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.
Harriman English
Means "Harry's man" or "Harry's servant".
Brugman Dutch, Swiss (Americanized)
Variant form of Dutch Bruggeman, or an Americanized form of the Swiss cognate Bruggmann.
Adebowale Yoruba
From the given name Adebowale
Horobchuk Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian горобець (horobets) meaning "sparrow".
Lemõns Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Lemons.
Star German, Jewish
Means "starling (bird)" in German, probably denoting a talkative or perhaps a voracious person. Alternatively, an Anglicized form of Stern 2.
Weerasinghe Sinhalese
Means "brave lion", derived from Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Szpakowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Podlachian village Szpakowo.
Nurmsalu Estonian
Nurmsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "pasture/meadow grove".
Hossain Bengali
From the given name Husayn.
Lapetina South American, Italian (?)
Possibly from Italian La Petina, the meaning of which is uncertain.
Pompilio Italian
From the given name Pompilio
Allcox English
Variant of Alcott.
Bumb Indian
From Marathi bəmb ‘stout’.
Perham English
A variation of the English name Parham, based on the village of Parham (one in county Suffolk, another in county Sussex). From the Old English peru, meaning "pear" (the fruit), and ham, meaning "homestead".
Gries Upper German
Topographic name for someone who lived in a sandy place from Middle High German griez meaning “sand pebble” or a shortened form of German Griese.
Bellut French
Variant of Ballut.
Cabrit Medieval Occitan, Provençal, Judeo-Provençal, Occitan
Occitanian byname meaning ""billy-goat"" see: Vulgar Latin "cabritus", from "cabrire" from older Latine "caper". ... [more]
Biren Luxembourgish
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Pajulaid Estonian
Pajulaid is an Estonian surname meaning "willow islet".
Dunne Irish, English, Scottish
This surname means dark and was likely given to those with a dark complexion or with dark hair.
Jeter French (Huguenot), German
Jeter is a French and German surname. It is the last name of former New York Yankees baseball player, Derek Jeter. It's also the last name of Carmelita Jeter, an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 meter sprint.
Cantieni Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Antieni.
Kabilasing Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Sheeran English, Irish
Shortened form of O'Sheeran.
Pinchot American
Of unknown origin. Historically, borne most famously by Gifford Pinchot (1865 - 1946) first Chief of the United States Forest Service.
Kübler German, German (Swiss)
Derived from Middle High German kübel "tub vat barrel", this is an occupational surname referring to a cooper.
Seuss German, Jewish
Means "sweet", "pleasant", or "agreeable".
Waitman English (American)
From the Old English given name Hwætmann, composed of hwæt, "active, quick, sharp, brave" and mann "person, man"
Gilli Romansh
Derived from the given name Gilli.
Baghdasarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Բաղդասարյան (see Baghdasaryan).
Boemo Okinawan (Rare, Archaic)
From Okinawan 保栄茂 (Boemo) meaning "Bin", a district in Tomigusuku, Okinawa, Japan.
Blind English, German, Dutch, Yiddish
From a nickname for a blind person.
Steinkamp German
North German topographic name for someone living by a field with a prominent rocky outcrop or boulder in it, and derived from Middle Low German sten meaning "rock, stone" and kamp meaning "enclosed field".
Lempu Estonian
Lempu is an Estonian surname derived from "lembe" meaning "loving" and "affectionate".
Povarov Russian
Derived from the Russian word "povar" meaning 'cook'.
Nakasaki Japanese
Naka means "middle" and saki means "cape, peninsula, promontory".
Gielen Dutch, Low German
Patronymic from the given name Giel.
Alliluyeva Russian
Feminine form of Alliluyev (Аллилуев)
Egiarreta Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighbourhood in Arakil, Navarre, possibly derived from Basque (h)egi "side, slope, bank; edge, border" combined with (h)arri "stone, rock" and -eta "place of, abundance of".
Mcnicholas Irish
The McNicholas family stretches back through time to the Viking settlers who populated the rugged shores of Scotland in the Medieval era. The name McNicholas was derived from from the personal name, Nicholas... [more]
Brookhaven English (American)
Habitational name from multiple settlements called Brookhaven.
