Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the order is random.
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Chakhunashvili Georgian
Meaning unknown.
Nigg Upper German, German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from a short form of the given name Niklaus.
Blackley English
The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon Blæcleah which meant "dark wood" or "dark clearing".
Smartt English
Variant of Smart.
Kanisthakhup Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Krukowsky Polish (Americanized, Rare)
Variant of Krukowski, used outside Poland.
Stegal English
Variant of Styles.
Seuyeng Thai
Alternate transcription of Saeueng.
Ercan Turkish
From the given name Ercan.
Rosenbluth Jewish
Means "rose bloom" in Middle High German.
Strohm Upper German
From the noble name Strohmeier. Great river and electricity.
Navida Galician
Galician and Asturian-Leonese: habitational name from either of two places named Navia, in Galicia and Asturies.
Abolfazli Persian
From the given name Abolfazl.
Brodziński Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called for example Brudzyń (formerly Brodzino) in Konin voivodeship, or Brodna in Piła voivodeship.
Gurung Nepali
From the name of the Gurung (Tamu) people of Nepal, itself an exonym probably of Tibetan origin.
Taufer German (Rare, Archaic)
Taufer is a german surname. The meaning of Taufer is "to dip".... [more]
Ishizu Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 津 (zu) meaning "ferry".
Deville French
French surname meaning, 'The Village', from French De- 'the' and Ville- 'Village'.
Menshov m Russian
From Russian меньший (menshiy), meaning "less, lesser". Denoted to a peasent or other person of low economic class.
Lillywhite English
From a medieval nickname for someone with very fair hair or complexion. It was borne by English cricketers James Lillywhite (1842-1929), first captain of England, and William Lillywhite (1792-1854), pioneer of overarm bowling, uncle of James... [more]
Takatsuki Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, expensive" combined with 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon, month" or 槻 (tsuki) meaning "Zelkova tree".
Buffo Italian
Character in an Opera Buffa; clown, jester, comedian, buffoon.
Wi Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 魏 (Wi) meaning "Wei", a former Chinese state.
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’.
Hosein Persian, Trinidadian Creole
Derived from the given name Hosein.
Galarza Spanish
Castilianized form of Basque Galartza.
Nüüd Estonian
Nüüd is an Estonian surname meaning "now" or "at present".
Gawkrodger English
From a medieval nickname meaning "clumsy Roger".
Orusaar Estonian
Orusaar is an Estonian surname meaning "valley island".
Negros Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish negro meaning "black". Named after an island in the Philippines.
Kosuge Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small; little; short" and 菅 (suge) meaning "sedge".... [more]
Sewell English
Derived from the Middle English given names Sewal(d) and Siwal(d), variants of Old English Sigeweald, composed of sige "victory" and weald "power, authority, rule".
Omaru Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小丸 (see Komaru).
Rajkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Rajki in Białystok voivodeship or Rajkowy in Gdańsk voivodeship.
Seb Hindi
From सेब (seb) meaning "apple".
Tammeveski Estonian
Tammeveski is an Estonian surname meaning "oak mill".
Barroeta Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque berro "bramble, thicket, bush" and the toponymic suffix -eta "place of, abundance of".
Narita Japanese
From Japanese 成 (nari) meaning "become" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Petraliphas Greek
The surname is composed of the name Petros and the city Alifa in Campania, Italy. The surname was held by a Byzantine-Italian family in Epirus.
Panganoron Filipino, Cebuano
Means "cloudy" in Cebuano.
Atari Japanese
中 (Atari) means "middle". ... [more]
Imamović Bosnian
Means "son of the imam", from Arabic إِمَام (ʾimām) referring to a Muslim leader.
Tsukasa Japanese
From Japanese 司 (tsukasa) meaning "official; director; manager".... [more]
Lehtpuu Estonian
Lehtpuu is an Estonian surname meaning "leaf tree".
Peries Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhalese පීරිස් (see Peiris).
Äärma Estonian
Äärma is an Estonian surname derived from "ääremaa" meaning "borderland".
Milenkovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Milenko".
Lubbe German, Slavic, Prussian
Variant of Lubben. Germanized form of a Slavic or Old Prussian name formed with lub- ‘love’, ‘dear’ (see Luba).
Shazar Hebrew
Referred to someone living near acacia trees that tend to be twisted, derived from Hebrew שָׁזַר (shazar) literally meaning "to twist, to be twisted, to intertwine". A famous bearer was the Israeli president, author and poet Zalman Shazar (1889-1974), who was born Shneur Zalman Rubashov.
