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.
Darmadasa Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධර්මදාස (see Dharmadasa).
Altman German, Jewish
Variant of Alt and Alterman.
Rostási Hungarian
Probably comes from the Hungarian word "rosta" wich means sieve.
Iwanari Japanese
From 岩 (iwa) meaning "stone, rock", and 成 (nari, naru, sei) meaning "become, get".
Mäeloog Estonian
Mäeloog is an Estonian surname meaning "hill windrow".
Brezhnev m Russian
Denoted a person from a village called Brezhnevo. The most notable bearer was Leonid Brezhnev (1906-1982), a leader of the Soviet Union.
Beauford English
Variation of Buford. It is derived from the French word "beau", meaning "beautiful", and "ford", an Old English word meaning "river crossing".
Quebec Spanish (Philippines)
Habitational name for a person from the province of Quebec in Canada.
Vallance English
Means "person from Valence", southeastern France (probably "place of the brave").
Furumiya Japanese
Furu means "old" and miya means "shrine, temple".
Naylor English
Occupational name for someone who made nails, from Middle English nayler "nail maker".
Manjarrez Spanish
Habitational Name From Manjarrés A Village In La Rioja Province.
Agejev Estonian, Lithuanian, Russian
Latinised form of Ageyev in languages without the letter "y".
Carling English (American)
Americanized form of German Garling or Gerling.
Harold English, Norman, German
English from the Old English personal name Hereweald, its Old Norse equivalent Haraldr, or the Continental form Herold introduced to Britain by the Normans... [more]
Badowska f Polish
Feminine form of Badowski.
Cheuk Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhuo.
İsayeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of İsayev.
Hafer German, Jewish
Metonymic occupational name for a grower of or dealer in oats, from German Hafer "oats". Compare Haber. As a Jewish surname, it is in many cases ornamental.
Assanti Italian
Derived from the Italian personal name Alessandro.
Kempes German, Dutch
German and Dutch variant of Kemp or Kamp. It could also be a habitational name for a person from any of the various places named Kempen on the border between Germany and the Netherlands (for example the town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, close to the Dutch border), a status name for a peasant farmer or serf, or an occupational name for an official calibrator who marked the correct weight and measures for verification, derived from Middle Low German kempen... [more]
Boccadifuoco Italian
Means "mouth of fire", a nickname for someone known for picking fights, or perhaps given to foundlings.
Westrop English (British)
Viking name local to Somerset and several counties in the North East of England. Approximate meaning "place to the west of the village with the church".
Yip Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ye.
Filimon Romanian, Russian, Greek
From the given name Filimon.
Iwanaga Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 永 (naga 3) meaning "perpetual, eternal".
Gamo Japanese
From 蒲 (ga) meaning "reed, bulrush" and 生 (mo) meaning "raw, fresh, unprocessed, natural".
Harutyunian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հարությունյան (see Harutyunyan).
Falkenberg German, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Habitational name from any of several places named from Old High German falk "falcon" and berg "mountain, hill".
Pechman German
"Pechman" means "man with bad luck" in many European languages (Polish, German, and Dutch predominantly), though in German, it originally referred to one who prepared, sold, or used pitch.
Tokunaga Japanese
From Japanese 徳 (toku) meaning "benevolence, virtue" and 永 (naga 3) meaning "perpetual, eternal".
Izawa Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Ikegami Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".
Grebenstein German
Means "stone from the cliff or ridge" from German greben, (cliff or ridge) and stein (stone).... [more]
Iriya Japanese
From 入 (iri) meaning "insert, enter" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Olasiman Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano ulasiman meaning "common purslane" (a type of plant).
Debbarma Indian, Tripuri
Combination of Dev and Varma.
Darázs Hungarian
Means "wasp".
Aidla Estonian
Aidla is an Estonian surname meaning "store/goods area".
Sitchon Filipino
From Hokkien 七孫 (chhit-sun) meaning "seventh grandson".
Mapp English
From a variant of the medieval female personal name Mabbe, a shortened form of Amabel. A fictional bearer is Elizabeth Mapp, busybodyish spinster in the 'Mapp and Lucia' novels of E.F. Benson.
Ohurtsov m Russian (Ukrainianized)
Bella Ohurtsova is the pseudonym of the journalist and radio host Volodymyr Motrych.
Mac Cobhthaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Cobhthach"
Anuarbekov m Kazakh
Means "son of Anuarbek".
Blind English, German, Dutch, Yiddish
From a nickname for a blind person.
