Unisex Submitted Surnames

Utsunomiya Japanese
From Japanese 宇 (u) meaning "house, eaves, universe", 都 (tsu) meaning "city", and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Ütt Estonian
Ütt is an Estonian surname (loosely) meaning "vocative"; a "word of address'' or "exclamatory address".

Utterback German

Utterdyke Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of Uitterdijk.

Utting English, Jewish

Utyugin Russian
Means "man of iron" in Russian.

Uudeküll Estonian
Uudeküll is an Estonian surname meaning "new enough".

Uudelepp Estonian
Uudelepp is an Estonian surname meaning "new alder".

Uudmäe Estonian
Uudmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "virgin/unspoiled hill/mountain".

Uue Estonian
Uue is an Estonian surname meaning "anew".

Uuehendrik Estonian
Uuehendrik is an Estonian surname meaning "new Hendrik (a masculine given name)". Probably derived from the offspring of a Hendrik junior.

Uuemaa Estonian
Uuemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "new land".

Uuemõis Estonian
Uuemõis is an Estonian surname meaning "new manor".

Uueni Estonian
Uueni is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "uuenema" meaning "reform" and "renew".

Uuesalu Estonian
Uuesalu is an Estonian surname meaning "new grove".

Uuetalu Estonian
Uuetalu is an Estonian surname meaning "new farm".

Uuetoa Estonian
Uuetoa is an Estonain surname, meaning "new home" or "new room".

Uuk Estonian
Uuk is an Estonian surname meaning "bay" and "dormer".

Uukkivi Estonian
Uukkivi is an Estonian surname meaning "dormer/bay stone".

Uuli Estonian
Uuli is an Estonian surname derived from "uulits", meaning "street".

Uurits Estonian
Uurits is an Estonian surname meaning "engraver" and "burin".

Uus Estonian
Uus is an Estonian surname meaning "new".

Uusi Finnish
Uusi is a Finnish surname meaning "new".

Uuskivi Estonian
Uuskivi is an Estonian surname meaning "new stone".

Uusla Estonian
Uusla is an Estonian surname meaning "new field/area".

Uusmaa Estonian
Uusmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "new land".

Uusmägi Estonian
Uusmägi is an Estonian surname meaning "new mountain/hill".

Uusmees Estonian
Uusmees is an Estonian surname meaning "new man".

Uusorg Estonian
Uusorg is an Estonian surname meaning "new valley".

Uuspere Estonian
Uuspere is an Estonian surname meaning "new family".

Uuspõld Estonian
Uuspõld is an Estonian surname meaning "new field".

Uussaar Estonian
Uussaar is an Estonian surname meaning "new island".

Uustalu Estonian
Uustalu is an Estonian surname meaning "new farmstead".

Uusväli Estonian
Uusväli is an Estonian surname meaning "new field".

Uvalle Spanish (Latin American)

Uvalles Spanish

Uveric Serbian

Uwano Japanese

Uwem Ibibio, Efik, Anang
Meaning "Life". It originates from the Efik, Ibibio and Anang tribes of Cross River state, Nigeria which has now been divided with the Ibibios and Anang people in the newly formed Akwa Ibom state. Other variations of the name are: Uwemedimo meaning "life is wealth" and Nkereuwem meaning "my name is life"

Uwimana Rwandan, Eastern African
Means "belongs to God"

Uxbridge English
Place in England. Like Enfield.

Uy Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Huang primarily used in the Philippines.

Uy Khmer, Lao
Khmer and Lao form of Huang (based on the Hokkien romanization of the name).

Uyama Japanese

Uyanık Turkish
Means "awake, watchful, vigilant" in Turkish.

Uyar Turkish

Uyar Turkish
Means "notify, alert, caution" in Turkish.

Uyeda Japanese
Variant of Ueda.

Uyehara Japanese
Variant transcription of Uehara.

Uyeno Japanese
Variant of Ueno.

Uyesugi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 上杉 (see Uesugi).

Uyeta Japanese
Variant transcription of Ueta.

Uygun Turkish
Means "available, suitable, fitting" in Turkish.

Uygur Turkish
From the ethnic group called the "Uyghur" in western China.

Uyovbievbo Yoruba

Uys Afrikaans
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include an Afrikaans variant of Huijs which seems to have developed into Uijs and finally into Uys.

Uysal Turkish
Means "docile, easygoing, peaceful" in Turkish.

Uytdehaage Dutch
Means "from The Hague", a city in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. It could also mean "from the hedge". Both etymologies are derived from Dutch uit meaning "out, of, from" and Middle Dutch hage meaning "hedge, bush"... [more]

Uz Turkish
Means "beautiful, good, skillful" in Turkish.

Uzaki Japanese, Popular Culture
From Japanese, 宇 (u) meaning "world, universe, space" combined with 崎 (zaki) meaning "cape, peninsula". A fictional bearer of this surname is Hana Uzaki (宇崎 花) from Uzaki~chan Wants to Hang Out! (宇崎ちゃんは遊びたい！).

Uzarski Polish
Either means "nobility" or "servant of nobility"

Uzategui Basque (Hispanicized)
Variant of Usategui.

Uzcategui Basque (Hispanicized)
Variant of Usategui.

Uzdenov Abazin (Russified)

Uzel English (?)
Can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.

Uzeta Basque

Uzhakhov Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush surname derived the name of an Ingush teip (clan). The clan's name is possibly derived from a given name, in turn possibly from an Ingush word meaning "bold, strong".

Uzlik Czech

Uzochukwu Igbo
Meaning "god's way".

Üzüm Turkish
Means "grape" in Turkish.

Uzumaki Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 渦 (ka, uzu) meaning "eddy, vortex, whirlpool" or 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick" with 巻 (kan, ken, maki, ma.ki, ma.ku) meaning "book, coil, part, roll up, scroll, tie, volume, wind up."... [more]

Vaaderpall Estonian
Vaaderpall is an Estonian surname meaning "level mark".

Vaage Norwegian
Variant of Waage.

Vaaj Hmong
The name may come from the Chinese who gave Hmong names during the 18th century depending on the place they were in. It's a possible clan surname.

Vaaks Estonian
Vaaks is an Estonian surname meaning "elecampane" ("Inula helenium", also called "horse-heal" or "elfdock").

Vaamonde Spanish
Variant of the habitational surname Bahamonde, from one of the Galician places called Baamonde (earlier written Bahamonde) in the province of Lugo most probably Santiago de Baamonde (Begonte).

Vään Estonian
Vään is an Estonian surname meaning "climbing".

Väänänen Finnish

Vaandrager Dutch
Means "flag-bearer, ensign" in Dutch, from vaan "banner, vane, flag" and drager "carrier, bearer".

Vaane Estonian
Vaane is an Estonian surname meaning "pious" and "devout".

Väär Estonian
Väär is an Estonian surname meaning "false" and "wrong".

Vaara Finnish, Sami
Means "forested hill" in Finnish, derived from Northern Sami várri "mountain".

Vääri Estonian
Vääri is an Estonian surname derived from "vääriv", meaning "worthy" and "deserving".

Vaarik Estonian
Vaarik is an Estonian surname derived from "vaarikas" meaning "raspberry".

Vaarmets Estonian
Vaarmets is an Estonian surname meaning "hill forest".

Väärsi Estonian
Väärsi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "vääris", meaning "costly", "noble" and "valuable".

Väärt Estonian
Väärt is an Estonian surname meaning "worth".

Väärtnõu Estonian
Väärtnõu is an Estonian surname meaning "advice worthy".

Väät Estonian
Väät is an Estonian surname meaning "withe", "tendril" and "vine".

Vabamäe Estonian
Vabamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "unoccupied/vacant hill/mountain".

Vabec Croatian

Vabec French (Rare), Italian, Spanish

Vaca Spanish
Variant of Cabeza De Vaca.

