Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the gender is unisex; and the order is random.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Peñalver Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Artico Italian, French
Nickname from the adjective antico ‘ancient’.
Jātnieks Latvian
Means "the rider".
Van Gool Dutch
Means "from Goirle" in Dutch, the name of a town in North Brabant, Netherlands, derived from Middle Dutch goor "filth, dirty; swampy forest floor" and lo "forest clearing, light forest".
Mishina Japanese
From 三(mi) meaning "three" and 科 (shina) meaning "categorized classes, grade, examination".
Rusnak Rusyn
Variant of Rusynyak.
Bogusz Polish
From Bogusz, a diminutive of a name with the element bogu ("god") such as Bogdan, Boguchwał, Bogusław or Chwalibóg.
Gheorghilaș Romanian
Gheorghilaș is a family name met in the past at a haiduc named Negoiță Gheorghilaș.
Kuzma Ukrainian, Belarusian
From the personal name Kuzma, Greek Kosmas, a derivative of kosmos ‘universe’, ‘(ordered) arrangement’. St. Cosmas, martyred with his brother Damian in Cilicia in the early 4th century ad, came to be widely revered in the Eastern Church.
Gou Chinese
From Chinese 苟 (gǒu) meaning "careless, casual, indifferent".
Colville Scottish, English
Derived from the place Colleville in Normandy, France. With the Scandinavian name Koli and French ville "town, village".
Lutsenko Ukrainian
From the given name Lutsko.
Sinnott English, Irish
From the medieval personal name Sinod (from Old English Sigenōth, literally "victory-brave").... [more]
Niohuru Manchu, Chinese
Means ‘wolf’ in Manchu.
Paudel Nepali
From Nepali पौडी (paudi) possibly referring to the town of Pauri in Uttarakhand, India, combined with आलय (alaya) meaning "house, dwelling".
Jaspan English
Uncertain origin.
Ingalls English, Scandinavian (Anglicized)
Patronymic from the Anglo-Scandinavian personal name Ingell, Old Norse Ingjaldr.... [more]
Neustädter German
Habitational name for someone from any of many places in Germany and Austria called Neustadt.
Liivand Estonian
Liivand is an Estonian surname meaning "sand(y) gift".
Condon Irish (Anglicized, Modern)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Condún, itself a Gaelicized form of the Anglo-Norman habitational name de Caunteton... [more]
Dissanayake Sinhalese
From Sanskrit दिशा (diśā) meaning "region, quarter, direction" and नायक (nāyaka) meaning "hero, leader".
Olatunji Yoruba
"Olatunji" is a Yoruba surname and a given name meaning "Wealth awakes again".
Takehara Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Fukusawa Japanese
Fuku means "lucky, fortunate" and sawa means "marsh, swamp".
Ó Cearnacháin Irish
It means "descendant of Cearnachán".
Wassink Dutch
Derived from the personal name Wazo and the suffix -ink denoting origin from a family or place.
Rajapaksa Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhalese රාජපක්ෂ (see Rajapakse).
Hirose Japanese
From Japanese 広 or 廣 (hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".
Fennessey Irish
An ancient Irish name. Presumed to come from the name Fionnghusa, or sometimes O'Fionnghusa.... [more]
Iwase Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "boulder, cliff, rocks" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current".
Mariotto Italian
From the given name Mariotto.
Tegan English
Variant of Teagan.
Delafosse French
Means "of the ditch" in French.
Doron Hebrew
From the given name Doron.
Hovsepyan Armenian
Means "son of Hovsep".
Javaheri Persian
Occupational name for a jeweller from Persian جواهر (javaher) meaning "jewel".
Dorsainvil Haitian Creole
Ornamental name derived from French d'or meaning "of gold" combined with saint "holy" and vil "settlement" (the Haitian Creole spelling of French ville).
Scheid German, Jewish
Either a topographic name for someone who lived near a boundary (between two valleys etc.) or crossroads Middle High German scheide, a habitational name from any of various places called Scheidt Scheiden... [more]
Fitzmorris Irish
Variant spelling of Fitzmaurice.
Konuk Turkish
Means "guest" in Turkish.
Daiman Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big; large" and 万 (man) meaning "10,000, various".
Marchione Italian
Nickname from marchione ‘marquis’, from medieval Latin marchio, genitive marchionis, from Germanic marka ‘borderland’
McKinnon Scottish (Anglicized)
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhionghuin, a patronymic from a Gaelic personal name meaning ‘fair born’ or ‘fair son’. ... [more]
Parnham English
English habitational name from Parnham in Beaminster, Dorset.
