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.
Carreño Asturian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Katai Japanese
From Japanese 片 (kata) meaning "partial, one-sided" and 井 (i) meaning "well".
Guidetti Italian
Derived from the given name Guido.
Harcourt French
This name is of locational origin either from the town and ancient chateau of Harcourt near Brionne in Normandy.
Chaiariyakul Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชัยอริยะกุล (see Chaiariyakun).
Mitch English
From the given name Mitchell or Mitch.
Hermosillo Spanish
Nickname for a dandy, from a diminutive of hermoso "finely formed, handsome". From Latin formosus, from forma "shape, form, beauty".
Mannion Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized form of Ó Mainnín. Mainnín is derived from Irish manach "monk".
Kreuz German
From German meaning "cross".
Zuccoli Italian
Derived from the Italian word zucca meaning "pumpkin", originally referred to someone who used to grow or trade pumpkins.
Mbabazi Eastern African
A Bantu Uganda surname meaning 'grace' or 'kindness'.
Raudkell Estonian
Raudkell is an Estonian surname meaning "iron clock".
Barrymore English, Irish (Anglicized)
Habitational name for a person from a barony in County Cork, derived from an Anglicized form of Irish Barraigh Mhóra, derived from Irish barr "crop, yield" and mór "big, large, great"... [more]
Rispoli Italian
A patronymic from a derivative of the given name Rispo, which is probably of Germanic origin. Alternatively, it could be a variant of Ruspoli, which is of unknown origin.
Yamadaev Chechen
Means "son of Yamad", possibly from a form of the given name Ahmad.
Straughan English
Northern English (Northumbria and the Northeast) variant of Scottish Strachan.
Bretton English, French
habitational name from any of the places called from Bretton in Derbyshire and Yorkshire, both of which mean "settlement of the Britons", from Old English brettas "Briton" and tun "enclosure, settlement"... [more]
Manjarrés Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Riojan municipality.
Bauman German, Jewish, Scandinavian
Respelling of German Baumann or Jewish (Ashkenazic) or Scandinavian spelling of the same name.
Kastamonites Greek
Someone from Kastamoni (Kastamonu).
Alm Swedish
Means "elm" in Swedish.
Vellala Indian, Tamil
It is a Tamil name, denoting agricultural laborers.
Woon Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Wen.
Shoyu Japanese (Rare)
Shoyu is made up of two kanji that literally means "soy sauce".
Rybalka Ukrainian
Ukrainian surname meaning "fisherman". Derived from ryba "fish".
al-Dosari Arabic
Means "the Dosari" in Arabic, referring to a person from the Dawasir (الدواسر) Bedouin tribe of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Yemen, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. The tribe was formed in the town of Wadi Al Dawasir, in the Riyadh Province of Saudi Arabia.
Fältskog Swedish
Combination of Swedish fält "field" and skog "forest". Agnetha Fältskog (b. 1950) is a Swedish singer and former member of ABBA.
Nomori Japanese (?)
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field" or 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Barzegari Persian
Derived from Persian برزگر (barzegar) meaning "farmer".
Troise Italian
Possibly a regional name from Turgisius, Latin name of a Norman province of Sicily
Cates English
English patronymic from the Old Norse byname Káti (from káti ‘boy’).
Crumbley English
Derived from the Old English word crump meaning "bent, crooked." Perhaps a name for a person with an abnormal spine. One notable person with this surname is evil doer Ethan Crumbley, who was a school shooter in Oxford High School in Michigan.
Eckert German
Derived from the given name Eckhard.
Rydell Swedish
Combination of Swedish ryd "woodland clearing" and the common surname suffix -ell.
Karpenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Karp".
Hedström Swedish
Combination of Swedish hed "heath, moor" and ström "stream, river".
Bohusz Polish (Rare)
Variant of Bogusz, influenced by Ukrainian.
Kritzman German, Jewish
German (Kritzmann): topographic name for someone living near a cross.... [more]
Bouzaher Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of Zaher" in Arabic (chiefly Algerian).
Mountbatten English, German (Anglicized)
Partial calque of Battenberg. This is the name of a British family that originated as a branch of the Battenberg family, a notable bearer of which was British statesman Lord Mountbatten (1900-1979).
Markin Russian
Means "son of Mark".
Vratsian Armenian
Meaning unknown.
Tromans English
A nickname surname which was given to a trustworthy man, of medieval English origin.
Subasinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit शुभ (shubha) meaning "splendid, bright, auspicious" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Cloud English
Topographic name for someone who lived near an outcrop or hill, from Old English clud "rock" (only later used to denote vapor formations in the sky).
Fukuyo Japanese
From the Japanese 福 (fuku) "fortune" or 副 (fuku) "accessory" and 與 or 与(yo) "together with."
