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.
Peress Breton (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
It means Son of Peter (Pedro).
So Japanese (Rare)
A notable bearer is So Yoshiyori (1818-1890), a fuedal lord of the So clan.
Bäckstrand Swedish
Combination of Swedish bäck "stream" and strand "shore".
Labao Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano labaw meaning "surpassing, outdoing, prevailing".
Yacoob Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Yüksek Turkish
Means "high, lofty, great, noble" in Turkish.
Kwiatek Polish
Derived from a diminutive of Kwiat.
Tachikawa Japanese
Tachi means "stand" and kawa means "river, stream".
Kern German, Dutch, Jewish
Means "kernel, grain, core" in Dutch, German, and Yiddish (as קערן), an occupational name for a farmer or a nickname for a physically small person. As a Jewish name, it is ornamental.
Cawood English
Traditional English habitational surname meaning "jackdaw wood" from the Old English ca referring to 'jackdaw' (a member of the crow family), and wudu 'wood'.
Hatzigeorgiou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χατζηγεωργίου (see Chatzigeorgiou).
Akhmatova Tatar, Russian
Feminine form of Akhmatov, meaning "son of Äxmät".
Azam Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Azam.
Farooqi Muslim
Muslim: Arabic family name (Fārūqī), denoting someone descended from or associated with someone called Farooq , in particular a descendant of the khalif ῾Umar.
Hiruta Japanese
From Japanese 蛭 (hiru) meaning "leech" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Quispe Quechua (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Quechua qispi meaning "free".
Rafail Greek, Russian
From the given name Rafail.
Jayaweera Sinhalese
From Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".
Reta Spanish
Castilianized variant of Basque Erreta, a habitational name from a town called Erreta in Navarre, Basque Country
Sin Khmer
Derived from Chinese 森 (sēn) meaning "forest".
Senevirathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සෙනෙවිරත්න (see Seneviratne).
Choo Korean
Variant romanization of Chu.
Inthavong Lao
From Lao ອິນທະ (intha) referring to the Hindu god Indra and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family". This is the most common surname in Laos.
Kämmerer German
from Middle High German kamerære "chamberlain" (from kamere "chamber") a status name for the treasurer of a court monastery a great household or a city and in Switzerland for the manager of a church property a so-called Widem... [more]
Akhan Turkish
A combination of Ak and Han.... [more]
Wogel German (Portuguesified), Swedish
Swedish and Brazilianized form of Vogel.
Buttigieg Maltese
Unaccented form of Buttiġieġ.
Cantwell Irish, English
A surname used in the South of England.... [more]
Lear English
Means (i) "person from Leire", Leicestershire ("place on the river Leire", a river-name that may also be the ancestor of Leicestershire); or (ii) "person from Lear", any of several variously spelled places in northern France with a name based on Germanic lār "clearing"... [more]
Kitching English
The surname is thought to have originally been an occupational name for a cook, deriving from the Old English word cycen.
Pitogo Filipino, Cebuano
Means "queen sago" (a type of plant in the genus Cycas) in Cebuano.
Hamouda Arabic
Derived from the given name Hamoud.
Cardello Italian
Variant of Cardillo or a diminutive of Cardo.
Khutsishvili Georgian
Means "son of the priest" from Georgian ხუცესი (khuts'esi) meaning "priest".
Rue French
The name Rue dates back to the days of Medieval France, in the region of Normandy. It is derived from their residence in Normandy. However, the name Ruell is derived from the Old French word ruelle, meaning lane or alley, and indicates that the original bearer lived in such a place... [more]
Wile Hungarian
no particular meaning. the word wile means to trick though.
Nikolopoulos Greek
Means "son of Nikolaos".
Carlotti Italian
From the given name Carlo.
Snachko Russian
From Russian сначала (snachala), meaning "first, at the beginning".
Helm English, Dutch, German
Either from Old English helm "protection covering" (in later northern English dialects "cattle shelter barn"). The name may be topographic for someone who lived by or worked at a barn or habitational from a place so named such as Helme in Meltham (Yorkshire)... [more]
Cardei Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Castonguay French (Quebec)
From a combination of Gaston and Guay, the name of a 17th-century French immigrant to Quebec, Canada.
Di Leo Italian
Means "son of Leo".
Huaranga Incan
Possibly refers to the Inca administrative "unit of a thousand households"
Galicia Spanish
Spanish: ethnic name for someone from the former kingdom of Galicia, now an autonomous region of northwestern Spain.
Andronikashvili Georgian
Means "son of Andronikos". This was the name of a Georgian family of nobility that claimed descent from Andronikos I, the emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 1183-1185.
Van Helden Dutch
Means "from Helden" in Dutch, the name of a village in Limburg, Netherlands, derived from Old Dutch helde "slope, incline".
Safwan Arabic
Derived from the given name Safwan.
Gilmor Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the surnames Gil and Mor, means "happy myrrh" in Hebrew, also a modern Hebrew version of the surname Gilmore.
Dela Peña Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of De La Peña primarily used in the Philippines.
Norwegian
Variant of Bøe. A notable bearer is Norwegian biathlete Tarjei Bø (b. 1988).
Bordeaux French
City in France.
Ulloa Galician
This indicates familial origin within the comarca of A Ulloa.
Ercolanese Italian
One who came from Ercolano.
Galijašević Bosnian
Means "galley worker" or "man from Gaul".... [more]
San Andrés Spanish
Means "Saint Andrew" in Spanish.
Willow English
topographic name from Middle English wilwe wilghe willowe "willow" (Old English wilig welig) for a person who lived at or near a willow tree or in an area where willow trees grew... [more]
Rule Scottish, English
Scottish name from the lands of Rule in the parish of Hobkirk, Roxburghshire. The derivation is from the River Rule which flows through the area, and is so called from the ancient Welsh word "rhull" meaning "hasty or rushing".... [more]
Uçak Turkish
Means "airplane" in Turkish.
Ateş Turkish
Means "fever" or "fire, light" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian آتش (atash).
Mag Eochagáin Irish
It means "son of Eochagán".
Namisato Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 波里 (see Hari).
Grishin Russian
From the given name Grisha.
Haam Hmong
A Hmong clan surname, which is sometimes anglicized as Ham or Hang. It may be a variant form of the Chinese surname Hang.
Ó Scannail Irish
Ó Scannail is both the name of a sept in Ireland and a surname. It is derived from the Gaelic term scannal, meaning "contention" or "strife."
Magner Irish, Germanic
Irish from a pet form of the Scandinavian name Magnus, in Ireland borne by both Vikings and Normans.... [more]
Gaekwad Indian, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Marathi गायकवाड (see Gayakwad).
Altavilla Italian
Calque of French Hauteville.
Sarip Maranao, Maguindanao
From a title of nobility meaning "sharif, religious chief", ultimately from Arabic شريف (sharif).
Puértolas Aragonese
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Tjia Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Xie used by Chinese Indonesians.
Hargreaves English
English: variant of Hargrave.
Saliste Estonian
Saliste is an Estonian surname derived from "salu", meaning "grove".
Konkyu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyū).
Villaflor Spanish (Philippines)
Denoted someone who came from the name of the municipality of Villaflor in Castile-León, Spain.
Achmatowicz Polish (Rare)
Means "son of Achmat", from a Polish form of the given name Ahmad. This name is primarily used among Lipka Tatar Muslims in Poland.
Delafosse French
Means "of the ditch" in French.
Shevardnadze Georgian
Means "son of the falcon", from Georgian შავარდენი (shavardeni) meaning "falcon, hawk". A famous bearer was Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze (1928-2014).
Van Ginneken Dutch
Means "from Ginneken", the name of a former municipality in the Netherlands.
Tomlinson English
Patronymic from the personal name Tomlin.
Sakamata Japanese
Perhaps from surname of Naoya Sakamata, who was a composer of dark music.
Futaba Japanese
Futa can mean "a pair" or "two" and ba is a form of ha meaning "leaf".... [more]
Edler German
"Noble man." It comes from Edelman.
Tohver Estonian
Tohver is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "ohver" meaning "martyr" and "sacrifice".
Minaru Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 御 (mi-), an archaic honorific added to emphasize godlike respect or beauty, and 鳴 (nari), from 鳴り (nari) meaning "ring", referring to a place with a lot of sound (in a positive way).
Weinland German
Topographic name for someone who lived in a wine-producing area from Middle High German win "wine" and land "land" or a habitational name from a place so named.
Misakian Armenian
An Armenian surname meaning "descendant of Misak." Misak is the Armenian form of the Ancient Hebrew name Meshach.
Murchison English (American)
May be an Anglicized form of the Gaelic "Mac Mhurchaidh" meaning "Son of Sea Warrior"
Marcelin French, Haitian Creole
From the given name Marcelin.
Florimonte Italian
Roughly "flower mountain".
Nasr Arabic
Derived from the given name Nasr.
Monasterio Spanish
Means "monastery" in Spanish, denoting a person who lives or works in a monastery.
Kikuhara Japanese (Rare)
Kiku (菊) means "chrysanthemum", hara (原) means "plain/field/meadow"
Sayeyang Thai
Alternate transcription of Saeyang.
