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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Januszkiewicz Polish
Means "son of Janusz".
Léonard French (Belgian)
From the given name Léonard.
Goonewardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Gyaltsen Tibetan
From the given name Gyaltsen
Kanisthasunthon Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Teeäär Estonian
Teeäär is an Estonia surname meaning "roadside" and "wayside".
Čerkez Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Turkish çerkez, meaning "Circassian".
Illarionov Russian
Means "son of Illarion".
Azebiru Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畔蒜 (see Abiru).
Chiama Igbo
Western Africa (Nigeria)... [more]
Pool Romansh
Derived from the given name Pol.
Lenická Czech, Slovak
From a diminutive form of a Czech and Slovak name Lenka. Matia Lenická (1984-) is a drum and bass producer and DJ from Bratislava, Slovakia.
Kunic Yiddish
Variation on Koenig.
Macks Scottish
Variant of Mack.
Oshita Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大下 (see Ōshita).
Bandoh Japanese
Variant of Bando.
Erm Estonian
Erm is an Estonian surname possibly derived from the masculine given name "Ermel", or "hermeliin" meaning "ermine" and "stoat".
Sierpień Polish
Derived from Polish sierpień "August (month)".
Tooey Scottish
Variant of Toohey.
Qureshi Arabic, Urdu
Denotes a member of the Quraysh, a mercantile Arab tribe that the Prophet Muhammad belonged to, itself is derived from Arabic قرش (qarasha) meaning "to gnash, to grind, to chew".
Tai Chinese
Variant of Dai.
Gunardi Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Wei (魏), Wu 1 (吳) or Wu 2 (武)... [more]
Villaseñor Galician (Hispanicized)
Habitational name, apparently a Castilianized spelling of Galician Vilseñor, from any of three places in Lugo province named Vilaseñor.
Guedj Judeo-Spanish
Possibly derived from the Kabyle word agaji related to movement, though it may in fact be a variant of the surname Guez.
Magcawas Tagalog
From Tagalog magkawas meaning "to liberate, to release, to deliver".
Vatistas Greek
From the Latin Batista which means "baptist", originally deriving from Greek βάπτω (bapto) meaning "to dip".
Shahbazzadeh Persian
Means "born of Shahbaz".
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.
Rzhevsky Russian
Derived from Russian Ржев "Rzhev", a historical town between Moscow and Minsk, itself of unknown origin. This was the surname of a Russian noble family as well as Poruchik Dmitry Rzhevsky, a fictional character in the 1962 Soviet musical Hussar Ballad, often used in Russian jokes.
Schnitzler German
From upper German schnitz "woodcutter".
Gijon Spanish
From the city of Gijón (Asturian form Xixón) located in the Principality of Asturias in Spain.
Sawadogo Mossi
Not available.
Hanzaiya Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 繁在家 (see Hanzaiya).
Bassy English
Variant of Basey.
Winterberg German
Habitational name from any of several places named with Middle High German winter "winter" and berg "mountain".
Takamaru Japanese
This surname is used as 高丸 with 高 (kou, taka.i, taka, -daka, taka.maru, taka.meru) meaning "expensive, high, tall" and 丸 (gan, maru, maru.i, maru.meru) meaning "curl up, explain away, full, make round, month, perfection, pills, roll up, round, seduce."... [more]
Shibusawa Japanese
From Japanese 渋 or 澁 (shibu) meaning "astringent (taste), harsh" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Indalecio Spanish
From the given name Indalecio.
Mastrangelo Italian
From Italian mastro "master, expert craftsman" combined with the given name Angelo.
Leonov Russian
Means "son of Leon".
Adlan Arabic
From the given name Adlan.
Aramburo Spanish
Castilianized variant of Aramburú.
Vladu Romanian
Derived from given name Vlad.
Bacque Basque, French
Possibly derived from French Basque "Basque (person)" (compare Vasco).
Hastings English, Scottish
Habitational name from Hastings, a place in Sussex, England, derived from Old English Hæstingas meaning "people of Hæsta"... [more]
Seid Jewish
Metonymic occupational name from German Seide and Yiddish zayd "silk"
Pluma Spanish
From Spanish meaning "plume, feather". Occupational name for a scribe.
Matassa Italian
Means "hank, skein, coil" in Italian and Sicilian, derived from Ancient Greek μέταξα (metaxa) via Latin mataxa "raw silk; thick string, thread", an occupational name for a silk merchant (compare Metaxas)... [more]
Enraejakavarapantiyacuppiramaniyakattepammutuair Obscure
This surname is a created surname made by compressing multiple surnames into one. The only person with this surname lives in India.
Tomikawa Japanese
From 富/冨 (tomi) meaning "riches, wealth, fortune" combined with 川/河 (kawa) meaning "river."
Faridi Arabic, Indian (Muslim)
From the given name Farid.
Prasinos Greek
From Greek meaning "green".
Thornburg English
The name Thornburg comes from the Old English thorn broc, because the original bearers lived near a "stream by the thorns" in Buckinghamshire and North Yorkshire.
Agar Greek, Italian, French
From the personal name Agar
Lizak Polish
Nickname from lizac 'to lick'.
Pyper Scottish, Irish, English, Dutch (Americanized, Archaic)
Scottish, Irish and English: variant of Piper. This form of the surname is found mainly in Scotland and Ireland.... [more]
Torni Finnish
Means "tower" in Finnish.
Pets Belarusian
Means "to sing" in Belarusian. Occupational name for singer.
Camathias Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Mathias.
Sugisaka Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".
Duqbeer Somali
Duqbeer would translate to "old farm" in Somali.
Barblan Romansh
Derived from the given name Barbla.
Sönmez Turkish
Means "eternal, inextinguishable, unquenchable" in Turkish.
Suurkivi Estonian
Suurkivi is an Estonian surname meaning "big stone".
Jenckes English
"Back-formation" of Jenkin, a medieval diminutive of John.
Vasco Spanish
Originally denoted a Basque person or someone from the Basque Country in Spain, from Latin Vascones of uncertain etymology.
Paquette French
From the personal name Paquet, a pet form of Pascal.
Rohulaid Estonian
Estonian surname meaning "grassland islet".
Pilliroog Estonian
Pilliroog is an Estonian surname meaning "thatch".
Strawbridge English (American)
Someone who built bridges as a living.
d'Amboise French
Denoted a person from Amboise, a commune located in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Akita Japanese
This surname can be used as 秋田, 明田, 穐田, 飽田 or 阿北 with 秋/穐 (shuu, aki, toki) meaning "autumn," 明 (mei, myou, min, a.kari, aka.rui, aka.rumu, aki.raka, a.keru, -a.ke, a.ku(ru), a.kasu) meaning "clear," 飽 (hou, a.kiru, a.kasu, a.ku, aki) meaning "boredom," 阿 (a, o, omone.ru, kuma) meaning "corner, nook," 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field" and 北 (hou, kita) meaning "north."... [more]
Edevane Welsh, Cornish
A rare Welsh surname, believed to be of Cornish origin. This surname is made up of two elements. ‘Ed’ is not a shortened form of Edward, but derives from the ancient (Old English?) ‘ead’ meaning ‘prosperity’ and/or ‘happiness’... [more]
Zamfir Romanian
From zamfir, a variant of the Slavonic word samfir or safir meaning "sapphire".
Deplaz Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and Romansh plaz "plaza; place".
Ben Larbi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Larbi" in Arabic (primarily Tunisian and Moroccan).
Michelle English (American)
Directly taken from the given name Michelle.
Kumpf Old High German
Derived from the Middle High German word “kumpf”, meaning bowl, pot, or cup. It was originally used as a nickname or occupational name for a potter or vessel maker.
Spurgeon English
Unexplained meaning.
Tsuchii Japanese
A variant reading of Doi.
Ariyatilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ආරියතිලක (see Ariyathilaka).
Oseguera Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Valle de Mena.
Ritchard English
Variant spelling of Richard that was altered by the diminutive Ritchie. Or possibly from a surname derived from Richard... [more]
Shimmin Manx
Contracted form of McSimeen
Dikshit Indian, Hindi, Odia
From Sanskrit दीक्षित (dikshita) meaning "one who is initiated", ultimately from दीक्षा (diksha) meaning "initiation, dedication". The term was historically used to refer to teachers and scholars of the Brahmin caste.
Murodov Tajik, Uzbek
Means "son of Murad".
Vilavongsa Lao
From Lao ວິລະ (vila) meaning "hero, brave" and ວົງສາ (vongsa) meaning "family".
Ellerby English
Denoted a person from a town called Ellerby, meaning "Ælfweard’s farm", or perhaps "alder tree town" from Middle English aller "alder tree" and Old Norse býr "farm, settlement".
Linn German (Silesian), Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Derived from the Slavic word lin "tench (fish)", a nickname for a fisherman, or for a person who somehow resembled a tench.
Frase German
Variant of Fraas.
Aota Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "green, blue" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Teder Estonian
Means "black grouse" in Estonian (species Tetrao tetrix, aka Lyrurus tetrix).
Grzegorczyk Polish
Derived from the given name Grzegorz.
Geigle German
Meaning "violinist" in Swabian German.
Tulum Yucatec Maya
Means "wall" in Mayan language.
