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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Ebina Japanese
From Japanese 蝦 (ebi) meaning "shrimp, prawn" and 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation".
Tejeda Spanish
Variant of Tejada.
Jupin French
from a diminutive of Old French jupe a term denoting a long woolen garment hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller (or a nickname for a wearer) of such garments. This word ultimately derives from Arabic.
Beery English (American)
Americanized form of Swiss German Bieri.
Esteb English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Topographic name from Middle English est + hawe meaning "east enclosure, yard" (Old English ēast + haga), denoting a dweller "at the east enclosure", or from a lost minor place so named... [more]
Suvi Estonian
Suvi is an Estonian surname meaning "summer".
Lemberg German
Habitational name from a place called Lemberg in Silesia, originally Löwenberg, from Middle High German lewe, löwe "lion" and berg "mountain".
Shteynfeld Yiddish
It means "stone field".
Rego Portuguese
Primarily Iberian, particularly Portuguese in origin. A topographic name for someone who lived by a channel.
Fäldt Swedish
Variant of Feldt.
Işık Turkish
Means "light" in Turkish.
Ravenel English, French
Habitational name from Ravenel in Oise or a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of horseradish, from a diminutive of Old French ravene ‘horseradish’ (Latin raphanus)... [more]
Sagaipov Chechen
Chechen name of unknown meaning, possibly of Arabic or Persian origin.
Koda Japanese
From Japanese 香 (kō) meaning "fragrance, incense", 神 (kō) meaning "god", or 行 (kō) meaning "journey, travel" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Valent English
Means showing great bravery.
Valsecchi Italian
Denoting someone from the former municipality of Valsecca in Lombardy.
Ardito Italian
Means "brave, daring, bold" in Italian, used as a nickname and as a given name (see Ardito).
Niinesalu Estonian
Niinesalu is an Estonian surname meaning linden/lime grove".
Bardot French
Derived from the Germanic name Bardo.
Metsaäär Estonian
Metsaäär is an Estonian surname meaning "forest edge".
Andrea Italian
Derived from the given name Andrea 1
Steinbach German, Jewish
German habitational name from any of the many places named Steinbach, named with Middle High German stein ‘stone’ + bach ‘stream’, ‘creek’. ... [more]
Warnapura Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit वर्ण (varna) meaning "colour" or "caste" and पुर (pura) meaning "city".
Nessim Spanish, Jewish, Hebrew
Hebrew for 'miracles'. Name was originally Bar-Nisim; 'Children of the Miricle'
Lindfors Swedish
Combination of Swedish lind "lime tree, linden" and fors "rapid, waterfall".
Khoo Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien spellig of the surname Qiu. This Means a person who lived near a mound, dune or hill. This spelling is found amongst Hokkien and Hakka families in Southeast Asia
Vrban Croatian
Derived from vrba meaning ''willow''.
Hahner German
Habitational name for someone from any of several places called Hahn or Hag.
Hopkinson English
Means "son of Hopkin"
Mumtaz Urdu
Derived from the given name Mumtaz.
Debussy French
Means 'from Bussy'—the place name 'Bussy' refers to several communes in France. Variants include De Bussy and Bussy.... [more]
Roubichou English
French surname that is probably an altered spelling of Robichon or Robicheaux, pet forms of Robert.
Pew Welsh
From Welsh ap Hew or ap Hugh "son of Hugh" (see Pugh). A fictional bearer is Blind Pew, the blind pirate in Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Treasure Island' (1883).
Wagatoki Japanese
Waga means "young" and toki means "time".
Rachid Arabic
From the given name Rashid.
Dae Korean
From Sino-Korean 大 meaning “great”.
Bah Fula (Anglicized)
A surname of Fulani origin found all over Western Africa. French speaking African countries typically spell this surname as Ba or .
Plas Dutch
Means "pool, pond, puddle" in Dutch.
Ogishina Russian, Ukrainian
Feminine form of Ogishin (Огишин)
Misumi Japanese
Mi means "three" and sumi can mean "dwelling, residence, abode" or "corner, nook".
Shahin Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Shahin.
Wideman English (American)
Americanized from of German Widemann or Weidmann.
Eckhardt German
From the given name Eckhard.
Chu Chinese
From Chinese 褚 (chǔ) referring to the ancient fief of Chu, which existed in the state of Song in what is now Henan province.
