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.
Comberbach English
Habitational name for a person from the village of Comberbach in Cheshire, from the Old English byname or given name Cumbra "Cumbrian" and bæc "stream, brook".
De Livera Sinhalese
Sinhala variant of Oliveira.
Walmer English
Habitational name from Walmer in Kent, so named from Old English wala (plural of walh "Briton") + mere "pool", or from Walmore Common in Gloucestershire.
Dijkhuizen Dutch
Means "houses in the dike" in Dutch, derived from dijk meaning "dike, ditch, levee" and huizen meaning "houses, settlement", and so indicated a person who lived in a house close to a dyke or embankment.
Henrique Portuguese
From the given name Henrique.
Vajs Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Vays.
Saagpakk Estonian
Saagpakk is an Estonian surname meaning "saw log".
Soopart Estonian
Soopart is an Estonian surname meaning "pintail duck (Anas acuta)".
Ždanovich Belarusian
Means "son of Zhdan".
Contino Italian
Diminutive of Italian Conte or Conti.
Lindenbaum German, Jewish
topographic name for someone who lived by a lime tree Lindenbaum or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by the sign of a lime tree. Derived from the elements linta "linden" and boum "tree".
March English
From the English word meaning, "to walk stiffly and proudly" or possibly from the month.
Bolan Irish
From the given name Beollán.
San Diego Spanish (Philippines)
Habitational name from any of various places named San Diego, so named for a local shrine or church dedicated to Saint Didacus (San Diego).
Zagurski Polish
Derived from the Polish places Zagórz and Zagórze. Also given to those who lived on the side of a hill opposite a main settlement - za means "beyond" and góra means "hill".
Kasemets Estonian
Kasemets is an Estonian surname meaning "birch forest".
Mokrani Berber, Northern African, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Either from the given name Mokrane or derived from El Mokrani, a town in Algeria.
Lukas Various
From the given name Lukas, mainly used in Scandinavian or Slavic languages.
Ouahmed Berber, Northern African
Kabyle name meaning "son of Ahmed", from the Berber prefix ou- meaning "son (of)" combined with the Arabic name Ahmed (chiefly Algerian).
Ōnishi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Onishi.
Hans Indian
Derived from Sanskrit hamsa "swan; goose".
Matsuhashi Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Taketatsu Japanese
竹 (Take) means "bamboo", 達 (tatsu) means "reach". ... [more]
Orso Italian
From Italian meaning "bear".
Mambo Southern African
Mambo is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: danger. A warning to would be detractors.
Salmerón Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the vicinity of the eponymous Murcian volcano.
Eisenhower English (American)
American form of German Eisenhauer. A notable bearer was Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), president of the United States between 1953 and 1961. His ancestors immigrated to Pennsylvania from Germany in the 1740s and at some point the spelling changed from Eisenhauer to Eisenhower.
Hakizimana Central African
Means "God cures" in Burundian and Rwandan.
Camansi Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kamansi meaning "breadfruit".
Gosney English
from Middle English gosse "goose" and ei "island" (Old English gos and ieg)... [more]
Sinatra Italian
Comes from a personal name in Sicily and souther Calabria. The name was apparently in origin a nickname from Latin senator member of the Roman senate, Latin senatus, a derivative of senex ‘old’... [more]
Kuwajima Japanese
From 桑 (kuwa) meaning "mulberry" and 島 (shima) meaning "island". Shima changes to jima because of rendaku.
Yatsuyama Japanese
Variant reading of Hachiyama.
Davidova Russian
Feminine form of Davidov.
Jezierski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Jezioro, Jeziory, Jeziora, or Jezierzyce, all places named with jezioro meaning "lake".
Lyn Khmer, Lao
Khmer and Lao form of Lin.
Holladay English
English: from Old English haligdæg ‘holy day’, ‘religious festival’. The reasons why this word should have become a surname are not clear; probably it was used as a byname for one born on a religious festival day.
Åman Swedish
Combination of Swedish å "creek, river, big stream" and man "man".
Henschel German, Jewish
From a pet form of the personal name Johannes (see John), or in some cases from a pet form of Heinrich.
Farooq Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Faruq.
Giampaolo Italian
From the given name Giampaolo.
Kishor Indian, Hindi
From the given name Kishor.
Gujarati Indian
Denoted a person of Gujarat descent. From Gujarati ગુજરાત (gujrāt), inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (gujjarattā) "country of the Gurjaras”, itself comes from Sanskrit *गुर्जरत्रा (gurjaratrā), of the same meaning... [more]
Krūms Latvian
Meaning "bush".
