Browse Submitted Surnames

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Jumārs Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Livonian jumerški "round".
Paddock English
Derived from Middle English parrock meaning "paddock, small enclosure", hence a topographic name for a dweller by a paddock or an enclosed meadow. It could also be a nickname for a person who resembled a toad or frog in some way (derived from Middle English paddock meaning "toad, frog"), or denote a person hailing from one of the many places in England that bear this name, for example the town and civil parish of Paddock Wood in Kent.
Minassian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Minasyan.
Ó Maoilbhearaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Maolbhearaigh" in Irish.
Aššurāya Babylonian
Means "Assyrian", deriving from the Akkadian element aššurû ("Assyrian").
Xx Chinese
Some characteristic forenames: Chinese: Wei, Jing, Jian, Ming, Li, Yi, Hui, Bin, Gang, Hong, Ping, Jin, Min, Chong, You, Chang, Hu, Neng, Shen, Yiming, Yiping. Vietnamese Long, Hao, Lan, Hai, Bian, Buu, Cong, Dai, Mai, Nu, Quan, Thi.... [more]
Bassam Arabic
Derived from the given name Bassam.
Laroussi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of El Aroussi.
Tasman Dutch
Derived from Dutch tas "bag" and man "person, man". Usually a metonymic name for someone who made bags, though in at least one case it was taken from the name of a ship, De Tas.
Shenandoah Oneida
From the given name Shenandoah.
Klimt German (Austrian)
Derived from the given name Kliment.... [more]
Shiu Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shao.
Ó Bric Irish
Means "descendant of Breac"
Plumtree English
From any of the locations called Plumtree for anyone who lived near a plum tree derived from Old English plume "plum" and treow "tree".
Hurmsalu Estonian
Hurmsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "enchanted grove".
Ó Céirín Irish
Meaning ‘descendant of Céirín’, a personal name from a diminutive of ciar ‘dark’, ‘black’. English patronymic -s has been added superfluously.
Hazard French, Flemish
From Middle Dutch hase "hare".
Gíslason Icelandic
Means son of Gísla.
Xenakis m Greek
From Greek ξένος (xénos) "foreigner", or a patronymic from the given name Xenos, combined with the diminutive suffix -άκις (-ákis).
Donegan Irish
Anglicized form of the Gaelic surname Ó Donnagáin. Diminutive of "donn" which means "brown," referring to hair color.
Jörigustin Romansh
Contraction of Jöri and Gustin.
Murasawa Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, wetland, marsh".
Ülgekütt Estonian
Ülgekütt is an Estonian surname derived from "hülgekütt" meaning "seal hunter".
Isaac Jewish, English, Welsh, French
Derived from the given name Isaac.
Dharmawardana Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, strengthening, growing".
Pasteur French
French for "shepherd" or "preacher, pastor". Famous bearer Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), French chemist who created the first rabies vaccine, gave his name to the process of 'pasteurization'.
Deane English
Variant of Dean 1 or Dean 2.
Jolly English
From the English word jolly, which is ultimately from Old French joli# ("merry, happy"). Originally a nickname for someone of a cheerful or attractive disposition.
Faraday Irish
From Irish Gaelic Ó Fearadaigh "descendant of Fearadach", a personal name probably based on fear "man", perhaps meaning literally "man of the wood". A famous bearer was British chemist and physicist Michael Faraday (1791-1867).
Kurzawa Polish
Of Polish origin, used by celebrities Karina and Ronald Kurzawa (duo from Sis Vs. Bro).
Gish German
From a shortened form of the Germanic personal name Gisulf, literally "hostage wolf". It was borne by American actress Lillian Gish (?1893-1993), original name Lillian de Guiche.
Dunwoody Scottish, Scottish Gaelic
It is said that the origin is pre 7th century Gaelic from ''dun'' or ''din'' meaning a wood or forest and ''gwydd'' which means much the same. Arguably the name means wood - wood, a result of language and dialect changing several times in the past 1500 years.
Trưng Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Zheng, from Sino-Vietnamese 徵 (trưng).
Eltringham English
Habitational name from a minor place called Eltringham in Northumberland, derived from a dative form of Old English given name Ælfhere and ham "home, estate, settlement".
Batlokwa Tswana, Southern African
a branch of the Bakgatla section of the Bantu speaking communities which originated from the Great Lakes and Northern Central Africa. Batlokwa are said to have been a breakaway branch of the Bakgatla which is another Bahurutse section of the Tswana people.
Buehl German
Topographic name for someone who lived on a hillside, from Middle High German bühel meaning "hill", or a habitational name from a place called Bühl, for example in Baden. Compare Buhl.
Jayawardane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Jayawardena.
