Browse Submitted Surnames

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Albéniz Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Albeiz.
Zehner German
(chiefly Bavaria, Austria, Switzerland, and Württemberg): occupational name for an official responsible for collecting, on behalf of the lord of the manor, tithes of agricultural produce owed as rent.... [more]
Gilby English
Means either (i) "person from Gilby", Lincolnshire ("Gilli's farm"); or (ii) "little Gilbert".
Jingūji Japanese
formed with 神 (Shin, Jin, Kami, Kan, Kou) meaning "God" and 宮 (Kyuu, Guu, Ku, Kuu, Miya) meaning "Palace". and 司 (Shi, Ji) meaning "Director". Which means the surname could possible come out as “God’s Palace of the Director”
Puletua Samoan
May come from Pule meaning 'authority, leader, command'.
Cavaleiro Portuguese
From a nickname derived from Portuguese cavaleiro meaning "knight", a cognate of Galician Cabaleiro.
Saldaña Spanish
Habitual surname for a person from any of the locations in Spain named Saldaña. The name itself comes from the older name Gili-Zalan, which is of uncertain meaning.
Radmilović Serbian
Means "son of Radmilo".
Stifflemire English (American)
Derived from Old English words "stiff" and "mere," which together could have referred to a stiff or rigid body of water, perhaps a lake or pond.
Vogt Von Nersen Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt.
Tuttle English, English (American), Irish
Derived from the Old Norse given name Þorkell, derived from the elements þórr (see Thor) and ketill "cauldron". The name evolved into Thurkill and Thirkill in England and came into use as a given name in the Middle Ages... [more]
Ronchetto Italian
Italian: diminutive from a variant of Ronco .
Zuijdveld Dutch
From zuid "south" and veld "field".
Mesropian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Մեսրոպյան (see Mesropyan).
Akarregi Basque
Derived from Akerregi, the name of a place in Basque Country composed of aker "goat, billy goat" combined with either hegi "side, slope, bank; edge, border" or -egi "place".
Aponte Spanish
A misdivision of Daponte. It originates from Majorca, Spain.
Ogino Japanese
From Japanese 荻 (ogi) meaning "reed, rush" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Van Hooijdonk Dutch
Means "from Hooidonk", a small village in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands. It is derived from Dutch hoog meaning "high, elevated" and donk meaning "(sandy) hill". Dutch former soccer player Pierre van Hooijdonk (1969-) bears this name.
Duru Turkish
Duru means 'clean, limpid' in Turkish.
Borquez Spanish
Likely shortened from Bohórquez.
Tạ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Xie, from Sino-Vietnamese 謝 (tạ).
Taalmaa Estonian
Taalmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "taal (thaler) maa (land)"
Gertsch German (Swiss)
From a short form of any of the Germanic personal names formed with gēr meaning ‘spear’, ‘lance’.
Tołwiński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Podlachian village of Tołwin.
Chernoff Russian, Jewish
Alternative spelling of Chernov, a patronymic from the byname Chernyj meaning ‘black’, denoting a black-haired or dark-skinned person.
Bal Dutch
Diminutive form of the given name Baldwin, or perhaps another name beginning with bald "bold, brave".
Jendoubi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Jendouba, the name of a large city in northwestern Tunisia. The name itself is derived from Berber (Tamazight) jen meaning "market" and douba meaning "wheat".
Othman Arabic
From the given name Uthman.
Falzon Maltese
Derived from Maltese falz meaning "false, fraudulent", used as a nickname for someone who was known for lying or being false.
Maroń Polish
Derived from either the given name Marek or Martin.
Kapitonov m Russian
Means "son of Kapiton."
Ellingham English
Habitational name from places so named in Hampshire, Northumbria, and Norfolk. The first of these is named from Old English Edlingaham ‘homestead (Old English ham) of the people of Edla’, a personal name derived from a short form of the various compound names with a first element ead ‘prosperity’, ‘fortune’; the others may have the same origin or incorporate the personal name Ella 1 (see Ellington).
