Browse Surnames
Browse, filter and discover surnames by letter and origin.
7,352 surnames in our directory
Results
7,352Van 't Hout is a Dutch toponymic surname, meaning "from the forest." It is a variant of Van Houten, which derived from the Dutch word hout "forest." The name indicates that the original bearer lived near or came from a w...
Van Tonder is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from Tønder", referring to the town of Tønder in southern Denmark, near the German border. The name originated as a locational identifier for someone who migrated from Tøn...
Van Veen is a Dutch toponymic surname, a variant of Van der Veen, which means "from the swamp" or "from the fen" — referring to a person who lived in a peat district or fen colony. The name derives from the Middle Dutch...
Van Veenen is a Dutch toponymic surname, a variant of the more common Van der Veen. The name literally means "from the fen" or "from the swamp," derived from the Dutch word veen ("fen, swamp, peat"). It originally indica...
Van Vliet is a toponymic Dutch surname, meaning "from the stream" in Dutch. It originates from the word vliet, which in Dutch denotes a minor stream or waterway. As a surname, it describes someone who lived or worked nea...
Van Wegberg is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from Wegberg", a small town in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, close to the Dutch border. The name is derived from old German weg 'way, path, road' and be...
Van Wieren is a Dutch and Frisian toponymic surname, indicating that the original bearer came from a place called Wieren. The name derives from the preposition van, meaning "from," combined with Wieren, the name of sever...
Van Wijk is a Dutch toponymic surname, meaning "from the settlement", derived from the Dutch word wijk meaning "neighbourhood, district, or settlement." The name typically refers to a person from any of several towns con...
Van Willigen is a Dutch surname, classified as a topographic or locative name. It derives from the phrase "van de wilgen," meaning "from the willows" — Old Dutch wilga meaning "willow." This type of surname typically ref...
Varano is a habitational Italian surname derived from any of the various towns and communes named Varano in Italy, such as Varano de' Melegari, Varano Borghi, and Varano dei Marchesi. The place name itself likely has anc...
Vardanyan (Armenian: Վարդանյան) is an Armenian surname meaning "son of Vardan". It is a patronymic surname formed by adding the common Armenian suffix -yan (or -ian) to the given name Vardan. The name Vardan itself deriv...
Etymology and OriginsVarela is a Galician, Spanish, and Portuguese surname with deep roots in the Iberian Peninsula. It derives from the Spanish word vara, meaning "stick" or "pole." The name likely originated as an occu...
Varga is a Hungarian and Slovak occupational surname, primarily denoting a cobbler (shoemaker). It originates from the Hungarian word varga meaning “cobbler” or “shoemaker,” which itself is a loanword from a Slavic langu...
Vargas is a Spanish and Portuguese surname with a topographic origin, deriving from the dialectal word varga, meaning “slope,” “flooded field,” “pastureland,” or “hut.” The name likely referred to someone who lived near...
Vargha is a Hungarian occupational surname, a variant of Varga. Both names derive from the Hungarian word varga, meaning "cobbler" or "shoemaker." This etymology places Vargha within the rich tradition of European occupa...
Vargová is a feminine surname of Slovak origin, derived from the masculine surname Varga. The latter is a Hungarian occupational name meaning "cobbler". In Slovak naming conventions, the suffix -ová indicates a feminine...
Etymology and OriginsVarley is a surname of Norman origin, derived from a habitational name from Verly in Aisne, Picardy, France. The place name itself comes from the Gallo-Roman personal name Virilius combined with the...
Varnham is a variant of the surname Farnham, derived from various places named Farnham in England. The root name originally described someone who lived near or came from a settlement characterized by ferns, combining Old...
Vartanian is an Armenian surname that originated as an alternate transcription of the Armenian Վարդանյան (see Vardanyan). It belongs to a family of patronymic surnames (literally meaning "son of...") derived from the giv...
Etymology Vasić (Serbian Cyrillic: Васић) is a Serbian, Croatian, and Bosnian patronymic surname meaning "son of Vaso". The root Vaso is a diminutive of Vasil or Vasilije, South Slavic forms of Basil, ultimately from the...
