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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Vaamonde Spanish
Variant of the habitational surname Bahamonde, from one of the Galician places called Baamonde (earlier written Bahamonde) in the province of Lugo most probably Santiago de Baamonde (Begonte).
Burlington English
Habitational name from Bridlington in East Yorkshire, from Old English Bretlintun meaning Berhtel's town.
Bracken Irish
From Irish Ó Breacáin meaning "descendant of Breacán", a personal name from a diminutive of breac 'speckled', 'spotted', which was borne by a 6th-century saint who lived at Ballyconnel, County Cavan, and was famous as a healer; St... [more]
Ignatius English
From the given name Ignatius
Tates English
This is a variant of rather Tate or Tate, both having the same origin.
Kouyoumdjian Armenian
Derived from Ottoman Turkish قیوجی (kuyucu) "welldigger".
Karlović Croatian
Means "son of Karlo".
Koca Turkish
Means "large, great" or "husband" in Turkish.
Batungbakal Filipino
Tagalog Filipino surname meaning "iron stone", from Tagalog bato "stone" combined with bakal "iron, steel".
Galifianakis Greek
Patronymic derived from Galifa, a small village near the former municipality of Episkopi in the regional unit of Heraklion, in Crete, Greece. The place name itself is possibly derived from Greek γαλίφης (galífis) meaning "flatterer", a cognate of Italian gaglioffo... [more]
Rigaud French, Haitian Creole
from the ancient Germanic personal name Ricwald composed of ric "powerful" and wald "power authority".
Jayawardhane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයවර්ධන (see Jayawardena).
Clermont French
Habitational name derived from Old French cler "bright, clear" and mont "mountain".
Cabrit Medieval Occitan, Provençal, Judeo-Provençal, Occitan
Occitanian byname meaning ""billy-goat"" see: Vulgar Latin "cabritus", from "cabrire" from older Latine "caper". ... [more]
Ahad Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Ahad.
Adson English (African)
Possibly means "son of Adam".
Kelton Scottish
Scottish habitational name from the village of Kelton in the parish of the same name in Kirkcudbrightshire.
Aminov Uzbek (Russified)
Derived from the mid-Eastern name "Amin" (son of Amin). It is typically used by Bukharan people (also called "Bukharians"), an ethno-religious Jewish sub-group of Central Asia that historically spoke Bukharian, a Judeo-Tajik dialect of the Tajik language, in turn a variety of the Persian language; Bukharan Jews emerged from the Central Asian Emirate of Bukhara (now primarily Uzbekistan), which at the time, was a part of the Soviet Union and its mostly-Russian leaders.
Matejka Slovak
Derived from the given name Matej.
Bedürftig German
Means "poor, needy" in German.
Chousokabe Japanese
From Japanese 長 (chou) meaning "chief, head, leader", 宗 (so) meaning "religion", 我 (ka) meaning "ego" and 部 (be) meaning "section".
Kadota Japanese (Rare)
Kado means "gate" and ta means "rice paddy, field".
Schough Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Swedish Skog or of German Schug.
Essien Western African, Akan, Ibibio, Efik
Means "sixth born child" in Akan, possibly deriving from the given name Nsia. As a Nigerian name it is derived from a given name (found among the Ibibio and Efik people) denoting the son the family lineage depends on, possibly meaning either "a child who belongs to everyone" or "the child who takes charge of outside matters"... [more]
Komnenos Greek
From the village Komne in Thrace. The surname of one of the imperial families of Byzantium.
Jurevič Belarusian
Means "son of Juryj".
Strasse German
It derives either from the ancient Roman (Latin) word "straet" meaning a main road, and hence somebody who lived by such a place, or from a German pre-medieval word "stratz" meaning vain.
Toompuu Estonian
Toompuu is an Estonian surname meaning "bird-cherry tree".
Arámbul Catalan
Catalan variant of Aramburú.
Livingstone Scottish, Irish, Jewish
Scottish: Habitational name from a place in Lothian, originally named in Middle English as Levingston, from an owner called Levin (Lewin), who appears in charters of David I in the early 12th century.... [more]
Ackroyd English
Topographic name from Middle English ake "oak" and rod "clearing".
Delbert English, Dutch
From the given name Delbert
Tsarenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian цар (tsar), meaning "tsar, king".
Wi Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 衛 (wi) meaning "to block; to protect; to prevent", possibly referring to occupations related to defense.
Gul Pakistani, Pashto, Punjabi, Sindhi, Balochi, Urdu, Persian
Derived from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower" or "rose".
Verdejo Spanish
Habitational name from any of the places so called.
Käärik Estonian
Käärik is an Estonian surname derived from "käär", meaning "meander" or "kaarik" meaning "cart" or "carriage".
