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.
Sibunrueang Thai
From Thai ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, fame" combined with บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "bright, glowing, brilliant".
Villarin Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Galician Villariño.
Naegi Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 苗木 with 苗 (byou, myou, nae, nawa-) meaning "sapling, seedling, shoot" and 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."... [more]
Salimi Persian, Arabic
From the given name Salim.
Radley English
From rēadlēah meaning "red clearing". Radley is a village and civil parish in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England.
Rexha Albanian
Derived from the given name Rexhep.
Brucker English
Variant spelling of Brooker.
Ingold English
Derived from the given names Ingell (see Ingle), Ingjaldr or Ingwald.
Xayachack Lao
From Lao ໄຊ​ (xay) meaning "victory" and ຈັກ (chak) meaning "wheel, circle, disk".
Kriaučiūnas Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian kriaučius "tailor" combined with the patronymic suffix -ūnas.
Rucci Italian
Patronymic from the personal name Ruccio, from a short form of various pet names formed with this suffix, as for example Gasparuccio (from Gaspari) or Baldassaruccio (from Baldasare).
Loog Estonian
Loog is an Estonian surname meaning "windrow" (a line of raked hay or sheaves of grain laid out to dry in the wind).
Diskin Irish (Anglicized)
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Díscín "descendant of Díscín", which may be derived from díosc "barren". The place name Ballyeeskeen, now Ballydiscin, in County Sligo, is derived from the surname.
Sirueang Thai
From Thai ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "bright, brilliant".
Kamara Western African
Used in Sierra Leone.
Biarujia Taneraic
This is the only existing surname derived from Javant Biarujia’s constructed personal language, Taneraic, which he created over several decades. The meaning is unknown.
Beglov m Russian
From Russian бегать (begat'), meaning "to run".
Stojanoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Stojan".
Del Espíritu Santo Spanish (Rare)
Means "of the Holy Spirit" in Spanish
Panenka Czech
From Czech meaning "doll". Perhaps a nickname for a petite person.
Kulasooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලසූරිය (see Kulasuriya).
Norek Polish, Czech
Derived from nora, meaning "burrow."
Midthun Norwegian (?)
A habitational name of western Norway descent from Old Norse mith 'middle' + tún 'enclosure farmstead.'
Katoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Kato.
Edmundson English
Means "son of Edmund".
Sassi Estonian
Sassi is an Estonian surname derived form "sassis" meaning "disheveled", "tangled", and "unkempt".
Sunarto Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Sun (孫). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Chau Khmer
Means "chief, head, boss" in Khmer.
Čelar Serbian, Croatian
Derived from čelar (челар), meaning "beekeeper".
Enshogan Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 焔硝岩 (see Enshōgan).
Hoàng Phủ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Huangfu, from Sino-Vietnamese 皇甫 (hoàng phủ).
Piqué Catalan
A famous bearer of this surname is Spanish/Catalan footballer Gerard Piqué.
Bozinovic Serbian
Son of Bozidar
Holtey German
Old German name meaning "Wood Island". Holt means wood and ey means island. Family can be traced back to around 650 A.D. and is located in the Ruhr and Essen area of Germany.
Pang Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Hakka)
Cantonese and Hakka romanization of Peng.
Vongdala Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ວົງດາລາ (see Vongdara).
Ichinose Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) meaning "market, city" or 一 (ichi) meaning "one", combined with an unwritten possessive marker, or the written possessive markers ノ (no) or 之 (no), that is then combined with 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current"... [more]
Kakisaki Japanese
Kaki means "persimmon" and saki means "cape, peninsula, promontory".
Vaillant French
From a medieval nickname for a brave person (from Old French vaillant "brave, sturdy").
Schwer Upper German, German, Jewish
South German relationship name from Middle High German sweher ‘father-in-law’. ... [more]
Hamidzadeh Persian
Means "born of Hamid 1".
Yanase Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yana) meaning "willow" or 簗 (yana) meaning "fish trap" combines with 瀬 (se) meaning "torrent, ripple, rapids, current".... [more]
Chinchilla Spanish
Originally denoted a person from the Spanish town of Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón in the province of Albacete. The place name is possibly of Arabic origin.
