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.
Cestare English (American, Modern)
There is a similar name, Sastre, which is the Spanish form of the surname Sarto, meaning "tailor." The name CESTARE is phonetically similar to Sastre and could be a derivative of that name.... [more]
Cesur Turkish
Means "bold, brave, courageous" in Turkish.
Çetin Turkish
Means "hard, tough" in Turkish.
Çevik Turkish
Means "nimble, agile, quick" in Turkish.
Chachin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" and 珍 (chin) meaning "rare; strange".... [more]
Chaemsai Thai
Means "clear, without clouds" in Thai.
Chage Japanese
From Japanese 茶下 (chage) meaning "giver of tea". A notable bearer is Japanese musician Shūji Shibata (1958-), whose stage name is Chage.
Chaikaeo Thai
From Thai ชัย or ไชย (chai) meaning "victory" and แก้ว (kaeo) meaning "crystal, glass, precious, excellent".
Chaikaew Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชัยแก้ว or ไชยแก้ว (see Chaikaeo).
Chaikham Thai
From Thai ไชย (chai) meaning "victory" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold" or "word, speech".
Chaisson French, English
Variant of the French surname Chiasson originally denoting someone from the the municipality of Chiasso in Ticino, Switzerland, located along the Swiss/Italian border.... [more]
Chaisuk Thai
From Thai ชัย or ไชย (chai) meaning "victory" and สุข (suk) meaning "joy, happiness".
Chaiwong Thai
From Thai ใจ (chai) meaning "heart, mind, spirit" or ไชย (chai) meaning "victory" and วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty".
Chakir Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Shakir.
Chakma Bengali
From the name of the Chakma people of Bangladesh, India and Myanmar, derived from Sanskrit शक्तिमान (shaktimana) meaning "powerful" (composed of शक्ति (shakti) meaning "power" and the suffix मत् (mana) meaning "as, like, having the qualities of").
Chaleun Lao
Means "flourish, prosper" or "much, many" in Lao.
Chaluj Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian халуй (chaluj), a derogatory word meaning "lackey, groveller".
Chambo English (Canadian)
Suspected to be of French origin. Specifically, a derivative of Archambault.
Chambon French
A very popular last name in France.
Chamoun Arabic, Arabic (Maghrebi), Assyrian, Jewish
French-influenced variant of Arabic شمعون (see Shamoun), mainly used in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and parts of North Africa. This name was borne by Lebanese president Camille Chamoun (1900-1987).
Champagne French
regional name for someone from Champagne, named in Latin as Campania (from campus "plain", "flat land")... [more]
Champlain French
Name given to those who live in or around fields. Known barrer of the name is Samuel de Champlain who founded Quebec, Canada and after whom the lake is named.
Chapeaux Literature
From the French word 'chapeaux', which means 'hats'.
Chapel French
Occupational name for a maker of cloaks or a nickname for a person who wore a distinctive cloak, from a diminutive of Old French chape meaning "cape, cloak".
Chappell English
Name for someone who lived near a chapel, derived from Old French chapele meaning "chapel".
Chaprak Russian, Ukrainian
Means "horsecloth" in Ukrainian.
Chardin French
Meaning uncertain, possibly of Norman origin.
Charef Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Sharif.
Charette French
Variant of Charrette. In some cases it may also be derived from the place name.
Charlesworth English
Derived from a village and civil parish with the same name near Glossop, Derbyshire, England.
Charlet French
From the French given name Charlet, a pet form of Charles.
Charlot French
It's from the given name Charlot a pet form of Charles. Variant of Charles.
Charlotte French, English
From the feminine given name Charlotte.
Charlton English, Caribbean
Location last name from any of the numerous places called Charlton, from Old English Ceorlatun meaning "settlement of the peasants"... [more]
Charmian English, French
from the given name Charmian
Chashin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" and 新 (shin) meaning "new".
Chasiyd Hebrew
Nickname for a pious person, derived from Hebrew חָסִיד (chasid) meaning "pious, kind, faithful, saint, godly, holy one".
Château French
French cognate of Castle.
Châtelain French
from châtelain "lord (of the manor)" Old French chastelain (from Latin castellanus a derivative of castellum "castle") applied either as a status name for the governor or constable of a castle or as an ironic nickname.
Chaucer English
Meaning a "worker who makes leggings or breeches". Notable bearer is author Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400), most well known for his classic 'The Canterbury Tales'.
Chauhan Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Assamese, Punjabi, Gujarati
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Sanskrit चतुर् (chatur) meaning "four" or from the name of a legendary hero, Chahamana.
Chauncey American
Of uncertain origin. Possibly from Norman French habitation names Chancé or an American adaptation of a German place name of Schanze located on the Upper Rhine. Could also be a short form of Chancellor.
Chaykov Russian, Belarusian
Derived from Russian чайка (chayka) meaning "seagull".
Chegal Korean (Rare)
Meaning unknown. In 2015 approximately 5,735 people had this surname.
Chehab Arabic
From the given name Chehab.
Chenier French (Cajun)
A sandy or shelly beach. Derived from the French word for wood, “chêne,” meaning oak.
Chergui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic شَرْقِيّ (šarqiyy) meaning "eastern, one from the east".
Chérif Arabic (Maghrebi), Western African
Form of Sharif used in North Africa and parts of French-influenced western Africa.
Cherki Arabic (Maghrebi), Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic شرقي (sharqiyy) meaning "eastern, one from the east".
Chernov Russian
From Russian чёрный (chyorniy) meaning "black".
Chernyak Russian, Belarusian
Derived from Slavic word meaning black.
Chernykh Russian
Derived from Russian черный (cherniy) meaning "black".
Chernysh Russian
Derived from a Slavic word meaning "black".
Chernyy m Ukrainian, Russian
Means "black", a nickname for a person with dark hair. It is an alternate transcription of Chyornyy.
Chetrit Judeo-Spanish
Alternate transcription of Shitrit.
Cheyo Tanzanian (Rare)
Italian and Spanish variation of Elisha. "God is my salvation"
Chhetri Nepali, Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatríya), the name of the Hindu social class consisting of warriors and rulers.
Chiasson French, English
French surname originally denoting someone from the the municipality of Chiasso in Ticino, Switzerland, located along the Swiss/Italian border.... [more]
Chiesa Italian
Means "church" in Italian, originally a topographic name for someone who lived near a church, a habitational name from any of various places named Chiesa or perhaps an occupational name for someone who worked in a church.
Chigurh Literature, Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. It is intended to be "ethnically ambiguous", but one theory suggests that it may be derived from the Spanish verb seguir meaning "to follow, to continue". This name was invented by the American author Cormac McCarthy for the villain in his novel No Country for Old Men (2005)... [more]
Childress Anglo-Saxon
The surname Childress may have been a nickname for an orphan, or an occupational name applied to someone who ran an orphanage. Further research showed the name was derived from the Old English word cildra-hus, which means "children's house" or "orphanage".
Chinji Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鎮寺 (Chinji), from 鎮寺門 (Chinjimon), a name of a group of several households in the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan, as well as surrounding areas.
Chino Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Chishti Urdu
From the name of the town of Chisht in present-day Herat province, Afghanistan.
Chivton English (American)
Portmanteau of Chiovaro and Cranston. First known use in 2023.
Chiya Japanese (Rare)
Means "bloody arrow; arrow of blood" in Japanese.
Chmara Polish
Derived from proto-slavic *xmara meaning "dusky"
Chohan Urdu, Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Chauhan.
Cholmondeley English
An aristocratic surname derived from a place name in Cheshire which means "Ceolmund's grove" in Old English.
Chomchuen Thai
Means "congratulations" from Thai ชม (chom) meaning "see, watch, praise, admire" and ชื่น (chuen) meaning "happy, joyful, delighted".
Chono Japanese
Cho can mean "butterfly" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".
Chopra Indian, Punjabi
Of unknown meaning.
Chouhan Indian, Assamese, Bengali, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Chauhan.
Chrapko Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Khrapko.
Chriqui Judeo-Spanish
Alternate transcription of Chouraqui.
Christer Swedish, Danish
From the given name Christer.
Chronis Greek
From a short form of Greek Polychronis. The word χρόνος (chrónos) itself means "time" in Greek.
