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.
Heifetz Jewish
An invented Jewish name based on Hebrew chefets "pleasure". Lithuanian-born US violinist Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987) was a known bearer.
Forte Italian
Means "strong" in Italian, either given as a nickname, or taken from the medieval given name Forte, derived from Latin fortis "strong, steadfast, brave"... [more]
Stollerman German
A man from Stoll, a province of Germany.
Grave French
Topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of gravelly soil, from Old French grave "gravel" (of Celtic origin).
Carulli Italian
It should derive from the late Latin cognomen Carullus, a hypochoristic form of the more widespread cognomen Carus.... [more]
Fabiani Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Fabiano, comes from the given name Fabian.
Ponzio Italian
From the given name Ponzio.
Pomerantz Jewish
From the Yiddish word פּאָמעראַנץ (pomerants) meaning "orange (fruit)".
MacMhìcheil Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of MacMichael.
Bihan Breton
Bihan means small in Breton.
Don Scottish
Don derives from the Old Gaelic "donn", brown, or the Old English pre 7th Century "dunn", brown, or the Old English pre 7th Century "dunn", dull brown or dark, and was originally given as a distinguishing nickname to someone with dark hair or a swarthy complexion.
Ilus Estonian
Ilus is an Estonian surname meaning "beautiful".
Veary English (British)
Veary is an English spelling of Scottish Gaelic Faries (meaning: fair, beautiful, or handsome).
Moralee English, French
First found in Norfolk where they were seated from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings.
Beachum English (American)
Variant of Beauchamp, reflecting the traditional English pronunciation.
Markl German
From a pet form of given names containing the element markō "boundary, border", such as Markolf and Markward.
Oddy Medieval English
Was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as the lords of the manor of Storkhouse, Gisbern and Withernsea in that shire. Believed to be descended from Count Odo.
Azaranka Belarusian
Belarusian form of Azarenko.
Cargill Scottish, English
Habitational name from a place so named in Scotland.
Krylenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Krylov.
Dupain French
Means "of the bread" in French, probably used as an occupational name for a baker.
Markgraf German, Dutch
status name from Middle High German marcgrāve "margrave" (which is a title derived from marc "boundary" and grāve "royal judge")... [more]
Midthun Norwegian (?)
A habitational name of western Norway descent from Old Norse mith 'middle' + tún 'enclosure farmstead.'
Demidtsev Russian
Derived from a diminutive of the Russian given name Demid.
Brookhaven English (American)
Habitational name from multiple settlements called Brookhaven.
Zandvoort Dutch
From the name of any of several settlements in the Netherlands, derived from Dutch zand "sand" and voort "ford, crossing".
Rives French, Jewish
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish female personal name Rive a back-formation from Rivke (see Rifkin).... [more]
Tammets Estonian
Tammets is an Estonian surname meaning "oak forest".
Khachukaev Chechen
Meaning uncertain.
Yamauba Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 山姥 (yamauba/yamamba) meaning "mountain hag", referring to someone with mountain hag-like traits.
Moleski Polish
A variation of Molski, originated from the many places in Poland called "Mole".
Österreicher German, German (Austrian)
Means "One from Austria", "the Austrian".
Phonevilay Lao
From Lao ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing" and ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful".
Anderssen Norwegian
Means "son of Anders".
Arámbul Catalan
Catalan variant of Aramburú.
Rushdie Kashmiri (Rare)
Derived from Arabic رَشَدَ (rašada) meaning "to go the right way, to follow the right course" or "to be well guided" (related to the given names Rashad and Rashid)... [more]
Yardım Turkish
Means "help, aid" in Turkish.
Muuk Estonian
Muuk is an Estonian surname meaning "skeleton key".
Boiardi Italian
Variant of Boiardo. Ettore Boiardi (1897-1985) also known by the Anglicized name Hector Boyardee, was an Italian-American chef known for his food brand Chef Boyardee.
Neidhart German, German (Swiss)
German and Swiss German variant of Neidhardt.
Arjune Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Arjun.
Karmazinas Lithuanian
Perhaps a habitational name taken from the Lithuanian village Karmazinai. The name of the village is allegedly derived from Polish karmazyn "crimson". See also Karmazsin, a Hungarian occupational name for a dyer or for someone making dyestuff (taken directly from Hungarian karmazsin "crimson").
Jueluo Chinese, Manchu
A Sinicised version of Gioro.
Kandil Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic قنديل (see Qandil).
Axmed Somali
Somali form of Ahmed.
D'Anna Italian
The surname means "son of Anna"
Basciani Italian
The surname Basciani derives from a nickname probably given to the family of origin (from the Latin "Bassus"), for the probable short stature of some components, although the derivation from the Campania family "Bassus" is not excluded.
Kindikeri Telugu
The word ‘Kindi’ meaning “lower or down” in the Telugu language, while ‘Keri’ means “area,”land or street” in Kannada.... [more]
Farivar Persian
From the given name Farivar.
Kaden German
Habitational name for someone from Kaaden in North Bohemia, or any of several other places called Kaden.
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".
Nanba Japanese
From 難 (nan, nam) meaning "difficulties, flame, shortage, poorly" and 波 (ba, nami) meaning "wave, surf".
Gouweleeuw Dutch
Means "golden lion", from an inflected form of goud "gold" and leeuw "lion". Probably given to someone who worked by or lived near a sign depicting a lion.
Ilp Estonian
Ilp is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "hilp" meaning "rag" and "piece of cloth".
Schoene German
German (Schöne): variant of Schoen 1.
Yaroshevitz Jewish
Ashkenazi Jewish form of Yarrow.
Purvis Scottish
Probably means "person in charge of buying supplies for a large household" (from Middle English purveys "provisions").
Annavarapu Telugu
Means “one who has received the blessings or gifts of an elder brother or respected person”.
Arlequeeuw Flemish
Etymology unknown.
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.
Braunersreuther German
From a toponym meaning "Bruno’s clearing".
Rähn Estonian
Rähn is an Estonian surname meaning "woodpecker".
Imbert French
From the medieval French personal name Imbert, of Germanic origin and meaning literally "vast-bright".
Ehrenreich German, Jewish, Yiddish
Jewish/Yiddish German ornamental surname meaning “Rich in honour”
Rigaud French, Haitian Creole
from the ancient Germanic personal name Ricwald composed of ric "powerful" and wald "power authority".
Abgaryan Armenian
Means "son of Abgar" in Armenian.
Paolino Italian
From the given name Paolino.
Teraoka Japanese
From Japanese 寺 (tera) meaning "temple" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Hajdaraj Albanian
Means "descendant of Hajdar" in Albanian.
Dolce Italian, Sicilian
From the medieval name Dolce meaning "sweet, pleasant" derived from Latin dulcis.
Shokutsu Japanese
From Japanese 食 (shoku) meaning food and 通 (tsu) meaning "connoisseur".
Moxon English
Means "son of Magge", a pet-form of Margaret, a female personal name which came into English via French from Late Latin Margarita, literally "pearl".
Cuadro Celtic (Latinized, Modern)
It refers to a work of art or a painting (picture, frame). It's very common in Portugal.
Hallie English
Spelling variant of Halley.
Wilkes English, Frisian
English: patronymic from Wilk.... [more]
Roychowdhury Bengali
Combination of Roy and Chowdhury.
Hengst German, Dutch
metonymic occupational name for someone who worked with or bred horses or a nickname for a brave strong man from Middle High German and Middle Dutch hengest "stallion" also "gelding" derived from Old Germanic hangist "stallion"... [more]
Nakayama Japanese
From the Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" or 仲 (naka) "relationship, relations" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Samsonov Russian
Means "son of Samson".
McCart Northern Irish (Anglicized)
Northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Airt, ‘son of Art’, a personal name meaning ‘bear’.
Uemura Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" or 植 (ue) meaning "plant" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Carmi Hebrew
From the given name Carmi.
Doornbos Dutch
Denoted a person who lived near thorn bushes, derived from Dutch doornbos literally meaning "thorn bush".
Regueiro Galician, Portuguese
The name originated in Ourense (Galicia) in the 14th Century. It´s literal meaning in Portuguese is river. It is a surname referring to a person who lived near a river or water source.
Ouyang Chinese
From Chinese 歐 (ōu) referring to Mount Sheng in present-day Huzhou, China, combined with 陽 (yáng) meaning "southern face (of a mountain)". The name supposedly originated with a prince of the Yue state that settled in the area surrounding the mountain... [more]
Osorno Spanish
From the name of a place in Palencia, a province of northern Spain.
Ishiwatari Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and watari means "ferry".
Ondricek Czech
From Ondr, meaning brave or courageous
Romanow Polish
Polish spelling of Russian Romanoff.
Vannas Estonian
Vannas is an Estonian surname derived from "vana", meaning "old".
Igartua Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality in the municipality of Gatika.
Rybkin Russian
From rybka, meaning "little fish".
Omine Japanese
O means "big, great, large" and mine means "peak".
