Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the gender is unisex; and the order is random.
usage
gender
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Tobing Batak
Means "riverbank, edge" in Batak. It is also used as a short form of Lumbantobing.
Junk German
Variant of Jung 1.
Samy Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Sami 2.
Coakley Irish
From Irish Gaelic Mac Caochlaoich "son of Caochlaoch", a personal name meaning literally "blind warrior".
Elortza Basque
Derived from Basque elorri "hawthorn, thorn" and the abundance suffix -tza.
Igasato Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五十里 (see Ikari).
Ffelan English
Anglisized version of the Gaelic Ó Faoláin meaning "descendent of Faolán", a given name meaning "wolf".
Sys Belgian (Modern)
No actual idea as to origin except it is Belgian from Flanders region.
Charlotte French, English
From the feminine given name Charlotte.
Kidwell Welsh, English
The origins of this surname are uncertain, but it may be derived from Middle English kidel "fish weir", denoting a person who lived by a fish weir or made his living from it, or from an English place called Kiddal, probably meaning "Cydda's corner of land" from the Old English given name Cydda and halh "nook or corner of land".
Yokoshima Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "side, beside, next to" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Malkawi Arabic (Arabized)
The surname 'Malkawi' deprives from the town of Malka, a small village in Jordan bordering Syria.
Stifter German, German (Austrian)
Means "founder" in Middle High German, from stiften "to bring about, endow, donate", a name for a tenant farmer on previously unoccupied land, or a habitational name from the related word Stift meaning "endowed monastery, secular convent, church foundation".
Ollis English
Unexplained surname found in records of Bristol and Bath.
Gylfason Icelandic
Means "son of Gylfi". Used exclusively by men. Gylfadóttir is the female version.
Tsorn Russian
Russian form of Zorn.
Pedrussio Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Peter.
Kayama Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "increase, add" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Ellermaa Estonian
Ellermaa is an Estonian surname, most likely an Estoniazation of the German surname Ellermann.
Coffee Irish
Variant of Coffey.
Mura Japanese
From 村 (mura) meaning "village".
Soler Maltese
Not to be confused with the Catalan and Occitan surname of the same spelling.
Naserzadeh Persian
Means "born of Naser" in Persian.
Kyne Irish
From Gaelic Ó Cadháin meaning "descendant of Cadhán", a byname meaning "barnacle goose".
Amparo Spanish (Philippines)
Means "protection, shelter, refuge" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Amparo, meaning "Our Lady of Refuge".
Ibaiguren Basque (Rare)
Means "river's edge", derived from Basque ibai "river" and guren "edge, bank".
Marsz Polish
Polish cognate of Mars.
Rengel Medieval Croatian
Used by several houses of Croatia few centuries ago, now, those of this name are but a shadows of once proud and prestigious house
Nardozzi Italian
Means "son of Nardozzo", a pet form of the given name Nardo.
Põder Estonian
Means "moose" in Estonian.
Cleaveland English
Spelling variant of Cleveland.
Torriente Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Cuban name likely meaning "river".
Abeygunasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේගුණසේකර (see Abeygunasekara).
Hamel German, Jewish
Habitational name from the town of Hamelin, which sits on the Hamel river.
Jaakson Estonian
Jaakson is an Estonian surname meaning "son of Jaak". From the Estonian masculine given name "Jaak" and the Germanic suffix "son".
Middle English
Derived from the word middle
Troy German (Americanized), Jewish
Americanized form of Treu, or a similar surname.
Coady Irish
Coady or Cody originated in the Southern Counties of Ireland. The Norman family Odo le Ercedekne acquired land in Kilkenny, Ireland in early 1300's. In medieval records it was spelled Lerceddkne and then Archdeken and then Archdeacon... [more]
Menard English, French
Unaccented form of Ménard.
Kravar Croatian
Means ''cow herder''.
Jakić Croatian, Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Jakov".
Taimla Estonian
Taimla is an Estonian surname meaning "nursery".
Isozato Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五十里 (see Ikari 2).
Khatchadourian Armenian
Variant of Khachaturian. This was the surname of Eva Khatchadourian, the mother of Kevin Khatchadourian, a school shooter in the 2003 fictional novel We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver.
