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.
Stohoke Irish
Gaelic name that originated in Ireland.
Meconi Italian
Possibly derived from a diminutive form of Mecca.
Kamolthani Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Ostrow Polish (Americanized)
From any of several places called Ostrów (island), or Jewish-American shortened form of Ostrowski.
Shawkat Arabic
From the given name Shawkat.
Proia Italian
From the name of a place in Italy. The meaning is uncertain, but it might be derived from Greek πρωία (proía) "morning".
Kabayel Turkish
From Turkish kaba meaning "rough, rude coarse" and yel meaning "wind, breeze".
Touferis Greek
Greek transcription of Tuffère and Tuffèri.
Puigdemont Catalan
Means "top of the hill" or "peak of the mountain". It is derived from Catalan puig meaning "hill, peak" combined with either damunt meaning "on top, above", or munt (a diminutive of muntanya) meaning "mountain", using the preposition d'... [more]
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.
Achmatowicz Polish (Rare)
Means "son of Achmat", from a Polish form of the given name Ahmad. This name is primarily used among Lipka Tatar Muslims in Poland.
Zvejnieks Latvian
Means "fisherman".
Sarsenbaev Kazakh
Means "son of Sarsenbay".
Cornelissis Flemish
Patronymic form of Cornelis.
Bjorgman Popular Culture
The surname of Kristoff from the movie "Frozen".
Rothchilds Old Celtic
Scottish circa 1500-1600. See Neil Oliver's book 'The Vikings' for mention of Rothkilde
Nikittsev Russian
Derived from a diminutive of the Russian given name Nikita 1.
Vään Estonian
Vään is an Estonian surname meaning "climbing".
Hallowell English
Variant of Halliwell meaning "holy spring".
Giokas Greek
Arvanitic for Glaukias.
Foschi Italian
From Italian fosco "dark, murky (colour); gloomy", a nickname referring to the bearer's hair colour or mood. May also stem from the given name Fuscus, of the same meaning.
Baughn Welsh
Variant of Vaughan.
Birnenbaum Jewish
Means "pear tree" in German.
Uthman Nigerian
From the given name Uthman.
Libutti Italian
Composed of the definite article li and dialect butti "barrels".
Whitted Scottish
probably a reduced form of Whitehead
Nani Japanese (Rare)
Means "what" in Japanese.
Ol Dutch, Flemish
Shortened form of Van Mol.
Amara Italian
Meaning bitter, unhappy or unfortunate.
Kearse Irish
Variant of Keirsey.
Probyn Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Robin, which means "son of Robin".
Tobi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 登 (to) meaning "to climb; to rise" and 日 (bi), the joining form of 日 (hi) meaning "sun; day", referring to a port that is closest to sunrise.
Dazai Japanese
太宰 is translated as (plump; thick; big around | superintend; manager; rule) it could be roughly translated as meaning "a plump superintend"... [more]
Large French, English
Originally a nickname derived from Middle English and Old French large "generous".
Ivančev Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Timotheou Greek
Means "son of Timotheos" in Greek.
Alanson English
English surname meaning "son of Alan"
Mézec Breton
Mézec derives from mezeg which means physician in Breton
Amao Japanese
Aka can mean "sweet" or "heaven" and o means "tail".
Azziz Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Aziz.
Eminović Bosnian
Means "son of Emin".
Senuma Japanese
From Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
Sakuma Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".
Sandowski Polish
Habitational name from places called Sedowice, Sedowo, Sedów, in Lublin, Bydgoszcz, Piotrków, and Sieradz voivodeships.
Colley English
With variant Coley, can mean "dark" or "blackbird" or it can be a nickname for Nicholas. Colley was used as a surname for generations of students from the same family taught by a teacher over many years in James Hilton's sentimental novel "Goodbye, Mr... [more]
Cappellano Italian
From cappellano "chaplain".
Bhuyan Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Odia
Means "landlord, chieftain", derived from Sanskrit भूमि (bhumi) meaning "earth, soil".
Inaki Japanese (Rare)
Ina means "rice plant" and ki means "tree, wood".
Darwich Arabic
Variant transcription of Darwish.
Zakariyya Dhivehi, Arabic
From the given name Zakariyya.
