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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Shiratō Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 藤 () meaning "wisteria", 戸 (to) meaning "door" or 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital".
Fowl English, Popular Culture
This name is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and derives from the Old English pre 7th Century word fugol, "fowl", "bird", which was used as a byname and as a personal name. The medieval form of the word was the Middle English development foul, fowl(e), used as a continuation of the Old English personal name and also as a nickname for someone who in some way resembled a bird.
Kwasigroch Polish
person who ferments(kwasic) peas(groch)
Bouwens Dutch, Flemish
Patronymic from the given name Bouwe, a diminutive of Boudewijn.
Ó Scannail Irish
Ó Scannail is both the name of a sept in Ireland and a surname. It is derived from the Gaelic term scannal, meaning "contention" or "strife."
Sajid Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Sajid.
Vremec Slovene
Derived from Vreme, a valley in western Slovenia.
Weinel German
From the name Wino.
Shahbazi Persian
From the given name Shahbaz.
Berlanga Spanish
From the village or castle named "Berlanga de Duero" from Soria, Spain. Berlanga itself was derived from "berlain" which comes from the name of a precious stone derived from the Greek. So it could be related to stones.
See English, German
Topographic name for someone who lived by the sea-shore or beside a lake, from Middle English see meaning "sea", "lake" (Old English sǣ), Middle High German sē. Alternatively, the English name may denote someone who lived by a watercourse, from an Old English sēoh meaning "watercourse", "drain".
Førde Norwegian
From Old Norse fyrði dative form of fjórðr "fjord". This was the name of several farmsteads in Norway.
Seire Estonian
Seire is an Estonian surname meaning "monitor" and "examine".
Mano Italian
From the given name Mano, a short form of names such as Romano.
Lennin German
Variant of Lennon.
Wäscher German
Occupational surname for a washer, from Middle High German waschen, weschen "to wash".
Ahmadzadeh Persian
Means "born of Ahmad" in Persian.
Tabuchi Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 渕 or 淵 (fuchi) meaning "abyss, edge, deep pool".
Calcaterra Italian
Nickname from calcare meaning "to tread", "to stamp" + terra meaning "land", "earth", "ground", probably denoting a short person, someone who walked close to the ground, or an energetic walker.
Gordeev Russian
Means "son of Gordei".
Mustafin Tatar, Bashkir, Uzbek, Kazakh
From the given name Mustafa.
Quarry English
From Middle English quarey "quarry", a topographic name for someone who lived near a stone quarry, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked in one. ... [more]
Sytnyk Ukrainian
Means "one who sits".
Rathnaweera Sinhalese
From Sanskrit रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure" and वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".
Drakeford English
The first element of this locational surname is probably derived from the personal name Draca or Draki (see Drake), while the second element is derived from Old English ford meaning "ford"... [more]
Reat English (British, Rare), German (Rare)
Americanized form of German Roth.... [more]
Baffa Italian
The origins of this surname are uncertain, but it may be from Italian baffo "mustache", with the Latinate feminine suffix probably due to the influence of the word famiglia "family". Alternatively it may be Albanian in origin, of unexplained meaning.
Ó Hearghaill Irish
Variation of Gaelic Ó Fearghail ‘descendant of Fearghal’, a personal name composed of the elements fear ‘man’ + gal ‘valor’.
Lattke Sorbian, Low German
Sorbian and Northeast Low German variant of Latk.
Fray French, English
From the German surname Frey or the Old French given name FRAY.
Alazraki Judeo-Spanish
From Arabic اَلأَزْرَق (al-ʾazraq) meaning "the blue one".
Tylson English, German (Anglicized)
English: variant of Dyson (see surname Dye). ... [more]
Kazanjyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազանչյան (see Ghazanchyan).
Radolović Croatian
Possibly derived from rado lovi, meaning "glad to hunt".
Jaanson Estonian
Jaanson is an Estonian surname derived from the Estonian masculine given name "Jaan" and the Germanic suffix "-son"; "son of Jaan".
Garington English
Possibly from the given name Gareth.
Dock Norwegian
Habitational name from a farm called Dokk, from Old Norse dǫkk "pit, hollow, depression", itself from Proto-Germanic *dankwaz "dark".
Noelle French
Noelle is a French And Latin Name That Means Chirstmas its Also a film About A Girl Named Noelle
Raihan Bengali
Derived from the given name Raihan.
Shani Hebrew
Means "red, scarlet" in Hebrew. From the given name Shani 1.