Adewale Yoruba
From the given name Adewale.
Habu Japanese
From 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, plume" and 生 (bu) meaning "life, living".
Fruitman English
Likely referring to someone who sold fruit.
Zarvishenko Ukrainian
The surname Zarvishenko is the Ukrainian version of the Urdu name "Zarvish"
Jalas Estonian
Jalas is an Estonian surname meaning "runner", "hob" and "cradle".
Daye Irish, Scottish
Comes from Irish Ó Déa (m) or Ní Dhéa (f) ... [more]
Tokimori Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 時 (toki) meaning "time; moment" (referring to the time of purification of oneself, rituals, and praying for the advent of God) and 森 (mori) meaning "forest; woods".
Öğüt Turkish
Means "admonition, advice" in Turkish.
Juursalu Estonian
Juursalu is an Estonian surname meaning "root/origin grove (grove where one originated)".
MacCreamhain Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Crawford.
Sonoike Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 園 (sono) meaning "orchard; plantation" and 池 (ike) meaning "pond".... [more]
Tammert Estonian
Tammert is an Estonian surname derived from "tamm" ("oak") and "tamme-" ("oaken").
Sommar Swedish
Swedish cognate of Summer.
Sonoue Japanese
"Garden under."
Gans German, Dutch
From Old High German ganz "whole, intact, healthy", a nickname for a particularly strong or healthy person.
Bouteflika Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly means "one who makes things explode" in Algerian Arabic. A famous bearer is Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1937-), who served as president of Algeria from 1999 to 2019.
Ya Japanese
From Japanese ya meaning "night". Note that other kanji interpretations and meanings could be possible.
Kochendorfer German
Habitational name for someone from any of several places called Kochendorf, in Württemberg, Schleswig-Holstein, and Bohemia.
Gregurić Croatian
Possibly patronymic, meaning "son of Gregor" or "son of Grgur".
Guerlain French
Derived from the given name Guerlain.
Scroggs English
From Middle English scrogge meaning "brushwood".
Hushour English (American)
Uncertain etymology. Possibly an Americanized form of a Germanic surname.
Mikos Polish, Hungarian, Greek
From a derivative of a personal name equivalent to Nicholas: Polish Mikolaj, Slovenian Miklavž, or Hungarian Miklós.... [more]
Brignac French Creole
Came from numerous French territories such as Corrèze and Hérault.
Odesyuk Ukrainian
Means "from Odessa".
Thirtyacre German (Americanized, Rare)
English form of the German Drezigacker.
Prynne English
Derived from an Anglo-Norman form of the Late Latin name Primus. A fictional bearer is Hester Prynne, the protagonist of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel 'The Scarlet Letter' (1850).
Champion English, French
Derived from the Middle English and Old French words campion, champiun and champion all meaning "athlete" such as a wrestler or boxer; also "warrior hired to do battle in single combat on behalf of others" (from Late Latin campio genitive campionis a derivative of campus "plain field of battle")... [more]
Moosajee Indian (Muslim)
From the Arabic given name Musa. A variant of Musaji.
Bosma West Frisian, Dutch
Means "man of the forest", from Dutch bos "forest, woods" and the Frisian suffix -ma.
Fukuchi Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 地 (chi) meaning "earth, soil, ground".
Corbyn English
Variant of Corbin, notably borne by current Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn (1949-).
Moskva Russian
Derived from the Russian word Москва meaning "Moscow".
Lignoisto Esperanto
Lignoisto-means woodworker is derived from the Esperanto words meaning wood and to work
Higashigaito Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 東 (higashi) meaning "east", 垣 (gai), sound-changed from 垣 (gaki) meaning "fence", and 外 (to) meaning "outside", referring to an outside fence facing the east.
Orecchio Italian
Means "ear" or "hearing" in Italian. Compare Recchia.
Mu Chinese
Chinese : in the state of Song during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc) there existed a leader who was posthumously given the name of the duke of Mu. His descendants adopted Mu as their surname... [more]
Lescher German
German metonymic occupational name for a mediator or arbitrator, or possibly for a fireman, from Middle High German leschære ‘extinguisher’.
Bustan Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Jewish
From Aramaic bustān meaning "garden". Perhaps someone who works or lives near a garden or an orchard.
Elizabethson English (Rare)
Means “son of Elizabeth”.
Timsit Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the village of Temzit located in the Nafusa region in western Libya.
Verschoor Dutch
Contracted form of Van der Schoor, roughly meaning "from the shore".
Vihur Estonian
Vihur is an Estonian surname meaning "whirlwind" or "gust of wind".
