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.
Rodino Italian
Possibly from the medieval Latin name Rodinus, or Germanic Hrodhari, from hroþi "fame, glory" and Hari "battle".
Main Scottish, English
Derived from the French province of Maine.
Smiley Scots, English
From elements small and lea meaning "a small clearing" or as a nickname may refer to a person of happy disposition known for smiling.
Stalinov Russian
Means "son of the man of steel" in Russian.
Samarawickrama Sinhalese
Means "conqueror of battles" from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "conflict, struggle" and विक्रम (vikrama) meaning "valour, power, strength".
Macks Scottish
Variant of Mack.
Micucci Italian
Patronymic or plural form of a pet form of the personal name Mico, a short form of Michele 1.
Almas Persian, Arabic
From the given name Almas.
Eufracio Spanish
From the given name Eufracio.
Richers English, German
From a Germanic personal name composed of the elements ric ‘power(ful)’ + hari, heri ‘army’. The name was introduced into England by the Normans in the form Richier, but was largely absorbed by the much more common Richard... [more]
Guanche Spanish (Canarian), Berber, Guanche
Derived from the name of the original inhabitants of the Canary Islands before the Spanish conquest. The Guanche people were a Berber-speaking people who arrived in the Canary Islands in the 5th century AD... [more]
Maggiori Italian
Recorded in many spelling forms including the 'base' form of Maggi, and the diminutives and double diminutives Maggiore, Maggiori, Di Maggio, Maggorini, and many others, this is an Italian surname of Roman (Latin) origins... [more]
Rabenschlag German
Means "wing beat of a raven" in German, from German Rabe meaning "raven" and Schlag meaning "flap" or "wing beat" in this context.
Hietala Finnish
Finnish. (hieta) meaning, “fine-sand” combined with (la) meaning, “abode, house, place, or land of….”
Wilding English, German
Either an English name from a Middle English survival of unattested Old English Wilding a derivative of wilde "wild" used both as a personal name and as a nickname; or a German patronymic name from Wilto a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name beginning with wildi "wild".
Kwasigroch Polish
person who ferments(kwasic) peas(groch)
Cárcamo Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of the toponym Karkamu.
Clapp German
Variant of Klapp.
Veen Dutch
Means "peat bog, fen, swamp" in Dutch.
Smolsky Tatar, Lipka Tatar, Polish
Smolsky is a variant of Smólski, derived from smoła, which means “tar”.
Costabile Italian
Occupational name for a chamberlain, cognate to Constable. In some cases, it’s instead taken from the Italian given name derived from Late Latin Constabilis.
Birchard English
From the Old English personal name, Burgheard. See also Burkett.
Toler English
Variant of Toller.
Hochfeld German
Means "high field".
Plumtree English
From any of the locations called Plumtree for anyone who lived near a plum tree derived from Old English plume "plum" and treow "tree".
Malizia Italian
Means "malice, spite" or "mischievousness" in Italian.
Ambor Filipino, Maranao
Means "bullets" or "cannon ball" in Maranao.
Niederhäuser German, Swiss
Habitational name from any of numerous places named Niederhaus or Niederhausen, denoting the lower of two dwellings or settlements or one in a low-lying position.
Ipate Romanian
Origin not certain, possibly derived from "Ipatele", a commune in Romania.
Kirschenbaum German
From German means "cherry tree".
Guglielmi Italian
Patronymic form of Guglielmo.
Corke English
Variant of Cork.
Dogg English
From the word dog this is the stage surname of American rapper Snoop Dogg born Calvin Broadus Jr. (b. 1971)
Morimatsu Japanese
Mori means "forest" and matsu means "pine".
Alogrina Russian
Feminine form of Alogrin (Алогрин)
Jaaniste Estonian
Jaaniste is an Estonian name derived from the masculine given name "Jaan".
Birkin English
The surname "Birkin" comes from a village in Yorkshire of the same name, first recorded as "Byrcene" in the Yorkshire charters of 1030, and as "Berchine" and "Berchinge" in the Domesday Book. The first known person with the surname "Birkin" was Jon de Birkin, a baron who lived in the late-11th century.
Guerrier French, Haitian Creole
Nickname for an aggressive person or occupational name for a soldier, from Old French guerrier "warrior". Cognate of Guerrero and Guerriero.
Bacque Basque, French
Possibly derived from French Basque "Basque (person)" (compare Vasco).
Fitzmorris Irish
Variant spelling of Fitzmaurice.
Demers French
From French meaning "of the seas". A famous bearer of this surname was Modeste Demers, a bishop in 18th century Vancouver.
Bracha Hebrew
From the given name Bracha, means "blessing" in Hebrew.
Colburn English
Habitational name from a place near Catterick in North Yorkshire.
Gregoriou Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Γρηγορίου (see Grigoriou) chiefly used in Cyprus.
Abelson English
Means "son of Abel".
Takayasu Japanese
Taka means "tall, high" and yasu means "cheap, inexpensive, relax"
Welk German (East Prussian)
Nickname from Middle High German welc, meaning "soft and mild". The name was first recorded in South Holland, however many of the bearers of the name trace its roots back to East Germany. A famous bearer of this name was Lawrence Welk, an American musician and host of the Lawrence Welk Show.
Clwyd Welsh
This indicates familial origin near the River Clwyd.
Maskhadov Chechen
Possibly from the given name Maskhad. A notable bearer was Chechen politician Aslan Maskhadov (1951-2005).
Kazanchian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազանչյան (see Ghazanchyan).
Vivis English (Rare)
Found in the 1891, 1901 & 1911 British census, other Ancestry.co.uk records & FreeBMD. Could derive from Vivas from Spanish Catalan
Sala Latvian
From Latvian sala meaning "island".
Negro Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Jewish
Nickname or ethnic name from negro "black" (Latin niger), denoting someone with dark hair or a dark complexion.
Amissah Akan
Meaning unknown.
Veskijärv Estonian
Veskijärv is an Estonian surname meaning "(water)mill lake".
Sigüenza Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Kasuba Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).
Ga Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).
Panyk Ukrainian
From the title пан (pan), to show a respected male (similar to "mister"). Extremely rare surname with 61 bearers in Ukraine (2013 data).
Tartakovsky Russian, Jewish
Name for someone originally from the town of Tartakiv (or Tartakov) in Ukraine, derived from Ukrainian тартак (tartak) meaning "sawmill".
Piirikivi Estonian
Piirikivi is an Estonian surname meaning "border stone".
Chiaki Japanese (Rare)
Depending on the kanji used can mean different things. Chi means "thousand" or "wisdom" and aki means "bright", "autumn", "sparkle", "crystal ball" or "shining". This is the last name of Naomi Chiaki, a Japanese singer... [more]
Ling Chinese
From Chinese 凌 (líng) meaning "ice", originally used as an occupational name for a palace official who was in charge of storing and handling ice.
Mendosa Spanish
Variant spelling of Mendoza.
Rajaste Estonian
Rajaste is an Estonian surname derived from "raja" meaning "border".
Fortuna Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Derived from the given name Fortunato.
Nazim Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Nazim.
Alumaa Estonian
Alumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "base/foundation land".
Orucov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Oruc".
Zolotar Ukrainian
Means "goldsmith" in Ukrainian.
Shchyotkin Russian
From the Russian word щетка meaning "brush".
Mom Khmer
Means "angle, corner" or "dear, beloved, darling" in Khmer.
Nakaga Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 仲嘉 (see Naka).
Rameka-waapu Maori
A maori Mythological creature
Öncü Turkish
Means "innovator, pioneer, trailblazer" in Turkish.
Dahan Jewish (Sephardic)
Occupational name for a painter or a seller of oils from Arabic دُهْن (duhn) meaning "grease, fat, oil".
Kirves Estonian
Kirves is an Estonian surname meaning "axe".
Bieniek Polish
From a pet form of the personal names Benedykt.
Taki Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids".
Newham English
Habitational name from any of the various places, for example in Northumbria and North Yorkshire, so named from Old English neowe "new" and ham "homestead".
Olegario Spanish
From the given name Olegario.
Sitwat Thai, Lao, Shan, Zhuang, Chashan, Biao, Cun
Means "colour of heart".
Romansen Danish, Norwegian
Means 'Son of Roman'.
Furjan Croatian
Derived from Florijan.
Tang Chinese
From Chinese 汤 (tāng) meaning "hot water, soup, broth", originally derived from the name of Cheng Tang, the first king of the Shang dynasty.
Elíasson Icelandic
Means "son of Elías" in Icelandic.
Yasumi Japanese
Yasu meaning 安 (yasu) meaning "rest, peace, cheap, relax" and 己 (mi) meaning "oneself".
Trevorrow Cornish
Trevorrow pronounced like tomorrow but with trev at the beginning.... [more]
Panyobhas Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai ปัญโญภาส (see Panyophat).
Masangkay Filipino, Tagalog
Meaning uncertain.
Wilhelmsson Swedish
Means "son of Wilhelm".
