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.
Gish German
From a shortened form of the Germanic personal name Gisulf, literally "hostage wolf". It was borne by American actress Lillian Gish (?1893-1993), original name Lillian de Guiche.
Hymel American
Possibly an altered form of Hummel 1 or Hummel 2.
Mutembwa Shona
From the Shona elements Mu-: a common Shona prefix for people or agents, meaning "one who..." and -tembwa: derived from the verb “kutemba” or related forms meaning “to cut,” “to sever,”... [more]
Ridala Estonian
Ridala is an Estonia surname meaning "set, line, or range" "area".
Troost Dutch, Low German
Means "comfort, consolation" in Dutch, a nickname for someone who was particularly encouraging or helpful, or perhaps a byname for a child born after the death of an older sibling.
Sumisu Japanese
This is the Japanese pronunciation of Smith
Verrone Italian
Italian: probably a nickname from an augmentative form of verro ‘boar’.
Troiano Italian
From the given name Troiano
Hjälm Swedish
Variant of Hjelm.
Appiah Akan
Appiah is derived from an Akan male personal name of unexplained etymology.
Argiolas Italian
From Sardinian argiolas "July".
Najar Spanish
Spanish: Most Probably A Habitational Name From Najar Alicante. Alternatively It May Be An Occupational Name For A Carpenter Of Arabic Origin
Goonawardana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Dungog Filipino, Hiligaynon, Cebuano
Means "pride, honour" or "celebrity" in Hiligaynon.
Boateng Western African, Akan
Means "someone who is humble to God" in Akan. This is among the most common surnames in Ghana. Famous bearers include half-brothers Jérôme (1988-) and Kevin-Prince Boateng (1987-), both of whom are German soccer players.
Bizon Polish
Nickname from bizon meaning "whip", used for a big, ponderous person.
Abeyasena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසේන (see Abeysena).
Dare English
This interesting surname has two possible derivations. Firstly, it may derive from the Olde English pre-7th Century personal name "Deora", Middle English "Dere", which is in part a short form of various compound names with the first element "deor", dear, and in part a byname meaning "Beloved"... [more]
Kongsabut Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI.
Mutter German
(also Mütter): occupational name for an official employed to measure grain, from Middle High German mutte, mütte 'bushel', 'grain measure' (Latin modius) + the agent suffix -er.
Schnitz German
From Upper German schnitz, meaning "woodcutter".
Mazandarani Mazanderani
Likely originated to denote someone from the modern-day Mazandaran Province in Iran or someone of Mazandarani descent. It is transliterated in many different ways. One notable bearer is Mírzá Asadu'lláh Fádil Mázandarání (1881–1957), who was an important scholar for the Baháʼí Faith.
Harry English
From first name Harry.
Miyuki Japanese
From 御 (mi) meaning "honorific prefix indicating respect, your, godly, imperial, royal, imperial, to govern, control, protect" and 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness, good luck, fortune".
Giugno Italian
Derived from Italian giugno meaning "June", perhaps indicating a person who was baptized in that month.
Crisologo Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Crisólogo primarily used in the Philippines.
Organ English
Metonymic occupational name for a player of a musical instrument (any musical instrument, not necessarily what is now known as an organ), from Middle English organ (Old French organe, Late Latin organum ‘device’, ‘(musical) instrument’, Greek organon ‘tool’, from ergein ‘to work or do’).
Sagastume Basque
Topographic name from Basque sagasta "apple tree" and ume "young (plant), child".
Kremenović Serbian
Derived from kremen (кремен), meaning "flint".
Ventira Romansh
Derived from the given name Bonaventura.
Paris Estonian
Paris is an Estonian surname derived from "päris" meaning "true" and "genuine".
Tabak Jewish
Metonymic occupational name for a seller of tobacco, from German Tabak, Yiddish and Ukrainian tabik (all ultimately from Spanish tabaco, a word of Caribbean origin). Tobacco was introduced to Europe in the 16th century.
