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.
Dilag Filipino, Tagalog
Means "beauty, splendour, brilliancy" or "maiden" in Tagalog.
Kurisingal Malayalam
Malayalam surname used by the St Thomas Christians of Kerala.
Granier French
French for a grain merchant (from Latin granarius), a topographic name for someone who lived by a granary (from Latin granarium) or a metonymic role name for someone who monitors or owned one.
Di Taranto Italian
Habitational name for someone from the city of Taranto the provincial capital of Apulia. Variant of Taranto and Tarantino.
Dahler German
From a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name, possibly a cognate with Anglo-Saxon deal, the first part of which means “proud” or “famous.”
Fausett English
Probably an altered spelling of Fawcett.
Agustin Spanish
From the given name Agustin.
Batungbakal Filipino
Tagalog Filipino surname meaning "iron stone", from Tagalog bato "stone" combined with bakal "iron, steel".
Toman Czech
Toman is nickname of name Tomas.
Minegishi Japanese
From Japanese 嶺 (mine) meaning "peak, summit" and 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, seashore, bank".
Hajian Persian
From Persian حاجی (haji) meaning "hajji" (of Arabic origin), referring to a person who has participated in the حج (hajj), the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia that Muslims must undertake at least once in their lifetimes.
Nkata Kongo, Vili
From the Vili nkhata meaning “raffia palm”.
Ataollahi Persian
From the given name Ataollah.
Youssef Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Hrachenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian гра (hra), meaning "game".
Cossiga Italian, Sardinian
Sardinian translation of the place name Corsica. A famous bearer of the name is Francesco Cossiga (1928-2010), Italian politician who served as Prime Minister (1979-1980) and as President (1985-1992).
Burdis English
A habitational name for Bordeaux, France.
Hüüdma Estonian
Hüüdma is an Estonian surname meaning to "call out" or "exclaim".
Alanís Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality.
Petrossian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պետրոսյան (see Petrosyan)
Shahbazpour Persian
Means "son of Shahbaz".
Metsnõmm Estonian
Metsnõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "forest heath/moorland".
Wahl German, Jewish
From Middle High German Walhe, Walch "foreigner from a Romance country", hence a nickname for someone from Italy or France, etc. This surname is also established in Sweden.
Custer German (Anglicized)
Anglicization of the German surname Köster or Küster, literally "sexton". A famous bearer was George Custer (1839-1876), the American cavalry general. General Custer and his army were defeated and killed by Sioux and Cheyenne forces under Sitting Bull in the Battle of Little Bighorn (1876; also known colloquially as Custer's Last Stand).
Vernetti Italian, Piedmontese
From various places called Vernetti or Vernetto in Piedmont, Italy.
Abeygunaratne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" combined with गुण (guna) meaning "quality, property, attribute" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Famos Romansh
Corruption of Vonmoos.
Stonor English
Locational name from a village in Oxfordshire, England. The name comes from Old English stán "stony" and the place was named for a stone circle on the land.
Duca Romansh
Derived from Romansh duca "duke, prince".
Paxson English
This surname means "son of Pack." Pack may be a survival of the Old English personal name Pacca or it may have been a Middle English personal name derived from Paschalis (meaning "relating to Easter"), the Latin form of Pascal.
Utsunomiya Japanese
From Japanese 宇 (u) meaning "house, eaves, universe", 都 (tsu) meaning "city", and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
Agawa Japanese
阿 (A) means "nook, flatter, corner" and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".... [more]
Beskow Swedish
Derived from the name of the city Beeskow in Germany. A notable bearer was Swedish author and illustrator Elsa Beskow (1874-1953).
Bei Chinese
From Chinese 贝 (bèi) referring to the ancient fief of Bei, which was part of the state of Jin during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Hebei province.
Payson German, Frisian
German and Frisian variant spelling of Paysen, a patronymic from the personal name Paul.
Shadmehr Persian
From the given name Shadmehr.
Monge French
Southern French variant of Moine.
Dierks Low German, Dutch
Genitivized patronymic from a short form of the personal name Diederik.
Mazzola Italian
From a diminutive of Italian mazza meaning "maul, mallet".
Stauber German, Jewish
An occupational name from Staub, with the addition of the German agent suffix -er.
Külvik Estonian
Külvik is an Estonian surname meaning "thrower" and "(seed) sower".
Arige Telugu
This name is famous surname in telugu states of South India.