Boulahrouz Arabic (Maghrebi), Berber
Means "father of Lahrouz", possibly an Arabic given name of unknown meaning. It is chiefly used in Algeria and Morocco. The retired Dutch soccer player Khalid Boulahrouz (1981-) is a famous bearer of this name.
Yaşar Turkish
From the given name Yaşar.
Wilbers English (American)
from the given name Wilbur
Sultanović Bosnian
Means "son of Sultan" in Bosnian.
Wellborn English
Related to Wellburn
Quách Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Guo, from Sino-Vietnamese 郭 (quách).
Stetsko Ukrainian
From the given name Stetsko.
Porteous Scottish
A topographic surname for someone who lived in the lodge at the entrance to a manor house, derived from Middle English port, meaning "gateway" or "entrance", and hous meaning "house". It can also be an occupational name with similar meaning, derived from Latin portarius meaning "porter"... [more]
Helmy Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Helmi.
Mumphrey English
Variant spelling of the surname Humphrey.
Frith English, Scottish
From Old English friþ "peace, refuge, sanctuary", probably denoting a person who lives in a sanctuary or at peace. It also be a variant of English surname Firth.
Magboo Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog magbuo meaning "assemble, put together".
Brunsvig Danish, Jewish
Danish form of the German "Braunschweig", a German city.
Hiiekivi Estonian
Hiiekivi is an Estonia surname, derived from the pre-Christian "hiie", a sacred location, and "kivi" meaning "stone".
Blunden English
From Middle English blund "blond".
Haydaroğlu Turkish
Means "son of Haydar".
Sansook Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสนสุข (see Saensuk).
Nishida Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Mykytyn Ukrainian
Means "son of Mykyta".
Jerić Croatian
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.
Furutani Japanese
Furu means "old" and tani means "valley".
Maputi Filipino, Cebuano
Means "white" or "silvery" in Cebuano.
Damantiou Greek
Means "son of Adamantios, inspired by the name Adam and prefix -antiou.
Asif Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Asif.
Ferrar English
The Ferrars are the Lincolnshire branch of the noble De Ferrers family. The latter having been linked to Tamworth Castle, manors in Baddesley Clinton, Tutbury Castle and the now ruined Groby Castle as well as many other estates around the UK.... [more]
Lau Estonian
Lau is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "lauk" meaning "table" or "desk" or "laul" meaning "song".
Aslanishvili Georgian
Means "son of Aslan" in Georgian.
Olasiman Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano ulasiman meaning "common purslane" (a type of plant).
Same Japanese
Variant reading of 五月女 (Saotome).
Tôn Thất Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 宗室 (tông thất) meaning "imperial clan", originally given to members of the royal family of the Nguyễn dynasty.
Aubut French
The surname "Aubut" is Old French and was first found in the Burgundy region of France. It is derived from the Germanic name "Alberic" which is from the Latin name "Albericus."
Wijayaratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයරත්න (see Wijayarathna).
Blasio Italian
Italian form of Blaise.
Tamondong Filipino, Pangasinan
Meaning uncertain.
Shultz German (Americanized)
Americanized spelling of German Schultz , or a variant spelling of the Jewish name.
Tohver Estonian
Tohver is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "ohver" meaning "martyr" and "sacrifice".
Semadeni Romansh
Derived from the place name Samedan.
Timmer Dutch, Low German
Means "timber" in Dutch and Low German, an occupational name for a carpenter.
Barilla Italian
Occupational name from medieval Greek barellas "cooper" from Italian barella "barrel" with the suffix (e)as.
Kirkpatrick English, Scottish, Northern Irish
Habitational name from various places so called from the dedication of their church to St. Patrick. See Kirk.
Latendresse French
From Letendre, thus meaning "tenderness".
Bouzigat Medieval Occitan
Lengadocian (dialect of Occitan): meaning "fallow land" or "cleared, uncultivated land"
Weiser German
Variant of Weise.
Hammersley English (Modern)
From southern England. From homersley meaning homestead, that later changed to hamersley
Borkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various locations called Borki, Borkowice or Borek, all derived from Polish bór meaning "conifer forest, pine forest".
Taris Italian
Meaning unknown, probably from Sardinian.
Bjeljac Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian
From the Croation Area of Kordun specifically Koranski Lug. Possibly also Bosnia. A large migration of Serbs were enticed by the Austrian government to move from Bosnia to Croatia to act as a buffer militia between the Ottoman Empire of Bosnia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in Croatia... [more]
Ptak Polish
Polish surname meaning "bird".
Distel German, Low German, Dutch
Means "thistle" in German and Dutch, a topographic name for someone who lived by a patch of ground overgrown with thistles, or perhaps a nickname for a "prickly" person.
Hymanson Jewish
Means "son of Hyman".
Cotija Spanish (Mexican)
Derived from a small town in Michoacán named "Cotija de la Paz". It is also known to be a type of cheese.
Janutt Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from the given name Janutt.
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]
Karras Greek
Means "dark" in Greek. Feminine form is Karra.
Mojtabaei Persian
From the given name Mojtaba.
Tyutyunnyk Ukrainian
Ukrainian transcription of Russian Тютюнник (see Tyutyunnik).
Allik Estonian
Means "water source, spring" in Estonian.
Badmaev Buryat, Kalmyk
From the given name Badma.
Basista Polish, Czech, Slovak
Occupational name for a double-bass player.
Wu Chinese
From Chinese 巫 () meaning "shaman, doctor, witch", a short form of Wuma.
Lourenzá Galician
This indicates familial origin within any of various eponymous places in Galicia.
Takei Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" or 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Barkai Hebrew
Means ''morning star'' in Hebrew.
Engdahl Swedish
Combination of Swedish äng "meadow" and dal "valley".
San Juan Spanish
Means "Saint John", derived from Spanish santo "saint" combined with Juan 1. This is a habitational name for a person from any of various places called San Juan, so named for a local shrine or church dedicated to Saint John (San Juan).
Pärson Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Persson. A notable bearer is Swedish alpine skier Anja Pärson (b. 1981).
Di Giorno Italian
Means "son of Giorno".
Koel Estonian
Koel is an Estonian surname meaning "weft" and "seal(ant)".
Kumaki Japanese
From 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 木 (ki) meaning "wood, tree".
Krátký Czech
Means "short".
Goren Jewish
Jewish (Ashkenazic) altered form of Horn (5), under Russian influence; since Russian has no h and alters h in borrowed words to g. In Israel the name has been reinterpreted by folk etymology as being from Hebrew goren 'threshing floor', which is in fact etymologically and semantically unrelated.
Hay English, Scottish
Variant form of Hayes 1
Tennōjitani Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 天王寺谷 (see Tennōjiya).
Bonalumi Italian
Means "good light".
Ogle Scottish, English, Northern Irish
Habitational name from a place in Northumbria, named with the Old English personal name Ocga + Old English hyll 'hill'.
Luurmees Estonian
Luurmees is an Estonian surname meaning "scout" (literally, "reconnaissance man").
Kurimoto Japanese
Kuri means "Chestnut" and Moto means "Origin, Source, Root".
Diffey English
Possibly from Anglo-Norman defieu meaning "faithless, disloyal", perhaps denoting an unpious person.
Basmajian Armenian
Armenian cognate of Turkish Basmaci.
Navidad Spanish
Derived from the personal name Noel. It means "Christmas" in Spanish.
Axt German
From a Middle High German ackes or axt, meaning "axe". Name for a woodcutter, carpenter, or axe maker.
Maddigan Irish (Anglicized)
Derived from Ancient Gaelic O'Madain meaning 'The descendant of the son of the hound'.
Malpass English, Scottish, French
Habitational name from any of various places named Malpas, because of the difficulty of the terrain, from Old French mal pas "bad passage" (Latin malus passus). It is a common French minor place name, and places in Cheshire, Cornwall, Gwent, and elsewhere in England were given this name by Norman settlers... [more]
Vliegen Dutch
Means "to fly" in Dutch.
Zolotykh Russian
Derived from Russian золотой (zolotoy), meaning "golden".
Autry English, French
A habitational name from any of the places in France named Autrey or Autry. French: from the Old French personal name Audry, from Germanic Aldric ‘ancient power’.
İnan Turkish
Means "faith, belief" in Turkish.
Usik Russian
From Russian meaning "tendril".
Tammeoks Estonian
Tammeoks is an Estonian surname meaning "oak branch".
Waddell English
Habitational name from Wadden Hall in Waltham, Kent, derived from either the Old English given name Wada or from wæden "made of woad, woaden, bluish" combined with halh "nook, recess".
Mánes Czech
Derived from MÁNEK, a pet form of Emanuel.
Kasei Japanese
From Japanese 火星 (kasei) meaning "Mars".
Kapeller German, German (Austrian)
Derived from Middle High German kappelle, kapelle "chapel", this name denoted someone who lived near a chapel.
Miwa Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Jin).
Uggla Swedish
Means "owl" in Swedish.
Plants English (Rare)
Patronymic form of Plant.
Uekawa Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Élias French
From the given name Élias.
Dualeh Somali
Meaning unknown.
Hallow English
English: topographic name from Middle English hal(l)owes ‘nooks’, ‘hollows’, from Old English halh (see Hale). In some cases the name may be genitive, rather than plural, in form, with the sense ‘relative or servant of the dweller in the nook’.
Ow Chinese
Variant of Ou.
Fischi Italian
Rare central Italian surname. Means “whistler” in Italian.
Đường Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Tang 1, from Sino-Vietnamese 唐 (đường).
Käesel Estonian
Käesel is an Estonia surname derived from "käes" meaning "on", "in possession", "come" and "arrive".
Angilloy Cornish
From an-kelli, "the grove"; or an-gilly, "the wood or grove of hazels".
Mock English
english for the german surname maag
Streep Dutch
Means "stripe, hyphen" in Dutch.
Diop Western African, Wolof
From Joob, the name of a Wolof clan, derived from a totemic word meaning "black craned swan" or "peacock".
Nesbitt English, Scottish, Irish
Habitational name from any of the places in England, Scotland and Ireland called Nesbitt or similar, all derived from Old English nes "headland, promontory" and bita "bit, fragment, morsel" or byht "bight, bend, angle"... [more]
Hata Japanese
Meaning unknown.... [more]
Vergottini Italian
It seems most common in Italy
Chada Indian
Variant of Chadha.
Neuberger German
German surname meaning 'new mountaineer'
Kováčik Slovak
Comes from a pet form of Kováč, 'smith'.
Konkyuhryoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūryō).
Banderali Italian
Italian cognate of Banner.
Uhlmann German
From a pet form of a Germanic compound personal name beginning with odal ‘inherited property’.
Rasband American (Americanized, Rare)
This name is not a very common family name found in the United States. The first Rasband (Thomas) coming to the U.S. arrived in New Orleans on the ship North Atlantic on 1 November 1850 and arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah on 13 August 1856... [more]
Stungiewicz Polish
The Stungiewicz family name is recorded in history as heraldically adopted into the Polish heraldic clan Pobog. The Pobog clan was a participant in the Union of Horodlo in the year 1413 between Polish and Lithuanian interests.... [more]
Ghahramani Persian
Derived from Persian قهرمان (qahraman) meaning "hero, champion".
Learned English
Means "educated" from Middle English lerned (Old English ġelǣred) meaning "educated".
Rivabella Italian
Derived from the Italian word riva meaning "bank (shore, riverbank, lakebank)" (from Latin ripa) and bella meaning "beautiful"... [more]
Jarząbek Polish
Means "hazel grouse" in Polish.
Steinwand German
From German stein meaning "stone" and wand meaning "wall".
Occhibove Italian
Probably means "ox eyes, cow eyes", from Italian occhio "eye" and bove "ox", perhaps a nickname for someone with large, dark eyes.
Born Maltese
Not to be confused with the German surname Born.
Albertini Italian
"Son of Alberto".
Jara Spanish
Habitational name any of the various places in southern Spain named Jara or La Jara, from jara meaning "rockrose", "cistus".
Majdi Arabic
Derived from the given name Majdi.
Keravnos Greek (Cypriot)
From Greek meaning "thunderbolt".
Tepe Turkish
Means "hill, top, peak" in Turkish.
Andrejević Serbian
Means ''son of Andrej''.
Czudnowski Polish
Meaning and history unknown
Springer German, English, Dutch, Jewish
Nickname for a lively person or for a traveling entertainer, from springen "to jump, to leap". A famous bearer was Ludwig der Springer (AKA Louis the Springer), a medieval Franconian count who, according to legend, escaped from a second or third-story prison cell by jumping into a river after being arrested for trying to seize County Saxony in Germany.
Hofstede Dutch
Means "farmstead, property; farmhouse with land" in Dutch, a compound of Old Dutch hof "yard, court" and stat "place, location, abode, town".
Yoruno Japanese
From Japanese 夜 (yoru) meaning "night" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".