Browse Submitted Surnames

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Gobara Arabic (Egyptian, Anglicized), Arabic
In Egypt and Sudan the surname Jabbar is pronounced with a ‘G’ sound in English. It is also feminine form hence the additional ‘A’ at the end of the name.
Gevaudan Old Irish (Rare)
Gévaudan is a historical area of France in Lozère département. It took its name from the Gabali, a Gallic tribe subordinate to the Arverni.
Nemətova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Nemətov.
Angielski m Polish
Means "English" in Polish.
Saitoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Saitoski.
Zacky German
Americanized form of German Zacher . German: occupational name for a farmer, from dialect zackern 'to plow', from Middle High German ze acker gān 'to go to the field'.
Horikawa Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream".
De Livera Sinhalese
Sinhala variant of Oliveira.
Saygılı Turkish
Means "respectful, reverential" in Turkish.
Giang Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Jiang 1, from Sino-Vietnamese 江 (giang).
Proost Dutch, Belgian
Means "provost" in Dutch, a leadership position.
Pacana Spanish
From pacana meaning "pecan", "pecan tree", a word of Algonquin origin. This surname is also found in the Philippines.
Kakihara Japanese
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain". A notable bearer of this surname is voice actor Tetsuya Kakihara (柿原 徹也, 1982–).
Manheim German, Jewish
Habitational name from the city of Mannheim in southwestern Germany (formerly the residence of the electors Palatine) so named from the ancient Germanic personal name Manno (see Mann ) annd Old High German heim "homestead"... [more]
Longyear English
Meaning uncertain.
Kurobiru Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畔蒜 (see Abiru).
Karunathilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කරුණාතිලක (see Karunathilaka).
Roychoudhury Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali রায়চৌধুরী (see Roychowdhury).
Matejka Slovak
Derived from the given name Matej.
Noh Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 노 (see No).
Blaiklock Scottish (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
Allegerdly from Blacklock which supposedly described the colour of someone's hair.
Back Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 백 (see Baek).
Albinsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "Son of Albin".
Bonal French
This is a surname formed from the Latin root "bonus" (= good) and the Germanic "wald" (waldan = govern). Bonwald meaning good governor.
Pettinati Italian
Diminutive form of Pettinato.
Verwoerd Dutch
Means "from the man-made hill", derived from Dutch woerd meaning "man-made hill", indicating someone who lived near or on terps (artificial dwelling mounds created to provide safe ground during storm surges, high tides or flooding)... [more]
Thammavongsa Lao
From Lao ທັມມະ (thamma) meaning "dharma, virtue, righteousness" and ວົງສາ (vongsa) meaning "family".
Cominero Medieval Spanish (Latinized, Rare)
Means "gatherer of cumin" from the spanisgh word "comino".
Frascatore Italian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It is possibly derived from (or related to) Italian frasca meaning "bough, branch", which might possibly indicate that the surname had first started out as a nickname for someone who worked as a woodcutter or as a forester... [more]
Ayohua Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly from ayotli "squash, pumpkin" or ayotl "turtle" combined with the possessive suffix -hua, or from ayohua "to fill with water".
Sarin Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Meaning uncertain.
Johanning German
North German patronymic from Johann, German form of John.
Tomonaga Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (tomo) meaning "morning, epoch, period" and 長 (naga) meaning "long" or 永 (naga) meaning "eternity".
Strassberg Jewish
Ornamental name composed of German Strasse "street" and Berg "mountain, hill".
Maddux Welsh
Variant of Maddox.
Eva Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Italian, Portuguese
From the given name Eva.
Thongsing Thai
From Thai ทอง (thong) meaning "gold" and สิงห์ (sing) meaning "lion".
Jelavić Serbian, Bosnian
derived from the place name Jelav, one of the places in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Khelil Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Khalil.
Schnee German, Jewish, Alsatian
from German schnee "snow" Middle High German sne sneo a nickname for someone with white hair or an exceptionally pale complexion... [more]
Kularatna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලරත්න (see Kularatne).
Taitano Chamorro
Meaning "one without land" from Chamorro tai, prefix meaning "to be without", and tano meaning "land".
Fenlon Irish
Gaelic: Derived from old Gaelic name O'Fionnalain,"Son of the Fair one". Found most commonly in Carlow and Wexford counties.
Sagrika Gujarati
Sagarika patel
Hamoud Arabic
Derived from the given name Hamoud.
Jeanne French
From the feminine given name Jeanne.
Dominiak Polish
Derived from the given name Dominik.
Berland German
From the name Berland.
Latini Italian
Means "son of Latino" or derived from the given name Latino. Variant of Latino.
Padgham English
A habitational name.
Charmant French
Derived from French meaning "charming, attractive". It could have been given to an ancestor who was known for their charming or pleasant demeanor, or to someone who was known for their good looks or attractive features... [more]
Stojanoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Stojanoski.
Myoi Japanese
Variant transcription of Myōi.
Magarang Filipino, Maranao
Means "bright, sharp" in Maranao.
Scholman Jewish, German (Americanized)
Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Chaim, Hyman, Ari, Avi, Batya, Chana, Ephraim, Gershon, Isidor, Mandel.... [more]
Agata Japanese (Rare)
From 県 or 縣 (agata) meaning "prefecture, county, countryside, subdivision, district".
Rushe English, Irish
Variant of Rush
Reimann German
From a pet form of a Germanic personal name formed with a first element from ragin 'advice', 'counsel' or ric 'power(ful)', 'rich'.
Zimmon English (American)
Variant of Zinon
Xəlilova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Xəlilov.
Waywood English
Name for someone who lives in Wetwood (near Eccleshall) or Wetwood (near Meerbrook). ... [more]
Nanjo Japanese
From 南 (nan) meaning "south" and 條 (jo) meaning "section, article, clause".
Korn German
From Middle High German korn "grain", a metonymic occupational name for a factor or dealer in grain or a nickname for a peasant.
Kraav Estonian
Kraav is an Estonian surname meaning "ditch".
Okoturo Nigerian
A surname most popular in Nigeria; meaning currently unknown.
Naruse Japanese
From Japanese 成 (naru) meaning "become" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".
Costache Romanian
From the given name Costache
Begüm Turkish, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, Uyghur
Turkish, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, and Uyghur variant of Begum.
Sainte-Marie French, Occitan
French and Occitan cognate of Santamaría.
Prett English
Variant of Pratt.
Kohinata Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun" and 向 (na, ta) meaning "approach".
Lodde Italian
From Sardinian lodde "fox".
Bouhired Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning unknown. A notable bearer is Djamila Bouhired (1935-), an Algerian militant and nationalist who opposed the French rule over Algeria.
Mifune Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" or 御 (mi) meaning "honourable" and 船 or 舟 (fune) meaning "ship, boat".
Mukhopadhyay Bengali
From Sanskrit मुख्य (mukhya) meaning "chief" and उपाध्याय (upadhyaya) meaning "teacher, instructor, priest".
Porcaro Italian
From Italian porcaro "swineherd".
Sanjou Japanese
From Japanese 三 (san) meaning "three" and 條 or 条 (jou) meaning "paragraph".
Zaychik Russian, Jewish
Means "bunny" in Russian.
Okura Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大倉 or 大蔵 (see Ōkura).
Wynn Welsh
Derived from the given name Gwynn, itself from Welsh gwyn meaning "white, fair; blessed".
Hamill Irish
According to MacLysaght, a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÁdhmaill "descendant of Ádhmall", which he derives from ádhmall "active".
Widemann German
Derived from the given name Widiman, composed of Old High German witu "wood" or wit "wide" and man "man".
Murata Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Falcon Jewish
Possibly derived from the German Falke, meaning "falcon."
Hannachi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Refers to Hanencha, a tribe inhabiting eastern Algeria and western Tunisia.
Abeyawardane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවර්ධන (see Abeywardana).
Wirsig German
Means "happy" in German.
Romney English
English: habitational name from a place in Kent, so called from an obscure first element, rumen, + Old English ea ‘river’ (see Rye).
Mondrian Dutch
Variant of Mondriaan. A notable bearer was the Dutch-American abstract painter Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), born Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan Jr. (He changed his name in 1912, dropping the extra a from his surname).
Fyodorovtsev m Russian
Means "from Fyodorovsk". Fyodorovsk is the name of many villages in Russia, the most notable of which being Fyodorovsk, Permskiy Kray.
Ōya Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, house, shop".
Salikhov m Tatar, Bashkir
Means "son of Salikh".
Souvannavong Lao
From Lao ສຸ (sou) meaning "good, beautiful", ວັນນະ (vanna) meaning "color, caste" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Pająkowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Pająków.
Mullick Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali মল্লিক (see Mallik).
Molena Venetian
From Venetian mołéna "crumb", perhaps a nickname based on the bearer's size.
Vântu Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Antipova f Russian
Feminine form of Antipov.
Bräunlich German
Originally a nickname for a person who had brown hair or skin, meaning "brownish" in German.
Cidro Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish meaning "citrus fruit". Possibly an occupational name for someone who sells or raise citrus fruits.
Altaf Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Altaf.
Koot Dutch
Possibly derived from Middle Dutch kuut "coot (bird)".
Waiter English
Variant of Waite.
