Submitted Surnames with 2 Syllables

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the number of syllables is 2.
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syllables
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Willets English
Occasionally a Habitational name from Willet in Elworthy. Probably a compound of Old English wiell will 'spring' + an unrecorded gīete 'stream'.(Ancestory.com) Or is a varation of the given name William.
Willman English
Occupational name for someone who was the servant of a man called Will.
Winford English
English location name meaning "from a white ford or water crossing" or "from a meadow ford".
Winfred English
From the given name Winfred.
Winkel Dutch, Belgian
Habitational name from any of numerous minor places named using the element winkel "corner".
Winsett English
From an English surname of unexplained origin, perhaps related to Winslow, Winston or Windsor.
Winstead English
Perhaps derived from the town of Wanstead in Greater London, England (recorded in the Domesday Book as Wenesteda), named with Old English wænn meaning "wagon" and stede meaning "place, site", but it is more likely derived from the village of Winestead in East Yorkshire, England, named from Old English wefa meaning "wife" and hamstede meaning "homestead"... [more]
Witly English
Variant of Whitley, a habitational name from any of various places named with Old English hwit ‘white’ + leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.
Witte German, Dutch, English
Cognate to and variant of White, a nickname for someone with white or blonde hair or an unusually pale complexion
Wittman German
Wittman was first found in the Palatinate in the Rhineland valley. The surname Wittman was given to someone who lived in the area that was referred to as widem which was originally derived from the German word denoting church property.
Wolfgang German
From the given name Wolfgang.
Wolfhart Gothic
Means "Hard Wolf".
Wolford German
Means where the wolves cross the river/stream. Wolf meaning the animal and Ford meaning crossing a body of shallow water.... [more]
Wongchai Thai
From Thai วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty" and ไชย (chai) meaning "victory".
Wongkaeo Thai
From Thai วงศ์ or วงษ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty" and แก้ว (kaeo) meaning "crystal, glass, diamond".
Wongkham Thai
From Thai วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold".
Wongyai Thai
From Thai วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty" and ใหญ่ (yai) meaning "big, large, great".
Woodbine English (Rare)
From the English word "woodbine" that means "honeysuckle(plant)"in English.It seems uncommon in the English-speak culture for a surname.Also some American place names,too.
Woodfork English
"fork in the road in woodland"
Woodnut English
From a rare Anglo-Saxon personal name meaning "bold as Wade" and meant to honor the legendary Germanic sea-giant named Wade.
Woodson English
From a location in Yorkshire, England earlier spelled Woodsome and meaning "from the houses in the wood" or possibly a patronymic meaning "descendant of a wood cutter or forester."
Woodwin English (British)
Mix of words "Wood" and "Win".
Woolley English
A habitational name from any of various places so-called. Most, including those in Berkshire, Cambridgeshire, and West Yorkshire in England, are derived from the Old English wulf, meaning "wolf", and leah, meaning "wood" or "clearing"... [more]
Workman English
Ostensibly an occupational name for a laborer, derived from Middle English work and man. According to a gloss, the term was used in the Middle Ages to denote an ambidextrous person, and the surname may also be a nickname in this sense.
Wozniak Polish (Expatriate)
Unaccented form of Woźniak primarily used outside of Poland.
Wrangler English
Given to a person who worked as a wrangler.
Wriothesley English (British)
Name is of unknown origin, deriving from older Wrotteslega, who were a family that held estates in Staffordshire in the late 1100s. Possibly a combination of wrot "snout" and leah "meadow, cleaning", suggesting it's origin as a pig farm.
Wujcik Polish
Variant of Wójcik.
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.
Wuori Finnish
"mountain"
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.
Wyeth English
May come either from the Old English word "withig" meaning "willow" or from Guyat, a pet form of the Old French given name Guy. Probably unrelated to Wyatt.
Wymore English
From a town called Waymore in England, possibly abandoned. Combining Old English wic meaning "dwelling place," and mor meaning "moor."
Xavier Portuguese, French, English
Derived from the given name Xavier.
Xhafa Albanian
Derived from the given name Xhafer.
Xhafaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Xhafer" in Albanian.
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.
Yabe Japanese
From the Japanese 矢 (ya) "arrow" and 部 (be) "region," "division," "part."
Yabsley English
It is believed to be a derived spelling of Abboldesi, a place now more commonly known as Abbotsley or Abbotsleigh. However, the original surname had nothing to do with "Abbots" in any spelling, and derives from to the Olde English pre 7th Century personal name "Eadbeald" meaning "Prosperity-bold".