Văcărescu Romanian
Patronymic derived from Romanian văcar meaning "cowherd".

Vaccarelli Italian
Form of Vaccarelli.

Vaccarello Italian
The pet form of Vaccaro.

Vaccari Italian
Form of Vaccaro.

Vaccarino Italian
From a diminutive of the occupational name Vaccaro meaning "cowherd".

Vacchiano Italian

Vacco Italian

Vachel French (Rare)

Vacher French, English
occupational name from Old French vachier "cowherd".

Vachon French
French definition, cattle herder. Vashon English variant. Vaca Spanish.

Vācietis Latvian
Means "German (person)".

Václav Czech

Václavík Czech, Slovak
Václavík is nickname for Slavic name Václav.

Vadalà Italian
Derived from the Arabic given name Abd Allah, meaning "servant of God".

Vadász Hungarian
Hungarian surname meaning "hunter".

Vadbled German, French

Vaddhana Thai (Sanskritized)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai วัฒนา (see Watthana).

Vadeboncœur French (Quebec)
From the French phrase va de bon cœur meaning "go with a good (merry) heart". This was a secondary surname, common among soldiers in colonial French Canada, which has been adopted as a principal surname.

Vadelov Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush family name, which is from the name of an Ingush teip (clan) which is of disputed origin, possibly derived from Ingush да (da) meaning "father", Arabic وَعْد (waʿd) meaning "promise" (through Turkish vaat), or from the hypothetical name Vadel derived from Lezgin вад (vad) meaning "five" (hypothetically given to the fifth-born child of a family).

Vadén Swedish
Combination of Swedish place name element vad which in most cases mean "ford, place for wading", and the common surname suffix -én.

Vaden English
Meaning unknown.

Vader German (Rare)
From Middle Low German vader meaning ‘father’, ‘senior’; in the Middle Ages this was used a term of address for someone who was senior in rank or age.

Vadimovna Russian
Russian patronym meaning "daughter of Vadim".

Vaealiki Tongan

Værnes Norwegian
Værnes is a village in the municipality of Stjørdal in Nord-Trøndelag county in Mid-Norway. The original spelling of the village's name was Vannes and it is a combination of var "calm, quiet" and nes "headland"... [more]

Vaessen Dutch
Means "son of Vaas" or "son of Servatius".

Vaga Estonian
Vaga is an Estonian surname meaning "devout" and "pious".

Vagabov Chechen, Dagestani
Means "son of Vagab".

Vagaon Romanian

Våge Norwegian
Habitational name from any of several farms named Våge, derived from Old Norse vágr "bay, inlet, fjord".

Vagel Italian

Vagh Indian
Means "tiger" in Hindi

Vaglia Italian
From the commune in the city of Florence.

Vagliano Italy
Variant of Vaglia.

Vágner Croatian

Vágó Hungarian
Occupational name for a wood- or stonecutter, or butcher, from vágni ‘to cut’.

Vagu Estonian
Vagu is an Estonian surname meaning "furrow".

Vague French

Vagula Estonian
From the name of a village and a lake in Võru Parish, Võru County in southern Estonia. Possibly derived from vagu "furrow, groove" and the locative suffix -la.

Vaha'akolo Tongan

Vahapoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Vahap".

Vahe Estonian
Vahe is an Estonian surname meaning "middle".

Vahedi Persian
From the given name Vahed.

Vahejõe Estonian
Vahejõe is an Estonian surname meaning "mid/dividing river".

Vahemaa Estonian
Vahemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "middle land".

Vahemets Estonian
Vahemets is an Estonian surname meaning "middle/dividing forest".

Vahenõmm Estonian
Vahenõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "dividing/middle heath".

Vaher Estonian
Means "maple (tree)" in Estonian.

Vahesaar Estonian
Vahesaar is an Estonian surname meaning "middle island".

Vahesalu Estonian
Vahesalu is an Estonian surname meaning "dividing/middle grove".

