Submitted Surnames from Locations

Arantzibia Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque arantza "thorn, buckthorn" and ibi "ford, river crossing"

Arao Japanese
Ara means "wild" and o means "tail".

Arao Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, sparse, wild" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot, end".

Araoka Japanese (Rare)
Ara (荒) means "rough", oka (岡) means "hill", therefore, Araoka means rough hill

Araoka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 荒 (see Ara).

Araquistain Basque, Spanish
From Basque Arakistain, possibly derived from ira(k) "fern" and the toponymic suffix -ain.

Arase Japanese
Ara means "wild" and se means "ripple".

Arashi Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 荒 (see Ara).

Arasli Turkish (Rare)

Arata Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, sparse, wild" or 新 (ara) meaning "new, natural" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Arata Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畭 (see Hari).

Aratai Japanese
"Wild well".

Aratake Japanese

Aratani Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Araúxo Galician
Galician form of Araújo

Aravena Corsican
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the commune of Fuzzà.

Araya Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Arbizu Basque
From the name of a village in Nevarre, Spain, meaning "turnip field", derived from Basque (h)arbi "turnip" and -zu "abundance of".

Arboleda Spanish
From arboleda meaning "grove of trees". This is the name of a prominent Colombian family, in which case it is derived from their region of origin in Arboleya, Spain.

Arbousset Occitan
Derived from Occitan arboç meaning "strawberry tree".

Arbuckle English
Means the "herdsman's portion" (of land).

Arcaya Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Arkaia.

Arceniega Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Artziniega.

Arceo Spanish
From the name of the town of Arceo in La Coruña, Galicia.

Archila Spanish
Either a variant of Arcila or derived from Arabic الشَّلَّال (aš-šallāl) meaning "the waterfall".

Archuleta Spanish, English
Castilianized form of Basque Aretxuloeta, a topographic name meaning "oak hollow".

Arciniega Basque
Castilianized form. Name for someone from the Spanish town of Artziniega. The town's name likely comes from the Basque artzain meaning "shepherd" and -aga, a suffix for place names.

Arciniegas Basque
Pluralized variant of Arciniega.

Arciszewski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from the Polish village Arciszewo

Ard Scottish
Habitational name from any of several places called Aird, including one near Hurlford in Ayrshire, another near Stranraer in Galloway, and the Aird, the higher part of the Vale of Beauly, near Inverness... [more]

Ardagh Irish
A rare Irish surname named after Ardagh, in County Longford.

Ardehi Persian, Kurdish, Old Persian
House Ardehis of Zagors or Ardahvans (Persian: اردهیان) were one of the Persian Sassanid royal families, who occupied the Mounts of Zagros before the Islamic conquest of Persia in 650 CE. Ardahvans in Shahnameh and Persian mythology are mentioned to be the first settlers of Zagros mountains, and the constructors of Forts Of Zagros.

Arden English
From various English place names, which were derived from a Celtic word meaning "high".... [more]

Ardern English
Means "eagle valley" or "gravel valley". From Old English ear "gravel" or eran "eagle" and denu "valley". Also a variant of Arden.

Ardies Irish
Irish Isle Of Ards

Are Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 荒 (see Ara).

Arechaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Aretxaga.

Arechederra Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Aretxederra.

Arehira Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 荒平 (see Arahira).

Arell English

Arellano Basque, Spanish
From the name of a town in Nevarre, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from either of the Latin personal names Valerius or Aurelius, indicating land owned by someone of the name, or from Basque aritz "oak (tree)" (see haritz).

Arencibia Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Canarian)
Variant of Arancibia. It is concentrated in Cuba and the Canary Islands.

Arensberg German
From Old High German arn 'eagle' and berg, 'mountain'.

Arenzana Spanish
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 La Riojan municipalities: Arenzana de Abajo or Arenzana de Arriba.

Aretxabaleta Basque
Original Basque form of Arechavaleta, composed of aritx (a variant of haritz) meaning "oak tree" or "tree" combined with zabal "wide, ample" and the suffix -eta meaning "abundance of" or "place of".

