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.
Karpiak Ukrainian
Likely from the given name Karp.
Matheas Indonesian
From the given name Matheas, a variant of Matthias. This surname is found among Indonesian populations.
Toommägi Estonian
Toommägi is an Estonian surname meaning "prunus (fruit bearing) mountain".
Fenning English
Topographic name for a fen dweller, from a derivative of Old English fenn (see Fenn).
Raig Estonian
Raig is an Estonian surname meaning "slough" (a swamplike area)".
Bouchemlal Kabyle, Berber
Kabyle surname of unknown meaning.
Zwack Polish
Comes from the Polish name "Czwak." Possible German roots as well.
Osaragi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大仏 (daibutsu) meaning "great statue of Buddha" with an assigned reading of おさらぎ (osaragi), from さらぎ (saragi), sound-changed from さらき (saraki), from 更木 (saraki) meaning "new wood; unused wood", referring to a statue of Buddha that was created using fresh wood.
Hovhannisian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Hovhannisyan.
Abdulmalic Filipino, Maranao
From the given name Abdulmalic.
Wilewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Wilewo.
Aikuchi Japanese
合 (Ai) means "suit, join" and 口 (kuchi) means "mouth, opening".
De Livera Sinhalese
Sinhala variant of Oliveira.
Tinklenberg German
Probably of German origin, a habitational name from Tecklenburg in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Hurmsalu Estonian
Hurmsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "enchanted grove".
Osumi Japanese
From 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 隅 (sumi) meaning "corner, nook".
Mossberg Jewish
Combination of Moses and German berg "mountain, hill".
De Vil Popular Culture
Cruella de Vil is fictional character appearing as the antagonist of the novel 'One Hundred and One Dalmatians' (1956) by Dodie Smith, as well as in the 1961 animated movie '101 Dalmatians' and the 1996 live-action movie with the same name... [more]
Häner German
Variant of Hanner.
Matellon Friulian
Possibly from Late Latin matta meaning "reed mat".
Grisel French, French (Swiss)
Derived from the Old French adjective grisel, a variant of gris meaning "grey". It was a nickname for a person with grey hair a grey complexion or who habitually wore grey.
Michaël Dutch, French
From the given name Michaël.
Tercero Spanish
Means "third" in Spanish (see Tercero).
Sys Belgian (Modern)
No actual idea as to origin except it is Belgian from Flanders region.
Samreen Arabic, Indian, Urdu
From the given name Samrin.
Hatem Arabic
Derived from the given name Hatim.
Malakar Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Means "florist, maker of flower garlands" in Bengali and "gardener" in Assamese.
Baroud Arabic
From Arabic بارود (barud) meaning "gunpowder".
Feroze Urdu
Derived from the given name Feroz.
Serrallonga Catalan
Taken from the name of a town in the Vallespir district, in Northern Catalonia.
Hutcherson Scottish
"Variant of Hutchison; patronymic from the medieval personal name Hutche, a variant of Hugh"
Speakman English
English (chiefly Lancashire) nickname or occupational name for someone who acted as a spokesman, from Middle English spekeman ‘advocate’, ‘spokesman’ (from Old English specan to speak + mann ‘man’).
Pavloff Russian, Bulgarian
Anglicized variant form of Pavlov.
Daane Dutch
From a pet form of the personal name Daniel.
Aiuchi Japanese
Ai (愛) means 'love', and Uchi (内) means 'inside'.
Urtiaga Basque
It indicates familial origin near the eponymous cave in the municipality of Deba.
Schliwka German
A notable person bearing the surname was athlete Gunther Schliwka.
Sumanasinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit सुमन (sumana) meaning "good-minded, benevolent" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Rattanasiri Thai
From Thai รัตน (rattana) meaning "gem, jewel" and สิริ (siri) meaning "sacred, prosperity, beauty, grace".
Arol Belarusian
Means "eagle" in Belarusian.
Kuki Japanese
From 久 (ku) meaning "long time (ago)" and 鬼 (ki) meaning "ghost, demon, spirit" or 岐 (ki) meaning "fork in a road, to branch off".
San Blas Spanish (Canarian)
Means "Saint Blaise" in Spanish.
Aamissepp Estonian
Aamissepp is an Estonian surname meaning "cooper". From "aam" (genitive: "aami", partitive "aami" meaning a "big barrel" and "sepp", meaning "smith".)
Näslund Swedish
Combination of Swedish näs "isthmus, narrow neck of land" and lund "grove".
Murrell English
Taken from the given name, Merrill
Ayoob Arabic
From the given name Ayyub
Diawara Western African
From the name of the Diawara clan and ethnic subgroup of the Soninke people which is apparently derived from the name of the town of Dia in Mali or from the name of the medieval Dia Dynasty of Gao, also in Mali.