Washburn English
Northern English topographic name for someone living on the banks of the Washburn river in West Yorkshire, so named from the Old English personal name Walc + Old English burna ‘stream’... [more]
Yamakuri Japanese
Yama means "mountain" and kuri means "chestnut".
Unabara Japanese
From Japanese 海 (una) meaning "sea" and 原 (bara) meaning "meadow".
Hoen Dutch, German
From the personal name Huno, a short form of names containing the element hun "bear cub, offspring".
Buchli Romansh
Derived from Buchilo, a medieval diminutive of the given name Burkhard.
Nasib Arabic
Derived from the given name Nasib.
Samarage Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "coming together, meeting" or "conflict, struggle" combined with the Sinhala suffix -ගේ (-ge) meaning "of, home, house".
Fukasawa Japanese
Fuka means "deep" and sawa means "wetland, swamp, marsh".
Novruzov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Novruz".
Valois French
topographic name for someone who lived in a valley, or a habitational name from any of the various places called Vallois, or regional name from the district in northern France so called, which was once an independent duchy... [more]
Kõivastik Estonian
Kõivastik is an Estonian surname meaning "birch stand/forest". "Kõiv" comes from the Võro dialect.
Kohver Estonian
Kohver is an Estonian surname meaning "suitcase", "trunk" and "coffer".
Zegama Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Basque Country, Spain, of uncertain etymology.
Lukas Various
From the given name Lukas, mainly used in Scandinavian or Slavic languages.
Haabma Estonian
Haabma is an Estonian surname derived from "haab" (aspen) and "maa" (land).
Sartain French
Means, "Tailor".
Ferneyhough Anglo-Saxon
The surname Ferneyhough is of Anglo-Saxon origin and is a topographic surname for someone who lived in a "Fernhöhle," which translates to a distance hollow or cave. The name is derived from the Old English words "fearn," meaning fern, before the 7th century, and "hol(h)," meaning hollow or depression in the ground... [more]
Farquaad Popular Culture
Meaning unknown, as a surname it is born by Lord Maximus Farquaad, main antagonist of the 2001 animated fantasy comedy film Shrek.
Dalglish Scottish
Derived from Gaelic dail meaning "field" and glaise meaning "brook".
Polaco Spanish
Variant of Polanco. Alternatively, it could as well be referred to inhabitants of Poland.
Merimaa Estonian
Merimaa is an Estonian surname meaning "sea land".
Quibol Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kibol meaning "bobtail".
Kearsley English
Derived from any of the English settlements called Kearsley
Ōba Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 場 (ba) meaning "place, situation, circumstances".
Ha Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 播 (see Hari).
Macit Turkish
From the given name Macit.
Kubota Japanese
From the Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" combined with 保 (ho) "protect, defend, guard" or 窪 (kubo) meaning "hollow" that is then combined with and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy."
Hilario Spanish
From the given name Hilarius.
Partington English
Habitational name from a place in Greater Manchester (formerly in Cheshire) called Partington, from Old English Peartingtun "Pearta's town".
Noons French
From the Portuguese name Nunes.
Holle Dutch
Derived from a short form of given names containing the element hold "friendly, gracious, loyal".
Bostan Romanian
Nickname from Romanian bostan meaning "pumpkin, melon".
Wendover English
From a town in England, from Brittonic “winn”, meaning ‘white’, and “dwfr”, meaning ‘gate’.
Paluots Estonian
Paluots is an Estonian surname meaning "heath woodland's end".
Iselle French
Frenchified forms of Iseli, a Swiss German variant of Eisele.... [more]
Enshogan Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 焔硝岩 (see Enshōgan).
Mateen Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Matin.
Ousmane Western African
From the given name Ousmane.
Vikentiev Russian
Means "son of Vikentiy".
Bouthillette French
Diminutive form of Boutilier.
