List of most common surnames in Europe
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Albania
- HoxhaHoxhaHoxha is an Albanian surname and variant of the title Hodja, and could refer to several people:* Iljaz Hoxha, Albanian Janissary, scientist, and personal teacher to Ottoman Empire's sultan Bayezid II....
- Shehu
- Çela
- LekaLekaLeka may refer to:* Leka, Norway, an island and municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag* Leke, Ethiopia, a town in Ethiopia* Leka, Greece, a village in the island of Samos in Greece...
- Dervishi
- Hysi
- Abazi
- Sinani
- Gashi
- Gjoka
- Murati
- Hasani
- Ismaili
- Ibrahimi
- Fejzullahi
- Ramadani
- Arifi
- Abdullahu
- Osmani
- Neziri
- Mustafa
- Hyseni
- Huseini
- Remzi
- Brahimi
- Kanani
- Alikaj
- Arapi
- Çaushi
- Halili
- Xhafa
- Aliaj
- Haxhiu
- Qirjazi
Austria
The forty most common surnames in AustriaAustria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
as published in 2006 are shown below beside the approximate percentage of the Austrian population sharing each surname.
| Rank | Name | Approximate percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gruber Gruber Gruber is a German surname, referring to a person from a pit, mine or depression. It is the most common surname in Austria .-People:People whose family name is or was Gruber:... |
0.3991 |
| 2 | Huber Huber Huber is a surname of German origin. It derives from the German word Hube meaning hide, a unit of land a farmer might possess. It is in the top ten most common surnames in the German-speaking world, especially in Austria and Switzerland where it is the surname of approximately 0.3% of the... |
0.3873 |
| 3 | Bauer | 0.3373 |
| 4 | Wagner Wagner (surname) Wagner is derived from the Germanic surname Waganari, meaning "wagonmaker" or "wagon driver".This common occupational surname was often given to one who transported produce or other goods via high-sided wagons or carts... |
0.3100 |
| 5 | Müller | 0.3012 |
| 6 | Pichler Pichler Pichler may refer to:* Johannes W. Pichler, Austrian Law Professor, specialized in European law* Joe Pichler, American actor* Karoline Pichler , Austrian novelist... |
0.2753 |
| 7 | Steiner | 0.2713 |
| 8 | Moser | 0.2674 |
| 9 | Mayer | 0.2653 |
| 10 | Hofer Hofer Hofer like Höfer is a German surname derived from Hof which may refer to:This name is used for the Aldi Süd locations in Austria and Slovenia... |
0.2479 |
| 11 | Leitner Leitner Leitner is a German and Austrian surname. It may refer to:- A :* Alan Leitner , Jewish American artist* Aloysius Leitner, the United States Marine Corps* Anton G. Leitner , German writer and publisher :de:Anton G... |
0.2429 |
| 12 | Berger | 0.2383 |
| 13 | Fuchs | 0.2250 |
| 14 | Eder Eder The Eder is a 177 km long river in Germany, and a tributary of the Fulda River. It was first mentioned by the Roman historian Tacitus as the Adrana in the territory of the Chatti.... |
0.2144 |
| 15 | Fischer Fischer - Origin and meaning :The German language name is derived from the profession of the fisherman. The name Fischer is the fourth most common German surname.- Variants:* Fisher * Fischler* Vischer* Fischers* Fischl* Fischel* Fischle)... |
0.2141 |
| 16 | Schmid Schmid Schmid is a German surname that is a cognate of "Smith", an occupational surname for a blacksmith.-People with the surname Schmid:* Alex P. Schmid, Dutch scientist on terror* Carlo Schmid , German politician... |
0.2115 |
| 17 | Winkler Winkler (surname) Winkler is a surname, and may refer to:* Angela Winkler, German actress* Andrew Winkler , American mathematician and inventor* Andrew Winkler , Australian anti-Jewish activist... |
0.2015 |
| 18 | Weber Weber Weber is a surname of German origin, derived from the noun meaning "weaver". In some cases, following migration to English-speaking countries, it has been anglicised to the English surname 'Webber' or even 'Weaver'.Notable people with the surname include:... |
0.1995 |
| 19 | Schwarz | 0.1961 |
| 20 | Maier Maier Maier is a surname, and may refer to:* Bernhard Maier* Jacob Maier, American radio announcer and the host of Jake in the Morning on KSKK 94.7 FM.* Jeanette Maier, associate to David Vitter.* Jeffrey Maier* Johann Maier von Eck* Henry W... |
0.1946 |
| 21 | Schneider Schneider (surname) Schneider is a very common family name in Germany. Alternate spellings include: Schnieder , Snyder, Snider, Sneider, Sneijder , Schnyder, Schnider , Sznajder and Znaider .-People:*Alexander Schneider, classical... |
0.1915 |
| 22 | Reiter Reiter (disambiguation) Reiter is the German word for horserider. It may indicate:* Reiters, the European cavalry of the 16th and 17th century* Der Blaue Reiter, the German group of expressionist artists* Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, a German heavy metal band- People :... |
0.1790 |
| 23 | Mayr Mayr Mayr in a German surname which may refer to:* Ernst Walter Mayr , German American evolutionary biologist* Gustav Mayr , Austrian entomologist * Simon Marius , German astronomer... |
0.1751 |
| 24 | Schmidt | 0.1740 |
| 25 | Wimmer Wimmer Wimmer may refer to:*Boniface Wimmer , a German monk who founded the first Benedictine monastery in the United States*Chris Wimmer , an American driver... |
0.1628 |
| 26 | Egger | 0.1610 |
| 27 | Brunner | 0.1602 |
| 28 | Lang Lang (surname) Lang is a surname of independent Germanic and Asian origin. It is similar to Lange and Long, as they all carry the same meaning.-American:*Andrew Lang, , basketball player*Anton Lang, American natural scientist... |
0.1599 |
| 29 | Baumgartner Baumgartner Baumgartner is a surname of German origin, and may refer to:* Ann Baumgartner, first American female pilot of a jet* Brian Baumgartner, American actor* Bruce Baumgartner... |
0.1586 |
| 30 | Auer Auer (surname) Auer is the surname of:* Alois Auer , an Austrian printer, inventor and botanical illustrator* August "Augie" H. Auer, Jr... |
0.1555 |
| 31 | Binder Binder (surname) The surname Binder derives German origin and it is a form Fassbinder . It is an occupational name in German forms.-List of persons with the surname:* Abraham Binder , American composer* Claudia Kristofics-Binder* Eando Binder... |
0.1458 |
| 32 | Lechner Lechner Lechner is a surname which may refer to:* Bernard J. Lechner, American electronics engineer* Franziska Lechner, Servant of God* Johnny Lechner* Kurt Lechner , German CDU politician* Leonhard Lechner , German composer... |
0.1435 |
| 33 | Wolf Wolf (name) Wolf is a name that is used as a surname, given name, and a name common among Native Americans and other nations.-Surname:*Alfred Wolf , German-born American navy sailor*Alice Wolf , American politician... |
0.1395 |
| 34 | Wallner Wallner Wallner is a surname that may refer to:* Anna Wallner , American television hostess , German actress , Austrian writer, columnist and Kabarettist * Fred Wallner... |
0.1394 |
| 35 | Aigner Aigner Aigner may refer to:* Andreas Aigner , Austrian rally driver* Chrystian Piotr Aigner , Polish architect* Ernst Aigner , retired Austrian footballer... |
0.1386 |
| 36 | Ebner Ebner Ebner is a surname, and may refer to:* Adalbert Ebner , German Catholic clergyman and liturgiologist* Annemarie Ebner, Austrian luger* Christina Ebner , German nun and writer* Ferdinand Ebner , Austrian philosopher... |
0.1342 |
| 37 | Koller Koller People with the surname Koller include:* Alexandru Koller , Romanian football player* Arnold Koller , Swiss politician* Ben Koller, drummer of the American band Converge* Dagmar Koller , Austrian actress and singer... |
0.1301 |
| 38 | Lehner Lehner Lehner is a surname. It derives from the Middle High German verb lehen "to hold land as a feudal tenant", and was once used to indicate a person's status as a land-holder.Persons with this surname include:... |
0.1268 |
| 39 | Haas | 0.1261 |
| 40 | Schuster Schuster Schuster is a common family name in German.* Alexander Schuster , German ski mountaineer* Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, an Italian cardinal and Archbishop of Milan* Arnold Schuster, murdered businessman... |
0.1168 |
Belgium
BelgiumBelgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
is a European nation composed of three main regions: Flemish Region
Flemish Region
The Flemish Region is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium—alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region. Colloquially, it is usually simply referred to as Flanders, of which it is the institutional iteration within the context of the Belgian political system...
(Flanders), Walloon Region (Wallonia), and Brussels-Capital Region. The Flemish region has a Dutch language tradition, while the Walloon region has a French language tradition. These different linguistic histories are reflected in differing commonalities of surnames, as shown in the table below. (Data from January 1, 2008; total population: 10,666,866)
| National Rank | Name | Number of people | Rank (Flanders Flemish Region The Flemish Region is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium—alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region. Colloquially, it is usually simply referred to as Flanders, of which it is the institutional iteration within the context of the Belgian political system... ) | Rank (Wallonia) | Rank (Brussels) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peeters Peeters -People with the surname Peeters:*Bart Peeters , Belgian musician and television presenter.*Benoît Peeters , French comic writer, novelist and critic*Bob Peeters , Belgian football striker... |
32,657 | 1 | 67 | 2 |
| 2 | Janssens Janssens Janssens may refer to:* Abraham Janssens , Flemish painter* Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen , Dutch portrait painter... |
30,296 | 2 | 56 | 1 |
| 3 | Maes | 25,524 | 3 | 63 | 8 |
| 4 | Jacobs Jacobs (surname) Jacobs is a patronymic medieval surname. Its origin is from the given name Jacob, derived from the Latin Jacobus, itself derived from the Hebrew language personal name Yaakov, from the Hebrew word akev . It is a common in English speaking countries and with Jewish people. There are many variant... |
19,999 | 4 | 97 | 4 |
| 5 | Mertens | 18,518 | 6 | 72 | 5 |
| 6 | Willems Willems Willems is a surname, and may refer to:* Colton Willems , a golf player* Dirk Willems , an anabaptist martyr* Florent Joseph Marie Willems , a Belgian painter* Frederik Willems , Belgian road cyclist... |
18,498 | 5 | 68 | 17 |
| 7 | Claes Claes -Name:Claes, also spelled Klas, is a given name as well as a surname for males. Derived from the names Claus and Nicholas, it is closely related to the myth of Santa Claus... |
16,553 | 7 | 43 | |
| 8 | Goossens | 15,883 | 9 | 15 | |
| 9 | Wouters Wouters Wouters is a surname, and may refer to;* Frans Wouters, Flemish Baroque painter.* G. Henry Wouters, Belgian church historian.* Dave Wouters, a young Dutch Internet entrepreneur.* Jan Wouters, Dutch footballer* Jean de Wouters, Belgian engineer... |
15,732 | 8 | 35 | |
| 10 | de Smet | 14,259 | 10 | 25 | |
| 13 | Dubois | 12,975 | 1 | 3 | |
| 17 | Lambert Lambert (name) Lambert is a given name and surname and may refer to:People with the given name Lambert:* Lambert, Bishop of Ostia , became Pope Honorius II* Lambert, Margrave of Tuscany Lambert is a given name and surname and may refer to:People with the given name Lambert:* Lambert, Bishop of Ostia (c.... |
11,802 | 2 | 11 | |
| 21 | Dupont | 10,369 | 4 | 12 | |
| 31 | Martin | 9,008 | 3 | 10 | |
| 37 | Simon Simon (surname) -A:* Abbey Simon , Jewish-American pianist* André Simon , French wine expert* André Simon , former French racing car driver* Anne Simon, American science advisor on the TV series The X-Files-B:... |
7,774 | 5 | 13 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Most common Bosnian and Herzegovinan surnames for the Bosniak population.- HodžićHodžicHodžić is a common Bosniak surname and variant of the title Hodja.*Selver Hodžić Bosnian-Swiss footballer*Tarik Hodžić Bosnian footballer*Fikret Hodžić Bosnian bodybuilder*Ajla Hodzic Bosnian-American actress...
- HadžićHadžicHadžić is a common Bosniak surname. It may refer to:* Fadil Hadžić, Croatian playwright, journalist and filmmaker * Goran Hadžić, Serbian general accused of crimes against humanity...
- ČengićCengicČengić is a place located south from the city of Bijeljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.-About Čengić:To the north of Čengić is Modran while to the east is Obrijež and Ruhotina. Čengić is part of the municipality of Bijeljina which lies on the flat rich planes of Semberija. The population census in...
- Delić
- DemirovićDemirovicDemirović is a Bosnian surname, and may refer to:*Andrea Demirović, Montenegrin singer*Enes Demirović, Bosnian footballer...
- KovačevićKovacevicKovačević is a South Slavic surname derived from Kovač, which means smith. It may refer to:*Abid Kovačević, Bosnian footballer*Anto Kovačević , Croatian right-wing politician.*Ante Kovacevic , Australian footballer...
- TahirovićTahirovicTahirović is a Bosniak surname. It is derived from "son of Tahir".It may refer to the following people:*Emil Tahirovič , Slovenian swimmer*Emra Tahirović , Bosnian-Swedish football player...
- Ferhatović
- MuratovićMuratovicMuratović is a common Bosnian surname, found throughout the former Yugoslavia and may refer to:*Alen Muratović, Montenegrin handball player*Hasan Muratović, prime minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
- Ibrahimović
- Hasanović
- Mehmedović
- Salihović
- Terzić
- Ademović
- Adilović
Bulgaria
- Dimitrov
- Djorov
- Petrov
- Ivanov
- Stoyanov
- Stefanov
- Boyanov
- Trifonov
- Sofiyanski
- Tasev
- Metodiev
- Katzarov
- Iliev
- Gospodinov
- Apostolov
- Hristov
- Hasanov
- Nikolov
- Bojidarov
- Stoichkov
- Lechkov
- Yanev
- Yankov
- Stoev
- Konstantinov
- Grigorov
- Gruev
- Georgiev
- Kremenliev
- Mihaylov
- Kanev
- Bozhanov
- Bozhinov
- Kanchev
- Uzunov
- Penev
- Slavkov
- Krumov
- Asparuhov
- Todorov
- Kostov
- Borisov
- Simeonov
- Denev
- Berbatov
- Balakov
- Borimirov
- Tonev
- Tzonev
- Tzolov
- Tzvetanov
- Tzvetkov
Feminized names included (m. Dimitrov - f. Dimitrova).
