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.
Kamaka Hawaiian
From the given name Kamaka.
Al-masri Arabic
Means "the Egyptian" from Arabic مصر (Misr) referring to Egypt.
Puente Spanish
Habitational name from any of the numerous places named Puente, from puente ‘bridge’.
Kyei African
Ghanaian surname that is derived from the Akan language. It means "greatness" or "to become great" in English.
Moreschi Italian
Nickname for a dark-skinned person, derived from the Medieval Latin word moro, actually from the Latin Maurus, meaning, "dark-skinned".
Halimović Bosnian
Means "son of Halim".
Farivar Persian
From the given name Farivar.
Yeremenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Yeremeyev.
Lorenson English (American)
Anglicized form of Danish/Norwegian Lauritsen or Swedish Lorentzon or any other variant (all meaning “son of Lorens”).
Ogorodnikov Russian
From Russian огородник (ogorodnik) meaning "truck farmer, market gardener".
Fleetwood English
Means "From the town of Fleetwood, in Lancaster".
Deitz German
Variant spelling of German Dietz.
Duxbury English
Habitational name from a place in Lancashire, recorded in the early 13th century as D(e)ukesbiri, from the genitive case of the Old English personal name Deowuc or Duc(c) (both of uncertain origin) + Old English burh ‘fort’ (see Burke).
Takvam Norwegian
Literally: "Thanks For"
Jaffé German, Jewish
German form of Jaffe.
Hosey English
Typically from the name of the area of Houssaye in the Seine-Maritime region of Normandy. A more unusual derivation shows that some in some cases the name finds its roots in the word hussey, an Old English nickname female head of household.
Wertz German
From a pet form of the personal name Werner.
Dimapasoc Tagalog
From Tagalog di mapasok meaning "uninsertable, impenetrable".
Sztojka Romani
From the Slavic verb stojati meaning "to stand, to be located". Pál Sztojka was a notable Romani bishop in Hungary.
Sawasaki Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh, swamp, wetland" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula, promontory".
Izem Berber, Northern African
From the given name Izem, directly taken from the Tamazight word ⵉⵣⴻⵎ (izem) meaning "lion".
Kuopus Finnish
A house name in Pudasjärvi Oulu Finland... [more]
Rosenblum Jewish
From rosen meaning "rose" and blume meaning "flower".
Słodki Polish
It means "sweet" in Polish.
Lipowski Polish, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Lipowo, Lipowa, or Lipowe, named with an adjectival derivative of Polish lipa meaning "lime tree".
Pierrin French
From the given name Pierre.
Cypress English
Translation of German Zypress, a topographic name for someone living near a cypress tree or a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a cypress, Middle High German zipres(se) (from Italian cipressa, Latin cupressus), or possibly of any of various Greek family names derived from kyparissos ‘cypress’, as for example Kyparissis, Kyparissos, Kyparissiadis, etc.
Kargar Persian
Means "worker, labourer" in Persian.
Crépeau French
Nickname for someone with curly hair from a derivative of Old French crespe "curly-haired" (from Latin crispus)... [more]
State German
Nickname from Middle High German stæt(e) meaning "firm", "steadfast", "constant".
Burger English, German, Dutch
Status name for a freeman of a borough. From Middle English burg, Middle High German burc and Middle Dutch burch "fortified town". Also a German habitational name for someone from a place called Burg.
Melcher Romansh
Derived from the given name Melchior.
Amorim Portuguese
Cognate with spanish Amorín.
Khrupkin Belarusian, Russian
From Russian and Belarusian хрупкий (khrupkiy) meaning "fragile".
Buckman English
Occupational name for a goatherd (Middle English bukkeman) or scholar (Old English bucman "book man"). It could also be a shortened form of Buckingham or a variant of BUCKNAM.
Barham English
Habitational name for a person from the villages called Barham in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Kent, of different first elements. The one in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk comes from Old English beorg "mountain, hill", while the one in Kent comes from the Old English byname *Beora (derived from bera "bear (animal)"), all of them have the second element of ham "home, estate, settlement".
Cauchon French, Norman, Picard
Metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of slippers, derived from French chausson literally meaning "slipper".
Migita Japanese
From 右 (migi) meaning "conservative, right, respect, counsel, aid, assist," and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice patty".
Alunurm Estonian
Alunurm is an Estonian surname meaning "base/foundation meadow".
Kristófersson Icelandic
Means "son of Kristófer" in Icelandic.
Jungmann German
Means "young man" from German Jung and Mann.
Sarna Polish
Means "roe deer" in Polish.
Epifanio Spanish, Italian
From the given name Epifanio.
Ishimine Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and mine means "peak".
Byfield English
Either a habitational name from a place named Byfield, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a field.
Goonawardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Andorn Piedmontese
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous commune in the Province of Biela.
Saur German
Variant of Sauer.
Kano Japanese
From Japanese 狩 (ka) meaning "hunt, gather" and 野 (no) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Ploomipuu Estonian
Means "plum tree", from Estonian ploom "plum" and puu "tree".
Hvozdovich Rusyn
Rusyn version of Hvozdyk.
Curphey Manx
Shortened Anglicization of Manx Mac Murchadha "son of Murchad".
Jozefa Hungarian
Taken from the personal name Jozefa.
Gu Chinese
From Chinese 谷 (gǔ) referring to the ancient fief of Qin Gu, which existed in what is now the province of either Gansu or Shaanxi. Alternately it may come from the name of the fief of Jia Gu, which was part of the state of Qi during the Zhou dynasty.
Maioni Italian
Variant of Maione.
Shi Chinese
In Chinese Shi means History.
Bormann German
This surname is presumed to be a variant of Bornemann, which is made up of Middle Low German born meaning "spring" and man meaning "man," denoting someone who lived by a spring or a well.
Bénézech Occitan
From the given name Bénézech, an Occitan form of Benedict.
Oosthuizen South African
Came from a village in the Dutch province of North Holland.
Toshimori Japanese
It could be from Japanese 敏 (toshi) meaning "smart; clever" 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Karunasekara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit करुणा (karuna) meaning "compassion, mercy" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".
Yevstigneyeva Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Евстигнеев (see Yevstigneyev).
Imaki Japanese
This could be spelled with ima meaning "now, present" and ki meaning "tree, wood".
Bhateja Punjabi, Jatt, Sikhism
Bhateja is a clan name found among Jatt Sikhs and khatris primarily concentrated in Punjab, India. The clan holds a deep historical, cultural, and social presence within Sikh society. Over time, many Bhateja families have migrated to different parts of the world, particularly to Canada, the UK, the USA, and Australia, where Sikh communities have flourished... [more]
Figarella Corsican
It indicates familial origin near the eponymous river.
Styczeń Polish
Derived from Polish styczeń "January (month)".
Wu Chinese
From Chinese 伍 (), an alternate form of 五 () meaning "fifth".
Miyamachi Japanese
From 宮 (miya) meaning "palace, shrine" and 町 (machi) meaning "town".
Flower Welsh
Anglicized form of the Welsh personal name Llywarch, of unexplained origin.
Narcisse French
From the given name Narcisse.
Nagornykh Russian
From Russian на горе (na gore), meaning "on the mountain".
Mashiba Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine, true" and 柴 (shiba) meaning "brushwood, firewood".
Chaucer English
Occupational name for a hosier, derived from Old French chaucier, an agent derivative from chauce "stocking, hose". A famous bearer of the name was English author Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400), well known for writing the 'Canterbury Tales'.
Radnice Czech
This indicates familial origin within the Bohemian town of the same name.
Tulving Estonian
Tulving is an Estonian surname derived from "tulv", meaning "flood".
Manixay Lao
From Lao ມະນີ (mani) meaning "gem, jewel" and ໄຊ (xay) meaning "victory".
Lyell English
English
Pawley English
English variant of Pauley.
Vasin Russian
Derived from the given name Vasya.
Hammadi Arabic
From the given name Hammad.
Woodruff English, Caribbean
Topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of land where woodruff grew, Anglo-Saxon wudurofe composed of wudu "wood" with a second element of unknown origin.
Leones Spanish
Habitational name for someone from the city of León in Spain. Coincides with the plural form of Spanish león "lion; cougar, puma".
De Bailleul Picard
Parisianized form of D’bailleu.
Itada Japanese
Ita means "board" and da means "field, rice paddy".
Narayan Indian, Nepali, Fijian, Hindi
From the given name Narayan.
Hanlin Scottish, English
Scottish and English: probably a variant spelling of Irish Hanlon.
Thalman German (Americanized)
Partly Americanized spelling of German Thalmann or Thälmann.
Paluvee Estonian
Paluvee is an Estonian surname meaning "sandy heath/heathy woodland water".
Lansing English
Derived from the name of Lancing, a place in West Sussex, which was composed of the Old English personal name Wlanc and -ingas meaning "family of" or "followers of".
Espa Italian
From Sardinian espa "wasp", making this a cognate of Vespa.
Stegeman Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch stēge "lane, alleyway; steep path, slope" and man "person, man".
Matsubayashi Japanese
Matsu means "Pine Tree" and Bayashi is a variant pronunciation of "Hayashi" meaning "Forest". This surname means "Pine Tree Forest". Matsubayashi-ryu is a kind of martial arts.
Imagire Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Nuut Estonian
Nuut is an an Estonian surname meaning "whip". Also, a masculine given name derived form the Scandinavian name "Knut".
Kolos Hungarian
From the given name Kolos.
Poet Scottish
Of uncertain origin, probably a variant of Pate.
Sovin Russian
Derived from Russian сова (sova) meaning "owl". This may have been a nickname for a night person. This is a Russian noble surname.
Darmawan Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Chen (陳), Guo (郭) or Huang (黃). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Aritomi Japanese
Ari means "have, possess, exist" and tomi means "abundance, wealth".
Madonia Italian
Habitational name from any of numerous places named Madonia, or a regional name for someone from Madonie in Sicily.
Hikomi Japanese
Hiko means "prince" and mi means "see, viewpoint, outlook".
Mirabella Italian, Sicilian
Italian (Campania and Sicily): habitational name from Mirabella Eclano in Avellino or Mirabella Imbaccari in Catania, or from various places with the name Mirabello, all named from medieval Latin mira, "viewpoint", and bella, "beautiful"... [more]
Kiribayashi Japanese
From 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "woods, grove".
Grimes English, Irish
Patronymic derived from Grime.... [more]
Nəbiyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəbi".
Frantz German
Name given to a free man.
Bragado Portuguese, Spanish
This surname is a Spanish word which means "gritty", refering to a bull. ... [more]
Busque French (Quebec)
Québécois variant of Busquet.
Bellagamba Italian
Means "beautiful leg" in Italian.
Guilalas Tagalog
From Tagalog gilalas meaning "astonishment, amazement".
Meer German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from Late Latin maior domus "mayor of a palace" (compare Meyer 1).
Kautzmann German
Variant of Kautz, with the addition of Middle High German -man "man".
Jaken Dutch
Possibly derived from the given name Jakob.
Bantli German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from the given name Pantaleon.
Vaarmets Estonian
Vaarmets is an Estonian surname meaning "hill forest".
Cabrit Medieval Occitan, Provençal, Judeo-Provençal, Occitan
Occitanian byname meaning ""billy-goat"" see: Vulgar Latin "cabritus", from "cabrire" from older Latine "caper". ... [more]
Talujärv Estonian
Talujärv is an Estonian surname meaning "farm lake".
Walworth English
Habitational name from Walworth in Heighington (Durham) and Walworth in Newington (Surrey) both named with Old English wealh "foreigner Briton serf" (genitive plural wala) and worþ "enclosure".
Gus English
From the given name Gus 1.
Damiano Italian
From the given name Damiano.
Lipyance Slavic
George Lipyance emmigrated to the us in 1903. Many different spellings early on. Lipyance is now used my ancestors.
Bara Czech
Comes from a reduced vernacular form of the Latin personal name Bartholomeus, Polish Bartłomiej, Czech Bartolomej, or possibly from a pet form of the personal name Barbara.
Doi Japanese
From Japanese 土 (do) meaning "earth, soil" and 肥 (i) meaning "manure, fertilizer".
Tsukasa Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 塚 (tsuka) meaning "mound; hillock; tumulus" and 狭 (sa) meaning "narrow; small", referring to a cramped up area with a small hill.
Ayden Turkish
Possibly a variant of Aydın.
Gralla Polish (Germanized)
Germanized form of Grala.
Alfonsi Italian
From the given name Alfonso.
Jaouhari Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic جَوْهَر (jawhar) meaning "jewel, gem, essence" (chiefly Moroccan).
Policier French (Caribbean), Haitian Creole
From French meaning "policeman".
D'Amico Italian
Derived from Italian amico meaning "friend".
Polite English
Derived from the English word polite. This name was most likely given to a person who was considered to be polite.
Tennoujiya Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 天王寺谷 (see Tennōjiya).
São João Portuguese
Means "St. John" in Portuguese.
Puértolas Aragonese
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Knefac Slovak (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Uncommon surname from Burgenland, easternmost Austria.
Galea Biblical Latin
Galea in Latin is HELMET. The Galea was a Roman helmet in excess of 1000 BC. Another basis for the name was for a type of boat with oars and sails. The first Greek boats called galea, appeared around the second half of the 2nd millennium BC... [more]
Iannitello Italian
Could mean “Land of Gracious God”, from Ianni, stemming from Ioannes meaning “Yahweh is Gracious” and Tello, meaning “Land”.
Taherian Persian
From the given name Taher.
Mcateer Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an tSaoir "son of the craftsman" (cf. McIntyre)
Wenzel German
Variant of Wentzel or from the given name Wenzel
Strynckx Flemish
Variant form of Dutch Streng "strong, rope, cord", a metonymic occupational name for a rope maker. Alternatively, it could be a nickname derived from streng "strict, severe, cruel".
Di Vincenzo Italian
Patronymic from the personal name Vincenzo, from Latin Vincentius (see Vincent).
Varaworn Thai
From วร (Wara / Vara) derived from the Sanskrit वर (vara) which means "excellent, noble, best, chosen." and วรณ์ (Worn / Vorn) which is a Thai suffix that can derive from Sanskrit -वर्ण (varṇa) meaning color, class, category or appearance and in modern Thai surnames it is often used ornamentally or as an honorific flourish.
Heinpõld Estonian
Heinpõld is an Estonian surname meaning "hay field".
Alegado Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish alegado meaning "alleged, claimed".
Raihan Bengali
Derived from the given name Raihan.
Ly Vietnamese
Simplified variant of .
Geus Dutch
Derived from the given name Goswin, or possibly a short form of a name beginning with the elements god "good" or god "god".
Jehan Urdu
From the given name Jahan.
Paukovits Hungarian
Hungarian or Austrian in origin. From the heilienkruz Austria/Hungary area
Ajiyari Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Azeri.
Yacapin Tagalog, Cebuano
From Tagalog yakapin meaning "to hug, to embrace".
Lehtsaar Estonian
Lehtsaar is an Estonian surname meaning "leaf(y) island".
Mitsushima Japanese
Mitsu could mean "three" or "light" and shima means "island".
Pool Estonian
Pool is an Estonian surname meaning "at", "to", "towards", as well as "half". Derived from the location in which one lived.
Farewell English (Rare)
Means "goodbye,departing" in English.
Nakakuni Japanese
From 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 國 or 国 (kuni) meaning "country, land".
Lunashko Ukrainian, Russian
Derived from луна (luna), meaning "moon" in Russian.
Dejesus Various
Variant of De Jesús meaning "of Jesus".
Hallikas Estonian
Hallikas is an Estonian surname meaning "grayish".
Leocadio Spanish
From the given name Leocadio.
Vardi Hebrew
From the given names Vered or Varda which means "rose" in Hebrew.
Dunayevskaya Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Дунаевский (see Dunayevsky).
Kaldoja Estonian
Kaldoja is an Estonian name meaning "sloping creek".
Demidov Russian
Means "son of Demid". This was the name of a Russian industrialist family prominent in the 18th and 19th centuries. A bearer of the feminine form Demidova was Anna Stepanovna Demidova (1878-1918), a lady-in-waiting in the service of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna who acquired posthumous fame for being executed alongside her employer in 1918.
Yokobori Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning “beside, next to” and 掘 (hori) meaning “ditch, moat, canal”.
Otsubo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōtsubo.
Yasura Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 安良 (Yasura) meaning "Yasura", a former village in the former district of Izushi in the former Japanese province of Tajima in parts of present-day Hyōgo, Japan.
Sarver English, Jewish
English and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) occupational name from Old French serveur (an agent derivative of server ‘to serve’), Yiddish sarver ‘servant’.
Cherkaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic شَرْقِيّ (šarqiyy) meaning "eastern", denoting someone who comes from the east (chiefly Moroccan).
Stapenhorst Hungarian
Ilwig, Hungary prior to 1900
Murd Estonian
Murd is an Estonian surname meaning "break" and "fracture".
Yukumoto Japanese
Yuku means "conduct, go, travel, line, row" and moto means "origin, source, root".
Pravda Russian
Pravda translates into English as “Truth”.