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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Gran Swedish, Norwegian
Means "spruce" in Swedish and Norwegian.
Harmel French
Derived from the given name Armel.
Larivière French (Modern)
From the region of Bourgoigne, in France, meaning 'the river'. The name is likely a topographic reference to the physical location, likely a river in this case.
Schut Jewish
Occupational name from East Slavic šut "jester, fool".
Caune Latvian
Derived from the word cauna meaning "marten".
Pra Italian
From Italian prato "feild, meadow" (see Prato 1)
Haver English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Jewish
Occupational name for someone who grows or sells oats.
Vignola Italian
habitational name from any of various minor places so named from vignola "small vineyard".
Okasaki Japanese
Oka means "mound, hill" and saki means "cape, promontory peninsula".
Tvilling Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Means "twin" in Swedish and Danish.
Quirin German
From the given name Quirin
Klemm German
Either from Middle High German klem "narrow, tight", a nickname for miserly person, or from the related klemme "constriction; narrows", a habitational name for someone who lived in a narrow area... [more]
Fort French, Walloon, English, Catalan
Either a nickname from Old French Middle English Catalan fort "strong brave" (from Latin fortis). Compare Lefort... [more]
Kausch German
Pet name derived from the Old High German personal name Gozwin, of uncertain origin.
Abdulhadi Arabic
From the given name Abdulhadi.
Nachtmann German, Jewish
Derived from German nacht "night" and mann, referring to a night watchman. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.
Steinbach German, Jewish
German habitational name from any of the many places named Steinbach, named with Middle High German stein ‘stone’ + bach ‘stream’, ‘creek’. ... [more]
Advíncula Spanish
Perhaps from Latin ad vincula "in chains", a title of Saint Peter.
Uuspere Estonian
Uuspere is an Estonian surname meaning "new family".
Lauro Italian
From the given name Lauro
Besemer German
Occupational name meaning "broom maker".
McCombie Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Thomaidh.
Linley English
This surname can be derived from a place of the same name in Shropshire, which is derived from Old English lín meaning "flax, linen" and leah meaning "clearing." As a modern surname, it can also be a variant of Lindley (Lindley is used in 2 places in Yorkshire), which is derived from Old English lind meaning "lime tree" and leah.
Rzonca Polish
Nickname from Polish dialect rzonca, standard Polish rzodca ‘land steward’.
Chandrarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala චන්ද්‍රරත්න (see Chandrarathna).
Yamase Japanese
Yama means "mountain" and se means "ripple".
Hidegkuti Hungarian
Derived from a Hungarian village named Hidegkút meaning "cold well", from hideg "cold" and kút "well". A famous bearer of this surname was the Hungarian soccer legend Nándor Hidegkuti (1922-2002).
Shteyn Yiddish
Yiddish form of Stein.
O'harra Irish
A variant of O'Hara.
Jakša Croatian
Derived from the forename Jakov.
Rooba Estonian
Rooba is an Estonian surname, derived from "roobas", meaning "ditch" or "rut".
Huckleberry English
From the name of the variety of shrubs (genus Vaccinium) or the berries that grow on them. This is also the anglicized form of the German surname Hackelberg.
Maiti Indian, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali মাইতি or মাইটি (see Maity).
Gontsov Russian
From gonets, meaning "courier".
Gatz German
Habitational name from a place so named in Pomerania.
Gastelum Spanish
Hispanic (Mexico): Probably An Altered Form Of Basque Gaztelu (See Gastelo ).
Ervás Extremaduran
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Somova Russian
Feminine form of Somov. This is borne by Russian ballerina Alina Somova (1985-).
Makishima Japanese
From Japanese 牧 (maki) meaning "shepard" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Breeding German
Americanized form of Breiding.
Salipada Filipino, Maguindanao
Maguindanao cognate of Saripada.
Elmas Turkish
Means "diamond" in Turkish (see Elmas).
Calderone Italian
From the Latin word Caldaria "cauldron". Given to someone who worked as a tinker or tinsmith. Italian cognitive of Calderón.
Dexheimer German
From the German village Dexheim (south of Mainz).
Higashiuchi Japanese
Higashi means "east" and uchi means "inside".
Sow Western African, Fula
Meaning uncertain.
Faizan Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Faizan.
Laul Estonian
Laul is an Estonian surname meaning "song".
Regel German
from Middle High German regel "(monastic) rule" (from Latin regula), perhaps a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked in a monastery.
