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Lithuanian Last Names

These Lithuanian last names are real family names from Lithuania, listed A to Z with their meanings. Some grew from Baltic words for animals, crafts and nature, while many others carry Slavic endings picked up over centuries of shared history with Poland.

201 real surnames with meanings, A to Z.

A

  • Adamkus

    Pet form of Adomas (Adam)

  • Adomaitis

    Son of Adomas (Adam)

  • Andriulis

    Pet form of Andrius (Andrew)

  • Andriuškevičius

    Son of Andriuška (Andrew)

B

  • Bagdonas

    From Slavic Bogdan, God-given

  • Bajoras

    Nobleman

  • Balandis

    Dove, pigeon

  • Balčiūnas

    Possibly from baltas, white

  • Balsys

    Possibly from balsas, voice

  • Baltrušaitis

    Son of Baltrus (Bartholomew)

  • Baranauskas

    From Slavic baran, ram

  • Bartkus

    Pet form of Baltramiejus (Bartholomew)

  • Basanavičius

    Patronymic form, meaning uncertain

  • Bernotas

    Possibly from Bernardas (Bernard)

  • Brazauskas

    From Polish Brzozowski; brzoza, birch

  • Budrys

    Watchful; budrus, vigilant

  • Butkevičius

    Son of Butkus

  • Butkus

    Possibly from Butautas, an old Lithuanian name

C

  • Čiurlionis

    Possibly from čiurlys, swift or martin bird

D

  • Dambrauskas

    From Polish Dąbrowski; dąbrowa, oak grove

  • Daukša

    Old Lithuanian name, possibly from daug, much

  • Didžiulis

    From didelis, big

  • Donelaitis

    Possibly son of Donelis, from Donatas

E

  • Eidukas

    Meaning uncertain; possibly a pet form of an old name in Eid-

G

  • Gaidys

    Rooster

  • Genys

    Woodpecker

  • Gerulaitis

    From geras, good

  • Gražulis

    From gražus, handsome

  • Gražys

    Handsome; gražus

  • Grigas

    From Grigorijus (Gregory)

  • Grigonis

    From Grigorijus (Gregory)

  • Grinius

    Possibly from grynas, pure

  • Gudaitis

    Son of a gudas, a Belarusian

I

  • Ivanauskas

    From Ivan (John)

J

  • Jakštas

    Possibly from Jokūbas (Jacob)

  • Jakubauskas

    From Jokūbas (Jacob)

  • Jakutis

    Pet form of Jokūbas (Jacob)

  • Jankauskas

    From Jankus, a pet form of Jonas (John)

  • Jankevičius

    Son of Janka, from Jonas (John)

  • Janulis

    Pet form of Jonas (John)

  • Jasikevičius

    Son of Jasik, a pet form of Jonas

  • Jokubauskas

    From Jokūbas (Jacob)

  • Jonaitis

    Son of Jonas (John)

  • Jonikas

    Pet form of Jonas (John)

  • Jonušas

    From Jonušas, a form of John

  • Jonynas

    From Jonas (John)

  • Juodeika

    From juodas, black

  • Juodis

    Black-haired; juodas, black

  • Juodka

    From juodas, black

  • Jurgaitis

    Son of Jurgis (George)

  • Jurkšaitis

    Son of Jurkšas, from Jurgis

  • Jurkus

    Pet form of Jurgis (George)

  • Juška

    Possibly a pet form of Jurgis (George)

K

  • Kairiūkštis

    Possibly from kairys, left-handed

  • Kairys

    Left-handed

  • Kalinauskas

    From Polish Kalinowski; kalina, guelder rose

  • Kalnietis

    Highlander; kalnas, mountain

  • Kalvaitis

    Son of a smith; kalvis, smith

  • Kalvelis

    Little smith; kalvis, smith

  • Kaminskas

    From Polish Kamiński; kamień, stone

  • Karalius

    King, a nickname

  • Karvelis

    Pigeon

  • Katinas

    Tomcat

  • Kavaliauskas

    From Polish Kowalski; kowal, smith

  • Kazakauskas

    From Slavic kozak, Cossack

  • Kazakevičius

    Son of a Cossack

  • Kazlas

    From Slavic kozioł, goat

  • Kazlauskas

    From Polish Kozłowski; kozioł, goat

  • Kiškis

    Hare

  • Kregždys

    Swallow (bird)