Takigawa Japanese
From Japanese 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Kohinata Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun" and 向 (na, ta) meaning "approach".
Markovych Ukrainian
Means "son of Marko".
Gadient Romansh
Derived from the given name Gaudentius.
Rosenbaum Jewish
Ornamental adoption of modern German Rosenbaum "rose bush".
Helde Estonian
Helde is an Estonian surname meaning "big-hearted".
Galura Pampangan
Means "eagle" in Kapampangan, ultimately from Sanskrit गरुड (garuḍa).
Mizusawa Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 沢 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Garand French
nickname or status name from the Old French legal term garant "guarantor". perhaps from a personal name based on the ancient Germanic element warin "protection shelter" or "guard".
Ciotola Italian
Possibly a diminutive of Ciotta.
Jiravechsoontornkul Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai จิรเวชสุนทรกุล (see Chirawetsunthonkun).
Kitaoka Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Shaheed Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Shahid.
Sebas French
From the given name Sébastien.
Katsika Greek
From Greek meaning "goat".
Mccord Northern Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cuairt or Mac Cuarta, apparently meaning "son of a journey", which Woulfe suggests may be a reduced form of Mac Muircheartaigh (see Mcmurtry).
Mac A 'Ghobhainn Scottish Gaelic
The Scots Gaelic variation of Smith.
Mac Seáin Irish
Irish form of Johnson.
Putipuerca Spanish
La vieja de Equi.
Gucciardo Italian, Sicilian
from the given name Gucciardo a cognate of French Guichard of ancient Germanic origin probably composed of the elements wig "battle" or wisa "experience" and hard "strong brave hardy"... [more]
De Bie Dutch
Means "the bee" in Dutch, a nickname for a beekeeper or a for a busy person, or perhaps a habitational name for someone who lived near a sign depicting a bee.
Sani Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Sani 1.
Dangarembga Shona
Meaning unknown.
Hermosillo Spanish
Nickname for a dandy, from a diminutive of hermoso "finely formed, handsome". From Latin formosus, from forma "shape, form, beauty".
Mitchells English (African)
Derived from the given name Mitchell or a variant of Mitchell 1. Mostly dominated in South Africa.
Tomiyasu Japanese
Tomi means "wealthy" and yasu means "cheap, inexpensive, relax".
Farrer English
Variant of Farrar.
Karabulut Turkish
Means "black cloud" in Turkish.
Burlock English
Potentially a variant of Bullock.
Habyarimana Central African
Variant spelling of Havyarimana. This surname was borne by assassinated Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana (1937-1994).
Imaishi Japanese
今 (Ima) means "Now, Present" and 石 (Ishi) means "Stone". This was within the 1009's of most used Japanese surnames in 2012.
Moríñigo Spanish
Habitational surname from Moríñigo, Moríñigo is a municipality located in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León.
Cunniff Irish
From Irish Gaelic Mac Conduibh "son of Condubh", a personal name meaning literally "black dog".
Samune Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 実 (sane) meaning "fruit seed" and 宗 (mune) meaning "principle; aim; purpose; meaning; gist", referring to a land with many fruits or with rich fertility.... [more]
Mcclung Scottish (Anglicized)
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Luinge ‘son of Lunge’, a personal name probably meaning ‘seafarer’, although the literal meaning is ‘ship’, from Latin navis longa.
Archuleta Spanish, English
Castilianized form of Basque Aretxuloeta, a topographic name meaning "oak hollow".
Surya Indian, Telugu
From the given name Surya.
Forde English, Irish
Variant of Ford. This is a very common spelling in Ireland.
Howarth English
"From a hedged estate", from Old English haga ("hedge, haw") and worð ("farm, estate"). Likely originating from the Yorkshire village of the same name. Common in Lancashire and recorded from at least 1518, as Howorthe, with an earlier version of Hauewrth in Gouerton dated 1317 recorded in the Neubotle charters.
Camrose English (Rare), Welsh (Rare)
From the village of Camrose in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The surname itself is derived from Welsh cam meaning "crooked, bent", and rhos meaning "moor, heath."
Oumaña Leonese
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous comarca of the province of Llión.
Maffia Italian
Variant of Mattia.
Stoaks English
A name of unknown meaning that was brought to Britain as a result of the Norman Conquest.