Eurlings Dutch, Flemish
Derived from the Germanic given name Ulrich. A famous bearer of this surname is the Dutch politician and businessman Camiel Eurlings (1973-).
Razaq Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Razzaq.
Malashenko Ukrainian
Patronymic derived from a Ukrainian form of Hebrew Malachi.
Kawashita Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and shita means "under, below".
Graanoogst Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Occupational name for a person who harvested grain, derived from Middle Dutch grâen literally meaning "grain, cereal" and ôgest meaning "harvest". A famous bearer is the Surinamese soldier and politician Ivan Graanoogst (c... [more]
Patters English
History not available.
Dubosque French
DuBosque means 'of the forest' in french and was a surname given typically to someone from a rural treed area.
Milby English
Habitational name from Milby in North Yorkshire.
Kratochwill German
Variant spelling of Kratochwil.
Keville English
Denoted someone from Keevil (recorded in the Domesday book as Chivele), a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, probably derived from Old English c¯f meaning "hollow" and leah meaning "woodland clearing".
Escoriuela Aragonese
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Dischinger German
Habitational name for someone from Dischingen near Neresheim or Oberdischingen near Ehingen in Württemberg.
Andrieux French
From the given name André.
Basa Tagalog, Filipino
Very prominent name in Manila, the Philippines.
Palentinos Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Plural form of Palentino which means a native of the province of Palencia in Spain.
Tunç Turkish
From the given name Tunç.
Kanasut Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Bacri Judeo-Spanish
Possibly derived from Arabic بكر (bikr) meaning "firstborn, eldest". Alternately it may be an occupational name for a cowherd or cattle merchant from بقر (baqar) meaning "cattle".
Dalglish Scottish
Derived from Gaelic dail meaning "field" and glaise meaning "brook".
Çalışkan Turkish
Means "hard-working, diligent, assiduous" in Turkish.
Amirpour Persian
Means "son of Amir 1" in Persian.
Carducci Italian
From Riccarduccio, an affectionate form of the given name Riccardo. A famous bearer of this surname is Italian poet Giosuè Carducci (1835-1907), winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1906.
Vazquez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Vázquez primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Murahama Japanese
Mura means "hamlet, village" and hama means "seashore, veach".
Dorn German, Jewish, Flemish
Means "thorn" in German. Given as a habitational name to someone who lived near thorn bushes, or as an ornamental name.
Risso Italian
Variant of Riccio.
Bartal Hungarian
From the given name Bartal.
Hei Chinese
Hei means “Black” in Chinese
Boonsri Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญศรี (see Bunsi).
Bigelow English
Habitational name from a place in England called Big Low meaning "big mound".
Ylst Dutch
Americanized version of Ijlst
Artemenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Artem".
Wijeyaratne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයරත්න (see Wijayarathna).
Sim Scottish, Dutch, English
From the personal name Sim, a short form of Simon 1.
Jerak Croatian
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.
Abplanalp German, German (Swiss)
Topographic name for someone living high on a mountainside, from German ab- "below", "off" + Planalp "high, flat mountain-meadow".
Ebadi Persian
Derived from Arabic عِبَاد (ʿibād), the plural of عَبْد (ʿabd) meaning “servant, slave”.
Roby English
From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.
Navarra Italian, Spanish
Means Navarre in Italian and Spanish; which was also the female equivalent to Navarro.
Katerinopoulos Greek
Descendant or son of Katerina.
Kwak Korean
From Sino-Korean 郭 (gwak) meaning "outer city" (making it the Korean form of Guo) or 霍 (gwak) meaning "quickly, suddenly".
Figarella Corsican
It indicates familial origin near the eponymous river.
Marcusson Swedish
Means "son of Marcus".
Kuchenmeister German
Occupational name for a master cook (literally "kitchen master"), a court official.
Diamandis Greek
"Diamonds" in Greek. One notable bearer of the surname is Marina Lambrini Diamandis, A Welsh/Greek Songwriter and Singer who preforms under the stage name of "Marina and the Diamonds"
Tamazight Berber, Northern African
Derived from ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵗⵜ (Tamaziɣt), the Berber (Amazigh) name for the collective Berber language family used in North Africa.
