Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the gender is unisex; and the order is random.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Nadezhkin Russian
Derived from Russian надежда (nadezhda) meaning "hope".
Vanduren Dutch
Means "from Deurne" or "from Düren"; compare Van Doorn.
Aboubakar Western African
From the given name Aboubakar.
Przychodzeń Polish
There isn't any significant history so far.
Sandmeier German, German (Swiss), German (Austrian)
From Middle High German sand combined with Meier 1, referring to a tenant farmer whose farm was on sandy soil.
Awaayaɣeř Berber
Moroccan (Rifian): tribal name from the tribe of Ayt Waayaɣeř from the province of Řḥusima.
Läänsoo Estonian
Läänsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "west swamp".
Babaev Uzbek, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian
Variant transcription of Babayev.
Sedaine French
Derived from the given name Sidoine.
Elbe German
habitational name from any of various places called Elbe, Elben or from the river name.
Eenpalu Estonian
Eenpalu is an Estonian name, possibly derived from "eend" (meaning "ledge") and "palu" ("sandy heath").
Varaste Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian وارسته (see Varasteh).
Nam Korean
From Sino-Korean 南 (nam) meaning "south".
Rauch German
Perhaps an occupational nickname for a blacksmith or charcoal burner, from Middle High German rouch, German Rauch ‘smoke’, or, in the case of the German name, a status name or nickname relating to a hearth tax (i.e. a tax that was calculated according to the number of fireplaces in each individual home).
Castellani Italian
Italian form of Castellano.
Lapitan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "approach, come close to" in Tagalog.
Sanda Japanese
Variant of Mita.
Kõiv Estonian
Means "birch (tree)" in Estonian and Võro, a dialect native to southeastern Estonia.
Stella Italian
Italian for "star". Either possibly derived from the given name Stella 1, or from several places in Italy containing the word stella.
Vogt De Castel Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt.
Trieu Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Triệu.
Raharjo Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Chen (陳), Guan (關) or Jin (金). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Novruzov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Novruz".
Igawa Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Van Hanegem Dutch, Flemish
Means "from Hanegem", possibly from a place name in Flanders, Belgium; one theory suggests that it may be associated with Danegem, a town near Beernem, West Flanders. Other theories connect it to Hunnegem, the name of an old settlement in Geraardsbergen, East Flanders, or a place called Huinegem in Asse, Flemish Brabant... [more]
Goetbloet Flemish
Means "good blood".
Glaus German (Swiss)
Derived from a late medieval short form of Niklaus.
Donatello Italian
From the given name Donatello.
Ekanayake Sinhalese
From Sanskrit एक (eka) meaning "one" and नायक (nāyaka) meaning "hero, leader".
Buis Dutch
Means "buss, fishing vessel" in Dutch, a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman. Alternatively, a variant of the patronymic surname Buijs.
Ameen Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Amin.
Steinauer Medieval German
Dweller at or near a stone or rock, often a boundary mark; one who came from Stein, in Germany and Switzerland; descendant of Staino or Stein ("stone").... [more]
Vitsut Estonian
Vitsut is an Estonian surname derived from "vitsutama", meaning "whip", switch", or "hoop".
Štajnfeld Serbian
Serbian form of Steinfeld.
Fravi Romansh
Derived from Old Romansh fravi "smith".
Ioffe Russian, Jewish
Russian transcription of Hebrew גופה (see Joffe).
Waterworth English
Means "guard of the water".
Plata Spanish
Means "silver" in Spanish. Plata could be a habitational name from places in Toledo and Cáceres provinces named Plata, or various places named La Plata.
Terrien French
Topographic name from an adjectival derivative of terre "land", denoting someone who lived and worked on the land, i.e. a peasant. It is Americanized frequently as Landers, and occasionally as Farmer.
D'arcy English, French, Norman
Originally a Norman French surname, meaning "from Arcy"... [more]
Huskey English (American)
Likely was named after an person who owned a husky
Glandt German
Nickname from Middle High Geman glander meaning "gleam", "sparkle", "shine", for someone with such a temperament.
