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.
Markosyan Armenian
Means "son of Markos".
Kitani Japanese
From the Japanese 木 (ki or moku) "tree," "wood" and 谷 (tani or ya) "valley."
Zogheib Arabic
Variant transcription of Zgheib.
Treadwell English
Occupational name for a fuller, a person who cleaned and shrunk newly woven cloth by treading it. It is derived from Middle English tred(en) "to tread" and well "well".
Sugie Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".
Probyn Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Robin, which means "son of Robin".
Neaves English
Variant of Neeve
Bannykh Russian
From баня (banya) meaning "bath"
Schaufelberger German (Swiss)
likely refers to someone from a place named Schaufenberg.
Tikker Estonian
Tikker is an Estonian surname meaning "gooseberry".
Amada Japanese
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Amaliyeva Russian
Feminine form of Amaliyev (Амалиев)
Malfois French
Variant of Malfoy.
Değer Turkish
Means "value, worth" in Turkish.
Shabanaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Shaban" in Albanian.
Haberfield German (Anglicized)
Partial anglicization of Haberfeld
Ribchester English
From the name of a village in Lancashire, derived from the River Ribble and Old English ceaster "fortress, fort" (derived from Latin castrum).
Shibuimaru Japanese
From Japanese 渋 (''shibu'') "unripe persimmon juice", 井 (''i'') "well" and 丸 (''maru'') "circle".
Paeväli Estonian
Paeväli is an Estonian surname meaning "limestone field".
Papadiamantopoulos Greek
Means "descendant of the diamond priest" in Greek. A notable bearer of this surname is Ioannis Papadiamantopoulos, a Greek revolutionary leader.
Gaikwad Indian, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Marathi गायकवाड (see Gayakwad).
Halstead English
Geographic surname from places by the same name in Essex, Kent, and Leicestershire.
Genain English (American, ?)
This pseudonym was used to protect the identities of the Morlok sisters, identical quadruplets born in 1930. All four developed schizophrenia, suggesting a large genetic component to the cause of the disease.
Boswachter Dutch (Rare)
Means "forest ranger, forester" in Dutch.
Azusagawa Japanese (Rare)
Azusa (梓) means "catalpa", gawa/kawa (川) means "river", kawa changes to gawa due to rendaku. Sakuta Azusagawa (梓川 咲太) and his sister Kaede (梓川 花楓) from Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai are notable fictional characters who bear this surname.
Anarbaev Kyrgyz
Derived from Persian انار (anâr) meaning "pomegranate" combined with Turkic bay meaning "rich, wealthy".
Goswami Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit गोस्वामिन् (gosvamin) meaning "religious mendicant" (literally "owner of cows" or "lord of cows"), from गो (go) meaning "cow" and स्वामिन् (svamin) meaning "owner, lord, master".
Murton English
habitational name from any of various places in northern England called Murton all named in Old English as "settlement or enclosure at the marsh or moor" from mor "marsh, fen, moor" and tun "enclosure, settlement"... [more]
Minamisawa Japanese
Minami means "south" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Verzillo Italian
Uncertain etymology. Possibly a variant of Vercillo, a pet form of vercio "cross-eyed, one-eyed" (see Guercio)... [more]
Waris Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Waris.
Kipps German
Topographical name for someone living on a hill, from Kippe 'edge', 'brink'.
Sugatani Japanese
Suga means "sedge" and tani means "valley".
Toal Irish
Irish
Quezon Filipino
Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant of Quizon or from Hokkien 郭孫 (keh-sun) derived from 郭 (keh) meaning "outer city" and 孫 (sun) meaning "grandchild"... [more]
Gamanayake Sinhalese
From Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma) meaning "village, settlement" and नायक (nāyaka) meaning "hero, leader".
Alcázar Spanish, Spanish (Mexican)
Habitational name from any of various places for example in the provinces of Ciudad Real Cuenca and Granada named with the word alcázar "citadel" or "palace" (from Arabic al "the" and qaṣr "fortress" a borrowing of Latin castrum; see Castro).
