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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Ziani Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Zayyan.
Keville English
Denoted someone from Keevil (recorded in the Domesday book as Chivele), a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, probably derived from Old English c¯f meaning "hollow" and leah meaning "woodland clearing".
Furuta Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Benthall English
From Old English beonet meaning "bent-grass" and halh meaning nook.
Tough Scottish, English
Scottish variant of Tulloch. In Scotland it is pronounced tyookh. ... [more]
Zurbano Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Basque Zurbao, a toponym of uncertain etymology. Possibly related to zur "wood, timber" or zurbeltz "holm oak, kermes oak".
Aaskivi Estonian
Aaskivi is an Estonian surname meaning "meadow/lea stone".
Van Der Aa Dutch, Flemish
Means "from the Aa" in Dutch, a common name for rivers and streams derived from Old Germanic *ahwō "stream, river; water".
Sawin English
From the Old English given name Sæwine, via Middle English Sawin.
Unterberger German (Austrian)
Denoted someone from Unterberg, the name of many places in Austria.
Kirss Estonian
Kirss is an Estonian surname meaning "cherry".
Sacayan Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano sakayan meaning "boat, vessel".
Flenot American (South, ?)
I think this could be a French Indian name however, it may be misspelled, and I don't know the correct spelling.
Ebenezer English
From the given name Ebenezer.
Conant Old Celtic, Pictish
A patronym from the ancient Celtic personal name Conan, which derives from the Celtic kunovals meaning "high" and "mighty".... [more]
Natan Hebrew
From the given name Natan.
Idriya Hebrew
A feminine name of Hebrew origin, meaning "female duck."
Dharmadasa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".
Atiya Arabic
From the given name Atiya.
Kampa Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 寒波 (kampa) meaning "cold wave", referring to possibly a person described as having cold vibes or an event that involved cold waves.
Braafheid Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Means "braveness" in Dutch, derived from braaf meaning "brave, well-behaved, obedient" and the suffix -heid denoting a condition or state of being. This was originally a nickname for a strong or brave person... [more]
Pravdyuk Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian правда (pravda), meaning "truth, justice".
Sauerbier German
From German sauer meaning "sour" and bier meaning "beer". It originally referred to a brewer of sour beer.
Leeds English
From the city of Leeds in Yorkshire. The name was first attested in the form Loidis in AD 731. In the Domesday Book of 1086, it is recorded as 'Ledes'. This name is thought to have ultimately been derived from an earlier Celtic name... [more]
Even Hebrew, Dutch
Means "stone" in Hebrew.
Karadeniz Turkish
Means "black sea" in Turkish.
Zabka German
From Polish zaba meaning "frog", of Slavic origin.
Kolowrat Polish
Polish cognate of Kolovrat.
Valen English, Scottish
English and Scottish: from a medieval personal name, Latin Valentinus, a derivative of Valens (see also Valente), which was never common in England, but is occasionally found from the end of the 12th century, probably as the result of French influence... [more]
Ikegaya Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond", a place name possessive marker ヶ (ga), and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Khondakar Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).
Widemann German
Derived from the given name Widiman, composed of Old High German witu "wood" or wit "wide" and man "man".
Errenteria Basque
Non-Castilianized form of the toponymic surname Rentería. Means "customs house, exchange" in Basque, itself in turn from Spanish rentaría.
Čobanković Croatian
From čoban meaning ''shepherd''.
Aquinas Italian
Aquinas indicates ancestral origins from the Italian county "Aquino." Aquino comes from the latin word "Aquinum" which itself probably comes from the latin word aqua. Aqua means water in English.
Kanae Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Jin).
Gaetz English (American)
Americanization of Gätz.
Čelar Serbian, Croatian
Derived from čelar (челар), meaning "beekeeper".
Grass Romansh
Derived from Romansh grass "fat".
