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.
Oak English
Topographic surname for someone who lived near an oak tree or in an oak wood, from Middle English oke "oak".
Redpath Scottish, English
Habitational name from a place in Berwickshire, probably so called from Old English read ‘red’ + pæð ‘path’. This name is also common in northeastern England.
Cowherd English
Variant of Coward. A famous bearer of the name is American sports media personality Colin Cowherd (1964-).
Hayagawa Japanese
Variant transcription of Hayakawa.
Simasathien Thai
Alternate transcription of Simasathian.
Koralewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Koralewo in Ciechanów voivodeship.
Eschonbach German (Japanized, Modern, Rare)
A misspelling of the surname Eschenbach from the science-fiction series Mobile Suit Gundam with the characters Icelina Eschonbach and Joseph Eschonbach, which is possibly in reference to the poet knight Wolfram von Eschenbach given the military themes in the series such as German-based armored robotic vehicles.
Juris Latvian
Latvian form if George.
Cucino Italian
From cucina meaning "kitchen".
Ben Ahmed Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Ahmad" (chiefly used in Tunisia).
Kisly Russian, Belarusian
Derived from Russian кислый (kisly) meaning "acid, acidic, sour".
Bauza Catalan
From Balearic Catalan bausá meaning "foolish" or "silly".
Nolfi Romansh
Derived from the given name Arnulf.
Hashizume Japanese
From Japanese 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge" and 爪 (zume) meaning "end, edge".
Swiers English (British), Dutch
English (Yorkshire): variant of Swires.... [more]
Vassiljeva f Estonian
Feminine form of Vassiljev.
Goldbach German, Jewish
Habitational name from any of 22 places in German-speaking places called Goldbach all derived from the elements gold "gold" and bah "stream"... [more]
Sax English, Norwegian
From the Old Norse personal name Saxi meaning "knife, sword".
Tarsney English (British)
Tarsney is a variant spelling of Tosne.
Zrnić Serbian
Derivative of Serbian tribal name located in Ozrinići, Montenegro.
Pompey French, English
Variant of Italian Pompei.
Withiel Cornish (Anglicized, Rare)
From the name of a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, derived from Cornish Gwydhyel "wooded place" (compare Old Welsh guid "trees").
Chakiris Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Τσακίρης (see Tsakiris). The American actor and dancer George Chakiris (1932-), who is best known for portraying the character Bernardo Vasquez in the movie West Side Story (1961), is a famous bearer of this name.
Steier German
Variant of Steiger.
Peit Estonian
Peit is an Estonian surname meaning "concealed" and "hidden".
Taiber German
German (also Täuber) and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Taube ‘pigeon, dove’. The -er inflection denotes the male bird, but in most cases this is an occupational name for a pigeon breeder, from an agent noun derivative ending in -er(t).
Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Lu 2, from Sino-Vietnamese 盧 (lư).
Salamova f Azerbaijani, Chechen
Feminine form of Salamov.
Campus Spanish
Derived from the Latin word campus, meaning "field". It denoted someone who either lived in a field or worked in one.
Yokote Japanese
Yoko ("Beside") + Te , this is the Japanese word for hand. This surname means "Beside a Hand". Michiko Yokote is an example. She wrote the Pichi Pichi Pitch manga and did screenwriting for Masamune-kun's Revenge.
Shevelev Russian
Derived by means of suffix "-ev" from Old Slavic verb sheveliti (se) meaning to make noise, to whirr, to rustle, to whistle, to wander. Initially it designated someone bold, daring, hardy, spirited.
Kamalani Hawaiian
From the given name Kamalani.
Zadran Pashto
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a Pashtun tribe inhabiting Afghanistan and Waziristan (Pakistan).
Eloe German
Possibly from an old vernacular short form of the personal name Nicolaus (see Nicholas).
Nevel German
1 German: variant of Nebel .... [more]
Corvo Italian, Portuguese
From the given name Corvo
Nevins Irish
Variant of Nevin 2.
Frame English, Scottish
From the Old English word fram, meaning "vigorous, strong, brave".
Trapanese Italian
Habitational name meaning "Trapanese", "from the city of Trapani or "from the province of Trapani". Variant of Trapani.
Isori Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五十里 (see Ikari 2).
Ambar Hebrew
Combination of the word am, means "people, nation" and the name Bar. This surname means "son of the nation" in Hebrew and its variant is Baram which is the same elements but in reverse order.
Kitahara Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Haidar Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Haidar.
