Submitted Surnames from Locations

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Endo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Endō.
Endō Japanese
From Japanese 遠 (en) meaning "distant, far" and 藤 (dō) meaning "wisteria".
Endoh Japanese
Variant of Endo.
Endou Japanese
Variant of Edo.
Enfield English
Place in England. Like Uxbridge.
Eng Swedish, Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse eng "meadow".
Engen Norwegian
From the name of several farms in Norway named with the singular definite form of Eng.
England Norwegian (Rare)
From the name of several farms in Norway, named with Old Norse eng "meadow" and land "land".
Engländer German, Jewish
German ethnic name from Engländer "Englishman" and Jewish artificial name distributed at random by Austrian clerks.
Enis Irish
Variant of Ennis
Ennishi Japanese
En means "garden" and nishi means "west".
Enno Japanese
En means "garden" and no means "wilderness, plain, field."
Eno Japanese
E means "river, inlet" and no means "field, plain, wilderness "
Enomoto Japanese
From Japanese 榎 (enoki) meaning "hackberry, nettle tree" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Enoshima Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay", ノ (no) which is a particle of possession, and 島 (shima) meaning "island". This can refer to the island in the Kanagawa prefecture.
Enslie English
Variant of Ensley.
Ensor English
Derived from Endesor, a village in Derbyshire, indicating a person who lived there. Endesor itself is Old English, coming from the genitive case of the first name Ēadin and ‘ofer’, meaning ‘sloping ridge’ (From ‘Dictionary of American Family Names’, 2nd edition, 2022).... [more]
Enys Cornish (Rare), Celtic (Rare)
Enys is an ancient Celtic word meaning a circle, and island or a clearing in the forest, so it is possible that the first owners took their name from the land.
Epaltza Basque
It indicates familial origin within the vicinity of the eponymous waterfall in the Navarrese municipality of Baztan.
Epalza Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Epaltza.
Epshteyn German, Jewish
This surname may be derived from a German town known as Eppstein in Hesse. Epp probably came from Gaulish apa which means water or river and stein translates into English as stone.
Epstein German, Jewish
A habitational name for someone from a place named Eppstein, which is from Old High German ebur meaning ‘wild boar’ and stein meaning ‘stone’.
Érable French (Rare)
From érable meaning "maple."
Eraso Basque
Habitational name of uncertain etymology, possibly derived from Basque iratze "fern" and the abundance suffix -so. Coincides with the Basque word meaning "attack, charge, assault".
Ercolanese Italian
One who came from Ercolano.
Erdőtelek Hungarian
Derived from Erdőtelek, a village in Heves County, Hungary.
Erman German (Modern), French (Modern)
Erman is a shortened French adaption of the Swiss-German surname Ermendinger, itself derived from the older surname Ermatinger, a name connected to the village of Ermatingen on the Swiss shore of Lake Constance, and came into existence during the early or middle 18th century when Jean-Georges Ermendinger (1710-1767), a Swiss fur trader from Geneva, married into a French speaking Huguenotte family... [more]
Ermatinger German (Swiss)
The surname Ermatinger derives from the village of Ermatingen on the Swiss shore of Lake Constance. It simply means "from Ermatingen".... [more]
Ermendinger German
The surname Ermendinger was derived from the older surname Ermatinger, a name connected to the village of Ermatingen on the Swiss shore of Lake Constance, and came into existence at some point during the early 17th or late 16th century when a branch of the Ermatinger family relocated from Schaffhausen, Switzerland, to Mulhouse, Alsace... [more]
Ernsberger German (Anglicized, Modern)
Also spelled (Ehrnsberger) has been said that a Christian Ernsberger or Ehrnsberger came to the U.S. in 1710 from Germany but i dont know from where in Germany.
Eroll English
From a Scottish place name.
Erpingham English
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous village in Norfolk.
Erratzuriz Basque (Rare, Archaic)
From the name of a farmhouse in Baztan, Navarre, derived from Basque erratz "broom (plant), Spanish broom" and zuri "white" with the toponymic suffix -iz.
Errenteria Basque
Non-Castilianized form of the toponymic surname Rentería. Means "customs house, exchange" in Basque, itself in turn from Spanish rentaría.
