Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the order is random.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Sugg English (British)
Surname of internet personalities Zoe and Joe Sugg. Zoe is known as Zoella on the website YouTube and has a book on sale called "Girl Online". Joe is also a YouTuber.
Discipulo Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish discípulo meaning "disciple."
Lalamunan Tagalog
Means "throat" in Tagalog.
Pekarev Russian
Russian variation of the surname "Baker"
Adedeji Yoruba
Means "one crown has become two" in Yoruba.
Ružek Czech
It means "rose". Derived from name Ružena.
Majidi Persian
From the given name Majid.
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".
Steward English
Occupational name for an administrative official of an estate or steward, from Old English stig "house" and weard "guard".
Koumoto Japanese
It might mean "light source origin".
Raz Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Raz, means "secret" in Hebrew.
Verheij Dutch
Contracted form of Van Der Heijden.
Ahrenaldi English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Possibly an Americanized version of Italian Arenaldi
Panagopoulos Greek
Derived from the given name Panagos (a short form of Panagiotis) and the patronymic suffix -πουλος (-poulos)... [more]
Dangal Nepali (Modern)
The surname Dangal is supposed to be the shortened form of the demonym Dangali (pronounced DHAA-NGAA-LEE) for Dang (pronounced DHAA-NG), a district in Mid-Western Nepal. The surname is found to have been adopted by various communities, especially the Tiwaris (for the surname Tiwari), after they migrated to various regions of the countries and the locals in those regions referred to them as Dangalis (later shortened to Dangal) instead of their original surnames.
Limbach German
Derived from any of numerous places in Germany named with Germanic lindo meaning "lime tree" and bach meaning "stream". Several of these places are in areas such as the Palatinate, which contributed heavily to early German immigration to the United States.
Dragoo American, French (Huguenot)
Americanized form of Dragaud, a French (Huguenot) surname derived from the Germanic given name Dragwald, itself derived from the elements drag- meaning "to carry" and wald "power, rule".
Castri Italian
Derived from Latin castrum "camp, fortress".
Muskat German, Jewish
Occupational name for a spice merchant from Middle High German muscāt meaning "nutmeg mace". As a Jewish name however it is mainly ornamental.
Penning English, Dutch, Low German
From early Middle English penning, Low German penning, and Middle Dutch penninc, all meaning "penny". It was used as a topographic surname from the name of a field, or a nickname referring to tax dues of one penny.
Koel Estonian
Koel is an Estonian surname meaning "weft" and "seal(ant)".
Jelenković Serbian, Croatian
Derived from jelen meaning "deer."
Spartak Russian
From the given name Spartak.
Axundova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Axundov.
Ong Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Weng.
MacCreamhain Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Crawford.
Baluch Balochi
Alternate transcription of Balochi بلۏچ (see Baloch).
Bedürftig German
Means "poor, needy" in German.
Cremins Irish
An Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic Ó Cruimín
Miil Estonian
Miil is an Estonian surname meaning "mile".
Bark English
Variant of Bargh.
Bursey French
Variant of Burcy.
Bubikoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Bubik".
Jayesingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයසිංහ (see Jayasinghe).
Khemson Thai (Rare)
Means "pine needle" in Thai.
Zenner Upper German
South German: unflattering nickname for a surly, snarling person, from an agent derivative of Middle High German zannen 'to growl or howl' or 'to bare one's teeth'.
Ronden Dutch
Possibly derived from Dutch rond meaning "round, circular".
Inayoshi Japanese
From Japanese 稲 (ina) meaning "rice plant" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck".
Grajales Spanish
Topographic name from the plural of Spanish grajal ‘place inhabited with rooks’ a derivative of the bird name graja feminine of grajo ‘rook (Corvus frugilegus)’.
Bents German
Variant of Benz.
Rostási Hungarian
Probably comes from the Hungarian word "rosta" wich means sieve.
Hana Japanese
From Japanese “hana” (花) meaning flower.
Kozakiewicz Polish
Patronymic from Kozak.
Stephan French, English
From the given name Stephan
Hellenbrand German
Derived from germanic: hildtja = battle, brandt = sword, or prandt = burning wood/torch. Other view: Hilda is the Nordic Queen of the Underworld, Goddes of Death, so Sword/Torch of Hilda.... [more]
Pharamond French
From the given name Pharamond.
