Surnames Starting with D

D'Azy

Of or from Azy, a place in France.

D'Olier

Of or from Olier, a place in France.

D'Orsay

Of or from Orsay, a commune in the Île-de-France region.

D. Erwin

DALLINGER

DANSEY

Possibly derived from a place name or a personal name with uncertain etymology.

DARLINGTON

From Darlington, a town in County Durham, England.

DARNALL

From Darnall, a district in Sheffield, England.

DAW

Derived from the jackdaw bird or a nickname for someone resembling or associated...

DE HART

Of or from Hart, or meaning 'the heart', derived from Dutch 'hart'.

DEITRICK

DELACEY

Of or from Lacey, a place in Normandy, France.

DELUCCHI

Possibly derived from 'luce' (pike fish) or a diminutive form of a personal name...

DENHARDT

Derived from a personal name combined with 'hardt' (forest or wooded area).

DERSHAM

From Dersham or a similar place name in England.

DIEKEMA

Possibly derived from 'diek' (dike) combined with a diminutive suffix, indicatin...

DITTBORN

Derived from a place name or personal name combined with 'born' (stream or sprin...

DODSON

DOMENJOS

Derived from the personal name Domingo, with a plural or possessive suffix.

DOOLING

Descendant of Dubhghall, meaning dark stranger or dark foreigner.

DOREY

DOWLING

DRANE

DRUKKER

A printer or one who operates a printing press.

DUDIDIER

Possibly related to a maker or seller of dudies (an obscure or archaic term).

DUPRE

Dacey

Descendant of Daighche, possibly meaning quick or swift.

Dackett

Possibly derived from a place name or a diminutive form of an occupational surna...

Dade

Possibly derived from a place name or an Old English personal name.

Daeschner

Daftary

Daggett

Possibly derived from a place name or a personal name with the diminutive suffix...

Dahlberg

Mountain of the dale or valley mountain.

Dahlgren

Dahlman

Man of the dale or valley dweller.

Dahm

Possibly derived from a place name or related to 'dam' (a water barrier).

Daiger

Possibly a maker or seller of daggers or a descriptive term for a dagger-like qu...

Daily

Descendant of Dáil or related to assembly/gathering.

Dale

Derived from someone who lived in a valley or dale.

Daley

Daligaux

Possibly derived from a place name or a personal name with a regional suffix.

Dall

Possibly derived from a place name or meaning bold or skilled.

Dalrymple

Daly

Descendant of Dálaigh, meaning assembly or gathering.

Dalzel

From the place name Dalziel, meaning field of the water or water meadow.

Dalzell

Dalziel

From the lands of Dalziel in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Damrosch

Likely derived from a German place name or occupational term related to construc...

Dana

From the Irish goddess Danu or from the Hebrew name meaning 'God is my judge.'

Dana Durand

A compound surname combining Dana with Durand, likely indicating family connecti...

Danaher

Descendant of Danacair, an Irish personal name.

Danenhower

Likely derived from a German place name or occupational descriptor related to a ...

Danford

Danforth

From a place name meaning 'ford where daisies grow' or 'Dena's ford.'

Daniel

Daniels

Danilin

Descendant of Danil, a Russian form of Daniel.

Danofsky

Likely derived from a place name with the Yiddish suffix '-sky' indicating origi...

Danson

Son of Dan, a personal name.

Daranyi

Likely derived from a Hungarian place name or personal name element.

Darby

From the English town of Derby, meaning 'settlement where deer are found.'

Dargan

Likely derived from an Irish personal name or place name element.

Dargie

Likely derived from a Scottish place name or personal name element.

Dargue

Darr

Possibly derived from a place name or descriptive term related to a daring or bo...

Darragh

A name derived from the Irish 'Ó Dáraig,' meaning 'descendant of Dáraig' (oak...

Darrall

Darrel

Derived from the Old French 'Darel,' possibly related to 'dear' (beloved) or fro...

Darrell

A variant spelling of Darrel, derived from Old French personal names or place na...

