Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the order is random.
usage
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Dubec French
Geographical du bec "from the stream". Bec (from Germanic baki) is a regional term in Normandy for a stream.
Saenkham Thai
From Thai แสน (saen) meaning "very, extremely" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold" or "word, speech".
Jayatileke Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයතිලක (see Jayathilaka).
Pesta Hungarian
From a pet form of the personal name István, Hungarian form of Steven.
Boehme German
Variant of Böhm
Yousaf Urdu
From the given name Yousaf.
Navarra Italian, Spanish
Means Navarre in Italian and Spanish; which was also the female equivalent to Navarro.
All Estonian
All is an Estonian surname meaning "below" or "beneath".
Maggio Italian
From a nickname or personal name from the month of May, maggio, from Latin Maius (mensis), from Maia, a rather obscure goddess of fertility, whose name is derived from the same root as maius "larger" and maiestas "greatness"... [more]
Petitjean French
Nickname for a small or little man, or ironically a large or tall man, derived from Old French petit meaning "small, little" combined with the given name Jean 1... [more]
Dźwigał Polish
Derived from Polish dźwigać "to lift; to lug".
Liddington English, Scottish (Rare)
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. "of Liddington", a parish in Rutland, near Uppingham; a parish in Wiltshire, near Swindon.
Yazaki Japanese
A variant of Yasaki.... [more]
Hiatt English
From the given name Hiatt
Tharanga Sinhalese
From the given name Tharanga.
Hollobone English
Common surname in the southeast England, predominantly Sussex
Buonocore Italian
Nickname for a reliable or good-hearted person, derived from Italian buono meaning "good" and core meaning "heart" (ultimately from Latin cor).
Chaisuk Thai
From Thai ชัย or ไชย (chai) meaning "victory" and สุข (suk) meaning "joy, happiness".
Darouich Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Darvish (chiefly Moroccan).
Kooistra West Frisian, Dutch
Variant form of Kooij, using the Frisian habitational suffix -stra.
Legaspi Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Legazpi primarily used in the Philippines.
Orakzai Pashto
Means "lost son" from Pashto ورک (worak) meaning "lost" and زوی (zoy) meaning "son".
Allikvee Estonian
Allikvee is an Estonian surname meaning "well water" or "wellspring water".
Səfərli Azerbaijani
From the given name Səfər.
Rakhmatullin Bashkir, Tatar
From the given name Rakhmatulla.
Di Pietrantonio Italian
The surname Di Pietrantonio literally means "son of Pietro" and indicates in a reinforcing way the descent from the progenitor named Pietro.
Phommachack Lao
From Lao ພົມມະ (phomma) referring to the Hindu god Brahma and ຈັກ (chack) meaning "disk, circle, wheel".
Demyan Russian, Ukrainian
From the given name Demyan.
Woodland English
A habitational name for a person who lives in or by a woodland.
Amouroux Occitan
Derived from Occitan amorós meaning "loving, amorous".
Hori Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal".
Wickramasinghe Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विक्रम (vikrama) meaning "stride, pace" or "valour" and सिंह (siṃha) meaning "lion".
Attal Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic عتال ('attal) meaning "porter, carrier".
Andrew English
From the given name Andrew
Hirosawa Japanese
Hiro means "broad, spacious, wide" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Kill German (Rare)
A habitational name for someone from a place named Kill.
Albinez Spanish
Means "son of Albino".
Fawzy Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Fawzi chiefly used in Egypt.
Aihara Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Walkington English
Habitational name from a place in East Yorkshire named Walkington, from an unattested Old English personal name Walca + -ing- denoting association with + tūn.
Viljaste Estonian
Viljaste is an Estonian surname derived from "vilja" meaning "grain", "harvest" and "fruit bearing".
Beterbiev Chechen
Chechen form of Batyrbaev.
Neujahr German
nickname for someone who owed feudal dues at the New Year, or sometimes a name given to someone born on that day
Kunnas Finnish
Means "hill, hillock" in Finnish.
Spengler German
Occupational surname literally meaning “metal worker” or “tin knocker”.
Ragsdale English
Apparently an English habitational name from Ragdale in Leicestershire, which is probably named from Old English hraca "gully", "narrow pass" + dæl "valley", "dale".
