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.
Hamamura Japanese
From Japanese 浜, 濱 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Tsukita Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 舂 (tsuki), from 舂き (tsuki), the continuative form of 舂く (tsuku) meaning "to grind with a mortar" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy field", referring to a rice paddy field where they would grind grain with mortars.
Lisitsyn Russian
Derived from Russian лисица (lisitsa) meaning "fox".
Pogonatos Greek
Means bearded in medieval Greek.
Haliburton Scottish
Means "town fortified in stone". It comes from a combination of the Old Norse element hallr meaning rock (as in Halle 1) and of the Old English place name Burton, denoting a fortified town... [more]
Northcott English
Derived from the Old English words "norð," meaning "north," and "cot," meaning a "cottage," or "shelter."
Rəhmanova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Rəhmanov.
Amatsubo Japanese (Rare)
Means "rainy atrium, rainy courtyards". From Japanese 雨 meaning "rain", and "坪" meaning "(inner)garden, atrium, courtyard". A famous bearer is Mitsumasa Amatsubo.
Inzaghi Italian
Probably from the town of Inzago, near Milan. This surname is most famously borne by brothers Filippo (1973–) and Simone Inzaghi (1976–).
Murrey English, Scottish, Irish
English, Scottish, and Irish variant of Murray 1 or Murray 2.
Cagianut Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and a diminutive of the given name Gian.
Rusin m Russian
Means "of the Rus'", from Russian Русь (Rus').
Zielony Polish
Means "green; young, unripe" in Polish.
Orazow Turkmen
Means "son of Oraz".
Arkanov m Russian
This is a Russian surname. One meaning is "martyr".
Gyros Greek (Cypriot)
From Greek γύρω (gyro) meaning "round".
Riddell Scottish, English
Derived from the given name Ridel.
Baudouin French
From the given name Baudouin.
Hawj Hmong
Original Hmong form of Her.
Kiyomoto Japanese
Kiyo means "clean, pure" and moto means "origin".
Chalamet French
Nickname for someone who played the reed or an occupational name for seller of torches, from a regional form of Old French chalemel meaning "reed" or "blowtorch". A notable bearer is American actor Timothée Chalamet (1995-).
Mulingtapang Tagalog
From Tagalog muling tapang meaning "returned bravery".
Melle Italian
Derived from the place name Melle in Cueno, Piedmont, northern Italy. It could also be derived from the given name Mello, a short form of diminutives ending with -mello (like Giacomello, a diminutive of Giacomo).
Kaštelan Croatian
Derived from Croatian kaštelan "castellan".
Pent Estonian
Pent is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "pentsik" meaning "funny" and "eccentric".
Salib Arabic (Egyptian), Coptic
Egyptian Christian derived from Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb) meaning "cross, crucifix".
Aru Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Sardinian aru, a forked branch used to close hedges (possibly related to Latin varus "bent outwards, bow-legged"), or from arru "ring".
Colia Italian
Possibly derived from a diminutive form of the given name Nicola 1.
Ho-Tan Popular Culture
Invented surname belonging to Alfie Ho-Tan, the scribe of the Council of Elders in the TV series Yonderland.
Longley English
Geographic name referring to multiple places by the same name in Yorkshire, England. The name comes from the word "long" plus Old English leáh "meadow".
Rundlett French
this is a french word for little wine barrels.
Fergani Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the name of the village of Ifergan in Morocco, derived from Tamazight afrag meaning "enclosed place, cloister".
Pilkington English
Habitational name for a person from a minor place named Pilkington in Lancashire, from Old English given name Pileca or Piloc and tun "enclosure, town".
Pablo Spanish
From the given name Pablo.
Tennekone Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala තෙන්නකෝන් (see Tennakoon).
Mukha Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Means "fly" in several languages.
Linikoja Estonian
Linikoja is an Estonian surname meaning "cloth stream".
Kin English
From a short form of names containing cyne "royal, kingly" or cynn "relations, family, tribe".
Dal Turkish
Means "branch" in Turkish.
Van Merrienboer Dutch
Occupational name for a mare farmer, derived from Middle Dutch merrie meaning "mare (female horse)" and boer meaning "peasant, farmer".
Thoman German
Derived from the personal name Thoman.
Bekzhanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Bekzhanov.
Fumetsugawa Japanese (Rare)
From japanese kanji 不滅 (fumetsu) meaning "immortal, indestructible, undying" and 河 or 川 (gawa/kawa) both meaning "river".
