Submitted Surnames from Given Names

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Di Benedetto Italian
From the given name Benedetto.
Di Bernardo Italian
From the given name Bernardo. Means "Son of Bernardo".
Di Carlo Italian
From the given name Carlo.
Di Cesare Italian
Means "son of Cesare".
Di Cicco Italian
Patronymic from a pet form of the personal name Francesco.
Di Ciuccio Italian
Ciuccio is a surname especially Campano and more precisely of the provinces of Naples and Salerno, should derive from the medieval name Ciuccio, one of the many apheretic hypochoristic forms of the name Francesco, of which a hypochoristic is Francescuccio, which by apheresis becomes Cuccio
Dicks German, Dutch
Refers to the descendant of someone with the given name Dick.
Dickson English (American)
This surname means son of Dick and son of Richard.
Di Cola Italian
The surname Di Cola originates from the diminutive of the male name Nicola, widespread especially in the city of Bari, devoted to its patron saint.
Didonato Italian
Combination of the prefix Di and the name Donato.
Didukh Ukrainian
From Ukrainian дідух (didukh), meaning "didukh". A didukh is a Ukrainian Christmas decoration originating from ancient times.
Diebold German
Derived from the Germanic given name Theudebald.
Dieckmann German
"one who lives on a dike"
Diede Dutch
From the given name Diede.
Diéguez Spanish
Means "son of Diego".
Dielmann German (Modern)
It was once spelled as "Dielhmann" and sometimes with one "n". The meaning is unknown, but when I used Google's translator "dielh" means "the" and "mann" was "man".
Dierks Low German, Dutch
Genitivized patronymic from a short form of the personal name Diederik.
Diesel German
From the pet form of Matthias or from any Germanic compound name beginning with diota meaning "people"
Diethelm German
From the given name Diethelm.
Dietmar German
From the given name Dietmar.
Dietrick German (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Dietrich.
Dietz German
From a short form of the personal name Dietrich.
Dieudonné French
From the given name Dieudonné.
Diggins Norman
Diggins came to England in the 11th century wave of migration that was set off by the Norman Conquest of 1066; from the Norman baptismal name which means the son of Diccon, a diminution of the parent name, Richard.
Di Giacomo Italian
Means "son of Jacob".
Di Giovanni Italian
From the given name Giovanni.
Dilawar Urdu
Derived from the given name Dilawar.
Dilke English
Means son of DILK.
Dillen German, Dutch, Flemish
Matronymic from the given name Dille, a short form of Odilia.
Dillen Flemish, Dutch
Patronymic from a variant of the given name Aegidius (compare Giles).
Dillion Irish, English
Possibly a variant of Dillon.
Dillon Irish, English
Could be an Irish form of the Breton surname de Léon, meaning "of Léon", an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duilleáen, from the given name Dallán "little blind one", or be from a Norman French personal name derived from Ancient Germanic Dillo, possibly a byname from dil- "destroy".
Dilly English (British, Rare)
From the town illy in france
Di Lorenzo Italian
From the given name Lorenzo.
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.
Dimaio Italian
Derived either from the given name Maia or from the Latin "Maies" meaning May
Di Marco Italian
Means "son of Marco".
Di Martino Italian
From the given name Martino.
Dimas Spanish, Portuguese, Greek
Derived from the given name Dimas.
Dimashov Kazakh
Means "son of Dimash".
Di Matteo Italian
The surname Di Matteo comes from the personal names Matteo, of Jewish origin and popularized by the evangelist "Mattia" which have the meaning of "Gift of God".
Di Mauro Italian
From the given name Mauro.
Dimčevska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Dimčevski.
Dimčevski m Macedonian
Means "son of Dimče".
Dimitrenko Russian, Ukrainian
From the given name Dimitry.
Dimitriadis Greek
Means "son of Dimitris".
Dimitrin Russian
From the given name Dimitry.
Dimitrovski Macedonian
Means “son of Dimitar” or “son of Dimitrij” in Macedonian.
Dimoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Dimoski.
Dimoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Dimo".
Dimovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Dimovski.
Dimovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Dimo".
Di Moze Italian
Means "son of Moze" in Italian.
Di Nardo Italian (Tuscan)
Ancient and illustrious family, called Nardo, Nardi or De Nardi, originally from Tuscany, spread over the centuries in various regions of Italy.
