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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Đàm Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Tan, from Sino-Vietnamese 譚 (đàm).
Coetsee Afrikaans
Coetsee is a rare Afrikaans given name derived from a historically significant South African surname. Coetsee/Coetzee is a Dutch-influenced adaptation of the French Huguenot surname, Couché, which means "to lay down" or "to place." The name has occupational origins, referencing upholsterers, bedmakers, or those who crafted bedding, as well as scribes and record keepers... [more]
Seppälä Finnish
A Finnish surname and toponym derived from the occupation of blacksmith ("seppä")
Edmiston Scottish
Habitational name from Edmonstone, near Edinburgh, so named from the Old English personal name Ēadmund + tūn meaning "settlement".
Uuspõld Estonian
Uuspõld is an Estonian surname meaning "new field".
San José Spanish
Habitational name from any of various places called San José, so named for a local church or shrine dedicated to Saint Joseph (San José).
Desai Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
From a feudal title derived from Sanskrit देश (desha) meaning "country, kingdom" and स्वामिन् (svamin) meaning "owner, master, lord".
Kuijt Dutch
Occupational name for a brewer of beer, derived from Dutch kuit, koyt literally meaning "beer". A famous bearer of this name is retired Dutch soccer player Dirk Kuijt (1980-), also known as Dirk Kuyt.
Noka Okinawan (Japanized, Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 野底 (see Nosoko).
Saładajczyk Polish
A Polish surname consisting of 3 elements: sała or сала a word of East Slavic origin meaning "salo" or "slanina", daj meaning "give" and czyk meaning "son of". The name means "the son of the one who gives the salo".
Kindem English
1 English: habitational name from a place in Derbyshire, of unknown etymology (probably a pre-English hill name, but the form is obscure).... [more]
Narimani Persian
From the given name Nariman.
Sikkel Estonian
Sikkel is an Estonian surname derived from "sikk" meaning "billy goat".
Petrou Greek
Means "son of Petros".
Mac Dhíomasaigh Irish
It originally appeared in Irish-Gaelic as Mac Dhíomasaigh, from the word diomasach, which means "proud."
Ōya Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, house, shop".
Wilders English, Dutch
Variant of Wilder. Dutch politician Geert Wilders (1963-) bears this name.
Spinola Italian
Italian (Liguria) diminutive of Spina. Italian topographic name for someone living by Monte Spinola in the province of Pavia.
Portis English (American)
A famous bearer is the American basketball player Bobby Portis (1995-).
Cicco Italian
From a diminutive of Francesco.
Herrick English
From the personal name Erik.
Largin English (American)
The surname Largin origin is English. Largin is not common and it probably came from Larkin, or Lawerson. My mother is from North Carolina I don't know any information about her or her family. My dad's family who I live with is Holders which my name will be soon... [more]
Boukhalfa Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of the successor" in Arabic (see Khalaf or Khalifa).
Mull Scottish
Scottish, Irish, or English: Probably comes from the Scots language, as the Scots word for "headland" or comes from the geographical term, which is an Anglicization of the Gaelic Maol, a term for a rounded hill, summit, or mountain bare of trees... [more]
Hiruta Japanese
From Japanese 蛭 (hiru) meaning "leech" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Cheong Korean
Variant of Jeong.
Bonatti Italian
Comes from the pesonal name 'Bona' which is derived from Latin 'bonus', which means 'great'.
Madbouli Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant transcription of Madbouly.
Simplice French
From the given name Simplice
Sibley English (British)
From the Anglo-Saxons influence in England. Said to be derived from the ancient Sibbelee, a woman’s Christian name, and has been traced through Sibilla, Sybbly, and finally Sibley. Sibilla was the name of a Greek princess who uttered the ancient oracles, and is represented on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel... [more]
Marron Spanish
Derived from the French word marron meaning "chestnut", which now means "brown" in Spanish.
Tsukushi Japanese
Tsukushi means "horsetail plant". It is also a given name.
Süssmann German, Jewish
A nickname for a sweet person.
Arnesson Swedish
Means "son of Arne 1".
