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.
Leo Italian
From a short form of the personal name Pantaleo.
Rubinshteyn Jewish
Russian form of Rubinstein.
Cirrincione Italian
From Sicilian cirrinciò meaning "greenfinch, great tit".
Ishido Japanese
From the Japanese 石 (ishi) "stone" and 堂 (do) "hall."
Kurashiki Japanese
From 倉 (kura) meaning "have, possess, storehouse, granary", combined with 式 (shiki) meaning "formula, expression, ceremony" or 敷 (shiki) meaning "house, paving".
Manjarrés Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Riojan municipality.
Dronet French
From the given name Dron
Ojandi Estonian
Ojandi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "oja" ("stream/creek") and "rand" ("beach").
Canosa Italian
It derives from the toponym Canosa di puglia.
Wurz German
Variant of Wurtz
Saipe English
English: perhaps a habitational name from a minor place in Wiltshire named Stype.
Triano Spanish
Possibly a habitational name from Triano, the Castilianized name of the Basque towns called Abanto and Urtuella, in Biscay province, Basque Country.
Rääbis Estonian
Rääbis is an Estonian surname meaning "whitefish".
Colucci Italian
Derived from a short form of Nicoluccio or a diminutive of Cola, both pet forms of the given name Nicola 1.
Alarid American (Hispanic), Spanish (Mexican)
Perhaps a nickname from Catalan alarit "outcry" (Spanish alarido).
Nistor Romanian
From the given name Nistor.
Lonardo Italian
Variant of Leonardo, characteristic of central–southern Italy.
Laansalu Estonian
Laansalu is an Estonian surname meaning "wintergreen grove".
Prude English (American)
This surname comes from the English word prude. The definition for the word prude is a person who is or claims to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity.
Rokuro Japanese (Rare)
Means "potter's wheel" or "pulley" in Japanese.
Spanier German
Means "Spaniard" in German.
Courville French
Derived from either of two communes in the departments of Marne and Eure-et-Loir in France. It is named with Latin curba villa, denoting a settlement in the curve of a road.
Marroquin Spanish
Spanish or Portuguese
Chiya Japanese (Rare)
Means "bloody arrow; arrow of blood" in Japanese.
Gaikwad Indian, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Marathi गायकवाड (see Gayakwad).
Ilyin Russian
Means "son of Ilya".
Marinescu Romanian
Means "son of Marin".
Gildner Jewish
Occupational name for a worker in gold, from Yiddish gildner 'golden'.
Spinazzola Italian
Denoted someone from a town named Spinazzola in Apulia, Italy.
Sashihara Japanese
From 指 (sashi) meaning "finger" and 原 (hara) meaning "plain, field".
Hallikmäe Estonian
Hallikmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "grayish hill/mountain".
Michaelsson Swedish
Means "son of Michael".
Carmazzi Italian
Uncertain etymology. Possibly a diminutive form of a given name such as Carmelo.
Henville Welsh
Derived from the name of an ancestor meaning "Son of Anwyl"
Mean Khmer
Means "rich" in Khmer.
Moscow English (American, Rare)
From the city of Moscow in Russia.
Argenziano Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Argenzio, ultimately from Latin argenteus meaning "silver". A famous bearer was American actor Carmen Argenziano (1943-2019).
Ciccone English
A diminutive of Francesco. A famous bearer is American singer Madonna Ciccone (1958-), better known as simply Madonna.
Lumbreras Spanish
Habitational Name From A Place Called Lumbreras In La Rioja From The Plural Of Lumbrera ‘Lamp’ Possibly Referring To An Old Signal Tower.
Väikmeri Estonian
Väikmeri is an Estonian surname meaning "small sea".
Matarrita Spanish (Latin American)
Mostly used in Costa Rica.
Dominguez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Domínguez primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Esterhuizen Afrikaans
Habitational name of French origin, denoting a person from Estreux, a commune in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
Evenrud Norwegian, American
From the name of several farms in Eastern Norway.
Minsch Romansh
Derived from the given name Dumeni.
Ihnacienka Belarusian
Belarusian form of Ignatenko.
Ertürk Turkish
From Turkish er meaning "man, brave" and türk meaning "Turk".
Ioveanu Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Tyagi Indian, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit त्यागिन् (tyagin) meaning "leaving, abandoning, sacrificing", so named because some members of this caste may have chosen to leave their traditional practice of agriculture in favor of learning and teaching-based occupations (or vice versa).
Faniel Hebrew
It's believe to be an Hebrew origin that was carved from ochaniel, it consist of Fam meaning face and el God... [more]
Hiiop Estonian
Hiiop is an Estonian surname derived from the Biblical name "Hiiob" (also, "Iiob", or "Job" in English).
Oberley English
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include an Anglicized form of Oberle.
Thilakarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala තිලකරත්න (see Thilakaratne).
Çalışır Turkish
Means "on, running, working" in Turkish.
Giugno Italian
Derived from Italian giugno meaning "June", perhaps indicating a person who was baptized in that month.
Erez Hebrew (Modern)
Means "cedar" in Hebrew.... [more]
Iasonescu Romanian
Means "son of Iason".
Foothill Indigenous American
Combination of "foot" and "hill".
Ishijima Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Mendiola Basque
From the name of a village in Álava, Basque Country, derived from mendi "mountain" combined with either ola "hut, cabin; foundry, factory" or -ola "place of".
Rau Sicilian
Sicilian form of Rao 2.
Jenckes English
"Back-formation" of Jenkin, a medieval diminutive of John.
Selva Catalan, Italian
From any of various places in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, or northern Italy named Selva, as for instance the Catalan district La Selva, from selva "wood", Latin silva.
Hogan Norwegian
Anglicized form of the Norwegian surname Haugen (or Haugan), meaning "hill."
Pakingan Tagalog
From Tagalog pakinggan meaning "to listen, to pay attention, to heed".
Atargist Berber
Moroccan (Senhaja Srayr): habitational name from the town of Targist in the province of Lḥusima.
Koneru Japanese
Japanese, Hokkaido : to knead,to mix with fingers, baker, bread.
Boman Swedish
Combination of Swedish bo (noun) "nest, farm, dwelling" and man "man".
Enomoto Japanese
From Japanese 榎 (enoki) meaning "hackberry, nettle tree" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Avara Italian
Feminine form of Italian avaro, meaning "miser" or "mean, stingy, avaricious".
Maneely Welsh
A Welsh surname derived from 'map Neely' or 'son of Neely'
Aref Persian
From the given name Aref
Magnum English
Possibly derived from the given name Magnus. It is borne by the fictional character Thomas Magnum, the protagonist on the American television series Magnum, P.I. (1980-1988).
Weigel German
Derived from the given name Wigand.
Noor Arabic, Urdu, Somali, Bengali, Persian
Variant transcription of Nur.
Lambe English
Variant of Lamb.
Troutman English (American)
Americanized form of German "Trautmann". The German adjective "traut" means “dear” or "beloved", and it derives from the same root as "trauen": to trust. Worldwide, there are now more Troutmans than Trautmanns.... [more]
Fàbregas Catalan
Deriving from any of the places in Barcelona province named Fàbregues, from the plural of Fàbrega. Famous bearer of this surname is Spanish/Catalan footballer Francesc "Cesc" Fàbregas Soler.
Caluori Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and a contraction of the given names Gallus and Uori.
Jaimoukha Circassian
Means "cow herd, cowman", from Kabardian жэм (žăm) meaning "cow" and хъу (χ°) "male, man". It traditionally indicated someone who was wealthy because they possessed a large herd of bovine.
Ebbert Low German
From the personal name Ebbert, an assimilated form of Egbert.
Leibniz German
The German surname Leibnitz emerged in the lands that form the modern state of Lower Saxony, which is presently bordered by the North Sea, the Hartz mountains and the Elbe and Ems rivers. Lower Saxony was previously a medieval dukedom... [more]
Shangguan Chinese
From Chinese 上官 (shàngguān) meaning "high-ranking official".
Restorick Cornish
Means "person from Restowrack", farm in Cornwall ("watery hill-spur").
Mollen Dutch
Means "mill" inboth Dutch and German from the German "mühle" and the Dutch "molen". Originally an occupational surname for someone who worked at or lived near a mill.
Nelms English (American)
Topographic name for someone who lived near or amid a grove of elm trees, from misdivision of Middle English atten elmes ‘at the elms’
Raoul French, Breton
From the given name Raoul.
Uba Estonian
Uba is an Estonian surname meaning "bean".
Adem Turkish, Bosnian, Albanian, Uyghur
From the given name Adem.
Bluhm German
German alternate spelling of the Italian surname, Blum meaning flower.
Volkovsky Russian
Habitational name for someone who lives in a multiplicity named Volikovski. Derived from волк (volk) meaning "wolf" in Russian.
Krijnen Dutch
Patronymic from the given name Krijn, a diminutive of Quirijn, the Dutch form of Quirinus.
Khamphasithivong Lao (Rare)
From Lao ຄໍາ (kham) meaning "gold" combined with ພາ (pha) meaning "guide, lead" or "light, rays of light", ສິຖ (sith) meaning "mind, intellect", and ພົງ (phong) meaning "lineage, descendant".
Tarnowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish city of Tarnów.
Etzdorf German
Origin and meaning unknown, possibly a given name. Usually has nobiliary particle "Von".
Gogol Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Hohol.
