Browse Submitted Surnames

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Vukelić Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Onopriienko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Onufriy
Dumlao Filipino, Ilocano
Likely a nickname for an attentive or perceptive person, derived from Ilocano dumlaw meaning "to notice".
Sneyd English
Derived from multiple locations named 'Sneyd'.
Saechueng Thai
Form of Zhuang used by Chinese Thais.
Cuello Spanish, South American
From Spanish meaning "neck". Could be a nickname for a person with a stiff neck.
Talusaar Estonian
Talusaar is an Estonian surname meaning "farm island".
Vihm Estonian
Vihm is an Estonian surname meaning "rain".
Furze English
Given to someone who lived by a field of furzes, a type of flower
Lightfoot English
From a nickname for a messenger or a swift runner, derived from Middle English light "having little weight" and fot "foot".
Elijah English
From the given name Elijah
Grozdanova Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Grozdanov, which means "son of Grozdan".
Harvick German
Possible anglicized version of Herwig or Hartwig. Also possible anglicized version Harwick.
Lokerse Dutch
Possibly a patronymic form of a given name such as Lokke, or a habitational name from a place using the Middle Dutch element loken "to close, shut, fence" (compare Lock).
Mautz German
Meaning "to gripe", or "to complain" in Swabian German.
Melchor Spanish
Derived from the given name Melchor.
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]
Woodhull English
Meaning "wood hill".
Fahy Irish
Variant of Fahey.
Azimi Persian
From the given name Azim.
Fawzi Arabic
From the given name Fawzi
Nguon Khmer
Meaning uncertain, possibly of Chinese origin.
Mifflin English
An English West Country variant of the original Welsh-Breton personal name Merlin.
Kamoldilok Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Parsi Persian, Indian (Parsi)
Derived from Persian پارسی (pârsi) literally meaning "Persian", though it also refers to the Parsi (or Parsee), a Zoroastrian community in India.
Miaśnikovič Belarusian
From Belarusian мясьнік (miaśnik), meaning "butcher".
Wickremanayake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමනායක (see Wickramanayake).
Desmarais French
Means "from the marsh", from French marais "wetlands, swamp, marsh".
Pacetti Italian
Variant of Pacetto, a pet form of the personal name Pace.
Kashyap Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
From the given name Kashyapa.
Fury Scottish, Irish
Derived from the given name Ó Fiodhabhra.
Fregeau French
Metathesized form of Fergeau from an old vernacular form of the Latin personal name Ferreolus derived from ferrum meaning "iron".
Ghislanzoni Italian
Possibly from the Germanic name Guislan.
Harmer English (British)
Meaning, of the Army or man of Armor, from the battle at Normandy, France. It was formerly a French last name Haremere after the battle at Normandy it moved on to England where it was shortened to Harmer.
Bertram German
Derived from the German given name Bertram.
Kitakawa Japanese
Kita means "north" and kawa means "river, stream".
Kiil Estonian
Kiil is an Estonian surname meaning "keel", "wedge (tool)", and "frog".
Vergine Italian
Italian form of Virgo.
Rengel Medieval Croatian
Used by several houses of Croatia few centuries ago, now, those of this name are but a shadows of once proud and prestigious house
Crock English
Means "stone or earthenware jar, pot, vessel", possibly an occupational name for a potter. Compare Crocker.
Paeväli Estonian
Paeväli is an Estonian surname meaning "limestone field".
Agtarap Ilocano
Means "to sieve, to winnow" in Ilocano.
Sorime Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 反り (sori), the continuative form of 反る (soru) meaning "to curve" and 目 (me) meaning "visual feature", referring to a curved landscape of a field.
Arangiz Basque
From the name of a hamlet in Álava, Spain, probably derived from Basque aran "valley" and gisu "lime, limestone".
Zhukovsky Russian
Same spelling as Zhukov
Glebov Russian
Means "son of Gleb".