Deutschmann German
Originally denoted a person from Germany.
Kristjánsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Kristján" in Icelandic.
Damas French
French form of Damascus. Famous bearer Léon-Gontran Damas (1912-1978) was a French poet and politican from French Guiana, cofounder of the Négritude Mouvement and author of the collection "Black Label".
Ulyanchenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Ulyanov.
Faizan Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Faizan.
Haverkamp German, Dutch
Topographic name for someone who lived on an oat field from Middle Low German haver "oats" and kamp "field".
Danger English (Rare), Popular Culture
This has been seen in records of the most uncommon American surnames. It has also been used in popular culture, in the show Henry Danger. Although, it's not the character's actual last name.
Takakuwa Japanese
From the Japanese 高 (taka) "high," "tall," "expensive" and 桑 (kuwa) "mulberry tree."
Sula Estonian, Finnish
Means "molten, melted, not covered in ice" or "melt, thaw" in Estonian and Finnish.
Kriško Slovak
Derived from the given name Krištof.
Kiyono Japanese
From Japanese 清 (kiyo) meaning "clear, pure, clean" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Yamahata Japanese
From 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill" and 端 (hata) meaning "tip, edge, end".
Bashur Kurdish
Kurdish: south -means
Wijewickrama Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विजय​ (vijaya) meaning "victory" and विक्रम (vikrama) meaning "stride, pace" or "valour".
Leckey Scottish, English, Irish
Originally Scottish, but also found in England, Northern Ireland and Ireland. Possibly derives from the barony of Leckie (meaning "place of flagstones", from Gaelic leac, "flagstone") in Stirlingshire.
Sueoka Japanese
From the Japanese 末 (sue) "end" and 岡 (oka) "hill."
Küng Estonian
Küng is an Estonian surname derived from "küngas" meaning "knoll", "mound" and "hillock".
Thorson Norwegian (Americanized), Swedish (Americanized)
Americanized form of Swedish Thorsson or Norwegian Thorsen.
Vasey English
Derived from the Norman french word enveisie "playful, merry"
Tulvi Estonian
Tulvi is an Estonian surname derived from "tulvil" meaning "brimful" and "brimming".
Härmatis Estonian
Härmatis is an Estonian surname meaning "hoarfrost".
Dokgo Korean
Korean form of Dugu, from Sino-Korean 獨孤.
Maqsudov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Maqsud".
Ilardi Italian
Possibly from the given name Ilardo, which could be a derivative of the Germanic name Adalhard, or perhaps a southern variant of Gilardi.
Ndzengue Central African (?)
Unknown. One notable bearer of the surname is Fahd Richard Ndzengue Moubeti, a Gabonese professional footballer.
Ohyagi Japanese
Variant transcription of Oyagi.
Fogg Germanic
This surname appeared in Denmark during the time of the Vikings. It is believed to have Jute origin. It spread to Italy during the Roman Empire and to England as early as the 1080s, being listed in the Doomsday Book compiled by William the Conqueror... [more]
Carniglia Italian
Derived from the Latin word “carnem”, meaning “flesh”, and likely referred to a person who worked with meat or was a butcher. The surname may have also been adopted as a nickname for someone who was particularly robust or fleshy.
Volk Russian
Russian cognate of Vovk.
Sorgato Italian
From Italian sorgo "sorghum".
Tsuchii Japanese
A variant reading of Doi.
Sandahl Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Swedish and Norwegian sand "sand" and dal "valley".
Landen Belgian
Belgian habitational name from Landen in Brabant.
Drozdowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Drozdowo or Drozdów, for example.
Saoud Arabic
From the given name Saoud.
Suokas Finnish
Comes from the finnish word "suo" which means swamp, and directly translated "suokas" means "swampy". This surname originally came from Karelian Isthmus, Sakkola, that in nowadays belongs to Russia... [more]
Konadu Akan
From the given name Konadu.
Yow Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Yao or Rao.
Üstün Turkish
Means "superior, outstanding, excellent" in Turkish.
Adamov Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Adam".
Enoshima Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay", ノ (no) which is a particle of possession, and 島 (shima) meaning "island". This can refer to the island in the Kanagawa prefecture.
Japanese
From Japanese 城 (jō) meaning "castle".
Schoug Swedish
Variant of Skog.
Novikovas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Novikov.
Xaysana Lao
Means "victory" in Lao.
