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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Neeve English
Variant of Neve.
Lishoy Malayalam, Indian (Christian)
Uncommon Malayalam surname, used mostly by St Thomas Christians. The surname of a certain Malayalam actress.
Cópola South American
Possibly a Hispanicized form of Coppola.
Jirayangyurn Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai จิรยั่งยืน (see Chirayangyuen).
Zupanc Slovene
Variant of Zupan.
Mirbuur Somali
"Seed Bearer" (a person who plants or cultivates the land for crops)
Ramezani Persian
From the given name Ramezan.
Putney English
habitational name from Putney in Surrey (now Greater London) named in Old English from the personal name Putta (genitive Puttan) and hyth "landing place quay".
Arencibia Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Canarian)
Variant of Arancibia. It is concentrated in Cuba and the Canary Islands.
Hirakawa Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Zumbi Central African, Kimbundu, Lunda
From Kimbundu nzumbi meaning "ghost, spirit" or nzambi meaning "god".
Pets Belarusian
Means "to sing" in Belarusian. Occupational name for singer.
Pacheca Spanish, Portuguese
Matronymic variant of Pacheco.
Salamov Azerbaijani, Uzbek, Chechen
Derived from Arabic سَلَام (salām) meaning "peace, greeting".
Kostka Polish
From Polish kostka meaning "small bone" or from a form of the name Konstanty.
Aligato Filipino, Cebuano
Means "spark, flying ember" in Cebuano.
Zohar Hebrew
Derived from the the given name Zohar meaning "light, brilliance" in Hebrew.
Żyźniewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Żyźniewo.
Kilmester German
Kilmester is attested as a surname near Rostock in the 13th century.
Koralewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Koralewo in Ciechanów voivodeship.
Geisslerra Spanish (Caribbean)
Spanish form of Geißler found in Cuba and Argentina from German Ancestors
Zigler German
Variant of Ziegler.
Trenfield English (Rare)
Relatives from Gloucestershire
Hevia Asturian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Siero.
Griffo Italian
From grifo "gryphon" (Latin gryphus, Greek gryps, of Assyrian origin), hence a nickname for someone thought to resemble the mythical beast.
Ree Estonian
Ree is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "rehi" meaning "barn".
Hagan Irish
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÁgáin "descendant of Ógán", a personal name from a diminutive of óg "young".
Mirzadeh Persian
Means "prince" in Persian, derived from Arabic أمير (amir) meaning "prince, commander" combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Reemets Estonian
Reemets is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "rehi" meaning "barn" and "mets" meaning "forest".
Alatalu Estonian
Alatalu is an Estonian surname meaning "area farm/farmstead".
Borsok Russian, Jewish, German (Austrian)
Pronouced "Boar-sook"... [more]
Hoffer German
The name Hoffer is derived from the Old German and German word hof, which means settlement, farm or court.
Karakaya Turkish
Means "black rock" in Turkish.
Sastrowardoyo Javanese
Means "writings of the heart" from Sanskrit शास्त्र (shastra) meaning "scripture, writings" and हृदय (hrdaya) meaning "heart". This is the name of a Javanese family of nobility.
Bienvenido Spanish
From the given name Bienvenido.
Neves Portuguese
Means "snows" in Portuguese, derived from either the Marian title Maria das Neves "Mary of the Snows", or from any of several locations named for the title.
Gezgin Turkish
Means "traveller, explorer" in Turkish.
Burrow English
Used to describe someone who lives in a burrow, which makes this surname’s meaning “he whom lives in a burrow.”
Char Arabic
French-influenced spelling of Shaar. Borne by both Muslims and Christians.
Aare Estonian
Aare is an Estonian masculine given name and surname meaning "treasure".
Wakata Japanese
From the Japanese 若 (waka) "young" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy" or 多 (ta or da) "many."
Kluivert Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Nickname perhaps related to Dutch kluiven meaning "to gnaw, to bite, to nibble". A notable bearer is Dutch former soccer player Patrick Kluivert (1976-).
Januszewski Polish
Name for someone from a place called Januszewo or Januszewice, both derived from the given name Janusz.
Yueh Taiwanese
Alternate romanization of Yue chiefly used in Taiwan.
Krabs Popular Culture
This is the surname of Eugene H. Krabs from SpongeBob SquarePants.