Villagran Spanish
From a lost village called Villa Grande, meaning 'large farmstead or settlement'.
Naji Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Naaji.
Velikov m Russian
From Russian великий (velikiy), meaning "great".
Chatateba Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 茶立場 (Chatateba) meaning "Chatateba", a division in the area of Tōkaichi in the city of Hachinohe in the prefecture of Aomori in Japan.
Moorhouse English (British)
This derives from the surname Morehouse, with Old English mōr meaning "marsh", "fen" + hūs meaning "house".... [more]
Hardekop German (Rare)
Derived from Middle High German hart "hard" and kopf "head". As a surname, it was given to a hard-headed, stubborn person.
Scurlock Welsh, Irish
Obscure, probably derived from 'ystog', a Welsh word meaning 'fortress'
Gutner Jewish
Variant of Gut.
Elsing German
From a variant of the old personal name Elsung.
Kuub Estonian
Kuub is an Estonian surname meaning "coat" and "jacket".
San Juan Spanish
Means "Saint John", derived from Spanish santo "saint" combined with Juan 1. This is a habitational name for a person from any of various places called San Juan, so named for a local shrine or church dedicated to Saint John (San Juan).
Ulyanovskaya Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Ульяновский (see Ulyanovsky).
Tovmassian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Թովմասյան (see Tovmasyan).
Eamer English
Possibly derived from the given name Eomer, or from Middle English yẹ̄mer "guardian, keeper, protector; guard".
Teach English
This surname is derived from the Middle English phrase "at asche," meaning at,or near the ash tree.
Yamaha Japanese (Rare)
This Japanese surname is more found in Brazil than Japan, because of Japanese immigrants who immigrated from Japan to Brazil. Notable bearer of this surname: Torakusu Yamaha (Japanese entrepreneur who was the founder of the Yamaha Corporation).
Shimoyashiki Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "lower, downstream" and 屋敷 (yashiki) meaning "mansion", referring to a mansion in the lowlands.
Polhem Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Polhammar, itself of uncertain origin. A notable bearer was Swedish scientist and inventor Christopher Polhem (1661-1751).
Loosaar Estonian
Loosaar is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "lood" ("level") and "saar" ("island"); or "loog" ("windrow") and "saar" ("ash tree").
Jayawardena Sinhalese
From Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, growing".
Slavica Croatian
Derived from Slavic slava, meaning "glory".
Bekmuratov Kazakh
Means "son of Bekmurat".
Hoerman English, German
Variant of Herman. Variant of Hörmann.
Wollstonecraft English (Rare)
Habitational name derived from any of several towns called Woolstone or Woolston, meaning "Wulfric’s town", combined with an altered form of Old English croft "enclosed field".
Jović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Jovan".
Markoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Markoski.
Ivashko Ukrainian
From diminutive of Ivan.
Mermis Dutch
Altered form of Mevis, a shortened form of the given name Bartholomeus
Joutsen Finnish
Means “swan” in Finnish.
Labang Filipino, Cebuano
Means "cross, pass" in Cebuano.
Mascioni Romansh
Derived from the given name Thomas.
Holford English
Habitational name from any of the places named Holford or similar in England, all derived from Old English hol "hole, hollow" and ford "ford".
Okuoka Japanese
The meaning of Okuoka/奥岡 equals to "Interior Hill"
Mehdipour Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهدی‌پور (see Mahdipour).
Duboković Croatian
Derived from dubok, meaning "deep."
Oza Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi ओझा or Gujarati ઓઝા (see Ojha).
Doszhanov m Kazakh
Means "son of Doszhan".
Fahd Arabic
Derived from the given name Fahd.
Furuhashi Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Bay English, French, Dutch
Derived from Middle English and Old French bay, bai and Middle Dutch bay, all meaning "reddish brown". It was originally a nickname for someone with a hair color similar to that.
Malfoy French
Malfoy is a French name roughly translating to "bad faith"
Lancelotti Italian
Derived from the given name Lancelotto.
