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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Bridon French (Rare)
Patronymic surname derived from French bride "bridle, harness", this name used to denote a maker or merchant of bridle, harness or horse-gear and more generally a saddler.
Olufson Danish
Variant of Olufsen
Pettee French, Scottish, English
Meaning "Petit", a word meaning "small" in French.
Condrau Romansh
Derived from the given name Cundrau.
Van Gemert Dutch
Means "from Gemert" in Dutch, the name of a village in North Brabant, Netherlands, possibly derived from Old Germanic mari "lake" (compare Old Dutch meri) combined with the collectivising prefix ga-.
Almada Portuguese
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous city.
Berberić Bosnian
Occupational name for a barber, from berber(in) meaning "barber", from Turkish.
Aminpour Persian
Means "son of Amin" in Persian.
Rossing Norwegian
ross (came from scotland) ing - added in Norway
Hichem Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Hichem, a variant of Hisham; mainly found in Algeria.
Perello Catalan (Balearic), Catalan
Perello is a Catalan surname linked to regions like Catalonia and the Balearic Islands in Spain, often associated with "pear tree" or specific locations named Perello.
Vienne French
From the location of Vienne in France.
Calungsod Cebuano
From Cebuano kalungsod meaning "townsperson, townmate", derived from the word lungsod meaning "town". A notable bearer was Filipino saint Pedro Calungsod (1654-1672).
Infantil Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Infante.
Lamers Dutch
Patronymic from the given name Lamert, a variant of Lammert.
Gambon English, Irish
Derived from Anglo-Norman French gambon meaning "ham", itself derived from a Norman-Picard form of Old French jambe meaning "leg". A famous bearer is the Irish-English actor Sir Michael Gambon (1940-).
Zaidan Arabic
Derived from the given name Zaydan.
Kunihiko Japanese
Kuni means "country, large place" and hiko means "prince".
Da Ponte Italian, Portuguese, Galician
A topographic name, which means "from the bridge".
Aggarwal Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi अग्रवाल or Punjabi Gurmukhi ਅਗਰਵਾਲ (see Agarwal).
Foody Irish
Anglicized version of ó Fuada, or 'descendent of Fuada'. It comes from the personal name 'fuad' or 'swift' but also 'rush' and 'speed'.
Hinode Japanese
日 (Hi) means "Sun, Day", ノ (No) is a particle, 出 (De) means "Come Out". This surname means "Sunrise" in Japanese. It is uncommon, as a last name and a first name as well.
Lazenby English
From a place name which was derived from leysingi and byr, two Norse words meaning "freedman" and "settlement" respectively.
Lagrimas Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish lágrimas meaning "tears".
Montfort Medieval French (Rare)
Habitational name from any of numerous places called Montfort from Old French mont "hill" and fort "strong impregnable"
Daino Filipino
From daino ‘fallow deer’, applied as a nickname, perhaps for someone who was timid or fleet of foot, or as a metonymic occupational name for a game warden or hunter.
Mulchandani Hindi
Means “descendant of Mulchand”.
Kumanomidou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 or 熊埜御堂 (see Kumanomidō).
Abeynayake Sinhalese
From Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and नायक (nāyaka) meaning "hero, leader".
Ōura Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".
Mehoff Bulgarian, English (American)
Variant transcription of Mehov.
Naczyk Polish
From Naczyk, a diminutive of a given name beginning with Naczę such as Naczęsław or Naczęmir.
Adleiba Abkhaz
Most likely from the given name Adlei, itself derived from Arabic عَادِل (ʿādil) meaning "fair, just", combined with Abkhaz аҧа (āpā) meaning "son"... [more]
Creighton English
From Irish 'crioch' meaning "border", and Old English 'tun' meaning "town".
Dykehouse Dutch
Americanized version of Dijkhuis.
Avallone Italian
Topographic name for someone who lived in a deep valley.
Haytham Arabic
Derived from the given name Haytham.
Goldenberg Jewish
Ornamental name from a compound of German golden literally meaning "golden" and berg meaning "mountain, hill".
Van Ginneken Dutch
Means "from Ginneken", the name of a former municipality in the Netherlands.
Sarrikolea Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Larrabetzu.
Curmi Maltese
(Warning: Whatever you do, don't look up the coat of arms, if you're squeamish. Take me seriously.)
Rowling English
From diminutives for the given names Rollo or Rolf. Famous bearer is the author of the Harry Potter series, J. K. Rowling whose initials stand for Joanne Kathleen.
Margaritis Greek
From given name Margaritis.
Bibiano Spanish
From the given name Bibiano.
Castrogiovanni Italian
Habitational name from Castrogiovanni, the name until 1927 of Enna in central Sicily.
Mahmoudian Persian
From the given name Mahmoud.
Kabayama Japanese (Rare)
Kaba (樺) means "birch", yama (山) means "mountain"
Mindalano Filipino, Maranao
From the name of Mindalano' sa Tonong, a character in the Darangen epic.
Toprak Turkish
Means "earth, soil, land" in Turkish.
Dopereiro Galician
This is a surname that alludes to the locality of Pereiro de Aguiar (northern Spain). Also, this is an apple tree and its fruit is the pero (apple fruit).
Bouchareb Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of the moustache" or "father of the drinker" from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father" and شَارِب (šārib) meaning "moustache" or "drinker".
Cen Chinese
From Chinese 岑 (cén) referring to the ancient fief of Cen, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shaanxi province.
Tagliamonte Italian
Tagliamonte means "mountain cutter". From the Italian tagliate (to cut) and monte (mountain).
Kirakosyan Armenian
Means "son of Kirakos".
Ferreirous Galician (Latinized, Archaic)
Its meaning is smith. It comes from Galicia (Spain) and north of Portugal.
Espíritu Spanish
From a short form of Spanish del Espíritu Santo meaning "of the Holy Spirit, of the Holy Ghost" (Latin Spiritus Sanctus), which was the second part of religious compound names formed from the bearer's given name and del Espíritu Santo... [more]
Choate English
Probably derived from the place name Chute in Wiltshire, England, or from the parish Shute in Devon. Alternatively, it could be from the Dutch surname Van Choate, itself derived from a location in France.
Khamidov Uzbek, Tajik, Chechen
Means "son of Khamid".
Chieco Italian
Shortened form of Chirico, ultimately from the given name Ciriaco.
Muta Japanese
From Japanese 牟 (mu) meaning "pupil (of the eye)" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Blaylock English
The surname of James P. Blaylock (1950-), an early steampunk author. His surname may mean "black lock" from Middle English blakelok, originally referring to a person with dark hair.
Ix English, German
Variant of Hicks. Also from a pet form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with hild meaning "strife, battle" as the first element.
Rivabella Italian
Derived from the Italian word riva meaning "bank (shore, riverbank, lakebank)" (from Latin ripa) and bella meaning "beautiful"... [more]
Nijhof Dutch
From a place name derived from nij "new" and hof "court, yard, farmstead".
Kobrinsky Belarusian
Refers to a city named "Kobryn" in Belarus.
Mor Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Mor, means "myrrh" in Hebrew.
Utech German
From Middle Low German ūt-echtisch ‘outsider’, a term denoting someone who was not a member of a particular guild.
Kitchenham English
Occupational surname for a person who was in charge of the kitchen in a royal or noble house, or a monastery. From the Anglo Saxon cycene (German: Küche Dutch: kjøkken Latin: cocina Italian: cucina)
Ignace French
From the given name Ignace
Tennoujiya Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 天王寺谷 (see Tennōjiya).
Billinghurst English
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous village in West Sussex.
Moros Spanish
Habitational name from Moros in Zaragoza province, so named from the plural of moro ‘Moor’, i.e. ‘the place where the Moors live’.
Saint-Amour French (Caribbean)
Means "Saint Amor" in French.
Deville English
From Old English "devil, slanderer, enemy".
Fukashi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 奥 (see Oku 3.
Ach German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a spring or stream, from Old High German aha meaning "running water".
Cimarosa Italian
Possibly derived from Italian cima "top, peak, summit" combined with either rossa "red" or rosa "rose (flower); pink (colour)". If the former, it may be a habitational name derived from Cima Rossa, a mountain in the Alps... [more]
De Rover Dutch
Means "the robber" in Dutch.
Aslanbekov Chechen
Means "son of Aslanbek".
Diyab Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic دياب (see Diab).
Etienam Nigerian, Ibibio (?), Spanish (Caribbean, ?)
This is a name which originates from the Calabar/Akwa Ibom region of southeastern Nigeria. It means "a doer of good, or benevolent". It is also found in Spanish-speaking regions of the Caribbean such as Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Cuba (El Oriente) which have populations of people of Ibibio/Efik decent known as "Carabali".
Frattini Italian
Probably from Italian frate "monk, friar; brother". May also be from a place name.
Poopuu Estonian
Poopuu is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "poom" ("beam") "puu" ("wood" or "tree").
Galstyan Armenian
Means "son of Galust".
Məlikli Azerbaijani
From the given name Məlik.
Miyoi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nai.
Anniste Estonian
Anniste is an Estonian surname possibly related or derived from "anne" meaning "gift" or "talent".
O'farrell Irish
From Irish Ó Fearghail meaning "descendant of Fearghal. This name is borne by several families in Ireland, in counties Longford, Tyrone, and Wicklow.
Japaridze Georgian
Means "son of Japar".
Jahne German
Variant of Jahn.
Creig Scottish, English
Derived from Scottish Gaelic crioch "border".
Hazlett English (British)
Topographic name for someone who lived by a hazel copse, Old English hæslett (a derivative of hæsel ‘hazel’). habitational name from Hazelhead or Hazlehead in Lancashire and West Yorkshire, derived from Old English hæsel ‘hazel’ + heafod ‘head’, here in the sense of ‘hill’; also a topographic name of similar etymological origin.
Dudkin Russian
Derived from Russian дудка (dudka) meaning "fife, pipe", referring to a folk instrument played by shepherds. Thus, it was used to denote someone who made pipes or a shepherd who played pipes.
Shaban Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Shaban.
Bajramaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Bajram" in Albanian.
Yahyaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Yahya.
Shigemura Japanese
Shige means "luxurious" and mura means "hamlet, village" or "town".
Nabeel Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Nabil.
Melzer German
Means "malter"
Strachan Scottish, Caribbean
Scottish habitational name from a place in the parish of Banchory, Kincardineshire, which is first recorded in 1153 in the form Strateyhan, and is perhaps named from Gaelic srath ‘valley’ + eachain, genitive case of eachan ‘foal’.
Yuzuki Japanese
From Japanese 柚 (yuzu) meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Tremont English
Americanized form of Italian Tremonti or French Trémont, both habitational names meaning "over the mountain".
Mineyama Japanese
Mine means "peak" and yama means "mountain, hill".
Yong Chinese
From Chinese 雍 (yōng) either referring the ancient state of Yong, located in what is now Henan province, or the ancient fief of Yong, which existed during the Shang dynasty in what is now Shaanxi province.
Pavelka Czech
Derived from the given name Pavel. A famosu bearer is Jake Pavelka.
Hatzigeorgiou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χατζηγεωργίου (see Chatzigeorgiou).
Graue German
Habitational name from a place so named near Hannover.
Hadida Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic حديد (hadid) meaning "iron", used as an occupational name for a blacksmith.
Acy English (Rare)
Possibly from the given name Ace 1.
Hexspoor Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch hicken "to pick, to chop" and spoor "spur", a nickname for a rider who often spurred on their horse.
Khanum Bengali, Urdu
From an aristocratic title traditionally used as an honorific for Muslim women in the Middle East and South Asia. It is derived from a feminine form of the title khan meaning "king, ruler", which is probably of Mongolian origin.
Eichenberg German
Derived from Middle High German eih "oak" and berg "mountain hill" meaning "oak hill, oak mountain"; a topographic name for someone who lived on an oak-covered hillside or a habitational name from any of the places so named... [more]
Vilaythong Lao
From Lao ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful" and ທອງ (thong) meaning "gold".
Raghavan Indian
(Kerala, Tamil Nadu): Hindu name from Sanskrit raghava ‘derived from Raghu’, ‘descendant of Raghu’ (an epithet of the god Rama, incarnation of Vishnu) + the Tamil-Malayalam third-person masculine singular suffix -n... [more]
Hisatomi Japanese
Hisa means "long time ago" and tomi means "wealth, abundance".
Tayar Kurdish (Arabized, Rare)
Flying, pilot. This name originated from Arabic.
Piñeiro Galician
Galician cognate of Pinheiro.
Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Qu, from Sino-Vietnamese 瞿 (cù).
Follador Italian
Derived from Italian follatore "fuller, treader", an occupational name for someone who fulled cloth (see Fuller).
Vongai Shona
Vongai means "be thankful, or appreciative".
Cristales Central American, Filipino, Spanish (Mexican, Rare), South American (Rare)
Plural form of Spanish cristal meaning "crystal."... [more]
Spain English, Spanish (Anglicized)
Derived from a geographical locality. 'of Spain.' A very early incomer.
Dupain French
Means "of the bread" in French, probably used as an occupational name for a baker.
Yabe Japanese
From the Japanese 矢 (ya) "arrow" and 部 (be) "region," "division," "part."
Varblane Estonian
Varblane is an Estonian surname meaning "sparrow".
Hosen Bengali
Derived from the given name Husayn.
Paré French (Quebec)
Unclear. Possibly occupational for a pareur, a textile worker that smooths and flattens the fabric.
Langarika Basque (Rare)
From the name of a hamlet in Álava, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque langarri "arable, cultivatable", or from an uncertain given name.
Trahan French (Cajun), Welsh
From the Welsh name Trahern, derived from the Welsh family seat Trehaverne.
Coventry English
habitational name from the city of Coventry in the West Midlands, which is probably named with the genitive case of an Old English personal name Cofa (compare Coveney) + Old English treow 'tree'.
Dock English, Scottish
Possibly a variant of Duke or Duck. Alternatively, could be derived from a place name such as Doxey.
Krzoska Polish
Altered spelling of Polish Brzózka, from a diminutive of Brzoza
Lockley English
Refers to the region of Loxley in Staffordshire, England.
Van Delft Dutch
Means "from Delft" in Dutch, a city in South Holland, Netherlands, named for the nearby Delf canal, which derives from Middle Dutch delven "to dig, delve, excavate; to bury".
Kennethson English
Means “Son Of Kenneth.”
Ivić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Ivo 2".
Løvdahl Norwegian (Rare)
From the name of any of the numerous homes or places named Old Norse lauf "leaf foliage" and dalr "valley".
Buttermann German
An occupational name for a dairyman or seller of dairy produce. See Butter.
Kashif Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Kashif.
Pangandaman Maranao
From Maranao andam meaning "fear".
Khalife Lebanese (Gallicized)
French version of the Arabic name Khalifa which means “successor of Mohammed” used by Lebanese Christians ever since the French occupation of Lebanon.
Cziffra Banat Swabian, Hungarian, Romani
Means “digit” in Hungarian.
Sasportas Judeo-Spanish
Possibly derived from Spanish seis puertas meaning "six doors" or Catalan las portes meaning "the doors".
Jõgioja Estonian
Jõgioja is an Estonian surname meaning "river creek".
Varb Estonian
Varb is an Estonian surname meaning "rod".
Bodin Swedish
Swedish bo "dwelling, home" or bod "small shop, boutique, shed, shack" combined with the common surname suffix -in.
Mauer German
Variant of Maurer.
Bonaventure French
French cognate of Bonaventura
Mendicino Italian (Swiss)
Meaning "Baggar" in Italian.
Grumbach German (Swiss), Alsatian
From the name of various places in Switzerland and Germany, for example the municipality of Grumbach in Rhineland-Palatinate.
Anzai Japanese
From Japanese 安 (an) meaning "peace" and 西 (sai) meaning "west", 斎 (sai) meaning "purification, worship", or 済 (sai) meaning "settle, finish".
Fechter German
Occupational name for a fencer or a duelist who fought for public entertainment, derived from Old High German fehtan or Middle Low German vechten, both meaning "to fight".
Roosileht Estonian
Roosileht is an Estonian surname meaning "rose leaf".
Hlöðversson Icelandic
Means "son of Hlöðver". Used exclusively by men; Hlöðversdóttir is the female form].
Sandvik Norwegian
Combination of Norwegian sand "sand" and vik "bay, inlet".
Czesky Czech, Polish
Czesky means "bohemian" in Polish.
Cott English
From the Old English personal name Cotta. Possibly an altered spelling of French Cotte, a metonymic occupational name for a maker of chain mail, from Old French cot(t)e ‘coat of mail’, ‘surcoat’... [more]
Wallgren Swedish
Composed of the Swedish elements vall "grassy bank, pasture" and gren "branch".
Shimmel Yiddish
From the given name Shimmel, a Yiddish diminutive of Shimon.
Binotti Italian
From Latin albus, "white", derivative of Albino.
Myakshenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian м'якшення (m'yakshennya), meaning "mitigation".
Fareed Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Farid.
Numasawa Japanese
From 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
Naidoo South African, Indian (Expatriate)
Variant of Naidu used by South Africans of Indian descent.
Kefalas Greek
Nickname for a big-headed or obstinate person, derived from Greek κεφάλι (kefali) meaning "head".
Konno Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kon) meaning "gold, money" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Kallweit German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German (and thus heavily Lithuanian influenced) name meaning "smith; blacksmith; farrier", derived from Old Prussian kalt "to forge; to hammer" and Old Prussian kalweitis "the village smith".
Tokufuji Japanese
Toku means "Virtue" and Fuji means "Wisteria".
Annson English
Variant of Anson.
Midorino Japanese
Midori means "green" and no means "field, plain".
Diggins Norman
Diggins came to England in the 11th century wave of migration that was set off by the Norman Conquest of 1066; from the Norman baptismal name which means the son of Diccon, a diminution of the parent name, Richard.
Darter English (American)
variant of Daughter
Laurimaa Estonian
Laurimaa is an Estonian surname meaning "Lauri's land" (Lauri is an Estonian masculine given name).
Drešević Montenegrin
Habitational name for someone from Drešaj, Montenegro.
Czmiel Polish
Variant of Trzmiel.
Trka Czech
Not Avaliable.
Laager Estonian
Laager is an Estonian surname meaning "camp"; ultimately from the German "lager" with the same meaning.
Borichevskaya Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Боричевский (see Borichevsky).
Bay English
From the Middle English given name Baye.
Altman German, Jewish
Variant of Alt and Alterman.
Andrási Hungarian
It's an other form of the hungarian surename Andrassy. Man, warrior... a surname that derives from the personal name "Andreas", meaning manly, and was held by the first of Christ's disciples.
Gillis Dutch
Dutch form of Giles.
Arlianionak Belarusian
Double diminutive of Belarusian арол (arol) meaning "eagle".
Mou Chinese
From Chinese 牟 (móu) referring to the ancient state of Mou that existed during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 BC).
Midoumaru Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 御堂丸 (see Midōmaru).