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.
Chaikaew Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชัยแก้ว or ไชยแก้ว (see Chaikaeo).
Sobue Japanese
From Japanese 祖 (so) meaning "ancestor", 父 (bu) meaning "father" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".
Tsurumaki Japanese
From Japanese 弦 (tsuru) meaning "bowstring, chord" and 巻 (maki) meaning "scroll, volume".
Godet French
From Old French godet, meaning "glass, tumbler", used as a nickname for a maker or seller.
Kanisthachat Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Stikvoort Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch voort "ford" and an uncertain first element; perhaps from a relation of Middle High German stickel "hill, slope".
Alekhin Russian
Variant of Alyokhin (Алёхин)
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.
Bohachenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian богач (bohach), meaning "rich person".
Aasmaa Estonian
Aasmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "grassy (lea) land".
Rahimian Persian
From the given name Rahim.
Jia Chinese
From Chinese 甲 (jiǎ) meaning "one, first", also referring to an ancient fief or small state named Jia located in what is now either Henan or Hebei province.
Suwaris Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Suares.
Sinnamon English
Scottish surname which is a corruption of the place name Kinnimonth, meaning "head of the hill".
Grandjean French, French (Swiss)
Derived from French grand meaning "tall, large" and the given name Jean 1, hence possibly a nickname for a tall or large person.
Chronowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 5 Lesser Polish villages: Chronów-Kolonia Dolna, Chronów-Kolonia Górna, Chronówek, Chronów in Gmina Orońsko, or Chronów in Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz.
Daruwalla Indian (Parsi)
Alternate transcription of Daruwala.
Bold English
Denoted a person who lived or worked in the main house or a habitational name for places in England so-called or similar, all derived from Middle English bold "habitation, building", from Old English bold.
Allemand French
Means "German, relating to Germany" in French. Cognate to English Allman and Spanish Alemán.
Sayer English
Occupational name for a professional reciter or minstrel, derived from Middle English seier "speaker".
Lansing Dutch
Patronymic form of Lans, Germanic Lanzo, a Dutch cognate of Lance.
Gochadze Georgian
Means "son of Gocha".
Blaylock English
The surname of James P. Blaylock (1950-), an early steampunk author. His surname may mean "black lock" from Middle English blakelok, originally referring to a person with dark hair.
Gihon Irish
Anglicized form of Irish-Gaelic Ó Gaoithín
Kontogianis Greek
Means "short John" in Greek from κοντοσ (kontos) (see Kontos) meaning short combined with the forename Gianis which is the Modern Greek variant of John.
Ferraz Portuguese
From a nickname derived from Latin ferrum meaning "iron".
Seligman German, Jewish
Derived from the given name Selig with the German suffix -man meaning "man" and it's originally a patronymic. The surname Seligman is originated in the Rhineland.
Naguib Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Najib. Mohamed Naguib (1901-1984) was the first president of Egypt.
Ruhland German
Variation of Rüland.
Parete Italian
Denoted from a person who lived near a wall.
Osamu Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).
Sugihara Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Matviyenko Ukrainian
From the given name Matviy.
Đới Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Dai, from Sino-Vietnamese 戴 (đới).
Moneypenny English
Probably from a medieval nickname for a rich person or a miser. A fictional bearer is Miss Moneypenny, secretary to M (the head of MI6) in the James Bond novels of Ian Fleming and in the films based on them.
Iwanaga Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 永 (naga 3) meaning "perpetual, eternal".
Ishfaq Urdu
Derived from the given name Ishfaq.
Sulzer German
occupational name for someone who made prepared meats from Middle High German sulzer "butcher charcutier". from a derivative of Middle High German sulze "brine" hence a topographic name for someone who lived near a spring of salty water or a habitational name for someone from any of the places called Sulz in Germany Austria Alsace and Switzerland.
Copa Italian
from the Italian word scopa which means “broom” or “heather”.
Kollar German
Derived from the kolar "cartwright".
Tschamon Romansh
Derived from the given name Schamun.
Tsukushi Japanese
Tsukushi means "horsetail plant". It is also a given name.
Spruyt Dutch
Variant of Spruijt. This surname is especially common in Belgium.
Sta Maria Spanish
Means "St. Mary"
Diogene Italian
From the given name Diogene
Stiglitz German
Variant of Stieglitz
Spoor English, Dutch
From Middle Dutch and Middle English spoor "spur", an occupational name for a maker or seller of spurs.
