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.
Keheley Irish (Anglicized)
americanized version of an irish clan name
Sivertson American
Americanized form of Sivertsen or Sivertsson.
Van Berkel Dutch
Means "from Berkel", the name of several villages derived from berk "birch tree" and lo "forest clearing".
Gavrilin Russian
From the given name Gavriil.
Anguino American, Spanish (Mexican)
Mexican-American last name
Reinbold German
From a Germanic personal name composed of the elements ragin "counsel" + bald "bold", "brave."
Acatecatl Nahuatl
From Nahuatl acatl "reed, cane" and tecatl "person; inhabitant of a place".
Amigasaya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 編笠屋 (Amigasaya) meaning "Amigasa Store", from 編笠 (amigasa) meaning "braided hats", referring to a store that sells braided hats.
Tuulinen Finnish
Derived from Finnish tuuli meaning "wind".
Shakhar Hebrew (Modern)
Means "dawn" in Hebrew.
Kaeomani Thai
From Thai แก้ว (kaeo) meaning "crystal, glass" and มณี (mani) meaning "precious stone, gem, jewel".
Uiboleht Estonian
Uiboleht is an Estonian surname meaning "wintergreen (genus: Pyrola)".
Jessie English
Possibly a variant of Jessey, an occupational name for someone making jesses (a short strap fastened around the leg of a bird used in falconry).
Varney English
From the French place name Vernay meaning "alder grove, alder wood", derived from Gaulish vern "alder (tree)" and the Latin locative suffix -etum "place of; plantation, grove" (-aie in modern French).
Dow English
Variant of Daw.
Comer English
Occupational name for a maker or seller of combs, or to someone who used them to prepare wool or flax for spinning, derived from Middle English combere, an agent derivative of Old English camb meaning "comb"... [more]
Kahananui Hawaiian
From the given name Kahananui.
Krasiński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Krasne, Przasnysz County.
Serin Turkish
Means "cool, chilly, fresh" in Turkish.
Zielsdorf German
Habitational name from an unidentified place, perhaps Ziersdorf in Lower Austria.
Mccaffery Irish
The meaning of the surname MCCAFFERY is - the son of Godfrey (God's peace).
Kaneda Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "metal" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Noriega Asturian, Spanish, South American
This indicates familial origin within an eponymous village.
Sampedro Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
habitational name from any of several places especially in Galicia so named for a local church or shrine dedicated to Saint Peter; variant of San Pedro.
Ghareeb Arabic
From the given name Gharib.
Sam Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cen.
Kostabi Estonian
Kostabi is an Estonian surname meaning "echo".
Mulvihill Irish
Anglicized from Gaelic Ó Maoil Mhichíl meaning "descendant of Maoilmhichil", Maoilmhichil being a personal name meaning "devotee of (Saint) Michael", referring to the archangel.
Dunne Irish, English, Scottish
This surname means dark and was likely given to those with a dark complexion or with dark hair.
Donham Scottish
A surname meaning "House on the Hill" .
Fujiyama Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Lizovich Jewish
I knew a family with this surname and they were Jewish.
Wnuk Polish
Means "grandson" in Polish.
Zachos Greek
A shortened version of Zacharias.
Hanayama Japanese
From 華 or 花 (hana) meaning "flower, blossom" combined with 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Leather English, Scottish
A metonymic occupational name for a leatherworker or seller of leather goods, and derived from Middle English and Old English lether meaning "leather".
Macmuircheartaich Scottish Gaelic
It literally means "Muircheartach’s son".
Latk Sorbian
Meaning unknown.
Phasee Thai
Means "tax" in Thai.
Giraldo Italian, Spanish
From the given name Giraldo.
Toth English (Anglicized), German
Either an anglicized form of Hungarian Tóth or derived from German tot "dead" or Middle High German tote "godfather".
Okasaki Japanese
Oka means "mound, hill" and saki means "cape, promontory peninsula".
