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.
Kitcher English (British)
This name derives from the Old English word "Cyta", and describes 'the cat' or perhaps more specifically a wild cat. This name may also refer to someone who worked in a Kitchen.
Fudzhimoto Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Fudzimoto.
Souphanthavong Lao
From Lao ສຸ (sou) meaning "good, beautiful", ພັນທະ (phantha) meaning "connect, join, tie, obligation" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage family".
Pai Hui
From the Persian name Baiderluden.
Bazhan Ukrainian
Possibly from Ukrainian бажаний (bazhanyy) "wish, desire (adjective)".
Numata Japanese
From Japanese 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Jóhannesson Icelandic
Means "son of Jóhannes" in Icelandic.
Warrington English
habitational name from Warrington in Lancashire. The placename probably derives from Old English wering, wæring "dam" (a derivative of wer, wær "weir") and tun "farmstead, estate"... [more]
Hanabusa Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 房 (busa) meaning "room*.
Knoll English, German, Jewish
English and German topographic name for someone living near a hilltop or mountain peak, from Middle English knolle ‘hilltop’, ‘hillock’ (Old English cnoll), Middle High German knol ‘peak’... [more]
Blazkowicz Polish
From the video game series, Wolfenstein, Blazkowicz is the main character.
Breiding German
South German; shortened form of the given name Breide.
Jahani Persian
From the given name Jahan.
Awwad Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عواد (see Awad).
Jalast Estonian
Jalast is an Estonian surname derived from "jalastama" meaning "dismount" and "unhorse".
Gurusingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුරුසිංහ (see Gurusinghe).
Ávalos Spanish
Etymologists note the name signifies a "native of Abalos" and the progenitor was someone who hailed from that location.
Dinsdale English (British)
This surname originates from two villages in Country Durham in England: Lower and Upper Dinsdale, referring to the Danes that resided here. It derives from the Old English personal name Dyttīn and Old English healh meaning “corner, nook”... [more]
Stellwagen German
metonymic occupational name for a carter or a cartwright from Middle High German stelle "cart" and wagen "wagon".
Hamdi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Hamdi.
Hiratsuka Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Güler Turkish
Means "laughing, smiling" in Turkish.
Chaiariyakun Thai
From Thai ชัย (chai) meaning "victory", อริยะ (ariya) meaning "excellent, honorable, noble" and กุล (kun) meaning "lineage, clan".
Torshkhoev Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush family name derived the name of an Ingush teip (clan). The clan's name itself is derived from ТӀаьрши (Tarsh), a village in Ingushetia, of unknown meaning.
Abouelkassem Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)
From the given name Abu al-Qasim. A known bearer is Egyptian fencer Alaaeldin Abouelkassem (1990-).
Isotta Italian
From the given name Isotta.
Chaemsai Thai
Means "clear, without clouds" in Thai.
Jayawardena Sinhalese
From Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, growing".
Kozarenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian variant of Kozar.
Juga Estonian
Juga is an Estonian surmane meaning "waterfall" and "cascade".
Tennoja Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 天王寺谷 (see Tennōja).
Dharmawansha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධර්මවංශ (see Dharmawansa).
Dischinger German
Habitational name for someone from Dischingen near Neresheim or Oberdischingen near Ehingen in Württemberg.
Villalva Spanish (Rare)
Villa meaning "Town", Alva meaning "White"
Renda Italian
Habitational name from Rende in Calabria, Italy.
Krakauer German
Indicates familial origin from Krakau.
Svahn Swedish
From Swedish Svan "swan".
Bayani Filipino, Tagalog
Means "hero" in Tagalog.
Bréhant Breton
Refers to a place of the same name in Côtes-d'Armor.
Foxglove Literature
Used in Jill Murphy's books, The Worst Witch, as well as the television adaptations for the surname of Felicity Foxglove. It is a combination of "fox" and "glove".
Maarouf Arabic
From the given name Maruf.