Herkül Estonian
Herkül is an Estonian surname, possibly derived as a nickname from "Herkules (Hercules)".
Calloway English
Derived from the place name Caillouet-Orgeville, from Norman caillou "pebble". Alternately, a variant of Galloway.
Gerner German
Habitational name for someone from one of five places in Bavaria called Gern.
Bogusz Polish
From Bogusz, a diminutive of a name with the element bogu ("god") such as Bogdan, Boguchwał, Bogusław or Chwalibóg.
Kotobuki Japanese
This surname is used as 寿 (shuu, ju, su, kotobuki, kotobu.ku) meaning "congratulations, longevity, one's natural life."... [more]
Gylespie Scottish
Variant of Gillespie
Buffett French (Anglicized), English
Americanised form or a variant of French Buffet, or probably an English variant of Bufford. Famous bearers of this name include the Americans Warren Buffett (1930-), a businessman, investor and philanthropist, and Jimmy Buffett (1946-), a musician.
Pleasant American
Means being a very bright man in the near future. Also can be used as a alias.
Zika Czech, Greek
From a short form of the personal name Zikmund, the Czech form of Siegmund.... [more]
Sata Japanese
From 佐 (sa) meaning "assist" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Külm Estonian
Külm is an Estonian surname meaning "cold" or "chilly".
Bhawal Bengali
Varient spelling of Bhowal.
Rohe Low German
The surname ROHE is from a short form of a Germanic formed with Middle High German Rouen 'to roar' or old High German ruin 'Care' , 'intent' (See roch).
Rassi Italian
Comes from the Italian rosso, meaning "red".
Zuliani Italian
Derived from Zuliano, the Venetian form of Giuliano.
Kaʻanāʻanā Hawaiian
This Hawaiian surname means The Black Magic.... [more]
Miché French, Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the given name Michel.
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.
Muhammado Arabic (Japanized, Rare)
Japanized form of Muhammad, written 無半麻土.
Bertarelli Italian
Probably from a given name containing the Germanic root behrat "bright" or Celtic berta "to carry, to bear".
Christina English, Various
Derived from the name Christina
Gittings Welsh
Possibly a patronymic from a byname from Welsh cethin "dusky", "swarthy".
Wickstrand Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Wikstrand, a surname composed of Swedish vik "bay" and strand "beach".
Pärson Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Persson. A notable bearer is Swedish alpine skier Anja Pärson (b. 1981).
Marcel French
From the given name Marcel
Chionas Greek
Likely derived from modern Greek χιόνι (chioni) meaning "snow".
Godwinson English
Means "Son of Godwin". First born by Harold Godwinson. From his father Godwine, Earl of Wessex... [more]
Alami Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic عَلِيم (ʿalīm) meaning "knowing, learned, education" (see Alim), mainly used in a religious context.
Calagahan Filipino, Tagalog (Hispanicized)
Derived from Tagalog kahalagahan meaning "importance".
Oudeland Dutch
Habitational name from places called Oudeland in the Netherlands, or perhaps the village of Oudelande in the Dutch province of Zeeland. Their names mean "old land" in Dutch.
Dunaev Russian
From дунай (dunay) meaning "danube"
Kudrin Russian
From kudra, meaning "curly-haired".
Ivašković Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Cuaya Asturian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Grau.
Orona Spanish
Spanish: habitational name from a town of this name in Burgos province.
Caldera Spanish
Derived from Spanish caldera meaning "basin, crater, hollow", ultimately from Latin caldarium or caldaria both meaning "hot bath, cooking pot". The word also denotes a depression in volcanoes, and it is commonly used as an element for surnames denoting streams or mountains.
Nanahou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Nanahō).
Nomura Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Chico Spanish
Means "boy" in Spanish. Possibly a nickname for someone who's young.
Nghiem Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Nghiêm.
Glaessel German (Anglicized)
Anglicized spelling of German Gläßel.
Krot Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Means "mole" in Russian.
Hotz German (Swiss), German, Hungarian
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a habitional name for someone from the Hotzenwald, a derivation from any given name containing the Germanic name element hadu "battle, combat" and a derivation from the verb hotzen "to swing, to sway, to tremble".
Bunrueng Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญเรือง (see Bunrueang).
Marye English
Derived from Old French marais "a marsh". It may have arisen as a surname from the place name (Le) Marais in Calvados, Normandy.
Hong Chinese, Korean
From Chinese 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood" or "vast, wide".
