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.
Mchedlishvili Georgian
Means "son of the blacksmith" from Georgian მჭედელი (mchedeli) meaning "smith, blacksmith".
Jace English (Rare)
Derived from the given name Jace
Minda Romanian
From the Meglenite language.
Noodla Estonian
Noodla is an Estonian surname meaning "seine/fishing area".
Bartle Scottish, Cornish
An Anglo-Scottish diminutive of Bart and Barth, derived from biblical 'Bartholomew' which means 'He who makes furrows' or a farmer... [more]
Lindstedt Swedish
Combination of Swedish lind "lime tree" and stad "town, city" (spelling possibly influenced by German Stadt, also meaning "town, city").
Yukitomo Japanese
From 行 (yuki) meaning "going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank" and 友 (tomo) meaning "friend".
Danapala Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධනපාල (see Dhanapala).
Zale English (American), Polish (Anglicized)
Possibly a habitational name derived from the Polish toponym Żale meaning "on the other side of the wood", from za "beyond" and las "forest".
Leinatamm Estonian
Leinatamm is an Estonain surname meaning "weeping/mournful oak".
Arafat Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Arafat.
Engen Norwegian
From the name of several farms in Norway named with the singular definite form of Eng.
Hoshur Uyghur
From the given name Hoshur of unknown meaning.
Iván Hungarian
From the given name Iván.
Mikkelborg Norwegian
Norwegian variant of the originally German surname Mecklenburg, which came to Norway during the hanseatic era.
Kamenashi Japanese
Means "turle pear" in Japanese. From the Japanese words 亀 (turtle) and 梨 (pear).
Phanouvong Lao
From Lao ພານຸ (phanou) meaning "light, sun" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Noop Estonian
Noop is an Estonian surname meaning "block".
Aida Japanese
From Japanese 会 (ai) meaning "meeting, gathering" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Mcalinden Irish
From Irish Gaelic Mac Giolla Fhiontáin "son of the servant of (St) Fiontán", a personal name derived from fionn "white".
Brueghel Dutch, Flemish
From the name of various places in the Netherlands and Flanders, Belgium, for example the village of Breugel in North Brabant. Their names mean "enclosed area, hunting preserve" in Dutch. This was the surname of a Dutch-Flemish family of artists who were influential during the Renaissance period in the Low Countries... [more]
Totani Japanese
From 戸 (do) meaning "door", and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Seferaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Sefer" in Albanian.
Dandan Uyghur
A family name originates from the Hotan area
Korotchenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian короткий (korotkyy), meaning "small, short".
Wilding English, German
Either an English name from a Middle English survival of unattested Old English Wilding a derivative of wilde "wild" used both as a personal name and as a nickname; or a German patronymic name from Wilto a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name beginning with wildi "wild".
Steier German
Variant of Steiger.
Juul Danish, Norwegian
Alternate form of Juhl. This variant of the name can be traced back to the 13th century as the name of a Danish noble family still alive today. The family is sometimes referred to as "Juul med liljen" meaning "Juul with the fleur-de-lis" in reference to their coat-of-arms, as a way to distinguish them from another Danish noble family - the Juel-family - who in turn are known as "Juel with the star"... [more]
Millare Spanish (Philippines)
Possibly a variant of Millares.
Olufsen Danish
Patronymic form of the Old Norse personal name "Anleifr", or "Oluf", which is composed of the elements "ans", god and "leifr", a relic.
Hallikmäe Estonian
Hallikmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "grayish hill/mountain".
Abimbola Yoruba
From the given name Abimbola
Jeffrey English
From a Norman personal name that appears in Middle English as Geffrey and in Old French as Je(u)froi. Some authorities regard this as no more than a palatalized form of Godfrey, but early forms such as Galfridus and Gaufridus point to a first element from Germanic gala "to sing" or gawi "region, territory"... [more]
Bellaria Italian
From the place name Bellaria, in Milan, Veneto, Piedmont and Sicily, these homonyms widespread throughout Italy.