Yabu Japanese
Possibly from 薮 (yabu) meaning "thicket, bush, underbrush, grove".
Yacoob Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Yacoub Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Yacub Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Yada Japanese
From the Japanese 矢 (ya) "arrow" and 田 (da or ta) "rice paddy."
Yada Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 or 八多 (see Hatta).
Yadov m Russian
Derived from "яд (yad)" meaning poison.
Yağcı Turkish
Means "oil seller" in Turkish.
Yager German
Americanized form of JÄGER, meaning "hunter."
Yagi Japanese
This can be read as Yanagi meaning "willow".
Yagi Japanese
From Japanese 八 (ya) meaning "eight" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Yağız Turkish
From the given name Yağız.
Yago Japanese
Possibly from 谷 (ya, tani) meaning "valley" and 戸 (go, to) meaning "door".
Yagoub Arabic
Derived from the given name Yaqub.
Yahya Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yahya.
Yajin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 夜 (ya) meaning "night; evening" and 陣 (jin) meaning "battle formation; camp"
Yakhin Bashkir, Tatar
From the given name Yakhya.
Yakoub Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Yaku Japanese
From 夜 (ya) meaning "night, evening" and 久 (ku) meaning "long time, old story".
Yakub Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Yakut Turkish
Means "ruby" in Turkish.
Yaman Turkish
Means "intelligent, capable, efficient" in Turkish.
Yambao Filipino
Possibly from Vietnamese iàm-báu meaning "treasure."
Yanık Turkish
Means "burn, scald" in Turkish.
Yano Japanese
From Japanese 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Yaprak Turkish
Means "leaf" in Turkish.
Yaqoob Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yaqub.
Yaqoub Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Yaqub Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yaqub.
Yarar Turkish
Means "benefit, profit, gain" in Turkish.
Yarchi Hebrew
From Hebrew יָרֵחַ (yareach), meaning "moon".
Yarden Hebrew (Rare)
From the given name Yarden, which is named after the Jordan 2 River. ... [more]
Yardım Turkish
Means "help, aid" in Turkish.
Yardley English
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations in England named Yardley, derived from Old English gierd meaning "branch, twig, pole, stick" and leah meaning "wood, clearing".
Yari Japanese
From the kanji 槍, meaning spear. Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Yaşar Turkish
From the given name Yaşar.
Yaseen Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yasin.
Yaser Arabic
Derived from the given name Yasir.
Yashin Russian
Means "son of Yasha", a Russian diminutive of Yakov. This surname was borne by the Soviet soccer goalkeeper Lev Yashin (1929-1990).
Yasin Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Yasin.
Yasir Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Yasir.
Yasser Arabic
From the given name Yasir.
Yassin Arabic
From the given name Yasin.
Yassine Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Yassine.
Yassir Arabic
Derived from the given name Yasir.
Yata Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 (see Hatta).
Yatco Tagalog
Meaning uncertain, of Hokkien origin.
Yatsuka Japanese
From Japanese 八 (ya) meaning "eight" and 束 (tsuka) meaning "bundle, bunch, sheaf".
Yavaş Turkish
Means "slow, calm, soft" in Turkish.
Yaya Western African
From the given name Yaya.
Yayla Turkish
Means "mountain pasture, highland, plateau" in Turkish.
Yazar Turkish
Means "writer, author" in Turkish.
Yazdi Persian
Indicated a family or person from the city of Yazd in Iran
Yefet Hebrew
From the given name Yefet (see Japheth).
Yehia Arabic
From the given name Yahya.
Yehya Arabic, Uyghur
From the given name Yehya.
Yelley English (British)
The surname Yelley was first found in Oxfordshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed... [more]
Yelnats Literature
Invented by Louis Sacher for his novel "Holes". The name was created because it is Stanley spelled backwards. Stanley Yelnats IV is the main character in the novel.
Yeltsin m Russian
Possibly from Russian word ель (jel') meaning "spruce, fir" and the relational suffix -ин (-in).
Yener Turkish
From the given name Yener.
Yeni Turkish
Means "new" in Turkish.
Yerkes German (Americanized)
Americanized spelling of German and Dutch Jerkes, a patronymic from the personal name Jerke.
Yeşil Turkish
Means "green" in Turkish.
Yeter Turkish
Means "enough, sufficient" in Turkish.
Yetim Turkish
Means "orphan" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic يتيم (yatim).
Yezhov m Russian
Derived from Russian word "ёж (yozh)" meaning hedgehog. Yezhov was the last name of Nikolay Yezhov, the leader of the Soviet NKVD from 1936-38 who is known for Yezhovshchina.
