Surnames Starting with U
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Udelavich
PatronymicA surname of Slavic origin, possibly derived from a personal name with the patro...
Slavic 1 peopleUdine
TopographicA surname derived from the city of Udine in northeastern Italy, indicating origi...
Italian 1 peopleUfford
TopographicA surname derived from a place name, likely indicating origin from a location ca...
English 1 peopleUghet
OtherA surname of uncertain origin, possibly derived from a place name or personal na...
French/Italian 1 peopleUhle
OtherDerived from a Germanic personal name or occupational term related to owl or wat...
German 1 peopleUhler
OtherLikely a variant or diminutive form related to owl or a Germanic personal name e...
German 1 peopleUkai
OccupationalComposed of characters meaning 'cormorant' and 'sea' or 'ocean'.
Japanese 1 peopleUlery
OtherPossibly derived from a Germanic personal name or place name with the suffix '-y...
German or Swiss 1 peopleUlio
OtherPossibly derived from a personal name or diminutive form in Romance languages.
Italian or Spanish 1 peopleUlrich
PatronymicDerived from the Germanic personal name Ulrich, meaning 'wolf-ruler' or 'noble w...
German 1 peopleUlser
OtherPossibly derived from Ulster or a Germanic occupational or personal name element...
German or English 1 peopleUmstead
TopographicPossibly derived from a place name or topographic feature, potentially meaning '...
English or German 1 peopleUnderhill
TopographicDerived from a topographic location meaning 'below the hill' or 'at the foot of ...
English 1 peopleUnderwood
12 peopleUndike
TopographicPossibly derived from a topographic feature related to dikes or water management...
English or Dutch 1 peopleUnknown
OtherThis entry represents surnames or individuals whose origins cannot be determined...
Not applicable 1 peopleUntermyer
OccupationalDerived from German elements meaning 'under the mayor' or related to municipal a...
German 1 peopleUpdegraff
OtherPossibly derived from 'up' and 'de Graff' (the count/earl), or a topographic fea...
Dutch or English 1 peopleUpdike
TopographicDerived from 'up' and 'dike', indicating a location above or near a dike or emba...
Dutch or English 1 peopleUpham
2 peopleUpshaw
4 peopleUpson
2 peopleUpton
5 peopleUragte
OtherPossibly derived from Basque elements, though the exact meaning is uncertain.
Basque or Spanish 1 peopleUrcullu
TopographicA surname of Basque origin, possibly derived from place names in the Basque Coun...
Basque 1 peopleUrion
OtherA surname possibly derived from Basque place names or personal naming convention...
Basque 1 peopleUrir
OtherA rare Basque surname of uncertain meaning.
Basque 1 peopleUriu
OtherA rare Basque surname of uncertain derivation.
Basque 1 peopleUrner
TopographicA surname derived from Uri, a canton in Switzerland, or from the German word 'Ur...
German/Swiss 1 peopleUrrulia
TopographicA Basque surname of uncertain meaning, possibly related to place names.
Basque 1 peopleUruson
OtherA rare Basque surname of uncertain derivation.
Basque 1 peopleUsher
OccupationalA surname derived from the occupational term for a doorkeeper or usher in a chur...
English/Norman 1 peopleUslie
OtherA Scottish surname of uncertain meaning, possibly derived from place names.
Scottish 1 peopleUtne
TopographicA Norwegian surname possibly derived from place names or geographical features.
Norwegian 1 peopleUtter
OtherA surname possibly derived from an occupational term or a place name in England ...
English/German 1 people