Veneziano Italian
habitational name from veneziano "Venetian". Variant of Venezia
Tovmasyan Armenian
Means "son of Tovmas".
Hardekop German (Rare)
Derived from Middle High German hart "hard" and kopf "head". As a surname, it was given to a hard-headed, stubborn person.
Koivunen Finnish
From Finnish koivu meaning "birch" and the suffix -nen.
D'Mello Indian (Christian)
Variant of Mello more common among Christians from India.
Dapper Dutch
Nickname from dapper meaning ‘brave, gallant’ in Dutch. Famous bearers of this surname include the American actor and model Marco Dapper (1983-), and Dutch physician and writer Olfert Dapper (1636-1689).
Holl Dutch
Variant of Holle.
Collis English
A variant of Collins 2, itself a patronymic of given names Collin or Colin, both ultimately nicknames for Nicholas.
Mẫn Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Min, from Sino-Vietnamese 閔 (mẫn).
Abukawa Japanese
From Japanese 虻 (abu) meaning "horsefly" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Drangmeister German
Occupational name for a healer or someone who made medicinal drinks, from Middle Low German drank "beverage, potion" and meistar "master" (from Latin magister).
Buechler German
From the common field name Büchle 'beech stand', the -er suffix denoting an inhabitant. from buchel 'beech nut', hence a metonymic occupation name for someone who owned or worked in an oil mill producing oil from beech nuts.
Lisovskyy m Ukrainian
From Ukrainian ліс (lis), meaning "forest".
Masterman English
occupational name meaning "servant of the master" from Middle English maister "master" (Latin magister "teacher, master, leader") and mann "man".
Sorokina Russian
Feminine form of Sorokin.
Kawano Japanese
From the Japanese 川 or 河 (kawa or gawa) meaning "river, stream" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain, wilderness."
Gunter German, English, Dutch
Derived from the given name Gunter. German variant of Günter, Gunther, and Günther.
Bastidas Spanish
Possibly related to the French word "bastide", referring to fortified towns built in Southern France in the Middle Ages.... [more]
Egan Irish
Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAodhagáin (see Hagan).
Klemenčič Slovene
Means "son of Klemen".
Taimsalu Estonian
Taimsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "floral/plant grove".
Lon Lao
Lao form of Lin.
Lunz German
Nickname for a careless or slovenly person, from Middle High German lunzen 'to doze'. Can also be a habitational name for someone from Lunz in Tyrol.
Ageyenkova f Russian
Feminine form of Ageyenkov.
Millsap English (American), English
Judging by the name and how it sounds, I guess it's occupational. This is the name of a town in Texas, named after Fuller Millsap.
Hazard English, French
Nickname for an inveterate gambler, a crafty person, or a brave or foolhardy man prepared to run risks, from Middle English hasard via Old French hasart "dice game, game of chance", later used metaphorically of other uncertain enterprises... [more]
Lavery Irish, Northern Irish
From the Gaelic Ó Labhradha, "descendants of Labhradha" (speaker, spokesman, the father of Etru, chief of the Monagh of the Irish over-kingdom of Ulaid); the name of an ancient family originating from Magh Rath (present-day Moira, County Down, Northern Ireland)... [more]
Toomsoo Estonian
Toomsoo is an Estonian surname literally meaning "Toomas' swamp". However, it is a corruption of the surname "Thompson" or "Tomson" that has been Estonianized.
Wiesenthal Jewish
Ornamental name from German Wiese "meadow" + Tal "valley".
Ker Scottish
Variant of Kerr.
Ezell American
Of uncertain origin. The name is found primarily in the southeastern United States, possibly as a variation of Israel or a form of Ezekiel.
O'Marr Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
This surname originated from the name 'Maher'. The O' means 'grandson of'. ... [more]
Konkyuhri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūri).
Çakal Turkish
Means "jackal" (figuratively "sly, sneaky, wily") in Turkish.
Aeg Estonian
Aeg is an Estonian surname meaning "time".