Chuckler Indian, Telugu
Telugu occupational name for a leather worker, a job historically considered spiritually polluting and impure in India, where the surname belongs to Dalit, or "Untouchables" - members of the lowest caste.
Kogai Korean (Russified)
Variant transcription of Kogay.
Tambet Estonian
from given name Tambet
Hirt German, English (Anglicized), Czech, Polish
From German Hirte meaning "shepherd".
Babao Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano babaw meaning "top, above, over".
Wish English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a water meadow or marsh, Middle English wyshe (Old English wisc). Americanized spelling of Wisch.
Naqvi Urdu
Derived from Arabic نقي (naqi) meaning "pure, clean". This is the name of a Shi'ite clan found primarily in Iran, Iraq and South Asia, named after 9th-century imam Ali al-Hadi (also known as al-Naqi).
Tosun Turkish
Means "bullock" or "healthy, plump, stout" in Turkish.
Baylon Spanish
Spanish: variant of Bailón ( see Bailon ).
Terao Japanese
From Japanese 寺 (tera) meaning "temple" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot, end".
Leffert Dutch, North Frisian
From the given name Leffert, a combination of liob "dear, beloved" and hart "strong, brave, hardy".
Van Dongen Dutch
Means "from Dongen", a village in North Brabant, Netherlands, derived from donk "sandy hill (in marshy area)".
Haramoto Japanese
Hara means "plain, wilderness, field" and moto means "origin".
Varaev Chechen
Chechen surname of unknown meaning.
Tennohjitani Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 天王寺谷 (see Tennōjitani).
Pin Khmer
Of unexplained origin.
Hillen Dutch, German
Patronymic of Hille, a pet form of given names containing the element hild "strife, battle".
Pember English
From Paegna, a given name meaning "pagan", ber meaning "barley", or it's a variant of Pamber.
Powyes English
Unknown source. Surname of many early American pilgrims.
Depp German
Derived from Germanic depp which is a nickname for a joker (person who plays jokes on others). A notable bearer is Johnny Depp, an American actor.
Grammer German, English
Variant of Krämer or a habitational name for someone possibly from German places called Gram or Grammen. It can also be an English occupational name for a scholar or an astrologer, derived from Old French gramaire meaning "grammarian, scholar, astrologer"... [more]
Helmsley English
This English habitational name originates with the North Yorkshire village of Helmsley, named with the Old English personal name Helm and leah, meaning 'clearing'.
Hajizadeh Persian
Means "son of the pilgrim" from Arabic حَاجِيّ‎ (ḥājiyy) meaning "pilgrim" and the Persian suffix -زاده (-zâde) meaning "offspring".
Niemiecki Polish
Means "german" in Polish.
Vogt Von Strasburg Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt. Bearers of this surname descend from the Herren von Lichtenberg.
Elkjær Danish
From Danish el meaning "alder" and kær meaning "fen, marsh". Danish former soccer player Preben Elkjær Larsen (1957-) bears this name.
Randmaa Estonian
Randmaa is an Estonian name meaning "beach land".
Daves English
Variant of Davis.
Franken Dutch
Patronymic form of the given name Frank.
Orru Italian
From Sardinian orrù "bramble", itself from Latin rubus "bramble, blackberry bush".
Kossow German
unknown
Guerrer Catalan
It literally means "warrior".
Sahashi Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Kasabyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղասաբյան (see Ghasabyan)
Khrueathong Thai
From Thai เครือ (khruea) meaning "family" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".
Root English
A nickname for a cheerful person, from Middle English rote "glad, cheerful".
Boškovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Boškovski.
Dowdall Irish
Of English origin
Zadran Pashto
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a Pashtun tribe inhabiting Afghanistan and Waziristan (Pakistan).
Mathema Shona
Meaning unknown.
Yazbeck Arabic
Variant transcription of Yazbek.
Verstappen Dutch
Contracted form of Van der Stappen "from the steps". Coincides with a Dutch word meaning "to misstep".
Palli Indian, Tamil
It is a Tamil name, meaning "agricultural laborers".
Sangmani Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสงมณี (see Saengmani).
Radmilović Serbian
Means "son of Radmilo".
Fayez Arabic
Derived from the given name Faiz.
Carrera Spanish, Italian
Spanish: topographic name for someone living by a main road, carrera ‘thoroughfare’, originally a road passable by vehicles as well as pedestrians (Late Latin carraria (via), a derivative of carrum ‘cart’), or a habitational name from any of various places named with this word.... [more]
Naifeh Arabic
From a personal name based on Arabic nāfi meaning‘beneficial’, ‘profitable’.This surname is commonly found in America than Arabic speaking countries.
