Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the order is random.
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Abakelia Georgian
Georgian surname used by sculptor Tamar Abakelia and physician Ioseb Abakelia.
Narramore English
Earliest progenitor is Reginald Bynorthemore, living 1318 inbetween Bovey Tracy and Moretonhampstead, in Dartmoor, Devonshire, England. By the 16th century, the surname was being used interchangeably as Narramore/Northmore within the same generation, as in the case of Walter Narramore/Northmore... [more]
Emilova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Emilov.
Brenner German, German (Austrian), Jewish
Derived from Middle High German brennen "to burn". Both as a German and a Jewish name, this was an occupational name for a distiller of spirits. As a German surname, however, it also occasionally referred to a charcoal or lime burner or to someone who cleared forests by burning.
Reek Estonian
Reek is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "kreek", meaning "damson".
Akamakka Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red", referring to pinus densiflora, and 真下 (makka) meaning "(literally) down; below; beneath", referring to low lands.... [more]
Schweder German, Upper German
German: ethnic name for a Swede.... [more]
Yurkovich Ukrainian, Belarusian
Patronymic from the personal name Yurko, a pet form of Yuriy, eastern Slavic equivalent of George.
Kohinata Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun" and 向 (na, ta) meaning "approach".
Cabaleiro Galician
'Knight' derived from an occupation, Galician origins.
Yankovsky m Russian
Russian form of Jankowski.
Usov m Russian
From усы (usy) meaning "moustache".
İnal Turkish
Means "trusted, believed" in Turkish.
Phonlamai Thai
Means "fruit" in Thai.
Fredo Italian
From the given name Fredo.
Vitko Russian, Ukrainian (?)
Possibly derived from the name Viktor.
Maletz German (Silesian)
German-Silesian variant of Slavic surname Malec.
Hooft Dutch
Means "head" in Middle Dutch.
Chikano Japanese
From 近 (chika) meaning "near" and 野 (no) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Lisboa Portuguese
Habitational name for someone from the Portuguese capital city of Lisbon (called Lisboa in Portuguese).
Chechensky Chechen
Refers to a region in Southwestern Russia named "Chechnya".
Purinton English
One who came from Puriton, England.
Gorbachenko Ukrainian
From Russian горбач (gorbach) meaning "hunchback, humpback"
Hue French
From the given name Hue a variant of Hugues.
Beaton English
As an English surname, it is derived from either the French town of Béthune, or from the medieval diminutive Beaton, short for Bartholomew or Beatrice... [more]
Sanosian Armenian
Derived from the given name Sanos, a diminutive of Alexander.
Kaltman German (Americanized)
From a nickname for a cool, unfriendly person from middle high German kalt "cold" and mann "man"... [more]
Ostanin Russian
From any of several diminutives of the given name Evstafiy or Evstakhiy.
Datsyuk Ukrainian
Possibly from Ukrainian дати (daty), meaning "to give".
Rizzuto Italian
From Sicilian rizzutu "curly-haired".
Periz Gascon
Periz is a Gascon surname. It's a native of the region of Gascony (Guyenne). Its signification is Descendant of Peter (Also is The family of Peter). In the French languaje is Pierre. It's a surname of the Christian inspiration and alludes to St... [more]
Ivanitskiy m Russian
From the given name Ivan.
Jalilov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Jalil".
Sibelius Finland Swedish
Latinization of Swedish Sibbe, the name of an estate in Eastern Uusimaa, Finland. A notable bearer was Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957).
Hennes English
From the diminutive of Henry.
Bayır Turkish
Means "slope, incline, hill" in Turkish.
Bunrueng Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญเรือง (see Bunrueang).
Waawaashkeshshi Indigenous American
The name Waawaashkeshshi origin is annishinabe given name it means white tailed deer
Coorey Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුරේ (see Cooray).
Särk Estonian
Särk is an Estonian surname meaning "shirt".
Habets Dutch
Patronymic from the given name Habert, a diminutive of Haribert, Hadubert, or Hagabert.
Hoebeke Dutch, Flemish
A habitational name meaning "high brook", from Old Dutch "high" and beke "brook, stream, creek".
Cinnamond Scottish, Irish, English
Possibly originates from Scottish place name Kininmonth. Probably introduced to Northern Ireland by Scottish settlers where it remains in Ulster. Another origin is the French place name Saint Amand originated from French Huguenots settling in Ireland.
Nikolopoulos Greek
Means "son of Nikolaos".
Ylagan Tagalog
Variant of Ilagan.
