Browse Submitted Surnames

Gagarin m Russian
From Russian гагара (gagara) "loon, diver". A famous bearer of the name was Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968), who was the first person to journey into outer space.

Grau Catalan
Contracted form of Guerau.

Atatuga Yupik (?)

Henrikhovych Ukrainian
Means "son of Henrikh (or Genrikh)".

Põllumees Estonian
Põllumees is an Estonian surname meaning "farmer"; literally "agrestic (põllu) man (mees)".

Hairston English

Dedman English
Variant of Debenham.

Valent English
Means showing great bravery.

Estabrook English
The placename Estabrook comes from Middle English est meaning "east" and brok meaning "brook stream".

Fedorchuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Fedir".

Hourmilogué Occitan, French
Meaning unknown.

Sachkov m Russian

Descheene Navajo
Variant of Deschene.

Amézola Spanish, Basque

Rabek Arabic
Rabik (Rabek,Rabbek); "Lord" ... [more]

Kish English
A name for a person who worked as a maker of leather armor for the knight's legs.

Talumaa Estonian
Talumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "farmland".

Rebecca Eastern African

Nureki Japanese
From 濡 (nu, nure) meaning "wet" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Tamayo Spanish
from a town in the burgos region in spain.

Charlie English (African)

Spurgeon English
Unexplained meaning.

Kiplimo Eastern African

Keshavarzi Persian
Means "farmer" in Persian.

Yongin Korean

Raphael English, German
From the given name Raphael

Erber Jewish, German
Meaning uncertain. Either a habitational name for someone living in a place named Erb or Erp, a name for a owner of a farm named Erbhof (derived from MIddle High German erbære "honorable, noble"), or derived from the given name Erpo.

Katsarakis Greek

Zhao Hui

Hita Japanese
Possibly from 日 (hi) meaning "sun" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".

Melnychenko Ukrainian
Variant of Melnychuk.

Parkis English
Variant of Perkins or Parks.

Aguirra Spanish

Beckstrand Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bäckstrand.

Goldthwaite English
Possibly derived from Guilthwaite in South Yorkshire, which is named from Old Norse gil meaning "ravine" and þveit meaning "clearing". However, the modern surname is associated with Essex, suggesting some other source, now lost.

Anisimov m Russian
Means "son of Anisim".

Robben Dutch, Low German
Patronymic from the given name Robbe, a short form of Robert.

Seekins English (British)
Probably a variant of English Seekings, a Cambridgeshire name of unexplained etymology.

Bridgette English

Choice English
Derived from the personal names Josse or Goce, which are derived from the Latin word "gaudere" and is a cognate in origin with the word "joy."

Martić Croatian

Gila Central African

Weeton English
Variant of Weedon

Pacyna Polish
Unflattering nickname from paczyna meaning "clod", "brickbat", or possibly a metonymic occupational name for a boatman, from the same word in the sense meaning "oar", "rudder".

Kaeding German

Utyugin Russian
Means "man of iron" in Russian.

Jacquette French

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

Urm Estonian
Urm is an Estonian surname; a dialectal Estonian word for "catkin" and "frost". Also meaning "bleeding wound" and "gore".

Kartashyan Armenian
Means "son of the stonemason" from Armenian քարտաշ (kʿartaš) meaning "stonecutter, stonemason".

Rosendahl Swedish, Danish, German
Swedish and Danish ornamental name meaning "rose valley" and German variant of Rosenthal, also meaning "rose valley".

Marczuk Polish

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

Iragorri Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Zaratamo, Spain, derived from Basque ira "fern" and gorri "red" or "bare, peeled".

Winkels Dutch

Knafo Judeo-Spanish
Likely derived from Tamazight akhnif referring to a type of woolen hooded cloak (a type of burnous). It has also been connected to the Hebrew word כָּנָף (kanaf) meaning "wing".

Thabit Arabic
Derived from the given name Thabit.

Sies German, Dutch
From the ancient Germanic name Sigizo formed with the element sigi "victory" (from proto Germanic segiz).

Bilyi m Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Bilyy.

Kopciuch Polish (?)

Tanada Japanese

Coto Spanish, Galician
Habitational name from any of the many places named "Coto" especially in Galicia and Asturias. From coto meaning "ground".

