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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Kingson English (African)
Means "son of a king, prince".
Marcucci Italian
From the diminutive form of the given name Marco.
Tonkinson English
Means "son of Tonkin".
Bethany English
Possibly a topographic name derived from the Old English plant name betonice meaning "betony". The form of the name has been altered by folk association with the New Testament place name.
Rich English
Patronymic derived from a short form of Richard.
Vöö Estonian
Vöö is an Estonian surname meaning "belt".
Préjano Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous La Riojan municipality.
Danzig German
Denoted a person who was from the city of Gdańsk, Poland (called Danzig in German).
Mashin Russian
Matronymic surname derived from a diminutive Masha of the Russian given name Mariya.
Abeygunaratne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" combined with गुण (guna) meaning "quality, property, attribute" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Leibniz German
The German surname Leibnitz emerged in the lands that form the modern state of Lower Saxony, which is presently bordered by the North Sea, the Hartz mountains and the Elbe and Ems rivers. Lower Saxony was previously a medieval dukedom... [more]
Addams English
Variant of Adams.
Stefani Italian
Means "son of Stefano".
Thammalangsy Lao
From Lao ທຳມະ (thamma) meaning "dharma, virtue, righteousness" and ລັງສີ (langsy) meaning "ray, beam".
Totsu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 十 (to) meaning "10" and 都 (tsu) meaning "all; everyone".
Donders Dutch
From Dutch donder meaning "thunder", a nickname for someone loud or boisterous.
Norwel English
English surname meaning "From the North Spring"
Robuchon French
Robuchon is derived from the Old French personal name Robert.
Urata Japanese
From Japanese 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Mascioni Romansh
Derived from the given name Thomas.
Aiuchi Japanese
Ai (愛) means 'love', and Uchi (内) means 'inside'.
Nishiguchi Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Bogusław Polish
From the given name Bogusław.
Kõllo Estonian
Kõllo is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "kõlu" meaning "shells".
Enno Japanese
En means "garden" and no means "wilderness, plain, field."
Dhillon Indian, Punjabi
Of unknown meaning.
Domonkos Hungarian
From the given name Domonkos.
Borgo Italian
Borgo is an Italian surname, which means 'village' or 'borough'.
Holford English
Habitational name from any of the places named Holford or similar in England, all derived from Old English hol "hole, hollow" and ford "ford".
Randalu Estonian
Randalu is an Estonian surname derived from "rand" ("beach") and "salu" ("sandy heath" or "heathy woodland").
März German
März means 'March' in German.
Muldoon Irish
From Irish Gaelic Ó Maoldúin "descendant of Maoldún", a personal name meaning literally "chief fortress".
Pienaar Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of French Pinard.
Wijedasa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".
Destine Haitian Creole, French (Rare)
From French Destiné, originally a nickname meaning "destined".
Kazachenko Ukrainian (Russified)
Russified form of Kozachenko, from Russian казак (kazak) "cossack".
Yagami Japanese
From Japanese 八 (ya) meaning "eight" and 神 (kami) meaning "god".
Mahood Irish
Anglicized form of Mac hUid meaning "son of Ud" (see Hood).
Mak Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Mai.
Pauell Russian
Russian translation of the surname of Powell
Van Wert Dutch (Americanized, Archaic), Flemish
Habitational name for someone from places in Belgium and the Netherlands called Weert, (De) Weerd, Weerde, or Waarde, all derived from Middle Dutch wert "holm, area surrounded by rivers".
Linnamäe Estonian
Linnamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "urban (city) mountain".
Um Korean
Transliteration of the Korean reading of hanja 嚴 from Chinese meaning “stern”
Org Estonian
Org is an Estonian surname meaning "valley".
Vaj Hmong
Original Hmong form of Vang.
Rusnyak Ukrainian (Rare)
From dialectal Ukrainian русня (rusnya), meaning "Russian".
Kuningas Estonian
Kuningas is an Estonian surname meaning "king".
Murtaza Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Murtada.
San Jose Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of San José primarily used in the Philippines.
Nugis Estonian
Nugis is an Estonian surname meaning "marten".
Hidayat Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Li 1 (李), Lin (林), Xie (謝), Xu 2 (許) or Zhang (張)... [more]
Sahatçiu Albanian
From Turkish saatçi meaning "watchmaker".
Enamorado Spanish
Nickname for a person relating to love.
Larusso Italian
Derived from the Italian word "Rosso," which comes from the Latin words "Rubius and Rossius," which mean "red." As a surname, larusso was originally a nickname for a person with red hair or a reddish complexion.
Spare English
Nickname for a frugal person, from Middle English spare ‘sparing, frugal’ (Old English spær).
