Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the order is random.
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Wiener German
Derived from German Wiener meaning "inhabitant of Vienna". The Austrian capital city is known as Wien in German.
Loughty Scottish
Uncommon Scottish surname meaning 'by a lake'. It is derived from the Scottish word 'loch', meaning lake, combined with the suffix 'ty', in this case signifying 'by'.
Kareaga Basque
Derived from Basque kare "lime (mineral)" and -aga "place of, abundance of".
Marczak Polish
From the given name Marek.
Zoccola Italian
Possibly derives from a dialectic variant of zoccolo "clog (shoe with wooden sole); hoof (of an animal)", perhaps a nickname for someone who made or often wore such shoes, or for a mountaineer... [more]
Dickey Irish
Northern Irish: from a pet form of the personal name Dick 1.
Murumaa Estonian
Murumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "lawn/sod land".
Braunsteiner German (Austrian)
This surname means brown stone in German and it may be an ornamental surname or an occupational surname for someone who may have been a miner.
Ikeya Japanese
"Lake valley".
Linnane Irish, English
Anglicized form of O'Lennon.
Sonoda Japanese
From Japanese 園 or 薗 (sono) meaning "park, garden, orchard" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Bierbrauer German
occupational name for a brewer German bierbrauer. Derived from the elements bier "beer" and brauen "to brew".
Matuszak Polish
The son of Matus or Matous (gift of Jehovah). Possibly related to Matushchak.
Antrobus English
This very unusual name is of Old Norse origin and is a locational surname from the place in Cheshire called "Antrobus". The placename is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Entrebus", and in the Pipe Rolls of Cheshire of 1282 as "Anterbus"... [more]
Mifflin English
An English West Country variant of the original Welsh-Breton personal name Merlin.
Qvarnström Swedish
Combination of Swedish kvarn meaning "mill" and ström meaning "stream".
Llorente Catalan
Derived from the given name Lorenzo.
Hungerford English
From the name of a settlement in Berkshire, England, derived from Old English hungor "hunger, famine" and ford "ford, river crossing".
Trigga English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Triggs or Trigg.
Dewey English
From the given name Dewey.
Locke English
Occupational name for a locksmith.
Sheth Indian, Marathi, Bengali, Hindi
Variant transcription of Seth.
Usry English
Variant of Ussery. It comes from a nickname given to a bear-like person.
Chakraborty Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Eastern Indian form of Chakravarti.
Uebayashi Japanese
From 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".
Wendler Medieval German
derived from a German word meaning to wander or wanderer
Chaudhry Indian, Hindi, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Chaudhary.
Mayberry English, Irish
Of uncertain origin, probably an altered form of Mowbray. Alternatively, it could be derived from an unidentified English place name containing the Old English element burg "fortress, citadel" and an uncertain first element.
Azayi Moroccan
Derived from the Berber singular word for Zayanes.
Kleiber German
Derived from an agent Middle High German kleben "to stick or bind" an occupational name for a builder working with clay or in Swabia for someone who applied whitewash. in Bavaria and Austria an occupational name for a shingle maker from Middle High German klieben "to split (wood or stone)".
Bekjanova f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Бекжанова (see Bekzhanova).
Shen Chinese
From Chinese 沈 (shěn) referring to the ancient state of Shen, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now the Henan province.
Bergh Swedish, Dutch
Variant of Berg.
Aydoğdu Turkish
From Turkish ay meaning "moon" and doğdu meaning "born".
Mac Canann Irish
Means "son of CANÁN". Canán is a given name derived from the word cano "wolf cub".
Ijima Japanese
Variant of Ishima.
Hallowell English
Variant of Halliwell meaning "holy spring".
Krestos Ge'ez
Ge'ez form from Greek given name Christos 1, used as a surname of several Ethiopian emperors.
Krõm Estonian
Krõm is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "krõmp" meaning "crackle".
Hoebeke Dutch, Flemish
A habitational name meaning "high brook", from Old Dutch "high" and beke "brook, stream, creek".
Troyanov m Russian
Maybe from Ukrainian троянда (troyanda), meaning "rose".
Yuyamidou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 (see Yuyamidō).
Somova Russian
Feminine form of Somov. This is borne by Russian ballerina Alina Somova (1985-).
Somsanith Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ສະນິດ (sanith) meaning "type, kind".