Vetter German
from a nickname from Middle High German veter(e) ‘uncle’, ‘nephew’. The word is from Old High German fetiro (a derivative of fater ‘father’), which was used more generally to denote various male relatives; the meaning of modern German Vetter is ‘cousin’.
Assouline Judeo-Spanish
From a place or tribal name derived from Tamazight aẓru meaning "stone, rock".
Swiers English (British), Dutch
English (Yorkshire): variant of Swires.... [more]
Eve English
Possibly from the given name Eve.
Del Prete Italian
Variant of Prete. From Italian prete meaning "priest".
Yumeno Japanese
yumeno means "dream field" the kanji used for this name are 夢 (yume) meaning " dream" and 野 (no) meaning "field".
Sanosian Armenian
Derived from the given name Sanos, a diminutive of Alexander.
Ghezzi Italian
Patronymic or plural form of a nickname from Old Italian ghezzo ‘dark’
Michelle English (American)
Directly taken from the given name Michelle.
Błędowski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from a place named Błędowa, Błędowo or Błędów.
Rybinski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of several places called 'Rybno'.
Hachimitsu Japanese
Means "honey"
Bawamenewi Nias
Meaning uncertain.
Anguille French
Ultimately from Latin anguis "snake".
Boychuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian бій (biy), meaning "battle, fight, war".
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".
Moberley English
English habitational name from Mobberley in Cheshire, named in Old English as ‘clearing with a fortified site where assemblies are held’, from (ge)mot ‘meeting’, ‘assembly’ + burh ‘enclosure’, ‘fortification’ + leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.
Ramachandran Tamil, Malayalam
From the given name Ramachandra, a combination of Rama 1 and Chandra.
Grabarek Polish
Occupational name from a diminutive of Polish grabarz meaning "gravedigger".
Waki Japanese
Wa means "harmony" and ki means "tree, wood".
Raleigh English
English habitation name in Devon meaning "red woodland clearing".
Krumm German
From a nickname, which in turn is from the Middle High German word krum, meaning "crooked" or "deformed".
Nalbandian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Nalbandyan.
Ulibarri Basque
From the name of a place in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque uri "village, hamlet" and barri "new".
Lajoie French
From a nickname for a happy cheerful person from joie "joy" with fused feminine definite article la.
Zhumagulov m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Zhumagul".
Pantaleo Italian
From the given name Pantaleo.
Macgilledheòradha Scottish Gaelic
It literally means "pilgrim’s servant’s son".
Law Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Luo.
Dimovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Dimovski.
Vremec Slovene
Derived from Vreme, a valley in western Slovenia.
Neizvestny Russian
Derived from Russian неизвестный (neizvestny) meaning "unknown" or "stranger".
Kanazawa Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kana) meaning "metal, money, gold" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Gindt German, Alsatian
From the Germanic personal name Gundo, from gund meaning "war", "battle".
Macmuircheartaich Scottish Gaelic
It literally means "Muircheartach’s son".
Vögele Upper German, German (Swiss)
Swabian and Swiss German diminutive of Vogel.
Shattuck English
A locational name from a family in Chaddock, a hamlet in the parish in Lancashire, England. Also a variant of Chadwick.
Weinstein Jewish
Means "wine stone" from German wein meaning "wine" and stein meaning "stone". It originally referred to the potassium bitartrate crystals produced from the process of fermenting grape juice.
Robinsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Robin".
Hawa Arabic, Somali, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Hawa.
Surzhyk Ukrainian
From the language surzhyk (суржик), name for mixed language with Ukrainian and another language (commonly Russian or Polish).
Hartnagel German
Occupational name for a nailsmith from the Middle High German elements hart "hard" and nagal "nail".
Albino Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Albino
Shibanami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 紫波 (see Shiba).
Dumper English
Variant of Dummer.
Nurlanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Nurlanov.
Profitendieu Literature
Used by André Gide in his novel "The Counterfeiters."