Nagakawa Japanese
Naga means "long, chief" and kawa means "river, stream".
Tanuma Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, wetland, marsh".
Wünsche German
Probably denoted a person from Wendland, a region in Germany on the borders of the states of Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. Alternatively, the name could have been derived from Wendling, a municipality in the Grieskirchen District, Upper Austria, Austria.
Suleiman Arabic
From the given name Sulayman.
Mesila Estonian
Mesila is an Estonian surname meaning "apiary" and "bee garden".
Leisalu Estonian
Leisalu is an Estonian surname meaning "leeward grove".
Norrell English, German (?)
A locational surname from the Germanic (Old English/Old Norse) term for the north. It either refers to someone who lived in a location called Northwell, lived north of a well, spring or stream (Old English weall)... [more]
Savvidis Greek
Means "son of Savvas".
Terashima Japanese
From Japanese 寺 (tera) meaning "Buddhist temple" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Lesnar German
Variant spelling of German Lessner, a habitational name from any of various places in eastern Germany called Lessen, all named with Slavic les 'forest'.
Korbel Czech
Occupational name for a maker of drinking vessels, from korbel "tankard".
Scanarotti Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly a nickname given to a boastful person.
Palma Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, and southern Italian: habitational name from any of various places named or named with Palma, from Latin palma ‘palm’. ... [more]
Kamphuis Dutch
Topographic name for someone who lived near a field, derived from Dutch kamp "enclosed field" and huis "house, home, building".
Tkacz Jewish
Occupational name for a weaver, Polish tkacz, a noun derivative of tkać "to weave".
Hillery English, Irish
Variant of Hillary. This surname has long been established in the county of Clare in Ireland. It was borne by the Irish president Patrick Hillery (1923-2008).
Rastoder Bosnian
Possibly derived from hrast, meaning "oak", and derati, meaning "tearing, to tear".
Bozorgmehri Persian
From the given name Bozorgmehr.
Ophir Hebrew
From the given name Ophir. Ophir (or Ofir) is originally a biblical place name. In the days of King Solomon, Ophir was mentioned as the name of a land, full of abundant natural treasures such as gold, silver, etc.
Honig German, Jewish
Metonymic name for a gatherer or seller of honey, from Middle High German honec, honic "honey", German Honig.
Johnny English
From the given name Johnny, which is diminutive of given name John.
Nash Circassian
Shapsug name derived from Adyghe нэ (nă) meaning "eye" combined with щэ (š̍ă) meaning "milk" or "crooked, wry, bent".
Lehtla Estonian
Lehtla is an Estonian surname meaning "arbor" and "bower".
Garvin English
Derived from the Old English given name Garwine meaning "spear friend".
Morioka Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" or 守 (mori) meaning "watchman, keeper, caretaker" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Carim Filipino, Maranao
From the given name Carim.
Mukhtar Arabic
From the given name Mukhtar.
Albright American
This name was originally Albrecht. It was changed by German imigrants to America in the 1600s.
György Hungarian
From the given name György.
Ó hAinbhthín Irish
Means "descendant of Ainbhthín"
Questel French, Medieval French (?)
The surname Questel was first found in Normandy. Currently, Questel is the most commonly occurring last name in Saint-Barthélemy, a French island in the Caribbean Sea.... [more]
Zelmerlöw Swedish (Rare)
Rare Swedish surname composed of the name of the family's ancestor Selma Löf. One bearer is Swedish artist Måns Zelmerlöw (b.1986) who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2016.
Lilleorg Estonian
Lilleorg is an Estonian surname meaning "flower(y) valley".
Katakami Japanese
Variant transcription of Katagami.
Steinbeck German
Denotes a person hailing from one of the many places in Germany called Steinbeck or Steinbach, from Middle High German stein "stone" and bach "stream, creek". In some cases it is a South German occupational name for a mason... [more]
Lencioni Italian
Derived from the given name Lencio, a short form of Lorenzo.
