Submitted Surnames from Given Names

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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"
Chantha Khmer, Thai, Lao
From the given name Chantha.
Charalampopoulos Greek
Descentand or son of Charalampos
Charef Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Sharif.
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
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).
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.
Châu Vietnamese
Meaning "pearl, gem"
Chaux French
French / Switzerland.... [more]
Chavali Telugu
Brahmin last name of South India, Andhra Pradesh
Chenai Shona
Chenai means "Be clean, be hygienic or come out clean"
Cherchi Italian
Probably from the given name Ciriaco.
Cherian Indian (Christian)
From the given name Cherian.
Cherifi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Sharif.
Cheriyan Indian (Christian)
From the given name Cherian.
Cherneski Ukrainian
This surname means 'black', from the Slavic root word cherno or charno.
Cherubini Italian
Means "son of Cherubino".
Cherubino Italian
Italian cognitive of Cherubin, from the given name Cherubino or the nickname of the same word from Ecclesiastical Latin Cherubin.
Chesney English (?)
Came from France and has been shortened.
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.
Chinc Polish
Variant of Hinc.
Chincoya Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain.
Chińcz Polish
Variant of Hinc.
Chincz Polish
Variant of Hinc.
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
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."
Chönz Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Conrad.
Choukri Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Shukri chiefly used in Morocco.
Christ German
From the Latin personal name Christus "Christ" (see Christian). The name Christ (Latin Christus) is from Greek Khristos, a derivative of khriein "to anoint", a calque of Hebrew mashiach "Messiah", which likewise means literally "the anointed".
Christenson English
Anglicized form of Christensen
Christer Swedish, Danish
From the given name Christer.
Christie Scottish
Means "son of Christian" or "son of Christopher".
Christina English, Various
Derived from the name Christina
Christofi Greek (Cypriot)
From the given name Christofis, a short form of Christophoros.
Christophe French
From the given name Christophe.
Christou Greek
Means "son of Christos 1".
Chromczak Polish (Latinized, Rare, ?)
The meaning of the name is: Chromium approval throughput time might.
Chronis Greek
From a short form of Greek Polychronis. The word χρόνος (chrónos) itself means "time" in Greek.
Chrysanthe French
From the Greek Χρύσανθος (Chrysanthos), meaning "golden flower". This surname was first given to children found on October 25, the feast day of Saint Chrysanthos.
Chrysikakis Greek
The surname comes from the Greek word for gold "χρυσός".
Chubb English
English (mainly West Country): nickname from Middle English chubbe ‘chub’ a common freshwater fish Leuciscus cephalus. The fish is notable for its short fat shape and sluggish habits and the word was used in early Modern English for a lazy spiritless person a rustic or a simpleton... [more]
Chughtai Urdu
From the name of 13th-century Mongol ruler Chagatai Khan, borne by his present-day descendants in South Asia.
Chuibekov Slavic (Rare)
The name Chuibekov means "son of Chuib". It originates from Eastern Europe/Russia, and is very rare today. It is most prevalent in Central Asia, especially Kyrgyzstan, where the majority of the population is descended from early Siberians, and first found in Mongolia... [more]
Chukwu Igbo
From the given name Chukwu.
Churlson English
Means “son of Charles”.
Chviedarovič Belarusian (Rare)
Means "son of Chviedar". A notable bearer is Mikalaj Čarnuševič (1904-1981), the Belarusian poet, prose writer and translator better known by his nickname Mikola Chviedarovič.
Ciccarelli Italian
Derived from the given name Francesco.
Ciccio Sicilian
Ciccio usually implies the person with given name is as sweet as pie. It also can be lengthened to Francesco.
Cicco Italian
From a diminutive of Francesco.
Ciccone English
A diminutive of Francesco. A famous bearer is American singer Madonna Ciccone (1958-), better known as simply Madonna.
Ciccu Sardinian
Variant of Cicco.
Cicerone Italian
Italian form of Cicero. From the given name Cicerone
Cimarosa Italian
from "Cima" Top, and "Rosa" A rose or the Color Pink. A famous Bearer of this surname is the Italian composer Domenico Cimarosa(1749-1801).
Cinardo Italian
From Italy
Ciriaco Italian, Spanish
From the given name Ciriaco.
Cirillo Italian
From the given name Cirillo.
Cirino Italian, Spanish
From the given name Cirino.
Ciro Italian, Spanish
From the given name Ciro.
Citovič Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Tsitovich.
