Submitted Surnames from Given Names

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Viktyuk m Ukrainian
Means "son of Viktor".
Vilbig German
Unknown.
Vilhelmsson Swedish
Means "son of Vilhelm".
Vilhjálmsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Vilhjálmur". Its masculine counterpart is Vilhjálmsson.
Viljaste Estonian
Viljaste is an Estonian surname derived from "vilja" meaning "grain", "harvest" and "fruit bearing".
Villadsen Danish
Villadsen means "son of Villads".
Villard German
Altered form of German Hilgard, from the female personal name Hildegard, composed of the Germanic elements hild "strife, battle" and gard "fortress, stronghold".
Vimbai Shona
Vimbai means "Have hope, trust". It is a call to have hope or to trust in
Vimukthi Sinhalese
From the given name Vimukthi.
Vince English
From a short form of the personal name Vincent.
Vincente English, Italian
English variant of Vincent 1, otherwise from the given name Vincente
Vincenz Romansh
Derived from the given name Vincentius.
Vincenzi Italian
Patronymic form of Vincenzo.
Vincenzo Italian
From the given name Vincenzo
Vincetić Croatian
Derived from Vinko, Croatian form of Vincent.
Vinciguerra Italian
Derived from medieval Italian name Vinciguerra.
Vink Dutch
Means "finch, chaffinch" in Dutch, a metonymic occupational name for someone who caught finches and other small birds. It could also be a nickname for someone cheerful, or who was known for whistling.
Vinson English
This surname means "son of Vincent."
Violet English
Derived from the given name Violet
Violet English, French
Derived from the given name Violet (English) or a variant of Violette (French).
Virgil Spanish
From the given name Virgil.
Virk Punjabi
From the name of the founder of the clan, a Rajput named Virak.
Virkkula Kven
from virkku meaning "spike" and the ending -la meaning "place".
Virsik Czech
May mean "peach"
Viscardi Italian
patronymic or plural form of Viscardo a variant of the personal name Guiscardo itself from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements wisa "wise" and hard "hardy strong"... [more]
Vista Italian
Probably from a short form of a medieval personal name such as Bellavista, an omen or well-wishing name literally meaning ‘fine view’.
Vitaliano Italian
From the given name Vitaliano
Vítek Czech
Vítek comes from Latin name Vitus.
Vitko Russian, Ukrainian (?)
Possibly derived from the name Viktor.
Vitkus Lithuanian
From a pet form of the personal name Vytautas (a compound of vyti ‘to guide’ + tauta ‘the people’).
Vitorino Portuguese
From the given name Vitorino
Vittone Italian
Probably an augmentative form of the given name Vitto, which can be a variant of Vito 1 (from Latin vita "life"), derive from the Germanic name Wido, or be a shortened form of names ending with -vitto, such as Salvitto or Iacovitto.
Vittorio Italian
From the given name Vittorio.
Vivenzio Italian
From the given name Vivenzio.
Vivian English
Derived from the given name Vivian.
Viviano Italian
From the given name Viviano.
Vladić Croatian, Serbian
Means ''son of Vlad''.
Vladu Romanian
Derived from given name Vlad.
Vlasov Russian
Means "son of Vlasiy".
Vlasova f Russian
Feminine form of Vlasov.
Voinea Romanian
From the given name Voinea.
Vojković Croatian
Means "son of Vojko".
Vojtek Slovak
Derived from the given name Vojtech.
Voldemaras Lithuanian
From the given name Voldemaras.
Volker German, Dutch
From the given name Volker. Cognate of Fulcher.
Vollbrecht German
From a German personal name composed of the elements folk ‘people’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. In the U.S. this name is often Americanized as Fulbright and Fullbright.
Vollmar German, Germanic, Low German
This name is a variant form of Volkmar and the Low German form of Waldemar. It is of Germanic and Slavic origin and comes from the following roots: (VOLKMAR) and (VOLODIMĚRŬ).
Vollmer Danish
Danish Variant of Volkmar.
Volmer Danish
Variant of Vollmer.
Volodin m Russian
Means "son of Volodya".
Vonai Shona
It is a form of the Shona name Onai.
Vongai Shona
Vongai means "be thankful, or appreciative".