Vahey English, Irish (Anglicized)
Variant of Fahey

Vähi Estonian
Vähi is an Estonian surname, derived from "vähim", meaning "smallest" or "lightest".

Vahi Estonian
Means "watch" or "guard" in Estonian, derived from vahimees meaning "watchman".

Vahidi Persian
From the given name Vahid.

Vahidpour Persian
Means "son of Vahid".

Vahidzadeh Persian
Means "born of Vahid".

Vähk Estonian
Vähk is an Estonian surname meaning "crayfish".

Vahtmaa Estonian
Vahtmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "foam/lather land".

Vahtra Estonian
Vahtra is an Estonian surname meaning "maple" (Aceraceae).

Vahtramäe Estonian
Vahtramäe is an Estonian surname meaning "maple hill/mountain".

Vaid Hindi

Vaidya Indian, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit वैद्य (vaidya) meaning "physician, doctor", ultimately from the word विद् (vid) meaning "to know".

Vaik Estonian
Vaik is an Estonian surname meaning both "quiet/still ("vaikus") and "resin/pitch", "tar".

Vaikjärv Estonian
Vaikjärv is an Estonian surname meaning "quiet/still lake".

Vaikla Estonian
Vaikla is an Estonian surname meaning "quiet area".

Väikmeri Estonian
Väikmeri is an Estonian surname meaning "small sea".

Vaiksaar Estonian
Vaiksaar is an Estonian surname meaing "quiet/still ("vaikus") island ("saar")". May also come from "väike saar", meaning "little island".

Vaiksoo Estonian
Vaiksoo is an Estonian surname meaning "quiet/still swamp".

Vaikvee Estonian
Vaikvee is an Estonian surname meaning "quiet/still water".

Vail English

Vaillancourt French (Quebec)
Possibly a variant of Valencourt. This is the surname of a noble family who probably lived near Willencourt.

Vaillant French
From a medieval nickname for a brave person (from Old French vaillant "brave, sturdy").

Vain Estonian
Vain is an Estonian surname meaning "village common", or "village green".

Vaŝingtono Esperanto
Esperanto form of Washington.

Vainikolo Tongan

Vainküla Estonian
Vainküla is an Estonian surname meaning "(village) green/common village"

Vainmäe Estonian
Vainmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "(village) green/common hill/mountain".

Vaino Estonian
Vaino is an Estonian surname, derived from the patronymic given name Vaino.

Vainumäe Estonian
Vainumäe is an Estonian surname derived from "vainurästas", meaning "redwing blackbird" (Turdus iliacus) and "mäe", meaning ""hill".

Vaipulu Tongan

Vais French

Väisänen Finnish
Topographic name from väisä meaning either meaning "road" or "sign placed on the ice" + the common surname suffix -nen.

Vaishali Indian

Vaisinen Finnish

Vaisutis Lithuanian (Rare, Expatriate)
Simplified form of Vaišutis.

Vaitai Tongan

Vaitov Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Vait".

Väits Estonian
Väits is an Estonian surname derived from "väit" meaning "insist".

Vaj Hmong
Original Hmong form of Vang.

Vajciachovič Belarusian
Means "son of Vojciech".

Vajda Slovak

Vajs Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Vays.

Vakameau Fijian

Vakapuna Tongan

Vakarchuk Ukrainian

Vakhayev Chechen
Alternate transcription of Chechen Вахаев (see Vakhaev).

Vakhayeva Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Вахаев (see Vakhayev).

Vakhtangadze Georgian
Means "son of Vakhtang".

Vakhtangishvili Georgian
Means "son of Vakhtang".

Vakili Persian
Derived from Persian وکیل (vakil) meaning "lawyer, attorney".

Vakk Estonian
Vakk is an Estonian surname meaning "granary bin".

Vaknin Judeo-Spanish
Hebrew transcription of Ouaknine.

Vakulenko Ukrainian

Vakurunabili Fijian

Val Spanish, French
It means valley. It comes from Britain and then moved to Aragón (Spain).

