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Acahua Nahuatl
Means "owner of reeds", from Nahuatl acatl "reed, cane" and the possessive suffix -hua.

Acatecatl Nahuatl
From Nahuatl acatl "reed, cane" and tecatl "person; inhabitant of a place".

Acatzihua Nahuatl
Possibly from Nahuatl acatl "reed, cane" and tzihuactli, a kind of thorny plant.

Amayo Nahuatl
Possibly from Nahuatl amaitl "inlet, estuary; an arm or branch of a body of water", or from atl "water" and -mayo "branches of a tree, foliage".

Amole Nahuatl
From the name of a kind of plant used in the production of soap, ultimately from Nahuatl ahmolli "soap, soap root".

Apale Nahuatl
Possibly means "coloured water", from atl "water" and tlapalli "painting".

Apanecatl Nahuatl
Possibly related to Nahuatl apantli, "canal, channel, water ditch".

Arica Aymara
Refers to a place in modern day Chile near the border of Peru.

Atamaint Shuar, Indigenous American, South American
The surname of a certain indigenous Ecuadorian politician.

Atempa Mexican, Nahuatl (Hispanicized)
Means "on the riverbank" or "on the bank of the lake", derived from Nahuatl atl meaning "water" combined with tentli "bank, shore" and the suffix -pan "in, on".

Atlahua Nahuatl
From Atlahua, the name of an Aztec god.

Ayohua Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly from ayotli "squash, pumpkin" or ayotl "turtle" combined with the possessive suffix -hua, or from ayohua "to fill with water".

Begay Navajo
Derived from the Navajo word biyeʼ meaning "his son". This was frequently adopted as a surname among the Navajo when Native Americans were required by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to formally adopt surnames for the purpose of official records.

Begaye Navajo
Variant of Begay.

Benallie Navajo
Variant of Benally.

Bia Navajo
The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs ("BIA") required all Indians to choose a family name. The Navajo family name Bia is derived from BIA ("Bureau of Indian Affairs")

Bitsuie Navajo
From bitsóí meaning "his grandchild", a commonly adopted surname when the BIA required Native Americans to take surnames for the purpose of official records.

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]

Canché Mayan
From Yucatec Maya ka'anche' referring to the button mangrove (Conocarpus erectus), a type of shrub. Alternately it may be derived from che' meaning "wood, stick, board", referring to a raised seedbed or floorboards used to beat and cut cobs.

Cayenne French, English, Tupi
Most likely from the city of Cayenne, French Guiana or from the name of the pepper, also known as Capsicum annuum which comes from the Tupi language, specifically the word kyynha, which meant "capsicum" or "hot pepper".

Chapul Aztec, Nahuatl, Indigenous American
Variant of Chapulin.

Chimalhua Nahuatl
Means "has a shield, possessor of shields" in Nahuatl.

Cuautemoc Nahuatl, Aztec
Variant of Cuauhtemoc.

Descheene Navajo
Variant of Deschene.

Enoksen Norwegian, Greenlandic
Means "son of Enok".

Escuintla Nahuatl
From Nahuatl Itzcuintlan meaning "abundance or place of dogs".

Etcitty Navajo
Variant of Atcitty.

Filemonsen Greenlandic
Means "son of Filemon".

Foothill Indigenous American
Combination of "foot" and "hill".

Huamán Quechua (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Quechua waman meaning "falcon, hawk".

Huehuetenango Nahuatl
Means "place of the ancients" in Nahuatl.

Ignatiussen Greenlandic
Means "son of Ignatius".

Lightfoot Indigenous American
This surname is of Cherokee origin.

Mikaelsen Danish, Greenlandic
Means "son of Mikael".

Mungaray Apache, Spanish (Mexican)
Very rare Apache name give to the Apache still in Mexico. We are decents of victorio and the local spa is/ Mexicans gave us this name that we still carry today.

Nez Navajo
Nez = Tall. One of the most prevalent family names on the Navajo reservation.

Pale Nahuatl
Possibly a variant of Apale.

Quispe Quechua (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Quechua qispi meaning "free".

Rideshorse Indigenous American
Variant of Ridesthewhitehippedhorse.

Ridesthehorse Indigenous American
Variant of Ridesthewhitehippedhorse.

Samøssen Greenlandic, Old Danish
Means "son of Samøs".

Samuelsen Norwegian, Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (Rare)
Means "Son of Samuel"

Selyakin m Yupik (Russified, ?)
Russified form of Selyaka.

Tanguma Indigenous American (?), Mexican
Mexican surname of uncertain origin, probably Native American.

Tenayuca Indigenous American, Mexican (Rare), Comanche (?)
Of uncertain origin. A known bearer was Emma Tenayuca (1916-1999), an American labor leader of Comanche descent.

Tochihuitl Aztec, Nahuatl
Means ‘Rabbit Feather Down’ - ‘down’ as in soft feathers. It’s a combination of tochitl meaning "rabbit" and ihuitl meaning "feather" particularly small ones.

Todachine Navajo
Variant of Todicheene meaning "bitter water people."

Todicheene Navajo
"Bitter water people."

Tomahawk Sioux
The name comes from Powhatan tamahaac, derived from the Proto-Algonquian root *temah- 'to cut off by tool'. Algonquian cognates include Lenape təmahikan, Malecite-Passamaquoddy tomhikon, Abenaki demahigan, all of which mean "axe".

Tsosie Navajo
From the Navajo suffix -tsʼósí meaning "slender, slim", originally a short form of a longer name such as kiitsʼósí "slender boy", hashkétsʼósí "slender warrior", cháalatsʼósí "slim Charlie", dághaatsʼósí "the one with a slender mustache", dinétsʼósí "slender man", or hastiintsʼósí "slender man".

Vallad Ojibwe
Name given to dozens of a First Nations Anishinaabek at residential schools.

Waco Indigenous American, Comanche
Is believed to have a Native American origin and may mean "the chosen ones" in the language of a tribe. However, the exact meaning of the name and the tribe's connection to the modern-day surname is not entirely clear.

Wagamese Ojibwe
Comes from an Ojibway phrase meaning ‘man walking by the crooked water.’

Walking Bear Indigenous American
A notable bearer is Susie Walking Bear Yellowtail, the first Crow individual to achieve a higher education, and one of the first Native American nurses to ever be accepted.

Xotlanihua Nahuatl
Means "owner of flowering" or "there will be growing" in Nahuatl, probably originating as a personal name.

Yellowhair Navajo, Cheyenne (?)
Translation into English of a personal name such as Navajo Bitsiiʼ Łitsoii (literally meaning "His Yellow Hair"), which is derived from bitsiiʼ meaning "his hair" and łitso meaning "yellow", or Cheyenne Heóva'éhe, derived from the prefix heóv- meaning "yellow" and the suffix -a'e meaning "hair".

Yellowman Indigenous American
Translation into English of a personal name such as Navajo Hastiin Łitso, based on hastiin ‘man’ and łitso ‘yellow’, referring to the color of the complexion or the hair (Juxtapose Yellowhair).

Yupanqui Quechua (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Quechua yupanki meaning "accountant".

Zitalpopopa Aztec, Nahuatl
Variant of Citlalpopoca.

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