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.
Sallwasser German
It is derived from the German words (Salz) meaning "salt", & (Salweide) meaning "water".
Uchida Japanese
From Japanese 内 (uchi) meaning "inside" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Saetiao Thai
Form of Zhang used by Chinese Thais (based on the Hokkien romanization of the name).
Maroon Arabic (Americanized)
Americanized form of Maroun.
Palafox Spanish (Mexican)
From Palafolls, a Catalan place name.
Ogiyenko Russian, Ukrainian
Variant of Ageyev (Агеев), derived from Ukrainian given name Ogiy (Огiй)
Bisley English (British)
Bisley is a locational surname from the village of Bisley in Surrey. It comes from the words biss meaning “brown” or "ashy" and leah meaning “clearing” denoting a wide area of untilled land such as a meadow or woodland.
Issak Estonian
Issak is an Estonian surname, a variation of the masculine Biblical given name "Isaac" (Estonian: "Iisak").
Weerawarna Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave" and वर्ण (varna) meaning "colour" or "caste".
Guillem Catalan
From the given name Guillem
Neshchadymenko Ukrainian (Rare)
Cossack surname meaning "no mercy", from Ukrainian не (ne) "not, none, no" and щадити (shchadyty) "to spare, to show mercy".
Ó Hailpín Irish
Irish-Gaelic or Scottish-Gaelic form of Halpin, meaning "descendant of Alpin".
Kishka Ukrainian
Means "cat" in Ukrainian.
Grebenstein German
Means "stone from the cliff or ridge" from German greben, (cliff or ridge) and stein (stone).... [more]
Duyster Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch duuster meaning "dark, gloomy, obscure" or "stupid, terrible".
Nejad Persian
Means "lineage, race" in Persian (an archaic word), typically used as a suffix for compound surnames.
Behroozi Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian بهروزی (see Behrouzi).
Plunket English
Either an occupational name for someone who sold plunket, a "coarse white woollen cloth", or a location in France with the name Planquette or Planquenet.
Agbaje Nigerian, Yoruba
Meaning unknown. A bearer is Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (1967-), an English actor and model of Yoruba Nigerian descent.
Caroli Italian
Derived from the given name Carolus, the Latin form of Charles, or alternatively from a diminutive of Carus "dear, beloved".
Morgade Spanish
Derived from Portuguese morgado "firstborn, heir".
Grimme German
Variant of Grimm.
Krysin Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from Russian крыса (krysa) meaning "rat".
Mafune Japanese
From 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" and 船 or 舟 (fune) meaning "ship, boat".
Agnes English
From the given name Agnes.
Shinseki Japanese
Shin can mean "new" or "trust, faith" and seki means "frontier pass".
Shimono Japanese
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "under, below" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Hagström Swedish
Combination of Swedish hage "enclosure, garden" and ström "stream, small river".
Flower English
Occupational name for an arrowsmith, from an agent derivative of Middle English flō ‘arrow’ (Old English flā).
Veskijärv Estonian
Veskijärv is an Estonian surname meaning "(water)mill lake".
Ćmil Polish
Variant of Trzmiel.
Tưởng Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Jiang, from Sino-Vietnamese 蔣 (tưởng).
Abulafia Jewish (Sephardic)
Derived from Arabic أبو العافية‎‎ (abū al-ʿāfiya) meaning "father of (good) health", from أبو (abū) meaning "father of" and عافية (ʿāfiya) meaning "health, well-being"... [more]
Mollison English, Scottish
Derived from the female given name Molly, wich is diminutive of Mary.
Carlberg Swedish
Combination of the given name Carl or Swedish karl "man", and berg "mountain".
Riddarhammar Swedish (Modern, Rare)
From Swedish riddare "knight" and hammare "hammer" which literally translates to "knight's hammer".
Salmi Finnish
Means "a strait" in Finnish.
Pung Estonian
Pung is an Estonian surname meaning "bud".
Barakzai Pashto
Means "son of Barak 2" in Pashto.
Jayamanna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයමාන්න (see Jayamanne).
Espada Portuguese, Spanish
metonymic occupational name for an armorer or a swordsman from espada "sword" (from Latin spata from Greek spathe originally denoting a broad two-edged sword without a point)... [more]
Davidovski Macedonian
Means "son of David".
Brazos Filipino, English (American)
Means "arms" in Spanish.
Kaupmees Estonian
Kaupmees is an Estonian surname meaning "shopkeeper".
Yu Chinese
Either an alternate form of Chinese 谕 (yù) meaning "to instruct, understand, know" or an alternate form of Yu 3.
Tanqueray French
Derived from the given name Tancred.
Armijo Spanish
Derived from the Spanish adjetive "armigero", meaning "one who bears arms". First found in the Northern Region of Spain in Cantabria. Alternate spellings include: Armijos, Armigo, and Armija.
Edward English
From the given name Edward
Raudkell Estonian
Raudkell is an Estonian surname meaning "iron clock".
Kensington English
Habitational name from any of the various places named Kensington in England, all derived from Old English given name Cynesige and tun "enclosure, town".
Gunatillaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණතිලක (see Gunathilaka).
Aba Japanese
Variant reading of Yasunami.
Sherpa Nepali
From the name of the Sherpa people of Nepal, India and Bhutan, itself derived from Tibetan ཤར (shar) meaning "east" and the nominalising particle པ (pa).
Dies German
From a short form of the personal name Matthias
Van Merrienboer Dutch
Occupational name for a mare farmer, derived from Middle Dutch merrie meaning "mare (female horse)" and boer meaning "peasant, farmer".
Van Zweden Dutch
Means "from Sweden" in Dutch. Jaap van Zweden (1960-) is a Dutch conductor and violinist.
Jahimees Estonian
Jahimees is an Estonian surname meaning "hunter" (literally, "hunting man").
Rana Indian, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, Nepali, Urdu
From the Sanskrit title राणा (rana) meaning "king".
Birge Hungarian
Occupational name for a shepherd, from birga, a variant spelling of birka 'sheep'.
Tatlow English (British, Rare)
I heard it was from a small village in England called Tallow.
Hymel American
Possibly an altered form of Hummel 1 or Hummel 2.
Dinç Turkish
Means "energetic, vigorous, active" in Turkish.
Arulaid Estonian
Arulaid is an Estonian surname meaning "grassy meadow islet".
Aguinaldo Spanish (Philippines)
From the given name Aguinaldo. A notable bearer was Emilio Aguinaldo (1869-1964), the first president of the Philippines.
Derado English
We think it is Italina?
Amidane Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning uncertain.
Chenery Medieval French, English (British, Anglicized, Modern)
Derived from the Old French "chesne" for oak tree, or "chesnai" for oak grove, from the medieval Latin "casnetum". As a topographical name, Cheyne denoted residence near a conspicuous oak tree, or in an oak forest.
Dingwall English
From the city of Dingwall in Scotland.
Dharmapala Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and पाल (pala) meaning "guard, protector".
Moratalla Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Murcian municipality.
Frizzell English (Rare)
Either (i) from Friseal, the Scottish Gaelic form of Fraser; or (ii) from a medieval nickname applied to someone who dressed in a showy or gaudy style (from Old French frisel "decoration, ribbon").
Mano Italian
Means "hand" in Italian.
Purohit Indian
Purohit means ‘one placed foremost’.
Manai Italian
From Sardinian mannai "grandfather, grandmother".
Braundt German
Variant of Brandt.
Cant English
Means "singer in a chantry chapel", or from a medieval nickname for someone who was continually singing (in either case from Old Northern French cant "song").
Subhan Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian
Derived from the given name Subhan.
O'grady Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Gradaigh, meaning "descendant of Gradaigh." Gradaigh is a personal name derived from the Irish Gaelic word grada, "the illustrious one."
Hameed Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Hamid 1.
Põldsaar Estonian
Põldsaar is an Estonian surname meaning "field island".
Klimt German (Austrian)
Derived from the given name Kliment.... [more]
Machnicki Polish
Habitational name for someone from Machnice in Wrocław voivodeship.
Codorniz Spanish
Spanish word for quail. From Latin cōturnīx, cōturnīcis.
Bangon Filipino, Maranao
Means "to rise, to get up" or "plot of land" in Maranao.
Dagenais French (Quebec)
Denotes a person originally from the prefecture of Agen in southwestern France.
Mráz Czech
Mráz means "frost".
Sayın Turkish
Means "dear, esteemed" in Turkish.
Gowda Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada
From the ancient Telugu caste name gamunda meaning "village headman".
Avital Jewish
From the given name Avital.
Hayakawa Japanese
From Japanese 早 (haya) meaning "early, fast" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Sueadao Thai (Rare)
Means "leopard" in Thai.
Coish English
Variant of Cosh, derived from Middle English cosche "small cottage, hut, hovel".
Osegueda Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Oseguera chiefly used in Central America.
Lauro Italian
From the given name Lauro
Cuello Spanish, South American
From Spanish meaning "neck". Could be a nickname for a person with a stiff neck.
Kazueda Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 数枝 (see Kazue).
Saul Estonian
Saul is an Estonian surname derived from the biblical masculine given name "Saul".
Lubarsky Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from Liubar, an urban-type settlement in the Zhytomyr Oblast of Ukraine, or Lubarka, an unknown place in Lithuania.
Baranès Judeo-Spanish
French variant of Baranes.
Yasmin Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Yasmin.
Håkonsen Norwegian
Means "son of Håkon".
Okawa Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 川 or 河 (kawa) "river."
Ratnayake Sinhalese
From Sanskrit रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure" and नायक (nayaka) meaning "hero, leader".
Dejesus Various
Variant of De Jesús meaning "of Jesus".
Malta Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
habitational or ethnic name for someone from the Mediterranean island of Malta (from Latin Melita Greek Melitē).
Messenger English
Occupational name for someone who brings messages, from Middle English messangere, a compound of message "communication" with an agent suffix. A famous bearer of the name was Australian footballer Dally Messenger, real name Herbert Henry Messenger (1883-1959), known as Australasia's first professional rugby footballer.
Mermer Turkish
Means "marble" in Turkish, ultimately of Greek origin.
Chaffin English
A diminutive that originated from the Old French word chauf, which itself is derived from Latin calvus, both meaning "bald". Originally used as an Anglo-Norman nickname for a bald man.
Goya Japanese (Rare)
This is variously written, but is usually written with the characters meaning "Barbarian Room" or "Give Room".
Leos Greek
From the personal name Leos, pet form of Leon.
Rabea Arabic
From the given name Rabi 1.
Manlangit Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Means "to go to heaven" in Tagalog and Cebuano.
Pancorbo Spanish
From the name of a town in Burgos, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Suggestions as to its origin include Spanish puente curvo "curved bridge", or a legend about crows delivering bread to the town when it was besieged by Saracens, leading to it being called Pan-Cuervo "Bread-Crow".
Volyk Ukrainian
Probably from Ukrainian воля (volya), meaning "freedom, willpower, free will".
Tekiji Japanese
適(Teki) means suitable, and 時(toki,ji) means Time, together 適時 (tekiji) means timely, the surname was borne from Oku Tekiji, a character from an upcoming fanganronpa, Danganronpa Twin Fates
Montalbán Spanish
Habitational name from Montalbán de Córdoba from Latin montem albanum "white mountain", derived from the elements mons "mountain" and albus "white"... [more]
Hawa Arabic, Somali, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Hawa.
Mirabella Italian, Sicilian
Italian (Campania and Sicily): habitational name from Mirabella Eclano in Avellino or Mirabella Imbaccari in Catania, or from various places with the name Mirabello, all named from medieval Latin mira, "viewpoint", and bella, "beautiful"... [more]
Danforth English
Probably a habitational name, perhaps from Darnford in Suffolk, Great Durnford in Wiltshire, or Dernford Farm in Sawston, Cambridgeshire, all named from Old English dierne ‘hidden’ + ford ‘ford’.
Amboloto Filipino, Maranao
Means "rainbow" in Maranao.
Malizia Italian
Means "malice, spite" or "mischievousness" in Italian.
Mäetalu Estonian
Mäetalu is an Estonian surname meaning "mountain/hill farmstead".
Kutsuku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 鞠 (see Mari).
Shinketsu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神結 (see Kamiyui).
Gillibrand English
From the Norman personal name Gillebrand, of Germanic origin and meaning literally "hostage-sword".
Rouvoet Dutch
From a nickname that meant "rough foot", derived from Middle Dutch ru meaning "rough, wild" and voet meaning "foot". This name is borne by the retired Dutch politician André Rouvoet (1962-).
Cake English
From the Middle English cake denoting a flat loaf made from fine flour (Old Norse kaka), hence a metonymic occupational name for a baker who specialized in fancy breads. It was first attested as a surname in the 13th century (Norfolk, Northamptonshire).
Adolphsson Swedish
Variant of Adolfsson; means "son of Adolph".
Arikul Thai (Sanskritized)
Sanskritized transcription of Arikun.
Amarathunga Sinhalese
From Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and तुङ्ग (tuṅga) meaning "high, lofty, tall".
Plant English
An occupational surname for a gardener.
Bowden Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Buadáin.
Wan Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yin.
Asari Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 利 (ri) meaning "benefit, advantage".
Wrubleski Polish (Americanized, Rare)
Rare variant spelling of Wrobleski.... [more]
Bishwas Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali বিশ্বাস (see Biswas).
Wolfhard German
From the given name Wolfhard.
Phillipson English
Means "son of Phillip"
Kirishima Japanese (Rare)
From 桐 (kiri), referring to the tree known commonly as the empress or foxglove tree, 霧 (kiri) meaning "fog, mist" or 切 (kiri) meaning "end, finish; bounds, limits" combined with 島/嶋 (shima) meaning "island."
