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.
Sulayman Arabic
From the given name Sulayman.
Zaheed Bengali, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Zahid.
Kiggins Irish, Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Mag Uiginn and variant of Higgins.
Kuronishi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畔蒜 (see Abiru).
O'Rourke Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ruairc meaning "descendant of Ruarc".
Anes Portuguese
Means "son of João" in Portuguese.
Albinez Spanish
Means "son of Albino".
Amanomiya Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 雨ノ宮 or 雨之宮 (see Amenomiya).
Yermak Ukrainian, Russian
From the given name Yermak. Andriy Yermak is a Ukrainian politician and former film producer.
Ó Gealbháin Irish
Original Irish form of O'Galvin.
Fane English
From a medieval nickname for a well-disposed person (from Old English fægen "glad, willing"), or from a medieval Welsh nickname for a slim person (Welsh fain). This is the family name of the earls of Westmorland.
Orgla Estonian
Orgla is an Estonian surname meaning "valley area".
Claassen German
The name Claassen means "son of Klaus." It's primarily German, but it's also Dutch and Danish.
Rodenbarger German
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Rodenberg.
Selouani Moroccan
Habitational name from the Rifian town of Selouane.
Avdić Bosnian
Means "child of Avdo".
Bawamenewi Nias
Meaning uncertain.
Tinklenberg German
Probably of German origin, a habitational name from Tecklenburg in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Monfared Persian
Means "solitary, single" in Persian (of Arabic origin).
Zarta South American
Chiefly used in Colombia.
Godwinson English
Means "Son of Godwin". First born by Harold Godwinson. From his father Godwine, Earl of Wessex... [more]
Slavica Croatian
Derived from Slavic slava, meaning "glory".
Guerau Catalan (Rare)
From the given name Gerau, a Catalan form of Gerald.
Siriwardhena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සිරිවර්ධන (see Siriwardana).
Thoreau English
Last name of famous American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, tax resister, development critic, sage writer and philosopher, Henry David Thoreau.
Blagojevich Serbian (Americanized, Modern)
Americanized form of Serbian patronymic Blagojević.
Yoshimura Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, good" or 佳 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful, good, excellent" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Handoko Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Fan (范), Han (韓) or Yao (姚). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Minh Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Ming, from Sino-Vietnamese 明 (minh).
Mohale Southern African
A Sesotho given and surname using the prefix: "mo-", a common noun class prefix in Bantu languages, typically denoting a person or agent, and "-hale" which together translates to "hero" or "brave one".
Dole English, Irish (Anglicized)
English: from Middle English dole ‘portion of land’ (Old English dal ‘share’, ‘portion’). The term could denote land within the common field, a boundary mark, or a unit of area; so the name may be of topographic origin or a status name... [more]
Simbolon Batak
Derived from Batak bolon meaning "big, grand, great".
Booda Dutch (Rare)
Possibly derived from a French surname or place name.
Marcin Polish
From the given name Marcin.
Marwaha Indian, Punjabi
From a place called Marwah in Jammu and Kashmir, India, meaning uncertain.
Nenge Tiv
Means, "see".
Poulos Greek
Denotes kinship. Derived from the Latin pullus, meaning "offspring, chick"
Terpstra West Frisian, Dutch
Derived from terp, a kind of artificial hill used as shelter during floods or high tide, and the Frisian habitational suffix -stra.
Leborgne French
Variant spelling of Le Borgne.
MacCorran Manx
Manx anglicised form of MacTorin
Carulli Italian
It should derive from the late Latin cognomen Carullus, a hypochoristic form of the more widespread cognomen Carus.... [more]
Zerillo Italian
From the Italian first name Zero
Falotico Italian
From southern Italian falotico ‘eccentric’, ‘strange’, Greek kephalōtikos, a derivative of Greek kephalē ‘head’.
Grill German
From a nickname for a cheerful person, from Middle High German grille "cricket" (Old High German grillo, from Late Latin grillus, Greek gryllos). The insect is widely supposed to be of a cheerful disposition, no doubt because of its habit of infesting hearths and warm places... [more]
Sakurazaka Japanese (Rare)
Sakura means "cherry blossom" and zaka is a form of saka that means means "peninsula, cape". ... [more]
Sawai Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "wetland,swamp, marsh" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mineshaft, pit".
Suganuma Japanese
From Japanese 菅 (suga) meaning "sedge" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
Hellmich German
Derived from a personal name composed of the Germanic elements helm "helmet" and wig "battle".
Sebastiano Italian
From the given name Sebastiano.
Soome Estonian
Soome is an Estonian surname meaning "Finland".
De Heer Dutch
Means "the lord" or "the gentleman" in Dutch, derived from Middle Dutch hêre "feudal lord, master, leader, gentleman". Could be a nickname for a person who acted as a leader, or an occupational name for someone who worked for a lord... [more]
Brau Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from the dialectical term brau, meaning "wild, untamed" in Sardinian and "brave, fierce" or "bull" in Catalan, or from blau "blue, turquoise".
Khalife Lebanese (Gallicized)
French version of the Arabic name Khalifa which means “successor of Mohammed” used by Lebanese Christians ever since the French occupation of Lebanon.
Kakashi Japanese
This might come from the given name.
Deschene Navajo
From deeshchiiʼnii (clan designation, “red-streak people”).
Malvestio Italian
From Venetian malvestio "poorly-dressed, shabby", given to foundlings turned into an orphanage with shabby clothes.
Ogai Korean (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Ogay.
Gertz German
Patronymic from a Germanic personal name meaning "hardy", "brave", "strong."
Cheryazov Uzbek, Russian
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from Uzbek ... [more]
Alterstein German
Means "old stone" in German.
Hands English
Plural form of Hand.
Galbusera Italian
From Latin gallicus albus agger, "white Gallic Field".
Ter Stegen Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Means "in the alley", from Middle Dutch stege "alleyway, lane, narrow path".
Ottósdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ottó" in Icelandic.
Espinosa De Los Monteros Spanish
Originating in northern Spain in the Espinosa de los Monteros municipality, it has various meanings. One meaning is that it was the surname of hidalgos who lived in Espinosa and helped the nobles get on their horses... [more]
Brancatella Italian (Rare)
Derived from the feminine given name Brancatella, which is a diminutive of the medieval Italian given name Brancazia, the feminine form of the masculine given name Brancazio. For more information about this, please see the entry for the patronymic surname of Brancazio... [more]
Gfeller German
Topographical name for someone who lived by a gorge, Middle High German gevelle, or a habitational name for someone from any of various places in Bavaria and Austria named from this word.
Mkrtchian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Mkrtchyan.
Rossbach Jewish
Jewish or Eastern European
Navon Hebrew
Means "wise, intelligent" in Hebrew. A notable bearer of this surname was Israeli president Yitzhak Navon (1921-2015).
Woolston English
From the name of multiple towns in England or similar. The town names are derived from Old English names starting with the element wulf meaning "wolf" (i.e., Wulfric or Wulfsige) and tun "enclosure, town".
El Hachimi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the Hachimi" in Arabic (chiefly Moroccan).
Hayworth English
English: habitational name from Haywards Heath in Sussex, which was named in Old English as ‘enclosure with a hedge’, from hege ‘hedge’ + worð ‘enclosure’. The modern form, with its affix, arose much later on (Mills gives an example from 1544).
Sender Yiddish
From the given name Sender, a Yiddish diminutive of Alexander or Aleksandr.
Axelman Swedish (Rare)
From the Scandinavian given name Axel and man "man".
Pepito Spanish (Philippines)
From the given name Pepito.
Foroozandeh Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian فروزنده (see Forouzandeh).
Mafune Japanese
From 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" and 船 or 舟 (fune) meaning "ship, boat".
