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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Bunnak Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุนนาค (see Bunnag).
Ekern Norwegian (Rare)
From Old Norse ekra "meadow, field". This was the name of a farmstead in Norway.
Azari Persian
Means "Azeri, Azerbaijani" in Persian.
Ealey English
Variant of Ely.
Feito Asturian
Asturian surname of Vaquieru origin, from the West of Asturias
Peršin Croatian, Serbian
From Croatian peršin meaning "parsley," likely referring to a grower or seller.
Bledig Welsh
"like a wolf"
Ōba Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 場 (ba) meaning "place, situation, circumstances".
Latifi Persian, Albanian
From the given name Latif.
Ordorika Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Muxika, Spain, possibly derived from Basque ordo "plain, field, meadow" and ori "yellow" combined with the toponymic suffix -ika meaning "slope" or "place of".
Sky Jewish
Shortened from last names ending in -sky.
Chraplewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 3 Greater Polish villages named Chraplewo.
Erzhanova Kazakh
Feminine transcription of Kazakh Ержанов (see Erzhanov).
Prentice English
Derived from apprentice.
Schauwecker German
habitational name for someone from Schaubeck near Marbach (Württemberg).
Magaling Tagalog
Means "skilled, great, excellent" in Tagalog.
Ōsawa Japanese
Alternate transcription of Osawa.
Oda Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (o) "small," 尾 (o) "tail" or 織 (o) "fabric," "material," "cloth" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy" or 多 (ta or da) "many."... [more]
Durgiai Romansh
Derived from the given name Durisch.
Lubinski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the places called Lubin, Lubiń, or Lubiny.
Lo Maglio Italian
Means "the mallet, the hammer" in Italian (see Maglio).
Zurru Italian
From Sardinian "gush, spring (of water)".
Tsukimoto Japanese
月 (Tsuki) means "moon, month" and 本 (moto) meets "origin, root, source".
Robey English
From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.
Suleymanov Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Süleymanov.
Sayeyang Thai
Alternate transcription of Saeyang.
Mohsin Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Muhsin.
Nogami Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".
Gu Korean (Anglicized)
A Korean surname, meaning "tool, device, utensil". Derived from the Chinese surname 具, (Jù)
Amenomiya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 雨宮 (Amenomiya) meaning "Amenomiya", a former area in the district of Hanishina in the former Japanese province of Shinano in parts of present-day Nagano in Japan or an area in the same location in the city of Chikuma in the prefecture of Nagano in Japan.... [more]
Kerbel English, German, Russian (Rare)
Means "chervil" in German, a parsley-related herb. The surname probably came into England via Germanic relations between the two languages, hence it being most common in German & English countries.
Uys Afrikaans
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include an Afrikaans variant of Huijs which seems to have developed into Uijs and finally into Uys.
Nakamori Japanese
Naka means "middle" and mori means "forest".
Miraj Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Miraj.
Percival English, Norman
Variant of Perceval, derived from the given name Percival.
Grill German
From a nickname for a cheerful person, from Middle High German grille "cricket" (Old High German grillo, from Late Latin grillus, Greek gryllos). The insect is widely supposed to be of a cheerful disposition, no doubt because of its habit of infesting hearths and warm places... [more]
Junko Japanese
Junko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean any of the following:... [more]
Van Dongen Dutch
Means "from Dongen", a village in North Brabant, Netherlands, derived from donk "sandy hill (in marshy area)".
Axiotis Greek
Axiotis refers to a family that originated in Naxos Greece. The feminine form is Axioti.
Ružek Czech
It means "rose". Derived from name Ružena.
Toth Jewish
This surname is a Hungarian surname that has been used by the Jewish population.
Annoura Japanese
From 案 (an) meaning "table, desk, legal case, rough draft", (no) an invisible possessive particle, and 浦 (ura) meaning "inlet, bay".
Kretschmer German
Means "innkeeper, tavernkeeper, pubkeeper", derived from Proto-Slavic *кърчьмарь (kъrčьmařь).
Nine English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Nein or Neun, from Middle High German niun meaning "nine".
Kleffner German
Nickname for a prattler or gossip, from Middle High German, Middle Low German kleffer(er).
Mastrangelo Italian
From Italian mastro "master, expert craftsman" combined with the given name Angelo.
Uuk Estonian
Uuk is an Estonian surname meaning "bay" and "dormer".
Sardone Italian
Augmentative of Sarda or Sardo "the big Sardinian". in the central and southern Adriatic region from sardone "anchovy".
Yanase Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yana) meaning "willow" or 簗 (yana) meaning "fish trap" combines with 瀬 (se) meaning "torrent, ripple, rapids, current".... [more]
Tesfaye Amharic, Ethiopian
From the given name Tesfaye.
