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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Gabiria Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Basque Country, Spain, derived from Basque gabi "blacksmith’s hammer, mallet" and hiri "village, town, city".
Tkacz Jewish
Occupational name for a weaver, Polish tkacz, a noun derivative of tkać "to weave".
Burtis English
Variant of Burdis.
Isufaj Albanian
From the given name Isuf.
Danzig German
Denoted a person who was from the city of Gdańsk, Poland (called Danzig in German).
Hasting English
Derived from a Norman form of the Old Norse given name Hásteinn.
Arnauld French
From the given name Arnauld.
Counts German (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Kuntz or Kunz.
Azi Afizere
Azi is actually pronounced Azīh which means "Unending, in ended father of many generations" it is named after children believed to become the origin or source of lasting families.
Furunaka Japanese
Furu means "old" and naka means "middle".
Grimme German
Variant of Grimm.
Aca Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl acatl meaning "cane".
Larcher French
variant, with fused definite article l', of Archer "bowman".
Tomonaga Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (tomo) meaning "morning, epoch, period" and 長 (naga) meaning "long" or 永 (naga) meaning "eternity".
Puķe Latvian
Derived from Latvian puķe "flower". Occupational surname for a person who sells flowers.
Allane Scottish (Rare)
Variant of Allan
Seixas Portuguese
Habitational name from any of various places called Seixas in Galicia, Spain, most likely derived from Galician seixo meaning "pebble, stone" (ultimately from Latin saxum).
Shivers Irish
Irish variant of Chivers.
Cephus English
Possibly a variation of Cephas
Budziszewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from places called Budziszewo.
Kulasuriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun".
Kan Khmer
Means "hold, carry, sustain, support" in Khmer.
Quebec Spanish (Philippines)
Habitational name for a person from the province of Quebec in Canada.
Orahovac Montenegrin
Derived from orah (орах), meaning "walnut".
Gudkov Russian
From gudok, meaning "hooter".
Ercan Turkish
From the given name Ercan.
Bärtsch Romansh
Derived from the given name Bartholomäus.
Corcini Italian (Rare)
Possibly a rare spelling variant of Corsini.
Boekhout English
Probably a habitational name from the village Boekhoute in northern Belgium, close to the border to The Netherlands.
Allor French (Quebec)
Common Canadian spelling of the French surname Allard, reflecting the French pronunciation.
Donceanu Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Pande Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi पांडे, Odia ପାଣ୍ଡେ, Bengali পাণ্ডে, Gujarati પાંડે or Nepali पाँडे (see Pandey).
Kostyukevich Belarusian
Probably from a diminutive of Konstantin.
Look English, Scottish
From a vernacular pet form of Lucas.
Kiyoshi Japanese (Rare)
Means "pure, clean" in Japanese. It is more common as a given name (see Kiyoshi).
Figuerola Catalan
It indicates familial origin within either of 4 places: Figuerola farmhouse in the nucleus of Fontanet in the municipality of Torà in the comarca of Segarra, Figuerola neighborhood in the municipality of Les Piles, the municipality of Figuerola del Camp, or Figuerola d’Orcau neighborhood in the municipality of Isona i Conca Dellà.
Dohta Japanese
Variant transcription of Dota.
Terao Japanese
From Japanese 寺 (tera) meaning "temple" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot, end".
Occhirossi Italian
Means "red eyes" in Italian.
Tone English
Was first found in Leicestershire where Ralph de Toni received lands of the Lordship of Belvoir for his services as Standard bearer at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Kark Estonian
Kark is an Estonian surname meaning "stilt" (Himantopus himantopus).
Zharkov Russian
Possibly derived from Russian жаркий (zharkiy) "hot".
So Japanese (Rare)
A notable bearer is So Yoshiyori (1818-1890), a fuedal lord of the So clan.
Itzstein German
Topographic surname that originated from broad regions around the river Itz in Thuringia, Germany. The word "Stein" (German word for stone) historically was also used to describe castles on a hill or at a river, thus a possible meaning of the name is "castle at the river Itz".
Piirimäe Estonian
Piirimäe is an Estonian surname meaning "border mountain".
Brenden Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse brenna "land cleared for cultivation by burning" (also known as svedjebruk "slash-and-burn agriculture").
Aamoth Norwegian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of the Norwegian surname Aamodt.
Wilberts English
Means "son of Wilbert".
De Champagne French
Meaning "Of Champagne" in French.
Redmond Irish
From the given name Redmond.
