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.
Dumlao Filipino, Ilocano
Likely a nickname for an attentive or perceptive person, derived from Ilocano dumlaw meaning "to notice".
Garganta Spanish (Philippines), Portuguese
Means "throat" in Spanish and Portuguese. Possibly a nickname for someone with an enlarged Adam's apple.
Herbolsheimer German
Habitational name for someone from either of two places called Herbolzheim, in Baden and Bavaria.
Ossola Italian
Habitational name from the Ossola valley in Piedmont, Italy.
Sakhno Ukrainian
From any Ukrainian village called Sakhno (Сахно), the name itself of unknown origin.
Özyakup Turkish
From Turkish öz meaning "pure, core, essence" combined with the given name Yakup. This name is borne by the Turkish-Dutch soccer player Oğuzhan Özyakup (1992-).
Kozarenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian variant of Kozar.
Witzig German
German: nickname from Middle High German witzic ‘clever’, ‘prudent’, ‘knowing’.
Souiri Arabic (Maghrebi)
Originally denoted a person who came from the Moroccan port city of Essaouira.
Oren Jewish
From the given name Oren.
Koridze Georgian
Meaning unknown.
Van Aanholt Dutch
Means "from Anholt", a small village in the northeast of the province of Drenthe in the Netherlands, itself meaning "hold, rest" in Dutch (a place where people could rest for the night). A famous bearer is the Dutch soccer player Patrick van Aanholt (1990-).
Stormare Swedish
Swedish variant of Storm 1 meaning "stormer". This surname was adopted by the Swedish actor Peter Stormare (1953-), whose birth surname was Storm.
Chiclana Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous Andalusian municipalities: Chiclana de la Frontera or Chiclana de Segura.
Matthijs Dutch
From the given name Matthijs.
Nedry English (American)
It was the most popular in the United States in 1897-1990.
Tahk Estonian
Tahk is an Estonian surname meaning both "face/facet" or "aspect" and "whetstone".
Hoque Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali হক (see Haq).
Nachtmann German, Jewish
Derived from German nacht "night" and mann, referring to a night watchman. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.
Ólafsson Icelandic
Patronymic of the given Ólafur. This surname is given to their sons.
Guendica Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Gendika.
Lazdiņš Latvian
Derived from the word lazda meaning "hazel".
Passepartout Literature
Derived from French passe-partout, which literally means "goes everywhere" but is actually an idiom for "skeleton key".... [more]
Plasencia Spanish
habitational name from Plasencia in Cáceres province and possibly also a Castilianized form of a habitational name from Plasenzia the name of towns in Zaragoza and Huesca (Aragon).
Mesa Spanish
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations in Spain called Mesa meaning "table" or "mesa" in Spanish (referring to a flat area of land).
Bade German
From a short form of a Germanic personal name containing the element badu "strife, battle".
Kiin Estonian
Kiin is an Estonian surname meaning both "gadfly" and "cleaver".
Vaik Estonian
Vaik is an Estonian surname meaning both "quiet/still ("vaikus") and "resin/pitch", "tar".
Zhuan Chinese (Russified)
Russified form of Ruan used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union.
Demidov Russian
Means "son of Demid". This was the name of a Russian industrialist family prominent in the 18th and 19th centuries. A bearer of the feminine form Demidova was Anna Stepanovna Demidova (1878-1918), a lady-in-waiting in the service of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna who acquired posthumous fame for being executed alongside her employer in 1918.
Pamparacuatro Spanish
Bread-for-four in Spanish
McGlashan Scottish
Mcglashan means son of grey in Scotland, with the prefix Mc meaning "son of" and the Glas meaning "grey"
Adolf German
From the given name Adolf.
Ishiyama Japanese
From the Japanese 石 (ishi) "stone" and 山 (yama) "mountain."
Ghahramani Persian
Derived from Persian قهرمان (qahraman) meaning "hero, champion".
Tok Turkish
Means "sated, full" in Turkish.
Brower English (American)
English variant of Brewer. Respelling of Brauer or Brouwer.
Weerasooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhalese වීරසූරිය (see Weerasuriya).
Serikov Kazakh
Means "son of Serik".
Imre Hungarian
From the given name Imre.
Santi Italian
Derived from the given name Santi, or as a patronymic form of Santo. It can also be derived as a nickname from santo "holy" or "saint", ultimately from Latin sanctus.
Arisawa Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Makhmetmurzayev Chechen
Ayshat Makhmetmurzayeva is a Chechen singer.
Tjhai Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Cai used by Chinese Indonesians.
Balcı Turkish
Means "beekeeper" in Turkish, ultimately from bal meaning "honey".
Hao Chinese
From Chinese 郝 (hǎo) referring to the ancient fief of Hao, which existed during the Shang dynasty in what is now Shanxi province.
Aguzzi Italian
Comes from an ancient Roman cognomen, Acutus, also possibly derived from Italian "aguzzo" meaning sharp, pointed.
Pacia Tagalog
From Tagalog pasiya meaning "decision, judgment".
Gladney English
Probably means "bright island", from the Old English element glæd "bright" (cf. Glædwine) and the English element ney "island" (cf.... [more]
Kadekawa Japanese
From 嘉 (ka) meaning "excellent, auspicious, praise", 手 (te) meaning "hand", and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Guillem Catalan
From the given name Guillem
Joos Romansh
Derived from a short form of the given name Jodocus.
Derwent English
Originating from Derwent River in England.
Loflin Irish
Possibly a variant spelling of Irish Laughlin. This is a common name in NC.
Ivančićević Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Palla Indian, Tamil
Another form of Palli.
Gemayel Arabic (Mashriqi)
Derived from the given names Jamal or Jamil. This surname is borne by members of a Lebanese Maronite Christian political family, notably the assassinated president-elect and militia commander Bachir Gemayel (1947-1982).
Bao Chinese
From Chinese 鲍 (bào) referring to an area called Bao that existed in the Qi state during the Zhou dynasty.
Puglisi Sicilian
Southern Italian variant of Pugliese.
Paliak Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian паляк (paliak) meaning "Pole, Polish".
Noori Estonian
Origin unknown
Clunie Scottish
Scottish form of Irish Cloney.
Birk Slovene
Of unknown origin.
Lasac Tagalog
From Tagalog lasak meaning "rotten, decomposed, decayed".
Gans German, Dutch
Means "goose" in German and Dutch, either an occupational name for someone who worked with geese, a habitational name for someone who lived by a sign depicting a goose, or a nickname for someone walked oddly or was considered silly or foolish... [more]
Lichtblau Yiddish
Means "light blue" in German. Leon Lichtblau was a pro-revolution communist who was imprisoned in Romania in 1921.
Valera Spanish
Habitational name from either of two places in Spain named Valera.
Valbuena Spanish
Habitational name from any of the places called Valbuena for example in Valladolid Cáceres and Salamanca.
Radenović Montenegrin, Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Rade".
Mitropoulos Greek
Means "son of Mitros".
Bylin Swedish
A combination of Swedish by "village" and the suffix -in, derived from Latin -inus, -inius "descendant of"
Mensah Western African, Akan
Means "third-born son" in Akan.
Five Popular Culture
It's fictional surname of Jimmy Five from Monica's Gang
Wallman Swedish
Combination of Swedish vall "pasture, field of grass" and man "man".
Zoref Biblical Hebrew
Zoref, spelled צורף in Hebrew and pronounced Tzo-ref, though the typical American pronunciation is with a Z, means "Goldsmith" in both Biblical and Modern Hebrew, Zoref does not necessarily connote working only with gold; rather, it is a metalsmith that works with any kind of metallic substance.... [more]
Fernandes Indian (Christian)
Adopted from the Portuguese surname Fernandes meaning "son of Fernando"
Stoops English
May descend from Stoop or Stobe.... [more]
Mladić Serbian, Croatian
Derived from mlad/a (млад/а), meaning "young".
Congdon Irish, English
A variant of Irish "Condon". In English usage: a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place; probably Devon or Cornwall, where the modern surname is most frequent.
Mulè Italian
From Arabic مولى (mawlan) "guide, chief, lord, master".
Neuhaus German, Jewish
Topographical name for someone who lived in a new house, Middle High German niuwe hus, modern German neu Haus, or a habitational name for someone from any of several places named Neuhaus ('new house') in various parts of Germany and Austria, also in Bohemia.
Parnes Jewish
Eastern Ashkenazic occupational name for the president of a Jewish community, from Yiddish parnes (from Hebrew parnas).
Saif Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Saif.
Dollins English (British)
Variant of Dollin, with post-medieval excrescent -s, itself a variant of Dolling, a nickname from an unrecorded Middle English word dolling douling dulling meaning “dull or stupid one” (compare Doll)... [more]
Lazare French, Haitian Creole
Derived from the given name Lazare. Cognate of Lázaro.
Tschida German
The Germanic spelling of the Hungarian name Çsida. Derived from the Turkish word for rider, or man on horseback.
Chenier French (Cajun)
A sandy or shelly beach. Derived from the French word for wood, “chêne,” meaning oak.
Hijikata Japanese
From 泥 (hiji) meaning "mud, mire," more often written as 土, from tsuchi meaning "earth, soil, dirt, mud," and 方 (kata) meaning "direction, way" or, more rarely, 片 (kata) meaning "one (of a pair); incomplete, fragmentary" (cognate with 方).... [more]
Bhalli Punjabi
Meaning uncertain. This is the name of a clan found in Punjab, Pakistan.
Giesbrecht German
A variant of the given name Giselbert, which in turn is related to Gilbert... [more]
Bonde Swedish, Old Swedish, Danish
From Old Norse bóndi "farmer". Used as both a last name and a (rare) given name in Sweden (see Bonde for the given name and Bondesson as an example of a patronymic derived from this name)... [more]
Danielle American
From the given name Danielle.
Quinter Romansh
Derived from the place name Quinto in the Swiss canton Ticino.
Musayev Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Chechen, Avar, Dargin, Lezgin, Kumyk, Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Kyrgyz/Chechen/Avar/Dargin/Lezgin/Kumyk Мусаев and Kazakh Мұсаев (see Musaev).
Fujihashi Japanese
Fuji means "Wisteria" and Hashi means "Bridge".
Rota Italian
Means "wheel" in Italian, from various place names.
Wiltshire English
Habitational name from the county of Wiltshire in England.
Polgar Hungarian
Hungarian word for citizen. Taken on by Jewish Hungarians during World War Two to avoid Nazi attention for having 'Jewish' last names.
Huntzinger German
Habitational name for someone from Hintschingen, earlier Huntzingen.
Almendinger Upper German, German (Swiss)
Habitational name for someone from a place called Allmendingen, of which there are two examples in Switzerland, in the canton of Bern, and one in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Saluveer Estonian
Saluveer is an Estonian surname meaning "grove embankment (berm)".
Breiding German
From the name of a place in the Lippe area in northwestern Germany.
Gevaudan Old Irish (Rare)
Gévaudan is a historical area of France in Lozère département. It took its name from the Gabali, a Gallic tribe subordinate to the Arverni.
Stellmacher German
occupational name for a cartwright from late Middle High German stelle "carriage" (originally "frame chassis") and mahhon "maker"... [more]
Renda Italian
Derived from the short form of a variant of Latin Laurentius (compare Renza), or perhaps from a feminine variant of Germanic Rando... [more]
Létard French
From the given name Létard.
van der Most Dutch
Topographic name for someone who lived in a place where moss grew.
Mönch German
Derived from German Mönch "monk" (ultimately via Middle High German münch and Old High German munih from Latin monicus. Compare Monk).
Dražić Croatian, Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Draža".
Oshita Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大下 (see Ōshita).
Honorato Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Honorato
Tsumura Japanese
From Japanese 津 (tsu) meaning "port, harbour" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Belmondo Italian
Name of Italian origin meaning "beautiful world". Famous bearers of the name are the French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo (1933-) and the Italian cross-country skier, twice Olympic champion and four times World champion Stefania Belmondo (1969-).
Finnbogasdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Finnbogi" in Icelandic.
Arro Estonian
Arro is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "aroom", meaning "fragrant". Possibly a corruption of "aru", meaning "upland meadow".
Coles English, Scottish, Irish, German (Anglicized), English (American)
English: from a Middle English pet form of Nicholas.... [more]
Tripathi Indian, Hindi, Odia, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi
From Sanskrit त्रिपाठिन् (tripathin) meaning "one who has studied three Vedas".
Marugg Romansh
Derived from the given name Maurus, combined with the diminutive suffix -ugg. Another theory, however, derives this name from Late Latin maior domus "mayor of a palace" (compare Meyer 1).
Breitkreutz German
probably a nickname for a person with a broad butt. Breitkreutz replaced an earlier more transparent form of the surname Breitarsch the use of kreuz (literally "cross") as a euphemism for "buttocks" first occurring in the 17th century... [more]
Bettino Italian
From the given name Bettino.
Desser Jewish
Habitational name from the city of Dessau in Germany.
Hoare English
Variant of Hoar.
Aboud Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبود (see Abboud).
Rotter German
Variant spelling of Rother, an occupational name for the foreman or leader of a group or association of men, or a work gang, from an agent derivative of Middle High German rotte ‘team’, ‘gang’... [more]
Mboto African
Last name of a character from Australian soap opera, Home and Away. This is the last name of character Stephanie Mboto, duration 1996-97.
Ó Duibhidhir Irish
Means "descendant of Duibhuidhir". Duibhuidhir is a personal name composed of the elements dubh "dark, black" and odhar "sallow, tawny".
Grell German
Habitational name from a place named Grelle.
Kalejs Latvian
Occupational name for someone who works as a blacksmith.
Rahumaa Estonian
Rahumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "peaceful" or "quiet" ("rahu") "land" ("maa")".
Elçi Turkish
Means "ambassador, delegate, envoy" in Turkish.
Filiberto Italian
From the given name Filiberto.
Aranha Portuguese
Meaning spider in Portuguese.
Gofigan Chamorro
Chamorro for "very hot climate". Gof- is an amplifier which means very. Figan is a word for "hot", implying the climate
Dishman German (Americanized)
Americanized form of North German Dischmann or Tischmann: occupational name for a joiner from Middle Low German disch 'table' + man 'man'.
Keklik Turkish
Means "partridge" in Turkish.
Ábalos Spanish
Habitational name for someone originally from the municipality of Ábalos in La Rioja, Spain, likely of Basque origin.
San Román Spanish
San Roman refers to a family line of Spanish and Italian origin. The term San Roman in Spanish or Castilian refers to ' St. Roman ' and the name is a habitual name from any of the persons from the local church or shrines of Saint Roman.
Pork Estonian
Pork is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "põrkama" meaning to "bound", "strike", and "bump". bounce, spring
Feroze Urdu
Derived from the given name Feroz.
Byre English
Probably derived from Old English bȳre "farm, barn".
Kujikawa Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago", 慈 (ji) meaning "mercy", and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".
Giann Italian
Variant of Gianni.
Ulshöfer German
Habitational name for someone from a place called Ilshofen (old form Ulleshoven), near Schwäbisch Hall.
Križanec Croatian
From Croatian križ, meaning "cross".
Fain French, English, Welsh
Deriving from the Latin fanum meaning "temple."
Devalson English
Meaning, "son of Deval."
Freimann German
German cognate of Freeman. from Middle High German vriman "free man" status name in the feudal system for a free man as opposed to a bondman or serf derived from the elements fri "free" and man "man".
Hargreeves English
Variant of Hargreaves.
Dénes Hungarian
From the given name Dénes.
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".
Gyatt English, French
Variant of Guyatt, Guyet, or Guyot, all diminutives of Guy.
Yiğitoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Yiğit".
Ölund Swedish
Combination of Swedish ö "island" and lund "groove".
Sardinha Portuguese
Portuguese last name meaning "sardine seller".
Sijarić Montenegrin
Derived from sijati (сијати), meaning "to sow".
Tokuyama Japanese
Combination of Kanji Characters 徳 meaning "Virtue" and 山 meaning "Mountain".
Mamer French, Luxembourgish
Derived from the given name Mamerius.
Zilberman Jewish
From nickname meaning "silver man", from Yiddish זילבער (zilber) and מאן (man), possibly a nickname for a person with grey hair.
Couzens English
Patronymic form of Cousin.
Marvel English
Either (i) from a medieval nickname (often ironic) for someone regarded as a prodigy; or (ii) "person from Merville", the name of two places in northern France ("smaller settlement" and "settlement belonging to a man with a Germanic name beginning with Meri-, literally 'famous'")... [more]
Espartza Basque (Rare)
Proper, non-Castilianized form of Esparza.
Zhang Chinese
From Chinese 章 (zhāng) referring to the ancient fiefdom of Zhang (spelled as 鄣), which existed in what is now Shandong province.
Whittington English
From a place name, meaning "Hwita’s settlement".
Glauber Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Derived from German glauben "to believe" and the suffix -er. It was originally given either to an elder of the tribe, one renowned for his counsel, or to a layman who kept 'the faith'.
Bottai Italian
From bottaio "cooper, barrel-maker".
Hufford Low German
Likely German and dates back to Christian Hufford, and is likely derived from the name of the city Ufford in Modern-day Germany
Craigie Scottish
Habitational name from any of several places in Scotland called Craigie, or simply a topographic name derived from Scottish Gaelic creag.
Ponsonby English
From a place name in England.
Takeno Japanese
From Japanese and 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" combined with 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Eliáš Czech, Slovak (?)
Derived from the given name Eliáš.
Ziadeh Arabic
Means surplus, extra in Arabic
Izubuchi Japanese
From Japanese 出 (Izu) meaning "to exit" and 渕 (buchi) meaning "abyss, bottom (of a pool)".
Sibley English (British)
From the Anglo-Saxons influence in England. Said to be derived from the ancient Sibbelee, a woman’s Christian name, and has been traced through Sibilla, Sybbly, and finally Sibley. Sibilla was the name of a Greek princess who uttered the ancient oracles, and is represented on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel... [more]
Sarma Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Nepali
Alternate transcription of Assamese শৰ্মা, Bengali শর্মা, Hindi/Nepali शर्मा, Telugu శర్మ or Kannada ಶರ್ಮಾ (see Sharma).
Mayson English
Variant of Mason.
Alavez Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Alaves primarily used in Mexico.
Aa Norwegian
Derived from aa, an obsolete spelling of Norwegian å "small river, stream".
Selter Estonian
Selter is an Estonian surname derived from either "selts" meaning "society", "union", "association", or "selters" (of German origin) meaning "seltzer".
Bearth Romansh
Derived from the given name Albert.
Corazza Italian
Occupational name for an armourer, from Italian corazza "cuirass, breastplate"
Helgeson English (American), Swedish (Rare)
Variant or anglicized form of Helgesson or Helgesen.
Nakatsuka Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Yeaton English
Habitational name from Yeaton in Shropshire named with Old English ēa "river" + tūn "farmstead estate". This surname is now rare in Britain.
Gezici Turkish
Means "itinerant, traveler" in Turkish.
Bouteflika Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly means "one who makes things explode" in Algerian Arabic. A famous bearer is Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1937-), who served as president of Algeria from 1999 to 2019.
Roxburgh Scottish
From Roxburgh, a village near the market town of Kelso in the Scottish Borders area in Scotland, derived from the Old English byname Hroc meaning "rook" and burh meaning "fortified place"... [more]
Hanon Irish, Walloon, French
Variant of Hannon. Borne by French pianist Charles-Louis Hanon.
Zanbrana Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Lampert German, English
German & English variant of Lambert.... [more]
Krzhizhanovsky Polish (Russified)
Russified form of the Polish surname Krzyżanowski.
Eck German
From Old High German ekka meaning "edge, corner".
Kichida Japanese
A variant pronunciation of Yoshida.
Gonzague French (Rare)
Gallicized form of Italian Gonzaga.