Lagoudakis Greek
Derived from the Greek word λαγουδάκι (lagoudáki), diminutive of λαγός (lagós) meaning "bunny".
Okajima Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Mutambo Luba
It means "forest" in Songye and Tshiluba, but can also mean "supreme ruler" in Tshiluba.
Mizuya Japanese
Variation of Mizutani.
Piirimees Estonian
Piirimees is an Estonian surname meaning "border man".
Khurshid Persian, Urdu
From the given name Khurshid
Chandra Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of various Chinese surnames such as Chen (陳), Lin (林), Xie (謝) or Zeng (曾)... [more]
Wreden German, Jewish
Habitational name for any place in Germany or Denmark, of uncertain meaning. Famous bearers include Davey Wreden (1988-) is an American game designer known for his work in The Stanley Parable and The Beginner's Guide as well as his brother, American internet personality, Douglas Scott Wreden (1991-), known by his pseudonym DougDoug.
Hinz German, Danish (Rare)
Derived from the given name Hinz, a diminutive of Heinrich.
Sebeok Hungarian, Medieval Hungarian
From Sebők, a diminutive of Sebestyén.
Ursi Italian
Ultimately from Latin meaning "bear".
Krey German
Nickname from Middle Low German krege "crow".
Gianola Italian, Italian (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of Gianni and Gian.
Mentzer German
Habitational name with the agent suffix -er, either from Mainz, earlier Mentz, derived from the medieval Latin name Mogontia (Latin Mogontiacum, probably from the Celtic personal name Mogontios), or from Menz in Brandenburg and Saxony.
Ruwanpura Sinhalese
From Sinhala රුවන (ruvana) meaning "gem" combined with Sanskrit पुर (pura) meaning "city".
Vaŝingtono Esperanto
Esperanto form of Washington.
Samsonov Russian
Means "son of Samson".
Sei Estonian
Sei is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "seib", meaning "washer" and "disk"; or "seil", meaning "sail".
Worship English (British)
Registered with the Guild of One Name Studies... [more]
Boersma West Frisian, Dutch
From Dutch boer "farmer, peasant" combined with the Frisian suffix -ma.
Munden English
From the name of a parish in Hertfordshire, England.
Saarepera Estonian
Saarepera is an Estonian surname meaning "island folk".
Manzoni Italian
Of uncertain origin: could be derived from a nickname given to those who raised and took care of bullock, or from the medieval terms manso or mansueto, denoting a gentle person.... [more]
Aldridge English
habitational name from a place in the West Midlands called Aldridge; it is recorded in Domesday Book as Alrewic, from Old English alor ‘alder’ + wīc ‘dwelling’, ‘farmstead’.
Añorbe Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Navarrese municipality.
Beralde French
Possibly from Beraud.
Phương Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Fang, from Sino-Vietnamese 方 (phương).
Annus Estonian
Annus is an Estonian surname meaning "dose".
Borsok Russian, Jewish, German (Austrian)
Pronouced "Boar-sook"... [more]
Daníelsson Icelandic
Means "son of Daníel" in Icelandic.
Raatikainen Finnish
A family name first registered in the form Radikain in the 16th or 17th century. Derives from the German man's name Konrad which in Finland was shortened to Radi.
Isla Spanish
Means "island" in Spanish.
Averkiyeva Russian
feminine form of Averkiyev
Goonesekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණසේකර (see Gunasekara).
Allvee Estonian
Allvee is an Estonian surname meaning "undersea" and "underwater".
Lanza Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Lance.
Lovitz Jewish
From the Polish name of Łowicz, a town in central Poland. Its name is derived from Polish lowisko meaning "fishing, hunting". A well-known bearer is American comedian and actor Jon Lovitz (1957-).
Gorey English, Irish (Anglicized)
See Mcgorry. Edward Gorey was a noted bearer.
Timuroğlu Turkish
Means "son of Timur".
Nabeya Japanese
From 鍋 (nabe) meaning "pot, kettle, cauldron" and 谷 (tani, ya, gaya, gai) meaning "valley".
Weekusk Cree
Weekusk ( last name ) meaning “Sweetgrass” in cree.... [more]
Ayotle Nahuatl
Possibly from Nahuatl ayoctle "nothing, no more", or from ayotli "squash, pumpkin".
Okota Japanese (Rare)
This name is used to combine 興 (kou, kyou, oko.ru, oko.su) meaning "interest, pleasure," or 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" with 古 (ko, furu.i, furu-, -furu.su) meaning "old" and 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field, rice paddy."
