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.
Eva Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Italian, Portuguese
From the given name Eva.
Even Hebrew
Means "stone" in Hebrew.
Evesham English
Derived from the Old English homme or ham and Eof, the name of a swineherd in the service of Egwin, third bishop of Worcester.
Evren Turkish
From the given name Evren.
Ewald German, Dutch (?)
From the given name Ewald.
Ewbank English
Variant spelling of Eubanks.
Ewell English
Habitation name from the town of Ewell in Surrey or from Temple Ewell or Ewell Manor, both in Kent or Ewell Minnis near Dover. Originally from Old English Aewill meaning "river source" or "spring".
Eyre English
Derived from Middle English eyer, eir "heir", originally denoting a man who was designated to inherit or had already inherited the main property in a particular locality. The surname was borne by the heroine of Charlotte Brontë's 'Jane Eyre' (1847).
Ezell American
Of uncertain origin. The name is found primarily in the southeastern United States, possibly as a variation of Israel or a form of Ezekiel.
Ezer Hebrew
Means "helping" or "to help" in Hebrew.
Ezzat Arabic
Derived from the given name Izzat.
Fabio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Fabio.
Fadel Arabic
From the given name Fadil.
Fadil Arabic
From the given name Fadil.
Fagan Irish
'The name Fagan in Ireland is usually of Norman origin, especially in Counties Dublin and Meath. In the County Louth area the name is derived from the native Gaelic O'Faodhagain Sept of which there are a number of variants including Feighan, Fegan and Feehan.' (from irishsurnames.com)
Fager Swedish
From Swedish fager, an archaic word meaning ”pretty, fair”.
Fahad Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
Derived from the given name Fahad.
Faheem Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Fahim.
Fahim Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Fahim.
Fahmi Arabic
Derived from the given name Fahmi.
Fahmy Arabic
Derived from the given name Fahmi.
Faisal Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Faysal.
Faiz Arabic
From the given name Faiz.
Faizan Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Faizan.
Fakhri Arabic
From the given name Fakhri.
Fakir Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Faqir.
Falaas English (American, Rare)
Maybe an americanized form of Falås.
Falba Occitan (Archaic), French (Rare)
Possibly from French fauve "wildcat".
Falces Spanish (Philippines)
Falces is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. In Basque the town is called Faltzes. It has a population of around 2500 inhabitants. It is well known for the famous "encierro del pilon", which is a running of the bulls made even more dangerous due to it being run down a narrow road of a steep hill... [more]
Falcón Spanish, South American
Originally a nickname from falcón, an archaic variant of Spanish halcón "falcon" (from Latin falco). It is a cognate of Falco.
Fältskog Swedish
Combination of Swedish fält "field" and skog "forest". Agnetha Fältskog (b. 1950) is a Swedish singer and former member of ABBA.
Fambro English
Variant of English Fambrough.
Faqeer Urdu
From the given name Faqir.
Faqir Arabic, Urdu, Pashto
From the given name Faqir.
Faraj Arabic
From the given name Faraj.
Faran Hebrew
The name of a desert mentioned in the Bible where Ishmael settled after his wanderings with his mother Hagar. The Israelites also came to this desert on their journey from the Sinai desert.
Faraz Urdu, Persian
Derived from the given name Faraz.
Fareed Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Farid.
Farewell English (Rare)
Means "goodbye,departing" in English.
Farhad Bengali, Persian
From the given name Farhad.
Farhan Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Farhan.
Farhat Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Farhat.
Farhat Arabic
Derived from the given name Farhat.
Farid Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Persian
From the given name Farid.
Faris Arabic
From the given name Faris.
Farley English
habitational name from any of various places called Farley of which there are examples in Berkshire Derbyshire Hampshire Kent Somerset Gloucestershire Staffordshire Surrey Wiltshire Shropshire and Sussex... [more]
Farman Urdu
Derived from the given name Farman.
Farnam Persian
From the given name Farnam.
Farnan Irish (Anglicized)
Irish shortened Anglicization of Gaelic Ó Farannáin ‘descendant of Forannán’, a personal name possibly based on forrán ‘attack’... [more]
Farnum English
English and Irish. The origins of the Farnum name lie with England's ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It comes from when the family lived at Farnham, in several different counties including Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Essex, Suffolk, and the West Riding of Yorkshire... [more]
Farook Arabic
Derived from the given name Faruq.
