Browse Surnames
Browse, filter and discover surnames by letter and origin.
7,352 surnames in our directory
Results
7,352Ionesco is a Romanian surname, a variant spelling of Ionescu. It is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Ion", the Romanian form of John. The name John ultimately derives from the Hebrew Yoḥanan, meaning "Yahweh is graci...
Ionescu is a Romanian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Ion." The given name Ion is the Romanian form of John, which ultimately derives from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (Yoḥanan), meaning "Yahweh is gracious." John gained...
Iordache is a Romanian surname derived from the Greek name Georgakis, a patronymic form of Georgios. The name ultimately traces its roots to the Greek name Γεώργιος (Georgios), meaning "farmer" or "earthworker," composed...
Iordanou is a Greek surname derived from the name of the Jordan River, which itself originates from the Hebrew verb יָרַד (yaraḏ) meaning "descend" or "flow down." The river appears prominently in the Bible, and the name...
Irvine is a Scottish surname originating from the town of Irvine in North Ayrshire. The town’s name is derived from the River Irvine, itself from Brythonic elements meaning "green water". This geographic origin is typica...
Irvine 2 is a variant of the English surname Irwin. Carrying the same etymological roots as its cognates, it holds the meaning “boar friend,” derived from the Old English elements eofor “boar” and wine “friend.”Etymology...
Isaacson is a patronymic surname of English origin, meaning "son of Isaac". The name Isaac itself derives from the Hebrew Yitzḥaq, meaning "he will laugh" or "he will rejoice", rooted in the biblical story where Abraham...
Isaev is a Russian surname, an alternate transcription of the Russian Исаев (see Исаев). It is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Isay." The name Isay is itself the Russian form of Isaiah, a biblical name from the Hebr...
Isaeva is the Russian feminine surname, an alternate transcription of Исаева (see Isayeva). It is a patronymic surname derived from the given name Isay, the Russian form of Isaiah, meaning 'salvation of the Lord'. The su...
Isakov (Russian: Исаков) is a common Russian patronymic surname meaning "son of Isaak". Isaak is the Russian form of Isaac, a biblical name of Hebrew origin derived from Yitsḥaq, meaning "he will laugh" or "he will rejoi...
Isakova is a Russian feminine surname, the female form of Isakov, which means "son of Isaak." The name traces its roots to the biblical figure Isaac, whose Hebrew name Yitsḥaq means "he will laugh" or "he will rejoice."...
Isaksen is a Norwegian and Danish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Isak". The name directly derives from the given name Isak, itself a Scandinavian form of Isaac, which originates from the Hebrew יִצְחָק (Yitsḥaq) mea...
Isaksson is a Swedish patronymic surname meaning "son of Isak". It is formed by adding the suffix -sson (son) to the personal name Isak, which is the Scandinavian form of the biblical name Isaac.Etymology and OriginsThe...
Isayev is a Russian surname meaning "son of Isay". The patronymic suffix -ev (or -ov) indicates descent, making Isayev equivalent to "Isay's son". The root name Isay is itself the Russian form of Isaiah, a Hebrew name me...
Isayeva is a Russian surname that's the feminine form of Isayev. Isayev is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Isay," and Isay is a Russian form of the biblical name Isaiah.The root Isaiah comes from the Hebrew name Yes...
Ishida (石田) is a Japanese surname that literally means "stone ricefield" or "stone field," composed of the kanji 石 (ishi, meaning 'stone') and 田 (ta, meaning 'field, rice paddy'). The name is sometimes romanized as I...
Ishikawa is a Japanese surname and place name. It is composed of two elements: ishi (石) meaning "stone" and kawa (川) meaning "river" or "stream", thus forming the meaning "stone river". The name is associated with Ishi...
Ismailov is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Ismail," common among Turkic and Caucasian Muslim peoples, particularly in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, among Avars and Chechens. The suffix -ov indicates a Russified form, ref...
Ismailova is a feminine surname predominantly found in Central Asia and the Caucasus, notably among Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Avar, and Chechen populations. It is the feminine form of Ismailov, meaning "Ismail's daughter" or "daug...
İsmayılov is an Azerbaijani patronymic surname meaning "son of İsmayıl." The name İsmayıl is the Azerbaijani form of Ishmael, a biblical name of Hebrew origin. In the Old Testament, Ishmael was the first son of Abraham,...