Mellenthin German
Habitational name from places so called near Berlin and on the island of Usedom.
Sliney Irish
Shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Sleimhne "son of Sleimhne", a personal name based on a word meaning "smoothness, sleekness, polish".
Restivo Italian
Derived from Sicilian restivu meaning "uncommunicative, reserved, shy; wayward, contrary" or "stammering, stuttering", as well as "difficult, obstinate" in reference to farm animals.
Bakalinsky Russian
From Russian Бакали (bakaly) which is derived from Turkish bakkal (Slavicized form bakal) "grocer". Possibly given to someone who dwells in Bakaly or Bakalinsky.
Perrone Italian
Augmented form of the given name Perro, a variant of Piero.
Juanez Spanish
Means “son of Juan 1
Azabu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 麻布 (Azabu), a clipping of 元麻布 (Motoazabu) meaning "Motoazabu", an area in the ward of Minato in the city of Tokyo in Japan.
Sherzai Pashto
Alternate transcription of Shirzai.
Hooft Dutch
Means "head" in Middle Dutch.
Mahfoud Arabic
Derived from the given name Mahfuz.
Deerasinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධීරසිංහ (see Dheerasinghe).
Jaxton English
Means "Jack's town" in English
Bolar Spanish
Topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of soil of a particular type known as tierra bolar.
Casamassima Italian
Habitational name for someone from the town in Apulia, Italy, derived from Italian casa meaning "house" and the given name Massimo.
Thomet French (Swiss), German (Swiss)
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Thomas.
Darms Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the surname Arms.
Vogt Von Hachenburg Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt. Members of this noble family also used the surnames Vogt von Westerburg und Hachenburg, Vogt von Hachenburg und Blankenburg, and Vogt von Elsaff.
Sherwood English
From a place name meaning "bright forest", derived from Old English scir meaning "bright" and wudu meaning "tree, wood".
Kikerpill Estonian
Kikerpill is an Estonian surname meaning "cicer instrument".
Isose Japanese
Iso means "sand" and se means "ripple".
Beaubien French (Quebec), English
From French beau meaning "beautiful" and bien meaning "well, good". The name referred to someone with physical beauty.
Custodio Spanish
From the given name Custodio.
Mahdizadeh Persian
From the given name Mahdi combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Corbeau French
Means "raven, crow" in French.
Derkum German
Unknown
Hiew Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka romanization of Qiu.
Meer German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from Late Latin maior domus "mayor of a palace" (compare Meyer 1).
Cannavaro Italian
Probably from a nickname used to refer to rope makers or hemp growers. This surname is most famously borne by brothers Fabio (1973–) and Paolo Cannavaro (1981–), former football players.
Gandolfi Italian
Means "son of Gandolf".
Kotani Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 糀谷 (see Kōtani).
Carone Italian
Augmentative form of Caro "beloved".
Wijetilleke Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේතිලක (see Wijethilaka).
Soete Low German
Derived from Low German söt /seut "sweet".
Lisena Italian
Uncertain etymology.
Duesterwald German
Variant spelling of Düsterwald.
Mansoor Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Mansur.
Kitley English
Derived from a place name in Devonshire, England, and was first recorded in the form of Kitelhey in 1305.... [more]
Alfred English, Caribbean
Derived from the given name Alfred.
Sheinbaum Jewish
Derived from German schön meaning "beautiful, friendly" and baum meaning "tree".
Sundja Estonian
Sundja is an Estonian surname meaning "forced".
Lattanavong Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ລັດຕະນະວົງ (see Rattanavong).
Zhuang Chinese
From Chinese 莊 (zhuāng), the posthumous name of king Xiong Lü of the state of Chu (which existed during the Zhou dynasty).
Rackley English
It means ‘mound’ ‘homestead’ and ‘ham’.
Samararathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරරත්න (see Samararatne).
Rump Estonian
Rump is an Estonian surname meaning "dugout" and "punt".
Montecchi Italian
Italian form of Montague.
Yasumi Japanese
Yasu meaning 安 (yasu) meaning "rest, peace, cheap, relax" and 己 (mi) meaning "oneself".
Anno Japanese
Means "of hermitage" in Japanese. A famous bearer is famous Japanese illustrator and children's educational book author Mitsumasa Anno (1926-present).