Kowsari Persian
"Kowsar" refers to a river or stream in paradise, which is mentioned in the Quran. Another interpretation is that it means "abundant" or "overflowing."
Chimalhua Nahuatl
Means "has a shield, possessor of shields" in Nahuatl.
Siciliano Italian, Sicilian
One who came from Sicily.
Routine French
Variant of Routin.
Kipping German
German: habitational name from a place named with Middle High German kip ‘point’, ‘peak’ or from Kippingen in the Rhineland.
Kislykh Russian
From кислый (kislyy) meaning "sour"
Linn Estonian
Means "city" in Estonian. Compare Finnish Linna "castle".
Kosasih Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Gao (高), Gu (古), Guan (關), Qiu (邱, 丘) or Xu 2 (許)... [more]
Stroganov Russian
Meaning uncertain. This was the name of a wealthy Russian family of merchants (later aristocrats), probably of Tatar origin.
Ecca Italian
From Sardinian ecca "gate".
Mckeon Irish
Means son of Eoghan.
Buckler English
Occupational name for a maker of buckles, derived from Old French bouclier. Could also be a name for someone who used a buckle, a kind of small shield.
Sako Western African, Manding
From the name of a Soninke and Mandinka clan most likely derived from saaxo meaning "heron, egret".
Sørensdatter Danish, Norwegian
Strictly feminine patronymic of Søren.
Waterson English
It is a patronymic of the male given name Water or Walter.
Måsga Chamorro (Modern)
Chamorro for "Had enough off or satiated".
Guardia Italian, Spanish
Means "guard, watch, warden" in Spanish and Italian, derived from warda, making it a cognate to Ward 1... [more]
Nighy English
Pet form of Nigh.
Freire Portuguese, Galician
Means "friar" in Portuguese and Galician, either an occupational name or a nickname for a pious person.
Gogula Indian, Telugu
Possibly from Telugu గోగు (gōgu) "hemp plant".
Lehtpere Estonian
Lehtpere is an Estonian surname meaning "leaf/foliage family".
Kármán Hungarian
An ethnic name for people from Karaman, Turkey, via Medieval Latin Caramanus.
Hyatt Jewish (Americanized)
Americanized form of Chait.
Faaborg Danish
Habitational name from a place so called.
Dunford English
Derived either from Dunford Bridge in Yorkshire (named after the River Don and the English word “Ford”), or from Dunford House in Yorkshire (named after “Dunn’s Ford”). One known bearer is US General Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Rajkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Rajki in Białystok voivodeship or Rajkowy in Gdańsk voivodeship.
Urata Japanese
From Japanese 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Goffredo Italian
From the given name Goffredo.
Wijesiriwardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේසිරිවර්ධන (see Wijesiriwardana).
Truan Spanish
Means "Knave" or "Joker"
Tatsuoka Japanese
Tatsu means "Stand" or "Dragon, Imperial", and Oka means "Ridge, Hill."
Malatesta Italian
Means "bad head" in Italian, a nickname for a stubborn or perhaps malicious person. It could have also indicated the bearer had a misshapen head. ... [more]
Kotaira Japanese
Ko means "small" and taira means "peace, level".
Woodland English
A habitational name for a person who lives in or by a woodland.
Edralin Filipino
The most well-known bearer of this name is Ferdinand Edralin Marcos, a Filipino politician, lawyer, and kleptocrat.
Bickham English
Habitational name from places so named in Devon and Somerset, most of which are most probably named with an Old English personal name Bicca and Old English cumb "valley". The first element could alternatively be from bica "pointed ridge".
Arands English, Spanish
Anglicized version of a name given to residents of Aranda de Duero, a small town in the north of Spain.
Afshar Persian
From the name of the Afshar people, a Turkic tribe residing in Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan. The name itself may mean "obedient" or perhaps "extraction, squeeze, press".
Vogelzang Dutch
Dutch cognate of Vogelsang.
Shawky Arabic
Derived from the given name Shawqi.
Cesco Italian
Derived from the given name Francesco.
Walkington English
Habitational name from a place in East Yorkshire named Walkington, from an unattested Old English personal name Walca + -ing- denoting association with + tūn.
Pathrose Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Derived from a variant of the given name Peter (chiefly used by Malayalam Christians).
Puschat German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German (and thus heavily Lithuanian influenced) surname derived from Lithuanian pušaite "(young) pine tree", which - allegedly - used to be a term of endearment for a young girl.
