MerletteFrench Feminine diminutive of French merle "blackbird", this name was given as a nickname to a cheerful person or to someone who liked to sing.
CaderousseFrench, Literature A character in the classic novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. In the novel, Caderousse is a tailor and inkeeper who aids in the arrest of Dantès.
Ó DuibhneIrish Means "descendent of Duibhne", a given name possibly meaning "ill-tempered, surly".
KasepuuEstonian Kasepuu is an Estonian surname meaning "birch tree".
LafuenteSpanish Means "the fountain" in Spanish derived from fons "fountain" with fused definite article la. Variant of Fuentes and cognate to Lafontaine.
StultsGerman The Stults surname is derived from the German word "stoltz," which means "proud," and as such, it was most likely originally a nickname, which became a hereditary surname.
O'preyIrish From the Irish Gaelic Á Preith or Ó Preith meaning "of the cattle spoil".
ManganoItalian occupational name from mangano "mangle" (a device consisting of a pair of rollers used to press textiles and clothes) or "calender" (a similar device used in making paper). The term mangano also denoted a bucket elevator (used for raising water from a well) and any of various other devices including a catapult... [more]
MatobaJapanese From Japanese 的 (mato) meaning "target, mark" and 場 (ba) meaning "place, situation, circumstances".
GereñaBasque Habitational name of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from the archaic Basque element ger meaning "stone, crag" or "mill" (compare Gernika).
DuntonEnglish Either a habitational or topographic name from Dunton in Norfolk or Dunton Bassett in Leicestershire, from Middle English doune, dune "hill" (Old English dun) and Middle English toun "settlement" (Old English tun)... [more]
HellmichGerman Derived from a personal name composed of the Germanic elements helm "helmet" and wig "battle".
GrischottRomansh Variant of Grisch by way of combining it with the diminutive suffix -ott.
Van RooyenAfrikaans van Rooyen related to Van Rooijen, is an Afrikaans and Dutch toponymic surname. May be rooted from the Rhine area of the Netherlands, possibly having meant "from Rhine" originally... [more]
DedualRomansh Derived from the preposition de "of" and the surname Dual.
AkamaJapanese Possibly from 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 間 (ma) meaning "between, interval, space, pause".
RucciItalian 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).
UrkelEnglish (American) This is the surname of character Steven Quincy Urkel (referred to mononymously as Urkel) from the American sitcom Family Matters, where he is played by Jaleel White. In season 5, Urquelle is used as a variant spelling of Urkel and detonates Steven's less nerdy alter ego... [more]
RaiaItalian, Sicilian Either a topographic name from Sicilian raia ‘smilax’ (a climbing shrub), or else derived from Sicilian raja meaning ‘ray’, or ‘skate’ (the fish), presumably a nickname for someone thought to resemble the fish or a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller.
ChipsEnglish (British) Chips is a rare English (british) last name which is a nickname of Christopher and Charles
ReixachCatalan Habitational name for someone from any of the various places called Reixac in Catalonia, Spain, for example the town of Montcada i Reixac in the province of Barcelona.
PaschGerman Topographic name for a field or meadow which was used at Easter as a playground; etymologically two sources seem to be combined: Latin pascuum ‘pasture’ and Middle Low German pāsche(n) ‘Easter’.
VoloshchenkoUkrainian Denoted to a Romanian, from Ukrainian Волощина (Voloshchyna) "Wallachia".
FutakiJapanese From 二 (mi) meaning "two" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
ManleyEnglish Habitational name from places in Devon and Cheshire, named in Old English as "common wood or clearing", from (ge)mǣne "common, shared" and lēah "woodland clearing". The surname is still chiefly found in the regions around these villages.
SoosterEstonian Sooster is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "soosik", meaning "favorite" and "heir".