Asahara Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning", 浅 (asai) meaning "shallow", or 麻 (asa) meaning "hemp" combined with 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Akopian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հակոբյան (see Hakobyan).
Fukata Japanese
From Japanese 深 (fuka) meaning "deep" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Absalom English, Jewish
Derived from the given name Absalom.
Dietmar German
From the given name Dietmar.
Aßman German
Derived from Middle Low German asse "axle", this name used to denote an axle maker. In some cases, however, it can also be a variant of Asmussen.
Stoklasa Czech
Means "rye brome" in Czech.... [more]
Faraguna Croatian, Italian
Derived from Istro-Romanian fară gună, meaning "without a shepherd's goat-skin cloak".
Ciotola Italian
Possibly a diminutive of Ciotta.
Sekewael Indonesian
The last name Sekewael is an original name from one of the island in Maluku. That one island name is "Negeri Oma." The meaning of Sekewael is "The Guardian of the River" because in "Negeri Oma" any body want to use the river of the water they have to ask for permission by Sekewael family... [more]
Kahal Ukrainian
Possibly variant of Kahalnyak.
Dixion Scottish
Son of Dick 1, a diminutive of Richard
Vasilenko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Vasylenko.
Pesado Spanish
From Spanish meaning "heavy, weighty". It was likely given to individuals who were physically large or strong or as a reference to a heavy burden or responsibility.
Ōya Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, house, shop".
Almazán Spanish
Habitational name demoting someone originally from the municipality of Almazán in Castile and León, Spain. The name itself is derived from Arabic المكان المحصن (al-makān al-ḥiṣn) meaning "the fortified place" or "the stronghold".
Sugden English (British)
This surname denotes a person who may have lived in a place near a swamp or marsh in a valley or on a hill. It derives from Old English suċġa "kind of small bird" and denu “valley”... [more]
Quibol Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kibol meaning "bobtail".
Wyler English
English: variant of Wheeler or a respelling of Jewish Weiler.
Shibuimaru Japanese
From Japanese 渋 (''shibu'') "unripe persimmon juice", 井 (''i'') "well" and 丸 (''maru'') "circle".
Macabuhay Filipino, Tagalog (Hispanicized)
Derived from Tagalog makabuhay meaning "to live."
Tavitian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Davidyan.
Toplitz German
German: habitational name from Teplice in northern Bohemia.
Dickmann German
Combination of dick meaning "thick, stout, fat" in German combined with mann meaning "man".
Flaugher German (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of German Flacher, itself a variant of Flach, or of Flaucher, a nickname derived from an agent derivative of Middle High German vluochen meaning "to swear".
Ryś Polish
Means "Lynx" in Polish.
Tsui Chinese
Alternate transcription of Cui.
Parrie Welsh
Variant of Parry.
Malalad Tagalog
Means "to be swept away (by a flood), to be washed away".
Nair Indian, Malayalam
From Nair, the name of a group of Hindu castes concentrated in the Indian state of Kerala. The origin of the word itself is somewhat disputed. Some believe it is derived from nayaka, an honorific meaning "leader of the people", while another theory suggests that is is derived from the Sanskrit नाग (nāgá) "snake, serpent" (a reference to the practice of snake worship)... [more]
Somerset English
Regional name from the county of this name, so called from Old English sumer(tun)saete meaning "dwellers at the summer settlement".
Ings English
This surname of Norse origin referring to water meadows and marshes, including those that were part of the Humber flood plain.
Rezaeian Persian
From the given name Reza.
Vokksepp Estonian
Vokksepp is an Estonian surname meaning "(spinning) wheel smith".
Sherrard English
Probably from a medieval nickname based on Middle English shere "bright, fair", with the derogatory suffix -ard.
Yusaf Urdu
From the given name Yousaf.
Auman Filipino, Cebuano
Derived from Cebuano awom meaning "mole".
Mattíassdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Mattías" in Icelandic.
