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.
Gain Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali গায়েন (see Gayen).
Yuasa Japanese
From Japanese 湯 (yu) meaning "hot spring" and 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow".
Aldred English
From the given names: either Ealdræd, Æðelræd or Ælfræd.
Mcevoy Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Bhuidhe "son of the yellow-haired lad", from giolla "youth, page, boy" and buide "yellow".
Hayashizaki Japanese
From Japanese 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest" and 﨑 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Arend American
From the given name AREND.
Semenza Italian
From semenza ‘seeds’ possibly used for a seed merchant.
Masharipova Uzbek
Feminine transcription of Masharipov.
Carducci Italian
From Riccarduccio, an affectionate form of the given name Riccardo. A famous bearer of this surname is Italian poet Giosuè Carducci (1835-1907), winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1906.
Al-masri Arabic
Means "the Egyptian" from Arabic مصر (Misr) referring to Egypt.
Dayarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දයාරත්න (see Dayaratne).
Hallikäär Estonian
Hallikäär is an Estonian name meaning "grayish edge".
Lamendola Italian, Sicilian
nickname or more often a habitational name from places named with the dialect term amendola, mendola, mendula "almond" (also "almond tree").
Kanisthachinda Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Mustafaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Mustafa" in Albanian.
Laurie English, Scottish
From a diminutive of the given name Laurence 1.
Bolloré Breton
Bolloré derives from bod which means bush and lore which means laurel in Breton
Mannheimer German, Jewish
variant of Mannheim and Manheimer with the German agent suffix -er.
Bobihoe Gorontalo
Older spelling of Bobihu based on Dutch orthography.
Maghery Irish
Name for a resident of the village of town of Maghery in Northern Ireland.
Hewczak Polish
Hewczak is primarily a Polish surname of the Ukrainian surname of Hewczuk.... [more]
Spah German (?), English (American)
Spah (sometimes spelt Späh) is last name found most commonly in the US that is believed to be of German origin. Unsure of the meaning.
Bellon French (Swiss)
Derived from the given name Apollonius.
Crus Spanish
Variant of Cruz.
Kostovski Macedonian
Means "son of Kosta".
Alaca Turkish
Means "freckle, fleck" or "multi-coloured, piebald" in Turkish.
Edris Arabic
Derived from the given name Idris 1.
Rochallyi Hungarian
Probably from Italian Roccalli.
Camiu Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and a short form of the given name Barclamiu.
Chilupe Southern African
Chiefly used among the Bemba ethnic group in Zambia in the Lusaka, Copperbelt, and Luapula Provinces. It is in reference to the agricultural tool 'chilupe' which is used to separate husks from pounded grain.
Uzarski Polish
Either means "nobility" or "servant of nobility"
Chechenov Karachay-Balkar, Chechen
Means "son of a Chechen."
Artigas Aragonese, Catalan, Spanish
Plural form of artiga, referring to land cleared for agriculture.... [more]
Presbitero Filipino
Borrowed from Spanish presbítero meaning "presbyter", an elder or priest in various Christian Churches. A notable bearer of this name is Filipino singer Thaddeus Presbitero Durano Jr... [more]
Lemke German
Prussian Pommerania
Villalpando Spanish
It first came from a Spanish village town.
Gukasyan Armenian
Means "son of Gukas", the Armenian equivalent of Luke.
Bohdanenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Bohdan".
Koga Japanese
From Japanese 古 (ko) meaning "old, past" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate".
Minatosaki Japanese
Variant reading of Minatozaki.
Abeynaike Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේනායක (see Abeynayake).
Bolić Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the word bol, meaning "pain, ache".
Klaptyuk Ukrainian
From клаптик (klaptyk) meaning "patch"
Hokita Japanese
From 洞 (hoki) meaning "paulownia" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, plain, field".
Aven English
Variant of Avent or Avon.
Birks English
Northern English variant of Birch.
Liimatainen Finnish
The meaning is: "Son of a Glue Maker"
Strazds Latvian
Literally means "blackbird".
Aflalo Judeo-Spanish
Possibly from the name of the village of Afelilou in the Tafilalt region of Morocco.
Sakura Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 倉 (kura) meaning "warehouse, storehouse".