Flisch Romansh
Derived from the given name Felici.
Zuckerberg Jewish
Means "sugar mountain" from German zucker meaning "sugar" and Old High German berg meaning "mountain".
Refatov m Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Refat".
Dewasinghe Sinhalese
From Sanskrit देव (deva) meaning "god" and सिंह (siṃha) meaning "lion".
Premaratne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit प्रेम (prema) meaning "love, affection" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Seldon English
Variant of Selden.
Alkhatib Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic الخطيب (see Al-khatib).
Salahov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Salah 1".
Prematilleke Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ප්‍රේමතිලක (see Premathilaka).
Jillson English
Variant of Gilson, meaning of "son of Giles".
Granoff Jewish
Short form of Granovsky.... [more]
Berikov m Kazakh
Means "son of Berik".
Sneg Russian
Means "snow" in Russian.
Sedgwick English
Habitational name from Sedgwick in Cumbria, so named from the Middle English personal name Sigg(e) (from Old Norse Siggi or Old English Sicg, short forms of the various compound names with the first element "victory") + Old English wic "outlying settlement", "dairy farm"; or from Sedgewick in Sussex, named with Old English secg (sedge) + wic.
Sabatino Italian
From the given name Sabatino.
Bonanunzio Italian
Combination of bon which means 'good' + the given name Nunzio.
Tokinoue Japanese (Rare)
Toki means "time", no means "therefore, of", and ue means "above, top, upper".
Sinclaire English
Alternate spelling of the surname "Sinclair", derived from a Norman French town called "Saint Clair"
Barons Latvian
Means "baron".
Ferraris Italian (Latinized, Modern)
Variation of the italian surname "Ferrari". Means Smith but in plural.
Brayson English
Patronymic form of the surname Bray.
Lull English
From an Old English personal name, Lulla.
Luke English
From a derivative of Lucas. This was (and is) the common vernacular form of the name, being the one by which the author of the fourth Gospel is known in English.
Koshkaki Persian
Means “having a small or pointed nose.”
Tõsine Estonian
Tõsine is an Estonian surname meaning "serious" and "earnest".
Hardman English
Occupational name for a herdsman.
Testaburger Popular Culture
Wendy Testaburger is one of the reoccurring characters on the animated TV series South Park
Hummer German, English
Hummer is the German word for 'Lobster' in English. It is also the name of a vehicle- the 'Hummer'!
Tedtaotao Chamorro
Chamorro name for person who has no people
Schweitz German
Ethnic name for a Swiss, from German Schweitz meaning "Swiss".
Puerto Spanish
Habitational name from any of the numerous places named Puerto, in most cases from puerto ‘harbor’ (from Latin portus ‘harbor’, ‘haven’).
Bedwani Arabic (Egyptian)
Possibly derived from bedouin, the term for a wandering tribe of arabs.
Rippas German (Swiss)
The first recorded person with this surname was from Ziefen, Switzerland.
Amaji Japanese
Ama means "heaven, sky" and ji means "soil, ground".
Rattigan Irish (Anglicized)
Variant of Ó Reachtagáin "descendant of Reachtagán".
Karkavandian Armenian, Iranian
Those belonging to the Karkevand/Garkevand district of Iran who are most likely of Armenian origin. Typical modern Armenian last names end with the originally patronymic suffix -յան or -եան, transliterated as -yan, -ian, or less often '-jan'... [more]
Rajkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Rajki in Białystok voivodeship or Rajkowy in Gdańsk voivodeship.
Ruscica Croatian (Americanized, Modern)
From a Croatian settlement Rušćica
Trịnh Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Zheng, from Sino-Vietnamese 鄭 (trịnh).
Bonuš Czech
From a pet form of the personal name Bonifác, Czech form of Bonifacio.
Brazos Filipino, English (American)
Means "arms" in Spanish.
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.
Malikzai Pashto
Means "son of Malik 1" in Pashto.
Cvijetić Serbian, Croatian
Means "little flower".
Jezavit Belarusian
Derived from dialectal Belarusian езавіт (jezavit), an equivalent to standard езуіт (jezuit) meaning "jesuit".