Croatia
| Croatia | ||||
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| 2008 | |Surname derivation | |||
| Rank | Frequency | |||
| 1 | 22,225 | Horvat Horvat Horvat is the most frequent surname in Croatia and 2nd most frequent in Slovenia. The surname originates from Croatia, Horvat being the older version of the word Hrvat, a term used to describe a Croat. Croats with surname Horvat live almost exclusively in kajkavian speaking region... |
ethnic name for a Croat | |
| 2 | 15,835 | Kovačević Kovacevic Kovačević is a South Slavic surname derived from Kovač, which means smith. It may refer to:*Abid Kovačević, Bosnian footballer*Anto Kovačević , Croatian right-wing politician.*Ante Kovacevic , Australian footballer... |
patronymic Patronymic A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms... , from kovač "blacksmith" |
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| 3 | 13,150 | Babić Babic Babić is a common Bosniak, Croatian and Serbian family name. Among the population of the Republic of Croatia it is 3rd most frequent surname. It may refer to:- Family names :* Safet Babic, German politician... |
matronymic Matronymic A matronymic is a personal name based on the name of one's mother, grandmother, or any female ancestor. It is the female equivalent of a patronymic. In patriarchal societies, matronymic surnames are far less common than patronyms. In the past, matronymic last names were often given to children of... , or nickname, from baba "(old) woman", "grandmother" |
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| 4 | 11,171 | Marić | patronymic, from Maro - short form of Mavro "Maurice" or Marko "Marcus" | |
| 5 | 11,396 | Novak Novak Novák, Novak or Nowak is a surname in a number of Slavic languages, and one of the most popular surnames in many Slavic countries, namely the Czech Republic, Croatia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland and Russia.... |
1. a newcomer, from novy "new"; 2. topographic name, for peasant who settled on newly cleared land | |
| 6 | 11,356 | Jurić | patronymic, from Jure or Juro - regional variants of Juraj "George" | |
| 7 | 11,171 | Kovačić Kovacic Kovačić, alternatively spelled Kovacic in English or Kovacsics in Hungarian, is a common surname in Croatia. It is also very common in Slovenia where it is usually spelled Kovačič. Etymologically it is a patronymic derivative of the surname Kovač, which is a cognate of the English surname Smith,... |
patronymic, from kovač "blacksmith" | |
| 8 | 10,582 | Vuković | patronymic, from Vuk - ancient Slavic Slavic languages The Slavic languages , a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia.-Branches:Scholars traditionally divide Slavic... name meaning "wolf" |
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| 9 | 10,554 | Knežević Kneževic Knežević is a Serbian, Montenegrin and Croatian last name. Its root is the noun knez.The Anglicized version of this name, is Knezevich or Knezevic, as typically seen in the United States... |
from 'knez "prince" or "duke" | |
| 10 | 10,074 | Marković Markovic Marković is a common Serbian and Croatian family name. It is a patronym of Marko, the local variant of the common European name Marcus or Mark.- People with last name Marković :... |
patronymic, from Marko "Marcus" | |
| 11 | 9,957 | Petrović Petrovic Petrović is a slavic last name,found in countries with slavic population.Examples of souch countries are : Croatia,Serbia,Montenegro,Bosnia and Hercegovina,Slovenia,Macedonia,Russia,this surename or last name is not tied to nationaliti,some people tie this last name to Serbian and Montenegrian... |
patronymic, from Petar and Peter | |
| 12 | 9,960 | Matić Matić Matić is a common Croatian and Serbian family name. It is a patronymic name of Matija or Mate, the Croatian variants of the Latin name Mathaeus, English Matthew.... |
patronymic, possibly from Matija or Matej "Matthew"; or possibly from Mate or Mato | |
| 13 | 9,538 | Tomić Tomić Tomić is a common family name found in Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is sometimes transliterated as Tomic or Tomich outside these areas... |
patronymic, from Tomo or Toma (short forms of Tomislav) "Thomas" | |
| 14 | 8,997 | Kovač Kovac Kovač , meaning "forger" in Slavic languages and in Hungarian, is a common surname in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Hungary, Serbia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Slovenia... |
occupational name, from kovač "blacksmith" | |
| 15 | 8,759 | Pavlović | patronymic, from Pavao, Pavle, and Pavel "Paul" | |
| 16 | 8,258 | Božić Božic Božić is a common Serbian, Croatian and Slovenian surname. It means Christmas in the respective languages.In Slovenia, there are more than 3,500 people with the surname Božič, and more than 500 with the surname Božić . It is the 13th most common surname in Slovenia... |
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| 17 | 8,152 | Blažević Blažević Blažević is a common Croatian last name, originating from the masculine first name Blaž, a form of the name Blaise.* Goran "Šiljo" Blažević , Croatian footballer* Jakov Blažević, Croatian politician during Yugoslavia... |
patronymic, from Blaž lat. Blasius "Blaise" | |
| 18 | 8,010 | Grgić Grgić Grgić is a common Croatian family name. It is a patronymic name of Grgur, the Croatian variant of the name Gregory.Notable people with last name Grgić:* Brent Grgic, Australian footballer* Goran Grgić, Croatian actor... |
patronymic, from Grga or Grgo - regional variants of Grgur "Gregory" | |
| 19 | 7,538 | Pavić Pavic Pavić or Pavič is a South Slavic surname, common in Croatia. It is derived from the personal name Pavao , by means of patronymic-forming suffix -ić/-ič.It may refer to:... |
patronymic, from Pavo - short or regional variant of Pavao "Paul" | |
| 20 | 7,406 | Radić Radic Radić or Radic is a common South Slavic surname. It may refer to:* Dejan Radić , Serbian footballer* Gabrijel Radić , Serbian volleyball player* Indira Radić , Serbian pop-folk singer... |
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| 21 | 7,351 | Perić | ||
| 22 | 7,321 | Filipović Filipovic Filipović is a common surname in South Slavic languages. It is one of the few surnames that occur commonly in Montenegrins, Croats, and Serbs.Arts and literature... |
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| 23 | 7,184 | Šarić Sáric Sáric is a small town and the municipal area around it, located in the extreme north of the Mexican state of Sonora. Its northern boundary is the U.S. state of Arizona. The population of the municipality was 2,703 in 2010 living in an area of 1,676.23 square kilometers. The elevation is... |
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| 24 | 7,131 | Lovrić | ||
| 25 | 6,986 | Vidović Vidovic Vidović is a Croatian surname. In Croatia, it is a common surname in the middle and south Dalmatia, Međimurje, Požega, Zagorje and Banovina. It is formed by the patronymic suffix -ić, the possessive infix -ov- and the base Vid, a common Christian given name in Croatia, Slavic variety of the Latin... |
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| 26 | 6,903 | Perković Perković Perković is a village in the Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia. The settlement is administered as a part of the city of Šibenik.According to national census of 2001, population of the settlement is 115.... |
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| 27 | 6,797 | Popović Popovic -Popovich:Popovich or Popovitch is a common Ukrainian or Russian surname, and sometimes a patronymic meaning son of Popov... |
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| 28 | 6,760 | Bošnjak | ||
| 29 | 6,653 | Jukić | ||
| 30 | 6,417 | Barišić | ||
Czech Republic
Feminized names included are included (m. Novák/f. Nováková). Figures are from 2009 and provided by Czech Ministry of the Interior.| Rank | Name | Meaning | Number of males | Number of females |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novák Novak Novák, Novak or Nowak is a surname in a number of Slavic languages, and one of the most popular surnames in many Slavic countries, namely the Czech Republic, Croatia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland and Russia.... /Nováková |
new man | 34,168 | 35,558 |
| 2 | Svoboda Svoboda (surname) Svoboda is a common surname. Svobodová is a Czech and Slovak feminine form of the surname.In the Czech language it used to refer to "free men"... /Svobodová |
freedom | 25,292 | 26,569 |
| 3 | Novotný Novotny (surname) Novotný is a Czech and Slovak surname. Notable persons with that surname include:* Antonín Novotný, Czechoslovakian president* Antonín Novotný , Czech chess composer... /Novotná |
new man | 24,320 | 25,328 |
| 4 | Dvořák/Dvořáková | grange owner | 22,299 | 23,445 |
| 5 | Černý Cerny (surname) Černý , rendered without diacritics as Cerny, is a common Czech surname. Originally, it is an adjective in the Czech language, meaning "black"; like many other surnames, this originally made reference to a person's physical qualities, namely dark hair colour or perhaps darker complexion.Cognate... /Černá |
black | 17,813 | 18,504 |
| 6 | Procházka Procházka Procházka is a very common Czech surname. The feminine gender is Procházková .A literal translation of the name to English is a stroll.The name approximates to the English surname "Walker"... /Procházková |
walker | 16,074 | 16,817 |
| 7 | Kučera Kucera Kučera is a Czech and Slovak surname, and may refer to:* Bob Kucera , Australian politician* Bohumil Kučera , Czech physicist* Daniel Kucera , American bishop* František Kučera , Czech ice hockey defenceman... /Kučerová |
curly | 15,187 | 15,689 |
| 8 | Veselý Vesely Vesely is a surname that may refer to:* Aleš Veselý, Czech sculptor* Bohumil Veselý , Czech footballer* Dalibor Vesely, Czech engineer, architect, art historian and aestheticist* František Veselý , Czech football player... /Veselá |
cheerful, merry | 12,882 | 13,494 |
| 9 | Horák Horák Horák or Horak is a surname, and may refer to:*Hana Horáková*Jiří Horák*Josef Horák*Michael Horak*Milada Horáková*Olga Horak*Peter Horák... /Horáková |
highlander | 12,165 | 12,796 |
| 10 | Němec Nemec Němec is a common Czech surname, meaning German. The feminine form is Němcová.Němec or Nemec may refer to:* Adam Nemec - Slovak footballer* André Nemec - American screenwriter* Corin Nemec - American actor* Dejan Nemec - Slovenian footballer... /Němcová |
German | 11,192 | 11,563 |
Denmark
| Denmark | ||
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| 2011 | Nielsen Nielsen Nielsen , is a Danish patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Niels, Niels being the Danish version of the Greek male given name Νικόλαος, Nikolaos . It is the second most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 5% of the population. It is also used in Norway, although the form Nelsen and... | |
| 3 | 226,040 | Hansen Hansen (surname) Hansen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Hans. It is the third most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 4.3% of the population. Hansen is the single most common surname in Norway, not counting spelling variations such as Hanssen, which are also quite common... |
| 4 | 170,061 | Pedersen Pedersen Pedersen , is a Danish patronymic surname, literally meaning "son of Peder". It is the fourth most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 3,4% of the population... |
| 5 | 163,554 | Andersen Andersen Andersen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Anders"... |
| 6 | 123,157 | Christensen Christensen (surname) Christensen , is a Danish patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Christen, a sideform of Christian. The spelling variant Kristensen has identical pronunciation. Christensen is the sixth most common name in Denmark, shared by about 2% of the population... |
| 7 | 120,451 | Larsen Larsen (surname) Larsen , is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning "son of Lars" . It is the seven most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 2,4% of the population.Larsen may refer to:-In engineering:... |
| 8 | 115,251 | Sørensen Sørensen Sørensen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Søren" . It is the eighth most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 2,3% of the population.... |
| 9 | 97,811 | Rasmussen Rasmussen The surname Rasmussen is a Danish and Norwegian surname, meaning "Rasmus' son" . It is the ninth most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 1.9% of the population.... |
| 10 | 91,521 | Jørgensen Jorgensen Jorgensen is a common Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Jørgen" . Jørgensen is the tenth most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 1.8% of the population... |
| 11 | 83,266 | Petersen Petersen Petersen is a common Scandinavian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Peter". There are other spellings. Petersen may refer to:* Ted Petersen, American football player* Adolf Dahm-Petersen, Norwegian voice specialist... |
| 12 | 66,150 | Madsen |
| 13 | 61,957 | Kristensen |
| 14 | 49,950 | Olsen Olsen (surname) Olsen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Ole". The surname Olesen has a similar origin. The Swedish parallel form is Olsson - "son of Ola"... |
| 15 | 39,662 | Thomsen Thomsen Thomsen is a Danish patronymic surname meaning "son of Tom ", itself derived from the Aramaic תום or Tôm, meaning "twin". There are many varied surname spellings, with the first historical record believed to be found in 1252... |
| 16 | 37,974 | Christiansen Christiansen Christiansen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Christian. The spelling variant Kristiansen has identical prononciation... |
| 17 | 32,797 | Poulsen Poulsen Poulsen is a Danish patronymic surname meaning "son of Poul" . The form Paulsen is a less common cognate.It may refer to:People*Christian Poulsen, Danish professional football player... |
| 18 | 31,897 | Johansen Johansen Johansen is a Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning "son of Johan". It is most common in Denmark and Norway. The Swedish variant is Johansson, while the most common spelling in the US is Johanson. There are still other spellings. Johansen is an uncommon given name... |
| 19 | 30,438 | Møller Møller Møller is a Danish surname, referring to an occupation as a Miller, equivalent of the Scottish/English Miller, the German Müller etc.Møller is the twentieth commonest surname in Denmark... |
| 20 | 30,203 | Knudsen Knudsen Knudsen is a surname of Scandinavian origin, derived from the personal name Knud and literally meaning "Knud's son."Knudsen refers to:*Persons... |
Estonia
| Estonia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Ivanov Ivanov (surname) Ivanov , Ivanoff or Ivanow or Ivanova is one of the most common surnames in Russia and Bulgaria... | of Ivan (Russian) | |
| 2 | 5,241 | Tamm Tamm (disambiguation) -People:*Edward Allen Tamm , American judge*Henric Tamm , Swedish finance minister 1920-1921*Igor Tamm , Soviet physicist, recipient of the 1958 Nobel Prize for Physics*Jaak Tamm , Estonian politician and businessman... |
oak Oak An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus... /dam Dam A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are... |
| 3 | 4,352 | Saar | island Island An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm... /ash (tree) |
| 4 | 3,624 | Sepp Sepp (surname) Sepp is a surname. When borne by Estonian-descended people, it is usually derived from a word meaning "smith". The surname Sepp is also found in Germanic languages.Those bearing it include:... |
smith |
| 5 | 3,613 | Mägi Mägi Mägi is a surname of Estonian origin. The word "mägi" in Estonian means "mountain" or "hill". People with the surname Mägi include:*Ester Mägi , an Estonian composer.*Konrad Mägi , an Estonia n landscape painter.... |
mountain Mountain Image:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River... /hill Hill A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills... |
| 6 | 3,402 | Smirnov Smirnov (surname) According to the 2002 population census, Smirnov or Smirnova is the most common surname in Russia . Variants of transliteration: Smirnoff or Smyrnov. Derived from an adjective smirnyy , that means "quiet, still, meek, gentle"... |
of the quiet man (Russian) |
| 7 | 3,153 | Vasiliev | of Vasiliy (Russian) |
| 8 | 2,937 | Petrov Petrov (surname) Petrov or Petroff or Petrova is one of the most common surnames in Russia and Bulgaria. The surname is derived from the first name Pyotr or Petar... |
of Pyotr (Russian) |
| 9 | 2,847 | Kask Kask Kask may refer to:*Asta Kask, a punk band from Töreboda, Sweden*A common Estonian surname , with notable bearers including:**Janne Kask, former singer of the Swedish band Brainpool... |
birch Birch Birch is a tree or shrub of the genus Betula , in the family Betulaceae, closely related to the beech/oak family, Fagaceae. The Betula genus contains 30–60 known taxa... |
| 10 | 2,728 | Kukk Kukk Kukk is a common Estonian surname, translated as "rooster, cock". It may refer to:*Artur Kukk , speed skater, wrestler and boxer*Jakob Kukk , clergyman*Juhan Kukk , politician and entrepreneur... |
rooster Rooster A rooster, also known as a cockerel, cock or chanticleer, is a male chicken with the female being called a hen. Immature male chickens of less than a year's age are called cockerels... |
| 11 | 2,339 | Kuznetsov Kuznetsov Kuznetsov, Kuznyetsov, or Kuznetsoff or Kuznetsova is the third most common Russian surname, an equivalent of the English "Smith" .... |
of the smith (Russian) |
| 12 | 2,265 | Rebane Rebane Rebane is an Estonian surname , and may refer to:*Alfons Rebane , Estonian military commander*Bill Rebane , film director, producer, screenwriter, and author... |
fox Fox Fox is a common name for many species of omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family. Foxes are small to medium-sized canids , characterized by possessing a long narrow snout, and a bushy tail .Members of about 37 species are referred to as foxes, of which only 12 species actually belong to... |
| 13 | 2,165 | Ilves Ilves Ilves is a Finnish sports club nowadays mostly known for their youth work. The ice hockey team plays in the SM-liiga at the Tampereen jäähalli in Hakametsä... |
lynx Eurasian Lynx The Eurasian lynx is a medium-sized cat native to European and Siberian forests, South Asia and East Asia. It is also known as the European lynx, common lynx, the northern lynx, and the Siberian or Russian lynx... |
| 14 | 1,968 | Mihhailov | of Mikhail (Russian) |
| 15 | 1,933 | Pärn Parn Parn is a fictional character in the Record of Lodoss War fantasy manga and its derivative anime franchise.He plays a major role in the series, especially in the light novels, manga and OVA, and is the central protagonist in the manga saga The Grey Witch... |
lime (tree) Tilia Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The greatest species diversity is found in Asia, and the genus also occurs in Europe and eastern North America, but not western North America... |
| 16 | 1,927 | Pavlov Pavlov (surname) Pavlov and its feminine form Pavlova are common Russian and Bulgarian family names. Their Ukrainian variant is Pavliv. All stem from Christian name Paul... |
of Pavel (Russian) |
| 17 | 1,909 | Semenov | of Semyon (Russian) |
| 18 | 1,882 | Koppel | paddock Field (agriculture) In agriculture, the word field refers generally to an area of land enclosed or otherwise and used for agricultural purposes such as:* Cultivating crops* Usage as a paddock or, generally, an enclosure of livestock... |
| 19 | 1,845 | Alekseev | of Alexey (Russian) |
Faroe Islands
The forty most common surnames in the Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
as published in 2009 are shown below beside the number of people of the Faroese population sharing each surname.
