Browse Submitted Surnames

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Preobrazhenskaya Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Преображенский (see Preobrazhensky).
Farrugia Maltese
Derived from Maltese farruġ meaning "chicken", used as a name for someone who kept chickens.
Pouw Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Bao used by Chinese Indonesians.
Rooväli Estonian
Rooväli is an Estonian surname meaning "cane/reed field".
Aiman Arabic
Derived from the given name Ayman.
Severide Modern
Meaning: Honesty, Sacrificer, Admirer ... [more]
Ivey English
Could be a patronymic from the given name Ive, or a habitational name from Ivoy in Cher, northern France.
Aurel m Occitan, Romanian
Derived from the Viscountcy of Aurelle, in the historic province of Auvergne
Touferis Greek
Greek transcription of Tuffère and Tuffèri.
Dhulgale Somali
Dhulgale – "Land Holder" (referring to someone who owns or works a large piece of land)
Bark Swedish
Perhaps derived from a place name containing either Old Swedish *barke "throat", Old Swedish biork "birch tree" or Swedish bark "bark (covering of the trunk of a tree)"
Haavasalu Estonian
Haavasalu is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen grove".
Cruse English, Irish
Name for someone from an unidentified place in Normandy, from Old French crues, crus, creus "hollow".
Shadmehr Persian
From the given name Shadmehr.
Zommer Jewish
An Ashkenazi Jewish surname derived from Yiddish (זומער) zumer meaning "summer".
Sedgwick English
Habitational name from Sedgwick in Cumbria, so named from the Middle English personal name Sigg(e) (from Old Norse Siggi or Old English Sicg, short forms of the various compound names with the first element "victory") + Old English wic "outlying settlement", "dairy farm"; or from Sedgewick in Sussex, named with Old English secg (sedge) + wic.
Šalamon Slovene
From the given name Šalamon.
Harai Japanese
Hara means "field, plain" and i means "pit, mineshaft, well".
Saarma Estonian
Saarma is an Estonian surname derived from "saarmas", meaning "otter".
Rhine German, French, English, Irish
A habitational name for an individual whom lived within close proximity of the River Rhine (see Rhein). The river name is derived from a Celtic word meaning 'to flow' (Welsh redan, 'flow').... [more]
Matto Italian
Means "mad, crazy" or "madman" in Italian, regionally used in the sense of "rascal, joker", derived from Latin mattus "drunk, intoxicated".
Pecic Albanian
Derived from the name of the small town Peja (Pec) in western Kosovo. Most likely given to the inhabitants of the town and their descedents.
Arica Aymara
Refers to a place in modern day Chile near the border of Peru.
Rechner German
Occupational name from Middle High German rechenære "reckoner keeper of accounts".
Knapp German
Occupational name from the German word Knapp or Knappe, a variant of Knabe "young unmarried man". In the 15th century this spelling acquired the separate, specialized meanings "servant", "apprentice", or "miner"... [more]
Wilding English, German
Either an English name from a Middle English survival of unattested Old English Wilding a derivative of wilde "wild" used both as a personal name and as a nickname; or a German patronymic name from Wilto a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name beginning with wildi "wild".
Whetzel American
Altered spelling of German Wetzel.
Mirzapour Persian
Means "son of Mirza".
Tarver English
Uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Thorferth, a variant of the Old Norse given name Þórfreðr (compare Tolfree), or perhaps from Torver, the name of a former village in Lancashire... [more]
Bedürftig German
Means "poor, needy" in German.
Ignace French
From the given name Ignace
Halili Albanian
From the given name Halil.
McDunn Irish
Variant of Dunn.
Bilichenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian білий (bilyy), meaning "white".
Joon Estonian
Joon is an Estonian surname meaning "line" and "stripe".
Ventrella Italian
Derived from a diminutive form of ventre "belly, midriff, stomach". Can also be an altered form of Venturella (see Ventura).
Motono Japanese
From 本 (moto) or 元 (moto) both meaning "base, root, origin" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness, plain".
Sees German
Variant of Seese.
Kuatov m Kazakh
Means "son of Kuat".
Westbay English (Rare)
It means "west bay".
Gaétan French
From the given name Gaétan.
Ghoogassian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղուկասյան (see Ghukasyan).
Tsoi Korean (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Tsoy.
Shuu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 鞠 (see Shū).
Quisumbing Filipino
Meaning unknown, probably of Hokkien origin.
Da Rosa Portuguese
Literally means "of the rose" in Portuguese. It is generally a component of personal names; among women, it is a Marian name; among men, it is of uncertain application.