Aselton American
Asel being a variant of Asil meaning ""noble"" and ton meaning ""town"".
Dáni Hungarian
Derived from the Hungarian given name Dáni.
Higashiyotsuyanagi Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Yotsuyanagi, added Japanese 東 (higashi) meaning "east".... [more]
Guro Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao goro meaning "teacher, instructor", ultimately from Sanskrit गुरु (guru).
Kingsepp Estonian
Kingsepp is an Estonian surname meaning "shoemaker".
Okur Turkish
Means "reader" in Turkish.
Rayner English
From the given name Rayner
Oks Estonian
Oks is an Estonian surname meaning "branch" or "bough".
Tegan English
Variant of Teagan.
Hesbrook Scottish
Scottish surname.
Stål Swedish
Means "steel" in Swedish.
Edson English
Patronymic or metronymic from Eade.
Pynt Danish
Danish ornamental name, meaning "decoration, ornament". It is mostly extinct in modern Denmark, though alternative form Pyndt is still seen, though rare.
Anyayahan Tagalog
Means "to invite, to be invited" in Tagalog.
Napierkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Napierki in Olsztyn voivodeship.
Steinberg German
From stony mountain. From "stein" meaning stone, and "berg" meaning mountain.
Obata Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 畑 (hata) meaning "field".
Eensaar Estonian
Eensaar is an Estonian name, possibly derived from "eend" (meaning "ledge") and "saar" ("island").
Severson American
Probably an Americanized form of Sivertsen, Sivertson, or Sievertsen.
Yousuf Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Yusuf.
Alcaide Spanish, Portuguese
Ancient occupational or status name from alcaide from Arabic al-qāʾid "the leader, the commander" (see Kaid)... [more]
Auger French
From the given name Auger.
Nakahayashi Japanese
Naka means "middle" and hayashi means "forest, grove".
Antonenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Anton".
Graceffa Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from a southern Italian place name in the comune of Aragona in the province of Agrigento, Sicily, Italy.
Makin English
Nickname derived from Middle English maide "girl, young woman" and the diminutive suffix -kin.
Penketh English (British)
The surname Penketh was first found in Lancashire at Penketh, a township, in the chapelry of Great Sankey, parish of Prescot, union of Warrington, hundred of West Derby.
Haam Hmong
A Hmong clan surname, which is sometimes anglicized as Ham or Hang. It may be a variant form of the Chinese surname Hang.
Trumm Estonian
Trumm is an Estonian surname meaning "drum".
Kurauchi Japanese
From Japanese 倉 (kura) or 蔵/藏 (kura) both meaning "granary, storehouse" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".
Suh Low German
North German from Middle Low German su ‘sow’, either a metonymic occupational name for a swineherd or an offensive nickname.
Rönn Swedish
Means "rowan" in Swedish.
Porko Finnish
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Finnish poro meaning "reindeer".
Hõbemets Estonian
Hõbemets is an Estonian surname meaning "silver forest".
Kurien Indian (Christian)
From the given name Kurien.
Volksmärchen German
A German surname meaning "folk tale".
Hisamura Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Guéroult French
Old French form of an uncertain Ancient Germanic given name, possibly composed of Old Germanic warōną "to watch, protect, guard", gredaz "desire, hunger" or gernaz "eager, willing", or Old High German ger "spear" combined with either wolf "wolf" or walt "power, authority".
Shoji Japanese
From the Japanese 庄 (sho) "level" and 司 (shi or ji) "director," "official."
Bo Burmese
From a title for a military officer or someone who distinguished themselves in the struggle for independence of Burma.
Araneta Filipino
From a Basque name derived from haran meaning "valley" combined with the toponymic suffix -eta.
Stam Dutch
Means "trunk (of a tree), stem" in Dutch, a nickname for a blocky or heavily built man.
Carrera Spanish, Italian
Spanish: topographic name for someone living by a main road, carrera ‘thoroughfare’, originally a road passable by vehicles as well as pedestrians (Late Latin carraria (via), a derivative of carrum ‘cart’), or a habitational name from any of various places named with this word.... [more]
Premakumara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit प्रेम (prema) meaning "love, affection" and कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince".
Bajramaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Bajram" in Albanian.
Jeremias Jewish, Spanish
Derived from the Hebrew given name Jeremiah
Wijerathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේරත්න (see Wijeratne).
Milby English
Habitational name from Milby in North Yorkshire.
Keenan Irish
Variant of O'keenan.
Jong Korean
Alternate romanization of Jeong chiefly used in North Korea.
Amemiya Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 雨宮 (see Amenomiya).
Nadein Russian
Means "son of Nadei".
O'duffy Irish
The name O'Duffy originates from the gaelic surname "O Dubhthaigh". Dubh meaning "Black" in Gaeilge. They claim descent from the ancient Heremon kings of Ireland. They descend from "Cahir Mor", the King of Leinster in the second century... [more]
Tuckerton English
Derived from Old English tucian meaning "offend, torment", and tun "enclosure, yard".
Arn German (Swiss)
From the name of a place in Switzerland. Otherwise derived from Middle High German arn "eagle"
Quark Manx
Alternate form of Corkish, meaning "Mac Mharcuis", or "son of Marcas" via the name Marc or Mark.
Gallion English, French
Derived from the given name Galian.
Carneiro Portuguese (Brazilian)
Originally from Portugal.
Sirp Estonian
Sirp is an Estonian surname meaning "sickle".
Dück Low German, German
North German nickname for a coward, from Low German duken ‘to duck or dive’. ... [more]
Timmons Irish
Reduced anglicisation of Gaelic Mac Toimín meaning "son of Toimín" (a pet form of Tomás, itself a Gaelic form of Thomas)... [more]
Elsworth English
Variant spelling of Ellsworth.
Laplander English
A surname referring to someone who had immigrated from Lapland, northern Scandinavia.
Karunathilaka Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit करुणा (karuna) meaning "compassion, kindness, mercy" and तिलक (tilaka) meaning "mark (on the forehead), dot, ornament".
Mandal Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Assamese, Odia, Marathi, Nepali
Derived either from a title given to the head of a village or from Sanskrit मण्डल (mandala) meaning "circle, wheel, disk, halo".
Lebaron French
Either a variant of Baron "baron" with the French masculine definite article le. Or a habitational name from Le Baron the name of several places in various parts of France.
Esprontzeda Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Navarre, Spain, possibly derived from Basque (h)aitz "rock, stone", bera "place below, river bank", on "good" and etxe "house, building".
Pajusoo Estonian
Pajusoo is an Estonian surname meaning "willow (osier) swamp".
Awara Japanese
A variant of Ahara.
Iwatani Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "rock" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Flaugher German (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of German Flacher, itself a variant of Flach, or of Flaucher, a nickname derived from an agent derivative of Middle High German vluochen meaning "to swear".
Medo Croatian
Derived from medo meaning ''bear''.
Haftek Polish
“From the english occupation name describing a maker of handles for tools - a hafter”... [more]
Sarracino Italian
From Neapolitan sarracino, meaning "Saracen", a term used to refer to a variety of ethnic and religious groups, including a nomadic people from Sinai, Muslims, and pirates from the Mediterranean.
Soueilem Western African
Meaning unknown—this surname is mainly found in Mauritania.
Bedir Turkish
Means "full moon" in Turkish.
Magnus Various
From the given name Magnus.
Wire English
Variant of Wyer or Ware.
Grau German, Jewish
Nickname for someone with gray hair or a gray beard, from German grau "gray".
Kelsch German (Anglicized)
Partly Americanized form of German Koelsch.
Benesh Yiddish
From the given name Benesh, a Yiddish diminutive of Benedict.
Discenza Italian
An Italian surname likely deriving from the Latin descendere meaning "to descend, to come down".
Rutulante Italian
Uncertain etymology, probably originates from Capestrano, Italy.
Fereydouni Persian
From the given name Fereydoun.
Nardozzi Italian
Means "son of Nardozzo", a pet form of the given name Nardo.
Borne French
From Old French borgne "one-eyed, blind", a nickname for someone with only one eye, or who had other problems with their vision, such as a squint or cross-eyes.
Kohr German
1. occupational name for a guard or watchman on a tower, Middle Low German kure.... [more]
Zumarraga Basque
From the name of a town in Basque Country, Spain, derived from zumar "elm (tree)" and -aga "place of, group of".
Jeras Croatian, Slovene
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.
Scanlon Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Scannláin.
Lannes French
From the French word landes meaning “heathlands” or “moorlands.” This was the surname of one of Napoleon’s marshals.
Palych Ukrainian
From Ukrainian паличка (palychka), meaning "stick".
Laveau French (Cajun)
A Cajun surname meaning "the calf".
Musch Dutch, German
From Middle Dutch mussche "house sparrow", a nickname for a quick person, or perhaps someone who was small and weak.
Lugn Swedish (Rare)
Means "calm" in Swedish.
Dulquer Arabic
Warrior, Expressive, Diplomatic
Vitaliano Italian
From the given name Vitaliano
Pavey English
Either (i) from the medieval female personal name Pavia, perhaps from Old French pavie "peach"; or (ii) "person from Pavia", Italy.
Gaa German
Bavarian dialect variant of Gau.
Bjorklund English (American)
Anglicized form of Swedish Björklund or Norwegian Bjørklund.
LaBrie French
Referred to a person who came from various places named Brie in France, for example Brie-sous-Matha, a commune in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
Melle French
Habitational name from the French town Melle in Deux-Sèvres, western France.
Dharmawardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධර්මවර්ධන (see Dharmawardana).
Crain Manx
Variant of Craine.
Kunimatsu Japanese
From Japanese 国 (kuni) meaning "land, a large place" combined with 松 (matsu) meaning "pine."
Bufalo Italian
From Italian meaning "buffalo".
Chaimongkol Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชัยมงคล or ไชยมงคล (see Chaimongkhon).
Blach Polish
Alternatively perhaps a metonymic occupational name from Old Polish blach ‘skeet iron’, ‘metal fittings’.
Malsagnaqan Ingush
Original Ingush form of Malsagov.
Ogliari Italian
Possibly derived from a place name, or from oglio "oil", indicating the bearer's occupation, or perhaps appearance.
Elmalik Northern African, Arabic
From Arabic الْمَالِك (al-mālik) meaning "the king" or "the owner" (chiefly Sudanese).
Schrepfer German (Swiss), German
Derived from from Middle High German schrepfer "barber-surgeon's assistant", ultimately from the verb schrepfen "to bleed someone".
Angerjas Estonian
Angerjas is an Estonian surname meaning "eel".
Lederer German
Leatherworker
Koga Japanese
From Japanese 古 (ko) meaning "old, past" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate".
Tremaine Cornish
Variant of Tremayne. A famous fictional bearer is Lady Tremaine, the main antagonist of Disney's Cinderella (1950).
Apale Nahuatl
Possibly means "coloured water", from atl "water" and tlapalli "painting".
Barney English
Habitational name for a person from the village of Barney in Norfolk, derived from Old English bere "barley" or a genitive form of the given name Bera and ieg "island".
Chengcuenca Filipino
From Cuenca de Cheng, "Cheng's basin" in Spanish
Kutty Indian, Malayalam, Tamil
Means "child" in Malayalam and Tamil.
Templin German
German habitational name from a place so named in Brandenburg, of Slavic origin.
Bertram German
Derived from the German given name Bertram.
Kewat Indian
Variant transcription of Devanagari केवट (see Kevat).
Dowd English
Derived from the given name Doude.
Rasva Estonian
Rasva is an Estonian surname meaning "tallow", "fat" and "grease".
Karineeme Estonian
Karineeme is an Estonian surname meaning "reef cape". It is also the name of several locations in Estonia.
Ohmura Japanese
Variant transcription of Omura.
Kikerpuu Estonian
Kikerpuu is an Estonian surname meaning "cicer wood".
Mokrenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian мокрий (mokryy), meaning "wet".
Hirukawa Japanese
From Japanese 蛭 (hiru) meaning "leech" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Gottfried German, Jewish
Derived from the given name Gottfried. A famous bearer was the American comedian and actor Gilbert Gottfried (1955-2022).
Nagakawa Japanese
Naga means "long, chief" and kawa means "river, stream".
Tepetl Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning "hill".
Auva'a Samoan
Means “crew” in Samoan.
Kaljuvee Estonian
Kaljuvee is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff water".
Artemenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Artem".
Kajiwara Japanese
From Japanese 梶 (kaji) meaning "paper mulberry" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Winstanley English
From the name of a place in Lancashire, England, which means "Wynnstan's field" from the Old English masculine given name Wynnstan and leah meaning "woodland, clearing"... [more]
Kamata Japanese
From Japanese 鎌 (kama) meaning "sickle, scythe" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Gjerstad Norwegian
A municipality in Aust-Agder, Norway.
Dawood Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Dawud.
Saengarun Thai
Means "dawn, aurora" in Thai.
Navidi Persian
From the given name Navid.
Kurihaba Japanese
栗幅 = chestnut | hanging scroll; width ... [more]