Submitted Surnames from Given Names

Cahans Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Hans.

Cahenzli Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the German given name Hänsli.

Cahill Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Ó Cathail.

Cain English
Habitational name from the city of Caen in France, or a variant form of Cane.

Cain Manx
Contracted form of Mac Catháin (see Ó Catháin), a patronymic from the given name Cathán "battle".

Cain French
From the biblical name Cain, probably a nickname for someone considered to be treacherous.

Cainglet Filipino

Cajacob Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Jacob.

Cajochen Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the German given name Jochen.

Cal English
Possibly from the given name Cal.

Calasso Italian
Possibly from the given name Galasso, or from the dialectical word cala "cove, inlet, creek".

Caleb American
Caleb norwood

Calfee English (American)
Possibly an altered form of Irish Calvey or English Caulfield.

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.

Calihua Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly related to calli "house".

Cəlilov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Cəlil".

Cəlilova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Cəlilov.

Călin Romanian
From the given name Călin.

Calisto Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Calisto.

Calixte French
From the given name Calixte

Calixto Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Calixto

Callen English (Rare)
From the forename Callen

Calletano Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Cayetano.

Callister Irish, Scottish, Manx
Reduced form of Mcallister.

Callow Medieval English

Callum Scottish
From the given name Callum.

Calogero Italian
From the given name Calogero.

Caluzi Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Luzi.

Calvete Spanish
It means bald. It's a surname of the Galician origin.

Calvey Irish
Shortened form of McCalvey or McKelvey.

Calvi Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Calvo. Habitational name from Calvi in Benevento province.

Camalov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Camal".

Camalova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Camalov.

Camartin Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Martin.

Camathias Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Mathias.

Camen Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Men.

Camenisch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and Menisch, itself derived from the given name Dumeni.

Camichel Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Michael.

Camillo Italian
From the given name Camillo.

Camilo Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Camilo.

Cəmilov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Cəmil".

Cəmilova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Cəmilov.

Cammon Scottish, Irish
Reduced form of Mccammon.

Camp English
Cognate of Kemp.

Camping English
The English form of Campana, means bells.

Cəmşidov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Cəmşid".

Cəmşidova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Cəmşidov.

Can Turkish
Means "soul, life, being" in Turkish, ultimately of Persian origin.

Canafe Filipino

Cananzi Italian

Canavan Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ceanndubháin "descendant of Ceanndubhán", a byname meaning "little black-headed one", from ceann "head" combined with dubh "black" and the diminutive suffix -án.

Canavese Portuguese

Candelario Spanish
From the given name Candelario

Candeloro Italian
Italian cognate of Candelario.

Candido Italian
From the given name Candido.

Candlin English
Derived from the medieval English, male first name Gandelyn, of unknown meaning.

Candreia Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Andreia.

Cane English
Derived from the Old English byname Cana.

Cannan Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Mac Canann, Ó Canann, or Ó Canáin.

Cannell Manx
Manx cognate of McConnell or O'Connell.

Canning English, Irish (Anglicized), Scottish
Habitational name from a place so named in England. From the Old English byname Cana and -ingas meaning "people of".... [more]

Canschutti Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Anschutta.

Cansino Spanish (Mexican)

Cantieni Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Antieni.

Canton English (American)

Canzio Italian
From the given name Canzio

Capasso Italian

Capaul Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Paul.

Capeder Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Peder.

Capita Italian

Čapljić Serbian

Capote Italian (Tuscan)
Capote is a name for person who was the chief of the head from the Italian personal name Capo.

Capua Italian
Capua is a city and comune in the province of Caserta, Campania, southern Italy, situated 25 km (16 mi) north of Naples on the northeastern edge of the Campanian plain. Ancient Capua was situated where Santa Maria Capua Vetere is now.... [more]

Carabeo Filipino
water buffalo

Caravantes Spanish (Mexican)

Carducci Italian
From Riccarduccio, an affectionate form of the given name Riccardo. A famous bearer of this surname is Italian poet Giosuè Carducci (1835-1907), winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1906.

Caress English (Gallicized, Rare)

Carilli Italian
Patronymic form of Carillo.

Carillo Spanish, Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Caro.