Ukrainka Ukrainian
Means "Ukrainian woman". This was the pen surname of Lesya Ukrainka, who's real name was Larysa Kosach-Kvitka... [more]
Berlin Swedish
Of uncertain origin. The name could be a shortened form of Berglin. It could also be a habitational name from the city in Germany or from a place in Sweden named with ber or berg "mountain"... [more]
Dalusong Filipino, Tagalog, Pampangan
Means "to attack upon an enemy coming from a higher place" in Tagalog, also a Kapampangan variant of Dalusung.
Muzio Italian (Rare)
Northern Italian from a medieval personal name derived from the Latin personal name Mucius or Mutius.
Sugisaka Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".
Nikitov Russian
Means "son of Nikita 1".
Higashigaito Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 東 (higashi) meaning "east", 垣 (gai), sound-changed from 垣 (gaki) meaning "fence", and 外 (to) meaning "outside", referring to an outside fence facing the east.
Iddon English
From the Old Norse female personal name Idunn, literally probably "perform love" (cf. Idony).
Yin Chinese
From Chinese 印 (yìn) meaning "stamp, seal".
Eliasov Jewish
Means "son of Elias".
Devon English
Regional name for someone from the county of Devon. In origin, this is from an ancient British tribal name, Latin Dumnonii, perhaps meaning "worshipers of the god Dumnonos".
Chincz Polish
Variant of Hinc.
Benanti Italian
From a derivative of Bene, a short form of the various omen names formed with this element (from Latin bene ‘well’), such as Benedetto, Benvenuto, etc.
Prokofiev Russian
Means "son of Prokofiy".
Kasepõld Estonian
Kasepõld is an Estonian surname meaning "birch field".
Spillane Irish
Irish: reduced form O’Spillane, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Spealáin or ‘descendant of Spealán’, a personal name representing a diminutive of "speal" "‘scythe’"... [more]
Sayavong Lao
From Lao ໄຊ (say) meaning "victory" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Tsuda Japanese
From Japanese 津 (tsu) meaning "port, harbour" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Occhiochiuso Italian
Probably from Italian occhio "eye" and chiuso "closed, shut", perhaps a nickname for someone who was blind, or known for being lazy.
Swinehart English, German
Means "swine herder", from Middle High German swīn "hog, swine" and hertære "herder".
Porcelli Italian
From Italian porcello, meaning "piglet". Used to denote someone who worked as a swineherd, or perhaps a nickname for someone who resembled a piglet in some way.
Myradov Turkmen
Alternate transcription of Turkmen Мырадов (see Myradow).
Mikell Scottish
A variant of McCall. Some suggest it is a variant of Mikel.
Pao Chinese
Variant of Bao.
Deane Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Deagánaigh "son of the deacon". Or Gaelic Ó Déaghain "descendant of the deacon".
Tompson English
A variant of Thompson.
Novi Italian
Derived from Italian novello and ultimately derived from Latin novellus meaning "new". "Novi" also means "new" in several Slavic languages.
Salkind Yiddish
a last name originally derived from a medieval Yiddish given name
Fiveland Norwegian (Rare)
From the name of a farm in Norway named with the word fivel possibly meaning "cottongrass, bog cotton". This plant grows in abundance in the marshy land near the location of the farm.
Murutalu Estonian
Mututalu is an Estonian surname meaning "lawn farm/farmstead".
Zændžiaty Ossetian
From the Persian word zangi meaning "Dark Skinned". Zangiev and Zangief are variants.
Avni Hebrew (Modern)
Means "my stone" in Hebrew, a variant of the surname Even or a diminutive of Avner.
Oelkers German, Dutch
Derived from a pet form of Ulrich.
Stokes Irish, Scottish
Variant of Stoke and Stohoke... [more]
Wijayasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයසිංහ (see Wijayasinghe).
Holzhauer German
Occupational name for a "lumberjack, woodsman" with the element holz "forest".
Tafa Albanian
Derived from the given name Tafa, itself a short form of Mustafa.
Asche German
From German meaning "ash, ash tree". Likely a habitational name for someone who lived by an ash tree.
Komar Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, Croatian, Slovene, Belarusian (Russified)
Means "mosquito" in many Slavic langauges.
Imon Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 井門 (see Ido 2).
Ferrers Ancient Roman
It derives from Latin, "ferrum", which means "iron". As a surname, it derives from two French villages named "Ferrieres" where iron was mined.
Alp Turkish
From the given name Alp.
Brzozogajski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Brzozogaj.
Youngs English
Variant of Young.
Arutyunyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հարությունյան (see Harutyunyan), most common in Slavic-speaking world.