| Rank | Name | Number of individuals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joensen | 2,512 |
| 2 | Hansen Hansen (surname) Hansen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Hans. It is the third most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 4.3% of the population. Hansen is the single most common surname in Norway, not counting spelling variations such as Hanssen, which are also quite common... |
2,339 |
| 3 | Jacobsen Jacobsen (surname) Jacobsen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Jacob". The prefix derives from the biblical given name Yaakov . The cognate Jakobsen is less common. The English language patronymic surname Jacobson is a parallel form, of which the earliest records are found in Huntingdon in 1244... |
2,169 |
| 4 | Olsen Olsen (surname) Olsen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Ole". The surname Olesen has a similar origin. The Swedish parallel form is Olsson - "son of Ola"... |
1,784 |
| 5 | Poulsen Poulsen Poulsen is a Danish patronymic surname meaning "son of Poul" . The form Paulsen is a less common cognate.It may refer to:People*Christian Poulsen, Danish professional football player... |
1,400 |
| 6 | Petersen Petersen Petersen is a common Scandinavian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Peter". There are other spellings. Petersen may refer to:* Ted Petersen, American football player* Adolf Dahm-Petersen, Norwegian voice specialist... |
1,312 |
| 7 | Johannesen | 1,091 |
| 8 | Thomsen Thomsen Thomsen is a Danish patronymic surname meaning "son of Tom ", itself derived from the Aramaic תום or Tôm, meaning "twin". There are many varied surname spellings, with the first historical record believed to be found in 1252... |
722 |
| 9 | Nielsen Nielsen Nielsen , is a Danish patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Niels, Niels being the Danish version of the Greek male given name Νικόλαος, Nikolaos . It is the second most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 5% of the population. It is also used in Norway, although the form Nelsen and... |
682 |
| 10 | Johansen Johansen Johansen is a Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning "son of Johan". It is most common in Denmark and Norway. The Swedish variant is Johansson, while the most common spelling in the US is Johanson. There are still other spellings. Johansen is an uncommon given name... |
584 |
| 11 | Rasmussen Rasmussen The surname Rasmussen is a Danish and Norwegian surname, meaning "Rasmus' son" . It is the ninth most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 1.9% of the population.... |
565 |
| 12 | Simonsen Simonsen -People:*Allan Simonsen , Danish football player*Bengt Simonsen , Swedish racewalker*Jan Simonsen , Norwegian politician*Karen Simonsen, Canadian judge*Lasse Simonsen , Norwegian law professor... |
543 |
| 13 | Djurhuus | 528 |
| 14 | Jensen | 523 |
| 15 | Danielsen | 518 |
| 16 | Mortensen Mortensen Mortensen or Mortenson is a surname of Danish and Norwegian origin, meaning son of Morten. The Swedish variant is Mårtensson. Mortensen is currently the 20th most common surname in Denmark.It may refer to the following people:... |
488 |
| 17 | Mikkelsen Mikkelsen Mikkelsen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Mikkel" . People with the name Mikkelsen include:-People:*Andreas Mikkelsen - Norwegian rally driver.*Bård Mikkelsen - Norwegian businessperson... |
457 |
| 18 | Dam Dam A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are... |
433 |
| 19 | Højgaard | 429 |
| 20 | Andreasen | 420 |
Finland
| Rank | Surname | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korhonen Korhonen Korhonen is a surname originating in Finland , where it is the first most common surname. It may also refer to, alphabetically:... |
23,535 | 0.436 |
| 2 | Virtanen Virtanen (surname) Virtanen is a surname originating in Finland , where it is the second most common surname.-List persons with the surname:*Antti Virtanen , Finnish ice hockey player... |
23,398 | 0.433 |
| 3 | Nieminen Nieminen Nieminen is a surname originating in Finland , where it is the third most common surname. It may also refer to, alphabetically:*Anu Nieminen , Finnish badminton player*Eeti Nieminen, Finnish Nordic skier... |
21,301 | 0.394 |
| 4 | Mäkinen Mäkinen Mäkinen is a surname originating in Finland , where it is the fourth most common surname. It may also refer to, alphabetically:*Jarmo Mäkinen , Finnish actor... |
21,290 | 0.394 |
| 5 | Mäkelä Mäkelä Mäkelä is a surname originating in Finland , where it is the fifth most common surname. It may also refer to, alphabetically on first name:* Eero Mäkelä , Finnish chef, first Michelin-starred in Finland... |
19,583 | 0.363 |
| 6 | Hämäläinen Hämäläinen Hämäläinen is a surname originating in Finland , where it is the sixth most common surname. It may also refer to, alphabetically:*Aatu Hämäläinen , Finnish professional ice hockey player... |
19,265 | 0.357 |
| 7 | Laine Laine Laine is Finnish and Estonian for "wave", and a surname in various languages. Laine is a surname originating in Finland , where it is the seventh most common surname... |
18,903 | 0.350 |
| 8 | Koskinen Koskinen Koskinen is a surname originating in Finland , where it is the eighth most common surname. It may also refer to, alphabetically:*Aarno Yrjö-Koskinen , Finnish politician, ambassador and freiherr... |
17,948 | 0.332 |
| 9 | Heikkinen Heikkinen Heikkinen is a surname originating in Finland , where it is the ninth most common surname. It may also refer to, alphabetically:* Aki Heikkinen , Finnish decathlete... |
17,932 | 0.332 |
| 10 | Järvinen Järvinen Järvinen is a surname originating in Finland , where it is the tenth most common surname. It may also refer to, alphabetically:*Akilles Järvinen , Finnish athlete and decathlete... |
17,059 | 0.316 |
| 11 | Lehtonen Lehtonen Lehtonen is a name originating in Finland. It may refer to:* Aaron Lehtonen , American Singer/Songwriter* Antero Lehtonen , former Finnish ice hockey player* Eero Lehtonen , Finnish pentathlete... |
16,835 | 0.312 |
| 12 | Lehtinen Lehtinen Lehtinen is a common Finnish surname. It may refer to:* Dexter Lehtinen , an American attorney and law professor* Eino Lehtinen , a Finnish centenarian, one of the last surviving veterans of the Finnish Civil War... |
15,794 | 0.293 |
| 13 | Saarinen Saarinen Saarinen is a surname originating in Finland. It may refer to:*Aino Kaisa Saarinen, Finnish skier*Arno Saarinen, Finnish gymnast*Eliel Saarinen, Finnish architect*Eero Saarinen, son of Eliel, also a Finnish architect and furniture designer... |
15,470 | 0.287 |
| 14 | Salminen | 15,306 | 0.283 |
| 15 | Heinonen | 15,081 | 0.279 |
| 16 | Niemi Niemi Niemi is a surname originating in Finland . It may also refer to, alphabetically:* Antti Niemi , Finnish football goalkeeper* Antti Niemi , Finnish ice hockey goaltender... |
15,008 | 0.278 |
| 17 | Heikkilä Heikkilä Heikkilä is a surname originating in Finland. The name is derived from Heikki, the Finnish equivalent of the Scandinavian name Henrik and the Germanic Henry, plus the suffix -lä, a patronymic indicating a child of a household headed by a man named Heikki. Among Finnish immigrants to North America,... |
14,578 | 0.270 |
| 18 | Salonen | 14,413 | 0.267 |
| 19 | Kinnunen Kinnunen Kinnunen is a Finnish surname and it may refer to:* Heikki Kinnunen* Jarkko Kinnunen* Jorma Kinnunen , Finnish athlete* Kimmo Kinnunen , former Finnish javelin thrower* Laila Kinnunen , Finnish singer... |
14,335 | 0.265 |
| 20 | Turunen | 13,917 | 0.258 |
| 21 | Salo | 13,558 | 0.251 |
| 22 | Laitinen | 13,161 | 0.244 |
| 23 | Tuominen | 12,981 | 0.240 |
| 24 | Rantanen | 12,965 | 0.240 |
| 25 | Karjalainen Karjalainen Karjalainen is a Finnish surname:*Ahti Karjalainen , Finnish composer*Ahti Karjalainen , Finnish politician and former prime minister*Anniina Karjalainen, Finnish singer... |
12,851 | 0.238 |
Most of the names on this list are typical examples of surnames that were adopted in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a time before which many Finns had no surname in today's sense. In the romantic spirit, they refer to natural features — virta "river", koski "rapids", mäki "hill", järvi "lake" — often with the suffix -nen added after the model of older, mainly eastern Finnish surnames such as Korhonen and Heikkinen. "Hämäläinen" literally means an inhabitant of Häme
Häme Province
The Province of Häme was a province of Finland from 1831 to 1997.In 1997 the southern parts with Tavastia Proper, Päijänne Tavastia was merged together with the province of Uusimaa and Kymi into the new Province of Southern Finland...
. Heikki is a Finnish form of the man's name Henry.
France
| France | ||
|---|---|---|
| Unknown year | Martin Martin (name) Martin may either be a surname or given name.Martin is a common given and family name in most European languages. It comes from the Latin name Martinus, which is a late derived form of the name of the Roman god Mars, the protective godhead of the Latins... | |
| 2 | 105,132 | Bernard Bernard The masculine given name Bernard is of Germanic origin.The meaning of the name is from a Germanic compound Bern-hard meaning "bear-hardy", or "brave as a bear". Bern- is the old form of bear from West Germanic *beran-.... |
| 3 | 95,998 | Dubois |
| 4 | 95,387 | Thomas Thomas (surname) Thomas is a common surname used in British , French, German, Dutch, Danish, and southern India .It derives from the medieval personal name, of Biblical origin, from Aramaic t'om'a, a byname meaning 'twin'. It was borne by one of the disciples of Christ, best known for his scepticism about Christ's... |
| 5 | 91,393 | Robert Robert The name Robert is a Germanic given name, from hrod "fame" and beraht "bright". It is also in use as a surname.After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form Robert, where an Old English cognate form had existed before the Norman Conquest... |
| 6 | 90,689 | Richard Richard The first or given name Richard derives from German, French, and English "ric" and "hard" , therefore it means 'powerful leader' as well as 'King's Court'... |
| 7 | 88,318 | Petit |
| 8 | 84,252 | Durand |
| 9 | 78,868 | Leroy |
| 10 | 78,177 | Moreau |
| 11 | 76,655 | Simon Simon (surname) -A:* Abbey Simon , Jewish-American pianist* André Simon , French wine expert* André Simon , former French racing car driver* Anne Simon, American science advisor on the TV series The X-Files-B:... |
| 12 | 75,307 | Laurent |
| 13 | 74,564 | Lefebvre Lefebvre Lefebvre is a common northern French surname. It is also spelled Lefèvre, LeFebvre, LeFèvre, and is used in the related forms Lefeuvre , Lefébure .... |
| 14 | 74,318 | Michel Michel (name) Michel is both a given name and a surname. The given name is an English and German form of the personal name Michael. The surname has several different origins. When the name originates from France, Germany and the Netherlands it is also a form of the personal name Michael. The Basque name is a... |
| 15 | 68,720 | Garcia García (surname) García is a surname common throughout the Americas, the Philippines and Spain. There are several theories about its origin and history, but it is probably of Basque origin... |
| 16 | 61,762 | David David (name) David is a common male given name and surname. The name "David" is derived from the ancient times of Mesopotamia and used as the Biblical Hebrew name דָּוִד , meaning "Beloved". "Dudi" is a common nickname for David in Hebrew, in the same way Dave and Davy are in English.The Arabic and Assyrian... |
| 17 | 59,817 | Bertrand |
| 18 | 59,440 | Roux |
| 19 | 57,351 | Vincent Vincent Vincent is the French version of a masculine name. As Spanish Vicente, it is derived from the Latin name Vincentius meaning "conquering"... |
| 20 | 57,047 | Fournier Fournier * Fournier RF-4 is a motor glider* Museo Fournier de Naipes is a playing card museumFournier is a surname:*Alain Fournier, computer graphics researcher*Alain-Fournier, French writer*Alphonse Fournier , Canadian politician... |
| 21 | 56,760 | Morel Morel (surname) Morel is a French surname. Notable people with that surname include:* Alfred Morel-Fatio , French hispanist* Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio , French painter* Bénédict Morel , Austrian-French psychiatrist... |
| 22 | 55,642 | Girard |
| 23 | 55,228 | André André André is a French and Portuguese masculine given name, the French form of Andrew. It may refer to :* André , a French graffiti artist* André , an Armenian pop star* André-Marie Ampère* André Ayew, a football player from Ghana... |
| 24 | 53,670 | Lefèvre Lefèvre Lefèvre, Lefevre, LeFevre, Le Fevre, or Le Fèvre is a common family name, particularly among French-speaking populations. It means smith... |
| 25 | 53,622 | Mercier |
| 26 | 53,405 | Dupont |
| 27 | 51,543 | Lambert Lambert (name) Lambert is a given name and surname and may refer to:People with the given name Lambert:* Lambert, Bishop of Ostia , became Pope Honorius II* Lambert, Margrave of Tuscany Lambert is a given name and surname and may refer to:People with the given name Lambert:* Lambert, Bishop of Ostia (c.... |
| 28 | 50,999 | Bonnet |
| 29 | 50,612 | François |
| 30 | 49,762 | Martinez Martínez (surname) Martínez, often spelled without the acute accent on the "i", is a common surname in the Spanish language. Martínez is the most common surname in Navarra, La Rioja, Cuenca and Murcia. There are also variations such as San Martin and Martín .It has originated as a patronymic surname, meaning "son of... |
| 31 | TBA | Legrant |
| 32 | TBA | Garnier |
| 33 | TBA | Faure |
| 34 | TBA | Rousseau |
| 35 | TBA | Blanc |
Almost half of those names are also male given names; this might originate from the use to give found children a first name as last name, but most of all to the tradition of naming, to desambiguate many peoples, with a reference to their father's given name ("François Martin" being François, son of Martin). Other names come either from a physical trait ("Petit" (small) "Leroux" (the red-haired one), a local indications (Dubois (from the wood), Dupont (from the bridge)), or an occupation (Lefebvre (Smith), Fournier (Baker) Mercier).
Georgia
See List of most common surnames in AsiaGermany
| Rank | Surname | Meaning | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Müller | occupational name: miller Miller A miller usually refers to a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a cereal crop to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalents in other languages around the world... |
0.95 |
| 2 | Schmidt | occupational name: blacksmith Blacksmith A blacksmith is a person who creates objects from wrought iron or steel by forging the metal; that is, by using tools to hammer, bend, and cut... |
0.69 |
| 3 | Schneider Schneider (surname) Schneider is a very common family name in Germany. Alternate spellings include: Schnieder , Snyder, Snider, Sneider, Sneijder , Schnyder, Schnider , Sznajder and Znaider .-People:*Alexander Schneider, classical... |
occupational name: tailor Tailor A tailor is a person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.Although the term dates to the thirteenth century, tailor took on its modern sense in the late eighteenth century, and now refers to makers of men's and women's suits, coats, trousers,... |
0.40 |
| 4 | Fischer Fischer - Origin and meaning :The German language name is derived from the profession of the fisherman. The name Fischer is the fourth most common German surname.- Variants:* Fisher * Fischler* Vischer* Fischers* Fischl* Fischel* Fischle)... |
occupational name: fisher Fisherman A fisherman or fisher is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish. Worldwide, there are about 38 million commercial and subsistence fishermen and fish farmers. The term can also be applied to recreational fishermen and may be used to describe both men... |
0.35 |
| 5 | Meyer Meyer (surname) Meyer Definition: From the Middle High German word "meiger," meaning "higher or superior," often used for stewards of landholders or great farmers or leaseholders - today a Meier is a dairy farmer... |
occupational name: approximately farmer Farmer A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, who raises living organisms for food or raw materials, generally including livestock husbandry and growing crops, such as produce and grain... |
0.33 |
| 6 | Weber Weber Weber is a surname of German origin, derived from the noun meaning "weaver". In some cases, following migration to English-speaking countries, it has been anglicised to the English surname 'Webber' or even 'Weaver'.Notable people with the surname include:... |
occupational name: weaver | 0.30 |
| 7 | Schulz Schulz Schulz is a common German family name in Northern Germany. It is roughly equivalent to the English family name Constable; the German word Schulz originates from the local official known as Dorf-Schulz, a local law enforcement officer like a police officer or magistrate... |
occupational name: approximately constable Constable A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions.-Etymology:... |
0.27 |
| 8 | Wagner Wagner (surname) Wagner is derived from the Germanic surname Waganari, meaning "wagonmaker" or "wagon driver".This common occupational surname was often given to one who transported produce or other goods via high-sided wagons or carts... |
occupational name: wainwright | 0.27 |
| 9 | Becker | occupational name: baker Baker A baker is someone who bakes and sells bread, Cakes and similar foods may also be produced, as the traditional boundaries between what is produced by a baker as opposed to a pastry chef have blurred in recent decades... |
0.27 |
| 10 | Hoffmann | occupational name: approximately man of the court | 0.26 |
Greece
- PapadopoulosPapadopoulosPapadopoulos , sometimes transliterated as Papadopulos, is the most common Greek surname. It is used both in Greece, Cyprus and countries of the Greek diaspora as well, such as the USA, United Kingdom , Australia and Germany. It means "son of a priest"...
- Nicolau
- Savalas
- Savidis
- Petridis
- AthanasiadisAthanasiadisAthanasiadis is a Greek surname. The female version of the name is Athanasiadi or Athanasiadou. Notable examples include:- Men :* Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, Greek lawyer, politician and Prime Minister...