Darrie Ulat

Darrow

Dartnell

Derived from a place name, possibly meaning 'corner of land where darts are thro...

Darton

Derived from an English place name, possibly meaning 'settlement by a dart strea...

Darwin

Derived from an English place name meaning 'dear friend's settlement' or 'settle...

Daugherty

Dauss

Possibly derived from a German personal name or occupational term, with uncertai...

Davalos

Derived from a Basque place name, possibly meaning 'valley of the Dava' or relat...

Davenport

Davey

David

Derived from the Hebrew name 'Dawid,' meaning 'beloved' or 'friend.'

Davidson

The son of David, a biblical name meaning 'beloved.'

Davies

Davila

Davils

Possibly a variant or diminutive form related to David, or a Spanish surname wit...

Davis

Son of David, derived from the Hebrew name meaning 'beloved'.

Davison

Davy

A diminutive form of David, meaning 'beloved' or 'friend,' commonly used as both...

Dawes

Dawson

Day

Dayton

De Arreago

A Spanish surname with the prefix 'De,' indicating 'from' or 'of,' combined with...

De Bayle

De Bolt

A surname with the prefix 'De,' possibly meaning 'from' or 'of,' combined with '...

De Carlo

De Ganna

De Gray

A surname with the prefix 'De,' indicating 'from' or 'of,' combined with 'Gray,'...

De Hoyas

Of the hollows or valleys.

De Kauffmann

Of the merchant or trader.

De La Torriento

Of the tower or fortified place.

De La Vergue

Of the rod, stick, or wand.

De Laney

Of the lane or narrow path.

De Large

Of the broad or wide place.

De Los Rios

De Luca

From Luca or descendant of Luca.

De Menton De Horne

De Muth

Of courage or spirit.

De Neale

Of the corner or nook.

De Negri

Of the dark or black-haired person.

De Rouen

Of Rouen, a city in Normandy.

De Sales

Of the salt works or salt marshes.

De Shong

Uncertain; possibly of Chinese or mixed origin.

De Smet

Of the blacksmith.

De Souza Costa

Of the willow tree and the coast.

De Valera

De Vleeschawer

Of the meat seller or butcher.

De Voe

From the vow or from a place associated with vows.

DeArmond

From the armored one or from a place associated with armor.

DeB. Parsons

DeBerne

From Berne or a place of similar name.

DeBois

From the woods or forest.

DeCOURT

From the court or courtyard.

DeGroot

The great one or from a great place.

DeLACY

From Lacy, a place in Normandy.

DeLanoy

From Lanoy or a similar place name.

DeMoll

From a place called Moll or related to a mill.

DeNegri

From the black one or from a place associated with darkness.

DePaolo

Son of Paolo or descendant of Paul.

DePew

DePrez

From the meadow or from a place called Prez.

DePriest

From the priest or related to a priest.

DeRouch

From a rocky place or from Rouch.

DeRoven

From Roven or a similar place name.

DeSOTO

From the southern region or estate in Spain.

DeSaulles

From the willow trees or salt marshes.

DeVeyra

DeVries

Son of Vrij or from the free land.

DeWalt

From the forest or wooded area ruled by Walt.

DeWeerd

From the defended place or fortified area.

DeWitte

The white one or from the white place.

DeYoung

The young one or son of the young man.

Deakins

Son of Deakin, a variant of Deacon.

Deal

From the valley or from Deal, a town in Kent.

Dean

Derived from someone who lived in a valley or served as a dean in the church.

Dean Powell

From the valley, son of Powell.

Deards

Son of Deard or the bold/brave one.

Dearing

From the place of the dear ones or dweller at the dear place.

Dearr

The dear one or beloved person.

Deatherage

From the edge of death or a dangerous place.

Debnam

From the valley of the Deb or from Debnam place.

Debs

Debuchi

Debussy

From a place name or occupational origin related to the Bussy region in France.

Decatur

From the French place name Decatur or derived from 'de Catur,' indicating origin...

