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.
Pera Croatian
Derived from Pero. Also means "feathers".
Mishkina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Мишкин (see Mishkin).
Dyal Indian
Variant of Dayal.
Ekberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish ek "oak" and berg "mountain".
Lyashko Ukrainian
Likely a variant of Lyashenko.
Murdick Scottish
Most likely a derivative of Murdock, or Murdoch. Historical documentation, as late as the mid-1800's refer to my ancestors as Murdock, but can also reference the surname of Murdick - even, on occasion, in the same document... [more]
Vonai Shona
It is a form of the Shona name Onai.
Biernacki Polish
means bear strong
Palma Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, and southern Italian: habitational name from any of various places named or named with Palma, from Latin palma ‘palm’. ... [more]
Östman Swedish
Combination of Swedish öst "east" and man "man".
Hrysyuk Ukrainian
Maybe related to Hrytsenko.
Cardillo Italian
Cardillo is a surname of Sicilian origin, derived from the word cardilla, meaning ''goldfinch''.
Data Polish
Derived from German dato "date" or "day".
Daintry English
Means "person from Daventry", Northamptonshire ("Dafa's tree"). The place-name is traditionally pronounced "daintry".
Kuyeng Chinese (Russified)
Russified form of Kuang used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union (based on the Cantonese romanization of the name).
Ekinci Turkish
Means "farmer" in Turkish.
Sangkrachang Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสงกระจ่าง (see Saengkrachang).
Jaunzeme Latvian
Feminine form of Jaunzems, a Latvian occupational surname meaning "new farmer", composed of jauns meaning "new" and zeme meaning "land" (compare zemlja).
Hayashida Japanese
From Japanese 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Redžepagić Bosnian
Derived from Redžeb, meaning "Rajab", the seventh month of the Islamic calendar.
Cake English
From the Middle English cake denoting a flat loaf made from fine flour (Old Norse kaka), hence a metonymic occupational name for a baker who specialized in fancy breads. It was first attested as a surname in the 13th century (Norfolk, Northamptonshire).
Sabella Sicilian, Italian
Possibly derived from the Latin cognomen Sabellus, or in some cases from a diminutive of the feminine given name Isabella... [more]
Zachry English
A reference to Sacheverell, a location in Normandy. May also refer to the given name Zacharias, meaning "to remember God," or "the Lord recalled."
Shipman English
Occupational name for a boatman or mariner or boatbuilder, derived from Middle English schipman.
Weg Dutch, Jewish, German
Means "way, road, path".
Käsper Estonian
Käsper is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Kasper".
Jahimaa Estonian
Jahimaa is an Estonian surname meaning "shooting/hunting land".
Nischan Sorbian
Germanized spelling of the Sorbian given name Nišan.
Ivanac Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Úlfsson Icelandic
Icelandic from of Ulfsson.
Almarza Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 localities: the Castilian municipality of Almarza, Comarca of El Valle or the Riojan municipality of Almarza de Cameros.
Idiyatullin Tatar
From the given name Hidayatullah.
Spurrill English (British, Rare)
Most likely from a place called Spirewell in southern Devon.
Čáp Czech
Means "stork" in Czech.
Maniseng Lao
From Lao ມະນີ (mani) meaning "gem, jewel" and ແສງ (seng) meaning "light".
Radolović Croatian
Possibly derived from rado lovi, meaning "glad to hunt".
Chopra Indian, Punjabi
Of unknown meaning.
Orak Turkish
Means "sickle" in Turkish.
Mag Uiginn Irish
Original Gaelic form of Kiggins means "son of the Viking" Uiginn meaning "Viking". (See Higgins).
Cardenas Spanish (Americanized), Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Cárdenas primarily used in America and the Philippines..
Khondaker Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).
Laansalu Estonian
Laansalu is an Estonian surname meaning "wintergreen grove".
Nørskov Danish
Means "northern forest" from the Danish nord "north" and skov "forest".
Mac Giolla Rua Irish
It means "son of servant of Rua".
Kenobi Popular Culture
Obi-Wan Kenobi is a fictional character in the 'Star Wars' saga, created by George Lucas. The meaning of the name is not known, but as Lucas was very much influenced by Japanese samurai movies, it is possible that the name is a combination of Japanese 剣 (ken) "sword" and 帯 (obi) "belt".
Kofi Akan
From the given name Kofi
Araki Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蘭 (see Araragi).
Ghougassian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղուկասյան (see Ghukasyan).
Zagórowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either the Lesser Polish village of Zagórowa or the Greater Polish town of Zagórów.
Balcı Turkish
Means "beekeeper" in Turkish, ultimately from bal meaning "honey".
Wiles English
Occupational name for a trapper or hunter, from Middle English wile "trap, snare". It could also be a nickname for a devious person.
Yaginuma Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yagi) meaning "willow" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
Allingu Estonian
Allingu is an Estonian surname related to "allikas" meaning "(water) spring".
Kremin Ukrainian
Means "flint".
Enomoto Japanese
From Japanese 榎 (enoki) meaning "hackberry, nettle tree" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Bang Danish
Originally a nickname denoting a loud or brash person, from Old Danish bang "noise" (from Old Norse banga "to pound, hammer" of echoic origin). A literary bearer was Danish author Herman Bang (1857-1912).... [more]
Cobello Medieval Galician (Archaic)
This surname may indicate the name Jacob or Tiago.
Cesana Italian, Judeo-Italian
From the name of the municipality of Cesana Torinese in Turin, Italy.
Komatsu Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".
Guitry French
Derived from the given name Witeric. A famous bearer of this name was Sacha Guitry (1885-1957), a French actor, playwright, screenwriter and director.
Delevingne French, English
Means "of the vine" in French. It is the surname of Poppy Delevingne and Cara Delevingne, both English actresses and models; it is also the surname of French-born photojournalist Lionel Delevingne
Shwets Ukrainian
Variant of Shwetz
Diouf Serer, Western African
From the Serer clan name Joof or Juuf of uncertain meaning.
Furuhashi Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 橋 (Hashi) meaning "bridge".
Verano Spanish
Means 'summer' in Spanish. (See Summer)
Hu Chinese
From Chinese 虎 (hǔ) meaning "tiger".
Moonesinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala මුණසිංහ (see Munasinghe).
Barney English
Habitational name for a person from the village of Barney in Norfolk, derived from Old English bere "barley" or a genitive form of the given name Bera and ieg "island".
Banaag Tagalog
Means "glimmer, gleam, soft ray" in Tagalog.
Calixto Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Calixto
Mironova Russian
Feminine form of Mironov.
Van De Mark Dutch
Topographic name for someone who lived by a border or boundary, from Middle Dutch marke meaning "boundary, borderland". Could also derive from the river Mark, likely originating from the same etymology.
Ouk Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer អ៊ុក (see Uk).
Trueba Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the vicinity of the eponymous Castilian river.
Barrundia Basque
From the name of a municipality in Álava, Basque Country, derived from barruti "district, area".
Sverchkov m Russian
From Russian сверчок (sverchok), meaning "cricket".
Cvetkovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Cvetkovski.
Stefanoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Stefan".
Golovanov Russian
Means "son of the head chief".
Gurry Irish
Variant of Gorry.
Uenosono Japanese
From 上 (ue) meaning "top, upper, above", ノ or の (no) being a possessive particle, and 園 (sono) meaning "garden, plantation, orchard".
Gideonse Dutch
Derived from the given name Gideon.
Mudry Slavic
Meaning "wise".
Josefsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Josef" in Danish and Norwegian.
Aas Norwegian
Variant of Ås.
Ovadia Jewish
From the given name Ovadia.
Vosilius Lithuanian
Form of basil which means royalty
Leffert Dutch, North Frisian
From the given name Leffert, a combination of liob "dear, beloved" and hart "strong, brave, hardy".
Pedroli Italian (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Peter.
Nuss German
from Middle High German nuz ‘nut’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a gatherer and seller of nuts, or a nickname for a man thought to resemble a nut in some way
Canela Spanish
Derived from the word 'canela' meaning cinnamon in Spanish. It Could also be a variant of the Catalan surname Candela.
Puccini Medieval Italian
Diminutive form of the surname Pucci
Delaplaine French
Means "of the Plain" in French
Abrego Spanish
As a Spanish surname, it was from Spanish ábrego, which originally meant "African", from Latin africus. The vocabulary word in modern Spanish has lost this general sense and now means "south wind" (literally, "African (wind)").
Lilja Swedish, Finnish
Means "lily" in Swedish and Finnish. It is also used as a first name (see Lilja).
Crabbe English, Literature, Popular Culture
The character 'Vincent Crabbe' has this surname in the Harry Potter series.
Finel German (Swiss)
In colloquial language the word “Finel” describes a shelter, protecting animal and man from wind and weather.
