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Aaskivi Estonian
Aaskivi is an Estonian surname meaning "meadow/lea stone".

Akaiwa Japanese
From 赤 (aka) meaning "red, vermilion" and 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks".

Akashi Japanese
From Japanese 明 (aka) meaning "bright" and 石 (shi) meaning "stone".

Akkaya Turkish
Means "white rock" from Turkish ak meaning "white" and kaya "rock".

Aktaş Turkish
Means "white stone" from Turkish ak meaning "white" and taş meaning "stone, rock".

Alakivi Estonian
Alakivi is an Estonian surname meaning "area/region stone".

Allikivi Estonian
Allikivi is an Estonian surname meaning "source/wellspring stone".

Alterstein German
Means "old stone" in German.

Altıntaş Turkish
From Turkish altın meaning "gold" and taş meaning "stone".

Aushev Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush surname derived from Nakh ауш (aush) or аус (aus) literally meaning "rock, slope", figuratively meaning "strong, solid, confident".

Avni Hebrew (Modern)
Means "my stone" in Hebrew, a variant of the surname Even or a diminutive of Avner.

Batungbakal Filipino
Tagalog Filipino surname meaning "iron stone", from Tagalog bato "stone" combined with bakal "iron, steel".

Bektaş Turkish
From the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with Turkish taş meaning "stone, rock".

Blakestone English (British)
The surname Blakeston was first found in the West Riding of Yorkshire at Blaxton, a township in the parish of Finningley, union and soke of Doncaster.... [more]

Blankenstein German, Jewish
From German blanken meaning "bare" and stein meaning "stone".

Blaustein German, Jewish
Ornamental name from German blau "blue" and Stein "stone", i.e. lapis lazuli.

Blaxton English
There are two possible origins for this surname; one- from the name of the village in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England) on the border of Lincolnshire, or two- from the Old English personal name Blaecstan, meaning "black stone"

Bolaño Spanish
Is a Hispanic surname derived from the spanish word for "stone cannonball" or "stoneshot".

Borstein German, Norwegian
Means "boron stone" in German and Norwegian.

Boston English
Habitational name from the town Boston in Lincolnshire, England. The name means "Botwulf’s stone".... [more]

Braunstein German, Jewish
Ornamental name composed of German braun "brown" and stein "stone".

Buhagiar Maltese
Means "father of rocks" from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father of" and حِجَارَة (ḥijāra) "stones, rocks".

Buxton English
1. A habitational name for someone from Buxton in Derbyshire, from the Middle English Buchestanes or Bucstones (meaning "bowing stones"), from Old English būgan meaning "to bow" and stanes, meaning "stones".... [more]

Caillou French
Means "pebble" in French. Perhaps a nickname for a bald person.

Calloway English
Derived from the place name Caillouet-Orgeville, from Norman caillou "pebble". Alternately, a variant of Galloway.

Calne Welsh
Calne is derived from the Welsh word "karn," which means "a pile of stones," such as was often used to mark a burial site. The forebears that initially bore the name Calne likely lived by a notable heap of stones.

Çetinkaya Turkish
Means "hard rock" from Turkish çetin meaning "hard, tough" combined with kaya meaning "rock".

Charnock English (Rare)
The locational surname originates from two places, Charnock Richard and Heath Charnock, which are both located in Lancashire, England.... [more]

Chiappa Italian
Possibly chiappa "stone", indicating someone who lived in a stony area.

Clopton English
Habitational name from any of various places, for example in Essex, Suffolk, and Warwickshire, named Clopton from Old English clopp(a) meaning "rock", "hill" + tūn meaning "settlement".

Cloud English
Topographic name for someone who lived near an outcrop or hill, from Old English clud "rock" (only later used to denote vapor formations in the sky).

Corongiu Italian
Possibly from Sardinian corongiu "rocky hill, boulder, large mass", denoting someone who lived near such a landmark, or perhaps a nickname based on the bearer's physical appearance.

De La Peña Spanish
Means "of the Rock" in Spanish.

