Submitted Surnames with 4 Syllables

Arakaki Japanese
Alternate romanization of Aragaki.

Arakawa Japanese
From 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild, violent" or 新 (ara) meaning "new" combined with 川/河 (kawa) meaning "river, stream."

Arakelyan Armenian
Means "son of Arakel".

Aramaki Japanese
Ara means "wild" and maki means "shepherd".

Aramberri Basque
From Basque aran "valley" and berri "new".... [more]

Aramburú Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Habitational or topographic name derived from Basque (h)aran "valley" and buru "head, top, summit".

Arancibia Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Arantzibia.

Araneta Filipino
From a Basque name derived from haran meaning "valley" combined with the toponymic suffix -eta.

Aranguren Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque aran "valley" and -guren "limit, edge, bank".

Araoka Japanese (Rare)
Ara (荒) means "rough", oka (岡) means "hill", therefore, Araoka means rough hill

Araoka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 荒 (see Ara).

Araragi Japanese
Means "taxus cuspidata" in Japanese.

Araraki Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蘭 (see Araragi).

Arashima Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "wild, rough, desolate, barren" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Aratani Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Arayama Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "wild, rough, desolate, barren" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Arcangelo Italian
From the given name Arcangelo.

Arceniega Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Artziniega.

Arehira Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 荒平 (see Arahira).

Arellano Basque, Spanish
From the name of a town in Nevarre, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from either of the Latin personal names Valerius or Aurelius, indicating land owned by someone of the name, or from Basque aritz "oak (tree)" (see haritz).

Arèshjärta Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "heart of Ares". From the name Ares, the god of war in Greek mythology, and Swedish hjärta "heart".

Argandoña Basque
From the name of a hamlet in Álava, Spain, derived from Basque (h)argan "stony place" and the toponymic suffix -oña.

Argawanon Visayan
Literally "resident of Argao"

Argenziano Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Argenzio, ultimately from Latin argenteus meaning "silver". A famous bearer was American actor Carmen Argenziano (1943-2019).

Arguindegui Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Argindegi.

Arikiyo Japanese
Ari means "exist, have, possess" and kiyo means "pure, clean".

Arimori Japanese
Ari means "exist" and mori means "forest".... [more]

Arimoto Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "exist, have, possess" and 元 (moto) meaning "foundation, basis, origin" or 本 (moto) meaning "source, root, base, origin".

Arimura Japanese
Ari means "exist" and mura means "village, hamlet".

Arioka Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 岡 (oka) meaning "ridge, hill".

Ariosto Italian
From the Germanic given name Ariost, meaning "battle-ready". A famous bearer of this surname is Italian poet Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533).

Arisaka Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess, exist" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope, hill".

Arisawa Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Arishima Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess, exist" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Aristarkhov Russian
Means "son of Aristarkh".

Aritomi Japanese
Ari means "have, possess, exist" and tomi means "abundance, wealth".

Ariyama Japanese
Ari means "exist, have, possess" and yama means "mountain".

Ariyasu Japanese
From 有 (ari) meaning "to possess to exist" and 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, low, cheap, relax".

Ariyoshi Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, good".

Arizala Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Aritzala.

Arizawa Japanese
Variant of Arisawa.

Arkanova f Russian
""Martyr"" This is a fairly rare Russian surname. The male version is Arkanov.

Arlianionak Belarusian
Double diminutive of Belarusian арол (arol) meaning "eagle".

Armenia Italian, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese
Ethnic name or regional name for someone from Armenia or who had connections with Armenia. This surname is derived from the feminine form of Armenio, which is ultimately from Greek Αρμένιος (Armenios) meaning "Armenian"... [more]

Aróstegui Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Aroztegi.

Aroztegi Basque
From the name of a town in Navarre, Spain, meaning "carpenter’s workshop, blacksmith’s shop" in Basque, ultimately derived from arotz "carpenter, blacksmith" and -tegi "house, workshop; place of".

Arrechea Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Arretxea.

