Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the order is random.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Pejović Serbian (Russified, Modern)
Pejović is a Serbian surname. Mainly used in serbia. But also used in Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Macedonia
Capulet English
This is the last name of Juliet from William Shakepeare's tragedy, Romeo and Juliet.
Abyssum American
Means "Abyss" in Latin.
Kiełbasa Polish
Means "sausage" in Polish.
Mesropian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Մեսրոպյան (see Mesropyan).
Mityayev m Russian
Means "son of Mitya".
Bagtas Filipino, Tagalog
Means "trail through rough country, passage across wilderness" in Tagalog.
Maxia Italian
Possibly from the dialectical term maxia "magic", or masia "farm, country house".
Valent English
Means showing great bravery.
Kaplan Turkish
Means "tiger" in Turkish.
Vongdara Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ດາລາ (dara) meaning "star".
Russ English
Variant of Rouse.
Amano Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Ama, added Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field; plain".
Mahilum Filipino, Cebuano
Derived from Cebuano mahilom meaning "quiet, still, silent".
Testaburger Popular Culture
Wendy Testaburger is one of the reoccurring characters on the animated TV series South Park
Kawaye Japanese (Americanized)
Americanized form of Kawai.
Iwami Japanese
Iwa means "stone" and mi means "viewpoint, outlook".
Kravar Croatian
Means ''cow herder''.
Gourkuñv Breton
Breton combination of gour and kuñv meaning "a charming, affable, gentle or conciliatory man". The digraph -ff was introduced by Middle Ages' authors to indicate a nasalized vowel.
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]
Tsui Chinese
Alternate transcription of Cui.
Garand French
nickname or status name from the Old French legal term garant "guarantor". perhaps from a personal name based on the ancient Germanic element warin "protection shelter" or "guard".
Thalmann German, Jewish
Either a variant of Thälmann or a variant of Thal with an added suffix man.
Kruus Estonian
Kruus is an Estonian surname meaning "gravel".
Mcclintock Scottish, Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Deriving from an Anglicization of a Gaelic name variously recorded as M'Ilandick, M'Illandag, M'Illandick, M'Lentick, McGellentak, Macilluntud, McClintoun, Mac Illiuntaig from the 14th century onward... [more]
Liljedahl Swedish, Norwegian
Ornamental name derived from Swedish lilje, a genitive form of lilja "lily" used in compounds, and the archaic word dahl (Old Norse dalr) meaning "valley"... [more]
Mumphrey English
Variant spelling of the surname Humphrey.
Scotford English
Derived from Scotforth, the name of a village near Lancaster (in Lancashire) in England. The village's name means "ford of the Scot(s)" and is derived from Old English Scott "Scot" combined with Old English ford "ford".
Kalchytskyy m Ukrainian
Likely meaning "lives nearby River Kalchyk", from Кальчик (Kal'chyk).
Harouna Western African
From the given name Harouna.
Cena Arabic (Egyptian), Albanian, Kosovar
Derived from the given name Husain.
Syzdykova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Syzdykov.
Barendse Dutch
Means "son of Barend" in Dutch.
Mautz German
Meaning "to gripe", or "to complain" in Swabian German.
Bonar Scottish, Northern Irish
From a medieval nickname for a courteous or good-looking person (from Middle English boner "gentle, courteous, handsome"). A notable bearer of the surname was Canadian-born British Conservative politician Andrew Bonar Law (1858-1923), prime minister 1922-23.
Vinhal English
Basically a character of a fictional story of my own creation before it ever gets published as I believe Vinhal should be pronounced as Vine-hall unlike what the idotic google translate says.
Levandi Estonian
Levandi is an Estonians surname meaning the "Levant".
Rozewicz Polish
The origin of this surname is unknown, but is Polish.... [more]
Benedikt German
From the given name Benedikt.
McCartney Scottish Gaelic
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Artaine, (meaning ‘son of Artan’) which is a diminutive of the personal name Art, meaning ‘bear’ or ‘hero’. Compare Irish Mac Artáin (see McCartan), of which this surname is a variant.
Sobolev Russian
Variant of Sobol.
Maeno Japanese
From Japanese 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and 野 (no) meaning "area, field, wilderness".
Weisfeld German, Jewish
topographic name from a field name composed of Middle High German wiz "white" and feld "open country". Cognate of Whitfield.
Bosinney Cornish
Denotes the original bearer came from Bossiney, Cornwall. Bossiney comes from Cornish Bod and Cini, meaning "Cini's dwelling," with Cini being a Cornish name of unknown meaning.... [more]
Schicklgruber German (Austrian)
This was the surname of Maria Schicklgruber (April 15, 1795 - January 7, 1847), the grandmother of Adolf Hitler.
Pepi Italian
Derived from the given name Peppi 1.
