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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Herberger German
Innkeeper to the crown
Goody Medieval English
From Middle English god dai ‘good day’, possibly applied as a nickname for someone who frequently used this greeting.... [more]
Iio Japanese
From 飯 (ii) meaning "cooked grains, cooked rice" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end."
Gün Turkish
Means "sun, day" in Turkish.
Raabe German
Cognate of Rabe.
Scurlock Welsh, Irish
Obscure, probably derived from 'ystog', a Welsh word meaning 'fortress'
Motomura Japanese
Moto means "origin, source" and mura means "village, hamlet".
Debsharma Indian, Bengali
Combination of Deb and Sharma.
Estimé Haitian Creole, French
Means "valued, esteemed" in French.
Ilii Romanian
Corruption of Ilie.
Zidane Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Zaydan. A notable bearer is Zinedine Zidane (1972-), a French former footballer of Algerian descent.
Nomiyama Japanese
From 野 (no) meaning "field, plain", 見 (mi) meaning "see, view, perspective", 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Honikman Yiddish
It literally means "honeyman", possibly denoting a beekeeper.
Hallquist Swedish
Composed of the elements hall "stone, rock" and quist, an old spelling of kvist "twig".
Sukk Estonian
Sukk is an Estonian surname meaning "stocking".
Bhaduri Bengali
Habitational name from the village of Bhadur in present-day West Bengal, India.
Tomasyk Czech
Czech and Slovak (Tomášek) and German (under Slavic influence): from a pet form of the personal name, Czech Tomáš ( see Thomas ).
Parnell English
From the given name Parnel.
Zholnerovsky Russian (Rare)
Surname of Polish noble origin derived from Polish żołnierz meaning "soldier".
Paley English
English surname, either a habitational name denoting a person from a lost or unidentified place in Lancashire or Yorkshire (which was apparently named with Old English leah "woodland, clearing" as the final element), or derived from the Old Danish personal name Palli, from Old Danish páll meaning "pole"... [more]
Yapıcı Turkish
Means "builder, maker, constructor" in Turkish.
Gilardi Italian
Means "son of Gilardo", a rare Italian form of the Germanic given name Gerard.
Blackstock English
English and southern Scottish: topographic name from Middle English blak(e) ‘black’, ‘dark’ + stok ‘stump’, ‘stock’.
Oren Jewish
From the given name Oren.
Joutsen Finnish
Means “swan” in Finnish.
Kitami Japanese
From Japanese 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice" or 北 (kita) meaning "north", combined with 多 (ta) meaning "many" and/or 見 (mi) meaning "see".
Tauler Catalan
From the Catalan word tauler meaning "board".
Yagnik Indian/Gujarati/Sanskrit (Modern)
Means "one who performs sacrifices". Derived from the Sanskrit word yajña (pronounced yagna or yagya) meaning "sacrifice" or "sacraficial fire".
Acollador Filipino
Lanyard in Spanish
Tessler Romanian, Russian
Russian, Christian. From The original name tescherak
Pawlovich Belarusian
Belarusian form of Pavlovich.
Islas Spanish
Variant of Isla.
Ōtsuki Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 槻 (tsuki) referring to a type of zelkova tree (scientific name Zelkova serrata).
Hosotaki Japanese (Rare)
Hoso (細) means "fine/thin", Taki (滝) means "waterfall". Sometimes Taki changes to Daki due to rendaku. See also Hosodaki
Chandra Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon".
Smart English
From Old English (smeart) meaning "quick". This surname was used to refer to person who worked as a handyman.
Lopata Russian, Ukrainian
Derived either from Russian лопата (lopata) or Ukrainian лопата (lopata) both meaning "spade, shovel". This may have been a nickname for a digger or a truck farmer.
Jolaha Indian, Muslim
Means "weaver".
Kobrynsky Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Kobrinsky. Most of the Kobrynsky family had settled in Canada.
Sungur Turkish
Means "falcon" in Turkish.
Chepchumba Kalenjin
Matronymic surname meaning "daughter of Chumba".
Hebron English (British)
Habitational name from Hebron in Northumberland, which possibly derives from Old English hēah meaning “high” + byrgen meaning “burial place, tumulus.” See also Hepburn.
Magdy Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Majdi chiefly used in Egypt.
Deschain French, Literature
Of French origin. This is the last name of the character of the Gunslinger Roland in Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series.
Blood Welsh
Anglicized form of Welsh ap Llwyd ‘son of Llwyd’.
Kuroniwa Japanese
Kuro means "black" and niwa means "garden".
Abbaspoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian عباس‌پور (see Abbaspour).
Llorente Catalan
Derived from the given name Lorenzo.
Nett Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Nicola 1.
Dissanayake Sinhalese
From Sanskrit दिशा (diśā) meaning "region, quarter, direction" and नायक (nāyaka) meaning "hero, leader".
Siobhán Irish
From the given name Siobhán.
Osuge Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小菅 (see Kosuge).
Canner Jewish (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
Anglicized (American) version of one of many Eastern European Ashkenazi surnames including Cahana, Cahane, Kahana, Kahane, etc. Cahana et al is a version of the common surname Cohen.
Mccarley Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhearghaile "son of Fearghal", a personal name meaning "valiant man".
Gunaratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණරත්න (see Gunaratne).
Yunbe Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 弓部 (see Yumbe).
Hisamura Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Hatanaka Japanese
From Japanese 畑 (hata) meaning "field" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".
Harsono Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Hu (胡) or Zhuo (卓). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Achampomaa African
Allegedly a feminine form of Achampong used in Ghana.
Keurlis German
Unknown origin. This surname is no longer found in Germany.
Turco Italian
Means "Turkish" in Italian, an ethnic name for someone from Turkey, or a nickname from the same word in the sense of a non-Christian or, following the medieval ethnic stereotype, a cruel, ferocious, or short-tempered person.
Harumatsu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 春 (haru), from 原 (hara) meaning "meadow; plain; field" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine", referring to grassland with pine trees.
Ffrench English
English and Scottish:... [more]
Sudarto Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Bei (貝) or Su (蘇). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Adriano Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
From the given name Adriano.
Gunasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit गुण (guna) meaning "quality, attribute, merit" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Nithercott English (Archaic)
An extinct surname. Derived from Old English "nefa," meaning "navel, center," and "cote," meaning "small cottage".
Sim Chinese (Hokkien), Korean
Hokkien romanization of Shen as well as the Korean form.
Jericho African
Directly taken from the place name Jericho.
Ship English
This unusual name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and is an occupational surname for "a mariner", or perhaps, occasionally a "ship or boat-builder". The derivation of the name is from the Olde English pre 7th Century scip, ship, in Middle English schip
Khismatullin Tatar, Bashkir
From the given name Ismatullah.
Sard English, French, Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Denoted a person from Sardinia, Italy.
Bouhired Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning unknown. A notable bearer is Djamila Bouhired (1935-), an Algerian militant and nationalist who opposed the French rule over Algeria.
Tanase Japanese
From 棚 (tana) meaning "shelf", 種 (tana) meaning "seed", 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field" combined with 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation, status", or 多 (ta) meaning "many, various" combined with 那 (na) meaning "what", that is then combined with 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current, ripple, torrent"
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.
Panzacola Indigenous American (Rare)
Named after the tribe meaning "hairy people".
Fedak Ukrainian
Probably from the given name Fedir.
Hisazome Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time" and 染 (zome), the joining continuative form of 染める (someru) meaning "to dye", referring to the process of dying for a long time.
Ouchi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大内 (see Ōuchi).
Kipping German
German: habitational name from a place named with Middle High German kip ‘point’, ‘peak’ or from Kippingen in the Rhineland.
Zweeble English
Anglicization of Zwiebel.
Osmanlı Azerbaijani
From the given name Osman.
Merkouris Greek
Possibly a Greek cognate of Italian Mercurio, which is ultimately derived from Latin Mercurius.
Jabłonowski Polish
Name for someone from a place called Jabłonowo or Jabłonow, both derived from Polish jabłoń meaning "apple tree".
Husemann German
Epithet for a servant or an administrator who worked at a great house, from Middle Low German hus ‘house’ (see House 1, Huse) + man ‘man’.
Pachołek Polish
Means "henchman, minion, lackey; boy, young man" in Polish.
Edirisingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala එදිරිසිංහ (see Edirisinghe).
Khomenko Ukrainian
From the given name Khoma.
Sarmento Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Sarmiento.
Balasooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhalese බාලසූරිය (see Balasuriya).
Mikołajczyk Polish
Derived from the given name Mikołaj.
Rădulescu Romanian
Means "son of Radu".
Fontein Dutch
Dutch cognate of Fontaine.
Kaito Japanese
From 海 (kai, umi) meaning "sea, ocean" and 藤 (to, fuji) meaning "wisteria".
Greaser English (American), English (British)
Means “mechanic, engineer”.
Tamer Arabic
Derived from the given name Tamir.
Ladouceur French
french canadian
Esprit French
From the given name Esprit.
Osmar English
Variant of Hosmer.
Waite English
Occupational name for a watchman, Anglo-Norman French waite (cf. Wachter).
Matsukura Japanese
Matsu means "pine tree" and kura means "storehouse".
Wraye English
Variant of the habitational name Wray or Ray, from any of various minor places in northern England named Wray, Wrea, or Wreay, from Old Norse vrá ‘nook’, ‘corner’, ‘recess’.
Lugo Spanish
Galician and Spanish habitational name from Lugo, a city in Galicia. This was a Roman settlement under the name of Lucus Augusti ‘grove or wood of Augustus’, but that may have been no more than an adaptation of an earlier name derived from that of the Celtic god Lugos.
Ingraham English, Scottish
Variant spelling of Ingram, influenced by Graham.
Hisaka Japanese
Hi can mean "Japanese cypress" or "scarlet, dark red" and saka means "slope, hill".
Allred English
From the Middle English personal name Alured, a form of Alfred, which was sometimes written Alvred, especially in Old French texts.
Kosuge Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small; little; short" and 菅 (suge) meaning "sedge".... [more]
Anandteerth Kannada
Madhvacharya (1199-1278 or 1238–1317), sometimes anglicised as Madhva Acharya, and also known as Purna Prajna and Ānanda Tīrtha, was a Hindu philosopher and the chief proponent of the Dvaita (dualism) school of Vedanta.
Napierkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Napierki in Olsztyn voivodeship.
Balson German
Variant of Balsam.
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.
Bouzaher Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of Zaher" in Arabic (chiefly Algerian).
Eiland German
Topographic name for someone who lived on or owned property surrounded by water, from Middle High German eilant, "island"
Goñi Basque, Spanish
From the name of a town and municipality in Navarre, Spain, probably derived from Basque goien "highest point, apex, peak".
Kobrinsky Belarusian
Refers to a city named "Kobryn" in Belarus.
Bole English
Anglicized form of O'Boyle
Meeru Estonian
Meeru is an Estonian surname derived from "meer" meaning "mayor".
Wiseman English
Variant of Wise combined with the suffix man. It may have also been used ironically.
Karyakin Russian
Meaning uncertain.
Zuo Chinese
From Chinese 左 (zuǒ) meaning "left, left-hand side".
Tredoni Italian
Mrs. Tredoni is the main antagonist of the 1976 slasher film Alice, Sweet Alice. The role was played by American actress Mildred Clinton (1914-2010).
Kruzhkin Russian
Derived from Russian кружка (kruzhka) meaning "cup, mug, tankard". This may have been a nickname either for a drinker or a cupmaker.
Zgheib Arabic
Lebanese surname of unknown meaning.
Brindle English
From the name of a town in Lancashire, England, derived from Old English burna "stream, spring, brook" and hyll "hill".
Abplanalp German, German (Swiss)
Topographic name for someone living high on a mountainside, from German ab- "below", "off" + Planalp "high, flat mountain-meadow".
Sadiković Bosnian
Means "son of Sadik".
Hidayat Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Hidayat.
Boydston Scottish
Habitational name from a place called Boydston near Glasgow. This surname is no longer found in the British Isles.
Fermanian Armenian
Meaning unknown.
Boikov Bulgarian, Russian
Variant transcription of Boykov.
Bartholomew English
From the given name Bartholomew.
Hendryckx Dutch, Flemish
From the given name Hendrick
Premakumara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit प्रेम (prema) meaning "love, affection" and कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince".
Barner English
Southern English habitational name for someone who lived by a barn.
Buurman Dutch
From Old Dutch bur meaning "neighbour, resident" or "peasant, farmer" combined with man "person, man". Compare Baumann.
Krey German
Nickname from Middle Low German krege "crow".
Levchik Belarusian, Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Levchyk.
Ōsaka Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".
Stutely Literature
The last name of Will Stutely, one of Robin Hood's merry men.
Lauriano Asturian
From the given name Lauriano
Thahan Thai
Means "military" in Thai.
Stenmark Swedish
Combination of Swedish sten "stone, rock" and mark "ground, land, field".
Rick English
1 English: variant of Rich 2.... [more]
Louisi French (Caribbean), Haitian Creole
Derived from the given name Louis.
Chadhari Indian, Gujarati
Variant transcription of Chaudhary.
Vəzirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of the vizier", from the Arabic title وَزِير (wazīr) denoting a minister or high-ranking official in an Islamic government.
Odoğlu Turkish
Means "fire son", from Turkish od meaning "fire" and oğul meaning "son".
Martinique French, Antillean Creole, French (Caribbean)
From the French department named Martinique.
Yoshi Japanese
Yoshi means "good luck, fortune".
Colo Italian
From the personal name Colo, a short form of Nicolo (see Nicholas). (Colò) nickname from medieval Greek kolos ‘lame’, classical Greek kylos.
Perepelkin Russian
From perepel, meaning "quail".
Hausmann German
From Middle High German hus "house" (see Haus) + man "man".
Sofian Arabic
It is an old and rare Arabic name and its rapid meaning is to walk, fly or float. Among the famous people who were called by this name is the companion Abu Sufyan bin Harb, the father of Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan
Lukk Estonian
Lukk is an Estonian surname meaning "lock".
Kida Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Draak Dutch
Dutch cognate of Drake.
Sono Japanese
From 園 (sono) meaning "garden".
Vincenzo Italian
From the given name Vincenzo
Upshaw English
Probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place named with Old English upp meaning "up(per)" and sc(e)aga meaning "copse", or a topographic name with the same meaning.
Jonas Danish, German, Dutch, Norwegian
From the given name Jonas 2
Schrijvers Dutch
Dutch cognate of Scriven. A famous bearer was the Dutch soccer goalkeeper Piet Schrijvers (1946-2022).
Petherick English
From the given name Petrock.
Porcari Italian, English
From Italian porci "pigs", denoting someone who worked as a pig herder.
Eentalu Estonian
Eentalu is an Estonian name, possibly derived from "eend" (meaning "ledge") and "talu" meaning "farm".
Zielinsky Polish, Russian
Russian form and variant of Zieliński.
Kinoue Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood", an unwritten possessive marker の (no), and 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper".
Ó Gibne Irish
'Descendant of Gibne', a byname meaning "hound". This sept came from Counties Meath and Cavan. This was a very ancient sept but unfortunately, there are few references surviving.
Allemand French
Means "German, relating to Germany" in French. Cognate to English Allman and Spanish Alemán.
Taurino Italian
From the given name Taurino
Nihon'yagi Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 二本柳 (see Nihon'yanagi).
Corradini Italian, Romansh
Italian patronymic form of Corradino.
Beton English
Variant of Beeton.
Korn German
From Middle High German korn "grain", a metonymic occupational name for a factor or dealer in grain or a nickname for a peasant.
Seijas Galician (Hispanicized)
Hispanicised Galician cognate of Seixas.
Ramirez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Ramírez primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Kanat Turkish
Occupational name for a seller of poultry from Turkish kanat meaning "(bird) wing".
Pines Jewish
Derived from the given name Pinchas.
Puustusmaa Estonian
Puustusmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "wilderness".
Käsemann German
Occupational name for someone who makes or sells cheese.
Välk Estonian
Välk is an Estonian surname meaning "lightning".
Koopmans Dutch
Patronymic form of Koopman.
İnan Turkish
Means "faith, belief" in Turkish.
Sorsa Finnish
Means "duck" in Finnish
Goonawardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Afflitto Italian
Derived from Italian "afflitto" meaning "afflicted" or "troubled".
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.
Welle German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a spring or stream, Middle Low German welle.
Jahanbakhsh Persian
Derived from the given name Jahan.
Ivanychuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Ivan".
Fedynets' Rusyn
From the given name Fedor or Fedir.
Zeitz German
From a town called Zeitz in Germany. Might be Germanized from Zajec.
Monoma Japanese
From Japanese 物 (mono) meaning "object" and 間 (ma) meaning "gap" or 物間 (monoma) meaning "among things"