Vosilius Lithuanian
Form of basil which means royalty
Vovin Russian
Means "son of Vova".
Voytek Polish, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian
Americanized spelling of the given names VOJTEK, Vojtech, Wojtek, all pet forms of the Polish given name Wojciech, or other Slavic cognates.
Vreeke Dutch
Either a variant form of the given name Freek, a diminutive of Frederik, or a contraction of Van Der Eijk "from the oak".
Vučević Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Vučić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Vuk".
Vučinović Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the given name Vuk, which also means "wolf".
Vučković Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Vujačić Serbian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Vujanić Serbian
Means "son of Vujan".
Vujčić Serbian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Vujić Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Vujičić Serbian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Vukadinović Serbian
Derived from the given name Vukadin.
Vukašin Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the given name Vukašin.
Vukčević Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Vukelić Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Vukić Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Vukićević Serbian
Means "son of Vuk".
Vukmanović Serbian, Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Vukman".
Vukov Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Vuksan Croatian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Vuksanović Serbian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Vural Turkish
Derived from the given name Vural.
Vyvyan English
From the name Vyvyan.
Waawaashkeshshi Indigenous American
The name Waawaashkeshshi origin is annishinabe given name it means white tailed deer
Wackerman English (American), German
From the Americanized spelling of German Wackermann, a variant of Wacker, with the addition of Middle High German man, meaning ‘man’.
Waddell English
Possibly derived from Woodhill in Wiltshire, England, derived from Old English wad "woad" and hyll "hill". Alternatively, could be from the Middle English given name Wadel.
Wadood Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Wadud.
Wadud Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Wadud.
Wadzanai Shona
Wadzanai means "Have fellowship, visit each other, be on good terms". The name may be given as a call to family to come together in fellowship, visiting and being on good terms
Wael Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Wail.
Wagdy Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Wagdy.
Wahab Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Wahab.
Waheed Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Wahid.
Wahid Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Wahid.
Wäite Luxembourgish (Germanized, Rare)
The name originates from Luxembourg and the surrounding Germanic regions most notably the Rhenish Palatinate from around the 1800s. The word wäite is Luxembourgish for wide and also broad, the word wäit which is an alternative spelling of the Surname Wäite is Luxembourgish for far or distant.... [more]
Waitman English (American)
From the Old English given name Hwætmann, composed of hwæt, "active, quick, sharp, brave" and mann "person, man"
Wajid Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Wajid.
Wajoli African
Swahili Word mjoli. Swahili Plural wajoli. English Word fellow servant.
Wake English, Scottish
From the Old Norse byname Vakr meaning "wakeful", "vigilant" (from vaka meaning "to remain awake"), or perhaps from a cognate Old English Waca (attested in place names such as Wakeford, Wakeham, and Wakeley).
Wakelin English
From the Anglo-Norman male personal name Walquelin, literally "little Walho", a Germanic nickname meaning literally "foreigner".
Wakim Muslim
Probably a variant of Hakim.
Walch German
From the personal name Walcho.
Waleed Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Walid.
Walenta Polish
From a derivative of the personal name Walenty.
Wales English (Modern), Scottish
English and Scottish patronymic from Wale.
Walid Arabic
Derived from the given name Walid.
Walliams English
Very rare form of Williams.... [more]
Walling Anglo-Norman
From the Anglo-Norman personal name Walweyn, the Old German forename Waldwin, or the Old English personal name Wealdwine, which means "power-friend".
Waltrip German
Derived from the name of the father of the original bearer, indicating the "son of Waldrap." The Germanic personal name Waldrap, is a short form of Walraven, a name used mostly among nobles, knights, and patricians.
Walwyn English
Either (i) from the Old English personal name Wealdwine, literally "power-friend"; or (ii) perhaps from the medieval personal name Walwain, the Anglo-Norman form of Old French Gauvain (cf... [more]
Walz German
Variant of Waltz.
Wanbli Sioux
Means "eagle" in the Sioux language.
Wangchuk Tibetan
From the given name Wangchuk
Wangmo Tibetan
From the given name Wangmo.
Wappara Indian, Tamil
Another form of Oppara.
Waqa Fijian
The president of Nauru is called Baron Waqa.
Waqar Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Waqar.
Waris Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Waris.
Warnecke German
North German from a pet form of the personal name Warner, Low German form of Werner.