Chrysler German, Jewish
From a German name referring to spinning or related to a Yiddish word, krayzl meaning "spinning top." The name can refer to a potter who spun a wheel to make utensils or to a person with curly hair or someone known for being continually active... [more]
Chukho Circassian (Russified)
Derived from Adyghe цу (c°) meaning "ox, bull, buffalo" and шъхьэ (ŝḥă) meaning "head".
Chuma Japanese
Possibly from 忠 (chuu, tada, tadashi) meaning "loyalty" and 馬 (ba, uma, -uma, ma) meaning "horse."
Churchward Anglo-Saxon
Churchward derives from Old English pre 7th Century 'cyrice' meaning church, plus 'weard', a ward of guardian, originally given as an occupation name to a church custodian.
Chūtō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nukutō.
Chuto Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Chūtō.
Chyornykh Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Chernykh.
Chyornyy m Russian
Derived from чёрный (chyornyy), meaning black.
Ciahlo Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian form of Tyahlo.
Ciccone English
A diminutive of Francesco. A famous bearer is American singer Madonna Ciccone (1958-), better known as simply Madonna.
Çiçek Turkish
Means "flower, blossom" in Turkish.
Cichy Polish, Slovak, Czech
Meaning "quiet" or "silent".
Cieśla Polish
Derived from Polish cieśla "carpenter".
Cieślak Polish
Derived from Polish cieśla "carpenter".
Çiftçi Turkish
Means "farmer" in Turkish.
Çimen Turkish
Means "grass, lawn, turf" in Turkish.
Çınar Turkish
Means "plane tree" in Turkish (genus Platanus), derived from Persian چنار (chenar).
Cinco Filipino
From a Hispanicised form of the Hokkien surname Go.
Ciria Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Castilian municipality.
Ciro Italian, Spanish
From the given name Ciro.
Claeson English
Means "Son of Claes". Possibly an English phonetic elaboration of Clayton, but also a Swedish variant of Claesson.
Clarence English
From the given name Clarence.
Clarey Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Cléirigh and variant of O'Clery and Cleary.
Claudio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Claudio
Claxton English
Originates from England, derived from Old Norse elements meaning “cliff” or “rock” and “settlement,” likely referencing geographical features of places named Claxton, particularly in Norfolk... [more]
Claypool English
Derived from Claypole, a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, named from Old English cl?g meaning "clay" and pol meaning "pool".
Cleamons English
Likely an anglicized variation of Clemons, which derives from the Latin Clemens, meaning “merciful” or “gentle.” It evolved through Old French and Middle English influences, often indicating lineage as a patronymic name.
Cleaveland English
Spelling variant of Cleveland.
Cleburne English
Cleburne is a surname of Northern English and Southern Scottish Anglo-Saxon origin.
Clelland Scots, Irish
Scottish and Irish topographical name meaning "clay land".
Cleto Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Cleto.
Cleveland English
English regional name from the district around Middlesbrough named Cleveland ‘the land of the cliffs’, from the genitive plural (clifa) of Old English clif ‘bank’, ‘slope’ + land ‘land’... [more]
Cluxton English
Altered form of English Claxton.
Clydesdale English, Scottish
From the name of a location in Lanarkshire, Scotland, meaning "Clyde’s valley", derived from the name of the river Clyde.
Cocker English, German (Anglicized)
Originally a nickname for a bellicose person, from Middle English cock "to fight". Also an anglicized form of Köcher.
Coffelt Irish, German (Anglicized)
From Irish Gaelic Mac Eachaidh meaning "son of Eochaidh". It could also be an Americanized spelling of German Kauffeld (see Caulfield).
Coimbra Portuguese
Habitational name for someone from the city of Coimbra in Portugal.
Coker English
Variant of Cocker.
Coley English
With variant Colley can mean "dark" or "blackbird" or it can be a nickname for Nicholas.
Colley English
With variant Coley, can mean "dark" or "blackbird" or it can be a nickname for Nicholas. Colley was used as a surname for generations of students from the same family taught by a teacher over many years in James Hilton's sentimental novel "Goodbye, Mr... [more]
Collin Swedish
Either a combination of an unknown first name element (possibly derived from a place name) and the common surname suffix -in, or a variant of German Colin.