Errey English
This uncommon and intriguing name is of Old Norse origin, and is found chiefly in the north western counties of England, reflecting the dense settlement of Scandinavian peoples in those areas. The surname is locational, from places such as Aira Beck or Aira Force near Ullswater in Cumberland, or some other minor or unrecorded place also named with the Old Norse term "eyrara", meaning "gravel-bank stream river”.
Erripalda Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous hamlet in the Navarrese municipality of Gorza.
Errol Scottish
Derived from a village by this name in Perthshire.
Errotabarria Basque (Archaic)
An extinct surname. Derived from Basque errota meaning "mill, factory" with the Spanish suffix -barria which refers to a "neighborhood".
Ervás Extremaduran
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Erwin English, German, Irish, Scottish
From the given name Erwin. From the Middle English personal name Everwin Erwin perhaps from Old English Eoforwine (eofor "boar" and wine "friend") but mostly from an Old French form of the cognate ancient Germanic name Everwin or from a different ancient Germanic name Herewin with loss of initial H- (first element hari heri "army")... [more]
Esaka Japanese
E means "river, inlet" and saka means "slope, hill".
Esaki Japanese
E means "river, inlet" and saki means "cape, peninsula".
Esawa Japanese
E means "river, inlet" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Escandón Spanish, Spanish (Mexican)
Derived from a field named "Escanda" denoting a type of wheat. Perhaps farmers who lived close to the area.
Escañuela Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality.
Eschbaugh German (Americanized, Modern)
An Americanized spelling of the surname Eschbach.
Eschels Low German
A name common to the native inhabitants of the island of Föhr off the coast of northern Germany.
Eschenbach German
Eschenbach, from the root words Esch and Bach, is a surname that has origins in Germany and/or Switzerland. Esch is German for ash tree, and bach is German for brook, a small stream. Popular use of the surname includes the poet knight Wolfram von Eschenbach, and the name is used for multiple locations in Germany and Switzerland, or even more locations if you include spelling variations such as Eschbach, as this surname has undergone multiple mutations throughout history... [more]
Escher German
Derived from German Esche meaning "ash (tree)", a habitational name for someone who lived near an ash tree, or came from a place named after it. This name was borne by the Dutch graphic artist M. C. Escher, known for making works inspired by mathematics.
Eschonbach German (Japanized, Modern, Rare)
A misspelling of the surname Eschenbach from the science-fiction series Mobile Suit Gundam with the characters Icelina Eschonbach and Joseph Eschonbach, which is possibly in reference to the poet knight Wolfram von Eschenbach given the military themes in the series such as German-based armored robotic vehicles.
Escoriuela Aragonese
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Escoto Spanish
ethnic name from escoto originally denoting a Gaelic speaker from Ireland or Scotland; later a Scot someone from Scotland. Spanish cognitive of Scott.
Escue American (South), English (American)
Likely a variant form of English Askew; also compare Eskew. This surname is concentrated in Tennessee.
Escuintla Nahuatl
From Nahuatl Itzcuintlan meaning "abundance or place of dogs".
Escuredo Leonese
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 neighborhoods: the one in Rosinos de la Requejada and the one in Quintana’l Castiellu.
Esfahani Persian
Indicated a person from the city of Isfahan in Iran, ultimately from Old Persian spādānām meaning "(of) the armies".
Esgueva Spanish
It indicates familial origin near the eponymous river.
Eshiro Japanese
Combination of Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle, city".
Eskenazi Judeo-Spanish
Sephardic variant of Ashkenazi.
España Spanish
From the Spanish word for Spain.
Espartza Basque (Rare)
Proper, non-Castilianized form of Esparza.
Espinal Spanish
Spanish: from any of numerous fields named Espinal or Espinar, from a collective of espina ‘thorn’.
Espíndola Portuguese (Latinized, ?)
Portuguese of uncertain origin, but possibly a topographic name or a variation of Spinola. It was taken to Portugal by an immigrant family from Genoa, Italy.
Espiñeira Galician
Habitational from any of numerous places called Espiñeira in Galicia, Spain, from Galician espiño meaning "hawthorn".
Espinosa De Los Monteros Spanish
Originating in northern Spain in the Espinosa de los Monteros municipality, it has various meanings. One meaning is that it was the surname of hidalgos who lived in Espinosa and helped the nobles get on their horses... [more]
Espotz Basque (Rare)
From the name of a location in Navarre, Spain, of uncertain etymology.
Espoz Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Espotz.
Esprontzeda Basque
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Navarrese municipality.
