Submitted Surnames with 3 Syllables

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Zelená f Czech, Slovak
Means "green" in Czech and Slovak.

Zelenchuk Ukrainian
Variant of Zelenko.

Zelenin Russian
Derived from Russian зелень (zelen) meaning "greens, vegetables, verdure".

Zelenov m Russian
From Russian зеленый (zelenyy), meaning "green".

Zelenska Ukrainian
Feminine form of Zelensky.

Zelens'kyy m Ukrainian, Polish (Ukrainianized, ?), Jewish (?)
Variant transcription of Zelenskyy.

Zelenskyy m Ukrainian, Polish (Ukrainianized), Jewish (?)
Ukrainian form of Zieliński. This is the surname of the current Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Zelentsov m Russian
A variant of Zelenov.

Železnik Slovene
From the Slavic word "železo/zhelezo", meaning " iron", denoting to a person who worked with iron.

Zeleznik Slovak
Means "iron man".

Zelmerlöw Swedish (Rare)
Rare Swedish surname composed of the name of the family's ancestor Selma Löf. One bearer is Swedish artist Måns Zelmerlöw (b.1986) who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2016.

Zemlyanko Russian, Ukrainian
Variant of Zemlyanov.

Zemlyanov m Russian
From Russian земля (zemlya) meaning "earth, land, soil".

Zemlyanskiy m Russian, Yiddish (Russified)

Zemmosa Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 善 (zen) meaning "virtue, goodness", 茂 (mo) meaning "overgrown; luxuriant", and 砂 (sa) meaning "sand", referring to a place with lots of sand.

Zemmosha Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 善茂砂 (see Zemmosa).

Zemmouri Berber
Variant of Zemmour.

Zemosa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 善茂砂 (see Zemmosa).

Zenmosa Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 善茂砂 (see Zemmosa).

Zenmosha Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 善茂砂 (see Zemmosha).

Zerdali Turkish
Means "wild apricot."

Zetterberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish säter "outlying meadow" and berg "mountain, hill".

Zettergren Swedish
Combination of Swedish säter "outlying meadow" and gren "branch".

Zetterlund Swedish
Combination of Swedish säter "outlying meadow" and lund "grove".

Zetterström Swedish
Combination of Swedish säter "outlying meadow" and ström "stream".

Zgłobicki Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Zgłobice.

Zhamkochian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ժամկոչյան (see Zhamkochyan).

Zhamkochyan Armenian
Means "son of the bell ringer" from Armenian ժամկոչ (zhamkoch) meaning "beadle, sexton, bell ringer".

Zhatvinskiy m Russian, Jewish

Zhemukhov Circassian (Russified)
Russified form of Jaimoukha.

Zhitnikov m Russian
Derived from житник (zhitnik), which denotes to a grain worker.

Zhovtenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian жовтий (zhovtyy), meaning "yellow".

Zhuchenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Zhuk.

Zhukovskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russian form of Żukowski.

Zhukushev m Kazakh (Russified)

Zhunisov Kazakh
Means "son of Zhunis".

Zhuravlyov m Russian

Zhylenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian життя (zhyttya), meaning "life".

Zhytaryuk Ukrainian
Means "child of the grain farmer". Derived from Ukrainian "житар (zhytar)", meaning "grain farmer" and the last name suffix -юк (-yuk).

Ziadeh Arabic
Means surplus, extra in Arabic

Zidaru Romanian
From Romanian zidar meaning "bricklayer".

Zielonka Polish, Jewish
Derived from the Polish word for "green"

Zildjian Armenian (Anglicized)
English form of Armenian Զիլճյան (see Zilčyan). The famous bearer of this name was Avedis Zildjian, founder of the oldest manufacturer of musical instruments in the world, the Avedis Zildjian Company.

Zimbalist Jewish
Occupational name for a cymbalist or a dulcimer player, particularly the cimbalom, derived from Yiddish tsimbl meaning "dulcimer, cimbalom, cymbal". The American actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (1918-2014) was a famous bearer of this surname.

Zitouni Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn) meaning "olive".

Zobuchi Japanese

Zoccola Italian (?)

Żółkiewski m Polish
Possibly from Polish żołnierz, meaning "soldier".

Zolotov m Russian
From Russian золотой (zolotoy), meaning "gold, golden". Denoted to a goldmaker.

Zolotoy Russian
Means "gold" in Russian.

Zolotykh Russian
Derived from Russian золотой (zolotoy), meaning "golden".

Zonneveld Dutch
Means "sun field" in Dutch, a habitation always name.

Zorinsky Polish

Zozaya Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Zozaia.

Zozulya Ukrainian
From Ukrainian зозуля (zozulya), meaning "cuckoo (bird)".

Zozulyak Ukrainian
A form of Zozulya, denoting to a person who worked with cuckoo birds.

Zsigmondy Hungarian
Derived from the given name Zsigmond. The Austrian-born chemist Richard Adolf Zsigmondy (1865-1929), together with German physicist Henry Siedentopf, invented the ultramicroscope... [more]

Zubiaga Basque
Means "place of the bridge", from Basque zubi "bridge" and the locative suffix -aga.

Zucchino Italian
Derived from zucchino meaning "zucchini, courgette" (Cucurbita pepo). It is also related to those surnames derived from zucca meaning "pumpkin" and to those derived from zuccone meaning "dumb, stubborn".

Zuccoli Italian
Derived from the Italian word zucca meaning "pumpkin", originally referred to someone who used to grow or trade pumpkins.

Zuckerberg Jewish
Means "sugar mountain" from German zucker meaning "sugar" and Old High German berg meaning "mountain".

Zulfikar Arabic
From the given name Zulfiqar.

Zulfiqar Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Zulfiqar.

Zumpano Italian
Comes from the town Zumpano in the province Cosenza in Calabria, Italy. The meaning is unknown but it possibly comes from a Greek-Calabrese surname.

Zurbano Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Basque Zurbao, a toponym of uncertain etymology. Possibly related to zur "wood, timber" or zurbeltz "holm oak, kermes oak".

Zurita Spanish, Aragonese
An Aragonese surname derived from the Stock Bird, a species of bird.

Żurowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Żurowa.

Zurzolo Italian
The last name of actor, Lorenzo Zurzolo, who is Niccolo in Baby and Theodore Nott in Harry Potter.

Zuzenkov m Russian

Zvezdochka Russian, Belarusian
Means "little star" or "small star", from Russian "звезда (zvezda)" meaning "star" with the suffix "-очка (-ochka)" meaning "little, small, young". It can also be translated as "starlet". It is a surname in Russia that is also common in Belarus... [more]

Zwierzchowski m Polish
Derived from Polish zwierz, meaning "beast, animal."

Žydovič Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian жыд (žyd) meaning "Jew, Hebrew".

Zyuganov m Russian
Gennadiy Zyuganov is the leader of the Russian communist party.

Żywiecki Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish town of Żywiec.

Żyźniewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Żyźniewo.

Zyzykin Russian
Meaning uncertain.

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