Bertiz Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Bertizarana, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque berta "near, close, next to" or bertze "other" combined with either (h)aitz "rock, stone" or the toponymic suffix -iz.
Kostrzewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Kostrzewice in Sieradz voivodeship or Kostrzewy in Kalisz voivodeship, both named with kostrzewa ‘fescue grass’.
Xie Chinese
Meaning "wrong, evil".
Molena Venetian
From Venetian mołéna "crumb", perhaps a nickname based on the bearer's size.
Komori Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Ulmer German
German surname meaning "from the city of Ulm".
Rumpole English
A different form of Rumbold (from the Norman personal name Rumbald, of Germanic origin and probably meaning literally "fame-bold"). A fictional bearer of the surname is Horace Rumpole, the eccentric QC created by John Mortimer (originally for a 1975 television play).
Brauch German
From Middle High German bruchen "to enjoy".
Chapulin Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning grasshopper.
Adıgözəlzadə Azerbaijani
Means "child of Adıgözəl", using the Persian suffix زاده (zade) meaning "offspring".
Tōno Japanese
From Japanese 東 (tō) meaning "east" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Arabuka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 荒深 (see Arafuka).
Sawasaki Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh, swamp, wetland" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula, promontory".
Rageth Romansh
Derived from the given name Rageth.
Schock German
German origin. Means "shock" in German, as in surprise.
Utagawa Japanese
Uta means "song" and Gawa comes from Kawa, meaning "river".
Kirtz German
Patronymic form of Gero or Gier, pet forms of names containing the Old High German elements ger "spear" or giri "desire, greed".
Natividade Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Natividad.
Biswas Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit विश्वास (viśvāsa) meaning "trust, confidence, faith".
Suttor English
English... [more]
Noir French
Means "black" in French, denoting a person with a dark complexion, or someone who habitually wears dark clothing, or a night worker.
Klass German
The name is patronymic and it comes from the German first name "Clausen" which is a variant of the name "Nicholas".
Karanfil Turkish
Means "carnation" or "clove" in Turkish.
Choudhry Indian, Hindi, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Chaudhary.
Domato Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao domatoʼ meaning "follower, vassal, serf".
Paskhaev Chechen (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.
Mondragón Spanish
From the name of a town in Basque County, Spain, which is derived from Latin mons draconis meaning "dragon mountain".
Stackhouse English
habitational name from Stackhouse in Giggleswick (Yorkshire) from Old Norse stakkr "stack pile rick" and hus "house".
Victorino Spanish
From the given name Victorino
Pervak Ukrainian, Russian
Derived either from Russian первый (pervy) meaning "first" or directly from colloquial Ukrainian первак (pervak) meaning "firstborn".
Kallmeyer German
from a Germanized form of Slavic kal "marshland bog" or from Middle High German Middle Low German kalc "lime" and Middle High German meier "tenant farmer" (see Meyer 1) hence a distinguishing nickname for a farmer whose farm lay on marshy land or near a lime pit.
Metsnõmm Estonian
Metsnõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "forest heath/moorland".
Axiotis Greek
Axiotis refers to a family that originated in Naxos Greece. The feminine form is Axioti.
Ōya Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow".
Toombu Estonian
Toombu is an Estomian surname possibly derived "toompuu" meaning "bird-cherry tree".
Pedrosa Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Galician
Habitational name from any of numerous places named Pedrosa, from pedroso, pedrosa meaning "stoney", an adjectival derivative of pedra meaning "stone".
Kaun Estonian
Kaun is an Estonian surname meaning "pod" or "legume".
Koelsch German
German from the adjective kölsch, denoting someone from Cologne (German Köln).
Trafford English
Habitational name derived from either Trafford, Lancashire (an Anglo-French variant of Stratford), from Bridge Mickle and Wimbolds Trafford, Cheshire (derived from Old English trog "trough, valley" and ford "river crossing"), or from the now-lost settlement of Trafford in Northamptonshire (derived from Old English traeppe "trap, fish trap" and ford).
Hylan Scottish, English
Variation of the surname Hyland 1.
Hassanzadeh Persian
From the given name Hasan combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Yarwood English
habitational name from Yarwood Heath in Rostherne Cheshire earlier Yarwode. The placename derives from Old English earn "eagle" or gear "yair enclosure for catching fish" and wudu "wood".
Berterame Italian
Possibly derived from the Germanic given name Bertram.
Aisin-Gioro Manchu
From the combination of the branch name Aisin meaning "gold" and the clan name Gioro from Yilan, Heilongjiang, China.
Veverita Romanian, Moldovan
Nickname for someone thought to resemble a squirrel.
Guilder English
Occupational name for someone who worked in gold. The derivation is from the Old English pre 7th Century "gyldan" and the Old High German "gold", a refiner, jeweller, or gilder.
Perlmutter Jewish
Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Perlmutter ‘mother-of-pearl'.
Vickery French (Huguenot, Anglicized)
La Vache = having to do with cows, cow fields, cow pastures, cow barns; French Language. ... [more]
Eisenhower English (American)
American form of German Eisenhauer. A notable bearer was Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), president of the United States between 1953 and 1961. His ancestors immigrated to Pennsylvania from Germany in the 1740s and at some point the spelling changed from Eisenhauer to Eisenhower.
Pasqualini Italian
Derived from Pasqualino, a diminutive of the given name Pasquale.
Babasa Filipino, Tagalog
Means "will read" in Tagalog.
Frish Yiddish
Yiddish form of Frisch.
Rosenbaum Jewish
Ornamental adoption of modern German Rosenbaum "rose bush".
Duft Old High German
Means “pleasant smell”, from the From Old Norse dupt derived from the Proto-Germanic duftaz, meaning smell, Old High German tuft meaning “fog”.
Kil Korean
There is one Chinese character for the Kil surname. In the 1930 census, there was a significantly larger number of Kils living in Korea; it was the 62nd most common name in Korea. In a census taken after the Korean War, however, it had dropped to 72nd... [more]
Võigemast Estonian
Võigemast is an Estonian surname meaning "ghastly/horrid structure".
Beddoe Welsh
Variant of Beddow.
Guillotin French
From a diminutive of Guillaume and a variant of Guillot. A notable user is Joseph-Ignace Guillotin whom the guillotine was named after.
Oommen Indian (Christian)
From the given name Oommen.
Qamo Albanian
Comes from Ancient Greek.
Eddleman German (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Edelmann.
Bottum English
Variant spelling of Bottom.
Enggaard Danish
Combination of Danish eng "meadow" and gård "farm, estate".
Marcin Polish
From the given name Marcin.
Risso Italian
Variant of Riccio.
Petri Romanian
Derived from Petre, the Romanian form of Peter.
Ichinoku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 九 (see Ichijiku).
Clein German
Variant of Klein.
Reeder Medieval English
This surname was given to people in Medieval England who thatched houses using reed
Allston English
Derived from the given name Alstan
Uitterdijk Dutch
From the toponym Uiterdijk, derived from uiter "outer" and dijk "dike, levee".
Prevedoros Greek
From the Italian rank of provveditore "he who sees to things" (overseer) was the style of various local district governors in the extensive, mainly maritime empire of the Republic of Venice.
Nievo Italian
From nievo "grandchild, grandson; nephew", probably used to differentiate between relatives of the same name.
Boutet French
from a pet form of the ancient Germanic personal name Boto a short form of any of various names composed with the element bod "messenger"... [more]
Doğu Turkish
Means "east" in Turkish.
Jakobsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Jakob" in Icelandic.
Wendelin German
From the given name Wendelin.
Mustafić Bosnian
Means "son of Mustafa".
Markopoulos Greek
Means "son of Markos".
Uekawa Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Wagamese Ojibwe
Comes from an Ojibway phrase meaning ‘man walking by the crooked water.’
Khuc Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Khúc.
Mookhey Indian
Meaning unknown.
Kõlu Estonian
Kõlu is an Estonian surname meaning "shells" and "scrapings".
Fillion French, French (Quebec)
Probably a diminutive of fils or fille, respectively "son" and "daughter". May have alluded to the bearer being the youngest amongst siblings.
Sigurðdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Sigurður" in Icelandic.
Amrani Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Imran (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).
Vongkhamkeo Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family", ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel".
Turu Estonian
Turu is an Estonian surname meaning "market".
Ingólfsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ingólfr" in Icelandic.
Aoi Japanese
From 蒼 (ao) meaning "blue" and 井 (i) meaning "well, pit, mineshaft".
Aruküla Estonian
Aruküla is an Estonian surname meaning "grassland village".
Fendrich German
From German Fähndrich (older form Fähndrich) meaning "ensign, flag-bearer".
Osamu Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).
Ahluwalia Indian, Punjabi
From a village named Ahlu that existed as a misl (state) of the Sikh Confederacy during the 18th century.
Wagenmann German
Occupational name from Middle High German wagenman ‘hauler’, ‘wagoner’.
Carlin French
From a pet form of Charles.
Schincariol Italian, Portuguese
Unknown meaning.