Browse Submitted Surnames

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Villafuerte Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
Denoted someone who came from the name of the municipality of Villafuerte de Esgueva in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain.
Diao Chinese
From Chinese 刁 (diāo) referring to the ancient state of Diao, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shaanxi province. It was adopted due to being homophonous with the character 雕, which was the actual name of the state.
Kurisu Japanese
This surname is used as 栗栖, 栗須, 栗洲 with 栗 (ri, ritsu, ononoku, kuri) meaning "chestnut", 栖 (sei, su.mu) meaning "cobweb, den, hive, nest, rookery", 須 (shu, su, subekara.ku, subeshi, hige, matsu, mochi.iru, moto.meru) meaning "by all means, necessarily, ought" and 洲 (shuu, su, shima) meaning "continent, country, island, sandbar."... [more]
Sorin Romanian
From the given name Sorin.
Tuzla Turkish
From a city in Bosnia named "Tuzla" or "salt mine". Formally occupied by the Ottoman Empire.
Kuchenmeister German
Occupational name for a master cook (literally "kitchen master"), a court official.
Funamizu Japanese
From Japanese 船 (funa) meaning "ship, vessel" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Schmuck German, German (Austrian)
From Middle High German smuc meaning "jewel", "finery", hence a metonymic occupational name for a jeweler, or a nickname for someone who wore a prominent jewel or ornament.North German: nickname from Middle Low German smuck meaning "neat", "dainty".
Cresta Italian, Romansh
Derived from Italian and Romansh cresta "crest" (ultimately from Latin crista). This name was perhaps applied as a topographic name for someone who lived by the crest of a mountain or as a nickname with reference to the comb of a rooster.
Vitsin m Russian
From dialectal Russian вица (vitsa), meaning "rod, whip, long stick".
Donnrin Irish
Irish origin derived from Donn. ... [more]
Vītols Latvian
Meaning "willow".
Hosoiri Japanese
From 細 (hoso) meaning "fine, thin, narrow, slender" and 入 (iri) meaning "entry, input".
Zonneveld Dutch
Means "sun field" in Dutch, a habitation always name.
Rangelova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Rangelov.
Tecuceanu Romanian
A topographical Romanian surname meaning "from Tecuci". Tecuci is a city in the Galaţi county of Romania.
Golan Jewish
Israeli ornamental name from the Golan Heights in Israel.
Ivančić Croatian
Patronymic from the personal name Ivan.
Vaher Estonian
Means "maple (tree)" in Estonian.
Wodziński Polish
Habitational name for someone from Wodzin in Piotrków voivodeship, named with Polish woda meaning "water".
Ben Romdhane Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Ramadan" in Arabic (chiefly Tunisian).
Ahamad Indian (Muslim), Tamil, Bengali, Punjabi, Sinhalese
Variant of Ahmad, particularly used in South India and Sri Lanka.
Somerville Scottish, Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Scottish (of Norman origin) habitational name, probably from Graveron Sémerville in Nord, named with the Germanic personal name Sigimar (see Siemer) + Old French ville ‘settlement’... [more]
Cordier French
Given to someone who worked or made with cord and or strings from old French corde "string". French cognate of Corder.
Kasatkin m Russian
From Russian касатка (kasatka), meaning "orca, killer whale".
Hayashizaki Japanese
From Japanese 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest" and 﨑 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Burian Armenian
Meaning unknown.
Billingsly English
Habitational name from a place in Shropshire named Billingsley, from Old English Billingesleah, probably 'clearing (Old English leah) near a sword-shaped hill'
Theofanous Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Θεοφάνους (see Theophanous).
Luca Italian
Variant of De Luca.
Geevarughese Indian (Christian), Malayalam
From the given name Geevarughese, used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.
Trigga English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Triggs or Trigg.
Cidro Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish meaning "citrus fruit". Possibly an occupational name for someone who sells or raise citrus fruits.
Wadsworth English
Location name from Yorkshire meaning "Wæddi's enclosure or settlement" with Wæddi being an old English personal name of unknown meaning plus the location element -worth. Notable bearer is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) for whom the middle name was his mother's maiden name.
