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.
Soosaar Estonian
Soosaar is an Estonian surname meaning "swamp island".
Nieman Dutch
Means "new man", a cognate of German Neumann. Can also derive from Middle Dutch nieman "no one, nobody", a byname for an unknown or otherwise nameless person... [more]
Dabie Akan (Latinized, Modern)
Dabie was originally from the Bono people of Ghana and it is portrayed as a royal name amongst the people. Many individuals who have inherited this name are Chiefs. It's meaning is someone who's a Warrior.
Dauda Hausa
From the given name Dauda.
Comeaux French (Acadian), French Creole
Variant spelling of French Comeau.
Ellerhoff German
This name means "Black Alder Tree Courtyard" and was inspired by a tree in a yard at the family farm in Nettelstedt, Germany.
Inthasone Lao
From Lao ອິນທະ (intha) referring to the Hindu god Indra and ສອນ (sone) meaning "teach, grow, mature".
Ujula Estonian
Ujula is an Estonian surname meaning "pool" and "pond".
Lisovskyy m Ukrainian
From Ukrainian ліс (lis), meaning "forest".
Kaunis Estonian
Kaunis is an Estonian surname meaning "beautiful".
Kori Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 氷 (see Kōri).
Yandarova f Chechen
Feminine form of Yandarov.
Mbili Central African
Derived from a village in Cameroon named "Bambili".
Abeyewardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවර්ධන (see Abeywickrama).
Krabi Estonian
Krabi is an Estonian surname meaning "crab".
Madeiras Portuguese
Came from the Portuguese Madeira word "wood" or "timber". perhaps the portuguese version of the surname Woods or someone who's from the Portuguese island Madeira
Ojastu Estonian
Ojastu is an Estonian surname derived from "oja" meaning "creek/stream".
Caroli Italian
Derived from the given name Carolus, the Latin form of Charles, or alternatively from a diminutive of Carus "dear, beloved".
Schmuck German, German (Austrian)
From Middle High German smuc meaning "jewel", "finery", hence a metonymic occupational name for a jeweler, or a nickname for someone who wore a prominent jewel or ornament.North German: nickname from Middle Low German smuck meaning "neat", "dainty".
Commisso Italian
Habitational name from the city Comiso.
Pasia Tagalog
Variant of Pacia.
Poitier French
Evidently an altered spelling of Pothier. A famous bearer of this surname was the Bahamian-American actor Sidney Poitier (1927-2022).
Kõvamaa Estonian
Kõvamaa is an Estonian surname meaning "solid ground".
Tisdale English
Variant spelling of Teasdale. Famous bearers or this name include the actress and singer Ashley Tisdale (1985-), basketball player and bass guitarist Wayman Tisdale (1964-2009) and the engraver, miniature painter and cartoonist Elkanah Tisdale (1768-1835), all Americans.
Gyűjtő Hungarian
Means "gatherer, collector".
Erdőtelek Hungarian
Derived from Erdőtelek, a village in Heves County, Hungary.
Romeu Portuguese
From the given name Romeu.
Hishida Japanese
From 菱 (hishi, ryou) meaning "diamond (shape), water chestnut, caltrop, rhombus" and 田 (da) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Agyare Akan
Meaning unknown.
Gooderham Danish
It is derived from a personal name, originally "Gudormr", which has the rather unusual translation of "battle-snake".
Claxton English
From the names of any of several settlements in England, derived from either the personal name Clacc (from Old Norse Klakkr "bump, hillock") or the Old English word clacc "hill, peak" combined with tun "town, settlement".
Ayoob Arabic
From the given name Ayyub
Matar Various
Means "rain" in Hebrew and Arabic.
Gholamzadeh Persian
Means "born of Gholam".
Urahata Japanese
Ura means "bay, creek, inlet, beach, gulf, seacoast" and hata means "field".
Ying Chinese
From Chinese 应 (yīng) referring to the ancient state of Ying, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.
Atcheson Scots
Scots form of Atkinson
Pourhassan Persian
Means "son of Hassan".
Markin Russian
Means "son of Mark".
Krechter German
Possibly derived from Krämer
Gideonse Dutch
Derived from the given name Gideon.
Alborty Ossetian
Derived from Loir, the name of a village in present-day North Ossetia-Alania.
Groll German
Derived from grollen, 'to be angry', often used as a nickname for an angry or sulky individual.
Sindac Tagalog
From Tagalog sindak meaning "terror, shock, fright".
Robins English
Southern English patronymic from the personal name Robin.
Varaste Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian وارسته (see Varasteh).
Rochelle French, English
habitational name from La Rochelle the name of several places in various parts of France especially that in Manche from a diminutive of Old French roche "rock cliff promontory"... [more]
Gaitán Spanish
Originated from the Spanish word "gato," which means "cat." It is thought that the name may have been used to describe someone who had cat-like qualities, such as being agile or quick on their feet.
Al-hashimi Arabic
From the given name Hashim.
Vouvali Greek
From Greek βούβαλις (vouvalis) meaning "antelope" or βούβαλος (vouvalos) "buffalo".
Salahov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Salah 1".
Linkytė Lithuanian
Of uncertain etymology.
Havelock English
From the Middle English male personal name Havelok, from Old Norse Hafleikr, literally "sea sport". It was borne by the British general Sir Henry Havelock (1795-1857).
Ärmpalu Estonian
Ärmpalu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "härmas" ("frosty") and "palu" ("sandy heath/heathy woodland").
Tennōji Japanese (Rare)
Composed of Japanese ten 天 meaning "heaven," ō (which becomes due to renjō) 王 meaning "king," and ji 寺 meaning "temple" or "Buddhist temple."
Piirimees Estonian
Piirimees is an Estonian surname meaning "border man".
Gamlouche Arabic (Mashriqi)
Meaning unknown. It is found mostly in Lebanon and Kuwait.
Piana Italian
Topographic name from piana ‘plain’, ‘level ground’, from Latin planus, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this word.
Pazniak Belarusian
Means "one who is late", from Belarusian пазней (pazniej) "late".
Finkley English
Habitational name for a person from the hamlet of Finkley in Hampshire, derived from Old English finc "finch" and leah "woodland, clearing".
Holling English
Location name for someone who lived near holly trees.
Burchell English
An English surname derived from the village of Birkehill (also known as Biekel or Birtle). It means "birch hill".
Sovereign English
Occupational surname for a leader or supervisor, derived from the English word sovereign meaning "possessing supreme or ultimate power".
Marvel English
Either (i) from a medieval nickname (often ironic) for someone regarded as a prodigy; or (ii) "person from Merville", the name of two places in northern France ("smaller settlement" and "settlement belonging to a man with a Germanic name beginning with Meri-, literally 'famous'")... [more]
Kagamine Japanese, Popular Culture
From the Japanese (kagami) meaning "mirror" and (ne) meaning "sound".
Errey English
This uncommon and intriguing name is of Old Norse origin, and is found chiefly in the north western counties of England, reflecting the dense settlement of Scandinavian peoples in those areas. The surname is locational, from places such as Aira Beck or Aira Force near Ullswater in Cumberland, or some other minor or unrecorded place also named with the Old Norse term "eyrara", meaning "gravel-bank stream river”.
Arakawa Japanese
From 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild, violent" or 新 (ara) meaning "new" combined with 川/河 (kawa) meaning "river, stream."
Gladding English
Given as a nickname to someone who is glad, in high spirits, and happy.
Yuliyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Yuliyan".
Campagna Italian
Name for someone originally from any of various locations named Campagna, all derived from Latin Campania, itself from campus meaning "field".
Nemirov m Russian
From Russian не мир (ne mir), meaning "no peace". Probably a cossack nickname surname.
Dota Japanese
From 土 (do) meaning "soil, ground earth" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Siriwardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සිරිවර්ධන (see Siriwardana).
Grabińska f Polish
Feminine form of Grabiński.
Markelj Slovene
From the given name Markelj.
Lunn Norwegian, English
Derived from Lund, which in turn comes from the Old Norse lundr, meaning "grove of trees".
Dauletbaeva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Dauletbaev.
Etemad Persian
From the given name Etemad.
Goldenberg Jewish
Ornamental name from a compound of German golden literally meaning "golden" and berg meaning "mountain, hill".
Mahdipour Persian
Means "son of Mahdi".
Tôn Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Sun, from Sino-Vietnamese 孫 (tôn).
Aidla Estonian
Aidla is an Estonian surname meaning "store/goods area".
Mesbah Arabic (Maghrebi), Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from Arabic مِصْبَاح (miṣbāḥ) meaning "lamp, light, luminary".
Pão Portuguese
Metonymic occupational name for a baker, from pão meaning "bread"
Ashitanihara Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 芦谷原 (Ashitanihara), a variant reading of 芦谷原 (Ashitaniharu) meaning "Ashitaniharu", a division in the division of Shukukubota in the area of Makizono in the city of Kirishima in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan or it being a name of a group of several households in the same location, for the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.
Rahusaar Estonian
Rahusaar is an Estonian surname meaning "reef island".
Rou French
Variant of Roux.
