Surnames Starting with M

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Miyamoto

Japanese surname meaning 'base of the shrine', combining miya (shrine, palace...

Japanese

Miyazaki

Topographic surname meaning shrine cape or promontory.

Japanese

Mizrahi

Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewish surname derived from the Hebrew "mizrahi", meani...

Jewish

Molina

Topographic or occupational surname linked to a mill.

Spanish

Moller

Variant of Müller meaning miller.

German

Molloy

Irish surname from O Maol Aodha, meaning descendant of the devotee of Saint A...

Irish

Monroe

Surname from Scottish Gaelic family roots.

Scottish

Monteiro

Locational surname linked to hills or mountains.

Portuguese

Montes

Topographic surname meaning mountains or hills.

Spanish

Montgomery

Locational surname of Norman origin later established in Scotland and England.

Scottish

Montoya

Basque-influenced locational surname from Iberia.

Spanish

Moon

Nickname or topographic surname with several medieval explanations.

English

Mooney

Anglicized form of Ó Maonaigh.

Irish

Moore

Often linked to someone who lived near a moor or marshy land.

English

Mora

Surname linked to mulberry, Moorish roots, or dark complexion.

Spanish

Morales

Topographic surname relating to mulberry trees or moral groves.

Spanish

Moran

Anglicized form of Ó Móráin.

Irish

Moreau

Surname often linked to dark complexion or to a place-name root.

French

Moreno

Descriptive surname meaning dark-haired or dark-complexioned.

Spanish

Morgan

Derived from an old Welsh personal name often interpreted as sea-born or sea-...

Welsh

Mori

Japanese surname meaning forest. Associated with the powerful Mori clan of fe...

Japanese

Morin

Surname derived from a diminutive or a dark-complexion nickname in some lines.

French

Morita

Japanese surname meaning 'forest rice paddy', from mori (forest) and ta (rice...

Japanese

Morris

Derived from Maurice or sometimes linked to Moorish associations in medieval ...

English

Morrison

Patronymic surname meaning son of Morris.

Scottish

Morton

Locational surname meaning moor town or marsh settlement.

English

Moses

Derived from the biblical personal name Moses.

Jewish

Moskowitz

Ashkenazi Jewish surname derived from the city of Moscow (Moskva in Russian),...

Jewish

Moss

Topographic surname for someone living near marsh or bog land.

English

Mota

Locational surname linked to a mound or hill.

Portuguese

Moura

Locational surname linked to moor or place roots.

Portuguese

Moussa

Arabic form of Moses. A surname derived from the prophet Musa (Moses), revere...

Arabic

Moynihan

Irish surname from O Muimhneachain, meaning descendant of the Munsterman. The...

Irish

Mughal

Ethnic surname linked to Mughal or Mongol-derived ancestry traditions.

Pakistani

Mukherjee

Anglicized form of Mukhopadhyay, a Bengali Brahmin surname.

Indian

Muller

Occupational surname meaning miller.

German

Mulligan

Irish surname from O Maolagain, meaning descendant of Maolagán (little bald o...

Irish

Munoz

Patronymic surname meaning son of Muño.

Spanish

Murakami

Japanese surname meaning 'above the village', combining mura (village) and ka...

Japanese

Murillo

Locational surname from a walled place or diminutive of wall-related roots.

Spanish

Murphy

From Gaelic meaning sea warrior in common interpretation.

Irish

Murray

Locational surname associated with Moray in Scotland.

Scottish

Murtagh

Irish surname from O Muircheartaigh, meaning descendant of Muircheartach (ski...

Irish

Musk

English surname possibly derived from the Middle English muske meaning musk o...

American

Myers

May derive from mayor, steward, or marsh-related place terms depending on line.

English

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