Ishigaki Japanese, Okinawan (Japanized)
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 垣 (kaki) meaning "fence".
Delfino Italian, Spanish
From the personal name Delfino, from Latin Delphinus, from delphis "dolphin", regarded in medieval times as a symbol of goodness and friendliness.
Marcellin French
From the given name Marcellin
Fouad Arabic
From the given name Fuad.
Agraz Spanish
Refers to an ancient type of grape. In Spanish, agraz means "sour grape, unripe grape, verjuice" Possibly an occupational name for someone who worked on a vineyard or in the wine-making industry... [more]
Raiter German
Occupational name for a taxman or accountant, from an agent derivative of Middle High German reiten ‘to reckon’, ‘to calculate’.
Sato Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 砂糖 (see Satō).
Rieke German
Variant of Rieck
af Trolle Swedish (Rare)
Swedish noble family whose name was taken from the name of another noble family, Trolle.
Fawad Urdu
Derived from the given name Fawad.
Türkmenoğlu Turkish
Means "son of a Turkmen".
Mattocks English
An occupation name for a digger or pryer.
Asum Filipino, Maranao
Possibly from Maranao asom meaning "bearded, rugged".
Trautwein German
Derived from a medieval given name composed of Middle High German trut meaning "beloved" and win meaning "friend".
Corpuz Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Corpus primarily used in the Philippines.
Kartallozi Albanian
Meaning unknown.
Mieras Catalan
Castilianized form of Mieres, a habitational name from Catalan and Asturian-Leonese Mieres, towns in Catalonia and Asturies.
Drewry English
Variant of Drury.
Wooten English
Habitational name from any of the extremely numerous places named with Old English wudu "wood" + tun "enclosure", "settlement",
Goldmann German, Jewish
occupational name for someone who worked with gold denoting anything from a gold-miner to a maker of gold jewelry or a gilder (someone skilled in decorating surfaces with a very thin layer of gold leaf)... [more]
Beynon Welsh
Southern Welsh variant of Bennion; from Welsh ab Eynon meaning "son of Einion".
Reisner Jewish
Jewish (Ashkenazic) nickname for a traveler, from an agent derivative of German reisen ‘to travel’ (see Reise). Also a variant of Reis.
Chino Japanese (Rare)
Written with characters Chi ("Micanthus Reed") and No ("Feild").
Wijepala Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and पाल (pala) meaning "guard, protector".
Faris Arabic
From the given name Faris.
Kageyama Japanese
From Japanese 影 or 景 (kage) meaning "shadow" or 蔭 (kage) meaning "shade, shelter" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Borgo Italian
Borgo is an Italian surname, which means 'village' or 'borough'.
Petkov Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means “son of Petko” in Bulgarian and Macedonian.
Barakzay Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto بارکزی (see Barakzai).
Casperson English
Means "son of Casper".
Ukai Japanese
From Japanese 鵜 (u) meaning "cormorant (a type of bird)" and 飼 (kai) meaning "domesticate, raise".
Hodnett English
Derived from an English village named "hodnet".
Mbangwa Shona
Meaning unknown.
Vakhayev Chechen
Alternate transcription of Chechen Вахаев (see Vakhaev).
Charretier French
French form of Carter.
McEvoy Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhíodhbhuidhe meaning "son of Fíodhbhadhach", derived from fiodhbhadhach meaning "woodsman".
Legazpi Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality with the coordinates 43° 03′ 18″ N, 2° 20′ 06″ W.
Ashfaq Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Ashfaq.
Caradine English, German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of German Gardein, itself a Germanized spelling of French Jardin. It could also denote someone from the village and civil parish of Carden in Cheshire, England.
Ryan Korean (Russified)
Form of Ryang used by Koreans in Russia.
Doleschal German
German cognate of Doležal.
Andoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Ando.
Suehara Japanese
From 末 (sue) meaning "tip, top, end" and 原 (hara) meaning "plain, field".
Pereire Breton (Latinized, Archaic)
This surname is the Gallic (Gaulish) origin and it means wild pear tree. There are also similar spellig in the Iberian Peninsula such as Pereiro, Pereyro, Pereiros, Perero and Pereros. These surnames (last names) correspond to families of the Celtiberian culture.