Netting English
As Needham the derivation is from the Olde English pre 7th century elements 'ned' meaning need, with 'ham', a homestead or village, the name indicating a place that provided a poor living.
Tancredi Italian
From the given name Tancredi.
Takamiya Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
Conradin Romansh
Derived from the given name Conradin.
Begaye Navajo
Variant of Begay.
Kurizuka Japanese
A variant of Kuritsuka.... [more]
Scorfano Italian
Was in the Disney + Original Movie, Luca. "Alberto Scorfano"
Dooling Irish
Variant of Dolan.
Montgrand French
Means "great mountain" in French
Tejeda Spanish
Variant of Tejada.
Strigl German
Name given in 1056 a.d. Meaning- Keeper of the Royal Horses.
Brunel French
Diminutive of Brun meaning "brown". Variant of Lebrun and Brunet.
Griese Low German
Nickname for a gray-haired man from Middle Low German grīs meaning “gray.”
Elwy Welsh
From the river Elwy in Wales, whose name likely derives from the Welsh elw "gain", "profit". Also sometimes used as a male first name in Wales.
Champagne French
regional name for someone from Champagne, named in Latin as Campania (from campus "plain", "flat land")... [more]
Mazzola Italian
From a diminutive of Italian mazza meaning "maul, mallet".
Vitebsky Belarusian
Refers to a region named "Vitebsk" in Belarus.
Bacquier Medieval Basque
Meaning cowboy or rancher.
Querubín Spanish, Spanish (Philippines)
Either from the personal name Querubín, or a nickname from querubín "cherub".
Nurmatov Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Nurmat".
Mountbatten English, German (Anglicized)
Partial calque of Battenberg. This is the name of a British family that originated as a branch of the Battenberg family, a notable bearer of which was British statesman Lord Mountbatten (1900-1979).
Caflisch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family", in combination with Flisch.
Pantazis Greek
Derived from the Greek wish: πάντα να ζει! (panta na zei!) or πάντα ζεις! (panta zeis!) meaning "live forever!", from the Greek πάντα (panta) meaning "always" and ζεις (zeis) meaning "live"... [more]
Schwerin German, Jewish
habitational name from any of the places called Schwerin in Mecklenburg Brandenburg and Pomerania.
Obaldia Medieval Basque (Latinized, Archaic)
Obaldia comes from the Proto-Euskera or Proto-Basque (ancient Basque languaje) that is Dovaltia (also known as Dobaldia). Its meaning is pear tree or european wild pear.
Shinomi Japanese
From 篠 (shino) meaning "dwarf bamboo" and 見 (mi) meaning "view, outlook".
Haramoto Japanese
Hara means "plain, wilderness, field" and moto means "origin".
Maine French
French topographic name from Old French maine ‘dwelling’, ‘residence’, ‘abode’, or a habitational name from any of numerous places so named.
Hishmeh Arabic
From Arabic حشمة (hishmah) meaning "modesty, decency".
Brousseau French
Southern French variant of Brosseau.
Cradic Welsh
From the Welsh personal name Caradoc meaning "beloved, amiable."
Kindermann German, Jewish
occupational name for a schoolteacher literally "children man", from the elements kind "child" and man "man".
Causapin Tagalog
From Tagalog kausapin meaning "to talk to, to converse with".
Batta Indian
Hindu name of unknown meaning, based on the name of a subgroup among the Tank goldsmiths of Panjab.
Kanagusuku Okinawan
The Okinawan language reading of its kanji, meaning "golden castle".
Duan Chinese
From Chinese 段 (duàn) referring to the ancient fief of Duan Gan (段干).
Kuldvee Estonian
Kuldvee is an Estonian surname meaning "gold water".
Nyhuis Dutch
Variant of Nijhuis
Larbaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Larbi.
Menu French
From French meaning "petite".
Cebreiro Jewish, Portuguese
Cebreiro is an olive tree.
Tomosaka Japanese
友 (Tomo) means "friend" and 坂 (saka) means "slope, hill".
