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.
Purple English
Nickname for someone wore purple clothing or has a purple complexion
Goh Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Wu 1.
Eksi Turkish
Ekºi means "sour" in Turkish.
Walliams English
Very rare form of Williams.... [more]
Nuraliev Tajik, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Nurali".
Shū Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 鞠 (see Mari).
Derricott English
Habitational name, possibly a variant of Darracott, from Darracott in Devon. However, the present-day concentration of the form Derricott in the West Midlands and Shropshire suggests that this may be a distinct name, from a different source, now lost.
Cangussu Brazilian
The surname Cangussu has its origins in the Tupi-Guarani language and is a variation of Akangu’su, which means "jaguar".
Kadakas Estonian
Kadakas is an Estonian surname meaning "juniper".
Nagaoka Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Kolo Polish
A Polish surname for someone who was born in the area of Koło, Wielkopolskie, Poland
Mohannadi Arabic (Mashriqi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic المهندي (see al-Mohannadi).
Mulimbayan Tagalog
From Tagalog muling bayan meaning "recovered town".
Calixte French
From the given name Calixte
Kroll German, Dutch
Nickname for someone with curly hair, from Middle High German krol "curly", Middle Low German krulle "ringlet, curl", Middle Dutch croel, crul.
Borders English
Americanization of surname Bader. Forefathers who were Hessian soldiers during the American revolution.
Wicksey English
Two separate surnames, joined together to form Wicksey, when the Vikings invaded England. The name means "Dairy Farmer on the Marsh".
Aiman Arabic
Derived from the given name Ayman.
Sokolachko Ukrainian
Variant of Sokol, in a diminutive form.
Ylst Dutch
Americanized version of Ijlst
Tok Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Zhuo.
Buffo Italian
Character in an Opera Buffa; clown, jester, comedian, buffoon.
Kōmura Japanese
From Japanese 高 (kō) meaning "tall, high" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Eskendirova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Eskendirov.
De La Calzada Spanish (Rare)
Means "of the causeway" in Spanish. This surname was likely given in honor of Dominic de la Calzada, a saint from Burgos.
Pen Chinese (Hakka, Rare)
Variant transcription of Chinese (Hakka) 冰 (see Ben 2).
Tătărescu Romanian
Means "son of a Tatar" in Romanian.
Sakino Japanese
Saki means "peninsula, cape, promontory" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".
Kitson Scottish, English
Patronymic form of Kit.
Faizan Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Faizan.
Sellars Scottish
From the Scottish name for a merchant.
Stetsko Ukrainian
From the given name Stetsko.
Toribio Spanish
From the given name Toribio.
Stohr German
North German (Stöhr): see Stoehr.... [more]
Wardell English, Irish
A habitational name from Wardle in Lancashire and possibly Wardle in Cheshire, both named with Old English elements weard "guard, guardian" hyll "hill" meaning "watch hill"... [more]
Torihama Japanese
From 鳥 (tori) meaning "bird, chicken" and 濱 (hama) meaning "seashore, beach".
Umakoshi Japanese
From Japanese 馬 (uma) meaning "horse" and 越 (koshi) meaning "pass, through, over".
Nadeau French
Variant of Nadal, which can be a name or the meaning "Christmas".... [more]
Giedraitis Lithuanian
This indicates familial origin within the town of Giedraičiai.
Zeqiraj Albanian
Means "descendant of Zeqir" in Albanian.
Munsch Alsatian
Alsatian variant of Monge and Münch.
Callum Scottish
From the given name Callum.
Molly Dutch (Surinamese)
Possibly derived from an occupational name for a millwright, from Middle Dutch molen "mill".
Danielyan Armenian
Means "son of Daniel".
Kamiyama Japanese
From Japanese 神 (kami) meaning "god" or 上 (kami) meaning "above, upper" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Prisco Italian
From the given name Prisco
Crennall Manx
Contracted form of "Mac Raghnaill" meaning "son of Raghnall
Endrigo Venetian, Istriot, Italian
Derived from Endrigo, an Italian and Istriot variant of the given name Henry.
Capita Italian
Possibly derived from Sardinian cabitta meaning "little head" or "headboard (of a bed)", or perhaps from a contraction of cabiddáda "large quantity", indicating wealth. It could also derive from a descendant of Latin capitis "head".