Aretxaga Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous ghost town within the council of Murgia in the municipality of Zuia.

Aretxederra Basque
Habitational name from a neighborhood in the municipality of Gordexola, Spain, derived from Basque aretx "oak tree" (a variant of haritz) and eder "beautiful, good; abundant".

Arévalo Spanish
Habitational name from any of the places called Arévalo in the provinces of Ávila and Soria of pre-Roman origin.

Argandoña Basque
From the name of a hamlet in Álava, Spain, derived from Basque (h)argan "stony place" and the toponymic suffix -oña.

Argao Visayan
Named after Argao, a municipality in southern Cebu. Argao, in turn is said to have derived from "sali-argaw", a tree that flourished in the coastal areas of the town.

Argawanon Visayan
Literally "resident of Argao"

Argimon Catalan
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous castle in the municipality of Riudarenes.

Argindegi Basque
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Legazpi.

Argomaniz Spanish
Spanish: Habitational Name From A Place Called Argomaniz (In Castilian: Argómaniz) In The Araba/Álava Province.

Argueta Spanish
This surname was most likely originally used to identify a person who lived in a characteristically bright or luminous area.

Arguijo Spanish
Spanish: Habitational Name From A Place Called Arguijo In Zamora Province.

Arguindegui Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Argindegi.

Argyle Scottish, Scottish Gaelic
From the regional name Argyll, a county of southwestern Scotland, named in Gaelic as Earre Ghàidheal ‘coast of the Gaels’. Argyll was the earliest part of Scotland to be settled by Gaelic speakers from Ireland from the 6th century onwards... [more]

Argyll Scottish, Scottish Gaelic
From the regional name Argyll, a county of southwestern Scotland, named in Gaelic as Earre Ghàidheal ‘coast of the Gaels’. Argyll was the earliest part of Scotland to be settled by Gaelic speakers from Ireland from the 6th century onwards... [more]

Arichi Japanese
Ari means "have, possess, exist" and chi means "ground, soil".

Ariga Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulation".

Arimori Japanese
Ari means "exist" and mori means "forest".... [more]

Arimoto Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Arimura Japanese
Ari means "exist" and mura means "village, hamlet".

Arino Japanese
Ari means "exist" and no means "plain, field, wilderness".

Arioka Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 岡 (oka) meaning "ridge, hill".

Arisaka Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess, exist" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope".

Arisawa Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Arise Japanese
Ari means "exist, have, possess" and se means "ripple".

Aristizabal Basque
It indicates familial origin near the eponymous farmhouse in Gipuzkoa.

Arisu Japanese

Arisugawa Japanese
Notable bearers are members of the Arisugawa clan, such as Princess Arisugawa no Miya Oriko and her father Prince Arisugawa no Miya Orihito.

Arisukawa Japanese

Arita Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Aritzala Basque (Rare)
From the name of a municipality in Navarre, Spain, probably derived from Basque haritz "oak tree" and ala "pasture, meadow".

Aritzaleta Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the Navarrese municipality of Deierri.

Ariyama Japanese
Ari means "exist, have, possess" and yama means "mountain".

Ariza Catalan
Castilianized form of Basque Aritza, a topographic name from Basque (h)aritz ‘oak’ + the article suffix -a.

Ariza Spanish
Spanish: habitational name from a place so named in Zaragoza province in Aragón.

Ariza Japanese
From 有 (ari) meaning "exist, possess, maintain, furthermore" and 座 (za) meaning "seat, sitting, platform, rank, constellation, counting words, guild, name, institution".

Arizala Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Aritzala.

Arizaleta Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Aritzaleta.

Arizawa Japanese
Variant of Arisawa.

Arizcun Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Arizkun.

Arizkun Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality in the Navarrese municipality of Baztan.

Arjona Spanish
Habitational name from Arjona in Jaén province.

Arkaia Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Gasteiz.

Arkhangelsky Russian
Habitational name for someone from Arkhangelsk, a province (oblast) of Russia.

Arlegi Basque
From the name of a town in Navarre, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque (h)egi "slope, hillside; edge, border" combined with either (h)arri "stone", arlo "field", or erle "bee" as a first element.

