Submitted Surnames from Given Names

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Mizrachi Hebrew
Variant transcription of Mizrahi.
Mkerref Berber (Modern, Rare)
Mkerref originated from the 1950s in Tangier, Morocco. The surname is rare and its holders have riffian (amazigh) roots, known as the Temsamanis originally. ... [more]
Mkhitaryan Armenian
Means "son of Mkhitar".
Mkrtchian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Mkrtchyan.
Mkrtchyan Armenian
Means "son of Mkrtich".
Mladenov Bulgarian
Means "son of Mladen".
Moan Irish
Reduced form of Mohan.
Moana Maori
From the given name Moana.
Mobarak Arabic
From the given name Mubarak.
Möbius German
Patronymic surname derived from the given name Bartholomäus, the German form of Bartholomew.
Möbus German
Variant of Möbius.
Mochan Scottish, English, Irish
From the given name Mochán.
Mockford English
Mockford comes from "Mocca's ford", with Mocca being an Old English name of uncertain origin. An alternative theory is that it comes from "Motholfr's ford" from the Old Norse meaning "renown-wolf". Either way, Mockford was once a place in Sussex, near Rottingdean, and it is from there that most branches of the name originate.
Moes Dutch, Low German
Variant form of Maas.
Mohamad Arabic
Derived from the given name Mohamad.
Mohamadou Western African
From the given name Mohamadou.
Mohammadian Persian
From the given name Mohammad.
Mohammadinejad Persian
Means "descendant of Mohammad" in Persian.
Mohammadpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian محمدپور (see Mohammadpour).
Mohammadpour Persian
Means "descendant of Mohammad" in Persian.
Mohammadpourkarkaragh Persian (Rare)
From the given name Mohammad combined with Persian پور (pur) "son" and the name of the Persian village of Karkaraq.
Mohammadzadeh Persian
From the given name Mohammad combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Mohammadzai Pashto
Means "son of Muhammad" in Pashto.
Mohammedi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mohammed (chiefly Algerian).
Mohorko Slovene
It comes from the latin given name ERMACORA. the Sain Bishop of Aquileia, near Venice.
Mohsen Arabic
From the given name Muhsin.
Mohseni Persian
From the given name Mohsen.
Mohsenian Persian
From the given name Mohsen.
Mohsenpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian محسنپور (see Mohsenpour).
Mohsenpour Persian
Means "son of Mohsen" in Persian.
Mohsenzadeh Persian
Means "born of Mohsen" in Persian.
Mohsin Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Muhsin.
Moïse French
From the given name Moïse.
Moiseyev Russian
Means "son of Moisey".
Moiseyeva Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Моисеев (see Moiseyev).
Mojtabaei Persian
From the given name Mojtaba.
Mojtabai Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مجتبایی (see Mojtabaei).
Mokhtar Arabic
From the given name Mukhtar.
Mokhtarpour Persian
Means "son of Mokhtar" in Persian.
Mokhtarzadeh Persian
Means "born of Mokhtar" in Persian.
Molchan Russian, Ukrainian
From the Russian word молчан meaning "silent" it was often used as a nickname for someone who was soft-spoken and as a given name following Baptism
Moldabekov m Kazakh
Means "son of Moldabek".
Moldabekova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Moldabekov.
Moldagaliev m Kazakh
Means "son of Moldagali".
Moldagalieva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Moldagaliev.
Molitvenik Ukrainian (Ukrainianized, Rare)
The meaning is "prayer warrior" or "someone who prays"
Mollison English, Scottish
Derived from the female given name Molly, wich is diminutive of Mary.
Molone Irish
Variant of Malone.
Momchilov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Momchil".
Momchilova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Momchilov.
Mo'minov Uzbek
Means "son of Mo'min".
Moneer Arabic
From the given name Munir
Monett French (Americanized)
Americanized form of Monet or Monette.
Monge French
Truncated form of Demonge, a regional variant of the given name Dominique (compare Dimanche).
Monir Arabic
From the given name Munir
Monir Arabic (Egyptian), Bengali
Derived from the given name Munir.
Moniz Portuguese
From the medieval Portuguese first name Muhno.... [more]
Moniz Portuguese
Means "son of Munho".
Montaser Arabic
From the given name Muntasir.
Montasser Arabic
From the given name Muntasir.
