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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Bugajski Polish
Habitational name from any of numerous places called Bugaj.
Niemann North Frisian
North German form of Neumann, from Middle Low German nie + man.
Fraraccio Italian
Possibly a variant of Frare using the pejorative suffix -accio.
Ohtsu Japanese
Variant transcription of Otsu.
Buttura Thai
From Thai บุตร (but) meaning "son, child" and ธุระ (thura) meaning "business; affairs; errands".
Eastburn English
Habitational name from either of two places, one in Humberside and one in West Yorkshire, so named from Old English ēast, ēasten "east" and burna "stream".
Tomabechi Japanese
From Japanese 苫 (toma) meaning "woven mat", 米 (me) meaning "rice" and 地 (chi) meaning "earth, land".
Afzal Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Afzal.
Mehrani Persian
From the given name Mehran.
Grecki Polish
Polish form of Gretzky.
Sassi Estonian
Sassi is an Estonian surname derived form "sassis" meaning "disheveled", "tangled", and "unkempt".
Grzybalski Polish
From Grzybała with suffix -ski based on habitational names.
Music English
Anglicized form of Mušič and Musić.
Eule German
Variant of Eul.
Gwak Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 곽 (see Kwak).
Mac Con Uladh Northern Irish
It literally means "hound of Ulster" in Irish Gaelic.
Corradini Italian, Romansh
Italian patronymic form of Corradino.
Kujundžić Croatian, Serbian
Derived from kujundžija (кујунџија), meaning "silversmith".
De Goede Dutch
Means "the good (person)" in Dutch, a nickname for someone considered especially kind or gentle, or perhaps for someone gullible.
Mol Dutch
Means "mole (animal)" in Dutch. Could be a nickname for someone with poor eyesight or who was known for digging, an occupational name for a mole catcher, or a habitational name for someone from Mol in the Antwerp province, Belgium.
Del Sol Spanish
Means "of the sun" in Spanish.
Ciminera Italian
from a dialect variant of ciminiera "chimney" hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who built chimneys or worked a furnace oven or kiln with a chimney or a nickname for a tall thin person.
Murahama Japanese
Mura means "hamlet, village" and hama means "seashore, veach".
Tateoka Japanese
From Japanese 立 (tate) meaning "stand, rise" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Kanroji Japanese
Fron Japanese 甘 (kan) meaning "sweet", 露 (ro) meaning "dew" and 寺 (ji) meaning "temple".
Morrissey Irish
Morrissey is an Irish name meaning "choice of the sea".
Palyak Belarusian
Belarusian form of Polák.
Elizabelar Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque eliza "church" and belar "grass".
Kuba Japanese
From 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 場 (ba) meaning "place".... [more]
Eck German
From Old High German ekka meaning "edge, corner".
Baldy English
Possibly derived from an Old English feminine given name, *Bealdgýð, composed of the elements beald "bold" and guð "battle", first recorded c.1170 as Baldith, and in other cases from the Old Norse byname or given name Baldi.
Samarakkody Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "conflict, struggle" combined with Sinhala කොඩිය (kodiya) meaning "flag, banner" (of Tamil origin).
Gamez Spanish
Patronymic from Gamo, a personal name of unexplained etymology.
Blacks English
Variant of Black.
Yanagiya Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Ganbold Mongolian
From the given name Ganbold.
Ridgeway English
Comes from Middle English 'riggewey', hence a topographic name for someone who lived by such a route or a habitational name from any of various places so named, for example in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Dorset, and Staffordshire.
Ideguchi Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well", 手 (de) meaning "hand", and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth".
Arsanukaev Chechen
Chechen family name of unknown meaning.
Curphey Manx
Shortened Anglicization of Manx Mac Murchadha "son of Murchad".
Ulak Bosnian
From Turkish ulak, "a messenger".
Izebboudjen Berber
From the berber word meaning "Olive tree".
Pušnik Slovene
Habitational name for someone living near or on a pušča, which is Slovene for "uncultivated land" or "wasteland".
Loo Dutch, German
Means "clearing" in Dutch and North German.
Raymond English, French
From the given name Raymond.
Tocqueville French
From the names of various French communes in Normandy meaning "Tóki's town". As a title it was borne by the French political philosopher, aristocrat and historian Alexis Charles Henri Clérel, Count of Tocqueville (1805-1859), the author of Democracy in America.
Oruč Bosnian
Derived from the Turkish Oruç.
