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.
Merrimen Norman
An ancient Norman name, that would have been used in Britain soon after the Conquest of the island in 1066. This name was given to a person who was a person who was a mischievous child, or who liked to play tricks and make jokes.
Wollschläger German
Occupational name for someone who prepared wool for spinning by washing and combing or carding it, from Middle High German wolle(n)slaher, -sleger, Middle Low German wullensleger (literally ‘wool beater’).
Taevas Estonian
Taevas is an Estonian surname meaning "sky", "heavens" and "Heaven"
Main English, Scottish
A nickname for a strong or very large man, derived from Old French magne "great, strong, large".
Verdun French, English (British, Rare), Spanish, Catalan
From the various locations in France called Verdun with the Gaulish elements ver vern "alder" and dun "hill fortress" and Verdú in Catalonia, English variant of Verdon
Adamovič Belarusian
Means "son of Adam".
Hodge English
From the given name Hodge, a medieval diminutive of Roger.
Tom Chinese
Common Chinese name
Banez Spanish
Spanish (Báñez): shortened form of Ibáñez
Granarolo Italian (Rare)
Possibly a habitational name related to Italian granaio "granary, barn; region that produces grain", ultimately from Latin granum "grain, seed".
Daiman Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big; large" and 万 (man) meaning "10,000, various".
Fellenbaum German
nickname for a woodman literally "fell the tree" or possibly a topographic name for someone who lived by a fallen tree derived from fellen "fall" and boum "tree".
Ziebach Hessian (Germanized)
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous settlement in the municipality of Ronshausen.
Malacas Tagalog
From Tagalog malakas meaning "strong, hard, powerful".
Golubev Russian
From Russian голубь (golub) meaning "dove, pigeon".
Geisberger German
Regional name for someone who lives in Geisburg, Geisa or near any mountain called Geisberg.
Slaats Dutch
Possibly a contracted form of Dutch des laats meaning "the serf", from Middle Dutch laets "serf, bondsman, freedman".
Garington English
Possibly from the given name Gareth.
Hindle English
Habitational name from a place in the parish of Whalley, Lancashire, so called from the same first element + Old English hyll 'hill'.
Mukhitov m Kazakh
Means "son of Mukhit".
Le Roux French
Nickname for a person with red hair, from Old French rous "red." Variant spelling of Leroux.
Tall Estonian
Tall is an Estonian surname meaning both "lamb" and "stable/barn".
Parthenis Greek
Derives from the Greek word for 'virgin.'
Koop Estonian
Derived from Estonian koopa, the genitive form of koobas meaning "cave; hole, burrow".
Massa Italian
A habitational name from any of the various places named Massa (for example, Massa Lubrense or Massa di Somma, both in the Metropolitan City of Naples, or Massa d’Albe in the Province of L'Aquila), which were all named from the medieval Latin word massa, meaning ‘holding’ or ‘estate’.
Willett English
From a pet form of Will, or an Americanized form of French Ouellette.
Enevoldsen Danish
Means "son of Enevold".
Payan English
Variant of Payne.
Averin m Russian
Variant of Averkiyev.
Luckie Scottish (Anglicized)
Reduced Anglicized form of a pet form of Gaelic Mac Lùcais.
Gatdula Filipino, Tagalog
This surname honors Lakan Dula, the last ruler of the Kingdom of Tondo, via his alternative name Gat Dula. In it, the word or prefix Gat is a shortened version of the Tagalog honorific Pamagat, which at the time meant "nobleman," while Dula possibly means "palace." Altogether, it means "Nobleman of the Palace."
Saenkham Thai
From Thai แสน (saen) meaning "very, extremely" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold" or "word, speech".
Ahmetaj Albanian
From the given name Ahmad.
Heinsoo Estonian
Heinsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "hay swamp".
Tasifa Amharic
Means “hope” in Amharic.
Lukehart English (American)
Americanized form of German Luckhardt.
Gunapala Sinhalese
From Sanskrit गुण (guṇa) meaning "quality, property, attribute" and पाल (pāla) meaning "guard, protector".
Akamakka Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red", referring to pinus densiflora, and 真下 (makka) meaning "(literally) down; below; beneath", referring to low lands.... [more]
Constance English, French
From the given name Constance
Hollingworth English
Habitational name for a person from the village called Hollingsworth in Greater Manchester and other villages so called, all derived from Old English holegn "holly" and worþ "enclosure".
Mueangkhot Thai
From Thai เมือง (mueang) meaning "city, town" and โคตร (khot) meaning "ancestry, clan, family".
Tennojiya Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 天王寺谷 (see Tennōjiya).