Monvoisin French
Married surname of a infamous 17th century fortune teller and poisoner, Catherine Monvoisin nee Deshayes, known as La Voisin. Executed for witchcraft in 1680 in the affair of the poisons. Her clients included the elite of Paris including a mistress of Louis XIV.
Moonen Dutch
Patronymic form of Moon, a diminutive of the given name Simon 1.
Moosa Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Musa.
Moosavi Persian
Variant transcription of Mousavi.
Moosazadeh Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian موسی زاده (see Mousazadeh).
Mopantokobogo Zulu
From Zulu meaning "big man".
Mor Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Mor, means "myrrh" in Hebrew.
Morad Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Morad.
Moradian Persian
From the given name Morad.
Moradpour Persian
Means "son of Morad" in Persian.
Moradzadeh Persian
Means "born of Morad" in Persian.
Moralee English, French
First found in Norfolk where they were seated from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings.
Moran Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
From the given name Moran.
Morant English, French
From the Old French personal name Morant, perhaps from a nickname meaning "steadfast", or alternatively of Germanic origin and meaning literally "courage-raven". A known bearer was the British-born Australian soldier and poet Breaker Morant, original name Edwin Henry Murrant (?1864-1902).
Mordecai English
From the given name Mordecai
Mordechai Hebrew
From the given name Mordechai.
Morey Irish, English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Mórdha, and in English (of Norman origin), derived from the Old French given name Mory, a short form of Amaury (see Emery).
Morgans English, Irish
Variation of Morgan.
Morganson English
Means “son of Morgan 1”.
Móric Hungarian
From the given name Móric.
Morice French, Scottish
French variant of Maurice and Scottish variant of Morris.
Morici Italian, Hungarian
From a variant of the Italian given name Maurizio, Hungarian name Móric both are cognitive of Morris.
Moritzi Romansh
Derived from the given name Mauritius.
Morrell English
Anglicization of Morel, related to Morell.
Morrie English
Probably a variant of Morris, or possibly of Murray 1.
Morrow Irish (Anglicized), Scottish
Shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Murchadha (see McMorrow).
Morshed Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Morshed.
Mortaz Persian
Mortaz is a family with Persian roots that means suffered or has suffered
Mortazavi Persian
From the given name Mortaza.
Mortenson English
Means "son of Morten".
Mortezaee Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مرتضایی (see Mortezaei).
Mortezaei Persian
From the given name Morteza.
Mortezaie Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مرتضایی (see Mortezaei).
Mortonson English
Means "Son of Morton".
Mosa Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Sindhi, Dhivehi
From the given name Musa.
Moscato Italian
Variant of the personal name Muscato, also Americanized spelling of Greek Moskatos, a metonymic occupational name for a grower of muscat grapes.
Moseid Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
From Moseid Farm in southern Norway.
Moshe Hebrew
From the given name Moshe.
Moskowitz Jewish
Germanized form of a patronymic surname formed by adding the Slavic suffix "-ovic" meaning "son of" to a Yiddish transformation (Moshke) of the biblical Hebrew personal Moses ("Mosko" was a Polish pet form of the personal name Moses).
Moslemi Persian
From the given name Moslem.
Moslemzadeh Persian
Means "born of Moslem" in Persian.
Mosqueda Spanish
Mosqueda comes from the Spanish word 'Mosca' meaning house fly.
Mossberg Jewish
Combination of Moses and German berg "mountain, hill".
Mostafaee Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مصطفایی (see Mostafaei).
Mostafaei Persian
From the given name Mostafa.
Mostafaie Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مصطفایی (see Mostafaei).
Mostafavi Persian
From the given name Mostafa.
Mostefaï Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mostefa (chiefly Algerian).
Mostefaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "relating to Mustafa" in Arabic (chiefly Algerian).
Mostofa Bengali
From the given name Mustafa.
Mota South American, Spanish, Portuguese
Topographic name for someone who lived by a fortified stronghold.
Moujtaba Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic المجتبى (see el-Moujtaba).
Moujteba Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic المجتبى (see el-Moujteba).
Mouloud Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mouloud.
Mouloudi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mouloud.
Moulton English
Derived from various places with the same name, for example in the counties of Cheshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Suffolk and North Yorkshire in England. It is either derived from the Old English given name Mūla, the Old Norse name Múli or Old English mūl meaning "mule" and tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town".
Mourad Arabic
From the given name Murad.
Mouratis Greek
Possibly a patronymic from the Turkish given name Murat.
Mousa Arabic
From the given name Musa.