Raven English, Dutch
From a variety of sources all ultimately derived from the name of the bird. Could be a patronymic form of a given name such as Raven, Hraban, or Walraven; from a nickname referring to dark hair or thieving tendencies; or from a toponym derived from a given name.
Freiburg German
Derives from the German words, frei, which means free, and berg, which means hill, and is the name of a city in Germany.
Mortlock English
Habitational name denoting someone from Mortlake, Surrey, or from Mortlach, Banff. Mortlake could mean either "Morta’s meadow", from the byname Morta and Old English lag "wet pasture, marshy field", or "salmon stream", from mort "young salmon" and lacu "stream, pool"... [more]
Motoki Japanese
Moto means "root, source, origin" and ki means "tree, wood".
Berson English
Means "son of Berry 1".
Kırmızı Turkish
Means "red" in Turkish.
Majima Japanese
From 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Mendieta Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque mendi "mountain" and -eta "place of, abundance of".
McDormand Irish
Possibly a variant of McDermott. A famous bearer is American actress Frances McDormand (1957-), born Cynthia Ann Smith.
Reuss German
Occupational name for a cobbler, from Middle High German riuze.
Eneborg Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish en "juniper" and borg "castle".
Ayre English
Variant of Eyre
Winninger German
Probably denoted a person from the municipality of Winningen in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in western Germany.
Vieuxtemps French (Belgian)
Means "old-time" from Middle French viuelx meaning "old" and Old French temps meaning "time". This surname is used as a nickname, poetic surname, or symbolic pseudonym.
Mano Italian
From the given name Mano, a short form of names such as Romano.
Vernikov m Russian
From Russian верник (vernik), meaning "believer", usually in the context of religion due to the term вера (vera) "faith, belief, trust" which is often associated with religion.
Gok Korean
From Sino-Korean 谷 (Gog) meaning "Valley".
Ariyarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ආරියරත්න (see Ariyaratne).
Manaka Japanese
This surname combines 真 (shin, ma, ma-, makoto) meaning "Buddhist sect, reality, true" or 間 (kan, ken, ai, aida, ma) meaning "interval, space" with 中 (chuu, ata.ru, uchi, naka) meaning "centre, in(side), mean, middle" or 仲 (chuu, naka) meaning "go-between, relationship."... [more]
Kurimoto Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Zahrani Arabic
From the Arabic زهراني (zahran) meaning "flowering, blossoming"; ultimately from زَهْرَة (zahra) meaning "flower, blossom" (see Zahrah)... [more]
Noxon English
Variant of Nixon. It is derived from the personal name Nicholas, which was Nik, or Nikke in Old English.
Farlow English
Habitational name from a place in Shropshire so named from Old English fearn "fern" and hlaw "hill tumulus".
Abramowitz Jewish
(Eastern Ashkenazic): patronymic from Abram, a reduced form of the personal name Abraham.
Ben Abdallah Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Arabic بن عبد الله (bin Abd Allah) meaning "son of Abdullah".
Assegaff Arabic, Indonesian
Variant of Al Saqqaf primarily used in Indonesia.
Kamalanchali Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Mag Annaidh Irish
Meaning "son of Annaidh"; the fullest and most correct form of the surname which is usually written Mac Anna or Mac Canna, which see... [more]
Khorshidian Armenian
Means "son of Khorshid" in Armenian.
Frühlingová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Frühling.
Øy Norwegian
From Norwegian øy meaning "island".
Kamase Japanese
From Japanese 釜 (kama) meaning "cauldron; pot; kettle" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids; current".
Bivolu Romanian
Variant of Bivol.
Cattermole English
Found mainly in Norfolk and Suffolk. Meaning uncertain; possibly from an east Anglian term meaning “dweller at the dyke”, or from Old French quatre moles “four mills”.
Bošňáková f Czech, Slovak
Possibly denoting to "Bosniak" or "Bosnian"
Urbanovych Ukrainian
Means "child of Urban".
Arnott Scottish
Habitational name from a place called Arnot, near Kinross
Sanjo Japanese
Variant transcription of Sanjou.
Hackney English, Scottish
Habitational name from Hackney in Greater London, named from an Old English personal name Haca (genitive Hacan) combined with ēg "island, dry ground in marshland".
Hotei Japanese, Japanese Mythology
This surname literally means "cloth bag". It is spelled with 布 (ho, fu, furu) meaning "linen, cloth, rag, fabric" and 袋 (tei, dai, fukuru, bukuru) meaning "bag, sack, pouch".... [more]
Numahata Japanese
Possibly from 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh" and 形 (hata) meaning "shape, form, type".
Horio Japanese
Hori means "ditch, canal, moat" and o means "tail".
