Behind the Name: Lithuanian Submitted Surnames

Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

ALŠĖNIŠKISLithuanian
This indicates familial origin within the Belarusian village of Hal’šány, which was originally Lithuanian & named Alšėnai.

AMBROZAITYTELithuanian, Latvian
this name comes from far far history of lithuanian people

ANDJULISLithuanian

ANDRULEWICZLithuanian (Modern, Rare), Polish (Modern, Rare), Jewish (Modern, Rare), Latvian
Originally Andrulevičus or Andrulevičius, it means "ben-Adam" or "ben-ish" ("ben" being "son" in Hebrew; Adam meaning "man"). The Andrulevičiuses were originally Sephardic kohanim whom immigrated to Lithuania, and then Poland, Latvia, and other countries.

BAGDONASLithuanian
Patronymic from the personal name Bagdon, Lithuanian form of Polish Bogdan.

BAKSHISLithuanian
Means fighter or boxer

BERNIUSGerman (Latinized), Lithuanian
German-Latinized form of Berner.... [more]

BUBASPolish (Rare), Lithuanian

ČESIŪNASLithuanian

DEGUTISLithuanian
Occupational name for a person who sold tar; from the Lithuanian word degutas meaning "tar".

DEGUTYTĖLithuanian
Feminine form for an unmarried woman or widow of the surname Degutis.

GARBAUSKASLithuanian

GIEDRAITISLithuanian
This indicates familial origin within the town of Giedraičiai.

GUDAITISLithuanian
Ethnic name from gudas meaning "Belorussian".

JUKNALithuanian

KATAUSKASLithuanian

KAUNASLithuanian
From Kaunas, the name of a city in Lithuania, itself most likely derived from a given name.

KAZLAUSKASLithuanian
Lithuanian form of the Polish surname Kozlowski. Kazlauskas is the most popular surname in Lithuania.

KETURAKISLithuanian
four eyes

KOŚCIUSZKOLithuanian
Variant of Kostiuk.

KRUNGOLCASLithuanian

KUBILIUSLithuanian

KUBILUSLithuanian
This surname is a derivative of the given name Jacob.

KUTSUNISLithuanian

LANKALithuanian, Latvian
Probably a shortened form of Lithuanian Lankauskas.

LEVINJewish, Lithuanian, Belarusian, German, Russian, French (Quebec, Anglicized), Various
As a Lithuanian Jewish and Belarusian Jewish name, it is a Slavicized form of Levy. As a German and German Jewish name, it is derived from the given name Levin. As a Jewish name, it can also be related to Loewe... [more]

MACHULASLithuanian

MARKŪNASLithuanian
patronymic from the personal name Markus, a pet form of Mark.

MATUŠEVASLithuanian

MEIZYSLithuanian
It means barley or wheat farmer

MILKENTLithuanian

MISKINISLithuanian
Topographic name from miškinis ‘forest’, ‘forest spirit’. This name is also established in Poland.

OGINSKIAILithuanian
This indicates familial origin within the village of Uogintai.

PETRUŠKEVIČIUSLithuanian
Comes from the Lithuanian given name Petras.

PETRUŠKEVIČIŪTĖLithuanian
Feminine form of Petruškevičius. Used by an unmarried woman.

PISULAPolish, Lithuanian
Informal nickname for a scribe or clerk, from a derivative of Polish pisać ‘to write’.

RADVILALithuanian

RIMKUNASLithuanian

ROMEKALithuanian (Latinized)
From the Latin for "of Rome"

RULINSKASLithuanian (Latinized, Rare)
Meaning and origin still unknown.

SAKALAUSKASLithuanian
Ultimately derived from Sokol. Varient forms are Sakalauskienė (married woman or widow) and Sakalauskaitė (unmarried woman).

ŠAULISLithuanian
Occupational name from Lithuanian šaulys meaning "rifleman".

SHAULISLithuanian
Occupational name from Lithuanian šaulys ‘rifleman’.

SIMANAVIČIŪTĖLithuanian

SOULISLithuanian
Variant of Shaulis.

VIDASLithuanian
From a short form of the personal name Vidmantas.

VILKASLithuanian
Means "wolf" in Lithuanian.

VIŠNEVIŠKASLithuanian
This indicates familial origin within the Belarusian agrotown of Víšneva, which was originally Lithuanian & under the name of ''Višnevas''.

VITKAUSKASLithuanian
Lithuanian variant of the surname Witkowski.

VITKUSLithuanian
From a pet form of the personal name Výtautas (a compound of vyti ‘to guide’ + tauta ‘the people’).

VOLITISLithuanian

WILANISKISEnglish, Lithuanian

ZABIELALithuanian

ZALNIERIUNASLithuanian

ŽILINSKASLithuanian
Lithuanian form of Zieliński.

ŽILINSKIENĖLithuanian
Feminine form of Žilinskas, name for a married woman or widow with the name.

ZUKASLithuanian
Shortened form of Žukaskaus.

ŽUKAUSKASLithuanian
Nickname from a Lithuanian derivative of Polish żuk meaning "beetle".

ZUPKOFSKALithuanian

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