Kagami Japanese
From 加 (ka) "increase, add, addition, Canada include, join" combined with 賀 (ga) meaning "joy, congratulate, greet, celebrate", 立 (takao, tatsu, ritsu) meaning "stand up, rise, erect, set, establish" combined with 基 (ki) meaning "underlying, base, basis, radicals" or 各 (kaku) meaning "each" combined with 務 (mu) meaning "duties, task, affairs" (各務 as a word means "duties")... [more]
Kallweit German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German (and thus heavily Lithuanian influenced) name meaning "smith; blacksmith; farrier", derived from Old Prussian kalt "to forge; to hammer" and Old Prussian kalweitis "the village smith".
Britnell English
Habitational name from a place called Brinton in Norfolk, England. See Brinton.
Torrance Popular Culture
This is the surname of the character of Stephen King’s character Danny Torrance.
Chinen Japanese, Okinawan
From 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom, knowledge" and 念 (nen) meaning "feeling, sense".
Galway Irish, Scottish
Variant of Galloway. Derived from the given name O Gallchobhair.
Haraldsson Icelandic
Means "son of Haraldur" in Icelandic.
Tokiyoshi Japanese
From 時 (toki) meaning "time" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck".
Asamoah Western African, Akan
From the given name Asamoah. A famous bearer is the retired Ghanaian soccer player Kwadwo Asamoah (1988-).
Aleghieri Medieval Italian (Tuscan, Rare, Archaic)
It has a hard to trace meaning, but the research shows that the meaning might be "clurgyman's family" or "son of professers." People know this last name for the poet Dante Aligheri who wrote the Dievine Comedy.
Vikat Estonian
Vikat is an Estonian surname meaning "scythe".
Tatsuno Japanese
From Japanese 辰 (tatsu) meaning "dragon of the Chinese zodiac" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Goldsmith English
Occupational name for a worker in gold, a compound of Old English gold "gold" and smið "smith". In North America it is very often an English translation of German or Jewish Goldschmidt.
Delk German (?)
Possibly an altered form of German telke, meaning “proud” or “famous,” or a shortened form of German Delker.
Arafa Arabic (Egyptian)
Possibly from Arabic عَرَفَ (ʿarafa) meaning “to know”.
Zacher English
A reference to Sacheverell, a location in Normandy. May also refer to the given name Zacharias, meaning "to remember God," or "the Lord recalled."
Johanni Romansh
Derived from the given name Johannes.
Ben Ali Arabic (Maghrebi), Comorian
Maghrebi transcription of Arabic بن علي (bin Ali) meaning "son of Ali 1". A notable bearer was Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1936-2019), who served as the president of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011.
Ballou Haitian Creole, French (Caribbean), French
The Ballou name comes from that Medieval landscape of northwestern France known as Brittany. The name Ballou was originally derived from the family having lived in Brittany, where this distinguished family was established from ancient times... [more]
Dade Irish
Anglicized form of MacDaibheid, meaning "son of David".
València Catalan
Catalan form of Valencia.
Bylilly Navajo
Derived from Navajo bá ‎"for him" and álílee "magic power".
Khondakar Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).
Mamoun Arabic
Derived from the given name Mamun.
Farahani Persian
Indicated a person from the county of Farahan in Markazi province, Iran, of unknown meaning.
Trump English
Metonymic occupational name for a trumpeter, from Middle English trumpe "trumpet".
Töpfer German
It literally means "potter".
Mizrahi Hebrew
From Hebrew מִזְרָחִי (mizrakhí) meaning "East, eastern".
Sakellarios Greek
Feminine form is Sakellariou
Brockhaus German
Occupational hereditary surname for a person who was physically powerful, derived from Old German brock which may refer to persons with a stocky or strong build. Or derived from Old German "Brook" or "Brauk," for people near a marshy landscape, common in northern regions.
March English
From the English word meaning, "to walk stiffly and proudly" or possibly from the month.
Meyramova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Meyramov.
Di Ciuccio Italian
Ciuccio is a surname especially Campano and more precisely of the provinces of Naples and Salerno, should derive from the medieval name Ciuccio, one of the many apheretic hypochoristic forms of the name Francesco, of which a hypochoristic is Francescuccio, which by apheresis becomes Cuccio
Requiroso Filipino
Denoted a person from one of the various places of this name in Spain. Quirós, the place name, may derive from Galician queiroa meaning "heather".
Dillinger German
Denoted a person from Dillingen, a district in the region of Swabia in Bavaria, Germany. This name was borne by the infamous John Dillinger (1903-1934), an American gangster and bank robber during the Great Depression.
Oono Japanese
Varianr of Ono.
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