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.
Donnellan Irish
From the Gaelic Domhnallain, a diminutive of Donnell/Domhnall meaning "world mighty" (Irish form of the Scottish Donald).
Lauw Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Liu used by Chinese Indonesians.
Casagrande Italian
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations called Casagrande or Casa Grande, derived from Italian casa meaning "house" and grande meaning "big, large".
Keuch German
Variation of Kuch.
Tönz Romansh
Variant of Tenz.
Nelsen Danish
Means "son of Nels".
Chakir Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Shakir.
Ogushi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大串 (see Ōgushi).
Maden Turkish
Means "mine, mineral, ore" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic معدن (ma'din).
Nong Chinese, Vietnamese
From Chinese 农 (nóng) meaning "farming, agriculture, cultivation", also referring to the ancient official position Nong Zheng (農正) meaning "agriculture officer". It is also used as a simplified variant of Vietnamese Nông, which is of the same origin.
Eichenbaum German, Jewish
German cognate of Eikenboom, from Middle High German eich "oak" and boum "tree".
Pann Estonian
Pann is an Estonian surname meaning "pan".
Oudenhoven Dutch
Derived from Dutch oude "old" and hoeve "farm, farmstead, manor". As a surname it is derived from one of the many places of this name.
Noji Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 地 (ji) meaning "earth, land, dirt".
Jambrek Croatian, Slovene
Derived from the forename Jambrek.
Otaka Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大高 (see Ōtaka).
Byuu Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 別府 (see Byū).
Nio Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Liang.
Pruss Estonian
Pruss is an Estonian surname meaning "beam" and "rafter".
Hemsworth English
Habitational name from a place in West Yorkshire, England, meaning "Hymel's enclosure".
Bounyavong Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Nuttall English
English: habitational name from some place named with Old English hnutu ‘nut’ + h(e)alh ‘nook’, ‘recess’. In some cases this may be Nuthall in Nottinghamshire, but the surname is common mainly in Lancashire, and a Lancashire origin is therefore more likely... [more]
Uhumahu Arabic
He was arabic but died by cholera
Wagatsuma Japanese
Waga mean "young" and tsuma means "wife".
Finger English, German, Jewish
Probably applied as a nickname for a man who had some peculiarity of the fingers, such as possessing a supernumerary one or having lost one or more of them through injury, or for someone who was small in stature or considered insignificant... [more]
Kazanjian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազանչյան (see Ghazanchyan).
Berchel French
French form of Borchelt.
Brase German
North German variation of Brass.
Geoffrey English, French
From the given name Geoffrey
Enatsu Japanese
From 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer".
Char Indian
Name from Sanskrit āčārya "teacher, spiritual guide". Originated among Brahmins, members of the highest caste in Hindu society, who traditionally serve as priests and teachers.
Batley English
From the name of a town in Yorkshire, from Old English given name Bata and leah "woodland, clearing".
Harju Finnish
Means "esker", a long ridge formed by a river flowing underneath a glacier.
Mac Ambróis Irish
Means "descendant of Ambróis"
Tharwat Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Tharwat.
Fauntleroy English
Little Lord Fauntleroy is the first children's novel written by English playwright and author Frances Hodgson Burnett. Fauntleroy is also Donald Duck's middle name.
McTeer Irish, Scottish
This surname is a modern variant of the ancient mhac an t'Saoir which means "the son of the carpenter."... [more]
Oort Dutch
From Middle Dutch oort "edge, corner".
Tempesta Italian
Originally a nickname for a person with a blustery temperament, from Italian tempesta meaning "storm, tempest" (compare Tempest).... [more]
Disanayake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දිසානායක (see Dissanayake).
Saarsoo Estonian
Saarsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "island swamp".
Allsebrook English
Habitational name from a lost or unidentified place in England, possibly from Old English given name Ælfsige and broc "brook, stream".
Molica Italian
Possibly a variant spelling of Mollica.
Dial Western African
From the name of the Dial clan of the Fulani people of unexplained etymology. The younger form of the clan name is Diallo.
Bogdani Albanian
Derived from the given name Bogdan.
Browns English
Variant of Brown.
Molly Dutch (Surinamese)
Possibly derived from an occupational name for a millwright, from Middle Dutch molen "mill".
Pamaloy Filipino, Maranao
Means "spirit" in Maranao.
Parr English
From a place so named in England. Derived from Old English pearr "enclosure".
Tameishi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 為 (tame) meaning "advantage; benefit" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone", referring to useful stone.... [more]
Fakhoury Arabic
From Arabic فَخُور (faḵūr) meaning "proud".
Gemini Italian
Diminutive of Gemino.
