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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Ó Spealáin Irish
Means "descendant of Spealán"
Brancazio Italian (Rare)
Derived from the medieval Italian masculine given name Brancazio, which itself is derived from Brancatius (also found spelled as Brancaccius and Brancatus), a late Latin corruption of the given name Pancratius... [more]
Ide Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 手 (te) meaning "hand".
Clements English
Means "son of Clement".
Imaoka Japanese
From Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "now, present" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Gutmann German, Jewish (Ashkenazi)
German cognate of Goodman. from Middle High German guot man literally "good man, capable man" derived from the elements guot "good" and man "man"... [more]
Samukawa Japanese
A notable bearer is Tatsukiyo Samukawa (1697-1739), the daimyo of the Zeze Domain.
Rohme German
From the Germanic personal name Ruom (Old High German hruom ‘fame’), a short form of Ruombald and similar personal names containing this element.
Tapu Moriori
Tapu in the Moriori language means sacred. This was the surname of a 19th century Owenga Moriori leader named Hirawanu Tapu (?-1900).
Bérard French
From the given name Bérard.
van der Most Dutch
Topographic name for someone who lived in a place where moss grew.
Kyaw Burmese
From the Native Burmese word Kyaw (ကျော်) meaning “famous,” “renowned,” or “outstanding.”
Wentz German (Rare)
Originally a pet form of the given names Werner and Wenceslaw. Meaning "guard" or "army".
Walmer English
Habitational name from Walmer in Kent, so named from Old English wala (plural of walh "Briton") + mere "pool", or from Walmore Common in Gloucestershire.
Huette French
French variant of Huet.
Mole English
Mole is (in some but not all cases) the English form of the German Möhl meaning mill.
Lubberman Dutch
Probably derived from the given name Lubbert.
Mitrea Romanian
Romanian name, derived from the word mitra, meaning the hat of a high priest(mitropolit).
Spann English
Derived from Old English spann meaning "span (of a hand)", a unit of measurement equaling about nine inches, possibly used to refer to someone who lived on a strip of land or by a narrow footbridge.
Zhuo Chinese
From Chinese 卓 (zhuó) meaning "outstanding, lofty".
Stegeman Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch stēge "lane, alleyway; steep path, slope" and man "person, man".
Szczepaniak Polish
Means "son of Szczepan".
Tough Scottish, English
Scottish variant of Tulloch. In Scotland it is pronounced tyookh. ... [more]
Pyle English
From the Middle English word pile, meaning "stake" or "post", which is derived via Old English from Latin pilum, meaning "spike" or "javelin". This was a topographic name for someone who lived near a stake or post serving as a landmark, a metonymic occupational name for a stake maker, or a nickname for a tall, strong man.
De Waard Dutch
From Dutch waard "innkeeper, host, landlord, protector", derived from Middle Dutch weert. Alternatively, from Middle Dutch waert "floodplain, riverine island".
Lencastre Portuguese
From the English surname Lancaster. Brought to Portugal by Phillipa Lancaster, who later married King John I.
Duddridge English
It is locational from a "lost" medieval village probably called Doderige, since that is the spelling in the first name recording (see below). It is estimated that some three thousand villages and hamlets have disappeared from the maps of Britain over the past thousand years... [more]
Lennuk Estonian
Lennuk is an Estonian surname derived from "lennukas", meaning "high-spirited" and "energetic". "Lennuk" is also the current Estonian word for "airplane", but the original surname predates this meaning... [more]
Kuku Crimean Tatar
Emir-Üsein Kuku (1976-) is a Crimean Tatar human rights activist and political prisoner in Russia.
Takaki Japanese
Taka means "high" and ki means "wood, tree".
Caliesch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Aliesch.
Akhter Persian, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Akhtar.
Bahromov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Bahrom".
Laskurain Basque
Possibly derived from Basque lats "creek, brook, small stream" and the locative suffixes -ko and -ain.
Dedmon English
Variant of Dedman and Dedmond.
Olveira Galician
Galician cognate of Oliveira.
Sekine Japanese
From Japanese 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 根 (ne) meaning "root, foundation".
Rainwater English (American)
Americanized form of the German family name Reinwasser, possibly a topographic name for someone who lived by a source of fresh water, from Middle High German reine ‘pure’ + wazzer ‘water’.
Wollmann German
Occupational name for a wool worker or wool trader Middle High German Middle Low German wollman derived from German wolle "wool" and man "man".
Khalimbekov Kazakh
This surname is derived from the Kazakh given name Khalimbek, which combines the elements Khalim ("generous") and Bek ("ruler" or "leader"). Therefore, Халимбеков (Khalimbekov) would roughly mean "descendant of Khalimbek" or "belonging to the family of Khalimbek".
Arumets Estonian
Arumets is an Estonian surname meaning "grassland/dry upland meadow forest".
Kookmaa Estonian
Kookmaa is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "koks" meaning "coke" and "charred coal" and "maa" meaning "land": "coke/charred coal land".
Della Francesca Italian
Means "son of Francesca". A famous bearer was Piero della Francesca (1415-1492), an Italian fresco painter.
Higashiosaka Japanese
Higashi means "east", o means "great, large", and saka means "hill, slope".
Czigány Hungarian
Old Hungarian last name, meaning "gypsy". It could mean romani person, but it could also been given after a mental or physical trait.
Ason English
The name Ason comes from Aythe where Aythe filius Thome received a charter of the lands of Fornochtis in Strathearn from Robert the Steward (later known as Robert II) around 1360. The next of the line was called Johem ayson iuuene... [more]
Brainin Jewish
Means "son of Brayne", Brayne being a short form of the Yiddish feminine name Brayndl, literally "little brown one" (cf. Breindel).
Ghiocel Romanian
From Romanian ghiocel meaning "snowdrop" (flower).... [more]
Van Edwards Dutch, English
Not known, Possibly A Dutch variant of Edwards.
Skënderaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Skënder" in Albanian.
Lander German, Jewish
Topographic or status name from Middle High German lant "land, territory".
McMaster English, Scottish
Patronymic for someone who was the son of the Master, i.e., a cleric
Oeltjen German, East Frisian
Patronymic from a pet form of Ulrich.
Shimamori Japanese
Shima (島) means "island", mori (森) means "forest"
Majhi Indian, Odia, Bengali, Hindi, Assamese
Possibly from the Bengali মাঝি (mājhi) meaning "boatman, oarsman, waterman".
Westenra Literature
The name is originated from a term meaning 'Lights from the West'. The name could be given to someone who is born in the west. This was the surname of a character in the novel Dracula (1897) by Bram Stoker.
Kang Chinese, Korean
From Chinese 康 (kāng), derived from Kangju (康居), the Chinese name for an ancient kingdom in Central Asia (now known as Sogdiana). It may also refer to the city of Samarkand in present-day Uzbekistan, which was called 康 in Chinese.
Limbo Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish limbo "limbo, an in-between place", a concept in Roman Catholicism referring to a place between heaven and hell where souls reside.
Weerawardhana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරවර්ධන (see Weerawardana).
Oei Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Huang used by Chinese Indonesians.
Wieslander Swedish
Combination of an unexplained first element and the common surname suffix -lander.
Hataya Japanese
From Japanese 幡 (hata) meaning "flag, banner" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Freier German
Status name of the feudal system denoting a free man, as opposed to a bondsman, from an inflected form of Middle High German vri "free".
Cádiz Spanish
Habitational name for a person from the city of Cádiz in southwestern Spain.
Sagdiyev Uzbek
Famous barrier: Borat Sagdiyev
Leitch Scottish, Scottish Gaelic
A physician in Old Scots.
Utley English
Derived from the Old English elements ote, or "oats" and leah, meaning "a clearing."
Czymbor Polish
From cząber, cząbr, cąber "aromatic plant Satureja."
Rugeley English
From the name of a town in Staffordshire, England, derived from Old English hrycg "ridge" and leah "woodland clearing".
Koniecpolski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish town of Koniecpol.
Tennoujitani Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 天王寺谷 (see Tennōjitani).
Agan Estonian
Agan is an Estonian surname meaning "chaff".
Shilling English, German (Americanized), Dutch (Americanized)
nickname from the Middle English coin name schilling "shilling" (Old English scilling) probably referring to a fee or rent owed or paid... [more]
Ahamada Comorian
From the given name Ahamada.
Knapke German
A relative of mine has said this surname means “over the hill” and that it is of German origin.... [more]
Dumalenko Ukrainian
Derives from the Ukrainian word дума (duma), meaning "thought" (noun).
Okasahara Japanese
Variant reading of Ogasawara.
Fuente Spanish
topographic name from fuente "fount, spring" (from Latin fons, genitive fontis), or a habitational name from any of numerous places in Spain named with this word... [more]
Comberbach English
Habitational name for a person from the village of Comberbach in Cheshire, from the Old English byname or given name Cumbra "Cumbrian" and bæc "stream, brook".
Mahto Indian, Hindi, Nepali
Variant transcription of Mahato.
Aghili Persian
From the given name Aghil.
Matta Italian
Probably derived from a feminine form of Matto, though other theories include Logudorese Sardinian matta "belly, paunch, entrails" and southern Sardinian matta "plant, tree" (compare Mata).
Molin Swedish
Combination of Swedish mo "sandy heath" and the common surname suffix -in.
Vainmäe Estonian
Vainmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "(village) green/common hill/mountain".
Obolensky Russian
Indicates familial origin within the village of Obolensk in the Kaluga Oblast, Russia. This was the name of a Russian aristocrat family of the Rurik Dynasty.
Ishigaki Japanese, Okinawan (Japanized)
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 垣 (kaki) meaning "fence".
Sherpa Nepali
From the name of the Sherpa people of Nepal, India and Bhutan, itself derived from Tibetan ཤར (shar) meaning "east" and the nominalising particle པ (pa).
Madushanka Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit मधु (madhu) meaning "sweet, delicious, honey".
Paik Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 백 (see Baek).
Geeson Irish
This unusual name is the patronymic form of the surname Gee, and means "son of Gee", from the male given name which was a short form of male personal names such as "Geoffrey", "George" and "Gerard"... [more]
Godil English
English: habitational name for someone from Gadshill in Kent, either of two places called Godshill in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, or Godsell Farm in Wiltshire, which were all originally named Godeshyll ‘God's hill’.
Reader English
Modernized form of Reeder.
Sin Korean
Variant romanization of Shin.
Calzada Spanish (Latin American)
Means "road" in Spanish.
Mukai Japanese
From Japanese 向 (muka) meaning "facing, toward" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Prohaska Croatian
Croatian form of Procházka
Cái Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Gai, from Sino-Vietnamese 蓋 (cái).
Capulong Filipino, Tagalog (Hispanicized)
Possibly means "a companion in a meeting."
Balmaseda Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Badzakov Bulgarian, Macedonian
Patronymic name derived from the Turkish word "bacak" which means "leg".
Yau Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Qiu.
Panfilo Italian
From the given name Panfilo.
Duschek German
German cognate of Dušek.
Thorp English
Variant of Thorpe.
Lancia Italian
From Latin lancea, meaning "spear", given to those who made, sold or used spears. A famous bearer of this surname is Vincenzo Lancia (1881-1937), who established the Lancia car brand in 1906.
Kiriyama Japanese
From Japanese 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia tree" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Takamura Japanese
Taka means "high, expensive, tall" and mura means "hamlet, village".
Atique Bengali
Derived from the given name Atiq.
Ben Hassine Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Husayn" in Arabic (chiefly Tunisian).
Gitsba Abkhaz
Abkhaz name of unknown meaning.
Semiz Turkish
Means "fat" in Turkish.
Knapp German
Occupational name from the German word Knapp or Knappe, a variant of Knabe "young unmarried man". In the 15th century this spelling acquired the separate, specialized meanings "servant", "apprentice", or "miner"... [more]
Isacco Italian
From the given name Isacco.
Tano Italian
From a short form of the personal name Gaetano.
Ivanušec Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Puķe Latvian
Derived from Latvian puķe "flower". Occupational surname for a person who sells flowers.
Nagata Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" or 永 (naga) meaning "eternity" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Thom Romansh
Derived from the given name Thomas.
Murdvee Estonian
Murdvee is an Estonian surname meaning "break water".
Urbla Estonian
Urbla is an Estonian surname meaning "catkin area".
Tass Estonian
Tass is an Estonian surname meaning "cup" and "dish".
Babraitis Lithuanian
From babras, a variant of bebras meaning "beaver".
Laura Italian
Either from the given name Laura or a topographic name from Latin laurea meaning "laurel".
Feuerbacher German
Habitational name for someone from any of the places called Feuerbach.
Walden German
Variant of Wald.
Colville Scottish, English
Derived from the place Colleville in Normandy, France. With the Scandinavian name Koli and French ville "town, village".
Squire English
Surname comes from the occupation of a Squire. A young man who tends to a knight.
Lipiec Polish
Means "July (month)" in Polish.
Minamide Japanese
From 南 (minami, nan) meaning "south" and 出 (de) meaning "exit".
Wurst German
Variant of Wurster.
Hoshiyasu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" and 安 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, safe, simple, ammonium".
Walpole English
Originally indicated a person from either of two places by this name in Norfolk and Suffolk (see Walpole). Famous bearers of the surname include Robert Walpole (1676-1745), the first Prime Minister of Great Britain, and his youngest son, the writer Horace Walpole (1717-1797)... [more]
Yurchak Polish (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of Polish Jurczak.
Ellersley English
From the baptismal name, Elsy, which is ultimately derived from the old Norse word Aelfsige, literally meaning elf-victory.
Benedikt German
From the given name Benedikt.
Javorski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of numerous places named Jawory or Jaworze, named with Polish jawor 'maple', 'sycamore'.
Singla Indian, Punjabi
Punjabi variant of Singhal.
Cabeza De Vaca Spanish
Literally translates to "cow's head" or "head of a cow". It is likely an occupational name for someone who was associated with cows or cattle, perhaps as a rancher or butcher. Alternatively, it could also have been used to describe someone with a thick-headed or stubborn personality.
Gayler English (American)
Variant of Gaylord
Schumann German, Jewish
An occupational name for a shoemaker, cobbler. From Middle High German scuoh "shoe" and man "man".
Vidkovič Slovene
Derived from the given name Vid.
Yube Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 弓部 (see Yumbe).
Chadha Indian
Based on the name of a clan in the Khatri community. Ramgarhia Sikhs also have a clan called Chadha.
Senewirathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සෙනෙවිරත්න (see Seneviratne).
Davidov Russian
Means "son of David".
Mcisaac Scottish
Means "son of Isaac."
Çekiç Turkish
Means "hammer" in Turkish.
Scholes English
Habitational name from any of the places called Scholes or similar in England, all derived from Old Norse skáli "hut, shed".
Bieńkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Bieńkowice, Bieńkowiec, or Bieńkowo.
Əlibəyli Azerbaijani
From the given name Əli, the Turkic title bəy meaning "gentleman, mister; lord, master" and the adjective suffix -li.
Bogunović Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Bogun".
Sanroman Spanish
San Roman refers to a family line of Spanish and Italian origin. The term San Roman in Spanish or Castilian refers to ' St. Roman ' and the name is a habitual name from any of the persons from the local church or shrines of Saint Roman.
Colbourn English
English: variant spelling of Colburn .
Macabuhay Filipino, Tagalog (Hispanicized)
Derived from Tagalog makabuhay meaning "to live."
Schincariol Italian, Portuguese
Unknown meaning.
Calagahan Filipino, Tagalog (Hispanicized)
Derived from Tagalog kahalagahan meaning "importance".
Nate English
From the given name Nate.
Sikharulidze Georgian
From სიხარული (sikharuli) meaning "joy".
Sträng Swedish
Probably taken directly from Swedish sträng "strict, stern, harsh, grim". although it could also be derived from the name of the city Strängnäs.
Gödel German
From an Old German personal name, Godilo, Godila.German (Gödel): from a pet form of a compound personal name beginning with the element god ‘good’ or god, got ‘god’.Variant of Godl or Gödl, South German variants of Gote, from Middle High German got(t)e, gö(t)te ‘godfather’.
De Visser Dutch, Belgian
means "the fisherman" variant of Visser
Sabouri Persian
Derived from Persian صبور (sabour) meaning "patient, tolerant".
Melican Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Maoileacháin.
Isidore French
From the given name Isidore.
Glad English
From a short form of the various Old English personal names with a first element glæd "shining, joyful". Compare Gladwin.
Ferdi Arabic
Possibly derived from the Arabic given name Ferdi.
Wanhatalo Finnish
From the Finnish "vanha talo." With the "vanha" meaning old or aged and "talo" being a place of living mostly a house. The most common translation is "old house".
Mac Cathmhaoil Irish
It literally means Cathmhaol’s son".
Borgedalen Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Norwegian borg "fortification, castle" and dal "valley".
Bunma Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and มา (ma) meaning "come, arrive".
Şinasi Turkish, Persian
roughly meaning 'Knowing ' or' seeker of knowledge'
Bruins Dutch
Patronymic from Bruin meaning "brown" in Dutch.
Ricardez Spanish
Means "Son of Ricardo". Spanish form of Richardson.
Somerville Scottish, Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Scottish (of Norman origin) habitational name, probably from Graveron Sémerville in Nord, named with the Germanic personal name Sigimar (see Siemer) + Old French ville ‘settlement’... [more]
Rajapakse Sinhalese
From Sanskrit राज (raja) meaning "king" and पक्ष (paksha) meaning "faction, party, army".
Zviadadze Georgian
Means "son of Zviad".
Chiang Chinese
Alternate transcription of Jiang.
Zwingli Swiss
Possibly derived from a place name in Toggenburg, Switzerland. A notable bearer was Huldrych Zwingli (1484 – 1531), leader of the protestant reformation in Switzerland, who was born in Wildhaus, Toggenburg... [more]
Panyk Ukrainian
From the title пан (pan), to show a respected male (similar to "mister"). Extremely rare surname with 61 bearers in Ukraine (2013 data).