Browse Submitted Surnames

Zogheb German (Austrian)

Sevastyanova Russian
Feminine form of Sevastyanov.

Metodieva f Macedonian
Feminine form of Metodiev.

Yagüe Spanish
It is possibly derived from a name for someone born on St James' Day, from Old Spanish Santi Yague, a common medieval form of Santiago.

Urrunaga Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Legutio.

Steinwender German (Austrian)
From the German words stein "stone" and wender "turner"

Cassio Italian
From the given name Cassio.

Brink Low German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish
Means "village green" or "hill, slope, edge of a field or steep place". As a Swedish name, it’s ornamental.

Sonson English

Diestro Spanish, Filipino
Means "right-handed" in Spanish.

Ruelas French
A last name common in Mexico which is believed to have derived from the French word ruelle (or Portuguese word ruela) meaning lane or alley.

Yagi Japanese
From Japanese 八 (ya) meaning "eight" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Wilbers English (American)
from the given name Wilbur

Ikari Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 五十里 (Ikari) meaning "Ikari", a division in the town of Nyūzen in the district of Shimoniikawa in the prefecture of Toyama in Japan or an area in the city of Takaoka in the prefecture of Toyama in Japan.

Prude African American
This surname came from the English word prude. The definition of the word prude is a person who is or claims to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity.

Donnarumma Italian
Composed of Italian donna "lady" (from Latin domina "lady, mistress") and a short form of Rummeneca, a Neapolitan variant of the feminine given name Domenica, meaning "Sunday" and also deriving from Latin dominus "lord"... [more]

Simonyan Armenian
Means "son of Simon 1".

Mckeirnan Irish
Variant of Mckiernan

Ahn Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 안 (see An).

Dowling Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicanized form of Ó Dúnlaing.

Ōtaka Japanese
This surname combines 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii) meaning "big, large" with 高 (kou, taka, taka.i, taka.maru, taka.meru, -daka) meaning "expensive, high, tall," 鷹 (ou, you, taka) meaning "hawk, eagle, falcon", 孝 (kyou, kou, taka) meaning "child's respect, filial piety," 嵩 (shuu, suu, kasa, kasa.mu, taka.i) meaning "be aggravated, grow bulky, grow worse, swell" or 貴 (ki, tatto.i, tatto.bu, touto.i, touto.bu, taka) meaning "esteem, honour, precious, prize, value."... [more]

Sole Catalan

Faghy English, Irish (Anglicized)
Variant of Faughy

Đậu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Dou, from Sino-Vietnamese 竇 (đậu).

Laitupa Moluccan

Kadziel Polish
Given by female royal for safe escort

Chapell French

Chisaki Japanese
Chi can mean "thousand" or "pond", and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".

Nurmagomedov Avar (Russified)
Russified form of Nurmuhamadov.

Desmarteau French (Quebec)

Garwood English
Comes from a lost locational name from the Olde English gara, referring to a "triangular piece of land" or to a "spearhead", and wudu meaning a "wood".

Luong Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Lương.

Gulo Indonesian

Shiojiri Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 尻 (jiri) meaning "rear, end, back".... [more]

Dinkins Irish (?)
Probably a variant (with English possessive -s) of Irish Dinkin.

Pilarski Polish
Occupational name for a sawyer, Polish pilarz + -ski, common ending of surnames.

Nevins Irish
Variant of Nevin 2.

Mcdermid Irish (Anglicized)
Possibly an alternate spelling of McDermott. Comes from the Gaelic name MacDhiarmaid, meaning ‘son of Dermaid’.

Boranbaev m Kazakh
Means "son of Boranbay".

Hagan Irish
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÁgáin "descendant of Ógán", a personal name from a diminutive of óg "young".

Loften English

Square English

Chesbrough English
habitational name from Cheeseburn in Northumberland early recorded as Cheseburgh possibly from Old English cis "gravel" and burh "stronghold"... [more]

Svirepiy Ukrainian

Quimson Filipino
From Hokkien 金孫 (kim-sun) meaning "golden grandchild".

Keikilawa Hawaiian

Moratalla Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Murcian municipality.

Kaits Estonian
Kaits is an Estonian surname meaning "guard".

Naty Filipino

Suematsu Japanese
From 末 (batsu, matsu, sue) meaning "close, posterity, end, powder, tip" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine".