Panaro Italian
From old Italian panaro meaning "bread basket" or "wooden basket, hamper", an occupational name for a baker, or perhaps a basket maker. Alternatively, could be a habitational name from the Panaro river.
Holiday English
Variation of Holladay.
Winne Flemish
Occupational name for an agricultural worker, from Middle Dutch winne "farmer, peasant, tenant".
Happy English, Scottish
From a nickname for a fortunate person, derived from Middle English happy "fortunate, prosperous, blessed". In some cases, an Anglicized calque of any of the surnames meaning "happy, fortunate" (i.e., French L'Heureux or German Glück).
Aharoni Jewish
From the given name Aharon.
Thilakawardhana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala තිලකවර්ධන (see Thilakawardana).
Munagi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 鰻 (see Unagi).
Madanpotra Indian (Rare), Sindhi (Rare), Punjabi (Rare)
Surname of the Arora caste of the Punjab and Sindh.
Dongfang Chinese
From Chinese 東方 (dōngfāng) meaning "east".
Aldridge English
habitational name from a place in the West Midlands called Aldridge; it is recorded in Domesday Book as Alrewic, from Old English alor ‘alder’ + wīc ‘dwelling’, ‘farmstead’.
Hux English
Means "insult, scorn" in Old English. This is used in Popular Culture by First Order General Armitage Hux, played by Domhnall Gleeson in the Star Wars sequel trilogy.
Kameya Japanese
"Turtle valley".
Vanatoa Estonian
Vanatoa is an Estonian surname meaning "old room".
Walin English (American)
Americanized form of the Swedish surname Wallin.
Opstad Norwegian
Norwegian: habitational name from any of ten farmsteads in southeastern Norway named Olstad, from a contracted form of Old Norse Ólafsstaðir, from the personal name Ólaf + staðir, plural of staðr ‘farmstead’, ‘dwelling’.
Yip Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ye.
Punn Estonian
Punn is an Estonian surname meaning "cork" and "plug".
Kozamurai Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 小侍 (Kozamurai) meaning "Kozamurai", a division in the area of Kitataku in the city of Taku in the prefecture of Saga in Japan.
Akgün Turkish
Means "white day" or "white sun" from Turkish ak meaning "white" and gün meaning "sun, day".
Blakewood Medieval English
Derived from the Old English words blaec, which means black, and wudu, which means wood, and indicates that the original bearer lived near a dark, wooded area.
Maksymova Ukrainian
Feminine transcription of Ukrainian Максимов (see Maksymov).
Stawelski Polish
Comes from a combination of the two personal names Paweł and Stanley, "Staweł" with the suffix -ski
Vonk Dutch
Means "spark" in Dutch, a metonymic occupational name for a smith, or possibly a nickname for a lively or fiery person.
Horikiri Japanese
Hori means "moat, canal" and kiri means "paulownia".
Agejev Estonian, Lithuanian, Russian
Latinised form of Ageyev in languages without the letter "y".
Aizawa Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 沢, 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Finstad Norwegian
Means "Finn's farmstead", from the given name Finn 2 and Old Norse staðr "farmstead, dwelling". This was the name of several farms in Norway.
Einhorn German, Jewish
Derived from German Einhorn (Middle High German einhorn) "unicorn", denoting someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a unicorn.
Bloom Jewish (Americanized), Dutch
Americanized spelling of Bloem and Blum.
Shvydky Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian швидкий (shvydky) meaning "fast, quick".
Veermets Estonian
Veermets is an Estonian surname meaning "border forest".
Drury English, French, Irish
Originally a Norman French nickname, derived from druerie "love, friendship" (itself a derivative of dru "lover, favourite, friend" - originally an adjective, apparently from a Gaulish word meaning "strong, vigourous, lively", but influenced by the sense of the Old High German element trut, drut "dear, beloved").... [more]
Ehsanpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian احسان‌پور (see Ehsanpour).
