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.
Siig Estonian
Siig is an Estonian surname meaning "lavaret" or "whitefish" (Coregonus lavaretus).
Yamanoue Japanese
Yama means "mountain", no is a possessive article, and ue means "above, top, upper".
De La Boulaye French
This indicates familial origin within the Bourgignon commune of La Boulaye.
Frink Low German
Altered form of a diminutive of Severin.
Buhat Filipino, Cebuano
Means "work, job, deed" or "make, create" in Cebuano.
Eveleigh English
From an unknown location, possibly from the village of Everleigh in Wiltshire, England (see Everleigh).
Ainla Estonian
Ainla is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Ain".
Balzak French
Variant of Balzac.
Crompton English
Derived from the Old English word "Crometun"
Pouw Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Bao used by Chinese Indonesians.
Ashido Japanese
From Japanese 芦 (ashi) meaning "reed" and 戸 (do) meaning "door"
Mehmetaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Mehmet" in Albanian.
Nawaqanitawase Fijian
A surname of Fijian heritage. A famous person with this surname is Mark Nawaqanitawase, an Australian rugby player.
Urahane Japanese (Rare)
Ura means "bay, seacoast" and hane means "feather, plume".
Gunner English
Derived from the given name Gunnvǫr
Boğa Turkish
Means "bull" in Turkish.
Balić Croatian
Derived from the word balija meaning "peasant" or from the forename Balislav.
Monoma Japanese
From Japanese 物 (mono) meaning "object" and 間 (ma) meaning "gap" or 物間 (monoma) meaning "among things"
Lacang Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano lakang meaning "step, pace".
Bonanno Italian
From the medieval personal name Bonanno, an omen name meaning "good year". Mainly found throughout southern Italy.
Gawrych Polish
Variant of the given name "Gabriel".
Jonson English
Variant of Johnson and English form of Johnsson
Ackerley English
Derived from Old English æcer "field" and leah "woodland, clearing".
Kraivichian Thai
Variant transcription of Kraivichien.
Rosenblatt Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Means "rose leafs", from German rosen "roses" and blatt "leaf".
Zemmour Berber
Derived from Tamazight azemmur meaning "olive".
Jewett English
A mainly Northern English surname, derived from a pet form of Julian.
Gailis Latvian
Means "rooster".
Terpstra West Frisian, Dutch
Derived from terp, a kind of artificial hill used as shelter during floods or high tide, and the Frisian habitational suffix -stra.
Gerrits Dutch, Frisian
Patronymic from the given name Gerrit.
Chung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhang.
Salusoo Estonian
Salusoo is an Estonian surname meaning "grove swamp".
Marhanatelevocic Obscure
My Father And Mother Combined Their Last Name. My Mother's Was Marhana And My Dad's Was Televocic.
Cingeswell English
Meaning "Lives at the King's spring"
Govern English, Irish
Reduced form of McGovern.
Cuspedal Leonese
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Santu Miḷḷanu.
Baeder German (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Bäder, itself a variant of Bader.
Petříček Czech
From given name Petr.
Robertin French (Rare)
Derived from the medieval French masculine given name Robertin, which was a diminutive of the given name Robert.
Ducas French
Habitational name, with fused preposition and definite article du meaning “from the,” for someone from any of various minor places called with cas, an Old Occitan variant of Old French chas meaning “house.”
Scornavacche Italian
Possibly deriving from Italian words scorno meaning shame, and vacca meaning cow. Sicilian variant of Scornavacca.
Fassbinder German
Occupational name for a cooper, derived from German Fass "barrel, keg, cask" and Binder "girder, tie". Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945-1982) was a German filmmaker considered as one of the major figures and catalysts of the New German Cinema movement.
Kōen Japanese
Japanese form of Cohen.
Blankenship English
Variant of Blenkinsop, a surname derived from a place in Northumberland called Blenkinsopp. The place name possibly derives from Cumbric blaen "top" and kein "back, ridge", i.e. "top of the ridge", combined with Old English hōp "valley" (compare Hope).
Kawamoto Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Kuijt Dutch
Occupational name for a brewer of beer, derived from Dutch kuit, koyt literally meaning "beer". A famous bearer of this name is retired Dutch soccer player Dirk Kuijt (1980-), also known as Dirk Kuyt.
Norouzian Persian
From the given name Norouz.
Greiner Upper German, German (Swiss)
Nickname for a quarrelsome or cantankerous person, derived from Middle High German grīner meaning "squabbler, quarreler" (ultimately an agent derivative of grīn meaning "loud, cry, screaming, shouting")... [more]
Emiliani Italian
Derived from the given name Emiliano.
Jávor Hungarian
Means ''maple''.
Preüs German
Variant spelling of Preüss.
Hopla Welsh (?)
