Browse Submitted Surnames

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Abeyweera Sinhalese
From Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and वीर (vīra) meaning "hero, man, brave".
al-Ghoul Arabic (Mashriqi)
Perhaps from the Arabic folklore tradition of the ghoul. In the English speaking world, this name is probably known from the Batman comic/movie characters Ra's al Ghul and Talia al Ghul.
Arik Turkish
Means "thin, lean" in Turkish.
Sarip Maranao, Maguindanao
From a title of nobility meaning "sharif, religious chief", ultimately from Arabic شريف (sharif).
Gadžo Bosnian
It is assumed that Gadžo derives from the old-Indian gārhya ("domestic") and means farmer, villager, head of the house or husband.
Tesfaye Amharic, Ethiopian
From the given name Tesfaye.
Federspiel German (Swiss)
Derived from Middle High German vederspil "bird of prey (trained for hunting)", this was an occupational name for a falconer.
Fältskog Swedish
Combination of Swedish fält "field" and skog "forest". Agnetha Fältskog (b. 1950) is a Swedish singer and former member of ABBA.
Hazzard English
Variant spelling of Hazard.
Andrevski Macedonian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Andrej".
Rodić Serbian, Croatian
Possibly derived from roda (рода), meaning "stork".
Van Blerk Dutch
Van Blerk is a Dutch noble surname.
Asa Japanese
Variously written, sometimes with characters used phonetically. It can mean ‘morning’, but the most likely meaning is ‘hemp’, making it a topographic or occupational name. Both forms are found mostly in Amami, one of the Ryūkyū Islands.
Panesh Circassian (Russified)
From Adyghe пэ (pă) meaning "nose" and нэшъу (năŝ°) "blind".
Palle Telugu
This Surname usually belong to Fisherman Sect in Andhra Pradesh State of India
Assamoah Akan, Western African
Variant of Asamoah
Mukhtarova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Mukhtarov.
Austria Spanish (Philippines)
From the name of the European country, either as an ethnic name or a reference to the Austrian Habsburg dynasty, which ruled Spain in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Sarkeesian Armenian
Variant of Sarkisian. Anita Sarkeesian is a Canadian-American feminist media critic. She is the founder of Feminist Frequency, a website that hosts videos and commentary analyzing portrayals of women in popular culture.
Rogov m Russian
From рог (rog) meaning "horn".
Unzueta Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Untzueta.
Reshetnikov Russian
Occupational name for a maker of sieves or gratings, derived from Russian решетник (reshetnik) meaning "sheathing, grate, sieve".
Ó Cuill Irish
Meaning, "wood, forest, or shrub hazel tree."
Pryimak Ukrainian
In Ukrainian means 'adoptee'
Oren Jewish
From the given name Oren.
Jocelyn English
Another of the names brought to England in the eleventh century by the Normans, and mentioned in the Domesday Book. Originally a masculine name only.
Wryta Norman
Old Norse Men Normans Wryta brothers fought with William The Conqueror at Battle of Hastings onto King Henry VIII granting landed, gentry, coat of arms, baronetcy, and lord title to Sir John Wright 1 of Kelvedon Hall ESsex on 6/20/1509
Mentis Greek
From the ancient greek name Mentios.
Đặng Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Deng, from Sino-Vietnamese 鄧 (đặng).
Campanano Italian
Southern Italian:... [more]
Guillén Spanish
From the given name Guillén.
Suurmaa Estonian
Suurmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "big land".
Grabe German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a dike or ditch, or habitational name from either of two places in Thuringia named with this word: Grabe and Graba.
Sheng Chinese
From Chinese 盛 (shèng) meaning "flourishing, prosperous", also referring to the ancient state of Sheng which existed during the Zhou dynasty in present-day Shandong province.
Hrysyuk Ukrainian
Maybe related to Hrytsenko.
Sugisaki Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, promontory, peninsula".
Roychowdhury Bengali
Combination of Roy and Chowdhury.
Rezapoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian رضاپور (see Rezapour).
Kolokotronis Greek
Notable bearer of this name is ... [more]
El Amari Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the Amari", from the Arabic given name Ammar. Mainly found in Morocco.
Tateoka Japanese
From Japanese 立 (tate) meaning "stand, rise" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Van Gent Dutch
Means "from Ghent" in Dutch, the name of a city in Belgium possibly derived from Celtic ganda "confluence; place where two rivers meet", or from the name of the Celtic goddess Gontia, tutelary deity of the river Günz#.
Colombe French
Either from the given name Colombe or a habitational name from a place in France named La Colombe... [more]
Zięba Polish
From ‘finch’; a nickname for someone thought to resemble the bird or maybe because a person lived in an area with many finches. Perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a birdcatcher or dealer.
