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.
Harefa Nias
Meaning uncertain.
Källberg Swedish
Swedish variant of Kjellberg.
Telger Low German
Derivative of Telge, a topographic name denoting an enclosed tree nursery.
Isago Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (isago) meaning "sand".
Bar Hebrew
From Aramaic בְּרָא (b'rā) meaning "son, child" or Hebrew בָּר (bar) meaning "grain, cereal".
Riedel German
From the given name Riede.
Thornley English
Derived from Thornley, which is the name of three villages in England (two are located in the county of Durham, the third in Lancashire). All three villages derive their name from Old English þorn "thorn" and Old English leah "clearing (in a wood), glade", which gives their name the meaning of "the thorny glade"... [more]
Gregorič Slovene
Means "son of Gregor".
Udam Estonian
Udam is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "südame", meaning "dearest".
Raidla Estonian
Raidla is an Estonian surname meaning "sculptural/hewed area".
Basu Indian, Bengali
From the given name Basu.
Zolotarev Russian
Means "son of the goldsmith" derived from Russian золотарь (zolotar) meaning "goldsmith".
Shipman English
Occupational name for a boatman or mariner or boatbuilder, derived from Middle English schipman.
Banaag Tagalog
Means "glimmer, gleam, soft ray" in Tagalog.
Cocuzza Italian, Sicilian
Means "gourd, pumpkin", possibly a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of gourds, or perhaps a nickname for someone with a large head or rotund figure.
Bai Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Odia, Malayalam
Perhaps derived from Hindi बाई (bāī) meaning "lady".
Naguib Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Najib. Mohamed Naguib (1901-1984) was the first president of Egypt.
Benedito Portuguese
From the given name Benedito.
Iida Japanese
From Japanese 飯 (ii) meaning "cooked grains, cooked rice" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Leng Chinese
From Chinese 冷 (lěng), which was probably derived from 泠伦 (línglún), an ancient title used by court officials in charge of music.
Grundin Swedish
Combination of Swedish grund "shallow (water)" and the surname suffix -in.
Mollica Italian
Means "crumb, breadcrumb; soft inner part of bread" in Italian, a nickname for a physically small or unintelligent person, or perhaps someone considered kind and soft-hearted.
Pfifen Old High German
Directly taken from pfifen meaning "whistle".
Herrick English
From the personal name Erik.
Buelter German, English
Middle European variant of Butler, also meaning "a vat or large trough used to contain wine." The name originated in southern Germany in the mid-seventeenth century.
Clinkenbeard Low German
Possibly an Americanized form of North German Klingebiel, a variant of Klingbeil.
Pratap Indian, Hindi
From the given name Pratap.
Khrystosenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian Христос (Khrystos), meaning "Christ". Likely denoted to very religious person.
Barden English
English: habitational name from places in North and West Yorkshire named Barden, from Old English bere ‘barley’ (or the derived adjective beren) + denu ‘valley’.
Albin Romansh
Derived from the given name Albin.
Taketsuru Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) "bamboo" and 鶴 (tsuru) "crane (bird)".
Mohammadpourkarkaragh Persian (Rare)
From the given name Mohammad combined with Persian پور (pur) "son" and the name of the Persian village of Karkaraq.
Rotten Popular Culture
From the English word rotten, meaning "In a state of decay/cruel, mean, immoral/bad, horrible". In the Icelandic children's television program LazyTown, Robbie Rotten is the main antagonist of the show who desires silence and peace, continuously formulates reckless schemes that often feature him masquerading in various disguises as a means of hoodwinking or tempting residents away from an active lifestyle... [more]
Hladik Czech
a finisher or polisher of furniture
Yusein Bulgarian
From the given name Yusein.
Mihara Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Abeyarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේරත්න (see Abeyratne).
Bukhari Arabic, Urdu
Indicated a person from the city of Bukhara in present-day Uzbekistan, itself possibly derived from Sogdian βuxārak meaning "place of good fortune".
Bykowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Bykowice or Byków.
Bennion Welsh
Anglicized form of Welsh ab Einion meaning "son of Einion".
Menonita Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
From Spanish meaning "mennonite".
Gobert French, German, English
From the given name Gobert a compressed form of Godebert composed of the ancient Germanic elements god "good" or god/got "god" and berht "bright famous".
Chila Italian
Italian form of Cheilas.
Oihaneder Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous palace in the city of Gasteiz.
Bang Korean
Bang is derived from the Korean word ‘sarangbang’ referring to a ‘room’.
Lalatovic Serbian
Possibly derived from the slavic word for "tulips", lale or from son of Lala (a nickname for Lazar)
Bulnes Asturian
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the council of Cabrales.
