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.
Koorits Estonian
Koorits is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "koor" meaning both "(tree) bark" and "choir". It may also be a corruption of "kõrvits" meaning "pumpkin".
Brancato Italian
This surname can be derived from a given name (thus making it a patronymic surname) as well as from a place name (thus making it a locational surname). In the case of a patronymic surname, the surname is derived from the medieval Italian given name Brancato, which is a variant form of the given name Brancazio, itself ultimately derived from the late Latin given name Brancatius... [more]
Gschwendtner German (Austrian)
From the German word "schwenden", which means "swidden agriculture" in English
Corea Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Correia.
Nasser Arabic
From the given name Nasir.
Akpınar Turkish
From Turkish ak meaning "white" and pınar meaning "spring, fountain".
Popp German
Derived from the given name Poppo (or possibly Boppo) which is of uncertain origin and meaning... [more]
Vachon French
French definition, cattle herder. Vashon English variant. Vaca Spanish.
Niinelaid Estonian
Niinelaid is an Estonian surname meaning "linden islet".
Haughn English (Canadian, Modern)
Alternative/Modern form of Hahn.
Jepsen English
Variant of Jepson.
O'day Irish
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Deaghaidh (see O’Dea).
Parletti Italian (Rare)
It is a surname of Italian origin, believed to mean "talkative", although few have this surname. Approximately 11 people bear this surname.
Malefeyt Dutch (Archaic)
Archaic Dutch surname that is now no longer in use (not in this exact spelling, that is): the spelling reflects the surname's origin from older times (as -eyt is an exclusively archaic spelling that has not survived into modern times like its counterparts -eit and -ijt did)... [more]
Imakai Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Kapu Indian, Telugu
It is a Telugu name, denoting an "agricultural worker".
Tashima Japanese
Ta means "field, rice patty" and shima means "island".
Othman Arabic
From the given name Uthman.
O'fee Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fiaich "descendant of Fiach".
Aaronson Jewish
Aaronson is a patronymic surname from the personal name Aaron.
Mamani Indigenous American, Aymara
Means "falcon, hawk" in Aymara.
Po Italian
Derived from Po the longest river in Italy (651,8 km). It flows eastward across northern Italy starting from the Cottian Alps across the regions: Piemonte, Lombardia, Emilia-Romagna and Veneto... [more]
Cape French, English (British)
French and English: metonymic occupational name for a maker of capes and cloaks, or perhaps a nickname for someone who habitually wore a cloak or cape, from Middle English and Old Norman French cape ‘cape’, ‘cloak’, ‘hooded cloak’ (in French also ‘hood’ or ‘hat’), from Late Latin cappa, capa, probably a derivative of caput ‘head’ (see Capp)... [more]
Elsemere English
The surname Ellesmere was first found in Shropshire at Ellesmere, a market-town and parish, and the head of a union.
Kuma Japanese
Kuma could mean "bear", or it could be written with ku meaning "long lasting, long time ago" and ma meaning "horse" or "flax".
Sovereign French
Translation of the French surname Souverain which is derived from Old French souverain meaning "high place".
Gagneau French
Variation of Gagne.
Hikohito Japanese
Hiko means "prince" and hito means "person".
Meel Estonian
Meel is an Estonian surname meaning "sense" or "countenance".
Villarruel Spanish
Cognate of Villa with the second element of unexplained etymology. Compare Villarroel.
Vrioni Albanian
From the place name Vrion.
Huldudóttir f Icelandic
Means "daughter of Hulda 1". Used exclusively by women.
Lindmäe Estonian
Lindmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "bird mountain/hill".
Mrtvý m Czech, Slovak
Mrtvý means "Dead".
Kavakami Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Kawakami more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.
Higai Japanese
From Japanese 樋 (Hi) meaning "rain gutter" and 貝 (Gai) meaning "seashell". A bearer of this surname was Japanese politician Senzo Higai (1890-1953).
Baskakov Russian
Of Turkic origin, specifically derived from the word "Baskak," which means "tax collector".
Hirosawa Japanese
Hiro means "broad, spacious, wide" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Crabtree English
The ancestors of the Crabtree surname lived in the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It comes from when they lived in the county of Yorkshire. Their name, however, indicates that the original bearer lived near a prominent crabtree.
Umakoshi Japanese
From Japanese 馬 (uma) meaning "horse" and 越 (koshi) meaning "pass, through, over".
Andonovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Andonovski.
Leonhardt German, Dutch
From the Germanic personal name Leonhard, composed of the elements lewo "lion" and hart "hardy, brave, strong".
Markovych Ukrainian
Means "son of Marko".
Szyślak Polish
Derived from East Slavic word šišlat "do slowly".
