Browse Submitted Surnames

Mitford English
From the name of a village in Northumberland, England, derived from either Old English midd "middle" or (ge)myþe "confluence, stream junction, river mouth" combined with ford "ford, river crossing".

Daane Dutch
From a pet form of the personal name Daniel.

Bannai Japanese
From Japanese 坂 (ban) meaning "slope" and 内 (nai) meaning "inside".

Macfhearghuis Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology
Gaelic for "Son of Fhearghuis" (also spelled "Fearghas") and due to the complexities of pronunciation, has been spelled MacFergus, McKerras, MacKersey, MacErris, MacFirries and anglicised as Ferguson or Fergusson and shortened in Fergus, Ferrar, Ferrie, Ferries, Ferris, Ferriss, corrupted into other forms like Fergushill, Fergie etc.

Howardson English
Means "Son of Howard".

Rosenheim German (Rare)
Derived from "home of roses".

Belair French

Mawson English, Scottish, Manx
Can be either a matronymic form of Maude, or a patronymic form of Maw, a pet form of Maheu (see Matthew).

Shtokalo Ukrainian

Tulloch Scottish
Scottish habitational name from a place near Dingwall on the Firth of Cromarty, named with Gaelic tulach ‘hillock’, ‘mound’, or from any of various other minor places named with this element.

Remez Ukrainian (?)

Hauffmansthal German

Frederico Portuguese
From the given name Frederico.

Nishimaki Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 牧 (maki) meaning "shepherd, tend cattle" or 巻 (maki) meaning "winding, rolling"..

Minium Italian (Modern, ?)
Minium is the name of a red pigment made from lead oxide as well as the name of the mineral itself, coming from Latin. It was named so because the mines it came from were close to the River Minius in Iberia... [more]

Mcluhan Irish

Villaquirán Spanish
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 municipalities: Villaquirán de los Infantes or Villaquirán de la Puebla.

Bumpus English
(i) from a medieval nickname for a vigorous walker (from Old French bon "good" + pas "pace"); (ii) perhaps "person who lives by a place through which travel is easy" (from Old French bon "good" + pas "passage")

Webbe English (Rare)
Variant of "Webb", meaning weaver.

Gallois French
Either a nickname for a bon vivant Old French galois. Or perhaps an ethnic name from gallois "Welsh".

Doroshevich Russian

Tanović Bosnian

Kurita Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chesnut" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Mol Dutch
Means "mole (animal)" in Dutch. Could be a nickname for someone with poor eyesight or who was known for digging, an occupational name for a mole catcher, or a habitational name for someone from Mol in the Antwerp province, Belgium.

Kamalaphirom Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Mordomo Portuguese
Means "butler" in Portuguese.

Noro Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 呂 (ro) meaning "spine, backbone".

Levenson Jewish
Variant of Levinson.

Quirino Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Quirino.

Such Polish

Ammerman German
Variant of Ammermann

Penta Italian, Neapolitan
Means "painted" or "female turkey" in Neapolitan (see Pinto).

Beštak Croatian

Bicca Portuguese (Brazilian)

Epalza Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Epaltza.

Adaksin Russian

Wigg English (Australian)

Karamatsu Japanese
Kara means "Larch" (green needles poking from a tree) and Matsu means "Pine/Fur Tree".

Koch Jewish
Koch - which also has the meaning of Cook in German's origin was however not from that meaning. It origins are to be traced in the Jewish ancestory. The original meaning came from the word Star. Amongst the related surnames (with or without bar in front or a ba or similar appended) are: Koch, Kochba, Kok, Kock, Kuk, Coq, Coqui, Cook (as a translation from the perceived meaning of cook) and a host of others... [more]

Blatche English (American)

Kharn Indian

Khakimzhanov m Kazakh
Means "son of Khakimzhan".

Maxey English

Beshimov Kyrgyz
Possibly derived from the given name Beshim. A known bearer is Bakyt Beshimov, the deputy chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan.

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".

Scanavacca Italian
Possibly an occupational name for a butcher, from scannare "to slaughter, to cut the throat of" and vacca "cow".

Cadeddu Italian
From Sardinian cadeddu "puppy, whelp", ultimately from Latin catellus.

Ahlia Indonesian

Witter German
From a Germanic personal name, composed of the elements widu "wood" and hari "army".

Prevedel English

Batyrbekova f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Feminine form of Batyrbekov.

Mcmagnus Irish

Taratsas Greek

Cowles English

Mccreless Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Riallghuis a variant of Mag Niallghuis

Kryvko Ukrainian

Birch English, German, Danish, Swedish (Rare)
From Middle High German birche, Old English birce, Old Danish birk, all meaning "birch". This was likely a topographic name for someone living by a birch tree or a birch forest... [more]

De Moraes Portuguese
Variant of Morais.

Maize English

Maarouf Arabic
From the given name Maruf.

Ilese English

Dump Obscure

Sathi Indian, Odia, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Urdu, Thai
Alternate transcription of Sethi.

Najafpour Persian
Means "son of Najaf".

Asabushi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 朝武士 (see Asamushi).

Haughton English
English

Mollet French
Topographic name for someone who lived in a muddy or boggy place from a diminutive of mol "marsh, bog".

Sluder German (Americanized)
Americanized form of “Schlüter”

Christodoulides Greek
From the given name Christodoulos combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

San Spanish

Ewing Scottish (Anglicized)
Patronymic form of Eòghainn.

Jaime Spanish, Portuguese (African)
From the given name Jaime 1.

Tiêu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Xiao, from Sino-Vietnamese 蕭 (tiêu).

Silveyra Spanish
Topographic name from silveira 'woodland', a collective derivative of silva (see Silva ); or a habitational name from any of the places called Silveira in Lugo and Pontevedra provinces, Galicia, Iberia.

Popalzai Pashto
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from Persian پوپل‎‎ (pupal) meaning "betel nut". The Popalzai are a Pashtun sub-tribe of the Durrani in Afghanistan and parts of Pakistan.

Słomiński Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Masovian villages named Słomin.

Yusufaliev m Uzbek

Sandeep Malayalam

McKeithen Irish
Variant of Mckeehan.

Hraski Croatian

Siv Khmer
Meaning uncertain.

Zielsdorf German
Habitational name from an unidentified place, perhaps Ziersdorf in Lower Austria.

Dycian German (East Prussian), Hebrew
The surname "Dycian" is quite rare, with limited information available regarding its origin or meaning. One suggestion proposes that it may derive from the German word "dicyan," meaning "cyanogen," a chemical compound... [more]

Amai Japanese
This surname is used as 天井 or 甘井 with 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky", 甘 (kan, ama.i, ama.eru, ama.yakasu, uma.i) meaning "be content, coax, pamper, sugary, sweet" and 井 (shou, sei, i) meaning "community, town, well, well crib."

Laclaire French

Pedchenko Ukrainian

Lunyov m Russian

Belfiglio Italian

Muehlhauser Old High German
The German surname Müehlhauser is derived from the Middle High German words "mülle" and "hûs" which respectively mean mill and house. It is roughly translated to mean "mill-house" and is believed to have evolved from an individual who was either the owner of a mill or lived in a house attached to a mill in earlier times.

Lasley English
variation of Leslie

Kapilawatana Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Aycox English
Variant of Aycock.

Sopha Thai, Lao
Means "beautiful, fine" in Thai and Lao.

Van Eck Dutch
Means "from Eck", a town in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. Derived from hek "fence".

Baldy Scottish, Northern Irish
From the personal name Baldy or Baldie, a diminutive of Archibald.

Fonst Caribbean

Mikulencak Czech
There are many versions Mikulenka, Mikulas, Mikul,

Erkan Turkish
From Turkish er "brave man" and kan "blood".

Uchida Japanese
From Japanese 内 (uchi) meaning "inside" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Mukhtar Arabic
From the given name Mukhtar.

Esteruelas Spanish
Possibly from the place name Camarma de Esteruelas, a village in Madrid.

Issac English
From the given name Issac.

Jonathans English (Rare)
Derived from the given name Jonathan.

Simoness Romansh
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Horbatenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian горбатий (horbatyy) meaning "humpback".

Redgate English
Habitational name from any of several places called Redgate such as Redgate in Uppingham (Rutland) recorded as le Redegate in 1290... [more]

Zahidova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Zahidov.

Fakhoury Arabic
From Arabic فَخُور (faḵūr) meaning "proud".

Nakao Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".

Allix French (Huguenot)

Penev Bulgarian

Bagatsing Filipino
Filipinized form of Bhagat Singh, a combination of Sanskrit भगत (bhagat) meaning "devotee, follower" combined with सिंह (siṃhá) meaning "lion". A notable bearer was Ramon Bagatsing (1916-2006), the 19th Mayor of Manila who was of Indian descent.

Croan Irish
Variant of Croghan.

