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.
Lotfinejad Persian
Means "descendant of Lotfi".
Rəsulov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Rəsul".
Al-tayyib Arabic
Means "the pleasant one" from Arabic طيب (tayyib).
Yuge Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 結解 (see Kekke).
Birk German
Either a variant of Buerk or a habitational name derived from places named Birk, Birke, or Birken.
Godley English
From the names of various places in England so named or similar, all derived from the Old English byname Goda 1 and leah "woodland, clearing".
Castagneri Italian
From Italian meaning "chestnut grove".
Krolikov Russian
Patronymic surname derived from Russian кролик (krolik) meaning "male rabbit".
Yatco Tagalog
Meaning uncertain, of Hokkien origin.
Kulhánek Czech
Bohemian for a man who walks with a limp.
Lys Ukrainian
Means "fox" in Ukrainian.
Lilienthal German
Habitational name from any of the places called Lilienthal in Schleswig-Holstein Lower Saxony and Baden-Württemburg named with Middle High German liljen "lilies" (from Latin lilium) and tal "valley".
Kalynyuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian калина (kalyna), meaning virburnim.
Asari Indonesian
From the given name Asari.
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]
Poplar English
Nickname for someone living by a poplar tree.
Bouzaid Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly a variant of Bouzid.
Elmalik Northern African, Arabic
From Arabic الْمَالِك (al-mālik) meaning "the king" or "the owner" (chiefly Sudanese).
Primeau French
First found in Burgundy France.
Faraz Urdu, Persian
Derived from the given name Faraz.
Sigþórsson Icelandic
Means "son of Sigþór" in Icelandic.
Walsch Irish
Variant of Walsh.
Berglind Swedish
Combination of Swedish berg "mountain, hill" and lind "linden tree".
Brahe Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Danish and Swedish noble family with roots in Scania and Halland, southern Sweden (both provinces belonged to Denmark when the family was founded). A notable bearer was Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601).
Khandaker Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).
Khachatrian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Խաչատրյան (see Khachatryan).
Saint-saëns French
From any place named Saint-Saens by honor to the saint Sidonius.
Falcón Spanish, South American
Originally a nickname from falcón, an archaic variant of Spanish halcón "falcon" (from Latin falco). It is a cognate of Falco.
Osei Western African
Very popular surname in Ghana.
Shield English
Metonymic occupational name for an armorer, from Middle English scheld "shield" (Old English scild, sceld).
Pulišić Croatian
Derived From puliš meaning "to smoke". It may refer to a smoker or someone who sells cigarettes.
Galsworthy English
From a place in Devonshire meaning "sweet gale enclosure" in Old English. A famous bearer of the name was the English author John Galsworthy (1867-1933), known for making the 'The Forsyte Saga'.
Schwarzberg German
Variant of Schwartzberg, which means "black mountain" in German.
Frampton English
English: habitational name from any of various places so called, of which there are several in Gloucestershire and one in Dorset. Most take the name from the Frome river (which is probably from a British word meaning ‘fair’, ‘brisk’) + Old English tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’... [more]
Sugarman English (American), German (Americanized), Jewish
Americanized calque of German Zuckerman. A famous bearer of the name was American artist George Sugarman (1912-1999).
Rubiáns Galician
It indicates familial origin in the parish of Santa María de Rubiáns in the municipality of Vilagarcía de Arousa.
Mayo English, French
Derived from the given Norman name Mathieu.
Quraishi Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Qureshi.
Izzo Italian
Possibly derived from the given name Ezzo (see Azzo), from an Italianized form of Germanic Hitz or Hilz (from hildiz "battle, fight"), or from a short form of any of several names ending with -izzo, such as Bonizzo, Obizzo, or Abizzo.
Gara Hungarian
Variant of Garay.
Felder German, Croatian
Derived from German feld, meaning "field".
Euteneuer Medieval German
From German "euten," meaning "to burn" or "to clear by burning" suggesting a name for those involved in land clearance through controlled burning.
Van Honsté Flemish
Means "from Honsté", Honsté possibly being the name of a village in Belgium.
Fang Hmong
From the clan name Faj or Faaj associated with the Chinese character 黃 (huáng) (see Huang).
Madutlela Sepedi
Madutlela is a South African surname of the Pedi speaking people.
Gianera Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Gian.
Djordjević Serbian
Alternate transcription of Đorđević.
Saarsoo Estonian
Saarsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "island swamp".
Irons English
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Airaines in Somme, so named from Latin harenas (accusative case) ‘sands’. The form of the name has been altered as a result of folk etymology, an association of the name with the metal... [more]
Wildsmith English
Probably means "maker of wheels, wheelwright".