Sueno Japanese
This surname is used as either 末延 or 末野 with 末 (batsu, matsu, sue) meaning "close, end, posterity, powder, tip", 延 (en, no.basu, no.biru, no.be, no.beru) meaning "prolong, stretching" and 野 (sho, ya, no, no-) meaning "civilian life, field, plains, rustic."... [more]

Fukazawa Japanese
Variant of Fukasawa.

Chamoto Japanese (Rare)
From 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" and 本 (moto) meaning "origin, source".

Tüür Estonian
Tüür is an Estonian surname meaning "(boat) rudder".

Mabote South African

Rempe German (Americanized, Modern)
The roots of the German surname Rempe lie in the former duchy of Silesia, now part of Poland. The name means, simply, "son of Rempel," and was a popular first name in Silesia during the Middle Ages.

Madureira Portuguese

Buljubašić Croatian, Bosnian

Kurien Indian (Christian)
From the given name Kurien.

Merced Spanish

Binetti Italian
Comes from a diminutive of Bino. Italianized form of French 'Binet'. Habitational name from a place called Binetto (named with Latin vinetum ‘vineyard’) in Bari province.

Hipkins English
Patronymic surname from the nickname "Hib" or "Hibkin" for Hilbert (see Hibbert).

Castanet French

Goethe German
From a short form of the personal name Godo, formed with the Germanic element god, got 'god', or from Middle High German göte 'godfather'.

Al-Raimi Arabic (Mashriqi)

Pogba Western African

Navid Persian, Arabic
From the given name Navid.

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

Kiku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 鞠 (see Mari).

Bartman English
Last name Bartman is very rare but I believe it’s a English last name .Possibly variant of the last name BAUMAN

Womrile Western African

Piah Indonesian

Schellenberg German

Flameng French
Possibly a form of Fleming.

Lochner German
Means "a place where rivers meet with a partial obstruction from a wooden dam. "

Kopel Jewish
From a Yiddish diminutive of the given name Jacob.

Habsch Belgian

Kham Thai, Lao
From Thai คำ (kham) meaning "gold" or "word, speech" or Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".

Currier English
Occupational surname meaning "a worker who prepared leather".

Jakupaj Kosovar

Mcmurray Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Muireadhaigh, a patronymic form of Muireadhach (cf. Murdock).

Takemoto Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Yoldaş Turkish
Means "traveling companion" in Turkish.

Harrold Scottish, English
Scottish and English variant spelling of Harold.

Lininger English
Americanized version of German surname Leininger

Novačić Croatian, Serbian

Princewlii Nigerian

Sinitsyn m Russian
From синица (sinitsa) meaning "titmouse".

Gong Chinese
From Chinese 龚 (gōng) referring to the ancient state of Gong (written as 共), which existed during the Shang dynasty possibly in what is now Henan province. This name was adopted in place of 共 by future descendants to flee persecution.

Sand English, Scottish, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, German, Jewish
From the vocabulary word sand. As a Swedish and Jewish name, often ornamental. Otherwise topographic.

Asprilla South American

Melnikov m Russian
Means "son of the miller", from Russian мельник (mel'nik) "miller". Compare Melnik.

Havier Slovak

Aldrian German (Austrian)

Tackleberry Popular Culture, American (Rare)
This is a surname most notably used by Officer Eugene Tackleberry (played by the lovably hilarious David Graf) in the classic Police Academy movies of the 1980s-90s. Officer Tackleberry is a markedly boyish police officer who has a passionate adoration for guns and adventure... [more]

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

Pfuhl German
a topographic name for someone who lived by a swamp or pond, Middle High German phuol.... [more]

Lysheha Ukrainian

Gibbon English
English from the medieval personal name Gibbon, a pet form of Gibb.

Lazaros Greek
From the given name Lazaros.

Beauvais French
From French place names derived from "beautiful sight".

Alp Turkish
From the given name Alp.

Žalec Slovene

El Masry Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "the Egyptian", from Arabic مِصْرِيّ (miṣriyy) meaning "Egyptian person".

Murmu Indian, Santali

Samarsky Russian
Refers to a region named "Samara" in Russia.

Âu Dương Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Ouyang, from Sino-Vietnamese 歐陽 (âu dương).

Arino Japanese
Ari means "exist" and no means "plain, field, wilderness".

Niki Japanese

Caldera Spanish
Derived from Spanish caldera meaning "basin, crater, hollow", ultimately from Latin caldarium or caldaria both meaning "hot bath, cooking pot". The word also denotes a depression in volcanoes, and it is commonly used as an element for surnames denoting streams or mountains.

