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.
Tsujimura Japanese
From Japanese 辻 (tsuji) meaning "crossroad" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Bilko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian білий (bilyy) "white".
Koçak Turkish
Means "brave, strong" or "generous" in Turkish.
Dicus English
Variant of Dycus.
Mian Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi, Sindhi
From an honorific title used on the Indian subcontinent meaning "lord, master, sir" or "prince", derived from Persian میان (miyan) meaning "middle, centre, between".
Vanderplaats Dutch
A surname given to someone living near a plaats (open space), or someone from De Plaats in North Brabant.
Thammalangsy Lao
From Lao ທຳມະ (thamma) meaning "dharma, virtue, righteousness" and ລັງສີ (langsy) meaning "ray, beam".
Cosca Italian
Topographic name from Calabrian c(u)oscu "young oak".
Latimer English
Occupational name for an interpreter or clerk who wrote documents in Latin, ultimately derived from Latin latinarius "interpreter, speaker of Latin".
Anrig Romansh
Derived from the given name Henricus.
Bodin German (Rare)
Likely derived from various Germanic personal names containing the name element Bod meaning "messenger". Another theory is that the name could be derived from any of the several places named Boddin in Germany.
Inderrieden Dutch (Americanized)
Variant of Dutch in der Rieden, possibly derived from German ried "reed", or from a cognate of Old English rith "stream".
Case French
Case. A hut, a hovel.
Ariza Japanese
From 有 (ari) meaning "exist, possess, maintain, furthermore" and 座 (za) meaning "seat, sitting, platform, rank, constellation, counting words, guild, name, institution".
Guetta Judeo-Spanish
Meaning uncertain, possibly from the name of a tribe from northwestern Libya or from the name of the town of Huete in Cuenca province, Spain.
Pines English
Plural form of Pine. Possibly given to someone who lives in a pine forest or a pine grove.
Charlesworth English
Derived from a village and civil parish with the same name near Glossop, Derbyshire, England.
Şimşek Turkish
Means "lightning, flash" in Turkish.
Grieser Upper German
topographic name for someone living on a sandy site, from Middle High German griez ‘sand’ + -er suffix denoting an inhabitant.
Gersch German, Jewish
Variant of Giersch. ... [more]
Contino Italian
Diminutive of Italian Conte or Conti.
Panday Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Hindi पांडे/पाण्डे, Gujarati પાંડે or Bengali পাণ্ডে (see Pandey).
Boatfield English
Occupational name for a person who worked on the deck of a ship.
Teitelbaum Jewish
From Yiddish טייטלבוים (teytlboym) meaning "date palm".
Boşnak Turkish
Means "Bosniak" in Turkish. One of the only major ethnic groups that adopted Islam during the Ottoman Empire. A huge diaspora of Bosniaks live in Turkey and many Turks have Bosniak heritage.
Kusainov Kazakh
Means "son of Kusain" (see Husayn).
Auerbach German, Jewish
Topographical name for someone who lived by a stream (Middle High German bach) that was near a swamp or marsh (auer).
Parsa Persian
Means "pious, devout" in Persian.
Jõeleht Estonian
Jõeleht is an Estonian surname meaning "river foliage".
Ihnatenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Ihnat.
Damaskinos Greek
Greek surname and first name that means “from Damascus”.
Almonte Spanish
From a place between Huelva and Sevilla. Means "the mountain".
Kanakuri Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 金 (kana) meaning "gold, metal, firmness" combined with 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut". ... [more]
Axundzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Akhundzadeh.
Hyodo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 兵藤 (see Hyōdō).
Maliwanag Filipino, Tagalog
Means "bright, clear" in Tagalog.
Hands English
Plural form of Hand.
Annavarapu Telugu
Means “one who has received the blessings or gifts of an elder brother or respected person”.
Chery French
The name Chery is derived from the Anglo Norman French word, cherise, which means cherry, and was probably used to indicate a landmark, such as a cherry tree, which distinguished the location bearing the name.
Hahner German
Occupational name for a poultry farmer, from an agent derivative of Middle High German hane "rooster".
Quayle Irish (Anglicized), Scottish (Anglicized), Manx (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of various Gaelic patronymics derived from the given name Paul - namely, Manx Gaelic Mac Phaayl meaning "son of Paayl"; Scottish Gaelic Mac Phàil "son of Pàl"; and Irish Gaelic Mac Phóil "son of Pól"... [more]
Kurylo Ukrainian
From the personal name Kurýlo, a Ukrainian form of the ancient Slavic name Kiril, from Greek Kyrillos, a derivative of kyrios "Lord"... [more]
Chińcz Polish
Variant of Hinc.
