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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Vällo Estonian
Vällo is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "väli" meaning "field" and "plain".
Suurlaht Estonian
Suulaht is an Estonian surname meaning "big bay/gulf".
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]
Nool Estonian
Nool is an Estonian surname meaning "arrow".
Ivančec Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Stoianov Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Stoyanov.
Kılıç Turkish
Means "sword" in Turkish.
Sergeyan Armenian, Russian
Means "son of Sergey" with the Armenian suffix yan.
Bujnowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Bujnowo or Bujnow, named with bujny ‘luxuriant’, ‘bushy’, ‘fertile’.
Pabelico Filipino
From the word Pabel which means, "Humble". Pabelico means "Humblest".
Fackrell English
It means woodcutter
Carruthers Scottish
This old Scottish surname was first used by Strathclyde-Briton people. The Carruthers family in the land of Carruthers in the parish of Middlebie, Dumfriesshire. In that are it is pronounced 'Cridders'.... [more]
Piip Estonian
Piip is an Estonian surname meaning "pipe".
Peikert German
Probably an occupational name for a drummer.
Heron French, Caribbean
Either derived from the given name Heron, or given to someone who resembled a heron bird.
Cleaveland English
Spelling variant of Cleveland.
Olari Estonian
Olari is an Estonian surname; taken from the masculine given name "Olari".
Norén Swedish
Combination of Swedish nord "north" or nor "small strait" and the common surname suffix -én.
Schools Dutch
Variant of School.
Eelmäe Estonian
Eelmäe is an Estonians surname meaning "fore hill".
Ceylan Turkish
Turkish surname meaning "gazelle" from Persian carān جران.
Tamon Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 多門, 多聞 or 田門 with 多 (ta, oo.i, masa.ni, masa.ru) meaning "frequent, many, much", 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field/paddy", 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate" and 聞 (bun, mon, ki.ku, ki.koeru) meaning "ask, hear, listen."... [more]
Umpiérrez Spanish
Means "son of Umpierro" in Spanish. The medieval given name Umpierro is of uncertain meaning.
Yahaya Western African, Comorian
From the given name Yahaya.
Tedeschi Italian
Plural of Tedesco "German".
Belkadi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic بن قاضي (bin qadi) meaning "son of the judge".
Crain Manx
Variant of Craine.
Ogiwara Japanese
From Japanese 荻 (ogi) meaning "reed, rush" and 原 (wara) meaning "field".
Skawinski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Skawina in Kraków province.
Dominic English
From the given name Dominic
Krukowski Polish
Name for someone from any of various places called Kruki, Kruków or Krukowo, all derived from Polish kruk meaning "raven".
Bharucha Indian (Parsi)
Refers to the city of Bharuch in Gujarat, India, which is thought to be derived from the name of a figure in Hindu mythology.
Fynch English
Variant of Finch.
Ben Ali Arabic (Maghrebi), Comorian
Maghrebi transcription of Arabic بن علي (bin Ali) meaning "son of Ali 1". A notable bearer was Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1936-2019), who served as the president of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011.
Von Hammersmark Popular Culture, German (?)
Means "from Hammersmark" in German. Bridget von Hammersmark is a fictional character in Quentin Tarantino's film 'Inglourious Basterds' from 2009.
Gervasio Italian
Derived from the given name Gervasio.
Melby Norwegian
Modern form of Meðalbýr meaning "middle farm", a combination of Old Norse meðal "middle" and býr "farm".
Kornkowit Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Maksymchuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Maksym".
Hamers Dutch
Derived from Dutch hamer "hammer".
Koiwai Japanese
From 小 (ko) meaning "little, small" combined with 岩 (iwa) meaning "stone" and 井 (i) meaning "pit, mineshaft, well" or 祝 (iwai) meaning "blessing, celebrate, congratulations".
Haydar Turkish
From the given name Haydar.
Rundell English
Nickname derived from a diminutive of Middle English and Old French rond, rund meaning "fat, round" (see Rounds), or derived from Rundale, a local place in the village and civil parish of Shoreham in Kent, England, named with Old English rum(ig) meaning "roomy, spacious" and dæl meaning "valley".
Garwood English
Comes from a lost locational name from the Olde English gara, referring to a "triangular piece of land" or to a "spearhead", and wudu meaning a "wood".
Kō Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Jin).
Stornelli Italian
Meaning uncertain; may be from storno "starling", or directly from stornelli, an Italian lyric or folk song.
Rich English
From a nickname of a wealthy person, in some cases given ironically for a pauper, ultimately derived from Germanic ric "powerful". A notable fictional bearer is Richie Rich who first appeared as a comic book character in 1953.
Hosomi Japanese
Hoso means "thin, narrow, slender, fine" and no means "viewpoint, outlook".
Lazrak Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic الأزرق (al ʾazraq) meaning "the blue (one)", from أَزْرَق (ʾazraq) "blue". It is chiefly used for Moroccan Arabic.
Ranaweera Sinhalese
From Sankrit रण (rana) meaning "battle, war" and वीर (vira) maning "hero, man, brave".
Yukitomo Japanese
From 行 (yuki) meaning "going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank" and 友 (tomo) meaning "friend".
Beilschmidt German
means "Axe Smith" in german
Death English
Originally indicated a person who played the personification of death in a play or pageant, from Old English deaþ. Famous bearers of the name include Australian rugby player Jason Death (b. 1971) and English footballer Steve Death (1949-2003).
Aceto Italian
Variant of Accetto.
Wakayama Japanese
From Japanese 若 (waka) meaning "young" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Melero Spanish
Occupational name for a collector or seller of honey, melero (Late Latin mellarius, an agent derivative of mel, genitive mellis, ‘honey’).
Aldworth English
From the name of a village in Berkshire so-called, derived from the Old English byname Ealda (derived from eald "old") and worþ "enclosure".
Polski Polish, Jewish
Nickname for a Polish person, originating in areas of mixed populations.
Sorrell English
From a medieval nickname meaning literally "little red-haired one", from a derivative of Anglo-Norman sorel "chestnut".
Lancelotti Italian
Derived from the given name Lancelotto.
Lyngstad Norwegian
Anni-Frid Lyngstad (b. 1945) is a Norwegian-born Swedish singer and former member of ABBA.
Volkmann German
Probably denoted for a speaker or a people's person, derived from German volk "people" and mann "man". Alfred Wilhelm Volkmann (1801-1877) was a German physiologist, anatomist, and philosopher... [more]
Canavan Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ceanndubháin "descendant of Ceanndubhán", a byname meaning "little black-headed one", from ceann "head" combined with dubh "black" and the diminutive suffix -án.
Aiuchi Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".
Petronio Italian
From the given name Petronio.
Serikbaev Kazakh
Means "son of Serikbay".
Kricfalusi Czech (Archaic, ?)
Has unknown etymology, Beared by disgraced Canadian animator John Kricfalusi (1955-)
Tsukushi Japanese
Tsukushi means "horsetail plant". It is also a given name.
Guerreiro Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Guerrero.
Almazan Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Almazán primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Deery Irish (Anglicized)
Irish Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Daighre ‘descendant of Daighre’, a byname meaning ‘fiery’.
Laliev Ossetian (Russified)
Russified form of an Ossetian surname derived from Georgian ლალი (lali) meaning "ruby", ultimately from Sanskrit लाल (lāl).
Tromans English
A nickname surname which was given to a trustworthy man, of medieval English origin.
Pepper Jewish (Americanized)
Americanized form of Jewish Pfeffer meaning "pepper".
Tardáguila Spanish
Tardáguila is a Spanish surname that is believed to have originated from the Basque region of Spain. The surname is a combination of the words "tarda", which means late, and "aguila", which means eagle... [more]
Pane Italian, Corsican
Means "bread" in Italian, a metonymic occupational name for a baker, or a a nickname or given name (medieval Panis, Panellus) figuratively meaning "good as bread, good thing".
Abramski Jewish
Means "son of Abram."
