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.
Orak Turkish
Means "sickle" in Turkish.
Myrick Welsh
Variant of Merrick.
Erlingsen Norwegian
Means "son of Erling".
Raisch German, German (Swiss)
From Middle High German rīsch, rūsch ‘reed’, ‘rush’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived near a reed bed, or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for someone who used or harvested reeds... [more]
Brinker German, Dutch
Derived from brink "edge, slope" or "village green", indicating that the bearer of the surname lived near a prominent slope of land or next to the centre of a village.
Sorenson Jewish
Means "son of the son of Sore", a Yiddish female personal name (from Hebrew Sara, literally "princess"), with the addition of the Slavic possessive suffix -in and German Sohn "son".
Giresse French
Alain Giresse is a French footballer and manager... [more]
Töpfer German
It literally means "potter".
Pardauil Portuguese
An uncommon surname possibly derived from the word pardal, meaning "sparrow".
Eustache French
From the given name Eustache.
Dermon Romansh
Derived from the given name Hermann.
Radler German
Occupational name, which was derived from the kind of work done by the original bearer. It is a name for a wheelmaker or wheelwright. The name stems from the German noun rat, meaning wheel. The origin is more clear in the variant Rademacher
Mayhew English
Anglicized form of a Norman French variant of the given name Matthew.
Sikelianos Greek
Means the Sicilian in Greek.
Ilao Tagalog
From Tagalog ilaw meaning "light".
Cornacchia Italian
Means "crow, carrion crow, jackdaw" in Italian, a nickname for someone who was talkative, or thought to resemble a crow or jackdaw in some other way.
Luchenko Ukrainian
From the given name Luka.
Savinova Russian
Feminine form of Savinov.
Raie Estonian
Raie is an Estonian surname meaning "cutting", "hewing" and "(tree) lumbering".
Alvord English
Derived from a variation of Ælfræd.
Van Otterloo Dutch
Means "from Otterlo", a village and former municipality in Gelderland, possibly derived from Dutch otter "otter" and lo "pool".
Underbrook English
Meaning "under the brook".
Fahey Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fathaidh or Ó Fathaigh meaning "descendant of Fathadh", a given name derived from the Gaelic word fothadh "base, foundation".... [more]
Whitehorn Scottish
A locational name from Whithorn near Wigtown, from Old English hwit "white" and ærn "house".
Spinola Italian
Italian (Liguria) diminutive of Spina. Italian topographic name for someone living by Monte Spinola in the province of Pavia.
Kamachi Japanese
From 蒲 (kama) meaning "reed, bulrush" and 池 (chi) meaning "lake, pond, moat".
Lagójskì Belarusian
This indicates familial origin within the city of Lagójsk.
Barnette English, French (?)
Variant of Bernet and perhaps also a variant of English Barnett, under French influence.
Sultanović Bosnian
Means "son of Sultan" in Bosnian.
Grebyonka Russian
Russian form of Hrebinka.
Saarkoppel Estonian
Saarkoppel is an Estonian surname meaning "island paddock".
Heinbokel German
(Hein) is a short form of the name Heinrich, (the German form of the name Henry) & Bokel is a place name in Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein & North Rhine-Westphalia.
Koorits Estonian
Koorits is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "koor" meaning both "(tree) bark" and "choir". It may also be a corruption of "kõrvits" meaning "pumpkin".
Amparo Spanish (Philippines)
Means "protection, shelter, refuge" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Amparo, meaning "Our Lady of Refuge".
Pankratov Russian
Means "son of Pankratiy".
Hiki Japanese
From 比 (hi) meaning "ratio, comparison, Philippines" and 企 (ki) meaning "plan, enterprise, scheme".
Vogt Von Nersen Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt.
Mollica Italian
Means "crumb, breadcrumb; soft inner part of bread" in Italian, a nickname for a physically small or unintelligent person, or perhaps someone considered kind and soft-hearted.
Dominguez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Domínguez primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Duering German (Anglicized, Rare)
Means "from Thüringen".