Seufale Samoan
seufale is a name which is used in the islands of samoa but is also usedin other countries by the samoan people. seufale is a name passed down by a family member.
Yokomizo Japanese
横 (Yoko) means "beside" and 溝 (mizo) means "groove, trench, gutter, gully, drain, ditch, gap". A notable bearer is Seishi Yokomizo, a Japanese novelist in the Showa Period.
Kunis Jewish
Metronymic form of Kune. This surname is most famous for its association with the American actress named Mila Kunis.
Sardinha Portuguese
Portuguese last name meaning "sardine seller".
Niu Chinese
From Chinese 牛 (niú) meaning "cow, ox, bull".
Andia Basque
Derived from Basque (h)andi "great" and the definite article -a.
Wickramaratne Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विक्रम (vikrama) meaning "stride, pace" or "valour" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Durbin French
Derived from the place called D'urban or D'urbin in Languedoc
Barbagelata Italian
Named after the hamlet of Barbagelata, located in the commune of Lorsica, Genoa, Liguria, Italy. The name possibly means "cold beard", as it derives from "barba" (beard) and "gelata" (female form of cold).
Nakanotani Japanese (Rare)
Naka means "middle", no is a possessive particle, and tani means "valley".
Buensuceso Spanish (Philippines)
From a Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso, meaning "Our Lady of the Good Event," referring to the Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Jesus.
Zuaretz Hebrew (Modern)
Means "this land" in Hebrew, also Hebrew form of Suárez.
Ohayon Judeo-Spanish, Jewish
Means "son of Chayyim" from the Berber prefix ou- or au- meaning "son (of)" and the given name Chayyim.
Banto Filipino, Maranao
Means "guest" in Maranao.
Arukask Estonian
Arukask is an Estonian surname meaning "silver birch" (Betula pendula).
Manley English
Habitational name from places in Devon and Cheshire, named in Old English as "common wood or clearing", from (ge)mǣne "common, shared" and lēah "woodland clearing". The surname is still chiefly found in the regions around these villages.
Jong Korean
Alternate romanization of Jeong chiefly used in North Korea.
Tennor English (American)
Possibly an altered spelling of Tanner or Tenner.
Álamo Spanish, Portuguese
Either a topographic name from álamo "poplar" or a habitational name from any of several places in Spain and Portugal named with this word.
Serzhantov Russian
Means "son of a sergeant".
Wilbert English, German
From the given name Wilbert.
Chaimowitz Jewish
Variant form of Yiddish Chaimovich, which meant "son of Chaim".
Casilao Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kasilaw meaning "lustre, shine".
Raja Estonian
Raja is an Estonian surname meaning "boundary" or "border".
Theofanous Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Θεοφάνους (see Theophanous).
Seow Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Xiao.
Konieczny Polish
Originally meant "final, last" in Polish, used to refer to a person who lived at the end of a village.
Wurz German
Variant of Wurtz
Fanti Italian
Derived from the given name Fante, or another name containing the medieval element fante "child, boy".
Top Turkish
Means "ball, cannon" in Turkish.
Banai Iranian, Persian
Derived from the Hindu goddess Banai, the second wife of Khandoba.
Tjhai Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Cai used by Chinese Indonesians.
Khuren-ool Tuvan (Rare)
Means "brown boy" in Tuvan, from Tuvan хүрең (khüreñ) meaning "brown" combined with оол (ool) "son, boy".
Gascueña Spanish
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 Manchego municipalities: Gascueña or Gascueña de Bornova.
Vaikvee Estonian
Vaikvee is an Estonian surname meaning "quiet/still water".
Maan Arabic, Limburgish, Finnish
Of meaning unknown
Herek Croatian (?), Polish (?)
Unsure but read it’s Croatian but I also heard Polish
Wager German
An occupational name for an official in charge of the city scales.
Lennan English
Either a variant of Lennon or a shortened form of Maclennan.
Ivanoff m Russian (Anglicized), Bulgarian (Anglicized)
Anglicised form of Ivanov. Note that in the English speaking countries, this last name is unisex.
Giammatteo Italian
Derived from the given name Giammatteo.
Txiriboga Basque (Rare, Archaic)
Means "tavern" in Basque.
Jaimez Spanish
Means "son of Jaime 1" in Spanish.