Augustus English
Means "great" or "venerable", derived from Latin augere "to increase".
Defila Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the given name Fila.
Suksai Thai
Means "bright, brilliant, radiant" in Thai.
Dooling Irish
Variant of Dolan.
Roemer German
Refers to a pilgrim or merchant visiting Rome.
Grabenstein German
Habitational name from Grafenstein near Wohlau, Silesia.
Nosdechevsky Polish
Family name from ancestors who emigrated from Poland around 1900
Antonyan Armenian
Means "son of Anton".
Winslet English
A notable bearer is the actress Kate Winslet.
Panichi Italian
Probably from panico, a type of millet grown in Italy. Alternately, it could be from the Latin name Panicus "of Pan, panic".
Sakurashima Japanese
Sakura means "cherry blossom" and shima means "island".
Urkiaga Basque
From the name of the northernmost hill and mountain pass in Navarre, derived from Basque urki "birch tree" and -aga "place of, group of".
Larramendi Basque
Means "pastureland, mountain grassland", derived from Basque larre "pasture, meadow, prairie" and mendi "mountain".
Sutanto Javanese (Modern)
Sutanto comes in part from the Chinese surname Tan. The prefix Su is Javanese. The Su and to were used to make the name Indonesian but not eliminate the Chinese part... [more]
Catchpole English
Occupational name for a bailiff or a tax collector, from Anglo-Norman chacer "to catch, to hunt" and pol "fowl" (ultimately derived from Latin pullus).
Kaburagi Japanese
A notable bearer is Saiko Kaburagi, an artist.
Axel Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Habitational name for someone from either of two places, Aksel in East Flanders or Axel in Zeeland, both possibly derived from a relative of Old High German ahsala "shoulder", referring to an elevated piece of land.
Islami Persian, Urdu, Arabic, Albanian
From the given name Islam.
Buttacavoli Italian
From Italian butta "to throw, toss" and cavoli "cabbages".
Kome Japanese
Variant of Yone.
Soa Estonian
Soa is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "söakas" meaning "bold" and "courageous".
Curroto Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish surname with unknown origin. Uruguayan / Spanish singer Lucas Curroto has this surname.
Marulanda Spanish
topographic or habitational name referring to a house named with maru 'Moor' + landa '(large) field prairie'.
Vasseur French
From Old French vavasour meaning "subvassal", a historical term used to refer to a tenant of a baron or lord who also had tenants under him.
Bromwell English
Habitational name from Broomwell in Herefordshire named in Old English with brom ‘broom’ + wella ‘spring’, ‘stream’.
Tumasyan Armenian
Means "Son of Thomas" in Armenian. It is the Armenian equivalent to Thompson
Vue Hmong
From the clan name Vwj associated with the Chinese character 吳 (wú) (see Wu 1).
Plata Spanish
Means "silver" in Spanish. Plata could be a habitational name from places in Toledo and Cáceres provinces named Plata, or various places named La Plata.
Nied Upper German
South German: habitational name from Nied in Hesse.
Efetürk Turkish
Means "brother of the Turks", derived from Turkish efe meaning "older brother, brave".
Araraki Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蘭 (see Araragi).
Kipp Estonian
Kipp is an Estonian surname derived from "kippama" meaning to "tilt", "rock" and "topple".
Aurora Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Portuguese
Means "dawn" in Latin (see the given name Aurora).
Góra Polish
A Polish and Jewish name that means; ‘mountain’, ‘hill’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived on a hillside or in a mountainous district, or perhaps a nickname for a large person
Fitzhugh English
English (Northamptonshire): Anglo-Norman French patronymic (see Fitzgerald) from the personal name Hugh.
Grond Romansh
Variant of Grand.
Mashreque Muslim
Name for someone who came from the Mashreq region in the Middle East (modern Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq).
Santi Italian
Derived from the given name Santi, or as a patronymic form of Santo. It can also be derived as a nickname from santo "holy" or "saint", ultimately from Latin sanctus.
Godek Polish
Variant of Gondek.
