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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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]
Austen English
A variant of the surname Austin.
Manos Greek
From the name Manos.
Gemayel Arabic (Mashriqi)
Derived from the given names Jamal or Jamil. This surname is borne by members of a Lebanese Maronite Christian political family, notably the assassinated president-elect and militia commander Bachir Gemayel (1947-1982).
Shishikura Japanese
Shishi means "lion" and kura means "possess, have, storehouse, warehouse".
Zasimovič Belarusian
Means "son of Zasim".
Kumai Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Fukagaya Japanese
Fuka means "deep" and gaya means "valley".
Van der Weide Dutch
Means "from the pasture" in Dutch, either a topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, or a metonymic occupational name for a butcher.
Nourse English
Variant of Norris 2, from norice "nurse".
Nureki Japanese
From 濡 (nu, nure) meaning "wet" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Sobolev Russian
Variant of Sobol.
Toran Galician, Irish
Galician (Torán): habitational name from the village of Santa María de Torán in Ourense province.... [more]
Dorwin English
Possibly derived from the given name Deorwine (compare Darwin).
Ó Cionnfhaolaidh Irish
Means "descendant of Cionnfhaoladh".
Weinreich German
from the name "Winrich"... [more]
Salahov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Salah 1".
Sol Korean
North Korean form of Seol.
Dailey Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dálaigh meaning "descendant of DÁLACH".
Norey English
Variant of Norrie and Norry.
Sinijärv Estonian
Sinijärv is an Estonian surname meaning "blue lake".
Gallet French
Either a nickname for a cheerful companion a noun derivative of the Old French verb galler "to enjoy oneself to have fun". Or from a pet form of the personal name Gall.
Corvinus Hungarian
dirived from Corvin, maning raven.
Tabak Jewish
Metonymic occupational name for a seller of tobacco, from German Tabak, Yiddish and Ukrainian tabik (all ultimately from Spanish tabaco, a word of Caribbean origin). Tobacco was introduced to Europe in the 16th century.
Shirahata Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 幡 (hata) meaning "flag, banner".
Nabeshima Japanese
From 鍋 (nabe) meaning "pot, kettle, cauldron" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Kluge German
Variant of Klug
Di Giacomo Italian
Means "son of Jacob".
Hamoud Arabic
Derived from the given name Hamoud.
Monoma Japanese
From Japanese 物 (mono) meaning "object" and 間 (ma) meaning "gap" or 物間 (monoma) meaning "among things"
Tkacz Jewish
Occupational name for a weaver, Polish tkacz, a noun derivative of tkać "to weave".
Edge English
Topographic name, especially in Lancashire and the West Midlands, for someone who lived on or by a hillside or ridge, from Old English ecg "edge".
Udam Estonian
Udam is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "südame", meaning "dearest".
Kochendorfer German
Habitational name for someone from any of several places called Kochendorf, in Württemberg, Schleswig-Holstein, and Bohemia.
Rascon Spanish
Possibly a nickname for Rascón, meaning “sharp”, “sour”, or “rail (the bird)”
Bahij Arabic
From the given name Bahij.
Deoliveira Judeo-Spanish (Portuguese-style, Archaic)
Ancient Jewish family from Portugal and Cáceres and Mérida to Córdoba, the family of a famous medical rabbi.
Arbabi Persian
Derived from Persian ارباب (arbab) meaning "lord, master".
Chaisuwan Thai
From Thai ชัย or ไชย (chai) meaning "victory" and สุวรรณ (suwan) meaning "gold".
Matas Croatian, Czech, Slovak
Derived from the given name Matej.
Agtarap Ilocano
Means "to sieve, to winnow" in Ilocano.
Eiriz Portuguese
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Paços de Ferreira.
Taysumov Chechen
Means "son of Taysum".
Pajuste Estonian
Pajuste is an Estonian surname, relating to "willow".
Yonezawa Japanese
From the Japanese 米 (yone or kome) "rice" and 澤 or 沢 (zawa or sawa) "swamp."
Plasschaert Flemish
Probably derived from Middle Dutch plasch "puddle, pool of water" and the suffix -aert.
Glad English, Scandinavian
Nickname for a cheerful person, from Middle English, Scandinavian glad "merry, jolly".
Main English, Scottish, French, Irish
From the Germanic given name Meino, derived from the element mageną "strength, power".
Bosch American
The surname Bosch originates from the Old Norse word "buski," meaning "bush," or "woods” thus it is classed at a toponymic surname and was most likely used by a man who lived near a prominent bush... [more]
Eto'o Central African, Ibibio, Efik
Means "tree, wood" in Ibibio and Efik. It is found predominantly in Cameroon. The former Cameroonian soccer player Samuel Eto'o (1981-) is a famous bearer of this surname.
Baraban Ukrainian
Means "drum" in Ukrainian.
Tremain Literature (Modern)
Surname of a character in Esther Forbes novel, Johnny Tremain.
Tanifuji Japanese
Tani means "valley" and fuji means "wisteria".
Siesztrzewitowski Polish
A polish surname which is mostly used in Poland and polish area.
Whitson Scottish (Gallicized)
This surname originated in Lanarkshire in Scotland. The family held a seat from King Malcolm IV in 1153 in Wicestun.
Serratore Italian
Means either "sawyer", from Italian serrare, "to saw", or "locksmith", from Italian serratura, "lock".
O'Sheeran Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of either Ó Sírín or Ó Síoráin meaning "descendant of Sírín" and "descendant of Síoráin" respectively. Sírín and Síoráin are variants of the same name, both are derived from a diminutive of síor meaning "long-lasting".
Oh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 奥 (see Ō).
Panagiotidis Greek
From given name Panagiotis.
Hirpa Ethiopian
In the Oromo language, "Hirpa" is mostly interpreted to mean "blessed," "fortunate," or "gifted", though translations can vary based on dialect, regional usage, and context. A bearer of the surname is Bedatu Hirpa, a notable Ethiopian long-distance runner who won the women's race at the 2025 Paris Marathon.
Penman Scottish
Occupational name for someone who was a scribe, but could also be a habitational name derived from any place named with the British elements penn "hill" and maen "stone".
Radley English
From rēadlēah meaning "red clearing". Radley is a village and civil parish in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England.
Parthenopoulos Greek
Descendant or son of the virgin, or someone with the name Parthenis
Singhal Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Means "leonine, like a lion", derived from Sanskrit सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Bail French, Walloon
Nickname from Old French bail for "governor, regent, bailiff".
Ōtsubo Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 坪 (tsubo), a traditional unit of measurement equivalent to approximately 3.306 square metres.
Salib Arabic (Egyptian), Coptic
Egyptian Christian derived from Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb) meaning "cross, crucifix".
Linford English
habitational name from Great and Little Linford in Buckinghamshire or Lynford in Norfolk. The former may have Old English hlyn "maple" as its first element; the latter is more likely to contain lin "flax" or alternatively the first element may relate to the river Lynn... [more]
Mccain English
"Son of warrior"
Wijeyaratne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයරත්න (see Wijayarathna).
Kadota Japanese (Rare)
Kado means "gate" and ta means "rice paddy, field".
Albino Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Albino
Barks English
Variant of Bark.
Huxford English
Habitational name from a place in Devon called Huxford (preserved in the name of Huxford Farm), from the Old English personal name Hōcc or the Old English word hōc ‘hook or angle of land’ + ford ‘ford’.
Varon French
From the old high german name Waro short form of given names with the element war "aware,cautious".
Omori Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 森 (mori) "forest," "woods."
Todrick Scottish
From the name of a family manor in Selkirk, Scotland, itself from Scots tod "fox" and rig "ridge".
Parras Spanish
Plural form of Parra.
Yuhnomidoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 (see Yūnomidō).
Tulenheimo Finnish
Meaning "fire's tribe" in Finnish. A famous bearer was Finnish prime minister Antti Tulenheimo (1879-1952), who was born Antti Thulé.
Hajake Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 羽者 (haja), sound- and script-changed from 刃物 (hamono) meaning "blade; edged tool" and 家 (-ke), a suffix representing family, referring to a family who specialized with knives.
Krukowski Polish
Name for someone from any of various places called Kruki, Kruków or Krukowo, all derived from Polish kruk meaning "raven".
Agpaoa Ilocano
From the archaic Ilocano word agpaoa meaning "to cook", used as an occupational name.
Zukin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 頭巾 (zukin) meaning "headscarf, hood, handkerchief".
Blinova Russian
Feminine form of Blinov.
Herșcu Romanian
Means "son of Hersh" in Romanian.
Abril Spanish, Portuguese
from an old personal name, Abril, based on the name of the month (from Latin aprilis, "April")... [more]
Miyashima Japanese
Miya means "shrine, palace temple" and shima means "island".
Kaga Japanese
From the Japanese 加 (ka) "increase," "step up" and 賀 (ka or ga) "congratulation."
Crombrugge Belgian, Flemish
Possibly means "crooked bridge", from Middle Dutch crom "bent, not straight" and brugge "bridge".
Akaike Japanese (Rare)
丹 (Aka) means "red" and 池 (ike) means "pool, pond".
Sawicki Polish
This indicates familial origin anywhere within a cluster of 3 Podlachian villages in Gmina Repki: Sawice-Dwór, Sawice-Wieś, or Sawice-Bronisze.
Cosca Italian
Topographic name from Calabrian c(u)oscu "young oak".
Nhoek Khmer
Means "often; frequent" in Khmer.
Ojaste Estonian
From Estonian oja meaning "brook, creek".
Chiclana Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous Andalusian municipalities: Chiclana de la Frontera or Chiclana de Segura.
Bihag Filipino, Cebuano
Means "captive, hostage" in Cebuano.
Zhunusov Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Zhunus", from a form of the Arabic name Yunus.
Nōda Japanese
Variant of Osame but adding Japanese 田 (da), the joining form of 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, cultivated field", possibly referring to a place with rice paddies or cultivated fields.
Saharaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic صحراوي (Ṣaḥrāwī) meaning "inhabitant of the desert" (from صحراء (Ṣaḥrā') "desert"), referring to the indigenous Sahrawi people of Western Sahara (see Sahraoui)... [more]
Ach German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a spring or stream, from Old High German aha meaning "running water".
Wilberts English
Means "son of Wilbert".
Horbatenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian горбатий (horbatyy) meaning "humpback".
Orazow Turkmen
Means "son of Oraz".
Fust German
Variant of Faust or a nickname for a person who was strong and pugnacious, derived from Old German fust "fist".
Musić Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian
Patronymic from the personal name Musa, a pet form of the Biblical name Mojsije.
Gronkowski Polish
Originally indicated a person who came from Gronków, a village in southern Poland.
Dewolf Dutch
Contracted form of De Wolf.
Avera English
Variant of Avery.
Coccia Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Sicilian cocciu "grain, berry", denoting a kind of gruel; an occupational name for a farmer from Greek κόκκος (kokkos) "grain, seed"; or from Italian coccia "head, shell", referring to someone with a large head, or who was stubborn.
Buttiġieġ Maltese
From Maltese bu t-tiġieġ literally meaning "father of chickens", referring to a poulterer or someone who owned chickens.
Dock English, Scottish
Possibly a variant of Duke or Duck. Alternatively, could be derived from a place name such as Doxey.
Kirishima Japanese (Rare)
From 桐 (kiri), referring to the tree known commonly as the empress or foxglove tree, 霧 (kiri) meaning "fog, mist" or 切 (kiri) meaning "end, finish; bounds, limits" combined with 島/嶋 (shima) meaning "island."
Swartwood English (American, Anglicized)
Variant of Swarthout, a Dutch locational name for a dweller in or near a black wood.
Itakura Japanese
From Japanese 板 (ita) meaning "plank, board" and 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse".
Menez Breton
Menez means mount or mountain in Breton.
Rätte Estonian
Rätte is an Estonian surname meaning "shawl".
Mundaca Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Mundaka.
Yahya Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yahya.
Kipp Estonian
Kipp is an Estonian surname derived from "kippama" meaning to "tilt", "rock" and "topple".
Kanner German Jewish
Occupational name for a person who makes jugs. It was borne by Leo Kanner who first recorded the neurological disorder, Autism
Easthope English
From the name of the village and civil parish of Easthope in Shropshire, England, derived from Old English est meaning "east, eastern" and hop meaning "enclosed valley".
Behbudlu Azerbaijani
From the given name Behbud and the Turkic adjective suffix -li.
Grigoriev Russian
Variant transcription of Grigoriyev.
Pello Estonian
Pello is an Estonian surname meaning "pipe-clip".
Sefer Turkish
From the given name Sefer.
Bogus Polish
Variant of Bogusz.
Salic Filipino, Maranao
Derived from the given name Salic.
Suleymanov Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Süleymanov.
Del Mundo Spanish (Philippines)
Means "of the World" in Spanish. A famous bearer of this name is Fe del Mundo, a Filipino pediatrician.
Mccollum Northern Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Coluim "son of Colum". See McCallum, which is the usual spelling of this name in Scotland.
Illarionov Russian
Means "son of Illarion".
Messoud Western African
From the given name Mas'ud; used in Mauritania.
Scognamiglio Italian
Literally "millet thresher", probably from the Neapolitan verb scugnà ("to thresh") and miglio ("millet"), denoting cereal threshers.
Rolle English
Variant of Roll.
Mulimbayan Tagalog
From Tagalog muling bayan meaning "recovered town".
Alibekov Kazakh, Kumyk, Lezgin
Means "son of Alibek".
Corcovado Spanish
Means "hunchback" in Spanish. It would denote a person with a curved spine.
Åkerlund Swedish
Combination of Swedish åker "field" and lund (Old Norse lundr) "grove".
Çekiç Turkish
Means "hammer" in Turkish.
Van Der Pol Dutch
Habitational name probably derived from Dutch pol "tussock, grassy hill" (see Pol).
Cabeleira Portuguese
Likely originates from the Portuguese word "cabeleira," which means "head of hair" or "hairpiece." It might have been used as a nickname to describe someone with a notable or distinctive head of hair... [more]
Knavs Slovene
Slovenian form of Knaus, this was the maiden name of Donald Trump's wife, and current First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump.
Pagcaliwagan Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog pagkaliwagan meaning "too slow (in doing something)".
Fucci Italian
From the plural of Fuccio, a short form of any of various personal names with a root ending in -f (as for example Rodolfo, Gandolfo) to which has been attached the hypocoristic suffix -uccio, or alternatively from a reduced form of a personal name such as Fantuccio, Feduccio.
Dill English
Nickname from Middle English dell, dill, dull "dull, foolish".
Zachariah English
From the given name Zachariah
Mješicy Sorbian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Upper Sorbian municipality of Bukecy.
Voils English
Variant of Voyles.
Wijesinghe Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Bandou Japanese
Variant of Bando.
Hokino Japanese
Hoki means "paulownia" and no means "field, plain".
Elko Slovak
Used in Dubrovka, Slovakia
Bunrueang Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "bright, brilliant".
Soderberg English (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Swedish Söderberg
Farhadpour Persian
Means "son of Farhad".
Özçelik Turkish
From Turkish öz meaning "core, essence" and çelik meaning "steel".
Khổng Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Kong, from Sino-Vietnamese 孔 (khổng).
Mane Indian, Marathi
Drived from Sanskrit मान (mana) meaning "respect, honour" or मान्य (manya) meaning "respected, venerable".
Kuyeng Chinese (Russified)
Russified form of Kuang used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union (based on the Cantonese romanization of the name).
Schuller German
Possibly a habitational name from Schüller in the Eifel.
Reveille French
Derived from Old French reveille "lively, vivid; alert".
Petriček Croatian
From given name Petar.
Camino Spanish
Means "road, path" in Spanish.
Caxaro Maltese
One bearer is Maltese philosopher Pietru Caxaro.
Puķe Latvian
Derived from Latvian puķe "flower". Occupational surname for a person who sells flowers.
Pilkington English
Habitational name for a person from a minor place named Pilkington in Lancashire, from Old English given name Pileca or Piloc and tun "enclosure, town".
Plūme Latvian
Meaning "plum, plum tree".
Kario Japanese
From 苅 (kari) meaning "reap, prune, cut" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, rear, end".
Adolphsson Swedish
Variant of Adolfsson; means "son of Adolph".
Dáni Hungarian
Derived from the Hungarian given name Dáni.
Ulak Bosnian
From Turkish ulak, "a messenger".
Huck German, Dutch
Pet form of the given name Hugo.
Avdyushina Russian
feminine form of Avdyushin
Tsujimura Japanese
From Japanese 辻 (tsuji) meaning "crossroad" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Bombadil Literature
In J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings", the surname of Tom Bombadil, an enigmatic character not present in Peter Jackson's movie adaptation.
Jósefsson Icelandic
Means "son of Jósef" in Icelandic.
Kello Estonian
Kello is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kell" meaning "clock", or "kellu" meaning "trowel".
De Brazza Italian
Denoted someone who lived in Brač, an island off the coast in Dalmatia, from Italian Brazza "Brač". The famous bearer of this surname was an Italian-French explorer Pierre Paul François Camille Savorgnan de Brazza (1852-1905).
Aumees Estonian
Aumees is an Estonian surname meaning "gentleman".
Harnden English
From an English village Harrowden in Bedfordshire. This place name literally means "hill of the heathen shrines or temples," from the Old English words hearg and dun.
Rakuami Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 楽 (raku) meaning "sukha" and 阿弥 (Ami), a dharma name for male followers of Amitabha.
Peress Breton (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
It means Son of Peter (Pedro).
Papadiamantopoulos Greek
Means "descendant of the diamond priest" in Greek. A notable bearer of this surname is Ioannis Papadiamantopoulos, a Greek revolutionary leader.
Krouwel Dutch
From Middle Dutch crauwel meaning "trident, hook, claw", an occupational name for someone who used such a tool, or habitational name for someone who lived near a landmark depicting it.