Rizza Italian
Variant of Rizzo.
Strasburg German
It is derived from the Old Germanic phrase "an der Strasse," which literally means "on the street." Thus, the original bearer of this name was most likely someone whose residence was located on a street.
Timofeyev Russian
Variant transcription of Timofeev.
Lamond Scottish
Scottish classical pianist and composer; Henry George Lamond has this surname. It means lawyer.
Tuffin English (Archaic), Anglo-Norman
Tuffin is a surname that was brought to England in the Norman Conquest of 1066. It comes from the medieval female given name Tiffania, that comes from the Greek Theophania, composed of the elements theos, meaning God and phainein meaning to appear... [more]
Shōji Japanese
From Japanese 庄 (shō) meaning "manor, villa" and 司 (ji) meaning "officer, boss".
Tunire Irish
Originates from an old folklore joke. Originates from Tuuniro
Bedell English
This place name derives from the Old English words byde, meaning "tub," and "well," meaning a "spring," or "stream." As such, Bedell is classed as a habitational name.
Conant Old Celtic, Pictish
A patronym from the ancient Celtic personal name Conan, which derives from the Celtic kunovals meaning "high" and "mighty".... [more]
Kohli Indian
Derived from the Khatri clan of the Punjab state of India.
Itsubo Japanese
From 伊 (i) meaning "this" and 坪 (tsubo), a traditional unit of length.
Iartza Basque
Habitational name probably derived from the obscure Basque word ihar "maple tree" and the suffix -tza "large quantity, abundance".
Dhammika Sinhalese
From the given name Dhammika.
Boden German, Low German
Patronymic from the personal name Bode or a topographic name for someone living in a valley bottom or the low-lying area of a field. From Middle High German boden "ground, bottom".
Kohno Japanese
Variant transcription of Kono.
Arzola Basque
Castilianized form of a Basque topographic name, derived from (h)arri "stone, rock; glass" combined with -tza "large quantity, abundance" and -ola "location, place of".
Somerset English
Regional name from the county of this name, so called from Old English sumer(tun)saete meaning "dwellers at the summer settlement".
Rachamiym Hebrew
From the given name Rachamim.
Gąsior Polish
Means "gander (male goose)" in Polish. It was used as a nickname for a person who resembled a gander or as an occupational name for a keeper of geese.
Löwenthal German, Jewish
Habitational name from any of the various places called Löwenthal in Germany, derived from German Löwe "lion" and Thal "valley". As a Jewish name, it is ornamental, sometimes associated with given names that mean "lion" (i.e., Levi, Leib or Lew 2).
Zurich German (Swiss)
Habitational name from a city in Switzerland named Zürich.
Gholamian Persian
From the given name Gholam.
Maan Arabic, Limburgish, Finnish
Of meaning unknown
Käll Swedish
From Swedish källa "source (of a stream of water)", ultimately derived from Old Norse kelda.
Belov Russian
From Russian белый (beliy) meaning "white".
Jovičić Serbian
Means "son of Jovan".
Balagtas Filipino, Tagalog
Means "shortcut, direct (path or statement)" in Tagalog.
Inui Japanese
From Japanese 乾 (inui) meaning "northwest".
Arminio Spanish, Italian, Sicilian
From the given name Arminio.
Seabert English
Transferred use of the given name Seabert
Vrolijk Dutch
Means "cheerful, merry" in Dutch.
Vollmer Danish
Danish Variant of Volkmar.
Galea Spanish, Italian, Maltese
From Spanish galea "galleon, warship" presumably a metonymic occupational name for a shipwright or a sailor. Italian habitational name from Galea in Calabria.
Acquaviva Italian
From an Italian place name meaning "running water, spring", literally "living water".
Tamim Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Tamim.