Arrhenius Swedish (Rare)
The name of two separate family linages with no relation between each other. One family originates from Linköping, Östergötland and probably got its name from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρρην (árrhēn) "male" (taken from the last syllable of ancestor's last name, Kapfelman)... [more]

Arsenadze Georgian
Means "son of Arsen".

Arslanbekov m Dagestani
Means "son of Arslanbek".

Arteaga Basque
Derived from Basque arte "oak tree; holm oak, evergreen oak" and -aga "place of, group of".

Arutyunyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հարությունյան (see Harutyunyan), most common in Slavic-speaking world.

Asaarashi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning" and 嵐 (arashi) meaning "storm; tempest".

Asabara Japanese
Variant of Asahara.

Asabushi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 朝武士 (see Asamushi).

Asadzadeh Persian
Means "born of Asad".

Asagami Japanese
Variant of Asakami.

Asahara Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning", 浅 (asai) meaning "shallow", or 麻 (asa) meaning "hemp" combined with 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Asahina Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning", 比 (hi) meaning "comparison, match, equal" or 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", and 奈 (na), a phonetic character.

Asakawa Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 川 or 河 (kawa) meaning "river".

Asakura Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning", 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow", or 麻 (asa) meaning "hemp" and 倉 (kura) meaning "warehouse, storehouse".

Asamura Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Asamushi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 浅虫 (Asamushi) meaning "Asamushi", an area in the city of Aomori in the prefecture of Aomori in Japan.... [more]

Asaoka Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Asaomo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 浅面 or 淺面 (see Asamen).

Asatryan Armenian
Means "son of Asatur".

Asawara Japanese
Variant of Asahara.

Asgharzadeh Persian
Means "born of Asghar".

Ashikaga Japanese
Ashikaga is a surname that originated with samurai families. Kaga means "Flower Bud,Reed" and Ashi means "Place",but it is most commonly, ( if not always ) written with characters meaning ,"foot" and "advantage".

Ashiyahara Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 芦谷原 (see Ashitanihara).

Ashkenazi Jewish
From a nickname given by Jews in Slavic countries to Jews from Germany. It was also used to denote a Yiddish-speaking Jew who had settled in an area where non-Ashkenazic Jews were the majority. The name ultimately comes from Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַז‎‎ (ashk'náz), a location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, which is likely from Assyrian Aškūza.

Asikkala Finnish
Indicates familial origin from Asikkala, a municipality in southern Finland.

Asukai Japanese

Atanacio Spanish
From the given name Atanacio.

Atanasio Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
From the given name Atanasio.

Atanesian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Աթանեսյան (see Atanesyan).

Atanesyan Armenian
Means "son of Atanes".

Atreides Literature
Used by Frank Herbert for the main character of first two novels of Dune, Paul Atreides, the heir of house Atreides. He probably based it on Ancient Greek Ἀτρείδης (Atreídēs), meaning "child of Atreus".

Attenborough English
Habitational name for a person from the village of Attenborough in Nottinghamshire, England, derived from the Old English given name Adda and burh meaning "fortified place". A famous bearer of this name was the English actor and filmmaker Richard Attenborough (1923-2014)... [more]

Augustyniak Polish
Derived from the given name Augustyn.

Avallone Italian
Topographic name for someone who lived in a deep valley.

Avanceña Filipino
Hispanicised form of Arabic اِبْن سِينَا‎ (ibn sīnā) meaning "son of Sina". This was the Arabic name for Avicenna (980-1037), a Persian polymath.

Avendaño Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Abendaño.

Avenida Spanish (Latin American)
The name translates to English, meaning "avenue."

Avetisyan Armenian
Means "son of Avetis".

Avigdori Jewish (Rare)
Surname variation of Avigdor, used to distinguish from said first name Avigdor.

Avrahami Hebrew (Americanized)
Americanized version of Abrahami.

Avramidis Greek
Means "son of Avram".

Awagai Japanese
Variant of Awatani.

Awagaya Japanese
Variant of Awatani.

Awamura Japanese
Awa means "millet" and mura means "hamlet, village".

