South African Submitted Surnames

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

Alborough South African

Amsterdam Afrikaans, Dutch, Russian
Denoting someone from a place named Amsterdam meaning "dam of the Amstel".

Baard Afrikaans

Badenhorst Afrikaans

Basie South African

Bekker Afrikaans
bekker is a regional form of Dutch bakker which means Baker

Bok South African

Buys Afrikaans (Modern)
South Africa, Pretoria

Cele South African

Christoffel Dutch, Afrikaans, German, German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from the given name Christoffel.

Cilliërs Afrikaans
Brought to South Africa by settlers of French decent some time in the past 300 years. Sometimes also a given name for boys.

Cobbledick South African, English

Coetzee Afrikaans

Coko South African

De Beer Afrikaans
De Beer is a Dutch and Afrikaans surname, meaning "the bear"

De Bruyn Afrikaans
"Bruyn" is an archaic spelling of "bruin", meaning "brown"

De Kock Afrikaans
Means "The Cook"

Dlamini South African, Swazi

Dube Ndebele, Zulu
It means Zebra. It is usually a surname instead of a person's name used by Zimbabwean Ndebele people and South African Zulu people.... [more]

du Plessis Afrikaans, French Creole, French (Cajun), French (Huguenot)
French topographic name for someone who lived by a quickset fence, Old French pleis (from Latin plexum past participle of plectere ‘plait’, ‘weave’), with fused preposition and definite article du ‘from the’... [more]

Duplooy South African

du Toit Afrikaans

Ekron South African

Engelbrecht Afrikaans
The name Engelbrecht has multiple translations, including "Angle Glorious" and "Bright Angel".

Esterhuizen Southern African, Afrikaans
Habitational name of French origin, denoting a person from Estreux, a commune in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Esterhuysen Southern African, Afrikaans
Variant of Esterhuizen.

Fourie Afrikaans
Originates from French Huguenot settlers

Hesom South African

Human English (African), South African
Occupational name for a Hugh-man.

Jali South African

Jood South African

Kailand South African

Kallie South African

Kat Dutch, Frisian, Afrikaans, Jewish
Means "Cat" in Dutch, Frisian, and Afrikaans, perhaps originally a nickname for someone who owned a cat or somehow resembled a cat.

Kellerman South African

Khumalo Zulu, Ndebele, South African
Zulu and Ndebele clan name meaning "descendant of the fish tribe".

Kibuuka South African

Kolver South African

Kotton South African

Kotze Afrikaans

Kumalo Zulu, Ndebele, South African
Variant of Khumalo.

Leanya South African

Lebakeng Sotho

Ledwaba Southern African, South African, Zulu
From Zulu meaning "rock".

Lennet South African

Letesha South African

Louw Afrikaans
Louw is a surname that has pre 7th century Germanic origins. It is a Dutch/Flemish variant on the word Lowe, meaning Lion.

Luckhoff South African

Lupondo South African

Luter South African

Madia South African

Mafanela South African

Magombo Swahili, African, Swazi (Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly related from the fore name of the same name. It means "leaves" (verb) in Swahili.

Malan Afrikaans

Malgas South African

Mandisa South African

Marais French, Afrikaans

Maré French, Afrikaans

Maree Afrikaans, French, English

Marindi South African

Marole South African

Mashashane Ndebele (Rare), Pedi (Rare)

Masondo Southern African, Zulu
Derived from Zulu amasondo meaning "wheels".

Mathema Ndebele
The Mathema people mostly inhabit the Northern Matebeleland in Zimbabwe, however their clan names are linked and related of those other Nguni clans. These are as follows: ... [more]

Mchunu South African

Melane South African

Meleni South African

Melker Dutch, Swedish (Rare), Afrikaans
Derived from Dutch melker "milker (one who milks)". In some cases, however, it can also be derived from the given name Melchior.

Melodi South African

Mini South African

Montsho South African

Mooketsi South African

Moolman Afrikaans

Mopantokobogo Zulu
From Zulu meaning "big man".

Naidoo South African, Indian (Expatriate)
Variant of Naidu used by South Africans of Indian descent.

Nombeko South African

Ntsako South African

Ntsimango African, South African

Nunes South African (Anglicized, Archaic, Expatriate)
An English South African Surname.

Odendaal Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Odenthal.

Olwagen Afrikaans

Oosthuizen South African
Came from a village in the Dutch province of North Holland.

Phukuntsi Tswana, Sotho
This surname has multilayered meanings... [more]

Pienaar Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of French Pinard.

Poopedi South African (Rare)

Potgieter Afrikaans

Princew South African

Prinsloo Afrikaans
Prinsloo is an Afrikaans surname. The name is derived from the dutch word Prins (meaning prince), and a loo suffix meaning clearing in the forest. Variant spellings include Prinzloo and Prinslo.

Rajkoomar Mauritian Creole, South African
Variant of Rajkumar used by Mauritian and South African Indians.

Retief Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Rétif.

Semenya South African

Sheosanker South African

Sheosunker South African
Variant of Sheosanker.

Sincadu South African (Rare)
Mzimkhulu, Bhaca

Sipoyo South African

Snyman Afrikaans
Afrikaans version of the German surname Schneider, which is German for tailor.

Soyini South African

Stazie South African

Steenbok Afrikaans, Dutch
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Steinbock.

Steyn Afrikaans
Derived from Old Dutch stēn "stone" referring ot a (bowl) stone or a weapon made of stone or rock.

Swart Afrikaans
Means "black" in Afrikaans

Thathiah South African

Theron Southern African, Afrikaans, Occitan
Habitational name for someone from any of various locations in Occitanie named Théron or Thérond, ultimately from Latin torus meaning "elevation, height, embankment". A famous bearer is South African and American actress Charlize Theron (1975-).

Tshabalala African, Zulu, South African
Means "shooting star"

Uys Afrikaans
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include an Afrikaans variant of Huijs which seems to have developed into Uijs and finally into Uys.

Van Der Merwe Dutch, South African
While the name is currently very common in South Africa, it originates in Holland, literally meaning "From the Merwe". The first van der Merwes hail from the Merwede river. The name went to South Africa with the Dutch settlers in 1652.

van der Westhuizen Afrikaans

Van Lingen Afrikaans

van Niekerk Afrikaans
Topographic name for any of the various locations named Nieuwerkerk in The Netherlands or Nieuwerkerken in Belgium. The name itself means "of the new church" from Dutch van meaning "of" combined with nieuw meaning "new" and kerk meaning "church".

Van Rooyen Afrikaans
van Rooyen related to van Rooijen, is an Afrikaans and Dutch toponymic surname. May be rooted from the Rhine area of the Netherlands, possibly having meant "from Rhine" originally... [more]

Verwey Dutch, Afrikaans, South African
Contracted form of van der Weij meaning "from the meadow".

Viljoen South African

Viviers Afrikaans

Wepener South African, German
South African, German decent/history

Wittenburg South African, German, English (American)

Yende South African

Yost American, Dutch, Afrikaans
Americanized spelling of Dutch surname Joost or German surname Jost

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