Vogt De Berge Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt.
Jusufov Tajik, Uzbek, Dagestani
Alternate transcription of Yusufov.
Balbino Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
From the given name Balbino.
Renn English (British)
The surname Renn was first found in Durham where they held a family seat from early times, and were originally descended from Ralph de Raines who was granted lands by William, Duke of Albany in that shire... [more]
Hatami Persian
From the given name Hatam.
Medve Hungarian
Means 'bear' in Hugarian.
Giovanera Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Giovannes.
Sumiyoshi Japanese
From Japanese 住 (sumi) meaning "dwelling, residence, abode" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck".
Väljaots Estonian
Väljaots is an Estonian surname meaning "out/afield (of the) cusp/tip".
Ayden Turkish
Possibly a variant of Aydın.
Eva Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Italian, Portuguese
From the given name Eva.
Pusey French
Habitational name form Pusey in Haute-Saône, so named from a Gallo-Roman personal name, Pusius, + the locative suffix -acum.
Lyham English
From the Anglo-Saxon personal name Liefman.
Oxby English
fortification where oxen are kept (From the Old English words “oxa” and “burh”)
Cherian Indian (Christian)
From the given name Cherian.
Jared English
English: variant of Garrett .
Cedergren Swedish
Combination of Swedish ceder "cedar" and gren "branch".
Comsa Romanian (Rare), Romanian
The surname Comsa likely has Eastern European origins, particularly in Romania. It may derive from a variation of the name Coman, relating to the Cumans, a historical group.
Yüksek Turkish
Means "high, lofty, great, noble" in Turkish.
Vernier French
Surname for a person who lived near an alder tree. Also a variant of Garnier 1 and Varnier and the eastern French form of Warner.
Taevas Estonian
Taevas is an Estonian surname meaning "sky", "heavens" and "Heaven"
Smee English
Variant of Smead, derived from either Middle English smethe "smooth" or Old English smiððe "smithy".
Wall Irish
Anglicized from of de Bhál, a Gaelicized form of de Valle (see Devall).
Look English
Habitational name from Look in Puncknowle, Dorset, named in Old English with luce ‘enclosure’.
Komaeda Japanese (Rare)
From 小 (ko) meaning "small, little" or 古 (ko) meaning "old" combined with Maeda.... [more]
Rackers German
German (Räckers): in the Lower Rhine-Westphalia area, from a reduced form of Rädeker, itself a reduced form of Rademaker.
Avdeyeva Russian
feminine form of Avdeyev
Toots Estonian
Toots is an Estonian name derived from "tootja", meaning "manufacturer".
Balett Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Paul.
Mallery English
1 English: see Mallory .... [more]
Chachin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" and 珍 (chin) meaning "rare; strange".... [more]
Mamik Indian
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Mcdearmon Scottish
Scottish: variant of McDiarmid with excrescent -n-.
Kakinuma Japanese
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
Naqvi Urdu
Derived from Arabic نقي (naqi) meaning "pure, clean". This is the name of a Shi'ite clan found primarily in Iran, Iraq and South Asia, named after 9th-century imam Ali al-Hadi (also known as al-Naqi).
Bahandi Filipino, Cebuano
Means "wealth, riches, treasure" in Cebuano.
Uwimana Rwandan, Eastern African
Means "belongs to God"
Mbabazi Eastern African
A Bantu Uganda surname meaning 'grace' or 'kindness'.
Tweed English
Variant of Twite.
Rajković Serbian
Means "son of Rajko".
Xıdırova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Xıdırov.
Maclehose Scots
Derived from the Gaelic Mac Gille Thamhais, meaning 'son of the gillie of Tammas', Tammas being the Scots form of Thomas.
Forconi Italian
From Italian forcone "pitchfork, fork".
Tõnisson Estonian
Tõnisson is an Estonian surname derived from the Estonian masculine given name "Tõnis" and the Germanic word "son"; "Tõnis's son".
Yupanqui Quechua (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Quechua yupanki meaning "accountant".
Banu Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese
From a respectful term of address for women derived from Persian بانو (banu) meaning "lady".
Günaltay Turkish
From Turkish gun meaning "sun, day" and altun meaning "gold". A famous bearer was the Turkish prime minister Şemsettin Günaltay (1883-1961).
Sow Western African, Fula
Meaning uncertain.
Loog Estonian
Loog is an Estonian surname meaning "windrow" (a line of raked hay or sheaves of grain laid out to dry in the wind).
Wigley English
Derived from the words wicga "bug" and leah "woodland, clearing"
Naruse Japanese
From Japanese 成 (naru) meaning "become" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".
d'Estienne French
From the given name Estienne, a Medieval French form of Stephen.