Dunford English
Derived either from Dunford Bridge in Yorkshire (named after the River Don and the English word “Ford”), or from Dunford House in Yorkshire (named after “Dunn’s Ford”). One known bearer is US General Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Pacal German
South German: pet form of Pach .
Rafi Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Rafi.
Nasiri Persian
From the given name Nasir.
Gillard English
English from a pejorative derivative of the personal name Giles.
Trelles Asturian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Cuaña.
Viklund Swedish
Combination of Swedish vik "bay" and lund "grove".
Zsolnay Hungarian
Hungarian form of the surname Zilinsky.
Engelsen Norwegian
Means "son of Engel".
Mastrantonio Italian
From the Italian title mastro meaning "master craftsman", combined with the given name Antonio. A famous bearer is American actress and singer Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (1958-).
Pannala Finnish
Finnish: from the female personal name Anna + the local suffix -la. Found chiefly in Ostrobothnia.
Hisatomi Japanese
Hisa means "long time ago" and tomi means "wealth, abundance".
Salumets Estonian
Salumets is an Estonian surname meaning "grove/coppice forest", derived from the compounds "salu" (grove/coppice) and "mets" (forest).
Maitlis Jewish
Means "son of Meytl", a Yiddish female personal name, literally "little Meyte", a Yiddish female personal name derived from Middle High German maget "maid".
Hu Chinese (Min Bei)
Min Bei form of Xu 2.
Stenlund Swedish
Combination of Swedish sten "stone, rock" and lund "grove".
Atefi Persian
From the given name Atef.
Yotsuyanagi Japanese
From Japanese 四柳 (Yotsuyanagi) meaning "Yahaba", a former village in the district of Kashima in the former Japanese province of Noto in parts of present-day Ishikawa in Japan.... [more]
Sota Japanese
From Japanese 颯 (sō) meaning "sudden, sound of the wind" and 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations. There is a character in Danganronpa used as a surname, but it's not actually used as a surname and it's originated from a boy's name from Japanese.
Free English
Nickname or status name from Old English frēo "free(-born)", i.e. not a serf.
Miterev m Russian
Possibly related to Dmitriy.
Budou Japanese
From Japanese 武 (bu) meaning "military, martial" combined with 堂 (dou) meaning "temple, shrine" or from 武道 (budou) meaning "Japanese martial arts".
Khasanshin m Central Asian
From the given name Khasan.
Kamata Japanese
From Japanese 鎌 (kama) meaning "sickle, scythe" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Shige Japanese
Shige means "luxurious".
Trusty English
This is a late medieval occupation descriptive name given to a professional witness, in effect an early Solicitor, the name deriving from the Olde French "Attester" - one who testifies or vouches for a contract or agreement.
Higuera Spanish
Higuera is a local surname; that is, the name was derived from the village or estate where the original bearer of the name once lived or held land. The Higuera family originally lived in the area of Figueroa.
Grato English
From a nickname given to somebody with grass-like hair, making this surname’s meaning “he with grass-like hair.”
Nagaya Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, dwelling".
Ruzicki Polish
Ruzicki was first found in Polesie, inhabited by Ruthenians, called Polesians, of Ukrainian descent. One of the principal names of the area was the royal Clan of Poraj, of which the family name Ruzycki is a branch.
Bar Hebrew
From Aramaic בְּרָא (b'rā) meaning "son, child" or Hebrew בָּר (bar) meaning "grain, cereal".
Yeh Chinese
Variant romanization of Ye.
Beas Spanish (Mexican)
Spanish (common in Mexico): habitational name from any of the places in Andalusia named Beas.
Simchenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian сім (sim), meaning "seven".
Politzer Hungarian, German, Jewish
Habitational name derived from any one of several places called Police (known as Pölitz in German) in the Czech Republic. Hugh David Politzer (1949-) is an American theoretical physicist who, along with David Gross and Frank Wilczek, discovered asymptotic freedom.
De Valera Spanish
Originally indicated a person from one of the two towns named Valera in the provinces of Cuenca and Badajoz in Spain. This name was borne by American-born Irish president and prime minister Éamon de Valera (1882-1975; birth name George de Valero, also known as Edward de Valera), who was born to an Irish mother and a Cuban-Spanish father.
Glissen English, Irish
Possible British version of the Irish surname Glasson from the the Gaelic word O’Glasain. Meaning green from the counties of Tipperary.
Tuna Turkish
From the Turkish name for the Danube River, which flows through parts of Central and Southeastern Europe.
Singer German
variant of Sänger, in the sense of ‘poet’
Tanimatsu Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".
Aksakov Russian
Common surname in Russia
Guet French
French - From Old French guet "lookout, watchman".
Ferrell Irish
Irish variant of Farrell.
Rudström Swedish
Combination of Swedish rud "deforested land, clearing" and ström "stream".
Nağıyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nağı".
Loorits Estonian
Loorits is an Estonian surname derived from "loor" meaning "veil", "fog" and "shroud".
Decierdo Filipino
It can derive from the Spanish root "dicere" which means "to say" or "to tell"
Ahearna Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Either from an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Eachthighearna meaning "descendant of Eachthighearna", or else an anglicized form of Eachthighearna.
Fuchinoue Japanese
Fuchi means "abyss, pool, deep end", no is a possessive particle, and ue means "upper, top, above".
Knab German
Variant of Knabe.
Marušič Slovene
Slovene form of Marušić.
Schiechel German
From German "schuh", meaning "shoe".
Farlee English
Variant of Farley.
Oktyabrskaya Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Октябрьский (see Oktyabrsky).
Burt English
From the given name, which is a short form of Burton.
Tones English
Variant of Tone.
Sangcap Tagalog
From Tagalog sangkap meaning "ingredient, element, component".
Finnsson Icelandic
Means "son of Finnur" in Icelandic.
Vytebskyi Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Vitebsky.
Labeeb Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Labib.
Pisula Polish, Lithuanian
Informal nickname for a scribe or clerk, from a derivative of Polish pisać ‘to write’.
Tikhanchik Russian
Derived from тихо (tikho) meaning "quiet".
Katopodis Greek
It cames only from the greek island lefkada, its by the word meaning is "Downfoot" nut actually it means The guy who run away
Zahraoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "related to Zahra" in Arabic (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).
Hachimitsu Japanese
Means "honey"
Puhm Estonian
Puhm is an Estonian surname meaning "shrub".
Neufeld German, English
Neufeld is a surname of German origin, meaning "new field". It is not seldom in Germany and it is common among German speaking Mennonites from Russia.
Pellicano Italian, Sicilian
nickname from dialect pelecanò pelicanò "woodpecker" from modern Greek pelekanos "green woodpecker" (cognate with pelekan "pelican"; both come from pelekys "axe" the pelican because its beak is shaped like an axe the woodpecker because it uses its beak like an axe).
Ite Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 射 (i) meaning "shoot" and 手 (te) meaning "hand", referring to an archer.
Ariga Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulation".
Youk Korean
Variant transcription of Yuk.
Castello Catalan, Italian
Catalan variant of Castell or from Italian castello meaning "castle".
Jónsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Jón" in Icelandic.
Nakonechnyy m Russian
Means "final, at the end", from Russian exclamation наконец! (nakonets!) "finally, at last".
Álamo Spanish, Portuguese
Either a topographic name from álamo "poplar" or a habitational name from any of several places in Spain and Portugal named with this word.
Rockmann German
From German Rock (skirt) + mann (man)
Veloso Spanish
From the Brazilian Spanish word for fast.
Sevillano Spanish
Habitational name for someone from the city of Sevilla in Andalusia (see Sevilla).
Sacramento Spanish, Portuguese
Meaning "sacrament" in Spanish and Portuguese.
Mitamura Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three", 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy", and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Duch Slovak, Czech
Means "ghost" in Slovak.
Bezhenar Russian
Means "refugee". Though this is a Russian last name, it is more common in Ukraine.
Jenner German
Derived from the name Januarius.
Minde German
Habitational name denoting someone from the city of Minden.
Adushkin Russian
Derived from a diminutive Adushka of various Russian given names.
Kidamura Japanese
From 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood", 貴 (ki) meaning "valuable", or 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", combined with 田 (da) meaning rice paddy, field" and 村 (mura) means "hamlet, village".
Mūrnieks Latvian
Means "mason".
Tacza Polish
Deppreciation of TARCZA which means shield in Polish.
Miki Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Nogami Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".
Kaljuraag Estonian
Kaljuraag is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff willow".
Rudatis German (East Prussian)
Derived from Old Prussian ruds and Lithuanian rudas "(of hair) red" or Lithuanian rudis "redhead".
Koh Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Xu 2.
Edmeades English
Meant "son of Edmede", from a medieval nickname for a self-effacing person (literally "humble", from Old English ēadmēde "easy mind").
Beckford English
Means "Becca’s ford" in Old English.
Farah Arabic
From the given name Farah.
Bratov Russian
Derived either from Russian брат (brat) meaning "brother" or from a short form Brat of various Old Russian given names.
Krzyżaniak Polish
Derived from Polish krzyż meaning "cross".
Warneke German
German variant spelling of Warnecke.
Auva'a Samoan
Means “crew” in Samoan.
Zzard Obscure
Probably a shortened form of Buzzard.
Ripamonti Italian
From ripa "bank, shore" and monte "mountain".
