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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Villarroel Spanish
Derivative and rarer version of Villa, unexplained. Compare Villarruel.
Burak Turkish
From the given name Burak.
Throckmorton English
From the name of a village in Worcestershire, derived from Old English þroc "beam bridge" with mere "lake, pool" and tun "enclosure, town"... [more]
Eulogio Spanish
From the given name Eulogio.
Rikimaru Japanese
This surname is used as 力丸 with 力 (rii, riki, ryoku, chikara) meaning "bear up, exert, power, strain, strength, strong" and 丸 (gan, maru, maru.i, maru.meru) meaning "curl up, explain away, full, make round, month, perfection, pills, roll up, round, seduce."... [more]
Agramonte Spanish
habitational name from Agramonte in A Coruña and Lugo (Galicia).
Rakitić Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Famous bearer of this surname is Croatian footballer Ivan Rakitić.
Masse Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch masse "clog; cudgel", this name might have been a metonymic occupational name for someone who wielded a club. In some cases, however, it may also have been a patronymic of Maas.
Samoliuk Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Samolyuk.
Frere French
From French frere meaning "brother".
Konkyuuri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūri).
Prudhomme French, English
From Old French preudomme "noble man, valiant man, hero", denoting a brave person or an occupational name for a magistrate.
Pegg English, Welsh
Son of "Margaret", in Old English.
Koel Estonian
Koel is an Estonian surname meaning "weft" and "seal(ant)".
Sadat German (Rare)
The last name Sadat means "master" and "gentleman," and is originally a religious last name which was popular in the west, more precisely in Germany.
Steinkamp German
North German topographic name for someone living by a field with a prominent rocky outcrop or boulder in it, and derived from Middle Low German sten meaning "rock, stone" and kamp meaning "enclosed field".
Mäetalu Estonian
Mäetalu is an Estonian surname meaning "mountain/hill farmstead".
Derricott English
Habitational name, possibly a variant of Darracott, from Darracott in Devon. However, the present-day concentration of the form Derricott in the West Midlands and Shropshire suggests that this may be a distinct name, from a different source, now lost.
Möwer German (Rare)
Possibly derived from Middle High German moven "to torment, trouble, burden".
Policier French (Caribbean), Haitian Creole
From French meaning "policeman".
Bumb Indian
From Marathi bəmb ‘stout’.
Naserzadeh Persian
Means "born of Naser" in Persian.
Benslimane Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Slimane" in Arabic (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).
Taşkıran Turkish
Means "stone breaker" from Turkish taş meaning "stone, rock" and kıran meaning "destroyer, breaker, pestilence".
Laínez Spanish
Means "son of Laín".
Camilo Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Camilo.
Rosenzweig German, Jewish
A German and Jewish surname, meaning "rose twig" or "branch".
Blow English
From a medieval nickname for someone with a pale complexion (from Middle English blowe "pale"). This surname was borne by English composer John Blow (1649-1708) and British fashion editor Isabella Blow (original name Isabella Delves Broughton; 1958-2007); additionally, "Joe Blow" is a name used colloquially (in US, Canadian and Australian English) as representative of the ordinary uncomplicated unsophisticated man, the average man in the street (of which the equivalent in British English is "Joe Bloggs").
Amin Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Persian
From the given name Amin.
More English, Scottish
Variant of Moore 3. A famous bearer was the English lawyer, humanist, and martyr Saint Thomas More (1478-1535).
Ledoux French, Belgian
Means "the amiable" from French doux meaning "sweet, soft, gentle".
Högberg Swedish
Means "high mountain" in Swedish, a combination of hög "high" and berg "mountain".
Kremic Bosnian (Rare)
Surname Kremić was used in early middle-ages, in Bosnia. It was used by royal and ordinary people. That surname is very rare today and it's almost extinct, but in the past it had very big influence.
Jaber Arabic
From the given name Jabir.
Maksymchuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Maksym".
Diamond English
English variant of Dayman (see Day). Forms with the excrescent d are not found before the 17th century; they are at least in part the result of folk etymology.
Mehdipoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهدی‌پور (see Mahdipour).
Le Gall French
From a nickname which means “the Gaul”.
Mazáč Czech, Slovak
From workers on a buildings, who were gluing bricks to each other
Brague English
Began being used in the 1700's
Esmael Arabic, Filipino, Maguindanao
From the given name Ismail.
Isogai Japanese
It can be a variant of Isogai but other kanji combinations are possible.
De La Halle French
Means "of the hall" or "of the covered market" in French, from French halle "hall, covered market". Adam de la Halle (1245-1306) was a French poet-composer trouvère, widely considered as both a conservative and progressive composer.
Ranger English, German, French
English: occupational name for a gamekeeper or warden, from Middle English ranger, an agent derivative of range(n) ‘to arrange or dispose’.... [more]
Elizalde Basque, Spanish
From Basque eleiza meaning "church" combined with the suffix -alde "by". This could be either a habitational name for a person who was from the town of Elizalde in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, or a topographic name for someone living near a church.
Chaucer English
Occupational name for a hosier, derived from Old French chaucier, an agent derivative from chauce "stocking, hose". A famous bearer of the name was English author Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400), well known for writing the 'Canterbury Tales'.
Chiovaro Sicilian
Unknown meaning. Brought over to the United States from Sicilian immigrants, where the pronunciation changed from KEE-o-vah-row to SHIV-ahr-ow.
Elmas Turkish
Means "diamond" in Turkish (see Elmas).
Herzfeld German
Derived from the same name of a municipality in Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Blough English
Anglo-Saxon form of German “Blauch.” The name means “one who plays a horn.”
Abbotson English
An English surname meaning "Son of Abbot"
Urenda Basque
Probably a topographic name formed with Basque ur "water".
Fredo Italian
From the given name Fredo.
Serote Spanish (Filipinized)
Means fecal matter in Spanish
Balić Croatian
Derived from the word balija meaning "peasant" or from the forename Balislav.
Bonecutter English
Likely from someone who's job was to work with deceased people.
Mossberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish mosse "bog" and berg "mountain".
Ametsuchi Japanese
Means "Heaven & Earth" in Japanese
Samukaze Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 寒風 (see Kampū).
Imamura Japanese
From Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "now, present" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Wind German
Variant of Wendt.
Brahe Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Danish and Swedish noble family with roots in Scania and Halland, southern Sweden (both provinces belonged to Denmark when the family was founded). A notable bearer was Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601).
Juhasov Slovak
Hungarian (Juhász): occupational name for a shepherd from juh 'sheep' + the occupational suffix -ász.
Zhylenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian життя (zhyttya), meaning "life".
Lillis Irish, English
Metronymic from Lilly.
Dornfeld German
topographic name for someone who lived by a field where thorn bushes grew from Middle High German Middle Low German dorn "thorn" and feld "open country".
Kramarić Croatian
Possibly a Croatian form of Krämer.
Lillard Belgian
Habitational name from either of two places called Li(e)laar, in Gavere and Sint-Maria-Oudenhove, East Flanders.
Reicher German, German (Austrian), Jewish
Derived from various placenames called Reich, Reichau, Reichen.
Broderick Irish, Welsh, English
Surname which comes from two distinct sources. As a Welsh surname it is derived from ap Rhydderch meaning "son of Rhydderch". As an Irish surname it is an Anglicized form of Ó Bruadair meaning "descendent of Bruadar"... [more]
Canning English, Irish (Anglicized), Scottish
Habitational name from a place so named in England. From the Old English byname Cana and -ingas meaning "people of".... [more]
Carmi Hebrew
From the given name Carmi.
Miyama Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between". It can also be formed from 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 深 (mi) meaning "deep, profound" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Delalande French
French surname, pronounced /dølalɑ̃də/, which means "from the moor", "from the heath". Famous bearer Michel-Richard Delalande (1657-1726), French baroque composer and organist nicknamed "the Latin Lully", changed its spelling in "de Lalande" in order to give it aristocratic looks.
