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.
Mohr German, German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from Latin maurus "Moorish, North African".
Bashar Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Bashar.
Oakenshield English (British), Literature
In J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit", the surname of Thorin Oakenshield, the leader of the Company of Dwarves and the King of Durin's Folk.
Creme English
Variant spelling of Cream.
Cunnington English (American)
Scottish linked to {Marshall}
Pláňsker Czech (Rare, Archaic), Slovak (Rare, Archaic), German (Rare, Archaic)
Originating from Bohemia, a region between The Czech Republic and Germany. The name means "forest clearing", Pláň: forest, sker: clearing. It is a very rare last name with only about 20 holders of it.
Kislykh Russian
From кислый (kislyy) meaning "sour"
Castagna Italian
From Italian castagna "chestnut" (from Latin castanea) for someone who worked with chestnuts... [more]
Boshnjaku Albanian
Meaning unknown.
Akine Japanese
Aki means "autumn" and ne means "root".
Sillen Dutch
Derived from a diminutive form of a given name, either Marcelis/Marcilia or Cecilia.
Hossain Bengali
From the given name Husayn.
Marfil Spanish
Means "ivory" in Spanish (ultimately of Arabic origin).
Emir Turkish
From the given name Emir.
Aushev Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush surname derived from Nakh ауш (aush) or аус (aus) literally meaning "rock, slope", figuratively meaning "strong, solid, confident".
Bertagni Italian
Bertagni has a lineage in Genoa and one in Lucca. Possibly derives from Gothic, Lombard and Germanic names containing the root germanica bertha (bright) or the celtic bert (bearer).
Mccreless Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Riallghuis a variant of Mag Niallghuis
Monaco Italian
Means "monk" in Italian, ultimately derived from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós) "single, solitary" via Latin monachus. Could be a nickname for someone of monkish habits or appearance, a topographic name for someone living close to a monastery, or an occupational name for a servant employed at a monastery.
Nshimirimana Central African
Means "I thank God" in Burundian.
Borukhov Jewish
From the given name Borukh, itself a Yiddish form of Baruch.
Ivančev Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Ivankevych Ukrainian
Means "child of Ivanko".
Strain Scottish, Irish
Derived from the valley of the Aan, or strath Aan.
Wee Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Huang.
Zampedri Italian
Italian cognate of Sampedro.
Hjälm Swedish
Variant of Hjelm.
Setou Japanese
Variant transcription of Seto.
Sirueang Thai
From Thai ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "bright, brilliant".
Desser Jewish
Habitational name from the city of Dessau in Germany.
Schut Dutch
Variant of Schutte.
Caesar Ancient Roman, English
An Ancient Roman political title that indicated a military leader. A famous bearer was Julius Caesar, Roman general, dictator, and politician. In modern times, the surname is used to refer to an individual with a tyrannical attitude, which references the connotative meaning of the word "caesar", meaning "a dictator".
Symeonidis Greek
Means "son of Symeon".
Beh German
Possibly a variant of Boehm.
Able English
Possibly from the English word able.
Porcelli Italian
From Italian porcello, meaning "piglet". Used to denote someone who worked as a swineherd, or perhaps a nickname for someone who resembled a piglet in some way.
Tutera Italian
Means “Of the Earth”
Aslanishvili Georgian
Means "son of Aslan" in Georgian.
Batabor Filipino, Maranao
Means "coffeepot, teapot" or "green malong (tube skirt)" in Maranao.
Vojniković Bosnian, Croatian
Means "son of a soldier" in various Balkan languages.
Breitwieser German
Derived from German breit "broad" and wisa "meadow".
Malacas Tagalog
From Tagalog malakas meaning "strong, hard, powerful".
Rackley English
It means ‘mound’ ‘homestead’ and ‘ham’.
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]
Spinster American (Rare)
A presumably extinct English occupational name, derived from the occupation of spinning.
Benware French
Americanized spelling of Benoit.
Eckhart German
From the given name Eckhart.
Current Irish
The surname of Current, is of Irish/Scottish with several different families, and meanings of this name. There are many spelling variations of this name.
Catacutan Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Tagalog katakutan meaning "fear, fright".
Srimuang Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ศรีเมือง (see Simueang).
Abcede Filipino
A bearer of this name was Salvador Abcede, the leader of the anti-Japanese guerrilla group on Negros.
Köprülü Turkish
Derived from Turkish köprü meaning "bridge". It was the name of an influential noble family of Albanian background from the Ottoman Empire.
Soma Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 相馬 (see Sōma).