Middendorf German
"middle of the village"
Jareño Basque (Modern), Spanish
Possibly derived from Basque txara "rockrose".
Allingham English
Habitational name from places called Allingham.
Tosō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 十都 (see Totsu).
Hol Dutch
Variant form of Holl.
Saengmai Thai (Rare)
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and ไม้ (mai) meaning "wood, tree".
Magar Nepali
From the name of the Magar people of Nepal, meaning uncertain.
Schwerin German, Jewish
habitational name from any of the places called Schwerin in Mecklenburg Brandenburg and Pomerania.
Hett German, Frisian
From the personal name Hette, a short form of names containing the element hadu "strife, battle, combat".
Vahtmaa Estonian
Vahtmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "foam/lather land".
Jay English, French
Nickname from Middle English, Old French jay(e), gai "jay (the bird)", probably referring to an idle chatterer or a showy person, although the jay was also noted for its thieving habits.
Avgoustidis Greek
Means "son of Avgoustos".
Moussi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Musa.
Klaes Frisian
From the given name Klaes.
Rooväli Estonian
Rooväli is an Estonian surname meaning "cane/reed field".
Uyehara Japanese
Variant transcription of Uehara.
Khalaji Persian
From the name of the Khalaj people who primarily reside in Iran. The name itself is said to be derived from Turkic kal aç meaning "stay hungry".
D'aureville French
This surname literally means "from Aureville". Aureville is a commune in southwestern France, which was established in late medieval times. It derives its name from Latin aurea villa or villa aurea which literally means "golden country-house, golden farm" but of course later came to mean "golden village".
Hitomi Japanese
Hito means "person" and mi means "see, viewpoint, mindset".
Casa Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Means "house" in Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian.
Kendo Japanese
From Japanese 拳 (ken) meaning "fist" and 藤 (do, dou, dō) meaning "wisteria"
Ramone Spanish (Anglicized), Portuguese (Anglicized), Catalan (Anglicized)
From Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan Ramón, from the personal name Ramón or Ramon, of Germanic origin (see Raymond).
Wadzanai Shona
Wadzanai means "Have fellowship, visit each other, be on good terms". The name may be given as a call to family to come together in fellowship, visiting and being on good terms
Patacsil Pangasinan
From Pangasinan pataksil meaning "treacherous".
Kragh Danish
Variant of Krag.
Wijayawardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේවර්ධන (see Wijewardana).
Agdeppa Filipino, Ilocano
Means "to spread one's hands" or "to spread one's arms wide" in Ilocano.
Toth English (Anglicized), German
Either an anglicized form of Hungarian Tóth or derived from German tot "dead" or Middle High German tote "godfather".
Heimburger German, Jewish
Status name for a village head, derived from Middle High German heim meaning "homestead, settlement" and bürge meaning "guardian". It could also be a habitational name for someone from numerous places called Heimburg or Heimberg in Germany.
Nəsirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəsir".
Kashmanian Armenian
this name is believed to be a version of the name of a city called kashman
Pcholkin Belarusian, Ukrainian
Belarusian and Ukrainian variant of Pchyolkin.
Hogan Norwegian
Anglicized form of the Norwegian surname Haugen (or Haugan), meaning "hill."
Aissani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Isa 1.
Topp English
From an English nickname, possibly derived from Old English topp "hair on the head", for someone with distinctive hair.
Mráz Czech
Mráz means "frost".
Mandri Estonian
Mandri is an Estonian surname meaning "continental" and "inland".
Eschbaugh German (Americanized, Modern)
An Americanized spelling of the surname Eschbach.
Grzyb Polish
Meaning "mushroom", a nickname for an old man or simpleton, or signifying someone whose profession involved mushrooms.
Faraguna Croatian, Italian
Derived from Istro-Romanian fară gună, meaning "without a shepherd's goat-skin cloak".
Hallström Swedish
Combination of Swedish hall "hall, stone, rock" and ström "stream, small river".