Izuhara Japanese
This surname is used as 出原, 泉原 or 伊豆原 with 出 (shutsu, sui, i.dasu, i.deru, da.su, -da.su, -de, de.ru, izu) meaning "come out, exit, go out, leave, protrude, put out", 泉 (sei, izumi, izu) meaning "fountain, spring", 伊 (i, kare) meaning "Italy, that one", 豆 (zu, tou, mame, mame-) meaning "beans, midget, pea" and 原 (gen, hara) meaning "field, meadow, original, plain, prairie, primitive, tundra, wilderness."
Flook English
Derived from the Old Norse given name Flóki.
Lichauco Chinese (Filipino)
Meaning uncertain, of Hokkien origin.
Ermatinger German (Swiss)
The surname Ermatinger derives from the village of Ermatingen on the Swiss shore of Lake Constance. It simply means "from Ermatingen".... [more]
Ivanetić Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Minion French
French form of Miner, an occupational name for a someone working in a mine.
Crumrine German (Anglicized)
Americanised spelling of Krumreihn.
Samarawickrama Sinhalese
Means "conqueror of battles" from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "conflict, struggle" and विक्रम (vikrama) meaning "valour, power, strength".
Stoakley English
This is an English locational name of Anglo-Saxon origin. The meaning is either the wood from which stocks, that is to say tree stumps or logs were obtained and derived from the Old English pre 7th Century word stocc, meaning a stump and leah, "a wood or glade"... [more]
Guppy English
English habitational name from a place in Wootton Fitzpaine, Dorset, Gupehegh in Middle English. This is named with the Old English personal name Guppa (a short form of Guðbeorht "battle bright") + (ge)hæg "enclosure"... [more]
Odisho Assyrian
Means "servant of Jesus" from Syriac ܥܒܕܐ (ʿaḇdā) meaning "servant" and ܝܫܘܥ (Išōʿ) meaning "Jesus".
Sheene Irish (Anglicized)
Derived from the Gaelic siodhach which means "peaceful." Most commonly used in Ireland and originated in the county's southwest region.
Secker English
Variant of Saker.
Knatchbull English
A nickname from Old English knatch "to strike" + bull "bull", indicating strength.
Fouch English
Variant of French Fouché or German Fouts.
Dehn German
the Germanic ethnic name for someone from Denmark
Whippet English
Possibly used as a nickname from the early 17th century English word whippet, meaning "to move briskly". A type of sighthound bears this name.
Korb German
Means "basket" in German, denoting a basket maker or a basket vendor.
Stradivari Italian
Italian surname of uncertain origin, either from the plural of Lombard stradivare meaning "toll-man" or from strada averta meaning "open road" in the Cremonese dialect. A famous bearer was Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737), a violin-maker of Cremona.
Ezzo Medieval Italian
Derived from a Germanic name Azzo, based on the element z , which originates debated; between the various hypotheses are: ... [more]
Mahon Irish
A shortened form of Mahoney.
Abdulazis Maranao
From the given name Abdulazis.
Romani Italian
Patronymic or plural form of the personal name Romano.
Dela Paz Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of De La Paz primarily used in the Philippines.
Khan Korean (Russified)
Russified form of Han.
Daintry English
Means "person from Daventry", Northamptonshire ("Dafa's tree"). The place-name is traditionally pronounced "daintry".
Aoyagi Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "green, blue" and 柳 (yagi) meaning "willow".
Únzaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Untzaga.
Choudry Urdu, Punjabi
Urdu and Punjabi form of Chaudhary.
Iasonescu Romanian
Means "son of Iason".
Liška Czech
Liška means "fox" in Czech. A famous bearer is actor Pavel Liška.
Kabashima Japanese
From Japanese 樺 (kaba) meaning "birch tree" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Malcolm English
From the given name Malcolm.
Markland English
From Old English mearc meaning "boundary" and lanu meaning "lane", it is a habitational name from a place in the town of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. It can also be a topographic name for someone who lived by a stretch of border or boundary land, or a status name for someone who held land with an annual value of one mark.
Zidaru Romanian
From Romanian zidar meaning "bricklayer".
Jósepsson Icelandic
Means "son of Jósepr" in Icelandic.
Shropshire English
Regional name from the county of Shropshire, on the western border of England with Wales.
Tostado Spanish
Means "toasted; tanned" or "brown, dark" in Spanish, a nickname for someone with dark skin, or who tanned easily.
Perrine French (African)
From the given name Perrine.
Burcy French
Denoting someone from the town of Burcy.
Spry English
Was apparently a nickname for an active, brisk, or smart person. The word spry is of obscure origin.
