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.
Farrokhpour Persian
Means "son of Farrokh".
Hashmi Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Hashimi.
McKenley Scottish, Jamaican Patois
Variant of McKinley. This surname was borne by Herb McKenley (1922-2007), a Jamaican track and field sprinter.
Bakulina Russian
feminine form of Bakulin
Elexalde Basque
The name of several locations in Biscay, Spain, derived from Basque elexa "church" (variant of eliza) and -alde "near, by; side". Compare Elizalde.
Ōshita Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".
Mercedes Spanish (Caribbean)
Means "mercies," from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, María de las Mercedes, meaning "Mary of Mercies."
Driver English
Occupational name for a driver of horses or oxen attached to a cart or plow, or of loose cattle, from a Middle English agent derivative of Old English drīfan ‘to drive’.
Tortora Italian
From a given name derived from Italian tortora meaning "turtle dove", ultimately from Latin turtur (genitive turturis). It could also derive from a town and comune with the same name, located in the province of Cosenza in Calabria, Italy.
Hölzel German
The surname of Austrian singer Johann "Hans" Hölzel (1957-1998), better known by his stage name Falco.
Rosenstein Jewish
Means "rose stone" in German.
Marrakchi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Habitational name for someone originally from the city of Marrakesh in Morocco.
Kaga Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate".
Piktor Polish
From the personal name Wiktor (see Victor).
Kristjánsson Icelandic
Means "son of Kristján" in Icelandic.
Enescu Romanian
Means 'son of Aeneas' in Romanian.
Jóźwik Polish
From the given name Józef.
Mojumder Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali মজুমদার (see Majumdar),
Barnabi American (Rare)
Possibly from a variant of the given name Barnaby.
Birk German
Either a variant of Buerk or a habitational name derived from places named Birk, Birke, or Birken.
Karakaş Turkish
Means "black eyebrow" from Turkish kara meaning "black, dark" and kaş meaning "eyebrow".
Loit Estonian
Loit is an Esotnian surname meaning "flare". Also, probably from "loits", meaning "incantation" or "spell".
Elzea Hebrew (Gallicized, Rare), American (South, Gallicized, Rare)
The name means G-d’s help It is a French transition of the Hebrew name Eleazar applied to Jews that came to France by way of Egypt. Later it was carried over to the French Caribbean mainly St. Martinique which was the first major Jewish settlement in the Caribbean, but the name also spread to other Latin American Islands including Mexico... [more]
Tatara Japanese
From 多 (ta) meaning "many", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji, combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good".
Northland English
Meaning "North land".
Chughtai Urdu
From the name of 13th-century Mongol ruler Chagatai Khan, borne by his present-day descendants in South Asia.
Parata Maori
From a transliteration of the English word "brother" or "brothers".
Laudrup Danish
Possibly from the name of homesteads in Denmark, most likely derived from Old Norse laut meaning "barn", combined with the Danish suffix -drup (itself from Old Norse thorp) meaning "outlying farmstead, village, settlement"... [more]
Lawler Irish, Scottish
This Irish surname is of Gaelic language origin. The surname derives from the original Gaelic 'O'Leathlobhair' meaning 'descendant of leathlobhair'. Leathlobhair derives from 'Leath' meaning 'Half' and 'Lobhar' meaning 'leper'.... [more]
Kravar Croatian
Means ''cow herder''.
Agron Spanish
From the town of Agrón in Granada, Spain.
Van Wanrooij Dutch
Means "from Wanroij" in Dutch, the name of a town in North Brabant, Netherlands, probably derived from Middle Dutch wan "bad, insufficient, lacking; un-" and rode "land cleared of trees".
Hoshina Japanese
It can be spelled with 星 (hoshi) meaning "star, mark, dot" and 奈 (na) meaning "name, noted, distinguished, reputation", or 保 (ho) meaning "protect", combined with 科 (shina, ka) meaning "department, technology".
Geurts Dutch
Patronymic form of the personal name Geurt.
Cuaton Filipino
Possible alternate transcription of Chinese 廣東 (Guǎngdōng) referring to a coastal province in the South China region.
Bogossian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պողոսյան (see Poghosyan).
Prusinowski Polish (Rare)
Habitational name for someone from any of various Polish places called Prusinow, Prusinowo, or Prusinowice, named with the ethnic name Prus, meaning 'village of the Prussians'.
Allooloo Inuit
Surname borne by inuk writer and artist Siku Allooloo and by politician Titus Allooloo.
Skura Polish
Polish name meaning tanner.
Van Gemert Dutch
Means "from Gemert" in Dutch, the name of a village in North Brabant, Netherlands, possibly derived from Old Germanic mari "lake" (compare Old Dutch meri) combined with the collectivising prefix ga-.
Canes Catalan, Filipino
Catalan cognate of Cano.
Aranburu Basque
Original Basque form of Aramburú, literally meaning "valley peak".
Benzema Arabic (Maghrebi)
This is the surname of French professional footballer Karim Benzema who is of Algerian descent.
Ochs German, Jewish
Means "ox" in German, derived from Middle High German ohse, possibly denoting a strong person or someone who worked with oxen. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.
Gilliard English, Northern Irish
English and northern Irish (county Down) variant of Gillard.
Worth English
Habitational name from any of several locations derived from Old English worþ "enclosure, enclosed homestead, settlement".
Juraev Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Jo'ra".
Condon Irish (Anglicized, Modern)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Condún, itself a Gaelicized form of the Anglo-Norman habitational name de Caunteton... [more]
Blank German, Dutch, Jewish
Means "white, pale, bright", a nickname for a person with white or fair hair or a pale complexion. As a Jewish name, it’s ornamental.
Gatus Filipino, Tagalog
From Old Tagalog gatos meaning "million" or Cebuano gatos meaning "hundred".
Dariyenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Dariya".
Kapity English
Meaning unknown.
Romeka Lithuanian (Latinized)
From the Latin for "of Rome"
De La Calle Spanish
Means "of the street" in Spanish.
Lucban Tagalog
From Tagalog lukban meaning "grapefruit, pomelo".
Pym English
Recorded in several forms including Pim, Pimm, Pimme, Pym, and Pymm, this is a surname which at various times has been prominent in the history of England... [more]
Agnew Scottish
Scottish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Agneaux in Manche, France.... [more]
Trout English
Occupational name for a fisherman, or a nickname for someone supposedly resembling the fish.
Ordwald English
English name meaning "spear strength".
Murase Japanese
rom Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, hamlet, village" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current".
Farlee English
Variant of Farley.
Brewton English
Variant spelling of the habitational name Bruton, from a place in Somerset, so named with a Celtic river name meaning 'brisk' + Old English tun 'farmstead'.
Stemle English
FROM KUPPENHEIM, BADEN, GERMANY, WHERE IT WAS (AND IS TODAY) SPELLED WITH 2 Ms: STEMMLE.... [more]
Ābols Latvian (Rare)
Means "apple" in Latvian.
Onoue Japanese
From the Japanese 尾 (o) "tail" and 上 (ue) "above" (the possessive particle ノ (no) is not always written down but is always included when the name is spoken aloud).
Brekke Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse brekka meaning "hill, slope".
Clerihew Scottish
A Scottish surname of unknown origin and meaning. A clerihew is a humorous or satirical verse consisting of two rhyming couplets in lines of irregular metre about someone who is named in the poem. It was invented by the British author Edmund Clerihew Bentley (1875-1956; Clerihew was his mother's maiden name)... [more]
Matsunawa Japanese
From 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree" and 縄 (nawa) meaning "rope".
Kamata Japanese
From Japanese 鎌 (kama) meaning "sickle, scythe" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Stavropoulos Greek
Means "son of Stavros."
Abramowicz Polish
Means "son of Abraham".
Brenari Jewish, Italian
Etymology uncertain, possibly a habitational name.
Medcalf English (British)
Variant spelling of Metcalfe.
Moonesinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala මුණසිංහ (see Munasinghe).
Berfield English
possibly a habitational name from Burghfield in Berkshire named from Old English beorg "hill" and feld "field"... [more]
Mänd Estonian
Mänd is an Estonian surname meaning "pine".
Nottingham English (British)
A habitational name from the city of Nottingham in the East Midlands. Comes from the Old English name, meaning "homestead (ham) of Snot’s people". The initial S- was lost in the 12th century, due to the influence of Anglo-Norman French.... [more]
Vietmeyer German
German: distinguishing name for a tenant farmer who was a tenant of or owed some obligation to an estate or monastery named for Saint Veith.
Gerbrandy Dutch, Frisian
Variant of Gerbrandij. This name was borne by the Dutch prime minister Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (1885-1961; birth name Pieter Gerbrandij), who led the government-in-exile based in London, England following the Nazi German invasion of the Netherlands during World War II.
Tait Scottish, English
Nickname for an energetic or cheerful person, derived from Middle English and Older Scots tayt "merry, lively". Compare Tate.
Crompton English
Derived from the Old English word "Crometun"
Yakumo Japanese (Rare)
This surname combines 八 (hachi, ya, ya'.tsu, ya.tsu, you) meaning "eight", 耶 (ja, ya, ka) meaning "question mark" or 家 (ka, ke, ie, uchi, ya) meaning "expert, family, home, house, performer, professional" with 雲 (un, kumo, -gumo) meaning "cloud."... [more]
Hageman Dutch
Combination of Middle Dutch haghe "hedge, enclosure" and man "man".
Kulawansa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and वंश (vansa) meaning "lineage, clan, family".
Manuschki Russian (Rare)
Means ''Guider, Discipline, Adventurer''
Grecki Polish
Polish form of Gretzky.
Nieh Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 聂 (see Nie).
Dhananjaya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धनंजय (dhanaṃjaya) meaning "winning wealth".
Dijks Dutch
Variant of Van Dijks.
Challoner French, Welsh
Derived from a town in France of the same name. This family derive their origin from Macloy Crum, of the line of chiefs in Wales, who resided several years in Challoner.
Dmytriyenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Dmytriy". Ukrainian form of Dmitriyev. Compare with Dmytrenko.
Jayatilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයතිලක (see Jayathilaka).
Luzuriaga Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Donemiliaga.
De Sá Portuguese
Variant of .
Kikumori Japanese
Kiku means "chrysanthemum" and mori means "forest".
Županović Croatian
Derived from župan, a noble and administrative title, the leader of a territorial unit called županija.
Hourmilogué Occitan, French
Meaning unknown.
Baz Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Pashto
Derived from the given name Baz.
Ulasik Belarusian
Belarusian form of Ulasyk.
Serre Occitan
Occitan cognate of Sierra.
Metallo Italian
Means "metal" in Italian, ultimately derived from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (metallon) "mine, quarry; metal". Probably a metonymic occupational name for a miner or a metalworker, or perhaps a nickname for someone with a clear, metallic tone of voice... [more]
Arbuthnot Scottish
Habitational name from the village of Arbuthnott in Kincardineshire, Scotland, south of Aberdeen... [more]
Raftu Romanian
Raftu is a surname who was first use in Greece but now is only use in Romania, the name means ,,Bookshelf" in Romanian
Lever French, English
Nickname for a fleet-footed or timid person, from Old French levre "hare" (Latin lepus, genitive leporis). It may also have been a metonymic occupational name for a hunter of hares.
Minsky Belarusian, Russian
Refers to the city named "Minsk" in Belarus.
Mullet French
Variant of Mulet.
Gavril Romanian
From the given name Gavril.
Zieja Polish
Derived from Polish ziajać meaning "to spontaneously/violently show negative feelings". This surname denoted someone who complained often.
Nurmatov Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Nurmat".
Kanatsu Japanese
From 金 (kana) meaning "gold, money" and 津 (tsu) meaning "harbor, port". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Vujanić Serbian
Means "son of Vujan".
Kanno Japanese
From the Japanese 菅 (kan or suga) "sedge" and 野 (no) "field," "area." This name can also be read as Sugano.
Tokarev Russian
Patronymic name derived from Russian токарь (tokar) meaning "turner". A turner was a person who used a lathe to create small objects from wood or bone. A notable bearer of this name was the Russian-American singer and songwriter Willi Tokarev (1934-2019).
Roels Belgian, Dutch
Means "son of Roel".
Christophe French
From the given name Christophe.
Allendorf German
Habitational name from any of ten or more places called Allendorf.
Nishishima Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Gavrilov Russian
Means "son of Gavriil".
Crenshaw English
The derivation of this surname is from the Old English pre 7th Century "Crawa", a crow, with "sceaga" a grove, thus "Crowswood". The earliest recording of this placename is in the Lancashire Inquests of 1324 and appears as "Croweshagh".
Askern English
Variant of Askren.
Wyler English
English: variant of Wheeler or a respelling of Jewish Weiler.
Àjàyí Yoruba
From the given names Àjàyí.
Lesiński Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the places called Lesin Lesina or Leśna named with les dialect form of standard Polish las ‘forest’.
Ike Japanese
池 (Ike) means "pond, pool".
Surrey English
Regional name for someone from the county of Surrey.
Linna Estonian
Linna is an Estonian surname meaning (urban) "town" or "city".
Ongai Shona
It is a form of the Shona name Vongai.
Sacayan Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano sakayan meaning "boat, vessel".
Salic Filipino, Maranao
Derived from the given name Salic.
Felder German, Croatian
Derived from German feld, meaning "field".
Sebastíansdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Sebastían" in Icelandic.
Altamirano Spanish
Spanish: Habitational Name For Someone From Any Of Several Places Called Altamira (See Altamira ).
Kajakas Estonian
Kajakas is an Estonian surname meaning "gull".
Tadejević Croatian
Means "son of Tadej".
al-Muzaffari Arabic
From the given name Muzaffar.
Solbakken Norwegian
From Norwegian meaning "sun hill".
Corbett English, Scottish, Welsh
Nickname from Norman French corbet meaning 'little crow, raven'. This surname is thought to have originated in Shropshire. The surname was taken by bearers to Scotland in the 12th Century, and to Northern Ireland in the 17th Century.... [more]
Chesterton English
From the name of a parish in Cambridgeshire.
Arretxea Basque
From the name of a hamlet in south-western France, derived from Basque (h)arri "stone, rock" and etxe "house, home, building".
Vučić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Vuk".
Afflitto Italian
Derived from Italian "afflitto" meaning "afflicted" or "troubled".
Amaranthe French
Amaranthe is a rare French surname. While it might not be a common last name, it certainly stands out. Unfortunately, there isn’t much information available about its historical or familial context, except that it has been used in France (515), Switzerland (1), Sweden (1), Senegal (1), United States (1) and Vietnam (1).
Santino Italian
Derived from the given name Santino.
Um Khmer
Means "uncle, aunt" (literally "elder sibling of one's parents") in Khmer.
Sarazen French
From a medieval French nickname for a swarthy person, or for someone who had gone on a Crusade (from Old French sarrazin "Saracen"). It was borne by American golfer Gene Sarazen (1902-99), original name Eugene Saraceni.
Pugachev Russian
From the nickname Pugach which is probably derived from Ukrainian пугач (pugach) meaning "owl". Following this etymology, the nickname was most likely given to someone who was wise or sensible (attributing to the owl as a symbol of wisdom).
Götz German
Originally a hypocorism of Gottfried, which is derived from an Old High German given name. Variants include the surnames Getz and Goetz, as well as the given name Götz.