Oakden English (British)
A variant of Ogden, from a place name derived from Old English āc "oak" and denu "valley". Famous bearers include British diplomat Edward Oakden and English cricketer Patrick Oakden.
Merrifield English
English habitational name from any of various places, such as Merryfield in Devon and Cornwall or Mirfield in West Yorkshire, all named with the Old English elements myrige 'pleasant' + feld 'pasture', 'open country.' See also Merivale.
Safi Arabic
From the given name Safi.
Goonewardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Custódio Portuguese
From the given name Custódio.
Aomatsu Japanese
Ao means "green, blue" and matsu means "pine".
Kaşıkçı Turkish
Means "spoonmaker" from Turkish kaşık meaning "spoon".
Martinaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Martin" in Albanian.
Root Dutch
From Dutch root, a derivative of roten "to ret", a topographic name for someone who lived by a retting place, a place where flax is soaked in tubs of water until the stems rot to release the linen fibers.
Elestial English (British, Modern, Rare)
First used as a surname in September 2000, first appearing on a birth certificate in July 2009. Meaning "protected by angels"; the origin is an adopted surname from a type of quartz crystal, often referred to as a new millennium crystal... [more]
Pogonowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Lesser Polish villages.
Taglialatela Italian
Taglialatela means "the person who cuts the cloth" and is typical in the Naples and Caserta areas of Italy.
Perović Serbian, Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Pero".
Tsukune Japanese (Rare)
Possibly from 築 (tsuku) meaning "construction, building" and 根 (ne) meaning "root, basis, foundation".
Woodruff English, Caribbean
Topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of land where woodruff grew, Anglo-Saxon wudurofe composed of wudu "wood" with a second element of unknown origin.
Lukyanov Russian
Means "son of Lukyan".
Gan Chinese
From Chinese 甘 (gān) of uncertain origin, possibly from the name of Shang dynasty minister Gan Pan or from the name of an ancient territory called Gan that existed in what is now Shaanxi province.
Hollifield English
habitational name from a minor place called as "the holy field" (Old English holegn "holy" and feld "open country") perhaps Holyfield in Waltham Holy Cross (Essex) or less likely for linguistic reasons Hellifield (Yorkshire).
Balza Spanish, Belgian, Filipino (Hispanicized), Italian
Derivation (Belzer, Balzac, Balzer, etc.) of the given name Balthazar, meaning "one of the three wise men."
Tam Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Tan.
Mitten English
English surname, meaning "from Mitten" various towns with the name or similar spelling. The towns were presumably named after the glove.
Kenmuir Scottish
Derived from one of several places named with Gaelic ceann mòr "big end" (of a feature such as a hill or loch).
Vellala Indian, Tamil
It is a Tamil name, denoting agricultural laborers.
Ilumäe Estonian
Ilumäe is an Estonian surname meaning "pretty/lovely hill/mountain".
De Iorio Italian
Means "son of Iorio".
Schottenstein German, Jewish
Ornamental name meaning "bulkhead stone" in German.
Fuchinoue Japanese
Fuchi means "abyss, pool, deep end", no is a possessive particle, and ue means "upper, top, above".
Kanehiro Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 廣 (hiro) meaning "broad, spacious, wide".
Siahaan Batak
Derived from Batak sihahaan meaning "eldest child, eldest sibling".
Orsi Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Orso. It may also be an Italianized form of Slovenian Uršic, metronymic from the female personal name Urša, short form of Uršula (Latin Ursula), or a patronymic from the male personal name Urh, Slovenian vernacular form of Ulrik, German Udalrich
Hamel Dutch
Means "wether, castrated ram" in Dutch, an occupational name for a shepherd.
Vidas Lithuanian
From a short form of the personal name Vidmantas.
Azimi Persian
From the given name Azim.
Oosthuizen South African
Came from a village in the Dutch province of North Holland.
Bedigian Armenian
Variant of Bedikian. Used by Armenians living outside of Armenia.
Liinamäe Estonian
Liinamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "straight hill"; derived from "liin" meaning "straight/line" and "mäe" meaning "hill/mountain".
Avdić Bosnian
Means "child of Avdo".
Fujinomiya Japanese
Fuji means "wisteria", no means "therefore, of", and miya means "shrine".
Namisato Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 波里 (see Hari).
Aminzadeh Persian
Means "born of Amin" in Persian.
Altman German, Jewish
Variant of Alt and Alterman.
Boynton English
Variant of Boyton, from a place in Lancashire, England.
Januszkiewicz Polish
Means "son of Janusz".
Newborn English
Habitational name from Newbourn in Suffolk or Newburn in Tyne and Wear (formerly part of Northumberland), both named with Old English niwe "new" and burna "stream", perhaps denoting a stream that had changed its course.
Zehren German (Swiss)
From a prepositional phrase from Middle High German ze hērren, an occupational name for someone was in service of a lord.
Hafezi Persian
From the given name Hafez.
Tates English
This is a variant of rather Tate or Tate, both having the same origin.
Cabuhat Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog kabuhat meaning "lifter, carrier".
Frick German
Variant of Fricke.
Rassam Arabic
Means "artist, painter" in Arabic.
Ueoka Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Terryberry English
Americanized form of German Dürrenberger
Chernova Russian
Derived from Russian чёрный (chyorniy) meaning "black". Feminine counterpart of Chernov.
Sarakatsanis Greek
Derived from the Greek Σαρακατσάνοι (Sarakatsanoi) referred to an ethnic Greek population subgroup who were traditionally transhumant shepherds, native to Greece, with a smaller presence in neighbouring Bulgaria, southern Albania, and North Macedonia... [more]
Ketterley English
Meaning unknown. It is used in C.S. Lewis' novel, the Magician's Nephew, as the surname of Andrew and Letty Ketterley.
Lauterbach German
From the name of various places in Germany, for example the village of Lauterbach in the district of Rottweil, Baden-Württemberg.
Quaker English, Scottish
This surname was used to indicate someone who worked as a son of a vicar, who was a priest in charge of a parish in which most or all of the tithes were paid to another recipient, while the vicar received a stipend.
Turcotte French, Welsh
Means "tower" in French and Welsh.
Gunawardana Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit गुण (guna) meaning "quality, property, attribute" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, strengthening, growing".
Buglass English
Possibly from the Booklawes region near Melrose, Roxburgshire, originally spelt "Buke-Lawes" (lit. "buck/stag" combined with "low ground"); otherwise from the Gaelic words buidhe - "yellow" and glas - "green".
Rozenstruik Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Means "rose bush" in Dutch, possibly an artificial name.
Gopuansuy Filipino
From the surnames Goh, Pua, and Suy.
Sasori Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 佐曽利 with 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help," 曽 (so, sou, zou, katsu, katsute, sunawachi) meaning "before, ever, formerly, never, once" and 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit."
Hagman Swedish
Combination of Swedish hage "enclosure, pasture" and man "man", thus making it a cognate of German Hagemann.
Sikander Persian
Sikander ultimately comes from Persian literature by the Shahnameh. It is a variant of Alexander along with the word “Eskander”. Both words are used in Persian literature to refer to Alexander the Great... [more]
Ivsen English (Rare, ?)
Possibly a variant of Ibsen or Iversen.
Finkelstein Jewish
Means "spark stone" from Old High German funko meaning "spark" and stein meaning "stone".
Habibi Persian, Arabic
From the given name Habib.
Tovmasyan Armenian
Means "son of Tovmas".
Yube Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 弓部 (see Yumbe).
Leadbeater English
Variant spelling of Ledbetter.
Universe Popular Culture
From the English word universe. It is borne by the titular protagonist in the Cartoon Network show "Steven Universe".
Chong Korean
Variant romanization of Jeong.
Ramanayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala රාමනායක (see Ramanayake).