Rzasa Polish
Topographic name for someone who lived near a pond where duckweed grew, from Polish rzasa ‘duckweed’.
Kadalipp Estonian
Kadalipp is an Estonian surname meaning "gauntlet".
Ziebach Hessian (Germanized)
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous settlement in the municipality of Ronshausen.
Nemirovsky Russian, Ukrainian
Alternate of Nemirov
Galarza Spanish
Castilianized form of Basque Galartza.
Mosel German
Habitational name from any of several places so named. topographic name from the Mosel river in western Germany a tributary of the Rhine that rises in the Vosges and flows through Lorraine and then a deep winding valley from Trier to Koblenz.
Ponciano Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Ponciano.
Bocachica Spanish (Latin American)
Literally means "little mouth" in Spanish. It could have been given to someone who had a small mouth or a small jaw, or to someone who was known for having a quiet and reserved speaking style. It could also have been a nickname given to someone who had a small but sweet smile.
Carlucci Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Carluccio.
Kutuyakhov m Yakut
From Yakut кутуйах (kutuyakh), meaning "mouse".
Hlöðversdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Hlöðver". Used exclusively by women.
Dragoeva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Dragoev.
Chinji Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鎮寺 (Chinji), from 鎮寺門 (Chinjimon), a name of a group of several households in the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan, as well as surrounding areas.
Florent French
From the given name Florent.
McAreavy Irish
A variant of Gilroy. Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Ruaidh
Guidry French (Cajun), Louisiana Creole
Derived from the given name Witeric. This surname is particularly associated with Cajuns in Louisiana, United States, who seem all to be descended from Claude Guédry dit Grivois, who arrived in Acadia before 1671.
Haiya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 灰屋 (haiya) meaning "ash store", referring to an ash fertilizer seller or a crematory operator.
Fórmica Spanish
Spanish transcription of the Italian surname Formica (while the insect in Spanish is hormiga).
Regalia Italian
Means "regalia; royal rights and privileges, regality" in Italian.
Shinazugawa Japanese (Rare)
Means "immortal river; never dying river; river with no deaths" in Japanese.
Damur German (Swiss)
Germanized form of Damour.
Faye Western African, Serer
Meaning uncertain.
Dovel English
A English name that originated from the french surname Duval in 1725 in England, the Dovels are historically farmers and are mostly found in the USA.
Mariquit Tagalog
From Tagalog marikit meaning "beautiful, pretty".
Hatayama Japanese
From Japanese 畑 (hata) or 畠 (hata) both meaning "field" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Moggi Romansh
Italianized form of Muoth.
Traeger German
Derived from the German word Trager which means "Someone who carries something." Traeger could also mean "gift of God."
Duschek German
German cognate of Dušek.
Gorsky Russian
Russian form of Górski.
Cronkite Dutch (Anglicized)
Variant form of Cronkhite. A well-known bearer of this surname was the American broadcast journalist and anchorman Walter Cronkite (1916-2009).
Rogstad Norwegian
Norwegian Last Name
Pärnpuu Estonian
Pärnpuu is an Estonian surname meaning "linden tree".
Mitsue Japanese
This surname is used as 光永, 光江, 三枝, 満江, 三ツ江 or 三津江 with 光 (kou, hikari, hika.ru, mitsu) meaning "light, ray", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "enough, full, fullness, satisfy", 永 (ei, naga.i, e) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet", 枝 (shi, eda, e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb" and 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port."... [more]
Kuanysheva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Kuanyshev.
Idejima Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Dejima.
Eisenberger German, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from any of the several places called Eisenberg. As a Jewish name it is also an ornamental name.
Parke English
Variant spelling of Park 2 or Park 3.
Highland English, German
English, Scottish, and Irish: variant spelling of Hyland 1 or Hyland 2.... [more]
Klier German, Czech, Jewish
artificial name (for Jews) and nickname (for Germans and Czechs) derived from German dialect klier "castrated cock".
