Patronymic surnames

Tomić () is a common family name found in Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is sometimes transliterated as Tomic or Tomich outside these areas.

Christiansen () is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Christian. The spelling variant Kristiansen has identical pronunciation. Christiansen is the sixteenth most common name in Denmark, but is shared by less than 1% of the population.

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Sørensen () is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Søren" (given name equivalent of Severin). , it is the eighth most common surname in Denmark. Immigrants to English-speaking countries often changed the spelling to Sorensen or Sorenson in order to accommodate English orthographic rules. English-language media often similarly renders Sørensen as either Sorensen or Sorenson. A parallel form of similar origin is Severinsen.

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Karimov or Carimoff is a slavicised version of the name Karim. Its feminine counterpart is Karimova. It is most popular in Central Asia, especially in Uzbekistan, although it is prevalent in the South Caucasus. Notable people with the surname include:

Popov (; masculine), or Popova (; feminine), is a common Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian patronymic surname. Derived from a Slavonic word pop (, "priest"). Notable people with the surname include:

Hakobyan ( (reformed); (classical)) is an Armenian surname with the meaning "son of Hakob" (Armenian for Jacob). This surname has multitudes of transliterations into Latin alphabet, including Acopian, Acopyan, Agopian, Agopyan, Akobian, Akobyan, Akopyan, Hagopian, Hagopyan, Hakobian, and others. A Russified version of this surname is Akopov. A variant is Hakobyants, Hagopiantz ( (reformed); (classical)), with similar variations of rendering in the Latin alphabet.

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Gavrilov (Cyrillic: Гаврилов), or Gavrilova (feminine; Гаврилова) is a Russian last name, derived from the first name "Гаврила", "Гаврило" (Gavrila, Gavrilo, i.e., Gabriel). It was also transliterated in other languages as Gawrilov, Gawriloff, Gavriloff; Belarusian: Haurylau,(Гаўрылаў); Ukrainian: Gavryliv (Гаврилів).

Henriksen is a Scandinavian patronymic surname, meaning son of Henrik.

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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. People with the surname Johansen include:

Matić (, ) is a common Croatian and Serbian surname. It is a patronymic name of Mate, the Croatian, or Matija, both Croatian and Serbian variants of the Latin name , English Matthew. According to Croatian genealogy, the surname Matić is typical of Croat ethnicity, but it is carried by Serbian and Bosnian people as well.

Mattsson is a Swedish surname.

Trofimov (feminine form: Trofimova) is a Russian family name derived from the first name Trofim and literally meaning "Trofim's". The Ukrainian-language form is transliterated in the same as Russian; the Belarusian-language form is Trafimau/Trafimaw.

Jovanović (, ) is the most common Serbian surname. It derives from Jovan, which is comparable to John in English. The part ov designates possession: Jovanov means ''John's. The suffix ić is a diminutive designation, or descendant designation. It is spelled in Austria as Jovanovic. So, the last name can be translated as John's son'' leading to the English equivalent last name of Johnson.

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Addams is a patronymic surname of English origin from the given name Adam. There are other spellings. Notable people with the surname include:

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Andersen () is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Anders" (itself derived from the Greek name "Ανδρέας/Andreas", cf. English Andrew). It is the fifth most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 3.2% of the population.

Pettersson is a common Swedish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Peter".

Lucius is a masculine given name derived from Lucius (Latin ; ), abbreviated L., one of the small group of common Latin forenames () found in the culture of ancient Rome. Lucius probably derives from Latin word (gen. ), meaning "light" (<PIE *leuk-, "brightness"), related to the Latin verb ("to shine") and cognate to the name Lucas. Another proposed etymology is derivation from Etruscan Lauchum (or Lauchme) meaning "king", which was more directly transferred into Latin as .