Rosewarne Cornish
Cornish locational origin from Ros(e)warne, an estate in the parish of Camborne. The name derives from the Breton "ros" meaning a hill(ock), usually one where heather grows, plus the Anglo-Norman French "warrene", a piece of land for breeding game.
Amarasekara Sinhalese
From Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".
Gonda Japanese
From Japanese 権 (gon) meaning "right" and 田 (Ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Trelawny Cornish
A habitational surname that originated in Cornwall.
Derks Dutch, Low German
Variant form of Dirks.
Eng Swedish, Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse eng "meadow".
Villarosa Spanish (Philippines)
Denoted a person who came from the town of Villarosa in the province of Enna, Sicily, Italy.
Sante Old Celtic
It is a surname of Northern Italy (Cisalpine Gaul). It means sacred or holy.
Dankworth German (Anglicized)
Formed from the German forename Tancred, which mutated to a hard D in English, combined with Old English Worth "a farmstead."
Vedmederya Ukrainian
Means "bear cub, baby bear, little bear".
Mortazavi Persian
From the given name Mortaza.
Hammarlund Swedish
Combination of Swedish hammare "hammer" and lund "grove".
Shinozuka Japanese
From Japanese 篠 (shino) meaning "dwarf bamboo" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Ferrier English, Scottish
Occupational name for an ironsmith, from Old French ferrier "farrier, blacksmith, ironworker".
Trojek Czech
Derived from trojka, meaning "three."
Mcknight Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Neachtain, a patronymic from the personal name Neachtan.
Scannláin Irish
The name originally appeared in Gaelic as Ó Scannláin or Mac Scannláin, which are both derived from the word scannal. which means "contention."
Shahbazpour Persian
Means "son of Shahbaz".
Hoferle German (Austrian)
Means "Yard Clearing" from a Combination of the Austrian word Höfer meaning "yard" or "court" with the ancient suffix "le" meaning woodland or clearing.
Ohr Hebrew (Anglicized)
Means "light" in Hebrew.
Abeygunaratne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" combined with गुण (guna) meaning "quality, property, attribute" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Krasulya Russian
Means "beauty".
Tubman English
From a nickname, a variant of Tubb. A notable bearer was the American abolitionist and social activist Harriet Tubman (c. 1822-1913).
Sitarmaker Indian, Bengali, Pakistani
Denoting someone who makes sitar, a stringed instrument that is popular in northern India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
Fane English
From a medieval nickname for a well-disposed person (from Old English fægen "glad, willing"), or from a medieval Welsh nickname for a slim person (Welsh fain). This is the family name of the earls of Westmorland.
Shukla Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit शुक्ल (shukla) meaning "white, bright, pure".
Cahannes Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the German given name Hannes.
Gieselmann German
Variant spelling of Geiselman.
Annan Scottish
'The earliest reference of Annan used as a surname is found in the 13th century Ragman Rolls during which Scots pledged homage to nobles. It is likely that the inhabitants of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Annandale, River Annan, Annanhead Hill, and Annan Castle adopted Annan as their surname.' (wikipedia)
Al-khwārizmī Medieval Arabic
This is the name of 9th century mathematician and astronomer Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmi, derived from the region of Khwarazm
Abkhazava Georgian, Mingrelian
Most likely from Georgian აფხაზი (apkhazi) meaning "Abkhaz". Alternately, it may be from the Adjaran (Muslim) given name Abkhas, derived from Arabic أب ('ab) meaning "father" and خاص (khas) meaning "special, particular".
Magarang Filipino, Maranao
Means "bright, sharp" in Maranao.
Botticelli Italian
Etymology uncertain. It can derive from the Italian word botte meaning "barrel" and from the occupation bottaio meaning "cooper". In the case of Sandro Botticelli it has probably another origin... [more]
Charisse French
Of unknown meaning. It was used as a given name in honour of American actress and dancer Cyd Charisse (1921-2008).
Balboa Galician
Habitational name from the city of Balboa, named with Latin vallis bona 'pleasant valley'.