Zurbano Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Basque Zurbao, a toponym of uncertain etymology. Possibly related to zur "wood, timber" or zurbeltz "holm oak, kermes oak".

Enamorado Spanish
Nickname for a person relating to love.

L'imaf Adyghe, Circassian, Kabardian
From Circassian"ЛIы" (man) and "Маф" (blessed)

Augsburger German
habitational name for someone from the city of Augsburg in Bavaria named as the city (burg) of the Roman Emperor Augustus in whose reign it was founded.

Langhofer German
Habitational name for someone from any of several places called Langhof.

Szokoli Hungarian
Means "falcons" in Hungarian.

Atefi Persian
From the given name Atef.

Keim German
Unknown.

Krasnoyarsky Russian
The habitational name from Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia.

Äärt Estonian
Äärt is an Estonian surname meaning "edge".

Mendiguren Basque
From the name of a hamlet meaning "edge of the mountain" in Basque.

Clyne English

Bangcola Filipino, Maranao

Kelshaw English
Variant of the habitational name Culcheth, or of Kershaw or Kelsall.

Bassinger German

Nishibori Japanese
Variant of Nishihori.

Tsaldaris Greek
Feminine version is Tsaldari

Planoudes Greek

Bednyy m Russian
Means "poor".

Azizpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian عزیزپور (see Azizpour).

Donn Scottish, Irish
Variant of Donne.

Nishino Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain, meadow, wilderness".

Twigly Scottish (Americanized)
Scottish form of Twigley.

Mccurty Irish

Eid Arabic
Means "feast, holiday, festival" in Arabic. It is typically used to refer to the two major religious holidays observed by Muslims, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.

Betancourt Spanish (Canarian), Portuguese, Spanish (Latin American)
Cognate of Bethencourt and Bettencourt.

Springall English
Means (i) "operator of a springald (a type of medieval siege engine)" (from Anglo-Norman springalde); or (ii) from a medieval nickname for a youthful person (from Middle English springal "youth").

Shehadeh Arabic
Derived from Arabic شَهَادَة (šahāda) meaning "testimony, witness, belief (in Islam)".

Stevik Norwegian

Senevirathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සෙනෙවිරත්න (see Seneviratne).

Staro Albanian

Hamner Welsh
Variant spelling of "Hanmer", parish in Flintshire.

Sablan Spanish
Of Savoy.

Šelieh Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian шэлег (šelieh), a word used for various medieval small coins, primarily for silver and copper solidi, ultimately from the German word Schilling meaning "shilling".

Clancy Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Mac Fhlannchaidh.

Prasinos Greek
From Greek meaning "green".

Kõuts Estonian
Kõuts is an Estonian surname meaning "cat" (also, in Estonian "Kass") or "tomcat".

Boldyzhar Rusyn

D'este French

Kahari African

Hargitay Hungarian
Denoted one from Hargita, a historical region of Hungary now known as Harghita County in eastern Transylvania, Romania. A famous bearer was Hungarian-American actor and bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay (1926-2006), as well as his daughter, actress Mariska Hargitay (1964-)... [more]

Bobrownicki Polish
From Bobrownik or Bobrowniki.

Mathrafal Medieval Welsh
Named for Castle Mathrafal (Castell-Mathrafal) in Powys, Mid Wales. The House of Mathrafal ruled over Powys for much of the Mediaeval period. Notable members of the family included Owain Glyn Dŵr, who led a rebellion against English rule in 1400.

Kinkle German
Derived from the Middle High German word "kunkel," which meant "spindle." It is thus supposed that the first bearers of this surname were spindle makers in occupation.

Zindren Polish (Rare)

Ba Arabic
Arabic from a shortened form of Aba, accusative case of Abu ‘father’.

Maddigan Irish (Anglicized)
Derived from Ancient Gaelic O'Madain meaning 'The descendant of the son of the hound'.

Peery Irish

Jukna Lithuanian

Morrie English
Probably a variant of Morris, or possibly of Murray 1.

Tomihiro Japanese
From 富 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance" and 広 or 廣 (hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious".

Bedard French

Chernisky Russian

Temiz Turkish
Means "clean, neat, pure" in Turkish.

Üprus Estonian
Üprus is an Estonian surname derived from "üpris" meaning "very" and "much".

Carry Irish
Shortened form of McCarry and O'Carry.

Jinzai Japanese

Kudaybergenova f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Kudaybergenov.

