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.
Yahaya Western African, Comorian
From the given name Yahaya.
Asaro Italian, Sicilian
Derived from Sicilian Àsaru. A comune in the Province of Enna, Sicily.
Bhalla Indian
This surname is derived from Sanskrit bhalla meaning (among other things) ‘auspicious’, ‘missile’, and ‘bear’.
Langhorne English
From Middle English lang "long" and horn "horn". Can be a habitational name from a place named with the elements, with horn used in the sense of a promontory or extending piece of land... [more]
Bonet Catalan, French, Italian
From a medieval personal name, a diminutive of bon 'good' or the corresponding nickname. French variant of "Bonnet", and Italian variant of Bonneto
Szady Polish (Archaic)
Nickname from Old Polish szady ‘gray’. Compare Sady.
Malakar Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Means "florist, maker of flower garlands" in Bengali and "gardener" in Assamese.
Elortz Basque (Rare)
From the name of a location in Navarre, Spain, a variant of Elortza.
Lejon Swedish
Means "lion" in Swedish.
Al Kayyali Arabic
Arabic surname from aleppo
Iesaka Japanese
From 家 (ie) meaning "house, family, home" and 坂 (saka) meaning "hill, slope".
Maire French (Swiss)
French Swiss surname ... [more]
Sunami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).
Angoco Chamorro
“to Trust in” “to rely on” “to have confidence in” “to have faith in” “to place reliance in” “to confide in”
Davidov Russian
Means "son of David".
Mezzadonna Italian
Means "half a woman" in Italian, from mezza "half" and donna "lady, woman".
Axén Swedish
Combination of ax, a Swedish word for the fruiting body of a grain plant, and the common surname suffix -én.
Apollonio Italian
From the given name Apollonio
Adlerz Swedish (Rare)
Possibly derived from the German surname Adler.
Rocher French
From French roche, meaning "rock'. It indicates a person who worked at a quarry.
Kadokawa Japanese
From 門 (kado) meaning "gate" and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".
Duman Turkish
Means "smoke, haze, fog" in Turkish.
Kaneshiro Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle".
Pacione Italian
From an augmentative of the personal name Pace.
Doward English, Welsh
Indicated that the bearer lived by two hills, from Old Welsh dou "two" and garth "hill"
Moodie Scottish
The history of the name Moodie originates from the time of the Anglo-Saxon tribes in Brittain.... [more]
Horwitz Yiddish
Derived from the Yiddish pronunciation of the name of the town of Hořovice in Bohemia.
Ara Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 安良 (see Yasura) or a form of Yasura but written 荒.
Parveen Urdu, Hindi, Bengali
Derived from the given name Parvin.
Lafontaine French
Means" The fountain" in French.
Eldorov Uzbek
Means "son of Eldor".
Miyazawa Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Francos Spanish
Derived from the given name Franco.
Mullis English
As either Mulles and Mullis, the surname first found in Parish Registers in Cornwall Co. by 1548 in Michaelstow. Manorial tenement rolls trace that particular family to 1483. Between 1337 and 1453 random tenants were recorded between Tintagel and Altarnun as Molys and Mollys... [more]
Lang Popular Culture
From 狼 (láng) meaning "wolf". Shi-Long Lang is a character in the game Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, a wolf-themed Interpol agent who speaks mainly in quotes and metaphors about wolves... [more]
Rezazade Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian رضازاده (see Rezazadeh).
Guthrie Scottish, Irish
As a Scottish surname, this is either a habitational name for a person from the village of Guthrie near Forfar, itself from Gaelic gaothair meaning "windy place" (a derivative of gaoth "wind") and the locative suffix -ach, or alternatively it might possibly be an Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mag Uchtre meaning "son of Uchtre", a personal name of uncertain origin, perhaps related to uchtlach "child".... [more]
Rochester English
Means "person from Rochester", Kent (probably "Roman town or fort called Rovi"). A fictional bearer of the surname is Mr Rochester, the Byronic hero of Charlotte Brontë's 'Jane Eyre' (1847).
Weldon English
Weldon is one of the many names that the Normans brought with them when they conquered England in 1066. The Weldon family lived in Northamptonshire, at Weldon.... [more]
Aslanbekov Chechen
Means "son of Aslanbek".
Jozefa Hungarian
Taken from the personal name Jozefa.
Odd English
Variant of Ott.
Hinckle German (Americanized)
Americanized form of Hinkel.