Esquivel Spanish
A name for someone who lives behind lime trees.
Ess Low German, German (Swiss)
North German: topographic name for someone living on or owning land that was waterlogged or partly surrounded by water, from Middle Low German es ‘swamp’, ‘water’. ... [more]
Essen Dutch, German
From any of several places called Essen, probably derived from asc "ash tree".
Essex English
From the place name Essex.
Estadella Catalan
This indicates familial origin within the vicinity of the eponymous hill in the municipality of Isona i Conca Dellà.
Esterhuizen Southern African, Afrikaans
Habitational name of French origin, denoting a person from Estreux, a commune in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
Esteruelas Spanish
Possibly from the place name Camarma de Esteruelas, a village in Madrid.
Estes Welsh, Spanish, English
a popular surname derived from the House of Este. It is also said to derive from Old English and have the meaning "of the East." As a surname, it has been traced to southern England in the region of Kent, as early as the mid-16th century.
Estopanyà Ribagorçan
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Esumi Japanese
E means "river, inlet" and sumi mean "residence, dwelling, abide" or "nook, corner".
Esztergomi Hungarian
Used by people in Komárom-Eszteregom, northern Hungary
Etcheberry Basque, English
From Basque etxe (house) and berri (new).
Etchells English (British)
This surname was a habitation name derived from the Old English word "ecels" which is roughly translated as the "dweller on a piece of land added to an estate." Alternatively, the name may have derived from the Old English word "ecan" which means "to increase."
Etherington English (British)
An Old English surname from Kent, the village of Etherington, which derives from the Old English "Ethel"red' ing (meaning people of, coming from) and "ton" a town/village.
Eto Japanese
江 (E) means "River, Inlet" and 藤 (To) means "Wisteria".
Eto Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 江藤 (see Etō).
Etō Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria".
Etoh Japanese
Variant of Edo.
Eto'o Central African, Ibibio, Efik
Means "tree, wood" in Ibibio and Efik. It is found predominantly in Cameroon. The former Cameroonian soccer player Samuel Eto'o (1981-) is a famous bearer of this surname.
Etou Japanese
Variant of Edo.
Ettlinger German
Deriving from Ettlingen, a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Etxague Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque etxe "house, home, building" and an altered form of the suffix -gune "place, area".
Etxaide Basque
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 Navarrese neighborhoods: the one in Elizondo or the one in Anue.
Etxalar Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque etxe "house, home, building" and larre "pasture, meadow, prairie".
Etxauri Basque
From the name of a town in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque etxe "house, building" and uri "town, city".
Etxegarai Basque
Means "house on top of a hill", derived from Basque etxe "house, home, building" and garai "top, highest part".
Etxekopar Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the commune of Berrogaine-Larüntze in the arrondissement of Auloron e Senta Maria.
Etxenike Basque
It literally means "small house".
Eubanks English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a bank of yew trees, from Old English iw "yew" and bank "bank".
Eveleigh English
From an unknown location, possibly from the village of Everleigh in Wiltshire, England (see Everleigh).
Evenrud Norwegian, American
From the name of several farms in Eastern Norway.
Everingham English
Means "homestead of the followers of Eofor". From Old English eofor "boar" inga, meaning "the people of, followers of" and ham meaning "home, estate, settlement".
Everton English
Habitational name from any of various places, in Bedfordshire, Merseyside, and Nottinghamshire, so named from Old English eofor ‘wild boar’ + tun ‘settlement’.
Evesham English
Derived from the Old English homme or ham and Eof, the name of a swineherd in the service of Egwin, third bishop of Worcester.
Evjen Norwegian
Habitational name from a common farm name derived from Old Norse efja meaning "eddy backwater, mud, ooze".
Evola Italian
Perhaps a topographic name from Italian ebbio, a type of plant known as danewort in English (genus Sambucus), itself derived from Latin ebullus; alternatively, it may have been a habitational name for a person from a minor place named with this word... [more]
Ewbank English
Variant spelling of Eubanks.
Ewell English
Habitation name from the town of Ewell in Surrey or from Temple Ewell or Ewell Manor, both in Kent or Ewell Minnis near Dover. Originally from Old English Aewill meaning "river source" or "spring".
Ezaka Japanese
Variant of Esaka.
Ezaki Japanese
A variant of Esaki. From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Ezawa Japanese
Variant of Esawa.
