Browse Submitted Surnames

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Scroggins English
Derived from Middle English scrogge meaning "brushwood", given to someone who lived near a bushy area, or perhaps a nickname for someone with a prickly personality.
Momoi Japanese
From Japanese 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Kolarin Croatian
Derived from Kolar.
Tennoujitani Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 天王寺谷 (see Tennōjitani).
Sakan Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 佐官 (sakan) meaning "field officer".
Wesolowski Polish
Meaning Happy men
Kokk Estonian
Means "cook, chef" in Estonian, borrowed from Low German koch (see Koch).
McCombie Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Thomaidh.
Mahjoub Arabic
Derived from the given name Mahjoub.
Lyé French
A habitational name from places named Lié located in Deux-Sèvres and Vendée.
Aus English
Variant spelling of Scandinavian Aas.
Elek Hungarian
From the given name Elek.
Sayagu Leonese
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous comarca.
Tomiyasu Japanese
Tomi means "wealthy" and yasu means "cheap, inexpensive, relax".
Rasooli Persian
From the given name Rasool.
Miyan Indian (Muslim), Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Urdu میاں or Bengali মিয়ান (see Mian).
Herttua Finnish
From Finnish meaning "duke".
Massingberd English
Perhaps from a medieval nickname for someone with an auburn or reddish beard (from Middle English massing "brass" + berd "beard").
Levchik Belarusian, Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Levchyk.
Ozarovskaya Russian
Feminine form of Ozarovsky (Озаровский)
Ritonga Batak
From Batak ri meaning "reed, grass" and tonga meaning "middle, centre".
Kewish Scottish, Manx
The surname Kewish was first found in on the Isle of Uist, in the Hebrides in Scotland, which is named for the Irish King, Colla Uais who was deposed in Ireland by Muedach Tireach and was banished with 300 of their principal chiefs to the Hebrides in 327 A.D. They became known as the kingdom of Ailech and gave birth to the kindred of St... [more]
Recht German
Probably a habitational name from a place so named in the Rhineland.
Raun Estonian
Raun is an Estonian surname derived from "raunjalg" meaning "bird's nest fern" (Asplenium).
Andia Basque
Derived from Basque (h)andi "great" and the definite article -a.
Hantzi Greek
Variant of Hatzis.
Stankovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Stankovski.
Thawornwong Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai ถาวรวงศ์ (see Thawonwong).
Akiya Japanese (Rare)
A bearer of this surname is Tomoko Akiya (秋谷 智子, born May 14, 1976) is a Japanese voice actress. Her best-known role is voicing Hazuki Fujiwara in the Ojamajo Doremi series, and Suzume Mizuno in Zatch Bell.
Feather English
from Middle English fether fedder "feather" or perhaps a shortened form of Middle English fetherer applied as a metonymic occupational name for a trader in feathers and down a maker of quilts or possibly a maker of pens... [more]
Jandusay Tagalog
From Tagalog handusay meaning "to prostrate, to lie face down".
Chestnut English
From Old French castan "chestnut tree" (Latin castanea), a name for someone who lived near a particular chestnut tree, or possibly a nickname for someone with chestnut-coloured hair (see Chastain).
Appel German, Dutch
From the personal name Appel, a pet form of Apprecht (common especially in Thuringia and Franconia), itself a variant of Albrecht... [more]
Dusch Romansh
Derived from the given name Dusch.
Karunatillaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කරුණාතිලක (see Karunathilaka).
Parmas Estonian
Parmas is an Estonian surname meaning a "heap of sheaves" and an "armful".
Markovych Ukrainian
Means "son of Marko".
Kõrve Estonian
Kõrve is an Estonian surname meaning to "scorch" or "singe".
Gourkuñv Breton
Breton combination of gour and kuñv meaning "a charming, affable, gentle or conciliatory man". The digraph -ff was introduced by Middle Ages' authors to indicate a nasalized vowel.
Font Catalan, Occitan, Spanish, French
topographic name for someone living near a spring or well Catalan and Occitan font "spring well" (from Latin fons genitive fontis).
Sobaharaya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蕎原屋 (Sobaharaya) meaning "Sobahara Store", from 蕎原 (Sobahara) meaning "Sobahara", an area in the city of Kaidzuka in the prefecture of Ōsaka in Japan.
Peluso m Italian
Peluso is a surname derived from the Italian word "peloso", meaning 'hairy' or 'furry,'
Yaku Japanese
From 夜 (ya) meaning "night, evening" and 久 (ku) meaning "long time, old story".
Dōyu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 堂 (dō) meaning "temple, shrine, hall" and 湯 (yu) meaning "hot water, bath; hot spring".