Hollandsworth English (British, Rare)
Possibly an alternative spelling of Hollingsworth. Likely named after the town of Holisurde(1000s AD)/Holinewurth(1200s)/Hollingworth(Present) The town's name means "holly enclosure"
Pushpakumara Sinhalese
From Sanskrit पुष्प (pushpa) meaning "flower" and कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince".
Chenery Medieval French, English (British, Anglicized, Modern)
Derived from the Old French "chesne" for oak tree, or "chesnai" for oak grove, from the medieval Latin "casnetum". As a topographical name, Cheyne denoted residence near a conspicuous oak tree, or in an oak forest.
Bakkedahl Norwegian
From Norwegian bakke "slope, hillside" and dal "valley". Dan Bakkedahl (1969-) is an American actor and improvisational comedian.
Rybskyi Ukrainian
Occupational name for a fisherman.
Germaine French
Germaine was first found in Savoy in the Rhône-Alpes region of the French Alps, where the family held a family seat from ancient times.
Spearman English
Occupational name for a soldier armed with a spear, from Middle English spere "spear, lance" and man. It could also be from Old English given name Spereman, of the same origin.
Van Amerongen Dutch
Means "from Amerongen", a town in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands.
Noe Medieval English, Korean
A patronymic form of the biblical male given name Noah from the Hebrew word "noach" meaning long-lived. Possible origins could be ... [more]
Gauda Indian, Hindi, Kannada
Alternate transcription of Gowda.
Hausle German (Austrian)
Topographical name for someone who's House was near the Woods, from German "Häus" House "le" Woods
Trimble English, Scottish, Northern Irish
A variant of Trumble, recorded in Northern Ireland since the 17th century.... [more]
Turu Estonian
Turu is an Estonian surname meaning "market".
Ahmat Western African
From the given name Ahmat.
Lakmal Sinhalese
From the given name Lakmal.
Fleischman German (Austrian)
Fleischman translates in English to Meat Man, or Butcher It is most often used with a single "n" for those who were persecuted as Jews. Other Germanic spellings for Christians and others not deemed Jewish are Fleischmann, or Fleishmann... [more]
Lainevee Estonian
Lainevee is an Estonian surname meaning "wave water".
Boon Dutch
From boon "bean". Refers to a person who grows beans, or a nickname for someone tall and thin (i.e. stringbean).
Knock English
Topographic name for someone living by a hill, from Middle English knocke "hill" (Old English cnoc).
Ademović Bosnian
Means "son of Adem".
Eftaxias Greek
Derives from the name Eutaxia, means well ordered.
Corradino Italian
Derived from the given name Corradino.
Nishiura Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".
Lemons English
Variant of Lemon
Kok Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Hokkien)
Hakka and Hokkien romanization of Guo.
Nukhao Thai
Means "white mouse" in Thai.
De Bruyn Afrikaans
"Bruyn" is an archaic spelling of "bruin", meaning "brown"
Martinis Greek, Italian
Greek form of Martini. Also used in Italy.
Benigni Italian
Patronymic form of Benigno. A notable bearer is the Italian actor and comedian Roberto Benigni (1952-).
Tuvi Estonian
Tuvi is an Estonian surname meaning "pigeon/dove".
Čapek Czech
Derived from a diminutive of Czech cáp meaning "stork", applied as a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a stork. In some cases the family name may have derived from a heraldic symbol.
Giancarlo Italian
From the given name Giancarlo.
Martirano Italian
Likely a habitational surname from a place in Catanzaro province in the Calabria region of Italy.
Thistlethwaite English
Habitational name for a person from Thistlewood in Castle Sowerby, or from a lost place named Thistelthuait in Lancashire. The placenames derive from Old English þistel "thistle" and Old Norse þveit "clearing" (cf... [more]
Khachukaeva Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Хачукаев (see Khachukaev).
Hexenjäger German
Hexenjäger is a German last name meaning hunter of witches or witch Hunter.
Kawanaka Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".
Matin Arabic, Bengali, Persian
Derived from the given name Matin.
Lancer Jewish, Polish
Ornamental name from German Lanze "lance, spear" combined with the agent suffix -er.
Jayasinghe Sinhalese
From Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Bringas Basque, Spanish
Etymology unknown.
Troy Irish
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Troighthigh "descendant of Troightheach", a byname meaning "foot soldier".
Laing Scottish
Scottish form of Lang. A famous bearer was the explorer Alexander Gordon Laing.
Gong Chinese
From Chinese 公 (gōng) meaning "lord, prince".
