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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Skoubye Danish (Americanized, Rare)
from the Danish Skovby (also pronounced SKO-bee), meaning "city by a forest" or "forest town"
Zoller German, Jewish
Occupational name for a customs officer, Middle High German zoller.
Mauhay Tagalog
From Tagalog uhay meaning "blade of grain, spike".
Cain English
Habitational name from the city of Caen in France, or a variant form of Cane.
Northland English
Meaning "North land".
Sananikone Lao
Means "multitude of victories" from Lao ຊະນະ (sana) meaning "win, victory" and ນິກອນ (nikon) meaning "multitude, group".
Nagaoka Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Nies German
German: from a reduced form of the personal name Dionys (see Dennis), which was stressed on the last syllable; this was a popular personal name as a result of the influence of the French Saint Denis... [more]
Delogu Italian
Means "from/of the place", from Sardinian de "of, from" and logu "place".
Nozaki Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Oakes English, Irish
English: Topographic name, a plural variant of Oak.... [more]
Jüni German (Swiss)
Derived from the given name Junius.
al-Awlaki Arabic
Means "the Awlaki" in Arabic, referring to a person from the Awalik (عواليك) tribe of south Yemen.
Jovanov Serbian, Macedonian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Jovan".
Demsky Polish, Jewish
Derived from Polish dab and demb meaning "oak", which is either a habitational name from a place with the same name or an ornamental name with reference to the tree and its qualities of strength and durability.
Liêu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Liao, from Sino-Vietnamese 廖 (liêu).
Puglia Italian
habitational name from Apulia (Italian Puglia) in southeastern Italy. Variant of Pugliese.
Roe English
Nickname for a timid person, derived from the Middle English ro meaning "roe"; also a midland and southern form of Ray.
Chattapadhyay Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali চট্টোপাধ্যায় (see Chattopadhyay).
Iwatani Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Banchieri Italian
From Italian banchiere "banker" or from the related Genoese bancherus "shopkeeper, street vendor".
Del Espíritu Santo Spanish (Rare)
Means "of the Holy Spirit" in Spanish
Nahksep Estonian
A surname drived from an occupational name meaning, "leatherworker".
Behzadpour Persian
Means "son of Behzad" in Persian.
Iyobe Japanese
From 伊 (i) meaning "that one, Italy" combined with 豫 (yo) meaning "in advance, beforehand", or 五 (i) meaning "five" combined with 百 (yo) meaning "hundred, many, hundred", that is then combined with 部 (be) meaning "section, part".
Endō Japanese
From Japanese 遠 (en) meaning "distant, far" and 藤 (dō) meaning "wisteria".
Tetyanenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Tetyana".
Areekul Thai
Variant transcription of Arikun.
Ulema Estonian
Ulema is an Estonian surname; possibly a corruption of "tulema" meaning "come" and "to come/hail from".
Veltman Dutch
Variant of Veldman.
Al-Kadamani Arabic
used Dutch "The Voice Of Holland"'s Hanin Al-Kadamani
G'ofurov Uzbek
Means "son of Gʻofur".
Vosnakis Greek
From the Greek word "Vosnia" which means Bosnia
Peebles Scottish, Spanish (?)
Habitational name from places so named in Scotland. The place names are cognate with Welsh pebyll "tent, pavilion".
Naser Arabic
From the given name Nasir.
Sayagu Leonese
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous comarca.
Jon Romansh
Variant of Gion.
Lochte Dutch, German
Variant of the habitational names Lichte or Lucht.
Takekawa Japanese
Take means "bamboo" and kawa means "stream, river".
Balian Armenian
Patronymic of uncertain origin, perhaps from Turkish bal ‘lord’, ‘master’, a word of Arabic origin.
Ramirez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Ramírez primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Tuust Estonian
Tuust is an Estonian surname meaning "wisp".
Pool Romansh
Derived from the given name Pol.
Flink Swedish
From Swedish flink, an adjective for someone who is quick and accurate.
Ho-Tan Popular Culture
Invented surname belonging to Alfie Ho-Tan, the scribe of the Council of Elders in the TV series Yonderland.
Voog Estonian
Voog is an Estonian surname meaning "stream", "flow", "billow" and "flood".
Ours French
Nickname from French meaning "bear".
Thie Low German
From the given name Thiede (see Tiede).
Bledig Welsh
"like a wolf"
Kasemaa Estonian
Kasemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "birch land".
Mower German (Americanized)
Americanized form of Maurer and Mauer.
Kukić Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian
Derived from kuka (кука), meaning "hook".
Yakemenko Ukrainian
Vasiliy Yakemenko was the chairman of the Nashi youth group in Russia.
Lyakhov Russian
Derived from Russian лях (lyakh) meaning "Pole".