Babinec Czech
Nickname from Old Czech babinec meaning "coward".
Aha Japanese
Variant reading of Yasunami.
Corpus Spanish
Ultimately from Latin corpus meaning "body, corpse, matter". It is possibly from the feast of Corpus Christi.
Kleynen Flemish
From Dutch klein meaning "small".
Macuha Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog makuha meaning "get, obtain (something)".
Uiboleht Estonian
Uiboleht is an Estonian surname meaning "wintergreen (genus: Pyrola)".
Nogo Mossi
Not available.
Dancer English
Occupational name for a professional dancer or acrobat, from Middle English dauncer, an agent derivative of dauncen "to dance".
Strzaliński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Strzaliny.
Ramaswami Tamil
Alternate transcription of Tamil ராமசாமி (see Ramasamy).
Kivistik Estonian
Kivistik is an Estonian surname meaning "stone grove".
Yurovsky Russian, Jewish, Polish (Anglicized)
Habitational name from Yurovo, or anglicization of Polish cognate Jurowski.
Lonsdale English
Habitational name from the district of Lonsdale (straddling Lancashire Yorkshire and Westmorland) and also from Lonsdale in Great Ayton (North Yorkshire). The district takes its name from the river Lune (of uncertain origin) annd Old English dæl "valley"... [more]
Ruzicki Polish
Ruzicki was first found in Polesie, inhabited by Ruthenians, called Polesians, of Ukrainian descent. One of the principal names of the area was the royal Clan of Poraj, of which the family name Ruzycki is a branch.
Murutalu Estonian
Mututalu is an Estonian surname meaning "lawn farm/farmstead".
Quilala Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog kilala meaning "known".
Sison Filipino
From Min Nan 四孫 (sì-sun) or 四孙 (sì-sun) meaning "fourth grandchild".
Nakabugo Eastern African
A rare surname primarily found in Uganda derived from Nakabugo, with a documented origin in the Nkima clan of the Buganda kingdom. The name is derived from one of the daughters of the clan head, Mugema.
Gieselman German
Variant spelling of Geiselman.
Hartikka Finnish
Finnish surname, possibly a Finnish variant of German first name Harteke.
Ickes German, English
In German the meaning is unknown.... [more]
Passmore English
Either (i) from a medieval nickname for someone who crossed marshy moorland (e.g. who lived on the opposite side of a moor, or who knew the safe paths across it); or (ii) perhaps from an alteration of Passemer, literally "cross-sea", an Anglo-Norman nickname for a seafarer... [more]
Sakoui Iranian
meaning gold merchant
Israel Jewish
From the given name Israel.
Van Honsté Flemish
Means "from Honsté", Honsté possibly being the name of a village in Belgium.
Cure French
From cure meaning “vicarage” or “presbytery,” possibly applied as a nickname to an employee or from a homonymous word meaning “healing” or “cure” possibly used as a metonymic occupational name for a healer.
Berterame Italian
Possibly derived from the Germanic given name Bertram.
Kuriki Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 城 (ki) meaning "castle".
Mccorquodale Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Thorcadaill "son of Thorketill" a personal name borrowed from Scandinavian meaning "Thor's kettle"... [more]
Lakk Estonian
Lakk is an Estonian surname meaning "hay loft".
Lauro Italian
From the given name Lauro
Oleksenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Oleksiy" or "son of Oleksandr".
Batobalani Filipino, Hiligaynon, Cebuano
Means "lodestone, magnet" in Hiligaynon and Cebuano.
Aus Estonian
Aus is an Estonian surname meaning "honest".
Ovechkina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Овечкин (see Ovechkin).
Poblete Spanish (Latin American)
Habitational name from Poblete in the province of Ciudad Real.
Erasylov Kazakh
Means "son of Erasyl" in Kazakh.
Ringer English
From the Norman name Reinger or Rainger derived from the Germanic elements ragin meaning "advice, counsel" and ger meaning "spear"... [more]
Forton English
Habitational name from any of the places named Forton in England, from Old English ford "ford" and tun "enclosure, town".
Zarautz Basque
From the name of a town in Basque Country, Spain, possibly derived from zara "bush, undergrowth" and a variant of (h)aitz "rock, stone".
Duckstein English (British)
From Audrey Duckstein, who was a fourth-grade girl in SRES>
Saeueng Thai
Form of Huang used by Chinese Thais (based on the Hakka romanization of the name).
Kinder English
Habitational name derived from a place in Derbyshire, of unknown etymology.
Sawajiri Japanese
Sawa means "marsh, swamp" and jiri comes from shiri, meaning "rear".
Tahi Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Tabi, but written 多斐 and pronounced differently.
Akinashi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 秋なし (aki nashi) meaning "no autumn". This is due to the absence of 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" in 春夏冬 (haru-natsu-fuyu) meaning "spring, summer, winter".
Greensmith English
Occupational name for a greensmith, a smith who works with lead.
Odeh Arabic (Mashriqi)
Derived from Arabic عودة ('awdah) meaning "return". This surname is primarily found in the Levant.
Cinfuegos Asturian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Quirós.
Gucci Italian
Patronymic or plural form of the given name Guccio, a late medieval Italian diminutive of various names ending in go, such as Arrigo (via Arriguccio) or Ugo (via Uguccio)... [more]
Ruesch German (Swiss), Jewish
Swiss/German variant of Rusch. Meaning "shaggy," "bristly," "unkempt," or "quick."
Craparotta Italian
From Sicilian crapa "she-goat" and rotta "broken".
Jõgisalu Estonian
Jõgisalu is an Estonian surname meaning "river grove".
Marquillero Filipino
Possibly from Spanish marquillero meaning "materialistic".
Ennok Estonian
Ennok is an Estonian surname derived from "Eenok" (English: "Enoch"), the biblical figure.
Nkomo Xhosa (Modern, Archaic), Zulu (Modern, Archaic)
Southern African, Nguni Nomadic meaning "Dairy/Milk Cow or Southern African long-horn Cow".
Panettiere Italian
Means "baker" in Italian.
Schnee German, Popular Culture
A German surname meaning "snow". One fictional bearer of this surname is Weiss Schnee, a main character from the popular web series RWBY.
Favier French
Occupational name for a grower of beans or a bean merchant derived from Latin faba "bean".
Ames English
Derived from the Old French and Middle English personal name Amys, Amice, which is either directly from Latin amicus ‘friend’, used as a personal name, or via a Late Latin derivative of this, Amicius.
Brague English
Began being used in the 1700's
Hoit English
A variant of Hoyt.
Bianki Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Bianchi. A famous bearer is Vitaly Valentinovich Bianki, the Soviet children’s writer.
Butte Indian
Variant of Bute.
Ou Chinese
From Chinese 欧 (ōu) referring to Mount Sheng in present-day Huzhou, China. According to legend, this name (along with the compound name Ouyang containing this character) was adopted by the descendants of a prince from the Yue state who settled in the area around the mountain.
Astridge English
Perhaps a habitational surname from one or more places called Ashridge.
Zufall Medieval German
A German name from the Middle High German "zuoval," meaning "benefit," "coincidence" or "windfall." It was a nickname for a lucky person, most likely a person to whom a plot of land had been given. It could also be an occupational name for a tax collector.
Tsuchii Japanese
A variant reading of Doi.
Heiner German
From the given name Heiner.
Grau German, Jewish
Nickname for someone with gray hair or a gray beard, from German grau "gray".
Leisalu Estonian
Leisalu is an Estonian surname meaning "leeward grove".
Zweig German, Jewish
Derived from Middle High German zwīg "branch bough twig graft" German zweig applied perhaps as a nickname for a new member in a family offspring or as an occupational name for a horticultural expert... [more]
Chamara Sinhalese
From the given name Chamara.
Odda Indian, Tamil
It is a Tamil name, denoting agriculture, such as workers and laborers.
Amarawickrama Sinhalese
From Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and विक्रम (vikrama) meaning "stride, pace" or "valour".
Chikafuji Japanese
Chika means "near" and fuji means "wisteria".
Libutti Italian
Composed of the definite article li and dialect butti "barrels".
Aksu Turkish
Means "white water" in Turkish.
Kossow German
unknown
Newark English
A habitational name taken on from a place name, such as Newark in Cambridgeshire or Newark on Trent in Nottinghamshire.
Grand French, Romansh
Derived from Old French grand, grant and Romansh grand "tall; large".
El Ouazzani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the Ouazzani", originally indicating a person who came from the town of Ouazzane in Morocco.
Spurgeon English
Unexplained meaning.
Boonsri Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญศรี (see Bunsi).
Woodstock English
From the name of a town in Oxfordshire, Kent or Gloucestershire, all derived from Old English wudu "wood" stoc "place, dwelling"
Fiske English, Norwegian
From the traditionally Norwegian habitational surname, from the Old Norse fiskr "fish" and vin "meadow". In England and Denmark it was a surname denoting someone who was a "fisherman" or earned their living from selling fish.
Catrambone Italian
Unexplained.
Al Ramana Arabic
Possibly an Arabic Form of Ramani and Ramadan.
Malta Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
habitational or ethnic name for someone from the Mediterranean island of Malta (from Latin Melita Greek Melitē).
Elizaga Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous hamlet in the commune of Sarrikotapea.
Triska Czech
Meaning "splinter" in Czech. Nathan Triska is a celebrity born in 1999.
Tandy English
From a pet-form of the male personal name Andrew.
Rothman German, Jewish
German (Rothmann) and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a person with red hair, from an elaborated form of Roth 1. ... [more]
Fedenko Ukrainian
Probably a form of Fedorenko.
Can Mayan
from the word kaan meaning "snake"
McCreary Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Ruidhrí, a variant of Mac Ruaidhrí, which has been connected to Irish ruadh ‘red’ (see McCrory) and to the Old Norse personal name Hrothrekr, whence Roderick.
Sikou Chinese (Rare, Archaic)
From Chinese 司寇 (sīkòu) meaning "minister of bandits", a minister who oversaw most of the judicial system.
Mulcaster English (Modern)
The surname Mulcaster was first found in Cumberland where they trace their lineage back to the place name Muncaster, home of Muncaster Castle, a privately owned castle overlooking the Esk river, near the west-coastal town of Ravenglass in Cumbria which dates back at least 800 years. 
Fazli Persian
From the given name Fazl.
Waco Indigenous American, Comanche
Is believed to have a Native American origin and may mean "the chosen ones" in the language of a tribe. However, the exact meaning of the name and the tribe's connection to the modern-day surname is not entirely clear.
Bockelmann German
Possibly derived from the name Bockel, a place in Germany. A famous bearer is Udo Jürgens (1934-2014), an Austrian musician, born Jürgen Udo Bockelmann.
Baldrick Medieval English
The name of Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson)'s much-hated slave in the comedy Blackadder.... [more]
Wynn English
From Old English wine "friend", which could be used as a byname or personal name (see Wine).
Akulova Russian
Feminine form of Akulov (Акулов)
Luter English
From Middle English leuter "lute player", or else from Old French lutre "otter", either a nickname or a metonymic name for someone who hunted otters.
Shishkin Russian
From Russian шишка (shishka) meaning "cone, pinecone".
Axe English
Locational surname which describes one who lived by the Axe Rivers in Somerset or Dorset.
Corrales Spanish
Habitational name for someone originally from any of the various locations named Corrales in Spain, from Spanish corral meaning "coral, enclosure".