Phonyiam Thai
From Thai พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power" and เยี่ยม (yiam) meaning "excellent, outstanding, best".
Gascon French
French cognitive of Gascoigne. Habitational name for someone from the province of Gascony Old French Gascogne (see Gascoigne).
Tulenheimo Finnish
Meaning "fire's tribe" in Finnish. A famous bearer was Finnish prime minister Antti Tulenheimo (1879-1952), who was born Antti Thulé.
Avramov Bulgarian
Means "son of Avram".
Patchett English
From the Middle English personal name Pachet, an Old French pet form of Pach; see Pask.
Niwa Japanese
From Japanese 丹 (ni) meaning "cinnabar, red" and 羽 (wa) meaning "feather, plume, wing".
Negishi Japanese
From Japanese 根 (ne) meaning "plant root, source, foundation" and 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank".
Aba Japanese
Variant reading of Yasunami.
Hollander German, English, Jewish, Dutch, Swedish
Regional name for someone from Holland 1.
Gunewardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Schiffmann German
Occupational derived from the elements schiff "ship" and mann "man" meaning "shipman, German cognate of Shipman.
Bones English
Derives from bon, "good" in Old French.
Belal Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Belal.
Kporaro Nigerian (Rare)
The name Kporaro translates into the English language as "PROGRESS" (literally Kpo which is "Go", Ra which is "OF" and Aro which is "FRONT" in which case the Ra implies "For" or "Of" thus Kporaro is literally "Go Of Front" or more properly "Move Forward")... [more]
Mcelwee Irish, Scottish
Of Gaelic origin, found in Ireland and Scotland. Derives from Mac Giolla Ruaidh, meaning "son of the servant of the red-haired youth", possibly a reference to a Dane or Norseman.
Hyun Korean
From Sino-Korean 玄 (hyeon) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious".
Helmeier German, Dutch, Danish
Variant spelling of Helmeyer.
Prints Russian, Estonian
Means "prince" in Russian and Estonian.
Chee Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xu 1.
Miraglia Italian
From the Old Sicilian military title miraglia di mari meaning "admiral".
McGann Irish
Variant of McCann.
Ankjær Danish
From a place name meaning 'water-hole with ducks.'
De Lynden Obscure
Combination of the French word de, meaning "from" and the surname Lynden, denoting someone who lived near a linden valley.
Ton That Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Tôn Thất.
Basa Tagalog, Filipino
Very prominent name in Manila, the Philippines.
Brevard French
French: nickname from Old French bref ‘small’ + the derogatory suffix -ard.... [more]
Royse English
From the medieval female given name Royse the medieval form of Rose. Variant of Rose 2.
Kusunoki Japanese
From Japanese 楠 (kusunoki) meaning "camphor tree". This name can also be formed from 楠 (kusu) meaning "camphor", an unwritten possessive particle, and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Albinsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "Son of Albin".
Wimalasekere Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විමලසේකර (see Wimalasekara).
O'keenan Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Ó Cianáin
Ayanami Japanese
Aya (綾) means "twill", nami (波) means "wave"
Ōtsuka Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Briner German (Swiss)
Habitational name for someone from Brin in Grison canton (Graubünden) or from the Brin valley.
Tayeb Arabic
From the given name Tayeb.
Jabeen Urdu
From a given name derived from Arabic جبين (jabin) meaning "forehead".
MacGoldrick Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Ualghairg
Nickowicz Polish
Patronymic of the personal name Nicholas.
Haste English, French
Derived from Old French haste meaning "(roasting) spit" (ultimately from Latin hasta "spear, lance, pike"), an occupational name for a seller of roast meat or a servant who turned the spit to cook meat.
De Laat Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch laet "serf, freed serf, tenant", probably an occupational name for a tenant farmer.
Archibald English, Scottish
From the given name Archibald.
Mawatari Japanese
From the Japanese 馬 (ma, uma or ba) "horse" and 渡 (watari or wata) "ferry" or ferryboat."
Kermani Persian
Indicated a person from the city of Kerman in Iran, derived from Middle Persian klmʾn of uncertain meaning.
Suzukawa Japanese
Suzu means "bell, chime" and kawa means "river, stream".
Brehme German
Variant form of Bremer. This name was borne by the German soccer player Andreas Brehme (1960-2024).
Daudet French
Not available.
Fucci Italian
From the plural of Fuccio, a short form of any of various personal names with a root ending in -f (as for example Rodolfo, Gandolfo) to which has been attached the hypocoristic suffix -uccio, or alternatively from a reduced form of a personal name such as Fantuccio, Feduccio.
Nederhorst Dutch
From the name of the village of Nederhorst den Berg in North Holland, the Netherlands. It means "lower height, lower hill" in Dutch, derived from neder "lower" and horst "overgrown elevated place"... [more]
Mariñez Spanish
Means "son of Marino" in Spanish.
Yokoshima Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "side, beside, next to" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Monterd Aragonese
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 municipalities: Monterd d’Albarrazín or Monterd.
Soulsby English
Habitational name from either of two places called Soulby in Cumbria
Greenblatt Jewish
Ashkenazi Jewish Surname incorporating Yiddish/German elements meaning “Greenleaf.” Writer and storyboard artist C. H. Greenblatt (born 1972) most known for SpongeBob SquarePants is a famous bearer of this name.
Dimaranan Tagalog
From Tagalog di madaanan meaning "impassible".
Datta Indian, Bengali, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit दत्त (datta) meaning "given, granted".
Cópola South American
Possibly a Hispanicized form of Coppola.
Parsley Medieval French, English, Norman, French
Derived from Old French passelewe "cross the water."... [more]
Denaut French (Rare, ?)
Possibly a variant of Denault.
Prieskorn German
Possibly either a derisive nickname for a grain merchant from pries a variant of Middle High German brüsch or Middle Low German bross "brittle crumbly" and korn "grain" or alternatively for a grain seller from prisekorn "(I) determine the price of grain".
Kostra Czech, Slovak
Unusual surname found in Slovakia and the Czech Republic meaning "skeleton" from the word kostra, ultimately from the word kost meaning "bone". In Czech in particular, kostra refers only to the biological meaning of "skeleton" - a skeleton as an independent entity is known as a kostlivec.
Ylanan Filipino
Ylan or Ilan in Tagalog means "some" or a "few" it may suggest a regional or direct variation.
Asplin English
From a short form of the given name Absalom.
Tweneboa Akan
Meaning unknown.
Öksüz Turkish
Means "orphan, motherless child" in Turkish.
Lindén Swedish
Combination of Swedish lind "linden tree" and the common surname suffix -én.
Romanescu Romanian
Patronymic from the given name Roman.
Zumarraga Basque
From the name of a town in Basque Country, Spain, derived from zumar "elm (tree)" and -aga "place of, group of".
Tsheej Hmong
Original Hmong form of Cheng.
Ueyanagi Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow".
Niggli German (Swiss), Romansh
Variant of Nigg in combination with the diminutive suffix -li.
DeBevoise French
Denoted someone from Beauvais, a city and commune in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.
Povarov Russian
Derived from the Russian word "povar" meaning 'cook'.
Corpus Spanish
Ultimately from Latin corpus meaning "body, corpse, matter". It is possibly from the feast of Corpus Christi.
Usko Rusyn, Slovak
Slovak-Rusyn (Suško): hypocoristic derivative of an adjective (see Suchý) meaning ‘dry’ (as a topographic name) or, when applied to people, ‘thin, lean, meager’.... [more]
Cholevas Greek
Feminine form is Choleva
Osei Ghanian, Akan
This name is of Ghanaian, Akan, and Fante origin and means "noble, honorable"
Liêu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Liao, from Sino-Vietnamese 廖 (liêu).
Tiago Portuguese
From the given name Tiago.
Brougham English
From the parish of Brougham in Westmoreland, derived from Old English burg "stronghold" + ham "piece of land".
Atcitty Navajo
From Navajo atsidí meaning "blacksmith" or "smithy, pounder, anvil".
Gaintza Basque (Rare)
Habitational name derived from Basque gain "above, upper part; top, summit, peak" and the abundance suffix -tza.
Matteo Italian
From the given name Matteo.
Cattley English
Means "person from Catley", Herefordshire and Lincolnshire ("glade frequented by cats"). It was borne by the British botanical patron William Cattley (1788-1835).
Purba Batak
Means "east" in Batak, ultimately from Sanskrit पूर्व (purva).
Minassian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Minasyan.
Goakman English (British)
This surname derives itself from the Old English personal name Ācmann, composed of the elements āc “oak” and mann “man”... [more]
Rachmaninoff Russian
Surname used as a nickname for someone of swarthy appearance.
Rian Irish (Anglicized, Rare, ?)
An alternate spelling and pronunciation of Ó Riain, due to French influences after the progenitors of the family moved to France from Ireland.
Blackstock English
English and southern Scottish: topographic name from Middle English blak(e) ‘black’, ‘dark’ + stok ‘stump’, ‘stock’.
Reams Polish
The last name Reams comes from Normandy, France.
Tükk Estonian
Tükk is an Estonian surname meaning "piece" and "segment".