Sakhno Ukrainian
From any Ukrainian village called Sakhno (Сахно), the name itself of unknown origin.
Markovnikov Russian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Markov.
Law Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Luo.
Weerawardane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරවර්ධන (see Weerawardana).
Gion Romansh
Derived from the given name Gion.
Defeo Italian
This surname is well known in popular culture as the surname of Ronald Defeo who murdered his family in the 1970s while they lived in Amittyville, NY. The surname may mean “Of Ugly”.
Sulivar Medieval Russian
Sulivar was a name used in Southern Russia near Kazakhstan and was even a name a leader had when the mongol empire fell.
Shishima Japanese
I don't know the history of this last name. I saw it in a magazine somewhere...
Soosaar Estonian
Soosaar is an Estonian surname meaning "swamp island".
Oper Estonian
From Estonian ooper meaning "opera".
Luzzi Romansh
Derived from the given name Luzi.
Arsanukaev Chechen
Chechen family name of unknown meaning.
Mileikowsky Russian, Belarusian, Polish, Jewish (Ashkenazi)
From Milików, a village in Poland or Mileykov, the name of several villages in Belarus and Russia. This was the ancestral name of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (1948-).
Schachner German
German origins (as told to me by my family); popular in Austria and also has Jewish and Slavic origins, according to the internet/ancestry.com.
Hashi Japanese (Rare, Archaic)
From Old Japanese "破斯" (Hashi), an alternative spelling of Old Japanese "波斯" (Hashi) meaning "Persia", from Middle Chinese "波斯" (Puɑ siᴇ), ultimately from Old Persian "𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿" (Pārsa).... [more]
Backlund Swedish
Combination of Swedish backe "hill, slope" and Lund "grove".
Eggleton English
Habitational name meaning "Ecgwulf’s town".
Ivory English
Habitational name from Ivry-la-Bataille in Eure, northern France.
O'colgan Irish
Original form of Mccolgan, meaning "son of Colga.
Van Nistelrooij Dutch
Means "from Nistelrode", a small village in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands. It is derived from Middle Dutch nest meaning "nest, burrow, resting place" and lo meaning "light forest", combined with rode meaning "land cleared of trees"... [more]
Lieshout Dutch
Originally indicated a person from the village of Lieshout in the province of North-Brabant, Netherlands. It is possibly derived from either Dutch lies meaning "great manna grass" (a grasslike plant that grows near riverbanks and ponds) or Middle Dutch lese meaning "track, furrow", combined with hout meaning "forest".
Stahl German, Danish
Metonymic occupational name for a smith or armorer, from Middle High German stahel "steel, armor".
Duca Romanian
Derived from the old Romanian title duca "vaivode duke".
Duchowny Polish, Jewish
Means "clergyman" in Polish.
Zoundeiko Central African
Of uncertain meaning.
Petrasov m Russian
Probably related to Pyotr.
Van Deusen Dutch (Americanized)
Most likely an altered form of Van Deursen. Alternatively, could be a habitational name for someone from the German town of Deusen, north of Dortmund, in North Rhine-Westphalia near the Dutch border... [more]
Garganta Spanish (Philippines), Portuguese
Means "throat" in Spanish and Portuguese. Possibly a nickname for someone with an enlarged Adam's apple.
Porcelli Italian
From Italian porcello, meaning "piglet". Used to denote someone who worked as a swineherd, or perhaps a nickname for someone who resembled a piglet in some way.
Funk German
Derived from Middle High German vunke "spark". ... [more]
Šnajdr Czech
Czech form of Schneider.
Fesyuk Ukrainian
Maybe a variant of Fedosyuk.
Shimaoka Japanese
島 (Shima) means "jsland", 岡 (oka) means "ridge, hill".
Pantalion Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly an altered form of Pantaleón
Truong Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Trương.
Özbekoğlu Turkish
Means "son of an Uzbek".
Baltabekova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Baltabekov.
