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.
Dao Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Đào.
Raagmaa Estonian
Raagmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "twig/leafless land".
Pobanz German
Nickname for a braggart or bogeyman, of uncertain Slavic origin.
Gunawardane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Robideaux French
From the medieval given name Robardeau, a pet form of Robert.
Ismaili Arabic, Albanian, Persian
From the given name Ismail.
Huey English
From the given name Huey.
Daane Dutch
From a pet form of the personal name Daniel.
Malewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the places called Malewo in Masovian, Łódź, Pomeranian and Greater Poland voivodeships, or Malewice in Podlaskie Voivodeship. Both place names are named with the personal name Mal, a short form of Old Polish Małomir, based on Old Slavic malъ ‘small, little’.
Demchenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Demyan.
Namazu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鯰 (Namazu) meaning "Namazu", a division in the town of Kashima in the district of Kamimashiki in the prefecture of Kumamoto in Japan.
Ping Chinese
Ping is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 平 in Chinese character.
Knuckles English
Possibly a nickname for someone with prominent knuckles.
Menhenot Cornish (Rare, Archaic)
It is derived from the placename "Menheniot" in Cornwall.
Oatridge English
From an unidentified place called Oatridge apparently named with Old English hrycg ‘ridge’ as the final element.
Zrobok Ukrainian (Rare)
Lvivan localised surname meaning "at work". Denoted to a hardworker or person who worked too hard.
Kolos Hungarian
From the given name Kolos.
Gharib Arabic
From the given name Gharib.
Hossen Bengali
From the given name Husayn.
Lusa Italian
Used by people from Lusa, Italy, a town named after the Roman 'gens lusia'.
Aiba Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "mutual" or 饗 (ai) meaning "banquet", combined with 馬 (ba) meaning "horse", 場 (ba) meaning "location", 羽 (ba) meaning "feathers", 庭 (ba) meaning "courtyard" or 葉 (ba) meaning "leaf".
Coogler German (Americanized)
Americanized form of Kugler.
Kaljupank Estonian
Kaljupank is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff bank/escarpment".
Wijetilaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේතිලක (see Wijethilaka).
Patrix Norman
Variant of Patrice.
Kimmich German
The surname hence a metonymic occupational name for a spicer.
Horschwald German
Surname probably of German origin. Most people with this surname live in Poland today.
Ibarrola Basque
From the name of a village in Basque Country, derived from ibar "valley, riverbank" and ola "factory, forge, ironworks", or possibly -ola "location, place of".
Shyamalan Indian (Rare), Malayalam (Rare)
Derived from the given name Shyamal or Shyama. This is the surname of Manoj "M... [more]
Moberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish mo "sandy heath" and berg "mountain". A notable bearer was Swedish author and playwright Vilhelm Moberg (1898-1973).
Tennant English, Scottish
Occupational name for a farmer who holds a feudal tenure in a property, ultimately derived from Latin teneo "to hold, to keep".
Puyol Catalan
Catalan variant of Pujol. It is borne by the retired Spanish soccer player Carles Puyol (1978-).
Gyljárlaugsson Icelandic
The name Gyljárlaugsson combines two Icelandic words, "gylja" meaning "to roar" and "laug" meaning "hot spring". Therefore, the name Gyljárlaugsson could be interpreted as "son of the roaring hot spring".
Galvin French
Variant of Gauvain.
Hägler German (Swiss), Jewish
Accented form of Hagler. Primarily used in Switzerland.
San Pedro Spanish
Means Saint Peter in Spanish
Luza Basque
Surname originally used by people from Lusa, Castro Urdiales, Spain. It comes from the Basque word "luze" (long, tall), possibly of Celtic origin.
Reinhardt German, Jewish
Derived from the given name Reinhard.
Naakka Finnish
Means "jackdaw" in Finnish.
Mains Scottish
Means "farm attached to a mansion house, main farm".
Duclos French
du 'from the' from Old French clos 'enclosure' (see Clos ) or a habitational name for someone from Le Clos the name of several places in various parts of France so it means "from the enclosure"
Takabe Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Rydell English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Riddell.
Kasetalu Estonian
Kasetalu is an Estonian surname meaning "birch farmstead".
Mayrbekov Chechen
Means "son of Mayrbek".
Takaoka Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Flewelling Welsh
Derived from the Welsh personal name Llewellyn, which was also spelled Llywelin
Wijesinha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේසිංහ (see Wijesinghe).