Train English
English (Devon): 1. metonymic occupational name for a trapper or hunter, from Middle English trayne, Old French traine ‘guile’, ‘snare’, ‘trap’. ... [more]
Astbury English
Habitational name for a person from a village named Astbury in Cheshire, from Old English east "east" and burg "fortress, fortification, citadel".
Mac Coingheallaigh Irish
Meaning, ‘son (or descendant) of Coingheallach’, a personal name meaning ‘faithful to pledges’.
Vermilion Scottish
From the name of the bright red color that is halfway betweed red and orange.
Rough English
A topographic name referring to a dwelling with uncultivated ground, ultimately deriving from Olde English ruh meaning "rough".
Motte French, Walloon, Flemish, German
from old French motte "motte" a word of Gaulish origin denoting a man-made protective mound or moat surrounding a castle or other fortified strongholds; or a habitational name from any of the various places in France and in Belgium named with this word.... [more]
Raynard English
Derived from the baptismal name Rainer.
Tsiolkovsky Polish (Russified)
Russified form of Ziółkowski. Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (1857-1935) was a Russian rocket scientist who pioneered astronautics, whose father was of Polish origin.
De Gaulle French
Meaning uncertain, but it is thought to be of Dutch origin, possibly a French cognate of Van Der Walle, De Walle and/or De Waal... [more]
Hallgrímsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Hallgrímur" in Icelandic.
Avni Hebrew (Modern)
Means "my stone" in Hebrew, a variant of the surname Even or a diminutive of Avner.
Lobsang German (Rare, Archaic)
German name meaning "sung praise"
Noodla Estonian
Noodla is an Estonian surname meaning "seine/fishing area".
Roel Spanish
Habitational name.
Sturdy English
From a nickname meaning "strong".
Fang Chinese
From Chinese 房 (fáng) referring to the ancient state of Fang, which existed in what is now Henan province.
Brink Low German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish
Means "village green" or "hill, slope, edge of a field or steep place". As a Swedish name, it’s ornamental.
Clarey Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Cléirigh and variant of O'Clery and Cleary.
Wallen English
Originated from the Old English words "waellan" or "weallan," which mean "to boil" or "to bubble." It is thought that the name may have been used to describe someone who lived near a boiling spring or a bubbling brook.
Sool Estonian
Sool is an Estonian surname meaning "salt".
Deiana Italian
From Sardinian de "of, from" and jana "fairy, spirit of the woods, sorceress" (from Latin Diana).
Markūnas Lithuanian
patronymic from the personal name Markus, a pet form of Mark.
Fanta Czech
A nickname derived drom the phrase fantit se meaning "to go crazy".
Pironkov Bulgarian
A professional Bulgarian tennis player, Tsvetana Pironkova, bears this surname.
Mohrenschildt German
From the surname Mohren and scilt "shield"
Aoun Arabic (Mashriqi), Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from a French-influenced variant of a given name based on the Arabic noun عون (aun) meaning "help, aid". This surname is more commonly used by Maronite Christians in Lebanon. A notable bearer is the former Lebanese president Michel Aoun (1933-).
Skrypka Ukrainian
Means "violin" in Ukrainian.
Ediriweera Sinhalese
Derived from Sinhalese ඉදිරි (idiri) meaning "front, forward" and Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".
Tomasik Polish
Means "son of Tomas".
Pöyhönen Finnish
Of uncertain etymology. Features the nen suffix commonly found in surnames of Savo-Karelian origin.
De Sá Portuguese
Variant of .
Pareja Spanish
habitational name from Pareja in Guadalajara province.
Abeywardana Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, strengthening, growing".
Petriashvili Georgian
Means "son of Petre".
Jalilzadeh Persian
Means "born of Jalil".
Almaguer Catalan
Habitational name from a place in Valencia named Almaguer.
Ikegami Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".
Epifanio Spanish, Italian
From the given name Epifanio.
Bowden English
Habitational name from any of several places called Bowden or Bowdon, most of them in England. From Old English boga "bow" and dun "hill", or from Old English personal names Buga or Bucge combined with dun.... [more]
Eldjárn Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Icelandic given name Eldjárn.
Cagadas Filipino
The name Cagadas is most likely made or given to the Filipinos during the baptism of native Filipinos to Christianity in the 19th Century during the expedition of Ferdinand Magellan. Most Filipinos had no surnames prior to their baptism and these names are given by the Spanish colonizers.
Honikman Yiddish
It literally means "honeyman", possibly denoting a beekeeper.
Dame French, English
From the old French dame, "lady" ultimately from Latin domina, "mistress".
Laguerre French
Nickname for a belligerent person or a valiant soldier from old French guerre "war" (from Latin werra) with fused article la.
Ó Síochána Irish
Proper, non-Anglicized form of Sheehan.
Ghafoor Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Ghafur.
Zyk Russian, Belarusian
A Russian name now found in Belarus and other areas around "white Russia". Literally translates to the Russian word "beetle". It's pronounced "Z'ook" and has taken on other forms of spelling, such as; Zuck, Tzook, Shyk, etc.
Edmondson English
This surname means “son of Edmond”.
Vendrell Catalan
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Woodfork English
"fork in the road in woodland"
Hayabusa Japanese
This name means "falcon" in Japanese.
Amadeo Italian
From the given name Amadeo.
Amito Japanese
Means "doorway with an insect net" in Japanese.
Jena Indian, Odia
Means "prince" in Odia.
Pallominy Spanish (?)
Possibly an altered form of Spanish Palomino.
Curnow Cornish
From Cornish Kernow "Cornwall, Cornishman", denoting somebody who was Cornish or from Cornwall.
Fourie Afrikaans
Originates from French Huguenot settlers
Juursalu Estonian
Juursalu is an Estonian surname meaning "root/origin grove (grove where one originated)".
Baldrick Medieval English
The name of Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson)'s much-hated slave in the comedy Blackadder.... [more]
Agha Turkish
Means "chief, master, lord" in Turkish. From the Turkish ağa 'chief, master, lord', from the Old Turkish aqa 'elder brother'. Traditionally it was a title for a civilian or military officer, or often part of such title, and was placed after the name of certain military functionaries in the Ottoman Empire... [more]
Collet Manx
Variant of Corlett.
Terasawa Japanese
From Japanese 寺 (tera) meaning "temple" and 沢 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Paltrowicz Polish, Jewish
Derived from Palter, a variant of the Yiddish given name Paltiel.
Bault French
Variant of Baud.
Ahing Estonian
Ahing is an Estonian surname meaning "fishing spear".
Bedford English
From the English county Bedfordshire and its principal city or from a small community in Lancashire with the same name. The name comes from the Old English personal name Beda, a form of the name Bede and the location element -ford meaning "a crossing at a waterway." Therefore the name indicates a water crossing once associated with a bearer of the medieval name.
Dayarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දයාරත්න (see Dayaratne).
Mazariego Spanish
Altered form of Mazariegos in singular for matching with the bearer.
Severson American
Probably an Americanized form of Sivertsen, Sivertson, or Sievertsen.
Wetzstein German
Either a metonymic occupational name for a knife grinder from Middle High German wetzstein "whetstone", A habitational name from a lost place called Wetzstein near Emmendingen, or a topographic name from a field name for example Wezstein near Esslingen... [more]
Mosbrucker German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a bridge over a swamp, from Middle High German mos meaning "bog", "swamp" + brucke meaning "bridge".
Motozawa Japanese
From the Japanese 本 (moto) "base" or 元 (moto) "original" and 沢 or 澤 (zawa or sawa) "swamp."
Van 't Schip Dutch
Means "from the ship", derived from Middle Dutch schip literally meaning "ship". It is borne by the Dutch-Canadian former soccer player John van 't Schip (1963-).
Pedreira Portuguese, Galician
Means "quarry, rocky place" in Portuguese and Galician, originally a habitational name from any of various places called Pedreira or A Pedreira.
Bonneville English (British)
From a place name.
