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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Theuma Maltese
Most likely derived from Arabic ثُوم (ṯūm) meaning "garlic", used in reference to someone who grew garlic or owned a garlic field. Alternatively, it may also be from تَوْأَم (tawʾam) meaning "twin, double".
Ben Zaken Hebrew
Means "son of the old man" or "son of the elder" in Hebrew.
Alusaar Estonian
Alusaar is an Estonian surname meaning "base/foundation island".
Obayashi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大林 (see Ōbayashi).
Germany English
Habitational name from Middle English Germanie, denoting the parts of Continental Europe inhabited by ancient Germanic peoples.
Ardolino Italian
Believed to have come from Arduino; is most common in the Campania area of Italy.
Amezcua Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Amezkua.
Čosić Croatian
Variant spelling of Ćosić.
Bajrami Albanian
Derived from the given name Bajram.
Ptacek Czech
A name given to a small, birdlike individual, meaning literally "little bird".
Camus Basque
From the name of a location in Bermeo, Vizcaya (or Biscay), a Basque region in Spain.
Chockalingam Indian, Tamil
From a nickname referring to the Hindu god Shiva, composed of the Sanskrit words चोक्का (cokkā) meaning "alluring" and लिङ्गम् (liṅga) meaning "sign, symbol, mark".
Söder Swedish
Swedish surname meaning "south".
Agam Hebrew (Modern)
Rare variant of the surname Agami, which came from the Hebrew name Agam, means "lake".
Arcillas Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish arcillas, the plural of arcilla meaning "clay" (see Arcilla).
Horiguchi Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Katayose Japanese
From Japanese 片 (kata) meaning "one-sided, partial" and 寄 (yose) meaning "contribute, donate, increase".
Ganta Frisian
Probably a habitational name for someone from Bant, in the 17th century an island in Friesland, now the village north of Emmeloord in the Noordoostpolder.
Ollson English
Variant of Olsson or Olsen.
Guldberg Danish
Derived from the name of Guldbjerg Parish on the island Funen, Denmark.
Hokaatari Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 外 (hoka) meaning "other; rest" and 当 (atari), from 当たり (atari) meaning "hit; winning".... [more]
Etxenike Basque
Possibly means "small house" or "house by the slope" in Basque.
Bullen English, French, German
Variant of Boleyn or a variant of the Middle English word bullene meaning "little bull" (English). Also from Boulogne which indicates someone from Boulogne, France (French)... [more]
Ariyatilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ආරියතිලක (see Ariyathilaka).
Matsuhara Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 松原 (see Matsubara.)
Rickman English
Means "son of Rick". A famous bearer was American Alan Rickman (1946-2016).
Akimoto Japanese
From Japanese 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" and 元 or 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Merkh German (Anglicized, ?)
Anglicized form of the name Märkh, a German name that existed in southern Germany with Arabic roots tied to the village of al-Märkh in Qatar; the name became Anglicized in the early 17th century. It is one of those surnames where anyone who possesses it is related to everyone else who possesses the name.
Catone Italian
From the given name Catone, derived from the Roman cognomen Cato 1 "wise".
Koehl German
Variant of Köhl
Schwieder German
Derived from the given name Swider.
Jorgenson German, English
Respelling of Jørgensen or Jörgensen (see Jorgensen) or the Swedish cognate Jörgensson.
Feingold Jewish
A Jewish name, from German, literally "fine gold".
Klutz German
The ancient and distinguished German surname Klutz is derived from the old Germanic term "Klotz," meaning "awkward, clumsy." The name was most likely initially bestowed as a nickname, either on someone who was clumsy or in an ironic way on someone who was exceptionally graceful.
Croak English
Variant of Croke
Soroush Persian
From the given name Soroush.
Tweak Popular Culture
Tweek Tweak is one of the reoccurring characters on the animated TV series South Park.
Tantser German (Russified), German (Ukrainianized)
Russified and Ukrainianised form of Tanzer.
Kıran Turkish
Means "pestilence, murrain" or "breaker, crusher" in Turkish.
Mangione Italian
From Italian mangiare meaning "to eat". Perhaps a nickname for someone who eats a lot.
Squires English
Surname is plural of Squire. A young person that tends to his knight, also someone that is a member of a landowner class that ranks below a knight.
Xūwáng Chinese
A Chinese surname taken from combining 須 (xū) meaning "must, necessary" with 王 (wáng) meaning "king, monarch". It is the Chinese reading of the Japanese surname Suō.
Cieszyński Polish
Habitational name for a person from the town Cieszyn in southern Poland, derived from a diminutive of the given name Ciechosław.
Remic Slovene
A variant of either Remec or Vremec.