Najafi Persian
Indicated a person from the city of Najaf in Iraq, derived from Arabic نجف (najafa) meaning "elevated place".
Kortazar Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque korta "stable, stall, yard; farm" and zahar "old".
Haleem Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Halim.
Matonti English
My grandfathers last name from Italy . He grew up in Naples but the name is from a small country village by Tuscany named Matonti. That's all we know so far.
Barajas Spanish
Habitational name from any of several places in Spain, of uncertain etymology. Coincides with Spanish barajas meaning "playing cards" or "quarrels".
Hamel French
topographic name for someone who lived and worked at an outlying farm dependent on the main village Old French hamel (a diminutive from an ancient Germanic element cognate with Old English ham "homestead"); or a habitational name from (Le) Hamel the name of several places in the northern part of France named with this word.
Aquila Italian
Habitational name from L'Aquila in Abruzzo or from any of various smaller places called Aquila.
Pootsmann Estonian
Possibly an altered form of German Bootsmann, an occupational name meaning "boatswain, bosun". Compare Frisian Bootsma.
Brueggeman German
Variant of German Brueggemann.
Dapper Dutch
Nickname from dapper meaning ‘brave, gallant’ in Dutch. Famous bearers of this surname include the American actor and model Marco Dapper (1983-), and Dutch physician and writer Olfert Dapper (1636-1689).
Iizumi Japanese
From 飯 (ii) meaning "cooked grains, cooked rice" and 泉 (izumi) means "spring, fountain".
Nishantha Sinhalese
From the given name Nishantha.
Lamberg Finnish, Swedish
Perhaps combination of an unexplained first element (maybe taken from a place name) and Swedish berg "mountain". It could also be of German origin (see other submission).
Sardar Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu
From a title meaning "chief, leader", derived from Persian سر (sar) meaning "head, authority" and the suffix دار (dar) meaning "possessor".
Räisänen Finnish
From an unexplained personal name (possibly of Russian Orthodox origin) + the common surname suffix -nen. It occurs chiefly in central and eastern Finland.
Taştan Turkish
Means "stone" in Turkish.
Hajime Japanese (Rare)
From the given name Hajime meaning "beginning". A notable bearer is Japanese singer Chitose Hajime.
Păunescu Romanian
Patronymic derived from Romanian păun "peacock".
Rõngas Estonian
Rõngas is an Estonian surname meaning "ring", "annulet", "wreath" and "coil" (circular).
Mou Chinese
From Chinese 牟 (móu) referring to the ancient state of Mou that existed during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 BC).
Rudner German
German: unexplained. Perhaps a variant of Redner.
Kallaste Estonian
Kallaste is and Estonian surname meaning "seaside" or "seashore".
Pepall English
Variant of People.
Kocaman Turkish
Means "huge, enormous" in Turkish.
Kreiter Low German (Rare)
meanings: "quarreler", "argumentative person", "legal counsel"... [more]
Gauci Maltese
Derived from Maltese Għawdex through Arabic غودش‎ (ġawdeš) which refers to the island of Gozo in the Maltese archipelago. The name itself is of Phoenician origin (through a Greek borrowing) possibly meaning "turn around"... [more]
Crooms English
Variant of Croom.
Antoniak Polish
Derived from the given name Antoni.
Hindley English
English (Lancashire): habitational name from a place near Manchester, so named from Old English hind ‘female deer’ + leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.
El-shafei Arabic
It means "the intercessor (which refers to the Prophet of Islam, who will hopefully intercede on one's behalf before God on the day of judgement)".
Greenway Welsh
Derived from the given name Goronwy.
Sheard English
English surname which was originally from a place name meaning "gap between hills" in Old English.
Broughton English
Habitational name from any of the many places so called in England. The first name element is derived from Old English broc "brook", burh "fortress", or beorg "castle". The second element is derived from Old English tun "settlement, dwelling".
Villatoro Spanish
Presumably a name given to someone from Villatoro, Spain
Erol Turkish
From the given name Erol.
Garnica Spanish
Castilianized form of Garnika, a variant of Gernika.
Emberley English
From the old English word amalric, referring to a person of great power.
Goonawardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Badawy Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدوي (see Badawi) chiefly used in Egypt.
Pećanac Serbian
Habitational name for someone from the village of Peći, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Alasalu Estonian
Alasalu is an Estonian surname meaning "area/region grove".
Waddell English
Variant of Odell, derived from the toponym’s older spelling Wadehelle.
