All Surnames

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De Cock Flemish
Flemish cognate of Cook.
Dedrick English
Derived from the given name Dederick, an older form of Derek.
Deering English
From the Old English given name Deora meaning "dear, beloved".
De Felice Italian
Means "son of Felice".
De Filippis Italian
Means "son of Filippo".
De Fiore Italian
Means "son of Fiore".
Deforest French
Means "from the forest" in French.
DeGarmo French (Anglicized)
Americanized form of French de Garmeaux, which may derive from a place called Garmeaux in Normandy.
Değirmenci Turkish
From a Turkish word meaning "miller".
De Graaf Dutch
Dutch cognate of Graf.
De Groot Dutch
From Dutch groot meaning "big, great".
De Haan Dutch
Means "rooster" in Dutch.
De Haas Dutch
Dutch cognate of Hase.
Deighton English
From English towns by this name, from Old English dic "ditch" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".
De Jong Dutch
Means "young" in Dutch, from Middle Dutch jonc. This is the most common surname in the Netherlands.
Dekker Dutch
Means "roofer, thatcher" in Dutch.
De Klerk Dutch
From Dutch klerk meaning "clerk", making this a cognate of Clark.
De Kloet Dutch
Variant of Kloet.
De Kock Dutch
Dutch cognate of Cook.
De Koning Dutch
Dutch cognate of King.
Delacroix French
Means "of the cross" in French. It denoted one who lived near a cross symbol or near a crossroads. A notable bearer was the French painter Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863).
De la Cruz Spanish
Spanish cognate of Delacroix.
Dela Cruz Spanish (Filipinized)
Variant of De la Cruz primarily used in the Philippines (where it is the most common surname).
De la Fuente Spanish
Means "of the fountain" in Spanish.
Delaney 1 English
Derived from Norman French de l'aunaie meaning "from the alder grove".
Delaney 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubhshláine meaning "descendant of Dubhshláine".
De Lang Dutch
Dutch cognate of Long.
De Lange Dutch
Dutch cognate of Long.
De Laurentis Italian
Means "son of Lorenzo", a Latinized form of the given name.
Del Bosque Spanish
Means "of the forest" in Spanish.
De León Spanish
Referred to someone from the Leon region of Spain.
Delgado Spanish, Portuguese
Means "thin" in Spanish and Portuguese, ultimately from Latin delicatus meaning "delicate, tender, charming".
Del Olmo Spanish
Variant of Olmo.
De Lorenzo Italian
Means "son of Lorenzo".
Del Río Spanish
Means "of the river" in Spanish.
De Luca Italian
Means "son of Luca 1".
Demetriou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Δημητρίου (see Dimitriou).
Demir Turkish
Means "iron" in Turkish, originally referring to an ironworker.
Demirci Turkish
Means "blacksmith" in Turkish.
Demirović Bosnian
Means "son of Demir".
Dempsey Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Díomasaigh meaning "descendant of Díomasach", a given name meaning "proud".
Deng Chinese
From Chinese (dèng) referring to the ancient state of Deng, which existed during the Shang and Zhou dynasties in what is now either Henan or Hubei province.
Deniau French
Variant of Daniel.
Deniaud French
Variant of Daniel.
Deniel French
Variant of Daniel.
Denis French
From the given name Denis.
Denman English
From Middle English dene "valley" combined with man.
Dennel French
Variant of Daniel.
Dennis English
From the given name Dennis.
Denzel German
Variant of Tanzer.
Denzil English
From the place name Denzell, a manor in Cornwall, which is of unknown meaning.
De Palma Italian
Means "from the palm tree" in Italian.
Derby English
Variant of Darby.
De Rege Italian (Rare)
Italian variant of Rey 1.
Derichs German
Means "son of Dirk".
Derrick English
Derived from the given name Derrick (see Derek). A famous bearer of this surname is the character Stephan Derrick from the German television series Derrick (1974-1998).
Derricks English
Derived from the given name Derrick.
