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.
Bleu French
"Blue."
Hiremath Indian, Kannada
Of uncertain meaning.
Araquistain Basque, Spanish
From Basque Arakistain, possibly derived from ira(k) "fern" and the toponymic suffix -ain.
Valge Estonian
Valge is an Estonian surname meaning "white".
Bektaş Turkish
From the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with Turkish taş meaning "stone, rock".
Mangrio Sindhi
Meaning uncertain.
Wong Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Wang.
Dōjima Japanese
From Japanese 堂 (dou) meaning "temple, shrine" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Chikuma Japanese
From 竹 (chiku) meaning "bamboo" and 馬 (ma) meaning "horse".
Cottrant French
Meaning unknown.
Aslamas Greek
This surname is usually found among Pontic Greeks. The surname comes from the Georgian first name Aslamaz which is likely related to the Georgian adjective ლამაზი (lamazi) meaning "beautiful, handsome".
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]
Hishida Japanese
From 菱 (hishi, ryou) meaning "diamond (shape), water chestnut, caltrop, rhombus" and 田 (da) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Yang Korean
Korean form of Liang, from Sino-Korean 梁 (yang).
Masharipova Uzbek
Feminine transcription of Masharipov.
Mehdiyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Mehdi".
Amusan Japanese (Rare)
The Amusan Clan (秋道一族, Amusan Ichizoku) is a prominent clan in Kanazawa. Since its disbandment, most of its known members reside in Neuilly-sur-Seine ,Britain and Washington D.C.
Yoshiyama Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "fortune, good luck" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Right English
Variant spelling of Wright 1.
Knock English
Topographic name for someone living by a hill, from Middle English knocke "hill" (Old English cnoc).
Kris Danish
From the given name Kris.
Siriwardana Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, growing".
Commegno Friulian
Imaginative, wealth, adventurer
Bhowal Bengali
From the Bhawal Estate in British India.
Viscera Italian (Rare)
Possibly derived from Latin viscera "internal organs; viscera, entrails", perhaps a nickname for a butcher.
Causapin Tagalog
From Tagalog kausapin meaning "to talk to, to converse with".
Nithercott English (Archaic)
An extinct surname. Derived from Old English "nefa," meaning "navel, center," and "cote," meaning "small cottage".
Grossman Jewish
Jewish nickname for a large man.
Postoyalko Russian
From Russian постоял (postoyal), meaning "stood".
Kolarek Croatian
Derived from Kolar.
Urahane Japanese (Rare)
Ura means "bay, seacoast" and hane means "feather, plume".
Ahmeti Albanian
From the given name Ahmet.
Ognibene Italian
From Latin Omnebonus (see Omnebon), "all good".
Lidholm Swedish
Combination of Swedish lid "slope" and holm "islet".
Woulfe English, Irish
English: variant spelling of Wolf. ... [more]
Metsik Estonian
Metsik is an Estonian surname meaning "wild" and " ferocious".
Komiyama Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Selyem Hungarian
Means "silk".
Tanjung Minangkabau, Batak
From Minangkabau tanjuang or Batak tanjung both meaning "cape, headland, point".
Tebbs English
Variant of Tibbs.
Ghaith Arabic
From the given name Ghayth
Taleb Arabic
From the given name Talib.
Pagtakhan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "wonder, marvel at" in Tagalog.
Filippskikh Russian
Derived from given name Filipp.
Stolt Swedish
Swedish soldier name meaning "proud". ... [more]
Baizhanov Kazakh
Variant transcription of Bayzhanov.
Kurusu Japanese
Combination of 来 (kuru), meaning "come, next", and 栖 (su), meaning "nest, den".
Boswell French (Anglicized)
The name Boswell is an Anglicization of the name of a French village: Boseville (Beuzeville). This was a village of 1400 inhabitants near Yvetot, in Normandy. (from 'A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames', by Charles W. Bardsley, New York, 1901)... [more]
Oxendine English
From an English place name meaning "valley of the oxen", which was derived from Old English oxa "ox" (genitive plural oxena) and denu "valley".
Shani Hebrew
Means "red, scarlet" in Hebrew. From the given name Shani 1.
Vining English (British)
Habitational name for someone from a place called Fyning in Rogate in Sussex.
Bai Chinese
From Chinese 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress", the name of a state during the Zhou dynasty.
Lopata Russian, Ukrainian
Derived either from Russian лопата (lopata) or Ukrainian лопата (lopata) both meaning "spade, shovel". This may have been a nickname for a digger or a truck farmer.
Vlasik Russian
From the given name Vlasiy.
Kaseda Japanese
If kase is spelled like 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase, join, include, Canada" and 世 (se, yo) meaning "generation, world, society, public", then it can also be read as kayo... [more]
Toal Irish
Irish
Van Maastricht Dutch
Means "from Maastricht", a city in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands, itself derived from the name of the Maas (Meuse) river combined with Dutch tricht meaning "ford, passage, crossing, ferry".
Ackerley English
Derived from Old English æcer "field" and leah "woodland, clearing".
Rahamägi Estonian
Rahamägi is an Estonian surname meaning "money mountain".
Yanabu Japanese
From 柳 (yana) meaning "willow" and 父 (bu) meaning "father".
Koell Upper German (Rare)
(Koell) named used when came1880s to 1905 in America changed to( Kohl)... [more]
Cleveland Norwegian (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of Norwegian Kleiveland or Kleveland, habitational names from any of five farmsteads in Agder and Vestlandet named with Old Norse kleif "rocky ascent" or klefi "closet" (an allusion to a hollow land formation) and land "land".
Abdollahi Persian
From the given name Abdollah.
Agner Danish
Derived from the given name Agner.
Yuno Japanese
From 湯 (yu) meaning "hot water, bath, hot spring" and 野 (no) meaning "plains, field".
Zaimi Albanian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Zaim.
Salangsang Filipino, Pampangan
Means "(to) stack" in Kapampangan.
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).
Sirimanna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සිරිමාන්න (see Sirimanne).
Brunton English (Rare)
From Old English burna meaning "stream" and tun, settlement; hence, "settlement by a stream".
Cosgrove Irish
From the Gaelic name Ó Coscraigh "descendant of COSCRACH."
Laredu Cantabrian
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Buzek Silesian, Polish
A nickname derived from buza 'rebuke' or buzować 'to scold to be cross with somebody'.
Chachin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" and 珍 (chin) meaning "rare; strange".... [more]
Katsumaru Japanese
From 勝 (shou, ka.tsu, katsu, -ga.chi, sugu.reru, masa.ru) meaning "excel, prevail, victory, win" and combined with 丸 (maru) "round, circle".
Guerrier French, Haitian Creole
Nickname for an aggressive person or occupational name for a soldier, from Old French guerrier "warrior". Cognate of Guerrero and Guerriero.
Streltzin Jewish, Russian, Belarusian
Russian and Belarusian Jewish surname.
Ilao Tagalog
From Tagalog ilaw meaning "light".
Krõm Estonian
Krõm is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "krõmp" meaning "crackle".
Cyran Polish
Derived from Polish cyranka "teal", hence a nickname for someone thought to resemble the bird in some way.
Chamara Sinhalese
From the given name Chamara.
Tehu Estonian
Tehu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "tahuma" meaning to "hew" and "cut".
Atachi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 接待 (see Settai).
Dib Arabic
From Arabic meaning "wolf".
Minatozaki Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 湊 (minato) meaning "harbor, port, assemble" combined with 崎 (saki) meaning "peninsula, cape".
Silla Estonian
Silla is an Estonian surname meaning "bridges".
Strassberg Jewish
Ornamental name composed of German Strasse "street" and Berg "mountain, hill".
Tawanda Shona
Tawanda means "We have increased or multiplied". #It is a name acknowledging the birth of a child as an increase to the family".
Balbino Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
From the given name Balbino.
Dayasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit दया (daya) meaning "compassion, pity" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
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]
Bezos Spanish
From bezo meaning "thick lips" in Spanish, referring to a person with blubber or thick lips.
Mullet French
Variant of Mulet.
Sarfraz Urdu
Derived from the given name Sarfraz.
Karunasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කරුනාසේකර (see Karunasekara).
Massaro Italian
Regional or archaic form of Italian massaio meaning "tenant farmer, share cropper".
Chabashira Japanese (Rare)
From 茶 (cha) literally meaning "green tea" and 柱 (hashira) meaning "pillar". A tea pillar is considered good luck in Japanese culture.
Avdonin Russian
derived from male given name Avdey
Bacatan Filipino, Cebuano
Derived from Cebuano bakat meaning "billow, large wave of water".
Khuc Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Khúc.
Dehghan Persian
Means "farmer, peasant" in Persian.
Eppler German
Occupational name for a fruit grower or dealer, from Middle High German epfeler meaning "grower of or dealer in apples".
Rough English
A topographic name referring to a dwelling with uncultivated ground, ultimately deriving from Olde English ruh meaning "rough".
Kereu Eastern African
A surname closely associated with the Kisii (or Abagusii) ethnic group, who primarily live in Kisii County in the western part of Kenya. Kisii clans have unique surnames or roots linked to ancestral lines.
Rock English
Topographic name for someone who lived near a notable crag or outcrop, from Middle English rokke "rock" (see Roach), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, as for example Rock in Northumberland.
Pazniak Belarusian
Means "one who is late", from Belarusian пазней (pazniej) "late".
Fujinaka Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".
Krahe German, Spanish
From the German word Krähe, meaning "crow".... [more]
Lambros Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Λαμπρος (see Lampros), derived from Greek λαμπρός (lampros) meaning "bright, shining, brilliant"... [more]
Coreano Filipino, Spanish, Portuguese
Means "Korean" in Spanish and Portuguese, possibly an ethnic name or regional name for someone from Korea or who had connections with Korea.
Kostovski Macedonian
Means "son of Kosta".
Aubinet French (Rare)
Derived from the medieval French masculine given name Aubinet, which was a diminutive (as the -et suffix indicates) of the given name Aubin.... [more]
Irfan Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Irfan.
Igiby Literature
The surname of the main characters in Andrew Peterson's Wingfeather saga. Members of this family include:... [more]
Marmion English, French, Irish
1. English (of Norman origin) and French: nickname from old French marmion “monkey”, “brat”. ... [more]
Romp English, German
Likely a variant of Rump.
Holoubek Czech
Holoubek - white dove Columban
Clopton English
Habitational name from any of various places, for example in Essex, Suffolk, and Warwickshire, named Clopton from Old English clopp(a) meaning "rock", "hill" + tūn meaning "settlement".
Kakita Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Aua Estonian
Aua is an Estonian surname meaning "honorable".
Vareli Greek
Means "barrel" in Greek.
Vainumäe Estonian
Vainumäe is an Estonian surname derived from "vainurästas", meaning "redwing blackbird" (Turdus iliacus) and "mäe", meaning ""hill".
Berwick English, Scottish
Habitational name from Berwick-on-Tweed.
Ruffolo Italian
Derived from the given name Ruffo, an Italian form of Rufus.
Felder German, Croatian
Derived from German feld, meaning "field".
Mondschein German, Jewish
topographic or habitational name referring to a house name meaning "moonshine" or a nickname for someone who was bald from the same word Middle High German māno "moon" and schinen "shine"... [more]
Mag Eiteagáin Irish
It means "son of Eiteagán".
Darevych Ukrainian
Means "son of Dara 4".
Pauell Russian
Russian translation of the surname of Powell
Iacovou Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Ιακώβου (see Iakovou) chiefly used in Cyprus.
Sakane Japanese
From the Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) "slope" or 酒 (saka or sake) "alcohol" and 根 (ne) "root."
Rattanavong Lao
From Lao ລັດຕະນະ (rattana) meaning "precious stone, jewel, gem" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Aus Estonian
Aus is an Estonian surname meaning "honest".
Sugisaka Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".
O'milligan Irish
Form of Milligan.
Altmets Estonian
Altmets is an Estonian surname meaning "below forest".
Kangas Estonian
Kangas is an Estonian surname meaning "fabric" and "weft" and "piece goods". Associated with weavers.
Steinfeld German
Means "stone field" in German.
Ivanyo Ukrainian, Rusyn (?)
From the given name Ivan.
Sundqvist Swedish
From Swedish sund meaning "sound, strait", and kvist meaning "twig, branch".
Karunarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කරුණාරත්න (see Karunaratne).
Sakurakōji Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom", 小 (kō) meaning "small" and 路 (ji) meaning "road, path, journey" or 寺 (ji) meaning "Buddhist temple". A famous bearer is Kanoko Sakurakōji (surname written 桜小路), a Japanese manga artist.
Harnar German
Given to one who was noisy
Meel Estonian
Meel is an Estonian surname meaning "sense" or "countenance".
Mée French
French habitational name from places called (Le) Mée in Mayenne, Eure-et-Loir, and Seine-et-Marne, derived from Old French me(i)s ‘farmstead’ (Latin mansus).
Dimasupil Filipino, Tagalog
Means "unconquerable" from Tagalog di- meaning "no, not" and supil meaning "controlled, repressed, subdued".
Prata Italian
Variant of Prato 1.
Ivaškin Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Ivashkin.
Winne Flemish
Occupational name for an agricultural worker, from Middle Dutch winne "farmer, peasant, tenant".
Fujikura Japanese
Fuji means "wisteria" and kura means "storehouse".
Bywater English
The surname Bywater came from the Anglo-Saxon origin and means ’dweller by the water‘
Cavalier French (Southern)
Variant of Chevalier (meaning "knight, rider").
Radica Italian
Possibly derived from Italian radica meaning "root vegetable, carrot; briar root (wood)", or figuratively "uncultured person, unintelligent person", ultimately from Latin radix "root".
Ohmori Japanese
Variant of Omori.
Hick German
From Hiko, a pet form of any of the Germanic personal names formed with hild "strife", "battle" as the first element.
Thapa Nepali, Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Hindi, Odia
From an ancient military rank used in the Khasa Kingdom, which ruled parts of South Asia from the 11th to 14th centuries.
Ojasalu Estonian
Ojasalu is an Estonian surname meaning "stream/creek grove".
Tõeleid Estonian
Tõeleid is an Estonian surname meaning "find of truth".
Ohira Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大平 (see Ōhira).
Ōhama Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 浜 or 濱 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore".
Pao Estonian
Pao is an Estonian surname, derived from "paotama", meaning "slightly open".
Eddleman German (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Edelmann.
Kamiyama Japanese
From Japanese 神 (kami) meaning "god" or 上 (kami) meaning "above, upper" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Cherry English
From Middle English chirie, cherye "cherry", hence a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of cherries, or possibly a nickname for someone with rosy cheeks.... [more]
Postmus Dutch
Variant form of Posthumus.
Macon French, German
French: See Maçon. An occupational name for a mason, French maçon. Habitational name from places so called in Saône-et-Loire, Allier, Aube, the Côte d’Or, Gers, and Deux-Sères... [more]
Ametsuchi Japanese
Means "Heaven & Earth" in Japanese
Norrington English
Derived from Old English norþ in tun meaning "north of the village".
Abelleira Galician
Means "beehive, apiary" in Galician, either used as an occupational name for a beekeeper or a habitational name for someone from any of various places in Galicia called Abelleira (derived from the same word).
Oubeid Western African
Mauritanian variant of Obeid (see Ubayd).
Vardi Hebrew
From the given names Vered or Varda which means "rose" in Hebrew.
Vaane Estonian
Vaane is an Estonian surname meaning "pious" and "devout".
Marsman Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch marsch, mersch (Southern Dutch meers), meaning "marsh". In some cases, however, it can also be a variant of Meersman.
Holtzer German
Variant of Holzer.
Brannock Irish
Originally taken from the Welsh place name Brecknock. Medieval settlers brought this name to Ireland.
Khutsishvili Georgian
Means "son of the priest" from Georgian ხუცესი (khuts'esi) meaning "priest".
Hultgren Swedish
Combination of Swedish hult "grove, copse" and gren "branch".
Eggestein German (Rare)
Origin and meaning is completely unknown.
Himi Japanese
From the Japanese 氷 (hi) "ice" and 見 (mi) "mindset," "outlook."
Michiyama Japanese
Michi means "path" and yama means "mountain, hill".
Aslam Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Aslam.
Khor Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xu 2.
Mattana Italian
From Sardinian mattana "madness, annoyance".
Argaman Hebrew
Means "crimson" in Hebrew.
Obar Neithich Scottish Gaelic
Proper, non-Anglicized form of Abernathy.
Zographos Greek
Means painter in Greek.
Falconi Italian
Means "Falconer"
Stelzner German
Variant of Stelzer, probably an occupational name for a stilt-maker. Also, a habitational name for anyone from any of the places named Stelzen.
Nichter German, Yiddish
Possibly means "negator, negate" from Middle High German nicht meaning "not", or "sober", from Middle High German nüchter. Perhaps it originally denoted a person who was a philosopher, judge, or bartender.
Hommik Estonian
Hommik is an Estonian surname meaning "morning".
Shinbe Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Shimbe).
Mukhopadhyay Bengali
From Sanskrit मुख्य (mukhya) meaning "chief" and उपाध्याय (upadhyaya) meaning "teacher, instructor, priest".
Rayyan Arabic
Derived from the given name Rayyan.
Dronet French
From the given name Dron
Suun Estonian
Suun is an Estonian surname derived from "suund" meaning "directional".
Seabridge English
It means "sea bridge".