Agathangelou Greek (Cypriot)
Patronymic from the genitive form of Agathangelos. Genitive patronymics are particularly associated with Cyprus.
Vilavongsa Lao
From Lao ວິລະ (vila) meaning "hero, brave" and ວົງສາ (vongsa) meaning "family".
Littlewood English
Habitational name for a person from any of the various minor places in Yorkshire, derived from Old English lytel "small, little" and wudu "tree, wood".
Desmarais French
Means "from the marsh", from French marais "wetlands, swamp, marsh".
Sayegh Arabic
Means "goldsmith" in Arabic.
Magbuhos Filipino, Tagalog
Means "douse, pour" in Tagalog.
Urbaneja Spanish
Likely derived from Urban. This surname is most common in Venezuela.
Orecchio Italian
Means "ear" or "hearing" in Italian. Compare Recchia.
Bateman English, Scottish
Occupational name meaning ‘servant of Bartholomew.’
Damen Dutch
Patronymic form of Daam.
Breslin Irish
Irish (Sligo and Donegal): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Breisláin "descendant of Breisleán", a diminutive of the personal name Breasal (see Brazil).
Daniela Various
Derived from the given name Daniela or a variant of Daniel.
Yörük Turkish
Means "nomad, walker" in Turkish.
Lamoureaux French
Means "the lover" in French. It would be the nickname of an amorous person.
Fukada Japanese
Fuka means "deep" and da means "rice paddy, field."
Aroll English
From a Scottish place name.
Mosley English
Habitational name from any of several places called Mos(e)ley in central, western, and northwestern England. The obvious derivation is from Old English mos "peat bog" and leah "woodland clearing", but the one in southern Birmingham (Museleie in Domesday Book) had as its first element Old English mus "mouse", while one in Staffordshire (Molesleie in Domesday Book) had the genitive case of the Old English byname Moll.
Shadrach English
From the given name Shadrach.
Yanagihara Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Windmiller English
Name for a person that works at a windmill.
Thiel German
Derived from Old High German thiot "people".
Tagumpay Tagalog
Means "success, victory, triumph" in Tagalog.
Öhrn Swedish
Variant of Örn.
Valentins English, Portuguese
Derived from the given name Valentin.
Nangong Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 南宮 (nángōng) meaning "south palace".
Lord English
A surname derived from someone of a lordly manner, or perhaps one who had earned the title in some contest of skill or had played the part of the ‘Lord of Misrule’ in the Yuletide festivities.... [more]
Rempe German (Americanized, Modern)
The roots of the German surname Rempe lie in the former duchy of Silesia, now part of Poland. The name means, simply, "son of Rempel," and was a popular first name in Silesia during the Middle Ages.
Schall German
Nickname for a braggart or for a market crier from Middle High German schal "noise" "bragging".
Pasquale Italian
From the given name Pasquale.
Ōtani Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Wijerathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේරත්න (see Wijeratne).
Ciechi Italian
Means "blind (people)" in Italian, from Latin caecus "devoid of light, blind; invisible; aimless".
Ippolitov Russian
Means "son of Ippolit".
Lopo Portuguese
From the given name Lopo.
Petrovich Ukrainian, Belarusian
Patronymic from Petro, the Ukrainian form of Peter.
Engelbrecht Polabian (Germanized, Rare)
First person with this name was Engelbrekt Engelbrektson. Germanized Slavic name. Later, it was a noble family
Durani Pashto
Variant transcription of Durrani.
Urie Scottish, English, Irish
From the Scottish Fetteresso parish, Kincardineshire. May mean someone who is brave and loud.
Kalynyuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian калина (kalyna), meaning virburnim.
Maisonneuve French
Means "new house" in French.
Abdulatipov Dagestani, Avar, Uzbek
From the given name Abdulatip, itself derived from the Arabic name Abd al-Latif... [more]
Konkyuuri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūri).
Bijlsma West Frisian
Occupational name from Dutch bijl "axe" (see Bijl) combined with the Frisian suffix -ma. Could also be a patronym.
Sucu Turkish
Means "waterman, water carrier" in Turkish.
Halevi Hebrew
Means "The Levite" in Hebrew, from the word ha which means "the", and the surname Levi.
Chauhan Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Assamese, Punjabi, Gujarati
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Sanskrit चतुर् (chatur) meaning "four" or from the name of a legendary hero, Chahamana.
Baer German
Derived from Old High German bero "bear".
Zazzara Italian
Ancient and very noble Lazio family, with residence in the city of Viterbo, known as Zazzara or Zazzera, of clear and ancestral virtue, which has spread over the centuries in various regions of Italy.
