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.
Sénéchal French
Variant of Sénécal, a status name for a seneschal an official in a large household who was responsible for overseeing day-to-day domestic arrangements from Old French seneschal (of ancient Germanic origin composed of the elements sini "old" and scalc "servant").
Pello Estonian
Pello is an Estonian surname meaning "pipe-clip".
Ludzker Jewish (Rare)
coming from the town of Lutzk in Poland
Eatherton English
Probably a variant spelling of Atherton.
Lizárraga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Basque Lizarraga, a habitational name from any of several places derived from Basque lizar (archaic form leizar) "ash tree" and the locative suffix -aga meaning "abundance of" or "place of".
Laflamme French (Quebec)
Means "The Flame" in French.
Umali Filipino, Tagalog
Meaning uncertain.
Platini Italian
Occupational name for a person who coats objects with platinum, derived from Italian platinare literally meaning "to platinize, to coat with platinum". A notable bearer is the former French soccer star Michel Platini (1955-).
Takagi Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Slawson English
Slawson is an English surname meaning "unexplained".
Hershkowitz Jewish
Patronymic from the personal name Hershke, a pet form of Hersh.
Elu Estonian
Elu is an Estonian surname meaning "life" and "being"; "living".
Konda Telugu
Hindu name meaning ‘hill’ in Telugu.
Shyngysov m Kazakh
Means "son of Shyngys".
Shindera Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 新寺 (see Niidera).
Rondelli Italian, English, French
From the medieval name "Rondello" derived from French "rondel" meaning "go around, round" or "rondel", a French old nickname for a round, plump man.
Khondakar Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).
Yardley English
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations in England named Yardley, derived from Old English gierd meaning "branch, twig, pole, stick" and leah meaning "wood, clearing".
Sewell English
Derived from the Middle English given names Sewal(d) and Siwal(d), variants of Old English Sigeweald, composed of sige "victory" and weald "power, authority, rule".
Orru Italian
From Sardinian orrù "bramble", itself from Latin rubus "bramble, blackberry bush".
Voyna Russian (Rare)
Means "war" in Russian.
Ahye Trinidadian Creole
French surname, from a topographic name for someone who lived by an enclosure, from Old French haye "hedge". Michelle-Lee Ahye (1992-) is a Trinidadian sprinter. She was the gold medallist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Wolfenden English
derived from the place called Wolfenden in the parish of Newchurch-in-Rossendale, Lancashire. The placename means "Wulfhelm's valley", or "the valley of Wulfhelm" derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century personal name Wulfhelm, composed of the elements wulf "wolf" and helm "helmet, protection" and denu "valley".
Myhre Norwegian
Derived from Norwegian myr "bog, swamp".
Moteki Japanese
From the Japanese 茂 (mote) "overgrown," "to grow thick" and 木 (ki, moku or boku) "tree."
Eggert German, Jewish
Derived from the Proto-Germanic root agi meaning "edge".
Oeltjenbruns German
Combination of Oeltjen and Bruns.
Sonnenblume German
Means "sunflower" in German.
Kavasaki Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Kawasaki more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.
Ardehi Persian, Kurdish, Old Persian
House Ardehis of Zagors or Ardahvans (Persian: اردهیان) were one of the Persian Sassanid royal families, who occupied the Mounts of Zagros before the Islamic conquest of Persia in 650 CE. Ardahvans in Shahnameh and Persian mythology are mentioned to be the first settlers of Zagros mountains, and the constructors of Forts Of Zagros.
McGuchan Irish
Irish: mainly Scottish spelling of Irish Mac Eacháin, see McGahan.
Kelava Croatian
Possibly derived from Turkish kel, meaning "bald".... [more]
Sasakawa Japanese
From Japanese 笹 (sasa) meaning "bamboo grass" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Garten German, Jewish
metonymic occupational name for a gardener or overseer of a garden or enclosure. Originally the term denoted the keeper of an enclosure for deer later of a vineyard or smallholding from Middle High German garte "garden enclosure"... [more]
Crema Italian
From the name of a city in Lombardy, Italy, derived from Lombardic (an Old Germanic language) krem "small hill".
Hilmarsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Hilmar".
Lampard English
Derived from the given name Lambert. A famous bearer of this surname is the retired English soccer player Frank Lampard (1978-).
Ammas Estonian
Ammas is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "hammas" meaning "tooth", "cog" and "spike".
Pravdić Croatian
Derived from pravda, meaning "justice".
Deguchi Japanese
From Japanese 出 (de) meaning "exit" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Ataullin Bashkir
From the given name Ataullah.
Aceska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Aceski.
Imaeda Japanese
From the Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "present, now" and 枝 (eda) meaning "bough, twig, branch."
Bogdani Albanian
Derived from the given name Bogdan.
Yeats English
Scottish and northern English variant spelling of Yates.
Fereydooni Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian فریدونی (see Fereydouni).
Mouchtaris Greek
Greek form of Mukhtar, from Arabic mukhtar (مختار) meaning "the chosen".
Thilakawardhana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala තිලකවර්ධන (see Thilakawardana).
Pärnasalu Estonian
Pärnasalu is an Estonian surname meaning "lime grove".
Sedowski Polish
Habitational name from places called Sedowice, Sedowo, Sedów, in Lublin, Bydgoszcz, Piotrków, and Sieradz voivodeships.
Kikuhara Japanese (Rare)
Kiku (菊) means "chrysanthemum", hara (原) means "plain/field/meadow"
Kojanović Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the forename Koja.
Nhim Khmer
Meaning uncertain.
Lassen Danish
Variant of Larsen.
Schnitzer German
From Upper German schnitz, referring to someone who cuts wood, ultimately from Middle High German snitzære "woodcutter, carver, crossbow maker".