Thyssen is a Low Frankish and Dutch patronymic surname. It is derived from the common given name Thijs, a short form of Mathijs (Matthew). The Dutch digraph ij and the y ("ij" without dots) were used interchangeably until the surname spelling fixations around 1810. While Thijssen is the more common form in the Netherlands, "Thyssen" prevails elsewhere. It may refer to:

A derivative of the name Gustav, Gustafson, Gustafsson, Gustavson, or Gustavsson, is a group of surnames of Scandinavian origin, and may refer to the following people:

Saunders is a surname of English and Scottish origin, derived from Sander, a mediaeval form of Alexander.

Martinović () is a patronymic surname meaning 'son of Martin', and is a common surname in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia. Its Hungarian form is Martinovics.

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Yurchenko is a Ukrainian patronymic surname that comes from the name Yuriy (George). It may refer to:

Obradović (, ) is a Serbian patronymic surname derived from a masculine given name Obrad. It may refer to:

Filipović (, ) is a patronymic formed out of the name Filip and the suffix -ić. It is a common surname in South Slavic languages. It's cognate to Bulgarian Filipov or Polish Filipowicz.

Lopes is a Portuguese and Galician surname. Origin: Germanic patronymic for son of Lopo, itself being derived from Latin wolf. This surname occurs in other Romance variants, such as Spanish , Italian , French , and Romanian or .

Đorđević (, ; also transliterated Djordjevic) is a Serbian surname, a patronymic derived from the given name Đorđe ("George", from Ancient Greek Georgios meaning "farmer"). It is predominantly worn by ethnic Serbs, an Eastern Orthodox Christian people.

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Sargsyan (, ), also Sarkisian, Sarkissian (in Western Armenian , ) or Sarkisyan, is an Armenian surname derived from the given name Sargis (from the Latin Sergius).

Pauwels is a Flemish patronymic surname derived from the personal name Pauwel, a vernacular form of Paul. Notable people with the name include:

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Benacerraf ( Ben-Aseraf) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Rutten may refer to:

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Levchenko (; , Leuchanka, Leŭčanka) is a surname of Ukrainian origin. It derives from the personal name Levko. The surname, Levchenko, was created by adding the Ukrainian patronimic suffix, -enko, meaning someone of Levko, usually the son of Levko.

Georgescu is a Romanian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Halvorsen is a Norwegian patronymic surname. Notable people with the surname include:

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Marchuk is a Ukrainian patronymic surname from the personal name Marko, a variant of Marcus. Polish-language version: Marczuk. Notable people with the surname include:

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Szymański (feminine: Szymańska, plural Szymańscy) is the ninth most common surname in Poland with about 114 075 people (0.3% of Polish population) sharing it by 2015.

Mortensen or Mortenson (in US) 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.

Ionescu (Francisized as Ionesco or Jonesco) is a Romanian language patronymic surname, derived from the male given name Ion. It may refer to:

Gerasimov () or Gerasimova (feminine; Гера́симова) is a Russian surname, derived from the given name Gerasim. Notable people with the surname include:

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McDougall or McDougal (see also MacDougall) is a Scottish surname that can refer to several people, places and things. It is derived from the Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill, meaning "son of Dubhghall." It shares the same origin as McDowell.

Gerard is a masculine forename of Proto-Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constituents put together. In this case, those constituents are gari > ger- (meaning 'spear') and -hard (meaning 'hard/strong/brave').

Matviyenko (), sometimes transliterated Matviienko, Matvijenko, or Matvienko, is a patronymic surname of Ukrainian origin. It is derived from the first name Matviy, equivalent to English Matthew.

Antonescu is a common family name in Romania derived from the root name, Antonius. Persons named Antonescu include: Ion Antonescu, Romanian politician and military officer, Conducător during World War II Crin Antonescu, Romanian politician, Minister of Youth and Sports, President of the Senate Dumitru Antonescu, Romanian footballer Maria Antonescu, Romanian socialite, wife of Ion Antonescu Mihai Antonescu, Romanian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania during World War II Petre Antonescu, Romanian architect Petre Antonescu, Romanian soldier Teohari Antonescu, Romanian poli