- Dimitriadis
- Karamanlis
- Strambopoulos
Hungary
| Hungary | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Meaning | ||
| Rank | # | ||
| 1 | 235,400 (2.4%) | Nagy Nagy Nagy is the most popular Hungarian surname, meaning "great". It is pronounced , roughly like nawdge. It may refer, among others, to the following people:* Andrea Nagy , Hungarian basketball player... |
Large/Grand (=tall / well-built) |
| 2 | 217,359 (2.2%) | Kovács Kovacs Kovacs or Kovács, or in its Slavic variant spelling Kovač, is a common family name. Kovács means smith in the Hungarian language; the word came from Slavonic Kovač, and has the same meaing in some Slavic languages.The name translates to the English name Smith... |
Smith |
| 3 | 212,987 (2.1%) | Tóth | Slovak/Slavic |
| 4 | 209,549 (2.1%) | Szabó Szabó Szabó is a common Hungarian surname . Here is the list of prominent people with last name Szabó or Szabo:* Attila Szabó – Hungarian decathlete* Bence Szabó – fencer... |
Tailor |
| 5 | 199,573 (2%) | Horváth Horváth Horvath is a common Hungarian surname, originating from Croatia. It is an older version of the noun "Hrvat" which is the Croatian-language name for a Croat, . The initial holders of this surname most likely were ethnic Croats living or working in Hungary... |
Croat |
| 6 | 137,847 (1.4%) | Varga | Leatherworker |
| 7 | 131,435 (1.3%) | Kiss Kiss (surname) Kiss is a very common Hungarian family name, meaning small. It may refer to:* Antal Kiss , Hungarian athlete* Balázs Kiss , Hungarian athlete* Béla Kiss , Hungarian serial killer... |
Little/Small |
| 8 | 106,942 (1.1%) | Molnár Molnár Molnár is a Hungarian surname. It is uncommon as a given name. It means Miller in English language or and Mlynar in Slovak language. The origin of this name is Slovakian Mlynar, it means the man working with a mlyn, means the man working with a mill. Explanation: The horsemen do not use a mill,... |
Miller |
| 9 | 91,878 (0.9%) | Németh | German |
| 10 | 83,188 (0.8%) | Farkas Farkas Farkas is a Hungarian surname or a given name .-List of persons with the surname:* Andrea Farkas, Hungarian handball goalkeeper... |
Wolf |
| 11 | 80,575 (0.8%) | Balogh Balogh Balogh is a surname and may apply to:*Ádám Balogh, one of the most famous kuruc colonels during Rákóczi's War for Independence*Béla Balogh, a Hungarian football player*Ernő Balogh, a Hungarian-born and -trained classical pianist... |
Left-handed |
| 12 | 52,766 (0.5%) | Papp | Priest |
| 13 | 52,131 (0.5%) | Takács Takács -People:* Ákos Takács , a Hungarian professional football player*Albert Takács , a Hungarian politician and jurist, Minister of Justice and Law Enforcement between 2007 and 2008... |
Weaver |
| 14 | 51,224 (0.5%) | Juhász Juhász -People:* Attila Juhász , Hungarian politician* Ferenc Juhász , Hungarian poet* Ferenc Juhász , Minister of Defense for Hungary from 2002 to 2006* Gyula Juhász , Hungarian poet; awarded Baumgarten Prize... |
Shepherd |
| 15 | 47,151 (0.5%) | Lakatos | Locksmith |
| 16 | 40,079 (0.4%) | Mészáros Mészáros Mészáros or Meszaros in Hungarian language means "butcher", is a surname, of Hungarian origin, and may refer to:* Ancuta Meszaros* Andrej Meszároš, hockey player* Erika Mészáros* Ferenc Mészáros, footballer* Gyuszi Mészáros, musician and polymath... |
Butcher |
| 17 | 38,330 (0.4%) | Oláh | Vlach/Romanic |
| 18 | 37,960 (0.4%) | Simon Simon (surname) -A:* Abbey Simon , Jewish-American pianist* André Simon , French wine expert* André Simon , former French racing car driver* Anne Simon, American science advisor on the TV series The X-Files-B:... |
Simon (also a given name) |
| 19 | 35,008 (0.4%) | Rácz Racz Rácz, Racz , means "Raci", Serbs and may refer to:* Andy Racz, a U.S. soccer player* Ferenc Rácz , a Hungarian football player* Laslo Rac Sabo, an ethnic Hungarian politician in Serbia* Michael Racz, co-founder of RDA International... |
Serb/South Slavic |
| 20 | 34,496 (0.3%) | Fekete | Black(-haired) |
- Top 20 total: 2,095,788 (21%)
Republic of Ireland
| # | Surname | Modern Irish Irish language Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of... | Original Irish | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murphy Murphy Murphy is an Anglicized version of two Irish surnames: Ó Murchadha/Ó Murchadh , and Mac Murchaidh/Mac Murchadh derived from the Irish personal name Murchadh, which meant "sea-warrior" or "sea-battler"... |
Ó Murchú | Ó Murchadha Mac Murchaidh |
Descendant of Murchadh (a personal name meaning "sea-warrior") |
| 2 | (O')Kelly | Ó Ceallaigh | Descendant of Ceallach ("strife") | |
| 3 | O'Sullivan O'Sullivan O'Sullivan or simply Sullivan is an Irish surname, associated with the southwestern part of Ireland, originally found in County Tipperary before the Anglo-Norman invasion, then in County Cork and County Kerry, which due to emigration is also common in Australia, North America and Britain... |
Ó Súilleabháin/Ua Súilleabháin | Descendant of Súilleabhán ("dark-eyed one", "one-eyed" or "hawk-eyed") | |
| 4 | Walsh Walsh (surname) Walsh is an Irish surname, meaning "Breton," or "foreigner," literally "Welshman," taken to Ireland by the Welsh during the Norman Invasion of Ireland. It is most common in County Mayo and County Kilkenny. It is the fourth most common surname in Ireland, and the 325th most common in the United... |
Breathnach | Breatnach | "Breton Breton people The Bretons are an ethnic group located in the region of Brittany in France. They trace much of their heritage to groups of Brythonic speakers who emigrated from southwestern Great Britain in waves from the 3rd to 6th century into the Armorican peninsula, subsequently named Brittany after them.The... ", "foreigner" or "Welshman" |
| 5 | Smithe Smith (surname) Smith is an English family name originating in England. It is the most common surname in the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States, the second most common surname in Canada, and the fifth most common surname in Ireland... |
Mac Gabhann | Son of a smith | |
| 6 | O'Brien O'Brien The O'Brien dynasty are a royal and noble house founded in the 10th century by Brian Boru of the Dál gCais or Dalcassians. After becoming King of Munster, through conquest he established himself as High King of Ireland... |
Ó Briain | Ua Briain/ Ó Briain | Descendant of Brian Brian Boru Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig, , , was an Irish king who ended the domination of the High Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill. Building on the achievements of his father, Cennétig mac Lorcain, and especially his elder brother, Mathgamain, Brian first made himself King of Munster, then subjugated... (possibly meaning "high"/"noble") |
| 7 | (O')Byrne Byrne Byrne meaning 'raven', is derived from the Irish name Ó Broin, and is the seventh most common surname in Ireland today.-History:... |
Ó Broin | Descendant of Bran | |
| 8 | (O')Ryan | Ó Riain | Ó Riaghain Ó Maoilriain Ó Ruaidhín |
Descendant of Rian (possibly meaning "king") Descendant of Maoilriaghan ("bald king") Descendant of Ruaidhín ("little red-haired one") |
| 9 | O'Connor O'Connor (disambiguation) O'Connor is a surname of Irish origin, originally meaning Ó Conchobhair , and can refer to:-People:* O'Conor Don - a royal dynasty ruling the Kingdom of Connacht... |
Ó Conchobhair | Descendant of Conchobhar ("dog-lover") | |
| 10 | O'Neill O'Neill (surname) The O'Neill dynasty is a group of families that have held prominent positions and titles throughout European history. The O'Neills take their name from Niall Glúndub, an early 10th century High King of Ireland from the Cenél nEógain... |
Ó Néill | Descendant of Niall (possibly meaning "cloud", "passionate" or "champion") | |
| 11 | O'Reilly O'Reilly O'Reilly is the Anglicised form of the Gaelic Ó Raghallaigh. It is also the patronymic form of the Irish name Reilly . It is commonly found throughout Ireland, with the greatest concentration of the surname found in County Cavan followed by Longford, Meath, Westmeath, Fermanagh and Monaghan, and... |
Ó Raghallaigh | Ó Raghallaigh | Descendant of Raghallach |
| 12 | Doyle Doyle Doyle is a surname of Irish origin. The name is a Anglicisation of the Gaelic Ó Dubhghaill, meaning "descendant of Dubhghall". The personal name Dubhghall contains the elements dubh "black" + gall "stranger"... |
Ó Dubhghaill | Descendant of Dubhghall ("dark-haired foreigner") | |
| 13 | McCarthy McCarthy (surname) The MacCarthy dynasty was one of Ireland's greatest medieval dynasties. It was and continues to be divided into several great branches. The MacCarthy Reagh, MacCarthy of Muskerry, and MacCarthy of Duhallow dynasties were the three most important of these, after the central or MacCarthy Mór... |
Mac Cárthaigh | Son of Cárthach ("loving") | |
| 14 | (O')Gallagher Gallagher (surname) Gallagher is the anglicisation of the Irish surname Ó Gallchobhair , these being masculine forms; the corresponding feminine forms are Ní Ghallchobhair... |
Ó Gallchóir | Ó Gallchobhair | Descendant of Gallchobhar ("foreign help") |
| 15 | Doherty | Ó Dochartaigh | Ua Dochartaigh | Descendant of Dochartach ("hurtful") |
| 16 | Kennedy Kennedy (surname) Kennedy, alternately O'Kennedy and Kennedie, is a surname of Irish and Scottish origin that has also been used as a given name.-Origins:... |
Ó Cinnéide | Ó Ceannéidigh | Descendant of Cinnéide ("ugly head") |
| 17 | Lynch Lynch (surname) Lynch is a surname of Irish origin.-Gaelic-Irish families:In Gaelic, its original forms included* Ó Loingsigh – now Lynch, Lynchy Lynskey, Lindsey.* Mac Loingsigh – Clynch, Lynch, Mac Glinchy, MacClintock, McClinton... |
Ó Loingsigh | Descendant of Loingseach ("seaman") | |
| 18 | Murray Murray (surname) Murray is a common variation of the word Moray, an anglicisation of the Medieval Gaelic word Muireb ; the b here was pronounced as v, hence the Latinization to Moravia. These names denote the district on the south shore of the Moray Firth, in Scotland... |
Ó Muireadhaigh | Mac Muireadhaigh Mac Giolla Mhuire |
Descendant of Muireadhach ("chieftain") Descendant of a servant of Mary |
| 19 | (O')Quinn | Ó Cuinn | Descendant of Conn ("chief") | |
| 20 | (O')Moore Moore (surname) The name Moore is a popular surname in many English-speaking countries and is of Gaelic/English origin. It is the 31st most common surname in the United Kingdom, and 9th most common in the United States.... |
Ó Mórdha | Descendant of Mórdha ("majestic") | |
Names starting with O' and Mac/Mc were originally patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
. Of the names above, with the exception of Smith and Walsh, all originally began with O' or Mac/Mc but many have lost this prefix over time.Source: The Top 500 Irish & British Surnames, The Observer, 15 April 2007.
Italy
| Italy | ||
|---|---|---|
| Unknown year | Russo Russo Russo is an Italian surname, a variant of Rossi, and may refer to southern Italian variation of the ROSSI surname which means "red-haired or ruddy-complexioned individual." It is derived from the nickname "rosso," meaning red, whereas "russo" would mean "Russian".* Aaron Russo, libertarian... | Southern variant of Rossi |
| 3 | Ferrari Ferrari (disambiguation) Ferrari is a common Italian surname that etymologically means "blacksmith" .Ferrari may refer to:... |
Smiths, Variant of Ferro (Iron) |
| 4 | Esposito Esposito Esposito is an Italian-language family surname originating from southern Italy, and is especially popular in the Campania region.-Etymology and history:... |
"Exposed (on the street)" (because abandoned by parents) |
| 5 | Bianchi | White-haired |
| 6 | Romano | Roman |
| 7 | Colombo Colombo (surname) Colombo is an Italian surname:*Cristoforo Colombo, the Italian language name of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus*Emilio Colombo, Prime Minister of Italy 1970–1972 and subsequently lifetime Senator*Gioacchino Colombo, Italian automobile engine designer... |
Pigeon. Surname massively given to abandoned orphans |
| 8 | Ricci Ricci Ricci is an Italian surname, and can also be a shortened version of Riccardo, as a first name and may refer to:-Surname:* Christie Ricci, American wrestler* Christina Ricci, American actress* Fausto Ricci, Italian motorcycle racer... |
Curly-headed |
| 9 | Marino Marino (name) -People surnamed Marino:* Dan Marino, an American football player* Eugene Antonio Marino, an African American archbishop* Giambattista Marino, an Italian 17th century poet* Giuliana Marino, a German model* Frank Marino, a Canadian Rock guitarist... |
Marine, coming from the seaside |
| 10 | Greco Greco (surname) Greco is an Italian surname, one of the most common in the whole country, and it literally means "Greek". Historically, its popularity is due to the frequent relationships between Italy and Greece: in particular, it spread within the Griko communities in the South of Italy and the Arbëreshë... |
Greek |
| 11 | Bruno | Brown |
| 12 | Gallo | Rooster, Gallic |
| 13 | Conti | Counts |
| 14 | De Luca Luca (surname) Luca, De Luca and Di Luca are common Italian surnames, derived from Latin name Lucas.Luca may refer to:-People:* Ciro de Luca, Austrian comedian and actor* Danilo Di Luca, Italian cyclist* Erri De Luca, Italian author... |
Luca's family, variant of Luca (Luca's name) |
| 15 | Costa Costa (surname) Costa, sometimes Da Costa or da Costa, is an Italian , Portuguese and Catalan surname. And, because of immigration, is common in Brazil and Argentina... |
Coast |
| 16 | Giordano Giordano (surname) Giordano is a surname. Notable persons with that surname include:*Bruno Giordano, Italian footballer*Charles Giordano, United States keyboards and accordion player*Christian Giordano, Swiss anthropologist... |
Jordan |
| 17 | Mancini Mancini Mancini is an Italian surname etymologically meaning "left handed" and may refer to:-Art and literature:*Antonio Mancini, Italian painter*Dominic Mancini, 15th century traveler and author*Don Mancini, who wrote Child's Play... |
Left-handed |
| 18 | Rizzo Rizzo (surname) Rizzo is a surname of Italian origin. Like "Ricci," it is derived from the adjective riccio, meaning curly, as a way to describe someone with curly hair... |
Curly (Southern variant) |
| 19 | Lombardi | Long Beard (In Reference to Langobard invaders) |
| 20 | Barbieri | Barbers |
| 21 | Moretti | black/dark-haired or dark-skinned |
| 22 | Fontana | Fountain |
| 23 | Santoro | Sanctorum Omnium (All Saints) |
| 24 | Caruso | Little boy, Southern surname |
| 25 | Marinari | Sailors |
Kosovo
- Hoxha
- Krasniqi
- Gashi
- Berisha
- Shala
- Muhaxheri
- Kelmendi
- Thaçi
- Maloku
- Rrahmani
- Leka
- Ibrahimi
- Nallbani
- Gjakova
- Morina
- Çoçaj
- Morina
- Vllasaliu
- Dervisholli
- Tolaj
- Gjelaj
- Mujaj
Latvia
| Latvia | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Meaning | |
| Rank | ||
| 1 | Bērziņš Bērziņš Bērziņš is the masculine form of a Latvian family name.The surname may refer to:*Aldis Berzins , a former volleyball player from the United States*Andris Bērziņš , a Latvian businessman and politician... |
birch Birch Birch is a tree or shrub of the genus Betula , in the family Betulaceae, closely related to the beech/oak family, Fagaceae. The Betula genus contains 30–60 known taxa... |
| 2 | Kalniņš | hill Hill A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills... |
| 3 | Ozoliņš | oak Oak An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus... |
| 4 | Jansons | son of Jānis |
| 5 | Ozols Ozols Ozols is a Latvian family name and may refer to:Surnames:*Auseklis Ozols*Dainis Ozols*Karlis Ozols*Mārtiņš Ozols*Saskia Ozols*Voldemārs OzolsPlaces:*Ozol, California... |
oak |
| 6 | Liepiņš Liepinš Liepiņš is a Latvian surname. It may refer to one of the following persons.*Modris Liepiņš, Latvian race walker*Jānis Liepiņš, Latvian painter*Ilmārs Liepiņš, Latvian football midfielder*Anatols Liepiņš, Soviet composer*Zigmārs Liepiņš, Latvian composer... |
linden Linden Linden is one of three English names for the tree genus Tilia . Several of the common names for species within the Tilia genus have Linden in their names... |
| 7 | Krūmiņš | bush Bush -Nouns:* Shrub, a type of woody plant, smaller than normal trees. Usually grows in the soil. Most bushes are low to the ground and have branches which rise up from the bottom of the plant.... |
| 8 | Balodis | pigeon/dove |
| 9 | Eglītis | fir Fir Firs are a genus of 48–55 species of evergreen conifers in the family Pinaceae. They are found through much of North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa, occurring in mountains over most of the range... |
| 10 | Zariņš | branch Branch A branch or tree branch is a woody structural member connected to but not part of the central trunk of a tree... |
| 11 | Pētersons | son of Pēteris |
| 12 | Vītols | willow Willow Willows, sallows, and osiers form the genus Salix, around 400 species of deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere... |
| 13 | Kļaviņš | maple Maple Acer is a genus of trees or shrubs commonly known as maple.Maples are variously classified in a family of their own, the Aceraceae, or together with the Hippocastanaceae included in the family Sapindaceae. Modern classifications, including the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system, favour inclusion in... |
| 14 | Kārkliņš | willows, from kārklis, syn. for "willow" (see Vītols) |
| 15 | Vanags | hawk Hawk The term hawk can be used in several ways:* In strict usage in Australia and Africa, to mean any of the species in the subfamily Accipitrinae, which comprises the genera Accipiter, Micronisus, Melierax, Urotriorchis and Megatriorchis. The large and widespread Accipiter genus includes goshawks,... |
Lithuania
| Lithuania | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | ||||
| Rank | Men | Women | ||
| 1 | Kazlauskas | Kazlauskienė | (Kozłowski) | |
| 2 | Petrauskas | Jankauskienė | (Piotrowski | Jankowski) |
| 3 | Jankauskas | Petrauskienė | (Jankowski | Piotrowski) |
| 4 | Stankevičius | Stankevičienė | (Stankiewicz) | |
| 5 | Vasiliauskas Vasiliauskas Vasiliauskas is the masculine form of a Lithuanian family name. Its feminine forms are: Vasiliauskienė and Vasiliauskaitė .The surname may refer to:*Kazim Vasiliauskas, Lithuanian racing driver... |
Vasiliauskienė | (Wasilewski) | |
| 6 | Žukauskas Žukauskas Žukauskas is the masculine form of a Lithuanian family name. It derives from the Slavic word zhuk for "bug". Polish counterpart: Żukowski, Russian counterpart: Zhukovsky... |
Žukauskienė | (Żukowski) | |
| 7 | Butkus | Butkiene | ||
| 8 | Paulauskas Paulauskas Paulauskas is the masculine form of a Lithuanian family name. Its feminine forms are: Paulauskienė and Paulauskaitė .The surname may refer to:... |
Paulauskienė | (Pawłowski) | |
| 9 | Urbonas | Urbonienė | (Urban) | |
| 10 | Kavaliauskas | Kavaliauskienė | (Kowalewski) | |
Malta
| Malta | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Borg Borg (surname) Borg is a common surname in Scandinavia as well as in Malta. Borg may refer to:*Åke Borg, Swedish swimmer, twin brother of Arne*Alex Borg, Maltese snooker player*Anders Borg, Swedish politician*Andy Borg, Austrian singer... | ||
| 2 | 3.1 | 12,643 | Camilleri |
| 3 | 2.9 | 11,785 | Vella Vella (disambiguation) Vella is a municipality in Switzerland.Vella may also refer to:Placenames*Vella, Burkina Faso, Africa*Vella Flat, Antarctica*Vella Gulf, a waterway in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands**location of the Battle of Vella Gulf, 1943... |
| 4 | 2.9 | 11,549 | Farrugia Farrugia Farrugia is a family name with a theoretical etymology based in both Latin fellus and Semitic faruj, first found in Malta, Calabria and Sicily. In the Maltese language the word farruġ refers to a cockerel . It has been exported by immigration to places including the United States, United Kingdom ,... |
| 5 | 2.3 | 9,424 | Zammit Zammit Zammit is a common Maltese surname. It may refer to:*Aidan Zammit, Maltese musician*Alfredo Cachia Zammit, Maltese politician*Frederick Zammit, Maltese TV writer*Ivan Zammit, Maltese footballer*Ninu Zammit, Maltese politician... |
| 6 | 2.1 | 8,519 | Galea |
| 7 | 2.1 | 8,356 | Micallef Micallef Micallef is a Maltese surname. It has been recorded in Malta since ancient times, and its origins probably lie in the name Micali, a variant of Michael . However, another possible derivation for the surname is the Maltese word "mħallef", which means 'judge', and thus its origin is not certain... |
| 8 | 1.9 | 7,828 | Grech Grech Grech may refer to:* Alex Grech , DJ* Brian Grech, photographer* Godwin Grech, Australian Treasury official involved in the OzCar affair* Joe Grech , Maltese singer* Joe Debono Grech , politician... |
| 9 | 1.8 | 7,340 | Attard Attard (disambiguation) Attard is a town in Malta*home of Attard F.C.Attard may also refer to:People*Charlene Attard, Maltese track and field sprint athlete*Gillian Attard, , Maltese actress, singer and TV personality... |
| 10 | 1.8 | 7,233 | Spiteri |
Netherlands
- See also: Dutch nameDutch nameDutch names consist of one or more given names and a surname. The given name, as in English, is usually gender-specific.-Dutch given names:The given name is given to a child by the parents shortly after, or before, birth. It is common to give a child several given names, particularly among...
