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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Mcmanamon Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Meanman, a patronymic surname, created from the given name Meanma
Sitthilath Lao
From Lao ສິດທິ (sitthi) meaning "right, accomplishment, success" and ລາດ (lat) meaning "pave, pour".
Kozakov Ukrainian
From Ukrainian козак (kozak) meaning "cossack".
Oakes English, Irish
English: Topographic name, a plural variant of Oak.... [more]
Stifter German, German (Austrian)
Means "founder" in Middle High German, from stiften "to bring about, endow, donate", a name for a tenant farmer on previously unoccupied land, or a habitational name from the related word Stift meaning "endowed monastery, secular convent, church foundation".
Karunachandra Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit करुणा (karuna) meaning "compassion, mercy" and चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon".
Ukrayinko Ukrainian (Rare)
Derived from the Ukrainian form of Ukraine, Україна (Ukrayina). It also means "Ukrainian" in Ukrainian.
Hamill Irish
According to MacLysaght, a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÁdhmaill "descendant of Ádhmall", which he derives from ádhmall "active".
Koprivica Serbian, Croatian
A diminutive of kopriva meaning ''nettle''.
Kurimida Japanese
Kurimi means "chestnut" and da comes from ta meaning "rice paddy, field".
Haik Judeo-Spanish
From the name of a garment worn by Algerian women, derived from Arabic حاك (hak) meaning "to weave". It was used as an occupational name for a maker of these garments.
Bertocchi Italian
Comes from a pet form of the personal name Berto.
Sieber German
The roots of the German surname Sieber can be traced to the Old Germanic word "Siebmacher," meaning "sieve maker." The surname is occupational in origin, and was most likely originally borne by someone who held this position
Eichenberg German
Derived from Middle High German eih "oak" and berg "mountain hill" meaning "oak hill, oak mountain"; a topographic name for someone who lived on an oak-covered hillside or a habitational name from any of the places so named... [more]
Leopardi Italian
From the medieval given name Leopardus. A famous bearer of this surname is Giacomo Leopardi (1798-1837), one of the most influential Italian poets.
Meza Spanish
Older variant of Mesa.
Borquez Spanish
Likely shortened from Bohórquez.
Kinoshita Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood", an unwritten possessive marker 之 (no), and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".
Yoo Korean
Alternate transcription of Yu.
Backhouse English (British), English (Australian)
Denoted someone who worked in a bakery, from Old English bæchūs meaning "bakehouse, bakery", a word composed of Old English *bæc "something baked" and hus "house".
Minatoya Japanese
From Japanese 湊 or 港 (minato) meaning "port, harbour" combined with 屋 (ya) meaning "dwelling, roof".
Akatsuka Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Nakaba Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 中 or 仲 (see Naka).
Wertheimer German, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from Wertheim.
Galit Filipino, Tagalog
Means "anger, indignation" in Tagalog.
Araúxo Galician
Galician form of Araújo
Dmytriv Ukrainian
Means "son of Dmytro".
Haldon English (Rare)
From a place name in Devon, England.
Avakumov Russian
variant of Abakumov
Barrios Spanish
Habitational name from any of the numerous places named with Spanish barrio "outlying suburb (especially an impoverished one), slum", from Arabic barr "suburb, dependent village". It may also be a topographic name for someone originating from a barrio.
Fountain English
Topographic name for someone who lived near a spring or well, from Middle English fontayne, "fountain".
Serapiglia Italian
Uncertain etymology.
Hagu Estonian
Hagu is an Estonian surname meaning "brush".
Mangone Italian
habitational name from Mangone a place in Cosenza province. Or an occupational name for a merchant from Latin mango (genitive mangonis) "dealer, slave trader". Or possibly also from an ancient Germanic personal name (see Mangold ).
