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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Aversano Italian
A nickname for a wealthy person.
Donel Irish
Variant of Donnel
Kolesnichenko Ukrainian
From колес (koles) meaning "wheel"
Dodie Scottish (Modern)
Dodie is a Scottish shortening of the name "Dorothy" it is quite rare and one of the only famous people with this name is the singer/songwrite Dodie Clark.
Mida Japanese
Variant of Mita.
Mac Cobhthaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Cobhthach"
Rikiishi Japanese
From Japanese (力) 'riki' meaning "force, power" and (石) 'ishi' meaning "stone".
Mourad Arabic
From the given name Murad.
Yonemura Japanese
Yone means "rice, America" and mura means "village".
Miedinger German
Habitational name for someone from Meitingen in Württemberg.
Mcclintock Scottish, Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Deriving from an Anglicization of a Gaelic name variously recorded as M'Ilandick, M'Illandag, M'Illandick, M'Lentick, McGellentak, Macilluntud, McClintoun, Mac Illiuntaig from the 14th century onward... [more]
Nõu Estonian
Nõu is an Estonian surname meaning "vessel".
Nawarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala නවරත්න (see Nawaratne).
Durgun Turkish
Means "still, calm, stagnant" in Turkish.
Živanović Serbian
Means "son of Živan".
Kikumori Japanese
Kiku means "chrysanthemum" and mori means "forest".
Hauptman German, German (Americanized), Jewish
Variant or Americanized form of Hauptmann.... [more]
Swaminathan Indian
From a personal name derived from Sanskrit Svāmi ‘Lord’ + Nātha ‘Lord’ + the Tamil-Malayalam third-person masculine singular suffix -N.
Krasnov Russian
From Russian красный (krasniy) meaning "red".
Stipetić Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Stipe".
Axundzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Akhundzadeh.
Sudo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 須藤 (see Sudō).
Iwabuchi Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 渕 or 淵 (fuchi) meaning "abyss, edge, deep pool".
Prematilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ප්‍රේමතිලක (see Premathilaka).
Kokuda Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小管 (see Kosuge).
Sinema English (American)
Uncertain etymology and origin.
Prawda Polish
From the root Praw, meaning right. Prawda means "truth."... [more]
Alu Estonian
Alu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "alus", meaning "fixture", "base" and "foundation".
Mändsoo Estonian
Mändsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "pine swamp".
Kunin Jewish
Metronymic form of Kune.
Wales English (Modern), Scottish
English and Scottish patronymic from Wale.
Allaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Alaoui.
Dilek Turkish
Means "wish, desire" in Turkish.
Mollet French
Topographic name for someone who lived in a muddy or boggy place from a diminutive of mol "marsh, bog".
Bonica Italian
Possibly derived from a feminine personal name derived from Latin bonus "good".
Césaire French (Caribbean), Haitian Creole
From the given name Césaire. A notable bearer was Aimé Césaire (1913-2008), a Martiniquais politician and writer.
Yonekawa Japanese
From Japanese 米 (yone) meaning "rice" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Breeding German
From the Low German brēde "open field". Denotes a person from such a place.
Can Turkish
Means "soul, life, being" in Turkish, ultimately of Persian origin.
Cloud French
From the Germanic personal name Hlodald, composed of the elements hlod "famous, clear" and wald "rule", which was borne by a saint and bishop of the 6th century.
Moodysson Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "son of Moody". A notable bearer is Swedish director Lukas Moodysson (b. 1969).
Rakhmaninov Russian
From a nickname derived from Russian рахманный (rakhmannyy) meaning "lazy". A notable bearer was Russian composer, pianist and conductor Sergei Rakhmaninov (1873-1943).
Marant English, French
Probably a variant of Morant.
Kolbeins Icelandic
Derived from the given name Kolbeinn.
Maxim Romanian
From the given name Maxim.
Bremner Scottish
Derived from the Scottish Gaelic name MacGillebhàin which means "son of the fair-haired one." It is associated with the Clan Bremner, which has roots in the northern parts of Scotland.
Rajapaksa Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhalese රාජපක්ෂ (see Rajapakse).
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.
Belleza Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish belleza "beauty".
Pikkmaa Estonian
Pikkmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "high land".
Lagerlöf Swedish
A notable bearer was Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940), the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in literature (1909).
Boschman Dutch
From Middle Dutch bosch "wood, forest" and man "person, man", a name for someone who lived or worked in a forest.
Coffie Irish
Variant of Coffey.
Cok Chinese
Meaning 'the wall that surrounds a city.'... [more]
Natividad Spanish
From the personal name Natividad "nativity, Christmas", from Latin nativitas "birth", genitive nativitatis, usually bestowed with reference to the Marian epithet María de la Natividad... [more]
Denham English
From the name of various places in England, most of which meant "farm in the valley" (from Old English denu "valley" + ham "homestead"). Notable bearers of the surname included John Denham (1615-1669), an English poet; British Labour politician John Denham (1953-); and British actor Maurice Denham (1909-2002).
Lantziego Basque (Rare)
From the name of a town and municipality in Álava, Basque Country, of uncertain etymology.
Vouvali Greek
From Greek βούβαλις (vouvalis) meaning "antelope" or βούβαλος (vouvalos) "buffalo".
Tsaryok Ukrainian
Means "little tsar".
Namba Japanese
From 難 (nan, nam) meaning "difficulties, flame, shortage, poorly" and 波 (ba, nami) meaning "wave, surf".
Madanat Arabic
Mainly found in Jordan.
Nakai Navajo
Nakai means 'The one who wanders.' In Hebrew its meaning is "pure, clean " but i personally like the first one more.
Pačariz Bosnian
Derived from Turkish "paçariz" meaning "damage, difficulty, or mess" ... [more]
Uk Khmer
Meaning uncertain.
Ahad Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Ahad.
Bhattacharyya Bengali
A variant spelling of Bhattacharya
Rockmann German
From German Rock (skirt) + mann (man)
Sefer Turkish
From the given name Sefer.
Suvi Estonian
Suvi is an Estonian surname meaning "summer".
Sass German
Variant of Sasse.
Shū Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 鞠 (see Mari).
Nead English
1. English: possibly a metonymic nickname for a needy person, from Middle English ne(e)d ‘need’. ... [more]
Arzamendia Basque
Derived from Basque mendi "mountain" and an uncertain first element, possibly haritz "oak tree", artz "bear", or a combination of (h)arri "rock, stone" and the abundance suffix -tza.
Prööm Estonian
Prööm is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "krööm" meaning "grain".
Hittler German
Variant of Hitler.
Mehmetaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Mehmet" in Albanian.
Kolk Dutch
Means "whirlpool, vortex, maelstrom" or "bog pond, watering hole".
Staffieri Italian
Means "footman, groom", ultimately from staffa "stirrup".
Coers Dutch
Variant of Koers.
Kewat Indian
Variant transcription of Devanagari केवट (see Kevat).
Toth English (Anglicized), German
Either an anglicized form of Hungarian Tóth or derived from German tot "dead" or Middle High German tote "godfather".
Hadžimuhamedović Bosnian
Possibly from Bosnian hadž meaning "hajj, pilgrimage", combined with the Bosnian given name Muhamed and the patronymic element -ić.
Frühling German (Rare)
Nickname from Middle High German vrüelinc German frühling "spring" in some cases for an early-born child from früh "early" and the suffix -ling denoting affiliation.
Swiss English (American)
Americanized form of German Schweitz.
Traun German
Derived from the Celtic word dru meaning "river". Traun is a river in the Austrian state of Upper Austria as well as a city located on the north bank of that river and borders Linz, the capital of Upper Austria, to the east.
Vasey English
Derived from the Norman french word enveisie "playful, merry"
Hime Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 姫 (Hime) meaning "Hime", a former village in the district of Kani in the former Japanese province of Mino in parts of present-day Gifu, Japan.... [more]
Sengmany Lao
From Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light" and ມະນີ (mani) meaning "gem, jewel".
Nouveau French
Denoting someone who was new to a village or country. From French meaning "newcomer".
Preciado Spanish
Past participle of the infinitive preciar meaning "excellent, precious, of great estimation".
Husni Arabic
Derived from the given name Husni.
Massoud Arabic
Derived from the given name Mas'ud.
Takahama Japanese
Taka means "tall, high, expensive" and hama means "beach".
Khor Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xu 2.
Vongai Shona
Vongai means "be thankful, or appreciative".
Santas Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Possibly a nickame for someone born on All Saint's Day.
Myshenov Russian
The first part of the name, mysh actually means mouse!
Nabaskoze Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Navarrese municipality.
Pfautz German
It was originally given as a nickname for a chubby person.
Melloy English
Variant of Molloy.
Kreite Low German
Nickname for a quarrelsome person derived from Middle Low German kreit meaning “strife.”
Winfrey English
From the Old English personal name Winfrith, literally "friend-peace". A famous bearer of this surname is Oprah Winfrey (1954-), a US television talk-show presenter.
Passi Italian, Medieval Italian
The surname Passi was first found in the town of Mugello, with the Passerini family who moved south to Florence in the 10th century. Terranova dei Passerini is a comune in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy about 50 kilometres (31 miles) southeast of Milan.... [more]
Dracula Romanian
The Wallachian name for dragon was "Drac" or "Dracul". Vlad II of Wallachia joined a semi-secret order known as The Order of the Dragon and took the name Vlad Dracul. The word "Drac" can also mean "devil" or "evil spirit"... [more]
Taylar English
Possibly a variant spelling of Taylor.
Boccalupo Italian
Possibly from an Italian saying, in bocca al lupo, literally "in the mouth of the wolf", a way of wishing good luck.
Bertagni Italian
Bertagni has a lineage in Genoa and one in Lucca. Possibly derives from Gothic, Lombard and Germanic names containing the root germanica bertha (bright) or the celtic bert (bearer).
Muminović Bosnian
Means "son of Mumin".
Fogelström Swedish
From Swedish fågel "bird" and ström "stream".
Rajarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala රාජරත්න (see Rajaratne).
Araquistain Basque, Spanish
From Basque Arakistain, possibly derived from ira(k) "fern" and the toponymic suffix -ain.
Hasedo Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 挾土 (see Hasado).
Fujikawa Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Taevas Estonian
Taevas is an Estonian surname meaning "sky", "heavens" and "Heaven"
Rudström Swedish
Combination of Swedish rud "deforested land, clearing" and ström "stream".
Khamis Arabic
Derived from the given name Khamis.
Di Dio Italian
Means "of God" in Italian.
Tilakasiri Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala තිලකසිරි (see Thilakasiri).
Sklenář Czech
Means "glassworker".
Waiter English
Variant of Waite.
Puhar Serbian (Modern, Rare)
The last name of the contestant Mirjana Puhar from America's Next Top Model, who originally was born in Serbia. She died on February 24, 2015, aged 19 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Victorino Spanish
From the given name Victorino
Tsuruku Japanese
From 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane" and 久 (ku) meaning "long time".
Preobrazhenskaya Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Преображенский (see Preobrazhensky).
Drab Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai ทรัพย์ (see Sap).
Rändur Estonian
Rändur is an Estonian surname meaning "itinerant" and "migrant".
Covelo Galician
Habitational name from places called Covelo. From Galician cova meaning "cave".
Põldots Estonian
Põldots is an Estonian surname meaning "field end".
Kaupmees Estonian
Kaupmees is an Estonian surname meaning "shopkeeper".
Osaragi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大仏 (daibutsu) meaning "great statue of Buddha" with an assigned reading of おさらぎ (osaragi), from さらぎ (saragi), sound-changed from さらき (saraki), from 更木 (saraki) meaning "new wood; unused wood", referring to a statue of Buddha that was created using fresh wood.
Mişär Tatar
A Mişär is a type of Tatar.
Trigano Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the town of Tàrrega in Lleida province, Spain.
Mustaine English
meaning unknown. though we all no singer/guitarist for the metal band megadeth. Dave Mustaine!
Aru Estonian
Aru is an Estonian surname meaning both "dry upland grassy meadow" and "wit" and "intelligence".
Kõo Estonian
Kõo is an Estonian surname derived from "kõu" meaning "thunder".
Hamidi Persian, Arabic
From the given name Hamid 1.
Singleton English
Habitational name from either of two villages, one in Lancashire, derived from Old English scingol "shingle, roof tile" and tun "enclosure, yard, town", the other in Sussex, derived from Old English sengel meaning "brushwood" or "burnt clearing".
Duysenov Kazakh
Means "son of Duysen".
Daniilidis Greek
Means "Son of Daniil".
Mercure French (Quebec), Mauritian Creole, Haitian Creole
From the given name Mercure, making it a cognate of Mercurio. A known bearer was Canadian actress Monique Mercure (1930-2020).
Zoryk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian зірка (zirka), meaning "star".
Ok Korean
Means "jade" in Korean.
Ayden Turkish
Possibly a variant of Aydın.
Kawase Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream" and 瀬 (se) meaning "ripple, rapids, current".
Sabat French
Nickname for a noisy, rowdy person, from Middle French sab(b)at "noise", "racket".
Wilburn English
A habitation name of uncertain origin found in the East Midlands. Speculation includes the possibility of the meaning "well" and "burn, borne" therefore meaning one who lived near a well or spring by a waterway crossing.
Rohumaa Estonian
Rohumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "grassland" and "meadow".
Dehghan Persian
Means "farmer, peasant" in Persian.
Abakar Western African
From the given name Abakar.
Macfayle Manx
Variant of Mac Phaayl. This form was recorded on the Isle of Man in 1511.
Teearu Estonian
Teearu is an Estonian surname meaning "road/lane grassland".
Tomiie Japanese (Rare)
Tomi means "wealth, abundance, fortune" and ie means "house, home, building, family, dwelling, residence, habitation".
Graves English
Variant of Grave.
Bakeš Czech
From a derivative of the personal name Bak.
Pratap Indian, Hindi
From the given name Pratap.
Ronalds English
This surname is derived from the given name Ronald.
Jorgenson German, English
Respelling of Jørgensen or Jörgensen (see Jorgensen) or the Swedish cognate Jörgensson.
Esmael Arabic, Filipino, Maguindanao
From the given name Ismail.
Wijayasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Kalyniuk Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Kalynyuk.
Ståhlberg Swedish, Finnish
Variant of Stålberg. A notable bearer was Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg (1865-1952), the first President of Finland.
Di Cicco Italian
Patronymic from a pet form of the personal name Francesco.
Wassermann German
German cognate of Waterman 2. occupational name for a water-carrier or a topographic name from Middle High German wazzar "water" and man "man"... [more]
Aldane English (Rare)
Possibly derived from the place name Aldham, composed of either Okd English eald "old" or the Anglo-Saxon personal name Ealda combined with ham "farmstead, settlement".
Rajapakse Sinhalese
From Sanskrit राज (raja) meaning "king" and पक्ष (paksha) meaning "faction, party, army".
Tsukino Japanese
Means ''of the moon'' in Japanese. A famous bearer of this surname would be Usagi Tsukino in the show Sailor Moon.
Ong Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Weng.
Hu Hui
From the Arabic name Hussein.
Valensi Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the city of Valencia in Spain.
Amarasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසේකර (see Amarasekara).
Delage French
From the dialect word age "hedge" for someone who lived by a hedge or from the various places in France called L'Age.
Timsit Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the village of Temzit located in the Nafusa region in western Libya.
Ferella Italian
Possibly an elaborate form of Fera.
Ó Faircheallaigh Irish
It means "descendant of Faircheallaigh", a personal name meaning super war or Ó Fearghail, "descendant of Fearghail", meaning man of valour.
Borges Portuguese, Spanish
Possibly from Old French burgeis meaning "town-dweller" (see Burgess). Alternately, it may have denoted someone originally from the city of Bourges in France.
Ikeura Japanese
From 池 (ike) meaning "pond, cistern, pool, reservoir" and 浦 (ho, ura) meaning "inlet, seacoast, seashore."
Quetz German
German family name originating from the town of Quetz (today Quetzdölsdorf).... [more]
Erzhanov Kazakh
Means "son of Erzhan".
Ambrogio Italian
From the given name Ambrogio.
Nerman Swedish
Possibly a combination of Swedish nedre "lower, southern" and man "man".
Bagatsing Filipino
Filipinized form of Bhagat Singh, a combination of Sanskrit भगत (bhagat) meaning "devotee, follower" combined with सिंह (siṃhá) meaning "lion". A notable bearer was Ramon Bagatsing (1916-2006), the 19th Mayor of Manila who was of Indian descent.
Nemoto Japanese
From 根 (ne) meaning "plant root, source, foundation" and 本 (moto) meaning "source, origin".
Libgott Dutch (Rare)
Probably derived from Germanic lib "life, body" and guot "good".
Ristikivi Estonian
Ristikivi is an Estonian surname meaning "abeam" or "athwart stone".
Harnden English
From an English village Harrowden in Bedfordshire. This place name literally means "hill of the heathen shrines or temples," from the Old English words hearg and dun.
Eckhardt German
From the given name Eckhard.
Quercia Italian
Means "oak (tree)" in Italian, or figuratively "strong or resilient person".
Limo African
Most common in Kenya.
Laroussi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of El Aroussi.