Mousazadeh Persian
Means "born of Mousa" in Persian.
Moussaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Musa.
Moussi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Musa.
Moustafa Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Mustafa.
Moustapha Western African
From the given name Moustapha.
Mowat Scottish
From medieval female given name, Mohaut, a variant of Maud.
Moyes English
From the medieval personal name Moise, a vernacular variant of Moses (the biblical name of the Hebrew prophet who led the Children of Israel out of captivity).
Mozafarikhosravi Persian (Rare)
A surname that combines the two names Mozaffar and Khosrau.
Mozaffari Persian
From the given name Mozaffar.
Mpungu Kongo
Means ‘gorilla’ in Yombe and ‘creator’ in its relative Ntandu.
Mu Chinese
Chinese : in the state of Song during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc) there existed a leader who was posthumously given the name of the duke of Mu. His descendants adopted Mu as their surname... [more]
Mucciarone Italian
From an augmentative form of the dimunitive suffix -muccio short form of pet names ending in -muccio such as Anselmuccio or Giacomuccio.
Muccio Italian
Short form of pet names ending in -muccio such as Anselmuccio or Giacomuccio.
Mufaro Shona
Mufaro means "Joy, happiness". It is a name of rejoicing
Mufleh Arabic
From the given name Mufleh.
Muhamad Arabic
Derived from the given name Muhamad.
Muhamadov Avar
Means "son of Muhamad".
Muhamadova f Avar
Feminine form of Muhamadov.
Muhamed Arabic
Derived from the given name Muhammad.
Muhametaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Muhamet" in Albanian.
Muhammado Arabic (Japanized, Rare)
Japanized form of Muhammad, written 無半麻土.
Muhammed Arabic
From the given name Muhammad.
Muhsen Arabic
From the given name Muhsin
Muhsin Arabic, Turkish
From the given name Muhsin
Muis Dutch, Indonesian
From Dutch muis meaning "mouse". Could be a nickname denoting someone with mouse-like tendencies, or who caught mice, or a short form of the given name Bartholomeus.
Mujahid Arabic
From the given name Mujahid.
Mujić Bosnian
Means "son of Mujo".
Mujović Bosnian
Means "son of Mujo"
Mujtaba Arabic
From the given name Mujtaba.
Mukhambetov m Kazakh
Means "son of Mukhambet".
Mukhambetova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Mukhambetov.
Mukhamedov Kazakh
Means "son of Mukhamed".
Mukhitov m Kazakh
Means "son of Mukhit".
Mukhitova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Mukhitov.
Mukhtar Arabic
From the given name Mukhtar.
Mukhtarov m Kazakh
Means "son of Mukhtar".
Mukhtarova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Mukhtarov.
Mulberry Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Maoilbhearaigh.
Muldoon Irish
From Irish Gaelic Ó Maoldúin "descendant of Maoldún", a personal name meaning literally "chief fortress".
Mulfall Irish
Anglicized form Gaelic Ó Maol Fábhail meaning "descendent of Maolfábhail".
Mulholland Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolchallann meaning "descendant of Maolchallann".
Mulkerin Irish
The Irish surname Mulkerin is an anglicied rendering of the Gaelic surname O'Maoilchiarain which means ,literally, "descendant of a follower of Saint Ciaran", the Irish saint who founded the great monastery at Clonmacnois... [more]
Mullery Irish (Rare)
From Irish Gaelic Ó Maolmhuire "descendant of Maolmhuire", a personal name meaning literally "servant of (the Virgin) Mary".
Mulvaney Irish
From Ó Maoilmheana meaning "descendant of Maoilmhaena."
Mulvey Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maoilmhiadhaigh "descendant of Maoilmhiadhach", a personal name meaning "honorable chief".
Mulvihill Irish
Anglicized from Gaelic Ó Maoil Mhichíl meaning "descendant of Maoilmhichil", Maoilmhichil being a personal name meaning "devotee of (Saint) Michael", referring to the archangel.
Mumin Arabic
Derived from the given name Mumin.
Muminović Bosnian
Means "son of Mumin".
Mumtaz Urdu
Derived from the given name Mumtaz.
Mumuza Dungan
From the first part of the given name Muhammad and Chinese 娃子 (wázi), a dialectal term meaning "(small) child".
Munawar Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Munawar.
Mundo Italian
Derived from the given name Mundus.
Muneer Arabic
From the given name Munir
Munenobu Japanese (Rare)
From the given name 宗信 or 宗延 (see Munenobu).