Demirtaş Turkish
Means "iron rock" from Turkish demir meaning "iron" and taş meaning "rock, stone".

De Souza Portuguese
Means "of Sousa" in Portuguese, referring to the River Sousa flowing through northern Portugal. The word Sousa itself is derived from the Latin saxa, saxum meaning "stone, rock". The surname is more commonly used in Brazil and Portuguese-speaking African countries today.

Des Roches French
Either a topographic name for someone living among rocks or a habitational name from any of several places named with this word, meaning "from the rocks" in French.

Døskeland Norwegian
A surname originating from south-western Norway. The Døskeland farm in Sande, Gaular is the most notable place name. An older pronunciation, Dysjeland, has also been suggested by the Norwegian archaeologist Oluf Rygh... [more]

Dunstan English
Either from the given name Dunstan or habitational name from Dunston (Derbyshire Lincolnshire Norfolk) from the Old English personal name Dunn and tun "settlement"... [more]

Edelstein Jewish
Ornamental name derived from German Edelstein "gemstone; precious stone".

Eisenstein German, Jewish
topographic name for someone who lived by a place where iron ore was extracted or perhaps a habitational name from a place called for its iron works. Jewish artificial compound of German isarn "iron" and stein "stone".

El Jaouhari Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the Jaouhari" in Arabic, Jaouhari being derived from Arabic جوهر (jawhar) "jewel, precious stone, gem, essence" (see Jawahir)... [more]

Enshōgan Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 焔 (en) meaning "blaze" and 硝岩 (shōgan), derived from 硝石 (shōseki) meaning "saltpeter" by replacing the character 石 (seki) meaning "stone" with 岩 (gan) meaning "rock".

Ertaş Turkish
From Turkish er meaning "man, hero, brave" and taş meaning "stone".

Even Hebrew
Means "stone" in Hebrew.

Even Khen Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the surnames Even and Hen, which create the meaning of "precious stone".

Fanshawe English
Meant "person from Featherstonehaugh", Northumberland (now known simply as "Featherstone") ("nook of land by the four-stones", four-stones referring to a prehistoric stone structure known technically as a "tetralith")... [more]

Faynshteyn Yiddish
It literally means "fine stone".

Featherstonhaugh English
Indicates a person lived in or near Featherstonhaugh in Northumberland, England. From Old English feðere "feather", stān "stone", and healh "corner."

Feldstein German, Jewish
Ornamental name meaning "field stone" in German. A famous bearer is American actor and filmmaker Jonah Hill (1983-), born Jonah Hill Feldstein. Another famous bearer is Hill's sister, actress Beanie Feldstein (1993-).

Finkelstein Jewish
Means "spark stone" from Old High German funko meaning "spark" and stein meaning "stone".

Fleckenstein German
German for "stain stone".

Gladstone Scottish
Habitational name from a place near Biggar in Lanarkshire, apparently named from Old English gleoda meaning "kite" + stān meaning "stone".

Göktaş Turkish
From Turkish gök meaning "sky" and taş meaning "stone".

Goldstein Jewish
Means "gold stone" in German.

Gottstein German
Topographic name from a field name meaning literally "God's rock" derived from the elements got "god" and stein "stone"... [more]

Grebenstein German
Means "stone from the cliff or ridge" from German greben, (cliff or ridge) and stein (stone).... [more]

Greenstein Jewish
From German, means "Green Stone".

Grjotheim Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Norwegian (Nynorsk) grjot "stone, rock" and heim "home".

Guadalajara Spanish
habitational name from Guadalajara in Castile named with Arabic wādī-al-ḥijāra (واد الحجرة o وادي الحجرة) "river of the stones".

Haavakivi Estonian
Haavakivi is an Estonian surname meaning "cut stone".

Hagelstein German
nickname for a hot-headed irascible man from Middle High German hagelstein "hailstone" derived from the elements hagel "hail" and stein "stone"

Hajjar Arabic
Means "stonemason" from Arabic حَجَر (ḥajar) "stone, weight".

