Submitted Surnames from Other Sources

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Ujiie Japanese
From Japanese 氏 (uji) meaning "family, clan" and 家 (ie) menaing "house, home".
Ujmajuridze Georgian
Meaning unknown.
Uk Khmer
Meaning uncertain.
Ukiyo Japanese (Rare)
From 浮世 (ukiyo) meaning "fleeting life, floating world​," referring to the urban lifestyle, especially the pleasure-seeking aspects, of Edo period (1603-1868) Japan.... [more]
Ulak Bosnian
From Turkish ulak, "a messenger".
Ülavere Estonian
Ülavere is an Estonian surname meaning "upper/superior blood".
Ulema Estonian
Ulema is an Estonian surname; possibly a corruption of "tulema" meaning "come" and "to come/hail from".
Ülker Turkish
Means "the Pleiades" in Turkish.
Ulla Estonian
Ulla is an Estonian surname derived from "üla-", a prefix meaning "upper".
Ullah Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Means "of Allah, of God" from Arabic اللّٰه (Allah) referring to the monotheistic god in Islam. It is commonly used as a component in given names.
Ulusoy Turkish
Means "great lineage", derived from Turkish ulu meaning "supreme, great, exalted" combined with soy meaning "ancestry, lineage".
Ulvaeus Swedish (Rare)
Allegedly a latinization of Ulfsäter, a combination of Swedish ulv "wolf" and säter "mountain pasture". Björn Ulvaeus (b. 1945) is a Swedish songwriter, composer and former member of ABBA.
Umajiri Japanese (Rare)
Uma means "horse" and jiri is a corruption of shiri meaning "behind, end, rear".
Umakoshi Japanese
From Japanese 馬 (uma) meaning "horse" and 越 (koshi) meaning "pass, through, over".
Umali Filipino, Tagalog
Meaning uncertain.
Umble English
Variant of Humble.
Umburter Tiv
Means, "Remember the father". Father also used in the context of God.
Umesaki Japanese
From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" combined with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom".
Umlauf German
German: occupational name for a policeman in a town or city, from Middle High German umbe laufen ‘to make the rounds’.
Umon Japanese (Rare)
This surname combines 右 (u, yuu, migi) meaning "right" or 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof" with 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate."... [more]
Un Korean (Rare)
Variant transcription of Korean Hangul 은 (see Eun).
Unagi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鰻 (unagi) meaning "eel".
Unagi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 宇 (u) meaning "eaves; roof; house; building" or "whole world; universe" and 梛 (nagi) meaning "nageia nagi".
Unaki Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 宇那木 (see Unagi 2).
Ünal Turkish
Means "become famous" or "become well-known" in Turkish.
Ungoed Welsh
Derived from Welsh un "one" and coed "a wood".
Union English, Irish
A notable bearer is Gabrielle Union, an actress.
Universe Popular Culture
From the English word universe. It is borne by the titular protagonist in the Cartoon Network show "Steven Universe".
Unjit Thai
From Thai อุ่น (un) meaning "warm" and จิตร (chit) meaning "beautiful, drawing, mind".
Unt Estonian
Unt is an Estonian surname derived from a Finno-Ugric topographic stem word, thought to mean somewhere hydronymically essential. In some cases, it may be a corruption of the Estonian word "hunt", meaning "wolf".
Unwin English
From the Old English male personal name Hūnwine, literally "bearcub-friend" (later confused with Old English unwine "enemy"). Bearers include British publisher Sir Stanley Unwin (1885-1968) and "Professor" Stanley Unwin (1911-2002), South African-born British purveyor of comical nonsense language.
Upamecano French (African), Manding (Gallicized)
A very rare French surname with African roots.
Üprus Estonian
Üprus is an Estonian surname derived from "üpris" meaning "very" and "much".
Upwood English
Derived from a place name meaning "upper forest" in Old English.
Uramoto Japanese (Rare)
浦 (Ura) means "Seacoast,Bay" and 本 (Moto) means "Source, Origin, Root". Kentaro Uramoto is a notable bearer of this surname, he is a former Japanese football player.
Uraraka Popular Culture
In the case of the character Ochako (Ochaco) Uraraka (麗日 お茶子) from 'My Hero Academia', her surname is made up of the adjective 麗らか (uraraka) meaning "bright, clear, beautiful, glorious" and 日 (ka) meaning "day."
Urbla Estonian
Urbla is an Estonian surname meaning "catkin area".
Urie Scottish, English, Irish
From the Scottish Fetteresso parish, Kincardineshire. May mean someone who is brave and loud.
Urm Estonian
Urm is an Estonian surname; a dialectal Estonian word for "catkin" and "frost". Also meaning "bleeding wound" and "gore".
Urrutia Basque
Basque surname meaning "distant, far away" in Euskara.
Urusov Russian
From Slavic urush which means "warrior". This was the surname of a noble family in Russia.
Usanza Italian (Rare)
"custom, customary" Italian
Usategui Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Usategi.
Ushi Japanese
Ushi means "cow, bull, ox, secind sign of the Chinese zodiac".
Ushiyama Japanese
From Japanese 牛山 (Ushiyama), replacing 屎 (kuso) meaning "something unclean" with 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" in 牛屎 (Ushikuso), a clipping of 牛屎院 (Ushikusoin), a nickname for the former city of Ōkuchi in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan.
Utne Norwegian
In Norwegian, probably has some pre-Germanic elements (i.e. before approx. 200 CE). Other place-names in the area also has an element of pre-Germanic and unknown origins. It has been suggested that it derives from "Út-tún", meaning the hamlet or farmstead that is "out"
Utsugi Japanese
Utsugi can be written in 15 ways, them being: 宇ツ木, 宇次, 宇津城, 宇津木, 宇都城, 宇都木, 卯都木, 卯木, 空木, 槍, 打木, 梼木, 楊盧木, 擣木, 棯. The 宇津木 and 打木 are also place names while 空木 is also a female given name... [more]
Utsunomiya Japanese
This surname is used as either 宇都宮 or 宇津宮 with 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof", 都 (tsu, to, miyako) meaning "capital, metropolis", 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port" and 宮 (kyuu, ku, kuu, guu, miya) meaning "constellations, palace, princess, Shinto shrine."... [more]
Ütt Estonian
Ütt is an Estonian surname (loosely) meaning "vocative"; a "word of address'' or "exclamatory address".
Uudeküll Estonian
Uudeküll is an Estonian surname meaning "new enough".
Uueni Estonian
Uueni is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "uuenema" meaning "reform" and "renew".
Uuli Estonian
Uuli is an Estonian surname derived from "uulits", meaning "street".
Uusi Finnish
Uusi is a Finnish surname meaning "new".
Uusmees Estonian
Uusmees is an Estonian surname meaning "new man".
Uuspere Estonian
Uuspere is an Estonian surname meaning "new family".
Uwimana Rwandan, Eastern African
Means "belongs to God"
Uygur Turkish
From the ethnic group called the "Uyghur" in western China.
Uys Afrikaans
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include an Afrikaans variant of Huijs which seems to have developed into Uijs and finally into Uys.
Uzaki Japanese, Popular Culture
From Japanese, 宇 (u) meaning "world, universe, space" combined with 崎 (zaki) meaning "cape, peninsula". A fictional bearer of this surname is Hana Uzaki (宇崎 花) from Uzaki~chan Wants to Hang Out! (宇崎ちゃんは遊びたい!).
Uzel English (?)
Can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.
Uzochukwu Igbo
Meaning "god's way".
Uzumaki Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 渦 (ka, uzu) meaning "eddy, vortex, whirlpool" or 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick" with 巻 (kan, ken, maki, ma.ki, ma.ku) meaning "book, coil, part, roll up, scroll, tie, volume, wind up."... [more]
Vaaderpall Estonian
Vaaderpall is an Estonian surname meaning "level mark".
Vaaj Hmong
The name may come from the Chinese who gave Hmong names during the 18th century depending on the place they were in. It's a possible clan surname.
Vään Estonian
Vään is an Estonian surname meaning "climbing".
Väär Estonian
Väär is an Estonian surname meaning "false" and "wrong".
Vääri Estonian
Vääri is an Estonian surname derived from "vääriv", meaning "worthy" and "deserving".
Väärsi Estonian
Väärsi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "vääris", meaning "costly", "noble" and "valuable".
Väät Estonian
Väät is an Estonian surname meaning "withe", "tendril" and "vine".
Vachon French
French definition, cattle herder. Vashon English variant. Vaca Spanish.
Vācietis Latvian
Means "German (person)".
Vadász Hungarian
Hungarian surname meaning "hunter".
Vaddhana Thai (Sanskritized)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai วัฒนา (see Watthana).
Vadeboncœur French (Quebec)
From the French phrase va de bon cœur meaning "go with a good (merry) heart". This was a secondary surname, common among soldiers in colonial French Canada, which has been adopted as a principal surname.
Vadelov Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush family name, which is from the name of an Ingush teip (clan) which is of disputed origin, possibly derived from Ingush да (da) meaning "father", Arabic وَعْد (waʿd) meaning "promise" (through Turkish vaat), or from the hypothetical name Vadel derived from Lezgin вад (vad) meaning "five" (hypothetically given to the fifth-born child of a family).
Vaden English
Meaning unknown.
Vagh Indian
Means "tiger" in Hindi
Vágó Hungarian
Occupational name for a wood- or stonecutter, or butcher, from vágni ‘to cut’.
Vagu Estonian
Vagu is an Estonian surname meaning "furrow".
Vaher Estonian
Vaher is an Estonian surname meaning "maple".
Väits Estonian
Väits is an Estonian surname derived from "väit" meaning "insist".
Vakk Estonian
Vakk is an Estonian surname meaning "granary bin".
Valaitis Lithuanian, German (East Prussian)
Best known as the surname of a certain Lena.
Valaulta Romansh
Derived from Romansh val "valley" and aulta, the feminine form of the adjective ault, "high".
Valent English
Means showing great bravery.
Välja Estonian
Välja is an Estonian surname meaning "outside" and "afield".
Välk Estonian
Välk is an Estonian surname meaning "lightning".
Valkeapää Finnish
From the Finnish valkea meaning "white", and pää meaning "head" or "tip".
Vallera French
French: habitational name from Vallery in Yonne, once a Romano-Gallic estate, recorded in 1218 as Valerianus. The surname is also found in the British Isles and may be of Norman origin, from the same place.
Vallie German
Probably an altered spelling of German Valee, a fairly common surname of French origin denoting someone who lived in a valley. The name in Germany is also spelled Wallee.
Valmer Estonian (?)
Surname which is believed to have originated in Estonia, although its meaning is unknown.
Vammus Estonian
Vammus is an Estonian surname meaning "jacket" and "doublet".
Vampyr English (American)
A gothic surname.
Vanaaseme Estonian
Vanaaseme is an Estonian surname meaning "old place".
Vanajuur Estonian
Vanajuur is an Estonian surname meaning "old roots/origins".
Vandal English (Rare)
A English word meaning "someone who willfully destroys or defaces property",and a member of ancient Germanic tribes.
Vanderlei Brazilian
It derives from the Dutch surname Van der Leij/Ley. The surname arrived in Brazil by Kaspar Nieuwhoff Van Der Leij by 1630, a cavalry captain from the Dutch army.
Van Der Woodsen English (American)
The last name of Serena van der Woodsen, from Gossip Girl. She is played by Blake Lively.
Vane English
Possible variant of Fane.
Van Holt Dutch
From the actor: Brian Van Holt
Van Kelt Popular Culture
Used for a character from the 1992 film, School Ties, Rip Van Kelt.
Vann Estonian
Vann is an Estonian surname meaning "bath" and "tub".
Vannas Estonian
Vannas is an Estonian surname derived from "vana", meaning "old".
Vannavong Lao
From Lao ວັນນະ (vanna) meaning "color, caste" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Vannebo Norwegian
Taken from the farm Vanebu, spelled Vannebo in pre-1950 records. From the Norwegian words vann, meaning water, and bo, meaning to live or reside.
Vântu Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Varadarajan Indian, Hindi
Derived from Hindi वरदराजन (varadaraajan).
Varaev Chechen
Chechen surname of unknown meaning.
Varandi Estonian
Varandi is an Estonian surname derived from "varandus", meaning "property" and "belongings".
Värav Estonian
Värav is an Estonian surname meaning "gate/door".
Varb Estonian
Varb is an Estonian surname meaning "rod".
Varrak Estonian
Varrak is an Estonian surname meaning "rich/wealthy".
Vasa Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish noble and former royal family. Possibly from vase meaning "bundle" or "withy". The name is believed to be a reference to the family's coat of arms. The most notable member of the family was Gustav Eriksson Vasa (1496-1560), later known as Gustav I of Sweden (in modern times known exclusively as Gustav Vasa)... [more]
Vasar Estonian
Vasar is an Estonian surname meaning "hammer".
Vasershteyn Yiddish
It literally means "water stone".
Vašićek Croatian
Variant and often a misspelling of Vašiček.
Vayayana Indigenous Taiwanese
Meaning unavailable.
Vayseblum Yiddish
It literally means "white flower"
Veca Italian
Southern Italian: possibly from vece ‘change’, ‘mutation’, ‘alternation’ (from Latin vix, vicis, plural vices), or from a pet form of a personal name formed with this element.
Vecchi Italian
Italian: patronymic or plural form of Vecchio, meaning "old".
Večeřa Czech
Means "supper". Pronounced "veh-cze-zha".
Veeber Estonian
Veeber is an Estonian surname, an Estonianization of the German surname "Weber".
Veel Estonian
Veel is an Estonian surname meaning "still", "again", and "heretofore".
Veenre Estonian
Veenre is an Estonian surname derived from "veen", meaning "vein".
Veikat Estonian
Veikat is an Estonian surname possibly an Estonianization of the German surname "Weikart".
Vejas Spanish
An altered form of the surname Behar
Vējonis Latvian
Derived from the word vējš meaning "wind".