Uwimana Rwandan, Eastern African
Means "belongs to God"
Begić Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian
Possibly related to Turkish element beg meaning "chieftain, leader".
Harwin English
From the Old French personal name Harduin, composed of the Germanic elements hard 'hardy', 'brave' + win 'friend'.
Norin Swedish
Derived from Swedish nord "north" or nor "small strait".
Abalahin Tagalog
Means "to disturb, to bother" in Tagalog.
Thavornvongsa Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai ถาวรวงศ์ (see Thawonwong).
Töpfer German
It literally means "potter".
Cortès Catalan
Catalan form of Cortés.
Lutomski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Lutom in Poznań voivodeship.
Amenomori Japanese
"Forest of rain."
Mamdouh Arabic
From the given name Mamduh.
Kaifu Japanese
Combination of the kanji 海 (kai, "sea, ocean") and 部 (bu, "division, section"). A famous bearer of this surname is Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu (海部 俊樹; b. 1931).
Avram Romanian
From the given name Avram.
Remec Slovene
From Slovene remec meaning "penduline tit, Parus pendulinus".
Scaglione Italian
Derived from scaglione meaning "stallion’s canine tooth" (an augmentative form of scaglie meaning "canine tooth", from Old French escaillon meaning "horse’s tooth"), presumably a nickname for someone with exceptionally large teeth.
Kuslapuu Estonian
Kuslapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "honeysuckle tree".
Bastard English, French
From a nickname for a child born out of wedlock, from Old French bastard.
Arditti Italian
Possibly a variant form of Arditi.
Đậu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Dou, from Sino-Vietnamese 竇 (đậu).
Emajõe Estonian
Emajõe is an Estonian surname meaning "mother river" (a genitive form of "ema jõgi"). The Emajõgi is a 100km river flowing through Estonia.
Kitson Scottish, English
Patronymic form of Kit.
Tartakovsky Russian, Jewish
Name for someone originally from the town of Tartakiv (or Tartakov) in Ukraine, derived from Ukrainian тартак (tartak) meaning "sawmill".
Seabra Portuguese
Habitational name from the town of Puebla de Sanabria in northwestern Spain of uncertain meaning, possibly of Arabic, Celtic or Latin origin.
Doman Czech, Slovak, Polish
Derivative of the personal name Tomas, or Slavic, Polish name formed with 'doma' meaning home or domestic such as Domasław or Domarad, also shortened from the surname Domański.
Wijayarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයරත්න (see Wijayarathna).
Ouedraogo Western African, Mossi
Derived from the name of the semi-legendary Ouedraogo, who is believed to have founded the Mossi Kingdoms in the 11th century. Means "son of the elephant" in the Mossi language.
Igumnov Russian
From Russian игумен (igumen) meaning "hegumen", referring to the head of an Eastern Orthodox monastery.
Dransfield English
Means "Drains the fields".
Wiatt English (American)
Americanized variant of Wyatt.
Randvee Estonian
Randvee is an Estonian surname meaning "beach water".
Kenny English, Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Coinnigh "descendant of Coinneach" or Ó Cionaodha "descendant of Cionaodh".
Bacot French
Derived from the root bac-, which is of unknown meaning.
Ametsuchi Japanese
Means "Heaven & Earth" in Japanese
Hayami Japanese
From Japanese 速 (haya) meaning "fast", 逸 (haya) meaning "deviate" or 早 (haya) meaning "early"; combined with 水 (mi) meaning "water" or 見 (mi) meaning "see".
Umesaki Japanese
From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" combined with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom".
Asaomo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 浅面 or 淺面 (see Asamen).
Rochester English
Means "person from Rochester", Kent (probably "Roman town or fort called Rovi"). A fictional bearer of the surname is Mr Rochester, the Byronic hero of Charlotte Brontë's 'Jane Eyre' (1847).
Tylor English
Variant of Tyler.
Kabiri Persian
From the Arabic كَبِير (kabīr) meaning "big, large, great".
Gangopadhyay Bengali
From the name of the Ganges River combined with Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upadhyaya) meaning "teacher, instructor, priest".
Treacher English
From a medieval nickname for a tricky or deceptive person (from Old French tricheor "trickster, cheat").
Kordestani Kurdish
Originally indicated a person from the Kurdistan province (also known as the Kordestan province) in Iran.
Moroux Louisiana Creole
From the surname Moroux.
Tingle English
Derived from Middle English tingel, referring to a kind of very small nail (a word of North German origin); this was either an occupational name for a maker of pins or nails, or else a nickname for a small thin man.... [more]