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.
Léger French, French (Cajun)
From the Old German name Leodegar, meaning "people spear."
Bolić Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the word bol, meaning "pain, ache".
Wakiyama Japanese
From Japanese 脇 (waki) meaning "armpit, the other way" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Hamidović Bosnian
Means "son of Hamid 1".
Makarenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Makar".
Urbanovych Ukrainian
Means "child of Urban".
Niyozov Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek variant of Niyazov.
Brasil Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish
Denotes someone from Brazil, a country in South America.
Coffelt Irish, German (Anglicized)
From Irish Gaelic Mac Eachaidh meaning "son of Eochaidh". It could also be an Americanized spelling of German Kauffeld (see Caulfield).
Kampa Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 寒波 (kampa) meaning "cold wave", referring to possibly a person described as having cold vibes or an event that involved cold waves.
Savorgnan Italian (Rare)
From a small town near Udine named Savorgnano del Torre, of Friulian origin. This was the name of a Friulian aristocratic family, ascribed to the Venetian participate. The famous bearer of this surname was an Italian-French explorer Pierre Paul François Camille Savorgnan de Brazza (1852-1905)
Fischione Italian
Means "widgeon" (a kind of dabbling duck) in Italian, or literally "whistler", derived from fischio "whistle".
Gloop Literature, Popular Culture
Augustus Gloop is an obese and gluttonous character in Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, published in 1964.
Mano Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" or 間 (ma) meaning "pause" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain, wilderness".
Tomaš Serbian, Croatian, Sorbian, German
From the given name Tomaš.
Boi French
Variant of Bois.
Viin Estonian
Viin is an Estonian surname, derived from "viinapuu", meaning "grape".
Talha Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
Derived from the given name Talha.
Carlyon Cornish
Cornish: habitational name from any of three places in Cornwall called Carlyon, in St. Minver and Kea parishes. The first element is Celtic ker ‘fort’; the second could represent the plural of Cornish legh ‘slab’.
Bowerman English, English (American)
1. English: occupational name for a house servant who attended his master in his private quarters (see Bower). ... [more]
Mckoy Scottish
Variant of McCoy.
Betjeman English, Dutch (Archaic, ?)
Means "son of Betje", a Dutch diminutive of the feminine given name Elisabeth... [more]
Cruijff Dutch
Referred to a person with curly locks of hair, derived from Middle Dutch cruuf, cruve literally meaning "curl, lock", ultimately from Latin curvus. A famous bearer was the Dutch soccer player Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (1947-2016), commonly known as Johan Cruyff.
Mabilangan Tagalog
Means "counted for" in Tagalog.
Iizuka Japanese
From Japanese 飯 (ii) meaning "cooked grains" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "mound, hillock".
Atwal Punjabi
From the name of the village of Athwal in Punjab state, India.
Weerawardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරවර්ධන (see Weerawardana).
Shan Chinese
From Chinese 单 (shàn) referring to the ancient state of Shan, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.
Brooksby English
Means "farm by a brook". From Old English broc "brook, small stream" and Old Norse býr "farm, settlement"
Ohe Japanese
Variant transcription of Oe.
Daves English
Variant of Davis.
Güllü Turkish
Means "(made) with roses" in Turkish.
Mane Indian, Marathi
Drived from Sanskrit मान (mana) meaning "respect, honour" or मान्य (manya) meaning "respected, venerable".
Hazarika Indian, Assamese
From a military title used during the Ahom Kingdom that indicated an official who commanded over 1,000 soldiers. The title itself is derived from Assamese হাজাৰ (hazar) meaning "thousand".
Uhke Estonian
Uhke is an Estonian surname meaning "proud" or "vain".
Honegger Swiss
Arthur Honegger (10 March 1892 – 27 November 1955) was a Swiss composer, and a member of Les Six, a group of composers associated with Jean Cocteau and Erik Satie. His most famous work is "Pacific 231".
Galimov Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar variant of Alimov.
Kristenson English
Anglicized form of Kristensen
Rokuyama Japanese (Rare)
Means "6 mountains" in Japanese.
Hungarian
Metonymic occupational name for a salt seller or producer, from ‘salt’.
Blinova Russian
Feminine form of Blinov.
Siagian Batak
From the Batak prefix si- and suffix -an indicating location combined with agi meaning "younger sibling".
Ōkawara Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great", 河 (ka) meaning "river, stream" and 原 (wara) meaning "field, plain".
Rudén Swedish (Rare)
Swedish rud "clearing" (compare Ruud) combined with the common surname suffix -én.
Topuz Turkish
Means "mace, knob, club" in Turkish.
Figueiredo Portuguese
Name for someone from any of various places named Figueiredo, from Portuguese figueiredo meaning "fig tree orchard".
Jewitt English
Variant of Jewett.
Iriomote Okinawan (Rare), Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 西表 (Iriomote) meaning "Iriomote", an island in Taketomi, Okinawa, Japan.
Ritch English, German, German (Swiss)
1. English: variant spelling of Rich. ... [more]
Krajnyák Hungarian
Hungarian form of Kraynyak. Compare Ukrainian Krayinyuk.
Siamak Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Syamak.
Monteith Scottish
From the name of the district of Menteith in south Perthshire, Scotland, derived from Gaelic monadh meaning "hill pasture" combined with the Scottish river name Teith. A famous bearer was the Canadian actor and musician Cory Monteith (1982-2013), who played Finn Hudson on the American television series Glee (2009-2015).
Långbacka Finland Swedish
From Swedish lång "long" and backe "slope, hillside".
Khavaza Dungan
Derived from the second part of the Arabic given name Muhammad, -ha-.
Tinsley English
From a place name in England composed of the unattested name Tynni and Old English hlaw "hill, mound, barrow".
Hagler German (Austrian), Jewish
Topographic name for someone who lived by a hedge or enclosure.
Irgen Gioro Manchu
From the combination of the branch name Irgen meaning "regular citizen" and the clan name Gioro.
Messler German
Habitational name for someone from Messel near Darmstadt.
Ishikura Japanese
From the Japanese 石 (ishi) "stone" combined with 倉 (kura) or 蔵 (kura) storehouse."
Ginel Catalan
My Great Grandfather's name was Jose Maria Ginel
Gwilym Welsh
Derived from the given name Gwilym.
Karpiak Ukrainian
Likely from the given name Karp.
Lowenstein Jewish
Combination of German Löwe "lion" and stein "stone". In some cases an ornamental name associated with the name Levi (see also Levy and Lew 2).
Itobin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 糸鬢 (itobin) meaning a type of hairstyle.
Enrico Italian
From the given name Enrico.
Skaife English
Skaife is a form of Scaife, which is derived from the Old Norse Skeifr meaning "awry, difficult". The first recorded instance of Scaife is in the epic Beowulf... [more]
Corsa Italian
Probably a feminine form of Corso. Coincides with Italian corsa "run, running, racing; trip, journey".
Morrie English
Probably a variant of Morris, or possibly of Murray 1.
Navickevičius Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Nowicki with the addition of the -evičius suffix. See Navickas.
Bock German, Upper German, Jewish, English
Altered spelling of German Böck (see Boeck) or Bach 1.... [more]
Rosendahl Swedish, Danish, German
Swedish and Danish ornamental name meaning "rose valley" and German variant of Rosenthal, also meaning "rose valley".
Fujishiro Japanese
Fuji means "wisteria" and shiro means "castle".
Van Der Waal Dutch
Toponymic or habitational name derived from Middle Dutch wael "dike breach pool, eddy, vortex, mud flat" or "reservoir, well".
Noorhani Estonian
Noorhani is an Estonian surname meaning "young goose".
Papademetriou Greek
Alternate transcription of Papadimitriou.
Tamamoto Japanese, Ryukyuan, Okinawan
From 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball" and 元 (moto) meaning "origin".
Budiono Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Rong (容), Wen (溫) or Zheng (鄭)... [more]
Axelman Swedish (Rare)
From the Scandinavian given name Axel and man "man".
Tan Chinese
From Chinese 谭 (tán) referring to the state of Tan that existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.
Guarracino Italian (Americanized, Modern)
from a diminutive of a personal name derived from Guerra ‘war’.
Hyman Jewish, English
Jewish (American): Americanized variant of Heiman. English: variant of Hayman or Americanized spelling of Heimann.
Ikenoue Japanese
Ike means "river", no is a possessive particle and ue means "upper, top".
Nesheiwat Arabic
From the name of clan founder Abu Nushaywah, derived from a diminutive of Arabic نشوة (nashwah) meaning "happiness, elation".
Batool Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Batul.
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.
Job English, French, German, Hungarian
English, French, German, and Hungarian from the personal name Iyov or Job, borne by a Biblical character, the central figure in the Book of Job, who was tormented by God and yet refused to forswear Him... [more]
Ishitsuka Japanese
"Stone mound".
Ahama Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 阿 (a), a phonetic character and 浜 (hama) meaning "beach; seashore".