Warns German, Dutch
Patronymic form of the Germanic given name Warn (see Warin). Alternatively, a habitational name from various Frisian places likely named using the same or similar elements.
Warrior English
From the given name “warrior” from Old Frenchwerreieor, werrieur ‘warrior’.
Waseem Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Wasim.
Wasim Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Wasim.
Wasser German, Jewish
Topographic name from Middle High German wazzer "water".
Wassink Dutch
Derived from the personal name Wazo and the suffix -ink denoting origin from a family or place.
Waterson English
It is a patronymic of the male given name Water or Walter.
Watterson Scottish, Northern Irish
From an altered form of the given name Walter.
Wawrzyniak Polish
from the personal name Wawrzyniec
Weale Welsh
A Welsh name, quite rare.
Weetman English
Older form of Waitman.
Weichmann German
From the given name Wigman. Derived from ancient Germanic wig "battle fight" and man "man".
Weigel German
Derived from the given name Wigand.
Weiher German
Meaning:... [more]
Wein German, Yiddish, Hungarian
Means "grape, vine, wine" in German and Yiddish (װײַנ). According to Nelly Weiss, Wein-style family names originated from signboards (house sign, house shield) in Jewish communities. Wein may also be related the German verb weinen meaning "to cry"... [more]
Weinel German
From the name Wino.
Weinreich German
from the name "Winrich"... [more]
Welfing German
Name given to our family by our relative, a German king.
Welti German (Swiss)
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Walter.
Welty German (Swiss)
From a Swiss German diminutive of the German given name Walther. A literary bearer was the American writer Eudora Welty (1909-2001).
Wences Slavic
Based on Wenceslaus or Wenceslas, latinized forms of name of Slavic rulers in various forms such as Václav, Wacław, Więcesław, Vyacheslav, Vjenceslav, etc. Derived from the Slavic words veli/vyache/więce/više ("great(er), large(r)"), and slava ("glory, fame")... [more]
Wendelin German
From the given name Wendelin.
Wentz German (Rare)
Originally a pet form of the given names Werner and Wenceslaw. Meaning "guard" or "army".
Wentzel German
Variant spelling of Wetzel.
Wenz German
Variant of Wentz
Wenzel German
Variant of Wentzel or from the given name Wenzel
Wepener South African, German
South African, German decent/history
Wernersson Swedish
Means "son of Werner".
Wertz German
From a pet form of the personal name Werner.
Wessel Frisian, Dutch
From the given name Wessel.
Wessels Dutch, South African
Patronymic from the given name Wessel.
Westernmeir German
Of German decent.
Weyman English
Variant form of Wyman or Waitman.
Whetzel American
Altered spelling of German Wetzel.
Whitlow English
white hill” place name from east side of country in lower Northumbria perhaps? Or perhaps next lower shire.
Whitson Scottish (Gallicized)
This surname originated in Lanarkshire in Scotland. The family held a seat from King Malcolm IV in 1153 in Wicestun.
Whybrow English
From the medieval female personal name Wyburgh, literally "war-fortress". (Cf. Germanic cognate Wigburg.)
Wiącek Polish
Derived from the given name Wiecek (see Więcesław).
Wiatt English (American)
Americanized variant of Wyatt.
Wick English, German
English: topographic name for someone who lived in an outlying settlement dependent on a larger village, Old English wic (Latin vicus), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, of which there are examples in Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, and Worcestershire... [more]
Widger English
From the Old English male personal name Wihtgār, literally "elf-spear".
Widrig Romansh
Derived from the given name Fridericus.
Wiebe German
From a short form of any of various Germanic personal names beginning with wig ‘battle’, ‘war.’
Wiebenga Frisian, Dutch
From the given name Wiebe, the suffix -enga indicating that it is of Frisian origin.
Wieland German, Germanic Mythology
Derived from the given name Wieland.
Wielandt German
From the given name Wieland.
Wiemann Low German
Variant of Weinmann, from Middle Low German, Middle High German winman ‘viticulturalist’, ‘wine merchant’. Variant of Wiedemann... [more]
Wiens German
Patronymic from a short form of an ancient Germanic compound personal name beginning with wini "friend".
