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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Sale English, French
English: from Middle English sale ‘hall’, a topographic name for someone living at a hall or manor house, or a metonymic occupational name for someone employed at a hall or manor house. ... [more]
Sangkrachang Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสงกระจ่าง (see Saengkrachang).
Tropov Russian
From russian word tropa - "trail".
Ericsen Danish, Norwegian
Means 'Son of Eric'.
Barsi Hungarian
Name for someone living in a village named Bars. This was the surname of American child actress Judith Barsi (June 6, 1978 - July 25, 1988).
Alekhine Russian (Gallicized)
French transliteration of Alekhin, most prominently borne by Russian-French chess player Alexander Alekhine (1892-1946).
Pao Chinese
Variant of Bao.
Depuoz Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and Romansh puoz "well, spring".
Iwano Japanese
Iwa means "stone" and no means "wilderness, plain, rice paddy, field".
Arkadiyev Russian
Variant transcription of Arkadyev.
Denisovich Russian, Literature
Means “son of Denis”. Used in the 1962 book "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich."
Haukanõmm Estonian
Haukanõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "accipitrine heath/moorland".
Imperiale Italian
Derived from Latin imperialis meaning "imperial", either denoting someone of aristocratic lineage or a nickname for a haughty person.
Kueda Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 久枝 (see Hisaeda).
Nagarajan Indian
From "Naga" meaning cobra and "Raja" meaning king.
Alfeev Russian
Derived from the Russian monastic name Yelevfery, derived from Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleutheros) meaning "free".
Zeghlache Berber, Northern African
Kabyle surname of unknown meaning.
Kluver German
From the word kluven meaning "split wooden block". It used to refer to bailiffs.
Jenő Hungarian
From the given name Jenő.
Marzouki Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Marzouq (chiefly Tunisian and Moroccan). A notable bearer is Moncef Marzouki (1945-), who was the fourth President of Tunisia from 2011 to 2014.
Isayama Japanese
A Japanese surname meaning "admonish mountain". A bearer of this surname is Hajime Isayama. He is a Japanese manga artist. (1986-)
Bedrossian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պետրոսյան (see Petrosyan)
Hähner German
Pet form of Heinrich.
Cookinham Jewish (Americanized)
This has the form of an English habitational name; however, there is no record of any such place name in the British Isles, and the surname does not appear in present-day records. It is probably an Americanized form of Jewish Guggenheim .
Siasat Tagalog
From Tagalog siyasat meaning "investigation, inquiry, inspection".
Vermette German
Variant of Mette.
Grove English
Variant of Groves.
Elcano Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Elkano.
Nanke Japanese
From 南 (nan, minami) meaning "south" and 家 (ke, ie) meaning "home, house residence".
Keopraseuth Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ແກ້ວ​ປະ​ເສີດ (see Keopaseuth).
Matamoros Spanish
Given to the Apostle James, who according to tradition helped Christians to fight against the Moors.
Copp English
Derived from Old English copp "top, summit; crown (of the head)", a topographic name for someone who lived at the top of a hill, or perhaps a nickname for someone with an oddly-shaped head.
Dycus English, German, Dutch
Likely a variant of similar-sounding names, such as English Dykes, German Diekhaus, or Dutch Dijkhuis.
Erdmann German
From the given name Erdmann.
Merton English
From a place name meaning "town on a lake" in Old English.
Secker English
Variant of Saker.
Dwamena Akan
Meaning unknown.
Chakma Bengali
From the name of the Chakma people of Bangladesh, India and Myanmar, derived from Sanskrit शक्तिमान (shaktimana) meaning "powerful" (composed of शक्ति (shakti) meaning "power" and the suffix मत् (mana) meaning "as, like, having the qualities of").
Geyer German
Variant of Geier.
Mayo English, French
Derived from the given Norman name Mathieu.
Zogheib Arabic
Variant transcription of Zgheib.
Altermann German, Jewish
Literally means "old man" in German.
Bragadóttir Icelandic
Patronymic used exclusively by women, meaning "daughter of Bragi". Bragason is the male equivalent.
Sandler Jewish
Occupational name for a sandalmaker, from Hebrew סנדל (sandal) "sandal", ultimately of Latin origin. A famous bearer of the name is American actor Adam Sandler (1966-).
Schalk German, Dutch
From Old High German scalc "servant, retainer, jester", which eventually evolved to mean "joker, rogue, knave". Could be an occupational name for an attendant or jester, a nickname for someone mischievous, or derived from a given name containing scalc as an element, such as Godschalk.