Chubatyy m Ukrainian
Means "person with long bang" in Ukrainian, referring to the khokhol cossack hairstyle.
Messerschmidt German
Name given to a knife smith. From German "messer" meaning knife, and "schmidt" meaning smith.
Kuroba Japanese
From the Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, plume."
Bunch English
English: nickname for a hunchback, from Middle English bunche ‘hump’, ‘swelling’ (of unknown origin).
Vammus Estonian
Vammus is an Estonian surname meaning "jacket" and "doublet".
Cha Hmong
From the clan name Tsab or Tsaab associated with the Chinese character 張 (zhāng) (see Zhang).
Valk Dutch
Means "falcon" in Dutch, a metonymic occupational name for a falconer, or possibly derived from the given name Falk. Compare Falco.
Kasparov Armenian (Russified)
Russified form of Gasparyan. A notable bearer is Garry Kasparov (1963-), a Russian chess grandmaster.
Hamzaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Hamza.
Hensen English, Irish
English patronymic from the personal name Henn/Henne, a short form of Henry, Hayne (see Hain), or Hendy... [more]
Tamayama Japanese
玉 (Tama) means "jewel, gem" and 山 (yama) means "mountain".
Oudeland Dutch
Habitational name from places called Oudeland in the Netherlands, or perhaps the village of Oudelande in the Dutch province of Zeeland. Their names mean "old land" in Dutch.
Higai Japanese
From Japanese 樋 (Hi) meaning "rain gutter" and 貝 (Gai) meaning "seashell". A bearer of this surname was Japanese politician Senzo Higai (1890-1953).
Hsin Taiwanese
Alternate romanization of Xin chiefly used in Taiwan.
Quain Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicised form of O'Cuáin, which derives from the Old Irish given name Cúán.
Čavka Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian
Means "jackdaw" in various Balkan languages.
Mac Cumhaill Scottish Gaelic
Means "descendant of Cumhall"
Rana Indian, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, Nepali, Urdu
From the Sanskrit title राणा (rana) meaning "king".
Hefner German, Jewish
Recorded in several spellings including Hafner, Haffner, and Hevner, this is as surname of early Germanic origins. ... [more]
Jumārs Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Livonian jumerški "round".
Abeytunga Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේතුංග (see Abeythunga).
Ronde Dutch
Means "round" in Dutch, originally a nickname for a plump person, ultimately from Latin rotundus.
Khreshchyk Ukrainian
Probably from the street Khreshchatyk in Kyiv.
Umajiri Japanese (Rare)
Uma means "horse" and jiri is a corruption of shiri meaning "behind, end, rear".
Külper German
German cognate of Culpeper.
Oppegård Norwegian
Habitational name meaning "upper farm". Derived from Old Norse uppi "upper" and garðr "farm, yard". This was the name of several farmsteads in Norway. ... [more]
Suurlaht Estonian
Suulaht is an Estonian surname meaning "big bay/gulf".
Gries Upper German
Topographic name for someone who lived in a sandy place from Middle High German griez meaning “sand pebble” or a shortened form of German Griese.
Hricko Rusyn
Variant transcription of Hryts'ko.
Jeff English
From the given name Jeff
Barbăneagră Romanian
It literally means "black beard".
Payan English
Variant of Payne.
Cottrant French
Meaning unknown.
Kausar Urdu
Derived from the given name Kausar.
Mac Naught Old Celtic
The origin is celtic / irish and the meaning is "Son of nobody"
Vesilind Estonian
Vesilind is an Estonian surname meaning "waterbird".
Lysychenko Ukrainian
Means "from Lysychansk". Lysychansk is a city near Donetsk.
Dar Kashmiri, Pakistani, Indian
Variant of Dhar used by Kashmiris in Pakistan.
Baluch Balochi
Alternate transcription of Balochi بلۏچ (see Baloch).
Glandt German
Nickname from Middle High Geman glander meaning "gleam", "sparkle", "shine", for someone with such a temperament.
Ehsanzadeh Persian
Means "born of Ehsan".
Yagüe Spanish
It is possibly derived from a name for someone born on St James' Day, from Old Spanish Santi Yague, a common medieval form of Santiago.
Randpalu Estonian
Randpalu is an Estonian surname meaning "beach/seashore sandy heath".
Pinson Jewish, Russian
Derived from Spanish "pinzon", meaning "finch".
Granarolo Italian (Rare)
Possibly a habitational name related to Italian granaio "granary, barn; region that produces grain", ultimately from Latin granum "grain, seed".
