Browse Submitted Surnames

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Davet French
Possibly derived from the given gave David.
Bookwalter English (American)
German: variant of Buchwalder, a habitational name for someone from any of various places called Buchwald or Buchwalde in Saxony and Pomerania, meaning 'beech forest'. The surname Buchwalter is very rare in Germany.... [more]
Bonar Scottish, Northern Irish
From a medieval nickname for a courteous or good-looking person (from Middle English boner "gentle, courteous, handsome"). A notable bearer of the surname was Canadian-born British Conservative politician Andrew Bonar Law (1858-1923), prime minister 1922-23.
Sikander Urdu
Derived from the given name Sikander.
Amagi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven" and 城 (ki) meaning "castle".
Selvig Norwegian (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Selvik. Erik Selvig is a fictional character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He appears in several MCU movies between 2011 and 2022 where he is portrayed by Stellan Skarsgård... [more]
Cziffra Banat Swabian, Hungarian, Romani
Means “digit” in Hungarian.
Molino Italian, Spanish
From Spanish and Italian meaning "mill".
Mou Chinese
From Chinese 牟 (móu) referring to the ancient state of Mou that existed during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 BC).
Cavigelli Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Vigelli (see Vigeli).
Ek Khmer
Means "one, first" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit एक (eka).
Abgarowiczowa f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Historical married name of Abgarowicz.
Kaigler English (American)
Americanized spelling of Kegler.
Santaella Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality at the coordinates 37°34′03″N 4°50′48″W.
Melk Dutch
Dutch word for "milk"
Sammartino Italian
From Italian san (apocopic form of santo ("saint") + Martino ("Martin").
Narendra Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Gujarati
From the given name Narendra.
Mentis Greek
From the ancient greek name Mentios.
Weton English
Variant of Weeton
Justino Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Justino
Menendes Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese cognate of Menéndez
Bottai Italian
From bottaio "cooper, barrel-maker".
Espiritu Spanish (Filipinized)
Unaccented form of Espíritu primarily used in the Philippines.
Torigoe Japanese
From 鳥 (tori) meaning "bird" and 越 (koe) meaning "voice".
Dhananjaya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धनंजय (dhanaṃjaya) meaning "winning wealth".
Hisaw English
Of uncertain origin and meaning.
Gingell English
Either (i) from a shortened form of the Germanic personal name Gangulf, literally "walking wolf"; or (ii) a different form of Gingold.
Macisaac Scottish, Scottish Gaelic (Anglicized)
From Gaelic MacÌosaig meaning "son of Ìosag". Ìosag is the Scottish form of Isaac.
De Jesus Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Philippines), American (Hispanic)
Means "of Jesus" in Portuguese. This is also an unaccented variant of De Jesús.
Panella Italian
From the name of a kind of fritter or pancake made with chickpea powder. Could be an occupational name for a baker, or perhaps a nickname for someone with a yellowish complexion. Alternatively, can be a diminutive form of Pane.
Se Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 瀬 (Se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current". This is the name of a division in the Ei area of Awaji City.
Piñeiro Galician
Galician cognate of Pinheiro.
Lyselia Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Lyselius used in the 18th century.
Lamour French
From Old French l'amour "(the) friendship bond" used as a nickname for a kindly individual derived from the French word amour "love" (from Latin amor).
Khondaker Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).
Barnaby English
From the given name Barnaby.
Yaylacıoğlu Turkish
Means "descendant of the nomad" from Turkish yaylacı meaning "nomad, highlander, transhumant".
Kamori Japanese
Ka means "increase, step up" or "congratulation" and mori means "forest".
Dennington English
Habitational name from a place in Suffolk, recorded in Domesday Book as Dingifetuna, from the Old English female personal name Denegifu (composed of the elements Dene meaning "Dane" + gifu meaning "gift") + Old English tūn meaning "enclosure", "settlement".
Klijn Dutch
Could be a variant of Klein "small, little", or could be derived from Old Dutch kluin (also klyn or kloen) "peat".
Fieraru Romanian
Means "smith."
Dadaşova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Dadaşov.