Nüüd Estonian
Nüüd is an Estonian surname meaning "now" or "at present".
Eichenlaub German, Jewish
Derived from Eichenlau, a topographic name from Middle High German eichen "oaks" and loh "forest clearing", reinterpreted through folk etymology as Eichenlaub, meaning "oak leaf".
Ó Catharnaigh Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic Meaning ‘descendant of Catharnach’, a byname meaning ‘warlike’.
Aldous English
From the given name Aldous.
Parr English
From a place so named in England. Derived from Old English pearr "enclosure".
Garcés Spanish
Meaning "son of García" ultimately from medieval spanish Garsea, using the patronymic suffix és/ez
Fuhrer German
Originally, an occupational name for a carrier or carter, a driver of horse-drawn vehicles.... [more]
Vaillancourt French (Quebec)
Possibly a variant of Valencourt. This is the surname of a noble family who probably lived near Willencourt.
Skau Norwegian, Danish
Ultimately derived from Old Norse skógr "forest".
McMunn Scottish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Mhunna meaning "son of the servant of Munn".
Wickremasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමසිංහ (see Wickramasinghe).
Idris Arabic
From the given name Idris 1.
Mendiburu Basque
Means "top of the mountain" in Basque.
Wrzesiński Polish
Name for someone from a place called Września, Wrzesina or Wrzesiny, all derived from Polish wrzos meaning "heather".
Amirzadeh Persian
Means "born of Amir 1".
Álvares Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Álvarez.
Amaury French
From the given name Amaury... [more]
Anbiru Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 安蒜 (see Ambiru).
Saleem Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Salim.
Crascì Sicilian
From Sicilian craxi, an obsolete word meaning "wine", ultimately from Ancient Greek κρᾶσις (krasis) "mixture, blending".
Thilakaratne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit तिलक (tilaka) meaning "mark, dot, ornament" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Fredo Italian
From the given name Fredo.
Palić Serbian, Croatian
Derived from paliti, meaning "to fire" or "to set on fire".
Van Der Burg Dutch
A toponymic surname meaning "from the fortress, stronghold" in Dutch.
Yaqub Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yaqub.
Atake Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿武 (see Anno 2).
Mac Cuindlis Scottish, Irish
Means "son of Cuindleas", an early given name of uncertain origin.
Tomašević Serbian, Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Tomaš".
Calabaza Spanish, Indigenous American
Nickname from ‘calabaza’ meaning pumpkin squash. This is commonly used by Pueblos (Native Americans) in New Mexico.
Ciria Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Castilian municipality.
Kausch German
Pet name derived from the Old High German personal name Gozwin, of uncertain origin.
Charbonnier French
Occupation for a charcoal burner.
Furness English (British)
It originated from the river in England.
Dial Indian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Dayal. It is also found in South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, and Guyana.
Scotford English
Derived from Scotforth, the name of a village near Lancaster (in Lancashire) in England. The village's name means "ford of the Scot(s)" and is derived from Old English Scott "Scot" combined with Old English ford "ford".
Azarian Armenian (Expatriate)
Variant transcription of Azaryan, a patronymic likely derived from an Armenian form of the Hebrew given name 'Azaryah.
Hansli German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Hans.
Vissers Flemish, Dutch
Patronymic of Visser.
Mayorga Spanish
habitational name, taken on from the place name Mayorga in Valladolid province of Castile.
Kiribayashi Japanese
From 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "woods, grove".
Gong Chinese
Gong means palace.... [more]
Simović Serbian, Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Simo".
Tom Chinese
Common Chinese name
Maxton English
From a place name meaning "Maccus' settlement".
Gayler English (American)
Variant of Gaylord
Kuzmych Ukrainian
Means "child of Kuzma".
Gianni Italian, Romansh
Derived from the given name Gianni.
Ben Khalifa Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Khalifa" (primarily used for Tunisian and Algerian Arabic).
Lepri Italian
From Italian lepre "hare", a nickname for a fast runner, or for a timid person.
Kenneally Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cionnfhaolaidh "descendant of Cionnfhaoladh", a personal name derived from ceann "head" + faol "wolf".
Tsarenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian цар (tsar), meaning "tsar, king".
Aragon Spanish, Catalan, French
A surname and an autonomous community of Spain.
Krznar Croatian
Means ''furrier''.
Sosunov Russian
Derived from Russian сосун (sosun) meaning "sucker". Alternatively this may be a patronymic surname derived from the Jewish name Sasson meaning "happiness".