Chandrarathna Sinhalese
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra) meaning "moon" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Yasunami Japanese
Means "calm wave" in Japanese.
Heinemann German, Jewish
Combination of Heine, a short form of Heinrich, and Mann "man".
Kalyoncu Turkish
Means "sailor" in Turkish.
Kellen German
From the name of a place in Rhineland, which is derived from Middle Low German kel (a field name denoting swampy land) or from the dialect word kelle meaning "steep path, ravine".
Arnt Norwegian
From the given name Arnt.
Marple English
Means "boundary stream" from Old English maere (boundary), and pyll (stream).
Sekawa Japanese
From Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Tinks English
Variant of Tink.
Pascua Spanish
From the personal name Pascual. It also means "Easter" in Spanish.
Unwin English
From the Old English male personal name Hūnwine, literally "bearcub-friend" (later confused with Old English unwine "enemy"). Bearers include British publisher Sir Stanley Unwin (1885-1968) and "Professor" Stanley Unwin (1911-2002), South African-born British purveyor of comical nonsense language.
Quitain Tagalog
From Tagalog kitain meaning "to earn".
Perero Medieval Spanish (Latinized, Archaic)
It appeared in Extremadura and it means pear tree. It's a family name belonging to the Celtiberian culture (Celtic families).
Suljić Bosnian
Means "son of Suljo".
Thân Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Shen, from Sino-Vietnamese 申 (thân).
Syezd Russian (Rare), Kazakh (Rare)
The last name is a Russian last name derived from съезд (s"yezd) meaning "conference, congress, convention", but it is mostly used in Kazakhstan.
MacWhorter Scottish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form the surname of the Gaelic 'Mac Chruiteir', meaning 'player of the crwth', a string instrument primarily used in Celtic music. A famous bearer of this surname is the American clergyman, Alexander MacWhorter.
Edralin Filipino
The most well-known bearer of this name is Ferdinand Edralin Marcos, a Filipino politician, lawyer, and kleptocrat.
De Santo Italian, Spanish
Mean “Son of Santo”.
Ubukata Japanese
From 生 (ubu) meaning "life, live, raw, fresh" or 冲 (ubu) meaning "offing, open sea" and 方 (kata) meaning "person, alternative, square, direction".
Peary English
Variant of Perry 1.
Paide Estonian
Paide is an Estonian surname taken from the town of the same name in Järva County.
O'hanlon Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAnluain (see Hanlon).
Prytz Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian surname, possibly of German origin.
Enoshima Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay", ノ (no) which is a particle of possession, and 島 (shima) meaning "island". This can refer to the island in the Kanagawa prefecture.
Pantolin Swedish (Rare)
Swedish military name
Chardin French
Meaning uncertain, possibly of Norman origin.
Niida Japanese
From 新 (ni) meaning "new" or 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence", combined with 井 (i) meaning "well", and 田 (da) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Tai Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 泰 (tai) meaning "peaceful".
Seif German, Jewish
Denoted somebody who made soap, from German Seife meaning "soap".
Sigþórsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Sigþór" in Icelandic.
Wijetunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේ­තුංග (see Wijethunga).
Dessler German, Yiddish
Meaning Unknown. Known primarily in pop culture as the surname of a certain Michelle in the Fox tv hit 24 and of a certain villain called Albert in Space Battleship Yamato.
Kraeft German
Possible variant of Kraft and Kräft
Pennant Celtic
Meaning, "Belonging to Pennant" (a common Welsh place-name).
Canzio Italian
From the given name Canzio
Rigaud French, Haitian Creole
from the ancient Germanic personal name Ricwald composed of ric "powerful" and wald "power authority".
Iwae Japanese
Iwa means "stone, rock" and e means "bay, creek, inlet".
Liddiard English
From Celtic place names in England meaning "gray hill".
Paznyak Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Pazniak or Paźniak.
Létourneau French
Nickname for a chatty, gregarious person or an occupational name for a birdcatcher, derived from French l'étourneau meaning "the starling".
Hikida Japanese
From 疋 or 匹 (hiki) meaning "counter for small animals" combined with 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Luur Estonian
Luur is an Estonian surname meaning "reconnaissance".
Kelson English
Means "son of Kel"
Dieckmann German
"one who lives on a dike"
Byron English
An English place name, earlier Byram, from byre, meaning "farm" and the suffix -ham meaning "homestead". Famously borne by the aristocratic poet, Lord Byron.
Canak Turkish
From the Turkish town of Çanakkale. Canak is the Anglicised form, which may or may not retain its Turkish pronunciation.
