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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Usɛid Berber
Patronymic from the personal name Saïd; the name is of Arabic origin. Also a habitational name from various places with Sɛid in the name... [more]
Hanabusa Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 房 (busa) meaning "room*.
Hirashima Japanese
From the Japanese 平 (hira) "peace" and 島, 嶋 or 嶌 (shima) "island."
Huamán Quechua (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Quechua waman meaning "falcon, hawk".
Bellon French (Swiss)
Derived from the given name Apollonius.
Rino Italian
From the given name Rino.
Seyidzadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Seyid".
Bolen English
Variant of Bullen.
Forster English (Anglicized), German, Jewish, Slovak
English: occupational and topographic name for someone who lived or worked in a forest (see Forrest). ... [more]
Stefanelli Italian
Derived from the Italian given name Stefano, denoting “little Stefano” or “son/descendant of Stefano.”
Kruusmaa Estonian
Kruusmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "gravel land".
Senba Japanese
From Japanese 仙 (sen) meaning "immortal, transcendent, sage, hermit" and 波 (ba) meaning "wave".
Otsukotsu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 乙骨 (see Okkotsu).
Morisaki Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Souter English, Scottish
Occupational name for a cobbler or shoemaker, derived from Middle English soutere, ultimately derived from Latin sutor "shoemaker, cobbler".
Prometta Italian
Promise (prometto), feminine.
Karal Indian, Bengali
This Surname was given in honour by the Britishers to Nikhil Chandra Banerjee to recognize his efforts in constructing The Karali Kali temple in Dhaka,now the capital of Bangladesh. It was a very expensive construction and still attracts tourists every year... [more]
Romwe English
likes to dress up
Ton That Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Tôn Thất.
Salinš Latvian
Topographic name for someone living on an island, from a derivative of Latvian sala meaning ‘island’.
Leisman Scottish
Scottish form of Leachman, meaning "leech man, physician".
Argyle Scottish, Scottish Gaelic
From the regional name Argyll, a county of southwestern Scotland, named in Gaelic as Earre Ghàidheal ‘coast of the Gaels’. Argyll was the earliest part of Scotland to be settled by Gaelic speakers from Ireland from the 6th century onwards... [more]
Liddy Irish
Variant of Leddy.
Illarionov Russian
Means "son of Illarion".
Suttiprapa Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สุทธิประภา (see Sutthiprapha).
Piiskop Estonian
Piiskop is an Estonian surname meaning "bishop".
Kubwa Swahili
From Swahili meaning "large".
Francescone Italian
Ancient family of Navelli, which recognizes as its progenitor that Francis, called "Francescone", who, between 1227 and 1230, was awarded the title of Baron by Emperor Frederick II, for having juggled leveraging troops with success and honor in the Sixth Crusade.
Januth Romansh
Derived from the given name Januth.
Rahimian Persian
From the given name Rahim.
Mathias French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish
French, Dutch: from the personal name Mathias (see Matthew).... [more]
Cadonau Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Donatus.
Gamble English
from the Old Norse byname Gamall meaning "old", which was occasionally used in North England during the Middle Ages as a personal name. ... [more]
Siddi Italian
From the name of a municipality in Sardinia, possibly deriving from Vulgar Latin casilli "huts, farmhouses".
Bleeker Dutch
Occupational name for a bleacher of textiles, from Middle Dutch ble(e)kere.
Aydınlar Turkish
Derived from the Turkish word “aydın” meaning “enlightened”.
Mazarro Italian
It means "mace bearer".
Petryniec Ukrainian
From the given name Peter.
Suda Japanese
From Japanese 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kanakapradisth Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Pazzi Italian
From Italian pazzo "crazy, insane, mad".
Etchells English (British)
This surname was a habitation name derived from the Old English word "ecels" which is roughly translated as the "dweller on a piece of land added to an estate." Alternatively, the name may have derived from the Old English word "ecan" which means "to increase."
Eckström Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ekström. Ekström is often anglicized as Eckstrom.
Parve Estonian
Parve is an Estonian surname meaning "raft". Probably taken from "parvemees" meaning "raftsman".