Alaric German
From the given name Alaric. Historically, the name was borne by Alaric I, the Visigothic king renowned for the Sack of Rome in 410 CE.
Ama Japanese
From Japanese 阿万 (Ama) meaning "Ama", a former villa in the former district of Mihara in the former Japanese province of Awaji in parts of present-day Hyōgo, Japan.... [more]
Bitsilly Navajo
Means "his younger brother", from Navajo bi- meaning "his" and atsilí meaning "younger brother".
Marcel French
From the given name Marcel
Palginõmm Estonian
Palginõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "timber heath".
McSweeney Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Shuibhne
Guest English
Nickname for a stranger or newcomer to a community, from Middle English g(h)est meaning "guest", "visitor" (from Old Norse gestr, absorbing the cognate Old English giest).
Zwack Polish
Comes from the Polish name "Czwak." Possible German roots as well.
Gioi Italian
Possibly from Sardinian angioi "lamb", a nickname for a shepherd, or from gioi "Thursday".
Ridder German, Dutch
Dutch form and German variant of Ritter.
Omurbekov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Omurbek".
Yarwood English
habitational name from Yarwood Heath in Rostherne Cheshire earlier Yarwode. The placename derives from Old English earn "eagle" or gear "yair enclosure for catching fish" and wudu "wood".
Imamura Japanese
From Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "now, present" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Mauleon Spanish (Archaic)
All I know is that there is a place in spain "Basque Country" that their town, apartments, holtes are named Mauleon. The language spoken is Basque a form of "Spanish and French"
Bakır Turkish
From the given name Bakır.
Anotidaishe Shona
Anotidaishe means "the Lord loves us".
MacRoy Scots
The ancient Dalriadan-Scottish name MacRoy is a nickname for a person with red hair. MacRoy is a nickname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. Nicknames form a broad and miscellaneous class of surnames, and can refer directly or indirectly to one's personality, physical attributes, mannerisms, or even their habits of dress... [more]
Cherwin English
It means cherry friend.
Giacomini m Italian
Giacomini is a diminutive form of the Italian name Giacomo, equivalent to James. It suggests 'little Giacomo' or 'son of Giacomo'
Yott German (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Jott, a (now very rare) variant of Gott.
Lavecchia Italian
Means "the old (one)" or "the old lady" in Italian, a nickname for a man who fussed like an old woman, or for someone from an old family. It can also denote someone from a toponym containing the element vecchia.
Loijen Dutch
Patronymic from the given name Looij, a short form of Lodewijk, Ludolf, or Eligius.
Bangs English
Variant of Banks
Vesi Estonian
Means "water" in Estonian.
Tubbs Popular Culture
Surname of Cleveland's second wife Donna and her children Roberta and Rallo from American sitcom The Cleveland show (2009-2013)
Tetrashvili Georgian
Means "son of the white" from თეთრი (tetri) meaning "white".
Uppadathil Malayalam
From Old Malayalam uppadam (sea), lit. "from over the Arabian sea," referring to the descendants of a group of Arab traders who settled in Kerala. Predominantly Muslim, although sizeable sections have branched away and practice Hinduism... [more]
Toepfer German (Anglicized)
Anglicised spelling of Töpfer.
Sakatoku Japanese
From Japanese 酒 (saka), the combining form of 酒 (sake) meaning "alcoholic beverage, rice wine" and 徳 (toku) meaning "benevolence, virtue", referring to a wine server.
Abramova f Russian, Jewish
Feminine form of Abramov.
Joonas Estonian
Joonas is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name); a variant of the name "Jonas".
Andrew English
From the given name Andrew
Zeković Serbian, Montenegrin
Derived from zeko (зеко), meaning "bunny".
Biancaniello Italian
Possibly derived from a combination of the given names Bianco ("white") and Aniello ("lamb"), or simply a derivative form of Bianco... [more]
Rzepka Polish
from rzepka, diminutive of rzepa ‘turnip’, either a nickname or a metonymic occupational name for a peasant who grew root vegetables.
Kase Estonian
Variant of Kask.