Dramis Italian, Spanish (Latin American)
Not just a surname in Italy; it can also be found in Argentina and Brazil.... [more]
Käesel Estonian
Käesel is an Estonia surname derived from "käes" meaning "on", "in possession", "come" and "arrive".
Deburau Czech (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Dvořák. Jean-Gaspard Deburau, born as Jan Kašpar Dvořák (1796-1846), was a Bohemian-French mime. He performed from 1816 to the year of his death at the Théâtre des Funambules, which was immortalized in Marcel Carné's poetic-realist film Children of Paradise.
Khosla Indian, Punjabi
Meaning uncertain.
Shi Chinese
In Chinese Shi means History.
Pateman English
The name Pateman is rooted in the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It is a name for someone who worked as a boatman. The surname Pateman is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word bat, which means a boat.
Bissonnette French (Quebec)
North American spelling of French Bissonet, a topographic name from a diminutive of Old French buisson meaning "bush, scrub".
Haitham Arabic
Derived from the given name Haytham.
Angius Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly linked to Sardinian angioni "lamb", Ancient Greek άγγος (àngos) "vessel, jug" or άγχω (ankho) "to strangle; anguish, stress", or from a modification of Latin balneum (see Bagni) "bath", indicating a place with hot springs.
Yueh Taiwanese
Alternate romanization of Yue chiefly used in Taiwan.
Bandoh Japanese
Variant of Bando.
Kubwa Swahili
From Swahili meaning "large".
Schollenberger German
Habitational name for someone from a place called Schollenberg.
Konda Japanese
Written with characters meaning ‘now’ and ‘rice paddy’, this version of the name is found mostly in eastern Japan. In western Japan it is pronounced Imata.
Eiríksdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Eiríkur" in Icelandic.
Yaw Irish, English, Chinese
Irish: reduced and altered Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eochadha Chinese : Cantonese variant of Qiu.
Korotkov m Russian
From Russian короткий (korotkiy), meaning "short, small".
Akimura Japanese
From Japanese 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Terwilliger English (American), Dutch (Anglicized)
Probably derived from a Dutch place name meaning "at the willows", from Old Dutch wilga "willow (tree)".
Minervino Italian
a habitational name from either of two places, Minervino di Lecce or Minervino Murge, in the provinces of Lecce and Bari, which take their names from ancient temples dedicated to the Roman goddess Minerva.
Clisby English
Surname originating in the village of Cleasby in North Yorkshire's Richmondshire district.
Craxi Italian
Variant of Crascì.
Hermosisima Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish hermosísima meaning "most beautiful".
Sweijs Dutch (Rare)
Etymology uncertain. Possibly derived from German Schweiz "Switzerland".
Meeder Estonian
Meeder is an Estonian surname derived from "meede (measure, arrangement)".
Tuell German
nickname from Slavic (Old Slavic toliti ""to soothe or calm"")
Dinkins Irish (?)
Probably a variant (with English possessive -s) of Irish Dinkin.
Markosyan Armenian
Means "son of Markos".
Tjhie Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Ji used by Chinese Indonesians.
Yacoob Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Asperges Italian
A kind of device used to sprinkle holy water, or the ceremony in which it is used, derived from Latin asperges "you will sprinkle", a conjugation of aspergo "to scatter, to strew (something); to sprinkle (liquid)", taken from the first word of the 9th verse of Psalm 51 (or Psalm 50) in its Latin translation... [more]
Serçe Turkish
Means "sparrow" in Turkish.
Hercli Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from the given name Hercli.
Templin German
German habitational name from a place so named in Brandenburg, of Slavic origin.
Ubushiro Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 天宮城 (see Ugushiro).
Asahina Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning", 比 (hi) meaning "comparison, match, equal" or 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", and 奈 (na), a phonetic character.
Osuge Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小菅 (see Kosuge).
Kushnir Ukrainian
Means "furrier, fur seller, animal skinner" in Ukrainian.
Rexley English
Supposedly meaning "king's clearing" from Latin rex and Old English leah.
Giroud French
Variant of Giraud.... [more]
Mandujano Spanish
Spanish: Possibly An Altered Form Of A Basque Habitational Name From Mandoiana A Town In Araba/Álava Province Basque Country. This Surname Is Most Common In Mexico.
Miraglia Italian
From the Old Sicilian military title miraglia di mari meaning "admiral".
Gire English (American), German
Americanized form of German Gaier or Geyer.
Shuu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 鞠 (see Shū).
Lijewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Lijewo in Włocławek voivodeship.
Hod Hebrew
From the given name Hod which means "glory, splendor" in Hebrew, more commonly used as a surname.