1st recorded Hopla.... [more]
Nakasone Japanese
Combination of the kanji 中 (naka, "middle"), 曽 (so, of uncertain meaning) and 根 (ne, "root"). A famous bearer of this surname was Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone (中曽根 康弘; 1918–2019).
Ghorbanpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian قربان‌پور (see Ghorbanpour).
Ćmil Polish
Variant of Trzmiel.
Cinco Filipino
From a Hispanicised form of the Hokkien surname Go.
De Santa Italian (Tuscan)
The surname De Santa was first found in Lucca, a city and comune in Tuscany, capital of the province of Lucca and where Bascilican type churches abound. The history commences in 218 B.C., and passed through many hands in the intervening centuries... [more]
Bara Czech
Comes from a reduced vernacular form of the Latin personal name Bartholomeus, Polish Bartłomiej, Czech Bartolomej, or possibly from a pet form of the personal name Barbara.
Preshaw English (British, Rare)
This surname is a habitational name from a locality near Upham on the slopes of the South Downs. It is entirely within a private estate and has its own chapel.
Scurti Italian
Possibly from Neapolitan curto "short".
Glushko Russian
From Russian глухой (glukhoy), meaning "deaf".
Rideout English
Means "outrider (a municipal or monastic official in the Middle Ages whose job was to ride around the country collecting dues and supervising manors)".
Böðvarsson Icelandic
Means "son of Böðvar" in Icelandic.
Philibert French
Derived from the name Philibert.
Reiser German, Upper German
Habitational name for someone from Reis or Reissen in Bavaria (see Reis). An occupational name from Middle High German reisære ‘warrior’, ‘traveler’... [more]
Antuniez Spanish, Galician, Asturian
Meaning "son of Antonius." It is a last name that appears in northern Spain.
Magpayo Tagalog
Means "to advise, to give advice" in Tagalog.
Quah Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Ke.
Žabek Croatian
From žaba, meaning "frog".
Welty German (Swiss)
From a Swiss German diminutive of the German given name Walther. A literary bearer was the American writer Eudora Welty (1909-2001).
Tamaru Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "paddy, field" combined with 丸 (maru) meaning "whole, complete".
Iartza Basque
Habitational name probably derived from the obscure Basque word ihar "maple tree" and the suffix -tza "large quantity, abundance".
Quebec Spanish (Philippines)
Habitational name for a person from the province of Quebec in Canada.
Catlett American (South)
There are several towns in the American South named Catlett.
Awamura Japanese
Awa means "millet" and mura means "hamlet, village".
Hranenko Ukrainian
Another form of Hrachenko.
Danilenka Belarusian
Belarusian form of Danylenko.
Moseid Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
From Moseid Farm in southern Norway.
Härkönen Finnish
A surname derived from the Finnish word härkä, meaning 'bull', and the common surname suffix -nen.
Quitugua Chamorro
Chamoru meaning "Knock down/tear down/cut down"
Vitty Scottish
Local reduced form of McVittie found in West Yorkshire.
Guppy English
English habitational name from a place in Wootton Fitzpaine, Dorset, Gupehegh in Middle English. This is named with the Old English personal name Guppa (a short form of Guðbeorht "battle bright") + (ge)hæg "enclosure"... [more]
Utsunomiya Japanese
This surname is used as either 宇都宮 or 宇津宮 with 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof", 都 (tsu, to, miyako) meaning "capital, metropolis", 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port" and 宮 (kyuu, ku, kuu, guu, miya) meaning "constellations, palace, princess, Shinto shrine."... [more]
Rick English
1 English: variant of Rich 2.... [more]
Hoq Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali হক (see Haq).
Buçaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Buç" in Albanian.
Dukeshire English
Probably a combination of Duke and Shire.
Sebastiano Italian
From the given name Sebastiano.
Abdilla Maltese
From a Maltese form of the given name Abd Allah.
Lo Guasta Italian
Variant of Guasti, literally "the broken". Probably used as a nickname for someone with a twisted or deformed limb, used in at least one case for a foundling.
Bedi Indian
Based on the name of a clan in the Khatri community. The name is derived from Sanskrit vedī ‘one who knows the Vedas’. Guru Nanak (1469–1539), the founder of the Sikh religion, was from the Bedi clan... [more]
Rong Chinese
From Chinese 荣 (róng) referring to the ancient fief of Rong, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.
Fontan Galician, Occitan, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Derived from Old French fontane meaning "well, fountain".
Premasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit प्रेम (prema) meaning "love, affection" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Dvoretskiy Russian
Means "butler" in Russian.
Tarasyuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Taras".
Gaudet Louisiana Creole
Derived from the Germanic personal name Waldo (from waldan ‘to govern’).