Awaoka Japanese
Awa means "millet" and oka means "mound, hill".

Awatani Japanese
Awa means "millet" and tani means "valley".

Awayama Japanese
Away means "millet" and yama means "mountain".

Axundzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Akhundzadeh.

Ayanami Japanese
Aya (綾) means "twill", nami (波) means "wave"

Ayugawa Japanese
Variant of Ayukawa.

Ayutthaya Thai
From Ayutthaya, the name of a kingdom that reigned from 1350 to 1767 that is considered the precursor of modern Thailand.

Azahara Japanese
From Japanese 字 (aza) meaning "a section of a village" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Azakami Japanese

Azarenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Azarov.

Azaria Jewish
From the given name Azariah.

Azaryan Armenian
Patronymic from the Persian personal name Azar

Azcárraga Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Azkarraga.

Azebiru Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畔蒜 (see Abiru).

Azenira Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畔蒜 (see Abiru).

Azkarraga Basque
Derived from Basque azkar "maple tree" and -aga "place of, group of". Alternatively, it may contain the element harri "stone, rock".

Babajanyan Armenian
Means "son of Babajan".

Babaoka Japanese
Baba means "riding ground" and oka means "hill".

Babaryka Belarusian, Ukrainian (?)

Babazoe Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 馬場添 (Babazoe) meaning "Babazoe", a name of a group of several households for the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.

Baconawa Filipino, Cebuano
Variant of Bacunawa.

Bagaoisan Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog bagwisan meaning "to grow wings" or "to pull out the wing feathers (of a bird)".

Baghdasarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Բաղդասարյան (see Baghdasaryan).

Bagherzadeh Persian
Means "offspring of Bagher" in Persian.

Bahadori Persian
From the given name Bahador.

Bahramzadeh Persian
Means "born of Bahram".

Baiamonte Italian
Derived from the given name Baiamonte, itself a form of Boiamund.

Bajramovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Bajramovski.

Bajramovski Macedonian
Means "son of Bajram".

Bakhtiari Persian
From the given name Bakhtiar, also used to refer to a member of the Bakhtiari tribe from southwestern Iran.

Bakoyannis Greek

Baldassare Italian
Frokm the given name Baldassare.

Baldomero Spanish
From the given name Baldomero.

Baldovino Italian
From the given name Baldovino.

Balitaan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "to share news" in Tagalog.

Balkenende Dutch
Possibly from a place name derived from Middle Dutch balke meaning "timber, beam" and einde meaning "end". A famous bearer is the former Dutch prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende (1956-).

Balmaceda Spanish, Basque
From Balmaseda, the name of a town and municipality in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country of Spain. It is derived from Spanish val meaning "valley" and Basque mahatseta meaning "vineyard"... [more]

Banasiewicz Polish
Patronymic from the given name Banaś, an old diminutive of Benedykt.

Baranowska f Polish
Feminine form of Baranowski.

Baranowski m Polish, Yiddish (Polonized)
From the the Polish word baran, meaning "ram", or from a place called Baranowo.

Barbarossa Italian
Means "red beard" in Italian.

Bardzilauskas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Bordziłowski.

Barrameda Spanish (Philippines)
Possibly a habitational name for a person who lived in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain.

Barravino Italian

Barreneche Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Barrenetxe.

Barrundia Basque
From the name of a municipality in Álava, Basque Country, derived from barruti "district, area".

Barthélémy French
From the given name Barthélémy.

Barthevian Armenian (Anglicized, Rare)

Bartholomew English
From a medieval personal name, Latin Bart(h)olomaeus, from the Aramaic patronymic bar-Talmay "son of Talmay", meaning "having many furrows", i.e. rich in land. This was an extremely popular personal name in Christian Europe, with innumerable vernacular derivatives... [more]

Bartochowski Polish
This indicates familial origin with the village of Bartochów.

Bartolitius German

Bartolome Spanish (Philippines)
From the given name Bartolomé primarily used in the Philippines.

Bartolomé Spanish
From the given name Bartolomé.