Ezpeleta Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous commune in the French arrondissement of Baiona.
Ezponda Basque
It literally means "slope".
Faaborg Danish
Habitational name from a place so called.
Fàbregas Catalan
Deriving from any of the places in Barcelona province named Fàbregues, from the plural of Fàbrega. Famous bearer of this surname is Spanish/Catalan footballer Francesc "Cesc" Fàbregas Soler.
Faden Arabic
Originally denoted someone from the city of Padang in Indonesia.
Faggiano Italian
From Italian faggio "beech (tree)".
Fahn Low German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a bog, from a Westphalian field name van "marsh", or a habitational name from a place named with this word.
Fahr German, German (Swiss)
A topographic name for someone who lived near a crossing point on a river, from Middle High German vare, meaning ferry.
Fairey English
Either (i) meant "person from Fairy Farm or Fairyhall", both in Essex (Fairy perhaps "pigsty"); or (ii) from a medieval nickname meaning "beautiful eye". This was borne by Fairey Aviation, a British aircraft company, producer of the biplane fighter-bomber Fairey Swordfish... [more]
Fajardo Galician
Topographic name for someone who lived by a beech tree or in a beech wood, from Late Latin fagea (arbor) meaning "beech (tree)", a derivative of classical Latin fagus meaning "beech".
Falanga Italian
From Sicilian falanga "plank, temporary bridge; fence".
Falces Spanish (Philippines)
Falces is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. In Basque the town is called Faltzes. It has a population of around 2500 inhabitants. It is well known for the famous "encierro del pilon", which is a running of the bulls made even more dangerous due to it being run down a narrow road of a steep hill... [more]
Falemban Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic فلمبان (see Felemban).
Falimban Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic فلمبان (see Felemban).
Falkenberg German, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Habitational name from any of several places named from Old High German falk "falcon" and berg "mountain, hill".
Falkenhagen German
Habitational name from any of several places named from Old High German falke meaning "falcon" + hag meaning "hedge", "fencing". A place so named is documented west of Berlin in the 14th century.
Falkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Falkow
Fallow English, Jewish
English: topographic name for someone who lived by a patch of fallow land, Middle English falwe (Old English f(e)alg). This word was used to denote both land left uncultivated for a time to recover its fertility and land recently brought into cultivation.... [more]
Fancourt English
Derived from the English surname Fancourt, which originated in the county of Bedfordshire in England.
Fang Chinese
From Chinese 方 (fāng) referring to Fang Shu, a minister and adviser to King Xuan of the Western Zhou dynasty. Alternately it may have come from a place called Fang Shan (方山), which existed in what is now Henan province.
Fang Chinese
From Chinese 房 (fáng) referring to the ancient state of Fang, which existed in what is now Henan province.
Fanshawe English
Meant "person from Featherstonehaugh", Northumberland (now known simply as "Featherstone") ("nook of land by the four-stones", four-stones referring to a prehistoric stone structure known technically as a "tetralith")... [more]
Fântână Romanian
Romanian cognate of Fontaine.
Fantauzzi Italian
Tuscanized form of a surname named for the eponymous settlement at the coordinates 42°28'9N, 12°52'36E.
Fanthorpe English
Fan means "From France" and Thorpe is a Middle English word meaning "Small Village, Hamlet"
Farahani Persian
Indicated a person from the county of Farahan in Markazi province, Iran, of unknown meaning.
Faran Hebrew
The name of a desert mentioned in the Bible where Ishmael settled after his wanderings with his mother Hagar. The Israelites also came to this desert on their journey from the Sinai desert.
Farano Italian, Sicilian
Possibly deriving from a town Faranò in province of Messina, Sicily. Possible variant of Surname faran which comes from Irish surnames Ó Fearáin, Ó Faracháin, or Ó Forannáin.
Faria Portuguese, Italian
Faria is a Portuguese surname. A habitational name from either of two places called Faria, in Braga and Aveiro. ... [more]
Farias Portuguese
Habitational name from any of various places in Portugal called Faria.
Fariza Italian
Original from Rome, Roman conquerors went to Iberia in about 140 B.C. and named a town in Iberia Fariza which was a tree. This town still exists today, and was also mentioned in the book 'El Cid'... [more]
Farkhani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Habitational name for someone from the town of Farkhana in Morocco.
Farley English
habitational name from any of various places called Farley of which there are examples in Berkshire Derbyshire Hampshire Kent Somerset Gloucestershire Staffordshire Surrey Wiltshire Shropshire and Sussex... [more]
Farling Irish
Perhaps a variant of Scottish and northern Irish Farland.
Farlow English
Habitational name from a place in Shropshire so named from Old English fearn "fern" and hlaw "hill tumulus".
Farnum English
English and Irish. The origins of the Farnum name lie with England's ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It comes from when the family lived at Farnham, in several different counties including Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Essex, Suffolk, and the West Riding of Yorkshire... [more]
Farthing English
(i) "someone who lives on a 'farthing' of land" (i.e. a quarter of a larger area); (ii) from a medieval nickname based on farthing "1/4 penny", perhaps applied to someone who paid a farthing in rent; (iii) from the Old Norse male personal name Farthegn, literally "voyaging warrior"
Faucett English
Locational surname from various British places: Fawcett in Cumberland, Facit in Lancashire, Forcett in North Yorkshire, or Fa’side Castle in East Lothian, Scotland. The linguistic origins of the name arise variously from, in Cumberland and Lancashire, "multi-coloured hillside" in 7th century Old English fag or fah, "brightly coloured, variegated, flowery" with side, "slope"; in North Yorkshire from Old English ford, "ford", and sete, "house, settlement"; or, reputedly, in East Lothian, "fox on a hillside"... [more]
Fawcett English
Originates from the Anglo-Saxon word 'fag' or 'fah' meaning bright or flowery.
Fazakerley English
Means "person from Fazakerley", Liverpool ("glade by the borderland").
Fearnley English (British)
Comes from the family having resided in a forest glade carpeted with ferns. The name Fearnley is derived from two Old English elements: fearn, the old English word for ferns, and leah, a word for a clearing in a forest.
Featherstonhaugh English
Indicates a person lived in or near Featherstonhaugh in Northumberland, England. From Old English feðere "feather", stān "stone", and healh "corner."
Feferbarg Yiddish
It literally means "pepperbarrow".
Fegley English
A notable bearer is Oakes Fegley, an actor.
Fei Chinese
From Chinese 费 (fèi) referring to the ancient state of Fei, which existed during the Xia and Zhou dynasties in what is now Shandong province. Alternately it may come from Feiyi (費邑), the name of a fief that existed in the state of Lu (during the Zhou dynasty) in what is now Shandong province.
Feig German
From German meaning "fig".
Felder German, Croatian
Derived from German feld, meaning "field".
Felderhof Dutch
Derived from Old Dutch felt "field" and hof "court, yard, farmstead".
Feldhaus German
habitational name from a place called Feldhaus after a "house standing in open country", derived from the elements feld "field" and hus "house"... [more]
Feldwick English (Rare)
Descendant of one who lived on a farm or field.... [more]
Felemban Arabic
From the name of the city of Palembang in Indonesia, originally denoting someone who came from that city.
Felker English
The surname Felker was a patronymic surname, created from a form of the medieval personal name Philip. It was also a habitational name from a place name in Oxfordshire. Forms of the name such as de Filking(es) are found in this region from the 12th and 13th centuries.
Fell English
From Middle English fell ”high ground”, ultimately derived from Old Norse fjall, describing one who lived on a mountain.
Feller German
Habitational name for someone from a place called Feld(e) or Feld(a) in Hesse.
Feltham English
Habitational name from either of two places so named Feltham: one southwest of London in Middlesex and the other in Somerset... [more]
Felton English
A habitation name composed of the elements feld-, meaning "field or pasture" and -tun, meaning "settlement."
Fenning English
Topographic name for a fen dweller, from a derivative of Old English fenn (see Fenn).
Fennoy American
Fennoy is a name whose history is connected to the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Fennoy family once lived near a marsh or swamp. Another name for wetlands is fen, in the Old English fenn, from which this name is derived.
Fenton English
Originated from several place names in England, meaning “marsh town” from Old English fenn “marsh, fen” + tun “enclosure; settlement, town”.
Fenu Italian
From Sardinian fenu "hay, marsh grass". A relation to Latin faenus "interest, profit" has been suggested, but seems unlikely.
Fenway English
Meaning, "through the fens," itself meaning, "through the marsh."
Fergani Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the name of the village of Ifergan in Morocco, derived from Tamazight afrag meaning "enclosed place, cloister".