Maximova Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Максимова (see Maksimova).
Umemura Japanese
From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "apricot, plum" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Doepner German
Derived from Middle Low German top and dop "pot". This is an occupational surname originally given to a potter.
Bingemann German (Rare)
Possibly a habitational name for someone from a place named Bingen or Bingum. May also be from a topographic name derived from the German word Binge, which means "trench", and may also refer to a kettle-shaped depression or a collapsed shaft in a mine (see Bingel).
Valera Spanish
Habitational name from either of two places in Spain named Valera.
Dorzhiev Buryat
From the given name Dorzho.
Guarino Italian
From the given name Guarino.
Hermidilla Filipino (Latinized, Rare, Archaic), Italian (Latinized, Modern, Rare)
Hermidilla is originated from Batangas province in Southern Tagalog region in the Philippines during the Spanish colony.... [more]
Sarakatsanis Greek
Derived from the Greek Σαρακατσάνοι (Sarakatsanoi) referred to an ethnic Greek population subgroup who were traditionally transhumant shepherds, native to Greece, with a smaller presence in neighbouring Bulgaria, southern Albania, and North Macedonia... [more]
Oku Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside; inner depths". It is a reference to an event in the Northern and Southern Courts Period, of 3 sons of Takase who became heroes for the south. The emperor of Japan awarded each of the sons a new surname; Oku for the eldest son, Naka for the middle son, and Kuchi for the youngest son.... [more]
Jessup English
From the given name Joseph.
Suksi Thai
From Thai สุข (suk) meaning "joy, happiness" and ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour".
Fadda Italian
Possibly from fada "fairy, fate", or from Sardinian fadda "error", itself from Latin falla "mistake, failure, trick".
Konno Japanese
From Japanese 今 (kon) meaning "this, now" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Benatar Jewish
Possibly from Hebrew בֵּן (ben) meaning "son" and עתר ('atar) meaning "petitioner".
Khatoon Indian, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Hindi ख़ातून, Urdu خاتون or Bengali খাতুন (see Khatun).
Asakawa Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 川 or 河 (kawa) meaning "river".
Shimpoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).
Rigo Italian, Catalan
From the given name Rigo a short of any of the given names Rigoberto, Arrigo, and Federigo.
Aydinlisoy Turkish
Means "enlightened family" in Turkish.
Van Der Aarde Dutch
Variant of Van der Aart. Means "from the earth".
Adauto Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Adauto.
Stensgaard Danish
Means "stone farm" in Danish.
Jarić Serbian
Possibly derived from jarac meaning "goat".
Talha Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
Derived from the given name Talha.
Tsukinomiya Japanese
Tsuki means "moon, month", no is a possesive article, and miya means "shrine".
Kazi Bengali, Indian
Variant of Qazi.
Laurie French
Habitational name from a place in Cantal derived from Latin laurus "laurel" with the suffix -ea.
Hwang Korean, Chinese
Korean form of Huang, from Sino-Korean 黃 (hwang). It is also an alternate transcription of the Chinese name.
Kink Estonian
Kink is an Estonian surname meaning "bestowal" or "gift".
Pipa Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian surname of unknown meaning.
Van Der Walle Dutch, Flemish
Means "from the rampart" or "from the defensive wall" in Dutch.
Devaney Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duibheannaigh ‘descendant of Duibheannach’, a personal name of uncertain origin; the first element is dubh ‘black’, the second may be eanach ‘marshy place’... [more]
Berther Romansh
Derived from the given name Berchthari (see Berthar).
Llanes Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
Likely denoted someone who came from the municipality of Llanes in Spain.
Riza Arabic
From the given name Ridha.
Suursalu Estonian
Suursalu is an Estonian surname meaning "big copse" or "big grove".
Litmanen Finnish
Derived from Finnish litma meaning "water slime". This name is borne by retired Finnish soccer star Jari Litmanen (1971-).
Kimpō Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 金 (kin) meaning "gold, metal" and 宝 (), the joining form of 宝 () meaning "treasure", possibly referring to someone who manufactured precious metals.
Hoogendoorn Dutch
From any of several place names derived from either hoog "high" or haag "hedge" combined with doorn "thorn bush".
Kizuki Japanese
Kizuki has various spellings. It combines 木 (ki) meaning “tree”, 気 (ki) meaning “spirit”, 稀 (ki) meaning “rare”, 希 (ki) “hope, rare” and 妃 (ki) meaning “princess” with 月 (tsuki) meaning “moon, month”... [more]
Hiiragi Japanese
From Japanese 柊 (hiiragi) meaning "holly osmanthus".
Kelham English
Derived from the village of Kelham, near Newark-upon-Trent, Nottingham.
