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.
Blessing German, English
Either a German patronymic from a variant of the personal name Blasius or a nickname for a bald person from Middle High German blas "bald bare"... [more]
Hurl English
English (Suffolk): unexplained.
Requião Portuguese
Derived from the name of a village in Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal, ultimately from the name of Rechila, a 5th-century Suevic king of Gallaecia.
Ikari Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 五十里 (Ikari) meaning "Ikari", a division in the town of Nyūzen in the district of Shimoniikawa in the prefecture of Toyama in Japan or an area in the city of Takaoka in the prefecture of Toyama in Japan.
Kusunoki Japanese
From Japanese 楠 (kusunoki) meaning "camphor tree". This name can also be formed from 楠 (kusu) meaning "camphor", an unwritten possessive particle, and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Rosado Spanish
Derived from the Spanish word rosa, meaning "rose".
Pork Estonian
Pork is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "põrkama" meaning to "bound", "strike", and "bump". bounce, spring
Farand English (Canadian), French (Quebec)
Derived from the given name FARIMOND or from the French word ferrer meaning "to be clad in iron" or "to shoe a horse".
Florido Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Derived from the given name Floridus.
Peverley English
Possibly a variant of Beverley.
Khlevnyuk Ukrainian
Possibly a variant of Khlyvnyuk.
Aardema Frisian
The surname Aardema is a patronymic from the personal name Aart, a local variant of Arend, + -ma, a Frisian suffix of origin.
Patacsil Pangasinan
From Pangasinan pataksil meaning "treacherous".
Chuba Hungarian
A name that deserves better knowledge of for how it may soon disappear in my family.
Maksymowicz Polish
Means "son of Maksym".
Rhys Welsh
In addition to being used as a given name, it occurs as a surname both alone and in combination with other surnames. Related patronymic forms of the surname are Price, Prys, Pris and Preece. A notable bearer is John Rhys-Davies.
Özer Turkish
From Turkish öz meaning "core, essence" and er meaning "man, male, warrior".
Roys English
From the given name Roy.
Amatani Japanese
天 (Ama) means "heaven" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley". This is the pronunciation of it in western Japan.
Haaland Norwegian
From Old Norse Hávaland, derived from hár "high" and land "land, farm". This is the name of several farms in Norway.
Shadi Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Shadi 1.
Takagiri Japanese
高 (Taka) means "high, tall, expensive" and giri is a variant of 桐 (Kiri) meaning "foxglove, paulownia tree".... [more]
Chakib Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Shakib.
Donatucci Italian
From a pet form of the given name Donato.
Corrias Italian
Probably from Sardinian corria "leather strap, lace, belt; narrow strip of land".
Diao Chinese
From Chinese 刁 (diāo) referring to the ancient state of Diao, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shaanxi province. It was adopted due to being homophonous with the character 雕, which was the actual name of the state.
Raum German
From German meaning "room, space".
Sancak Turkish
Means "flag, banner, emblem" in Turkish.
Miyaguchi Japanese
From the Japanese 宮 (miya) "{Shinto} shrine" and 口 (guchi or kuchi) "mouth," "opening."
Mereäär Estonian
Mereäär is an Estonian surname meaning "waterside".
Vasilenko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Vasylenko.
Montalvo Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
Montalvo is a habitational Portuguese and Spanish surname that originated in the medieval period. It comes from the Spanish words monte, meaning "mount", and albo, meaning "white". The name was often given to families who lived near or on a white mountain or hill, and can be interpreted as "white mountain".
Azi Afizere
Azi is actually pronounced Azīh which means "Unending, in ended father of many generations" it is named after children believed to become the origin or source of lasting families.
Meritee Estonian
Meritee is an Estonian surname meaning "sea road/causeway".
Azumayashiki Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 東屋敷 (see Higashiyashiki).
Bauerdick German
A surname originating from the Rhineland region of Germany. It is derived from German Bauer (Bur in the locals dialects) "farmer" and Deich (Diek and Dick in the local dialects) "levee" or Teich "pond"... [more]
Örnólfsdóttir Icelandic
Means ”daughter of Örnólfur” in Icelandic.
Sawatdee Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of สวัสดี (see Sawatdi).
Carlyon Cornish
Cornish: habitational name from any of three places in Cornwall called Carlyon, in St. Minver and Kea parishes. The first element is Celtic ker ‘fort’; the second could represent the plural of Cornish legh ‘slab’.
Pilipchuk Ukrainian (Russified), Ukrainian (Belarusianized)
Russified and Belarusianised form of Pylypchuk. Pilipchuk was the maiden name of the Belarusian oppositionist Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.
Oumaña Leonese
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous comarca of the province of Llión.
Hamberger German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) habitational name for someone from any of various places named Hamberg. Jewish (Ashkenazic) variant of Hamburger.
