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.
Bellanca Sicilian
Originally a nickname derived from Italian bella "beautiful" and anca "hip".
Balachandra Sinhalese
From Sanskrit बाल (bāla) meaning "young" and चन्द्र (candra) meaning "moon".
Caacbay Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog kaakbay meaning "comrade-in-arms, person with another's arm over the shoulders".
Decoursey French, Anglo-Norman, Northern Irish
A habitational name for someone who originated from or lived in various towns in Northern France called Courcy. Courcy is derived from the name Curtius meaning "short".
Brewton English
Variant spelling of the habitational name Bruton, from a place in Somerset, so named with a Celtic river name meaning 'brisk' + Old English tun 'farmstead'.
Shy English (American)
Americanization of Schei.
Minoshima Japanese
Mi means "beauty", no is a possessive particle, and shima means "island".
Friðriksson Icelandic
Means "son of Friðrik" in Icelandic.
Kanoknawin Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Castillazuelo Aragonese
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Roe English
Nickname for a timid person, derived from the Middle English ro meaning "roe"; also a midland and southern form of Ray.
Rusconi Italian
From Italian rusca, "splinter, sliver of wood".
Bhattarai Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit भट्ट (bhatta) meaning "venerable, learned, philosopher".
Khanom Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খানম (see Khanum).
Alpízar Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality in the Andalusian province of Huelva.
Kuku Crimean Tatar
Emir-Üsein Kuku (1976-) is a Crimean Tatar human rights activist and political prisoner in Russia.
Agassi Italian
Derived from the given name Agazio, an Italian form of Latin Agathius, ultimately derived from the Greek element ἀγαθός (agathos) meaning "good".
Barbon French (Quebec)
Derived from the nickname barbon meaning "old codger" as well as referring to a "confirmed bachelor".
Arada Japanese
Variant of Arata.
Keiner German
Reduced form of the personal name Kagenher, from Old High German gagan 'against' + heri 'army'.
Mutembwa Shona
From the Shona elements Mu-: a common Shona prefix for people or agents, meaning "one who..." and -tembwa: derived from the verb “kutemba” or related forms meaning “to cut,” “to sever,”... [more]
Matsukata Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine" and 方 (kata) meaning "direction".
Koovit Estonian
Koovit is an Estonian surname meaning "curlew" (Numenius).
Gürsoy Turkish
From Turkish gür meaning "bushy, strong" or "thunder" and soy meaning "ancestry, descent, family".
Ó Lachtnáin Irish
Means "Lachtnán’s descendant" in Irish.
Papaccio Italian
Possibly from the Latin given name Papacius, or from the Greek surname Papakis... [more]
Foody Irish
Anglicized version of ó Fuada, or 'descendent of Fuada'. It comes from the personal name 'fuad' or 'swift' but also 'rush' and 'speed'.
Albios Filipino (Rare)
It derives from the Latin term "Albio" which means "white" or "bright". It has also been linked to geographical locations like "Albion" an ancient and poetic name for Britain. In Celtic mythologies Albio is associated with ancient Gods and Deities often embodying traits like nobility and guardianship.
Kapittatha Na Krungthep Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Rafter Irish, Scottish
The original Gaelic form of Rafter was O Raithbheartaigh, which was modified to O Raifeartaigh. The surname is derived from the words rath bheartach meaning prosperity wielder.
Yagoub Arabic
Derived from the given name Yaqub.
Juarez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Juárez primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Lyn Khmer, Lao
Khmer and Lao form of Lin.
Lucchese Italian
Denoted someone from Lucca, a city and comune in Tuscany, central Italy.
Dağlı Turkish
Means "mountaineer, highlander" in Turkish.
Burkett English
English: from an Old English personal name, Burgheard, composed of the elements burh, burg ‘fort’ (see Burke) + heard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’... [more]
Kõu Estonian
Kõu is an Estonian surname meaning "thunder".
Sette Italian
Means "seven". Probably a nickname for the seventh child of a family, though it could derive from a place name containing the element.
Merick Welsh
Derived from the Welsh given name Meuric.
Zommer Jewish
An Ashkenazi Jewish surname derived from Yiddish (זומער) zumer meaning "summer".