Carim Filipino, Maranao
From the given name Carim.

Carino Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Carino.

Carkido Italian (Modern, Rare)

Carlgren Swedish
Variant of Karlgren.

Carlin French
From a pet form of Charles.

Carlin Italian
Derived from a pet form of the given name Carlo.

Carling Swedish
From the personal name Karl, which is also a common place name prefix, and the common surname suffix -ing "belonging to".

Carling English (American)
Americanized form of German Garling or Gerling.

Carlo Italian
From the given name Carlo.

Carlos Spanish, Portuguese
Derived from the given name Carlos.

Carloson American (Hispanic)
Means "son of Carlos".

Carlotti Italian
From the given name Carlo.

Carls English
From the given name Carl.

Carlström Swedish
Combination of the given name Carl and Swedish ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".

Carmazzi Italian

Carmi Hebrew
From the given name Carmi.

Carmine Italian (Rare), English (Rare)
Derived from the given name Carmine, which in turn was derived from the color of a vivid form of red.

Carney Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Catharnaigh "descendant of Catharnach", a byname meaning "warlike".

Carolan Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Ó Cearbhalláin.

Caroli Italian

Caroso English (American)
Surname of Panther Caroso from the Star Fox 64 series.

Carpus English (Rare, ?)
Possibly from the given name Carpus.

Carrey Irish
Variant of Carey. A famous bearer is Canadian-American actor and comedian Jim Carrey (1962-).

Carrick Scottish
The possible roots of the Carrick family name may be from the ancient Strathclyde people of the the Scottish/English Borderlands. Carrick may also be of local origin, referring to those who lived in or near the place called Carrick in Ayrshire... [more]

Carrusca Portuguese

Carsten English
Could mean son of Carsten.... [more]

Cartan Irish
Variant of McCartan.

Carten Irish
Variant of McCartan.

Carthy Irish (Rare)
Variant of McCarthy or MacCarthy

Cartin Irish
Variant of McCartan.

Cartolano Italian (Italianized, ?)

Carton Irish
Variant of McCartan.

Carucci Italian
Derived from Medieval Latin names Carutius or Caruccius or from the Italian term caruccio composed by caro meaning "dear" with the endearment suffix -uccio.

Cary African American
This surname is a variant of the surname Carey.

Casablancas Spanish
Unknown.

Casamero Filipino
Variant of Casimiro.

Casamiro Filipino, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Casimiro.

Casari Italian
Smarano, Italy... [more]

Caschimun Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Schimun.

Casement Manx
Anglicized and reduced form of Manx Gaelic Mac Asmuint meaning "son of Ásmundr". A notable bearer was Sir Roger Casement (1864-1916), an Irish-born British consular official and rebel.

Casemero Filipino
Variant of Casimiro.

Casemiro Portuguese
Variant of Casimiro.

Cases Catalan
Catalan family name. Plural of 'casa' meaning 'house', possibly given to people who were given or built a manor or town house or had a slightly better than normal dwelling for their location/village etc..... [more]

Cashion Irish
Anglicized form of either Mac Caisin or Ó Caisin meaning "descendant of Caisín" (see Cassidy).

Casiano Spanish
From the given name Casiano.

Casimero Filipino
Variant of Casimiro.

Casimir French
From the given name Casimir.

Casimiro Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Filipino
From the given name Casimiro.

Casio Spanish
From the given name Casio.

Caskey Celtic

Casparin Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of Caspar.

Casparis Romansh
Derived from the given name Casper.

Casperson English
Means "son of Casper".

Cassedy Irish (?), English (?)
Variant of Cassidy.

Cassemiro Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Casimiro.

Cassiano Italian
From the given name Cassiano.

Cassimiro Portuguese
Variant of Casimiro.

Cassio Italian
From the given name Cassio.

Cassivi Italian

Castelli Judeo-Italian, Italian, Spanish
Italian patronymic or plural form of Castello. ... [more]

Castiel Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
The name of an angel of Thursday, travelling and guidance. Used in the show Supernatural for the character portrayed by Misha Collins

Castiglia Italian
A Regional name for someone from Castile in Spain. Castile was an independent kingdom between the 10th and 15th centuries, it formed the largest power in the Iberian peninsula. The name derives from the many castles in the region.

Casto Late Roman (Rare, ?)
From the Latin personal name Castus ‘chaste’. Also a nickname from casto ‘chaste’, ‘pure’.

Castonguay French (Quebec)
From a combination of Gaston and Guay, the name of a 17th-century French immigrant to Quebec, Canada.

Castor English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino
From the given name Castor.

Caswell English
Habitational name from places in Dorset, Northamptonshire, and Somerset named Caswell, from Old English cærse '(water)cress' + well(a) 'spring', 'stream'.

Cataldi Italian
Italian

Catarino Spanish, Portuguese, Greek
Meaning "pure".

Catching English (American)
Americanized variant of German Göttgen.

Catello Italian
From the given name Catello

Cates English
English patronymic from the Old Norse byname Káti (from káti ‘boy’).

Cathomas Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Thomas.

Catlett American (South)
There are several towns in the American South named Catlett.

Cattano Sicilian (Rare)
Meaning "captain," this name began as a nickname in the Medieval Ages, probably for someone who actually was a ship's captain, or perhaps for someone who acted in some way like a captain.

Cattell English, French, Irish (Anglicized)
Possibly derived from a given name containing the element ketill "kettle, cauldron; helmet", or a diminutive form of Cat or Cate... [more]

Cavadov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Cavad".

Cavadova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Cavadov.

Cavadzadə Azerbaijani
Means "child of Cavad", using the Persian suffix زاده (zade) meaning "offspring".

Cavarai Indian, Tamil
Variant transcription of Kavarai.

Cavendish English (?)

Caviezel Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Viezel, a Romansh form of Wetzel.

Cavigilli Romansh
Variant of Cavigelli.

Cay American

Cayetano Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
From the given name Cayetano.

Ceasar African American, German (Americanized)
Possibly derived from the given name Ceasar (a variant of Caesar), or an Americanized form of German Zieser.

Cebrail Turkish, Kurdish, Uyghur
From the given name Cebrail.

Cebreiro Jewish, Portuguese
Cebreiro is an olive tree.

Cebrián Spanish
From the given name Cebrián.

Ceccoli Italian
Derived from the given name Cecco. Nicoletta Ceccoli is a noted bearer.

Cécire Norman
Derived from the feminine name Cécile.

Ceddia Italian (Modern)
Great grandparent from San Marco in Lamis, Province of Foggia, Apulia region of Italy.

Cedo Spanish

Celedon Spanish
Spanish (Celedón): From The Old Personal Name Celedón From Celedonio From Greek Chelidonios ‘Like A Swallow’ Through Latin Chelidonius.

Celedonio Spanish
From the given name Celedonio.

Celeste Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Celeste.

Célestin French
From the given name Célestin.

Celestino Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
From the given name Celestino.

Celidonio Italian
my maiden name

Celino Italian, Spanish
From the given name Celino

Celio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Celio

Celsi Italian

Celso Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Celso.

Cembrola Italian
My family is from St. Angelo, de Oliva, Naples, Italy

Cena English (American), English
Cena is a prominently used English name. It is derived from the word "see", however it rather than referring to the ability to see it, what it actually refers to is the inability to see as the other half of the name ("-na") means "naw" a synonym for "no"... [more]

Cena Arabic (Egyptian), Albanian, Kosovar
Derived from the given name Husain.

Cengiz Turkish
From the given name Cengiz.

Cenobio Spanish
From the given name Cenobio.

Cephas English
Transferred use of the given name Cephas.

Cephus English
Possibly a variation of Cephas

Ceplecha Czech

Cepurna Lithuanian

Cerfbeer French, Jewish
Combination of the Medieval French and Jewish given names Cerf and Beer.

Ćerimović Bosnian
means "son of Ćerim"

Cerniga Slovak

Cernugelj Slovene

Certic Hungarian (Modern)
this is my father's family name. I did not grow up with him but have been told his family came here from Hungary. He was born in Marianna Pennsylvania.

