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.
Gylespie Scottish
Variant of Gillespie
Etxauri Basque
From the name of a town in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque etxe "house, building" and uri "town, city".
Killip Manx
"Philip's Son" ... [more]
Lutomski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Lutom in Poznań voivodeship.
Sirleaf Western African
Altered form of Sheriff (a predominantly Mandinka Muslim surname, itself a variant of Sharif).
Aksentseva Russian
Feminine form of Aksentsev (Аксенцев)
Garmendia Basque, Spanish
Garmendia is the surname of a family of the Basque Country region of Guipuzcoa, in Spain. The surname means "wheat mountain" in Basque from gar meaning "wheat" and mendi meaning "mountain"... [more]
Satō Japanese (Rare)
Means "sugar" in Japanese, possibly referring to a sugar house owner.
Furse English
Variant of Furze
Beakley English
The surname Beakley is a nickname for a person with a prominent nose. Looking back further, we find the name Beakley was originally from the Old English word beke or the Old French word bec, each of which referred to the beak of a bird.
Beregovoy Russian
Means "coastal".
Kill German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Perhaps derived from Kilian.
Ulenspegel Low German, Literature
This is the name of Dyl Ulenspegel is a trickster figure originating in Middle Low German folklore, possibly meaning "owl mirror".
Butala Slovene
Nickname from Slovenian meaning "foolish person".
Corsica Italian, Corsican
Denotes a person from Corsica.
Melody English
Variant of Merridew, or perhaps occasionally derived from the rare Middle English feminine given name Melodia.
Pettinato Italian
Italian cognate of Peinado.
Binsaki Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鬢 (bin) meaning a type of hairstyle and 崎 (saki) meaning "small peninsula; cape".
Muston English
Habitational name from places so named, from Old English mus "mouse", or must, "muddy stream or place" combined with tun "enclosure, settlement". Another explanation could be that the first element is derived from an old Scandinavian personal name, Músi (of unknown meaning), combined with tun.
Jenő Hungarian
From the given name Jenő.
Ó hAnluain Irish
Means "descendant of Anluan"
Falkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Falkow
Posey English, French
Derived from the Greek word "desposyni." The Desposyni is a term referring to a group of people that are allegedly direct blood relatives to Jesus. They are mentioned in Mark 3:21 and Mark 3:31. American actress Parker Posey is a famous bearer.
Fukumatsu Japanese
Fuku means "lucky, fortunate" and matsu means "pine tree".
Løkken Norwegian
Habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads so called. Derived from Old Norse lykkja "enclosure".
Toba Japanese
From Japanese 鳥 (to) meaning "bird" and 羽 (ba) meaning "feather".
Trouillefou French, Literature
From a compound of colloquial French trouille "fear" and fou "mad, crazy". Clopin Trouillefou is a fictional character in the 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo, depicted as a Romani Frenchman who is the King of Truands (the criminals and outcasts of Paris) disguises himself as a beggar begging the audience for money, disrupting Pierre Gringoire's play.
Pathak Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit पाठक (pathaka) meaning "reader, learner".
Kumpf Old High German
Derived from the Middle High German word “kumpf”, meaning bowl, pot, or cup. It was originally used as a nickname or occupational name for a potter or vessel maker.
Lindén Swedish
Combination of Swedish lind "linden tree" and the common surname suffix -én.
Zildjian Armenian (Anglicized)
English form of Armenian Զիլճյան (see Zilčyan). The famous bearer of this name was Avedis Zildjian, founder of the oldest manufacturer of musical instruments in the world, the Avedis Zildjian Company.
Mehov Bulgarian
Variant of Mihov.
Andaya Filipino, Ilocano
Derived from Ilocano daya meaning "east".
Aqeel Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Aqil.
Mcneely Scottish, Northern Irish, Irish
Scottish (Galloway) and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Fhilidh ‘son of the poet’.... [more]
Skipper English
Occupational name for either a basket weaver Derived from Middle English skeppe witch itself is from Old Norse skeppa... [more]
Kocabıyık Turkish
From Turkish koca "large" and bıyık "moustache".
Pepall English
Variant of People.
Saarsoo Estonian
Saarsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "island swamp".
Dimalaluan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "insurpassable" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and laluan meaning "surpass, exceed".
Peele English
This surname was given topographically to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. A famous bearer of this surname is actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director Jordan Peele.
Luk Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanisation of 呂 (see Lu 1) or 盧 (see Lu 2)
Tadros Arabic (Egyptian), Coptic
Arabic form of Theodore, chiefly used by Copts.
Gahi Filipino, Cebuano
Means "hard, stiff, tough" in Cebuano.