Gayler English (American)
Variant of Gaylord
Mefford English, German (Americanized), Dutch (Americanized)
Possibly an Americanized form of Meffert, derived from a Germanic given name composed of maht "strength, might" and fridu "peace" (see Metfried, Mathfrid)... [more]
Gwinyai Shona
Gwinyai means "be strong".
Lipinskas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Lipiński.
Furuhara Japanese
Furu means "old" and hara means "field, plain".
Gevorkian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Գեւորգյան (see Gevorgyan)
Boehme German
Variant of Böhm
Erni German (Swiss)
Derived from a short form of the given name Arnold.
Ladley English
Probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.
Dehnert German
From a shortened form of the ancient Germanic personal name Degenhart or Degenhardt.
Cingöz Turkish
Means "wily, sly, cunning" in Turkish.
Agathangelou Greek (Cypriot)
Patronymic from the genitive form of Agathangelos. Genitive patronymics are particularly associated with Cyprus.
Gouez Breton
From Breton meaning "wild, fierce, savage".
Te Poki Maori
The word Te means "the." The word Poki possibly means "to clear the garden." This was the name of a Ngati Mutunga tidewaiter and constable on what is now the Chatham Islands named Toenga Te Poki.
Gunawardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Auyeung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ouyang.
Tadeo Spanish
From the given name Tadeo
Batur Turkish
Means "hero" in Turkish.
Trezise Cornish
Means "person from Trezise or Tresayes", Cornwall ("Englishman's farmstead").
Yalçınkaya Turkish
Means "steep rock", derived from Turkish yalçın meaning "steep" and kaya meaning "rock, cliff".
Amemiya Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 雨宮 (see Amenomiya).
Speakman English
English (chiefly Lancashire) nickname or occupational name for someone who acted as a spokesman, from Middle English spekeman ‘advocate’, ‘spokesman’ (from Old English specan to speak + mann ‘man’).
Sarna Polish
Means "roe deer" in Polish.
Bauknecht German, Upper German
Occupational name for a farm worker from Middle High German buknecht "plowboy, farmhand" derived from the elements bu "farm" and kneht "servant, apprentice".
Betsubu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Beppu.
Suksri Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สุขศรี (see Suksi).
Armour Scottish, Northern Irish
From Middle English, Old French armure, blended with the agent noun armer (see Armer), hence an occupational name for a maker of arms and armor. The collective noun armure denoted offensive weapons as well as the more recently specialized sense of protective gear.
Eelmaa Estonian
Eelmaa is an Estonian surname derived from "eel" maening "fore" aand "maa" meaning "land".
Obel Danish
Surname
Althoff German
A surname predominantly found in Westphalia and the Rhineland region of Germany which is derived from German alt "old" and Hof (Hoff in the local dialects) "farmstead; farm; manor".
Raouf Arabic
From the given name Raouf.
Grove German
Form of Grob.
Irisaka Japanese
Iri means "enter, input" and saka means "slope, hill".
Sarnow Polabian (Germanized), German
From the village of Sarnow in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Surname of the mayor of Stralsund Karsten Sarnow.
Zha Chinese
From Chinese 查 (zhā) referring to the ancient fief of Zha, which was part of the state of Qi during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province. Alternately it may come from the name of a fief that was part of the state of Chu during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Anhui province.
Blogg English
The name is most likely Anglo-Saxon or early medieval English in origin. ... [more]
Jakub Polish, Czech, Slovak
From the given name Jakub.
Jurczak Polish
From a pet form of the personal name Jurek.
Uchiumi Japanese
Uchi means "inside" and umi means "sea, ocean".
Peuckert German (Silesian)
from Lower Silesia, Great-Grandfather Richard Peuckert, came from Grosse Peterwitz, Silesia, to the United States in 1871.
Tovey English
From the Old Norse male personal name Tófi, a shortened form of various compound names beginning with Thorf- or Thorv- (e.g. Þórvaldr), based on the name of the thunder god Þórr... [more]
Maneely Welsh
A Welsh surname derived from 'map Neely' or 'son of Neely'
Nurmik Estonian
Nurmik is an Estonian surname meaning "lea/meadow stand".
Dimitrin Russian
From the given name Dimitry.
