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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Ida Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Beteta Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Theodoridis Greek
Means "son of Theodoros".
Viegas Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese variant of Venegas.
Amari Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 甘 (ama) meaning "sweet" combined with 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit".
Abeysooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසූරිය (see Abeysuriya).
Dagdag Filipino, Tagalog
Means "addition, increase" in Tagalog.
Huntzinger German
Habitational name for someone from Hintschingen, earlier Huntzingen.
Raviv Hebrew
From Hebrew רָבִיב (raviv) meaning "droplet, rain, drizzle".
Rickardsson Swedish
Means "son of Rickard". A notable bearer of the surname is the Swedish cross country skier, Daniel Rickardsson.
Thianthong Thai
From Thai เทียน (thian) meaning "candle" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".
Gade Danish
Means "street" in Danish.
Bergdahl Swedish
Combination of Swedish berg "mountain, hill" and dal "valley".
Alomgir Bengali
From the given name Alamgir.
Teraoka Japanese
From Japanese 寺 (tera) meaning "temple" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Yarian English
Americanized form of Irion.
Mirza Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Mirza.
Zaimoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Zaim".
Laramie English
From the French la ramée "the small wood, the arbour".
Elizabethson English (Rare)
Means “son of Elizabeth”.
Donnrin Irish
Irish origin derived from Donn. ... [more]
Keymolen Flemish
Derived from the place name Keimolen, itself probably derived from Middle Dutch key "cobblestone, boulder" and molen "mill".
Chui Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Xu 1.
Aurakzai Pashto
Alternate transcription of Orakzai.
Taran Sanskrit
Derived from the Sanskrit word “Tara” (तारा), meaning “star” or “to cross over (water)”— symbolizing salvation, guidance, or crossing to safety.
Sashenka Russian, Ukrainian, Ukrainian (Belarusianized)
From the Russian and Ukrainian given name Sashenka (a diminutive of Aleksandr or Oleksandr), or Belarusianised form of Ukrainian Sashenko.
Zehner German
(chiefly Bavaria, Austria, Switzerland, and Württemberg): occupational name for an official responsible for collecting, on behalf of the lord of the manor, tithes of agricultural produce owed as rent.... [more]
Shōji Japanese
From Japanese 庄 (shō) meaning "manor, villa" and 司 (ji) meaning "officer, boss".
Croslay English
The name is derived from their residence in a region known as the "cross" or "for the dweller at the cross."
Ebihara Japanese
From a combination of 海 (e) meaning "vastly, gathered, sea, ocean, wide, vast" and 老 (bi) meaning "old age, elderly" or 蛯 (ebi) meaning "pawn, shrimp, lobster", that is then combined with 原 (hara) meaning "plain, field".
Tannahill Scottish
From the name of a place in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Kagiyama Japanese
Means "key mountain".... [more]
Lesieur French
From old French sieur "lord, overlord" (from Latin senior "elder") fused with le either an occupational name for someone in service of a great lord or an ironic nickname for someone who gives himself airs or graces.
Hosseinian Persian
From the given name Hossein.
Kishka Ukrainian
Means "cat" in Ukrainian.
Denysenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Denys.
Kokoszka Polish
Nickname for a fussy or broody person, from kokoszka "laying hen".
Hado Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 波 (ha) meaning "wavelength" and 動 (do, dou, dō) meaning "motion, change, confusion"
Jõeorg Estonian
Jõeorg is an Estonian surname meaning "wash, or fluvial valley" and "dale".
Kalviste Estonian
Kalviste is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "Kalvi", a village in Lääne-Viru County.
Walden English
From various places in England derived from Old English wealh "foreigner, Celt" and denu "valley".
Eveleigh English
From an unknown location, possibly from the village of Everleigh in Wiltshire, England (see Everleigh).
Šillers Latvian
Latvian form of Schiller.
Gaita Italian
One who came from Gaeta in Italy.
Salusoo Estonian
Salusoo is an Estonian surname meaning "grove swamp".
Pavliashvili Georgian
Means "son of Pavle".
Jingūji Japanese
formed with 神 (Shin, Jin, Kami, Kan, Kou) meaning "God" and 宮 (Kyuu, Guu, Ku, Kuu, Miya) meaning "Palace". and 司 (Shi, Ji) meaning "Director". Which means the surname could possible come out as “God’s Palace of the Director”
Monvoisin French
Married surname of a infamous 17th century fortune teller and poisoner, Catherine Monvoisin nee Deshayes, known as La Voisin. Executed for witchcraft in 1680 in the affair of the poisons. Her clients included the elite of Paris including a mistress of Louis XIV.
Salemi Italian, Sicilian
habitational name from a place so called in Trapani.
Suarez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino, Caribbean
Unaccented form of Suárez primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Lyashko Ukrainian
Likely a variant of Lyashenko.
Aven English
Variant of Avent or Avon.
Karslake English
Variant spelling of Kerslake.
Vongsay Lao
Alternate transcription of Vongxay.
Õlekõrs Estonian
Õlekõrs is an Estonian surname meaning "straw".
Zeldes Yiddish
An eastern Ashkenazic matronymic surname derived from the Yiddish female personal name Zelde (from the Middle High German word sælde meaning either 'fortunate', 'blessed', or 'happiness'.)
Kameoka Japanese
From Japanese 亀 (kame) meaning "turtle, tortoise" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Agbulos Filipino, Ilocano
Means "to let go, to set free" in Ilocano.
Kasahara Japanese
From Japanese 笠 (kasa) meaning "conical hat" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Nephus Greek
A Gods son who will become God
Võõbus Estonian
Võõbus is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "võõp" meaning to "daub" or "paint".
Cavill English
Derived from Cavil, a place located in the East Riding of Yorkshire in northern England, named from Old English ca meaning "jackdaw" and feld meaning "open country". It is borne by the British actor Henry Cavill (1983-).
Carducci Italian
From Riccarduccio, an affectionate form of the given name Riccardo. A famous bearer of this surname is Italian poet Giosuè Carducci (1835-1907), winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1906.
Courfeyrac Literature
Courfeyrac is the surname that Victor Hugo used for Marius' closest friend in the friend of the ABC. Meaning is unknown.
Briccetti Italian (Rare)
Possibly derived from Piedmontese bric "hill", ultimately from Old Celtic brixs "hill, high".
Eun Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 恩 (eun) meaning "favor, grace, mercy".
Bohórquez Spanish
Denoted a person from Bohorques, a minor place in the Spanish province of Santander.
Escobedo Spanish
The surname Escobedo is of Spanish origin, with two main possible meanings: a topographic name referring to the collective form of "escoba" (broom) or a habitational name from one of two minor places called Escobedo in Cantabria, Spain... [more]
Routine French
Variant of Routin.
Savasti Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of สวัสดี (see Sawatdi).
Bourque French (Quebec)
Unknown history. A famous bearer is Raymond Bourque (B.-1960), a Quebec born professional ice hockey player from 1979-2001.
Louisville English
From the name of the largest city of Louisville in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The city was named for the 18th-century King Louis XVI of France, whose soldiers were then aiding Americans in the Revolutionary War.
Pantolin Swedish (Rare)
Swedish military name
Zoch German
From a place in Germany named Zochau.
Wiggins English
Patronymic form of Wiggin.
Dylan English
From the given name Dylan.
Farag Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Faraj chiefly used in Egypt.
Simard French (Quebec)
From the Germanic name Siegmar via the French form Simar.
Harmer English (British)
Meaning, of the Army or man of Armor, from the battle at Normandy, France. It was formerly a French last name Haremere after the battle at Normandy it moved on to England where it was shortened to Harmer.
Ó hÁilleacháin Irish
It means "descendant of Áilleachán".
Casamitjana Catalan
It indicates familial origin within either of 3 farmhouses: the one in Castellnou de Bages, the one in l'Esquirol, or the one in Moià.
Veryard Medieval Spanish (Rare)
Rumour has it that the surname De-Veryard represented a Spanish occupation, but unclear what that might be - have never been able to establish the origin.
Lellouche Judeo-Spanish
From Tamazight alûsh meaning "lamb".
Futaki Japanese
From 二 (mi) meaning "two" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Fatehi Persian
From the given name Fateh.
Dale Norwegian, Danish
Habitational name from any of the various farmsteads called Dale in Norway. Derived from Old Norse dalr "valley".
Mateas Romanian
Romanian cognate of Matthias.
Talaat Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Tal'at.
Sherwood English
From a place name meaning "bright forest", derived from Old English scir meaning "bright" and wudu meaning "tree, wood".
Krestos Ge'ez
Ge'ez form from Greek given name Christos 1, used as a surname of several Ethiopian emperors.
Pickle German
Pickle is an Anglicized form of the North German word “pokel” and or the Dutch word “pekel”.
Wehmann German
From Middle Low German wede, "wood forest" combined with man, "man"
Boutros Arabic
From the given name Boutros.
Mitarai Japanese
From Japanese 御手洗 (mitarai) referring to purifying water at the entrance of a shrine.
Vee Norwegian
Habitational name from farmsteads named Ve, for example in Hordaland and Sogn, from Old Norse "sacred place".
Lisowski Polish
Name for someone from any of various locations named Lisowa, Lisowo, Lisów or Lisowice, all derived from Polish lis meaning "fox".
Camper English
Respelling of German Kamper or Kämpfer (see Kampfer). The surname Camper is recorded in England, in the London and Essex area, in the 19th century; its origin is uncertain, but it may have been taken there from continental Europe.
Youngblood English
Americanisation of the German surname Jungbluth.
Mani German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from a short form of the given name Emmanuel.
Artursson Swedish
Means "Son of Artur".
Tharu Nepali
Possibly refers to the Tharu, an indigenous ethnic group of Nepal.
Pescador Spanish
Means "fisherman, fisher" in Spanish.
Kan Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Jin).
Lively English
A modern English surname possibly derived from a lost village called Laefer-leah which would give it the meaning "the farm by the lake".... [more]
Sidiropoulos Greek
Means "son of a blacksmith worker" in Greek.
Madraswala Indian (Parsi)
From Madras (presently Chennai), the name of the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Gorelik Russian
Russian form of Horelyk.
Asche German
From German meaning "ash, ash tree". Likely a habitational name for someone who lived by an ash tree.
Yoichi Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 与市 with 与 (yo, ata.eru, azuka.ru, kumi.suru, tomoni) meaning "bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend" and 市 (shi, ichi) meaning "city, market, town."... [more]
Paide Estonian
Paide is an Estonian surname taken from the town of the same name in Järva County.
Bolt English
Either: an occupational name for an archer or a maker of bolts, or a nickname for a stocky or upright person, derived from Middle English bolt "bolt, crossbow bolt". A famous bearer of the name is Jamaican athletic sprinter Usain Bolt (1986-), widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time.
Umesawa Japanese
From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "apricot, plum" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, wetland, marsh".
Wangchuk Tibetan
From the given name Wangchuk
Masood Arabic, Persian
From the given name Mas'ud
Marchese Italian
From the title of rank marchése "marquis" (in Italy the rank immediately below that of duke), probably applied as a nickname for someone who behaved like a marquis, or an occupational name for a servant in the household of a marquis... [more]
Mattana Italian
From Sardinian mattana "madness, annoyance".
Carreau French
Variant of Carrel. It could also be a habitational name from several places named Carreau in France.
Tournier French
French form of Turner.
Khare Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Means "pure, true" in Hindi and Marathi.
Hietamäki Finnish
Derived from hieta ("fine-sand") & mäki ("hill").
Atlı Turkish
Means "horseman, equestrian" in Turkish.
De Los Reyes Spanish
Means “of the kings” in Spanish.
Andoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Ando.
Jäätes Estonian
Jäätes is an Estonian surname derived from "jäätee" meaning "ice road/causeway".
Dharmawansha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධර්මවංශ (see Dharmawansa).
Đurović Serbian
Derived from the forename Đuro.
Gunji Japanese
From Japanese 郡 (gun) meaning "county, district" and 司 (ji) meaning "officer, official, boss".
Degutis Lithuanian
Occupational name for a person who sold tar; from the Lithuanian word degutas meaning "tar".
Kamai Japanese
Kama means "honeysuckle" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".
Yonemoto Japanese
Yone means "rice, America" and moto means "origin, root, source, base".
Kunnas Finnish
Means "hill, hillock" in Finnish.
Pienaar Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of French Pinard.
Abakulov Russian
variant of Abakumov
El-tayeb Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic الطيب (see Al-tayyib).
Kováčik Slovak
Comes from a pet form of Kováč, 'smith'.
Kotaira Japanese
Ko means "small" and taira means "peace, level".
Usai Italian
Possibly from the name of the former village Usani, or alternately, from Sardinian uscare "to burn, to scorch".
Cain English
Habitational name from the city of Caen in France, or a variant form of Cane.
Wakida Japanese
Waki means "side" and da means "rice paddy, field".
Braxiatel Popular Culture
Irving Braxiatel or Cardinal Braxiatel is a fictional character from the Virgin New Adventures—spin-off novels based on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. He subsequently became a regular character in novels and audio dramas in the Bernice Summerfield series... [more]
Gábriel Hungarian
From the given name Gábriel.
Javeed Urdu
Derived from the given name Javed.
Flower Welsh
Anglicized form of the Welsh personal name Llywarch, of unexplained origin.
St Vincent English
Most likely referring to Vincent Ferrer, a friar and preacher or one of the many places called St. Vincent.
Vammus Estonian
Vammus is an Estonian surname meaning "jacket" and "doublet".
Kikkamägi Estonian
Kikkamägi is an Estonian surname meaning "spindle (tree: Euonymus) mountain".
Calderwood English
From the lordship of Calderwood in Lanarkshire, Scotland
Serbia Spanish
Unknown.. researching history of the spanish name that was first identify being used in Utado Puerto, Rico in 1790s by Fransico Serbia and Paula Serbia Filare
Yuyamidou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 (see Yuyamidō).
Osgood English, Jewish
Derived from the Medieval English given name Osgod the anglicized form of the Old Norse name Ásgautr... [more]
Reial Estonian
Reial is an Estonian surname derived from "treial" meaning "lathe turner".
Iman Arabic
From the given name İman.
Tamamoto Japanese, Ryukyuan, Okinawan
From 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball" and 元 (moto) meaning "origin".
Ichim Romanian
Ichim is a family name.
Kōri Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 氷 (kōri) meaning "ice".
Ambur Estonian
Ambur is an Estonian surname meaning "arbalist (crossbowman)"
Casperson English
Means "son of Casper".
Belonger French (Quebec)
variant of French Belanger or Boulanger
Giustino Italian
From the given name Giustino
Lampard English
Derived from the given name Lambert. A famous bearer of this surname is the retired English soccer player Frank Lampard (1978-).
Mujahid Arabic
From the given name Mujahid.
Sooksri Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สุขศรี (see Suksi).
Warisaya Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 割鞘 (see Warizaya).
Barreira Portuguese, Galician
From several habitations in Galicia and Portugal, from barreira meaning "clay or loam hollow".
Spanjer German
One who came from Spain, a Spaniard.
Bader Arabic
Derived from the given name Badr.
Took Literature
In J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings", the surname of Peregrin "Pippin" Took, a cousin of Meriadoc Brandybuck and second cousin of Frodo Baggins... [more]
Lavine English
1 English: variant of Lavin 2.... [more]
Hingston English
From any of several towns named Hinxton or Hingston, varyingly meaning "Hengist’s hill" (from hengest "stallion" and dun "hill, mountain") or "hind’s stone" (from hind "female deer" and stan "stone").
Barakzay Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto بارکزی (see Barakzai).
Khalsa Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Derived from Arabic خلص (khalasa) meaning "pure, clear". This is also the term used to refer to initiated Sikhs.
Vanhamel Flemish
Means "from Hamel".
Nanjo Japanese
From 南 (nan) meaning "south" and 條 (jo) meaning "section, article, clause".
Yaeger German
Yaeger is a relatively uncommon American surname, most likely a transcription of the common German surname "Jaeger/Jäger" (hunter). The spelling was changed to become phonetic because standard English does not utilize the umlaut.
Dembo Jewish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places in Lithuania or Poland called Dęby.
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".
Punla Tagalog
Means "seedling, sprout" in Tagalog.
Owsley English
Habitational name form a now lost place name in Southern England. Possibly derived from the name of the river name Ouse and Old English -leah meaning "wood".
Trelawny Cornish
A habitational surname that originated in Cornwall.
Zhuvinsky Russian
Surname named after the Zhuvinsky Reserve
Petriashvili Georgian
Means "son of Petre".
Konoe Japanese
Means "royal guardian" in Japanese. The kanji that make up this name are 近 (kon, "near, close") and 衛 (e, "protection"). A famous bearer of this surname was Japanese Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe (近衞 文麿; 1891–1945).
Bentancur Spanish
One of the variants of Bettencourt or Bethencourt.
Gatou Japanese
Variant transcription of Gato.
Yehia Arabic
From the given name Yahya.
Ardern English
Means "eagle valley" or "gravel valley". From Old English ear "gravel" or eran "eagle" and denu "valley". Also a variant of Arden.
Akizuki Japanese
The Akizuki clan is a Japanese noble family.
Gavino Italian
From the given name Gavino.
Allendorf German
Habitational name from any of ten or more places called Allendorf.
Chapelle French
Topographic name for someone who lived near a chapel from French chapelle "chapel" or from several places in France and Belgium called (La) Chapelle and variant of Lachapelle, Capelle, and Chappelle.
Verrone Italian
Italian: probably a nickname from an augmentative form of verro ‘boar’.
Kõivisto Estonian
Kõivisto is an Estonian surname meaning "birch grove".
Wolfgang German
From the given name Wolfgang.
Charnock English (Rare)
The locational surname originates from two places, Charnock Richard and Heath Charnock, which are both located in Lancashire, England.... [more]
Bo Burmese
From a title for a military officer or someone who distinguished themselves in the struggle for independence of Burma.
Batley English
From the name of a town in Yorkshire, from Old English given name Bata and leah "woodland, clearing".
Cossiga Italian, Sardinian
Sardinian translation of the place name Corsica. A famous bearer of the name is Francesco Cossiga (1928-2010), Italian politician who served as Prime Minister (1979-1980) and as President (1985-1992).
Litherland English
From a place name: either Litherland in Merseyside or Uplitherland in Lancashire. The place names themselves derive from Old Norse hlið "hillside, slope" (genitive form hliðar) and Old English land "land".
Yurovskyi Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Jurowski.
Vermont French (Rare)
Derived from french, meaning "green mountain" (Vert, "green"; mont, "mountain").
Takiyama Japanese
From Japanese 滝 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Wagatoki Japanese
Waga means "young" and toki means "time".
Bonsall English (British)
This is a locational name which originally derived from the village of Bonsall, near Matlock in Derbyshire. The name is Norse-Viking, pre 10th Century and translates as 'Beorns-Halh' - with 'Beorn' being a personal name meaning 'Hero' and 'Halh' a piece of cultivated land - a farm.
İnegöllü Turkish
Originally denoted someone from the İnegöl District in the Bursa province of Turkey.