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.
Mutia Eastern African, Maasai
A Kenyan Maasai surname known mostly in the West as the name of a certain fictitious escarpment, which appears infrequently in old Tarzan Films.
Sert Turkish
Means "hard, stiff, stern" in Turkish.
Kriebel German
Nickname from Middle High German kribeln "to tickle, tingle, itch". Can also be a variant form of Kreul.
Kase Estonian
Variant of Kask.
Wataboushi Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 綿帽子 (see Watabōshi).
Claudel French
From the given name Claudel.
Sylejmani Albanian
Derived from the given name Sylejman.
Winsininski Polish (Anglicized)
Winsininski is an anglicized version of the name "Wisniewski", which is from multiple places in Poland called Wisniewo, Wisniew, and Wisniewa. These names all have "wisna" which means cherry, or cherry tree.... [more]
Toomsalu Estonian
Toomsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "bird-cherry grove".
Aertsz Dutch (Archaic), Frisian (Archaic)
Older form of Aerts, a patronymic surname from Aert, a shortened form of the first name Arnout.
Silas English
Derived from the given name Silas
Anastassakis Greek
Crete born John Anthony Aniston, (birth name Yiannis Anitios Anastassakis) is an American actor and the father of actress Jennifer Aniston.
Vanlow English (Rare)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Van Look.
Beaman English
Variant of Beeman.
Matthiou Greek
Means "son of Matthias".
Bahij Arabic
From the given name Bahij.
Forchuk Ukrainian
Marsha Skrypukh-Forchuk is a Ukrainian-Canadian author.
Dawkin English
From the given name Dawkin
Witzke German
Diminutive form of Witz.
Ido Japanese
From Japanese 井門 (Ido) meaning "Ido", a former township in the former district of Ukena in the former Japanese province of Iyo in present-day Ehime, Japan.
Aselton American
Asel being a variant of Asil meaning ""noble"" and ton meaning ""town"".
Andrusyshyn Ukrainian
From given name Andriy.
Ivanagić Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Tones English
Variant of Tone.
Clwyd Welsh
This indicates familial origin near the River Clwyd.
Kuroniwa Japanese
Kuro means "black" and niwa means "garden".
Zaher Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Zaher.
Barilla Italian
Occupational name from medieval Greek barellas "cooper" from Italian barella "barrel" with the suffix (e)as.
Soliman Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Soliman.
Trettin German
Habitational name from a place so named in Brandenburg.
Vongbandith Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ບັນດິດ (bandith) meaning "learned, philosopher, sage".
Tulkki Finnish
Means "interpreter, translator" in Finnish.
Dara Khmer
It means star.
Barkis English
Meant "person who works in a tannery" (from Middle English barkhous "tannery" - bark was used in the tanning process). A fictional bearer is Barkis, a carrier in Charles Dickens's 'David Copperfield' (1849) who sends a message via David to Clara Peggotty that "Barkis is willin'" (i.e. to marry her).
Uuemõis Estonian
Uuemõis is an Estonian surname meaning "new manor".
Hintgen Luxembourgish
Appeared in Luxembourg in 1698 in an area around Bertrange and Strassen. there are Hentgens there yet today.
Ter Dutch
It is an old Dutch word used in some last names that indicate location or place. It specifically translates as "to" "in" or "at"
Rasel Bengali
From the given name Rasul.
Clooney English, Irish (Anglicized)
From Gaelic Ó Cluanaigh meaning "descendant of Cluanach". Cluanach was a given name derived from Irish clauna "deceitful, flattering, rogue".
Hailes Scottish, English
Scottish habitational name from Hailes in Lothian, originally in East Lothian, named from the Middle English genitive or plural form of hall ‘hall’. ... [more]
Cailar Provençal
Modern Provençal form of Caylar
Čapek Czech
Derived from a diminutive of Czech cáp meaning "stork", applied as a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a stork. In some cases the family name may have derived from a heraldic symbol.
Kuusk Estonian
Kuusk is an Estonian surname meaning "spruce".
Abdulrahman Arabic
From the given name Abd al-Rahman
Cobbold English
From the medieval male personal name Cubald (from Old English Cūthbeald, literally "famous-brave").
Ligne English
A variation of the names Ling, Lin and others.
Tahar Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Tahar.
Syversen Norwegian
Patronymic form derived from the given name Syvert, a rare variant of Sivert... [more]
Ochiai Japanese
From Japanese 落 (ochi) meaning "fall, leave behind, drop" and 合 (ai) meaning "fit, suit, join".
Debster Dutch (Rare)
Etymology unknown.