Haim Jewish
From the given name Haim.
Ichihashi Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) meaning "market" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Morena Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From Italian moro or Spanish & Portuguese moreno meaning "dark-skinned".
Del Bosco Italian
Means "of the forest" in Italian.
Lazcano Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Lazkao.
Minhas Indian
Unknown meaning. Minhas is a clan in India and Pakistan, and offshoot of the Rajput clan.
Bilson English
Patronymic surname of the given name Bill.
Al Khatib Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic الخطيب (see Al-khatib).
Lehigh German, Irish
Derived from a Native American word "Lechauwekink", meaning "where there are forks in the stream". Variant of Lechau .
Christophe French
From the given name Christophe.
Esguerra Spanish, Filipino
Castilianized form of Basque Ezkerra from ezker meaning "left, left-handed".
Motomura Japanese
Moto means "origin, source" and mura means "village, hamlet".
Scognamiglio Italian
Literally "millet thresher", probably from the Neapolitan verb scugnà ("to thresh") and miglio ("millet"), denoting cereal threshers.
Tiigi Estonian
Tiigi is an Estonian surname meaning "pond".
Sweijs Dutch (Rare)
Etymology uncertain. Possibly derived from German Schweiz "Switzerland".
Jalakas Estonian
Jalakas is an Estonian surname meaning "wych elm" (Ulmus glabra).
Tejero Spanish
Occupational Spanish surname for a tiler, its origin may be in Saragossa, Spain. A famous bearer is Antonio Tejero, a Lieutenant Colonel who was responsible for the 23-F coup attempt.
Chand Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Urdu
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá) meaning "moon".
Bleuzen Breton
Derived from the feminine given name Bleuzenn.
Ribić Croatian
Occupational surname for a fisherman.
Gangelhoff German
Gangelhoff - German
Lukashenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Luka". Aleksandr Lukashenko is the current Belarusian president.
Dizon Filipino
From Hokkien 二孫 (jī-sun) meaning "second grandson".
Lang Popular Culture
From 狼 (láng) meaning "wolf". Shi-Long Lang is a character in the game Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, a wolf-themed Interpol agent who speaks mainly in quotes and metaphors about wolves... [more]
Chinen Japanese, Okinawan
From 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom, knowledge" and 念 (nen) meaning "feeling, sense".
Oracion Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish oración meaning "sentence, prayer".
Jerič Slovene
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.
Calamari Italian
From Latin calamarius "relating to a writing reed, ink pen", a name for a scribe, or perhaps a fisherman from the Italian descendant calamaro "squid, calamari".
Fotherby English (British)
This surname originates from the village of Fotherby in Lincolnshire, denoting a farmstead belonging to a man named Fotr. It derives from the Old Scandinavian personal name Fótr and Old Norse býr "farm, settlement"... [more]
Paskaleva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Paskalev.
Danielle American
From the given name Danielle.
Belov Russian
From Russian белый (beliy) meaning "white".
Virtue English
Used as a name for someone who had played the part of Virtue in a medieval mystery play, or as a nickname for someone noted for their virtuousness or (sarcastically) for someone who parades their supposed moral superiority.
Aare Estonian
Aare is an Estonian masculine given name and surname meaning "treasure".
Isotta Italian
From the given name Isotta.
Harbachow Belarusian
Belarusian form and equivalent of Gorbachev.
Angioni Italian
From Sardinian angioni "lamb", denoting a shepherd, or perhaps a nickname.
Benedikt German
From the given name Benedikt.
Kvitsinia Abkhaz
Mingrelian form of the Abkhaz surname Kutsnia; the Abkhaz name was replaced by the Mingrelian spelling during the era of Joseph Stalin. It is most likely derived from Abkhaz икуцны иааз (ikutsny iaaz) meaning "one who migrates", though the word квици (kvitsi) has no real meaning in Abkhaz... [more]
Denton English
Habitational name from any of the various places called Denton in England, all derived from Old English denu "valley" and tun "enclosure, town"... [more]
Prozesky Polish
process or court case... [more]
Hudkins English
Means "son of Hudkin"
Tanyag Tagalog
Means "renowned, eminent, illustrious" in Tagalog.
Jõgisalu Estonian
Jõgisalu is an Estonian surname meaning "river grove".
Cron Scottish
Variant of Crone meaning "son of the swarthy one".
Shiranami Japanese
Shira means "white" and nami means "wave".