Taheri Persian
From the given name Taher.
Gotówko Polish
Derived from Polish gotówka "cash".
Thavornvong Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai ถาวรวงศ์ (see Thawonwong).
Guilfoyle Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mac Giolla Phóil
Allemand French
Means "German, relating to Germany" in French. Cognate to English Allman and Spanish Alemán.
Keziah English (Rare)
From the given name Keziah.
Stiles English
From Old English stigel, stigol ‘steep uphill path’ (a derivative of stigan ‘to climb’).
Château French
French cognate of Castle.
Oldknow English
Originally "Oldknoll"; deriving from the word knoll meaning ''hill''.
Rosenblum Jewish
From rosen meaning "rose" and blume meaning "flower".
Ataru Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 中 (see Naka).
Sayetan Thai
Alternate transcription of Saetan.
Dimitriadis Greek
Means "son of Dimitris".
Zaib Urdu
From the given name Zaib.
Sanjou Japanese
From Japanese 三 (san) meaning "three" and 條 or 条 (jou) meaning "paragraph".
Engländer German, Jewish
German ethnic name from Engländer "Englishman" and Jewish artificial name distributed at random by Austrian clerks.
Nureyeva Russian, Tatar, Bashkir
Feminine variant of Nureyev.
Rustemoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Rustemoski.
Glassford Scottish
Habitational name from Glassford in Strathaven (Lanarkshire).
Shroff Indian, Hindi, Gujarati, Arabic, Urdu, Indian (Parsi)
Originally an occupational name for a cashier, money changer or banker, derived from Gujarati સરાફ (saraf) meaning "bullion merchant", itself ultimately derived from Arabic صراف (sarraf) meaning "teller".
Fee Irish
Variant of O'fee.
Yoakam German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Joachim.
Rakuami Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 楽 (raku) meaning "sukha" and 阿弥 (Ami), a dharma name for male followers of Amitabha.
Natividad Spanish
From the personal name Natividad "nativity, Christmas", from Latin nativitas "birth", genitive nativitatis, usually bestowed with reference to the Marian epithet María de la Natividad... [more]
Linn Finnish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Linna, or a like-sounding surname.
Mitsugu Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 貢, 三次, 三続 or 巳継 with 貢 (ku, kou, mitsu.gu) meaning "finance, support, tribute", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 次 (shi, ji, tsugi, tsu.gu) meaning "next, order, sequence", 続 (kyou, kou, shoku, zou, tsugu.nai, tsudzu.ku, tsudzu.keru) meaning "continue, sequel, series", 巳 (shi, mi) meaning "sign of the snake/serpent (6th sign of Chinese zodiac)" and 継 (kei, tsu.gi, mama-) meaning "graft (tree), inherit, patch, succeed."... [more]
Karlin Swedish (Rare)
Variant spelling of Carlin 3.
Wensley English
Habitational name from Wensleydale in North Yorkshire.
Đào Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Tao, from Sino-Vietnamese 陶 (đào).
Rubino Italian
The surname Rubino derives from the name Rubino, in turn originated from the Latin term "Rubeus" (red) with evident reference to the well-known precious stone. It is thought that originally the surname was attributed to the physical characteristics of having red hair, however, the origin of the surname Rubino from the Hebrew term "Ruben" which meant "son of providence", or even from the apheresis of the name "Cherubino".
Sarsour Arabic
Means "cockroach" or "roach" in Arabic.
Van Boxtel Dutch
Means "from Boxtel" in Dutch, the name of a town in North Brabant, Netherlands, derived from Middle Dutch buk "buck, roebuck, hart" and stelle "stable, safe residence".
Ó hAinbhith Irish
It means "descendant of Ainbhioth".
Kishchuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian кіт (kit) or кішка (kishka), both meaning "cat".
Takamaki Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 巻 (maki) meaning "scroll, book, roll up, tie" or 高巻 (takamaki) meaning "to detour around a waterfall"
Villagra Spanish
Rare castilian surname, distributed throughout Spain with greater presence in Madrid, Barcelona, Valladolid and Palencia.
Asamizu Japanese
made with kanji 朝(asa) meaning "morning" or 浅(asa) meaning "shallow" with 水(mizu) neaning "water".
Hayase Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 瀬 (see Se).
Stifter German, German (Austrian)
Means "founder" in Middle High German, from stiften "to bring about, endow, donate", a name for a tenant farmer on previously unoccupied land, or a habitational name from the related word Stift meaning "endowed monastery, secular convent, church foundation".