Kamolova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Kamolov.
Kaba Western African, Manding
From a Mandinka clan name perhaps derived from the name of a village in southern Mali.
Nikulin m Russian
From the given name Nikolay.
Bhaumik Bengali, Indian
Variant transcription of Bhowmik.
Põld Estonian
Means "field" in Estonian.
Sillajõe Estonian
Sillajõe is an Estonian surname meaning "river bridge".
Takizawa Japanese
Taki means "waterfall" and zawa comes from sawa meaning "marsh, swamp".
Tupý Slovak
From the word, meaning "blunt, dull".
Getachew Ethiopian, Amharic
From the given name Getachew.
Contractor Indian (Parsi)
Parsi occupational surname for a contractor, or someone who works on the basis of a contract. As the British rule of India demanded for all Parsees to adopt a surname, many adopted English vocabulary based on their occupation (i.e. Engineer or Merchant).
Gratz German
From a short form of a Germanic personal name reflected by Old High German gratag 'greedy'
Posner German, Polish, Medieval
Originally denoted a person from Poznań, Poland.
Springer English
An occupational name for a dancer, or perhaps a hunter, from either Old English springen "to leap" or Middle English springe "snare, trap".
Abdulnour Arabic
From the given name Abd an-Nur.
De Alwis Sinhalese
Sinhalese variant of Alves.
Holzapfel German
Means "crabapple" in German, denoting someone who lived near a crabapple tree or someone with a sour disposition.
Canteloup French
Name of several places in France. The surname means "Song of the Wolf" from canta and loup as in "place where the wolves howl".
Luqman Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Luqman.
Yevchenko Ukrainian
From the given name Yevhen.
Osmanaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Osman" in Albanian.
Edgell English
Probably derived from the Old English given name Ecgwulf.
Vati Indian
From given name Vati meaning "nature"
Ayllón Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Castilian municipality.
Fereidooni Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian فریدونی (see Fereydouni).
Tabatabaei Persian
From the name of Ibrahim Tabataba ibn Ismail, a descendant of Ali. He was supposedly given the name because he pronounced the Persian word قبا (qaba) (meaning "garment, cloak") as طبا (taba).
Abkaryan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Աբգարյան (see Abgaryan).
Bandiera Italian
from bandiera "banner flag" hence presumably a status name for a standard bearer. Italian cognate of Banner.
Chugunova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Чугунов (see Chugunov).
Aldous English
From the given name Aldous.
Bellizzi Maltese
A name of Maltese origin meaning "beautiful".
Krym Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Belarusian, Polish
Means "Crimea", from Krym.
Brier English
Derived from Old English brer "briar, bramble", a topographic name for someone who lived near a briar patch, or a nickname for a prickly, irritable person.
Izawa Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Gyökeres Hungarian
From a nickname meaning "rooted, radical, drastic" in Hungarian. A famous bearer is Viktor Gyökeres (1998-), a Swedish soccer player of Hungarian descent.
Yoshimura Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, good" or 佳 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful, good, excellent" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Odendaal Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Odenthal.
Bodin Swedish
Swedish bo "dwelling, home" or bod "small shop, boutique, shed, shack" combined with the common surname suffix -in.
Srimongkhon Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ศรีมงคล (see Simongkhon).
Nõgene ‎ Estonian
Nõgene is an Estonian surname derived from "nõgine" meaning "sooty" or "nõges" meaning "nettle".
Al-masri Arabic
Means "the Egyptian" from Arabic مصر (Misr) referring to Egypt.
Fındık Turkish
Means "hazelnut" in Turkish.
Bloemendaal Dutch
Means "valley of flowers", the name of several places in the Netherlands, derived from bloem "flower" and dal "valley, dale". Cognate to German Blumenthal.
Muru Estonian
Muru is an Estonian surname meaning "lawn".
Sledge English
Sledge. Refers to a sledge as a sled.
Kuba Japanese
From 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 場 (ba) meaning "place".... [more]
Friar English
Denoted a member of any of certain religious orders of men, especially the four mendicant orders. (Augustinians, Carmelites, Dominicans, and Franciscans)
Oikonomos Greek
Means "housekeeper, steward" from the Greek word οἰκόνομος (ikonomos), derived from οἶκος (oikos) "house, household" and νόμος (nomos) "law, custom"... [more]
Daquila Tagalog
From Tagalog dakila meaning "great".