Derrickson English
Means "son of Derrick".
Deschamps French
Means "from the fields", from French champ "field".
Descoteaux French
Means "from the hillside", from French coteau "hillside".
Desjardins French
Means "from the gardens", from French jardin "garden".
De Smet Flemish
Flemish variant of Smit.
Desmond Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Deasmhumhnaigh meaning "descendant of the man from South Munster", originally indicating a person who came from the region of South Munster (Desmond) in Ireland.
De Snaijer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.
Desroches French
Means "from the rocks", from French roche "rock".
Desrosiers French
Means "from the rose bushes", from French rosier "rose bush". It probably referred to a person who lived close to, or cared for a rose garden.
Devereux English
Indicated a person from Evreux in France, itself named after the Gaulish tribe of the Eburovices, which was probably derived from a Celtic word meaning "yew".
Devi Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Odia
From Sanskrit देवी (devi) meaning "goddess". It is used as a surname by Indian women who did not originally have a family name. This is the most common surname in several Indian states.
Devin 1 Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish surnames Ó Damháin or Ó Dubháin.
Devin 2 French, English
Nickname for a person who acted divinely or prophetically, from Old French devin meaning "divine" or "seer, fortune teller", ultimately from Latin divinus.
De Vitis Italian
Means "son of Vito 1", using a Latinized form of the given name.
De Vito Italian
Means "son of Vito 1".
Devlin Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Doibhilin meaning "descendant of Doibhilin", a given name that may be derived from the Gaelic term dobhail meaning "unlucky".
De Vos Dutch
Variant of Vos.
Devos Flemish
Flemish variant of Vos.
De Vries Dutch
Means "the Frisian" in Dutch, referring to a person from Friesland.
De Vroome Dutch
Variant of Vroom.
De Wit Dutch
Variant of De Witte.
De Witte Dutch
Means "the white" in Dutch, a nickname for a person with white hair.
Dexter English
Occupational name meaning "dyer" in Old English (originally this was a feminine word, but it was later applied to men as well).
Dias Portuguese
Means "son of Diogo" in Portuguese.
Díaz Spanish
Means "son of Diego" in Spanish.
Dibra Albanian
From the Albanian name for the city of Debar in Macedonia, originally given to someone who came from there.
Di Caprio Italian
From the name of the island of Capri near Naples, itself possibly derived from Latin capra meaning "goat" or Greek κάπρος (kapros) meaning "wild boar".
Dick English
From the given name Dick 1.
Dickens English
From the medieval given name Dicun, a medieval diminutive of Dick 1. A famous bearer of this surname was the British author Charles Dickens (1812-1870).
Dickinson English
Means "son of Dicun", Dicun being a medieval diminutive of Dick 1. American poet Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) was a famous bearer.
Dickman English
From Old English dic "ditch" combined with man "person, man". It was originally a name for a ditch digger or someone who lived near a ditch.
Dickson English
Means "son of Dick 1".
Diefenbach German
From a German place name meaning "deep creek".
Diego Spanish
From the given name Diego.
Dierickx Flemish
Means "son of Dirk".
Dieter German
Derived from the given name Dieter.
Dietrich German
Derived from the given name Dietrich.
Díez Spanish
Means "son of Diego" in Spanish.
Dimitriou Greek
Means "son of Dimitrios".
Dimov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Dimo".
Dimova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Dimov.
Di Napoli Italian
Means "from Naples" in Italian.
Ding Chinese
From Chinese (dīng) meaning "man, person".
Dioli Italian
Meaning unknown.
Dior French
Possibly from French doré meaning "golden". A famous bearer was the French fashion designer Christian Dior (1905-1957).
Di Pasqua Italian
Means "of Easter" in Italian.
Di Pietro Italian
Means "son of Pietro" in Italian.
Dirchs Dutch (Rare)
Means "son of Dirk".
Dircks Dutch
Means "son of Dirk".
Dircksens Dutch
Means "son of Dirk".
Dirckx Flemish, Dutch
Means "son of Dirk".