Kanisthasangkat Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Jolyn Flemish
Possibly a pet form or patronymic of the given name Joli.
Przepiórka Polish
It literally means "quail".
Ōno Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (oo) "big" and 野 (no) "field," "area."
Zaun German
From a topographical name from Middle High German zun "fence, hedge" the German cognitive to Anglo-Saxon tun.
Schnee German, Popular Culture
A German surname meaning "snow". One fictional bearer of this surname is Weiss Schnee, a main character from the popular web series RWBY.
Futami Japanese
From Japanese 二 (futa) meaning "two" and 見 (mi) meaning "look, appearance".
Burgos Spanish
Surname from a place named Burgos of Spain.
Munshi Urdu, Bengali
Derived from Persian منشی (monshi) meaning "secretary, teacher, writer", ultimately of Arabic origin.
Yousif Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Varon French
From the old high german name Waro short form of given names with the element war "aware,cautious".
Rosya Ukrainian (Modern), Russian (Modern)
Either a shortened version of "Rossiya", which is Russian for "Russia", or the Russian and Ukrainian version of Rose 1.
Näslund Swedish
Combination of Swedish näs "isthmus, narrow neck of land" and lund "grove".
Cowan Scottish (Anglicized), Northern Irish (Anglicized), English (Canadian), English (New Zealand)
This surname, widespread in Scotland and Ulster, is an Anglicized form of the old Gaelic Mac Eoghain or MacEoin... [more]
Benanti Italian
From a derivative of Bene, a short form of the various omen names formed with this element (from Latin bene ‘well’), such as Benedetto, Benvenuto, etc.
Schehr German
John Schehr was German political activist and communist politician who led Communist Party after Ernst Thälmann.
Tekkel Estonian
Tekkel is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "teke" meaning "origin". "Tekkel" also means "college cap".
Boğa Turkish
Means "bull" in Turkish.
Gilbertson English
Means "son of Gilbert".
Penrose English, Cornish, Welsh
From the names of various towns in Cornwall and Wales, all derived from Cornish penn "head" and ros "moor, heathland".
Tricarico Italian
Denoting someone from the province of Tricarico, in Basilicata.
Jayathillake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයතිලක (see Jayathilaka).
Siamwalla Thai
From Thai สยาม (Sayam) meaning "Siam" and วาลา (wala), a transcription of Pali वाला (vālā) meaning "malicious".
Tärn Estonian
Tärn is an Estonian surname meaning "star".
Bledsoe English
Comes from a place in Gloucestershire called Bledisloe, comes from an Old English personal name Blið.
Smolenskas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Smolensky.
Greenfeld English
Partly Americanized form of the Ashkenazic Jewish ornamental name Grun(e)feld or Grinfeld, a compound of Yiddish grin + German Feld 'field', or of German Grünfeld (see Grunfeld).
Baughn Welsh
Variant of Vaughan.
Gabathuler Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Berchtold.
Brunner Upper German, German (Austrian), German (Swiss), Jewish
Derived from Middle High German brunne "spring, well", this name denoted someone who lived beside a spring.
Cardello Italian
Variant of Cardillo or a diminutive of Cardo.
Wollstonecraft English (Rare)
Habitational name derived from any of several towns called Woolstone or Woolston, meaning "Wulfric’s town", combined with an altered form of Old English croft "enclosed field".
Hatzis Greek
Hatzis is the modern form of the Greek khatzis 'a pilgrim to Jerusalem' (either Christian or Muslim), considered a high social distinction. The Greek term is Semitic in origin and is cognate with Arabic hajj 'pilgrimage (to Mecca).'
Radovčić Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Rade".
Lempu Estonian
Lempu is an Estonian surname derived from "lembe" meaning "loving" and "affectionate".
Yacoob Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Alkan Turkish
From Turkish al meaning "dark red, crimson" and kan meaning "blood".
Lockley English
Refers to the region of Loxley in Staffordshire, England.
Krstanović Croatian, Serbian
Derived from krst, meaning "cross".
Elexalde Basque
The name of several locations in Biscay, Spain, derived from Basque elexa "church" (variant of eliza) and -alde "near, by; side". Compare Elizalde.
Nedry English (American)
It was the most popular in the United States in 1897-1990.
Lacandula Filipino, Tagalog
This surname honors Lakandula, the last ruler of the Kingdom of Tondo, a pre-Hispanic state in what is now Manila.
Shichihō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of 七宝 (see Shippō) and can be also spelled 七寳.
Tołwiński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Podlachian village of Tołwin.
Sillem Dutch
Possibly a variant form of Sillen.
Tetseo Naga, Chakhesang
Best known as the surname of a certain music group from Nagaland in Northeastern India.
Hadžijunuzović Bosnian
Possibly from Bosnian hadž meaning "hajj, pilgrimage", combined with the given name Junus and the patronymic element -ić.
Nakaoka Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Lukin Russian
From luka, meaning "onion".
Sosunov Russian
Derived from Russian сосун (sosun) meaning "sucker". Alternatively this may be a patronymic surname derived from the Jewish name Sasson meaning "happiness".
Saeki Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 伯 (eki) meaning "official, count, earl".
Welti German (Swiss)
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Walter.
Talysh Russian
From Russian талыш (talysh), meaning "a Talysh". The Talysh are a minority ethnic group in Iran and Azerbaidzhan.
Brakhage German
Possibly from the Old German word 'brak' meaning 'uncultivated field,' or from the Middle German word 'brachen' meaning 'to till the soil.' ... [more]
Lagrange French
Means "the granary" in French, a topographic name for someone who lived by a granary or a habitational name for someone who lived in Lagrange or similar in France, all derived from Old French grange "granary, barn" (see Grange) combined with the definite article la... [more]
Alyea French (Huguenot)
From D'Ailly. It can be traced back to France in 1400's. The family with this last name came over to the United States, mainly on the East Coast in the 16th century as huguenot refugees.
Marangit Filipino, Maranao
Means "cruel, irritable, mean" in Maranao.
McCann Irish
McCann (Irish: Mac Cana, Nic Cana)... [more]
Loflin Irish
Possibly a variant spelling of Irish Laughlin. This is a common name in NC.
Furuhara Japanese
Furu means "old" and hara means "field, plain".
Letendre French
From 'tendre', meaning "tender" or "delicate".
Wentzel German
Variant spelling of Wetzel.
Ariga Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulation".
Afeef Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Afif.
Nishimiya Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
Veskimets Estonian
Veskimets is an Estonian surname meaning "mill woods/forest".
Bülbül Turkish
Means "nightingale" in Turkish.
Mayne Irish
Variant of McManus.
Saraceno Italian
A nickname from saraceno "Saracen" (from Late Latin Saracenus) denoting someone of swarthy appearance an unruly person or someone who had taken part in a Crusade... [more]
Baranes Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the Baranis tribe of the Amazigh (Berber) people, derived from an Arabic plural form of the name of the tribe's founder, Burnus. His name has been connected to the Arabic word برنس (burnus) meaning "burnoose, cloak".
Van Dongen Dutch
Means "from Dongen", a village in North Brabant, Netherlands, derived from donk "sandy hill (in marshy area)".
Kozue Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 梢, 小梢 or 梢江 with 梢 (shou, kusunoki, kozue) meaning "treetops, twig", 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" and 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet."... [more]
Kirschstein German
German surname meaning "cherry stone".
Leis Estonian
Leis is an Estonian surname derived from "lei" meaning "leeward".
Vokksepp Estonian
Vokksepp is an Estonian surname meaning "(spinning) wheel smith".
Senarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සේනාරත්න (see Senaratne).
Podsolnushek Russian, Belarusian
Means "sunflower".
Huck German, Dutch
Pet form of the given name Hugo.
Aibana Japanese
From Japanese 藍 (ai) meaning "indigo" combined with 花 (hana, bana, ka) meaning "flower".
Ban Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 播 (see Hari).
Tada Japanese
From the Japanese 多 (ta) "many" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy."
Tohkin Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 頭巾 or 頭金 (see Tōkin).
Kannike Estonian
Kannike is an Estonian surname meaning "violet".
Ingoglia Italian
Means "belonging to the family of Goglia" in Italian, derived from the prefix in- meaning "belonging to the family of" combined with the name Goglia... [more]
Sárkány Hungarian
Means "dragon" in Hungarian.
Świerczyński Polish
Name for someone from a place called Świerczyn or Świerczyna, both derived either from Polish świerk meaning "spruce" or świerszcz meaning "cricket".
Pizza Italian
Variant of Pizzo.
Gondek Polish
From the given name Godzisław.
Da Pra Italian
A topographic name for someone from a meadow, from the northern variant of "prato" (meadow).
Kim Khmer
Khmer variation of the chinese name "Jin"
Macritchie Scottish Gaelic, Scottish
Patronymic surname of Scottish origin meaning « son of Ritchie », a diminutive of Richard.
Janutg Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Johannes.
Lindhorst German
It means "linden forest" in German.
Osu Japanese
Variant transcription of Ousu.
Afzaal Urdu
Derived from the given name Afzal.
Cabaniss French
Variant spelling of Cabanis, a habitational name from any of various places in Gard named Cabanis, from Late Latin capannis ‘at the huts’, ablative plural of capanna 'hut'... [more]
Wickramaratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමරත්න (see Wickramaratne).
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.
Neztsosie Navajo
From nééz, “tall” in Navajo and tsʼósí, “slim” in Navajo
Wszółek Polish
From the Slavic root wsze.
Santostefano Spanish
Habitational name of numerous churches dedicated to Saint Stephen
Vesiloik Estonian
Vesiloik is an Estonian surname meaning "water puddle/a small pool of water."
Poncio Spanish
Variant of Ponce.
Fuoco Italian
Means "fire" in Italian.
Haruno Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) "spring" and 野 (no) "field, plain, wilderness".
Vrána Czech
Means "crow".
St Fleur Haitian Creole
From the French place name St Fleur.
Borzykh Russian
Derived from Russian борзый (borzy) meaning "swift, brisk".
Curless German
Americanized version of Keurlis.
Ó Maoil Sheanaigh Irish
It means "descendant of devotee of Saint Seanach".
Dobb English
From a nickname of Robert, a variant is Dobbs.
Panganoron Filipino, Cebuano
Means "cloudy" in Cebuano.
Pascua Spanish
From the personal name Pascual. It also means "Easter" in Spanish.
Crossan Irish
Irish reduced form of Mccrossen, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac An Chrosáin ‘son of the satirist’... [more]
Mahon Irish
A shortened form of Mahoney.
Hosodaki Japanese (Rare)
Hoso (細) means "fine/thin", Daki (滝) means "waterfall". Daki is a variant of Taki and it changed the T to D due to rendaku. See also Hosotaki
O'mara Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Meadhra "descendant of Meadhair" a personal name derived from meadhair "mirth".
Belotto Italian
Likely comes from the words "bello" which means "beautiful" or "handsome", "otto" may be a diminutive form of the given name "Otto".
Wijayaratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයරත්න (see Wijayarathna).
Roberta English
One of the n middle name
Terjesen Norwegian
Means "son of Terje 1".
Vanini Italian
Possibly from the given name Giovanni.
Ottmar German
From the given name Ottmar.
Krechter German
Possibly derived from Krämer
Linn German (Silesian), Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Derived from the Slavic word lin "tench (fish)", a nickname for a fisherman, or for a person who somehow resembled a tench.
Schellekens Dutch
Patronymic form of Schelleken, a diminutive of given names derived from scalc "servant, knight", such as Schalk or Godschalk... [more]
Winegar German
This German surname may belong to one whose ancestors worked in the food industry or in the production of vinegar. In German the letter “W” is pronounced as the letter “V” in English.
Negro Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Jewish
From a medieval continuation of the Latin personal name Niger.
Sirenko Ukrainian
From Сірен (siren) meaning "cheese".
Dashiev Buryat
Derived from Tibetan བཀྲ་ཤིས (bkra shis) meaning "good fortune, good luck".
Hindi Hindi, Arabic, Persian, Turkish
Denotes someone from India.
Brak Khmer
Means "silver, money" in Khmer.
Gerrard English
From the given name Gerrard.
Inusaka Japanese
Inu means "dog" and saka means "slope, hill".
Van Burgen Dutch (Rare, Archaic, ?)
Possibly means "from Burgen", the name of several villages in Germany.
Guercio Italian
Probably a variant of Guerzoni, though it may derive from a Germanic given name.
Hoadley English
Habitational name from East or West Hoathly in Sussex, so named from Old English hað / Middle English hoath "heath" + leah "wood, clearing".
Yagyū Japanese
From 柳 (yag) meaning "willow tree" and 生 (yu) meaning "living, natural, life, fresh, raw".
Jarosz Polish
Derived from the given names Jarosław or Hieronim.
Hylan Scottish, English
Variation of the surname Hyland 1.
Baquiran Filipino, Ilocano
Derived from Ilocano bakiran meaning "forest".
İbrahim Turkish, Uyghur
From the given name İbrahim.
Shuba Ukrainian
Means "fur cloth (usually coat)".
Citrine Jewish
An invented Jewish name based on Yiddish tsitrin "lemon tree".
Corson English
Nickname from Old French 'corson', a diminutive of curt ‘short’
Zomer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Sommer.
Cataldi Italian
Means "son of Cataldo".
R Obscure
Meaning unknown.
Kurabe Japanese
From Japanese 倉 (kura) or 藏 (kura) both meaning "granary, storehouse" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Talukder Bengali
From a title for land-owning aristocrats in the Mughal Empire and British Raj who were responsible for collecting taxes. The title itself was derived from Arabic تعلق (ta'alluq) meaning "attachment, affiliation" combined with the Persian suffix دار (-dar) indicating ownership.
Gojuuri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 五十里 (see Gojūri).
Abarnikov Russian
Russian surname