Haliburton Scottish
Means "town fortified in stone". It comes from a combination of the Old Norse element hallr meaning rock (as in Halle 1) and of the Old English place name Burton, denoting a fortified town... [more]

Hallam English
Habitational name from Halam (Nottinghamshire) or from Kirk or West Hallam (Derbyshire) all named with the Old English dative plural halum "(at the) nooks or corners of land" (from Old English halh "nook recess"; see Hale)... [more]

Hallberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish hall "hall, stone, rock" and berg "mountain".

Hallén Swedish
Combination of Swedish hall "hall" or häll "rock, stone" and the common surname -én.

Hallquist Swedish
Composed of the elements hall "stone, rock" and quist, an old spelling of kvist "twig".

Hallström Swedish
Combination of Swedish hall "hall, stone, rock" and ström "stream, small river".

Hamer English, German
From the town of Hamer in Lancashire from the old english word Hamor combining "Rock" and "Crag". It is also used in Germany and other places in Europe, possibly meaning a maker of Hammers.

Hammar Swedish
From a common place name element ultimately derived from Old Norse hamarr meaning "hammer, stone, steep cliff".

Hampshire English
Originally indicated a person from the county of Hampshire in England (recorded in the Domesday Book as Hantescire), derived from Old English ham meaning "water meadow, enclosure" and scir meaning "shire, district"... [more]

Harton English
This surname is a habitational one, denoting someone who lived in a village in County Durham or in North Yorkshire.... [more]

Helland Norwegian
The Old Norse name element -land meaning "country, land" combined with either Old Norse hella "flat rock" or hellir "cave". ... [more]

Hellgren Swedish
Combination of Swedish häll "flat rock" and gren "branch".

Hiiekivi Estonian
Hiiekivi is an Estonia surname, derived from the pre-Christian "hiie", a sacred location, and "kivi" meaning "stone".

Himmelstein German, Jewish
topographic name for someone living by a feature so named from Middle High German himel "heaven, sky" and stein "rock, stone" meaning "stone in the sky, sky stone"

Hingston English
The distribution of the Hingston surname appears to be based around the South Hams area of Devon. The English Place Name Society volumes for Devon give the best indication of the source of the name... [more]

Hiraiwa Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks".

Hisaishi Japanese
Hisa means "long time ago, lasting" and ishi means "stone".

Hochstein German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a high rock or a castle of that name from Middle High German hoh "high" and stein "rock stone castle".

Holmsten Swedish
Combination of Swedish holm "islet" and sten "stone".

Holstein German
habitational name from the province of Holstein long disputed between Germany and Denmark. This gets its name from holsten the dative plural originally used after a preposition of holst from Middle Low German holt-sate "dweller in the woods" (from Middle Low German holt "wood" and sate sete "tenant")... [more]

Imaishi Japanese
今 (Ima) means "Now, Present" and 石 (Ishi) means "Stone". This was within the 1009's of most used Japanese surnames in 2012.

Ishi Japanese
Ishi means "stone".

Ishibashi Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Ishibe Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Ishido Japanese
From the Japanese 石 (ishi) "stone" and 堂 (do) "hall."

Ishidori Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and dori comes from tori, meaning "bird".

Ishigaki Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 垣 (kaki) meaning "fence".

Ishigaki Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 垣 (gaki), the joining form of 垣 (kaki) meaning "fence".... [more]

Ishiguro Japanese
Ishi means "Stone" and Guro is just a form of Kuro, meaning "Black". Hiroshi Ishiguro was the director of the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory.

Ishiguro Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 黒 (kuro) meaning "black".

Ishihara Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Ishihashi Japanese
Ishi means "stone, rock" and hashi means "bridge".

Ishii Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 井 (i) meaning "well".

Ishijima Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Ishiki Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and ki means "tree, wood".

Ishikura Japanese
From the Japanese 石 (ishi) "stone" combined with 倉 (kura) or 蔵 (kura) storehouse."

Ishima Japanese
I means "well, pit, mineshaft" and shims means "island", or it could be spelled with ishi meaning "rock, stone" and ma meaning "pause".

Ishimaru Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 丸 (maru) meaning "circle, round, whole".

