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Iizuka Japanese
From Japanese 飯 (ii) meaning "cooked grains" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "mound, hillock".
Ijima Japanese
Variant of Ishima.
Ijuuin Japanese
From Japanese 伊 (i) meaning "that one", 集 (juu) meaning "gather" and 院 (in) meaning "institution".
Ikado Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 井門 (see Ido 2).
Ikari Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 五十里 (Ikari) meaning "Ikari", a division in the town of Nyūzen in the district of Shimoniikawa in the prefecture of Toyama in Japan or an area in the city of Takaoka in the prefecture of Toyama in Japan.
Ikawa Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Ike Japanese
池 (Ike) means "pond, pool".
Ike Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 生 (Ike), a clipping of 生勝 (Ikegachi) meaning "Ikegachi", an area in the village of Uken in the district of Ōshima in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan.
Ikegami Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".
Ikegaya Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond", a place name possessive marker ヶ (ga), and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Ikehara Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Ikei Japanese
Ike means "pool, pond" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".
Ikemoto Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and 本 or 元 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Ikenaga Japanese
Ike means "pond, pool" and naga means "long, chief".
Ikene Japanese
"Lake root."
Ikeno Japanese
Ike means "pool, pond" and no means "field, plain, wilderness".
Ikenoue Japanese
Ike means "river", no is a possessive particle and ue means "upper, top".
Ikesono Japanese
Ike means "pond, pool" and sono means "garden".
Ikesugi Japanese
池 (Ike) means "pond, pool" and 杉 (sugi) means "cedar".
Ikeuchi Japanese
Ike means "lake" and uchi means "inside".
Ikeuchi Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".
Ikeura Japanese
From 池 (ike) meaning "pond, cistern, pool, reservoir" and 浦 (ho, ura) meaning "inlet, seacoast, seashore."
Ikeya Japanese
"Lake valley".
Ikezono Japanese
Ike means "lake". Zono comes from Sono meaning "garden".
Iki Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 生 (see Ike 2).
Ikuda Japanese
Variant of Ikuta.
Ikura Japanese
From Japanese 伊 (i) meaning "this" and 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse".
Ikuta Japanese
From Japanese 生 (iku) meaning "living, life" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Ilarratza Basque
From the name of a settlement in Álava, Spain, possibly derived from Basque illar "bean, pea; heather" and the abundance suffix -tza.
Iles English (British), French
English (mainly Somerset and Gloucestershire): topographic name from Anglo-Norman French isle ‘island’ (Latin insula) or a habitational name from a place in England or northern France named with this element.
Illana Spanish (European)
Denoted someone who came from the province of Illana in Guadalajara, Spain.
Illangasekara Sinhalese
From Sinhala ලංකා (lanka) referring to Sri Lanka combined with Sanskrit शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".
Illescas Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Illingworth English
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous village in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Illoinen Finnish
Ancient Finnish surname derived from the name of an estate located in Rusko, Finland. Today used as a surname, also part of the city of Turku, Finland. Original meaning: a vigorous well.
Ilomets Estonian
Ilomets is an Estonian surname meaning "merry forest".
Imada Japanese
From the Japanese 今 (ima) "now" and 田 (ta) "rice paddy" or 多 (ta) "many."
Imaeda Japanese
From the Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "present, now" and 枝 (eda) meaning "bough, twig, branch."
Imagawa Japanese
From Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "present" and 川 (gawa) meaning "river".
Imagiire Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imagire Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imagirei Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imagyuhre Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imagyūre).
Imagyūre Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imagyure Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imagyūre).
Imagyuure Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imagyūre).
Imahori Japanese
Ima means "now, present" and hori means "ditch, canal, moat".
Imakai Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Imakawa Japanese
Ima means "now, present" and kawa means "river, stream".
Imaki Japanese
This could be spelled with ima meaning "now, present" and ki meaning "tree, wood".
Imakiire Japanese
Variant of Kiire but written 給黎 and added Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "now; present".
Imakire Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imakure Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imakyuhrei Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūrei).
Imakyuhri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūri).
Imakyure Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imakyūrei Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imakyurei Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūrei).
Imakyūri Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Imakyuri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūri).