Van Es Dutch
Means "from the ash tree", denoting someone who lived by an ash tree or who came from a place named for them, such as Esch.

Baboli Mazanderani
Means “from Babol”.

Hike English
To hike or move, to walk, someone who hikes.

Squeaker English

Drouin French (Quebec), French
From the Old French given name Drouin, of Frankish origins.

Molena Venetian
From Venetian mołéna "crumb", perhaps a nickname based on the bearer's size.

Dayley English
English surname of Norman origin derived from the Norman preposition de for someone from any of numerous places in Northern France called Ouilly.

Afshar Persian
From the name of the Afshar people, a Turkic tribe residing in Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan. The name itself may mean "obedient" or perhaps "extraction, squeeze, press".

Okumuş Turkish
Means "educated, well-read" in Turkish.

Järvet Estonian
Järvet is an Estonian surname derived from "järv", meaning "lake".

Koyano Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 谷 (ya) meaning "valley" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Valenza Maltese

Liebowitz Jewish
Variant of Liebowitz.

Hardell English (Modern, Rare)

Pham Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Phạm.

Magrassó Catalan

Moriai Japanese
From the Japanese 盛 (mori) "assortment" or 森 (mori) "forest" and 合 (ai) "fit," "suit," "join."

Erni German (Swiss)
Derived from a short form of the given name Arnold.

Raymondo African

Torrubiano Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the municipality of Torrubia de Soria.

Pressley English

Kagramanyan Armenian

Wallington American
From the surname of two girls from Rebel Starzz.

Namura Japanese

Chiles English

Darintsev m Russian

Pyryemybida American (Rare)

Okise Japanese
Oki means "open sea" and se means "river".

Canlas Filipino, Pampangan
Derived from Kapampangan kanlas meaning "future".

Rouillard French

Lư Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Lu 2, from Sino-Vietnamese 盧 (lư).

Whitmer English
Variant of Whittemore

Aaviksoo Estonian
Aaviksoo is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen forest(ed) swamp".

Pargo English

Gibheart Scottish

Ageyenko Ukrainian (Russified)
A form of Ageyev.

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

From Jewish
Variant of Fromm.

Ráðúlfsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ráðúlfr" in Icelandic.

Metsavaht Estonian
Metsavaht is an Estonian surname meaning "forest guard" and "forest warden".

Cozzolino Italian
Diminutive of Cozzo.

Fils French
From fils "son", used to identify the younger of two bearers of the same personal name in a family.

Burkovets Ukrainian

Shady English, Irish
Origin unidentified. Possibly Irish or English.

Herkül Estonian
Herkül is an Estonian surname, possibly derived as a nickname from "Herkules (Hercules)".

Yuditsky m Russian

Rosco English
Variant of Roscoe.

Sokolovskyy m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Sokołowski.

Reneau French

Kishi Japanese
From Japanese 岸 (kishi) meaning "bank, shore".

Kuanyshev m Kazakh
Means "son of Kuanysh".

Margaritis Greek
From given name Margaritis.

Brierly English
Variant of Brierley.

Schmon Romansh
Contracted form of the given names Schimun and Schamun.

Okubo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōkubo.

Yasaki Japanese

Sayers English
Form of Sayer.

Laan Dutch
Means "lane, avenue" in Dutch (see Van Der Laan). Alternatively, could be a matronymic from the given name Lane, a Middle Dutch diminutive of Juliana and other names with similar elements.

Kalister English (American)
Variant of McAlister.

Calinawan Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kalinawan meaning "peace".

Hrytsko Ukrainian, Rusyn
Variant of Hrytsenko.

Schattner German, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from any of several places named Schaten or Schatten, or a topographic name for someone living in a shady location, from Middle High German schate "shade", "protection".

Haki Turkish

Pappoe Akan

Amouroux Occitan
Derived from Occitan amorós meaning "loving, amorous".

Siriwardana Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, growing".

Sjöblom Swedish
Combination of Swediah sjö "lake, sea" and blom "bloom".

Carrizo Spanish
Nickname for a person who's bold, shameless.

Ohiyenko Ukrainian

Akhmetzyanov m Tatar
Means "son of Akhmetzyan".

Topp English
From an English nickname, possibly derived from Old English topp "hair on the head", for someone with distinctive hair.

Vogt Von Weida Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt. This noble family split into several lines to include Weida, Gera, and Plauen. The Princes of Reuss descend from the Plauen line.