Dursun Turkish
Means "stop" or "alive" in Turkish.
Nikolaychuk Russian
From the given name Nikolay.
Amirpour Persian
Means "son of Amir 1" in Persian.
Blok Dutch
Means "block" in Dutch. This could be a nickname for someone with a heavy build, a metonymic occupational name for someone who used a block of wood in their work, such as a shoemaker, a milliner, or an executioner, or a toponymic surname for someone living on an enclosed piece of land.
Frankel German
Variant of Frank.
Phetdara Lao
From Lao ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond" and ດາຣາ (dara) meaning "star".
Mishina Japanese
From 三(mi) meaning "three" and 科 (shina) meaning "categorized classes, grade, examination".
Aragasi Filipino, Maranao
Means "bully" or "ogre" in Maranao.
Urrutikoetxea Basque
From Basque urruti meaning "far, distant" and etxe meaning "house".
Corll German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Karl.
Racioppi Italian, Sicilian
Derived from Sicilian racioppu meaning "cluster of grapes", hence presumably a metonymic occupational name for someone who sold or produced grapes.
István Hungarian
From the given name István.
Nijine Japanese (Rare)
Niji means "rainbow" and ne means "root".
Žák Czech
Czech form of Żak.
Zonder Romansh
Variant of Sonder.
Wijethilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේතිලක (see Wijethilaka).
Palay Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog meaning "rice paddy".
Uue Estonian
Uue is an Estonian surname meaning "anew".
Wiseman English
Variant of Wise combined with the suffix man. It may have also been used ironically.
Tammik Estonian
Tammik is an Estonian surname meaning "oak wood" and "oak forest".
Lyashenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian лях (lyakh), a derogatory word meaning "Pole, Polish person".
Chandra Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon".
Hiranchai Thai
From Thai หิรัญ (hiran) meaning "money, silver, gold" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".
Skrzyszewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Skrzyszew.
Blacke English
Variant of Black.
Filippo Italian
From the given name Filippo.
Takiyama Japanese
From Japanese 滝 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Juillet French
Means "July" in French.
Liguria Italian
Denotes someone from Liguria.
Keymolen Flemish
Derived from the place name Keimolen, itself probably derived from Middle Dutch key "cobblestone, boulder" and molen "mill".
Hoad English
topographic name for someone who lived on a heath from Middle English hoth "heath" (Old English hath a by form of Old English hæþ) or a habitational name from a place so named such as Hoath in Kent... [more]
Lucca Italian
A habitational name from Lucca Sicula in Agrigento province, Sicily, which was called simply Lucca until 1863. It was probably originally named with a Celtic element meaning ‘marshy.’
Yousif Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Pylypenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Pylyp".
Juht Estonian
Juht is an Estonian surname meaning "leader" and "driver".
Noir French
Means "black" in French, denoting a person with a dark complexion, or someone who habitually wears dark clothing, or a night worker.
Kalju Estonian
Means "cliff, rock" in Estonian. The given name Kalju is an independent invention.
Rouhani Persian
Means "cleric, clergyman" or "clean, pure, good" in Persian.
Sinikas Estonian
Sinikas is an Estonian surname meaning "bog bilberry".
Värav Estonian
Värav is an Estonian surname meaning "gate/door".
Levél Hungarian
Means "leaf" in Hungarian.
Yakubovych Ukrainian
Means "son of Yakub".
Ó Gormghaile Irish
Means "descendant of Gormgal".
Grieg Norwegian
Derived from the Scottish surname of Greig.
Cornet English
Variant of Cornett, meaning Horn.
Flower Welsh
Anglicized form of the Welsh personal name Llywarch, of unexplained origin.
Simonovich Russian
Means "son of Simon 1".
Kricfalusi Czech (Archaic, ?)
Has unknown etymology, Beared by disgraced Canadian animator John Kricfalusi (1955-)
Zazzara Italian
Ancient and very noble Lazio family, with residence in the city of Viterbo, known as Zazzara or Zazzera, of clear and ancestral virtue, which has spread over the centuries in various regions of Italy.
Sandblom Swedish
Combination of Swedish sand "sand" and blomma "flower".
Peverelli Italian
Likely an altered form of Poverelli.