Jović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Jovan".
Khandaker Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).
Cathcart Scottish
Habitational name from Cathcart near Glasgow.
Medley English
Habitational name, either a variant of Madeley (a name common to several places, including one in Shropshire and two in Staffordshire), named in Old English as ‘Mada’s clearing’, from an unattested byname, Mada (probably a derivative of mad ‘foolish’) + leah ‘woodland clearing’; or from Medley on the Thames in Oxfordshire, named in Old English with middel ‘middle’ + eg ‘island’... [more]
Loizos Greek
Greek variation of the name Louis.
Kirkpatrick English, Scottish, Northern Irish
Habitational name from various places so called from the dedication of their church to St. Patrick. See Kirk.
Peetsalu Estonian
Peetsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "beet/beetroot grove".
Carnegie Scottish
Habitational name from a place called Carnegie, near Carmyllie in Angus, from Gaelic cathair an eige "fort at the gap".
Coltonson English
Means "Son of Colton".
Langkous Literature
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Långstrump
Pham Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Phạm.
Aybar Basque (Hispanicized)
Aybar Name Meaning. Spanish (of Basque origin): habitational name, in most cases probably from Aibar in Navarre, but in some cases perhaps a variant of Eibar, the name of a place in Gipuzkoa. The place names are from Basque ai 'side', 'slope' + ibar 'flood plain', 'valley'.
Leleux French
Variant of Leleu.
Niang Western African, Wolof
Refers to a member of the Deme, a Wolof clan whose symbol is the donkey.
Degen German, Swiss
Means "rapier, small sword, dagger" in German, an occupational name for someone who made rapiers. Alternately, it could be derived from a given name containing Old High German degan "soldier, warrior", such as Degenhard or Herdegen.
Azumayashiki Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 東屋敷 (see Higashiyashiki).
Ghazarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Ghazaryan.
Sachse German
Variant of Sachs.
Agada Japanese
Variant of Agata.
Miyamizu Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" combined with 水 (mizu) meaning "water". A fictional bearer of this surname is Mitsuha Miyamizu (宮水 三葉) from the 2016 anime movie Your Name/Kimi no Na wa.
Yaoyorozu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 八 (ya) meaning "eight", 百 (o) meaning "one hundred", and 万 (yorozu) meaning "ten thousand"
Alleman French (Cajun), Spanish (Canarian), German
From the French and Spanish word for "German". Believed to have originated in the Alsace-Lorraine region. Some holders of the name migrated to the Canary Islands and are part of the larger Isleños population that settled throughout the Americas... [more]
Tremain Literature (Modern)
Surname of a character in Esther Forbes novel, Johnny Tremain.
Schroot Dutch
Possibly an altered form of des Groot via Sgroot, meaning "son of the Groot", itself a byname meaning "great, large". Alternatively, it could be related to schroot "scrap (metal)" or the older scrode "to cut", an occupational name for someone who worked with metal, or perhaps a tailor.
Cabanting Cebuano
From Cebuano banting meaning "brace, support, holdfast".
Lorang French
Surname of uncertain origin. Might be derived from:... [more]
Fracasso Italian
Means "din, uproar, fracas; crash, ruin" in Italian, a nickname for a rowdy, destructive person, or for a noisy braggart. Alternatively, it could derive from the Roman cognomen Fraucus.
Aleixo Portuguese
From the given name Aleixo.
Silla Estonian
Silla is an Estonian surname meaning "bridges".
Konadu Akan
From the given name Konadu.
Shovkhalova Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Шовхалов (see Shovkhalov).
Ybanez Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented variant of Ybañez.
Degamo Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano digamu meaning "cook, prepare a meal".
Zagazig Arabic (Egyptian)
Habitational name for someone who lived in Zagazig, Egypt.
Emreev Kazakh (Rare)
Means "son of Emre".
Shi Chinese
From Chinese 施 (shī) referring to the ancient state of Shi, which existed during the Xia dynasty in present-day Hubei province.
Ellenberg German, Jewish, German (Swiss)
Derived from two municipalities and a village called Ellenberg in Germany. As an ornamental name, it is derived from German ölenberg, literally meaning "olive mountain".
Cristales Central American, Filipino, Spanish (Mexican, Rare), South American (Rare)
Plural form of Spanish cristal meaning "crystal."... [more]
Saeyang Thai
Form of Yang used by Chinese Thais.
Gaetz English (American)
Americanization of Gätz.
Hittle German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of German Hüttl (see Huettl).
Teisen Danish
Danish cognate of Tyson 1.