Ayre English
Variant of Eyre
Larter English
Uncertain etymology. Possibly a variant of the French Habitational surname Latour. Other theories connect it to Old Teutonic lahtro "place where animals bear young", or to Old English lyrt "liar, deceiver; crooked", though the latter is unlikely.
Chue Hmong
From the clan name Tswb associated with the Chinese character 朱 (zhū) (see Zhu).
Abdelsalam Arabic
Derived from the given name Abd as-Salam.
Shopa Ukrainian
Jewish, found in Russia, Lithuania and Ukraine. Native spelling is Шопа.
D'Amour French
Patronymic from Amour, this name was a nickname for an amorous man or a love child.
Corvella Italian (Rare)
Derived from Italian corvo meaning "crow".
Mulfall Irish
Anglicized form Gaelic Ó Maol Fábhail meaning "descendent of Maolfábhail".
Nööp Estonian
Nööp is an Estonian surname meaning "button".
D'Anna Italian
The surname means "son of Anna"
Jaansoo Estonian
Jaansoo is an Estonian surname meaning "Jaan's swamp" in Estonian. However, it most likely derived from a corruption of the surname "Jansen" or "Janson" that has been Estonianized.
Cannavaro Italian
Probably from a nickname used to refer to rope makers or hemp growers. This surname is most famously borne by brothers Fabio (1973–) and Paolo Cannavaro (1981–), former football players.
Nay German
Northern German variant of Nee.
Güleç Turkish
Means "smiling" in Turkish.
Markin Russian
Means "son of Mark".
Niccoli Italian
Patronymic form of the given name Nicola 1.
Montalbán Spanish
Habitational name from Montalbán de Córdoba from Latin montem albanum "white mountain", derived from the elements mons "mountain" and albus "white"... [more]
Dut African
Dut is a surname among the Dinka people in South Sudan.
Palmsaar Estonian
Palmsaar is an Estonian surname meaning "palm island".
Oka Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "ridge, hill".
Reiväli Estonian
Reiväli is an Estonian surname meaning "road/roadstead field".
Omura Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大村 (see Ōmura).
Teeuwen Dutch
Patronymic from a short form of Mattheus.
Gerosa Italian
Denoted someone from the town of Gerosa in Lombardy, or perhaps a nickname from geros (modern ghiaioso) "gravelly".
Inayoshi Japanese
From Japanese 稲 (ina) meaning "rice plant" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck".
Boboev Tajik
Tajik form of Babaev.
Rucci Italian
Patronymic from the personal name Ruccio, from a short form of various pet names formed with this suffix, as for example Gasparuccio (from Gaspari) or Baldassaruccio (from Baldasare).
Mendez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Méndez primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Korbut Ukrainian, Belarusian
From a form of the Lithuanian given name Kaributas. A famous bearer is former Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut (1955-).
Paolucci Italian
Deriving from Paoluccio, itself a diminutive of Paolo.
Sōma Japanese
From Japanese 相 (sō) meaning "appearance" and 馬 (ma) meaning "horse".
Pinsker German, Prussian
Habitational name from any of several places named near Posen (Polish Poznan) and in West Prussia.
Elsworth English
Variant spelling of Ellsworth.
Bosma West Frisian, Dutch
Means "man of the forest", from Dutch bos "forest, woods" and the Frisian suffix -ma.
Dudarov Ossetian (Russified)
Russified Ossetian name of unknown meaning, possibly of Turkic origin.
Bisley English (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.
Awad Arabic
Occupational name for a player or maker of lutes, ultimately derived from Arabic عود ('ud) meaning "oud, lute".
Fergus English, Scottish, Irish
From the given name Fergus.
Bordner German
A variant spelling of Bartner, a job name for a battle axe maker.
Koovit Estonian
Koovit is an Estonian surname meaning "curlew" (Numenius).
Boso Italian
From the medieval personal name Boso, from a Germanic personal name derived from a pejorative nickname meaning ‘leader’, ‘nobleman’, or ‘arrogant person’. Compare Dutch Boos.
Van Heijningen Dutch
Means "from Heijningen", a small village in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands, itself derived from Middle Dutch heyninge meaning "enclosure, fence, ditch".
Vayner Yiddish
Weiner is a surname or, in fact, the spelling of two different surnames originating in German and the closely related Yiddish language. In German, the name is pronounced vaɪnɐ(ʁ),of which the rare English pronunciation vaɪnər is a close approximation... [more]
Hanaue Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" or 華 (hana) meaning "flower, petal" combined with 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper, superior" or 植 (ue) meaning "planting".
al-Ahmar Arabic
From the given name Ahmar.
Sell Estonian
Sell is an Estonian surname meaning "apprentice".
