Submitted Surnames from Other Sources

Given Name   Occupation   Location   Nickname   Ornamental   Other
usage
source
​
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
De Salvo Italian
Meaning of "De" is "From", or "Of", so probably "From Salvo".
Desanges French (Rare)
Means "from the angels", possibly connected to the French title of the Virgin Mary Notre Dame des Anges, meaning "Our Lady of the Angels". Bearers of this surname include Louis William Desanges (1822-1905), an English artist of French descent, and French historian Jehan Desanges (1929-).
De Santana Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means "of St. Anne 1" in Portuguese.
Descatoire French
Alexandre Descatoire was a French sculptor (1874-1949)... [more]
Deschain French, Literature
Of French origin. This is the last name of the character of the Gunslinger Roland in Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series.
Deschene Navajo
From deeshchiiʼnii (clan designation, “red-streak people”).
Deshima Japanese
Variant reading of Dejima.
De Soye French
Meaning "From Soye" in French.
Dessler German, Yiddish
Meaning Unknown. Known primarily in pop culture as the surname of a certain Michelle in the Fox tv hit 24 and of a certain villain called Albert in Space Battleship Yamato.
Desteffani Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and Steffani.
Dethomas Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the given name Thomas.
Detweiler German (Swiss)
From the name of a village in Switzerland or from one with a similar name (Dettweiler) in France.
Deulofeu Catalan
catalan , used in san feliu de guixols
De Vignerot French, French (Belgian)
The surname Vignerot was first found in Belgium, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region... [more]
De Vil Popular Culture
Cruella de Vil is fictional character appearing as the antagonist of the novel 'One Hundred and One Dalmatians' (1956) by Dodie Smith, as well as in the 1961 animated movie '101 Dalmatians' and the 1996 live-action movie with the same name... [more]
Deville French
French surname meaning, 'The Village', from French De- 'the' and Ville- 'Village'.
Devooght Belgian
The origin of the surname DeVooght is unknown.... [more]
De Zoysa Sinhalese
Uncertain, of Portuguese origin.
Dhaouadi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning unknown; mainly found in Tunisia.
Dhar Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit उद्धार (uddhara) meaning "credit, deliverance, redemption".
Dhar Indian, Kashmiri
Meaning uncertain, possibly from an honourific title given to a village head, a strongman or a warlord.
Dharmadasa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".
Dharmann Malayalam
Alternate transcription of Dharman.
Dharmapala Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and पाल (pala) meaning "guard, protector".
Dharmapriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and प्रिय (priya) meaning "beloved, dear".
Dharmasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Dharmawansa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and वंश (vansa) meaning "lineage, clan, family".
Dharmawansha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධර්මවංශ (see Dharmawansa).
Dharmawardana Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, strengthening, growing".
Dharmawardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධර්මවර්ධන (see Dharmawardana).
Dharmawardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධර්මවර්ධන (see Dharmawardana).
Dharmawardhana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධර්මවර්ධන (see Dharmawardana).
Dhillon Indian, Punjabi
Of unknown meaning.
Dhiman Indian, Punjabi
Meaning uncertain.
Diallo Western African, Fula
Derived from the Fula clan name Jallo of uncertain meaning. Diallo is a common name throughout West Africa.
Diamond English
English variant of Dayman (see Day). Forms with the excrescent d are not found before the 17th century; they are at least in part the result of folk etymology.
Dianich Romanian
From Istrian Romanian.
Di'bonaria Sardinian (Rare)
(Our Lady of Bonaria) Also known as Blessed Virgin Mary located in Cagliari, Italy... Di meaning (of) and Bonaria meaning "Good Natured". Last name given to honor Our Lady of Bonaria.
Dickey Irish
Northern Irish: from a pet form of the personal name Dick 1.
Diddi Italian
Possibly a variant of Di Dio.
Di Dio Italian
Means "of God" in Italian.
Diem German
German: from a reduced form of the personal name Dietmar ( see Dittmar ).
Dieuleveut French
From French Dieu le veut, "God wills it".
Diggory English
Possibly an anglicized form of Degaré, which might come from the French word egare. It might mean "the lost one".
Dilabbio Italian
A surname historically used in southern Italy, possibly derived from the Italian "dell avvio" meaning "of the beginning."
Dilan Filipino, Ilocano
Filipino from the filipine islands
Dilek Turkish
Means "wish, desire" in Turkish.
Dileo Italian
Southern Italian Surname.
Dillie German
Probably an altered spelling of Dilley or Dilly or possibly of German Dillier... [more]
Dills English (American)
1 Variant spelling of Dutch Dils .... [more]
Dilustro Literature
Madame diLustro is described as a fine cook and an excellent detective. She often hosts dinner parties and flies into a rage if one of her guests arrives even five minutes late. Snicket has to dash off to one of her dinner parties while in the middle of writing The Reptile Room.
Dim Croatian
Derived from dim, meaning "smoke".... [more]
Dimaampao Filipino, Maranao
Possibly from the name of Dima'amapaw Kalinan, a character in the Darangen epic. The name itself may be derived from Maranao di' meaning "no, not" and ampaw meaning "detoured".
Dimants Latvian
Means "diamond".
Dimeglio Italian
First used in Venice, Italy
Dimond English, Irish
English and Irish variant of Diamond.
Din Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Means "religion, faith, belief" in Arabic.
Dinescu Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Ding Hui
From the Arabic surname al-Din.‎
Dingli Maltese
Dingli is a surname coming from the small village of Had-Dingli in Malta.
Dio Italian
Means God in Italian. It was born as a stage name by Ronnie James Dio (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), an American Heavy Metal Musician.
Dios Spanish (European)
Means "God" in Spanish.
Diouf Western African, Serer
From the Serer clan name Joof or Juuf of uncertain meaning.
Di Pego Italian
the origin of di Pego is unknown, but translates to 'I caught', in Italian.... [more]
Disharoon French (Americanized)
Americanized form of an unidentified French name, possibly de Charente. This name was established in MD by the end of the 17th century.
Dishel Russian, Yiddish, Jewish, Hebrew
Meaning Unknown, likely Yiddish.
Ditta Urdu, Punjabi
Meaning uncertain.
Dittman German (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of German Dittmann.
Divata Filipino (Rare, Archaic)
Is Visayan or Mindanao word which means "Guardian/Protector of the Nature"... [more]
Divina Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish divina meaning "divine, godlike".
Divinagracia Spanish (Philippines)
Means "Divine Grace" in Spanish.
Divjak Croatian, Serbian
From divjak meaning ''savage''.
Dix English
Variant of Dicks.
Dizznee Literature
Perhaps a variant of Disney, likely used by Shannon Messenger in her book series Keeper of the Lost Cities for this reason.
Djabou Arabic (Maghrebi), Central African
Meaning unknown. A bearer is Abdelmoumene Djabou (1987-), an Algerian footballer.
Djokoto African
from Togo Lome, Vogan in west Africa from the djokoto family.
Dmitrov Russian
meaning "son of Dmitri"
Dobeleit German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Dobilaitis.
Dobell English (Australian)
Sir William. 1899–1970, Australian portrait and landscape painter. Awarded the Archibald prize (1943) for his famous painting of Joshua Smith which resulted in a heated clash between the conservatives and the moderns and led to a lawsuit.
Dobesh Czech (Americanized)
Americanized spelling of Czech Dobeš, from the Czech personal name Tobiáš, or of German Döbesch, from the same Czech personal name or some other Slavic form of Tobias .
Dobie Scottish
Variant of Doby.
Dobilaitis Prussian
Meaning uncertain.
Dobrik Slovak
From youtuber David Dobrik (1996-)
Docherty Scottish
Scottish spelling of the Irish surname Doherty.
Docilus Ancient Roman
Don't know the source, which is why I put other.
Doerner German
Occupational name for a miller or mill worker.
Doi Japanese
Do ("Earth") + I ("Habitation") or ("Well, Mineshaft") in a different region. "Earth Well" is used mainly in the west and in Shikoku, the "Earth Habitation" kanji is used in eastern Japan. This name isn't rare and considered out of the ordinary, but it's uncommon to the ears.
Dokgo Korean
Korean form of Dugu, from Sino-Korean 獨孤.
Dollanganger English
The name of the family in the Dollanganger series by V.C. Andrews.
Apply this search to the main name collection