Bilichenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian білий (bilyy), meaning "white".
Martina Italian
Derived from the given name Martina
Elexalde Basque
The name of several locations in Biscay, Spain, derived from Basque elexa "church" (variant of eliza) and -alde "near, by; side". Compare Elizalde.
Pozharsky Russian
Possibly from Russian пожар (požár) meaning "fire, conflagration". A famous bearer of the name was Russian prince Dmitry Mikhaylovich Pozharsky (1577-1642) known for his military leadership during the Polish–Muscovite War.
Mac Thighearnáin Irish
Means "descendant of Tighearnán".
Lunski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Łońsko in Piła voivodeship or Łono in Rzeszów voivodeship.
Grzybczyk Polish
From Grzybek with the suffix -yk or Grzyb with the suffix -czyk, both ultimately from grzyb meaning "mushroom".
Frog English
From the English word frog which is a type of amphibian.
Shokry Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Shukri.
Kivimäki Finnish
Derived from Finnish kivi "stone" and mäki "hill".
Ashqar Arabic
From the given name Ashqar.
Szokoli Hungarian
Means "falcons" in Hungarian.
Kõuts Estonian
Kõuts is an Estonian surname meaning "cat" (also, in Estonian "Kass") or "tomcat".
Bryer English
Variant spelling of Brier, or perhaps sometimes an Americanized form of German Breuer.
Kõnd Estonian
Kõnd is an Estonian surname meaning "walk".
Hammad Arabic
Derived from the given name Hammad.
Łuczak Polish
Derived from the Polish word łuk meaning "bow."
Minegishi Japanese
From Japanese 嶺 (mine) meaning "peak, summit" and 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, seashore, bank".
Murdmaa Estonian
Murdmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "off-road" (literally, "fraction(al) land").
Babayan Armenian
Derived from Turkish baba meaning "father".
Alyokhina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Алёхин (see Alyokhin).
Watayō Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 濟陽 (Watayō), a variant reading of Japanese 濟陽 (Saiyō), from Chinese 濟陽 (Jìyáng) meaning "Jiyang", a town in the county of Xiayi in the city of Shangqiu in the province of Henan in China.... [more]
Malyshkin m Russian
Derived from Russian word малыш (malysh) meaning baby.
Mavris Greek
From the Greek word mavros (black).
Madeiras Portuguese
Came from the Portuguese Madeira word "wood" or "timber". perhaps the portuguese version of the surname Woods or someone who's from the Portuguese island Madeira
Durieux French
Derived from Old French riu meaning "river, stream", originally used to indicate someone who lived by a stream.
Laflèche French (Quebec)
A French-Canadian secondary surname from "Richer dit Laflèche," used independently since 1746. Laflèche is derived from the French town of La Flèche, in the former province of Anjou.
Álamo Spanish, Portuguese
Either a topographic name from álamo "poplar" or a habitational name from any of several places in Spain and Portugal named with this word.
Kurisu Japanese
This surname is used as 栗栖, 栗須, 栗洲 with 栗 (ri, ritsu, ononoku, kuri) meaning "chestnut", 栖 (sei, su.mu) meaning "cobweb, den, hive, nest, rookery", 須 (shu, su, subekara.ku, subeshi, hige, matsu, mochi.iru, moto.meru) meaning "by all means, necessarily, ought" and 洲 (shuu, su, shima) meaning "continent, country, island, sandbar."... [more]
Tào Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Cao, from Sino-Vietnamese 曹 (tào).
Cremins Irish
An Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic Ó Cruimín
Nurmiste Estonian
Nurmiste is an Estonian surname derived from "nurm" meaning "lea/meadow".
Bourcard French, German (Gallicized)
From the given name Bourcard, variant of Bouchard, and frenchified form of Burckhardt.
Kaynak Turkish
Means "source" in Turkish.
Bennettson English
Means 'Son of Bennett'.
M'Beirick Western African
Most likely a variant of M'Bareck.
Lo Guasta Italian
Variant of Guasti, literally "the broken". Probably used as a nickname for someone with a twisted or deformed limb, used in at least one case for a foundling.
Kanbara Japanese
From Japanese 神 (kan) meaning "god" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Zubiaga Basque
Means "place of the bridge", from Basque zubi "bridge" and the locative suffix -aga.
Ōmura Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Stinson English, Scottish
This is one of the many patronymic forms of the male given name Stephen, i.e. son of Stephen. From these forms developed the variant patronymics which include Stim(p)son, Stenson, Steenson, and Stinson.
Allemann German (Swiss)
Derived from German Alemanne, originally "member of the Alemanni tribe", this word came to denote "of Germanic descent". It was used to refer to members of the German-speaking population of Switzerland (as opposed to those who spoke one of the Romance languages; compare Welsch).
De Jesús Spanish (Latin American)
Means "of Jesus" in Spanish.
Grace English
From the given name Grace
Leva Bulgarian (Rare), Czech (Rare), French (Rare), Jewish (Rare)
From the Hebrew given name Lev, meaning Lion. It is also the name of the currency in Bulgaria, and a verb in French meaning to lever or to lift.