Paip Medieval Scottish, Biblical Latin, Scottish Gaelic
An ancient Caithness surname, meaning father. The family changed their name from "Paip" to "Pope".
Yücel Turkish
Means "lofty, exalted" in Turkish.
Elhassan Northern African, Arabic
From Arabic حَسُنَ (ḥasuna) meaning "to be good, to be beautiful" (chiefly Sudanese).
Kitching English
The surname is thought to have originally been an occupational name for a cook, deriving from the Old English word cycen.
Kreisler German, Jewish
Derivative of Kreisel with the agent suffix -er.
Beauregarde French
Variant of Beauregard used by one of the main characters in Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" as well as its film and broadway adaptations.
Blacke English
Variant of Black.
Lille Estonian
From the Estonian word lill "flower".
Yuba Japanese
From 弓 (yu) meaning "archery bow" and 場 (ba) meaning "place".
Chikuchishin Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 築地新 (see Tsukijishin).
Musco Italian
From Sicilian muscu "moss".
Kuulpak Estonian
Kuulpak is an Estonian surname meaning "bullet ("kuul") "pack/packet/stock" ("pakk").
Allikvee Estonian
Allikvee is an Estonian surname meaning "well water" or "wellspring water".
Schwerin German, Jewish
habitational name from any of the places called Schwerin in Mecklenburg Brandenburg and Pomerania.
Savell English
English variant of Saville.
Räuber German, German (Swiss)
German, Swiss German: derogatory nickname, from Middle High German roubære ‘robber’, ‘bandit’, ‘highwayman’ (from roub, roup ‘booty’, ‘spoils’).
Boykiv Ukrainian
Either variant of Boyko or from Ukrainian бій (biy) "battle, fight, war".
Jencks English
Variant of Jenks
Blonder Jewish
Inflected form of Blond.
Tawanda Shona
Tawanda means "We have increased or multiplied". #It is a name acknowledging the birth of a child as an increase to the family".
Dad Punjabi
A name found in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. The meaning of this name is 'the one who gives'. Similar to Ditta or Dutt.
Laîné French
distinguishing epithet from French l'aîné "the eldest (son)", used to identify the older of two bearers of the same name in a family.
Jauregi Basque
Means "palace, manor" in Basque, literally "lord house".
Talavera Spanish
Spanish: habitational name from any of several places named Talavera, especially Talavera de la Reina in Toledo province.
Güney Turkish
Means "south, southern" in Turkish.
Bonaiuto Italian
Derived from the Medieval names Bonaita or Bonaiutus or also from the Medieval Italian bon meaning "good" and aita meaning "help"... [more]
Pedroso Portuguese
Its origin is the word "pedra", which means "stone".
Tonnesen Norwegian
Means "son of Tønnes", Tonnes or Tønne(s) being a Norwegian short form of Antonius.
Kislykh Russian
From кислый (kislyy) meaning "sour"
Dandan Uyghur
A family name originates from the Hotan area
Allgood Literature
Combination of the English words "all" and "good". It is used to denote a virtuous or heroic character in works of fiction.
Guðfriðsson Icelandic
Means "son of Guðfriðr" in Icelandic.
Ilyina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Ильин (see Ilyin).
Delmar English
derived from Norman French de la mare meaning "from the pond" a place called La Mare in Normandy.
Marziale Italian, Corsican
From the given name Marziale
Əhmədzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ahmadzadeh.
De Los Ríos Spanish
Means "of the rivers" in Spanish.
Pletikosić Croatian
Derived from pletiti, meaning "to knit", and kosa, meaning "hair".
Rinbayashi Japanese (Rare)
It's written like this: 林林. Both rin and hayashi mean "forest". This is because rin is the Chinese reading called onyomi, and hayashi is the Japanese reading called kunyomi.
Cosmi Italian
Derived from the given name Cosmo.
Nikkilä Finnish
Origins remain unknown
Weerarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරරත්න (see Weeraratne).
Seuyeng Thai
Alternate transcription of Saeueng.
Daniela Various
Derived from the given name Daniela or a variant of Daniel.
Noice English
Variant spelling of Noyce.
Ouanounou Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Nounou" in Tamazight, from a diminutive of the given name Nisim.
Homura Japanese
This surname is used as 保村, 甫村 or 穂村 with 保 (ho, hou, tamo.tsu) meaning "guarantee, keep, preserve, protect, support, sustain", 甫 (fu, ho, haji.mete, suke) meaning "for the first time, not until", 穂 (sui, ho) meaning "crest (of wave), ear, ear (of grain), head" and 村 (son, mura) meaning "town, village."... [more]
Hanamori Japanese
Hana means "flower, blossom" and mori means "forest".
Yip Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ye.
Bulatao Pangasinan
From Pangasinan bulataw meaning "to lead astray, to deceive".
Arupõld Estonian
Arupõld is an Estonian surname meaning "grassland field".
Ivanovich Russian
Means "son of Ivan".
Wickersham English
A habitational surname that originates from a lost medieval site or village of Norse origins.... [more]
Błoński Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places named Błonie, derived from Polish błonie meaning "pasture, meadow".
Esfandiari Persian
From the given name Esfandiar.
Cherubin Polish
nickname from polish cherubin "cherub", from ecclesiastical Latin cherubin... [more]
Luckie Scottish (Anglicized)
Reduced Anglicized form of a pet form of Gaelic Mac Lùcais.
Cozzolino Italian
Diminutive of Cozzo.
Dossett English
Recorded in several forms including Dowsett, Dosset, and Dossit, this is an English surname. ... [more]
Pascua Spanish
From the personal name Pascual. It also means "Easter" in Spanish.
Butt Urdu, Kashmiri
Urdu and Kashmiri form of Bhatt.
Catchpole English
Occupational name for a bailiff or a tax collector, from Anglo-Norman chacer "to catch, to hunt" and pol "fowl" (ultimately derived from Latin pullus).
Druz Ukrainian
From Ukrainian друг (druh), meaning "friend". Influenced by plural друзі (druzi) "friends".
Azari Persian
Means "Azeri, Azerbaijani" in Persian.
István Hungarian
From the given name István.
Lian Chinese
From Chinese 连 (lián) meaning "link, join, connect".
Vasseur French
From Old French vavasour meaning "subvassal", a historical term used to refer to a tenant of a baron or lord who also had tenants under him.
Portillo Spanish
Meaning unknown.
Piemonte Italian
Denotes someone from Piedmont.
Pacione Italian
From an augmentative of the personal name Pace.
Lutomski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Lutom in Poznań voivodeship.
Aygün Turkish
From Turkish ay meaning "moon" and gün meaning "sun".
Rapino Italian
From the name of two municipalities in Abruzzo, Italy. It could also be a nickname for a barber, derived from Italian rapare meaning "to crop, to shave, to scalp".
Akahira Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful".
Elizabelar Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque eliza "church" and belar "grass".
Sone Japanese
From Japanese 曾 or 曽 (so) meaning "great- (as in great-grandparent)" or 素 (so) meaning "plain, basic" combined with 根 (ne) meaning "plant root, foundation, base".
Kościarz Polish
Means "bone collector, a person selling bones".
Cyprien French
From the given name Cyprien.
Neubert German
Derived from the German word “neu,” meaning “new,” and the word “Bert,” which is a shortened form of the Germanic given name “Berthold,” meaning “bright ruler.” So, it means “new bright ruler”.
Kovaçi Albanian
Derived from Albanian kovaç meaning "blacksmith".
Hmayakyan Armenian
Means "son of Hmayak".
Westling Swedish
Combination of Swedish väst "west" and the common surname suffix -ling. A notable bearer is Prince Daniel (b. 1973), husband of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden.
Bonin French
Variant spelling of Bonnin.
Serres French
Altered form of "Serre"
Rotunno Italian
From Neapolitan rotunno "round, rotund".
Tweed English
Variant of Twite.
Zaheer Arabic, Urdu
Variant transcription of Zahir.
Burlacu Romanian
Probably means "bachelor" in Romanian, this is one of the most common surnames in Romania.
Derian Armenian
Patronymic from classical Armenian tēr meaning ‘lord’.
Train English
English (Devon): 1. metonymic occupational name for a trapper or hunter, from Middle English trayne, Old French traine ‘guile’, ‘snare’, ‘trap’. ... [more]
Theophilus English
From the given name Theophilus
Kamchatsky Russian
Refers to a region in Eastern Russia named "Kamchatka."
Osanai Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 山 (san) meaning "mountain" and 内 (nai) meaning "inside".
Van Dyke Dutch
Variant form of Van Dijk.
Šljivančanin Montenegrin
Habitational name for someone from Šljivansko, Montenegro.
Bouthillette French
Diminutive form of Boutilier.
Tjan Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Zeng used by Chinese Indonesians.
Lynderman English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Linderman
Arabeya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "uncultivated, desolate", 部 (be) meaning "department, division; part", and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Burnley English
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): habitational name from Burnley in Lancashire, so named with the Old English river name Brun (from brun ‘brown’ or burna ‘stream’) + leah ‘woodland clearing’... [more]
Horvitz English (American)
Surname of Richard Steven Horvitz, a voice actor in Angry Beavers, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, and Invader Zim.
Cirillo Italian
From the given name Cirillo.
Barney English
From the given name Barney.
Chughtai Urdu
From the name of 13th-century Mongol ruler Chagatai Khan, borne by his present-day descendants in South Asia.
Zinkiv Ukrainian
From a diminutive of Zinoviy.
Packard English, Norman, Medieval English, German (Anglicized)
English from Middle English pa(c)k ‘pack’, ‘bundle’ + the Anglo-Norman French pejorative suffix -ard, hence a derogatory occupational name for a peddler. ... [more]
Türer German
Means "doormaker" in German, from German Tür "door".
Samporna Filipino, Maranao
Means "main point" in Maranao, possibly from Sanskrit संपूर्ण (sampūrṇ) meaning "complete, entire, whole".
Buchenko Ukrainian
Means "from Bucha". Bucha (Буча) is a city just outside of Kyiv, but the surname can also denote to someone from one of the many villages in Ukraine called Bucha.
Azua Basque
Habitational and topographic name derived from Basque (h)artsu "stony place; rocky", itself derived from (h)arri "stone, rock" and the suffix -tsu.
Ó Duinnín Irish
Means "descendant of Duinnín"
Palazzola Italian
Feminine form of Palazzolo.
Samarakkody Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "conflict, struggle" combined with Sinhala කොඩිය (kodiya) meaning "flag, banner" (of Tamil origin).
Toriyama Japanese
From Japanese 鳥 (tori) meaning "bird" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill". A notable bearer of this surname is Akira Toriyama (1955–), a manga artist best known for creating the Dragon Ball manga series.
Wiseman English
Variant of Wise combined with the suffix man. It may have also been used ironically.
Xin Chinese
From the name of a state of Xin that existed during the Xia dynasty. King Qi (2197–2188 bc) granted this state to one of his sons, whose descendants adopted a modified form of the character for Xin as their surname.
Molotov Russian
From Russian молот (molot) meaning "hammer", indicating someone who worked with hammers.
In'yaku Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 印鑰 (in'yaku) meaning "seal of head government office and keys to various buildings", referring to someone who would make seals or keys for such purposes.
Chernin Czech
A habitational name for someone from Cernice or some other place named with this word.
Olimov Tajik, Uzbek
Means "son of Olim".
Pyne English
Means "pine" from the Old French pin. This was originally given as a topographical name for someone who lived by a conspicuous pine tree or in a pine forest.
Brayboy Lumbee
This name origin has roots in a court case in 1716 involving a slave named John. He was charged as "Jack Braveboy, a negro". The spelling Brayboy is scene in 1801 with Stephen Brayboy. It was identified as Native American in 1900 Indian Census Schedule of Robeson County, North Carolina.
Angellotti Italian
Comes from a pet form of Angelo, variant of Angelotti.
Popuchet French
Wise and classy
Mercey French
Derived from the name of the commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France.
Stoller German, Jewish, English
Habitational surname for someone from a place called Stolle, near Zurich (now called Stollen).... [more]
Yanshiji Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 薬師寺 or 藥師寺 (see Yakushiji).
Abandando Popular Culture
Probably from Italian. This is the last name of the character Donna Abandando from the American animated sitcom 'NYPD Blue'.
Rundell English
Nickname derived from a diminutive of Middle English and Old French rond, rund meaning "fat, round" (see Rounds), or derived from Rundale, a local place in the village and civil parish of Shoreham in Kent, England, named with Old English rum(ig) meaning "roomy, spacious" and dæl meaning "valley".
Beaudelaire French (Quebec)
Franco-American & French-Canadian variant of the French surname Baudelaire. Also seen in Louisiana French-Creole.
Klarić Croatian, Slovene
From the given name Klara
Macarthur Scottish (Rare), Northern Irish
Scottish and northern Irish: see McArthur and Arthur.
Yüce Turkish
Means "exalted, lofty, noble" in Turkish.
Rossbach Jewish
Jewish or Eastern European
Khosravi Persian
From the given name Khusraw.