Leos Greek
From the personal name Leos, pet form of Leon.
Norin Swedish
Derived from Swedish nord "north" or nor "small strait".
Caluori Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and a contraction of the given names Gallus and Uori.
Paistik Estonian
Paistik is an Estonian surname derived from "paistma" meaning to "shine" or "appear".
Nakama Japanese
Naka means "middle" and ma can mean "pause" or "genuine, true real".
Berglin Swedish
Combination of Swedish berg "mountain" and the surname suffix -in.
Walliams English
Very rare form of Williams.... [more]
Doan Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Đoàn.
Horikoshi Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "moat" and 越 (koshi) meaning "across".
Samararatne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "coming together, meeting" or "conflict, struggle" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Hoth German
Variant of Huth.
Arguijo Spanish
Spanish: Habitational Name From A Place Called Arguijo In Zamora Province.
Iwański Polish
Name for someone from a place called Iwanie (now Iwonie), derived from the given name Iwan.
Eentalu Estonian
Eentalu is an Estonian name, possibly derived from "eend" (meaning "ledge") and "talu" meaning "farm".
Hymel American
Possibly an altered form of Hummel 1 or Hummel 2.
Chock English
From English Shock or German Schöck
Ivčetić Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Atte Stone Medieval English (Archaic)
Archaic version of the surname Stone from Old English stan, 'atte' being an abbreviated version of "at the" used in several medieval surnames to denote where one lived, still seen in surnames like Attenborough, Atwood, Atwell, and Atteberry... [more]
Stowell English
A locational name from various places in England called Stowell
Becher German
Shortened form of Becherer as well as a surname given to for someone who distilled or worked with pitch, in which case it is derived from Middle High German bech / pech "pitch".
Kneen Manx
Manx cognate of the Gaelic surname Mac Niadháin, itself derived from the Gaelic personal name Nia meaning "champion." It may also be a corruption of the surname McNiven (Anglicized form of Mac Cnáimhín).
Sashenka Russian, Ukrainian, Ukrainian (Belarusianized)
From the Russian and Ukrainian given name Sashenka (a diminutive of Aleksandr or Oleksandr), or Belarusianised form of Ukrainian Sashenko.
Hes Dutch
Variant of Hess.
Adamescu Romanian
Patronymic from the given name Adam.
Yzaguirre Basque
Respelling of Basque Izaguirre.
Beskow Swedish
Derived from the name of the city Beeskow in Germany. A notable bearer was Swedish author and illustrator Elsa Beskow (1874-1953).
Belyakova Russian
Derived from the Russian word belyak meaning "white rabbit".... [more]
Murrah Scottish (Americanized)
Possibly an altered form of Murray 1.
McGivney Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Dhuibhne
Mayorga Spanish
habitational name, taken on from the place name Mayorga in Valladolid province of Castile.
Work Scottish
Scottish: habitational name from the lands of Work in the parish of St. Ola, Orkney.
Van Rees Dutch
Means "from Rees", a German town on the bank of the Rhine that probably derives its name from Kleverlandish rys "willow grove".
Moscati Italian
Possibly a variant of Moscato.
Togami Japanese
From Japanese 十神 (togami) meaning "ten gods".
Messoud Western African
From the given name Mas'ud; used in Mauritania.
Baeder Romansh
Variant of Bäder.
Wallgren Swedish
Composed of the Swedish elements vall "grassy bank, pasture" and gren "branch".
Rzaquliyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Rzaqulu".
Blinov m Russian
From Russian блин (blin), meaning "potato pancake".
Subbotin m Russian
From Russian суббота (subbota), meaning "Saturday".
Andújar Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality.
Kanatov m Kazakh
Means "son of Kanat".