İsmayılova is an Azerbaijani feminine surname, derived as the feminine form of İsmayılov. The suffix -ova indicates a matronymic or feminine form of a surname, common in Turkic and Slavic-speaking regions. The root name...
Ismoilov is a prevalent surname in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It is a patronymic surname, meaning "son of Ismoil" in both regions. The name reflects the widespread use of patronymics in Central Asian Turkic and Persian-i...
Etymology and MeaningIsmoilova is a feminine surname primarily found in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It is a patronymic formed by adding the suffix -ova to the masculine surname Ismoilov, which means “son of Ismoil.” The r...
Ito is a variant transcription of the Japanese surname Itō, commonly romanized as Ito or Itoh. It is the sixth most common surname in Japan, with the kanji 伊藤 ("this" + "wisteria") being the most frequent spelling. Ano...
Itō (written: 伊藤 or 伊東) is a common Japanese surname, ranking as the sixth most frequent surname in Japan. Etymologically, it is composed of two elements: the kanji 伊 (i, meaning 'this' or 'that') and 藤 (tō, meanin...
Itou is an alternate transcription of the Japanese surname Itō, one of the most common surnames in Japan. The spelling Itou reflects a different romanization convention, often used in older or French-influenced systems,...
Iturburua is a Basque surname meaning "by the fountain" in the Basque language. The name is derived from the word iturri ("fountain, spring") combined with the locative suffix -burua ("head, top"), indicating a toponymic...
Ivankov is a patronymic surname of Russian origin, derived from a diminutive form of the given name Ivan. The root "Ivank-“ comes from the diminutive Ivanko, meaning “little Ivan” or “Ivan’s son,” and the suffix “-ov” si...
Ivankova (Иванкова) is a Russian feminine surname derived from the masculine Ivankov, which itself is a patronymic formed from a diminutive of the given name Ivan. The Russian suffix -ova is the standard feminine ending...
Ivanković is a South Slavic patronymic surname, predominantly found in Croatian and Serbian communities. It is derived from a diminutive of the personal name Ivan, which is the Slavic form of John. Etymology and Origins...
Ivanoŭ is an alternate transcription of the Belarusian surname Іваноў (Ivanow), which means "son of Ivan." The root name Ivan is itself derived from the Old Church Slavic Ioannŭ, ultimately from Greek Ioannes (see John),...
Ivanov (masculine; Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian: Иванов) is one of the most common surnames in Bulgaria and Russia. It is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Ivan". The surname is derived from the given name Ivan, the...
Ivanova is the feminine form of the Slavic surname Ivanov (or Ivanow), and is one of the most common surnames in Russia and Bulgaria. The pattern of using the feminine suffix -ova is typical in many Slavic languages, whe...
Ivanović is a South Slavic patronymic surname derived from the given name Ivan, meaning "son of Ivan." It is akin to the English surname Johnson or the Russian Ivanov. The suffix -ović is a common patronymic marker in Se...
Ivanovska is a common Macedonian feminine surname, derived as the female form of Ivanovski. Patronymic in origin, Ivanovski literally means 'son of Ivan' (the Slavic form of John). In Macedonian and other South Slavic na...
Ivanovski (Macedonian: Ивановски) is a common Macedonian surname meaning "son of Ivan". The root name Ivan is a Slavic form of John, derived from Greek Ioannes. This name has deep historical significance across Slavic cu...
Ivanow is a Belarusian patronymic surname meaning "son of Ivan." The name Ivan itself derives from the Old Church Slavic Ioannŭ, which in turn comes from Greek Ioannes, ultimately related to John. Ivan has been a highly...
Etymology and OriginIvarsson is a Swedish patronymic surname meaning “son of Ivar”. The given name Ivar is a Scandinavian form of Ivor, which derives from the Old Norse name Ívarr, composed of the elements ýr (“yew tree,...
Ivers is an English and Irish surname with patronymic origins, derived from the given name Ivor. Ivor itself comes from the Old Norse name Ívarr, likely composed of the elements ýr “yew tree, bow” and herr “army, warrior...
Iversen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Iver." It derives from the Old Norse personal name Ívarr, which itself originates from elements meaning "yew tree" or "bow" and "warrior" or "spear." The n...
