Browse Submitted Surnames

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Mcquinnelly Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Coingheallaigh or Ó Coingheallaigh ‘son (or descendant) of Coingheallach.’
Nimaeva f Buryat (Russified)
Feminine form of Nimaev.
Barandun Romansh
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Italian baraonda "chaos; uproar".
Thondan Tamil, Indian
Tamil for "devotee, votary".
Akkaya Turkish
Means "white rock" from Turkish ak meaning "white" and kaya "rock".
Gautam Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Nepali
From the given name Gautama.
Ravelino Old Celtic (Latinized, Archaic)
It means manufacturing of fine and expensive fabrics. Also means the tailor or weaver. It comes from Asti and Piedmont (noth of Italy).
Bykowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Bykowice or Byków.
Laramie English
From the French la ramée "the small wood, the arbour".
Cajöri Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Jöri.
Cooter English
A Sussex, England surname of uncertain meaning. Could be a local pronunciation of Cotter, meaning "cottage dweller" for a serf in the feudal system allowed to live in a cottage in exchange for labor on the cottage owner's estate.
Motte French, Walloon, Flemish, German
from old French motte "motte" a word of Gaulish origin denoting a man-made protective mound or moat surrounding a castle or other fortified strongholds; or a habitational name from any of the various places in France and in Belgium named with this word.... [more]
Abukhanov Kazakh
Means "son of Abukhan".
Khader Arabic
From the given name Khidr.
Baldacchino Maltese
Derived from Italian baldacchino meaning "baldachin (or baldaquin)", referring to a type of canopy placed over a throne. It was originally used as an occupational name for a maker of baldachins.
Riba De Neira Galician
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Baralla, Comarca of Os Ancares.
Hew English
English: variant of the name Hugh. This was at one time the usual form of the personal name in Scotland. English: occupational name from Middle English hewe ‘domestic servant’
Mcclane Scottish
Means "Natural Wonder" in gaelic
Clague Manx
Shortened Anglicization of either Gaelic Mac Luathóg "son of Luathóg", itself derived from a diminutive of Gaelic luath, Manx leah "swift", or from Gaelic Mac Laoghóg "son of Laoghóg", which is derived from a diminutive of Gaelic laogh and Manx lheiy "calf".
Khondakar Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).
Fendrich German
From German Fähndrich (older form Fähndrich) meaning "ensign, flag-bearer".
Dewasiri Sinhalese
From Sanskrit देव (deva) meaning "god" and श्री (śrī) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty" or "holy, sacred".
Namlıtürk Turkish
Means "famous Turk", derived from Turkish namlı meaning "famous, renowned".
Douwes Dutch, Frisian
From the given name Douwe, itself derived from Frisian dou meaning "dove, pigeon". A notable bearer was the Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820-1887), better known by his pen name Multatuli.
Irfan Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Irfan.
Arguello Spanish
It had its cradle in the so-called Brotherhood of Argüello, formed by the councils of Val de Lugueros, Mediana de Argüello and La Tercia del Camino (León), from where its branches spread throughout Spain.
Gill Indian, Punjabi
Derived from Punjabi ਗਿੱਲਾ (gila) meaning "wet, damp, moist".
Suga Estonian
Means "brush, comb" in Estonian, referring to either a comb used for brushing hair, or a comb used in looms to separate threads while weaving (also called a reed).
Baumeister German
Occupational name for a "builder" in German; from Middle High German 'buwen' 'to build' + meister 'master'.... [more]
Sengsavanh Lao
From Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven".
Nivison English, Scottish
Means "son of Nevin".
Pannekoek Dutch
Means "pancake" in Dutch, possibly a nickname for someone who made or liked to eat pancake. Alternatively, it could derive from a place name, such as an inn or field named for pancakes.
Percival English, Norman
Variant of Perceval, derived from the given name Percival.
Tsygan Russian
Derived from Russian цыган (tsygan) meaning "gypsy".
Bratten Scottish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of the Gaelic surname Mac an Bhreatnaich ‘son of the Briton’, originally denoting a Strathclyde Welsh-speaking Briton. It was applied in Ireland also to people from Brittany.
