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.
Hovsepyan Armenian
Means "son of Hovsep".
Boudewijn Dutch
From the given name Boudewijn.
Asplin English
From a short form of the given name Absalom.
Hohensee German
Habitational name from any of several places so named in Pomerania and East Prussia, or perhaps from Hohenseeden near Magdeburg.
Cziffra Banat Swabian, Hungarian, Romani
Means “digit” in Hungarian.
Bridson English
Anglicization of Mac Giolla-Bríghhde, contracted to Mac Bríghde.
Carucci Italian
Derived from Medieval Latin names Carutius or Caruccius or from the Italian term caruccio composed by caro meaning "dear" with the endearment suffix -uccio.
Foxwell English
Means "fox stream", from Old English fox and well(a), meaning stream.
Pauro Croatian, Istriot
Probably an Istrian form of Paro.
Michiyama Japanese
Michi means "path" and yama means "mountain, hill".
Blumenfeld German, Jewish
habitational name from any of several places called Blumenfeld or Blumenfelde, derived from the elements bluomo "bloom, flower" and feld "field"... [more]
Mets Estonian
Means "forest" in Estonian.
Meconi Italian
Possibly derived from a diminutive form of Mecca.
Krutxaga Basque
Habitational name, probably derived from a variant of Basque gurutze "cross; intersection, crossing" and -aga "place of, abundance of".
Rodić Serbian, Croatian
Possibly derived from roda (рода), meaning "stork".
Riedemann German
Either a habitational name derived from places named Ried or Riede, or a topographic name derived from Low German Riede "rivulet".
Yuengling German
"youngling" or a "young person"
Minium Italian (Modern, ?)
Minium is the name of a red pigment made from lead oxide as well as the name of the mineral itself, coming from Latin. It was named so because the mines it came from were close to the River Minius in Iberia... [more]
Basri Arabic
Derived from the given name Basri.
Funderburgh Old High German
Means "from the fortress" or "from the castle" and is derived from the German element "von der" (from the) and "burg" from the Middle High German element meaning fortress, castle, or fortified town.
Maison English
Variant of Mayson.
Calderone Italian
From the Latin word Caldaria "cauldron". Given to someone who worked as a tinker or tinsmith. Italian cognitive of Calderón.
Mitsuhashi Japanese
From 三 (mitsu) meaning "three" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Ayanov Kazakh
Means "son of Ayan 2".
Lex German, Dutch
From a short form of the personal name Alexius, Alexis.
Gal Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Gal 1, means "wave" in Hebrew.
Carim Filipino, Maranao
From the given name Carim.
Veca Italian
Southern Italian: possibly from vece ‘change’, ‘mutation’, ‘alternation’ (from Latin vix, vicis, plural vices), or from a pet form of a personal name formed with this element.
Saitta Sicilian, Italian
Means "arrow" or "lightning bolt" in Sicilian, from Latin sagitta via sajitta. Probably a nickname for a quick or fast-footed person, though it may have also been a metonymic occupational name for a fletcher.
Coffield English
Derived from the town of Cockfield in Suffolk.
Buckman English
Occupational name for a goatherd (Middle English bukkeman) or scholar (Old English bucman "book man"). It could also be a shortened form of Buckingham or a variant of BUCKNAM.
Emmer German
A topographic name for someone who lived by land where grain was grown, a status name for someone who owned such land, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who grew or dealt in grain.
Pagès Occitan, Catalan
Means "peasant" in Occitan and Catalan.
Seif Arabic, Persian
From the given name Saif.
Ikaika Hawaiian
Mighty, Strong, Unmovable
Dax English
Either derived from the town of Dax in France or from the Old English given name Dæcca (of unknown meaning).
Blancaflor Spanish (Philippines)
Means "white flower," from the Spanish words blanca meaning "white" and flor meaning "flower."
Falcon Jewish
Possibly derived from the German Falke, meaning "falcon."
Humenyuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian гуменний (humennyy), meaning "rubber (adjective)". Denoted to rubber worker.
Lily English
Derived from Lily, a pet name for Elizabeth. It was also used as a nickname for someone with fair skin or hair, and is derived from Old English lilie meaning "lily (the flower)"... [more]
Trinket English, Popular Culture
Effie Trinket's surname: one of "The Hunger Games"'s trilogy character.
Niidre Estonian
Niidre is an Estonian surname relating to "niide" (hay harvest).
Escuella Popular Culture
Based on Spanish escuela meaning "school". This was used for a character in the video games 'Red Dead Redemption' (2010) and 'Red Dead Redemption 2' (2018).
Hoắc Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Huo, from Sino-Vietnamese 霍 (hoắc).
Cartof Romanian
From Romanian meaning "potato". Possibly given to someone who sells or raise potatoes.
Ollson English
Variant of Olsson or Olsen.
Chau Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhou.
Rector English
Status name for the director of an institution, in particular the head of a religious house or a college. Also an anglicized form of Richter.
Tsukita Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 舂 (tsuki), from 舂き (tsuki), the continuative form of 舂く (tsuku) meaning "to grind with a mortar" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy field", referring to a rice paddy field where they would grind grain with mortars.
Bandeira Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Bandera.
Wataboshi Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 綿帽子 (see Watabōshi).
Buonaparte Italian (Rare)
Derived from the medieval given name Buonaparte.
Lagman Filipino
Meaning uncertain.
Rao Chinese
From Chinese 饒 (ráo) referring to any of several ancient places called Rao.
Ponciano Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Ponciano.
Delmas Occitan
Occitan cognate of Dumas.
Soulier French
Metonymic occupational name for a shoemaker, from Old French soulier ‘shoe’, ‘sandal’.... [more]
Abeywardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවර්ධන (see Abeywardana).
Woo Korean
Woo is a spelling variant of ‘Wu’ referring to an ancient state of ‘Wu’. It is located in the Jiangsu province.
Sakulcharoensuk Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai สกลเจริญสุข (see Sakuncharoensuk).
Kolesar Czech (Modern, Rare), German (Modern, Rare), German (Austrian, Modern, Rare)
Means either 'wheelwright' or 'coleminer' depending on the region.
Duc French
French cognate of Duke.
Waldie Scottish
Scottish: from the Older Scots personal name Walef or Waldef, from the Middle English personal name Walthef, Waldef, Walthew, Wallef (Old English Wælthēof, an Anglicized form of Old Norse Valthiófr), composed of the elements val ‘battle’ + thiofr ‘thief’, i.e. one who snatched victory out of defeat in battle... [more]
Tano Japanese
From 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness, plain".
Rodriksson Swedish
Means "son of Rodrik".
Segoviano Spanish
One who came from Segovia, a region from Spain.
Cain English
Habitational name from the city of Caen in France, or a variant form of Cane.
Zhytaryuk Ukrainian
Means "child of the grain farmer". Derived from Ukrainian "житар (zhytar)", meaning "grain farmer" and the last name suffix -юк (-yuk).
Kray German
Variant of Krah nickname for someone who resembled a crow from Middle High German kra "crow".
Egorov Russian
Means "son of Yegor".
Giàng Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Yang, from Sino-Vietnamese 楊 (giàng).
Kile Norwegian (Rare)
Habitational name from any of thirteen farmsteads named Kile from, ultimately derived from Old Norse kíll "wedge" and, by extension, "narrow bay inlet".
Chapelle French
Topographic name for someone who lived near a chapel from French chapelle "chapel" or from several places in France and Belgium called (La) Chapelle and variant of Lachapelle, Capelle, and Chappelle.
Sisuwan Thai
From Thai ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour" and สุวรรณ (suwan) meaning "gold".
Whybrow English
From the medieval female personal name Wyburgh, literally "war-fortress". (Cf. Germanic cognate Wigburg.)
Norrman Swedish
Either a variant of Norman or taken directly from Swedish norrman "Norwegian, person from Norway".
Fayzullin Tatar, Bashkir
Derived from the given name Faizullah.
G'ofurov Uzbek
Means "son of Gʻofur".
Aydemir Turkish
From the given name Aydemir.
Saketoku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 酒徳 (see Sakatoku).
Main Scottish
Derived from a short form of the Scandinavian personal name Magnus.
Szálas Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian szál "thread, stick, straw", a nickname for a tall, thin person.
Goodson English
Nickname for a dutiful son, from Middle English gode ‘good’ + sone ‘son’.
Jakić Croatian, Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Jakov".
Romyn Dutch
Variant of Romijn.
Sormunen Finnish
from the word sormi "finger" or sormus "ring"
Ferdinando Italian
From the given name Ferdinando
Tikker Estonian
Tikker is an Estonian surname meaning "gooseberry".
Weinbach German, Jewish
From the name of a commune in Hesse, Germany.
Akkineni Telugu
The surname Akkineni (అక్కినేని) is derived from the Telugu and Kannada word "akki (అక్కి)" which means rice and the suffix "neni (నేని)" which means country or region... [more]
Kitajima Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Ellervee Estonian
Ellervee is an Estonian surname meaning "Eller water", but of undetermined origin. Possibly from the German "Eller". Possibly a corruption of the surname "Ellerbee" or "Ellerby".
Holovashchenko Ukrainian
Possibly from Ukrainian голова (holova), meaning "head".
De Brazza Italian
Denoted someone who lived in Brač, an island off the coast in Dalmatia, from Italian Brazza "Brač". The famous bearer of this surname was an Italian-French explorer Pierre Paul François Camille Savorgnan de Brazza (1852-1905).
Kou Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神 (see ).
Kanitz German, Jewish
Habitational name from Kanitz in Saxony or from one of the similarly named places in Germany and Bohemia. In some cases Czech kanec "boar" is likely to be the source of the name.
Tal Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Tal, means "dew" in Hebrew.
Mernissi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly a variant of Marnissi. A famous bearer was Moroccan feminist writer and sociologist Fatima Mernissi (1940-2015).
Herrgott German, Alsatian
Literally means "Lord God" in German.
Ó Cruimín Irish
It means the "descendant of Cruimín," which is derived from the word crom, meaning "bent," or "crooked."
Occhiovivo Italian
Probably from Italian occhio "eye" and vivo "vivid, intense; alive", likely given to foundlings.
Baili Chinese
Means "hundred miles", from Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "hundred" and 里 () meaning "inside, hometown, miles".
İlhan Turkish
From the given name İlhan
Sudan Chinese
From Chinese 苏丹 (sūdān) meaning "sultan". This is a common surname among Hui Muslims.
Abeyrathna Sinhalese
From Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Hejazi Persian
Persian form of Hijazi.
Arnauld French
From the given name Arnauld.
Desapriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දේශප්රිය (see Deshapriya).
Arahi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough; harsh; intense", referring to rough land, and 樋 (hi) meaning "gutter".
Jasperson English
Means "Son of Jasper".
Panda Indian, Odia, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit पण्डा (panda) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, learning".
Giancarlo Italian
From the given name Giancarlo.
Himmel German
German word for "sky"
Rapu Rapa Nui
People with this surname have a connection to the Rapa Nui Ngaure clan. Rapu is the surname of Rapanui insurrection leader and mayor of Rapa Nui aka Easter Island Alfonso Rapu (1942) who led a revolt against the Chilean government in 1965... [more]
Stapenhorst Hungarian
Ilwig, Hungary prior to 1900
Mulberry Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Maoilbhearaigh.
Surzhyk Ukrainian
From the language surzhyk (суржик), name for mixed language with Ukrainian and another language (commonly Russian or Polish).
Danyal Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Turkish
From the given name Danyal.
Siagian Batak
From the Batak prefix si- and suffix -an indicating location combined with agi meaning "younger sibling".
Noland Irish, French
Irish: variant of Nolan.... [more]
Kessel Dutch
Habitational name for someone originally from any of the various locations in the Netherlands named Kessel, ultimately derived from Latin castellum "fortress, stronghold, castle". Could possibly also be a variant of German Kexel.
Samarathunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරතුංග (see Samarathunga).
Bushi Japanese
Bushi means "warrior, smaurai".
Tojo Japanese
Variant transcription of Toujou.
Gilberts English, Dutch
Derived from the given name Gilbert.
Netley English
Locative name from Netley Marsh in Eling (Hants), which is recorded as Nateleg in 1248. The place name derives from Old English næt "wet" + lēah "open woodland".
Çınar Turkish
Means "plane tree" in Turkish (genus Platanus), derived from Persian چنار (chenar).
Nasu Japanese
From 奈 (na) meaning "what" and 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, moment, necessary".
Van 't Boveneind Dutch
Means "from Boveneind", the name of various places in the Netherlands, itself meaning "from the top end" in Dutch. It is derived from boven meaning "upper, upstream" and eind meaning "edge, end".
Zahirović Bosnian
Means "son of Zahir".
Mareischen Romansh
Derived from the given name Mauritius.
Klapp German
Nickname for a gossip or a slanderer, derived from Middle High German klapf, klaff meaning "prattle, malicious gossip".
Vanatoa Estonian
Vanatoa is an Estonian surname meaning "old room".
Fukase Japanese
From the Japanese 深 (fuka) "deep" and 瀬 (se) "current, rapids, riffle".
Smolders Belgian (Modern)
A Flemish occupational name equivalent to "Miller", meaning a person who operated a wind or water mill for grinding grain.
Mangrio Sindhi
Meaning uncertain.
Mizoroge Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Mizoroke.
Kaul Kashmiri (Modern)
The word Kaul, meaning well-born, is derived from Kula, the Sanskrit term for family or clan.
Endresen Norwegian
Means "son of Endre 2".
Guin French
From the given name Guin the French form of Wino a short form of names with the element win "friend".
Leis Estonian
Leis is an Estonian surname derived from "lei" meaning "leeward".
Da Rúa Galician
This indicates familial origin within the municipality of A Rúa.
Middendorf German
"middle of the village"
Schaaf German
Metonymic occupational name for a shepherd, from Middle High German schāf ‘sheep’. In some cases it may have been a nickname for someone thought to resemble a sheep, or a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a sheep... [more]
Greenlee English
habitational name from any of various minor places, for example in Staffordshire, so named from Old English grene ‘green’ + leah ‘woodland clearing’.
Østhagen Norwegian
An uncommon Norwegian surname of uncertain origin. It is most likely a locational name, derived from Norwegian øst, 'east' and hagen, 'enclosure'. ... [more]
Peil Estonian
Peil is an Estonian surname meaning "gage".
Lamond Scottish
Scottish classical pianist and composer; Henry George Lamond has this surname. It means lawyer.
Zakarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Zakaryan.
Lugg English
English (Devon) probably from a local vernacular derivative of Lucas. However, Reaney posits an Old English personal name, Lugga, from which this name could be derived.
Paltrow Polish (Anglicized), Jewish
Anglicized form of Paltrowicz. A famous bearer is American actress Gwyneth Paltrow (1972-).
Riesenburg German
Variant spelling of Riesenberg.
Gerloff German
Derived from the given name Gerulf. German cognate of Géroux and Giroux.
Kusters Dutch
Variant of Koster.
Shafeeq Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Shafiq.
Weerawarna Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave" and वर्ण (varna) meaning "colour" or "caste".
Katōno Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ka) meaning "above, top, upper", 遠 (tō) meaning "distant, far off" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Piénoel French (Rare)
French surname that possibly refers to the buckled shoes that the original bearer was wearing, in which case it is derived from Old French pié meaning "foot" combined with Old French noiel meaning "buckle"... [more]
Pugina Italian
Possibly derived from Venetian Pùgia, referring to the region of Puglia (see Pugliese), or pugia meaning "abundance, plenty" as well as referring to the cuccagna pole festivities... [more]
Cilliërs Afrikaans
Brought to South Africa by settlers of French decent some time in the past 300 years. Sometimes also a given name for boys.