Vukov Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Inthachith Lao
From Lao ອິນທະ (intha) referring to the Hindu god Indra and ຈິດ (chit) meaning "heart, soul, mind".
Toros Greek
From Latin taurus "bull", Greek version of the Italian surname Toro.
Farley Irish
anglicized form of the Gaelic surname O'Faircheallaigh.
Ferrar English
The Ferrars are the Lincolnshire branch of the noble De Ferrers family. The latter having been linked to Tamworth Castle, manors in Baddesley Clinton, Tutbury Castle and the now ruined Groby Castle as well as many other estates around the UK.... [more]
Tannen German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) habitational name from any of several places in Lower Saxony or Baden named with German Tannen ‘pine’, or from a short form of any of the many compound names formed with this element... [more]
De Stefano Italian
Means "son of Stefano".
Zulfikar Arabic
From the given name Zulfiqar.
Swanwick English
Habitational name from Swanwick in Derbyshire, possibly also Swanwick in Hampshire. Both are named from Old English swan, "herdsman," and wic, "outlying dairy farm."
Lampe German
From German meaning "lamp".
Willock English
From the medieval male personal name Willoc, a pet-form based on the first syllable of any of a range of Old English compound names beginning with willa "will, desire".
Nizam Arabic, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Nizam.
Kohlstedt Medieval German (Modern)
Likely derived from the German word Kohl, meaning “Cabbage,” and a Variation of the word Stadt, meaning “City, town, and/or place.”
Grunwald German, German (Swiss), Jewish
German and Swiss German (Grünwald): habitational name from any of various places named Grün(e)wald, from Middle High German gruene ‘green’ + walt ‘wood’, ‘forest’. ... [more]
Kabuto Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 甲, 兜, 加太, 甲頭, 加部東 or 鹿伏兎 with 甲 (ka, kan, kou, kinoe, kabuto) meaning "A grade, armour, carapace, first class, former, high (voice), instep", 兜 (to, tou, kabuto) meaning "headpiece, helmet", 加 (ka, kuwa.eru, kuwa.waru) meaning "add(ition), Canada, include, increase, join", 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick", 頭 (zu, to, tou, atama, kashira, kaburi, -gashira) meaning "head", 部 (bu, -be) meaning "bureau, class, copy, department, part, portion, section", 東 (tou, higashi) meaning "east", 鹿 (rou, ka, shika) meaning "deer", 伏 (fuku, fu.su, fu.seru) meaning "bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes), prostrated" or 兎 (tsu, to, usagi) meaning "hare, rabbit."... [more]
Ōiwa Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大岩 (see Ōiwa).
Khizrieva Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Хизриев (see Khizriev).
Menhenot Cornish (Rare, Archaic)
It is derived from the placename "Menheniot" in Cornwall.
Tenzin Bhutanese
From the given name Tenzin.
Zeb Urdu
Derived from Persian زیب‎ (zib) meaning "ornament, adornment, beauty".
Jderoiu Romanian
Derived from Romanian jder meaning "marten".
Fegatilli Italian
From Italian fegato "liver", figuratively used to denote courage. May be occupational, for someone who cooked liver, or a nickname for someone considered to be courageous.
Maesawa Japanese
Mae means "front, forward" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Yukiyasu Japanese
Yuki can mean "snow" or "luck" and yasu means "peace, relax, cheap".
Montaigu French
French form of Montague.
Walkinshaw Scottish
Habitational name from Walkinshaw in Renfrewshire, which was probably named from Old English wealcere meaning "fuller" + sceaga meaning "copse".
Simbolon Batak
Derived from Batak bolon meaning "big, grand, great".
Kamado Japanese (Rare)
Means "cooking furnace opening" in Japanese.
Colomb French
from Old French colomb "pigeon" (from Latin columbus) applied as a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of pigeons or doves... [more]
Nasrollahi Persian
From the given name Nasrollah.
McQueeney Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Shuibhne.
Ramzi Arabic
From the given name Ramzi.
Robichaux French
An altered spelling of Robichon or Roubichou, pet forms of Robert.
Valério Portuguese
From the given name Valério.
Mung Chin
From a part of a Chin masculine compound personal name of unexplained meaning.
Velte German
German variant of Velten.
Blöndal Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse words blondr meaning "fair", "yellow" or "blonde" and dalur meaning "valley".
Panyopas Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai ปัญโญภาส (see Panyophat).
Chudik Russian
Means "a weird person" in Russian.
Eguílaz Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Egilatz.
Mac A' Phearsain Scottish
Means "son of the parson" in Scottish Gaelic.
Glauser German (Swiss)
Patronymic form of Glaus.
Sekihara Japanese
From 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Shioda Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Paluots Estonian
Paluots is an Estonian surname meaning "heath woodland's end".
Öövel Estonian
Öövel is an Estonian surname, a derivation of "hööve" meaning "plane" and "jointer", or "röövel" meaning "gunman", "robber" and "bandit".
Grishin Russian
From the given name Grisha.
Yiğitoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Yiğit".
Weiser German
Variant of Weise.
Asche German
From German meaning "ash, ash tree". Likely a habitational name for someone who lived by an ash tree.
Akkawi Arabic
Means "from Akka" in Arabic.
Castelli Judeo-Italian, Italian, Spanish
Italian patronymic or plural form of Castello. ... [more]
De Lévis French
This indicates familial origin within the Orléanais commune of Lévis-Saint-Nom.
Hanae Arabic (Maghrebi)
From a Moroccan transcription of the Arabic name Hana 1 or Hanaa.
Caetano Portuguese
From the given name Caetano.
Kull Estonian
Kull is an Estonian surname meaning "hawk".
Saralegi Basque
Habitational name of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque sarale "hay, dry grass, livestock feed" combined with either tegi "stable, pen, enclosure", -(t)egi "place of", or possibly (h)egi "slope, hillside; edge, border".
Ueland Norwegian
Habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named in Rogaland. The first element is of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old Norse úfr ‘horned owl’; the second element is land ‘land’, ‘farmstead’.
Allane Scottish (Rare)
Variant of Allan
Aasjõe Estonian
Aasjõe is an Estonian surname meaning "meadow/lea water".
Kalk Estonian
Kalk is an Estonian surname meaning "heartless", "callous" and "harsh".
Hàng Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Hang, from Sino-Vietnamese 杭 (hàng).
Zimin m Russian
Variant of Zima.
Rogelio Spanish
From the given name Rogelio.
Wolfenden English
derived from the place called Wolfenden in the parish of Newchurch-in-Rossendale, Lancashire. The placename means "Wulfhelm's valley", or "the valley of Wulfhelm" derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century personal name Wulfhelm, composed of the elements wulf "wolf" and helm "helmet, protection" and denu "valley".
Nugmanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Nugmanov.
Officer English (Canadian), English (American, Rare)
Occupational name for the holder of any office, from Anglo-Norman French officer (an agent derivative of Old French office ‘duty’, ‘service’, Latin officium ‘service’, ‘task’).
Lykaios Greek (Rare)
Derived from the Greek word "Lykos" meaning wolf.
Boudjin Dutch
Shortened version of the given name Boudewijn.
Selvig Norwegian (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Selvik. Erik Selvig is a fictional character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He appears in several MCU movies between 2011 and 2022 where he is portrayed by Stellan Skarsgård... [more]
Borjigin Mongolian
This is the name of a Mongol sub-clan, of which Genghis Khan was part of. A suggested origin is a Turkic-language term borčïqïn meaning "man with dark blue eyes", though this is somewhat dubious... [more]
Harmse Dutch, Low German, South African
Means "son of Harm", a short form of Herman.
Saengmai Thai (Rare)
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and ไม้ (mai) meaning "wood, tree".
Data Polish
Derived from German dato "date" or "day".
Bordaberry French, Spanish (Latin American), Basque
From Basque Bordaberri or Bordaberria, both widespread place names meaning "new hut/sheepfold/farm".
Widger English
From the Old English male personal name Wihtgār, literally "elf-spear".
Trewin Cornish
Habitational name from Trewin in Cornwall.
Sumita Japanese
From Japanese 澄 (sumi) meaning "clear, pure" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Schankweiler German
From the name of a German municipality, derived from Schank "bar, pub, tavern" and Weiler "hamlet".
Bedford English
From the English county Bedfordshire and its principal city or from a small community in Lancashire with the same name. The name comes from the Old English personal name Beda, a form of the name Bede and the location element -ford meaning "a crossing at a waterway." Therefore the name indicates a water crossing once associated with a bearer of the medieval name.
Ivaković Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Tillakaratne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala තිලකරත්න (see Thilakaratne).
Majors Norman
Based on the Norman given name Mauger. The name indicates one who is the son of Maugier, an Old French personal name, which is derived from the Old Germanic name Malger, which means council spear.
Boccadifuoco Italian
Means "mouth of fire", a nickname for someone known for picking fights, or perhaps given to foundlings.
Arminio Spanish, Italian, Sicilian
From the given name Arminio.
McCarry Irish
Variant of McCary.
Bahromov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Bahrom".
Khomyakov Russian
From Russian хомяк (khomyak), meaning "hamster".
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