Ó hÁilgheanáin Irish
Means "descendant of Áilgheanán"
Valee German
From French origin, denoting someone who lives or comes from a valley.
Kail Estonian
Kail is an Estonian surname meaning "wild rosemary".
Samaratunga Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරතුංග (see Samarathunga).
Haga Japanese
From Japanese 芳 (ha) meaning "fragrant, aroma, reputable, satisfactory" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate". It's mostly in the northeastern Japan and may come from the place name in Tochigi Prefecture.
Liguria Italian
Denotes someone from Liguria.
Biały Polish
Means "white" in Polish, denoting a person who had blond or white hair or a pale complexion.
Giudice Italian
Means "judge, magistrate" in Italian, from Latin iudex, composed of ius "law" and dicere "to say, declare". This was an occupational name for an officer of justice, or a nickname for a solemn and authoritative person.
Nurkenova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Nurkenov.
Jovon Italian
Possibly related to the Ancient Roman cognomen Jovian, ultimately derived from the name of the god Jupiter.
Rooster Dutch (Rare)
Possibly related to German Rüster, an occupational name for an arms dealer.
Voor Estonian
Voor is an Estonian surname meaning "drumlin".
Tolley English
Anglicized form of Tolle.
Wijesinghe Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Klier German, Czech, Jewish
artificial name (for Jews) and nickname (for Germans and Czechs) derived from German dialect klier "castrated cock".
Kataba Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 片 (kata) meaning "one side; one-sided" and 場 (ba) meaning "place".
Souvannavong Lao
From Lao ສຸ (sou) meaning "good, beautiful", ວັນນະ (vanna) meaning "color, caste" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Boone Dutch
Variant of Boen.
Agata Japanese (Rare)
From 県 or 縣 (agata) meaning "prefecture, county, countryside, subdivision, district".
Verschoor Dutch
Contracted form of Van der Schoor, roughly meaning "from the shore".
Tulegenova f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Төлегенова (see Tolegenov).
Takase Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current".
Suraweera Sinhalese
From Sanskrit सुर (sura) meaning "god" and वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".
Suetsune Japanese
A notable bearer is the actress Sachiko Chijimatsu (1937-), who was born Sachiko Suetsune.
Chisaki Japanese
Chi can mean "thousand" or "pond", and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".
Srisuwan Thai
From Thai ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour" combined with สุวรรณ (suwan) meaning "gold".
Yahaba Japanese
From Japanese 矢幅 (Yahaba) meaning "Yahaba", a former village in the district of Shiwa in the former Japanese province of Rikuchū in parts of present-day Iwate and Akita in Japan.... [more]
Khamdi Thai
From Thai คำ (kham) meaning "gold" or "word, speech" and ดี (di) meaning "good, fine, excellent".
El-Idrissi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the Idrissi" in Arabic (chiefly Moroccan).
Lesmana Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Li 1 (李) or Shi (施). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Kynnyakhorov m Yakut (Russified)
From Yakut кыынньаа (kyynn'aa), meaning "to make angry, to annoy".
Rabbani Urdu, Bengali, Persian
Derived from Arabic رباني (rabbani) meaning "divine", ultimately from رب (rabb) meaning "master, lord".
Rungrueang Thai
Means "flourishing, prospering" in Thai.
Zlatar Croatian, Serbian
From zlatar meaning "goldsmith" or "jeweler".
Jetson English
A patronymic from the personal name Jutt, a pet form of Jordan... [more]
Schall German
Nickname for a braggart or for a market crier from Middle High German schal "noise" "bragging".
Enjolras Literature
From a surname which was from Occitan enjeura meaning "to terrify". This was the name of a charismatic activist in Victor Hugo's novel 'Les Misérables' (1862).
Minakawa Japanese
From Japanese 皆 (mina) meaning "all, every" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Yuskov m Russian
Possibly from the letter yus (юс, ѧ, ѫ, ꙛ, ꙙ) of the early Slavonic alphabets.
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".
Loos Dutch, Frisian
From an obsolete term meaning "artful, clever, insightful".
Fakhri Arabic
From the given name Fakhri.
Blach Polish
Alternatively perhaps a metonymic occupational name from Old Polish blach ‘skeet iron’, ‘metal fittings’.
Jalas Estonian
Jalas is an Estonian surname meaning "runner", "hob" and "cradle".