Imata Japanese
Ima means "now" and da means "field, rice paddy".
Broward English
Probably a variant of Brower.
Abdul-Jabbar Arabic, Indian
This last name is famous for a basketball player, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Money English
Occupational name for someone who makes money or a nickname for a rich person, from Old French monoie. A famous bearer of the name was New Zealand-American psychologist John Money (1921-2006).
McCarry Irish
Variant of McCary.
Cannington English
Likely refers to a place of the same name.
Tatischeff French, Russian, English
Best known as the actual full surname of Jacques Tati.
Zatarain Basque
From any of several place names in Basque Country, Spain, probably derived from the toponymic suffix -ain and an uncertain first element possibly meaning "thicket, underbrush". Alternatively, could derive from an altered form of Basque talaia "watchtower, lookout, vantage point", which is ultimately from Arabic طليعة (ṭalīʕa) "forefront, vanguard".
Kurimoto Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Sotome Japanese
Variant transcription of 早乙女 or 五月女 (Sōtome).
Skëndo Albanian
Ancestors of Skënderbeu
Susiluoto Finnish (Rare)
Combination of Finnish susi "wolf" and luoto "islet".
Qader Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Qadir.
Akinfeev Russian
Means "son of Akinfiy".
Järv Estonian
Means "lake" in Estonian (compare Finnish Järvi).
Akello Eastern African
A Lou surname that originates from the name of a male ancestor, Okello or Akello. The ancestor was so named as he was a child born after the birth of twins. Lou personal names were given based on a circumstance of birth.
Yamase Japanese
Yama means "mountain" and se means "ripple".
Čosić Croatian
Variant spelling of Ćosić.
Quaresma Portuguese
Means "Lent" in Portuguese.
Hasančić Bosnian
Means "son of Hasan".
Fattah Arabic
Derived from the given name Fattah.
Mizuya Japanese
Variation of Mizutani.
Raudsepp Estonian
Means "blacksmith", literally "iron smith", from Estonian raud "iron" and sepp "smith".
Camoys English
From a medieval nickname for someone with a snub nose (from Old French camus "snub nose").
Duschen Romansh
Diminutive of Dusch.
Leiter German
From Leiter ‘leader’, status name for a foreman or for the leader of a military expedition, from Middle High German leiten ‘lead’.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Leitner.
Endaya Spanish (Philippines)
Toponymic name from the town of Hendaye (called Hendaia in Basque) in France.
Lyubenko Ukrainian
Either from Ukrainian word любити (lyubyty) "to love" or the given name Lyuba (Lyubov).
Torg English
Possibly from the Old Norse word “torg” meaning “marketplace”.
Hirpa Ethiopian
In the Oromo language, "Hirpa" is mostly interpreted to mean "blessed," "fortunate," or "gifted", though translations can vary based on dialect, regional usage, and context. A bearer of the surname is Bedatu Hirpa, a notable Ethiopian long-distance runner who won the women's race at the 2025 Paris Marathon.
Mikkelsaar Estonian
Mikkelsaar is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Mikkel (Mihkel)" and "saar", meaning island; "Mikkel's island".
Krautschat German (East Prussian)
Derived from Prussian-Lithuanian kraucźius (kriaučius in Standard Lithuanian), meaning "tailor".
Eyüp Turkish, Uyghur
From the given name Eyüp.
Inayoshi Japanese
From Japanese 稲 (ina) meaning "rice plant" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck".
Desanges French (Rare)
Means "from the angels", possibly connected to the French title of the Virgin Mary Notre Dame des Anges, meaning "Our Lady of the Angels". Bearers of this surname include Louis William Desanges (1822-1905), an English artist of French descent, and French historian Jehan Desanges (1929-).
Flammia Italian
From Latin flammeus "flaming, fiery; flame-coloured", probably referring to the bearer's red hair.
Pearcy English (American)
Variant of Percy, which is a name derived from Perci, a parish and canton near St. Lo, in Normandy
Gain Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali গায়েন (see Gayen).
