Browse Submitted Surnames

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Dhulgale Somali
Dhulgale – "Land Holder" (referring to someone who owns or works a large piece of land)
McMorrow Irish
Anglicized form of a Gaelic patronymic, either Mac Murchadha or Mac Muireadhaigh.
Koitmets Estonian
Koitmets is an Estonian surname meaning "dawn forest".
O Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 奥 (see Ō).
Amasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Igartua Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality in the municipality of Gatika.
Natsukawa Japanese
This name means Summer River. From natsu "summer" and kawa "river".
Ikuta Japanese
From Japanese 生 (iku) meaning "living, life" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Svedberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish svedja "to burn off, to swidden" (referring to slash-and-burn agriculture (in Swedish: svedjebruk)) and berg "mountain". This name can be both locational (surname derived from a place named with Sved-... [more]
Debye Dutch
Variant of De Bie. A notable bearer of the surname was the Dutch-American physicist and physical chemist Peter Debye (1884-1966), born Petrus Debije.
Darego Nigerian (Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Godoy French, Spanish, South American
Derived from the Norman given name Gaudi.
Abog Visayan
Literally "dust" in Cebuano
Tsuryu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 釣流 or 鉤流 (see Tsuryū).
Easterbrook English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a brook to the east of a main settlement, from Middle English easter meaning "eastern" + brook meaning "stream".
Öst Swedish
Means "east" in Swedish.
Sverchkov m Russian
From Russian сверчок (sverchok), meaning "cricket".
Esprit French
From the given name Esprit.
Togatorop Batak
One of the Toba Batak clans originating from Muara, North Tapanuli.
Asahina Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning", 比 (hi) meaning "comparison, match, equal" or 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", and 奈 (na), a phonetic character.
Kusters Dutch
Variant of Koster.
Kılıç Turkish
Means "sword" in Turkish.
Michalopoulos Greek
Means "son of Michail".
Mccaffery Irish
The meaning of the surname MCCAFFERY is - the son of Godfrey (God's peace).
Uzochukwu Igbo
Meaning "god's way".
Childers English
Probably a habitational name from some lost place named Childerhouse, from Old English cildra "child" and hus "house", possibly referring to an orphanage.
Thunberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish tun (from Old Norse tún) "enclosure, courtyard, plot, fence" and berg "mountain".
Saif Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Saif.
Yataba Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田羽 (see Hattawa).
Chay Khmer
Variant transcription of Chhay.
Balloi Italian
From the given name Balloi.
Said Arabic, Somali, Urdu
From the given name Sa'id.
Vayntrub Jewish
Russified form of Weintraub.
Kieu Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Kiều.
Kogi Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Kōgi.
Zhanibekova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Zhanibekov.
Vayner Yiddish
Weiner is a surname or, in fact, the spelling of two different surnames originating in German and the closely related Yiddish language. In German, the name is pronounced vaɪnɐ(ʁ),of which the rare English pronunciation vaɪnər is a close approximation... [more]
Gillibrand English
From the Norman personal name Gillebrand, of Germanic origin and meaning literally "hostage-sword".
Zurzolo Italian
The last name of actor, Lorenzo Zurzolo, who is Niccolo in Baby and Theodore Nott in Harry Potter.
Yeganeh Persian
Means "unique" in Persian.
Sieck German
The name is originally spelled "Siecke". Eric Siecke came from Norway and settled in Holstein, Germany in the year 1307. The final "e" was dropped by most of the family, though one branch still retains it... [more]
Malygin m Russian
Might be derived from малый, meaning "small, little."
Penkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Penkov.
Watayō Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 濟陽 (Watayō), a variant reading of Japanese 濟陽 (Saiyō), from Chinese 濟陽 (Jìyáng) meaning "Jiyang", a town in the county of Xiayi in the city of Shangqiu in the province of Henan in China.... [more]
Aastalu Estonian
Aastalu is an Estonian surname meaning "lea/meadow farm".
Purdum English
Variant spelling of English Purdom.
Baha Arabic
Derived from the given name Baha.
Aasmäe Estonian
Possibly derived from Estonian aas "meadow, lea" and mäe "mountain, hill".
Hathurusinghe Sinhalese
From Sanskrit शत्रु (śatru) meaning "enemy, rival, hostile" and सिंह (siṃha) meaning "lion".
Jeremy English
From the given name Jeremy.
Hilaga Tagalog
Means "north" in Tagalog.
Van Der Sar Dutch
Derived from a patronymic form of Sander.
Adison English
A variation of Addison.