Barysievič Belarusian
Means "son of Barys".

Barzegari Persian
Derived from Persian برزگر (barzegar) meaning "farmer".

Batistuta Italian
Possibly from a diminutive of the given name Battista. A famous bearer is the former Argentinian soccer player Gabriel Batistuta (1969-).

Batongbacal Tagalog
Variant of Batongbakal.

Batongbakal Tagalog
From Tagalog batong-bakal meaning "lodestone, iron ore".

Batubara Batak
Means "coal" in Batak.

Bayzulovin m Russian (Rare), Karachay-Balkar (Rare), Kazakh (Rare, ?)

Bekanowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Bekanówka.

Belalcázar Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality with the coordinates 38°34′31″N 5°10′02″W.

Belarmino Portuguese, Spanish (Philippines)
From the given name Belarmino.

Belinelli Italian

Belladonna English (Rare), Popular Culture
Named after an extremely poisonous plant (Atropa belladonna; also known as the deadly nightshade). One fictional bearer of this surname is Blake Belladonna, a main character from the popular web series RWBY.

Belokonev m Russian

Belyakova Russian
Derived from the Russian word belyak meaning "white rabbit".... [more]

Ben Abdallah Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Arabic بن عبد الله (bin Abd Allah) meaning "son of Abdullah".

Benavides Spanish
Patronymic name from the Medieval personal name Ben Avid, of Arabic origin, derived from ibn Abd meaning "son of the servant of God".

Benavidez Spanish
Variant of Benavides

Benedetto Italian
From the given name Benedetto.

Benedito Portuguese
From the given name Benedito.

Ben-Gurion Hebrew
Means "son of the lion cub", from Hebrew גוּר (gur) meaning "lion cub, young lion". A notable bearer was the Polish-born David Ben-Gurion (1886-1973; real name David Grün), the founding father of the State of Israel who also served as the country's first prime minister.

Benihana Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 紅粉 (see Kōka).

Bentaberri Spanish (Latin American), Basque
Variant of Bentaberry.

Bentaberry French, Spanish (Latin American), Basque
From Basque Bentaberri or Bentaberria, both common place names in Basque Country meaning "new inn".

Bentaverri Spanish (Latin American), Basque
Variant of Bentaberry.

Bentaverry Spanish (Latin American), Basque
Variant of Bentaberry.

Benvenuto Italian
From the given name Benvenuto.

Berastegi Basque
From the name of a town in Basque Country, Spain, derived from the Basque suffix -(t)egi "house, workshop; place of" and an uncertain first element. Possibly from the given name Beraxa (also written Beratza, Berasa, or Beraza), itself possibly from beratz "soft", or from the element beratz which means "meadow, grassy place"... [more]

Berástegui Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Berastegi.

Bernardini Italian
From the given name Bernardino.

Berolzheimer English (American)

Bertolucci Italian
From a diminutive of Bertoli.

Berzelius Swedish
Derived from the name of an estate named Bergsätter located near Motala, Östergötland, Sweden. Bergsätter is composed of Swedish berg "mountain" and säter "outlying meadow"... [more]

Bezdenezhnykh Russian
Means "without money", from Russian денежных (denezhnykh) meaning money and prefix без (bez) meaning without. Denoted to a very very poor person.

Bezzerides French (?), Italian (?), Spanish (?)

Bhirombhakdi Thai

Białaczowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Białaczów.

Bianchini Italian
Means "little white one"

Biglang-Awa Tagalog
Means "quick to pity" in Tagalog.

Biridepalli Telugu

Birindelli Italian
Of uncertain etymology, originating in Tuscany, Italy. Possibly related to the word brindelli "rags, tatters, shreds", indicating a person who wore old, ragged clothes, or who looked worn-out in some way.

Biurrarena Spanish, Basque

Bjelica Serbian

Blagojevich Serbian (Americanized, Modern)
Americanized form of Serbian patronymic Blagojević.

Bobrownicki Polish
From Bobrownik or Bobrowniki.

