ADAMSKIPolish, Jewish Originally denoted someone who came from the Polish village Adamy, a Polish village Adamowo, the Polish village Adamki, or the Belorussian city Adamki. These locations are derived from the given name ADAM.
ALIYEVAzerbaijani, Russian, Kazakh Derived from the given name Ali. This surname is of Arabic origin and is used throughout Central Asia and the Caucasus.
ALJAŽSlovene Etymological origin unknown, possibly from the latin word alias, meaning "different".
ALLILUYEVRussian Russian surname. The feminine form Alliluyeva was borne by Nadezhda Alliluyeva (1901-1932), the second wife of Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin.
ANDRELLYRussian, Ukrainian The first occurrence that I found was of Mikhaila Orosvigovskago ANDRELLY, or ANDRELLA (author of religious literature, in the century XVI) .
ASIMOVRussian Originally spelled Ozimov, Asimov is the anglicized surname of science fiction writer Isaac Asimov. His father was not familiar with Latin characters when they immigrated to the United States, when Isaac was 3, so the name became Asimov, not Azimov.... [more]
AUGUSTYNPolish From the personal name Augustyn, Polish form of Latin Augustinus
BALOKOVIĆCroatian Most of Croatian families with the surname (last name) Baloković originate from the town of Donji Miholjac located in Osijek-Baranja County on the border with Hungary. During the 1700s and 1800s most of the people bearing this family name were born either in Donji Miholjac and/or nearby Nasice... [more]
BANCroatian Derived from a noble title used in several states in Central and Southeastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century.
BANASPolish The town of Bana, in Hungary, is said to have given birth to this family name. The name appears to have traveled northward, within eastern Europe, ending up in Poland where it is most recognized.
BANOVIĆSerbian, Croatian "Son of a Ban", the -ić "son of" suffix with ban, the title of class of Croatian nobility beginning in the 7th century approximately equivalent to viceroy, lord or duke, stemming potentially from the Turkic bajan ("rich, wealthy").
BARAGASlovene A Slovene surname of unknown origin. A notable bearer was Slovene-American Roman Catholic bishop Frederic Baraga (1797-1868), who was the bishop of Marquette, a town in Upper Michigan, USA. There is also a village in Upper Michigan named Baraga, which was named after the bishop.
BARNOItalian, Ukrainian, French, Ancient Aramaic, Russian The surname Barno was first found in the north of Italy, especially in Tuscany. The name occasionally appears in the south, usually in forms which end in "o," but the northern forms ending in "i" are much more common... [more]
BARSKIYUkrainian Means "of Bar", referring to the city of Bar in the Vínnitsya Oblast.
BARSZCZPolish Nickname from barszcz "beetroot soup".
BARTEKPolish, Czech, Slovak, German Polish, Czech, Slovak, and eastern German: from a pet form of a vernacular form of the personal name Bartolomaeus (Czech Bartoloměj, Polish Bartłomiej, German Bartolomäus)
BELIKOVRussian From Russian белый (beliy) meaning "white, fair".
BĚLÍNCzech Either a nickname from Czech bílý ‘white’ or a derivative of the female personal name Běla (which also means ‘white’), denoting the son or husband of a woman so named.
BIAŁACZOWSKIPolish This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Białaczów.
BIAŁKOWSKIPolish habitational name for someone from a place called Bialkowo in Plock and Torun voivodeships
BIEDROŃPolish Nickname, either from dialect biedron ‘spotted bullock’, or for someone with conspicuous or deformed hips, from a derivative of dialect biedro ‘hip’.
BIELPolish, Czech, Slovak Nickname for a white- or fair-haired person, from Polish biel, Old Czech bielý, Slovak biely "white".
BIELAWSKIPolish This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Bielawa.
BIELECPolish Nickname for a man with white hair or a blond beard, from biały meaning "white".
BIELECKIPolish Habitational name for someone from a place called Bielcza in Tarnów voivodeship.
BIELINSKIPolish, Jewish Habitual surname for someone from Bielin in Volhynia or Bielina, Bielino, or Bieliny in Poland.
BIENIAKPolish Bieniak (also, Bieńiak) is from Polish Bieńkowski, it was used by one szlachta (noble) family in the times of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Now, the name is still used by nobility in the House of Nassau-Ter Haar.
BŁAŻEJEWSKIPolish Habitational name for someone from Błażejewo, Błażejewice, Błażejewko, or another place named with Błażej, a vernacular form of the personal name BLASIUS.
BŁOŃSKIPolish Habitational name for someone from Błonie, a place named with błonie meaning "meadow".
BOBECKSwedish, German, Jewish, Slavic A respelling of the Swedish Bobäck, an ornamental name composed of the elements bo meaning "farm" and bäck meaning "stream".... [more]
BOGUSŁAWSKIPolish, Jewish Habitational name for someone from a place called Boguslaw or Boguslawice, from the personal name BOGUSŁAW (composed of Slavic Bog "God" and slav "glory").
BOMBAPortuguese, Spanish, Polish, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak From bomba "bomb", (Latin bombus), hence probably a nickname for someone with an explosive temperament, or a metonymic occupational name for an artilleryman.
BONUŠCzech From a pet form of the personal name Bonifác, Czech form of Bonifacio.
BORÁKCzech Habitational name for someone from one of many places named with bor meaning "pine forest"; alternatively from a short form of the personal names Dalibor or Bořivoj, containing the element -bor meaning "battle".
BORKOWSKIPolish, Jewish Habitational name for someone from a place called Borki, Borkowice, or Borek, all named with Polish bór 'pine forest', or from Borków, which derives from the personal name Borek + the possessive suffix -ow.
BOTKINRussian This was the surname of EVGENIY Botkin ( 1865 - 1918) who was the Russian court physician. He remained loyal to the family of Tsar Nicholas II Romanov when the revolution occurred and followed them into exile in Siberia... [more]
BOYKOUkrainian In the field of onomastics the Ukrainian surname Boyko is classified as being of nickname origin. Such names refer to a derivation from a physical characteristic or personal attribute of the first bearer... [more]