UlshöferGerman Habitational name for someone from a place called Ilshofen (old form Ulleshoven), near Schwäbisch Hall.
UlukayaTurkish From Turkish ulu meaning "great, large, exalted" and kaya meaning "rock".
UlvestadNorwegian (Rare) Habitational name from any of five farmsteads, most in western Norway, named from Old Norse ulfr meaning ‘wolf’ + staðir, plural of staðr meaning ‘farmstead’, ‘dwelling’.
UmanodanJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 馬 (uma) meaning "horse", ノ (no), a possessive particle, and 段 (dan) meaning "step", referring to a place with horses and a stepped landscape.... [more]
UmebayashiJapanese From 梅 (ume) meaning "Japanese apricot, plum" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "woods, grove". Other kanji combinations can be used.
UmedaJapanese From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
UmegakiJapanese From Japanese 梅 or 楳 (ume) meaning "prunus mume" and 垣 (gaki) meaning "fence", referring to a fence with a family crest of prunus mume patterns.
UmehanaJapanese From 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" combined with 花 (hana, ka) meaning "flower, blossom".
UmeharaJapanese From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
UmekawaJapanese Ume means "plum" and kawa means "stream, river".
UmezawaJapanese From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
UmezuJapanese From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "apricot, plum" and 津 (zu) meaning "port, harbour".
UmiastowskiPolish This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Umiastów.
UmplebyEnglish Originally given to people from the village of Anlaby in East Yorkshire, UK. Written as Umlouebi in the Domesday Book, the place name is from Old Norse given name Óláfr + býr, "farmstead" or "village".
UnabaraJapanese From Japanese 海 (una) meaning "sea" and 原 (bara) meaning "meadow".
UnagiJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 鰻 (Unagi) meaning "Unagi", a division in the area of Yamagawanarikawa in the city of Ibusuki in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan.
UnamiJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 海南 (unami), a contraction of 海南 (unanami), from 海 (una-) meaning "of the sea; of the ocean" and 南 (nami) meaning "south".
UnderdownEnglish topographic name for someone who lived "(at the) foot of the hill" or a habitational name from a place called Underdown... [more]
UndurragaBasque It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Zeanuri.
UngVietnamese Vietnamese form of Yong, from Sino-Vietnamese 雍 (ung).
UngarGerman, Jewish ethnic name for a Hungarian or a nickname for someone who had trade relations with Hungary. Cognate of Ungaro and variant of Unger.
UngváriHungarian Originally denoted a person from the city of Uzhhorod in Ukraine (formerly part of Hungary), meaning "castle on the River Uzh". In Hungarian it is called Ungvár.
UnnoJapanese From Japanese 海 (un) meaning "sea, ocean" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
UnoJapanese From Japanese 宇 (u) meaning "house, eaves, universe" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
UpchurchEnglish habitational name from a place called as "the high church" or possibly the higher of two churches from Middle English up "up high higher" and chirche "church" (Old English upp and cirice)... [more]
UppadathilMalayalam From Old Malayalam uppadam (sea), lit. "from over the Arabian sea," referring to the descendants of a group of Arab traders who settled in Kerala. Predominantly Muslim, although sizeable sections have branched away and practice Hinduism... [more]
UpshawEnglish Probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place named with Old English upp meaning "up(per)" and sc(e)aga meaning "copse", or a topographic name with the same meaning.
UpsherEnglish Habitational name denoting someone from the hamlet Upshire in County Essex, derived from Old English upp "up, upper" and scir "shire, district".
UpshurEnglish Most probably an altered spelling of English Upshire, a habitational name from Upshire in Essex, named with Old English upp "up" and scir "district". Alternatively, it may be a variant of Upshaw.
UrbinoSicilian, Italian Possibly from the name of an Italian town. Could also be from Sicilian urbu or orbu, meaning "blind", in which case it may refer to literal blindness, or a more metaphorical "blind to one's sins", especially in the case of foundlings.
UrdanegiBasque From the name of a neighborhood in the town of Gordexola in Biscay, Basque Country, probably related to Basque urdandegi "pigsty, pig pen".
UribarriBasque Habitational name derived from Basque uri "town, city" and barri "new". Compare Ulibarri.
UriondoBasque From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Zeberio, Spain, derived from Basque uri "town, city" and -ondo "next to, adjacent".
UrizarBasque Habitational name derived from Basque uri "town, city" and zahar "old, aged".
UrkiagaBasque From the name of the northernmost hill and mountain pass in Navarre, derived from Basque urki "birch tree" and -aga "place of, group of".
UrkiolaBasque It indicates familial origin near the eponymous natural park.
UrritzolaBasque (Rare) From the names of either of two villages in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque urritz "hazel tree" combined with either ola "hut, cabin" or the suffix -ola "location, place of".
UrtiagaBasque It indicates familial origin near the eponymous cave in the municipality of Deba.
UrtsuaBasque (Rare, Archaic) From the name of a mountain in the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, derived from Basque ur "water" and -tzu "plenty of".
UrushiharaJapanese (Rare) 漆 (Urushi) means "lacquer/lacker, varnish" and 原 (hara) means "plain, field".
UrushimakkaJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 漆 (urushi) meaning "toxicodendron vernicifluum", 真下 (makka) meaning "(literally) down; below; beneath", referring to low lands.
UsecheBasque Habitational name from Basque Usaetxe, composed of uso "dove, pigeon" and etxe "house, home, building".
UsɛidBerber Patronymic from the personal name Saïd; the name is of Arabic origin. Also a habitational name from various places with Sɛid in the name... [more]
UseltonEnglish Perhaps a variant of Osselton, a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place, probably in northeastern England, where this name is most common.
UshidaJapanese From Japanese 牛 (ushi) meaning "cow" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
UshijimaJapanese From Japanese 牛 (ushi) meaning "cow, bull, ox" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
UshioJapanese From 牛 (ushi) meaning "cow, bull, ox" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".
UshisawaJapanese From 牛 (ushi) meaning "cow, bull, ox, 2nd sign of the Chinese zodiac" and 澤 or 沢 (sawa) meaning "marsh, swamp".
UshishimaJapanese Ushi means "cow, bull, ox, second sign of the Chinese zodiac" and shima means "island".
UytdehaageDutch Means "from The Hague", a city in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. It could also mean "from the hedge". Both etymologies are derived from Dutch uit meaning "out, of, from" and Middle Dutch hage meaning "hedge, bush"... [more]
VaamondeSpanish Variant of the habitational surname Bahamonde, from one of the Galician places called Baamonde (earlier written Bahamonde) in the province of Lugo most probably Santiago de Baamonde (Begonte).
VærnesNorwegian Værnes is a village in the municipality of Stjørdal in Nord-Trøndelag county in Mid-Norway. The original spelling of the village's name was Vannes and it is a combination of var "calm, quiet" and nes "headland"... [more]
VågeNorwegian Habitational name from any of several farms named Våge, derived from Old Norse vágr "bay, inlet, fjord".
VagliaItalian From the commune in the city of Florence.
VagulaEstonian From the name of a village and a lake in Võru Parish, Võru County in southern Estonia. Possibly derived from vagu "furrow, groove" and the locative suffix -la.
VaheEstonian Vahe is an Estonian surname meaning "middle".
VaikjärvEstonian Vaikjärv is an Estonian surname meaning "quiet/still lake".
ValderrábanoSpanish It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
ValderramaSpanish Habitational name from any of the places named Valderrama, as for example in Burgos province.
ValderramaSpanish This surname is made up of the prefix "bal-" from latin "vallis," the equivalent of prefix "-valle" meaning a vale or a valley plus the Spanish "derramare" - to scatter or to spread. Hence, implies valley which is spread out.
ValdiviaSpanish Topographic or habitational name based on Spanish val, valle meaning "valley". A notable bearer was Pedro de Valdivia (died 1553), a Spanish conquistador who conquered Chile with a small expedition corps after he served under Francisco Pizarro in Peru... [more]
ValdiviesoSpanish This place-name is derived from the Asturian word val-di-vieso, which means old man's-valley.
ValdoviñoGalician This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
ValeEnglish Topographic name for someone who lived in a valley, Middle English vale (Old French val, from Latin vallis). The surname is now also common in Ireland, where it has been Gaelicized as de Bhál.
ValeeGerman From French origin, denoting someone who lives or comes from a valley.
ValenzuelaSpanish Habitational name from places named Valenzuela in Córdoba and Ciudad Real. The place name is a diminutive of Valencia, literally "little Valencia".
ValeraSpanish Habitational name from either of two places in Spain named Valera.
VallanceEnglish Means "person from Valence", southeastern France (probably "place of the brave").
ValleSpanish, Filipino, Italian Habitational name from any of the many places named with valle "valley", or topographic name for someone who lived in a valley (Latin vallis).
ValléeFrench topographic name for someone who lived in a valley from Old French valee "valley" (from Latin vallis) or a habitational name from (La) Vallée the name of several places in various parts of France... [more]
ValletFrench, English French topographic name from a diminutive of Old French val "valley" (see Val ) or a habitational name from (Le) Vallet the name of several places mainly in the northern part of France and French and English occupational name for a manservant from Old French and Middle English vallet "manservant groom".
ValleyEnglish Topographic name for someone who lived in a valley, Middle English valeye.
VallianosmGreek Derived from Vaglia. A commune in Florence, Italy.
VallmitjanaCatalan From the name of a valley near the town of Taradell in Catalonia, Spain, composed of Catalan vall meaning "valley" and mitjana "middle, middle-sized".
ValmoridaFilipino, Cebuano Means "valley of the forest field" derived from Spanish val, a contraction of valle meaning "valley", combined with Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest, woods" and 田 (ta) "paddy, field" (see Morita).
ValoisFrench topographic name for someone who lived in a valley, or a habitational name from any of the various places called Vallois, or regional name from the district in northern France so called, which was once an independent duchy... [more]
ValsecchiItalian Denoting someone from the former municipality of Valsecca in Lombardy.
ValverdeSpanish Refers to a place name which suggests a landscape, agreeable with herbs, flowers and water.
Van AanholtDutch Means "from Anholt", a small village in the northeast of the province of Drenthe in the Netherlands, itself meaning "hold, rest" in Dutch (a place where people could rest for the night). A famous bearer is the Dutch soccer player Patrick van Aanholt (1990-).
Van AgtDutch Means "from Acht", a small village within the city of Eindhoven in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands. It is derived from Middle Dutch acht, achte meaning either "eight" or "preserve, lordly possession, legal district"... [more]
Van ArkDutch Habitational name from a place called Ark in Gelderland.
van BeethovenFlemish Means "from the beet fields", a variant of Beethoven. A famous bearer of this name was German Clasical composer Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827).
Van BijsterveldtDutch Means "from the waste land", derived from Middle Dutch bijstervelt meaning "waste land, chaffing and infertile land". Dutch politician Marja van Bijsterveldt (1961-) bears this name.
Van BlankenbergGerman, Belgian, Dutch Means "from Blankenberg", a toponym from any of various places so called, in particular in Hennef and Gelderland, or from Blankenberge in West Flanders, Belgium. Probably derived from blanken "white, pale, bright" or "bare, blank" and berg "mountain, hill".
Van BommelDutch Means "from Bommel", a city now called Zaltbommel, in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. A famous bearer is the former Dutch soccer player Mark van Bommel (1977-).
Van BoxtelDutch Means "from Boxtel" in Dutch, the name of a town in North Brabant, Netherlands, derived from Middle Dutch buk "buck, roebuck, hart" and stelle "stable, safe residence".
Van BreukelenDutch Means "from Breukelen", a town in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands, itself derived from Old Dutch bruoc meaning "marsh, marshland, wetland" and lētha meaning "excavated, canalised watercourse"... [more]
Van BrinkDutch Means "from the village green", from Dutch brink "village green, town square, edge of a field or hill".
Van BrocklinDutch (Americanized) Americanized form of Van Breukelen. A notable bearer of this surname was the American football player, coach and executive Norman Mack Van Brocklin (1926-1983), also known as "The Dutchman".
Van BronckhorstDutch Means "from Bronckhorst", a town in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands, itself derived from Dutch brink meaning "village green, edge, slope" and horst meaning "overgrown elevated place" or "higher located brushwood"... [more]
Van De KerkhofDutch Means "from the churchyard", derived from Middle Dutch kerke meaning "church" and hof meaning "court, garden, yard". Famous bearers of this surname include twin brothers René and Willy Van De Kerkhof (1951-), both retired Dutch soccer players.
Van DelftDutch Means "from Delft" in Dutch, a city in South Holland, Netherlands, named for the nearby Delf canal, which derives from Middle Dutch delven "to dig, delve, excavate; to bury".
Van De MarkDutch Topographic name for someone who lived by a border or boundary, from Middle Dutch marke meaning "boundary, borderland". Could also derive from the river Mark, likely originating from the same etymology.
Van den HurkDutch From any of several place names derived from the element hornik "corner".
Van Den OeverDutch Means "from the riverbank" in Dutch, derived from oever "bank, riverbank, shore". Den Oever is also the name of a village in North Holland.
Van Den VondelDutch Means "from the small wooden bridge", derived from a dialectal variant of Dutch vonder meaning either "narrow bridge" or "plank bridge". This name was borne by the Dutch playwright, poet, literary translator and writer Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679).
VandeputteFlemish Means "from the pit, of the well", from Middle Dutch putte "pit, well".
Van DerDutch Possibly a clipping of a longer surname beginning with van der meaning "of the, from the". Alternatively, could be a variant spelling of van Deur.
Van Der AaDutch, Flemish Means "from the Aa" in Dutch, a common name for rivers and streams derived from Old Germanic *ahwō "stream, river; water".
Van Der KleijDutch Means "from Klei" (literally "from the clay"), the toponym of a settlement in the Netherlands built on clay ground.
Van Der KlokDutch Means "from the bell", from Middle Dutch clocke "bell; bell-shaped", a habitational name for someone who lived near a bell tower, or perhaps a sign depicting a bell.
Van Der KooiDutch Means "from the pen", derived from Dutch kooi "cage", given to someone who owned a duck decoy field for hunting, or who came from a place named after one.
Van der KuipDutch Means 'from the Kuip', with kuip meaning 'fairing' in Dutch.
Van Der LeijDutch Derived from Dutch lei meaning "slate" (effectively meaning "from the slate"), indicating that the original bearer of this name may have come from a place where slate was produced.
Van Der LoopDutch From Dutch loop "course, duration; river course", a topographical name for someone who lived by a waterway, in particular a waterway called De Loop in North Brabant.
VandermastDutch Topographic name for someone from a place rich in animal fodder, for example acorns.
Van Der MerweDutch, South African Means "from the Merwe", Merwe being an older form of Merwede, the name of a river in the Netherlands. It derives from meri "lake, sea" and widu "wood"... [more]
van der MostDutch Topographic name for someone who lived in a place where moss grew.
VanderpanDutch From Dutch van der Pan meaning "from the pan", possibly referring to a location that resembled the shape of a pan.
VanderplaatsDutch A surname given to someone living near a plaats (open space), or someone from De Plaats in North Brabant.
Van der PlasDutch Means "from the pool" in Dutch, derived from plas "pool, puddle, pond; body of stagnant water".
Van der PloegDutch Means "of the plough" in Dutch, an occupational name for a farmer or a bookbinder (a ploeg also being a tool used in binding books), or a habitational name for someone who lived by a sign depicting a plough.
Van Der SpekDutch Habitational name derived from Middle Dutch specke "log dam, bridge of tree trunks, road through a marshy area".
Van Der SteenDutch, Flemish Means "from the stone", a habitational name for someone from any of various minor places called Steen or Ten Stene, for example in the Belgian provinces of East Flanders and Brabant.