Surnames

Chinese surname (荀)

Cyrus () is a Persian-language masculine given name. It is historically best known as the name of several Persian kings, most notably including Cyrus the Great, who founded the Achaemenid Empire in 550 BC. It remains widespread among Zoroastrians, particularly in India, and is also relatively common in the Anglophone world.

Balibar is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Lūsis is a Latvian surname.

Eren (Kazakh: Ерен) is a popular Turkish and Kazakh male name meaning "saint", "wise", "brave", and "well-educated". The name is Muslim and it's a reference to notable people in Islamic history.

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Piekarski (feminine: Piekarska; plural: Piekarscy) is a Polish surname originated with several Polish noble . Its Russified form in Pekarsky. Notable people with the surname include:

Pochettino is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

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Anatolius is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Wilde is a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Insúa is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Penck is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Makarevich (; ) is a Belarusian and Russian surname, related to the Latin given name Macarius. It may refer to:

Adomaitis is the masculine form of a Lithuanian family name. It means "son of Adomas (Adam)". Its feminine forms are: Adomaitienė (married woman or widow) and Adomaitytė (unmarried woman).

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Caetano is a Portuguese given name and surname derived from Latin Caietanus. It also appears in Lusophone place names named after Saint Cajetan (São Caetano in Portuguese).

Vidaković (Serbian Cyrillic: Видаковић) is a South Slavic surname derived from Vidak and Vida family names. It is associated with Serbs, Croats, Bunjevci and Montenegrins ethnic groups and is commonly found in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia.

Marchand () is a frequent surname in France, in Quebec, and in Louisiana. (French word for merchant). It is sometimes anglicized to "Merchant", "Marchant", or "Merchand", all with similar pronunciations to Marchand.

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 (in Hebrew, Michael means "Who is like God?"). However, another possible derivation for the surname is the Maltese word "mħallef", which means 'judge', and thus its origin is not certain. This surname is found in various Medieval records, normally as Makluffi. Prior to the late 15th century, most people bearing this surname were of the Jewish faith.

Pirogov (), or Pirogova (feminine; Пирогова) is a Russian surname, derived from the word "пирог" (pie or cake). Notable people with the surname include: Alexander Pirogov (1899–1964), Russian Soviet opera singer Grigory Pirogov (1885–1931), Russian Soviet opera singer Kirill Pirogov (born 1973), Russian actor Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov (1810–1881), prominent Russian scientist Pirogov (film), 1947 Soviet film, notable for the musical score composed by Dmitri Shostakovich Pirogov Hospital, a hospital in Sofia, Bulgaria named after him 2506 Pirogov, an asteroid named after him Pirogov Park, a park

Philibert may refer to the following people:

Kovačević (Serbo-Croatian, ), Kovačevič (Slovene and Slovak; feminine (Slovak): Kovačevičová) or Kovačovič (Slovak; feminine: Kovačovičová), is a Slavic surname meaning "[black]smith's son". The surname is derived from Kovač, which means "[[Blacksmith|[black]smith]]", and is the equivalent of English Smithson.

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Ziółkowski (feminine Ziółkowska, plural Ziółkowscy) is a Polish surname. It is a toponymic surname related to the place named Ziółków. It may refer to: Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm (born 1949), Polish author Andrew Ziolkowski (1963–1994), Australian politician Eric Ziolkowski (born 1958), American philosopher Fabrice Ziolkowski (born 1954), French-American screenwriter, director, producer, and voice director Jan Ziółkowski (born 2005), Polish footballer Jan M. Ziolkowski (born 1956), American linguist and philosopher Janusz Ziółkowski (1924–2000), Polish sociologist Jim Ziolkowski, Ameri

Sebastiani is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Lewandowski (; feminine Lewandowska) is a Polish-language surname. In other languages it may be transliterated as Lewandowsky, Levandovski, Levandovsky, Levandoski, etc.

Abramson is a variation of a patronymic surname, meaning "son of Abram (or Abraham)", the Biblical figure. Surnames like "Abramson" became particularly important in Jewish communities due to the pressures of assimilation and identification. In medieval Europe, Jewish families were often required by authorities to adopt fixed surnames for taxation and census purposes. This was especially true in the Austro-Hungarian Empire during the 18th century under Emperor Joseph II, who mandated the adoption of Germanic surnames by Jewish citizens.

Strasser is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Grün (sometimes transliterated as Gruen) is a German surname, literally meaning "green".

Troughton is a surname, and may refer to

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thumb|Historical place of Abbottabad Ilyasi Mosque Ilyas () is a form of the masculine given name Elias or Elijah.

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Chinese surname (貝 / 贝)

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Stephens is a surname. It is a patronymic and is recorded in England from 1086.

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Jahn is a German surname. Notable people with this surname include:

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Lorenz is an originally German name derived from the Roman surname Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum".

Kirchner is an occupational surname of German origin, derived from the Middle High German word ('sexton', 'priest', 'church assistant' or 'church property administrator'). Notable people with the name include:

Kolev () is a common Bulgarian surname derived from the name of Nikolaj, Kolja. It is the surname of sons and daughters (for women: Koleva) of a father who is named Nikolaj. Notable people with the name Kolev include: Aleksandar Kolev (born 1992), Bulgarian football forward Angel Kolev (born 1953), Bulgarian football manager Atanas Kolev (born 1967), Bulgarian chess player Atanas Kolev (rapper) (born 1996), Bulgarian rapper and basketball player Binko Kolev (born 1958), Bulgarian Olympic runner Bozhil Kolev (born 1949), Bulgarian football player and manager Deyan Kolev (1965–2013), Bulg

Winkelmann or Winkelman is a German and Jewish surname that referred to someone who either lived at a corner or owned a shop there. Notable people with the surname include: Anton Winkelmann (born 2003), German canoeist Babe Winkelman, American professional fisherman Bobby Winkelman, American guitarist Brett Winkelman (b. 1986), American basketball player Christian Herman Winkelmann, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita (1939–1946) Eduard Winkelmann (1838–1896), German historian Helen Winkelmann (born 1962), current chief justice of New Zealand Henri Winkelman (1876–1952),

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.

Schreck is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

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Bhattarai () or Bhattrai is a Nepalese surname. Typically those with the surname belong to the Brahmins or Chettris of Nepal.

Gladkov (masculine, ) or Gladkova (feminine, ) is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Ratto is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Kaganovich is a Jewish surname. Ultimately it comes from the Hebrew word "kohen" which means "priest". Notable people with the surname include:

Fujita (written: , or ) is a Japanese surname. It is occasionally Romanised as Huzita or Foujita. Notable people with the surname include:

Kornilov () and Kornilova (feminine; ) is a common Russian surname derived from the baptismal name Kornil (). Notable people with this surname include:

Barkhausen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Huo () is a Chinese surname. It is pronounced as Fok in Cantonese.

Bujold is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: