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.
Hem Khmer
From Khmer ហេម (hem) meaning "gold", ultimately from Sanskrit हेम (hema).
Cardinale Italian
Italian cognate of Cardinal.
Rundqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish rund "round" and qvist, an archaic spelling of kvist, "twig".
Kucha Okinawan (Rare, Archaic)
From Okinawan 古知屋 (Kucha) meaning "Kucha", a former village in the former district of Kin in the former Ryūkyū Kingdom.
Aim Estonian
Aim is an Estonian surname meaning "idea" or "inkling".
Kiil Estonian
Kiil is an Estonian surname meaning "keel", "wedge (tool)", and "frog".
Majhi Indian, Odia, Bengali, Hindi, Assamese
Possibly from the Bengali মাঝি (mājhi) meaning "boatman, oarsman, waterman".
Moriya Japanese
From the Japanese 守 (mori) meaning "watchman, keeper, caretaker, guard, protect, defend" or 森 (mori) meaning "forest" combined with 屋 (ya) meaning "house, dwelling" or 谷 (ya or tani) meaning "valley."
San Pietro Italian
Means Saint Peter in Italian.
Spah German (?), English (American)
Spah (sometimes spelt Späh) is last name found most commonly in the US that is believed to be of German origin. Unsure of the meaning.
Fordson English
Patronymic form of Ford.
Castri Italian
Derived from Latin castrum "camp, fortress".
Wickremarachchi Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමආරච්චි (see Wickramarachchi).
Kalle Estonian
Kalle is an Estonian surname meaning "slope", "slant" and "incline".
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.
Junaid Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Junayd.
Barriere French
Occupational name for a gatekeeper, from Old French barier.
Jäälaid Estonian
Jäälaid is an Estonian surname meaning "ice islet".
Rodak Rusyn
Rusyn form of Rođak.
Mathur Indian
Indian surname meaning, 'of Mathura'
Brot Alsatian
Derived from German Brot "bread", this surname was given to someone who sold or baked bread.
Sarmento Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Sarmiento.
Ranatunga Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala රණතුංග (see Ranathunga).
Çınar Turkish
Means "plane tree" in Turkish (genus Platanus), derived from Persian چنار (chenar).
Palafox Spanish (Mexican)
From Palafolls, a Catalan place name.
Gilvertos Greek
From the given name Gilvertos.
Kurusu Japanese
Combination of 来 (kuru), meaning "come, next", and 栖 (su), meaning "nest, den".
Trabelsi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Habitational name for someone originally from the city of Tripoli in Libya from Arabic طَرَابُلُس (ṭarābulus). The city's name ultimately comes from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis) meaning "three cities", from τρι- (tri-) meaning "three" and πόλις (pólis) meaning "city".
Karayusuf Turkish
Yusuf is a name for men and Karayusuf means Dark Yusuf.
Cliffe English (British)
After the village of Cliffe, Kent in England.
Azumayashiki Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 東屋敷 (see Higashiyashiki).
Tiannaimuang Thai
The surname "เถียรในเมือง" is used after the place they was born: Nai Muang District in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand.
Wijemanna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේමාන්න (see Wijemanne).
Pickup English
The name is derived from when the family resided in Pickup or Pickup Bank in Lancashire. This place-name was originally derived from the Old English word Pic-copp which referred to those individuals who "lived on a hill with a sharp peak."
Yusufova Tajik, Uzbek, Dagestani
Feminine transcription of Yusufov.
Swartzlander English (American)
Americanized form of German Schwarzländer, a habitational name for someone from an area of Bavaria known as Schwarzland ‘the black land’, from Middle High German swarz ‘black’ + land ‘land’.
Dickey Irish
Northern Irish: from a pet form of the personal name Dick 1.
Gibs English
Variant of Gibbs
Ouahab Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Wahab.
Rubinshteyn Jewish
Russian form of Rubinstein.
Servania Cebuano
Meaning unknown. Probably a form of Cervantes.
Braque French
Surname of cubist artist Georges Braque.
Günaltay Turkish
From Turkish gun meaning "sun, day" and altun meaning "gold". A famous bearer was the Turkish prime minister Şemsettin Günaltay (1883-1961).
Oleksyuk Ukrainian
Means "child of Oleksiy".
Pawley English
English variant of Pauley.
Mergenthaler German
Habitational name for someone from a place called Mergenthal in Saxony or Bohemia.
Schnitzer German
From Upper German schnitz, referring to someone who cuts wood, ultimately from Middle High German snitzære "woodcutter, carver, crossbow maker".
Oliinyk Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Oliynyk.
Karunatilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කරුණාතිලක (see Karunathilaka).