Dingzhen Tibetan
Typical name for Tibetan.
Dinkin Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Metronymic with the addition of the Slavic possessive suffix -in, derived from the Yiddish female personal name Dinke, a hypocoristic form of Biblical Dinah, that in turn, derived from Hebrew dina, meaning “judged” or “vindicated”.
Dinkin Irish
Shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duinnchinn, meaning “descendant of Donnchean, which is a byname composed of the elements donn meaning “brown-haired man” or “chieftain” + ceann meaning “head.”
Dinkins Irish (?)
Probably a variant (with English possessive -s) of Irish Dinkin.
Dinn English
From a short form of the personal name Dinis, a variant of Dennis.
Diodato Italian
From the given name Diodato.
Diogene Italian
From the given name Diogene
Diogo Portuguese
From the given name Diogo.
Diola Spanish
Derived from the given masculine name Andrea
Diomedi Italian
Means "son of Diomede".
Dionicio Spanish
From the given name Dionicio.
Dionysiou Greek
Means "son of Dionysios".
Diosdado Spanish
From the given name Diosdado.
Di Paolo Italian
Means "son of Paolo".
Di Pietrantonio Italian
The surname Di Pietrantonio literally means "son of Pietro" and indicates in a reinforcing way the descent from the progenitor named Pietro.
Dirk Dutch, German
From the given name Dirk.
Disch Romansh
Contracted form of Durisch.
Dison English
Son of Di
Di Stasio Italian
Means "son of Stasio", Stasio being a short form of Anastasio.
Dittmann German
Variant of Dittmar. In eastern Germany, this form has been used for Dittmar since the 15th century.
Di Vincenzo Italian
Some characteristic forenames: Italian Mario, Angelo, Guido, Nino, Remo, Tito, Aldo, Alfonso, Alfredo, Antonio, Benito, Carlo, Carmelo, Carmine, Dante, Eduardo, Elvira, Gustavo, Olympio, Rodolfo, Sergio.... [more]
Dixion Scottish
Son of Dick 1, a diminutive of Richard
Djordjević Serbian
Alternate transcription of Đorđević.
Djukanović Montenegrin
Alternate transcription of Đukanović.
Djurović Montenegrin, Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Djuro".
Dmitriev m Russian
Means "son of Dmitry".
Dmitrieva f Russian
Feminine form of Dmitriev.
Dmitriyev m Russian
Variant transcription of Dmitriev.
Dmitriyevich Russian
Derived from the Given Name Dmitry.
Dmytrenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Dmytro". Compare Dmytriyenko.
Dmytriv Ukrainian
Means "son of Dmytro".
Dmytriyenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Dmytriy". Ukrainian form of Dmitriyev. Compare with Dmytrenko.
Dmytryshyn Ukrainian
Means "son of Dmytro" or "son of Dmytriy".
Doak Scots
A Scots Gaelic name said to be either an Anglicized version of Dabhóc that is a pet form of the given name David or a pet form of the given name Caradoc.
Doane Irish
Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dubháin ‘descendant of Dubhán’, meaning ‘the little black one’, a common name in the 16th century in southern Ireland, or Ó Damháin ‘descendant of Damhán’ meaning ‘fawn’, ‘little stag’, a rare Ulster name... [more]
Dobb English
From a nickname of Robert, a variant is Dobbs.
Dobbe English
From the medieval personal name Dobbe, one of several pet forms of Robert in which the initial letter was altered. Compare Hobbs.
Dobbins English
Means "son of Dobbin," which is a medieval diminutive of the name Dob, a medieval short form of the personal name Robert.
Dobilaitis Prussian
Meaning uncertain.
Dobrynin m Russian
Means "son of Dobrynya".
Doby English
From a diminutive of the given name Dob or Dobbe, itself a medieval diminutive of Robert (one of several rhyming nicknames of Robert in which the initial letter was altered; compare Hobbs).
Dodaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Dodë" in Albanian.
Dodd English
"Son of Dod." Variant of Dodds.
Dodgen English
From a pet form of Dogge (see Dodge).
Dodgson English
Patronymic form of Dodge.
Dodson English (British)
Means "son of Dodd" (see Dudda).
Doğan Turkish
Means "hawk, falcon" in Turkish.
