Browse Submitted Surnames

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Levin German
German cognate of Lewin. Derived from the given name Levin the modern German form of Leobwin a cognate of Leofwine.
Mõis Estonian
Mõis is an Estonian surname meaning "manor".
Lansangan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "road, street" in Tagalog.
Fynch English
Variant of Finch.
Francos Spanish
Derived from the given name Franco.
Ros Khmer
Means "alive" in Khmer.
Hinshelwood Scottish, English
Denoted a person from a lost place called Henshilwood near the village of Carnwath on the southern edge of the Pentland Hills of South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is derived from Scots hainchil obscurely meaning "haunch" and Old English wudu meaning "wood"... [more]
Surowiecki m Polish
Derived from surowy, meaning "rough."
Gorozhankin m Russian
From горожане (gorozhane) meaning "townspeople"
Neujahr German
nickname for someone who owed feudal dues at the New Year, or sometimes a name given to someone born on that day
Beenders Dutch
Possibly an occupational name for a bookbinder or barrel maker, from Middle Dutch binden "to bind, to tie". Alternatively, could be related to been "bone".
Ryuk Korean
North Korean form of Yuk.
Jabir Arabic
From the given name Jabir.
Ludwell English
From the Old English elements hlud meaning "famous, loud" and well meaning "well, spring, water hole"
Shinomi Japanese
From 篠 (shino) meaning "dwarf bamboo" and 見 (mi) meaning "view, outlook".
Stormborn English
most likely of Scandinavian origin
Catellan Venetian
Possibly a Venetian form of Catalano.
Løkken Norwegian
Habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads so called. Derived from Old Norse lykkja "enclosure".
Saenkham Thai
From Thai แสน (saen) meaning "very, extremely" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold" or "word, speech".
Sok Khmer
Means "healthy, peaceful, happy, pleasant" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit सुख (sukha).
Kijowski m Polish
Derived from Kijów, the Polish form of Kyiv.
Vienne French
From the location of Vienne in France.
Seoane Galician
This indicates familial origin within any of multiple localities that bear this syncopated form of the name San Xoán.
Eade English (British, ?)
Originally derived from the Old English name Eadwig. Surname found mainly in Scotland and northern England. Americanized spelling of Norwegian Eide... [more]
Wedmore English (British)
Habitational name from Wedmore in Somerset, recorded in the 9th century as Wethmor, possibly meaning ‘marsh (Old English mor) used for hunting (w?the)’.
Leverich English
The surname Leverich was first found in West Yorkshire at Liversedge, a township that dates back to the Domesday Book where it was listed as Livresec, a manor belonging to Radulf, a vassal of Ilbert de Lacy... [more]
Flint English, German
Topographic name for someone who lived near a significant outcrop of flint, Old English, Low German flint, or a nickname for a hard-hearted or physically tough individual.
Hermansdotter f Swedish (Rare)
Means "daughter of Herman". This surname is only used by females.
Tenscher German
originated in Germany but came to America
Päev Estonian
Päev is an Estonian surname meaning "day".
De Santa Italian (Tuscan)
The surname De Santa was first found in Lucca, a city and comune in Tuscany, capital of the province of Lucca and where Bascilican type churches abound. The history commences in 218 B.C., and passed through many hands in the intervening centuries... [more]
Corliss English
Derived from Old English carleas "free from anxiety; unconcerned", cognate to Old Norse kærulauss. This was a nickname given to a carefree person.
Basylaykanov m Yakut (Russified)
Yakut form of Vasiliev, from the Yakut form of Vasiliy, Bahylay.
Thom Romansh
Derived from the given name Thomas.
Dollins English (British)
Variant of Dollin, with post-medieval excrescent -s, itself a variant of Dolling, a nickname from an unrecorded Middle English word dolling douling dulling meaning “dull or stupid one” (compare Doll)... [more]
Askern English
Variant of Askren.
Kalita Indian, Assamese
Meaning uncertain. One theory suggests that the name is derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family, caste" and लुप्त (lupta) meaning "lost, gone", though this has been criticised as a false etymology.
Kipp Estonian
Kipp is an Estonian surname derived from "kippama" meaning to "tilt", "rock" and "topple".