AkatsukiJapanese 丹 (Aka) means "red" and 月 (tsuki) means "month, moon". This surname is a reference to what the moon looks like during a lunar eclipse.... [more]
TōnoJapanese From Japanese 遠 (tō) meaning "distant, far off" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
BrierEnglish Derived from Old English brer "briar, bramble", a topographic name for someone who lived near a briar patch, or a nickname for a prickly, irritable person.
PyeonKorean (Rare) Meaning unknown. Approximately 15 000 koreans have this surname
HoltzclawGerman (Anglicized, Modern) Americanized spelling of German Holzklau, which translates into modern German as "wood thief", but is probably a nickname for someone who gathered wood, from Middle High German holz "wood" + a derivative of kluben "to pick up", "gather", "steal".
DimaampaoFilipino, Maranao Possibly from the name of Dima'amapaw Kalinan, a character in the Darangen epic. The name itself may be derived from Maranao di' meaning "no, not" and ampaw meaning "detoured".
MarwahaIndian, Punjabi From a place called Marwah in Jammu and Kashmir, India, meaning uncertain.
GilliardFrench, Swiss French and Swiss French from a derivative of Gillier, from the Germanic personal name Giselher, composed of gisil ‘hostage’, ‘pledge’, ‘noble offspring’ (see Giesel) + heri ‘army’.
MaccaaScottish MacCaa has many clan associations; the most prominent being with the Stuarts of Bute, the Clan MacKay, the Clan MacFarlane, the Clan MacDonald and Clan Galloway. The name is a phonetic variation of MacKay, meaning 'son of Aoh (ie the champion)'... [more]
PartingtonEnglish Habitational name from a place in Greater Manchester (formerly in Cheshire) called Partington, from Old English Peartingtun "Pearta's town".
HomolkaCzech From homolka meaning "(cone-shaped lump of) cream cheese". The word homolka itself is derived from homole "cone". This was either a nickname for a mild person or an occupational name for someone who made cheese.
MolinaresSpanish Derived from Spanish molina meaning "mill". Possibly an occupational name for a mill worker.
SobolewskimPolish Originally indicated a person from any of the Polish towns named Sobolew or Sobolewo, which derive from Polish soból "sable, marten".
PalinEnglish (i) "person from Palling", Norfolk ("settlement of Pælli's people") or "person from Poling", Sussex ("settlement of Pāl's people"); (ii) from the Welsh name ap Heilyn "son of Heilyn", a personal name perhaps meaning "one who serves at table"
ParamoreFrench (Rare) origin is unknown but the meaning of the name is lover used in France and England
NushiroJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 主代 (nushiro), a contraction of 主代 (nushishiro), from 主 (nushi), a variant reading of 主 (shu), a clipping of 主人 (shujin) meaning "master, owner, host" and 代 (shiro), a variant reading of 代 (dai), a clipping of 代理 (dairi) meaning "surrogation; proxy", referring to someone who would represent their master.
MullScottish Scottish, Irish, or English: Probably comes from the Scots language, as the Scots word for "headland" or comes from the geographical term, which is an Anglicization of the Gaelic Maol, a term for a rounded hill, summit, or mountain bare of trees... [more]
HowladerBengali From a Bengali word meaning "land owner", itself derived from Arabic حول (hawl) meaning "power, might, strength" and the Persian suffix دار (dar) indicating ownership.
FoxworthEnglish Variant of Foxworthy, a habitational name derived from the unattested Old English given name Færoc and worþig "estate, enclosure, homestead".
CardenEnglish Derived from Middle English cardoon "wild thistle, artichoke thistle". Could be a nickname for someone who carded wool (which was originally done with thistles), for a person who lived near a thistle patch, or for a prickly and unapproachable person... [more]
JaouiJudeo-Spanish Derived from Arabic لبان جاوي (luban jawiyy) referring to a type of balsamic resin used in perfumes and incense (literally meaning "Javanese frankincense").
PaciaTagalog From Tagalog pasiya meaning "decision, judgment".