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.
Grimmie English
American variant of Grimm.
Kotelnikov Russian
From Russian котел (kotel) meaning "cauldron".
Viberg Swedish
Variant of Wiberg.
Mekhovoy Russian
Means "fur" or "furry" in Russian.
Ter Stegen Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Means "in the alley", from Middle Dutch stege "alleyway, lane, narrow path".
Baran Persian, Turkish, Kurdish, Azerbaijani
From the given name Baran.
Lichtenstein German, Jewish
habitational name from any of several places called Liechtenstein from Middle High German lieht "bright" and stein "stone rock"... [more]
Danza Italian
Means "dance" in Italian, a nickname for a dancer. Alternatively, it could derive from an Italian form of the given name Abundantius.
Osmanaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Osman" in Albanian.
Tartaro Spanish
Ethnic name or regional name for someone who was from Tatarstan or who had traded with Tatarstan.
Nauryzbaev Kazakh
Means "son of Nauryzbay".
Papadiamantopoulos Greek
Means "descendant of the diamond priest" in Greek. A notable bearer of this surname is Ioannis Papadiamantopoulos, a Greek revolutionary leader.
Lindenberg German, Jewish, Dutch
As a German and Jewish name, it is derived from any of numerous places called Lindenberg in Germany, composed of Middle High German linde meaning "lime tree" and berg meaning "mountain, hill"... [more]
Keinath German
Possibly a variant of Keinrath, from the personal name Konrad. ... [more]
Guertin French
A French surname that evolved from the Old Germanic given name Warin meaning "to guard" or "protection". This surname was often given as an occupational name for a guard, or someone who served as a protector in their community.
Gurry Irish
Variant of Gorry.
Hanao Japanese
Hana means "blossom, flower" and o means "tail".
Halawa Arabic
Means "sweetness" in Arabic.
Marchal French, Walloon
Either a status name or occupational name from Old French mareschal "marshal" (from Late Latin mariscalcus)... [more]
Sönmez Turkish
Means "eternal, inextinguishable, unquenchable" in Turkish.
Longoni Italian
Probably a variant of Longo "long, tall" using the augmentative suffix -one. In some cases, it could instead derive from the toponym Longone.
Lucchesi Italian
Variant form of Lucchese.
Parfitt English, Welsh
Derived from Middle English parfit meaning "perfect."
Karlson English
Means "Son of Karl".
Grano Italian, Spanish
from grano "grain" (from Latin granum) probably applied as a metonymic occupational name for a farmer or grain merchant.
Khrushcheva Russian
Feminine counterpart of Khrushchev.
Gabison Judeo-Spanish
From the name of a town located in either the province of Valladolid or near the city of Santander in Spain. It has also been connected to the Spanish word cabeza, used as a nickname for a stubborn person.
Maletz German (Silesian)
German-Silesian variant of Slavic surname Malec.
Sumeragi Japanese
From Japanese 皇 (sumeragi), script-changed from 皇木 (sumeragi), from 皇 (sumera), a sound-changed clipping of 皇華山 (Kōkasan) meaning "Kōka Mountain", a mountain in the area of Kitahanazawa in the city of Higashiōmi in the prefecture of Shiga in Japan, and 木 (gi), the joining form of 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood"... [more]
Van Der Sluijs Dutch
Means "from the sluice", from Dutch sluis "sluice, lock", a habitational name for someone who lived by a sluice gate.
Shikder Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali শিকদার (see Sikder).
Roog Estonian
Roog is an Estonian surname meaning "reed".
Tskhoidze Georgian
Meaning unknown.
Cacace Neapolitan
Derived from the given name Cacus.
Aretxederra Basque
Habitational name from a neighborhood in the municipality of Gordexola, Spain, derived from Basque aretx "oak tree" (a variant of haritz) and eder "beautiful, good; abundant".
Datsyuk Ukrainian
Possibly from Ukrainian дати (daty), meaning "to give".
Snachko Russian
From Russian сначала (snachala), meaning "first, at the beginning".
Weng Chinese
From Chinese 翁 (wēng) meaning "elderly man".
Dvoretskiy Russian
Means "butler" in Russian.
Bzowski Polish
Habitational name for someone who comes from the town of Bzowo in Poland.
Manalu Batak
From Batak manalu referring to the three colours white, red and black (used on the Batak ethnic flag and other symbols).