Abdulhamid Arabic
From the given name Abdulhamid.
Wadia Indian (Parsi)
Parsi surname possibly derived from Wadia, the name of a village in Gujarat.
Aleksapolskyy m Ukrainian
Means "from Aleksopol".
Byers German (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of German Bayers.
Tobiasz Polish
Derived from the name Tobiasz
Xəlilzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Khalilzadeh.
Satomura Japanese
From Japanese 里 (sato) meaning "village" and 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet".
Saladino Italian, Sicilian
Either from the personal name Saladino from Arabic (see Saladin ) or a nickname from this name denoting a bully or tyrant... [more]
Lesch German
German variant of Loesch.
Oibar Basque
The name of several locations in Navarre, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque ibar "valley". Compare Aybar.
Kaname Japanese
Kana means "gold, metal, money" and ne means "root, origin".
Ajemian Armenian
Patronymic from Turkish acem meaning ‘Persian’, ‘foreigner’, from Arabic a’jam meaning ‘one who speaks Arabic incorrectly’.
Ceh Mayan
From Yucatec Maya kéej meaning "deer".
Poznanski Polish, Jewish
Habitational name from the city of Poznan in west-central Poland, or possibly from other places of this name, in Katowice and Siedlce voivodeships.
Pazniak Belarusian
Means "one who is late", from Belarusian пазней (pazniej) "late".
Osako Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, large" combined with 迫 (sako) meaning "imperative".... [more]
Blas Spanish
From the given name Blas.
Edirisinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sinhalese ඉදිරි (idiri) meaning "front, forward" and Sanskrit सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Anandteerth Kannada
Madhvacharya (1199-1278 or 1238–1317), sometimes anglicised as Madhva Acharya, and also known as Purna Prajna and Ānanda Tīrtha, was a Hindu philosopher and the chief proponent of the Dvaita (dualism) school of Vedanta.
Hartwig German
From the given name Hartwig.
Klaassen Dutch
Means "son of Klaas".
Dye English, Welsh
English: from a pet form of the personal name Dennis. In Britain the surname is most common in Norfolk, but frequent also in Yorkshire. Welsh is also suggested, but 1881 and UK both show this as an East Anglian name - very few in Wales.
Uglanov m Russian
From Russian угол (ugol), meaning "angle, corner".
Newborn English
Habitational name from Newbourn in Suffolk or Newburn in Tyne and Wear (formerly part of Northumberland), both named with Old English niwe "new" and burna "stream", perhaps denoting a stream that had changed its course.
Aizen Popular Culture
This Japanese surname is used as 藍染 with 藍 (ran, ai) meaning "indigo" and 染 (sen, shi.mi, shi.miru, -shi.meru, -ji.miru, so.maru, so.meru, -zo.me, -zome) meaning "colour, dye, paint, print, stain." Normally, this would be romanticised as Aizome.... [more]
Kübar Estonian
Kübar is an Estonian surname meaning "hat".
Mokoena Southern African, Sotho, Tswana
Derived from Sotho or Tswana kwena meaning "crocodile".
Fidan Turkish
Means "sapling" in Turkish.
Tamayama Japanese
玉 (Tama) means "jewel, gem" and 山 (yama) means "mountain".
Imakure Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Brzumiński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Brzumin.
Ertuganova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Ertuganov.
Nuristani Afghan
Derived from the name of Nuristan (meaning "land of light"), a province in northern Afghanistan.
Krajčí m Slovak
Derived from Krajčír.
Eckhart German
From the given name Eckhart.
Totum Irish (Rare)
from the word "totem" meaning sign. Or from Irish 'titim' meaning 'fall'.
Rõivas Estonian
Rõivas is an Estonian surname meaning "garment".
Viard French
from the ancient Germanic personal name Withard from the elements widu "wood forest" and hard "hard".
Cal English
Possibly from the given name Cal.
Froggatt English
Topographical name from the village of Froggatt in Derbyshire.
Lehtpuu Estonian
Lehtpuu is an Estonian surname meaning "leaf tree".
Gaita Italian
One who came from Gaeta in Italy.
Rakhang Thai (Rare)
Means "bell, chime" in Thai.