and List of Dutch family names
The most recent complete count of surnames in the Netherlands is based on the September 2007 county registrations.
| Rank | Name | Number in 2007 | Percent | Number in 1947 | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Jong | 86,534 | 0.53% | 55,256 | Junior |
| 2 | Jansen Jansen (surname) Jansen is a Dutch and Low German patronymic surname meaning son of Jan, a common derivative of Johannes. It is equivalent to the English surname Johnson. The near homonyms "Jensen" and "Jansson" are its Danish, Norwegian and Swedish counterparts.... |
75,699 | 0.46% | 49,213 | John's son |
| 3 | De Vries De Vries De Vries is one of the most common Dutch surnames. It indicates a geographical origin: "Vriesland" is an old spelling of the Dutch province of Friesland . Hence, "De Vries" means "The Frisian"... |
73,157 | 0.45% | 49,298 | The Frisian |
| 4 | vd Berg Van den Berg Van den Berg is a Dutch, Afrikaans and Flemish surname, literally meaning "from the mountain", "from the hill". When looking for this surname, know that alternatives like "van der Berg", "van de Berg" and ending in "Bergh" are sometimes used as well. It is also common to abbreviate the name to... * |
60,130 | 0.37% | 37,678 | From the hill |
| 5 | Van Dijk, Van Dyk Van Dyk Van Dyk or Dyk is a common surname, and may refer to:* Ernst Van Dyk , South African wheelchair athlete* Irene van Dyk , South African-born New Zealand athlete, one of the world's best-known netball players... |
57,944 | 0.35% | 36,578 | From the dike |
| 6 | Bakker Bakker Bakker is a Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, or Dutch surname and may refer to:* Cornelis Jan Bakker, nuclear physicist, Director-General of CERN in 1955–1960* Donald Bakker, Canadian convicted of sex tourism* Glenys Bakker , Canadian curler... |
56,864 | 0.35% | 37,483 | Baker |
| 7 | Janssen Janssen (surname) Janssen may refer to:* Saint Arnold Janssen , German founder of the Society of the Divine Word* Benno Janssen , American architect* Casey Janssen , American baseball player for the Toronto Blue Jays... |
55,394 | 0.34% | 32,824 | John's son |
| 8 | Visser | 50,929 | 0.31% | 34,721 | Fisher |
| 9 | Smit | 43,493 | 0.27% | 29,783 | Smith |
| 10 | Meijer Meijer (surname) Meijer is a Dutch surname. It refers to a profession similar to a bailiff or steward. It originates from the Latin word maior.As of 2007, there are 39,801 people with the surname Meijer in the Netherlands.People named Meijer:... , Meyer Meyer (surname) Meyer Definition: From the Middle High German word "meiger," meaning "higher or superior," often used for stewards of landholders or great farmers or leaseholders - today a Meier is a dairy farmer... |
41,497 | 0.25% | 28,256 | Bailiff or steward |
| 11 | De Boer De Boer De Boer, de Boer, and variants thereof, are Dutch surnames,deriving from the Dutch word for "farmer", boer, and which belong to the following people:* Ad de Boer, Dutch politician and journalist* Ale de Boer , Dutch footballer... |
39,576 | 0.24% | 25,662 | Farmer |
| 12 | Mulder Mulder Mulder is a Dutch surname deriving from a former Dutch word for "miller", mulder.- People named Mulder :*Allan Mulder, Australian politician*Bob Mulder, Dutch football player*Boyito Mulder, Dutch figure skater... |
37,250 | 0.23% | 24,665 | Miller |
| 13 | De Groot De Groot De Groot is a surname of Dutch origin. It is sometimes Latinized as Grotius.-Origin:It is composed of the adjective groot, from middle Dutch grote, meaning big or great, preceded by the definite article de, meaning the... |
37,221 | 0.23% | 24,724 | The big/great |
| 14 | Bos | 36,478 | 0.22% | 23,790 | Forest |
| 15 | Vos Vos (surname) Vos is a surname, and may refer to:Persons*André Vos , professional football player*Geerhardus Vos , American Reformed theologian*Geoffrey Vos , QC & High Court Judge*Hubert Vos , Dutch painter... |
31,154 | 0.19% | 19,461 | Fox |
| 16 | Peters Peters (surname) Peters is a surname, and may refer to* Alan Peters, British furniture maker* Andrew James Peters , Mayor of Boston* Andrew Peters Canadian ice hockey player* Andi Peters , British television presenter... |
30,864 | 0.19% | 18,583 | Peter's son |
| 17 | Hendriks Hendriks Hendriks is a surname and may refer to:*A. L. Hendriks , Jamaican poet, writer, and broadcasting director*Irene Hendriks , Dutch field hockey player*Jackie Hendriks , Jamaican cricketer... |
30,199 | 0.18% | 18,538 | Henry's son |
| 18 | Van Leeuwen Van Leeuwen Van Leeuwen is a Dutch surname. It refers to people from Leeuwen.* Arthur Docters van Leeuwen, Dutch jurist* Boeli van Leeuwen, Netherlands Antilles writer* Bram van Leeuwen , a Dutch businessman... |
28,774 | 0.18% | 17,754 | From Leeuwen Leeuwen Leeuwen is a former village and municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is now divided into the two villages of Beneden-Leeuwen and Boven-Leeuwen.Leeuwen was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Wamel.... /Leuven Leuven Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium... ; Levi |
| 19 | Dekker | 28,682 | 0.17% | 18,782 | Thatcher |
| 20 | Brouwer Brouwer Brouwer is a Dutch and Flemish surname. The word brouwer means 'beer brewer'.- Brouwer :* Adriaen Brouwer , Flemish painter* Andries Brouwer, Dutch mathematician and computer programmer... |
26,224 | 0.16% | 17,468 | Brewer |
| 21 | De Wit De Wit de Wit is a surname of Dutch origin. People with the name include:*Bernard de Wit , Dutch theoretical physicist*Frederik de Wit, three members of a 17th-century family of family Dutch engravers, cartographers, and publishers... |
24,904 | 0.15% | 15,156 | White (=the blond) |
| 22 | Dijkstra Dijkstra Dijkstra is a Dutch family name that may refer to:* Edsger W. Dijkstra , computer scientist** Dijkstra's algorithm, conceived by Edsger Dijkstra is a graph search algorithm that solves the single-source shortest path problem... |
24,175 | 0.15% | 15,647 | From the dike |
| 23 | Smits Smits Smits is a Dutch surname that is considered a variant of the more common Smit surname.- Frequency of occurrence in general populations :Information for surname frequency in the Netherlands is limited by the end of comprehensive census taking in 1971... |
23,816 | 0.15% | 15,151 | Smith |
| 24 | De Graaf | 21,699 | 0.13% | 13,718 | The count/earl |
| 25 | Van der Meer Van der Meer Van der Meer is a Dutch locative surname that means "from the lake" in English.People with this surname include:*Jim Vandermeer, Canadian professional hockey player for the Edmonton Oilers... |
21,354 | 0.13% | 13,011 | From the lake |
When combining closely related names the top 15 is:
| Name | Number of people | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jansen, Janssen, Janse | 135,003 |
| 2 | de Jong, de Jonge, de Jongh, Jong | 108,240 |
| 3 | de Vries, Vries, de Vriese | 74,058 |
| 4 | Smit, Smits, Smid, de Smit, Smet ** | 72,757 |
| 5 | vd Berg, vd Bergh, vd Berge, vd Bergen * | 69,080 |
| 6 | Visser, Visscher, Vissers, de Visser | 68,952 |
| 7 | van Dijk, van Dyk, Dijk, van Dijck | 64,070 |
| 8 | Bakker, Bekker, de Bakker, Backer | 62,183 |
| 9 | de Boer, Boer, den Boer, van de Boer | 57,072 |
| 10 | Mulder, Muller, Müller, Mulders, de Mulder | 52,394 |
| 11 | Peters, Peeters, Pieters, Peterse, Peter | 52,389 |
| 12 | vd Veen, vd Ven, van Veen, van 't Veen * | 49,935 |
| 13 | Bos, Bosch, de Bos | 47,995 |
| 14 | Meijer, Meyer, Meijers, de Meijer Lun | 47,761 |
| 15 | de Groot, Groot, de Groote | 47,511 |
- * "vd" stands for "van de", "van den", or "van der"
- ** Including "Smith" the number would be 76,604
Source: Nederlands Repertorium van Familienamen, Meertens-Instituut, 1963-2009. Data can be viewed in the Corpus of Family Names in the Netherlands
See specifically De top 100 van de familienamen in Nederland (Dutch)
Names ending in -stra or -ma are usually of Frisian origin. For example Terpstra
Terpstra
Terpstra is a surname of Frisian origin, and may refer to:* Erica Terpstra , Dutch swimmer and politician* John Terpstra , Canadian poet* Niki Terpstra , Dutch bicycle racer...
, Bijlsma, Halsema.
Names ending in -ink or -ing are usually of Low Saxon origin. For example Hiddink, Roeterdink, Mentink.
Norway
| Norway | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Hansen Hansen (surname) Hansen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Hans. It is the third most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 4.3% of the population. Hansen is the single most common surname in Norway, not counting spelling variations such as Hanssen, which are also quite common... | |
| 2 | 51,763 | Johansen Johansen Johansen is a Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning "son of Johan". It is most common in Denmark and Norway. The Swedish variant is Johansson, while the most common spelling in the US is Johanson. There are still other spellings. Johansen is an uncommon given name... |
| 3 | 51,495 | Olsen Olsen (surname) Olsen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Ole". The surname Olesen has a similar origin. The Swedish parallel form is Olsson - "son of Ola"... |
| 4 | 38,864 | Larsen Larsen (surname) Larsen , is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning "son of Lars" . It is the seven most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 2,4% of the population.Larsen may refer to:-In engineering:... |
| 5 | 38,027 | Andersen Andersen Andersen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Anders"... |
| 6 | 36,046 | Pedersen Pedersen Pedersen , is a Danish patronymic surname, literally meaning "son of Peder". It is the fourth most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 3,4% of the population... |
| 7 | 35,864 | Nilsen Nilsen Nilsen is a surname of Norwegian origin, meaning "son of Nils". It refers to:*Adolf Nilsen , Norwegian Olympic rower*Alfred Nilsen , Norwegian politician; served one term in the Storting 1950–54... |
| 8 | 24,116 | Kristiansen Kristiansen Kristiansen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname. For etymology - see Christiansen-People:*Egil Kristiansen, Norwegian cross country skier*Einar Kristiansen, Norwegian nordic skiing athlete... |
| 9 | 23,604 | Jensen |
| 10 | 21,933 | Karlsen Karlsen (surname) Karlsen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Karl" , an Old German given name. The form Carlsen is cognate. The parallel Swedish forms are Karlsson and Carlsson... |
| 11 | 21,063 | Johnsen |
| 12 | 20,659 | Pettersen Pettersen Pettersen is a Norwegian patronymic surname which may refer to:*Bjarne Pettersen , Norwegian gymnast*Britt Pettersen , Norwegian former cross country skier*Egil Pettersen , Norwegian philologist... |
| 13 | 19,487 | Eriksen Eriksen (surname) Eriksen is a common Norwegian and Danish patronymic surname meaning "son of Erik", itself an Old Norse given name. The spelling form Erichsen Ericson Erikzen is a cognate... |
| 14 | 18,306 | Berg Berg (surname) Berg, as a surname, may refer to:In music:*Alban Berg , Austrian composer*Bob Berg , American jazz saxophonist*Cia Berg , Swedish singer and television presenter... |
| 15 | 14,557 | Haugen |
| 16 | 14,265 | Hagen Hagen (disambiguation) Hagen is a city in the Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.Hagen may also refer to:- People :* Aksel Hagen, Norwegian politician* Alexander Hagen , German sailor* Anders Hagen , Norwegian archaeologist... |
| 17 | 13,673 | Johannessen Johannessen Johannessen is a Norwegian and Faroese patronymic surname which may refer to:*Astrid Johannessen , Norwegian former football player who played for the Norway women's national football team... |
| 18 | 12,313 | Andreassen Andreassen Andreassen is a common surname in Norway, meaning "son of Andreas". The parallel Danish forms are Andresen and Andreasen, the Swedish Andreasson... |
| 19 | 12,085 | Jacobsen Jacobsen (surname) Jacobsen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Jacob". The prefix derives from the biblical given name Yaakov . The cognate Jakobsen is less common. The English language patronymic surname Jacobson is a parallel form, of which the earliest records are found in Huntingdon in 1244... |
| 20 | 11,762 | Halvorsen Halvorsen Halvorsen is a Norwegian patronymic surname which may refer to:may refer to:* Aasmund Halvorsen Vinje , Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party* Asbjørn Halvorsen , Norwegian footballer.... |
Poland
| Rank | Surname | Meaning | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nowak | from nowy "newman" | 203,506 |
| 2 | Kowalski Kowalski Kowalski is the second most common surname in Poland . During the previous century it was the most common name. Jan Kowalski are synonymous with John Doe or John Smith in English-speaking countries.... |
from kowal "smith" | 139,719 |
| 3 | Wiśniewski Wisniewski Wiśniewski is the third most common surname in Poland . The name roughly translates to "from the town of the cherry tree."-Surname in voivodships:Wiśniewski surname in voivodships:* Wiśniewski: 1st in Warmia-Masuria ,... |
from wiśnia "cherry" | 109,855 |
| 4 | Wójcik Wójcik Wójcik, Wojczik, Wojczyk, or Wojszyk is one of the oldest and the 4th most common surname in Poland.Wójcik as a toponymic surname is derived from villages Wójcia, Wójciki, as a patronymic surname from popular in medieval Central Europe, as a first name Wojciech , as a cognominal surname from the... |
from popular name Wojciech; from word "wojak" (warrior), from wójt, a noun describing chief officer of a municipality Municipality A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district... (gmina Gmina The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country... ) |
99,509 |
| 5 | Kowalczyk Kowalczyk Kowalczyk is the 5th most common surname in Poland.-Notable people:The surname may refer to:* Ed Kowalczyk , American rock singer* Józef Kowalczyk , Polish clergyman, archbishop of Gniezno... |
from kowal "smith", literally "smith's son" | 97,796 |
| 6 | Kamiński | from kamień "stone" | 94,499 |
| 7 | Lewandowski Lewandowski Lewandowski is the seventh most common surname in Poland.The surname may refer to:* Edmund Lewandowski, Artist* Janusz Lewandowski, Polish economist and politician* Jozef Lewandowski, Polish-Swedish historian and writer* Konrad T... |
from lewantyna "Levantine Levant The Levant or ) is the geographic region and culture zone of the "eastern Mediterranean littoral between Anatolia and Egypt" . The Levant includes most of modern Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, the Palestinian territories, and sometimes parts of Turkey and Iraq, and corresponds roughly to the... " |
92,449 |
| 8 | Zieliński Zielinski Zieliński is the eighth most common surname in Poland, and one of the largest worldwide, numbering close to 91,043 persons. In Poland, the name is on books as having existed since at least the 15th century... |
from zielony "green"; from zioło, ziele "herb" | 91,043 |
| 9 | Szymański Szymanski Szymański is the ninth most common surname in Poland . -Notable people:* Antoni Szymański, Polish Army general* Beata Szymańska, Polish poet and writer... |
from Szymon, equivalent to Simon Simon (surname) -A:* Abbey Simon , Jewish-American pianist* André Simon , French wine expert* André Simon , former French racing car driver* Anne Simon, American science advisor on the TV series The X-Files-B:... |
89,091 |
| 10 | Woźniak Wozniak Woźniak is the 10th most common surname in Poland .Notable people with the Woźniak surname:* Aleksandra Wozniak, Canadian tennis player* John Wozniak, musician... |
from wóz, "cart" | 88,039 |
| 11 | Dąbrowski Dabrowski Dąbrowski or Dabrowski is the 11th most common surname in Poland around 2000 ;; this is down from an apparent rank of 4th in 1990... |
from dąbrowa "oak grove" | 86,132 |
| 12 | Kozłowski | from kozioł "male goat" | 75,962 |
| 13 | Jankowski Jankowski Jankowski is the 13th most common surname in Poland . There are, in fact, 12 separate and unrelated families with this surname as the result of many village estates being named Jankowa or Jankowice in 13th and 14th century Poland... |
from Janek, equivalent to John John (name) John is a masculine given name in the English language. The name is derived from the Latin Ioannes, Iohannes, which is in turn a form of the Greek , Iōánnēs. This Greek name is a form of the Hebrew name , , which means "God is generous"... |
68,514 |
| 14 | Mazur Mazur (surname) Mazur is the 14th most common surname in Poland .-Prevalence of the surname in Polish voivodships:* 1st in Subcarpathia * 3rd in Lublin Land... |
An old name for an inhabitant of Mazowsze region. | 66,773 |
| 15 | Wojciechowski Wojciechowski Wojciechowski is the 15th most common surname in Poland and also the third most common in Greater Poland . It is derived from the Polish first name Wojciech.-Notable people:... |
from the name Wojciech | 66,361 |
| 16 | Kwiatkowski | from kwiat "flower" | 66,017 |
| 17 | Krawczyk Krawczyk Krawczyk is the 17th most common surname in Poland. Tailor's Son is an English translation of the name. The Polish root krawiec translates as tailor and the suffix czyk as son of.The surname may refer to:... |
from krawiec "tailor", "taylor's son" | 64,048 |
| 18 | Kaczmarek Kaczmarek Kaczmarek is the 18th most common surname in Poland and the second most popular in Greater Poland and Lubusz Land .It is also a German Luftwaffe slang term for "wingman".... |
from karczma "inn" | 61,816 |
| 19 | Piotrowski | from Piotr, equivalent to Peter Peter (surname) Peter is a surname but it is also a common masculine given name. It is derived, via Latin "petra", from the Greek word πέτρος meaning "stone" or "rock".-List of people with surname Peter:* Friedrich Peter , Austrian politician... |
61,380 |
| 20 | Bagiński Baginski Baginski is a Slavic surname and may refer to:* Leo Maximilian Baginski , German entrepreneur and inventor* Max Baginski , German-American anarchist* Tomasz Bagiński , Polish artist- Baginsky :* Adolf Baginsky... |
from baginiak "master" | 60,492 |
It is important to remember that Polish names which end with -ski or -cki have a male and a female form - Kamiński / Kamińska, Wielicki / Wielicka, etc. This needs to be considered when taking a count based on, for instance, scanning a telephone book.