Meaux French
Habitational name from a place in Seine-et-Marne, so named from the Gaulish tribal name Meldi, or from Meaux-la-Montagne in Rhône.
Lambe English
Variant of Lamb.
Nightingale English
Nickname for someone with a good voice from Middle English nightegale "nightingale" (Old English nihtegale, ultimately from niht "night" and galan "to sing").
Poortman Dutch
Occupational name for a gatekeeper or topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a fortified town, from Dutch poort "gate" and man "man, person".
Canomanuel Spanish
The first part of this surname is possibly derived from Spanish cano "hoary, white-haired, grey-haired". The second part is derived from the given name Manuel... [more]
Poladov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Polad".
Farnum English
English and Irish. The origins of the Farnum name lie with England's ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It comes from when the family lived at Farnham, in several different counties including Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Essex, Suffolk, and the West Riding of Yorkshire... [more]
Noce Italian
Means "nut" or "walnut" in Italian. Could be a topographic name for someone who lived where nut trees grew, an occupational name for a grower or seller of walnuts, or perhaps a nickname based on the bearer’s strength of character, or a physical characteristic such as brown hair or skin.
Maj Polish, Jewish
Surname adopted with reference to the month of May, Polish maj. Surnames referring to months were sometimes adopted by Jewish converts to Christianity, with reference to the month in which they were baptized or in which the surname was registered.
Ergen Turkish
Means "adolescent" in Turkish.
Rial English
Variant of Royle.
Van Zo Post Dutch
Dutch form of Post.
Löfquist Swedish
Combination of Swedish löv "leaf" and kvist "twig".
Mazarro Italian
It means "mace bearer".
Ferhati Albanian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Ferhat.
Aruvald Estonian
Aruvald is an Estonian surname meaning "grassland parish".
Akbar Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Persian
From the given name Akbar.
Farrelly Irish
A variant of Irish surname Farrell
Sommerset Norwegian
Norwegian cognate of Somerset.
Tsunematsu Japanese
From the Japanese 恒 (tsune) "constant" or 常 (tsune) "always" and 松 (matsu) "pine tree."
Mary French
Habitational name from places in Saône-et-Loire, Seine-et-Marne, and Nièvre, named in Latin as Mariacum meaning "estate of Marius".
Shinde Indian, Marathi
Meaning unknown; this was also the name of a Indian dynasty from Maharashtra.
Sidhu Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
From Sanskrit सिद्ध (siddha) meaning "accomplished, proven".
Velychko Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Velichko.
Garcie French
French variant of Garcia.
Attenborough English
Habitational name for a person from the village of Attenborough in Nottinghamshire, England, derived from the Old English given name Adda and burh meaning "fortified place". A famous bearer of this name was the English actor and filmmaker Richard Attenborough (1923-2014)... [more]
Cardelli Italian
Diminutive form of Cardello.
Yousaf Urdu
From the given name Yousaf.
Doucouré Western African, Soninke
Meaning uncertain.
Katzman Slavic
Slavic form of Katz. Means "high priest, king".
Langeland Norwegian
Derived from the elements lang meaning "long" and land meaning "land" or "farmstead".
Sazaki Japanese
Sazaki means "wren".
O'Kevin Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Caoimhín "descent of Caoimhín."
Wong Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Wang.
Bernthal Jewish
Ornamental name derived from the Yiddish given name Ber meaning "bear" and German thal meaning "valley". A famous bearer is American actor Jon Bernthal (1976-).
Uy Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Huang primarily used in the Philippines.
Vojcatvechky Czech
From the Czech word dvojèata meaning twins.
Hamashou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 浜正 or 濱正 (see Hamashō).
Albayrak Turkish
Means "red flag" in Turkish.
Yagoub Arabic
Derived from the given name Yaqub.
Ó Gaoithín Irish
It literally means "Gaoithín’s descendant".
Riccio Italian
From Italian riccio meaning "curly". This was originally a nickname for someone with curly hair.
Ivačević Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Kuusinen Finnish
A surname originating from Eastern Finland, comprised of the elements “kuusi” meaning “six” or “moon”, and the suffix “-nen” which is typical of Eastern Finnish surnames. A notable bearer of this name is the Finnish-Soviet politician and writer Otto V. Kuusinen, one of the original founders of the Finnish Communist Party.
Pruss Estonian
Pruss is an Estonian surname meaning "beam" and "rafter".
Gernika Basque (Rare)
From the name of a town and municipality (called Guernica in Spanish and English) in Biscay, Basque Country, of uncertain etymology... [more]
Ó Fógartaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Fógartach"
Watterson Scottish, Northern Irish
From an altered form of the given name Walter.
