Browse Submitted Surnames

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Duca Romanian
Derived from the old Romanian title duca "vaivode duke".
Raaf Dutch, German
Means "raven" in Dutch.
Wollschläger German
Occupational name for someone who prepared wool for spinning by washing and combing or carding it, from Middle High German wolle(n)slaher, -sleger, Middle Low German wullensleger (literally ‘wool beater’).
Schwartzman Jewish
Nickname for a dark-skinned or dark-haired person, from German schwarz meaning "black" and man meaning "man, person".
Kazačjonok m Belarusian
Belarusian Latin form of Kazachyonok.
Shaffner German, German (Swiss)
Americanized version of German occupational name for a steward or bailiff, variant of Schaffner and Schaffer.... [more]
Hazlett English (British)
Topographic name for someone who lived by a hazel copse, Old English hæslett (a derivative of hæsel ‘hazel’). habitational name from Hazelhead or Hazlehead in Lancashire and West Yorkshire, derived from Old English hæsel ‘hazel’ + heafod ‘head’, here in the sense of ‘hill’; also a topographic name of similar etymological origin.
Guilleaume French, German
Possibly related to the French given name Guillaume.
Yagira Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yagi) meaning "willow" combined with 楽 (ra) meaning "music, comfort, ease".
Kutz Polish
Germanized form of Polish Kuc "pony", "short person".
Azeem Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Azim.
Rovira Catalan
Topographic name for someone who lived by an oak wood, from Catalan rovira meaning "oak wood, oak grove".
Guha Bengali
From Bengali গুহা (guha) meaning "cave" (figuratively "mind" or "heart"), ultimately derived from Sanskrit गुहा (guha).
Khizrieva Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Хизриев (see Khizriev).
Gloster English
habitational name from the city of Gloucester. The place originally bore the British name Glevum (apparently from a cognate of Welsh gloyw "bright") to which was added the Old English element ceaster "Roman fort or walled city" (from Latin castrum "legionary camp")... [more]
Leszczyński Polish
Name for someone from any of various places called Leszczyna, Leszczyno, Leszczyny or Leszczynek, all derived from Polish leszczyna meaning "hazel".
Dijks Dutch
Variant of Van Dijks.
Dagohoy Filipino, Cebuano
From a shortened form of the Cebuano phrase dagon sa huyuhoy meaning "talisman of the breeze", which was the nom de guerre of Filipino rebel Francisco "Dagohoy" Sendrijas (1724-1800).
Manheim German, Jewish
Habitational name from the city of Mannheim in southwestern Germany (formerly the residence of the electors Palatine) so named from the ancient Germanic personal name Manno (see Mann ) annd Old High German heim "homestead"... [more]
Hermedilla Filipino (Latinized, Modern, Rare)
From Batangas province in Southern Tagalog region in the Philippines since the Spanish colony.
Kuosmanen Finnish
Meaning uncertain. Possibly deriving from the Finnish element kuoha ("foam"), or the element kousi ("pattern"). Features the nen suffix commonly found in surnames of Savo-Karelian origin.
Püü Estonian
Püü is an Estonian surname meaning "grouse".
Colomb French
from Old French colomb "pigeon" (from Latin columbus) applied as a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of pigeons or doves... [more]
Hammami Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Hammam (see Hamam). A bearer is Hamma Hammami (1952–), a Tunisian communist speaker... [more]
Shahrokhi Iranian
From the given name Shahrokh.
Ovchinnikov m Russian
Probably related to the Ukrainian last name Ovcharenko.
Bahamonde Spanish, Galician
Derived from Baamonde (officially called Santiago de Baamonde), a town and parish in the province of Lugo, in Galicia, Spain. This surname was borne by the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892-1975).
Sajjadi Persian
From the given name Sajjad.