Harma Finnish, Estonian
Anglicized form of either Härma or Haarma. The former is a toponymic surname referring to several places in Estonia and Finland, probably derived from the given name Herman... [more]
Novi Italian
Derived from Italian novello and ultimately derived from Latin novellus meaning "new". "Novi" also means "new" in several Slavic languages.
Katopodis Greek
It cames only from the greek island lefkada, its by the word meaning is "Downfoot" nut actually it means The guy who run away
Seligman German, Jewish
Derived from the given name Selig with the German suffix -man meaning "man" and it's originally a patronymic. The surname Seligman is originated in the Rhineland.
Mary French
Habitational name from places in Saône-et-Loire, Seine-et-Marne, and Nièvre, named in Latin as Mariacum meaning "estate of Marius".
Maitland English, Scottish
Possibly from Mautalant, the name of a place in Pontorson, France meaning "inhospitable" or "bad temper" in Norman French (ultimately from Late Latin malum "bad" and talentum "inclination, disposition"), which was so named because of its unproductive soil; or perhaps it was originally a nickname for an ungracious individual, derived from the same source.
Orav Estonian
Orav is an Estonian surname meaning "squirrel".
Legorreta Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Nishishima Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Smoot Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of Smout.
Meehan Irish, English
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Miadhacháin meaning "descendant of Miadhacháin", a diminutive of the byname Miadhach "honorable".
Finkley English
Habitational name for a person from the hamlet of Finkley in Hampshire, derived from Old English finc "finch" and leah "woodland, clearing".
Bareilles French, Occitan
Derived from the place name Bareilles, a village in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitania region of France. A famous bearer is the American musician and actress Sara Bareilles (1979-).
Ariyathilaka Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit आर्य (arya) meaning "noble" and तिलक (tilaka) meaning "mark, dot, ornament".
Mård Swedish
Variant of Mårdh.
Rajakaruna Sinhalese
From Sanskrit राज (raja) meaning "king" and करुणा (karuna) meaning "compassion, kindness, mercy".
Hanada Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Vöö Estonian
Vöö is an Estonian surname meaning "belt".
Mamani Indigenous American, Aymara
Means "falcon, hawk" in Aymara.
Slaats Dutch
Possibly a contracted form of Dutch des laats meaning "the serf", from Middle Dutch laets "serf, bondsman, freedman".
Tomp Estonian
Tomp is an Estonian surname meaning "stump".
Pikhach Ukrainian
From Ukrainian meaning "infantryman".
Pacia Tagalog
From Tagalog pasiya meaning "decision, judgment".
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]
Salalila Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Sanskrit शरीर (śarīra) meaning "body". This was the name of a rajah of the historical region of Maynila (modern-day Manila).
Ștefana Biblical Romanian
Ștefana is a girl's first name, but also a family name being the feminine variant of the name Stefan.
Whiteman English
From a nickname (see White).
Weerasooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhalese වීරසූරිය (see Weerasuriya).
Jäätes Estonian
Jäätes is an Estonian surname derived from "jäätee" meaning "ice road/causeway".
Karađić Serbian
Variant of Karadžić, and often its misspelling.
Ó hÉalaighthe Irish
It means "descendant of Éaladhach".
Santelices Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality of the municipality of Merindad de Valdeporres.
Hewton Irish
I can only date it back to Armagh County, Ireland in the early 1800s.
Monma Japanese
From Japanese 門 (mon) meaning "gate, door" and 馬 (ma) meaning "horse".
Loflin Irish
Possibly a variant spelling of Irish Laughlin. This is a common name in NC.
Wendover English
From a town in England, from Brittonic “winn”, meaning ‘white’, and “dwfr”, meaning ‘gate’.
Niaz Urdu, Pashto
Derived from the given name Niyaz.
Zubkov Russian
From Russian зубок (zubok), meaning "little tooth". A notable bearer is Viktor Zubkov, the Russian prime minister 2007-2008.
Kuchler German (Rare)
Often confused with Küchler a name for a cookie baker, Kuchler is a noble name for an old german family. Kuchler is origined in a city named Kuchl at the border of todays german bavaria... [more]
Paniágua Spanish, Portuguese
Status name for a servant who worked for his board (pan "bread" and agua "water") and lodging.
Schreiner German
Occupational surname for a joiner (maker of wooden furniture), ultimately from Middle High German schrīnære.
Rustemov Kazakh
Means "son of Rustem".
Salamov Azerbaijani, Uzbek, Chechen
Derived from Arabic سَلَام (salām) meaning "peace, greeting".
Mosca Romansh
Younger form of Muos-cha which was derived from Romansh muos-cha "fly (animal)".
