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.
Mathíasson Icelandic
Means "son of Mathías" in Icelandic.
Ndreu Albanian
From the given name Ndreu.
Esfahani Persian
Indicated a person from the city of Isfahan in Iran, ultimately from Old Persian spādānām meaning "(of) the armies".
Kõnd Estonian
Kõnd is an Estonian surname meaning "walk".
Tsujimoto Japanese
From Japanese 辻 (tsuji) meaning "crossroad" and 本 or 元 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
O'harra Irish
A variant of O'Hara.
Azeem Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Azim.
Jouttijärvi Finnish (Rare)
From the name of any of the many lakes named Jouttijärvi in Finland.
Redžepagić Bosnian
Derived from Redžeb, meaning "Rajab", the seventh month of the Islamic calendar.
Karunathileka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කරුණාතිලක (see Karunathilaka).
Argimon Catalan
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous castle in the municipality of Riudarenes.
Raviv Hebrew
From Hebrew רָבִיב (raviv) meaning "droplet, rain, drizzle".
Noice English
Variant spelling of Noyce.
Yager German
Americanized form of JÄGER, meaning "hunter."
Alaa Arabic
Derived from the given name Ala 1.
Pecic Albanian
Derived from the name of the small town Peja (Pec) in western Kosovo. Most likely given to the inhabitants of the town and their descedents.
Biondolillo Italian
Probably from Sicilian biunnuliddu "little fair one", a nickname for someone with blonde hair. Compare Biondi.
Pliner Russian, Czech
Originated from a small town in Russia named, Plino.
Abdulracman Maranao
From the given name Abdulracman.
Sleigh English
A sled drawn by horses or reindeer, especially one used for passengers.
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).
Prööm Estonian
Prööm is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "krööm" meaning "grain".
Sinivee Estonian
Sinivee is an Estonian surname meaning "blue water".
Van Der Aarde Dutch
Variant of Van der Aart. Means "from the earth".
Belin Yiddish
Metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Beyle meaning ‘beautiful’ (related to French belle).
Ramazonov Uzbek, Tajik
Uzbek and Tajik variant of Ramazanov.
Citrine Jewish
An invented Jewish name based on Yiddish tsitrin "lemon tree".
Tercero Spanish
Means "third" in Spanish (see Tercero).
Tranquilli Italian
Derived from the given name Tranquillo.
Adiletov Kazakh
Means "son of Adilet".
Fluellen Welsh
Anglicized form of Welsh Llewellyn.
McMullan Irish
The surname McMullan is of old Irish/ Gaelic Heritage, it is with meaning ‘Bald’ or ‘Tonsured One’. It was first founded in the province of Connacht, and comes from Mullan.... [more]
Win German
One who acted as host in a tavern or inn.
Mineo Japanese
Mine means "peak" and i means "tail".
Rezazadeh Persian
Means "born of Reza" in Persian.
Mendès French
French form of Mendes.
Lieb German
From a short form of the various compound Slavic personal names formed with lubo- "love" as the first element.
Barbon French (Quebec)
Derived from the nickname barbon meaning "old codger" as well as referring to a "confirmed bachelor".
Kandimaa Estonian
Kandimaa is an Estonian surname derived from "kandis" ("neck of the woods") and "land".
Lovie Scottish
Variant of Leavey.
Debby English
"Deep valley" from Old English Dipden.
Shinde Indian, Marathi
Meaning unknown; this was also the name of a Indian dynasty from Maharashtra.
Rispoli Italian
A patronymic from a derivative of the given name Rispo, which is probably of Germanic origin. Alternatively, it could be a variant of Ruspoli, which is of unknown origin.
Samarin Tatar (?)
Means "son of Samar 1".
Moscatelli Italian
The name Moscatelli has its origins in a type of grape called Moscatel. This grape has its origin in ancient Egypt or Greece, but it was in Italy that it became famous. Here the farmers that planted the grape became known as the Moscatelli.
Babinec Czech
Nickname from Old Czech babinec meaning "coward".
Bolan Popular Culture
Surname of glam rock founder Marc Bolan. How he decided his surname is unknown, though it is known that it was derived from Bowland... [more]
Vilbas Estonian
Vilbas is an Estonians surname meaning "babbler".
Nakazawa Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "wetland, swamp, marsh".
Galishoff Upper German, German (Austrian)
Derived from the ancient Roman name Gallus, meaning "rooster" in Latin. Hoff meaning house combines the growing or tending to poultry on a farm house, hence the name Galishoff which has been modified over the millennia... [more]
Singhal Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Means "leonine, like a lion", derived from Sanskrit सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Zhylenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian життя (zhyttya), meaning "life".
Shoygu Tuvan
Sergey Shoygu is a Russian politician.
Mirzadeh Persian
Means "prince" in Persian, derived from Arabic أمير (amir) meaning "prince, commander" combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Thammavongsa Lao
From Lao ທັມມະ (thamma) meaning "dharma, virtue, righteousness" and ວົງສາ (vongsa) meaning "family".
Van Den Oever Dutch
Means "from the riverbank" in Dutch, derived from oever "bank, riverbank, shore". Den Oever is also the name of a village in North Holland.
Rempe German (Americanized, Modern)
The roots of the German surname Rempe lie in the former duchy of Silesia, now part of Poland. The name means, simply, "son of Rempel," and was a popular first name in Silesia during the Middle Ages.
Kosaki Japanese
Ko means "small" and saki means "peninsula, cape, promontory".
Vu Vietnamese
Simplified variant of .
D'Alfonso Italian
From the given name Alfonso.
Sarver English, Jewish
English and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) occupational name from Old French serveur (an agent derivative of server ‘to serve’), Yiddish sarver ‘servant’.
Kikidis Greek
(Greek background) not very common surname and comes from Greece
Suleiman Arabic
From the given name Sulayman.
Zambi African, Lunda, Swahili, Kimbundu
Means "God" in various Bantu languages.
Zuill English, Scottish
From the town of Zuill, Scotland. The "Z" pronounced as "Y" comes from ancient yogh representing a variety of sounds. The name itself is of unknown origin.
Lindley English, German
English habitational name from either of two places in West Yorkshire called Lindley, or from Linley in Shropshire and Wiltshire, all named from Old English lin ‘flax’ + leah ‘wood’, ‘glade’, with epenthetic -d-, or from another Lindley in West Yorkshire (near Otley), named in Old English as ‘lime wood’, from lind ‘lime tree’ + leah ‘woodland clearing’... [more]
Buena Spanish (Philippines)
Means "good" in Spanish.
Papatonis Greek
Means "son of priest Antonis".
Camrose English (Rare), Welsh (Rare)
From the village of Camrose in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The surname itself is derived from Welsh cam meaning "crooked, bent", and rhos meaning "moor, heath."
Boehme German
Variant of Böhm
Rusnyak Ukrainian (Rare)
From dialectal Ukrainian русня (rusnya), meaning "Russian".
Di Martino Italian
From the given name Martino.
Katsuyama Japanese
Katsu means "victory" and yama means "mountain, hill".
Aubuchon French (Modern, ?)
The Aubuchon name is French, but of uncertain origin. It is probably from the patronymic prefix au + buchon, a dialect term for a woodcutter (Standard French bûcheron).
Chatateba Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 茶立場 (Chatateba) meaning "Chatateba", a division in the area of Tōkaichi in the city of Hachinohe in the prefecture of Aomori in Japan.
Gerrard English
From the given name Gerrard.
Goonetilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණතිලක (see Gunathilaka).
Wadsworth English
Location name from Yorkshire meaning "Wæddi's enclosure or settlement" with Wæddi being an old English personal name of unknown meaning plus the location element -worth. Notable bearer is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) for whom the middle name was his mother's maiden name.
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").
San Luis Spanish
In honor of Saint Louis.
Leah English
It means "clearing".
Kippenberger German, French, Scottish
Mainly means "Shepard".
Blitstein German, Jewish
Stein is the German word for stone.
Danielides Greek
Non-modern variant transcription of Daniilidis.
Munari Italian
From Venetian munaro "miller".
Aydyn Turkish (Russified)
Russified form of Aydın.
Elías Spanish, Jewish, Caribbean
From the given name Elías.
Esler German
German: byname or occupational name for someone who drove donkeys, from Middle High German esel ‘donkey’ + the agent suffix -er.
Shoaib Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Shoaib.
Ó Hearghaill Irish
Variation of Gaelic Ó Fearghail ‘descendant of Fearghal’, a personal name composed of the elements fear ‘man’ + gal ‘valor’.
Ramirez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Ramírez primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Sillajõe Estonian
Sillajõe is an Estonian surname meaning "river bridge".
Degitz English (American)
An Americanized form of the Dutch surname DeGitz.
Kumanomidou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 or 熊埜御堂 (see Kumanomidō).
Salzmann German, Jewish
Means "salt man" in German, denoting a maker or seller of salt, derived from Middle High German salz "salt" and man. A cognate of English Saltman.
