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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Boateng Western African, Akan
Means "someone who is humble to God" in Akan. This is among the most common surnames in Ghana. Famous bearers include half-brothers Jérôme (1988-) and Kevin-Prince Boateng (1987-), both of whom are German soccer players.
Kruczynski Polish
Derived from the polish diminutive of kruk meaning “raven”.
Fiveland Norwegian (Rare)
From the name of a farm in Norway named with the word fivel possibly meaning "cottongrass, bog cotton". This plant grows in abundance in the marshy land near the location of the farm.
Filagic Serbian, Croatian
Probably derived from the Turkish word aga. Agas were the Sultan's regents.
Fliss Polish (Americanized), Polish (Germanized)
Americanized and Germanized form of Flis.
Bagherzadeh Persian
Means "offspring of Bagher" in Persian.
Mostefaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "relating to Mustafa" in Arabic (chiefly Algerian).
Abeyarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේරත්න (see Abeyratne).
Godin English
Comes from the Germanic personal name Godin-, a pet form of any of various compound names beginning with god, got ‘god’. Compare Godbold, Goddard, and Godfrey.
Mccollum Northern Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Coluim "son of Colum". See McCallum, which is the usual spelling of this name in Scotland.
Macuha Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog makuha meaning "get, obtain (something)".
Blumenkrantz German, Jewish
Means "flower-wreath" in German.
Dinçer Turkish
From Turkish dinç meaning "vigorous, energetic, active" and er meaning "man, hero, brave".
Mariano Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the personal name Mariano
Sulu Tagalog
From the sea in the Philippines. Notable bearer is the fictional character Hikaru Sulu from Star Trek. The name is not commonly given to real people.
Galliard French
It resembles the French word "galliard," meaning "brave, cheerful, spirited." Marcel and Porco Galliard from Attack on Titan are known bearers of this name.
Sailer English
Variant spelling of Saylor.
Jin Japanese
From Japanese 神 (jin) meaning "deity; god". This may have been used by shrine masters, people who came from shrines, or people who were granted by the emperor of Japan.
Rathnasooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala රත්නසූරිය (see Ratnasuriya).
Gavezniansky Belarusian (Rare, Archaic)
Means "from the town of Gavezhno."
Lewy Jewish
Variant of Levi.
Cornelius Dutch, German, Danish, English
Derived from the given name Cornelius. Cognate of Corneille, English variant of Cornell.
Kadijević Croatian, Serbian
Derived from kadija (кадија), meaning "Qadi", a judge of a Sharia court.
Van den Hurk Dutch
From any of several place names derived from the element hornik "corner".
Madusanka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Madushanka.
Keleş Turkish
Means "brave, handsome" as well as "bald" or "ugly" in Turkish.
Bacani Filipino, Pampangan, Pangasinan
Meaning uncertain.
Dax English
Either derived from the town of Dax in France or from the Old English given name Dæcca (of unknown meaning).
Plasencia Spanish
habitational name from Plasencia in Cáceres province and possibly also a Castilianized form of a habitational name from Plasenzia the name of towns in Zaragoza and Huesca (Aragon).
Dieckhaus German
Refers to a person from a place of the same name near Diepholz in Lower Saxony.
Kaihatsu Japanese
From Japanese 開発 (Kaihatsu) meaning "Kaihatsu", a former village in the former district of Imizu in the former Japanese province of Etchū in present-day Toyama, Japan.
Kilroy English
"Kilroy was here" was a phrase widely written up on walls by American service personnel in the UK during World War II. The identity of the probably mythical Kilroy has been much debated (one theory is that he was a shipyard inspector of Quincy, Massachusetts, who chalked the phrase on material he had checked).
Virgil Spanish
From the given name Virgil.
Steiger German
Occupational name from Middle High German stiger 'foreman', 'mine inspector'
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.
Foligno Italian
From the name of an ancient town in Umbria, Italy, derived from Latin Fulginia, of uncertain etymology.
Fischmann German, Jewish
Cognate of Fishman. occupational name for a fish seller from Middle High German fisc Yiddish fish (German fisch) "fish" and Middle High German and Yiddish man (German mann) "man".
Bäumchen German
Surname of German origin meaning "little tree". It could have been used to describe someone who lived near a tree or forest.
Damar Turkish
Means "vein, vessel" in Turkish.
Invernizzi Italian
Probably denoted someone from Inverno e Monteleone, a municipality in Lombardy. Inverno itself is Italian for "winter".
Del Carmen Spanish
Means "of Carmen" in Spanish.
Strete English
Strete is derived from Old English "Straet" which, in turn is derived from the latin "strata". This surname has spelling variants including, Streeter, Street, Straight, and Streeten. The first occurrences of this surname include Modbert de Strete of Devon (1100), AEluric de Streitun and his heir Roger (at the time of Henry de Ferrers) and Eadric Streona, Ealdorman of Mercia.