Decker

Deering

Derived from the Old English personal name Deora or from a place associated with...

Defrees

Degan

Derived from the Irish 'Ó Deagáin,' meaning descendant of Deagán.

Degener

Possibly derived from a German place name or occupational origin related to 'Deg...

Degraeff

Derived from Dutch 'de Graeff,' indicating origin from a place associated with a...

Deis

Possibly derived from a German personal name or place name of uncertain etymolog...

Dejean

Derived from French 'de Jean,' indicating descent from or relation to someone na...

Del Rio

Del Valle

Derived from Spanish 'del Valle,' meaning 'of the valley,' indicating origin fro...

Delafield

Derived from 'de la field' or 'of the field,' indicating origin from an open fie...

Delaney

Delano

Delany

Derived from the Irish 'Ó Dubhláinn,' meaning descendant of Dubhláinn (dark w...

Delaplain

Derived from French 'de la plain,' meaning 'of the plain,' indicating origin fro...

Delavigne

Derived from French 'de la vigne,' meaning 'of the vineyard,' indicating origin ...

Delbrück

Delgado

Derived from the Spanish adjective meaning 'thin' or 'slender', originally a des...

Delhomme

Derived from French 'de l'homme,' meaning 'of the man,' possibly indicating a de...

Dell

Derived from the Old English 'dell,' meaning a small valley or hollow.

Dellinger

A person from Dellingen or a similar place name in German-speaking regions.

Dellingham

A person from a place called Dellingham or a settlement associated with the Dell...

Delmond

A person from a place associated with 'del' or 'of the' combined with 'mond' or ...

Delton

A person from a place called Delton or a settlement in a dell (valley).

Demaine

A person who held or worked on a demesne, the lord's private domain in a feudal ...

Demers

A person who lived by the sea or worked in maritime activities.

Demontreux

A person from Montreux or a place with 'mont' (mountain) in its name, with the '...

Dempsey

Denault

A person from a place called Nault or Enault, with the 'de' prefix indicating or...

Denby

Deneen

Possibly derived from an Irish personal name or a descriptive term, though the e...

Denham

A person from Denham, a place name found in several English locations.

Denie

Possibly derived from a personal name or a descriptive term, though the exact me...

Denin

Possibly derived from a place name or personal name, though the exact meaning is...

Denis

A person named Denis or descended from someone named Denis, derived from the Rom...

Denison

Denmore

A person from a place called Denmore or a location with 'den' and 'more' element...

Dennett

A person descended from someone named Dennet or a diminutive form of the name De...

Denney

Denning

Dennis

Dennison

Denny

Densmore

Dweller at the dense moor or marshy wasteland.

Dent

Denton

Denver

Dweller in a valley with a dean or valley settlement.

Derham

Dweller at a homestead in a valley or at the place called Derham.

Dern

Desker

One who works at a desk or a maker of desks.

Detroyat

One who destroys or removes obstacles.

Detzer

One who detaches or separates, or a maker of detached items.

Deupree

From the place of the preys or meadows.

Devaney

Descendant of Dubhán, a dark or black-haired person.

Devavadi

One who dwells in a divine or sacred place.

Devens

Dweller at the divine place or from the place of Devens.

Dever

Descendant of Deabhair or dweller at a water source.

Devereaux

From Évreux, a town in Normandy, France.

Devila

From the place of Devila or a descriptive name related to devils.

Devin

Descendant of Damhán (a fawn) or from the divine place.

Devine

Descendant of Damhán (a fawn) or one who is divine or prophetic.

Devoe

From the village or place name, possibly related to 'de voe' meaning 'from the b...

Devore

From a place name, possibly derived from 'de vore' or related to a geographical ...

Deweese

Possibly derived from a place name or occupational term, with uncertain etymolog...

Dewey

Dewitt

From the Dutch 'de Witt,' meaning 'the white' or 'the fair-haired one.'