Kix English (Rare)
Location name from one of two rivers in West Yorkshire called Kex.
Causapin Tagalog
From Tagalog kausapin meaning "to talk to, to converse with".
Bowell English
Of Norman origin; habitational name from Bouelles, Seine-Maritime, France, which is from Old Norman French "boelle" meaning "enclosure, dwelling".
Crosthwaite English
Habitational name for someone from any various places named Crosthwaite in Northern England, from Old Norse kross "cross" and þveit "clearing".
Vipulasena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විපුලසේන (see Wipulasena).
Kōjiya Japanese
From Japanese 麹 (kōji) meaning a substance made from plant molds to make fermented products and 屋 (ya) meaning "seller; shop".
Avdyunin Russian
variant of Avdonin
Bzovsky Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian form of Bzowski.
Aimé Haitian Creole, French (African)
Means "loved, love" in French.
Pacquiao Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano pakyaw meaning "wholesale, to buy in bulk", ultimately from Hokkien 跋繳 (poa̍h-kiáu). A famous bearer is Filipino politician and former boxer Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao (1978-).
Wonai Shona
It is a form of the Shona name Onai.
Buijs Dutch
Patronymic form of Boso. Alternatively, could derive from Dutch buis "gambeson, jacket" as a nickname for someone who made or wore jackets, or from buis "herring buss, fishing boat" as a nickname for a fisherman.
Denho Syriac
Denho is derived from the Syriac word for 'rising' or 'dawn'
Gucci Italian
Patronymic or plural form of the given name Guccio, a late medieval Italian diminutive of various names ending in go, such as Arrigo (via Arriguccio) or Ugo (via Uguccio)... [more]
Madlang-awa Tagalog
From Tagalog madlang awa meaning "mercy for the community".
Sild Estonian
Sild is an Estonian name meaning "bridge".
Canizales Spanish (Latin American)
This surname came from around the beginnings of 1800 in south regions of Colombia where sugar cane was cultivated. It's a variation of Cañizales, that literally means "sugar cane fields".
Manjhi Indian, Hindi
Means "sailor" in Hindi.
Sulis Sardinian, Italian
Derived from Latin sol meaning "sun".
Saengmai Thai (Rare)
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and ไม้ (mai) meaning "wood, tree".
Chawdhuri Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Variant transcription of Chaudhary.
Iori Japanese
This surname is used as 庵, 井居, 井折, 井織, 伊折 or 伊織 with 庵 (an, iori, io) meaning "hermitage, retreat", 井 (sei, shou, i) meaning "well, well crib, town, community", 伊 (i, kare) meaning "Italy, that one", 居 (kyo, ko, i.ru, -i, o.ru) meaning "reside, to be, exist, live with", 折 (setsu, o.ru, ori, o.ri, -o.ri, o.reru) meaning "fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit" and 織 (o.ri) meaning "fabric, weave."... [more]
Perlman German
Occupational name for a person who makes or sells pearls.
Reynold English
From the given name Reynold
Hodgkin English
From Hodge, a diminutive of the given name Roger.
Raiter German
Occupational name for a taxman or accountant, from an agent derivative of Middle High German reiten ‘to reckon’, ‘to calculate’.
Bondevik Norwegian
From Old Norse bóndi "farmer" and vik "inlet".
Treial Estonian
Treial is an Estonian surname meaning "turner".
Dooling English
Variant of Dolling, a nickname from an unrecorded Middle English word, dolling, douling, dulling meaning “dull or stupid one.”
Dayasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit दया (daya) meaning "compassion, pity" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Vulpe Romanian
Means "fox" in Romanian.
Lesiński Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the places called Lesin Lesina or Leśna named with les dialect form of standard Polish las ‘forest’.