Pimentel Portuguese, Spanish
Derived from Portuguese pimenta meaning "pepper", used as an occupational name for someone who grew or sold peppers.
Plummer English
1. Occupational name for a worker in lead, especially a maker of lead pipes and conduits, from Anglo-Norman French plom(m)er, plum(m)er ‘plumber’, from plom(b), plum(b) ‘lead’ (Latin plumbum)... [more]
Esquerra Catalan
Means "left-handed" in Catalan.
Yanagisawa Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow" and 沢 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Mizokami Japanese
From 溝 (mizo) meaning "gully, drain, ditch, trench, gap, gutter" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".
Hiiesalu Estonian
Hiiesalu is an Estonian surname derived from the pre-Christian "hiie" (a sacred location), and "salu" ("grove").
Muramoto Japanese
Mura means "village" and moto means "origin".
Matracia Sicilian
Family from Termini-Imerese, Sicily.
Genç Turkish
Means "young, youth" in Turkish.
Truong Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Trương.
Odoğlu Turkish
Means "fire son", from Turkish od meaning "fire" and oğul meaning "son".
Lotspeich English
possibly from Bavarian lott ‘mud’ + speich ‘spittle’, ‘moist dirt’, either a topographic name for someone who lived on land in a muddy area or a nickname for someone who had a dirty appearance... [more]
Vivier French
Derived from Latin vivarium, ultimately from Latin vivus "alive". This name is locational relating to living near a fish pond.
Rahimpour Persian
Means "son of Rahim".
Arsenovych Ukrainian
Means "son of Arsen".
Álvares Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Álvarez.
Wierzbowski Polish
Taken from the word wierzba meaning "willow", this name may have designated someone who lived near a willow tree.
Thiel German
Derived from Old High German thiot "people".
Balson German
Variant of Balsam.
Fluri German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the German given name Florian and the Romansh given name Flurin.
Vial English, French
from a personal name derived from Latin Vitalis (see Vitale). The name became common in England after the Norman Conquest both in its learned form Vitalis and in the northern French form Viel.
Galovac Croatian
Possibly originates from a village, castle and/or lake in Croatia with the same name.
Dalusung Filipino, Pampangan
Means "go with force and agility" in Kapampangan.
Hryhorenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Hryhor".
Glendon Scottish, English
From the first name, which means "from the dark glen" in Scottish Gaelic.
Gaddafi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From قذاذفة (Qadhadhfa), the Arabic name for a Berber tribe in Libya. The name possibly means "thrower, archer", from Arabic قَذَفَ (qaḏafa) meaning "to throw". A famous bearer was Muammar Gaddafi (1942–2011), a Libyan politician and revolutionary.
Pica Italian, Catalan
Nickname for a gossipy or garrulous person, from the central-southern Italian word pica ‘magpie’. Compare Picazo.Catalan: habitational name from any of the numerous places called Pica.Catalan: from either pica ‘pointed object’ (weapon, etc.) or a derivative of picar ‘to prick’.
Polke German
Variant of Polk.
Pushpakumara Sinhalese
From Sanskrit पुष्प (pushpa) meaning "flower" and कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince".
Hallikäär Estonian
Hallikäär is an Estonian name meaning "grayish edge".
Groenewoud Dutch
Derived from a place name meaning “green wood”.
Jenckes English
"Back-formation" of Jenkin, a medieval diminutive of John.
Mag Fhionnáin Irish
Means "descendant of Fionnán"
Patera Czech
Nickname for the illegitimate son of a priest.
Michels German, Dutch, Flemish
Patronymic from the personal name Michel.
Koks Estonian
Koks is an Estonian surname meaning "coke" or "charred coal".
Hassanzadeh Persian
From the given name Hasan combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Agelastos Greek
Means in Greek, 'The one that never laughs.'
Las Polish, Jewish (Ashkenazi, ?)
From Polish las, meaning "forest, wood".
Urbla Estonian
Urbla is an Estonian surname meaning "catkin area".
Kathalipatrasamit Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Noack German
Contracted form of Nowack.
Lorencovič Slovak
Patronymic from the given name Lorencs or any other name relating to that.
Main English, Scottish
A nickname for a strong or very large man, derived from Old French magne "great, strong, large".
Ka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).
Pulsoni Italian
Probably from Latin pulso "to beat, to strike".
Grandpierre French
Derived from French grand meaning "tall, large" and the given name Pierre.
Otake Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大竹 (see Ōtake).
Bordaberry French, Spanish (Latin American), Basque
From Basque Bordaberri or Bordaberria, both widespread place names meaning "new hut/sheepfold/farm".
Vadén Swedish
Combination of Swedish place name element vad which in most cases mean "ford, place for wading", and the common surname suffix -én.
Sakaguchi Japanese
From Japanese 坂 (saka) meaning "slope" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Canlas Filipino, Pampangan
Derived from Kapampangan kanlas meaning "future".
Läänemets Estonian
Läänemets is an Estonian surname meaning "western forest".
Georgiades Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Georgiadis chiefly used in Cyprus.
Bunsri Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญศรี (see Bunsi).
Bass Romansh
Derived from Romansh bass "short; low".
Belisario Italian, Spanish
From the given name Belisario.
Trillo Spanish
It literally means "threshing board".
Kōmura Japanese
From Japanese 高 (kō) meaning "tall, high" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Southwick English
An English/Scottish locational name from a variety of places, including, Southwick in Northamptonshire, England, and Southwick in Gloucestershire, Sussex, Durham, Hampshire. ... [more]
Pagác Slovak
Nickname from pagáč meaning "clown", "buffoon".
Từ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Xu 1, from Sino-Vietnamese 徐 (từ).
Selg Estonian
Selg is an Estonian surname meaning "back", "spine" and "back of".
Wojtyła Polish
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Wojciech. It was the surname of Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920-2005), the pope John Paul II.
Rundgren Swedish
Swedish surname with somewhat unclear etymology. The first element is possibly taken from a place named with either of the elements rund and/or run. Rund coincides with the Swedish word for "round", but it is not clear if the element used in this name is derived from that word... [more]
Sheng Chinese
From Chinese 盛 (shèng) meaning "flourishing, prosperous", also referring to the ancient state of Sheng which existed during the Zhou dynasty in present-day Shandong province.
Hubenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian губ (hub), meaning "lip".
Buxtehude German, Low German
From the name of the town of Buxtehude in Lower Saxony, Germany. A famous bearer of this surname was the German-Danish Baroque composer and organist Dieterich Buxtehude (c. 1637-1707).
Blumshteyn Yiddish
Original Yiddish form of Blumstein.
Toledo Spanish
Habitational name from the city of Toledo in Spain, derived from Latin Toletum of uncertain meaning.
Sheth Indian, Marathi, Bengali, Hindi
Variant transcription of Seth.
Nightshade Literature
Meaning unknown. Possibly derived from the English word night or just a combination of night and shade. A notable fictional bearer is Enid Nightshade from Jill Murphy's books, The Worst Witch, as well as the television adaptations.
Gideonse Dutch
Derived from the given name Gideon.
Frampton English
English: habitational name from any of various places so called, of which there are several in Gloucestershire and one in Dorset. Most take the name from the Frome river (which is probably from a British word meaning ‘fair’, ‘brisk’) + Old English tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’... [more]
Polski Polish, Jewish
Nickname for a Polish person, originating in areas of mixed populations.
Lengsavath Lao
From Lao ແລງ (leng) meaning "evening" and ສະຫວາດ (sawat) meaning "fond, affectionate" or "sincere, open".
Kot Polish, Slovak, Czech, Belarusian, Jewish, German
From a personal name or nickname based on Slavic kot "tom cat".
Tremont English
Americanized form of Italian Tremonti or French Trémont, both habitational names meaning "over the mountain".
Pereire Breton (Latinized, Archaic)
This surname is the Gallic (Gaulish) origin and it means wild pear tree. There are also similar spellig in the Iberian Peninsula such as Pereiro, Pereyro, Pereiros, Perero and Pereros. These surnames (last names) correspond to families of the Celtiberian culture.
Heaphy Irish
From Irish Gaelic Ó hÉamhthaigh meaning "descendant of Éamhthach", the given name Éamhthach meaning "swift" in Gaelic.
Schnetz German
Variant of Schnitz, meaning "woodcutter".
Eesik Estonian
Eesik is an Estonian surname derived from "esik" meaning ""front" ad "vestibule" and "entry".
Cuadra Asturian
Asturian-Leonese: probably a habitational name from a place in Asturies called Cuadra.
Tanisawa Japanese
Tani means "valley" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Kono Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 河野 (see Kōno).
Aichi Japanese
From 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection, favorite" and 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence, know".... [more]
Bilici Turkish
Means "visionary", "seer", "omniscient", "aware", "knowing" and derivated from "bil-" root which means "to know".
Fois Italian
From a Sardinian nickname, related to Latin bos "bull, ox".
Walcott English
habitational name from any of several places called Walcott Walcot or Walcote for example in Lincolnshire Leicestershire Norfolk Oxfordshire and Wiltshire all named in Old English wealh "foreigner Briton serf" (genitive plural wala) and cot "cottage hut shelter" (plural cotu) meaning "the cottage where the (Welsh-speaking) Britons lived".
Renberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish ren "reindeer" and berg "mountain". The first element might also be derived from a place name.
Ris French (Huguenot)
Surname of unknown meaning.
Solíz Spanish
Variant of Solís.
Yakeno Japanese
From 焼 (yake) meaning "grill, burn" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plan".
Culvért French, English, Irish
English version of the Old French, Culvere. Means Peaceful and Mildest of tempers.
Sàbat Catalan
From a nickname or personal name bestowed on someone born on a Saturday, which was considered a good omen (Late Latin sabbatum, Greek sabbaton, from Hebrew shabat "Sabbath").
Ben-porat Hebrew
Means "son of Poratha" in Hebrew.
Cotto Italian
From Italian meaning "baked, cooked". Perhaps an occupational name for someone who worked as a cook or baker.
Kraivixien Thai
Variant spelling of Kraivichien.
Tamaki Japanese
From Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball, sphere" combined with 城 (ki) meaning "castle", 置 (ki) meaning "put, place, set", or 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Tannenbaum Jewish, German
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) topographic name or Jewish ornamental name from German Tannenbaum ‘fir tree’, ‘pine tree’.
Hin Khmer
Meaning uncertain.
Behroozi Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian بهروزی (see Behrouzi).
Shvedova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Шведов (see Shvedov).
Frühling German (Rare)
Nickname from Middle High German vrüelinc German frühling "spring" in some cases for an early-born child from früh "early" and the suffix -ling denoting affiliation.
Gitelman Jewish
Eastern Ashkenazic variant of Gittelman.
Haraldsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Haraldur" in Icelandic.
Dameron French
Nickname for a foppish or effeminate young man, Old French dameron, a derivative of Latin dominus "lord", "master" plus two diminutive endings suggestive of weakness or childishness.
Saetia Thai
Form of Zhang (via the Teochew romanization) used by Thais of Chinese descent, formed with Thai แซ่ (sae) denoting Chinese family names.
Noll German
From a short form of any of various medieval personal names derived from Germanic personal names ending in -n + wald 'rule', for example Arnold and Reinwald.
Weerasekare Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරසේකර (see Weerasekara).
Sheldrake English
From a medieval nickname for a dandyish (showy) or vain man, from Middle English scheldrake, the male of a type of duck with brightly-coloured plumage (itself from the East Anglian dialect term scheld "variegated" combined with drake "male duck").
Muroi Japanese
From Japanese 室 (muro) meaning "room" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Pasha Albanian, Ottoman Turkish (Anglicized), Turkish (Anglicized)
Pasha or pascha (Ottoman Turkish: پاشا‎, Turkish: paşa), formerly anglicized as bashaw, was a higher rank in the Ottoman Empire political and military system, typically granted to governors, generals and dignitaries and others... [more]
Maxime French
From the French given name Maxime.
Sakei Japanese
Sake means "liquor" and I means "well, mineshaft".
Aizawa Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 沢, 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Akatsuka Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Ōtomo Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 友 (tomo) meaning "friend".
Millsap English (American), English
Judging by the name and how it sounds, I guess it's occupational. This is the name of a town in Texas, named after Fuller Millsap.
Massimo Italian
From the given name Massimo
Laurencot French
Likely from a given name that was a diminutive of Laurence 2.
Van Schalkwyk Afrikaans
Afrikaans variant of Van Schalkwijk. A famous bearer is the South African politician Marthinus van Schalkwyk (1959-).
Toriyama Japanese
From Japanese 鳥 (tori) meaning "bird" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill". A notable bearer of this surname is Akira Toriyama (1955–), a manga artist best known for creating the Dragon Ball manga series.
Yardım Turkish
Means "help, aid" in Turkish.
Kaname Japanese
Kana means "gold, metal, money" and ne means "root, origin".
Kingsmore English
Derived from several places named Kingsmoor or King’s Moor, in Somerset, Sussex, and Essex, England.