Minamino Japanese
From Japanese 南 (minami) meaning "south" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain".
Andrulewicz Lithuanian (Modern, Rare), Polish (Modern, Rare), Jewish (Modern, Rare), Latvian
Originally Andrulevičus or Andrulevičius, it means "ben-Adam" or "ben-ish" ("ben" being "son" in Hebrew; Adam meaning "man")... [more]
Passe French
Possibly a nickname from passe 'sparrow
Wasser German, Jewish
Topographic name from Middle High German wazzer "water".
Japanese
From Japanese 城 (jō) meaning "castle".
Ōgami Japanese
From Japanese 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii) meaning "large, great", 神 (shin, jin, kami, kan-, kou-) meaning "god, deity", 上 (shan, shou, jou, a.gari, a.garu, a.geru, ue, -ue, uwa-, kami, nobo.su, nobo.seru, nobo.ri, nobo.ru, yo.su) meaning "above, up", 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy" and 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beauty, beautiful".
Akaeda Japanese
Aka means "red" and eda means "branch, bough, twig."
Hulduson m Icelandic
Means "son of Hulda 1". Used exclusively by men.
Puntila Finnish
Borne by the title character in Bertolt Brecht's play 'Mr. Puntila and his Man Matti' (1948), set in Finland in the 1920s.
Caylor English
Anglicized form of Kaylor.
Yukizome Japanese
From Japanese 雪染 (yukizome) meaning "snow prints, dyed snow".
Bini Italian
Comes from the given name Albino and other names ending with -bino ending.
Inamori Japanese
From Japanese 稲 (ina) meaning "rice plant" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Aronson English (American)
English form of Swedish surname Aronsson.
Imperato Italian
From the personal name Imperato from the past participle of imperare "to rule to command".
Pamaloy Filipino, Maranao
Means "spirit" in Maranao.
Decatur Dutch
Variant spelling of De Caters. A notable bearer was Stephen Decatur (1779-1820), an American naval officer and commodore during the War of 1812, the Barbary Wars and the Quasi-War.
Kanakanchali Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Manoban Thai
A famous bearier of this surname Lalisa Manoban from Blackpink.
Lamour French
From Old French l'amour "(the) friendship bond" used as a nickname for a kindly individual derived from the French word amour "love" (from Latin amor).
Nenge Tiv
Means, "see".
Püü Estonian
Püü is an Estonian surname meaning "grouse".
Rönnlund Swedish
Combination of Swedish rönn "rowan" and lund "grove".
Kalchenko Ukrainian
Possibly from the river Kalchyk (Кальчик), a Ukrainian river in Zaporizhzhya and Donetsk regions.
Jewitt English
Variant of Jewett.
Odland Norwegian
Habitational name from any of several farmsteads in Rogaland and Hordaland named Odland, from Old Norse Árland, a compound of á ‘small river’ (or another first element of uncertain origin) + land ‘land’, ‘farm’.
Kurimoto Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Mitrovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Mitrovski.
Van Schie Dutch
Means "from Schie" in Dutch, the name of a canalised river that lends its name to several nearby toponyms. Possibly related to Middle Dutch scheiden "to separate, to part".
Pally English
Variant of Paley.
Yoo Korean
Alternate transcription of Yu.
Solmaz Turkish
Means "colourfast, unfading" in Turkish.
Ginel Catalan
My Great Grandfather's name was Jose Maria Ginel
Bringas Basque, Spanish
Etymology unknown.
Küster German
It literally means "sexton".
Toom Estonian
Toom is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "Toomingas" ("bird cherry") or, from the shortened version of the masculine given name "Toomas".
Tomkin English
Derived from the forename Thomas.
Gibert French, German
From a short form of Gilbert.
Elizaga Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous hamlet in the commune of Sarrikotapea.
Ohsawa Japanese
Variant transcription of Osawa.
Hull Estonian
Hull is an Estonian surname meaning "loon" (Gavia).
Þórhalldóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Þórhallur" in Icelandic.
Ambrosini Italian
Diminutive form of Ambrosi.
Tysoe English
Denoted the bearer was from the parish of Tysoe, Warwickshire, England. The name of the parish is derived from Old English Tīges hōh, meaning "spur of land belonging to the god Tiw." (Tiw was the Old English name for the Roman deity Mars, and also inspired the name of Tuesday.)
Fauriel Occitan, French
Diminutive of Occitan faure meaning "blacksmith" (see Faure).
Useche Basque
Habitational name from Basque Usaetxe, composed of uso "dove, pigeon" and etxe "house, home, building".
Araneta Filipino
From a Basque name derived from haran meaning "valley" combined with the toponymic suffix -eta.
Mehmet Turkish, Uyghur
From the given name Mehmet.
Mahlangu Southern African, Ndebele, Zulu
Derived from Ndebele hlangula meaning "assist, help, remove (from danger)" or Zulu isihlangu meaning "shield".
Hirono Japanese
From Japanese 広 (hiro) meaning "wide, broad, spacious" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Simarmata Batak
From si, indicating location, and mata,
Vollmer Danish
Danish Variant of Volkmar.
Ivanc Slovene
Means "son of Ivan".
Cater English
Comes from the English word "caterer".
Aritzaleta Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the Navarrese municipality of Deierri.
Üksküla Estonian
Üksküla is an Estonian surname meaning "one village".
Larin Russian
Means "son of Larya".
Fält Swedish
Means "field" in Swedish.
Ceylan Turkish
Turkish surname meaning "gazelle" from Persian carān جران.
Leloup French
Means “the wolf” in French.
Jaimez Spanish
Means "son of Jaime 1" in Spanish.
Tímoteussdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Tímoteus" in Icelandic.
Hews Medieval English
Means son of hewer (to chop away at; to shape).