Heilprin Jewish
From the Yiddish name for Heilbronn, Germany.
Arrigoni Italian
Derived from the given name Arrigo.
Bleu French
"Blue."
Burdorf German
Means little farmer in german
Jörimann Romansh
Derived from the given name Germanus.
Aler English (Rare), German
From the alder tree, a tree found in the Americas, Europe and parts of Asia. The much less common given name Aler is possibly derived from it.
Narr German
Nickname for a foolish or silly person, from Middle High German narr ‘fool’, ‘jester’.
Suutre Estonian
Suutre is an Estonian surname derived from "suutma" meaning "to be able/capable".
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.
Mabilangan Tagalog
Means "counted for" in Tagalog.
Otter English
An otter is a type of animal
Van Otterloo Dutch
Means "from Otterlo", a village and former municipality in Gelderland, possibly derived from Dutch otter "otter" and lo "pool".
Attia Arabic
From the given name Atiya.
Worley English
mostly found in Lancashire and Sussex. very old english surname. something to do with a hill near a stream.
Mancio French
Mancio derives from the surname Venâncio and Amâncio, being an unusual French variation.
Jovanoski Macedonian
Means "son of Jovan".
Mckennie Scottish, Irish
An anglicised form of the Irish/Scottish Gaelic MacEacharna, meaning "son of Eacharn".
Baumkötter German (Modern)
From the German words 'Baum' meaning 'tree' and 'Kötter' a type of villager who dwelt in a cottage, similar to the Scottish Cotter. "Presumably a 'Baumkötter' earned money from a small orchard on their property."
Gabras Greek
A corruption of the name Gabriel is also the name of a Byzantine family. Branches of the family live in Greece using the name Gabras, in Turkey as Kavraz and in Russia as Khovrin.
Kaseda Japanese
If kase is spelled like 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase, join, include, Canada" and 世 (se, yo) meaning "generation, world, society, public", then it can also be read as kayo... [more]
Hosono Japanese
From Japanese 細 (hoso) meaning "thin, fine, slender" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Freeling Dutch, German (Americanized)
Americanized form of Dutch Vrielink or German Frühling.
Lardinois French
Originally denoted a person from the Ardennes, a forest-covered region situated in Belgium and Luxembourg, extending into Germany and France. A notable bearer of this name was the Dutch politician and diplomat Pierre Lardinois (1924-1987).
Sormunen Finnish
from the word sormi "finger" or sormus "ring"
Derricott English
Habitational name, possibly a variant of Darracott, from Darracott in Devon. However, the present-day concentration of the form Derricott in the West Midlands and Shropshire suggests that this may be a distinct name, from a different source, now lost.
Lewy Polish
Means "left" in Polish, a nickname for a left-handed person.
Voinea Romanian
From the given name Voinea.
Guardia Italian, Spanish
Means "guard, watch, warden" in Spanish and Italian, derived from warda, making it a cognate to Ward 1... [more]
Sabatini Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Sabatino.
Ó Fiaich Irish
Means "descendant of Fiach"
Stringfellow English
Nickname for a powerful man, Middle English streng ‘mighty’, ‘strong’ + felaw ‘fellow’ (see Fellows).
Lucchese Italian
Denoted someone from Lucca, a city and comune in Tuscany, central Italy.
Abdulrahman Arabic
From the given name Abd al-Rahman
Kishlansky Russian (?)
Mark Kishlansky was a historian.
Osanai Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 山 (san) meaning "mountain" and 内 (nai) meaning "inside".
Fucik Czech, German
Most likely from the Czech word fuch which means "fool, idiot". It could also be a variant of the German surname Fuch, which is related to fuchs meaning "fox".
Weinbach German, Jewish
From the name of a commune in Hesse, Germany.
Schachner German
German origins (as told to me by my family); popular in Austria and also has Jewish and Slavic origins, according to the internet/ancestry.com.
Drozdowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Drozdowo or Drozdów, for example.
Dziamidčyk Belarusian
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Dziamid.
Taghlian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Տաղլյան (see Taghlyan).
Strom Norwegian (Anglicized), Danish (Anglicized), Swedish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Danish and Norwegian Strøm and Swedish Ström, all meaning "stream, current".
Bandasack Lao
From Lao ບັນດາ (banda) meaning "all, entire, whole" and ສັກ (sack) meaning "power, authority".
Lucien French
From the given name Lucien.
Tamenari Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 為成 (Tamenari) meaning "Tamenari", a former division in the area of Fuchū in the city of Toyama in the prefecture of Toyama in Japan.... [more]
Topp German
German: from Low German topp 'point', 'tree top', hence a topographic name; or alternatively a metonymic occupational name or nickname from the same word in the sense 'braid'.
Kirsten English
English and modernized version of Kirstein
Hagman Swedish
Combination of Swedish hage "enclosure, pasture" and man "man", thus making it a cognate of German Hagemann.
Karunathilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කරුණාතිලක (see Karunathilaka).
Yeşilgöz Turkish, Kurdish
Means "green eye" in Turkish and Kurdish. Dutch politician Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius (1977-) bears this name.
Varaworn Thai
From วร (Wara / Vara) derived from the Sanskrit वर (vara) which means "excellent, noble, best, chosen." and วรณ์ (Worn / Vorn) which is a Thai suffix that can derive from Sanskrit -वर्ण (varṇa) meaning color, class, category or appearance and in modern Thai surnames it is often used ornamentally or as an honorific flourish.
Abakushin Russian
variant of Abakumov
Mcewen Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eoghain ‘son of Eoghan’, a widespread and ancient personal name, possibly derived from eo ‘yew’, meaning ‘born of yew’. It was Latinized as Eugenius (see Eugene), and was also regarded as a Gaelic form of John... [more]
Baqir Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Baqir.
Mentzer German
Habitational name with the agent suffix -er, either from Mainz, earlier Mentz, derived from the medieval Latin name Mogontia (Latin Mogontiacum, probably from the Celtic personal name Mogontios), or from Menz in Brandenburg and Saxony.
Michalsky Polish
A variant of Michalski. "Polish and Jewish (from Poland): habitational name for someone from a place called Michale in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship or Michały in Masovian Voivodeship both named with the personal name Michał (see Michal ). Jewish (from Poland): patronymic from the personal name Michal." ... [more]
Akame Japanese
This surname can derive from a location: Akame Forty-eight Waterfalls (near Nabari, Mie prefecture, Kansai region). Asides from being a popular hiking spot, the waterfalls are rumored to be the training location for ninja hundreds of years ago... [more]
Osward English
From the Medieval English given name Osward.
Kunimatsu Japanese
From Japanese 国 (kuni) meaning "land, a large place" combined with 松 (matsu) meaning "pine."
al-Kashgari Uyghur, Arabic
Alternate transcription of Uyghur كاشغەرىي and Arabic كاشغري (see Kashgari). A famous bearer was Mahmud al-Kashgari (1005-1102), an 11th-century Kara-Khanid scholar and lexicographer of the Turkic languages from the city of Kashgar in Xinjiang, China.
Dudayeva Chechen, Ossetian (Russified)
Feminine transcription of Chechen Дудаев, ДудагӀеран and Ossetian Дудайты (see Dudayev).
Queirós Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Quirós.
Todeschini Italian
From Italian tedesco "German, of Germany".
Adefope Nigerian, Western African, Yoruba
Derived from Adéfọpẹ́, meaning “the crown grants thanksgivings”.
Szász Hungarian
From Szász meaning "Saxon" in Hungarian. Ethnic or regional name for a German speaker from Transylvania or Szepes, etymologically a derivative of German Sachs.
Calinisan Tagalog
From Tagalog kalinisan meaning "cleanliness, purity".
Blumshteyn Yiddish
Original Yiddish form of Blumstein.
Ouchi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大内 (see Ōuchi).
Ryzhkov Russian
From ryzhko, meaning "red".
Martes Spanish
Pet form of Marte.
Jimeno American (Hispanic), English (American)
Jimeno (pronounced He-me-no in English) is a Hispanic last name varient of Gimeno, Ximeno, or Jiménez... [more]
Bylin Swedish
A combination of Swedish by "village" and the suffix -in, derived from Latin -inus, -inius "descendant of"
Amarant English, French
Derived from the given name Amarantus.
De Valera Spanish
Originally indicated a person from one of the two towns named Valera in the provinces of Cuenca and Badajoz in Spain. This name was borne by American-born Irish president and prime minister Éamon de Valera (1882-1975; birth name George de Valero, also known as Edward de Valera), who was born to an Irish mother and a Cuban-Spanish father.
Ruffini Italian
Derived from the given name Rufinus.
Vakhayeva Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Вахаев (see Vakhayev).
Irala Basque
Probably a variant of Iraola.
Tenayuca Indigenous American, Mexican (Rare), Comanche (?)
Of uncertain origin. A known bearer was Emma Tenayuca (1916-1999), an American labor leader of Comanche descent.
Salander Swedish
Meaning uncertain. Possibly a variant of Selander or a combination of an unexplained first element and the common surname suffix -ander.