Jawad Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Jawad.
Foucault French
Derived from the Germanic given name Folcwald, which was composed of the elements folk "people" and walt "power, leader, ruler"... [more]
Labakhua Abkhaz
Abkhaz name derived from Arabic لَاحَظَ (lāḥaẓa) meaning "to notice, to look" combined with بَهِيجَة (bahīja) meaning "delightful, joyous" (see Bahija)... [more]
Preüs German
Variant spelling of Preüss.
Kyriacou Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Kyriakou chiefly used in Cyprus.
Van Berkel Dutch
Means "from Berkel", the name of several villages derived from berk "birch tree" and lo "forest clearing".
O'duffy Irish
The name O'Duffy originates from the gaelic surname "O Dubhthaigh". Dubh meaning "Black" in Gaeilge. They claim descent from the ancient Heremon kings of Ireland. They descend from "Cahir Mor", the King of Leinster in the second century... [more]
Herzberg German, Jewish
habitational name from any of numerous places called Herzberg. artificial compound name from German herz "heart" and berg "hill".
Asunción Spanish
Means "assumption" in Spanish, referring to the bodily taking up of Mary, the mother of Jesus, into Heaven at the end of her earthly life. The unaccented form, Asuncion, is much more common.
Ohanyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Օհանյան (See Ohanian)
Theunis Dutch
From the given name Theunis.
Rückmann German
From a Germanic personal name based on hrok "intent", "eager" (Old High German ruoh).
Malachi Hebrew
From the given name Malachi.
Kish English
A name for a person who worked as a maker of leather armor for the knight's legs.
Beddoe Welsh
Variant of Beddow.
Herrick English
From the personal name Erik.
Baeza Spanish
From a place called Baeza in Andalusia, Spain.
Daimon Japanese
From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great" and 門 (mon) meaning "gate, door".
MacDonnell Scottish, Irish
Variant spelling of McDonnell.
Masuko Japanese
From 益 (masu) meaning "profit, benefit" and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat".
Whiteplume Arapaho
Native Arapaho Wyoming Montana
Eustache French
From the given name Eustache.
Cwynar Polish
Polonized form of the German surname Zwirner, an occupational name for a yarn or twine maker, from an agent derivative of Middle High German zwirn ‘twine’, ‘yarn’
Ganaha Japanese
From Japanese 我 (ga) meaning "selfish", 那 (na) meaning "what" and 覇 (ha) meaning "supremacy".
Aroll English
From a Scottish place name.
Bogdański Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place Bogdany, Bogdanowo, Bogdanka or other locations named with the given name Bogdan.
Ngoy Central African
Means "lion" in Baluba cultures, identifying someone from a warrior or hunting family.
Jusufović Bosnian
Means "son of Jusuf" in Bosnian.
Byberg Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish and Norwegian by "village" and berg "mountain".
Handschuh German
Occupational name for a maker or seller of gloves or perhaps a nickname for someone who habitually wore gloves from Middle High German hantschuoch "glove" literally "hand shoe" from the elements hant "hand" and schuh "shoe".
Ebeneezer English
Obtained from the given name Ebenezer
Sigurdsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Sigurður" in Icelandic.
Saysana Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ໄຊຊະນະ (see Xaysana).
Aloe Estonian
Aloe is an Estonian surname derived from "loe" meaning "north-west".
Passafiume Italian
From Italian passa fiume meaning "(one who) crosses the river", an occupational name for a ferryman.
Krykora Polish (Ukrainianized)
Probably a Ukrainianised variant of Krekora.
Meghdadi Persian
From the given name Meghdad.
Kulish Ukrainian
Kulish (Куліш) is Ukrainian and Belarusian traditional wheat or grain food similar to better known kasha (porridge).
Birmingham English
Indicates familial origin from Birmingham, England
Boldizsár Hungarian
From the given name Boldizsár.
Tumulak Filipino, Cebuano
Means "to push, to shove" in Tagalog, derived from Tagalog tulak "push, shove".
Frankland English
Status name for a person whom lived on an area of land without having to pay obligations. From Norman French frank, 'free' and Middle English land, 'land'. This surname is common in Yorkshire.... [more]
Ben Mohamed Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Mohamed" (chiefly Maghrebi).
Abdelrahman Arabic
Derived from the given name Abd ar-Rahman.
G'afurov Uzbek
Means "son of G'afur".
Jigane Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 侍金 (see Samuraigane).
