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.
Jabłonowski Polish
Name for someone from a place called Jabłonowo or Jabłonow, both derived from Polish jabłoń meaning "apple tree".
Bilgin Turkish
Means "scholar, learned, pundit" in Turkish.
Sutcliffe English
Habitational name from any of the places in Yorkshire called Sutcliffe or similar, all derived from Old English suþ "south" and clif "cliff"... [more]
Salikhov m Tatar, Bashkir
Means "son of Salikh".
Verwey Dutch, Afrikaans, South African
Contracted form of van der Weij meaning "from the meadow".
Haverford Welsh, English
Haverford's name is derived from the name of the town of Haverfordwest in Wales, UK
Mehdiyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Mehdi".
Dáni Hungarian
Derived from the Hungarian given name Dáni.
Rathnasuriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala රත්නසූරිය (see Ratnasuriya).
Reston English
Location name from northern England meaning "brush wood settlement" or place where brush wood, also known as rispe, grew.
Shkolnik Russian
A Russian word used to refer to a student.
Gianfrancesco Italian
From a compound personal name composed of Gianni + Francesco.
Elizalde Basque, Spanish
From Basque eleiza meaning "church" combined with the suffix -alde "by". This could be either a habitational name for a person who was from the town of Elizalde in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, or a topographic name for someone living near a church.
Kyaw Burmese
From the Native Burmese word Kyaw (ကျော်) meaning “famous,” “renowned,” or “outstanding.”
Salman Arabic, Urdu, Turkish
From the given name Salman.
Calado Portuguese, Spanish (Philippines)
Menas "silent, quiet" in Portuguese and "soaked drenched" in Spanish.
Kuzma Ukrainian, Belarusian
From the personal name Kuzma, Greek Kosmas, a derivative of kosmos ‘universe’, ‘(ordered) arrangement’. St. Cosmas, martyred with his brother Damian in Cilicia in the early 4th century ad, came to be widely revered in the Eastern Church.
Nishii Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Schot Dutch
Name originates from the German name Schott, meaning peddler. Shortened in late 17th century.
Maksymenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Maksym".
Zsiros Hungarian
Hungarian surname derived from the Serbo-croation word žȋr meaning "acorn".
Brewton English
Variant spelling of the habitational name Bruton, from a place in Somerset, so named with a Celtic river name meaning 'brisk' + Old English tun 'farmstead'.
Aron Various
From the given name Aron.
Ammazzalorso Italian
Means "slaughter the bear" from Italian ammazzare "to kill, to murder" and orso "bear", given as an occupational name to someone who hunted bears, or as a nickname to someone considered to be courageous or bold.
Kislyak Belarusian
Fromn Belarusian кісла (kisla), meaning "bitter, sour".
Cerrajero Spanish
Occupational name for a locksmith.
Sahagún Spanish
Habitational name from Sahagùn in Lleón province.
Schramm German
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic nickname for a person with a scar, from Middle High German schram(me), German Schramme, Yiddish shram ‘scar’.
van der Most Dutch
Topographic name for someone who lived in a place where moss grew.
Pranno Estonian
Pranno is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine nickname/given name "Pranno".
Chiapello Italian
Possibly connected to chiappare "to catch, to trap", a nickname for a hunter. Alternately, may be an elaborate form of Chiappa.
Oliinyk Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Oliynyk.
Homme Norwegian, French
Habitational surname "small valley" from Old Norse hvammr, variant of French Hommet
Kichiyasu Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 吉安 (see Yoshiyasu).
O'duffy Irish
The name O'Duffy originates from the gaelic surname "O Dubhthaigh". Dubh meaning "Black" in Gaeilge. They claim descent from the ancient Heremon kings of Ireland. They descend from "Cahir Mor", the King of Leinster in the second century... [more]
Sobolov m Russian
Variant of Sobolev.
Gimenes Portuguese
Portugese variant of the hispanic surname Jiménez
Hungate English
Habitational name from any of several places in England called Hungate, derived from Old English hund "hound, dog" and Old Norse gata "street, road".
Hint Estonian
Hint is an Estonian surname, a diminutive of the masculine given name "Hindrek".
Arikiyo Japanese
Ari means "exist, have, possess" and kiyo means "pure, clean".
Benyoucef Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Yusuf" in Arabic (chiefly used in Algeria).