Rasor English
Probably from Old French rasor, meaning "razor".
Hayama Japanese
From Japanese 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Caplin English
Means "singer in a chantry chapel" (from Old Northern French capelain, a variant of standard Old French chapelain (cf. Chaplin)).
Sayelau Thai
Alternate transcription of Saelau.
Kusanagi Japanese
From Japanese 草 (kusa) meaning "grass" and 彅 (nagi) meaning "cutter". A notable bearer of this surname is actor Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (草彅 剛, Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, 1974–).
Kanisthanakha Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Trovato Italian
Given to a foundling or abandoned child, literally "found" in Italian.
Hricko Rusyn
Variant transcription of Hryts'ko.
Amit Jewish
From the given name Amit 2.
Bogdanoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Bogdanoski.
Paraiya Indian, Tamil
It is a Tamil name, denoting laborers in agriculture and/or industry. This is a surname belonging to Dalit, or "Untouchables," in the Hindu caste system.
Ehab Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Ihab.
Almási Hungarian
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Almás, derived from Hungarian alma meaning "apple".
Bajaj Indian, Punjabi, Hindi
Occupational name for a clothier from Punjabi ਬਜਾਜ (bajaj) meaning "cloth merchant", ultimately derived from Arabic بزاز (bazzaz).
McCarron Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cearáin meaning "son of Ciarán".... [more]
Miklós Hungarian
From the given name Miklós.
Hitotose Japanese (Rare)
This surname consists of the kanji that reads "spring, summer, autumn, and winter" in that order.
Japenga Dutch
Means "of Jaap".
Mehdi Arabic, Persian, Urdu
Derived from the given name Mehdi.
Sild Estonian
Sild is an Estonian name meaning "bridge".
Fudzhimoto Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Fudzimoto.
Yeager English, Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of German Jäger.
Tsujino Japanese
From Japanese 辻 (tsuji) meaning "crossroad" and 野 (no) meaning "field, civilian".
Mozol Polish, Ukrainian
Means "callous, hands with callous".
Lại Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Lai, from Sino-Vietnamese 賴 (lại).
Stich German, Jewish
metonymic occupational name for a tailor or cobbler from Middle High German stich German stich "stitch".
Goldschmitt German
Variant of Goldschmidt, meaning "gold smith" in German.
Rittinghaus German
Name for someone who lives in a farmhouse.
Bedi Indian
Based on the name of a clan in the Khatri community. The name is derived from Sanskrit vedī ‘one who knows the Vedas’. Guru Nanak (1469–1539), the founder of the Sikh religion, was from the Bedi clan... [more]
Dziuba Polish, Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from Polish dziub or Ukrainian dzyuba. It is a nickname for a person with pock-marks on his or her face.
Schachner German
German origins (as told to me by my family); popular in Austria and also has Jewish and Slavic origins, according to the internet/ancestry.com.
Mendieta Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque mendi "mountain" and -eta "place of, abundance of".
Tjhia Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Xie used by Chinese Indonesians.
Struik Dutch
Variant of Struijk.
Kumada Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Aghasian Armenian
Derived from the given name Aghasi.
Thành Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Cheng, from Sino-Vietnamese 成 (thành).
Apfel German, Jewish
Means "apple" in German, from Middle High German apfel, an occupational name for someone who grew or sold apples. As a Jewish name, it is ornamental.
Saiz Spanish
Variant of Sáez.
Azumagaito Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 東垣外 (see Higashigaito).
Terek Hungarian
An occupational name for an herbalist or healer, derived from Hungarian terék, terjék "drug used against poisons".
Bizi Albanian
Meaning unknown.
Adesanya Yoruba
Meaning "first to be born" in Yoruba.
Chamapiwa Shona
Chamapiwa means "that which you have been given". It is a call to appreciate that which you have from God
Coman Romanian
Means "bent or crooked".
Markarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Margaryan.
Cabboi Italian
Probably from Sardinian caboi "capon", a gelded cockerel, perhaps a nickname for a cowardly person.
Moteki Japanese
From the Japanese 茂 (mote) "overgrown," "to grow thick" and 木 (ki, moku or boku) "tree."
Shade English, Scottish
Topographic name for someone who lived near a boundary, from Old English scead "boundary".