Quandt German, History
From Middle Low German quant "prankster, joker". ... [more]
Knefac Slovak (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Uncommon surname from Burgenland, easternmost Austria.
Handschuh German
Occupational name for a maker or seller of gloves or perhaps a nickname for someone who habitually wore gloves from Middle High German hantschuoch "glove" literally "hand shoe" from the elements hant "hand" and schuh "shoe".
Tomoki Japanese
From 友 (tomo) meaning "friend" and meaning 木 (ki) "tree, wood".
Halart French
Derived from the Germanic given name Halhard.
Gogishvili Georgian
Means "son of Gogi"
Kale Turkish
Means "castle, fortress" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic قلعة (qal'ah).
Imoto Japanese
Means "well root" in Japanese.
Blevens Welsh
Alternate spelling of Blevins.
De Poorter Flemish, Dutch
Means "the burgher, the citizen (of a city)", ultimately derived from poort "gate".
Kozorev Russian
From kozyr, meaning "trump".
Aumere Estonian
Aumere is an Estonian surname derived from "aumees" meaning "gentleman".
Roussos Greek
Originally a nickname for a red-haired or blond person, derived from Greek ρούσος (roúsos) "red".
Trigano Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the town of Tàrrega in Lleida province, Spain.
Fortounis Greek
Ultimately derived from the Late Roman name Fortunatus.
Margolin Jewish
Derived from Hebrew מרגלית (margalit) meaning "pearl".
Auksi Estonian
Auksi is an Estonian surname derived from "auks" meaning "in honor of".
Veskimets Estonian
Veskimets is an Estonian surname meaning "mill woods/forest".
Keerles Estonian
Keerles is an Estonian surname derived from "keerlema" meaning to "whirl" and "spin".
Turcu Romanian
related to https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/turcescu/submitted
Gouez Breton
From Breton meaning "wild, fierce, savage".
Catena Italian
This surname means "chain" in Italian.
Bomengen English (American), Norwegian (Rare)
Name created from during immigration from Norway to the United States in either the late 19th or early 20th century meaning, "The farm with the big gate."
Amaratunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරතුංග (see Amarathunga).
Grow English
Likely from the English word "grow".
Sjöman Swedish
Means "seaman, sailor" in Swedish, although this name is more likely to be an ornamental name composed of Swedish sjö "lake, sea" and man "man". A notable bearer is film director Vilgot Sjöman (1924-2006).
Kahinu Eastern African, Ge'ez, Amharic, Tigrinya, Swahili, Somali, Malagasy
Means "clergyman" in several Eastern African languages, originally denoting someone who was a clergyman (see the given name Kahinu).
Trovarello Italian
First mention of the surname was in Marche in the 14th century, given to a foundling Trovarello di Paolo or "Paolo's foundling".The name was transcribed as a last name, as this person adopted the first name Claudio Trovarello... [more]
Lanbarri Basque
Habitational name meaning "newly ploughed land", derived from Basque lan "work, labour" (or possibly landa "field") and barri "new".
Levél Hungarian
Means "leaf" in Hungarian.
Rasva Estonian
Rasva is an Estonian surname meaning "tallow", "fat" and "grease".
Ach German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a spring or stream, from Old High German aha meaning "running water".
Wogel German (Portuguesified), Swedish
Swedish and Brazilianized form of Vogel.
Kwan Korean
Korean Hanja: 管, 關 ... [more]
Ienca Italian (Rare)
Derived from a regional variant of Italian giovenca "heifer (young cow that has not had a calf)", derived from Latin iuvenca "heifer; young woman". Could be a nickname, an occupational name for a cowherd or milker, or a toponymic surname from any of several locations named with the element ienca or jenca... [more]
Arefi Persian
From the given name Aref.
Kurita Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chesnut" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Muhsen Arabic
From the given name Muhsin
Torm Estonian
Torm is an Estonian surname meaning "storm".
Kulasooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලසූරිය (see Kulasuriya).
Wassink Dutch
Derived from the personal name Wazo and the suffix -ink denoting origin from a family or place.
Jimuta Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 爾 (ji), a phonetic character, and 牟田 (muta) meaning "wetland; bog".
Tuisk Estonian
Tuisk is an Estonian surname meaning "blizzard".
Gillis Dutch
Dutch form of Giles.
Pettinato Italian
Italian cognate of Peinado.
Gunarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණරත්න (see Gunaratne).
Cortizo Spanish
Nickname from Spanish cortito meaning "the little short one".
Rajapaksa Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhalese රාජපක්ෂ (see Rajapakse).
Stoneman English
Combination of Stone and English man. Sometimes used an English form of German Steinmann.