Portugal
- Almeida
- AndradeAndradeOriginally, the name Andrade could have come from any of numerous places of the same name in Galicia or northern Portugal and several Andrade are known from documents dating back to the 12th century. Most likely, however, it originated in the small fief of San Martiño de Andrade Originally, the...
- Arruda
- AraujoAraújoAraújo or Araujo or Arauxo is a Spanish Galician and Portuguese surname. The surname Araújo is of toponymic origin derived from a place where a nobleman held land. The place name Araújo is taken from the Galician and Old Portuguese word "araujo" which is a poisonous plant with white fragrant...
- Baciao
- BorgesBorges (disambiguation)Borges is a common surname of Spanish and Portuguese language. It may mean:-People:*Carlos Borges , Uruguayan footballer.*Celso Borges , Costa Rican footballer.*Daniel Borges, Canadian ice hockey player....
- BotelhoBotelhoBotelho is a surname, or part of combined surname:*Abel Botelho*Bruce Botelho*Carlos Botelho, Portuguese painter*Carlos Botelho, Brazilian minister*João Botelho, Portuguese film director*Júlio Botelho*Martiniano Ferreira Botelho...
- Carroca
- Carreiro
- Castelo
- Chora
- CostaCosta (surname)Costa, sometimes Da Costa or da Costa, is an Italian , Portuguese and Catalan surname. And, because of immigration, is common in Brazil and Argentina...
- Eiras
- Faria
- Fita
- Gomes
- Gouveia
- Ferreira
- Fonseca
- Lebre
- LimaLima (surname)Lima is a Portuguese language surname.It may refer to:*Adriana Lima, a Brazilian model*Brian Lima , a Samoan rugby union player*Francisco Lima, a football player*General Lima, a Portuguese general during the Peninsular War...
- LopesLopesLopes is a common surname in the Portuguese language and Old Galician namely in Portugal and Brazil. It was originally a Patronymic, meaning Son of Lopo . Its Spanish equivalent is López. 'Lopes' may be less frequently seen as a given name...
- Martins
- Medeiros
- MeloMelo (surname)Melo is a Portuguese surname. Variants include Mello, de Melo or de Mello, D'Melo or D'Mello, De Melo and De Mello.People with the surname include:*Andrés Granier Melo , Mexican Governor of Tabasco...
- Mota
- NevesNeves (surname)Neves , is the Portuguese word for the plural form of "snow" . It is a common surname in Portugal, Brazil, and the Spanish region of Galicia.-Sportspeople:*Bruno Ferraz das Neves, Brazilian footballer...
- Pacheco
- PenaPeña (surname)Peña or de la Peña is a Spanish habitation surname. The origin of the surname can be traced directly to the Middle Ages. The earliest public record of the surname dates to the XIII century in the Valley de Mena in the Kingdom of Castile. The Peñas lived, originally, near a cliff or rocky land...
- PereiraPereira (surname)Pereira is a common surname in the Portuguese and Galician languages, namely in Portugal, Brazil, and Galicia. It was originally a noble Christian toponym of the Middle Ages, taken from the feudal possession of Pereira , which in Portuguese means 'pear tree'. The name also exists in variations such...
- Ponte
- Raposo
- Rego
- Resendes
- Rocha
- Silva
- SousaSousa (surname)Sousa is a common, Portuguese language surname in the Lusophone world and especially Portugal and Brazil. It was originally a toponym, denoting a river in Northern Portugal, from the Latin Saxa, meaning rocks. Sometimes the spelling is in the archaic form Souza; it also spelled as D'Souza or De Souza...
- Teixeira
- Valerio
- Varao
- Ventura
Romania
| Romania | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Surname | Number of people | Meaning | |
| 1 | Popa | 191,938 | Priest | |
| 2 | Popescu Popescu Popescu is a family name common in Romania . Used on its own, it may refer to:*Adrian Popescu, football player*Alexe Popescu, chemist*Augustin Popescu, comic book artist... |
147,784 | Priest | |
| 3 | Ionescu Ionescu Ionescu is a Romanian surname, derived from the male given name Ion. It may refer to:*Adrian Silvan Ionescu, historian and art critic*Alexandre Sadi-Ionesco, librarian and bibliographer... |
From Ion = John | ||
| 4 | Barbu Barbu (name) -As a first name:*Barbu Bellu, baron, politician*Barbu Brezianu, poet*Barbu Catargiu, Prime Minister of Romania*Barbu Dimitrie Ştirbei, Prince of Wallachia*Barbu Iscovescu, painter*Barbu Ştefănescu Delavrancea, writer and poet... |
Beard |
Russia
- See also: Список общерусских фамилий (in Russian Wikipedia)
The 20 most common Russian surnames from the European part of Russia, as calculated by Balanovska et al., 2006:
| Rank | Surname | Meaning | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smirnov Smirnov (surname) According to the 2002 population census, Smirnov or Smirnova is the most common surname in Russia . Variants of transliteration: Smirnoff or Smyrnov. Derived from an adjective smirnyy , that means "quiet, still, meek, gentle"... |
humble one's | 1.61 |
| 2 | Ivanov Ivanov (surname) Ivanov , Ivanoff or Ivanow or Ivanova is one of the most common surnames in Russia and Bulgaria... |
Ivan's | 1.30 |
| 3 | Kuznetsov Kuznetsov Kuznetsov, Kuznyetsov, or Kuznetsoff or Kuznetsova is the third most common Russian surname, an equivalent of the English "Smith" .... |
Smith's | 0.90 |
| 4 | Popov Popov Popov or Popoff or Popova is a common Russian, Bulgarian and Serbian last name. Derived from a Slavonic word pop . The fourth most common Russian surname... |
priest's | 0.79 |
| 5 | Sokolov Sokolov (surname) Sokolov or Sokolova , also Sokoloff, or rarely Sokolove is one of the top ten most common Russian last names. It is derived from the Russian word "" . It may refer to the following:... |
falcon's | 0.73 |
| 6 | Lebedev Lebedev Lebedev , or Lebedeva is a common Russian family name derived from the word lebed — swan. The following notable people have this name:-Real people:*Alexander Lebedev , Russian businessman and politician... |
swan's | 0.65 |
| 7 | Kozlov | he-goat's | 0.58 |
| 8 | Novikov Novikov Novikov, Novikoff or Novikova is one of the most common Russian surnames. Derived from novik - a teenager on military service who comes from a noble, boyar or cossack family in Russia of 16th-18th centuries... |
"novik's" (novik - a teenager on military service who comes from a noble Nobility Nobility is a social class which possesses more acknowledged privileges or eminence than members of most other classes in a society, membership therein typically being hereditary. The privileges associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles, or may be... , boyar Boyar A boyar, or bolyar , was a member of the highest rank of the feudal Moscovian, Kievan Rus'ian, Bulgarian, Wallachian, and Moldavian aristocracies, second only to the ruling princes , from the 10th century through the 17th century.... , or cossack Cossack Cossacks are a group of predominantly East Slavic people who originally were members of democratic, semi-military communities in what is today Ukraine and Southern Russia inhabiting sparsely populated areas and islands in the lower Dnieper and Don basins and who played an important role in the... family in Russia of 16th-18th centuries) |
0.54 |
| 9 | Morozov Morozov (surname) Morozov or Morozova is a common Russian ethnic surname. The alternative spellings are Morosov, Morosoff, Morosow and Morozoff. The surname is derived from the Russian word moroz... |
frost's | 0.53 |
| 10 | Petrov Petrov (surname) Petrov or Petroff or Petrova is one of the most common surnames in Russia and Bulgaria. The surname is derived from the first name Pyotr or Petar... |
Peter's | 0.44 |
| 11 | Volkov | wolf's | 0.44 |
| 12 | Solovyov Solovyov Solovyov, Solovyev, or Soloviev is a Russian last name derived from the Russian word solovey . The feminine form: Solovyova... |
nightingale's | 0.44 |
| 13 | Vasilyev Vasilyev Vasilyev or Vasiliev or Vassiliev is a common Russian Surname derived from the Russian given name Vasiliy . The feminine form: Vasilyeva . It may refer to:*Aleksandr Vasilev Vasilyev (Васильев) or Vasiliev or Vassiliev is a common Russian Surname derived from the Russian given name Vasiliy... |
Vasiliy's | 0.42 |
| 14 | Zaytsev | hare's | 0.41 |
| 15 | Pavlov Pavlov (surname) Pavlov and its feminine form Pavlova are common Russian and Bulgarian family names. Their Ukrainian variant is Pavliv. All stem from Christian name Paul... |
Pavel's | 0.39 |
| 16 | Semyonov Semyonov Semyonov , also transliterated as Semenov, Semenoff, and Semionov , or Semyonova is a common Russian last name... |
Simeon's | 0.35 |
| 17 | Golubev Golubev Golubev , or Golubeva is a Russian last name, derived from the Russian word golub` . It may refer to:*Aleksandr Valeryevich Golubev , Russian footballer*Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich Golubev Golubev , or Golubeva (feminine; Голубева) is a Russian last name, derived from the Russian word golub`... |
pigeon's | 0.32 |
| 18 | Vinogradov Vinogradov Vinogradov or Vinogradoff is a common Russian last name derived from the Russian word Vinograd, meaning Grape. Vinogradova is a feminine version of the same name.Notable persons bearing this last name include:... |
grape's | 0.32 |
| 19 | Bogdanov Bogdanov Bogdanov or Bogdanova is a common Russian surname and may refer to:-Bogdanov:*Alexander Bogdanov , Belarusian-Russian physician, philosopher, economist, writer and revolutionary... |
"Bogdan's" (Bogdan Bogdan Bogdan or Bohdan - is a Slavic masculine name. It is derived from the Slavic words Bog/Boh , meaning "god", and dan , meaning "given". Other names with similar meaning include South Slavic Božidar, Polish Bożydar, Greek Theodore, Hebrew Nathanael and Jonathan, Latin Deodatus and French Dieudonné... - a Slavic given name) |
0.31 |
| 20 | Vorobyov Vorobyov Vorobyov, Vorobiev, Vorobyev and Vorobyova is a common Russian surname derived from the Russian word vorobey .People with this surname include:... |
sparrow's | 0.30 |
Russian surnames may originally denote "son of" or "serf of". For surnames ending with "ov" or "in", there is an "-a" feminine ending. Thus, for example, "Ivanova" means "belonging to Ivan" or "Ivan's daughter".
The Russian equivalent of "Smith, Jones, and Brown" (that is, the generic most popular surnames) is Иванов, Петров, Сидоров, or "Johnson, Peterson, and Sidorson". The last of these, Sidorov
Sidorov
Sidorov or Sidorova is a common Russian last name derived from the first name Sidor , from Isidore — gift of Isis.The following people share this last name:*Alexander Sidorov, mayor of Surgut*Alexey Sidorov, Russian film director...
- "of Sidor" is actually not a very common surname at all, while Sidor as a given name is virtually unknown.
Serbia
- Jovanović
- Petrović
- Milošević
- Marković
- Pavlović
- Knežević
- Todorović
- Milutinović
- Nikolić
- Stanković
- Vuković
- Matić
- Marić
Slovenia
| Slovenia | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Novak Novak Novák, Novak or Nowak is a surname in a number of Slavic languages, and one of the most popular surnames in many Slavic countries, namely the Czech Republic, Croatia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland and Russia.... | |
| 2 | 9,934 | Horvat Horvat Horvat is the most frequent surname in Croatia and 2nd most frequent in Slovenia. The surname originates from Croatia, Horvat being the older version of the word Hrvat, a term used to describe a Croat. Croats with surname Horvat live almost exclusively in kajkavian speaking region... |
| 3 | 5,681 | Krajnc Krajnc Krajnc is a Slovene surname, the 4th most frequent in Slovenia. It's a common abbreviation of Kranjec, which means a person from Carniola, the central region of Slovenia. It's typical of eastern Slovenia: almost 85% of Slovenians with this surnames live in the traditional regions of Lower Styria,... |
| 4 | 5,665 | Kovačič Kovacic Kovačić, alternatively spelled Kovacic in English or Kovacsics in Hungarian, is a common surname in Croatia. It is also very common in Slovenia where it is usually spelled Kovačič. Etymologically it is a patronymic derivative of the surname Kovač, which is a cognate of the English surname Smith,... |
| 5 | 5,044 | Zupančič Zupancic Zupančič is 5th most frequent surname in Slovenia, and may refer to:* Alenka Zupančič , Slovenian philosopher* Boštjan Zupančič , Slovenian lawyer, a justice on the European Court of Human Rights* Milena Zupančič, Slovenian actor... |
| 6 | 4,822 | Kovač Kovac Kovač , meaning "forger" in Slavic languages and in Hungarian, is a common surname in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Hungary, Serbia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Slovenia... |
| 7 | 4,759 | Potočnik Potocnik Potočnik is 7th most frequent surname in Slovenia. It is most common in the northern and eastern regions of the country, while it's almost non-existent in the west and south.It may refer to:... |
| 8 | 4,002 | Mlakar Mlakar Mlakar is a Slovene surname. It's the 8th most common surname in Slovenia. It's equally present throughout the country, and it's especially common in Lower Styria, in Inner Carniola and parts of the Slovenian Littoral.It may refer to:... |
| 9 | 3,938 | Vidmar Vidmar Vidmar is a 9th most frequent Slovene surname, the name can also be found in Croatia. In Slovenia, it's present throughout the country, but it's most common in central and southern Slovenia, as well as in parts of the Slovenian Littoral.It may refer to:... |
| 10 | 3,905 | Kos Kos (surname) Kos, meaning "blackbird", is a common Slovenian surname. It is the 10th most common surname in Slovenia. Unlike many other Slovene surnames, Kos is found throughout the country, although it's more common in the central and eastern regions than in the west.... |
| 11 | 3,881 | Golob Golob Golob may refer to:*Jani Golob , a Slovenian composer, conductor and violinist*Miha Golob , a Slovenian football player*Rok Golob, a Slovenian composer, producer, conductor and multi-instrumentalist... |
| 12 | 3,536 | Turk Turk (surname) Turk or Türk is a surname.Those bearing it include:* Ahmet Türk , Turkish politician* Alex Türk , French politician* Alexander Turk , Canadian politician* Brian Turk, American actor... |
| 13 | 3,484 | Božič Božic Božić is a common Serbian, Croatian and Slovenian surname. It means Christmas in the respective languages.In Slovenia, there are more than 3,500 people with the surname Božič, and more than 500 with the surname Božić . It is the 13th most common surname in Slovenia... |
| 14 | 3,423 | Kralj Kralj Kralj is a South Slavic surname and title. It literally means "king" and is derived from Charles the Great in the same sense as Tsar is to Caesar... |
| 15 | 3,330 | Zupan |
| 16 | 3,310 | Korošec |
| 17 | 3,255 | Bizjak |
| 18 | 3,144 | Hribar |
| 19 | 3,076 | Kotnik |
| 20 | 3,003 | Rozman |
| 21 | 2,969 | Kavčič |
| 22 | 2.899 | Petek |
| 23 | 2.875 | Kastelic |
| 24 | 2,848 | Kolar Kolar Kolara is a city in the South Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Kolar District. It is known for being one of the gold mining sites in India.... |
| 25 | 2,833 | Žagar Žagar Žagar is a headliner group of the Hungarian electronic music scene.Their sound is based on contemporary electronic music, jazz and indie rock adding with experimental scratches by DJ Bootsie... |
| 26 | 2,820 | Hočevar |
| 27 | 2,812 | Oblak |
| 28 | 2,724 | Košir |
| 29 | 2,664 | Koren Koren (disambiguation) Koren is a surname and given name.Koren may also refer to:*Koren Publishers Jerusalem, Israeli publishing house*Koren Type, Hebrew font* Corno di Rosazzo, or Koren, a commune of Italy... |
| 30 | 2,417 | Klemenčič |
Spain
- GarcíaGarcía (surname)García is a surname common throughout the Americas, the Philippines and Spain. There are several theories about its origin and history, but it is probably of Basque origin...