Boesel German
Habitational name, from Bösel
Cochet French
Either from cochet a diminutive of coq "rooster" used as a nickname for a vain conceited or womanizing individual... [more]
Lelio Italian
From the given name Lelio.
Bugas Filipino, Cebuano
Means "milled rice, grain" in Cebuano.
Kurimoto Japanese
Kuri means "Chestnut" and Moto means "Origin, Source, Root".
Persia Italian, Spanish
Ethnic name or regional name for someone from Persia (modern-day Iran) or some other country with Persian-speaking peoples or a nickname for someone who had visited or traded with one of these countries (see the given name Persis)... [more]
Althoff German
A surname predominantly found in Westphalia and the Rhineland region of Germany which is derived from German alt "old" and Hof (Hoff in the local dialects) "farmstead; farm; manor".
Yaseen Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yasin.
Kutschera German
German cognate of Kučera.
Kray German
Variant of Krah nickname for someone who resembled a crow from Middle High German kra "crow".
Rüga Estonian
Rüga is an Estonian surname derived from "rügama" meaning to "toil" and "rügaja" meaning "toiler".
Aardema Frisian
The surname Aardema is a patronymic from the personal name Aart, a local variant of Arend, + -ma, a Frisian suffix of origin.
Judeh Arabic
From Arabic جودة (jawdah) meaning "excellence, goodness".
De Pietro Italian
Means "son of Pietro" in Italian; variant of Di Pietro
Weetman English
Older form of Waitman.
Perrine French (African)
From the given name Perrine.
Mitsuyasu Japanese
Mitsu can mean "light" or "three" and yasu means "cheap, relax, peace".
Stefanowicz Polish
Derived from the given name Stefan.
Aslanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Aslanyan.
Jakobsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Jakob" in Icelandic.
Jahani Persian
From the given name Jahan.
Kiiri Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 喜入 (see Kiire).
Leith English
From the name of a Scottish town (now a district of Edinburgh), which is derived from Gaelic lìte "wet, damp". It is also the name of the river that flows though Edinburgh.
Zoundeiko Central African
Of uncertain meaning.
Kuperus Dutch
Latinized form of Kuiper "barrel cooper".
Del Mundo Spanish (Philippines)
Means "of the World" in Spanish. A famous bearer of this name is Fe del Mundo, a Filipino pediatrician.
Larichev Russian
Derived from a diminutive form Larya of the Russian monastic name Illarion.
Griffioen Dutch
Dutch cognate of Griffin 2. Could be a habitational name referring to a sign depicting a griffin, or derived from a coat of arms.
Mikryukov Russian
From a diminutive of the given name Nikolay.
Kauka Low German, Sorbian
Best known as the surname of a certain Rolf. It is perhaps a Sorbian and Northeast Low German variant of Kafka and Kawa, both of which mean ‘Jackdaw’ in Czech and Polish.... [more]
Zajc Slovene
From zajec, meaning "hare".
Plettinck Flemish
Patronymic form of names beginning with the Germanic element blad meaning "blade" or "leaf".
Khandker Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).
Haddon English
Derived from the Old English word had meaning "heathland" and the Old English suffix -don meaning "hill"; hence, the "heathland hill" or the "heather-covered hill".... [more]
Offerhaus Dutch
From Offenhaus, the name of two municipalities, one in Germany and one in Austria.
Galant French
French cognate of Galante and variant of Galland.
Naranjo Spanish
Topographic name for someone who lived by an orange grove, from Spanish naranjo ‘orange tree’ (from naranja ‘orange’, Arabic nāránjya), or a habitational name from a place named Naranjo in A Coruña and Códoba provinces... [more]
Dutroux French, Belgian
Last name of Marc Dutroux, Belgian serial killer and child molester.
Poh German
From a dialect word for standard German Pfau ‘peacok’, a nickname for a vain person or for someone with a strutting gait.
Krstajić Montenegrin, Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Krsto".
Redman English, Irish
Variant of Raymond. Also a nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Middle English rudde "red" and man "man".
Ciria Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Castilian municipality.
Fossi Italian
Variant of Fossa.
Carlin Jewish (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of Karlin.
Palmito Judeo-Spanish (Portuguese-style, Rare)
Old family immigrants to Aruba and Curaçao and São Vicente in Brazil surname derives from palm or symbol of Judaism.
Hašek Czech (?)
Meaning "Pure" or "Chaste" from Latin Castus, a shortening of Castulus. Diminutive of the personal name Haštal. Noteable people with this surname include Dominik Hašek, a Czech ice hockey Goal-tender and Jaroslav Hašek, a Czech satirist and Journalist, most known for his satirical novel, 'The Good Soldier Švejk'.