Wongkaeo Thai
From Thai วงศ์ or วงษ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty" and แก้ว (kaeo) meaning "crystal, glass, diamond".
Loescher German
German variant of Löscher, an occupational name for a fireman, from Middle High German leschen ‘to extinguish’. Als a variant of Loesch and Lescher or a derivative of Loesche.
Abdullahi Hausa
From the given name Abdullahi.
Raviv Hebrew
From Hebrew רָבִיב (raviv) meaning "droplet, rain, drizzle".
Salupalu Estonian
Salupalu is an Estonian surname meaning "meadow heathy woodland".
Tambat Marathi
Marathi form of Tamrakar.
Von Arx German (Swiss)
Means "from Arx."
İdrisov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of İdris".
Lum Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Lin.
Solano Spanish, Aragonese
From various Spanish place names, which are derived from Spanish solano meaning "place exposed to the sun" (from Late Latin solanus "pertaining to the sun", a derivative of sol "sun")... [more]
Sakurashima Japanese
Sakura means "cherry blossom" and shima means "island".
Merton English
From a place name meaning "town on a lake" in Old English.
Summerlin English, German, Scottish
An English surname.... [more]
Branch English
topographic name or nickname from Middle English braunch "branch" (Old French branche braunche) of uncertain application (compare German Zweig)... [more]
Akino Japanese
From Japanese 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" or 乃 (no) meaning "from".
Wenzel German
Variant of Wentzel or from the given name Wenzel
Vahesaar Estonian
Vahesaar is an Estonian surname meaning "middle island".
Chernikov m Russian
From Russian черник (chernik), meaning "blueberry".
Eshkol Hebrew
Means "cluster, bunch" in Hebrew.
Kamegai Japanese
"Turtle valley".
Krzeczkowski m Polish
From the Polish root Krzeczk, which likely comes from Krzeczów, Krzeczkowice, or Krzeczkowa, which is itself possibly derived from krzeczeć "to screech, to make noise" or from krzak "bush, shrub".
Varaev Chechen
Chechen surname of unknown meaning.
Bandou Japanese
Variant of Bando.
Schnieder German
North German and American variant of Schneider
Toomiste Estonian
Toomiste is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "Toomas" (a masculine given name).
Zakharian Armenian (Ukrainianized), Russian (Ukrainianized), Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of the Armenian & Russian surname Zakharyan.
Myszka Polish
Means 'mouse' in Polish.
Croom English (American)
Americanized spelling of Krumm.
Zañartu Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous rural district in the municipality of Oñati.
Pourhassan Persian
Means "son of Hassan".
Clayson English
Patronymic from the personal name Classe, a short form of Nicholas.
Kingson English (African)
Means "son of a king, prince".
Fils-Aimé Haitian Creole
Means "beloved son" from French fils meaning "son" and aimé "love".
Ristovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Risto".
Hider English
A name for someone who tans hides.
Cuspedal Leonese
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Santu Miḷḷanu.
Tulenheimo Finnish
Meaning "fire's tribe" in Finnish. A famous bearer was Finnish prime minister Antti Tulenheimo (1879-1952), who was born Antti Thulé.
Luce Norman, French
Form of Lucius, meaning "light". A notable bearer of this surname is French singer-songwriter Renan Luce (1980-).
Zaremba Polish
Name for a woodcutter, derived from Polish zarabac, meaning ''to hack or chop''.
Daniël Dutch
From the given name Daniël.
Ishi Japanese
Ishi means "stone".
Fawkes English
From the Norman personal name Faulques or Fauques, which was derived from a Germanic nickname meaning literally "falcon". A famous bearer of the surname was Guy Fawkes (1570-1606), the English Catholic conspirator... [more]
Papazoglou Greek
Means "son of the priest", derived from the Greek παπάς (papás) meaning "priest" combined with the Turkish oğlu or oğul meaning "son, descendant".
Paartalu Estonian
Paartalu is an Estonia surname meaning "twain farmsteads" or "a couple of farmsteads".
Sadeghpour Persian
Means "son of Sadegh" in Persian.
Hlava Hungarian
Direct translation from hlava meaning "head".
Summerlee English (Rare)
This surname is originated from Old English sumer meaning "summer" and leah meaning "clearing, meadow."
Awatani Japanese
Awa means "millet" and tani means "valley".
Działyński Polish
This indicates familial origin within Działyń, Gmina Zbójno.
Charoensuk Thai
From Thai เจริญ (charoen) meaning "prosper, flourish, increase" and สุข (suk) meaning "joy, delight".
Rapace Swedish (Modern, Rare)
From French and Italian rapace meaning "predatory, bird of prey, raptor". A notable bearer is Swedish actress Noomi Rapace.
