Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the order is random.
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Scheremet German
German cognate of Şeremet.
Liguria Italian
Denotes someone from Liguria.
MacDowell Scottish, Irish
Variant of McDowell. A famous bearer is American actress Andie MacDowell (1958-). Another was the American composer and pianist Edward MacDowell (1860-1908).
Bizzell English
a corn merchant; one who made vessels designed to hold or measure out a bushel.
Abdraimova f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Abdraimov.
Ciahlo Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian form of Tyahlo.
Spohr German
Occupational name for a maker of spurs, from Middle High German spor ‘spur’, or a topographic name, from Middle High German spor ‘spoor’, ‘animal tracks’.... [more]
Parsley Medieval French, English, Norman, French
Derived from Old French passelewe "cross the water."... [more]
Ouk Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer អ៊ុក (see Uk).
Babrauskas m Lithuanian
Ultimately from the Balto-Slavic element *bébrus meaning "beaver". It is possibly an adaptation of Polish Bobrowski, or a related Slavic surname.
Nouwens Dutch
Patronymic of a form of Noud, a Dutch diminutive of Arnold.
Veseli Albanian
From the given name Vesel.
Filipi Kurdish, Albanian
From the given name Filipî.
Rosier French
French for "rose tree" or "rose bush". A common surname in Francophone areas. It is also the name of a fallen angel who was considered the patron demon of tainted love and seduction.
Kuld Estonian
Kuld is an Estonian surname meaning "gold".
Looney Irish
From the Irish name O'Luanaigh, "descendant of Luanach," a personal name meaning warrior.
Adhia Konkani
A famous example is Richa Adhia, a Tanzanian model of Konkani descent.
Joe English
From the given name Joe
Finkelstein Jewish
Means "spark stone" from Old High German funko meaning "spark" and stein meaning "stone".
Tedtaotao Chamorro
Chamorro name for person who has no people
Kyrgyzov Kyrgyz
Means "son of a Kyrgyz".
Schlep German
Probably a nickname or occupational name for a laborer or carrier, especially in a mine, from Middle Low German slepen, Middle High German slepen 'to drag or carry (a load)' (modern German schleppen, schleifen).
Canning English, Irish (Anglicized), Scottish
Habitational name from a place so named in England. From the Old English byname Cana and -ingas meaning "people of".... [more]
O'Tolan Irish
The meaning of the name is unclear, but it seems to derive from the pre 13th century Gaelic O'Tuathalain suggesting that it was probably religious and may translate as "The male descendant of the follower of the lord".
Pininfarina Italian
A combination of "pinin", Piedmontese for youngest/smallest brother, and Farina, the Italian variant of Miller. This is the name of the Italian coachbuilder, founded by Battista "Pinin" Farina, later Battista Pininfarina.
Aslam Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Aslam.
Romeo Italian
From the given name Romeo.
Kabashima Japanese
From Japanese 樺 (kaba) meaning "birch tree" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Kalinić Croatian, Serbian
Meaning unknown.... [more]
Bujalski Polish
Nickname for a storyteller, Polish bujała.
Mansur Arabic
From the given name Mansur.
Buendia Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Buendía primarily used in the Philippines.
Aksenin m Russian
Russian form of Aksenchuk.
Gerrard English
From the given name Gerrard.
Golino Italian
Short form of the given name Ugolino
Strandheim German, Jewish
From a location name meaning "beach home" in German, from Middle High German strand meaning "beach" and heim meaning "home". As a Jewish surname it is ornamental.
Feltscher Romansh
Derived from Romansh feltscher "scythe-maker", ultimately from Latin falcarius "scythe-maker; sickle-maker".
Minor English, German, French
English: variant spelling of Miner.... [more]
Salvatierra Spanish
Spanish: habitational name from any of the places called Salvatierra (literally ‘save land’ denoting a place of strategic importance).... [more]
Chikafuji Japanese
Chika means "near" and fuji means "wisteria".