Fastolf English
From the Old Norse male personal name Fastúlfr, literally "strong wolf". It was borne by Sir John Fastolf (1380-1459), an English soldier whose name was adapted by Shakespeare as "Falstaff".
Markina Basque
From the town of Markina in the Basque county of Spain.
Dimafelix Tagalog
Hispanicized variant of Dimapilis.
Emre Turkish
Derived from the given name Emre.
Mouloudi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mouloud.
Kashihara Japanese
Kashi means "candy" and hara means "plain, field".
Phenix French (Quebec, Anglicized)
Either (i) an anglicization of French Canadian Phénix, literally "phoenix", probably originally a nickname of now lost import; or (ii) a different form of Fenwick.
Ogasahara Japanese
Variant reading of Ogasawara.
Narendra Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Gujarati
From the given name Narendra.
Karachun Ukrainian
Karachun is ceremonial Western Ukrainian Christmas bread, ultimately from Romanian crăciunul (крэчунул), meaning "Christmas".
Fontan Galician, Occitan, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Derived from Old French fontane meaning "well, fountain".
Furukane Japanese
Furu means "old" and kane means "gold, money, metal".
Toshimori Japanese
It could be from Japanese 敏 (toshi) meaning "smart; clever" 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Hisamoto Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Pohjoinen Finnish
meaning "north".
Shacklady English
Perhaps from a medieval nickname for a man who had had sexual relations with a woman of higher social class (from shag "to copulate with" (not recorded before the late 17th century) and lady).... [more]
Culkin Irish
Reduced anglicization of Irish Gaelic Mac Uilcín meaning "descendant of Uilcín", a diminutive of Ulick, itself an Irish diminutive of William... [more]
Byfield English
Either a habitational name from a place named Byfield, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a field.
Mastromarino Italian
Derived from Italian mastro meaning "master, skilled" and marino meaning "mariner, sailor."
Pankratov Russian
Means "son of Pankratiy".
Bo Manding
Variant of Ba.
Borbak-ool Tuvan
Derived from Tuvan борбак (borbak) meaning "round, rounded, spherical" combined with оол (ool) "son, boy".
Dasgupta Bengali
Combination of Das and Gupta.
Havner German
Variant of Hafner.
Sakamizu Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope, hill" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Elia Italian, Assyrian, Greek (Cypriot)
From the given name Elia.
Packard English, Norman, Medieval English, German (Anglicized)
English from Middle English pa(c)k ‘pack’, ‘bundle’ + the Anglo-Norman French pejorative suffix -ard, hence a derogatory occupational name for a peddler. ... [more]
Corten Dutch, Belgian
Possibly a patronymic form of a given name such as Koert.
Czołgosz Polish
It literally means "crawler".
Tilk Estonian
Tilk is an Estonian surname meaning "drop" or "droplet".
Gam Korean
South Korean, from Sino-Korean "甘" (Gam) meaning "Sweet".
Sosbe English
Variant of Sosby
Olorosisimo Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish olorosísimo meaning "most fragrant".
Sompati Thai (Sanskritized)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai สมบัติ (see Sombat).
Ghorbanzadeh Persian
Means "born of Ghorban".
Cade English
Either possibly from a Middle English form of the Old English personal name Cada itself probably of Brittonic origin from any of a number of names beginning with catu "battle"... [more]
Yahia Arabic
From the given name Yahya.
Bonito Italian, Spanish
From the given name Bonito.
O'Neil Irish
Variant of O'Neal.
Aiestaran Basque
From the name of a farmhouse in the municipality of Trapagaran, Basque Country.
Charbonnier French
Occupation for a charcoal burner.
Nelsson Swedish (Rare)
Means "son of Nels".
René French
From the given name René.
Antillón Aragonese
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Clutterbuck English
English surname of unknown origin, possibly a corrupted form of a Dutch surname derived from Dutch klateren "to clatter" and beek "brook", or from klateren and bok "buck, billy goat", or from an older form of kladboek meaning "account book, minute book".