Wijayawardana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේවර්ධන (see Wijewardana).
Nihonyagi Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 二本柳 (see Nihon'yagi).
Garton English
From a place name: either Garton or Garton on the Wolds, both in East Yorkshire, or from various places similarly named, from Old English gara "triangular plot of land" and tun "enclosure, town".
Zhalilov Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Zhalil".
Mcewen Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eoghain ‘son of Eoghan’, a widespread and ancient personal name, possibly derived from eo ‘yew’, meaning ‘born of yew’. It was Latinized as Eugenius (see Eugene), and was also regarded as a Gaelic form of John... [more]
Simonetti Italian
Means "son of Simonetto", a diminutive of Simone 2.... [more]
Mcandrew Scots, Irish
Irish or Scots surname meaning "son of Andrew".
Frisby English
Means "person from Frisby", Leicestershire ("farmstead of the Frisians"). A frisbee is a plastic disc thrown from person to person as a game; the trademarked name, registered in 1959 by Fred Morrison, was inspired by the Frisbie bakery of Bridgeport, Connecticut, whose pie tins were the original models for the plastic discs.
Alduate Basque (Rare)
From the name of a location in Urraulbeiti valley, Navarre, possibly derived from Basque altu "tall, high" combined with either una "pasture" or une "place" and -eta "place of, abundance of"... [more]
Khaleghi Persian
Derived from Persian خالق (khaleq) meaning "creator (an epithet for God)".
Rafford Scottish, English
From a village called Rafford in Moray, Scotland. The surname itself is derived from Gaelic rath meaning "fort, dwelling", and ford reffering to a river crossing.
Poznanski Polish, Jewish
Habitational name from the city of Poznan in west-central Poland, or possibly from other places of this name, in Katowice and Siedlce voivodeships.
Latimer English
Occupational name for an interpreter or clerk who wrote documents in Latin, ultimately derived from Latin latinarius "interpreter, speaker of Latin".
Khandker Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).
Trovato Italian
Given to a foundling or abandoned child, literally "found" in Italian.
Czubiński Polish
This denotes that someone’s family originated in the Masovian village of Czubin.
Zabka German
From Polish zaba meaning "frog", of Slavic origin.
Wester German
From Middle High German wëster ‘westerly’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived to the west of a settlement, or a regional name for one who had migrated from further west.
Kodu Estonian
Kodu is an Estonian surname meaning "home".
Tõniste Estonian
Tõniste is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Tõnis/Tõnu".
Bounvilay Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful".
De Michele Italian, French
An Italian and French patronymic surname, meaning "son of Michele 1".
Rutledge English, Scottish
Origin unknown
Snicket English
A narrow alleyway
Hisamaru Japanese
Hisa means "long time, long time ago, longetivity" and maru means "circle, round".
Jusufović Bosnian
Means "son of Jusuf" in Bosnian.
Bijelić Croatian
Derived from bijel, meaning "white".
Khaton Indian, Hindi, Assamese, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Pashto, Odia, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Khatun.
Lõugas Estonian
Lõugas is an Estonian surname derived from "lõugama" meaning to "shout" and "caterwaul".
Şıxəlizadə Azerbaijani
Means "child of Şıxəli", using the Persian suffix زاده (zade) meaning "offspring".
Sjöqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish sjö "lake, sea" and qvist, an archaic spelling of kvist, "twig".
Vikentiev Russian
Means "son of Vikentiy".
Zeleznik Slovak
Means "iron man".
Aramaki Japanese
Ara means "wild" and maki means "shepherd".
Rusin Polish
Means "Rusyn, Ruthenian" in Polish.
Abukawa Japanese
From Japanese 虻 (abu) meaning "horsefly" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Villatoro Spanish
Presumably a name given to someone from Villatoro, Spain
Muchtar Hebrew
Means "crowned" from Hebrew כֶּתֶר keter meaning "crown".
Asaro Italian, Sicilian
Derived from Sicilian Àsaru. A comune in the Province of Enna, Sicily.
Hiszpański Polish
Meaning "Spanish", denoting a person of Spanish heritage.
Muinasmaa Estonian
Muinasmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "ancient land".
Hazelwood English
From the name of any of the various places in England so-called, all derived from Old English hæsl "hazel" and wudu "tree, wood".
Khismatullin Tatar, Bashkir
From the given name Ismatullah.
Oldenhave Dutch
From the name of a small village in the province of Drenthe, Holland, composed of Dutch oud and hoeve, meaning "old farm".