Khaledian Persian
From the given name Khaled.
Helgesson Swedish
Means "son of Helge" in Swedish.
Vongpanya Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ປັນຍາ (panya) meaning "wisdom, intelligence, reason".
Springer English
An occupational name for a dancer, or perhaps a hunter, from either Old English springen "to leap" or Middle English springe "snare, trap".
Atef Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Atif.
Zahi Arabic
From the given name Zahi.
Čobanac Croatian
From čoban meaning ''shepherd''.
Steier German
Variant of Steiger.
Wijayasooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයසූරිය (see Wijayasuriya).
Issac English
From the given name Issac.
Pilapil Filipino, Cebuano, Tagalog
Means "rice paddy, rice field" in Cebuano and Tagalog.
Kreul German
From Middle Low German krouwel "hook, claw; three-pronged fork, trident, meat hook", a metonymic name for someone who made such tools, or a nickname for someone who used them.
Goienetxe Basque
Derived from Basque goien "highest, superior; apex, peak" and etxe "house, home, building".
Laurence English, French
From the given name Laurence.
Hulbert English
1 English and German: from a Germanic personal name, Holbert, Hulbert, composed of the elements hold, huld ‘friendly’, ‘gracious’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’.... [more]
Di'bonaria Sardinian (Rare)
(Our Lady of Bonaria) Also known as Blessed Virgin Mary located in Cagliari, Italy... Di meaning (of) and Bonaria meaning "Good Natured". Last name given to honor Our Lady of Bonaria.
Panaro Italian
From old Italian panaro meaning "bread basket" or "wooden basket, hamper", an occupational name for a baker, or perhaps a basket maker. Alternatively, could be a habitational name from the Panaro river.
Goonewardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Durbin French
Derived from the place called D'urban or D'urbin in Languedoc
Arsalan Urdu, Persian
Derived from the given name Arsalan.
Van Geelkerken Dutch, Flemish
Means "from the yellow churches", derived from Dutch geel meaning "yellow" and kerken, the plural of kerk meaning "church". A notable bearer was the infamous fascist political leader Cornelis van Geelkerken (1901-1976), who founded the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands (NSB) during World War II, alongside Anton Mussert.
Camansi Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kamansi meaning "breadfruit".
California Spanish (Latin American)
It is thought that it might've been derived from Latin calida fornax meaning "hot furnace", or from Native American, kali forno meaning "high hill, native land". It is also thought to have derived from the given name Khalif or Khalifa.
Agatep Filipino, Ilocano
Means "thatcher, roof maker" in Ilocano.
Dhillon Indian, Punjabi
Of unknown meaning.
Yasser Arabic
From the given name Yasir.
Laaneots Estonian
Laaneots is an Estonian surname meaning "wintergreen tip" or "edge".
Nei Estonian
Nei is an Estonian surname possiby derived from "neid", meaning "girl" or "maiden".
Ferrar English
The Ferrars are the Lincolnshire branch of the noble De Ferrers family. The latter having been linked to Tamworth Castle, manors in Baddesley Clinton, Tutbury Castle and the now ruined Groby Castle as well as many other estates around the UK.... [more]
Jayawardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයවර්ධන (see Jayawardena).
Litvak Jewish
Variant of Litwak.
Eleanor French
Derives from the given name Eleanor. Not popular as a last name.
Tahsin Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Tahsin.
Aadli Estonian
Aadli is an Estonian surname, derived from "aadel", meaning "nobility".
Hirayama Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Finster German, Jewish
Nickname from German finster "dark, gloomy" or Yiddish fintster (Middle High German vinster). The name may have referred to a person's habitual character or it may have been acquired as a result of some now irrecoverable anecdote... [more]
Gavran Croatian, Serbian
Means "raven".
Dück Low German, German
North German nickname for a coward, from Low German duken ‘to duck or dive’. ... [more]