Dewson

Deyer

Deyo

Dharworker

One who performs religious or spiritual duties, derived from Sanskrit 'dharma' (...

DiJiulian

Derived from the personal name Giuliano, with the prefix 'Di' indicating descent...

DiMaggio

Derived from the month of May (maggio in Italian), possibly indicating birth in ...

Dial

Diamantopoulos

Son of Diamantis, derived from the Greek word 'diamanti' meaning diamond.

Diamantopulos

Son of Diamantis, derived from the Greek word 'diamanti' meaning diamond.

Diaz

Son of Diego, derived from the Greek name Didacus meaning 'taught by God'.

Dibble

Derived from the Old English word 'dibble,' referring to a pointed gardening too...

Dibrell

Possibly derived from a place name or a variant of Dibble, with uncertain etymol...

Dick

Dickens

Derived from the given name Richard, with the diminutive suffix '-kin' and the p...

Dickenson

Derived from the given name Richard, with the diminutive suffix '-kin' and the p...

Dickerman

Derived from the given name Richard combined with the suffix '-man,' indicating ...

Dickerson

Dickey

Dickinson

Dickman

Dickson

Dickstein

Derived from the given name Richard combined with the German word 'stein' meanin...

Dieckhoff

Diegel

One who makes or sells roof tiles or pottery.

Diehl

Descendant of Dietel or Diethelm, or one associated with the Diehl region.

Dies

Descendant of Diedrich or one associated with the Dies family line.

Dietrich

Dietz

Diggs

One who digs or excavates, or descendant of someone with that occupation.

Dill

Dilling

Descendant of Dill or one from a place associated with dill plants.

Dillingham

Dillon

Dimancesco

Descendant of Dimance or variant of Dimitrescu.

Dimitriu

Descendant of Dimitri or Demetrius.

Dimock

One from Dymock or a similar place name.

Dimond

Variant of Diamond, possibly indicating someone who dealt in diamonds or had a d...

Dinaburg

One from Daugavpils (formerly Dinaburg) in Latvia.

Dineen

Dingell

Dinwiddie

One from Dinwiddie, a place in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

Dirgfeld

One from a place called Dirgfeld or associated with a field or settlement of tha...

Dirksen

Son of Dirk, a Germanic personal name.

Disney

Ditter

Divino

Divine or related to the divine; possibly a religious or devotional surname.

Dix

Dixon

Djuvara

Doak

Doblhoff

One from a place called Doblhoff or associated with a double courtyard or settle...

Dobrzynski

Derived from the Polish word 'dobry' meaning good, likely indicating a good or v...

Dobyns

Possibly derived from a place name or a personal name, with uncertain etymology.

Dockery

Dockweiler

Dodd

Derived from the Old English personal name Dodda or from a topographic feature.

Dodds

Dodge

Doheny

Derived from the Irish 'Ó Dochartaigh' or similar Gaelic roots, possibly meanin...

Doherty

Dolan

Derived from the Irish 'Ó Dubhlain', meaning descendant of Dubhlan (dark or bla...

Doland

Possibly a variant of Dolan or derived from a Scottish place name.

Dolgorouky

Derived from Russian 'dolgiy' (long) and 'ruka' (arm), literally meaning 'long-a...

Dolgovouky

A variant spelling of Dolgorouky, derived from Russian 'dolgiy' (long) and 'ruka...

Dollar

Dolph

Derived from the Germanic name Adolf or Adolph, meaning 'noble wolf'.

Dominici

Derived from the Latin personal name Dominicus, meaning 'of the Lord' or 'belong...

Dominick

Donahey

Derived from Irish Gaelic, possibly related to 'Ó Donnchadha' or similar roots ...

Donahoe

Derived from Irish Gaelic 'Ó Donnchadha', meaning descendant of Donnchadh (brow...

Donahue

Donald

Derived from the Gaelic personal name Domhnall, meaning 'world ruler' or 'world ...

Donaldson

Donath

Derived from the personal name Donatus, meaning 'given' or 'donated' in Latin.