Takahama Japanese
Taka means "tall, high, expensive" and hama means "beach".
Tiago Portuguese
From the given name Tiago.
Shishikura Japanese
Shishi means "lion" and kura means "possess, have, storehouse, warehouse".
Kaçan Turkish
Means "runaway, fugitive, escaper" in Turkish.
Marasigan Filipino, Tagalog
Meaning uncertain.
Sunga Bemba, Central African
Sunga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning "a person that takes care of others".... [more]
Ebrahimzadeh Persian
From the given name Ebrahim combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Cieśla Polish
Derived from Polish cieśla "carpenter".
Berland German
From the name Berland.
Sasano Japanese
From 笹 (sasa) meaning "bamboo grass" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plains, wilderness".
Subramanian Indian
A Hindu name, based on Sanskrit subrahmaṅya "dear to Brahmans".
Pusey English
Habitational name from Pusey in Oxfordshire (formerly in Berkshire), so called from Old English peose, piosu ‘pea(s)’ + ēg ‘island’, ‘low-lying land’, or from Pewsey in Wiltshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Pevesie, apparently from the genitive case of an Old English personal name Pefe, not independently attested + Old English ēg ‘island’.
Quandt German, History
From Middle Low German quant "prankster, joker". ... [more]
Uhlíř Czech
Uhlíř is a originally craftsman dedicated to the production of charcoal. It is also called a person involved in the distribution of coal.... [more]
Duru Turkish
Means "clear, pure, limpid" in Turkish.
Dollanganger English
The name of the family in the Dollanganger series by V.C. Andrews.
Evgenikos Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Means "polite" in Greek, denoting a kind person.
Cotner Medieval Low German (Americanized)
Likely originating from an Americanized spelling of Kötner or Köthner, status names for a cotter. Derived from Middle Low German kote ‘shelter’, ‘cottage’.
Mutou Japanese
Variant transcription of Mutō.
Loukas Greek
From the given name Loukas.
Couderc Occitan
From Occitan codèrc meaning "pasture, meadow, enclosure".
Aoike Japanese
青 (Ao) means "blue, green" and 池 (ike) means "pond, pool".
Julián Spanish
Derived from the given name Julián. Spanish cognate of Julien.
Vidič Slovene
Cognate of Vidić.
Løkken Norwegian
Habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads so called. Derived from Old Norse lykkja "enclosure".
Wakelin English
From the Anglo-Norman male personal name Walquelin, literally "little Walho", a Germanic nickname meaning literally "foreigner".
Dhar Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit उद्धार (uddhara) meaning "credit, deliverance, redemption".
Squarepants Popular Culture
The surname of the famous cartoon character "SpongeBob SquarePants" from the entitled show.
Arabiki Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough; harsh; intense", referring to rough land, and 引 (biki), from 引き (biki), the joining continuative form of 引く (hiku) meaning "to pull".
Frantsuzov Russian
Derived from Russian француз (frantsuz) meaning "French, Frenchman".
Dźwigał Polish
Derived from Polish dźwigać "to lift; to lug".
Harkness Scottish
Topographic name or from the name of an unidentified place either in Annandale or Dumfriesshire, derived from the Old English given name Hereca or from hearg "altar, temple, grove" and næs "ness, promontory".
Valez Spanish
I think it is of Spanish Background possibly meaning 'Soldier' or 'Guard'. ... [more]
Persempre Italian
Derived from the Italian phrase "per sempre", from Latin per (“through”) + semper (“always”), meaning “forever.”
Mafune Japanese
From 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" and 船 or 舟 (fune) meaning "ship, boat".
Kulhánek Czech
Bohemian for a man who walks with a limp.
Gregerson English
Means "son of Gregory/Greg"
Dharmasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Izumikawa Japanese
Izumi means "fountain" and means "river".
Wiederspahn German
Carpenter or roofer who applied wooden shingles from Wied, Wieden, or Wieda. Associated with the German-speaking minority that lived along the Volga River in Russia from 1764 to 1941.
Zerrougui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Zerrouki.
Rasooli Persian
From the given name Rasool.
Beddoes Welsh
“This name derives from Old Welsh name and patronymic surname “Morgetuid / Margetiud”, composed of two elements: “mere” (great, splendid) plus “iudd” (lord). As a personal name the origins are lost in the mists of time but it is certainly pre Roman, however the modern use of the name is commonly taken from Merdydd ap Bleddyn, prince of Powys who died in 1132... [more]
Borkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various locations called Borki, Borkowice or Borek, all derived from Polish bór meaning "conifer forest, pine forest".