Collis English
A variant of Collins 2, itself a patronymic of given names Collin or Colin, both ultimately nicknames for Nicholas.
Colombe French
Either from the given name Colombe or a habitational name from a place in France named La Colombe... [more]
Colonel American
From a French word for a military rank of an officer who led a column of regimental soldiers. Could be a nickname for someone with a military bearing or demeanor.
Colston English
Colston means “Coal town settlement.” It is also a variant of Colton.
Comer English
Occupational name for a maker or seller of combs, or to someone who used them to prepare wool or flax for spinning, derived from Middle English combere, an agent derivative of Old English camb meaning "comb"... [more]
Cömert Turkish
Means "generous" in Turkish.
Condon Irish (Anglicized, Modern)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Condún, itself a Gaelicized form of the Anglo-Norman habitational name de Caunteton... [more]
Congdon Irish, English
A variant of Irish "Condon". In English usage: a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place; probably Devon or Cornwall, where the modern surname is most frequent.
Conley Irish
Variant of Connolly.
Connick Yiddish
Variation on Koenig.
Constance English, French
From the given name Constance
Constant French, Dutch, English
From the given name Constant or from the word "constant"
Conte Italian
Means "count (a title of nobility)" in Italian.
Cooglan Irish
Irish surname of unknown meaning. May be a variant of Coghlan.
Cooter English
A Sussex, England surname of uncertain meaning. Could be a local pronunciation of Cotter, meaning "cottage dweller" for a serf in the feudal system allowed to live in a cottage in exchange for labor on the cottage owner's estate.
Copeland English, Scottish
Habitational name from Copeland or Coupland, both derived from Old Norse kaupland "bought land".
Corbin English, French
Derived from French corbeau meaning "raven," originally denoting a person who had dark hair.
Corbyn English
Variant of Corbin, notably borne by current Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn (1949-).
Corday French
Either from the French word corde meaning "cord/rope/string", or from the Latin word cor meaning "heart." This was the surname of Charlotte Corday, the assassin who killed Jacobin leader Jean-Paul Marat during the French revolution.
Cordell English
Means "maker of cord" or "seller of cord" in Middle English.
Corso Italian, English (American), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Either derived from the given name Bonaccorso or taken from Italian and Spanish corso, denoting someone who lived in Corsica.
Corte Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Portuguese
From corte "court", applied as an occupational name for someone who worked at a manorial court or a topographic name for someone who lived in or by one.
Coşkun Turkish
From the given name Coşkun.
Cosmo Italian
From the given name Cosmo.
Cossart English, French
From French, referring to "a dealer of horses" (related to the English word "courser"). This surname was brought to England in the wake of the Norman Conquest of 1066, and became one of the many Anglo-Norman words that made up Middle English.
Cottrell English, French
First found in Derbyshire where the family "Cottrell" held a family seat and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege lord for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings, 1066CE... [more]
Couderc Occitan
From Occitan codèrc meaning "pasture, meadow, enclosure".
Council English, German
1 English: nickname for a wise or thoughtful man, from Anglo-Norman French counseil ‘consultation’, ‘deliberation’, also ‘counsel’, ‘advice’ (Latin consilium, from consulere ‘to consult’)... [more]
Couric French
Originally a nickname given to a short person, derived from Middle Breton corr, korr meaning "dwarf, midget". A well-known bearer of this surname is the American journalist, television host and author Katie Couric (1957-).
Cousin English, French
Nickname derived from Middle English cousin and Old French cosin, cusin meaning "cousin".
Couzens English
Patronymic form of Cousin.
Craighead Scottish
Habitational name for someone who lived in places of this name in Scotland.
Craigmile Scottish
Derived from Craigmyle, a place in the village of Kincardine O'Neil, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It could also be an occupational name for a baker who made cracknel biscuits.
Crichton English, Scottish
Variant of Creighton. It could also in some cases be an anglicized form of Dutch Kruchten.
Crider German
Americanized spelling of German Kreider.
Crispim Portuguese
Derived from the given name Crispim.
Crofton English
Derived from a place name meaning "town with a small enclosed field" in Old English.
Cronholm Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish krona (from Latin corona) meaning "crown" and holme (Old Norse holmr) meaning "small island".
Cronkhite Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of the obsolete Dutch surname Krankheyt, derived from krankheid meaning "illness, weakness", most likely a nickname for a sickly individual.
Cronkite Dutch (Anglicized)
Variant form of Cronkhite. A well-known bearer of this surname was the American broadcast journalist and anchorman Walter Cronkite (1916-2009).
Crossan Irish
Irish reduced form of McCrossen, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Chrosáin ‘son of the satirist’... [more]
Crudup German (Anglicized)
Probably an Americanised form of North German Gratop, a nickname for an old man, derived from Middle Low German gra meaning "gray" and top meaning "braid". Famous bearers of this name include the Americans Billy Crudup (1968-), an actor, and Arthur Crudup (1905-1974), a Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist.
Cuarto Spanish
Means "fourth" in English. It is derived from the Latin word "quartus," which means "fourth." The surname may have originally been used to denote a fourth child in a family or to indicate that the family lived on the fourth floor of a building.
Cuaton Filipino
Possible alternate transcription of Chinese 廣東 (Guǎngdōng) referring to a coastal province in the South China region.
Cuda Slovak
Derives from the word name derives from cuda meaning "miracle".
Cuervo Spanish
Means "raven, crow" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin corvus. From a nickname for a man with strikingly glossy black hair or with a raucous voice. Alternatively, a habitational name from places containing this word (e.g. El Cuervo, Teruel).
Cuizon Filipino
From Hokkien 貴孫 (kuì sun) meaning "expensive grandchild" or "precious grandchild".
Cujec Croatian
Derived from the word "cuj" which means "listen" or "hear" in English. Likely used to denote someone who was a good listener or was known for their attentive nature.
Culkin Irish
Reduced anglicization of Irish Gaelic Mac Uilcín meaning "descendant of Uilcín", a diminutive of Ulick, itself an Irish diminutive of William... [more]
Cully English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Colla meaning "descendant of Colla". The Old Irish name Colla was a variant of Conla (perhaps the same Connla).
Cushing English, French (Anglicized)
Altered form of Cousin, or an Americanized spelling of Cauchon. The English actor Peter Cushing (1913-1994) was a famous bearer of this name.
Custer German (Anglicized)
Anglicization of the German surname Köster or Küster, literally "sexton". A famous bearer was George Custer (1839-1876), the American cavalry general. General Custer and his army were defeated and killed by Sioux and Cheyenne forces under Sitting Bull in the Battle of Little Bighorn (1876; also known colloquially as Custer's Last Stand).
Cuthbert English
Derived from the name Cuthbert
Cutter English
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the cutter,' i.e. cloth-cutter
Czarny Polish
Means "black" in Polish.
Czołgosz Polish
It literally means "crawler".
Czymbor Polish
From cząber, cząbr, cąber "aromatic plant Satureja."
Daan Filipino, Cebuano
Means "old" in Cebuano.
Dabbagh Arabic, Persian
Means "tanner, currier" in Arabic.
Dabie Akan (Latinized, Modern)
Dabie was originally from the Bono people of Ghana and it is portrayed as a royal name amongst the people. Many individuals who have inherited this name are Chiefs. It's meaning is someone who's a Warrior.
Dadgar Persian
Means "just, fair" in Persian.
Dagdag Filipino, Tagalog
Means "addition, increase" in Tagalog.
Dagenais French (Quebec)
Denotes a person originally from the prefecture of Agen in southwestern France.
Dağlı Turkish
Means "mountaineer, highlander" in Turkish.
Dağlı Turkish
Means "mountaineer, highlander" in Turkish.
Dagot French
Derived from the Old French word "fagot", meaning "bundle of firewood". This was likely given as an occupational surname to a gatherer or seller of firewood.
Dahlén Swedish
Combination of Swedish dal "valley" and the common surname suffix -én.
Dahlgren Swedish
Combination of Swedish dal "valley" and gren "branch".
Dahlin Swedish
Combination of Swedish dal "valley" and the common surname suffix -in.
Dahlström Swedish
Derived from Swedish dal "valley" and ström "stream".
Daigle French
Referred as a habitual name (someone from L’Aigle) in Orne.