Naruse Japanese
From Japanese 成 (naru) meaning "become" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".
Hoskinson English
Patronymic form of Hoskin.
Maclehose Scots
Derived from the Gaelic Mac Gille Thamhais, meaning 'son of the gillie of Tammas', Tammas being the Scots form of Thomas.
Weekley English
Originally meant "person from Weekley", Northamptonshire ("wood or clearing by a Romano-British settlement"). British philologist Ernest Weekley (1865-1954) bore this surname.
Yasumizu Japanese
From 安 (yasu) meaning "calm, peaceful, low, inexpensive" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Lehane Irish
Lehane (Irish: Ó Liatháin) is an uncommon Irish surname, typically from County Cork. Ó Liatháin is more frequently anglicized as Lane or Lyons. The surname is also found in County Donegal where it was also anglicized from the Ulster branch of O'Liathain into Lehane, Lane, Lyons,and Lawn.
Ó Gormghaile Irish
Means "descendant of Gormgal".
Fleureme Haitian Creole
The surname Fleureme is found in Haiti more than any other country/territory.Meaning is French Flower.
Wazowski Popular Culture
The name of the main character in Pixar’s Monster’s Inc. In Polish, it would be pronounced as vazz-OV-skee, instead now replacing all the letter W to make the V sound.
Yett English
Derived from the Old English word geat, meaning gate.
Jayaratne Sinhalese
From Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Matejić Serbian
Means "son of Mateja 2".
Kirsimäe Estonian
Kirsimäe is an Estonian surname meaning "cherry hill".
Kislyak Belarusian
Fromn Belarusian кісла (kisla), meaning "bitter, sour".
Jakupi Albanian
From the given name Jakup.
Anni Estonian
Anni is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "anne" meaning "aptitude for" and "talent"; or "hani" meaning "goose".
Avara Italian
Feminine form of Italian avaro, meaning "miser" or "mean, stingy, avaricious".
Nevins Irish
Variant of Nevin 2.
Mikó Hungarian
From a pet form of the personal names Miklós (Hungarian form of Nicholas) or Mihály (Hungarian form of Michael).
Viirelaid Estonian
Viirelaid is an Estonian surname meaning "tern islet".
Nagami Japanese
Naga means "chief, long" and mi means "view, perspective".
Kotaka Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high".
Mutlu Turkish
Means "happy, glad" in Turkish.
Kotani Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 糀谷 (see Kōtani).
Brockett English
From the Old French words broque and brocke.
Rhine German, French, English, Irish
A habitational name for an individual whom lived within close proximity of the River Rhine (see Rhein). The river name is derived from a Celtic word meaning 'to flow' (Welsh redan, 'flow').... [more]
Lukyanov Russian
Means "son of Lukyan".
Pickersgill English
This famous Yorkshire name is of early medieval English origin, and is a locational surname deriving from the place in West Yorkshire called Pickersgill, or "Robber's Ravine". The placename is derived from the Middle English "pyker", thief, robber, and "gill", gully, ravine, deep glen.
Dorsay French
French form of Dorsey.
Olivo Italian, Spanish
Topographic name from olivo "olive tree" or occupational name for someone who sold olives. Or from the given name Olivo given to someone born on Palm Sunday.
Edgecombe English
From a location meaning ridge valley, from Old English ecg "edge, ridge" and cumb "valley".
Byuh Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 別府 (see Byū).
Bold German, Swedish
From the given name Baldo. A cognate of Italian and Spanish Baldo.
Lamantia Italian
Variant of Mantia using the definite article la.
Antoniadis Greek
Means "son of Antonios".
Briatore Italian
This surname originates from the province of Cuneo in the Piedmont region of Italy. It is probably derived from Piedmontese brijador meaning "postilion, coachman", which itself is ultimately derived from Piedmontese bria meaning "bridles, reins".... [more]
Grigoriadis Greek
Means "son of Grigorios".
Đan Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Shan, from Sino-Vietnamese 單 (đan).
Zeitz German
From a town called Zeitz in Germany. Might be Germanized from Zajec.
Aybekov Kazakh
Variant transcription of Aibekov.
Vecchi Italian
Italian: patronymic or plural form of Vecchio, meaning "old".
Seweryn Polish
From the given name Seweryn.
Gifford English
Gifford is an English name for someone who comes from Giffords Hall in Suffolk. In Old English, it was Gyddingford, or "ford associated with Gydda." Alternatively, it could come from the Middle English nickname, "Giffard," from Old French meaning "chubby-cheeked."
Ó Draighneáin Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Original Gaelic form of Drennan.
Ugas Somali
From the given name Ugas.
Sillamäe Estonian
Sillamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "bridge hill/mountain".