Muzorewa Shona
Meaning unknown.
Arczyński Polish
Patronymic from a name beginning with Jaro- (meaning "strong; robust") such as Jarosław, Jaromir or Jarogniew, suffixed with -yński based on habitational surnames.
Moua Hmong
From the Hmong clan name Muas associated with Chinese 馬 () meaning "horse" (see Ma).
Batey English (?)
Originates from mostly northern England. Is the presumed given name to fishers. (With it meaning "Small fishing boat" in old English.)
Bucknell English
From locations in Oxfordshire and Shropshire, England.
Dopereiro Galician
This is a surname that alludes to the locality of Pereiro de Aguiar (northern Spain). Also, this is an apple tree and its fruit is the pero (apple fruit).
Vandyke Dutch
Contracted form of Van Dyke.
Blacks English
Variant of Black.
Hennayake Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit संनद्ध (sannaddha) meaning "armoured, ready, prepared" and नयक (nayaka) meaning "hero, leader".
Simoness Romansh
Derived from the given name Simon 1.
Miskell Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Meisceall meaning "descendant of Meiscill", a personal name of unexplained etymology. It was sometimes Anglicized as Maxwell.
Mentzer German
Habitational name with the agent suffix -er, either from Mainz, earlier Mentz, derived from the medieval Latin name Mogontia (Latin Mogontiacum, probably from the Celtic personal name Mogontios), or from Menz in Brandenburg and Saxony.
Hata Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 or 八多 (see Hatta).
Kamalaswin Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Zuaretz Hebrew (Modern)
Means "this land" in Hebrew, also Hebrew form of Suárez.
Põdramägi Estonian
Põdramagi is an Estonian surname meaning "moose mountain".
Rancourt French (Quebec)
Habitational name from places in France named Rancourt.
Manhart German (Modern)
From the Germanic personal name Manhard, composed of the Germanic elements man "man", "human" + hard "hardy", "brave", "strong"... [more]
Schinker German
Unknown, though I would very much like to know. Possible Hungarian influence as well as German.
Gullette French
Comes from Guillemme or William of Normandy. Reference 1066: The Battle of Hastings.
Zec Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Slovene
Means ''rabbit''.
Ó Maoilbhearaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Maolbhearaigh" in Irish.
Van Der Vest Dutch (Archaic)
Means "from the city wall, of the fort", derived from Middle Dutch veste "fortification, stronghold, castle; reliability".
Gašparini Istriot
Croatian (Istria) cognate of the Italian surname Gasparini.
Milgram Jewish
Ornamental name derived from Yiddish מילגרוים (milgroym) meaning "pomegranate".
Batchelor English, Scottish
Occupational name for an unmarried man, a young knight or a novice, ultimately from medieval Latin baccalarius "unenfeoffed vassal, knight with no retainers".
Sakunjaroensuk Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai สกลเจริญสุข (see Sakuncharoensuk).
Zaken Hebrew
Means "old man" in Hebrew.
Koschek Hebrew
Derives from the ancient Hebrew given name "Yaakov" meaning "following-after".
Bizzarri Italian
From Italian bizzarro, "odd, eccentric, strange".
Kari Estonian
Kari is an Estonian surname meaning both "reef" and "herd".
Rückmann German
From a Germanic personal name based on hrok "intent", "eager" (Old High German ruoh).
Taheri Persian
From the given name Taher.
Nassar Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ناصر, نصير (see Nasser).
Galindo Spanish
Either from the given name Galindo or from the name of the Galindians, an ancient Baltic tribe.
Rakhmaninov Russian
From a nickname derived from Russian рахманный (rakhmannyy) meaning "lazy". A notable bearer was Russian composer, pianist and conductor Sergei Rakhmaninov (1873-1943).
Akatsuka Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Kishioka Japanese
formed with 岸 (Kishi, Gan) meaning "Beach" and 岡 (Oka, Kō) meaning "Mount; hill; knoll”. So the mean it could be interpreted as “Hill of the Beach” or “Beach Hill”
Bzowski Polish
Habitational name for someone who comes from the town of Bzowo in Poland.
Ahane Japanese (Rare)
亜 (A) means "second, Asia", 波 (ha) means "wave", 根 (ne) means "source, root". ... [more]
Romana Catalan, French, Italian, Polish, English (Rare), German, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
From the feminine form of the Latin personal name Romanus, which originally meant "Roman".
Almonte Spanish
From a place between Huelva and Sevilla. Means "the mountain".
Melis Sardinian
Derived from Sardinian mele or meli meaning "honey".
Banville French, English, Irish
From a place in france derived from the Germanic name Bada and French ville "village, town".
