Browse Submitted Surnames

Bosso Italian
Derived from Italian bosso "box tree", probably applied as a topographic name but possibly also as a metonymic occupational name for a wood carver or turner.

Shenandoah Oneida
From the given name Shenandoah.

Aly Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Ali 1.

Unami Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 海南 (unami), a contraction of 海南 (unanami), from 海 (una-) meaning "of the sea; of the ocean" and 南 (nami) meaning "south".

Abdelmajid Arabic
From the given name Abd al-Majid.

Bán Hungarian

Angulo Spanish (Mexican), South American
Habitational name from Encima-Angulo in Burgos province.

Mitrenko Ukrainian

Nemo English
A different form of Nimmo (a Scottish name of unknown origin).

Csepregi Hungarian
Someone from the district of Csepreg in Hungary

Schehr German
John Schehr was German political activist and communist politician who led Communist Party after Ernst Thälmann.

Symonenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Symon.

Ruwanpura Sinhalese
From Sinhala රුවන (ruvana) meaning "gem" combined with Sanskrit पुर (pura) meaning "city".

Layden English
Variant of Laden.

Rix German
given to a person who resided near a hill, stream, church, or tree

Trifiletti Sicilian
Topographic name from a diminutive of Greek τρίφυλλον (triphyllon) meaning "clover, pitch trefoil", literally "three-leaved" from τρία (tría) "three" and φύλλον (phyllon) "leaf, foliage".

Illopmägi Estonian
Illopmägi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "iisop" meaning "hyssop", or "ilus" meaning "beautiful", and "mägi" meaning "mountain/hill".

Macfhionghain Scottish Gaelic

Akioka Japanese
Aki means "autumn" and oka means "hill".

Ataya Arabic (Egyptian)

Romo Spanish
Derived from latin (rhombus) meaning obtuse, blunt.

Serafimovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Serafimovski.

Kineshanko Canadian (?)

Fint Various

Tenerife Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Ténérife. Used primarily in the Philippines.

Jakopinčić Croatian

Oxley English

Buehman German
Variant of Bauer.

Mendury Romansh
Variant of Menduri.

Gowda Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada
From the ancient Telugu caste name gamunda meaning "village headman".

Kaktiņš Latvian
Derived from the word kakts meaning "nook, corner".

Lamovsky Russian

Masoni Italian

Acyl African

Baidya Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Nepali
East Indian and Nepali form of Vaidya.

Osumi Japanese
From 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 隅 (sumi) meaning "corner, nook".

Occhibelli Italian
Probably from Italian occhio "eye" and bello "beautiful, good", as a nickname for someone with keen eyesight or attractive eyes. May also originate from a place of the same name.

Gillani Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Pashto
Alternate transcription of Arabic جيلاني or Persian, Urdu گیلانی (see Gilani).

Turi Estonian
Turi is an Estonian surname meaning both "scruff" or "withers".

Zielonka Polish, Jewish
Derived from the Polish word for "green"

Meireles Portuguese
Habitational name for someone from a place called Meireles in Portugal, meaning unclear.

Kaar Estonian
Kaar is an Estonian surname meaning "arc" or "arch".

Gravely English

Mastropasqua Italian
Combination of Mastro and Pasqua

Turzhanov m Kazakh
Means "son of Turzhan".

Kanakomol Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Aito Japanese

Takomi Hebrew

Bindschädler German (Swiss)
Derived from German binden "to bind" and Swiss German schädlen "to make wood vessels", this is an occupational surname referring to a cooper, a barrel maker.

Biessman German

Lymar Ukrainian

Lemrini Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of El Merini.

Hadjedj Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Hadjadj.

Friedman English (American), Jewish
Americanized form of Friedmann as well as a Jewish cognate of this name.

Dobuque French (Rare)

Corkson English

Selimaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Selim" in Albanian.

Vagabov Chechen, Dagestani
Means "son of Vagab".

Somby Sami
Derived from the name of the village Sompio in Finland.

Exkorn English (American, Rare)

Gillard English
English from a pejorative derivative of the personal name Giles.

Sibya Filipino

Reino Estonian
Reino is an Estonian surname, a variant of the masculine given name "Rein".

Hošić Bosnian

Rozio Italian

Kanopka Latvian

Herradura Spanish (Philippines)
Means "horseshoe" in Spanish, possibly an occupational name for someone who worked with horseshoes.