Ishimine Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and mine means "peak".

Ishimitsu Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and mitsu means "light".

Ishimori Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".

Ishimoto Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and moto means "source, root, origin".

Ishimoto Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Ishinaka Japanese
Ishi means "stone, rock" and naka means "middle".

Ishino Japanese
From 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 野 (no) meaning "plains," "field."

Ishisaki Japanese
Ishi means "stone, rock" and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".

Ishitsuka Japanese
"Stone mound".

Ishiuchi Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and uchi means "inside".

Ishiura Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and ura means "bay, coast".

Ishiwata Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 渡 (wata) meaning "cross, ferry".

Ishiwatari Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and watari means "ferry".

Ishiyama Japanese
From the Japanese 石 (ishi) "stone" and 山 (yama) "mountain."

Ishizaka Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".

Ishizaki Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Ishizawa Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Ishizu Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 津 (zu) meaning "ferry".

Ishizuka Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".

Iwaasa Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow".

Iwabe Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Iwabuchi Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 渕 or 淵 (fuchi) meaning "abyss, edge, deep pool".

Iwado Japanese (Rare)
Iwado means "rock door". Iwado from Holyland is a character bearing this surname

Iwae Japanese
Iwa means "stone, rock" and e means "bay, creek, inlet".

Iwaizumi Japanese (Rare)
Iwa (岩) means "rock, boulder", izumi (泉) means "spring, water source", it is also a town in Iwate prefecture. Hajime Iwaizumi (岩泉 一) from Haikyuu!! manga and anime is a notable bearer of this surname.

Iwaki Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 城 (ki) meaning "castle, fortress".

Iwama Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".

Iwami Japanese
Iwa means "stone" and mi means "viewpoint, outlook".

Iwamura Japanese
Iwa means "stone " and mura can mean "village, hamlet" or "town".

Iwanaga Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 永 (naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal".

Iwanaka Japanese
Iwa means "stone" and naka means "middle".

Iwano Japanese
Iwa means "stone" and no means "wilderness, plain, rice paddy, field".

Iwao Japanese
Iwa means "stone" and o means "tail".

Iwaoka Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Iwasa Japanese
Iwa means "stone" and sa could mean "support".

Iwasa Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid".

Iwasawa Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Iwase Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".

Iwashimizu Japanese
From 岩 (iwa) meaning "rock, cliff", 清 (shi) meaning "pure, purify, exorcise, clean", and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".

Iwashita Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".

Iwatani Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "rock" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Iwatani Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Iwatsuki Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 槻 (tsuki) meaning "Zelkova tree".

Iwawaki Japanese
Iwa means "stone" and waki means "side".

Iwaya Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 屋 (ya) meaning "house".

Iwayama Japanese
Means "rocky mountain" in Japanese, from 岩 (iwa) "rock" and 山 (yama) "mountain".

Iwazaki Japanese
Variant of Iwasaki, meaning "stone slope, hill."

Kaeomani Thai
From Thai แก้ว (kaeo) meaning "crystal, glass" and มณี (mani) meaning "precious stone, gem, jewel".

Kajupank Estonian
Kajupank is an Estonian surname derived from "kalju (rock)" and "pank" (bank and cliff)".

Kaljend Estonian
Kaljend is an Estonian surname derived from the words "kalju" meaning "rock/cliff" and "eend" meaning "protusion/overhang".

Kaljula Estonian
Kaljula is an Estonian surname meaning "rock/cliff area".

Kallio Finnish
Means "rock" in Finnish (as in a formation of solid rock, not a piece of stone). Common, is in the top 50 surnames. Kyösti Kallio was the fourth president of Finland.

Karakaya Turkish
Means "black rock" in Turkish.

Karataş Turkish
From Turkish kara meaning "black" and taş meaning "stone, rock".

Kasekivi Estonian
Kasekivi is an Estonian surname meaning "birch stone".

Kashgari Uyghur, Arabic
Originally denoted someone who came from the city of Kashgar, located in the Xinjiang region of western China. The city's name is of Persian origin probably meaning "rock mountain".

