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.
Imata Japanese
Ima means "now" and da means "field, rice paddy".
Molinaro Italian
Occupational name for a miller, derived from Italian mulino meaning "mill".
Yokose Japanese
Yoko means "beside next to" and se means "current, ripple".
Kreton Dutch (Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Kriebel.
Crytes German (Americanized), Dutch
It may be an Americanized or altered spelling of a German surname, such as Kreutz, Kreitz, or Kritz, all of which are based on the root kreuz meaning "cross" in German... [more]
Herradura Spanish (Philippines)
Means "horseshoe" in Spanish, possibly an occupational name for someone who worked with horseshoes.
Markossian Armenian
Probably derived from the given name Mark.
Ludemann Low German
Ludemann is a German name
Pawley English
English variant of Pauley.
Apród Hungarian
From the given name Apród, meaning "page, squire" in Hungarian.
Haychuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian гай (hay), meaning "grove".
Argindegi Basque (Rare)
Means "stonecutter’s workshop" in Basque, derived from (h)argin "stonecutter, mason" and -tegi "house, workshop; place of".
Toomik Estonian
Toomik is an Estonian surname meaning "Prunus stand".
Ura Japanese
Ura means "bay, seacoast".
All Estonian
All is an Estonian surname meaning "below" or "beneath".
Van Tienhoven Dutch
Means "from Tienhoven", the name of several villages in the Netherlands. Their names mean "ten parcels of land" in Dutch. A famous bearer was the Dutch politician Gijsbert van Tienhoven (1841-1914), a Prime Minister of the Netherlands.
Kakizaki Japanese
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Bostock English
From the name of a village in Cheshire, England, meaning "Bota’s place", derived from the Old English given name Bota combined with stoc "place, dwelling".
Takikawa Japanese
Taki means "waterfall" and kawa means "river, stream".
Pietrafesa Italian
From the former name of a town in Potenza, Italy (changed to Satriano di Lucania in 1887), an Italianized form of Medieval Latin Petrafixa, composed of petra "rock, stone" and fixa "fixed, fastened, immovable; constant"... [more]
Imyo Japanese
Imyo is a rare Japanese surname meaning "ANOTHER NAME" or "SYNONYM".
Wijayasuriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun".
Erdoğan Turkish
From the given name Erdoğan.
Kukino Japanese
It could be from 柊 (ku, kuki) meaning "holly, ilex" combined with 野 (no) meaning "field, plain". The ki portion could also be spelled with 木 (ki, gi) meaning "tree, wood"... [more]
Isawa Japanese
I means "well, pit, mineshaft" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Valenzuela Spanish
Habitational name from places named Valenzuela in Córdoba and Ciudad Real. The place name is a diminutive of Valencia, literally "little Valencia".
Mudry Slavic
Meaning "wise".
Chee Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xu 1.
Smithee English
From Middle English smythy "smithy, forge".
Umiastowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Umiastów.
Fumetsugawa Japanese (Rare)
From japanese kanji 不滅 (fumetsu) meaning "immortal, indestructible, undying" and 河 or 川 (gawa/kawa) both meaning "river".
Künnis Estonian
Künnis is an Estonian surname meaning "threshold" and "doorstep" and "crest".
Gándara Galician
It refers to a type of unproductive wetland, of alluvial origin, rich in gravel and sand.
Mimana Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 任那 (Mimana) meaning "Mimana", an ancient hypothesized region in parts of present-day South Korea, mentioned in the Nihon Shoki.
Perseu Italian
Sardinian form of Perseo.
Goedel German
Variant of Gödel.
Valdoviño Galician
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Ó Ruairc Irish
Means "descendant of Ruarc" in Irish.
Chell French
Probably a respelling of the French habitational name Challe, from any of the various places so named from Late Latin cala ‘rock shelter’.
Tõkke Estonian
Tõkke is an Estonian surname meaning derived from "tõke", meaning "barrier" or "block". "Tõkke" also means "preemptive".
Gaceri Eastern African
Surname chiefly found in the Kikuyu language (Gikuyu) group.
Den Hertog Dutch
From Dutch meaning "the Duke".
Montville French
"Mountain town".
Rasooli Persian
From the given name Rasool.
Vendrell Catalan
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Ros Swedish
Means "rose" in Swedish.
Cima Italian
Means "mountain top, peak, summit" in Italian. Alternatively, it could derive from the medieval given name Cima.
Tantawy Arabic (Egyptian)
Indicated a person from the Egyptian city of Tanta, possibly of Coptic origin.
