Browse Submitted Surnames

Serik Kazakh
From the given name Serik.

Barzelaij Dutch, Jewish
Dutch form (or "dutchization", if you will) of Barzilai via Barzelay. Also compare Barzilaij... [more]

Shastri Hindi, Marathi
From a title meaning "scholar", itself derived from Sanskrit शास्त्रिन् (shastrin) denoting a person who was well-versed in the shastras.

Aushev Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush surname derived from Nakh ауш (aush) or аус (aus) literally meaning "rock, slope", figuratively meaning "strong, solid, confident".

Deberry French
Habitational name for someone from Berry-au-Bac in Aisne, France.

Deadmond English
Variant of Dedman, itself a variant of Debenham.

Bozorgmehri Persian
From the given name Bozorgmehr.

Conland Irish (Anglicized), English
Anglicized form of Conlan.

Dalin Swedish
Variant of Dahlin.

Hosozaki Japanese
Variant of Hososaki.

Bojanovski Serbian

Lysha Ukrainian

Kirja Estonian
Kirja is an Estonian surname meaning "epistolary" (relating to the writing of letters).

Naito Japanese
内 (Nai) means "inside" and 藤 (to) means "wisteria".

Themptander Swedish (Rare)
Derived from the name of Tämta parish in Västergötland, Sweden.

Pärnaste Estonian
Pärnaste is an Estonian surname derived from "pärn" meaning "linden".

Jefferyson English (Rare)
Variant of Jefferson.

Zhernov m Russian

Fontenot French (Cajun)
From the Old French word "fontaine", meaning "fountain."

Rezaie Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian رضایی (see Rezaei).

Abduljabbar Arabic, Filipino, Maranao
Derived from the given name Abd al-Jabbar.

Kari Estonian
Kari is an Estonian surname meaning both "reef" and "herd".

Safi Pashto, Afghan, Pakistani
Meaning unknown. This is the name of branch of the Ghurghakhti Pashtun tribe in regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Byre English
Probably derived from Old English bȳre "farm, barn".

Haefeli German (Swiss)
Variant of Häfeli.

Ulyanova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Ульянов (see Ulyanov).

Lafraugh French (Americanized)

Okinikan Nigerian

Reta Spanish
Castilianized variant of Basque Erreta, a habitational name from a town called Erreta in Navarre, Basque Country

Soch Spanish (Latin American)

Hryniw Ukrainian (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicised form of Hryniv.

Teigen Norwegian

Hadžiefendić Bosnian

Yapp English
From a nickname for a clever or cunning person, derived from Middle English yap "deceitful, shrewd", from Old English geap "crooked, bent, curved".

Schett Romansh
Truncated form of Tomaschett.

Lepp German
Unflattering nickname from Middle High German lappe "coxcomb", "puppy" (modern German Laffe).... [more]

Fomin Russian
Derived from the given name Foma.

Onorio Italian
From the given name Onorio.

Flenot American (South, ?)
I think this could be a French Indian name however, it may be misspelled, and I don't know the correct spelling.

Semova Bulgarian

Vereker Irish

Matharu Indian (Sikh, Modern)
Matharus were fierce warriors especially during, the time when the Matharu tribe, had converted to Sikhism; they fought numbers of wars for Guru Gobind Singh, Banda Singh Bahadur and Jassa Singh Ramgarhia.... [more]

Hershman Jewish
1 Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Hirschman.... [more]

Balzak French
Variant of Balzac.

Odberg Belgian

Lenhart German (Austrian)

Asbury English
Variant of Astbury. A famous bearer of the name was British-American Methodist minister Francis Asbury (1745-1816).

Horgan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó hArgáin.

Ariyathilaka Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit आर्य (arya) meaning "noble" and तिलक (tilaka) meaning "mark, dot, ornament".

Messler German
Habitational name for someone from Messel near Darmstadt.

Urbino Sicilian, Italian
Possibly from the name of an Italian town. Could also be from Sicilian urbu or orbu, meaning "blind", in which case it may refer to literal blindness, or a more metaphorical "blind to one's sins", especially in the case of foundlings.

Hewczuk Ukrainian (Polonized)
Polonised form of Hevchuk.

Bernoulli French
French patronymic surname that was derived from the first name Bernoul (which was probably derived from Bernold or Bernolf).