Corkill Manx, Irish
The name is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Thorcaill ("son of Thorkell") which is derived from the Old Norse personal name meaning "Thor's kettle".
Pool English
Topographic name for someone who lived near a pool or pond, Middle English pole (Old English pōl), or a habitational name from any of the places named with this word, as for example Poole in Dorset, South Pool in Devon, and Poole Keynes in Gloucestershire.
Mawere Shona
Meaning unknown.
Giampaolo Italian
From the given name Giampaolo.
Pancione Italian
Means "fat person, paunch, big belly" in Italian.
Ishihara Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Rollo Scottish
From a Latinized form, common in early medieval documents, of the personal name Rou(l), the usual Norman form of Rolf.
Wulfhart German
Could mean "brave wolf" from the German elements "wulf" (variant of "wolf") and "hard" (meaning "brave, hardy").
Kamoshida Japanese
From Japanese 鴨 (kamo) meaning "duck", 志 (shi) meaning "will, purpose" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Isa Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Isa 1.
Kusano Japanese
From Japanese 草 (kusa) meaning "grass, herbs" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Ohira Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大平 (see Ōhira).
Fraas German
Nickname from Middle Low German vrās or Middle High German vrāz meaning "glutton".
Providence English
From the name of the capital city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, derived from Middle English providence meaning "divine guidance, care", ultimately from Latin providentia.
Pankiewicz Polish
From the nickname Panek, a diminutive of Panas, itself a form of the given name Atanazy.
Vogt Von Findingen Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt. Members of this noble family also use the surname Vogt de Fundingen.
Uchino Japanese
From 内 (uchi) meaning "inside" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain".
Jelenković Serbian, Croatian
Derived from jelen meaning "deer."
O'Lonain Irish
Derived from lon ("blackbird") and a diminutive combined with O ("grandson; male descendant").
Amarasooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසූරිය (see Amarasuriya).
Chrysanthe French
From the Greek Χρύσανθος (Chrysanthos), meaning "golden flower". This surname was first given to children found on October 25, the feast day of Saint Chrysanthos.
Rockett French
From the French "la roche," or "of the rock." Some family histories trace this back to French Hugenots (sp) who immigrated to England in the 1500's from the Normandy region of France.
Penketh English (British)
The surname Penketh was first found in Lancashire at Penketh, a township, in the chapelry of Great Sankey, parish of Prescot, union of Warrington, hundred of West Derby.
Boban Croatian
Habitational name, originates from Bobanova Draga, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Van Gameren Dutch
Meaning "from Gameren".
Fa Chinese
From Chinese 花 (huā) meaning "Flower, blossom"
Kochiya Okinawan (Japanized, Rare)
Japanese reading of Japanese Kanji 古知屋 (see Kucha).
Gašparini Istriot
Croatian (Istria) cognate of the Italian surname Gasparini.
Yıldırım Turkish
From the given name Yıldırım.
Lipp Estonian
Means "flag" in Estonian.
Blade English
Metonymic occupational name for a cutler, from Middle English blade "cutting edge, sword".
Morrissey Irish
Morrissey is an Irish name meaning "choice of the sea".
Zlodej Slovene (Rare)
It is the euphemism (an innocuous word or expression used in place of one that is deemed offensive or suggests something unpleasant) for the word "devil". Another variant of the surname is Slodej.
Free English
Nickname or status name from Old English frēo "free(-born)", i.e. not a serf.
Cats Dutch, Jewish
Habitational name for a person from the village of Kats in Zeeland, Holland, or a nickname for someone who in some way resembled a cat, derived from Middle Dutch catte literally meaning "cat"... [more]
Eha Estonian
Eha is an Estonian surname (and feminine given name) meaning "dusk"; from Estonian mythology.
Czarniecki Polish
Name for a person from a town named Czarnca, Czarne, Czarnocin or Czarnia, all derived from Polish czarny meaning "black".
Strojnowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Strojnów.
Kanehiro Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 廣 (hiro) meaning "broad, spacious, wide".
Meza Spanish
Older variant of Mesa.
Terwogt Dutch
Probably derived from Dutch ter "in the, of" and an uncertain second element.
Poortman Dutch
Occupational name for a gatekeeper or topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a fortified town, from Dutch poort "gate" and man "man, person".
Alliku Estonian
Alliku is an Estonian surname, derived from "Allikas", meaning "wellspring".
Bulkeley English
From the place name of Bulkeley in Cheshire, related to Buckley 1.
Gutnik Ukrainian, Russian, Yiddish
Yiddish surname meaning "glassworker" from Yiddish hute meaning "glassworks".
Drouillard French
Probably a derogatory nickname, from a derivative of the regional term drouiller "to defecate", which also has various figurative senses.