Charlton English, Caribbean
Location last name from any of the numerous places called Charlton, from Old English Ceorlatun meaning "settlement of the peasants"... [more]
Bragason Icelandic
Patronymic used exclusively by men, derived from the Old Norse name Bragi.
Schroot Dutch
Possibly an altered form of des Groot via Sgroot, meaning "son of the Groot", itself a byname meaning "great, large". Alternatively, it could be related to schroot "scrap (metal)" or the older scrode "to cut", an occupational name for someone who worked with metal, or perhaps a tailor.
Giammattei Italian
Patronymic form of Giammatteo.
Amemiya Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 雨宮 (see Amenomiya).
Jonathans English (Rare)
Derived from the given name Jonathan.
Paulin Romansh
Derived from the given name Paulin.
Nimanbegu Albanian
Nimanbegu or Nimani , given "beg" from Turks in Ottoman Empire
Kwak Korean
From Sino-Korean 郭 (gwak) meaning "outer city" (making it the Korean form of Guo) or 霍 (gwak) meaning "quickly, suddenly".
Kuntu Estonian
Kuntu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kunde" meaning "customer".
Ercolani Italian
Derived from the given name Ercolano.
Grelle German
Variant of Grell.
Dziekan Polish
Occupational name for "dean" from Polish dziekan.
Yazdi Persian
Indicated a family or person from the city of Yazd in Iran
Samer Arabic
From the given name Samer.
Gadgil Marathi
A Chitpavan Brahmin surname from the Konkan region of Maharashtra. Likely means "Holder of a Urn of water" during a Hindu ritual.
Zhardemov m Kazakh
Means "son of Zhardem".
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").
Krajčíková f Slovak
Feminine form of Krajčík.
Millsap English (American), English
Judging by the name and how it sounds, I guess it's occupational. This is the name of a town in Texas, named after Fuller Millsap.
Agarwala Bengali, Assamese
Bengali and Assamese variant of Agarwal.
Grisch Romansh
Derived from Romansh grisch "grey".
Tomaszek Polish
From the given name Tomasz.
Kariv Hebrew
Means "battle, fight, war" in Hebrew.
Noteboom Dutch, Flemish
Dutch cognate of Nussbaum.
De Drumon Medieval Scottish
This name appears carved on the tomb of "Jonnes de Drumon". This is said to be the earliest known written example of the Scottish surname Drummond. We believe that de Drumon could have been costal French or Belgium... [more]
Quagmire Popular Culture
Derived from places named "Quagmire". One notable character is Glenn Quagmire from Family Guy.
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.
Obadia Judeo-Spanish
From the given name Obadiah.
Kitzmiller English (American)
Americanized form of German Kitzmüller, literally ‘kid miller’ ( see Kitz + Muller ), a nickname for a miller who kept goats; alternatively, the first element may be from a personal name formed with the Germanic element Gid-, cognate with Old English gidd ‘song’.
Bertram German
Derived from the German given name Bertram.
Novruzlu Azerbaijani
From the given name Novruz and the Turkic adjective suffix -li.
Hruszewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Podlachian village of Hruszew.
Balian Armenian
Patronymic of uncertain origin, perhaps from Turkish bal ‘lord’, ‘master’, a word of Arabic origin.
Rönnlund Swedish
Combination of Swedish rönn "rowan" and lund "grove".
Eagleburger English (American)
Americanized form of German Adelberger, a habitational name for someone from a place called Adelberg near Stuttgart.
Masaki Japanese
Surname of Japanese origin meaning "true blossoms" which comes from combing 真 (ma) meaning "true, genuine" with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom".
Basit Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Basit.
Candela Spanish, Italian, Sicilian, Catalan
Either an occupational name for a chandler (a candle maker or candle seller) or a nickname for a tall thin person, derived from candela meaning "candle" (from Latin candela).
Sereda Ukrainian
Means "wednesday".
Obuch Medieval Polish (Rare)
Obuch is a surname found in Poland and specifically areas that were part of the Polish-Lithuanian Kingdom. It was the name of a long handled battle hammer and may have denoted someone handy with the weapon or who produced the weapon... [more]
Fanning Irish
The roots of the name are unclear. It seems the name is Native Irish Gaelic. It is thought to be derived from the Gaelic name Ó Fionnáin which means "fair".