Ivov is a Bulgarian surname meaning "son of Ivo". The suffix -ov is a common patronymic ending in Bulgarian and other Slavic languages, indicating lineage or descent. The root Ivo itself is a diminutive of Ivan, the Slav...
Ivova is a Bulgarian surname that functions as a feminine form of Ivov. The masculine form Ivov is a patronymic meaning "son of Ivo 2", where Ivo is a diminutive of Ivan. Thus, Ivova indicates descent from someone named...
EtymologyIwai is a Japanese surname written with the characters 岩 (iwa, meaning “cliff, rocks”) and 井 (i, meaning “well, mine shaft, pit”). The combination evokes a place name associated with a rocky landscape or a wel...
Iwamoto is a Japanese surname. Its etymology is traceable through the kanji characters that compose it: 岩 (iwa), meaning "cliff" or "rocks," and 本 (moto), meaning "base," "root," or "origin." Thus, Iwamoto can be inter...
Iwasaki (岩崎 or 岩﨑) is a Japanese surname meaning "rock peninsula", composed of the elements iwa (岩, "cliff, rocks") and saki (崎, "cape, peninsula"). The name is geographically descriptive, likely originating from a...
Iwata is a Japanese surname composed of two kanji elements: iwa (岩, "cliff, rocks") and ta (田, "field, rice paddy"). This topographic surname likely originated from families who lived near rocks and fields, a common pa...
Etymology & Historical Context Iyer (also spelled Aiyar, Ayyar, Ayer, or Aiyer) is a surname predominantly used by Tamil Brahmins. The term derives from the Tamil word 'aiyar', which itself is a derivative of the Classic...
Izquierdo is a Spanish surname meaning "left" or "left-handed," derived from the Basque word ezker ("left"). The term originally referred to a person who was left-handed, often used as a nickname that later became a here...
Jabłońska is the feminine form of the Polish surname Jabłoński. Both surnames derive from the Polish noun jabłoń, meaning “apple tree,” placing them within the Slavic tradition of toponymic or descriptive surnames based...
Jabłoński (Polish pronunciation: [jaˈbwɔɲski]) is a Polish surname that originally denoted someone who lived by an apple tree or worked in an apple orchard. The name is derived from the Polish noun jabłoń, meaning "apple...
Jackman is a surname of English origin, meaning "servant of Jack" — reminiscent of patronymic and occupational surnames from the medieval period. Etymology The name combines the given name Jack, itself a diminutive of Jo...
EtymologyJacobs is a patronymic surname originating from the given name Jacob. It means “son of Jacob” and is common in Dutch and English cultures. The surname follows the common pattern of adding an -s to the father’s n...
Jacobse is a Dutch patronymic surname, meaning it is derived from the personal name Jacob. Specifically, Jacobse is a variant spelling of Jacobs, which is one of the most common Dutch surnames. The suffix -se is a shorte...
Jacobsen is a Danish surname meaning "son of Jacob." It follows the Scandinavian patronymic tradition, where -sen indicates descent, originating as a patronymic directly from the male given name Jacob, itself from the La...
Jacobson is an English patronymic surname meaning "son of Jacob". Derived from the given name Jacob and the suffix -son, it originated in medieval England as a common way to identify individuals by their father's name. O...
Jacquet is a French surname derived from a diminutive of the given name Jacques, the French form of James. The name's origins lie in the medieval practice of creating patronymic surnames by adding a suffix meaning "littl...
Jaeger is a German surname, a variant of Jäger, meaning "hunter" in German. The root derives from Old High German jagon ("to hunt"), reflecting an occupational origin for those who worked as hunters in medieval times. Th...
Jafari is a Persian surname derived from the given name Jafar.Etymology and BackgroundThe name Jafar (جعفر) means "stream" in Arabic. The surname Jafari is formed by adding the Persian suffix -i, which indicates lineage...
Jafarov (masculine; Azerbaijani: Cəfərov) is an Azerbaijani surname meaning “son of Cəfər,” the Azerbaijani form of Jafar. It is an alternate transcription of Cəfərov. The feminine form is Jafarova (or Cəfərova), and the...
Jafarova is a transliteration of the Azerbaijani surname Cəfərova, used in Latin script contexts. As a feminine surname in Azerbaijani, it corresponds to the masculine Jafarov (Cəfərov). Both forms derive from the given...