Dohmen Medieval Dutch
Derived from dutch surname Damen
Dojčinovski Macedonian
Possibly means "son of Dojčin".
Dokala m Telugu
from Eluru, Rajahmundry and Vizag
Đokić Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Đoka".
Đoković Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Đoka".
Dolce Italian, Sicilian
From the medieval name Dolce meaning "sweet, pleasant" derived from Latin dulcis.
Dolf African
DOLF FAMILY OF CAPE TOWN
Dolfi Italian
From the given name Dolfo a diminutive or short form of Germanic names that end with dolfo Adolfo, Gandolfo, and Rodolfo making it a cognitive of Dolph.
Dollahan Irish
Variant of Hallahan, meaning "Descendent of Áilleacháin"
Dollen English (British), Irish
English (British): See Dolling and compare Dollin and Dowland (1)... [more]
Dolphin English, Irish
Derived from the Old Norse personal name Dólgfinnr.
Doman Czech, Slovak, Polish
Derivative of the personal name Tomas, or Slavic, Polish name formed with 'doma' meaning home or domestic such as Domasław or Domarad, also shortened from the surname Domański.
Domènech Catalan
From the given name Domènec.
Domenico Italian
From the given name Domenico
Domingos Portuguese
From the given name Domingos
Domingues Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Domínguez.
Dominguez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Domínguez primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Dominiak Polish
Derived from the given name Dominik.
Dominic English
From the given name Dominic
Dominiković Croatian
Means "son of Dominik" in Croatian.
Dominique French
From the given name Dominique
Domizio Italian
From the given name Domizio
Domonkos Hungarian
From the given name Domonkos.
Dömötör Hungarian
From the given name Dömötör.
Don Scottish
Don derives from the Old Gaelic "donn", brown, or the Old English pre 7th Century "dunn", brown, or the Old English pre 7th Century "dunn", dull brown or dark, and was originally given as a distinguishing nickname to someone with dark hair or a swarthy complexion.
Donabedian Armenian
Patronymic from classical Armenian tōnapet meaning ‘head of a festival’.
Donaghy Irish
Irish: variant of Donahue.
Do Nascimento Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Nascimento. This surname was borne by several Brazilian soccer players, including Pelé (1940-2022), Ramires (1987-) and Thiago Alcântara (1991-).
Donatelli Italian
Patronymic from a pet form of Donato.
Donatello Italian
From the given name Donatello.
Donatien French
From the given name Donatien.
Donato Italian
From the medieval personal name Donato (Latin Donatus, past participle of donare, frequentative of dare "to give"). It was the name of a 4th-century Italian bishop martyred in c. 350 under Julian the Apostate, as well as various other early saints, and a 4th-century grammarian and commentator on Virgil, widely respected in the Middle Ages as a figure of great learning.
Donatsch Romansh
Derived from the given name Donatus.
Donatucci Italian
From a pet form of the given name Donato.
Donau Romansh
Derived from the given name Donatus.
Donavan Irish
Meaning unknown. Possibly transferred use or Irish word for Don or Donald.
Donavon Irish
Variant of Donovan.
Doncaster m English
Doncaster's name originates from the Roman fort called Danum, established around 71 AD. The term "caster" derives from the Latin castra, meaning military camp, while "Don" comes from the Old English word Dunne, referring to the nearby River Don... [more]
Donchev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Doncho".
Doncheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Donchev.
Donel Irish
Variant of Donnel
Donell Irish
Variant of Donnell
Donley Irish
Variant of Donnelly.
Donna Italian
Probably a matronymic, from the given name Donna meaning "lady, mistress" in classical Italian and "woman" in modern Italian. May alternately derive from a place name.
Donnaloia Italian
A matronymic from Italian donna "lady, mistress" and Aloia.
Donnan Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Donnáin meaning "descendant of Donnán", a diminutive of the given name Donn, derived from Irish donn "brown, brown-haired" or donn "prince, chieftain".
Donnarumma Italian
Composed of Italian donna "lady" (from Latin domina "lady, mistress") and a short form of Rummeneca, a Neapolitan variant of the feminine given name Domenica, meaning "Sunday" and also deriving from Latin dominus "lord"... [more]
Donnel Irish
Variant of Donnell
Donnellan Irish
From the Gaelic Domhnallain, a diminutive of Donnell/Domhnall meaning "world mighty" (Irish form of the Scottish Donald).
