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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Aydın Turkish
From the given name Aydın.
Kirimura Japanese
Kiri means "paulownia" and mura means "hamlet, village".
Zenner Upper German
South German: unflattering nickname for a surly, snarling person, from an agent derivative of Middle High German zannen 'to growl or howl' or 'to bare one's teeth'.
Tikhanchik Russian
Derived from тихо (tikho) meaning "quiet".
Traspeña Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the locality of Traspeña de la Peña in the municipality of Castrejón de la Peña.
Špaček Czech
Means "tipcat". Pronounced "sh:pah-CZEK".
Tsuruhami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 鶴喰 (see Tsurubami).
Compton English
Habitational name from any of the numerous places throughout England (but especially in the south) named Compton, from Old English cumb meaning "short, straight valley" + tūn meaning "enclosure", "settlement".
Paulus German, Dutch
From the given name Paulus and variant of Paul.
Backlund Swedish
Combination of Swedish backe "hill, slope" and Lund "grove".
Shikder Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali শিকদার (see Sikder).
Matsupa Ukrainian (Anglicized, ?)
Ukrainian; although may also have found in other forms in other countries such as Galicia (Western Ukraine), Poland and Hungary; due to the changing borders and occupation of land at various points in history.
Lafranchi Alpine
Possibly, the Frank. Thought by some to indicate a group of merchants in Middle Ages responsible for the transalpine trade to the French.
Mcritchie Scottish
Means "son of Ritchie". (Diminutive of Richard)
Renaudin French
From the given name Renaud.
Ryan Korean (Russified)
Form of Ryang used by Koreans in Russia.
Baggerly English
English: variant of Bagley .
Sneh Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Jewish
Means "snow". It is the name of Moshe Sneh, a Polish-Israeli communist politician.
Kujawski Polish
Regional name for someone from Kujawy (see Kujawa) or from a village called Kujawy, for example in Sielce voivodeship.
Bilsland Scottish
From a place near Kilmaurs in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Allegedly a combination of Bil and land "farm, land, property".
Chaimongkhon Thai
Means "auspicious victory" from Thai ชัย (chai) meaning "victory" and มงคล (mongkhon) meaning "auspicious, favourable".
De Wolf Dutch, Flemish
Means "the wolf", a nickname given to someone associated with wolves in some way, or a habitational name for someone who lived by a sign depicting a wolf. Could also be a patronymic form of Wolf.
Hörberg Swedish
The first element is probably derived from a place name starting with hör. The meaning of this element differs depending on which place name it was derived from, examples include harg "sanctuary, altar" (from Höör, Hörby), hö "hay" (from Hörröd), and hörn "corner" (from Hörnefors)... [more]
İşler Turkish
Means "works, doings, affairs" in Turkish.
Citroën French
Either a variant of Citron or a cognate of Citroen.
Besson French, Provençal, Occitan
Southern French nickname from Occitan besson "twin" (from Latin bis) or from the various places (Le) Besson in southern France.
Sneedly Popular Culture, Literature
A seemingly invented last name, though it bears resemblance to the last name Sneed. It is used for the main antagonist of the popular Captain Underpants graphic novels and it's film and show adaptation, Melvin Sneedly.
Mauris English
This surname may be a variant of Maurice.
Ausley English (Modern)
Rare surname which was from an English place name in which the second element is Old English leah "wood, clearing". The first element may be hors "horse" (in which case the name likely referred to a place where horses were put out to pasture) or the river name Ouse (ultimately from the ancient British root ud- "water").
Fellous Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Maghrebi Arabic فلوس (fallus) meaning "chick, young chicken".
Ritta-apinan Thai
From Thai ฤทธิ์ (rit) meaning "power", ธา (tha), a transcription of Sanskrit धा (dhā) meaning "bearer, maintainer", อภิ (api) of unknown meaning, and นันท์ (nan) of unknown meaning.