Falasca Italian
Possibly from a dialectical word falasca meaning "straw", referring to someone's build or hair, or possibly an occupation of making things out of straw.
Mabrouk Arabic
From the given name Mabrouk.
Yaylacıoğlu Turkish
Means "descendant of the nomad" from Turkish yaylacı meaning "nomad, highlander, transhumant".
Noir French
Means "black" in French, denoting a person with a dark complexion, or someone who habitually wears dark clothing, or a night worker.
Kapu Indian, Telugu
It is a Telugu name, denoting an "agricultural worker".
al-Musrati Arabic (Maghrebi)
Denoted a person from Misrata (also called Misurata or Misratah), a city in the Misrata district in northwestern Libya.
Merleau French
The name Merleau is a rare French given name and surname, derived from "merle" meaning "blackbird" in French with the diminutive suffix "-eau", which can indicate a place of water or serve as a poetic augmentative, enhancing its natural imagery.... [more]
Mittel German
Literally "middle", probably a topographic name from a farm occupying a middle position in a settlement. Compare Mitter.
Hairapetian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հայրապետյան (see Hayrapetyan).
Haldane English, Scottish
From an old personal name, Old Norse Halfdanr, Old Danish Halfdan, Anglo-Scandinavian Healfdene, meaning ‘half-Dane’.
Mangefel Micronesian
Meaning unavailable.
Bacchus English
(i) Variant of Backus (meaning "one who lives in or works in a bakery", from Old English bǣchūs "bakehouse, bakery"), the spelling influenced by Bacchus (name of the Greek and Roman god of wine).... [more]
Leht Estonian
Leht is an Estonian surname meaning "leaf".
Chabata Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" and 畑
Shrivastav Indian, Hindi
Short form of Sanskrit श्रीवास्तव्य (shrivastavya) meaning "abode of wealth", itself from श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty, wealth, prosperity" and वास्तव्य (vastavya) meaning "residence, abode, dwelling, inhabiting".
Ouwehand Dutch
Means "old hand" in Dutch, originally a nickname for a fisherman, associated with the phrase "old hands at sea". Another theory holds that it comes from a misdivision of the surname Oudeland... [more]
Rachid Arabic
From the given name Rashid.
Azuekwu Igbo
In Igbo culture, Azuekwu means 'back of the word' or 'the unfailing word,' signifying reliability and truthfulness.
Sienko Polish
From the personal name Simon/Symon or Syzon
Katzen Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Katzen is a variant of Kotzen, or a shortened version of Katzenellenbogen. Its origins can also be traced back to a habitational form of Katzenelnbogen. There is no clear answer of where this surname exactly came from... [more]
Allis English
From the Middle English and Old French female personal name Alis (Alice), which, together with its diminutive Alison, was extremely popular in England in the Middle Ages. The personal name is of Germanic origin, brought to England from France by the Normans; it is a contracted form of Germanic Adalhaid(is), which is composed of the elements adal "noble" and haid "brilliance, beauty".
Ben-porat Hebrew
Means "son of Poratha" in Hebrew.
Tokuda Japanese
From Japanese 徳 (toku) meaning "benevolence, virtue" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Bade English
From the Old English personal name Bada, probably derived from Old English beadu "battle, war" or a name containing the element.
Agerre Basque
Variant of Aguirre.
Ksiazek Polish
Nickname meaning ‘little priest’ or possibly a patronymic for an illegitimate son of a priest, from ksiadz ‘priest’ + the diminutive suffix -ek.nickname meaning ‘little prince’, from a diminutive of ksia?ze ‘prince’.
Hägg Swedish
From Swedish hägg meaning "prunus padus", but also known as "hackberry, bird cherry". It is a type of small tree native to northern Asia and Europe.
Õis Estonian
Õis is an Estonian surname meaning "flower" and "blossom".
Vidrine French (Cajun)
Vidrines are French Cajuns that live mostly around south central Louisiana, towns and cities like Mamou, Eunice and Ville Platte.
