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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Madox English
Variant of Maddox.
Van Rooijen Dutch
Derived from any of several places named using the suffix rooien, denoting an area cleared of trees.
Guasti Italian
Meaning uncertain, may denote someone from the town of Guasto. Alternately, it may be an occupational name from gastaldo "chamberlain", from Latin gastaldus "manager, bailiff, steward", or be a nickname from guasto "broken, crippled".
Matsuhara Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 松原 (see Matsubara.)
Velikanov Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from Russian великан (velikan) meaning "giant".
Loosaar Estonian
Loosaar is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "lood" ("level") and "saar" ("island"); or "loog" ("windrow") and "saar" ("ash tree").
Axén Swedish
Combination of ax, a Swedish word for the fruiting body of a grain plant, and the common surname suffix -én.
Fettiplace English (British)
Means “make room” from Anglo-French fete place, probably a name for an usher.
Winninger German
Probably denoted a person from the municipality of Winningen in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in western Germany.
Borg Maltese
From Maltese borġ meaning "castle, citadel, tower".
Imaseki Japanese
Ima means "present, now" and seki means "frontier pass".
Akovantsev Russian (Rare)
Means "from Akova", the name of a few Greek cities and villages.
Bicknell English (British)
Contracted form of the placename Bickenhill in Somerset, England.
Konda Slovene
Pet form of the personal name Kondrad
Tiis Estonian
Tiis is an Estonian surname; a shortening of the word "tiisel" meaning "pole" and "beam".
Hawladar Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali হাওলাদার (see Howlader).
Hershman Jewish
1 Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Hirschman.... [more]
Chiarenza Italian
From Clarence, a medieval Frankish town in Greece, called Chiarenza or Clarenza in Italian, rendered Γλαρέντζα (Glarentza) in contemporary Greek documents.
Van Dongen Dutch
Means "from Dongen", a village in North Brabant, Netherlands, derived from donk "sandy hill (in marshy area)".
Legori Lombard, Italian
Lombard form of Lepri.
Croitoru Romanian
Croitoru is a Romanian-language surnames derived from the occupation of croitor, meaning "tailor".
Järv Estonian
Means "lake" in Estonian (compare Finnish Järvi).
Madej Polish
Either a short form of the given name Amadeusz or a variant of Matej.
Alters German
Shortened form of Alterstein.
Molaison Louisiana Creole
Transferred use of the surname Molaison.
Dawoodzai Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto داوودزی (see Daudzai).
Yasuki Japanese
Yasu means "Relax, Cheap" and Ki mean "Tree". Yasuki is also a first name.
Horimiya Japanese
Hori means "moat, canal" and miya means "shrine, temple".
Kristjánsson Icelandic
Means "son of Kristján" in Icelandic.
Hashizume Japanese
From Japanese 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge" and 爪 (zume) meaning "end, edge".
Dyar English
Variant of Dyer.
Quinzel Popular Culture
The actual surname of the fictional character Harley Quinn. The character first appeared in the "Batman: The Animated Series" episode "Joker's Favor" in September 1992, but her full name (Harleen Quinzel) was not revealed until the February 1994 one-shot comic "The Batman Adventures: Mad Love"... [more]
Papachristodoulopoulos Greek
Means "descendant of the priest and servant of Christ" in Greek.
Ghazi Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Ghazi.
Geiselhart German (Silesian, Rare), Lombardic (Rare), Old High German (Rare)
Possibly after the Geisel, a river in Saxony-Anhalt, which likely received its name from either the Lombardic patronym Giso, meaning "noble, precious promise" or from the Old High German gewi, from the Gothic gavi, or gaujis, a which is a medieval term for a "region within a country", often a former or actual province combined with the suffix Hart, which means "stag", and comes from the Middle English hert and the Old English heort.... [more]
Raudabaugh German (Americanized)
Raudabaugh is a German-Americanized surname of Reidenbach. People include Dan Raudabaugh (American Football coach) and Dave Raudabaugh (Outlaw who was an acquaintance to Billy the kid).
Ruutsoo Estonian
Ruutsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "square swamp".
Krymskikh Russian
Another form of Krymskiy.
Mahood English
Variant of Maude.
Ootake Japanese
Ootake means "Big, great bamboo."
Morrow Irish (Anglicized), Scottish
Shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Murchadha (see McMorrow).
Tomabechi Japanese
From Japanese 苫 (toma) meaning "woven mat", 米 (me) meaning "rice" and 地 (chi) meaning "earth, land".