Tikhomirov m Russian
Means "son of Tikhomir".
Mattocks English
An occupation name for a digger or pryer.
Chaleun Lao
Means "flourish, prosper" or "much, many" in Lao.
Palmberg Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Derived from any of the various places in Germany named Palmberg.
Arrhenius Swedish (Rare)
The name of two separate family linages with no relation between each other. One family originates from Linköping, Östergötland and probably got its name from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρρην (árrhēn) "male" (taken from the last syllable of ancestor's last name, Kapfelman)... [more]
Rayo Spanish, Catalan, Asturian
Spanish: from rayo ‘flash of lightning’, possibly a nickname in the sense ‘lively’.... [more]
Pandya Indian, Gujarati
Derived from Sanskrit पण्डा (panda) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, learning".
Knuth German
From the given name Knut.
Hõbesalu Estonian
Hõbesalu is an Estonian surname meaning "silver grove".
Hasumi Japanese
From Japanese 蓮 (hasu) meaning "lotus" and 見 (mi) meaning "look, appearance".
Gezgin Turkish
Means "traveller, explorer" in Turkish.
Wäite Luxembourgish (Germanized, Rare)
The name originates from Luxembourg and the surrounding Germanic regions most notably the Rhenish Palatinate from around the 1800s. The word wäite is Luxembourgish for wide and also broad, the word wäit which is an alternative spelling of the Surname Wäite is Luxembourgish for far or distant.... [more]
Nakatsutsumi Japanese
Naka means "middle" and tsutsumi means "enbankment, river, bank, dike".
Gibney Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic surname Ó Gibne.
Ines Spanish
From the given name Inés.
Ōwaki Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 脇 (waki) meaning "side".
Komlofske Russian (Anglicized)
Probably an Anglicised form of Komlovskiy.
McCaffrey Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gothraidh meaning "son of Gothradh", a Gaelic form of the personal name Godfrey.
Aharon Hebrew
Variant of Aharoni, from the given name Aaron.
Galán Spanish
From Spanish meaning "gallant, handsome". (Compare Gallardo).
Amirzhanov m Kazakh
Means "son of Amirzhan".
Llovera Catalan
Topographic name from llovera "wolf pack" or "wolves' lair".
San Severino Italian, Neapolitan
From the name of places inside Italy, all named after Saint Severinus of Noricum. This name is mainly found in Naples.
San Miguel Spanish
Habitational name from any of the numerous places so named for a local shrine or church dedicated to St. Michael (San Miguel).
Goodall English
Habitational name from Gowdall in East Yorkshire, named from Old English golde "marigold" and Old English halh "nook, recess".
Foglia Italian
From Italian foglia "leaf".
Ahmedi Persian
Alternate transcription of Ahmadi.
Navidad Spanish
Derived from the personal name Noel. It means "Christmas" in Spanish.
Illoinen Finnish
Ancient Finnish surname derived from the name of an estate located in Rusko, Finland. Today used as a surname, also part of the city of Turku, Finland. Original meaning: a vigorous well.
Wannebo Norwegian
An alternative spelling of the Norwegian surname Vannebo.
Lilienthal German
Habitational name from any of the places called Lilienthal in Schleswig-Holstein Lower Saxony and Baden-Württemburg named with Middle High German liljen "lilies" (from Latin lilium) and tal "valley".
Vangarde French
"(A soldier) in the leading edge of an army formation"
Schloss German
Shortened form of Schlosser.
Imakai Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Shu Chinese
From Chinese 舒 (shū) referring to the ancient state of Shu, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Anhui province.
Derckson Swiss
Meaning: "Powerful People"
Narisaki Japanese
Narisaki is a japanese surname that denotes to noblewomen whom were exceptional and unique, as well as embodying the quality of novelty. It is believed to be a lost surname from an ancient Japanese reigning dynasty that was rediscovered and is now used by a sorority founded by Yuumi and Jovani.
Österreich German (Austrian)
The German name for Austria, meaning "eastern kingdom".
Nessim Spanish, Jewish, Hebrew
Hebrew for 'miracles'. Name was originally Bar-Nisim; 'Children of the Miricle'
Carnegie Scottish
Habitational name from a place called Carnegie, near Carmyllie in Angus, from Gaelic cathair an eige "fort at the gap".
Əlixanova f Azerbaijani
Femminine form of Əlixanov.
Cushing English, French (Anglicized)
Altered form of Cousin, or an Americanized spelling of Cauchon. The English actor Peter Cushing (1913-1994) was a famous bearer of this name.