Keicher German
from the East Prussian dialect word keicher "small cake, pastry" hence a metonymic occupational name for a pastry chef or cook.
Lakk Estonian
Lakk is an Estonian surname meaning "hay loft".
Waldstein German, Jewish
Habitational surname for a person from a place in Bohemia called Waldstein, which is derived from Middle High German walt "forest" + stein "stone".
Hamid Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Filipino, Tausug
From the given name Hamid 1 or Hamid 2.
Najar Spanish
Spanish: Most Probably A Habitational Name From Najar Alicante. Alternatively It May Be An Occupational Name For A Carpenter Of Arabic Origin
Cuff English
From the english word "cuff"
Cederqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish ceder "cedar" and kvist "twig, branch".
Rosenzweig German, Jewish
A German and Jewish surname, meaning "rose twig" or "branch".
Mahieu French
Derived from the given name Mathieu.
Toshinaka Japanese
俊(toshi) meaning “talented” and 中 (naka) meaning “medium”. Other kanji combinations are possible
Maroof Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Maruf.
Gifford English
Gifford is an English name for someone who comes from Giffords Hall in Suffolk. In Old English, it was Gyddingford, or "ford associated with Gydda." Alternatively, it could come from the Middle English nickname, "Giffard," from Old French meaning "chubby-cheeked."
Sonomura Japanese
From Japanese 園 (sono) meaning "garden, orchard, plantation" and 村 (mura) meaning "village".
Aflalo Judeo-Spanish
Possibly from the name of the village of Afelilou in the Tafilalt region of Morocco.
Uebayashi Japanese
From 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".
Macro Italian
Possibly a variant of Magro.
Murshed Bengali
Derived from the given name Murshed.
Herold English, Dutch, German
From the given name Herold. This was the surname of David Herold, one of the conspirators in the Abraham Lincoln assassination plot.
Ibrahimaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Ibrahim" in Albanian.
Kiviniemi Finnish
Derived from Finnish kivi "stone, rock" and niemi "cape, peninsula".
Dudarov Ossetian (Russified)
Russified Ossetian name of unknown meaning, possibly of Turkic origin.
Jordanov Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Jordan" in Macedonian, while it is also a Bulgarian variant transcription of Yordanov.
Haydarov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Haydar".
Bøe Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse býr "farm, village, settlement" or búa "to reside".
Kracík Czech
The origin is not known.
Mitt Estonian
Mitt is an Estonian surname, a possible borrowing from Old German "mitte" ("middle" or "center"). Possibly, from the Estonian negative "mitte" meaning "no" or "not".
Ben Kol Hebrew
Meaning "son of Kol".
Brasse English
Likely derived from the name of the village of Brace in Shropshire, England. The name of the village likely came from the Old English word braec, which was used for small forests and thickets, or the later Old English word braec, which was used for ground broken up for cultivation.
Dokala m Telugu
from Eluru, Rajahmundry and Vizag
Makélélé Central African, Lingala (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Makelele. A notable bearer is the French former soccer player Claude Makélélé (1973-).
Karunanayake Sinhalese
From Sanskrit करुणा (karuna) meaning "compassion, kindness, mercy" and नायक (nayaka) meaning "hero, leader".
Loaiza Basque
Castilianized form of a Basque topographic name derived from lohi "mud, mire" and the suffix -tza denoting abundance.
Mckennie Scottish, Irish
An anglicised form of the Irish/Scottish Gaelic MacEacharna, meaning "son of Eacharn".
Frias English
English form of Frías.
Faraon Filipino (Modern)
The Tagalog word for "Pharaoh".
Mon Japanese
Mon means "Gate".
Zdun m Polish
Means "stove maker" from Polish word zdun meaning "stove maker, stove mason".
Ho Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).
Hartikka Finnish
Finnish surname, possibly a Finnish variant of German first name Harteke.
Aglibut Filipino, Ilocano
Means "to roam around" in Ilocano.
Dies German
From a short form of the personal name Matthias
Hosp German (Austrian)
Means "odd bird" or "strange man"
Remacle French, French (Belgian)
From the given name Remacle.
Konkyu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyū).
Aloshi Albanian
Aloshi , Aloshaj
Niño Spanish
Nickname from Spanish niño meaning "child", "boy". This was often given to a first-born son as a familiar name.
Liivamägi Estonian
Liivamägi is an Estonian surname meaning "sand mountain".
Yokoshima Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "side, beside, next to" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Asqarova f Uzbek
Feminine form of Asqarov.