Onnis Italian
From the toponym Fonni.

Yamabi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 火 (bi), the joining form of 火 (hi) meaning "fire". It is a reference to an event when the leader of the Morioka Domain came to the mountains and the residents warmed him up by starting a fire using flint... [more]

Pedige Sinhalese

Mumphrey English
Variant spelling of the surname Humphrey.

Farhad Bengali, Persian
From the given name Farhad.

Behagen English (American)

Velkovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Velko".

Lyudvig German (Russified)
Russified form of Ludwig.

Neher German
An occupational name for a tailor from a deritive of Middle Low German, 'nehen' which means 'to sew' or 'to embroider'

Anniston English
"Town of Agnes".

Mayoral Spanish
Occupational name for the foreman of a gang of agricultural workers or the leader of a group of herdsmen mayoral (from Late Latin maioralis originally an adjective derivative of maior 'greater').

Malfois French
Variant of Malfoy.

Lankford English
Variant of Langford

Considine Irish
Anglicisation of Irish Mac Consaidín meaning "son of Consaidín". The given name Consaidín is the Irish form of Constantine... [more]

Munsch Alsatian
Alsatian variant of Monge and Münch.

Eisele German
Either from a diminutive of any of the Germanic given names formed with the element isarn meaning "iron" (such as Isanhard) or from Isenlin, a nickname for a blacksmith, ironworker or dealer in iron, composed of Middle High German īsen "iron" and the diminutive suffix -līn.

Grenard French, Walloon, English (British)
Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Henri, Armand, Emile, Jacques, Marielle, Michel, Monique, Olivier, Pierre, Remi, Serge.... [more]

Cadisch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family", in combination with Disch.

Tsiklitiras Greek

Llorente Catalan
Derived from the given name Lorenzo.

Ueng Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka romanization of Huang.

Natan Hebrew
From the given name Natan.

Wiener German
Derived from German Wiener meaning "inhabitant of Vienna". The Austrian capital city is known as Wien in German.

Krawčik Sorbian
Derived from a diminutive of Krawc.

Mnuchin Jewish

Fortin French
Diminutive of Fort.

Bevier French (Germanized)
From Old French bevier, meaning "a measure of land". This was probably a nickname for someone who owned or worked such a piece of land. This surname was first found in Austria, where the name Bevier came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging medieval society.

Rathert German

Kazeya Japanese
Variant of Kazetani.

Dudzinski Polish (Expatriate)
Unaccented form of Dudziński.

Mohammadpourkarkaragh Persian (Rare)
From the given name Mohammad combined with Persian پور (pur) "son" and the name of the Persian village of Karkaraq.

Shimozawa Japanese
Variant of Shimosawa.

Husseini Persian, Afghan, Urdu, Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Husayn.

Pontiff French
Means "bridge builder". Comes from the French word pont, which means bridge. ... [more]

Van Wanrooij Dutch
Means "from Wanroij" in Dutch, the name of a town in North Brabant, Netherlands, probably derived from Middle Dutch wan "bad, insufficient, lacking; un-" and rode "land cleared of trees".

Isogai Japanese
From Japanese 磯 (iso) meaning "seashore, beach" and 谷 (gai) meaning "valley".

Forks Irish

Kaihau Maori
This less-common Maori surname means speed

Çeçen Turkish, Chechen (Expatriate)
Means "Chechen" in Turkish, used by those of Chechen descent living in Turkey.

Kanekitsu Japanese (Rare)

Kaspersson Swedish (Rare)
Means "Son of Kasper".

Stormare Swedish
Swedish variant of Storm 1 meaning "stormer". This surname was adopted by the Swedish actor Peter Stormare (1953-), whose birth surname was Storm.

Hamlen English

Galloway Scottish
Scottish: regional name from Galloway in southwestern Scotland, named as ‘place of the foreign Gaels’, from Gaelic gall ‘foreigner’ + Gaidheal ‘Gael’. From the 8th century or before it was a province of Anglian Northumbria... [more]

Pähklimägi Estonian
Pähklimägi is an Estonian surname meaning "nutty mountain".

Nedden German (?)

Petruniw Ukrainian (Germanized), Ukrainian (Polonized), Ukrainian (Anglicized)
Alternate transcription of Petruniv.

Mertesacker German
Means "Merten's field" in German, derived from the given name Merten and Middle High German acker meaning "field". A famous bearer is the retired German soccer player Per Mertesacker (1984-).