Haj Arabic
Refers to a person who has participated in the حج (hajj), the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia that Muslims must undertake at least once in their lifetimes.
Kocaman Turkish
Means "huge, enormous" in Turkish.
Nasoetion Batak
Older spelling of Nasution based on Dutch orthography.
Quinene Chamorro
Chamorro for "to take away"
Klobuchar Slovene (Anglicized), Croatian (Anglicized), Serbian (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Klobučar. A notable bearer is the American politician, lawyer and senator Amy Klobuchar (1960-).
Comte French
Nickname for someone who worked for a count or for someone acting haughty from Old French conte cunte "count"... [more]
Ihekweme Igbo
Name used mostly by South Eastern Nigerians
Litwak Jewish
From Yiddish ליטוואַק (litvak) meaning "Litvak (a Lithuanian Jew)", ultimately from the archaic Polish word Litwak meaning "Lithuanian".
Ubushiro Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 天宮城 (see Ugushiro).
Leonor Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Leonor.
Arendelle Norwegian
From 2013 Disney film Frozen. "A habitual name for anyone who lives in the Kingdom of Arendelle."
Ibarguen Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in Biscay, Spain, derived from Basque ibar "valley, riverbank" and guren "limit, edge, bank".
Janisse French
Possibly a respelling of French Janisset, from a pet form of Jan, a variant spelling of Jean, French equivalent of John.
Appiah Akan
Appiah is derived from an Akan male personal name of unexplained etymology.
Röver German
This surname was originally used as a derogative nickname for an unscrupulous individual, from Middle Low German rover meaning "pirate, robber."
Fett Popular Culture
Last Name of Bounty hunters Jango and Boba Fett from STAR WARS.
Au-Yeung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ouyang.
Cabeza De Vaca Spanish
Literally translates to "cow's head" or "head of a cow". It is likely an occupational name for someone who was associated with cows or cattle, perhaps as a rancher or butcher. Alternatively, it could also have been used to describe someone with a thick-headed or stubborn personality.
Schutte Dutch, Low German, South African
Variant of (Schütte), an occupational name for an archer.
Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).
Ayutthaya Thai
From Ayutthaya, the name of a kingdom that reigned from 1350 to 1767 that is considered the precursor of modern Thailand.
Ben Jeddou Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning uncertain; primarily used in Tunisian Arabic.
Tjhai Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Cai used by Chinese Indonesians.
Nööp Estonian
Nööp is an Estonian surname meaning "button".
Punga Maori
The name means "reason, cause, origin". Punga is the name of the daughter of Ra (Sun) and his spouse Tame. This was the name of Ngati Mutunga chief Apitea Punga (1827?-1885) who had Moriori slaves and was a big land owner... [more]
Pygall English (Hellenized, Rare)
From ancient Greek for rump, associations with prostitution across Europe, commonly given to illegitimate children of prostitutes, found especially in North East England and Nottinghamshire.
Meri Estonian, Finnish
Means "sea" in both Estonian and Finnish.
Katarposhishyan Armenian (Western), Armenian (Eastern)
Eastern Armenian: Gatarboshishyan, Gatarboshishian, Gatarboshyshyan, Gadarboshishyan, Gadarboshishian, Gadarboshyshyan... [more]
Sklenář Czech
Means "glassworker".
Etienam Nigerian, Ibibio (?), Spanish (Caribbean, ?)
This is a name which originates from the Calabar/Akwa Ibom region of southeastern Nigeria. It means "a doer of good, or benevolent". It is also found in Spanish-speaking regions of the Caribbean such as Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Cuba (El Oriente) which have populations of people of Ibibio/Efik decent known as "Carabali".
Saraumi Japanese (Rare)
From 皿 (sara) meaning "dish, plate" and 海 (umi) meaning "sea, ocean".
Kageyama Japanese
From Japanese 影 or 景 (kage) meaning "shadow" or 蔭 (kage) meaning "shade, shelter" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Wainwright English
Occupational name for a maker or repairer of wagons.
András Hungarian
From the given name András.
Kanehiro Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 廣 (hiro) meaning "broad, spacious, wide".
Balbino Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
From the given name Balbino.