Mccain English
"Son of warrior"
Elio Basque
From the name of a location in Navarre, Spain, of uncertain etymology.
Onoki Japanese
O means "large, big", no means "field", and ki means"tree, wood".
Roshdy Arabic
From the given name Rushdi.
Sakatani Japanese
阪 (Saka) means "hill, slope" and 谷 (tani) means "Valley".
Indig Filipino, Cebuano
Means "compare, compete" in Cebuano.
Fulbright German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of German surname Vollbrecht, composed of the elements folk ‘people’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’
Sapperstein Jewish
Ornamental name, a compound of Hebrew sapir 'sapphire' + German Stein 'stone'.
Waldie Scottish
Scottish: from the Older Scots personal name Walef or Waldef, from the Middle English personal name Walthef, Waldef, Walthew, Wallef (Old English Wælthēof, an Anglicized form of Old Norse Valthiófr), composed of the elements val ‘battle’ + thiofr ‘thief’, i.e. one who snatched victory out of defeat in battle... [more]
Corpuz Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Corpus primarily used in the Philippines.
Limbaugh German (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of Limbach.
Strel'chenko Ukrainian (Russified)
Derived from стріл (stril, russified: стрел / strel) meaning "arrow".
Kreiter Low German (Rare)
meanings: "quarreler", "argumentative person", "legal counsel"... [more]
Kiener German
Named after profession from Middle High German kien ‘pine chip, torch’ for someone who chips pine wood (wood from pine or spruce) and sells it (e.g. to smelters), a lumberjack or charcoal burner.... [more]
Liimatta Finnish
From a vernacular form of the given name Klemetti (see Klemetti).
Ostojić Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Ostoja".
Myrzabekov m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Myrzabek".
Michelle English (American)
Directly taken from the given name Michelle.
Zhanatov m Kazakh
Means "son of Zhanat".
De Grasse French (Quebec)
Altered form of French Canadian Degrâce (see Degrace).
Farooq Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Faruq.
Arangiz Basque
From the name of a hamlet in Álava, Spain, probably derived from Basque aran "valley" and gisu "lime, limestone".
Kray German
Variant of Krah nickname for someone who resembled a crow from Middle High German kra "crow".
Tweed Irish
Variant of Tuite.
Barbella Italian
Derived from Italian barba meaning "beard".
Pirrup Popular Culture
Variant of the surname Pirrip. It is the last name of the British character, Pip, on the animated TV series South Park
Feiler German
Occupational name for a filemaker, from Feil + the agent suffix -er.
Lingerfelt American (South)
Americanized spelling of German Lingenfeld, a habitational name from a place so named in the Palatinate.
Nõmmik Estonian
Nõmmik is an Estonian surname meaning "heath forest" or "heath stand".
Castel French, English
Topographic name from a derivative of Late Latin castellum "castle" (a diminutive of Latin castrum "fort Roman walled city") or a habitational name from any of several places called Le Castel... [more]
Yorulmaz Turkish
Means "tireless, unfailing" in Turkish.
Vice English
May come from "devise", an Old French word that means "dweller at the boundary". It may also derive a number of place names in England, or be a variant of Vise.
Grozdanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Grozdan".
Defilippo Italian
The Italian surname De Filippo is a patronymic name created from the first name of a male ancestor. As a first name, it is derived from the Latin "Philippus,". This name is composed of the element "philos" which means "friend," and "hippos," meaning "horse.
Eliseo Italian, Spanish
From the given name Eliseo.
Cygan Polish
Ethnic name or nickname from a word meaning ‘gypsy’, ‘Romany’.Altered spelling of eastern German Zigan, from Hungarian cigány ‘gypsy’.
Cardella Italian
Possibly a diminutive of a short form of names such as Riccardo or Accardo... [more]
Pavlou Greek
Means "son of Pavlos".
Mannazzu Sardinian, Sicilian, Italian
Probably derived from the given name Manno combined with the augmentative suffix -azzu.
Houshmandi Persian
From the given name Houshmand.