Feltham English
Habitational name from either of two places so named Feltham: one southwest of London in Middlesex and the other in Somerset... [more]
Deshpande Indian, Marathi
Means "district accountant", derived from Sanskrit देश (deśá) meaning "country, kingdom, province" combined with पण्डित (paṇḍitá) meaning "learned, wise man".
Etheridge English
Derived from the given name Aldrich.
Rothwell English
An English surname meaning 'Lives by the red spring"
Aruorg Estonian
Aruorg is an Estonian surname meaning "grassland/meadow valley".
Ünlü Turkish
Means "famous, celebrity" in Turkish.
Dunno Irish
Alternate spelling of Donough.
Beqiri Albanian
Derived from the given name Beqir.
Bollard English, Irish
According to MacLysaght, this surname of Dutch origin which was taken to Ireland early in the 18th century.
Kewat Indian
Variant transcription of Devanagari केवट (see Kevat).
Aslie English
Variant of Ansley.
Zervas Greek
Meaning unknown. The surname is borne by American rapper, singer and composer Arizona Zervas.
Abresch German, Dutch
From a pet form of the Biblical name Abraham.
Kaldmets Estonian
Kaldmets is an Estonian surname meaning "sloping/incline forest".
Samoura Fula
Mauritanian Fula Surname, From the name {Sow}
Herzl German, Jewish
Variant of Hertz. It was notably borne by the Austro-Hungarian Jewish journalist, writer and political activist Theodor Herzl (1860-1904), who is considered the founder of the modern Zionist movement.
Shishido Japanese
From Japanese 宍 (shishi) meaning "meat, flesh" and 戸 (to) meaning "door".
Thongthip Lao, Thai
From Thai ทอง (thong) or Lao ທອງ (thong) meaning "gold" and Thai ทิพย์ (thip) or Lao ທິບ (thip) meaning "divine, heavenly, celestial".
Saramago Portuguese
It's the name of a plant.
Kasahara Japanese
From Japanese 笠 (kasa) meaning "conical hat" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
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".
Geronimi Italian
Derived from the given name Geronimo.
Heimbach German
Town / City in Germany
Kosach Ukrainian
Means "mower" in Ukrainian, ultimately from косити (kosyty), meaning "to mow". This was the birth surname of Lesya Ukrainka.
Wijetilaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේතිලක (see Wijethilaka).
Azuma Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿萬 (see Ama).
Pisica Romanian
From Romanian meaning "cat".
Belen'kiy m Russian
Means "white".
Mcelhaney Irish
Irish: variant of Mcelhinney
Gundavarapu Telugu
The surname Gundavarapu is believed to derive from the Telugu words "gunda" meaning "good" and "varapu" meaning "belongs to this village," collectively translating to "good village". ... [more]
Kısa Turkish
Means "short, brief" in Turkish.
Alber German
Alber family name was first found in Alsace. The nickname given to someone fair in complexion or blond haired is derived from Latin word Albanus, which means white.
Bolt Danish, German
Variant of Boldt.
Bestauty Ossetian
Derived from Ossetian бистэ (biste) meaning "village, suburb" or from Persian به (beh) meaning "good, excellent, better". In the case of the former, it would have been used to indicate the place of residence of an ancestor.
Cassiano Italian
From the given name Cassiano.
Salerno Italian
Southern Italian habitational name from the city of Salerno in Campania.
Lawman English
Derived from Middle English lagman or lagheman "lawyer".
Isoko Japanese
Iso means "beach, seashore" and ko means "child, sign of the rat".
Soni Hindi
A Suryavanshi Khatri family, the surname originating from the Punjab region of India. In India the term caste creates a crucial distinction between Varna and Jāti, even though jati does not fit into any of the four varnas and is more often referred to as Sudras.
Mcfadden Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Phaid(e)in (Scottish) and Mac Pháidín (Irish) - both patronymics of Patrick (via Gaelic diminutives of the given name).
Baloch Balochi
From the name of the Baloch people who primarily reside in Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan, itself of uncertain meaning.