Asante Western African, Akan
From the ethnic name of the Ashanti, a sub-ethnic group of the Akan from southern Ghana. The name possibly means "warlike" in the Twi language.
Yetim Turkish
Means "orphan" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic يتيم (yatim).
Kau German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a mineshaft, from Middle High German kouw(e) "mining hut".
Eiland German
Topographic name for someone who lived on or owned property surrounded by water, from Middle High German eilant, "island"
Lundon English
Variant of London.
Dingle English
A name for someone who lives near a dingle, a small wooded dell or hollow.
Glück German, Jewish
Originally denoted a fortunate person, derived from Middle High German gelücke "luck, success". As a Jewish name, it is ornamental, from Yiddish גליק (glik).
Karayusuf Turkish
Yusuf is a name for men and Karayusuf means Dark Yusuf.
Kozakura Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom".
Setsuhara Japanese
From Japanese 節 (setsu) meaning "section, period, verse, melody" combined 原 (hara) meaning "plain, field".
Amano Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Ama, added Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field; plain".
Muneer Arabic
From the given name Munir
Tasaki Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, promontory, peninsula".
Adgate English
Variant of Agate.
Dee Chinese (Filipino)
Hokkien romanization of Li 1 chiefly used in the Philippines.
Lindstrøm Norwegian
Norwegian form of Lindström.
Sepetys Lithuanian
It comes from Šepetys, the Lithuanian word for comb or brush, and is stylized without the diacritic in English speaking countries.
Gopaul Mauritian Creole, Trinidadian Creole
Derived from the given name Gopal.
Byfield English
Either a habitational name from a place named Byfield, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a field.
Page German
Metonymic occupational name for a horse dealer, from Middle Low German page "horse".
Zuckerberg Jewish
Means "sugar mountain" from German zucker meaning "sugar" and Old High German berg meaning "mountain".
Grantaire Literature
This is the name of a minor character in Victor Hugo's novel 'Les Misérables' (1862), a follower of the revolutionary Enjolras.
De Michele Italian, French
An Italian and French patronymic surname, meaning "son of Michele 1".
De Caters Dutch
Nickname for someone thought to resemble a tom cat, derived from Middle Dutch cater, kater literally meaning "tom cat".
Figueredo Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese variant of Figueiredo as well as the Spanish form.
Shimotsuki Japanese (Rare, ?)
霜 (Shimo) means "hoar, frost" and 月 (tsuki) means "month, noon". This is the traditional Japanese word for "November". ... [more]
Amadeu Portuguese
From the given name Amadeu.
Fanshawe English
Meant "person from Featherstonehaugh", Northumberland (now known simply as "Featherstone") ("nook of land by the four-stones", four-stones referring to a prehistoric stone structure known technically as a "tetralith")... [more]
Bychan Welsh
Proper, unanglicized form of Vaughan.
Bành Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Peng, from Sino-Vietnamese 彭 (bành).
Cornelie French
Derived from a female baptismal name that is a scholarly version of the Latin name Cornelia.
Matejić Serbian
Means "son of Mateja 2".
Kulakarni Indian, Kannada
Kannada variant of Kulkarni.
Taniyama Japanese
Tani means "valley" and yama means "mountain". ... [more]
Piech Polish, German (Austrian)
From a diminutive form of Peter.
Minagro Sicilian
Minagro: A Sicilian surname, with Latin & Greek etymological origins. Min: from Latin minusculus/little or small — Agro: from both Latin agro/field & Greek αγρό agro/field
Bleu French
"Blue."
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 .
Anouilh French
From Catalan anull, meaning "slow worm". It is originally a nickname given to a spineless and slow person. The French author Jean Anouilh is a famous bearer of this surname.
Gharagozlou Persian
Meaning "black eye".
Zayats Russian, Belarusian
Variant of Zayka, cognate of Zając.
Wiesenthal Jewish
Ornamental name from German Wiese "meadow" + Tal "valley".
Abruzzi Popular Culture (Italianized)
Means "from Abruzzo". This is the last name of the character John Abruzzi from the show 'Prison Break'.
Anders German, Scottish, Czech
Derived from the given name Anders.
Blakelock English
A nickname derived from blæc "black" and locc "lock of hair".
Kuperus Dutch
Latinized form of Kuiper "barrel cooper".
Sjurset Old Norwegian
Very powerful the strongest people use it.
Ciaramitaro Italian
From Sicilian ciaramidaru "roof tile maker, potter", ultimately from Ancient Greek κέραμος (keramos) "potter's clay, pottery, tile".
Laidla Estonian
Laidla is an Estonian surname meaning "near an islet".
Mohammadpour Persian
Means "descendant of Mohammad" in Persian.
Herfurth German
Either a metonymic occupational name for a soldier from Middle High German hervart "campaign military expedition" (from Old High German heri "army" and vart "journey")... [more]
Roy Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Bengali and Assamese form of Raj.
Rasouli Persian
From the given name Rasoul.
Rivet French, English
French: from a diminutive of Old French rive ‘(river) bank’, ‘shore’ (see Rives).... [more]
Kakuta Japanese
From 角 (kaku) meaning "corner" and 田 (da) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Pink Estonian
Pink is an Estonian surname meaning "bench" and "garden seat".
Giel Medieval English
From a medieval personal name of which the original form was Latin Aegidius, from Greek aigidion "kid, young goat". Compare English Giles.... [more]
Bonaduce Italian
From the Latin phrase bona duce fortuna, "with good luck as your guide".
Mair Welsh
From the given name Mair
Ayler English
occupational name from Old French aillier ‘garlic seller’, from ail ‘garlic’ (from Latin allium).... [more]
Sakatani Japanese
阪 (Saka) means "hill, slope" and 谷 (tani) means "Valley".
Demory French
From the commune in northern France called Mory with the element de "from".
Azpilkueta Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous settlement in the Navarrese municipality of Baztan.
Ishchenko Ukrainian
Possibly from dialectal іщити (ishchyty), meaning "to search".
Tommaso Italian
From the given name Tommaso.
Bertalan Hungarian
From the given name Bertalan.
Varma Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit वर्मन् (varman) meaning "armour, protection".
Cabaleiro Galician
From a nickname derived from Galician cabaleiro meaning "knight", a cognate of Portuguese Cavaleiro.
Harkonnen Literature
Derived from the Finnish surname Härkönen. Vladimir Harkonnen is a fictional character in the ’Dune’ franchise created by American author Frank Herbert.
Dani Gujarati, Sanskrit
Indian (Gujarat): Hindu Vania name, from the Sanskrit epithet dani ‘liberal in giving’.
Grybauskaitė Lithuanian
this surname comes from polish grzybovski surname
Sante Old Celtic
It is a surname of Northern Italy (Cisalpine Gaul). It means sacred or holy.
Zaad Dutch
Originating from Dutch, meaning "seed", and in my opinion, ties well with Harald. Harald Zaad.
Laurencio Spanish
Derived from the given name Lorenzo. (Mostly common in Cuba)
Nijboer Dutch
Means "new farmer".
Capol Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Pol.
Akihara Japanese
From Japanese 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn; fall" and 原 (hara) meaning "meadow; plain; field".... [more]
Spezia Italian
Means "spice, drug" in Italian. It was used to denote someone who worked as a spicer or apothecary.
Pyatkov Russian
Possibly from "pyat", meaning "five".
Lehola Estonian
Lehola is an Estonian surname derived from the name of a village in ancient Sakala County.
Noji Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 地 (ji) meaning "earth, land, dirt".
Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Lu 1, from Sino-Vietnamese 呂 (lã).
Harington English
Variant spelling of Harrington. A famous bearer is English actor Kit Harington (1986-).
Îbrahîm Kurdish
From the given name Îbrahîm.
Fusillo Italian
From Italian fuso "spindle", referring to their occupation, or a nickname based on the bearer's build. Also the name of a type of pasta.
Helian Chinese (Rare)
Chinese transcription of 祁連 (qílián), a Xiongnu word meaning "sky".
Ashiyahara Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 芦谷原 (see Ashitanihara).
Hitarashi Japanese
From Japanese "浸" (hita) meaning immersion and "らし" (rashi) meaning likelihood
Lancaster English
From the name of a city in northwestern England derived from Middle English Loncastre, itself from Lon referring to an ancient Roman fort on the River Lune combined with Old English ceaster meaning "city, town".
Tejeda Spanish
Variant of Tejada.
Kühn German, Jewish
Variant of Kuhn or from German kühn meaning "daring, audacious". As a Jewish name it is ornamental.
Fiori Italian
Derived from the given name Fiore.
Gammelgaard Danish
Derived from Danish gammel meaning "old" and gård meaning "enclosure, farm".
Mendis Sinhalese
Sinhalese form of Mendes.
Witek Polish, English (Rare)
From the personal name Wit, a short form of Witold, a derivative of Lithuanian Vytautas, a compound of vyti 'to guide' + tauta 'the people'... [more]
Hauge Norwegian
From any of the numerous farmsteads named Hauge in Norway, derived from Old Norse haugr "hill, mound".
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".
Plum English, German
From Old Germanic *plūmā "plum", used as a topographic name for someone who lived by a plum tree, a metonymic occupational name for someone who grew or sold plums, or perhaps a nickname referring to a plum-coloured birthmark.
Yemen Arabic
From the Given Name YEMEN.
Weerawarna Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave" and वर्ण (varna) meaning "colour" or "caste".
Uriondo Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Zeberio, Spain, derived from Basque uri "town, city" and -ondo "next to, adjacent".
Pelsmaker Dutch
Occupational name for a pelt maker, from Dutch pels "pelt, fur" and maker "maker"
Lucía Spanish, Italian
From the feminine personal name Lucia, feminine derivative of Latin lux meaning "light".
Norzagarai Basque (Rare)
From the name of a house in the municipality of Álava, Spain, derived from Basque garai "high, tall, top" and an uncertain first element.
Veskila Estonian
Veskila is an Estonian surname meaning "(water)mill area".
Bayramlı Azerbaijani
From the given name Bayram and the Turkic adjective suffix -li.
Kanisthadit Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Grigoriadis Greek
Means "son of Grigorios".
Van Der Valk Dutch
Means "of the falcon" or "from De Valk" in Dutch. Compare Valk.
Pramanik Indian, Bengali, Odia, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit प्रामाणिक (pramanika) meaning "genuine, authentic".
Anderton English
Habitational name for a person from the villages called Anderton in Cheshire, Lancashire and Devon, of different origins. the one in Cheshire is derived from Old English given name Eanred while the one in Lancashire is derived from Old Norse given name Eindriði, both of them have the second element of tun "enclosure, town"... [more]
Apaydın Turkish
Means "very bright, well lit" in Turkish.
Lainevool Estonian
Lainevool is an Estonian surname meaning "flowing wave" (literally, "wave flow").
Mimoune Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Mimoun.
Guèye Western African, Wolof
Variant of Gueye influenced by French orthography.
Arthakornsiripho Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai อรรถกรศิริโพธิ์ (see Atthakonsiripho).
Gartmann German (Swiss)
Derived from Middle High German garte "garden; yard" and German Mann "man", this was occupational name for a gardener. In some cases it may have been a status name referring to the owner of a small (enclosed or fenced) farm or an occupational name for a worker at a deer preserve.
Marcial Spanish, Filipino
From the given name Marcial.
Croom English
An occupational surname for a maker, seller, or user of hooks. Derived from Middle English crome or cromb, meaning "hook" or "crook".
Osterreicher German
I was told that this surname in native Austria originates as follows. Oster means East, reich means kingdom, with er meaning native of. In old Austria there were six kingdoms, with the East one being the largest with the seat of government there... [more]
Ångström Swedish
Combination of Swedish ånga "steam" and ström "river, current, stream". A notable bearer was Swedish physicist Anders Ångström (1814-1874), one of the founders of the science of spectroscopy... [more]
Rendall Scottish, English
Variant of Randall. Habitational name from Rendall in Orkney. Possibly also an Americanization of Swedish Rendahl.
Battiloro Italian
Means "goldworker", specifically an artisan who applied gold foil to other material, from Italian batti "to beat, to strike" and 'l oro "the gold".
Gilarde Italian (Americanized, ?)
Possibly an altered form of Italian Gilardi.
Pembroke Welsh
Habitual surname for someone from Pembroke, a town in Wales.
Boot English
Metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of boots, ultimately from Old French bote "boot, high-sided leather shoe".
Yeoman English, Scottish
Occupational name for an official providing duties in a royal household, ranking between a Sergeant and a Groom or between Squire and a Page, or for a freeholder, derived from Middle English yoman, of uncertain origin.
Eno Japanese
E means "river, inlet" and no means "field, plain, wilderness "
Ricario Spanish
Spanish and Jewish (Sephardic): from the personal name Ricardo ( see Richard ).
Casillas Spanish
From any of various places called Casillas or Las Casillas, from the plural of casilla, a diminutive of Casa. ... [more]
Sangcap Tagalog
From Tagalog sangkap meaning "ingredient, element, component".
Nie Chinese
From Chinese 聂 (niè) referring to either of two ancient fiefs named Nie. One existed in the state of Wei (Wey) in what is now Henan province, while the other was part of the state of Qi in what is now Shandong province.
Scogings English, Old Danish
A surname of Scandinavian origin from the old Norse and old Danish by-name "Skeggi" or "skoggi", meaning 'the bearded one'. Common in areas invaded and settled by Scandinavians in the 8th and 9th Centuries.