Balkwill English
Possibly derived from the name of a lost settlement in Devon, composed of Old English balca "balk, beam; ridge, bank" and wella "spring, stream". Alternatively, can be a variant form of Bakewell.
Hababzai Pashto
Means “son of Habab” in Pashto.
Higashida Japanese
From Japanese 東 (higashi) meaning "east" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Apacible Spanish (Philippines)
Means "peaceful" in Spanish. Galicano Apacible was a Filipino physician and politician who was the co-founder of La Solidaridad and the Nacionalista Party.
Järvemets Estonian
Järvemets is an Estonian surname meaning "lake forest".
Tosun Turkish
Means "bullock" or "healthy, plump, stout" in Turkish.
Whynot German (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Weinacht.
Lekk Estonian
Lekk is an Estonian surname meaning "leak".
Dethomas Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the given name Thomas.
Docherty Scottish
Scottish spelling of the Irish surname Doherty.
Anno Japanese
Means "of hermitage" in Japanese. A famous bearer is famous Japanese illustrator and children's educational book author Mitsumasa Anno (1926-present).
Fatima Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Fatimah.
Sofiane Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Sufyan.
Fillion French, French (Quebec)
Probably a diminutive of fils or fille, respectively "son" and "daughter". May have alluded to the bearer being the youngest amongst siblings.
Baratto Italian
From Italian baratto "barter, exchange, swap", likely used for a merchant.
Okuro Japanese
From 奥 (oku) meaning "interior, inner part, inside" combined with 梠 (ro, ryo, hisashi) meaning "companion, follower".
Sikkens Dutch
Means "son of Sikke".
Sahara Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Sahra.
Kolarek Croatian
Derived from Kolar.
Krzyżanowski Polish
habitational name for someone from Krzyżanów in Piotrków or Płock voivodeships, Krzyżanowo in Płock or Poznań voivodeships, or various places in Poland called Krzyżanowice, all named with krzyż ‘cross’.
Achton Danish
A Graecised form of Jordløse meaning 'without land.'
Gildea Irish
shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Dhé "son of the servant of God" from dia "God"... [more]
Thunberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish tun (from Old Norse tún) "enclosure, courtyard, plot, fence" and berg "mountain".
Gmelin German
German nickname for an unhurried person from Middle High German gmēle, based on the adjective gemach meaning "comfortable calm".
Nozoko Okinawan (Japanized, Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 野底 (see Nosoko).
Krapiva Russian
Means "bush".
Strandberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish strand "beach, sea shore" and berg "mountain".
Zueena English (American, Modern)
Means "Black Feathers" and it originated with The Analuka Family of America.
Holl German
Short form of German Höld.
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.
Crespin American (Hispanic)
A Last name originating from Colonial New Mexico. It is derived from the last name Crespi
Lon Khmer
Means "superb, magnificent" in Khmer.
Boghosian Armenian
Means "son of Boghos".
Sanx Spanish
A variation of the surname Sáenz, derived from the popular medieval given name Sancho. This given name was originally derived from the Latin name Sanctius a derivative of the Latin word 'sanctus', meaning 'holy'... [more]
Vanna Khmer
Means "golden" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit.
Matheos Indonesian
From the given name Matheos, a variant of Matthias. This surname is found among Indonesian populations.
Seol Korean
From Sino-Korean 薛 (seol) meaning a type of marsh grass or 偰 (seol) meaning "clear".
Hookham English
This surname may derive from Old English hóc meaning "hook, angle" and hám meaning "village, hamlet, dwelling."
Ludenberg German
From Latin ludere meaning "to play" and German berg meaning "mountain".
Haljaspõld Estonian
Haljaspõld is an Estonians surname meaning "verdant field".
Gašpar Croatian, Slovene, Czech, Slovak
From the given name Gašpar.
Ouyahia Berber, Northern African
Means "son of Yahia", from the Berber prefix ou- meaning "son (of)" combined with the Arabic given name Yahia (chiefly Algerian).
Blood Welsh
Anglicized form of Welsh ap Llwyd ‘son of Llwyd’.
Balboa Galician
Habitational name from the city of Balboa, named with Latin vallis bona 'pleasant valley'.
Kōjiya Japanese
From Japanese 麹 (kōji) meaning a substance made from plant molds to make fermented products and 屋 (ya) meaning "seller; shop".
Nađ Serbian, Croatian
Serbian and Croatian variant of Nagy.
Peureux French
In the war there was a French resistance fighter named Maurice Peureux.
Denicola Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the given name Nicola 1.
Pasquale Italian
From the given name Pasquale.
Timsit Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the village of Temzit located in the Nafusa region in western Libya.
Spector Jewish
From Polish szpektor meaning "teacher's assistant (in a Jewish school)", ultimately from inspektor meaning "supervisor".
