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.
Oatfield English
Means "oat field". Cognate of Haberfeld
Sagrika Gujarati
Sagarika patel
Cheah Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew), Chinese (Hakka)
Hokkien, Teochew and Hakka romanization of Xie.
Coward English
Occupational name for a cowherd, from Old English cuhierde.
Calvi Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Calvo. Habitational name from Calvi in Benevento province.
Baloch Balochi
From the name of the Baloch people who primarily reside in Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan, itself of uncertain meaning.
Trolle Danish, Swedish
Danish and Swedish families not related to the noble family with the same name.
Schottenstein German, Jewish
Ornamental name meaning "bulkhead stone" in German.
Nesheiwat Arabic
From the name of clan founder Abu Nushaywah, derived from a diminutive of Arabic نشوة (nashwah) meaning "happiness, elation".
Hadžiabdić Bosnian
Possibly from Bosnian hadž meaning "hajj, pilgrimage" and Arabic-derived عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant", added with the patronymic element -ić.
Jirōman Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 次郎 (jirō) meaning "2nd son" and 万 (man), a character clipping of 万屋 (yorozuya) meaning "general store", referring to a general store that was run by a 2nd son.... [more]
Uys Afrikaans
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include an Afrikaans variant of Huijs which seems to have developed into Uijs and finally into Uys.
Mari Estonian
Mari is an Estonian surname (and feminine given name), meaning "berry".
Esaka Japanese
E means "river, inlet" and saka means "slope, hill".
Cahué Spanish
Variant of Cahuet.
Zackert English, German
An Americanization of the German surnames Zacher and Zachert. It comes from a vernacular form of the personal name Zacharias.
Silberstein German, Jewish
From Middle High German silber "silver" and stein "stone"; a habitational name from a place so named in Bavaria, or a topographic name.... [more]
Sison Filipino
From Min Nan 四孫 (sì-sun) or 四孙 (sì-sun) meaning "fourth grandchild".
Alpert German
Variant of Albert.
Dytko Rusyn, Ukrainian
From Rusyn and Ukrainian дитя (dytya), meaning "child".
Bracamontes Spanish, South American
Probably a habitational name from the French town of Bracquemont near Dieppe.
Müüripeal Estonian
Müüripeal is an Estonian surname derived from the compounds "müür" (wall) and "peal" (atop, above); "above wall".
Dale Norwegian, Danish
Habitational name from any of the various farmsteads called Dale in Norway. Derived from Old Norse dalr "valley".
Saakashvili Georgian
Derived from the Georgian name *saaḳi, a given name equivalent of Isaac. A famous bearer of this name is the third president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili (1967-).
Ivanetić Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Lainevee Estonian
Lainevee is an Estonian surname meaning "wave water".
Pourhassan Persian
Means "son of Hassan".
Uz Turkish
Means "beautiful, good, skillful" in Turkish.
Apostol Spanish (Philippines), Romanian
Means "apostle" in Romanian and is an unaccented form of Apóstol in Filipino.
Tesfamariam Ethiopian
Meaning "Mary hope", from 'tesifa' (hope), and 'mariyami' (Mary).
Rucinski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Ruciany in Siedlce.
Hadipour Persian
Means "son of Hadi" in Persian.
Magaña Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Castilian municipality.
Deplaz Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and Romansh plaz "plaza; place".
Mike Hungarian
Fro, a pet form of the personal name Miklós, Hungarian form of Nicholas, or possibly from a short form of Mihály, Hungarian form of Michael.
Lahner German, Hungarian
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Lahn in Hungary and Germany. In southern Germany and Austria, Lahn denotes a place where there had been an avalanche or landslide, from Middle High German laen, lēne meaning "avalanche".
Junel Swedish (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Junell.
Azumagakito Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 東垣外 (see Higashigaito).
Blacks English
Variant of Black.
Flax English
Metonymic occupational name for someone who grew, sold, or treated flax for weaving into linen cloth,
Spatz German
From German meaning "sparrow".
Piccinini Italian
Derived from Italian piccino "little, small, tiny".
Joʻrayev Uzbek
Uzbek variant of Juraev.
Gummesson Swedish
Means "son of Gumme".
Tangara Western African, Manding
Malian Bambara surname of unknown meaning.
Manivanh Lao
From Lao ມະນີ (mani) meaning "gem, jewel" and ວັນ (vanh) meaning "sun, day".
Yehia Arabic
From the given name Yahya.
Richer French, English, German
From the given name Richer.
Sugihara Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Litwin Polish
Polish form of Litvin.
Yasuyama Japanese
安 (yasu) means "peaceful, rested, relax, cheap, low" and 山 (yama) means "mountain".
Rogstad Norwegian
Norwegian Last Name
Krasa Thai (Rare)
Means "heron, stork" in Thai.