Yiğit Turkish
From the given name Yiğit.
Yoakam German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Joachim.
Yoder German (Swiss, Americanized)
Americanized form of the Swiss German surname Joder, derived from a dialectical short form of Theodor, Joder.
Yohe Medieval English
The Yohe surname comes from the Old English word "ea," or "yo," in Somerset and Devon dialects, which meant "river" or "stream." It was likely originally a topographic name for someone who lived near a stream.
Yolcu Turkish
Means "passenger, traveller" in Turkish.
Yoldaş Turkish
Means "traveling companion" in Turkish.
Yomtov Hebrew (Modern)
Means "good day", derived from Hebrew יום (yom) means "day" and טוב (tov) means "good".
Yorkey English
Variant spelling of York.
Yorkman English
Variant form of York.
Yosef Jewish
From the given name Yosef.
Yoshi Japanese
Yoshi means "good luck, fortune".
Yoshii Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, good" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Youcef Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Youcef.
Younes Arabic
Variant transcription of Yunus.
Youngman English
From Middle English yunge man "young servant", ultimately from Old English geong mann "young man".
Younis Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yunus.
Yousef Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Yousif Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Yousri Arabic
Derived from the given name Yusri.
Yousry Arabic
Derived from the given name Yusri.
Youssef Arabic
From the given name Youssef.
Youssif Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Yusuf.
Youssouf Western African
From the given name Youssouf.
Yousuf Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Yusuf.
Yovel Hebrew
Means "jubilee" or "anniversary" in Hebrew, usually refers to a 50 years anniversary.
Yube Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 弓部 (see Yumbe).
Yüce Turkish
Means "exalted, lofty, noble" in Turkish.
Yücel Turkish
Means "lofty, exalted" in Turkish.
Yuge Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 結解 (see Kekke).
Yui Japanese
It is written three ways: 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mineshaft, pit". Or (yu) meaning the same as the latter, but with 比 (i) meaning "compare". Lastly, 油 (yu) can mean "oil" and (i) meaning the same as the first example.... [more]
Yüksek Turkish
Means "high, lofty, great, noble" in Turkish.
Yüksel Turkish
Means "increase, rise, ascend" in Turkish.
Yumbe Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 弓 (yun), a contraction of 弓 (yumi) meaning "bow, archery" and 部 (be) meaning "division", possibly referring to a fighter who specialized in archery.
Yumi Japanese
Yu means "cause, reason, logic" and mi means "beauty". ... [more]
Yunbe Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 弓部 (see Yumbe).
Yunus Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Yunus.
Yurchuk Ukrainian
Another form of Yurchenko.
Yusa Japanese
From Japanese 遊 (yu) meaning "play" and 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid".
Yusef Persian, Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Yushkin m Russian
Possibly derived from a diminutive of Yuliya/Yulyana.
Yushko Ukrainian, Russian
It is a Ukrainian surname, but it is more common in Russia.
Yusov Russian
Derived from Russian юс (yus) meaning "(either little or big) yus".
Yusuf Arabic, Somali, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Yusuf.
Žaba Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Zhaba.
Zachow German
Meaning unknown. A notable bearer of this name is Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, a organist, musician, and composer who lived from 1663 to 1712. Zachow, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community named after a local landowner, William Zachow.
Zaghloul Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "squab, young dove" in Egyptian Arabic. A notable bearer was the Egyptian statesman and revolutionary Saad Zaghloul (1857-1927).
Zahid Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Zahid.
Zahra Maltese, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Zahra.
Zaidan Arabic
Derived from the given name Zaydan.
Zaken Hebrew
Means "old man" in Hebrew.
Zakhaev Russian
Russian surname, likely a derivative of the given name Zakhey combined with the Russian suffix "-ev" ("of"), therefore meaning "of Zakhey."... [more]
Zaki Arabic
From the given name Zaki.
Zakir Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Zakir.
Zani Italian
Comes from the personal name Z(u)an(n)i, a northeastern (Venetian) form of Gianni (from Giovanni, Italian equivalent of John). Zani or Zanni is a comic figure in the Commedia del’Arte, and the surname may be a nickname derived from this use, which is also the origin of the English word zany.
Zaydan Arabic
Derived from the given name Zaydan.
Zechman Jewish
Occupational name from Yiddish tsekh meaning "guild" or "craft corporation" and man "man".
Ze'ev Hebrew
Means "wolf" in Hebrew.
Zeidan Arabic
Derived from the given name Zaydan.
