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.
Kellen German
From the name of a place in Rhineland, which is derived from Middle Low German kel (a field name denoting swampy land) or from the dialect word kelle meaning "steep path, ravine".
Ambiru Japanese
Form of Abiru but written 安蒜.
Lohu Estonian
Lohu is an Estonian surname derived from "lohutus", meaning "comfort" and "console".
Devalcourt French (Cajun)
Habitational name from places in France named Valcourt.
Purdum English
Variant spelling of English Purdom.
Umiastowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Umiastów.
Mkhitaryan Armenian
Means "son of Mkhitar".
Kadekawa Japanese
From 嘉 (ka) meaning "excellent, auspicious, praise", 手 (te) meaning "hand", and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Shiroma Okinawan (Japanized)
Japanese form of the Okinawan surname 城間 (Gushikuma), derived from Okinawan 城 (gushiku) meaning "castle" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".
Tazelaar Dutch
Dutch (Zeeland) variant of ’t Hazelaar "the hazel bush", a topographic name for someone living by hazel bushes.
Randleman German
Diminutive of the personal name Rand, a short form of various German names with the first element rand meaning shield or wolf.
Luiten Dutch
Variant of Luijten.
Mallari Filipino, Pampangan
Derived from Kapampangan malyari meaning "possible".
Tanihara Japanese
Tani means "valley" and hara means "plain". ... [more]
Toots Estonian
Toots is an Estonian name derived from "tootja", meaning "manufacturer".
Poortman Dutch
Occupational name for a gatekeeper or topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a fortified town, from Dutch poort "gate" and man "man, person".
Aristodemou Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Αριστοδήμου (see Aristodimou).
Alcázar Spanish, Spanish (Mexican)
Habitational name from any of various places for example in the provinces of Ciudad Real Cuenca and Granada named with the word alcázar "citadel" or "palace" (from Arabic al "the" and qaṣr "fortress" a borrowing of Latin castrum; see Castro).
Lagasse French
French: nickname from Old French agace, agasse ‘magpie’ + the definite article l’.
Abeyakoon Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේකෝන් (see Abeykoon).
Thirtyacre German (Americanized, Rare)
English form of the German Drezigacker.
Rudik Russian, Ukrainian (Russified), Yiddish (?)
Nickname for a person with red hair.
Kilgallen Irish
Kilgallen comes from the Irish name Mac Giolla Chaillin, meaning the son of a servant or devotee of St. Caillin.
Bojārs Latvian
Derived from the Slavic title boyar.
Ulloa Galician
This indicates familial origin within the comarca of A Ulloa.
Hiiragi Japanese
From Japanese 柊 (hiiragi) meaning "holly osmanthus".
Felicio Galician
From the given name Felicio
Jayatilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයතිලක (see Jayathilaka).
De Anza Basque (Hispanicized, Rare)
An extremely rare surname of Basque origin. From Basque anza which refers to a pasture in the dwarf trees with the Spanish prefix de meaning "from".
Osterday American (Germanized, Rare)
One day in Germany there was a male infant left on the steps to a church. When someone found the baby on the steps, they decided to name him Oster because that day was the day of Easter. Easter in German is Oster... [more]
Tatyanin Russian
Matronymic surname derived from the Russian given name Tatyana.
Medellin Spanish
Habitational name from a place so named in Badajoz province Latin (Caecilia) Metellina derived from the name of a 1st-century Roman proconsul in Spain Cecilio Metello Pio.
Colia Italian
Possibly derived from a diminutive form of the given name Nicola 1.
Bartolozzi Italian
Derives from the medieval male given name "Bartholomew".
Yassine Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Yassine.
Jordanova f Macedonian
Feminine form of Jordanov.
Kekoa Hawaiian
From the given name Kekoa.
Kreger German
Mercenary or warrior for hire.
Zazzara Italian
Ancient and very noble Lazio family, with residence in the city of Viterbo, known as Zazzara or Zazzera, of clear and ancestral virtue, which has spread over the centuries in various regions of Italy.
Aldworth English
From the name of a village in Berkshire so-called, derived from the Old English byname Ealda (derived from eald "old") and worþ "enclosure".
Hussey English, Irish
As an English surname, it comes from two distinct sources. It is either of Norman origin, derived from Houssaye, the name of an area in Seine-Maritime which ultimately derives from Old French hous "holly"; or it is from a Middle English nickname given to a woman who was the mistress of a household, from an alteration of husewif "housewife"... [more]
Çekiç Turkish
Means "hammer" in Turkish.