Valade French
Variant of Vallée.

Valadez Asturian, Spanish, Mexican
Asturian-Leonese variant of Valdez.

Valaitis Lithuanian, German (East Prussian)
Best known as the surname of a certain Lena.

Valakakis Greek

Valance English
Variant of Vallance.

Valante Latvian

Valär Romansh

Valaulta Romansh
Derived from Romansh val "valley" and aulta, the feminine form of the adjective ault, "high".

Valbuena Spanish
Habitational name from any of the places called Valbuena for example in Valladolid Cáceres and Salamanca.

Valcazar Spanish

Valcourt French

Valden Dutch (Expatriate, ?)
Possibly an altered form of Velden.

Valderrábano Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.

Valderrama Spanish
Habitational name from any of the places named Valderrama, as for example in Burgos province.

Valderrama Spanish
This surname is made up of the prefix "bal-" from latin "vallis," the equivalent of prefix "-valle" meaning a vale or a valley plus the Spanish "derramare" - to scatter or to spread. Hence, implies valley which is spread out.

Valdés Asturian, Spanish, Central American
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.

Valdivia Spanish
Topographic or habitational name based on Spanish val, valle meaning "valley". A notable bearer was Pedro de Valdivia (died 1553), a Spanish conquistador who conquered Chile with a small expedition corps after he served under Francisco Pizarro in Peru... [more]

Valdivieso Spanish
This place-name is derived from the Asturian word val-di-vieso, which means old man's-valley.

Valdiviezo South American, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Valdivieso.

Valdoviño Galician
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.

Valdovinos Spanish
Spanish: from a personal name of ancient Germanic origin composed of the elements bald 'bold brave' + win 'friend'.

Valdre Estonian
Valdre is an Estonian surname possibly derived from the masculine given name "Valter", or relating to a "parish" or "borough" ("vald").

Vale English
Topographic name for someone who lived in a valley, Middle English vale (Old French val, from Latin vallis). The surname is now also common in Ireland, where it has been Gaelicized as de Bhál.

Valee German
From French origin, denoting someone who lives or comes from a valley.

Valeiro Portuguese
Variant of Valério.

Valen English, Scottish
English and Scottish: from a medieval personal name, Latin Valentinus, a derivative of Valens (see also Valente), which was never common in England, but is occasionally found from the end of the 12th century, probably as the result of French influence... [more]

València Catalan
Catalan form of Valencia.

Valenciano Spanish
A Spanish surname. It is a regional name denoting someone from Valencia.

Valens American (Hispanic), Popular Culture
English variant of Valenzuela.

Valensi Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the city of Valencia in Spain.

Valensuela Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant and Portuguese form of Valenzuela

Valent English
Means showing great bravery.

Valente Italian, Galician, Portuguese
Italian, Galician, and Portuguese: nickname from valente ‘brave’, ‘valiant’.... [more]

Valentić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Valent".

Valentim Portuguese
From the given name Valentim.

Valentín Spanish, Slovak
From the given name Valentín.

Valentina Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Valentin.

Valentinescu Romanian
Means "son of Valentin".

Valentino Italian

Valentins English, Portuguese
Derived from the given name Valentin.

Valentyn Ukrainian
From the given name Valentyn.

Valenza Maltese

Valenzuela Spanish
Habitational name from places named Valenzuela in Córdoba and Ciudad Real. The place name is a diminutive of Valencia, literally "little Valencia".

Valera Spanish
Habitational name from either of two places in Spain named Valera.

Valère French
From the given name Valère.

Valerian French

Valeriano Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, Italian (Rare)
From the given name Valeriano.

Valério Portuguese
From the given name Valério.

Valery Romanian

Valeti Telugu

Valetsiotis Greek

Valette French
Topographic name for someone who lived in a small valley, from a diminutive of Old French valee meaning "valley".

Valez Spanish
I think it is of Spanish Background possibly meaning 'Soldier' or 'Guard'. ... [more]

Valezze Spanish
Variant of Valez

Valfré Italian (Hispanicized, ?), Mexican

Valgañón Spanish
This indicates familial within the eponymous Riojan municipality.

