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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Karunasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කරුනාසේකර (see Karunasekara).
Gabriella English (American)
Derived from the given name Gabriella.
Armenopoulos Greek
Descendant, son of the Armenian.
Elmendorf German
Derived from a village with the same name in the district of Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Brayson English
Patronymic form of the surname Bray.
Mroczkowski Polish
Name for someone from any of various places called Mroczkowa, Mroczków or Mroczkowice, all derived from Polish mroczek meaning "house bat".
Manzoor Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Manzur.
Yanagimoto Japanese
Yanagi means "Willow" and Moto means "Source, Root, Origin."
Rajabov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Rajab".
Nōzawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Osame but adding Japanese 沢 (zawa), the joining form of 沢 (sawa) meaning "mountain stream, marsh; wetlands", possibly referring to a place with wet grounds or a mountain stream.
Fafard French
Possibly derived from the french 'fard' meaning 'made-up' or 'make-up'. This is in a theatrical sense and does not imply lying. Very possibly a derivation form a theatrical occupation
Mycroft English
From Old English ġemȳþ "mouth (of a river)" + croft meaning "enclosed field", originally denoting somebody who lives at the mouth of a river.... [more]
Rhoton German, French
Rhoton is a German and French surname from the 1800s. Some people believe that it is derived from the French word for red, but the origin is overall unknown. The name represents strength and power.
Van Heutsz Dutch (Archaic)
A bearer of this name is J.B. van Heutsz, also known as the Pacificator of Aceh, former governor general of the Dutch East Indies.
Benbrahim Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Ben Brahim (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).
Mäepõld Estonian
Mäepõld is an Estonian surname meaning "hill/mountain field".
Kocsmar Hungarian
This name means pub in Hungarian meaning that my ancestors were most likely pub owners
Uytdehaage Dutch
Means "from The Hague", a city in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. It could also mean "from the hedge". Both etymologies are derived from Dutch uit meaning "out, of, from" and Middle Dutch hage meaning "hedge, bush"... [more]
Trevorrow Cornish
Trevorrow pronounced like tomorrow but with trev at the beginning.... [more]
Aloni Hebrew
Derived from the forename Alon
Englisch German
German cognate of English.
Fazal Urdu, Persian
Derived from the given name Fazal.
Saarniit Estonian
Saarniit is an Estonian surname meaning "island meadow".
Blizanac Serbian
From Serbian meaning 'twin'.
Maebara Japanese
Maebara is an uncommon Japanese surname that has more than one meaning, depending on the characters used to write it. The first and most common spelling is with the characters for "Before" (前) and "Original" (原)... [more]
Allely Irish
From Irish Mac Ailghile meaning "descendant of Ailghil".
Boersma West Frisian, Dutch
From Dutch boer "farmer, peasant" combined with the Frisian suffix -ma.
Miyama Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between". It can also be formed from 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 深 (mi) meaning "deep, profound" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Piirimees Estonian
Piirimees is an Estonian surname meaning "border man".
Crowder English
Occupational name for someone who played the crwth, a kind of Welsh bowed lyre widely used during Medieval Europe, derived from Middle English crowdere.
Mckinstry Northern Irish
From Gaelic Mac an Aistrigh, a reduced form of Mac an Aistrighthigh "son of the traveller".
Matta Slovak
Derived from the personal name Matúš.
Morant English, French
From the Old French personal name Morant, perhaps from a nickname meaning "steadfast", or alternatively of Germanic origin and meaning literally "courage-raven". A known bearer was the British-born Australian soldier and poet Breaker Morant, original name Edwin Henry Murrant (?1864-1902).
Ukrainets Russian, Ukrainian (Russified)
Means "Ukrainian" in Russian, also the Russified form of Ukrayinets'.
Crook English, Scottish
Topographic name for someone who lived by a bend in a river or road, derived from Old English *croc "crook, bend".
Delancey Bahamian Creole, English
Possibly derived from a place named Lancey, France.