Sarmento Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Sarmiento.
Klijn Dutch
Could be a variant of Klein "small, little", or could be derived from Old Dutch kluin (also klyn or kloen) "peat".
Krah German
Nickname from Middle High German kra "crow" given to someone who resembles a crow.
Ellerhoff German
This name means "Black Alder Tree Courtyard" and was inspired by a tree in a yard at the family farm in Nettelstedt, Germany.
Weaponsworth English
Means maker of weapons
Gatling English, German (Anglicized)
English variant of Gatlin. Possibly a respelling of German Gättling (see also Gatlin).
Heringh Slovak
Heringh, no history known, people having these surnames in Slovakia belong to the same family, very untypical for this region - Slovakia in the middle of Europe.
Hicklin English (American)
The closest surname found is Hickey, an Irish name dirived from descendant from the healer.... [more]
Hofstede Dutch
Means "farmstead, property; farmhouse with land" in Dutch, a compound of Old Dutch hof "yard, court" and stat "place, location, abode, town".
Hügel German
From German meaning "hill".
Apsītis Latvian
Derived from Latvian apse meaning "aspen tree".
Parke English
Variant spelling of Park 2 or Park 3.
Ogaya Japanese
Variant of Otani.
Steingräber German
occupational name for a quarry worker from Middle High German stein "stone" and agent derivative of Middle High German graben "to dig".
Cabanting Cebuano
From Cebuano banting meaning "brace, support, holdfast".
Bellaïche Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic بن (bin) meaning "son of" and عايش ('aysh) meaning "living, alive".
Ölund Swedish
Combination of Swedish ö "island" and lund "groove".
Chock English
From English Shock or German Schöck
Krzyżaniak Polish
Derived from Polish krzyż meaning "cross".
Kashiwado Japanese (Rare)
Kashiwa means "oak" and do means "door". ... [more]
Wald English, German, Jewish
Originally indicated a person who lived in or near a forest, from Old English weald or from Old High German wald... [more]
Mace English, French
English: from a medieval personal name, a survival of Old English Mæssa, which came to be taken as a pet form of Matthew.... [more]
Hafer German, Jewish
Metonymic occupational name for a grower of or dealer in oats, from German Hafer "oats". Compare Haber. As a Jewish surname, it is in many cases ornamental.
Ranaraja Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit रण (rana) meaning "delight, pleasure, joy" or "battle, war" combined with राज (raja) meaning "king".
Utakawa Japanese
Uta means "song" and kawa means "river, stream".
Panagos Greek
From a short form of the personal name Panagiotis ‘All Holy’ (an epithet of the Virgin Mary).
Hillel Hebrew
From the given name Hillel
Shircliff English
Habitational name from Shirecliff in Sheffield (Yorkshire) from Old English scir "bright" and clif "cliff bank".
Abbasian Persian
From the given name Abbas.
Ghatak Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit घटक (ghataka) meaning "striving for, bringing about, accomplishing".
Lansel Romansh
Derived from the given name Angelus.
Kamei Japanese
Japanese surname meaning "turtle well". It is written as 亀井. A bearer of this surname is Eri Kamei. She is a member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume. (1988-)
Grigoriyev Russian
Means "son of Grigoriy".
Doi Japanese
Do ("Earth") + I ("Habitation") or ("Well, Mineshaft") in a different region. "Earth Well" is used mainly in the west and in Shikoku, the "Earth Habitation" kanji is used in eastern Japan. This name isn't rare and considered out of the ordinary, but it's uncommon to the ears.
Tsuguno Japanese
Tsugu means "inherit, sucession" and no means "field, wilderness".
Chubb English
English (mainly West Country): nickname from Middle English chubbe ‘chub’ a common freshwater fish Leuciscus cephalus. The fish is notable for its short fat shape and sluggish habits and the word was used in early Modern English for a lazy spiritless person a rustic or a simpleton... [more]
Vaikjärv Estonian
Vaikjärv is an Estonian surname meaning "quiet/still lake".
Stapenhorst Hungarian
Ilwig, Hungary prior to 1900
Faruq Arabic
From the given name Faruq.
Omelchuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Omelyan".
Lovato Spanish (Latin American), Italian
Northern Italian from the Late Latin personal name Lupatus, derivative of Latin lupus "wolf". This is one of several medieval personal names which became popular under the influence of Germanic compound personal names formed with wolf-.
Tilakasiri Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala තිලකසිරි (see Thilakasiri).
De Boon Dutch
Variant of Boon with the etymological element De, literally 'of (a family called) Boon'.