Kikumori Japanese
Kiku means "chrysanthemum" and mori means "forest".
Batistuta Italian
Possibly from a diminutive of the given name Battista. A famous bearer is the former Argentinian soccer player Gabriel Batistuta (1969-).
Granath Swedish
Swedish soldier name meaning "grenade". ... [more]
Ronde Dutch
Means "round" in Dutch, originally a nickname for a plump person, ultimately from Latin rotundus.
Vabamäe Estonian
Vabamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "unoccupied/vacant hill/mountain".
Dopson English
Means "son of Dobbe".
Hrvatin Croatian, Slovene
From Croatian and Slovene Hrvat meaning "Croat, person from Croatia".
Ellefsen Norwegian
Means "son of Ellef".
Imuro Japanese
I means "well, pit, mineshaft" and muro means "room".
Sekihara Japanese
From 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Klor German (Austrian)
The Klor surname may have evolved from the feminine personal name Klara. Or it may have come from the Middle High German and Middle Low German "Klar," meaning "Pure" or "Beautiful".
Metsur Estonian
Metsur is an Estonian surname meaning "forester".
Ashrafi Persian, Bengali
From the given name Ashraf.
Irmak Turkish
Means "river" in Turkish.
Abarzúa Basque (Hispanicized)
Altered form of Basque Abartxua, probably derived from a place name.
Rapace Swedish (Modern, Rare)
From French and Italian rapace meaning "predatory, bird of prey, raptor". A notable bearer is Swedish actress Noomi Rapace.
Snellius Dutch (Latinized)
Latinized form of Snel. A notable bearer was the Dutch astronomer and mathematician Willebrord Snellius (1580-1626; real name Willebrord Snel van Royen), commonly called Snell, for whom the formula Snell's law is named.
Peretti Italian
Patronymic from a pet form of the personal name Pero.
Özçelik Turkish
From Turkish öz meaning "core, essence" and çelik meaning "steel".
Blemker Dutch (Americanized)
Possibly an Americanized form of an occupational name for a bleacher of textiles, derived from Middle Dutch bleker.
Everson English
Patronymic from the personal name Ever. See also Evers.
Tsuga Japanese
Tsu means "seaport, harbor" and ga could come from ka meaning "congratulation" or "add, increase".
Ilii Romanian
Corruption of Ilie.
Beh Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Ma.
Doyal Irish
Variant of Doyle.
Bondia Catalan
Bondia is a Catalan surname. It means 'good day' or 'good morning'.
Edén Swedish
Possibly a habitational name from a place named with the element ed "isthmus". In some cases it could also be a shortened form of EDENIUS (a combination of Swedish ed "isthmus" and the Latin suffix -enius "descendant of").
Mac Suibhne Irish, Scottish
Meaning, "son of Suibhne" (a byname meaning "pleasant").
Sopha Thai, Lao
Means "beautiful, fine" in Thai and Lao.
Damianakos Greek
Son of, or little Damianos.
Buscemi Sicilian
Name for someone originally from the town of Buscemi in Sicily, derived from the Arabic toponym قلعة أبي شامة‎ (qal'at 'abi shama) meaning "castle of the man with the mole‎" or "castle of (the family of) Abi Shama".
Bahadur Indian, Hindi, Urdu
From the given name Bahadur.
Nagoy Russian
Derived from Russian нагой (nagoy) meaning "nude, naked, bare".
Kiley Irish, English
Anglicized form of the Old Gaelic "O' Cadhla" meaning "son of Cadhla". Cadhla means meaning graceful or beautiful; hence, "descendant(s) of 'the graceful one'".
Kittell German (Anglicized), English
English: variant of Kettle. ... [more]
Simonovich Russian
Means "son of Simon 1".
Kinukawa Japanese
From 絹 (kinu) meaning "silk" combined with 川 or 河 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".
Bogusz Polish
From Bogusz, a diminutive of a name with the element bogu ("god") such as Bogdan, Boguchwał, Bogusław or Chwalibóg.
Kruczynski Polish
Derived from the polish diminutive of kruk meaning “raven”.
Moyes English
From the medieval personal name Moise, a vernacular variant of Moses (the biblical name of the Hebrew prophet who led the Children of Israel out of captivity).
Philipson English
Means Son Of Philip
Amiti Albanian
Meaning unknown.
