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.
Van Coevorden Dutch
Means "from Coevorden", the name of a city in the Netherlands derived from Middle Dutch coe "cow" and voorde "ford, crossing".
Kuwata Japanese
From Japanese 桑 (kuwa) meaning "mulberry" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kaasa Estonian
Kaasa is an Estonian surname meaning "along" and "with", as well as "spouse".
Oi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 井 (i) meaning "well, spring".
Korbeci German, Albanian
German name for Korb "basket" changed over time to Korbeci
Houtmann Alsatian
Alsatian form of German Holzmann.
Pravdo Russian
Alt spelling of Russian newspaper Pravda
Mješicy Sorbian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Upper Sorbian municipality of Bukecy.
Byers German (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of German Bayers.
Berroa Basque
Means "a scrubland, a thicket" in Basque.
Kadekawa Japanese
From 嘉 (ka) meaning "excellent, auspicious, praise", 手 (te) meaning "hand", and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Parkin English
From the given name Parkin
Thongkham Thai, Lao
Means "gold" in Thai and Lao.
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.
Allikivi Estonian
Allikivi is an Estonian surname meaning "source/wellspring stone".
Mirzoda Tajik
Tajik form of Mirzadeh.
Teng Chinese
Alternate transcription of Deng as well as the Hokkien and Teochew romanization of the name.
Jakaitis Lithuanian
Unknown meaning.
Ajdiri Moroccan
Habitational name from the Rifian town of Ajdir.
Stahling German (Rare)
Denoted a person who worked with steel. Derived from the name "Stähling", which was derived from "Stalin."
Mäemets Estonian
Mäemets is an Estonian surname meaning "hill forest".
Hanifnejad Persian
Means "descendant of Hanif" in Persian.
De Santa Italian (Tuscan)
The surname De Santa was first found in Lucca, a city and comune in Tuscany, capital of the province of Lucca and where Bascilican type churches abound. The history commences in 218 B.C., and passed through many hands in the intervening centuries... [more]
Tsukada Japanese
From Japanese 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kondrakhin m Russian
Means "son of Kondrat".
Adlam English
Derived from the Germanic given name Adalhelm.
Setou Japanese
Variant transcription of Seto.
Nawaratne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit नव (nava) meaning "nine" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Agrba Abkhaz
Most likely derived from Abkhaz агыруа (ā́gər-uā) meaning "Mingrelian, farm labourer, serf", historically used to refer to the Mingrelians, an ethic sub-group of the Georgians. Alternatively, it could be from Abkhaz агара (āgārā) meaning "to take" or "to bring"... [more]
Benatar Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of the perfumer", derived from Arabic عطر ('atr) meaning "perfume, scent".
Wijetilleke Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේතිලක (see Wijethilaka).
Szeremet Polish
Polish cognate of Şeremet.
Jabbari Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Jabari.
Mu Hui
From the Arabic name Muhammad.
Giacobbe Italian
From the given name Giacobbe
Hanafusa Japanese
From 花 (hana) meaning "flower, blossom" and 房 (fusa) meaning "room, chamber".
Thorson Norwegian (Americanized), Swedish (Americanized)
Americanized form of Swedish Thorsson or Norwegian Thorsen.
Llaquet Spanish, Catalan
Topographic name from the Catalan word llac "pond, lake", indicating a person who lives near a lake.
Lisboa Portuguese
Habitiational name from Lisbon.
Schwerin German, Jewish
habitational name from any of the places called Schwerin in Mecklenburg Brandenburg and Pomerania.
Loupe French (Americanized), French (Cajun)
Means “grimace sticking-out tongue” in Old French.
Alexson English
This surname means “son of Alex”.
Haukanõmm Estonian
Haukanõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "accipitrine heath/moorland".
Lacasse French
Means "box maker"
Palić Serbian, Croatian
Derived from paliti, meaning "to fire" or "to set on fire".
Takami Japanese
Taka means "High, Tall, Expensive" and Mi means "Viewing, See, Outlook".
Itsutsu Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 井筒 (see Idzutsu).
Cure English
Possibly from Middle English cuir meaning “attention, heed, diligence, or care.”
Beqiraj Albanian
Means "descendant of Beqir" in Albanian.