Dailey Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dálaigh meaning "descendant of DÁLACH".
Daily Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Dálaigh, meaning "descendent of DÁLACH". The name has strong roots in the county Cork.
Dalais Scottish Gaelic
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous village.
Dalebout Dutch
From the Germanic given name Dalbaldus.
Dalgıç Turkish
Means "diver" in Turkish.
Dalin Swedish
Variant of Dahlin.
Dallaire French (Quebec)
From the given name Allaire, an older form of Hilaire.
Dalmas French
Surname Dalmas was first found in Limousin. Literally means "of the sea."
Dalziel Scottish
Means "person from Dalyell", in the Clyde valley (probably "white field"). The name is standardly pronounced "dee-el". A fictional bearer is Detective Superintendent Andrew Dalziel, one half of the detective team of 'Dalziel and Pascoe' in the novels (1970-2009) of Reginald Hill.
Damar Turkish
Means "vein, vessel" in Turkish.
Damas French
French form of Damascus. Famous bearer Léon-Gontran Damas (1912-1978) was a French poet and politican from French Guiana, cofounder of the Négritude Mouvement and author of the collection "Black Label".
Damask English
Presumably an occupational name for someone who sold damask a richly woven material of a kind originally made in Damascus.
d'Amboise French
Denoted a person from Amboise, a commune located in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Damián Spanish, Czech, Slovak (Rare)
From the given name Damián.
Damien French
From the given name Damien
Damon English, Scottish
From the personal name Damon, from a classical Greek name, a derivative of damān "to kill". Compare Damian.
Danao Filipino, Tagalog
Topographic name for someone who lived near a body of water, derived from Tagalog danaw meaning "lagoon, lake".
Danesh Persian
Means "knowledge, learning" in Persian.
Danielle American
From the given name Danielle.
Danish Urdu
Derived from the given name Danish.
Dano French
Perhaps an altered spelling of French Danot or Danon, from pet forms of Jourdain or Daniel.
Danyal Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Turkish
From the given name Danyal.
Daoheuang Lao
Means "marigold" (literally "bright star") in Lao, from the words ດາວ (dao) meaning "star" and ເມືອງ (huang) meaning "bright, clear, beautiful".
Daoud Arabic
From the given name Dawud.
D'aoust French
D'Aoust, denotes someone from Aoust(e) in France. Aouste is situated in the Ardennes department (Champagne-Ardenne region) in the north-east of France at 29 km from Charleville-Mézières, the department capital... [more]
Da Paz Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means "of Peace" in Portuguese.
D'arcy English, French, Norman
Originally a Norman French surname, meaning "from Arcy"... [more]
Darden English
A habitation name in Northumberland of uncertain origin.
Darmon Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the Dharmon branch of the Berber tribe of Haouara, which historically roamed parts of Libya and Tunisia.
Darter English (American)
variant of Daughter
Darwish Arabic
From the given name Darwish.
Date Japanese
From Japanese 伊 (da) meaning "this" and 達 (te) meaning "achieve, arrive at, intelligent".
Datu Filipino, Tagalog
Means "chief" in Tagalog.
Daudet French
Not available.
Daughtry English, Norman
English (of Norman origin) habitational name, with fused French preposition d(e), for someone from Hauterive in Orne, France, named from Old French haute rive ‘high bank’ (Latin alta ripa).
Dave Indian, Gujarati
Gujarati form of Dwivedi.
Davey English, Welsh
Derived from the given name David. Alternately, it may be a variant spelling of Welsh Davies or Davis, which could be patronymic forms of David, or corrupted forms of Dyfed, an older Welsh surname and the name of a county in Wales.
Davud Persian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian
From the given name Davud.
Dawid Polish
From the given name Dawid.
Dawkins English, Popular Culture
English patronymic from a pet form of Daw. ... [more]
Dawood Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Dawud.
Dawoud Arabic
From the given name Dawud.
Dawud Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Dawud.
Dayan Hebrew
Means "judge" in Hebrew.
Daza Spanish
Derived from the Basque word "dazio", meaning "tax". It is a surname that is typically associated with the region of Navarre in Spain.
Deaton English
Means "farmstead surrounded by a ditch", from the Old English dic + tun.