Galartza Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque galar "dry wood, dead wood, kindling" and the abundance suffix -tza.
Linelin German (Americanized)
Of German origin, an anglicization of German "Leinlindt", which is a combination of surnames Lein meaning "linen" and Lindt meaning "gentle".
Salamova f Azerbaijani, Chechen
Feminine form of Salamov.
Soltanov Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Sultanov.
Pancorbo Spanish
From the name of a town in Burgos, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Suggestions as to its origin include Spanish puente curvo "curved bridge", or a legend about crows delivering bread to the town when it was besieged by Saracens, leading to it being called Pan-Cuervo "Bread-Crow".
Ognjanović Serbian
Means "son of Ognjan".
Wilders English, Dutch
Variant of Wilder. Dutch politician Geert Wilders (1963-) bears this name.
al-Kashgari Uyghur, Arabic
Alternate transcription of Uyghur كاشغەرىي and Arabic كاشغري (see Kashgari). A famous bearer was Mahmud al-Kashgari (1005-1102), an 11th-century Kara-Khanid scholar and lexicographer of the Turkic languages from the city of Kashgar in Xinjiang, China.
O'Dea Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Deaghaidh, ‘descendant of Deaghadh’, a personal name of uncertain origin... [more]
Čelar Serbian, Croatian
Derived from čelar (челар), meaning "beekeeper".
Habelt German
from a pet form of the Germanic personal name Habo, a short form of various compound names formed with had(u) ‘battle’, ‘strife’
Jaekal Korean
Variant romanization of Chegal / Jaegal.
Hercli Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from the given name Hercli.
Chronis Greek
From a short form of Greek Polychronis. The word χρόνος (chrónos) itself means "time" in Greek.
Wagar German
Variant of Wager.
Bangon Filipino, Maranao
Means "to rise, to get up" or "plot of land" in Maranao.
Issaka Western African
From the given name Issaka.
Franchino Italian
Diminutive form of Franco.
Kerge Estonian
Kerge is an Estonian surname meaning both "slight" and "easy".
Kołakowska f Polish
Feminine form of Kołakowski.
Manuschki Russian (Rare)
Means ''Guider, Discipline, Adventurer''
Grantaire Literature
This is the name of a minor character in Victor Hugo's novel 'Les Misérables' (1862), a follower of the revolutionary Enjolras.
Horimiya Japanese
Hori means "moat, canal" and miya means "shrine, temple".
Boisclair French (Quebec), French Creole, English (American)
A place name from the Old French bois meaning "wood" and clair "light, clear". This surname is not common in France.
Tandy English
From a pet-form of the male personal name Andrew.
Takamura Japanese
Taka means "high, expensive, tall" and mura means "hamlet, village".
Timmerman Dutch, Flemish
Means "carpenter" in Dutch, literally "timber man".
Talingting Filipino, Cebuano
Means "sieve, plover" in Cebuano.
Ling Chinese (Min Dong)
Min Dong romanization of Lin.
Mercouris m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Μερκούρης (see Merkouris).
Kutsch German
Topographic name of Slavic origin, from Sorbian kut ‘corner’, ‘nook’. Variant of Kutsche, metonymic occupational name for a coachman or coachbuilder, from the Hungarian loanword kocsi (see Kocsis).
Cetera Italian
Possibly derived from Italian cetera (or cetra) meaning "lyre, zither", perhaps as a nickname for a musician.
Bilotserkivets Ukrainian
Means "resident of Bila Tserkva".
Berruguete Spanish
From Catalan berruga "wart", possibly denoting a person who has warts or lives in a warty place.
Konparu Japanese
Kon means "gold" and paru is a form of haru, meaning "spring".
Pajusoo Estonian
Pajusoo is an Estonian surname meaning "willow (osier) swamp".
Srinivasan Indian, Tamil
Tamil variant of Shrinivas.
Shigesato Japanese
Shige means "luxurious" and sato means "village".
Hạ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Xia, from Sino-Vietnamese 夏 (hạ).
Kasparov Armenian (Russified)
Russified form of Gasparyan. A notable bearer is Garry Kasparov (1963-), a Russian chess grandmaster.
Elko Slovak
Used in Dubrovka, Slovakia
Denham English
From the name of various places in England, most of which meant "farm in the valley" (from Old English denu "valley" + ham "homestead"). Notable bearers of the surname included John Denham (1615-1669), an English poet; British Labour politician John Denham (1953-); and British actor Maurice Denham (1909-2002).
Makimura Japanese
Maki can mean (牧) "shepherd" and mura can be spelled like this (村) meaning "hamlet, village".
Chornohuz Ukrainian
Means "stork" in Ukrainian.
Kil Jewish
Jewish (Ashkenazic) of uncertain origin; perhaps a nickname from Yiddish kil ‘cool’.
Pettifer English
Nickname for a good infantryman, an old soldier who had lost a foot, or a person who was never tired of walking, derived from Old French pedefer, pied de fer meaning "iron foot".
Jessey English (British, Americanized, Rare)
of Hebrew origin. More commonly anglicized as Jesse, it derives from the Hebrew, of the given name .
De Stefano Italian
Means "son of Stefano".
Imashiro Japanese
From 今 (ima) meaning "now, present" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle".
Storie English (American)
Possibly a variant of Storey.
Sénéchal French
Variant of Sénécal, a status name for a seneschal an official in a large household who was responsible for overseeing day-to-day domestic arrangements from Old French seneschal (of ancient Germanic origin composed of the elements sini "old" and scalc "servant").
Kriegshauser German
Probably a habitational name for someone from an unidentified place called Kriegshaus, literally "war house".
Xuereb Maltese
Possibly means "noble", of Semitic origin transmitted to Central Europe. Alternatively, it may be derived from Arabic شَارِب (šārib) meaning "drinker, drinking" or "moustache", used as a nickname for an alcoholic or someone with distinctive facial hair.
Belgique French (Belgian)
Denotes someone from Belgium.
Charm English
The surname "Charm" is of English origin and refers to someone who did odd jobs or chores. It's derived from Middle English "char(re)" or "chere," which means "turn (of activity), small job, or chore"... [more]
Timmermans Dutch, Flemish
Patronymic form of Timmerman.
Magowan Northern Irish
Origion person from Ballygowan Co Down Northern Ireland
Condé French
habitational name from any of several places in Normandy and Picardy called Condé a French form of the Gaulish condate "junction of rivers".
Tennoujitani Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 天王寺谷 (see Tennōjitani).
Heinapuu Estonian
Heinapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "hay wood".
Grayburn English (British)
This surname denotes someone born to a person with grey hair. It derives from Old English grǣġ "grey" and bearn “child”. Notable bearers of this surname include Captain John Grayburn, a recipient of the Victoria Cross.
Tedtaotao Chamorro
Chamorro name for person who has no people
Van Der Burg Dutch
A toponymic surname meaning "from the fortress, stronghold" in Dutch.
Bonacci Italian
"Bona" comes from the Italian for good, "Buona" and "cci" is ancient Latin form for "man." Thus, "the good man." A derivation of FiBonacci, or "son of Bonacci." Was the name of the famous mathematician, Leondardo de Pisa: Leonardo of Pisa is now known as Fibonacci short for filius Bonacci... [more]
Lukanov Bulgarian
Means "son of Lukan".
Lehtla Estonian
Lehtla is an Estonian surname meaning "arbor" and "bower".
Ogura Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 倉 (kura) meaning "storehouse".
Qureshi Arabic, Urdu
Denotes a member of the Quraysh, a mercantile Arab tribe that the Prophet Muhammad belonged to, itself is derived from Arabic قرش (qarasha) meaning "to gnash, to grind, to chew".
Bonaparte Italian (Rare), French (Rare), Judeo-Italian (Rare), American, Caribbean
Variant and French form of Buonaparte, later adopted as a Jewish surname. It has also been adopted in parts of America and the Caribbean by admirers of the notable bearer Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1820), who ruled as Emperor of France from 1804 through 1814 and again briefly in 1815, who was of Italian (Tuscan) ancestry.