Donnrin Irish
Irish origin derived from Donn. ... [more]
Donson English
Means "son of Don
Donth Low German (Rare)
Donth is a very rare surname that comes from Germany. No real information about this surname.
Dönz Romansh
Variant of Tönz.
Doolin Irish
Variant of Dolan.
Dooling Irish
Variant of Dolan.
Dopson English
Means "son of Dobbe".
Dor Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Dor, means "generation" in Hebrew.
Dora Romansh
Derived from the given name Dorothea.
D'Oreste Italian
From the given name Oreste
Doriani Italian
Derived from the given name Doriano.
Dorin Romanian
From the given name Dorin.
Dorman English
From the Old English personal name Deormann, composed of Old English deor (see Dear) + mann 'man'. This surname became established in Ireland in the 17th century; sometimes it is found as a variant of Dornan.
Dorney Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of O'Doirinne.
Dorofeev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Dorofeyev.
Dorofeyev m Russian
Means "son of Dorofey".
Doron Hebrew
From the given name Doron.
Doroshenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Dorosh".
Dorwin English
Possibly derived from the given name Deorwine (compare Darwin).
Dorzhiev Buryat
From the given name Dorzho.
Dosch Romansh
Variant of Dusch.
Doszhanov m Kazakh
Means "son of Doszhan".
Doszhanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Doszhanov.
Dotsenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Dots".
Dötter German
From a Germanic personal name formed with theud ‘people’, ‘race’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘strong’ or hari, heri ‘army’
Doud English, Irish
Variant of Dowd.
Douma West Frisian
Patronymic from the personal name Douwe.
Douw Dutch
Possibly from the given name Douwe, derived from West Frisian do "dove, pigeon". Alternatively, from a short form of David.
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.
Doval Galician
From 'do val' meaning 'of the valley. Galician origins.
Dow Scottish, Irish
Variant of Duff.
Dow English
Variant of Daw.
Dow German (Americanized)
Americanized form of Dau, from the Frisian personal name Douwe meaning "dove, pigeon".
Dowd English
Derived from the given name Doude.
Dowland Irish
Probably a variant of Dowlin or Dolan.
Döwletow m Turkmen
Means "son of Döwlet".
Döwletowa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Döwletow.
Dowlin Irish
Variant of Dolan.
Downey Irish
Anglicization of Irish name Dounaigh, which is, in turn, an Gaelicization of a Norman name. Dates from the 11th c.
Downing English
Derived from the Old English given name Dunning.
Dowson English
Either a patronymic surname derived from the given name Dow, a medieval variant of Daw (which was a diminutive of David), or else a metronymic form of the medieval feminine name Dowce, literally "sweet, pleasant", from Old French dolz, dous (cf... [more]
Doyal Irish
Variant of Doyle.
Drace English (American)
Possibly an Americanized form of Dutch Drees.
Dragoev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Drago".
Dragoeva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Dragoev.
Dragomirović Serbian
Means "son of Dragomir" in Serbian.
Dragoo American, French (Huguenot)
Americanized form of Dragaud, a French (Huguenot) surname derived from the Germanic given name Dragwald, itself derived from the elements drag- meaning "to carry" and wald "power, rule".
Drahuschak Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Drahushchak.
Drakos Greek
From the Greek name Δρακων (Drakon) which means "dragon, serpent"
Dražeta Serbian
Derived from the name Dražen.
Dražić Croatian, Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Draža".
Dreik French
Derived from the Old Norse given name Draki or the Old English given name Draca both meaning "dragon".
Drennan Irish (Anglicized), Scottish
From Gaelic Ó Draighneáin meaning "descendant of Draighneán", a byname meaning "blackthorn".
Drouin French (Quebec), French
From the Old French given name Drouin, of Frankish origins.
Dubhagáinn Irish
Derived from the given name Dubhagáin.
Ducasse French
French: topographic name for someone who lived by an oak tree, from Old French casse ‘oak (tree)’ (Late Latin cassanos, a word of Celtic origin), with the fused preposition and article du ‘from the’... [more]
Duch Slovak, Czech
Means "ghost" in Slovak.
Duchek Czech
Duchek is short form of name Duchoslav.