Kuriakose Syrian, Aramaic
Kuriakose is a common male first name and surname among Saint Thomas Christians, mainly from central part of the state of Kerala in India and surrounding areas.... [more]
Misaki Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Thys Flemish, Dutch (Americanized)
Variant of a patronymic form of the given name Thijs.
Grau Catalan
Contracted form of Guerau.
Brolin Swedish
Composed of Swedish bro "bridge" and the common surname suffix -in.
Sirotinin m Russian
From сирота (sirota) meaning "orphan"
Ivandija Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Benhamou Arabic (Maghrebi), Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Hamou", from a diminutive of Muhammad (among Muslims) or Chaim (among Jews).
Põllupüü Estonian
Põllupüü is an Estonian surname meaning "field grouse".
Dorwin English
Possibly derived from the given name Deorwine (compare Darwin).
Poh German
From a dialect word for standard German Pfau ‘peacok’, a nickname for a vain person or for someone with a strutting gait.
Waldrip English, Scottish
The name is derived from the Old Norman warderobe, a name given to an official of the wardrobe, and was most likely first borne by someone who held this distinguished
Ou Chinese
From Chinese 欧 (ōu) referring to Mount Sheng in present-day Huzhou, China. According to legend, this name (along with the compound name Ouyang containing this character) was adopted by the descendants of a prince from the Yue state who settled in the area around the mountain.
Labonté French (Quebec), Haitian Creole, Mauritian Creole
From French la bonté meaning "(the) kindness, (the) goodness", originally used as a soldier's name and perhaps also as a nickname for a benevolent person. This surname is rare in France.
Pin Khmer
Of unexplained origin.
Tómassdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Tómas" in Icelandic.
Bunrueang Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "bright, brilliant".
Hamado Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 浜戸 or 濱戸 (see Hamato).
Hallow English
English: topographic name from Middle English hal(l)owes ‘nooks’, ‘hollows’, from Old English halh (see Hale). In some cases the name may be genitive, rather than plural, in form, with the sense ‘relative or servant of the dweller in the nook’.
Atup Visayan
Literally "roof" in Cebuano
Samarawickrema Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරවික්‍රම (see Samarawickrama).
Kohver Estonian
Kohver is an Estonian surname meaning "suitcase", "trunk" and "coffer".
Boushab Western African
Used in Mauritania.
Leonhardt German, Dutch
From the Germanic personal name Leonhard, composed of the elements lewo "lion" and hart "hardy, brave, strong".
Katan Jewish
From Hebrew קָטָן (katan) meaning "small, little, young".
Tkach Ukrainian, Jewish (?)
From Ukrainian ткач (tkach), meaning "weaver".
Rozema Frisian
Possibly a contraction of Roelfsema meaning "son of Roelf" or derived from Roos. Also spelled Rosema, Roosma, Rozeman.
Udagawa Japanese
From Japanese 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, roof, house", 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Narumiya Japanese
From Japanese 成 (naru) meaning "become" and 宮 (miya) meaning "palace, constellation".
Hillard French
From the given name Hilaire.
Shoygu Tuvan
Sergey Shoygu is a Russian politician.
Põldots Estonian
Põldots is an Estonian surname meaning "field end".
Seneviratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සෙනෙවිරත්න (see Seneviratne).
Granath Swedish
Swedish soldier name meaning "grenade". ... [more]
Rouge French
Nickname for someone with a ruddy complexion.
Monteverdi Italian
Derived from Italian monte meaning "mountain" and verdi meaning "green"; literally means "green mountain".
Cocke English
nickname from Middle English cok ‘cock’, ‘male bird or fowl’ (Old English cocc), given for a variety of possible reasons. Applied to a young lad who strutted proudly like a cock, it soon became a generic term for a youth and was attached with hypocoristic force to the short forms of many medieval personal names (e.g. Alcock, Hancock, Hiscock, Mycock)... [more]
Grass Scottish
Occupational name, reduced from Gaelic greusaiche "shoemaker". A certain John Grasse alias Cordonar (Middle English cordewaner "shoemaker") is recorded in Scotland in 1539.
