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.
Seremet Moldovan
Moldovan cognate of Şeremet.
Kurniawan Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of various Chinese surnames such as Gu (古), Guo (郭), Liang (樑), Lin (林) or Luo (羅)... [more]
Peet Estonian
Peet is an Estonian surname meaning "beetroot".
Furuta Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kashiwaeda Japanese
柏 (Kashiwa) means "Japanese emperor oak" and 枝 (eda) means "bough, twig, branch".
Soprano Italian
For soprano "higher, situated above", a topographic name for someone who lived at the top end of a place on a hillside.
Shue Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xu 1, Xu 2 or Xue.
Wijesiriwardana Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" combined with श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, strengthening, growing".
Welborn English
Habitational name from Welborne in Norfolk, Welbourn in Lincolnshire, or Welburn in North Yorkshire, all named with Old English wella ‘spring’ + burna ‘stream’.
Arami Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild, desolate, barren" and 見 (mi) meaning "view, appearance, landscape".
Kitchener English
Variant spelling of Kitchen. A notable bearer was the Anglo-Irish senior British Army officer and colonial administrator Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850-1916).
Szołdrski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Szołdry.
Lindley English, German
English habitational name from either of two places in West Yorkshire called Lindley, or from Linley in Shropshire and Wiltshire, all named from Old English lin ‘flax’ + leah ‘wood’, ‘glade’, with epenthetic -d-, or from another Lindley in West Yorkshire (near Otley), named in Old English as ‘lime wood’, from lind ‘lime tree’ + leah ‘woodland clearing’... [more]
Margalit Jewish
Means "pearl" in Hebrew.
Pelevin Russian
Derived from dialectal Russian пелева (peleva) meaning "chaff, shuck". A notable bearer is Victor Pelevin, the Russian fiction writer.
Enshōgan Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 焔 (en) meaning "blaze" and 硝岩 (shōgan), derived from 硝石 (shōseki) meaning "saltpeter" by replacing the character 石 (seki) meaning "stone" with 岩 (gan) meaning "rock".
Reznikov Russian, Jewish
Occupational name for a Jewish ritual slaughterer, from Yiddish reznik meaning "butcher".
Gulzar Urdu
Derived from the given name Gulzar.
Grunwald German, German (Swiss), Jewish
German and Swiss German (Grünwald): habitational name from any of various places named Grün(e)wald, from Middle High German gruene ‘green’ + walt ‘wood’, ‘forest’. ... [more]
Hjaltalín Icelandic
From the given name Hjaltalín.
Fazzi Italian
Variant of Fazio.
Leran Armesian (Dutchified, Rare)
The surname Leran originates in the small dutch island called Armesa. It was the name of the Armesian ruling house from 1504-1884.
Omnes Basque
Of uncertain origin. Possibly from a word meaning “everyone” or “all”
Nozawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納沢 (see Nōzawa).
Rausing Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Raus, the name of a parish in southern Sweden, and the common surname suffix -ing "belonging to, coming from".
Ebenezer English
From the given name Ebenezer.
Oksanen Finnish
Derived from Finnish oksa "branch".
Brier English
Derived from Old English brer "briar, bramble", a topographic name for someone who lived near a briar patch, or a nickname for a prickly, irritable person.
Pacleb Ilocano
From Ilocano pakleb meaning "to prostrate, to lie prone".
Gilgen German (Swiss)
Derived from a short form of the given name Aegidius.
Kurachi Japanese
From Japanese 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse" and 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom".
Srithong Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ศรีทอง (see Sithong).
Eenlo Estonian
Eenlo is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "eend" meaning "protrusion", "overhang" and "jetty".
Seng German
1. Topographic name for someone who lived by land cleared by fire, from Middle High German sengen ‘to singe or burn’. ... [more]
Kingdom English
Either a variant of Kingdon or from Old English cyningdom "kingdom" derived from cyning "king" or cyne "royal" and dom "authority".
Goods English
Variant of Good.
Cugini Italian
Variant of Cugino, meaning "cousins".
Kruchina Russian
Derived from Russian кручина (kruchina) meaning "sorrow, sadness".
Hashira Japanese
Hashira is a Japanese last name that means "Pillar" or "Support". ... [more]
Mansourzadeh Persian
Means "born of Mansour".
Schuller German
Possibly a habitational name from Schüller in the Eifel.
Kühner German
From the given name Kunher.
Iin Estonian
Iin is an Estonian surname possibly a corruption of "inn"; from "innas", meaning "amorous".
Føyen Norwegian
Named after a small island originally called Føyen, now known as Føynland in the Vestfold county of Norway. ... [more]
Yuchengco Filipino
From the surnames Yu, Cheng, and Ko.
Aghabegian Armenian
Derived from the given name Aghabeg.
Mims English (British)
Habitational name from Mimms (North and South Mimms) in Hertfordshire, most probably derived from an ancient British tribal name, Mimmas.
Pohjoinen Finnish
meaning "north".
Magner Irish, Germanic
Irish from a pet form of the Scandinavian name Magnus, in Ireland borne by both Vikings and Normans.... [more]
Hoagland American
American form of Scandinavian topographical surnames, such as Swedish Högland or Norwegian Haugland, both essentially meaning "high land".
Tamada Japanese
From Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Nõgu Estonian
Nõgu is an Estonian surname meaning "dell".
Baigorri Basque
From the name of a commune in Bayonne, France, derived from Basque ibai "river" and gorri "red" or "bare, naked".
Yomohiro Japanese (Rare)
This is a very rare surname with the kanji of all four directions: (東西北南) "east, west, north, south", in that order. Yomo literally means "four directions" and hiro means "extension".
Mossberg Jewish
Combination of Moses and German berg "mountain, hill".
Vrieze Dutch
From Middle Dutch Vrieze "Frisian", an ethnic name for a someone from Friesland.
Baroni Italian
Variant of Barone.
Anay-ool Tuvan
Derived from Tuvan анай (anay) meaning "goat, kid" combined with оол (ool) meaning "son, boy".
Bach Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Bạch.
Brian Irish, English, French
1) Variant spelling of Bryan. ... [more]
Stojkanović Vlach
Means "son of Stojkan".
Mustanen Finnish
It derives from the Finnish word for the colour "black", musta.
Hilaire Haitian Creole, French
From the given name Hilaire.
Pin Dutch
From Middle Dutch pinne meaning "peg, pin", probably an occupational name for a craftsman who used them in his work.
Gubler German (Swiss)
Means "Of the Mountains"... [more]
Adão Portuguese
From the given name Adão.
Höek Germanic (?)
Surname of Ren Höek from Ren & Stimpy.
Vaddhana Thai (Sanskritized)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai วัฒนา (see Watthana).
Cavadzadə Azerbaijani
Means "child of Cavad", using the Persian suffix زاده (zade) meaning "offspring".
Ballinger American
From the YouTuber, Colleen Ballinger (1986-)
Mennen Dutch
Derived from a given name such as Manno, or any name containing the element megin "power, strength".
Krzyżanowski Polish
habitational name for someone from Krzyżanów in Piotrków or Płock voivodeships, Krzyżanowo in Płock or Poznań voivodeships, or various places in Poland called Krzyżanowice, all named with krzyż ‘cross’.
Simmen German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from the given name Simon 1.
Norbiato Venetian
Meaning uncertain.
Scuro Italian
From Italian meaning "dark".
Esam Arabic
Derived from the given name 'Isam.
Hamp English, German
English: unexplained; compare Hemp.... [more]
Asaarashi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning" and 嵐 (arashi) meaning "storm; tempest".
Soylu Turkish
Means "noble" in Turkish.
Anticristo Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Means "antichrist" in Spanish.
Laul Estonian
Laul is an Estonian surname meaning "song".
Ogino Japanese
From Japanese 荻 (ogi) meaning "reed, rush" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Kargar Persian
Means "worker, labourer" in Persian.
Layden English
Variant of Laden.
Aplin Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Lyon meaning "son of Lyon".
Chaudhry Indian, Hindi, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Chaudhary.
Harjo Creek
From Creek Ha'chō meaning "crazy brave; recklessly brave".
Akdoğan Turkish
Means "gyrfalcon" in Turkish.
Alfeev Russian
Derived from the Russian monastic name Yelevfery, derived from Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleutheros) meaning "free".
Sigsawa Japanese (Anglicized)
The professional surname of Keiichi Shigusawa, an author.
Caluori Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and a contraction of the given names Gallus and Uori.
Feistel German
Possibly originates from a German word meaning "fist"
Cohitmingao Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kuhit meaning "pole (used to reach or hook something)" and mingaw meaning "deserted, lonely".
Karotamm Estonian
Karotamm is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "karu" (bear) and "tamm" (oak).
Guay French
Variant of Gay.
Iragorri Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Zaratamo, Spain, derived from Basque ira "fern" and gorri "red" or "bare, peeled".
Oliinyk Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Oliynyk.
Kibe Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Leht Estonian
Leht is an Estonian surname meaning "leaf".
Yapıcı Turkish
Means "builder, maker, constructor" in Turkish.