Melanchthon History
Means "black earth", derived from Greek μελανός (melanos), the genitive of the adjective μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark", and χθών (chthon) meaning "land, earth, soil"... [more]
Hainey Scottish Gaelic, Irish, Scottish, English
(Celtic) A lost me devil village in Scotland; or one who came from Hanney island in Berkshire.
Mishkina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Мишкин (see Mishkin).
Dwiggins Irish
Anglicized form (with English genitive -s) of Gaelic Ó Dubhagáin (see Dugan) or, more likely, of Ó Duibhginn (see Deegan).Possibly a variant (by misdivision) of English Wiggins.
Iakovidis Greek
Means "son of Iakovos".
Gunesekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණසේකර (see Gunasekara).
Kandil Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic قنديل (see Qandil).
Osmeña Filipino (Hispanicized), Cebuano (Hispanicized)
Meaning uncertain, possibly from a Spanish form of the Arabic name Uthman. A notable bearer was Sergio Osmeña (1878-1961), the fourth president of the Philippines.
Gottlob German
From the given name Gottlob.
Lumbangaol Batak
From Batak lumban meaning "village, hamlet" and gaol meaning "banana".
Pajumets Estonian
Pajumets is an Estonian surname meaning "willow forest".
Ask Swedish
From Swedish ask "ash tree".
Pickford English
This surnames origins lie with the Anglo-Saxons. It is a product of their having lived in the parish of Pitchford in Shropshire. ... [more]
Kilmester German
Kilmester is attested as a surname near Rostock in the 13th century.
Van Iersel Dutch
Habitational name from the town of Eersel in North Brabant, Netherlands, derived from the Old Dutch personal name *Ari combined with lo "forest clearing, light forest".
Yahiaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Yahya.
Katsu Japanese
Matsu means "victory".
Jiranorraphat Thai
From Thai จิระ (chira) meaning "long time, long space", นร (nora) meaning "man", and ภัทร (phatthra) meaning "good, prosperous".
Alizadeh Persian
Means "born of Ali 1" in Persian.
Agramonte Spanish
habitational name from Agramonte in A Coruña and Lugo (Galicia).
Cerdà Catalan
Denoted someone from Cerdanya (also called La Cerdanya), a natural and historical region of the eastern Pyrenees divided between France and Spain.
Sööt Estonian
Sööt is an Estonian surname meaning to "bait" or to "lure".
Səmədova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Səmədov.
Revels American
from the surname Revel, a variant of Revell, a Middle English and Old French name referring to festivity
Esfandiari Persian
From the given name Esfandiar.
Cimino Italian
Possibly derived from Italian cimino or Sicilian ciminu "cumin" as a metonymic occupational name for a spice merchant. Alternatively, it could be a diminutive of a shortened form of names such as Decimius or Ecimius.
Võsa Estonian
Võsa is an Estonian surname meaning "brush/thicket".
Chen Khmer
From Khmer meaning "Chinese". It denotes a person who is Chinese descent or originally came from China.
Volokhov m Russian
From dialectal волох (volokh), an old term for a Romanian person.
Doman Czech, Slovak, Polish
Derivative of the personal name Tomas, or Slavic, Polish name formed with 'doma' meaning home or domestic such as Domasław or Domarad, also shortened from the surname Domański.
Wongchai Thai
From Thai วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty" and ไชย (chai) meaning "victory".
Gai Jewish
From the given name Gai.
Smithwick English
habitational name from Smethwick in Staffordshire Smethwick Green near Brereton Heath (Cheshire) or a lost place called Smithwick in Southover (Sussex). The place name means "the farm of the smiths" from Old English smiþ "smith" and wic "dwelling specialized farm"... [more]
Cambon Old Celtic (Latinized, Archaic)
It means zigzagging river or warped (bent) river. It have a second meaning that is leg.
Bartley English, American
1. English: habitational name from Bartley in Hampshire, or from Bartley Green in the West Midlands, both of which are named with Old English be(o)rc ‘birch’ + leah ‘woodland clearing’; compare Barclay... [more]
Ciechi Italian
Means "blind (people)" in Italian, from Latin caecus "devoid of light, blind; invisible; aimless".
Hala Arabic
Means "halo around the moon" in Arabic. This was the name of a sister-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad.
Raag Estonian
Raag is an Estonian surname; a colloquial name meaning "twig" and "leafless branchlet".
Ivanovici Romanian, Moldovan
Romanian equivalent of Russian surname Ivanovich, meaning son of Ivan.
Pahlavan Persian
Means "hero, strong man" in Persian.