Dondero

Derived from Italian, possibly related to 'donde' (where) or a place name, with ...

Doninelli

Diminutive form related to the name Donino or a place name in Italy.

Donnan

Descendant of Donán, a personal name possibly meaning 'brown' or 'dark'.

Donnelly

Donohoe

Descendant of Donnchadh, meaning 'brown warrior' or 'dark fighter'.

Donovan

Donura

Possibly derived from a place name or a descriptive term related to hardness or ...

Doolittle

Doran

Descendant of Odhrán, meaning 'pale' or 'sallow'.

Doremus

Dornbush

A person who lived near a thorn bush or thorny thicket.

Dorond

Possibly derived from a place name or a descriptive term in Old French.

Dorphmuller

A miller who lived in or near a village called Dorf or in a thorny location.

Dorphuller

A variant of Dorphmuller, indicating a miller in a village or thorny location.

Dorppuller

A person who pulled or worked with materials in a village or thorny location.

Dorr

Dorset

A person from Dorset, a county in southwestern England.

Dorsey

Dorsheimer

A person from Dorshheim or a similar place name, or one associated with a thorny...

Dossen

Possibly derived from a place name or a descriptive term indicating a location o...

Doty

Possibly derived from a place name or a personal name in English or Dutch.

Doubleday

A person who worked two days a week or performed double duty, or possibly a plac...

Dougherty

Doughton

Doughty

Brave, valiant, or capable in character.

Douglas

A person from Douglas, meaning 'dark water' or 'dark stream' in Gaelic.

Douglass

From the dark water or dark stream.

Dounoucos

Likely derived from a Greek personal name or diminutive form.

Dove

Dovell

Possibly from a place name or a variant of a personal name.

Dover

From the port town of Dover or from a place with water features.

Doverspike

Dow

Dowden

From a place with a valley or hill feature.

Dowell

Downer

One who lives in a valley or low-lying area.

Downey

Downs

Derived from someone who lived on or near downs, rolling hills with short grass.

Dows

Possibly a plural or possessive form of a personal name or place name.

Dox

Doxey

From a place name, possibly meaning an island or enclosed area.

Doyer

Possibly an occupational name or variant of a place-related surname.

Doyle

Descendant of Dubhghaill, meaning dark stranger or dark-haired foreigner.

Dra

Etymology and meaning are uncertain.

Drain

Drake

Draper

Drayton

From a place name meaning a settlement by a portage or drag way.

Drekolias

Likely a patronymic or personal name of Greek origin.

Dreschler

One who threshes grain or works with threshing.

Dressel

Dressendorfer

From the town of Dressendorf or a similar place name.

Dresser

One who dresses or prepares materials, particularly in textile or leather work.

Dressler

One who dresses or prepares materials, or a variant of the German word for turne...

Drew

Drewry

Drigalski

Likely derived from a place name or personal characteristic in Polish.

Drigel

Possibly a diminutive or variant form related to place names in Central Europe.

Driscoll

Driver

Drohan

Descendant of Drohan, an Irish personal name.

Drown

Possibly derived from a place name or a descriptive term related to drowning or ...

Drum

Drumholler

One who lives in or near a valley or hollow associated with a drum-shaped geogra...

Drummond

From the Scottish place name Drummond, meaning a ridge or hill.

Drury

Dryden

One who lives in or near a dry valley or a place where grain is dried.

Du Bose

Of the woods or from the wooded area.

Du Pont

Of the bridge, indicating origin from a place near a bridge.

Du'Hamel

Of the hamlet, indicating origin from a small village or settlement.

DuBose

Of the woods or from the wooded area.

DuBusley

Possibly of French origin combined with English elements, or a variant of an Eng...

DuPuy

Dubinsky

Possibly derived from a place name or personal characteristic, with the Slavic s...

Dubois

From the woods, combining 'du' (of the) and 'bois' (woods).

Duboise

From the woods or forest.

Dubuc

From the beech tree or beech wood.