Chaux French
French / Switzerland.... [more]
Urushino Japanese
Urushi means "lacker/lacquer" and no means "field, plain".
Agirmo Italian (Rare)
Possibly derived from the Italian form of Ancient Greek ἀγυρμός (agyrmos) meaning "gathering, meeting, assembly", referring to the first day of the Greater Eleusinian Mysteries festivals.
Blight English
comes from blithe
Prusseit German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German (and thus heavily Lithuanian influenced) name meaning "a Prussian".
Ringelberg German
From the mountain on which sat Castle Ringel.
Stellato Italian
Stellato, which is the modern Italian word for "starry", as in "starry sky", translates to "by the stars" from the Latin word Stella. As so many Italians were navigators on ships and navigated "by the stars," and since so many surnames were derived from occupations... [more]
Brain Scottish Gaelic (Anglicized), Irish
Reduced Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Bhreitheamhan ‘son of the judge’, from breitheamh ‘judge’.
Manos Greek
From the name Manos.
Cociña Galician
It literally means "kitchen".
Akita Japanese
This surname can be used as 秋田, 明田, 穐田, 飽田 or 阿北 with 秋/穐 (shuu, aki, toki) meaning "autumn," 明 (mei, myou, min, a.kari, aka.rui, aka.rumu, aki.raka, a.keru, -a.ke, a.ku(ru), a.kasu) meaning "clear," 飽 (hou, a.kiru, a.kasu, a.ku, aki) meaning "boredom," 阿 (a, o, omone.ru, kuma) meaning "corner, nook," 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field" and 北 (hou, kita) meaning "north."... [more]
Trelles Asturian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Cuaña.
Schlote German
literal meaning: smokestack
Kusaynova f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Құсайынова (see Kusainov).
Thoreau English
Last name of famous American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, tax resister, development critic, sage writer and philosopher, Henry David Thoreau.
Breon English (American)
Americanized form of French Brion.
Magsarili Tagalog
Means "to live alone, to do alone" in Tagalog.
Snowdon English
Variant spelling of Snowden, a surname initially used by the Border Reivers. Comes from the mountain in Wales.
Morgans English, Irish
Variation of Morgan.
Andrieux French
From the given name André.
Wodehouse English
The name "de Wodehouse" is attested as early as in the 11th century, of one Bertram, of Wodehouse-tower, Yorkshire, who lived at the time of the Norman conquest.
Wijayasuriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun".
Shwets Ukrainian
Variant of Shwetz
Vandermast Dutch
Topographic name for someone from a place rich in animal fodder, for example acorns.
Djukanović Montenegrin
Alternate transcription of Đukanović.
Gou Catalan
From the given Germanic name Gaud or Gauto.
Pesci Italian
Variant of Pesce.
Stolarski Polish
Derivative of Stolarz "carpenter" "joiner", with the addition of the common suffix of surnames -ski.
Shiojiri Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 尻 (jiri) meaning "rear, end, back".... [more]
Simbolon Batak
From the Batak prefix si for place names and bolon meaning "big, large, grand".
Lascelles French
French location name from Lacelle in Orne, northern France and referring to "small rooms or cells inhabited by monks".
Krabbe German, Dutch, Danish
Means "crab, shrimp", either a metonymic occupational name for someone who caught or sold shellfish, or a nickname based on someone’s way of walking.
Maverick English (Rare)
Surname notably borne by Texas lawyer, politician and land baron Samuel Maverick (1803-1870) to whom the word maverick was coined.
Hosonishi Japanese
Hoso means "slender, narrow, thin, fine" and nishi means "west".
Comberbach English
Habitational name for a person from the village of Comberbach in Cheshire, from the Old English byname or given name Cumbra "Cumbrian" and bæc "stream, brook".
Prieur French
from prieur Old French prior "prior" a monastic official immediately subordinate to an abbot (from Latin prior "superior") hence an occupational name for a servant of a prior or an ironic nickname... [more]
Aly Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Ali 1.
Sereno Italian
1 Italian: from the personal name Sereno (from Latin serenus, serena ‘clear’, ‘calm’).... [more]
Hosoi Japanese
From Japanese 細 (hoso) meaning "narrow, thin, fine, slender" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Oma Japanese (Modern, ?)
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "large, big" and 間 (ma) meaning "interval, space".
Manganaro Italian
occupational name from manganaro agent noun from Mangano (see Mangano) in any of its various senses. Manganaris and Manganaras are also found as Greek surnames.
Afanasyev Russian
Means "son of Afanasiy".
Braegon Medieval Scottish (Americanized)
Meaning high noble, or he who shall rule.
Pinkham English
habitational name from a lost or unidentified place in or bordering on Devon
Surface German (Americanized)
Americanized form of Zerfas.
Corb Romanian
From Romanian meaning "crow, raven".
Dauphin French, Haitian Creole
From the given name Dauphin a medieval form of Delphinus.
Biggs English
Derived from the ancient word, "bigga", meaning large.
Osmonaliev Kyrgyz
From a combination of the given names Osmon and Ali 1.
Tenant English
Variant of the surname Tennant.
Pejić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pejo".
Machrach Scottish
Means "campestral" in Scottish Gaelic, possibly a name for someone who lived or worked in an open field.
Soulik Micronesian
Named after the traditional title of chiefs on Pohnpei.
Peit Estonian
Peit is an Estonian surname meaning "concealed" and "hidden".
Namkoong Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 남궁 (see Namgung).
Jong Korean
Alternate romanization of Jeong chiefly used in North Korea.
Woolnough English
From the medieval male personal name Wolnoth or Wolnaugh (from Old English Wulfnōth, literally "wolf-daring").
Abu Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿武 (see Anno 2).
Jin Japanese
From Japanese 神 (jin) meaning "deity; god". This may have been used by shrine masters, people who came from shrines, or people who were granted by the emperor of Japan.
Rozumovskyy m Ukrainian
From Ukrainian розуміти (rozumity), meaning "to understand".
Safeya Muslim
• Safeya is derived from the SAD-F-A root which is used in many places in the Quran, This name derives from the Arabic “Ṣafi”, meaning “pure, confidante, best friend”. Safiyya bint Huyayy was a Jewish woman captured from the Banu Nadir tribe at age 17, who became Muhammad's wife... [more]
Miano Italian
Habitational name from Miano in Naples, Parma, and Teramo; Miane in Treviso; or Mian in Belluno.
Deel Low German
Variant of Diehl.
Ursi Italian
Ultimately from Latin meaning "bear".
Bier German, Jewish
from Middle High German bier "beer" German bier Yiddish bir a metonymic occupational name for a brewer of beer or a tavern owner or in some cases perhaps a nickname for a beer drinker.
Steinwender German (Austrian)
From the German words stein "stone" and wender "turner"
Alifieris Greek
From Italian alfiere "standard-bearer, ensign" cognate to the Italian surname Alfieri.
Shimokawa Japanese
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "below, down, under" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Boychev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Boycho".
Alibekov Kazakh, Kumyk, Lezgin
Means "son of Alibek".
Hamza Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Hamza.
Tiffen English (British, Rare)
Tiffen is a diminutive of Tiffany which is in turn a diminutive of Theophania... [more]
Mangan Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mongáin ‘descendant of Mongán’, originally a byname for someone with a luxuriant head of hair (from mong ‘hair’, ‘mane’), borne by families from Connacht, County Limerick, and Tyrone... [more]
Linzmeyer German, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means "bailiff of Linz, Austria" in German, derived from Proto-Celtic *lentos (“bend”) and Middle High German meier meaning "bailiff, administrator", derived from Latin maior meaning "greater".... [more]
Kutzer German
Occupational name for a coachman or coach builder from old high German kutsche from Hungarian kocsi "coach". Variant of Kutscher.
Laster English
Occupational name for a shoemaker, or for someone who made lasts, a wooden tool in the shape of a foot used for stretching and shaping leather when making boots.
Di Benedetto Italian
From the given name Benedetto.
Karhu Finnish
Means "bear" (the animal) in Finnish.
Groenewold Dutch, East Frisian
Cognate of Grünwald and Grünewald. Habitational name from any of various minor places so named from groen "green" and wold "wood forest".