Imakyuurei Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūrei).
Imakyuuri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūri).
Imamichi Japanese
Ima means "now, present" and michi means "path, road".
Imamura Japanese
From Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "now, present" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Imanara Japanese
Ima means "now, present" and nara beans "oak".... [more]
Imano Japanese
Ima means "now, present" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".
Imaoka Japanese
From Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "now, present" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Imaruoka Japanese
I means "that one, Italy", maru means "round, circle", and oka means "hill, ridge".
Imaseki Japanese
Ima means "present, now" and seki means "frontier pass".
Imashiro Japanese
From 今 (ima) meaning "now, present" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle".
Imata Japanese
Ima means "now" and da means "field, rice paddy".
Immer German, English
German: habitational name for someone from a place named Immer near Oldenburg in Lower Saxony. ... [more]
Immermann German
Habitational name for someone from a place named Immer near Oldenburg in Lower Saxony.
Imon Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 井門 (see Ido 2).
Imori Japanese
I could mean "this" or "mineshaft, pit, well".
Imoto Japanese
Means "well root" in Japanese.
Impey English
From Impey, the name of various places in England, derived from Old English *imphaga, *imphæg "sapling enclosure". Alternatively it could have indicated a person who lived near an enclosure of young trees.
Imura Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Imuro Japanese
I means "well, pit, mineshaft" and muro means "room".
Inagaki Japanese
From Japanese 稲 (ina) meaning "rice plant" and 垣 (kaki) meaning "fence".
Inaki Japanese (Rare)
Ina means "rice plant" and ki means "tree, wood".
Inamori Japanese
From Japanese 稲 (ina) meaning "rice plant" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Inamura Japanese
From Japanese 稲 (ina) meaning "rice plant" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Iñárritu Basque
Means "between the valleys" or "in the valley", derived from Basque iñar meaning "valley" and ritu meaning "between". The Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu (1963-) is a famous bearer of this name.
Inata Japanese
Ina means "rice plant" and Da comes from Ta, meaning "rice field, paddy".
Inday Cebuano
Inday means ''darling'' in Visayan language after the Spanish colonized the Philippines the name Inday became derogatory often associated with ''slaves'' and in present days ''domestic helpers''
Inderrieden Dutch (Americanized)
Variant of Dutch in der Rieden, possibly derived from German ried "reed", or from a cognate of Old English rith "stream".
Ing English
From the name of a former district in Essex, possibly derived from Old English ing "meadow, water meadow", or from ge "district, region" combined with the suffix -ing. Alternatively, it could derive from the given name Inge.
Ingersoll English
Habitational name derived from Inkersall in Derbyshire, probably composed of a given name such as Ingvarr or the byname Hynkere (meaning "limper") combined with Old English hyll "hill" or Old Norse salr "hall, room"... [more]
Ingleby English
From the names of either of two hamlets in England, derived from Old Norse Englar "Englishman" and býr "farmstead, village".
Ingleston English (British)
Ingleston is an exceptionally rare surname and seems to be posessed by a single family who much grew larger in the 19th century. ... [more]
Inglis English (British), Scottish
Originates from the Scots word for English as in a person of English origin. Around 1395 after a dual, the family name became connected to the Scottish clan Douglas as a sept, or a follower, of the clan... [more]
Ingoldsby English
Habitational name from Ingoldsby in Lincolnshire, named from the Old Norse personal name Ingjaldr + bý meaning "farmstead", "settlement".
Ings English
This surname of Norse origin referring to water meadows and marshes, including those that were part of the Humber flood plain.
Iniesta Spanish
Habitational name from places called Iniesta in the province of Cuenca, in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The Spanish former soccer player Andrés Iniesta (1984-) is a well-known bearer of this surname.
Inks English
Patronymic variant of Ing.
Inoguchi Japanese
Ino means "boar" and guchi means "mouth, opening".
Inoki Japanese
Ino means "boar" and ki means "tree, wood".
Inoko Japanese
Ino means "boar" and ko means "child, first of the Chinese zodiac: the rat".