Uuspere Estonian
Uuspere is an Estonian surname meaning "new family".
Stamenova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stamenov.
Hallam English
Habitational name from Halam (Nottinghamshire) or from Kirk or West Hallam (Derbyshire) all named with the Old English dative plural halum "(at the) nooks or corners of land" (from Old English halh "nook recess"; see Hale)... [more]
Bobola Polish
From a derivative of bób meaning 'bean'.
Enshōgan Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 焔 (en) meaning "blaze" and 硝岩 (shōgan), derived from 硝石 (shōseki) meaning "saltpeter" by replacing the character 石 (seki) meaning "stone" with 岩 (gan) meaning "rock".
Verdugo Spanish
Occupational name meaning "executioner".
Gochadze Georgian
Means "son of Gocha".
Kärlin German
German surname from the personal name Karl. Also an altered spelling of German Gerling.
Peralta Catalan, Spanish, Aragonese
Habitational name from any of the places in Aragon, Catalonia, and Navarre called Peralta, from Latin petra alta "high rock". This name is also established in Italy.
Estrela Portuguese
The surname Estrela, of Portuguese origin, means "star," symbolizing guidance, hope, and celestial beauty, and is commonly found in Portugal.
Hočevar Slovene
Originally indicated a person from Kočevje (Gottschee County), a city and municipality in southern Slovenia.
Lessard French
Name for someone who lived in a clearing, derived from French l'essart meaning "the assart" (a term for cleared forest land used for agriculture). It is also a habitational name for someone from any of various locations named Lessard or Lessart, of the same origin and meaning.
Amelin Russian, French
Russian feminine counterpart is Amelina (Амелинa)
Tawanda Shona
Tawanda means "We have increased or multiplied". #It is a name acknowledging the birth of a child as an increase to the family".
Jacquot French
From the given name Jacquot, a diminutive of Jacques.
Al-Zahrani Arabic
Means "the Zahrani" in Arabic, referring to the Zahran (زهران) tribe in Saudi Arabia. The name itself is derived from Arabic زهراني (zahran) meaning "flowering, blossoming", ultimately from زَهْرَة (zahra) meaning "flower, blossom" (see Zahrah).
Tõrv Estonian
Tõrv is an Estonian surname meaning "tar".
Welker German
Variant of Walker.
Anstead English
Possibly derived from places named with Old English ham-stede meaning "homestead".
Sackhoff German
Occupational name for a farmer who cultivated land to grow plants, particularly crops, derived from Middle High German sack meaning "sack, end of a valley, area of cultivation" and hof meaning "farmstead, manor, farm"... [more]
Echelbarger English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Eichelberger.
Usmonov Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek variant of Usmanov.
Bilenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian білий (bilyy), meaning "white".
Ousman Western African
From the given name Ousman.
Navabi Persian
From the given name Navab.
Fichtner German
The Fichtner family name first began to be used in the German state of Bavaria. After the 12th century, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules, and names that were derived from locations became particularly common
Naumoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Naum".
Tsugu Japanese (Rare)
Taugu means "sucession, inherit, continue".
Cavendish English
Habitational name for a person from the village of Cavendish in Suffolk, from Old English personal name Cāfna and edisc "pasture".
Shiramizu Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Gašperič Slovene
Derived from the given name Gašper.
Vahidov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Vahid".
Norrgård Finnish, Swedish
From Swedish norr meaning "north" combined with gård meaning "farm, estate".
Van Ginneken Dutch
Means "from Ginneken", the name of a former municipality in the Netherlands.
Ba Manding
From the Mandinka word ba(a) meaning "big, great".
Yukitomo Japanese
From 行 (yuki) meaning "going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank" and 友 (tomo) meaning "friend".
Coullson Scottish Gaelic (Anglicized, Rare), English
All origins of the name are patronymic. Meanings include an Anglicized version of the Gaelic Mac Cumhaill, meaning "son of Cumhall", which means "champion" and "stranger" and an Anglicized patronymic of the Gaelic MacDhubhghaill, meaning "son of Dubhgall." The personal name comes from the Gaelic words dubh, meaning "black" and gall, meaning "stranger."... [more]
Rondelli Italian, English, French
From the medieval name "Rondello" derived from French "rondel" meaning "go around, round" or "rondel", a French old nickname for a round, plump man.