Hallik Estonian
Hallik is an Estonian surname derived from "hallikas" meaning "greyish".
Österreicher German, German (Austrian)
Indicated a person from Austria (see Österreich).
Tsyrenov Buryat
Derived from Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".
Yun Chinese
From Chinese 雲 (yún) meaning "cloud".
Bilir Turkish
Means "understanding, knowledgeable" in Turkish.
Mac A 'Ghobhainn Scottish Gaelic
The Scots Gaelic variation of Smith.
De Leeuw Dutch, Flemish
Means "the lion" in Dutch, a habitational name for someone who lived at a house or tavern with a sign depicting a lion. In some cases, it may have been a nickname denoting a wild or courageous individual.
Makowski Polish
Name for someone from any of various places called Maków, Makowa or Makowo, all derived from Polish mak meaning "poppy".
Takiguchi Japanese
From Japanese 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, opening, entrance".
Corkery Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Corcra "descendant of Corcra", a personal name derived from corcair "purple" (ultimately cognate with Latin purpur).
Babazoe Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 馬場添 (Babazoe) meaning "Babazoe", a name of a group of several households for the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.
Łukaszczyk Polish
Derived from the given name Łukasz.
Vítek Czech
Vítek comes from Latin name Vitus.
Roviaro Italian
Uncertain etymology. Most common in Veneto, northern Italy.
Discipulo Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish discípulo meaning "disciple."
Buena Spanish (Philippines)
Means "good" in Spanish.
Ilomets Estonian
Ilomets is an Estonian surname meaning "merry forest".
Vachon French
French definition, cattle herder. Vashon English variant. Vaca Spanish.
Muhamadov Avar
Means "son of Muhamad".
Andorn Piedmontese
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous commune in the Province of Biela.
Uçak Turkish
Means "airplane" in Turkish.
Klaassen Dutch
Means "son of Klaas".
Slot Dutch
Means "lock, clasp" in Dutch, an occupational name for a locksmith.
Cabucos English
Decended from Old English meaning "leader."
Jozić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Jozo".
Rumble English
Descended from the personal name Rumbald/Rombold, which is composed of the Germanic elements hrom "fame, glory" and bald "bold, brave".
Ratnayake Sinhalese
From Sanskrit रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure" and नायक (nayaka) meaning "hero, leader".
Cord English
Either a nickname or metonymic occupational name from Middle English (Old French) corde "rope cord string" possibly given to someone who wore a cord (round the waist) or who made ropes, bowstrings, etc.
Mcsiene Irish
means "son of Siene" in Irish Gaelic.
Bohdan Ukrainian
From the given name Bohdan.
Theiss Biblical German
From the given name Theis
Trimboli Medieval Italian
Trimboli: Means: "prince of three valleys." Land or (spoils) were given to worthy soldiers for there efforts after conquest. Three valleys in Calabria were given to a soldier who will become known as Francesco Guytano Trimboli, the new perprieitor in an area near Plati, Italy, Calabria.
Yaw Irish, English, Chinese
Irish: reduced and altered Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eochadha Chinese : Cantonese variant of Qiu.
Harmsen Dutch, Low German, Danish
Means "son of Harm" in Dutch and Danish.
Nikbin Persian
In Farsi (Persian) 'nik-' means good, and 'bin' means 'seeing'. ... [more]
Davidovski Macedonian
Means "son of David".
Astbury English
Habitational name for a person from a village named Astbury in Cheshire, from Old English east "east" and burg "fortress, fortification, citadel".
Toupin French, Breton, Norman
nickname from Old French toupin "spinning-top". in rare instances in the south probably from Old Occitan toupin "small earthenware pot" used as a metonymic occupational name for a potter.
Fichter German
Topographic name for someone who lived near pine trees (originally bei den Fichten, Feichten, or Feuchten), from Old High German fiohta. The vowel of the first syllable underwent a variety of changes in different dialects.
Malo Italian
Possibly from Italian mano "hand", a nickname for a skillful person, or a short form of a given name such as Romano.