Keomany Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel, glass" and ມະນີ (mani) meaning "gem, jewel, precious stone".

Kerstein German
Derived from -kirsch "cherry" and -stein "stone", variant of Kirstein.

Kestel English
Habitational name from Kestle, a place in Cornwall, so named from Cornish castell "castle, village, rock".

Khanh Vietnamese
Means "precious stone" in Vietnamese. It is also a simplified variant of Khánh.

Khashba Abkhaz
Either derived from Abkhaz ахацə (āxācə) meaning "stone" or алашара (ālāšārā) "light".

Kiesler German
Topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of gravelly land, derived from Middle High German kisel or Old High German kisil meaning "pebble, gravel".

Kipp Estonian
Kipp is an Estonian surname derived from "kippama" meaning to "tilt", "rock" and "topple".

Kippasto Estonian
Kippasto is an Estonian surname derived from "kippama" meaning to "tilt", "rock" and "topple".

Kirschstein German
German surname meaning "cherry stone".

Kissinger German
HouseofNames.com: The Kissinger surname derives from the Old High German word "kisil," meaning "pebble," or "gravel." The name may have been a topographic name for someone who lived in an area of pebbles or gravel; or it may have evolved from any of several places named with this word.

Kivi Estonian
From the word kivi, meaning "stone".

Kivik Estonian
Kivik is an Estonian surname relating to "stone".

Kivikas Estonian
Kivikas is an Estonian surname derived from "kivikamakas" meaning "rock".

Kivilaan Estonian
Kivilaan is an Estonian surname meaning "stone wintergreen".

Kiviloo Estonian
Kiviloo is an Estonian surname meaning "stone swathe".

Kivimägi Estonian
Kivimägi is an Estonian name meaning "stone mountain/hill".

Kivimäki Finnish
"Combined of Finnish words kivi (stone) and mäki (hill)"

Kivimurd Estonian
Kivimurd is an Estonian surname meaning "stone break/fracture".

Kivinukk Estonian
Kivinukk is an Estonian surname meaning "stone doll".

Kivipalu Estonian
Kivipalu is an Estonian surname meaning "stone sandy heath/heath woodland".

Kivirähk Estonian
Kivirähk is an Estonian surname meaning "stone scree".

Kivirist Estonian
Kivirist is an Estonian surname meaning "stone cross".

Kivirüüt Estonian
Kivirüüt is an Estonian surname meaning "stone plover".

Kivisaar Estonian
Kivisaar is an Estonian surname meaning "stone island".

Kiviselg Estonian
Kiviselg is an Estonian surname meaning the "back (of) stone" (literally, "stone back").

Kivisild Estonian
Kivisild is an Estonian surname meaning "stone bridge".

Kivisilla Estonian
Kivisilla is an Estonian surname meaning "stone bridges".

Kiviste Estonian
Kiviste is an Estonian surname derived from "kivi" meaning "stone".

Kivistik Estonian
Kivistik is an Estonian surname meaning "stone grove".

Kivistö Finnish
A combination of Finnish kivi "stone, rock" and the suffix -stö.

Kızılkaya Turkish
Means "red rock" in Turkish.

Klarerstein German
German surname meaning "Clear stone".

Kleiber German
Derived from an agent Middle High German kleben "to stick or bind" an occupational name for a builder working with clay or in Swabia for someone who applied whitewash. in Bavaria and Austria an occupational name for a shingle maker from Middle High German klieben "to split (wood or stone)".

Koishi Japanese
Ko means "small" and ishi means "stone".

Koiwai Japanese, Popular Culture
Ko means "Small", Iwa means "Stone", and I means "Well". Fictional characters with this last name: Yotsuba from the manga "Yotsuba&!" and Yoshino Koiwai from "Masamune-kun's Revenge" are examples of this.

Kremenović Serbian
Derived from kremen (кремен), meaning "flint".

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

Lichtenstein German, Jewish
habitational name from any of several places called Liechtenstein from Middle High German lieht "bright" and stein "stone rock"... [more]

Losada Spanish, Portuguese
topographic name for someone who lived by an area paved with flagstones Spanish losada (from losar "to pave" a derivative of losa a word of pre-Roman origin meaning a "flat stone slab").