Ahishakiye Rwandan
AHISHAKIYE is a both male (most) and female name which means "Whenever God want" and is originally from Rwanda. It is a familiar name in the East African countries speaking Kinyarwanda and Kirundi such as Rwanda, Uganda, RDC, Burundi and Tanzania... [more]
Goedhart Dutch
Means "good heart" in Dutch, a nickname for a kind person. Could also be an altered form of the given name Gotthard
Farissol Judeo-Provençal
Abraham ben Mordecai Farissol was a Jewish-Italian geographer, cosmographer, scribe, and polemicist. He was the first Hebrew writer to deal in detail with the newly-discovered Americas, born in Avignon in 1451.
Larrazabal Basque, Spanish
Habitational name derived from Basque larre "field, pastureland, prairie" and zabal "wide, open, ample".
Oza Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi ओझा or Gujarati ઓઝા (see Ojha).
Bangon Filipino, Maranao
Means "to rise, to get up" or "plot of land" in Maranao.
Pius Estonian
Pius is an Estonian surname meaning "pious".
Shteynfeld Yiddish
It means "stone field".
Morkovin Russian
From Russian морковь (morkov) meaning "carrot".
Whitmarsh English
English habitational name from Whitemarsh, a place in the parish of Sedgehill, Wiltshire, named from Old English hwit ‘white’ (i.e. ‘phosphorescent’) + mersc ‘marsh’. Compare Whitmore.
Rajapakshe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala රාජපක්ෂ (see Rajapakse).
Ding Hui
From the Arabic surname al-Din.‎
Demidov Russian
Means "son of Demid". This was the name of a Russian industrialist family prominent in the 18th and 19th centuries. A bearer of the feminine form Demidova was Anna Stepanovna Demidova (1878-1918), a lady-in-waiting in the service of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna who acquired posthumous fame for being executed alongside her employer in 1918.
Blöcker German
Occupational name for a jailer.
Bulstrode English
Locational surname referring to the medieval village of Bulstrode in Berkshire. ... [more]
Beresford English
English: habitational name from a place in the parish of Alstonfield, Staffordshire named Beresford, from Old English beofor ‘beaver’ (or possibly from a byname from this word) + Old English ford ‘ford’... [more]
Al-hashimi Arabic
From the given name Hashim.
Pihlapuu Estonian
Pihlapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "rowan/mountain ash tree".
Rifai Arabic
Elevation of all, honor and Glory... [more]
Nugis Estonian
Nugis is an Estonian surname meaning "marten".
Buxtehude German, Low German
From the name of the town of Buxtehude in Lower Saxony, Germany. A famous bearer of this surname was the German-Danish Baroque composer and organist Dieterich Buxtehude (c. 1637-1707).
Angelos Greek
Reduced form of any of various Greek surnames derived from the forename Angelos (from #angelos ‘messenger’, ‘angel’), as for example Angelopoulos.
Rubinov Russian, Jewish
Means "son of Rubin" in Russian, though it could also be derived from Russian рубин (rubin) "ruby".
Baclay Filipino, Cebuano
Means "long walk, hike" in Cebuano.
Umeno Japanese
Ume means "plum" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".
Waldrip English, Scottish
The name is derived from the Old Norman warderobe, a name given to an official of the wardrobe, and was most likely first borne by someone who held this distinguished
Chernikov m Russian
From Russian черник (chernik), meaning "blueberry".
Pindsoo Estonian
Pindsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "surface swamp/marsh".
Van Schalkwyk Afrikaans
Afrikaans variant of Van Schalkwijk. A famous bearer is the South African politician Marthinus van Schalkwyk (1959-).
Escandón Spanish, Spanish (Mexican)
Derived from a field named "Escanda" denoting a type of wheat. Perhaps farmers who lived close to the area.
Slavchev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Slavcho".
Piao Chinese
Chinese transcription of the Korean surname Park 1.
Ebenezer English
From the given name Ebenezer.
Zwilling German, Jewish
Means "a twin", as in a twin brother or twin sister. Often given to those who were twins.
Kusama Japanese
From Japanese 草 (kusa) meaning "grass, herbs" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".