Vasileiou is an alternate transcription of the Greek surname Βασιλείου (Vasiliou), meaning 'son of Vasilios'. It derives from the Greek given name Basil, which comes from the Greek βασιλεύς (basileus), meaning 'king'. Th...
EtymologyVasilescu is a Romanian surname meaning "son of Vasile." The masculine given name Vasile derives from Basil 1, ultimately from Greek Βασίλειος (Basileios), meaning "royal, kingly," from βασιλεύς (basileus, "king...
Vasilev is a Bulgarian surname meaning "son of Vasil". It is a patronymic name, common in Bulgaria and other Slavic countries, formed by adding the suffix -ev (or -ov) to the given name Vasil. Etymology and Origins Vasil...
Vasileva is a Bulgarian feminine surname, derived from the masculine form Vasilev. The suffix -a indicates female lineage, a common pattern in Slavic naming conventions. The root of the name is the given name Vasil, the...
Vasiliauskaitė is a Lithuanian feminine surname, specifically the form used for unmarried women. It is derived from Vasiliauskas, the masculine base of the surname. As with many Lithuanian surnames, the feminine form var...
Vasiliauskas is a Lithuanian surname meaning "son of Vasilijus" (the Lithuanian form of the Greek name Basil 1, from basileus "king"). It belongs to a common Baltic patronymic pattern where the suffix -auskas (often adap...
EtymologyVasiliauskienė is a Lithuanian surname with a feminine suffix. It is the married feminine form of Vasiliauskas, which means "son of Vasilijus." Vasilijus itself is the Lithuanian form of Basil 1, derived from th...
Vasiliev is a common Russian surname, typically an alternate transcription of Vasilyev (Russian: Васильев). As a patronymic surname, it means "son of Vasil" (also spelled Vasiliy), a Russian form of the Greek name Basil...
Vasilieva is an alternate transcription of the Russian surname Vasilyeva, the feminine form of Vasilyev. The surname is patronymic in origin, literally meaning "daughter of Vasiliy" or "of Vasiliy's family," derived from...
Vasiliou (sometimes spelled Vassiliou or Vasileiou) is a Greek surname with the patronymic meaning "son of Vasilios" (the modern Greek form of Basil). The name Basil itself originates from the Greek Basileios (Βασίλειος)...
Vasilyev is a common Russian surname meaning "son of Vasil." It derives from the given name Vasiliy, the Russian form of Basil 1, which comes from the Greek Basileios, meaning "royal" or "kingly."Etymology and HistoryThe...
Vasilyeva is a common Russian surname, representing the feminine form of Vasilyev. The name literally means "daughter of Vasiliy" and follows the standard Russian patronymic naming pattern where surnames acquire a gender...
Vaško is a patronymic Slovak surname derived from a diminutive of the given name Václav. The name Václav itself is a contracted form of the Old Czech Veceslav, composed of the Slavic elements vęťĭjĭ meaning "more, greate...
Vašková is a Czech and Slovak feminine surname, derived as a feminized form of the Czech masculine name Vašek or the Slovak Vaško. Both are diminutives of Václav, a common given name in Czech and Slovak cultures. The suf...
Vásquez is a surname of Galician origin that means "son of Vasco." The given name Vasco itself derives from the medieval Spanish name Velasco, which possibly meant "crow" in Basque. The evolution from Velasco to Vasco re...
Vass is a Hungarian surname derived from the word vass meaning "iron." It originally functioned as an occupational name for a worker in iron, such as a blacksmith or metalworker, as well as for a miner of iron ore or a v...
Vassiliou is a Greek surname, an alternate transcription of Βασιλείου (see Vasiliou). It is a patronymic surname derived from the given name Vasilios (in turn the modern Greek form of Basil 1), and essentially means “son...
Vastag is a Hungarian surname derived from a nickname meaning "stout, thick" in the Hungarian language. The name originally described a person's physical build, likely referencing a sturdy or robust individual. As a desc...
EtymologyVastagh is a Hungarian surname, a variant of Vastag. The root name originates from the Hungarian adjective vastag, meaning "stout" or "thick", which was used as a nickname for a person of sturdy build.Notable Be...
Vasylenko (Ukrainian: Василенко) is a patronymic surname of Ukrainian origin, derived from the given name Vasyl, the Ukrainian form of Basil 1. The suffix -enko is a common Slavic diminutive or patronymic ending, particu...
