Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the gender is unisex; and the length is 8.
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Warnecke German
North German from a pet form of the personal name Warner, Low German form of Werner.
Warszawa Polish
Place name for a person from Warsaw, the capital of Poland.
Washburn English
Northern English topographic name for someone living on the banks of the Washburn river in West Yorkshire, so named from the Old English personal name Walc + Old English burna ‘stream’... [more]
Watanuki Japanese
This surname is used as 渡抜, 渡樌, 渡貫, 綿抜, 綿貫, 四月一日 or 四月朔日 with 渡 (to, wata.su, wata.ru) meaning "cross, deliver, diameter, ferry, ford, import, migrate, transit," 綿 (men, wata) meaning "cotton," 抜 (hai, hatsu, batsu, nu.kasu, nu.karu, nu.ki, nu.ku, -nu.ku, nu.keru) meaning "extract, omit, pilfer, pull out, quote, remove, slip out," 樌 (kan, nuki), an outdated kanji meaning "grove," 貫 (kan, tsuranu.ku, nuki, nu.ku) meaning "brace, penetrate, pierce, kan (obsolete unit of measuring weight - equal to 3.75 kg./8.33 lbs... [more]
Watariyo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 濟陽 (see Watariyō).
Watariyō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 濟陽 (see Watayō).
Waterson English
It is a patronymic of the male given name Water or Walter.
Watthana Thai
From Thai วัฒนา (watthana), a variant form of วัฒน (watthan) meaning "culture".
Wazowski Popular Culture
The name of the main character in Pixar’s Monster’s Inc. In Polish, it would be pronounced as vazz-OV-skee, instead now replacing all the letter W to make the V sound.
Weghorst Dutch, German
Habitational name from a location near Hanover, possibly derived from weg "way, road" and horst "thicket, grove, heap, elevated land" or "nest of a bird of prey, eyrie".
Wehlburg German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Possibly derived from German Wehl "pool of water (esp. behind a dyke)" (cognate to Dutch weil "vortex, maelstrom; dyke breach pool") and burg "fortress, citadel".
Weidling German (Austrian)
May refer to the district of Weidling, located in the municipality of Klosterneuburg, which is situated in Lower Austria, near Vienna. A notable person with this surname was Helmuth Weidling, a German general of the Wehrmacht during World War II.
Weidmann German
Name meaning, "hunter".
Weinbach German, Jewish
From the name of a commune in Hesse, Germany.
Weinberg German, Jewish
Weinberg means "Vineyard" in german.
Weinkauf German
From "wein kaufen" meaning "buy wine" or "wine-buyer"
Weinland German
Topographic name for someone who lived in a wine-producing area from Middle High German win "wine" and land "land" or a habitational name from a place so named.
Weinmann German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) occupational name for a viticulturalist or wine merchant, Middle High German winman, German Weinmann.
Weisfeld German, Jewish
topographic name from a field name composed of Middle High German wiz "white" and feld "open country". Cognate of Whitfield.
Weishuhn German
Derived from Middle High German wiz meaning "white" and huon meaning "hen, fowl", hence a metonymic occupational name for a poultry farmer or dealer, or perhaps in some instances a nickname.
Wellborn English
Related to Wellburn
Wellmann German
Means "man who lived near the well" from welle "spring, well, wave" combined with mann "man".
Weltraum German
A German surname meaning "outer space".
Wendelin German
From the given name Wendelin.
Wendover English
From a town in England, from Brittonic “winn”, meaning ‘white’, and “dwfr”, meaning ‘gate’.
Werfalli Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic الورفلي (see al-Werfalli).
Westbury English
English British surname originating as a place name. There are several Westbury villages, parishes and even Manors across England that have given the name Westbury to people who take up residence in or come from those places... [more]
Westdyke English
Name given to someone who lived on the west side of a dyke.