Imagawa Japanese
From Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "present" and 川 (gawa) meaning "river".
Cort Polish, Russian, Jewish
Derived from the surname "Kutalczuk", "Kotelchik", "Cuttlechuck", or "Kuttlechuck"
Mushtaq Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Mushtaq.
Hebiyama Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蛇 (hebi) meaning "snake; serpent" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain", referring to a mountain with many snakes.
Carmichael Scottish, English
From the name of a village in Scotland meaning "fort of Michael", from Welsh caer meaning "fortress" and the given name Michael.
Ellingham English
Habitational name from places so named in Hampshire, Northumbria, and Norfolk. The first of these is named from Old English Edlingaham ‘homestead (Old English ham) of the people of Edla’, a personal name derived from a short form of the various compound names with a first element ead ‘prosperity’, ‘fortune’; the others may have the same origin or incorporate the personal name Ella 1 (see Ellington).
Wimalarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විමලරත්න (see Wimalarathna).
Mccloud Scottish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of McLeod. The spelling was likely altered to associate it with the English word cloud. A notable fictional bearer was Fox McCloud, the main character in the StarFox video game series, including 1997's StarFox 64 for the Nintendo 64.
Tahsin Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Tahsin.
Pallas German, Polish (Germanized)
Nickname for a small man, from Slavic palac 'thumb'.
Hibiya Japanese
It consists of the Japanese Kanji meaning day/sun (日), ratio (比), and valley (谷). Chitose Hibiya from the manga and anime Chobits is a notable bearer of this surname.
Asher English
Name for someone who dwelled by an ash tree, from Middle English asche or asshe meaning "ash tree".
Hurd English
Variant of Heard.
Occhiogrosso Italian
Descriptive nickname meaning "big eye".
Villagran Spanish
From a lost village called Villa Grande, meaning 'large farmstead or settlement'.
Kaplan Turkish
Means "tiger" in Turkish.
Imtiaz Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Imtiyaz.
Nemec m Slovak
Slovak or unaccented/Anglicized form of Němec. A famous bearer of this surname is Slovak soccer player Adam Nemec (1985–).
Wikström Swedish
Composed of the elements vik "bay" and ström "stream"
Norðdahl Icelandic
Icelandic form of Nordahl.
Itakura Japanese
From Japanese 板 (ita) meaning "plank, board" and 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse".
Monroy Spanish
A habitational surname meaning "red mountain".
Zamarripa Basque
Habitational name of the city and province of Zamora, which is located on the Duero in northwest Spain. Because of its strategic position, the city was disputed during the Middle Ages, first between the Christians and Moors, then between the kingdoms of Leon and Castille.
Gunawardhana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Ansted English
Variant of Anstead, possibly derived from places named with Old English ham-stede meaning "homestead".
Keshavarzi Persian
Means "farmer" in Persian.
Langwade English
From an English village Langmead, in the county of Devon. It was used to refer to those individuals who lived at the lang-mead, which literally means "the long meadow".
Drye English
Variant of Dryer.
Mickley French
It originated when an immigrant family named Michelet came to New York from Northern France. Because they had a foreign surname, they made up the names Mickley and Michelin. The originator was Jean Jacques Michelet (John Jacob Mickley), a private in the Revolutionary War... [more]
Fincham English
habitational name from a place in Norfolk so called from Old English finc "finch" and ham "homestead".
Nishimiya Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
Vikat Estonian
Vikat is an Estonian surname meaning "scythe".
Punke German
Unexplained; possibly an altered form of Bunke, from a Middle Low German personal name.
Rezaeian Persian
From the given name Reza.
Ertuganova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Ertuganov.
Palmberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish palm "palm tree" and berg "mountain".
Tokinoue Japanese (Rare)
Toki means "time", no means "therefore, of", and ue means "above, top, upper".
Caluori Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and a contraction of the given names Gallus and Uori.
Mac an Bhreitheamhan Irish
Means "son of the judge" in Irish, derived from Old Irish brithem "judge, brehon, jurist".
Zarate Basque
From the name of a hamlet in Álava province, Spain, possibly derived from Basque zara "thicket".
Tsunami Japanese
From Japanese 津 (tsu) meaning "port, harbour" and 波 (nami) meaning "wave".