Drakeford English
The first element of this locational surname is probably derived from the personal name Draca or Draki (see Drake), while the second element is derived from Old English ford meaning "ford"... [more]
Laanemäe Estonian
Laanemäe is an Estonian surname meaning "wintergreen hill/mountain".
Heidenreich German
From the medieval personal name Heidenrich, ostensibly composed of the elements heiden 'heathen', 'infidel' (see Heiden 2) + ric 'power', 'rule', but probably in fact a variant by folk etymology of Heidrich.
Screeton English (British)
Locational surname originating from the village of Screveton in Nottinghamshire. Derived of Old English elements scīr-rēfa "sheriff" and tun "settlement".
Fukusawa Japanese
Fuku means "lucky, fortunate" and sawa means "marsh, swamp".
Wijeyesinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයසිංහ (see Wijayasinghe).
Mendler German
Occupational name for a maker of coats from an agent derivative of Middle High German mantel, mandel, mendel "coat".
Ametov Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Amet" in Crimean Tatar.
Putxeta Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighborhood of the municipality of Abanto, Biscay, possibly derived from Basque putzu "well, hole, puddle" and -eta "place of, abundance of".
Calingasan Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog kalingasan meaning "lustre of a surface (which reflects light)".
Horikiri Japanese
Hori means "moat, canal" and kiri means "paulownia".
Mitter German
Topographic name for someone who lived on or owned a property that was in the middle between two or more others, especially if the others were both held by men with the same personal name (for example, Mitter Hans), from the strong form of Middle High German mitte "mid, middle".
Degenhardt German
Derived from the given name Degenhard.
Ghorbanpour Persian
Means "son of Ghorban" in Persian.
Castaignède French
Stéphane Castaignède is a French rugby player and coach.... [more]
Malinov Bulgarian, Russian
From Bulgarian and Russian малина (malina) meaning "raspberry", probably indicating a person who lived near a raspberry bush.
Di Donato Italian
Combination of the prefix Di and the name Donato.
Işık Turkish
Means "light" in Turkish.
Ibrahem Kurdish, Arabic
From the given name Ibrahim.
Bunce Norman
Meaning "good" person in old french. Also means "bain"(exeptionaly tall) in old english
Strigl German
Name given in 1056 a.d. Meaning- Keeper of the Royal Horses.
Bruder German
From a byname meaning "brother", occasionally used for a younger son, i.e. the brother of someone important, or for a guild member.
Erwin English, German, Irish, Scottish
From the given name Erwin. From the Middle English personal name Everwin Erwin perhaps from Old English Eoforwine (eofor "boar" and wine "friend") but mostly from an Old French form of the cognate ancient Germanic name Everwin or from a different ancient Germanic name Herewin with loss of initial H- (first element hari heri "army")... [more]
Cera Spanish, Italian, Catalan, Sicilian
Metonymic occupational name for a wax seller, derived from Latin cera meaning "wax". A famous bearer of this surname is Canadian actor and musician Michael Cera (1988-).
Jayasundara Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhalese ජයසුන්දර (see Jayasundera).
Hammami Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Hammam (see Hamam). A bearer is Hamma Hammami (1952–), a Tunisian communist speaker... [more]
Konkyūri Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Bossi Italian
Variant of Bosso.
Prevot French
A prevot was a govenment position during the Ancient Régime
Kalchenko Ukrainian
Possibly from the river Kalchyk (Кальчик), a Ukrainian river in Zaporizhzhya and Donetsk regions.
Terryberry English
Americanized form of German Dürrenberger
Richoux French
French: from the ancient Germanic personal name Ricwulf a compound of rīc ‘power(ful)’ + wulf ‘wolf’. Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Uemoto Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Puetz German
Variant of Putz.
Mcgarrett Irish
The surname McGarrett is from the two Germanic given names Gerald and Gerard.
Murganović Vlach
Means "son of Murgan".