Kimpou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).
Ávalos Spanish
Etymologists note the name signifies a "native of Abalos" and the progenitor was someone who hailed from that location.
Khurtsiya Georgian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainianised form of Khurtsia. Zurab Khurtsiya was a hero of Euromaidan.
Selva Catalan, Italian
From any of various places in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, or northern Italy named Selva, as for instance the Catalan district La Selva, from selva "wood", Latin silva.
Nigg Upper German, German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from a short form of the given name Niklaus.
Kudaibergen Kazakh
Derived from the given name Kudaibergen.
Tomonaga Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (tomo) meaning "morning, epoch, period" and 長 (naga) meaning "long" or 永 (naga) meaning "eternity".
Fukumatsu Japanese
Fuku means "lucky, fortunate" and matsu means "pine tree".
Agar Greek, Italian, French
From the personal name Agar
Sabatini Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Sabatino.
Niitsoo Estonian
Niitsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "meadow swamp".
Wimalasurendra Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विमल (vimala) meaning "clean, pure, spotless" combined with the given name Surendra.
Dicks English
Variant of Dykes, Diks, or Dick with plural or post-medieval S.
Norek Polish, Czech
Derived from nora, meaning "burrow."
Salam Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Salam.
Salm Dutch
Denoted a person from any of various places called Salm. It could also derive from Dutch zalm meaning "salmon", referring to someone who lived near a sign depicting them, or to someone who fished for salmon.
Madžar Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Mađar, Madžar, meaning "Hungarian".
Larrain Basque
Means "threshing floor" in Basque. This is also the name of a hamlet in Navarre, Spain.
Schmoeckel German (East Prussian)
Originally Smekel. In the 17th century the ‘Sm’ in Low German was gradually replaced by the ‘Schm’ from High German. ... [more]
Avdyunina Russian
feminine form of Avdyunin
Amsdon English (Modern)
Unknown. Possibly a spelling variant of Amsden. Ancestry.com suggests probably a habitational name, from a reduced form of the Oxfordshire place name Ambrosden, which is composed of an Old English personal name Ambre + Old English dun ‘hill’... [more]
Uebayashi Japanese
From 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".
Palentinos Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Plural form of Palentino which means a native of the province of Palencia in Spain.
Zuber German, German (Swiss)
German: Metonymic occupational name for a cooper or tubmaker, from Middle High German zuber ‘(two-handled) tub’, or a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a tub. ... [more]
Chūtō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nukutō.
Sullenberger German (Swiss)
Derived from an unknown place called Sullenberg or from Schallenberg in Baden, Switzerland. A famous bearer is Sully Sullenberger (1951-), an American retired Air Force fighter pilot and airline captain who is best known for saving all 155 people aboard in the 2009 ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River off Manhattan, after both engines were disabled by a bird strike.
Bear English
From the Middle English nickname Bere meaning "bear" (Old English bera, which is also found as a byname), or possibly from a personal name derived from a short form of the various Germanic compound names with this first element... [more]
Fraidstern Jewish (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized version of Freydshtern, Yiddish for "Joyful Star" literally "Joy Star".
Paterno Italian
From any of several locations called Paterno or Paterna in Italy, which can derive from Latin patere "open", or from the Roman cognomen Paternus "paternal, fatherly".
Fois Italian
From a Sardinian nickname, related to Latin bos "bull, ox".
Lolokhoev Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush surname derived from the name of an Ingush teip (clan), itself derived from Lyalakh, the name of a mountain village. The village's name itself is of unknown meaning.
Khaleghi Persian
Derived from Persian خالق (khaleq) meaning "creator (an epithet for God)".
Carandang Filipino, Tagalog
Occupational name for someone who dried things using fire, derived from Tagalog dangdang meaning "heating, toasting, drying through exposure to fire or glowing coals".
Çeçen Turkish, Chechen (Expatriate)
Means "Chechen" in Turkish, used by those of Chechen descent living in Turkey.
Ben Yosef Hebrew
Means "son of Yosef" in Hebrew.
Novoseltseva Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Новосельцев (see Novoseltsev).
Kenneally Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cionnfhaolaidh "descendant of Cionnfhaoladh", a personal name derived from ceann "head" + faol "wolf".
Paquin French
Originated in east France. This last name signified a freehold that permitted use of a cluster of land or pastures. The name became “he who possesses lands” and "he who is wise."
Tozawa Japanese
From Japanese 戸 (to) meaning "door" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, wetland, marsh".
Heijnen Dutch
Patronymic from Heijn, a short form of the given name Hendrik.
Sanosian Armenian
Derived from the given name Sanos, a diminutive of Alexander.
Jõeloo Estonian
Jõeloo is an Estonians surname derived from "jõelooge", meaning a "river meander".
Korjus Estonian
Korjus is an Estonian surname meaning "carrion".