Akatsutsumi Popular Culture
Combination of 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 堤 (tsutsumi) meaning "bank, embankment, dike," used on the character Momoko Akatsutsumi (赤堤 ももこ) in the anime 'Powerpuff Girls Z', the anime adaptation of the Cartoon Network series 'The Powerpuff Girls' (the character in question being equivalent to Blossom in the original cartoon).... [more]
Hayase Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 瀬 (see Se).
Zopf German
Nickname for someone who wore his hair in a pigtail or plait, Middle High German zopf, zoph, or from a field name from same word in the sense ‘tail’, ‘end’, ‘narrow point’.
Sastry Telugu
Variant of Shastri.
Weininger German (Swiss), Jewish
Denoted a person from Weiningen, a municipality in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland. It is also a Jewish ornamental name derived from German wein meaning "wine" and the suffix -inger.
Dalin Swedish
Variant of Dahlin.
Milin Breton
Means "mill" in Breton.
Hayat Hebrew
Means "tailor" in Hebrew.
Onnis Italian
From the toponym Fonni.
Ó Deaghaidh Irish
Meaning, "descendent of Deaghaidh."
Monteagudo Spanish
Habitational name from any of numerous places called Monteagudo (‘pointed mountain’) from monte ‘mountain’ + agudo ‘sharp pointed’ (from Latin acutus from acus ‘needle’) for example in the provinces of Murcia Teruel A Coruña and Navarre.
Learn English (American)
The surname Learn is traced to an 18th-century settler and his family who lived in what is now Tannersville, Pa. It is an Anglicized version of the Germanic "Loehrner," which name the settler and his family also used.
Alirez Spanish (Mexican)
A protector. Rap. Loves all things Coral.
Saengchan Thai
Means "moonlight" from Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and จันทร์ (chan) meaning "moon".
Sensabaugh American
Americanized form of German Sensenbach, a topographic name formed with an unexplained first element + Middle High German bach ‘creek’.
Filatov Russian
Means "son of Filat".
Omine Japanese
O means "big, great, large" and mine means "peak".
Barbe German
From Middle High German barbe, the name of a species of fish resembling the carp; hence by metonymy an occupational name for a fisherman or fish dealer, or possibly a nickname for someone thought to resemble the fish in some way.
Qayyum Urdu
Derived from Arabic قيوم (qayyum) meaning "subsistence, independent, sustainer".
Saemonsaburoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 左衛門三郎 (see Saemonsaburō).
Pryimak Ukrainian
In Ukrainian means 'adoptee'
Diefenbaker German
Anglicized form of Diefenbach.
Romanowski Polish
Habitational surname from a settlement named Romanowo, Romanów, Romanówka, etc.
Souma Japanese (Rare)
Sou (相) means "appearance, nature", ma (馬) means "horse". Souma is also a city name in Fukishima prefecture. Mitsuko Souma (相馬光子) from Battle Royale bears this surname
Kinpō Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).
Dumagit Visayan
Literally "to swoop" or "to snatch" in Cebuano. Related to Dumaguete, capital of the province of Negros Oriental.
Alimkhanuly Kazakh
Derived from the given name Alimkhan.
Ábalos Spanish
Habitational name for someone originally from the municipality of Ábalos in La Rioja, Spain, likely of Basque origin.
Saragi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蛇穴 (see Jaana).
Vrabie Romanian
From Romanian meaning "sparrow".
Pimenov Russian
Means "son of Pimen".
Bonde English
Variant of Bond.
Alioune Western African
From the given name Alioune.
Lima Portuguese
Topographic name for someone living on the banks of the river of this name (of pre-Roman origin, probably akin to a Celtic element lemos, limos 'elm').
Klarwasser German
"Clear water."
Bogus Polish
Variant of Bogusz.
Venizelos Greek
From the baptismal name Benizelos, which is already in existence since the 16th century in Athens. Uncertain etymology, most likely to be of Italian origin, (Bene + angelo, the good angel, ie Evangelos)... [more]
Idriss Western African
From the given name Idriss.