Fuwa Japanese
From 不 (fu) meaning "not, non-, un-" and 破 (wa) meaning "break, cut".
Schuft German
Means "wretch, blackguard" in German.
Lindén Swedish
Combination of Swedish lind "linden tree" and the common surname suffix -én.
Prudhomme French, English
From Old French preudomme "noble man, valiant man, hero", denoting a brave person or an occupational name for a magistrate.
Masood Arabic, Persian
From the given name Mas'ud
Hatta Japanese
From Japanese 八 (hatsu) meaning "eight" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy". Hatsuta or Hatta is the name of various places in Japan.
Mizokami Japanese
From 溝 (mizo) meaning "gully, drain, ditch, trench, gap, gutter" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".
Swaneveld Dutch
From the place name Zwanenveld, meaning "swan’s field" in Dutch.
Samura Japanese
Sa means "support, assist" and mura "village, hamlet" or "town".
Cherubino Italian
Italian cognate of Cherubin, either from the given name Cherubino or the nickname of the same word from Ecclesiastical Latin Cherubin... [more]
Ben Yahia Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Yahia" in Arabic (chiefly Tunisian).
Tsukigata Japanese
月 (Tsuki) means "month, moon" and 形 (gata) means "shape, form, type".
Farook Arabic
Derived from the given name Faruq.
Kazakhstansky Russian, Kazakh
One who came from Kazakhstan.
Diomedi Italian
Means "son of Diomede".
Haavapuu Estonian
Haavapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen tree".
Sachtleben German
Nickname for someone perceived to lead a carefree, easy life, from Middle Low German sacht(e) meaning "soft" + leben meaning "life".
Yousry Arabic
Derived from the given name Yusri.
Lyman English
Topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow or a patch of arable land (see Layman).
Ó hÉamhthaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Heaphy.
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!).
Aramaki Japanese
Ara means "wild" and maki means "shepherd".
Bogus Polish
Variant of Bogusz.
Necker German
Denoted a person who lives near the Neckar River, a major tributary of the Rhine.
Quackenbosch Dutch
Topographic name meaning "night heron woodlands" in Dutch, from Dutch kwak "night heron" and bosch "woodland wilderness". This surname is now extinct in the Netherlands.
Fitzrobert Anglo-Norman
Means "son of Robert" in Anglo-Norman French.
Huff English (Rare)
Short form of Humphrey. It is almost exclusively used as short for the surname, not for the first name.
Palginõmm Estonian
Palginõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "timber heath".
Ericsen Danish, Norwegian
Means 'Son of Eric'.
Sugar German (Rare)
Sugar is the surname of talented storyteller, writer, and composer Rebecca Rae Sugar (creator of animated series Steven Universe).
Slowik Polish, Jewish
Nickname for someone with a mellifluous voice or a night-time reveler. From Polish slowik "nightingale".
Matsuba Japanese
From 松 (matsu) meaning "pine" and 葉 (ba) meaning "leaf".
Kamalas Na Krungthep Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Grayling English (British)
Uncommon surname of unclear origin; possible medieval locational name, or a derivative of the French surname Grail or the diminutive Graillon.... [more]
Mstishyn Ukrainian
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous village.
Kharchenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian харчування (kharchuvannya), meaning "food, sustenance".
Kariv Hebrew
Means "battle, fight, war" in Hebrew.
Gabin French
From the given name Gabin.
Ivaci Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Seager English, German (Modern)
English: from the Middle English personal name Segar, Old English S?gar, composed of the elements s? ‘sea’ + gar ‘spear’.... [more]
Kanamori Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kana) meaning "gold, money" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Pacino Italian
Diminutive form of Pace. The American actor Al Pacino (1940-) is a well-known bearer of this surname.
Zulum Kanuri, Nigerian
Derived from the Arabic Salim.
Rich English
Derived from the name of a (former) village in Lincolnshire, England named with the Old English element ric "stream, drainage channel".
Barbarossa Italian
Means "red beard" in Italian.
Duan Chinese
From Chinese 段 (duàn) referring to the ancient fief of Duan Gan (段干).
Veesalu Estonian
Veesalu is an Estonian surname meaning "water grove".