Dhawan Indian, Punjabi, Hindi
Means "runner, messenger" from Sanskrit धाव् (dhav) meaning "to run".

De Kempenaer Dutch
Means "the one from Kempen" in Dutch.

Limnios Greek
From Greek λημνι (limni) meaning "lake".

Feinour English

Kosek Czech

Launceston Cornish
Derived from the Cornish place name Lannstevan. Besides the Cornish town, there is also a Launceston in Tasmania (Australia).

Chardel French

Guiza Spanish
Spanish cognate of Arabic Giza.

Jaanson Estonian
Jaanson is an Estonian surname derived from the Estonian masculine given name "Jaan" and the Germanic suffix "-son"; "son of Jaan".

Parsadanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Փարսադանյան (see Parsadanyan).

Woodlock English
From the given name Wudlac.

Sarma Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Nepali
Alternate transcription of Assamese শৰ্মা, Bengali শর্মা, Hindi/Nepali शर्मा, Telugu శర్మ or Kannada ಶರ್ಮಾ (see Sharma).

List Hungarian
Variant of Liszt.

Yikoshu African, Central African

Stoker Scottish, Irish
Means "trumpeter", from Scottish Gaelic and Irish stoc "trumpet, bugle, horn".

De Roma Medieval Spanish (Rare)
A Spanish locational surname meaning “Of Rome”, perhaps for a Spaniard who lived in Rome or an Italian expat who immigrated to Spain

Blasioli Italian
Ancient and illustrious Benevento family, called Blasi or Di Blasi, of clear and avita nobility.

Suscevic Bosnian

Pakarati Rapa Nui
This name was from a given name before it became a surname due to the Rapanui adopting Catholic names as first names and making their original first names their surnames. This surname was the most common Rapanui surname from 1937-1996... [more]

Numasawa Japanese
From 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, marsh".

Doerflinger German
Habitational name for someone from any of several places in Bavaria named Dörfling.

Luriel Spanish

Dahlby Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish dal "valley" and by "village".

Dronet French
From the given name Dron

Donavon Irish
Variant of Donovan.

Bahus Norwegian (Rare)

Gastelaars Dutch
Variant of Gastel.

Van Brink Dutch
Means "from the village green", from Dutch brink "village green, town square, edge of a field or hill".

Kassem Arabic
From the given name Kassem, a form of Qasim.

Puglia Italian
habitational name from Apulia (Italian Puglia) in southeastern Italy. Variant of Pugliese.

Quebec Spanish (Philippines)
Habitational name for a person from the province of Quebec in Canada.

Kensington English
Habitational name from any of the various places named Kensington in England, all derived from Old English given name Cynesige and tun "enclosure, town".

Baggerly English
English: variant of Bagley .

Abduhalim Tausug
From the given name Abduhalim.

Ilarratza Basque
From the name of a settlement in Álava, Spain, possibly derived from Basque illar "bean, pea; heather" and the abundance suffix -tza.

Abboud Arabic
From a diminutive of the given name Abdul, as well as any of numerous names beginning with this element.

Hoogendyk Dutch
Variant of Hoogendijk.

Kumanova Albanian

Heigl German
Derived from the given name Hugo.

Şahbazov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Şahbaz".

Tiffany English
From the medieval female personal name Tiffania (Old French Tiphaine, from Greek Theophania, a compound of theos "God" and phainein "to appear"). This name was often given to girls born around the feast of Epiphany.

Valore Italian
Meaning - Value

Ulukaya Turkish
From Turkish ulu meaning "great, large, exalted" and kaya meaning "rock".

Rasheen Sinhalese

Haşımov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Haşım".

Tokoro Japanese
As a surname it is often spelled as to meaning "field, wilderness" and koro means "spine, road".

Casson French

Heinemann German, Jewish
Combination of Heine, a short form of Heinrich, and Mann "man".

Nasim Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Nasim.

Atak Turkish
Means "rash, audacious, reckless" in Turkish.

Landis German, German (Swiss)
German and Swiss German nickname for a highwayman or for someone who lays waste to the land, from Middle High German landoese.

Burak Rusyn
Means "beetroot" in Rusyn.

Villaflor Spanish (Philippines)
Denoted someone who came from the name of the municipality of Villaflor in Castile-León, Spain.

Bute Indian

Condún Irish
Gaelicized variant of Canton, brought to Ireland from Pembrokeshire, Wales circa 1200 CE.