Ejiri Japanese
江 (E) means "inlet, river" and 尻 (jiri) means "behind, rear".
Urm Estonian
Urm is an Estonian surname; a dialectal Estonian word for "catkin" and "frost". Also meaning "bleeding wound" and "gore".
Haamer Estonian
Haamer is an Estonian surname meaning "hammer".
Galanti Italian
Italian variant of Galante.
Cavallaro Italian, Sicilian
either a variant under Spanish influence of Cavaliere or an occupational name for a keeper or dealer in horses Sicilian cavaddaru.
Raun Estonian
Raun is an Estonian surname derived from "raunjalg" meaning "bird's nest fern" (Asplenium).
Osaragi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大仏 (Osaragi), sound- and script-changed from 若木 (Osanagi), a clipping of 若木山 (Osanagiyama) meaning "Osanagi Mountain", a mountain in the city of Higashine in the prefecture of Yamagata in Japan.
Nõges Estonian
Nõges is an Estonian surname meaning "nettle".
Sever Croatian, Slovene
From Proto-Slavic sěverъ meaning ''north''.
Holl English
Variant of Hole.
Hennelly Irish
From the Irish Ó'hIonnghaile, itself "descendant of (a variation of) Fionnghal" (fionn, "white, fair"; gall, "stranger")... [more]
Gül Turkish, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, Uyghur
Means "rose" in Turkish, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, and Uyghur, ultimately from Persian.
Provost English, French
Derived from the Middle English provost; referring to the person who heads a religious chapter in a cathedral or educational establishment. It was also used as a nickname for a self-important person and is a French variant of Prevost.
Iordan Romanian
From the given name Iordan 1.
Aboobakur Dhivehi
From the given name Abu Bakr.
Seuss German, Jewish
Means "sweet", "pleasant", or "agreeable".
Riahi Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic رِيَاح (riyāḥ) meaning "winds, breezes", the plural of رِيح (rīḥ) meaning "wind".
Murayama Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Manahane Chamorro
Chamorro for "all morning/day"
Svavarsson Icelandic
Means "son of Svavar".
Mac Ardghail Irish
It is derived from the word ardghal, which means "high valour."
Polnareff French
Most known by famous French singer Michel Polnareff, and fictional Jojo's Bizarre Adventure character Jean-Pierre Polnareff (who is named after the singer).
Slowinski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Slowin in Gorzów voivodeship. From the adjective slowinski, denoting a member of the Slowincy, a Slavic people living in Pomerania.
Würdemann German
From the German "Würde"-honour or dignity, and "Mann"-man or person. "Man of Honour" or "Person of Dignity".
Ringgold German
Comes from Germanic ring "ring" or "assembly" and wald "rule"
Zheleznyak Ukrainian
Means "ironworker" in Ukrainian.
Brumă Romanian
Means "frost" in Romanian.
Doughty English
Doughty. This interesting surname of English origin is a nickname for a powerful or brave man, especially a champion jouster, deriving from the Middle English "doughty", Olde English pre 7th Century dohtig dyhtig meaning "valiant" or "strong"... [more]
Jovon Italian
Possibly related to the Ancient Roman cognomen Jovian, ultimately derived from the name of the god Jupiter.
Warrington English
habitational name from Warrington in Lancashire. The placename probably derives from Old English wering, wæring "dam" (a derivative of wer, wær "weir") and tun "farmstead, estate"... [more]
Abdelaal Arabic (Egyptian)
Arabic name, Egyptian form for “Abdul-Aal” (with „Al-Aali“ being one of the names of Allah, and “Abd” meaning servant)
Baeza Spanish
From a place called Baeza in Andalusia, Spain.
Anza Basque
From Basque, which refers to a pasture in the dwarf elder trees.
Taptiklis Greek
Greek name.... [more]
Keklik Turkish
Means "partridge" in Turkish.