Ciuffreda Italian
Possibly from the given name Godefrida.
Claassen German
The name Claassen means "son of Klaus." It's primarily German, but it's also Dutch and Danish.
Claeson English
Means "Son of Claes". Possibly an English phonetic elaboration of Clayton, but also a Swedish variant of Claesson.
Clair French
From the given name Clair.
Clare English
From the given name Clare
Clarence English
From the given name Clarence.
Clason English (American)
Americanized spelling of Dutch Claasen.
Claude French
From the first name Claude.
Claudel French
From the given name Claudel.
Claudio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Claudio
Clauss German, French
Derived from the given name Klaus.
Clawson English
Means "son of Claus"
Claxon Anglo-Saxon, Medieval English
Derived from the Old English elements clǽg, which denoted places with a clayey soil and tūn, usually meaning "dwellings" or an "enclosed space", but was used in relation to any kind of human habitation... [more]
Clayson English
Patronymic from the personal name Classe, a short form of Nicholas.
Cleese Scottish, Irish, English
Variant spelling of McCleese. A famous bearer is English actor and comedian John Cleese (1939-).
Clem English, Dutch
From the given name Clem.
Clemenceau French
Derived from the French given name Clément. A notable bearer was the French prime minister Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929), who successfully lead France through the end of World War I.
Clements English
Means "son of Clement".
Clemmons English
Derived from the Latin first name Clement, Clemmons means "merciful".
Clemo English
From a Cornish form of the personal name Clement.
Clemons English
Means "son of Clement". Variant of Clement.
Clemson English
Means "son of Clem".
Cleto Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Cleto.
Clooney English, Irish
From Gaelic Ó Cluanaigh meaning "descendant of Cluanach". Cluanach was a given name derived from Irish clauna "deceitful, flattering, rogue".
Clopath Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Clo.
Clore English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Klor (from a short form of the medieval personal name Hilarius (see Hillary) or Klar).
Clores Spanish, Portuguese
Portuguese form of Flores
Closson Scottish
this name is of the noble family in Orkney islands known as the closson whom came to Orkney with the viking raiders in the early 900's and they founded the noble house of closson there of
Cloud French
From the Germanic personal name Hlodald, composed of the elements hlod "famous, clear" and wald "rule", which was borne by a saint and bishop of the 6th century.
Clucas Manx
Contracted anglicised form of "Mac Lucas" meaning "Son of Lucas
Coady Irish
Coady or Cody originated in the Southern Counties of Ireland. The Norman family Odo le Ercedekne acquired land in Kilkenny, Ireland in early 1300's. In medieval records it was spelled Lerceddkne and then Archdeken and then Archdeacon... [more]
Cobain Scottish
This unusual surname is of Old Norse origin and is found particularly in Scotland. It derives from an Old Norse personal name Kobbi, itself from an element meaning large, and the Gaelic bain, denoting a fair person, with the diminutive ('little' or 'son of') form Cobbie.
Cobbold English
From the medieval male personal name Cubald (from Old English Cūthbeald, literally "famous-brave").
Cobbs English
Variant of Cobb.
Codey Irish
Based off of the given name Cody
Codorniz Spanish
Spanish word for quail. From Latin cōturnīx, cōturnīcis.
Coens Medieval German
Variation of Coen. A diminutive of Konrad/Conrad, an old German Emperor's name (compare its Dutch form 'Coenraad')... [more]
Coffelt Irish, German (Anglicized)
From Irish Gaelic Mac Eachaidh meaning "son of Eochaidh". It could also be an Americanized spelling of German Kauffeld (see Caulfield).
Cohen Irish
Either a version of Cowan or Coyne, not related with the jewish surname.
Coit Medieval Welsh, French, English
The surname Coit was first found in Carnarvonshire, a former country in Northwest Wales, anciently part of the Kingdom of Gwynedd, and currently is divided between the unitary authorities of Gwynedd and Conwy, where they held a family seat... [more]
Coito Medieval Italian (Tuscan, Latinized, ?)
That means a wedding or the nuptials.
Colasanti Italian
Derived from the name "Nicola or Nicholas".
Coleson English
Means "son of Nicholas".
Coletta Italian
Derived from the given name Nicola 1. ... [more]
Collard English, French
English and French: from the personal name Coll + the pejorative suffix -ard.
Collet French, French (Huguenot), French (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of French Colle, itself a diminutive of Nicholas.