Erikson English, Swedish
Means "son of Erik". This was famously used by Icelandic explorer Leif Erikson (Old Norse: Leifr Eiríksson).
Favaro Italian, Venetian
Venetian form of Fabbro, meaning "blacksmith".
Faye Western African, Serer
Meaning uncertain.
Laurimaa Estonian
Laurimaa is an Estonian surname meaning "Lauri's land" (Lauri is an Estonian masculine given name).
Gamiz Basque
The name of two settlements in Basque Country, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque gain "above, upper part; top, summit, peak" and the toponymic suffix -iz.
Gabríelsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Gabríel" in Icelandic.
Bismarck German
Noble family from the Altmark Region.
Granado Spanish
Occupational name for a grower or seller of pomegranates, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a pomegranate tree, from granado "pomegranate tree" (cf. GARNETT).
Alfyorov Russian
Derived from the Russian monastic name Yelevfery, derived from Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleutheros) meaning "free".
Betz German
Derived from a Thuringian short form of the personal name Bernhard.
Mcanespie Irish
Anglicized form of Mac An Easpaig
Pfefferle German
South German diminutive of Pfeffer, and a nickname for a person who sells spices.
Courfeyrac Literature
Courfeyrac is the surname that Victor Hugo used for Marius' closest friend in the friend of the ABC. Meaning is unknown.
Doe English
From a nickname for a gentle person, derived from Old English da "female fallow deer". A famous bearer of the name was the 21st Liberian President Samuel Doe (1951-1990).
Grano Italian, Spanish
from grano "grain" (from Latin granum) probably applied as a metonymic occupational name for a farmer or grain merchant.
Ekinci Turkish
Means "farmer" in Turkish.
Berthiaume French
French: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’ + helm ‘helmet’.
Blazer Dutch
From Middle Dutch blaser "blower", from blâsen "to blow, to sound (a wind instrument); to brag", hence an occupational name for a player of the trumpet or other wind instrument, or a nickname for a braggart or boaster.
Sampedro Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
habitational name from any of several places especially in Galicia so named for a local church or shrine dedicated to Saint Peter; variant of San Pedro.
Niohuru Manchu, Chinese
Means ‘wolf’ in Manchu.
Rita Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan
From the female personal name Rita, a reduced form of MargharitaMargaret’, chosen in particular in honor of a 15th-century Italian saint who bore the name in this form.
El-Idrissi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the Idrissi" in Arabic (chiefly Moroccan).
Bevetto Cornish
From bo-veth, the dwelling by the grave or bo-verth, the green house.
Avvakumova Russian
feminine form of Avvakumov
Masaami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 正阿弥 (see Shōami).
Odisho Assyrian
Means "servant of Jesus" from Syriac ܥܒܕܐ (ʿaḇdā) meaning "servant" and ܝܫܘܥ (Išōʿ) meaning "Jesus".
Thi Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Shi, from Sino-Vietnamese 施 (thi).
Costain English, Scottish, Manx
When originating in Scotland Northern Ireland, and the Isle of Man the surname is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Mac Austain, meaning "son of Austin"... [more]
Sheene Irish (Anglicized)
Derived from the Gaelic siodhach which means "peaceful." Most commonly used in Ireland and originated in the county's southwest region.
Mitch English
From the given name Mitchell or Mitch.
Raider English
Taken from a village called "Rait".
Hoad English
topographic name for someone who lived on a heath from Middle English hoth "heath" (Old English hath a by form of Old English hæþ) or a habitational name from a place so named such as Hoath in Kent... [more]
Ende Estonian
Ende is an Estonian surname derived from "enda" meaning "own" and self".
Marchant French, English, Spanish
Variant of Marchand, from French marchand meaning "merchant, mercantile". Though it is of French origin, it was transferred into the Spanish-speaking world, especially Chile, by French invasion of the Iberian Peninsula.