Aarab Arabic
Ethnic name for an Arab, from ʿarab, a collective, meaning literally ‘Arabdom, Arabs’. The surname is most frequent in countries, such as Iran and Algeria, that were not populated by ethnic Arabs in the first millennum; its bearers are both Muslims and Christians.
Farrow English
Northern English: hyper-corrected form of Farrar, occupational name for a smith or worker in iron. The original -ar or -er ending of this name came to be regarded as an error, and was changed to -ow.
Zherebkin m Russian
From жеребец (zherebets) meaning "stallion".
Meshcheryakov m Russian
From Russian мещеряк (meshcheryak), meaning "Mishar Tatar". Compare the Tatar surname Mişär.
Giano Italian
From the given name Giano.
Flenot American (South, ?)
I think this could be a French Indian name however, it may be misspelled, and I don't know the correct spelling.
Gunathilaka Sinhalese
From Sanskrit गुण (guṇa) meaning "quality, attribute, merit" and तिलक (tilaka) meaning "mark, dot, ornament".
Puddephatt English
Probably from the unattested Old English *pudi "fat, swollen; round in the belly" combined with fæt "vat, cask, barrel", a nickname for someone with a large paunch, or perhaps who was known for drinking.
Parro Estonian
Parro is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "parun" meaning "baron".
Vujičić Serbian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Ferraris Italian (Latinized, Modern)
Variation of the italian surname "Ferrari". Means Smith but in plural.
Sutherlin English
Variant of Sutherland
Rachedi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Rashid; this spelling is chiefly used in Algerian Arabic.
Strain Scottish, Irish
Derived from the valley of the Aan, or strath Aan.
Desunia Portuguese, Filipino
From the Portuguese word desunir meaning "disunite, separate". This surname is particularly common in the Philippines.
Vooremaa Estonian
Vooremaa is an Estonian surname meaning "drumlin/moraine land".
Feofilov Russian
Means "son of Feofil".
Conde Spanish
1 Spanish and Portuguese: “nickname from the title of rank conde ‘count’, a derivative of Latin comes, comitis ‘companion’.”... [more]
Daniilidis Greek
Means "Son of Daniil".
Cal English
Possibly from the given name Cal.
Slabko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian слабкий (slabkyy), meaning "weak".
Chaudhry Indian, Hindi, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Chaudhary.
Golan Jewish
Israeli ornamental name from the Golan Heights in Israel.
Üprus Estonian
Üprus is an Estonian surname derived from "üpris" meaning "very" and "much".
Ciruela Filipino, Spanish (Rare)
From Spanish ciruela meaning "plum".
Cowburn English
The place-name, in turn, comes from the Old English cocc, meaning "rooster," and burna, meaning "a stream." As such, the surname is classed as a local, or habitational name, derived from a place where the original bearer lived or held land.
Gianola Italian, Italian (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of Gianni and Gian.
Stancheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stanchev.
Seaforth English
The name of a projection of the sea on the east coast of Lewis, on the Long Island, Scotland. Means "the forth of the sea".
Kapetanović Croatian, Bosnian
Occupational surname derived from kapetan meaning "captain".
Kolarov Serbian, Bulgarian
An occupational surname derived from kolar, meaning "wheelwright".
Novruzova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Novruzov.
Omoto Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大本 (see Ōmoto).
Tulving Estonian
Tulving is an Estonian surname derived from "tulv", meaning "flood".
Hull Estonian
Hull is an Estonian surname meaning "loon" (Gavia).
Yağcı Turkish
Means "oil seller" in Turkish.
Belova f Russian
Feminine form of Belov.
Valenzuela Spanish
Habitational name from places named Valenzuela in Córdoba and Ciudad Real. The place name is a diminutive of Valencia, literally "little Valencia".
Arsanukaev Chechen
Chechen family name of unknown meaning.
O Naradhaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Neary.
Nada Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納田 (see Nōda).
Wildblood English
From a nickname for an untamed spirit or a rake, derived from Middle English wilde "wild, untamed" (from Old English wildi) and blood "blood".