Collin French
From Collin a diminutive of Nicolas. Variant of Colin
Collis English
A variant of Collins 2, itself a patronymic of given names Collin or Colin, both ultimately nicknames for Nicholas.
Collison English
A variant of Collinson, which is a variant of Collins 2.
Collum Northern Irish
Reduced form of northern Irish Mccollum.
Colo Italian
From the personal name Colo, a short form of Nicolo (see Nicholas). (Colò) nickname from medieval Greek kolos ‘lame’, classical Greek kylos.
Colomban French
From the given name Colomban.
Colon Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Colón primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Colosi Italian
Patronymic or plural form of a pet form of the personal name Nicoloso.
Coltonson English
Means "Son of Colton".
Colussi Italian
Friulian and Venetian short form of Nicola 1. Compare Colucci.
Comeau French, French (Acadian), Louisiana Creole
French: from a Gascon diminutive of Combe.
Comish Manx
Manx: from Gaelic Mac Thómais ‘son of Thomas’. The main seat of the family in the Isle of Man was Ballacomish ‘Comish's (or Thomas's) farm’ (Arbory, IoM).
Commegno Friulian
Imaginative, wealth, adventurer
Commons Breton
It's generally believed this name comes from a Breton personal name, derived from element "cam," meaning "bent," or "crooked;" or from the herb "cummin" (cumin). Or from the place name Comines, in Flanders, Northern France.... [more]
Conant Old Celtic, Pictish
A patronym from the ancient Celtic personal name Conan, which derives from the Celtic kunovals meaning "high" and "mighty".... [more]
Condon Irish (Anglicized, Modern)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Condún, itself a Gaelicized form of the Anglo-Norman habitational name de Caunteton... [more]
Condrick Irish
Surname of an Irish immigrant who had snuck onto a ship and travelled to Australia during the early 1900's.
Conley Irish
Variant of Connolly.
Conrad German, German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from the given name Conrad.
Conradi German, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from a patronymic from the given name Konrad.
Conradin Romansh
Derived from the given name Conradin.
Conrado Spanish
From the given name Conrado
Consalvo Italian
From the given name Consalvo.
Considine Irish
Anglicisation of Irish Mac Consaidín meaning "son of Consaidín". The given name Consaidín is the Irish form of Constantine... [more]
Constance English, French
From the given name Constance
Constant French, Dutch, English
From the given name Constant or from the word "constant"
Constantinides Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Konstantinidis chiefly used in Cyprus.
Contardo Italian, Spanish
From the given name Contardo.
Conzett Romansh
Derived from Conz, a variant of the given name Kunz, in combination with the diminutive suffix -ett.
Cooglan Irish
Irish surname of unknown meaning. May be a variant of Coghlan.
Coonrod Dutch
Americanized spelling of Dutch Coenraet or Koenraadt or German Kühnrat (Konrad).
Coppins English
From a reduced diminutive of Jacob.
Corai Romansh
Variant of Coray.
Coray Romansh
Derived from the given name Conrad.
Corbeddu Sardinian
Means "son of Corbu" in Sardinian.
Corbett English, Scottish, Welsh
Nickname from Norman French corbet meaning 'little crow, raven'. This surname is thought to have originated in Shropshire. The surname was taken by bearers to Scotland in the 12th Century, and to Northern Ireland in the 17th Century.... [more]
Cord Northern Irish
Reduced form of Mccord.
Cordett Romansh
Derived from the given name Conrad.
Cords Low German
Patronymic form of the given name Cord.
Corkery Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Corcra "descendant of Corcra", a personal name derived from corcair "purple" (ultimately cognate with Latin purpur).
Corkill Manx, Irish
The name is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Thorcaill ("son of Thorkell") which is derived from the Old Norse personal name meaning "Thor's kettle".
Corkish Manx
From a reduced form of Gaelic "Mac Mharcuis" meaning "Son of Marcas".
Corlett Manx
Anglicization of Manx (Mac) Thórliótr "(son of) Þorliótr".
Corll German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Karl.
Cormican Scottish
From a pet form of the Gaelic personal name Cormac (see McCormick).
Cornelio Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Cornelio. Cognitive of Cornell and Cornelius.
Cornelis Flemish, Dutch
From the given name Cornelis.
Corpus Anglo-Saxon
It was a name given to a dark-haired person. In Yorkshire and Suffolk, the surname Corpus is derived from the Old Norse word korpr, which means raven; in Oxfordshire, the surname is derived from the Old French word corp, which has the same meaning.
Corr Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Corra "descendant of Corra".