Arkhangelsky Russian
Habitational name for someone from Arkhangelsk, a province (oblast) of Russia.
Hachiya Japanese
From Japanese 蜂 (hachi) meaning "bee, wasp" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Cingöz Turkish
Means "wily, sly, cunning" in Turkish.
Stańczyk Polish
From a diminutive form of the name Stanisław (See Stańczyk and Stanek).
Issoufou Western African
From the given name Issoufou.
Ó Ciaráin Irish
A byname from a diminutive of ciar ‘dark’, ‘black-haired.'
Kross Low German
Occupational name for a maker of mugs and jugs, from Middle Low German krus, kros 'pitcher', 'ceramic drinking vessel'.
Babbs English (Rare)
A matronymic of Barbara.
Musch Dutch, German
From Middle Dutch mussche "house sparrow", a nickname for a quick person, or perhaps someone who was small and weak.
Poncio Spanish
Variant of Ponce.
Kuyt Dutch
Variant of Kuijt, notably borne by the Dutch former soccer player Dirk Kuyt (1980-).
Etxague Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque etxe "house, home, building" and an altered form of the suffix -gune "place, area".
Desautels French (Quebec), French
A habitational name from the French des meaning "from the" and various places in France called Les Autels, a name which is a derivative of the Latin altare meaning "altar" in the sense of a small chapel.
Mangiaracina Italian
The Sicilian name for salpa, a kind of fish, from mangia "to eat" and racina "grapes".
Bolzonaro Italian
Occupational name for a person who operated a battering ram, derived from Italian bolzone literally meaning "battering ram".
Jäärats Estonian
Jäärats is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "jää" (ice)" and "ratas (wheel)".
Veach Scottish
Variant of Veitch.
Naka Japanese, Okinawan
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle; center". It is a reference to an event in the Northern and Southern Courts Period, of 3 sons of Takase who became heroes for the south. The emperor of Japan awarded each of the sons a new surname; Oku for the eldest son, Naka for the middle son, and Kuchi for the youngest son.... [more]
Kõrb Estonian
Kõrb is an Estonian surname with several meanings depending on the context: "desert", "wilderness", and "chestnut(color)/tawny".
Chanrueang Thai
Means "bright moon", from Thai จันทร์ (chan) meaning "Moon" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "bright; glowing; brilliant".
Topps English
Variant of Topp.
Kvasnička Czech
from kvasnička ‘sour cherry’, applied as a nickname.
Yott German (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Jott, a (now very rare) variant of Gott.
Thongkham Thai, Lao
Means "gold" in Thai and Lao.
Galván Spanish
From the given name Galván.
Gregorič Slovene
Means "son of Gregor".
More English, Scottish
Variant of Moore 3. A famous bearer was the English lawyer, humanist, and martyr Saint Thomas More (1478-1535).
Freiburg German
Derives from the German words, frei, which means free, and berg, which means hill, and is the name of a city in Germany.
Simović Serbian, Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Simo".
Hincz Polish
Variant of Hinc.
Zzohaib Pakistani (Rare)
Unidentified origins.
Stallone Italian
from stallone "stallion" applied either as a nickname for someone thought to resemble a stallion or as a metonymic occupational name for someone who bred horses. from an augmentative of stalla "stable stall" used as a topographic name and as a habitational name from any of the minor places called with this word.... [more]
Iwatatsu Japanese
Variant reading of Iwatate.
Kalm Estonian
Kalm is an Estonian surname derived from "kalme", meaning "burial mound" and "kalmistu", meaning "cemetery".
Fraraccio Italian
Possibly a variant of Frare using the pejorative suffix -accio.
Zelenskis Latvian
Latvian cognate of Zieliński.
Begić Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian
Possibly related to Turkish element beg meaning "chieftain, leader".
Fjord Danish
From Danish meaning "inlet".
Ogunkeye Yoruba
Means "Ogun is worthy of supplication" from the Yoruba god Ogun combined with Yoruba words kẹ meaning "beg, plead, supplicate" and meaning "to be fitting, proper, honorable".