Krasiński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Krasne, Przasnysz County.
Dumlao Filipino, Ilocano
Likely a nickname for an attentive or perceptive person, derived from Ilocano dumlaw meaning "to notice".
Humboldt German (?)
Derived from the Germanic given name Hunibald. Notable bearers of this surname were Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), a Prussian naturalist, geographer, explorer and polymath, and his brother Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835), a linguist, philosopher and diplomat.
Freyjusdóttir Icelandic (Rare)
Means "daughter of Freyja" in Icelandic.
Uemura Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" or 植 (ue) meaning "plant" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Matracia Sicilian
Family from Termini-Imerese, Sicily.
Ocampo Spanish, Galician
From the Galician toponym O Campo meaning "the field", also used as a habitational name from a town of the same name in Lugo, Galicia.
Miah Bengali (Muslim)
Derived from a Bengali word meaning "gentleman".
Windham English, Irish (Anglicized)
English habitational name from Wyndham in West Sussex, near West Grinstead, probably named from an unattested Old English personal name Winda + Old English hamm ‘water meadow’; or from Wymondham in Leicestershire and Norfolk, named from the Old English personal name Wigmund (see Wyman) + Old English ham ‘homestead’... [more]
Samoura Fula
Mauritanian Fula Surname, From the name {Sow}
Madalvee Estonian
Madalvee is an Estonian surname meaning "low-lying water".
Kurisingal Malayalam
Malayalam surname used by the St Thomas Christians of Kerala.
Rouse English
From a nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, derived from Old French rous "red", from Latin russus "red, reddish-brown".
Rosing German
1 German and Dutch: patronymic from a derivative of the medieval personal name Rozinus.... [more]
Sinatra Italian
Comes from a personal name in Sicily and souther Calabria. The name was apparently in origin a nickname from Latin senator member of the Roman senate, Latin senatus, a derivative of senex ‘old’... [more]
Sitar Indian
A type of Indian musical instrumen.
Morio Japanese
Mori means "forest" and o means "tail."
Chaisongkhram Thai
From Thai ชัย or ไชย (chai) meaning "victory" and สงคราม (songkhram) meaning "war, battle".
Aboulafia Jewish
Variant spelling of Abulafia, which was originally a Sephardi Jewish surname of Arabic etymological origin.
Hatzigeorgiou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χατζηγεωργίου (see Chatzigeorgiou).
Tow Scottish
Scottish: Variation of Tulloch.... [more]
Tahiraj Albanian
Means "descendant of Tahir" in Albanian.
Busquets Catalan
Catalan form of Bousquet.
Imari Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 今利, 伊万里 or 伊萬里 with 今 (kon, kin, ima) meaning "now", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit", 伊 (i, kare) meaning "Italy, that one", 万/萬 (ban, man, yorozu, ma) meaning "ten thousand/10,000" and 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village."... [more]
Jahani Persian
From the given name Jahan.
Panyophat Thai (Rare)
From Thai ปัญโญ (panyo), a form of ปัญญา (panya) meaning "wisdom; knowledge; intelligence" and
Balagtas Filipino, Tagalog
Means "shortcut, direct (path or statement)" in Tagalog.
Chaisson French, English
Variant of the French surname Chiasson originally denoting someone from the the municipality of Chiasso in Ticino, Switzerland, located along the Swiss/Italian border.... [more]
Emiroğlu Turkish
Means "son of Emir" in Turkish.
Tymofiychuk Ukrainian
Means "child of Tymofiy".
Põldpüü Estonian
Põldpüü is an Estonian surname meaning "partidge".
Kothari Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
Derived from Sanskrit कोष्ठागारिक (koṣṭhāgārika) meaning "storekeeper".
Jayamanna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයමාන්න (see Jayamanne).
Pushpakumara Sinhalese
From Sanskrit पुष्प (pushpa) meaning "flower" and कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince".
Bykowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Bykowice or Byków.
Jovon Italian
Possibly related to the Ancient Roman cognomen Jovian, ultimately derived from the name of the god Jupiter.
Lazos Greek
Either from the short version of the name Lazaros or meaning the Laz, an ethnic group in Pontus related to the Georgians.
Ohki Japanese
Variant transcription of Oki.
Tabi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 多比 (Tabi) meaning "Tabi", an area in the city of Numazu in the prefecture of Shizuoka in Japan.
Ignjatović Serbian
Means “son of Ignjat” in Serbian.
Fujikawa Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Di Giorno Italian
Means "son of Giorno".
Zheng Hui
From the Arabic name Shams.
Clauss German, French
Derived from the given name Klaus.