Shipp English
nickname for a mariner or perhaps a boatbuilder from Middle English schip "ship". Compare Shipman . in addition the name may occasionally also have been topographic or habitational referring to a house or inn distinguished by the sign of a ship.
Vaquero Spanish
Means "cowherd, cowboy" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin vacca "cow". Essentially a cognate of Italian Vaccaro.
Sadek Arabic
From the given name Sadiq.
Pompilii Italian, Medieval Latin
The surname Pompilii is of Italian origin and is likely derived from the Latin name Pompilius, which is historically linked to Numa Pompilius, the legendary second king of Rome known for his wisdom and religious reforms... [more]
Tweedel English
Tweedel is Scottish for "the dell on the tweed river"
Niyozov Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek variant of Niyazov.
Kuldvee Estonian
Kuldvee is an Estonian surname meaning "gold water".
Bratić Serbian
Means ''little brother''.
Milanesi Italian
It comes from the Italian city of Milan, in Lombardia (northern Italy), where it is most used
Pilipović Bosnian, Croatian
means "son of Pilip"... [more]
Bujnowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Bujnowo or Bujnow, named with bujny ‘luxuriant’, ‘bushy’, ‘fertile’.
Albany Scottish, English (American)
From the title of the Dukes of Albany (House of Stuart), hence a name borne by their retainers. It is an infrequent surname in England and Scotland. The city of Albany, NY (formerly the Dutch settlement of Beverwijck or Fort Orange) was named for James Stuart, Duke of York and Albany; he was the brother of King Charles II and later king in his own right as James II... [more]
Weerawardana Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, growing".
Atzeni Italian
From a lost Sicilian toponym.
Siodina Medieval Spanish
Use by some Filipinos/Spanish
Kravar Croatian
Means ''cow herder''.
Ijuuin Japanese
From Japanese 伊 (i) meaning "that one", 集 (juu) meaning "gather" and 院 (in) meaning "institution".
Wynd Scottish, Irish
Scotland or Ireland not sure of original origin. There was a childe Wynd some type of royal who slayed a dragon type thing worm or something and a Henery Wynd who was a mercenary in a battle at north inch in Scotland
Vorontsova f Russian
Feminine form of Vorontsov.
Koetsier Dutch
Means "coachman, coach driver" in Dutch.
Mell English
Possible variant of Meale
Wildin English
The former placename is composed of the Olde English pre 7th Century words "wilg", willow, and "denu", a valley; while the latter place in Worcestershire is derived from the Olde English personal name "Winela", plus the Olde English "dun", a hill or mountain.
Cerrajero Spanish
Occupational name for a locksmith.
Pantazis Greek
Derived from the Greek wish: πάντα να ζει! (panta na zei!) or πάντα ζεις! (panta zeis!) meaning "live forever!", from the Greek πάντα (panta) meaning "always" and ζεις (zeis) meaning "live"... [more]
Kawabata Japanese
'Side or bank of the river'; written two ways, with two different characters for kawa ‘river’. One family is descended from the northern Fujiwara through the Saionji family; the other from the Sasaki family... [more]
Douangphachanh Lao
From the Lao classifier ດວງ (douang) for spherical objects and ພະຈັນ (phachanh) meaning "moon".
Adamsky Jewish
Variant spelling of Adamski.
Doucouré Western African, Soninke
Meaning uncertain.
Eyigün Turkish
The name means "good day". "Eyi" from Turkish "iyi" meaning "good". "Gün" meaning "day" in Turkish.
Toom Estonian
Toom is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "Toomingas" ("bird cherry") or, from the shortened version of the masculine given name "Toomas".
Kázmér Hungarian
From the given name Kázmér.
Cintron Spanish
Spanish form for the french "Citroen". Original from Puerto Rico.
Pyle English
From the Middle English word pile, meaning "stake" or "post", which is derived via Old English from Latin pilum, meaning "spike" or "javelin". This was a topographic name for someone who lived near a stake or post serving as a landmark, a metonymic occupational name for a stake maker, or a nickname for a tall, strong man.