Pasaribu Batak
Derived from Batak ribu meaning "thousand".
Godil English
English: habitational name for someone from Gadshill in Kent, either of two places called Godshill in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, or Godsell Farm in Wiltshire, which were all originally named Godeshyll ‘God's hill’.
İlhan Turkish
From the given name İlhan
Rafi Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Rafi.
Dağ Turkish
Means "mountain" in Turkish.
Quluzadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Qulu".
Keeling Irish, English
Irish: see Keeley. ... [more]
Samma Estonian
Samma is an Estonian surname derived from either "sammal" meaning "moss" or "sammas" meaning " column", "pillar" and "post".
Adamyan Armenian
Means "son of Adam".
Kanō Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase" and 納 (nō) meaning "settlement, obtain, reap".
Ifans Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Ifan meaning "son of Ifan". A famous bearer is Welsh actor and musician Rhys Ifans (1967-), born Rhys Owain Evans.
Ideguchi Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well", 手 (de) meaning "hand", and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth".
Hornowski Polish
Habitational name from Hornowo, ultimately from Belarusian горны (horny) meaning "upper".
Desogus Italian
Denotes someone from the town of Sogus, which may have taken its name from Sa bia de is Ogus, "the road of the eyes".
Shijubou Japanese (Rare)
From 四 (shi) meaning "four", 十 (ju) meaning "ten", and 坊 (bo) meaning "monk, son, boy".
Qurashi Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Qureshi.
Allsalu Estonian
Allsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "below grove".
Bugtai Filipino, Cebuano
Means "Siamese rough bush" (a type of tree in the genus Streblus) in Cebuano.
Carlin Italian
Derived from a pet form of the given name Carlo.
Wiesenthal German
Habitational name from any of various places called Wiesent(h)al.
Shield English
Metonymic occupational name for an armorer, from Middle English scheld "shield" (Old English scild, sceld).
Benedek Hungarian
From the given name Benedek.
Mabini Tagalog
Means "modest, prudent, civil" in Tagalog. A notable bearer was Filipino revolutionary Apolinario Mabini (1864-1903).
Babaylan Visayan
From "babaylan" which were pre-Hispanic priestesses or mediums. The root word of which is "babaye" which is Cebuano for woman.
Matalka Arabic (Mashriqi)
Jordanian surname of uncertain meaning.
Mallard English
Nickname for a person who is likened to a mallard, derived from Old French mallart "male wild duck".
Nagao Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "head, leader, chief, long" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot of a mountain, end".
Križanec Croatian
From Croatian križ, meaning "cross".
Ridalaan Estonian
Ridalaan is an Estonian surname derived from "rida" meaning "range" and "lään" meaning "fief".
Csóka Hungarian
From Hungarian meaning "jackdaw".
Karmazinas Lithuanian
Perhaps a habitational name taken from the Lithuanian village Karmazinai. The name of the village is allegedly derived from Polish karmazyn "crimson". See also Karmazsin, a Hungarian occupational name for a dyer or for someone making dyestuff (taken directly from Hungarian karmazsin "crimson").
Mitin Russian
Means "son of Mitya".
Kira Japanese
From 吉 (ki) meaning "good luck, fortune" and 良 (ra) meaning "good".
Lokk Estonian
Lokk is an Estonian surname meaning "crimp" or "curl".
Nenninger German
Habitational name for someone from Nenningen in Württemberg.
Nandedkar Marathi
Means "one from Nanded" in Marathi. Nanded is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Kuniyoshi Japanese
Kuni means "large place, country" and yoshi means "good luck".
Dhananjaya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धनंजय (dhanaṃjaya) meaning "winning wealth".
Tatlow English (British, Rare)
I heard it was from a small village in England called Tallow.
Madushanka Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit मधु (madhu) meaning "sweet, delicious, honey".
McGann Irish
Variant of McCann.
Baroni Italian
Variant of Barone.
Warrior English
From the given name “warrior” from Old Frenchwerreieor, werrieur ‘warrior’.
Singla Indian, Punjabi
Punjabi variant of Singhal.
Oikawa Japanese
From Japanese 及 (oi) meaning "reach out, exert, cause" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Pandjaitan Batak
Older spelling of Panjaitan based on Dutch orthography.
Trikah Indian
Variant of Trikha.
Lai Estonian
Lai is an Estonian surname meaning "wide", "vast" and "spacious".
Gołąb Polish
Nickname for a mild-mannered or peace-loving man, from Polish golab "dove".
