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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Bosoy Russian
Derived from Russian босой (bosoy) meaning "barefoot". This may have been a nickname for a low-class person.
Jandro Croatian
Derived from the forename Jandro.
Tsoy Korean (Russified)
Russified form of Choi used by ethnic Koreans living in former Soviet territories.
Samer Arabic
From the given name Samer.
Yoshihashi Japanese
From 吉 (yoshi) meaning "luck, good fortune" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Hainrick Micronesian
Derived from the given Heinrich.
O Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 奥 (see Ō).
Bénichou Judeo-Spanish
French variant of Benichou.
Annarumma Italian
Probably derived from a regional variant of the feminine given name Annadomenica, the second element deriving from a short form of Rummeneca, a Neapolitan variant of Domenica.
Oshana Assyrian
Derived from the given name Oshana, meaning "Palm Sunday, palm tree" in Assyrian.
Mæhle Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Denoted someone from a farm in Norway named Mele, ultimately derived from Old Norse melr meaning "dune, sandbank, gravel bank". Alternatively taken from the name of a farm named Male whose name was derived from Old Norse mǫl "pebbles, gravel".
Tsarenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian цар (tsar), meaning "tsar, king".
Hassane Western African
From the given name Hassane.
Kling Dutch
Occupational surname meaning "blade" in Dutch, referring to a person who made knives. A Dutch cognate of Messer.
Barrington English, Irish
English: habitational name from any of several places called Barrington. The one in Gloucestershire is named with the Old English personal name Beorn + -ing- denoting association + tun ‘settlement’... [more]
Javert Literature
The name of the policeman in Victor Hugo's "Les Misérables." His name was taken from the word Javert, which means "to pursue relentlessly."... [more]
Soni Hindi
A Suryavanshi Khatri family, the surname originating from the Punjab region of India. In India the term caste creates a crucial distinction between Varna and Jāti, even though jati does not fit into any of the four varnas and is more often referred to as Sudras.
Norell Swedish
Combination of Swedish nord "north" or nor "small strait" and the common surname suffix -ell.
Ma Korean
From Sino-Korean 馬 meaning “horse”, or 麻 meaning “hemp, flax, jute”.
Louison English
This surname means “son of Louis”.
Wagle Norwegian
A habitational name derived from farmsteads in Rogaland named Vagle, from the Old Norse vagl meaning a '‘perch’' or '‘roost'’, referring to a high ridge between two lakes.
Gulian Armenian
From Armenian word gul meaning "rose", as well as "laughter", combined with the common suffix of ian meaning "son of".
Steinsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Steinn" in Icelandic.
Thammalangsy Lao
From Lao ທຳມະ (thamma) meaning "dharma, virtue, righteousness" and ລັງສີ (langsy) meaning "ray, beam".
Riquier French
From the given name Riquier and a variant of Richer.
Moteki Japanese
From the Japanese 茂 (mote) "overgrown," "to grow thick" and 木 (ki, moku or boku) "tree."
Samberg Jewish
Habitational name from any of several places named Samberg in Germany and Austria.
Giannelli Italian
Derived from a pet form of Gianni.
Soulik Micronesian
Named after the traditional title of chiefs on Pohnpei.
Šimičić Croatian
Šimičić comes from the name Šimun, which is the Croatian form of Simeon, which means flatter and/or listener.... [more]
Ilyashevich Belarusian
Means "son of Ilya".
Laurisoo Estonian
Laurisoo is an Estonian surname meaning "Lauri's (a masculine given name) swamp". However, the name is probably an Estoniazation of the masculine given name "Lauri" and the Germanic suffix "son"; "Lauri's son".
Planta Romansh
Derived from Romansh planta "tree; plant".
Steininger German
an occupational name for a stone cutter.
Sakuramiya Japanese
From Japanese 桜, 櫻 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
Ostrow Polish (Americanized)
From any of several places called Ostrów (island), or Jewish-American shortened form of Ostrowski.
