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.
Abdollahi Persian
From the given name Abdollah.
Venn German
Derived from Middle High German venne "mire, bog, fen".
Klug German (Austrian)
First recorded in the early 14th century in present-day Austria (southeastern region of the Holy Roman Empire at that time). The surname was derived from the ancient Germanic word kluoc meaning "noble" or "refined".... [more]
Zlatković Serbian
Means "son of Zlatko".
Belalcázar Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality with the coordinates 38°34′31″N 5°10′02″W.
Večeřa Czech
Means "supper". Pronounced "veh-cze-zha".
Fayaz Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Fayaz.
Scrimshaw Medieval English
Referring to one who was a fencing-master, coming from the old French "eskermisseour", meaning "fencer" and which came in turn from the old high German word "skirmen", which meant "to defend".
Darter English (American)
variant of Daughter
Yastrebov m Russian
Derived from Russian ястреб (yastreb) meaning "hawk".
Reille French, Occitan
Topographic name derived from Old Occitan relha meaning "plowshare", or a habitational name from any of several places named Reille or La Reille in southern France. A notable bearer was Honoré Charles Reille (1775-1860), a Marshal of France during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.
Bingel German
A topographic name derived from a diminutive of Middle High German binge, which means "depression", "ditch", or "pit". May also be derived from pingel, which is a Westphalian nickname for a pedantic person.
Alcubierre Aragonese
This indicates familial origin within the vicinity of the Sierra d’Alcubierre.
Culberson African American
Magee Mitchell "Courageous, strong, nice and happy"
Maroń Polish
Derived from either the given name Marek or Martin.
Flick German
Nickname for a quick and lively person. From Middle High German vlücke meaning "awake, bright, energetic".
Jachimi Okinawan (Rare, Archaic)
From Okinawan 座喜味 (Jachimi) meaning "Jachimi", a former area in the former district of Yuntanja in the former Ryūkyū kingdom of Chūzan in parts of present-day Okinawa, Japan, or it being the Okinawan form of Japanese 座喜味 (Zakimi) meaning "Zakimi", an area in the same place, in the village of Yomitan in the district of Nakagami in the prefecture of Okinawa in Japan.
Assagaff Arabic, Indonesian
Variant of Al Saqqaf primarily used in Indonesia.
Altmäe Estonian
Altmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "from below hill".
Strassberg Jewish
Ornamental name composed of German Strasse "street" and Berg "mountain, hill".
Bisley English (British)
Bisley is a locational surname from the village of Bisley in Surrey. It comes from the words biss meaning “brown” or "ashy" and leah meaning “clearing” denoting a wide area of untilled land such as a meadow or woodland.
Oliinyk Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Oliynyk.
Słodki Polish
It means "sweet" in Polish.
Kersten Low German, Dutch
Derived from the given name Kersten, a Dutch and low German form of Christian.
Ausheva f Ingush (Russified)
Feminine form of Aushev.
Viernes Spanish (Philippines)
Means "Friday" in Spanish.
Hayoun Judeo-Spanish
From a variant of the given name Chaim.
Reus Dutch
Means "giant" in Dutch, a nickname for a big man.
Hijikata Japanese
From 泥 (hiji) meaning "mud, mire," more often written as 土, from tsuchi meaning "earth, soil, dirt, mud," and 方 (kata) meaning "direction, way" or, more rarely, 片 (kata) meaning "one (of a pair); incomplete, fragmentary" (cognate with 方).... [more]
Wielandt German
From the given name Wieland.
Escribano Spanish
An occupational name from escribano "scribe" (from Late Latin scriba "scribe" genitive scribanis from Latin scriba genitive scribae)... [more]
Avilova Russian
feminine form of Avilov
Ólafsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ólafur" in Icelandic.
Arystanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Arystanov.
Arable Popular Culture
An occupational surname for people who are capable of being farmed productively. Also used in the novel Charlotte's Web (1952).
Alsop English
Habitational name, now chiefly found in the Midlands, for a person from Alsop-en-le-Dale, a chapelry in the parish of Ashborne, Derbyshire. The place name itself meant "Ælle's valley" from the genitive of the Old English personal name Ælle and Old English hōp meaning "enclosed valley" (compare Hope).
Cajacob Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Jacob.
Ong Estonian
Ong is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "õng", meaning "fishing rod/hook".
Köster Estonian
Köster is an Estonian surname meaning "sexton" and "parish clerk".
Flory French
Southern French surname derived from the given name Florius.
Helwig German
Variant of Hellwig.
Santerre French
Habitational name from a place to the southeast of the Somme river, named with Latin sana terra "healthy, wholesome land".
Babajanian Armenian
Meaning unknown.
Botezatu Romanian
Means "baptized."
