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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Hinata Japanese
From Japanese 日向 (hinata) meaning "sunny place", 陽向 (hinata) meaning "toward the sun", or a non-standard reading of 向日葵 (himawari) meaning "sunflower". Other kanji compounds are also possible.
Fleischhacker German, Jewish
Occupational name for a butcher from German fleisch "flesh meat", and an agent derivative of hacken "to chop or cut".
De La Montagne French
Means "of the mountain" in French.
Seidman Jewish, German
Derived from Seid.
Moriwaki Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 脇 (waki) meaning "side".
Ritacco Italian
Probably a derivative of Rito, a masculinized form of the female personal name Rita.
Eizuru Japanese
From 栄 (ei) meaning "prosper, flourish, glory, splendid, brilliance" and 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane (bird), white color, long life".
Ice English
Americanized form of Eis.
Market English
One who lived by a market.
Uppara Indian, Tamil
Another form of Oppara.
Mannan Hinduism
Means ‘king’ in Tamil, it is also a Muslim surname, it is based on the Sanskrit word ‘mannan’, which means ‘the bountiful’.
Borgnine Italian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Borgnino. A notable bearer was the American actor Ernest Borgnine (1917-2012).
Tsunedomi Japanese
From 恒 (tsune) meaning "constant, always, regular, bow", combined with 冨 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance, riches".
Hirschfeld German, Jewish, Yiddish
Ornamental name composed of German hirsch or Yiddish hirsh meaning "deer" and feld meaning "field". It is also a topographic name for someone who lived in an area of land frequented by deer or where millets grew.
Sayetan Thai
Alternate transcription of Saetan.
Kolden German, Norwegian
From Middle Low German kolt, kolde ‘cold’, a nickname for an unfriendly person; alternatively, it may be a habitational name, a shortened form of Koldenhof ‘cold farm’ in Mecklenburg (standardized form: Kaltenhof, a frequent place name in northern Germany, East Prussia, Bavaria, and Württemberg).Norwegian: habitational name from a farm called Kolden, from Old Norse kollr ‘rounded mountain top’.
Francuski Serbian
From Serbian Francuski meaning French.
Milanesi Italian
It comes from the Italian city of Milan, in Lombardia (northern Italy), where it is most used
Thilakarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala තිලකරත්න (see Thilakaratne).
Sklueff Russian (Latinized, Rare, ?)
Means bird of prey. From Russia. Was changed by the government from Cellieic letters to Latin letters. Unknown if it was change in Russia or Harbin, Chun where they escaped Bolshevism.
Trummel Estonian
Trummel is an Estonian surname meaning "drum" and "barrel".
Gunatilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණතිලක (see Gunathilaka).
Asp Swedish
Means "aspen tree" in Swedish.
Sebeok Hungarian, Medieval Hungarian
From Sebők, a diminutive of Sebestyén.
Ariyapala Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit आर्य (arya) meaning "noble, honourable, respectable" and पाल (pala) meaning "guard, protector".
Min Chinese, Korean
From Chinese 闵 (mǐn) meaning "pity, sorrow", also referring to the posthumous title of the Duke Min of Lu (personal name Ji Qi).
Sabri Arabic
Derived from the given name Sabri.
Kowalczuk Ukrainian (Polonized)
Polonised form of Ukrainian Kovalchuk, which is used by Ukrainians in Poland.
Sueadao Thai (Rare)
Means "leopard" in Thai.
Kanoksiri Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Olaf Norwegian
From the name Olaf.
Mangani Italian
Possibly an Italian variant of Mangan.
Ishmael English
From the given name Ishmael
Canova Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and nova, the feminine form of the adjective nov "new".
Rork Irish
Variant of O'Rourke.
Brougham English
From the parish of Brougham in Westmoreland, derived from Old English burg "stronghold" + ham "piece of land".
Kevat Indian
From Sanskrit केवट (kevaṭ) meaning "boatman". This is used by the Kevat caste who traditionally specialized in rowing boats.
Debbie English
It comes from Dibden meaning "deep valley".
Lumasac Tagalog
From Tagalog lumasak meaning "to decompose, to rot".
Melero Spanish
Occupational name for a collector or seller of honey, melero (Late Latin mellarius, an agent derivative of mel, genitive mellis, ‘honey’).
Godenzi Romansh
Derived from the given name Gaudentius.
Galpin English
English: occupational name for a messenger or scullion (in a monastery), from Old French galopin ‘page’, ‘turnspit’, from galoper ‘to gallop’.
Mamaril Filipino, Pangasinan, Tagalog
Means "shooter, one who shoots" in Pangasinan and Tagalog, derived from the professional or habitual prefix mang- and baril meaning "gun, firearm".
Gregori Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Gregorio.