Van Agt Dutch
Means "from Acht", a small village within the city of Eindhoven in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands. It is derived from Middle Dutch acht, achte meaning either "eight" or "preserve, lordly possession, legal district"... [more]
Achour Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عاشور (see Ashour) chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Chage Japanese
From Japanese 茶下 (chage) meaning "giver of tea". A notable bearer is Japanese musician Shūji Shibata (1958-), whose stage name is Chage.
Lapp German
From Middle High German lap(pe) ‘cloth’, ‘patch’, ‘rag’; a metonymic occupational name for a mender of clothes or shoes, or a nickname for a simple-minded person.... [more]
Bratu Romanian
Romanian surname; derives from "brat", the Slavic word for brother.
Dobashi Japanese
From Japanese 土 (do) meaning "earth, soil" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Guillermo Spanish
From the given name Guillermo
Liotta Italian
Variant form of Leotta. A famous bearer was American actor Ray Liotta (1954-2022).
Chirayangyuen Thai (Rare)
Means "to endure long", From Thai จิร (chira-) meaning "long; extended" and ยั่งยืน (yangyuen) meaning "to endure; to last".
Mitsugu Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 貢, 三次, 三続 or 巳継 with 貢 (ku, kou, mitsu.gu) meaning "finance, support, tribute", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 次 (shi, ji, tsugi, tsu.gu) meaning "next, order, sequence", 続 (kyou, kou, shoku, zou, tsugu.nai, tsudzu.ku, tsudzu.keru) meaning "continue, sequel, series", 巳 (shi, mi) meaning "sign of the snake/serpent (6th sign of Chinese zodiac)" and 継 (kei, tsu.gi, mama-) meaning "graft (tree), inherit, patch, succeed."... [more]
Gálvez Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Castilian municipality in the Province of Toledo.
Kinne German
From the female given name Kinne, a Silesian diminutive of Kunigunde.
Finocchio Italian
From Italian finocchio "fennel", a nickname for someone who grew or sold the plant. In modern Italian, the word is a derogatory slang term for a gay man. The meaning "fine eye, keen eyesight" has also been suggested.
Bunrueang Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "bright, brilliant".
Trieu Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Triệu.
Jukembayev Kazakh
Means "son of Jukembay".
Nobel Swedish
Habitational name from Östra Nöbbelöv in Scania, Southern Sweden. The name was originally spelled Nobelius but was later shortened to Nobel. A famous bearer was Alfred Nobel (1833-1896), a Swedish engineer, chemist, and inventor.
Šimenc Croatian
Derived from the forename Šime.
Cheang Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zheng.
Phillipson English
Means "son of Phillip"
Almoguera Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Vogt De Castel Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt.
Zhytnyk Ukrainian
Means "rye worker".
Ilumäe Estonian
Ilumäe is an Estonian surname meaning "pretty/lovely hill/mountain".
Varrak Estonian
Varrak is an Estonian surname meaning "rich/wealthy".
Almandoz Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Baztan.
Jaouhari Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic جَوْهَر (jawhar) meaning "jewel, gem, essence" (chiefly Moroccan).
Coogler German (Americanized)
Americanized form of Kugler.
Umekawa Japanese
Ume means "plum" and kawa means "stream, river".
Kansiime Kiga
The surname of a certain Anne.
Tashima Japanese
Ta means "field, rice patty" and shima means "island".
İsazadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of İsa".
Weidemann Medieval German, German (Austrian), Norwegian
Weidemann is a German family name and comes from the Middle High German terms for hunter or woad farmer.... [more]
Dark English
Nickname for someone with dark hair or a dark complexion, from Middle English darke, Old English deorc "dark". In England, the surname is most frequent in the West Country.
Englund Swedish, English
Combination of Swedish äng "meadow" and lund "grove".
Shiranita Japanese
From 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 仁 (ni) meaning "compassion, benevolence", that is then combined with 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Shibakawa Japanese
From Japanese 芝 (shiba) meaning "turf, lawn, sod" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".