Damián Spanish, Czech, Slovak (Rare)
From the given name Damián.
Gharbi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "westerner, one from the west" from Arabic غرب (gharb) meaning "west, occident". In Tunisia it is typically used as a name for someone originally from Algeria or Morocco (being the two westernmost countries in North Africa).
Farhadzadeh Persian
Means "born of Farhad".
Foulkes English (Anglicized, ?)
English variant spelling of Foulks.
Fântână Romanian
Romanian cognate of Fontaine.
Jesień Polish
Derived from Polish jesień "autumn".
Pessegueiro Portuguese
Means "peach tree" in Portuguese, ultimately from Latin persicum. It indicated a person who lived near or worked with peach trees.
Braxiatel Popular Culture
Irving Braxiatel or Cardinal Braxiatel is a fictional character from the Virgin New Adventures—spin-off novels based on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. He subsequently became a regular character in novels and audio dramas in the Bernice Summerfield series... [more]
Heywood English
From a place name derived from Old English heah meaning "high" and wudu meaning "tree, wood".
Thundercloud English
This was the last name of a person I saw on YouTube. It was actually their last name. I am not joking at all. According to this site, it ranks 128,249 out of 162,253. It's a pretty badass last name... [more]
Jabari Arabic
From the given name Jabbar.
Garay Hungarian
Habitational name for someone from a place called Gara.
Fountas Greek
Someone with a lot of hair from the Latin word funda.
Leahy Irish
A surname from southern Ireland.
Duldulao Ilocano
From Ilocano duldulaw referring to a variety of early-maturing rice with a red kernel, used as an occupational name for a grower of this type of rice.
Smolenskas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Smolensky.
Tsaldaris Greek
Feminine version is Tsaldari
Roosileht Estonian
Roosileht is an Estonian surname meaning "rose leaf".
May Russian (?)
Means "May (month)".
Tshabalala African, Zulu, South African
Means "shooting star"
Wijayarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයරත්න (see Wijayarathna).
Ishima Japanese
I means "well, pit, mineshaft" and shims means "island", or it could be spelled with ishi meaning "rock, stone" and ma meaning "pause".
Corte Dutch (Surinamese)
From Middle Dutch cort "short".
Reifinger German
1 German: perhaps a habitational name for someone from any of several places called Reiting in Bavaria and Austria, or from a Germanic personal name, a variant of Rediger .... [more]
Apperley English
From the settlements in England called Apperley.
Monteverdi Italian
Derived from Italian monte meaning "mountain" and verdi meaning "green"; literally means "green mountain".
Wendelin German
From the given name Wendelin.
Oritz Basque
Habitational name from Oritz, a town in Navarre province.
Bible English
From the given name BIBEL or an altered spelling of German BIEBL.
Ercolani Italian
Derived from the given name Ercolano.
Hahm German
Metonymic occupational name for a sealer of weights and measures, from Middle High German hāme ‘(standard) measure’.
Malatestas Greek
Means "bad head" in Italian, from the Italian surname Malatesta, also found in Greece.
Novikovas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Novikov.
Vere English, Irish
habitational name mostly from Vair in Ancenis named with Gaulish vern "alder"... [more]
Solnyshko Russian
Derived from Russian diminutive of солнце (solntse), meaning sun.
Hallikas Estonian
Hallikas is an Estonian surname meaning "grayish".
Kaseorg Estonian
Kaseorg is an Estonian surname meaning "birch valley".
Kogure Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ko) meaning "tree, wood" and 暮 (kure) meaning "end, close".
Kōka Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 紅花 (kōka) meaning "red- or crimson-colored flower", referring to an occupation that involves flowers and rouge powder.
Balachandra Sinhalese
From Sanskrit बाल (bāla) meaning "young" and चन्द्र (candra) meaning "moon".
Denysenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Denys.
Lahoud Arabic (Mashriqi)
Means either "one who stands alone" or "one and only" in Aramaic, given in reference to Jesus Christ. This is the surname of a Lebanese Christian family prominent in Maronite politics. One of the family members, Émile Lahoud (1936-), became the eleventh President of Lebanon.
Drach Jewish
Ornamental surname derived from German Drache "dragon" (ultimately from Middle High German trache).
Aaziz Arabic
From the given name Aziz.
Messam English (British)
originates from a place called Measham in the county of Leicestershire. The placename is first recorded in the famous Domesday Book of 1086, as Messeham, and in the Pipe Rolls of the county of 1182 as Meisham... [more]
Mitra Indian, Bengali
From the given name Mitra 1.