Ukai Japanese
From Japanese 鵜 (u) meaning "cormorant (a type of bird)" and 飼 (kai) meaning "domesticate, raise".
Laverdière French
Habitational name from various places named La Verdière in France, or a variant of the name Leverdier (see Verdier).
Viray Occitan, French, Catalan
Southern French (Occitan) and Catalan variant of Occitan Verai and Veray, nickname from Occitan verai ‘honest’... [more]
Abuya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 阿武屋 (Abuya) meaning "Abu Store", from 阿武 (Abu) meaning "Abu", a district in the prefecture of Yamaguchi in Japan.
Götz German
Originally a hypocorism of Gottfried, which is derived from an Old High German given name. Variants include the surnames Getz and Goetz, as well as the given name Götz.
Dutcher German (Americanized), Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Deutscher or of Dutch Duyster.
Cossiga Italian, Sardinian
Sardinian translation of the place name Corsica. A famous bearer of the name is Francesco Cossiga (1928-2010), Italian politician who served as Prime Minister (1979-1980) and as President (1985-1992).
Adamchak Rusyn, Polish (Ukrainianized)
Rusyn form and Ukrainianised form of Adamczak.
Gopaul Mauritian Creole, Trinidadian Creole
Derived from the given name Gopal.
Fuss Medieval Low German
German from Middle High German fus ‘foot’, hence most probably a nickname for someone with some peculiarity or deformity of the foot, but perhaps also a topographic name for someone who lived at the foot of a hill.
Tatsuoka Japanese
Tatsu means "Stand" or "Dragon, Imperial", and Oka means "Ridge, Hill."
Cajucom Tagalog
From Tagalog kahukom meaning "judge".
Suleymenov Kazakh
Means "son of Suleymen".
Dinkin Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Metronymic with the addition of the Slavic possessive suffix -in, derived from the Yiddish female personal name Dinke, a hypocoristic form of Biblical Dinah, that in turn, derived from Hebrew dina, meaning “judged” or “vindicated”.
Pärnasalu Estonian
Pärnasalu is an Estonian surname meaning "lime grove".
Kunitake Japanese
From 國 or 国 (kuni) meaning "country, land, large place" and 武 (take) meaning "martial, military".
Komura Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 高村 (see Kōmura).
Günaltay Turkish
From Turkish gun meaning "sun, day" and altun meaning "gold". A famous bearer was the Turkish prime minister Şemsettin Günaltay (1883-1961).
à Beckett Medieval English, English (Australian)
Medieval Latinized form from Beckett. This surname is not used in modern Anglosphere. (But still exist in Austrailia.)
Shōmi Japanese
From Japanese 正味 (Shōmi) meaning "Shōmi", a division in the area of Yoshiumi in the city of Imabari in the prefecture of Ehime in Japan.
Maňák Czech
Metronymic from the female personal name Máňa, a pet form of Marie (see Maria).... [more]
Lischke German
A German surname of slavic origin. A historic bearer was Johann Lischke, a German Protestant reformer in the 16th century. The name may come from the German word “Lisch,” which can refer to a marshy or wetland area.
Khalsa Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Derived from Arabic خلص (khalasa) meaning "pure, clear". This is also the term used to refer to initiated Sikhs.
Chourey Hindi
chourey surname basically belongs to kurmi caste
Kawabata Japanese
'Side or bank of the river'; written two ways, with two different characters for kawa ‘river’. One family is descended from the northern Fujiwara through the Saionji family; the other from the Sasaki family... [more]
Wiedemann German
Variation of Wideman.
Sumanarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සුමනරත්න (see Sumanaratne).
Giokas Greek
Arvanitic for Glaukias.
Odenthal German
From the name of a town in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Lykov Russian
Derived from Russian лыко (lyko) meaning "bast". The founder of the surname may have been a shoemaker or a ropemaker.
Beqiri Albanian
Derived from the given name Beqir.
Əhmədzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ahmadzadeh.
Makriyannis Greek
Notable bearer of this name is General Yannis Makriyannis (1797-1864), was a Greek merchant, military officer, politician and author.