Leverock English
Archaic form of Lark. Compare Laverick.
Schnitz German
From Upper German schnitz, meaning "woodcutter".
Palli Indian, Tamil
It is a Tamil name, meaning "agricultural laborers".
Mcglynn Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Fhloinn, patronymic from the personal name Flann "red, crimson".
De Laat Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch laet "serf, freed serf, tenant", probably an occupational name for a tenant farmer.
Alighiero Italian
From the given name Alighiero.
Gazelle English, French, Arabic
Unadapted borrowing from Middle French gazelle, from Old French gazel, from Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl). This is the surname of famous deuteragonist Gigi Gazelle who is the teacher of Peppa Pig.
Dlutowski Polish
A Polish surname originating in central Poland, Dlutowski literary translates into “of Dłutów”.
Hagemann German, Danish
Derived from Middle Low German hage "enclosure, hedge" and mann "person, man".
Angiello Italian
Uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from a variant of the given name Angelo.
Osaka Japanese
O means "Big" and Saka means "Hill, Slope".
Seok Korean
Korean form of Shi, from Sino-Korean 石 (seok).
Ladvik Estonian
Ladvik is an Estonian surname meaning "elite" and "upper class".
Pennock Cornish, English
From the Cornish 'pennknegh', meaning "hilltop".
Selwyn English
from the Middle English personal name Selewin (Old English Selewine perhaps from sele "manor" or sǣl "happiness prosperity" and wine "friend")... [more]
Raisch German, German (Swiss)
From Middle High German rīsch, rūsch ‘reed’, ‘rush’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived near a reed bed, or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for someone who used or harvested reeds... [more]
Studer German (Americanized, Rare), Russian, German
Often found in Switzerland and germany and in a more rare case Russia in north america it's a little more on the rare side
Oxby English
fortification where oxen are kept (From the Old English words “oxa” and “burh”)
Buonanotte Italian
Means "good night" in Italian.
Yanqi Chinese
Yanqi is/ was a county of China. It is also the surname of Mao Yanqi, also known as VAVA.
Jamshed Persian, Tajik
From the given name Jamshed.
Bylenko Ukrainian
Derived from бил (byl), meaning beat (as in hit or win over).
Hałas Polish
Means "noise, racket, din" in Polish, a nickname for a noisy or disruptive person.
Dražeta Serbian
Derived from the name Dražen.
Cave Norman, French, English
A name of various possible origins. As a Norman French name Cave can mean "bald" from cauf or it can mean "worker in a wine cellar" or "one who dwelt in or near a cave". As an English name Cave refers to a Yorkshire river whose fast current inspired the name meaning "swift".
Latif Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Latif.
Azeem Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Azim.
Ọyáwálé Yoruba, Nigerian
Means "the river goddess came home" in Yoruba.
Pulk Estonian
Pulk is an Estonian surname meaning "peg".
Shilling English, German (Americanized), Dutch (Americanized)
nickname from the Middle English coin name schilling "shilling" (Old English scilling) probably referring to a fee or rent owed or paid... [more]
Vogt De Salz Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt.
Vogler German
Occupational name for a birdcatcher.
Mcgonagle American
Irish (Donegal) and Scottish (Glasgow): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Conghail, a patronymic from the personal name Conghal, composed of Celtic elements meaning 'hound' + 'valor'.
Minelli Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Minello, a pet form of the personal name Mino, which is a short form of a personal name formed with the hypocoristic suffix -mino, such as Adimino, Giacomino, Guglielmino, etc.
Hee Danish, Norwegian, Dutch
A Danish habitational name from any of several places named from a word meaning ‘shining’ or ‘clear’, referencing a river.... [more]
Lodovico Italian
From the given name Lodovico.
Okura Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大倉 or 大蔵 (see Ōkura).
Machi Japanese (Rare)
町 (machi) means 'town' or 'street'. Some occurrences in America could be shortened versions of longer names beginning with this element, not common in Japan.
Braham English
From the name of a town called Braham, probably derived from Old English brom meaning "broom (a type of plant)" and ham meaning "home, settlement" or hamm meaning "river meadow".
Vilhjálmsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Vilhjálmur". Its masculine counterpart is Vilhjálmsson.
Sully English
Sully, Varient of the last name Sullivan. Notable people include Alfred Sully, American Civil war officer famous for his paintings.
D'entrone Italian
Italian conjugation, meaning "from within".
Mattei Italian
Means "son of Matteo". The Mattei family was a powerful noble family in Rome during the Middle Ages.
Danish Danish
Denoting someone from Denmark.
Zahornacky South Slavic (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Zahornacky is the americanized version of name Zahornitski, meaning “The people from over the mountain”. The name has roots in Czechoslovakian and Polish decent.
Azuekwu Igbo
In Igbo culture, Azuekwu means 'back of the word' or 'the unfailing word,' signifying reliability and truthfulness.
Ahiru Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畔蒜 (see Abiru) or 安蒜 (see Ambiru).
Greg English
Variant spelling of Gregg.
Torinese Italian
One who came from Turin.
Koehnline German
Anglicized form of the German name Köhnlein used by people who moved to the US from Germany during the 19th Century.
Dischinger German
Habitational name for someone from Dischingen near Neresheim or Oberdischingen near Ehingen in Württemberg.
Chinc Polish
Variant of Hinc.
Penta Italian, Neapolitan
Means "painted" or "female turkey" in Neapolitan (see Pinto).
Avelar Portuguese
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Ansião.
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.
Simbeck German
Originates from the German prefix sim meaning "of the head" and the German word becka meaning "bull". When combined in this order, the meaning was "bull-headed", meaning stubborn and obstinant.
Bingemann German (Rare)
Possibly a habitational name for someone from a place named Bingen or Bingum. May also be from a topographic name derived from the German word Binge, which means "trench", and may also refer to a kettle-shaped depression or a collapsed shaft in a mine (see Bingel).
Peerna Estonian
Peerna is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from the city of Pärnu in Pärnu County.
Zivanai Shona
Zivanai means "You must know each other". #This name is a call to family and relatives to get to know each other by visiting and fellowship - usually so that they do not drift apart"
Kreton Dutch (Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Kriebel.
Akehisa Japanese
Ale means "bright" and hisa means "long time ago, lasting".
Feronz Arabic
Variant of Feroz.
Tõsine Estonian
Tõsine is an Estonian surname meaning "serious" and "earnest".
Leonidov Russian
Means "son of Leonid."
Khabibullin Tatar, Bashkir
From the given name Habibullah.
D'coolette French
Not known. A Character from Sonic The Hedgehog, Has This name.
Bilić Croatian
Derived from dialectal bil, standard Croatian bijel, meaning "white".... [more]
Balīhû Babylonian
Means "man from Balīh" (a tributary of the Euphrates river).
Michels German, Dutch, Flemish
Patronymic from the personal name Michel.
Hietamaa Finnish
Finnish. (hieta) meaning, “fine-sand” combined with (maa) meaning, “country.”
Kriisa Estonian
Kriisa is an Estonian surname derived from "kriise" meaning "screech".
Selinofoto Greek
A surname which means "Moonlight" in Greek.
Rainey Irish, Scottish
An Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Raighne, Ó Ráighne meaning "descendent of Raonull", the given name Raonull being derived from Old Norse Rögnvaldr, Røgnvaldr, Rǫgnvaldr (compare Ronald).
Mutsu Japanese (Rare)
Similar to Mutsumi, Mutsu means "order".
Jägerstätter Medieval German
Jäger meaning "hunter" + stätter, a suffix indicating a dwelling or home, literally translates to "hunter's dwelling" or "hunter's home".... [more]
Mitsue Japanese
This surname is used as 光永, 光江, 三枝, 満江, 三ツ江 or 三津江 with 光 (kou, hikari, hika.ru, mitsu) meaning "light, ray", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "enough, full, fullness, satisfy", 永 (ei, naga.i, e) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet", 枝 (shi, eda, e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb" and 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port."... [more]
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