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.
Di Moze Italian
Means "son of Moze" in Italian.
Pannebakker Dutch
From Middle Dutch panne "pan, roof tile" and backer "baker", an occupational name for someone who made roof tiles.
Maitre French
occupational name for one who was the head of a craft or trade guild, from Old French maistre ‘master’ (Latin magister).
Särk Estonian
Särk is an Estonian surname meaning "shirt".
Hanafi Arabic
Derived from the given name Hanafi.
Bodi French
The United State Version of Bodi is an alteration of the French name Baudin. The name also has roots from Hungary.
Vwj Hmong
Original Hmong form of Vue.
Ameen Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Amin.
Zago Italian
Probably from Venetian zago "alter boy", or someone preparing to become a priest. Alternately, may derive from a toponym, such as Massanzago, Lorenzago, Cazzago, Vanzago, or Sozzago.
Guyet French
Derived from Guy.
Wickremesekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමසේකර (see Wickramasekara).
Tsuryuu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 釣流 or 鉤流 (see Tsuryū).
Vosberg German
Means "foxhole" or "fox hill", from vos "fox" and berg "hill, mountain".
Theresa English, German
From the given name Theresa.
Futterman Jewish
Occupational name for a furrier, from Yiddish futer "fur, fur coat" and Yiddish man "man".
Vongdara Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ດາລາ (dara) meaning "star".
Meas Khmer
Means "gold" in Khmer.
Matas Croatian, Czech, Slovak
Derived from the given name Matej.
Coulson English
Means "son of Cole".
Gołąb Polish
Nickname for a mild-mannered or peace-loving man, from Polish golab "dove".
Arciniega Basque
Castilianized form. Name for someone from the Spanish town of Artziniega. The town's name likely comes from the Basque artzain meaning "shepherd" and -aga, a suffix for place names.
Lanson French
Variant of Lançon.
Nivison English, Scottish
Means "son of Nevin".
Schwabe German
1. The name given to those who lived in Swabia
Potulicki Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 3 Greater Polish villages named Potulice.
Latheef Dhivehi
From the given name Latheef.
Tomizawa Japanese
From Japanese 富 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "wetland, swamp, marsh".
Rogstad Norwegian
Norwegian Last Name
Nygaard Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian variant of Nygård.
Shahbazi Persian
From the given name Shahbaz.
Tetsu Japanese
Tetsu could mean "iron", or it could be spelled with te meaning "hand" and tsu meaning "harbor, seaport".
Shinozuka Japanese
From Japanese 篠 (shino) meaning "dwarf bamboo" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Balza Spanish, Belgian, Filipino (Hispanicized), Italian
Derivation (Belzer, Balzac, Balzer, etc.) of the given name Balthazar, meaning "one of the three wise men."
Barasch Hebrew
Acronym of the first two letters for the Hebrew phrase "son of the Rabbi Samuel." Bar Rabbi Schmul
Longyear English
Meaning uncertain.
Grebyonka Russian
Russian form of Hrebinka.
Tomimoto Japanese
From 富 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance" and 本 (moto) meaning "root, base, origin".
Aramburo Spanish
Castilianized variant of Aramburú.
Miklós Hungarian
From the given name Miklós.
Kawanishi Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 西 (nishi) meaning "west".
Davoodi Persian
From the given name Davood.
Uluots Estonian
Uluots is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "uluk" ("(hunting) game" ) and "ots" ("end").
Tramontana Italian
From the Italian word tramontana, itself from Latin transmontānus meaning (“across the mountains”), or literally “north of the mountains”.
Gottfried German, Jewish
Derived from the given name Gottfried. A famous bearer was the American comedian and actor Gilbert Gottfried (1955-2022).
Franzblau Jewish
Means "french blue" in German. One of the many names assigned to Jews during the rule of Emperor Joseph II, who required all Jews in the Hapsburg Empire to adopt surnames.
Watthana Thai
From Thai วัฒนา (watthana), a variant form of วัฒน (watthan) meaning "culture".
Siavashi Persian
From the given name Siavash.
Haru Estonian
Haru is an Estonian surname meaning "branch".