Tadano Japanese
From Japanese 多 (ta) meaning "many", 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Shimadzu Japanese
Variant transcription of Shimazu.
Kari Estonian
Kari is an Estonian surname meaning both "reef" and "herd".
Behr German, Dutch
Variant of Baer. Compare Beer.
Hakizimana Central African
Means "God cures" in Burundian and Rwandan.
Mazumdar Bengali, Indian, Assamese
Bengali alternate transcription of Majumdar as well as the Assamese form.
Ben Yair Hebrew
Means “son of Yair” in Hebrew.
Stefano Italian
From the given Stefano.
Escuredo Leonese
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 neighborhoods: the one in Rosinos de la Requejada and the one in Quintana’l Castiellu.
Belzer Jewish
Habitational name for someone from Belz in Ukraine.
Eessaar Estonian
Eessaar is an Estonian surname meaning "fore island".
Molin French, Occitan, Venetian
France: From medieval French meaning "mill".... [more]
Monsivais Spanish
Hispanic (Mexico; Monsiváis): Perhaps A Topographic Name Derived From Latin Mons Silvaticus ‘Wooded Mountain’ Or A Habitational Name From Monsivalls A Hill In Ribagorza In Huesca Province (Spain) Named From Latin Monte Ipsa Vallis ‘Mount Of The Valley’.
Gordo Spanish, Portuguese
Means "fat" in Spanish and Portuguese.
Azmat Urdu
Derived from the Arabic عَظَمَة (ʿaẓama) meaning "majesty, glory".
Bissessur Mauritian Creole
Derived from the given name Vishveshvara.
Sekino Japanese
From Japanese 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Zhunusov Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Zhunus", from a form of the Arabic name Yunus.
Ichimasa Japanese
From 市 (ichi) meaning "market, shop" and 正 (masa) meaning "right, correct, proper, justice".
Iwashimizu Japanese
From 岩 (iwa) meaning "rock, cliff", 清 (shi) meaning "pure, purify, exorcise, clean", and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Tinks English
Variant of Tink.
Alexanderov Russian, Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Aleksandrov.
Mckoy Scottish
Variant of McCoy.
Uchima Japanese
From Japanese 内 (uchi) meaning "inside" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".
Vukmanović Serbian, Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Vukman".
Yako African, Swahili, Xhosa
Derived from bantu yakho meaning "yours" or "yours alone" in Xhosa. It is implying a sense of possession or ownership. This surname may have an association with someone or something that belongs to them exclusively.
Khateeb Arabic, Urdu
Arabic alternate transcription of Khatib as well as the Urdu form.
Almonte Spanish
From a place between Huelva and Sevilla. Means "the mountain".
Pühvel Estonian
Pühvel is an Estonian surname meaning "buffalo (wisent)" and "bull".
Kalthoff German
German (Westphalian): habitational name from a place named as 'the cold farm', from Middle High German kalt "cold" + hof "farmstead", "manor farm’, "court".
Sirueang Thai
From Thai ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "bright, brilliant".
Monterosa Spanish (Latin American)
From Spanish monte meaning "mountain", and rosa meaning "pink, rose".
Mughal Urdu
Means "Mughal, Moghul" in Urdu, derived from Persian مغول‎ (moghul) meaning "Mongol". This was the name of the dynasty (of Mongol origin) that ruled much of South Asia from the 16th to 19th centuries.
Brunello Italian
From the given name Brunello.
Laes Estonian
Laes is an Estonian surname meaning "fore" and "overhead".
Viies Estonian
Viies is an Estonian surname meaning "fifth".
Ichioka Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill".
Kabayel Turkish
From Turkish kaba meaning "rough, rude coarse" and yel meaning "wind, breeze".
Knigge Low German
North German: variant of Knick... [more]
Rolfs German
This surname means "son of Rolf," a patronymic surname from northern Germany.
Zibners Latvian
Hesitate, Travel Lover, Good Understanding. It can also be used as a boys name
Di Carlo Italian
From the given name Carlo.
Juanez Spanish
Means “son of Juan 1
Nagornykh Russian
From Russian на горе (na gore), meaning "on the mountain".
Brockman German
German in origin, in heraldry a "brock" is represented by a badger. It could mean wet/water and man. It also has been said to mean broker.
Tumibay Tagalog
Means "to become strong, to become firm" in Tagalog.
Jóźwik Polish
From the given name Józef.
Tarasyuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Taras".
Hamidi Persian, Arabic
From the given name Hamid 1.