Macaraeg Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog makaraig meaning "one who defeats, one who overcomes".
Aasjõe Estonian
Aasjõe is an Estonian surname meaning "meadow/lea water".
Biscotti Italian
An occupational surname for someone who sells or bakes biscotti.
Selge Estonian
Selge is an Estonian surname meaning "clear".
Lowehart English
Variation of Lowheart, used to denote people who seem to show a lack of consideration through expression
Hamouda Arabic
Derived from the given name Hamoud.
Farmer Irish
Anglicized (part translated) form of Gaelic Mac an Scolóige "son of the husbandman", a rare surname of northern and western Ireland.
Bennouna Arabic (Maghrebi)
Most likely from Arabic بن (bin) meaning "son" and the given name Nouna, which may have been derived from an Arabic word meaning "whale, big fish" or "sabre, sword". Alternately, it may be from an Arabic name for a variety of melon... [more]
Smout Dutch, Flemish
Means "oil, lard, melted animal fat" in Dutch, an occupational name for someone who sold fat or lard, or a nickname for someone who ate – or who could afford to eat – large amounts of food containing it.
Daniele Italian
my mother Eugenia Daniele born Oct 29 1899 lived in casamarciano till 1921, before emigrating to Long Island City in New York .he died at 103 in 2004
Bormann German
This surname is presumed to be a variant of Bornemann, which is made up of Middle Low German born meaning "spring" and man meaning "man," denoting someone who lived by a spring or a well.
Darwich Arabic
Variant transcription of Darwish.
Kõrb Estonian
Kõrb is an Estonian surname with several meanings depending on the context: "desert", "wilderness", and "chestnut(color)/tawny".
Sakka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 属 (see Sakan).
Onorati Italian
From the given name Onorato.
Aradhya Indian, Sanskrit
Means "one who worships god". Commonly seen in India, Karnataka and other parts of India like kashi. They wear holy thread (yagnopaveetha).
Vellala Indian, Tamil
It is a Tamil name, denoting agricultural laborers.
Rozbiewski Polish (?)
Unknown, possibly related to any of the words: rozbież ("crossroads", "outskirts"),... [more]
De Liniers French
This indicates familial origin within the Poitevin commune of Liniers.
Arganda Spanish (Latin American), Spanish
town in spain / arganda del rey
Lauri Estonian
Lauri is an Estonian surname (and given name); from the masculine given name "Lauri", a shortened form of "Laurits".
Carabantes Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Ohashi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōhashi.
Õlekõrs Estonian
Õlekõrs is an Estonian surname meaning "straw".
Krumm German
From a nickname, which in turn is from the Middle High German word krum, meaning "crooked" or "deformed".
Krechetov Russian
From krechet, meaning "gyrfalcon".
Aristodemou Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Αριστοδήμου (see Aristodimou).
Kanniste Estonian
Kanniste is an Estonian surname derived from "kann" meaning "jug" and "pitcher".
Tu Chinese
From Chinese 涂 (tú), the old name for the Chu River that runs through the present-day provinces of Anhui and Jiangsu.
Sakuma Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".
Kamaka Hawaiian
From the given name Kamaka.
Mac Raonuill Irish
Means "son of Raonull"
Yazawa Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (ya) meaning "valley" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Rumfield German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Rumfelt.
Vasilakis Greek
Means "son of Vasilis".
Hossein Persian, Bengali
From the given name Hossein.
Bythesea English (British)
Habitational name for someone who lived near the sea, this name is nearly extinct in England today.
Gołańcz Polish
It denotes that a family originated in the eponymous Greater Polish town.
Taitague Chamorro
Chamorro for "without meaning/essence/being "
Wijemanna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේමාන්න (see Wijemanne).
Nies German
German: from a reduced form of the personal name Dionys (see Dennis), which was stressed on the last syllable; this was a popular personal name as a result of the influence of the French Saint Denis... [more]
Stolk Dutch
Contracted form of Stolwijk, a town in South Holland, Netherlands, probably derived from Middle Dutch stolle "lump, chunk" and wijc "farmstead, village".