Wainwright English
Occupational name for a maker or repairer of wagons.
Bland English
Bland is a habitational name from a place in West Yorkshire called Bland, the origin of which is uncertain. Possibly it is from Old English (ge)bland ‘storm’, ‘commotion’ (from blandan ‘to blend or mingle’), with reference to its exposed situation... [more]
Red'ko Ukrainian, Russian
From Ukrainian and Russian редька (red'ka), meaning "radish".
Eun Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 殷 (eun) meaning "great, many, magnificent; flourishing".
Creepingbear Indigenous American, Arapaho (?)
From the English words creeping and bear.
Morihara Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Lykaios Greek (Rare)
Derived from the Greek word "Lykos" meaning wolf.
De La Vega Spanish
Means "of the meadow" in Spanish.
Whaley English
From the name of the village of Whaley and the town of Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire, or the village of Whalley in Lancashire, England. It is derived from Old English wælla meaning "spring, stream" and leah meaning "woodland clearing".
Red English
Variant of Read 1.
Dota Japanese
From 土 (do) meaning "soil, ground earth" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Dharmawardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධර්මවර්ධන (see Dharmawardana).
Hetman Ukrainian, Polish, Jewish (Ashkenazi)
From a political title generally given to a military commander in Central and Eastern Europe, comparable to a field marshal, the term is probably ultimately derived from Middle High German heuptman "commander"... [more]
Škrijelj Bosnian
Derived from Shkreli, an Albanian tribe and region.
Kempton English
From the name of a place in Shropshire meaning "Cempa's town" or "warrior town", from a combination of either the Old English word cempa "warrior" or the byname derived from it and tun "farmstead, settlement".
Takanashi Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 梨 (nashi) meaning "pear".
Troise Italian
Possibly a regional name from Turgisius, Latin name of a Norman province of Sicily
Viherpalu Estonian
Viherpalu is an Estonian surname meaning "buckthorn heath".
Khương Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Jiang 2, from Sino-Vietnamese 姜 (khương).
Yosyfovych Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Iosifovich.
Asgharzadeh Persian
Means "born of Asghar".
Kanamara Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Van Der Bruggen Dutch
Means "from the bridges" in Dutch.
Rosewood English
Denoting someone who came from a rose wood or grove.
Uibo Estonian
Uibo is an Estonian surname derived from "uibu", meaning "wintergreen".
Vendel Hungarian
From the given name Vendel.
Rietums Latvian
Derived from the word rietumi meaning "west".
Ugas Somali
From the given name Ugas.
Lánská Czech, Slovak
She comes from Lány.
Malfeyt Dutch, Flemish
Generally a Dutch form (or "dutchization", if you will) of Malfait, with the spelling reflecting the surname's origin from older times (as -eyt is an exclusively archaic spelling that has not survived into modern times like its counterparts -eit and -ijt did)... [more]
Skoog Swedish
Variant of Skog.
al-Dulaimi Arabic
Means "the Dulaimi" in Arabic, referring to a person from the Dulaim (الدليم) royal tribe of Iraq, Syria, Kuwait and Jordan.
Sailer English
Variant spelling of Saylor.
Ariyathilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ආරියතිලක (see Ariyathilaka).
Tribudarak Thai
From Thai ตรี (tri), a transcription of Sanskrit त्रि (trí) meaning "3", บุ (bu) meaning "to line", ดา (da) meaning "to walk together, scattered", and รักษ์ (rak) meaning "to cure, to take care of".
Bigelow English
Habitational name from a place in England called Big Low meaning "big mound".
Nishimiya Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
Hayhurst English
Topographic name for a dweller ‘(by the) high wood or grove’, from Middle English heigh, high(e) + hirst(e).
Wish English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a water meadow or marsh, Middle English wyshe (Old English wisc). Americanized spelling of Wisch.
Sartori Italian
Variant of Sarto, through Latin Sartorius.
Saemonsaburō Japanese (Rare)
Derived from a combination of the given names 左衛門 (see Saemon) and 三郎 (see Saburō).... [more]
Hadad Arabic, Jewish
Alternate transcription of Arabic حداد (see Haddad), also used by Jews.
Ameen Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Amin.
Narch English
Variant of Narchi.
Iwaaki Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff" and 明 (aki) meaning "bright". ... [more]
Purdey English
Variant of Purdie (see Purdie on the given name site)
Steins German
Variant of Stein.
Hatakeyama Japanese
From Japanese Kanjis 畑 (hatake) meaning "crop field" or 畠 (hatake), and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Cutright English (?)
Possibly an occupational name for someone who makes carts.
Zong Chinese
From Chinese 宗 (zōng) meaning "lineage, ancestry". Perhaps it originally denoted a person who was a geneaolgist.
Brozović Croatian
Derived from Broz.
Certic Hungarian (Modern)
this is my father's family name. I did not grow up with him but have been told his family came here from Hungary. He was born in Marianna Pennsylvania.
Zeshan Urdu
Derived from the given name Zeeshan.
Kalynychenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian калина (kalyna), meaning "viburnum".
Lesatz English
Unknown origin (I mean by I don't know its origins). Popular in Michigan during the early 20th century.
Franquez Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese for "son of Franco."
Bonasera Sicilian
Derived from the expression bona sera "good evening". This name was applied as a nickname either for someone who made frequent use of this salutation or as a personal name bestowed on a child as an expression of gratitude in the sense "it was a good evening when you were born".
Sitompul Batak
From the Batak prefix si used for place names and tompul meaning "peace".
Pikkmaa Estonian
Pikkmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "high land".
Rønning Norwegian
From any of the many farmsteads named Rønning, ultimately derived from Old Norse ruðja "woodland clearing".
Zsiga Hungarian
From the given name Zsiga.
Rafeeq Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Rafiq.
Mahinay Filipino, Cebuano
Means "gently" or "slowly" in Cebuano.
Anguiano Spanish (Latinized, Modern)
Anguiano is a small town in the province of La Rioja, Spain.
Kitayama Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Mozol Polish, Ukrainian
Means "callous, hands with callous".
Ikura Japanese
From Japanese 伊 (i) meaning "this" and 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse".
Tokino Japanese
From 時 (toki) meaning "time, moment" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain".
Gushiken Okinawan, Japanese
Means "strong-willed" from Japanese 具 (gu) meaning "tool, utensil, means", 志 (shi) meaning "intention, will", and 堅 (ken) meaning "hard, resolute, unyielding".
Matsukawa Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Cotija Spanish (Mexican)
Derived from a small town in Michoacán named "Cotija de la Paz". It is also known to be a type of cheese.
Cerrito Italian
Variant of Cerri, or directly from Sicilian cirritu "Turkey oak grove".
Beaven Welsh
Variant of Bevan.
Job English, French, German, Hungarian
English, French, German, and Hungarian from the personal name Iyov or Job, borne by a Biblical character, the central figure in the Book of Job, who was tormented by God and yet refused to forswear Him... [more]
Kraina Czech, South Slavic, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian
From Old Slavic крайина (krajina) "country" or from крайь (krajĭ) "border", ultimately from кройити (krojiti) "to cut".
Hence German, English, Welsh
An American spelling variant of Hentz derived from a German nickname for Hans or Heinrich or from an English habitation name found in Staffordshire or Shropshire and meaning "road or path" in Welsh.
Hovde Norwegian
Variant of Hovda.
Narak Thai
Means "cute, lovely, pretty" in Thai.
Kishio Japanese
Kishi means "bank, shore, beach" and o means "tail".
Ōtsuka Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Ivaniček Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Meiron Hebrew
From the given name Miron 2.
Bess English
Popularly grown surname from the diminuative form of "Elizabeth" during any time of a Queen Elizabeth
Zayasu Japanese
From Japanese 座 (Za) meaning "squat; seat; cushion; gathering; sit" and 安 (Yasu) meaning "relax; cheap; low; quiet; rested; contented; peaceful".
Aquilina Maltese
Nickname for a person with eagle-like features or a person who owned an eagle, from Latin aquila meaning "eagle".
Bremont French
A variant of Bremond.
Nai Japanese
From Japanese 名 (na) meaning "name, famous; reputation" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Temiz Turkish
Means "clean, neat, pure" in Turkish.
Xiong Chinese
From Chinese 熊 (xióng) meaning "bear".
Batmaz Turkish
Means "unsinkable, buoyant" or "cheerful, carefree" in Turkish.
Springfield English
Dusty Springfield 1939-1999
Annarumma Italian
Probably derived from a regional variant of the feminine given name Annadomenica, the second element deriving from a short form of Rummeneca, a Neapolitan variant of Domenica.
Dore English
Possibly denoting a hardworking person, derived from Old English dora "bumblebee".
Kluge German
Variant of Klug
Jeter French (Huguenot), German
Jeter is a French and German surname. It is the last name of former New York Yankees baseball player, Derek Jeter. It's also the last name of Carmelita Jeter, an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 meter sprint.
Onesto Italian
From the given name Onesto.
Leppoja Estonian
Leppoja is an Estonian surname meaning "alder creek".
Hirv Estonian
Hirv is an Estonian surname meaning "deer"
Sherif Arabic
From the given name Sharif.
Nakahayashi Japanese
Naka means "middle" and hayashi means "forest, grove".
Trueit English
Variant of Truett.
Radenković Serbian
Means ''son of Radenko''.
Aslanyan Armenian
Derived from Turkic arslan meaning "lion".
Gatling English, German (Anglicized)
English variant of Gatlin. Possibly a respelling of German Gättling (see also Gatlin).
Sidwell English
From an English surname of uncertain origin, possibly originally a habitational name from an unidentified place with a second element from Old English well(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’, but on the other hand early forms are found without prepositions... [more]
Raffaele Italian
From the given name Raffaele.
Manuschki Russian (Rare)
Means ''Guider, Discipline, Adventurer''
Gilliard English, Northern Irish
English and northern Irish (county Down) variant of Gillard.
Madžar Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Mađar, Madžar, meaning "Hungarian".
Səlimov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Səlim".
Colmenares Spanish
It literally means "apiaries", denoting someone who either worked at some or lived near some.
Vandeputte Flemish
Means "from the pit, of the well", from Middle Dutch putte "pit, well".
Bouwhuis Dutch
From Middle Dutch bouhuus "farm, farmstead"; compare Bouwman.
Ó Maoilbhearaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Maolbhearaigh" in Irish.
Aota Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "green, blue" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Priel Hebrew
Means "the fruit of god"
Yabu Japanese
Possibly from 薮 (yabu) meaning "thicket, bush, underbrush, grove".
Kolyada Russian, Ukrainian
From Коляда (Kolyada), a name for Slavic Christmas celebrations (or formerly, Slavic pagan traditional winter solstice celebrations).
Kearny Irish
Variant of Kearney.
Bixio Italian
From an older form of Ligurian bixo "grey", a nickname for someone with grey hair.
Rohumaa Estonian
Rohumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "grassland" and "meadow".
Licata Italian, Sicilian
From the name of a town in Sicily, possibly derived from the Ancient Greek toponym Λευκάδα (Leukada) (see Leocadia) or from Arabic الْقَلْعَةَ‎ (al-qalʕata) "the castle, the fortress".
Ciminello Italian
Diminutive of Cimino
Sekulic Serbian
There is possibility that name come from latin word secolo, means century. Usual Serb end of surname is IC. All Serbs-Montenegrians, also small number of Croats who has that surname has origion from heart of Montenegro... [more]
Staffieri Italian
Means "footman, groom", ultimately from staffa "stirrup".
Cardillo Italian
Cardillo is a surname of Sicilian origin, derived from the word cardilla, meaning ''goldfinch''.
Derrett English (British)
From a Middle English personal name Der(i)et, derived from Old English Dēorgēat, Dȳregēat, which are composed of the elements dēore meaning “dear” or dēor meaning “bold, fierce” + the tribal name Gēat... [more]
Eslami Persian
From the given name Islam.
Kurigawa Japanese
The Surname "Kurigawa/Kurikawa" translates to "Chestnut River"
Ogaya Japanese
Variant of Otani.
Dunaev Russian
From дунай (dunay) meaning "danube"
Neuhaus German, Jewish
Topographical name for someone who lived in a new house, Middle High German niuwe hus, modern German neu Haus, or a habitational name for someone from any of several places named Neuhaus ('new house') in various parts of Germany and Austria, also in Bohemia.
Shrout German
This surname is related to the German surname Schroder which means cut as in a wood cutter etc.
Pines English
Plural form of Pine. Possibly given to someone who lives in a pine forest or a pine grove.
Yamal Muslim
From a personal name based on Arabic jamāl ‘beauty, grace’. This name is also found in compounds such as Jamāl ad-Dīn ‘beauty of religion’... [more]
Bodin German (Rare)
Likely derived from various Germanic personal names containing the name element Bod meaning "messenger". Another theory is that the name could be derived from any of the several places named Boddin in Germany.
Akins Scottish, English, Northern Irish
Variant of Aikens, which is derived from the given name Aiken, a variant of the medieval diminutive Atkin (see Aitken).
De Drumon Medieval Scottish
This name appears carved on the tomb of "Jonnes de Drumon". This is said to be the earliest known written example of the Scottish surname Drummond. We believe that de Drumon could have been costal French or Belgium... [more]