Floor Dutch
From the given name Floor, a pet form of Florentius.
Denisovich Russian, Literature
Means “son of Denis”. Used in the 1962 book "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich."
Öncü Turkish
Means "innovator, pioneer, trailblazer" in Turkish.
Brightwen English
From either of the two Old English given names Beohrtwine (a masculine name which meant "bright friend") or Beohrtwynn (a feminine name which meant "bright joy").
Adegbamigbe Yoruba
From the given name Adegbamigbe.
Serafimova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Serafimov.
Hanks English
Patronymic form of Hank.
Mullinix French
A locational name "of de Moloneaux" probably from the noble family who trace their descent from William the Conqueror, from Molineaux-sur-Seine, near Rouen. The name came to England during the wake of the Norman Conquest... [more]
Boyter Scottish
Denoting a person from the island of Bute.
Muratagi Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "village", 田 (ta) meaning "rice field" and 義 (gi) meaning "righteousness".
Laanemaa Estonian
Laanemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "wintergreen land".
Urushimakka Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 漆 (urushi) meaning "toxicodendron vernicifluum", 真下 (makka) meaning "(literally) down; below; beneath", referring to low lands.
Mac Maoláin Irish
Proper, non-Anglicized form of McMillan.
D'Oreste Italian
From the given name Oreste
Larrain Basque
Means "threshing floor" in Basque. This is also the name of a hamlet in Navarre, Spain.
Jakovleska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Jakovleski.
Iribe English
1 Southern English: unexplained.... [more]
DuPaul French
From the given name Paul.
Florencio Spanish
From the given name Florencio
Abdolkarimi Persian
From the given name Abdolkarim.
Demand German
from Middle Low German demant "diamond" a metonymic occupational name for either a cutter or dealer in diamonds.
Diallo Western African, Fula
Derived from the Fula clan name Jallo of uncertain meaning. Diallo is a common name throughout West Africa.
Kovalko m Ukrainian
Variant of Koval.
Kaldybaev m Kazakh
Means "son of Kaldybay".
Shie German
Variant of Schie.
Mariño Galician
It indicates familial origin within either of 4 neighborhoods: Mariño in the parish of Marei in the municipality of Corgo, Mariño in the parish of Santaia de Rairiz in the municipality of Santiso, O Mariño in the parish of Taboexa in the municipality of As Neves, or O Mariño in the parish of Goiáns in the municipality of Porto do Son.
Veskimets Estonian
Veskimets is an Estonian surname meaning "mill woods/forest".
Kirss Estonian
Kirss is an Estonian surname meaning "cherry".
Etherington English (British)
An Old English surname from Kent, the village of Etherington, which derives from the Old English "Ethel"red' ing (meaning people of, coming from) and "ton" a town/village.
Nutter English
Means either (i) "scribe, clerk" (from Middle English notere, ultimately from Latin notārius); or (ii) "person who keeps or tends oxen" (from a derivative of Middle English nowt "ox")... [more]
Fares Arabic
Variant of Faris used in Egypt and the Maghreb.
Sakhatayev m Yakut
From Yakut саха (sakha), meaning "Yakut".
Gullit Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Possibly derived from Old Dutch golt meaning "gold", most likely referring to a person who worked with gold. The former Dutch soccer player Ruud Gullit (1962-; birth name Rudi Dil) is a famous bearer of this name.
Pokrywka Polish
Nickname from pokrywka meaning ‘cover’, ‘lid’.
Macritchie Scottish Gaelic, Scottish
Patronymic surname of Scottish origin meaning « son of Ritchie », a diminutive of Richard.
Ayotte French
It means 'small hedge' or 'small woody plot of land' in Old French.
Blumenkrantz German, Jewish
Means "flower-wreath" in German.
Hanzawa Japanese
From Japanese 半 (han) meaning "half" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Cowherd English
Variant of Coward. A famous bearer of the name is American sports media personality Colin Cowherd (1964-).
Dimarucut Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cannot be caught" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and dukot meaning "draw out, pull".
Bergensten Swedish
From bergen "mountains" and sten "stone". This is the surname of Minecraft's lead designer Jens Bergensten, known professionally as Jeb.
Akamura Japanese
Aka means "red" and mura means "hamlet, village".