Terpstra West Frisian, Dutch
Derived from terp, a kind of artificial hill used as shelter during floods or high tide, and the Frisian habitational suffix -stra.
Mohammadpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian محمدپور (see Mohammadpour).
Jankins English (American)
Variant of Jenkins.
Hermansdotter f Swedish (Rare)
Means "daughter of Herman". This surname is only used by females.
Tadayashiki Japanese (Rare)
Combination of Kanji Characters 多 meaning "many" and 田 meaning "rice field", and 屋 and 敷, 屋敷 meaning "great house".
Chandrarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala චන්ද්‍රරත්න (see Chandrarathna).
Putintsev m Russian
Variant of Putin.
Malfois French
Variant of Malfoy.
Goonathilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණතිලක (see Gunathilaka).
Anwer Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic, Bengali
Variant transcription of Anwar.
Alinurov Kazakh
Means "son of Alinur" in Kazakh.
Lukačević Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian variant of Lukács.
Neuhaus German, Jewish
Topographical name for someone who lived in a new house, Middle High German niuwe hus, modern German neu Haus, or a habitational name for someone from any of several places named Neuhaus ('new house') in various parts of Germany and Austria, also in Bohemia.
Daniilov Russian
Variant transcription of Danilov.
Azer Persian
Azer or temple fire from the Zoroastrian period in ancient Persia,as a surname relates the individual to the fire maintainers at the Zoroastrian temples
Zholdosheva f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Zholdoshev.
Edirisuriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sinhalese ඉදිරි (idiri) meaning "front, forward" and Sanskrit सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun".
Delfino Italian, Spanish
From the personal name Delfino, from Latin Delphinus, from delphis "dolphin", regarded in medieval times as a symbol of goodness and friendliness.
Kargaja Estonian
Kargaja is an Estonian surname meaning "jumper" and "springer".
Nitsche German (Silesian)
Derived from a popular Silesian short form of the personal name Nikolaus.
Style English
Variant of Styles.
Finklea English
Variant form of Finkley. A famous bearer was the American actress and dancer Cyd Charisse (1922-2008), whose birth name was Tula Ellice Finklea.
Kopriva Slovak
Means "nettle".
Sjöström Swedish
Ornamental name composed of Swedish sjö "lake, sea" and ström "stream, small river".
Trafficante Italian
Derived from the archaic Calabrese term trafficante "trader", now meaning "trafficker, drug pusher". This was the name of a now-defunct Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Florida, named after Sicilian-born mobster Santo Trafficante Sr... [more]
Magowan Northern Irish
Origion person from Ballygowan Co Down Northern Ireland
Ó Déadaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Deady.
Shinami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).
Valmont English, French
Means "Hill of the vale"
Milo English
Derived from the given name Milo.
Fayaz Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Fayaz.
Meijerink Dutch
Toponymic surname derived from meier "bailiff, steward, tenant farmer" (see Meijer) combined with the suffix -ink.
Goldfeder Jewish
Ornamental name composed of Old High German gold literally meaning "gold" and feder meaning "feather pen".
Grjotheim Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Norwegian (Nynorsk) grjot "stone, rock" and heim "home".
Grabe German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a dike or ditch, or habitational name from either of two places in Thuringia named with this word: Grabe and Graba.
Rosema Frisian
Variant spelling of Rozema.
Acorn German
Origin uncertain; most probably an Americanized form of German Eichhorn.
Lase Nias
Meaning uncertain.
Gideonse Dutch
Derived from the given name Gideon.
Samukaze Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 寒風 (see Kampū).
Kinjo Japanese
From the Japanese 金 (kin or kane) "gold," "money" and 城 (jo or shiro) "castle."
Başaran Turkish
Means "accomplisher, achiever" in Turkish.
Chekalov m Russian
Valeriy Chekalov was the head of logistics for the Wagner PMC.
Moraczewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Greater Polish villages named Moraczewo.
Mather English
Means Mower or Reaper.
Cerda Spanish, Portuguese
Nickname for a person with a prominent tuft of hair, derived from Spanish and Portuguese cerda meaning "bristle, stiff, coarse, short, thick hair", ultimately from Late Latin cirra.
Menotti Italian
From the medieval given name Menotto, a diminutive of Domenico via its short form Menico.
Krief Judeo-Spanish
From Arabic خريف (kharif) meaning "lamb" (a dialectal word).
Hietala Finnish
Finnish. (hieta) meaning, “fine-sand” combined with (la) meaning, “abode, house, place, or land of….”
Liong Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Hokkien)
Hakka and Hokkien romanization of Liang chiefly used in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Warnapura Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit वर्ण (varna) meaning "colour" or "caste" and पुर (pura) meaning "city".
Grimes English, Irish
Patronymic derived from Grime.... [more]
Cesur Turkish
Means "bold, brave, courageous" in Turkish.
Deleuran French (Huguenot), Danish
Huguenot surname of unknown origin. This family emigrated to Denmark in the 16th century, and now most members of the family are Danish
Arjwana Eastern African
Eastern African
Altaf Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Altaf.
Jafarian Persian
From the given name Jafar.
Păun Romanian
Derived from Romanian păun "peacock".
Palkó Hungarian
Diminutive of Pál, meaning "humble, small".
Uratsuji Japanese (Rare)
Uratsuji means "Inlet/rivermouth crossroad"
D'ignoti Italian
Means "of the unknown", a descriptive term for foundlings of unknown parentage that evolved into a given name.
Zhanatov m Kazakh
Means "son of Zhanat".
Bukoyo Kongo
Of unknown meaning.
Gilly English
Variant of Gilley.
Farahani Persian
Indicated a person from the county of Farahan in Markazi province, Iran, of unknown meaning.
Vukašin Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the given name Vukašin.
Bergmark Swedish
Combination of Swedish berg "mountain, hill" and mark "land, ground, field".
Braunschweig German, Jewish
Denoted a person from the city of Braunschweig in Lower Saxony, Germany, which is of Old Saxon origin meaning "Bruno's settlement".
Wackerman English (American), German
From the Americanized spelling of German Wackermann, a variant of Wacker, with the addition of Middle High German man, meaning ‘man’.
Suganthan Tamil
Alternative spelling of Sujanthan.
Van Tongeren Dutch
Means "from Tongeren" in Dutch.
Sahara Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Sahra.
Ishizu Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 津 (zu) meaning "ferry".
Petras Various
Possibly from the name Petros. Famous bearer of this surname is the German singer Kim Petras (born 1992)
Lavrentieva Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Лаврентьева (see Lavrentyeva).
Starke German, Dutch, English
Variant of German and English Stark and Dutch and German Sterk. Nickname for a strong bold person from Middle High German stark Middle Dutch starcke staerke "strong brave".
Guendica Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Gendika.
Rustemoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Rustemoski.
Hidegkuti Hungarian
Derived from a Hungarian village named Hidegkút meaning "cold well", from hideg "cold" and kút "well". A famous bearer of this surname was the Hungarian soccer legend Nándor Hidegkuti (1922-2002).
Blyleven Dutch (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Blijleven. Dutch-American former baseball player Bert Blyleven (1951-), born Blijleven, is a famous bearer of this surname.
Đokić Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Đoka".
Falba Occitan (Archaic), French (Rare)
Possibly from French fauve "wildcat".
Jakimov m Macedonian
Means "son of Jakim".
Kelty Scottish
From the name of a village in Fife, Scotland, which was derived from Scottish Gaelic coillte "wooded area, grove".
Butkereit German (East Prussian)
Derived from Prussian-Lithuanian butkėrė (Standard Lithuanian butkėrė), a Balticized form of German Böttcher "cooper, barrel maker" combined with the East Prussian German patronymic suffix -eit.
Woolnough English
From the medieval male personal name Wolnoth or Wolnaugh (from Old English Wulfnōth, literally "wolf-daring").
Chernysh Russian
Derived from a Slavic word meaning "black".
Paquette French
From the personal name Paquet, a pet form of Pascal.
Clores Spanish, Portuguese
Portuguese form of Flores
Estremera Spanish
Derived from the word "estrecho," which means "narrow" or "tight."
Dumper English
Variant of Dummer.
Scanavino Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly related to scanalare "to cut a groove, to plough" and vino "wine".
Yachmenyov m Russian
From ячмень (yachmen') meaning "barley".
Tuude Estonian
Tuude is an Estonian surname possibly derived from the masculine given name "Tuudor".
Hildreth Norman
English (Durham): of Norman origin, a variant of the male personal name Hildred (ancient Germanic Hild(i)rad, from hild 'battle' and rād 'counsel'). German: from the ancient Germanic personal name composed of hild 'fight, battle' + rāt 'counsel'.
Babajanyan Armenian
Means "son of Babajan".
Sooriyabandara Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සූරියබණ්ඩාර (see Suriyabandara).
San Giorgio Italian
“Saint George.”
Smidt Dutch
Variant spelling of Smit, or a corruption of the German cognate Schmidt.