Ferla Italian
Denoting someone from a town of the same name, from Latin ferula "stick, cane".
Fernow German
Habitational name from a place called Fernau or Fernow.
Ferrar English
The Ferrars are the Lincolnshire branch of the noble De Ferrers family. The latter having been linked to Tamworth Castle, manors in Baddesley Clinton, Tutbury Castle and the now ruined Groby Castle as well as many other estates around the UK.... [more]
Ferrera Spanish
Spanish cognate of Ferreira.
Ferrers Ancient Roman
It derives from Latin, "ferrum", which means "iron". As a surname, it derives from two French villages named "Ferrieres" where iron was mined.
Fett Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse fit "land, shore". This was the name of several farmsteads in Norway.
Feuchtwanger German
Denoted a person from the town of Feuchtwangen in Germany. The name of the town is probably from German feucht "wet, humid, dank" and possibly wangen "cheek".
Feuerbacher German
Habitational name for someone from any of the places called Feuerbach.
Feunteun Breton
Breton cognate of Fontaine.
Fey German, English, French, Danish
English: variant of Fay. ... [more]
Fichter German (Austrian)
Habitational name deriving from places named with this word in Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony, or Austria.
Fichtner German
The Fichtner family name first began to be used in the German state of Bavaria. After the 12th century, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules, and names that were derived from locations became particularly common
Fielder English
Southern English from Middle English felder ‘dweller by the open country’.
Fieldhouse English
Topographic name for someone who lived in a house in open pasture land. Reaney draws attention to the form de Felhouse (Staffordshire 1332), and suggests that this may have become Fellows.
Fielding English
Topographic name from an Old English felding ‘dweller in open country’.
Fiene German, Low German
A nickname for an elegant person, from Middle Low German fin, meaning ‘fine’. Can also be a locational name from several fields and places named Fiene.
Fiennes English
Derived from Fiennes, a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The wealthy and influential Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes family, prominent in British society, originated in northern France... [more]
Fiermonte Italian
Meaning uncertain. It possibly consists of the medieval Italian given name Fiero and the Italian word monte meaning "mountain", which would give this surname the meaning of "Fiero's mountain".
Figarella Corsican
It indicates familial origin near the eponymous river.
Figaroa Papiamento
Papiamento form of Figueroa.
Figueira Portuguese, Galician
Means "fig tree" in Portuguese and Galician, ultimately from Latin ficaria. It was used a topographic name for someone who lived or worked near fig trees or for someone from any of various places called Figueira (derived from the same word).
Figueiredo Portuguese
Name for someone from any of various places named Figueiredo, from Portuguese figueiredo meaning "fig tree orchard".
Figueredo Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese variant of Figueiredo as well as the Spanish form.
Figuerola Catalan
It indicates familial origin within either of 4 places: Figuerola farmhouse in the nucleus of Fontanet in the municipality of Torà in the comarca of Segarra, Figuerola neighborhood in the municipality of Les Piles, the municipality of Figuerola del Camp, or Figuerola d’Orcau neighborhood in the municipality of Isona i Conca Dellà.
Figuier French (Rare)
From French figuier meaning "fig tree" (ultimately from Latin ficus; a cognate of Figueroa), possibly indicating a person who lived near a fig tree or one who owned a plantation of fig trees.
Fijałkowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Fijałkowo.
Filemban Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic فلمبان (see Felemban).
Filkins English
Means either (i) "person from Filkins", Oxfordshire ("settlement of Filica's people"); or "son of Filkin", a medieval personal name meaning literally "little Phil", from Philip.
Fincham English
habitational name from a place in Norfolk so called from Old English finc "finch" and ham "homestead".
Finchem English
This surname came from the Norman’s who had invaded England. The surname Finchem means homestead.
Finel German (Swiss)
In colloquial language the word “Finel” describes a shelter, protecting animal and man from wind and weather.
Finklea English
Variant form of Finkley. A famous bearer was the American actress and dancer Cyd Charisse (1922-2008), whose birth name was Tula Ellice Finklea.
Finkley English
From Finkley, a hamlet in Hampshire, England, derived from Old English finc meaning "finch" and leah meaning "woodland, clearing".
Finstad Norwegian
Means "Finn's farmstead", from the given name Finn 2 and Old Norse staðr "farmstead, dwelling". This was the name of several farms in Norway.