Farooq Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Faruq.
Farouk Arabic
From the given name Faruq.
Farouq Arabic
Derived from the given name Faruq.
Farrah Arabic
From the given name Farah
Farrow English
Northern English: hyper-corrected form of Farrar, occupational name for a smith or worker in iron. The original -ar or -er ending of this name came to be regarded as an error, and was changed to -ow.
Faruk Bengali, Arabic
From the given name Faruq.
Faruq Arabic
From the given name Faruq.
Fathi Arabic, Persian
From the given name Fathi.
Fattah Arabic
Derived from the given name Fattah.
Faucett English
Locational surname from various British places: Fawcett in Cumberland, Facit in Lancashire, Forcett in North Yorkshire, or Fa’side Castle in East Lothian, Scotland. The linguistic origins of the name arise variously from, in Cumberland and Lancashire, "multi-coloured hillside" in 7th century Old English fag or fah, "brightly coloured, variegated, flowery" with side, "slope"; in North Yorkshire from Old English ford, "ford", and sete, "house, settlement"; or, reputedly, in East Lothian, "fox on a hillside"... [more]
Fauci Sicilian
Means "sickle" in Sicilian, originally an occupational name for a maker of sickles.
Fausto Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the give name Fausto.
Fawaz Arabic
Derived from the given name Fawaz.
Fawzi Arabic
From the given name Fawzi
Fayadh Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic الفياض (see (al-Fayadh).
Fayaz Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Fayaz.
Fayez Arabic
Derived from the given name Faiz.
Faysal Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Faysal.
Fayyaz Arabic, Urdu, Persian
Derived from the given name Fayaz.
Fazio Italian
From a short form of the given name Bonifazio.
Fearnley English (British)
Comes from the family having resided in a forest glade carpeted with ferns. The name Fearnley is derived from two Old English elements: fearn, the old English word for ferns, and leah, a word for a clearing in a forest.
Featherstonhaugh English
Indicates a person lived in or near Featherstonhaugh in Northumberland, England. From Old English feðere "feather", stān "stone", and healh "corner."
Feder German, Jewish
metonymic occupational name for a trader in feathers or in quill pens from Middle High German vedere German feder "feather quill pen"... [more]
Feijóo Spanish, Portuguese
Derived from Galician feixó, meaning "bean", possibly denoting a bald person.
Feinman German, Jewish
Nickname for a fine person, derived from either Middle High German fīn meaning "fine, elegant, cultivated" or German fein and Yiddish fayn meaning "fine, excellent", combined with man.
Feinsot English
Possibly related to Feinstein.
Fekry Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Fikri.
Felder German, Croatian
Derived from German feld, meaning "field".
Feldstein German, Jewish
Ornamental name meaning "field stone" in German. A famous bearer is American actor and filmmaker Jonah Hill (1983-), born Jonah Hill Feldstein. Another famous bearer is Hill's sister, actress Beanie Feldstein (1993-).
Feldwick English (Rare)
Descendant of one who lived on a farm or field.... [more]
Feliz Spanish
Means “happy” or “fortunate” in Spanish.
Feltham English
Habitational name from either of two places so named Feltham: one southwest of London in Middlesex and the other in Somerset... [more]
Felton English
A habitation name composed of the elements feld-, meaning "field or pasture" and -tun, meaning "settlement."
Fenech Maltese
From Maltese fenek meaning "rabbit".
Fenley English
This surname may be:... [more]
Ferenc Hungarian
From the given name Ferenc.
Ferencz Hungarian
Derived from the given name Ferenc.
Ferkó Hungarian
From the given name Ferkó.
Fermín Spanish
From the given name Fermín.
Ferraz Portuguese
From a nickname derived from Latin ferrum meaning "iron".
Feynman Russian, Yiddish
Russian and Yiddish form of Feinman. This name was borne by the American theoretical physicist Richard Feynman (1918-1988).
Ffelan English
Anglisized version of the Gaelic Ó Faoláin meaning "descendent of Faolán", a given name meaning "wolf".
Fieldman English
Meaning "ploughman".
Fiene German, Low German
A nickname for an elegant person, from Middle Low German fin, meaning ‘fine’. Can also be a locational name from several fields and places named Fiene.
Figgins English
Derived from a medieval diminutive of Fulk (such as Fygge or Fulchon).