Ogyampah Akan
Meaning unknown.
Mikami Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".
Ong Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Weng.
Xaysongkham Lao
From Lao ໄຊ (sai) meaning "victory" and ສົງຄາມ (songkham) meaning "war, battle".
Kedem Hebrew
Either means "east" or "ancient" in Hebrew.
Arikul Thai (Sanskritized)
Sanskritized transcription of Arikun.
Hiiend Estonian
Hiiend is an Estonian meaning "grove" and "ledge".
Stanson English
Means "son of Stanley".
Lucius German
Latinized form of Lutz.
Greenway Welsh
Derived from the given name Goronwy.
Fishburne English
Derived from the villages of Fishbourne in West Sussex and the Isle of Wight, or the village and civil parish of Fishburn in County Durham, England, all named from Old English fisc meaning "fish" and burna meaning "stream"... [more]
Inoki Japanese
Ino means "boar" and ki means "tree, wood".
Sieber German
The roots of the German surname Sieber can be traced to the Old Germanic word "Siebmacher," meaning "sieve maker." The surname is occupational in origin, and was most likely originally borne by someone who held this position
Ayonan Maranao
Means "king, ruler" in Maranao.
Brozović Croatian
Derived from Broz.
Opaliński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish town of Opalenica, Nowy Tomyśl County.
Shmelev Russian
From a bumble, which is "шмель" in Russian
Draby Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai ทรัพย (see Sap).
Alekhina Russian
Feminine form of Alekhin (Алехин)
Garczyński Polish
habitational name for someone from a place called Garczyn, in Gdańsk and Siedlce voivodeships.
Stormo Norwegian
Habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads, notably in northern Norway, so named from stor meaning "big" + mo meaning "moor", "heath".
Sotohebo Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 外枦保 (Sotohebo), a clipping of 外枦保門 (Sotohebomon) meaning "Sotohebo Gate", a name of a group of several households in the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan, as well as surrounding areas.
Pour Persian
Means "son, descendant" in Persian, typically used as a suffix in compound surnames.
Dev Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil
Derived from Sanskrit देव (deva) meaning "god" (see the given name Dev).
Corboy Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Mac Corrbuidhe or Ó Corrbuidhe, meaning "son of Corrbuidhe", a byname derived from Old Irish corr "crane, heron" and buide "yellow".
Bican Czech, Slovak, Romanian
Nickname for a tall, gangling person, from Old Czech bočan ‘stork’. Compare Bocian. Also a nickname from bocan ‘hammer’ or a derivative of Boc.
Filipczak Polish
Polish cognate of Pylypchuk.
De Bellis Italian
Means "son of Bellis".
Takyi Akan
Meaning unknown.
Crose English (American), Italian
Possibly a variant of English Cross or Italian Croce.
Świerczyński Polish
Name for someone from a place called Świerczyn or Świerczyna, both derived either from Polish świerk meaning "spruce" or świerszcz meaning "cricket".
Malfois French
Variant of Malfoy.
Walworth English
Habitational name from Walworth in Heighington (Durham) and Walworth in Newington (Surrey) both named with Old English wealh "foreigner Briton serf" (genitive plural wala) and worþ "enclosure".
Iwasa Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid".
Zambrana Spanish
Likely comes from a town of the same name in Spain.
Khoo Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Qiu.
Zaouche Berber, Northern African
Kabyle name of unknown meaning.
Drost Dutch, German, Danish
Means "reeve, steward; sheriff, bailiff" in German and Dutch, a title for the administrative head of a court or district.
Bold German, Swedish
From the given name Baldo. A cognate of Italian and Spanish Baldo.
Linikoja Estonian
Linikoja is an Estonian surname meaning "cloth stream".
Mellenthin German
Habitational name from places so called near Berlin and on the island of Usedom.
Seitz Upper German
A mainly Bavarian surname, from a reduced form of the personal name Seifried, a variant of Siegfried... [more]
Fotopoulos Greek
Means "son of Fotis".
Gervais English, French
From the French given name Gervais, cognate with English Jarvis.
Jacquemin French
From a pet form of the given name Jacques.
Chada Indian
Variant of Chadha.
Tanji Japanese (Rare)
Rare in Japan, the name is written with characters meaning ‘red’ and ‘govern’. The actual meaning is unclear.
Ametxazurra Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Gordexola, Spain, possibly derived from an element related to Basque ametz "Pyrenean oak" and zur "wood, timber".
Martin Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mac Giolla Mhartain
Seid German
From the Germanic given name Sito, a short form of a compound name formed with sigi "victory".
Jethro English
From the given name Jethro.
Kanis Dutch, German
Dutch metonymic occupational name for a pedler from Dutch kanis "basket hamper". variant of Canis a humanistic surname a translation into Latin of Dutch De Hond or De Hondt German Hund or Hundt surnames meaning "dog"... [more]
Ketchell English
Indicates familial origin from Kestell in Cornwall
Ahrenaldi English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Possibly an Americanized version of Italian Arenaldi
Reinsalu Estonian
Reinsalu is an Estonian surname derived from "Rein" (a masculine given name) and "salu", meaning grove; "Rein's grove".
Otxaran Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Zalla, Spain, derived from Basque otso "wolf" and (h)aran "valley".
Aranha Portuguese
Meaning spider in Portuguese.
Volk Russian
Russian cognate of Vovk.
Dreik French
Derived from the Old Norse given name Draki or the Old English given name Draca both meaning "dragon".
Mccook Irish
Pre 7th Century Anglo Saxon. From the word "coc," meaning to cook.
Hakopyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հակոբյան (see Hakobyan)
Berki Hungarian
From a placename in Hungary derived from Hungarian "berek" meaning "grove".
Town English
topographic name from Middle English toun(e) th one tun(e) "town village settlement" (Old English tun) often in the senses "primary settlement within an area" "manor estate" and "hamlet farm" for someone who lived in such a place.
Tessler Romanian, Russian
Russian, Christian. From The original name tescherak
Ketts English (British)
The proud Norman name of Ketts was developed in England soon after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. It was a name for a person who has a fancied resemblance to a cat. The name stems from the Old Northern French cat, of the same meaning, which occurs in many languages in the same form from a very early period.
Pello Estonian
Pello is an Estonian surname meaning "pipe-clip".
Slotnick Jewish (Anglicized, Modern)
A Polish, Russian, Belarusian, and Ukrainian surname, meaning 'goldsmith'. Also a Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) occupational name for a goldsmith. Variant/anglicization of Polish Zlotnik, Ukrainian Zlotnyk.
Mohrenschildt German
From the surname Mohren and scilt "shield"
Kricfalusi Czech (Archaic, ?)
Has unknown etymology, Beared by disgraced Canadian animator John Kricfalusi (1955-)
Rool Estonian
Rool is an Estonian surname meaning "wheel" and "helm".
Benanti Italian
From a derivative of Bene, a short form of the various omen names formed with this element (from Latin bene ‘well’), such as Benedetto, Benvenuto, etc.
Alvear Spanish
Unexplained.
Apisamaimongkol Thai
From Thai อภิ (aphi) meaning "superhuman, magic knowledge", สมัย (samai) meaning "time, era", and มงคล (mongkhon) meaning "prosperity".
Lill Estonian
Means "flower" in Estonian.
Gucci Italian
Patronymic or plural form of the given name Guccio, a late medieval Italian diminutive of various names ending in go, such as Arrigo (via Arriguccio) or Ugo (via Uguccio)... [more]
Mael Norwegian (Rare)
Habitational name derived from Old Norse melr "sandbank, gravel bank".
Sakon Japanese
A notable bearer is the actor Peter Sakon Lee.
Hirasawa Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 沢, 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Rahimzadeh Persian
Means "offspring of Rahim" in Persian.
Guta Bosnian
Possibly a mispronunciation of the Bosnian word for the verb "gutati" (to swallow) or "guta" (swallowing).
Kogane Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 黄金, 小金, 古金, 子金, 故金 or 小賀根 with 黄 (ou, kou, ki, ko-) meaning "yellow", 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small", 古 (ko, furu-, furu.i, -fu.rusu) meaning "old", 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of Chinese zodiac", 故 (ko, furu.i, moto, yue) meaning "cause, circumstances, consequently, especially, happenstance, intentionally, reason, the late, therefore", 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy", 根 (kon, ne, -ne) meaning "head (pimple), radical, root" and 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "gold."... [more]
Bräunlich German
Originally a nickname for a person who had brown hair or skin, meaning "brownish" in German.
Chaumont French
Habitational name from any of numerous places called Chaumont "bald mountain" from the elements chals caux "bald" and mont "mountain" (ultimately from Latin calvus mons) for example in Cher Orne Jura Haute-Savoie.
Agramonte Spanish
habitational name from Agramonte in A Coruña and Lugo (Galicia).
Parr English
From a place so named in England. Derived from Old English pearr "enclosure".
Buġeja Maltese
Possibly derived from Maltese abjad meaning "white", ultimately from Arabic أَبْيَض (ʾabyaḍ).
Hennessey Irish
Variant spelling of Hennessy.
Pennington English
Habitational surname denoting someone originally from any of the various locations in England named Pennington, derived from Old English penning meaning "penny" (used as a byname or from a tribute due on the land) and tun meaning "town".
Cheeks Popular Culture
This is the surname of Sandy a Cheeks from SpongeBob SquarePants.
Rabek Arabic
Rabik (Rabek,Rabbek); "Lord" ... [more]
Aiki Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Boulton English
Means "district" characterized by bends from the Old English words boga and land.
Krasowski Polish, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from the villages of Krasowa, Krasów, or Krasowa.
Kreul German
From Middle Low German krouwel "hook, claw; three-pronged fork, trident, meat hook", a metonymic name for someone who made such tools, or a nickname for someone who used them.
Mattana Italian
From Sardinian mattana "madness, annoyance".
Dul Khmer
Derived from Sanskrit डुल (dula) meaning "shake, tremble".
Bensen English
Related to Benson, meaning "Son of Ben"
Kariatsumari Japanese (Rare)
Combination of 狩り (kari) meaning "hunt(ing)" and 集まり (atsumari) meaning "gathering, meeting, assembly," mainly concentrated in Kagoshima prefecture in southern Japan.... [more]
Rouf Bengali
From the given name Rauf.
Kagan Jewish
Eastern Ashkenazic form of Cohen.
Kumanomidou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 or 熊埜御堂 (see Kumanomidō).
Ledda Italian, Sardinian
Probably from the former Medieval town of Lella, in northern Sardinia. The transformation of -ll- into -dd- is common in Sardinian.
Nuttli Romansh
Variant of Nutt combined with the diminutive suffix -li.
Grell German
Nickname for an irritable or irascible person, from Middle High German, Middle Low German grellen "to be angry".
Rassi Italian
Comes from the Italian rosso, meaning "red".
Zachow German
Meaning unknown. A notable bearer of this name is Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, a organist, musician, and composer who lived from 1663 to 1712. Zachow, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community named after a local landowner, William Zachow.
Mawari Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 廻 (see Meguri).
Hryhorovych Ukrainian
Means "child of Hryhor".
Sethi Indian, Odia, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
Occupational name for a merchant from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (shreshtha) meaning "best, chief, most excellent".
Swartling Swedish
Swartling is a Swedish surname from Svartebo in Östergötaland. The family ware blacksmiths when the name was first adopted in the 1600s.
Namkoong Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 남궁 (see Namgung).
Dock Norwegian
Habitational name from a farm called Dokk, from Old Norse dǫkk "pit, hollow, depression", itself from Proto-Germanic *dankwaz "dark".
Atanesyan Armenian
Means "son of Atanes".
Paakkanen Finnish
From the given name Paavali.
Fiene German, Low German
A nickname for an elegant person, from Middle Low German fin, meaning ‘fine’. Can also be a locational name from several fields and places named Fiene.
Klingbeil German
From Middle High German klingen "to ring or sound" and bīl "axe", literally "sound the axe", an occupational nickname for a journeyman, carpenter, shipwright (or any occupation involving the use of an axe)... [more]
Sajjad Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Sajjad.
Yakushikami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 薬師神 or 藥師神 (see Yakushiji).
Snyman Afrikaans
Afrikaans version of the German surname Schneider, which is German for tailor.
Bisbee English
Named after the city of Bisbee which is in Arizona.... [more]
Allmägi Estonian
Allmägi is an Estonian surname meaning "under/below mountain".
Shikari Indian, Hindi
From Hindi meaning "hunter, huntsman".
Converse English
Originally a nickname for a Jew converted to Christianity or an occupational name for someone converted to the religious way of life, a lay member of a convent, from Middle English and Old French convers "convert".
Tewes German
Derived from a short form of the given name Matthäus.
Drab Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai ทรัพย์ (see Sap).
Fluture Romanian
From Romanian fluture, flutur "butterfly" (itself possibly a deverbative from flutura "flutter, float, flit").
Abu Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿武 (see Anno 2).
Fomov Russian
Means "son of Foka".
Kelsay English
Variant spelling of Kelsey.
Kozarenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian variant of Kozar.
Reshetnikov Russian
Occupational name for a maker of sieves or gratings, derived from Russian решетник (reshetnik) meaning "sheathing, grate, sieve".
Lu Chinese
From Chinese 鲁 (lǔ) referring to the ancient state of Lu, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.
Setsuhara Japanese
From Japanese 節 (setsu) meaning "section, period, verse, melody" combined 原 (hara) meaning "plain, field".
Uljas Estonian
Uljas is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name) meaning "daring" and "valiant".
Sediqi Persian
Persian form of Siddiqui.
Zeitz German
From a town called Zeitz in Germany. Might be Germanized from Zajec.
Županović Croatian
Derived from župan, a noble and administrative title, the leader of a territorial unit called županija.
Phongsa Lao
Means "lineage, descent" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit वंश (vansha).
Tarik Arabic
Derived from the given name Tariq.
Hajjar Arabic
Means "stonemason" from Arabic حَجَر (ḥajar) "stone, weight".
Shotadze Georgian
Means "son of Shota".
Akhter Persian, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Akhtar.
Yanai Japanese
From the Japanese 矢 (ya) "arrow" and 内 (nai or uchi) "inside."
De La Chaumette French
Name for someone from one of several places in central France named La Chaumette; or someone who lived on a chaumette, a high, arid plateau with little vegetation. The term is a diminutive of chaume "bare land", from a specialized sense of Latin calmus "calm, unruffled".
Greenburgh German, Jewish
The surname Greenburgh is anglicized for the German Jewish surname Greenberg which translates into English as green mountain.
Tancinco Chinese (Filipino)
Meaning uncertain, of Hokkien origin.
Shiwa Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 or 紫波 (see Shiba) or variant of Shiba but written 志和.
Aizlewood English (Rare)
Believed to be a South Yorkshire variant of the popular Hazelwood, of which there are several villages in the region. Also known as a development of Olde English 'Ashlac' found in the Yorkshire village of Aislaby, which translates as The farm (bi) of Ashlac... [more]
Aarons English, Jewish
Means "son of Aaron".
Camargodeabreu Portuguese (Brazilian, Portuguese-style, Archaic)
An old and wealthy family from the southern region of Brazil in Paraná and the Ribeira valley.
Schenkel German, Dutch, Jewish
Means "leg, shank", an occupational name for a butcher or a nickname for someone with long or otherwise notable legs.
Ben Israel Hebrew
Means "son of Israel" in Hebrew.
Nikaido Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 二階堂 (see Nikaidō).
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