Novo Galician, Portuguese
Nickname from Portuguese and Galician novo ‘new’, ‘young’ (Latin novus). The word was also occasionally used in the Middle Ages as a personal name, particularly for a child born after the death of a sibling, and this may also be a source of the surname.
Kishi Japanese
From Japanese 岸 (kishi) meaning "bank, shore".
Martial French
Derived from the given name Martial.
Kontostephanos Greek
The surname means short (κοντός) Stefanos.
Quimpo Filipino
From Hokkien 金舖 (kim-phò͘) meaning "gold shop" or 金寳 (kim-pó) meaning "golden treasure".
Van Honsté Flemish
Means "from Honsté", Honsté possibly being the name of a village in Belgium.
Plettinck Flemish
Patronymic form of names beginning with the Germanic element blad meaning "blade" or "leaf".
Parve Estonian
Parve is an Estonian surname meaning "raft". Probably taken from "parvemees" meaning "raftsman".
Hạ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of He, from Sino-Vietnamese 賀 (hạ).
Okata Japanese
Variant of Okada.
Norvell English
Derived from the name of a place in England named Northwell in Nottinghamshire. It is a combination of the old English term for "north" with other geographic features such as welle meaning "a well, spring."
Genís Catalan
From the given name Genís.
Zorlu Turkish
Means "strong, powerful" in Turkish.
Cradic Welsh
From the Welsh personal name Caradoc meaning "beloved, amiable."
Piana Italian
Topographic name from piana ‘plain’, ‘level ground’, from Latin planus, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this word.
Thongkham Thai, Lao
Means "gold" in Thai and Lao.
Ellefsen Norwegian
Means "son of Ellef".
Usui Japanese
From Japanese 臼 (usu) meaning "millstone, mortar" or 碓 (usu) meaning "pestle" combined with 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Corvella Italian (Rare)
Derived from Italian corvo meaning "crow".
Gay English
Habitational name from a settlement in Normandy called Gaye, possibly derived from a Germanic person name cognate with Wade 2, or perhaps related to Old French gayere "wet ground" or goille "puddle, quagmire".
Vallmitjana Catalan
From the name of a valley near the town of Taradell in Catalonia, Spain, composed of Catalan vall meaning "valley" and mitjana "middle, middle-sized".
Montejano Spanish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Montejo
Khrushchev Russian
Derived from Russian хрущ (khrushch) meaning "cockchafer" or "May beetle".
Reading English
Habitational name from the county seat of Berkshire, which gets its name from Old English Readingas "people of Read(a)", a byname meaning "red".
Hinckley English
From the name of a place in Leicestershire meaning "Hynca's wood", from the Old English byname Hynca, derivative of hún "bear cub", and leah "woodland, clearing".
Bow English, Scottish
Habitational name from any of various minor places called with Old English boga, meaning "bow, arch, bend".
Tartu Estonian
Tartu is an Estonian surname derived from the city of the same name in Tartu County.
Yamanouchi Japanese
Variant of Yamauchi with the unwritten possessive marker の (no).
Serafino Italian
From the given name Serafino
Kear Scottish Gaelic
Kear is derived from the Gaelic name O'Ciarain or O'Ceirin, which comes from the Gaelic word ciar, meaning black or dark brown.
Hietamaa Finnish
Finnish. (hieta) meaning, “fine-sand” combined with (maa) meaning, “country.”
Hegde Kannada
Hegde means the Headman of the village. Hegde or Heggade Pergade is a surname from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kasargod district of Kerala and Karnataka in India. It is found amongst Hindus of the Bunt community, Jain bunt community, Havyaka Brahmins, Vokkaligas in Karnataka.... [more]
Iwatatsu Japanese
Variant reading of Iwatate.
Rugg English
Nickname for a person associated with the color red, whether through hair color, clothing, or complexion. Accordingly, the name is derived from the Old French word ruge, meaning red.
Bea Spanish
Habitational name from a place of this name in Teruel.
Nitsche German (Silesian)
Derived from a popular Silesian short form of the personal name Nikolaus.
Kumanomidoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 or 熊埜御堂 (see Kumanomidō).
Laik Estonian
Laik is an Estonian surname meaning "blotch", "stain" and "spot".
Bakulina Russian
feminine form of Bakulin
Jaaksoo Estonian
Jaaksoo is an Estonian surname meaning "Jaak's swamp" in Estonian. However, it most likely derived from a corruption of the surname "Jackson" or "Jaakson" that has been Estonianized.
Mäki Finnish
Means "hill" in Finnish.