Longoni Italian
Probably a variant of Longo "long, tall" using the augmentative suffix -one. In some cases, it could instead derive from the toponym Longone.

Alistor Scottish

Kühl German, Low German
The spelling Kühl results from a folk-etymological association with High German kühl ‘cool’ (Middle High German küel(e), a nickname from Middle High German küel ‘cool’, ‘calm’... [more]

Millerd English

Thoman German
Derived from the personal name Thoman.

Skeie Norwegian
From Old Norse skeið "race, horse race".

Dzhamalova Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Джамалов (see Dzhamalov).

Sanda Japanese
Variant of Mita.

Richman English

Bisbey English

Cəmilova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Cəmilov.

Perea Basque
It indicates familial origin within the municipality of Aiara.

Darcey English, Irish
Variant of Darcy.

Zion Hebrew
Means "monument" or "raised up" in Hebrew.

Bonus French, German, Dutch
Latinization of vernacular names meaning "good", for example French Lebon or Dutch De Goede.

Bocharov m Russian
Derived from Russian word "бочка (bochka)" meaning barrel.... [more]

Leffrey English

Gotovina Croatian
Derived from gotovina, meaning "cash".

Klaver Dutch
Means "clover" in Dutch, a topographic name for someone who lived by a field of clovers or a sign depicting them, or an occupational name for a clover farmer.

Narukami Japanese
From Japanese 鳴 (naru) meaning "cry" and 上 (kami) meaning "above".

Miyako Japanese (Rare)
Miyako means "capital" in vocabulary, but as a last name, it's written in the same characters as Kyoto.

Guth Jewish
Variant of Gut.

Atayan Armenian

Bin Laden Arabic (Rare)
Means "son of Laden", from a name derived from Arabic لدن (ladin) meaning "soft, mellow". It was most notoriously borne by Saudi terrorist Osama bin Laden (1957-2011), though it is also the surname of an wealthy upper-class Saudi family (of which the former is descended from).

Messam English (British)
originates from a place called Measham in the county of Leicestershire. The placename is first recorded in the famous Domesday Book of 1086, as Messeham, and in the Pipe Rolls of the county of 1182 as Meisham... [more]

Minegishi Japanese
From Japanese 嶺 (mine) meaning "peak, summit" and 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, seashore, bank".

Gabbert German
Variant of Gebhardt.

Albizu Basque
Variant of Arbizu.

Fischi Italian
Rare central Italian surname. Means “whistler” in Italian.

Mahood English
Variant of Maude.

Abner English
From the given name Abner.

Tyshchenko Ukrainian

Kharra Indian

Goonewardane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).

Addessi Italian

Berrycloth English (Rare)
This name is of English locational origin, from the place called Barrowclough near Halifax in West Yorkshire.

Nagata Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" or 永 (naga) meaning "eternity" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Kirita Japanese
Variant of Kirida.

Tverskiy m Russian
Means "from Tver".

Rossignol French
Means "nightingale" in French, used as a nickname for person with a good singing voice, or ironically, for a raucous person.

Østby Norwegian
Habitational name from farmsteads in Norway named Østby or Austby. Derived from Old Norse aust "east" and býr "farm, village".

Moineau French
From French meaning "sparrow".

Gulyayev m Russian
From Russian word гулять (gulyat'), meaning "to walk".

Saensuk Thai
From Thai แสน (saen) meaning "very, extremely" and สุข (suk) meaning "happy, pleased".

Koška Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian кошка (koška) meaning "cat".

Maraj Indian, Trinidadian Creole
Shortened form of Maharaj. A notable bearer is singer Onika Maraj-Petty (1982-), professionally known as Nicki Minaj.

Sidortsov m Russian

Lords English
Patronymic form of Lord.

Redlightning Indigenous American, Sioux (?)

Umezu Japanese
From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "apricot, plum" and 津 (zu) meaning "port, harbour".

Ananyan Armenian, Jewish
Means "son of Anan 2".

Heima Japanese

Hajipour Persian
Means "son of Haji".

Gandolfo Italian
From the given name Gandolfo.

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

Yaremchuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Yarema".

Zacky German
Americanized form of German Zacher . German: occupational name for a farmer, from dialect zackern 'to plow', from Middle High German ze acker gān 'to go to the field'.

Suzushiro Japanese
From 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell, chime" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle".