Submitted Surnames from Other Sources

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Wiedmann German
North German variant of Widemann.
Wierzbowski Polish
Taken from the word wierzba meaning "willow", this name may have designated someone who lived near a willow tree.
Wiese German
Derived from the Old German word wisa, which means meadow.
Wieslander Swedish
Combination of an unexplained first element and the common surname suffix -lander.
Wiflin English (Rare)
Possibly derived from the elements wefa and land.
Wiggs English (British)
The surname Wiggs was first found in Leicestershire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, at Lennerlyde. This interesting name has two possible origins. The first being a metonymic occupational name for a maker of wedge-shaped bread, from the Medieval English "Wigge" meaning "wedge-shaped"... [more]
Wightman English
"Wight" in Anglo-saxon could refer to a "soul," a "being," or to "courage." It is similar to the different meanings of the words "spirit" and "spirited." ... [more]
Wijedasa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".
Wijerathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේරත්න (see Wijeratne).
Wijerathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේරත්න (see Wijeratne).
Wijeratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේරත්න (see Wijeratne).
Wijesingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේසිංහ (see Wijesinghe).
Wijesinha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේසිංහ (see Wijesinghe).
Wijesiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Wijesundara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and सुन्दर (sundara) meaning "beautiful".
Wijesundera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේසුන්දර (see Wijesundara).
Wijewardana Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, growing".
Wijewardane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේවර්ධන (see Wijewardana).
Wijewardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේවර්ධන (see Wijewardana).
Wijewardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේවර්ධන (see Wijewardana).
Wijewardhana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේවර්ධන (see Wijewardana).
Wildin English
The former placename is composed of the Olde English pre 7th Century words "wilg", willow, and "denu", a valley; while the latter place in Worcestershire is derived from the Olde English personal name "Winela", plus the Olde English "dun", a hill or mountain.
Wilén Swedish, Finland Swedish, Finnish
Variant of Vilén or Willén (meanings uncertain, they might be variants of the same name).
Wimp English
The surname has at least two origins. The first is occupational and describes a maker of 'wimplels', an Old English veil later much associated with nuns. Second, it may also be locational from the village of Whimple in Devonshire, or Wimpole in Cambridge.
Winehouse Jewish, German
Anglicized variant of German and Yiddish 'Weinhaus'. From German wein, 'vine, grapevine' and haus 'house, building, home', likely indicating a house with a vineyard. ... [more]
Winks English
Variant of Winch
Winsett English
From an English surname of unexplained origin, perhaps related to Winslow, Winston or Windsor.
Wiosna Polish
Derived from Polish wiosna "spring".
Wiredu Akan
Meaning unknown.
Wirsig German
Means "happy" in German.
Wiseau English (American, Rare)
Meaning unknown, believed to be derived from French oiseau, meaning bird. As a surname, it is born by American Director Tommy Wiseau.
Withycombe English
Willow Valley. ... [more]
Witt German
Either from the given name Wittigo or from Middle Low German witte "white", a nickname for a pale person or someone with white hair.
Witzel German
The German surname is of patronymic origin, deriving from the name of the father of the original bearer.
Woelk German
German variant spelling of Wölk (see Wolk).
Woelke German
German variant spelling of Wölke, itself a variant of Wolk.
Wojtczak Polish
Polish: patronymic from Wojtek, a pet form of the personal name Wojciech ( see Voytek ).
Wolfmeyer German
From German wolf "wolf" and meyer "tenant farmer".
Wolfson English
Means "son of Wolf" in English.
Wolstenholme English (British, Rare)
A famous bearer is Chris Wolstenholme, bassist and sometimes vocalist of British alternative rock band Muse.
Wongphakdi Thai
From Thai วง (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty" and ภักดี (phakdi) meaning "devotion, loyalty".
Wonka Popular Culture, Literature
Possibly a diminutive of Wonskolaser.
Wonskolaser Yiddish, Polish
An uncommon Yiddish surname currently known mostly as the basis for Wonka.
Woodfork English
"fork in the road in woodland"
Woodley English (American)
"From the wooded meadow". The actress Shailene Woodley's last surname
Woodruff English, Caribbean
Topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of land where woodruff grew, Anglo-Saxon wudurofe composed of wudu "wood" with a second element of unknown origin.
Woodwin English (British)
Mix of words "Wood" and "Win".
Worden English
Guardian
Worship English (British)
Registered with the Guild of One Name Studies... [more]
Wosame Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).
Wrbanek Polish
Polish, Czech (Urbánek), and Sorbian: from a pet form of the personal name Urban . The surname is also established in Germany.
Wrieden Jewish
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Fried or a short form of any of the various compound names beginning Frieden of the same derivation.
Wrzesień Polish
Derived from Polish wresień "September (month)".
Wujek Polish
It literally means "uncle" in Polish but it could possibly refer to the Polesian village of the same name.
Wulflam Low German
Name of the mayor of Stralsund Bertram Wulflam and his son Wulfhard Wulflam.
Wunder German
Miracle
Wurdemann German (Rare)
This is a German surname, also spelled WÜRDEMANN (original) and often rendered as WUERDEMANN in English. It come from the German "würde", "dignity" or "honor" and "mann", meaning "man" or "person".... [more]
Wurster German
Derived from German Wurst (Middle High German wurst) "sausage" and thus either denoted a butcher who specialized in the production of sausages, or was used as a nickname for a plump person or someone who was particularly fond of sausages.
Wycherley English
Derived from a place name apparently meaning "elm-wood clearing" from Old English wice and leah. A famous bearer was the dramatist William Wycherley (1640-1715).
Wylden English
Variant of Wilden.
Xavierson English (Rare)
Means “son of Xavier”.
Xayachack Lao
From Lao ໄຊ​ (xay) meaning "victory" and ຈັກ (chak) meaning "wheel, circle, disk".
Xayalath Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ໄຊຍະລາດ (see Sayalath).
Xayaseng Lao
From Lao ໄຊ (xay) meaning "victory" and ແສງ (seng) meaning "light".
Xayavong Lao
Alternate transcription of Sayavong.
Xaysana Lao
Means "victory" in Lao.
Xie Chinese
Meaning "wrong, evil".
Xin Chinese
From the name of a state of Xin that existed during the Xia dynasty. King Qi (2197–2188 bc) granted this state to one of his sons, whose descendants adopted a modified form of the character for Xin as their surname.
Xisto Portuguese
Means "schist" or "shale" in Portuguese. Can also be found in Brazil.
Xūwáng Chinese
A Chinese surname taken from combining 須 (xū) meaning "must, necessary" with 王 (wáng) meaning "king, monarch". It is the Chinese reading of the Japanese surname Suō.
Xyooj Hmong
This name is possible from a location since Chinese during the 18th century gave Hmong surnames based on the location the Hmong were in. It's a possible clan surname.
Yabugame Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 籔亀 (see Yabuki).
Yabukame Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 藪亀 or 薮亀 (see Yabuki).
Yabuki Japanese (Rare)
Derived from the Japanese kanji 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" and 吹 (buki), from 吹き (buki), the joining continuative form of 吹く (fuku) meaning "to blow". It can also derive from 藪 (yabu) meaning "thicket; grove; copse" and 亀 (ki) meaning "tortoise, turtle"... [more]
Yabut Filipino, Pampangan
Derived from Pampangan iabut meaning "to hand over, to give".
Yagami Japanese
From Japanese 八 (ya) meaning "eight" and 神 (kami) meaning "god".
Yagnik Indian/Gujarati/Sanskrit (Modern)
Means "one who performs sacrifices". Derived from the Sanskrit word yajña (pronounced yagna or yagya) meaning "sacrifice" or "sacraficial fire".
Yahata Japanese
From 八 (ya) meaning "eight" and 幡 (hata) meaning "banner, flag".