Ortonio Italian, Spanish
Variant of Ortone. Italian and Spanish form of Hortonius.
Cattley English
Means "person from Catley", Herefordshire and Lincolnshire ("glade frequented by cats"). It was borne by the British botanical patron William Cattley (1788-1835).
Olivera Spanish, Catalan, Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines), Portuguese (Hispanicized)
From Catalan olivera meaning "olive tree", essentially a Spanish form of Oliveira. In some cases a Castilianized form of Oliveira.
Achour Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عاشور (see Ashour) chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Grigoriu Romanian
Derived from the given name Grigore.
Premasinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit प्रेम (prema) meaning "love, affection" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Äärmaa Estonian
Äärmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "border/boundary land".
Solmaz Turkish
Means "colourfast, unfading" in Turkish.
Heinemann German, Jewish
Combination of Heine, a short form of Heinrich, and Mann "man".
Eul German
A nickname from Middle High German iule meaning "owl".
Abeqquy Berber
Moroccan (Rifian): tribal name from the tribe of Ibeqquyen from the province of Řḥusima.
Orkan Polish
From Goral, a topolect/language closely related to mainline Polish.
Ghorbanpour Persian
Means "son of Ghorban" in Persian.
Ó Cluanaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Cluanach"
Selwyn English
from the Middle English personal name Selewin (Old English Selewine perhaps from sele "manor" or sǣl "happiness prosperity" and wine "friend")... [more]
Shalom Hebrew
Means "peace" in Hebrew.
Akuzawa Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 愛久沢 (Akuzawa) meaning "Akuzawa", a former large village in the former Japanese province of Kaga in parts of present-day Ishikawa, Japan.... [more]
Ocón Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either the eponymous Riojan municipality or the Ocón de Villafranca neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Villafranca Montes de Oca.
Umlauf German
German: occupational name for a policeman in a town or city, from Middle High German umbe laufen ‘to make the rounds’.
Rundqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish rund "round" and qvist, an archaic spelling of kvist, "twig".
Richilde French (Rare)
From the feminine given name Richilde.
Hiraoka Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Barry Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Beargha meaning, 'descendant of Beargh.'
Sturdivant English
Perhaps a nickname for messenger, a pursuivant or a hasty person, derived from Middle English stirten, sterten meaning "to start, leap" (ultimately from Old English styrtan) and avaunt meaning "forward" (itself from Old French).
Vratsian Armenian
Meaning unknown.
Korp Estonian
Korp is an Estonian surname meaning both "rough/outer bar" and "raven".
Markham English
English name from a place in Nottinghamshire, named in Old English as 'homestead at a (district) boundary', from mearc 'boundary' + ham 'homestead'. English surname used as an equivalent of Gaelic Ó Marcacháin 'descendant of Marcachán', a diminutive of Marcach (see Markey).
Bikandi Basque
Possibly derived from Latin vicus "street, neighbourhood; village, hamlet" and Basque (h)andi "big, large". Alternatively, the first element could be from bike "steep slope".
Brougham English
From the parish of Brougham in Westmoreland, derived from Old English burg "stronghold" + ham "piece of land".
Douchi Japanese
Possibly from 戸 (do) meaning "door" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".
Yagami Japanese
From Japanese 八 (ya) meaning "eight" and 神 (kami) meaning "god".
Orihara Japanese
From Japanese 折 (ori) meaning "fold, bend" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Kanbara Japanese
From Japanese 神 (kan) meaning "god" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Haughn English (Canadian, Modern)
Alternative/Modern form of Hahn.
Octavio Spanish
From the given name Octavio.
Jason English
Probably a patronymic from James or any of various other personal names beginning with J-.
Amatayagul Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of อมาตยกุล (see Amatayakun).
Lăzărescu Romanian
Means "son of Lazar".
Ciechanower Polish, Jewish
Denoted a person who came from one of the places in Poland called Ciechanów, for example the city in the Mazovia province.
Arousi Jewish, Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic, Arabic
Yemenite Jewish and Arabic name possibly deriving from Arabic words aroosi, "bridal, relating to a wedding", rousi, "groom". El Aroussi, a variant, is found densely in Morocco and Francophone populations (France, Canada).
Ghioni Italian
Possibly from the given name Guido.
Shuba Ukrainian
Means "fur cloth (usually coat)".
Malicdem Pangasinan
From Pangasinan malikdim of uncertain meaning.
Aydoğan Turkish
From the given name Aydoğan.
Overfelt English
Derived from the Old English "ofer," meaning "seashore," or "riverbank" and "felt" meaning "field".
Tanneraho Finnish
My grandmother was from Finland was as is many generations according to her. Descendants are still located in Musta Jarva, near Ruovesi.
Karla Czech
Karla, from English - carla
Reda Arabic
From the given name Ridha.
Ó Cearnaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Cearnach" in Irish Gaelic. Compare Kearney, Ó Ceithearnaigh.
Ōzora Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 空 (sora) meaning "sky".
Henza Okinawan (Rare)
From Okinawan 平安座 (Henza) meaning "Henza", an island in the city of Uruma in the prefecture of Okinawa in Japan.
Dahler Low German
From Old Norse dalr meaning "valley," hence a topographical name for someone who lived in a valley or a habitational name for someone from a place called with this word.
Abrahamyan Armenian
Means "son of Abraham".
De Bruyn Afrikaans
"Bruyn" is an archaic spelling of "bruin", meaning "brown"
Tomkin English
Derived from the forename Thomas.
Hoornaert Belgian
Comes from the Dutch word "Hoorner" meaning Horner. Surname more prevalent in Northwest Belgium.
Heydlauff German (Americanized, Modern)
people lived in the Black Forest region of Germany. Many migrated to Michigan, USA
Manocchio Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Italian mano "hand" and occhio "eye", an elaboration of the surname Mano, or an altered form of malocchio meaning "evil eye".
Krukowski Polish
Name for someone from any of various places called Kruki, Kruków or Krukowo, all derived from Polish kruk meaning "raven".
Liik Estonian
Liik is an Estonian surname meaning "kind" or "benevolent".
Everson English
Patronymic from the personal name Ever. See also Evers.
Sonley English
Possibly derived from the Old Norse name Sunnulfr.
Szalak Polish (Rare)
Probably from Old Polish ślak, variant of szlak, meaning "path, trail, route, way".
Gierc English, Polish
Pronounciation: Rhymes with "pierce." Hard "g" (as in "goat"). ... [more]
Ilola Finnish
Derived from Finnish ilo "joy".
Furusawa Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Panaiotievich Russian (Rare)
Means "Son of Panagiotis" in Russian
Pennant Celtic
Meaning, "Belonging to Pennant" (a common Welsh place-name).
Minsky Belarusian, Russian
Refers to the city named "Minsk" in Belarus.
Yoshiyasu Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi), an alternative spelling of 吉し (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 安 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, safe, simple, ammonium".
Swisher German
Americanized form of German Schweitzer meaning Swiss.
Saruwatari Japanese
From 猿 (saru) meaning "monkey" and 渡 (watari) meaning "ferry".
Långstrump Literature
Last name of Pippi Långstrump, the original Swedish name for Pippi Longstocking, a character invented by Astrid Lindgren. Pippi's name was allegedly made up by Lindgren's daughter Karin. It's a combination of Swedish lång "long" and strumpa "sock".
Guibert French
From the given name Guibert.
Wakamoto Japanese
From Japanese 若 meaning "young" and 本 meaning "base, root, origin".
Bouhouche Berber, Northern African
Kabyle name possibly derived from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father" and حَوْش (ḥawš) meaning "courtyard, enclosure, farm" (chiefly Algerian).
Chougule Marathi
Alternate transcription of Marathi चौगुले (see Chaugule).
Guardia Italian, Spanish
Means "guard, watch, warden" in Spanish and Italian, derived from warda, making it a cognate to Ward 1... [more]
Kurashiki Japanese
From 倉 (kura) meaning "have, possess, storehouse, granary", combined with 式 (shiki) meaning "formula, expression, ceremony" or 敷 (shiki) meaning "house, paving".
Abbys English
Variant of Abbs.
Keuch German
Variation of Kuch.
Antonacci Italian
From the given name Antonio.
Ringgold German
Comes from Germanic ring "ring" or "assembly" and wald "rule"
Portnyagin Russian
Derived from Russian портняга (portnyaga), a colloquial nickname derived from портной (portnoy) meaning "tailor, clothier".
Kaut German
Topographic name from the Franconian dialect word Kaut(e) "hollow", "pit", "den".
Aftab Urdu
Derived from the given name Aftab.
Tiisel Estonian
Tiisel is an Estonian surname meaning "pole" and "beam".
Tögyörd Slovak
Slovak I have a baptismal record of my great Grandfather I can send.
Bohdan Ukrainian
From the given name Bohdan.
Benelli Italian
The distinguished surname Benelli originated in an area of Italy, known as the Papal States. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adapt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent... [more]
Cheriyan Indian (Christian)
From the given name Cherian.
Wycherley English
Derived from a place name apparently meaning "elm-wood clearing" from Old English wice and leah. A famous bearer was the dramatist William Wycherley (1640-1715).
Morrie English
Probably a variant of Morris, or possibly of Murray 1.
Kawato Japanese
From 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 戸 (do) meaning "door".