Flanders English
Given to a person who was from Flanders in the Netherlands (compare Fleming).
Urduña Basque (Rare)
From the name of a municipality in Basque Country, Spain, derived from Basque ortu "garden, orchard" and -une "place, location".
Secker English
Variant of Saker.
Prusseit German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German (and thus heavily Lithuanian influenced) name meaning "a Prussian".
Kummell German
From the German word "Kümmel", which means caraway, a spice. Kummell is an occupational surname referring to someone who grew, sold, or used caraway in trade (e.g., a spice merchant, herbalist, or apothecary)... [more]
Verrone Italian
Italian: probably a nickname from an augmentative form of verro ‘boar’.
Topuz Turkish
Means "mace, knob, club" in Turkish.
Fast German, Swedish
Either a short form of a name starting with the element fast meaning "steadfast, firm", or a nickname for a reliable steadfast person.
Dmytryshyn Ukrainian
Means "son of Dmytro" or "son of Dmytriy".
Farinha Portuguese
Means "wheat flour" in Portuguese.
Atik Turkish
Means "agile, alert" in Turkish.
Avdoshin Russian
variant of Avdonin
Aznavuryan m Armenian
Means "son of Aznavur".
Kargar Persian
Means "worker, labourer" in Persian.
Brophy Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Bróithe ‘descendant of Bróth’, a personal name or byname of unknown origin. Also Anglicized as Broy.
Tenno Estonian
Tenno is an Estonian surname derived from "Tenno", a masculine given name.
Saeli Thai
Form of Li 1 used by Chinese Thais.
Imada Japanese
From the Japanese 今 (ima) "now" and 田 (ta) "rice paddy" or 多 (ta) "many."
Tedre Estonian
Tedre is an Estonian surname meaning "grouse" and "freckle".
Alawi Arabic
From the given name Ali 1.
Mitropoulos Greek
Means "son of Mitros".
Kami Nepali
From the name of a caste of blacksmiths derived from Nepali काम (kam) meaning "work, act", ultimately from Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman).
Chau Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhou.
Maruf Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Maruf.
Miyazato Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 里 (sato) meaning "village".
Onasis Greek
From Turkish oynas which means "Lover".
Press English, Jewish
A nickname for a pious individual from the Middle English form of "priest" or possibly someone employed by a priest. In the Jewish sense, one whose occupation was to iron clothes.
Billinghurst English
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous village in West Sussex.
Topolovec Slovene, Croatian
Several locations in Slovenia and Croatia bare the name "Topolovec".
à Beckett Medieval English, English (Australian)
Medieval Latinized form from Beckett. This surname is not used in modern Anglosphere. (But still exist in Austrailia.)
Tsakiris Greek
Means "crock" in Greek, a nickname for a feeble person. It could also be derived from the Turkish word çakır meaning "gray eyed" or "blue eyed".
Uesaka Japanese
Ue means "upper, top, above" and saka means "hill, slope".... [more]
Zahornacky South Slavic (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Zahornacky is the americanized version of name Zahornitski, meaning “The people from over the mountain”. The name has roots in Czechoslovakian and Polish decent.
Sorenson Jewish
Means "son of the son of Sore", a Yiddish female personal name (from Hebrew Sara, literally "princess"), with the addition of the Slavic possessive suffix -in and German Sohn "son".
Alberti Italian
From the given name Alberto.
Imangaliev m Kazakh
Means "son of Imangali".
Kagamine Japanese, Popular Culture
From the Japanese (kagami) meaning "mirror" and (ne) meaning "sound".
Carulli Italian
It should derive from the late Latin cognomen Carullus, a hypochoristic form of the more widespread cognomen Carus.... [more]
Higuera Spanish
Higuera is a local surname; that is, the name was derived from the village or estate where the original bearer of the name once lived or held land. The Higuera family originally lived in the area of Figueroa.
Corrao Sicilian
Italianized form of Currau, a reduced form of the given name Curradu, a Sicilian variant of Conrad.
Hun Khmer
Means "capital, investment" in Khmer, also referring to a unit of weight for precious metals.
Matira Tagalog
Means "to remain, to endure" in Tagalog.
Peymani Persian
From the given name Peyman.
Mon Japanese
Mon means "Gate".
Jaramillo Spanish, South American
Spanish habitational name from either of two places in the Burgos province: Jaramillo de la Fuente or Jaramillo Quemada.
Amin Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Persian
From the given name Amin.