Seynaeve Flemish
Either derived from Old French chenave "hemp", an occupational name for a hemp farmer, or a cognate of German Senft "mustard".
Narva Estonian
Narva is an Estonian surname taken from the city of the same name in Ida-Viru County.
Tarsney English (British)
Tarsney is a variant spelling of Tosne.
Nagaya Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, dwelling".
Van Ruisdael Dutch
Means "from Ruisdael", the name of a lost castle, also called Ruisschendaal, near the village of Blaricum in North Holland, the Netherlands. It means "noisy valley" in Dutch. This name was borne by members of the Van Ruisdael family of artists during the Dutch Golden Age, notably the landscape painter Jacob van Ruisdael (c... [more]
Gurel Turkish
Dynamism is the meaning of the name.
Atake Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 阿竹 (Atake) meaning "Atake", a division in the area of Tajiri in the city of Ise in the prefecture of Mie in Japan.
Hawj Hmong
Original Hmong form of Her.
İdrisova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of İdrisov.
Podolski Polish
Refers to a region named Podolia in Ukraine.
Ellenberg German, Jewish, German (Swiss)
Derived from two municipalities and a village called Ellenberg in Germany. As an ornamental name, it is derived from German ölenberg, literally meaning "olive mountain".
Qazi Urdu, Indian (Muslim)
Derived from Arabic قاضي (qadhi) meaning "judge".
Shields Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Siadhail
Jilani Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Jilani.
Qattan Arabic
Means "cotton merchant" in Arabic, derived from the word قطن (qutn) meaning "cotton".
Upwood English
Derived from a place name meaning "upper forest" in Old English.
Araneta Filipino
From a Basque name derived from haran meaning "valley" combined with the toponymic suffix -eta.
Kürschner German
Occupational name for a furrier, Middle High German kürsenære, from Middle High German kürsen meaning "fur coat".
Yesmin Bengali
Variant of Yasmin.
Neji Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 子師, combining 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of Chinese zodiac)" with 師 (shi, su, nara.u, moromoro) meaning "army, exemplar, expert, master, model, teacher, war."
Obata Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 幡 (hata) meaning "flag, banner".
Kelch German
nickname from Middle High German kelch "double chin", "goiter". from another meaning of Middle High German kelch "glass", "chalice", hence a metonymic occupational name for a chalice maker or a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a chalice.
Govorov m Russian
Denoted a talkative person or a storyteller, from Russian говорит (govorit) meaning "to speak".
Rybintsev m Russian
Means "from Rybinsk".
Carlin Italian
Derived from a pet form of the given name Carlo.
Ruiter Dutch
Derived from the Dutch noun ruiter meaning "rider, horseman, knight".
Godoy French, Spanish, South American
Derived from the Norman given name Gaudi.
Welton English
Habitational name from any of various places named Welton, for example in Cumbria, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, and East Yorkshire, from Old English well(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’ + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
Dyess German (Americanized)
Americanized version of Dies
Massacre African American
This surname comes from the English word massacre.
Bazzaty Ossetian
Derived from Georgian ბაზი (bazi) meaning "falcon" or from a given name derived from Tatar базу (bazu) meaning "to dare" (given in hopes that a son would become a warrior).
Budak Ukrainian
From Ukrainian будь, буде (bud', bude) "to be, is being".
Maqsood Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Maqsud.
Hanyuu Japanese
From Japanese 羽 (ha) meaning "feather" and 生 (nyuu) meaning "raw".
Ruedig German
Variation of Rudig.
Moslemi Persian
From the given name Moslem.
Eakins English
Variant of Eakin, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Luhtla Estonian
Luhtla is an Estonian surname meaning "marsh/glade area".
Abuzərova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Abuzərov.
Janett Romansh
Derived from a short form of the given name Johannes in combination with the diminutive suffix -ett.
Cabañas Spanish, Portuguese
Habitational name from a place named with Spanish cabaña or Portuguese cabanha ‘hut’, ‘cabin’.
Shinwari Pashto
Perhaps from Shinwar, the name of a Pashtun-inhabited district in Afghanistan. The Shinwari are a Pashtun tribe found in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Ogata Japanese
From Japanese 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot, end" and 形 (kata) meaning "shape, form".
Nabiyev Azerbaijani, Uzbek
Means "son of Nabi".
Delker German
Probably a variant of Delger.
Manuel Spanish, Portuguese, French, German
Derived from the given name Manuel.
Des Roches French
Either a topographic name for someone living among rocks or a habitational name from any of several places named with this word, meaning "from the rocks" in French.
Backhouse English (British), English (Australian)
Denoted someone who worked in a bakery, from Old English bæchūs meaning "bakehouse, bakery", a word composed of Old English *bæc "something baked" and hus "house".