Huntzinger German
Habitational name for someone from Hintschingen, earlier Huntzingen.
Simkin English
Means "little Sim", Sim being a medieval short form of Simon 1 (cf. Simpkin).
Ritonga Batak
From Batak ri meaning "reed, grass" and tonga meaning "middle, centre".
Hoar English
Habitational name for a person who lived in the village called Ore in East Sussex, or someone who lived by a bank or shore, both derived from Old English ora "shore, edge".
Van Eck Dutch
Means "from Eck", a town in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. Derived from hek "fence".
Saffeels English (Rare), German (Rare)
Used as a last name a minimum of 82 times in (USA, Germany).
Troy Dutch
From a short form of the personal names Geertrui and Geertruida, Dutch forms of Gertrude... [more]
Kuningas Estonian
Kuningas is an Estonian surname meaning "king".
Basnet Nepali
Meaning uncertain.
Gino Italian
From the given name Gino.
Rüstəmli Azerbaijani
From the given name Rüstəm.
Boonsook Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญสุข (see Bunsuk).
Iacono Italian
From Sicilian jacunu "deacon".
Sassu Italian
From Sardinian sassu "stone".
Sirueang Thai
From Thai ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "bright, brilliant".
Gunawan Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized version of various Chinese surnames (including 陳 Chen, 郭 Guo, etc.), under the social and political pressure during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia toward Chinese Indonesians.
Juniel English (American), French (?)
Perhaps from French "Junior" or "juvenile".
Finoña Chamorro
Chamorro for "their language/speech/talk"
Bryley English
Variant of Briley.
Shiranita Japanese
From 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 仁 (ni) meaning "compassion, benevolence", that is then combined with 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Laney English, Irish
Possibly from the given name Laney or the Irish surname McElhinney.
Berinchyk Ukrainian
Possibly from Ukrainian беріть (berit'), meaning "to take".
Bunce Norman
Meaning "good" person in old french. Also means "bain"(exeptionaly tall) in old english
Tennoujitani Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 天王寺谷 (see Tennōjitani).
Kirouac French (Quebec)
From an unidentified place name in Brittany, France, derived from Breton kaer, caer, ker meaning "fortified settlement" and an unknown given name.
Din Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Means "religion, faith, belief" in Arabic.
Masry Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Masri.
Sebald Literature
In 'A Series Of Unfortunate Events', Gustav Sebald was a film director who hid secret codes in his movies, a member of V.F.D., and the likely creator of the Sebald Code.
Barria Spanish
Variant of Barrio.
Jeyi Shona
Porcupine. Wamambo. Strong, Courageous, Joyful and loving.
Tefft English
Variant of English Taft. This surname was already well established in Connecticut and Rhode Island by 1715.
Artico Italian, French
Nickname from the adjective antico ‘ancient’.
Koh Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神 (see ).
Nijhuis Dutch
Topographic name meaning "new house".
Oleksiuk Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Oleksyuk.
Muthusamy Tamil
Pearl god; Lord Murugan
Pangestu Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Peng (彭) or Feng 1 (馮). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Catacutan Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Tagalog katakutan meaning "fear, fright".
Riechers German
German patronymic from Richard.
Lehto Finnish
Finnish: from lehto ‘grove’; either a habitational name, recorded since the 17th century, from any of the farms in eastern Finland named for their location by a grove, or in other cases a more recent ornamental adoption... [more]
Meghnagi Jewish, Northern African
Sephardic Jewish, originating from the Libyan Jewish community. Most were from Tripoli, with a much smaller contingent from Benghazi.
Munesinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala මුණසිංහ (see Munasinghe).
Keheley Irish (Anglicized)
americanized version of an irish clan name
Manansala Filipino, Pampangan, Tagalog
Means "one who prohibits" from Tagalog sansala meaning "inhibition, prohibition, interdiction".
Petrou Greek
Means "son of Petros".
Vicino Italian
Italian form of Voisin.