Krish Indian
Shortened form of Krishna or of any other name beginning with Krishna (such as Krishnan, Krishnaswami, Krishnamurthy, etc.), used in the U.S. by families from southern India. It is not in use in India.
Tiisel Estonian
Tiisel is an Estonian surname meaning "pole" and "beam".
Dimitrovski Macedonian
Means “son of Dimitar” or “son of Dimitrij” in Macedonian.
Cattley English
Means "person from Catley", Herefordshire and Lincolnshire ("glade frequented by cats"). It was borne by the British botanical patron William Cattley (1788-1835).
Koyajima Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 紺屋島 (Koyajima) meaning "Koyajima", a division in the area of Gomajima in the city of Oyabe in the prefecture of Toyama in Japan.... [more]
Hashitani Japanese
From 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Elsinger German (Swiss)
Probably a derivative of Elsing.
Kanokmani Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Ptak Polish
Polish surname meaning "bird".
Umon Japanese (Rare)
This surname combines 右 (u, yuu, migi) meaning "right" or 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof" with 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate."... [more]
Arsenishvili Georgian
Means "son of Arsen" in Georgian.
Ilus Estonian
Ilus is an Estonian surname meaning "beautiful".
Gutfreund German
From the words gut freund, which means "good friend."
Neuts Flemish
Flemish Dutch, meaning "New Son" lore tells of a son of a foreign given this name after being born in Flanders with no known father
Maine Scottish, English
Scottish and English variant spelling of Main.
Eyre English
Derived from Middle English eyer, eir "heir", originally denoting a man who was designated to inherit or had already inherited the main property in a particular locality. The surname was borne by the heroine of Charlotte Brontë's 'Jane Eyre' (1847).
Nathan English
From the given name Nathan.
Dvoretskiy Russian
Means "butler" in Russian.
Tsukii Japanese
Tsuki means "moon, month" and i means "well, mineshaft."
Sim Scottish, Dutch, English
From the personal name Sim, a short form of Simon 1.
Kuroi Japanese
Kuro means "black" and i means "mineshaft, pit, hole".
Schwiers German
Patronymic form of Schwier.
Rutz Romansh, German (Swiss), German (Austrian)
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Rudolf.
Aquinas Italian
Aquinas indicates ancestral origins from the Italian county "Aquino." Aquino comes from the latin word "Aquinum" which itself probably comes from the latin word aqua. Aqua means water in English.
Derian Armenian
Patronymic from classical Armenian tēr meaning ‘lord’.
Tsukauchi Japanese
From Japanese 塚 (tsuka) meaning "mound" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside, within"
Agrawal Hindi, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi अग्रवाल (see Agarwal).
Najeeb Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Najib.
Balandin Russian
From a nickname derived from Russian баланда (balanda) meaning "idle talk, nonsense".
Cartier French, Norman
Original Norman French form of Carter. A notable bearer was Breton-French explorer Jacques Cartier (1491-1557), who is known for discovering the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Kakine Japanese (Rare)
Kaki (垣) means "fence", ne (根) means "root, base, foundation". Notable bearers of this surname are Takuya Kakine, a football player, and Teitoku Kakine, a character from Toaru Majutsu no Index
Hercogs Latvian (Rare)
From Latvian meaning "duke".
Toman Czech
Toman is nickname of name Tomas.
Urquiola Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Urkiola.
Copp English
Derived from Old English copp "top, summit; crown (of the head)", a topographic name for someone who lived at the top of a hill, or perhaps a nickname for someone with an oddly-shaped head.
Cam Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Gan, from Sino-Vietnamese 甘 (cam).
Shina Japanese
Shina can mean "family, department, section".
Puerto Spanish
Habitational name from any of the numerous places named Puerto, in most cases from puerto ‘harbor’ (from Latin portus ‘harbor’, ‘haven’).
Beauchemin French (Quebec), French
Means "good road" in French, from French beau "beautiful" and chemin "path, road". This name is more common in the French-speaking parts of Canada than in France.