Ginel Catalan
My Great Grandfather's name was Jose Maria Ginel
Primeau French
First found in Burgundy France.
Bontempo Italian
Italian cognate of "Bontemps"
Puri Estonian
Puri is an Estonian surname meaning "sail".
Mayorov m Russian
From Russian майор (mayor), meaning "major".
Hetman Ukrainian, Polish, Jewish (Ashkenazi)
From a political title generally given to a military commander in Central and Eastern Europe, comparable to a field marshal, the term is probably ultimately derived from Middle High German heuptman "commander"... [more]
Coens Medieval German
Variation of Coen. A diminutive of Konrad/Conrad, an old German Emperor's name (compare its Dutch form 'Coenraad')... [more]
Tağıyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Tağıyev.
Pravsha Russian
Means "right-handed" in Russian.
Harmann German
Derived from the name Hermann and Harmann. German cognate of Harman and variant of Hermann and Herrmann.
Soma Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 相馬 (see Sōma).
Dieringer German (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Thüringer, regional name for someone from Thuringia, This was also used as a medieval personal name. Americanized form of German Tieringer, habitational name for someone from Tieringen in Württemberg.
Mukushina Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 無垢 (muku) meaning "spiritual purity; freedom from desire or aversion" and 品 (shina), a clipping of 九品 (kokonoshina) meaning "the 9 Stages in Life (in Buddhism)".
Cure English
Possibly from Middle English cuir meaning “attention, heed, diligence, or care.”
Smalling German
North German (Schmäling): from a derivative of Schmal.
Kong Chinese
From Chinese 孔 (kǒng) meaning "hole, opening". According to legend, this name was created by Cheng Tang, the founder and first king of the Shang dynasty. He formed it by combining the character for his family name, 子 () (his full personal name was Zi Lü), with 乙 (yǐ), the second part of his style name, Da Yi (or Tai Yi)... [more]
Kaur Estonian
Kaur is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name) derived from the given name "Kaur" (loon: Gavia).
Kaldybaev m Kazakh
Means "son of Kaldybay".
Orange Medieval English, Medieval French, English
Derived from the medieval female name, or directly from the French place name. First used with the modern spelling in the 17th century, apparently due to William, Prince of Orange, who later became William III... [more]
Tagamets Estonian
Tagamets is an Estonian surname meaning "behind/back of forest".
Molaison American
Unexplained meaning.
Guntín Galician
It indicates familial origin within one of 15 places.
Kinukawa Japanese
From 絹 (kinu) meaning "silk" combined with 川 or 河 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".
Itahashi Japanese
From Japanese 板 (ita) meaning "plank, board" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Irfan Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Irfan.
Enright Irish (Anglicized)
From Irish Gaelic Indreachtach, literally "attacker". The surname was borne by British poet D.J. Enright (1920-2002).
Kampos Greek
From Greek meaning "plain, lowlands".
Kolo Polish
A Polish surname for someone who was born in the area of Koło, Wielkopolskie, Poland
Schwanbeck German
Habitational name from any of several places so named, for example near Lübeck and near Anklam.
Olzhych Ukrainian
Possibly from the given name Oleh or Olha.
Lynley English
Variant spelling of Lindley.
Weichselbraun German (Austrian)
From Weichsel, "sour cherry" in German and Braun, "brown" in German
Zuylen Dutch
Derived from the place name Zuilen.
Zavattari Italian, French, Spanish, Romanian
A derivation of the Old French word 'savate'... [more]
Al Saqqaf Arabic
Means "the roofer" from Arabic سقف (saqf) meaning "ceiling, roof".
Feemster English, Scottish
Occupational name meaning "herdsman", from Middle English fee "cattle" and English master.
Duck English, Irish
English from Middle English doke "duck", hence a nickname for someone with some fancied resemblance to a duck, or an occupational name for someone who kept or hunted ducks. Alternatively, a variant form of Duke... [more]
Cypher German (Anglicized, Rare)
Fanciful Americanized spelling of German Seifer.