Beaven Welsh
Variant of Bevan.
Meri Estonian, Finnish
Means "sea" in both Estonian and Finnish.
Tsarev Russian
Means "son of an emperor" in Russian.
Zonama American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
An extremely rare portmanteau surname that consists of Monzon and Guadarrama.
Renan Breton, French (Rare)
From the given name Renan.
Suh Korean
South Korean variant of So.
Koor Estonian
Koor is an Estonian surname meaning "bark" or "crust".
Ichiyama Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
St Clair French, English
From the place name St Clair
Vogt Von Heselholt Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt meaning Lord Protector of Hazelwood. Bearers of this surname descend from the Edelherren Vögte von Heselholt.
Álmos Hungarian
From the given name Álmos.
Buonocore Italian
Nickname for a reliable or good-hearted person, derived from Italian buono meaning "good" and core meaning "heart" (ultimately from Latin cor).
Maruya Japanese
From Japanese 丸 or 圓 (maru) meaning "round, full" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Stockhardt German
Nickname for a stiff person, from Stock "stick, staff, trunk" and hart "hard".
Suekawa Japanese
Sue means "posterity, close, end, powder, tip" and kawa means "river, stream".
Glowczenski American
This is my surname. My cousin Steve Glowzenski, had the C dropped along the way somewhere, probably the military.
Goncharov Russian
Derived from Russian гончар (gonchar) meaning "potter".
Marziale Italian, Corsican
From the given name Marziale
Bishwas Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali বিশ্বাস (see Biswas).
Auväärt Estonian
Auväärt is an Estonian surname meaning "honor worthy".
Khanthawong Thai
From Thai คันธ (khantha) meaning "smell, scent, fragrance" and วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty".
Carpenito Italian
This surname derives from a person who had worked as a "carpenter".
Brenden Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse brenna "land cleared for cultivation by burning" (also known as svedjebruk "slash-and-burn agriculture").
Majors Norman
Based on the Norman given name Mauger. The name indicates one who is the son of Maugier, an Old French personal name, which is derived from the Old Germanic name Malger, which means council spear.
Ahamed Indian (Muslim), Tamil, Bengali, Punjabi, Sinhalese
Variant of Ahmed, particularly used in South India and Sri Lanka.
Troftgruben Norwegian
This last name is common in North Dakota.
Ansai Japanese
From Japanese 安 (an) meaning "peace" and 西 (sai) meaning "west", 斎 (sai) meaning "purification, worship", or 済 (sai) meaning "settle, finish".
Roascio Italian (Rare)
Derived from Roascio, the name of a municipality in the province of Cuneo in the Piedmont region of Italy. The meaning of the municipality's name is uncertain, but since it is located in Piedmont and known as Roass in the Piedmontese language, the etymological origin of the name is most likely Piedmontese... [more]
Déodat French
From the given name Déodat.
Arkaia Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Gasteiz.
Huckle English
English surname
Negron Spanish, Italian
This surname is a most likely variant of the word and name Negro.
Phillip English
Derived from the given name Philip
Kanisthasunthon Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Taouil Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic طويل (see Tawil) chiefly used in North Africa.
Pitschen Romansh
Derived from Romansh pitschen "small, little".
Sabat Jewish
Jewish (Ashkenazi) ornamental name from German Sabbat "Sabbath".
Nkurunziza Eastern African
Burundian surname meaning "good news". It is also the most common surname in the country.
Midthun Norwegian (?)
A habitational name of western Norway descent from Old Norse mith 'middle' + tún 'enclosure farmstead.'
Phóil Irish
Possibly a short form of Mac Phóil or Mac Giolla Phóil.
Palladio Italian
Andrea Palladio (1508-1580) was an Italian Renaissance architect active in the Venetian Republic. He designed churches and palaces, but he was best known for his country houses and villas. The architectural treatise, The Four Books of Architecture, summarizes his teachings... [more]
Pinchenko Ukrainian, Jewish
Derived from the given name Pinchas.
Atanesian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Աթանեսյան (see Atanesyan).
Allam Arabic
originally an arabic name but has been used by english speakers. the name means "recognized" or "famous". in other languages it means "one who represents us" and in some languages translates as "flag"
Helbling German (Swiss)
Meaning "half penny" or a cheap /stingy man Know surname in Germany andSwitzerland. Helblings were French Huguenot
Hanayama Japanese
From 華 or 花 (hana) meaning "flower, blossom" combined with 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Shiryuu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 四柳 (see Shiryū).
Talwar Indian
Sikh name based on the name of a clan in the Khatri community, derived from Panjabitəlwār ‘sword’ (Sanskrit taravāri).
