BiałkowskiPolish Habitational name for someone from any of various places named Bialkowo, Bialków or Bialkowice, all derived from Polish biały meaning "white".
PhommasoneLao From Lao ພົມມະ (phomma) referring to the Hindu god Brahma and ສອນ (sone) meaning "arrow, weapon".
IzzoItalian Could be a nickname for someone of Arabic or Saracen heritage, or who had dark hair and skin, derived from archaic Italian izzo, ultimately from Ancient Greek Αἰγύπτιος (Aigyptios) "Egyptian"... [more]
SawaiJapanese From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "wetland,swamp, marsh" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mineshaft, pit".
DrellJewish (Ashkenazi) Metonymic occupational name from East Slavic drel meaning “borer, gimlet.”
FfordeEnglish (British) Notably the last name of English novelist Jasper Fforde. The spelling suggests it is Welsh. Possibly a form of Ford? The source is unknown to me.
SalongaFilipino, Tagalog From the name of a chief of Polo (presently the city of Valenzuela in Manila) who was later baptised as Pedro Salonga.
DaughtryEnglish, Norman English (of Norman origin) habitational name, with fused French preposition d(e), for someone from Hauterive in Orne, France, named from Old French haute rive ‘high bank’ (Latin alta ripa).
RobinetFrench Derived from the medieval French masculine given name Robinet, which was a diminutive (as the -et suffix indicates) of the given name Robin.... [more]
HooijkaasDutch Meaning uncertain, spelling possibly altered by folk etymology.
FurutachiJapanese From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 舘 (tachi) meaning "large building, mansion, palace".
VolkonskyRussian This indicates familial origin within the vicinity of the Volkona river south of Moscow. This was the name of a Russian family of nobility.
DulquerArabic The name is derived from the Arabic word "Dhul-Qarnayn". Actor Dulquer Salmaan says it means Warrior. but another meaning is "Expressive, Diplomatic"
CadafalchCatalan Derived from Catalan cadafal meaning "burial mound" or "platform, stage", ultimately from Latin catafalicum meaning "scaffold, wooden siege tower, catafalque". A famous bearer was the Catalan architect and politician Josep Puig i Cadafalch (1867-1956).
HirutaJapanese From Japanese 蛭 (hiru) meaning "leech" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
ApplewhiteEnglish Habitational name from a place named Applethwaite, from Old Norse apaldr ‘apple tree’ and þveit ‘meadow’. There are two or three such places in Cumbria; Applethwaite is also recorded as a surname from the 13th century in Suffolk, England, pointing to a possible lost place name there... [more]
PervakUkrainian, Russian Derived either from Russian первый (pervy) meaning "first" or directly from colloquial Ukrainian первак (pervak) meaning "firstborn".
PontiffFrench Means "bridge builder". Comes from the French word pont, which means bridge. ... [more]
HallEstonian Hall is an Estonian surname meaning both "grey" and "frost".
AntalaGujarati ANTALA SURNAME CAME FROM MANDALIYA SURNAME (HINDU PATEL'S SURNAME), ANTALA FAMILIES LIVED IN MANDALDESH IN VIKRAM SAVANT 1416. IN VIKRAM SAVANT 1416, built a temple OF SHIVA IN ANTALESHWAR AND THEN MANDLIYA BECOME ANTALA.... [more]
KüblerGerman, German (Swiss) Derived from Middle High German kübel "tub vat barrel", this is an occupational surname referring to a cooper.
ConquestEnglish Probably from a nickname for a domineering person, from Old French conqueste. A famous bearer of the name was British historian, poet, and novelist Robert Conquest (1917-2015).
ƏləsgərliAzerbaijani From the given name Ələsgər and the Turkic suffix -li which forms adjectives from nouns.
PadgettEnglish Diminutive form of Page, which is of Old French origin, and an occupational name for a young servant, a personal attendant in a noble's house, from the Old French, Middle English "page", ultimately deriving from the Greek "paidion", a boy, child... [more]
BarreseItalian, Sicilian Denoted a person from any of the various minor places named Barra in southern Italy (for example the large district in the eastern part of Naples), derived from Italian barra meaning "barrier, bar, obstacle".
KapadiaIndian, Gujarati Occupational name for a cloth maker from Gujarati કાપડ (kāpaḍ) meaning "cloth, fabric".
DornEnglish Either a place name from Dorn, Worcestershire, possibly derived from a root word meaning "fort, stronghold", or a variant of Thorn from Middle High German dorn "thorn" (from ancient Germanic þurnaz).