Yoshihama Japanese
From the Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "fortune, good luck" and 浜 or 濱 (hama) meaning "beach."
Rundlett French
this is a french word for little wine barrels.
Maeno Japanese
From Japanese 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and 野 (no) meaning "area, field, wilderness".
Maksymova Ukrainian
Feminine transcription of Ukrainian Максимов (see Maksymov).
Erpingham English
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous village in Norfolk.
Subramaniam Tamil
From the given name Subramaniam
Mousazadeh Persian
Means "born of Mousa" in Persian.
Nō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).
Binotto Italian
Possible diminutive of Bini or Bino. Possible variant of German Binoth
Br Maharaja f Batak
Feminine form of Maharaja. The Br (short form of boru, pronounced BOH-roo) part is a nickname for women in Bataknese (except Karo tribe).
Mance Italian
Variant of Manco.
Minatoya Japanese
From Japanese 湊 or 港 (minato) meaning "port, harbour" combined with 屋 (ya) meaning "dwelling, roof".
Thorogood English
Variant form of Thurgood.
Ursuya Basque (Gallicized)
Parisianized form of Urtsua.
Gatmaitan Filipino, Tagalog
From a Hispanicised form of Gat Maitan, a title meaning "lord of Mait" that was used by rulers of an ancient place named Mait or Maitan.
Hakizimana Central African
Means "God cures" in Burundian and Rwandan.
Havard Welsh
Meaning uncertain. It may be derived from the name of the city of Hereford in England or the port city of Le Havre in France.
Wijnands Dutch
Means "son of Wijnand".
Mauer German
Variant of Maurer.
Rəhimov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Rəhim".
Yorke English
Variant of York.
Blumenkrantz German, Jewish
Means "flower-wreath" in German.
Carveth English
From the village of Carveth, from Cornish Karvergh meaning "fort of horses".
Akemi Japanese
Ake means "bright" and mi means "mindset, view".... [more]
Ivan Croatian, Slovak
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Landgraab Banat Swabian
The surname "Landgrab" (or its variations) is believed to have originated in Swabia, an area in Germany. The HouseOfNames website says the earliest known bearer of the name was Ulrich dictus Landgrave in 1276.
Gareginyan Armenian
Means "son of Garegin".
Mahmood Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Mahmud.
Stonor English
Locational name from a village in Oxfordshire, England. The name comes from Old English stán "stony" and the place was named for a stone circle on the land.
Premadasa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit प्रेम (prema) meaning "love, affection" and दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".
Jātnieks Latvian
Means "the rider".
Avdeyeva Russian
feminine form of Avdeyev
Akuzawa Japanese
From Japanese 阿久沢 (Akuzawa), a variant spelling of 悪沢 (Akuzawa) meaning "Akuzawa", a division in the area of Azuma in the city of Midori in the prefecture of Gumma in Japan.... [more]
Sawabe Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh, wetlands, swamp" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section" or 辺 (be) meaning "area, place, vicinity".
Jezavitaŭ Belarusian
Patronymic surname derived from dialectal Belarusian езавіт (jezavit) meaning "jesuit".
Pikalov m Russian
Means "from Pikalovo, Pikalevo, Pikalev" or other similar sounding places. These are the names of various Russian villages.
Shichihoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Shichihō).
Scriblerus Literature
The Scriblerus Club was an informal association of authors, based in London, that came together in the early 18th century. The nucleus of the club included the satirists Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope... [more]
Cifrino Italian (Rare)
Possibly from an inflection of Italian cifrare, meaning "to monogram, to abbreviate (a name) to initials; to encode, to cypher", or perhaps a derived term meaning "little nothing". Ultimately from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr) "empty, zero".
Dar Kashmiri, Pakistani, Indian
Variant of Dhar used by Kashmiris in Pakistan.
Orange Medieval English, Medieval French, English
Derived from the medieval female name, or directly from the French place name. First used with the modern spelling in the 17th century, apparently due to William, Prince of Orange, who later became William III... [more]
Duhoň Slovak, Czech
Nickname derived from Slovak dúha or Czech duha which both mean “rainbow.” In old Czech duha also means “bruise.”
Kriško Slovak
Derived from the given name Krištof.
Peress Breton (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
It means Son of Peter (Pedro).
Vladić Croatian, Serbian
Means ''son of Vlad''.
Loudon Scottish, English (Canadian)
This surname is Scottish, although also recorded in England. It is believed to be locational from the village of Loudoun, in the district of Cunningham, in the county of Ayrshire. The placename is composed of the Northern English word "low", meaning a flame or beacon, itself from the pre 7th century Norse word "loge", plus the Gaelic "doun", meaning a hill... [more]
Uukkivi Estonian
Uukkivi is an Estonian surname meaning "dormer/bay stone".
Sheen English
Meaning unknown, though possibly a variant of Sean. A famous bearer of the surname is actor Charlie Sheen.
Karunaratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කරුණාරත්න (see Karunaratne).
Murphey Irish
Variant of Murphy
Heinl German
South German variant of Heinle.
Kondraki Polish
Kondraki comes from the Polish Kondracki and is given to Benjamin and Draven Kondraki, employees at the fictional SCP Foundation. Benjamin is a chaotic and fun researcher with a carefree attitude, while Draven, his son, is a cautious field agent in a relationship with James Talloran... [more]
O'flynn Irish
Means "descendant of Flynn.
Bonuš Czech
From a pet form of the personal name Bonifác, Czech form of Bonifacio.
Linney English
From an Old English female personal name Lindgifu, Lindgeofu, composed of the elements lind ‘lime (wood)’, i.e. ‘shield’ (a transferred sense) + gifu, geofu ‘gift’.
Periz Gascon
Periz is a Gascon surname. It's a native of the region of Gascony (Guyenne). Its signification is Descendant of Peter (Also is The family of Peter). In the French languaje is Pierre. It's a surname of the Christian inspiration and alludes to St... [more]
Zare Persian
Derived from Arabic زارع (zari') meaning "farmer".
Rzucidlo Polish
Nickname for an eager or ebullient person from a derivative of rzucic ‘to throw’, ‘to throw oneself at someone’.
Boltz German
May designate a creator of bolts for crossbows or bowmen. May also be a short form of Baldwin.
Kincaid Scottish
Scottish habitational name from a place near Lennoxtown, north of Glasgow, which is first recorded in 1238 as Kincaith and in 1250 as Kincathe... [more]
Sozio Italian
Archaic Italian form of socio meaning "companion, partner, ally".
Shoat English (American)
Variant of Choate
Swanepoel Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare)
From the place name Zwaenepoel "swan pool".
Levitz Jewish
Derived from the given name Levi.
Blow English
From a medieval nickname for someone with a pale complexion (from Middle English blowe "pale"). This surname was borne by English composer John Blow (1649-1708) and British fashion editor Isabella Blow (original name Isabella Delves Broughton; 1958-2007); additionally, "Joe Blow" is a name used colloquially (in US, Canadian and Australian English) as representative of the ordinary uncomplicated unsophisticated man, the average man in the street (of which the equivalent in British English is "Joe Bloggs").
Alatalu Estonian
Alatalu is an Estonian surname meaning "area farm/farmstead".
Umekita Japanese
From 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" and 北 (kita) meaning "north".
Ingleston English (British)
Ingleston is an exceptionally rare surname and seems to be posessed by a single family who much grew larger in the 19th century. ... [more]
Boccafusca Italian
Possibly means "dark mouth", from bocco "mouth" and fosco "dark, gloomy", a nickname for someone who often spoke ill of others, or perhaps given to foundlings.
Karol Jewish (Ashkenazi), Polish, Rusyn, Slovak
Polish, Slovak Rusyn, Slovak: from the personal name Karol 1, Polish and Slovak equivalent of Charles.... [more]
Colella Italian
From a diminutive of Cola, a short form of the given name Nicola 1.
Mouton French
Nickname from Old French mouton "sheep" used for a docile mild-mannered person for someone easily led or perhaps for a curly-haired man... [more]
Savvides Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Σαββίδης (see Savvidis) chiefly used in Cyprus.
Ashbe English
Derived from one of the several places in England called Ashby.
Van Hertrooij Dutch
Means "from Hertrooij", most likely a place name in the Netherlands. It could possibly derive from Middle Dutch hert meaning "deer" and rood meaning "red".
Hyōdō Japanese
From Japanese 兵 (hyō) meaning "soldier" and 藤 (dō) meaning "wisteria".
Wiesel German, Jewish
Means "weasel" in German.
Kushman German, Jewish
Variant spelling of Kuschmann.
Masterman English
occupational name meaning "servant of the master" from Middle English maister "master" (Latin magister "teacher, master, leader") and mann "man".
Angiello Italian
Uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from a variant of the given name Angelo.
Turnburke Austurian
This is my mother's maiden name. Her grandfather, Francis Turnburke was born in Lisbon Portugal in 1825. This family lived in Washington D C. It is said the name was changed from Turnburg to Turnburk then to Turnburke.
Colegio Spanish
Literally means "college" in Spanish.
Sarohdo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 佐良土 (see Sarōdo).
Leuenberger German (Swiss)
Means "one who came from Löwenberg" in German.
Maassen Dutch
Patronymic form of Maas.
Kapittatha Na Krungthep Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Eckhardt German
From the given name Eckhard.
Aspinall English
A locational name of Anglo-Saxon origin, it means “aspen well”.
G'ofurov Uzbek
Means "son of Gʻofur".
Figgins English
Derived from a medieval diminutive of Fulk (such as Fygge or Fulchon).
Louise French
From the given name Louise or a variant of Louis.
Vogt Von Fronhausen Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt. Members of this noble family also use the surname Vogt de Franhausen.
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