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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Schein German, Jewish
from Middle High German schīn German schein "shining brightness" hence a nickname for someone with either a radiant personality or possibly for someone living in a sunny location or a Jewish artificial name.
Akizawa Japanese
A variant of Akisawa.
Kwa Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Ke.
Kōno Japanese
From Japanese 河 (kō) meaning "river" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Pradel Italian
From Italian prato, "feild, meadow" (see Prato 1)... [more]
Van Der Steen Dutch, Flemish
Means "from the stone", a habitational name for someone from any of various minor places called Steen or Ten Stene, for example in the Belgian provinces of East Flanders and Brabant.
Ōya Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, house, shop".
Ferrier English, Scottish
Occupational name for an ironsmith, from Old French ferrier "farrier, blacksmith, ironworker".
Kornfeld German, Jewish
Means "cornfield" in German.
Korkut Turkish
Means "big hailstone, stern, resolute" in Turkish.
Tjan Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Zeng used by Chinese Indonesians.
Leitao Portuguese
Portuguese metonymic occupational name for a keeper of pigs, or nickname meaning ‘piglet’, from Portuguese leitão ‘(suckling) pig’.
Tolkacz Polish (Americanized)
Americanized variant of Tołkacz.
Aghasaryan Armenian
Means "son of Aghasar".
Boiardo Italian
Means "bureaucrat" in Italian.
Ilkiv Ukrainian
From the given name Illya.
Markgraf German, Dutch
status name from Middle High German marcgrāve "margrave" (which is a title derived from marc "boundary" and grāve "royal judge")... [more]
Cradic Welsh
From the Welsh personal name Caradoc meaning "beloved, amiable."
Mahato Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Assamese, Odia, Nepali
From a title given to the head of a village or a well-to-do peasant, possibly derived from Sanskrit महत् (mahat) meaning "great, large, big".
Qu Chinese
The surname Qu has several sources. One of the main origins is from the ancient state of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period. There was an official position named "Qu Ren" responsible for managing the brewing of wine in Jin... [more]
Veracruz Spanish
Originally denoted a person from Veracruz, Mexico, from Latin vera crux meaning "true cross".
Wijayapura Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and पुर (pura) meaning "city".
Delaplaine French
Means "of the Plain" in French
Pinn English, German
Derived from Middle English pin and Middle Low German pinne, both meaning "peg" or "pin". This was an occupational name from a maker of these things. The German name can in some cases be an occupational name for a shoemaker.
Borsten Swedish, Danish
Swedish and Danish form of Borstein.
Weir Irish
Anglicized form, based on an erroneous translation (as if from Gaelic cora "weir", "stepping stones"), of various Gaelic names such as Ó Corra (see Corr) and Ó Comhraidhe (see Curry).
Manimtim Tagalog
Means "to endure, to forebear, to restrain oneself" in Tagalog.
So Japanese (Rare)
A notable bearer is So Yoshiyori (1818-1890), a fuedal lord of the So clan.
Peverly English
Possibly a variant of Beverley.
Jaynes English (British)
The Jaynes surname is a patronymic name created from the personal name Jan, which was a Middle English variant of the name John, or as "son of Jan.
Casanova Catalan, Italian, Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Means "new house" in various Romance languages, ultimately derived from Latin casa "house" and nova "new".
Tsukiyomi Japanese
Means 'moon god' or something like that.
Goldsworthy Cornish
Means "field of feast," from the Cornish gol-erewy.
Skeie Norwegian
From Old Norse skeið "race, horse race".
Odson Medieval French
Means 'son of Odo', Odo meaning 'possessor of wealth' many French Dukes and Counts had the name Odo. ' From the nickname 'Oddy' or 'Hoddy'.
Gönen Turkish
Means "moist" in Turkish.
Guapurú Popular Culture
The surname of a fictitious Amerindian family in the Brazilian telenovela Uga Uga.
Catlett American (South)
There are several towns in the American South named Catlett.