Manera Italian
Either a habitational name from any of two places called Manera in the Italian provinces of Cuneo and Como, a nickname and perhaps a metonymic occupational name (from the dialect word manèra meaning "executioner's axe, cleaver" or from Italian manero "well-behaved, skilled"), or derived from the given name Mainiero (ultimately from Frankish Maginhari, composed of the Ancient Germanic elements magin "strength, might" and hari, heri "army").
Lomax English
Lomax is a territorial surname, derived from the hamlet of Lumhalghs, near Bury, Greater Manchester, and meaning "pool nook" or "recess". Notable persons with the surname Lomax include: Alan Lomax (1915–2002) American musicologist, son of John Avery Lomax... [more]
Arcillas Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish arcillas, the plural of arcilla meaning "clay" (see Arcilla).
Quillen Irish
The surname Quillen is derived from the personal name Hugelin, which is a diminutive of Hugh. The Gaelic form of the name is Mac Uighilin.
Mac Scottish, Irish
Variant of Mack
Tolkacz Polish
Variant of Tkacz.
Perche French
Derived from a former province of the south of Normandy, and extending into Orleanois.
Pessoa Portuguese
From Portuguese pessoa meaning "person."
Sueoka Japanese
From the Japanese 末 (sue) "end" and 岡 (oka) "hill."
Shi Chinese
From 时(shí) means time.
Dennehy Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Duineachdha meaning "descendant of Duineachaidh", a given name meaning "humane". A famous bearer was American actor Brian Dennehy (1938-2020).
Malpass English, Scottish, French
Habitational name from any of various places named Malpas, because of the difficulty of the terrain, from Old French mal pas "bad passage" (Latin malus passus). It is a common French minor place name, and places in Cheshire, Cornwall, Gwent, and elsewhere in England were given this name by Norman settlers... [more]
Kirkwood Scottish, English
From any of several places in Scotland named Kirkwood, derived from Old English cirice "church" and wudu "tree, wood, forest".
Arkadiou Greek
Means "son of Arkadios".
Miraj Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Miraj.
Rodia Italian
Habitational name from Rodia, a locality in Messina, Sicily.
Zufall Medieval German
A German name from the Middle High German "zuoval," meaning "benefit," "coincidence" or "windfall." It was a nickname for a lucky person, most likely a person to whom a plot of land had been given. It could also be an occupational name for a tax collector.
Kortava Abkhaz
Mingrelian form of the Abkhaz surname Кәартаа (Kuartaa) of unknown meaning. During the reign of Stalin, the Abkhaz began adopting the Mingrelian spelling.
Kullberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish kulle "hill" and berg "mountain".
Abrahamian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Abrahamyan.
Hoehn German (Anglicized)
Anglicized spelling of Höhn.
Komatsuzaki Japanese (Rare)
Ko ("Small") + Matsu ("Pine Tree") + Zaki ("Peninsula, Cape"). This is a uncommon name, but it has kanji that 90% of Japanese family names have.
Hirasaka Japanese
Hira means "peace" and saka means "hill, slope".
Kotlarz Polish, Jewish
Occupational name for a boilermaker or coppersmith, from the Polish word kotlarz meaning "boilermaker".
Emiliano Italian, Spanish
From the given name Emiliano.
Wangchuk Tibetan
From the given name Wangchuk
Mickievič Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Mitskevich.
Dudaev Chechen, Ossetian (Russified)
Variant transcription of Dudayev.
Stockhardt German
Nickname for a stiff person, from Stock "stick, staff, trunk" and hart "hard".
Cozzolino Italian
Diminutive of Cozzo.
Watayō Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 濟陽 (Watayō), a variant reading of Japanese 濟陽 (Saiyō), from Chinese 濟陽 (Jìyáng) meaning "Jiyang", a town in the county of Xiayi in the city of Shangqiu in the province of Henan in China.... [more]
Trimble English, Scottish, Northern Irish
A variant of Trumble, recorded in Northern Ireland since the 17th century.... [more]
Parveen Urdu, Hindi, Bengali
Derived from the given name Parvin.
Arámbulo American (Hispanic)
Hispanic variant of Aramburú, mostly found in Peru and the Philippines.
Roan Irish
variant of Roane
Pfannebecker German
Occupational name for a maker of roof tiles, cognate of Dutch Pannebakker.
Waywood English
Name for someone who lives in Wetwood (near Eccleshall) or Wetwood (near Meerbrook). ... [more]
Yanagiya Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Hado Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 波 (ha) meaning "wavelength" and 動 (do, dou, dō) meaning "motion, change, confusion"
Caduff Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Duff, itself a diminutive of Rudolf.
Uggla Swedish
Means "owl" in Swedish.
Linnane Irish, English
Anglicized form of O'Lennon.
Taj Pashto, Urdu, Persian
Derived from the given name Taj.
Senevirathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සෙනෙවිරත්න (see Seneviratne).
Ko Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hakka, Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Ke.
Oorzhak Tuvan
Means "not a thief", derived from Tuvan оор (oor) meaning "thief, burglar" combined with чок (chok) meaning "not, no".
Bennani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "my son" in Hebrew, from בן (ben) meaning "son" and אני (ani) meaning "I, me". This is the name of a Moroccan family of Jewish origin that converted to Islam.
Cluff English
Derived from pre 7th century word "cloh" meaning a ravine or steep-sided valley.
Kipping German
German: habitational name from a place named with Middle High German kip ‘point’, ‘peak’ or from Kippingen in the Rhineland.
Moslemi Persian
From the given name Moslem.
Nestler German
Derived from the middle high German word nesteler meaning "maker of string or thread".
Matlock English
From the name of a town in Derbyshire, England, meaning "moot oak, oak where meetings were held", derived from Old English mæðel "meeting, gathering, council" (see mahal) and ac "oak (tree)".
Pompilio Italian
From the given name Pompilio
Hattori Japanese
From Japanese 服 (hatsu) meaning "clothing" and 部 (tori) meaning "part, section".
Bain Scottish, Irish
Derived from Scottish Gaelic bàn "white, pale, fair", a nickname for a person with fair hair.
Panagiotou Greek
Means "son of Panagiotis".
Marigan Irish
unknown
Morioka Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" or 守 (mori) meaning "watchman, keeper, caretaker" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Szokolyi Hungarian
Derived from Szokolya, a village in Pest county, Hungary. It is located in the largest basin of the Börzsöny Hills. The Morgó Brook runs across the village.
Ridalaan Estonian
Ridalaan is an Estonian surname derived from "rida" meaning "range" and "lään" meaning "fief".
Gau German
Habitational name from any of various places named with Middle High German gau, göu ‘area of fertile agricultural land’.
Ann English
Habitational name from Abbots Ann in Hampshire, named for the stream that runs through it, which is most probably named with an ancient Welsh word meaning ‘water’.
Chiaki Japanese (Rare)
Depending on the kanji used can mean different things. Chi means "thousand" or "wisdom" and aki means "bright", "autumn", "sparkle", "crystal ball" or "shining". This is the last name of Naomi Chiaki, a Japanese singer... [more]
Bearth Romansh
Derived from the given name Albert.
Philippou Greek
Alternate transcription of Filippou chiefly used in Cyprus.
Blomstrand Swedish
From Swedish blomma (Old Norse blóm) meaning "flower" and strand (Old Norse strǫnd) meaning "beach, sea shore".
Monterrey Spanish
Derived from places named Monterrey. From Spanish monte meaning "mountain" and rey meaning "king".
Iwashimizu Japanese
From 岩 (iwa) meaning "rock, cliff", 清 (shi) meaning "pure, purify, exorcise, clean", and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Lavender English, Dutch
Occupational name for a washerman or launderer, Old French, Middle Dutch lavendier (Late Latin lavandarius, an agent derivative of lavanda "washing", "things to be washed"). The term was applied especially to a worker in the wool industry who washed the raw wool or rinsed the cloth after fulling... [more]
Mizufuka Japanese
Mizu means "water" and fuka means "deep".
Hiielepp Estonian
Hiielepp is an Estonian surname derived from "hiis" (a sacred grove) alder".
Madrid Spanish
habitational name from what is now Spain's principal city Madrid. Throughout the Middle Ages it was of only modest size and importance and did not become the capital of Spain until 156 Its name is of uncertain origin most probably a derivative of Late Latin matrix genitive matricis "riverbed" much changed by Arabic mediation (see Madrigal ). There are other smaller places of the same name in the provinces of Burgos and Cantabria and these may also be sources of the surname.
Sævarsson Icelandic
Means "son of Sævar" in Icelandic.
Ignatz German
From the given name Ignatz.
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".
Sanctus Medieval Italian
Sanctus is a very old graphic form in Italy and it means santo (saint).
Lepp German
Unflattering nickname from Middle High German lappe "coxcomb", "puppy" (modern German Laffe).... [more]
Yttrefjord Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Norwegian yttre- "outer" and fjord "fjord".
Helenius Finnish
Possibly derived from the given name Helenus
Mujtaba Arabic
From the given name Mujtaba.
Goldring Scottish
Scottish: habitational name from Goldring in the bailiary of Kylestewart.
Pfefferle German
South German diminutive of Pfeffer, and a nickname for a person who sells spices.
Eyüboğlu Turkish
Means ''son of Eyüp''.
Persakis Greek
Possibly related to περσικός (persikos), itself from the Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís) meaning “Persia (today Iran)”.
Duru Turkish
Duru means 'clean, limpid' in Turkish.
Ogai Korean (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Ogay.
Human English, South African, Dutch
Means "Hugh’s man", an occupational name for a servant of a man named Hugh. Alternatively, from the given name Hugheman.
Falconi Italian
Means "Falconer"
Grindstaff German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of German Frenzhof or Grenzhof, a place near Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg or Granzow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany.
Lórincz Hungarian
From the Hungarian Ecclesiastical Name Lőrinc.
Eliasov Jewish
Means "son of Elias".
Auguste French
From the first name Auguste 1.
Enoch English
From the given name Enoch
Breon English (American)
Americanized form of French Brion.
Babe Japanese
Variant reading of Umabe.
O'fee Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fiaich "descendant of Fiach".
Telaumbanua Nias
Meaning uncertain.
Pilkey English
Shortened variant of Pilkington
Morskoy Russian
From the Russian word море (more), meaning "sea".
Bluestein German
The surname Bluestein is an Anglicized surname and translates as blue stone.
Farah Arabic
From the given name Farah.
Pohon Indonesian
Means "tree" in Indonesian.
Nawaratne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit नव (nava) meaning "nine" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Detrick English (American)
Americanized form of Dietrich.
Rossignol French
Means "nightingale" in French, used as a nickname for person with a good singing voice, or ironically, for a raucous person.
Narciso Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Narciso.
Caratsch Romansh
Derived from Romansh cuirass "armor".
Arukask Estonian
Arukask is an Estonian surname meaning "silver birch" (Betula pendula).
Halpin Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish-Gaelic given name Ó Hailpín.
Shvartsebord Yiddish
It literally means "black beard".
Palenzuela Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Alomgir Bengali
From the given name Alamgir.
Ulvestad Norwegian (Rare)
Habitational name from any of five farmsteads, most in western Norway, named from Old Norse ulfr meaning ‘wolf’ + staðir, plural of staðr meaning ‘farmstead’, ‘dwelling’.
Srna Croatian
Means ''doe''.
Bankov Russian
Feminine Bankova (Russian: Банкова) is a Russian surname derived from банковское meaning Bank, Banking.
Duckstein English (British)
From Audrey Duckstein, who was a fourth-grade girl in SRES>
Tlebzu Circassian (Russified)
Derived from Adyghe лӏы (ḷə) meaning "husband, man" and бзэу (bzăw) meaning "deer, stag".