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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Vaknin Judeo-Spanish
Hebrew transcription of Ouaknine.
Zilliacus Finland Swedish
Latinization of the surname Ziliaks.
Chulanont Thai
From Thai จุลา (chula) of unknown meaning and นนท์ (non) meaning "fun; joy".
Coogan Irish
Anglicized form of the Gaelic name "MacCogadhain"; composed of the Gaelic prefix "mac," which means "son of," and the Gaelic personal name "Cuchogaidh", which means "Hound of War". The name is also found in Ireland as Cogan, Coggan, Coggen, Cogin, Coggon, Coogan and Goggin(s).
Salagubang Filipino, Tagalog
Means "beetle" in Tagalog.
Mizutama Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" combined with 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Massingham English
From the name of either of two villages in Norfolk, England, meaning "Mæssa’s village", composed of the personal name Mæssa and possessive suffix ing combined with ham "home, settlement".
Saint English, French
From a nickname for a very pious or religious person, ultimately derived from Latin sanctus "holy, saintly". In some cases, it may be from the Medieval given name Saint, of the same origin.
Hillegas German
German: Variant of Hillegass from a variant of the Germanic personal name Hildegaud, composed of hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’ + got, of uncertain meaning (perhaps the same word as Goth).
Wäscher German
Occupational surname for a washer, from Middle High German waschen, weschen "to wash".
Villamizar Spanish
Habitational name from Villamizar in León.
Kaut German
Netonymic occupational name for a flax grower or dealer, from Middle High German kute, from Kaut(e) "male dove", hence a metonymic occupational name for the owner or keeper of a dovecote.
Tvilling Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Means "twin" in Swedish and Danish.
Ceylan Turkish
Turkish surname meaning "gazelle" from Persian carān جران.
Aytmatov Kyrgyz
Means "son of Aytmat".
Orujärv Estonian
Orujärv is an Estonian surname meaning "valley lake".
Ascanio Italian
From the given name Ascanio.
Fiorentino Italian
From the given name Fiorentino
Salangsang Filipino, Pampangan
Means "(to) stack" in Kapampangan.
Morkovin Russian
From Russian морковь (morkov) meaning "carrot".
Markes English
Variant spelling of Marks.
Asadullin Tatar, Bashkir
From the given name Asadullah.
Grozdanova Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Grozdanov, which means "son of Grozdan".
Demchenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Demyan.
Giesbrecht German
A variant of the given name Giselbert, which in turn is related to Gilbert... [more]
Sender Yiddish
From the given name Sender, a Yiddish diminutive of Alexander or Aleksandr.
Adefope Nigerian, Western African, Yoruba
Derived from Adéfọpẹ́, meaning “the crown grants thanksgivings”.
Mac Phàil Scottish Gaelic
Means "son of Pàl".... [more]
Horio Japanese
Hori means "ditch, canal, moat" and o means "tail".
Widman German
Altered spelling of German Widmann.
KC Nepali
Abbreviation of Khatri Chhetri.
Yamashiro Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mounain, hill" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle".
Hjelte Swedish
From Swedish hjälte "hero".
Vogt Von Glogau Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt.
Kalani Hawaiian
From the given name Kalani.
Sze Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shi.
Quackenbosch Dutch
Topographic name meaning "night heron woodlands" in Dutch, from Dutch kwak "night heron" and bosch "woodland wilderness". This surname is now extinct in the Netherlands.
Wrobleski Polish
from Polish "wroble" wren.
Alikakos Greek
From Greek αλικός (alikos) meaning "red" with the diminutive suffix -akos.
Kekoa Hawaiian
From the given name Kekoa.
Jabbari Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Jabari.
Sacasas Spanish
Have researched the surname Sacasas, and have narrowed the usage down to four countries the name has been used in. Spain, Cuba, the United States and Philippines. The uncommonality of the last name and the fact that three of those countries were at one point or another colonized by Spain has led me to theorize Spanish origin.
Bielec Polish
Nickname for a man with white hair or a blond beard, from biały meaning "white".