Bocanegra Spanish
Spanish: nickname from boca ‘mouth’ + negra ‘black’, denoting a foul-mouthed or abusive person. In the form Boccanegra, this surname has also been long established in Italy.

Bogachenko Ukrainian (Russified)
Russified form of Bohachenko.

Bogdănescu Romanian
Derived from name Bogdan.

Bogdanoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Bogdanoski.

Bogdanoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Bogdan".

Bogdanovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Bogdanovski.

Bogdanovski Macedonian
Means "son of Bogdan".

Bogdanowicz Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Bogdanowo or Bogdanów, both derived from the given name Bogdan.

Bogusiewicz Polish
Variant of Boguszewicz.

Bogusławski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Boguslaw or Boguslawice, both derived from the given name Bogusław.

Boguszewicz Polish
Patronymic from Bogusz with the suffix -ewicz.

Boguszewska f Polish
Feminine form of Boguszewski.

Boguszewski Polish
Habitational name from Bogusze or Boguszewo.

Bohachenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian богач (bohach), meaning "rich person".

Bojaxhiu Albanian
Derived from Albanian bojaxhi meaning "painter". This was the surname of Saint Teresa of Calcutta, better known as Mother Teresa (1910-1997), who was born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojiaxhiu.

Bokharai Persian, Kurdish, Balochi

Bolsonaro Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese cognate of Bolzonaro; in the case of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro (1955-), his Italian paternal great-grandfather had the spelling changed from Bolzonaro upon emigrating to Brazil in the late 19th century.

Bolzonaro Italian
Occupational name for a person who operated a battering ram, derived from Italian bolzone literally meaning "battering ram".

Bonaiuto Italian
Derived from the Medieval names Bonaita or Bonaiutus or also from the Medieval Italian bon meaning "good" and aita meaning "help"... [more]

Bonaventure French
French cognate of Bonaventura

Bonifacio Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Bonifacio.

Bonkobara Japanese
From 盆 (bon) meaning "tray, bowl, basin, lantern festival", combined with 子 (ko, shi) meaning "child, sign of the rat", and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Boonsongpaisan Thai

Boonyaratglin Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "delight; happiness", รัต (rat) of unknown meaning, and กลิน (klin) of unknown meaning.

Bordaberry French, Spanish (Latin American), Basque
From Basque Bordaberri or Bordaberria, both widespread place names meaning "new hut/sheepfold/farm".

Borichevsky Russian

Borovikov m Russian

Borromeo Spanish (Philippines)
Nickname derived from Italian buon romeo meaning "good pilgrim", from buono meaning "good" and Romeo meaning "pilgrim (to Rome)".

Bouteflika Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly means "one who makes things explode" in Algerian Arabic. A famous bearer is Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1937-), who served as president of Algeria from 1999 to 2019.

Bozorgmehri Persian
From the given name Bozorgmehr.

Br Ginting f Batak
Feminine form of Ginting. The Br (short form of beru, pronounced BUH-roo) part is a nickname for women in Bataknese, specifically in the Karo tribe.

Bronikowska f Polish
Feminine form of Bronikowski.

Br Regar f Batak
Variant of Br Siregar.

Brzozogajski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Brzozogaj.

Buenavista Spanish (Philippines)
Means "good view" in Spanish. This was likely a habitational name for any of the places in Spain named this.

Buensuceso Spanish (Philippines)
From a Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso, meaning "Our Lady of the Good Event," referring to the Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Jesus.

Bulalacao Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog bulalakaw meaning "meteor, shooting star".

Buonocore Italian
Nickname for a reliable or good-hearted person, derived from Italian buono meaning "good" and core meaning "heart" (ultimately from Latin cor).

Bussemaker Dutch
Occupational name for a maker of boxes, tins or firearms, from Dutch bus "box, tin, container, firearm" and maker "maker".

Bustamante Spanish
Habitational name for someone originally from the town of Bustamante in Cantabria, Spain, derived from Latin bustum Amantii meaning "pasture of Amantius".