Reus German
Topographic name from Middle High German riuse "fish trap", or from a regional term reuse meaning "small stream, channel".
Makhambetova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Makhambetov.
Bartoli Italian
Derived from the Italian name Bartolo.
Aaronson Jewish
Aaronson is a patronymic surname from the personal name Aaron.
Silvio Italian
From the personal name Silvio (Latin Silvius, a derivative of silva "wood").
Stambouli Arabic (Maghrebi)
Habitational name for someone originally from Istanbul, Turkey.
Miyamori Japanese
Miya means "shrine, temple" and mori means "forest".
Majidi Persian
From the given name Majid.
Dano Slovak, Bulgarian
Derived from the given names Daniel, Jordan or Danail.
Vogt Von Sumerau Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt. Members of this baronial family also use the surnames Vogt zu Sumerau, Vogt von Sumerau zu Leupolz, Vogt von Altensumerau und Prasberg, and Vogt von Alten-Summerau zu Prasberg.
Wadia Indian (Parsi)
Parsi surname possibly derived from Wadia, the name of a village in Gujarat.
Kreton Dutch (Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Kriebel.
Micevska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Micevski.
Fortescue French
Means 'strong shield' from French elements fort meaning "strong" and escu meaning "shield#
Harmeninck Frisian
Patronymic of Hermann.
Buckman English
Occupational name for a goatherd (Middle English bukkeman) or scholar (Old English bucman "book man"). It could also be a shortened form of Buckingham or a variant of BUCKNAM.
Sawatzki m Polish (Germanized)
Germanized form of Zawadski or Zawadzki. This surname is masculine in Poland, but unisex in Germany.
Malina Czech
Means "raspberry".
Ikeno Japanese
Ike means "pool, pond" and no means "field, plain, wilderness".
Rengel Spanish
Habitational name from a place called Rengel in Málaga province.
Shadrach English
From the given name Shadrach.
Ezkerra Basque
Derived from Basque ezker "left-handed, left".
Neeskens Dutch
Nickname for a nosy person, from Dutch nees meaning "nose, snout". It could also be derived from a Dutch diminutive of the feminine given name Agnes... [more]
Babeș Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Ó Maolfábhail Irish
Means "descendant of Maolfábhail"
Andreola Italian
Meaning of name is unknown
Mane Indian, Marathi
Drived from Sanskrit मान (mana) meaning "respect, honour" or मान्य (manya) meaning "respected, venerable".
Garson Scottish, French, English, German (Anglicized), Spanish, Jewish
Variant of Scottish Carson and Corston, French Garçon, Spanish-Jewish Garzon and English Garston, or an Americanised form of German Gerson... [more]
Laizāns Latvian
Derived from the place name Laizāni.
Mustin English
Origin uncertain, possibly a variant of Muston or Musto.
Merriam Welsh
Derived from either the personal name Meuric, which is the Welsh form of Maurice, or ultimately from the Latin personal name Mauritius, which means "dark".
Çetin Turkish
Means "hard, tough" in Turkish.
Steinwedel German
From the German word "stein" and "wedel" which mean "stone frond", which was a name given to someone who lived near a stone wall covered in plants.
Kastamonites Greek
Someone from Kastamoni (Kastamonu).
Cayabyab Pangasinan, Tagalog
From Pangasinan and Tagalog kayabyab denoting a person who pounded rice grains with a pestle in a mortar.
El Bechir Western African
Means "the Bechir", derived from the given name Bashir. This surname is mainly used in Mauritania.
Nett Irish
Variant of McNett.
Gamiz Basque
The name of two settlements in Basque Country, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque gain "above, upper part; top, summit, peak" and the toponymic suffix -iz.
Amir Jewish
From the given name Amir 2.
Torralba Spanish, Catalan, Aragonese
Habitational name from any of several places called Torralba, named with torre meaning "tower" + alba meaning "white".
Winterfield English
Meaning "winter field".
Goetz German
Originally a hypocorism of the given name Gottfried. Variants include the surnames Getz, Götz and the given name Götz.
Kishino Japanese
From Japanese 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Hosseinian Persian
From the given name Hossein.
Prati Italian
Meaning "meadows" in Italian, derived from Italian prato "feild, meadow" (see Prato 1)
Hafez Arabic
Derived from the given name Hafiz.
Fenton English
Originated from several place names in England, meaning “marsh town” from Old English fenn “marsh, fen” + tun “enclosure; settlement, town”.
Kaldmaa Estonian
Kaldmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "sloping/incline land".