Vokk Estonian
Vokk is an Estonian surname meaning "spinning reel/wheel".
Malenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian маленький (malen'kyy), meaning "small".
Tagliaferro Italian
From Italian tagliare "to cut" and ferro "iron", an occupational name for an ironworker, or a nickname for a strong or ferocious fighter, one who was adept at cutting through the cuirass of the enemy with his sword... [more]
Mouchtaris Greek
Greek form of Mukhtar, from Arabic mukhtar (مختار) meaning "the chosen".
Gebbia Italian
From Sicilian gebbia "irrigation cistern", itself from Arabic جُبّ‎ (jubb) "cistern, well".
Balett Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Paul.
Moranville French
Habitational name from a commune in France named Moranville, derived from French personal name Morand and ville "town, city".
Mcgonagle American
Irish (Donegal) and Scottish (Glasgow): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Conghail, a patronymic from the personal name Conghal, composed of Celtic elements meaning 'hound' + 'valor'.
Nation English
Most probably a variant of Nathan, altered by folk etymology under the influence of the English vocabulary word nation
Jawdat Arabic
Derived from the given name Jawdat.
Ilao Tagalog
From Tagalog ilaw meaning "light".
Chataignier French
From French meaning "chestnut tree".
Vassie French, English
Meaning "playful or merry" for a cheerful person.
Amerasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසේකර (see Amarasekara).
Gagner French (Rare), French (Anglicized)
Alternate or anglicized form of Gagné or Gagneur.
Rajalaane Estonian
Rajalaane is an Estonian surname derived from "raja" ("boundary", "border") and "lääne" ("occidental", "western"): "western border/boundary".
Ugas Catalan
Probably from the word uvas meaning "grapes".
Prematilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ප්‍රේමතිලක (see Premathilaka).
Tsechoy Ingush
Original Ingush form of Tsechoev.
Uuemõis Estonian
Uuemõis is an Estonian surname meaning "new manor".
Jorgenson German, English
Respelling of Jørgensen or Jörgensen (see Jorgensen) or the Swedish cognate Jörgensson.
Keenan Irish
Variant of O'keenan.
Olyphant English, Scottish
Variant of Oliphant. A famous bearer is American actor Timothy Olyphant (1968-).
Albayrak Turkish
Means "red flag" in Turkish.
Münch German
Variant of Mönch.
Quezada Spanish
Probably a variant of Quesada.
Yuwen Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 宇文 (yǔwén), the name of a Xianbei clan of Xiongnu origin.
Pao Estonian
Pao is an Estonian surname, derived from "paotama", meaning "slightly open".
Amankona Akan
Meaning unknown.
Eldessouky Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "the Dessouky" in Arabic, most likely referring to the city of Desouk in northern Egypt.
Michalczewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Michalczew.
Arroitz Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Navarre, Spain, possibly derived from Basque (h)arri "stone, rock".
Shiryuu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 四柳 (see Shiryū).
Bar Yosef Hebrew
Combination of Bar and Yosef, with the meaning of "son of Joseph".
Danesh Persian
Means "knowledge, learning" in Persian.
Srivastav Indian, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Shrivastav.
Hosseinzadeh Persian
From the given name Hossein combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Kausar Urdu
Derived from the given name Kausar.
Pionke German, Polish
Germanized form of Slavic Pinoek, which is a nickname from pionek ‘puppet’.
Odhiambo Eastern African, Luo
East African surname derived from the given name Odhiambo meaning “born in the evening”.
Kuga Japanese
From the Japanese 久 (ku or hisa) "long time," and 我 (ga) "self."
Moorehouse English
Variant spelling of Morehouse.
Dunmore English, Scottish
Habitational name from Dunmore Farm in Oxfordshire or from any of many places in Scotland named in Gaelic as Dún Môr 'great hill'.
Gašperič Slovene
Derived from the given name Gašper.
Stellato Italian
Stellato, which is the modern Italian word for "starry", as in "starry sky", translates to "by the stars" from the Latin word Stella. As so many Italians were navigators on ships and navigated "by the stars," and since so many surnames were derived from occupations... [more]
Valen English, Scottish
English and Scottish: from a medieval personal name, Latin Valentinus, a derivative of Valens (see also Valente), which was never common in England, but is occasionally found from the end of the 12th century, probably as the result of French influence... [more]
Akkineni Telugu
The surname Akkineni (అక్కినేని) is derived from the Telugu and Kannada word "akki (అక్కి)" which means rice and the suffix "neni (నేని)" which means country or region... [more]
Virk Punjabi
From the name of the founder of the clan, a Rajput named Virak.