  • Kriščiūnas

    Possibly from Kristijonas (Christian)

  • Kubilius

    Cooper; kubilas, tub

  • Kučinskas

    From Polish Kuczyński, from a place name

  • Kudirka

    Old Lithuanian name, meaning uncertain

  • Kurmis

    Mole

  • Kuzminskas

    From Kuzma (Cosmas)

  • Kvedaras

    Possibly from Theodore

L

  • Landsbergis

    Of German origin; from Landsberg

  • Lapinskas

    Possibly from Polish Łapiński, or lapė, fox

  • Laukaitis

    From laukas, field

  • Leonavičius

    Son of Leonas (Leo)

  • Liutkus

    Possibly from Liudvikas (Louis)

  • Lukoševičius

    Son of Lukošius (Luke)

  • Lukšas

    Possibly from Lukas (Luke)

M

  • Macijauskas

    From Polish Maciej (Matthias)

  • Mačiulaitis

    Son of Mačiulis, from Motiejus (Matthias)

  • Maciulevičius

    Son of Maciulis, from Motiejus (Matthias)

  • Mačiulis

    From Motiejus (Matthias)

  • Marcinkevičius

    Son of Marcinek, from Martin

  • Martinaitis

    Son of Martinas (Martin)

  • Martinkus

    Pet form of Martinas (Martin)

  • Matulevičius

    Son of Matulis, from Motiejus (Matthias)

  • Matulis

    From Motiejus (Matthias)

  • Mažeika

    From mažas, small

  • Mažeikis

    From mažas, small

  • Mickevičius

    Son of Mickus, pet form of Mykolas (Michael)

  • Mickus

    Pet form of Mykolas (Michael)

  • Mikalauskas

    From Mikalojus (Nicholas)

  • Mikšys

    Possibly from Mikalojus (Nicholas)

  • Mikutis

    Pet form of Mykolas (Michael)

  • Milašius

    Possibly from Slavic Miłosz, or mielas, dear

  • Miškinis

    Forest dweller; miškas, forest

  • Mockus

    Possibly from Motiejus (Matthias)

  • Motuzas

    Cord, string; possibly a rope maker

N

  • Nausėda

    Possibly new settler; naujas, new + sėsti, to settle

  • Navickas

    From Polish Nowicki; nowy, new

  • Norkus

    Possibly from noras, wish, or a pet name

  • Norvaišas

    Old Lithuanian compound name; noras, wish

O

  • Olšauskas

    From Polish Olszewski; olsza, alder

P

  • Pakalnis

    At the foot of the hill

  • Paškauskas

    From Paška, a pet form of Paul

  • Paškevičius

    Son of Paška, from Paulius or Pascal

  • Paukštys

    Bird

  • Paulauskas

    From Paulius (Paul)

  • Petkevičius

    Son of Petka, from Petras

  • Petraitis

    Son of Petras (Peter)

  • Petrauskas

    From Petras (Peter)

  • Petronis

    From Petras (Peter)

  • Petrulis

    Pet form of Petras (Peter)

  • Pilkauskas

    Possibly from pilkas, grey

  • Pocius

    Possibly a pet form of a Christian name such as Petras

  • Pranckevičius

    Son of Pranckus, from Pranciškus (Francis)

R

  • Račkauskas

    From Polish Raczkowski; rak, crayfish

  • Radzevičius

    Son of Radzis, a Slavic pet name

  • Rakauskas

    Possibly from Slavic rak, crayfish

  • Ramanauskas

    From Romanas (Roman)

  • Ramonas

    From Romanas (Roman)