Karkavandian Armenian, Iranian
Those belonging to the Karkevand/Garkevand district of Iran who are most likely of Armenian origin. Typical modern Armenian last names end with the originally patronymic suffix -յան or -եան, transliterated as -yan, -ian, or less often '-jan'... [more]
Douangdara Lao
From Lao ດວງ (douang) meaning "ball, sphere, circle" and ດາລາ (dara) meaning "star".
Bläsi Romansh
Derived from the given name Blasius.
Bandasack Lao
From Lao ບັນດາ (banda) meaning "all, entire, whole" and ສັກ (sack) meaning "power, authority".
Fawcett English
Habitational name from Fawcett, Westmorland, or Facit, Lancashire, both derived from Old English fāh "multicoloured, variegated, colourful" and sīde "side, hill slope"... [more]
Makunoukoji Japanese
幕(maku) means "curtain", ノ(nou) is a suffix meaning "of",麹(Koji) means "malted rice". this surname was borne from Setsukei Makunoukoji, A character from an Upcoming fan made Danganronpa Danganronpa Twin Fates
Özalp Turkish
Comes from Özalp, Van, Turkey
Dražić Croatian, Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Draža".
Enhörning Swedish (Rare)
Perhaps created in a similar manner as the German surname Einhorn.
Van Eden Dutch
Refers to someone from the town Ede in Gelderland province.
Dahler German
From a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name, possibly a cognate with Anglo-Saxon deal, the first part of which means “proud” or “famous.”
Human English, South African, Dutch
Means "Hugh’s man", an occupational name for a servant of a man named Hugh. Alternatively, from the given name Hugheman.
Fellenbaum German
nickname for a woodman literally "fell the tree" or possibly a topographic name for someone who lived by a fallen tree derived from fellen "fall" and boum "tree".
Beam English
From Old English beam "beam" or "post". It could be a topographic name from someone living near a post or tree, or it could be a metonymic occupational name for a weaver.... [more]
Ölund Swedish
Combination of Swedish ö "island" and lund "groove".
Larkichev Russian
Derived from a diminutive form Larka of the Russian monastic name Illarion.
Remigio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Remigio
Ronk Estonian
Ronk is an Estonian surname meaning "raven".
Kaasa Estonian
Kaasa is an Estonian surname meaning "along" and "with", as well as "spouse".
Kewish Scottish, Manx
The surname Kewish was first found in on the Isle of Uist, in the Hebrides in Scotland, which is named for the Irish King, Colla Uais who was deposed in Ireland by Muedach Tireach and was banished with 300 of their principal chiefs to the Hebrides in 327 A.D. They became known as the kingdom of Ailech and gave birth to the kindred of St... [more]
Blankenbaker English (American)
From German blanken meaning "bare, blank" with English "baker".
Norwegian
Variant of Bøe. A notable bearer is Norwegian biathlete Tarjei Bø (b. 1988).
Macapugay Tagalog
From Tagalog makapugay meaning "to be saluted".
Tang Chinese
From Chinese 汤 (tāng) meaning "hot water, soup, broth", originally derived from the name of Cheng Tang, the first king of the Shang dynasty.
Kovaleski Belarusian
Habitational name for someone from any of several places called Kovali in Belarus, or perhaps Kavoliai in Lithuania, named with a derivative of kavalj meaning "smith".
Beekman Dutch, German (Americanized)
Means "creek man" in Dutch, a topographic name for a person who lived by a creek, or an Americanized form of the German cognate Beekmann.
Husemann German
Epithet for a servant or an administrator who worked at a great house, from Middle Low German hus ‘house’ (see House 1, Huse) + man ‘man’.
Burks English
English variant spelling of Birks.
Montag German
It means Monday in German.
Bonacci Italian
"Bona" comes from the Italian for good, "Buona" and "cci" is ancient Latin form for "man." Thus, "the good man." A derivation of FiBonacci, or "son of Bonacci." Was the name of the famous mathematician, Leondardo de Pisa: Leonardo of Pisa is now known as Fibonacci short for filius Bonacci... [more]
Bastiaan Dutch
From the given name Bastiaan.
Home English, Scottish
English and Scottish variant spelling of Holme.
Kuramae Japanese
Kura means "storehouse, warehouse, have, possess" and mae means "front, forward".