Emeny English
It may be of Old Celtic origin, from the Celtic female personal names: Isemeine, Isemay, Ismaine... [more]
Sovereign French
Translation of the French surname Souverain which is derived from Old French souverain meaning "high place".
Gunasekara Sinhalese
From Sanskrit गुण (guna) meaning "talent, virtue, quality, merit" and शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".
Melin Swedish
From any place name named with the element mel- "middle".
Occhionero Italian
From Italian occhio "eye" and nero "dark, black".
Jávor Hungarian
Means ''maple''.
Fraidstern Jewish (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized version of Freydshtern, Yiddish for "Joyful Star" literally "Joy Star".
Lateef Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Latif.
Lugovskikh Russian
Possibly from луг (lug), meaning "meadow".
Doroshenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Dorosh".
Taş Turkish
Means "stone" in Turkish.
Toguri Japanese
From Japanese 戸 (to) meaning "door" and 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut".
Värbu Estonian
Värbu is an Estonian surname; a diminutive of "värb" meaning "sparrow".
Saint-Fleur French (Caribbean)
Means "Saint Fleur" in French.
Robey English
From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.
Miano Italian
Habitational name from Miano in Naples, Parma, and Teramo; Miane in Treviso; or Mian in Belluno.
Gabríelsson Icelandic
Means "son of Gabríel" in Icelandic.
Szokoli Hungarian
Means "falcons" in Hungarian.
Yamamichi Japanese
Yama means "mountain" and michi means "path".
Haavistu Estonian
Haavistu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "haavik" ("aspen wood") and "iste" ("seat" or "stool"); "aspen wood stool".
Wijethunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේ­තුංග (see Wijethunga).
Anas Arabic
From the given name Anas.
Shō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 初 (see Hatsu).
Scaggs English
Variant of Skaggs both of English origin and unknown meaning. Famous bearer is singer Boz Scaggs (1944-) of the Steve Miller Band and the band Toto.
Ciechanover Polish, Jewish
Variant of Ciechanower. It is borne by the Israeli biologist Aaron Ciechanover (1947-), who is known for characterising the method that cells use to degrade and recycle proteins using ubiquitin.
Czarniecki Polish
Name for a person from a town named Czarnca, Czarne, Czarnocin or Czarnia, all derived from Polish czarny meaning "black".
Kajiura Japanese (Rare)
Kaji means "wind" and Ura means "seacoast, bay".... [more]
Fontan Galician, Occitan, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Derived from Old French fontane meaning "well, fountain".
Castanha Portuguese
From Portuguese meaning "chestnut". Could be a nickname for someone having chestnut hair.
Arinaldi Italian (Rare)
Variant of Arenaldi. Originally found in the Campania, Foggia area. Derived from the medieval name of Germanic origin Arenaldus or Arinaldus
Iskandarova Chechen, Russian, Uzbek, Azerbaijani
Means "daughter of Iskandar". It can also be an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani İsgəndərova.
Ojaloo Estonian
Ojaloo is an Estonian surname meaning "stream/creek swathe".
Gábriel Hungarian
From the given name Gábriel.
Behnen German
Derived from the given name Bernhard.
Culpeper English
Variant of Culpepper. A famous bearer of the name was English botanist Nicholas Culpeper (1616-1654).
Kleinschmidt German
Occupational surname which means "small smith", that is, a maker of small forged items and metal hand tools.
Kress German
From Old High German krassig, gratag "greedy".
Venkatesh Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
Means "lord of Venkata", from Venkata, the name of a hill in southern India (see Venkata), combined with Sanskrit ईश (īśa) meaning "lord, master, husband" (see Isha).
Naczk Polish
Pomeranian form of Naczek, a diminutive of a given name beginning with Naczę such as Naczęsław or Naczęmir.
Plantz English (American)
Deriving from England. "Men known as a Planter was an English term for people who were "planted" abroad in order to promote a political, religious cause or for colonization purposes." ... [more]
Ito Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 井筒 (see Itō).
Loxley English
English: habitational name from any of various minor places named Loxley, as for example one in Warwickshire, which is named with the Old English personal name Locc + leah ‘woodland clearing’.
Petrosino Italian
Habitational name from Petrosino in Trapani, Sicily, derived from Sicilian pitrusinu "parsley", a plant common to the area.
Sankara Mossi (?), Fula (?)
The surname of the assassinated Burkinabé president Thomas Sankara (1949-1987).
Wirta Finnish
From virta ‘stream’, used as a topographic name, also as a soldier’s name in the 17th century. Also adopted as an ornamental name, especially in western and southern Finland.