Bieniak Polish
Polish family name with Germanic origins. The Bieniak family lived in the Polish villages of Grębków and nearby Kózki for nearly 500 years.
Zenteno Spanish
Variant of Centeno
Spurrell English (British, Rare), English (British)
Most likely from a place called Spirewell in southern Devon.
Sõber Estonian
Sõber is an Estonian surname meaning "friend".
Chalhoub Arabic
Variant transcription of Shalhoub.
Debs French
From the given name Debus, a variant of Thebs or Thebus, which was an altered short form of Mattheus. This was borne by American union leader Eugene V. Debs (1855-1926).
Löfdahl Swedish
Combination of Swedish löv "leaf" and dal "valley".
Kivik Estonian
Kivik is an Estonian surname relating to "stone".
Nemchik Russian (?), Dutch (?)
Possibly a variant form of Niemczyk.
Drahuschak Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Drahushchak.
Pinn English, German
Derived from Middle English pin and Middle Low German pinne, both meaning "peg" or "pin". This was an occupational name from a maker of these things. The German name can in some cases be an occupational name for a shoemaker.
Elsworth English
Variant spelling of Ellsworth.
Tsarev Russian
Means "son of an emperor" in Russian.
Kuchiki Japanese
This name combines 朽 (kyuu, ku.chiru) meaning "decay, remain in seclusion, rot" or 口 (ku, kou, kuchi) meaning "mouth" with 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."... [more]
Baishō Japanese
Bai (倍) means "double", while shō (賞) means "Prize" or "Award". When you combine the two, it would likely mean "Double the Award".
Grotius Dutch (Latinized)
Latinized form of De Groot. This name was used by the Dutch humanist, theologian and jurist Hugo Grotius (1583-1645), born as either Huig de Groot or Hugo de Groot... [more]
Moxley English
From the name of a settlement in Staffordshire, England, probably derived from the Old English given name Mocc and hlaw "mound, small hill".
Cena English (American), English
Cena is a prominently used English name. It is derived from the word "see", however it rather than referring to the ability to see it, what it actually refers to is the inability to see as the other half of the name ("-na") means "naw" a synonym for "no"... [more]
Stelmacov Russian
Form of Stelmakov used outside of Russia.
Axels English
Derived from the given name Axel.
Misaki Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Sathi Indian, Odia, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Urdu, Thai
Alternate transcription of Sethi.
Kurikara Japanese (Rare)
Kuri means "chestnut" and kara means "larch."
Dollins English (British)
Variant of Dollin, with post-medieval excrescent -s, itself a variant of Dolling, a nickname from an unrecorded Middle English word dolling douling dulling meaning “dull or stupid one” (compare Doll)... [more]
Kollar German
Derived from the kolar "cartwright".
Dalawampu Tagalog
Means "twenty" in Tagalog.
Kinugasa Japanese
From Japanese 衣 (kinu) meaning "clothing, clothes" and 笠 (kasa) meaning "bamboo hat".
Pasqualini Italian
Derived from Pasqualino, a diminutive of the given name Pasquale.
Zerhouni Arabic (Maghrebi), Northern African, Berber
Possibly refers to the Zerhoun mountain in Morocco. The family name originates from the city of Nedroma in Tlemcen, Algeria.
Yellman English
Yellman comes from the English words yell and man creating Yellman. The last name Yellman was also given to a person who consistently yelled a lot.
Voloshchenko Ukrainian
Denoted to a Romanian, from Ukrainian Волощина (Voloshchyna) "Wallachia".
Lomasney Irish
From Gaelic Ó Lomasna meaning "descendant of Lomasna", a byname from lom "bare" and asna "rib".
Hristoff Bulgarian (Archaic)
Means "son of HRISTO".
Teach English
This surname is derived from the Middle English phrase "at asche," meaning at,or near the ash tree.
Préjano Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous La Riojan municipality.
Isotta Italian
From the given name Isotta.
Montalbano Italian
Habitational name from any of several places called Montalbano, including Montalbano di Elicona in northeastern Sicily (earlier simply Montalbano), Montalbano Jonico (Matera province), or the district of Montalbano in Fasano, Brindisi.