Wein German, Yiddish, Hungarian
Means "grape, vine, wine" in German and Yiddish (װײַנ). According to Nelly Weiss, Wein-style family names originated from signboards (house sign, house shield) in Jewish communities. Wein may also be related the German verb weinen meaning "to cry"... [more]
Onogi Japanese
O means "large, big", no means "field", and gi is a form of ki meaning "tree, wood".
Lepajõe Estonian
Lepajõe is an Estonian surname meaning "alder water".
Naiki Japanese
From 内 (nai) meaning "inside" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Kivirist Estonian
Kivirist is an Estonian surname meaning "stone cross".
Pagliaro Italian
Derived from Italian paglia "straw" or pagliaro "haystack, straw-rick", an occupational name for someone who gathered or used straw, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a barn or straw-loft.
Sotelo Spanish
From any of various places in Galicia named Soutelo, derived from Galician souto meaning "grove, plantation".
Scanarotti Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly a nickname given to a boastful person.
Huhtamäki Finnish
Derived from huhta (“woodland cleared for slash-and-burn cultivation”) +‎ mäki (“hill”).
Kunimoto Japanese
From Japanese 国 (kuni) meaning "country" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Schwertfuehrer German (Austrian)
Sword leader; military general or other leadership position
Amouroux Occitan
Derived from Occitan amorós meaning "loving, amorous".
Listopad Polish, Russian, Belarusian
Derived from Polish listopad "November (month)".
Jenks English, Welsh
English (also found in Wales) patronymic from the Middle English personal name Jenk, a back-formation from Jenkin with the removal of the supposed Anglo-Norman French diminutive suffix -in.
Braga Portuguese
The first man to own this name was a feudal lord on Portugal, near to the region of Coimbra. Could also come from the other surname "Bragança".
Raffaele Italian
From the given name Raffaele.
Jerkan Croatian
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.
Hung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Hong.
Storck German
German. from the meaning the House of the Storks. ... [more]
Zahrani Arabic
From the Arabic زهراني (zahran) meaning "flowering, blossoming"; ultimately from زَهْرَة (zahra) meaning "flower, blossom" (see Zahrah)... [more]
Funaki Japanese
From Japanese 船 (funa) meaning "ship, vessel" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Sayago Leonese (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Sayagu.
Couter English
The couter (also spelled "cowter") is the defense for the elbow in a piece of plate armour. Initially just a curved piece of metal, as plate armor progressed the couter became an articulated joint.... [more]
Yeow Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Yao.
Sailor English
Variant of Saylor.
Nett Irish
Variant of McNett.
Tenorio Spanish
Possibly a habitational name from a place called Tenorio in Pontevedra province, Spain.
Heinbokel German
(Hein) is a short form of the name Heinrich, (the German form of the name Henry) & Bokel is a place name in Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein & North Rhine-Westphalia.
Cel Tradat Romanian (Rare)
'cel Tradat' translates to "the betrayed" in Romanian.... [more]
Rymer English
Occupational name for a poet.
Uthman Nigerian
From the given name Uthman.
Naganawa Japanese
From 長 (naga) meaning "long, chief", 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation" and 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony".
Koopmeiners Dutch, German
Perhaps derived from koop "purchase, buy" and meiners "mine." An alternate interpretation is that "meiners" could be derived from the German word miner.
Musick Polish
This Polish and Czech surname was a name of two-fold origin. It was a name given to a peasant or vassal and was also a nickname from the Polish word 'musiec' meaning 'must'. It appears that the name derived from someone who had to take orders, perhaps from an overseer or lord of the manor.
Schumann German, Jewish
An occupational name for a shoemaker, cobbler. From Middle High German scuoh "shoe" and man "man".
By Dutch
Variant form of De Bie. Alternatively, could derive from a place name.
Kibus Estonian
Kibus is an Estonian surname meaning "piggin" (a small wooden pail with one stave extended upward as a handle).
Odde Indian, Telugu
It is a Telugu name, meaning "earthworker".
Vögele Upper German, German (Swiss)
Swabian and Swiss German diminutive of Vogel.
McCart Northern Irish (Anglicized)
Northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Airt, ‘son of Art’, a personal name meaning ‘bear’.
L'Homme French
Variant of Lhomme.
Rulinskas Lithuanian (Latinized, Rare)
Meaning and origin still unknown.
Esmaeilpour Persian
Means "son of Esmaeil" in Persian.
Jaaksoo Estonian
Jaaksoo is an Estonian surname meaning "Jaak's swamp" in Estonian. However, it most likely derived from a corruption of the surname "Jackson" or "Jaakson" that has been Estonianized.
Ayllón Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Castilian municipality.
Orimen Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 折 (ori) meaning "occasion; time" or "fold" and 免 (men) meaning "dismissal".