Lowenstein Jewish
Combination of German Löwe "lion" and stein "stone". In some cases an ornamental name associated with the name Levi (see also Levy and Lew 2).

Luisk Estonian
Luisk is an Estonian surname meaning "grinding stone" or "whet stone".

Lumbanbatu Batak
From Batak lumban meaning "village, hamlet" and batu meaning "stone".

Lundsten Swedish
Combination of Swedish lund "grove" and sten "stone".

Mæhle Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Denoted someone from a farm in Norway named Mele, ultimately derived from Old Norse melr meaning "dune, sandbank, gravel bank". Alternatively taken from the name of a farm named Male whose name was derived from Old Norse mǫl "pebbles, gravel".

Mäekivi Estonian
Mäekivi is an Estonian surname meaning "hill/mountain stone".

Malmsten Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish malm meaning "ore" and sten (Old Norse steinn) meaning "stone".

Muraiwa Japanese (Rare)
Mura means "town, hamlet" and iwa means "stone".

Mustkivi Estonian
Mustkivi is an Estonian surname meaning "black stone".

Müürikivi Estonian
Müürikivi is an Estonian surname meaning "wall stone".

Myrsten Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish myr "bog, moor, wetland" and sten "stone, rock".

Neinstein German, Jewish
Means “nine stones” in German

Nurchis Italian
Denoting someone from Nure or Nurra in Sardinia, which were possibly derived from the pre-Roman root words nur meaning "fire" or "stones, heap" and the suffix -ke meaning "earth" or "dwelling".

Oidekivi Estonian
Oidekivi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "oid kivi" meaning "sense/intellect stone", or "hoide kivi" meaning "sustaining stone".

Ōishi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone".

Ōiwa Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks".

Oiwa Japanese
From 大 (ō) meaning “big, large” and 岩 (iwa) meaning “rock”.

Özkaya Turkish
From Turkish öz meaning "core, essence" and kaya meaning "rock".

Pärnakivi Estonian
Pärnakivi is an Estonian surname meaning "linden stone".

Parrot French
Form of Pierone.... [more]

Pedrosa Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Galician
Habitational name from any of numerous places named Pedrosa, from pedroso, pedrosa meaning "stoney", an adjectival derivative of pedra meaning "stone".

Pedroso Portuguese
Its origin is the word "pedra", which means "stone".

Penman Scottish
Occupational name for someone who was a scribe, but could also be a habitational name derived from any place named with the British elements penn "hill" and maen "stone".

Peralta Catalan, Spanish, Aragonese
Habitational name from any of the places in Aragon, Catalonia, and Navarre called Peralta, from Latin petra alta "high rock". This name is also established in Italy.

Petranov Bulgarian
From Greek petros meaning "rock" or "stone".

Peyron French
Unknown meaning. French surname. Famous bearer of this name is Bruno Peyron and the German princess Louise Peyron (1918-1989).... [more]

Piénoel French (Rare)
French surname that possibly refers to the buckled shoes that the original bearer was wearing, in which case it is derived from Old French pié meaning "foot" combined with Old French noiel meaning "buckle"... [more]

Piirikivi Estonian
Piirikivi is an Estonian surname meaning "border stone".

Quaderer German
Nickname for someone stocky, from Middle High German quader meaning "building stone".

Räni Estonian
Räni is an Estonian surname meaning "flint" and "fire stone".

Rattanasack Lao
From Lao ລັດຕະນະ (rattana) meaning "precious stone, jewel, gem" and ສັກ (sack) meaning "power, authority".

Rattanavong Lao
From Lao ລັດຕະນະ (rattana) meaning "precious stone, jewel, gem" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".

Redmayne English, Irish
Derived from Redmain, a small hamlet in Cumbria, England. It is named with Old English rēad meaning "red" and Welsh main meaning "rock, stone". The name could also be derived from the given name Réamonn, which is an Irish form of Raymond... [more]

Ristikivi Estonian
Ristikivi is an Estonian surname meaning "abeam" or "athwart stone".