Rens Dutch
From the personal name Rens, a reduced form of Laurens. Could also derive from a given name containing the element regin "advice, counsel", such as Reinoud.
Raben German, Dutch, Danish
Derived from Low German rauben meaning "raven".
Ismay English
Matronymic surname from the medieval given name Ismay.
Toth English (Anglicized), German
Either an anglicized form of Hungarian Tóth or derived from German tot "dead" or Middle High German tote "godfather".
Shreves English
Variant form of Shreve.
Zhuo Chinese
From Chinese 卓 (zhuó) meaning "outstanding, lofty".
Majedi Persian
From the given name Majed.
Ymffrostgar Medieval Welsh
A historic Welsh surname, meaning a brag or boastful person, later shortened to Ffrost and again to Frost.
Mita Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kendrew English
Variant of Andrew, possibly influenced by Mcandrew. Notable namesake is Nobel Prize winning chemist John Kendrew (1917-1997).
Floris Dutch
From the given name Floris.
Ojasoo Estonian
Ojasoo is an Estonian surname meaning "steam/creek swamp".
Graue German
Variant of Grau.
Wijesingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේසිංහ (see Wijesinghe).
Sono Japanese
From 園 (sono) meaning "garden".
Hiie Estonian
Hiie is an Estonian surname, derived from Estonian mythology. "Hiiela" was the land of the dead and "Hiis" is a sacred grove.
Puž Croatian
Means ''snail''.
De Stefano Italian
Means "son of Stefano".
Hayase Japanese
Haya can mean "hawk" or "fast" and se means "ripple, current".
Luhasalu Estonian
Luhasalu is an Estonian surname meaning "water meadow grove".
Eastland English
Meaning "east land".
Zaizen Japanese (Rare)
From 財 (zai) meaning "wealth, riches, property" and 前 (zen) meaning "front, forward".
Özkaya Turkish
From Turkish öz meaning "core, essence" and kaya meaning "rock".
Quail English, Manx
A variant of Quayle, derived from various patronymics meaning "son of Paul". Alternately, an English nickname derived from the bird, perhaps given to a person who was timid, or known for being promiscuous.
Satsukino Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五月女 (see Saotome).
Mac Cruimein Scottish Gaelic
Means "son of Cruimean" in Gaelic, a personal name meaning "little stooped one".
Turi Estonian
Turi is an Estonian surname meaning both "scruff" or "withers".
Wellman English
From German Welle meaning "wave" and man, meaning "man", referring to someone who lived by a stream.
Januszkiewicz Polish
Means "son of Janusz".
Akgün Turkish
Means "white day" or "white sun" from Turkish ak meaning "white" and gün meaning "sun, day".
Ataru Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 中 (see Naka).
Koja Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 紅蛇 (see Kōja).
Mejia Galician
A very ancient surname, infrequent and widely spread across Spain, mostly in Madrid, Barcelona, Ciudad Real, Valencia, Cuenca, Sevilla and Toledo; and also in Pontevedra, Lugo, Guadalajara, Almería, Granada, Alicante and Málaga.... [more]
Sadile English
1 English (mostly Lancashire): probably a variant of Sale .... [more]
Selmani Albanian
Derived from the given name Selman.
Seligman German, Jewish
Derived from the given name Selig with the German suffix -man meaning "man" and it's originally a patronymic. The surname Seligman is originated in the Rhineland.
Latk Sorbian
Meaning unknown.
Abramowicz Polish
Means "son of Abraham".
Edgars Latvian
Latvian form of Edgar.
Mahabir Indian, Trinidadian Creole
From Sanskrit महत् (mahát) meaning "great, large, big" combined with वीर (vīrá) meaning "man, hero, husband".
Zerdán Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
This surname is mainly found in Argentina.
Barriere French
Occupational name for a gatekeeper, from Old French barier.
Salib Arabic (Egyptian), Coptic
Egyptian Christian derived from Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb) meaning "cross, crucifix".
Xaliqova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Xaliqov.
Aochi Japanese
Ao means "green, blue" and chi means "ground".
Klyuchov m Russian
From Russian ключ (klyuch), meaning "key".
Meas Khmer
Means "gold" in Khmer.
Schut Jewish
Occupational name from East Slavic šut "jester, fool".
Mwaruwari Shona
Meaning unknown.
Berezovskyy m Ukrainian
From Ukrainian береза (bereza), meaning "birch tree".
Ameer Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Amir 1.
Ní Dhuibhne f Irish
Feminine form of the surname Ó Duibhne or Ua Duibhne.