Henza Okinawan (Rare)
From Okinawan 平安座 (Henza) meaning "Henza", an island in the city of Uruma in the prefecture of Okinawa in Japan.
Vostok Russian
Means "east".
Lev Hebrew
From the given name Lev 2.
Star Slovene
From Slovenian star "old, aged" (see Stare).
Ablett English
Possibly a variant of Abbott
Weingartner German
Derived from German weingärtner meaning "wine maker, vintner", which itself is derived from German weingarten meaning "vineyard". The latter is a composite word consisting of German wein "wine" combined with German garten "garden"... [more]
Ó hEodhusa Irish
Means "descendant of Eodhus"
Murel Estonian
Murel is an Estonian surname meaning "heart cherry".
Serikbaev Kazakh
Means "son of Serikbay".
al-Mohannadi Arabic (Mashriqi)
Originally indicated a person from the Al Muhannadi (أل مهند) or Al-Mahanda (المهاندة) tribe based primarily in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, especially in Qatar. The tribe itself is derived from the given name Muhannad.
Wijekoon Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" combined with Sinhala කෝන් (kon) meaning "king" (of Tamil origin).
Imamura Japanese
From Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "now, present" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Jere French
Derived from the personal name Jerome, which is derived from the Greek name Hieronymos, meaning “sacred name.” Jerome was a saint who was known for translating the Bible into Latin.
Taal Estonian
Taal is an Estonian surname derived from the German "thaler"; a silver coin.
O'Mulvenna Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Maoilmheana, meaning "descendant of Maoilmheana" a personal name meaning "chieftain of the main river."
Elmore English
From the given name Æðelmær, via Middle English Ailmer.
Fruth German
nickname from Middle High German vruot ‘clever’, ‘astute’
Wijeweera Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".
Trilling German
nickname from Middle High German drilinc "one of three one third" which was also the name of a medieval coin.
Dundović Croatian
Patronymic of the Ragusan word dundo meaning "uncle" or "gentleman" and originating from the Latin word dominus (meaning "master" or "sir").
Sonnenblume German
Means "sunflower" in German.
Hai Hui
From the Arabic name Haydar.
Rehemaa Estonian
Rehemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "threshing land".
Macadindang Maranao
From Maranao dindang meaning "stir, trouble, confuse".
Severide Modern
Meaning: Honesty, Sacrificer, Admirer ... [more]
Hick German
From a derivative of a Slavic pet form of Heinrich.
Dolin Russian
From Russian долой (doloy), meaning "away (with), off (with)".
Mccorsley Irish
My guess is that my surname was changed sometime in the early 1800's but have never learned how my family name derived from or from where it originated.
Ranaweera Sinhalese
From Sankrit रण (rana) meaning "battle, war" and वीर (vira) maning "hero, man, brave".
Pramanik Indian, Bengali, Odia, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit प्रामाणिक (pramanika) meaning "genuine, authentic".
Vreeke Dutch
Either a variant form of the given name Freek, a diminutive of Frederik, or a contraction of Van Der Eijk "from the oak".
Hisamaru Japanese
Hisa means "long time, long time ago, longetivity" and maru means "circle, round".
Pin Dutch
From Middle Dutch pinne meaning "peg, pin", probably an occupational name for a craftsman who used them in his work.
Zvejnieks Latvian
Means "fisherman".
Tsunedomi Japanese
From 恒 (tsune) meaning "constant, always, regular, bow", combined with 冨 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance, riches".
Huseinović Bosnian
Means "son of Husein".
Rosenboom Dutch
From Dutch rozeboom meaning "rose tree", a habitational name for someone who lived near such a tree or a sign depicting one, or who come from the neighbourhood Rozenboom.
Takikawa Japanese
Taki means "waterfall" and kawa means "river, stream".
Çeçen Turkish, Chechen (Expatriate)
Means "Chechen" in Turkish, used by those of Chechen descent living in Turkey.
Tuell German
nickname from Slavic (Old Slavic toliti ""to soothe or calm"")
Wever Dutch, Low German
Dutch cognate of Weaver 1.
Degelos Jewish (Rare), French
Most probable origin - Jewish adapting French sounding names... [more]
Yumi Japanese
Yu means "cause, reason, logic" and mi means "beauty". ... [more]
Ó Gormghaile Irish
Means "descendant of Gormgal".
Kirves Estonian
Kirves is an Estonian surname meaning "axe".
Schwertfuehrer German (Austrian)
Sword leader; military general or other leadership position
Axén Swedish
Combination of ax, a Swedish word for the fruiting body of a grain plant, and the common surname suffix -én.
Mcgraw Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of the Old Gaelic Mac Craith (the earlier form of Mac Raith) meaning "son of Craith", composed of the Gaelic elements mac "son of" and Rath, an old byname meaning "grace, prosperity".
Hutnyk Ukrainian, Yiddish (Rare)
Ukrainian spelling of Gutnik.
Norouzi Persian
From Persian نوروز (nowruz) referring to the Iranian New Year, which is celebrated on the spring equinox.
Tarnutzer Romansh
Derived from the place name Malanser Tarnutz.
Macnelly Northern Irish, Scottish
Scottish (Galloway) and northern Irish: variant of Mcneely.
Ojdanić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Ojdan".
Baccellieri Italian
From baccelliere "batchelor", a title for a young knight, or a university disciple who had studied Canon Law for 5 years and Civil Law for 7 years.
Neho Japanese
Japanese surname meaning "raised foundation".
Paakkanen Finnish
From the given name Paavali.
Madarame Japanese
From Japanese 斑 (madara) meaning "speckled, spot, blemish" and 目 (me) meaning "eye"
Russian Friulian
Friulian form of Russo or Russi.
Urkiola Basque
It indicates familial origin near the eponymous natural park.
Hawkiss English (Archaic)
An extinct surname. Corruption of Hawkins.
Ramón Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan
From the given name Ramón.
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’.
Brucks German
A variant of the German based surname 'Bruck', which roughly means 'bridge'.
Lesieur French
From old French sieur "lord, overlord" (from Latin senior "elder") fused with le either an occupational name for someone in service of a great lord or an ironic nickname for someone who gives himself airs or graces.
Peil Estonian
Peil is an Estonian surname meaning "gage".
Anwarzai Pashto
Means "son of Anwar" in Pashto.
Schink Upper German
Nickname for someone with long or otherwise remarkable legs, from Middle High German schinke "thigh, leg". Compare Schenkel.
Javaid Urdu
From the given name Javaid.
Macorig Italian
Patronymic from a shortened form of Ermacora, an Italian form of the Greek given name Hermagoras combined with the Slavic patronymic suffix -ic.
Boon Dutch
From boon "bean". Refers to a person who grows beans, or a nickname for someone tall and thin (i.e. stringbean).
Drollinger German
Ethnic or habitational name for someone from Tyrol.
Rathnapriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala රත්නප්‍රිය (see Ratnapriya).
Holmstrøm Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish form of Holmström.
Sarōdo Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 佐良土 (Sarōdo) meaning "Sarōdo", a former village in the district of Nasu in the former Japanese province of Shimotsuke.
Ronald English
Derived from the given name Ronald.
Bullen English, French, German
Variant of Boleyn or a variant of the Middle English word bullene meaning "little bull" (English). Also from Boulogne which indicates someone from Boulogne, France (French)... [more]
Orkan Polish
From Goral, a topolect/language closely related to mainline Polish.
Macklin English, Scottish
Meaning unknown, but it might be related to MacLean.
Clavero English, Catalan
1 English: occupational name from Old French clavier ‘doorkeeper’ (from Latin clavis ‘key’).... [more]
Marjoribanks Scottish
Reputedly from the name of a Scottish estate (Ratho-Marjoribankis) bestowed on Robert the Bruce's daughter Marjorie on her marriage in 1316... [more]
Sjoerdsma Frisian, Dutch
Derived from the Frisian given name Sjoerd combined with the Frisian surname suffix -(s)ma, which is most likely derived from Old Frisian monna meaning "men".
Bin Laden Arabic (Rare)
Means "son of Laden", from a name derived from Arabic لدن (ladin) meaning "soft, mellow". It was most notoriously borne by Saudi terrorist Osama bin Laden (1957-2011), though it is also the surname of an wealthy upper-class Saudi family (of which the former is descended from).
D'Abruzzo Italian
Variant of Abruzzo. It is the real surname of the American actor Alan Alda (1936-), who was born Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo.
Arizcun Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Arizkun.
Dimaano Filipino, Tagalog
Means "not touched, not injured" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and maano meaning "have something happen" or ano meaning "how, what".
Organa Popular Culture
This is the surname of Princess Leia from the 'Star Wars' movies.
Meconi Italian
Possibly derived from a diminutive form of Mecca.
Pavel Slovak
Comes from the personal name Pavel.
Hanganu Romanian
Hanganu is a Romanian surname.... [more]
Press English, Jewish
A nickname for a pious individual from the Middle English form of "priest" or possibly someone employed by a priest. In the Jewish sense, one whose occupation was to iron clothes.
Craigie Scottish
Habitational name from any of several places in Scotland called Craigie, or simply a topographic name derived from Scottish Gaelic creag.
Hanlon Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAnluain "descendant of Anluan", a personal name from the intensive prefix an- and luan "light", "radiance" or "warrior". Occasionally it has been used to represent Hallinan.
Eda Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Shchyotkina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Щёткин (see Shchyotkin).
Amezcua Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Amezkua.