Lavender English, Dutch
Occupational name for a washerman or launderer, Old French, Middle Dutch lavendier (Late Latin lavandarius, an agent derivative of lavanda "washing", "things to be washed"). The term was applied especially to a worker in the wool industry who washed the raw wool or rinsed the cloth after fulling... [more]
Osei Ghanian, Akan
This name is of Ghanaian, Akan, and Fante origin and means "noble, honorable"
Cumming Irish, Scottish, English
Perhaps from a Celtic given name derived from the element cam "bent", "crooked"
Yaqoub Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Suarez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino, Caribbean
Unaccented form of Suárez primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Sangcap Tagalog
From Tagalog sangkap meaning "ingredient, element, component".
Coffelt Irish, German (Anglicized)
From Irish Gaelic Mac Eachaidh meaning "son of Eochaidh". It could also be an Americanized spelling of German Kauffeld (see Caulfield).
Dougenis Greek
Possibly from the elements doulos (δουλος)- "slave, servant" and genes (γενης)- "born".
Tikhomirov m Russian
Means "son of Tikhomir".
Trumbo French, German
French (Alsatian) form of German Trumbauer.
Canada French, English
It derives from the Middle English "cane", a development of the Old French "cane", meaning cane, reed.
Gochadze Georgian
Means "son of Gocha".
Augustus English
Means "great" or "venerable", derived from Latin augere "to increase".
Bazylyuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian базилік (bazylik), meaning "basil".
Zakaria Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Zakariyya.
Sapienza Italian
Means "knowledge, wisdom" in Italian.
Hamzagić Bosnian
Means "son of Hamza".
Takabe Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Vicino Italian
Italian form of Voisin.
Ó hAodhagáin Irish
Means "descendant of Aodhagán"
Morikita Japanese (Rare)
森 (Mori) means "forest" and 北 (kita) means "north".... [more]
Saładajczyk Polish
A Polish surname consisting of 3 elements: sała or сала a word of East Slavic origin meaning "salo" or "slanina", daj meaning "give" and czyk meaning "son of". The name means "the son of the one who gives the salo".
Jibiki Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 字 (ji) meaning "letter; character" and 引 (biki), the joining form of 引 (hiki), from 引き (hiki) meaning "pull", referring to a dictionary.
Sääsk Estonian
Sääsk is an Estonian surname meaning "midge" and "gnat".
Blokhin Russian
Russian surname
Viljasoo Estonian
Viljasoo is an Estonian surname meaning "grain/harvest swamp".
Salomone Italian
From the given name Salomone the Italian form of Solomon.
Juanda Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Zhou (周) or Zhuang (莊). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Ferhati Albanian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Ferhat.
Lundon English
Variant of London.
Põllupüü Estonian
Põllupüü is an Estonian surname meaning "field grouse".
Chiapello Italian
Possibly connected to chiappare "to catch, to trap", a nickname for a hunter. Alternately, may be an elaborate form of Chiappa.
Takitani Japanese
Taki means "waterfall, rapids" and tani means "valley".
Koh Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Kō).
Pennyfield English (Rare, ?)
Probably derives from the two English words, 'Penny' and 'Field'.
Azarova f Russian
Feminine form of Azarov.
Illana Spanish (European)
Denoted someone who came from the province of Illana in Guadalajara, Spain.
Ninka Albanian (Modern)
First recognized in the early 1800s as a surname in and around Albania and the Balkans, and due to migration it has spread to a few different places across the world. Very little is known about this surname as there are very few records of it.
Gijon Spanish
From the city of Gijón (Asturian form Xixón) located in the Principality of Asturias in Spain.
Suleiman Portuguese
From the Given Name Suleiman.
Abou Arabic
From the given name Abu.
Clelland Scots, Irish
Scottish and Irish topographical name meaning "clay land".
Ascarez Cebuano
the original spelling of ascarez is actually ascariz, this username was originated in spain but later on it was change when it was introduced in Philippines.
Lenická Czech, Slovak
From a diminutive form of a Czech and Slovak name Lenka. Matia Lenická (1984-) is a drum and bass producer and DJ from Bratislava, Slovakia.
Aida Japanese
From Japanese 会 (ai) meaning "meeting, gathering" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Maharjan Nepali
Meaning uncertain.