Scroggins English
Derived from Middle English scrogge meaning "brushwood", given to someone who lived near a bushy area, or perhaps a nickname for someone with a prickly personality.
Shipov m Russian
From Russian шип (ship), meaning "thorn, spike". Probably denoted to a person living near thornbushes.
Tahsin Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Tahsin.
Hendren Scottish
Variant spelling of Hendron.
Efetürk Turkish
Means "brother of the Turks", derived from Turkish efe meaning "older brother, brave".
Zong Chinese
From Chinese 棕 (zōng) meaning "brown".
Hickory English
Meaning uncertain.
Håkonsen Norwegian
Means "son of Håkon".
Zahedi Persian
From the given name Zahid.
Koop Estonian
Derived from Estonian koopa, the genitive form of koobas meaning "cave; hole, burrow".
Reşidov m Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Reşid".
Abeyawardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවර්ධන (see Abeywardana).
Keuch German
Variation of Kuch.
Tea English
Variant of Tee.
Kurai Japanese
Kura means "warehouse, storehouse" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".
Fichera Italian
From Sicilian fichera "fig tree", a nickname for someone who grew or sold figs, or perhaps lived near them.
Safa Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Urdu
From the given names Safaa or Safaa'.
Chapulin Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning grasshopper.
Halliwell English
Derived from various place names in England named with Old English halig "holy" and wille "spring, well".
Oeltjen German, East Frisian
Patronymic from a pet form of Ulrich.
Kogane Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 黄金, 小金, 古金, 子金, 故金 or 小賀根 with 黄 (ou, kou, ki, ko-) meaning "yellow", 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small", 古 (ko, furu-, furu.i, -fu.rusu) meaning "old", 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of Chinese zodiac", 故 (ko, furu.i, moto, yue) meaning "cause, circumstances, consequently, especially, happenstance, intentionally, reason, the late, therefore", 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy", 根 (kon, ne, -ne) meaning "head (pimple), radical, root" and 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "gold."... [more]
Sánta Hungarian
From Hungarian meaning "limping".
Milan Italian, French
Habitational name from the Italian city of Milan (see Milano).
Nevens Flemish
Derived from Middle Dutch neve "male cousin, nephew, grandson".
Mccaffery Irish
The meaning of the surname MCCAFFERY is - the son of Godfrey (God's peace).
Leek Estonian
Leek is an Estonian surname meaning "blaze" and "flame".
Preus German/Norwegian
Unknown, but may have come from Prussia or be Jewish. It could mean to jabber. Maybe the same as Preuss, but eliminated the S when immigrating to America.
Magallanes Spanish
Spanish: Castilianized Form Of A Habitational Name From The Village Of Magaláns (Castilian Magalanes) In Pontevedra Province Galicia (Spain).
Donchenko Ukrainian
Means "from Donyetsk" or "from the River Don".
Sahakian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Sahakyan.
Ryall English
From any of several places in England named from Old English ryge "rye" + hyll "hill".
Kalay Turkish
Means "tin (the metal)" in Turkish.
Kozyrev Russian
From Russian козырь (kozyr) meaning "high standing collar" or "canopy" or "head of a sleigh".
Iwamura Japanese
Iwa means "stone " and mura can mean "village, hamlet" or "town".
Plant English
An occupational surname for a gardener.
Rosevear Cornish, English
From the name of a Cornish village near St Mawgan which derives from Celtic ros "moor, heath" and vur "big".
Zelenin Russian
Derived from Russian зелень (zelen) meaning "greens, vegetables, verdure".
Aguon Chamorro
From Chamorro agu, meaning "to change, to vary" and the suffix on meaning "to be able". The term's modern usage refers to the starch portion of a Chamorro meal. In the olden days, the Chamorro meal consisted of fish and vegetables, but the starch portion of the meal would highly depend on what was in season.
Schmidtke German
Diminutive form of Schmidt.
Kwiatek Polish
Derived from a diminutive of Kwiat.
Holmez هولماز Kurdish
Name of Kurdish, kurmanji origin used in northern syria. Surname of an old family
Baiamonte Italian
Derived from the given name Baiamonte, itself a form of Boiamund.
Batistuta Italian
Possibly from a diminutive of the given name Battista. A famous bearer is the former Argentinian soccer player Gabriel Batistuta (1969-).
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-).
Dev Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil
Derived from Sanskrit देव (deva) meaning "god" (see the given name Dev).
Bi Chinese
From Chinese 毕 (bì) referring to the ancient fief of Bi, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shaanxi province.
Trabelssi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Trabelsi.