Lalatovic Serbian
Possibly derived from the slavic word for "tulips", lale or from son of Lala (a nickname for Lazar)
Pasha Urdu, Bengali, Persian, Albanian
From the high-ranking Ottoman military rank pasha of disputed origin, perhaps derived from the Persian title پادشاه (padeshah) meaning "king" or from Turkish baş meaning "head" and ağa meaning "lord, master".
Zelený Czech
Zelený means "green" in Czech.
Pagliarulo Italian
Southern Italian diminutive of Pagliaro.
Järvelill Estonian
Järvelill is an Estonian surname meaning "lake flower".
Maghsoudi Persian
From the given name Maghsoud.
Kackley German
Probably an Americanized spelling of German Kächele (see Kachel).
Yasuhiru Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 安蒜 (see Ambiru).
Ruderer German
Occupational name meaning "Rower" in German.
Masri Arabic
Means "Egyptian (person)" in Arabic.
Taron German
Standardized variant of Tarruhn.
Nõgu Estonian
Nõgu is an Estonian surname meaning "dell".
Ugas Catalan
Probably from the word uvas meaning "grapes".
Moffa Italian
From Italian muffa "mould, mildew, moss".
Nakamoto Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Masalis Greek (Cypriot)
Cypriot surname, often used in rural parts of Cyprus. Died out in Greece, there are no more living people with it anymore.
Pascua Spanish
From the personal name Pascual. It also means "Easter" in Spanish.
Olano Basque
From the name of a hamlet in Álava, Basque Country, derived from ola "factory, forge, ironworks; hut cabin" and the diminutive suffix -no.
Kakita Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Anzalone Italian
The surname Anzalone was first found in Bolgna (Latin: Bononia).
Manley English
Habitational name from places in Devon and Cheshire, named in Old English as "common wood or clearing", from (ge)mǣne "common, shared" and lēah "woodland clearing". The surname is still chiefly found in the regions around these villages.
Cotner Medieval Low German (Americanized)
Likely originating from an Americanized spelling of Kötner or Köthner, status names for a cotter. Derived from Middle Low German kote ‘shelter’, ‘cottage’.
Dubno Polish
From Polish dub, meaning "oak".
Mohorko Slovene
It comes from the latin given name ERMACORA. the Sain Bishop of Aquileia, near Venice.
Suzuura Japanese
Suzu means "chime, bell" and ura means "bay, seacoast".
Viscardi Italian
patronymic or plural form of Viscardo a variant of the personal name Guiscardo itself from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements wisa "wise" and hard "hardy strong"... [more]
Wahlberg German, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Composed of German wal "field, meadow" or Swedish vall "grassy bank" and berg "mountain, hill".
Shentu Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 申屠 (shēntú) meaning "butcher from Shen", a vassal state of the Zhou dynasty.
Diamantis Greek
Derived from the Byzantine Greek word διαμάντιν (diamántin), itself from the Italian diamante (Late Latin diamas), ultimately from the Ancient Greek word ἀδάμας (adámas) meaning "diamond".
al-Muzaffari Arabic
From the given name Muzaffar.
Maidment English
Occupational name for a servant of maidens (such as nuns), from Middle English maiden (ultimately from Old English mægden) meaning "young girl, virgin, maiden" and man ending with an excrescent -t.
Julian English, German
Derived from the given name Julian. Cognate of Julián and Julien, English variant of Gillian
Matunec Croatian
Meaning - "mason" from Croatian màtūn, from Italian mattone meaning brick + agent noun -ec
Hataba Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田羽 (see Hattawa).
Ciccarelli Italian
Derived from the given name Francesco.
Mchale Irish, Welsh
From the Irish Mac Céile, a patronymic from the byname Céile, meaning "companion." This was the surname of a Mayo family, tenants of church lands. ... [more]
Youcef Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Youcef.
Zelenskis Latvian
Latvian cognate of Zieliński.
Tandy English
From a pet-form of the male personal name Andrew.
Kumanomidou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 or 熊埜御堂 (see Kumanomidō).
Alasoo Estonian
Alasoo is an Estonian surname meaning "area/region swamp".
Dos Passos Portuguese
Means "of the steps" in Portuguese.
Ó Toráin Irish
Meaning, ‘descendant of Torán’, a personal name formed from a diminutive of tor ‘lord’, ‘hero’, ‘champion’.
Lieb German
From a short form of the various compound Slavic personal names formed with lubo- "love" as the first element.
Vanaaseme Estonian
Vanaaseme is an Estonian surname meaning "old place".
Waris Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Waris.
Banaag Tagalog
Means "glimmer, gleam, soft ray" in Tagalog.
Joffé French, Jewish
French form of Joffe.
Line English
Americanized form of German Lein: occupational name for a grower of or dealer in flax from Middle High German līn, meaning “flax”.... [more]
Süssmann German, Jewish
A nickname for a sweet person.
Belgique French (Belgian)
Denotes someone from Belgium.
Nova Spanish
From the Spanish word 'nueva' meaning "new".
Yett English
Derived from the Old English word geat, meaning gate.
Naya Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).
Francescoli Italian
Variant form of Francesco. This name is borne by the former Uruguayan soccer star Enzo Francescoli (1961-).
Çiçek Turkish
Means "flower, blossom" in Turkish.
Hryniewski Polish
It indicates familial origin within any of several Polesian villages named "Hryniewicze".
Malmsten Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish malm meaning "ore" and sten (Old Norse steinn) meaning "stone".
Ganiku Okinawan
From Okinawan 我如古 (Ganiku) meaning "Ganeko", an area in Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan.
Kiley Irish, English
Anglicized form of the Old Gaelic "O' Cadhla" meaning "son of Cadhla". Cadhla means meaning graceful or beautiful; hence, "descendant(s) of 'the graceful one'".
Shuster English
Variant of German Schuster or Slovenian Šuster, both meaning "shoemaker".
Strojny Polish
A nickname for a dandy; Elegant and Well-Dressed.
Miyawaki Japanese
A famous bearier of this surname, Sakura Miyawaki from IZONE.
Nikittsev Russian
Derived from a diminutive of the Russian given name Nikita 1.
Feist German (Austrian)
taken from St. Veit (Vitus in Latin), Protector against fire and lightning
Del Toro Spanish
Means "of the bull" in Spanish, denoting a person who owns bulls or a tender of bulls.
Damur German (Swiss)
Germanized form of Damour.
Zlatkin Jewish
Meaning, "gold" or "yellow."
Enfield English
Place in England. Like Uxbridge.
Rosendahl Swedish, Danish, German
Swedish and Danish ornamental name meaning "rose valley" and German variant of Rosenthal, also meaning "rose valley".
Herco Bosnian
Derived from Herceg.
Beau French
Nickname for a handsome man (perhaps also ironically for an ugly one) from Old French beu bel "beautiful, handsome" (from Late Latin bellus)... [more]
Purge Estonian
Purge is an Estonian surname derived "purk" meaning "can" and "purgis" meaning "canned".
Abdelfattah Arabic
From the given name Abd al-Fattah.
Pickle German
Pickle is an Anglicized form of the North German word “pokel” and or the Dutch word “pekel”.
Camansi Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kamansi meaning "breadfruit".
Mikker Estonian
Mikker is an Estonian family name possibly related to Mihkel
Bryn Welsh
Means hill in welsh
Lencastre Portuguese
From the English surname Lancaster. Brought to Portugal by Phillipa Lancaster, who later married King John I.
Gioia Italian
Means "joy, delight" in Italian. Can derive from the given name Gioia, from a nickname, or from any of several toponyms in southern Italy.
Masih Urdu, Indian (Christian), Hindi
From Urdu مسیح (masih) or Hindi मसीह (masih) referring to the Christian messiah (Jesus Christ), both ultimately from Arabic مسيح (masih). This name is common among Pakistani and North Indian Christians.
Mezurashi Japanese
Means "rare; strange" in Japanese.
Chaffin English
A diminutive that originated from the Old French word chauf, which itself is derived from Latin calvus, both meaning "bald". Originally used as an Anglo-Norman nickname for a bald man.
Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Lu 1, from Sino-Vietnamese 呂 (lã).
Vilpuu Estonian
Vilpuu is an Estonian surname derived from "vili" ("fruit") and "puu" ("tree").
Samir Arabic
From the given name Samir 1.
Arousi Jewish, Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic, Arabic
Yemenite Jewish and Arabic name possibly deriving from Arabic words aroosi, "bridal, relating to a wedding", rousi, "groom". El Aroussi, a variant, is found densely in Morocco and Francophone populations (France, Canada).
Aritzala Basque (Rare)
From the name of a municipality in Navarre, Spain, probably derived from Basque haritz "oak tree" and ala "pasture, meadow".
Middag Dutch
Means "midday, noon" in Dutch. Compare German Mittag.
Chikamatsu Japanese
From 近 (chika) meaning "close, near" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine, fir tree".
Uenosono Japanese
From 上 (ue) meaning "top, upper, above", ノ or の (no) being a possessive particle, and 園 (sono) meaning "garden, plantation, orchard".
Dumper English
Variant of Dummer.
Fleetwood English
Means "From the town of Fleetwood, in Lancaster".
Wardell English, Irish
A habitational name from Wardle in Lancashire and possibly Wardle in Cheshire, both named with Old English elements weard "guard, guardian" hyll "hill" meaning "watch hill"... [more]
Siriwardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සිරිවර්ධන (see Siriwardana).