Busujima Japanese
Sacrifice, Innovative, Powerful

Butragueño Spanish
Originally denoted someone from either the town of Buitrago del Lozoya in Madrid, or from the village of Buitrago in Soria, Castile and León in Spain, both derived Spanish buitre meaning "vulture" (see Buitrago)... [more]

Buxtehude German, Low German
From the name of the town of Buxtehude in Lower Saxony, Germany. A famous bearer of this surname was the German-Danish Baroque composer and organist Dieterich Buxtehude (c. 1637-1707).

Cabaleiro Galician
From a nickname derived from Galician cabaleiro meaning "knight", a cognate of Portuguese Cavaleiro.

Cacciatore Italian
Derived from Italian cacciatore meaning "hunter, huntsman", ultimately derived from cacciare meaning "to hunt".

Caferoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Cafer".

Cagandahan Filipino, Tagalog (Hispanicized)
Derived from Tagalog kagandahan meaning "beauty".

Cahulogan Filipino, Tagalog (Hispanicized)
Derived from Tagalog kahulugan meaning "meaning".

Cajavilca Quechua
From kaja (cold) and vilca (supreme) meaning supreme cold. Possibly when the inhabitants of upper Chavín had to cross to the Callejón de Huaylas by the pass near Ulta they described this place as being too cold... [more]

Calagahan Filipino, Tagalog (Hispanicized)
Derived from Tagalog kahalagahan meaning "importance".

Calderini Italian
Variant of Calderone.

Calingasan Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog kalingasan meaning "lustre of a surface (which reflects light)".

Calinisan Tagalog
From Tagalog kalinisan meaning "cleanliness, purity".

Calogero Italian
From the given name Calogero.

Calzadilla Spanish
habitational name from any of the places called (La) Calzadilla, named with a diminutive of calzada 'paved road'

Camerano Italian
From the name of the town of Camerano near the city of Ancona in Marche, Italy.

Camilleri Maltese, Italian
Derived from Italian cammelliere meaning "camel driver".

Campomanes Asturian (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Campumanes.

Candelario Spanish
From the given name Candelario

Caniago Minangkabau
Variant of Chaniago.

Cannavaro Italian
Probably from a nickname used to refer to rope makers or hemp growers. This surname is most famously borne by brothers Fabio (1973–) and Paolo Cannavaro (1981–), former football players.

Cardellini Italian
From a diminutive of Cardelli. A famous bearer of this surname is the American actress Linda Cardellini (1975-).

Cardenete Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.

Cardinale Italian
Italian cognate of Cardinal.

Careaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Kareaga.

Carpintero Spanish
Means "carpenter" in Spanish.

Carrasquillo Spanish
The surname Carrasquillo is of Spanish origin and it is derived from the word "carrasca" which means "holm oak". Therefore, the name roughly translates to "a place where there are holm oaks".

Cartagena Spanish
From the name of the city of Cartagena in southeastern Spain, derived from Latin Carthāgō Nova meaning "New Carthage" (ultimately derived from Phonecian qrt-ḥdšt meaning "new city").

Carunungan Tagalog
Variant of Caronongan.

Casanova Catalan, Italian, Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Means "new house" in various Romance languages, ultimately derived from Latin casa "house" and nova "new".

Casavantes French, Spanish, Basque
Topographic name composed of casa "house" + avant "ahead of forward" + the suffix -es, denoting one who lived in the house located at the beginning of a village. This surname has died out in France.

Casselberry German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of German Kesselberg, which may derive from various places called Kesselberg or Kesselburg in the states of Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Bavaria in Germany.

Castellanos Spanish
Habitational name from any of various places called Castellanos, derived from Spanish castellano meaning "Castilian".

Castiglione Italian
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Castiglione, derived from Italian castiglione meaning "castle, fortress".

Castiglioni Italian
Variant of Castiglione.

Castiñeira Galician
Means "chestnut tree" in Galician, ultimately from Latin castanea.

Castiñeiras Galician
Variant of Castiñeira.

Causapin Tagalog
From Tagalog kausapin meaning "to talk to, to converse with".