Makihara Japanese
From Japanese 槙 (maki) meaning "evergreen tree" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Dennings English, Irish, German
Variant spelling of Denning. A famous bearer is American actress Kat Dennings (1986-).
Condon Irish (Anglicized, Modern)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Condún, itself a Gaelicized form of the Anglo-Norman habitational name de Caunteton... [more]
Pflaum German, Jewish
metonymic occupational name or possibly a nickname from Middle High German pflūme, German pflaume "plum", as a Jewish name it is artificial... [more]
Tape English, German
Variant spelling of Tapp.
Pennyfield English (Rare, ?)
Probably derives from the two English words, 'Penny' and 'Field'.
Olivo Italian, Spanish
Topographic name from olivo "olive tree" or occupational name for someone who sold olives. Or from the given name Olivo given to someone born on Palm Sunday.
Santee English
A topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree.
Schwanke German
From a short form of the German given name Swaneke, a pet form of Swane, ultimately derived from a Germanic compound name formed with swan meaning "swan" as the first element (see Schwenke 2).
Amachi Japanese
This surname is used as 天知, 天地, 天池, 天内, 雨知 or 雨地 with 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky", 雨 (u, ama-, ame, -same) meaning "rain", 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru) meaning "know, wisdom", 地 (ji, chi) meaning "earth, ground", 池 (chi, ike) meaning "cistern, pond, pool, reservoir" and 内 (dai, nai, uchi, chi) meaning "among, between, home, house, inside, within."... [more]
Osaragi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大仏 (daibutsu) meaning "great statue of Buddha" with an assigned reading of おさらぎ (saragi), sound-changed from Old Japanese おぽさらぎ (oposaragi), from オポ (opo) meaning "great; large" and サラギ (saragi) meaning "newcomer", referring to the large number of visitors to a great statue of Buddha.
Tounsi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic تُونِسِيّ (tūnisiyy) meaning “Tunisian”, ultimately from تُونِس (tūnis) meaning "Tunisia, Tunis". It can refer to a native of the country of Tunisia, someone from the city of Tunis (in Tunisia), or the Tunisian Tounsi dialect of Arabic.
Suomalainen Finnish
Means "Finn, person from Finland" in Finnish, From Finnish Suomi "Finland" and the suffix -lainen that combined with a place name, forms the noun for the inhabitant of a place.
Avdyunin Russian
variant of Avdonin
Krief Judeo-Spanish
From Arabic خريف (kharif) meaning "lamb" (a dialectal word).
Yago Japanese
Possibly from 谷 (ya, tani) meaning "valley" and 戸 (go, to) meaning "door".
Casebolt English
From the Medieval English word casbalde meaning "bald head".
Schweitz German
Ethnic name for a Swiss, from German Schweitz meaning "Swiss".
Bringas Basque, Spanish
Etymology unknown.
Sarrazin French
Means "Saracen" in Old French, a name used to refer to Arab Muslims in the Middle Ages. It was probably used as a nickname for an unruly person, a person with a dark complexion, or for someone who had taken part in a Crusade.
Deplaz Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and Romansh plaz "plaza; place".
Manno German, Hungarian
Derived from the German given name Manno.
De La Iglesia Spanish
Means “of the church” in Spanish.
Krupnykh Russian
Derived from Russian крупный (krupny) meaning "big, massive".
Kamolyabut Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Osato Japanese
O means "big" and sato means "hamlet, village, town".
Mathen Indian (Christian)
From the given name Mathen.
Güler Turkish
Means "laughing, smiling" in Turkish.
Manan Indian
Manans come from Lahore . They belong to Punjabi Brahmin caste of Hinduism.
Bea Spanish
Habitational name from a place of this name in Teruel.
Transfiguracion Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish transfiguración meaning "transfiguration," referring to an event where Jesus is transfigured and becomes radiant in glory upon a mountain.
Wiederspahn German
Carpenter or roofer who applied wooden shingles from Wied, Wieden, or Wieda. Associated with the German-speaking minority that lived along the Volga River in Russia from 1764 to 1941.
Gaarder Norwegian
Norwegian form of Gardener.
Thilakarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala තිලකරත්න (see Thilakaratne).
Lantz Swedish
Swedish soldier name meaning "lance". ... [more]
Imakai Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Gribben Irish
This surname is of Old Gaelic origin, and is a variant of "Cribben", which itself is the Anglicized form of the Gaelic name "MacRoibin", meaning "son of (mac) Robin", a patronymic from the Anglo-Norman French given name "Robin"... [more]
Dennington English
Habitational name from a place in Suffolk, recorded in Domesday Book as Dingifetuna, from the Old English female personal name Denegifu (composed of the elements Dene meaning "Dane" + gifu meaning "gift") + Old English tūn meaning "enclosure", "settlement".
Maga Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 真賀 (see Maka).
Zähne German
The German surname Zähne is derived from the Middle High German word "zan," which means "tooth." It is believed that the surname takes its origin from a nickname, most likely bestowed on the original bearer due to either a prominent tooth or a missing tooth.
Kanisthabut Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Vian Venetian
Derives from the given name Viviano, or perhaps Ottaviano.
Zsiga Hungarian
From the given name Zsiga.
Soldatenko Ukrainian
Means "son of the soldier".
Herbaugh English (American)
Americanized form of German Harbach.
Bruck German
Variant of Brück.
Casavantes French, Spanish, Basque
Topographic name composed of casa "house" + avant "ahead of forward" + the suffix -es, denoting one who lived in the house located at the beginning of a village. This surname has died out in France.
Haamer Estonian
Haamer is an Estonian surname meaning "hammer".
Mancebo Spanish
Spanish: Occupational Or Status Name For A Serf Or Servant Also ‘Youth Single Man’ Old Spanish Mancebo (From Late Latin Mancipus From Classical Latin Mancipium ‘Slave’).
Zervas Greek
Meaning unknown. The surname is borne by American rapper, singer and composer Arizona Zervas.
Batyrbaev Kazakh
Means "son of Batyrbay" in Kazakh.
Tenaglia Italian
From tenaglia "pincers".
Bronni English (British)
The name Bronni means 'bronze', 'love heart' or 'cat lover'.... [more]
Mantel English, German, French, Dutch
nickname for someone who wore a cloak in a particularly conspicuous way or with a striking design, from Middle English, Middle High German, Old French, and Middle Dutch mantel "cloak, coat" (from Late Latin mantellus)... [more]
Satsuki Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五月女 (see Saotome).
Vallmitjana Catalan
From the name of a valley near the town of Taradell in Catalonia, Spain, composed of Catalan vall meaning "valley" and mitjana "middle, middle-sized".
Vanatoa Estonian
Vanatoa is an Estonian surname meaning "old room".
Rivadeneira Spanish
habitational name from a parish named Riba de Neira in Lugo province meaning 'bank of the river Neira' Neira being a tributary of the Miño.
Artega Basque
Variant of Arteaga.
Stalton English
Etymology uncertain. Possibly derived from a place name, as the last element resembles the suffix -ton "town".
Schippers Dutch
Patronymic form of Schipper.
Sadeghpour Persian
Means "son of Sadegh" in Persian.
Natt och Dag Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Means "night and day" in Swedish. This is the name of one of the oldest noble families in Sweden. The name is believed to be a reference to the family's coat of arms which consisted of a blue and a golden field, the blue symbolizing night and the gold symbolizing day.
Bergschneider German
topographic name for someone living by a mountain trail (as in cut into the hillside) from Berg "mountain hill" and Schneit "trail path running on a border" (Old High German sneita).
Hoffer German
The name Hoffer is derived from the Old German and German word hof, which means settlement, farm or court.
Feldhaus German
habitational name from a place called Feldhaus after a "house standing in open country", derived from the elements feld "field" and hus "house"... [more]
Madeiras Portuguese
Came from the Portuguese Madeira word "wood" or "timber". perhaps the portuguese version of the surname Woods or someone who's from the Portuguese island Madeira
Matteusson Swedish (Rare)
Means "son of Matteus" in Swedish.
Yaya Western African
From the given name Yaya.
Kosach Ukrainian
Means "mower" in Ukrainian, ultimately from косити (kosyty), meaning "to mow". This was the birth surname of Lesya Ukrainka.
Mahapatra Indian, Odia
From the Sanskrit महत् (mahat) "great, large, big" possibly combined with पात्र (pātra) "drinking-vessel, goblet, bowl, cup".
Kanniste Estonian
Kanniste is an Estonian surname derived from "kann" meaning "jug" and "pitcher".
Hinriksson Icelandic
Means "son of Hinrik" in Icelandic.
Almblad Swedish
Combination of Swedish alm (Old Norse almr) meaning "elm" and blad meaning "leaf".
Ermatinger German (Swiss)
The surname Ermatinger derives from the village of Ermatingen on the Swiss shore of Lake Constance. It simply means "from Ermatingen".... [more]
Ham English, Scottish
Derived from Old English ham "home, estate, settlement".
Ish Shalom Hebrew (Modern)
Means "man of peace" in Hebrew. Combination of the word ish, meaning "man" and the name Shalom, meaning "peace".
Villaseñor Galician (Hispanicized)
Habitational name, apparently a Castilianized spelling of Galician Vilseñor, from any of three places in Lugo province named Vilaseñor.
Konofagos Greek
Shortened form of the word, εικονοφάγος means 'icon eater'. Remnant of the iconoclastic years during the Byzantine empire.
Economos Greek (Anglicized)
Alternate transcription of Greek Οικονόμος (see Oikonomos).
Aleksinas Greek (?)
A famous bearer is the American former professional basketball player Chuck Aleksinas (1959-).
Katsav Hebrew
Occupational name for a butcher, derived from Hebrew קַצָּב (qatzav) meaning "butcher, purveyor of meat". A famous bearer is former Israeli president Moshe Katsav (1945-), born Musa Qassab.
Kotti Albanian
Kottie or Kotte
Ateş Turkish
Means "fever" or "fire, light" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian آتش (atash).
Ameresekere Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසේකර (see Amarasekara).
Kiśliak Belarusian
Taraškievica orthography form of Kislyak.
Hannam English
Habitational name from a place called Hanham in Gloucestershire, which was originally Old English Hānum, dative plural of hān ‘rock’, hence ‘(place) at the rocks’. The ending -ham is by analogy with other place names with this very common unstressed ending.
Von Westphalen German
Denoted a person from Westphalia, a region of northwestern Germany, borrowed from Medieval Latin Westphalia, derived from Middle Low German Westvâlen "west field".
Reaston English
This surname originates from the civil parish of Reston, in Lincolnshire. It derives from Old English hrīs "brushwood" and tūn "settlement".
Pool Estonian
Pool is an Estonian surname meaning "at", "to", "towards", as well as "half". Derived from the location in which one lived.
Pangan Filipino, Pampangan
Derived from Pampangan mangan meaning "eat".
Hun Khmer
Means "capital, investment" in Khmer, also referring to a unit of weight for precious metals.
Nakaoka Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Pereire Breton (Latinized, Archaic)
This surname is the Gallic (Gaulish) origin and it means wild pear tree. There are also similar spellig in the Iberian Peninsula such as Pereiro, Pereyro, Pereiros, Perero and Pereros. These surnames (last names) correspond to families of the Celtiberian culture.
Patchett English
From the Middle English personal name Pachet, an Old French pet form of Pach; see Pask.
Siddiqi Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Siddiq.
Poortvliet Dutch
From the name of the village and former municipality called Poortvliet in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands, derived from Middle Dutch port meaning "port, harbour, storage yard, city" and vliet meaning "brook, stream, river, creek, inlet"... [more]
Ivanjek Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Do Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Đỗ.
Krabs Popular Culture
This is the surname of Eugene H. Krabs from SpongeBob SquarePants.
Flury English
Variant of Fleury.
Chasseur French
From French meaning "hunter".
El Alaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the Alaoui" in Arabic.
Lönn Swedish
Means "maple" in Swedish.
Matten Flemish
Could derive from a short form of a given name such as Matthias or Mathilde, or be a toponym derived from either Middle High German mata "meadow" or French motte "clod, mound of earth".
Vongsombath Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ສົມບັດ (sombath) meaning "wealth, riches, fortune".
Ochiya Japanese
A variant of Ochitani.
Ansai Japanese
From Japanese 安 (an) meaning "peace" and 西 (sai) meaning "west", 斎 (sai) meaning "purification, worship", or 済 (sai) meaning "settle, finish".
Agner Danish
Derived from the given name Agner.
Dorjee Tibetan
From the given name Dorji.
Kenton English
habitational name from any of various places so named Kenton, for example in Devon, Greater London (formerly Middlesex), Northumberland, and Suffolk... [more]
Ichibakase Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番ヶ瀬 or 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Louwers Dutch
Either a patronymic from a short form of Laurentius, or an occupational name for a tanner from Dutch looien "to tan (leather)".
Iglov Russian
From igla, meaning "needle".
Oxford English
Habitational name from the city of Oxford in Oxfordshire. The placename derives from Old English oxa "ox" and ford "ford, river crossing".
Gilvertos Greek
From the given name Gilvertos.
Kaplan German, Czech, Jewish
Means "chaplain, curate" in German and Czech, ultimately from Latin cappellanus. It is also sometimes used as a Jewish name, from a translation of Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohen) meaning "priest" (see Cohen).
Wijayasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයසේකර (see Wijayasekara).
Hubertz Yiddish
Yiddish form of the German-Jewish surname Huberowitz, meaning "son of Heber."
Alawi Arabic
From the given name Ali 1.
Feste Literature
Feste was the fool in Twelfth Night, written by William Shakespeare.
Edris Arabic
Derived from the given name Idris 1.
Foothill Indigenous American
Combination of "foot" and "hill".
McAleenan Irish
A variant of McAlea
Touferis Greek
Greek transcription of Tuffère and Tuffèri.
Fuhrer German
Originally, an occupational name for a carrier or carter, a driver of horse-drawn vehicles.... [more]
Alıcı Turkish
Means "customer" in Turkish.
Stanionis Lithuanian
Derived from the given name Stanislovas.
Da Pra Italian
A topographic name for someone from a meadow, from the northern variant of "prato" (meadow).
Ksiazek Polish
Nickname meaning ‘little priest’ or possibly a patronymic for an illegitimate son of a priest, from ksiadz ‘priest’ + the diminutive suffix -ek.nickname meaning ‘little prince’, from a diminutive of ksia?ze ‘prince’.
Radyvanyuk Ukrainian
Means "from Radyvanivka".
Toussaint French
Derived from the given name Toussaint, which in turn is derived from Toussaint, the French name for the Christian feast day All Saints' Day (celebrated on November 1st every year)... [more]
Swaneveld Dutch
From the place name Zwanenveld, meaning "swan’s field" in Dutch.
Tajima Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Awa Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 阿波 (Awa), a clipping of 上阿波 (Kamiawa) or 下阿波 (Shimoawa), both areas in the city of Iga in the prefecture of Mie in Japan.
Daou Arabic
Light.
Kojidani Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 糀谷 or 小路谷 (see Kōjidani) or a variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小路谷 (see Kōjiya).
Ó Gormghaile Irish
Means "descendant of Gormgal".
Kristenson English
Anglicized form of Kristensen
Yardy English
The most likely origin of this surname is that it was used to denote someone who held a piece of land known as a "yarde", from the Middle English word "yerd".
Ooms Dutch
Patronymic form of Oom, derived from Dutch oom meaning "uncle". Alternatively, could be from the given name Omaar.
Tjhie Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Xu 1 used by Chinese Indonesians.
Aniston English
"Town of Agnes, Agnes town"... [more]
Glauser German (Swiss)
Patronymic form of Glaus.
Kitazawa Japanese
Kita (北) means "North", zawa/sawa (沢 or 澤) means "swamp". Sawa changes to zawa because of rendaku.
Furutachi Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 舘 (tachi) meaning "large building, mansion, palace".
Tisseur French
Occupational surname meaning "weaver".
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