Esangui Central African
Fang/Pahuin surname of unknown origin.
Hatanaka Japanese
From Japanese 畑 (hata) meaning "field" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".
Bedi Indian, Punjabi, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit वेदिन् (vedin) meaning "knowing, learned", used as a name for someone who was familiar with the Vedas.
Špiljak Croatian
Possibly derived from špilja, meaning "cave".
Belen Jewish
Variant of Belenky.
Dunne Irish, English, Scottish
This surname means dark and was likely given to those with a dark complexion or with dark hair.
Smiley Scots, English
From elements small and lea meaning "a small clearing" or as a nickname may refer to a person of happy disposition known for smiling.
Iadanza Italian
Habitational name from a place in the province of Benevento, Italy. ... [more]
Champaud French
Diminutive of Champ.
Loche French
From the Old French word loche meaning "freshwater fish."
Medlicott English
Derivative from a location in Shropshire, England
Zieja Polish
Derived from Polish ziajać meaning "to spontaneously/violently show negative feelings". This surname denoted someone who complained often.
Qu Chinese
From Chinese 屈 (qū) meaning "bent, crooked", also referring to the ancient fief of Qu, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Hubei province.
Muchnik Russian, Jewish
Jewish name, from the Russian, meaning "flour merchant".
Maison English
Variant spelling of Mason.
Favaro Italian
Derivative of Fava "broad bean".
Austen English
A variant of the surname Austin.
Bitton Judeo-Spanish
From the medieval given name Viton or Vita, both derived from Latin vita meaning "life".
Birdwhistle English (Rare)
derived from whistling like a bird or the sound of the birds were sold.
Uhlíř Czech
Uhlíř is a originally craftsman dedicated to the production of charcoal. It is also called a person involved in the distribution of coal.... [more]
Wijayawardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේවර්ධන (see Wijewardana).
Cömert Turkish
Means "generous" in Turkish.
Japaridze Georgian
Means "son of Japar".
Poleshuk Ukrainian (Russified), Ukrainian (Belarusianized)
Variant of Poleshchuk or northern (Belarusian) variant of Polishchuk.
Usko Rusyn, Slovak
Slovak-Rusyn (Suško): hypocoristic derivative of an adjective (see Suchý) meaning ‘dry’ (as a topographic name) or, when applied to people, ‘thin, lean, meager’.... [more]
Yousef Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Twine English
Metonymic occupational name for a maker of string or thread, and derived from Old English twin meaning "thread, string".
Dalisay Filipino, Tagalog
Means "pure" in Tagalog.
Hengst German, Dutch
metonymic occupational name for someone who worked with or bred horses or a nickname for a brave strong man from Middle High German and Middle Dutch hengest "stallion" also "gelding" derived from Old Germanic hangist "stallion"... [more]
Takebe Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial", 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo", or 建 (take) meaning "build, construct", and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Seino Japanese
From Japanese 清 (sei) meaning "clear, pure, clean" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Vidic Slovene
Derived from the given name Vid.
Smart English
From Old English (smeart) meaning "quick". This surname was used to refer to person who worked as a handyman.
Lyakhov Russian
Derived from Russian лях (lyakh) meaning "Pole".
Loudon Scottish, English (Canadian)
This surname is Scottish, although also recorded in England. It is believed to be locational from the village of Loudoun, in the district of Cunningham, in the county of Ayrshire. The placename is composed of the Northern English word "low", meaning a flame or beacon, itself from the pre 7th century Norse word "loge", plus the Gaelic "doun", meaning a hill... [more]
McDavid Scottish (Rare)
Means 'Son of David'. A famous bearer of the surname is Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers.
Keopanya Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel" and ປັນຍາ (panya) meaning "wisdom, intelligence, reason".
Ingebretson Norwegian
Patronymic from the German personal name Engelbrecht.
Karanfil Turkish
Means "carnation" or "clove" in Turkish.
Kalawaiʻa Hawaiian
From the given name Kalawaiʻa.
Ben Yair Hebrew
Means “son of Yair” in Hebrew.
Bambino Italian
From Italian meaning "baby, child".
Ghazanchian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազանչյան (see Ghazanchyan).