Vaccarino Italian
From a diminutive of the occupational name Vaccaro meaning "cowherd".
Duchowny Polish, Jewish
Means "clergyman" in Polish.
Del Castillo Spanish
Means "of the Castle" in Spanish, referring to someone who worked in one.
Maghery Irish
Name for a resident of the village of town of Maghery in Northern Ireland.
Jiro Japanese
From Japanese 耳 (ji) meaning "ear" and 郎 (ro, rou, rō) meaning "son, male"
Ōhara Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Kirima Japanese (Rare)
Kiri (桐 or 霧) means "paulownia/foxglove tree" or "mist" respectively, ma (間), means "space".
Hinckley English
From the name of a place in Leicestershire meaning "Hynca's wood", from the Old English byname Hynca, derivative of hún "bear cub", and leah "woodland, clearing".
Bialik Polish, Czech, Jewish
Derived from Polish biały meaning "white", originally a nickname for a person with blond hair or a pale complexion. A famous bearer of this name is American actress Mayim Bialik (1975-).
Zentz German
Variant of Zenz.
Cerqueira Portuguese
Habitational name from any of various places named Cerquerira, in most cases from a Latin derivative of quercus "oak". The family name also occurs in Sicily, probably of the same origin.
Arrigoni Italian
Derived from the given name Arrigo.
Tagamets Estonian
Tagamets is an Estonian surname meaning "behind/back of forest".
Kumbhakar Indian, Bengali, Hindi
From Sanskrit कुम्भकार (kumbhakara) meaning "potter", derived from कुम्भ (kumbha) meaning "jar, urn, pot" and कार (kara) meaning "maker, doer".
Adleiba Abkhaz
Most likely from the given name Adlei, itself derived from Arabic عَادِل (ʿādil) meaning "fair, just", combined with Abkhaz аҧа (āpā) meaning "son"... [more]
Kwon Korean
Korean form of Quan, from Sino-Korean 權 (gwon).
Helmreich German
from the ancient Germanic personal name Helmrich composed of the elements helm "helmet" and rih "ruler, king".
Qu Chinese
From Chinese 屈 (qū) meaning "bent, crooked", also referring to the ancient fief of Qu, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Hubei province.
Abbou Arabic (Maghrebi)
From a diminutive of the given name Abd Allah.
Jakupec Croatian
Derived from the name Jakub.
Adriano Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
From the given name Adriano.
Agajanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Աղաջանյան (see Aghajanyan).
Jančanka Belarusian
Derived from the Belarusian given name Jan 1.
Wickramasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමසේකර (see Wickramasekara).
Al-Kadamani Arabic
used Dutch "The Voice Of Holland"'s Hanin Al-Kadamani
Bythewood English (British)
A nearly extinct habitational surname for one who lived near, by or around a wooded (forested) area.
Akechi Japanese
From Japanese 明 (ake) meaning "bright" and 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect".
Rätte Estonian
Rätte is an Estonian surname meaning "shawl".
Goble English
From “Gobble”, meaning “to gorge, to guzzle”
Enys Cornish (Rare), Celtic (Rare)
Enys is an ancient Celtic word meaning a circle, and island or a clearing in the forest, so it is possible that the first owners took their name from the land.
Jessup English
From the given name Joseph.
Brogdon English
Variant of Brogden The valley of the brook a rural place now in Lancanshire, England.
Mehrabani Persian
Originally denoted someone who came from the city of Mehraban, located in the East Azerbaijan province of Iran.
Allor French (Quebec)
Common Canadian spelling of the French surname Allard, reflecting the French pronunciation.
Vihandi Estonian
Vihandi is an Estonian surname derived from "vihane" meaning "wrathful" and "angry".
Hany Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Hani.
Verschoor Dutch
Contracted form of Van der Schoor, roughly meaning "from the shore".
Hassane Western African
From the given name Hassane.
Mezzanotte Italian
Means "midnight" in Italian, perhaps given to someone who was born at midnight.
Shakshuki Arabic (Maghrebi)
Most likely from Libyan Arabic شَكْشُوكَةٌ (šakšawka) meaning “a mixture”, referring to a type of North African dish made of vegetables and fried eggs.
Beffu Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Beppu.
Granov Jewish, Bosnian
Habitational name from Granov, Ukraine.... [more]
Rajković Serbian
Means "son of Rajko".
Madlang-awa Tagalog
From Tagalog madlang awa meaning "mercy for the community".
Duszenko Polish
It appears Duza means soul, nickname for someone with a kind heart
Emsley English
A name that came from a family that lived in Yorkshire, where they derived the family name from Helmsley. Probably of Old English origin Helm and ley or leah, which means "a clearing in the woods."