Knickerbocker Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized spelling of the Dutch occupational name Knickerbacker "marble baker", i.e., a baker of children's clay marbles. This lowly occupation became synonymous with the patrician class in NYC through Washington Irving's attribution of his History of New York (1809) to a fictitious author named Diedrich Knickerbocker... [more]
Servetnyk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian серветка (servetka), meaning "napkin".
Fiordelise Italian (Rare)
Derived from Italian fiordaliso "cornflower". In heraldry, however, fiordaliso is the Italian term for Fleur-de-lys, the symbol for the King of France (until the French Revolution). This surname either could have been ornamental, or could have referred to Italians loyal to the French Kingdom / Empire, even those among the king's guard.
Teich German, Jewish
Derived from Middle High German tīch "pond".
Kasap Turkish
Means "butcher" in Turkish.
Panteli Greek
From the given name Pantelis.
Aljand Estonian
Aljand is an Estonian surname derived from "paljand" meaning "outcrop" and "locality".
Heuvel Dutch
Means "hill" in Dutch, the name of several locations.
Tsaldaris Greek
Feminine version is Tsaldari
Neuser German (Rare)
Person who had ancestors that lived in Germany near Dusseldorf in the town called Neuss.
Aldridge English
habitational name from a place in the West Midlands called Aldridge; it is recorded in Domesday Book as Alrewic, from Old English alor ‘alder’ + wīc ‘dwelling’, ‘farmstead’.
Heskin English
Variant of Askin.
Mörk Swedish
Means "dark" in Swedish.
Kotomura Japanese
Koto means "flute" and mura means "village".
Hammarskjöld Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish hammare "hammer" and sköld "shield". A notable bearer was diplomat and Secretary-General of the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld (1905-1961).
De La Isla Spanish
Means "of the island" in Spanish.
Rybalkin Russian
Occupational name for a fisherman.
Pinch English
Nickname for a chirpy person, from Middle English pinch, pink ‘(chaf)finch’. Compare Finch. possibly a metonymic occupational name from Middle English pinche ‘pleated fabric’, from Middle English pinche(n) ‘to pinch (pastry)’, ‘to pleat (fabric)’, ‘to crimp (hair, etc.)’, also ‘to cavil’, ‘to be niggardly’.
Komisin Cuman
Originally Comyshyn .. The prefix denotes its Cuman ancestry, and the afix -shyn means Ukraine. Hence, Cuman of Ukraine.
Baudric French (Rare)
Derived from the medieval French given name Baudric, which was a variant form of Baldéric, the French form of Baldric.
Wagdy Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Wagdy.
Pannekoek Dutch
Means "pancake" in Dutch, possibly a nickname for someone who made or liked to eat pancake. Alternatively, it could derive from a place name, such as an inn or field named for pancakes.
Margvelashvili Georgian
A bearer is Giorgi Margvelashvili, the current president of Georgia.
Sitwat Thai, Lao, Shan, Zhuang, Chashan, Biao, Cun
Means "colour of heart".
Sayyid Swahili, Muslim
From the Arabic honourific title سَيِّد (sayyid) which means "master, lord, prince, mister".
Terriquez Spanish
A Spanish patronymic name of unknown meaning.
Takase Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current".
Tafoya Spanish
Possibly a variant of Tafolla.
Künnis Estonian
Künnis is an Estonian surname meaning "threshold" and "doorstep" and "crest".
Laithen English
English habitational name from any of various places so called, for example in Lancashire (near Blackpool) and in North Yorkshire. The former was named in Old English as ‘settlement by the watercourse’, from Old English lad ‘watercourse’ + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’; the latter as ‘leek enclosure’ or ‘herb garden’, from leac ‘leek’ + tun... [more]
Bierkle German (Anglicized), Polish (Anglicized)
The surname Bierkle is most likely an anglicized form of the Polish Bierkowski, or the German Bierkandt.... [more]
Hovhannesyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հովհաննիսյան (see Hovhannisyan).
Tufan Turkish
From the given name Tufan.
Bedsaul German
Americanized form of the German surname Petzold, which comes from a Slavic pet form of the name Peter.
Nistor Romanian
From the given name Nistor.
Kulp German
anglicized version of Kolbe
Radford English
Habitational name from any of the various places so named, for example in Devon, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, and Hereford and Worcester. Most are named from Old English read "red" + ford "ford", but it is possible that in some cases the first element may be a derivative of Old English ridan "to ride", with the meaning "ford that can be crossed on horseback".
Yamura Japanese
From 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" and 村 (mura) meaning "village".
Minaya Spanish
From Minaya, the name of a town in Albacete province, Spain. According to the scholar Miguel Asín Palacios, the place name comes means "open and visible path" from Arabic. It has also been speculated that the place name has Basque origins, meaning "ore", "ore vein" or "asphodel pastures".
Isotta Italian
From the given name Isotta.
Longino Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Longino.
Spatz German
From German meaning "sparrow".
Nandasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit नन्द (nanda) meaning "joy, delight" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Kamegaya Japanese
"Turtle valley".
Ayotle Nahuatl
Possibly from Nahuatl ayoctle "nothing, no more", or from ayotli "squash, pumpkin".
Sunada Japanese
From Japanese 砂 (suna) meaning "sand" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Pich Khmer
Means "diamond" in Khmer.
Willing English
Patronymic from the Old English personal name Willa.
Damm German
From a short form of a personal name containing the Old High German element thank "thanks", "reward".
Türk Turkish
Türk means "Turk" in Turkish.
Arakaki Japanese
Alternate romanization of Aragaki.
Van Dongen Dutch
Means "from Dongen", a village in North Brabant, Netherlands, derived from donk "sandy hill (in marshy area)".
Hymel American
Possibly an altered form of Hummel 1 or Hummel 2.
Ronde Dutch
Means "round" in Dutch, originally a nickname for a plump person, ultimately from Latin rotundus.
Pikrammenou Greek
Feminine form of Pikrammenos.
Kilgore Scottish
Habitational name for someone from Kilgour in Fife, named with the Gaelic coille "wood" and gobhar, gabhar "goat".
Silas English
Derived from the given name Silas
Murutalu Estonian
Mututalu is an Estonian surname meaning "lawn farm/farmstead".
Belleza Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish belleza "beauty".
Kalk German, Dutch
Occupational name for a lime burner from Middle High German kalc and Middle Dutch calk "lime" (both a loanword from Latin calx).
Chaiyadech Thai
Variant transcription of Chaiyadej.
Melinydd Welsh (Archaic)
A byname meaning "miller."
Flute English
From the English word flute which is an instrument.
Gayler English (American)
Variant of Gaylord
Vogt De Berge Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt.
Louissaint Haitian Creole
From a variant of French Saint Louis commemorating Saint Louis.
Daniele Italian
Derived from the given name Daniele.
Ratzon Hebrew (Modern)
Means "will, wish, desire" in Hebrew.
Ozawa Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Sarıtaş Turkish
Directly translated from Turkish, sarı means "yellow" and taş means "stone".... [more]
Gagner French (Rare), French (Anglicized)
Alternate or anglicized form of Gagné or Gagneur.
Santelices Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality of the municipality of Merindad de Valdeporres.
Nəsirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəsir".
Žaliūkas Lithuanian
From žaliūkas meaning "young, strong, healthy man", related to žalias meaning "green".
Rang German
Variant of Range.... [more]
Tozer English
Tozer is a surname commonly believed to have originated in Devon, South West England. It is a reference to the occupation of carding of wool which was originally performed by the use of teasels (Latin carduus), via the Middle English word tōsen, to tease (out).
Seidman Jewish, German
Derived from Seid.
Shue Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xu 1, Xu 2 or Xue.
Dicks English
Variant of Dykes, Diks, or Dick with plural or post-medieval S.
Marsher English
Likely from “marsh”.
Tamamura Japanese
Tama means "Jewel" and Mura means "village."... [more]
Mousa Arabic
From the given name Musa.
Oidekivi Estonian
Oidekivi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "oid kivi" meaning "sense/intellect stone", or "hoide kivi" meaning "sustaining stone".
Noar English
This surname is thought to be derived from nore which could mean "shore, cliff." This could denote that someone might have lived in a shore or cliff. It may also be used as a surname for someone who lived in the now 'diminished' village of Nore in Surrey.
Nomikos Greek
A Greek surname which means "relating to law" (see first name Nomiki).
McNair Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Mhaoir "son of the steward or keeper".
Fathizadeh Persian
Means "born of Fathi".
Roels Belgian, Dutch
Means "son of Roel".
Apperley English
From the settlements in England called Apperley.
Neshchadymenko Ukrainian (Rare)
Cossack surname meaning "no mercy", from Ukrainian не (ne) "not, none, no" and щадити (shchadyty) "to spare, to show mercy".
Murland Irish
Murland is an Irish surname, which according to MacLysaght's The Surnames of Ireland is MacMurghalain in Gaelic, ultimately deriving from words meaning "sea" and "valor".
Ōta Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" or 太 (o) meaning "plump, fat, thick" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Corvella Italian (Rare)
Derived from Italian corvo meaning "crow".
Mujkić Bosnian
Means "son of Mujo".
Leetmaa Estonian
Leetmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "podzolic soil land".
Marsz Polish
Polish cognate of Mars.
Byfield English
Either a habitational name from a place named Byfield, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a field.
Barck Swedish, German
Variant of Bark.