Saska Croatian
Name given to someone from Saxony. From Croatian “saska” which translates to Saxony.
Horisawa Japanese
Hori means "canal, moat" and sawa means "swamp, marsh, wetland".
Clegg English
From Old Norse kleggi 'haystack'
Monzon Spanish
Habitational name from Monzón, a place in Uesca province, which is probably named from Latin montione ‘big mountain’.
Nakahama Japanese
Naka means "middle" and hama means "beach, seashore".
Leite Portuguese, Galician
Meaning "milk".... [more]
Akçam Turkish
A surname of Turkish origin, ultimate from the words ak meaning "white" and çam meaning "pine tree".
Ta Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Tạ.
Zubayraeva Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Зубайраев (see Zubayraev).
Ivančić Croatian
Patronymic from the personal name Ivan.
Ladulås Old Swedish
Most likely from Swedish ladulås "barnlock", but it could also be derived from the Slavic name Ladislaus. Magnus Ladulås, sometimes known as Magnus Birgersson or Magnus III in English, was the king of Sweden between 1275 and 1290.
Aramberri Basque
From Basque aran "valley" and berri "new".... [more]
Knatchbull English
A nickname from Old English knatch "to strike" + bull "bull", indicating strength.
Sikharulidze Georgian
From სიხარული (sikharuli) meaning "joy".
Galíndez Spanish
Patronymic from the personal name Galindo.
Salmanov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Salman".
Gleason Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Glasáin, from a diminutive of glas "green, blue, gray"
Abedini Persian
From the given name Abedin.
Ávalos Spanish
Etymologists note the name signifies a "native of Abalos" and the progenitor was someone who hailed from that location.
Briner German (Swiss)
Habitational name for someone from Brin in Grison canton (Graubünden) or from the Brin valley.
Bareng Ilocano
Means "hope" in Ilocano.
Petrone Italian
Derived from the given name Pietro.
Loos Dutch, Frisian
From an obsolete term meaning "artful, clever, insightful".
Karakaş Turkish
Means "black eyebrow" from Turkish kara meaning "black, dark" and kaş meaning "eyebrow".
Vorst Dutch, Low German
topographic name for someone who lived in a vorst "forest" or habitational name for someone from any of numerous places called Vorst or Voorst... [more]
Nazarbayeva Kazakh
Feminine form of Nazarbayev.
Yasuhiro Japanese
From Japanese 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet" combined with 央 (hiro) meaning "centre, middle". Other Kanji combinations are possible.
Reitsma West Frisian
Derived from either the personal name Reitse or the place name Reitsum combined with the Frisian suffix -ma.
Yahya Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yahya.
Hickory English
Meaning uncertain.
Littleton English
From a place name meaning "little town".
Delong French
Habitational name with fused preposition de meaning “from,” denoting someone from a place called Long of which there are examples in Cher Dordogne and Somme.
Ōshita Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".
Cardinal English, French
From the rank of the Catholic Church, derived from Latin cardinalis "pertaining to a door hinge", through the notion of the function of such priests as ‘pivots’ of church life. It was used as a nickname for someone who habitually wore red or acted like a cardinal.
Soudagar Urdu
soudagar is the word related to one who do the business
Timoteo Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
From the given name Timoteo.
Navarre French
The name means "By the sea". Originally a country of its own, located between Spain and France, Navarre became a part of France in 1284 when the Queen of Navarre married King Philip IV of France. After much war, becoming independent once again, and falling into Spanish rule, the Kingdom of Navarre is now split between Spain and France.
Cuspedal Leonese
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Santu Miḷḷanu.
Galante Italian, Portuguese, French, Spanish, Jewish
Means "gallant, courteous, chivalrous; romantic" in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, both derived from French galant "gentlemanly" or "flirtatious, amorous". In the case of Mordecai Galante, a Spanish exile in 16th century Rome, his courteous manners won for him from the Roman nobles the surname Galantuomo, meaning "gentleman" in Italian, from which Galante was eventually derived.... [more]
Steininger German
an occupational name for a stone cutter.