Tokiwa Japanese
Combination of Kanji Characters "管" meaning "Organize", and "和" meaning "Normal", "Japanese". Other combinations possible.
Gubanov Russian
From guban, meaning "big lips".
Cristiano Italian
From the given name Cristiano.
Karp English
From the given name Karp.
Gasparrino Italian (Tuscan)
Gasparinus de Bergamo was a Italian Teacher who tutored The Future Popes of Italy and was a Secertary for Pope Martin V in the late 1400.
Moua Hmong
From the Hmong clan name Muas associated with Chinese 馬 (mǎ) meaning "horse" (see Ma).
Birindelli Italian
Of uncertain etymology, originating in Tuscany, Italy. Possibly related to the word brindelli "rags, tatters, shreds", indicating a person who wore old, ragged clothes, or who looked worn-out in some way.
Kasahara Japanese (Rare)
From an additional character of Japanese 上 (ka) meaning "above; high; up" added to 砂原 (Sunahara) (see Sunahara).
Banto Filipino, Maranao
Means "guest" in Maranao.
Krautschat German (East Prussian)
Derived from Prussian-Lithuanian kraucźius (kriaučius in Standard Lithuanian), meaning "tailor".
Cazacu Romanian
From the name of the Cazacu River which flows through Romania.
Puente Spanish
Habitational name from any of the numerous places named Puente, from puente ‘bridge’.
Künnapuu Estonian
Künnapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "European white elm tree" (Ulmus laevis).
Barreiros Portuguese, Galician
Habitational name from any of various places in Galicia called Barreiros, from Portuguese and Galician barreiro meaning "slough, clay".
Avramov Bulgarian
Means "son of Avram".
Corbeau French
Means "raven, crow" in French.
Moxley English
From the name of a settlement in Staffordshire, England, probably derived from the Old English given name Mocc and hlaw "mound, small hill".
Hotei Japanese, Japanese Mythology
This surname literally means "cloth bag". It is spelled with 布 (ho, fu, furu) meaning "linen, cloth, rag, fabric" and 袋 (tei, dai, fukuru, bukuru) meaning "bag, sack, pouch".... [more]
Mee Estonian
Mee is an Estonian surname derived from "mees" meaning "man".
Iwadachi Japanese
Variant reading of Iwatate.
Taniyama Japanese
Tani means "valley" and yama means "mountain". ... [more]
Röwekamp German
From old German röwe meaning "lion" and kamp meaning "fighter". Perhaps named for someone who's brave.
Macritchie Scottish Gaelic, Scottish
Patronymic surname of Scottish origin meaning « son of Ritchie », a diminutive of Richard.
Mumuza Dungan
From the first part of the given name Muhammad and Chinese 娃子 (wázi), a dialectal term meaning "(small) child".
Dinglasan Tagalog
From Tagalog dinglas meaning "slide, slip, glide".
Fereydooni Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian فریدونی (see Fereydouni).
Ameche Italian (Anglicized)
Americanised form of Amici. A famous bearer was American actor, comedian and vaudevillian Don Ameche (1908-1993). After portraying the title character in the movie The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939), his surname led Americans to use the word ameche as a juvenile slang for a telephone.
Schliwka German
A notable person bearing the surname was athlete Gunther Schliwka.
Trofimova f Russian
Feminine form of Trofimov.
Hindang Filipino, Cebuano
From the name of a small tree in the genus Myrica.
Rahmanian Persian
From the given name Rahman.
Lại Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Lai, from Sino-Vietnamese 賴 (lại).
Orusalu Estonian
Orusalu is an Estonian surname meaning "valley grove".
Peled Jewish
Derived from Hebrew פלדה (plada) meaning "steel".
Southworth English
Means "southern enclosure".
Ige Japanese
From Japanese 伊 (i) meaning "this" and 藝 or 芸 (ge) meaning "technique".
Iparragirre Basque
Derived from Basque ipar "north; north wind" and ageri "open, clear, prominent" (see Aguirre).
Konkyūryō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Nygmetova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Nygmetov.
In Khmer
Khmer form of Lin.
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