Cammareri Sicilian, Italian
Means "servant, waiter" in Sicilian.
Susi Estonian
Susi is an Estonian surname, meaning "wolf" in the Võro dialect.
Raphan German
Unknown
Kinkle German
Derived from the Middle High German word "kunkel," which meant "spindle." It is thus supposed that the first bearers of this surname were spindle makers in occupation.
Farmani Persian
From Persian فرمان (farman) meaning "decree, command, order".
Liistro Italian
From Sicilian lijistru "privet", a kind of shrub or small tree.
Carvoeiro Portuguese
Derived from the Portuguese word "carvão," which means "coal." It likely originated as a surname for someone who worked with or lived near coal, or it could have been a nickname based on physical characteristics or personal attributes associated with coal.
Dugonja Bosnian
This surname is used at: Sarajevo, Mostar, Dubrovnik, Novi Pazar.
Korniyenko Ukrainian
From the given name Korniy.
Fariza Spanish
From the name of a municipality in Zamora, Spain, probably of Arabic origin.
Halawa Nias
Nias clan name derived from the given name Halawa referring to an ancestor.
Mac Giolla Phóil Irish
Means "son of the servant of Pól"
Bonar Irish
A "translation" of Irish Gaelic Ó Cnáimhsighe "descendant of Cnáimhseach", a nickname meaning literally "midwife" and ostensibly a derivative of Gaelic cnámh "bone".
Horikawa Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream".
Iakovidis Greek
Means "son of Iakovos".
Gunatilaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණතිලක (see Gunathilaka).
Templeton English
Derived from Templeton, from the English words 'temple' and 'town'.
Mažuranić Croatian
Derived from mažuran, meaning "marjoram", a type of plant.
Wi Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 魏 (Wi) meaning "Wei", a former Chinese state.
Thi Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Shi, from Sino-Vietnamese 施 (thi).
Rayyan Arabic
Derived from the given name Rayyan.
Erdőtelek Hungarian
Derived from Erdőtelek, a village in Heves County, Hungary.
Komuro Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (ko) "small" and 室 (muro) "room."
Persopoulos Greek
Means "descendant of a Persian" in Greek.
Moskalenko Ukrainian
Means "child of a moskal" in Ukrainian. A moskal originally denoted somebody who was an inhabitant of the Grand Duchy of Moscow from the 12th to the 15th centuries. However, nowadays it is used as a pejorative term for a Muscovite or, by extension, a Russian... [more]
Darynyuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Daryna".
Panyophat Thai (Rare)
From Thai ปัญโญ (panyo), a form of ปัญญา (panya) meaning "wisdom; knowledge; intelligence" and
Abara Japanese
formed with 空 (a, sora) meaning "sky" and 原 (hara) meaning "field".
Hayner English (American), German
Possibly a variant of Heiner.
Dundale English
((Anne))... [more]
Shear English
From Middle English schyre "pure, bright, fair", denoting someone who was beautiful or with fair hair. It could be a habitational name for someone from Shere in Surrey, of the same origin.
Saeliew Thai
Alternate transcription of Saelau (based on the Hakka romanization of the name).
Shreves English
Variant form of Shreve.
Marye English
Derived from Old French marais "a marsh". It may have arisen as a surname from the place name (Le) Marais in Calvados, Normandy.
Nørregaard Danish
An alternate spelling of Nørgaard. Literally meaning north farm in Danish.
Munesinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala මුණසිංහ (see Munasinghe).
Amoozgar Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian آموزگار (see Amouzgar).
Sakata Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Hagino Japanese
Hagi means "bush clover" and no means "field, plain, wilderness". ... [more]
Powyes English
Unknown source. Surname of many early American pilgrims.
Strojnowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Strojnów.
Corcino Spanish
Means "little deer", a diminutive of Spanish corzo "roe deer". More commonly used outside of Spain.
Hasawa Japanese
Ha means "feather, plume" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Achour Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عاشور (see Ashour) chiefly used in Northern Africa.