Ducroix French
Variant of Delacroix.

Minda Romanian
From the Meglenite language.

Acebo Spanish
panish: Habitational Name From A Place Named Acebo, For Example In Cáceres Province; The Place Name Is From Acebo ‘Holly’ (Latin Aquifolium, Literally ‘Sharp-Leafed’).

Aguiar Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Aguilar.

Drobyshev m Russian

Drace English (American)
Possibly an Americanized form of Dutch Drees.

Sahu Indian, Odia, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit साधु (sadhu) meaning "merchant, money-lender, banker".

Goglia Italian
Nickname or a metonymic occupational name for a person who used leaves from a kind of plant to bind grafts, derived from the Italian dialectal goglia.

Mcnaughten Irish, Scottish
Variant of McNaughton.

Feliksov Russian
Means "son of Feliks".

Ottery English (British)

Linley English
This surname can be derived from a place of the same name in Shropshire, which is derived from Old English lín meaning "flax, linen" and leah meaning "clearing." As a modern surname, it can also be a variant of Lindley (Lindley is used in 2 places in Yorkshire), which is derived from Old English lind meaning "lime tree" and leah.

Hạ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of He, from Sino-Vietnamese 賀 (hạ).

Heimlich German
Nickname for a secretive person from Middle High German heimelich German heimlich "confidential secret".

Awoon Indian

Bulatov m Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Bulat".

Sulayman Arabic
From the given name Sulayman.

Põdersoo Estonian
Põdersoo is an Estonian surname meaning "moose swamp".

Chinyemba Southern African

Żdanowicz Polish
Means "son of Żdan".

Ladley English
Probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.

Craigie Scottish
Habitational name from any of several places in Scotland called Craigie, or simply a topographic name derived from Scottish Gaelic creag.

Capita Italian
Possibly derived from Sardinian cabitta meaning "little head" or "headboard (of a bed)", or perhaps from a contraction of cabiddáda "large quantity", indicating wealth. It could also derive from a descendant of Latin capitis "head".

Brinker German, Dutch
Derived from brink "edge, slope" or "village green", indicating that the bearer of the surname lived near a prominent slope of land or next to the centre of a village.

Arlinghaus German
Perhaps a habitational name from Oerlinghausen in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Iancovschi m Romanian
Romanian form of Jankowski.

Tsaryova Russian
Someone who is a descendent of a person who worked for the Tsar or Emperor.

Commisso Italian
Habitational name from the city Comiso.

Pushkarev m Russian

Birket English
It's a locational surname taken from the village of Birket Houses in Lancashire.

Portugues Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Jewish
Means "Portuguese" in Spanish and Portuguese.

Fujino Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Devon Irish
Variant of Devin 1.

Vogelzang Dutch
Dutch cognate of Vogelsang.

Jaxey English (American)

Meel Estonian
Meel is an Estonian surname meaning "sense" or "countenance".

San Agustín Spanish (Mexican)
Means "Saint Augustine 1" in Spanish.

Shulha Ukrainian

Billinis Greek
Of Italian origin, probably a Hellenized version of Bellini.

Wirsig German
Means "happy" in German.

Shkëmbi Albanian

Rakotoson Malagasy

Schwebach Luxembourgish

Jia Chinese
From Chinese 甲 (jiǎ) meaning "one, first", also referring to an ancient fief or small state named Jia located in what is now either Henan or Hebei province.

Caprez Romansh

Chumbley English
Variant of Chumley.

Sobstine English

Van Barneveld Dutch
Means "from Barneveld", a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland.

Beam English
From Old English beam "beam" or "post". It could be a topographic name from someone living near a post or tree, or it could be a metonymic occupational name for a weaver.... [more]

Lanquy French

Jägerstätter Medieval German
Jäger meaning "hunter" + stätter, a suffix indicating a dwelling or home, literally translates to "hunter's dwelling" or "hunter's home".... [more]

Germanos Greek
From Greek Γερμανία (Germania) meaning Germany.

Shastry Kannada, Telugu
Variant of Shastri.

Bahdanaŭ Belarusian
Means "son of Bahdan".

Eggert German, Jewish
Derived from the Proto-Germanic root agi meaning "edge".

Stanchev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Stancho".

Gaddam Telugu
This surname means "on the hill" It is derived from the Telugu words "gadda (గడ్డ)" which means hill and "meeda (మీద)/meedi (మీది)" which means on. The two words were put together and shortened to Gaddam.

