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Surname Directory: Last Name Origins & Coats of Arms

Look up your surname: what the last name means, where it began and the coat of arms associated with it. Browse A–Z, by country of origin or by language.

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Every surname can be researched, even if it isn't listed here.

ASee all 85 surnames starting with A →

BSee all 233 surnames starting with B →

CSee all 193 surnames starting with C →

DSee all 103 surnames starting with D →

ESee all 40 surnames starting with E →

FSee all 109 surnames starting with F →

GSee all 147 surnames starting with G →

HSee all 140 surnames starting with H →

ISee all 9 surnames starting with I →

JSee all 33 surnames starting with J →

KSee all 99 surnames starting with K →

LSee all 108 surnames starting with L →

MSee all 250 surnames starting with M →

NSee all 46 surnames starting with N →

OSee all 44 surnames starting with O →

PSee all 124 surnames starting with P →

QSee all 7 surnames starting with Q →

RSee all 116 surnames starting with R →

SSee all 203 surnames starting with S →

TSee all 48 surnames starting with T →

USee all 4 surnames starting with U →

VSee all 34 surnames starting with V →

WSee all 99 surnames starting with W →

YSee all 5 surnames starting with Y →

ZSee all 20 surnames starting with Z →

Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Coats of arms were granted to individuals, not to everyone with a surname.