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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Umanodan Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 馬 (uma) meaning "horse", ノ (no), a possessive particle, and 段 (dan) meaning "step", referring to a place with horses and a stepped landscape.... [more]
Kekkai Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 結解 (see Kekke).
Niinemets Estonian
Niinemets is an Estonian surname meaning "linden forest".
Kaisaki Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 貝崎 (see Kaizaki).
Gain Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali গায়েন (see Gayen).
Yueh Taiwanese
Alternate romanization of Yue chiefly used in Taiwan.
Darmawan Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Chen (陳), Guo (郭) or Huang (黃). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Andreossi Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Andrea 1.
Dalloway English
Meant "person from Dallaway", West Midlands (perhaps from a Norman personal name, "person from (de) Alluyes", northern France). A fictional bearer of the surname is Mrs Dalloway, central figure of the eponymous novel (1925) by Virginia Woolf.
Tubbs Popular Culture
Surname of Cleveland's second wife Donna and her children Roberta and Rallo from American sitcom The Cleveland show (2009-2013)
Blumenkrantz German, Jewish
Means "flower-wreath" in German.
Argyle Scottish, Scottish Gaelic
From the regional name Argyll, a county of southwestern Scotland, named in Gaelic as Earre Ghàidheal ‘coast of the Gaels’. Argyll was the earliest part of Scotland to be settled by Gaelic speakers from Ireland from the 6th century onwards... [more]
Spies German
While it translates to the plural of "spy" in English, Spies is a semi-common name found throughout Germany and the surrounding nations. This surname is also popular throughout states with a high German population.
Javier Spanish
Indicates familial origin from the town and municipality of Javier in Navarre, Spain.
Mcglynn Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Fhloinn, patronymic from the personal name Flann "red, crimson".
Van Der Sar Dutch
Derived from a patronymic form of Sander.
Jenatsch Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Johannes.
Hammerschmidt German, Jewish
Occupational name for a blacksmith, from German hamer, 'hammer' and schmidt, 'smith. See Hammersmith.
Rougeau French
Diminutive of Rouge, a nickname for someone with a ruddy complexion.
Salaün Breton, French
Form of the given name Solomon.
Knauss German
A variant of Knaus.
Caluzi Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Luzi.
Poladov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Polad".
Safeya Muslim
• Safeya is derived from the SAD-F-A root which is used in many places in the Quran, This name derives from the Arabic “Ṣafi”, meaning “pure, confidante, best friend”. Safiyya bint Huyayy was a Jewish woman captured from the Banu Nadir tribe at age 17, who became Muhammad's wife... [more]
Peršin Slovene
From given name Perše.
Duguid Scottish
Probably "do good", from a Scottish nickname for a well-intentioned person or (ironically) a do-gooder.
Muscat Maltese
Maltese form of Muscato.
Khemkhaeng Thai
Means "strong" in Thai.
Seoane Galician
This indicates familial origin within any of multiple localities that bear this syncopated form of the name San Xoán.
Olzhych Ukrainian
Possibly from the given name Oleh or Olha.
Reddick English
Habitational name from Redwick in Gloucestershire, named in Old English with hrēod "reeds" and wīc "outlying settlement".
Fisk English (British)
English (East Anglia): metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller, or a nickname for someone supposedly resembling a fish in some way, from Old Norse fiskr ‘fish’ (cognate with Old English fisc).
Setsuhara Japanese
From Japanese 節 (setsu) meaning "section, period, verse, melody" combined 原 (hara) meaning "plain, field".
Olajide Yoruba
From the given name Olajide.
Yamamba Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 山姥 (see Yamauba).
Fawkes English
From the Norman personal name Faulques or Fauques, which was derived from a Germanic nickname meaning literally "falcon". A famous bearer of the surname was Guy Fawkes (1570-1606), the English Catholic conspirator... [more]
Patricks English
Patronymic form of Patrick.
Palumaa Estonian
Palumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "sandy heath/heathy wood land".