Adamou Western African
From the given name Adamou.
Montilla Spanish
Habitational name from Montilla a place in Córdoba province.
Durisch Romansh
Derived from the given name Durisch.
Hiromi Japanese (Rare)
From the stem of adjective 広い/廣い (hiroi), meaning "spacious, vast, wide," combined with either 海 (mi), shortened from umi meaning "sea, ocean," or 見 (mi) meaning "looking, viewing."... [more]
Sulejmani Albanian
From the given name Sulejman.
Washi Japanese
Occupational name for a paper worker. From 和 (wa) meaning "sum" and 紙 (shi) meaning "paper".
Embrey English
Variant of Embry.
Falkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Falkow
Josefsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Josef" in Danish and Norwegian.
Siamwalla Thai
From Thai สยาม (Sayam) meaning "Siam" and วาลา (wala), a transcription of Pali वाला (vālā) meaning "malicious".
Depaul French
Son of Paul
Abramovich Russian
Other form of Abramov
Sydorenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Isidor.
Ginebra Spanish
From the Spanish word ginebra, meaning "gin," possibly ultimately from the Latin iuniperus, meaning "juniper."
Hügel German
From German meaning "hill".
En Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 燕 (see Tsubame).
Faruk Bengali, Arabic
From the given name Faruq.
Jousitos Provençal (Archaic)
An extinct surname. Derived from the given name Jousè.
Gurira Southern African, Shona
From the Ndau word gurira meaning "to break or cut for someone, cut short, take shortcut". The American-Zimbabwean actress and playwright Danai Gurira (1978-) is a famous bearer of this name.
Razbornik Slovene
Derived from razborit, meaning "prudent".
Aubinet French (Rare)
Derived from the medieval French masculine given name Aubinet, which was a diminutive (as the -et suffix indicates) of the given name Aubin.... [more]
Hovhannesyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հովհաննիսյան (see Hovhannisyan).
Cabilan Filipino, Cebuano
Means "petroleum nut" (a type of tree in the genus Pittosporum) in Cebuano.
Miyazono Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "palace" and 園 (sono) meaning "garden, park".... [more]
Mazariego Spanish
Altered form of Mazariegos in singular for matching with the bearer.
Hatzigeorgiou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χατζηγεωργίου (see Chatzigeorgiou).
Duru Turkish
Duru means 'clean, limpid' in Turkish.
Kolos Hungarian
From the given name Kolos.
Bidwell English
Habitational name from any of the places called Bidwell in England or similar, all derived from Old English byden "vat, tub" and wille "spring, stream, well".
Dingzhen Tibetan
Typical name for Tibetan.
Bolognese Italian
One who came from Bologna.
Məmmədli Azerbaijani
From the given name Məmməd and the Turkic suffix -li which forms adjectives from nouns.
St Georges French
“Saint George.”
Curiale Italian (Rare)
In ancient Rome, the curiales (from co + viria, 'gathering of men') were initially the leading members of a gentes (clan) of the city of Rome. Their roles were both civil and sacred. Each gens curialis had a leader, called a curio... [more]
Obenauf German
Surname used to refer to someone who lived 'up there' (on a mountain, hill, etc.).
Tanda Japanese
From Japanese 反 (tan) referring to a unit of areal measure (equivalent to about 991.7 metres squared) and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kadohira Japanese
Kado means "gate" and hira means "peace, level, even".
Caligiuri Italian
Comes from the Greek words "kalos" meaning "beautiful" and "gheros" meaning "elderly," and was often given to children in the hopes that they would retain their beauty in their old age.
Seven Turkish
Means "loving, affectionate" in Turkish.
Kikawa Japanese
From 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".
Suurkivi Estonian
Suurkivi is an Estonian surname meaning "big stone".
Kalogeropoulos Greek
Means "son of the monk" in Greek, derived from Greek καλόγερος (kalógeros) "monk, friar".
Schankweiler German
From the name of a German municipality, derived from Schank "bar, pub, tavern" and Weiler "hamlet".