Wiersma West Frisian
Can be a patronymic form of the given name Wier, a contracted form of Wieger (see also Wiro), or a toponymic surname from West Frisian wier "artificial hill, dwelling mound", a cognate of English weir and Dutch wierde.
Wigand German
From the given name Wigand. Variant of Weigand.
Wiggin English
Either (i) from the Germanic male personal name Wīgant, literally "warrior", introduced into England by the Normans; or (ii) from the Breton male personal name Wiucon, literally "worthy-noble", introduced into England by the Normans.
Wiggins English
Patronymic form of Wiggin.
Wijnands Dutch
Means "son of Wijnand".
Wijnen Dutch
Patronymic form of Wijn, a short form of personal names containing the element wini "friend", such as Boudewijn or Adalwin.
Wilbers English (American)
from the given name Wilbur
Wilbert English, German
From the given name Wilbert.
Wilcoxson English
Patronymic form of Wilcox which is derived from a diminutive of the given name William
Wildrick English
From German Wildreich, a medieval personal name, from Old High German wildi "wild".
Wilhelm German
Derived from the given name Wilhelm.
Wilhelmsson Swedish
Means "son of Wilhelm".
Wilkes English, Frisian
English: patronymic from Wilk.... [more]
Will Scottish, English, German
Scottish and northern English from the medieval personal name Will, a short form of William, or from some other medieval personal names with this first element, for example Wilbert or Willard... [more]
Wille German
From a short form of any of the Germanic personal names beginning Willi-, as for example, Willibrant, Willihart.
Willert German
German cognate and variant of Willard. From a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements willo "will, desire" and hard "hardy, brave, strong".
Willets English
Occasionally a Habitational name from Willet in Elworthy. Probably a compound of Old English wiell will 'spring' + an unrecorded gīete 'stream'.(Ancestory.com) Or is a varation of the given name William.
Willing English
Patronymic from the Old English personal name Willa.
Willock English
From the medieval male personal name Willoc, a pet-form based on the first syllable of any of a range of Old English compound names beginning with willa "will, desire".
Willrich German
from the personal name Williric derived from the elements willo "will, desire" and rih "ruler, king"... [more]
Wills English
Patronymic from Will.
Wills German
Patronymic from any of the Germanic personal names beginning with wil "will, desire".
Wilm German
From a short form of the given name Wilhelm.
Win English
Variant spelling of Wynn.
Win Burmese (Americanized)
From the given name Win, taken as a surname after emigrating.
Windham English, Irish (Anglicized)
English habitational name from Wyndham in West Sussex, near West Grinstead, probably named from an unattested Old English personal name Winda + Old English hamm ‘water meadow’; or from Wymondham in Leicestershire and Norfolk, named from the Old English personal name Wigmund (see Wyman) + Old English ham ‘homestead’... [more]
Winfred English
From the given name Winfred.
Winfrey English
From the Old English personal name Winfrith, literally "friend-peace". A famous bearer of this surname is Oprah Winfrey (1954-), a US television talk-show presenter.
Winne English
Variant spelling of Wynn.
Winney English
Derived from an unattested Old English given name, *Wyngeofu, composed of the elements wyn "joy" and geofu "battle".... [more]
Winnykamien Polish
It is the Polish version of Weinstein
Wirkola Kven
Norwegian Variant of Virkkula.
Wisp English
The surname of the author of Quidditch Through The Ages in the Harry Potter Universe, Kennilworthy Whisp. Probably referring to the wind, or a family of people who usually were nearly bald.
Wissmach German
I think it is German
Witek Polish, English (Rare)
From the personal name Wit, a short form of Witold, a derivative of Lithuanian Vytautas, a compound of vyti 'to guide' + tauta 'the people'... [more]
Witschge Dutch
Dutch cognate of Witzke. Famous bearers of this surname include brothers Rob (1966-) and Richard Witschge (1969-), both of whom are former Dutch soccer players.
Witten Low German
North German patronymic from Witte.
Witter German
From a Germanic personal name, composed of the elements widu "wood" and hari "army".
Witz German, Jewish
From the medieval personal name Witzo, a short form of any of several Germanic compound names beginning with wig ‘battle’... [more]
Witzke German
Diminutive form of Witz.
Władysław Polish
four polish kings names
Wodda Indian, Tamil
Another form of Odda.