Wurdemann German (Rare)
This is a German surname, also spelled WÜRDEMANN (original) and often rendered as WUERDEMANN in English. It come from the German "würde", "dignity" or "honor" and "mann", meaning "man" or "person".... [more]
Slowinski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Slowin in Gorzów voivodeship. From the adjective slowinski, denoting a member of the Slowincy, a Slavic people living in Pomerania.
Chandra Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon".
Bizzarri Italian
From Italian bizzarro, "odd, eccentric, strange".
Donegan Irish
Anglicized form of the Gaelic surname Ó Donnagáin. Diminutive of "donn" which means "brown," referring to hair color.
Boćwiński Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Masurian villages.
Argento Italian
Means "silver" in Italian, originally used as an occupational name for a silversmith or a nickname for a person with gray hair.
Van Pelt Dutch, Flemish
Habitational name for someone from Pelt (formerly Pedele), Overpelt, or Neerpelt, possibly derived from a word meaning "marshy place".
Vatanabe Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Watanabe more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.
Kill German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Perhaps derived from Kilian.
Cehuanocatl Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl cehua "to be cold, cold weather" or cehualli "shadow, shade cast by something", combined with the suffix -catl indicating affiliation.
Liberman German, Jewish
Variant spelling of Liebermann.
Rossing Norwegian
ross (came from scotland) ing - added in Norway
Aubakirov m Kazakh
Means "son of Aubakir".
Sanroman Spanish
San Roman refers to a family line of Spanish and Italian origin. The term San Roman in Spanish or Castilian refers to ' St. Roman ' and the name is a habitual name from any of the persons from the local church or shrines of Saint Roman.
Zhitnikov m Russian
Derived from житник (zhitnik), which denotes to a grain worker.
Gunnery English
The surname Gunnery was first found in Lincolnshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons.
Vigneron French
Means "vintner" in French from vin "wine" (from Latin vinum).
Snipe English
Derived from a given name; from Old English snip or Old Norse snípr. It is habitational surname from a place so called in the historic county of Northumberland, North East England.
Laguindab Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao lagindab meaning "blaze".
Style English
Variant of Styles.
Tep Khmer
Means "god, deity, angel" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit देव (deva).
Murrell English
Taken from the given name, Merrill
Staaf Swedish
Derived from various place names beginning with stav- or staf-, often meaning "boundary marker" when used in place names. Other meanings are possible. Also found occasionally as a soldier's name pre-20th century... [more]
Weixel German
German: variant spelling of Weichsel, a topographic name for someone who lived near a sour cherry tree (St. Luce cherry), from Middle High German wīhsel (modern German Weichsel(n), pronounced ‘Weiksel’.
Aghajanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Աղաջանյան (see Aghajanyan).
Margolis Jewish
Derived from Hebrew מרגלית (margalit) meaning "pearl".
Doan Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Đoàn.
Ukrayntsev m Russian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainian transcription of Ukraintsev, used by Russians in Ukraine.
Andrén Swedish
Latinized patronymic from the name Andreas.
Khang Hmong
From the clan name Kha, Khab or Khaab all associated with the Chinese character 康 (kāng) (see Kang).
Bena Italian
From a reduced form of the medieval personal name Benenato.
Isozaki Japanese
From Japanese 磯 (iso) meaning "seashore" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Hirukawa Japanese
From Japanese 蛭 (hiru) meaning "leech" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Kittredge English
Derived from the given name Keterych.
Čekas Lithuanian
Likely an ethnonym meaning "Czech". Also possibly from the Polish surnames Czak or Czech.
Taninaka Japanese
Tani means "valley" and naka means "middle".
Perley English
Variant of Parley or Burley.
Appleman English
English cognate of Appelman.
Lipschutz Jewish
Habitational surname for someone in Liebschütz, Germany, or Liebeschitz, Poland, both derived from Proto-Slavic *lipa "lime tree".
Jean-louis Haitian Creole
From the given names Jean 1 and Louis.
Kall Estonian
Kall is an Estonian surname meaning "slope".
Lipski Polish, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Lipie, Lipsk, Lipsko, Lipy, etc., all named with Polish lipa meaning "lime tree".
Ueta Japanese
Variant transcription of Ueda.
Fagundes Portuguese
Patronymic from the personal name Fagundo (see Facundo).
Abeyawickrama Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවික්‍රම (see Abeywickrama).
Ó Donnagáin Irish
Means "descendant of Donnagán"
Swiss English (American)
Americanized form of German Schweitz.