Sytnyk Ukrainian
Means "one who sits".

Vujadinović Serbian
Means "son of Vujadin".

Plemmons English, Irish, German
Altered spelling of Fleming.

Oosterhout Dutch
From the name of various places in the Netherlands, derived from ooster "eastern" and hout "wood, forest".

Zahiri Persian, Arabic
From the given name Zahir.

Varhola Rusyn

Chalo Bemba, Eastern African

Simone English

Kimachu Eastern African, Swahili

Schauer German
The Schauer surname comes from the Middle High German word "schouwen" meaning "to inspect;" as such, the name is thought to have originally been occupational, for some kind of inspector, perhaps an official of a market.

Seeder Estonian
Seeder is an Estonian surname meaning "cedar".

Broadwell English

Lokhmatov m Russian

Boghossian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պողոսեան (see Boghosian)

Tänavsuu Estonian
Tänavsuu is an Estonian surname literally meaning "street mouth" ("street entry", or "the beginning of the street"); derived from the compound words "tänav" ("street") and "suu" ("mouth").

Glavina Maltese

Mukha Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Means "fly" in several languages.

Edin Swedish
Variant of Edén.

Makishima Japanese
From Japanese 牧 (maki) meaning "shepard" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Kork Estonian
Kork is an Estonian surname meaning both "cork" and "cap".

Eyyubova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Eyyubov.

Mijangos Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Merindad de Cuesta Urria.

Brandford English

Pancake English

Zou Chinese
An ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty.

Abeyarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේරත්න (see Abeyratne).

Nasoetion Batak
Older spelling of Nasution based on Dutch orthography.

Kurtsen Danish (Rare)
Means "son of Kurt".

Sabdyushev m Russian

Seagrave English
Habitational name from a place in Leicestershire, recorded in Domesday Book as Satgrave and Setgrave; probably named from Old English (ge)set meaning "fold", "pen" (or sēað meaning "pit", "pool") + grāf meaning "grove" or græf meaning "ditch".

Kanagusuku Okinawan
The Okinawan language reading of its kanji, meaning "golden castle".

Cunniff Irish
From Irish Gaelic Mac Conduibh "son of Condubh", a personal name meaning literally "black dog".

Sifakakis Greek

Kuular Tuvan
Derived from Tuvan куу (kuu) meaning "swan" or "gray". Names bearing unfavourable meanings were traditionally used by Tuvans to ward off evil spirits.

Masona African

Adamantidis Greek
Descentant, son of Adamantios.

Zhizhiashvili Georgian

Ebron English (?)
Variant of Hebron.

Shurgot Polish, English (American)
Americanized spelling of Szurgot.

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

Milevska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Milevski.

Girip Romanian
Unknown origin, probably Turkish.

Valmadrid Medieval Spanish (Esperantized)

Lust Estonian
Lust is an Estonian surname meaning "fun", "joy" and "merriment".

Massi Italian

Iitani Japanese

Caprilli Italian
Variant of Caprile.

Tigger Hebrew

Wosame Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).

Milkovich Serbian (Anglicized), Croatian (Anglicized), Slovak (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Serbo-Croatian Milković or Slovak Milkovič.

Lõhmus Estonian
Means "linden (tree)" in Estonian.

Sandratriniaina Malagasy

Məlikova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Məlikov.

Mohsenian Persian
From the given name Mohsen.

Aitou Japanese

Hendaye Basque (Gallicized)
Parisianized form of Hendaia.

Korentajer Polish, Yiddish

Courgenay French

Balawag Filipino, Maguindanao

Tatsuda Japanese
From 竜 (tatsu) meaning "dragon" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Eist Estonian
Eist is an Estonian surname possibly derived from the Germanic "eist"; ultimately from Latin "Aesti". The modern endonym for "Estonia" in the Estonian language is "Eesti".

Riiel Estonian
Riiel is an Estonian surname meaning "cloth" or fabric".

Mayuzumi Japanese
From 黛 (mayuzumi) meaning "eyebrow pencil".

Pronek ?

Yermakov m Russian

Dga’ Ba m Bhutanese

Rankov Bulgarian

Manivong Lao
From Lao ມະນີ (mani) meaning "gem, jewel" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".

Walbrzychiak Polish
Means a person who is from the city of Walbrzych in Poland.

Perkinson English
"Son of Perkin."

Aboaf Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Abouaf.

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

Yamano Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Nhan Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Yan, from Sino-Vietnamese 顏 (nhan).