Cavadzadə Azerbaijani
Means "child of Cavad", using the Persian suffix زاده (zade) meaning "offspring".

Cavaleiro Portuguese
From a nickname derived from Portuguese cavaleiro meaning "knight", a cognate of Galician Cabaleiro.

Cavalheiro Portuguese
Variant of Cavaleiro.

Çavuşoğlu Turkish
Means "son of the sergeant" or "son of the messenger", from Turkish çavuş meaning "sergeant, messenger, herald, pursuivant" combined with the patronymic suffix -oğlu.

Cawicaan Tagalog
From Tagalog kawikaan meaning "proverb, saying".

Cayetano Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
From the given name Cayetano.

Ceaușescu Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian ceauș "doorman, courier, usher" (ultimately derived from Ottoman Turkish çavuş "messenger, sergeant"). A notable bearer of the surname is the infamous Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu.

Čekavičius Lithuanian
From Čekas or Čiukas.

Cekavičius Lithuanian
Variant of Čekavičius.

Celestino Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
From the given name Celestino.

Čeliković Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian "čelik", ultimately from Turkish çelik, meaning "steel". The -ović suffix is a patronym.

Cerasuolo Italian
Means "cherry red, cherry-coloured" in Italian, either a habitational name from either of two villages, or a nickname.

Cernivani Italian
Probably an Italianized form of the Slovenian surname Černivan.

Çetinkaya Turkish
Means "hard rock" from Turkish çetin meaning "hard, tough" combined with kaya meaning "rock".

Chabashira Japanese (Rare)
From 茶 (cha) literally meaning "green tea" and 柱 (hashira) meaning "pillar". A tea pillar is considered good luck in Japanese culture.

Chabatake Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 茶畑 (see Chabata 2) and can also be written 茶畠.

Chakravarti Marathi, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit चक्रवर्तिन् (chakravartin) meaning "world-ruler, emperor, monarch" (literally "wheel-turner" or "one who's wheels are turning"), from चक्र (chakra) meaning "wheel, circle" and वर्तिन् (vartin) meaning "abiding, moving, turning"... [more]

Chamanara Persian
Occupational name for a gardener, derived from Persian چمن (chaman) meaning "lawn, meadow" and آرا (ara) meaning "arrange, decorate".

Chandarangsu Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai จันทรางศุ (see Chantharangsu).

Chaniago Minangkabau
Derived from Malay niaga meaning "trade, business, commerce".

Chantarangsu Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai จันทรางศุ (see Chantharangsu).

Chanthalangsy Lao
From Lao ຈັນທະ (chantha) meaning "moon" and ລັງສີ (langsi) meaning "ray, beam".

Chanthapanya Lao
From Lao ຈັນທະ (chantha) meaning "moon" and ປັນຍາ (panya) meaning "wisdom, intelligence, reason".

Chanthaphasouk Lao
From Lao ຈັນທະ (chantha) meaning "moon" and ພະສຸກ (phasuk) meaning "Venus" or "Friday".

Chantharangsu Thai (Rare)
From Thai จันทราง (chantharang), possibly from จันทร (chan) meaning "moon" and ศุ (su) of unknown meaning.

Chanthavongsa Lao
From Lao ຈັນທະ (chantha) meaning "moon" and ວົງສາ (vongsa) meaning "family".

Charodeev Russian
Patronymic surname derived from Russian чародей (charodey) meaning "wizard, sorcerer, magician, enchanter".

Chatateba Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 茶立場 (Chatateba) meaning "Chatateba", a division in the area of Tōkaichi in the city of Hachinohe in the prefecture of Aomori in Japan.

Chatikavanij Thai

Chattapadhyay Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali চট্টোপাধ্যায় (see Chattopadhyay).

Chebotaryov m Russian

Chernoknizhnik Russian

Chernonozhkin m Russian

Chernooky Russian
Derived from Russian черноокий (chernooky) meaning "black-eyed, having dark brown eyes". This surname has Polish, Ukrainian or Belarusian noble origin.