Zeldes Yiddish
An eastern Ashkenazic matronymic surname derived from the Yiddish female personal name Zelde (from the Middle High German word sælde meaning either 'fortunate', 'blessed', or 'happiness'.)
Zelle German, Dutch
Topographic name from Middle High German zelle "(hermit's) cell", or a habitational name from various places called Zelle or Celle.
Zellmer German
Variant of Selmer.
Zelnick Jewish
Occupational name for a tax collecter, comes from Yiddish tselnik which means haberdashery.
Zemlov m Russian
Possibly a compressed form of Zemlyanov.
Zemmour Berber
Derived from Tamazight azemmur meaning "olive".
Zenda Japanese (Rare)
Combination of Kanji Characters 全 meaning "everything" and 田 meaning "rice paddy field".
Zengin Turkish
Means "rich, wealthy" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian سنگين‏ (sangin).
Zen'in Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 禅院 (zen'in) meaning "dhyana temple".... [more]
Zenin Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 禅院 or 禪院 (see Zen'in).
Zenner Upper German
South German: unflattering nickname for a surly, snarling person, from an agent derivative of Middle High German zannen 'to growl or howl' or 'to bare one's teeth'.
Zeqo Albanian
Derived from the given name Zeqir.
Zeroual Arabic (Maghrebi), Berber
Nickname for a person with blue eyes from Berber aẓerwal meaning "blue".
Zervas Greek
Meaning unknown. The surname is borne by American rapper, singer and composer Arizona Zervas.
Zhaba Belarusian, Russian
Derived from Belarusian жаба (zhaba) meaning "toad, frog". This is an ancient Belarusian noble surname.
Zhdanov Russian
Patronymic surname derived from Old Russian name ZHDAN meaning "long-desired child".
Zhidkov m Russian, Jewish
Derived from жид (zhid), a Russian derogatory for Jews.
Zhuan Chinese (Russified)
Russified form of Ruan used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union.
Zia Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Ziya.
Ziadi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Ziyad.
Zidan Arabic
From the given name Zaydan.
Zidane Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Zaydan. A notable bearer is Zinedine Zidane (1972-), a French former footballer of Algerian descent.
Zieja Polish
Derived from Polish ziajać meaning "to spontaneously/violently show negative feelings". This surname denoted someone who complained often.
Zilčyan Armenian
Means "cymbal-maker" in Armenian, from Ottoman Turkish زلجی (zilci) "cymbal-maker" with a surname forming suffix.
Zimmer German
Means "room" in German.
Zion Hebrew
Means "monument" or "raised up" in Hebrew.
Zorlu Turkish
Means "strong, powerful" in Turkish.
Zouaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Indicates a member of the Igawawen (called Zouaoua in French) Kabyle tribe, from Maghrebi Arabic زواوة (zwāwa). The tribe's name is of uncertain meaning; it may be derived from the name of a massif in Kabylie, Algeria.
Zrnčić Croatian
Possibly derived from the Slavic element zrn, of unknown meaning.... [more]
Zsiga Hungarian
From the given name Zsiga.
Zubair Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Zubair.
Zucker Jewish
Occupational name for a confectioner or a nickname for someone with a sweet tooth, from German zucker or Yiddish צוקער (tsuker) both meaning "sugar". It is also used as an ornamental name.
Zufall Medieval German
A German name from the Middle High German "zuoval," meaning "benefit," "coincidence" or "windfall." It was a nickname for a lucky person, most likely a person to whom a plot of land had been given. It could also be an occupational name for a tax collector.
Zuhair Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Zuhair.
Zuill English, Scottish
From the town of Zuill, Scotland. The "Z" pronounced as "Y" comes from ancient yogh representing a variety of sounds. The name itself is of unknown origin.
Zukas Lithuanian
Shortened form of Žukaskaus.
Zukin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 頭巾 (zukin) meaning "headscarf, hood, handkerchief".
Zurer Yiddish
Possibly a variant of Zur or Tzur. Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer (1969-) bears this name.
Zuurbier Dutch
Dutch cognate of Sauerbier.
Zwingli Swiss
Possibly derived from a place name in Toggenburg, Switzerland. A notable bearer was Huldrych Zwingli (1484 – 1531), leader of the protestant reformation in Switzerland, who was born in Wildhaus, Toggenburg... [more]
Żyła Polish
Means "vein" (figuratively "bore") in Polish.
Zyrin Russian
Derived from Russian зырянин (zyryanin) or зыря (zyrya) meaning "Komi, Zyrian". This may have been a nickname for someone who looked like a person of this ethnic group.