Fackrell English
It means woodcutter
Percy English
Either a nickname from Old French percehaie "pierce hedge" (Old French percer "to pierce, penetrate" and haie "hedge, fence"), perhaps with the sense of someone breaking into an enclosure... [more]
Amiama Spanish
Translating to “Love Love” and meaning to love loving and being happy with helping others ... [more]
Garay Hungarian
Habitational name for someone from a place called Gara.
Mansell English (Canadian), Norman
Of Norman origin, a habitational or regional name from Old French mansel ‘inhabitant of Le Mans or the surrounding area of Maine’. The place was originally named in Latin (ad) Ceromannos, from the name of the Gaulish tribe living there, the Ceromanni... [more]
Lórincz Hungarian
From the Hungarian Ecclesiastical Name Lőrinc.
Caroli Italian
Derived from the given name Carolus, the Latin form of Charles, or alternatively from a diminutive of Carus "dear, beloved".
Hammarlund Swedish
Combination of Swedish hammare "hammer" and lund "grove".
Samarakkody Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "conflict, struggle" combined with Sinhala කොඩිය (kodiya) meaning "flag, banner" (of Tamil origin).
Rou French
Variant of Roux.
Bain Scottish, Irish
Derived from Scottish Gaelic bàn "white, pale, fair", a nickname for a person with fair hair.
Pius Estonian
Pius is an Estonian surname meaning "pious".
Malatesta Italian
Means "bad head" in Italian, a nickname for a stubborn or perhaps malicious person. It could have also indicated the bearer had a misshapen head. ... [more]
Kreutzer German
Variant of Kreutz otherwise it indicated that the bearer of the surname lived in Kreitz near Neuss in Germany
Jezavit Belarusian
Derived from dialectal Belarusian езавіт (jezavit), an equivalent to standard езуіт (jezuit) meaning "jesuit".
Vəzirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of the vizier", from the Arabic title وَزِير (wazīr) denoting a minister or high-ranking official in an Islamic government.
Boden English
Possibly a variant of Baldwin.
Daintith English
From a medieval nickname (roughly equivalent to "precious") applied to a dearly loved person (from Middle English deinteth "pleasure, titbit", from Old French deintiet).
Kissack Manx
Manx and Derry Irish form of "McIsaac"
Guilalas Tagalog
From Tagalog gilalas meaning "astonishment, amazement".
Álamo Spanish, Portuguese
Either a topographic name from álamo "poplar" or a habitational name from any of several places in Spain and Portugal named with this word.
De Goede Dutch
Means "the good (person)" in Dutch, a nickname for someone considered especially kind or gentle, or perhaps for someone gullible.
Ghimire Nepali
From the name of the village of Ghamir (or Dhamir) in western Nepal.
Ponomarev Russian
Derives from Slavic "пономарь"- Sexton.
Gretzinger German
Habitational name for someone from any of three places named Grötzingen (Old High German Grezzingun) in Baden-Württemberg.
Barth German, German (Swiss)
Either a nickname for a bearded man from Middle High German bart "beard". German cognate of Beard and variant of Bart... [more]
Kabayama Japanese (Rare)
Kaba (樺) means "birch", yama (山) means "mountain"
Cahayag Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kahayag meaning "light, splendour".
Cenobio Spanish
From the given name Cenobio.
Gebremariam Ge'ez
Means "servant of Mary", from the combination of Gebre and Mariam, the Ge'ez form of Mary.
Trabelsi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Habitational name for someone originally from the city of Tripoli in Libya from Arabic طَرَابُلُس (ṭarābulus). The city's name ultimately comes from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis) meaning "three cities", from τρι- (tri-) meaning "three" and πόλις (pólis) meaning "city".
Muhsin Arabic, Turkish
From the given name Muhsin
Aylen English
Either derived from the given name Alan or from the Old English word ætheling which were princes eligible to be king. The word ætheling was sometimes used as a given name
Vieu French
From a place called Vieu in Ain from Latin vicus "village". French cognitive of Vico.
Matthau German
Derived from the given name Matthias. This name was borne by the American actor Walter Matthau (1920-2000).
Kraljić Croatian, Serbian
From kralj ''king''.
Turlock English
English form of Turlough.... [more]
Bejar Spanish
From the town of the same name in Spain
Valentim Portuguese
From the given name Valentim.
Siryk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian сірий (siryy), meaning "grey".
Ird Estonian
Ird is an Estonian surname meaning "detachable" and "removable".
Benner German
Occupational name for a basket and bassinet maker, from an agent derivative of Middle High German benne 'work basket', 'bassinet', 'cradle'.
Cirillo Italian
From the given name Cirillo.
Tomatsu Japanese
From the Japanese 戸 (to or do) "door," "shutter" and 松 (matsu) "pine tree."
Nair Indian, Malayalam
From Nair, the name of a group of Hindu castes concentrated in the Indian state of Kerala. The origin of the word itself is somewhat disputed. Some believe it is derived from nayaka, an honorific meaning "leader of the people", while another theory suggests that is is derived from the Sanskrit नाग (nāgá) "snake, serpent" (a reference to the practice of snake worship)... [more]
Krisko Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian cognate of Kriško.
Lundy English
Either (i) "person from Lundie", the name of various places in Scotland (meaning "place by a marsh"); or (ii) a different form of Mcalinden.
Goonawardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Michaël Dutch, French
From the given name Michaël.
Kaldmets Estonian
Kaldmets is an Estonian surname meaning "sloping/incline forest".
Storgård Finland Swedish
From Swedish stor "large, big, great" and gård "farm, estate".
Anwari Dari Persian
From the given name Anwar.
Matsushima Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Dowdall Irish
Of English origin
Kreegipuu Estonian
Kreegipuu is an Estonian surname meaning "blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) wood/tree".
Doshi Indian, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali
Means "cloth seller" derived from Persian دوش (duš) meaning "shoulder".
Harvie English
Variant of Harvey.
Hoffa German
Altered form of Hofer. This surname was borne by American labor union leader Jimmy Hoffa (1913-1975?).
Ansted English
Variant of Anstead, possibly derived from places named with Old English ham-stede meaning "homestead".
Jacox English
A variant spelling of Jaycox.
Siangla Luo, Eastern African
Meaning unavailable.
Seah Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Xie chiefly used in Singapore.
Krymskikh Russian
Another form of Krymskiy.
Kratochvíle Czech
Means "amusing".
Arājs Latvian
Means "the ploughman".
Undirmare Indian
Marathi name meaning "mice killer"
Mroczkowski Polish
Name for someone from any of various places called Mroczkowa, Mroczków or Mroczkowice, all derived from Polish mroczek meaning "house bat".
Qvarnström Swedish
Combination of Swedish kvarn meaning "mill" and ström meaning "stream".
Eespõld Estonian
Eespõld is an Estonian surname meaning "afore/ahead of field".
Epema Frisian
"Son of Epa" or "Son of Eepa". The name was applied starting around 1620 C.E. to the descendants of Eepa, matriarch of a family of the "grytman" type of elected nobility who held political power in and around the town of Sneek/Snits... [more]
Bianchini Italian
Means "little white one"
Gittings Welsh
From the Welsh personal name Gutyn, Guto, a pet form of Gruffydd, with the redundant addition of English patronymic -s.
Gassmann German, Jewish
From German Gasse or Yiddish גאַס (gas), both from Middle High German gazze, meaning "street", denoting someone who lived in a street of a city, town or village.... [more]
Sivitanidis Greek
From the Latin word (civitanus)
Linnaeus Swedish (Rare)
Latinized form of Lind. A famous bearer was Swedish botanist Carl Linneaus (b. 1707 - d. 1778). His father adopted the name Linnaeus after a big lime tree (lind in Swedish) that grew on the family homestead in Vittaryd parish, Småland.
Bartochowski Polish
This indicates familial origin with the village of Bartochów.
Sotto Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Soto. This spelling variation arose during the American occupation of the Philippines, possibly by the influence of Italian American surnames.
Iikawa Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and kawa means "river, stream".
Alameda Spanish
Topographic name from alameda meaning ‘poplar grove’, a collective form of álamo meaning ‘poplar’, or a habitational name from any of the many places named with this word.
Ranathunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala රණතුංග (see Ranathunga).
Moskovchenko Ukrainian
Means "child of the Moskovite", from Ukrainian Москва (Moskva) "Moscow".
Zuckerberg Jewish
Means "sugar mountain" from German zucker meaning "sugar" and Old High German berg meaning "mountain".
Goudarzi Persian
From the given name Goudarz.
Schut Dutch
Variant of Schutte.
Job English, French, German, Hungarian
English, French, German, and Hungarian from the personal name Iyov or Job, borne by a Biblical character, the central figure in the Book of Job, who was tormented by God and yet refused to forswear Him... [more]
Binderman German
From an occupation, a variant of Binder.
Beckwith English (African)
Habitational name from a place in West Yorkshire named Beckwith, from Old English bece "beech" + Old Norse viðr "wood" (replacing the cognate Old English wudu).
Latk Sorbian
Meaning unknown.
Lutsenko Ukrainian
From the given name Lutsko.
Altschuler Jewish
It is derived from the Altschul, Old Synagogue in Prague.
Divita Italian
Derives from the word vita meaning "life".
Vorac Medieval Latin
Derived from the Latin word “vorax,” which means ravenous or greedy.
Latini Italian
Means "son of Latino" or derived from the given name Latino. Variant of Latino.
Schweinhardt German
an occupational or nickname having to do with pigs
Kanamori Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kana) meaning "gold, money" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Liivaru Estonian
Liivaru is an Estonian surname meaning "sand(y) upland meadow".
Gabrieloglou Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Γαβριήλογλου (see Gavriiloglou).
Clerk English
Variant spelling of Clark.
Mine Japanese
This surname is used as 岑, 峯, 峰, 嶺, 三根, 美根, 美祢, 美禰 or 見根 with 岑 (gin, shin, mine), an outdated character meaning "mountaintop, peak," 峯/峰 (hou, ne, mine) meaning "peak, summit," 嶺 (ryou, rei, mine) meaning with the same meaning as 峯/峰, 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three," 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beauty/iful," 見 (ken, mi.eru, mi.seru, mi.ru) meaning "chances, hopes, idea, look at, opinion, see, visible," 根 (kon, ne, -ne) meaning "head (pimple), radical, root" and 祢/禰 (dei, nai, ne) meaning "ancestral shrine."... [more]
Defila Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the given name Fila.
Pichardo Spanish
Spanish form of the surname Picard
Łukasiewicz Polish
Patronymic from the personal name Łukasz.
Chaichana Thai
From Thai ไชย (chai) meaning "victory" and ชนะ (chana) meaning "win, conquer, defeat".
Hiiesoo Estonian
Hiiesoo is an Estonian surname meaning "grove swamp/marsh".
Ahmedov Uzbek
Means "son of Ahmed".
Elortza Basque
Derived from Basque elorri "hawthorn, thorn" and the abundance suffix -tza.
Jelušić Croatian
The first ever appearance recorded to this date was even before the Turkish men (Ottoman) broke into the Kingdom of Croatia (around 13. century).... [more]
Morphy English
A famous American chess player named Paul Morphy lived in the 19th century.
Döner Turkish
Means "rotating, turning" in Turkish.
Majstorović Serbo-Croatian (Rare)
Comes from word majstor meaning master.
Teisen Danish
Danish cognate of Tyson 1.
Francomagaro Italian
I believe the first element is Franco, just don't know what the other element is.
Ishima Japanese
I means "well, pit, mineshaft" and shims means "island", or it could be spelled with ishi meaning "rock, stone" and ma meaning "pause".
Zenker German
means light
Koyasu Japanese
From the Japanese 子 (ko) "child" and 安 (yasu or an) "relax," "inexpensive," "low."
Rabinovich Yiddish, Russian
Means "son of the rabbi" (through the name Rabin), referring to a scholar or teacher of the Torah in Judaism.
Chiarella Italian
Diminutive of Chiara, itself from the given name Chiara.
Beckford English
Means "Becca’s ford" in Old English.
Mangione Italian
From Italian mangiare meaning "to eat". Perhaps a nickname for someone who eats a lot.
Inoguchi Japanese
Ino means "boar" and guchi means "mouth, opening".
See Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Shi.
Bay German
From the given name Baio.
Cocke English
nickname from Middle English cok ‘cock’, ‘male bird or fowl’ (Old English cocc), given for a variety of possible reasons. Applied to a young lad who strutted proudly like a cock, it soon became a generic term for a youth and was attached with hypocoristic force to the short forms of many medieval personal names (e.g. Alcock, Hancock, Hiscock, Mycock)... [more]
Garrighan Irish
to denote 'son of Geargain' a name which originally in derived from 'gearg' which meant grouse but which was often used figuratively for warrior
Mäemets Estonian
Mäemets is an Estonian surname meaning "hill forest".
Encarnación Spanish
Means "incarnation" in Spanish. This is given in reference to the Incarnation of Jesus in the womb of the Virgin Mary (see Encarnación).
Salzer German
For someone who worked with salt from Middle High German salz "salt" (from Latin sal).
Eve English
Possibly from the given name Eve.
Güner Turkish
From Turkish gün meaning "sun, day" and er meaning "man, hero, brave".
Zupanc Slovene
Variant of Zupan.
Ouk Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer អ៊ុក (see Uk).
Yamanoue Japanese
Yama means "mountain", no is a possessive article, and ue means "above, top, upper".
Lương Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Liang, from Sino-Vietnamese 梁 (lương).
Pfeffer German, Jewish
Occupational name for a spicer, or a nickname for a person with a fiery temper, for a small man, or for a dark-haired person. Derived from German Pfeffer "pepper".
Stgier Romansh
Variant of Sgier.
Metsnõmm Estonian
Metsnõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "forest heath/moorland".
Parsley Medieval French, English, Norman, French
Derived from Old French passelewe "cross the water."... [more]
Sherkhanzai Afghan
Meaning "son of Sherkhan" in Pashto. Sherkhan itself means "lion king" in Persian. This surname is found among Afghans belonging to the Barech, one of the Durrani Pashto tribes.
Deadwyler Upper German (Americanized), American (South), African American
Variant of Detweiler; an Americanized form of Dettweiler (South German) or Dettwiler (Swiss German).
Adesina Yoruba
From the given name Adesina
Suwabe Japanese
A notable bearer is Junichi Suwabe, a singer and voice actor.
Haiya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 灰屋 (Haiya), a clipping of 京北灰屋 (Keikokuhaiya) meaning "Keikokuhaiya", an area in the ward of Ukyō in the city of Kyōto in the prefecture of Kyōto in Japan.
Tomimoto Japanese
From 富 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance" and 本 (moto) meaning "root, base, origin".
Zalmai Afghan, Pashto
From the Pashto given name Zalmai.
Kaku Japanese
From Japanese 角 (kaku) meaning "corner".
Karkavandian Armenian, Iranian
Those belonging to the Karkevand/Garkevand district of Iran who are most likely of Armenian origin. Typical modern Armenian last names end with the originally patronymic suffix -յան or -եան, transliterated as -yan, -ian, or less often '-jan'... [more]
Schollenberger German
Habitational name for someone from a place called Schollenberg.
Belmondo Italian
Name of Italian origin meaning "beautiful world". Famous bearers of the name are the French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo (1933-) and the Italian cross-country skier, twice Olympic champion and four times World champion Stefania Belmondo (1969-).
Uys Afrikaans
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include an Afrikaans variant of Huijs which seems to have developed into Uijs and finally into Uys.
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