Yardeni Hebrew (Modern)
Means "of Jordan 2" in Hebrew.
Van Boxtel Dutch
Means "from Boxtel" in Dutch, the name of a town in North Brabant, Netherlands, derived from Middle Dutch buk "buck, roebuck, hart" and stelle "stable, safe residence".
Qvarnström Swedish
Combination of Swedish kvarn meaning "mill" and ström meaning "stream".
Kivi Estonian, Finnish
Means "stone, rock" in Estonian and Finnish.
van Essen Dutch
Means "from Essen" in Dutch, the name of a German city possibly derived from Old High German asc "ash tree".
Kroma English (American)
Surname of popular YouTuber Justin Kroma (LankyBox).
Wickramasekara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विक्रम (vikrama) meaning "stride, pace" or "valour" and शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".
Abeweera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවීර (see Abeyweera).
Sarapik Estonian
Sarapik is an Estonian surname meaning "hazel wood".
Kartashov Russian
Meaning uncertain.
Kostas Greek
From the given name Kostas.
Okuro Japanese
From 奥 (oku) meaning "interior, inner part, inside" combined with 梠 (ro, ryo, hisashi) meaning "companion, follower".
Pinna Sardinian
Means "feather" in Sardinian.
Avner Hebrew
From the given name Avner.
Figarella Corsican
It indicates familial origin near the eponymous river.
Andriychuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Andriy".
Van Burgen Dutch (Rare, Archaic, ?)
Possibly means "from Burgen", the name of several villages in Germany.
Mccarty Irish
Variant of MacCarthy. A famous bearer was the famous western outlaw William Henry McCarty, also known as Billy the Kid. His other aliases included William H. Bonney and Henry Antrim.
Kryčaŭski Belarusian
This indicates familial origin within the city of Krýčaŭ.
Yevstigneyeva Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Евстигнеев (see Yevstigneyev).
Ghasempoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian قاسم‌پور (see Ghasempour).
Charyeva Turkmen
Feminine transcription of Turkmen Чарыев (see Charyev).
Gunarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණරත්න (see Gunaratne).
Ratassepp Estonian
Ratassepp is an Estonian surname meaning "wheel smith".
Scheunemann German
It literally means someone who either lives near (or in, if poor &/or homeless) a barn or works within its general vicinity.
Ac Mayan
From Mayan ak meaning "turtle".
Corboy Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Mac Corrbuidhe or Ó Corrbuidhe, meaning "son of Corrbuidhe", a byname derived from Old Irish corr "crane, heron" and buide "yellow".
Burak Rusyn
Means "beetroot" in Rusyn.
Stang German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) from Middle High German stang, German Stange ‘pole’, ‘shaft’, hence a nickname for a tall, thin person, a metonymic occupational name for a maker of wooden shafts for spears and the like, or a metonymic occupational name for a soldier.
Sumita Japanese
From Japanese 澄 (sumi) meaning "clear, pure" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Ottoman Turkish
From a Latin form (through French) of the Turkish given name Osman, itself from Arabic Uthman... [more]
Kanokmani Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Vonboykovitch Jewish (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
It’s a Ukrainian Jewish American surname meaning “Bold”
Câmara Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Cámara.
Amosova Russian
Feminine form of Amosov.
Drakos Greek
From the Greek name Δρακων (Drakon) which means "dragon, serpent"
Klaassepp Estonian
Klaassepp is an Estonian surname meaning "glass smith".
Đái Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Dai, from Sino-Vietnamese 戴 (đái).
Takei Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" or 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Macduff Scottish Gaelic
From the ancient Scottish Gaelic Mac duib meaning "son of the black/dark man." This name may have originated as a ethnic term about the native Scots used by Viking conquestors during the later half of the First Millenium... [more]
Kinpou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).
Shalit Hebrew
From Hebrew שליט (shalit) meaning "ruler" or "ruling, governing, dominant".
Tilea Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Reichstein German
Habitational name from places named Reichstein (in Saxony) or Reichenstein (in Rhineland, Schleswig-Holstein, and Württemberg).
Merrigan Irish
Irish: Anglicized Form Of Gaelic Ó Muireagáin ‘Descendant Of Muireagán’-'The son of the descendant of Mary'/or/ A Personal Name Derived From Muir ‘Sea’.