Dirix Flemish, Dutch
Means "son of Dirk".
Dirks Dutch, German
Means "son of Dirk".
Dirkse Dutch
Means "son of Dirk".
Dirksen Dutch, German
Means "son of Dirk".
Dirkx Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Dirk".
Disney English
Means "from Isigny", referring to the town of Isigny in Normandy. This surname was borne by the American animator and filmmaker Walt Disney (1901-1966).
Di Stefano Italian
Means "son of Stefano".
Dittmar German
Derived from the given name Dietmar.
Dixon English
Means "son of Dick 1".
Đỗ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Du, from Sino-Vietnamese (đỗ).
Dobbs English
Derived from the medieval given name Dobbe, a diminutive of Robert.
Dobos Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian dob meaning "drum". Originally the name was given to someone who played drums or made them.
Dobrev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Dobri".
Dobreva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Dobrev.
Dobson English
Means "son of Dobbe", a medieval diminutive of Robert.
Doctor English
Originally denoted someone who was a doctor, ultimately from Latin doctor meaning "teacher".
Dodge English
From Dogge, a medieval diminutive of Roger.
Doherty Irish
From the Irish Ó Dochartaigh meaning "descendant of Dochartach". The byname Dochartach means "obstructive".
Dohman German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Thomas.
Dolan Irish
From the Irish Ó Dubhshláin meaning "descendant of Dubhshláine".
Doležal m Czech
Nickname for a lazy person, derived from the past participle of the Czech verb doležat "to lie down".
Doležalová f Czech
Feminine form of Doležal.
Domingo Spanish
From the given name Domingo.
Domínguez Spanish
Means "son of Domingo".
Donalds English
Derived from the given name Donald.
Donaldson English
Means "son of Donald". A notable bearer is the online personality Jimmy Donaldson (1998-), who goes by the alias MrBeast.
Donati Italian
From the given name Donato.
Dong Chinese
From Chinese (dǒng) meaning "direct, supervise".
Donne Scottish, Irish
From Gaelic donn meaning "brown", a nickname for a person with brown hair.
Donnelly Irish
From Irish Ó Donnghaile meaning "descendant of Donnghal". The given name Donnghal means "brown valour", from donn "brown" and gal "valour". This surname is associated with the descendants of Niall of the Nine Hostages.
D'Onofrio Italian
Means "son of Onofrio".
Donoghue Irish
From Irish Ó Donnchadha meaning "descendant of Donnchadh".
Donovan Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish name Ó Donndubháin meaning "descendant of Donndubán".
Doran Irish
From Irish Ó Deoradháin meaning "descendant of Deoradhán", where Deoradhán is a given name meaning "exile, wanderer".
Đorđević Serbian
Means "son of Đorđe".
Dorsey English
Means "from Orsay", referring to the town of Orsay near Paris, its name deriving from the Latin personal name Orcius.
Doubek m Czech
Means "small oak" in Czech, derived from dub "oak".
Doubková f Czech
Feminine form of Doubek.
Douglas Scottish
From the name of a town in Lanarkshire, itself named after a tributary of the River Clyde called the Douglas Water, derived from Gaelic dubh "dark" and glais "water, river" (an archaic word related to glas "grey, green"). This was a Scottish Lowland clan, the leaders of which were powerful earls in the medieval period.
D'Ovidio Italian
From the given name Ovidio.
Downer English
Name for someone who lived on or near a down, which is an English word meaning "hill".
Doyle Irish
From the Irish Ó Dubhghaill, which means "descendant of Dubhghall". A famous bearer was Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), the author of the Sherlock Holmes mystery stories.
Draganov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Dragan".
Draganova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Draganov.
Dragić Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Patronymic from any of the Slavic given names starting with Drag (see Drago).
Drago Italian
From a nickname meaning "dragon" in Italian.
Dragomirov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Dragomir".
Dragomirova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Dragomirov.
Dragov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Drago".
Dragova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Dragov.