Goettel German
From a pet form of Gottfried, or any of the other personal names formed with Got(t)-.
Klinefelter German
Americanized form of Kleinfelder.
Mashin Russian
Matronymic surname derived from a diminutive Masha of the Russian given name Mariya.
Bertók Hungarian
From the given name Bertók.
Requena Spanish, Catalan
habitational name from Requena in Valencia or Requena de Campos in Palencia apparently so called from a short form of the various Visigothic compound personal names with the first element rīc "powerful" with the addition of the locative suffix -ena.
Schuller German
Possibly a habitational name from Schüller in the Eifel.
Warnasuriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit वर्ण (varna) meaning "colour, appearance, form" and सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun".
Tysk Swedish
Means "German" in Swedish. It probably started out as a nickname for someone who had immigrated from Germany or for someone who had German ancestry. It could also be a 'soldier name' and refer to the military unit someone belonged to... [more]
Kaldre Estonian
Kaldre is an Estonian surname derived from "kald-", meaning a "sloping" or "slanting incline".
Naveed Persian, Arabic
From the given name Navid.
Chyzhevskyy Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Czyżewski.
Ostrovská f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Ostrovský.
Piktor Polish
From the personal name Wiktor (see Victor).
Cotto Italian
From Italian meaning "baked, cooked". Perhaps an occupational name for someone who worked as a cook or baker.
Friedel German
From the given name Friedrich.
Hosoi Japanese
From Japanese 細 (hoso) meaning "narrow, thin, fine, slender" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Yore English (Rare)
Not available.
Sjoerdsma Frisian, Dutch
Derived from the Frisian given name Sjoerd combined with the Frisian surname suffix -(s)ma, which is most likely derived from Old Frisian monna meaning "men".
Kaljurand Estonian
Kaljurand is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff beach".
Uenosono Japanese
From 上 (ue) meaning "top, upper, above", ノ or の (no) being a possessive particle, and 園 (sono) meaning "garden, plantation, orchard".
Valle Spanish, Filipino, Italian
Habitational name from any of the many places named with valle "valley", or topographic name for someone who lived in a valley (Latin vallis).
Smailov Kazakh, Uzbek, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Smail".
Grayson Scottish, Irish
Means "son of Gray".
Fazl Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Fadl.
Dimalaluan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "insurpassable" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and laluan meaning "surpass, exceed".
Nông Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Nong, from Sino-Vietnamese 農 (nông).
Warrington English
habitational name from Warrington in Lancashire. The placename probably derives from Old English wering, wæring "dam" (a derivative of wer, wær "weir") and tun "farmstead, estate"... [more]
Atwell English
Topographic name from Middle English atte welle "by the spring or stream"
Eastman English
Derived from the Old English given name Eastmund, or a variant of East.
Lootus Estonian
Lootus is an Estonian surname meaning "hope".
Helfer German
Metonymic occupational name for an assistant of some kind, or nickname for a helpful person, from Middle High German hëlfære, German Helfer 'helper', 'assistant'.
Mallari Filipino, Pampangan
Derived from Kapampangan malyari meaning "possible".
Howley English, Irish
English habitational name from Howley in Warrington (Lancashire) or Howley in Morley (Yorkshire). The Lancashire name also appears as Hooley and Wholey while the Yorkshire placename comes from Old English hofe "ground ivy... [more]
Remis Greek, Dutch, German, Asturian
Greek from a medieval Greek personal name, Remis, a vernacular form of the personal name Remigius (see French Remy)... [more]
Movchan Ukrainian
Means "silent one".
Toompere Estonian
Toompere is an Estonian surname meaning "Toom's (Toomas) family."
Afif Arabic
From the given name Afif.
Pendleton English
Habitational name from any of the two villages in Lancashire called Pendleton, both derived from Pendle Hill (see Pendle) and Old English tun "enclosure, town".
Panbal Punjabi
The surname Panbal is predominantly associated within the Sikh Jatt community. The surname "Panbal" is a distinctive Punjabi Jatt surname rooted in the region of Punjab, specifically associated with Pandori Ganga Singh in Hoshiarpur district... [more]
Fedir Ukrainian
From the given name Fedir.
Al-shaykh Arabic
From the Arabic honorific شيخ (shaykh) meaning "sir, master", used for tribal or village chiefs as well as Muslim religious scholars.
Ponciano Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Ponciano.
Kajitani Japanese
Rare Japanese surname, roughly meaning "to add to the field; extend field boundaries".
Itamura Japanese
Ita means "plank, board" and mura means "village, hamlet".
Adıgözəlzadə Azerbaijani
Means "child of Adıgözəl", using the Persian suffix زاده (zade) meaning "offspring".