Bonkobara Japanese
From 盆 (bon) meaning "tray, bowl, basin, lantern festival", combined with 子 (ko, shi) meaning "child, sign of the rat", and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Olivarez Spanish
Variant of Olivares.

Iakovidis Greek
Means "son of Iakovos".

Saki Japanese
Saki means "peninsula, cape, promontory".

Schwan German
Means "Swan" in German.

Põldoja Estonian
Põldoja is an Estonian surname meaning "field stream/creek".

De Salvo Italian
Meaning of "De" is "From", or "Of", so probably "From Salvo".

Balaguer Catalan, Spanish, Filipino
Habitational name for someone originally from the city of Balaguer in Catalonia, Spain.

No Korean
Korean form of Lu 2, from Sino-Korean 盧 (no).

Tanasijević Serbian
Means "son of Tanasije".

Gorsuch English
Habitational name from the hamlet of Gorsuch, Lancashire, earlier Gosefordsich, derived from Old English gosford meaning "goose ford" and sic meaning "small stream".

Šramko Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Shramko.

Anjoh Japanese

Radnaeva f Buryat (Russified)
Feminine form of Radnaev.

Machodkar Marathi

Mawer English
Variant of Mower.

Novello Italian
From the nickname and personal name Novello, from Italian meaning 'new, young'. A famous bearer of this name is Welsh actor and musician Ivor Novello (1893-1951).

Thunderson English
Means "son of Thunder".

Lüthi German (Swiss)

Lagasse French
French: nickname from Old French agace, agasse ‘magpie’ + the definite article l’.

Camus Basque
From the name of a location in Bermeo, Vizcaya (or Biscay), a Basque region in Spain.

Maehara Japanese
From Japanese 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Liatt Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Silangit Batak

Buteaux French

Roszhart German
The original spelling of the name is Roßhart. Roß means "horse" and hart means "hard" in German. The name was changed when the family immigrated to the United States in the 1850's. Some took on the name "Rosshart", and some "Roszhart" as the ß has the "sss" sound.

Niere French

Vaikla Estonian
Vaikla is an Estonian surname meaning "quiet area".

Quinlivan Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Caoindealbháin meaning "descendant of Caoindealbhán", a personal name composed of caoin "comely, fair" and dealbh "form" with the diminutive suffix -án (compare Quinlan).

Mikheychik Russian, Belarusian

Moats English
Variant of Moat.

Tilley English (American)
Variant of TILLY.

Dolgikh Russian
From долгий (dolgiy]) meaning "long".

Lemm Low German, Dutch
Derived from the given name Lambert.

Gatelouzos Greek

Tõnisots Estonian
Tõnisots is an Estonian surname possibly derived from the masculine given name "Tõnis" and "ots" meaning "end"; "Tõnis' end"; a geographical location.

Raphan German
Unknown

Tenorio Spanish
Possibly a habitational name from a place called Tenorio in Pontevedra province, Spain.

Styczeń Polish
Derived from Polish styczeń "January (month)".

Jandrej Croatian

Ayre English
Variant of Eyre

Brainin Jewish
Means "son of Brayne", Brayne being a short form of the Yiddish feminine name Brayndl, literally "little brown one" (cf. Breindel).

Tatsuzono Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Ryūzono.

Catacutan Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Tagalog katakutan meaning "fear, fright".

Dark English
Nickname for someone with dark hair or a dark complexion, from Middle English darke, Old English deorc "dark". In England, the surname is most frequent in the West Country.

Tobar Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Castilian municipality.

San Giorgio Italian
“Saint George.”

Gulordava Georgian

Myrsten Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish myr "bog, moor, wetland" and sten "stone, rock".

Phokas Greek

Sumisu Japanese
This is the Japanese pronunciation of Smith

Abeygunasekara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" combined with गुण (guna) meaning "quality, property, attribute" and शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".

Yarasavych English (American, Rare)

Cal English
Possibly from the given name Cal.

Mahmoudian Persian
From the given name Mahmoud.

Fausto Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the give name Fausto.

Škvorc Croatian

Medison English (Rare)
Variant of Madison.

Lại Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Lai, from Sino-Vietnamese 賴 (lại).

Bilchuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian біль (bil'), meaning "pain".

Ojasu Estonian
Ojasu is an Estonian surname derived from "oja" meaning "creek".

Hegberg Swedish (Anglicized)

Subba Indian

Grigg English (American)

Toomik Estonian
Toomik is an Estonian surname meaning "Prunus stand".