- 1,378,000 people (3.48%) (Of Pre-RomanAncient RomeAncient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
origin, either IberianIberiansThe Iberians were a set of peoples that Greek and Roman sources identified with that name in the eastern and southern coasts of the Iberian peninsula at least from the 6th century BC...
or BasqueBasque languageBasque is the ancestral language of the Basque people, who inhabit the Basque Country, a region spanning an area in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. It is spoken by 25.7% of Basques in all territories...
. Garcia was a very common first name in early medieval SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. It is a surname of patronymicPatronymicA patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
origin, like most of the -ez ending Spanish surnames.) - FernándezFernándezFernández is a common Spanish surname meaning "son of Fernando."It is the 8 most popular name in Spain.It is the 138 most popular name in France.It is the 223 most popular name in the USA.It is the fourth most popular name in Argentina....
- 851,000 (2.15%) (
Gonzalez (surname)
González is a family name that originated in Spain. In Spain, it is the second most common surname with 2.08% of the population bearing the surname.. It's also very popular in Latin America, being the most common one in countries like Argentina, Chile, Venezuela and Paraguay, and thus making it...
- 839,000 (2.12%) (
López
López is a common surname in the Spanish language . It was originally a patronymic, meaning Son of Lope, Lope itself being a Spanish given name deriving from Latin lupus, meaning wolf...
- 796,000 (2.01%) (
Martínez (surname)
Martínez, often spelled without the acute accent on the "i", is a common surname in the Spanish language. Martínez is the most common surname in Navarra, La Rioja, Cuenca and Murcia. There are also variations such as San Martin and Martín .It has originated as a patronymic surname, meaning "son of...
- 788,000 (1.97%) (
Sánchez
Sánchez is a popular Spanish surname. It may also refer to:*Sánchez, Dominican Republic, a municipality in Samaná Province, Dominican Republic*Sanchez , a reggae singer...
- 725,000 (1.83%) (
Pérez
Pérez is a surname with at least two distinct origins. One is a Spanish surname meaning "son of Pero, Pedro, or Peter." In Castilian Spanish, the name is pronounced ; in Latin America, . In American English, it is often the hyperforeign ....
- 709,000 (1.79%) (
Martin (name)
Martin may either be a surname or given name.Martin is a common given and family name in most European languages. It comes from the Latin name Martinus, which is a late derived form of the name of the Roman god Mars, the protective godhead of the Latins...
- 459,000 (1.16%) (
Ruiz
Ruiz is a Hispanic surname meaning "son of Ruy". It refers to:*Persons**Adolfo Ruiz Cortines , President of Mexico 1952-1958.**Alejandro R. Ruiz, U.S...
- 321,000 (0.81%) (
Hernández
Hernández is a Spanish and Portuguese surname that came into common use around the 15th century. Originally a patronymic, it means son of Hernán or sometimes son of the traveler-Television and film personalities:...
- 305,000 (0.77%) (
Diaz
Díaz is a common Spanish surname meaning "son of Diago" variant of Diego. The name accounts for ~0.74% of the Spanish population, ranking 14th most frequently found surname in both 1999 and 2004...
- 293,000 (0.74%) (
Alvarez (surname)
Álvarez is a Spanish patronymic surname meaning "son of Álvar".It may refer to several people:* Al Alvarez, a British author* any of several members of a prominent Spanish-American family:*Luis F. Alvarez, U.S. physician...
- 273,000 (0.69%) (
Muñoz
Muñoz is a surname of Spanish origin. It may refer to:*Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, a public airport located in Carolina, Puerto Rico*Luis Muñoz Rivera Park, a recreational and national park in Puerta de Tierra in San Juan, Puerto Rico...
- 241,000 (0.61%) (
Alonso
Alonso is the name of:*Alonso Fernández Alvarez, Costa Rican male model*Alonso Fernández de Lugo, Spanish military man*Alonso Ferreira de Matos, Brazilian footballer*Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer and vihuelist...
- 206,000 (0.52%) (
Gutierrez
Gutiérrez is a Spanish surname meaning "son of Gutierre." Gutierre is a form of Gualtierre, Spanish form of Walter. In English, "Gutiérrez" is often spelled "Gutierrez".-People:* Álvaro Gutiérrez, Peruvian politician...
- 170,000 (0.43%) (
Romero (disambiguation)
Romero is a surname of Spanish origin.Romero may also refer to:*Romero Lubambo , Brazilian jazz guitarist*Romero Quimbo, Filipino politician and member of the Philippine House of Representatives...
- 170,000 (0.43%) (
Navarro (surname)
Navarro is a Spanish, Italian and Jewish name. Navarro is a regional name denoting someone from Navarre after the Kingdom of Pamplona took on the new naming in the high Middle Ages, while also keeping its original meaning of 'Basque speaking person' in a broader sense, an ethnic surnameFound in...
- 158,400 (0.40%) (
Toponymy
Toponymy is the scientific study of place names , their origins, meanings, use and typology. The word "toponymy" is derived from the Greek words tópos and ónoma . Toponymy is itself a branch of onomastics, the study of names of all kinds...
origin)
Torres
Torres is a Portuguese and Spanish languages surname meaning "Towers". It may refer to the following people or fictional characters:-Athletes:* Abraham Torres, Venezuelan boxer* Andrés Torres, Puerto Rican baseball player...
- 134,600 (0.34%) (
Serrano (surname)
Serrano is a Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino and Italian surname.Notable bearers of the name include:*Andres Serrano, American photographer*Antonio Serrano, Mexican film writer-director*Antonio Serrano , Spanish long-distance runner...
- 122,700 (0.31%) (
Ramos
This is a list of people named Ramos:* Alejandra Ramos, Chilean middle distance runner* Ariel Ramos, Cuban sport wrestler* Bartolomeo Ramos, Renaissance music theorist* Edwin Ramos, gang member* Eliana Ramos, Uruguayan model* Fidel V...
- 118,000 (0.30%) (
Sanz (disambiguation)
Sanz can refer to:*Sanz , a Jewish dynasty*Alejandro Sanz, a Spanish pop musician*Gaspar Sanz, a Spanish composer and priest*Horatio Sanz, a comedian and actor who is best known as a cast member of Saturday Night Live...
- 106,900 (0.27%)
Castro (surname)
Castro is a Romance surname coming from Latin castrum, a fortification...
- 102,900 (0.26%) (Hamlet, castro)
Ortega
Ortega is a Spanish surname. In the 9th century a Saint Raymundo Ortega of Bejar was recorded to be in Salamanca, Spain. A baptismal record in 1570 records a de Ortega "from the village of Ortega". There were several villages of this name in Spain...
- 99,000 (0.25%) (From Ortiga, a type of common plant from the nettle family, of toponymic origin; also pre-dates Roman influence, deriving from Ortún or Artun (Basque) as in Artunduaga "holy oak" (root for Asun, Basque for nettle), ultimately from Latin Fortuniuseca, meaning lucky or fortunate one, either Iberian or Basque)
Ramirez (surname)
Ramírez is a patronymic Spanish surname meaning "son of Ramiro". Although it should be properly written with an acute accent on the i, it is commonly written without it...
- 95,000 (0.24%) (Son of Ramiro, from Germanic Radamir or Radmir)
Marin (surname)
Marin or Marín is a common surname in France, Italy , Spain, Romania and diaspora in America. It is also a common given name in Croatia...
- 83,160 (0.21%) (From Latin Marinus, meaning seaman, sailor)
Iglesias (disambiguation)
- Places :* Iglesias, a town of Sardinia, Italy* Iglesias, Burgos, a town of Burgos, Spain- People :* Alberto Iglesias , Spanish composer* The Iglesias family of Spain...
- 83,160 (0.21%) (Churches; toponymic origin)
Source: - Data from December 1999. (2004 data confirmation of top 25)
Crown of Castile
The Crown of Castile was a medieval and modern state in the Iberian Peninsula that formed in 1230 as a result of the third and definitive union of the crowns and parliaments of the kingdoms of Castile and León upon the accession of the then King Ferdinand III of Castile to the vacant Leonese throne...
have become the most common all over the country.
It is common for people having one of the most common surnames to be known by their second surname (usually their mother's maiden name, but sometimes the second surname carries across generations) instead of by the first one, so that their name stands out (e.g. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party . He was elected for two terms as Prime Minister of Spain, in the 2004 and 2008 general elections. On 2 April 2011 he announced he will not stand for re-election in 2012...
, Benito Pérez Galdós
Benito Pérez Galdós
Benito Pérez Galdós was a Spanish realist novelist. Considered second only to Cervantes in stature, he was the leading Spanish realist novelist....
).
Sweden
| Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
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|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Johansson Johansson Johansson is a patronymic family name meaning "son of Johan", or "Johan's son". It is the most common Swedish family name, followed by Andersson.... | |
| 2 | 263,518 | Andersson |
| 3 | 201,681 | Karlsson Karlsson Karlsson is a Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning "son of Karl" or "Karl's son". It is one of the most and has a number of alternative spellings. Apart from Karlsson, Carlsson is the most common spelling variation... |
| 4 | 178,845 | Nilsson Nilsson Nilsson is a Swedish surname and the fourth most common surname in Sweden. The name is a patronymic meaning "Nils's son". Nils was a very common name, especially in 19th century Sweden.Some people named Nilsson:... |
| 5 | 142,959 | Eriksson Eriksson Eriksson is a common Swedish patronymic surname meaning "son of Erik", itself an Old Norse given name. There are other spelling variations of this surname such as Erikson, Ericson, Ericsson and Erixon... |
| 6 | 129,275 | Larsson Larsson Larsson is a Swedish patronymic surname meaning "son of Lars". There are various spellings. Larsson may refer to:-In acting:*Babben Larsson, Swedish actress and comedian*Chatarina Larsson, Swedish actress... |
| 7 | 113,927 | Olsson Olsson Olsson is a common Swedish surname. It is a contraction of the surname Olofsson and it literally means "son of Olof" and seldom also "son of Ola"... |
| 8 | 111,629 | Persson Persson Persson is the eighth most common Swedish family name, and literally means "son of Per".-Surname:People with the family name Persson include:*Erling Persson, founder of Swedish clothing company H&M*Essy Persson, Swedish actress... |
| 9 | 106,886 | Svensson Svensson Svensson is the ninth most commonSwedish family name, and literally means "son of Sven", or "Sven's son"... |
| 10 | 74,432 | Gustafsson |
| 11 | 67,519 | Pettersson Pettersson Pettersson is a common Swedish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Peter".Pettersson may refer to:*Albert Pettersson, Swedish Olympic weightlifter*Allan Pettersson, composer*Allan Rune Pettersson, writer*Birgitta Pettersson, film actor... |
| 12 | 59,307 | Jonsson Jonsson Jonsson is a surname of Nordic origin, meaning son of Jon. In Iceland the name is a part of the Patronymic name systemPeople with this surname include:*Åke Jonsson, Swedish motocross racer* André Jonsson, Swedish ski mountaineer and cross-country skier... |
| 13 | 51,346 | Jansson Jansson Jansson is a Swedish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Jan", derived from Johannes, a cognate of John. There are alternate Belgian, German, Dutch, Danish and Norwegian spellings. Jansson is rare as a given name. People with the name Jansson or its variants include:-Surname:* Bengt Jansson ,... |
| 14 | 45,009 | Hansson |
| 15 | 35,241 | Bengtsson Bengtsson Bengtsson is Swedish family name originating in a patronymic, meaning "son of Bengt", Bengt meaning "Blessed". The name is sometimes written Bengtson... |
| 16 | 34,018 | Jönsson Jönsson Jönsson is a Swedish surname which may refer to:*Anita Jönsson , Swedish politician*Bengt Jönsson , Swedish athletic trainer*Christine Jönsson , Swedish politician... |
| 17 | 31,332 | Petersson Petersson Petersson is a Swedish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Peter". There are alternate Danish, Dutch, English, German, and Norwegian spellings... |
| 18 | 29,967 | Carlsson |
| 19 | 27,344 | Lindberg |
| 20 | 27,152 | Magnusson |
England
| Rank | Surname | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith Smith (surname) Smith is an English family name originating in England. It is the most common surname in the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States, the second most common surname in Canada, and the fifth most common surname in Ireland... |
1.26 |
| 2 | Jones Jones (surname) Jones is a common Celtic Welsh surname based on the English version of the parent's name ending in -S. In 1881 people with this surname were largely confined to Wales. By 1998 many Welsh people had migrated to cities in England particularly those adjacent to Wales. The earliest record of the name... |
0.75 |
| 3 | Taylor | 0.59 |
| 4 | Brown Brown (surname) Brown is a surname of English and Scottish origin. It also originates independently in the United States, as an Anglicization of several other surnames, such as the German Braun. Among the earliest recorded Browns is John Brown of Stamford, Lincolnshire, England in 1312. Brown is one of the most... |
0.56 |
| 5 | Williams Williams (surname) Williams is a patronymic form of the name William that originated in medieval England and later came to be extremely popular in Wales. The meaning is derived from son or descendant of Guillemin, the French form of William. Derived from an Old French given name with Germanic elements; will =... |
0.39 |
| 6 | Wilson Wilson (surname) Wilson is a common surname of English origin. It literally means "son of Wil" . It is the seventh most common surname in the United Kingdom, and eighth most common in the United States. In Ireland it is often Gaelicised as "McLiam"...which translated means "Son of William"... |
0.39 |
| 7 | Johnson Johnson Johnson is an English, Scottish, and Irish name of Norman origin. The name itself is a patronym of the given name John, literally meaning "son of John." The name John derives from Latin Johannes, which is derived through Greek Ἰωάννης Iōannēs, from Hebrew יוחנן Yohanan meaning "Yahweh has favoured"... |
0.37 |
| 8 | Davis Davis (surname) Davis is a patronymic surname originating in Wales, that means 'son of David'. It is the 52nd most common surname in the United Kingdom. According to the 1990 United States Census survey, 'Davis' was the 6th most frequently reported surname, accounting for 0.48% of the population, preceding Miller... |
0.34 |
| 9 | Robinson Robinson (name) Robinson is an English language patronymic surname, originating in England. It means "son of Robin ". There are similar surname spellings such as Robison and Robeson. Robinson is the 15th most common surname in the United Kingdom... |
0.32 |
| 10 | Wright Wright Wright is an occupational surname originating in England. The term Wright comes from the circa 700 AD Old English word "wryhta" or "wyrhta", meaning worker or shaper of wood. Later it became any occupational worker , and is used as a British family name... |
0.32 |
| 11 | Thompson Thompson (surname) Thompson is a patronymic surname of English origin, with a variety of spellings meaning "son of Tom ". It is the 14th-most common surname in the United Kingdom... |
0.31 |
| 12 | Evans Evans (surname) Evans is a family name of Welsh, and possibly Cornish, origin. Within the United Kingdom it is the 8th most common surname, being most common in the city of Swansea, Wales. Within the United States, it is ranked as the 48th-most common surname.-Origin:... |
0.30 |
| 13 | Walker | 0.30 |
| 14 | White White (surname) White is a surname of English origin. It is the sixteenth most common surname in the United Kingdom. In the 1990 United States Census, 'White' ranked fourteenth among all reported surnames in frequency, accounting for 0.28% of the population.... |
0.30 |
| 15 | Roberts Roberts (surname) Roberts is a surname of North Welsh origin, deriving from the Anglo Saxon/Norman given name Robert, meaning "bright fame" – from the Germanic elements "hrod" meaning fame and "beraht" meaning bright. Roberts may mean either "servant of Robert" or "son of Robert"; the latter is more common in... |
0.28 |
| 16 | Green Green (name) Green is a common surname derived from several languages.-Etymology:# one of the most common and widespread of English surnames, either a nickname for someone who was fond of dressing in this color or who had played the part of the "Green Man" in the May Day celebrations, or a topographic name for... |
0.28 |
| 17 | Hall Hall (surname) Hall is a family name of English origin and means 'kind' and 'forgiving'. This originates from the belief that Viking thanes were eternally benevolent to those that worked within his hall. The name was used to indicate the main occupation of the individual, in a role such as a servant or... |
0.28 |
| 18 | Wood Wood (surname) Wood is a surname in the English language. It is common throughout the world, especially countries with historical links to Britain.- Etymology :... |
0.27 |
| 19 | Jackson Jackson (name) Jackson is a common surname of English and Scottish origin. It literally means "son of Jack". In 1980 Jackson was the 24th most popular surname in England and Wales... |
0.27 |
| 20 | Clarke Clarke Clarke is a common surname, being the 20th most common surname in England as of 2008. Clarke is an English surname and is a variant of Clark, Clerk or Clerke; the word deriving from the Old English word 'clerc' for a cleric or scribe. It is from a medieval occupational name for a scribe or... |
0.26 |
Greater London
The following list is for Greater London
Greater London
Greater London is the top-level administrative division of England covering London. It was created in 1965 and spans the City of London, including Middle Temple and Inner Temple, and the 32 London boroughs. This territory is coterminate with the London Government Office Region and the London...
.
- Brown
- SmithSmith (surname)Smith is an English family name originating in England. It is the most common surname in the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States, the second most common surname in Canada, and the fifth most common surname in Ireland...
- PatelPatelPatel is a surname of Indian origin, originally meaning "headman" or"village chief". Patels are socially, economically and politically the most dominant caste in Gujarat Patels are basically Kurmis or Kunbis and are found in various geographical locations. The Kunbi are an Indian subcaste...
