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.
Wiedemann German
Variation of Wideman.
Szokoli Hungarian
Means "falcons" in Hungarian.
Lindhorst German
It means "linden forest" in German.
Vasilenko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Vasylenko.
Banaian Armenian
Meaning unknown.
Sandouno Western African
Sandouno is a Kissi surname of an unknown meaning in Sierra Leone and Guinea.
Leegstra Dutch
Probably derived from either leeg "empty, hollow" or laag "low" combined with the West Frisian suffix -stra.
Alderete Spanish, South American
Habitational name from any of the places in Galicia (Spain) and Portugal called Alderete probably from a Gothic personal name or derived from the Old English personal, or first name “Aldrich,” which means old ruler
Dogg English
From the word dog this is the stage surname of American rapper Snoop Dogg born Calvin Broadus Jr. (b. 1971)
Penning Upper German
Shortened form of Panno, which is a personal given name.
Yama Japanese
Yama means "Mountain".
Balasuriya Sinhalese
From Sanskrit बाल (bāla) meaning "young" and सूर्य (sūrya) meaning "sun".
Orihara Japanese
From Japanese 折 (ori) meaning "fold, bend" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Pliner Russian, Czech
Originated from a small town in Russia named, Plino.
Skwierczyński Polish
This indicates familial origin within a cluster of 3 Podlachian villages: Skwierczyn-Dwór, Skwierczyn Lacki, & Skwierczyn-Wieś.
Geohegan Irish
a patronymic from the personal name Eochagán
Shilling English, German (Americanized), Dutch (Americanized)
nickname from the Middle English coin name schilling "shilling" (Old English scilling) probably referring to a fee or rent owed or paid... [more]
Zong Chinese
From Chinese 棕 (zōng) meaning "brown".
Yellow English
Nickname for someone who has yellow hair; wore yellow clothing or has a yellow complexion
Upsher English
Habitational name denoting someone from the hamlet Upshire in County Essex, derived from Old English upp "up, upper" and scir "shire, district".
Obscurite English
A word which means "darkness" in French language.
Radulović Serbian
Possibly derived from rado lovi, meaning "glad to hunt".
Kaneniwa Japanese
"Golden garden."
Douangphrachanh Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ດວງພະຈັນ (see Douangphachanh).
Mitropoulos Greek
Means "son of Mitros".
El Hamdi Moroccan
Derived from the Arabic given name Hamdi and translates to "The Hamdi".
Maimonides Jewish (Hellenized), Judeo-Arabic, History
Hellenized form of Ben Maimon. Moses ben Maimon was a Sephardic rabbi and philosopher, commonly known as Maimonides.
Bowker English
A surname of French origin, from the occupational term for 'butcher' (boucher). Some theories have it that it derives from OE 'bocer', meaning a scribe, but the former is more likely and is more widely affirmed.
Tarasyuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Taras".
Nyasi Swahili
From Swahili meaning "grass, grassland".
Lantaron Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Bundi Romansh
Derived from Romansh bun "good" and di "day" (compare Bongiorno and Bonasera). Another theory, however, derives this name from the given name Abundius.
Sudou Japanese
Variant transcription of Sudo.
Sakahara Japanese
From Japanese 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Alaee Persian
Derived from the word "Ala," which means "exalted" or "noble."
Mitry Medieval French
Descendants of the noble owner of the region located outside of Paris France (Mitry)
van Maarschalkerweerd Dutch
Habitational name denoting someone from Maarschalkerweerd, a place near Utrecht in the Netherlands. Derived from Dutch maarschalk "marshal" and weerd "land next to water, riverine island".
Konofagos Greek
Shortened form of the word, εικονοφάγος means 'icon eater'. Remnant of the iconoclastic years during the Byzantine empire.
Ångström Swedish
Combination of Swedish ånga "steam" and ström "river, current, stream". A notable bearer was Swedish physicist Anders Ångström (1814-1874), one of the founders of the science of spectroscopy... [more]
Aisek Micronesian
Derived from the given name Isaac.