Kasetsiri Thai
From Thai เกษตร (kaset) meaning "farmland" and ศิริ (siri) meaning "glory; splendor".
Dunno Irish
Alternate spelling of Donough.
Alcalde Spanish
Spanish: from alcalde 'mayor' from Arabic al-qāḍī 'the judge' a title dating from the days of Moorish rule in Spain.
Prytulyak Ukrainian
From Ukrainian притуляк (prytulyak), meaning "refugee" in Ukrainian, literally "shelter person, person who seeks shelter". It is not the common term for a refugee (біженець, bizhenets').
Hargitay Hungarian
Denoted one from Hargita, a historical region of Hungary now known as Harghita County in eastern Transylvania, Romania. A famous bearer was Hungarian-American actor and bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay (1926-2006), as well as his daughter, actress Mariska Hargitay (1964-)... [more]
Kellogg Irish
Anglicised form of Ó Ceallaigh
Fleisch German
Metonymic occupational name for a butcher. Derived from Middle High German fleisch or vleisch "flesh meat".
Obeidat Arabic
From Arabic عبيد ('ubayd), a diminutive of عبد ('abd) meaning "servant, slave".
Orucov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Oruc".
Melis Sardinian
Derived from Sardinian mele or meli meaning "honey".
Soldano Italian, Sicilian
from soldano "sultan" (earlier sultano from Arabic sulṭān "ruler") used as a nickname for someone who behaved in an outlandish or autocratic manner.
Vint English, Scottish
Either an English habitational name from places so named, or a Scottish variant of Wint.
Kolymagin Russian
Derived from Russian колымага (kolymaga) meaning "jalopy (old, dilapidated car)".
Ylanan Filipino
Ylan or Ilan in Tagalog means "some" or a "few" it may suggest a regional or direct variation.
Smolski Polish
Derived from smoła, meaning “tar”.
Aja Spanish
Means "adze" in Spanish, denoting a person who uses the tool.
Buck English
From the given name Buck.
Yaprak Turkish
Means "leaf" in Turkish.
Okasaki Japanese
Oka means "mound, hill" and saki means "cape, promontory peninsula".
Terao Japanese
Tera means "temple" and o means "tail".
Sumanadasa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit सुमन (sumana) meaning "good-minded, benevolent" and दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".
Upwood English
Derived from a place name meaning "upper forest" in Old English.
Agan Estonian
Agan is an Estonian surname meaning "chaff".
San Pedro Spanish
Means Saint Peter in Spanish
Vanatoa Estonian
Vanatoa is an Estonian surname meaning "old room".
Mac An Ghalloglaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Gallogly, from galloglach "foreign warrior" or "galloglass"... [more]
Liddy Irish
Variant of Leddy.
Macuha Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog makuha meaning "get, obtain (something)".
Kish English
A name for a person who worked as a maker of leather armor for the knight's legs.
Pironkov Bulgarian
A professional Bulgarian tennis player, Tsvetana Pironkova, bears this surname.
Allred English
From the Middle English personal name Alured, a form of Alfred, which was sometimes written Alvred, especially in Old French texts.
Kostra Czech, Slovak
Unusual surname found in Slovakia and the Czech Republic meaning "skeleton" from the word kostra, ultimately from the word kost meaning "bone". In Czech in particular, kostra refers only to the biological meaning of "skeleton" - a skeleton as an independent entity is known as a kostlivec.
Eyre English
Truelove the "Eyr" or "Heyr" was granted land in Derby as a reward for his services at the 1066 Battle of Hastings, together with a coat of arms featuring "a human leg in armour couped at the thigh quarterly argent and sable spurred", in reference to the sacrifice of his limb... [more]
Gove Scottish
Scottish form of Goffe.
Hashempour Persian
Means "son of Hashem".
Fuad Arabic, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Fuad.
Ficentell Medieval Latin (Rare)
directly derived from Latin facere meaning "to do” and Latin dīcere meaning “to say”. The word originates from Old Arabic roots ṣ-n-ʿ and ṭ–l–l which means “to make” and “to reveal”, implying to the act of doing something in a way that spreads by the act of telling.
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]
Yasumi Japanese
Yasu meaning 安 (yasu) meaning "rest, peace, cheap, relax" and 己 (mi) meaning "oneself".
Culindris Cantabrian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Ruldio Spanish (Latin American)
Unknown, possibly a Spanish variant of "radio".
Mac An Chrosáin Irish
Patronymic surname which means “son of the satirist” and derives from crosán, which means “satirist.”
Tordjman Judeo-Spanish
From Arabic ترجمان (turjuman) meaning "translator, interpreter".
