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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Shchabliyenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian щаблі (shchabli), meaning "steps".
Cantalupi Italian
Denoting a person from Cantalupo, the name of several towns and counties near wooded areas where wolves could be heard. From Italian canta "singing" and lupo "wolf". ... [more]
Konge Danish
Danish cognate of King.
Cure French
From cure meaning “vicarage” or “presbytery,” possibly applied as a nickname to an employee or from a homonymous word meaning “healing” or “cure” possibly used as a metonymic occupational name for a healer.
Scobie Scottish
Means "person from Scobie", an unidentified place in Perth and Kinross ("thorny place"). A fictional bearer is Henry Scobie, the conscience-wracked and ultimately suicidal deputy commissioner of police in Graham Greene's West Africa-set novel 'The Heart of the Matter' (1948).
Nwankwo Igbo
From the given name Nwankwo.
Bogdański Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place Bogdany, Bogdanowo, Bogdanka or other locations named with the given name Bogdan.
Speca Italian
From a variant of spiga "spike, ear (of grain)"
Fărcaș Romanian
Romanian form of Farkas.
Sanjurjo Spanish
Spanish: Habitational Name From Any Of Numerous Places In Galicia (Spain) Named Sanjurjo For A Local Church Or Shrine Dedicated To Saint George
Scotford English
Derived from Scotforth, the name of a village near Lancaster (in Lancashire) in England. The village's name means "ford of the Scot(s)" and is derived from Old English Scott "Scot" combined with Old English ford "ford".
Tobreluts Estonian
Tobreluts is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "tobra" meaning "good" and "luts" meaning "burbot" (a type of fish).
Maematsu Japanese
Mae means "forward, front" and matsu means "pine".
Ling English, German
Variant of Link.
Åhdal Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ådahl. There are no registered bearers of this name in Sweden, but people sometimes use a different spelling than the one recorded in the population registry.
Fallahi Persian
Derived from Arabic فلاح (fallah) meaning "farmer, peasant".
Santisteban Spanish
Habitational name from any of numerous places called Santisteban or Santesteban (from the Latin genitive form Sancti Stephani) for a local church or shrine dedicated to Saint Stephen.
Duru Turkish
Means "clear, pure, limpid" in Turkish.
Sooäär Estonian
Means "swampside", from Estonian soo "swamp" and äär "edge"
Cadusch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Dusch.
Zuill English, Scottish
From the town of Zuill, Scotland. The "Z" pronounced as "Y" comes from ancient yogh representing a variety of sounds. The name itself is of unknown origin.
Heimberger German, Jewish
Variant spelling of Heimburger.
Lenglet French
Means "The Englishman".
Hosomiya Japanese
Hoso means "thin, slender, narrow, fine" and miya means "shrine, palace, temple".
Shinosaki Japanese
Shino means "bamboo" and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".
Umburter Tiv
Means, "Remember the father". Father also used in the context of God.
Fantin Italian, Venetian, Emilian-Romagnol
Likely Derived from a northern, Emilian-Romagnol variant of fantino, meaning 'baby, boy', ‘foot soldier’, or 'young (unmarried) man'.
Sahagian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Sahakyan.
Rickardsson Swedish
Means "son of Rickard". A notable bearer of the surname is the Swedish cross country skier, Daniel Rickardsson.
Tek Turkish
Means "single, sole, unique" in Turkish.
Wongkaeo Thai
From Thai วงศ์ or วงษ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty" and แก้ว (kaeo) meaning "crystal, glass, diamond".
Koop German, Dutch
From kopen "to buy".
Souphanthavong Lao
From Lao ສຸ (sou) meaning "good, beautiful", ພັນທະ (phantha) meaning "connect, join, tie, obligation" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage family".
Wszółek Polish
From the Slavic root wsze.
Shnayderman Yiddish
It literally means "snitherman".
Suksamran Thai
From Thai สุข (suk) meaning "joy, delight" and สำราญ (samran) meaning "happy, joyful".
Jaansoo Estonian
Jaansoo is an Estonian surname meaning "Jaan's swamp" in Estonian. However, it most likely derived from a corruption of the surname "Jansen" or "Janson" that has been Estonianized.