Drescher Yiddish, German
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a thresher, German Drescher, Yiddish dresher, agent derivatives of Middle High German dreschen, Yiddish dresh(e)n 'to thresh'.... [more]
Coppenhaver German
Americanized spelling, probably originally spelled Kopenhaver or Koppenhaver. Means "owner of a hill".
Kaiyō Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 回 (e, kai, ka.eru, mawa.shi-, -mawa.shi, mawa.su, -mawa.su, -mawa.ri, mawa.ru, -mawa.ru, motoo.ru) meaning "game, revolve, round" and 陽 (you, hi) meaning "daytime, heaven, male, positive, sunshine, yang principle."... [more]
Affleck Galician, Scottish
Variation of Auchinleck, a town near Dundee, Scotland... Ben & Casey Affleck are famous bearers of the name. Auchinleck appears to have been one of those places where the ancient Celts and Druids held conventions, celebrated their festivals, and performed acts of worship... [more]
Croaker English
Meant "person from Crèvecoeur", the name of various places in northern France ("heartbreak", an allusion to the poverty of the local soil).
Vetsch Romansh
Derived from the given name Bonifatius.
Lovie Scottish
Variant of Leavey.
Asghari Persian
From the given name Asghar.
Roseman English
From the Norman feminine name Rosamund.
Shibuki Japanese
Shibu means "astringent, rough" and ki means "tree, wood".
Rodriksson Swedish
Means "son of Rodrik".
Wyeth English
May come either from the Old English word "withig" meaning "willow" or from Guyat, a pet form of the Old French given name Guy. Probably unrelated to Wyatt.
Sultanović Bosnian
Means "son of Sultan" in Bosnian.
Boutella Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Means "father of the mountain" or "father of the hill", from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father (of)" and تَلّ (tall) meaning "hill, foothill". Two notable bearers include father and daughter Safy (1950-) and Sofia (1982-) Boutella, an Algerian singer and an Algerian-French actress, respectively.
Wycherley English
Derived from a place name apparently meaning "elm-wood clearing" from Old English wice and leah. A famous bearer was the dramatist William Wycherley (1640-1715).
Aref Persian
From the given name Aref
Chanrueang Thai
Means "bright moon", from Thai จันทร์ (chan) meaning "Moon" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "bright; glowing; brilliant".
Ponomarev Russian
Derives from Slavic "пономарь"- Sexton.
Bilko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian білий (bilyy) "white".
Berwald German, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Originally derived from the given name Bernwald, composed of Old High German bern, bero "bear" and wald "ruler"... [more]
Madox English
Variant of Maddox.
Fils French
From fils "son", used to identify the younger of two bearers of the same personal name in a family.
Naganuma Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
Zegama Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Basque Country, Spain, of uncertain etymology.
Pagdanganan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "to be respected" in Tagalog, from Tagalog dangan "respect, consideration" with object trigger prefix and suffix pag- -an. This surname is mostly found in Bulacan.
Abolin Russian
Russified form of Āboliņš, a Latvian surname meaning "clover".
Colmenares Spanish
It literally means "apiaries", denoting someone who either worked at some or lived near some.
Amararathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරරත්න (see Amararathna).
Yim Khmer
Meaning uncertain, probably of Chinese origin.
Julian English, German
Derived from the given name Julian. Cognate of Julián and Julien, English variant of Gillian
Jay English, French
Nickname from Middle English, Old French jay(e), gai "jay (the bird)", probably referring to an idle chatterer or a showy person, although the jay was also noted for its thieving habits.
Sooksri Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สุขศรี (see Suksi).
Osuna Spanish
Habitational name from a place in the province of Seville, named from Arabic Oxuna, perhaps named from Late Latin Ursina (villa) "estate of Ursus" a byname meaning "bear".
Tolomeo Italian
From a personal name which was either a short form of Bartolomeo or an Italian form of the Greek Ptolemaios.
Lahey Irish
Lahey and Leahy originate from two different Gaelic surnames. Lahey, Lahy, Lahiff, Lahiffe, Laffey, and Lahive all originate from the Gaelic surname O Laithimh, which itself is a variant of O Flaithimh... [more]
Juust Estonian
Juust is an Estonian surname meaning "cheese".
Nurmsalu Estonian
Nurmsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "pasture/meadow grove".
Kitaya Japanese
From 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Gong Chinese
Gong means palace.... [more]
Thamrongsombutsakul English (American)
Panat Thamrongsombutsakul is an animator at Walt Disney Studios, known for his work on Ralph Breaks the Internet, Raya and the Last Dragon, and Megamind, among other animated films.
Treacher English
From a medieval nickname for a tricky or deceptive person (from Old French tricheor "trickster, cheat").
Koshiba Japanese
From 小 (ko) meaning "small, little" and 柴 (shiba) meaning "firewood".
Palliser English
Means "maker of palings and fences" (from a derivative of Old French palis "palisade"). In fiction, the Palliser novels are a series of six political novels by Anthony Trollope, beginning with 'Can You Forgive Her?' (1864) and ending with 'The Duke's Children' (1880), in which the Palliser family plays a central role.
Tanose Japanese
From 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy", 野 (no) meaning "field, plain, wilderness", and 瀬 (se) meaning "ripple, rapids, current".
Kami Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Jin).
Atondo Basque
From the name of a neighbourhood in Itza, Navarre, meaning "next to the gorge, beside the mountain pass", derived from Basque ate "door, gate; gorge, narrow pass" and ondo "side, base, foundation; next to, beside".
Osaki Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 崎, 埼, 﨑 or 岬 (saki) "peninsula," "cape" or 嵜 (saki) "steep," "promontory."
Lutz German, German (Swiss), French
From the given name Lutz, a short form of Ludwig, or of names containing the element liut "people" such as Luitgard.
Castel French, English
Topographic name from a derivative of Late Latin castellum "castle" (a diminutive of Latin castrum "fort Roman walled city") or a habitational name from any of several places called Le Castel... [more]
Loon Dutch
Variant form of Van Loon.
McStocker Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Irish Mac An Stocaire meaning "son of the trumpeter", from stocaire "trumpeter".
Thwing English
Habitational name from a place so called in East Yorkshire named with Old Norse thvengr or Old English thweng "narrow strip of land".
Abrar Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Abrar.
Garnica Spanish
Castilianized form of Garnika, a variant of Gernika.
Ohtsuka Japanese
Variant transcription of Otsuka.
Knowles Irish
As an Irish surname it is an anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Tnúthghail meaning "descendant of Tnúthgal", a given name composed of the elements tnúth "desire, envy" and gal "valor".
Tjernström Swedish
Combination of Swedish tjärn "tarn" and ström "stream".
Sylvester English
From the given name Sylvester.
Avramopoulos Greek
Means "son of Avram".
Vagner German (Russified)
Russified form of Wagner.
Van Dishoeck Dutch
Means "from Dishoek", the name of both a small village and a neighbourhood in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands. Their names mean "corner of a levee, corner of the dike" in Dutch.
Brück German
Topographic name for someone who lived near a bridge, or an occupational name for a bridge keeper or toll collector on a bridge, from Middle High German bruck(e) "bridge".
Single English
From Middle English sengle meaning "alone, solitary, unmarried" or "simple, honest, sincere".
Goonawardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Lietzen German
Lietzen is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany.... [more]
Khaliq Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Khaliq.
Ibarrola Basque
From the name of a village in Basque Country, derived from ibar "valley, riverbank" and ola "factory, forge, ironworks", or possibly -ola "location, place of".
Bošnjak Croatian, Serbian
Derived from "Bošnjak", for someone who has their roots in Bosnia. This surname is rare in Bosnian Muslims.
Gierc English, Polish
Pronounciation: Rhymes with "pierce." Hard "g" (as in "goat"). ... [more]
Goldstern Yiddish (Germanized, Rare)
It is a Jewish surname that means (Gold Star), which in Hebrew is כוכב המלך דוד the star of King David. This surname has its origins in Hungary, Austria and Germany, this surname was bought by the Jews who worked as sellers of gold, diamonds, emeralds and jewels... [more]
Caliesch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Aliesch.
Ratnapala Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure" and पाल (pala) meaning "guard, protector".
Kameda Japanese
From Japanese 亀 (kame) meaning "turtle, tortoise" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Wu Chinese
From Chinese 伍 (), an alternate form of 五 () meaning "fifth".
Sillamäe Estonian
Sillamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "bridge hill/mountain".
Pang Estonian
Pang is an Estonian surname meaning "pail" and "bucket".
Salam Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Salam.
Gabriadze Georgian
Means "son of Gabriel".
Elofsson Swedish
Means "son of Elof".
Benatar Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of the perfumer", derived from Arabic عطر ('atr) meaning "perfume, scent".
Nagórny Russian, Polish, Ukrainian
Place name for someone from multiple cites of Russia named Nagornoye and Nagorny, itself derived from the The prefix Nagorno- that derives from the Russian attributive adjective nagorny (нагорный), which means "highland".
Hamel Dutch
Means "wether, castrated ram" in Dutch, an occupational name for a shepherd.
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'
Azad Bengali, Persian, Urdu
From the given name Azad.
Prato Italian
Meaning "feild, meadow" in Italian, likely detonating to someone who lived on a meadow.
Ichijiku Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 九 (ichijiku) meaning "9".
Ryuzono Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ryūzono.
Sanroman Spanish
San Roman refers to a family line of Spanish and Italian origin. The term San Roman in Spanish or Castilian refers to ' St. Roman ' and the name is a habitual name from any of the persons from the local church or shrines of Saint Roman.