Shishikura Japanese
Shishi means "lion" and kura means "possess, have, storehouse, warehouse".
Listopad Polish, Russian, Belarusian
Derived from Polish listopad "November (month)".
Spielberg Jewish, German
From Old High German spiegel "lookout point" or German Spiel "game, play" and berg "mountain". Locational surname after a town in Austria. A famous bearer is American director Steven Spielberg (1946-present).
Guiscard French
Derived from the Medieval French given name Guiscard.
Warneke German
German variant spelling of Warnecke.
Bywater English
The surname Bywater came from the Anglo-Saxon origin and means ’dweller by the water‘
Winney English
Derived from an unattested Old English given name, *Wyngeofu, composed of the elements wyn "joy" and geofu "battle".... [more]
Inoo Japanese
Ino means "boar" and o means "tail".
Alinurov Kazakh
Means "son of Alinur" in Kazakh.
Kiviloo Estonian
Kiviloo is an Estonian surname meaning "stone swathe".
Danuser Romansh
Derived from the place name Danusa, an old hill-top settlement on the Calanda mountain... [more]
Bhakta Indian, Bengali, Odia, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit भक्त (bhakta) meaning "devoted, loyal, faithful".
Divjak Croatian, Serbian
From divjak meaning ''savage''.
Mock English
english for the german surname maag
Zwagerman Dutch
Possibly a compound of Dutch zwager "brother-in-law" and man "man, person".
Kanarek Jewish (Anglicized, Modern)
Originally from Canary, as in the Canary Islands.
Similä Finnish
From the given name Simi 3 and the suffix -lä signifying a place.
Gouda Dutch
Derived from the name of the city of Gouda in the Netherlands.
Mangan Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mongáin ‘descendant of Mongán’, originally a byname for someone with a luxuriant head of hair (from mong ‘hair’, ‘mane’), borne by families from Connacht, County Limerick, and Tyrone... [more]
Pinchenko Ukrainian, Jewish
Derived from the given name Pinchas.
Morag Hebrew
Means "threshing sledge", "flail" in Hebrew. Morag is a hand-held threshing tool.
Tarro Estonian
Tarro is an Estonian name, possibly derived from "tare", meaning "hut".
Hassan Japanese
Variant reading of Hachiyama.
Shaukat Urdu
From the given name Shawkat.
Rallison English
Means "son of Ralph".
Lambillotte French (Modern)
Currently, a common name in Wallonia, Belgium with some descendants in USA. Believed to be derived from three terms..."lamb" "ill" "otte". The first term has remained unchanged from early Germanic term; the second is latin for "of the" and the third a dimiuative or feminine form suffix... [more]
Orchard English
Derived from Middle English orchard, from Old English ortgeard. It denoted somebody who lived by or worked in an orchard or lived in a place named Orchard.
Generosa Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Means "generous" in several languages, derived from Latin generosus "well-born, noble". It could also be from the given name Generoso, of the same origin.
Kingibe Kanuri, Nigerian
Meaning unavailable.
Abella Catalan, Galician
Means "bee" in Catalan and Galician, used as a nickname for a small, active person or an occupational name for a beekeeper.
Estrela Portuguese
The surname Estrela, of Portuguese origin, means "star," symbolizing guidance, hope, and celestial beauty, and is commonly found in Portugal.
Ensor English
Derived from Endesor, a village in Derbyshire, indicating a person who lived there. Endesor itself is Old English, coming from the genitive case of the first name Ēadin and ‘ofer’, meaning ‘sloping ridge’ (From ‘Dictionary of American Family Names’, 2nd edition, 2022).... [more]
Pevensie Literature
Rarely used as a female given name, Pevensie is possibly an invented surname by C.S. Lewis for the Narnia series. It's most famous bearers are- of course- Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie from said series.
Petruškevičiūtė Lithuanian
Feminine form of Petruškevičius. Used by an unmarried woman.
Vivis English (Rare)
Found in the 1891, 1901 & 1911 British census, other Ancestry.co.uk records & FreeBMD. Could derive from Vivas from Spanish Catalan
Council English, German
1 English: nickname for a wise or thoughtful man, from Anglo-Norman French counseil ‘consultation’, ‘deliberation’, also ‘counsel’, ‘advice’ (Latin consilium, from consulere ‘to consult’)... [more]
Linderman English (Rare)
From the given name Lynn, combined with the surname mann.
Markovina Croatian
Derived from the forename Marko.
Xiong Chinese
From Chinese 熊 (xióng) meaning "bear".
Ladja Filipino, Tausug
Derived from Tausug raja meaning "king, ruler".
İstanbulluoğlu Turkish
Means "son of the Istanbulite", that is a person from Istanbul, Turkey (see İstanbullu).
Walden German
Variant of Wald.
Vukov Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Schauble German
Diminutive of Scaub
Tsangaris Greek, Greek (Cypriot)
From Greek τσαγκάρης (tsagkáris) meaning “shoemaker”.
Ognissanti Italian
Means "all saints" in Italian, either from the devotional name given to children born on All Saints’ Day, or from any of several locations named as such.
Lai Italian
Possibly denoting someone from Alà dei Sardi, or derived from the given name Nicola 1. Alternately, it may derive from lai, a type of lyrical poem.
Malefijt Dutch
Modern form of Malefeyt, which is also the most common form of the surname. In The Netherlands, there were 24 bearers of the surname in 2007.
Requa German
Variant of Ricward, from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements ric ‘power(ful)’ + ward ‘guardian’.
Griner German (Anglicized), Jewish
Americanised form of German Greiner. It could also denote a person who came from various German places called Grüna or Grünau. In Jewish, it is a topographic name for someone who lived in a green of leafy area, derived from Yiddish grin meaning "green" or Middle High German gruene meaning "greenery".
Weintraub German, Jewish
This surname translates into English as “grape”.
Skye English (Anglicized, Rare)
Originates from the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
Campus Spanish
Derived from the Latin word campus, meaning "field". It denoted someone who either lived in a field or worked in one.
Parvizian Persian
From the given name Parviz.
Turhan Turkish
From the given name Turhan.
Velten German, Dutch
From a vernacular form of the personal name Valentin or Valentijn.
Coakley Irish
From Irish Gaelic Mac Caochlaoich "son of Caochlaoch", a personal name meaning literally "blind warrior".
Bamborough English
Bamborough name origin from early Northumberland early times other name know from the Bamborough is bamburgh as in bamburgh castle, ... [more]
Augustus English
Means "great" or "venerable", derived from Latin augere "to increase".
Augsburger German
habitational name for someone from the city of Augsburg in Bavaria named as the city (burg) of the Roman Emperor Augustus in whose reign it was founded.
Vivar Spanish, History
From the village of Vivar, later renamed Vivar del Cid, nowadays part of Quintanilla Vivar located near Burgos, Castile and León, Spain.... [more]
Hungarian
From ‘stone’, a word from the ancient Finno-Ugric word stock of Hungarian (cognate with Finnish kivi, Estonian keve), hence a topographic name for someone who lived on stony ground or by a notable outcrop of rock, or alternatively a metonymic occupational name for a mason or stonecutter.
Łukaszczyk Polish
Derived from the given name Łukasz.
Ó Beargha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Barry.
Lott English
Nickname for someone who owned an allotted share of land, derived from Middle English lot "portion, plot of land".
Mudzuri Shona
Meaning unknown.
Wi Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 魏 (Wi) meaning "Wei", a former Chinese state.
Imakure Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Michon French
Originally a diminutive of the given name Michel.
Nabeta Japanese
From 鍋 (nabe) meaning "pot, pan, kettle", combined with 田 (ta) meaning "rice field, rice paddy".
Lugovskikh Russian
Possibly from луг (lug), meaning "meadow".
Xi Chinese
From Chinese 习 (xí) referring to an ancient territory named Xi, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in the Qin state in what is now Shangxian County, Shaanxi province. A notable berarer is Xi Jinping (1953-), the current president of China.
More English, Scottish
Variant of Moore 3. A famous bearer was the English lawyer, humanist, and martyr Saint Thomas More (1478-1535).
Jõhvik Estonian
Jõhvik is an Estonian surname meaning "cranberry".
Mier Spanish, English (American)
As a Spanish name relates to late summer and means "harvest" or "ripened".... [more]
Vreeland Dutch
Habitational name for a person from a place bearing the same name in the province of Utrecht, which is itself derived from the Middle Dutch word vrede, meaning "peace; legal protection against armed violence".
Kieran Irish (Anglicized)
Irish anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ciaráin ‘descendant of Ciarán’, a byname from a diminutive of ciar ‘dark’, ‘black-haired’... [more]
Murako Japanese (Rare)
Mura means "village, hamlet" and ko means "child, sign of the rat".
Sujatmiko Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Li 1 (李) or Lin (林). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Karabuğa Turkish
Means "black bull" from Turkish kara meaning "black, dark" and boğa meaning "bull".
Honorato Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Honorato
Aydoğdu Turkish
From Turkish ay meaning "moon" and doğdu meaning "born".
Acebo Spanish
panish: Habitational Name From A Place Named Acebo, For Example In Cáceres Province; The Place Name Is From Acebo ‘Holly’ (Latin Aquifolium, Literally ‘Sharp-Leafed’).
Higdon English
From the personal name Hikedun.
Kärg Estonian
Kärg is an Estonian surname meaning "honeycomb".
Basit Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Basit.
Oto Japanese
O means "great, large" and to means "wisteria".
Redford English
Variant of Radford. A famous bearer is American actor Robert Redford (1936-).
Rigaud French, Haitian Creole
from the ancient Germanic personal name Ricwald composed of ric "powerful" and wald "power authority".
Jelenković Serbian, Croatian
Derived from jelen meaning "deer."
Nasri Arabic, Persian
From the given name Nasr.
Alyokhin Russian
Derived from the given name Alyokha, a diminutive of Aleksey.
Marcet Catalan
Marcet is a name that roughly translates to "Seven Seas" or "The Sea and the Sky" in the Catalan language. The name is unusual in the United States but very common in areas of Spain such as Barcelona, and in neighboring France.
Zholnerovsky Russian (Rare)
Surname of Polish noble origin derived from Polish żołnierz meaning "soldier".
Imperioli Italian
Variant spelling of Imperiale. A famous bearer is American actor Michael Imperioli (1966-).
Kamuthwanit Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Abingdon English
(English), Abbot's down or hill.
Floris Dutch
From the given name Floris.
Berginc Slovak
Original spelling of Slovene surname "Boreanaz".... [more]
Mooring Low German (Modern)
habitational name from möringen or möhringen of northern germany.
Kackley German
Probably an Americanized spelling of German Kächele (see Kachel).
Agha Turkish
Means "chief, master, lord" in Turkish. From the Turkish ağa 'chief, master, lord', from the Old Turkish aqa 'elder brother'. Traditionally it was a title for a civilian or military officer, or often part of such title, and was placed after the name of certain military functionaries in the Ottoman Empire... [more]
Mojtabaei Persian
From the given name Mojtaba.
Sasportas Judeo-Spanish
Possibly derived from Spanish seis puertas meaning "six doors" or Catalan las portes meaning "the doors".
Kutz German
Habitational name for someone from Kuhz, a small village near Prenzlau, Germany.
Burkins English
English variant of Birkin, Burkin, a habitational name from the parish of Birkin in West Yorkshire, so named with Old English bircen ‘birch grove’, a derivative of birce (see Birch).
Cure English
Possibly from Middle English cuir meaning “attention, heed, diligence, or care.”
Bocock English (British)
Originates in the north of England. ... [more]
Rexha Albanian
Meaning uncertain.
Alcalá Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from numerous towns with this name (fortified villages during the Moorish occupation of Spain), derived from Arabic القلعة (al-qalʿah) meaning "fortress, fortification, citadel".
Ożgowski Polish (Rare)
The surname Ożgowski has deep fictional roots in the medieval Slavic lands, tracing back to the late 13th century in a region dominated by forest settlements and early fortified villages. The name is thought to be derived from a combination of local Slavic linguistic traditions and early Polish noble naming customs... [more]
Tropov Russian
From russian word tropa - "trail".
Wahid Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Wahid.
Christie Scottish
Means "son of Christian" or "son of Christopher".
Lawler Irish, Scottish
This Irish surname is of Gaelic language origin. The surname derives from the original Gaelic 'O'Leathlobhair' meaning 'descendant of leathlobhair'. Leathlobhair derives from 'Leath' meaning 'Half' and 'Lobhar' meaning 'leper'.... [more]
Yacob Amharic
From the given name Yacob.
Belal Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Belal.
Mac Pháidín Irish
Patronymic of (a Gaelic diminutive of) Patrick.
Abeyesundere Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසුන්දර (see Abeysundara).
Khem Khmer
Meaning uncertain.
Gasperoni Italian
Derived from the given name Gaspare.
Govani Indian
The meaning of the word is made up of two parts i.e. Go and vani ... [more]
D'Oreste Italian
From the given name Oreste
Yumihiro Japanese
From Japanese 弓 (yumi) meaning "archery bow" combined with 広 or 廣 (hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious"
Wirz German
Variant of Wirtz.
Lato Hungarian, Polish
From Hungarian látni meaning ‘to see’, hence a nickname for a wise person or an occupational name for a clairvoyant, or possibly for an official who checked the quality of products at markets.... [more]
Ueto Japanese
From 上 (ue) meaning "top, upper, above" and 戸 (to) meaning "door".
Mcquinnelly Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Coingheallaigh or Ó Coingheallaigh ‘son (or descendant) of Coingheallach.’
Ormerod English
Habitational name for a person from a minor place named Ormerod in Lancashire, from Old Norse given name Ormr and Old English rod "cleared land".