Branche French
From Old French branche meaning ‘branch’ (which is from Late Latin branca meaning ‘foot’, ‘paw’), the application of which as a surname is not clear. Compare Branch.
Jongok Gayonese, Acehnese
Meaning unavailable.
Leheroo Estonian
Leheroo is an Estonian surname meaning "leafy cane".
Miao Chinese
From Chinese 苗 (miáo) meaning "seedling, shoot, sprout", also referring to the ancient fief of Miao, which existed in the state of Chu during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.
Şekerci Turkish
Means "confectioner, candy seller" in Turkish.
Carten Irish
Variant of McCartan.
Baylis English
Derived from the Middle English 'bail(l)i', a development of the Old French 'baillis'. In Scotland the word survives as 'bailie', the title of a chief magistrate for a part of a county or barony. The word survives in England as 'bailiff', an officer who serves writs and summonses for the court.
Raheem Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi, Sinhalese
From the given name Rahim.
Münt Estonian
Münt is an Estonian surname meaning "coin".
Miyazawa Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Sakatō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 坂頭 or 阪頭 (see Sakagashira).
Bacolod Filipino, Hiligaynon, Cebuano
Derived from Hiligaynon bakolod meaning "hill, mound, rise". This is also the name of a city in the Negros Occidental province in the Philippines.
Konuk Turkish
Means "guest" in Turkish.
Baldrick Medieval English
The name of Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson)'s much-hated slave in the comedy Blackadder.... [more]
Toomey Irish
from ancient Gaelic personal name 'Tuama', probably derived from 'tuaim', meaning a hill or a small mountain
Pohjoinen Finnish
meaning "north".
Galiev Tatar, Bashkir
Tatar and Bashkir variant of Aliev.
Diesel German
From the pet form of Matthias or from any Germanic compound name beginning with diota meaning "people"
Cavagnaro Italian
Means "basket-weaver" or perhaps "basket-carrier", derived from Italian cavagna "basket" and the agentive suffix -aro.
Hasuya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 芙 (hasu) meaning "nelumbo nucifera" and 家 (ya) meaning "house", possibly referring to a house in an area with nelumbo nucifera.
Pines English
Plural form of Pine. Possibly given to someone who lives in a pine forest or a pine grove.
Kärner Estonian, German
Derived from an archaic loan word meaning "gardener", related to German Gärtner.
Rasberry English
Possibly a habitational name from Ratsbury in Lynton, Devon.
Ouahabi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Ouahab.
Tiao Taiwanese, Chinese (Hokkien)
Min Nan and Hokkien romanization of Zhang.
Hanafusa Japanese
From 花 (hana) meaning "flower, blossom" and 房 (fusa) meaning "room, chamber".
Ishimitsu Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and mitsu means "light".
Zaizen Japanese (Rare)
From 財 (zai) meaning "wealth, riches, property" and 前 (zen) meaning "front, forward".
Angelevski Macedonian
Son of Angele
Komiya Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
Belew English, Irish
variant spelling of Bellew.
Torre Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian cognitive and, Spanish and Portuguese variant of Torres. From torre "tower" (from Latin turris).
Mangudadatu Filipino, Maguindanao
From Maguindanao manguda meaning "young" and the Philippine title datu meaning "chief, leader".
Grelle German
Variant of Grell.
Delyanov Bulgarian
Derived from the Bulgarian given name Delyan.
Bounvilay Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful".
Matias Filipino, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Czech (Americanized)
Spanish (Matías), Portuguese, and Dutch: from the personal name (see Matthew).... [more]
Obata Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小八田 (see Kobata).
Porko Finnish
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Finnish poro meaning "reindeer".
Quintela Portuguese
Has its roots in Latin, deriving from "quintus," meaning "fifth." It likely originated from describing a person as the fifth child in a family or from the division of land among heirs, where a fifth part was given to one heir.
Ovalle Galician
Galician topographic name from o vale ‘the valley’ (Latin uallis, ualles).
Fellous Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Maghrebi Arabic فلوس (fallus) meaning "chick, young chicken".
Lafitte French
French: topographic name for someone who lived near a boundary mark, Old French fitte (Late Latin fixta petra ‘fixed stone’, from the past participle of figere ‘to fix or fasten’), or habitational name from any of several places in western France named with this word
Ossola Italian
Habitational name from the Ossola valley in Piedmont, Italy.
