JankajSlovak Jankaj is the name of my ancestors who lived in Snina, Slovakia. It is also spelled Janko
DharmawansaSinhalese Derived from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and वंश (vansa) meaning "lineage, clan, family".
Al-ZahraniArabic Means "the Zahrani" in Arabic, referring to the Zahran (زهران) tribe in Saudi Arabia. The name itself is derived from Arabic زهراني (zahran) meaning "flowering, blossoming", ultimately from زَهْرَة (zahra) meaning "flower, blossom" (see Zahrah).
DurwardEnglish, Scottish Occupational name meaning "doorkeeper, porter", derived from Old English duru "door" and weard "guard, guardian". In Medieval Scotland, this was a hereditary title for the warden of the king’s door.
HewEnglish English: variant of the name Hugh. This was at one time the usual form of the personal name in Scotland. English: occupational name from Middle English hewe ‘domestic servant’
KällSwedish From Swedish källa "source (of a stream of water)", ultimately derived from Old Norse kelda.
ValoisFrench topographic name for someone who lived in a valley, or a habitational name from any of the various places called Vallois, or regional name from the district in northern France so called, which was once an independent duchy... [more]
ForsmanSwedish Combination of Swedish fors "rapid" (geology) and man "man".
ThurlesEnglish Today's generation of the Thurles family bears a name that was brought to England by the migration wave that was started by the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Thurles family lived in Suffolk, at Thurlow which was in turn derived from the Old English word tryohlaw, meaning dweller by the hill.
SummerEnglish, German From Middle English sum(m)er, Middle High German sumer "summer", hence a nickname for someone of a warm or sunny disposition, or for someone associated with the season of summer in some other way.
DempsterEnglish, Manx, Scottish Occupational name for a judge or arbiter, derived from Middle English demster "judge, one who pronounces sentence or doom".
HerefordEnglish Habitational name from Hereford in Herefordshire, or Harford in Devon and Goucestershire, all named from Old English here "army" + ford "ford".
PrinsDutch, Jewish Means "prince" in Dutch, a doublet of Prince. Often a habitational name for someone who lived or worked near a location named Prins, such as an inn or windmill, or sign depicting the Prince of Orange... [more]
LacsinaPampangan From Kapampangan laksina meaning "south", ultimately derived from Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa).
WimalasenaSinhalese From Sanskrit विमल (vimala) meaning "clean, pure" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".
ZubatovmRussian From Russian зуб (zub), meaning "tooth".
BauzaCatalan From Balearic Catalan bausá meaning "foolish" or "silly".
AburadaJapanese From 油 (abura) meaning "oil" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
PoseyEnglish, French Derived from the Greek word "desposyni." The Desposyni is a term referring to a group of people that are allegedly direct blood relatives to Jesus. They are mentioned in Mark 3:21 and Mark 3:31. American actress Parker Posey is a famous bearer.
WakiJapanese Wa means "harmony" and ki means "tree, wood".
MaltezPortuguese Likely has origins in the Portuguese word "maltez," now written as "maltês," which translates to "Maltese" in English. This surname might have been adopted by families with connections to the Mediterranean island of Malta or by individuals who had some association with Maltese culture or trade.
HerraduraSpanish (Philippines) Means "horseshoe" in Spanish, possibly an occupational name for someone who worked with horseshoes.
TrollopeEnglish Locational surname derived from Trolhop, the original name of Troughburn, a place in Northumberland, England. The place name means "troll valley" from Old Norse troll "troll, supernatural being" and hop "enclosed valley, enclosed land"... [more]
UmlaufGerman German: occupational name for a policeman in a town or city, from Middle High German umbe laufen ‘to make the rounds’.
PõhjalaEstonian Põhjala is an Estonian surname meaning "the North" and "Northern area" as well as "Norse".
ScheinGerman, Jewish from Middle High German schīn German schein "shining brightness" hence a nickname for someone with either a radiant personality or possibly for someone living in a sunny location or a Jewish artificial name.
OcchiovivoItalian Probably from Italian occhio "eye" and vivo "vivid, intense; alive", likely given to foundlings.
MasumotoJapanese From Japanese 増 (masu) meaning "increase" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
DycianGerman (East Prussian), Hebrew The surname "Dycian" is quite rare, with limited information available regarding its origin or meaning. One suggestion proposes that it may derive from the German word "dicyan," meaning "cyanogen," a chemical compound... [more]
LehighGerman, Irish Derived from a Native American word "Lechauwekink", meaning "where there are forks in the stream". Variant of Lechau .
LiemanDutch From a Germanic personal name composed of liut "people", or possibly liob "dear, beloved", combined with man "person, man" (see Liutman, Liefman).
AlmánzarSpanish (Caribbean) Derived from Arabic المنظر (al manẓar) meaning "the view" or "the lookout". This surname is primarily used in the Dominican Republic.
