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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Koni Russian
Derived from Russian конь (konʹ) "horse", denoting someone who worked with horses or whose traits are similar to one. Anatoly Koni (1844-1927) was a Russian jurist, judge, politician and writer... [more]
Holiday English
Variation of Holladay.
Keosavath Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel" and ສະຫວາດ (savath) meaning "sincere, open, beautiful".
Al-tayyib Arabic
Means "the pleasant one" from Arabic طيب (tayyib).
Charlo Spanish
From the personal name Carlos
Chionidis Greek
From the Greek word for snow, 'χιόνι'. Descendant, son of the 'snowy one.'
Wardak Pashto
Meaning uncertain. The Wardak are a Pashtun tribe from the Maidan Wardak Province in Afghanistan.
Heuser German
Deriving from one of several places named Hausen.
Schreur Dutch
Shortened form of Schreuder.
Sarago Italian
From Italian sarago "fish".
Shibakawa Japanese
From Japanese 芝 (shiba) meaning "turf, lawn, sod" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".
Sedin Swedish
Two famous bearers are the Swedish ice hockey players, and twins, Henrik and Daniel Sedin (b. 1980).
Cord English
Either a nickname or metonymic occupational name from Middle English (Old French) corde "rope cord string" possibly given to someone who wore a cord (round the waist) or who made ropes, bowstrings, etc.
Miyagishima Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace", 城 (ki) meaning "castle" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Elizohar Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "my God is brilliant" or "my God is shining" in Hebrew. Taken from Hebrew ’el + i (7) combined with the name Zohar.
Licht Jewish
From the German word meaning "light", possibly derived from a given name meaning "light" such as Uri or Meir.
Penta Italian, Neapolitan
Means "painted" or "female turkey" in Neapolitan (see Pinto).
Himmelstein German, Jewish
topographic name for someone living by a feature so named from Middle High German himel "heaven, sky" and stein "rock, stone" meaning "stone in the sky, sky stone"
Torrontegi Basque
Derived from Basque dorre "tower" and on "good" with the suffix -tegi "place of".
Carosella Italian
From carosello "carousel, merry-go-round", possibly a nickname for a farmer, as a carousel was an allotment of grain collected by farmers. Also a type of jousting tournament.
Merkh German (Anglicized, ?)
Anglicized form of the name Märkh, a German name that existed in southern Germany with Arabic roots tied to the village of al-Märkh in Qatar; the name became Anglicized in the early 17th century. It is one of those surnames where anyone who possesses it is related to everyone else who possesses the name.
Valmont English, French
Means "Hill of the vale"
Yousefzadeh Persian
From the given name Yousef and the Persian suffix زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Veríssimo Portuguese
From the given name Veríssimo.
Qamar Urdu
From the given name Qamar.
Shouaya Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正阿弥 (see Shōaya).
Peevey Norman, English
Means "a place with a fine view". Composed of the Old French roots beu, which means "fair" and "lovely", and voir, which means "to see".
Jayawickrema Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයවික්‍රම (see Jayawickrama).
Biglang-Awa Tagalog
Means "quick to pity" in Tagalog.
Shigusawa Japanese
Keiichi Shigusawa, professionally known as Keiichi Sigsawa, is an award winning novelist.
Khemkhaeng Thai
Means "strong" in Thai.
Yousif Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Perevozchik Russian, Belarusian
Means "carrier". It is a Russian last name, but it also present in Belarus.
Maximova Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Максимова (see Maksimova).
Thakur Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Odia, Assamese, Gujarati, Nepali
From a feudal title meaning "lord, master", derived from Sanskrit ठक्कुर (thakkura) meaning "deity".
Fontecchio Italian
Habitational name from Fontecchio in Aquila province or a topographic name from a diminutive of fonte meaning "spring".
Gamboa Spanish, Filipino
Castilianized form of Basque Ganboa. It is also a name for the quince tree (Cydonia oblonga).
Kipps German
Topographical name for someone living on a hill, from Kippe 'edge', 'brink'.
Ichiyasu Japanese
Ichi can mean "one" or "market" and yasu means "peace, relax, cheap".
Applegarth English, Scottish
Topographic or habitational name from Middle English applegarth meaning "apple orchard", from Old Norse apaldr "apple tree" and garðr "enclosure, yard".
Baldoni Italian
From the Germanic word "baltha", which means "gallant" or "bold."
Prants Estonian
Prants is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "prantsuse" meaning French, or "prantsti/prantsatus" meaning to "slam" and "bang". Could also derived from "prints" meaning "prince".
Gunawardana Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit गुण (guna) meaning "quality, property, attribute" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, strengthening, growing".
Tulvi Estonian
Tulvi is an Estonian surname derived from "tulvil" meaning "brimful" and "brimming".
