Surnames Starting with I
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IAGER
OtherThe meaning of this surname is unclear and may require specialized genealogical ...
Unknown 1 peopleII
OtherUnclear; may represent a numeral, designation, or abbreviation rather than a tra...
Unknown 1 peopleIckes
OtherPossibly derived from a personal name or a place name with Germanic roots.
Germanic/English 1 peopleIden
TopographicPossibly derived from a place name or a personal name with Old English roots.
English 1 peopleIdler
OccupationalPossibly an occupational surname referring to someone idle or unemployed, or der...
Germanic/English 1 peopleIglesias
TopographicDerived from the Spanish word 'iglesia' meaning church.
Spanish 2 peopleIglesias Calderon
1 peopleIgoe
PatronymicAnglicized form of the Irish 'Ó Gadhra' or similar Gaelic patronymic.
Irish 1 peopleIhlde
OtherPossibly derived from a Germanic personal name or place element, though the exac...
German 1 peopleIjams
2 peopleIkai
OtherComposed of characters that may relate to 'iki' (spirit/vigor) or similar elemen...
Japanese 1 peopleIliescu
PatronymicPatronymic derived from the personal name Ilie, the Romanian form of Elijah.
Romanian 1 peopleIllingworth
TopographicDerived from a place name meaning 'settlement of Illa's people' or similar Old E...
English 1 peopleImai
OtherComposed of kanji elements, possibly relating to 'ima' (now/present) or 'mai' (r...
Japanese 1 peopleImbrie
2 peopleImhoff
TopographicDerived from 'Imhof', a place name meaning 'at the bee farm' or 'bee keeper's fa...
German 1 peopleImlay
OtherPossibly derived from a place name or personal name, though the exact origin is ...
English or Scottish 1 peopleInches
2 peopleIngalls
7 peopleIngersoll
4 peopleIngle
TopographicDerived from 'ingle', an Old English word for fireplace, hearth, or chimney.
English or Scottish 1 peopleIngley
TopographicDerived from an Old English place name meaning 'clearing of Inga's people' or si...
English 1 peopleIngraham
4 peopleInouye
2 peopleIrelan
TopographicPossibly derived from Ireland or a related place name, though the exact origin i...
English or Irish 1 peopleIreland
6 peopleIremesc
PatronymicPatronymic derived from a personal name, with the Romanian suffix '-esc' indicat...
Romanian 1 peopleIrey
OtherPossibly derived from a place name or personal name, though the exact origin is ...
English or German 1 peopleIrizar
OtherDerived from Basque elements, possibly relating to 'irri' (laughter) or similar ...
Basque 1 peopleIrons
OccupationalDerived from the plural of iron, likely referring to a worker in iron or someone...
English 1 peopleIrvin
2 peopleIrvine
2 peopleIrving
3 peopleIrwin
9 peopleIsbell
OtherPossibly derived from a personal name combined with 'bell', or from a place name...
English 1 peopleIshii
2 peopleIsrael
PatronymicOne who struggles with God, derived from the biblical name Israel.
Hebrew 1 peopleIsrali
DescriptiveRelating to Israel or an Israeli person.
Hebrew/Israeli 1 peopleItanihara
TopographicLikely composed of elements referring to a location or geographical feature in J...
Japanese 1 peopleItof
OtherThe meaning is unclear and requires further research.
Unknown 1 peopleIttner
OtherPossibly derived from a German place name or occupational term.
German 1 peopleIverson
PatronymicSon of Iver, a Scandinavian personal name.
Scandinavian 1 peopleIves
3 peopleIzac
2 peopleIze
OtherPossibly a shortened form or variant of a longer surname.
English 1 people