İnönü Turkish
From the name of a town and district in northwestern Turkey. This was the surname of the Turkish army commander, president and prime minister İsmet İnönü (1884-1973). The surname was bestowed upon him by the country's founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, in honour of his services during the First and Second Battles of İnönü near the town in the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922 (part of the Turkish War of Independence).
Inoo Japanese
Ino means "boar" and o means "tail".
Inose Japanese
From Japanese 猪 (ino) meaning "wild boar" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current".
Inouye Japanese
Variant transcription of Inoue.
Insalaco Italian
A surname in Sicily. Believed to come from the word Salaco an occupational name for a tanner in Arabic.
Intzuntza Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighbourhood in the municipality of Lemoa, Biscay, possibly derived from Basque inza "heath, reed bed".
Inui Japanese
From Japanese 乾 (inui) meaning "northwest".
Inusaka Japanese
Inu means "dog" and saka means "slope, hill".
Inutsuka Japanese
Inu means "dog" and tsuka means "mound".
Inuyama Japanese
From Japanese 犬 (inu) meaning "dog" and 山 (Yama) meaning "mountain, pile".
Inuzuka Japanese
From Japanese 犬 (inu) meaning "dog" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "mound".
Inverarity Scottish
Means "person from Inverarity", Angus ("mouth of the Arity", perhaps a Celtic river-name meaning literally "slow").
Invernizzi Italian
Probably denoted someone from Inverno e Monteleone, a municipality in Lombardy. Inverno itself is Italian for "winter".
Inzaghi Italian
Probably from the town of Inzago, near Milan. This surname is most famously borne by brothers Filippo (1973–) and Simone Inzaghi (1976–).
Io Japanese
I could mean "this" or "well, pit, mineshaft" and o means "tail".
Ioka Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Iparragirre Basque
Derived from Basque ipar "north; north wind" and ageri "open, clear, prominent" (see Aguirre).
Ipate Romanian
Origin not certain, possibly derived from "Ipatele", a commune in Romania.
Ippongi Japanese
From 一 (i) meaning "one", 本 (pon) meaning "origin" and 木 (gi) meaning "tree, wood".
Iraeta Basque
From the name of a settlement in Basque Country, Spain, derived from Basque ira "fern" and the toponymic suffix -eta.
Iragorri Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Zaratamo, Spain, derived from Basque ira "fern" and gorri "red" or "bare, peeled".
Irala Basque
Probably a variant of Iraola.
Iran Persian
A name for someone from Iran
Iraola Basque
Derived from Basque ira "fern" and -ola "location, place of".
Irarrazabal Basque
Possibly derived from Basque ira "fern" or ilharre "heather" and zabal "wide, broad; open".
Irby English
The name of several places in England, derived from Old Norse Iri býr meaning "Irish settlement".
Iredell English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Iredale.
Ireton English
Habitational name from either of two places in Derbyshire called Ireton, or one in North Yorkshire called Irton. All of these are named from the genitive case of Old Norse Íri ‘Irishmen’ (see Ireland) + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.... [more]
Iriarte Basque
Topographic name for someone who lived between two or more settlements, from Basque iri "settlement, village" and arte "between".
Iribarren Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous district of the municipality of Otsagabia.
Irie Japanese
From Japanese 入 (iri) meaning "entry, input" and 江 (e) meaning "river, inlet". 入江 (irie) means "cove, creek".
Irigoien Basque
Means "upper village", derived from Basque (h)iri "village, town, settlement" and goi "high; upper part".
Irikura Japanese
Iri means "entry, input" and kura means "have, possess, storehouse, warehouse".
Irimoto Japanese
Iri means "input, entry" and moto means "source, origin, root".
Iriomote Okinawan (Rare), Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 西表 (Iriomote) meaning "Iriomote", an island in Taketomi, Okinawa, Japan.
Irisaka Japanese
Iri means "enter, input" and saka means "slope, hill".
Irisarri Basque
From the name of a commune in the French arrondissement of Bayonne, derived from Basque (h)iri "town, city" and sarri "frequent, thickset; thicket, brushwood".
Irish English
Derived from Ireland
Iritani Japanese
Iri means "entry, input" and tani means "valley".
