Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the gender is unisex; and the order is random.
usage
gender
Szilágyi Hungarian
Denoted one from the region of Szilágy in Hungary, derived from Hungarian szil meaning "elm" and ágy meaning "bed".
Brotz German
Variant of Protz.
Bradley English
From a common English place name, derived from brad "broad" and leah "woodland, clearing".
Schofield English
From various northern English place names, which were derived from Old Norse skáli "hut" and Old English feld "field".
Sappington English
Possibly from the city of Sapperton, England, derived from Old English sapere meaning "soap maker" and tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town".
Soto Spanish
Means "grove of trees, small forest" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin saltus.
Brown English
Originally a nickname for a person who had brown hair or skin. A notable bearer is Charlie Brown from the Peanuts comic strip by Charles Schulz.
Wheeler English
Occupational name for a maker of wagon wheels, derived from Middle English whele "wheel".
Tamboia Italian
Possibly means "drummer", from Italian tamburo meaning "drum".
Stevanović Serbian
Means "son of Stevan".
Outterridge English
Derived from the Old English given name Uhtric.
Gang Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul (see Kang).
Royce English
Originally derived from the medieval given name Royse, a variant of Rose.
Small English
From a nickname for a small person, from Middle English smal.
Török Hungarian
Means "Turkish" in Hungarian.
Weimann German
From German Wein meaning "wine", an occupational name for a wine seller or producer.
Duchamp French
Variant of Deschamps. A famous bearer was the French artist Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968).
Rodrigues Portuguese
Means "son of Rodrigo" in Portuguese.
Wardrobe English
From Old French warder "to guard" and robe "garment", an occupational name for a servant responsible for the clothing in a household.
Macías Spanish
Derived from the given name Mateo.
Josephs English
Derived from the given name Joseph.
Ewart 1 English
From a Norman form of Edward.
Wirnhier German
From the given name Werner.
Tarantino Italian
Locational name that originally designated a person who came from Taranto, a city in southeastern Italy, which was originally called Τάρας (Taras) by Greek colonists. A famous bearer of this name is the American director Quentin Tarantino (1963-).
Houk Dutch (Anglicized)
Possibly an Americanized form of Hoek.
Gundersen Norwegian
Means "son of Gunder".
Abrams Jewish, English
Means "son of Abraham".
Nyilas Hungarian
Means "archer, bowman" in Hungarian.
Allegri Italian
From an Italian nickname derived from allegro meaning "quick, lively".
Matheson Scottish
Means "son of Matthew".
Peters English, German, Dutch
Means "son of Peter".
Ali Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Ali 1.
He Chinese
From Chinese (), representing a southern pronunciation of the name of the ancient state of Han (see Han). After Han was destroyed by the state of Qin, those who resettled further south changed their name to this character in order to match the local pronunciation.
Mejía Spanish
Possibly from a nickname derived from Spanish Mesías meaning "Messiah", from Latin Messias, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mashiyaḥ) meaning "anointed".
Ebner 2 German
Means "judge, arbiter" from Middle High German ebenære.
Barnes English
Denoted a person who worked or lived in a barn. The word barn is derived from Old English bere "barley" and ærn "dwelling".
Myles English
From the given name Miles.
Grassi Italian
Variant of Grasso.
Guevara Spanish
Hispanicized form of Gebara. A notable bearer was Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara (1928-1967).
Yoon Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul (see Yun).
Riese German, Jewish
Means "giant" in German, from Old High German risi.
Saarinen Finnish
From Finnish saari meaning "island".
Al-Ghazzawi Arabic
Originally indicated a person who came from Gaza in Palestine.
Roma Italian
Variant of Romano 2.
Talbot English
Of Norman origin, possibly derived from an unattested Germanic given name composed of the elements dala "to destroy" and bod "message".
Swango German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Schwangau.
Mac Giolla Bhrighde Irish
Means "son of the servant of Brighid" in Irish.
Addens Dutch
Means "son of Adde".
Hartman Dutch, German
Dutch and Americanized form of Hartmann.
Triggs English
From a byname derived from Old Norse tryggr meaning "true, loyal".
Poulin French
Derived from Old French poule meaning "chicken". It was most likely used to denote a person who raised or sold poultry.
Kravets Ukrainian
Means "tailor" in Ukrainian.
Vasileiou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βασιλείου (see Vasiliou).
Chase English
Occupational name for a hunter, from Middle English chase "hunt".
Asanuma Japanese
From Japanese (asa) meaning "shallow" and (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
Shen Chinese
From Chinese (shēn) referring to the ancient state of Shen, which existed during the Zhou dynasty.
Reynolds English
Derived from the given name Reynold.
Ó Cuirc Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Quirke.
Peña Spanish
Originally denoted a person who lived near a jutting rock, from Spanish peña meaning "rock, cliff".
Yonkers Dutch (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of Jonkers.
Arima Japanese
From Japanese (ari) meaning "have, possess" and (ma) meaning "horse".
Welch English
Variant of Walsh.
Fleury French
From the name of various towns in northern France, derived from the Gallo-Roman personal name Florus.
Biancardi Italian
Italian form of Blanchard.
Motta Italian
From various names of places around Italy. It is derived from a Gaulish word meaning "hill".
Ardelean Romanian
From the Romanian region of Ardeal, also called Transylvania. It is possibly derived from Hungarian erdő meaning "forest".
Masin Italian
Venetian variant of Masi.
Vasylenko Ukrainian
From the given name Vasyl.
Van Horn Dutch
Dutch form of Horn.
Vonnegut German
Possibly from the German words von meaning "from, of, by" and gut meaning "good". A famous bearer was the American author Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007).
Horton English
From the names of various places in England, which are derived from Old English horh "dirt, mud" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".
Chevalier French
From a nickname derived from French chevalier meaning "knight", from Late Latin caballarius "horseman", Latin caballus "horse".
Kanda Japanese
From Japanese (kan) meaning "god" and (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Wilcox English
From a diminutive of the given name William.
Truman English
Means "trusty man" in Middle English. A famous bearer of the surname was American president Harry S. Truman (1884-1972).
Kárpáti Hungarian
Derived from Kárpátok, the Hungarian name of the Carpathians.
Cornett English
Derived from Old French cornet meaning "horn", referring to one who worked as a horn blower.
Durnin Irish
From Irish Ó Doirnáin meaning "descendant of Doirnín", a given name meaning "little fist".
Dior French
Possibly from French doré meaning "golden". A famous bearer was the French fashion designer Christian Dior (1905-1957).
Thorn English, Danish
Originally applied to a person who lived in or near a thorn bush.
Ibáñez Spanish
Means "son of Ibán".
Ellington English
From the name of multiple towns in England. The town's name is derived from the masculine given name Ella (a short form of Old English names beginning with the elements ælf meaning "elf" or eald meaning "old") combined with tun meaning "enclosure, town".
Campana Italian, Spanish
Occupational name from Late Latin campana meaning "bell", ultimately derived from the Italian region of Campania, where bells were produced.
Holm Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
From Swedish, Danish and Norwegian holme, holm meaning "islet" (Old Norse holmr).
Robinson English
Means "son of Robin".
Mihai Romanian
From the given name Mihai.
Medina Spanish
Means "(Arab) city" in Spanish, derived from Arabic مدينة (madīna).
Koivisto Finnish
Means "birch forest" in Finnish, derived from koivu "birch tree".
Zappa Italian
From Italian zappa meaning "hoe, mattock", probably denoting a farmer. Two musicians of Italian origin have bore this name: Francesco Zappa (1717-1803) and Frank Zappa (1940-1993).
Devos Flemish
Flemish variant of Vos.