Hääl Estonian
Hääl is an Estonian surname meaning "voice".
Keevallik Estonian
Keevallik is an Estonian surname meaning "hot spring".
Cámara Spanish
Occupational name for a courtier or servant who could access the private quarters of a king or noble, from Spanish cámara meaning "room, chamber".
Hosen Bengali
Derived from the given name Husayn.
Nasir Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Nasir.
Aviña Galician
Galician surname referring to someone who "lives by a vineyard", from d’Aviña, a variant of da viña.
Akter Bengali
Variant of Akhtar.
Viravong Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ວິລະວົງ (see Vilavong).
Ramazashvili Georgian
Means "son of Ramaz".
Lytovchenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian литовець (lytovets'), meaning "Lithuanian".
Bowker English
A surname of French origin, from the occupational term for 'butcher' (boucher). Some theories have it that it derives from OE 'bocer', meaning a scribe, but the former is more likely and is more widely affirmed.
Octobre French
Means "October" in French.
Yakymets Ukrainian
From the given name Yakym.
Kopf German
Means "head" in German.
Arrhenius Swedish (Rare)
The name of two separate family linages with no relation between each other. One family originates from Linköping, Östergötland and probably got its name from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρρην (árrhēn) "male" (taken from the last syllable of ancestor's last name, Kapfelman)... [more]
Chiavetta Italian
From Italian "chiavetta", deriving from chiave meaning key.
Bounvilay Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful".
Gavran Croatian, Serbian
Means "raven".
Ballon Spanish
Theoretically it could be a variant of vallón, from valle ‘valley’, but neither form is attested as a vocabulary word or as a place name element. Alternatively, it could be a Castilian spelling of Catalan Batlló, Balló, nicknames from diminutives of batlle ‘dancing’.English: variant spelling of Balon.
Bertelsen Norwegian
Norwegian surname meaning son of Bertel .
Badzakov Bulgarian, Macedonian
Patronymic name derived from the Turkish word "bacak" which means "leg".
Schnepper German
South German: nickname for a chatterer from an agent derivative of Middle High German snappen ‘to chatter’.... [more]
Kunimoto Japanese
From Japanese 国 (kuni) meaning "country" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Chauray French
Habitational name from Chauray a place in Deux-Sèvres, France.
Waidelich German
A variant of the surname Weidlich.
Ioniță Romanian
From a diminutive of the given name Ion 1.
Kōjitani Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 麹谷, 糀谷, 粷谷, or 小路谷 (see Kōjiya).
Zzohaib Pakistani (Rare)
Unidentified origins.
Kauge Estonian
Kauge is an Estonian surname meaning "far/far off".
Morice French, Scottish
French variant of Maurice and Scottish variant of Morris.
Momiyama Japanese
From 樅 (momi) meaning "fir tree" or 籾 (momi) "unhulled rice", combined with 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Yellowhair Navajo, Cheyenne
Native American (mainly Navajo; also Yellow Hair): translation into English of a personal name such as Navajo Bitsiiʼ Łitsoii (literally ‘His Yellow Hair’), which is derived from bitsiiʼ ‘his hair’ and łitso ‘yellow’, or Cheyenne Heova'ehe, derived from the prefix heov- ‘yellow’ and the suffix -a'e ‘hair’.
Haydt German
Varient of Heid.
Barraco Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Arabic بَرَّاق (barraq) "shining, lustrous".
Vöö Estonian
Vöö is an Estonian surname meaning "belt".
Kalander German
Status name for the chairman or a member fraternity that held meetings on the first of each month, from Latin ad calendas.
Gummesson Swedish
Means "son of Gumme".
Saarniit Estonian
Saarniit is an Estonian surname meaning "island meadow".
Romsey English
From the town of Romsey in Hampshire, England. The surname itself is derived from Old English rum meaning "broad", and ey meaning "area of dry land in a marsh."
Laîné French
distinguishing epithet from French l'aîné "the eldest (son)", used to identify the older of two bearers of the same name in a family.
Mendieta Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque mendi "mountain" and -eta "place of, abundance of".
Amatonding Filipino, Maranao
From a Maranao title of nobility.
Laveau French (Cajun)
A Cajun surname meaning "the calf".
Caithness Scottish
Anglicized form of Scottish-Gaelic Gallaibh, which means "among the strangers" (referring to the Norse). The name of the Catti survives in the Gaelic name for eastern Sutherland, Cataibh, and in the old Gaelic name for Shetland, Innse Chat... [more]
Carrick Scottish
The possible roots of the Carrick family name may be from the ancient Strathclyde people of the the Scottish/English Borderlands. Carrick may also be of local origin, referring to those who lived in or near the place called Carrick in Ayrshire... [more]
Rappold German
From a personal name composed of the Germanic elements rad "counsel", "advice" + bald "bold", "brave".
Gutjahr German, German (Swiss)
nickname for someone born on New Year's Day from a New Year's greeting meaning "Good year".
Tomczyk Polish
Derived from the given name Tomek.
Hebiyama Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蛇 (hebi) meaning "snake; serpent" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain", referring to a mountain with many snakes.
Trybus Polish
Meaning: "corpulent man" "tripod"
Kurasawa Japanese
倉 (Kura) means "Owns, Storehouse, Posesses" and 沢 (Sawa) means "Marsh, Swamp".
Aghabegian Armenian
Derived from the given name Aghabeg.
Kazanov Russian
Means "of Kazan", either referring to the city of Kazan in Tatarstan, Russia, or from a given name. The name is most likely of Turkic origin, possibly from Bulgar qazan meaning "cauldron, pot", which would have been used to denote someone who made pots.
Jacobi Jewish, Dutch, German, French
Latinized patronymic form of Jacob.
Ensign English
From the military rank.
Rönnlund Swedish
Combination of Swedish rönn "rowan" and lund "grove".
Win Burmese (Americanized)
From the given name Win, taken as a surname after emigrating.
Tape English, German
Variant spelling of Tapp.
Jibril Arabic
From the given name Jibril.
Egner German
From a Germanic personal name formed with the element agi ‘point (of a sword)’.
Shimaoka Japanese
島 (Shima) means "jsland", 岡 (oka) means "ridge, hill".
Wilczek Polish
Diminutive form of Wilk, which means "wolf" in Polish.
Manrique Spanish
From the given name Manrique.
Abulafia Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic أبو العافية‎‎ (abū al-ʿāfiya) meaning "father of (good) health", from أبو (abū) meaning "father of" and عافية (ʿāfiya) meaning "health, well-being"... [more]
Akechi Japanese
From Japanese 明 (ake) meaning "bright" and 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect".
Amani Tigrinya
From the given name Amani (see user-submitted name) meaning "faith" in Tigrinya. It is possibly related to Arabic Iman or Swahili Imani, also meaning "faith".
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.
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.
Paradis French
From a learned variant of Old French pareis "Paradise" (from Greek paradeisos). As a toponym this was applied to verdant places and it is quite common as a place name in Nord and Normandy; the surname therefore can be a topographic or habitational name.
Akmad Filipino, Maguindanao, Tausug
From the given name Akmad.
Chavali Telugu
Brahmin last name of South India, Andhra Pradesh
Hermsen Dutch
Means "son of Herm", a short form of Herman.
Zhusupov Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means “son of Zhusup”.
Gabriele Italian
From the personal name Gabriele 1, Italian form of Gabriel.
Baio Italian
From a nickname for someone with light brown or reddish-brown hair or beard, from baio meaning "bay horse", ultimately derived from Late Latin badius meaning "red-brown".
Saliba Arabic, Maltese
Means "crucifix, cross" in Arabic, a reference to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Christianity... [more]
Morrow Irish (Anglicized), Scottish
Shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Murchadha (see McMorrow).
Von Bock Popular Culture (?)
Used by Hetalia character Eduard Von Bock AKA Estonia
Jörigustin Romansh
Contraction of Jöri and Gustin.
Waltrip German
Derived from the name of the father of the original bearer, indicating the "son of Waldrap." The Germanic personal name Waldrap, is a short form of Walraven, a name used mostly among nobles, knights, and patricians.
Onai Shona
Onai means "See, observe". #It is a name that calls the hearer to see or observe that which happened".
Žuna Croatian
Derived from žuna meaning ''woodpecker''.
Vannasdall Dutch
Variant of surname Van Audall
Yousaf Urdu
From the given name Yousaf.
Ishiwatari Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and watari means "ferry".
Kashii Japanese
Kashi can mean "candy" or "oak" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit"
Kamado Japanese
A traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fuelled cookstove/furnace (竈 kama), while the second means "door" (門 do). Other kanji combinations are possible.
Lilleorg Estonian
Lilleorg is an Estonian surname meaning "flower(y) valley".