Sigler Middle High German (Americanized)
Occupational name, derived from the Middle High German sigel, meaning "seal." It refers to a maker of seals and signet rings or an official keeper of a seal.... [more]
Hosni Arabic
From the given name Husni.
Cassio Italian
From the given name Cassio.
Odhiambo Eastern African, Luo
East African surname derived from the given name Odhiambo meaning “born in the evening”.
Telgmaa Estonian
Telgmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "axial land".
Kraanvelt Estonian (Rare)
Possibly derived from Middle High German krane "crane (bird or machine)" and velt "field". Pre-dates widespread use of surnames in Estonia.
Männisalu Estonian
Männisalu is an Estonian surname meaning "pine grove".
Verge Catalan
Nickname from Catalan meaning "virgin, maiden".
De Champagne French
Meaning "Of Champagne" in French.
Kukhtin Russian
From kukhta, meaning "hoarfrost".
Rähn Estonian
Rähn is an Estonian surname meaning "woodpecker".
Königsberg Jewish
Associated with the Polish/Prussian/German/Russian town Königsberg, now called Kaliningrad. This surname was borne by the parents of American actor, writer, teacher, and director Walter Koenig (1936-) before they emigrated to the United States.
Shinpoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).
Dawling English
Derived from the Old English given name Dealing, or possibly from Middle English Daulin, a rhyming pet form of Rawlin which is a medieval diminutive of Roul.
Zieminski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Ziemin in Poznan voivodeship, named with ziemin ‘ground’.
Kyte English
Variant of Kite.
Öhlén Swedish
Probably a combination of Swedish ö meaning "island" and the common surname suffix -én.
Berlinerblau German, Jewish
Means “Prussian blue” in German. A notable bearer of this surname is Jacques Berlinerblau, a professor of Jewish civilization, and Stefania Berlinerblau, an American anatomist and physician.
Luyten Dutch
Variant of Luijten.
Masangkay Filipino, Tagalog
Meaning uncertain.
Altbauer German (Austrian)
“Old farmer” from the root Bauer meaning “farmer” in German
Bee English
From Middle English be meaning "bee", Old English beo, hence a nickname for an energetic or active person or a metonymic occupational name for a beekeeper.
Luffman English
Derived from the given name Lefman (see Leofman).
Bogusz Polish
From Bogusz, a diminutive of a name with the element bogu ("god") such as Bogdan, Boguchwał, Bogusław or Chwalibóg.
Scarry Irish
Shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Scurra, meaning ‘descendant of Scurra’, a personal name of uncertain origin.
Knaus German
Comes from Middle High German knuz ‘proud’, ‘arrogant’, ‘daring’, hence a nickname for a haughty person. In Württemberg knaus (and in Switzerland knus) also meant ‘gnarl’, hence a nickname for a short, fat, gnarled person; topographic name for someone living on a hillock, from knaus ‘hillock’ in the Swabian and Alemannic dialects of German
Turan Turkish
Refers to Turan, an historical region in Central Asia inhabited by the nomadic Iranian Turanian people. The name itself means "land of the Tur" and is derived from the name of a Persian mythological figure, Tur (تور).
Selmanaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Selman" in Albanian.
Glasnović Croatian
Derived from glasno, meaning "loud".
Enomoto Japanese
From Japanese 榎 (enoki) meaning "hackberry, nettle tree" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
MacWhorter Scottish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form the surname of the Gaelic 'Mac Chruiteir', meaning 'player of the crwth', a string instrument primarily used in Celtic music. A famous bearer of this surname is the American clergyman, Alexander MacWhorter.
Rinato Italian
Means "born again, reborn" in Italian.
Bilsland Scottish
From a place near Kilmaurs in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Allegedly a combination of Bil and land "farm, land, property".
Iavarone Italian
Possibly from a shortened form of the personal name Ianni + varone, a variant of barone ‘baron’; literally ‘baron John’.
Tanatova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Tanatov.
Monier French, English, French (Huguenot)
French variant of Monnier and occupational name for a moneyer from Middle English monier "moneyer" (Old French monier) or for a miller from Old French monier "miller".
Halili Tagalog
Means "successor, substitute, replacement" in Tagalog, originally used to denote a vice-chief or a chief's successor.
Falbo Italian
Means "dark yellow, tawny; reddish-brown, sorrel" in archaic Italian, from medieval Latin falvus "dun (colour)", ultimately from Proto-Germanic falwaz "pale, grey, fallow".
Skoblov m Russian
Possibly from Russian скоблить (skoblit'), meaning "to scrape".
Lehtomäki Finnish
Lehto means "grove" and Mäki means "hill" in Finnish. This type of surname (combination of two nature related words) is very common in Finland.
Ţaga Romanian
Țaga is a commune and village in Cluj County, Romania.
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