Lindal English

Hatzidakis Greek
Diminutive of Hatzis.

Fury Scottish, Irish
Derived from the given name Ó Fiodhabhra.

Gasparyan Armenian
Means "son of Gaspar".

Zver Slovene, Russian, Croatian
Means "beast".

Khvylyovyy m Ukrainian
Means "wave (water)" in Ukrainian.

Ilgen German
Either a patryonimic from the given name Ilg or derived from the name of a district of the Steingaden municipality in the Upper Bavarian district of Weilheim-Schongau.

Antonovas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Antonov.

Dayarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දයාරත්න (see Dayaratne).

Nečas m Czech
Nečas roughly means "no time", composed of two words Ne ("no") and čas ("time").... [more]

Ekern Norwegian (Rare)
From Old Norse ekra "meadow, field". This was the name of a farmstead in Norway.

Quaid Irish
Reduced form of Mcquaid.

Ikesugi Japanese
池 (Ike) means "pond, pool" and 杉 (sugi) means "cedar".

Yatano Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Hatta, added Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field; plains".

Hyakutake Japanese

Ambur Estonian
Ambur is an Estonian surname meaning "arbalist (crossbowman)"

Liçaj Albanian

Kenneth English
Derived from the given name Kenneth.

Shinota Japanese
Variant of Shinoda.

Rkhi Korean (Russified)
Russified form of Rhee used by ethnic Koreans living in parts of the former Soviet Union.

Lovaš Slovak

Milenkovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Milenkovski.

Aretz English (American)
The Aretz family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Aretz families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 14 Aretz families living in Minnesota. This was 100% of all the recorded Aretz's in USA.

Bolster English

Epifanio Spanish, Italian
From the given name Epifanio.

Faye Western African, Serer
Meaning uncertain.

Vongsouthi Lao
From Lao ວົງ (wong) meaning "lineage, family" and ສຸທິ (suthi) meaning "wise man, sage, scholar".

Reider German
Variant of Reiter.

Cuomo Italian
Derived from a shortened form of Cuosëmo (or Cuosimo), a Neapolitan variant of the Italian given name Cosimo.

Urtiaga Basque
It indicates familial origin near the eponymous cave in the municipality of Deba.

Darton English
Derived from the location name of Darton, a village on the River Dearne near Barnsley in South Yorkshire, UK.

Dubourg French

Samarage Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "coming together, meeting" or "conflict, struggle" combined with the Sinhala suffix -ගේ (-ge) meaning "of, home, house".

Bednárik mu Slovak, Hungarian (?)
Masculine in Slovak and unisex in Hungarian.

Ülgen Turkish

Stach Polish
From the given name Stach.

Kozue Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 梢, 小梢 or 梢江 with 梢 (shou, kusunoki, kozue) meaning "treetops, twig", 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" and 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet."... [more]

Mosquera Spanish, Catalan, Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish topographic name for someone who lived in a place that was infested with flies or mosquitos from a derivative of mosca "fly" (from Latin musca)... [more]

Elizabeth American
From the given name Elizabeth.

Wick English, German
English: topographic name for someone who lived in an outlying settlement dependent on a larger village, Old English wic (Latin vicus), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, of which there are examples in Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, and Worcestershire... [more]

Ousmane Western African
From the given name Ousmane.

Kumhar Indian, Hindi, Nepali
Hindi and Nepali form of Kumbhakar.

Malala Malagasy, Central African

Hans Indian
Derived from Sanskrit hamsa "swan; goose".

Jespersson Swedish (Rare)
Means "son of Jesper".

Malanowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from places called Malanowo or Malanów.

Jamig Arabic

Tyniec Polish

Cassin French

İdrisova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of İdrisov.

Tredewy English

Masaaji Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 正味 (see Shōmi).

Weerawarna Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave" and वर्ण (varna) meaning "colour" or "caste".

Belkina f Russian
Feminine form of Belkin.

Trachang Thai (Rare)
Means "elephant seal" in Thai.

Kronenberg German, German (Swiss)
Habitational name from a place called Kronenberg (there is one near Wuppertal) or possibly from any of the places called Kronberg (see Kronberg ) from German Krone "crown" and German Berg "mountain, hill".

Adamthwaite English
Habitational name for a person from a place in Ravenstonedale, derived from the personal name Adam and Old Norse þveit "clearing, pasture".