Takebe Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial", 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo", or 建 (take) meaning "build, construct", and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Iri Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).
San Martín Spanish
Habitational name from any of various places named San Martín, so named for a local shrine or church dedicated to Saint Martin (San Martín).
Szász Hungarian
From Szász meaning "Saxon" in Hungarian. Ethnic or regional name for a German speaker from Transylvania or Szepes, etymologically a derivative of German Sachs.
Bischoffshausen German
Derived from the place name Bischoffshausen.
Onorio Italian
From the given name Onorio.
Kite English
From the name of the bird of prey, derived from Middle English kete "kite, bittern".
Danuser Romansh
Derived from the place name Danusa, an old hill-top settlement on the Calanda mountain... [more]
Vahidzadeh Persian
Means "born of Vahid".
Rachman Ukrainian, Jewish
Rachman is an old Jewish name which means "Merciful" in Hebrew.... [more]
Breiding German
From the name of a place in the Lippe area in northwestern Germany.
Niidera Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 新 (nii-) meaning "temple" and 寺 (dera), the joining form of 寺 (tera) meaning "temple".
Yabe Japanese
From the Japanese 矢 (ya) "arrow" and 部 (be) "region," "division," "part."
Komuta Japanese
From 小 (ko) meaning "small, little", 無 (mu) meaning "naught, nothing" or 牟 (mu) meaning "pupil (of the eye)", and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kham Thai, Lao
From Thai คำ (kham) meaning "gold" or "word, speech" or Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".
Toodu Estonian
Toodu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "toode" meaning "product", "manufacture", and "make".
Laliev Ossetian (Russified)
Russified form of an Ossetian surname derived from Georgian ლალი (lali) meaning "ruby", ultimately from Sanskrit लाल (lāl).
Salvacion Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish salvación meaning "salvation," referring to the saving of human beings from death and separation from God by Christ's death and resurrection.
Ejaz Urdu
Derived from the given name Ijaz.
Skawinski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Skawina in Kraków province.
Krumwiede German
Location-based name for people who lived by a gnarled old willow tree.... [more]
Zanto German
Unknown origin and history.
Ben Israel Hebrew
Means "son of Israel" in Hebrew.
Elsey English
Derived from the Middle English given names Elfsi and Elsi, which in turn were derived from the Old English given name Ælfsige.
Bilek Czech
Nickname for a fair-haired person, from bílek "whiteness", a derivative of bílý "white".
Sonoyama Japanese
From Japanese 園 (sono) meaning "garden, park, orchard" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Zickuhr German
Zickuhr is a German surname that means "zigzag." Although, some person believe that Zickuhr means "cuckoo clock."
Go Korean
Variant romanization of Ko.
Trifiletti Sicilian
Topographic name from a diminutive of Greek τρίφυλλον (triphyllon) meaning "clover, pitch trefoil", literally "three-leaved" from τρία (tría) "three" and φύλλον (phyllon) "leaf, foliage".
Shime Japanese
This surname is used as 七五三, 志免 or 志馬 with 七 (shichi, nana, nana.tsu, nano, shi) meaning "seven", 五 (go, itsu, itsu.tsu, me) meaning "five", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 志 (shi, kokorozashi, kokoroza.su, shiringu) meaning "aspire, hopes, intention, motive, plan, resolve, shilling", 免 (men, manuka.reru, manuga.reru, me) meaning "dismissal, excuse" and 馬 (ba, uma, -uma, ma, me) meaning "horse."... [more]
Casares Spanish, Galician
One who lived in several places named "Casares".
Hufnagel German
Metonymic occupational name for a farrier from Middle High German hufnagel "horseshoe nail" (literally "hoof nail"). Derived from huof "hoof" and nagal "nail".
Ahlqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish al "alder" and quist an old spelling of kvist "twig".
Daaveed Indian (Christian)
Derived from the given name David. Used by Indian Christians.
Alemdar Turkish
Occupational name for a carrier of flags, banners or ensigns, from Turkish alem meaning "banner, flag".
Järvesaar Estonian
Järvesaar is an Estonian surname meaning "lake island".
Zhytaryuk Ukrainian
Means "child of the grain farmer". Derived from Ukrainian "житар (zhytar)", meaning "grain farmer" and the last name suffix -юк (-yuk).
Dufva Swedish
From Swedish duva "dove, pigeon".
Sinha Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá) meaning "lion" (see Singh).
Anhel Ukrainian
Means "angel".
Wongai Shona
It is a form of the Shona name Vongai
Goridze Georgian
Denotes to a person from the Georgian city of Gori.
Vernetti Italian, Piedmontese
From various places called Vernetti or Vernetto in Piedmont, Italy.
Omran Arabic
Derived from the given name Umran.