Napierala Polish
Nickname for an insistent person, from a derivative of napierac ‘advance’, ‘press’, ‘urge’.
Arcadiou Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Αρκαδίου (see Arkadiou).
Axundzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Akhundzadeh.
Higashion'na Okinawan
From the place name 'Higashion'na' in Okinawa, Japan.
Ronk Estonian
Ronk is an Estonian surname meaning "raven".
Polansky Czech, Slovak, Russian, Polish, Jewish
Unknown, but having multiple origins, possibly of Baltic, Scandinavian or Slavic descent.
Montgrand French
Means "great mountain" in French
Calderwood English
From the lordship of Calderwood in Lanarkshire, Scotland
Saccente Italian
Nickname from medieval Italian saccente "wise, learned, intelligent". In modern times, the word has come to mean "conceited, presumptuous".
Kaseda Japanese
If kase is spelled like 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase, join, include, Canada" and 世 (se, yo) meaning "generation, world, society, public", then it can also be read as kayo... [more]
Laplander English
A surname referring to someone who had immigrated from Lapland, northern Scandinavia.
Verge French
French variant of Verger.
Babenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Babić.
Hui Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Xu 2.
Abdykerimova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Abdykerimov.
Saengchan Thai
Means "moonlight" from Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and จันทร์ (chan) meaning "moon".
Gyros Greek (Cypriot)
From Greek γύρω (gyro) meaning "round".
Rezgui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic رِزْق (rizq) meaning "livelihood, subsistence, daily bread" (chiefly Tunisian).
Ibuka Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well" and 深 (fuka) meaning "depth". A notable bearer of this surname was the Japanese industrialist Masaru Ibuka who is known for have been a co-founder of Japanese electronics conglomerate Sony (1908 – 1997).
Stallone Italian
from stallone "stallion" applied either as a nickname for someone thought to resemble a stallion or as a metonymic occupational name for someone who bred horses. from an augmentative of stalla "stable stall" used as a topographic name and as a habitational name from any of the minor places called with this word.... [more]
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]
Bolshakov m Russian
From old Russian term большак (bolshak), a colloquial word meaning "very long road", ultimately from больше (bolshe) "more, large, great". Denoted to person who lived by long road or travelled frequently on one.
Papa Tagalog, Italian, Albanian, Romanian, Greek, Spanish, Portuguese
Means "pope, priest" in various languages.
Anabuki Japanese
穴 (Ana) means "hole, pit" and 吹 (buki) means "blow into".
Göttgen German
From a Rhenish pet form of the given name Gottfried.
Riche English, French
English: variant spelling of Rich. ... [more]
Ghasempour Persian
Means "son of Ghasem".
Lecourt French
Means "the short" in French.
Phetdara Lao
From Lao ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond" and ດາຣາ (dara) meaning "star".
Addington English
Habitational name from any of various places named in Old English as Eaddingtun 'settlement associated with Eadda' or Æddingtun 'settlement associated with Æddi'.
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]
Shilov m Russian
Derived from Russian шило (shilo) meaning awl, from the Old Slavic root šidlo.
Pettis English
From the possessive or plural form of Middle English pytte, pitte ‘pit’, ‘hollow’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a pit, or a habitational name from a place named with this word, as for example Pett in East Sussex.
Botkin Russian
This was the surname of Evgeniy Botkin ( 1865 - 1918) who was the Russian court physician. He remained loyal to the family of Tsar Nicholas II Romanov when the revolution occurred and followed them into exile in Siberia... [more]
Pochettino Italian (Modern)
Famous Argentine soccer manager named Mauricio Pochettino (Born 1972)
Bookwalter English (American)
German: variant of Buchwalder, a habitational name for someone from any of various places called Buchwald or Buchwalde in Saxony and Pomerania, meaning 'beech forest'. The surname Buchwalter is very rare in Germany.... [more]
Iancovschi m Romanian
Romanian form of Jankowski.
Rafail Greek, Russian
From the given name Rafail.
Aslanova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Aslanov.
Fujino Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Monarrez Spanish
Hispanic (Mexico; Monárrez): Altered Form Of Basque Munárriz Itself A Castilianized Form Of A Habitational Name From Munarritz (Also Amunarritz In Castilian Munárriz) A Town In Navarre.
Gemito Italian
From a misspelling of genito "to be born", given to sculptor Vincenzo Gemito upon being abandoned at an orphanage as an infant.