Figuier French (Rare)
From French figuier meaning "fig tree" (ultimately from Latin ficus; a cognate of Figueroa), possibly indicating a person who lived near a fig tree or one who owned a plantation of fig trees.
Fija Ryukyuan
This Ryūkyū Name has a Combination of Kanji Characters "比" meaning "Ratio", and "嘉".
Fija Okinawan
Okinawan form of Higa.
Filipe Portuguese
From the given name Filipe.
Filiz Turkish
Means "sprout, bud, shoot" in Turkish.
Fillmore English
Of uncertain origin: it could be derived from the Norman given name Filimor, composed of the Germanic elements filu ("very") and mari or meri ("famous"), or it might be a combination of the Saxon elements fille ("abundance") and mere, a word denoting a lake or otherwise humid land.
Fındık Turkish
Means "hazelnut" in Turkish.
Finklea English
Variant form of Finkley. A famous bearer was the American actress and dancer Cyd Charisse (1922-2008), whose birth name was Tula Ellice Finklea.
Finkley English
From Finkley, a hamlet in Hampshire, England, derived from Old English finc meaning "finch" and leah meaning "woodland, clearing".
Finster German, Jewish
Nickname from German finster "dark, gloomy" or Yiddish fintster (Middle High German vinster). The name may have referred to a person's habitual character or it may have been acquired as a result of some now irrecoverable anecdote... [more]
Firman English, French
From a medieval personal name meaning "firm, resolute, strong man." Borne by early saints and bishops. First name variants Firman and Firmin... [more]
Fiscus German
From Latin fiscus "basket", a humanistic Latinization of the German surname Korb. This is a metonymic occupational name for a basketmaker or a peddler, or a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a basket.
Fishburne English
Derived from the villages of Fishbourne in West Sussex and the Isle of Wight, or the village and civil parish of Fishburn in County Durham, England, all named from Old English fisc meaning "fish" and burna meaning "stream"... [more]
Fitzooth Folklore (?)
Fitzooth means "son of a nobleman". Robin Hood's real name was Robert Fitzooth.
Fjellström Swedish
Combination of Swedish fjäll "mountain, fell" and ström "stream, river".
Flament French, Flemish
French and Flemish cognate of Fleming.
Flaugher German (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of German Flacher, itself a variant of Flach, or of Flaucher, a nickname derived from an agent derivative of Middle High German vluochen meaning "to swear".
Fleisig German
"industrious"
Florén Swedish
Combination of Latin flor "flower" and the common surname suffix -én.
Florent French
From the given name Florent.
Floro Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Floro.
Foland German (Americanized)
Possibly an Americanized form of German Volland.
Foley Irish
As a northern Irish surname it is derived from the Gaelic personal name Searrach, which was based on searrach "foal, colt" and anglicized as Foley because of its phonetic similarity to English foal.
Folger German
From nickname volger, meaning "companion, supporter"
Fomin Russian
Derived from the given name Foma.
Formby English
From the name of a town in Merseyside, England, meaning "Forni's village". The second part is derived from Old Norse býr meaning "farm, settlement". A famous bearer is George Formby (1904-1961), English comedian and entertainer.
Forslöf Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish fors "rapid" and löv "leaf".
Forsman Swedish
Combination of Swedish fors "rapid" (geology) and man "man".
Forsström Swedish, Finnish
Derived from Swedish fors meaning "waterfall" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".
Forsyth Scottish
Variant of Forsythe. Known bearers include the Scottish botanist William Forsyth (1737-1804), after whom the genus Forsythia is named, and Scottish inventor Alexander John Forsyth (1769-1843).
Fortin French
Diminutive of Fort.
Fouad Arabic
From the given name Fuad.
Fouch English
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Fountain English
Topographic name for someone who lived near a spring or well, from Middle English fontayne, "fountain".
Fraga Portuguese
Fraga, also derived from the Spanish variation of the word frescas meaning "strawberries", in the Portugal it translates to "from the cliffs or cliffside"
Fraley English (American)
Anglicized/Americanized version of the German surname "Frohlich", meaning "happy" or "cheerful".
França Portuguese
Means "France" in Portuguese.
Franchi Italian
Variant spelling of Franco.
Francia Italian, Spanish
From Latin Francia "France" an ethnic name for a Frenchman.
