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Zidarić Croatian
From zidar meaning ''stonemason, bricklayer''.

Zidaru Romanian
From Romanian zidar meaning "bricklayer".

Zigler German
Variant of Ziegler.

Zilčyan Armenian
Means "cymbal-maker" in Armenian, from Ottoman Turkish زلجی (zilci) "cymbal-maker" with a surname forming suffix.

Zildjian Armenian (Anglicized)
English form of Armenian Զիլճյան (see Zilčyan). The famous bearer of this name was Avedis Zildjian, founder of the oldest manufacturer of musical instruments in the world, the Avedis Zildjian Company.

Zimbalist Jewish
Occupational name for a cymbalist or a dulcimer player, particularly the cimbalom, derived from Yiddish tsimbl meaning "dulcimer, cimbalom, cymbal". The American actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (1918-2014) was a famous bearer of this surname.

Zimmer German
Means "room" in German.

Zinder German
A mostly Ashkenazi Jewish surname, while specific documentation linking "Zinder" to the German word "Zünder" (meaning "tinder" or "firestarter") is limited, the surname "Zinder" is believed to have German origins, possibly derived from the word "Zindel," which refers to a "bundle of wood shavings." This term is associated with materials used to start fires, suggesting a potential connection to the "firestarter" occupation... [more]

Zingeser Jewish, Yiddish
Comes from Yiddish "ציו" meaning "Tin" and "גייסער" meaning "Smith".

Zinn German
From the German for word for tin "tin." The name indicated someone who worked with the metal. A famous bearer is Johann Gottfried Zinn, a German botanist. Carl Linnaeus named the flower Zinnia in his honor.

Zinnman German
Occupational name for a pewter smith.

Zlatar Croatian, Serbian
From zlatar meaning "goldsmith" or "jeweler".

Zographos Greek
Means painter in Greek.

Żółkiewski m Polish
Possibly from Polish żołnierz, meaning "soldier".

Zoller German, Jewish
Occupational name for a customs officer, Middle High German zoller.

Zollner English
Variant of Zoller.

Żołnierowicz Polish
Polish form of Žaŭniarovič.

Zolotar Ukrainian
Means "goldsmith" in Ukrainian.

Zolotarev Russian
Means "son of the goldsmith" derived from Russian золотарь (zolotar) meaning "goldsmith".

Zolotareva Russian
Feminine form of Zolotarev.

Zolotaryov Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Золотарёв (see Zolotarev).

Zolotaryova Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Золотарёва (see Zolotareva).

Zolotov m Russian
From Russian золотой (zolotoy), meaning "gold, golden". Denoted to a goldmaker.

Zong Chinese
From Chinese 宗 (zōng) meaning "lineage, ancestry". Perhaps it originally denoted a person who was a geneaolgist.

Zoref Biblical Hebrew
Zoref, spelled צורף in Hebrew and pronounced Tzo-ref, though the typical American pronunciation is with a Z, means "Goldsmith" in both Biblical and Modern Hebrew, Zoref does not necessarily connote working only with gold; rather, it is a metalsmith that works with any kind of metallic substance.... [more]

Zotov m Russian
Variant of Zolotov, from Russian зотой (zotoy), meaning "gold, golden".

Zoubek Czech
According to my translator, it means "tooth", so my guess is that it's an occupational surname for someone who's a dentist; the word for dentist is 'zubař.'

Zoundeiko Central African
Of uncertain meaning.

Zozulyak Ukrainian
A form of Zozulya, denoting to a person who worked with cuckoo birds.

Zuber German, German (Swiss)
German: Metonymic occupational name for a cooper or tubmaker, from Middle High German zuber ‘(two-handled) tub’, or a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a tub. ... [more]

Zuckerman German, Yiddish
As a German surname, it is an occupational name for a merchant who sold sugar or nickname for a sweet tooth.... [more]

Zukelman Jewish

Zumaquero Castilian
It means someone who deals or works with sumac, either or the spice or the dye.

Zupanc Slovene
Variant of Zupan.

Županović Croatian
Derived from župan, a noble and administrative title, the leader of a territorial unit called županija.

Zutter German, Belgian, German (Swiss)
Variant of Sutter.

Zuurbier Dutch
Dutch cognate of Sauerbier.

Zvejniece Latvian
Feminine form of Zvejnieks.

Zvejnieks Latvian
Means "fisherman".

Zwaan Dutch
Means "swan" in Dutch. Could be a nickname for a person who resembled a swan in some way, an occupational name for a swan keeper, or a patronymic derived from a given name containing the element swan... [more]

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