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.
Róbert Hungarian, Slovak
From the given name Róbert.
Kaljupank Estonian
Kaljupank is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff bank/escarpment".
Lavery Irish, Northern Irish
From the Gaelic Ó Labhradha, "descendants of Labhradha" (speaker, spokesman, the father of Etru, chief of the Monagh of the Irish over-kingdom of Ulaid); the name of an ancient family originating from Magh Rath (present-day Moira, County Down, Northern Ireland)... [more]
Sadeghpour Persian
Means "son of Sadegh" in Persian.
Polski Polish, Jewish
Nickname for a Polish person, originating in areas of mixed populations.
Hricko Rusyn
Variant transcription of Hryts'ko.
Vanna Khmer
Means "golden" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit.
Viljevac Croatian
Habitational name for someone from Viljevo, Croatia.
Ōtomo Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 友 (tomo) meaning "friend".
Borresen Danish
The Danish surname Borresen has two origins. Boerresen is composed of -sen 'son' + the given name Boerre, the modern equivalent of Old Norse Byrgir 'the helper' (from proto-Indo-European root BHER- 'to carry, bear')... [more]
Colombe French
Either from the given name Colombe or a habitational name from a place in France named La Colombe... [more]
Amani Tigrinya
From the given name Amani (see user-submitted name) meaning "faith" in Tigrinya. It is possibly related to Arabic Iman or Swahili Imani, also meaning "faith".
Kislyak Belarusian
Fromn Belarusian кісла (kisla), meaning "bitter, sour".
Meller German
Denoting someone hailing from Melle in Germany.
Shenandoah Oneida
From the given name Shenandoah.
Kõrvits Estonian
Kõrvits is an Estonian surname meaning "pumpkin".
Tammeorg Estonian
Tammeorg is an Estonian surname meaning "oak valley".
Kamikaze Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 神 (kami) meaning "god" and 風 (kaze) meaning "wind".
Sabat French
Nickname for a noisy, rowdy person, from Middle French sab(b)at "noise", "racket".
Ürgüplü Turkish
Denoted a person from Ürgüp (called Prokópio or Prokópi in Greek), the name of both a town and a district in central Turkey. The place name itself is derived via Ottoman Turkish اوركوب (ürgüb) from Greek Προκόπιο (Prokópio), a shortened form of Άγιος Προκόπιος (Ágios Prokópios) meaning "Saint Procopius", a 4th-century Christian martyr from Scythopolis for whom the town was originally named... [more]
Lyday German (Anglicized)
Probably an Americanized form of German Leidig.
Tubbs Popular Culture
Surname of Cleveland's second wife Donna and her children Roberta and Rallo from American sitcom The Cleveland show (2009-2013)
Marnissi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning unknown.
Goonerathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණරත්න (see Gunaratne).
Van Der Laan Dutch
Means "from the lane" in Dutch.
Trow English
Nickname for a trustworthy person, from Middle English trow(e), trew(e) 'faithful', 'steadfast'.
Sleegers Dutch
Older form of modern Dutch slager "butcher" and slachter "slaughterer", derived from Old Germanic *slahaną "to hit, to strike; to kill".
Boyajian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Boyajyan.
Bergkamp Dutch, German
From the name of various places in the Netherlands and Germany, derived from Old Dutch and Old High German berg meaning "mountain" and kamp meaning "field". This name is borne by Dutch former soccer player Dennis Bergkamp (1969-).
Farnworth English
Farnworth is a combination of two words: old-English fearn meaning "fern" and worth, making the full meaning of Farnworth "settlers from a place where ferns are abundant." The oldest known record of the surname was in Farnworth with Kearsley (modern-day Farnworth), Lancashire in 1185... [more]
Husse Scandinavian (Archaic)
Variant of Hussey.
Lira Galician
Habitational name for someone who lives in a parish called Lira, in Salvatierra, division of Puenteareas.
Kelshaw English
Variant of the habitational name Culcheth, or of Kershaw or Kelsall.
Arditi Italian
Variant of Ardito.
Di Giacomo Italian
Means "son of Jacob".
Chikomborero Shona
CHIKOMBORERO means "a blessing".
Roossaar Estonian
Roossaar is an Estonian surname meaning "rose island".
Aydinlisoy Turkish
Means "enlightened family" in Turkish.
Pesur Estonian
Pesur is an Estonian surname meaning "washer".
Ferrand French, English
This French surname can be derived from a given name (thus making it a patronymic surname) as well as from a nickname (thus making it a descriptive surname). In the case of a patronymic surname, the surname is derived from the medieval French masculine given name Ferrand, which was a variant form of the name Fernand, itself a contraction of Ferdinand.... [more]
Haarla Estonian
Haarla is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "haar" meaning "leg".
Kazakov Russian
From Russian казак (kazak) meaning "Cossack".
Asllani Albanian
Derived from the given name Asllan.
Lieberknecht German
A compound name where lieber is derived from the given name Liebert and kneckt is an occupational surname for a journeyman, derived from the Middle Low German knecht meaning "knight’s assistant, servant".
Musazadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Musa".
Godin English
Comes from the Germanic personal name Godin-, a pet form of any of various compound names beginning with god, got ‘god’. Compare Godbold, Goddard, and Godfrey.
Markovina Croatian
Derived from the forename Marko.
Vaccarello Italian
The pet form of Vaccaro.
Corrigan English, Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Ó Corragáin meaning "descendant of Corragán", a double diminutive of Irish corr "point, spear"... [more]
Sis Czech
Derived from German süss "sweet".
Haruna Hausa, Fula
From the given name Haruna 2.
Endresen Norwegian
Means "son of Endre 2".
Paonil Thai
From Thai เปา (pao) meaning "judicial officer, referee, umpire" and นิล (nin) meaning "very deep black".
Diouf Serer, Western African
From the Serer clan name Joof or Juuf of uncertain meaning.
Manganaro Italian
occupational name from manganaro agent noun from Mangano (see Mangano) in any of its various senses. Manganaris and Manganaras are also found as Greek surnames.
Kiuru Finnish
Means "skylark" in Finnish
Selfridge English
habitational name from an unidentified minor place called with Old English scelf "shelf" and hrycg "ridge".
Guillard French
Derived from the given name Willihard and French cognate of Willard.
Batarseh Arabic
From a plural form of the given name Butrus.
Qamo Albanian
Comes from Ancient Greek.
Purdom English
English: metathesized variants of Prudhomme; the -ru- reversal is a fairly common occurrence in words where -r- is preceded or followed by a vowel.
Klingler German
Occupational name for a bladesmith.
Halitaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Halit" in Albanian.
Muranaka Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "village" combined with 中 (naka) meaning "inside, middle".
Bojārs Latvian
Derived from the Slavic title boyar.
Pecic Albanian
Derived from the name of the small town Peja (Pec) in western Kosovo. Most likely given to the inhabitants of the town and their descedents.
Eggert German, Jewish
Derived from the Proto-Germanic root agi meaning "edge".
Makhlouf Arabic
From the given name Makhlouf.
Ansted English
Variant of Anstead, possibly derived from places named with Old English ham-stede meaning "homestead".
Van Bronckhorst Dutch
Means "from Bronckhorst", a town in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands, itself derived from Dutch brink meaning "village green, edge, slope" and horst meaning "overgrown elevated place" or "higher located brushwood"... [more]
Vermont French (Rare)
Derived from french, meaning "green mountain" (Vert, "green"; mont, "mountain").
Mitsuishi Japanese
From 三 (mitsu) meaning "three" or 光 (mitsu) meaning "light, radiance" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone".
Anay-ool Tuvan
Derived from Tuvan анай (anay) meaning "goat, kid" combined with оол (ool) meaning "son, boy".
Forman English
An occupational surname for a keeper of swine, Middle English foreman, from Old English for hog, "pig" and mann ‘man’. The word is attested in this sense from the 15th century but is not used specifically for the leader of a gang of workers before the late 16th century.
Piaget French (Swiss)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. This name was borne by Jean Piaget (1896-1980), a Swiss child psychologist noted for his studies of intellectual and cognitive development in children.
Galligan Irish
Shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gealagáin 'descendant of Gealagán' a personal name from a double diminutive of geal 'bright white'.
Masseter English
Perhaps means "brewery worker" (from Middle English mash "fermentable mixture of hot water and grain" + rudder "rudder-shaped stirrer").
Bowne Welsh
The Welsh name Bowne is a patronymic surname created from the Welsh personal name Owen 1 or Owain... [more]
Gavazzi Italian
Means "revelry, merrymaking, riot" in Italian.
Mehrani Persian
From the given name Mehran.
Lesinski Polish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Polish Lesiński.
Frisch German
Nickname for someone who was handsome, cheerful, or energetic, from Middle High German vrisch.
Idnurm Estonian
Idnurm is an Estonian surname derived from "ida" meaning "east" and "nurm" meaning "pasture".
Silvano Italian, Galician
From the given name Silvano
Arino Japanese
Ari means "exist" and no means "plain, field, wilderness".
Shibuimaru Japanese
From Japanese 渋 (''shibu'') "unripe persimmon juice", 井 (''i'') "well" and 丸 (''maru'') "circle".
Sağır Turkish
Means "deaf" in Turkish.
Chaiwong Thai
From Thai ใจ (chai) meaning "heart, mind, spirit" or ไชย (chai) meaning "victory" and วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty".
Pahlavan Persian
Means "hero, strong man" in Persian.
Velychko Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Velichko.
Hosotaki Japanese (Rare)
Hoso (細) means "fine/thin", Taki (滝) means "waterfall". Sometimes Taki changes to Daki due to rendaku. See also Hosodaki
Feng Chinese
Derived from Chinese 风 (fēng) meaning "wind".
Seaward English
Means “dweller by the sea”.
Nishi Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west".
Tarielashvili Georgian
Means "son of Darius" in Georgian.
Tivadar Hungarian
From the given name Tivadar.
Wójcicki Polish
Habitational name for a person originally from a place called Wójcice.
Rushdi Arabic
From the given name Rushdi.
Buyeo Korean
Archaic surname of the ancient Buyeo Kingdom
Balaskas Greek
Masculine form of Balaska.
Corday French
Either from the French word corde meaning "cord/rope/string", or from the Latin word cor meaning "heart." This was the surname of Charlotte Corday, the assassin who killed Jacobin leader Jean-Paul Marat during the French revolution.
Lelumees Estonian
Lelumees is an Estonian surname meaning "bauble/toy man".
Hick German
From Hiko, a pet form of any of the Germanic personal names formed with hild "strife", "battle" as the first element.
Ohira Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大平 (see Ōhira).
Knaus German
Comes from Middle High German knuz ‘proud’, ‘arrogant’, ‘daring’, hence a nickname for a haughty person. In Württemberg knaus (and in Switzerland knus) also meant ‘gnarl’, hence a nickname for a short, fat, gnarled person; topographic name for someone living on a hillock, from knaus ‘hillock’ in the Swabian and Alemannic dialects of German
Gelso Italian
Means "mulberry tree" in Italian, a topographic name, or perhaps an occupational name for someone who cultivated mulberry trees.
Edy English
Edy... [more]
Balasooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhalese බාලසූරිය (see Balasuriya).
Taishi Chinese (Rare, Archaic)
From Chinese 太史 (tàishǐ) meaning "grand historian".
Viard French
from the ancient Germanic personal name Withard from the elements widu "wood forest" and hard "hard".
Funayama Japanese
From Japanese 舟 or 船 (funa) meaning "boat, ship" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Negre Catalan
Nickname or ethnic name from negre "black" (Latin niger), denoting someone with dark hair or a dark complexion.
Amparo Spanish (Philippines)
Means "protection, shelter, refuge" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Amparo, meaning "Our Lady of Refuge".
Jóhannessdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Jóhannes" in Icelandic.
Dagdagan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "add, supplement, amplify" in Tagalog.
Valdovinos Spanish
Spanish: from a personal name of ancient Germanic origin composed of the elements bald 'bold brave' + win 'friend'.
Tripoli Italian
Habitational name from Tripoli in Libya, a place name of Greek origin meaning "triple city", from the elements τρι- (tri-) "three, thrice" and πόλις (polis) "city".
Alawi Arabic
From the given name Ali 1.
Bertók Hungarian
From the given name Bertók.
Lagerlöf Swedish
A notable bearer was Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940), the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in literature (1909).
Saygı Turkish
Means "respect, esteem" in Turkish.
Lacsina Pampangan
From Kapampangan laksina meaning "south", ultimately derived from Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa).
Dimafelix Tagalog
Hispanicized variant of Dimapilis.
Kola Finnish
From vernacular forms of Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (See Nikolaos). It could also be from Swedish kol "coal", possibly denoting a coal miner, or kota, a type of conical tent.
Finotti Italian
Derived from the Medieval Italian given name Fino or also given to someone whose ancestors were named Delfino or Ruffino.
Urbanovych Ukrainian
Means "child of Urban".
Loya Basque, Spanish
From a location in Navarre, Spain, probably means "the mud", derived from Basque lohi "mud, mire".
Samoliuk Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Samolyuk.
Çalhanoğlu Turkish
Patronymic meaning "son of Çalhan".
Zavattari Italian, French, Spanish, Romanian
A derivation of the Old French word 'savate'... [more]
Arlott English
From a medieval nickname for a ne'er-do-well (from Middle English harlot or arlot "vagabond, base fellow"; "prostitute" is a 15th-century development). This surname was borne by Jack Arlott (1914-1991), a British journalist, poet and cricket commentator.
Sammal Estonian
Sammal is an Estonian surname meaning "moss".
Jourdemayne Medieval English
Likely from Old French jor de main meaning "day labourer". This was borne by Margery Jourdemayne, an English woman known as the "Witch of Eye" who was burned at the stake in 1441 for conspiring to kill the king with witchcraft... [more]
Schwertfuehrer German (Austrian)
Sword leader; military general or other leadership position
Rhein German
From the German name for the River Rhine, denoting somebody whom lived within close proximity to the river. The river name itself comes from a Celtic word meaning 'to flow' (Welsh redan, 'run, flow').
Hoogerdijk Dutch
Variant of Hoogendijk meaning "higher dyke".
Malandra Italian
Possibly related to Italian malandrino "dishonest, mischievous; rascal".
Naeshiro Japanese
The meaning of Naeshiro/苗代 equals to "Seedling Substitute"
Mukherjee Bengali
Variant of Mukhopadhyay. A notable bearer was Pranab Mukherjee (1935-2020), the 13th president of India.
Winnykamien Polish
It is the Polish version of Weinstein
Ivanuša Slovene, Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Cena Polish
From Polish meaning "price". Possibly an occupational name for a trader or dealer.
Kinjō Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kin) meaning "gold, money, metal" and 城 (jō) meaning "castle".
Denning English
Derived from the Old English name DYNNA.
Adıgüzel Turkish
From Turkish adı meaning "name" and güzel meaning "beautiful, nice".
Matoš Croatian
Means "son of Mato".
Wolfit English
From the medieval male personal name Wolfet or Wolfat (from Old English Wulfgēat, literally "wolf-Geat" (the name of a Germanic people)). This surname was borne by Sir Donald Wolfit (1902-1968), a British actor and manager.
Luijten Dutch
From the given name Luit or Luitje, a diminutive form of names beginning with the element liud "people".
Aonuma Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "green, blue" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
Moriguchi Japanese
From 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "entrance, mouth."
Landibar Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the village of Urdazubi, Navarre, derived from Basque landa "field, prairie, plain" and ibar "valley, riverbank".
Nako Japanese
From 名 (na) meaning "name, noted, distinguished, reputation" and 幸 (ko) meaning "happiness, blessing, fortune".
Varon French
From the old high german name Waro short form of given names with the element war "aware,cautious".
Garth English
Means "garden" from northern Middle English garth (Old Norse garþr, garðr) "piece of enclosed ground; garden, paddock" originally denoting one who lived near or worked in a garden.
Fabio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Fabio.
St Aubin French
Either a habitational name from any of several places in France called Saint-Aubin (from the dedication of their churches to Saint Albinus), or else a nickname with Saint as an (ironic) prefix to the personal name or surname Aubin.
Gabathuler Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Berchtold.
Sapir Hebrew
Means "sapphire" in Hebrew.
Cesare Italian
From the given name Cesare.
Ligne English
A variation of the names Ling, Lin and others.
Breland English
Americanized form of Breler.
Kozak Jewish
Nickname from Yiddish kozak from a Ukrainian loanword meaning "warrior", "brave man".
Morena Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From Italian moro or Spanish & Portuguese moreno meaning "dark-skinned".
Rulinskas Lithuanian (Latinized, Rare)
Meaning and origin still unknown.
Sàbat Catalan
From a nickname or personal name bestowed on someone born on a Saturday, which was considered a good omen (Late Latin sabbatum, Greek sabbaton, from Hebrew shabat "Sabbath").
Castanho Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Castaño meaning "chestnut tree".
Trautwein German
Derived from a medieval given name composed of Middle High German trut meaning "beloved" and win meaning "friend".
Israpilov Chechen, Kumyk
Means "son of Israpil".
Suutre Estonian
Suutre is an Estonian surname derived from "suutma" meaning "to be able/capable".
Tyutyunnik Russian
Occupational name for a tobacco tycoon, derived from Slavic word tyutyun literally meaning "tobacco".
Wasikowska Polish
It is the surname of Australian actress Mia Wasikowska.
Gulea Romanian
Aromanian.
Zzard Obscure
Probably a shortened form of Buzzard.
Redfield Scottish
Anglicized form of the Scottish habitational name Reidfuyrd, meaning "reedy ford".
Oberg English
Anglicized form of either Åberg or Öberg.
Kan Dutch
Means "jug, teapot, can" in Dutch, from Middle Dutch kanne "pitcher, tankard, flagon", a metonymic occupational name for a potter, pewterer, or tinsmith.
Brekke Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse brekka meaning "hill, slope".
Caldeirao Portuguese
From Portuguese meaning "cauldron".
Fretwell English
Taken from the Old English "freht," meaning "augury," and "well," meaning "spring, stream."
Pantalion Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly an altered form of Pantaleón
Kremenović Serbian
Derived from kremen (кремен), meaning "flint".
Remini Italian
Famous bearer: Actress and Scientology critic Leah Remini.
Amis English (British)
Kingsley and Martin Amis, father and son novelists from England.
Čekić Serbian, Bosnian
Derived from čekić (чекић), meaning "hammer".
Blasius German, French
From the Latin personal name Blasius. This was a Roman family name, originating as a byname for someone with some defect, either of speech or gait, from Latin blaesus "stammering, lisping", itself from Ancient Greek βλαισός (blaisos) "bent, crooked; bow-legged".
Amin Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Persian
From the given name Amin.
Araoka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 荒 (see Ara).
Sebald Literature
In 'A Series Of Unfortunate Events', Gustav Sebald was a film director who hid secret codes in his movies, a member of V.F.D., and the likely creator of the Sebald Code.
Suhail Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Suhail.
Yakubovych Ukrainian
Means "son of Yakub".