Blaney Irish
Topographic name from Welsh blaenau, plural of blaen "point, tip, end", i.e. uplands, or remote region, or upper reaches of a river.
Antonian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Antonyan.
Puudist Estonian
Puudist is an Estonian surname derived from "puude-" meaning "arborary".
Troi Popular Culture
Possibly a variant or corruption of Troy. A notable fictional bearer was the Star Trek: The Next Generation character Deanna Troi, who was the counselor aboard the USS Enterprise.
Murvai Romanian
Probably they originate from Murva (Transilvania-Siklód http://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikl%C3%B3d).
Gaddafi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From قذاذفة (Qadhadhfa), the Arabic name for a Berber tribe in Libya. The name possibly means "thrower, archer", from Arabic قَذَفَ (qaḏafa) meaning "to throw". A famous bearer was Muammar Gaddafi (1942–2011), a Libyan politician and revolutionary.
Vice English
May come from "devise", an Old French word that means "dweller at the boundary". It may also derive a number of place names in England, or be a variant of Vise.
Curcuruto Italian
From an Italian nickname derived from curcurutu meaning "speedy, fleet of foot".
Aasa Estonian
"Aasa" is an Estonian surname meaning "wild".
Pathrose Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Derived from a variant of the given name Peter (chiefly used by Malayalam Christians).
Heuermann German
Occupational name for (a freshly hired hand, a day laborer) from Middle High German huren "to hire" and man "man".
Łukaszczyk Polish
Derived from the given name Łukasz.
Tramp German
The Tramp surname may be derived from the Middle High German word "trumpe," meaning "drum."
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".
Driver English
Occupational name for a driver of horses or oxen attached to a cart or plow, or of loose cattle, from a Middle English agent derivative of Old English drīfan ‘to drive’.
Mamaril Filipino, Pangasinan, Tagalog
Means "shooter, one who shoots" in Pangasinan and Tagalog, derived from the professional or habitual prefix mang- and baril meaning "gun, firearm".
Bjorgman Popular Culture
The surname of Kristoff from the movie "Frozen".
Khodayari Persian
From the given name Khodayar.
Ojima Japanese
Variant of Oshima.
Bjelovuk Serbian
From the given name Vuk. Variant of Belovuk.
Abeyawardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවර්ධන (see Abeywardana).
Oishi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōishi.
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).'
Eimer German (Sudeten)
Of uncertain meaning. A famous bearer of that surname was Norbert Eimer.
Laura Spanish
Of uncertain origin; in some cases, it is possibly a habitational name from a place named Laura.
Niro Italian
From Neapolitan niro "black", cognate to Neri.
Kalogeras Greek
From the Greek word καλόγερος (kalogeros), meaning monk.
Fracasso Italian
Means "din, uproar, fracas; crash, ruin" in Italian, a nickname for a rowdy, destructive person, or for a noisy braggart. Alternatively, it could derive from the Roman cognomen Fraucus.
Hurl English
English (Suffolk): unexplained.
Kurisu Japanese
This surname is used as 栗栖, 栗須, 栗洲 with 栗 (ri, ritsu, ononoku, kuri) meaning "chestnut", 栖 (sei, su.mu) meaning "cobweb, den, hive, nest, rookery", 須 (shu, su, subekara.ku, subeshi, hige, matsu, mochi.iru, moto.meru) meaning "by all means, necessarily, ought" and 洲 (shuu, su, shima) meaning "continent, country, island, sandbar."... [more]
Coakley Irish
From Irish Gaelic Mac Caochlaoich "son of Caochlaoch", a personal name meaning literally "blind warrior".
Lindhagen Swedish
Combination of Swedish lind "lime tree" and hage "enclosed pasture". Carl Lindhagen was the Chief Magistrate of Stockholm in the early 1900s.
Velichko Russian
Derived from Russian великий (velikiy), meaning "great, large".
Arupõld Estonian
Arupõld is an Estonian surname meaning "grassland field".
Akino Japanese
From Japanese 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" or 乃 (no) meaning "from".
Kullberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish kulle "hill" and berg "mountain".