Hosking English (British)
Variant of Hoskin.

Wailissa Moluccan

Uisawa Japanese

Baroud Arabic
From Arabic بارود (barud) meaning "gunpowder".

Jacob Jewish, English, German, Portuguese, French, Dutch, Indian (Christian)
From the given name Jacob.

Mureșanu Romanian
Variant of Mureșan.

Kiff English
Possibly a variant of Kift, itself from an Old English nickname meaning "clumsy, awkward".

Fujikura Japanese
Fuji means "wisteria" and kura means "storehouse".

Quitain Tagalog
From Tagalog kitain meaning "to earn".

Matthijs Dutch
From the given name Matthijs.

Dewbre French

Svedberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish svedja "to burn off, to swidden" (referring to slash-and-burn agriculture (in Swedish: svedjebruk)) and berg "mountain". This name can be both locational (surname derived from a place named with Sved-... [more]

Domingue Haitian Creole

Piscitelli Italian

Pillsbury English
Derived from a place in Derbyshire, England, so named from the genitive of the Old English given name Pil and burh meaning "fortified place".

Blaustein German, Jewish
Ornamental name from German blau "blue" and Stein "stone", i.e. lapis lazuli.

Leal Portuguese, Spanish
Means "loyal" in Portuguese and Spanish. A famous bearer of this surname is Roberto Leal, a very popular singer in Portugal.

Fifi Northern African

Iannaielli English

Kubilius Lithuanian

Benichi Arabic (Maghrebi)

Şentürk Turkish
From Turkish şen meaning "happy, cheerful" and Türk meaning "Turk".

Caldeira Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Caldera.

Talbott English
Variant of Talbot.

Razafindrakoto Malagasy

Yandarbin Chechen
Variant of Yandarbiyev.

Pultar Czech

Weddell Scottish, English
Derived from Wedale, the original name of the parish of Stow in Scotland, possibly composed of Old English weoh "idol, image; temple, sacred place", weod "weed, herb", or wedd "pledge, contract" combined with dæl "dale, valley"... [more]

Trelles Asturian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Cuaña.

Marcin Polish
From the given name Marcin.

Bol Dutch
Derived from the given name Baldo, a short form of names beginning with the element bald "bold, brave”.

Garden English
Variant of Gardener.

Watkoski Polish

Steve English
From the given name Steve.

Neumeyer German
German: distinguishing name for a newly appointed steward or tenant farmer, or one who was a newcomer to an area, from Middle High German niuwe ‘new’ + meier ‘steward’, ‘tenant farmer’ ( see Meyer 1)... [more]

Wyspiański m Polish
Derived from the Polish word wyspa meaning "island."

Klump English

Maksymov Ukrainian
Ukrainian transcription of Максимов (see Maksimov), meaning "son of Maksym".

Nishishima Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Chockalingam Indian, Tamil
From a nickname referring to the Hindu god Shiva, composed of the Sanskrit words चोक्का (cokkā) meaning "alluring" and लिङ्गम् (liṅga) meaning "sign, symbol, mark".

Raum German
From German meaning "room, space".

Acaiabe Portuguese

Muxtarova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Muxtarov.

Vögele Upper German, German (Swiss)
Swabian and Swiss German diminutive of Vogel.

Bara Arabic (Maghrebi)

Kaikai Manding

Naczyk Polish
From Naczyk, a diminutive of a given name beginning with Naczę such as Naczęsław or Naczęmir.

Hällgren Swedish
Variant of Hellgren.

Mill Scottish, English
Scottish and English: topographic name for someone who lived near a mill, Middle English mille, milne (Old English myl(e)n, from Latin molina, a derivative of molere ‘to grind’)... [more]

Cottrant French
Meaning unknown.

Abeysekara Sinhalese
From Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and शेखर (śekhara) meaning "crest, crown, peak, top".

Brajović Montenegrin

Moran Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
From the given name Moran.

Tovmasian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Թովմասյան (see Tovmasyan).

Drobnjak Serbian, Montenegrin, Croatian
Drobnjaci are a historical tribe and region in Montenegro.

Natsch Romansh
Truncated form of Jenatsch.

Esam Arabic
Derived from the given name 'Isam.

Weinberger Jewish

Xaliqova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Xaliqov.

Ipsy Papuan

Ishizawa Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh, swamp".

Malecuit French
Means "doughy," "soggy," or "undercooked" in French.

Rashad Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Rashad.

