Surnames Starting with M

Counselor, advisor

From Moschonisi island

Eager or longing

Family name

Derived from Moskal (Muscovite)

Derived from moskal (Muscovite)

Man from Moscow

Reformer, peacemaker

Muslim or submitted to God

Dweller by a peat bog

Descendant of Mostafa (chosen one)

Chosen, selected

From mostovshchik meaning bridge builder

Field fortress

From Mosul

Mound or hillock

Purified, clean

From the banyan tree place

Trustworthy, dependable

Of the lion clan

Pearl diver or collector

Pearl, precious gem

One who deals in pearls (moti - pearl)

Pearl merchant, from 'moti' meaning pearl

From the Motok community of Upper Assam

Origin mountain

Pearl

From the historic port of Motupalli

One who deals in pearls (moti)

Butterfly

Pledged one

Western one

Scholar of Islam, from Arabic mawlawi

Mill or miller

Bright moonlight

Dark-skinned, Moorish

From the town of Mourao

Descendant of Mousa

Musician

Moses

Mustached one

Revenue officer of a mouza

Monotheist, unifier

From Moya

Of the shoemaker from Arabic

A Mising clan meaning forest people

Descendant of Maolain (small tonsured one)

Bare/bald (moyl)