Harukawa Japanese
harukawa means "spring river". the kanji used are 春(haru) meaning "spring (the season)" and 河 (kawa) meaning "river" . you could also use 川 (kawa) as the second kanji, but using 河 looks better.
Van Doren Dutch, Flemish
Variant form of Van Doorn.
Pitre French (Acadian)
From the Old French word pester, meaning “to knead”.
Ó Deaghaidh Irish
Meaning, "descendent of Deaghaidh."
Morico Italian
Possibly derived from the medieval given name Moricus (see Morricone), or a variant of Morigi.
Childers English
Probably a habitational name from some lost place named Childerhouse, from Old English cildra "child" and hus "house", possibly referring to an orphanage.
Tumgoev Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush surname, which is from the name of an Ingush teip (clan). The clan's name itself is derived from Tumag (ТIумагI), the name of a village in Ingushetia, possibly meaning "to see with the heart" in Ingush.
Karadžić Montenegrin, Serbian, Bosnian (?)
Derived from Turkish karaca, meaning "roe deer".
Franchi Italian
Variant spelling of Franco.
Davutoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Davut".
Rolfsen Norwegian
Means "son of Rolf".
Balloi Italian
From the given name Balloi.
Mccollum Northern Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Coluim "son of Colum". See McCallum, which is the usual spelling of this name in Scotland.
Garchitorena Spanish (Philippines)
From the Basque surname Gartxitorena meaning "the house of Garchot."
Adhia Konkani
A famous example is Richa Adhia, a Tanzanian model of Konkani descent.
Talampas Filipino
Means "plateau, stiff cliff" in Tagalog.
Helbling German (Swiss)
Meaning "half penny" or a cheap /stingy man Know surname in Germany andSwitzerland. Helblings were French Huguenot
Arnesson Swedish
Means "son of Arne 1".
Hoskins English
Patronymic form of Hoskin.
Delorey French (Anglicized)
Anglicized version of Deslauriers, a topographic name for someone living among laurels, a combination of the fused preposition and plural definite article des ‘from the’ + the plural of Old French lorier ‘laurel’.
Gresley English
From the name of either of two villages in Derbyshire, derived from Old English greosn "gravel" and leah "woodland clearing, glade".
Wagatsuma Japanese
Waga mean "young" and tsuma means "wife".
Hamoy Filipino, Cebuano
Means "lick" in Cebuano.
Mantanoña Chamorro
Chamorro for "all of their land"
Mehdizadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Mehdi".
Aït Berber, Northern African
Derived from Tamazight ⴰⵢⵜ (aït) meaning "son", also commonly used a component for compound names and surnames.
Veski Estonian
Veski is an Estonian surname meaning "mill".
Satsukijo Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五月女 (see Saotome).
Wijeratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේරත්න (see Wijeratne).
Modin Swedish
Variant of Modén.
Azumayashiki Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 東屋敷 (see Higashiyashiki).
Imam Arabic, Bengali, Persian, Urdu
From Arabic إِمَام (ʾimām) meaning "leader, guide", used to denote a Muslim leader.
Stenson English
From the name of a hamlet (now called Twyford and Stenson) in Derbyshire, England. The name is a combination of the Old Norse name Steinn and Old English tun "settlement, enclosure".
Lagerstedt Swedish
Feom Swedish, lager meaning "lair, den, shelter" and stedt meaning "town, farmstead".
Malak Arabic
Derived from the given name Malak.
Crumrine German (Anglicized)
Americanised spelling of Krumreihn.
Belmont English
English surname of Norman origin, a variant of the surname Beaumont, which was derived from place names meaning "lovely hill" in Old French (from beu, bel "fair, lovely" and mont "hill").
Briones Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Riojan municipality.
Dumalenko Ukrainian
Derives from the Ukrainian word дума (duma), meaning "thought" (noun).
Marcucci Italian
From the diminutive form of the given name Marco.
Shrivastava Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Shrivastav.
Kushige Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 櫛 (kushi) meaning "comb" and 下 (ge) meaning "bottom; low", possibly referring to a comb case.
Egiarreta Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighbourhood in Arakil, Navarre, possibly derived from Basque (h)egi "side, slope, bank; edge, border" combined with (h)arri "stone, rock" and -eta "place of, abundance of".
Arlott English
From a medieval nickname for a ne'er-do-well (from Middle English harlot or arlot "vagabond, base fellow"; "prostitute" is a 15th-century development). This surname was borne by Jack Arlott (1914-1991), a British journalist, poet and cricket commentator.
Ivanec Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Ethelbert English (Rare)
Derived from the given name Ethelbert.
Marant English, French
Probably a variant of Morant.