Daw Irish (Anglicized)
Irish anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Deaghaidh, ‘descendant of Deaghadh’, a personal name of uncertain origin... [more]
Redgrave English
From the name of a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England, derived from Old English hrēod meaning "reed" or rēad "red", and græf meaning "pit, ditch" or grāf "grove"... [more]
Manaka Japanese
This surname combines 真 (shin, ma, ma-, makoto) meaning "Buddhist sect, reality, true" or 間 (kan, ken, ai, aida, ma) meaning "interval, space" with 中 (chuu, ata.ru, uchi, naka) meaning "centre, in(side), mean, middle" or 仲 (chuu, naka) meaning "go-between, relationship."... [more]
Napierala Polish
Nickname for an insistent person, from a derivative of napierac ‘advance’, ‘press’, ‘urge’.
Benatallah Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Atallah" in Arabic, chiefly used in Algeria.
Patrushev Russian
Patronymic derived from a Russian diminutive of Patricius. This is borne by Russian political and security figure Nikolai Patrushev (1951-), former director of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB).
Craft English (American)
Variant of Croft and Americanized spelling of Kraft.
Ametsuchi Japanese
Means "Heaven & Earth" in Japanese
Tregory Cornish (Anglicized, Rare), English (Rare)
This obscure British surname is a variant form of Tregury, which is an anglicization of the rare Cornish surname Tregurtha.... [more]
Brister English
From old English to break stone.
Zeqiraj Albanian
Means "descendant of Zeqir" in Albanian.
Jaanimaa Estonian
Jaanimaa is an Estonian surname meaning "Jaan's land"; Jaan is a masculine given name, an Estonian variant of "John".
Forsström Swedish, Finnish
Derived from Swedish fors meaning "waterfall" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".
Beacom Irish
Northern Irish variant of Beauchamp.
Andronikashvili Georgian
Means "son of Andronikos". This was the name of a Georgian family of nobility that claimed descent from Andronikos I, the emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 1183-1185.
Nyoo Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Yang via Dutch
Mcconahay Irish
Northern Irish: variant of Mcconaghy... [more]
Karp Polish
From Middle High German karp(f)e Middle Low German karpe or Slavic (Russian and Polish) and Yiddish karp ‘carp’ hence a metonymic occupational name for a carp fisherman or seller of these fish or a nickname for someone thought to resemble the fish.... [more]
Cazacu Romanian
From the name of the Cazacu River which flows through Romania.
Gruffudd Welsh
Derived from the Welsh name Gruffudd
Aleixandre Aragonese
From the given name Aleixandre.
Abuque Filipino
Possibly of Spanish and/or Portuguese origin and possibly a derivative of Albuquerque.
Pescador Spanish
Means "fisherman, fisher" in Spanish.
Tomer Hebrew
From the given name Tomer.
Grylls English (Rare)
There was an old and distinguished family of Grylls of Tavistock (Devon) and Lanreath (Cornwall) in the 17th century; two high sheriffs of the county then bore the name. The manor of Gryils (commonly mispronounced Garles), near the rocks called the Gryils or Garles, from which they probably derive their name, is in the parish of Lesneweth in that county.
Totum Irish (Rare)
from the word "totem" meaning sign. Or from Irish 'titim' meaning 'fall'.
Yiu Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yao.
Fiene German, Low German
A nickname for an elegant person, from Middle Low German fin, meaning ‘fine’. Can also be a locational name from several fields and places named Fiene.
Elfving Swedish
Possibly a combination of an obsolete spelling of Swedish älv "river" and the suffix -ing (ultimately from Proto-Germanic -ingaz) meaning "coming from, belonging to, descending from"... [more]
Bouchaib Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Shoaib"; mainly found in Morocco and Algeria.
Bryngelsson Swedish
Means "son of Bryngel".
Sardella Italian
From sardella "sardine" used as either an occupational name for a fisher or seller of sardines or a nickname for a thin person.
Frantsuzov Russian
Derived from Russian француз (frantsuz) meaning "French, Frenchman".
Alfvén Swedish (Rare)
Perhaps derived from Swedish älv "river".
Yiğitoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Yiğit".
Carlyon Cornish
Cornish: habitational name from any of three places in Cornwall called Carlyon, in St. Minver and Kea parishes. The first element is Celtic ker ‘fort’; the second could represent the plural of Cornish legh ‘slab’.
Kasper German, Czech
From the given name Kasper.
Fırat Turkish
From the given name Fırat.
Brickner German
Derived from "brückenbauer," which means "bridge builder" in English. It was originally an occupational name for someone who built bridges. Over time, the name Brickner was likely shortened from Brückenbauer to its current form.
Corneille French, Haitian Creole
Derived from the given name Corneille. French cognate of Cornelius and Cornell.
Ivanušević Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Eigenmann English
Not available.
Peebles Scottish, Spanish (?)
Habitational name from places so named in Scotland. The place names are cognate with Welsh pebyll "tent, pavilion".
Pastorelli Italian
An occupational name meaning "shepherd."