Licht German, Dutch, Yiddish
Means "light" or "candle". Could be an occupational name for a chandler, a topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing (see Lichte), or a nickname for someone who had light hair, or who was agile and slender.
Agbeko Western African, Ewe
From Ewe meaning "chief of the family line of the Beko people".
Tagaväli Estonian
Tagaväli is an Estonian surname meaning "behind/back of field".
Schorgl German (Austrian)
Austrian meaning, “Lover of the land”, used by farmers.
Sayatov m Kazakh
Means "son of Sayat".
Mescall Irish
Variant of Mescal.
Dababneh Arabic
From the name of the village of Dibbin in Jordan, itself likely from a tribal name.
Benedictson English
English surname meaning "Son of Benedict"
Cadogan Welsh
From the Welsh male personal name Cadwgan, literally probably "battle-scowler". Cadogan Estate is an area of Chelsea and Belgravia, including Cadogan Square, Sloane Street and Sloane Square, owned by the earls of Cadogan, descended from Charles Sloane Cadogan (1728-1807), 1st Earl Cadogan.
Prevot French
A prevot was a govenment position during the Ancient Régime
Whittington English
From a place name, meaning "Hwita’s settlement".
Taşkın Turkish
Means "flood" in Turkish.
Anardu Italian
From a dialectical variant of Italian anatra "duck (bird)".
Conlee Irish
Variant spelling of Conley
Maghsoudi Persian
From the given name Maghsoud.
Beckemeyer German
Beckemeyer is a surname of German origin. The name likely traces back to a place named Beckum, located in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The "-eyer" suffix could potentially mean "from" or "of" in this context, so " Beckemeyer " could translate to "from Beckum".
Ouahabi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Ouahab.
Hylton English
Variant of Hilton.
Manukyan Armenian
Means "son of Manuk".
Alioune Western African
From the given name Alioune.
Ohe Japanese
Variant transcription of Oe.
Hyuseinova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Hyuseinov.
Bąkowski m Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Bąkowa, Bąkowice, Bąkowiec or Bąkowo, all derived from Polish bąk meaning "horsefly", "bumblebee" or "bittern" (a type of bird).
Mahon Irish
A shortened form of Mahoney.
Dalogdog Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano dalugdog meaning "thunder".
Nauryzbaeva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Nauryzbaev.
Brain Scottish Gaelic (Anglicized), Irish
Reduced Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Bhreitheamhan ‘son of the judge’, from breitheamh ‘judge’.
Suzu Japanese
Means "bell" in Japanese.
Kung Swedish
Swedish cognate of King.
Hassen Arabic
From the given name Hassen.
Pickle German
Pickle is an Anglicized form of the North German word “pokel” and or the Dutch word “pekel”.
Ishiwata Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 渡 (wata) meaning "cross, ferry".
Bajnai Hungarian
Originally denoted a person from Bajna, a village in the region of Central Transdanubia in Hungary. A notable bearer is the former Hungarian prime minister Gordon Bajnai (1968-).
Rothchilds Old Celtic
Scottish circa 1500-1600. See Neil Oliver's book 'The Vikings' for mention of Rothkilde
Vorst Dutch, Low German
topographic name for someone who lived in a vorst "forest" or habitational name for someone from any of numerous places called Vorst or Voorst... [more]
Michálek Czech
Michálek is pet form of Michal.
Tsunoi Japanese
From the Japanese 角 (tsuno) "horn" and 井 (i) "well."
Sklenář Czech
Means "glassworker".
Graupman German
Occupational name for someone who produced or dealt with grits and legumes, from early modern German graupe "pot barley" (bohemian krupa) and man "man".
Suk Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 석 (see Seok).
Idiyatullin Tatar
From the given name Hidayatullah.
Dere Turkish
Means "creek, brook, stream" in Turkish.
Sasame Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 左 (sa) meaning "left", -s-, used to represent epenthesis between 2 vowels or a possession marker, and 雨 (ame) meaning "rain; rainfall".