Rudyard English
From the location Rudyard (Staffs) which is recorded as Rudegeard in 100 The place-name probably derives from Old English rude "rue" and geard "enclosure yard".
Tamatsuka Japanese
Tama means "jewel" and tsuka means "mound".
Saxby English (British)
Saxby is the surname of the character Stella Saxby from the book Awful Auntie, by David Walliams. Saxby means "Grand" .
Viscera Italian (Rare)
Possibly derived from Latin viscera "internal organs; viscera, entrails", perhaps a nickname for a butcher.
Alpert Jewish
Variant of Halpern.
Mannazzu Sardinian, Sicilian, Italian
Probably derived from the given name Manno combined with the augmentative suffix -azzu.
McMaster English, Scottish
Patronymic for someone who was the son of the Master, i.e., a cleric
Zgłobicki Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Zgłobice.
Shadow English
Origin unidentified. The name Shadue, Schadewe is recorded in England in the 12th and 13th centuries, from Middle English shadwe ‘shadow’, Old English sceadu (see Shade)... [more]
Loon Dutch
Variant form of Van Loon.
Shimotsuki Japanese (Rare, ?)
霜 (Shimo) means "hoar, frost" and 月 (tsuki) means "month, noon". This is the traditional Japanese word for "November". ... [more]
Stults German
The Stults surname is derived from the German word "stoltz," which means "proud," and as such, it was most likely originally a nickname, which became a hereditary surname.
Gabriella English (American)
Derived from the given name Gabriella.
Auchinleck Scottish (Rare)
Scottish Gaelic: Achadh nan Leac... [more]
Arabeya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "uncultivated, desolate", 部 (be) meaning "department, division; part", and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
McGuchan Irish
Irish: mainly Scottish spelling of Irish Mac Eacháin, see McGahan.
Toujou Japanese
From Japanese 東 (tou) meaning "east" and 條 or 条 (jou) meaning "paragraph".
Scheliga Polish
Variant and more Americanized spelling of Szeliga.
Sutcliffe English
Habitational name from any of the places in Yorkshire called Sutcliffe or similar, all derived from Old English suþ "south" and clif "cliff"... [more]
Amani Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Amani.
Kanza Japanese
formed with 神 (Shin, Jin, Kami, Kan, Kou) meaning "God" and 座 (Za) meaning "Squat, Seat". Which means the surname could possible come out as “A seat for gods”
Biện Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Bian, from Sino-Vietnamese 卞 (biện).
Da Ponte Italian, Portuguese, Galician
A topographic name, which means "from the bridge".
Fattah Arabic
Derived from the given name Fattah.
Taheri Persian
From the given name Taher.
Karapetyan Armenian
Means "son of Karapet".
Couto Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Galician
Habitational name for a person from any of the various places in Portugal containing Portuguese or Galician word couto "enclosed area of land". In some cases, the name may be topographic.
Alfvén Swedish (Rare)
Perhaps derived from Swedish älv "river".
Ha Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).
Toda Japanese
Japanese: there are multiple meanings with this surname depending on the kanji used. ... [more]
Noji Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 地 (ji) meaning "earth, land, dirt".
Kobata Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Hatta, added Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small, little".
Kenderdine English
Origins: Staffordshire, England
Hvozdyk Ukrainian
Means "carnation" in Ukrainian.
Duchek Czech
Duchek is short form of name Duchoslav.
Enea Italian
From the given name Enea the Italian form of Aeneas.
Hartford English
Habitational name from Hertford, or from either of two places called Hartford, in Cheshire and Cumbria; all are named with Old English heorot ‘hart’ + ford ‘ford’.
Hanasaki Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" or 華 (hana) meaning "flower, petal" combined with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom". A fictional bearer of this surname is Tsubomi Hanasaki (花咲 つぼみ) from Heartcatch! Pretty Cure.
Thilakarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala තිලකරත්න (see Thilakaratne).
Pribadi Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Fang (方 or 房), Lin (林) or Pan 2 (潘)... [more]
Neustädter German
Habitational name for someone from any of many places in Germany and Austria called Neustadt.
Deveaux French, Bahamian Creole
Means "of the valleys", derived from French val "valley".
Vongkhamchanh Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family", ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ຈັນ (chanh) meaning "moon".
Amidane Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning uncertain.
Arrotino Italian
Occupational name meaning "knife-sharpener, knife-grinder" in Italian.
Sulu Tagalog
From the sea in the Philippines. Notable bearer is the fictional character Hikaru Sulu from Star Trek. The name is not commonly given to real people.