Yuuma Japanese
From the Japanese 遊 (yu) "recreation," "fun" and 馬 (uma, ma or ba) "horse."
Darter English (American)
variant of Daughter
Abbou Arabic (Maghrebi)
From a diminutive of the given name Abd Allah.
Pichardo Spanish
Spanish form of the surname Picard
Amari Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 甘 (ama) meaning "sweet" combined with 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit".
Cena Arabic (Egyptian), Albanian, Kosovar
Derived from the given name Husain.
Ohshima Japanese
Variant transcription of Oshima.
Crispim Portuguese
Derived from the given name Crispim.
Birke Low German, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Birk. Perhaps a shortened form of any of various Danish and Norwegian surnames beginning with Birke-, for example Birkeland and Birkelund ("birch grove").
Floyde English
Variant of Floyd.
Savard French
Either from Old French savart meaning "wasteland" or the Germanic elements sab of uncertain meaning and hard meaning "brave, hardy".
Amadeu Portuguese
From the given name Amadeu.
Gilliard English, Northern Irish
English and northern Irish (county Down) variant of Gillard.
Storgaard Danish
Combination of Danish stor "large, great" and gård "farm, estate".
Ikura Japanese
From Japanese 伊 (i) meaning "this" and 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse".
Peil Estonian
Peil is an Estonian surname meaning "gage".
Hoshizora Japanese (Rare)
Hoshi (星) means "star", sora/zora (空) means "sky", this name literally means "starry sky". Sora changes to zora due to rendaku
Carafa Italian
It could derive from toponyms such as Caraffa del Bianco in the province of Reggio Calabria or Caraffa in the province of Catanzaro.... [more]
Makram Arabic
Derived from the given name Makram.
Tobi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 登 (to) meaning "to climb; to rise" and 日 (bi), the joining form of 日 (hi) meaning "sun; day", referring to a port that is closest to sunrise.
Sitarmaker Indian, Bengali, Pakistani
Denoting someone who makes sitar, a stringed instrument that is popular in northern India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
De La Luna Spanish, Filipino
Means "of the moon" in Spanish.
Khrushchyov Russian
Alternative transcription of Khrushchev.
Amada Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿万田 (see Amata).
Tsunami Japanese
From Japanese 津 (tsu) meaning "port, harbour" and 波 (nami) meaning "wave".
Aplin Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Lyon meaning "son of Lyon".
Ishiyama Japanese
From the Japanese 石 (ishi) "stone" and 山 (yama) "mountain."
Kim Korean (Americanized, Rare)
Surname of North Korean leaders and also means rock
Amora Portuguese
Meaning "blackberry".
Erm Estonian
Erm is an Estonian surname possibly derived from the masculine given name "Ermel", or "hermeliin" meaning "ermine" and "stoat".
Boudewijn Dutch
From the given name Boudewijn.
Kulyak Ukrainian, Belarusian
From Belarusian and Ukrainian куля (kulya), meaning "bullet", probably used to describe a shooter, soldier, or a hunter.
Bedsaul German
Americanized form of the German surname Petzold, which comes from a Slavic pet form of the name Peter.
Angrisani Italian
From Angrisano, a habitational name for someone from Angri in Salerno province.
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.
Manabilang Filipino, Maranao
Means "disrupter, uprooter" in Maranao.
Oudshoorn Dutch
From the name of a former village in South Holland, Netherlands, derived from Out, a Middle Dutch diminutive of the given name Otgar, and hoorn "horn; corner, protruding bend (of a river)"... [more]
Claxton English
From the names of any of several settlements in England, derived from either the personal name Clacc (from Old Norse Klakkr "bump, hillock") or the Old English word clacc "hill, peak" combined with tun "town, settlement".
Osyka Ukrainian
Means "aspen tree".
Ganji Indian
Derived from the Sanskrit word “ganja”, which means “cotton”.
Dobrzankowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Dobrzankowo.
Rajasuriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit राज (raja) meaning "king" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Menke German
Derived as a diminutive of several Germanic given names whose first element was derived from Germanic *magin- and *megin- "strength; force; power".
Caveng Romansh
Variant of Cavegn.
Pica Italian, Catalan
Nickname for a gossipy or garrulous person, from the central-southern Italian word pica ‘magpie’. Compare Picazo.Catalan: habitational name from any of the numerous places called Pica.Catalan: from either pica ‘pointed object’ (weapon, etc.) or a derivative of picar ‘to prick’.
Öövel Estonian
Öövel is an Estonian surname, a derivation of "hööve" meaning "plane" and "jointer", or "röövel" meaning "gunman", "robber" and "bandit".
Kuperus Dutch
Latinized form of Kuiper "barrel cooper".