Dorozhkin Russian
Derived from Russian дорожка (dorozhka) meaning "strip" or "small road, path".
Suda Japanese
From Japanese 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Steinfeld German
Means "stone field" in German.
Halfon Judeo-Spanish
Occupational name derived from Hebrew חלפן (khalfan) meaning "money changer".
Modin Swedish
Variant of Modén.
Ristoski m Macedonian, Croatian
Means "son of Risto".
Tuppen English
It comes from people who shepherds. The word tup refers to a male sheep, and pen comes from where the sheep were kept. Tupping is a word used to refer to the mating of sheep and may also be related.
Silas English
Derived from the given name Silas
Schnee German, Popular Culture
A German surname meaning "snow". One fictional bearer of this surname is Weiss Schnee, a main character from the popular web series RWBY.
Uenosono Japanese
From 上 (ue) meaning "top, upper, above", ノ or の (no) being a possessive particle, and 園 (sono) meaning "garden, plantation, orchard".
Bugiardini Italian
Means "little liar" in Italian, from bugiardo "lying, false, deceitful; liar" and the diminutive suffix -ino.
Pflaum German, Jewish
metonymic occupational name or possibly a nickname from Middle High German pflūme, German pflaume "plum", as a Jewish name it is artificial... [more]
Vitryanyuk Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian вітряний (vitryanyy), meaning "windy".
Laico Italian
Means that is not part of the Catholic Church.
Lõbus Estonian
Lõbus is an Estonian surname meaning "cheery", "pleasant" and "amusing".
Donetskiy m Russian, Yiddish (Russified, ?)
Means "from Donyetsk".
Joubran Arabic
Derived from the given name Jubran.
Templin French
Possibly from a French diminutive of Temple.
Bollard French
From a personal name composed of the Germanic elements boll "friend", "brother" + hard "hardy", "strong".
Porss Estonian
Porss is an Estonian surname meaning "bog myrtle" and "bayberry".
Troftgruben Norwegian
This last name is common in North Dakota.
Whitbread English
Either a metonymic occupational name from Middle English whit bred "white bread" or whete bred "wheat bread" denoting someone who baked or sold bread of the best quality made from wheat... [more]
Yatteau French (Acadian)
I was always told it was French
Rivareua Ligurian
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous frazione of the commune of Carasco.
Laver English
Occupational name for a washer, from French laveur (see Lavers). Also the name of a parish in Essex, England.
Mitrev m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Mitre".
Zaidan Arabic
Derived from the given name Zaydan.
Aita Japanese
Variant of Aida.
Eno Japanese
E means "river, inlet" and no means "field, plain, wilderness "
Assarsson Swedish
Means "son of Assar".
Orazow Turkmen
Means "son of Oraz".
Wijayawickrema Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයවික්‍රම​ (see Wijewickrama).
Gwizdala Polish
Nickname for someone noted for his cheerful whistling, from a derivative of gwizdac ‘to whistle’.
Walkington English
Habitational name from a place in East Yorkshire named Walkington, from an unattested Old English personal name Walca + -ing- denoting association with + tūn.
Dipasupil Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cannot be suppressed" from Tagalog di- meaning "no, not" and supil meaning "subdued, suppressed".
Aleixo Portuguese
From the given name Aleixo.
Gezgin Turkish
Means "traveller, explorer" in Turkish.
Fərhadova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Fərhadov.
Sithole Zulu
Derived from Zulu isithole meaning "heifer".
Laid Estonian
Laid is an Estonian surname meaning "islet".
Krawc Sorbian
Means "tailor" in Upper Sorbian.
Katin Russian
Matronymic surname derived from a diminutive Katya of the Russian given name Yekaterina.
Sigsawa Japanese (Anglicized)
The professional surname of Keiichi Shigusawa, an author.
Bodin German (Rare)
Likely derived from various Germanic personal names containing the name element Bod meaning "messenger". Another theory is that the name could be derived from any of the several places named Boddin in Germany.
Nayda Ukrainian
Probably related to Naydyon.
Croaker English
Meant "person from Crèvecoeur", the name of various places in northern France ("heartbreak", an allusion to the poverty of the local soil).
Da Luz Portuguese
From a religious epithet meaning ‘of the light’, specifically the Marian name "Nuestra Señora da Luz" (which means "Our Lady of the Light").
Ptak Polish
Polish surname meaning "bird".