Francisque French
From the given name Francisque.
Frangieh Arabic (Mashriqi)
Means "occidental" in Arabic, denoting someone who came from the western world. Famous bearers of this name include the Frangieh family of Lebanese Maronite politicians, notably the fifth president Suleiman Frangieh (1910-1992)... [more]
Franjieh Arabic (Mashriqi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic فرنجية (see Frangieh).
Frankly English (Rare)
Variant of Frank (1).
Frankson English
This surname means "son of Frank."
Franssen Dutch
Means "son of Frans".
Fränti Finnish
Derived from Swedish frände "kinsman".
Franzblau Jewish
Means "french blue" in German. One of the many names assigned to Jews during the rule of Emperor Joseph II, who required all Jews in the Hapsburg Empire to adopt surnames.
Franzén Swedish
Combination of the given name Franz and the popular surname suffix -én, derived from Latin -enius "descendant of".
Fredo Italian
From the given name Fredo.
Fredric English
From the given name Fredric
Freimann German
German cognate of Freeman. from Middle High German vriman "free man" status name in the feudal system for a free man as opposed to a bondman or serf derived from the elements fri "free" and man "man".
Freire Portuguese, Galician
Means "friar" in Portuguese and Galician, either an occupational name or a nickname for a pious person.
Friar English
Denoted a member of any of certain religious orders of men, especially the four mendicant orders. (Augustinians, Carmelites, Dominicans, and Franciscans)
Frías Spanish
Taken from the city of Frías, in Spain. The name of the city is taken from the Spanish phrase aguas frías, meaning "cold waters".
Frias English
English form of Frías.
Friedgant Yiddish
Means "hand of peace" in Yiddish.
Friesen German, Dutch
Patronymic form of Friso (see Fries).
Fröding Swedish
Meaning uncertain. Possibly from a place name element derived from Swedish frodig meaning "lush, thriving, flourishing" or from the name of the Norse god Frö (see Freyr)... [more]
Froehner German
Derived from Middle High German vröhner meaning "servant".
Fröhlich German
It literally means "happy".
Frollo Literature
Meaning unknown. This was the surname of Claude Frollo, the antagonist of Victor Hugo’s novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Froment French, Walloon, English
from French froment "wheat" (from Latin frumentum "grain") probably applied as a nickname for a peasant or as metonymic occupational name for a dealer in wheat... [more]
Fronda Spanish (Philippines), Spanish
Means "frond, leafy branch" in Spanish.
Fuad Arabic, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Fuad.
Fuente Spanish
topographic name from fuente "fount, spring" (from Latin fons, genitive fontis), or a habitational name from any of numerous places in Spain named with this word... [more]
Fuji Japanese
From 藤 (fuji, tou) meaning "wisteria".
Fukuba Japanese
From 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 葉 (ba) being a form of ha meaning "leaf".
Fulhu Dhivehi
From an honorific title used for items associated with nobility.
Fulvio Italian
From the given name Fulvio.
Furey Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Fiúra and Ó Fiodhabhra. Means "bushy eyebrows" derived from Irish fiodh "wood" and (f)abhra "eyebrow."
Furlow English (British), Irish
the warrens came over to America on the Mayflower. they made settlements and went through the revolutionary war. the name changed to Baughman then Furlow. the furlows fought in the cival war and were slave owners... [more]
Furqan Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Furqan.
Fuse Japanese
From Japanese 布 (fu) meaning "cloth" and 施 (se) meaning "give, bestow".
Futaba Japanese
Futa can mean "a pair" or "two" and ba is a form of ha meaning "leaf".... [more]
Fuwa Japanese
From 不 (fu) meaning "not, non-, un-" and 破 (wa) meaning "break, cut".
Gabin French
From the given name Gabin.
Gaddam Telugu
This surname means "on the hill" It is derived from the Telugu words "gadda (గడ్డ)" which means hill and "meeda (మీద)/meedi (మీది)" which means on. The two words were put together and shortened to Gaddam.
Gadot Hebrew
Means "riverbanks" in Hebrew.
Gaffney English (American)
This may sound like the female given name Daphne
Gaitán Spanish
Originated from the Spanish word "gato," which means "cat." It is thought that the name may have been used to describe someone who had cat-like qualities, such as being agile or quick on their feet.