Drake English
Derived from the Old Norse byname Draki or the Old English byname Draca both meaning "dragon", both via Latin from Greek δράκων (drakon) meaning "dragon, serpent".
Draper English
Occupational name for a maker or seller of woollen cloth, from Anglo-Norman French draper (Old French drapier, an agent derivative of drap "cloth").
Drees Dutch
Variant of Dries.
Dreher German
Means "turner" from Middle High German drehen "to turn". A turner was a person who used a lathe to create small objects from wood or bone.
Dreier German
Variant of Dreher.
Dreschner German
Derived from Middle High German dreschen "to thresh". A thresher was a person who separated the grains from a cereal plant by beating it.
Dresdner German
Originally indicated a person who came from the city of Dresden in German.
Dressler German
Means "turner" from Middle High German dreseler, an agent derivative of drehen "to turn". A turner was a person who used a lathe to create small objects from wood or bone.
Dreyer German
Variant of Dreher.
Dries Dutch
From the given name Dries.
Driessen Dutch
Means "son of Dries".
Driscoll Irish
From Irish Ó hEidirsceóil meaning "descendant of the messenger".
Droit French
Means "right, straight" in French, a nickname for an upright person.
Drummond Scottish
From various Scottish place names that are derived from Gaelic drumainn, a derivative of druim meaning "ridge".
Du Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "stop, prevent" or "birchleaf pear tree".
Duane Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubháin meaning "descendant of Dubhán".
Duarte Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Duarte.
Dubanowska f Polish
Feminine form of Dubanowski.
Dubanowski m Polish
Originally indicated a person from the town of Dubinowo (now Dubino in Belarus).
Dubicka f Polish
Feminine form of Dubicki.
Dubicki m Polish
Originally indicated a person from the town of Dubica in Poland.
Dubois French
Means "from the forest", from French bois "forest".
Duchamp French
Variant of Deschamps. A famous bearer was the French artist Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968).
Duda u & m Polish, Czech
Means "bagpiper" in Polish and Czech.
Dudek u & m Polish, Czech
Means "hoopoe (bird)" in Polish and Czech.
Dudková f Czech
Czech feminine form of Dudek.
Dudley English
From a place name meaning "Dudda's clearing" in Old English. The surname was borne by a British noble family.
Dudová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Duda.
Duerr German
Variant of Dürr.
Duff Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Dhuibh or Ó Duibh.
Duffy 1 Irish
Derived from Irish Ó Dubhthaigh meaning "descendant of Dubthach". Their original homeland was Monaghan where the surname is still the most common; they are also from Donegal and Roscommon.
Dufort French
Means "from the fort", from French fort "stronghold".
Dufour French
Occupational name for a baker, from French four "oven".
Duguay French
Means "from the ford", from French gué "ford".
Duke English
From the noble title, which was originally from Latin dux "leader". It was a nickname for a person who behaved like a duke, or who worked in a duke's household.
Dukes English
Patronymic form of Duke.
Dumas French
Means "from the farm", from Occitan mas "farmhouse", from Latin mansus "dwelling". A famous bearer was the French author Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870).
Dumbledore Literature
From the dialectal English word dumbledore meaning "bumblebee". It was used by J. K. Rowling for the headmaster of Hogwarts in her Harry Potter series of books, first released in 1997.
Dumitrescu Romanian
Means "son of Dumitru".
Dumitru Romanian
Derived from the given name Dumitru.
Dumont French
Means "from the mountain", from French mont "mountain".
Dunai Hungarian
From Duna, the Hungarian name for river Danube.
Dunajska f Polish
Feminine form of Dunajski.
Dunajski m Polish
Derived from Dunaj, the Polish name for the river Danube.
Dunbar Scottish
From the name of a town in East Lothian, Scotland, derived from Gaelic dùn meaning "fort" and barr meaning "summit", so called from its situation on a rock that projects into the sea.
Duncan Scottish
From the given name Duncan.
Duncanson Scottish
Means "son of Duncan".
Dunkel German
Means "dark" in German.