Merisaar Estonian
Merisaar is an Estonian surname meaning "sea island".
Bağırova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Bağırov.
Bader Arabic
Derived from the given name Badr.
Ringer English
From the Norman name Reinger or Rainger derived from the Germanic elements ragin meaning "advice, counsel" and ger meaning "spear"... [more]
Kunis German, Dutch
From a derivative of the personal name Kuno or Konrad.
Agbulos Filipino, Ilocano
Means "to let go, to set free" in Ilocano.
Hollandsworth English (British, Rare)
Possibly an alternative spelling of Hollingsworth. Likely named after the town of Holisurde(1000s AD)/Holinewurth(1200s)/Hollingworth(Present) The town's name means "holly enclosure"
Džomek Slovak (?)
Origin of the name is not known. Possibly came from Poland. In Slovakia in 1995 lived 15 people with this surname.
Jan Urdu, Pashto, Punjabi
Derived from the given name Jan.
Atsuda Japanese
From Japanese 渥 (atsu) meaning "moist" combined with 田 (da) meaning "paddy, field".
Salmi Finnish
Means "a strait" in Finnish.
Diosdado Spanish
From the given name Diosdado.
Forgie Scottish
Possibly a variant of Fergie or a shortened form of Ferguson. It could also be a habitational name from a place so named in Scotland.
Iñárritu Basque
Means "between the valleys" or "in the valley", derived from Basque iñar meaning "valley" and ritu meaning "between". The Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu (1963-) is a famous bearer of this name.
Tennekoon Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala තෙන්නකෝන් (see Tennakoon).
Bartle Scottish, Cornish
An Anglo-Scottish diminutive of Bart and Barth, derived from biblical 'Bartholomew' which means 'He who makes furrows' or a farmer... [more]
Davitadze Georgian
Means "son of Davit".
Dal Turkish
Means "branch" in Turkish.
Leialoha Hawaiian
Best known as the surname of a certain Steve.
Cavadov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Cavad".
Tahk Estonian
Tahk is an Estonian surname meaning both "face/facet" or "aspect" and "whetstone".
Obeid Arabic
From the given name Ubayd.
Plemmons English, Irish, German
Altered spelling of Fleming.
Mendibil Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque mendi "mountain" and -bil "round, circular".
Tserkezos Greek
Means the Circassian.
Durette French
Altered form of French Duret, reflecting the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t. In some cases, also derives from the feminine form of Duret.
Kogure Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ko) meaning "tree, wood" and 暮 (kure) meaning "end, close".
Vukadinović Serbian
Derived from the given name Vukadin.
Mavromichalis Greek
Means "black Michalis (Michael)" in Greek. In Mani, it is said to derive from an orphan named Μιχάλης (Michalis). Because of the dark clothing worn during times of mourning, orphans were often called μαύρος (mavros) meaning "black".
Schie German
From a nickname that meant "shy".
Shahinaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Shahin" in Albanian.
Karunatillake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කරුණාතිලක (see Karunathilaka).
Abakishina f Russian
Feminine form of Abakishin.
Godínez Spanish
Patronymic from the personal name Godino.
Muñecas Spanish
It literally means "dolls" or "wrists".
Brager Norwegian (Rare)
From the name of any of the various farmsteads in eastern Norway, which may have derived their name from a river name meaning "roaring", "thundering".
Elcano Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Elkano.
Darko Ukrainian
From the given name Darka 3.
Barten Dutch, German
Patronymic from the given name Bart, a short form of Bartholomeus, or from a variant of Bert... [more]
Bilbao Spanish
Spanish: Habitational Name From The City Of Bilbao In Biscay Basque Country.
Upadhyayula Telugu
Telugu form of Upadhyay.
Eenpuu Estonian
Eenpuu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "eend" (meaning "ledge") and "puu" ("tree").
Wadley English
From a place in England named with Old English wad "woad" or the given name Wada combined with Old English leah "woodland clearing".
Akridge English
Possibly English, a habitational name from a place with a name meaning ‘oak ridge’, as for example Aikrigg in Cumbria (from Old Norse eik ‘oak’ + hryggr ‘ridge’), or any of the many places called Oakridge (from Old English āc + hrycg)... [more]
Irisaka Japanese
Iri means "enter, input" and saka means "slope, hill".
Hafezi Persian
From the given name Hafez.
Zane English
Meaning unknown. It could be a Americanization of the German surname Zahn. Zane 1 is also used as a given name.
Livaza Dungan
Dungan surname of unknown meaning; the second element is derived from Chinese 娃子 (wázǐ) meaning "child".