Servetnyk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian серветка (servetka), meaning "napkin".
İsmail Turkish, Uyghur
From the given name İsmail.
Paddock English
Derived from Middle English parrock meaning "paddock, small enclosure", hence a topographic name for a dweller by a paddock or an enclosed meadow. It could also be a nickname for a person who resembled a toad or frog in some way (derived from Middle English paddock meaning "toad, frog"), or denote a person hailing from one of the many places in England that bear this name, for example the town and civil parish of Paddock Wood in Kent.
Kishikawa Japanese
From Japanese 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Chinen Japanese, Okinawan
From 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom, knowledge" and 念 (nen) meaning "feeling, sense".
Brozović Croatian
Derived from Broz.
Badawi Arabic
Means "Bedouin" in Arabic.
Kögltin Kalmyk
Kögltin has no known meaning.
Ndlovu Southern African, Ndebele, Zulu
Derived from Ndebele or Zulu indlovu meaning "elephant".
Adamenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Adam".
Suzumiya Japanese (Rare)
Suzu means "chime, bell" and miya means "shrine".
Belov Russian
From Russian белый (beliy) meaning "white".
Lopoy Filipino (Rare)
In the modern day around 300 people have this surname, and it is most commonly used in the Philippines.
Borén Swedish
Combination of an unknown first element and the common surname suffix -én (originally from Latin -enius "descendant of"). Also possible habitational name derived from places named with Bor-, such as Borås, Borensberg, and Borlänge... [more]
Fifer German, American, Slovene
Americanized and Slovenian spelling of German Pfeiffer.
Convers French
Nickname for a Jew who converted to Christianity.
Shahbazpour Persian
Means "son of Shahbaz".
Tulenheimo Finnish
Meaning "fire's tribe" in Finnish. A famous bearer was Finnish prime minister Antti Tulenheimo (1879-1952), who was born Antti Thulé.
Boen Dutch
Variant form of Boon 3. Alternatively, a romanised form of the Chinese surname Wen, mostly found in Indonesia (a former Dutch colony).
Siamwalla Thai
From Thai สยาม (Sayam) meaning "Siam" and วาลา (wala), a transcription of Pali वाला (vālā) meaning "malicious".
Saxer German (Swiss), Romansh
Habitational name for someone from a place called Sax or Saxe.
Vaara Finnish, Sami
Means "forested hill" in Finnish, derived from Northern Sami várri "mountain".
Gajda Serbian, Croatian, Czech
A slavicized variant of the German surname, Geidl. This was most notably used by Radola Gajda, a Czech military commander and politician who slaviczed his name from Rudolf Geidl.
Erzhanov Kazakh
Means "son of Erzhan".
Þórirsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Þórir" in Icelandic.
Qiao Chinese
From Chinese 乔 (qiáo) referring to Qiao Shan, a mountain in present-day Shaanxi province where the legendary king Huang Di was supposedly buried.
Burkett English
English: from an Old English personal name, Burgheard, composed of the elements burh, burg ‘fort’ (see Burke) + heard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’... [more]
Kräft German, Jewish
Nickname for a strong man, from Old High German kraft, German Kraft ‘strength’, ‘power’.
Orrell English
Habitational name from either of two minor places in Lancashire called Orell. The placename derives from Old English ora "bank, slope, hill, edge" or ora "ore" and hyll "hill".
Garison English
Means “son of Gary”.
Laurie French
Habitational name from a place in Cantal derived from Latin laurus "laurel" with the suffix -ea.
Lento Italian, Portuguese
Nickname from Italian and Portuguese meaning "slow".
Rucker German
Middle High German: nickname rucken "to move or draw". North German: nickname from Middle Low German rucker "thief", "greedy or acquisitive person". German: from a reduced form of the Germanic personal name Rudiger... [more]
Blackwell English
From an English place name derived from Old English blæc meaning "black" and wille meaning "well, spring, water hole".