Daníelsson Icelandic
Means "son of Daníel" in Icelandic.
Pankratz German (East Prussian)
The name originated in Holland, as a surname chosen in 1811 when Napoleon insisted that all Dutch people have permanent surnames passed down to children. This particular family chose the name of a venerated saint - Saint Pancras, the patron saint of children... [more]
Chichigov Chechen
Meaning unknown.
Bruegger Low German
North German (Brügger): occupational name for a bridge keeper, paver, or road builder, Middle Low German brügger. Compare Brueggemann.
Boleyn English
Franciscanized form of Bullens, a Dutch surname meaning "son of Baldo" (meaning "strong").
Capulet English
This is the last name of Juliet from William Shakepeare's tragedy, Romeo and Juliet.
Aadli Estonian
Aadli is an Estonian surname, derived from "aadel", meaning "nobility".
Mautz German
Meaning "to gripe", or "to complain" in Swabian German.
Qasımzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ghasemzadeh.
Bilsland Scottish
From a place near Kilmaurs in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Allegedly a combination of Bil and land "farm, land, property".
Alario Italian, Spanish
Ultimately from Ancient Roman. Derived from the given name Hilarius.
Tavakoli Persian
From the given name Tavakol.
Narva Estonian
Narva is an Estonian surname taken from the city of the same name in Ida-Viru County.
Koseki Japanese
Ko means "small" and seki means "frontier pass".
Uçak Turkish
Means "airplane" in Turkish.
Vakili Persian
Derived from Persian وکیل (vakil) meaning "lawyer, attorney".
Soulier French
Metonymic occupational name for a shoemaker, from Old French soulier ‘shoe’, ‘sandal’.... [more]
Zubiani Italian
Possibly derived from a diminutive form of the given name Eusebio.
Pukk Estonian
Pukk is an Estonian surname meaning "trestle".
Viikmäe Estonian
Viikmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "crease hill/mountain".
Aiman Arabic
Derived from the given name Ayman.
Juniel English (American), French (?)
Perhaps from French "Junior" or "juvenile".
Rødahl Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
From Norwegian and Danish rød meaning "red" and dahl meaning "valley, dale".
Cavaliere Italian
From a nickname derived from Italian cavaliere meaning "knight".
Craine Manx
Shortened Anglicization of Manx Mac Ciaráin "son of Ciarán" or Mac Giolla Ciaráin "son of the devotee of Ciarán".
Pennywell English
English habitational name from Pennywell in Tyne and Wear or from a similarly named lost place elsewhere.
Khaibri Kashmiri (Rare)
Hindus who were sent to the Khyber region by the Afghans
Silber German, Jewish
From Middle High German silber, German Silber "silver"; a metonymic occupational name for a silversmith, or often, in the case of the Jewish surname, an ornamental name.
Nuriev Tatar, Bashkir
Means "son of Nur".
Sonomura Japanese
From Japanese 園 (sono) meaning "garden, orchard, plantation" and 村 (mura) meaning "village".
Pines Jewish
Derived from the given name Pinchas.
Hodnett English
Derived from an English village named "hodnet".
Cappellano Italian
From cappellano "chaplain".
Roane Irish
Variant spelling of Rowan or possibly a variant of Ruane.
De La Parra Spanish
Means "of the vine" in Spanish.
Chiam Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Zhan.
Pashley English
From the an Old English personal name Pæcca, and with the Old English word "le-ah," meaning "clearing in the wood.''
Liivand Estonian
Liivand is an Estonian surname meaning "sand(y) gift".
Voinea Romanian
From the given name Voinea.
Widman German
Altered spelling of German Widmann.
Stormare Swedish
Swedish variant of Storm 1 meaning "stormer". This surname was adopted by the Swedish actor Peter Stormare (1953-), whose birth surname was Storm.
Kausch German
From a medieval form of the Old High German personal name Chuzo.
Ruwanpathirana Sinhalese
From Sinhala රුවන (ruvana) meaning "gem" combined with Sanskrit पति (pati) meaning "husband, lord" and राणा (rana) meaning "king".
N’dri Western African (Rare)
The meaning behind N’Dri is “ Nearby the river “
Hennessey Irish
Variant spelling of Hennessy.
Siangla Luo, Eastern African
Meaning unavailable.
Fujihashi Japanese
Fuji means "Wisteria" and Hashi means "Bridge".
Widrig Romansh
Derived from the given name Fridericus.
Landibar Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the village of Urdazubi, Navarre, derived from Basque landa "field, prairie, plain" and ibar "valley, riverbank".
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.
Palomeque Spanish, South American
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Rumbelow English
Means "person from Rumbelow", the name of various locations in England ("three mounds").
Peixoto Portuguese
Occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller or a nickname for someone thought to resemble a fish, derived from Portuguese peixe meaning "fish".
Heimberger German, Jewish
Variant spelling of Heimburger.
Masey English, Scottish, French, Norman
English and Scottish (of Norman origin) and French: habitational name from any of various places in northern France which get their names from the Gallo-Roman personal name Maccius + the locative suffix -acum.... [more]
Hassanzadeh Persian
From the given name Hasan combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Aleksanyan Armenian
Means "son of Aleksan".
Malebranche French (Rare)
Means "bad branch" in French, denoting a person who is on the bad side of a family tree. It could also possibly be a variant of Malherbe. Nicolas Malebranche was a French Oratorian Catholic priest and rationalist philosopher.
Van Mol Dutch, Flemish
Derived from Middle Dutch mol, meaning "mole." This surname can either derive from the nickname mol, meaning "mole", perhaps given to someone with dark hair or blindness, or from a house with the sign of a mole.
Chrysanthe French
From the Greek Χρύσανθος (Chrysanthos), meaning "golden flower". This surname was first given to children found on October 25, the feast day of Saint Chrysanthos.
Nailsea English
From a town called Nailsea in North Somerset, England. Derived from Old English elements nægel meaning "nail," and sæ meaning "sea."
Genaro Spanish
From the given name Gennaro, but without the 2nd n
Shina Japanese
Shina can mean "family, department, section".
Itada Japanese
Ita means "board" and da means "field, rice paddy".
Comer English
Occupational name for a maker or seller of combs, or to someone who used them to prepare wool or flax for spinning, derived from Middle English combere, an agent derivative of Old English camb meaning "comb"... [more]
Ateeq Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Atiq.
Smulders Dutch
Occupational name derived from Dutch des mulders meaning "son of the miller". A famous bearer is Canadian-American actress Cobie Smulders (1982-).
Iraeta Basque
From the name of a settlement in Basque Country, Spain, derived from Basque ira "fern" and the toponymic suffix -eta.
Melin Swedish
From any place name named with the element mel- "middle".
Pardal Portuguese, Galician
Means "sparrow" in Portuguese and Galician.
Udam Estonian
Udam is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "südame", meaning "dearest".
Smullen Irish
Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Smolláin, according to Patrick Woulfe, a variant of Ó Spealáin (see Spillane).
Ramseyer Swiss
Note: the 'Ramseyer Song' in Switzerland
Raj Indian, Punjabi, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit राज (raja) meaning "king".
Iwawaki Japanese
Iwa means "stone" and waki means "side".
Dexheimer German
From the German village Dexheim (south of Mainz).
Pouw Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Bao used by Chinese Indonesians.
Kasetsiri Thai
From Thai เกษตร (kaset) meaning "farmland" and ศิริ (siri) meaning "glory; splendor".
Altringer German
Habitational name for someone from a place called Altringen or Aldingen, of which there are two in Württemberg.
Lümelin Lombard
It indicates familial origin within the comune of Lümé.
Arapović Croatian, Bosnian (Rare)
From “Arap” meaning “Arab” in Croatian, derived from Turkish Arap
Nagami Japanese
Naga means "chief, long" and mi means "view, perspective".
Ahmadzadeh Persian
Means "born of Ahmad" in Persian.
Rayl German
Variant of Rehl, which it's meaning is probably a habitational name from Rehl in Rhineland or Rehlen in East Prussia.
Rathnasooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala රත්නසූරිය (see Ratnasuriya).
Azamatov Uzbek
Means "son of Azamat".
Austerlitz German (Austrian), Jewish
Derived from Slavkov u Brna (historically known as Austerlitz in German), a town located in Vyškov District, in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. This was real surname of the American actor and dancer Fred Astaire (1899-1987), as well as his sister Adele Astaire (1896-1981), an actress, singer and dancer.
Huik Estonian
Huik is an Estonian surname meaning "crake".
Elmalik Northern African, Arabic
From Arabic الْمَالِك (al-mālik) meaning "the king" or "the owner" (chiefly Sudanese).
Aslanishvili Georgian
Means "son of Aslan" in Georgian.
Reinmaa Estonian
Reinmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "Rein's land". From the masculine give name "Rein" and "maa" ("land").
Wilgar Irish
An ancient surname of Olde English and Scottish origins. It is usually occupational for a textile fuller, deriving from the pre 7th century word wealcere, meaning to walk or tread.
Pearsall English
a British surname of French origin derived from the pre-9th-century word "pourcel", which described a breeder of animals or a farmer
Mööl Estonian
Mööl is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "möll" meaning "tumult" and "turbulence".
Postmus Dutch
Variant form of Posthumus.
Fregeau French
Metathesized form of Fergeau from an old vernacular form of the Latin personal name Ferreolus derived from ferrum meaning "iron".
Drahun Ukrainian
Ukrainianized form of Dragun.
Rüster German
Means "elm (tree)" in German. Could alternatively derive from rüsten to "to equip, to arm", an occupational name for someone who provided weapons to an army.
Charlton English, Caribbean
Location last name from any of the numerous places called Charlton, from Old English Ceorlatun meaning "settlement of the peasants"... [more]
Colussi Italian
Friulian and Venetian short form of Nicola 1. Compare Colucci.
De Caters Dutch
Nickname for someone thought to resemble a tom cat, derived from Middle Dutch cater, kater literally meaning "tom cat".
Lamarche French
French: topographic name or habitational name, a variant of LaMarque.
Vainumäe Estonian
Vainumäe is an Estonian surname derived from "vainurästas", meaning "redwing blackbird" (Turdus iliacus) and "mäe", meaning ""hill".
Diwa Filipino
Diwa means "soul, spirit, consciousness" in Filipino, however it is unclear if this is where the surname originates.
Waleed Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Walid.
Batley English
From the name of a town in Yorkshire, from Old English given name Bata and leah "woodland, clearing".
Elkayam Hebrew
Means "God is exist" in Hebrew. From the words el, "God" and kayam, "exist".
Saffeels English (Rare), German (Rare)
Used as a last name a minimum of 82 times in (USA, Germany).
Corbelli Emilian-Romagnol
May be mean 'raven-like' or 'basket maker'.
Markos Greek
From the given name Markos.
Moritaka Japanese
Mori means "forest" and taka means "tall, high, expensive".
Rozema Frisian
Possibly a contraction of Roelfsema meaning "son of Roelf" or derived from Roos. Also spelled Rosema, Roosma, Rozeman.
Flag English (Rare), English (African), German (Rare)
Habitual surname for someone who lived in or near a bog or peat soil, from Old Norse flag(ge). Also used as a variant of Flack.
Xhafa Albanian
Derived from the given name Xhafer.
Tokareva Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Токарев (see Tokarev).
Caleb American
Caleb norwood
Conlon Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Conalláin or Ó Caoindealbháin.
Packwood English
Habitational name from a place in Warwickshire, so named from the Old English personal name Pac(c)a + wudu ‘wood’.
Shintaku Japanese
From Japanese 新 (shin) meaning "fresh, new" and 宅 (taku) meaning "house, home".
McCann Irish
McCann (Irish: Mac Cana, Nic Cana)... [more]
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