Huck German, Dutch
Pet form of the given name Hugo.
Oikonomos Greek
Means "housekeeper, steward" from the Greek word οἰκόνομος (ikonomos), derived from οἶκος (oikos) "house, household" and νόμος (nomos) "law, custom"... [more]
Naegele German
Variant of Nagel.
Koigakubo Japanese
Koi means "love", ga is a language particle, ku means "long time ago, lasting" and bo means "guarantee, protect".
Lutter Dutch, English, German
Dutch and English: variant of Luter.... [more]
Komnenos Greek
From the village Komne in Thrace. The surname of one of the imperial families of Byzantium.
Olissaar Estonian
Olissaar is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "õli" meaning "oil/fat" and "saar" meaning "island".
Infantil Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Infante.
Maatta Italian
1 Southern Italian: from a feminine form of Matto .... [more]
Cambier French (Belgian)
Occupational name for a brewer.
Niedermeier German, German (Austrian)
Occupational name for a farmer who had a farm lower than the neighboring one(s). This surname and its variant spellings are common to Austria and the state of Bavaria in Germany.
Davitadze Georgian
Means "son of Davit".
Radford English
Habitational name from any of the various places so named, for example in Devon, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, and Hereford and Worcester. Most are named from Old English read "red" + ford "ford", but it is possible that in some cases the first element may be a derivative of Old English ridan "to ride", with the meaning "ford that can be crossed on horseback".
Gabaldon Spanish
Habitational Name From Gabaldón In The Province Of Cuenca.
Vollbrecht German
From a German personal name composed of the elements folk ‘people’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. In the U.S. this name is often Americanized as Fulbright and Fullbright.
Tulvi Estonian
Tulvi is an Estonian surname derived from "tulvil" meaning "brimful" and "brimming".
Alza Spanish
Means "to rise" or simply "rise"
Abbotson English
An English surname meaning "Son of Abbot"
Toso Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 十都 (see Totsu).... [more]
Maciej Polish
From the given name Maciej.
Kutty Indian, Malayalam, Tamil
Means "child" in Malayalam and Tamil.
Noshima Japanese
No means "field, rice paddy, wilderness" and shima means "island".
Efthimiou Greek
Means "son of Efthymios".
Erman German (Modern), French (Modern)
Erman is a shortened French adaption of the Swiss-German surname Ermendinger, itself derived from the older surname Ermatinger, a name connected to the village of Ermatingen on the Swiss shore of Lake Constance, and came into existence during the early or middle 18th century when Jean-Georges Ermendinger (1710-1767), a Swiss fur trader from Geneva, married into a French speaking Huguenotte family... [more]
Sterley English
This is an English locational surname. Recorded as Starley, Stearley, Sterley, Sturley, and others, it originates from a place called 'ster-leah', meaning "steer" or "cattle farm". However no such place in any of the known surname spellings is to be found in England, although there is place called Starleyburn in Fifeshire in Scotland... [more]
Giáp Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Jia, from Sino-Vietnamese 甲 (giáp).
Loor Estonian
Loor is an Estonian surname meaning "veil" and "fog".
Urain Basque
It indicates familial origin in the vicinity of the eponymous tower house in the municipality of Oñati.
Nazário Spanish, Portuguese
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Luis, Carlos, Rafael, Angel, Emilio, Enrique, Jorge, Manuel, Ruben, Francisco, Juan.... [more]
Bakedano Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Ameskoabarrena.
Sankalpani Sinhalese
Possibly from Sanskrit संकल्पन (saṃkalpana) meaning "purpose, wish, desire".
Putipuerca Spanish
La vieja de Equi.
Nassim Arabic
Derived from the given name Nasim.
Ribar Croatian
Derived from ribar, meaning "fisherman".
Hölzel German
The surname of Austrian singer Johann "Hans" Hölzel (1957-1998), better known by his stage name Falco.
Watterson Scottish, Northern Irish
From an altered form of the given name Walter.
Lamberg Finnish, Swedish
Perhaps combination of an unexplained first element (maybe taken from a place name) and Swedish berg "mountain". It could also be of German origin (see other submission).
Hoffa German
Altered form of Hofer. This surname was borne by American labor union leader Jimmy Hoffa (1913-1975?).
Natan Hebrew
From the given name Natan.
Levey Jewish (Americanized)
Americanized form of Levi.
Vali Spanish, Italian (Swiss), Arabic
This Spanish and Italian surname of VALI was a locational name for someone OR A family who lived in a valley. In valle quiescit ( In the valley of our home, we find peace.)... [more]
Hellen German, English (American)
Possibly from the given names Helen or Hilde (see Hellenbrand).