Arlegui Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Arlegi.

Arlinghaus German
Perhaps a habitational name from Oerlinghausen in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Arlington English
Location name that refers to a settlement associated with a personal name reduced to Arl- plus the Anglo-Saxon patronymic element -ing- then the element -ton denoting a "settlement"... [more]

Arlow English

Arlowe English

Armendarits Basque (Gallicized)
Parisianized form of Armendaritze.

Armendaritze Basque (Rare)
From the name of a commune in the French arrondissement of Bayonne, or directly from a patronymic form of the given name Armentarius.

Armendariz Spanish, Basque
Variant of Basque Armendaritze, a habitational name from a village in Low Navarre named Armendaritze, or directly from a patronymic form of the Basque personal name Armendari or Armentari, from Latin Armentarius "herdsman".

Armenia Italian, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese
Ethnic name or regional name for someone from Armenia or who had connections with Armenia. This surname is derived from the feminine form of Armenio, which is ultimately from Greek Αρμένιος (Armenios) meaning "Armenian"... [more]

Armenteros Spanish
Habitational name from either of two places called Armenteros, in the provinces of Ávila and Salamanca, from the plural of armenatero meaning ‘cowherd’, from Latin armenta ‘herd(s)’.

Armona Portuguese
It indicates familial origin on the eponymous island in the municipality of Olhão.

Armstead English
Variant of Armistead.

Arnott Scottish
Habitational name from a place called Arnot, near Kinross

Arola Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, English (American)
From Latin areola, diminutive of area (area).

Arora Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
From the name of the ancient city of Aror in what is now the Sindh province, Pakistan. The city's name may have been derived from Hindi और (aur) meaning "more, also".

Aróstegui Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Aroztegi.

Arouff Mauritian Creole (Rare)

Aroztegi Basque
From the name of a town in Navarre, Spain, meaning "carpenter’s workshop, blacksmith’s shop" in Basque, ultimately derived from arotz "carpenter, blacksmith" and -tegi "house, workshop; place of".

Arra Galician, Sicilian
Habitational name from a place in Galicia called Arra, this surname was also found in some parts of Sicily.

Arragon Spanish, Catalan, French
Variant of Aragon.

Arrechea Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Arretxea.

Arredondo Spanish
habitational name from a place in Cantabria named Arredondo possibly from redondo 'round' because of the roundish shape of the hill on which it stands.

Arregi Basque
Derived from Basque (h)arri "stone, rock" and -egi "place".

Arregui Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Arregi.

Arrel English

Arretxea Basque
From the name of a hamlet in south-western France, derived from Basque (h)arri "stone, rock" and etxe "house, home, building".

Arriaga Basque

Arrigunaga Basque
From the name of a beach in the municipality of Getxo, Spain, possibly derived from Basque (h)arri "stone, rock" combined with gune "place, area" and the collective suffix -aga.

Arrillaga Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Usurbil, Spain, derived from Basque (h)arri "stone, rock" and a variant form of (h)iri "town, city" combined with -aga "place of, abundance of".

Arroitz Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Navarre, Spain, possibly derived from Basque (h)arri "stone, rock".

Arróniz Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Arroitz.

Arscott English
From the the words ars, of unexplained origin, and cot "cottage, small house"

Artabia Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Allin, Navarre, possibly derived from Basque arte "oak (tree), evergreen oak, holm oak" or arto "millet; corn, maize" combined with the suffix -be "lower part".

Artavia Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Artabia.

Arteaga Basque
Derived from Basque arte "oak tree; holm oak, evergreen oak" and -aga "place of, group of".

Artega Basque
Variant of Arteaga.

Arterton English
Variant of Atherton. A famous bearer is the English actress Gemma Arterton (1986-).

Arteta Basque
Habitational name from any of several places in Navarre and Biscay, Spain, derived from Basque arte "oak tree, holm oak" and the toponymic suffix -eta "place of, abundance of".

Artigas Aragonese, Catalan, Spanish
Plural form of artiga, referring to land cleared for agriculture.... [more]

Artino Greek
Habitational name for someone from the city of Arta in Epirus.

Artis English
English: regional name for someone from the French province of Artois, from Anglo-Norman French Arteis (from Latin Atrebates, the name of the local Gaulish tribe). This surname is popular in North Carolina and Virginia, of the US.

Artois French, Belgian

Artziniega Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Álava, Basque Country, probably derived from Basque artzain "shepherd" and -aga "place of, group of".

Aru Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畔蒜 (see Abiru).

Aruküla Estonian
Aruküla is an Estonian surname meaning "grassland village".

Arvanitis Greek
Signifying ethnic origin, an Arvanit.

Arzola Basque
Castilianized form of a Basque topographic name, derived from (h)arri "stone, rock; glass" combined with -tza "large quantity, abundance" and -ola "location, place of".

Ås Swedish, Norwegian
Means "ridge, esker" in Swedish and Norwegian.

Asabara Japanese
Variant of Asahara.

Asabu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 麻布 (see Azabu 1 or Azabu 2).

Asabushi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 朝武士 (see Asamushi).

Asada Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" or 麻 (asa) meaning "hemp, flax" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Asagami Japanese
Variant of Asakami.

Asahara Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning", 浅 (asai) meaning "shallow", or 麻 (asa) meaning "hemp" combined with 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Asahina Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning", 比 (hi) meaning "comparison, match, equal" or 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", and 奈 (na), a phonetic character.

Asai Japanese
Japanese surname meaning "shallow well".

Asai Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Asaka Japanese
From the Japanese 淺 or 浅 (asa) "superficial" and 香 (ka) "odour," "smell,"　加 (ka) "increase," "step-up" or 賀 (ka) "congratulation."

Asakawa Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 川 or 河 (kawa) meaning "river".

Asakura Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning", 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow", or 麻 (asa) meaning "hemp" and 倉 (kura) meaning "warehouse, storehouse".

Asama Japanese

Asamen Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 浅面 (Asamen), a clipping of 浅面門 (Asamemmon) meaning "Asamen Gate", a name of a group of several households in the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.

Asamura Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Asamushi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 浅虫 (Asamushi) meaning "Asamushi", an area in the city of Aomori in the prefecture of Aomori in Japan.... [more]

Asao Japanese
Asa can mean "morning", "shallow" or "hemp" and o means "tail".

Asaoka Japanese

Asaoka Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Asaomo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 浅面 or 淺面 (see Asamen).

Asaro Italian, Sicilian
Derived from Sicilian Àsaru. A comune in the Province of Enna, Sicily.

Asata Japanese

Asawara Japanese
Variant of Asahara.

Asazu Japanese

Asbroeck Dutch, Belgian
From es "ash tree" and broek "marsh, wetland".

Asbury English
English location name with the elements as- meaning "east" or "ash tree" and -bury meaning "fortified settlement."

Aschan Swedish
Shortened form of Aschanius (now obsolete) taken from the name of a village whose name was derived from Swedish ask "ash tree".

Ascot English
Surname originating from the village of Arscott in Devon, meaning "eastern cottage" in Saxon. It can also be used to refer to Ascot in Berkshire, where the Royal Ascot race meeting is held each year.

Aselton American
Asel being a variant of Asil meaning ""noble"" and ton meaning ""town"".

Ashbe English
Derived from one of the several places in England called Ashby.

Ashborn English

Ashborne English

Ashbourn English

Ashbourne English

Ashbrook English
Derived from Ampney St Mary, a small village and civil parish locally known as "Ashbrook", in Gloucestershire, England (recorded in the Domesday Book as Estbroce). It is named with Old English est meaning "east, eastern" and broc meaning "brook, stream".

Ashbrooke English
Variant of Ashbrook.

Ashburn English

Ashby English
English: habitational name from any of the numerous places in northern and eastern England called Ashby, from Old Norse askr ‘ash’ or the Old Norse personal name Aski + býr ‘farm’.

Ashcroft English
English (chiefly Lancashire) topographic name from Middle English asche ‘ash tree’ + croft ‘enclosure’, or a habitational name from a minor place named with these elements.