Stokes Irish, Scottish
Variant of Stoke and Stohoke... [more]
Allred English
From the Middle English personal name Alured, a form of Alfred, which was sometimes written Alvred, especially in Old French texts.
Çehre Turkish
Means "face" in Turkish, possibly denoting a person with a notable face, from Persian چهره (čehre) "face, visage".
Wimalarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විමලරත්න (see Wimalarathna).
Ying Chinese
From Chinese 应 (yīng) referring to the ancient state of Ying, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.
Ariana Various
Derived from the given name Ariana.
Furze English
Given to someone who lived by a field of furzes, a type of flower
Audy French
Occitan form of Audin.
Hennayake Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit संनद्ध (sannaddha) meaning "armoured, ready, prepared" and नयक (nayaka) meaning "hero, leader".
Tatelman Russian, Yiddish
Man who tats or sew
Arendt German
From the given name Arnold
Errey English
This uncommon and intriguing name is of Old Norse origin, and is found chiefly in the north western counties of England, reflecting the dense settlement of Scandinavian peoples in those areas. The surname is locational, from places such as Aira Beck or Aira Force near Ullswater in Cumberland, or some other minor or unrecorded place also named with the Old Norse term "eyrara", meaning "gravel-bank stream river”.
Carpenito Italian
This surname derives from a person who had worked as a "carpenter".
Minaya Spanish
From Minaya, the name of a town in Albacete province, Spain. According to the scholar Miguel Asín Palacios, the place name comes means "open and visible path" from Arabic. It has also been speculated that the place name has Basque origins, meaning "ore", "ore vein" or "asphodel pastures".
Nosoko Okinawan (Japanized, Rare)
Japanese reading of Japanese Kanji 野底 (see Nusuku).
Taffe English
Of Irish origin, derived from the Gaelic surname "Ó Táth," meaning "descendant of Táth." It's believed to have originated as a personal name, possibly meaning "poet" or "philosopher."
Fayne English
The surname Fayne is derived from the Middle English words "fein," "fayn," or " fane," which all mean "glad." The name was a nickname for a happy or good-natured person.
Henke German
Derived from a diminutive of the name Heinrich.
Jerkovac Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Jerko.
Lei Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Li 1.
Kreegipuu Estonian
Kreegipuu is an Estonian surname meaning "blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) wood/tree".
Julián Spanish
Derived from the given name Julián. Spanish cognate of Julien.
Dunayevskaya Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Дунаевский (see Dunayevsky).
Kunin Jewish
Metronymic form of Kune.
Buatong Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บัวทอง (see Buathong).
Gamlouche Arabic (Mashriqi)
Meaning unknown. It is found mostly in Lebanon and Kuwait.
Hryshko Ukrainian
Variant of Hryshchenko. The Hryshko National Botanical Garden in Kyiv is named after Soviet Ukrainian botanist Mykola Hryshko.
Domański Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various locations called Domanice or Domaniew, or places named with Doman.
Ivaškin Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Ivashkin.
Szymanowski Polish
Name for someone from a place called Szymanów, Szymanowo or Szymanowice, all derived from the given name Szymon.
Al-marzouq Arabic
Means "the blessed" in Arabic.
Kloosterboer Dutch
Occupational name derived from Dutch klooster meaning "monastery, convent, cloister" and boer meaning "peasant, farmer".
Demory French
From the commune in northern France called Mory with the element de "from".
Sabah Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Turkish
From the given name Sabah.
Mortenson English
Means "son of Morten".
Qafarov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qafar".
Wickramanayake Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विक्रम (vikrama) meaning "stride, pace" or "valour" and नायक (nayaka) meaning "hero, leader".
Saladin French
nickname for a blustering or tyrannical individual from the name of the medieval Egyptian sultan who because of his success in combating the Crusaders became demonized in French and Italian folklore as a monster second only to Herod.
Sky Jewish
Shortened from last names ending in -sky.