Sugg English (British)
Surname of internet personalities Zoe and Joe Sugg. Zoe is known as Zoella on the website YouTube and has a book on sale called "Girl Online". Joe is also a YouTuber.
Wiener German
Derived from German Wiener meaning "inhabitant of Vienna". The Austrian capital city is known as Wien in German.
Ouabdesselam Berber, Arabic, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of peace, man of peace" from Maghrebi prefix وواب` (ouab) (Arabic: أبو (abu)) (In North African dialects, abu is often rendered as ouab or oua in Latin script) meaning "father of" combined with ديسسيلام (desselam) (Corresponds to السلام (as-salām)) meaning "peace".
Huth German
From Middle High German huot "hat, cap, helmet", a name for someone who made or wore hats.
Reséndez Spanish
Means "son of Resendo"
Lācis m Latvian
Means "bear" in Latvian.
Potier French
An occupational name for a maker of drinking and storage vessels, from potier "potter", an agent derivative of Old French pot "drinking vessel"... [more]
Kitagaki Japanese
From 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 垣 (gaki) meaning "hedge, fence".
Baccellieri Italian
From baccelliere "batchelor", a title for a young knight, or a university disciple who had studied Canon Law for 5 years and Civil Law for 7 years.
Sugarol Filipino, Cebuano
Means "gambler" in Cebuano.
Okita Japanese
From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Aurakzai Pashto
Alternate transcription of Orakzai.
Bertoli Italian
Derived from the given name Bertolo, a variant of Bartolo, which is an Italian short form of Bartholomew.
Novakovsky Russian
Russian form of Nowakowski.
Rouppert French (Rare)
Derived from the given name Rouppert, which is a gallicization of Ruppert, the Upper German form of Rupert.... [more]
Cronkite Dutch (Anglicized)
Variant form of Cronkhite. A well-known bearer of this surname was the American broadcast journalist and anchorman Walter Cronkite (1916-2009).
Kirishima Japanese (Rare)
From 桐 (kiri), referring to the tree known commonly as the empress or foxglove tree, 霧 (kiri) meaning "fog, mist" or 切 (kiri) meaning "end, finish; bounds, limits" combined with 島/嶋 (shima) meaning "island."
Padar Estonian
Padar is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "pada", meaning "pot" or "cauldron"; or "padur", meaning "fenny coast".
Gouw Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Wu 1 used by Chinese Indonesians.
Krasniqi Albanian
The name "Krasniqi" is of Albanian linguistic origin. The exact historical origin and meaning of the surname "Krasniqi" can vary, but it's believed to be related to the Albanian word "kërsenik" or "kërseniku," which means "blackbird" or "thrush."
Wijayasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයසේකර (see Wijayasekara).
Tsukijishin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 築地新 (Tsukijishin) meaning "Tsukijishin", a name of a group of several households for the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.
Bačvar Croatian
Bačvar family my grandfather Stjepan Bačvar born July 11 1904 in Bosiljevo Croatia in Croatia it means barrel Here in Canada it's spelled Bacvar thank you
Miłosz Polish
From the given name Miłosz.
Hayford English
English habitational name from several places called Heyford in Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, or Hayford in Buckfastleigh, Devon, all named with Old English heg ‘hay’ + ford ‘ford’.
Michibata Japanese
From 道 (michi) meaning "way, road" and 端 (hata) meaning "edge".
Kok Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Hokkien)
Hakka and Hokkien romanization of Guo.
Maksymowicz Polish
Means "son of Maksym".
Sevestre French
A French surname of unknown etymology.
Allik Estonian
Means "water source, spring" in Estonian.
Čobanović Croatian, Serbian
From čoban meaning ''shepherd''.
Livengood German
The surname LIVENGOOD is the Americanized version of Leibendgut. Leibengut is Swiss-German in origin. It has been written as Livengood and Levengood in America. Records show the family name back to 1550, in Aarwangen, Canton of Berne, Switzerland... [more]
Voronkov m Russian
Derived from the Russian word ворон (voron), meaning "raven". Possibly refers to a dark haired, or harsh voiced individual.