Udagawa Japanese
From Japanese 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, roof, house", 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
McCool Scottish (Anglicized), Northern Irish (Anglicized), Irish (Anglicized)
Scottish and northern Irish Anglicized form of Gaelic MacDhubhghaill (see McDowell). ... [more]
Sawabe Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh, wetlands, swamp" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section" or 辺 (be) meaning "area, place, vicinity".
Okusawa Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 沢 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Downard English
Downard comes from England as a diminutive of Downhead in Somerset and Donhead in Wiltshire.
Metaldi French, Italian
Probably derived from the feminine given name Methald, a variant of Germanic Mechthild.
Celedonio Spanish
From the given name Celedonio.
Alekhina Russian
Feminine form of Alekhin (Алехин)
Demirel Turkish
Means "iron hand" from Turkish demir meaning "iron" and el meaning "hand".
Charyew Turkmen
Alternate transcription of Turkmen Чарыев (see Charyev).
Crownover German (Anglicized)
Americanised spelling of German Kronauer, denoting someone from Kronau, a town near Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It could also be an Americanised form of Kronhöfer (a variant of Grünhofer), a habitational name for someone from a lost place called Grünhof, derived from Middle High German gruene meaning "green" or kranech meaning "crane" and hof meaning "farmstead".
Vlaams Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
From Dutch and Flemish meaning "Flemish".
Cristiani Italian
From the Latin given name Christianus.
Gaweł Polish
From the given name Gaweł.
Vaessen Dutch
Means "son of Vaas" or "son of Servatius".
Zahavi Hebrew, Jewish
From Hebrew זהב (zahav) meaning "gold", commonly used as a replacement for Ashkenazi surnames containing the element gold, such as Goldman, Goldstein or Goldberg.
Farrokhpour Persian
Means "son of Farrokh".
Obermiller German (Americanized)
Partly Americanized form of German Obermüller, a topographic name for the miller at the ‘upper mill’.
Mapalad Filipino, Tagalog
Means "fortunate, lucky, blessed" in Tagalog.
Kolettis Greek
The Greek version of the Italian surname Coletti. A significant person with that name was Ioannis Kolettis, prime minister of Greece.
Liz Spanish
History unknown; surname known in the Dominican Republic
Cabuhat Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog kabuhat meaning "lifter, carrier".
Tulipán Hungarian
Hungarian form of Tulip.
Custodio Spanish
From the given name Custodio.
Farid Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Persian
From the given name Farid.
Kiff English
Possibly a variant of Kift, itself from an Old English nickname meaning "clumsy, awkward".
Lesage French
LeSage is french for the wise.
Hiranuma Japanese
Combination of the kanji 平 (hira, "flat; ordinary; low-ranking person") and 沼 (numa, "swamp, bog"), thus "flat swamp".
Nab Scottish, English, German, French, Jewish (Ashkenazi), Yiddish
Scottish: truncated form of Mcnay.... [more]
Zenelaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Zenel" in Albanian.
Varshavski Russian, Soviet, Jewish
Denotes someone from Varshav which is the genitive plural form of Varshava, which is the Russian name for Warsaw.
Mucciarone Italian
From an augmentative form of the dimunitive suffix -muccio short form of pet names ending in -muccio such as Anselmuccio or Giacomuccio.
Uibomaa Estonian
Uibomaa is an Estonian surneame meaning "evergreen land".
Midorino Japanese
Midori means "green" and no means "field, plain".
Mcclintock Scottish, Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Deriving from an Anglicization of a Gaelic name variously recorded as M'Ilandick, M'Illandag, M'Illandick, M'Lentick, McGellentak, Macilluntud, McClintoun, Mac Illiuntaig from the 14th century onward... [more]
Sharifzadeh Persian
Means "born of Sharif".
Maitlis Jewish
Means "son of Meytl", a Yiddish female personal name, literally "little Meyte", a Yiddish female personal name derived from Middle High German maget "maid".
Fahy Irish
Variant of Fahey.
Emer Jewish
Metonymic occupational name from Yiddish emer "pail, bucket".
Odesyuk Ukrainian
Means "from Odessa".
Taoufik Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Tawfiq.
Croom English (American)
Americanized spelling of Krumm.
Mändoja Estonian
Mändoja is an Estonian surname meaning "pine stream".
Uetsuka Japanese
Ue means "above, upper" and tsuka means "mound".
O'harra Irish
A variant of O'Hara.
Santy Celtic (Latinized, Modern)
It means saint, sacred or holy. In the Gaelic language is sanctaidd.
Vuksan Croatian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Chernyshevich Belarusian
Likely derived from a Slavic word meaning "black".
Cossu Italian
Probably from Sardinian cossu "tub, trough, basin".
Bucalov Russian, Moldovan
Unknown origin and meaning, could be connected to Bakalov.