Demura Japanese
The Japanese surname "Demura" (出村) consists of two kanji characters: "出" meaning "to go out" or "to leave" and "村" meaning "village" or "town." So, "Demura" could be interpreted as "from the village" or "originating from the village." However, as with many Japanese surnames, there may be variations in meaning and interpretation depending on the family's history and region.
Saarsalu Estonian
Saarsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "island grove".
Sadeghzadeh Persian
Means "offspring of Sadegh" in Persian.
Chaminda Sinhalese
From the given name Chaminda.
Valden Dutch (Expatriate, ?)
Possibly an altered form of Velden.
Csák um Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Derived from the given name Csák.
Van Uden Dutch
Means "from Uden" in Dutch, a town in North Brabant, Netherlands.
Siirus Estonian
Siirus is an Estonian surname meaning "candor" and "sincerity"; a cognate of the English language Cyrus and the French language Cyrille.
Pepin Russian
Means "son of Pepa".
Diyab Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic دياب (see Diab).
Văcărescu Romanian
Patronymic derived from Romanian văcar meaning "cowherd".
Jaye English
Variant of Jay.
Faraday Irish
From Irish Gaelic Ó Fearadaigh "descendant of Fearadach", a personal name probably based on fear "man", perhaps meaning literally "man of the wood". A famous bearer was British chemist and physicist Michael Faraday (1791-1867).
Ferrigno Italian
Derived from the Italian adjective ferrigno meaning "made of or resembling iron" (a derivative of Latin ferrum meaning "iron"), applied as a nickname to someone who was very strong or thought to resemble the metal in some other way... [more]
Parduhn German
Variant Of Pardon From Middle English Pardun, Pardon "Pardon" A Metonymic occupational name for a pardoner, a person licensed to sell papal pardons or indulgences. German: either a cognate of 1 (also for a sexton), from Old French pardon ‘pardon’, or perhaps a nickname from Middle Low German bardun, Middle High German purdune ‘pipe’ (instrument), ‘tenor’ (voice).
Asquith English
Habitational name from a village in North Yorkshire named Askwith, from Old Norse askr ‘ash tree’ + vi{dh}r ‘wood’
Antillón Aragonese
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Midoriya Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
Combination of 緑 (midori) meaning "green" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley," used on the main character Izuku Midoriya (緑谷 出久) in 'My Hero Academia'.... [more]
Keel Irish
Irish reduced form of McKeel.
Tapachula Nahuatl, Aztec
Means "between the waters" in Nahuatl.
Herbaugh English (American)
Americanized form of German Harbach.
Wakayama Japanese
From Japanese 若 (waka) meaning "young" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Þórhallsson Icelandic
Means "son of Þórhallur" in Icelandic.
Khamkaeo Thai
From Thai คำ (kham) meaning "gold" or "word, speech" and แก้ว (kaeo) meaning "crystal, glass, diamond".
Eun Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 慇 (eun) meaning "to be kind, to be wealthy".
Asplin English
From a short form of the given name Absalom.
Thawornwong Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai ถาวรวงศ์ (see Thawonwong).
Brophy Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Bróithe ‘descendant of Bróth’, a personal name or byname of unknown origin. Also Anglicized as Broy.
Buddhinan Thai
From Thai พุทธิ (putthi), a transcription of Sanskrit बुद्धि (búddhi) meaning "intelligence" and นันทน์ (nan) of unknown meaning.
Lateef Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Latif.
Neale English, Scottish, Irish
English, Scottish, and Irish variant of Neal.
Gong Chinese
From Chinese 龚 (gōng) referring to the ancient state of Gong (written as 共), which existed during the Shang dynasty possibly in what is now Henan province. This name was adopted in place of 共 by future descendants to flee persecution.
Aboud Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبود (see Abboud).
Dheerasinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धीर (dhira) meaning "steady, firm, courageous" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Kunt Turkish
Means "Solid", also the old Turkish name of a mountain range in Asia where Turks supposedly originated from.