Etzdorf German
Origin and meaning unknown, possibly a given name. Usually has nobiliary particle "Von".
Buttafuoco Italian
Means "linstock (staff for lighting a cannon)" in Italian, composed of butta "to throw, toss" and fuoco "fire", perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a gunner, or a figurative nickname for someone with a hot temper... [more]
Sendaydiego Filipino
Possibly from Japanese 仙台 (Sendai), the name of a city in Japan, combined with the given name Diego.
Obeidat Arabic
From Arabic عبيد ('ubayd), a diminutive of عبد ('abd) meaning "servant, slave".
Metallo Italian
Means "metal" in Italian, ultimately derived from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (metallon) "mine, quarry; metal". Probably a metonymic occupational name for a miner or a metalworker, or perhaps a nickname for someone with a clear, metallic tone of voice... [more]
Jurgens English
From the given name Jurgen
Hrvatin Croatian, Slovene
From Croatian and Slovene Hrvat meaning "Croat, person from Croatia".
Rabinowitz Jewish
Germanized variant of Rabinovich.
Hanada Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Borzani Italian
Family of ancient and noble tradition, originally from Romagna. The commendator GB of Crollalanza reports the blazon of this family in the volumes of his historical blazon dictionary of the noble and notable Italian families... [more]
Kulasinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Gabison Judeo-Spanish
From the name of a town located in either the province of Valladolid or near the city of Santander in Spain. It has also been connected to the Spanish word cabeza, used as a nickname for a stubborn person.
Taneja Indian
This surname was apparently derived from tən‘blade of grass’ (from Sanskrit tṛna).
Zvonik Russian
Means "little ring, little call" from Russian звон (zvon) "ringing, calling".
Madonia Italian
Habitational name from any of numerous places named Madonia, or a regional name for someone from Madonie in Sicily.
Mighty Jamaican Patois
Apparently a nickname for a very strong man from English mighty "very strong".
De Paula Spanish
a Metronymic from the female personal name Paula and from a shortened form of Francisco de Paula a personal name bestowed in honor of Saint Francis of Paola
Umemoto Japanese
From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "apricot, plum" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Agagnier French
Meaning "Winner" from the french word "gagner" ... [more]
Elsworth English
Variant spelling of Ellsworth.
Xayavong Lao
Alternate transcription of Sayavong.
Mitomi Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 富 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance".
Breyer German (Americanized)
Americanized variant of Brauer.
Janet English
Directly from the given name Janet.
Tatarenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Tatarov.
Ruderer German
Occupational name meaning "Rower" in German.
Macabenta Filipino, Tagalog (Hispanicized)
Derived from Tagalog makabenta meaning "to sell."
Dolce Italian, Sicilian
From the medieval name Dolce meaning "sweet, pleasant" derived from Latin dulcis.
Smolin Russian
From smola, meaning "tar".
Scheidemann German
Denoted a person who is divorced or who lives in a valley, from Middle High German scheiden "to separate, to divorce (a couple)" and mann "man".
Hiroi Japanese
From the Japanese 廣 or 広 (hiro) "wide" and 井 (i) "well."
Atak Turkish
Means "rash, audacious, reckless" in Turkish.
Boldt German
From the Germanic personal name Baldo, a short form of the various compound names with the first element bald ‘bold’.
Kleinman German
Nickname meaning Small Man.
Alang Filipino, Maranao
Means "obstruct, block" in Maranao.
Felty Upper German (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of South German Velte, from a short form of the personal name Valentin (see Valentine 1).
Lajoie French
From a nickname for a happy cheerful person from joie "joy" with fused feminine definite article la.
Hähner German
Pet form of Heinrich.
Pampinella Italian
Uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Italian pampino "vine leaf" and the diminutive suffix -ella, or perhaps related to pimpinella "pimpernel (plant)" (genus Lysimachia), which derives from Latin bipennella via Catalan pampinella
Hägler German (Swiss), Jewish
Accented form of Hagler. Primarily used in Switzerland.
Carrión Spanish
It comes from the knight Alonso Carreño, who distinguished himself in the conquest of the town of Carrión de los Condes (Palencia), where he founded his solar house.
Jawaid Urdu
Derived from the given name Javaid.
Çehre Turkish
Means "face" in Turkish, possibly denoting a person with a notable face, from Persian چهره (čehre) "face, visage".
Vaiksoo Estonian
Vaiksoo is an Estonian surname meaning "quiet/still swamp".
Zabka German
From Polish zaba meaning "frog", of Slavic origin.
Krabi Estonian
Krabi is an Estonian surname meaning "crab".