Vale English
Topographic name for someone who lived in a valley, Middle English vale (Old French val, from Latin vallis). The surname is now also common in Ireland, where it has been Gaelicized as de Bhál.
Trang Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Zhuang from Sino-Vietnamese 莊 (trang).
Mac Murchadha Irish
Means "descendant of Murchadha"
Aksentsova Russian
Feminine form of Aksentsov (Аксенцов)
Cotto Spanish
Variant of Coto.
Þórhalldóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Þórhallur" in Icelandic.
Seatter Scottish
From an ancient barony called "The lands of Setter", Stromness, Orkney. Derives from the Ancient Norse word "saetr" meaning a hut or shelter for animals.
Chử Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Chu, from Sino-Vietnamese 褚 (chử).
Arık Turkish
Means "thin, lean" in Turkish.
Varadarajan Indian, Hindi
Derived from Hindi वरदराजन (varadaraajan).
Rostova Russian
Feminine form of Rostov.
Sofian Arabic
It is an old and rare Arabic name and its rapid meaning is to walk, fly or float. Among the famous people who were called by this name is the companion Abu Sufyan bin Harb, the father of Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan
Kurup Malayalam
From a title traditionally bestowed upon weapon makers and masters of martial arts, of uncertain meaning.
Kõrvits Estonian
Kõrvits is an Estonian surname meaning "pumpkin".
Yasutomi Japanese
Yasu means "relax, cheap, peace" and tomi means "wealth, abundance".
Plumley English
Meaning "plum-tree wood or clearing" from the Old English words plume and leah.
Yamabi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 火 (bi), the joining form of 火 (hi) meaning "fire". It is a reference to an event when the leader of the Morioka Domain came to the mountains and the residents warmed him up by starting a fire using flint... [more]
Trinh Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Trịnh.
Piras Sardinian
Means "pears", derived from Sardinian pira "pear".
Wycherley English
Derived from a place name apparently meaning "elm-wood clearing" from Old English wice and leah. A famous bearer was the dramatist William Wycherley (1640-1715).
Hyseni Albanian
Derived from the given name Hysen.
Petruniv Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Petrov.
Saelim Thai
Form of Lin used by Chinese Thais (based on the Hokkien romanization of the name).
Sherstyuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian шерсть (sherst'), meaning "wool".
Paré French (Quebec)
Unclear. Possibly occupational for a pareur, a textile worker that smooths and flattens the fabric.
Yasumoto Japanese
From 安 (yasu) meaning "relax, cheap, inexpensive" and 元 (moto) meaning "origin".
Brottman German
Dr Mikita Brottman
Rasoul Persian
From the given name Rasoul.
But Slovene
Variant of Butala.
Mahieu French
Derived from the given name Mathieu.
Fitzwilliams Irish
Means "son of William" in Anglo-Norman French.
Trausch German, Slavic, Low German, Luxembourgish
A nickname either derived from Trauschke, a nickname from Old Slavic drugu "companion", or from Middle Low German druus "sullen", "dour".
Vilallonga Catalan
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Valencian municipality.
Ștefănescu Late Roman
Ștefănescu is not a Romanian family name.
Cepeda Spanish
A nickname for someone from the region where they grow vineyards.
Saluveer Estonian
Saluveer is an Estonian surname meaning "grove embankment (berm)".
Angelucci Italian
From a pet form of the personal name Angelo.
Untzueta Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque (h)untz "ivy" and -eta "place of, abundance of".
Shad Arabic, Urdu, Persian
Derived from the given name Shad 1.
Wi Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 魏 (Wi) meaning "Wei", a former Chinese state.
Maffini Italian
Possibly derived from the given name Maffeo.
Mostofa Bengali
From the given name Mustafa.
Elsass Alsatian
A geographical surname based on a region named "Alsace" in France.
Kharazia Abkhaz
There are several theories on the origin of the name. It could be derived from Arabic حَارِس (ḥāris) meaning "guard, guardian, defender", from a contraction of a Hebrew term, or from the Abkhaz word ҳара (ḥārā́) meaning "we, ours" combined with the Abkhaz suffix -ya or -ia denoting descent.
Ögren Swedish
Combination of Swedish ö "island" and gren "branch".
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]
Usta Turkish
Means "master" in Turkish.
Gombert French, German
French and German: from Gundbert, a Germanic personal name composed of the elements gund ‘battle’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’... [more]
Jafar Arabic, Persian
From the given name Jafar
Boehmer German
Variant of Böhm
Leit Estonian
Leit is an Estonian surname derived from either "leitav" meaning "findable" or "leitsak" meaning "humid/sultry air".
Hamburg German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) habitational name from the great city and port at the mouth of the river Elbe, named with the Germanic elements ham ‘water meadow’ + burg ‘fortress’, ‘fortified town’.
Wyse English
Potential variant of Wise
Bayle French
Occupational name for a Bailiff from Old French Bailli "bailiff" (from Latin baiulus)... [more]
Elkjær Danish
From Danish el meaning "alder" and kær meaning "fen, marsh". Danish former soccer player Preben Elkjær Larsen (1957-) bears this name.
Peachy English (Anglicized)
Means “lived near a peach tree, sold peaches, or was associated with the fruit in some other way”. Originally arrived with the in England after the Norman conquest of 1066.
Marrero Spanish
Occupational name for a stonecutter, derived from Spanish marrear "to hit with a sledgehammer", ultimately from Latin marra "hoe, hook, spade".
Seoighe Irish
Irish version of the surname Joyce
Orduña Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Urduña.
Carducci Italian
From Riccarduccio, an affectionate form of the given name Riccardo. A famous bearer of this surname is Italian poet Giosuè Carducci (1835-1907), winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1906.
Wein German, Yiddish, Hungarian
Means "grape, vine, wine" in German and Yiddish (װײַנ). According to Nelly Weiss, Wein-style family names originated from signboards (house sign, house shield) in Jewish communities. Wein may also be related the German verb weinen meaning "to cry"... [more]
Tsudzumi Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as either 鼓 or 都積 with 鼓 (ko, tsudzumi) meaning "beat, drum, muster, rouse", 都 (tsu, to, miyako) meaning "capital, metropolis" and 積 (seki, tsu.mu, tsu.mori, tsu.moru, -dzu.mi) meaning "acreage, amass, contents, load, pile, up, stack, volume."... [more]
Fontanarosa Italian
Denoted a person who came from one of the various places in Italy with this name or similar, derived from Italian meaning "red fountain".
Towers French
1. Variant of Tower, with later -s. ... [more]
Grimaldo Spanish, Italian
From the given name Grimaldo.
Hindi Hindi, Arabic, Persian, Turkish
Denotes someone from India.
Swasey English
Unexplained. Possibly an Anglicized form of Dutch Swijse(n), variant of Wijs "wise" (see Wise).
Kärp Estonian
Kärp is an Estonian surname meaning "stoat" or "ermine".
Kanatiqueli Cherokee
This surname is derived from the Old French surname Cantrell, meaning "small bell" or "treble".
Kivimäki Finnish
Derived from Finnish kivi "stone" and mäki "hill".
Wyszyński Polish
It indicates familial origin within any of several Podlachian villages named ''Wyszonki''.
Araragi Japanese
Means "taxus cuspidata" in Japanese.
Alemdar Turkish
Occupational name for a carrier of flags, banners or ensigns, from Turkish alem meaning "banner, flag".
Dilan Filipino, Ilocano
Filipino from the filipine islands
Ranasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala රණසිංහ (see Ranasinghe).
Miletić Croatian, Serbian
Means ''son of Mile''.
Božak Croatian
Derived from the forename Božo.
Hevia Asturian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Siero.
Negahban Persian
Means "watchman, guard, sentry, sentinel" in Persian.
Aiuchi Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".
Ramogi Luo
Meaning unknown.
Saudji Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 佐氏 (see Sauji).
Giáp Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Jia, from Sino-Vietnamese 甲 (giáp).