Hagiwara Japanese
From Japanese 萩 (hagi) meaning "bush clover" and 原 (wara) meaning "field, plain".
Larouche French (Quebec)
After any of the various locations called La Rouche in France.
Niinesalu Estonian
Niinesalu is an Estonian surname meaning linden/lime grove".
Hughey Irish
From given name Huey
Aranguren Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque aran "valley" and -guren "limit, edge, bank".
Haythornthwaite English
Habitational name for a person from a place called Hawthornthwaite in Lancashire, derived from Old English hagaþorn "hawthorn" and Old Norse þveit "clearing, meadow".
Fukagai Japanese
An eastern Japanese variant of Fukatani.... [more]
Labrum English
variant of Laybourn with metathesis of -r-
Cannell Manx
Manx cognate of McConnell or O'Connell.
Wymore English
From a town called Waymore in England, possibly abandoned. Combining Old English wic meaning "dwelling place," and mor meaning "moor."
Pessegueiro Portuguese
Means "peach tree" in Portuguese, ultimately from Latin persicum. It indicated a person who lived near or worked with peach trees.
Gonyeau French
Respelling of French Gagnon, found predominantly in New England, possibly also of Gagneau, from a diminutive of Gagne.
Repass German (Swiss)
An Americanization of the Swiss Rippas. The first recorded person with this surname was from Ziefen, Switzerland.
Kulasooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලසූරිය (see Kulasuriya).
Sumeragi Japanese
From Japanese 皇 (sumeragi), script-changed from 皇木 (sumeragi), from 皇 (sumera), a sound-changed clipping of 皇華山 (Kōkasan) meaning "Kōka Mountain", a mountain in the area of Kitahanazawa in the city of Higashiōmi in the prefecture of Shiga in Japan, and 木 (gi), the joining form of 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood"... [more]
Kasteel Dutch
Dutch cognate of Castle.
Raider English
Taken from a village called "Rait".
Stansfield English (British)
Habitational name from a place in West Yorkshire, probably named with the genitive case of the Old English personal name Stan 1 "stone" and Old English feld "pasture, open country"... [more]
Hiljanen Finnish
Hiljanen derives from hilja which means "quiet" in Finnish.
Kivikas Estonian
Kivikas is an Estonian surname derived from "kivikamakas" meaning "rock".
Arachchi Sinhalese
From a title used during the British colonial era of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) to denote a native village headman or leader.
Amy French
From the given name Amé or Aimé.
Murawski Polish
Name for someone from placed called Murawa or Murawy, both derived from Polish murawa meaning "lawn, green, sward".
Tonkin English, Scottish
Derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Antony; from the nick. Tony, and with diminutive suffix Ton-kin.
Ben Tal Hebrew
Means "son of the dew" in Hebrew. (see Tal)
Shan Chinese
From the place name Shan. Cheng Wang, the second king (1115–1079 bc) of the Zhou dynasty, granted to a son the area of Shan, and the son’s descendants adopted the place name as their surname. It comes from the Chinese word meaning "mountain"... [more]
Saykhman Punjabi
This name is a boy's name. used as surname name. mostly used as boys name of Sikh or Hindu religion. originated from Punjabi. (sikh) means "learner" and (maan) means "mind". "Learner's Mind"
Rough English
A topographic name referring to a dwelling with uncultivated ground, ultimately deriving from Olde English ruh meaning "rough".
Kingibe Kanuri, Nigerian
Meaning unavailable.
Bowden English
Habitational name from any of several places called Bowden or Bowdon, most of them in England. From Old English boga "bow" and dun "hill", or from Old English personal names Buga or Bucge combined with dun.... [more]
Caamaño Galician
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish in the municipality of Porto do Son.
Benthall English
From Old English beonet meaning "bent-grass" and halh meaning nook.
Sergeyan Armenian, Russian
Means "son of Sergey" with the Armenian suffix yan.
Nəsirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəsir".
Mijić Croatian
The surname Mijić is one of those surnames that are very common in Croatia, but also in other countries. This surname sounds very simple and modest, but it has deep roots in history. It is interesting how surnames often arose from some nicknames or personal characteristics of the person who bore that surname... [more]
Doğu Turkish
Means "east" in Turkish.
Yesayan Armenian
Means "son of Yesay".
Noir French
Means "black" in French, denoting a person with a dark complexion, or someone who habitually wears dark clothing, or a night worker.
Osmanović Bosnian
Means ''son of Osman''.
Alpers Scottish
Derived from the given name Albert
Tawil Arabic
Means "tall" in Arabic.
Yokose Japanese
Yoko means "beside next to" and se means "current, ripple".
Zahir Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Bengali
From the given name Zahir.
Bierbaum German
German: topographic name for someone who lived by a pear tree, Middle Low German berbom. Compare Birnbaum.
Beshimov Kyrgyz
Possibly derived from the given name Beshim. A known bearer is Bakyt Beshimov, the deputy chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan.
Tõsine Estonian
Tõsine is an Estonian surname meaning "serious" and "earnest".
Chokalingam Indian, Tamil
Variant of Chockalingam. A famous bearer is American actress and comedienne Vera Mindy Chokalingam (1979-), who uses the stage name Mindy Kaling.
Kuri Japanese
From 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut".
Casement Manx
Anglicized and reduced form of Manx Gaelic Mac Asmuint meaning "son of Ásmundr". A notable bearer was Sir Roger Casement (1864-1916), an Irish-born British consular official and rebel.
Revels American
from the surname Revel, a variant of Revell, a Middle English and Old French name referring to festivity
Mittel German
Literally "middle", probably a topographic name from a farm occupying a middle position in a settlement. Compare Mitter.
Del Prato Italian
Meaning "of the meadow" in Italian, likely detonating to someone who lived on a field.
Tsuchiya Japanese
From Japanese 土 (tsuchi) meaning "earth, soil, ground" and 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, dwelling" or 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Szpakowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Podlachian village Szpakowo.
Mohsenpour Persian
Means "son of Mohsen" in Persian.
Ageyev Russian
derived from given name Aggey (from Biblical Hebrew word meaning "festive")
Erickson English
Americanized form of Erikson.
Aschieri Italian
Derived from the given name Anscario, itself from a latinized form of Germanic Ansgar.
Soopere Estonian
Soopere is an Estonian surname meaning "swamp folks".
Solanki Indian, Gujarati, Marathi
From a vernacular name for the Chaulukya, a dynasty that ruled parts of northwestern India (in what is now Gujarat and Rajasthan) between the 10th and 13th centuries, of uncertain meaning.
Kobrynsky Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Kobrinsky. Most of the Kobrynsky family had settled in Canada.
Qazi Muslim
Status name for a judge, from a Persian form of Arabic Qadi.
Wilhelmsson Swedish
Means "son of Wilhelm".
Mather English
Means Mower or Reaper.
Osgood English, Jewish
English: Old Norse personal name Asgautr, composed of the elements as'god'+the tribal name Gaul. This was established in England before the Conquest, in the late old English forms Osgot or Osgod and was later reinforce by the Norman Ansgot.... [more]
Rich English
Patronymic derived from a short form of Richard.
Bandaranayake Sinhalese
From the Sinhala title බණ්ඩාර (baṇḍāra) meaning "chief's son, prince" combined with Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka) meaning "hero, leader".
Boston English
Habitational name from the town Boston in Lincolnshire, England. The name means "Botwulf’s stone".... [more]
Siauw Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Xiao used by Chinese Indonesians.
Masalis Greek (Cypriot)
Cypriot surname, often used in rural parts of Cyprus. Died out in Greece, there are no more living people with it anymore.
Sabusawa Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 寒風沢 (Sabusawa), a clipping of 寒風沢浜 (Sabusawahama) meaning "Sabusawahama", a former village in the district of Miyagi in the former Japanese province of Rikuzen in parts of present-day Miyagi and Iwate in Japan, or a clipping of 浦戸寒風沢 (Uratosabusawa) meaning "Uratosabusawa", an area in the city of Shiogama in the prefecture of Miyagi in Japan.... [more]
Padar Estonian
Padar is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "pada", meaning "pot" or "cauldron"; or "padur", meaning "fenny coast".
Abeygunawardhana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේගුණවර්ධන (see Abeygunawardana).
Mawatari Japanese
From the Japanese 馬 (ma, uma or ba) "horse" and 渡 (watari or wata) "ferry" or ferryboat."
Awaya Japanese
From Japanese 粟 (Awa) meaning "Mllet" and 谷 (Tani) meaning "valley".
Gloff German
German and Swiss German: from the Germanic personal name Egilolf, composed of the elements agi(l) ‘edge’, ‘point’ (of a sword) + wolf ‘wolf’, cognate with Old English Ecgwulf. This was the name of several Lombard kings (ancestors of the Bavarian ducal line of the Agilolfinger), who introduced the name to Italy.
Pauley English, German
English: from a medieval pet form of Paul.... [more]
Karunarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කරුණාරත්න (see Karunaratne).
Soutome Japanese
Variant transcription of 早乙女 or 五月女 (Sōtome).
Ohara Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Kargar Persian
Means "worker, labourer" in Persian.
Novikovas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Novikov.
Kodama Japanese
From Japanese 児 or 兒 (ko) meaning "child, young" and 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball".
Lear English
Means (i) "person from Leire", Leicestershire ("place on the river Leire", a river-name that may also be the ancestor of Leicestershire); or (ii) "person from Lear", any of several variously spelled places in northern France with a name based on Germanic lār "clearing"... [more]
Villamizar Spanish
Habitational name from Villamizar in León.
Tong Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanized of Tang.
Sagorsky Polish, Russian
It means literally "of the city/town Sagorsk". Sagorsk is a city near the Russian capital of Moskva. The ending of "sky" means "of". The "Sagor" part of the surname sounds to me like "za gor" which is "za gorod"... [more]
Benade Afrikaans
From Bénade, a regional or dialectical variation of Bénard or Bernard.
Aizawa Japanese
Variant reading of 阿久沢 or 阿久澤 (see Akuzawa 2).
Soroka Ukrainian, Jewish
From the nickname Soroka meaning "magpie", which indicates a thievish person or a person with a white streak of hair among black hair.
Tjhia Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Xie used by Chinese Indonesians.
Noah English
Derived from the biblical name Noah 1.
Rens Dutch
From the personal name Rens, a reduced form of Laurens. Could also derive from a given name containing the element regin "advice, counsel", such as Reinoud.
Miletić Croatian, Serbian
Means ''son of Mile''.
Efetürk Turkish
Means "brother of the Turks", derived from Turkish efe meaning "older brother, brave".
Ducksworth English
Variant spelling of Duckworth.
Vincek Croatian
Possibly derived from the Croatian nickname for Vincent.
Lightfoot English
From a nickname for a messenger or a swift runner, derived from Middle English light "having little weight" and fot "foot".
Bolt English
Either: an occupational name for an archer or a maker of bolts, or a nickname for a stocky or upright person, derived from Middle English bolt "bolt, crossbow bolt". A famous bearer of the name is Jamaican athletic sprinter Usain Bolt (1986-), widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time.
Zou Chinese
From Chinese 邹 (zōu) referring to the ancient state of Zou, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.
Niggli German (Swiss), Romansh
Variant of Nigg in combination with the diminutive suffix -li.
Squarepants Popular Culture
The surname of the famous cartoon character "SpongeBob SquarePants" from the entitled show.
Sá Fortes Portuguese (Brazilian)
Sá is a Portuguese toponymic surname, which refers to places with the same name, especially in the north of Portugal. Fortes, in turn, is a surname that can have a geographical origin (strong, high place) or professional origin (strong, strong person, warrior), also with Portuguese roots.. ... [more]
Poverelli Italian
Means "poor (person)" in Italian, given to foundlings and orphans.
Guruge Sinhalese
Derived from Sinhala ගුරු (guru) meaning "teacher, master" and the locative suffix -ගේ (-ge) meaning "of, home, house".
Mclane Scottish, Irish
Means "son of the servant of St. John".
Lagrange French
Means "the granary" in French, a topographic name for someone who lived by a granary or a habitational name for someone who lived in Lagrange or similar in France, all derived from Old French grange "granary, barn" (see Grange) combined with the definite article la... [more]
Dizon Filipino
From Hokkien 二孫 (jī-sun) meaning "second grandson".
Shcherba Belarusian
Probably related to Shcherbanyuk.
Hamada Arabic
From the given name Hamada.
Tolstoy Russian
Means "fat" from Russian толстый (tolstyy) meaning "thick, stout, fat". This was the name of a Russian family of nobility; a notable member was Count Lev "Leo" Tolstoy (1828-1910), a Russian writer.
Amoozgar Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian آموزگار (see Amouzgar).
Van Wyngarden Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of van Wijngaarden (see Wijngaard).
Liborio Italian
From the given name Liborio
Guimao Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano gimaw meaning "emerge, protrude, stick out".
Moodysson Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "son of Moody". A notable bearer is Swedish director Lukas Moodysson (b. 1969).
Shalit Hebrew
From Hebrew שליט (shalit) meaning "ruler" or "ruling, governing, dominant".
Únzaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Untzaga.
Isogai Japanese
From Japanese 磯 (iso) meaning "seashore, beach" and 谷 (gai) meaning "valley".
Aoraki Maori (Rare)
This less-common Maori surname is from the name of New Zealand's highest mountain - Aoraki/Mt Cook
Izagirre Basque
Derived from Basque (h)aize "wind" and ageri "prominent, visible, exposed".
Alessandro Italian
From the given name Alessandro.
Elizabeth American
From the given name Elizabeth.
Huseinović Bosnian
Means "son of Husein".
Sahabi Iranian
Possibly from Arabic صَحَابِيّ‎ (ṣaḥābiyy) meaning "companion", from the verb صَحِبَ‎ (ṣaḥiba) "to accompany, to be one's companion".
Vayayana Indigenous Taiwanese
Meaning unavailable.
Haraldsson Icelandic
Means "son of Haraldur" in Icelandic.
Rives French, Jewish
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish female personal name Rive a back-formation from Rivke (see Rifkin).... [more]
De Kempenaer Dutch
Means "the one from Kempen" in Dutch.
Heir English
relationship name from Middle English heir, heier meaning "heir". Compare Ayre. See Hare.
Asabushi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 朝武士 (see Asamushi).
Ogg Scottish
Anglicized form of a nickname from the Gaelic adjective óg meaning "young", used to distinguish the junior of two bearers of the same personal name.
Florentini Romansh
Corruption of Florin-Thöni.
Schattner German, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from any of several places named Schaten or Schatten, or a topographic name for someone living in a shady location, from Middle High German schate "shade", "protection".
Sipelgas Estonian
Sipelgas is an Estonian surname meaning "ant".
Buhagiar Maltese
Means "father of rocks" from Maltese bu meaning "father" and ħaġar meaning "stones, rocks".
Sandano Italian
Derived from an older form of Italian sandalo "sandal (plant), sandalwood", ultimately from Sanskrit चन्दन (candana). Possibly an occupational name for someone who crafted with the wood, or perhaps a nickname for someone who often wore a sandalwood scent.
Kázmér Hungarian
From the given name Kázmér.
Izzard English
Derived from the feminine given name Iseut.
Luiz Portuguese
From the given name Luis.
Piktor Polish
From the personal name Wiktor (see Victor).