Bras French, Dutch
From Old French and Middle Dutch bras "arm". This was probably a descriptive nickname for someone with some peculiarity of the arm, but the word was also used as a measure of length, and may also have denoted a surveyor.
Abarrow English
At or near a barrow or tumulus.
Cádiz Spanish
Habitational name for a person from the city of Cádiz in southwestern Spain.
Veca Italian
Southern Italian: possibly from vece ‘change’, ‘mutation’, ‘alternation’ (from Latin vix, vicis, plural vices), or from a pet form of a personal name formed with this element.
Junaid Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Junayd.
Hamouda Arabic
Derived from the given name Hamoud.
Canlas Filipino, Pampangan
Derived from Kapampangan kanlas meaning "future".
Arjas Estonian
Arjas is an Estonian surname, a corruption of the Estonian word "harjas" meaning "bristle" and "quill".
Labossiere French
Norman habitational name from a common village name La Boissière, meaning 'wooded area', from bois 'wood'. possibly a metronymic, from a feminine derivative of Bossier 'cooper', denoting the 'wife of the cooper'.
Abou Arabic
From the given name Abu.
Henningsdóttir Icelandic (Rare)
Means "daughter of Henning" in Icelandic.
Gatmaitan Filipino, Tagalog
From a Hispanicised form of Gat Maitan, a title meaning "lord of Mait" that was used by rulers of an ancient place named Mait or Maitan.
Imada Japanese
From the Japanese 今 (ima) "now" and 田 (ta) "rice paddy" or 多 (ta) "many."
Cattell English, French, Irish (Anglicized)
Possibly derived from a given name containing the element ketill "kettle, cauldron; helmet", or a diminutive form of Cat or Cate... [more]
Vogt Von Hachenburg Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt. Members of this noble family also used the surnames Vogt von Westerburg und Hachenburg, Vogt von Hachenburg und Blankenburg, and Vogt von Elsaff.
Ståhl Swedish
Variant of Stål.
Schumann German, Jewish
An occupational name for a shoemaker, cobbler. From Middle High German scuoh "shoe" and man "man".
Jayatileke Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයතිලක (see Jayathilaka).
Ashqar Arabic
From the given name Ashqar.
Aljaž Slovene
Etymological origin unknown, possibly from the latin word alias, meaning "different".
Abdolrezaei Persian
From the given name Abdolreza.
Froch Polish
Polish form of Frosch.
Koger German
South German: occupational name for a knacker, from an agent derivative of koge ‘carrion’.
al-Awlaki Arabic
Means "the Awlaki" in Arabic, referring to a person from the Awalik (عواليك) tribe of south Yemen.
Masih Urdu, Indian (Christian), Hindi
From Urdu مسیح (masih) or Hindi मसीह (masih) referring to the Christian messiah (Jesus Christ), both ultimately from Arabic مسيح (masih). This name is common among Pakistani and North Indian Christians.
Tomotani Japanese
The surname can have different meanings depending on the kanji used
Connick Yiddish
Variation on Koenig.
Moghadam Persian
Means "first, preceding, head" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic مقدم (muqaddam).
Marriage English
Habitational name from a lost place called Marhach, which was probably in or near Aythorpe Roding (Essex).
Regragui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Of unknown meaning; predominantly found in Morocco.
Baboli Mazanderani
Means “from Babol”.
Madhubuti Swahili
A notable bearer is Haki R. Madhubuti, a writer.
Kahn German
Derived from German Kahn "small boat" as well as a Germanized form of the Jewish surname Cohen.
Ko Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神 (see ).
Ilangakoon Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ඉලංගකෝන් (see Illangakoon).
Kajupank Estonian
Kajupank is an Estonian surname derived from "kalju (rock)" and "pank" (bank and cliff)".
Chiang Chinese
Alternate transcription of Jiang 2.
Bagnall English
From a place in England, derived from the Old English name "Badeca", a short form of any name beginning from beadu "battle", and halh "nook, recess".
Yoshidome Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck, fortune, auspicious" combined with 留 (tome) meaning "detain, stop, remain, to stay still".
Saadiq Pakistani
Rare variant of Sadiq.
Batmaz Turkish
Means "unsinkable, buoyant" or "cheerful, carefree" in Turkish.
Piatkievič Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Pyatkevich.
Ting Chinese (Min Dong)
Min Dong romanization of Chen.
Kalkbrenner German
Occupational name for a lime burner from Middle High German kalc "chalk lime" and brenner "burner".
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Ó Sírín Irish
Means "descendant of Sírín"
Porat Jewish, Hebrew
From the given name Poratha.
Bennettson English
Means 'Son of Bennett'.
Io Japanese
I could mean "this" or "well, pit, mineshaft" and o means "tail".