Bouthillette French
Diminutive form of Boutilier.
Radukan Romanian (Ukrainianized), Romanian (Russified)
Ukrainianised and Russified form of Răducan.
Dual Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and Romansh ual "brook, creek".
Widjaja Chinese (Indonesian)
Older spelling of Wijaya influenced by Dutch orthography.
Sandioriva Acehnese, Gayonese
A Gayonese patronymic.
Giovannetti Italian
Patronymic or plural form of a pet form of the personal name Giovanni.
Oddar Indian, Tamil
Alternate spelling of Odda.
Kuropatkin Russian
Derived from Russian куропатка (kuropatka) meaning "partridge".
Aiba Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "mutual" or 饗 (ai) meaning "banquet", combined with 馬 (ba) meaning "horse", 場 (ba) meaning "location", 羽 (ba) meaning "feathers", 庭 (ba) meaning "courtyard" or 葉 (ba) meaning "leaf".
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.
Gloukh Russian, Jewish
Means "deaf" in several languages, from Slavic gluh. It is borne by the Israeli soccer player Oscar Gloukh (2004-).
Eessaar Estonian
Eessaar is an Estonian surname meaning "fore island".
Roney Irish, Manx
Irish variant and Manx form of Rooney.
Ennor English
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from the Welsh given name Ynyr and a derivation from Jenner.
Tsinaridze Georgian
The surname Tsinaridze carries the meanings of 'Light Bringer,' 'Sun Bringer,' or 'Sunshine.'... [more]
Willman English
Occupational name for someone who was the servant of a man called Will.
Krõm Estonian
Krõm is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "krõmp" meaning "crackle".
Lock English, Dutch, German
Habitational name from any of various places derived from Old English loca meaning "(locked) enclosure, stronghold".
Dodds English
From dod, meaning "something rounded" in German.
Pineau French
Either a diminutive of Pin from Old French pin "pine" or a habitational name from (Le) Pineau the name of several places in the western part of France of the same origin.
Bobbitt English
Possibly derived from the Middle English personal name Bobbe.
Mcateer Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an tSaoir "son of the craftsman" (cf. McIntyre)
Krymenko Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian variant of Krym.
Grzybalski Polish
From Grzybała with suffix -ski based on habitational names.
Lokier English (British)
Variant of Lockyer, an occupational name for a locksmith.
Hoagland American
American form of Scandinavian topographical surnames, such as Swedish Högland or Norwegian Haugland, both essentially meaning "high land".
Klapp German
Nickname for a gossip or a slanderer, derived from Middle High German klapf, klaff meaning "prattle, malicious gossip".
Kupka Czech, Polish, Ukrainian, Slovak, Sorbian, Jewish
Nickname or topographic name from the Polish, Ukrainian, Czech and Sorbian word kupka, a diminutive of kupa meaning "heap, pile", in Upper Sorbian also "lump".... [more]
Marcov Russian
Variant of Markov.
Lusong Tagalog
From Tagalog, which is referring to a particular kind of large wooden mortar used in dehusking rice.
Köhnlein German
From the personal name Köhn + the diminutive suffix -lein
Thawonwong Thai (Rare)
From Thai ถาวร (thawon) meaning "permanent" and วงศ์ (wong) meaning "family".
Ozerov Russian
From Russian озеро (ozero) meaning "lake".
Jörimann Romansh
Derived from the given name Germanus.
Kashio Japanese
Derived from 柏 ka meaning oak, cypress./ 尾 shio meaning tail-end, a counter for fish, the lower slope of a mountain.
Runai Japanese
Japanese: written 船井 'boat' and 'well'
Harada Japanese
From Japanese 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Oba Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大場 (see Ōba).
Haavamäe Estonian
Haavamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen hill".
Henningsdóttir Icelandic (Rare)
Means "daughter of Henning" in Icelandic.
Diogene Italian
From the given name Diogene
Övall Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish ö "island" and vall "wall, pasture, field of grass".
Göktaş Turkish
From Turkish gök meaning "sky" and taş meaning "stone".
Figueira Portuguese, Galician
Means "fig tree" in Portuguese and Galician, ultimately from Latin ficaria. It was used a topographic name for someone who lived or worked near fig trees or for someone from any of various places called Figueira (derived from the same word).
Smyth English
Creative spelling of the surname Smith.
Mbangwa Shona
Meaning unknown.
Sonomura Japanese
From Japanese 園 (sono) meaning "garden, orchard, plantation" and 村 (mura) meaning "village".
Genarro Italian
The surname "Gennaro" has Italian origins and is commonly associated with the given name "Gennaro," which is derived from the Latin name "Ianuarius," meaning "January." The name is often linked to St... [more]
Naseem Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Nasim.