Dieringer German (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Thüringer, regional name for someone from Thuringia, This was also used as a medieval personal name. Americanized form of German Tieringer, habitational name for someone from Tieringen in Württemberg.
Panella Italian
From the name of a kind of fritter or pancake made with chickpea powder. Could be an occupational name for a baker, or perhaps a nickname for someone with a yellowish complexion. Alternatively, can be a diminutive form of Pane.
Patta Italian
Possibly from patta "draw, settlement", perhaps a nickname given to a negotiator. The same term can also mean "heat, warmth of the hearth".
Lechat French
Means "The Cat" in French.
Baraban Ukrainian
Means "drum" in Ukrainian.
Gorbachyov Russian
Alternate transcription of Gorbachev.
Anastasi Italian, Sicilian
From the given name Anastasio.
Stålhammar Swedish
Means "steel hammer" (from Swedish stål "steel" and hammare "hammer"). Was originally a name common among blacksmiths.
Boguszewski Polish
Habitational name from Bogusze or Boguszewo.
Chodak Polish
Chodak is a Polish surname, likely derived from "chodak", meaning a wooden shoe or clog
Ivanac Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Trémont French
Habitational name from any of several locations in France, derived from Latin trans "across, beyond" and mons "mountain", making it a cognate of Italian Tremonti... [more]
Meuli Romansh
Derived from the given name Bartholomäus.
Mentsoian Armenian
Meaning unknown.
Ivančić Croatian
Patronymic from the personal name Ivan.
Brar Indian (Sikh), Punjabi, Hindi
Based on the name of a tribe in the Jat community. From Punjabi meaning "brave and strong warriors".
Margarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Մարգարյան (see Margaryan).
Nkosi Southern African, Zulu, Chewa
Derived from Zulu and Chewa inkosi meaning "chief, king".
Westmeir English
Not avaliable.
Heins German
Variant of Heinz.
Alexson English
This surname means “son of Alex”.
Rusin Polish
Means "Rusyn, Ruthenian" in Polish.
Natal Portuguese, Spanish
From the personal name Natal (from Latin Natalis), bestowed on someone born at Christmas or with reference to the Marian epithet María del Natal.
Bora Indian, Assamese
From a military title used during the Ahom Kingdom that indicated an official who commanded 20 soldiers.
Tham Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Tan.
Agoncillo Spanish (Philippines)
It is believed that the surname comes from an ancient Celtic settlement named Egon, whose ruins lie near the town of Agoncillo, La Rioja, Spain.
Hennebery English (American)
A berry and an alias used by March McQuin
Fäldt Swedish
Variant of Feldt.
Gavazzi Italian
Means "revelry, merrymaking, riot" in Italian.
Estabrook English
The placename Estabrook comes from Middle English est meaning "east" and brok meaning "brook stream".
Mikker Estonian
Mikker is an Estonian family name possibly related to Mihkel
Deutscher German
Means "German, person from Germany" in German.
Sacasas Spanish
Have researched the surname Sacasas, and have narrowed the usage down to four countries the name has been used in. Spain, Cuba, the United States and Philippines. The uncommonality of the last name and the fact that three of those countries were at one point or another colonized by Spain has led me to theorize Spanish origin.
Çolak Turkish
Means "one-armed, crippled" in Turkish.
Tosō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 十都 (see Totsu).
Carmack English
Anyone with information about this last name please edit.
Kamio Japanese
From 神 (kami) meaning "god, deity" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end, foot of a mountain".
Bargy English
Possibly derived from the name of a barony in County Wexford, Ireland, itself derived from the Celtic tribe Uí Bairrche.
Lamendola Italian, Sicilian
nickname or more often a habitational name from places named with the dialect term amendola, mendola, mendula "almond" (also "almond tree").
Humble English
Nickname for a meek or lowly person, from Middle English, Old French (h)umble (Latin humilis "lowly", a derivative of humus "ground").
Codrington English
Habitational name from Codrington in Gloucestershire.
Veach Scottish
Variant of Veitch.
Knapp German
Occupational name from the German word Knapp or Knappe, a variant of Knabe "young unmarried man". In the 15th century this spelling acquired the separate, specialized meanings "servant", "apprentice", or "miner"... [more]
Arica Turkish
Likely refers to a village in the Gercüş district of Batman Province.
Rəhimzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Rahimzadeh.
Luangrath Lao
From Lao ຫລວງ (ruang) meaning "royal, great, large" and ລາດ (rath) meaning "pave, pour".
Jonda Spanish (Latin American, Japanized), American (Hispanic)
Jondá means Slingshot and hole in Spanish and is a surname in some Latin American countries and Americans with Hispanic heritage. It is a Japanized form of the surname Honda... [more]
Took Literature
In J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings", the surname of Peregrin "Pippin" Took, a cousin of Meriadoc Brandybuck and second cousin of Frodo Baggins... [more]
Fantozzi Italian
From a derivative of Fante.