Hoheisel German
Topographic from the German elements hoh "high" and a diminutive of hus "house".
Khodayari Persian
From the given name Khodayar.
Papas Greek
From Greek meaning "pope, priest".
Fitzwilliams Irish
Means "son of William" in Anglo-Norman French.
Eschenbach German
Eschenbach, from the root words Esch and Bach, is a surname that has origins in Germany and/or Switzerland. Esch is German for ash tree, and bach is German for brook, a small stream. Popular use of the surname includes the poet knight Wolfram von Eschenbach, and the name is used for multiple locations in Germany and Switzerland, or even more locations if you include spelling variations such as Eschbach, as this surname has undergone multiple mutations throughout history... [more]
Srikham Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ศรีคำ (see Sikham).
Snachko Russian
From Russian сначала (snachala), meaning "first, at the beginning".
Elorriaga Basque
It indicates familial origin within either of 5 eponymous neighborhoods: the one in Gasteiz, the one in Deba, the one in Kortezubi, the one in Barakaldo, or the one in Lemoa.
Mctony American
Tony McTony!
Gorriti Basque
From the name of a town in Navarre, Spain, probably derived from Basque gorri meaning "red" or "bare, stripped".
Jalilian Persian
From the given name Jalil.
Miyawaki Japanese
A famous bearier of this surname, Sakura Miyawaki from IZONE.
Aida Japanese
Ai could mean "fit, suit, join", "indigo", or "together, mutual". Da is a form of ta meaning "rice paddy, wilderness, field".
Lesnar German
Variant spelling of German Lessner, a habitational name from any of various places in eastern Germany called Lessen, all named with Slavic les 'forest'.
Melero Spanish
Occupational name for a collector or seller of honey, melero (Late Latin mellarius, an agent derivative of mel, genitive mellis, ‘honey’).
Kahya Turkish
Means "butler, steward, housekeeper" in Turkish.
Albéniz Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Albeiz.
Shahbazpour Persian
Means "son of Shahbaz".
Plekk Estonian
Plekk is an Estonian surname meaning "tin".
Al Saqqaf Arabic
Means "the roofer" from Arabic سقف (saqf) meaning "ceiling, roof".
Premachandra Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit प्रेम (prema) meaning "love, affection" and चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon".
Brosnan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Brosnacháin meaning "descendant of Brosnachán", a given name derived from Brosna, a small village and parish in County Kerry, Ireland. A well-known bearer is the Irish actor Pierce Brosnan (1953-).
Van Leuven Dutch, Flemish
Means "from Leuven" (English and French Louvain), the capital city of Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
Kikkas Estonian
Means "rooster" in Estonian.
Zavattari Italian, French, Spanish, Romanian
A derivation of the Old French word 'savate'... [more]
Abke American (Rare)
Abke is an Americanized version of an unknown German surname.... [more]
Nolf Flemish, German
Derived from a short form of the personal names Arnolf or Nodolf (a variant of Odolf), or possibly another name ending in wolf "wolf".
O'Keeffe Irish
Variant of O'Keefe. A notable bearer was the American painter Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986).
Lehola Estonian
Lehola is an Estonian surname derived from the name of a village in ancient Sakala County.
Olmstead English (British)
Comes from the Old French ermite "hermit" and Old English stede "place".... [more]
Ryerson English (American)
Americanized spelling of Swedish Reierson or of any of its cognates, for example Dutch Ryerse, Ryersen or Norwegian and Danish Reiersen.
Needham English
From a place name derived from Old English ned meaning "need, constraint" and ham meaning "home, estate, settlement".
Mestanza Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Amboloto Filipino, Maranao
Means "rainbow" in Maranao.
Cancro Italian
Derived from Italian cancro "cancer". Probably an occupational name for a person who catches, cooks, sells crabs.
Miyahoshi Japanese
Miya means "shrine, temple, palace" and hoshi means "star".
Foresta Italian
Italian cognate of Forest, a derivative of Late Latin forestis "forest".
Culpepper English
Possibly an occupational name for a herbalist or spicer, from Middle English cullen "to pick, to gather" and peper "pepper".
Dufault French
Alternate spelling of Dufau, meaning "of the beech tree."
Sakagut Zapotec (Anglicized, Rare)
This name is rare and usually given to the "god child."
Yellow English
Nickname for someone who has yellow hair; wore yellow clothing or has a yellow complexion
Mahgoub Arabic
Derived from the given name Mahjoub.
Eggleton English
Habitational name meaning "Ecgwulf’s town".
Truszkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Truszków in Lublin voivodeship.
Purnomo Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of various Chinese surnames such as Bai (白), Pan 2 (潘), Wen (溫) or Wu 1 (吳)... [more]
Legg English
From a nickname for someone with a peculiarity on their legs, ultimately derived from Old Norse leggr "leg, stem".
Shiramizu Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Huesca Spanish
Habitational name that refers to the city of Huesca, Spain.
Mac Seáin Irish
Irish form of Johnson.
Sareen Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Hindi सरीन or Punjabi Gurmukhi ਸਰੀਨ (see Sarin).
Magalona Hiligaynon, Filipino, Tagalog
Magalona is a Filipino surname, a derivation of both the Hiligaynon Magalona, which means ‘headline’, and Magalona, a diminutive of the Occitan Margalida.
Abbaslı Azerbaijani
From the given name Abbas and the Turkic adjective suffix -li.
Roh Korean
Alternate transcription of No.
Mccrossen Irish (Anglicized), Scottish Gaelic (Anglicized, ?)
Anglicized form of Irish Mac An Chrosáin or Scottish Gaelic Mac a' Chrosain, both which mean “son of the satirist.” Both are patronymics which derive from crosán, which in turn means “satirist.”
Konstantinopolites Greek
Given to someone from Constantinople.
Welton English
Habitational name from any of various places named Welton, for example in Cumbria, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, and East Yorkshire, from Old English well(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’ + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
Zawadka Polish
Diminutive of Zawada.
Kalsi Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
Meaning unknown. Kalsi is a clan to Sikhs while it is a sub-caste to Lohars.
Nightingale English
Nickname for someone with a good voice from Middle English nightegale "nightingale" (Old English nihtegale, ultimately from niht "night" and galan "to sing").
Santala Finnish
From Finnish santa meaning "(slightly wet) sand" and the place suffix -la.
Blumenfeld German, Jewish
habitational name from any of several places called Blumenfeld or Blumenfelde, derived from the elements bluomo "bloom, flower" and feld "field"... [more]
Axinte Romanian
From the given name Axinte.
Nawarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala නවරත්න (see Nawaratne).
Tanko Romanian (Americanized)
In Romania Tankó is most common in Harghita, Covasna, and Bacău counties. Tankó is also common in Hungary and Slovakia.
Srimuang Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ศรีเมือง (see Simueang).
Nørregaard Danish
An alternate spelling of Nørgaard. Literally meaning north farm in Danish.
Malinovskyi Russian
Variant transcription of Malinovsky.
Engdahl Swedish
Combination of Swedish äng "meadow" and dal "valley".
Sainsbury English
Habitational name from the village of Saintbury in Gloucestershire, from the Old English given name Sæwine and burg "fortress, fortification, citadel".
Guido Italian, German
From the given name Guido.
Hubble English
From the Norman personal name Hubald, composed of the Germanic elements hug "heart, mind, spirit" and bald "bold, brave".
Salomone Italian
From the given name Salomone the Italian form of Solomon.
Penley English
habitational name from Penleigh in Dilton Wiltshire. The place name probably derives from Old English penn "fold enclosure" or perhaps Celtic penn "head" and Old English leah "wood woodland clearing"... [more]
Majilom Visayan
Literally "quiet" in Cebuano
Holl English
Variant of Hole.
Purje Estonian
Purje is an Estonian surname derived from "purjetama", meaning "sail".
Furuyama Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Émilien French
From the given name Émilien.
Furmanov Russian
May be a russification of the German surname Fuhrmann, or may be derived from the surname Furman.
Cardillo Italian
Cardillo is a surname of Sicilian origin, derived from the word cardilla, meaning ''goldfinch''.
Xəlilzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Khalilzadeh.
Iisop Estonian
Iisop is an Estonians surname meaning "hyssop".
Vital Romansh
Derived from the given name Vitalis.
Imaishi Japanese
今 (Ima) means "Now, Present" and 石 (Ishi) means "Stone". This was within the 1009's of most used Japanese surnames in 2012.
Drewry English
Variant of Drury.
Kan Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Jin).
Goeman German
Patronym from a Germanic name: good or god + man.
Siôn Welsh
From the given name Siôn
Grisel French, French (Swiss)
Derived from the Old French adjective grisel, a variant of gris meaning "grey". It was a nickname for a person with grey hair a grey complexion or who habitually wore grey.
Shakeri Persian
From the given name Shaker.
Söderlund Swedish
Combination of Swedish söder "south" and lund "grove".
Zadeh Persian
From Persian زاده (-zâde) meaning "offspring (of)", also often used as a suffix for patronymic-based Persian surnames.
Economides Greek
Patronymic form of Economos.
Sakka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 属 (see Sakan).
Beer German, Dutch
From Middle Low German bare, Middle Dutch bere "bear". Given as a nickname to someone who was thought to resemble a bear, a metonymic occupational name for someone who kept a performing bear, or a habitational name for someone who lived near a sign depicting a bear... [more]
Popp German
Derived from the given name Poppo (or possibly Boppo) which is of uncertain origin and meaning... [more]
Soe Estonian
Soe is an Estonian surname meaning "warm" and "fond".
van Essen Dutch
Means "from Essen" in Dutch, the name of a German city possibly derived from Old High German asc "ash tree".
Laîné French
distinguishing epithet from French l'aîné "the eldest (son)", used to identify the older of two bearers of the same name in a family.
Norell Swedish
Combination of Swedish nord "north" or nor "small strait" and the common surname suffix -ell.
Õispuu Estonian
Õispuu is an Estonian surname meaning "blossom/flower tree".
Harbour English
Variant of French Arbour or a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of a lodging house, from Old English herebeorg "shelter, lodging".
Caixeta Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese common name for Tabebuia cassinoides, a tree native to Central and South America.
Öngo Estonian
Öngo is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "õng", meaning "fishing rod/pole" or from the village of Õngu in Hiiu County.
Belhadi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From an Arabic name meaning "father of Hadi" (chiefly Algerian).
Dhiman Indian, Punjabi
Meaning uncertain.
Lipiec Polish
Means "July (month)" in Polish.
Makkelie Dutch (Rare)
Probably derived from the Scottish surname McCulloch.
Dalebout Dutch
From the Germanic given name Dalbaldus.
Eckert German
Derived from the given name Eckhard.
Handoko Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Fan (范), Han (韓) or Yao (姚). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Negueruela Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous La Riojan ghost town.
Courcelles French
The name of several places in France, Belgium and Canada. In Middle French the word courcelle was used to describe a "small court" or a "small garden". The word is derived from the medieval Gallo-Romance and Gallo-Italian word corticella, which was formed from the Latin word cohors, meaning "court" or "enclosure", and the diminutive –icella.... [more]
Adlan Arabic
From the given name Adlan.
Threadgold English
Occupational name for an embroiderer who used golden threads, derived from Middle English thred "thread" and gold "gold".
Ghobriel Arabic (Mashriqi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic غبريال (see Ghobrial), found predominantly in Lebanon.
Kivilaan Estonian
Kivilaan is an Estonian surname meaning "stone wintergreen".
Ort German
Either from the ancient Germanic personal name Orto, a short form of various compound names with the first element ort "point (of a sword spear)"... [more]
Whittlesey English
A habitational surname for someone from Whittlesey, an ancient market town in the Fenland district of Cambridgeshire in England. The town's name is derived from an unattested Old English personal name Wittel (or Witil), an occupational name given to a moneyer, and the Old English eg, meaning "island", also used to describe a piece of firm land in a fen... [more]
Suominen Finnish
From Suomi meaning ”Finland” in Finnish. The -nen ending can be translated as "little" or "of something" (Suominen="of Finland") but is in Finland mostly seen just as a typical ending for surnames, without any actual meaning.
Toolin Irish
The meaning of the name is unclear, but it seems to derive from the pre 13th century Gaelic O'Tuathalain suggesting that it was probably religious and may translate as "The male descendant of the follower of the lord".
Mac An Chrosáin Irish
Patronymic surname which means “son of the satirist” and derives from crosán, which means “satirist.”
Ivanček Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Anguis Spanish
Ultimately from Latin meaning "snake".
Sagrika Gujarati
Sagarika patel
Avilova Russian
feminine form of Avilov
Brenton English
habitational name primarily from Brenton near Exminster possibly named in Old English as Bryningtun "settlement (Old English tun) associated with Bryni (a personal name from Old English bryne "fire flame") or "Bryni's town".
Van Tuijl Dutch
Means "from Tuil", the name of two different settlements, both derived from Old Dutch tiole or tiuli "agricultural land, pasture".
Rasoulian Persian
From the given name Rasoul.
Čabarkapa Serbian, Montenegrin
Derived from čabar (чабар), meaning "tub, bucket", and kapa (капа), meaning "cap, hat".
Graciano Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Graciano.
Caballé Spanish
Used by the Spanish Opera singer Montserrat Caballé.
Saluste Estonian
Saluste is an Estonian surname, relating to "grove".
Stepantsev Russian
Derived from a diminutive of the Russian given name Stepan.
Áolāshì Mongolian
A Daur surname.
Çil Turkish
Means "freckle, spot, fleck" in Turkish.
Khamkaew Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai คำแก้ว (see Khamkaeo).
Hiremath Indian, Kannada
Of uncertain meaning.
Errenteria Basque
Non-Castilianized form of the toponymic surname Rentería. Means "customs house, exchange" in Basque, itself in turn from Spanish rentaría.
Mussard French
French cognate of Mussett.
Aldaia Basque, Spanish
From the name of a municipality in Valencia, Spain, probably derived from Arabic الضيعة‎ (ad-day'a) meaning "the village" (compare Aldea).
Povod Russian
Means "occasion" in Russian.
Bires Irish
Irish derivation of Byres
Fazeli Persian
From the given name Fazel.
Us Slovene (Rare)
Us is a Slovene Surname which in itself is a shortened version of the House Name Ušič,Meaning Son of Us. The surname may be linked the the slovene word Oves, which translates to "Oats", and may have been an occupational surname referring to someone who farmed Oats and or grains.
Fifer German, American, Slovene
Americanized and Slovenian spelling of German Pfeiffer.
Pöge German
German cognate of Page.
Shahid Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Shahid.
Gaetz English (American)
Americanization of Gätz.
Bezzola Romansh
Italianization of Betschla.
Lambillotte French (Modern)
Currently, a common name in Wallonia, Belgium with some descendants in USA. Believed to be derived from three terms..."lamb" "ill" "otte". The first term has remained unchanged from early Germanic term; the second is latin for "of the" and the third a dimiuative or feminine form suffix... [more]
Blumreisinger German (Anglicized)
Meaning "flower raiser". See also Blum.
Konkyūryō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Cantore Italian
From cantore "cantor, singer", itself from Latin canto "sing; enchant, call forth by charms".
Warder English
Weard ora. Place name in Wilshire. Became Wardour ( see castle & village). Became Warder.
Kazan Jewish
From Hebew chazan, which is an occupational name for a cantor in a synagogue.
Saberi Persian
From the given name Saber.
Bhattarai Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit भट्ट (bhatta) meaning "venerable, learned, philosopher".
Başaran Turkish
Means "accomplisher, achiever" in Turkish.
Paewai Maori
The Maori meaning of it is "driftwood"
Morača Serbian
Morača is a historical region in Montenegro.
Kojović Serbian
Derived from the forename Koja.
Zapato Spanish
Means "shoe" in Spanish.
Kotb Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic قطب (see Qutb) chiefly used in Egypt.
Domingos Portuguese
From the given name Domingos
Ratnasiri Sinhalese, Thai
Derived from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty"... [more]
Poulos Greek
Denotes kinship. Derived from the Latin pullus, meaning "offspring, chick"