Yohanan Assyrian, Indian (Christian), Malayalam, Jewish
From the given name Yohanan, used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians and Cochin Jews.
Miyashiro Japanese
"Shrine Castle".
Untzueta Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque (h)untz "ivy" and -eta "place of, abundance of".
Nataf Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Hebrew נטף (nataf) meaning "gum, resin" or "stacte", referring to a type of spice used in preparing incense.
Yousuf Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Yusuf.
Messier French
Occupational name for someone who kept watch over harvested crops, Old French messier 'harvest master' (Late Latin messicarius, agent derivative of messis 'harvest').
Sawayama Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh, wetland, swamp" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Mariño Galician
It indicates familial origin within either of 4 neighborhoods: Mariño in the parish of Marei in the municipality of Corgo, Mariño in the parish of Santaia de Rairiz in the municipality of Santiso, O Mariño in the parish of Taboexa in the municipality of As Neves, or O Mariño in the parish of Goiáns in the municipality of Porto do Son.
Gleichenhaus German
From Proto-Germanic galīkaz meaning "alike" combined with the word haus meaning "house"
Casillas Spanish
From any of various places called Casillas or Las Casillas, from the plural of casilla, a diminutive of Casa. ... [more]
Jacaruso Italian
An Italian surname from a compound of Ia- (from the personal name Ianni) and the southern Italian word caruso, which means ‘lad’ or ‘boy’.
Murganović Vlach
Means "son of Murgan".
Abukawa Japanese
From Japanese 虻 (abu) meaning "horsefly" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Zviadadze Georgian
Means "son of Zviad".
Żywiecki Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish town of Żywiec.
Sidhu Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
From Sanskrit सिद्ध (siddha) meaning "accomplished, proven".
Fraidstern Jewish (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized version of Freydshtern, Yiddish for "Joyful Star" literally "Joy Star".
Dobb English
From a nickname of Robert, a variant is Dobbs.
Smieskol Polish
A surname of unknown meaning - originated in Southwestern Poland in the Silesian region.... [more]
Auriol Occitan, French
Possibly derived from Occitan oriol, meaning "oriole". Alternatively, it may be derived from the given name Aurelius.
Raid Estonian
Raid is an Estonian surname derived from "raidur"; meaning "hewer".
Billingsly English
Habitational name from a place in Shropshire named Billingsley, from Old English Billingesleah, probably 'clearing (Old English leah) near a sword-shaped hill'
Swaneveld Dutch
From the place name Zwanenveld, meaning "swan’s field" in Dutch.
Duering German (Anglicized, Rare)
Means "from Thüringen".
Lisle Norman, English, French
English (of Norman origin) and French: variant spelling of Lyle.
Pruss Estonian
Pruss is an Estonian surname meaning "beam" and "rafter".
Ashitanihara Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 芦谷原 (Ashitanihara), a variant reading of 芦谷原 (Ashitaniharu) meaning "Ashitaniharu", a division in the division of Shukukubota in the area of Makizono in the city of Kirishima in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan or it being a name of a group of several households in the same location, for the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.
Marable French, English
From the feminine personal name Mirabel, equated in medieval records with Latin mirabilis "marvelous", "wonderful" (in the sense "extraordinary").
Neuts Flemish
Flemish Dutch, meaning "New Son" lore tells of a son of a foreign given this name after being born in Flanders with no known father
Akhmedova Russian
Feminine form of Akhmedov (Ахмедов)
Omerbašić Bosnian
Derived from Omer.
Pärnamaa Estonian
Pärnamaa is an Estonians surname meaning "linden land".
Schweigert German
Derives from an agent derivative of the German "schweigen", to be silent, and the nickname would have been given to a silent, quiet, taciturn person.
Hagan Irish
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAodhagáin "descendant of Aodhagán", a personal name formed from a double diminutive of Aodh meaning "fire".
Kamei Japanese
Japanese surname meaning "turtle well". It is written as 亀井. A bearer of this surname is Eri Kamei. She is a member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume. (1988-)
Harnage English
Derived from the personal name Agnes
Kingswell English
An English surname meaning "Lives by the King's spring"
Benedict English
From the given name Benedict.
Güleç Turkish
Means "smiling" in Turkish.
Nalbant Turkish
Means "farrier" in Turkish.
Kaaka Maori
Originated from Northland New Zealand town, Te Kao. Te Kao is a district on the Aupouri Peninsula of Northland, New Zealand. State Highway 1 passes through the district. Cape Reinga is 46 km to the north, and Houhora is 24 km to the south... [more]
Mohlin Swedish
Variant of Molin.
Winslet English
A notable bearer is the actress Kate Winslet.