Duckhoff

Dweller at the duck enclosure or waterfowl area.

Duclack

Possibly from a Gaelic personal name or place element.

Dudding

Dudley

Duff

Duffey

Descendant of Dubhthach, a dark or swarthy person.

Duffield

Dweller in or near a field belonging to someone named Dudda.

Duffy

Descendant of Dubhthach, meaning dark or swarthy.

Dufour

The baker or bread maker.

Dugan

Dugnizaet

Etymology and meaning are uncertain.

Duke

A person of noble rank or a servant of a duke.

Dukes

Plural or possessive form referring to dukes or a duke's property.

Dulaney

Possibly from a place name or personal name element.

Dulin

Possibly a diminutive or variant of a personal name.

Dulles

Dumont

From the mountain, combining 'du' (of the) and 'mont' (mountain).

Dunbar

Dunberg

Dweller on a dune or sandy hill.

Duncan

The son of Duncan, a name meaning 'brown warrior' or 'dark-skinned warrior' in G...

Dundee

From Dundee, a city in Scotland, or from a Gaelic place name.

Dunlap

Dunlop

Dunmore

Dunn

Dunne

Descendant of Donn, meaning brown or dark-haired.

Dunnell

Dunner

One who makes a loud noise or a person from a place called Dunn.

Dunnigan

Descendant of Donnagán, a diminutive of Donnacha (brown-haired).

Dunphy

Descendant of Donnchadh, meaning 'brown warrior' or 'brown-haired chief.'

Dunwoody

Dweller in or near a wooded area belonging to a settlement called Dun.

Duperrey

Duplin

Dweller in or near a place called Duplin, or derived from a French topographic o...

Dupont

From the bridge, combining 'du' (of the) and 'pont' (bridge).

Durand

Enduring or lasting, from the Latin 'durare' (to last).

Durantt

Enduring or lasting, derived from the Latin 'durare' meaning 'to last.'

Duras

Hard or harsh, derived from Latin 'durus' meaning 'hard' or 'difficult.'

Durbin

Dweller near a fortified settlement or hill, possibly combined with a water feat...

Dureay

Uncertain; possibly related to 'dur' (hard) or a French place name.

Durgin

Durham

Durkee

Possibly dweller in a dark or shaded area, or derived from a Dutch occupational ...

Durney

Possibly derived from an Irish or Scottish place name or personal name element.

Durno

Possibly derived from a Scottish place name or topographic feature.

Durphy

Descendant of Donnchadh, meaning 'brown warrior' or 'brown-haired chief.'

Duschak

Possibly derived from a Slavic personal name or occupational term.

Dutcher

Dweller in or near a ditch or water channel, or derived from a Dutch occupationa...

Dutton

Dweller in or near a settlement in a valley or hollow, or at a fortified place.

Duvel

Devil, possibly referring to a mischievous or fierce person.

Dwight

Dwyer

Dwyre

Possibly derived from 'dwyer' or related to water/river terminology.

Dye

Dyer

A craftsman who colors cloth and other materials using dyes derived from plants ...

Dykaar

One who builds or maintains dikes.

Dykkar

One who builds or maintains dikes.

da Fonseca

da Gama

daGAMA

de Amoedo

de Bach

de Bearn

de Beaufort

de Cartier de Marchienne

de Cespedes

de Chambrun

de Ferranti

de Gracie

de Graeff

de Graiff

de Kubinyi

de Kwiatkowski

de La Torre

de Laboulaye

de Laszlo

de Ligne

de Martino

de Michelis

de Moetfredy

de Mohrenschildt

de Palma

de Paolo

de Pena

de Pusy de Lafayette

de Quesada

de Saint-Quentin

de Selys

de Squeiro Contenho

de Waha

de Wauters d'Oplinter

de Young

de la Huerta

de la Torriente

de la casa

deBEAUFORT

deCartier

deMORGENSTIERNE

deMartino

deZAYAS

del Campo

di Guira

di Muriaglio

diCellere