Whitby English
English surname which was from either of two place names, that of a port in North Yorkshire (which comes from the Old Norse elements hvítr "white" (or Hvíti, a byname derived from it) combined with býr "farm") or a place in Cheshire (from Old English hwit "white" (i.e., "stone-built") and burh "fortress").
Vurma Estonian
Vurma is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "vurama" meaning to "rattle", "roll", and "whir".
Hinkelman German
Elaborated variant of Hinkel, with the addition of Middle High German 'man'.
Erk Estonian
Erk is an Estonian surname meaning "vivacious" and "lively".
Craxi Italian
Variant of Crascì.
Iturbide Basque
From Basque iturri meaning "fountain, spring" and bidea meaning "pathway".
Harris Welsh
A combination of the Welsh adjective 'hy', meaning 'bold' or 'presumptuous' and the common Welsh personal name 'Rhys'. This surname is common in South Wales and the English West Country and has an official Welsh tartan... [more]
Khlevnyuk Ukrainian
Possibly a variant of Khlyvnyuk.
Putxeta Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighborhood of the municipality of Abanto, Biscay, possibly derived from Basque putzu "well, hole, puddle" and -eta "place of, abundance of".
Cattley English
Means "person from Catley", Herefordshire and Lincolnshire ("glade frequented by cats"). It was borne by the British botanical patron William Cattley (1788-1835).
Hommik Estonian
Hommik is an Estonian surname meaning "morning".
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.
Aksu Turkish
Means "white water" in Turkish.
Salk English (American)
Likely the English form of Schalk, which means "dweller near a willow tree".
Qattan Arabic
Means "cotton merchant" in Arabic, derived from the word قطن (qutn) meaning "cotton".
Michizoe Japanese
From the Japanese 道 (michi) "road," "way," "path" and 添 (zoe or soe) "addition," "add-on," "improvememnt."
Dickter German
From dichter, the German word for "poet".
Pierrez French
Derived from the given name Pierre or from medieval French Piers.
Sulayman Arabic
From the given name Sulayman.
Sekawa Japanese
From Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Veesaar Estonian
Veesaar is an Estonian surname meaning "water island".
Hübenthal German
From either of two place names, derived from the older form Hufinadah meaning "valley where the hooves were".
Kahana Jewish
Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew surname, Cohen.
Hirukawa Japanese
From Japanese 蛭 (hiru) meaning "leech" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Harju Finnish
Means "esker", a long ridge formed by a river flowing underneath a glacier.
Berezin m Russian
From береза (bereza) meaning "birch tree"
Yavaş Turkish
Means "slow, calm, soft" in Turkish.
Griffeth Welsh
Altered spelling of Griffith.
Theobold English
Variant spelling of Theobald
Yüksek Turkish
Means "high, lofty, great, noble" in Turkish.
Palu Estonian
Palu is an Estonian surname meaning "sandy heath" and "heathy woodland".
Bilici Turkish
Means "visionary", "seer", "omniscient", "aware", "knowing" and derivated from "bil-" root which means "to know".
Zimmer German
Means "room" in German.
Aedviir Estonian
Aedviir is an Estonian surname meaning "garden line/stripe".
Özpirinçci Turkish
Possibly means "pure brass", derived from Turkish öz "pure, core, essence" and pirinç "brass, bronze", or possibly an occupation name from öz "kernel" and pirinç "rice"... [more]
Voogd Dutch
Means "guardian" in Dutch, an occupational name for a bailiff, farm manager, or someone appointed to look after the interests of other people. Ultimately from Latin advocatus "witness, advocate; one called upon to help"... [more]
Sinitsyn m Russian
From синица (sinitsa) meaning "titmouse".
Barreto Portuguese, South American
Occupational name for a cap maker. Comes from barreto which means ‘cap’.
Zubkov Russian
From Russian зубок (zubok), meaning "little tooth". A notable bearer is Viktor Zubkov, the Russian prime minister 2007-2008.
Luqman Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Luqman.