Jamil Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Jamil.
Maia Basque
From the name of a village in Navarre, Spain, called Amaiur in Basque, derived from amai "end, boundary, limit" (compare the given name Amaia).
Minamino Japanese
From Japanese 南 (minami) meaning "south" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain".
Milgram Jewish
Ornamental name derived from Yiddish מילגרוים (milgroym) meaning "pomegranate".
Kampos Greek
From Greek meaning "plain, lowlands".
Cuerden English
Derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cuerden,' a township in the parish of Leyland, Lancashire.
Peltz German, Jewish
Occupational name for a furrier, from Middle High German bellez, (modern German pelz) "fur", "animal skin".
Villasante Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Merindad de Montija.
Edge English
Topographic name, especially in Lancashire and the West Midlands, for someone who lived on or by a hillside or ridge, from Old English ecg "edge".
Manton English
Locational surname, derived from old English "the dweller near the chalky or sandy earth."
Gereña Basque
Habitational name of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from the archaic Basque element ger meaning "stone, crag" or "mill" (compare Gernika).
Twain American
Most famously borne in the pen name of American author and one time Mississippi riverboat pilot Mark Twain (1835-1910), whose real name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens... [more]
Dursun Turkish
Means "stop" or "alive" in Turkish.
Grybauskaitė Lithuanian
this surname comes from polish grzybovski surname
Nanjou Japanese
From Japanese 南 (nan) meaning "south" combined with 條 (jou) meaning "article", 条 (jou) with the same meaning as the previous, or 場 (jou) meaning "location".
Warisaya Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 割鞘 (see Warizaya).
Quail English, Manx
A variant of Quayle, derived from various patronymics meaning "son of Paul". Alternately, an English nickname derived from the bird, perhaps given to a person who was timid, or known for being promiscuous.
Money English
Occupational name for someone who makes money or a nickname for a rich person, from Old French monoie. A famous bearer of the name was New Zealand-American psychologist John Money (1921-2006).
Mizumo Japanese
Mizu means "water" and mo means "cloud".
Çehre Turkish
Means "face" in Turkish, possibly denoting a person with a notable face, from Persian چهره (čehre) "face, visage".
Durgiai Romansh
Derived from the given name Durisch.
Sevim Turkish
Means "love" in Turkish.
Chourey Hindi
chourey surname basically belongs to kurmi caste
Sääsk Estonian
Sääsk is an Estonian surname meaning "midge" and "gnat".
Brucks German
A variant of the German based surname 'Bruck', which roughly means 'bridge'.
Barack Arabic
From the given name Barack
Frankhauser German
Denotes somebody from any of several places with the name Frankenhausen.
Lesieur French
From old French sieur "lord, overlord" (from Latin senior "elder") fused with le either an occupational name for someone in service of a great lord or an ironic nickname for someone who gives himself airs or graces.
Zanto German
Unknown origin and history.
Yarchi Hebrew
From Hebrew יָרֵחַ (yareach), meaning "moon".
Amatani Japanese
天 (Ama) means "heaven" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley". This is the pronunciation of it in western Japan.
Rotterdam Dutch
Denoting someone from a place named Rotterdam "place of the muddy water".
Saxby English (British)
Saxby is the surname of the character Stella Saxby from the book Awful Auntie, by David Walliams. Saxby means "Grand" .
Aak Estonian
Aak is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "aaker", meaning "acre".
Hasawa Japanese
Ha means "feather, plume" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Katai Japanese
From Japanese 片 (kata) meaning "partial, one-sided" and 井 (i) meaning "well".
Christou Greek
Means "son of Christos 1".
Vetsch Romansh
Derived from the given name Bonifatius.
Polnareff French
Most known by famous French singer Michel Polnareff, and fictional Jojo's Bizarre Adventure character Jean-Pierre Polnareff (who is named after the singer).
Makhluf Arabic
Derived from the given name Makhluf.
Waris Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Waris.
Simarmata Batak
From si, indicating location, and mata,
Rosenborg Norwegian
Norwegian form of Rosenberg.
Capeder Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Peder.
Woodcraft English (British)
Occupational name for a woodworker.
Ngeoncharoen Thai
Thaification of the Chinese surname Wu.
Zetterberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish säter "outlying meadow" and berg "mountain, hill".
Sasako Japanese
Sasa means "bamboo grass" and no means "child, first sign of the Chinese zodiac: the rat".
Zahraoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "related to Zahra" in Arabic (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).
Capote Italian (Tuscan)
Capote is a name for person who was the chief of the head from the Italian personal name Capo.
Kogane Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 黄金, 小金, 古金, 子金, 故金 or 小賀根 with 黄 (ou, kou, ki, ko-) meaning "yellow", 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small", 古 (ko, furu-, furu.i, -fu.rusu) meaning "old", 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of Chinese zodiac", 故 (ko, furu.i, moto, yue) meaning "cause, circumstances, consequently, especially, happenstance, intentionally, reason, the late, therefore", 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy", 根 (kon, ne, -ne) meaning "head (pimple), radical, root" and 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "gold."... [more]
Mondriaan Dutch
Meaning uncertain. It is a variant of the surname Mondriaal, which could possibly be a Dutch cognate of Monreal, meaning "royal mountain". This was the real surname of the Dutch-American painter Piet Mondrian (1872-1944).
Haugland Norwegian
From the name of various farmsteads in Norway, from the Old Norse elements haugr meaning "mound" and land meaning "farmstead, land".
Inaki Japanese (Rare)
Ina means "rice plant" and ki means "tree, wood".
Mikołajczyk Polish
Derived from the given name Mikołaj.
Laudrup Danish
Possibly from the name of homesteads in Denmark, most likely derived from Old Norse laut meaning "barn", combined with the Danish suffix -drup (itself from Old Norse thorp) meaning "outlying farmstead, village, settlement"... [more]
d'Estaing French
Derived from Estaing, a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. A famous bearer was the French president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926-2020).
Beckson English (British)
The name comes from having lived in an enclosed place, means dweller at the old enclosure or dwelling. The surname Aldeman was first found in Essex, Suffolk and Yorkshire at Aldham. In all cases, the place name meant "the old homestead," or "homestead of a man called Ealda," from the Old English personal name + "ham."
Elmendorf German
Derived from a village with the same name in the district of Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Kandt German
Probably from Middle High German kant meaning "jug" (from Latin olla cannata meaning "pot with one spout") and hence an occupational name for a maker or seller of jugs.
Or Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ke.
Iliopoulos Greek
Means "son of Ilias".
Prometta Italian
Promise (prometto), feminine.
Tekin Turkish
From an Old Turkish title meaning "prince".
Abeyaratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේරත්න (see Abeyratne).
Karlström Swedish
Literally means "Carl's stream" in Swedish.
Haycock English
English (West Midlands): from a medieval personal name, a pet form of Hay, formed with the Middle English hypocoristic suffix -cok (see Cocke).
Wedmore English (British)
Habitational name from Wedmore in Somerset, recorded in the 9th century as Wethmor, possibly meaning ‘marsh (Old English mor) used for hunting (w?the)’.
Lamborghini Italian
Probably from Germanic landa "land" and burg "fortress, castle".
Duysenov Kazakh
Means "son of Duysen".
Psychogios Greek
From the Greek words for soul (ψυχή) and son (γιός), usually means godson.
Kangas Finnish
Derived from Finnish kangas, denoting a type of soil and the type of forest (known as boreal forest or taiga) that grows in such soil.
Zipplies German (East Prussian)
Lithuanian-Germanized form of the Swiss German surname Süpply
Servetnyk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian серветка (servetka), meaning "napkin".
Rosier French
French for "rose tree" or "rose bush". A common surname in Francophone areas. It is also the name of a fallen angel who was considered the patron demon of tainted love and seduction.
Bojārs Latvian
Derived from the Slavic title boyar.
Figueira Portuguese, Galician
Means "fig tree" in Portuguese and Galician, ultimately from Latin ficaria. It was used a topographic name for someone who lived or worked near fig trees or for someone from any of various places called Figueira (derived from the same word).
Poghossian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պողոսյան (see Poghosyan).
Goda Japanese (Rare)
Go ("Connected to") + Da ("Rice Paddy"). This is mostly on Shikoku Island.
Mcminn English (British), Scottish
Meaning "Son of" Minn"".
Witzig German
German: nickname from Middle High German witzic ‘clever’, ‘prudent’, ‘knowing’.
Gunasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Gunasekara.
Trumbo French, German
French (Alsatian) form of German Trumbauer.
Noko Japanese
From 野 (no) meaning "field, plain" and 古 (ko) meaning "old, antique, ancient".
Suleymanov Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Süleymanov.
Catregn Romansh
Derived from the given name Catregna.
Sylvers Irish
Variant of Silvers.
Burley English
English habitation name from the elements burg meaning "stronghold or fortified settlement" and leah meaning "field or clearing".
Mabanglo Filipino, Pampangan
Means "fragrant" in Kapampangan.
Venini Italian
Possibly a patronymic from the medieval name Bene, meaning "good".
Van Look Dutch
Topographic name from look "enclosure, fence", or habitational name from a place named with this word.
Petriv Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Petrov.
Godwinson English
Means "Son of Godwin". First born by Harold Godwinson. From his father Godwine, Earl of Wessex... [more]
Akhmatova Tatar, Russian
Feminine form of Akhmatov, meaning "son of Äxmät".
Tomatsu Japanese
From the Japanese 戸 (to or do) "door," "shutter" and 松 (matsu) "pine tree."
Bosso Italian
Derived from Italian bosso "box tree", probably applied as a topographic name but possibly also as a metonymic occupational name for a wood carver or turner.
Ikei Japanese
Ike means "pool, pond" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".
Davari Persian
Derived from Persian داور (davar) meaning "judge, arbiter".
Auberjonois French
A French last name meaning "armourer". Actor René Murat Auberjonois is a notable bearer.
Adamian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Adamyan.
Handelman Jewish
Occupational name for a tradesman merchant or dealer.
Kubitschek German
Germanized form of Kubíček. This name was borne by Juscelino Kubitschek (1902-1976), the Brazilian president who founded the city of Brasília in 1960, replacing Rio de Janeiro as the capital city of Brazil... [more]
Beteta Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Kõivisto Estonian
Kõivisto is an Estonian surname meaning "birch grove".
Baraga Slovene
A Slovene surname of unknown origin. A notable bearer was Slovene-American Roman Catholic bishop Frederic Baraga (1797-1868), who was the bishop of Marquette, a town in Upper Michigan, USA. There is also a village in Upper Michigan named Baraga, which was named after the bishop.
Guercio Italian
Probably a variant of Guerzoni, though it may derive from a Germanic given name.
Pavon Spanish (Latin American)
Nickname for a proud man
Beske German
Likely derived from Peschke and Peske, vernacular forms of the given name Petrus.
Als English
Means "son of Ale" in English, Ale being a short form of any of various personal names beginning with al-.
Ashkenazi Jewish
From a nickname given by Jews in Slavic countries to Jews from Germany. It was also used to denote a Yiddish-speaking Jew who had settled in an area where non-Ashkenazic Jews were the majority. The name ultimately comes from Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַז‎‎ (ashk'náz), a location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, which is likely from Assyrian Aškūza.
Kaye English
From the first name Kaye.
Bursey French
Variant of Burcy.
Zvonik Russian
Means "little ring, little call" from Russian звон (zvon) "ringing, calling".
Awad Arabic
Refers to a person who makes "Oud", an oriental musical instrument.
Kokan Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小菅 or 小管 (see Kosuge).
Deldojar Scottish (Anglicized, Rare)
Deldojar is a nickname for Bangladeshi traders who settled on the coastal port of Perth and Kinross, Scotland. This name is taken from the name of the merchant's hometown, Deldur upazila, a district of Tangail in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bus Dutch
Variant of Bos.
Kajmak Croatian
Kajmak (or kaymak) is a dairy product from southeastern Europe and Central Asia.
Beauregard French
From French place names derived from beau "beautiful" and regard "look, glance".
Allin English
Variant spelling of Allen or Allen.
Traum English, German
From Middle High German troum meaning "dream".
Miyazato Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 里 (sato) meaning "village".
Blonde French
Variant of Blond.
Novitsky Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Nowicki.
Beas Spanish (Mexican)
Spanish (common in Mexico): habitational name from any of the places in Andalusia named Beas.
Treial Estonian
Treial is an Estonian surname meaning "turner".
Ley English (British)
Variant of Lye, which is given to someone who lives near a meadow
Saeidzadeh Persian
From the given name Saeid combined with the Persian suffix -زاده (-zâde) meaning "offspring".
Shippoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 (see Shippō).
Fomenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Foma.
Malatestas Greek
Means "bad head" in Italian, from the Italian surname Malatesta, also found in Greece.
Tandy English
From a pet-form of the male personal name Andrew.
Grundy English
Probably a Middle English metathesized form of the Old French personal name Gondri, Gundric (see Gundry).
Crevier French
Either a derivative of Old French creve meaning “crevice” or “fissure” hence a topographic name for someone who lived on arid land or an occupational name for a seller of crawfish from an agent derivative of Old French crevis meaning “crawfish.”
Mickley French
It originated when an immigrant family named Michelet came to New York from Northern France. Because they had a foreign surname, they made up the names Mickley and Michelin. The originator was Jean Jacques Michelet (John Jacob Mickley), a private in the Revolutionary War... [more]
Marsman Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch marsch, mersch (Southern Dutch meers), meaning "marsh". In some cases, however, it can also be a variant of Meersman.
Demić Serbian, Bosnian
Derived from Turkish demir, meaning "iron".
Zidan Arabic
From the given name Zaydan.
Grandin Italian
Derived from Grande.
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