Bobeck Swedish, German, Jewish, Slavic
A respelling of the Swedish Bobäck, an ornamental name composed of the elements bo meaning "farm" and bäck meaning "stream".... [more]
Halbershtot Yiddish
Yiddish form of Halberstadt. It was first adopted as a surname by Tzvi Hirsh, the rabbi of the eponymous Eastphalian town.
Lever English
Topographic name for someone who lived in a place thickly grown with rushes, from Old English lǣfer "rush, reed". Compare Laver. Great and Little Lever in Greater Manchester (formerly in Lancashire) are named with this word, and in some cases the surname may also be derived from these places.
Zdun m Polish
Means "stove maker" from Polish word zdun meaning "stove maker, stove mason".
Schau Norwegian
Variant of Skau.
Yorath Welsh
Derived from the Welsh given name Iorwerth.
Moscow English (American, Rare)
From the city of Moscow in Russia.
Sol Caribbean
From the given names Sol 1 and Sol 2.
Chviedarovič Belarusian (Rare)
Means "son of Chviedar". A notable bearer is Mikalaj Čarnuševič (1904-1981), the Belarusian poet, prose writer and translator better known by his nickname Mikola Chviedarovič.
Rajaniemi Finnish
Rajaniemi: The last name of a group of people who live in Finland. Some live in the United States when their ancestors immigrated to the US in the early 1900's.
Aissaouia Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Aïssa (chiefly used in Algeria). This is also the name of a town in Médéa Province, Algeria.
Čáp Czech
Means "stork" in Czech.
Mirkin Jewish
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Mirke, a pet form of the Biblical Hebrew name Miryam.
Meakin English
Variant of Makin.
Aggarwal Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi अग्रवाल or Punjabi Gurmukhi ਅਗਰਵਾਲ (see Agarwal).
Husaini Persian, Afghan, Urdu, Arabic, Bengali, Hausa
From the given name Husayn.
Seng Khmer
Means "multiply" in Khmer.
Mccreless Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Riallghuis a variant of Mag Niallghuis
Furusawa Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Wozniak Polish (Expatriate)
Unaccented form of Woźniak primarily used outside of Poland.
Bettini Italian
Patronymic form of Bettino.
Konno Japanese
From Japanese 今 (kon) meaning "this, now" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Sumisu Japanese
This is the Japanese pronunciation of Smith
In Khmer
Khmer form of Lin.
Okatani Japanese
Oka means "ridge, hill" and tani means "valley".
Theroux French (Quebec)
Southern French (Théroux): of uncertain origin; perhaps a topographic name for someone living by "the wells", from a plural variant of Occitan théron "well".
Cobello Medieval Galician (Hispanicized, Archaic)
Ancient family of Celtic or Suebi origin who settled in Monteveloso Galicia.
Wakatani Japanese
Waka means "young" and tani means "valley".
Timmins English
Patronymic derived from a medieval diminutive of Timothy.
Urrunaga Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Legutio.
Jiang Chinese
From Chinese 蒋 (jiǎng) referring to the ancient state of Jiang, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.
Persopoulos Greek
Means "descendant of a Persian" in Greek.
Truumeel Estonian
Truumeel is an Estonian surname meaning "loyal/faithful minded".
Sekizawa Japanese
關 translates to "connection; barrier; gateway; involve; concerning" and 澤 translates to "swamp" so it could be translated as "a connected swamp"
Kyoguchi Japanese
From Japanese 京 (kyo) meaning "capital" and 口 (guchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Deriu Italian
Means "of the river" in Sardinian.
Wirtz German
One who acted as host in a tavern or inn.
Harty Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Hathartaigh.
Josifoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Josifoski.
Caune Latvian
Derived from the word cauna meaning "marten".
Sheptitskiy Ukrainian
This indicates familial origin with the village of Sheptychi in Ukraine, which, as of February 2017, is located within Sambir Raion in the Lviv Oblast.
Gally English
Variant of Galley.
Aasum Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse aas "hill" and um "around".
Datu Filipino, Tagalog
Means "chief" in Tagalog.
Echon Chinese (Filipino)
From Hokkien 一孫 (it-sun) meaning "first grandson".
Owsley English
Habitational name form a now lost place name in Southern England. Possibly derived from the name of the river name Ouse and Old English -leah meaning "wood".
Wurtz German
A metonymic occupational name for a greengrocer or grower or seller of herbs, from Middle High German würz, meaning ‘herb’.
Chavara Indian (Christian)
Form of Chavarría used by Christians in India.
Lorez Spanish
Means "son of Lorenzo" in Spanish.
Putnik Serbian
Derived from putnik (путник), meaning "traveller".
Georgiev Russian
Means "son of Georgiy".
Cardelli Italian
Diminutive form of Cardello.
Lämmle German, Jewish
Derived from German lamm meaning "lamb", a nickname for a meek and inoffensive person or a shepherd.