Gut Jewish
Derived from Yiddish gut "good".
Kiyofuji Japanese
From Japanese 清 (kiyo) meaning "clear, pure, clean" and 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria".
Sauerwein German
Occupational nickname for someone who sold sour wine, or perhaps a nickname for someone with a sour disposition, from Middle High German sur "sour" + win "wine", i.e. vinegar.
Rosenwald German, Jewish
Means "rose forest" in German. As a Jewish surname it is ornamental.
Aldred English
From the given names: either Ealdræd, Æðelræd or Ælfræd.
Kərimzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Karimzadeh.
Konkyuhryoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūryō).
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.
Rüüt Estonian
Rüüt is an Estonian surname meaning "golden plover" (Pluvialis apricaria).
Munguía Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Mungia.
Kritikos Greek
Means "Cretan" in Greek, from Κρήτη (Kriti) referring to the island of Crete.
Afzaal Urdu
Derived from the given name Afzal.
Boccaletti Italian
Possibly related to boccale, a kind of jug often used for wine. An occupational name for an innkeeper.
Talaat Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Tal'at.
Israpilov Chechen, Kumyk
Means "son of Israpil".
Angerhofer German
Habitational name for someone from Angerhof in Bavaria.
Kryčaŭski Belarusian
This indicates familial origin within the city of Krýčaŭ.
Wilhelm German
Derived from the given name Wilhelm.
Manera Italian
Either a habitational name from any of two places called Manera in the Italian provinces of Cuneo and Como, a nickname and perhaps a metonymic occupational name (from the dialect word manèra meaning "executioner's axe, cleaver" or from Italian manero "well-behaved, skilled"), or derived from the given name Mainiero (ultimately from Frankish Maginhari, composed of the Ancient Germanic elements magin "strength, might" and hari, heri "army").
Joos Romansh
Derived from a short form of the given name Jodocus.
Van Rees Dutch
Means "from Rees", a German town on the bank of the Rhine that probably derives its name from Kleverlandish rys "willow grove".
Rostworowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Rostworowo.
Rosenbaum Jewish
Ornamental adoption of modern German Rosenbaum "rose bush".
Laxness Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the name of a farm in Mosfellsbær parish in southwest Iceland. A notable bearer was author and Nobel Prize winner Halldór Laxness (1902-1998).
Calvi Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Calvo. Habitational name from Calvi in Benevento province.
Baroud Arabic
From Arabic بارود (barud) meaning "gunpowder".
Samih Arabic
From the given name Samih.
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.
Ben Menachem Hebrew
Means "son of Menachem" in Hebrew.
Virsik Czech
May mean "peach"
L'Huillier French
Denoted a person who produces or sells oil, from French huile "oil" with fused definite article l'. Anne Geneviève L'Huillier (1958-) is a French physicist who beat the world record for the shortest laser pulse, of 170 attoseconds.
Juon Romansh
Derived from the given name Johann.
Nosawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納沢 (see Nōsawa).
Katsura Japanese
This surname is used as 桂, 勝占, 勝羅, 勝良, 曽良 or 葛良 with 桂 (kei, katsura) meaning "cinnamon tree, Japanese Judas-tree", 勝 (shou, ka.tsu, katsu, -ga.chi, sugu.reru, masa.ru) meaning "excel, prevail, victory, win", 曽 (so, sou, zou, katsu, katsute, sunawachi) meaning "before, ever, formerly, never, once", 葛 (kachi, katsu, kuzu, tsudzura, katsura) meaning "arrowroot, kudzu", 占 (sen, urana.u, shi.meru) meaning "divining, forecasting, fortune-telling, get, have, hold, occupy, take", 羅 (ra, usumono) meaning "gauze, Rome, thin silk" and 良 (ryou, i.i, yo.i, ra) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled."... [more]
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