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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Malek Arabic, Persian
From the given name Malek.
Kuniyuki Japanese
Kuni means "country, large place" and yuki can mean "good" or "snow".
Transon French
Possibly from Old French tronçon "block of wood", perhaps an occupational name for a woodcutter.
Gillard English, French, Swiss
English and French from an assimilated form of the personal name Gislehard, a compound of Old High German gisel ‘hostage’, ‘pledge’, ‘noble youth’ (see Giesel) + hard ‘hardy’... [more]
Nhữ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Ru, from Sino-Vietnamese 汝 (nhữ).
Lengsavath Lao
From Lao ແລງ (leng) meaning "evening" and ສະຫວາດ (sawat) meaning "fond, affectionate" or "sincere, open".
Kohsaka Japanese
Variant transcription of Kosaka.
Sasayama Japanese
笹 (Sasa) means "bamboo" and 山 (yama) means "mountain".
Woo Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Hu.
Sakurajima Japanese
From Japanese 桜 or 櫻 (sakura) both meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 島 (jima) meaning "island". This surname comes from 桜島 (Sakurajima), an active stratovolcano located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan... [more]
Chekan Ukrainian, Russian
A chekan is an old cavalry weapon. Denoted to someone who made or used chekans.
Penry Welsh, Cornish, English
Derived from Welsh ap Henry meaning "son of Henry". It is also a variant of Pendray, which is derived from a place name in Cornwall meaning "top of the village" in Middle Cornish... [more]
Glavatskikh Russian
From глава (glava) meaning "head".
Kirschner German (Silesian)
From the German word "kirchenære." The other occupation is that of a furrier and, in this case, the name is derived from the word "kuerschner."
Keosavath Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel" and ສະຫວາດ (savath) meaning "sincere, open, beautiful".
Tedtaotao Chamorro
Chamorro name for person who has no people
Kjellberg Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse kelda or Swedish källa both meaning "spring, source (of water)", and berg "mountain".
Kurien Indian (Christian)
From the given name Kurien.
Lehispuu Estonian
Lehispuu is an Estonian surname meaning "larch tree".
Jourdine French, English
English and French variant of Jordan 1.
Petrevski Macedonian
Means "son of Petar".
Billy English
Derived from the given name Bill.
Kimba Luba
Best known as the international given name of a certain Tezuka character.
Thornley English
Derived from Thornley, which is the name of three villages in England (two are located in the county of Durham, the third in Lancashire). All three villages derive their name from Old English þorn "thorn" and Old English leah "clearing (in a wood), glade", which gives their name the meaning of "the thorny glade"... [more]
Bacunawa Filipino, Cebuano
Derived from Cebuano bakunawa referring to a type of serpent or dragon in Visayan mythology.
Asum Filipino, Maranao
Possibly from Maranao asom meaning "bearded, rugged".
Tarik Arabic
Derived from the given name Tariq.
Sansook Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสนสุข (see Saensuk).
Rajala Estonian
Rajala is an Estonian surname meaning "boundary area/field".
Mondriaan Dutch
Meaning uncertain. It is a variant of the surname Mondriaal, which could possibly be a Dutch cognate of Monreal, meaning "royal mountain". This was the real surname of the Dutch-American painter Piet Mondrian (1872-1944).
Challinor English
Occupational name for a blanket maker, derived from Middle English chaloun "blanket", itself derived from the French city of Châlons-sur-Marne (now Châlons-en-Champagne), where blankets were made in the Middle Ages.
Bodin Swedish
Swedish bo "dwelling, home" or bod "small shop, boutique, shed, shack" combined with the common surname suffix -in.
Tuíneán Irish
Meaning, "watercourse."
Belgasem Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Belkacem (chiefly Libyan).
Ubushiro Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 天宮城 (see Ugushiro).
Sakaguchi Japanese
From Japanese 坂 (saka) meaning "slope" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Axels English
Derived from the given name Axel.
Mendibil Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque mendi "mountain" and -bil "round, circular".
Dorney Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of O'Doirinne.
Lindfors Swedish
Combination of Swedish lind "lime tree, linden" and fors "rapid, waterfall".
Gălățanu Romanian
Gălățanu is a family name met at the writer Mihail Gălățanu, or comes from the city of Galați
Tordjman Judeo-Spanish
From Arabic ترجمان (turjuman) meaning "translator, interpreter".
Buxtehude German, Low German
From the name of the town of Buxtehude in Lower Saxony, Germany. A famous bearer of this surname was the German-Danish Baroque composer and organist Dieterich Buxtehude (c. 1637-1707).
Van Leuven Dutch, Flemish
Means "from Leuven" (English and French Louvain), the capital city of Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
Archibald English, Scottish
From the given name Archibald.
Madžar Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Mađar, Madžar, meaning "Hungarian".
Dukakis Greek
Dukakis means "son of the duke or little duke".
Yabunaka Japanese
From 薮 (yabu) meaning "thicket, bush, underbrush, grove" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle, in between".
Bakirtzis Greek
Greek from Turkish meaning 'coppersmith'
Uchino Japanese
From 内 (uchi) meaning "inside" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain".
Rydell Swedish
Combination of Swedish ryd "woodland clearing" and the common surname suffix -ell.
Maruri Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Carlin Irish (Anglicized), Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cairealláin (sometimes also anglicized as Carlton), meaning "descendant of Caireallán"... [more]
Zong Chinese
From Chinese 棕 (zōng) meaning "brown".
Röwekamp German
From old German röwe meaning "lion" and kamp meaning "fighter". Perhaps named for someone who's brave.
Ivaković Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Kühl German, Low German
The spelling Kühl results from a folk-etymological association with High German kühl ‘cool’ (Middle High German küel(e), a nickname from Middle High German küel ‘cool’, ‘calm’... [more]
Bude German, Dutch
Means "booth, stall" or "hut, small house".
Dutcher German (Americanized), Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Deutscher or of Dutch Duyster.
Safari Persian
From the given name Safar.
Atılgan Turkish
Means "brash, bold, venturous" in Turkish.
Wijesiriwardana Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" combined with श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, strengthening, growing".
Shioda Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Ponciano Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Ponciano.
Kostikov Russian
Means "son of Kostik".
Kaihatsu Japanese
From Japanese 開発 (Kaihatsu) meaning "Kaihatsu", a former village in the former district of Imizu in the former Japanese province of Etchū in present-day Toyama, Japan.
Slobodyan Ukrainian
Means "person who live in a sloboda". A sloboda (слобода) is type of settlement in old Slavic countries that usually was used by cossacks for colonisation. It comes from the word свобода (svoboda) "freedom".
Atadana Ghana
It means "I AM STILL STRONG". Originated from the northern part of Ghana precisely the Kasena tribe
Garaikoetxea Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Hondarribia.
Roisum Norwegian
Habitational name from the farmstead in Sogn named Røysum, from the dative plural of Old Norse reysi ‘heap of stones’.
Käära Estonian
Käära is an Estonia surname possibly derived from "käär" meaning "loop" and "meander".
Yannotta American
Possibly a variant of Iannotta.
Pelliccia Italian
From Italian pelliccia "fur (of an animal)".
Deberry French
Habitational name for someone from Berry-au-Bac in Aisne, France.
Mitra Indian, Bengali
From the given name Mitra 1.
Voznesensky Russian
Common surname, could be location-related?
Moosazadeh Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian موسی زاده (see Mousazadeh).
Schaul German, Dutch, Jewish
Either from from Middle Low German schulle, Middle Dutch scholle, schulle, Middle High German schülle "plaice"; either a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or seller of these fish or a nickname for someone thought to resemble a plaice... [more]
Perlmutter Jewish
Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Perlmutter ‘mother-of-pearl'.
Urlaub German
from Middle High German urloup "permission; discharge" perhaps an occupational name for someone who granted these favors.
Pigue French
French family last name may have been changed from the original French
Mathias French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish
French, Dutch: from the personal name Mathias (see Matthew).... [more]
Ensor English
Derived from Endesor, a village in Derbyshire, indicating a person who lived there. Endesor itself is Old English, coming from the genitive case of the first name Ēadin and ‘ofer’, meaning ‘sloping ridge’ (From ‘Dictionary of American Family Names’, 2nd edition, 2022).... [more]
Fischi Italian
Rare central Italian surname. Means “whistler” in Italian.
Aru Estonian
Aru is an Estonian surname meaning both "dry upland grassy meadow" and "wit" and "intelligence".
Suurem Estonian
Suurem is an Estonian surname meaning "major", "bigger" and "greater".
Verano Spanish
Means 'summer' in Spanish. (See Summer)
Deane Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Deagánaigh "son of the deacon". Or Gaelic Ó Déaghain "descendant of the deacon".
Nemoy Russian
Derived from German Nemetz (“dumb” as in “mute”)
Pennock Cornish, English
From the Cornish 'pennknegh', meaning "hilltop".
Hatake Japanese
Means "Field" in Japanese
Ashkenazi Jewish
From a nickname given by Jews in Slavic countries to Jews from Germany. It was also used to denote a Yiddish-speaking Jew who had settled in an area where non-Ashkenazic Jews were the majority. The name ultimately comes from Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַז‎‎ (ashk'náz), a location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, which is likely from Assyrian Aškūza.
Anib Filipino, Cebuano
Means "chapter, volume" in Cebuano.
Garin Russian
From the given name Garya, a diminutive of Gerasim.
Konoe Japanese
Means "royal guardian" in Japanese. The kanji that make up this name are 近 (kon, "near, close") and 衛 (e, "protection"). A famous bearer of this surname was Japanese Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe (近衞 文麿; 1891–1945).
Yueh Taiwanese
Alternate romanization of Yue chiefly used in Taiwan.
Guillén Spanish
From the given name Guillén.
Frankenhoff German (Americanized, ?)
House of the Franks (French)
Yamasawa Japanese
Yama means "hill, mountain" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Luca Italian
Variant of De Luca.
Grzhibovskiy Russian (Polonized)
is a russian version of the polish surname Grzybowski
Lien Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Lin.
Lempinen Finnish
Derived from the given name Lempi, meaning "love" or from a nickname.
Buschbaum German
Means "bush tree" in German.
Naughton English
Habitational name from a place in Suffolk, named in Old English with nafola meaning "navel" + tūn meaning "enclosure", "settlement", i.e. "settlement in the navel or depression".
Witz German, Jewish
From the medieval personal name Witzo, a short form of any of several Germanic compound names beginning with wig ‘battle’... [more]
Agejev Estonian, Lithuanian, Russian
Latinised form of Ageyev in languages without the letter "y".
Pichardo Spanish
Spanish form of the surname Picard
Runcie English, Scottish
Derived from Latin runcinus, and related to the Old French "roncin", for a horse of little value. Middle English, Rouncy, as in Chaucer's Cantebury Tales.... [more]
Navas Spanish
Pural form of Spanish and Asturian-Leonese Nava (see also Naves).... [more]
Aohara Japanese
From 青 (ao) meaning "green, blue" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Ebadi Persian
Derived from Arabic عِبَاد (ʿibād), the plural of عَبْد (ʿabd) meaning “servant, slave”.
Spiegler German, Jewish
Occupational name for a maker or seller of mirrors, from Middle High German spiegel, German Spiegel "mirror" and the agent suffix -er.
Malalad Tagalog
Means "to be swept away (by a flood), to be washed away".
Hazard English, French
Nickname for an inveterate gambler, a crafty person, or a brave or foolhardy man prepared to run risks, from Middle English hasard via Old French hasart "dice game, game of chance", later used metaphorically of other uncertain enterprises... [more]
Kohyama Japanese
Variant transcription of Koyama.
Onufriyenko Ukrainian
From the given name Onufriy.
Ollivander Literature, Popular Culture
It’s unknown what it stands for, but I think it’s a fusion between the given names Oliver and Alexander... [more]
Junko Japanese
Junko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean any of the following:... [more]
Brodziński Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called for example Brudzyń (formerly Brodzino) in Konin voivodeship, or Brodna in Piła voivodeship.
Pavón Spanish
Spanish cognate of Pavone and variant of Pabón from Spanish pavón "peacock" from Latin pavo.
Taemin Korean Mythology
The ones you have hashes yo mama😂
Ronk Estonian
Ronk is an Estonian surname meaning "raven".
Papatonis Greek
Means "son of priest Antonis".
Reedus English, Scottish
An English and Scottish name of uncertain origin. Possibly a reduced form of English Redhouse, a habitational name from any of the numerous places named Redhouse, including over ninety farms.
Rajasinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit राज (raja) meaning "king" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Wachter German, Dutch
Means "guard, sentinel", an occupational name for a watchman.
Da Vila Portuguese, Galician
A topographic name for someone from a village (vila).
Reine French
From the given name Reine or Rainier
Harrod English
Variant of Harold.
Magsarili Tagalog
Means "to live alone, to do alone" in Tagalog.
Teare Manx
Manx form of McIntyre, from Manx "mac y teyr" and Irish "mac an tSaoir" meaning "son of the craftsman"
Liddiard English
From Celtic place names in England meaning "gray hill".
Edris Arabic
Derived from the given name Idris 1.
Dethomas Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the given name Thomas.
Brännström Swedish
Combination of Swedish bränna "to burn" and ström "stream".
Roshdy Arabic
From the given name Rushdi.
Rost German
A metonymic occupational name for a limeburner or blacksmith, from Middle High German, Middle Low German rōst meaning ‘grate, grill’ or Middle High German rōst(e) meaning ‘fire, embers, pyre, grate’ (typically one for burning lime).
Blitstein German, Jewish
Stein is the German word for stone.
Jurišić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Jure".
Todachine Navajo
Variant of Todicheene meaning "bitter water people."
Kulap Thai
Means "rose" in Thai (of Persian origin).
Narcisse French
From the given name Narcisse.
Lattke Sorbian, Low German
Sorbian and Northeast Low German variant of Latk.
Eurlings Dutch, Flemish
Derived from the Germanic given name Ulrich. A famous bearer of this surname is the Dutch politician and businessman Camiel Eurlings (1973-).
Rudner German
German: unexplained. Perhaps a variant of Redner.
Saemonsaburoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 左衛門三郎 (see Saemonsaburō).
Wickersham English
A habitational surname that originates from a lost medieval site or village of Norse origins.... [more]
Ochs German, Jewish
Means "ox" in German, derived from Middle High German ohse, possibly denoting a strong person or someone who worked with oxen. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.
Hammoudi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Hammoud (chiefly Algerian).
Akanuma Japanese
Aka means "red" and numa means "swamp, marsh".
Kazi Indian (Muslim)
Variant spelling of Qazi ‘judge’.
Lazarewicz Polish
From the given name Lazar.
Rivet French, English
French: from a diminutive of Old French rive ‘(river) bank’, ‘shore’ (see Rives).... [more]
Alderman English
Occupational name for a person who is a member of the governing body of a city or borough, from Middle English alderman, a compound of Old English ealdor "elder" and man.
Kara-Sal Tuvan
Means "black beard", derived from Tuvan кара (kara) meaning "black" combined with сал (sal) meaning "beard, moustache".
Tzvi Hebrew
From the given name Tzvi, means "gazelle, roebuck" in Hebrew.
Hardley English
The name comes from when a family lived in the village of Hartley which was in several English counties including Berkshire, Devon, Dorset, Kent, Lancashire, York and Northumberland. This place-name was originally derived from the Old English words hart which means a stag and lea which means a wood or clearing.
Lemaître French
Means "the master" in French, either used as a nickname for someone who behaved in a masterful manner or an occupational name for someone who was a master of their craft.
Suzu Japanese
Means "bell" in Japanese.
Johannknecht German
John The Servant
Robards English
Altered form of Roberts. A famous bearer was American actor Jason Robards (1922-2000), as well as his father Jason Robards Sr. (1892-1963) and son Sam Robards (1961-), also noted actors.
Indalecio Spanish
From the given name Indalecio.
Melle Italian
Derived from the place name Melle in Cueno, Piedmont, northern Italy. It could also be derived from the given name Mello, a short form of diminutives ending with -mello (like Giacomello, a diminutive of Giacomo).
Tandon Indian, Punjabi, Hindi
Of unknown meaning.
Antolin Spanish
1 Spanish (Antolín): from the personal name, a vernacular form of Antoninus, a name borne by thirteen saints.... [more]
Guðfriðsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Guðfriðr" in Icelandic.
Crevier French
Either a derivative of Old French creve meaning “crevice” or “fissure” hence a topographic name for someone who lived on arid land or an occupational name for a seller of crawfish from an agent derivative of Old French crevis meaning “crawfish.”
Perlstein Jewish
Ornamental name composed of German Perle ‘pearl’ + Stein ‘stone’.
Chaiariyakul Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชัยอริยะกุล (see Chaiariyakun).
Kuuspalu Estonian
Kuuspalu is an Estonian surname meaning "fir (kuusk) heathy woodland (palu)".
Truuväli Estonian
Truuväli is an Estonian surname meaning "faithful field".
Mahina Italian, Polish
In Italian, it is likely derived from "màcina," which refers to a millstone or grindstone. This suggests the surname may have been given to individuals who worked as millers or lived near a place with such a feature... [more]
Akaki Japanese
Aka means "red, crimson, vermilion" and ki means "tree, wood".
Hosoya Japanese
From Japanese 細 (hoso) meaning "thin, narrow, fine, slender" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Lagadu English
Possible French origins
Megrelishvili Georgian
Means "son of the Mingrelian", derived from Georgian მეგრელი (megreli) meaning "Mingrelian".
Tedeschi Italian
Plural of Tedesco "German".
Tu Chinese
From Chinese 涂 (tú), the old name for the Chu River that runs through the present-day provinces of Anhui and Jiangsu.
Kanemoto Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Allin English
Variant spelling of Allen or Allen.
Shulman Jewish
It is a Jewish-Polish surname that first appeared around 1090. It means Rabai, Gabbai, or Shamash. These are occupations that take place in a Shul-Synagogue. Shul is the Yiddish word for Synagogue. The name litterally means 'man that goes to the Synagogue'.
Lightfoot Indigenous American
This surname is of Cherokee origin.
Jõeorg Estonian
Jõeorg is an Estonian surname meaning "wash, or fluvial valley" and "dale".
Safarzadeh Persian
Means "born of Safar" in Persian.
Garde French
from Old French garde "watch", "protection"; an occupational name for someone who kept watch or guard, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a vantage point or watchtower.
Ahmedović Bosnian
Means "son of Ahmed" in Bosnian.
Tsiolkovsky Polish (Russified)
Russified form of Ziółkowski. Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (1857-1935) was a Russian rocket scientist who pioneered astronautics, whose father was of Polish origin.
Ko Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神 (see ).
Hannant Irish
A variant of the Irish surname Hannon An anglicized form of Irish-Gaelic Ó Hannáin
Naegi Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 苗木 with 苗 (byou, myou, nae, nawa-) meaning "sapling, seedling, shoot" and 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."... [more]
Khwaja Dari Persian
Derived from the given name Khwaja.
Marcusson Swedish
Means "son of Marcus".
Celmiņš Latvian
Derived from the word celms meaning "stump".
Angellotti Italian
Comes from a pet form of Angelo, variant of Angelotti.
Bens Dutch, German, Flemish
Patronymic form of Benno, a short form of Bernhard or another given name containing the element bern "bear".
Seitzer German
Variant of Seitz.
Shipwright English
Occupational name for a ship builder.
Pangelinan Chamorro
Chamorro variant of Pangilinan.