Sorgato Italian
From Italian sorgo "sorghum".
Sakhalinsky Russian
Refers to an island in Eastern Russia named "Sakhalin."
Zemgals Latvian
Someone from Zemgale
Mednis Latvian
Means "wood grouse".
McLaren Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Labhrainn meaning "son of Labhrann", a Gaelic form of the given name Lawrence.
Yajin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 夜 (ya) meaning "night; evening" and 陣 (jin) meaning "battle formation; camp"
Neel English
A variant of Neal
Nygard English (American), Norwegian (Rare)
Form of Nygård mostly used outside Scandinavia, as well as a (rare) Norwegian variant.
Ambedkar Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Derived from the name of the village of Ambadawe (also called Ambavade) in Maharashtra, India. A notable bearer was B. R. Ambedkar (1891-1956), one of the authors of the Indian constitution.
Kulatunga Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලතුංග (see Kulathunga).
Villagran Spanish
From a lost village called Villa Grande, meaning 'large farmstead or settlement'.
Steininger German
an occupational name for a stone cutter.
Rason English
Variant of Reason.
Kieu Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Kiều.
Burzinski Polish
Variant spelling of Burzyński.
Levai Jewish
Comes from the Levitic surnames of 'Levi' and 'Levy', signifying the descendants from the Tribe of Levi. All bearers today are of Hungarian–Jewish descent.
Topuz Turkish
Means "mace, knob, club" in Turkish.
Aboubacar Western African
From the given name Aboubacar.
Tacza Polish
Deppreciation of TARCZA which means shield in Polish.
Çopur Turkish
Means "pockmarked" in Turkish.
Phommachack Lao
From Lao ພົມມະ (phomma) referring to the Hindu god Brahma and ຈັກ (chack) meaning "disk, circle, wheel".
Consalvo Italian
From the given name Consalvo.
Yerian English
Americanized form of Irion.
Kuyper Dutch
Variant of Kuiper
Bar Lev Hebrew
Combination of the surnames Bar and Lev.
Bilgin Turkish
Means "scholar, learned, pundit" in Turkish.
Polk Scottish
Reduced form of Pollock.
Stonestreet English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a paved road, in most cases a Roman road, from Middle English stane, stone, "stone" and street "paved highway", "Roman road".
Tameishi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 為 (tame) meaning "advantage; benefit" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone", referring to useful stone.... [more]
Silvinski Brazilian
The exact origin of Silvinski is unknown.
Bulinsky Polish
A surname that was likely a nickname for a fat person. From the Polish word buła meaning "bread roll".
Tounsi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic تُونِسِيّ (tūnisiyy) meaning “Tunisian”, ultimately from تُونِس (tūnis) meaning "Tunisia, Tunis". It can refer to a native of the country of Tunisia, someone from the city of Tunis (in Tunisia), or the Tunisian Tounsi dialect of Arabic.
Abdullahi Hausa
From the given name Abdullahi.
Carlström Swedish
Combination of the given name Carl and Swedish ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".
Bocanegra Spanish
Spanish: nickname from boca ‘mouth’ + negra ‘black’, denoting a foul-mouthed or abusive person. In the form Boccanegra, this surname has also been long established in Italy.
Scarlata Italian
Feminine variant of Scarlato.
Fraga Portuguese
Fraga, also derived from the Spanish variation of the word frescas meaning "strawberries", in the Portugal it translates to "from the cliffs or cliffside"
Kurizuka Japanese
A variant of Kuritsuka.... [more]
Taemin Korean Mythology
The ones you have hashes yo mama😂
Kinsolving English
Altered form of English Consolver
Kirsimäe Estonian
Kirsimäe is an Estonian surname meaning "cherry hill".
El Bechir Western African
Means "the Bechir", derived from the given name Bashir. This surname is mainly used in Mauritania.
Egede Scandinavian
Derived from a place name on Sjælland containing the name element EIK meaning "oak".
Urahata Japanese
Ura means "bay, creek, inlet, beach, gulf, seacoast" and hata means "field".
Rubble English, Norman
From given name Rumbald or from the English word "rubble"
Clerico Italian
Occupational or status name for a member of a minor religious order or for a scholar from Late Latin clericus (see Clerc ). Italian cognitive of Clark.
Daniyal Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Daniyal.
Pähklimägi Estonian
Pähklimägi is an Estonian surname meaning "nutty mountain".
Melmoth English
From middle english milde, meaning "mild, gentle, friendly" and mouth. The development of the surname may have been influenced by association with Middle English mele-mouth, meaning "mealy-mouthed, reticent, ingratiating, hypocritical".
Hindle English
Habitational name from a place in the parish of Whalley, Lancashire, so called from the same first element + Old English hyll 'hill'.
Aplin English
Possibly derived from the feminine given name Appoline, a variant form of Apollonia.
Erasmus Dutch, South African
From the given name Erasmus, meaning "beloved, desired".
Goonewardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Keurlis German
Unknown origin. This surname is no longer found in Germany.
Zamani Persian
From the given name Zaman.
Filipowicz Polish
A patronymic from the given name Filip.
Tweneboa Akan
Meaning unknown.
Élias French
From the given name Élias.
Telfer Scottish, English
From a personal name based on a byname for a strong man or ferocious warrior, derived from Old French tailler "to cut" and fer "iron". Compare Taillefer, Tagliaferro.
Eke Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ek.
Pakarati Rapa Nui
This name was from a given name before it became a surname due to the Rapanui adopting Catholic names as first names and making their original first names their surnames. This surname was the most common Rapanui surname from 1937-1996... [more]
Rabbani Urdu, Bengali, Persian
Derived from Arabic رباني (rabbani) meaning "divine", ultimately from رب (rabb) meaning "master, lord".
Yashima Japanese
From Japanese 八 (ya) meaning "eight" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Kuslapuu Estonian
Kuslapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "honeysuckle tree".
Hohenzollern German
Royal dynasty of the German Kaiserreich.
Baccio Italian
From the given name Baccio.
Øyen Norwegian
Means "the island" in Norwegian.
Penley English
habitational name from Penleigh in Dilton Wiltshire. The place name probably derives from Old English penn "fold enclosure" or perhaps Celtic penn "head" and Old English leah "wood woodland clearing"... [more]
Rouse English
From a nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, derived from Old French rous "red", from Latin russus "red, reddish-brown".
Albinez Spanish
Means "son of Albino".
Schug American, German
From the German word Schuh "shoe". ... [more]
Borgo Italian
Borgo is an Italian surname, which means 'village' or 'borough'.
Hunnam English
Variant form of Hannam. A famous bearer is the English actor and screenwriter Charlie Hunnam (1980-).
Sully French, Haitian Creole
from any of the various places called Sully for example in Calvados Loiret Saone-et-Loire and Oise. The first of these is recorded in 1180 as Silleium from the Gallo-Roman personal name Silius or Cilius and the Latin locative element acum... [more]
Cunard English
Derived from the Anglo-Saxon given name Cyneheard.
Abkarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Աբգարյան (see Abgaryan).
Mennen Dutch
Derived from a given name such as Manno, or any name containing the element megin "power, strength".
Seremet Moldovan
Moldovan cognate of Şeremet.
Sandano Italian
Derived from an older form of Italian sandalo "sandal (plant), sandalwood", ultimately from Sanskrit चन्दन (candana). Possibly an occupational name for someone who crafted with the wood, or perhaps a nickname for someone who often wore a sandalwood scent.
Ramm Estonian
Ramm is an Estonian surname meaning both "beetle" and "(to) ram".
Davidzon Russian
Davidzon means son of David.
El-tayeb Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic الطيب (see Al-tayyib).
Aslanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Aslanyan.
Bakırcı Turkish
Means "coppersmith" in Turkish.
Kumoiri Japanese
蜘蛛 (Kumo) = spider... [more]
Del Sol Spanish
Means "of the sun" in Spanish.
Jenő Hungarian
From the given name Jenő.
Farrakhan Muslim
Surname of Activist Louis Farrakhan
Dillie German
Probably an altered spelling of Dilley or Dilly or possibly of German Dillier... [more]
Kalleske Polish (Germanized, Rare)
The surname Kalleske can be found among 40 telephone subscribers in Germany, in addition to the spelling Kaleske (about 39 times), with at least six namesake. Assuming that the normal spread of a family name is between 400 and 500 times this name is very rare... [more]
Hoar English
From a nickname for someone with grey or white hair, from Old English har "grey, greyish-white".
Parkes English
Variant of Parks.
Ivanishvili Georgian
Means "son of Ivane".
Ó Duibheannaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Duibheannach"
Rinne Estonian
Rinne is an Estonian surname meaning "front" or "battlefront".