Kmet Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Slovak
Slovenian, Serbian, Croatian, and Slovak status name for a type of peasant. In Slovenia this denoted a peasant who had his own landed property. In Serbia and elsewhere it was a status name for a feudal peasant farmer who cultivated the land of his lord instead of paying rent or doing military service... [more]
Smieskol Polish
A surname of unknown meaning - originated in Southwestern Poland in the Silesian region.... [more]
Thushara Sinhalese
From the given name Thushara.
Munger English
Variant of Monger.
Melton English
Habitational name from any of several places meaning "middle town". Compare Middleton.
Modigliani Italian
Used by Sepharditic Jews, this surname comes from the Italian town of Modigliana, in Romagna. Famous bearers of this surname include painter Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920) and Nobel Prize in Economics recipient Franco Modigliani (1918–2003).
Duckstein English (British)
From Audrey Duckstein, who was a fourth-grade girl in SRES>
Mortazavi Persian
From the given name Mortaza.
Akdağ Turkish
Habitational name for someone who lived near any of the various mountains named Akdağ in Turkey, from Turkish ak meaning "white" and dağ meaning "mountain".
Numan English, German (Anglicized)
Variant of Neumann. A famous bearer is English musician Gary Numan.
Scorsese Italian
From a nickname that indicated a person who came from Scotland, derived from Italian scozzese literally meaning "Scotsman, Scottish". This spelling arose from a transcription error of the surname Scozzese... [more]
Kopytov Russian
Patronymic surname derived from Russian копыто (kopyto) meaning "hoof". This may have been a nickname for a lame man or a shepherd.
Aoda Japanese
So means "green, blue" and da is a form of ta meaning "field, rice paddy".
ʻŌpūnui Hawaiian
From the given name ʻŌpūnui.
Segev Hebrew
Means "exaltation, greatness" in Hebrew.
Warnakulasooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhalese වර්ණකුලසූරිය (see Warnakulasuriya).
Hoshimiya Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
Caetano Portuguese
From the given name Caetano.
Gotoh Japanese
The same as Goto.
Gunawan Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized version of various Chinese surnames (including 陳 Chen, 郭 Guo, etc.), under the social and political pressure during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia toward Chinese Indonesians.
Manahane Chamorro
Chamorro for "all morning/day"
Tjeng Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Zheng used by Chinese Indonesians.
Negron Spanish, Italian
This surname is a most likely variant of the word and name Negro.
Keville English
Denoted someone from Keevil (recorded in the Domesday book as Chivele), a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, probably derived from Old English c¯f meaning "hollow" and leah meaning "woodland clearing".
Pangandaman Maranao
From Maranao andam meaning "fear".
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.
Radi Arabic
Derived from the given name Radi.
Antigua Spanish
From Spanish meaning "antique".
Boonsook Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญสุข (see Bunsuk).
Current Irish
The surname of Current, is of Irish/Scottish with several different families, and meanings of this name. There are many spelling variations of this name.
Amaratunga Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරතුංග (see Amarathunga).
Bessette French (Quebec), French (Acadian), French
Bessette appears to be a French Canadian surname of multiple origins.... [more]
Ténérife Spanish (Canarian), Guanche
Derived from the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Spain.
Kershaw English
From the name of a town in Lancashire, derived from Old Norse kirkja "church" and Old English sceaga "thicket, grove, copse".
Parnell English
From the given name Parnel.
Molnar Dutch
Variant of Molenaar.
Baudouin French
From the given name Baudouin.
Biscornet Literature
Derived from the Latin words bis, meaning "two" and cornet, meaning "horn". According to French urban legend, this was the last name of the architect who built the doorways in the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral... [more]
Munekawa Japanese
From 宗 (mune) meaning "origin, religion, sect" and 川 (kawa) means "stream, river".
Bellingham English
Habitational name from places called Bellingham.
Wadia Indian (Parsi)
Parsi surname possibly derived from Wadia, the name of a village in Gujarat.
Wykes English
Variant of Weeks.
Eun Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 慇 (eun) meaning "to be kind, to be wealthy".
Carlström Swedish
Combination of the given name Carl and Swedish ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".
Teetes German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of German Dietz
Ruge German
Nickname from Middle High German ruowe, ruge ‘quiet’, ‘calm’ or Low German rug ‘rough’, ‘crude’.... [more]
Erdmann German
From the given name Erdmann.
Nate English
From the given name Nate.
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"
Trux German
Variant of Drux.
Nordio Italian
Probably derived from a given name containing the element nord "north", of Frankish or Germanic origin.
Fuad Arabic, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Fuad.