Kirstein German
Derivative of the Latin personal name Christianus, also an Americanized spelling of Kirschstein.
Pettyfer English
Variant spelling of Pettifer. The British actor and model Alex Pettyfer (1990-) is a famous bearer of this surname.
Miyadokorono Japanese (Rare)
From 宮 (miya) meaning "palace, shrine", 所 (tokoro) meaning "spot, place, location", and 野 (no) meaning "plain, field".
Brinson English
Habitational name from Briençun in northern France.
Capua Italian
From the name of a city in Campania, Italy, possibly derived from Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌐𐌄𐌅𐌀 (capeva) meaning "city of marshes", though this etymology is disputed.
Tapon French
From the old French word tapon, meaning "cork". Hence this surname was first given to corks makers.
Carpintero Spanish
Means "carpenter" in Spanish.
Cuaya Asturian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Grau.
Uchihashi Japanese
Uchi means "inside" and hashi means "bridge".
Neshchadim Russian
Derived from Russian нещадный (neshchadny) meaning "merciless".
Mus Dutch
Dutch variant of Musch.
Rouhani Persian
Means "cleric, clergyman" or "clean, pure, good" in Persian.
Lapin Russian
From lapa, meaning "paw".
Yamano Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Wijayatunga Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයතුංග (see Wijayathunga).
Gholam Persian, Arabic
Derived from the given name Gholam.
Bischoff German
Means “bishop” in German.
Carrey Irish
Variant of Carey. A famous bearer is Canadian-American actor and comedian Jim Carrey (1962-).
Leit Estonian
Leit is an Estonian surname derived from either "leitav" meaning "findable" or "leitsak" meaning "humid/sultry air".
Kahinu Eastern African, Ge'ez, Amharic, Tigrinya, Swahili, Somali, Malagasy
Means "clergyman" in several Eastern African languages, originally denoting someone who was a clergyman (see the given name Kahinu).
Rahmat Arabic, Pashto, Urdu
Derived from the given name Rahmat.
Wijayasena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".
Achio Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly derived from the town, Achio, near Guadalajara in Mexico. The name itself is probably from the Nahuatl achio meaning "frequent".
Siim Estonian
Siim is an Estonian surname (and given name); from the masculine given name "Siim", a variant of "Simon".
Goonatilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණතිලක (see Gunathilaka).
Dillinger German
Denoted a person from Dillingen, a district in the region of Swabia in Bavaria, Germany. This name was borne by the infamous John Dillinger (1903-1934), an American gangster and bank robber during the Great Depression.
Carino Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Carino.
Werb German
Name for an artisan or craftsman, from Middle High German werc(h), meaning "work, craft".
Ó Duibhne Irish
Means "descendent of Duibhne", a given name possibly meaning "ill-tempered, surly".
Dorkenoo Akan
Meaning unknown.
Feoktistov Russian
Means "son of Feoktist".
Fallahi Persian
Derived from Arabic فلاح (fallah) meaning "farmer, peasant".
Carreau French
Variant of Carrel. It could also be a habitational name from several places named Carreau in France.
Murataj Albanian
Means "descendant of Murat" in Albanian.
Goof English (American, Rare)
The name has been Anglicized from the Dutch short form Goof, from Govert, with its roots from the Dutch and Limburgish cognate Godfried... [more]
Touré Western African
Probably derived from tùùré meaning "elephant" in the Soninké language.
Mace English, French
English: from a medieval personal name, a survival of Old English Mæssa, which came to be taken as a pet form of Matthew.... [more]
Thursby English
habitational name from a place in Cumbria so named from the Old Norse personal name Thorir a derivative of Thor and Old Norse býr "farmstead settlement"... [more]
Sudo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 須藤 (see Sudō).
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.
Lezhebokov Russian
From lezheboka, meaning "sluggard".
Jeanmarie French (Americanized)
Variant of French Jean-Marie, from the given name Jean-Marie.
Cruikshank Scottish
From a medieval Scottish nickname for someone with a crooked leg (from Scots cruik "bent" + shank "leg"). This was the surname of British caricaturist George Cruikshank (1792-1872) and British actor Andrew Cruikshank (1907-1988).
Shiono Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness, plain".
Arlianionak Belarusian
Double diminutive of Belarusian арол (arol) meaning "eagle".
Standfuß German
It literally means "pedestal".
Lamarr French, English
Variant form of Lamar.
Ban Croatian
Derived from a noble title used in several states in Central and Southeastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century.