Mogilin m Russian
From Russian могила (mogila), meaning "grave".
Hayford English
English habitational name from several places called Heyford in Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, or Hayford in Buckfastleigh, Devon, all named with Old English heg ‘hay’ + ford ‘ford’.
Agbay Filipino, Cebuano
Means "to put one's arm around another's shoulders" in Cebuano.
Frostenden Medieval English
"White hill" in Old English. Parish in Suffolk; later shortended to Frost.
Dake English
The origins of the name Dake are from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from the personal name David. Daw was a common diminutive of David in the Middle Ages. The surname is a compound of daw and kin, and literally means "the kin of David."
Kishikawa Japanese
From Japanese 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Kongsabut Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI.
Siracusa Italian, Sicilian
From the name of the city of Syracuse in Sicily, Italy (siracusa in Italian and sarausa in Sicilian).
Birnenbaum Jewish
Means "pear tree" in German.
Van Der Loop Dutch
From Dutch loop "course, duration; river course", a topographical name for someone who lived by a waterway, in particular a waterway called De Loop in North Brabant.
Del Campo Spanish
Means "of the camp" in Spanish.
Geister German (Silesian)
Occupational name for a goatherd, from an agent derivative of Geist
Hagan Irish
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAodhagáin "descendant of Aodhagán", a personal name formed from a double diminutive of Aodh meaning "fire".
Dassanaike Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දසනායක (see Dassanayake).
Ghahramani Persian
Derived from Persian قهرمان (qahraman) meaning "hero, champion".
Göttgen German
From a Rhenish pet form of the given name Gottfried.
Zañartu Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous rural district in the municipality of Oñati.
Yakeno Japanese
From 焼 (yake) meaning "grill, burn" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plan".
Kochiyama Japanese
From 河 (ko) meaning "river, stream", 内 (chi) meaning "inside" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Ranger English, German, French
English: occupational name for a gamekeeper or warden, from Middle English ranger, an agent derivative of range(n) ‘to arrange or dispose’.... [more]
Pruus Estonian
Pruus is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "pruss" meaning "beam" and "timber".
Hamsun Norwegian
From the name of a farm called Hamsund in Nordland County, Norway. Knut Hamsun (né Knud Pedersen; 1859-1952) was a Norwegian author and Nobel Prize laureate (1920). Hamsun became a controversial figure later in life when he supported Nazi Germany during WWII... [more]
Bretton English, French
habitational name from any of the places called from Bretton in Derbyshire and Yorkshire, both of which mean "settlement of the Britons", from Old English brettas "Briton" and tun "enclosure, settlement"... [more]
Gregori Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Gregorio.
Chekov Russian
This is the surname of the fictional Star Trek Character, Pavel Andreievich Chekov.
Brå Norwegian
Means "sudden, short-tempered" in Norwegian.
Campilan Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kampilan referring to a type of sword.
Pindsoo Estonian
Pindsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "surface swamp/marsh".
Bensen English
Related to Benson, meaning "Son of Ben"
Kawanishi Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 西 (nishi) meaning "west".
Zaun German
From a topographical name from Middle High German zun "fence, hedge" the German cognitive to Anglo-Saxon tun.
Antonios Greek, Arabic
From the given name Antonios.
California Spanish (Latin American)
It is thought that it might've been derived from Latin calida fornax meaning "hot furnace", or from Native American, kali forno meaning "high hill, native land". It is also thought to have derived from the given name Khalif or Khalifa.
Van Eyck Dutch
It means "of the oak", Eyck is a different, more archaic spelling of the word "eik" which means oak.
Catterall English
Derived from a town in England named "Catterall".
Auston English
From the name of various English towns, derived from Latin australis "southern" and Old English tun "enclosure, yard, town".
Dowell English, Scottish, Irish
Derived from the Gaelic name Dubhgall, composed of the elements dubh meaning "black" and gall, "stranger". This was used as a byname for Scandinavians, in particular to distinguish the dark-haired Danes from fair-haired Norwegians.
Houarner Breton
From Breton meaning "blacksmith".