Munevar Colombian
I actually don't know its orgin, just the meaning and that I have it.... [more]
Mung Chin
From a part of a Chin masculine compound personal name of unexplained meaning.
Munhoz Portuguese
Portuguese form of Muñoz.
Munir Arabic
From the given name Munir
Muñiz Spanish
Variant of Muñoz.
Munn Scottish, English
Variant form of McMunn. In English, it is a nickname or an occupational name for a person who worked for monks, derived from Anglo-Norman French moun meaning "monk" (see Monk).
Munno Italian
An assimilated form of Mundo.
Munua Medieval Spanish (Latinized, Archaic)
Its meaning is Son of Muno.
Murad Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Murad.
Muratagi Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "village", 田 (ta) meaning "rice field" and 義 (gi) meaning "righteousness".
Murataj Albanian
Means "descendant of Murat" in Albanian.
Murati Albanian
Derived from the given name Murat.
Murchie English (American, Anglicized), English (British, Anglicized)
"Murchie" comes from the personal name "Murdo". The Scottish Gaelic form of the surname was "Mac Mhurchaidh", meaning son of "Murdo". The name "Murdo" is equivalent to "Murdock", and means sea warrior.
Murchison English (American)
May be an Anglicized form of the Gaelic "Mac Mhurchaidh" meaning "Son of Sea Warrior"
Murdick Scottish
Most likely a derivative of Murdock, or Murdoch. Historical documentation, as late as the mid-1800's refer to my ancestors as Murdock, but can also reference the surname of Murdick - even, on occasion, in the same document... [more]
Murganović Vlach
Means "son of Murgan".
Murodov Tajik, Uzbek
Means "son of Murad".
Murphey Irish
Variant of Murphy
Murrell English
Taken from the given name, Merrill
Murrow Irish, Scottish
Variant of Morrow. A famous bearer of the surname was Edward R. Murrow (1908-1965), US radio and television journalist.
Murshed Bengali
Derived from the given name Murshed.
Murtaza Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Murtada.
Murtazaliev Avar, Chechen
From a combination of the given names Murtaza and Ali 1.
Murtazalieva f Avar, Chechen
Feminine form of Murtazaliev.
Murtazin m Tatar
Means "son of Murtaza".
Murtov Georgian
Means "son of Murtaz".
Murvin Scottish, English (American)
From the given name Murvin. Predominantly used in the USA.
Musa Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Musa.
Musabekov m Kazakh
Means "son of Musabek".
Musabekova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Musabekov.
Musaeva Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Chechen, Avar, Dargin, Lezgin, Kumyk
Feminine transcription of Kyrgyz/Chechen/Avar/Dargin/Lezgin/Kumyk Мусаева and Kazakh Мұсаева (see Musaev).
Musaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Musa" in Albanian.
Musaji Gujarati, Indian (Muslim)
Derived from the Arabic name Musa and English Moses.
Musalam Arabic
Alternate transcription of Musallam.
Musallam Arabic
From the given name Musallam.
Musəvi Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Mousavi.
Musayev Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Chechen, Avar, Dargin, Lezgin, Kumyk, Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Kyrgyz/Chechen/Avar/Dargin/Lezgin/Kumyk Мусаев and Kazakh Мұсаев (see Musaev).
Musayeva Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Chechen, Avar, Dargin, Lezgin, Kumyk
Feminine transcription of Kyrgyz/Chechen/Avar/Dargin/Lezgin/Kumyk Мусаева and Kazakh Мұсаева (see Musayev).
Musazadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Musa".
Muscat Maltese
Maltese form of Muscato.
Muscato Italian
From the given name Muscato, which is derived from the Latin word muscus meaning "moss".
Mushtaq Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Mushtaq.
Musić Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian
Patronymic from the personal name Musa, a pet form of the Biblical name Mojsije.
Musick Polish
This Polish and Czech surname was a name of two-fold origin. It was a name given to a peasant or vassal and was also a nickname from the Polish word 'musiec' meaning 'must'. It appears that the name derived from someone who had to take orders, perhaps from an overseer or lord of the manor.
Musin Tatar, Bashkir, Russian, Kazakh
From the given name Musa.
Musleh Arabic
Derived from the given name Muslih.
Muslim Arabic
From the given name Muslim.
Muslimov Russian, Muslim
Means "son of Muslim".
Mustafaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Mustafa" in Albanian.