Cornet English
Variant of Cornett, meaning Horn.
Kazmi Urdu
From the given name Kazim.
Mostafaei Persian
From the given name Mostafa.
Potapov Russian
Means "son of Potap".
Rehemaa Estonian
Rehemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "threshing land".
Savignac French
Habitational name for someone from various communes by this name in France.
Ivanšćak Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Hu Chinese (Min Bei)
Min Bei form of Xu 2.
Hashizume Japanese
From Japanese 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge" and 爪 (zume) meaning "end, edge".
Guest English
Nickname for a stranger or newcomer to a community, from Middle English g(h)est meaning "guest", "visitor" (from Old Norse gestr, absorbing the cognate Old English giest).
Loaiza Basque
Castilianized form of a Basque topographic name derived from lohi "mud, mire" and the suffix -tza denoting abundance.
Mccarney Irish
From either the Gaelic O Cearnaigh, meaning "victorious", or O Catharnaigh, meaning "warlike".
Valo Finnish
means "light" in finnish
Halchenko Ukrainian
From given name Halyna.
Klayn Jewish
Variant of Klein
Hagège Judeo-Spanish
French variant of Hagege.
Ebeneezer English
Obtained from the given name Ebenezer
Zenelaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Zenel" in Albanian.
Karimian Persian
From the given name Karim.
Fortescue French
Means 'strong shield' from French elements fort meaning "strong" and escu meaning "shield#
Grala Polish
Nickname for a musician. Derived from Polish grać meaning "to play a musical instrument".
Fluture Romanian
From Romanian fluture, flutur "butterfly" (itself possibly a deverbative from flutura "flutter, float, flit").
Igumnov Russian
From Russian игумен (igumen) meaning "hegumen", referring to the head of an Eastern Orthodox monastery.
Čiernjak Belarusian
Łacinka spelling of Chernyak.
Teates German (Americanized)
Probably an altered spelling of German Dieter .
Kamukakmun Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Wojtczak Polish
Polish: patronymic from Wojtek, a pet form of the personal name Wojciech ( see Voytek ).
Nikolaiev Russian
Means "son of Nikolay."
Trubetskoy Russian
Meaning ‘From Trubetsk’.
Terse English
This name means literally curt, short or stiff. Similar to Stiff (surname) (see Stiff under user submitted names) Not very commonly used. If you're looking for a name for a fictional character who is either an antagonist or just likes to stir things up, you could probably use this.
Beyaz Turkish
Means "white, fair" in Turkish.
Llaquet Spanish, Catalan
Topographic name from the Catalan word llac "pond, lake", indicating a person who lives near a lake.
Ballut French
Derived from Old Occitan baluter, cognate of French bluter (via Middle French beluter), meaning "to sift, to sieve, especially the flour from the bran", this name used to denote a miller.
Linnuste Estonian
Linnuste is an Estonian surname relating to "linnus", meaning "castle" or "citadel".
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.
Leydon Irish (Anglicized, Modern)
Possibly from the name of the god Lugh.
Malawani Filipino, Maranao
Means "daring, harsh" in Maranao.
Vidler English
Either (i) from a medieval nickname based on Anglo-Norman vis de leu, literally "wolf-face"; or (ii) "violinist, fiddle player" (cf. Fiedler).
Horio Japanese
Hori means "ditch, canal, moat" and o means "tail".
Kann Estonian
Kann is an Estonian surname meaning "jug" and "pitcher".
Hazra Indian, Bengali
Possibly from the name of a location near Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Ó Maoilearca Irish
It means "descendant of devotee of Earca".
Kaur Estonian
Kaur is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name) derived from the given name "Kaur" (loon: Gavia).
Kon'yashima Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 紺屋嶋 or 紺屋島 (see Koyajima).
Mudaliar Tamil
"Mudaliar" is a combination of a Tamil word "Mudali" which means "First" and "yar" which is an honorific suffix. So the surname means "First People" or "Elite People" in Tamil.
Bogaert Dutch, Flemish
Dutch variant and Flemish form of Bogaard.
Gaza Arabic
One who came from Gaza.
Bzdek Polish
Derived from bździć meaning "to fart".
Chandrapala Sinhalese
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra) meaning "moon" and पाल (pāla) meaning "guard, protector".
Pavićević Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Pavao".
Jayawickreme Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයවික්‍රම (see Jayawickrama).
Rogojanu România
Este un nume de familie romanesc.
Danapala Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධනපාල (see Dhanapala).
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