  • Remeikis

    Possibly from Remigijus

  • Rimkevičius

    Son of Rimkus

  • Rimkus

    Possibly from Rimantas; rimti, to calm

  • Rimša

    Possibly from rimti, to calm

  • Rinkevičius

    Possibly son of Rinka, meaning uncertain

  • Rudokas

    Reddish-brown; rudas, brown

  • Rudys

    Red-haired; rudas, brown

  • Rudzinskas

    From Polish Rudziński; rudy, red

  • Ruseckas

    From Polish Rusiecki; Rus, Ruthenian

  • Rutkauskas

    From Polish Rutkowski, a place name

S

  • Sabaliauskas

    From sabalas, sable

  • Sabonis

    Possibly from Sabas (Sabbas)

  • Sadauskas

    From Polish Sadowski; sad, orchard

  • Sakalauskas

    From sakalas, falcon

  • Šalkauskis

    Meaning uncertain

  • Samsonas

    From Samson

  • Šaulys

    Shooter, rifleman

  • Savickas

    Possibly from Sava (Sabbas)

  • Semaška

    Possibly from Semion (Simon)

  • Sereika

    Possibly from Sergijus (Sergius)

  • Šidlauskas

    From Polish Szydłowski; szydło, awl

  • Šimaitis

    Son of Šimas (Simon)

  • Šimkūnas

    From Šimkus, pet form of Simonas

  • Šimkus

    Pet form of Simonas (Simon)

  • Simonaitis

    Son of Simonas (Simon)

  • Sinkevičius

    Son of Sinko, possibly from Simon

  • Sirvydis

    Old Lithuanian name, meaning uncertain

  • Skirius

    Possibly from skirti, to separate

  • Skučas

    Meaning uncertain

  • Šliūpas

    Old Lithuanian name, meaning uncertain

  • Smetona

    Sour cream, a nickname

  • Stanaitis

    Son of Stanys, from Stanislovas

  • Stankevičius

    Son of Stanko, short for Stanislovas

  • Stankus

    Pet form of Stanislovas

  • Stepanauskas

    From Stepan (Stephen)

  • Steponavičius

    Son of Steponas (Stephen)

  • Stonkus

    Pet form of Stanislovas

  • Stulginskis

    Possibly from a place name

  • Šukys

    Possibly from šukos, comb

T

  • Tamošaitis

    Son of Tamošius (Thomas)

  • Tamošauskas

    From Tamošius (Thomas)

  • Tamošiūnas

    From Tamošius (Thomas)

  • Tamulis

    Pet form of Tamošius (Thomas)

  • Tumas

    Possibly from Tomas (Thomas)

U

  • Urbonas

    From Urbonas (Urban)

  • Urbonavičius

    Son of Urbonas (Urban)

V

  • Vaičiulis

    Pet form of Vaitiekus

  • Vaičiūnas

    From Vaitiekus (Adalbert)

  • Vaitiekūnas

    From Vaitiekus (Adalbert)

  • Vaitkevičius

    Son of Vaitkus (Adalbert)

  • Vaitkus

    From Vaitiekus (Adalbert, Wojciech)

  • Valaitis

    Possibly son of Valys, from Valentinas

  • Valančius

    Possibly from Valentinas (Valentine)

  • Valatka

    Meaning uncertain

  • Valiukas

    Possibly from Valentinas (Valentine)

  • Vanagas

    Hawk

  • Varnas

    Raven

  • Vasiliauskas

    From Vasilij (Basil)

  • Venckus

    Pet form of Venceslovas (Wenceslas)

  • Venclova

    From Venceslovas (Wenceslas)

  • Vilimas

    From Vilhelmas (William)

  • Vilkas

    Wolf

  • Visockas

    From Polish Wysocki, high place

  • Vitkauskas

    From Vitkus, pet form of Vytautas or Vitus

  • Vitkus

    Pet form of Vytautas or Vitus

  • Vyšniauskas

    From Polish Wiśniewski; wiśnia, cherry

Z

  • Zabiela

    Possibly from a place name such as Zabiele

  • Žemaitis

    Samogitian, a lowlander

  • Žilinskas

    Possibly from žilas, grey-haired

  • Žilys

    Grey-haired

  • Zinkevičius

    Son of Zinka, possibly from Zenonas

  • Zuikis

    Hare, bunny

  • Žukauskas

    From Polish Żukowski; żuk, beetle

  • Žvirblis

    Sparrow

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  • Sakalauskas

    From sakalas, falcon

  • Bernotas

    Possibly from Bernardas (Bernard)