Giel Medieval English
From a medieval personal name of which the original form was Latin Aegidius, from Greek aigidion "kid, young goat". Compare English Giles.... [more]
Segoviano Spanish
One who came from Segovia, a region from Spain.
Triantafyllidou Greek
Patronymic from the genitive form of Triantafyllos.
Azadpour Persian
Means "son of Azad".
Deberry French
Habitational name for someone from Berry-au-Bac in Aisne, France.
Czerny Polish
Variant of Czarny
Thiessen German, Danish
Reduced form of the personal name Matthias or Mathies.
Pandeya Indian
Alternate transliteration of Pandya
Pão Portuguese
Metonymic occupational name for a baker, from pão meaning "bread"
Helal Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Hilal.
Soldatenko Ukrainian
Means "son of the soldier".
Rüngas Estonian
Rüngas is an Estonian surname meaning "rock" and "cliff".
Auñón Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Beacher English
Means "near the beech trees".
Dangarembga Shona
Meaning unknown.
Lam Dutch, North Frisian
Means "lamb" in Dutch, a habitational name for someone who lived by a sign depicting a lamb or a place named for them. In some cases, it may derive from the name of a ship.
Shteynfeld Yiddish
It means "stone field".
Blaauw Dutch, South African
Archaic spelling of Dutch blauw "blue", a nickname referring to the bearer’s eye colour, clothes, or possibly a pale and sickly complexion. It could also be an occupational name for someone who made blue dye, or bluing for laundry.
Truuväli Estonian
Truuväli is an Estonian surname meaning "faithful field".
Bjarnason m Icelandic
Means "son of Bjarni".
Cañete Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Latin American)
Habitational name for a person from any of the places in Spain called Cañete, such as Cañete de las Torres (Seville), Cañete la Real (Málaga) and Cañete (Cuenca).
Şişman Turkish
Means "fat, stout" in Turkish.
Avramova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Avramov.
Halilaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Halil" in Albanian.
Abbett English
Variant of Abbott.
Engler German
South German: patronymic from Engel.
Ak Turkish
Means "white" in Turkish.
Otsuka Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" or 太 (o) "fat," "thick" and 塚 (tsuka) "mound."
Snoek Dutch
Means "pike (fish)" in Dutch.
Koço Albanian
Variant of Koco.
Razaq Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Razzaq.
Francoletti Italian
Probably means "son of Franco", or derives from a similar name.
Mackesy English (British)
First found in England in West Sussex, originated in Normandy - from the Latin word "mercator" meaning "merchant".
Merick Welsh
Derived from the Welsh given name Meuric.
Ó Macdha Irish
Means "descendant of Macdha"
Gear English
Derived from the Germanic name element ger, meaning "spear".
Gere English
Variant of Geer, Gehr or Geary, all related to the Old High German element gēr (Old English gār, Old Norse geirr) meaning "spear, arrow". A famous bearer is American actor Richard Gere (b... [more]
Salehi Persian
Derived from the given name Saleh.
Laureano Spanish
From the given name Laureano
Mathrafal Medieval Welsh
Named for Castle Mathrafal (Castell-Mathrafal) in Powys, Mid Wales. The House of Mathrafal ruled over Powys for much of the Mediaeval period. Notable members of the family included Owain Glyn Dŵr, who led a rebellion against English rule in 1400.
Sakami Japanese
Salad means "slope, hill" and mi means "view".
Amstutz German (Swiss), German (Austrian)
Topographic name for someone living near or at the foot of a steep mountainside, German am Stutz ‘at the escarpment’.
van Son Dutch
Means "from Son", a town in the Netherlands, possibly derived from an older term meaning "creek".
Kanakapradisth Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Von Langenbeck German
Means "from a long stream" in German, from Low German lange "long" and beke "stream". Bernhard Rudolf Konrad von Langenbeck (1810-1887) was a German surgeon known as the developer of Langenbeck's amputation and founder of Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery.
Oddy Medieval English
Was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as the lords of the manor of Storkhouse, Gisbern and Withernsea in that shire. Believed to be descended from Count Odo.
Yellowman Indigenous American
Native American (also Yellow Man): translation into English of a personal name such as Navajo Hastiin Łitso, based on hastiin ‘man’ and łitso ‘yellow’, referring to the color of the complexion or the hair (Juxtapose Yellowhair).
Ryufuku Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 竜福 or 龍福 (see Ryūfuku).