Yajin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 夜 (ya) meaning "night; evening" and 陣 (jin) meaning "battle formation; camp"
Yako African, Swahili, Xhosa
Derived from bantu yakho meaning "yours" or "yours alone" in Xhosa. It is implying a sense of possession or ownership. This surname may have an association with someone or something that belongs to them exclusively.
Yakumo Japanese (Rare)
This surname combines 八 (hachi, ya, ya'.tsu, ya.tsu, you) meaning "eight", 耶 (ja, ya, ka) meaning "question mark" or 家 (ka, ke, ie, uchi, ya) meaning "expert, family, home, house, performer, professional" with 雲 (un, kumo, -gumo) meaning "cloud."... [more]
Yakushimaru Japanese
A notable bearer is Hiroko Yakushimaru, a singer and actress. ... [more]
Yakut Turkish
Means "ruby" in Turkish.
Yalman Turkish
Means "steep" in Turkish. Synonymous with the given name "Sarp".
Yam Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ren.
Yama Japanese
Yama means "Mountain".
Yamabi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 火 (bi), the joining form of 火 (hi) meaning "fire". It is a reference to an event when the leader of the Morioka Domain came to the mountains and the residents warmed him up by starting a fire using flint... [more]
Yamaha Japanese (Rare)
This Japanese surname is more found in Brazil than Japan, because of Japanese immigrants who immigrated from Japan to Brazil. Notable bearer of this surname: Torakusu Yamaha (Japanese entrepreneur who was the founder of the Yamaha Corporation).
Yamahi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 山火 or 山日 (see Yamabi).
Yamaka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 山火 (see Yamabi).
Yambao Filipino
Possibly from Vietnamese iàm-báu meaning "treasure."
Yamikawa Japanese
From Japanese 闇 (Yami) meaning "darkness" 川(Kawa) meaning "river", the name basically means "Dark river"
Yanabu Japanese
From 柳 (yana) meaning "willow" and 父 (bu) meaning "father".
Yannotta American
Possibly a variant of Iannotta.
Yaoyorozu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 八 (ya) meaning "eight", 百 (o) meaning "one hundred", and 万 (yorozu) meaning "ten thousand"
Yap Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Hokkien)
Hakka and Hokkien romanization of Ye.
Yarchi Hebrew
From Hebrew יָרֵחַ (yareach), meaning "moon".
Yaremchuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Yarema".
Yarger English (American)
Americanized form of German Järger or Jerger
Yarimizo Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鑓 (yari) meaning "sword" and 溝 (mizo) meaning "ditch; drain".
Yarish American
Anglicized form of Jaroš.
Yarzagaray Spanish (Caribbean), Papiamento (?)
Aruban surname of Basque origin.
Yasohachi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 八十八 (yasohachi), the characters broken down from a single character 米 (kome) meaning "rice".
Yasuhiko Japanese
Yasu means "peace, even, level, cheap, inexpensive, relax" and hiko means "prince".
Yasuhiro Japanese
From Japanese 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet" combined with 央 (hiro) meaning "centre, middle". Other Kanji combinations are possible.
Yasumoro Japanese
Variant reading of Amuro.
Yasumuro Japanese
Variant reading of Amuro.
Yasunami Japanese
Means "calm wave" in Japanese.
Yasunishi Japanese
yasu means "Peace,Quiet" and nishi means "West". See Anzai for alternative, but similar meaning.
Yasura Japanese
Yasu means "cheap, relax, peace" and ra means "good".
Yasuraoka Japanese (Rare)
安 (yasu) means "cheap, low, inexpensive, rested, peaceful, relax".良 (ra) means "good, excellent", and 岡 (oka) means "ridge, hill"... [more]
Yatsuka Japanese
From Japanese 八 (ya) meaning "eight" and 束 (tsuka) meaning "bundle, bunch, sheaf".
Yatsuyama Japanese
Variant reading of Hachiyama.
Yaun Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of Jahn.
Yaw Irish, English, Chinese
Irish: reduced and altered Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eochadha Chinese : Cantonese variant of Qiu.