Perero Medieval Spanish (Latinized, Archaic)
It appeared in Extremadura and it means pear tree. It's a family name belonging to the Celtiberian culture (Celtic families).
Heimberger German, Jewish
Variant spelling of Heimburger.
Sirimanna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සිරිමාන්න (see Sirimanne).
Hõbemets Estonian
Hõbemets is an Estonian surname meaning "silver forest".
Shakeel Arabic
From the given name Shakil.
Xuereb Maltese
Possibly means "noble", of Semitic origin transmitted to Central Europe. Alternatively, it may be derived from Arabic شَارِب (šārib) meaning "drinker, drinking" or "moustache", used as a nickname for an alcoholic or someone with distinctive facial hair.
Emersby English
Meaning "Emery's farm."
Clemson English
Means "son of Clem".
Mixon English
Means "Mick's son".... [more]
Laasma Estonian
Laasma is an Estonian surname derived from "laas" meaning "forest" and "woodland".
Hrekiv Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Grekov.
Di Pego Italian
the origin of di Pego is unknown, but translates to 'I caught', in Italian.... [more]
Metri Italian
Uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from a short form of Demetrio.
Jungnickel German
From German Jung meaning "young" or junior meaning "young, child" and Nickel a short form of Nicolaus.
Edgars Latvian
Latvian form of Edgar.
Van Kleef Dutch
Means "from Kleef", a toponym derived from Middle Dutch cleve "cliff".
Jungbluth German
Means "young blossom" in German, from German jung "young" and blüte "blossom, flower", possibly denoting a person who blossomed early in their life.
Ohashi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōhashi.
Achour Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عاشور (see Ashour) chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Üljes Estonian
Üljes is an Estonian surname derived from "hüljes" meaning "seal".
Asal Arabic
means "honey" in Arabic
Bernardez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Bernárdez.
Fərmanov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Fərman".
Fortuni Italian
Italian variant of Fortuna.
Schnitzer German
From Upper German schnitz, referring to someone who cuts wood, ultimately from Middle High German snitzære "woodcutter, carver, crossbow maker".
Stam Dutch
Means "trunk (of a tree), stem" in Dutch, a nickname for a blocky or heavily built man.
Cho Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Hokkien)
Cantonese, Hakka and Hokkien romanization of Cao.
Trajanoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Trajan 2".
Ramasamy Tamil
From the name of the Hindu god Rama 1 combined with Tamil சாமி (sami) meaning "chief, master, lord" (ultimately from Sanskrit स्वामिन् (svamin)).
Natsume Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (Natsu) meaning "summer" and 目 (me) meaning "eye". A famous bearer of this name was Japanese writer Sōseki Natsume (1867-1916).
Leo Italian
Nickname for a fierce or brave warrior, from Latin leo meaning "lion".
Orgla Estonian
Orgla is an Estonian surname meaning "valley area".
Petras Various
Possibly from the name Petros. Famous bearer of this surname is the German singer Kim Petras (born 1992)
Serikbaev Kazakh
Means "son of Serikbay".
Nayoshi Okinawan (Japanized)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 名嘉 (see Naka).
Pandit Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Odia, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit पण्डित (pandita) meaning "learned, wise" or "scholar, teacher".
Crichton English, Scottish
Variant of Creighton. It could also in some cases be an anglicized form of Dutch Kruchten.
Lumi Estonian
Lumi is an Estonian surname meaning "snow".
Rendall Scottish, English
Variant of Randall. Habitational name from Rendall in Orkney. Possibly also an Americanization of Swedish Rendahl.
Tabi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 多比 (Tabi) meaning "Tabi", an area in the city of Numazu in the prefecture of Shizuoka in Japan.
Meester Dutch, Flemish, German
Occupational name for a teacher, lecturer or a master craftsman, or a nickname for someone who had a bossy demeanor, derived from Dutch meester meaning "master". A famous bearer of this surname is the American actress, singer and model Leighton Meester (1986-).
Vurma Estonian
Vurma is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "vurama" meaning to "rattle", "roll", and "whir".
Gumarov Kazakh
Means "son of Gumar".
Aoshima Japanese
Ao means "green, blue" and shima means "island".
Shinmura Japanese
From 新 (shin, ara, nii) meaning "new, fresh" and 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet".