Asher English
Name for someone who dwelled by an ash tree, from Middle English asche or asshe meaning "ash tree".

Asheton English
Variant of Ashton.

Ashfield English
Meaning "ash tree field".

Ashford English
Derived from Ashford, which is the name of several places in England. All but one of these derive the second element of their name from Old English ford meaning "ford" - for the one in North Devon, it is derived from Old English worō or worth meaning "enclosure".... [more]

Ashida Japanese
Combination of the kanji 芦 (ashi, "reed") and 田 (ta, "field").

Ashido Japanese
From Japanese 芦 (ashi) meaning "reed" and 戸 (do) meaning "door"

Ashihara Japanese

Ashita Japanese
Variant of Ashida.

Ashitanihara Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 芦谷原 (Ashitanihara), a variant reading of 芦谷原 (Ashitaniharu) meaning "Ashitaniharu", a division in the division of Shukukubota in the area of Makizono in the city of Kirishima in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan or it being a name of a group of several households in the same location, for the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.

Ashiya Japanese

Ashiyahara Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 芦谷原 (see Ashitanihara).

Ashland English
This surname is derived from Old English æsc & land and it means "ash tree land."

Ashly English
Variant of Ashley.

Ashman English, Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Anglo-Saxon Æscmann, a byname meaning "pirate, seaman", composed of æsc "(boat or spear made of) ash tree" and man "person, man"... [more]

Ashmore English
English locational name, from either "Aisemare", (from Old English pre 7th Century "aesc" meaning ash plus "mere" a lake; hence "lake where ash-trees grow), or from any of several minor places composed of the Old English elements "aesc" ash plus "mor" a marsh or fen.

Ashwood English
Habitational name from a place in Staffordshire named Ashwood, from Old English æsc "ash" and wudu "wood".

Asikkala Finnish
Indicates familial origin from Asikkala, a municipality in southern Finland.

Asis Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Asís primarily used in the Philippines.

Asley English

Aslie English
Variant of Ansley.

Asnicar Italian
From Cimbrian haazo "hare" and ékke "hill, rise".

Aso Japanese
From Japanese 阿蘇 (Aso) meaning "Aso", a former district in the former Japanese province of Higo in parts of present-day Kumamoto, Japan.... [more]

Asō Japanese
Variant reading of Aso.

Asobe Japanese

Asoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Aso.

Aspen English

Asperger German
Denoting a person who lived in Asperg, a town in Southwest Germany, derived from a cadet named Asperg who lived in the ruling house... [more]

Aspinall English
A locational name of Anglo-Saxon origin, it means “aspen well”.

Asquith English
Habitational name from a village in North Yorkshire named Askwith, from Old Norse askr ‘ash tree’ + vi{dh}r ‘wood’

Assaro Italian, Sicilian
Variant of Asaro.

Assoulin Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Assouline.

Assouline Judeo-Spanish
From a place or tribal name derived from Tamazight aẓru meaning "stone, rock".

Assulin Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Assouline.

Aššurāya Babylonian
Means "Assyrian", deriving from the Akkadian element aššurû ("Assyrian").

Astby English

Astley English
Derived from an English surname and place name meaning "eastern woodland clearing" in Old English. A famous bearer of the surname is British singer, songwriter, and radio personality Rick Astley (1966-pres.).

Astridge English
Perhaps a habitational surname from one or more places called Ashridge.

Astrowski m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Ostrowski.

Asukai Japanese

Asula Estonian
Asula is an Estonian surname meaning "settlement".

Asulin Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Assouline.

Atachi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 接待 (see Settai).

Ataídes Portuguese
For people descending from inhabitants of Freguesia do Ataíde, in Portugal; currently part of Vila Meã, or related to the noble family who owned those lands. The place was probably named after Athanagild, 6th-century king of Visigothic Hispania and probable founder of the village.

Atake Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿武 (see Anno 2).

Atake Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 阿竹 (Atake) meaning "Atake", a division in the area of Tajiri in the city of Ise in the prefecture of Mie in Japan.