Tsukada Japanese
From Japanese 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Havner German
Variant of Hafner.
Harmse Dutch, Low German, South African
Means "son of Harm", a short form of Herman.
Maqbool Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Maqbul.
Egede Scandinavian
Derived from a place name on Sjælland containing the name element EIK meaning "oak".
Kolowrat Polish
Polish cognate of Kolovrat.
Adamthwaite English
Habitational name for a person from a place in Ravenstonedale, derived from the personal name Adam and Old Norse þveit "clearing, pasture".
Kiviste Estonian
Kiviste is an Estonian surname derived from "kivi" meaning "stone".
Akaeda Japanese
Aka means "red" and eda means "branch, bough, twig."
Helmy Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Helmi.
Perna Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from the dialectic word perna "leg", denoting someone with a deformed or missing leg, or a variant of Perla.
Early Irish, English, American, German
Irish: translation of Gaelic Ó Mocháin (see Mohan; Gaelic moch means ‘early’ or ‘timely’), or of some other similar surname, for example Ó Mochóir, a shortened form of Ó Mochéirghe, Ó Maoil-Mhochéirghe, from a personal name meaning ‘early rising’.... [more]
Jayathunga Sinhalese
From Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and तुङ्ग (tuṅga) meaning "high, lofty, tall".
Magbuhos Filipino, Tagalog
Means "douse, pour" in Tagalog.
Diffey English
Possibly from Anglo-Norman defieu meaning "faithless, disloyal", perhaps denoting an unpious person.
Schilder Dutch
Means "painter" in Dutch, derived from Middle Dutch schildere "shield painter" (from schilt "shield"), originally denoting someone who painted coats of arms on shields. An occupational name for someone who painted houses, shields, or anything else.
Addams English
Variant of Adams.
Homeyer German
Status name from Middle Low German ho "high" and meier "headman steward" (see Meyer 1).
Nurbolatov m Kazakh
Means "son of Nurbolat".
Scutti Italian
From Sicilian scutu, "shield".
Zwagerman Dutch
Possibly a compound of Dutch zwager "brother-in-law" and man "man, person".
Kylyshbekova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Kylyshbekov.
Demosthenous Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Demosthenes" in Greek.
Fors Swedish
Means "rapid, small waterfall" in Swedish.
Ikemoto Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and 本 or 元 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Myrzabaev m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Myrzabay".
Dare English
This interesting surname has two possible derivations. Firstly, it may derive from the Olde English pre-7th Century personal name "Deora", Middle English "Dere", which is in part a short form of various compound names with the first element "deor", dear, and in part a byname meaning "Beloved"... [more]
Quirini Italian
Derived from the given name Quirino
Vivier French
Derived from Latin vivarium, ultimately from Latin vivus "alive". This name is locational relating to living near a fish pond.
Varughese Indian (Christian), Malayalam
From the given name Varughese, used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.
Vyskočil Czech, Slovak
Nickname from the past participle of the verb vyskočit meaning "to jump or leap".
Lobosvilla Spanish
Rare variant of Villalobos.
Attanayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අත්තනායක (see Attanayake).
Karr German, Scottish, English
German: truncated form of Karren or Karrer.... [more]
Toyota Japanese
From Japanese 豊 (toyo) meaning "bountiful, luxuriant" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Allsalu Estonian
Allsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "below grove".
Andrusyshyn Ukrainian
From given name Andriy.
Korutürk Turkish
Means "protector of the Turks", derived from the Turkish verb korumak "to protect". This name was acquired by Turkish president Fahri Korutürk (1903-1987). It was given to him by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey (the verb korumak refers to Atatürk's expectation of Korutürk to preserve his legacy).
Baránek Czech, Slovak
Baránek means "small wether" in Czech (Moravian) and Slovak.
Montes De Oca Spanish
Spanish surname meaning "mounts of goose".
Kijowski m Polish
Derived from Kijów, the Polish form of Kyiv.
Švarcer Croatian
Elaborated form of Švarc.
Atley English
Variant of Atlee.... [more]
Schwein German
Metonymic occupational name for a swineherd from Middle High German swīn "hog".
Eksi Turkish
Ekºi means "sour" in Turkish.
Mag Eiteagáin Irish
It means "son of Eiteagán".
Leonov Russian
Means "son of Leon".
Gregurić Croatian
Possibly patronymic, meaning "son of Gregor" or "son of Grgur".
Bun Khmer
Possibly from a word derived from Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit".