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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Pin Dutch
From Middle Dutch pinne meaning "peg, pin", probably an occupational name for a craftsman who used them in his work.
Ritonga Batak
From Batak ri meaning "reed, grass" and tonga meaning "middle, centre".
Karunawardana Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit करुणा (karuna) meaning "compassion, mercy" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, strengthening, growing".
Konstantinakos Greek
Probably meaning little or the son of Konstantinos.
Oyakawa Japanese
From the Japanese 親 (oya) "parent" and 川 (kawa) "river."
Verver Dutch
Variant of Ververs,
Tulenheimo Finnish
Meaning "fire's tribe" in Finnish. A famous bearer was Finnish prime minister Antti Tulenheimo (1879-1952), who was born Antti Thulé.
Ó Scannail Irish
Ó Scannail is both the name of a sept in Ireland and a surname. It is derived from the Gaelic term scannal, meaning "contention" or "strife."
Orecchio Italian
Means "ear" or "hearing" in Italian. Compare Recchia.
el-Moujteba Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic المجتبى (see el-Moujtaba). This name is chiefly used in Mauritania.
Nööp Estonian
Nööp is an Estonian surname meaning "button".
Majid Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Majid.
Čaikovskis Lithuanian, Latvian
This is a Lithuanian and Latvian, or more broadly Baltic, version of the Balto-Slavic surnames Chayka, and Tchaikovsky... [more]
More French
nickname for a dark-skinned man from Old French more "Moor" (from Latin Maurus). French cognitive of Moore 3.
Svan Swedish
Means "swan" in Swedish.
Abesekara Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසේකර (see Abeysekara).
Sprout English
This name is derived from the name of an ancestor, meaning "the son of Sprot".... [more]
Brindley English
Habitational name from a place in England so named. From Old English berned "burnt" and leah "woodland clearing".
Akimov Russian
Means "son of Akim".
Ostrum English (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Swedish Öström.
Capdevila Catalan
From Catalan cap meaning "chief, head" and de vila meaning "of the town".
Waldstein German, Jewish
Habitational surname for a person from a place in Bohemia called Waldstein, which is derived from Middle High German walt "forest" + stein "stone".
Seymer English
Variant of Seymour, or from the village of Semer in Suffolk.
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]
Bivol Romanian, Moldovan, Russian, Croatian
Means "buffalo, ox" in Romanian, Russian and Croatian.
Dokbua Thai
Means "lotus, water lily" in Thai.
Grigorios Greek
from given name Grigorios
Damianov Bulgarian
Means "son of Damian".
Bynes Irish
This is the surname of American actress Amanda Bynes (born April 3, 1986).
Hardman English
Occupational name for a herdsman.
Beardmore English
A habitational name from a lost place (probably in the county of Staffordshire in the West Midlands of England, where the surname is particularly common).
Khizriev Chechen
Means "son of Khizir".
Rahmanović Bosnian
Means "son of Rahman" in Bosnian.
Blount English
Variant of Blunt.
Polite English
Derived from the English word polite. This name was most likely given to a person who was considered to be polite.
Ioffe Russian, Jewish
Russian transcription of Hebrew גופה (see Joffe).
Brüggemann German
Name for someone who worked as a street paver or bridge keeper, or someone who lived near a bridge. From Middle Low German brügge "bridge" or brüggeman "street paver".
Eastin English
Variant of Easton.
Ascot English
Surname originating from the village of Arscott in Devon, meaning "eastern cottage" in Saxon. It can also be used to refer to Ascot in Berkshire, where the Royal Ascot race meeting is held each year.
Cartin Irish
Variant of McCartan.
Bol Dutch
From Dutch bol "ball, sphere" or "bun, roll, round piece of bread or pastry", possibly an occupational name for a baker, a habitational name for someone who lived by a sign depicting a ball or globe, or a nickname for a bald man, or perhaps a ball player.
Heartman German (Anglicized)
Americanised spelling of Hartmann.
Celsius Swedish (Archaic), History
Latinized form of Högen "the mound" (Latin: celsus), the name of a vicarage in Ovanåker parish, Sweden. Celsius is a unit of measurement for temperature named for Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744).
Ramm Estonian
Ramm is an Estonian surname meaning both "beetle" and "(to) ram".
Joyson English
Metronymic of the name Joy from the female given name Joia, deriving from the Middle English, Old French "joie, joye" meaning "joy". It may also be a nickname for a person of a cheerful disposition.
Higashida Japanese
From Japanese 東 (higashi) meaning "east" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Orelias Nigerian (Latinized, Modern, Rare), Italian (Tuscan), Venetian
Means "golden", when coupled with a first name becomes "the golden". Varied from Orelia, "golden".... [more]
Babaev Uzbek, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian
Variant transcription of Babayev.
Luchs German
Means "lynx" in German, a nickname possibly given to someone with good eyesight. Alternatively, a variant form of Lux.
Zachariah English
From the given name Zachariah
Hayabusa Japanese
This name means "falcon" in Japanese.
Nieh Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 聂 (see Nie).
Hance English
Allegedly a patronymic from the personal name Hann.
Jamkojian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ժամկոչյան (see Zhamkochyan).
Callender English
Occupational name for a person who finished freshly woven cloth by passing it between heavy rollers to compress the weave. From Old Franch calandrier, calandreur.
Abdolmaleki Persian
From the given name Abdolmalek.
Mcneely Scottish, Northern Irish, Irish
Scottish (Galloway) and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Fhilidh ‘son of the poet’.... [more]
Burak Rusyn
Means "beetroot" in Rusyn.
Yasumatsu Japanese
Yasu means "relax, peaceful, cheap, inexpensive" and matsu means "pine, fir tree".
Capeder Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Peder.
Benčić Croatian
Habitational name for someone from Benčići, Croatia.
Dzugaev Ossetian (Russified)
Probably derived from Dzuga, the name of a past ancestor and the founder of the family/clan of uncertain meaning, though it could have been used to refer to a shepherd or herder if derived from Iron Ossetian дзуг (dzug) meaning "flock, herd (of sheep or cattle)".
Foruzandeh Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian فروزنده (see Forouzandeh).
Hinay Filipino, Cebuano
Means "slow, feeble, weak" in Cebuano.
Zakir Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Zakir.
Greenway Welsh
Derived from the given name Goronwy.
Kazami Japanese
From Japanese 風 (kaza) meaning "wind, style" and 見 (mi) meaning "looking, viewing".
Macduff Scottish Gaelic
From the ancient Scottish Gaelic Mac duib meaning "son of the black/dark man." This name may have originated as a ethnic term about the native Scots used by Viking conquestors during the later half of the First Millenium... [more]
Wimp English
The surname has at least two origins. The first is occupational and describes a maker of 'wimplels', an Old English veil later much associated with nuns. Second, it may also be locational from the village of Whimple in Devonshire, or Wimpole in Cambridge.
Pifrader German (Sudeten)
Of uncertain meaning.
Asp Swedish
Means "aspen tree" in Swedish.
Hattaha Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田羽 (see Hattawa).
Alver Estonian
Alver is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "allvee" meaning "underwater".
Yamanoue Japanese
Yama means "mountain", no is a possessive article, and ue means "above, top, upper".
Swedenborg Swedish
Derived from the surname Svedberg (sometimes spelled Swedberg). A notable bearer was Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772), a Swedish theologian and scientist.
Oihartzabal Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque oihan "forest, woods" and zabal "wide, broad, open".
Kathalipatrasamit Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Wakuni Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 和国 with 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften" and 国 (koku, kuni) meaning "country."... [more]
Beas Spanish (Mexican)
Spanish (common in Mexico): habitational name from any of the places in Andalusia named Beas.
Humphries English
Derived from the given name Humphrey.
Aihara Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Kilgore Scottish
Habitational name for someone from Kilgour in Fife, named with the Gaelic coille "wood" and gobhar, gabhar "goat".
Sackmann German
Occupational name from Middle High German sacman meaning "baggage servant", one who was in charge of transporting and looking after a knight’s baggage and supplies on campaign.
Moritaka Japanese
Mori means "forest" and taka means "tall, high, expensive".
Mohajeri Persian
Derived from Persian مهاجر (mohajer) meaning "emigrant", ultimately of Arabic origin.
Laemmle German, Jewish
Variant spelling of Lämmle. A famous bearer was the German-American film producer Carl Laemmle (1867-1939).
Mastrangelo Italian
From Italian mastro "master, expert craftsman" combined with the given name Angelo.
Samusawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 寒風沢 or 寒風澤 (see Sabusawa).
Hroza Ukrainian
Means "thunderstorm" in Ukrainian.
Fischbach German
From a place called Fischbach, or a topographic name from German meaning fisch 'fish' + bach 'stream'.
Rydberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish ryd "woodland clearing" and berg "mountain". Notable bearers are author and poet Viktor Rydberg (1828-1895) and physicist Johannes Rydberg (1854-1919).
Vivanco Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the Castilian locality of Vivanco de Mena.
Kanisthapayakhr Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Wieland German, Germanic Mythology
Derived from the given name Wieland.
Byron English
An English place name, earlier Byram, from byre, meaning "farm" and the suffix -ham meaning "homestead". Famously borne by the aristocratic poet, Lord Byron.
Ivanjko Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Sgouros Greek
The surname means "curly-haired" in medieval Greek. According to Adamantios Korais the etymology is from the Greek word gyros (round).
Dierks Low German, Dutch
Genitivized patronymic from a short form of the personal name Diederik.
Learn English (American)
The surname Learn is traced to an 18th-century settler and his family who lived in what is now Tannersville, Pa. It is an Anglicized version of the Germanic "Loehrner," which name the settler and his family also used.
Petre Romanian
From the given name Petre.
Iisawa Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and sawa means "marsh, swamp".
Kharebaty Ossetian
Derived from Georgian ხარება (xareba) meaning "annunciation".
Tudorache Romanian
From the given name Tudorache.
Kivirähk Estonian
Kivirähk is an Estonian surname meaning "stone scree".
Haskins English
Variant of Askin.
Ascher German
Derived from German asche meaning "ash" (tanners worked with ash)
Pamulaklakin Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)
Means "to make it bloom" in Tagalog.
Dasgupta Bengali
Combination of Das and Gupta.
Neztsosie Navajo
From nééz, “tall” in Navajo and tsʼósí, “slim” in Navajo
Čeliković Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian "čelik", ultimately from Turkish çelik, meaning "steel". The -ović suffix is a patronym.
Theofanous Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Θεοφάνους (see Theophanous).
Shiozawa Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 沢 (sawa) meaning "wetland, swamp, marsh".
Tredoni Italian
Mrs. Tredoni is the main antagonist of the 1976 slasher film Alice, Sweet Alice. The role was played by American actress Mildred Clinton (1914-2010).
Mustafić Bosnian
Means "son of Mustafa".
Tindog Filipino, Cebuano
Means "rise, stand up" in Cebuano.
Polk German
Ethnic name for a Pole.
Tester English
From the Old French nickname testard, essentially meaning "big head", for a know-it-all.
Konvalinka Czech
Means "lily-of-the-valley" in Czech.
Ronchetto Italian
Italian: diminutive from a variant of Ronco .
Abakulov Russian
variant of Abakumov
Jachimi Okinawan (Rare, Archaic)
From Okinawan 座喜味 (Jachimi) meaning "Jachimi", a former area in the former district of Yuntanja in the former Ryūkyū kingdom of Chūzan in parts of present-day Okinawa, Japan, or it being the Okinawan form of Japanese 座喜味 (Zakimi) meaning "Zakimi", an area in the same place, in the village of Yomitan in the district of Nakagami in the prefecture of Okinawa in Japan.
Haddon English
Derived from the Old English word had meaning "heathland" and the Old English suffix -don meaning "hill"; hence, the "heathland hill" or the "heather-covered hill".... [more]
Varma Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit वर्मन् (varman) meaning "armour, protection".
Upchurch English
habitational name from a place called as "the high church" or possibly the higher of two churches from Middle English up "up high higher" and chirche "church" (Old English upp and cirice)... [more]
Roy Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Bengali and Assamese form of Raj.
Laflash French (Quebec, Anglicized)
Anglicization of the name "Richer dit Laflèche." Richer comes from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements ric ‘power(ful)’ + hari, heri ‘army.' Laflèche is a reference to La Flèche, a town in historical Anjou, France... [more]
Mabbett English
From a pet-form of the medieval female personal name Mabbe, a shortened form of Amabel (ultimately from Latin amābilis "lovable")... [more]
Sototoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 外当 or 外當 (see Sototō).
Kallemaa Estonian
Kallemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "sloping land".
Lampard English
Derived from the given name Lambert. A famous bearer of this surname is the retired English soccer player Frank Lampard (1978-).
Mouldenhauer German
Has a Northern German origin, and means “bowl maker” or “carver of bowls”.
Naylor English
Occupational name for someone who made nails, from Middle English nayler "nail maker".
Varpunen Finnish (Rare)
From Finnish meaning "sparrow".
Irie Japanese
From Japanese 入 (iri) meaning "entry, input" and 江 (e) meaning "river, inlet". 入江 (irie) means "cove, creek".
Javid Persian, Urdu
Derived from the given name Javed.
Çatal Turkish
Means "fork, prong, yoke" in Turkish.
Tsaoussis Greek (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
From the Greek meaning "peacock"
Caratsch Romansh
Derived from Romansh cuirass "armor".
Tulip English
Habitational name for a person who lived in an area abundant with tulips.
Guruge Sinhalese
Derived from Sinhala ගුරු (guru) meaning "teacher, master" and the locative suffix -ගේ (-ge) meaning "of, home, house".
Kuba Polish, Czech, Slovak, Jewish
From Kuba, a pet form of the personal name Jakub.
Ishimaru Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 丸 (maru) meaning "circle, round, whole".
Stifflemire English (American)
Derived from Old English words "stiff" and "mere," which together could have referred to a stiff or rigid body of water, perhaps a lake or pond.
Gülden German
Variant of Gulden, a metonymic occupational name for a craftsman who gilded objects, or a habitational name referring to a house name such as In den silvren Gulden ("In the Silver Guilder"), De Gulden Hoeve ("The Gilded Farmhouse") or De Gulden Zwaan ("The Gilded Swan").
Yan Chinese (Russified)
Russified form of Yang used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union.
Kuga Japanese
From the Japanese 久 (ku or hisa) "long time," and 我 (ga) "self."
Argyros Greek
Means "silver" in Greek.
Nutter English
Means either (i) "scribe, clerk" (from Middle English notere, ultimately from Latin notārius); or (ii) "person who keeps or tends oxen" (from a derivative of Middle English nowt "ox")... [more]
Mauri Italian, Catalan
From the given name Mauro.
Elbe German
habitational name from any of various places called Elbe, Elben or from the river name.
Madroñero Spanish
It literally means "strawberry farmer".
Oguri Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small, little" and 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut".
Puhm Estonian
Puhm is an Estonian surname meaning "shrub".
Yoichien Japanese (Rare)
与 (Yo) meaning "give, award, participate", 市 (ichi) means "in the city, market" or "town" and 園 (en) means "garden".
Kanedaichi Japanese
Notably from the fictional character Toyohiro Kanedaichi, from the fourth instalment of the popular manga, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure.... [more]
Pütt German
Habitational name from any of several places so named in Rhineland, Westphalia, and Pomerania, but in most cases a topographic name from Middle Low German putte ‘pit’, ‘well’, ‘puddle’, ‘pond’.
Jubran Arabic
Derived from the given name Jubran.
Rourke Irish
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ruairc ‘descendant of Ruarc’, Old Gaelic Ruadhrac, a personal name from Norse Hrothrekr (see Roderick)... [more]
Raidla Estonian
Raidla is an Estonian surname meaning "sculptural/hewed area".
Gonzaga Spanish, Portuguese, Italian (Archaic)
Habitational name for someone from a location called Gonzaga in Mantua, Italy. This was the name of an Italian family that ruled Mantua from 1328 to 1708.
Ćmiel Polish
Variant of Trzmiel.
Bal Punjabi
Based on the name of a branch of the Jat clan, meaning "strength, power, force" in Punjabi, derived from Sanskrit बल (bala).
Almodóvar Spanish
Spanish form of Almodovar.
Denbrough Popular Culture
Surname from the fictional character "Bill Denbrough" from "IT" and "IT Chapter Two".
Köster Estonian
Köster is an Estonian surname meaning "sexton" and "parish clerk".
Marano Italian
Habitational name from any of various places named Marano, derived from the Latin given name Marius combined with the suffix -ano... [more]
Barks English
Variant of Bark.
Cariglia Galician
The surname Cariglia comes from the autonomous region in the northwest Iberian peninsula.
Zwiers Dutch
Patronymic form of the given name Swier, composed of swind "strong" and heri "army".
Bee English
From Middle English be meaning "bee", Old English beo, hence a nickname for an energetic or active person or a metonymic occupational name for a beekeeper.