Submitted Surnames from Other Sources

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Retief Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Rétif.
Revelle French
Variant of Revell, derived from the Old French word revel meaning pride, rebellion, etc.
Revels American
from the surname Revel, a variant of Revell, a Middle English and Old French name referring to festivity
Rexha Albanian
Meaning uncertain.
Rezgui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic رِزْق (rizq) meaning "livelihood, subsistence, daily bread" (chiefly Tunisian).
Riahi Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic رِيَاح (riyāḥ) meaning "winds, breezes", the plural of رِيح (rīḥ) meaning "wind".
Rian Irish (Anglicized, Rare, ?)
An alternate spelling and pronunciation of Ó Riain, due to French influences after the progenitors of the family moved to France from Ireland.
Ricardo Italian, Spanish
From the given name Ricardo
Ricario Spanish
Spanish and Jewish (Sephardic): from the personal name Ricardo ( see Richard ).
Ricer Italian
means "search " in italian
Richling Jewish (Rare)
Russian Jewish surname from the Vilna Governorate of the Russian Empire.
Rick English
1 English: variant of Rich 2.... [more]
Ridala Estonian
Ridala is an Estonia surname meaning "set, line, or range" "area".
Ridout English
A variant of the other surname Rideout.
Riedi Romansh
Derived from the given name Ruedi.
Riek German
German: variant spelling of Rieck.
Riel French
French variant of Riehl. Most notable bearer is Canadian Métis political leader Louis Riel, best known for his Red River Rebellion.
Rieley English
Variant of Reilly.
Rietums Latvian
Derived from the word rietumi meaning "west".
Rifi Moroccan
Derived from the Rifian word for Rifian.
Riivik Estonian
Riivik is an Estonian surname derived from "rivik", meaning "setting stick", "galley", and "assembler".
Rikimaru Japanese
This surname is used as 力丸 with 力 (rii, riki, ryoku, chikara) meaning "bear up, exert, power, strain, strength, strong" and 丸 (gan, maru, maru.i, maru.meru) meaning "curl up, explain away, full, make round, month, perfection, pills, roll up, round, seduce."... [more]
Rinard English (American)
An Americanized version of the German Surname Reinhardt.
Rinato Italian
means "reborn" in italian
Ringer English
From the Norman name Reinger or Rainger derived from the Germanic elements ragin meaning "advice, counsel" and ger meaning "spear"... [more]
Ringgold German
Comes from Germanic ring "ring" or "assembly" and wald "rule"
Riola Italian
Regional variant of Riolo.
Rippas German (Swiss)
The first recorded person with this surname was from Ziefen, Switzerland.
Ris French (Huguenot)
Surname of unknown meaning.
Ritacco Italian
Probably a derivative of Rito, a masculinized form of the female personal name Rita.
Ritchard English
Variant spelling of Richard that was altered by the diminutive Ritchie. Or possibly from a surname derived from Richard... [more]
Ritta-apinan Thai
From Thai ฤทธิ์ (rit) meaning "power", ธา (tha), a transcription of Sanskrit धा (dhā) meaning "bearer, maintainer", อภิ (api) of unknown meaning, and นันท์ (nan) of unknown meaning.
Rives French, Jewish
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish female personal name Rive a back-formation from Rivke (see Rifkin).... [more]
Rivett English, French
English (East Anglia): metonymic occupational name for a metalworker, from Middle English, Old French rivet ‘small nail or bolt’ (from Old French river ‘to fix or secure’, of unknown origin).... [more]
Riviere French, French (Quebec), French (Acadian)
Possibly from the French word meaning "river"
Rīwai Maori
This name is a translation of the name Levi. The name also means potato as a general word for potatoes when its spelled without the letter "ī". This was the surname of founding mother Kiti Karaka Rīwai (1870-1927)... [more]
Ro English
Possibly a variant of Rowe.
Rob Slovene
It probrably originates from the surname Robb, but we don't know for sure.
Rober German
Variant of Röber (see Roeber).
Robeson English
This is possibly a variant of Robson.
Robicheau French (Acadian)
Patronymic name derives from Robert or Robin. Origin, Poitou province of France. Emigrated to Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Canada.
Robitaille French
Of uncertain meaning.
Rockford English
An altered spelling of English Rochford; alternatively it may be an Americanized form of French Rochefort or Italian Roccaforte.
Rockmann German
From German Rock (skirt) + mann (man)
Rođak Croatian
Derived from rođak, meaning "family relative".
Rodin Jewish
Metronymic from the Yiddish personal name Rode, and related to the Old Czech root rád "merry", "joyful".
Rogosin Russian
An alternate Anglicization of Russian Rogozin.
Rogstad Norwegian
Norwegian Last Name
Rohrsen German
Unknown source.
Rohulaid Estonian
Estonian surname meaning "grassland islet".
Rokuyama Japanese (Rare)
Means "6 mountains" in Japanese.
Roll Upper German, German, English
German: from Middle High German rolle, rulle ‘roll’, ‘list’, possibly applied as a metonymic occupational name for a scribe.... [more]
Rolle English
Variant of Roll.
Rollin English, German
English: variant of Rolling.... [more]
Romp English, German
Likely a variant of Rump.
Ronchetto Italian
Italian: diminutive from a variant of Ronco .
Ronden Dutch
Possibly derived from Dutch rond meaning "round, circular".
Roney Irish, Manx
Irish variant and Manx form of Rooney.
Roño Spanish
masculine form of roña which means dirt
Röntgen German
Meaning uncertain. This was the name of German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923) who discovered and studied x-rays. Röntgen called the radiation "X" because it was an unknown type of radiation.
Rool Estonian
Rool is an Estonian surname meaning "wheel" and "helm".
Rööp Estonian
Rööp is an Estonian surname meaning "parallel" and "beside".
Rosamel French
A French surname turned Spanish masculine given name, Rosamel likely derives from the combination of rose + Greek mel “honey”. As a surname, it was borne by a 19th century French naval officer with the wonderful name of Claude Charles Marie du Campe de Rosamel.
Rosberg German
Meaning "rose" "mountain"
Rosencrantz German
Means "rose wreath" in German.