Della Francesca Italian
Means "son of Francesca". A famous bearer was Piero della Francesca (1415-1492), an Italian fresco painter.
Pivonka Czech
Czech word for peony. Also given as a nickname meaning one with rosy cheeks
Smithwick English
habitational name from Smethwick in Staffordshire Smethwick Green near Brereton Heath (Cheshire) or a lost place called Smithwick in Southover (Sussex). The place name means "the farm of the smiths" from Old English smiþ "smith" and wic "dwelling specialized farm"... [more]
Abigail Assyrian, English
Mostly used as an English last name but the Assyrian Christians also use it.
Maestre Portuguese, Spanish
Occupational name from old Spanish and Portuguese maestre meaning 'master', 'master craftsman', 'teacher'.
Insixiengmay Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ອິນ​ສີ​ຊຽງ​ໃໝ່ (see Insisiengmay).
Burzyński Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various locations called Burzyn, derived from Polish burza meaning "storm, tempest".
Lazareva f Russian
Feminine form of Lazarev.
Uthman Nigerian
From the given name Uthman.
Rost German
A metonymic occupational name for a limeburner or blacksmith, from Middle High German, Middle Low German rōst meaning ‘grate, grill’ or Middle High German rōst(e) meaning ‘fire, embers, pyre, grate’ (typically one for burning lime).
Kocabıyık Turkish
From Turkish koca "large" and bıyık "moustache".
Shasteen English (American, Modern)
A derivative Chastain.... [more]
Tikka Finnish
Means "woodpecker" in Finnish. Alternatively, it could be from Karelian vernacular forms ending in -tikka, commonly seen in diminutives of many Orthodox names.
Cully English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Colla meaning "descendant of Colla". The Old Irish name Colla was a variant of Conla (perhaps the same Connla).
Hagelstein German
nickname for a hot-headed irascible man from Middle High German hagelstein "hailstone" derived from the elements hagel "hail" and stein "stone"
İnal Turkish
Means "trusted, believed" in Turkish.
Monteleone Italian
From various place names, meaning "mountain lion", or "mountain of the lion".
Paradis French
From a learned variant of Old French pareis "Paradise" (from Greek paradeisos). As a toponym this was applied to verdant places and it is quite common as a place name in Nord and Normandy; the surname therefore can be a topographic or habitational name.
Kestenbaum German, Jewish
from German dialect Kästenbaum (from Latin Castanea) a topographic name for someone living near a horse-chestnut tree... [more]
Jahana Okinawan
Possibly from Japanese 謝 (ja) meaning "apologise, thanks" and 花 (hana) meaning "flower".
Kumanomidou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 or 熊埜御堂 (see Kumanomidō).
Fordyce Scottish
Habitational name from a place near Banff in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which means "a cold place to the southward" from Gaelic fuar meaning "cold" and deas meaning "south". A notable bearer was American dermatologist John Addison Fordyce (1858-1925), whose surname is associated with Fordyce spots, angiokeratoma of Fordyce, Brooke-Fordyce trichoepithelioma, and Fox-Fordyce disease.
Pasechnikov m Russian
Means "son of a beekeeper".
Oak Korean
Variant transcription of Ok.
Sakhatayev m Yakut
From Yakut саха (sakha), meaning "Yakut".
Dimawala Tagalog
From Tagalog di mawala meaning "cannot be lost".
Rashid Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Persian
From the given name Rashid.
Noonan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Nuanáin (from Irish Gaelic Ó hIonmhaineáin) meaning "descendant of Ionmhaineán", a diminutive of the given name Ionmhain "beloved, dear". ... [more]
Pencheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Penchev.
Livaza Dungan
Dungan surname of unknown meaning; the second element is derived from Chinese 娃子 (wázǐ) meaning "child".
Rusalkin m Russian
Derived from русалка (rusalka), a creature in Slavic folklore.
Dimeglio Italian
First used in Venice, Italy
Lavelle Irish
Anglicized form Gaelic Ó Maol Fábhail meaning "descendent of Maolfábhail".
Alikakos Greek
From Greek αλικός (alikos) meaning "red" with the diminutive suffix -akos.