Césaire French (Caribbean), Haitian Creole
From the given name Césaire. A notable bearer was Aimé Césaire (1913-2008), a Martiniquais politician and writer.

Cesar Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Occitan, French
From the given name César.

Cesare Italian
From the given name Cesare.

Cesário Portuguese (Brazilian)
From the given name Cesário.

Cesco Italian
Derived from the given name Francesco.

Cha Korean
Cha is a relatively uncommon family name in Korea. The Yeonan Cha clan is the only clan. The founding ancestor was Cha Hyo-jeon, son of Ryoo Cha-dal (류차달) (10th century AD). Most of the clan's members live in Gyeongsang, Hwanghae, and P'yŏngan provinces... [more]

Chabert French
From Charbert, an old baptism name of Germanic origin formed from two words that mean: concern and famous.

Chackievič Belarusian
Means "son of Choćka".

Chadrick English
Possibly a variant of Chadwick.

Chaffey English
Possibly, Chaffcombe in Somerset or Chaffhay in Devon

Chafik Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Chafik.

Chahine Arabic
Variant transcription of Shahin (chiefly Lebanese).

Chaimowitz Jewish
Variant form of Yiddish Chaimovich, which meant "son of Chaim".

Chaisri Thai

Chakarov Bulgarian
Possibly means "son of Chakar".

Chaker Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Shakir.

Chakib Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Shakib.

Chakir Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Shakir.

Chakri Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Shakir.

Chalhoub Arabic
Variant transcription of Shalhoub.

Chamapiwa Shona
Chamapiwa means "that which you have been given". It is a call to appreciate that which you have from God

Chamara Sinhalese
From the given name Chamara.

Chaminda Sinhalese
From the given name Chaminda.

Chamoun Arabic, Arabic (Maghrebi), Assyrian, Jewish
French-influenced variant of Arabic شمعون (see Shamoun), mainly used in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and parts of North Africa. This name was borne by Lebanese president Camille Chamoun (1900-1987).

Chan Khmer
Means "moon" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra).

Chanda Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Urdu
Derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá) meaning "moon".

Chander Indian, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi
Variant of Chandra.

Chandia Punjabi
Surname rarely used in Pakistani Punjab. The origin of Chandia is Pali. Chandia is a variation of the name Chanda (English and Indian).

Chandio Sindhi, Balochi
From the given name Chand.

Chandra Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon".

Chandran Indian, Malayalam, Tamil
Derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá) meaning "glittering, shining" or "moon".

Changdo Chinese
Changdo was originated from a earlier translation of the word "Change"

Chansley English

Chantha Khmer, Thai, Lao
From the given name Chantha.

Chaparro Spanish

Charalambous Greek (Cypriot)
From the given name Charalampos.

Charalampopoulos Greek
Descentand or son of Charalampos

Charef Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Sharif.

Chariton Ancient Greek

Charlemagne French, French (Caribbean)
From the given name Charlemagne.

Charleson English
Patronymic from the personal name Charles.

Charleston English
Means "son of Charles."

Charlet French
From the French given name Charlet, a pet form of Charles.

Charlo Spanish
From the personal name Carlos

Charlot French
It's from the given name Charlot a pet form of Charles. Variant of Charles.

Charlotte French, English
From the feminine given name Charlotte.

Charmian English, French
from the given name Charmian

Charming English (Archaic)
An extinct surname. From English meaning "pleasing, attractive". In an alternative representation, it could be derived from the given name Charles.

Charyev Turkmen
Means "son of Çariýar", a given name of unknown meaning. This is the most common surname in Turkmenistan.

Charyeva Turkmen
Feminine transcription of Turkmen Чарыев (see Charyev).

Charyew Turkmen
Alternate transcription of Turkmen Чарыев (see Charyev).

Charyewa Turkmen
Alternate transcription of Turkmen Чарыева (see Charyeva).

Chaten Indian
Chetan

Chathuranga Sinhalese
From the given name Chathuranga.

Chaturanga Sinhalese
From the given name Chaturanga.

Chatzigeorgiou Greek
Means "son of Georgios the pilgrim" from Greek χατζη (chatzi) meaning "pilgrim", ultimately from Arabic حاجي (haji), combined with the given name Georgios.