Bogusław Polish
From the given name Bogusław.
Tamai Japanese
From the Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball, bundle" and 井 (i) meaning "well, pit, mineshaft".
Meighen Irish
Variant of Meighan.
Highland English, German
English, Scottish, and Irish: variant spelling of Hyland 1 or Hyland 2.... [more]
Acmad Filipino, Maranao
From the given name Acmad.
Gulö Nias
Nias form of Gulo.
Alberico Italian
From the given name Alberico
Lys Ukrainian
Means "fox" in Ukrainian.
Taseski m Macedonian
Means "son of Tase".
Mercouri f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Μερκούρη (see Merkouri). A notable bearer was the Greek actress, singer and politician Melina Mercouri (1920-1994).
Okocimski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Okocim.
Khanuly Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from the given name Khan.
Klostermann German
Combination of "kloster" meaning "monastery," and common German suffix Mann.
Onai Shona
Onai means "See, observe". #It is a name that calls the hearer to see or observe that which happened".
Edgerton English
From a place name meaning either "settlement of Ecghere" or "settlement of Ecgheard" (see Ekkehard).
Calixte French
From the given name Calixte
Pedemonte Italian
Variant of Piemonte, Means "at the foot of the mountains"... [more]
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.
Galiev Tatar, Bashkir
Tatar and Bashkir variant of Aliev.
Aguon Chamorro
From Chamorro agu, meaning "to change, to vary" and the suffix on meaning "to be able". The term's modern usage refers to the starch portion of a Chamorro meal. In the olden days, the Chamorro meal consisted of fish and vegetables, but the starch portion of the meal would highly depend on what was in season.
Kojadinović Serbian
Derived from the forename Kojadin.
Schiazza Italian
From chiazza "stain, blot", perhaps given to someone with a prominent birthmark. Might also from a regional dialect, meaning "piazza, town square".
Arsalan Urdu, Persian
Derived from the given name Arsalan.
Reusser Swiss, German, Upper German
In Switzerland, an occupational name for a fisherman or maker of fish traps, from an agent derivative of Middle High German riuse "fish trap, weir basket". A nickname from an agent noun based on Middle High German riusen "to moan or complain"... [more]
Kurama Japanese
Kura can mean "own, possess, warehouse, storehouse" and ma can mean "horse".
Bochkarov m Russian
Derived from Russian word "бочка (bochka)" meaning barrel.... [more]
Newham English
Habitational name from any of the various places, for example in Northumbria and North Yorkshire, so named from Old English neowe "new" and ham "homestead".
Wagamese Ojibwe
Comes from an Ojibway phrase meaning ‘man walking by the crooked water.’
Tõnismäe Estonian
Tõnismäe is an Estonian surname meaning "Tõnis' (a masculine given name) hill".
Herd Dutch
Comes from Middle Dutch hert, herte ‘hart’, ‘stag’; probably a nickname for someone who was fleet of foot, or a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a deer; variant of Heard.
Kirschenbaum German
From German means "cherry tree".
Galmarini Italian
Galmarini is a common surname in the Lombardy region of Italy.
Kruusalu Estonian
Kruusalu is an Estonian surname meaning "gravel grove".
Plato German, Dutch, Polish, English
From the Given name Plato the Latinized form of Platon. English variant of Plater.
Hanley Irish
Means “descendant of Áinle.” Derived from “O’Hanley,” an anglicized form of “Ó hÁinle,” ultimately from Gaelic “ainle” meaning “beauty, grace.”
Mullery Irish (Rare)
From Irish Gaelic Ó Maolmhuire "descendant of Maolmhuire", a personal name meaning literally "servant of (the Virgin) Mary".
Mactavish Scottish
Scottish surname from the elements "Mac" ("son of") and "Tavish" (Scottish form of "Thomas").
Nou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納 (see ).
Henrique Portuguese
From the given name Henrique.
Vignone Italian
Probably an augmented form of Vigna "vineyard", or derived from the name of a town in Piedmont, Italy, named with the same etymology. Alternatively, could be a nickname for someone from Avignon, a city in France.
Suhr German
Nickname for a bitter or cantankerous person, from Middle Low German sūr meaning "sour".
Theiss Biblical German
From the given name Theis
Callard Cornish
Might be from Calartha in Morvah / from cala-arth, the hard or difficult height.
Boss English
From an originally French term meaning "hunchback".
Chiya Japanese (Rare)
Means "bloody arrow; arrow of blood" in Japanese.
Norvell Scottish
A habitation surname for someone from Normanville, Normandy.