Kerouac French (Quebec)
Variant form of Kirouac. This name was borne by the American novelist and poet Jack Kerouac (1922-1969), who was a pioneer of the Beat Generation, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg.
Magaldi Italian, South American
Patronymic or plural form of the Old German personal name Magoald (from the elements megin, magan "strength, might, power" and wald "power"), or else a nickname from magaldo meaning "evil, wicked", which was derived from the personal name... [more]
Capal Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao kapal meaning "boat, ship".
Doby English
From a diminutive of the given name Dob or Dobbe, itself a medieval diminutive of Robert (one of several rhyming nicknames of Robert in which the initial letter was altered; compare Hobbs).
Quazi Bengali
Bengali transcription of Qazi.
Arisugawa Japanese
Notable bearers are members of the Arisugawa clan, such as Princess Arisugawa no Miya Oriko and her father Prince Arisugawa no Miya Orihito.
Billingsly English
Habitational name from a place in Shropshire named Billingsley, from Old English Billingesleah, probably 'clearing (Old English leah) near a sword-shaped hill'
Boateng Western African, Akan
Means "someone who is humble to God" in Akan. This is among the most common surnames in Ghana. Famous bearers include half-brothers Jérôme (1988-) and Kevin-Prince Boateng (1987-), both of whom are German soccer players.
Lester English
Habitational name from Leicester which is recorded as Ligeraceastre in the 10th century. The placename derives from an Old English folk name Legore "the dwellers by the river Legor (a lost river name)" and Old English ceaster "city Roman fortification" (from Latin castrum) "camp fortress".
Kurylenko Ukrainian
Possibly from Ukrainian курити (kuryty), meaning "to smoke". A famous bearer is Ukrainian-French actress and model Olga Kurylenko (1979-).
Winkel German, Jewish
Derived from Middle High German winkel "corner, angle", a topographic name for someone who lived on a corner of land in the country or a street corner in a town or city. This word also came to denote a corner shop (see Winkelmann)... [more]
Petriv Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Petrov.
Gunapala Sinhalese
From Sanskrit गुण (guṇa) meaning "quality, property, attribute" and पाल (pāla) meaning "guard, protector".
Verde Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From Spanish verde "green" (Latin viridis), presumably a nickname for someone who habitually dressed in this color or had green eyes, etc. This is also a common element of place names.
Gagliano Italian
Habitational name from any of several places in Italy, most of which derive from the Latin personal name Gallius (see Gallus). Alternatively, it could derive directly from the given name Gallius, or from a similar name such as Galianus or Galenus.
Aparicio Spanish
Derived from the Latin word “aparitio” meaning “appearance” or “arrival”. It may also be a habitational name, indicating a person who lived near or at a place with the same name.
Pushkin Russian
Derived from Russian пушка (pushka) meaning "gun, cannon". A notable bearer was Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837), a Russian poet and writer.
Bárcenas Spanish, Spanish (Mexican)
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Espinosa de los Monteros.
Inouye Japanese
Variant transcription of Inoue.
Wijethunga Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and तुङ्ग (tunga) meaning "high, lofty, tall".
Živkovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Živko".
Mishina Japanese
From 三(mi) meaning "three" and 科 (shina) meaning "categorized classes, grade, examination".
Yeukai Shona
Yeukai means "Remember". This name is given as a call to remember a particular event or to remember one's origins.
Igarik Estonian
Etymology uncertain.
Keillor Scottish
Habitational name from a place in Angus called Keilor.
Namikawa Japanese
From Japanese 波 (nami) meaning "wave" and 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream".
Čobanski Croatian (Rare)
From čoban meaning ''shepherd''.
Grün German, Jewish
from Middle High German gruoni "green fresh raw" hence a nickname for someone who habitually dressed in green a topographic name for someone who lived in a green and leafy place or a habitational name for someone from a place called with this word such as Gruna Grunau in Silesia... [more]
Kīnkamäg Livonian
Probably coming from the Livonian coast.
Mac Giolla Íosa Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McAleese.
Gemünd German
Regional name for someone who lives in Gemünden.
Ćibarić Croatian
Son of Ćibar
Aissi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Isa 1.
Shimoyashiki Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "lower, downstream" and 屋敷 (yashiki) meaning "mansion", referring to a mansion in the lowlands.
Drahun Ukrainian
Ukrainianized form of Dragun.
Täht Estonian
Täht is an Estonian surname meaning "star".
Kalynyuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian калина (kalyna), meaning virburnim.
Herzfeld German
Derived from the same name of a municipality in Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Luide Estonian
Luide is an Estonian surname meaning "dune/sand dune".
Lees English
Possibly a variation of the surname Lee 1.
Melis Sardinian
Derived from Sardinian mele or meli meaning "honey".
Risso Italian
Variant of Riccio.