Kochav Hebrew
Means "star" in Hebrew. Also compare Kochavi.
Rebassoo Estonian
Rebassoo is an Estonian surname meaning "vulpine (fox) swamp".
Cena Polish
From Polish meaning "price". Possibly an occupational name for a trader or dealer.
Kangas Finnish
Derived from Finnish kangas, denoting a type of soil and the type of forest (known as boreal forest or taiga) that grows in such soil.
Stoneman English
Combination of Stone and English man. Sometimes used an English form of German Steinmann.
Berretta Italian
From berretta, originally meaning ‘hooded cloak’ (Latin birrus), later ‘headdress’, ‘bonnet’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such headgear or a nickname for an habitual wearer.
Laudenslager English (American)
Americanized form of German Lautenschläger. This spelling is not used in German at all.
Sarv Estonian
Sarv is an Estonian surname meaning "horn".
Akello Eastern African
A Lou surname that originates from the name of a male ancestor, Okello or Akello. The ancestor was so named as he was a child born after the birth of twins. Lou personal names were given based on a circumstance of birth.
Christophe French
From the given name Christophe.
Mead English, English (New Zealand)
topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, from Middle English mede ‘meadow’ (Old English m?d). metonymic occupational name for a brewer or seller of mead (Old English meodu), an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey
Ruwanpura Sinhalese
From Sinhala රුවන (ruvana) meaning "gem" combined with Sanskrit पुर (pura) meaning "city".
Mikha'il Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Mikha'il.
Kuzu Turkish
Means "lamb" in Turkish.
Kilpatrick Scottish
Scottish: habitational name from Gaelic cill Padraig "church of (Saint) Patrick".
Selimoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Selim".
Gillis Scottish
Scottish reduced form of Gaelic Mac Gille Íosa "son of the servant of Jesus"... [more]
Kabuto Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 甲, 兜, 加太, 甲頭, 加部東 or 鹿伏兎 with 甲 (ka, kan, kou, kinoe, kabuto) meaning "A grade, armour, carapace, first class, former, high (voice), instep", 兜 (to, tou, kabuto) meaning "headpiece, helmet", 加 (ka, kuwa.eru, kuwa.waru) meaning "add(ition), Canada, include, increase, join", 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick", 頭 (zu, to, tou, atama, kashira, kaburi, -gashira) meaning "head", 部 (bu, -be) meaning "bureau, class, copy, department, part, portion, section", 東 (tou, higashi) meaning "east", 鹿 (rou, ka, shika) meaning "deer", 伏 (fuku, fu.su, fu.seru) meaning "bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes), prostrated" or 兎 (tsu, to, usagi) meaning "hare, rabbit."... [more]
Ramzan Urdu
From the given name Ramzan.
Leopardi Italian
From the medieval given name Leopardus. A famous bearer of this surname is Giacomo Leopardi (1798-1837), one of the most influential Italian poets.
Kapittathai Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Rasulev Bashkir, Uzbek, Tatar
Means "son of Rasul".
Fomin Russian
Derived from the given name Foma.
Evloev Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush name, which is derived from Yovloy, the name of an Ingush teip (clan), which is of unknown meaning. It may be from the name of the Alans, a medieval Iranian nomadic group (the word itself derived from Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya) meaning "noble, honourable") or from Adyghe елъы (ełăə) meaning "to sharpen" combined with елъэ (ełă) meaning "to jump over".
Peza Albanian
Myslim Peza, leader of the anti-fascist movement.
Laster English
Variant spelling of Lester.
Calimeris Greek
It can be Kalimeris as well and it means good morning.
Jātnieks Latvian
Means "the rider".
Emer Jewish
Metonymic occupational name from Yiddish emer "pail, bucket".
Sugie Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".
Yesayan Armenian
Means "son of Yesay".
Perley English
Variant of Parley or Burley.
Dhaliwal Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
From the name of the ancient city of Dharanagar (currently Dhar) in present-day Madhya Pradesh, India.
Kalejs Latvian
Occupational name for someone who works as a blacksmith.
Lees English
Possibly a variation of the surname Lee 1.
Louw Afrikaans
Louw is a surname that has pre 7th century Germanic origins. It is a Dutch/Flemish variant on the word Lowe, meaning Lion.
Mac Giolla Choinnigh Irish
Proper, non-Anglicized form of Mcelhinney.
Hanesato Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 羽里 (see Hari).
Kenneally Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cionnfhaolaidh "descendant of Cionnfhaoladh", a personal name derived from ceann "head" + faol "wolf".
Lyashenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian word lyakh - contemptuous word for "pole".
Haydt German
Varient of Heid.
Paternò Italian
From the name of a municipality in Catania, Sicily, of uncertain etymology. It could derive from latinized Ancient Greek Paetram Aitnaion meaning "fortress of the Etnaeans", from Latin-Byzantine paternum praedium (or Paternòn) meaning "landed property inherited from the father", or perhaps from Latin Praeter Aetna "in front of Mount Etna".
Biesheuvel Dutch
From Biesheuvel, the name of a small village in the north of the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands. It is derived from Dutch bies meaning "bulrush, club rush" (a grasslike plant that grows in wetlands and damp locations) and heuvel meaning "hill"... [more]
Da Palestrina Italian, History
Means "of Palestrina" in Italian, an Italian commune near Rome, derived from an Italian form of Latin Praenesteus or Praeneste, both of uncertain meaning. a famous bearer of the surname was the Italian late Renaissance composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594).
Floris Dutch
From the given name Floris.
Bula Czech
Nickname for a fat man, from buła "bread roll".... [more]
Mikami Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".
Struyk Dutch (Anglicized)
Americanized variant of Struijk.
Edoh Japanese
Variant of Edo.
Olyphant English, Scottish
Variant of Oliphant. A famous bearer is American actor Timothy Olyphant (1968-).
Fanti Italian
Derived from the given name Fante, or another name containing the medieval element fante "child, boy".
Tsuryū Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 釣 (tsu), from 釣り (tsuri) meaning "fishing; angling" and 流 (ryū) meaning "flow of water, style", referring to a fisher.... [more]
Issac English
From the given name Issac.
Lehtpere Estonian
Lehtpere is an Estonian surname meaning "leaf/foliage family".
Gerland German
Derived from the given name Gerland.
Rastogi Indian, Hindi
Possibly derived from Rohtas, the name of a district in Bihar, India, itself from the name of a Hindu deity.
Lattke Sorbian, Low German
Sorbian and Northeast Low German variant of Latk.
Becker English
Occupational name for a maker or user of mattocks or pickaxes, from an agent derivative of Old English becca "mattock".
Tedeschi Italian
Plural of Tedesco "German".
Bahaa Arabic
Derived from the given name Baha.
Skwierczyński Polish
This indicates familial origin within a cluster of 3 Podlachian villages: Skwierczyn-Dwór, Skwierczyn Lacki, & Skwierczyn-Wieś.
Tatyanin Russian
Matronymic surname derived from the Russian given name Tatyana.
Lisena Italian
Uncertain etymology.
Haruyama Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Kyekyeku Akan
Meaning unknown.
Brizuela Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Merindad de Valdeporres.
Võrno Estonian
Võrno is an Estonian surname possibly derived from the prefix "võõr-", meaning "foreign".
Mentzer German
Habitational name with the agent suffix -er, either from Mainz, earlier Mentz, derived from the medieval Latin name Mogontia (Latin Mogontiacum, probably from the Celtic personal name Mogontios), or from Menz in Brandenburg and Saxony.
Laurin French, Slovene (Americanized)
Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Emile, Marcel, Michel, Pierrette, Alphonse, Armand, Germain, Herve, Jacques, Jean-Marc, Luc.... [more]
Gertsch German (Swiss)
From a short form of any of the Germanic personal names formed with gēr meaning ‘spear’, ‘lance’.
Milanović Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Milan".
Heartfilia Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. Lucy Heartfilia from the anime/manga Fairy Tail bears this surname.
Straight English
Nickname from Middle English streʒt "straight, upright", presumably applied in either a literal or a figurative sense.
Yewdale English
Derived from Yewdale, which is the name of a village near the town of Skelmersdale in Lancashire. Its name means "valley of yew trees", as it is derived from Middle English ew meaning "yew tree" combined with Middle English dale meaning "dale, valley".... [more]
Bucao Filipino, Cebuano
Means "hawk-owl" (genus Ninox) in Cebuano.
Wijetunga Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේතුංග (see Wijethunga).
Marks English
This surname is derived either from the name Mark or from Old English mearc meaning "border, mark."
Desiderio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Desiderio.
Smithson English
Means "son of a blacksmith worker".
Conlin Irish
Variant of Conlon.
Advíncula Spanish
Perhaps from Latin ad vincula "in chains", a title of Saint Peter.
Mauer German
Variant of Maurer.
Heskin English
Variant of Askin.
Zbären German (Swiss)
Zbären means "Bear hunter".
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