Northway English
Habitational name from one or more of the minor places called with Middle English bi northe weie "(place) to the north of the way or road" from the elements norþ "north" and weg "way" including Northway in Monkleigh Widecombe in the Moor and Parkham Norway in Whitestone Narraway in Drewsteignton (all Devon) and Northway in Halse (Somerset)... [more]
Guglielmi Italian
Patronymic form of Guglielmo.
Medlicott English
Derivative from a location in Shropshire, England
Fast German, Swedish
Either a short form of a name starting with the element fast meaning "steadfast, firm", or a nickname for a reliable steadfast person.
Ribchester English
This name originates from the small village in Lancashire that shares the same name. Interestingly, most people with the name 'Ribchester' are in Lancashire, but a lot are also found in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Van Gameren Dutch
Meaning "from Gameren".
Vico Rusyn
Alternate transcription of Vitso.
Renan Breton, French (Rare)
From the given name Renan.
Kovalko m Ukrainian
Variant of Koval.
Kusuda Japanese
From Japanese 楠 (kusu) meaning "camphor tree" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Heigl German
Derived from the given name Hugo.
Jorquera Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality.
Salurand Estonian
Salurand is an Estonian surname meaning "grove beach".
Abourmad Judeo-Spanish
Means "father of the ash collector", derived from Arabic رماد (ramad) meaning "ash, ashes".
Hamiti Albanian
Possibly a variant of Amiti.
Podsolnushek Russian, Belarusian
Means "sunflower".
Confalone Italian
from gonfalone "standard banner" from Old French gonfalon (of ancient Germanic origin) a metonymic occupational name for a standard bearer either in a military context or as the officer of a guild responsible for carrying the banner in religious processions... [more]
Aykroyd English
Variant of Ackroyd. A famous bearer is Canadian actor and comedian Dan Aykroyd (1952-).
Tubiana Judeo-Spanish
From a variant of the given name Tobiah.
Beer English
Habitational name from any of the forty or so places in southwestern England called Beer(e) or Bear(e). Most of these derive their names from the West Saxon dative case, beara, of Old English bearu "grove, wood"... [more]
Yatabe Japanese
From 谷 (ya) meaning "valley" or 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow", 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field", and 部 (be) meaning "section, bureau, division".
Wend German
Variant of Wendt.
Malešev Serbian (Rare)
It is believed that the name derives from the name of a mountain.
Tzviel Hebrew (Modern)
Means "gazelle of god" in Hebrew, from the given name Tzvi combined with el which means "God".
Baffa Italian
The origins of this surname are uncertain, but it may be from Italian baffo "mustache", with the Latinate feminine suffix probably due to the influence of the word famiglia "family". Alternatively it may be Albanian in origin, of unexplained meaning.
Malony Irish
Variant of Moloney.
Carabuz Romanian
Carabuz is a combination betwen 2 Romanian words, ,,cărăbuș" the Romanian form of ,,beetle" and ,,autobuz" the Romanian form of ,,bus"
Ledger English
From the given name Leodegar or Legier. Alternatively, could be an occupational name for a stonemason, ultimately derived from Old English lecgan "to put, place, lay (down)".
Aedma Estonian
Aedma is an Estonian surname derived from "aed", meaning "garden", or "aedmaasikas" meaning "strawberry".
Pulaski Polish
Polish (Pułaski): habitational name for someone from the Pulazie in Łomża Voivodeship.
Hatsuda Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 (see Hatta).
Edmison English, Scottish
Patronymic surname meaning “Son of Edmund”.
Kori Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 氷 (see Kōri).
Moneta Italian
from moneta "money" probably applied as either a nickname for a rich man or as a metonymic occupational name for a moneyer or money lender.
Sandison Scottish
Possibly a Scottish variant of Sanderson.
Ashfaq Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Ashfaq.
Kulawansa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and वंश (vansa) meaning "lineage, clan, family".
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]
Elbaz Judeo-Spanish, Arabic
Alternate transcription of Albaz.
Haritani Japanese
Hari means "Extended Net constellation" and tani means "valley".
Iván Hungarian
From the given name Iván.
Guimond French, French (Quebec)
from the medieval French name Guimond from the Germanic name Wigmund composed of the ancient Germanic elements wig "battle combat" and mund "protection"... [more]
Sale English, French
English: from Middle English sale ‘hall’, a topographic name for someone living at a hall or manor house, or a metonymic occupational name for someone employed at a hall or manor house. ... [more]
Abeysundera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසුන්දර (see Abeysundara).