Eras Spanish
From the medieval personal name Egas, probably of Visigothic origin. This surname is very rare in Spain; it is found mainly in Ecuador... [more]
Bouteiller French
occupational name for a wine steward or butler usually the chief servant of a medieval household or for a maker of bottles from bouteiller an agent derivative of bouteille "bottle"... [more]
Javor Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Czech, Slovenian
Unaccented form of Jávor. Used in several Slavic languages.
Palumaa Estonian
Palumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "sandy heath/heathy wood land".
Basir Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Basir.
Kazeana Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 風穴 (see Kazaana).
Rubble English, Norman
From given name Rumbald or from the English word "rubble"
Kanbara Japanese
From Japanese 神 (kan) meaning "god" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Jamgotchian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ժամկոչյան (see Zhamkochyan).
Saaremäe Estonian
Saaremäe is an Estonian surname meaning "island hill/mountain".
Cholmely English
The Cholmely family lived in the township of Cholmondley in the parish of Malpas in Cheshire.
Nakajo Japanese
From 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 条 (jo) meaning "article, strips" or 城 (jo) meaning "castle".
Ojakäär Estonian
Ojakäär is an Estonian name meaning "runnel" or "stream edge".
Laborde French
Derived from the French word borde meaning "small farm" (from Frankish bord meaning "plank") with the definite article la. This is an occupational surname for a tenant farmer.
Kərimli Azerbaijani
From the given name Kərim and the Turkic adjective suffix -li.
Alavez Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Alaves primarily used in Mexico.
Glaza Polish
Means "eyes".
Terada Japanese
From Japanese 寺 (tera) meaning "Buddhist temple" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Boehmer German
Variant of Böhm
Vongsamphanh Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ສຳພັນ (samphanh) meaning "tie, bond, relationship".
Massimino Italian
From the given name Massimino
Po Italian
Derived from Po the longest river in Italy (651,8 km). It flows eastward across northern Italy starting from the Cottian Alps across the regions: Piemonte, Lombardia, Emilia-Romagna and Veneto... [more]
Carleton English
English: variant spelling of Carlton.
Mawere Shona
Meaning unknown.
Topelius Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Latinized form of the Finnish place name Toppila in Ostrobothnia, Finland. Zachris Topelius (1818-1898) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish author, journalist, and historian.
Jowett English
From the medieval male personal name Jowet or the female personal name Jowette, both literally "little Jowe", a pet-form of Julian... [more]
Kawashima Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream, brook" and 島 (shima) or 嶋 (shima) both meaning "island".
Brudnyak Rusyn
Means "dirt".
Tachikawa Japanese
Tachi means "stand" and kawa means "river, stream".
Samandarov Uzbek
From the given name Samandar.
Grimshaw English
A habitational surname originating from the hamlet of Grimshaw in Lancashire, derived from Old English elements grīma "mask" and sċeaga "copse". Famous bearers of this surname include English Victorian-era artist John Atkinson Grimshaw and Irish writer Beatrice Grimshaw, as well as the Grimshaw family in Coronation Street.
Doğru Turkish
Means "true, right, correct" in Turkish.
Coe English
From Old English ca meaning "jackdaw".
Sangthong Thai
From Thai สังข์ (sang) meaning "conch shell" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".
Dubljević Montenegrin
Derived from dublje (дубље), meaning "deeper".
Cigan Slovene
Means "gypsy" in Slovenian.
Kajmak Croatian
Kajmak (or kaymak) is a dairy product from southeastern Europe and Central Asia.
Jõhvik Estonian
Jõhvik is an Estonian surname meaning "cranberry".
Clermont French
Habitational name derived from Old French cler "bright, clear" and mont "mountain".
Devasagayam Tamil
Means "God has Helped/ God's Help"
Nikbakht Persian
From Persian نیک (nik) meaning "good" and بخت (bakht) meaning "fortune, happiness".
Joll Estonian
Joll is an Estonian surname meaning "dinghy (boat)".
Rader German
Variation of Rademacher, meaning "maker of wheels" in German ("rat" meaning wheel), later shortened to Rader and other variations such as Redder, Raeder, Redler, etc.
Nwankwo Igbo
From the given name Nwankwo.
Kashihara Japanese
Kashi means "candy" and hara means "plain, field".
Barreiros Portuguese, Galician
Habitational name from any of various places in Galicia called Barreiros, from Portuguese and Galician barreiro meaning "slough, clay".
Matalka Arabic (Mashriqi)
Jordanian surname of uncertain meaning.
Berki Hungarian
From a placename in Hungary derived from Hungarian "berek" meaning "grove".
Nazimova Russian, Literature
Notable users of the name includes the Russian silent screen star Alla Nazimova (1879-1945) and the heroine of the Russian novel 'Children of the Streets', Nadezhda Nazimova.