Kulawansha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලවංශ (see Kulawansa).
Pelekanos Greek
Means woodpecker" from Greek pelekanos "green woodpecker" (cognate with pelekan "pelican"; both come from pelekys "axe" the pelican because its beak is shaped like an axe the woodpecker because it uses its beak like an axe).
Stylinson English (British)
Juxtaposed names Styles and Tomlinson, used to represent (relation)ship between Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles (Larry Stylinson).
Chatzigeorgiou Greek
Means "son of Georgios the pilgrim" from Greek χατζη (chatzi) meaning "pilgrim", ultimately from Arabic حاجي (haji), combined with the given name Georgios.
Mautasch Czech
SUDOMERICE, TABOR DISTRICT, BOHEMIA 1880
Muffett Scottish
A different form of Moffatt. 'Little Miss Muffett' is a traditional nursery rhyme: Little Miss Muffett / Sat on a tuffet, / Eating her curds and whey; / There came a big spider, / Who sat down beside her / And frightened Miss Muffet away. It has been speculated that 'Miss Muffett' is Patience Muffet, the daughter of the physician and entomologist Dr Thomas Muffet (1553-1604).
Carreau French
Variant of Carrel. It could also be a habitational name from several places named Carreau in France.
Ravenscroft English, English (British)
Habitational name from a minor place in Cheshire, England. The place name means "Hræfn's croft", from an Old English personal name Hræfn (itself from Old English hræfn meaning "raven", possibly a byname) and Old English croft meaning "enclosed field".
Efstratiou Greek
Means "son of Efstratios".
Yagoda Jewish (Russified)
Russified form of Iyeguda. It also means "berry" in Russian. This was the surname of Genrikh Yagoda, the head of the NKVD (1934-1936).
Zeitoun Arabic
Derived from the Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn) meaning "olive", a cognate of the Maghrebi Zitouni. It could also be linked to the famous El-Zeitoun district in Cairo, Egypt.
Oihartzabal Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque oihan "forest, woods" and zabal "wide, broad, open".
Junkins English
Derived from the Middle English given name Jenkin, which was in turn created from a diminutive of the name John, with the suffix "kin," added to the name.
Molinarolo Italian
Probably from a person's occupation, with molino/mulino meaning "mill" in Italian. The second part may come from rullo, meaning "a roller" or "I roll."
So Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Su.
Oviir Estonian
Oviir is an Estonian surname derived from "viir" meaning "stripe" or "streak".
Guntersen Norwegian
Means "son of Gunter".
Thurman English (Rare)
Composed of the elements þórr (see Thor) and mundr "protection".
Whineray English
Means "person from Whinneray", Cumbria, or "person who lives in a nook of land growing with gorse" (in either case from Old Norse hvin "whin, gorse" + vrá "nook of land"). It was borne by New Zealand rugby player Sir Wilson Whineray (1935-2012).
Rezaei Persian
From the given name Reza.
Pallino Italian
Possibly from Italian palla "ball".
Melquíades Spanish
From the given name Melquíades.
Maligaya Filipino, Tagalog
Means "happy, pleasant" in Tagalog.
Siarhun Belarusian
Derived from the Belarusian given name Siarhiej.
Linn Scottish, English
Variant of Lyne or Lynn.
Neziri Albanian
Derived from the given name Nezir.
Lott English
Nickname for someone who owned an allotted share of land, derived from Middle English lot "portion, plot of land".
Manchenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Manya".
Benfarès Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Farès" in Arabic (chiefly Algerian and Moroccan).
Nagashima Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 島/嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Onogi Japanese
O means "large, big", no means "field", and gi is a form of ki meaning "tree, wood".
Dalisay Filipino, Tagalog
Means "pure" in Tagalog.
Arkaia Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Gasteiz.
Dobell English (Australian)
Sir William. 1899–1970, Australian portrait and landscape painter. Awarded the Archibald prize (1943) for his famous painting of Joshua Smith which resulted in a heated clash between the conservatives and the moderns and led to a lawsuit.
Yaroshenko Ukrainian
Derived from a diminutive form of Yaroslav.
Tachikura Japanese
Tachi means "stand" and kura means "granary, storehouse, warehouse, have, possess".
Abeygunawardane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේගුණවර්ධන (see Abeygunawardana).
Starbuck English
After Starbeck village in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. A famous bearer of this name was the fictional character, Starbuck, the first mate of the Pequod in Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick.
Dukelow English
This surname is of Old French origin. It was initially introduced into England by the Normans after the Conquest of 1066, and subsequently by French Huguenot refugees fleeing religious persecutions in their own country... [more]
Etemad Persian
From the given name Etemad.
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