Kanakakorn Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Piirimees Estonian
Piirimees is an Estonian surname meaning "border man".
Thais Greek (Modern)
from the given name Thais, meaning "beloved, bandage"
Axel Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Habitational name for someone from either of two places, Aksel in East Flanders or Axel in Zeeland, both possibly derived from a relative of Old High German ahsala "shoulder", referring to an elevated piece of land.
Boon Dutch
From boon "bean". Refers to a person who grows beans, or a nickname for someone tall and thin (i.e. stringbean).
Kirchschläger German (Austrian)
Habitational name of several places in Austria named Kirchschlag, all possibly from Middle High German kirche "church" and Schlag "blow, hit".
Capelle French, English, Dutch, Flemish
French topographic name for someone living by a chapel, from a regional variant of chapelle "chapel" (compare Chapell 2), or a habitational name from any of several places named La Capelle... [more]
Figgins English
Derived from a medieval diminutive of Fulk (such as Fygge or Fulchon).
Baumeister German
Occupational name for a "builder" in German; from Middle High German 'buwen' 'to build' + meister 'master'.... [more]
Neinstein German, Jewish
Means “nine stones” in German
Roan Irish
variant of Roane
Greensmith English
Occupational name for a greensmith, a smith who works with lead.
Suenaga Japanese
From Japanese 末 (sue) meaning "tip, end, top" and 永 (naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal".
Ikeno Japanese
Ike means "pool, pond" and no means "field, plain, wilderness".
Fontanarosa Italian
Denoted a person who came from one of the various places in Italy with this name or similar, derived from Italian meaning "red fountain".
Abasyan Armenian
This is a last name. Abasyan's were Kings and Queens, having Kingdoms from the years 750-1280.
Ärmpalu Estonian
Ärmpalu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "härmas" ("frosty") and "palu" ("sandy heath/heathy woodland").
Riedemann German
Either a habitational name derived from places named Ried or Riede, or a topographic name derived from Low German Riede "rivulet".
Hosseinpour Persian
Means "son of Hossein" in Persian.
Heyer Dutch
From Middle Dutch heiger "heron", a nickname for someone with long legs. Alternatively, from a Germanic personal name composed of hag "enclosure, hedge" and heri "army".
Denning Irish
Variant of Dineen.
Tonnoir French, French (Belgian)
Means "thunder". Originally, a nickname given to loud men. Very rare.
Loepp Dutch
Variant of Loop.
Naga Japanese, Okinawan
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 奈賀 or 名嘉 (see Naka).
Klyuev Russian
From klyui, meaning "peck".
Heianza Okinawan (Japanized, Rare)
Japanese reading of Japanese Kanji 平安座 (see Henza).
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]
Bouras Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of the head" from Arabic أبو (abu) meaning "father" and رأس (ras) meaning "head, leader, chief".
Zozaia Basque (Rare)
From the name of a town in Navarre, Spain, possibly derived from Basque zozo "blackbird, thrush (bird)".
Rochefort French
From various places called Rochefort meaning "strong castle".
Miyamori Japanese
Miya means "shrine, temple" and mori means "forest".
Shein Burmese
From the given name Shein.
Kojadinović Serbian
Derived from the forename Kojadin.
Karotamm Estonian
Karotamm is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "karu" (bear) and "tamm" (oak).
Bezdvornyy Ukrainian
Means "manorless", from Ukrainian без (bez) "without" and двор (dvor) "manor".
Gurewitz Jewish
Belarusian and Lithuanian variant of Horowitz, a habitational name from Horovice in central Bohemia, now in the Czech Republic, which is named with a short form of a personal name formed with Hor, as for example Horimir, Horislav.
Björnsdóttir f Icelandic
Means "daughter of Björn" in Icelandic.
Sangmanee Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสงมณี (see Saengmani).
Muta Japanese
From Japanese 牟 (mu) meaning "pupil (of the eye)" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Borgo Italian
Borgo is an Italian surname, which means 'village' or 'borough'.