Ivsen English (Rare, ?)
Possibly a variant of Ibsen or Iversen.
Oaks English
English variant spelling of Oakes and Americanized form of Jewish Ochs.
Momosaki Japanese
Momo can mean "peach" or "hundred" and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".
Boykiv Ukrainian
Either variant of Boyko or from Ukrainian бій (biy) "battle, fight, war".
Wurtz German
A metonymic occupational name for a greengrocer or grower or seller of herbs, from Middle High German würz, meaning ‘herb’.
Szczęsny Polish
From the given name Szczęsny or directly from archaic Polish szczęsny meaning "happy, lucky".
Ericsen Danish, Norwegian
Means 'Son of Eric'.
Espíndola Portuguese (Latinized, ?)
Portuguese of uncertain origin, but possibly a topographic name or a variation of Spinola. It was taken to Portugal by an immigrant family from Genoa, Italy.
Gwan Korean
From Sino-Korean (Gwan) meaning "Tube".
Mizrachi Hebrew
Variant transcription of Mizrahi.
Bekker South African, German (Russified), Dutch
Regional variant of Bakker or Becker, and Russified form of Becker or Bäcker.
Clyde Scottish
A river in the south-west of Scotland, running through Inverclyde, Ayrshire, Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire, and the city of Glasgow. The second longest in Scotland; and the eighth longest in the United Kingdom... [more]
Pesta Hungarian
From a pet form of the personal name István, Hungarian form of Steven.
Kangjeong Korean (Archaic)
Meaning unknown. Surname for 50 koreans, very archaic.
Ampaso Filipino, Maranao
Derived from ampasoʼ, a Maranao ancestral title.
Paolini Italian
From the given name Paolino.
Okuno Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Gullette French
Comes from Guillemme or William of Normandy. Reference 1066: The Battle of Hastings.
Thái Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Cai, from Sino-Vietnamese 蔡 (thái).
Saburov Russian
Russian-language surname
Tokufuji Japanese
Toku means "Virtue" and Fuji means "Wisteria".
Fusillo Italian
From Italian fuso "spindle", referring to their occupation, or a nickname based on the bearer's build. Also the name of a type of pasta.
Gyatso Tibetan
From the given name Gyatso.
San Antonio Spanish (Philippines)
Means "Saint Anthony" in Spanish.
Əlizadə Azerbaijani
Means "son of Əli".
Agyeman Akan
Derived from an Akan male personal name denoting a fourteenth-born boy but also interpreted as ‘savior of the nation’.
Abensur Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Tzur".
Abeyesundere Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසුන්දර (see Abeysundara).
Davoran Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Dabhoireann
Verrall English
An uncommon Anglo-Saxon surname.
Stach Polish
From the given name Stach.
Jaycox English
A patronymic surname from a pet form of the given name Jack.
Mattingley English
From a place name meaning "Matta's clearing" in Old English.
Tomida Japanese
Tomi means "wealth, abundance" and da comes from ta meaning "field, wilderness, plain".
Ney German, English
A dialectal form of the common German word neu "new".... [more]
Paniágua Spanish, Portuguese
Status name for a servant who worked for his board (pan "bread" and agua "water") and lodging.
Ac Mayan
From Mayan ak meaning "turtle".
Chandra Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of various Chinese surnames such as Chen (陳), Lin (林), Xie (謝) or Zeng (曾)... [more]
Gierke German
A derivative of the personal names Gerard or Gerald. ... [more]
Nippon Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nihon.
Scheele German, Dutch, Swedish (Rare)
From Middle Low German schele and Dutch scheel meaning "squinting, cross-eyed". A notable bearer was German-Swedish pharmaceutical chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786) who discovered oxygen and identified several other elements.
Klaes Frisian
From the given name Klaes.
Berliński Polish, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from the city of Berlin in Germany.
Sopp Estonian
Sopp is an Estonian surname meaning "mud", "creek" and "bottom".