- JonesJones (surname)Jones is a common Celtic Welsh surname based on the English version of the parent's name ending in -S. In 1881 people with this surname were largely confined to Wales. By 1998 many Welsh people had migrated to cities in England particularly those adjacent to Wales. The earliest record of the name...
- WilliamsWilliams (surname)Williams is a patronymic form of the name William that originated in medieval England and later came to be extremely popular in Wales. The meaning is derived from son or descendant of Guillemin, the French form of William. Derived from an Old French given name with Germanic elements; will =...
- JohnsonJohnsonJohnson is an English, Scottish, and Irish name of Norman origin. The name itself is a patronym of the given name John, literally meaning "son of John." The name John derives from Latin Johannes, which is derived through Greek Ἰωάννης Iōannēs, from Hebrew יוחנן Yohanan meaning "Yahweh has favoured"...
- Taylor
- ThomasThomas (surname)Thomas is a common surname used in British , French, German, Dutch, Danish, and southern India .It derives from the medieval personal name, of Biblical origin, from Aramaic t'om'a, a byname meaning 'twin'. It was borne by one of the disciples of Christ, best known for his scepticism about Christ's...
- RobertsRoberts (surname)Roberts is a surname of North Welsh origin, deriving from the Anglo Saxon/Norman given name Robert, meaning "bright fame" – from the Germanic elements "hrod" meaning fame and "beraht" meaning bright. Roberts may mean either "servant of Robert" or "son of Robert"; the latter is more common in...
- KhanKhan (name)Khan is a surname and title of Central Asian origin, primarily found in Afghanistan, Baluchistan, Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan.- Origin :...
- LewisLewis (surname)Lewis is a surname in the English language. It has several independent origins.One of origins of the surname, in England and Wales, is from the Norman personal name Lowis, Lodovicus. This name is composed of the Germanic elements hlod and wig, meaning "fame" and "war"...
- JacksonJackson (name)Jackson is a common surname of English and Scottish origin. It literally means "son of Jack". In 1980 Jackson was the 24th most popular surname in England and Wales...
- ClarkeClarkeClarke is a common surname, being the 20th most common surname in England as of 2008. Clarke is an English surname and is a variant of Clark, Clerk or Clerke; the word deriving from the Old English word 'clerc' for a cleric or scribe. It is from a medieval occupational name for a scribe or...
- JamesJames (surname)James is a surname, and may refer to:* A. P. T. James , better known as "Fargo" James; Tobagonian politician* Alex James , Scottish soccer player* Alex James , English musician and journalist...
- Phillips
- WilsonWilson (surname)Wilson is a common surname of English origin. It literally means "son of Wil" . It is the seventh most common surname in the United Kingdom, and eighth most common in the United States. In Ireland it is often Gaelicised as "McLiam"...which translated means "Son of William"...
- Ali
- MasonMason (surname)Mason is an occupational surname of English origin, and may refer to many people:-A:* A. E. W. Mason, British author* Abner Mason, American presidential advisor on AIDS* Alex Mason, the protagonist of Call of Duty: Black Ops...
- MitchellMitchell (surname)Mitchell is an English surname, the surname is generally derived from the Middle English and Old French personal name Michel which is the vernacular form of the personal name Michael. In some cases the surname is derived from a nickname for a big man which is derived from the Middle English michel,...
- RoseRose (name)Rose is a given name and surname. The surname Rose can be of English, Scottish, French, and German origin.Rose is a popular given name, it originally was a Norman form of a German name Hrodheid, composed of the words Hrod and Heid . It was originally spelt Roese or Rohese...
- DavisDavis (surname)Davis is a patronymic surname originating in Wales, that means 'son of David'. It is the 52nd most common surname in the United Kingdom. According to the 1990 United States Census survey, 'Davis' was the 6th most frequently reported surname, accounting for 0.48% of the population, preceding Miller...
- DaviesDaviesDavies is a spelling variation of the patronymic English surname Davis, that means David, a Hebrew name meaning "beloved". Davies is much associated with Wales, owing to the name of its patron saint, David....
- Rodríguez
- CoxCox (surname)The surname Cox is of English or Welsh origin, and may have originated independently in several locations in Great Britain, with the variations arriving at a standard spelling only later. An early record of the surname dates from 1556 with the marriage of Alicea Cox at St. Martin in the Fields,...
- AlexanderAlexander (surname)Alexander is a surname in the English language. In some cases it is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic MacAlasdair. It is a somewhat common Scottish name and the region of Scotland where it traditionally is most commonly found is in the Highlands region of Scotland.*AJ Alexander , American...
Northern Ireland
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/paediatric-epidemiology/pdfs/Signficance_Surnames_Paper.pdfUniversity College LondonUniversity College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
, Paediatric-Epidemiology Significance Surnames Paper]
- WilsonWilson (surname)Wilson is a common surname of English origin. It literally means "son of Wil" . It is the seventh most common surname in the United Kingdom, and eighth most common in the United States. In Ireland it is often Gaelicised as "McLiam"...which translated means "Son of William"...
(0.75) - CampbellCampbell (surname)Campbell is a Scottish family name of Gaelic origins.The name in some cases derives from the Scottish Clan Campbell, in other cases from Mac Cathmhaoil meaning son of the battle chieftain....
(0.75) - Kelly (0.74)
- JohnstonJohnston (surname)Johnston is a surname which in most cases is a habitational surname derived from several places in Scotland, however it can most also be a variant of the surname Johnstone. The surname is most common throughout Scotland and Ireland.-Etymology:...
(0.69) - MooreMoore (surname)The name Moore is a popular surname in many English-speaking countries and is of Gaelic/English origin. It is the 31st most common surname in the United Kingdom, and 9th most common in the United States....
(0.62) - ThompsonThompson (surname)Thompson is a patronymic surname of English origin, with a variety of spellings meaning "son of Tom ". It is the 14th-most common surname in the United Kingdom...
(0.61) - SmythSmythSmyth is an early variant of the common surname Smith. Shown below are notable people who share the surname "Smyth".- Notable people sharing the Smyth surname :...
(0.60) - BrownBrown (surname)Brown is a surname of English and Scottish origin. It also originates independently in the United States, as an Anglicization of several other surnames, such as the German Braun. Among the earliest recorded Browns is John Brown of Stamford, Lincolnshire, England in 1312. Brown is one of the most...
(0.59) - O’NeillO'Neill (surname)The O'Neill dynasty is a group of families that have held prominent positions and titles throughout European history. The O'Neills take their name from Niall Glúndub, an early 10th century High King of Ireland from the Cenél nEógain...
(0.57) - Doherty (0.54)
- StewartStewart (name)Stewart is a Scottish surname and is also used as a masculine given name of pre-7th century Old English origin, derived from stigeweard, the genitive prefix stige meaning "sty", and the suffix weard meaning "guardian" or "warden". An alternative spelling is Stuart. The progenitor of the Stewart...
(0.54) - Quinn (0.51)
- RobinsonRobinson (name)Robinson is an English language patronymic surname, originating in England. It means "son of Robin ". There are similar surname spellings such as Robison and Robeson. Robinson is the 15th most common surname in the United Kingdom...
(0.50) - MurphyMurphyMurphy is an Anglicized version of two Irish surnames: Ó Murchadha/Ó Murchadh , and Mac Murchaidh/Mac Murchadh derived from the Irish personal name Murchadh, which meant "sea-warrior" or "sea-battler"...
(0.49) - GrahamGraham (surname)Graham is an English surname. It is a habitational name, derived from Grantham in Lincolnshire, England.-People:* Alasdair Graham , Canadian politician, journalist, and businessman* Alexander H...
(0.48) - MartinMartin (name)Martin may either be a surname or given name.Martin is a common given and family name in most European languages. It comes from the Latin name Martinus, which is a late derived form of the name of the Roman god Mars, the protective godhead of the Latins...
(0.45) - McLaughlinMcLaughlinMcLaughlin or MacLaughlin is a surname of Irish and Scottish origin. The name is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Mac Lochlainn ....
(0.45) - Hamilton (0.44)
- MurrayMurray (surname)Murray is a common variation of the word Moray, an anglicisation of the Medieval Gaelic word Muireb ; the b here was pronounced as v, hence the Latinization to Moravia. These names denote the district on the south shore of the Moray Firth, in Scotland...
(0.43) - HughesHughes (surname)Hughes is a patronymic surname of Irish origin. Ireland & Goidelic BritainThe surname evolved from the ancient Celt name of Ó hAodha meaning Fire. It's an old Irish name in Gaeltachtaí, which can be Hughes or Hayes.Hughes is the 15th most popular name in Ulster and Northern Ireland although it...
(0.41)
Numbers in brackets indicate percentages.
Scotland
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/paediatric-epidemiology/pdfs/Signficance_Surnames_Paper.pdfUniversity College LondonUniversity College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
, Paediatric-Epidemiology Significance Surnames Paper]
- SmithSmith (surname)Smith is an English family name originating in England. It is the most common surname in the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States, the second most common surname in Canada, and the fifth most common surname in Ireland...
(1.28) - BrownBrown (surname)Brown is a surname of English and Scottish origin. It also originates independently in the United States, as an Anglicization of several other surnames, such as the German Braun. Among the earliest recorded Browns is John Brown of Stamford, Lincolnshire, England in 1312. Brown is one of the most...
(0.94) - WilsonWilson (surname)Wilson is a common surname of English origin. It literally means "son of Wil" . It is the seventh most common surname in the United Kingdom, and eighth most common in the United States. In Ireland it is often Gaelicised as "McLiam"...which translated means "Son of William"...
(0.89) - RobertsonRobertson (surname)Robertson is a patronymic surname, originating in northern England and Scotland. It means "son of Robert".-People with this surname:* A. Willis Robertson, former U.S. Senator from Virginia, father of Pat Robertson* Alec Robertson, New Zealand lawn bowler...
(0.78) - ThomsonThomson (surname)Thomson is an English and Scottish patronymic surname meaning "son of Thom, Thomp, Thompkin, or other diminutive of Thomas", itself dervied from the Aramaic תום or Tôm, meaning "twin". The Welsh surname is documented in Cheshire records before and after the 1066 Norman Conquest. Variations...
(0.78) - CampbellCampbell (surname)Campbell is a Scottish family name of Gaelic origins.The name in some cases derives from the Scottish Clan Campbell, in other cases from Mac Cathmhaoil meaning son of the battle chieftain....
(0.77) - StewartStewart (name)Stewart is a Scottish surname and is also used as a masculine given name of pre-7th century Old English origin, derived from stigeweard, the genitive prefix stige meaning "sty", and the suffix weard meaning "guardian" or "warden". An alternative spelling is Stuart. The progenitor of the Stewart...
(0.73) - AndersonAnderson (surname)Anderson, Andersson or Andersen is a surname deriving from a patronymic meaning "son of Anders/Andrew"...
(0.70) - ScottScott (name)Scott originated from Scotti .Scott came from the name of a Gaelic speaking Celtic tribe called the Scoti although there is no clear evidence to the etymology of the word, even if it has Gaelic roots or whether it was first applied to them by outsiders...
(0.55) - MurrayMurray (surname)Murray is a common variation of the word Moray, an anglicisation of the Medieval Gaelic word Muireb ; the b here was pronounced as v, hence the Latinization to Moravia. These names denote the district on the south shore of the Moray Firth, in Scotland...
(0.53) - MacDonaldMacdonaldMacDonald, Macdonald, and McDonald are Anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic name MacDhòmhnaill. It is a patronym where Mac means "son" and Dhòmhnaill means "of Dòmhnall". The personal name Dòmhnall is composed of the elements domno "world" and val "might", "rule"...
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- ClarkClarkClark is surname in the English language, ultimately derived from the Latin clericus meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educated. Clark evolved from "clerk". First records of the name are found in 12th century England...
(0.47) - RossRoss (name)Ross can be used as a given name, typically for males, but is also a typical family name for people of Scottish descent . In this case the name is of Scottish origin. The family name can also be of German origin . Ross is the name of many people, such as:- Family name Ross :*Aaron Ross Ross can be...
(0.43) - YoungYoung (surname)Young is a surname originating in England and Scotland . Derived from the Old English word geong, meaning "young," the Young surname was used as a descriptive name to distinguish father from son or to the younger of two relatives. Young can also be a Korean surname and Chinese surname...
(0.42) - MitchellMitchell (surname)Mitchell is an English surname, the surname is generally derived from the Middle English and Old French personal name Michel which is the vernacular form of the personal name Michael. In some cases the surname is derived from a nickname for a big man which is derived from the Middle English michel,...
(0.41) - WatsonWatson (surname)Watson is a patronymic surname of English and Scottish origin. Meaning "son of Walter", the popular Middle English given names Wat or Watt were pet forms of the name Walter. Watson is the 36th-most common surname in the United Kingdom.-A:* A. J...
(0.41) - PatersonPaterson (surname)Paterson is an English, Scottish, and Irish surname meaning "son of Patrick". In Connacht, and Ulster, the name is considered to be an Anglicised form of the Irish language surname Ó Casáin. Paterson is rarely used as a given name...
(0.40) - MorrisonMorrison (surname)Morrison is a surname. In some cases it is derived from a patronymic form of the personal name Morris. This personal name is a variant of Maurice, and was quite popular in the Middle Ages. The surname is common throughout Ireland, but mainly in east Ulster...
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http://www.ucl.ac.uk/paediatric-epidemiology/pdfs/Signficance_Surnames_Paper.pdfUniversity College LondonUniversity College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
, Paediatric-Epidemiology Significance Surnames Paper]
- JonesJones (surname)Jones is a common Celtic Welsh surname based on the English version of the parent's name ending in -S. In 1881 people with this surname were largely confined to Wales. By 1998 many Welsh people had migrated to cities in England particularly those adjacent to Wales. The earliest record of the name...
(5.75) - WilliamsWilliams (surname)Williams is a patronymic form of the name William that originated in medieval England and later came to be extremely popular in Wales. The meaning is derived from son or descendant of Guillemin, the French form of William. Derived from an Old French given name with Germanic elements; will =...
(3.72) - DaviesDaviesDavies is a spelling variation of the patronymic English surname Davis, that means David, a Hebrew name meaning "beloved". Davies is much associated with Wales, owing to the name of its patron saint, David....
(3.72) - EvansEvans (surname)Evans is a family name of Welsh, and possibly Cornish, origin. Within the United Kingdom it is the 8th most common surname, being most common in the city of Swansea, Wales. Within the United States, it is ranked as the 48th-most common surname.-Origin:...
(2.47) - ThomasThomas (surname)Thomas is a common surname used in British , French, German, Dutch, Danish, and southern India .It derives from the medieval personal name, of Biblical origin, from Aramaic t'om'a, a byname meaning 'twin'. It was borne by one of the disciples of Christ, best known for his scepticism about Christ's...
(2.43) - RobertsRoberts (surname)Roberts is a surname of North Welsh origin, deriving from the Anglo Saxon/Norman given name Robert, meaning "bright fame" – from the Germanic elements "hrod" meaning fame and "beraht" meaning bright. Roberts may mean either "servant of Robert" or "son of Robert"; the latter is more common in...
(1.53) - LewisLewis (surname)Lewis is a surname in the English language. It has several independent origins.One of origins of the surname, in England and Wales, is from the Norman personal name Lowis, Lodovicus. This name is composed of the Germanic elements hlod and wig, meaning "fame" and "war"...
(1.53) - HughesHughes (surname)Hughes is a patronymic surname of Irish origin. Ireland & Goidelic BritainThe surname evolved from the ancient Celt name of Ó hAodha meaning Fire. It's an old Irish name in Gaeltachtaí, which can be Hughes or Hayes.Hughes is the 15th most popular name in Ulster and Northern Ireland although it...
(1.23) - MorganMorgan (surname)The surname Morgan has several different British origins. The Welsh surname is derived from the Old Welsh personal name Morcant, which is of an uncertain origin. The Irish surname is an amalgamation of this Welsh surname, which was brought to Ireland in the Middle Ages, and several Gaelic surnames,...
(1.16) - GriffithsGriffithsGriffiths is a surname with Welsh origins, as in Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr. People called Griffiths recorded here include:* Albert Griffiths , better known as Young Griffo, boxing champion...
(0.96) - EdwardsEdwards (surname)Edwards is a patronymic surname, which arose separately in England and Wales. It means 'son of Edward'. Edwards is the 18th-most common surname in the United Kingdom...
(0.93) - SmithSmith (surname)Smith is an English family name originating in England. It is the most common surname in the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States, the second most common surname in Canada, and the fifth most common surname in Ireland...
(0.85) - JamesJames (surname)James is a surname, and may refer to:* A. P. T. James , better known as "Fargo" James; Tobagonian politician* Alex James , Scottish soccer player* Alex James , English musician and journalist...
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- JenkinsJenkins (surname)Jenkins is a surname that originated in Cornwall, England, but came to be popular in southern Wales. The name "Jenkin" originally meant "little John" or "son of John"...
(0.69) - OwenOwen (name)Owen is an anglicized variant of the Welsh name Owain, and may appear as both a personal name and as a surname . Owen is cognate with Eugene meaning noble-born. The name corresponds with Irish "Eoghan". An alternate but less likely origin of the name is with the Celtic name "Esugenos", meaning...
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- MossMoss (surname)-History:* Arlene B. Nichols Moss, American chair of the Daughters of the American Revolution* Roger Moss, American historian* Stephen Moss, British naturalist-Literature:* Howard Moss, American poet* Jason Moss , American writer...
(0.63) - RichardsRichards (surname)Richards is a common Celtic Welsh, or Cornish surname based on the English version of the parent's name ending in -S.. In 1881 people with this surname were mainly located in Wales, Cornwall and adjacent South-West counties of England. By 1998 many Welsh and Cornish people had migrated to cities in...
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