Lomishvili Georgian
Basically means "child of a lion” in Georgian, from Georgian ლომი (lomi) meaning "lion" combined with an Eastern Georgian surname suffix -შვილი (-shvili) meaning "child".
Pranno Estonian
Pranno is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine nickname/given name "Pranno".
Benayoun Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Ayoun", from a Tamazight transcription of the given name Chayyim.
Noak German
Variant of Noack.
Auger French
From the given name Auger.
Mac Giolla Phóil Irish
Means "son of the servant of Pól"
Mroziński Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of several places called Mrozy.
Pelt Dutch
Shortened form of Van Pelt.
Vinchenko Ukrainian
Means "from Vinnytsya".
Zuhair Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Zuhair.
Hörschelmann German
This denotes familial origin in the former village of Hörschel (annexed to Eisenach in 1994).
Ó Seanachain Irish
Means "grandson of Seanachan". Alternatively, may be derived from Gaelic seanachaidh, meaning "skilled storyteller".
Yong Korean
Korean form of Long from Sino-Korean 龍 (yong).
Abruzzi Popular Culture (Italianized)
Means "from Abruzzo". This is the last name of the character John Abruzzi from the show 'Prison Break'.
Symington Scottish
Habitational surname derived from the places of the same name, derived from the given name Simon 1 and northern Middle English ‘ton’ meaning settlement... [more]
Tamazight Berber, Northern African
Derived from ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵗⵜ (Tamaziɣt), the Berber (Amazigh) name for the collective Berber language family used in North Africa.
Habagat Filipino, Cebuano
Means "southwest monsoon, southwest wind" in Cebuano.
Montasser Arabic
From the given name Muntasir.
Urm Estonian
Urm is an Estonian surname; a dialectal Estonian word for "catkin" and "frost". Also meaning "bleeding wound" and "gore".
Aleksashin m Russian
Means "son of Aleksasha".
Wiredu Akan
Meaning unknown.
Perdue English, Irish, French
English and Irish from Old French par Dieu ‘by God’, which was adopted in Middle English in a variety of more or less heavily altered forms. The surname represents a nickname from a favorite oath... [more]
Oberg English
Anglicized form of either Åberg or Öberg.
Fechtmeister German
Means "fencing master" in German, this is a nickname for a show fighter or organizer who are a begging and thieving journeyman at fairs in 17th century Germany, from German fechten "to fence" and meister "master".
Bratu Romanian
Romanian surname; derives from "brat", the Slavic word for brother.
Bashimow Turkmen
son of Bashim.
Swinehart English, German
Means "swine herder", from Middle High German swīn "hog, swine" and hertære "herder".
Naberezhnyy m Ukrainian
Means "on the coastline" in Ukrainian.
Junel Swedish (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Junell.
Demyanenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Demyan".
Wijayawardana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේවර්ධන (see Wijewardana).
Dix English
Variant of Dicks.
Halverson English
Anglicized form of Norwegian or Danish Halvorsen.
Shintani Japanese
From Japanese 新 (shin) meaning "fresh, new" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Espiñeira Galician
Habitational from any of numerous places called Espiñeira in Galicia, Spain, from Galician espiño meaning "hawthorn".
Nyasi Swahili
From Swahili meaning "grass, grassland".
Tutumluer Turkish
From Turkish tutumlu meaning "frugal, thrifty" and er meaning "man, hero, brave".
Billard English, German, French
From a short form of the personal name Robillard, a derivative of Robert.... [more]
Kadenokouji Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 勘解由小路 (see Kadenokōji).
Ienaga Japanese
From Japanese 家 (ie) meaning "house, home" and 長 (naga) meaning "long, chief".
Sinag Filipino, Tagalog
Means "ray of light, beam" in Tagalog.
Moghadam Persian
Means "first, preceding, head" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic مقدم (muqaddam).
Yap Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Hokkien)
Hakka and Hokkien romanization of Ye.
Psychogios Greek
From the Greek words for soul (ψυχή) and son (γιός), usually means godson.
Cypress English
Translation of German Zypress, a topographic name for someone living near a cypress tree or a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a cypress, Middle High German zipres(se) (from Italian cipressa, Latin cupressus), or possibly of any of various Greek family names derived from kyparissos ‘cypress’, as for example Kyparissis, Kyparissos, Kyparissiadis, etc.