Dubosque French
DuBosque means 'of the forest' in french and was a surname given typically to someone from a rural treed area.
Kasteel Dutch
Dutch cognate of Castle.
Dufau French
The name DUFAU come from two French words DU which means « of the » and FAU which is old French for a beech tree. Surnames in France were given later so the person with this name meant he/she had a beech tree in his property... [more]
Yuseinov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Yusein".
Amr Arabic
Derived from the given name Amr.
Romani Italian
Patronymic or plural form of the personal name Romano.
Rünk Estonian
Rünk is an Estonian surname meaning "crag" and "rock".
Hřib Czech
Czech form or Gribov.
Çela Albanian
Meaning Unknown.
Leysico Filipino (Filipinized, Rare)
it comes from a family that lives in spain its meaning is to be free
Caton English, French
Diminutive of the given name Cateline or Cathline.
Ülker Turkish
Means "the Pleiades" in Turkish.
Braybrooke English
From the name of the Northamptonshire village of Braybrooke, meaning "the broad brook."
Wile Hungarian
no particular meaning. the word wile means to trick though.
Paskhaev Chechen (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.
Kitz German
Meaning "kid".
Tomáš Czech, Slovak
From the given name Tomáš.
Salurand Estonian
Salurand is an Estonian surname meaning "grove beach".
Zelenina f Russian
Feminine form of Zelenin.
Yusef Persian, Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Zachow German
Meaning unknown. A notable bearer of this name is Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, a organist, musician, and composer who lived from 1663 to 1712. Zachow, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community named after a local landowner, William Zachow.
Deitrich German
lock pick
Ikuda Japanese
Variant of Ikuta.
Sengchanh Lao
Means "moonlight" from Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light" and ຈັນ (chanh) meaning "moon".
Gonçalo Portuguese
From the given name Gonçalo.
Mcswiggan Irish
Means "son of Swiggan".
La Forge French
This is my Grandmother's maiden name
Batur Turkish
Means "hero" in Turkish.
Vogt Von Lupolz Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt.
Unzueta Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Untzueta.
Corraine Irish
Anglicized form of the surname Ó Corráin.
Vahejõe Estonian
Vahejõe is an Estonian surname meaning "mid/dividing river".
Kul Pakistani, Pashto, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Sindhi, Balochi, Urdu, Persian, Kurdish, Odia, Thai, Khmer, Lao
Derived from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower" or "rose".
Oyuela Spanish, Western African
The surname Oyuela is likely of Spanish or African (specifically, West African) origin, with roots in both linguistic and cultural traditions.... [more]
Armendaritze Basque (Rare)
From the name of a commune in the French arrondissement of Bayonne, or directly from a patronymic form of the given name Armentarius.
Riihimäki Finnish
Derived from Riihimäki, a town and municipality in southern Finland, meaning "drying barn hill" in Finnish.
Kuriakose Syrian, Aramaic
Kuriakose is a common male first name and surname among Saint Thomas Christians, mainly from central part of the state of Kerala in India and surrounding areas.... [more]
Askin English
From the given name Ásketill.
Darynyuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Daryna".
Arsenault French (Acadian)
From French arsenal meaning "workshop". This is the occupational surname for someone who worked at an arsenal.
Mariano Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the personal name Mariano
Monterei Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese cognate of Monterrey.
Kamat Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Konkani
Means "people who work in soil" from काम (kām) meaning "work, task, labour" combined with मिट्टी (miṭṭī) meaning "soil, earth".
Kashiwada Japanese (Rare)
Kashiwa means "oak" and da comes from ta meaning "field, rice paddy". ... [more]
Əhədova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Əhədov.
Kana Estonian
Kana is an Estonian surname meaning "hen" and "chicken".
Haydn German
Meaning "heathen". Famous bearer is Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809).
Pajumets Estonian
Pajumets is an Estonian surname meaning "willow forest".
Kriit Estonian
Kriit is an Estonian surname meaning "chalk".
Ravenswood English (American)
Ravenswood is a gothic surname.
Svobodin Russian
Patronymic surname derived from Russian свобода (svoboda) meaning "freedom, liberty".