Habelt German
from a pet form of the Germanic personal name Habo, a short form of various compound names formed with had(u) ‘battle’, ‘strife’
Cortès Catalan
Catalan form of Cortés.
Əsədova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Əsədov.
Heine German, Dutch, Jewish
Derived from a short form of Heinrich.
Maouloud Western African
Derived from Arabic مولود‎‎ (mawlud) meaning "born, newborn", used to refer to the مولد (Mawlid) observance of the birth of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad (chiefly Mauritanian).
Nanaho Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Nanahō).
Spoon English
Apparently a metonymic occupational name either for a maker of roofing shingles or spoons, from Old English spon "chip, splinter" (see also Spooner).
Touré Western African
Probably derived from tùùré meaning "elephant" in the Soninké language.
Gruber Jewish
A nickname from an inflected form of Yiddish dialect grub meaning ‘rude' or 'impolite’.
Friedberg German, Jewish
Combination of either German vride "security, protection" or Friede "peace", with berg "hill, mountain". The name is most often locational, but may in some cases be ornamental.
Chu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Zhu, from Sino-Vietnamese 朱 (chu).
Sadi Arabic
Derived from the given name Sa'di.
Adushkin Russian
Derived from a diminutive Adushka of various Russian given names.
Cates English
English patronymic from the Old Norse byname Káti (from káti ‘boy’).
Yiannopoulos Greek
Means son of Yianni, a famous bearer of this name is Milo Yiannopolous (1983-).
Bischoff German
Means “bishop” in German.
Sototoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 外当 or 外當 (see Sototō).
Gamanayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගමනායක (see Gamanayake).
Zubok Ukrainian
From Ukrainian зуб (zub), meaning "tooth".
Kociołek Polish
It literally means "small kettle".
Seino Japanese
From Japanese 清 (sei) meaning "clear, pure, clean" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Bertoldo Italian
From the given name Bertoldo.
Vahenõmm Estonian
Vahenõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "dividing/middle heath".
Parsapour Persian
Means "son of Parsa" in Persian.
Larrazabal Basque, Spanish
Habitational name derived from Basque larre "field, pastureland, prairie" and zabal "wide, open, ample".
Villafañe Spanish
Derived from the village of Villafañe in Leon, Spain. His hierarch, perhaps, is the Burgos hidalgo Alvar Fañez.
Bhattacharyya Bengali
A variant spelling of Bhattacharya
Hyppolite French, French (Caribbean)
From the given name Hyppolite, variant of Hippolyte.
Seid German
From the Germanic given name Sito, a short form of a compound name formed with sigi "victory".
Chokshi Indian
From Gujarati čoksi ‘jeweler’, ‘assayer of gold and silver’, from čokəs ‘precise’, ‘circumspect’, a compound of čo- ‘four’, ‘four-way’, ‘all-round’ (Sanskrit čatus- ‘four’) + kəs ‘assaying’ (Sanskrit kạsa ‘rubbing’, ‘touchstone’).
Denson English (Rare)
Meaning "Son of Dennis" or "Son of Dean"
Sigston English (British)
This rare surname derives from the Old Scandinavian personal name Siggr and the Old English word tūn, meaning "farmstead estate"... [more]
Thoj Hmong
Original Hmong form of Thao.
Doornbos Dutch
Denoted a person who lived near thorn bushes, derived from Dutch doornbos literally meaning "thorn bush".
Piccioni Italian
From Italian piccione, "pigeon".
Makonnen Eastern African, Amharic
Derived from the given name Makonnen.
Romney English
From a village in Kent derived from Latin rumen "gullet, throat" and Old English ea "river, stream". A famous bearer of the name is American businessman Mitt Romney (1947-).
Mullee Irish
Possible variant of Malley or Molloy
Avdokhina Russian
feminine form of Avdokhin
Dowdell English
Habitational name from a lost Ovedale or Uvedale which gave rise to the 14th-century surname de Uvedale alias de Ovedale connected with the manor of D'Ovesdale in Litlington, Cambridgeshire, first recorded as “manor of Overdale, otherwise Dowdale” in 1408... [more]
Iwan Welsh
Derived from the given name Iwan.
Heng Chinese (Teochew)
Teochew romanization of Wang 1.
Meeru Estonian
Meeru is an Estonian surname derived from "meer" meaning "mayor".
Amunategi Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque -tegi "place of" and an uncertain first element, possibly amuno "hill, mound" or amuna "grandmother".
Horie Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, river, inlet".
Kettunen Finnish
Derived from Finnish kettu "fox".
Maximin French
From the given name Maxime.
Kolykhayev m Russian
From Russian колыхание (kolykhaniye), meaning "swaying, swinging, fluctuating".
Suwaris Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Suares.
Blonder Jewish
Inflected form of Blond.