Vasylyk is a Ukrainian surname derived from a diminutive of the given name Vasyl, which itself is the Ukrainian form of Basil 1. The root name Basil comes from the Greek Basileios, meaning "royal, kingly", derived from b...
Vasylyshyn is a Ukrainian patronymic surname meaning "son of Vasyl." It derives from the given name Vasyl, the Ukrainian form of Basil 1, which comes from the Greek name Βασίλειος (Basileios) meaning "royal, kingly," ult...
Vávra is a common Czech and Slovak surname derived from the given name Vávra, a diminutive of Vavřinec, the Czech form of Laurence 1. Etymology and Origin The surname Vávra originates from the personal name Vávra, which...
Vávrová is a Czech and Slovak surname, the feminine form of Vávra. The surname Vávra is derived from the given name Vavřinec, which is the Czech form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1). Thus, Vávrová ultimately traces its or...
Vázquez is a Spanish surname, a variant of Vásquez. Like Vásquez, it is a patronymic meaning "son of Vasco," ultimately derived from the medieval Spanish name Velasco, which is thought to mean "crow" in Basque. Vázquez a...
Veenstra is a Dutch (originally Frisian) toponymic surname, derived from the element veen meaning "fen, swamp, or peat". It is akin to surnames like Van der Veen and Van de Ven, which all indicate a geographic origin nea...
EtymologyVega is a Spanish surname derived from the word vega, meaning "meadow" or "plain" in Spanish. The term has Basque origins, reflecting the linguistic influence of the Basque language on the Iberian Peninsula. As...
Vela is a Spanish occupational surname derived from the word vela, meaning "watch" or "vigil," referring to a guard or watchman. The name originates from the Latin vigilia, which also carries the sense of wakefulness or...
Velásquez is a Spanish surname of patronymic origin, meaning "son of Velasco." The root name Velasco itself derives from the medieval Spanish name Vasco, which may originate from the Basque word for "crow" (belea). This...
EtymologyVelázquez is a Spanish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Velasco." The name Velasco itself is a medieval Spanish form of Vasco, which possibly derives from the Basque word for "crow." As a patronymic, the name...
Velichkov is a Bulgarian surname meaning "son of Velichko". The root Velichko derives from the Bulgarian word велик (velik) meaning "great".The surname primarily occurs in Bulgaria, with notable bearers including several...
Velichkova is the feminine form of the Bulgarian surname Velichkov, meaning “son of Velichko.” The root name Velichko derives from the Bulgarian word велик (velik), meaning “great.” Thus, Velichkova carries an inherited...
Velitchkov is a Bulgarian surname, an alternate transcription of the Cyrillic Величков (see Velichkov). This patronymic surname means "son of Velichko," a given name derived from Bulgarian велик (velik) meaning "great."...
Velitchkova is a Bulgarian feminine surname that functions as an alternate transcription of Velichkova. Both forms derive from Velichkov, a patronymic surname meaning "son of Velichko."EtymologyThe personal name Velichko...
Vemulakonda is a Telugu surname of Indian origin. It likely indicates a person from the city of Vemula in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. The surname is derived from the name of a place, reflecting a common practice...
Venäläinen is a Finnish surname meaning "Russian". In a literal translation from Finnish, venäläinen means "a Russian person" or "relating to Russia". The name derives from Venäjä, the Finnish word for Russia, with the a...
Venczel is a Hungarian surname derived from the given name Vencel, itself the Hungarian form of Václav, a name of Slavic origin. Václav is a contracted form of the older Czech name Veceslav, composed of the elements vęťĭ...
Venner is a surname of Dutch origin, representing a variant of Van der Veen, meaning "from the swamp" (Dutch veen: fen, swamp, peat). This topographic name typically indicated someone who lived in a peat district or fen...
Ventimiglia is an Italian surname derived from the name of the historical city of Ventimiglia in Liguria, near the French border. The city’s name itself originates from the Latin Albintimilium, which evolved through form...
Vera is a Spanish surname with a toponymic origin. The word vera in Spanish means "shore" or "bank," referring to a riverbank or a slope. As a surname, it likely denoted someone who lived near such a geographical feature...