Shariati Persian
From Persian شریعت (shari'at) referring to Islamic (shari'a) law, ultimately from Arabic.
Giustino Italian
From the given name Giustino
Zicari Italian, Sicilian
Southern Italian and Sicilian from an unattested Arabic personal name Zikri or Zikari.
Gans German, Dutch
Means "goose" in German and Dutch, either an occupational name for someone who worked with geese, a habitational name for someone who lived by a sign depicting a goose, or a nickname for someone walked oddly or was considered silly or foolish... [more]
Majed Arabic
From the given name Majid.
Dragon French, English
Nickname or occupational name for someone who carried a standard in battle or else in a pageant or procession, from Middle English, Old French dragon "snake, monster" (Latin draco, genitive draconis, from Greek drakōn, ultimately from derkesthai "to flash")... [more]
Eggleton English
Habitational name meaning "Ecgwulf’s town".
Van Der Merwe Dutch, South African
Means "from the Merwe", Merwe being an older form of Merwede, the name of a river in the Netherlands. It derives from meri "lake, sea" and widu "wood"... [more]
Sediqi Persian
Persian form of Siddiqui.
Eschenbach German
Eschenbach, from the root words Esch and Bach, is a surname that has origins in Germany and/or Switzerland. Esch is German for ash tree, and bach is German for brook, a small stream. Popular use of the surname includes the poet knight Wolfram von Eschenbach, and the name is used for multiple locations in Germany and Switzerland, or even more locations if you include spelling variations such as Eschbach, as this surname has undergone multiple mutations throughout history... [more]
Bzovsky Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian form of Bzowski.
Sean English
The stage Surname of English singer Jay Sean (born Kamaljit Singh Jhooti)
Madonna Italian
From the person name Madonna, from donna meaning "lady", bestowed in honor of the Virgin Mary.
O'Rourke Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ruairc meaning "descendant of Ruarc".
Jewitt English
Variant of Jewett.
Linelin German (Americanized)
Of German origin, an anglicization of German "Leinlindt", which is a combination of surnames Lein meaning "linen" and Lindt meaning "gentle".
Reintamm Estonian
Reintamm is an Estonian surname meaning "Rein's (masculine given name) oak".
Phommachanh Lao
From Lao ພົມມະ (phomma) referring to the Hindu god Brahma combined with ຈັນ (chanh) meaning "moon".
Metsik Estonian
Metsik is an Estonian surname meaning "wild" and " ferocious".
Pecchia Italian
Means "bee" in Italian, probably a nickname for a hard-working or industrious person.
Mattíasson Icelandic
Means "son of Mattías" in Icelandic.
Forren Norwegian (Rare)
Derived form the name of a farmstead in Norway named with a word meaning "hollow, gorge".
Georgiades Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Georgiadis chiefly used in Cyprus.
Ingold English
Derived from the given names Ingell (see Ingle), Ingjaldr or Ingwald.
Useche Basque
Habitational name from Basque Usaetxe, composed of uso "dove, pigeon" and etxe "house, home, building".
Fjellström Swedish
Combination of Swedish fjäll "mountain, fell" and ström "stream, river".
Holodov Russian
Variant transcription of Kholodov.
Ghazaryan Armenian
Means "son of Ghazar".
Howson English
A patronymic surname meaning “son of Hugh”. An alternate form of Hewson, it originates from Yorkshire where it is most prevalent. Notable bearers include the Australian Howson family, English footballer Jonny Howson and English divine John Howson.
Laskaris Greek
From ancient and medieval Greek laskaris, a kind of soldier, from Persian laeshkaer "army". This is the same word as Urdu lascar "sailor" and Arabic el-askari "the army", "the troops".
Wakatsuchi Japanese
From the Japanese 若 (waka) "young" and 土 (tsuchi) "earth," "soil."
Ikari Japanese
Means "anchor" in Japanese. When written in different kanji, it can also mean anger.
Ichiyama Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Muramoto Japanese
Mura means "village" and moto means "origin".
Zetterberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish säter "outlying meadow" and berg "mountain, hill".
Nağıyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Nağıyev.
Tayyab Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Tayyab.
Garand French
nickname or status name from the Old French legal term garant "guarantor". perhaps from a personal name based on the ancient Germanic element warin "protection shelter" or "guard".
Kitaya Japanese
From 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Macis Italian
From Sardinian maccia "shrub, thick bush, brush", or possibly denoting someone from the village Simax.
Ostrom English (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Swedish Öström.
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