Surnames Starting with A
1,100 surnames
Albuquerque
White oak
Alcala
The castle (Arabic)
Alcantara
The bridge (Arabic)
Alchemicus
Alchemist
Alcoutim
From Alcoutim border town in Algarve
Alcântara
From Arabic meaning the bridge
Aldecoa
Derived from Basque 'aldeko' meaning slope
Alderisio
Noble counselor
Alderman
Elder or chief of a district
Aldridge
Old or wise ruler
Ale
A Magar clan name of Tibeto-Burman origin
Alegre
Cheerful
Alekseev
Son of Aleksei
Alemdar
Standard bearer
Alencar
From the place of Alenquer
Alesci
Protector of mankind
Aleti
Wave, from Telugu aleti meaning wave
Alevoor
From Alevoor village
Alevras
Flour maker
Alexander
Defender of people, from Greek Alexandros
Alexandridis
Son of Alexandros
Alexiou
Son of Alexios
Alfano
Ready for battle
Alfarero
Potter
Alfasi
From Fez (Morocco)
Alfthan
From the swan lake
Algeri
From Algiers (traveler)
Algorta
From the town of Algorta in Vizcaya
Alhadeff
The gentle one from Arabic
Ali
Exalted, noble
Alidoosti
Friend of Ali
Alikozai
Descendants of Ali in Durrani confederacy
Alinejad
Of the lineage of Ali
Alioğlu
Son of Ali
Alipour
Son of Ali
Alizadeh
Born of Ali
Aljustrel
From Aljustrel mining town
Alkalai
From Alcala
Alkan
Red-blooded or spirited
Allahabad
From the city of Allahabad
Allahabadi
One from the city of Allahabad (Prayagraj)