Pian Chinese (Teochew, Rare)
Variant transcription of Chinese (Teochew) 冰 (see Bian 4)
Joffre French
Derived from the medieval personal name Gautfred.
Gorelik Russian
Russian form of Horelyk.
Allali Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly from a shortened form of the name Abd Allah (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).
Borsheim Norwegian (Rare)
Habitational name from either of two farmsteads in Norway: Borsheim in Rogaland and Børsheim in Hordaland. Borsheim is a combination of an unknown first element and Norwegian heim "home", while Børsheim is a combination of Old Norse byrgi "fence, enclosure" and heim.
Banksy English, Popular Culture
This is pseudonyms Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter. Banksy's real name might be Robin Gunningham. How Banksy got his pseudonym is unknown... [more]
Baboli Mazanderani
Means “from Babol”.
Mook German
This surname means 'flying insect' from a German word that is mauke. (I think it is mauke, I am SO not sure.)
Quisumbing Filipino
Meaning unknown, probably of Hokkien origin.
Kriško Slovak
Derived from the given name Krištof.
Hlöðversdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Hlöðver". Used exclusively by women.
Aversano Italian
A nickname for a wealthy person.
Car Croatian, Serbian
Means "Tzar".
Backlund Swedish
Combination of Swedish backe "hill, slope" and Lund "grove".
Early Irish, English, American, German
Irish: translation of Gaelic Ó Mocháin (see Mohan; Gaelic moch means ‘early’ or ‘timely’), or of some other similar surname, for example Ó Mochóir, a shortened form of Ó Mochéirghe, Ó Maoil-Mhochéirghe, from a personal name meaning ‘early rising’.... [more]
Coney English
Means "seller of rabbits", or from a medieval nickname for someone thought to resemble a rabbit (in either case from Middle English cony "rabbit").
Billings English
It comes from the old English bil, meaning "sword or halberd", though the word later came to refer to a pruning hook used to harvest fruit. It's also possible that the name comes from a location in ancient England called Billing, which would've gotten its name from the same source.
Talingting Filipino, Cebuano
Means "sieve, plover" in Cebuano.
Bulawan Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Means "gold" in Tagalog and Cebuano.
Miyaguchi Japanese
From the Japanese 宮 (miya) "{Shinto} shrine" and 口 (guchi or kuchi) "mouth," "opening."
Furushima Japanese
Furu means "old" and shima means "island".
Cuspedal Leonese
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Santu Miḷḷanu.
Vahesalu Estonian
Vahesalu is an Estonian surname meaning "dividing/middle grove".
Demiraj Albanian
Means "descendant of Demir" in Albanian.
Mely French (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning.
Liv Khmer
Means "single, unmarried" in Khmer.
D'Addario Italian
From the given name Addario.
Akkawy Arabic
Variant of Akkawi.
Daily Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Dálaigh, meaning "descendent of DÁLACH". The name has strong roots in the county Cork.
Massacre African American
This surname comes from the English word massacre.
Mcconahay Irish
Northern Irish: variant of Mcconaghy... [more]
Schinker German
Unknown, though I would very much like to know. Possible Hungarian influence as well as German.
Kapel Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Means "chapel" in Dutch, a habitational name for someone who lived near a chapel (or in a place named after one), or an occupational name for a chaplain.
Khalilzadeh Persian
Means "offspring of Khalil" in Persian.
Miyauchi Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".
Hammersley English (Modern)
From southern England. From homersley meaning homestead, that later changed to hamersley
Gavrilin Russian
From the given name Gavriil.
Christie Scottish
Means "son of Christian" or "son of Christopher".
Andreson English (Rare)
Means “son of Andrew”.
Mcquarrie Scottish
Scottish Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Guaire, a patronymic from a Gaelic personal name meaning "proud", "noble".
Ó Bric Irish
Means "descendant of Breac"
Kaito Japanese
From 海 (kai, umi) meaning "sea, ocean" and 藤 (to, fuji) meaning "wisteria".
Sinnamon English
Scottish surname which is a corruption of the place name Kinnimonth, meaning "head of the hill".
Kitzmiller English (American)
Americanized form of German Kitzmüller, literally ‘kid miller’ ( see Kitz + Muller ), a nickname for a miller who kept goats; alternatively, the first element may be from a personal name formed with the Germanic element Gid-, cognate with Old English gidd ‘song’.