Petri Romanian
Derived from Petre, the Romanian form of Peter.
Immermann German
Habitational name for someone from a place named Immer near Oldenburg in Lower Saxony.
Urtsua Basque (Rare, Archaic)
From the name of a mountain in the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, derived from Basque ur "water" and -tzu "plenty of".
Brodziński Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called for example Brudzyń (formerly Brodzino) in Konin voivodeship, or Brodna in Piła voivodeship.
Porko Finnish
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Finnish poro meaning "reindeer".
Janos̆ko Slovak
From a derivative of the personal name Jánoš.
Abeygunarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේගුණරත්න (see Abeygunaratne).
Diệp Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Ye, from Sino-Vietnamese 葉 (diệp).
Cozzolino Italian
Diminutive of Cozzo.
Polyiam Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พลเยี่ยม (see Phonyiam).
Dowler English
Occupational name for a maker of dowels and similar objects, from a derivative of Middle English “dowle”.
Hung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Hong.
Şanlı Turkish
Means "famous, glorious, magnificent" in Turkish.
Keinath German
Possibly a variant of Keinrath, from the personal name Konrad. ... [more]
Bilenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian білий (bilyy), meaning "white".
Gergely Hungarian
From the given name Gergely.
Muramori Japanese
Mura means "village, hamlet" and mori means "forest".
Arutee Estonian
Arutee is an Estonian surname meaning "grassland road".
Chrisman English
Derived from the given name Christian.
Yazbeck Arabic
Variant transcription of Yazbek.
Paulose Indian (Christian)
From the given name Paulose.
Palaiologos Greek
From the Greek words palaios logos, lit. "old word", most likely signifying an "antique collector".The surname of the last ruling Byzantine family.
Mizoguchi Japanese
From Japanese 溝 (mizo) meaning "ditch, drain, gutter" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Kostovski Macedonian
Means "son of Kosta".
Loch Scottish
From Scottish Gaelic loch "lake".
Marasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala මාරසිංහ (see Marasinghe).
Reisser Upper German
An occupational name for a woodcutter, Middle High German risser.
Lunn Norwegian, English
Derived from Lund, which in turn comes from the Old Norse lundr, meaning "grove of trees".
Kyōō Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 京 (kyō) meaning "capital city" and 応 (ō) meaning "to comply; to respond; to accord".
Kapu Indian, Telugu
It is a Telugu name, denoting an "agricultural worker".
Glaza Polish
Means "eyes".
Akashi Japanese
From Japanese 明 (aka) meaning "bright" and 石 (shi) meaning "stone".
Reekie Scottish
Perhaps "person from Reikie", Aberdeenshire, or from a different form of the Scottish male personal name Rikie, literally "little Richard".
Craparotta Italian
From Sicilian crapa "she-goat" and rotta "broken".
Salgado Galician, Portuguese
Nickname for a witty person, from Galician or Portuguese salgado meaning "salty" (figuratively "witty, sharp").
Lyss English
Variant of Lys.
Ohsawa Japanese
Variant transcription of Osawa.
Neff German, German (Swiss)
From Middle High German neve 'nephew', hence probably a distinguishing name for a close relation or familiar of a prominent personage.
Özcan Turkish
Means "pure soul" in Turkish.
Corbin English, French
Derived from French corbeau meaning "raven," originally denoting a person who had dark hair.
Montagnet French, Basque
Probably a diminutive of Montagne.
Shaaban Arabic
Derived from the given name Shaban.
Testaburger Popular Culture
Wendy Testaburger is one of the reoccurring characters on the animated TV series South Park
Yoshiizumi Japanese
formed with 吉 (Yoshi, Kichi, Kitsu) meaning "good luck; joy; congratulations" and 泉 (Izumi, Sen) meaning "spring; fountain". So the meaning could be interpreted as “Fountain of Good Luck” or “Lucky Fountain”
Yule Medieval English
Nickname for someone who was born on Christmas Day or had some other connection with this time of year, from Middle English yule ‘Christmastide’ (Old English geol, reinforced by the cognate Old Norse term jól).
Veloso Spanish
From the Brazilian Spanish word for fast.
Mcbroom Scottish
Means "son of the judge".
Kalthoff German
German (Westphalian): habitational name from a place named as 'the cold farm', from Middle High German kalt "cold" + hof "farmstead", "manor farm’, "court".
Shipman English
Occupational name for a boatman or mariner or boatbuilder, derived from Middle English schipman.
Rivadeneira Spanish
habitational name from a parish named Riba de Neira in Lugo province meaning 'bank of the river Neira' Neira being a tributary of the Miño.
Karotamm Estonian
Karotamm is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "karu" (bear) and "tamm" (oak).
Bråthen Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse broti "land cleared for cultivation by burning". This was a common farm name in southeastern Norway.
Klass German
The name is patronymic and it comes from the German first name "Clausen" which is a variant of the name "Nicholas".
Zhong Chinese
From Chinese 钟 (zhōng) referring to the ancient fief of Zhong Li that existed in the state of Chu in what is now Anhui or Hubei province.
Feller German
Habitational name for someone from a place called Feld(e) or Feld(a) in Hesse.
Bogdani Albanian
Derived from the given name Bogdan.
Kanakuri Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 金 (kana) meaning "gold, metal, firmness" combined with 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut". ... [more]
Chapeaux Literature
From the French word 'chapeaux', which means 'hats'.
Uçak Turkish
Means "airplane" in Turkish.
Dissanayke Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දිසානායක (see Dissanayake).
Ranjit Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
From the given name Ranjit.
Feofilov Russian
Means "son of Feofil".
Anstey English
From various places derived from Old English an "one, a" and stig "path", denoting a narrow path. A famous bearer of the name was English suffragist Rhoda Anstey (1865-1936).
Urbane Latvian
Latvian form of Urban.
Rudner German
German: unexplained. Perhaps a variant of Redner.
Harma Finnish, Estonian
Anglicized form of either Härma or Haarma. The former is a toponymic surname referring to several places in Estonia and Finland, probably derived from the given name Herman... [more]
Jóhannsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Jóhann" in Icelandic.
Accola Romansh
Derived from Medieval Latin accola "tenant; farmer", ultimately from Classical Latin accola "one who lives near a place; a neighbor".
Balloch Scottish
From the name of a village in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, derived from Gaelic bealach meaning "a pass, gap, road".
Nanatsuki Japanese
七 (Nana) means "Seven" and 月 (Tsuki) means "Moon, Month".
Pacetti Italian
Variant of Pacetto, a pet form of the personal name Pace.
Paragas Pangasinan, Ilocano
From Pangasinan or Ilocano ragas meaning "to cut, to trim (clothing)", probably used as an occupational name.
Benedetto Italian
From the given name Benedetto.
Rude Norwegian, German
German: From a pet form of a personal name formed with Old High German hrōd "fame", for example Rudolf or Rüdiger... [more]
Tilakaratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala තිලකරත්න (see Thilakaratne).
Glock German
Meant "person who lives by a church bell-tower or in a house with the sign of a bell", "bell-ringer" or "town crier" (German Glocke "bell"). It was borne by Sir William Glock (1908-2000), a British music administrator.
Chiasson French, English
French surname originally denoting someone from the the municipality of Chiasso in Ticino, Switzerland, located along the Swiss/Italian border.... [more]
Kiuchi Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".
Sagrika Gujarati
Sagarika patel
Hine English
occupational name from Middle English Old English hine "servant member of a household" also "farm laborer" (such as a herdsman or shepherd)... [more]
Chatateba Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 茶立場 (Chatateba) meaning "Chatateba", a division in the area of Tōkaichi in the city of Hachinohe in the prefecture of Aomori in Japan.
Kotlyar Ukrainian
Means "boilermaker".
Soomro Pakistani, Sindhi
From the name of the city of سامراء (Sāmarrāʾ) in present-day Iraq. This is the name of a Sindhi tribe in southeastern Pakistan, along with a historical regional dynasty in India (the Soomra).
Kopel Jewish
From a Yiddish diminutive of the given name Jacob.
Merkouris Greek
Possibly a Greek cognate of Italian Mercurio, which is ultimately derived from Latin Mercurius.
Pagan English
Variant of Payne.
Prewitt English
English surname meaning brave, valor.
Sainei Korean (Japanized, Rare)
From Japanese 載寧 (Sainei), the Japanese reading of Korean Hanja 載寧 (Chaeryŏng/Jaeyeong) meaning "Chaeryŏng", a clan or a county in province of South Hwanghae in North Korea where the clan originated.
Hollander German, English, Jewish, Dutch, Swedish
Regional name for someone from Holland 1.
Newbrough English (British)
Newbrough surname is thought to be a habitational, taken on from a place name such as from Newbrough in Northumberland, which is derived from the Old English words niwe, meaning "new," and burh, meaning "fortification."
Ayliff English
From the medieval female personal name Ayleve (from Old English Æthelgifu, literally "noble gift"), or from the Old Norse nickname Eilífr, literally "ever-life".
Debby English
"Deep valley" from Old English Dipden.
Niyazov Uzbek, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Derived from Persian نیاز (niyâz) meaning "desire, wish, gift".
Kowalik Polish
Means "nuthatch" in Polish, or derived from a diminutive of Kowal.
Hinkelbein German
Nickname for someone with a limp, from Middle High German hinken "to limp, hobble" and bein "leg, bone".
Villafañe Spanish
Derived from the village of Villafañe in Leon, Spain. His hierarch, perhaps, is the Burgos hidalgo Alvar Fañez.
Çoban Turkish
Means "shepherd" in Turkish.
Arend American
From the given name AREND.
Chell French
Probably a respelling of the French habitational name Challe, from any of the various places so named from Late Latin cala ‘rock shelter’.
Jadallah Arabic
Means "the generosity of Allah" in Arabic.
Snicket English
A narrow alleyway
Kashyap Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
From the given name Kashyapa.
Ivask Estonian
Ivask is an Estonian surname derived from "vask" meaning "copper".
Boonsri Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญศรี (see Bunsi).
Rédey Hungarian
Indicated a person from Kisréde or Nagyréde, a village in Hungary.
Pijpers Dutch
Dutch cognate of Piper.
Lo Guasta Italian
Variant of Guasti, literally "the broken". Probably used as a nickname for someone with a twisted or deformed limb, used in at least one case for a foundling.
Muinasmaa Estonian
Muinasmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "ancient land".
MacInnis Scottish Gaelic
From Scottish Gaelic MacAonghais meaning "Son of Angus".
Sawaragi Japanese
From 椹 (sawara) meaning "sawara cypress, Chamaecyparis pisifera" and 木 (gi) meaning "tree, wood".
Brainin Jewish
Means "son of Brayne", Brayne being a short form of the Yiddish feminine name Brayndl, literally "little brown one" (cf. Breindel).
Alksnis Latvian
Means "alder tree" in Latvian.
Juraev Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Jo'ra".
Andino Greek
This surname was originally derived from the Greek Andreas, a name meaning manly. It was the name of the first of Jesus Christ's disciples, which is known in various local forms throughout Christendom... [more]
Trifunović Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Trifun".
Felton English
A habitation name composed of the elements feld-, meaning "field or pasture" and -tun, meaning "settlement."
Arèshjärta Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "heart of Ares". From the name Ares, the god of war in Greek mythology, and Swedish hjärta "heart".
Duru Turkish
Duru means 'clean, limpid' in Turkish.
Abdullin Tatar, Bashkir, Uzbek, Kazakh
From the given name Abdullah.
Nuur Arabic, Somali
From the given name Nuur.
Chmara Polish
Derived from proto-slavic *xmara meaning "dusky"
Amiano Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Amiano
Trierweiler German
Trierweiler is a German surname of Germanic and French roots, specifically associated with the town of Trier in Germany and its surrounding areas. The first part, "Trier," refers to the city of Trier, one of the oldest cities in Germany... [more]
Wijeyawardana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයවර්ධන (see Wijayawardana).
Karmakar Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Means "blacksmith" in Bengali and Assamese.
Grace English
From the given name Grace
Ekland Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish ek "oak" and land "land". A famous bearer is Swedish actress Britt Ekland (b. 1942), but in her case, the name is a variant of Eklund.
Karlström Swedish
Literally means "Carl's stream" in Swedish.
Yaqub Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yaqub.
Okawara Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大河原 (see Ōkawara).
Rolf English, German
Derived from the given name Rolf.
Bosustow Cornish
bos Ustoc, dwelling of Ustoc, poss: bos-ysow, corn abode
Vongkhamkeo Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family", ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel".
Miliddi Italian
Possibly a Sardinian nickname for Camillo.
Amr Arabic
Derived from the given name Amr.
Deerasinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධීරසිංහ (see Dheerasinghe).
Kartoshkin Russian
From Russian Картошка (kartoshka) "potato".
Dyatlov Russian
From Russian дятел (dyatel) meaning "woodpecker".
Pepper English
Occupational name for a spicer.
Rutulante Italian
Uncertain etymology, probably originates from Capestrano, Italy.
Zahid Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Zahid.
Audi Arabic (Mashriqi)
Lebanese and Palestinian surname. Believed to have originated from the Arabic word "al-'awdi," which means "the one who returns."
Kuzina Russian
Feminine form of Kuzin.
Randvee Estonian
Randvee is an Estonian surname meaning "beach water".
Ó Toráin Irish
Meaning, ‘descendant of Torán’, a personal name formed from a diminutive of tor ‘lord’, ‘hero’, ‘champion’.
Moran Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
From the given name Moran.
Vallée French
topographic name for someone who lived in a valley from Old French valee "valley" (from Latin vallis) or a habitational name from (La) Vallée the name of several places in various parts of France... [more]
Simi Finnish
From the given name Simi 3.
Swanepoel Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare)
From the place name Zwaenepoel "swan pool".
Northland English
Meaning "North land".
Oras Finnish
Means "shoots (cereal)" in Finnish.
Zeidane Western African
Mauritanian variant of Zidane.
Ivanušec Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Philson English
Patronymic from Phil, a short form of the personal name Philip.
Tivadar Hungarian
From the given name Tivadar.
Husni Arabic
Derived from the given name Husni.
Karapetian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Karapetyan.
Evdokimov Russian
Means "son of Evdokim".
Kratt German
German metonymic occupational name for a ''basketmaker'', from Middle High German kratte ''basket''.
Khamdamov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Khamdam".
Muffett Scottish
A different form of Moffatt. 'Little Miss Muffett' is a traditional nursery rhyme: Little Miss Muffett / Sat on a tuffet, / Eating her curds and whey; / There came a big spider, / Who sat down beside her / And frightened Miss Muffet away. It has been speculated that 'Miss Muffett' is Patience Muffet, the daughter of the physician and entomologist Dr Thomas Muffet (1553-1604).
Nasoetion Batak
Older spelling of Nasution based on Dutch orthography.
Rzasa Polish
Topographic name for someone who lived near a pond where duckweed grew, from Polish rzasa ‘duckweed’.
Hak Korean
From Sino-Korean 鶴 (hag) meaning "crane" or 斈 (hag) meaning "learn".
Manuschki Russian (Rare)
Means ''Guider, Discipline, Adventurer''
Speicher German
occupational name for someone in charge of a granary. From middle high German spicher meaning "grain store".
Junkur Estonian
Junkur is an Estonian surname meaning "squire" and "cadet".