Truup Estonian
Truup is an Estonian surname meaning "(chimney) flue" and "culvert".
Domrane Kabyle, Berber
Not available.
Voisin French
From Old French voisin "neighbor" (Anglo-Norman French veisin) . The application is uncertain; it may either be a nickname for a "good neighbor", or for someone who used this word as a frequent term of address, or it might be a topographic name for someone who lived on a neighboring property... [more]
Alemania Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish meaning "Germany".
Rattigan Irish (Anglicized)
Variant of Ó Reachtagáin "descendant of Reachtagán".
Sibunrueang Thai
From Thai ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, fame" combined with บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "bright, glowing, brilliant".
Copas English
Possibly a topographic name derived from Middle English coppis "coppice, thicket, grove of brushwood; cut-over forest".
Njálsson Icelandic
Meaning “son of Njáll”.
Töpfer German
It literally means "potter".
Smithberger English (American)
Americanized form of German Schmidtberger or its variant, Schmiedberger.
Rizza Italian
Variant of Rizzo.
Duret French
Derived from French dur meaning "hard, tough".
Synov Russian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainianised form of Sinov.
Öğüt Turkish
Means "admonition, advice" in Turkish.
Tweed Irish
Variant of Tuite.
Yumibe Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 弓部 (see Yumbe).
Grob German
A nickname for a strong, heavy man, or for a lout, from Middle High German g(e)rop "coarse".
Malach Hebrew, Jewish
From the Hebrew word מלאך (mal'akh) "messenger, angel". As a Jewish name it is ornamental.
Kour Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਕੌਰ (see Kaur).
Irshad Urdu
Derived from the given name Irshad.
Kawabata Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream" and 端 (hata) meaning "edge, end, tip".
In'yaku Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 印鑰 (in'yaku) meaning "seal of head government office and keys to various buildings", referring to someone who would make seals or keys for such purposes.
Weixel German
German: variant spelling of Weichsel, a topographic name for someone who lived near a sour cherry tree (St. Luce cherry), from Middle High German wīhsel (modern German Weichsel(n), pronounced ‘Weiksel’.
Modigliani Italian
Used by Sepharditic Jews, this surname comes from the Italian town of Modigliana, in Romagna. Famous bearers of this surname include painter Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920) and Nobel Prize in Economics recipient Franco Modigliani (1918–2003).
Rasmusson Swedish
Means "son of Rasmus".
Anglesola Catalan
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Bodeman German
Bodeman is an occupational name meaning "adherent of the royal messenger".
Hu Chinese (Min Bei)
Min Bei form of Xu 2.
Lichten German, Jewish
From German licht meaning "light". Nickname for someone with a light complexion.
Chekhov Russian
Possibly referred to someone from Czechia, or a derivative of the ancient Russian name Chekh or Chokh, which in turn relates to the verb chikhat "to sneeze"... [more]
Camansi Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kamansi meaning "breadfruit".
Rahu Estonian
Rahu is an Estonian surname meaning both "peace" and "reef".
Boz Turkish
Means "grey" in Turkish.
O'Laughlin Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Ó Lochlainn, meaning "descendant of Lochlann".
Bibble Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
In the 1600s, Bibble was a nickname for Bribblick, an Italian name.
Elazar Hebrew
From the given name Elazar.
Nakauchi Japanese
From the Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" or 仲 (naka) meaning "relationship, relations" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside."
Vissers Flemish, Dutch
Patronymic of Visser.
Schwimmer German, Jewish
From a nickname for a good swimmer, from an agent form of German schwimmen "to swim". As a Jewish name, it is ornamental.... [more]
Damiano Italian
From the given name Damiano.
Claxton English
From the names of any of several settlements in England, derived from either the personal name Clacc (from Old Norse Klakkr "bump, hillock") or the Old English word clacc "hill, peak" combined with tun "town, settlement".
Adesanya Yoruba
Meaning "first to be born" in Yoruba.