Razavi Persian
From the given name Reza.
Gaceri Eastern African
Surname chiefly found in the Kikuyu language (Gikuyu) group.
Ghaith Arabic
From the given name Ghayth
Bednarz Polish
Occupational name for a cooper in Polish.
Rostovsky Russian
Referring to a region in Southwestern Russia named "Rostov".
Kusama Japanese
From Japanese 草 (kusa) meaning "grass, herbs" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".
Valerică Romanian
Valerică is a first name of a boy, but also a family name.
Roane Irish
Variant spelling of Rowan or possibly a variant of Ruane.
Gschwendtner German (Austrian)
From the German word "schwenden", which means "swidden agriculture" in English
Kujundžić Croatian, Serbian
Derived from kujundžija (кујунџија), meaning "silversmith".
Coronel Spanish, Portuguese
Means "colonel" in Spanish and Portuguese, used as an occupational name for someone in command of a regiment.
Kreger German
Mercenary or warrior for hire.
Ashida Japanese
Combination of the kanji 芦 (ashi, "reed") and 田 (ta, "field").
Kellner German, Dutch, Jewish, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, French
Means "waiter, cellarman" in German, ultimately derived from Latin cellarium "pantry, cellar, storeroom". This was an occupational name for a steward, a castle overseer, or a server of wine.
Breines Yiddish
From the German braun "brown".
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."
Alfstad Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a combination of the given name Alf 1 and stad "city, town".
Narva Estonian
Narva is an Estonian surname taken from the city of the same name in Ida-Viru County.
Czech Polish, English
From the ethnonym meaning "Czech", or from the short form of a personal name such as Czesław. The English surname is borrowed from the Polish surname, or from Czech or Slovak Čech.
Romsey English
From the town of Romsey in Hampshire, England. The surname itself is derived from Old English rum meaning "broad", and ey meaning "area of dry land in a marsh."
Verstappen Dutch
Contracted form of Van der Stappen "from the steps". Coincides with a Dutch word meaning "to misstep".
Enescu Romanian
Means 'son of Aeneas' in Romanian.
Arro Estonian
Arro is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "aroom", meaning "fragrant". Possibly a corruption of "aru", meaning "upland meadow".
Talbi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Talib.
Santala Finnish
From Finnish santa meaning "(slightly wet) sand" and the place suffix -la.
Arumäe Estonian
Arumäe is an Estonian surname meaning "grassland hill/mountain".
Larke English
Variant of Lark.
Ólafsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ólafur" in Icelandic.
Tulkki Finnish
Means "interpreter, translator" in Finnish.
Charyew Turkmen
Alternate transcription of Turkmen Чарыев (see Charyev).
Burchfield English
From the name of various places in England called Birchfield, all derived from Old English bierce "birch tree" and feld "field". Essentially an English cognate of German Birkenfeld.
Kosuga Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小菅 or 小管 (see Kosuge).
Pash English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Pasch.
Skočdopole Czech
Derived from Czech imperative sentence skoč do pole! meaning "jump in a field!".
Disch Romansh
Contracted form of Durisch.
Zengin Turkish
Means "rich, wealthy" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian سنگين‏ (sangin).
Arukask Estonian
Arukask is an Estonian surname meaning "silver birch" (Betula pendula).
Kusunoki Japanese
From Japanese 楠 (kusunoki) meaning "camphor tree". This name can also be formed from 楠 (kusu) meaning "camphor", an unwritten possessive particle, and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Apple English (American)
Americanized form of surnames meaning "apple, apple tree" (i.e., German Apfel or Estonian Õunapuu).
Ariyapala Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit आर्य (arya) meaning "noble, honourable, respectable" and पाल (pala) meaning "guard, protector".
Rossbach Jewish
Jewish or Eastern European
Matejić Serbian
Means "son of Mateja 2".
Okita Japanese
From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sumisu Japanese
This is the Japanese pronunciation of Smith
Nozawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納沢 (see Nōzawa).
Makhachev Avar, Lak
Means "son of Makhach".
Lindmäe Estonian
Lindmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "bird mountain/hill".
Blase German
Derivative of Blasius.
Švarcer Croatian
Elaborated form of Švarc.
Haag Germanic (Archaic)
'The German surname Haag, like many surnames, was taken from some geographical feature near the dwelling place of its first bearer. Coming from the Old Norse haga, or some local variation of the word, the name means "one who lives near a hedged or fenced enclosure."... [more]
Ferella Italian
Possibly an elaborate form of Fera.
Hashiyama Japanese
橋 (Hashi) means "Bridge" and 山 (Yama) means "Mountain".
Sirel Estonian
Sirel is an Estonian surname meaning "lilac".
Giovanoli Romansh, Italian (Swiss)
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Giovannes.
Degenhardt German
Derived from the given name Degenhard.
Lumbantoruan Batak
From Batak lumban meaning "village, hamlet" and toruan meaning "lower (area or place), below".
Jaxon English
Means "son of Jack" and a variant of Jackson.
Amadeo Italian
From the given name Amadeo.
Florido Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Derived from the given name Floridus.
Zentz German
Variant of Zenz.
Aus Estonian
Aus is an Estonian surname meaning "honest".
Langtry English
From the Old English ‘lang’, meaning long, and ‘treow’, meaning tree. The name of several settlements across England.
Wijethunga Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and तुङ्ग (tunga) meaning "high, lofty, tall".
Nioka Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
De Zeeuw Dutch
Means "the Zealander", indicating someone from the Dutch province of Zealand.
Seweryn Polish
From the given name Seweryn.
Õue Estonian
Õue is an Estonian surname meaning "outdoors".
Berthold German
From the given name Berthold.
Kollar German
Derived from the kolar "cartwright".
Domingues Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Domínguez.
van Lieren Dutch
Means "from Lier", the name of the Dutch village De Lier or Belgian province Lier.
Abdelaziz Arabic
From the given name Abd al-Aziz.
Vanderplaats Dutch
A surname given to someone living near a plaats (open space), or someone from De Plaats in North Brabant.
Szot Polish
Nickname for a fish seller with a bad reputation, from szot "bad herring".
Lennan English
Either a variant of Lennon or a shortened form of Maclennan.
Ohe Japanese
Variant transcription of Oe.
Kīnkamäg Livonian
Probably coming from the Livonian coast.
Hans Indian
Derived from Sanskrit hamsa "swan; goose".
Countryman English
Translation of German Landmann, Landsmann or Dutch Landman, Landsman, which means ‘countryman’ or ‘fellow countryman’.
Brocos Galician
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Agolada in the Comarca of O Deza.
Reinking German
Reinking is a German-derived surname meaning "one who is neat and tidy"
Stradling English (British)
Researchers found the origin of this surname Stradling by referring to such documents as the Viking Sagas, the Orkneyinga Sagas, the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, the Inquisitio and the translations of local manuscripts, parish records, baptismal & tax records, found in the north of Dingwall, and in the Orkneys and Shetlands.... [more]
Canak Turkish
From the Turkish town of Çanakkale. Canak is the Anglicised form, which may or may not retain its Turkish pronunciation.
Freyjuson Icelandic (Rare)
Means "son of Freyja" in Icelandic
Illescas Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Ratnayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala රත්නායක (see Ratnayake).
Desapriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දේශප්රිය (see Deshapriya).
Barrese Italian, Sicilian
Denoted a person from any of the various minor places named Barra in southern Italy (for example the large district in the eastern part of Naples), derived from Italian barra meaning "barrier, bar, obstacle".
Helmi Arabic
From the given name Hilmi.
Pirrip Literature, Popular Culture
Surname of the main character in Charles Dickens novel, Great Expectations.
Sinani Albanian
Derived from the given name Sinan.
Mousel German (Austrian, Anglicized), English
Anglicisation of the German Mäusl, from the German word maus - "mouse" combined with a diminutive suffix, literally meaning "little mouse"... [more]
Muraoka Japanese
From 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Herfurth German
Either a metonymic occupational name for a soldier from Middle High German hervart "campaign military expedition" (from Old High German heri "army" and vart "journey")... [more]
Úlfsson Icelandic
Icelandic from of Ulfsson.
Urtiaga Basque
It indicates familial origin near the eponymous cave in the municipality of Deba.
Selander Swedish
Combination of Swedish sel "stretch of calm water in a river or stream" and the common surname suffix -ander (originally from Greek aner "man"). The first element, sel, is also a common place name element in Northern Sweden and it's possible that this name is both ornamental and locational in origin.
Kōen Japanese
Japanese form of Cohen.
Haugland Norwegian
From the name of various farmsteads in Norway, from the Old Norse elements haugr meaning "mound" and land meaning "farmstead, land".
Halliche Berber, Northern African
Kabyle surname of unknown meaning.
Knab German
Variant of Knabe.
Gye Korean
Etymology uncertain, possibly deriving from the Hanja element 季 (gye) ("season") or 桂 (gye) ("cassia, cinnamon").
Akemi Japanese
Ake means "bright" and mi means "mindset, view".... [more]
Pruul Estonian
Pruul is an Estonian surname meaning "brew".
Bäder Romansh
Derived from the given name Peter.
Kerezman Slovak
Also Kerzman;... [more]
Arimori Japanese
Ari means "exist" and mori means "forest".... [more]
Takamura Japanese
Taka means "high, expensive, tall" and mura means "hamlet, village".
Dyachenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian дячок (dyachok), meaning "old man".
Hamzagić Bosnian
Means "son of Hamza".
Roue Breton
From Breton meaning "king".
Ishikura Japanese
From the Japanese 石 (ishi) "stone" combined with 倉 (kura) or 蔵 (kura) storehouse."
Dunne Irish, English, Scottish
This surname means dark and was likely given to those with a dark complexion or with dark hair.
Duguid Scottish
Probably "do good", from a Scottish nickname for a well-intentioned person or (ironically) a do-gooder.
Pomeroy English
From an English surname meaning "dweller by the apple orchard".
Woelke German
German variant spelling of Wölke, itself a variant of Wolk.
Itoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 井筒 (see Itō).
Gérald French
Derived from the given name Gérald.
Herrman German
Herrman is of ancient German origin. It is derived from a Germanic personal name made up of the elements heri meaning "army," and man meaning "man." Herrman was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region.
Gumm English
From a nickname or byname from Middle English gome, Old English guma "man".
Piccioni Italian
From Italian piccione, "pigeon".
Safdar Urdu
Derived from the given name Safdar.
Rieth German
"reed" -- a tall, slender-leaved plant of the grass family that grows in water or on marshy ground.
Remic Slovene
A variant of either Remec or Vremec.
Hacızadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Hajizadeh.
Sassano Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 颯々 (sassa), sound- and script-changed from 颯爽 (sassō) meaning "gallant; jaunty" and 野 (no) meaning "field; plain", referring to a stately person who traveled to the fields.
Gingold Jewish
An invented Jewish name, from Yiddish, literally "fine gold". Hermione Gingold (1897-1987) was a British actress.
Skyring English
originated around London home counties,... [more]
Irribarren Basque
From the basque surname that means "Inside the village".
Ehsanpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian احسان‌پور (see Ehsanpour).
Wang Chinese
From Chinese 汪 (wāng) referring to the ancient state of Wang Mang (汪芒) or Wang Wang (汪罔) in present-day Zhejiang province.
Danylko Ukrainian
From the given name Danylko.
Aniol Catalan, German
Possibly derived from the Catalan given name Aniol. Alternatively it has a German origin.
Samporna Filipino, Maranao
Means "main point" in Maranao, possibly from Sanskrit संपूर्ण (sampūrṇ) meaning "complete, entire, whole".
Carbonero Spanish
Famous bearers are Carlos Carbonero, a Colombian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sampdoria on loan from Fénix and Sara Carbonero, a Spanish sports journalist.
Adegoke Yoruba
From the given name Adegoke
Kılık Turkish
Means "appearance, attire, dress" in Turkish.
Tozzi Italian
Derived from Italian tozzo meaning "squat, stocky, thickset". ... [more]
Hairapetyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հայրապետյան (see Hayrapetyan).
Axford English
Habitational name from a village named Axford either in Hampshire or Wiltshire, both derived from Old English æsc "ash tree" and Old English ford "ford", which gives their name the meaning of "ford by the ash trees" or "a ford with ash trees"... [more]
Salangsang Filipino, Pampangan
Means "(to) stack" in Kapampangan.
Izzard English
Derived from the feminine given name Iseut.
Lhuillier Cebuano, Filipino
Borrowed from French L'Huillier used in the Philippines. Jean Henri Diago Lhuillier (1969) is a Filipino businessman, diplomat, and sports patron.
Palmberg Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Derived from any of the various places in Germany named Palmberg.
Niibe Japanese
From Japanese 新 (nii) meaning "new" and 部 (be) meaning "department, division; part".
Väät Estonian
Väät is an Estonian surname meaning "withe", "tendril" and "vine".
Sytkowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within Sytkowo, a neighborhood in Poznań (the Greater Polish capital).
Nukuto Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 貫 (nuku) meaning "pierce; go through" and 渡 (to) meaning "go across, migrate".
Bodnaru Romanian
Romanian form of Bodnár.
Konopásek Czech
From konopa meaning "hemp", probably an occupational name for a rope maker.
Tao Chinese
From Chinese 陶 (táo) meaning "pottery, ceramics", used to denote someone who was responsible for making pottery.
Lugovskikh Russian
Possibly from луг (lug), meaning "meadow".
Härmatis Estonian
Härmatis is an Estonian surname meaning "hoarfrost".
Alston English
A locational surname, derived from the many townships in England of the same name, meaning 'of the old manor or of the hillside'