Rooba Estonian
Rooba is an Estonian surname, derived from "roobas", meaning "ditch" or "rut".
Doğu Turkish
Means "east" in Turkish.
Maià Catalan
Habitational name from Maià de Montcal, a village in Girona, or any of several other places named with Maià, which is of pre-Roman origin.
Tesoro Spanish, Italian
from tesoro "treasure" (from Latin thesaurus "hoard") applied as a metonymic occupational name for a treasurer. In some cases this may be a habitational name from El Tesoro in southern Spain... [more]
Brentley English
Late variant of Brenkley.
Eliáš Czech, Slovak (?)
Derived from the given name Eliáš.
Claw English
The surname Claw is a very rare English surname.
Yoshi Japanese
Yoshi means "good luck, fortune".
Tatarenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Tatarov.
Venini Italian
Possibly a patronymic from the medieval name Bene, meaning "good".
Fanthorpe English
Fan means "From France" and Thorpe is a Middle English word meaning "Small Village, Hamlet"
Vassie French, English
Meaning "playful or merry" for a cheerful person.
Klaver Dutch
Means "clover" in Dutch, a topographic name for someone who lived by a field of clovers or a sign depicting them, or an occupational name for a clover farmer.
Fountain English
Topographic name for someone who lived near a spring or well, from Middle English fontayne, "fountain".
Woo Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Hu.
Rysbekov m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Rysbek".
Alforque Spanish (Philippines)
Possibly from the name of a place called Alforque in Zaragoza province, Spain, meaning uncertain.
Yakushigami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 薬師神 or 藥師神 (see Yakushiji).
Bottaio Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from Italian bottaio "cooper".
Crosthwaite English
Habitational name for someone from any various places named Crosthwaite in Northern England, from Old Norse kross "cross" and þveit "clearing".
Ogami Japanese
This surname is used as 拝, 小上, 小神, 尾上, 尾神, 男神 with 拝 (hai, oga.mu, oroga.mu) meaning "adore, pray to, worship," 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small," 尾 (bi, o) meaning "end, tail," 男 (dan, nan, o, otoko) meaning "male," 上 (shan, shou, jou, a.gari, a.garu, a.geru, ue, -ue, uwa-, kami, nobo.su, nobo.seru, nobo.ri, nobo.ru, yo.su) meaning "above, up" and 神 (shin, jin, kami, kan-, kou-) meaning "gods, mind, soul."
Regueiro Galician, Portuguese
The name originated in Ourense (Galicia) in the 14th Century. It´s literal meaning in Portuguese is river. It is a surname referring to a person who lived near a river or water source.
Ganaha Japanese
From Japanese 我 (ga) meaning "selfish", 那 (na) meaning "what" and 覇 (ha) meaning "supremacy".
Kamprad German, Swedish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of the German surname Kamprath meaning ”cogwheel (in a mill)”. A notable bearer is Ingvar Kamprad (1926-2018), a Swedish business magnate and the founder of IKEA... [more]
Filo Slovak, Greek
Filo is a Slovak pet form of the personal name Filip.... [more]
Avni Hebrew (Modern)
Means "my stone" in Hebrew, a variant of the surname Even or a diminutive of Avner.
Jubran Arabic
Derived from the given name Jubran.
Khatiwada Nepali
From the name of a village in the Doti District of Nepal.
Goulet French (Quebec), French
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Old French goule "mouth" (combined with a diminutive suffix), in which case this name would have been a nickname for a glutton.
Krymskiy m Russian, Jewish (?)
Means "from Crimea" or "Crimean".
Hayagawa Japanese
Variant transcription of Hayakawa.
Świętosławski m Polish
Patronymic from given name Świętosław suffixed with -ski based on habitational names. It could also be a habitational name for a person from villages called Świętosław or similar.
Bongard German, French
In german a rhenish place name "Obstgarten" (orchard).... [more]
Templeton English
Derived from Templeton, from the English words 'temple' and 'town'.
Ahler German, Danish
From the Germanic given name Adalher, composed of adal "noble" and heri "army".