Roca Catalan
Habitational name from any of the numerous places so named, from Catalan roca "rock". This name is also Occitan.

Rocher French
From French roche, meaning "rock'. It indicates a person who worked at a quarry.

Rock English
Topographic name for someone who lived near a notable crag or outcrop, from Middle English rokke "rock" (see Roach), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, as for example Rock in Northumberland.

Rockett French
From the French "la roche," or "of the rock." Some family histories trace this back to French Hugenots (sp) who immigrated to England in the 1500's from the Normandy region of France.

Rosenstein Jewish
Means "rose stone" in German.

Rothstein German, Jewish
From German rot meaning "red" and stein meaning "stone".

Rotstein German
German surname that means "red stone".

Rubinstein German, Jewish, Polish
Means "ruby stone", from rubin and stein. Rubin means "ruby" in German and stein means "stone" in German.

Rüngas Estonian
Rüngas is an Estonian surname meaning "rock" and "cliff".

Rünk Estonian
Rünk is an Estonian surname meaning "crag" and "rock".

Saitama Japanese
Japanese surname meaning "precious stone peninsula".

Saperstein Jewish, German
“Sapphire” and “stone”

Sarıkaya Turkish
From Turkish sarı meaning "yellow" and kaya meaning "rock, cliff".

Sarikaya Turkish
Sarıkaya is a Turkish word meaning "yellow rock".

Sarıtaş Turkish
Directly translated from Turkish, sarı means "yellow" and taş means "stone".... [more]

Sassu Italian
From Sardinian sassu "stone".

Schottenstein German, Jewish
Ornamental name meaning "bulkhead stone" in German.

Seixas Portuguese
Habitational name from any of various places called Seixas in Galicia, Spain, most likely derived from Galician seixo meaning "pebble, stone" (ultimately from Latin saxum).

Sela Hebrew
Means "rock" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a city, the capital of Edom. Famous bearer is the Israeli model, actress and television presenter Rotem Sela (born 1983)

Shelley English, Irish (Anglicized)
Habitational name from any of the three places called Shelley (Essex Suffolk Yorkshire) or from Shelley Plain in Crawley (Sussex)... [more]

Shi Chinese
From Chinese 石 (shí) meaning "stone", also referring to the ancient city of Chach that is now Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Shi Chinese
From Chinese 石 (shí) meaning "stone".

Shiraiwa Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks".

Shteynfeld Yiddish
It means "stone field".

Silberstein German, Jewish
From Middle High German silber "silver" and stein "stone"; a habitational name from a place so named in Bavaria, or a topographic name.... [more]

Silverstone English
Obviously means "silver stone." In addition to people, this is the name of a racetrack in the village of the same name in England.

Stancliff English
Habitational name from Scout in Northowram (Yorkshire) recorded as Staynclif in 1309 and Stancliff Skoute (the home of Edward Stankliff) in 1536. The placename derives from Old English stan "stone rock" with influence from Old Norse steinn "stone rock" and Old English clif "cliff bank" later with Middle English scoute "projecting cliff overhanging rock" (Old Norse skúti).

Standen English
Habitational name predominantly from Standen in Pendleton (Lancashire) and Standean in Ditchling (Sussex) but also from other places similarly named including Standen in East Grinstead (Sussex) Standen in Biddenden (Kent) Standen in Benenden (Kent) Upper and Lower Standen in Hawkinge (Kent) Standen (Berkshire Wiltshire Isle of Wight) and Standon (Devon Hampshire Hertfordshire Staffordshire)... [more]

Stannard English
From the medieval personal name Stanhard, literally "stone-strong" or "stone-brave".

Stansfield English (British)
Habitational name from a place in West Yorkshire, probably named with the genitive case of the Old English personal name Stan 1 "stone" and Old English feld "pasture, open country"... [more]

Stauffer German
This surname refers either to various towns named Stauffen or else it might be derived from Middle High German stouf "high rock/cliff/crag".