Prohaska Croatian
Croatian form of Procházka
Verdé French
Possibly a Gallicized form of the Italian and Spanish surname Verde.
Onstad Norwegian, German
Habitational name from the name of any of seven farmsteads mainly in the southeast most of them with names formed from any of various Old Norse personal names plus stathir "farmstead" as for example Augunarstathir from the personal name Auðun (from Auth "wealth" plus un "friend")... [more]
Rentería Spanish
Castilianized variant of Basque Errenteria, the name of two towns in Gipuzkoa and Biscay provinces, Basque Country. Means "customs" in Spanish.
Gegge English
Medieval English variant of Gegg.
Lagerqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish lager "laurel" and qvist, an archaic spelling of kvist, "twig".
Fagin Jewish
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant spelling of Feigin.
Chaugule Marathi
Derived from Marathi चौगुला (chaugula) meaning "village officer".
Brandybuck Literature
Brandybuck is the surname of Meriadoc, a young Hobbit in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings." Possibly derived from the Brandywine River, which in turn is derived from Sindarin Baranduin, "Brown River"... [more]
D'ignoti Italian
Means "of the unknown", a descriptive term for foundlings of unknown parentage that evolved into a given name.
Centofanti Italian
Means "a hundred soldiers on foot" in Italian, derived from Italian cento meaning "(a) hundred" and Italian fanti, which is the plural form of fante meaning "soldier, infantryman"... [more]
Walworth English
Habitational name from Walworth in Heighington (Durham) and Walworth in Newington (Surrey) both named with Old English wealh "foreigner Briton serf" (genitive plural wala) and worþ "enclosure".
Margosian Armenian
patronymic from the personal name Margos, Armenian form of Mark.
Pursley German (Americanized, ?)
Likely an altered form of German Bürschle, a diminutive of Bursch.
Kristófersson Icelandic
Means "son of Kristófer" in Icelandic.
Gerwig German, French
Derived from the Germanic given name Gerwig, ultimately from the elements gēr meaning "spear" and wīg meaning "battle, fight". This surname is also found in France (mainly in the region of Alsace)... [more]
Keleş Turkish
Means "brave, handsome" as well as "bald" or "ugly" in Turkish.
Chila Italian
Italian form of Cheilas.
Löfquist Swedish
Combination of Swedish löv "leaf" and kvist "twig".
Hylan Scottish, English
Variation of the surname Hyland 1.
Carnahan Irish
From the Irish Cearnaghan, meaning "victorious"
Gilly French
Southern French variant of Gilles.
Mæhle Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Denoted someone from a farm in Norway named Mele, ultimately derived from Old Norse melr meaning "dune, sandbank, gravel bank". Alternatively taken from the name of a farm named Male whose name was derived from Old Norse mǫl "pebbles, gravel".
Albino Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Albino
Kaleba Polish
Originates from a nickname of Polish dialect meaning “scraggy old cow”
Vavasour English (Rare)
From the word for a feudal rank, possibly derived (via Old French) from Latin vassus vassorum meaning "vassal of vassals".
Shui Chinese
From Chinese 水 (shuǐ) meaning "water".
Sarıtaş Turkish
Directly translated from Turkish, sarı means "yellow" and taş means "stone".... [more]
Hồ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Hu, from Sino-Vietnamese 胡 (hồ).
McSorley Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Somhairle meaning "son of Somhairle", a given name borrowed from Old Norse Sumarliði "summer traveller".
Grace English
From the given name Grace
Hashimi Arabic
From the given name Hashim, particularly denoting descent from the great-grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad.
Alkiza Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Haavaoks Estonian
Haavaoks is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen bough/branch".
Mysnyk Ukrainian
A mysnyk (мисник) is shelf for food in village.
Gürbüz Turkish
Means "robust, healthy" in Turkish.
Saeng Thai
Form of Wu used by Chinese Thais (based on the Cantonese romanization of the name).
Brisset French
Variant of Brisse by way of adding the diminutive suffix -et.
Nykolaev Ukrainian
Means "son of Nykolai."
Weerakoon Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave" combined with Sinhala කෝන් (kon) meaning "king" (of Tamil origin).
Peverelli Italian
Likely an altered form of Poverelli.
Tiit Estonian
Tiit is an Estonian surname as well as a masculine given name.
Mcswain Irish, Scottish
Anglicization of Mac Suibhne.
Ongai Shona
It is a form of the Shona name Vongai.