Hop Dutch
Variant form of Hopp. Alternatively, an occupational name derived from Dutch hop referring to the common hop (Humulus lupus), a kind of plant traditionally used to preserve and flavour beer.
Rafi Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Rafi.
Mcgillicuddy Irish
The surname McGillicuddy comes from the Irish Mac GiollaMochuda, meaning 'son of the devotee of St. Mochuda'. It's part of the O'Sullivan sect and comes from the West part of Ireland in county Kerry... [more]
Đồng Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Tong, from Sino-Vietnamese 同 (đồng).
Eckhardt German
From the given name Eckhard.
Saykhman Punjabi
This name is a boy's name. used as surname name. mostly used as boys name of Sikh or Hindu religion. originated from Punjabi. (sikh) means "learner" and (maan) means "mind". "Learner's Mind"
Guimao Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano gimaw meaning "emerge, protrude, stick out".
Nirei Japanese
From 楡 or 榆 (nire) meaning "elm tree" and 井 (i) meaning "mineshaft, pit, well".
Wakeham English, Cornish
A locational surname for someone who lived in one of three places called Wakeham in various parts of England, including Cornwall and/or Devon.
Tzvi Hebrew
From the given name Tzvi, means "gazelle, roebuck" in Hebrew.
Bentaleb Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Taleb" in Arabic (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).
Todicheene Navajo
"Bitter water people."
Ayanov Kazakh
Means "son of Ayan 2".
Stelmacov Russian
Form of Stelmakov used outside of Russia.
Kix English (Rare)
Location name from one of two rivers in West Yorkshire called Kex.
Amata Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Ama, added Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, cultivated field".
Makhov Circassian (Russified)
Russified form of a Circassian surname derived from Kabardian махуэ (māx°ă) meaning "day".
Stefanowicz Polish
Derived from the given name Stefan.
Obuća Bosnian
Derived from obuća meaning ''footwear'', denoting someone who made or sold footwear.
Ödön Hungarian
From the given name Ödön.
Lihtmaa Estonian
Lihtmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "common/simple land".
Greiner Upper German, German (Swiss)
Nickname for a quarrelsome or cantankerous person, derived from Middle High German grīner meaning "squabbler, quarreler" (ultimately an agent derivative of grīn meaning "loud, cry, screaming, shouting")... [more]
Panjaitan Batak
Derived from Batak panjait meaning "tailor, sewer".
Espiritu Spanish (Filipinized)
Unaccented form of Espíritu primarily used in the Philippines.
Ponce De León Spanish, Spanish (Mexican)
Compound name composed of the family name Ponce + the habitational name León.
Federico Spanish, Italian
From the given name Federico.
Denton English
Habitational name from any of the various places called Denton in England, all derived from Old English denu "valley" and tun "enclosure, town"... [more]
Osmanlı Azerbaijani
From the given name Osman.
Lipinskas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Lipiński.
Paikidze Georgian
Likely means "son of Paik", derived from the archaic masculine given name Paik (ultimately of Arabic origin) combined with Georgian ძე (dze) meaning "son".
Szurkowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Greater Polish villages named Szurkowo.
Mercedes Spanish (Caribbean)
Means "mercies," from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, María de las Mercedes, meaning "Mary of Mercies."
Jõõger Estonian
Jõõger is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "jääger" meaning "hunter" and "trapper".
Zamfir Romanian
From zamfir, a variant of the Slavonic word samfir or safir meaning "sapphire".
Karotamm Estonian
Karotamm is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "karu" (bear) and "tamm" (oak).
Grohl German
Meaning uncertain, but likely a variant of Groll.
Phillipson English
Means "son of Phillip"
Druery English
Variant of Drury.
Chaffin English
A diminutive that originated from the Old French word chauf, which itself is derived from Latin calvus, both meaning "bald". Originally used as an Anglo-Norman nickname for a bald man.
Āboltiņš Latvian
Derived from the word āboliņš meaning "clover".
Filiz Turkish
Means "sprout, bud, shoot" in Turkish.
Zaad Dutch
Originating from Dutch, meaning "seed", and in my opinion, ties well with Harald. Harald Zaad.
Gianera Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Gian.
Yarosh Ukrainian, Polish (Ukrainianized)
Variant of Yaroshenko or Ukrainianised form of Jarosz.
Union English, Irish
A notable bearer is Gabrielle Union, an actress.
Kodjo Ewe
From the given name Kodjo
Lever Dutch, English
Possibly from personal name composed of the elements leof "dear, beloved" and here "army" or hard "strong", such as Leofhere or Leffert.
Rigaud French, Haitian Creole
from the ancient Germanic personal name Ricwald composed of ric "powerful" and wald "power authority".
Costiniu Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Magnuson English
Means "Son of Magnus".
Trindade Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means 'of the trinity' in Portuguese.
Tatsushima Japanese
立 (Tachi) means "stand" and 島 (shima) means island.... [more]
Moujtaba Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic المجتبى (see el-Moujtaba).
Stocks English (British)
meaning "lives near tree stumps"
Männamaa Estonian
Männamaa is an Estonian surname meaning "whorl/verticil land".
Arvanitis Greek
Signifying ethnic origin, an Arvanit.
Hamel French
topographic name for someone who lived and worked at an outlying farm dependent on the main village Old French hamel (a diminutive from an ancient Germanic element cognate with Old English ham "homestead"); or a habitational name from (Le) Hamel the name of several places in the northern part of France named with this word.
Surridge English
Originally meant "person from Surridge", Devon ("south ridge").
Konkyūryō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Augustus English
Means "great" or "venerable", derived from Latin augere "to increase".
Guasti Italian
Meaning uncertain, may denote someone from the town of Guasto. Alternately, it may be an occupational name from gastaldo "chamberlain", from Latin gastaldus "manager, bailiff, steward", or be a nickname from guasto "broken, crippled".
Mesarić Croatian
Derived from mesar, meaning "butcher".
Chandrawansa Sinhalese
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra) meaning "moon" and वंश (vaṃśa) meaning "lineage, clan, family".
L'Heureux French
Means "the happy one" in French.
de Maagd Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch maech, mage "a member of one's kin, a blood relative".
Farrokhi Persian
From the given name Farrokh.
Heimbach German
Town / City in Germany
Gierlachowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Gierlachów.
Sumitomo Japanese
From Japanese 住 (sumi) meaning "living" and 友 (tomo) meaning "friend".
Linné Swedish
Swedish form of Linnaeus.
Fazzi Italian
Variant of Fazio.
Bilir Turkish
Means "understanding, knowledgeable" in Turkish.
Bulsara Indian (Parsi)
From the name of the city of Valsad (historically known as Bulsar) in Gujarat, India. A famous bearer was British singer Farrokh Bulsara (1946-1991), better known as Freddie Mercury.
Bian Chinese
From Chinese 边 (biān) referring to the ancient state of Bian, which existed during the Shang dynasty in what is now Henan province.
Laagriküll Estonian
Laagriküll is an Estonian surname meaning "bearing enough". Also possibly derived from "laagrikuul" meaning "bearing ball/bullet".
Hrvatin Croatian, Slovene
From Croatian and Slovene Hrvat meaning "Croat, person from Croatia".
Tsuzuno Japanese
Tsuzu means "Twenty" and No means "Feild, Wilderness".
Azinheira Portuguese
Originates from the Portuguese word "azinheira," which refers to the evergreen oak tree known as the "holm oak"
Carlan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish O'Carlain or O'Caireallain, from the Irish carla meaning a "wool-comb" and an meaning "one who" which roughly translates as "one who combs wool"... [more]
Undirmare Indian
Marathi name meaning "mice killer"
Terashima Japanese
From Japanese 寺 (tera) meaning "Buddhist temple" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Wickramasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමසේකර (see Wickramasekara).
Mateas Romanian
Romanian cognate of Matthias.
Bermeo Basque
From the town Bermeo in Biscay (Basque Country, Spain). Origin likely pre-Roman.
Beaudette French
Diminutive of Beaudet.
Cunnison Scottish
Means “son of Conan”, Gaelic spelling is Mac Conaidh
Weinstock German, Jewish
English variant of the German surname Wenstock, an occupational name for a producer or seller of wine, from German Weinstock "grapevine" (also compare Wein).... [more]
Tanqueray French
Derived from the given name Tancred.
Lemmik Estonian
Lemmik is an Estonian surname meaning "favorite".
De Wolf Dutch, Flemish
Means "the wolf", a nickname given to someone associated with wolves in some way, or a habitational name for someone who lived by a sign depicting a wolf. Could also be a patronymic form of Wolf.
Hiiesoo Estonian
Hiiesoo is an Estonian surname meaning "grove swamp/marsh".
Arneson English (American), Swedish (Rare)
Anglicized form of the Scandinavian names Arnesen and Arnesson, as well as a (rare) Swedish variant of Arnesson.
Salzer German
For someone who worked with salt from Middle High German salz "salt" (from Latin sal).
Kiel Dutch
From Middle Dutch kidel, kedel "smock", hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who make such garments or perhaps a nickname for someone who habitually wore one. Also a Dutch habitational name from a place so named in Antwerp or from the German city Kiel in Schleswig-Holstein.
Van Gent Dutch
Means "from Ghent" in Dutch, the name of a city in Belgium possibly derived from Celtic ganda "confluence; place where two rivers meet", or from the name of the Celtic goddess Gontia, tutelary deity of the river Günz#.
Tabbert German, Frisian
From Middle Low German tabbert, Middle Dutch tabbaert ‘tabard’, a sleeveless overgarment worn by men in the Middle Ages, (ultimately from French tabard, from Late Latin tabardum)... [more]
Folkerts German, English
Derived from the given name Folcher. See also Fulcher
Hance English
Allegedly a patronymic from the personal name Hann.
Sahota Indian (Sikh)
A sikh surname meaning ‘hare’, derived from the name of a Jat clan.
Shady English, Irish
Origin unidentified. Possibly Irish or English.
Peru Basque
Derived from the given name Peru.
Rapson English
Means "son of Rab" or "son of Rap". Both Rab and Rap are diminutives of Robert.
Arrigunaga Basque
From the name of a beach in the municipality of Getxo, Spain, possibly derived from Basque (h)arri "stone, rock" combined with gune "place, area" and the collective suffix -aga.
Soh Chinese (Hokkien)
It is from the Hanzi character "蘇" (so͘) meaning "perilla".
Giri Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Maithili, Assamese, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit गिरि (giri) meaning "mountain".
Rockmann German
From German Rock (skirt) + mann (man)
Nwude Igbo
The surname Nwude is likely of Igbo origin, a major ethnic group in Nigeria. In the Igbo language, Nwude (or Nwodi) can be a combination of two elements:... [more]
Cấn Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Gen, from Sino-Vietnamese 艮 (gèn).
Atxabal Basque
It indicates familial origin within the vicinity of the eponymous mountain in the municipality of Zuia.
Merridew English
A different form of Meredith (from the Welsh personal name Meredydd, perhaps literally "lord of splendour"). It occurs in Wilkie Collins' 'The Moonstone' (1868) belonging to Mrs Merridew, widowed sister to Sir John Verinder.
Kjartansdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Kjartan". Used exclusively by women.
Requa German
Variant of Ricward, from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements ric ‘power(ful)’ + ward ‘guardian’.
Teklić Croatian
Derived from teklić, a rare form of the word "messenger".
Jaffé German, Jewish
German form of Jaffe.
Wayman English
Variant of Wyman and Waitman. Could also be the Americanized version of Wehmann or Weidmann
Loukanis Greek
Means "sausage" in Greek, nickname for a butcher or sausage maker.
Akine Japanese
Aki means "autumn" and ne means "root".
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'.
Dunwoody Scottish, Scottish Gaelic
It is said that the origin is pre 7th century Gaelic from ''dun'' or ''din'' meaning a wood or forest and ''gwydd'' which means much the same. Arguably the name means wood - wood, a result of language and dialect changing several times in the past 1500 years.
Sasi Estonian
Sasi is an Estonian surname meaning "shock", "skein", and "snarl".
Berzelius Swedish
Derived from the name of an estate named Bergsätter located near Motala, Östergötland, Sweden. Bergsätter is composed of Swedish berg "mountain" and säter "outlying meadow"... [more]
Hebron Czech
From the Biblical place name of the same name mentioned in II Samuel 1-3 which is said to mean “alliance” in Hebrew.
Kolkmann German
Kolk is an old German word that means '' man who lives by the river'' and Mann is German for 'man'. The name Kolkmann comes from a man who lived by the North Rhine.
Niemiec Polish
Means "German" in Polish.
Torroella Catalan
This indicates familial origin within any of various eponymous localities.
Chavis Lumbee
The earliest possibly record of this is from 1728. The spelling at the time was possibly different. It was the surname of freed servant mulatto servant named Will Chaviss. In 1900 census of Robeson County, North Carolina the word was self-identified as a Lumbee last name.
Hokaatari Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 外 (hoka) meaning "other; rest" and 当 (atari), from 当たり (atari) meaning "hit; winning".... [more]
Immer German, English
German: habitational name for someone from a place named Immer near Oldenburg in Lower Saxony. ... [more]
Spangler German
Spangler is an occupational surname for "metal worker" having derived from the German word spange, meaning a clasp or buckle of the sort such a craftsman might have designed.
Khodayari Persian
From the given name Khodayar.
Gujarati Indian
Denoted a person of Gujarat descent. From Gujarati ગુજરાત (gujrāt), inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (gujjarattā) "country of the Gurjaras”, itself comes from Sanskrit *गुर्जरत्रा (gurjaratrā), of the same meaning... [more]
Zwagerman Dutch
Possibly a compound of Dutch zwager "brother-in-law" and man "man, person".
Zurita Spanish, Aragonese
An Aragonese surname derived from the Stock Bird, a species of bird.
Pang Estonian
Pang is an Estonian surname meaning "pail" and "bucket".
Manchenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Manya".
Quaker English, Scottish
This surname was used to indicate someone who worked as a son of a vicar, who was a priest in charge of a parish in which most or all of the tithes were paid to another recipient, while the vicar received a stipend.
Fayre English
Variation of Fair.
Sulick Polish
Derived from the Polish given name “Sułislaw,” which is composed of the elements “sun” and “sław,” which mean “sun” and “glory”. It is thought to have originally referred to someone who was associated with the sun or who was considered to be illustrious or famous.
Haus German
Topographic and occupational name for someone who lived and worked in a great house, from Middle High German, Middle Low German hus "house" (see House).
Evenrud Norwegian, American
From the name of several farms in Eastern Norway.
Mustaine English
meaning unknown. though we all no singer/guitarist for the metal band megadeth. Dave Mustaine!
Hurgada Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Hurghada.
Wigand German
From the given name Wigand. Variant of Weigand.
Maffini Italian
Possibly derived from the given name Maffeo.
Ben-Gurion Hebrew
Means "son of the lion cub", from Hebrew גוּר (gur) meaning "lion cub, young lion". A notable bearer was the Polish-born David Ben-Gurion (1886-1973; real name David Grün), the founding father of the State of Israel who also served as the country's first prime minister.
Chaisuwan Thai
From Thai ชัย or ไชย (chai) meaning "victory" and สุวรรณ (suwan) meaning "gold".