Saehak Thai
From the Chinese surname Hao.
Tantsyrev m Russian
Derived from танец (tanets) meaning dance.
Tsyhankov Ukrainian
Means "son of a gypsy".
Ivans English
Meaning "son of Ivan
Farkhani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Habitational name for someone from the town of Farkhana in Morocco.
Sinag Filipino, Tagalog
Means "ray of light, beam" in Tagalog.
Cossu Italian
Probably from Sardinian cossu "tub, trough, basin".
Kallemets Estonian
Kallemets is an Estonian surname meaning "sloping forest".
Kenma Japanese
Japanese surname meaning "to see enough".
Bohdanov m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Bogdanov
Hrybov m Russian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainianised form of Gribov. Roman Hrybov was the author of the Ukrainian Russian-language phrase «Русский военный корабль, иди нах..й» (Russian warship, go f..ck yourself).
Gierlachowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Gierlachów.
Vuitton French
Derived from the Old High German word "witu" and the Old English pre 7th century "widu" or "wudu", meaning a wood, and therefore occupational for one living by such a place.
Adamcová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Adamec.
Oatis English
Altered spelling of Otis, itself a variant of Oates.
Oelkers German, Dutch
Derived from a pet form of Ulrich.
Stringfellow English
Nickname for a powerful man, Middle English streng ‘mighty’, ‘strong’ + felaw ‘fellow’ (see Fellows).
Servopoulos Greek
Means "descendant of a Serb" in Greek.
Seng German
1. Topographic name for someone who lived by land cleared by fire, from Middle High German sengen ‘to singe or burn’. ... [more]
Cömert Turkish
Means "generous" in Turkish.
Imangalieva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Imangaliev.
Artico Italian, French
Nickname from the adjective antico ‘ancient’.
Vaidya Indian, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit वैद्य (vaidya) meaning "physician, doctor", ultimately from the word विद् (vid) meaning "to know".
Ishaqzai Pashto
Means "son of Ishaq" in Pashto.
Emilsson Icelandic, Swedish
Means "son of Emil".
Omtzigt Dutch
Derived from Dutch omzicht meaning "cautious, careful, circumspection", ultimately from the verb omzien meaning "to look around". It may have originated in a Dutch village with several farms named Omzicht, or as a nickname for a cautious person... [more]
Yeszhanov m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Есжанов (see Eszhanov).
Həsənzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Hasanzadeh.
Corkill Manx, Irish
The name is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Thorcaill ("son of Thorkell") which is derived from the Old Norse personal name meaning "Thor's kettle".
Winroth Swedish
This is the surname of Swedish medievalist Anders Winroth (1965-).
Hindle English
Habitational name from a place in the parish of Whalley, Lancashire, so called from the same first element + Old English hyll 'hill'.
Kinder English
Habitational name derived from a place in Derbyshire, of unknown etymology.
Delyanov Bulgarian
Derived from the Bulgarian given name Delyan.
Muhi Tagalog
Means "hatred" in Tagalog.
Yajin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 夜 (ya) meaning "night; evening" and 陣 (jin) meaning "battle formation; camp"
Aggrawal Hindi, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi अग्रवाल (see Agarwal).
Saetta Italian
Possibly an Italianized form of Sicilian Saitta, or else taken directly from the Italian word saetta meaning "arrow, bolt" or "thunderbolt, lightning"... [more]
Vincente English, Italian
English variant of Vincent 1, otherwise from the given name Vincente
Salangsang Filipino, Pampangan
Means "(to) stack" in Kapampangan.
Amatuccio Italian
Derived from the given name Amato.
Vallée French
topographic name for someone who lived in a valley from Old French valee "valley" (from Latin vallis) or a habitational name from (La) Vallée the name of several places in various parts of France... [more]
Sikander Urdu
Derived from the given name Sikander.
Chikahisa Japanese
Chika means "near" and hisa means "long time, long time ago, longevity".
Ottoman Turkish
From a Latin form (through French) of the Turkish given name Osman, itself from Arabic Uthman... [more]
Harmeninck Frisian
Patronymic of Hermann.
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