Predybaylo Russian

Ino Japanese

Sharifov Tajik, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Sharif", as well as variant of Azerbaijani Şərifov.

Ameztoy Spanish, Basque
Variant of Amestoy.

Auriol Occitan, French
Possibly derived from Occitan oriol, meaning "oriole". Alternatively, it may be derived from the given name Aurelius.

Irshad Urdu
Derived from the given name Irshad.

Louise French
From the given name Louise or a variant of Louis.

McClusky Irish
Variant of McCluskey.

Jackso English (Rare)
Rare English variant of Jackson.

Breagan English

René French
From the given name René.

Krobušek Czech

Meieran Norwegian

Lawn English

Cawela Central African

Kearns Irish (Anglicized)
Irish anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Céirín ‘descendant of Céirín’, a personal name from a diminutive of ciar ‘dark’, ‘black’... [more]

Leonhart German, Dutch
Variant of Leonhardt.

Schwarzberg German
Variant of Schwartzberg, which means "black mountain" in German.

Chiovaro Sicilian
Unknown meaning. Brought over to the United States from Sicilian immigrants, where the pronunciation changed from KEE-o-vah-row to SHIV-ahr-ow.

Kurokawa Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" combined with 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river."

Gofigan Chamorro
Chamorro for "very hot climate". Gof- is an amplifier which means very. Figan is a word for "hot", implying the climate

Bibylty Ossetian
Derived from Georgian ბიბილო (bibilo) meaning "scar" or "crest", used to refer to a person with a distinctive scar on their face.

Larssen Norwegian
Variant of Larsen.

Itoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 井筒 (see Itō).

Urrea Aragonese (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Urreya.

Halverson English
Anglicized form of Norwegian or Danish Halvorsen.

Ellerker English (British)
This surname takes its name from the village of Ellerker in East Yorkshire. It derives from Old English alor “alder” and Old Norse kjarr "marsh, thicket". Mostly found in Yorkshire, notable bearers of this surname include English knight Sir Ralph Ellerker, and English politician Edward Ellerker, both of whom lived during the 16th centuries.

Kiyomigawa Japanese
A notable user of this surname is Kiyomigawa Umeyuki, a sumo wrestler from Yokota, Akita Prefecture.

Vreeswijk Dutch
Habitational name from a former village and municipality in the province Utrecht, Netherlands, derived from Old Dutch Frieso "Frisian" and wic "village, town"... [more]

Piñero Spanish
Castilianized from the Portuguese surname Pinheiro, meaning "pine-tree"

Andrin French
From the given name André.

Goonawardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).

Hadžimuratović Bosnian

Westdyke English
Name given to someone who lived on the west side of a dyke.

Plumtree English
From any of the locations called Plumtree for anyone who lived near a plum tree derived from Old English plume "plum" and treow "tree".

Paschos Greek

Kobata Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Hatta, added Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small, little".

Sonesson Swedish
Means "son of Sone".

Leininger German
Smeone from any of several places called Leiningen.

Cambareri Italian
Variant of Cammareri, an occupational name from Sicilian cammareri meaning "servant".

Limpele Minahasan

Mvuezolo Central African

Mihara Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Kvaratskheliya Georgian (Russified)

Ho Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).

Wilhelm German
Derived from the given name Wilhelm.

Noschenko Ukrainian

Ka Korean

Hiievälja Estonian
Hiievälja is an Estonian surname meaning "sacred location outside/afield".

Gjikolli Albanian

Scafata Italian
Possibly denoting someone from the Italian town Scafati, from Latin scapha "skiff, light boat". Alternately, may be from Italian scafare "to husk peas", either literally referring to someone's occupation, or from the figurative meaning of "to make more confident; alert, shrewd".

Pașalî Gagauz

Hermes German, Dutch
From a pet form of the name Herman.

Borella Italian

Furuno Japanese
Furu means "old" and no means "plain, field".

Brohman German

Nyaklyayeŭ m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Nikolayev.

Salamov Azerbaijani, Uzbek, Chechen
Derived from Arabic سَلَام (salām) meaning "peace, greeting".

Fling Irish, English
Perhaps derived from Flynn.

Lindahl Swedish
Combination of Swedish lind "lime tree" and dal "valley".

Cadola Romansh

Rshevskiy m Russian, Jewish
Russian form of Rszewski.

Kamolov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Kamol".

Chrysafos Greek

Gadzhimagomedova f Avar (Russified), Lezgin (Russified)
Feminine form of Gadzhimagomedov.