Soydan Turkish (Modern)
Soy, "lineage, ancestry" and dan "from"; One who has come down from good ancestry (a good family)
Bledig Welsh
"like a wolf"
Ings English
This surname of Norse origin referring to water meadows and marshes, including those that were part of the Humber flood plain.
Recht German
Probably a habitational name from a place so named in the Rhineland.
Rosewood English
Denoting someone who came from a rose wood or grove.
Hautamaa Finnish
Finnish. Topographical, (haute) meaning, “graves, tomb” combined with (maa) meaning, “country.”
Daane Dutch
From a pet form of the personal name Daniel.
Kubu Estonian
Kubu is an Estonian surname meaning a "bundle" or "truss".
Tallarico Italian
It came from the Medieval Italian names Tallarico and Talarico ultimately from the Ostrogothic name Atalarico.... [more]
Hermaküla Estonian
Hermaküla is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "Herman's village".
Mamilov Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush surname, which is from the name of an Ingush teip (clan) possibly from a Turkic word meaning "sweet, delicious" or from an Arabic name of unknown meaning.
Suomalainen Finnish
Means "Finn, person from Finland" in Finnish, From Finnish Suomi "Finland" and the suffix -lainen that combined with a place name, forms the noun for the inhabitant of a place.
Tüür Estonian
Tüür is an Estonian surname meaning "(boat) rudder".
Tennor English (American)
Possibly an altered spelling of Tanner or Tenner.
Beauséjour French (Rare)
Literally means "beautiful sojourn", derived from French beau "beautiful, nice, fine" and French séjour "sojourn, short stay". As such, this surname is most likely a locational surname, in that it originally referred to a scenic place to sojourn in... [more]
Stojković Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Stojan".
Alessio Italian
From the given name Alessio.
Elich German, American
Surname meaning "noble" from edelik or edelich. Notable bearer is professional ice hockey player Matt Elich.
Guidetti Italian
Derived from the given name Guido.
Comberbach English
Habitational name for a person from the village of Comberbach in Cheshire, from the Old English byname or given name Cumbra "Cumbrian" and bæc "stream, brook".
Aasmäe Estonian
Possibly derived from Estonian aas "meadow, lea" and mäe "mountain, hill".
Qasemzadeh Persian
Means "born of Qasem".
Sivelle French
A rare surname.
Norum Norwegian
Ultimately derived from Old Norse nór "narrow strait" and heimr "home, farmstead".
Kolomiytsev m Russian
Russian form of Kolomiyets.
Brogna Italian
From Sicilian brogna "conch, shell".
Sicilia Spanish, Italian
Denotes someone from Sicily.
Odland Norwegian
Habitational name from any of several farmsteads in Rogaland and Hordaland named Odland, from Old Norse Árland, a compound of á ‘small river’ (or another first element of uncertain origin) + land ‘land’, ‘farm’.
Pool Romansh
Derived from the given name Pol.
Abidaoud m English
The Ancient Origins of the Abidaoud Surname:... [more]
Irion German
From a variant of the given name Gereon.
Huertas Spanish
Plural form of Spanish huerta meaning "garden, orchard".
Crough English
Variant of Croke
Tweed English
Variant of Twite.
Nazaire French
From the given name Nazaire.
Saiz Spanish
Variant of Sáez.
Wakely English
Damp meadow
Atlı Turkish
Means "horseman, equestrian" in Turkish.
Melody Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maoiléidigh.
Gvozdik Russian
Means "carnation" in Russian.
Weare English (British)
Derived from the Old English wer, meaning a "weir, dam, fishing-trap". This was used as an occupational surname for fishermen. Originated in Devon, England.... [more]
Gerloff German
Derived from the given name Gerulf. German cognate of Géroux and Giroux.
Neeskens Dutch
Nickname for a nosy person, from Dutch nees meaning "nose, snout". It could also be derived from a Dutch diminutive of the feminine given name Agnes... [more]
Askarov m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar, Bashkir
Means "son of Askar".
Shinozuka Japanese
From Japanese 篠 (shino) meaning "dwarf bamboo" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Sangcap Tagalog
From Tagalog sangkap meaning "ingredient, element, component".
Ram Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil
Derived from the given name Ram 1.
Naberezhnyy m Ukrainian
Means "on the coastline" in Ukrainian.
Burela Galician
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality in the Comarca of La Mariña Central.