McCracken Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Reachtain, Ulster Irish variant of Mac Neachtain.
Weaver 1 English
Occupational name for a weaver, derived from Old English wefan "to weave".
MacCormaic Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McCormick.
Schuchardt German
From Middle High German schuochwürte meaning "shoemaker, cobbler".
Manco Italian
Means "left-handed" in Italian, derived from Latin mancus meaning "maimed".
Younge English
Variant of Young.
Anker Dutch, Danish, Norwegian
Metonymic surname for a sailor, meaning "anchor" in Dutch, Danish and Norwegian.
Abbadelli Italian
Means "little abbot" from Italian abate and the diminutive suffix -elli.
Raine 2 English, French
Derived from a Germanic name that was short for longer names beginning with the element ragin meaning "advice, counsel".
Emmett English
Derived from a diminutive of the feminine given name Emma.
Longstaff English
Occupational name for an official who was equipped with a ceremonial staff, or a nickname for a tall person.
Mochizuki Japanese
Means "full moon" in Japanese, a compound of (mochi) meaning "wish, desire" and (tsuki) meaning "moon".
Albinson English
Means "son of Albin".
Schwenke 2 German
From a given name, a Low German diminutive of Swanhild.
Corti Italian
From Italian corte meaning "court, yard".
French English
Originally denoted a French person, from Middle English Frensch, Old English Frencisc.
Arntz Dutch
Means "son of Arend".
Butler English, Irish
Occupational name derived from Norman French butiller "wine steward", ultimately from Late Latin butticula "bottle". A famous bearer of this surname is the fictional character Rhett Butler, created by Margaret Mitchell for her novel Gone with the Wind (1936).
Paquet 2 French
From a diminutive of the given name Pascal.
MacEalair Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McKellar.
Nave Italian
From various Italian places called Nave.
Lenox Scottish
Variant of Lennox.
Iturburua Basque
Means "by the fountain" in Basque, from iturri "fountain, spring".
Von Brandt German
Means "from the area cleared by fire", from Middle High German brant.
Dürr German
Means "thin" in German.
Văn Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Wen, from Sino-Vietnamese (văn).
Marciniak Polish
Means "son of Marcin".
McGuire Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mag Uidhir meaning "son of Odhar", a given name meaning "pale-coloured".
Giffard French, English
Possibly from Old French gifart meaning "chubby" or possibly from the Germanic name Gebhard. Walter Giffard was one of the Norman companions of William the Conqueror.
Alferink Dutch
Means "(farm) belonging to Alfhard" in Dutch.
MacAlastair Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McAlister.
Milošević Serbian
Means "son of Miloš".
Amano Japanese
From Japanese (ama) meaning "heaven" and (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Cecil Welsh
From the Welsh given name Seisyll, which was derived from the Roman name Sextilius, a derivative of Sextus.
Kwok Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Guo.
Gensch German
From the given name Gensch, a Sorbian form of John.
Craig Scottish
Derived from Gaelic creag meaning "crag, rocks, outcrop", originally belonging to a person who lived near a crag.
Kuroda Japanese
From Japanese (kuro) meaning "black" and (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sandford English
Indicated a person from Sandford, England, which means simply "sand ford".
Geels Dutch
Variant of Geelen.
Alserda Frisian
Designated a person who was from a farm called Alserd, of uncertain meaning.
Dickman English
From Old English dic "ditch" combined with man "person, man". It was originally a name for a ditch digger or someone who lived near a ditch.
Read 1 English
Means "red" from Middle English read, probably denoting a person with red hair or complexion.
Golub Croatian
Means "pigeon" in Croatian.
Andreasson Swedish
Means "son of Andreas".
Tindall English
From Tindale, the name of a town in Cumbria, derived from the name of the river Tyne combined with Old English dæl "dale, valley".
Prince English, French
From a nickname for someone who acted in a princely manner, ultimately derived from Latin princeps.