Gaither English
Occupational name for a goatherd, derived from Middle English gaytere literally meaning "goatherd".
Gajda Serbian, Croatian, Czech
A slavicized variant of the German surname, Geidl. This was most notably used by Radola Gajda, a Czech military commander and politician who slaviczed his name from Rudolf Geidl.
Gakpo Western African, Ewe
Means "iron, metal" in Ewe, possibly derived from a nickname or an occupation. It is usually found in Ghana and Togo. Dutch soccer player Cody Gakpo (1999-) bears this name.
Galal Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Jalal.
Galang Filipino, Pampangan, Tagalog
Means "respect, reverence" in Kapampangan and Tagalog.
Galante Italian, French, Jewish
Comes from the ancient French word "galant" meaning someone in love or who has fun. In the case of Mordecai Galante, a Spanish exile in 16th century Rome, his courteous manners won for him from the Roman nobles the surname "Galantuomo" (gentleman), from which Galante was eventually derived.... [more]
Galit Filipino, Tagalog
Means "anger, indignation" in Tagalog.
Gallois French
Either a nickname for a bon vivant Old French galois. Or perhaps an ethnic name from gallois "Welsh".
Galo Spanish
From the given name Galo.
Galván Spanish
From the given name Galván.
Galvão Portuguese
From the given name Galvão.
Gálvez Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Castilian municipality in the Province of Toledo.
Gamal Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Jamal.
Gambon English, Irish
Derived from Anglo-Norman French gambon meaning "ham", itself derived from a Norman-Picard form of Old French jambe meaning "leg". A famous bearer is the Irish-English actor Sir Michael Gambon (1940-).
Gamiao Spanish (Modern, ?)
from a Basque nickname means "good member"
Gamlouche Arabic (Mashriqi)
Meaning unknown. It is found mostly in Lebanon and Kuwait.
Gamon Irish
This name is a last name for the Irish it means Liam Gamon.
Gandhi Indian, Gujarati, Marathi, Hindi, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit गान्धिक (gandhika) meaning "perfumier, perfume seller". Notable bearers include Indian civil rights leader Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948), also known as Mahatma Gandhi, and Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi (1917-1984).
Ganzon Filipino
From Hokkien 顏 (gân) meaning "face, colour, hue" and 孫 (sun) meaning "grandchild".
Garai Basque
Means "height, summit, peak" and "high, tall; prominent, outstanding" in Basque.
Garan Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 伽藍 (garan) meaning "sangharama".
Garcés Spanish
Meaning "son of García" ultimately from medieval spanish Garsea, using the patronymic suffix és/ez
Garde Indian
Found among the Konkanasth Brahmins, probably from Marathi gəṛda ‘belch’.
Garin Russian
From the given name Garya, a diminutive of Gerasim.
Garneau French
From a pet form of the Germanic given name Warinwald, composed of the elements war(in) meaning "guard" and waldan meaning "to govern".
Garson Scottish, French, English, German (Anglicized), Spanish, Jewish
Variant of Scottish Carson and Corston, French Garçon, Spanish-Jewish Garzon and English Garston, or an Americanised form of German Gerson... [more]
Gascoigne English
Originally denoted a person from the province of Gascony in France. A famous bearer is the English former soccer player Paul Gascoigne (1967-). Another was the television host and author Bamber Gascoigne (1935-2022).
Gascoine English
Variant form of Gascoigne.
Gąsior Polish
Means "gander (male goose)" in Polish. It was used as a nickname for a person who resembled a gander or as an occupational name for a keeper of geese.
Gaskill English
Meaning "Goat Shelter". English (Lancashire) habitual name from Gatesgill in Cumbria, so named from Old Norse geit ‘goat’ + skáli ‘shelter’. The surname is first recorded in the early half of the 14th Century.
Gasmi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Qasim.
Gasnier French
From Old French gaaigner meaning "to win, to earn" or "to till, to cultivate", possibly used as an occupational name for a farmer.
Gašpar Croatian, Slovene, Czech, Slovak
From the given name Gašpar.
Gassie Scottish
A pet form of Cass.
Gassmann German, Jewish
From German Gasse or Yiddish גאַס (gas), both from Middle High German gazze, meaning "street", denoting someone who lived in a street of a city, town or village.... [more]
Gastel Dutch
Means "from Gastel", a toponym derived from gastel "inn, guesthouse" (related to gast "guest, stranger").
Gatoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Gato.
Gatou Japanese
Variant transcription of Gato.
Gatto Italian
Derived from Old Italian gatto meaning "cat", ultimately from Late Latin cattus. This was a nickname for a person who resembled a cat in some way.
Gautam Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Nepali
From the given name Gautama.
Gauvain French
From the given name Gauvain.
Gavran Croatian, Serbian
Means "raven".
Gawel Polish, English (Americanized), German (Germanized)
Variant of Gaweł, particularly outside of Poland.
Gaweł Polish
From the given name Gaweł.
Gawoł Polish (Rare)
Silesian variant of Gaweł.
Gawrych Polish
Variant of the given name "Gabriel".
Gaya African
African spelling, surname form, and variant spelling of Gaia. It is the 18,784th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 246,879 people... [more]
Gayer German
Derived from Slavic gaj "grove", this name denoted a forest warden.
Gayheart German (Anglicized), French (Anglicized)
Americanised form of German Gerhardt or possibly French Jolicoeur. A famous bearer is American actress Rebecca Gayheart (1971-).
Gebhard German
From the given name Gebhard
Gedik Turkish
Means "breach, gap, notch" in Turkish.
Geidl German
Derived from a Middle High German nickname giudel meaning “braggart” or “squanderer.”
Gellért Hungarian
From the given name Gellért.
Gencer Turkish
Means "entertainment, fair" in Turkish.
Genda Japanese
From Japanese 源 (gen) meaning "source, origin" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Gendron French
Either a diminutive of French gendre meaning "son-in-law" or a habitational name for someone from the town of Gendron in Belgium.
Gentry French
From the English word, which is in turn from French gentrie, referring to that which is "noble," or the "nobility." From earlier gentillece, which was originally from gentil, "refinement."
Geoffrey English, French
From the given name Geoffrey
Geoffroy French
From the given name Geoffroy
Gergely Hungarian
From the given name Gergely.
Gerhart German
From the given name Gerhard
Gerlach Dutch
From the given name Gerlach.
Gerrits Dutch, Frisian
Patronymic from the given name Gerrit.
Gerry English
Diminutive of names containing ger, meaning "spear".
Gerson German, Jewish
Variant of Jewish Gershon, or derived from a short form of the German given name Gerhard.
Gervais English, French
From the French given name Gervais, cognate with English Jarvis.
Gerwig German, French
Derived from the Germanic given name Gerwig, ultimately from the elements gēr meaning "spear" and wīg meaning "battle, fight". This surname is also found in France (mainly in the region of Alsace)... [more]
Gesshel Jewish
Possibly derived from Heshel, a Yiddish diminutive of the given name Yehoshua... [more]
Geyer German
Variant of Geier.
Geyik Turkish
Means "deer, stag" in Turkish.
Ghaffar Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Ghaffar.
Ghaleb Arabic
From the given name Ghalib.
Ghali Arabic
From the given name Ghali.
Ghanem Arabic
Derived from the given name Ghanim.
Ghanim Arabic
Derived from the given name Ghanim.
Gharbi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "westerner, one from the west" from Arabic غرب (gharb) meaning "west, occident". In Tunisia it is typically used as a name for someone originally from Algeria or Morocco (being the two westernmost countries in North Africa).
Gharib Arabic
From the given name Gharib.
Ghassan Arabic (Modern)
The Ghassan surname originated in the village of Furzol in eastern Lebanon. It is believed that the name came from Shefa-'Amr in Israel, and was brought by Ghassans that were fleeing the unjust rule of Ahmed al-Jazzar, the Wali of Sidon and Damascus in the late 18th century... [more]
Ghazi Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Ghazi.
Ghazi Persian
Persian form of Qazi.
Ghio Italian
From the given name Guido
Gholam Persian, Arabic
Derived from the given name Gholam.
Ghulam Arabic, Pashto, Urdu
From the given name Ghulam.
Giano Italian
From the given name Giano.
Gibbons English
Patronymic formed from a diminutive of Gib.
Gidlow English
The first recorded use of the name is from 1291; Robert de Gidlow was a freeholder in Aspull, Lancanshire, United Kingdom and the name occurs frequently down to the 17th century. The Gidlow family moved to the United States in the mid-18th century where the spelling was changed to Goodlow and eventually to Goodloe.