Bellino Italian
Means "pretty, sweet, cute" in Italian, a diminutive of Bello. It can originate as a nickname, or derive from the medieval given names Bellina or Bellinus... [more]
Tedder English
From the Middle English word Thedere or Teddere which either comes from the Old English name Thēodhere or the Germanic name Theudher. Alternatively, it could be an occupational name from the Middle English Teddere, meaning “one who teds”... [more]
Roane Irish
Variant spelling of Rowan or possibly a variant of Ruane.
Chytil Czech
Nickname from the past participle of chytit ‘have caught’.
Ruderer German
Occupational name meaning "Rower" in German.
Giacobbe Italian
From the given name Giacobbe
Abi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畔蒜 (see Abiru).
Dark English
Nickname for someone with dark hair or a dark complexion, from Middle English darke, Old English deorc "dark". In England, the surname is most frequent in the West Country.
Rashad Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Rashad.
Smolensky Russian
Refers to a region in Western Russia named "Smolensk".
Durisch Romansh
Derived from the given name Durisch.
Pong Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Pang.
Junot French
Possibly from a diminutive of the given name Jean 1.
Ábel Hungarian, Slovak
From the given name Ábel.
Soulier French
Metonymic occupational name for a shoemaker, from Old French soulier ‘shoe’, ‘sandal’.... [more]
Latour French
Either a topographic name for someone who lived near a tower usually a defensive fortification or watchtower from Old French tūr "tower"; or a habitational name from any of various places called Latour or La Tour named with this word.
Pardal Portuguese, Galician
Means "sparrow" in Portuguese and Galician.
May Russian (?)
Means "May (month)".
Velikov Bulgarian
Means "son of Veliko".
Quisumbing Filipino
Meaning unknown, probably of Hokkien origin.
Codino Italian
Means "pigtail, plait" in Italian, literally "tail's end". Ultimately from Latin cauda "tail (of an animal)". Perhaps given to someone who often wore their hair in such a style, possibly given to orphans or foundlings.
Zohar Hebrew
Derived from the the given name Zohar meaning "light, brilliance" in Hebrew.
Salmi Finnish
Means "a strait" in Finnish.
Windmiller English
Name for a person that works at a windmill.
Dalusung Filipino, Pampangan
Means "go with force and agility" in Kapampangan.
Wiesenthal German
Habitational name from any of various places called Wiesent(h)al.
Carrender English (American)
Probably from Scottish kerr meaning "rough, wet ground" combined with ender (possibly related to the end of something). It probably denoted someone who lived between rough, wet ground and normal ground.
Gillis Scottish
Scottish reduced form of Gaelic Mac Gille Íosa "son of the servant of Jesus"... [more]
Catterall English
Derived from a town in England named "Catterall".
Tanihara Japanese
Tani means "valley" and hara means "plain". ... [more]
Yeaton English
Habitational name from Yeaton in Shropshire named with Old English ēa "river" + tūn "farmstead estate". This surname is now rare in Britain.
Nunnallys English (American)
A common surname in America, belonging to 4058 individuals. Nunnally is most common among White (63.36%) and Black/African American (30.93%) individuals.
Zozulya Ukrainian
From Ukrainian зозуля (zozulya), meaning "cuckoo (bird)".
Carpenito Italian
This surname derives from a person who had worked as a "carpenter".
Jayamanne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and मान (mana) meaning "respect, honour, pride".
Kopytov Russian
Patronymic surname derived from Russian копыто (kopyto) meaning "hoof". This may have been a nickname for a lame man or a shepherd.
Shahabi Persian
From the given name Shahab.
Rigas Greek
From the Latin word for king, 'rex'.
Smolin Russian
From smola, meaning "tar".
Ebeneezer English
Obtained from the given name Ebenezer
Mcrayne English, Scottish
Means "son of the queen," combining the surname Rayne with the prefix Gaelic prefix mac, meaning "son."
Elkins English
Patronymic of Elkin.
Levísson Icelandic
Means "son of Leví" in Icelandic.
Azeri Japanese (Rare)
Means "acharya" in Japanese.
Champlain French
Name given to those who live in or around fields. Known barrer of the name is Samuel de Champlain who founded Quebec, Canada and after whom the lake is named.
Mariquit Tagalog
From Tagalog marikit meaning "beautiful, pretty".
Sillamäe Estonian
Sillamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "bridge hill/mountain".
D'orevalle French (Archaic)
Variant form of D'aurevalle. A known bearer of this surname was the medieval bishop Hugh d'Orevalle (d. 1084 or 1085).