Corradini Italian, Romansh
Italian patronymic form of Corradino.
Corradino Italian
Derived from the given name Corradino.
Corrado Italian
From the personal name Corrado.
Corraine Irish
Anglicized form of the surname Ó Corráin.
Corrao Italian
Reduced form Corrado.
Corrie Scottish
Scottish spelling of Mccorry.
Corrin Manx, Scottish
First documented in 1290, sources suggest prototypes to be of Norse and/or Irish origins or a Manx contraction of Mac Oran from Mac Odhrain.
Corrin Manx, Scottish
Manx and Irish contracted form of MacTorin, McCorryn, Mac Odhráin, and Mac Corraidhin
Corsi Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Corso.
Corson Dutch (Americanized, ?)
From the given name of Cors Pieters, a sailor with the Dutch West Indies Company, who arrived in the Dutch Colony, New Amsterdam (present day New York), on or before 1638... [more]
Cort Polish, Russian, Jewish
Derived from the surname "Kutalczuk", "Kotelchik", "Cuttlechuck", or "Kuttlechuck"
Corvino Italian, Spanish
From the given name Corvino
Corvo Italian, Portuguese
From the given name Corvo
Cosain Filipino, Maranao
From the given name Cosain.
Cosgrove Irish
From the Gaelic name Ó Coscraigh "descendant of COSCRACH."
Coşkun Turkish
From the given name Coşkun.
Cosmescu Romanian
Means "son of Cosmin" in Romanian.
Cosmo Italian
From the given name Cosmo.
Costache Romanian
From the given name Costache
Costain English, Scottish, Manx
When originating in Scotland Northern Ireland, and the Isle of Man the surname is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Mac Austain, meaning "son of Austin"... [more]
Costantino Italian
From the given name Costantino
Costello Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Oisdealbhaigh meaning "son of Oisdealbhach". The given name Oisdealbhach is derived from Irish os meaning "deer, fawn" and dealbhach meaning "resembling, shapely".
Cotter Irish
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Oitir "son of Oitir", a personal name borrowed from Old Norse Óttarr, composed of the elements ótti "fear, dread" and herr "army".
Coullson Scottish Gaelic (Anglicized, Rare), English
All origins of the name are patronymic. Meanings include an Anglicized version of the Gaelic Mac Cumhaill, meaning "son of Cumhall", which means "champion" and "stranger" and an Anglicized patronymic of the Gaelic MacDhubhghaill, meaning "son of Dubhgall." The personal name comes from the Gaelic words dubh, meaning "black" and gall, meaning "stranger."... [more]
Coulson English
Means "son of Cole".
Court English, French, Irish
A topographic name from Middle English, Old French court(e) and curt, meaning ‘court’. This word was used primarily with reference to the residence of the lord of a manor, and the surname is usually an occupational name for someone employed at a manorial court.... [more]
Covey Irish, English
Irish: reduced form of MacCovey, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cobhthaigh (see Coffey).... [more]
Cowan Scottish (Anglicized), Northern Irish (Anglicized), English (Canadian)
This surname, widespread in Scotland and Ulster, is an Anglicized form of the old Gaelic Mac Eoghain or MacEoin... [more]
Cowell English (British)
Means "son of Nicholas". A famous bearer is British talent manager Simon Cowell (1959-).
Cowley Irish, Manx
Contracted anglicised form of the Norse-Gaelic surname "Mac Amhlaoibh", meaning "son of Amhlaoibh". See also: Olafson, Olafsen, Ólafsson, and Ólafsdóttir
Coy Irish
Reduced form of McCoy.
Coyac Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl coyahuac "broad, wide" or coyoctic "a hole, something with a hole in it".
Cozzolino Italian
Diminutive of Cozzo.
Craine Manx
Shortened Anglicization of Manx Mac Ciaráin "son of Ciarán" or Mac Giolla Ciaráin "son of the devotee of Ciarán".
Crandall Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Raonuill "son of RAONULL".
Cranley Irish
The surname Cranley was first found in Ulster (Irish: Ulaidh), where they held a family seat but were also to be found in County Offaly and Galway. The sept is styled the Princes of Crich Cualgne and are descended from Cu-Ulladh, a Prince in 576.
Crashman American
Surnames of fictional characters Carl and Chloe Crashman from Carl².
Crawley English, Irish (Anglicized)
English: habitational name from any of the many places called Crawley, named with Old English crawe ‘crow’ + leah ‘woodland clearing’. Compare Crowley... [more]
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