Corvino Italian, Spanish
From the given name Corvino
Cunard English
Derived from the Anglo-Saxon given name Cyneheard.
Mac Cearáin Irish
Means "descendant of Ciarán"
Kotlarz Polish, Jewish
Occupational name for a boilermaker or coppersmith, from the Polish word kotlarz meaning "boilermaker".
Čáp Czech
Means "stork" in Czech.
Haïk Judeo-Spanish
French variant of Haik.
Kupp Estonian
Kupp is an Estonian surname meaning "pip".
Angeloni Italian
Means "great angels" in Italian. It derives from Biblical Latin angelus meaning "angel", ultimately from Ancient Greek angelos, originally meaning "messenger", changing meaning in the Bible.
Grange English, French
From Old French grange "granary, barn", denoting someone who lived or worked in a granary, or who came from any of several places in France called Grange... [more]
San Miguel Spanish
Habitational name from any of the numerous places so named for a local shrine or church dedicated to St. Michael (San Miguel).
Elgeta Basque (Rare)
From the name of a town in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, derived from Basque elge "cultivated land, field" and the suffix -eta "place of, abundance of".
Sykes English
English Surname (mainly Yorkshire): topographic name for someone who lived by a stream in a marsh or in a hollow, from Middle English syke ‘marshy stream’, ‘damp gully’, or a habitational name from one of the places named with this word, in Lancashire and West Yorkshire.
Quin English
Variant of Quinn.
Hamashoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 浜正 or 濱正 (see Hamashō).
Kress German
From Old High German krassig, gratag "greedy".
Jalajas Estonian
Jalajas is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "jalakas" meaning "elm" and "wych elm".
Marinho Portuguese
From the given name Marinho
Shan Chinese
From the place name Shan. Cheng Wang, the second king (1115–1079 bc) of the Zhou dynasty, granted to a son the area of Shan, and the son’s descendants adopted the place name as their surname. It comes from the Chinese word meaning "mountain"... [more]
Barraco Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Arabic بَرَّاق (barraq) "shining, lustrous".
Poitier French
Evidently an altered spelling of Pothier. A famous bearer of this surname was the Bahamian-American actor Sidney Poitier (1927-2022).
Arya Indian, Hindi
From the given name Arya 1.
Shishido Japanese
From Japanese 宍 (shishi) meaning "meat, flesh" and 戸 (to) meaning "door".
Markl German
From a pet form of given names containing the element markō "boundary, border", such as Markolf and Markward.
Mughal Urdu
Means "Mughal, Moghul" in Urdu, derived from Persian مغول‎ (moghul) meaning "Mongol". This was the name of the dynasty (of Mongol origin) that ruled much of South Asia from the 16th to 19th centuries.
Koničanin Serbian
Habitational name for someone from the village of Koniče, Serbia.
Backhouse English (British), English (Australian)
Denoted someone who worked in a bakery, from Old English bæchūs meaning "bakehouse, bakery", a word composed of Old English *bæc "something baked" and hus "house".
Villavicencio Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
Denoted someone who came from the name of the municipality of Villavicencio de los Caballeros in Castile and León, Spain.
Alcobendas Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Tsuzuki Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 仲 (see Tsudzuki).
Scheuer German, Jewish
Derived from Middle High German schiure meaning "barn, granary", denoting somebody who lived in a barn of some sort.
Toots Estonian
Toots is an Estonian name derived from "tootja", meaning "manufacturer".
Husemann German
Epithet for a servant or an administrator who worked at a great house, from Middle Low German hus ‘house’ (see House 1, Huse) + man ‘man’.
Gatdula Filipino, Tagalog
This surname honors Lakan Dula, the last ruler of the Kingdom of Tondo, via his alternative name Gat Dula. In it, the word or prefix Gat is a shortened version of the Tagalog honorific Pamagat, which at the time meant "nobleman," while Dula possibly means "palace." Altogether, it means "Nobleman of the Palace."
Rabinowitz Jewish
Germanized variant of Rabinovich.