Valge Estonian
Valge is an Estonian surname meaning "white".

Valgemäe Estonian
Valgemäe is an Estonian surname meaning "white hill".

Valgepea Estonian
Valgepea is an Estonian surname meaning "white head".

Väli Estonian
Väli is an Estonian surname meaning "field".

Vali Spanish, Italian (Swiss), Arabic
This Spanish and Italian surname of VALI was a locational name for someone OR A family who lived in a valley. In valle quiescit ( In the valley of our home, we find peace.)... [more]

Valiant English, Scottish, Irish
Derived from Old French vaillant meaning "heroic, courageous".

Validov Dagestani, Chechen, Kazakh
Means "son of Valid".

Valier Romansh
Derived from the given name Valerius.

Valikangas Finnish
A Finnish Surname

Valion French

Vəlixanov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Vəlixan".

Vəliyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Vəli".

Valiyev Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Vəliyev.

Vəlizadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Vəli".

Välja Estonian
Välja is an Estonian surname meaning "outside" and "afield".

Väljaots Estonian
Väljaots is an Estonian surname meaning "out/afield (of the) cusp/tip".

Väljas Estonian
Väljas is an Estonian surname meaning "afield" or "out in the open".

Väljataga Estonian
Väljataga is an Estonian surname meaning "outside behind/at the back of".

Valjent Slovak

Välk Estonian
Välk is an Estonian surname meaning "lightning".

Valk Dutch
Means "falcon" in Dutch, a metonymic occupational name for a falconer, or possibly derived from the given name Falk. Compare Falco.

Valkama Finnish

Valkeapää Finnish
From the Finnish valkea meaning "white", and pää meaning "head" or "tip".

Valkonen Finnish
From Finnish valkoinen meaning "white" and the suffix -nen.

Valkova Bulgarian

Vall Estonian
Vall is an Estonian surname meaning "wall" or "berm".

Vallad Ojibwe
Name given to dozens of a First Nations Anishinaabek at residential schools.

Valladolid Spanish
Habitational name from the city of this name.

Vallance English
Means "person from Valence", southeastern France (probably "place of the brave").

Valle Spanish, Filipino, Italian
Habitational name from any of the many places named with valle "valley", or topographic name for someone who lived in a valley (Latin vallis).

Vallée French
topographic name for someone who lived in a valley from Old French valee "valley" (from Latin vallis) or a habitational name from (La) Vallée the name of several places in various parts of France... [more]

Vallee French

Vallejo Spanish
Denoted someone who lived in a small valley.

Vallera French
French: habitational name from Vallery in Yonne, once a Romano-Gallic estate, recorded in 1218 as Valerianus. The surname is also found in the British Isles and may be of Norman origin, from the same place.

Vallet French, English
French topographic name from a diminutive of Old French val "valley" (see Val ) or a habitational name from (Le) Vallet the name of several places mainly in the northern part of France and French and English occupational name for a manservant from Old French and Middle English vallet "manservant groom".

Valley English
Topographic name for someone who lived in a valley, Middle English valeye.

Valli Italian

Vallie German
Probably an altered spelling of German Valee, a fairly common surname of French origin denoting someone who lived in a valley. The name in Germany is also spelled Wallee.

Vallier French

Valliere French

Vallikivi Estonian
Vallikivi is an Estonian surname meaning "wall stone".

Vallin Swedish
Derived from either Latin vallis "valley" or Swedish vall "wall, pasture, field of grass".

Valliveere Estonian
Valliveere is an Estonian surname meaning "bank/embankment rolling".

Vallmitjana Catalan
From the name of a valley near the town of Taradell in Catalonia, Spain, composed of Catalan vall meaning "valley" and mitjana "middle, middle-sized".

Vällo Estonian
Vällo is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "väli" meaning "field" and "plain".

Valmadrid Medieval Spanish (Esperantized)