Roño Spanish
masculine form of roña which means dirt
Aljaž Slovene
Etymological origin unknown, possibly from the latin word alias, meaning "different".
Ashland English
This surname is derived from Old English æsc & land and it means "ash tree land."
Lyday German (Anglicized)
Probably an Americanized form of German Leidig.
Kamase Japanese
From Japanese 釜 (kama) meaning "cauldron; pot; kettle" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids; current".
Fawad Urdu
Derived from the given name Fawad.
Ichino Japanese
Ichi can mean "market", or "one", and no means "wilderness, rice paddy, field". ... [more]
Onota Japanese
Variant of Onoda.
Lauriano Asturian
From the given name Lauriano
Castillazuelo Aragonese
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Trilling German
nickname from Middle High German drilinc "one of three one third" which was also the name of a medieval coin.
Hu Hui
From the Arabic name Hussein.
Basel German
Derived from Božel, a diminutive of the given name Božidar.
Ercole Italian
From the given name Ercole.
Wijethunga Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and तुङ्ग (tunga) meaning "high, lofty, tall".
Käosaar Estonian
Possibly means "cuckoo island" in Estonian, from a genitive form of kägu "cuckoo" combined with saar "island". It could also indicate someone from the village Käo in Saare county, on the island Saaremaa.
Selinofoto Greek
A surname which means "Moonlight" in Greek.
Sklenář Czech
Means "glassworker".
Idzutsu Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well" and 筒 (tsutsu) meaning "tube, hub of a wheel".
Rhys Welsh
In addition to being used as a given name, it occurs as a surname both alone and in combination with other surnames. Related patronymic forms of the surname are Price, Prys, Pris and Preece. A notable bearer is John Rhys-Davies.
Foody Irish
Anglicized version of ó Fuada, or 'descendent of Fuada'. It comes from the personal name 'fuad' or 'swift' but also 'rush' and 'speed'.
Jajčanin Croatian, Serbian
Derived from jaje, meaning "egg".
Ông Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Weng, from Sino-Vietnamese 翁 (ông).
Creath English
Reduced form of the Scottish McCreath.
Ovdiyenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Ovdiy". Variant of Avdiyenko.
Steven Scottish, English, Dutch, Low German, English (New Zealand)
From the personal name Steven, a vernacular form of Latin Stephanus, Greek Stephanos "crown".
Nestler German
Derived from the middle high German word nesteler meaning "maker of string or thread".
Claver English, Catalan
occupational name from Old French clavier Catalan claver "keeper of the keys doorkeeper" (from Latin clavarius from clavis "key").
Riddarhammar Swedish (Modern, Rare)
From Swedish riddare "knight" and hammare "hammer" which literally translates to "knight's hammer".
Heifetz Jewish
An invented Jewish name based on Hebrew chefets "pleasure". Lithuanian-born US violinist Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987) was a known bearer.
Abenayake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේනායක (see Abeynayake).
Lyé French
A habitational name from places named Lié located in Deux-Sèvres and Vendée.
Pyle English
From the Middle English word pile, meaning "stake" or "post", which is derived via Old English from Latin pilum, meaning "spike" or "javelin". This was a topographic name for someone who lived near a stake or post serving as a landmark, a metonymic occupational name for a stake maker, or a nickname for a tall, strong man.
Chandratilleke Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala චන්ද්‍රතිලක (see Chandrathilaka).
Nagase Japanese
From Japanese 永 (naga 3) meaning "perpetual, eternal" or 長 (naga) meaning "long" combined with 瀬 (se) meaning "torent, ripple, rapids, current".
Feuchtwanger German
Denoted a person from the town of Feuchtwangen in Germany. The name of the town is probably from German feucht "wet, humid, dank" and possibly wangen "cheek".
Ach German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a spring or stream, from Old High German aha meaning "running water".
Tovmassian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Թովմասյան (see Tovmasyan).
Shamsi Persian
From the given name Shams.
Mizufuka Japanese
Mizu means "water" and fuka means "deep".
Rothfus German
Middle High German rot "red" + vuoz "foot", a nickname for someone who followed the fashion for shoes made from a type of fine reddish leather. Or a variant of Rotfuchs, from the Middle Low German form fos "fox", a nickname for a clever person.
Yerkes German (Americanized)
Americanized spelling of German and Dutch Jerkes, a patronymic from the personal name Jerke.
Calatayud Spanish
From the city in Spain, in province of Zaragoza within the autonomous community Aragón. The name Calatayud came from the Arabic قلعة أيوب Qal‘at ’Ayyūb, "the qalat (fortress) of Ayyub".
Rashidov Uzbek, Kazakh
Means "son of Rashid".