  • Jurgaitis

    Son of Jurgis (George)

  • Žukauskas

    From Polish Żukowski; żuk, beetle

  • Rakauskas

    Possibly from Slavic rak, crayfish

  • Kalinauskas

    From Polish Kalinowski; kalina, guelder rose

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    Lithuanian last names from Baltic words

    Some of the oldest names in the list use native Lithuanian words. Vilkas means wolf, Balandis dove and Žvirblis sparrow. Crafts appear too: Kalvaitis is the son of a smith and Kriaučiūnas comes from kriaučius, a tailor. Names from nature, such as Ąžuolas, meaning oak, have a clean, simple sound that many readers associate with Lithuania, and they are useful when you want a name with a clearly Baltic character.

    Patronymic endings show descent. The endings -aitis, -ytis and -ėnas mean son of or descendant of, so Petraitis is the son of Petras and Jonaitis the son of Jonas. Other names are short given names turned into surnames, like Butkus, Stankus or Urbonas. When you see a name built on a familiar first name, it almost certainly began as a way of saying whose son a man was, in a village where many men shared a given name.

    Slavic endings and old parish records

    Many of the most common Lithuanian surnames end in -auskas or -evičius. These are adapted forms of Polish endings, -owski and -ewicz, and they reflect the centuries when Lithuania and Poland formed a joint state and Polish was the language of the nobility, the church and record keeping. Kazlauskas comes from Kozłowski, Jankauskas from a pet form of Jan, and Stankevičius from Stankiewicz. Despite their origin, these are fully Lithuanian names today.

    Surnames became fixed gradually between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries. Parish priests often wrote names in Polish or Latin, and under the Russian Empire official records were kept in Russian. As a result, one family might appear as Kazlauskas in Lithuanian, Kozłowski in Polish and Kozlovsky in Russian records. During the national revival of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, many families restored or adopted distinctly Lithuanian forms.

    Tracing a name through spellings and borders

    Lithuanian uses letters that English does not, including č, š, ž, ą, ę, ė, į, ų and ū. Emigrants to the United States, Britain and South America often lost these marks, and some shortened their names to make them easier to use. Petrauskas might stay as it was, become Peters, or end up somewhere in between. A family recorded as Polish or Russian on an old passenger list may in fact have been Lithuanian, since nationality was often recorded by the empire of departure.

    If you are tracing a Lithuanian family, gather every spelling you can find and look for the root word inside the name. The root often survives changes in ending, so Jankauskas, Jankowski and Jankus may point back to the same base. Church books, emigration lists and Lithuanian archives are the main sources. Remember too that women's forms of the name differ, so a mother and daughter may be listed under slightly different surnames.

    Frequently asked questions

    Which Lithuanian last names are most common?

    Kazlauskas, Jankauskas, Petrauskas, Stankevičius, Vasiliauskas, Žukauskas, Butkus, Paulauskas, Urbonas and Kavaliauskas are usually cited among the most frequent. Many of these carry the -auskas ending, which comes from the Polish -owski and shows the long shared history of the two countries.

    What does the ending -auskas mean?

    It is the Lithuanian form of the Polish ending -owski, which originally meant belonging to or coming from a place or person. The root before it often names a person, an animal or a place, as in Kazlauskas from Kozłowski, linked to a word for a goat.

    Why do some records show a Polish or Russian spelling?

    For centuries records were kept by Polish speaking clergy and later by Russian officials. They wrote names in their own languages, so a Lithuanian family can appear under different spellings in different eras. Checking all versions is an important step in family research.

    How were names changed by emigration?

    Emigrants often lost the special letters, simplified endings or shortened long names. Some adopted English names that sounded similar or translated a meaning. Old passenger lists may also record Lithuanians as Polish or Russian, reflecting the empire they left rather than their own identity.

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