Umemoto Japanese
From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "apricot, plum" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Nesbitt English, Scottish, Irish
Habitational name from any of the places in England, Scotland and Ireland called Nesbitt or similar, all derived from Old English nes "headland, promontory" and bita "bit, fragment, morsel" or byht "bight, bend, angle"... [more]
al-Awlaki Arabic
Means "the Awlaki" in Arabic, referring to a person from the Awalik (عواليك) tribe of south Yemen.
Klopp German, Dutch
Habitational name from a place called Kloppe.
Pegg English, Welsh
Son of "Margaret", in Old English.
Dubljević Montenegrin
Derived from dublje (дубље), meaning "deeper".
Saville English
A habitational name from an uncertain place in Northern France. This is most likely Sainville, named from Old French saisne, 'Saxon' and ville, indicating a settlement.
Zen'in Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 禅院 (zen'in) meaning "dhyana temple".... [more]
Mendarte Basque
Habitational name of Gipuzkoan origin, possibly derived from Basque mendi "mountain" and arte "between, among".
Coates English
Name for a cottager or a person who lived in a humble dwelling, derived from Old English cote meaning "cottage, hut". It could also be used as a habitational name for someone from any of numerous locations with this name.
Sneed English
Variant of Sneyd.
Kissinger German
HouseofNames.com: The Kissinger surname derives from the Old High German word "kisil," meaning "pebble," or "gravel." The name may have been a topographic name for someone who lived in an area of pebbles or gravel; or it may have evolved from any of several places named with this word.
Mergler German
Means "marl" from German mergel. It either denoted someone who lived by a marl pit or someone who sold marl.
Ran Korean
North Korean form of Nan 2.
Tonnesen Norwegian
Means "son of Tønnes", Tonnes or Tønne(s) being a Norwegian short form of Antonius.
Gongyang Chinese (Rare, Archaic)
From Chinese 公羊 (gōngyáng), a branch of the Gongsun clan.
Nickal German
Variant of Nickel
Pink Estonian
Pink is an Estonian surname meaning "bench" and "garden seat".
Rozvadovs'kyy m Ukrainian
Bohdan Rozvadovs'kyy, better known as SadSvit, is a popular singer in Ukraine.
Deresse Amharic, Ethiopian
From the given name Deresse or Deressa.
Michaelsson Swedish
Means "son of Michael".
Weekley English
Originally meant "person from Weekley", Northamptonshire ("wood or clearing by a Romano-British settlement"). British philologist Ernest Weekley (1865-1954) bore this surname.
Takamura Japanese
Taka means "high, expensive, tall" and mura means "hamlet, village".
Händel German
Derived from Hans or Heinrich.
Qədirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qədir".
Hutajulu Batak
From Batak huta meaning "village, area" and julu meaning "upstream".
Beausire French
French cognate of Bowser.
Barnal English
Variant of Bernal.
Yefet Hebrew
From the given name Yefet (see Japheth).
Ghazi Persian
Persian form of Qazi.
Ethelbert English (Rare)
Derived from the given name Ethelbert.
Ashman English, Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Anglo-Saxon Æscmann, a byname meaning "pirate, seaman", composed of æsc "(boat or spear made of) ash tree" and man "person, man"... [more]
Schink Dutch
Variant of Schenk.
Angelo Italian
From a popular medieval personal name, Angelo, Latin Angelus, from Greek angelos "messenger, angel" (considered as a messenger sent from God).
Streeter English
English (Sussex) topographic name for someone living by a highway, in particular a Roman road (see Street).
Nadezhkina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Надежкин (see Nadezhkin).
Ben Abdallah Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Arabic بن عبد الله (bin Abd Allah) meaning "son of Abdullah".
Koço Albanian
Variant of Koco.
Ashkenazi Jewish
From a nickname given by Jews in Slavic countries to Jews from Germany. It was also used to denote a Yiddish-speaking Jew who had settled in an area where non-Ashkenazic Jews were the majority. The name ultimately comes from Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַז‎‎ (ashk'náz), a location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, which is likely from Assyrian Aškūza.
Pinner English (Rare)
Parish in Middlesex.
Mitrovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mitre".
Psyllos Greek
Means "flea" in Greek.
Yaşar Turkish
From the given name Yaşar.
Spruce English
Altered form of Prowse.
Ivašković Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Savas Greek
From the personal name Sav(v)as, New Testament Greek Sabbas, a derivative of Sabbaton "Sabbath", "Saturday".