De Geer Dutch, Swedish
Derived from the town of Geer near Liège, Belgium. The town lies along the course of the river Jeker, which is called Geer in French. Alternatively, it could derive from Dutch geer "wedge-shaped piece of land".
Kyyashko Ukrainian
From киян (kyyan), meaning "Kyivan".
Gienal Romansh
Variant of Jenal.
O'Gilleen Irish
Anglicized form of Irish-Gaelic Ó Cillín
Nengomasha Shona
Meaning unknown.
Trigueros Spanish
Habitational name from places in Huelva and Valladolid named Trigueros, from a derivative of trigo ‘wheat’, or possibly triguero ‘corn merchant’. Nickname from triguero ‘dark blond’, ‘corn colored’.
Bandy English (American)
Americanized form of Bandi.
Wawrzyniak Polish
from the personal name Wawrzyniec
Goonewardane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Poh German
From a dialect word for standard German Pfau ‘peacok’, a nickname for a vain person or for someone with a strutting gait.
Mundaca Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Mundaka.
Elrashidy Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "the rightly guided" from Arabic رَشِيد (rašīd) meaning "well-guided, following the right course".
Kirves Estonian
Kirves is an Estonian surname meaning "axe".
Reuss German
From German Russe meaning "Russian".
Nijibayashi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 虹 (Niji) meaning "Rainbow" and 林 (Bayashi) meaning "Forest". A notable bearer of this surname was academic author Kei Nijibayashi.
Afshar Persian
From the name of the Afshar people, a Turkic tribe residing in Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan. The name itself may mean "obedient" or perhaps "extraction, squeeze, press".
Gamiz Spanish
Variant form of Gamez and Gomez.
Napierala Polish
Nickname for an insistent person, from a derivative of napierac ‘advance’, ‘press’, ‘urge’.
Bucalov Russian
Unknown origin, but could be connected to Bakalov.
Huitema Dutch
Possibly a patronymic form of Hoite, a pet form of names containing the element hugu "mind, thought, spirit", using the Frisian suffix -ma "man of".
Pijl Dutch
Means "arrow, projectile" in Dutch, an occupational name for an archer or fletcher.
Toomik Estonian
Toomik is an Estonian surname meaning "Prunus stand".
Lam Dutch, North Frisian
Means "lamb" in Dutch, a habitational name for someone who lived by a sign depicting a lamb or a place named for them. In some cases, it may derive from the name of a ship.
Dilawar Urdu
Derived from the given name Dilawar.
Ravenscroft English, English (British)
Habitational name from a minor place in Cheshire, England. The place name means "Hræfn's croft", from an Old English personal name Hræfn (itself from Old English hræfn meaning "raven", possibly a byname) and Old English croft meaning "enclosed field".
Boswachter Dutch (Rare)
Means "forest ranger, forester" in Dutch.
Klingemann German
Occupational surname for a knife maker, literally meaning "knife maker, weapons smith". It is derived from German klinge meaning "blade".
Wend German
Variant of Wendt.
Järvevee Estonian
Järvevee is an Estonian surname meaning "lake water".
Harms Dutch, Low German, Danish
Patronymic from the personal name Harm, a Dutch diminutive of Herman.
Nippon Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nihon.
Shimoenoo Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 下酔尾 (Shimoenoo) meaning "Shimoenoo", a former division in the area of Terushima in the city of Ichikikushikino in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan, or a name of a group of several households in the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.