Tiêu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Xiao, from Sino-Vietnamese 蕭 (tiêu).
Buljubašić Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Slovene
Buljubašić is a Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian surname derived from the Ottoman military rank Boluk-bashi.... [more]
Eisenhauer German
Occupational name meaning "iron cutter" where Eisen- means "iron" and -hauer means "hewer". The verb 'hew' being less well used in English than in earlier times, but still understood to mean cut, such as in hewing tree limbs... [more]
Le Fay Irish Mythology
Meaning 'the fairy'
Muscato Italian
From the given name Muscato, which is derived from the Latin word muscus meaning "moss".
O'Loney Irish
Anglicization of Ó Luanaigh.
Quintela Portuguese
Has its roots in Latin, deriving from "quintus," meaning "fifth." It likely originated from describing a person as the fifth child in a family or from the division of land among heirs, where a fifth part was given to one heir.
Hamed Arabic
From the given name Hamed.
Ravi Indian
From the given name Ravi
Peit Estonian
Peit is an Estonian surname meaning "concealed" and "hidden".
Yajin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 夜 (ya) meaning "night; evening" and 陣 (jin) meaning "battle formation; camp"
Tưởng Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Jiang, from Sino-Vietnamese 蔣 (tưởng).
Mahilum Filipino, Cebuano
Derived from Cebuano mahilom meaning "quiet, still, silent".
Pradl Hungarian, German (Austrian)
Meaning unknown. Possibly originating somewhere in Hungary.
Loya Basque, Spanish
From a location in Navarre, Spain, probably means "the mud", derived from Basque lohi "mud, mire".
Yokote Japanese
Yoko ("Beside") + Te , this is the Japanese word for hand. This surname means "Beside a Hand". Michiko Yokote is an example. She wrote the Pichi Pichi Pitch manga and did screenwriting for Masamune-kun's Revenge.
Carlo Italian
From the given name Carlo.
Knezevich Spanish (?)
rafe knezevich is a cutie patootie
Sees German
Variant of Seese.
Steinwedel German
From the German word "stein" and "wedel" which mean "stone frond", which was a name given to someone who lived near a stone wall covered in plants.
Mondithoka Telugu (Modern)
they are honest people and having helping nature. at history one person has bull cart some time it was went into dig then all people was trying and trying for lift the cart. but no use from those,after that people were shouting as a bigger like come on 'mondithoka' this word not surname of farmer his bull has short tail... [more]
Brar Indian (Sikh), Punjabi, Hindi
Based on the name of a tribe in the Jat community. From Punjabi meaning "brave and strong warriors".
Rian Irish (Anglicized, Rare, ?)
An alternate spelling and pronunciation of Ó Riain, due to French influences after the progenitors of the family moved to France from Ireland.
Shoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 初 (see Shō).
Trouillefou French, Literature
From a compound of colloquial French trouille "fear" and fou "mad, crazy". Clopin Trouillefou is a fictional character in the 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo, depicted as a Romani Frenchman who is the King of Truands (the criminals and outcasts of Paris) disguises himself as a beggar begging the audience for money, disrupting Pierre Gringoire's play.
Tyutyunnik Russian
Occupational name for a tobacco tycoon, derived from Slavic word tyutyun literally meaning "tobacco".
Baha Arabic
Derived from the given name Baha.
Rodham English
From Roddam in Northumberland. The name is thought to have derived from Germanic *rodum, meaning 'forest clearing'.
Sasse German
Variant of Sachs via the form Sachse.
Chipperfield English
Derived from Hertfordshire Village of Chipperfield
Koniecpolski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish town of Koniecpol.
Gultekin Turkish
It comes from "Kül Tigin" (? - 575 AD) who was a general of the Second Turkic Kaganate (Göktürks' khaganate). He was a second son of Ilterish Shad and the younger brother of Bilge Kagan.
Dhar Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit उद्धार (uddhara) meaning "credit, deliverance, redemption".
Pintor Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Galician, Sardinian
occupational name for a painter from pintor "painter".
Sakota Japanese
From Japanese 迫 (sako) meaning "mountainside valley" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Morricone Italian
Possibly derived from the medieval given name Moricius or Moricus, derived from Latin murex meaning "shellfish (kind used in making purple dye)" as well as "sharp stone, pointed rock".
Roso Croatian
Croatian variation of the Italian surname Rosso.
Giresse French
Alain Giresse is a French footballer and manager... [more]
Dimaisip Filipino, Tagalog
Means "unfathomable" from Tagalog di- meaning "no, not" and isip meaning "intellect, discernment".
Killian Irish (Anglicized, Modern), German
Meaning "little church". From cill (Irish for "church") and -ín, a Gaelic diminutive.