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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Mccord Northern Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cuairt or Mac Cuarta, apparently meaning "son of a journey", which Woulfe suggests may be a reduced form of Mac Muircheartaigh (see Mcmurtry).
Hatsuta Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 or 八多 (see Hatta).
Teekivi Estonian
Teekivi is an Estonian surname meaning "path stone".
Chadburn English (Rare)
Form the wildcat brook
Bael English, German (Americanized)
Variant of Beal. Also the Americanized form of German Biehl, Bühl, or Buehl.
Mattíasson Icelandic
Means "son of Mattías" in Icelandic.
Yurovskyi Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Jurowski.
Berinchyk Ukrainian
Possibly from Ukrainian беріть (berit'), meaning "to take".
Buuro Somali
Buuro in Somali means "hills" or "mountains".
Osypenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Osyp".
Schaul German, Dutch, Jewish
Either from from Middle Low German schulle, Middle Dutch scholle, schulle, Middle High German schülle "plaice"; either a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or seller of these fish or a nickname for someone thought to resemble a plaice... [more]
Ataollahi Persian
From the given name Ataollah.
Trachang Thai (Rare)
Means "elephant seal" in Thai.
Moskva Russian
Derived from the Russian word Москва meaning "Moscow".
Glad English, Scandinavian
Nickname for a cheerful person, from Middle English, Scandinavian glad "merry, jolly".
Arise Japanese
Ari means "exist, have, possess" and se means "ripple".
Brucks German
A variant of the German based surname 'Bruck', which roughly means 'bridge'.
Ghermezian Iranian, Jewish, Persian
The surname’s most notable bearers are the Ghermezian Family, Iranian Canadians of Jewish descent.
Office English (Modern)
Occupational name for a person who works in an office.
Tartu Estonian
Tartu is an Estonian surname derived from the city of the same name in Tartu County.
Arlotta Sicilian
From the French personal name Arlot, recorded in the Latinized form Arolottus from the 13th century.
Ben Zaken Hebrew
Means "son of the old man" or "son of the elder" in Hebrew.
Bogdański Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place Bogdany, Bogdanowo, Bogdanka or other locations named with the given name Bogdan.
Kashiwabara Japanese
From Japanese 柏 (kashiwa) meaning "oak" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Curtin Irish (Anglicized)
Shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cruitín, meaning "son of Cruitín", a byname for a hunchback.
Tönz Romansh
Variant of Tenz.
Khamdi Thai
From Thai คำ (kham) meaning "gold" or "word, speech" and ดี (di) meaning "good, fine, excellent".
Safaei Persian
From the given name Safa.
Warden English
Occupational name for a watchman or guard, from Old French wardein meaning "protector, guard". It was also used as a habbitational name for someone from any of the various locations in England named Warden... [more]
Waseem Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Wasim.
Takekawa Japanese
Take means "bamboo" and kawa means "stream, river".
Billeaud French
From a personal name composed of the Germanic elements bil "sword" (or possibly bili "gentle") + wald "ruler".
Sha Hui
From the Arabic name Shah.
Jayarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයරත්න (see Jayaratne).
Saysana Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ໄຊຊະນະ (see Xaysana).
Yamase Japanese
Yama means "mountain" and se means "ripple".
Srithong Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ศรีทอง (see Sithong).
Widmann German
Variant of Wiedmann ‘huntsman’ and Wideman.
Pincock English
It is believed to be a variant of the surname Pink, which itself can have several origins, including being a nickname for someone with pink cheeks or a rosy complexion, or an occupational name for a dyer or someone who worked with pigment dyes.
Heber German
Occupational name for a carrier (someone who loaded or transported goods), from an agent derivative of Middle High German heben "to lift".
Jurjovec Obscure
May be a variant of Jurjević.
Ayari Arabic (Maghrebi), Persian
Derived from Arabic عَيَّار (ʿayyār) or Persian عیار (ayyâr) meaning "vagabond, loafer, idler" (chiefly Tunisian).
Eke Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ek.
Mirzadeh Persian
Means "prince" in Persian, derived from Arabic أمير (amir) meaning "prince, commander" combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Ucar Croatian
1 Croatian, Serbian, and eastern Slovenian: ironic nickname for an autocratic person, from car ‘tsar’.... [more]
Hutabalian Batak
From Batak huta meaning "village, area" and balian meaning "rice field, farm, outside".
De La Salle Medieval French, History (Ecclesiastical, Rare)
Means "of the room" in French. It is borne by a saint who is the founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.
Soome Estonian
Soome is an Estonian surname meaning "Finland".
Linhares Portuguese
Portuguese: habitational name from any of several places called Linhares, for example in Braganca, Guarda, and Vila Real, from the plural of linhar ‘flax field’ (Latin linare, a derivative of linum ‘flax’).
Langerak Dutch
A habitational name from any of several places called Langerak, derived from lang "long" and rak "straight section of a waterway".
Birtwistle English
From the names of various places in England or similar, all derived from Old Norse bjǫrk "birch tree" and Old English twisel "fork, bifurcation".
Manouilidis Greek
Means "son of Manouil" in Greek.
Obuchi Japanese
Combination of the kanji 小 (o, "small") and 渕 (淵, fuchi, "abyss, edge"). A famous bearer of this surname is Japanese Prime Minister Keizō Obuchi (小渕 恵三; 1937–2000).
Chrzanowski Polish
Originally denoted someone who came from a place called Chrzanów or Chrzanowo, both derived from Polish chrzan meaning "horseraddish".
Maioni Italian
Variant of Maione.
Deutscher German
Means "German, person from Germany" in German.
Faramarzi Persian
From the given name Faramarz.
Gueye Western African, Wolof
From a clan name of uncertain meaning.
Úlfsson Icelandic
Icelandic from of Ulfsson.
Kulyk Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Kulik.
Mujović Bosnian
Means "son of Mujo"
Barakzay Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto بارکزی (see Barakzai).
Sasportas Judeo-Spanish
Possibly derived from Spanish seis puertas meaning "six doors" or Catalan las portes meaning "the doors".
Mitchells English (African)
Derived from the given name Mitchell or a variant of Mitchell 1. Mostly dominated in South Africa.
Mor Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Mor, means "myrrh" in Hebrew.
Amosova Russian
Feminine form of Amosov.
Macedo Portuguese, Spanish (Latin American)
Referred to a person who worked or lived at an apple orchard. It is derived from Vulgar Latin mattianēta meaning "place with apple trees."
Aquila Italian
Habitational name from L'Aquila in Abruzzo or from any of various smaller places called Aquila.
Ilarratza Basque
From the name of a settlement in Álava, Spain, possibly derived from Basque illar "bean, pea; heather" and the abundance suffix -tza.
Takamaki Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 巻 (maki) meaning "scroll, book, roll up, tie" or 高巻 (takamaki) meaning "to detour around a waterfall"
Hindle English
Habitational name from a place in the parish of Whalley, Lancashire, so called from the same first element + Old English hyll 'hill'.
Ryle English
Habitational name from Royle in Lancashire (see Royle).
Suhail Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Suhail.
Chessa Italian
Probably from Sardinian chersa "lentisk", a kind of tree.
Drach Irish
Variant of Drake.
Takagiri Japanese
高 (Taka) means "high, tall, expensive" and giri is a variant of 桐 (Kiri) meaning "foxglove, paulownia tree".... [more]
Abukar Somali
Of Somali origin and means "father of the unique".
Oeltjenbruns German
Combination of Oeltjen and Bruns.
Van Der Graaf Dutch
Means "from the canal", derived from Dutch graaf "canal, excavated watercourse", itself related to graven "to dig".
Keidar Hebrew
Keidar is an ancient nickname given to the descendants of Ishmael.
Zupanc Slovene
Variant of Zupan.
Grzybiński Polish
Habitational name from Grzybiny or Grzybina.
Sturtz German
Sturtz comes from an alpine village in Germany. It literately means "to stumble".
Slinger English
Travelled with the army's a user of Slings for war. The variant Slingo is a misspelling only appeared after the English civil war. YDNA between the two matches.
Ghoogasian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղուկասյան (see Ghukasyan).
Kibe Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Occhibianco Italian
Means "white eye" in Italian, most often given to foundlings.
Mozart German
The surname was first recorded in the 14th century as Mozahrt, and later as Motzhardt in Germany. It is a compound word, the first part of which is Middle High German mos, also spelt mosz, and meaning “bog, marsh” in southern dialects (compare modern German Moos)... [more]
Pujols Catalan
It literally means "hillocks".
Hiiemets Estonian
Hiiemets is an Estonian surname meaning "sacred grove forest".
Ziani Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Zayyan.
Essex English
From the place name Essex.
Panuwat Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai ภาณุวัฒน์ (see Phanuwat).
Isoko Japanese
Iso means "beach, seashore" and ko means "child, sign of the rat".
Haizlip English (American)
American variant spelling of Scottish Hyslop.
Sribunrueang Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สีบุญเรือง (see Sibunrueang).
Dhanushka Sinhalese
From the given name Dhanushka.
Nakasaki Japanese
Naka means "middle" and saki means "cape, peninsula, promontory".
Hulshof Dutch
Habitational name derived from Middle Dutch hul "holly" and hof "court, garden, farmstead".
Olagaraia Basque (Rare)
From the name of a location in Etxalar, Navarre, a variant of Olagarai.
Wijayatilaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයතිලක (see Wijayathilaka).
Ogino Japanese
Variant of Okino.
Škudlárek Czech
Nickname for a stingy person, from a derivative Czech škudil meaning "stingy","tight-fisted".
Gíslason Icelandic
Means son of Gísla.
Khmyz Russian
Derived from dialectal Russian хмыз (khmyz) meaning "bush, thicket".
Rosenthal German, Jewish
name for any of numerous places named rosenthal or rosendahl. means " rose valley"
Micallef Maltese
Either from Micali, a variant of the Biblical name Michael, or from Maltese mħallef meaning "judge".
Über German
From German meaning "above" or "over".
Smalley English, Cornish (?)
Locational surname from places in Derbyshire and Lancashire, so called from Old English smæl ‘narrow’ + leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’. This may also be a Cornish name with an entirely separate meaning.
Cicala Italian
From Italian meaning "cicada".
Dupin French
Means "of the pine tree" in French, referring to a person who lived near a pine tree or was from any of various locations named Le Pin.
Plyushchenko Ukrainian
Derieved from Ukrainian плющ (plyushch), meaning "ivy".
Wahba Arabic
Means "gift" in Arabic, derived from the word وَهَبَ (wahaba) meaning "to grant, to gift".
Matsoo Estonian
Matsoo is an Estonian surname possibly derived from the Danish/Germanic surname "Madsen" or "Matsen".
Morinaka Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".
Nedry English (American)
It was the most popular in the United States in 1897-1990.
Geller Yiddish, German, Russian
The name may derive from the German word "gellen" (to yell) and mean "one who yells." It may derive from the Yiddish word "gel" (yellow) and mean the "yellow man" or from the Yiddish word "geler," an expression for a redheaded man... [more]
Yukimitsu Japanese
雪 (Yuki) means "snow" and 光 (mitsu) means "light, radiance".
Breyette English (American)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. First found in the United States around 1880. Self-taught artist Michael Breyette is a bearer of this surname
Pniewski Polish, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from Pniewy in the district of Poznań, or from any of the many places in Poland named Pniewo.
Ma Korean
From Sino-Korean 馬 meaning “horse”, or 麻 meaning “hemp, flax, jute”.
Morihara Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Vogt Von Findingen Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt. Members of this noble family also use the surname Vogt de Fundingen.
Vays Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Weiss.
Barons Latvian
Means "baron".
Asum Filipino, Maranao
Possibly from Maranao asom meaning "bearded, rugged".
Mehmet Turkish, Uyghur
From the given name Mehmet.
Stancliff English
Habitational name from Scout in Northowram (Yorkshire) recorded as Staynclif in 1309 and Stancliff Skoute (the home of Edward Stankliff) in 1536. The placename derives from Old English stan 1 "stone rock" with influence from Old Norse steinn "stone rock" and Old English clif "cliff bank" later with Middle English scoute "projecting cliff overhanging rock" (Old Norse skúti).
Blessing German, English
Either a German patronymic from a variant of the personal name Blasius or a nickname for a bald person from Middle High German blas "bald bare"... [more]
Kõivisto Estonian
Kõivisto is an Estonian surname meaning "birch grove".
Veldhuis Dutch
Means "field house" in Dutch.
Lackyard French (Anglicized)
Anglicized version of French surname, Lacaillade.
Goudarzi Persian
From the given name Goudarz.
Fechtmeister German
Means "fencing master" in German, this is a nickname for a show fighter or organizer who are a begging and thieving journeyman at fairs in 17th century Germany, from German fechten "to fence" and meister "master".
Finchem English
This surname came from the Norman’s who had invaded England. The surname Finchem means homestead.
Kose Japanese
From 小 (ko) meaning "small, little" or 古 (kose) meaning "old" combined with 瀬 (se) meaning "current, ripple".
Melody Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maoiléidigh.
Kurihashi Japanese
Kuri means "chestnut" and hashi means "bridge".
Charalampopoulos Greek
Descentand or son of Charalampos
Tamashiro Japanese
Means "jewel castle" or "ball castle" in Japanese. From the Japanese words 玉 (jewel, ball) and 城 (castle). This surname is of Okinawan origin.
Hermoso Spanish (Philippines)
Means "handsome" in Spanish.
Doğu Turkish
Means "east" in Turkish.
Buruaga Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Zigoitia.
Discenza Italian
An Italian surname likely deriving from the Latin descendere meaning "to descend, to come down".
Vinnychenko Ukrainian
Means "from Vinnytsya".
Nasrollahi Persian
From the given name Nasrollah.
Bien-Aimé Haitian Creole
Means "beloved" from French bien meaning "good" and aimé meaning "love".
Bodnaru Romanian
Romanian form of Bodnár.
Boen Dutch
Variant form of Boon 3. Alternatively, a romanised form of the Chinese surname Wen, mostly found in Indonesia (a former Dutch colony).
Hejazi Persian
Persian form of Hijazi.
Metslang Estonian
Metslang is an Estonian surname meaning "forest cutting area"; derived from the compounds "mets "forest" and "lank" (cutting area).
Grob German
A nickname for a strong, heavy man, or for a lout, from Middle High German g(e)rop "coarse".
Triplett African American
This surname may be derived from the English word Triplet.
Mäepõld Estonian
Mäepõld is an Estonian surname meaning "hill/mountain field".
Wolfram English
From the given name Wulfrun.
Aaberg Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian cognate of Åberg.
Kinjo Japanese
From the Japanese 金 (kin or kane) "gold," "money" and 城 (jo or shiro) "castle."
Belkin Russian
Patronymic from the nickname Belka meaning "squirrel" (a derivative of bely "white", referring to the animal's white stomach).
Kunimatsu Japanese
From Japanese 国 (kuni) meaning "land, a large place" combined with 松 (matsu) meaning "pine."
Hallows English
Variant of Hale.
Agatep Filipino, Ilocano
Means "thatcher, roof maker" in Ilocano.
Abensur Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Tzur".
Pueyo Spanish
From Spanish meaning "small hilltop".
Alasoo Estonian
Alasoo is an Estonian surname meaning "area/region swamp".
Prozesky Polish
process or court case... [more]
Vikentiev Russian
Means "son of Vikentiy".
Armendaritze Basque (Rare)
From the name of a commune in the French arrondissement of Bayonne, or directly from a patronymic form of the given name Armentarius.
Galantuomo Italian
Meaning "gentleman"
Tabata Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 端 (hata) meaning "edge, end, tip".
Seo Korean
From Sino-Korean 徐 (seo) meaning "slowly, quietly, calmly" or 西 (seo) meaning "west, western".
Sikham Thai
From Thai ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold".
Amarasekere Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසේකර (see Amarasekara).