Uemoto Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Karaçam Turkish
Means larch.
Shibasaki Japanese
Shiba (柴) means firewood, Saki (崎) means small peninsula.
Bhowmik Indian, Bengali
Means "landowner, landlord" in Bengali, ultimately derived from Sanskrit भूमि (bhūmi) "earth, soil, ground".
Oosterhout Dutch
From the name of various places in the Netherlands, derived from ooster "eastern" and hout "wood, forest".
Nurdauletova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Nurdauletov.
Onesto Italian
From the given name Onesto.
Phommavongsa Lao
From Lao ພົມມະ (phomma) referring to the Hindu god Brahma and ວົງສາ (vongsa) meaning "family".
Lowcock English (British)
A mutation of the location name Laycock. The name is mentioned as far back as 1086.
Bolan Irish
From the given name Beollán.
Gazdiev Ingush (Russified), Ossetian (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush and Ossetian surname derived from the name of an Ingush teip (clan) of unknown meaning, possibly of Turkic origin. The name is mainly found in present-day Ingushetia and North Ossetia-Alania.
Taniura Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".
Holodov Russian
Variant transcription of Kholodov.
Bakulin Russian
possibly a variant of Abakumov
Paistik Estonian
Paistik is an Estonian surname derived from "paistma" meaning to "shine" or "appear".
Wijayasekara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".
Bubien Polish
The name came originally from France. An officer of Napoleon Bonaparte during the French Russian war, in 1812 stayed in Poland and married. One of his sons, became a regional Judge and large land owner in the Belarus area of Poland... [more]
Tehu Estonian
Tehu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "tahuma" meaning to "hew" and "cut".
Dzhopua Abkhaz
Abkhaz family name of unknown meaning.
Lepp German
Unflattering nickname from Middle High German lappe "coxcomb", "puppy" (modern German Laffe).... [more]
Surace Italian, Sicilian
From the italian Greek surname Surakes possibly from Arabic surraq "robber".
Centofanti Italian
Means "a hundred soldiers on foot" in Italian, derived from Italian cento meaning "(a) hundred" and Italian fanti, which is the plural form of fante meaning "soldier, infantryman"... [more]
Rohovyy m Ukrainian
Means "horn (adjective)" in Ukrainian.
Makram Arabic
Derived from the given name Makram.
Dorin Romanian
From the given name Dorin.
Gyros Greek (Cypriot)
From Greek γύρω (gyro) meaning "round".
Pyak Korean (Russified)
Russified form of Baek used by ethnic Koreans living in former Soviet territories.
Milenkov Bulgarian
Means "son of Milenko".
Chen Thai
Possibly a Name that Thai People with Chinese Descendants have. It has a Meaning of "Deserve".
Zanotti Italian
Comes from a pet form of Zani.
Maconochie Scottish
The surname of Alexander Maconochie, a Scottish naval officer, geographer, and penal reformer.
Fresco Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Means "fresh, cool, blooming" in various languages.
Train English
English (Devon): 1. metonymic occupational name for a trapper or hunter, from Middle English trayne, Old French traine ‘guile’, ‘snare’, ‘trap’. ... [more]
Amata Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Ama, added Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, cultivated field".
Lanezo Spanish
Means "Lanezo's street" from Basque abas "Lanezo" and kale "street".
Sobolev Russian
Variant of Sobol.
Panenka Czech
From Czech meaning "doll". Perhaps a nickname for a petite person.
Kulasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Apolinar Spanish
From the given name Apolinar
Huseinović Bosnian
Means "son of Husein".
Wolfram English
From the given name Wulfrun.
França Portuguese
Means "France" in Portuguese.
Koenigsberg Jewish
Associated with the Polish, then Prussian, then German, now Russian town Königsberg.
Bukoyo Kongo
Of unknown meaning.
Wakeham English, Cornish
A locational surname for someone who lived in one of three places called Wakeham in various parts of England, including Cornwall and/or Devon.
Mateer Northern Irish (Anglicized)
A variant of Mcateer used chiefly by Northern Irish Protestants. The change in spelling of the element Mac or Mc, meaning "son" in Irish, removed its bearers' connections to Irish-speaking Catholics during a time when it would have been socially beneficial to be seen as Protestant Unionists.
Khatiwada Nepali
From the name of a village in the Doti District of Nepal.
Delisle English, French
Derived from De L'Isle meaning "of the Isle, from the Isle" in French.