Catt English
Nickname from the animal, Middle English catte "cat". The word is found in similar forms in most European languages from very early times (e.g. Gaelic cath, Slavic kotu). Domestic cats were unknown in Europe in classical times, when weasels fulfilled many of their functions, for example in hunting rodents... [more]
Noceda Spanish
Spanish surname derived from the word "nocedal" meaning "field of walnut trees" it denoted a person who lived or came from such place.
Vincek Croatian
Possibly derived from the Croatian nickname for Vincent.
Kiku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 鞠 (see Mari).
Bunsi Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour".
Amini Persian, Arabic
From the given name Amin.
Berwald German, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Originally derived from the given name Bernwald, composed of Old High German bern, bero "bear" and wald "ruler"... [more]
Livingston English, Scottish
This surname is thought to be derived from Middle English Levingestun meaning "Leving's town" or "Leving's settlement."
Tamayo Spanish
from a town in the burgos region in spain.
Dujardin French
Means "from the garden" in French.
Shippō Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 七宝 (Shippō) meaning "Shippō", a former village in the district of Toyota in the former Japanese province of Aki in parts of present-day Hiroshima, Japan.
Hertzberg German
From Hertz "heart" and berg "mountain"
Okuyama Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Mikail Turkish, Uyghur
From the given name Mikail.
Maxim Romanian
From the given name Maxim.
Hiramitsu Japanese
Means "flat light" in Japanese.
Kurihara Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chesnut" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Splain Irish
Irish: reduced form of Spillane.
Ștefana Biblical Romanian
Ștefana is a girl's first name, but also a family name being the feminine variant of the name Stefan.
Gurney English, French, Norman
Originated from the region Normandy in France, is also a biospheric name from Gournay-en-Bray, a commune in France. It is also a fictional character's maiden name, Jacqueline "Jackie" Bouvier from the animated sitcom show, The Simpsons.
Wijegunaratne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" combined with गुण (guna) meaning "quality, attribute, merit" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Noer Arabic, Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Nur based on Dutch orthography.
Weisz Jewish
Hungarian spelling of Weiss.
Dambudzo Shona
Dambudzo means "that which causes suffering or trouble". #The Zimbabwean writer, Dambudzo Marechera is a famous bearer of this name".
Leal English
Derived from Old French leial "loyal, faithful (to obligations)", this name was occasionally used as a nickname for a trustworthy person.
Asa Japanese
Variously written, sometimes with characters used phonetically. It can mean ‘morning’, but the most likely meaning is ‘hemp’, making it a topographic or occupational name. Both forms are found mostly in Amami, one of the Ryūkyū Islands.
Jakub Polish, Czech, Slovak
From the given name Jakub.
Griscom Welsh
from phrase gris-y-cwm, welsh for 'steps of the valley'. Root word 'grisiau' meaning steps or stairs. A place name from an extant village in Wales.
Yokosawa Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "beside, next to" and 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, wetland, marsh".
Çela Albanian
From an old nickname for a brother-in-law, derived from a shortened form of the Turkish title çelebi meaning "gentleman".
Aru Estonian
Aru is an Estonian surname meaning both "dry upland grassy meadow" and "wit" and "intelligence".
Gavrilov Russian
Means "son of Gavriil".
Laguna Spanish
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations in Spain named Laguna meaning "lake, pond" in Spanish.
Dion French
Meaning uncertain. It may be a habitational name from any of various locations called Dion or Dionne, derived from the Gaulish element divon- meaning "(sacred) spring" or Celtic dēwos meaning "god, deity"... [more]
Colomb French
from Old French colomb "pigeon" (from Latin columbus) applied as a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of pigeons or doves... [more]
Vignola Italian
habitational name from any of various minor places so named from vignola "small vineyard".
Kaddour Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Kaddour.
Taştan Turkish
Means "stone" in Turkish.
Frederick English
Derived from the given name Frederick.
Vitko Russian, Ukrainian (?)
Possibly derived from the name Viktor.
Mikhin Russian
Means "son of Mikha".
Gunawardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Elgueta Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Elgeta.
Francos Spanish
Derived from the given name Franco.
Sordino Literature
The surname of Melinda "Mel" Sordino, the main character of Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak (1999). Her surname was apparently derived from Italian sordino meaning "mute" or "deaf".
Gum German
North German:... [more]