Westenra Literature
The name is originated from a term meaning 'Lights from the West'. The name could be given to someone who is born in the west. This was the surname of a character in the novel Dracula (1897) by Bram Stoker.
Westerly English
The name is originated from a term meaning 'winds from the West'. The name could be given to someone who is born in the west.
Westgate English
Topographic name for someone who lived near a west gate in a city, or a habitual surname for someone from Westgate. It is derived from Middle English west meaning "west" and gate "gate" (or "street" in northern and eastern areas; from Old Norse gata).
Westhuis Dutch
Means "west house" in Dutch.
Westlake English (Canadian)
Combined of West and Lake.
Westland English
Meaning "west land".
Westling Swedish
Combination of Swedish väst "west" and the common surname suffix -ling. A notable bearer is Prince Daniel (b. 1973), husband of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden.
Westmeir English
Not avaliable.
Westover English
Habitational name from Westover in Somerset and the Isle of Wight or Westovers in Sussex. The former two are both named with Old English west "west" and ofer "ridge" or ōfer "bank"... [more]
Westwood English, Scottish
Habitational name from any of numerous places named Westwood, from Old English west "west" and wudu "wood".
Wheeldon English
Habitational name from a place in Derbyshire named Wheeldon, from Old English hweol ‘wheel’ (referring perhaps to a rounded shape) + dun ‘hill’, or from Whielden in Buckinghamshire, which is named with hweol + denu ‘valley’.
Whineray English
Means "person from Whinneray", Cumbria, or "person who lives in a nook of land growing with gorse" (in either case from Old Norse hvin "whin, gorse" + vrá "nook of land"). It was borne by New Zealand rugby player Sir Wilson Whineray (1935-2012).
Whistler English
An English occupational surname, meaning "one who whistles."
Whitacre English (American)
Variant of Whitaker. A notable bearer is Eric Whitacre (1970-), an American composer.
Whitcomb English (British)
means wide valley
Whitelaw Scottish
Habitational name from any of various places in Scotland so-called, derived from Old English hwit "white" and hlaw "mound, small hill".
Whiteman English
From a nickname (see White).
Whiteson English
Patronymic form of White.
Whitgift English
Means "person from Whitgift", Yorkshire ("Hvítr's dowry"). This surname was borne by Anglican churchman John Whitgift (?1530-1604), archbishop of Canterbury 1583-1604 (in addition, Whitgift School is an independent day school for boys in South Croydon, founded in 1595 by John Whitgift; and Whitgift Centre is a complex of shops and offices in the middle of Croydon, Greater London, on a site previously occupied by Whitgift School).
Whitlock English
Nickname for someone with white or fair hair, from Middle English whit ‘white’ + lock ‘tress’, ‘curl’. Compare Sherlock. ... [more]
Whitside English (Rare, ?)
Possibly a variant of Whiteside.
Wibisono Javanese
The name ꦥꦶꦱ꧀ꦗꦶꦢꦺꦴꦏ (Wibisono) is a Javanese surname that is derived from two words: "wibi," which means "clarity" or "bright," and "sono," which means "essence" or "core." Together, the name represents someone who is bright and clear at their core, someone who is true to themselves and radiates positivity.
Wicherek Polish, English
Means "a light, gentle breeze", or figuratively, "an unruly strand of hair". It is a diminutive of the Polish word wicher, "strong wind".
Wichorek Polish (Anglicized), English (American)
Americanized form of Wieczorek. Alternatively, it may be a variant of Wicherek.
Widegren Swedish
Combination of Swedish vide "willow" and gren "branch".
Widemann German
Derived from the given name Widiman, composed of Old High German witu "wood" or wit "wide" and man "man".
Wiebenga Frisian, Dutch
From the given name Wiebe, the suffix -enga indicating that it is of Frisian origin.
Wiedmann German
North German variant of Widemann.
Wielandt German
From the given name Wieland.
Wightman English
"Wight" in Anglo-saxon could refer to a "soul," a "being," or to "courage." It is similar to the different meanings of the words "spirit" and "spirited." ... [more]
Wijdekop Dutch
From a nickname for a person with a very wide head, derived from Dutch wijd meaning "wide, broad" and kop meaning "head".
Wijedasa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".
Wijekoon Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" combined with Sinhala කෝන් (kon) meaning "king" (of Tamil origin).
Wijepala Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and पाल (pala) meaning "guard, protector".
Wijesena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".
Wijesiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Wijnands Dutch
Means "son of Wijnand".
Wikström Swedish
Composed of the elements vik "bay" and ström "stream"
Wildfong German
An Americanized form of German Wildfang. A nickname from Middle High German Wiltvanc "Wildman Stranger", denoting a person who was not a member of the community.
Wildrick English
From German Wildreich, a medieval personal name, from Old High German wildi "wild".
Wilewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Wilewo.
Wilkings English
It means Will to the king
Willrich German
from the personal name Williric derived from the elements willo "will, desire" and rih "ruler, king"... [more]
Winstead English
Perhaps derived from the town of Wanstead in Greater London, England (recorded in the Domesday Book as Wenesteda), named with Old English wænn meaning "wagon" and stede meaning "place, site", but it is more likely derived from the village of Winestead in East Yorkshire, England, named from Old English wefa meaning "wife" and hamstede meaning "homestead"... [more]
Wisneski Polish
A derivate of Wiśniewski, which is said to mean "The Little Cherry Tree"
Wissmach German
I think it is German
Witschge Dutch
Dutch cognate of Witzke. Famous bearers of this surname include brothers Rob (1966-) and Richard Witschge (1969-), both of whom are former Dutch soccer players.
Wójcicki Polish
Habitational name for a person originally from a place called Wójcice.
Wojtczak Polish
Polish: patronymic from Wojtek, a pet form of the personal name Wojciech ( see Voytek ).
Wolfgang German
From the given name Wolfgang.
Wolfhard German
From the given name Wolfhard.
Wolfhart Gothic
Means "Hard Wolf".
Wollmann German
Occupational name for a wool worker or wool trader Middle High German Middle Low German wollman derived from German wolle "wool" and man "man".
Wolowitz Jewish
This is the surname of the character Howard in the American television show "The Big Bang Theory".
Wongchai Thai
From Thai วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty" and ไชย (chai) meaning "victory".
Wongkaeo Thai
From Thai วงศ์ or วงษ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty" and แก้ว (kaeo) meaning "crystal, glass, diamond".
Wongkham Thai
From Thai วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold".
Woodbine English (Rare)
From the English word "woodbine" that means "honeysuckle(plant)"in English.It seems uncommon in the English-speak culture for a surname.Also some American place names,too.
Woodfall English
English surname used as a first name. The name means "dweller by a fold in the woods" - in this case, "fold" means "sheep-pen".... [more]
Woodfork English
"fork in the road in woodland"
Woodhull English
Meaning "wood hill".
Woodland English
A habitational name for a person who lives in or by a woodland.
Woodlock English
From the given name Wudlac.
Woodruff English, Caribbean
Topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of land where woodruff grew, Anglo-Saxon wudurofe composed of wudu "wood" with a second element of unknown origin.
Woolever German
Morphed from the German surname Wohleber which means well-liver
Woolston English
Derived from the given name Wulfstan.
Woolston English
From the name of multiple towns in England or similar. The town names are derived from Old English names starting with the element wulf meaning "wolf" (i.e., Wulfric or Wulfsige) and tun "enclosure, town".
Wormwood Popular Culture, English
The surname is used in the novel Matilda (1988).
Wowereit German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German (and thus heavily Lithuanian influenced) name meaning "squirrel", from Old Prussian wowere and Lithuanian voveraite (which, apart from "squirrel", also means "chanterelle").... [more]
Wrangler English
Given to a person who worked as a wrangler.
Wroldsen Norwegian
Means "son of Wrold" in Norwegian.
Wrzesień Polish
Derived from Polish wresień "September (month)".
Wulfhart German
Could mean "brave wolf" from the German elements "wulf" (variant of "wolf") and "hard" (meaning "brave, hardy").
Xayalath Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ໄຊຍະລາດ (see Sayalath).
Xayaseng Lao
From Lao ໄຊ (xay) meaning "victory" and ແສງ (seng) meaning "light".
Xayavong Lao
Alternate transcription of Sayavong.
Xhaferaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Xhafer" in Albanian.
Yablokov Russian
From Russian яблоко (yabloko) meaning "apple", used as a nickname for a ruddy person or a gardener who received a plentiful harvest.
Yabugame Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 籔亀 (see Yabuki).
Yabukame Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 藪亀 or 薮亀 (see Yabuki).
Yabunaka Japanese
From 薮 (yabu) meaning "thicket, bush, underbrush, grove" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle, in between".
Yabusaki Japanese
From the Japanese 八 (ya) meaning "eight", 武 (bu) which was a traditional unit of measurement approximately equal to 90 centimeters, and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Yaginuma Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yagi) meaning "willow" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
Yahiaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Yahya.
Yahyaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Yahya.
Yakimets Russian
Derived from the given name Yakim.
Yakovets' Russian, Ukrainian (?)
Derived from given name Yakov.
Yakymets Ukrainian
From the given name Yakym.
Yamadaev Chechen
Means "son of Yamad", possibly from a form of the given name Ahmad.
Yamadera Japanese
Yama means "mountain, hill" and dera comes from tera meaning "temple".
Yamagata Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 形 (gata) meaning "shape, form" or 縣 (gata) meaning "county, district".
Yamahata Japanese
From 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill" and 端 (hata) meaning "tip, edge, end".
Yamakado Japanese
From 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill" and 角 (kado) meaning "horn, corner" or 門 (kado) meaning "gate".
Yamakawa Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Yamakuri Japanese
Yama means "mountain" and kuri means "chestnut".
Yamamizu Japanese
山 (Yama) means "mountain" and 水 (mizu) means "water".
Yamamori Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Yamamura Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Yamanaka Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".
Yamanobe Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain", 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 辺 (be) meaning "area, place, vicinity".
Yamanoue Japanese
Yama means "mountain", no is a possessive article, and ue means "above, top, upper".
Yamasato Japanese
This surname combines 山 (san, sen, yama) meaning "mountain" and 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village," 県 or 縣 - outdated variant of 県 - (ken, ka.keru) meaning "county, district, subdivision, prefecture," the last meaning reserved for 県.... [more]
Yamasawa Japanese
Yama means "hill, mountain" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Yamatani Japanese
Yama means "mountain" and tani means "valley". ... [more]
Yamawaki Japanese
From 山 (yama, sen) meaning "mountain, hill", and 脇 (waki) meaning "armpit, side, flank, underarm".
Yamikawa Japanese
From Japanese 闇 (Yami) meaning "darkness" 川(Kawa) meaning "river", the name basically means "Dark river"
Yanagawa Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yana) meaning "willow" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Yanagida Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Yanagimi Japanese
Yanagi means "willow" and mi means "viewpoint, outlook".
Yanagiya Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Yandarov Chechen
Possibly from the given name Yandar, which is of uncertain meaning, perhaps of Turkic or Iranian origin.
Yankovic Slovene, Slovak, Serbian, Croatian, Polish
Americanized form of Janković, or perhaps Jankowicz.
Yannotta American
Possibly a variant of Iannotta.
Yanshiji Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 薬師寺 or 藥師寺 (see Yakushiji).
Yantorno Italian (Americanized)
Probably an altered spelling of Iantorno, which could derive from the given name Ianni combined with torno meaning "returns, comes back".
Yardımcı Turkish
Means "helper, assistant, aide" in Turkish.
Yarimizo Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鑓 (yari) meaning "sword" and 溝 (mizo) meaning "ditch; drain".
Yasevich Belarusian
Possibly derived from ясна (yasna), meaning "clear" in Belarusian.
Yasuhiko Japanese
Yasu means "peace, even, level, cheap, inexpensive, relax" and hiko means "prince".
Yasuhiro Japanese
From Japanese 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet" combined with 央 (hiro) meaning "centre, middle". Other Kanji combinations are possible.
Yasuhiru Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 安蒜 (see Ambiru).
Yasumizu Japanese
From 安 (yasu) meaning "calm, peaceful, low, inexpensive" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Yasumoro Japanese
Variant reading of Amuro.
Yasumoto Japanese
From 安 (yasu) meaning "relax, cheap, inexpensive" and 元 (moto) meaning "origin".
Yasumuro Japanese
Variant reading of Amuro.
Yasunami Japanese
Means "calm wave" in Japanese.
Yasutomi Japanese
Yasu means "relax, cheap, peace" and tomi means "wealth, abundance".
Yasuyama Japanese
安 (yasu) means "peaceful, rested, relax, cheap, low" and 山 (yama) means "mountain".
Yatsenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Yatsentiy".
Yefimova Russian
Feminine form of Yefimov.
Yehezkel Jewish
From the given name Yehezkel.
Yeşilgöz Turkish, Kurdish
Means "green eye" in Turkish and Kurdish. Dutch politician Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius (1977-) bears this name.
Yıldırım Turkish
From the given name Yıldırım.
Yoichien Japanese (Rare)
与 (Yo) meaning "give, award, participate", 市 (ichi) means "in the city, market" or "town" and 園 (en) means "garden".
Yokobori Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning “beside, next to” and 掘 (hori) meaning “ditch, moat, canal”.
Yokohama Japanese
Yoko means "beside" and hama means "beach, seashore".
Yokohira Japanese
Yoko means "beside, next to" and hira means "peace, level, even".
Yokohori Japanese
Yoko means "beside, next to" and hori means "moat, canal".
Yokokawa Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "beside, next to" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Yokomizo Japanese
横 (Yoko) means "beside" and 溝 (mizo) means "groove, trench, gutter, gully, drain, ditch, gap". A notable bearer is Seishi Yokomizo, a Japanese novelist in the Showa Period.
Yokomori Japanese
Yoko means "beside, next to" and mori means "forest".
Yokomura Japanese
横 (Yoko) means "Beside" and 村 (Mura) means "Village, Hamlet". Check the source if needed.
Yokosawa Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "beside, next to" and 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, wetland, marsh".
Yokotake Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "side, beside, next to" and 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo".
Yokotani Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "next to, beside" combined with 谷 (tani) "valley".
Yokoyama Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "side, beside, next to" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Yokoyama Japanese
A Japanese surname with a combination of Yoko and Yama
Yokozawa Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "beside, next to" and 沢 (sawa) meaning "swamp, wetland, marsh".
Yomohiro Japanese (Rare)
This is a very rare surname with the kanji of all four directions: (東西北南) "east, west, north, south", in that order. Yomo literally means "four directions" and hiro means "extension".
Yonamine Japanese
From the Japanese 與 or 与(yo) "together with," 那 (na) "what" and 嶺 (mine) "peak," "summit."
Yoneichi Japanese
Yone (米) means rice.... [more]
Yonekawa Japanese
From Japanese 米 (yone) meaning "rice" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Yonekura Japanese
From Japanese 米 (yone) meaning "rice" and 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse".
Yonemoto Japanese
Yone means "rice, America" and moto means "origin, root, source, base".
Yonemura Japanese
Yone means "rice, America" and mura means "village".
Yonesawa Japanese
Yone means "rice, America" and sawa means "swamp, wetland, marsh".
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