Fairlight English (Rare)

Neefs Belgian

Pühvel Estonian
Pühvel is an Estonian surname meaning "buffalo (wisent)" and "bull".

Krčmar Croatian
Derived from Croatian krčmar meaning "innkeeper, tavern owner, barkeeper", which is ultimately derived from Croatian krčma meaning "inn, tavern, pub".... [more]

Allahquliyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Allahquliyev.

Lee Irish

Jacqueman French
Alsace-Lorraine

Neinstein German, Jewish
Means “nine stones” in German

Pakaya Gorontalo

Sørloth Norwegian

Panteleyev m Russian
Means "son of Panteley".

Ísaksson Icelandic
Means "son of Ísak" in Icelandic.

Israel Jewish
From the given name Israel.

Momota Japanese
momota means "a hundred rice fields". the kanji used are 百(momo) meaning " hundred" and 田(ta) meaning "rice field".

Mac Con Mhaoil Irish
Means "Son of the short haired warrior''.

Prokofev m Russian
Means "son of Prokofiy".

Bazzi Arabic
Perhaps derived from an Arabic word meaning "foster brother(s)".

Blackhill English

Halvarsson Swedish
Means "son of Halvar".

Canomanuel Spanish
The first part of this surname is possibly derived from Spanish cano "hoary, white-haired, grey-haired". The second part is derived from the given name Manuel... [more]

Damodaran Hinduism, Indian
One who has Lotus in his Stomach (Vishnu); Lord Shiva

Wurzburger Jewish
"The Wurzburger surname is derived from the German city of Wurzburg, Bavaria, where Jews first settled in the 11th century. The German and Yiddish ending -er means 'of', 'from'." - from https://forebears.io/surnames/wurzburger

Kennerk English
The surname Kennerk was first found in Westphalia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families in the western region. From the 13th century onwards the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Leibrant German

Kochubey Crimean Tatar

Topham English

Ameer Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Amir 1.

Tal Brough Hebrew (Rare)

Cleaveland English
Spelling variant of Cleveland.

Osetek Polish

Binzaki Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 鬢崎 (see Binsaki).

Amusan Nigerian

Hysenagolli Albanian

Yousri Arabic
Derived from the given name Yusri.

Lovera Italian, Spanish
Either a topographic name from lovera "wolf pack" or "wolves’ lair" or a habitational name from a place called Lovera. Spanish variant of Lobera.

Al-Hameed Arabic

Yusfi Indonesian
Cognate of Yousfi.

Rubalcaba Spanish
Variant of Rubalcava.

Mirajkar Marathi
Means "one from Miraj" in Marathi. Miraj is a city located in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Golde English

Gam Korean
South Korean, from Sino-Korean "甘" (Gam) meaning "Sweet".

Dolin Russian
From Russian долой (doloy), meaning "away (with), off (with)".

Terziyska f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Terziyski.

Pally English
Variant of Paley.

Gallatin English
Variant of Gallatini.

Benjamínsson m Icelandic
Means "son of Benjamín" in Icelandic.

Tebow French (Americanized)
Americanized form of French Thibault.

Naumoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Naum".

Rosala Romanian

Rivett English
Occupational name for someone who worked with rivets, derived from Old French rivet "rivet, fastener".

Pavlysko Rusyn (Ukrainianized)
Means "son of Pavlo".

Honeyman English

Bergensten Swedish
From bergen "mountains" and sten "stone". This is the surname of Minecraft's lead designer Jens Bergensten, known professionally as Jeb.

Dumper English
Variant of Dummer.

Bellagamba Italian
Means "beautiful leg" in Italian.

Verbeeck Dutch

Linart Walloon

Elizohar Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "my God is brilliant" or "my God is shining" in Hebrew. Taken from Hebrew ’el + i (7) combined with the name Zohar.

Hovsepyan Armenian
Means "son of Hovsep".

Bacigalupo Italian
From Ligurian bacigare "to beat with a stick" and lupo "wolf", or from Genoese basigâ "to swing, to tease" and lupo "wolf". Possibly a nickname for someone considered courageous or cowardly, or an occupational name for a hunter.

Letendre French
From 'tendre', meaning "tender" or "delicate".

Duisenova f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Дүйсенова (see Duysenova).

Narboni Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the city of Narbonne in Occitania, France.

Redner German
German: possibly a variant of Redmer, or an occupational name for a spokesman, Middle High German rednære.

Malfois French
Variant of Malfoy.