Steinauer Medieval German
Dweller at or near a stone or rock, often a boundary mark; one who came from Stein, in Germany and Switzerland; descendant of Staino or Stein ("stone").... [more]

Steinbeck German
Denotes a person hailing from one of the many places in Germany called Steinbeck or Steinbach, from Middle High German stein "stone" and bach "stream, creek". In some cases it is a South German occupational name for a mason... [more]

Steinbock German
From German 'stein' meaning "stone" and 'der bock' meaning "goat".

Steinbrecher German
occupational name for someone who worked in a stone quarry from Middle High German stein "stone" and an agent derivative of brechen "to break".

Steinbrenner German
occupational name for a lime burner from Middle High German stein "stone" (in this case limestone) and an agent derivative of brennen "to burn".

Steinfeld German
Means "stone field" in German.

Steingräber German
occupational name for a quarry worker from Middle High German stein "stone" and agent derivative of Middle High German graben "to dig".

Steinhagen German
Derived from Old High German stein "stone" and hag "enclosure, hedge, pasture".

Steinhart Jewish, German, Polish, Hungarian
The surname Steinhart is more associated with the locality Steinhart in Bavaria (Germany).... [more]

Steinhilber German
Habitational name for someone from Steinhilben, from Old High German stein "stone" and hülwe or hülbe "hollow, depression; pond, puddle".

Steinkamp German
North German topographic name for someone living by a field with a prominent rocky outcrop or boulder in it, and derived from Middle Low German sten meaning "rock, stone" and kamp meaning "enclosed field".

Steinmetz German, Jewish
Occupational name from Middle High German steinmetze, German steinmetz "stonemason", "worker in stone".

Steinwedel German
From the German word "stein" and "wedel" which mean "stone frond", which was a name given to someone who lived near a stone wall covered in plants.

Stenlund Swedish
Combination of Swedish sten "stone, rock" and lund "grove".

Stenmark Swedish
Combination of Swedish sten "stone, rock" and mark "ground, land, field".

Stensgaard Danish
Means "stone farm" in Danish.

Stent English (Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse name Steinn meaning "stone". Recorded in several forms including Stein, Steen, Stone and Ston, this surname is english. It is perhaps not surprisingly one of the first recorded surnames anywhere in the world.... [more]

Stenvall Swedish
Composed of the elements sten "stone" and vall "mound".

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

Stonefield English
Meaning "stone field".

Stonehill English
Meaning "stone hill".

Stonehouse English
From Middle English ston stan "stone" (Old English stan) and house "house" (Old English hus)... [more]

Stonestreet English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a paved road, in most cases a Roman road, from Middle English stane, stone, "stone" and street "paved highway", "Roman road".

Suurkivi Estonian
Suurkivi is an Estonian surname meaning "big stone".

Takaishi Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone".

Takeishi Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone".

Takeishi Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone".

Tameishi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 為 (tame) meaning "advantage; benefit" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone", referring to useful stone.... [more]

Taş Turkish
Means "stone" in Turkish.

Taşdemir Turkish
From Turkish taş meaning "stone" and demir meaning "iron".

Taşkıran Turkish
Means "stone breaker" from Turkish taş meaning "stone, rock" and kıran meaning "destroyer, breaker, pestilence".

Taştan Turkish
Means "stone" in Turkish.

Tateishi Japanese
Tate can mean "rise, stand" and ishi means "rock, stone".

Teekivi Estonian
Teekivi is an Estonian surname meaning "path stone".

Telliskivi Estonian
Telliskivi is an Estonian surname meaning "brick stone".

Tremayne Cornish
Name for someone from any of various locations called Tremayne (or Tremaine), from Cornish tre meaning "home, settlement, town" and men meaning "stone".

Tzur Jewish
Means "rock, cliff" in Hebrew.

Ulukaya Turkish
From Turkish ulu meaning "great, large, exalted" and kaya meaning "rock".

Uukkivi Estonian
Uukkivi is an Estonian surname meaning "dormer/bay stone".

Uuskivi Estonian
Uuskivi is an Estonian surname meaning "new stone".