Hosoi Japanese
From Japanese 細 (hoso) meaning "narrow, thin, fine, slender" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Catchpole English
Occupational name for a bailiff or a tax collector, from Anglo-Norman chacer "to catch, to hunt" and pol "fowl" (ultimately derived from Latin pullus).
Scannabissi Italian
Possibly from scannare "to slaughter, to cut the throat of" and biscio "snake". Alternately, the first element may be from an archaic form of zanna, "tooth (of an animal)".
Kandil Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic قنديل (see Qandil).
Rosas Spanish, Catalan
Variants of Rosa or Rosales.
Zinn German
From the German for word for tin "tin." The name indicated someone who worked with the metal. A famous bearer is Johann Gottfried Zinn, a German botanist. Carl Linnaeus named the flower Zinnia in his honor.
MacConall Scottish (Anglicized, Rare), Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized form of Scottish and Irish Gaelic Mac Conaill 'son of Conall', the personalized name composing of the elements con, which is an inflected form of cú 'wolf' + gal 'valor'. Giving the ultimate meaning due to variegated spellings of this specified name, is "Battle-Wolf of High Valor."
Goodfellow English
Generally explained as a nickname meaning 'good fellow' or 'good companion'.
Takeyoshi Japanese
From 武 (take) meaning "military" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck, fortune".
Basylaykanov m Yakut (Russified)
Yakut form of Vasiliev, from the Yakut form of Vasiliy, Bahylay.
Grzybek Polish
From Grzyb (literally "mushroom") with the suffix -ek as a patronymic, or from grzybek meaning "little mushroom".
Amangeldi Kazakh
From the given name Amangeldi.
Fazl Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Fadl.
Pohon Indonesian
Means "tree" in Indonesian.
Di Dio Italian
Means "of God" in Italian.
Trigiani Italian
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Raj Indian, Punjabi, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit राज (raja) meaning "king".
Paluoja Estonian
Paluoja is an Estonian surname meaning "heath woodland stream".
Alvord English
Derived from a variation of Ælfræd.
Lorenzini Italian
Means "son of Lorenzino", a diminutive of Lorenzo.
Iwazaki Japanese
Variant of Iwasaki, meaning "stone slope, hill."
Foubister Scottish
Habitational name for a village in Saint Andrew, from Old Norse fúll "foul, stinking" and bólstaðr "farmstead"
Kayano Japanese (Rare), Brazilian
Kaya means "yew tree",and No means "field,meadow,wilderness".People with this last name are Kayano Gonbei (a samurai),Ai Kayano(a voice actress of MANY characters /more than 30),and Shigeru Kayano(an Ainu politician who lived well up to 2006)... [more]
De Pietro Italian
Means "son of Pietro" in Italian; variant of Di Pietro
Bohórquez Spanish
Denoted a person from Bohorques, a minor place in the Spanish province of Santander.
Mohorko Slovene
It comes from the latin given name ERMACORA. the Sain Bishop of Aquileia, near Venice.
Sigurðdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Sigurður" in Icelandic.
Mahlich Belarusian
From Belarusian магіць (mahits'), meaning "to can".
Gideonse Dutch
Derived from the given name Gideon.
Seabridge English
It means "sea bridge".
Scarlatti Italian
Meaning ‘Scarlet’.
Najaryan Armenian
Means "son of the carpenter" from dialectal Armenian նաջար (naǰar) meaning "carpenter" (of Arabic origin).
Fey German, English, French, Danish
English: variant of Fay. ... [more]
Fyres English (Rare)
Variant of Ayres or Ayers.... [more]
Elie American
From Rembrandt and Giacomo Elie, professional footballers for Genoa FC and Juventus FC.
Stockley English
Derived from Old english stocc (tree bark) and leah (clearing), indicating that the original bearer of this name lived in a wooded clearing.
Bettin Venetian
Venetian form of Bettini.
Vongsa Lao, Thai
Means "family line" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit वंश (vansha) meaning "race, lineage, clan".
Hashemzadeh Persian
Means "born of Hashem".
Shipman English
Occupational name for a boatman or mariner or boatbuilder, derived from Middle English schipman.
Munawar Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Munawar.
Akkuş Turkish
Means "white bird" from Turkish ak meaning "white" and kuş meaning "bird".
Satterthwaite English
From a place in England named with Old English sætr "shielding" and Old Norse þveit "pasture".
Holman English
Uncertain etymology. Could be a topographic name derived from Old English holh "hollow, hole" or holm, which can mean either "holly" or "small island" (see Holme), combined with man "man, person"... [more]
Van Der Sar Dutch
Derived from a patronymic form of Sander.