Vogt Von Findingen Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt. Members of this noble family also use the surname Vogt de Fundingen.

Drage English, Norwegian
English:... [more]

Rain English
Variant of Raine.

Yaida Japanese

Sumanasena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit सुमन (sumana) meaning "good-minded, benevolent" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".

Halimi Albanian

Otsla Estonian
Otsla is an Estonian surname meaning "cusp/tip area".

Ri Korean
Variant of Lee 2 chiefly used in North Korea.

Ogilvy Scottish, English
Variant of Ogilvie.

Stepchin m Russian
Russian form of Stepchenko.

Sigurdson English (Canadian)
English form of Icelandic and Swedish surname Sigurdsson.

Hardekop German (Rare)
Derived from Middle High German hart "hard" and kopf "head". As a surname, it was given to a hard-headed, stubborn person.

Jelenković Serbian, Croatian
Derived from jelen meaning "deer."

Frizzle English

Symere English (American, Rare)
Name of unknown origin, typically used in the United States. It is best known as the real first name of American rapper Lil Uzi Vert.

Imberi German (Swiss)
It comes from Stuttgart Germany from the late 1800s. Then the name moved to a small village outside of Odessa Ukraine, in my family at least.

Cok Chinese
Meaning 'the wall that surrounds a city.'... [more]

De La Boulaye French
This indicates familial origin within the Bourgignon commune of La Boulaye.

Manaka Japanese
This surname combines 真 (shin, ma, ma-, makoto) meaning "Buddhist sect, reality, true" or 間 (kan, ken, ai, aida, ma) meaning "interval, space" with 中 (chuu, ata.ru, uchi, naka) meaning "centre, in(side), mean, middle" or 仲 (chuu, naka) meaning "go-between, relationship."... [more]

Harless English, German
English: probably a variant spelling of Arliss, a nickname from Middle English earles ‘earless’, probably denoting someone who was deaf rather than one literally without ears.

Kazakov Russian
From Russian казак (kazak) meaning "Cossack".

Magsarili Tagalog
Means "to live alone, to do alone" in Tagalog.

Samba Spanish
Spanish surname of unknown origin maybe from the same origin as the name for the dance. Omar Samba has this surname.

Florentini Romansh
Corruption of Florin-Thöni.

Haïk Judeo-Spanish
French variant of Haik.

Staddon English

Aslamas Greek
This surname is usually found among Pontic Greeks. The surname comes from the Georgian first name Aslamaz which is likely related to the Georgian adjective ლამაზი (lamazi) meaning "beautiful, handsome".

Kakinuma Japanese
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".

Gouws South African

Albo Spanish, Italian, Jewish
It is derived from the name Albert, Alberto, Albino, and Alberico.... [more]

Farinloye Nigerian

Bingley English
Habitational surname for someone originally from the town of Bingley in West Yorkshire, England. The name is either derived from the given name Bynna combined with the suffix -inga meaning "the people of" or from the Old English elements bing meaning "hollow" and leah meaning "woodland, clearing".

Sooäär Estonian
Means "swampside", from Estonian soo "swamp" and äär "edge"

Koiuda Ukrainian, Romanian

Facchini Italian
Occupational name for a porter (a carrier of objects), derived from Italian facchino meaning "porter, carrier of goods". The word facchino was originally from Sicilian facchinu meaning "jurist, scribe, clerk, theologian" (ultimately from Arabic فَقِيه (faqīh) meaning "jurisconsult, expert on law"), but was later modified to mean "porter".

Filatov Russian
Means "son of Filat".

Vuksan Croatian
Derived from the given name Vuk.

Levenstein Jewish, Yiddish
Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name, or perhaps an ornamental elaboration associated with the name Leyb; from Middle High German lewe ‘lion’, translating the Yiddish male personal name Leyb (see Low) + German stein ‘stone’, ‘rock’... [more]

Capricorne French
Derived from the Latin word (Capricornus) meaning "horned like a goat". Probably a nickname for an ambitious person.

Geatches English

Tomczyk Polish
Derived from the given name Tomek.

Killilea Irish
Irish - originally MacGiolla Leith from Gallway

Bilen Turkish
Means "knowing, cognizant" in Turkish.

Hagler German (Austrian), Jewish
Topographic name for someone who lived by a hedge or enclosure.

Spradlin English (British)
Originally Spradling, mean one who spreads seed

Brentley English
Late variant of Brenkley.

Vouros Greek