Jiao Chinese
From Chinese 焦 (jiāo) referring to the ancient state of Jiao, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now the provinces of Shaanxi and Henan.
Lint Estonian
Lint is an Estonian surname meaning "ribbon".
McAtavey Irish
Anglicized form of Mac An Tsámhaigh
Erkek Turkish
Means "male, manly" in Turkish.
Fedynets' Rusyn
From the given name Fedor or Fedir.
Burkitov m Kazakh
Means "son of Burkit".
Tenerife Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Ténérife. Used primarily in the Philippines.
Widjaya Chinese (Indonesian)
Older spelling of Wijaya influenced by Dutch orthography.
Hayat Hebrew
Means "tailor" in Hebrew.
Spruyt Dutch
Variant of Spruijt. This surname is especially common in Belgium.
Borrelli Italian
There are three possible origins of this surname. It could derive from some place names located in Catania and Campania -two Italian southern regions. Another hypothesis is that it derives from the Celtic word borro, meaning "proud" or maybe "ditch"... [more]
Musallam Arabic
From the given name Musallam.
Bjorklund English (American)
Anglicized form of Swedish Björklund or Norwegian Bjørklund.
Arslanuly Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from the given name Arslan.
Leadbeater English
Variant spelling of Ledbetter.
Orusalu Estonian
Orusalu is an Estonian surname meaning "valley grove".
Frans Dutch, Flemish
From the given name Frans.
Cadonau Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Donatus.
Sinhalese
Variant of Rey 1 used in Sri Lanka.
Prude English (American)
This surname comes from the English word prude. The definition for the word prude is a person who is or claims to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity.
Hentze German, Faroese
Derived from the given names Heinrich or Hans.
Stuen Norwegian
Means Living Room or cabin in Norwegian.
Chemso Adyghe (Russified)
From Adyghe чэмы (čămə) meaning "cow" and шъо (ŝo) meaning "skin, colour".
Väljaots Estonian
Väljaots is an Estonian surname meaning "out/afield (of the) cusp/tip".
Aretxederra Basque
Habitational name from a neighborhood in the municipality of Gordexola, Spain, derived from Basque aretx "oak tree" (a variant of haritz) and eder "beautiful, good; abundant".
Handelman Jewish
Occupational name for a tradesman merchant or dealer.
Okuda Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Thorton English
Contracted form of Thornton.
Punzalan Filipino, Tagalog, Pampangan
Possibly an occupational name for a maker of fences or a nickname derived from Spanish punzar meaning "to punch, to sting".
Corsica Italian, Corsican
Denotes a person from Corsica.
Biedermann German, Jewish
nickname for an honest man from a compound of Middle High German biderbe "honorable" and man "man". Jewish surname adopted because of its honorific meaning from German bieder "honest, upright" and mann "man".
Kauten Hungarian
Nickolas Kauten was born July 15, 1890, in Austria - Hungary, ... [more]
Brancaccio Italian
Variant form of Brancazio. There are a few sources that claim that the surname is derived from a place name (which would make it a locational surname), but that claim is incorrect, as all Italian geographical places carrying the name Brancaccio were either established long after the Middle Ages (by which time virtually all Italians already had a hereditary surname) or were named after a person who had Brancaccio for a surname... [more]
Malcolmson English
This surname means “son of Malcolm”.
Şirin Turkish
Means "pretty, cute, pleasant" in Turkish, ultimately of Persian origin.
Maron Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Maurus.
Voinea Romanian
From the given name Voinea.
Ishimori Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Ploumas Greek
From the Latin word for ornament, 'pluma'.
Archibald English, Scottish
From the given name Archibald.
Khumpiraphan Thai
From Thai คัมภีร (khampira) meaning "deep; profound" and พันธุ์ (phan) meaning "breed; species; lineage".
Niimi Japanese
Nii means "new" and mi means "see, outlook, viewpoint".
Maharjan Nepali
Either from Sanskrit महाजन (mahajana) meaning "great, distinguished, eminent" or महा (maha) meaning "great" combined with अर्जन (arjana) meaning "acquisition, earning".
Vermilion Scottish
From the name of the bright red color that is halfway betweed red and orange.
Changanaquí Quechua
Hispanized form original Quechua Changanacuy meaning "Crossroad"
Imagyuhre Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imagyūre).