Atari Japanese
中 (Atari) means "middle". ... [more]

Atempa Mexican, Nahuatl (Hispanicized)
Means "on the riverbank" or "on the bank of the lake", derived from Nahuatl atl meaning "water" combined with tentli "bank, shore" and the suffix -pan "in, on".

Athenogenis Greek
Means of Athenian origin. 'Αθήνα' (Athens) and 'γένος'(origin, birth, clan)

Athens English (British)
British Artist and Violinist Faithe-Lynne Athens' last name

Atherton English
Habitational name from a place near Manchester named Atherton, from the Old English personal name Æðelhere + Old English tun meaning "settlement".

Athill English

Athwal Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਅਟਵਾਲ (see Atwal).

Atienza Spanish, Filipino
Habitational name from the municipality of Atienza in Guadalajara province, Spain.

Atlee English
English: topographic name for someone whose dwelling was ‘by the clearing or meadow’, Middle English atte lee. The word lea or lee (Old English leah) originally meant ‘wood’, thence ‘clearing in a wood’, and, by the Middle English period, ‘grassy meadow’.

Atmore English
Locational surname derived from Middle English atte more meaning "at the marsh".

Atondo Basque
From the name of a neighbourhood in Itza, Navarre, meaning "next to the gorge, beside the mountain pass", derived from Basque ate "door, gate; gorge, narrow pass" and ondo "side, base, foundation; next to, beside".

Atrdae Iranian
Avestan originating surname meaning either "giving fire" or "creating fire".... [more]

Atridge English

Atsuda Japanese
From Japanese 渥 (atsu) meaning "moist" combined with 田 (da) meaning "paddy, field".

Atsugi Japanese (Rare)
Atsugi (厚木) means "thick tree", notable bearer of this surname is Nanami Atsugi (厚木 那奈美), a Japanese Voice actress. It is also a city name in Kanagawa perfecture.

Atsuki Japanese

Atsuta Japanese

Attebery English

Attenborough English
Habitational name for a person from the village of Attenborough in Nottinghamshire, England, derived from the Old English given name Adda and burh meaning "fortified place". A famous bearer of this name was the English actor and filmmaker Richard Attenborough (1923-2014)... [more]

Atte Stone Medieval English (Archaic)
Archaic version of the surname Stone from Old English stan, 'atte' being an abbreviated version of "at the" used in several medieval surnames to denote where one lived, still seen in surnames like Attenborough, Atwood, Atwell, and Atteberry... [more]

Attewell English

Attwal Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਅਟਵਾਲ (see Atwal).

Atwal Punjabi
From the name of the village of Athwal in Punjab state, India.

Atxabal Basque
It indicates familial origin within the vicinity of the eponymous mountain in the municipality of Zuia.

Atzeni Italian
From a lost Sicilian toponym.

Au Upper German, Swiss, German (Swiss), German (Austrian)
South German, Swiss, and Austrian topographic name from dialect Au ‘water meadow’, ‘stream’ (see Aue).

Au Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ou.

Auchinleck Scottish (Rare)
Scottish Gaelic: Achadh nan Leac... [more]

Aucoin French (Cajun)
From French *au coin* meaning “at the corner”, referring to someone who lived at the corner of a block or town.

Âu Dương Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Ouyang, from Sino-Vietnamese 歐陽 (âu dương).

Auerbach German, Jewish
Topographical name for someone who lived by a stream (Middle High German bach) that was near a swamp or marsh (auer).

Auestad Norwegian
A surname most commonly found in the Rogaland region of Norway. The most common theory for the meaning is that it originated from øde sted (or in older spellings, øde stad) meaning "abandoned/barren/solitary place"... [more]

Aufderheide German
Topographic name for someone who lived on a heath, derived from German auf der heide literally meaning "on the heath".

Auk Estonian
Auk is an Estonian surname meaning "pit" or "hole".

Aulakh Indian, Punjabi
From the name of a village in Punjab, India, meaning uncertain.

Aune Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse auðn "wasteland, desolate place".

Auñón Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.

Aurich German
Habitational name from a place in East Frisia or Baden-Württemberg named Aurich.