Van Wert Dutch (Americanized, Archaic), Flemish
Habitational name for someone from places in Belgium and the Netherlands called Weert, (De) Weerd, Weerde, or Waarde, all derived from Middle Dutch wert "holm, area surrounded by rivers".
Scherl German
Derived from the Middle Low German word “scherl” or “scherle,” which means “small shield.” It may have been from a person known for carrying a small shield, a person who lived near a small shield-shaped sign or symbol, or a person who lived in a place named after the small shield.
Overfelt English
Derived from the Old English "ofer," meaning "seashore," or "riverbank" and "felt" meaning "field".
Lesinski Polish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Polish Lesiński.
Khoroshko Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from Russian хороший (xoróšij), meaning "good, nice, fine".
Vong Chinese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Khuan or Van (based on the Cantonese romanization of the names).
Guthrie Scottish, Irish
As a Scottish surname, this is either a habitational name for a person from the village of Guthrie near Forfar, itself from Gaelic gaothair meaning "windy place" (a derivative of gaoth "wind") and the locative suffix -ach, or alternatively it might possibly be an Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mag Uchtre meaning "son of Uchtre", a personal name of uncertain origin, perhaps related to uchtlach "child".... [more]
Okmees Estonian
Okmees is an Estonian surname meaning "branch/twig man".
Mares Spanish
A quarternary sand used in construction.
Bielecki Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Bielcza, derived from Polish biel meaning "white".
D'Costa Indian (Christian)
Variant of Costa more common among Christians from India.
Noji Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 地 (ji) meaning "earth, land, dirt".
Makonnen Eastern African, Amharic
Derived from the given name Makonnen.
Fleischman German (Austrian)
Fleischman translates in English to Meat Man, or Butcher It is most often used with a single "n" for those who were persecuted as Jews. Other Germanic spellings for Christians and others not deemed Jewish are Fleischmann, or Fleishmann... [more]
Mankoku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 万国 (see Bankoku).
Altmann German, Jewish
Variant of Alt combined with the suffix man.
Bar Gil Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of Bar and Gil, with the meaning of "son of Gil" or "one who is joyful".
Hmingthanga Mizo
Hmingthanga means ‘famous’ in Mizo.
Harbor English
English: variant spelling of Harbour.
Kulasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Oudshoorn Dutch
From the name of a former village in South Holland, Netherlands, derived from Out, a Middle Dutch diminutive of the given name Otgar, and hoorn "horn; corner, protruding bend (of a river)"... [more]
Ryerson English (American)
Americanized spelling of Swedish Reierson or of any of its cognates, for example Dutch Ryerse, Ryersen or Norwegian and Danish Reiersen.
Pampo Italian
1 Italian: from a short form of Alampo, from the Greek personal name Eulampios, adjectival derivative of eulampēs ‘most splendid’.... [more]
Pirzada Urdu
Urdu variant of Pirzadeh.
Hopla Welsh (?)
1st recorded Hopla.... [more]
Pirro Italian
Pirro is a nickname for Peter.
Koyasu Japanese
From the Japanese 子 (ko) "child" and 安 (yasu or an) "relax," "inexpensive," "low."
Vong Khmer
Means "dear, beloved, darling" in Khmer.
Siobhán Irish
From the given name Siobhán.
Arata Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, sparse, wild" or 新 (ara) meaning "new, natural" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Jenal Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Johannes.
Abruzzo Italian
From the name of the region of Abruzzo in southern Italy.
Alferyev Russian
Derived from the Russian monastic name Yelevfery, derived from Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleutheros) meaning "free".
Eessaar Estonian
Eessaar is an Estonian surname meaning "fore island".
Berlinskas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Berliński.
Yoshizaki Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck, fortune" and 崎 (saki) meaning "promontory, cape, peninsula".
Giugno Italian
Derived from Italian giugno meaning "June", perhaps indicating a person who was baptized in that month.
Hikasa Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day" and 笠 (kasa) meaning "conical hat".