Maddux Welsh
Variant of Maddox.
Marcelo Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Marcelo.
Hossen Bengali
From the given name Husayn.
Žemaitaitis Lithuanian
From Lithuanian Žemaitija or Samogitian Žemaitėjė, an region in Lithuania.
Waage Norwegian
Variant of Våge.
Kulas Polish
Polish in Origin
Brynn Welsh
Variant of Bryn
Myradova Turkmen
Alternate transcription of Turkmen Мырадова (see Myradowa).
Christophe French
From the given name Christophe.
Csák um Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Derived from the given name Csák.
Kuzu Turkish
Means "lamb" in Turkish.
Wagatsuma Japanese
Waga mean "young" and tsuma means "wife".
Demaree French (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of French Desmarais.
Kulasinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Pesto Italian
1. Etymology:... [more]
Ābele Latvian (Rare)
Means "apple tree" in Latvian.
Followill English
Of Norman origin - from Folleville Somme in northern France. The placename Ashby Folville in Leicestershire derives its affix from the de Folevill family who held the manor from the 12th to 14th centuries.
Əlili Azerbaijani
From the given name Əli and the Turkic adjective suffix -li.
Leston English
Habitational name from Leiston in Suffolk, so named from Old English leg "beacon fire" and tun "farmstead, settlement".
Ivankovac Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Barkworth English
Location based surname from Barkwith in Lincolnshire, England.
Tanyag Tagalog
Means "renowned, eminent, illustrious" in Tagalog.
Wachtmann German
Occupational name for a watchman.
Hibbard English
English: variant of Hilbert.
Weerawardhana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරවර්ධන (see Weerawardana).
Quandt German, History
From Middle Low German quant "prankster, joker". ... [more]
Hurd English
Variant of Heard.
Dülger Turkish
Means "carpenter" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian درگر (dorgar).
Quant Dutch, German
From Middle Dutch quant meaning "companion, comrade" or "trickster, prankster, rogue", ultimately from an older term meaning "journeyman, tradesman, small merchant". Compare Quandt.
Akman Turkish
Means "chaste, pure, clean" in Turkish.
Daligdig Filipino, Cebuano
Means "ooze, trickle" in Cebuano.
Rowett English
English from a medieval personal name composed of the Germanic elements hrod ‘renown’ + wald ‘rule’, which was introduced into England by Scandinavian settlers in the form Róaldr, and again later by the Normans in the form Rohald or Roald... [more]
Imani Persian
From the given name Iman.
Fasano Italian
Probably from Italian fasani "pheasant", a nickname for someone who resembled the bird in appearance or (lack of) intelligence, who hunted them, or who lived in an area populated by them. ... [more]
Shemesh Jewish
Means "sun" in Hebrew.
Jeffrey English
From a Norman personal name that appears in Middle English as Geffrey and in Old French as Je(u)froi. Some authorities regard this as no more than a palatalized form of Godfrey, but early forms such as Galfridus and Gaufridus point to a first element from Germanic gala "to sing" or gawi "region, territory"... [more]
Tilk Estonian
Tilk is an Estonian surname meaning "drop" or "droplet".
Phí Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Fei, from Sino-Vietnamese 費 (phí).
Oya Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大屋 (see Ōya).
Yaqoob Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yaqub.
Filemban Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic فلمبان (see Felemban).
Bratov Russian
Derived either from Russian брат (brat) meaning "brother" or from a short form Brat of various Old Russian given names.
Akahoshi Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 星 (hoshi) meaning "star".
Sebastíansdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Sebastían" in Icelandic.
Glowczenski American
This is my surname. My cousin Steve Glowzenski, had the C dropped along the way somewhere, probably the military.
Cain English
Habitational name from the city of Caen in France, or a variant form of Cane.
Knightley English
English surname meaning knight. The book Emma by Jane Austen has a character named George Knightley.
Downe English
Variant of Down.