Crabbe English, Literature, Popular Culture
The character 'Vincent Crabbe' has this surname in the Harry Potter series.
Doane Irish
Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dubháin ‘descendant of Dubhán’, meaning ‘the little black one’, a common name in the 16th century in southern Ireland, or Ó Damháin ‘descendant of Damhán’ meaning ‘fawn’, ‘little stag’, a rare Ulster name... [more]
Zappone Italian
Possibly from an augmentative form of Zappa.
Nathaniël Dutch
From the given name Nathaniël.
Palmiste Estonian
Palmiste is an Estonian surname relating to "palm (tree)".
Leeming English
Habitational name from either of two places, in West Yorkshire near Keighley and in North Yorkshire near Northallerton. Both are named with a river name, derived from the Old English word lēoma "gleam, sparkle".
Kaetsu Japanese
From Japanese 嘉 (Ka) meaning "applaud, praise, esteem, happy, auspicious", and 悦 (etsu) meaning "ecstasy, joy, rapture". Other kanji combinations are possible, and can create alternate meanings.
Troth English
From a nickname meaning "truth" or "oath, pledge, promise", given to someone known to be truthful or loyal, or perhaps known for swearing oaths.
Onstenk Dutch
Derived from a place name, ultimately composed of on- "un-, bad" and stede "city, town" combined with the possessive suffix -ink.
Batt English
From a diminutive of the given names Bartholomew or Bertram.
Jablanović Croatian
Derived from jablan meaning ''poplar''.
Simbajon Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano simbahon meaning "adore".
Barash Hebrew
Variant of Barasch.
Weerawansa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave" and वंश (vansa) meaning "lineage, clan, family".
Weishaupt German
Nickname for someone with white hair from Middle High German wiz "white" and houbit "head". German cognate of Whitehead.
Faye Western African, Serer
Meaning uncertain.
Uustalu Estonian
Uustalu is an Estonian surname meaning "new farmstead".
Konksi Estonian
Konksi is an Estonian surname derived from "konks" meaning "hook", "swan neck" and "trammel".
Todeschini Italian
From Italian tedesco "German, of Germany".
Silvia Portuguese (Americanized)
SILVIA is an Americanized version of the Portuguese surname Silva, which is derived from the Latin silvae and Portuguese silva words meaning “forest,” “woodland,” or “jungle.” This variation of the surname SILVA was often adopted by Portuguese immigrants upon arrival to the United States.
al-Tikriti Arabic
Originally indicated a person who came from the city of Tikrit in Iraq. This was the birth surname of the Iraqi president Saddam Hussein (1937-2006).
Jaafar Arabic
Derived from the given name Jafar.
Mac Giobúin Irish
Means "descendant of Giobúin"
Thammavongsa Lao
From Lao ທັມມະ (thamma) meaning "dharma, virtue, righteousness" and ວົງສາ (vongsa) meaning "family".
Trass Estonian
Trass is an Estonian surname meaning "highway".
Azcatl Nahuatl
Means "ant" in Nahuatl.
Salaün Breton, French
Form of the given name Solomon.
Nuga Estonian
Nuga is an Estonian surname meaning "knife".
Palola Finnish
Probably from Palo, the name of many Finnish villages or palo meaning "fire" and the suffix -la signifying a place.
Corzine Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of Cosijn.
Negro Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Jewish
Nickname or ethnic name from negro "black" (Latin niger), denoting someone with dark hair or a dark complexion.
Ingleston English (British)
Ingleston is an exceptionally rare surname and seems to be posessed by a single family who much grew larger in the 19th century. ... [more]
Saluäär Estonian
Saluäär is an Estonian surname meaning "grove edge".
Babinec Czech
Nickname from Old Czech babinec meaning "coward".
De Leon Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of De León primarily used in the Philippines.
Urbanija Slovene
Likely derived from Urban.
Kunugiza Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 椚座 (Kunugiza) meaning "Kunugiza", a former division in the former village of Kusaka in the former district of Tsuna in the former Japanese province of Awaji in parts of present-day Hyōgo, Japan.
Binks English
Variant of Bink.
Mossing Norwegian
Habitational name from a farm name in Trøndelag, probably named with mose meaning "moss" + vin meaning "meadow".
Kusno Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Gu (古) or Xu 2 (許). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Hiltz German
Variant of Hilz.
Sarilar Turkish
Means ''yellows'' in Turkish. A common place name in Turkey.
Lai Estonian
Lai is an Estonian surname meaning "wide", "vast" and "spacious".
Urbano Italian, Spanish
From the given name Urbano.
Fiorello Italian
From the given name Fiorello
Suurem Estonian
Suurem is an Estonian surname meaning "major", "bigger" and "greater".
Bontemps French
Derived from Old French bon temps meaning "good time". One popular bearer of the name is the American poet and novelist Arna Wendell Bontemps (1902-1973).
Wappara Indian, Tamil
Another form of Oppara.
Cima Italian
Means "mountain top, peak, summit" in Italian. Alternatively, it could derive from the medieval given name Cima.
Laev Estonian
Means "ship" in Estonian.
Kazoe Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 主計 (see Kazue).
Chaffey English
Possibly, Chaffcombe in Somerset or Chaffhay in Devon
Cagianut Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and a diminutive of the given name Gian.
Rasool Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Rasul.
Amirian Persian
From the given name Amir 1.
Daves English
Variant of Davis.
Ugalde Basque
Habitational name meaning "waterside, by the river" or "flood, deluge" in Basque, derived from ur "water" and -alde "side, near".
Tyagi Indian, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit त्यागिन् (tyagin) meaning "leaving, abandoning, sacrificing", so named because some members of this caste may have chosen to leave their traditional practice of agriculture in favor of learning and teaching-based occupations (or vice versa).
Gorter Dutch
Occupational name for someone who brewed beer or supplied ingredients for doing so, derived from either Dutch gruit, an herbal mixture used to flavour beer, or from the related word gort (also grut) "groat, grit, husked barley, pearl barley".
Komatsu Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".
Altıntaş Turkish
From Turkish altın meaning "gold" and taş meaning "stone".
Mayne Scottish, English
Variant spelling of Main.
Mercante Italian
An occupational name meaning "merchant, trader" in Italian, from Latin mercans "trading".
Chino Spanish (Mexican)
From Mexican Spanish meaning "curly" or "kinky haired".
Sutcliffe English
Habitational name from any of the places in Yorkshire called Sutcliffe or similar, all derived from Old English suþ "south" and clif "cliff"... [more]
Ceesay Western African, Manding
Gambian surname of Mandinka origin, which originally indicated a descendant of a marabout, i.e. a West African Muslim teacher and religious leader.... [more]
Kosaka Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope".
Bergwijn Dutch, Frisian, Dutch (Surinamese)
From Dutch berg meaning "mountain" and wijn meaning "vine".
Saka Japanese
Saka means "slope, hill", often found in other surnames and place names such as Osaka.
Aldred English
From the given names: either Ealdræd, Æðelræd or Ælfræd.
Raymond English, French
From the given name Raymond.
Acri Italian
Habitational name from a city in Cosenza province named Acri, derived from Ancient Greek ἄκρα (akra) meaning "peak, top, extremity" or "citadel overlooking a town".
Round English
Variant of Rounds.
Isserlis Jewish, Yiddish
Rabbinical patronymic surname. It is derived from a French diminutive variation of the Hebrew given name Israel.
Olivia English
From the given name of Olivia
Viilma Estonian
Viilma is an Estonian surname meaning "filings" and "gabled".
Xenos Ancient Greek
From Greek xenos ‘stranger’, ‘newcomer’ (equivalent to English Newman), or short for a composite name such as Xenocostas ‘Costas the newcomer’.
Plantagenet Medieval French, French (Archaic), History
From Old French plante genest, from Latin planta genesta "sprig of broom", which was originally a sobriquet from the dynasty's founder, Geoffrey V (1113-1151), who wore a yellow broom blossom in his hat, that Richard of York (1411-1460) adopted as a surname... [more]
Purohit Indian
Purohit means ‘one placed foremost’.
Mennen Dutch
Derived from a given name such as Manno, or any name containing the element megin "power, strength".
Gug Korean
From korean hanja 國, 菊, or 鞠. A surname for 19 000 koreans
Shuaib Arabic
From the given name Shuaib.
Grau Catalan (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Meaning "step" or "degree," often linked to geographic features
Saetan Thai
Form of Chen used by Chinese Thais (based on the Hokkien romanization of the name).
Rebolledo Spanish
Habitational name from any of various places called Rebolledo for example Rebolledo de la Torre in Burgos from rebollo denoting a species of oak.
Orimen Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 折 (ori) meaning "occasion; time" or "fold" and 免 (men) meaning "dismissal".
Lüdi German (Swiss)
Probably derived from the given name Ludwig
Shen Chinese
From Chinese 慎 (shèn) meaning "cautious, acting sincerely, with care".
Miyadokorono Japanese (Rare)
From 宮 (miya) meaning "palace, shrine", 所 (tokoro) meaning "spot, place, location", and 野 (no) meaning "plain, field".
Lapish English (British)
Derives from the surname Lapage, referring to a "law-page", that is, someone who worked as a servant.
Olagaraia Basque (Rare)
From the name of a location in Etxalar, Navarre, a variant of Olagarai.
Kumbhar Indian, Marathi, Odia, Gujarati
Marathi, Odia and Gujarati form of Kumbhakar.
Rəsulov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Rəsul".