Phonlamai Thai
Means "fruit" in Thai.

Niz Spanish (Latin American, Hispanicized, Modern)
Derived from the city of Nice in France, usually a surname given to someone without paternal recognition in that city.... [more]

Malison English

Water Northern African

Emanuel English, German, Welsh, Jewish, African
From the given name Emanuel.

Puurand Estonian
Puurand is an Estonian surname meaning "tree beach/shore".

Billig German
Habitational name from a place named Billig, near Cologne. Nickname from Middle High German billich ‘proper’, ‘appropriate’.

Cleveland English
English regional name from the district around Middlesbrough named Cleveland ‘the land of the cliffs’, from the genitive plural (clifa) of Old English clif ‘bank’, ‘slope’ + land ‘land’... [more]

Yanagizawa Japanese
Variant of Yanagisawa.

Shimajiri Japanese
From 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 尻 (jiri) meaning "rear".

Churchman English

Sototoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 外当 or 外當 (see Sototō).

Shinozuka Japanese
From Japanese 篠 (shino) meaning "dwarf bamboo" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".

Embrey English
Variant of Embry.

Claire French

Gamp English (British)
This surname is thought to originate from Sarah or Sairey Gamp, Mrs. Gamp as she is more commonly known, in the novel Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens.... [more]

Apolinario Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Apolinario; variant of Apolinar.

Dolfi Italian
From the given name Dolfo a diminutive or short form of Germanic names that end with dolfo Adolfo, Gandolfo, and Rodolfo making it a cognitive of Dolph.

Batyrov Turkmen, Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Dagestani, Bashkir
Means "son of Batyr".

Bacci Italian
From the given name Baccio.

Warshaw Jewish

McAleese Scottish, Irish
Variant of Mcleish.

Keedus Estonian
Keedus is an Estonian surname meaning "brew".

Saadoune Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "help", "luck" and "support".

Aida Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Vogt Von Erpel Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt. Bearers of this surname descend from the Grafen von Wied and Burggrafen von Neuerburg.

Fakahokotau Tongan

Nurasylov Kazakh (Rare)
Means "son of Nurasyl".

D'avigdor Jewish
Means "son of Avigdor" (a Jewish personal name, from Hebrew avi-Gedor "father of Gedor").

Mainarte Portuguese

Manjani Albanian

Inusaka Japanese
Inu means "dog" and saka means "slope, hill".

Pash English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Pasch.

Nanayakkara Sinhalese

Curtil French

Travchuk Ukrainian
Either from Ukrainian трава (trava) "grass" or травень (traven') "May (month)", both ultimately deriving from Old Slavic трѣва (trěva) "grass".

Narangpuria Indian

Huh Korean
Variant transcription of Korean Hangul 허 (see Heo).

Andrick German
Germanized form of Sorbian Andrik.

Mitsushima Japanese
Mitsu could mean "three" or "light" and shima means "island".

Briccetti Italian (Rare)
Possibly derived from Piedmontese bric "hill", ultimately from Old Celtic brixs "hill, high".

Markovina Croatian
Derived from the forename Marko.

Susan English, Dutch, Jewish (Sephardic)
As an English (London) and Dutch surname, it comes from the feminine personal name Susanna, from Hebrew שושן (shushan) meaning "lily, lily of the valley".... [more]

Middaugh English
Variant of German Mittag meaning "midday, south".

Vacher French, English
occupational name from Old French vachier "cowherd".

Crescenti Italian (Rare)
Means "son of Crescente."

Grossmann Jewish
Variant of Grossman

Breyer German (Americanized)
Americanized variant of Brauer.

Addesi Italian
Variant of Addessi.

Akognon Western African

Mosely English

Porcu Italian
From Sardinian porcu "pig".

Maya Basque (Hispanicized), Portuguese (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Portuguese Maia or of Basque Maia.

Stefański Polish
Name for someone from any of various places named Stefanów or Stefanowo, derived from the given name Stefan.

Benningfield English
From the place name Benefield in Northamptonshire, composed of the Old English personal name Bera combined with -ing "belonging to" and feld "field".

Jimeno American (Hispanic), English (American)
Jimeno (pronounced He-me-no in English) is a Hispanic last name varient of Gimeno, Ximeno, or Jiménez... [more]

Roubichou English
French surname that is probably an altered spelling of Robichon or Robicheaux, pet forms of Robert.