MacFhilib Scottish
Means "son of Filib"

Emperaire French
Means "Emperor".

Milin Breton
Means "mill" in Breton.

Brassell English

Zlatar Croatian, Serbian
From zlatar meaning "goldsmith" or "jeweler".

Lillie English

Morakis Greek

Whet English

Sakano Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope, hill" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Sonogaya Japanese
Variant of Sonotani.

Ferrers Ancient Roman
It derives from Latin, "ferrum", which means "iron". As a surname, it derives from two French villages named "Ferrieres" where iron was mined.

Markoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Marko".

Nemati Persian
From the given name Nemat.

Stang German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) from Middle High German stang, German Stange ‘pole’, ‘shaft’, hence a nickname for a tall, thin person, a metonymic occupational name for a maker of wooden shafts for spears and the like, or a metonymic occupational name for a soldier.

Vůjtek Czech
All I know is that it's Czech. Anyone with more information, please edit.

Seifried German
Variant of Siegfried from its Middle High German form Sīvrid.

Yellowtail Indigenous American

Lala Albanian

Knezevich Spanish (?)
rafe knezevich is a cutie patootie

Luveljeng Paiwan

Topalova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Topalov.

Ferhati Albanian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Ferhat.

Niggeman English
Meaning unknown. Possibly means "new man"

Tejero Spanish
Occupational Spanish surname for a tiler, its origin may be in Saragossa, Spain. A famous bearer is Antonio Tejero, a Lieutenant Colonel who was responsible for the 23-F coup attempt.

Kepale Dese Batak

Fuge Prussian

Later Northern African

Wang Korean
From Sino-Korean 王 (wang) meaning "king; monarch", referring to the royals of the former dynasty of Goryeo.

Yuyamidō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 (see Kumanomidō).

Zolan Turkish (Rare)

Yisrael Hebrew
Means "Israel" in Hebrew, from יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yiśrāʾēl).

Dejk Polish

Nathon English
Variant of Nathan.

Hofstadter Jewish
Derived from the German towns of Hofstetten, Franconia and Hofstaedt, Pomerania. In German, the suffix -er means "from".... [more]

Lagerfeld German

Rosenwald German, Jewish
Means "rose forest" in German. As a Jewish surname it is ornamental.

Bäckstrand Swedish
Combination of Swedish bäck "stream" and strand "shore".

Puddifoot Romani

Thomison English
A variant of Thompson.

Rootsmaa Estonian
Rootsmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "leaf stalk/stem land".

Bertelsen Norwegian
Norwegian surname meaning son of Bertel .

Gavrilovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Gavrilovski.

Jayapalan Indian

Itami Japanese
Ita means "board" and mi means "view, outlook".

Toronto Italian (Anglicized)
Possibly derived from the Italian province, Taranto.

Michelet French (Latinized), Belgian
Its name comes from the name Michael, the angel.

Rattanabej Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai รัตนเพชร์ (see Rattanaphet).

Zhydak Ukrainian (Rare)
Denoted to a Jewish person, from Ukrainian жид (zhyd), a derogatory word for a Jew.

Carville French, Irish
As a French location name it comes from a settlement in Normandy. As an Irish name it derives from a word for "warrior".

Eastcott English

Bhawal Bengali
Varient spelling of Bhowal.

Sumrall Spanish

Durino Portuguese (Brazilian)

Seymore English
Variant of Seymour.

Kastoriades Greek

Kirtland English
Variant of Kirkland.

Bakulina Russian
feminine form of Bakulin

Letti Italian

Anisimova f Russian
Feminine form of Anisimov.

Pedroza Spanish (Mexican)

Perna Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from the dialectic word perna "leg", denoting someone with a deformed or missing leg, or a variant of Perla.

Pärg Estonian
Pärg is an Estonian surname meaning "wreath".

Sciretta Italian

Abderrahmane Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Abderrahmane.

Samunami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 寒波 (see Kampa).

Miron Romanian
From the given name Miron 1.

Vikat Estonian
Vikat is an Estonian surname meaning "scythe".

Unuma Japanese

Kikutani Japanese
Kiku means "chrysanthemum" and tani means "valley".

Jinbō Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 (see Jimbō).

Montford English
As a Shropshire name believed to mean "from a communal ford or water crossing" while the Norfolk origin is "from Munda's ford," Munda being an old English personal name meaning "protector, guardian," as seen in names such as Edmund.