Chaux French
French / Switzerland.... [more]

Chavali Telugu
Brahmin last name of South India, Andhra Pradesh

Cheeshahteaumuck Wampanoag

Chehab Arabic
From the given name Chehab.

Chen Hebrew
From the given name Chen 2.

Chenai Shona
Chenai means "Be clean, be hygienic or come out clean"

Cherchi Italian
Probably from the given name Ciriaco.

Cherevko Ukrainian, Russian

Cherian Indian (Christian)
From the given name Cherian.

Cherifi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Sharif.

Cheriyan Indian (Christian)
From the given name Cherian.

Chernyakova Russian

Cherubin Polish
nickname from polish cherubin "cherub", from ecclesiastical Latin cherubin... [more]

Cherubini Italian
Means "son of Cherubino". Italian cognate of Cherubin and variant of Cherubino.

Cherubino Italian
Italian cognate of Cherubin, either from the given name Cherubino or the nickname of the same word from Ecclesiastical Latin Cherubin... [more]

Chesney English (?)
Came from France and has been shortened.

Chessen Yiddish (Anglicized, Modern), Russian

Cheyo Tanzanian (Rare)
Italian and Spanish variation of Elisha. "God is my salvation"

Chiama Igbo
Western Africa (Nigeria)... [more]

Chiara Italian
Chiara meaning clear

Chica Spanish
Apparently from chica, feminine form of chico ‘small’, ‘young’ (see Chico), but a variant of the habitational name Checa, from a place so named in Jaén province is also a possibility.

Chieco Spanish
Derives from the given name Franciscus.

Chikomborero Shona
CHIKOMBORERO means "a blessing".

Chilvers English
Means "son of Chilver" (probably from the Old English male personal name Cēolfrith, literally "ship-peace").

Chimalhua Nahuatl
Means "has a shield, possessor of shields" in Nahuatl.

Chimariya Hinduism (Modern)

Chin Chinese (Hokkien)

Chinc Polish
Variant of Hinc.

Chincoya Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain.

Chińcz Polish
Variant of Hinc.

Chincz Polish
Variant of Hinc.

Chini Italian
Possibly a variant of Zini.

Chino Italian
Derived from the given name Gioacchino.

Chirigu Italian
Variant of Cherchi.

Chirino Spanish
Variant of Quirino.

Chishiya Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 地 (chi) meaning "earth, land", 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect" 散 (chi) meaning "scatter", 梓 (shi) meaning "Japanese cherry birch", 塩 (shio) meaning "salt", 沙 (shi) meaning "sand", 司 (shi) meaning "to take charge of; to control; to manage", 史 (shi) meaning "history", 四 (shi) meaning "four", 士 (shi) meaning "samurai, warrior", 子 (shi) meaning "child", 市 (shi) meaning "market", 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition", 氏 (shi) meaning "a family; a clan", 糸 (shi) meaning "thread", 紙 (shi) meaning "paper", 紫 (shi) meaning "purple; violet", 至 (shi) meaning "to reach; to arrive", 詩 (shi) meaning "poetry, poem", 資 (shi) meaning "money; fund; wealth; capital", 汐 (shi) meaning "evening tide; night tides; ebb", 心 (shi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" or 清 (shi) meaning "clear; limpid", and 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 哉 (ya), an exclamation... [more]

Chloros Greek
Meaning "green" in Greek

Chludzinski Polish

Ch'ng Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Zhuang.

Chodak Polish
Chodak is a Polish surname, likely derived from "chodak", meaning a wooden shoe or clog

Choice English
Derived from the personal names Josse or Goce, which are derived from the Latin word "gaudere" and is a cognate in origin with the word "joy."

Chollette French

Chönz Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Conrad.

Choukri Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Shukri chiefly used in Morocco.

Chovan Slovak

Chrétien French, French (Quebec)
French form of Christian.

Chrisman English
Derived from the given name Christian.

Christ German, Dutch
Either from a short form of the personal name Christian, or from a nickname meaning "the Christian", both from Latin Christ (see Christos 1).

Christenson English
Anglicized form of Christensen