Zaychik Russian, Jewish
Means "bunny" in Russian.
Mudzuri Shona
Meaning unknown.
Grigoryev Russian
Means "son of Grigoriy".
Carls English
From the given name Carl.
Hutapea Batak
From Batak huta meaning "village, area" and pea meaning "marsh, swamp, reservoir, lowland".
Canuto Italian, Filipino, Spanish
From an Italian nickname derived from canuto meaning "white-haired".
Nua African
Means "second daughter" in African.
Laranjeira Portuguese
It means "orange tree" in Portuguese
Emadi Persian
From the given name Emad.
Ī Japanese
Combination of Kanji Characters "伊" and "井" meaning "Well".
Monfared Persian
Means "solitary, single" in Persian (of Arabic origin).
Wongyai Thai
From Thai วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty" and ใหญ่ (yai) meaning "big, large, great".
Ó hOistín Irish
Means "descendant of Oistín"
Tokoyami Japanese
From Japanese 常 (toko) meaning "everlasting, eternal" and 闇 (yami) meaning "darkness"
Mustafoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mustafa".
Mrozowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Mrozowo in Bydgoszcz voivodeship, or from any of several places called Mrozy.
Mac An Fhilidh Irish
Meaning, "son of the poet."
Buddhadasa Sinhalese
From the title Buddha combined with Sanskrit दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".
Shoyu Japanese (Rare)
Shoyu is made up of two kanji that literally means "soy sauce".
Eguía Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Egia.
Bulloch Scottish
Variant of Balloch, influenced by the similar-sounding Bullock.
McFadyen Scottish, Irish
Variant spelling of MacFadyen.
Polito Italian
Reduced form of Ippolito. Compare French Hypolite, Greek Politis... [more]
Agbay Filipino, Cebuano
Means "to put one's arm around another's shoulders" in Cebuano.
Al-masri Arabic
Means "the Egyptian" from Arabic مصر (Misr) referring to Egypt.
Igwe Igbo
Means "sky".
Deva Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil
Derived from Sanskrit देव (devá) meaning "heavenly, divine" or "deity, god".
Perevodchik Russian
Means "translator" in Russian.
Freidhof German
Topographical name from the German Fredihof 'graveyard', 'cemetery' (from Middle Low German, Middle High German vrithof 'enclosed farmstead or courtyard', later 'cemetery').
Tuttle English, English (American), Irish
Derived from the Old Norse given name Þorkell, derived from the elements þórr (see Thor) and ketill "cauldron". The name evolved into Thurkill and Thirkill in England and came into use as a given name in the Middle Ages... [more]
Villaquirán Spanish
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 municipalities: Villaquirán de los Infantes or Villaquirán de la Puebla.
Moldabekov m Kazakh
Means "son of Moldabek".
Anikeev Russian
Means "son of Anikey", Anikey being an archaic short form of Ioannikiy.
Remulta Filipino
It can be derived from Spanish word which means "remultar" which means "to rumble" or "to grumble". It can also come from another Spanish root word "mult-" which can be associated with the idea "many" "multiply" "multus".
Ameziane Berber, Northern African
Variant transcription of Meziane.
Yevgenyevich m Russian
Means "son of Yevgeniy".
Verdugo Spanish
Occupational name meaning "executioner".
Blough English
Anglo-Saxon form of German “Blauch.” The name means “one who plays a horn.”
Khammanivong Lao
From Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold", ມະນີ (mani) meaning "gem, jewel" and ວົງ (wong) meaning "lineage, family".
Town English
topographic name from Middle English toun(e) th one tun(e) "town village settlement" (Old English tun) often in the senses "primary settlement within an area" "manor estate" and "hamlet farm" for someone who lived in such a place.
Saki Japanese
Saki means "peninsula, cape, promontory".
Raftu Romanian
Raftu is a surname who was first use in Greece but now is only use in Romania, the name means ,,Bookshelf" in Romanian
Kainoa Hawaiian
From the given name Kainoa.
Bakshis Lithuanian
Means fighter or boxer
Knicely German (Swiss, Americanized)
Americanized form of Swiss German Knüsli. Possibly also a variant of Nissley, a surname of Swiss German or German origin.
Marchion Romansh
Derived from the given name Martin.
Madatyan Armenian
Means "son of Madat".