Ronde Dutch
Means "round" in Dutch, originally a nickname for a plump person, ultimately from Latin rotundus.
Rosholt Norwegian
Norwegian: habitational name from either of two farms called Røsholt in southeastern Norway, named with Old Norse, either ross ‘mare’ or ruð ‘clearing’ + holt ‘grove’, ‘wood’.
Madrigal Spanish
"Madrigal" comes from from the Venetian madregal "simple, ingenuous," from Late Latin matricalis "invented, original," literally "of or from the womb," from matrix (gen. matricis) "womb."
Ostrander Dutch (Americanized)
Possibly an altered form of van Nostrand "from Nordstrand", a former island in Germany.
Hu Hui
From the Arabic name Hussein.
Datsyuk Ukrainian
Possibly from Ukrainian дати (daty), meaning "to give".
Õnnepalu Estonian
Õnnepalu is an Estonian surname meaning "benefic/happy heath".
Serre French
Means 'greenhouse' in French.
Sormunen Finnish
from the word sormi "finger" or sormus "ring"
Waleed Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Walid.
Bruck German
Variant of Brück.
Cesco Italian
Derived from the given name Francesco.
Sobchenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Sobczak.
Hlöðversdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Hlöðver". Used exclusively by women.
Abisamra Arabic
Means "Father of Brown" - comes from AbouSamra, which means "Son of Brown."
Stender German
Occupational name for a carpenter.
D'uva Italian
From Italian uva "grape", meaning "of the grapes". An occupational name for someone who produced grapes, or possibly a nickname.
Ta Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Tạ.
Papas Greek
From Greek meaning "pope, priest".
Osaragi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大仏 (Osaragi), a variant reading of 大仏 (Daibutsu), a clipping of 大仏ケ谷 (Daibutsugayatsu), a former name for the area of Hase in the city of Kamakura in the prefecture of Kanagawa in Japan.
Derecho Spanish (Philippines)
Means "straight" in Spanish. This surname is common in the Pnilippines
Taghlian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Տաղլյան (see Taghlyan).
Prévost French
From Old French prevost meaning "provost", a status name for officials in a position of responsibility.
Sebastíansson Icelandic
Means "son of Sebastían" in Icelandic.
Shyamalan Indian (Rare), Malayalam (Rare)
Derived from the given name Shyamal or Shyama. This is the surname of Manoj "M... [more]
Sacdalan Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog sakdalan meaning "perfection, excellence, extremeness".
Kuur Estonian
Kuur is an Estonian surname meaning "shed" or "hovel".
Canelo Spanish
From spanish canela meaning "cinnamon". Perhaps a nickname for someone with red hair.
Pettee French, Scottish, English
Meaning "Petit", a word meaning "small" in French.
Rushe English, Irish
Variant of Rush
Bağırzadə Azerbaijani
Means "descendant of Bağır", using the Persian suffix زاده (zade) meaning "offspring".
Roundtree English
Variant spelling of Rowntree.
Har German
Variant of Har.
Tufail Urdu
Derived from the given name Tufail.
Stenson English
From the name of a hamlet (now called Twyford and Stenson) in Derbyshire, England. The name is a combination of the Old Norse name Steinn and Old English tun "settlement, enclosure".
Shinso Japanese
From Japanese 心 (shin) meaning "heart, mind" and 操 (so, sou, sō) meaning "manipulate, operate"
Dorst German, Dutch
Either a topographic name for someone who lived on dry hard ground from dörr "dry" or a habitational name from any of the places called Dorst near Cologne or Helmstedt or Dorste in the Harz Mountains... [more]
Kristjánsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Kristján" in Icelandic.
Bala Indian
1 Indian (Gujarat and Bombay city): Parsi name, probably from Persian bālā ‘high’, ‘exalted’.... [more]
Aufdemberge American (Rare)
The surname Aufdemberge originated in America, but in German it means "on the mountains".... [more]
Massard French
French form of Massaro.
Kadalipp Estonian
Kadalipp is an Estonian surname meaning "gauntlet".
Mollica Italian
Means "crumb, breadcrumb; soft inner part of bread" in Italian, a nickname for a physically small or unintelligent person, or perhaps someone considered kind and soft-hearted.
Ishijima Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Kazetani Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 風 (kaze) meaning "wind, style" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Hailstone English
Possibly from Hailstone Hill in Wiltshire, which may be derived from Old English hālig-stān meaning "holy stone" or hagolstān meaning "hailstone". Could also derive from English personal name Æthelstān.