Finzi Judeo-Italian, Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the city of Faenza in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Firth English, Scottish, Welsh
English and Scottish: topographic name from Old English (ge)fyrhþe ‘woodland’ or ‘scrubland on the edge of a forest’.... [more]
Fischbach German
From a place called Fischbach, or a topographic name from German meaning fisch 'fish' + bach 'stream'.
Fiscus German
From Latin fiscus "basket", a humanistic Latinization of the German surname Korb. This is a metonymic occupational name for a basketmaker or a peddler, or a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a basket.
Fishburne English
Derived from the villages of Fishbourne in West Sussex and the Isle of Wight, or the village and civil parish of Fishburn in County Durham, England, all named from Old English fisc meaning "fish" and burna meaning "stream"... [more]
Fishwick English
habitational name from a place in Lancashire so named from Old English fisc "fish" and wic "building"... [more]
Fiske English, Norwegian
From the traditionally Norwegian habitational surname, from the Old Norse fiskr "fish" and vin "meadow". In England and Denmark it was a surname denoting someone who was a "fisherman" or earned their living from selling fish.
Fiveland Norwegian (Rare)
From the name of a farm in Norway named with the word fivel possibly meaning "cottongrass, bog cotton". This plant grows in abundance in the marshy land near the location of the farm.
Flameng French
Possibly a form of Fleming.
Flanders English
Given to a person who was from Flanders in the Netherlands (compare Fleming).
Flandre French
French cognate of Flanders, given to someone from Flanders (which is called Flandre in French).
Flash English
Means "person who lives near a pool" (Middle English flasshe "pool, marsh").
Flatow German
Derived from the name of a district that existed in Prussia from 1818 to 1945. Today the territory of the Flatow district lies in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship and the Greater Poland Voivodeship in Poland.
Flavigny French
French form of Flavinius. The Flavigny Abbey, in the French region of Burgundy, became famous because of the candies made by its Benedictine monks, called the anise of Flavigny... [more]
Fleetwood English
Means "From the town of Fleetwood, in Lancaster".
Flemming German, English
German cognate and English variant of Fleming, an ethnic name for someone from Flanders Middle High German vlaeminc... [more]
Flerchinger German
Flerchinger is a name with origins from the city of Flörschingen or Flörange in the Saarland region on the French and German border.
Flett Scottish, English (Canadian)
Probably originating in Orkney and Shetland, from a place in the parish of Delting, Shetland, named with an Old Norse term 'flotr' denoting a strip of arable land or pasture. Also possibly derived from the Old Norse byname Fljótr ‘swift’, ‘speedy’... [more]
Flint English, German
Topographic name for someone who lived near a significant outcrop of flint, Old English, Low German flint, or a nickname for a hard-hearted or physically tough individual.
Flinton English
Habitational name from Flinton in the East Yorkshire from Old English flint "flint" and tun "enclosure, yard, town"
Floberg Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin. Could possibly be combination of flo, an unexplained element (but probably either ornamental or locational), and berg "mountain", or a habitational name from a place so named.
Flodgaard Danish
Danish name element gård "farmstead, yard" combined with prefix flod meaning "river".
Floerchinger German
Habitational name for someone from Flörchingen in the Saar region.
Florimonte Italian
Roughly "flower mountain".
Florkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Florków in Częstochowa voivodeship, or Florki from Przemyśl voivodeship, both so named from Florek, a pet form of the personal name Florian.
Flury English
Variant of Fleury.
Flyte English
Means "stream" from Old English fleot.
Fok Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Huo.
Followill English
Of Norman origin - from Folleville Somme in northern France. The placename Ashby Folville in Leicestershire derives its affix from the de Folevill family who held the manor from the 12th to 14th centuries.
Fong Malaysian
Malaysian version of Feng, which originates from the southeast of Chang'an in Shaanxi Province.
Fong Taiwanese
Taiwanese form of Feng
Fonseka Sinhalese
Sinhalese variant of Fonseca.
Font Catalan, Occitan, Spanish, French
topographic name for someone living near a spring or well Catalan and Occitan font "spring well" (from Latin fons genitive fontis).
Fontan Galician, Occitan, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Derived from Old French fontane meaning "well, fountain".
Fontane French, Occitan, Catalan
From Old French meaning "well, fountain".
Fontanna Polish
Polish cognate of Fontaine.
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