Donson English
Means "son of Don
Kuka Slovak, Polish, Serbian, Czech, Croatian, German
Slovak, Polish, Czech, Serbian, and Croatian: nickname derived from Slovak kukať, Polish kukać, Czech kukat, Croatian kukati meaning "to cuckoo" or, in some of these languages, from a homonymous verb meaning "to peep, to peer out".... [more]
Dorwin English
Possibly derived from the given name Deorwine (compare Darwin).
Hayama Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 波山 (see Namiyama).
Sakazaki Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope, hill" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, promontory, peninsula".
Potemkin Russian
A Russian surname which derives from the word "Потёмка" (Potyomka) meaning "dark". People bearing the name Potemkin rose to prominence in Muscovy from the 16th century onwards.
Dudkin Russian
Derived from Russian дудка (dudka) meaning "fife, pipe", referring to a folk instrument played by shepherds. Thus, it was used to denote someone who made pipes or a shepherd who played pipes.
Niz Spanish (Latin American, Hispanicized, Modern)
Derived from the city of Nice in France, usually a surname given to someone without paternal recognition in that city.... [more]
Suryavanshi Indian, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun" and वंश (vansha) meaning "lineage, clan".
Hea Estonian
Hea is an Estonian surname meaning "good".
Zago Italian
Probably from Venetian zago "alter boy", or someone preparing to become a priest. Alternately, may derive from a toponym, such as Massanzago, Lorenzago, Cazzago, Vanzago, or Sozzago.
Sacayan Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano sakayan meaning "boat, vessel".
Cobbold English
From the medieval male personal name Cubald (from Old English Cūthbeald, literally "famous-brave").
Talu Estonian
Talu is an Estonian surname meaning "farmstead".
Mishal Arabic
From the given name Mishal.
Du Aimé French
The Duaime surname comes from an Old French word "hamel," which meant "homestead." It was likely first used as a name to describe someone who lived at a farm on the outskirts of a main town, or for someone that lived in a small village.
Cocco Italian
Possibly from Italian cocco, meaning "darling, favourite" or "hen's egg".
Eidsness Norwegian (Expatriate)
From Old Norse eið "isthmus" and nes "headland". This was the name of a farmstead in Norway.
Ladson English
Patronymic of Ladd.
Hiroshima Japanese (Rare)
Hiro means "widespread,broad","generous","prosperous" depending on kanji used. Shima means "Island" the same as "jima" does. So this surname rather mean "Prosperous Island"or "Broad Island"."Generous Island" might be possible,but it's not likely used for the last name the same as it is for the given name, Hiro.
Pennock Cornish, English
From the Cornish 'pennknegh', meaning "hilltop".
Munisi Eastern African
Found in Tanzania.
Sakurasaki Japanese
Sakura means "cherry blossom" and saki means "peninsula".
Jabeur Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Jabir.
Babinec Czech
Nickname from Old Czech babinec meaning "coward".
Banuelos Spanish
Spanish (Bañuelos): habitational name from any of various places, primarily Bañuelos de Bureba in Burgos, named for their public baths, from a diminutive of baños ‘baths’ (see Banos)
Merlino Italian
Either from the given name Merlino the Italian form of Merlin, a diminutive of Merlo, or for someone who came from Merlino in the Milano province.
Soghomonian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Սողոմոնյան (see Soghomonyan).
El Amrani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the Amrani", from the given name Imran (chiefly Moroccan).
Marcov Russian
Variant of Markov.
Chock English
From English Shock or German Schöck
Chu Chinese
From Chinese 褚 (chǔ) referring to the ancient fief of Chu, which existed in the state of Song in what is now Henan province.
Nomizu Japanese
From 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Metsnõmm Estonian
Metsnõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "forest heath/moorland".
Untzueta Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque (h)untz "ivy" and -eta "place of, abundance of".
Schoenwetter German
German (Schönwetter): nickname for someone with a happy disposition, from Middle High German schœn ‘beautiful’, ‘fine’, ‘nice’ + wetter ‘weather’.
Drollinger German
Ethnic or habitational name for someone from Tyrol.
Vierge French
French form of Virgo.
Šumuru Manchu
One of the eight clans of Manchu nobility.
Markos Greek
From the given name Markos.
Dejima Japanese
Means "sticking out island" in Japanese.
Zelensky Ukrainian
Habitational name derived from the village of Zelenki in the Kaniv region in Ukraine... [more]
Yagoub Arabic
Derived from the given name Yaqub.
Zloczower Polish, Jewish
Denoted a person from Zolochiv (known as Złoczów in Polish), a small city in the Lviv Oblast of Ukraine.
Brandeis Jewish
Derived from Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav (known as Brandeis-Altbunzlau or Brandeis an der Elbe in German), a town located in the Prague-East District, in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic... [more]
Kahananui Hawaiian
From the given name Kahananui.
Harvie English
Variant of Harvey.