Baryshnikov m Russian
From Russian барышник (baryshnik), meaning "an immoral salesman".
Castrischer Romansh
Derived from the place name Castrisch.
Pacifico Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Jewish (Sephardic)
Means "peaceful" in Italian, taken from the Late Latin given name Pacificus. As a Jewish surname, it is a translation of Shelomo (see Solomon), derived from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalom) "peace".
Khvan Korean (Russified)
Russified form of Hwang used by ethnic Koreans living in former Soviet territories.
Zhangirov m Kazakh
Means "son of Zhangir".
Trux German
Variant of Drux.
Jingu Japanese
Formed with 神 (shin, jin, kami, kan, kou) meaning "god" and 宮 (kyuu, guu, kuu, miya) meaning "palace, shrine".
Seid Jewish
Metonymic occupational name from German Seide and Yiddish zayd "silk"
Wimalasurendra Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विमल (vimala) meaning "clean, pure, spotless" combined with the given name Surendra.
Sheriff English, Scottish
Occupational name for a sheriff, derived from Middle English schiref, shreeve, shryve literally meaning "sheriff", or from Old English scir meaning "shire, administrative district" and (ge)refa meaning "reeve"... [more]
Tonnesen Norwegian
Means "son of Tønnes", Tonnes or Tønne(s) being a Norwegian short form of Antonius.
Sadulaeva f Chechen
Feminine form of Sadulaev.
Yacoob Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Đan Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Shan, from Sino-Vietnamese 單 (đan).
Kuyeng Chinese (Russified)
Russified form of Kuang used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union (based on the Cantonese romanization of the name).
Shevalier English (American), English (Canadian)
Anglicized form of the French surname Chevalier.
Groover English (American)
Americanized form of German Gruber.
Sakagut Zapotec (Anglicized, Rare)
This name is rare and usually given to the "god child."
Köppel German (Silesian)
Derived from Silesian German Köppel "head" (ulitmately derived from Low German Kopp), this name was a nickname for someone with a visible deformity or peculiarity of the head.
Nantz German
From a pet form of a Germanic compound name formed with Nant- (for example, Nantwig, Nantger); its meaning is reflected in Middle High German nenden 'to dare'.
Bael English, German (Americanized)
English: variant of Beal.... [more]
Hamel Dutch
Means "wether, castrated ram" in Dutch, an occupational name for a shepherd.
Nocito Italian
from Latin nucetum (Italian noceto) "walnut orchard" applied as either a topographic name for someone who lived by such a place or as a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked in one.
Maranan Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Tagalog madaanan meaning "pass through, pass by somewhere".
Haimawari Japanese
From Japanese 灰 (hai) meaning "ashes, puckery juice, cremate" and 廻 (mawari) meaning "round, revolve, go around, circumference"
Brännström Swedish
Combination of Swedish bränna "to burn" and ström "stream".
Wimmer German
Occupational last name, meaning "wine maker," using a derivation of the element Wein (meaning "wine") and likely another derivation from -macher (meaning "maker"). It's possible as well that it is derived from Weimann.
Carrier English
An occupational name meaning someone who transports goods.
Tu Chinese
From Chinese 涂 (tú), the old name for the Chu River that runs through the present-day provinces of Anhui and Jiangsu.
Almazbekov Kyrgyz
Means "son of Almazbek".
Chakladar Bengali
From a Bengali title historically used for a chief of a chakla, an administrative division formerly in the Indian subcontinent during the Mughal period. The title itself is derived from Persian چکلہ (chakla) combined with the suffix دار (-dar) indicating ownership.
Ginsburg German, Jewish
Habitational name for someone who came from Gunzberg in Bavaria, Günsburg in Swabia, or Gintsshprik (Königsburg) in East Prussia. Its origin is from the name of the river Günz, written in early Latin documents as Guntia, which was probably of Celtic origin, and Old High German burg meaning "Fortress, walled town".
Farrag Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Farraj chiefly used in Egypt.
Andaluz Spanish
Means "from Andalusia" or "from Spain", derived from the region of Spain called Andalucía, once called Al-Ándalus (a classical Arab name for the Iberian Peninsula)... [more]
Lóránt Hungarian
From the given name Lóránt.
Perkiss English
Corruption of Perkins.
Järv Estonian
Means "lake" in Estonian (compare Finnish Järvi).