Romine Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of Romeijn.
Fuglesang Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Means "bird song" in Norwegian (compare German Vogelsang).
Ó hÉamhthaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Heaphy.
Yip Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ye.
Urs Romanian
From Romanian urs meaning "bear".
Valikangas Finnish
A Finnish Surname
Fialka Czech
Means ''violet'' (the flower) in Czech.
Sivertsson Swedish
Swedish cognate of Sivertsen.
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".
Terse English
This name means literally curt, short or stiff. Similar to Stiff (surname) (see Stiff under user submitted names) Not very commonly used. If you're looking for a name for a fictional character who is either an antagonist or just likes to stir things up, you could probably use this.
Kemble English
Derived from the Middle English personal name Kinebald, Kenebald, Kembald (Old English Cynebald composed of the elements cyne "family, kin" and beald "bold").
Ackerson English
From the middle english word "aker" meaning field, basically means "son of the field"
Aviña Galician
Galician surname referring to someone who "lives by a vineyard", from d’Aviña, a variant of da viña.
Saitta Sicilian, Italian
Means "arrow" or "lightning bolt" in Sicilian, from Latin sagitta via sajitta. Probably a nickname for a quick or fast-footed person, though it may have also been a metonymic occupational name for a fletcher.
Aycock English (American)
Medieval English diminutive of personal names beginning with A-.
Tsurumaki Japanese
From Japanese 弦 (tsuru) meaning "bowstring, chord" and 巻 (maki) meaning "scroll, volume".
Fausett English
Probably an altered spelling of Fawcett.
Kərimzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Karimzadeh.
Muraoka Japanese
From 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Vögeli German (Swiss)
Swiss German diminutive of Vogel.
Iosebashvili Georgian
Means "son of Ioseb".
Malfois French
Variant of Malfoy.
Mckewon Scottish
Scottish and northern Irish: variant of McEwen .
Schinker German
Unknown, though I would very much like to know. Possible Hungarian influence as well as German.
Zurzolo Italian
The last name of actor, Lorenzo Zurzolo, who is Niccolo in Baby and Theodore Nott in Harry Potter.
Ristevski Macedonian
Means "son of Risto".
Herner German
Denoted someone hailing from the city Herne in Germany.
Grigorios Greek
from given name Grigorios
Matta Slovak
Derived from the personal name Matúš.
Delisle English, French
Derived from De L'Isle meaning "of the Isle, from the Isle" in French.
Chałupa Polish
Polish form of Chalupa
Palić Serbian, Croatian
Derived from paliti, meaning "to fire" or "to set on fire".
Westhuis Dutch
Means "west house" in Dutch.
Aua Estonian
Aua is an Estonian surname meaning "honorable".
Huxford English
Habitational name from a place in Devon called Huxford (preserved in the name of Huxford Farm), from the Old English personal name Hōcc or the Old English word hōc ‘hook or angle of land’ + ford ‘ford’.
Sithole Zulu
Derived from Zulu isithole meaning "heifer".
Allcox English
Variant of Alcott.
Lutter Dutch, English, German
Dutch and English: variant of Luter.... [more]
Weerawansa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave" and वंश (vansa) meaning "lineage, clan, family".
Mikail Turkish, Uyghur
From the given name Mikail.
Balasooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhalese බාලසූරිය (see Balasuriya).
Szymanowski Polish
Name for someone from a place called Szymanów, Szymanowo or Szymanowice, all derived from the given name Szymon.
Neuhauser German, German (Austrian)
Means "new house" in German.
Uzel English (?)
Can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.
Vilpuu Estonian
Vilpuu is an Estonian surname derived from "vili" ("fruit") and "puu" ("tree").
Feverfew Literature
Used in Jill Murphy's books, The Worst Witch, as well as the television adaptations for the surname of Fenella Feverfew. It is a combination of "fever" and "few".
Urizar Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque uri "town, city" and zahar "old, aged".