Villagran Spanish
From a lost village called Villa Grande, meaning 'large farmstead or settlement'.
Destine Haitian Creole, French (Rare)
From French Destiné, originally a nickname meaning "destined".
Medley English
Habitational name, either a variant of Madeley (a name common to several places, including one in Shropshire and two in Staffordshire), named in Old English as ‘Mada’s clearing’, from an unattested byname, Mada (probably a derivative of mad ‘foolish’) + leah ‘woodland clearing’; or from Medley on the Thames in Oxfordshire, named in Old English with middel ‘middle’ + eg ‘island’... [more]
Beaubien French (Quebec), English
From French beau meaning "beautiful" and bien meaning "well, good". The name referred to someone with physical beauty.
Figueiredo Portuguese
Name for someone from any of various places named Figueiredo, from Portuguese figueiredo meaning "fig tree orchard".
Minulin m Russian
From Russian минуло (minulo), meaning "to pass (time)", ultimately from Russian минута (minuta) "minute".
Senapati Odia, Bengali, Assamese
Means "commander" in Sanskrit, from सेना (sena) meaning "army" and पति (pati) meaning "lord".
Karjala Finnish
Finnish from karja ‘cattle’ + the local suffix -la, or possibly from a word of Germanic origin, harja- ‘host’, ‘crowd’, Old Swedish haer. Historic records suggest that the Germanic inhabitants of the area around Lake Ladoga (in present-day Russia) used this term to refer to the Finns who once lived there.
Katziyr Hebrew
Variant of Katzir.
Gambiraža Croatian
Croatian variant of Gambirasio.
Waterworth English
Means "guard of the water".
Imaeda Japanese
From the Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "present, now" and 枝 (eda) meaning "bough, twig, branch."
Stamou Greek
Derived from the given name Stamatis.
Koot Dutch
Possibly derived from Middle Dutch kuut "coot (bird)".
Husse Scandinavian (Archaic)
Variant of Hussey.
Iwabuchi Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 渕 or 淵 (fuchi) meaning "abyss, edge, deep pool".
Punn Estonian
Punn is an Estonian surname meaning "cork" and "plug".
Nalbandian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Nalbandyan.
Radovanović Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Radovan".
Van Bijsterveldt Dutch
Means "from the waste land", derived from Middle Dutch bijstervelt meaning "waste land, chaffing and infertile land". Dutch politician Marja van Bijsterveldt (1961-) bears this name.
Tom Chinese
Common Chinese name
Esfandiari Persian
From the given name Esfandiar.
Baroni Italian
Variant of Barone.
Saka Turkish
Either an occupational name for a seller or deliverer of water or a nickname meaning "goldfinch".
Metsalu Estonian
Metsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "forest grove".
Futami Japanese
From Japanese 二 (futa) meaning "two" and 見 (mi) meaning "look, appearance".
Graaf Dutch
Means "count, earl", a Dutch cognate of Graf.
Bärtsch Romansh
Derived from the given name Bartholomäus.
Vettik Estonian
Vettik is an Estonian surname meaning "soaked/waterlogged stand".
Tross English (American)
This is a surname used by a person in furry culture for his fursona, Arden Tross.
Theunis Dutch
From the given name Theunis.
Kitzmüller German
Meaning "kid miller".
Sorime Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 反り (sori), the continuative form of 反る (soru) meaning "to curve" and 目 (me) meaning "visual feature", referring to a curved landscape of a field.
Galanty Jewish, Judeo-Italian
Possibly derived from the Italian Galantuomo meaning "gentleman"
Bosinney Cornish
Denotes the original bearer came from Bossiney, Cornwall. Bossiney comes from Cornish Bod and Cini, meaning "Cini's dwelling," with Cini being a Cornish name of unknown meaning.... [more]
Hörschelmann German
This denotes familial origin in the former village of Hörschel (annexed to Eisenach in 1994).
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