Licata Italian, Sicilian
From the name of a town in Sicily, possibly derived from the Ancient Greek toponym Λευκάδα (Leukada) (see Leocadia) or from Arabic الْقَلْعَةَ‎ (al-qalʕata) "the castle, the fortress".
De Kempenaer Dutch
Means "the one from Kempen" in Dutch.
Kuroba Japanese
From the Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, plume."
Ampao Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao ampaw meaning "detour" or "popped rice".
Žemaitaitis Lithuanian
From Lithuanian Žemaitija or Samogitian Žemaitėjė, an region in Lithuania.
Falba Occitan (Archaic), French (Rare)
Possibly from French fauve "wildcat".
Hahner German
Occupational name for a poultry farmer, from an agent derivative of Middle High German hane "rooster".
Blink Dutch
Topographic name from blink "bare hill, white dune".
Metheny English
Originated from the village name of Methley in Yorkshire.
Collard English, French
English and French: from the personal name Coll + the pejorative suffix -ard.
Mansell English (Canadian), Norman
Of Norman origin, a habitational or regional name from Old French mansel ‘inhabitant of Le Mans or the surrounding area of Maine’. The place was originally named in Latin (ad) Ceromannos, from the name of the Gaulish tribe living there, the Ceromanni... [more]
Siht Estonian
Siht is an Estonian surname meaning "goal", "aim" and "objective".
Stolt Swedish
Swedish soldier name meaning "proud". ... [more]
Xx Chinese
Some characteristic forenames: Chinese: Wei, Jing, Jian, Ming, Li, Yi, Hui, Bin, Gang, Hong, Ping, Jin, Min, Chong, You, Chang, Hu, Neng, Shen, Yiming, Yiping. Vietnamese Long, Hao, Lan, Hai, Bian, Buu, Cong, Dai, Mai, Nu, Quan, Thi.... [more]
Aida Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Boonrueng Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญเรือง (see Bunrueang).
Naidoo South African, Indian (Expatriate)
Variant of Naidu used by South Africans of Indian descent.
Kidwell Welsh, English
The origins of this surname are uncertain, but it may be derived from Middle English kidel "fish weir", denoting a person who lived by a fish weir or made his living from it, or from an English place called Kiddal, probably meaning "Cydda's corner of land" from the Old English given name Cydda and halh "nook or corner of land".
Mairena Spanish
From place name Mairena.
Swanton English
Habitational name from Swanton Court in Sevington, Swanton in Lydden, Swanton Farm in Littlebourne (all Kent), or any of the three places in Norfolk called Swanton (Swanton Abbott, Swanton Morley, and Swanton Novers)... [more]
Didukh Ukrainian
From Ukrainian дідух (didukh), meaning "didukh". A didukh is a Ukrainian Christmas decoration originating from ancient times.
Mouldenhauer German
Has a Northern German origin, and means “bowl maker” or “carver of bowls”.
Polański m Polish, Rusyn, Jewish
Topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing or a habitational name for someone from any of various places called Polana or Polany, all derived from Polish polana meaning "glade, clearing".
Yashin Uzbek
Means "lighting" in Uzbek.
Segale English, Italian
Respelling of SEGAL. A famous bearer is Mario A. Segale, the inspiration for Nintendo's video game character Mario
Rybárik m Slovak
Means "kingfisher" in Slovak, or derived from a diminutive of Rybár.
Lesorukov m Russian
From Russian dialectal лесорук (lesoruk), meaning "lumberjack, woodcutter". The word itself comes from лес (les) "forest" and рука (ruka) "hand, arm".
Bacca English
Origin: English (Norman origin).... [more]
Velíšek Czech
Czech form of Velliscig.
Cavendish English
Habitational name for a person from the village of Cavendish in Suffolk, from Old English personal name Cāfna and edisc "pasture".
Boehner German
Variant form of Bohner.
Khanam Bengali
Variant of Khanum.
Eftemie Romanian
Derived from the forename Euthymius.
Splendente Italian
From Italian splendente "bright, shining", supposedly given to an infants abandoned at orphanages on sunny days.
Bolar Spanish
Topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of soil of a particular type known as tierra bolar.
Carsten English
Could mean son of Carsten.... [more]
Lauj Hmong
Original Hmong form of Lor.
Pasteur French
French for "shepherd" or "preacher, pastor". Famous bearer Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), French chemist who created the first rabies vaccine, gave his name to the process of 'pasteurization'.
Ohnmacht German
Means "powerlessness; helplessness; without power" in German. This was often used to describe someone very weak.