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.
Olivares Spanish
Habitational name from any of several places named Olivares, from the plural of Spanish olivar meaning "olive grove". Compare Portuguese and Galician Oliveira.
Cattermole English
Found mainly in Norfolk and Suffolk. Meaning uncertain; possibly from an east Anglian term meaning “dweller at the dyke”, or from Old French quatre moles “four mills”.
Hiemstra West Frisian, Dutch
Derived from West Frisian hiem "home" or the related Dutch Low Saxon hiem "farmstead, homestead" combined with the habitational suffix -stra.
Rich English
From a nickname of a wealthy person, in some cases given ironically for a pauper, ultimately derived from Germanic ric "powerful". A notable fictional bearer is Richie Rich who first appeared as a comic book character in 1953.
Sollano Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Zalla.
Wimalawansa Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विमल (vimala) meaning "clean, pure, spotless" and वंश (vansa) meaning "lineage, clan, family".
Shikanai Japanese
From Japanese 鹿 (shika) meaning "deer" and 内 (nai) meaning "inside".
Tomabechi Japanese
From Japanese 苫 (toma) meaning "woven mat", 米 (me) meaning "rice" and 地 (chi) meaning "earth, land".
Sumpter English
Occupational name for someone who drove a packhorse, from Middle English sompter.
Mcnicholas Irish
The McNicholas family stretches back through time to the Viking settlers who populated the rugged shores of Scotland in the Medieval era. The name McNicholas was derived from from the personal name, Nicholas... [more]
Neuber German
Contracted form of Neubauer.
Sumanaratne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit सुमन (sumana) meaning "good-minded, benevolent" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Goldner German
"Gold maker, gilder".
Ilyashevich Belarusian
Means "son of Ilya".
Porcaro Italian
From Italian porcaro "swineherd".
Jääväli Estonian
Jääväli is an Estonian surname meaning "ice field".
Siracusa Italian, Sicilian
From the name of the city of Syracuse in Sicily, Italy (siracusa in Italian and sarausa in Sicilian).
Hamill Irish
According to MacLysaght, a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÁdhmaill "descendant of Ádhmall", which he derives from ádhmall "active".
Pedrola Aragonese
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Scala Italian
Means "ladder, stair, scale" in Italian, a habitational name from any of various places named Scala, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a prominent staircase or terraced land... [more]
Blatt German, Jewish
Ornamental name derived from German blatt and Yiddish blat meaning "leaf", or a topographic name for someone who lived at a farm on a ledge on a mountainside, derived from Middle High German blate meaning "flat surface, ledge, plateau".
Hazelwood English
From the name of any of the various places in England so-called, all derived from Old English hæsl "hazel" and wudu "tree, wood".
Edevane Welsh, Cornish
A rare Welsh surname, believed to be of Cornish origin. This surname is made up of two elements. ‘Ed’ is not a shortened form of Edward, but derives from the ancient (Old English?) ‘ead’ meaning ‘prosperity’ and/or ‘happiness’... [more]
Guttormsen Norwegian
Means "son of Guttorm" in Norwegian.
Garfunkel Jewish, Yiddish
From גאָרפֿינקל‎ (gorfinkl), "carbuncle" in Yiddish, which in turns derives from German Karfunkel. A notable bearer of this surname is Art Garfunkel.... [more]
Hanekawa Japanese
羽 meaning feathers, counter for birds, rabbits.川 meaning stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical
Koller German
The name is derived from the Alemmanic word "Kohler," meaning "charcoal burner," and was most likely originally borne by a practitioner of this occupation.
Carreño Asturian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Rondelli Italian, English, French
From the medieval name "Rondello" derived from French "rondel" meaning "go around, round" or "rondel", a French old nickname for a round, plump man.
Ōshima Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Deary English
Nickname for a noisy or troublesome person, from Anglo-French de(s)rei ‘noise’, ‘trouble’, ‘turbulence’ (from Old French desroi). topographic for someone who lived by a deer enclosure, from Old English deor ‘deer’ + (ge)hæg ‘enclosure’.
Asakura Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning", 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow", or 麻 (asa) meaning "hemp" and 倉 (kura) meaning "warehouse, storehouse".
Weil German, Jewish
South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from any of various places so named in Baden, Bavaria, and Württemberg, from Latin villa ‘country house’, ‘estate’ (later used of a group of houses forming a settlement).
Großkreutz German
From German "groß" meaning big and "kreutz" meaning cross.
Scholtes Dutch
Patronymic form of Scholte.
Jávor Hungarian
Means ''maple''.
Iimura Japanese
From 飯 (ii) meaning "cooked grains" and 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet".
Wittenborn Low German
Habitational name from any of several places so named, for example near Bad Segeberg and near Neubrandenburg.
Furutani Japanese
Furu means "old" and tani means "valley".
Bragança Portuguese
From the city of Bragança in Portugal. It's also the name of the Royal House that ruled Portugal from 1640 to 1910.
Nadal Catalan, Occitan
From the personal name Nadal, from nadal "Christmas" (from Latin natalis "birthday"). Compare Noel.
Am Magh Fada Scottish Gaelic
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous former burgh.
Darlington English
From Old English Dearthington believed to be the settlement of Deornoth's people (unclear root + ing a family group + ton an enclosed farm or homestead).
Vinnychenko Ukrainian
Means "from Vinnytsya".
Macalindong Tagalog
From Tagalog makalindong meaning "to provide shelter".
Yarger English (American)
Americanized form of German Järger or Jerger
McCumber Scottish, Irish
Means "son of Cumber".... [more]
Balmaceda Spanish, Basque
From Balmaseda, the name of a town and municipality in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country of Spain. It is derived from Spanish val meaning "valley" and Basque mahatseta meaning "vineyard"... [more]
Chiovaro Sicilian
Unknown meaning. Brought over to the United States from Sicilian immigrants, where the pronunciation changed from KEE-o-vah-row to SHIV-ahr-ow.
Beam English
From Old English beam "beam" or "post". It could be a topographic name from someone living near a post or tree, or it could be a metonymic occupational name for a weaver.... [more]
Krist German, Dutch
Variant form of Christ, or a short form of the given name Kristen 1.
Buermeister German
North German: status name for the mayor or chief magistrate of a town, from Middle Low German bur ‘inhabitant, dweller’, ‘neighbor’, ‘peasant’, ‘citizen’ + mester ‘master’.
Ohman Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 大万 (see Ōman).
Naiman Ukrainian, Jewish
Before Genghis Khan conquered the world, he conquered his neighbors, and his last great victory, in 1204, was over a tribe of Turkic Christians called the Naiman. (Some Naimans today are Christian but most are Jewish.)... [more]
Vitorino Portuguese
From the given name Vitorino
Kin English
From a short form of names containing cyne "royal, kingly" or cynn "relations, family, tribe".
Melamed Hebrew
It means "teacher".
Wald English, German, Jewish
Originally indicated a person who lived in or near a forest, from Old English weald or from Old High German wald... [more]
Pépin French
From the Old French name Pepis, itself a form of the given name Pépin. Alternatively, it may be derived from French pépin meaning "(fruit) seed", thus making it an occupational name for a gardener or someone who grew fruit-bearing trees.
Modderman Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch modder "mud", this name used to denote a dustman, a garbage man.
Solomonov mu Russian, Belarusian, Jewish
Derived from the Hebrew name. Means "son of Solomon".
Hase Japanese
From the Japanese place name 長谷 (Hase) referring to a place in Sakurai, Japan.
Bendtner Danish
Derived from the given name Bendt.
Shyamalan Indian (Rare), Malayalam (Rare)
Derived from the given name Shyamal or Shyama. This is the surname of Manoj "M... [more]
Renehan Irish
Derived from Irish Gaelic, meaning "sharp- or star-pointed."
Yusifzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Yousefzadeh.
Arifović Bosnian
Means "son of Arif".
Fulhu Dhivehi
From an honorific title used for items associated with nobility.
Madadi Persian
Derived from Persian مدد (madad) meaning "help, aid, assistance".
Khashba Abkhaz
Either derived from Abkhaz ахацə (āxācə) meaning "stone" or алашара (ālāšārā) "light".
Roso Croatian
Croatian variation of the Italian surname Rosso.
Heinapuu Estonian
Heinapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "hay wood".
Gabriël Dutch
From the given name Gabriël.
Hewczak Polish
Hewczak is primarily a Polish surname of the Ukrainian surname of Hewczuk.... [more]
Yoshimaru Japanese
YOSHIMARU/吉丸 = Good Fortune/Luck Circle
Kruup Estonian
Kruup is an Estonian surname meaning "goat".
Lautenschläger German, Alsatian
Derived from Middle High German lutenslaher meaning "lute player".
Abelsson Swedish
Means "son of Abel" in Swedish.
Jahan Bengali, Urdu, Persian, Indian, Hindi
From the given name Jahan.
Goebbels German, History
Originally an occupational name for a brewer. Paul Joseph Goebbels was a German politician and Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945.
Turi Estonian
Turi is an Estonian surname meaning both "scruff" or "withers".
Futami Japanese
From Japanese 二 (futa) meaning "two" and 見 (mi) meaning "look, appearance".
Rozhko Ukrainian, Russian
From Ukrainian and Russian рожок (rozhok), a diminutive form of the word "horn" in both langauges.
Charlton English, Caribbean
Location last name from any of the numerous places called Charlton, from Old English Ceorlatun meaning "settlement of the peasants"... [more]
Frostenden Medieval English
"White hill" in Old English. Parish in Suffolk; later shortended to Frost.
Zagurski Polish
Derived from the Polish places Zagórz and Zagórze. Also given to those who lived on the side of a hill opposite a main settlement - za means "beyond" and góra means "hill".
Malashenko Ukrainian
Patronymic derived from a Ukrainian form of Hebrew Malachi.
Veillette French (Americanized)
Some characteristic forenames: French Lucien, Alain, Armand, Francois, Germaine, Jacques, Jean-Marie, Marcel, Yves.... [more]
Esteb English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Topographic name from Middle English est + hawe meaning "east enclosure, yard" (Old English ēast + haga), denoting a dweller "at the east enclosure", or from a lost minor place so named... [more]
Gjerstad Norwegian
A municipality in Aust-Agder, Norway.
Limo African
Most common in Kenya.
Nakay Kazakh, Moldovan, Russian
Nakay is found in the countries Russia, Moldova, Transnistria, and Kazakhstan.
Flodgaard Danish
Danish name element gård "farmstead, yard" combined with prefix flod meaning "river".
Chisuga Japanese
Chi means "thousand" and suga means "sedge".
Schaben German
Describes an inhabitant of the region Swabia
Abeyewardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවර්ධන (see Abeywickrama).
Mertz German
Variant of the surname Martz
Küünal Estonian
Küünal is an Estonian surname meaning "candle".
Cabungcal Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog kabungkal meaning "digger, tiller".
Klimov Russian
Means "son of Klim".
Chada Indian
Variant of Chadha.
Tark Estonian
Tark is an Estonian surname meaning "wise" or "sage".
Vaidya Indian, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit वैद्य (vaidya) meaning "physician, doctor", ultimately from the word विद् (vid) meaning "to know".
Golino Italian
Short form of the given name Ugolino
Águila Spanish
From águila "eagle" (Latin aquila). This is either a nickname for a haughty man or one with an aquiline nose, or a habitational name from a place in Salamanca province called Águila.
Husain Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Husayn.
Oyiakwan Akan
Meaning unknown.
Pelham English
From the name of a place in Hertfordshire, which meant "Peotla's homestead" in Old English.
Asztalos Hungarian
Literally means "carpenter"
Serote Spanish (Filipinized)
Means fecal matter in Spanish
Facchetti Italian
Derived from a diminutive of Italian facchino meaning "porter" (see Facchini). A notable bearer was the Italian soccer star Giacinto Facchetti (1942-2006).
Mayberry English, Irish
Of uncertain origin, probably an altered form of Mowbray. Alternatively, it could be derived from an unidentified English place name containing the Old English element burg "fortress, citadel" and an uncertain first element.
Dadgar Persian
Means "just, fair" in Persian.
Achmiedaŭ Belarusian
Belarusian form of Akhmedov.
Dharmasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Przybylski Polish
A derivative of 'Przybyla', ‘new arrival’, ‘foundling’, with the addition of the surname suffix -ski.
Cowlishaw English
Derived from either of two minor places named Cowlishaw, in Derbyshire and Lancashire, England.
Pask English
Derived from the medieval given name Pask from Middle English Paske Pashe Pake "Easter Passover" (Old French Pasques Paque) probably originally used as a personal name for someone born at Easter... [more]
Sans Catalan
From the given name Sans.
Bolle Italian
Means "bubbles" in Italian, derived from the singular bolla.... [more]
Amararathna Sinhalese
From Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Xaysana Lao
Means "victory" in Lao.
Budrioli Italian
Possibly derived from the Greek bòthros or Latin butrium, both of which mean “moat”.... [more]
Eichler Upper German
South German variant of Eich, the -ler suffix denoting association. "eager"