Angott Italian (Anglicized)
The origin of this surname is unknown but is most likely an anglicized version of the Italian surname 'Angotti'.... [more]
Fieri Italian
From Italian fiero meaning "fierce". A notable bearer is American restaurateur and television host Guy Ramsay Fieri (1968-).
Wikramasinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමසිංහ (see Wickramasinghe).
Khaton Indian, Hindi, Assamese, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Pashto, Odia, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Khatun.
Ehecatl Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning "wind".
Volevakha Russian
Derived from dialectal Russian волеваха (volevakha) meaning "wilful, stubborn person".
Ben Mohamed Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Mohamed" (chiefly Maghrebi).
Crozier English, French
English and French occupational name for one who carried a cross or a bishop’s crook in ecclesiastical processions, from Middle English, Old French croisier.
Geyik Turkish
Means "deer, stag" in Turkish.
Høyer Danish
A surname relatively common in Denmark, derived from the Old Norse word haugr, meaning "mound, cairn, hill". Alternatively, meaning can be traced back to the old Germanic personal name Hucger, a compound consisting of hug- "heart, mind, spirit" and geirr "spear".
Cephas English
Transferred use of the given name Cephas.
Laster English
Variant spelling of Lester.
Van Brocklin Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of Van Breukelen. A notable bearer of this surname was the American football player, coach and executive Norman Mack Van Brocklin (1926-1983), also known as "The Dutchman".
Deblois French
French surname meaning "From Blois", a town in Mid-Western France. The origins of the surname started back in the 1600s when a man named Grégoire Guérard traveled to Flanders (Now Belgium) and immigrated to New France (Now Canada) in 1658... [more]
Ilunga Luba, Central African
Means ‘To Unite’.
Davidovski Macedonian
Means "son of David".
Wilders English, Dutch
Variant of Wilder. Dutch politician Geert Wilders (1963-) bears this name.
Notte Italian
From Italian notte "night", perhaps a shortened form of Mezzanotte "midnight" or Bonanotte "good night".
Saitama Japanese
Japanese surname meaning "precious stone peninsula".
Orime Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Orimen.
Casa Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Means "house" in Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian.
Zazueta Spanish
Probably a topographic name of Basque origin, from an unexplained first element + the collective suffix -eta 'place or group of'.
Fillol Catalan, French
Means "godson".
Savi Estonian
Savi is an Estonian surname meaning "clay".
Topps English
Variant of Topp.
Nunn English
Means someone who is a nun
Koffi Ewe
From the given name Koffi
Yanqi Chinese
Yanqi is/ was a county of China. It is also the surname of Mao Yanqi, also known as VAVA.
Ilgenfritz German
Compound patronymic, meaning "Fritz, the son of Ilg".
Serote Spanish (Filipinized)
Means fecal matter in Spanish
Davoran Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Dabhoireann
Huāwū Chinese
From Chinese 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" combined with 屋 (wū) meaning "shop".
Miroshnichenko Ukrainian
Means "son of the miller" in Ukrainian, from Ukrainian мірошник (miroshnyk) meaning "miller". A famous bearer of the name is Ukrainian chess grandmaster Evgenij Miroshnichenko (1978-).
Gottstein German
Topographic name from a field name meaning literally "God's rock" derived from the elements got "god" and stein "stone"... [more]
Dorney Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of O'Doirinne.
Cojuangco Chinese (Filipino)
From the name of family patriarch Kho Giok Hoan (許玉寰), a 19th-century Chinese-Filipino businessman originally from Fujian. He was also known by his Hokkien nickname Khó͘ Hoân-ko (許寰哥) meaning "brother Kho Hoan", comprised of 許 (Khó͘), the Hokkien romanization of his surname, 寰 (Hoân), the second syllable of his given name, and 哥 (ko), a male honorific meaning "brother"... [more]
Le Gall French
From a nickname which means “the Gaul”.
Rossdale Jewish
Anglicized variant of German-Jewish Rosenthal.... [more]
Lapish English (British)
Derives from the surname Lapage, referring to a "law-page", that is, someone who worked as a servant.
Bosneag Romanian
means "Bosnian" or a descendant of Bosnia in Romanian
Cin Turkish
Means "jinn" in Turkish, also figuratively meaning "smart, intelligent".
Boccadifuoco Italian
Means "mouth of fire", a nickname for someone known for picking fights, or perhaps given to foundlings.
Crenshaw English
The derivation of this surname is from the Old English pre 7th Century "Crawa", a crow, with "sceaga" a grove, thus "Crowswood". The earliest recording of this placename is in the Lancashire Inquests of 1324 and appears as "Croweshagh".