Debain Spanish
Spanish surname.
De Beer Dutch, Afrikaans, South African
Means "the bear" or "the boar" in Dutch and Afrikaans, a nickname for a person who resembled the animal in some way, such as being very large, strong, or aggressive, or a habitational name for someone who lived by a sign depicting one... [more]
De Bie Dutch
Means "the bee" in Dutch, a nickname for a beekeeper or a for a busy person, or perhaps a habitational name for someone who lived near a sign depicting a bee.
Decker German
Cognate of Dekker.
Dedaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Dedë" in Albanian.
Dede Turkish
Means "grandfather" in Turkish.
De Deus Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means "of God" in Portuguese.
Defoor Flemish
Derived from Dutch voort "ford". Alternatively, can be a variant of the French surnames Dufour or Deford.
Deford French
Variant of Dufort meaning "son of the strong" from French de-, "of" and fort, "strong". Notable namesake is author Frank Deford.
De Gaulle French
Meaning uncertain, but it is thought to be of Dutch origin, possibly a French cognate of Van Der Walle, De Walle and/or De Waal... [more]
Değer Turkish
Means "value, worth" in Turkish.
De Goeij Dutch
From Dutch goei meaning "good", making this a cognate of Good. A famous bearer is the retired Dutch soccer goalkeeper Eduard de Goeij (1966-), better known as Ed de Goey.
De Goey Dutch
Variant of De Goeij. Famous bearers of this name include former Dutch soccer goalkeeper Ed de Goey (1966-) and Australian rules footballer Jordan De Goey (1996-).
De Heer Dutch
Means "the lord" or "the gentleman" in Dutch, derived from Middle Dutch hêre "feudal lord, master, leader, gentleman". Could be a nickname for a person who acted as a leader, or an occupational name for someone who worked for a lord... [more]
Dehghan Persian
Means "farmer, peasant" in Persian.
De Hoog Dutch
Means "the high" in Dutch, derived from Middle Dutch hooch "high, tall; important, noble". Either a nickname for a tall person, or for someone who is high in rank or behaves as though they are, or a habitational name from a settlement built on relatively high ground.
De Jager Dutch, South African
Means "the hunter" in Dutch, an occupational name. In some cases, it could derive from the name of a house or ship.
De Kok Dutch
Means "the cook" in Dutch.
De Leeuw Dutch, Flemish
Means "the lion" in Dutch, a habitational name for someone who lived at a house or tavern with a sign depicting a lion. In some cases, it may have been a nickname denoting a wild or courageous individual.
Della Italian, Spanish
Likely derived from the Italian and Spanish word della, meaning "of the".
Delmas Occitan
Occitan cognate of Dumas.
Demar French, English
Combination of the French word de, meaning "from" and the Old French word maresc, meaning "marsh".
DeMille French (Belgian)
Denoted a person from Hamme-Mille, a section of the municipality of Beauvechain, in the province of Walloon Brabant in Wallonia, Belgium. This surname was borne by the American filmmaker and producer Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959).
Demsky Polish, Jewish
Derived from Polish dab and demb meaning "oak", which is either a habitational name from a place with the same name or an ornamental name with reference to the tree and its qualities of strength and durability.
Demyan Russian, Ukrainian
From the given name Demyan.
Denbrough Popular Culture
Surname from the fictional character "Bill Denbrough" from "IT" and "IT Chapter Two".
Dénes Hungarian
From the given name Dénes.
Denier French, French (Swiss), English, English (British, Rare)
from Old French denier (from Latin denarius) "penny" originally the name of a copper coin or penny later a term for money in general hence probably an occupational name for a moneyer or minter... [more]
Deniz Turkish
Means "sea" in Turkish.
Dennings English, Irish, German
Variant spelling of Denning. A famous bearer is American actress Kat Dennings (1986-).
Den Uijl Dutch
Means "the owl" in Dutch, from Middle Dutch ule. A notable bearer was the Dutch prime minister Johannes den Uijl (1919-1987), also known as Joop den Uyl.
Den Uyl Dutch
Variant of Den Uijl, notably borne by the Dutch prime minister Joop den Uyl (1919-1987).
De Paz Spanish (Latin American)
Means "of Peace" in Spanish.