FinneFinnish, Finland Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish (Rare) Derived from Swedish, Norwegian and Danish finne "Finn", ultimately from Old Norse finnr "Sámi, person from Finland". In Norwegian and Danish sometimes habitational.
PaskEnglish Derived from the medieval given name Pask from Middle English Paske Pashe Pake "Easter Passover" (Old French Pasques Paque) probably originally used as a personal name for someone born at Easter... [more]
ImberiGerman (Swiss) It comes from Stuttgart Germany from the late 1800s. Then the name moved to a small village outside of Odessa Ukraine, in my family at least.
PaquinFrench Originated in east France. This last name signified a freehold that permitted use of a cluster of land or pastures. The name became “he who possesses lands” and "he who is wise."
DuhonFrench Gascon variant of Dufon or Dufond, which is a topographic name from fond meaning “bottom,” with fused preposition and definite article du meaning “from the.” The surname Duhon is very rare in France.
CharlierFrench, Walloon Occupational name for a cartwright wheelwright from Old French charrelier a derivative of charrel "cart" a diminutive of char "cart carriage".
HolteyGerman Old German name meaning "Wood Island". Holt means wood and ey means island. Family can be traced back to around 650 A.D. and is located in the Ruhr and Essen area of Germany.
LesorukovmRussian From Russian dialectal лесорук (lesoruk), meaning "lumberjack, woodcutter". The word itself comes from лес (les) "forest" and рука (ruka) "hand, arm".
KohverEstonian Kohver is an Estonian surname meaning "suitcase", "trunk" and "coffer".
KivirüütEstonian Kivirüüt is an Estonian surname meaning "stone plover".
DudinRussian Derived from Russian дудка (dudka), which denotes a wind-blown instrument similar to a flute or pipe. It was probably used to denote a musician or shepherd who played the flute or pipe, as well as someone who made pipes... [more]
VidlerEnglish Either (i) from a medieval nickname based on Anglo-Norman vis de leu, literally "wolf-face"; or (ii) "violinist, fiddle player" (cf. Fiedler).
InsisiengmayLao From Lao ອິນ (in) referring to the Hindu god Indra, ສີ (si) meaning "majesty, glory, splendour", ຊຽງ (siang) meaning "city, town" and ໃໝ່ (mai) meaning "new".
MccurdyIrish (Anglicized), Scottish Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Mhuircheartaigh, a patronymic from Muircheartach, a personal name composed of the elements muir "sea" and ceartach "ruler", hence "skilled seaman"... [more]
UrushizakiJapanese From Japanese 漆 (urushi) meaning "lacquer" and 崎/﨑 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
VarnerGerman Habitational name for someone from Farn near Oberkirch, or Fahrnau near Schopfheim.
MumbyEnglish Habitational name from a place in Lincolnshire so named from the Old Norse personal name Mundi (see Monday ) + Old Norse bȳ 'farmstead village'.
Di NardoItalian (Tuscan) Ancient and illustrious family, called Nardo, Nardi or De Nardi, originally from Tuscany, spread over the centuries in various regions of Italy.
IchitomiJapanese (Rare) From either 市 (ichi) meaning "market, fair" or 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 富/冨 (tomi) meaning "riches, wealth, fortune."... [more]
GrosvenorEnglish English surname of Norman origin meaning ‘the master huntsman’. Derived from Le Grand Veneur, this title was held by Hugh d'Avranches who accompanied William the Conqueror in the Norman invasion of England in 1066.
TatarshaoAbazin Possibly from a nickname for a Tatar person.
SanxSpanish A variation of the surname Sáenz, derived from the popular medieval given name Sancho. This given name was originally derived from the Latin name Sanctius a derivative of the Latin word 'sanctus', meaning 'holy'... [more]
ParamoreFrench (Rare) origin is unknown but the meaning of the name is lover used in France and England
GhirsciMaltese 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".
PilarskiPolish Occupational name for a sawyer, Polish pilarz + -ski, common ending of surnames.
MouchtarisGreek Greek form of Mukhtar, from Arabic mukhtar (مختار) meaning "the chosen".
StoutScottish, English Probably a nickname for a brave or powerfully built man, from Middle English stout ‘steadfast’. A contrary origin derives from the Old Norse byname Stútr ‘gnat’, denoting a small and insignificant person.
DominieScottish Occupational name for a church schoolmaster, from Latin domine, a vocative form of dominus, "lord" "master".
BisleyEnglish (British) Bisley is a locational surname from the village of Bisley in Surrey. It comes from the words biss meaning “brown” or "ashy" and leah meaning “clearing” denoting a wide area of untilled land such as a meadow or woodland.
ArrowsmithEnglish Occupational name for someone who made the iron tips for arrows.
KikutaJapanese From Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
CooleyIrish Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Chúille ‘son of the servant of (Saint) Mochúille’, a rare Clare name.
ZahnGerman Zahn was a nickname given to a person with a peculiar tooth or a strange or defective set of teeth. It comes from the Middle High German Zan(t), which means "tooth".