Dapper Dutch
Nickname from dapper meaning ‘brave, gallant’ in Dutch. Famous bearers of this surname include the American actor and model Marco Dapper (1983-), and Dutch physician and writer Olfert Dapper (1636-1689).
Montpelier English, French
English and French variant of Montpellier. This is the name of several places in the United States, for example the capital city of the state of Vermont, which was named after the French city of Montpellier.
Mohammadinejad Persian
Means "descendant of Mohammad" in Persian.
Moncrief Scottish
Scottish: habitational name from Moncreiff Hill near Perth, so called from Gaelic monadh ‘hill’ + craoibhe, genitive of craobh ‘tree’.
Hamid Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Filipino, Tausug
From the given name Hamid 1 or Hamid 2.
Gavriiloglou Greek
Patronymic meaning "son of Gavriil", from the given name Gavriil combined with the Turkish suffix -oğlu meaning "son of".
El-Khoury Arabic
Alternate transcription of El Khoury.
Drahun Ukrainian
Ukrainianized form of Dragun.
Cotoni Italian (Rare, ?)
Uncertain etymology, possibly derived from Italian cotone meaning "cotton".
Concepcion Spanish (Filipinized)
Unaccented form of Concepción primarily used in the Philippines and America.
Scaglione Italian
Derived from scaglione meaning "stallion’s canine tooth" (an augmentative form of scaglie meaning "canine tooth", from Old French escaillon meaning "horse’s tooth"), presumably a nickname for someone with exceptionally large teeth.
Ascencio Spanish, Italian
From the personal name (Latin Ascensius), favored by the early Christians, by whom it was bestowed with reference to the ascension of Christ (Late Latin ascensio).
Dohune Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 堂畝 (see Dōune).
Phongsavath Lao
From Lao ພົງ (phong) meaning "family, lineage" and ສະຫວາດ (sawat) meaning "sincere, open, beautiful".
Ibuki Japanese
It is written as 伊 (i) meaning "that one" and 吹 (buki) meaning "blow into".
Taras Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian
From the given name Taras.
Lutter Dutch, English, German
Dutch and English: variant of Luter.... [more]
Zimin m Russian
Variant of Zima.
Soderberg English (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Swedish Söderberg
Bah Fula (Anglicized)
A surname of Fulani origin found all over Western Africa. French speaking African countries typically spell this surname as Ba or Bâ.
Timuroğlu Turkish
Means "son of Timur".
Yasuhiru Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 安蒜 (see Ambiru).
Bakytbaev m Kazakh
Means "son of Bakytbay".
Ingleby English
From the names of either of two hamlets in England, derived from Old Norse Englar "Englishman" and býr "farmstead, village".
De Gaulle French
Meaning uncertain, but it is thought to be of Dutch origin, possibly a French cognate of Van Der Walle, De Walle and/or De Waal... [more]
Khuong Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Khương.
Vihm Estonian
Vihm is an Estonian surname meaning "rain".
Ó hAngluinn Irish
A patronymic surname meaning "son of Anglninn." This name is, in turn, thought to be derived from Irish Gaelic word anglonn, which means "hero" or "champion."
Aslani Persian
From the given name Aslan.
Musick Polish
This Polish and Czech surname was a name of two-fold origin. It was a name given to a peasant or vassal and was also a nickname from the Polish word 'musiec' meaning 'must'. It appears that the name derived from someone who had to take orders, perhaps from an overseer or lord of the manor.
Infante Spanish
From infante literally "child", but in Spain also a title borne by the eldest sons of noblemen before they inherited, and in particular by the son of the king of Castile; thus the surname probably originated either as a nickname for one of a lordly disposition or as an occupational name for a member of the household of an infante.
Kathriner German (Swiss, Rare)
From the given name Kathrin + er meaning "of, from."
Hasson Hebrew (Modern)
Means "sturdy" or "strong" in Hebrew, it is not related to the Arabic name Hasan.
Mignogna Italian
In part a Southern Italian a habitational name from Mignogna, a minor place in Foggia province.
Graupman German
Occupational name for someone who produced or dealt with grits and legumes, from early modern German graupe "pot barley" (bohemian krupa) and man "man".
Davudov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Davud".
Momohara Japanese
From Japanese 百 (momo) meaning "hundred" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain"
Lagoudakis Greek
Derived from the Greek word λαγουδάκι (lagoudáki), diminutive of λαγός (lagós) meaning "bunny".
Chohan Urdu, Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Chauhan.
Junelius Finland Swedish (Archaic, ?)
Variant of Junnelius, a latinized form of the Finnish surname Junna.
Matsuno Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Ammons English
From the given name Ammon.
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