Sareen Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Hindi सरीन or Punjabi Gurmukhi ਸਰੀਨ (see Sarin).
Jägermeisterssen German
Means son of the "Master-Hunter". Originally given to the son of the master-hunter in hunting camps.
Girgin Turkish
Means "sociable, outgoing, enterprising" in Turkish.
Tordjman Judeo-Spanish
From Arabic ترجمان (turjuman) meaning "translator, interpreter".
Nemoto Japanese
From 根 (ne) meaning "plant root, source, foundation" and 本 (moto) meaning "source, origin".
Ylagan Tagalog
Variant of Ilagan.
Tykhonovych Ukrainian
Means "child of Tykhon".
Tsuryu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 釣流 or 鉤流 (see Tsuryū).
Berezovskyy m Ukrainian
From Ukrainian береза (bereza), meaning "birch tree".
Gorgonio Greek
Stemms from the word γόργων (górgon) which means "like a gorgon".
Hilder English
English (mainly Sussex and Kent): topographic name from the Middle English hilder “dweller on a slope” (from Old English hylde “slope”).
Marhanatelevocic Obscure
My Father And Mother Combined Their Last Name. My Mother's Was Marhana And My Dad's Was Televocic.
Alakozai Pashto
Means "son of Alako" in Pashto.
Hautamäki Finnish
Finnish for "GRAVESHILL;" possibly cemetery or simply a person who lived near graves on a hill. From hauta ("grave") & mäki ("hill")
Takiyama Japanese
From Japanese 滝 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
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]
Lambiotte Biblical French
A derivative of Lambillotte often occurring among Belgian/Wallowing immigrants entering the USA.
Annasohn German (Swiss)
Derived from the given name Anna and German Sohn "son".
Bodi French
The United State Version of Bodi is an alteration of the French name Baudin. The name also has roots from Hungary.
Bain English, Scottish
Nickname for a hospitable person, derived from northern Middle English bayn meaning "welcoming, friendly" or "straight, direct".
Nedelcheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Nedelchev.
Kwasnik Polish
Meaning: Sour or acidic.
Sayfullina f Bashkir, Tatar
Feminine form of Sayfullin.
Löwenhaar German
Meaning "lion hair", from German löwe "lion" and haar "hair".
Achikita Japanese (Rare)
遥 (Achi) means "distant, remote" and 北 (kita) means "north".
Khat Khmer
From Chinese 凯 meaning "triumphant","victorious"
Vayntrub Jewish
Russified form of Weintraub.
Sandison Scottish
Possibly a Scottish variant of Sanderson.
Smiley Scots, English
From elements small and lea meaning "a small clearing" or as a nickname may refer to a person of happy disposition known for smiling.
Weerawansa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave" and वंश (vansa) meaning "lineage, clan, family".
Rampersaud Indian, South American
Indo-Guyanese variant of Rampersad.
Jacobe Jewish
Variant spelling of Jacobi.
Ananyan Armenian, Jewish
Means "son of Anan 2".
Huff English (Rare)
Short form of Humphrey. It is almost exclusively used as short for the surname, not for the first name.
Madlangbayan Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog madlang bayan meaning "the general public".
Jayden English
Surname of the fictional character Norman Jayden, a character from the video game Heavy Rain.
Fontes Portuguese
From the name of various places in Portugal. Meaning "founts, springs" derived from Portuguese fonte "fount, spring".
Blase German
Derivative of Blasius.
Salinš Latvian
Topographic name for someone living on an island, from a derivative of Latvian sala meaning ‘island’.
Bikić Croatian
Occupational name for someone who raised bulls.
Vliet Dutch
Means "brook" in Dutch.
Ōba Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 場 (ba) meaning "place, situation, circumstances".
Karr German, Scottish, English
Truncated form of Karren or Karrer. Also a variant of Kerr.
Wolkers Dutch
Patronymic form of the given names Wulfger "wolf spear" or Volker "people army".
Dvornikov m Russian
From Russian дворник (dvornik), meaning "street cleaner".
Karamanlis m Greek
Originally indicated a person who came from Karaman, a city located in south-central Turkey, itself is derived from Karaman Bey, a Turkoman chieftain who ruled the Karamanids in the 13th century... [more]
Petukhov m Russian
Likely from short form of given name Pyotr.
Hyodo Japanese
兵 (soldier), 藤 (wisteria)