Dunn English, Scottish, Irish
Derived from Old English dunn "dark" or Gaelic donn "brown", referring to hair colour or complexion.
Dunst German
Derived from Middle High German dunst "haze".
Dupond French
Variant of Dupont.
Dupont French
Means "from the bridge", from French pont "bridge".
Dupuis French
Means "from the well", from Old French puts, Latin puteus "well".
Dupuy French
Means "from the hill", from Occitan puy "hill", from Latin podium "platform".
Durán Spanish
Spanish cognate of Durand.
Durand French, English
From Old French durant meaning "enduring", ultimately from Latin durans. This was a nickname for a stubborn person.
Durant English, French
Variation of Durand.
Durante Italian
Italian cognate of Durand.
Durdyýew m Turkmen
Means "son of Durdy".
Durdyýewa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Durdyýew.
Đurić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Đuro".
Durnin Irish
From Irish Ó Doirnáin meaning "descendant of Doirnín", a given name meaning "little fist".
Dürr German
Means "thin" in German.
Dušek m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of Dušan.
Dušková f Czech
Feminine form of Dušek.
Dustin English
From the Old Norse given name Þórsteinn.
Duval French
Means "from the valley" in French.
Dvořák m Czech
Occupational name derived from Czech dvůr "manor", indicating a person who worked at such a place. This name was borne by the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904).
Dvořáková f Czech
Feminine form of Dvořák.
Dwerryhouse English
Indicated a person who worked or lived at a dyehouse, which is a place where dyeing was done.
Dwight English
From the medieval feminine name Diot, a diminutive of Dionysia, the feminine form of Dionysius.
Dyer English
Occupational name meaning "cloth dyer", from Old English deah "dye".
Dykstra Frisian
From Frisian dyk meaning "dike, ditch". The name was given to a person living near a dyke or embankment.
Dyson English
Means "son of Dye".
Dziedzic Polish
Derived from Polish dziedzic "landowner".
Eads English
Means "son of Eda 2" or "son of Adam".
Eady English
From a diminutive of the given name Eda 2 or Adam.
Earl English
From the aristocratic title, which derives from Old English eorl meaning "nobleman, warrior". It was either a nickname for one who acted like an earl, or an occupational name for a person employed by an earl.
Earls English
Patronymic form of Earl.
Easom English
Variant of Eads.
Eason English
Variant of Eads.
Easton English
From the name of various places meaning "east town" in Old English.
Eaton English
From any of the various English towns with this name, derived from Old English ea "river" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".
Eberhardt German
Derived from the given name Eberhard.
Ebner 1 German
Originally indicated a dweller on a flat piece of land, derived from Middle High German ebene "plateau".
Ebner 2 German
Means "judge, arbiter" from Middle High German ebenære.
Ebrahimi Persian
From the given name Ebrahim.
Eccleston English
Denoted a person from any of the various places named Eccleston in England, derived from Latin ecclesia "church" (via Briton) and Old English tun "enclosure, yard, town".
Echeverría Spanish
Derived from the Basque place name Etxeberria, which itself is derived from Basque etxe "house" and berri "new".
Eckstein German
From Old High German ekka meaning "edge, corner" and stein meaning "stone".
Economou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Οικονόμου (see Oikonomou).
Edgar English
Derived from the given name Edgar.
Edison English
Means "son of Eda 2" or "son of Adam". The surname was borne by American inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931).
Edvardsen Norwegian
Means "son of Edvard".
Edwards English
Means "son of Edward".
Edwardson English
Means "son of Edward".
Eerkens Dutch
Variant of Erkens.
Egawa Japanese
From Japanese (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Egger German
South German occupational name meaning "plowman" or "farmer", derived from German eggen "to harrow, to plow".
Eglīte f Latvian
Feminine form of Eglītis.
Eglītis m Latvian
Derived from Latvian egle meaning "spruce tree".
Eichel German
Means "acorn" in German, indicating a person who lived near an oak tree.
Eide Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse eið meaning "isthmus".