Zlatanović Serbian
Means "son of Zlatan".
Dulcamara Italian
given to my great great grandfather who was left on the doorstep of a church in Chiavari Italy. The priest took inspiration from names of plants in the garden. This one came from the plant in English would mean 'bitter sweet nightshade'
Cópola South American
Possibly a Hispanicized form of Coppola.
Ahmadpour Persian
Means "son of Ahmad" in Persian.
Katai Japanese
From Japanese 片 (kata) meaning "partial, one-sided" and 井 (i) meaning "well".
Amatsubo Japanese (Rare)
Means "rainy atrium, rainy courtyards". From Japanese 雨 meaning "rain", and "坪" meaning "(inner)garden, atrium, courtyard". A famous bearer is Mitsumasa Amatsubo.
Sasame Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 左 (sa) meaning "left", -s-, used to represent epenthesis between 2 vowels or a possession marker, and 雨 (ame) meaning "rain; rainfall".
Hosny Arabic
Derived from the given name Husni.
Ráðúlfsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ráðúlfr" in Icelandic.
Linikoja Estonian
Linikoja is an Estonian surname meaning "cloth stream".
Greenlee English
habitational name from any of various minor places, for example in Staffordshire, so named from Old English grene ‘green’ + leah ‘woodland clearing’.
Vigneron French
Means "vintner" in French from vin "wine" (from Latin vinum).
Zen'in Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 禅院 (zen'in) meaning "dhyana temple".... [more]
Itoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 井筒 (see Itō).
Nukufuyu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nukutō.
Kondō Japanese
From Japanese 近 (kon) meaning "near, close" and 藤 () meaning "wisteria". The latter character could indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan.
Priestland English
From Middle English prest priest "priest" and land "landed property land" (Old English preost land) meaning "land that belonged to priests"... [more]
Nishisawa Japanese
Nishi means "west" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Hincz Polish
Variant of Hinc.
Ten Have Dutch
Variant form of Hof.
Ikehara Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Schalk German, Dutch
From Old High German scalc "servant, retainer, jester", which eventually evolved to mean "joker, rogue, knave". Could be an occupational name for an attendant or jester, a nickname for someone mischievous, or derived from a given name containing scalc as an element, such as Godschalk.
Polite English
Derived from the English word polite. This name was most likely given to a person who was considered to be polite.
Kanisthasawatd Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Szpakowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Podlachian village Szpakowo.
Aznar Spanish
Aznar is a Spanish surname of Basque origin and an obsolete given name. It probably stems from old Basque "azenar(i)" ('fox', modern "azeri").
Kerchuk Ukrainian
Denotes to a person from Kerch.
Drowne English
Variant of Drown
Kiš Serbian, Croatian
Possibly derived from Turkish kış, meaning "winter", or Hungarian kis, meaning "small".
Kujundžić Croatian, Serbian
Derived from kujundžija (кујунџија), meaning "silversmith".
Adipietro Italian
From Italian adì Pietro meaning "to tell Peter" or "to appear before Peter", derived from adire "to go to, to tell, to appear before" and the given name Pietro, referring to an informant of or someone presenting cases before Saint Peter
Albakri Arabic, Malaysian
Alternate transcription of Albakri also used in Malaysia.
Holland Irish (Anglicized), Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÓileáin, a variant of Ó hAoláin, from a form of Faolán (with loss of the initial F-)... [more]
Vrbanić Croatian
Derived from vrba meaning ''willow''.
Skogheim Norwegian
Combination of Swedish and Norwegian skog "forest" and German heim ''home''.
Butera Italian
Means “vineyard” or “grapevine” in Italian.
Galway Irish, Scottish
Variant of Galloway. Derived from the given name O Gallchobhair.
Bischoffshausen German
Derived from the place name Bischoffshausen.
Azenira Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畔蒜 (see Abiru).
Burdis English
A habitational name for Bordeaux, France.
Bega Spanish
Variant of Vega.
More French
nickname for a dark-skinned man from Old French more "Moor" (from Latin Maurus). French cognitive of Moore 3.
Veen Dutch
Means "peat bog, fen, swamp" in Dutch.
Laurencio Spanish
Derived from the given name Lorenzo. (Mostly common in Cuba)
Fang Chinese
From Chinese 方 (fāng) referring to Fang Shu, a minister and adviser to King Xuan of the Western Zhou dynasty. Alternately it may have come from a place called Fang Shan (方山), which existed in what is now Henan province.
Parete Italian
Denoted from a person who lived near a wall.
Farrag Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Farraj chiefly used in Egypt.
Eich German
German from Middle High German eich(e) ‘oak’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived near an oak tree. In some cases, it may be a habitational name for someone from any of several places named with this word, for example Eiche or Eichen, or for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of an oak.
Barblan Romansh
Derived from the given name Barbla.
Hisatomi Japanese
Hisa means "long time ago" and tomi means "wealth, abundance".
Toshiyasu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 敏 (toshi) meaning "smart; clever" and 安 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, safe, simple, ammonium".
Takahoshi Japanese
From Japanese 高 (Taka) meaning "tall, high" and 星 (Hoshi) meaning "star" or other kanji with the same pronunciation.
Hirosawa Japanese
Hiro means "broad, spacious, wide" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Kokhas Ukrainian
Possibly from Ukrainian кохання (kokhannya), meaning "love".
Aydoğdu Turkish
From Turkish ay meaning "moon" and doğdu meaning "born".
Spiegler German, Jewish
Occupational name for a maker or seller of mirrors, from Middle High German spiegel, German Spiegel "mirror" and the agent suffix -er.
Mamaril Filipino, Pangasinan, Tagalog
Means "shooter, one who shoots" in Pangasinan and Tagalog, derived from the professional or habitual prefix mang- and baril meaning "gun, firearm".
Axiotis Greek
Axiotis refers to a family that originated in Naxos Greece. The feminine form is Axioti.
Senasinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit सेना (sena) meaning "army" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Tihane Estonian
Tihane is an Estonian surname meaning "tit" and "titmouse" ("Paridae").
Timberley American, English (Rare)
Means "timber clearing" in English. From the Middle English words tymber, meaning wood trees, and leah, meaning clearing. The name's origin be related to tree farming.... [more]
Lapp German
From Middle High German lap(pe) ‘cloth’, ‘patch’, ‘rag’; a metonymic occupational name for a mender of clothes or shoes, or a nickname for a simple-minded person.... [more]
Caillot French (African), English
From Old French maillot ‘big mallet’, used as a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked with such an implement, e.g. a smith, and perhaps also as a nickname for a fearsome warrior (see English Mallett)... [more]
Böhmisch German
Ethnic name for someone from Bohemia.
Gerry English
Diminutive of names containing ger, meaning "spear".
Starke German, Dutch, English
Variant of German and English Stark and Dutch and German Sterk. Nickname for a strong bold person from Middle High German stark Middle Dutch starcke staerke "strong brave".
Viscuso Italian
From Sicilian viscusu "tough, tenacious, vicious".
Roser German
German: topographic name for "someone who lived at a place where wild roses grew" (see Rose 1), with the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.German (Röser): habitational name from places called Rös, Roes, or Rösa in Bavaria, Rhineland, and Saxony, or a variant of Rosser.Swiss German (Röser): from a short form of a Germanic personal name based on hrod "renown".English: "unexplained".
Oks Estonian
Oks is an Estonian surname meaning "branch" or "bough".
Gloucester English
habitational name from the city of Gloucester. The place originally bore the British name Glevum (apparently from a cognate of Welsh gloyw "bright") to which was added the Old English element ceaster "Roman fort or walled city" (from Latin castrum "legionary camp")... [more]
Naitoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Naito.
Morimizu Japanese
Mori means "grove" and mizu means "water".
Fadili Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Fadil.
Oakes English, Irish
English: Topographic name, a plural variant of Oak.... [more]
Feldstein German, Jewish
Ornamental name meaning "field stone" in German. A famous bearer is American actor and filmmaker Jonah Hill (1983-), born Jonah Hill Feldstein. Another famous bearer is Hill's sister, actress Beanie Feldstein (1993-).
Cantagallo Italian
From the name of a town, or possibly a nickname meaning "singing rooster".
Vossler German
Possibly related to Voss.
Amararathna Sinhalese
From Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Limburg German, Dutch
Derived from places named "Limburg".
Obar Neithich Scottish Gaelic
Proper, non-Anglicized form of Abernathy.
Kujikawa Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago", 慈 (ji) meaning "mercy", and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".
Seton Scottish
It has been claimed in the past that the name Seton is Norman in origin, however evidence points to it being Flemish. Various suggestions have been put forward regarding the derivation of the name but nothing proved conclusively; it probably means "town by the sea" and possibly derives from the "sea town" of Staithes in modern day North Yorkshire... [more]
Demichi Japanese
From 出 (de) meaning "exit" and 路 (michi) meaning "road, street, path".
Holling English
Location name for someone who lived near holly trees.
Lämmle German, Jewish
Derived from German lamm meaning "lamb", a nickname for a meek and inoffensive person or a shepherd.
Raider English
Taken from a village called "Rait".
Ciobotaru Romanian
Occupational name from Romanian ciubotar meaning "shoemaker".
Hucko Slovak
Hucko is from a diminutive of the occupational name Hudec meaning 'fiddler'.
Thöny Romansh
Derived from the given name Antonius.
Couter English
The couter (also spelled "cowter") is the defense for the elbow in a piece of plate armour. Initially just a curved piece of metal, as plate armor progressed the couter became an articulated joint.... [more]
Okuhashi Japanese
Oku means "inside, interior" and hashi means "bridge".
Sajjad Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Sajjad.
Puetz German
Variant of Putz.
Dutcher German (Americanized), Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Deutscher or of Dutch Duyster.
Moriba Manding
Etymology Unknown.
Yasumoto Japanese
From 安 (yasu) meaning "relax, cheap, inexpensive" and 元 (moto) meaning "origin".
Eastburn English
Habitational name from either of two places, one in Humberside and one in West Yorkshire, so named from Old English ēast, ēasten "east" and burna "stream".
Giannelli Italian
Derived from a pet form of Gianni.
Käit Estonian
Käit is an Estonian surname meaning "operation" and "duty".
Prematilaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ප්‍රේමතිලක (see Premathilaka).
Marciano Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Derived from the given name Marciano
Strzałkowski Polish
Denoted a person from various places in Poland named Strzałki, Strzałkowo, Strzałków, all derived from Polish strzalka meaning "arrow".
Sunada Japanese
From Japanese 砂 (suna) meaning "sand" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Gaínza Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Gaintza.
Berrick English
Variation of Barwick.
Villamor Spanish (Philippines)
Denoted someone who came from the name of the municipality oF Villamor de los Escuderos in Castile-León, Spain.
Sihavong Lao
From Lao ສິຫະ (siha) meaning "lion" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Elsworth English
Variant spelling of Ellsworth.
Santas Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Possibly a nickame for someone born on All Saint's Day.
Braegon Medieval Scottish (Americanized)
Meaning high noble, or he who shall rule.
Som Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit सोम (soma) meaning "moon".
Federman Yiddish
It literally means "feather man".
Prevot French
A prevot was a govenment position during the Ancient Régime
Duschek German
German cognate of Dušek.
Bruen German
This is my 2nd great uncle's wife's Surname of German ancestry.
Veloso Spanish
From the Brazilian Spanish word for fast.
Ivčić Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Rezaei Persian
From the given name Reza.
Zubair Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Zubair.
Yoneyama Japanese
From Japanese 米 (yone) meaning "rice" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Balza Spanish, Belgian, Filipino (Hispanicized), Italian
Derivation (Belzer, Balzac, Balzer, etc.) of the given name Balthazar, meaning "one of the three wise men."
Lor Hmong
From the clan name Lauj associated with either the Chinese character 劉 (liú) (see Liu) or 羅 (luó) (see Luo).
Maksymov Ukrainian
Ukrainian transcription of Максимов (see Maksimov), meaning "son of Maksym".
Gusinjac Bosnian
From Gusinje, the name of a town in the Plav municipality of Montenegro where Bosniaks form a regional majority
Camen Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Men.
Chamapiwa Shona
Chamapiwa means "that which you have been given". It is a call to appreciate that which you have from God
Krabbe German, Dutch, Danish
Means "crab, shrimp", either a metonymic occupational name for someone who caught or sold shellfish, or a nickname based on someone’s way of walking.
Dumile South African, Xhosa, Zulu
Derived from the word odumile meaning "famous, popular".
Onishi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 西 (nishi) meaning "west".
Kodály Hungarian
Hungarian surname.... [more]
Gotō Japanese
From Japanese 後 (go) meaning "behind, back" and 藤 () meaning "wisteria".