Byberg Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish and Norwegian by "village" and berg "mountain".
Mencke German
Variant of Menke
Dutroux French, Belgian
Last name of Marc Dutroux, Belgian serial killer and child molester.
Markell German (Americanized), Slovene (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Markl and Slovenian Markelj.
Singsanong Thai (Rare, ?)
Famous bearer is Jazz Singsanong.
Imakiire Japanese
Variant of Kiire but written 給黎 and added Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "now; present".
E Chinese
Meaning is "abbr. of Iraq/Iran"
Blennerhassett English
The Blennerhassett surname comes from someone having lived in Cumberland, on the Borderlands between Scotland and England. ... [more]
Köhn German
From the given name Köhn.
D'Souza Indian (Christian)
Form of De Souza used by Christians in India.
Dalbert Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the given name Albert.
Summerlee English (Rare)
This surname is originated from Old English sumer meaning "summer" and leah meaning "clearing, meadow."
Lavay Jewish
American variant of Levi.
Shinotsuka Japanese
Shino means "dwarf bamboo" and tsuka means "mound, hillock".
Mathys French
Derived from the given name Mathieu.
Vreeswijk Dutch
Habitational name from a former village and municipality in the province Utrecht, Netherlands, derived from Old Dutch Frieso "Frisian" and wic "village, town"... [more]
Tsubame Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 燕 (Tsubame) meaning "Tsubame", the name of a city in the prefecture of Niigata in Japan.
Foxe English
Variant of Fox
Blagoveshchensky Russian
Named after the City of Blagoveshchensk
Duck English, Irish
English from Middle English doke "duck", hence a nickname for someone with some fancied resemblance to a duck, or an occupational name for someone who kept or hunted ducks. Alternatively, a variant form of Duke... [more]
Dawley English, French, Irish
"From the hedged glade" Originally, D'Awley (probably from D'Awleigh).... [more]
Reichel German
Derived from the Germanic root ric meaning "power".
Ekblad Swedish
Combination of Swedish ek "oak" and blad "leaf".
Ess Low German, German (Swiss)
North German: topographic name for someone living on or owning land that was waterlogged or partly surrounded by water, from Middle Low German es ‘swamp’, ‘water’. ... [more]
Van Buskirk Dutch (Expatriate)
Habitational name denoting someone from Buiskerke, derived from Dutch bos "woods, forest" and kerk "church"... [more]
Khondaker Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).
Hosny Arabic
Derived from the given name Husni.
Dumoulin French, Walloon
Variant with fused preposition and definite article du "from the" of Moulin meaning "from the mill".
Jirayungyern Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai จิรยั่งยืน (see Chirayangyuen).
Aikman English, Scottish
Either a modified form of Akerman or Agemund (see Agmundr), or derived from a coven name composed of Old English ac "oak" and man "person, man".
Stryjewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Stryjów in Zamość voivodeship, named with stryj meaning "paternal uncle", "father’s brother".
Đženanić Bosnian
That Means "Son Of Jenan" In Bosnian
Ilyaev Russian
Means "son of Ilya".
Zongo Hausa
In Hausa “Zongo” refers to settlement areas or quarters traditionally inhabited by traders, migrants, or communities often of Muslim background. The word broadly means “a neighborhood or camp”.
Donners Dutch
Variant of Donders.
Panbal Punjabi
The surname Panbal is predominantly associated within the Sikh Jatt community. The surname "Panbal" is a distinctive Punjabi Jatt surname rooted in the region of Punjab, specifically associated with Pandori Ganga Singh in Hoshiarpur district... [more]
Reintalu Estonian
Reintalu is an Estonian surname derived from "Rein" (a masculine given name) and "talu", meaning "farm"; "Rein's farm".
Bundy English
Variant of Bond and Bandy.
Asp Swedish
Means "aspen tree" in Swedish.
Cádiz Spanish
Habitational name for a person from the city of Cádiz in southwestern Spain.
Valsecchi Italian
Denoting someone from the former municipality of Valsecca in Lombardy.
Trapizonyan Armenian
Originally denoted someone who came from the Turkish city of Trabzon, formerly a part of the Byzantine Empire, whose Armenian community stayed as the Ottoman Empire took over.
Aduriz Basque
Patronymic from the given name Adur, meaning "luck, fate" in Basque.
Ingoglia Italian
Means "belonging to the family of Goglia" in Italian, derived from the prefix in- meaning "belonging to the family of" combined with the name Goglia... [more]
Nozoe Japanese
Possibly from 野 (no) meaning "field, plain" and 末 (soe) meaning "end, tip, conclusion, final".
Özlü Turkish
Means "succinct, concise" in Turkish.
Gotozato Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五十里 (see Ikari 2).
Diallo Western African, Fula
Derived from the Fula clan name Jallo of uncertain meaning. Diallo is a common name throughout West Africa.
Mauris English
This surname may be a variant of Maurice.
Hermidilla Filipino (Latinized, Rare, Archaic), Italian (Latinized, Modern, Rare)
Hermidilla is originated from Batangas province in Southern Tagalog region in the Philippines during the Spanish colony.... [more]
Morey Irish, English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Mórdha, and in English (of Norman origin), derived from the Old French given name Mory, a short form of Amaury (see Emery).
Ramdani Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Ramadan.
Caringal Filipino, Tagalog
Means "very beautiful, very handsome", from Tagalog dingal "beautiful, handsome".
Mizuya Japanese
Variation of Mizutani.
Kamio Japanese
From 神 (kami) meaning "god, deity" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end, foot of a mountain".
Tayyab Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Tayyab.
Juanda Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Zhou (周) or Zhuang (莊). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Shield English
Metonymic occupational name for an armorer, from Middle English scheld "shield" (Old English scild, sceld).
Voznesensky Russian
Common surname, could be location-related?
Dziadzienka Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian дзед (dzied) meaning "grandfather, old man".
Gatlin English
English of uncertain origin; probably a variant of Catlin or Gadling, a nickname from Old English gœdeling ‘kinsman’, ‘companion’, but also ‘low fellow’.
Luisk Estonian
Luisk is an Estonian surname meaning "grinding stone" or "whet stone".
Ferdinandi Italian
Derived from the given name Ferdinando.
Barkis English
Meant "person who works in a tannery" (from Middle English barkhous "tannery" - bark was used in the tanning process). A fictional bearer is Barkis, a carrier in Charles Dickens's 'David Copperfield' (1849) who sends a message via David to Clara Peggotty that "Barkis is willin'" (i.e. to marry her).
Räim Estonian
Räim is an Estonian surname meaning "Baltic herring".
Merivale English
The surname Merivale was first found in Cornwall and Devon, where this prominent family flourished. Walter Merifild was recorded in Devon in 1200 but it is believed the family had established itself earlier in St... [more]
Noël French
Means "Christmas".
Jayasena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".
Byu Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 別府 (see Byū).
Öövel Estonian
Öövel is an Estonian surname, a derivation of "hööve" meaning "plane" and "jointer", or "röövel" meaning "gunman", "robber" and "bandit".
Hřib Czech
Czech form or Gribov.
Chacon Spanish
Spanish (Chacón): nickname from chacón ‘gecko’.
Haljaspõld Estonian
Haljaspõld is an Estonians surname meaning "verdant field".
Hluchý Czech
Hluchý means "Deaf" in Czech.
Buendía Spanish
Probably a habitational name from Buendía in Cuenca province, Spain.
Bieniak Polish
Polish family name with Germanic origins. The Bieniak family lived in the Polish villages of Grębków and nearby Kózki for nearly 500 years.
MacLaine Scottish
Variant form of McLean. A well-known bearer is American actress, singer and former dancer Shirley MacLaine (1934-).
Markgraf German, Dutch
status name from Middle High German marcgrāve "margrave" (which is a title derived from marc "boundary" and grāve "royal judge")... [more]
Amiano Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Amiano
Tomida Japanese
Tomi means "wealth, abundance" and da comes from ta meaning "field, wilderness, plain".
Takvam Norwegian
Literally: "Thanks For"
Rader German
Variation of Rademacher, meaning "maker of wheels" in German ("rat" meaning wheel), later shortened to Rader and other variations such as Redder, Raeder, Redler, etc.
Jägermeisterssen German
Means son of the "Master-Hunter". Originally given to the son of the master-hunter in hunting camps.
Schemmel German
Nickname for a disabled person, from Middle High German schemel "stool", which was used as a crutch by invalids.
Gutt Jewish
Variant of Gut.
Haydn German
Meaning "heathen". Famous bearer is Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809).
Stronach Scottish
From Gaelic srónach meaning "nosy" or "sharp-nosed".
Yosef Jewish
From the given name Yosef.
Hatakeyama Japanese
From Japanese Kanjis 畑 (hatake) meaning "crop field" or 畠 (hatake), and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Priore Italian
from Italian priore "prior" either a nickname or occupational name which probably most often originated as a metonymic occupational name for a servant of a prior or some important lay dignitary... [more]
Scheving Icelandic, Danish (Rare)
From the name of the Danish town Skævinge whose name might be derived from Old Danish skap "something excavated".
Goldfeder Jewish
Ornamental name composed of Old High German gold literally meaning "gold" and feder meaning "feather pen".
Hainrick Micronesian
Derived from the given Heinrich.
Homan English
Variant of Human.
Aksu Turkish
Means "white water" in Turkish.
Deutsch German, English
Means "German" in German.
Imakyurei Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūrei).
Thornley English
Derived from Thornley, which is the name of three villages in England (two are located in the county of Durham, the third in Lancashire). All three villages derive their name from Old English þorn "thorn" and Old English leah "clearing (in a wood), glade", which gives their name the meaning of "the thorny glade"... [more]
Comte French
Nickname for someone who worked for a count or for someone acting haughty from Old French conte cunte "count"... [more]
Sulick Polish
Derived from the Polish given name “Sułislaw,” which is composed of the elements “sun” and “sław,” which mean “sun” and “glory”. It is thought to have originally referred to someone who was associated with the sun or who was considered to be illustrious or famous.
Kawakame Japanese (Rare)
Kawa means "river" and kame means "turtoise, turtle".
Muñecas Spanish
It literally means "dolls" or "wrists".
Stijepović Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Stijepo".
Hurm Estonian
Hurm is an Estonian surname meaning "charm" and "enchantment".
Bouhouche Berber, Northern African
Kabyle name possibly derived from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father" and حَوْش (ḥawš) meaning "courtyard, enclosure, farm" (chiefly Algerian).
Rinomato Italian
Derived from Italian rinomato meaning "renowned", "famous", and "well-known". A known bearer is the Canadian television host Sandra Rinomato.
Cahannes Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the German given name Hannes.
Harnage English
Derived from the personal name Agnes
Hae Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 生 (see Ike 2).
Ma Hui
From the Arabic name Muhammad.
Ó Cillín Irish
Meaning "descendant of Cillín"
Tokiai Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 伽藍 (see Garan).
Rusby Scottish, English
Alternative spelling of Busby, a parish in Renfrewshire. A name well represented in the Penistone, and Cawthorne districts of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Narva Estonian
Narva is an Estonian surname taken from the city of the same name in Ida-Viru County.
Poley French, German, Jewish
French: variant of Polet, Paulet, pet forms of Paul.... [more]
Shia Chinese (Teochew)
Teochew romanization of Xie.
Antigua Spanish
From Spanish meaning "antique".
Pedretti Italian, Italian (Swiss), Romansh
Italian patronymic form of Pedretto, itself derived from the given name Peter.
Ayano Japanese
綾 (Aya) means "design" and 野 (no) means "field".... [more]
Žagars Latvian
Means "stick".
Isozaki Japanese
From Japanese 磯 (iso) meaning "seashore" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Kokonoe Japanese (Rare)
From 九重 (kokonoe) meaning "ninefold."... [more]
Ferhat Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Farhat.
Flyte English
Means "stream" from Old English fleot.
Sárkány Hungarian
Means "dragon" in Hungarian.