Koelewijn Dutch
Derived from Dutch koel "cool, cold" and wei "whey", a metonymic occupational name for a dairy farmer. Altered by folk etymology to mean "cool wine". Can also derive from a place name.
Aida Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Allam Arabic
originally an arabic name but has been used by english speakers. the name means "recognized" or "famous". in other languages it means "one who represents us" and in some languages translates as "flag"
Pettee French, Scottish, English
Meaning "Petit", a word meaning "small" in French.
Goodenough English
From a medieval nickname probably applied either to someone of average abilities or to an easily satisfied person, from Middle English good "good" (from Old English god) and ynogh "enough"... [more]
Hauge Norwegian
From any of the numerous farmsteads named Hauge in Norway, derived from Old Norse haugr "hill, mound".
Saetiao Thai
Form of Zhang used by Chinese Thais (based on the Hokkien romanization of the name).
Khondaker Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).
Äärt Estonian
Äärt is an Estonian surname meaning "edge".
Vaane Estonian
Vaane is an Estonian surname meaning "pious" and "devout".
Laasalu Estonian
Laasalu is an Estonian surname meaning "woodland grove".
Siangla Luo, Eastern African
Meaning unavailable.
Chips English (British)
Chips is a rare English (british) last name which is a nickname of Christopher and Charles
Touret French
Derived from the French town of Tourrettes-sur-Loup which is located in the southeast of France.
Perske Belarusian, Lithuanian, Jewish
Variant form of Persky. This was the real surname of American actress Lauren Bacall (1924-2014), who was born Betty Joan Perske.
Demichi Japanese
From 出 (de) meaning "exit" and 路 (michi) meaning "road, street, path".
Rossie English
Possibly a variant of Rossi.
İsayeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of İsayev.
Camay Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kamay meaning "sugar" or "gesture".
Murati Albanian
Derived from the given name Murat.
Olin Swedish
Combination of the unexplained element o-/oh- and the common surname suffix -lin. A notable bearer is Swedish actress Lena Olin (b. 1955).
Døskeland Norwegian
A surname originating from south-western Norway. The Døskeland farm in Sande, Gaular is the most notable place name. An older pronunciation, Dysjeland, has also been suggested by the Norwegian archaeologist Oluf Rygh... [more]
Krah German
Nickname from Middle High German kra "crow" given to someone who resembles a crow.
Verkerk Dutch
Contracted form of Van der Kerk "from the church".
Gödel German
From an Old German personal name, Godilo, Godila.German (Gödel): from a pet form of a compound personal name beginning with the element god ‘good’ or god, got ‘god’.Variant of Godl or Gödl, South German variants of Gote, from Middle High German got(t)e, gö(t)te ‘godfather’.
Tsukasa Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 塚 (tsuka) meaning "mound; hillock; tumulus" and 狭 (sa) meaning "narrow; small", referring to a cramped up area with a small hill.
Dolphin English, Irish
Derived from the Old Norse personal name Dólgfinnr.
Khrushchev Russian
Derived from Russian хрущ (khrushch) meaning "cockchafer" or "May beetle".
Snicket English
A narrow alleyway
Tsangaris Greek, Greek (Cypriot)
From Greek τσαγκάρης (tsagkáris) meaning “shoemaker”.
Orsi Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Orso. It may also be an Italianized form of Slovenian Uršic, metronymic from the female personal name Urša, short form of Uršula (Latin Ursula), or a patronymic from the male personal name Urh, Slovenian vernacular form of Ulrik, German Udalrich
Alejo Spanish
From the given name Alejo.
Magazeyshchikov m Russian
From магазейщика (magazeyshchika) meaning "shopkeeper".
Touzani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly derived from Aït Touzine, the name of a Rifian tribe in Morocco.
Repić Serbian, Croatian
Derived from repa, meaning "turnip."
Sulieman Arabic
Derived from the given name Sulayman.
Hamitaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Hamit" in Albanian.
Shimaoka Japanese
島 (Shima) means "jsland", 岡 (oka) means "ridge, hill".
Jauk German (Austrian)
The meaning of the name Jauk is similar to the word "acre" in English. It is a measure word for how much land an ox can plough in one day. People with the surname Jauk are likely to have descended from farmers... [more]
Sanin Russian
Means "son of Sana".
Rawls English
From the Olde German and Anglo-Saxon personal name Rolf. Originally derived from the Norse-Viking pre 7th Century 'Hrolfr' meaning "Fame-Wolf".
Hasibuan Batak
From the name of Batak king Raja Hasibuan.
Dullea Irish
Variant of Dunleavy. A well-known bearer is American actor Keir Dullea (1936-).
Lomp Estonian
Lomp is an Estonian surname meaning "pond" or "puddle".