Merridew English
A different form of Meredith (from the Welsh personal name Meredydd, perhaps literally "lord of splendour"). It occurs in Wilkie Collins' 'The Moonstone' (1868) belonging to Mrs Merridew, widowed sister to Sir John Verinder.
Bäckström Swedish
Combination of Swedish bäck "brook, small stream" and ström "stream".
Van Reenen Dutch, South African
Means "from Rhenen", the name of a city in Utrecht, Netherlands. Possibly derived from Proto-Germanic *hraini "clean, pure", or from Rijn "the Rhine (river)" combined with Old Dutch hem "home, settlement".
Eufracio Spanish
From the given name Eufracio.
Yasumizu Japanese
From 安 (yasu) meaning "calm, peaceful, low, inexpensive" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Choi Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cai.
Artemenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Artem".
Skibniewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Podlachian villages: Skibniew-Kurcze or Skibniew-Podawce.
Ojandi Estonian
Ojandi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "oja" ("stream/creek") and "rand" ("beach").
Škudlárek Czech
Nickname for a stingy person, from a derivative Czech škudil meaning "stingy","tight-fisted".
Hewit English
Variant of Hewitt
Moilanen Finnish
From the given name Moila, a Karelian diminutive of the Russian given name Samuil.
Nickal German
Variant of Nickel
Matto Italian
From the Germanic given name Matto.
Hoe English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a spur of a hill.
Wapelhorst Low German
"Wapel" (pronounced VA-pel) is a river in Northern Germany. "Horst" means 'eagle's nest' in modern German but also means 'man of the forest' in Old German.
Otte German
Otte was given to someone who lived in Bavaria, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging medieval society. The name Otte evolved from the Old German personal name Ott, a name of Emperors, made famous by Otto the Great (912-973), Holy Roman emperor.
Shadi Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Shadi 1.
Yuwen Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 宇文 (yǔwén), the name of a Xianbei clan of Xiongnu origin.
Abdyldaev Kyrgyz
Means "son of Abdylday" from a given name either derived from Arabic Abdullah or from Arabic عبد ال (ʿabd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with the Turkish word day meaning "support, foundation".
Basir Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Basir.
Berman Yiddish
It literally means "bearman".
Viidalepp Estonian
Viidalepp is an Estonian surname derived from "viide" ("reference", or "reference mark) and "lepp" ("alder").
Thoreau English
Last name of famous American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, tax resister, development critic, sage writer and philosopher, Henry David Thoreau.
Vainküla Estonian
Vainküla is an Estonian surname meaning "(village) green/common village"
Baltasar Spanish
From the given name Baltasar.
McCart Northern Irish (Anglicized)
Northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Airt, ‘son of Art’, a personal name meaning ‘bear’.
Satomi Japanese
Sato means "village" and mi means "mindset, view, outlook".... [more]
Pedajas Estonian
Pedajas is an Estonian surname meaning "pine".
Demick English
Variant of Dymock.
Louisville English
From the name of the largest city of Louisville in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The city was named for the 18th-century King Louis XVI of France, whose soldiers were then aiding Americans in the Revolutionary War.
Gailītis Latvian
Derived from the word gailis meaning "rooster".
Francomagaro Italian
I believe the first element is Franco, just don't know what the other element is.
Tänav Estonian
Tänav is an Estonian surname meaning "street".
Paonil Thai
From Thai เปา (pao) meaning "judicial officer, referee, umpire" and นิล (nin) meaning "very deep black".
Osegueda Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Oseguera chiefly used in Central America.
Ardis Scottish
Reduced form of Allardice.
Doron Hebrew
From the given name Doron.
Servetnyk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian серветка (servetka), meaning "napkin".
Hanvey Irish
Variant of Hanafin.
Fuglesang Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Means "bird song" in Norwegian (compare German Vogelsang).
Zumbi Central African, Kimbundu, Lunda
From Kimbundu nzumbi meaning "ghost, spirit" or nzambi meaning "god".
Pennycuik Scottish
Originally meant "person from Penycuik", near Edinburgh (probably "hill frequented by cuckoos").
Marcellino Italian
From the given name Marcellino
Sosby English
Possibly a variant of Soulsby
Devilly Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
One of the anglicized versions of Ó Duibhghiolla, and Ancient Irish name meaning "Of the Black Attendant"
Sadeq Arabic
Derived from the given name Sadiq.