Yonge English
Variant of Yong
Shivaza Dungan
Derived from Chinese 十娃子 (shí wázǐ) manning "the tenth child". A notable bearer was Iasyr Shivaza (1906-1988), a Soviet Dungan poet.
Buchli Romansh
Derived from Buchilo, a medieval diminutive of the given name Burkhard.
Skleros Greek
Means strong/ harsh in Greek, and also the name of an old Byzantine family.
Eldarzadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Eldar".
Fresno Spanish
From Spanish meaning "ash tree".
Floro Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Floro.
Betjeman English, Dutch (Archaic, ?)
Means "son of Betje", a Dutch diminutive of the feminine given name Elisabeth... [more]
Donnellan Irish
From the Gaelic Domhnallain, a diminutive of Donnell/Domhnall meaning "world mighty" (Irish form of the Scottish Donald).
Tönz Romansh
Variant of Tenz.
Germanotta Italian
Possibly derived from a diminutive form of the feminine given name Germana. A famous bearer of the surname is singer Lady Gaga (Stefani Germanotta).
Vikentiev Russian
Means "son of Vikentiy".
Hasan Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Persian
From the given name Hasan.
Nahum Jewish
From the given name Nahum.
Wijnands Dutch
Means "son of Wijnand".
Aki Japanese
Aki commonly means "Autumn" and "Bright,Luminous" as a first name and surname,but there's also "Rising Sun", "Crystal (Ball)" ,"Brightness,Luster" or "Obvious,Clear". First name Aki has far more kanji possibilities.
Bacca English
Origin: English (Norman origin).... [more]
Zanamwe Southern African
Zimbabwean Surname, originally from the Chivi area, shona speaking people of the Shumba(lion) totem originate from the Masvingo province, Mwenezi, Chitanga,Chikombedzi, Boli Chibwedziva. Some migrated to the Mashonaland East province Mhondoro area and assumed the Moyo(heart) totem
Emory English, Irish
English variant spelling of Emery.
Aps Estonian
Aps is an Estonian surname meaning both "howler" and "slip".
Linhares Portuguese
Portuguese: habitational name from any of several places called Linhares, for example in Braganca, Guarda, and Vila Real, from the plural of linhar ‘flax field’ (Latin linare, a derivative of linum ‘flax’).
Ólafsson Icelandic
Patronymic of the given Ólafur. This surname is given to their sons.
Lilleallik Estonian
Lilleallik is an Estonian surname meaning "floral/flower source".
Tolli Estonian
Tolli is an Estonian surname meaning "bonded".
Andikoetxea Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the town of Kortezubi, Biscay, possibly derived from Basque (h)andiko "distant, remote; from the other side" and etxe "house, home, building". Alternatively, the first element could instead derive from (h)andi "big, large, great" and the locative suffix -ko.
Haverland Dutch
Means "oat field" in Dutch, from Dutch haver "oat" and land.
Schramm German
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic nickname for a person with a scar, from Middle High German schram(me), German Schramme, Yiddish shram ‘scar’.
Fallow English, Jewish
English: topographic name for someone who lived by a patch of fallow land, Middle English falwe (Old English f(e)alg). This word was used to denote both land left uncultivated for a time to recover its fertility and land recently brought into cultivation.... [more]
Broomfield English
From a place name meaning "gorse field", from Old English brom "gorse" and feld "field, open country".
Sarsenbaev Kazakh
Means "son of Sarsenbay".
Charlton English, Caribbean
Location last name from any of the numerous places called Charlton, from Old English Ceorlatun meaning "settlement of the peasants"... [more]
Francese Italian
Means "French, Frenchman" in Italian.
Veneracion Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish veneración meaning "veneration."
Sewina German, Polish
The first available record of the Sewina family name is around 1620 in the province of Silesia, a mixed cultural region between Germany and Poland. Once part of the Prussian Empire and Germany. After World War Two, the area is now part of Poland... [more]
Meeboer Dutch (Rare)
Possibly an occupational name for someone who brewed or sold mead, from Dutch mede (also mee) "mead" and boer "farmer, peasant; merchant, producer (of a product)".
Kerjean Breton
Possibly derived from a Breton place name, apparently composed of Breton kêr "city" and the name Jean 1.
Vadelov Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush family name, which is from the name of an Ingush teip (clan) which is of disputed origin, possibly derived from Ingush да (da) meaning "father", Arabic وَعْد (waʿd) meaning "promise" (through Turkish vaat), or from the hypothetical name Vadel derived from Lezgin вад (vad) meaning "five" (hypothetically given to the fifth-born child of a family).
Doughton English
Habitational name from Doughton in Gloucestershire or Doughton in Norfolk, both from Old English dūce meaning “duck” + tūn “farmstead.”
Dahler Norwegian
Habitational name from the farm name Daler, a plural indefinite form of dal meaning “valley.”