Gerbrandij Dutch, Frisian
Derived from the given name Gerbrand.
Hosoda Japanese
From Japanese 細 (hoso) meaning "fine, narrow, thin, fine, slender" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Yoneichi Japanese
Yone (米) means rice.... [more]
Fleischman German (Austrian)
Fleischman translates in English to Meat Man, or Butcher It is most often used with a single "n" for those who were persecuted as Jews. Other Germanic spellings for Christians and others not deemed Jewish are Fleischmann, or Fleishmann... [more]
Wierzbicki m Polish
From Polish villages derived from wierzba, meaning "willow".
Strelkov m Russian
From Russian стрелка (strelka), meaning "arrow".
Ohana Judeo-Spanish
From a name meaning "son of Hanna" in Tamazight, either from the given name Hanna 1 or perhaps Tamazight ḥenna meaning "grandmother".
Spry English
Was apparently a nickname for an active, brisk, or smart person. The word spry is of obscure origin.
Oesten German
Possibly derived from a watercourse, e.g. the Oste, tributary of the Elbe.
Wickremaratne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමරත්න (see Wickramaratne).
Eldarzadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Eldar".
Kaljuraag Estonian
Kaljuraag is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff willow".
Wakelin English
From the Anglo-Norman male personal name Walquelin, literally "little Walho", a Germanic nickname meaning literally "foreigner".
Niimi Japanese
Nii means "new" and mi means "see, outlook, viewpoint".
Manda Indian
1 Indian (Andhra Pradesh): Hindu (Brahman) name based on the name of a subgroup of Brahmans.... [more]
Bansal Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Most likely derived from Sanskrit वंश (vansha) meaning "lineage, clan, race" or "bamboo".
Myasnikovich Belarusian
Possibly means "son of Myasnik".
Huon Breton
Huon is a form of the name Hugh.
Poitier French
Evidently an altered spelling of Pothier. A famous bearer of this surname was the Bahamian-American actor Sidney Poitier (1927-2022).
Isidor German, Russian
From the given name Isidor.
Hrebinka Ukrainian
Means "comb" in Ukrainian.
Anslow English
Habitational name from Anslow in Staffordshire.
Mast German, Dutch
Derived from Middle High German and Middle Dutch mast "mast (fodder made of acorns and beechnuts); the process of fattening livestock", an occupational name for a pig farmer or a swineherd. In some cases, however, the German name may also have been derived from Middle High German mast, mastic "fat, stout".
Lisboa Portuguese
Habitational name for someone from the Portuguese capital city of Lisbon (called Lisboa in Portuguese).
Roome English
Variant of Rome.
Billy English
Derived from the given name Bill.
Meighen Irish
Variant of Meighan.
Radica Italian
Possibly derived from Italian radica meaning "root vegetable, carrot; briar root (wood)", or figuratively "uncultured person, unintelligent person", ultimately from Latin radix "root".
Wynn Welsh
Derived from the given name Gwynn, itself from Welsh gwyn meaning "white, fair; blessed".
Fornes Norwegian
Habitational name from various farmsteads in Norway named furanes or fornes.
Valiev m Tatar
Tatar form of Vəliyev
Dreyfuss German, Jewish
Means "three feet" in German. This surname originates from the German city of Trier. The Latin name for the city was "Treveris," whose pronunciation eventually developed into Dreyfuss. The spelling variants tend to correspond to the country the family was living in at the time the spelling was standardized: the use of one "s" tends to be more common among people of French origin, while the use of two tends to be found among those of German descent
Foxglove Literature
Used in Jill Murphy's books, The Worst Witch, as well as the television adaptations for the surname of Felicity Foxglove. It is a combination of "fox" and "glove".
Kastrati Albanian
Derived from the name of the Kastrati tribe inhabiting the region of Malësia in northern Albania.
Gato Spanish
Gato is a Spanish, Portuguese and Galician word for cat.
Yaw Irish, English, Chinese
Irish: reduced and altered Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eochadha Chinese : Cantonese variant of Qiu.
Consalvo Italian
From the given name Consalvo.
Modi Indian
Modi was borne by Gujarati and Parsi people. There is a clan called Modi among the Oswal Banias.
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