Payen French, French (Caribbean)
From the old French given names Pagen Paien from Latin paganus "pagan"... [more]
Furtado Portuguese
Means "stolen" in Portuguese, probably used to refer to an illegitimate or kidnapped child.
Wijekumara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince".
Paley Jewish, Yiddish, Belarusian, Ukrainian
Occupational name for a distiller, derived from an East Slavic word (Russian палить (palitʹ), Ukrainian палити (palyty)) meaning "to burn". A famous bearer was Princess Olga Valerianovna Paley (1865-1929), the morganatic second wife of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia.
McInerney Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mac An Airchinnigh, meaning "son of the overseer (of church lands)".
Diestro Spanish, Filipino
Means "right-handed" in Spanish.
Akulov Russian
Originates from old-Russian nickname Okul/Akul (meaning crook, deceiver) or Greek given name Aquila (Ἀκύλας)
Rydell Swedish
Combination of Swedish ryd "woodland clearing" and the common surname suffix -ell.
Thakkar Indian, Gujarati, Marathi
From Sanskrit ठक्कुर (ṭhakkura) meaning "deity".
Polski Polish, Jewish
Nickname for a Polish person, originating in areas of mixed populations.
Leius Estonian
Leius is an Estonian surname derived from "leiud", meaning "findings"; and "leiutis", meaning "invention" and to "devise".
Hassani Persian, Arabic, Swahili
From the given name Hassan.
Nahar Bengali, Indian, Punjabi
Derived from Arabic نهار (nahar) meaning "day".
Vogelmann German
occupational name for a birdcatcher from Middle High German Middle Low German fogal "bird" and mann "man".
Samer Arabic
From the given name Samer.
Niitsoo Estonian
Niitsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "meadow swamp".
Wijemanne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and मान (mana) meaning "pride, honour".
Ledecký Czech
It means "coming from somewhere".
Galartza Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque galar "dry wood, dead wood, kindling" and the abundance suffix -tza.
Talvik Estonian
Talvik is an Estonian surname meaning "winter" (from "talv", also a surname).
Herbster German
Occupational name for a grape picker or vintner from Middle High German herbest "(grape) harvest".
Mohammadpourkarkaragh Persian (Rare)
From the given name Mohammad combined with Persian پور (pur) "son" and the name of the Persian village of Karkaraq.
Flamenco Spanish (Latin American)
From the name of the art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain.
Chanruang Thai
Variant transcription of Chanrueang.
Chrome Polish, Czech, Slovak
Chrome comes from the Polish word chromy, meaning "lame".
Mangone Italian
habitational name from Mangone a place in Cosenza province. Or an occupational name for a merchant from Latin mango (genitive mangonis) "dealer, slave trader". Or possibly also from an ancient Germanic personal name (see Mangold ).
Lyubenova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Lyubenov.
Sleta Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from Russian слёта (slyota) or Ukrainian слета (sleta), both meaning meaning "meeting".
Minayev Russian
Alternate transcription of Minaev.
Mccaffery Irish
The meaning of the surname MCCAFFERY is - the son of Godfrey (God's peace).
Halart French
Derived from the Germanic given name Halhard.
Hiranuma Japanese
Combination of the kanji 平 (hira, "flat; ordinary; low-ranking person") and 沼 (numa, "swamp, bog"), thus "flat swamp".
Mirajkar Marathi
Means "one from Miraj" in Marathi. Miraj is a city located in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Kikkas Estonian
Means "rooster" in Estonian.
Karp English
From the given name Karp.
Wangchuk Tibetan
From the given name Wangchuk
Dundale English
((Anne))... [more]
Hopla Welsh (?)
1st recorded Hopla.... [more]
Haarma Estonian
Haarma is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "härmas" meaning "frosty".
Seoighe Irish
Irish version of the surname Joyce
Kiyoko Japanese
Surname of American-Japanese singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and director Hayley Kiyoko.
Takeyama Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Wodziński Polish
Habitational name for someone from Wodzin in Piotrków voivodeship, named with Polish woda meaning "water".
Chukwu Igbo
From the given name Chukwu.
Ciocca Italian
The origin has to do with hair
Nashkho Circassian
Literally means “blue-eyed” from Adyghe нэ (nă) meaning “eye” combined with шхъуантӏэ (šχ°ānṭă) meaning “blue”.
Dulquer Arabic
Warrior, Expressive, Diplomatic
Ushiyama Japanese
From Japanese 牛 (ushi) meaning "cow" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill". Ushiyama is an area in the city of Kasugai, Japan.
Yoakum English (American)
Americanized version of Jochim
Vasilevski m Macedonian
Means "son of Vasil".
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