Comas Catalan, Spanish (Latin American)

Kłoda Polish (Rare)

Colrain English

Bodeman German
Bodeman is an occupational name meaning "adherent of the royal messenger".

Mac Cearbhaill Irish
Meaning, "son of Cearbhaill."

Englehart German
Variant of Engelhardt.

Nazarewycz French (Quebec)

Arredondo Spanish
habitational name from a place in Cantabria named Arredondo possibly from redondo 'round' because of the roundish shape of the hill on which it stands.

Mesropian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Մեսրոպյան (see Mesropyan).

Robers English
Variant of Roberts.

Matsusaki Japanese

Pappoe Akan

Suurmäe Estonian
Suurmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "big hill/mountain".

Meysami Persian
From the given name Meysam.

Hota Japanese

Rolfsen Norwegian
Means "son of Rolf".

Slavchev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Slavcho".

Alvardo Spanish

Braegon Medieval Scottish (Americanized)
Meaning high noble, or he who shall rule.

Davud Persian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian
From the given name Davud.

Kaenphakdi Thai
From Thai แก่น (kaen) meaning "core, heart" and ภักดี (phakdi) meaning "devotion, loyalty".

Arrhenius Swedish (Rare)
The name of two separate family linages with no relation between each other. One family originates from Linköping, Östergötland and probably got its name from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρρην (árrhēn) "male" (taken from the last syllable of ancestor's last name, Kapfelman)... [more]

Hafez Arabic
Derived from the given name Hafiz.

Riquier French
From the given name Riquier and a variant of Richer.

Zavalenko Ukrainian

Balaska Greek, Jewish, Polish
Feminine form of Balaskas (Greek) or Balaski (Jewish), it is used by Greeks and Slavic Jews.

Shved Ukrainian
Means "Swedish".

Viirmaa Estonian
Viirmaa is an Estonian surname derived from "viir" meaning both "sea swallow" and "varved" (annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock) and "maa" ("land").

Gearing English
probably an Americanized spelling of Gehring

Eskola Estonian
Eskola is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Esko".

Cadburn English

Balmiler Ukrainian

Wharry Scottish

Abdulali Arabic
From the given name Abdulali).

Kondratenko Ukrainian
Form of Polish Kondrat. Masha Kondratenko is a Ukrainian singer.

Həsənli Azerbaijani
From the given name Həsən and the Turkic suffix -li which forms adjectives from nouns.

Fujizaki Japanese
Variant of Fujisaki.

Kubanychbekova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Kubanychbekov.

Loukanis Greek
Means "sausage" in Greek, nickname for a butcher or sausage maker.

Linders Dutch
Patronymic form of Leonard, or possibly of a Germanic name composed of linta "linden tree, shield, spear" and heri "army".

Alabanza Spanish
Means "praise" in Spanish, possibly denoted for a worshipper. from Spanish alabar "to praise" and a suffix. Travis Alabanza (1995-) is a British performance artist, writer, and theatremaker.

Matsue Japanese

Yıldırım Turkish
From the given name Yıldırım.

Tsurumori Japanese

Cuckow English

Põldots Estonian
Põldots is an Estonian surname meaning "field end".

Fow English
Derived from Middle English fou "spotted, stippled, multicoloured".

Ragusea Italian (Americanized)
Possibly an Americanized form of Ragusa. Adam Ragusea (1982-) is an American internet personality who makes videos about food recipes, food science, and culinary culture.

Horobetz Ukrainian (Americanized)
Americanized form of Horobets.

Nouken Central African, Cameroonian

Baguette French

Asaarashi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning" and 嵐 (arashi) meaning "storm; tempest".

Dezső Hungarian
From the given name Dezső.

Sibunrueang Thai
From Thai ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, fame" combined with บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "bright, glowing, brilliant".

Dhaliwal Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
From the name of the ancient city of Dharanagar (currently Dhar) in present-day Madhya Pradesh, India.

Lira Galician
Habitational name for someone who lives in a parish called Lira, in Salvatierra, division of Puenteareas.

Atanásio Portuguese (African)
From the given name Atanásio.

Cifrino Italian (Rare)
Possibly from an inflection of Italian cifrare, meaning "to monogram, to abbreviate (a name) to initials; to encode, to cypher", or perhaps a derived term meaning "little nothing". Ultimately from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr) "empty, zero".