Balmaseda Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Joy English
Either derived directly from the word, indicating a nickname for a joyous person, or a variant of Joyce.
Pichardo Spanish
Spanish form of the surname Picard
Moujahid Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic مُجَاهِد (mujāhid) meaning "one who is labouring, one who is in distress", also used to refer to a member of a liberation army in Muslim countries (chiefly Moroccan).
Maeshima Japanese
Mae means "front, forward" and shima means "island".
Cembrola Italian
Uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Italian cembro "stone pine, cembrum pine".
Theodore English
From the given name Theodore.
Mosher English
It is one of several variants of the name Mauger, also spelt Moger and Major, which itself comes from the Old French Maugier and Old German Malger, a compound name meaning "council-spear"... [more]
Mansur Arabic
From the given name Mansur.
Fretwell English
Taken from the Old English "freht," meaning "augury," and "well," meaning "spring, stream."
Van Tilburg Dutch
Means "from Tilburg" in Dutch, the name of a city in North Brabant, Netherlands, derived from Old Dutch tilli "newly cultivated land" and burg "fortress, fortified settlement, citadel".
Ivasović Croatian
Derived from Ivas.
Wongphakdi Thai
From Thai วง (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty" and ภักดี (phakdi) meaning "devotion, loyalty".
Fröjd Swedish
Swedish cognate of Freud.
Nanashima Japanese (Rare)
Japanese surname meaning "seven island".
El Ouahabi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the Ouahabi" from the given name Ouahab.
Payán Spanish
Possibly derived from Mozarabic päiên meaning "cave ravine", ultimately from Latin pedem meaning "foot".
Mokri Persian
This is a Persian surname.... [more]
Musaji Gujarati, Indian (Muslim)
Derived from the Arabic name Musa and English Moses.
Jayawardhana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයවර්ධන (see Jayawardena).
Forman English
An occupational surname for a keeper of swine, Middle English foreman, from Old English for hog, "pig" and mann ‘man’. The word is attested in this sense from the 15th century but is not used specifically for the leader of a gang of workers before the late 16th century.
Orry English
1 English: unexplained.... [more]
Imori Japanese
I could mean "this" or "mineshaft, pit, well".
Loudon Scottish, English (Canadian)
This surname is Scottish, although also recorded in England. It is believed to be locational from the village of Loudoun, in the district of Cunningham, in the county of Ayrshire. The placename is composed of the Northern English word "low", meaning a flame or beacon, itself from the pre 7th century Norse word "loge", plus the Gaelic "doun", meaning a hill... [more]
Emigdio Spanish
From the given name Emigdio.
Attwal Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਅਟਵਾਲ (see Atwal).
Montaigu French
French form of Montague.
Ojastu Estonian
Ojastu is an Estonian surname derived from "oja" meaning "creek/stream".
Moredock English
From the fact that boats get moored at a dock.
Kass Estonian
Means "cat" in Estonian.
De Acutis Medieval Italian
acute, sharp, keen
Rhys Welsh
In addition to being used as a given name, it occurs as a surname both alone and in combination with other surnames. Related patronymic forms of the surname are Price, Prys, Pris and Preece. A notable bearer is John Rhys-Davies.
Reale Italian
Means "royal" in Italian, either an occupational name for someone in the service of a king or a nickname for someone who behaved in a regal manner.
Raynes English (American)
Patronymic version of many Germanic names with the first element starting with "ragin"
Hindman Irish
Keeper of the king's deer.
Ishino Japanese
From 石 (shi) meaning "stone" and 野 (no) meaning "plain, wilderness, field".
Mändmets Estonian
Mändmets is an Estonian surname meaning "pine forest".
Udayakumara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit उदय (udaya) meaning "going up, rising, sunrise, dawn" and कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince".
Lamichhane Nepali
Means "long roof" from Nepali लामो (lāmo) meaning "long" and छाना (chānā) meaning "roof". It was traditionally used to refer to families that lived in houses with longer roofs.
Scarr English
Derived from the word ‘skjarr’ meaning a rocky outcrop / hill
Chasiyd Hebrew
Nickname for a pious person, derived from Hebrew חָסִיד (chasid) meaning "pious, kind, faithful, saint, godly, holy one".
Tahseen Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Tahsin.
Kateb Arabic
From Arabic كَاتِب (kātib) meaning "writer, scribe, clerk".
Barkus English
Probably a reduced form of Barkhouse, a topographic name for someone who lived by a tannery, Middle English barkhous, or an occupational name for someone who worked in one.
Silvera Spanish
Spanish cognate of Silveira.
Asamura Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".