Putz German
German for "plaster". Likely used to denote someone who manufactured plaster
Parelius Norwegian
Latinization of a learned Hellenized translation of either Solvorn, a placename in Luster (Sogn og Fjordane), or of Solnør, a placename in Skodje/Ørskog (Møre og Romsdal), Norway. The surname itself is then derived from Greek para heliou "near (or close by) the sun".
Thienpondt Belgian
Possible translation is “ten pounds” in Flemish possibly Dutch. ... [more]
Del Negro Italian
Literally “of or belonging to the black one” hence a name denoting the son, apprentice, associate, or servant of a man bearing this nickname or ethnic name.
Taccola Italian
Nickname of a diminutive from Italian meaning "jackdaw".
Havrysh Ukrainian
From the given name Havryil.
Schorsch German
Possibly from the given name George, pronounced SHORSH in South-Western Germany. As a Jewish name, it may come from the surname Shor.
Sabag Hebrew
Israeli modern form of Sabbagh.
Purohit Indian
Purohit means ‘one placed foremost’.
Nohda Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納田 (see Nōda).
Moes Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch moes "stew, mush, vegetables, food", either on its own as a nickname for a cook or vegetable farmer, or as a shortened form of a longer name, such as the toponym Moespot "vegetable pot".
Døskeland Norwegian
A surname originating from south-western Norway. The Døskeland farm in Sande, Gaular is the most notable place name. An older pronunciation, Dysjeland, has also been suggested by the Norwegian archaeologist Oluf Rygh... [more]
Abenayake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේනායක (see Abeynayake).
Schaller Upper German
From Middle High German word "schal," which means "noise," or "bragging," and as such is was thought to have originally been a nickname for a braggart, or for a market crier.
Yemen Arabic
From the Given Name YEMEN.
Farissol Judeo-Provençal
Abraham ben Mordecai Farissol was a Jewish-Italian geographer, cosmographer, scribe, and polemicist. He was the first Hebrew writer to deal in detail with the newly-discovered Americas, born in Avignon in 1451.
Abcede Filipino
A bearer of this name was Salvador Abcede, the leader of the anti-Japanese guerrilla group on Negros.
Ossola Italian
Habitational name from the Ossola valley in Piedmont, Italy.
Yardley English
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations in England named Yardley, derived from Old English gierd meaning "branch, twig, pole, stick" and leah meaning "wood, clearing".
Calkin Irish
Variant of Culkin.
Óðinsson Icelandic
Means "son of Óðinn" in Icelandic.
Bhuiyan Indian, Bengali, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Bhuyan.
Mccarty Irish
Variant of MacCarthy. A famous bearer was the famous western outlaw William Henry McCarty, also known as Billy the Kid. His other aliases included William H. Bonney and Henry Antrim.
Cherchi Italian
Probably from the given name Ciriaco.
Mencke German
Variant of Menke
Mahdi Arabic, Persian
From the given name Mahdi.
Brosseau French
Derived from a diminutive of Brusse.
Alsop English
Habitational name, now chiefly found in the Midlands, for a person from Alsop-en-le-Dale, a chapelry in the parish of Ashborne, Derbyshire. The place name itself meant "Ælle's valley" from the genitive of the Old English personal name Ælle and Old English hōp meaning "enclosed valley" (compare Hope).
Hanlon Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAnluain "descendant of Anluan", a personal name from the intensive prefix an- and luan "light", "radiance" or "warrior". Occasionally it has been used to represent Hallinan.
Bielby English (British)
This surname takes its name from the village of Bielby in East Yorkshire. It derives from the Old Norse personal name Beli and the Old Norse býr "farm, settlement"... [more]
Jäätma Estonian
Jäätma is an Estonian surname derived from "jäätmaa" meaning "undeveloped land".
Zrnić Serbian
Derivative of Serbian tribal name located in Ozrinići, Montenegro.
Van Halen Dutch
Habitational name for a person from the villages Hoog en Laaghalen in the Dutch province of Drenthe or Halen near Hasselt in Belgian Limburg. Famous bearers include Dutch-born American musicians Eddie Van Halen (1955-2020) and his brother Alex Van Halen (1953-) of the rock band Van Halen... [more]
Kausch German
From a medieval form of the Old High German personal name Chuzo.
Wadood Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Wadud.
Minium Italian (Modern, ?)
Minium is the name of a red pigment made from lead oxide as well as the name of the mineral itself, coming from Latin. It was named so because the mines it came from were close to the River Minius in Iberia... [more]
De Tiberio Italian
Ancient and noble family, originally from Lombardy propagated, over the centuries, in different regions of Italy where its members acquired the nobility and were welcomed in the important offices of the city where they lived... [more]
Cope English
From Middle English cope "cape, cloak", an occupational name for a maker of cloaks, or a nickname for someone known for wearing one.