Schröter German
Means "beer-porter, wine-porter" in German, an occupational name for a carrier of wine or beer barrels.
Sonnen German
Means "sun" from Middle High German sunne. It probably denoted someone of cheerful temperament or a person who lived in a sunny area.
Cárdenas Spanish
From the name of towns in the Spanish provinces of Almería and La Rioja. They are derived from Spanish cárdeno "blue, purple".
Albu Romanian
From Romanian alb meaning "white".
Bullard English
Possibly a nickname derived from Middle English bole "fraud, deceit".
Mynatt English
Variant of Minett.
Blake English
Variant of Black. A famous bearer was the poet and artist William Blake (1757-1827).
Évrard French
From the given name Évrard.
Martí Catalan
Derived from the given name Martí.
Bryan English
From the given name Brian.
Holland 1 English
From various English places of this name, derived from Old English hoh "point of land, heel" and land "land".
Herschel German, Jewish
Diminutive form of Hirsch 1 or Hirsch 2. A famous bearer was the British-German astronomer William Herschel (1738-1822), as well as his sister Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) and son John Herschel (1792-1871), also noted scientists.
Blau German
Means "blue" in German, most likely used to refer to a person who wore blue clothes.
Hayes 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAodha meaning "descendant of Aodh".
Mustafa Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Mustafa.
Orsós Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian orsó meaning "spindle", an occupational name for a seller or maker of spindles.
Eliasson Swedish
Means "son of Elias".
Sitko Polish
Means "fine sieve" in Polish, a diminutive of the Polish word sito "sieve".
Castle English
From Middle English castel meaning "castle", from Late Latin castellum, originally indicating a person who lived near a castle.
Abram English
Derived from the given name Abraham.
Yi Korean
Variant of Lee 2.
Sheehy Irish
Variant of McSheehy.
Buckley 1 English
From an English place name derived from bucc "buck, male deer" and leah "woodland, clearing".
Losnedahl Norwegian
From Norwegian dahl meaning "valley" and Losna, a place in Norway.
Ó Floinn Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Flynn.
Toledano Spanish
Derived from the name of the city of Toledo in Spain, which was from Latin Toletum, which may have been derived from a Celtic word meaning "hill".
Kane Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Catháin.
Scotti Italian
From the medieval given name Francescotto, a diminutive of Francesco.
Hakala Finnish
From Finnish haka meaning "pasture" with the suffix -la indicating a place.
Ananias Dutch
From the Latin given name Ananias.
Sepp Estonian
Means "smith" in Estonian.
Maas Dutch, Low German
From the given name Maas.
Devlin Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Doibhilin meaning "descendant of Doibhilin", a given name that may be derived from the Gaelic term dobhail meaning "unlucky".
Gerst German
Occupational name for a barley farmer, derived from Old High German gersta "barley".
Ott English, German
From the given name Otto.
Ortiz Spanish
Means "son of Orti", a byname deriving either from Latin fortis meaning "brave, strong" or fortunius meaning "fortunate".
Habich German
German cognate of Hawk.
Sokolsky Jewish
Means "son of Sokol".
Pascual Spanish
From the given name Pascual.
Fonda Italian
Of Italian origin, possibly from a place derived from fondo meaning "deep". The family of Henry Fonda (1905-1982) came from the Netherlands, but they were of Genoese origin.
Silver English
From a nickname for a person with grey hair, from Old English seolfor "silver".
Baldinotti Italian
Derived from the given name Baldinotto, from the Latin name Baldinoctus, a diminutive of Baldo.
Terrell English
Probably derived from the Norman French nickname tirel meaning "to pull", referring to a stubborn person.
Italian
Italian form of Rey 1.
Monti Italian
Means "mountain, hill" in Italian, from Latin mons.
Cho Korean
Korean form of Zhao, from Sino-Korean (jo).
Flipsen Dutch
Means "son of Flip".
Gagnon French
Variant of Gagneux.
El-Hashem Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic الهاشم (see Al-Hashim).
Marín Spanish
Derived from the given name Marino.
Marchand English, French
Occupational name meaning "merchant", ultimately from Latin mercari "to trade".
Langdon English
Derived from the name of various places, of Old English origin meaning "long hill" (effectively "ridge").
El-Ghazzawy Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic الغزّاوي (see Al-Ghazzawi).
Villa Italian, Spanish
Means "town" in Italian and Spanish, from Latin. It was originally given to a person who came from a town, as opposed to the countryside.
Bouchard French
From the Old German given name Burkhard.
Sevriens Dutch
Derived from the Latin given name Severinus.
Miyamoto Japanese
From Japanese (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and (moto) meaning "base, root, origin". A notable bearer is video game pioneer Shigeru Miyamoto (1952-).
Arenas Spanish
From various Spanish place names, which are derived from Spanish arena meaning "sand".
Perrier French
Occupational name for a person who worked with stone, derived from French pierre meaning "stone", from Latin petra, Greek πέτρα (petra).
Schlimme German
From German schlimm "bad, crooked, awry".
Knight English
From Old English cniht meaning "knight", a tenant serving as a mounted soldier.
Rais Italian
Occupational name for the fisherman in charge of the boat, from Italian rais "captain", of Arabic origin. It is typical of Sicily and Sardinia.
Gilliam English
Variant of William. A famous bearer of the name is cartoonist and filmmaker Terry Gilliam (1940-).
Merino Spanish
From the title for a judge in medieval Spain, derived from Latin maior.
Dibra Albanian
From the Albanian name for the city of Debar in Macedonia, originally given to someone who came from there.
Langley 2 French (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of Langlais.
Amsing Dutch
Means "(farm) belonging to Amse" in Dutch.
Hansson Swedish
Means "son of Hans".
Harlow English
Habitational name derived from a number of locations named Harlow, from Old English hær "rock, heap of stones" or here "army", combined with hlaw "hill".
Ó Coigligh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Quigley.
Penn 2 English
Occupational name for a person who kept penned animals, from Old English penn.
Poulsen Danish
Means "son of Poul".
Traves English
English variant of Travers.
Quixote Literature
Created by the Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes for the main character in his novel Don Quixote (1605), about a nobleman who goes mad after reading too many heroic romances and decides to become a wandering knight under the name Don Quixote. His real name in part one of the book is conjectured to be Quixada or Quesada, though in part two (published 10 years after part one) it is revealed as Alonso Quixano. The Spanish suffix -ote means "large".
Kavanagh Irish
Derived from the Irish Gaelic name Caomhánach, which means "a student of saint Caomhán". It was the name used by a 12th-century king of Leinster, Domhnall Caomhánach, the eldest son of the historic Irish king Diarmait Mac Murchada.
Petrić Croatian
Means "son of Petar".
Rendón Spanish
Possibly derived from a variant of Spanish de rondón meaning "unexpectedly, rashly".
Hope English
Derived from Middle English hop meaning "small valley".
Van Hassel Dutch
Means "from Hassel", a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It may be derived from Old Dutch hasal meaning "hazel tree".
Krawiec Polish
Means "tailor" in Polish.
Clacher Scottish
From Scottish Gaelic clachair meaning "stonemason".
Pilkvist Swedish
From Swedish pil (Old Norse píli) meaning "willow" and qvist (Old Norse kvistr) meaning "twig, branch".
Gentile Italian
From a nickname meaning "gentle, kind" in Italian.
Buchanan Scottish
From the name of a region in Stirlingshire, Scotland, which means "house of the canon" in Gaelic.
Seabrook English
Denoted a person from a town by this name in Buckinghamshire, England. It is derived from that of a river combined with Old English broc "stream".
Mocanu Romanian
Originally indicated a member of the Mocani, who were Romanian shepherds from Transylvania. Their name is said to be from the Romanian word moacă meaning "club".
MacGobhainn Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Mac Ghabhann.
Fejes Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian fej meaning "head", originally a nickname applied to a stubborn person.
Gilmore Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacGilleMhoire or Irish Gaelic Mac Giolla Mhuire meaning "son of the servant of Moire".
Evanson English
Means "son of Evan".
Wash English
Derived from the Norman name Wazo.
Hines Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEidhin meaning "descendant of Eidhin", a given name or byname of unknown origin.
Nelissen Dutch
Means "son of Cornelis".
Goodman English
Variant of Good.
Van Hoorn Dutch
Dutch form of Horn.
Acquati Italian
From the name of a village, part of the city of Lecco in Lombardy. Its name is presumably derived from Italian acqua "water".
Umar Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Umar.
Misra Hindi
Alternate transcription of Hindi मिश्र (see Mishra).
Sigourney English
From the name of the commune of Sigournais in western France, called Segurniacum in medieval Latin, itself of unknown meaning.
Patrickson English
Means "son of Patrick".
Steuben German
Name for a dweller by a stump of a large tree, from Middle Low German stubbe "stub".
Moradi Persian
From the given name Morad.
Dustin English
From the Old Norse given name Þórsteinn.
Rana Italian, Spanish
Means "frog" in Italian and Spanish.
Teke 1 Turkish
Originally denoted someone from Teke, Turkey.
Nicolaou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Νικολάου (see Nikolaou).
Isaksson Swedish
Means "son of Isak".
Cipriani Italian
From the given name Cipriano.
Niklasson Swedish
Means "son of Niklas".
Szabolcsi Hungarian
From the name of the Szabolcs region in Hungary, derived from the given name Szabolcs.
Love English
From the Old English given name Lufu meaning "love".
Bergmann German
From Old High German berg meaning "mountain" and man meaning "man", originally denoting someone who lived on a mountain.
Größel German
Variant of Groß, used in southern Germany.
Law English
Derived from Old English hlaw "hill".
Porto Italian
Designated a person who lived near a harbour, from Italian porto, Latin portus.
O'Neill Irish
Variant of O'Neal.
Niskanen Finnish
Derived from Finnish niska meaning "neck", indicating someone who lived on a neck of land or who had a distinctive neck.
Sauer German
Means "sour" in German, a nickname for an embittered or cantankerous person.
Banes Welsh
Variant of Baines 1.
Callahan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ceallacháin meaning "descendant of Cellachán".
Kevorkian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Գեւորգյան (see Gevorgyan).
Vestergaard Danish
From a place name, derived from Danish vest "west" and gård "farm, yard".
Little English
Meaning simply "little", it was originally a nickname given to a short person.
Eerkens Dutch
Variant of Erkens.
Saari Finnish
From Finnish saari meaning "island".
Schwarz German, Jewish
Means "black" in German, from Old High German swarz. It originally described a person with black hair or a dark complexion.
Abarca Spanish
From the name of a type of leather-soled shoe or sandal made on the Balearic Islands. It originally indicated a person who made or sold this item.
Eason English
Variant of Eads.
Loman Dutch
From various place names in the Netherlands, derived from Old Dutch loh meaning "meadow, clearing".
Goretti Italian
Derived from the given name Gregorio.
Lindbeck Swedish
From Swedish lind meaning "linden tree" and bäck (Old Norse bekkr) meaning "stream".
Ivanović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Ivan".
Bazzoli Italian
From Italian bazza meaning "protruding chin".
París Spanish
Spanish form of Paris.
Ó Baoghill Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Boyle.
Haight English
Topographic name for someone who lived at the top of a hill, derived from Old English heahþu "height, summit".
Barron English
Variant of Baron.
Cheshire English
Originally indicated a person from the county of Cheshire in England. Cheshire is named for its city Chester.