Bernadotte French, Swedish
Possibly from the name of a historical province in Southern France named Béarn. This was originally a French non-noble surname. French general Jean Baptise Bernadotte (1763-1844) became the king of Sweden as Charles XIV John (Swedish: Karl XIV Johan) in 1818 and founded the current royal house in Sweden, House of Bernadotte.
Arslanuly Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from the given name Arslan.
Culbertson English, Scottish, Northern Irish
Patronymic from Culbert.
Heredia Spanish
Habitational name from any of various places in Basque Country called Heredia, probably derived from Latin heredium meaning "hereditary estate".
Rahmanović Bosnian
Means "son of Rahman" in Bosnian.
Tkacz Jewish
Occupational name for a weaver, Polish tkacz, a noun derivative of tkać "to weave".
Khodayari Persian
From the given name Khodayar.
Royal English
From the given name Royal.
Afonso Portuguese
Old (6th century derived) Iberian surname, associated with the first dynasty and King of Portugal, Afonso Henriques. The surname was used by all the subsequent illegitimate children of that dynastic line.
Tanguy French, Breton
From the given name Tanguy, derived from Breton tan "fire" and ki "dog".
Wijayawardane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේවර්ධන (see Wijewardana).
Backhaus German
From Middle High German backhus "bakehouse", a word composed of Middle High German backen "to bake" and hus "house", denoting a baker or someone who near a communal oven... [more]
Lestrade Literature
The name of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional head of Scotland Yard. Possibly from the French surname Lestrange
Colmenares Spanish
It literally means "apiaries", denoting someone who either worked at some or lived near some.
Tõnisots Estonian
Tõnisots is an Estonian surname possibly derived from the masculine given name "Tõnis" and "ots" meaning "end"; "Tõnis' end"; a geographical location.
Stolk Dutch
Contracted form of Stolwijk, a town in South Holland, Netherlands, probably derived from Middle Dutch stolle "lump, chunk" and wijc "farmstead, village".
Choukri Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Shukri chiefly used in Morocco.
Chikomborero Shona
CHIKOMBORERO means "a blessing".
Chad Indian
Hindu (Bhatia) name of unknown meaning.
Kowalik Polish
Means "nuthatch" in Polish, or derived from a diminutive of Kowal.
Demiroğlu Turkish
Means "son of Demir" in Turkish.
Forchuk Ukrainian
Marsha Skrypukh-Forchuk is a Ukrainian-Canadian author.
Amaury French
From the given name Amaury... [more]
Richling Jewish (Rare)
Russian Jewish surname from the Vilna Governorate of the Russian Empire.
Coalla Asturian (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Cuaya.
Mazar Polish
Slovak occupational name for mortar, or an alternate spelling of Mazur
Ilario Italian
From the given name Ilario.
Kasvand Estonian
Kasvand is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kavand" meaning "layout", "design" and "outline".
Huey English
From the given name Huey.
Sablan Spanish
Of Savoy.
Buechler German
From the common field name Büchle 'beech stand', the -er suffix denoting an inhabitant. from buchel 'beech nut', hence a metonymic occupation name for someone who owned or worked in an oil mill producing oil from beech nuts.
Cipolla Italian
Means "onion" in Italian, given to someone who farmed onions, or perhaps a nickname for someone who resembled an onion in some way.
Alekhina Russian
Feminine form of Alekhin (Алехин)
Zaewa Russian
meaning unknown. female form of ZAEW
Sicat Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Tagalog sikat meaning "rising" or "splendour, brilliance".
Seah Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Xie chiefly used in Singapore.
Barner English
Southern English habitational name for someone who lived by a barn.
Khamlichi Moroccan
Meaning unknown. A famous bearer is actress Asmaa Khamlichi.
Pshonka Ukrainian, Belarusian
Derived from Ukrainian "пшоно (pshono)" meaning "millet".
Asgari Persian
From the given name Asgar.
Crosskill English (British)
This surname denotes someone living near a notable cross or crossroads. Its meaning is derived from Old English cros “cross” and Old Norse gil “ravine, stream”. Between 1848 and 1883, there have been 3 mayors of Beverley in East Yorkshire bearing the surname.
Von Arx German (Swiss)
Means "from Arx."
Caesar Ancient Roman, English
An Ancient Roman political title that indicated a military leader. A famous bearer was Julius Caesar, Roman general, dictator, and politician. In modern times, the surname is used to refer to an individual with a tyrannical attitude, which references the connotative meaning of the word "caesar", meaning "a dictator".
Annus Estonian
Annus is an Estonian surname meaning "dose".