Sainei Korean (Japanized, Rare)
From Japanese 載寧 (Sainei), the Japanese reading of Korean Hanja 載寧 (Chaeryŏng/Jaeyeong) meaning "Chaeryŏng", a clan or a county in province of South Hwanghae in North Korea where the clan originated.
Avellaneda Spanish
It literally means "hazelnut grove", denoting someone who either lived near one or worked in one.
Apúlia Portuguese
Refers to a town named "Apúlia" in Portugal.
Cocuzza Italian, Sicilian
Means "gourd, pumpkin", possibly a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of gourds, or perhaps a nickname for someone with a large head or rotund figure.
Rosso Italian
Derived from the Italian word rosso meaning "red". It was used as a nickname for people with red hair or that used to wear in red.
Pinkus Jewish
Derived from the given name Pinkus, which in turn comes from the Biblical Hebrew name Phinehas.
Leidig German
From a short form of any of several Germanic personal names composed with the first element liut ‘people’, ‘tribe’. Also a nickname for a disagreeable, cantankerous person, from Middle High German leidic ‘disagreeable’, ‘tiresome’.
Genaro Spanish
From the given name Gennaro, but without the 2nd n
Maniscalco Italian
It means 'blacksmith' in Italian. The variant Maniscalchi is the plural.
Bauman German, Jewish, Scandinavian
Respelling of German Baumann or Jewish (Ashkenazic) or Scandinavian spelling of the same name.
Rochallyi Hungarian
Probably from Italian Roccalli.
Barrenetxe Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Larrabetzu, Spain, derived from Basque barren "inside, interior; deep; lower part" and etxe "house, building".
Toussaint French
Derived from the given name Toussaint, which in turn is derived from Toussaint, the French name for the Christian feast day All Saints' Day (celebrated on November 1st every year)... [more]
Mokrani Berber, Northern African, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Either from the given name Mokrane or derived from El Mokrani, a town in Algeria.
Wi Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 偉 (wi) meaning "to be extraordinary".
Venieris Greek
The Greek version of the Venetian surname Venier attested in Kythera, where the Venier family ruled on behalf of the Republic of Venice. Originally is thought that the surname derives from Venus.
Alekhine Russian (Gallicized)
French transliteration of Alekhin, most prominently borne by Russian-French chess player Alexander Alekhine (1892-1946).
Zuijdveld Dutch
From zuid "south" and veld "field".
Lennuk Estonian
Lennuk is an Estonian surname derived from "lennukas", meaning "high-spirited" and "energetic". "Lennuk" is also the current Estonian word for "airplane", but the original surname predates this meaning... [more]
Yeager English, Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of German Jäger.
Mõisaäär Estonian
Mõisaäär is an Estonian surname meaning "manor edge/periphery".
Aydın Turkish
From the given name Aydın.
Paonil Thai
From Thai เปา (pao) meaning "judicial officer, referee, umpire" and นิล (nin) meaning "very deep black".
Van Deutekom Dutch
Means "from Doetinchem", a city in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.
Shiyanagi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 四柳 (see Yotsuyanagi).
Arjmand Persian
Means "precious, valuable, honourable, esteemed" in Persian.
Seneviratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සෙනෙවිරත්න (see Seneviratne).
Tombura Zande, Central African
Tombura is of unknown etymology.
Ordorika Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Muxika, Spain, possibly derived from Basque ordo "plain, field, meadow" and ori "yellow" combined with the toponymic suffix -ika meaning "slope" or "place of".
Vaniez French
Variant of Vannier.
Nanjo Japanese
From 南 (nan) meaning "south" and 條 (jo) meaning "section, article, clause".
Hamid Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Filipino, Tausug
From the given name Hamid 1 or Hamid 2.
Birkeland Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse birki "birch" and land "farm, land". This was the name of several farms in Norway.
Lundstedt Swedish
Combination of Swedish lund "grove" and stad "town, city" (spelling possibly influenced by German Stadt, also meaning "town, city").
Bartal Hungarian
From the given name Bartal.