Kurisingal Malayalam
Malayalam surname used by the St Thomas Christians of Kerala.
Beqiraj Albanian
Meaning unknown.... [more]
Wettläufer German
Derived from Middle High German wetteloufer meaning "runner", probably a nickname for a fast runner or someone who rushed around.
Løkken Norwegian
Habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads so called. Derived from Old Norse lykkja "enclosure".
Kepple English (American)
Americanized form of Köppel and Köpple.
Culbert English, Scottish, Irish
Meaning and origin are uncertain. Possibly derived from an unattested given name composed of beorht "bright" and an uncertain first element, or an altered form of Cuthbert... [more]
Chiaramonte Italian
Italianized from of the French surname Clermont, using Italian chiaro "bright, clear" and monte "mountain". It was brought to Sicily from Picardy, France, by a branch of the House of Clermont in the 11th century, and several locations were subsequently named after them... [more]
Napper English
1 English: occupational name for a naperer, the servant in charge of the linen in use in a great house, Middle English, Old French nap(p)ier. Compare Scottish Napier .... [more]
Dovhanich Rusyn
From Rusyn довгий (dovhyy), meaning "long". This spelling of the last name is rare in the modern day due to Rusyn assimilation with other cultures. For the more common form modernly, see Dovhanych.
Ogier French, English
From the given name Ogier.
Pütt German
Habitational name from any of several places so named in Rhineland, Westphalia, and Pomerania, but in most cases a topographic name from Middle Low German putte ‘pit’, ‘well’, ‘puddle’, ‘pond’.
Mano Italian
From the given name Mano, a short form of names such as Romano.
Fouch English
Variant of French Fouché or German Fouts.
Cabal Russian (Russified, Rare)
Rare last name that is unknown along with meaning, if anyone has a clue, please DM me.
Gylespie Scottish
Variant of Gillespie
Bourque French (Quebec)
Unknown history. A famous bearer is Raymond Bourque (B.-1960), a Quebec born professional ice hockey player from 1979-2001.
Sabry Arabic
Derived from the given name Sabri.
Toulza Occitan
Originally indicated a person from the city of Toulouse, of uncertain etymology.
Ouedraogo Western African, Mossi
Derived from the name of the semi-legendary Ouedraogo, who is believed to have founded the Mossi Kingdoms in the 11th century. Means "son of the elephant" in the Mossi language.
Rabotenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian dialectal работа (rabota), meaning "work".
Litvinchuk Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian
Derived from Russian литвин (litvin) historically denoting a Lithuanian or Belarusian person.
Romeo Italian
From the given name Romeo.
Marcin Polish
From the given name Marcin.
Olive French
Given to someone who worked with olives from old french olive "olive" ultimately latin oliva "olive".
Pugacheva Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Пугачёв (see Pugachev).
Fossoyeur American
A surname meaning "Gravedigger" in French.
Benatar Jewish
Possibly from Hebrew בֵּן (ben) meaning "son" and עתר ('atar) meaning "petitioner".
Kazamatsuri Japanese
From Japanese 風祭 (Kazamatsuri) meaning "Kazamatsuri", an area in the city of Odawara in the prefecture of Kanagawa in Japan.
Delacourt French
Denoting someone who lived or worked at a manorial court a courtly retainer. Derived from French de la meaning "of the" or "from the" and court meaning "court, yard".
Nofal Arabic
From the given name Nawfal.
Woodlock English
From the given name Wudlac.
McCombs Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Thomaidh.
Yonekura Japanese
From Japanese 米 (yone) meaning "rice" and 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse".
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).
Bhardwaj Indian
From Sanskrit bhāradvāja ‘descendant of bharadvāja’, bharadvāja meaning ‘one who has strength or vigor’ (a compound of bharat ‘bearing’ + vāja ‘vigor’). According to legend, Bharadvaja (bharadvāja) was the name of one of the great sages.
Siimar Estonian
Siimar is an Estonian surname, possibly from a variant of the masculine given name "Siim".
Pălărie Romanian
Occupational name for a hatter.
Zürcher German
Habitational name for someone from the Swiss city of Zurich.
Wey English
Variant of Way.
Royama Japanese
蝋 means wax. 山 means mountain.
Collu Italian
From a dialectical form of Italian collo, meaning "neck" or "parcel, package".
Bedoni Italian
Probably of French origin, from betun "mud" or bedon "paunch, pot belly".
Atak Turkish
Means "rash, audacious, reckless" in Turkish.
Hầu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Hou, from Sino-Vietnamese 侯 (hầu).
Tulawie Tausug
Meaning uncertain.
Wickstrand Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Wikstrand, a surname composed of Swedish vik "bay" and strand "beach".
Punn Estonian
Punn is an Estonian surname meaning "cork" and "plug".
Päären Estonian
Päären is an Estonian surname derived from "päärima" meaning "chirp" and "twitter".
Allston English
Derived from the given name Alstan
Salim Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Lin (林). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Friseur German
From German meaning "barber, hairdresser".
Kapilakanjana Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Āboliņš Latvian (Rare)
Means "clover" in Latvian.
Bachiri Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Bashir.
Iwase Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "boulder, cliff, rocks" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current".
Maruno Japanese
From Japanese 丸 or 圓 (maru) meaning "round, full" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain, wilderness".
Bajārs Latvian
Derived from the Slavic title boyar.
Taagepera Estonian
Taagepera is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "taga" ("behind", "at the back") and "pere" ("family", "folk").
Pedrussio Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Peter.
McArdle Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mac Ardghail
Kohinata Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun" and 向 (na, ta) meaning "approach".
Zapanta Filipino, Tagalog, Hiligaynon
Of Hiligaynon origin and uncertain meaning.
Alkan Turkish
From Turkish al meaning "dark red, crimson" and kan meaning "blood".
Mikel Czech
From the given name Mikuláš.
Cleave English
From an English topographical name meaning "cliff".
Zzyzyx Obscure
Unidentified origins, most likely a variant of the place name Zzyzx.
Dewasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දේවසිංහ (see Dewasinghe).
Cabilan Filipino, Cebuano
Means "petroleum nut" (a type of tree in the genus Pittosporum) in Cebuano.
Malanowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from places called Malanowo or Malanów.
Łukaszewski Polish
habitational name for someone from Łukaszew or Łukaszewo, so named from the personal name Łukasz
Ravi Indian
From the given name Ravi
Namur Arabic, Maltese
Derived from Arabic نمر, نامور (namur) meaning "tiger". It is typical of Malta.
Maouloud Western African
Derived from Arabic مولود‎‎ (mawlud) meaning "born, newborn", used to refer to the مولد (Mawlid) observance of the birth of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad (chiefly Mauritanian).
Agundez Spanish
Likely derived from from Persian آخوند (akhund) meaning "cleric, teacher".
Recepoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Recep".
Jerič Slovene
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.
L'Silva Indian (Christian)
Form of La Silva more common among Christians from India.
Muas Hmong
Original Hmong form of Moua.
Pajusoo Estonian
Pajusoo is an Estonian surname meaning "willow (osier) swamp".
Heiland German
South German: from Middle High German heilant ‘savior’, ‘Christ’, presumably either a name given to someone who had played the part of Christ in a mystery play or an occupational name for a healer, from Middle High German heilen ‘to heal’, ‘save’.
Kawamoto Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Berkut Russian, Ukrainian
A variant of Berkutov. This is also the name of the former Ukrainian riot police.
Isono Japanese
From Japanese 磯 (iso) meaning "seashore, beach" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Lomachenko Ukrainian, Russian
Derived from Ukrainian ломач (lomach) meaning "bonfire".
Audino Italian
Derived from first name 'Alda' which means 'wise and experienced.'
Rezaeian Persian
From the given name Reza.
Tiäkenbuorch Low German
Westphalian, it indicates familial origin within the eponymous town.
Friedberg German, Jewish
Combination of either German vride "security, protection" or Friede "peace", with berg "hill, mountain". The name is most often locational, but may in some cases be ornamental.
Grell German
Nickname for an irritable or irascible person, from Middle High German, Middle Low German grellen "to be angry".
Homan Dutch
From Old Dutch hovitman "leader, head man, chief". Alternatively, the Dutch form of Hoffmann.
Castañón Spanish
Possibly derived from Spanish castaño, meaning "chestnut tree". Alternatively, it may be derived from castañón, which is the Spanish word for the kippernut plant (species Conopodium majus).
Dobeleit German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Dobilaitis.
Kyan Japanese
From 喜 (ki) meaning "value, expensive", 屋 (ya) meaning "vendor, roof, dwelling", and 武 (n) meaning "military, martial".
Benitez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Benítez primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Vidrine French (Cajun)
Vidrines are French Cajuns that live mostly around south central Louisiana, towns and cities like Mamou, Eunice and Ville Platte.
Prudhomme French, English
From Old French preudomme "noble man, valiant man, hero", denoting a brave person or an occupational name for a magistrate.
Albéniz Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Albeiz.