Iiyama Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and yama means "mountain, hill".
Zakimi Okinawan (Japanized)
Japanese reading of Japanese Kanji 座喜味 (see Jachimi).
Kuwahara Japanese
From Japanese 桑 (kuwa) meaning "mulberry" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Masaki Japanese
Surname of Japanese origin meaning "true blossoms" which comes from combing 真 (ma) meaning "true, genuine" with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom".
Umena Japanese
From 梅 ume) meaning "plum" and 名 (na) meaning "reputation, name, status".
Beier German
Variant of Bayer.
Fukuguchi Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Ratigan Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized form of Ó Reachtagán, meaning "descendant of Reachtagán", a personal name from a diminutive of reachtaire ("steward", "administrator") or reacht ("law")... [more]
Donegan Irish
Anglicized form of the Gaelic surname Ó Donnagáin. Diminutive of "donn" which means "brown," referring to hair color.
Ankjær Danish
From a place name meaning 'water-hole with ducks.'
Simoni Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Simone 2
Keiper German
Similar to the origins of Kuiper (Dutch) and Cooper (English), Keiper was an occupation which means "cooper" or "barrelmaker".
Mulchandani Hindi
Means “descendant of Mulchand”.
Mlima Swahili
From Swahili meaning "mountain".
Hiraki Japanese
Hira means "peace, even, level" and ki means "tree, wood".
Di Paolo Italian
Means "son of Paolo".
Shakil Arabic
From the given name Shakil.
Calado Portuguese, Spanish (Philippines)
Menas "silent, quiet" in Portuguese and "soaked drenched" in Spanish.
Fujiyama Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Santangelo Italian, Sicilian
Either habitational name from any of numerous places especially in the south named with reference to a local shrine or church dedicated to Saint Angel (Italian Sant'Angelo) as for example Sant'Angelo a Cupolo (Benevento) Sant'Angelo a Fasanella (Salerno) Sant'Angelo all’Esca and Sant'Angelo a Scala (Avellino) Sant'Angelo d'Alife (Caserta) and Sant'Angelo del Pesco (Molise)... [more]
Fukai Japanese
From Japanese 深 (fuka) meaning "deep" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Sahata Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 茶畑 (see Chabata 2).
Comsa Romanian (Rare), Romanian
The surname Comsa likely has Eastern European origins, particularly in Romania. It may derive from a variation of the name Coman, relating to the Cumans, a historical group.
Pica Italian, Catalan
Nickname for a gossipy or garrulous person, from the central-southern Italian word pica ‘magpie’. Compare Picazo.Catalan: habitational name from any of the numerous places called Pica.Catalan: from either pica ‘pointed object’ (weapon, etc.) or a derivative of picar ‘to prick’.
Kirton English
Family name for someone who resides near a church. From Old English kirk meaning "church" and ton meaning "town, settlement".
Sarap Estonian
Sarap is an Estonian surname meaning "hazel".
Amaki Japanese
Ama can mean "heaven" and ki means "wood, tree."... [more]
Gagné French (Quebec, Modern)
From Gagnier/Gagner (cf. Gagner), alternative form of Gagneux/Gagneur ("ferm laborer"), from Old French gaignier, "to farm, to work the earth".
Hoferle German (Austrian)
Means "Yard Clearing" from a Combination of the Austrian word Höfer meaning "yard" or "court" with the ancient suffix "le" meaning woodland or clearing.
Goof English (American, Rare)
The name has been Anglicized from the Dutch short form Goof, from Govert, with its roots from the Dutch and Limburgish cognate Godfried... [more]
Nestor Irish
Derived from the surname Mac Girr an Adhastair (sometimes shortened to Mac an Aghastair), meaning "Short man of the halter." The Mac Girr an Adhastair were associated with the local lords, the Ó Lochlainn family.
Kattan Jewish
Variant of Katan.
Preuss German, Jewish
From the German word preussen meaning "Prussia". Indicating someone from Prussia.
Kinpoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).
Gersch German, Jewish
Variant of Giersch. ... [more]
Rogosin Russian
An alternate Anglicization of Russian Rogozin.
Cinardo Italian
Derived from the Germanic name Chenardus or Chinardus, or perhaps a variant of the Catalan surname Ginard.
Reisz Hungarian, German (Archaic), Jewish
Variant form of Reis, or else a patronymic from a pet form of one of the Germanic compound names formed with raginą "counsel, advice" as the first element.
Abajian Armenian
The surname Abjian is a patronymic from Turkish abacι‎ ‘maker or seller of coarse woolen cloth or garments’, from aba ‘coarse woolen cloth’.
Bernett Scottish, English
Altered spelling of Scottish and English Burnett or French Bernet.
Krzoska Polish
Altered spelling of Polish Brzózka, from a diminutive of Brzoza
Abruzzo Italian
From the name of the region of Abruzzo in southern Italy.
Ratassepp Estonian
Ratassepp is an Estonian surname meaning "wheel smith".
Koorits Estonian
Koorits is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "koor" meaning both "(tree) bark" and "choir". It may also be a corruption of "kõrvits" meaning "pumpkin".
Houarner Breton
From Breton meaning "blacksmith".
Shavkatov Uzbek
Means "son of Shavkat".
Kane Irish, Norwegian
From the anglicized Irish surname Cathan, meaning "warlike." In Norway, it's used as a noble name.
Beramendi Basque
Derived from Basque behera "below, under" and mendi "mountain".
Ramaswamy Tamil
Alternate transcription of Tamil ராமசாமி (see Ramasamy).
Panambolan Filipino, Maranao
Means "rainbow" in Maranao.
Hagelstein German
nickname for a hot-headed irascible man from Middle High German hagelstein "hailstone" derived from the elements hagel "hail" and stein "stone"
Manivanh Lao
From Lao ມະນີ (mani) meaning "gem, jewel" and ວັນ (vanh) meaning "sun, day".
Gallatini Italian (Archaic)
Derived from the given name Galla and a suffix, meaning "little rooster".
Erhard German
From the given name Erhard.
Ataullin Bashkir
From the given name Ataullah.
Birchfield English, English (American), German (Americanized)
Variant of English Burchfield or an Americanized form of German Birkenfeld.
Kuma Japanese
Kuma could mean "bear", or it could be written with ku meaning "long lasting, long time ago" and ma meaning "horse" or "flax".
Papa Tagalog, Italian, Albanian, Romanian, Greek, Spanish, Portuguese
Means "pope, priest" in various languages.
Palyak Belarusian
Belarusian form of Polák.
Kuramae Japanese
Kura means "storehouse, warehouse, have, possess" and mae means "front, forward".
Branciforte Italian, Sicilian
nickname from branchi "claws hands" (plural of branca) and forte "strong" meaning "strong claw".
Dangarembga Shona
Meaning unknown.
Kumaki Pashto
I was given this name from my dad who comes from Afghanistan. It's extremely rare in the UK. My dad always told me that my name was created. My grandfather used to help out refugees near the area (in Afghanistan) and the name "Kumaki" was his nickname from the people he helped out... [more]
Tanqueray French
Derived from the given name Tancred.
Tapp English, German
Derived from an Old English given name Tæppa, of uncertain origin and meaning. In German, it is a nickname for a clumsy person or a simpleton, derived from Middle Low German tappe meaning "oaf".
Samune Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 実 (sane) meaning "fruit seed" and 宗 (mune) meaning "principle; aim; purpose; meaning; gist", referring to a land with many fruits or with rich fertility.... [more]
Pyo Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 表 (pyo) meaning "table, diagram, graph".
Allala Basque, Spanish
Variant spelling of Ayala, in at least one case altered to avoid confusion with an unrelated person of the same name, and apparently to distance the bearer from prejudice against hispanics.
Taber English, Polish
English: variant spelling of Tabor. ... [more]
Mcclean Scottish, Irish
Scottish and Irish variant of McLean.
Bettin Venetian
Venetian form of Bettini.
Bréant French
Likely a variant of Bréhant.
Combe French
Either a topographic name for someone living in or near a ravine from combe "narrow valley ravine" (from Latin cumba a word of Gaulish origin); or a habitational name from Combe the name of several places in the southern part of France of the same etymology.
McEvoy Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhíodhbhuidhe meaning "son of Fíodhbhadhach", derived from fiodhbhadhach meaning "woodsman".
Łobaczewski Polish
This indicated familial origin within either Łobaczew Duży or Łobaczew Mały, 2 Polesian villages in Gmina Terespol.
Chikuma Japanese
From 竹 (chiku) meaning "bamboo" and 馬 (ma) meaning "horse".
Summerly Irish
From Irish Gaelic Ó Somacháin "descendant of Somachán", a nickname meaning literally "gentle" or "innocent".
Okino Japanese
O could mean "big, great" and ki can mean "tree, wood", or it could be spelled as oki meaning "open sea", and no means "field, plain".
Alquiza Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Alkiza.
Gienal Romansh
Variant of Jenal.
Sooläte Estonian
Sooläte is an Estonian surname meaning "swamp/bog spring".
Rajabi Persian
From the given name Rajab.
Bolaji Nigerian
This surname is very common in Nigeria. Possibly taken from a word in one of the Nigerian tribes languages.
Villarin Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Galician Villariño.
Timsit Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the village of Temzit located in the Nafusa region in western Libya.
Akopian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հակոբյան (see Hakobyan).
Schiff German, Jewish
From Middle High German Schif "ship", indicating the bearer was either a sailor, or lived in a house distinguished by a ship sign.
Hmayakyan Armenian
Means "son of Hmayak".
Criado Portuguese, Spanish
Occupational name from criado ‘servant’.
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.
Garewal Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Gurmukhi ਗਰੇਵਾਲ (see Grewal).
Stoklasa Czech
Means "rye brome" in Czech.... [more]
Miyashima Japanese
Miya means "shrine, palace temple" and shima means "island".
Regalado Spanish, Spanish (Philippines), American (Hispanic)
Means "gifted", "pleasant", or "capable".
Debby English
"Deep valley" from Old English Dipden.
Pinner English (Rare)
Parish in Middlesex.
Markossian Armenian
Probably derived from the given name Mark.
Abdelhadi Arabic
From the given name Abd al-Hadi.
Mâu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Mou, from Sino-Vietnamese 牟 (mâu).
Matteo Italian
From the given name Matteo.
Altosaar Estonian
Altosaar is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from the masculine given name "Alto" and "saar", meaning "island"; "Alto's island".
Wadia Indian (Parsi)
Parsi surname possibly derived from Wadia, the name of a village in Gujarat.
Eichenberg German
Derived from Middle High German eih "oak" and berg "mountain hill" meaning "oak hill, oak mountain"; a topographic name for someone who lived on an oak-covered hillside or a habitational name from any of the places so named... [more]
Poonia Sindhi, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Indian
Poonia or Punia and Puniya is a clan (or gotra) of Jats. It is the oldest Jat clan.
Shehan Sinhalese, Dhivehi, Tamil
From the given name Shehan.
Nanthavong Lao
From Lao ນັນທະ (nantha) meaning "pleasure, delight" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Koops Dutch, Low German
Patronymic from the given name Koop, a diminutive form of Jakob. Alternatively, a variant of German and Dutch Koop.
Magindara Cebuano
Magindara is a name of a demigoddess who turned into a mermaid, it is also the name of mythical creatures in the Philippines that are man-eating mermaids. It's a Central Bikol word for "mermaid".
Ulukaya Turkish
From Turkish ulu meaning "great, large, exalted" and kaya meaning "rock".
Brooker English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, a variant of Brook.
Raihan Bengali
Derived from the given name Raihan.
Vojniković Bosnian, Croatian
Means "son of a soldier" in various Balkan languages.
Hatsune Popular Culture
A fictional bearer is the Yamaha engineered Vocaloid and fictional character, Hatsune Miku. It combines the kanji 初 (hatsu) meaning "first time" and 音 (ne) meaning "sound".
Perron Spanish
Spanish (Perrón) : probably from an augmentative of perro 'dog'.