Keel German (Swiss)
Swiss German variant of Kehl.
Robertin French (Rare)
Derived from the medieval French masculine given name Robertin, which was a diminutive of the given name Robert.
L'Heureux French
Means "the happy one" in French.
Kuromusha Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 黒武者 (Kuromusha) meaning "Kuromusha", a division in the division of Urano in the area of Iriki in the city of Satsumasendai in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan or a name of a group of several households in the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.
Cordell English
Means "maker of cord" or "seller of cord" in Middle English.
Dubec Slovak
Very old word for oak
Corbelli Emilian-Romagnol
May be mean 'raven-like' or 'basket maker'.
Azabu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 麻布 (Azabu) meaning "Azabu", a division in the area of Nakauri in the city of Shinshiro in the prefecture of Aichi in Japan.
Yamal Muslim
From a personal name based on Arabic jamāl ‘beauty, grace’. This name is also found in compounds such as Jamāl ad-Dīn ‘beauty of religion’... [more]
Catena Italian
This surname means "chain" in Italian.
Bourn English
Variant of Bourne.
Reiss German, Jewish, French (Huguenot)
German: variant of Reis or from any of several Germanic personal names composed with ric ‘power(ful)’. Also from the French Huguenot forename Ris, rendered as Reis and Reiss.... [more]
Suckling English
From a medieval nickname for someone of childlike appearance or childish character (from Middle English suckling "infant still feeding on its mother's milk"). Sir John Suckling (1609-1642) was an English poet and dramatist.
Bycraft English (American, Rare, ?)
Found mostly in the American Great Lakes region and Canada, likely a singular extended family. Likely of 6th century English descent, though there are very few English natives who bear the name. Name either refers to the occupation running some sort of mill machine, the original holder living near a croft (enclosed pasture or tillage) or implies "craftiness" of its original holder.
Reichenberg German, Jewish
Habitational name from various places named Reichenberg in several different areas of Germany. As an ornamental name, it is composed of German reich(en) meaning "rich" and berg meaning "mountain, hill".
Topal Turkish
Means "lame, crippled" in Turkish.
Ōba Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 場 (ba) meaning "place, situation, circumstances".
Olaetxea Basque
From the name of a tower house in Elgoibar, an industrial town in Basque Country, derived from Basque ola "factory, foundry, forge; cabin, hut" and etxe "house, building".
Jinasena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit जिन (jina) meaning "victorious, triumphant" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".
Ó Miadhaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Miadhach", a byname meaning "honorable" from Old Irish míad "honour, dignity, elevation".
Fröhlich German
It literally means "happy".
Sumanasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit सुमन (sumana) meaning "good-minded, benevolent" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Bucks English
Variant of "Buck"; a deer.
Neary Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic O Naradhaigh "descendant of Naradhach" a byname meaning "modest".
Council English, German
1 English: nickname for a wise or thoughtful man, from Anglo-Norman French counseil ‘consultation’, ‘deliberation’, also ‘counsel’, ‘advice’ (Latin consilium, from consulere ‘to consult’)... [more]
Hervé French, Breton
From the Breton given name Hervé or from the ancient Germanic personal name Hariwig, composed of the elements hari "army" and wig "battle"... [more]
Mitsugu Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 貢, 三次, 三続 or 巳継 with 貢 (ku, kou, mitsu.gu) meaning "finance, support, tribute", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 次 (shi, ji, tsugi, tsu.gu) meaning "next, order, sequence", 続 (kyou, kou, shoku, zou, tsugu.nai, tsudzu.ku, tsudzu.keru) meaning "continue, sequel, series", 巳 (shi, mi) meaning "sign of the snake/serpent (6th sign of Chinese zodiac)" and 継 (kei, tsu.gi, mama-) meaning "graft (tree), inherit, patch, succeed."... [more]
Hexenjäger German
Hexenjäger is a German last name meaning hunter of witches or witch Hunter.
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