Iriyama Japanese
From 入 (iri) meaning "entry, input", and 山 (yama) meaning "hill, mountain".... [more]
Irizar Basque
Means "old settlement", derived from Basque (h)iri "town, city" and zahar "old, aged".
Irmak Turkish
Means "river" in Turkish.
Irons English
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Airaines in Somme, so named from Latin harenas (accusative case) ‘sands’. The form of the name has been altered as a result of folk etymology, an association of the name with the metal... [more]
Irribarra Basque (Hispanicized)
This surname born as a bad translation of Irribarren surname in Quirihue, Chile at the time of registration.
Irribarren Basque
From the basque surname that means "Inside the village".
Isaba Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Izaba.
Isato Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五十里 (see Ikari 2).
Isawa Japanese
I means "well, pit, mineshaft" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Isayama Japanese
A Japanese surname meaning "admonish mountain". A bearer of this surname is Hajime Isayama. He is a Japanese manga artist. (1986-)
Isebara Japanese
A variant of Isehara.
Isenbarger German, Jewish
Respelling of German or Jewish Eisenberger.
Isham English
The name of a village in Northamptonshire, England from the Celtic name of a local river Ise and the Anglo-Saxon term for a small settlement or homestead -ham.
Ishanagyi Okinawan (Archaic)
From Okinawan 石垣 (Ishanagyi) meaning "Ishigaki", an area in the city of Ishigaki in the prefecture of Okinawa in Japan.
Ishi Japanese
Ishi means "stone".
Ishibashi Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Ishibe Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Ishido Japanese
From the Japanese 石 (ishi) "stone" and 堂 (do) "hall."
Ishidori Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and dori comes from tori, meaning "bird".
Ishigaki Japanese, Okinawan (Japanized)
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 垣 (kaki) meaning "fence".
Ishiguro Japanese
rom Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 黒 (kuro) meaning "black".
Ishihara Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Ishihashi Japanese
Ishi means "stone, rock" and hashi means "bridge".
Ishii Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 井 (i) meaning "well".
Ishijima Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Ishiki Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and ki means "tree, wood".
Ishikura Japanese
From the Japanese 石 (ishi) "stone" combined with 倉 (kura) or 蔵 (kura) storehouse."
Ishima Japanese
I means "well, pit, mineshaft" and shims means "island", or it could be spelled with ishi meaning "rock, stone" and ma meaning "pause".
Ishimaru Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 丸 (maru) meaning "circle, round, whole".
Ishimine Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and mine means "peak".
Ishimitsu Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and mitsu means "light".
Ishimori Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Ishimoto Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 本 (moto) meaning "source, base, root, origin".
Ishinaka Japanese
Ishi means "stone, rock" and naka means "middle".
Ishino Japanese
From 石 (shi) meaning "stone" and 野 (no) meaning "plain, wilderness, field".
Ishisaki Japanese
Ishi means "stone, rock" and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".
Ishiuchi Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and uchi means "inside".
Ishiura Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and ura means "bay, coast".
Ishiwata Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 渡 (wata) meaning "cross, ferry".
Ishiwatari Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and watari means "ferry".
Ishiyama Japanese
From the Japanese 石 (ishi) "stone" and 山 (yama) "mountain."
Ishizaka Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope, hill".
Ishizaki Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Ishizawa Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh, swamp".
Ishizu Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 津 (zu) meaning "ferry".
Ishizuka Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Isla Spanish
Means "island" in Spanish.
Island Norwegian
Habitational name from any of four farmsteads so named. The origin of their name is not certain; it may be a compound of is "ice" and land "land" or from Island "Iceland" (the name of the country).
Islas Spanish
Variant of Isla.
Isley English
Of Old English origin, derived from a place named Hesli, meaning "a hazel wood or grove".
Iso Japanese
From Japanese 磯 (iso) meaning "seashore, shore, beach".
Isobe Japanese
From the Japanese 磯 (iso) meaning "beach" and 部 (be) meaning "region, division, part".
Isogai Japanese
It can be a variant of Isogai but other kanji combinations are possible.
Isogai Japanese
From Japanese 磯 (iso) meaning "seashore, beach" and 貝 (kai) meaning "shellfish".
Isogai Japanese
From Japanese 磯 (iso) meaning "seashore, beach" and 谷 (gai) meaning "valley".
Isogawa Japanese
From Japanese 五十 (iso) meaning "fifty" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Isojima Japanese
From Japanese 磯 (iso) meaning "seashore" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Isoko Japanese
Iso means "beach, seashore" and ko means "child, sign of the rat".
Isom English
Variant of Isham.
Isomura Japanese
From Japanese 磯 (iso) meaning "seashore, beach" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Isono Japanese
From Japanese 磯 (iso) meaning "seashore, beach" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Isori Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五十里 (see Ikari 2).
Isose Japanese
Iso means "sand" and se means "ripple".
Isotani Japanese
From 磯 (iso) meaning "beach, shore, seashore" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Isoyama Japanese
From Japanese 磯 (iso) meaning "seashore" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Isozaki Japanese
From Japanese 磯 (iso) meaning "seashore" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Isozato Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五十里 (see Ikari 2).
Isurieta Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the town of Aretxabaleta, Basque Country, derived from Basque izai "fir tree" and uri "town, settlement" combined with the toponymic suffix -eta "place of, abundance of"... [more]
Itada Japanese
Ita means "board" and da means "field, rice paddy".
Itahashi Japanese
Ita means "plank, board" and hashi means "bridge".
Itahashi Japanese
From Japanese 板 (ita) meaning "plank, board" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Itakaki Japanese
A variant of Itagaki.
Itakura Japanese
From Japanese 板 (ita) meaning "plank, board" and 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse".
Itami Japanese
Ita means "board" and mi means "view, outlook".
Itamiya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 伊丹屋 (Itamiya) meaning "Itami Store", a name of a store that was in the city of Itami in the prefecture of Hyōgo in Japan.... [more]
Itamura Japanese
Ita means "plank, board" and mura means "village, hamlet".
Itano Japanese
Ita means "board" and no means "field, plain".
Itaya Japanese
From Japanese 板 (ita) meaning "plank, board" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Itosato Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五十里 (see Ikari 2).
Iturbide Basque
From Basque iturri meaning "fountain, spring" and bidea meaning "pathway".
Iturralde Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Lizartza, Spain, derived from Basque iturri "spring, fountain" and alde "near, by; side, area".
Iturria Basque
From Basque meaning "well, fountain".
Itxasmendi Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighborhood in Zarautz, Gipuzkoa, probably derived from Basque itxaso "sea" and mendi "mountain". Alternatively, the first element could be isats "gorse, broom (plant)".
Ivars Spanish, Basque (Hispanicized)
Etymology uncertain. Possibly related to Ibarra, derived from Basque ibar "meadow, riverbank, valley".
Ivey English
Could be a patronymic from the given name Ive, or a habitational name from Ivoy in Cher, northern France.
Ivin Russian
From iva, meaning "willow".
Ivorra Catalan
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Ivory English
Habitational name from Ivry-la-Bataille in Eure, northern France.
Ivy English
Variant of Ivey. In some cases, might instead be derived from the name of the plant.
Iwaaki Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff" and 明 (aki) meaning "bright". ... [more]
Iwaasa Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow".
Iwabe Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Iwabuchi Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 渕 or 淵 (fuchi) meaning "abyss, edge, deep pool".
Iwadachi Japanese
Variant reading of Iwatate.
Iwadate Japanese
Variant reading of Iwatate.
Iwado Japanese (Rare)
Iwado means "rock door". Iwado from Holyland is a character bearing this surname
Iwae Japanese
Iwa means "stone, rock" and e means "bay, creek, inlet".
Iwaizumi Japanese (Rare)
Iwa (岩) means "rock, boulder", izumi (泉) means "spring, water source", it is also a town in Iwate prefecture. Hajime Iwaizumi (岩泉 一) from Haikyuu!! manga and anime is a notable bearer of this surname.
Iwaki Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 城 (ki) meaning "castle, fortress".
Iwakiri Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "boulder, cliff, rocks" and 切 (kiri) meaning "cut, cutoff, to be sharp".
Iwama Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".
Iwami Japanese
Iwa means "stone" and mi means "viewpoint, outlook".