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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Loewen German
Variant of Loewe.
Kolarac Croatian
Derived from Kolar.
Croitoru Romanian
Croitoru is a Romanian-language surnames derived from the occupation of croitor, meaning "tailor".
Mollet French
Topographic name for someone who lived in a muddy or boggy place from a diminutive of mol "marsh, bog".
Gamon Irish
This name is a last name for the Irish it means Liam Gamon.
Zgłobieńiak Polish
Habitational name for somebody who comes from the village of Zgłobień in Poland.
Volkovsky Russian
Habitational name for someone who lives in a multiplicity named Volikovski. Derived from волк (volk) meaning "wolf" in Russian.
de Maagd Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch maech, mage "a member of one's kin, a blood relative".
Stukely English
Possibly meaning "stucco" or "stuck".
Ismaili Arabic, Albanian, Persian
From the given name Ismail.
Van Der Bruggen Dutch
Means "from the bridges" in Dutch.
Sideris Greek
Greek reduced and altered form of the personal name Isidoros (see Isadore), altered by folk etymology as if derived from sidero ‘iron’ (classical Greek sideron), and hence regarded as an omen name: ‘may the child grow up to be as strong as iron’.
Wakuri Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 和久利, 和久理, 和久里 or 和栗 with 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften", 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time, old story", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit", 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth", 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village" and 栗 (ritsu, ri, kuri, ononoku) meaning "chestnut."... [more]
Mykkänen Finnish (Rare)
Finnish rare variant of Mäkinen.
Awai Japanese
Awa means "millet" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".
Shimamori Japanese
Shima (島) means "island", mori (森) means "forest"
Dedeaux French
Meaning uncertain. Probably a habitual surname for someone from Deaux in Gare.
Safaei Persian
From the given name Safa.
Posthumus Dutch, Low German
From a personal name which was given to a posthumous child, i.e., one born after the death of his father, derived from Latin postumus "last, last-born" (superlative of posterus "coming after, subsequent") via Late Latin posthumus, which was altered by association with Latin humare "to bury", suggesting death (i.e., thought to consist of post "after" and humus "grave", hence "after death"); the one born after the father's death obviously being the last.
Cung Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Gong, from Sino-Vietnamese 恭 (cung).
Kojitani Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 麹谷, 糀谷, 粷谷, or 小路谷 (see Kōjitani) or a variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小路谷 (see Kōjiya).
Morgado Portuguese
Means "eldest brother" in Portuguese
Whistler English
An English occupational surname, meaning "one who whistles."
Gerlach Dutch, German
From the given name Gerlach.
Lapidus Jewish
Derived from the given name Lapidoth.
Avhustinovych Ukrainian
From the given name Avhust.
Hoit English
A variant of Hoyt.
Ismat Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name 'Ismat.
Cheeks Popular Culture
This is the surname of Sandy a Cheeks from SpongeBob SquarePants.
Vicino Italian
Italian form of Voisin.
Róbert Hungarian, Slovak
From the given name Róbert.
Pennybacker Low German
Pennybacker is an anglicized German surname for someone who worked making roof tiles or as a tiler.
Tiger Swedish
Perhaps taken from Swedish tiga "to keep quiet, to say nothing". Tiger is one of the names adopted by Swedish soldiers in the 17th century.
Sapienza Italian
Means "knowledge, wisdom" in Italian.
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.
Bhawalkar Indian
From the town of Bhawal in the NorthWest part of India, around the state of Jaipur.
Fomin Russian
Derived from the given name Foma.
Rantavuori Finnish (Rare)
Means Mountain By The Beach/Bay
Ji Chinese
From Chinese 季 (jì) meaning "youngest brother".
Pillai Tamil (Modern, Rare, Archaic), Malayalam
Pillai or Pillay is a surname found among the Malayalam and Tamil-speaking people of India and Sri Lanka... [more]
Pijl Dutch
Means "arrow, projectile" in Dutch, an occupational name for an archer or fletcher.
Paat Estonian
Paat is an Estonian surname meaning "boat".
Den Hartog Dutch
Derived from Dutch hertog "duke", a nickname for someone behaved in a haughty manner, or an occupational name for someone who worked for a duke’s household.
Tefft English
Variant of English Taft. This surname was already well established in Connecticut and Rhode Island by 1715.
Bazhan Ukrainian
Possibly from Ukrainian бажаний (bazhanyy) "wish, desire (adjective)".
Rzasa Polish
Topographic name for someone who lived near a pond where duckweed grew, from Polish rzasa ‘duckweed’.
Ichimakase Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Barjaktarović Montenegrin
Derived from barjaktar (барјактар), meaning "flag bearer, standard bearer".
Pandimiglio Italian
Probably means "millet bread" in Italian, from pane "bread" and miglio "millet".
Katayose Japanese
From Japanese 片 (kata) meaning "one-sided, partial" and 寄 (yose) meaning "contribute, donate, increase".
Shabani Persian, Albanian
From the given name Shaban.
Iwanari Japanese
From 岩 (iwa) meaning "stone, rock", and 成 (nari, naru, sei) meaning "become, get".
Chanda Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Urdu
Derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá) meaning "moon".
Chernozub Russian
Means "black tooth", from Russian чёрный (chyornyy) "black" and зуб (zub) "tooth".
Güner Turkish
From Turkish gün meaning "sun, day" and er meaning "man, hero, brave".
Copes Italian
Uncertain etymology.
Harada Japanese
From Japanese 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Hua Chinese
From Chinese 花 (hua), meaning "flower."
Wacławski Polish
Name for someone from a place named Wacławice or Wacławów, both derived from the given name Wacław.
Ikura Japanese
From Japanese 伊 (i) meaning "this" and 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse".
Furuya Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley" or 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, house".
Abdalla Arabic
From the given name Abd Allah.
Chakravarti Marathi, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit चक्रवर्तिन् (chakravartin) meaning "world-ruler, emperor, monarch" (literally "wheel-turner" or "one who's wheels are turning"), from चक्र (chakra) meaning "wheel, circle" and वर्तिन् (vartin) meaning "abiding, moving, turning"... [more]
Krolik Polish
1 Polish (Królik): from a diminutive of Polish król ‘king’ ( see Krol ).... [more]
Atienza Spanish, Filipino
Habitational name from the municipality of Atienza in Guadalajara province, Spain.
Pagdanganan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "to be respected" in Tagalog, from Tagalog dangan "respect, consideration" with object trigger prefix and suffix pag- -an. This surname is mostly found in Bulacan.
Ercolano Italian
From the given name Ercolano
Docker English
Docker is a locational surname from Docker, Westmoreland and Docker, Lancashire. May also refer to the occupation of dockers.
Karadžić Montenegrin, Serbian, Bosnian (?)
Derived from Turkish karaca, meaning "roe deer".
Havner German
Variant of Hafner.
Tati Popular Culture, French, Russian
A well known diminutive of both Tatiana and Tatischeff.
O’toole Irish
O'Toole, along with Toole, comes from the Irish O Tuathail. This derives from the personal name Tuathal, meaning "ruler of the people", used by many Irish kings and heroes and accordingly incorporated into a surname in a number of distinct areas, among them south Ulster, Mayo and Kildare.
Abecassis Judeo-Spanish
From Hebrew אָב (áv) meaning "father" and Arabic قَصَّاص (qaṣṣāṣ) meaning "storyteller, narrator" (used as a title for community leaders and rabbis among North African Jews).
Pezda Polish
Probably old polish word for "Orzech Ziemny" (Peanut)
Haïk Judeo-Spanish
French variant of Haik.
Mourad Arabic
From the given name Murad.
Fazio Italian
From a short form of the given name Bonifazio.
Bimbo Italian
From Italian meaning "baby, child".
Bunma Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and มา (ma) meaning "come, arrive".
Bertogg Romansh
Variant of Bertsch in combination with the diminutive suffix -ogg.
Tanikawa Japanese
From the Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 川 or 河 (kawa) meaning "stream, river."
Koch Jewish
Koch - which also has the meaning of Cook in German's origin was however not from that meaning. It origins are to be traced in the Jewish ancestory. The original meaning came from the word Star. Amongst the related surnames (with or without bar in front or a ba or similar appended) are: Koch, Kochba, Kok, Kock, Kuk, Coq, Coqui, Cook (as a translation from the perceived meaning of cook) and a host of others... [more]
Guengerich German (Americanized)
Potentially from German “junge” and “reich,” meaning “rich at a young age.” Anglicized by immigrants as either Guengerich or Gingrich.
Taurino Italian
From the given name Taurino
Wicksey English
Two separate surnames, joined together to form Wicksey, when the Vikings invaded England. The name means "Dairy Farmer on the Marsh".
Arada Japanese
Variant of Arata.
Walshingham English
From the Anglo-Saxon words ham, meaning "house".
Bechmann German (Rare)
Surname denoting someone who worked with pitch, from Middle High German bech / pech "pitch" and man, a suffix which can mean "man" or simply be used as a name suffix.
Vain Estonian
Vain is an Estonian surname meaning "village common", or "village green".
Grala Polish
Nickname for a musician. Derived from Polish grać meaning "to play a musical instrument".
Cardellini Italian
From a diminutive of Cardelli. A famous bearer of this surname is the American actress Linda Cardellini (1975-).
Condé French
habitational name from any of several places in Normandy and Picardy called Condé a French form of the Gaulish condate "junction of rivers".
Tin Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Tian.
Miramond Medieval Occitan, Occitan, French
From Old Occitan mirar "look" and mond "world".
Wickremasinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමසිංහ (see Wickramasinghe).
Shipman English
Occupational name for a shepherd, derived from Middle English schep "sheep" and mann.
Lahey Irish
Lahey and Leahy originate from two different Gaelic surnames. Lahey, Lahy, Lahiff, Lahiffe, Laffey, and Lahive all originate from the Gaelic surname O Laithimh, which itself is a variant of O Flaithimh... [more]
Lampert German, English
German & English variant of Lambert.... [more]
Trelles Asturian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Cuaña.
Sahara Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Sahra.
Dmytryshyn Ukrainian
Means "son of Dmytro" or "son of Dmytriy".
Grigoriadis Greek
Means "son of Grigorios".
Ó Maoiléidigh Irish
Means "descendant of Maoléidigh" in Irish. This surname was stressed on the penultimate (second-to-last) syllable, and may have been shortened in some cases to give Leddy.
Arganda Spanish (Latin American), Spanish
town in spain / arganda del rey
Köse Turkish
Means "beardless" in Turkish.
Bronni English (British)
The name Bronni means 'bronze', 'love heart' or 'cat lover'.... [more]
Karpowicz English
Patronymic from Karp.
Khrupkin Belarusian, Russian
From Russian and Belarusian хрупкий (khrupkiy) meaning "fragile".
Götz German
Originally a hypocorism of Gottfried, which is derived from an Old High German given name. Variants include the surnames Getz and Goetz, as well as the given name Götz.
Đilas Serbian
Derived from đilas (ђилас), a rare word meaning "jumper, runner".
Ben Ahmed Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Ahmad" (chiefly used in Tunisia).
Topaz Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Topaz, which is a kind of a precious stone.
Kauppi Finnish
From the medieval variant of the given name Jaakob. In some cases from the Finnish archaic term meaning "merchant, trader".
Roi French
French variant of Rey 1.
Ichiyasu Japanese
Ichi can mean "one" or "market" and yasu means "peace, relax, cheap".
Dier Jewish
the name allegedly means "dyer (of clothes)"
LaBrie French
Referred to a person who came from various places named Brie in France, for example Brie-sous-Matha, a commune in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
Suealueang Thai
From Thai เสือ (suea) meaning "tiger" and เหลือง (lueang) meaning "yellow".
Chohan Urdu, Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Chauhan.
Üits Estonian
Üits is an Estonian surname meaning "nicest".
Ezpeleta Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous commune in the French arrondissement of Baiona.
Guillotin French
From a diminutive of Guillaume and a variant of Guillot. A notable user is Joseph-Ignace Guillotin whom the guillotine was named after.
Olaetxea Basque
From the name of a tower house in Elgoibar, an industrial town in Basque Country, derived from Basque ola "factory, foundry, forge; cabin, hut" and etxe "house, building".
Deol Punjabi
Sikh name based on the name of a Jat clan. Etymology unexplained.
Salusoo Estonian
Salusoo is an Estonian surname meaning "grove swamp".
De Lynden Obscure
Combination of the French word de, meaning "from" and the surname Lynden, denoting someone who lived near a linden valley.
Vacher French, English
occupational name from Old French vachier "cowherd".
Masaki Japanese
Surname of Japanese origin meaning "true blossoms" which comes from combing 真 (ma) meaning "true, genuine" with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom".
Herzberg German, Jewish
habitational name from any of numerous places called Herzberg. artificial compound name from German herz "heart" and berg "hill".
Clue English
Variant of Clough, traditionally found in Devonshire.
Krieviņš Latvian
Derived from the word krievs meaning "Russian".
Jeremy English
From the given name Jeremy.
Tsuda Japanese
From Japanese 津 (tsu) meaning "port, harbour" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Collin Swedish
Either a combination of an unknown first name element (possibly derived from a place name) and the common surname suffix -in, or a variant of German Colin.
Pereire Breton (Latinized, Archaic)
This surname is the Gallic (Gaulish) origin and it means wild pear tree. There are also similar spellig in the Iberian Peninsula such as Pereiro, Pereyro, Pereiros, Perero and Pereros. These surnames (last names) correspond to families of the Celtiberian culture.
Mendlsan Yiddish
Yiddish form of Mendelssohn.
Dissanayke Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දිසානායක (see Dissanayake).
Yazzie Indigenous American, Navajo
Derived from the Navajo word yázhí meaning "little".
Shaffer German (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Schäfer.
Png Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Fang.
Economides Greek
Patronymic form of Economos.
Arrigo Italian
Italian: from the medieval personal name Arrigo, a variant of Enrico.
Chiesa Italian
Means "church" in Italian, originally a topographic name for someone who lived near a church, a habitational name from any of various places named Chiesa or perhaps an occupational name for someone who worked in a church.
Ryeo Korean
The surname traces its roots from China. It is commonly found in Korea among its Chinese community and is a transliteration of Chinese surname meaning pitch-pipe
Darrah Irish
Variant of Darragh.
Argimon Catalan
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous castle in the municipality of Riudarenes.
Tannenbaum Jewish, German
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) topographic name or Jewish ornamental name from German Tannenbaum ‘fir tree’, ‘pine tree’.
Erkek Turkish
Means "male, manly" in Turkish.
Dowlin English
Variant of Dolling (see Dowling). This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.
Helmanis Latvian
This is a Latvian surname. ... [more]
Psaki Greek (Americanized)
Derived from the Greek surname Ψάκης (Psakis), of uncertain etymology.
Gabrielyan Armenian
Means “Son of Gabriel.
Kamata Japanese
From Japanese 鎌 (kama) meaning "sickle, scythe" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Cömert Turkish
Means "generous" in Turkish.
Coverdale English (British)
From the valley (Dale) of the river Cover.... [more]
Souvanh Lao
Means "gold" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit सुवर्ण (suvarna).
Brion French
Variant of Breon.
Rideout English
Means "outrider (a municipal or monastic official in the Middle Ages whose job was to ride around the country collecting dues and supervising manors)".
Fatehi Persian
From the given name Fateh.
Lauk Estonian
Lauk is an Estonian surname meaning both "leek" and "coot" (Fulica).
Kasesalu Estonian
Kasesalu is an Estonian surname meaning "birch grove".
Daramad Persian
Daramad is a surname Iranian... [more]
Zdorovenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian здоров'я (zdorov ya), meaning "health".
Tombaugh German
topographic name from to dem bach ‘at the creek’, perhaps a hybrid form as Bach is standard German, bek(e) being the Low German form. habitational name from places in Hesse, Baden, and Bavaria called Dombach (earlier Tunbach, from tun, tan ‘mud’).
Harms Dutch, Low German, Danish
Patronymic from the personal name Harm, a Dutch diminutive of Herman.
Spoors English
From Middle English spoor "spur", an occupational name for someone who made spurs, or perhaps a nickname for someone known for wearing them.
Burciaga Spanish
Hispanic (Mexico): Probably A Topographic Name Of Basque Origin But Unexplained Etymology.
Dampier English
Habitational name from any of various places in northern France called Dampierre named in honor of St. Peter. The first element Dam- or Don is an Old French title of respect, from Latin dominus meaning “lord,” often prefixed to the names of saints.
Fischbein German, Jewish
Means "fish bone".
Udom English
English: nickname for someone who had done well for himself by marrying the daughter of a prominent figure in the local community, from Middle English odam ‘son-in-law’ (Old English āðum).
Matonti English
My grandfathers last name from Italy . He grew up in Naples but the name is from a small country village by Tuscany named Matonti. That's all we know so far.
Usmonov Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek variant of Usmanov.
Parsa Persian
Means "pious, devout" in Persian.
Hitomi Japanese
Hito means "person" and mi means "see, viewpoint, mindset".
Wences Slavic
Based on Wenceslaus or Wenceslas, latinized forms of name of Slavic rulers in various forms such as Václav, Wacław, Więcesław, Vyacheslav, Vjenceslav, etc. Derived from the Slavic words veli/vyache/więce/više ("great(er), large(r)"), and slava ("glory, fame")... [more]
Oboronko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian оборонець (oboronets), meaning "defender".
Matarazzo Italian
From Sicilian matarazzu meaning "mattress".
Kalita Polish
A polish surname meaning "money pouch" in old polish
Rusztyn Polish
The Rusz- part could be related to the verb ruszać meaning "to move, to stir, or to start off". The -Tyn part could be the altered form of -tin, -czyk, or -in.
Saramago Portuguese
It's the name of a plant.
Medo Croatian
Derived from medo meaning ''bear''.
Savatdee Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of สวัสดี (see Sawatdi).
Shahi Persian, Punjabi, Urdu
Derived from Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king".
Basumatary Indian, Bodo
From Sanskrit वसुमती (Vasumati), another name for the Hindu goddess Bhumi. She is believed to be the mythical mother of the Bodo people.
Villarruel Spanish
Cognate of Villa with the second element of unexplained etymology. Compare Villarroel.
Kamprad German, Swedish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of the German surname Kamprath meaning ”cogwheel (in a mill)”. A notable bearer is Ingvar Kamprad (1926-2018), a Swedish business magnate and the founder of IKEA... [more]
Orimen Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 折 (ori) meaning "occasion; time" or "fold" and 免 (men) meaning "dismissal".
Finnsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Finnur" in Icelandic.
Ōtani Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Pikkoja Estonian
Pikkoja is an Estonian surname meaning "long stream".
Daryshyn Ukrainian
Means "son of Daryna".
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