Heyerdahl Norwegian
Combination of Heyer from heiðr, "heath, moor" in Old Norse and Dahl from dalr, "valley" in Old Norse... [more]
Porcari Italian, English
From Italian porci "pigs", denoting someone who worked as a pig herder.
Radwan Arabic
Variant of Ridwan.
Babiker Arabic
From the given name Abu Bakr.
Paternò Italian
From the name of a municipality in Catania, Sicily, of uncertain etymology. It could derive from latinized Ancient Greek Paetram Aitnaion meaning "fortress of the Etnaeans", from Latin-Byzantine paternum praedium (or Paternòn) meaning "landed property inherited from the father", or perhaps from Latin Praeter Aetna "in front of Mount Etna".
Afghanzada Dari Persian
Means "son of the Afghan" in Persian.
Jaffe Hebrew
From the given name Jaffe.
Ackley English
Derived from Old English ac "oak (tree)" and leah "woodland, clearing".
Penry Welsh, Cornish, English
Derived from Welsh ap Henry meaning "son of Henry". It is also a variant of Pendray, which is derived from a place name in Cornwall meaning "top of the village" in Middle Cornish... [more]
Fältskog Swedish
Combination of Swedish fält "field" and skog "forest". Agnetha Fältskog (b. 1950) is a Swedish singer and former member of ABBA.
Eyre English
Derived from Middle English eyer, eir "heir", originally denoting a man who was designated to inherit or had already inherited the main property in a particular locality. The surname was borne by the heroine of Charlotte Brontë's 'Jane Eyre' (1847).
Vahidi Persian
From the given name Vahid.
McGeehan Irish
Irish (Ulster) anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gaoithín ‘son of Gaoithín’, a personal name derived from the diminutive of gaoth ‘clever’, ‘wise’.
Paukovits Hungarian
Hungarian or Austrian in origin. From the heilienkruz Austria/Hungary area
Saroudo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 佐良土 (see Sarōdo).
Rober German
Variant of Röber (see Roeber).
Işık Turkish
Means "light" in Turkish.
Kanehira Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful".
Nosov Russian
From nos, meaning "nose".
Anwari Dari Persian
From the given name Anwar.
Uygun Turkish
Means "available, suitable, fitting" in Turkish.
Jamgochian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ժամկոչյան (see Zhamkochyan).
Pavelka Czech
Derived from the given name Pavel. A famosu bearer is Jake Pavelka.
Szász Hungarian
From Szász meaning "Saxon" in Hungarian. Ethnic or regional name for a German speaker from Transylvania or Szepes, etymologically a derivative of German Sachs.
Ciotola Italian
Possibly a diminutive of Ciotta.
Venturi Italian
Derived from the given name Venturino.
Ikado Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 井門 (see Ido 2).
Toba Japanese
From Japanese 鳥 (to) meaning "bird" and 羽 (ba) meaning "feather".
Comperatore Italian (Rare)
Derived from the Italian noun comperatore meaning "buyer, purchaser", which in turn is ultimately derived from the Italian verb comperare meaning "to buy, to purchase". The former word is archaic, whilst the latter word is still in use but rare... [more]
Qazi Muslim
Status name for a judge, from a Persian form of Arabic Qadi.
Alper Jewish
Variant of Halpern or Alperin.
Ragettli Romansh
Derived from a truncated form of Anrig in combination with the diminutive suffix -ett and the diminutive suffix -li.
Arbab Persian, Urdu
Means "lord, master" in Persian.
Blaga Romanian
Probably related to several places named Blaga in Romania.
Boase Indian
Variant of Bose.
Polinski Polish
Habitational name from Polinowo in Pila voivodeship or Polinów in Biala Podlaska voivodeship.
Ehsani Persian
From the given name Ehsan.
Bowland English
From any variety of places in England with this name. These places are likely from with Old English boga ‘bow’ (in the sense of a bend in a river) and land ‘land’.
Ishikura Japanese
From the Japanese 石 (ishi) "stone" combined with 倉 (kura) or 蔵 (kura) storehouse."
Style English
Variant of Styles.
Lachowski Polish
Place name for someone from the Polish village of Lachow.
Morishige Japanese
Mori means "forest" and shige means "luxury".
Lackey Irish
Lackey was originally a name for a horse servant.
Tsuruta Japanese
From Japanese 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane (bird)" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Carbonero Spanish
Famous bearers are Carlos Carbonero, a Colombian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sampdoria on loan from Fénix and Sara Carbonero, a Spanish sports journalist.
Kováčik Slovak
Comes from a pet form of Kováč, 'smith'.
Kercher German
1 Southern German variant of Karcher .... [more]