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Find the meaning, history and origin of surnames, also called last names or family names, as well as famous bearers and usage statistics.
- Introduction
This website looks at the etymology and history of all types...
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Lists of surnames organized by letter, ethnicity and more.
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ignore name meanings: the description is the meaning and...
- Most Common
On this page you will find lists of the most common surnames...
- Namesakes
A namesake is just that, a person who has the same name as...
- Submitted Surnames
The etymology and history of surnames. This is a collection...
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For name games and other fun diversions: create-a-family,...
- Meanings
Name meaning reverse dictionary; a collection of meanings...
- Introduction
Lists of surnames organized by letter, ethnicity and more.
expand search to ancestral names: the "relationship" is how the name relates to its parent name. example: searching for diminutive matches Betsy because it is a diminutive of its parent Elizabeth. selecting (all core forms) excludes peripheral forms such as diminutives, short forms, and combinations
Occupational name derived from Norman French butiller "wine steward", ultimately from Late Latin butticula "bottle". A famous bearer of this surname is the fictional character Rhett Butler, created by Margaret Mitchell for her novel Gone with the Wind (1936).
Learn about the origin, history and etymology of surnames from various languages and cultures. Browse names by category, language or topic and find articles and links about names.
Find out the meanings and origins of English surnames, from Adair to Zyon. Browse by letter, popularity, or category, and learn about the history and culture behind these names.
to search for multiple categories, separate with a comma. * is a wildcard that matches zero or more letters in the category. Hoshino Japanese. From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness". A list of surnames in which the categories include star.