Angelakas Greek

Tae Taiwanese, Chinese (Hokkien)
Min Nan and Hokkien romanization of Zheng.

Nurdauletov m Kazakh
Means "son of Nurdaulet".

Mangudadatu Filipino, Maguindanao
From Maguindanao manguda meaning "young" and the Philippine title datu meaning "chief, leader".

Maftei Romanesc

Kapadia Indian, Gujarati
Occupational name for a cloth maker from Gujarati કાપડ (kāpaḍ) meaning "cloth, fabric".

Kenma Japanese
Japanese surname meaning "to see enough".

Mrozowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Mrozowo in Bydgoszcz voivodeship, or from any of several places called Mrozy.

Polansky Czech, Slovak, Russian, Polish, Jewish
Unknown, but having multiple origins, possibly of Baltic, Scandinavian or Slavic descent.

Smolovich Medieval Slavic

Aldunate Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Alduate.

Luu Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Lưu.

Wazowski Popular Culture (Rare)
A form of the surname Lebowski

Furushiro Japanese

Milad Jewish

Aubut French
The surname "Aubut" is Old French and was first found in the Burgundy region of France. It is derived from the Germanic name "Alberic" which is from the Latin name "Albericus."

Dijks Dutch
Variant of Van Dijks.

Notaras Greek
From the Latin word 'notarius'.

Casparis Romansh
Derived from the given name Casper.

Velaz Spanish, Spanish (Anglicized, ?)
Variant of Vélaz.

Tuzla Turkish
From a city in Bosnia named "Tuzla" or "salt mine". Formally occupied by the Ottoman Empire.

Lubin French
From the given name Lubin.

Chekryzhov m Russian

Higashimoto Japanese
Higashi means "east" and moto means "base, source, origin, root".

Gagalac Tagalog
From Tagalog gagalak meaning "delighted, joyous".

Sarapik Estonian
Sarapik is an Estonian surname meaning "hazel wood".

Kreisel German, Jewish
Jewish family name and originally a nickname for an active or disorganized person, derived from German kreisel meaning "spinning top, top", ultimately from kreis "circle". Alternatively, it could've be used as a nickname for a person with curly hair in the context of "spiral" or "curl".

Tancinco Chinese (Filipino)
Meaning uncertain, of Hokkien origin.

Ilgen German
Either a patryonimic from the given name Ilg or derived from the name of a district of the Steingaden municipality in the Upper Bavarian district of Weilheim-Schongau.

Angel English

Polke German
Variant of Polk.

Nemətov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nemət".

Matviyenko Ukrainian
From the given name Matviy.

Jusko Ukrainian, English (American), Polish, Slovak
The surname Jusko is both Polish and Ukrainian, but likely has Slavic Slovak origins. It may have come from the word "jus," which means "law" or "justice". It may come from a pet form of the names Just or Julian... [more]

Fulcher English
English (chiefly East Anglia): from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements folk ‘people’ + hari, heri ‘army’, which was introduced into England from France by the Normans; isolated examples may derive from the cognate Old English Folchere or Old Norse Folkar, but these names were far less common.

Ahama Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 阿 (a), a phonetic character and 浜 (hama) meaning "beach; seashore".

Coallier French (Quebec)

Koss English

Ylanan Filipino
Ylan or Ilan in Tagalog means "some" or a "few" it may suggest a regional or direct variation.

Musleh Arabic
Derived from the given name Muslih.

Chmut Ukrainian

Agarie Japanese
From Japanese 東 (agari) meaning "east" combined with 江 (e) meaning "creek, bay".

Alvear Spanish
Unexplained.

Camalova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Camalov.

Eucher French

Gorodnichy m Russian
From Russian городничий (gorodnichy) meaning "mayor".

Abiru Japanese
From Japanese 畔蒜 (Abiru) meaning "Abiru", a manor that was in the former district of Ahiru in the former Japanese province of Kazusa in parts of present-day Chiba, Japan.... [more]

Słomkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from places called Słomków, Słomkowa, or Słomkowo, all named with słomka meaning "little straw".

Pandaković Croatian

Aran Japanese
From 亜 (a), a phonetic character, and 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid."

Mehtiyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Mehti".

Leddy Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Lideadha.

Lakes English

Hrechukha Ukrainian
Variant of Hrechko.

Aksakov Russian
Common surname in Russia

Jasperson English
Means "Son of Jasper".

Shum Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cen.

