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Second in a two part series re: identifying the
origin of your family surname.
An affix can be positioned at the beginning or end of the
surname. |
| Affix |
Nationality |
Meaning |
Position |
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| ack |
Polish |
son of |
end |
| acs |
Hungarian |
descendent of |
end |
| aitis |
Lithuanian |
son of |
end |
| ak |
Polish |
son of |
end |
| akis |
Greek |
descendent of |
end |
| akos |
Greek |
descendent of |
end |
| an |
Irish |
little son of |
end |
| Ap - * |
Welsh |
son of |
beg |
| as |
Spanish |
son of |
end |
| az |
Spanish |
son of |
end |
| chuk |
Ukrianian |
descendent of |
end |
| cock |
English |
little son of |
end |
| cox |
English |
little son of |
end |
| czak |
Polish |
son of |
end |
| czyk |
Polish |
son of |
end |
| D' - |
Italian |
son of |
beg |
| datter |
Norwegian |
daughter of |
end |
| De |
Italian |
son of |
beg |
| Di |
Italian |
son of |
beg |
| eau |
French |
little son of |
end |
| ecco |
Italian |
little son of |
end |
| ek |
Polish |
descendent of |
end |
| elet |
French |
little son of |
end |
| elin |
French |
little son of |
end |
| ella |
Italian |
little son of |
end |
| elle |
French |
little son of |
end |
| elli |
Italian |
son of |
end |
| ello |
Italian |
son of |
end |
| elot |
French |
little son of |
end |
| enko |
Ukrianian |
son of |
end |
| es |
Spanish |
son of |
end |
| esco |
Romanian |
descendent of |
end |
| escu |
Romanian |
descendent of |
end |
| ez |
Spanish |
son of |
end |
| Fitz - |
English |
son of |
beg |
| gan |
Irish |
little son of |
end |
| icus |
Lithuanian |
little son of |
end |
| ik |
Polish |
descendent of |
end |
| ikas |
Lithuanian |
little son of |
end |
| inet |
French |
little son of |
end |
| ini |
Italian |
little son of |
end |
| inko |
Ukrianian |
son of |
end |
| ino |
Italian |
little son of |
end |
| is |
Portugese |
son of |
end |
| iz |
Portugese |
son of |
end |
| je |
Dutch |
little son of |
end |
| ke |
Dutch |
little son of |
end |
| ke |
German |
little son of |
end |
| kins |
English |
little son of |
end |
| M' - |
Irish |
son of |
beg |
| M' - |
Scottish |
son of |
beg |
| Mac - |
Irish |
son of |
beg |
| Mac - |
Scottish |
son of |
beg |
| Mc - |
Irish |
son of |
beg |
| Mc - |
Scottish |
son of |
beg |
| Me - |
Irish |
son of |
beg |
| Me - |
Scottish |
son of |
beg |
| O' - |
Irish |
grandson of |
beg |
| off |
Bulgarian |
son of |
end |
| off |
Russian |
son of |
end |
| on |
French |
little son of |
end |
| onis |
Lithuanian |
son of |
end |
| os |
Greek |
descendent of |
end |
| otte |
French |
little son of |
end |
| ov |
Bulgarian |
son of |
end |
| ov |
Russian |
son of |
end |
| ovic |
Yugoslavian |
son of |
end |
| ovich |
Russian |
son of |
end |
| ovich |
Yugoslavian |
son of |
end |
| ovici |
Serbian |
son of |
end |
| poulos |
Greek |
descendent of |
end |
| s |
English |
son of |
end |
| s |
Welsh |
son of |
end |
| sen |
Danish |
son of |
end |
| sen |
Norwegian |
son of |
end |
| son |
Swedish |
son of |
end |
| ucci |
Italian |
little son of |
end |
| ulis |
Lithuanian |
little son of |
end |
| Up - |
Welsh |
son of |
beg |
| vic |
Yugoslavian |
son of |
end |
| vich |
Yugoslavian |
son of |
end |
| vicius |
Lithuanian |
descendent of |
end |
| vitz |
Polish |
son of |
end |
| wiak |
Polish |
son of |
end |
| wicz |
Polish |
son of |
end |
| witz |
Polish |
son of |
end |
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The 'A' is lost over time; names become Bowen, Powell, etc. |
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