Aus English
Variant spelling of Scandinavian Aas.

Ausborne English
Possibly a variant spelling of Osborne.

Außendorf German (Rare)

Austen English
A variant of the surname Austin.

Austerlitz German (Austrian), Jewish
Derived from Slavkov u Brna (historically known as Austerlitz in German), a town located in Vyškov District, in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. This was real surname of the American actor and dancer Fred Astaire (1899-1987), as well as his sister Adele Astaire (1896-1981), an actress, singer and dancer.

Austie Dutch
An altered form of Onstee, itself derived from the place name Unsteding (see Onstenk).

Austria Spanish (Philippines)
From the name of the European country, either as an ethnic name or a reference to the Austrian Habsburg dynasty, which ruled Spain in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Autry English, French
A habitational name from any of the places in France named Autrey or Autry. French: from the Old French personal name Audry, from Germanic Aldric ‘ancient power’.

Au Yeung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ouyang.

Au-Yeung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ouyang.

Auyeung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ouyang.

Auyong Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Ouyang.

Avallone Italian
Topographic name for someone who lived in a deep valley.

Ávalos Spanish
Etymologists note the name signifies a "native of Abalos" and the progenitor was someone who hailed from that location.

Avamilano Spanish, Italian
Of Spanish origin, but probably has its roots in Italy due to the word "milano" which means Milan in Italian.

Aveiro Portuguese, Spanish
Demonymic surname refering to Aveiro a city in middle north-eastern Portugal. A famous bearer of this surname is Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.

Avelar Portuguese
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Ansião.

Aveley English
From the Flemish, Evely; from the Dutch, Evelein; in the Domesday Book, Avelin; a personal name.

Aven Norwegian
From the name of a farm, itself derived from Norwegian ave "mud, pool, dam; ebb, eddy in a river".

Aven English
Variant of Avent or Avon.

Avendaño Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Abendaño.

Averne French, English
Possibly from the French place name Auvergne. In some cases, might be derived from Middle English at ther vern, meaning "at the fern".

Avon English
From the toponym Avon, meaning "river". Alternatively, from the given name Avine, a pet form of Avis.

Awa Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 阿波 (Awa), a clipping of 上阿波 (Kamiawa) or 下阿波 (Shimoawa), both areas in the city of Iga in the prefecture of Mie in Japan.

Awa Japanese
From Japanese 阿波 (Awa) meaning "Awa", a former Japanese province in present-day Tokushima, Japan.

Awada Japanese

Awagai Japanese
Variant of Awatani.

Awagaya Japanese
Variant of Awatani.

Awai Japanese
Awa means "millet" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Awamura Japanese
Awa means "millet" and mura means "hamlet, village".

Awano Japanese
Awa means "millet" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".

Awanoue Japanese

Awaoka Japanese
Awa means "millet" and oka means "mound, hill".

Awara Japanese
A variant of Ahara.

Awata English

Awatani Japanese
Awa means "millet" and tani means "valley".

Awayama Japanese
Away means "millet" and yama means "mountain".

Awsumb Norwegian
Norwegian habitation surname. Åsum/Aasum/Aasumb is a common place name in Scandinavia, generally referring to an ancient farm or homestead. Derived from Old Norse aas ‘hill’ + um ‘around’. Norwegian emigrants from the Åsum farm in the traditional district of Vinger (Hedmark, Norway) adopted the Anglicized spelling ‘Awsumb’ after arriving in North America in the 19th and 20th Centuries.

Axel Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Habitational name for someone from either of two places, Aksel in East Flanders or Axel in Zeeland, both possibly derived from a relative of Old High German ahsala "shoulder", referring to an elevated piece of land.

Axell Swedish
Possibly a habitational name with the combination of ax, a Swedish word for the fruiting body of a grain plant, and the common surname suffix -ell.

Axford English
Derived from Axford, which is the name of two villages in England (one is located in the county of Hampshire, the other in Wiltshire). Both villages derive their name from Old English æsc(e) "ash tree(s)" and Old English ford "ford", which gives their name the meaning of "ford by the ash trees" or "a ford with ash trees"... [more]