AzkonaBasque From the name of a location in Navarre also called Aizkoa, probably derived from Basque (h)aitz "stone, rock", though azkon "badger" has also been suggested.
DolicBosnian, Serbian, Croatian, Turkish Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian (Delić): patronymic from Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian delija, an occupational name for a cavalryman of the Ottoman Turkish army and also a nickname for a hero, from Turkish deli ‘mad, brave’.
BlankenshipEnglish Variant of Blenkinsop, a surname derived from a place in Northumberland called Blenkinsopp. The place name possibly derives from Cumbric blaen "top" and kein "back, ridge", i.e. "top of the ridge", combined with Old English hōp "valley" (compare Hope).
EtchellsEnglish (British) This surname was a habitation name derived from the Old English word "ecels" which is roughly translated as the "dweller on a piece of land added to an estate." Alternatively, the name may have derived from the Old English word "ecan" which means "to increase."
StepnowskyPolish Polish (Stępnowski): habitational name for someone from Stępno in Kalisz voivodeship, named with stępać ‘to plod’ ( see Stepien ), or from a place called Stepnów, now in Ukraine.
MidorinoJapanese Midori means "green" and no means "field, plain".
PoroshenkoUkrainian From Ukrainian порох (porokh) meaning "(gun)powder, dust", used as an occupational name for someone who made or sold gunpowder. A notable bearer is the former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko (1965-).
TemplinGerman German habitational name from a place so named in Brandenburg, of Slavic origin.
DemboJewish Habitational name for someone from any of various places in Lithuania or Poland called Dęby.
HalifaxEnglish Habitational name for someone from Halifax in Yorkshire, from Old English halh "corner, nook" and gefeaxe "having hair, haired", literally meaning "grassy corner"... [more]
HamreNorwegian Derived from various places named Hamre in Norway. The name is derived from Old Norse hamarr meaning "stone, rock face, steep cliff".
CórdobaSpanish Indicates someone who was originally from the city of Córdoba (Cordova) in Andalusia, Spain. The name itself is derived from Phonecian Qʾrtuba meaning "Juba’s city", itself from Phonecian qʾrt meaning "city" and juba referring to King Juba I of Numidia.
CalliganIrish (Rare) Before Irish names were translated into English, Calligan had a Gaelic form of O Ceallachain, possibly from "ceallach", which means "strife".... [more]
ShipmanEnglish Occupational name for a mariner, or occasionally perhaps for a boatbuilder, from Middle English "schipman". One notable person is known evildoer Harold Shipman. He was an English general practitioner who is believed to be one of the most prolific serial killers in modern history.
KaukGerman probably a variant of Kauke from Middle Low German koke "cake" (dialect kauke) hence a metonymic occupational name for a baker or confectioner or a nickname for a cake lover.
MckittrickScottish From Gaelic, "son of Shitrig", a personal name adapted from Old Norse Sigtryggr, literally "victory-true".
MoilanenFinnish From the given name Moila, a Karelian diminutive of the Russian given name Samuil.
BlaylockEnglish The surname of James P. Blaylock (1950-), an early steampunk author. His surname may mean "black lock" from Middle English blakelok, originally referring to a person with dark hair.
BrettonEnglish, French habitational name from any of the places called from Bretton in Derbyshire and Yorkshire, both of which mean "settlement of the Britons", from Old English brettas "Briton" and tun "enclosure, settlement"... [more]
RoosEstonian, Swedish, Danish, Dutch, German (Swiss), Low German Means "rose" in Estonian and Dutch. Swedish and Danish variant of Ros, also meaning "rose". This could be a locational name for someone living near roses, an occupational name for someone who grew roses, or a nickname for someone with reddish skin.
VogelmannGerman occupational name for a birdcatcher from Middle High German Middle Low German fogal "bird" and mann "man".
ReisenauerGerman Probably denoted a person from a minor place called Reisenau, or a topographic name for someone living by an overgrown water meadow, derived from Middle High German ris meaning "undergrowth" and owe meaning "water meadow".
DepooterFlemish Variant of De Poorter, or alternatively, an occupational name for a farmer or gardener derived from poten "to plant, to sow seeds". Compare Potter.
PewterschmidtPopular Culture Comprised of the English word pewter, which is a metal alloy made mostly of tin, and the German element schmidt 'smith' (see Schmidt). This surname is obviously intended to be of Germanic origin... [more]