Pajuste Estonian
Pajuste is an Estonian surname, relating to "willow".
Wrangel Germanic
The surname Wrangel was first found in Westphalia. The name is derived from the place name Warangale (now Wrangelshof) in Estonia.... [more]
D'aurevilly French
Variant form of D'aureville. A known bearer of this name was the French novelist Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly (1808-1889).
Březnová f Czech
Feminine form of Března.
Khmyz Russian
Derived from dialectal Russian хмыз (khmyz) meaning "bush, thicket".
Mc English
Variant of Mac
Kachalov m Russian
From dialectal кача (kacha), meaning "duck".
Bluth German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from Middle High German bluot, German Blüte ‘bloom’, ‘flower head’. ... [more]
Ottmar German
From the given name Ottmar.
Simoness Romansh
Derived from the given name Simon 1.
Okitani Japanese
Oki could mean "open sea", or it could be spelled as o meaning "big, great", and tani meaning "valley".
Zilčyan Armenian
Means "cymbal-maker" in Armenian, from Ottoman Turkish زلجی (zilci) "cymbal-maker" with a surname forming suffix.
Nordby Norwegian, Danish
The first half of the word nord is derived from the Old Norse word norþr which means "north", while the second half of the word by is derived from the Norwegian word byr or bo meaning "farmstead" or "settlement"... [more]
Alimpolos Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano alimpulos meaning "whirlwind, cyclone".
Lemkheitir Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Khatir, chiefly used in Mauritania.
Sabato Italian
From sabato "Saturday".
Kōri Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 氷 (kōri) meaning "ice".
Melle German
Taken from place names like Melle or Mellen in Germany.
Callen English (Rare)
From the forename Callen
Spearman English
Occupational name for a soldier armed with a spear, from Middle English spere "spear, lance" and man. It could also be from Old English given name Spereman, of the same origin.
Ertuganov m Kazakh
Means "son of Ertugan".
Colbourn English
English: variant spelling of Colburn .
Ming-rujiralai Thai
From Thai มิ่ง (ming) meaning "something that is auspicious", รุจิรา (ruchira) of unknown meaning, and ลัย (lai) of unknown meaning.
Brenner German, German (Austrian), Jewish
Derived from Middle High German brennen "to burn". Both as a German and a Jewish name, this was an occupational name for a distiller of spirits. As a German surname, however, it also occasionally referred to a charcoal or lime burner or to someone who cleared forests by burning.
Rangkuti Batak
From a rapid pronunciation of the nickname Orang Yang Ditakuti meaning "The Feared One".
Arkadiou Greek
Means "son of Arkadios".
Ivančin Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Omidi Persian
From the given name Omid.
Eastman English
Derived from the Old English given name Eastmund, or a variant of East.
Listrat French
From Occitan "listrat" meaning "chopped off, striped" or from "Listrac", a commune in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwest France.
Krusch German (Silesian)
Derived from dialectal Polish krusza (gruszka in Standard Polish), Lower Sorbian ksusa and Upper Sorbian kruswa "pear, pear tree".
Agam Hebrew (Modern)
Rare variant of the surname Agami, which came from the Hebrew name Agam, means "lake".
Daquioag Ilocano
Meaning uncertain.
Alijonov Uzbek
Means "son of Alijon".
Gut Jewish
Derived from Yiddish gut "good".
Hettiaratchi Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala හෙට්ටිආරච්චි (see Hettiarachchi).
Schorgl German (Austrian)
Austrian meaning, “Lover of the land”, used by farmers.
Le Fay Irish Mythology
Meaning 'the fairy'
Faruque Bengali
From the given name Faruq.
Agozzino m Italian
The name Agozzino derives from the Italian surname, which likely has its roots in the name 'Agostino,' meaning 'majestic' or 'venerable.'
Bayrak Turkish
Means "flag" in Turkish.
Saint-Jean French
Means Saint John in French
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