Kabamba Kongo

Hovenden English, Irish
Variant of Ovenden a habitational name perhaps derived from Ovingdean (Sussex) or Ovenden (Yorkshire)... [more]

McLaughin Scottish
Variant of McLaughlin.

Grob Jewish, Yiddish
From Yiddish grob. May also mean "fat".

Awara Japanese
A variant of Ahara.

Thwaits English
Variant of Thwaite

Wizzo Bahamian Creole

Zhumagali Kazakh

Galartza Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque galar "dry wood, dead wood, kindling" and the abundance suffix -tza.

Yazaki Japanese
A variant of Yasaki.... [more]

Madej Polish
Either a short form of the given name Amadeusz or a variant of Matej.

Bağırova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Bağırov.

D'Amico Italian
Derived from Italian amico meaning "friend".

Bossman German (Americanized), Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of either Boschman or Bossmann.

Odilia Spanish (Anglicized, Rare, Archaic)

Arslanbekov m Dagestani
Means "son of Arslanbek".

Lytwynenko Ukrainian (Germanized)
Germanised form of Lytvynenko.

Kalanjian Armenian
Meaning unknown.

Trando Italian
Italian: from the Germanic (Lombardic) personal name Brando, a short form of the various compound personal names formed with brand ‘sword’, particularly Aldobrando and Ildebrando.

Sutt Estonian
Sutt is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "sült" meaning "brawn" and "meat jelly/head cheese".

Meziani Arabic (Maghrebi), Berber
Variant of Meziane.

Uchansky Polish (Modern)

Fettiplace English (British)
Means “make room” from Anglo-French fete place, probably a name for an usher.

El Khoury Arabic
Variant of Khoury.

Yue Chinese
From Chinese 岳 (yuè) referring to the ancient title Tai Yue (太岳), which was used by officials in charge of sacrificial rituals on mountain sites.

Rokuyama Japanese (Rare)
Means "6 mountains" in Japanese.

Pakingan Tagalog
From Tagalog pakinggan meaning "to listen, to pay attention, to heed".

Huidobro Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Los Altos.

Hoop English

Saudji Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 佐氏 (see Sauji).

Seau Fijian

Edralín Filipino (Archaic)
Old spelling of Edralin.

Jahu Estonian
Jahu is an Estonian surname meaning "flour".

Caleb American
Caleb norwood

Ogai Japanese
Variant of Otani.

Yatsumura Japanese

Takayama Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Mamaqi Albanian

Schimmelpenninck Dutch, Flemish
From Dutch schimmel "mould, fungus; grey (colour)" and penning "coin, penny", a nickname for a miser; cognate to German Schimmelpfennig.

Horikawa Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream".

Cartasano Filipino

Lemus Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Lémieux.

Abdrakhmanov m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Abdrakhman".

Lummis English

Bonorand Romansh

Lupondo South African

Lino Italian

Kropotkin m Russian
The surname of a notable royal family including that of famous anarcho communist philosopher Petr Kropotkin.

Beall Scottish
Derived from the Gaelic word beal, which means "mouth" or "opening." It could have been a nickname for someone with a large or prominent mouth.

Kumhar Indian, Hindi, Nepali
Hindi and Nepali form of Kumbhakar.

Hedrick German (Americanized)
This name has a very obscure origin. With the name being of German origin but with notably more people living in England. It means, "Combatant ruler/Ruler of the heathland

Abdelaziz Arabic
From the given name Abd al-Aziz.

Despret French

Lupinacci Italian

Aplin Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Lyon meaning "son of Lyon".

Frances Spanish, Catalan
From Spanish and Catalan meaning "French". Denoting someone of French origin.

Mac Naught Old Celtic
The origin is celtic / irish and the meaning is "Son of nobody"

Donders Dutch
From Dutch donder meaning "thunder", a nickname for someone loud or boisterous.

Elortza Basque
Derived from Basque elorri "hawthorn, thorn" and the abundance suffix -tza.

Abeygunasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේගුණසේකර (see Abeygunasekara).

Azcatl Nahuatl
Means "ant" in Nahuatl.

Andersén Swedish
Variant of Andersson.

Boyacı Turkish
Means "painter" in Turkish.

Perneș Romanian

Klingelhoefer German, French

Kerian Armenian
chishmanian

Satsukime Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五月女 (see Saotome).

Heinemann German, Jewish
Combination of Heine, a short form of Heinrich, and Mann "man".