Kostovski Macedonian
Means "son of Kosta".
Köhnlein German
From the personal name Köhn + the diminutive suffix -lein
Guinta Filipino
Means "good addiction".
Şabanova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Şabanov.
Šelieh Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian шэлег (šelieh), a word used for various medieval small coins, primarily for silver and copper solidi, ultimately from the German word Schilling meaning "shilling".
Hińcz Polish
Variant of Hinc.
Amerol Maranao
From the given name Amerol.
Kelso Scottish
Habitational name from Kelso on the river Tweed in Roxburghshire, perhaps so named from Old English cealc "chalk" + hoh "ridge", "spur".
Lipov m Russian
Andrey Lipov is the agency executive of Roskomnadzor.... [more]
Di Maggio Italian
Came from a child who was born in the month of May. The surname Maggio is derived from the Italian word Maggio, which literally means the month of May.
Diéguez Spanish
Means "son of Diego".
İnegöllü Turkish
Originally denoted someone from the İnegöl District in the Bursa province of Turkey.
Chua Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Cai.
Bremer German
Indicated a person from Bremen in the State of Bremen, Germany.
Matsuhara Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 松原 (see Matsubara.)
Difano Italian
Rare Italian surname that comes from the city of Isola di Fano, Presaro e Urbino, Italy.
Loo Estonian
Loo is an Estonian surname; from a few geographic names in Estonia. Most notably, the small borough of Loo in Harju County.
Hammar Swedish
From a common place name element ultimately derived from Old Norse hamarr meaning "hammer, stone, steep cliff".
Nuut Estonian
Nuut is an an Estonian surname meaning "whip". Also, a masculine given name derived form the Scandinavian name "Knut".
Culbert English, Scottish, Irish
Meaning and origin are uncertain. Possibly derived from an unattested given name composed of beorht "bright" and an uncertain first element, or an altered form of Cuthbert... [more]
D'uva Italian
From Italian uva "grape", meaning "of the grapes". An occupational name for someone who produced grapes, or possibly a nickname.
Oishi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōishi.
Jayatilleke Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයතිලක (see Jayathilaka).
Galymzhanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Galymzhanov.
Karunananda Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit करुणा (karuna) meaning "compassion, mercy" and नन्द (nanda) meaning "joy, delight".
Arumäe Estonian
Arumäe is an Estonian surname meaning "grassland hill/mountain".
Fröding Swedish
Meaning uncertain. Possibly from a place name element derived from Swedish frodig meaning "lush, thriving, flourishing" or from the name of the Norse god Frö (see Freyr)... [more]
Abrey English
Variant of Aubrey.
Repac Serbian, Croatian
means little tail
Happygod English (African, Rare)
Possibly from the English words happy and god.
Barchard English
The name is derived from when the family resided in Cheshire, where they held a family seat near Birkenhead at the estuary of the River Birket. It is from the name of the river that their name is derived.
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.
Chernenkov Russian
From chernoi, meaning "black".
Glaza Polish
Means "eyes".
Wakata Japanese
From the Japanese 若 (waka) "young" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy" or 多 (ta or da) "many."
Leocadio Spanish
From the given name Leocadio.
Amramyan Armenian
Means "son of Amram".
Rachelson English
This surname means “son of Rachel”.
Olevian German (Latinized)
Olevian is a latinised word meaning "from Olewig" (a town today incorporated into Trier, Germany). ... [more]
Muslimov Russian, Muslim
Means "son of Muslim".
Sarma Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Nepali
Alternate transcription of Assamese শৰ্মা, Bengali শর্মা, Hindi/Nepali शर्मा, Telugu శర్మ or Kannada ಶರ್ಮಾ (see Sharma).
Akhter Persian, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Akhtar.
Gałkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Gałkowo or Gałków, both derived from Polish gałka meaning "knob, handle, lump".
Unthank English
From a place name meaning "squatter's holding" from Old English unthanc (literally "without consent").
Komine Japanese
Ko mean "small" or "light" and mine means "peak".
Cane English
Derived from the Old English byname Cana.
Lassen Danish
Variant of Larsen.
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