Takiya Japanese (Rare)
Taki (滝) means "waterfall", ya (谷) means "valley". One notable fictional character who bears this surname is Genji Takiya (滝谷 源治) from Crows Zero, this surname is very rare.
Kholod Russian
Means "cold (noun)".
Hrekiv Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Grekov.
Torii Japanese
From Japanese 鳥 (tori) meaning "bird" and 居 (i) meaning "seat, abode".
Turan Turkish
Refers to Turan, an historical region in Central Asia inhabited by the nomadic Iranian Turanian people. The name itself means "land of the Tur" and is derived from the name of a Persian mythological figure, Tur (تور).
Myszka Polish
Means 'mouse' in Polish.
Sakurajima Japanese
From Japanese 桜 or 櫻 (sakura) both meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 島 (jima) meaning "island". This surname comes from 桜島 (Sakurajima), an active stratovolcano located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan... [more]
Jiao Chinese
From Chinese 焦 (jiāo) referring to the ancient state of Jiao, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now the provinces of Shaanxi and Henan.
Buitrago Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous municipalities: the Castilian one in El Campo de Gómara or the Manchego municipality of Buitrago del Lozoya in Sierra Norte, Comunidad de Madrid.
Shimaoka Japanese
島 (Shima) means "jsland", 岡 (oka) means "ridge, hill".
Levob French
The family name Levob is believed to be from Lorraine, an ancient province of the East of France. Some of the variations are Lavoye, Lavois, Lavoi, Levoi, Levoie, Levoy, Levois, Levot, Lavot to distinguish but a few.
De Rover Dutch
Means "the robber" in Dutch.
Barno Italian, Ukrainian, French, Ancient Aramaic, Russian
The surname Barno was first found in the north of Italy, especially in Tuscany. The name occasionally appears in the south, usually in forms which end in "o," but the northern forms ending in "i" are much more common... [more]
Tamir Jewish
From the given name Tamir.
Oldenhave Dutch
From the name of a small village in the province of Drenthe, Holland, composed of Dutch oud and hoeve, meaning "old farm".
Sashenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Sasha".
Quinata Chamorro
Quinata - meaning "na'ta" food belonging to us, or wanting food. Mostly found in Umatac, Guam.
Berthiaume French
French: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’ + helm ‘helmet’.
Bistolfo Italian
Bistolfi has a lineage between Alessandria Casale Monferrato, Acqui Terme and Prasco, Genoa and Savona. Bistolfo may derive from a modified form of the medieval name Guisulfus. In an act of 1327 Gui-sulfus Cottalorda (Mayor of Breil) signed an important peace agreement with Tenda, probably passing by the name Wisulfus, and therefore by common substitution of W with B.
René French
From the given name René.
Mirotvorets Russian
Means "maker of peace" in Russian, from мир (mir) "peace" and творец (tvorets) "creator, maker". Probably given to someone who often mediated fights between villagers.
Mcharris Scottish
Means "son of Harris."
Neaves English
Variant of Neeve
Darmapriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධර්මප්‍රිය (see Dharmapriya).
Porfirio Spanish, Italian
From the given name Porfirio
Lansel Romansh
Derived from the given name Angelus.
Portman German (Americanized), Dutch
Americanized form of German Portmann, as well as a Dutch variant of Poortman (and in some cases an Americanized form)... [more]
Guramishvili Georgian
Means "son of Guram".
Srimongkhon Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ศรีมงคล (see Simongkhon).
Ishimaru Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 丸 (maru) meaning "circle, round, whole".
Aggarwal Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi अग्रवाल or Punjabi Gurmukhi ਅਗਰਵਾਲ (see Agarwal).
Totoki Japanese
From Japanese 十 (to) meaning "ten" and 時 (toki) meaning "time".
Svavarsson Icelandic
Means "son of Svavar".
Satomiya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 里 (sato) meaning "village" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
Ronald English
Derived from the given name Ronald.
Õisnurm Estonian
Õisnurm is an Estonian surname meaning "flower meadow".
Aberatne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේරත්න (see Abeyrathna).
Konoe Japanese
Means "royal guardian" in Japanese. The kanji that make up this name are 近 (kon, "near, close") and 衛 (e, "protection"). A famous bearer of this surname was Japanese Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe (近衞 文麿; 1891–1945).
Azubuike Igbo
From the given name Azubuike.
Rood Dutch
Dutch cognate of Read 1.
Weidemann Medieval German, German (Austrian), Norwegian
Weidemann is a German family name and comes from the Middle High German terms for hunter or woad farmer.... [more]
Tkáč Slovak
From Slovak words Tkáč and Tkať meaning "A weaver" and "To weave" respectively.