Chishiya Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 地 (chi) meaning "earth, land", 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect" 散 (chi) meaning "scatter", 梓 (shi) meaning "Japanese cherry birch", 塩 (shio) meaning "salt", 沙 (shi) meaning "sand", 司 (shi) meaning "to take charge of; to control; to manage", 史 (shi) meaning "history", 四 (shi) meaning "four", 士 (shi) meaning "samurai, warrior", 子 (shi) meaning "child", 市 (shi) meaning "market", 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition", 氏 (shi) meaning "a family; a clan", 糸 (shi) meaning "thread", 紙 (shi) meaning "paper", 紫 (shi) meaning "purple; violet", 至 (shi) meaning "to reach; to arrive", 詩 (shi) meaning "poetry, poem", 資 (shi) meaning "money; fund; wealth; capital", 汐 (shi) meaning "evening tide; night tides; ebb", 心 (shi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" or 清 (shi) meaning "clear; limpid", and 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 哉 (ya), an exclamation... [more]
Holthaus German
North German: topographic name for someone who lived by a copse (a small group of trees), from Middle Low German holt ‘small wood’ + haus ‘house’.
Szalak Polish (Rare)
Probably from Old Polish ślak, variant of szlak, meaning "path, trail, route, way".
Justus German, Dutch, Finnish
From the given name Justus.
Oiartzun Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Basque Country, Spain, possibly derived from the nearby Roman town Oiasso (also called Oiarso), the name of which may have been applied to the entire surrounding region... [more]
Bandaranayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala බණ්ඩාරනායක (see Bandaranayake).
Grove German
Habitational name from any of several places named Grove or Groven in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, derived from Middle Low Germany grove "hole, pit, ditch, channel"... [more]
Kleehammer German
Means "Cloverleaf hammer"
Kwan Korean
Korean Hanja: 管, 關 ... [more]
MacCreamhain Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Crawford.
Kirillov Russian
Means "son of Kirill"
Gillan Irish
The Gillan surname is a reduced Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic Mac Gille Fhaoláin, which means "son of the servant of St Faolán." While the name may have originated in Ireland, this line was extant by the beginning of the 17th century, only to find many of the family to return to Ireland about 100 years later with the Plantation of Ulster.... [more]
Kapittathai Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Verde Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From Spanish verde "green" (Latin viridis), presumably a nickname for someone who habitually dressed in this color or had green eyes, etc. This is also a common element of place names.
Pathak Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit पाठक (pathaka) meaning "reader, learner".
Murav'ya Russian
Means ant in Russian.
Saehak Thai
From the Chinese surname Hao.
Solaiman Arabic, Bengali, Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao
Derived from the given name Sulayman.
Yeong Korean
Korean form of Yang, from Sino-Korean 楊 (yeong) meaning "willow".
Ronk Estonian
Ronk is an Estonian surname meaning "raven".
Daimes Dutch
Of Dutch origin, related to surnames Dames and Daïmes. Arrived in the United States in the 17th century, where it is most common.
Aragasi Filipino, Maranao
Means "bully" or "ogre" in Maranao.
Fukuda Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Napso Circassian (Russified)
Means "whole-eyed", derived from Adyghe нэ (nă) meaning "eye" and псэу (psăw) "health, alive" or "whole, all, complete".
Ambedkar Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Derived from the name of the village of Ambadawe (also called Ambavade) in Maharashtra, India. A notable bearer was B. R. Ambedkar (1891-1956), one of the authors of the Indian constitution.
Vang Hmong
Hmong clan name.
Ødegård Norwegian
Means "deserted farm" in Norwegian. A combination of øde "deserted, empty" and gård "farm, yard".
Tovmasyan Armenian
Means "son of Tovmas".
Späth German
Derived from Middle High German spæte "late".
Caseli Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Seli, a short form of Basilius.
Kumanov Bulgarian (Modern)
Turkic origins, delivered from the Cuman people (Cumanov) who ruled the steppes around 12 century
Vowk Belarusian
Cognate of Vovk.
Abeqquy Berber
Moroccan (Rifian): tribal name from the tribe of Ibeqquyen from the province of Řḥusima.
Ademaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Adem" in Albanian.
Hutcherson Scottish
"Variant of Hutchison; patronymic from the medieval personal name Hutche, a variant of Hugh"
Pius Estonian
Pius is an Estonian surname meaning "pious".
Buitenhuis Dutch
Means "country house, building outside of the city" in Dutch, derived from buiten "outside, out of; in the country" and huis "house, home, residence".
Labazanov Chechen, Avar
Means "son of Labazan".