Maffessanti Italian
Meaning is overall unknown, but might come from Saint of Matthew. In Italian the name “Maffeo” is an Italian spelling of Matthew and “Santi” means saints, so combined it would be Maffessanti... [more]
Orologas Greek
Means "watchmaker" in Greek.
Linley English
This surname can be derived from a place of the same name in Shropshire, which is derived from Old English lín meaning "flax, linen" and leah meaning "clearing." As a modern surname, it can also be a variant of Lindley (Lindley is used in 2 places in Yorkshire), which is derived from Old English lind meaning "lime tree" and leah.
Als English
Means "son of Ale" in English, Ale being a short form of any of various personal names beginning with al-.
Vilde Estonian
Vilde is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "vildakas" meaning "oblique" and "slanting" and "wry".
Vogt Von Ursberg Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt. Bearers of this surname descend from the Grafen von Schwabegg und Balzhausen.
Strohm Upper German
From the noble name Strohmeier. Great river and electricity.
Peregrine English, Popular Culture
Derived from the given name Peregrine. A fictional bearer is Alma LeFay Peregrine, a character from the novel "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" (2011) by Ransom Riggs.
Darski Polish
Last name of Adam "Nergal" Darski of the blackened death metal band Behemoth.
Dilabbio Italian
A surname historically used in southern Italy, possibly derived from the Italian "dell avvio" meaning "of the beginning."
Schreuder Dutch
Dutch cognate of Schröder 1 and Schröder 2.
Chahata Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 茶畑 (see Chabata 2).
Nimura Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Kitley English
Derived from a place name in Devonshire, England, and was first recorded in the form of Kitelhey in 1305.... [more]
Kott German, Polish, Czech
German: variant of Köth or Kotz.... [more]
Colussi Italian
Friulian and Venetian short form of Nicola 1. Compare Colucci.
Najaryan Armenian
Means "son of the carpenter" from dialectal Armenian նաջար (naǰar) meaning "carpenter" (of Arabic origin).
Essig German
From the word Essig, meaning vinegar.
Meinhard German
From the given name Meinhard
Udovich Croatian (Americanized), Slovene (Americanized)
Americanized form of Slovenian Udovič and Croatian Udović.
Gendika Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous district of the municipality of Ibarrangelu.
Hercli Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from the given name Hercli.
Bircher German (Swiss)
South German and Swiss German topographic name for someone who lived by a birch tree or in a birch wood, from Middle High German birche "birch" + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.
Castañón Spanish
Possibly derived from Spanish castaño, meaning "chestnut tree". Alternatively, it may be derived from castañón, which is the Spanish word for the kippernut plant (species Conopodium majus).
Ōkawa Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Broeders Dutch
From Middle Dutch broeder "brother, colleague" or "friar, monk, clergyman". Compare the German surname Bruder.
Saxton English
From the name of a village in West Yorkshire or Cambridgeshire, both derived from the Old Norse given name Saxi or Old English seaxa "Saxon" and tun "enclosure, settlement".
Jagodziński Polish
Name for someone from a place called Jagodno, Jagodziny, Jagodzinek or Jagodziniec, all derived from Polish jagoda meaning "berry".
Esgueva Spanish
It indicates familial origin near the eponymous river.
Torsen Norwegian (Rare)
Means "son of Tor".
Sur Indian, Bengali (Hindu), Sanskrit
From Sanskrit šūra "brave".
Kasenurm Estonian
Kasenurm is an Estonian surname meaning "birch meadow".
Neuts Flemish
Flemish Dutch, meaning "New Son" lore tells of a son of a foreign given this name after being born in Flanders with no known father
Otxaran Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Zalla, Spain, derived from Basque otso "wolf" and (h)aran "valley".
Gailītis Latvian
Derived from the word gailis meaning "rooster".
Klijn Dutch
Could be a variant of Klein "small, little", or could be derived from Old Dutch kluin (also klyn or kloen) "peat".
Inbar Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Inbar, means "amber" in Hebrew.
Aries English, French, Dutch, Lombard
From the given name Aries.
Utagawa Japanese
Uta means "song" and Gawa comes from Kawa, meaning "river".
Makeba African American
Meaning unknown. famous bearer is South African singer songwriter, Miriam Makeba (1936-2008).
Krasowski Polish, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from the villages of Krasowa, Krasów, or Krasowa.
Brucker English
Variant spelling of Brooker.
Danesi Italian
it may be a patronymic or plural form of Danese.
Hasan Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 波山 (see Namiyama).
Spångberg Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish spång (Old Norse spǫng) meaning "footbridge" and berg meaning "mountain".
Cukierman Polish, German (Polonized), Jewish
Polish partial calque of German Zuckerman, from Polish cukier "sugar" (from Middle High German zucker) and Old High German man... [more]
Raju Estonian
Raju is an Estonian surname meaning "storm".
Fawzy Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Fawzi chiefly used in Egypt.