Luckie Scottish (Anglicized)
Reduced Anglicized form of a pet form of Gaelic Mac Lùcais.
Simbolon Batak
Derived from Batak bolon meaning "big, grand, great".
Bonalumi Italian
Means "good light".
Tsuguno Japanese
Tsugu means "inherit, sucession" and no means "field, wilderness".
Smalley English, Cornish (?)
Locational surname from places in Derbyshire and Lancashire, so called from Old English smæl ‘narrow’ + leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’. This may also be a Cornish name with an entirely separate meaning.
Elortza Basque
Derived from Basque elorri "hawthorn, thorn" and the abundance suffix -tza.
Korolyov Russian
Derived from Russian король (korol) meaning "king".
Martes Spanish
Pet form of Marte.
Huguenot French
Meaning uncertain. It could be denoted as a French Protestant who held the Reformed tradition of Protestantism, possibly derived from Middle French eiguenot "Swiss confederate", from Swiss republican Besançon Hugues, or a diminutive form of Hugues, from the same person... [more]
Marcucci Italian
From the diminutive form of the given name Marco.
Männiste Estonian
Männiste is an Estonian surname relating to "pine".
Bulgaria Italian, Spanish
Originally an ethnic name or regional name for someone from Bulgaria or a nickname for someone who had visited or traded with Bulgaria, which is named after the Turkic tribe of the Bulgars, itself possibly from a Turkic root meaning "mixed".
Kantawong Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai คันธวงศ์ (see Khanthawong).
Springborn German
Derived from Middle Low German sprinkborn meaning "spring, well", hence either a nickname for someone who lived by a spring or a water well, or from various place names in Germany.
Akida Japanese
Variant of Akita.
Cirujano Spanish, Filipino
Means "surgeon" in Spanish, used for someone who was a surgeon by profession.
Cua Catalan
Nickname from Catalan cua meaning "tail".
Grau Catalan (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Meaning "step" or "degree," often linked to geographic features
Michikawa Japanese
From 道 (michi) meaning "path, road" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Shōaya Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 正阿弥 (see Shōami).
Dambis Latvian
Means "dam".
Modderman Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch modder "mud", this name used to denote a dustman, a garbage man.
Kuld Estonian
Kuld is an Estonian surname meaning "gold".
Banette French
Likely a diminutive of Benoît or derived from bannière meaning "banner".
Anwar Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Anwar.
Spering English
There is a fish in Germany or Austria names "Spering or Spiering fish" it is in the meat Isle of Germany orAustrian fish.... [more]
Ricardez Spanish
Means "Son of Ricardo". Spanish form of Richardson.
Lukyanov Russian
Means "son of Lukyan".
Sage English, French
A nickname for a person with great wisdom. From Middle English and Old French sage "wise" (see also Sage).
Manglicmot Ilocano
From Ilocano manglikmot meaning "to surround, to encircle".
Breiding German
South German; shortened form of the given name Breide.
Phomvihane Lao
From Lao ພົມ (phom) referring to the Hindu god Brahma and ວິຫານ (vihane) meaning "temple, sanctuary". A notable bearer was Kaysone Phomvihane (1920-1992), the second president of Laos.
Bale English
Name for someone who lived by the outer wall of a castle.
Westernmeir German
Of German decent.
Van Keulen Dutch
Means "from Cologne" in Dutch, the name of a city in western Germany.
Khurshid Persian, Urdu
From the given name Khurshid
Dundović Croatian
Patronymic of the Ragusan word dundo meaning "uncle" or "gentleman" and originating from the Latin word dominus (meaning "master" or "sir").
Breitbach German
habitational name from a place in Bavaria named Breitbach from Middle High German breit "broad" and bah "stream".
Aberline English (Australian, Rare, ?)
Possibly from a place name derived from Gaelic aber meaning "(river) mouth" and an uncertain second element.
Pasqua French
Derived from Pasqua, a nickname for a person born during Easter (which itself is derived from Latin pascua). Famous beaters include Charles Victor Pasqua (1927-2015), a French businessman and a Gaullist politician.
Laaspere Estonian
Laaspere is an Estonian surname meaning "forest/woodland folk".
Piqué Catalan
A famous bearer of this surname is Spanish/Catalan footballer Gerard Piqué.
Ulyanovsky Russian
Means "son of Ulyan".
Goff Welsh
Variant of Gough 1.
Merisalu Estonian
Merisalu is an Estonian surname meaning "sea grove".
Kvong Chinese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Kvon.
Juur Estonian
Juur is an Estonian surname meaning "root".