Mellor English
Parishes in Derbyshire, and Lancashire, meaning the mill bank. ... [more]
Galit Filipino, Tagalog
Means "anger, indignation" in Tagalog.
Dieulafoy French
From Old French Dieu la foy meaning "God the faith". Famous bearers were the married couple of French archeologists Marcel Dieulafoy (1844-1920) and Jane Dieulafoy (1951-1916). A medical condition of the stomach causing gastric bleeding called "Dieulafoy's lesion" was named after Dr... [more]
Yukhymenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Yukhym".
Sineath English, Irish
Variant of Sinnott. Not to be confused with the Irish first name Sinéad.
Đoković Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Đoka".
Miner English
English occupational name for someone who built mines, either for the excavation of coal and other minerals, or as a technique in the medieval art of siege warfare. The word represents an agent derivative of Middle English, Old French mine ‘mine’ (a word of Celtic origin, cognate with Gaelic mein ‘ore’, ‘mine’).
Buathong Thai
From Thai บัว (bua) meaning "lotus" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".
Hesham Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Hisham.
Kuatov m Kazakh
Means "son of Kuat".
Tímóteussdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Tímóteus" in Icelandic.
Nakazawa Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "wetland, swamp, marsh".
Bajnai Hungarian
Originally denoted a person from Bajna, a village in the region of Central Transdanubia in Hungary. A notable bearer is the former Hungarian prime minister Gordon Bajnai (1968-).
Dernier French
Means Last in French
Allenbach German, German (Swiss)
Habitational name from any of several places called Allenbach.
Kolos Hungarian
From the given name Kolos.
Espírito Santo Portuguese
Means “Holy Spirit” in Portuguese.... [more]
Warrior English
From the given name “warrior” from Old Frenchwerreieor, werrieur ‘warrior’.
Vislapuu Estonian
Vislapuu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "visa" ("tough" and "tenacious") and "puu" ("tree" and "wood"); "tough tree".
Saengkaeo Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and แก้ว (kaeo) meaning "crystal, glass, diamond".
Toh Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zhuo.
Skogman Norwegian, Swedish
From Old Norse skógr "wood, forest" and man.
Verde Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From Spanish verde "green" (Latin viridis), presumably a nickname for someone who habitually dressed in this color or had green eyes, etc. This is also a common element of place names.
Gerrity Irish
the son of Oireachtach (member of an assembly).
Kurachi Japanese
From Japanese 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse" and 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom".
Hoebeke Dutch, Flemish
A habitational name meaning "high brook", from Old Dutch "high" and beke "brook, stream, creek".
Hittenrauch Prussian
from the prussian word von hittenraoucht meaning "of royalty"
Kamutka Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Pedreira Portuguese, Galician
Means "quarry, rocky place" in Portuguese and Galician, originally a habitational name from any of various places called Pedreira or A Pedreira.
Harmse Dutch, Low German, South African
Means "son of Harm", a short form of Herman.
Gattuso Italian, Sicilian
Sicilian and Calabrian variant of Gatto, notably borne by the Italian former soccer player Gennaro Gattuso (1978-).
Tropov Russian
From russian word tropa - "trail".
Szálas Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian szál "thread, stick, straw", a nickname for a tall, thin person.
Bottai Italian
From bottaio "cooper, barrel-maker".
Al Behairy Arabic
Linguistic: Comes from the word BOHAYṘA which means lake, the name "lake" is being employed as an adjective.
Juanez Spanish
Means “son of Juan 1
Dmitriyev m Russian
Variant transcription of Dmitriev.
Miyatō Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria".
Errett English
Either from the Middle English personal name Edret Edred (Old English Eadræd formed from ead "prosperity... [more]
Kieran Irish (Anglicized)
Irish anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ciaráin ‘descendant of Ciarán’, a byname from a diminutive of ciar ‘dark’, ‘black-haired’... [more]
Zlatanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Zlatanov.
Zwingli Swiss
Possibly derived from a place name in Toggenburg, Switzerland. A notable bearer was Huldrych Zwingli (1484 – 1531), leader of the protestant reformation in Switzerland, who was born in Wildhaus, Toggenburg... [more]
Brosi Romansh
Derived from the given name Ambrosius.
Namur Arabic, Maltese
Derived from Arabic نمر, نامور (namur) meaning "tiger". It is typical of Malta.
Qayyum Urdu
Derived from Arabic قيوم (qayyum) meaning "subsistence, independent, sustainer".
Medlicott English
Derivative from a location in Shropshire, England