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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Monterei Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese cognate of Monterrey.
Jayawardane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Jayawardena.
Hof Dutch
Standard Dutch form of Hoff.
Lukashvili Georgian
Means "son of Luka".
Daum German, Jewish
Nickname for a short person, from Middle High German doum "tap", "plug", or dume, German Daumen "thumb".
Minatoya Japanese
From Japanese 湊 or 港 (minato) meaning "port, harbour" combined with 屋 (ya) meaning "dwelling, roof".
Vallin Swedish
Derived from either Latin vallis "valley" or Swedish vall "wall, pasture, field of grass".
Seide German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German side, German Seide ‘silk’ (from Late Latin seta, originally denoting animal hair), hence a metonymic occupational name for a manufacturer or seller of silk.
Bhattacharyya Bengali
A variant spelling of Bhattacharya
Barry African
A Guinean surname meaning the family comes from the Peul, Fulani, or Foulbe ethnic groups of West Africa.
Vogt Von Fronhausen Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt. Members of this noble family also use the surname Vogt de Franhausen.
Dražeta Serbian
Derived from the name Dražen.
Kurihashi Japanese
Kuri means "chestnut" and hashi means "bridge".
Saechao Thai
Form of Zhao used by Chinese Thais.
Putxeta Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighborhood of the municipality of Abanto, Biscay, possibly derived from Basque putzu "well, hole, puddle" and -eta "place of, abundance of".
Shinkai Japanese
From Japanese 新 (shin) meaning "new" and 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean".
Amherst English
It comes from when the family lived in the locality of Amherst, in the parish of Pembury in Kent.
Montalban Spanish
Spanish (Montalbán): habitational name from Montalbán de Córdoba from Latin montem albanum 'white mountain'.
Roundtree English
Variant spelling of Rowntree.
Anschütz German
Occupational name for someone whose job was to keep a dam or pool filled with water. (Anschützen "to fill up")
Dragonetti Italian
Diminutive of Drago or Dragone meaning "dragon". Can also derive from a toponym, which may have been named after a person with the given name Dragonetti, or perhaps for the sulphur springs in the area.
Nishino Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain, meadow, wilderness".
Limo African
Most common in Kenya.
Halim Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Cai (蔡), Lin (林) or Wu 1 (吳)... [more]
Sol Korean
North Korean form of Seol.
Minaev Russian
Means "son of Mina".
Chino Japanese (Rare)
Written with characters Chi ("Micanthus Reed") and No ("Feild").
Tõru Estonian
Tõru is an Estonian surname meaning "acorn".
Siamaki Persian
From the given name Siamak.
Cornet English
Variant of Cornett, meaning Horn.
Milashin Russian
Derived from a diminutive Milasha of various Russian given names.
Sarangapani Hindi
From the sanskrit words Sarangan "bow of Vishnu" and pani "hand".
Wimalaweera Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विमल (vimala) meaning "clean, pure" and वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".
Hanmer Welsh
A Welsh topographical surname, deviring from 'Hand', a cock, and 'Mere', a lake. A parish in Flintshire, now Wrexham.
Ambiru Japanese
Form of Abiru but written 安蒜.
Ó Ceanndubháin Irish
Means "descendant of Ceanndubhán"
Uchiha Japanese
This is the last name of the anime character, Uchiha Sasuke.
Perese Gascon
Meaning the pear tree. It have a second meaning that is Son of Peter and it's a surname of the Christian inspiration. In Catalonia there is a derivative that is Parés (Variations: Pares, Parès, Parè and Pare).
Defraia Italian
From an archaic Sardinian term, possibly meaning "factory", or from an alteration of frai "brother". Alternately, may mean "from Fraia", a settlement in Italy.
Gustavo Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Gustavo.
Aref Persian
From the given name Aref
Höök Swedish
Derived from Swedish hök "hawk".
Brion Irish
Variant of Brian or O'Brien.
Ghirardelli Italian
Diminutive of the given name Ghirardus, a Latinized form of Gerhard.
Nadolny Polish, Jewish, Sorbian
Topographic name from Polish nadól, Sorbian nadol "downwards", denoting someone who lived lower down in a village on a slope, or on relatively low-lying ground.
Azumayashiki Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 東屋敷 (see Higashiyashiki).
Bacani Filipino, Pampangan, Pangasinan
Meaning uncertain.
Yesayan Armenian
Means "son of Yesay".
Casura Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and sura "above; upper".
Shinbe Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Shimbe).
Loo Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Luo.
Caithness Scottish
Anglicized form of Scottish-Gaelic Gallaibh, which means "among the strangers" (referring to the Norse). The name of the Catti survives in the Gaelic name for eastern Sutherland, Cataibh, and in the old Gaelic name for Shetland, Innse Chat... [more]
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.
Asamoah Western African, Akan
From the given name Asamoah. A famous bearer is the retired Ghanaian soccer player Kwadwo Asamoah (1988-).
Dinkins Irish (?)
Probably a variant (with English possessive -s) of Irish Dinkin.
Pećanac Serbian
Habitational name for someone from the village of Peći, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Kamolwathin Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Fung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Feng 1.
Damour French
Variant of D'Amour.
Tadeo Spanish
From the given name Tadeo
Amagai Japanese
This is a variation of Japanese surname Amaya. Ama means "Heaven(ly)" and Gai means "Valley".
Ptashnyk Ukrainian
Denoted to someone who took care of birds, from Ukrainian птах (ptakh) "bird".
Kurian Indian (Christian)
From the given name Kurian.
Andorn Piedmontese
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous commune in the Province of Biela.
Bieler German, Jewish
Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from any of the many places in eastern Europe whose name incorporates the Slavic element byel- ‘white’.... [more]
Allaire Breton, French (Quebec)
From the name of the town of Allaire (Alaer in Breton) in Brittany, France. Other theories suggest it may come from Hilaire or from Alor.... [more]
Gaudin French
From the Old French personal name Gaudin Norman French Waldin Waudin a pet form of ancient Germanic names based on the element wald "rule power".
Yaylacıoğlu Turkish
Means "descendant of the nomad" from Turkish yaylacı meaning "nomad, highlander, transhumant".
Infante Italian
Nickname for someone with a childlike disposition, from infante "child" (Latin infans, literally "one who cannot speak").
Vəlizadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Vəli".
Hantel German (Rare)
Rare Bukovina German variant of Händel.
Namatame Japanese
From Japanese 生 (nama) meaning "raw, fresh, natural", 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 目 (me) meaning "look, appearance".
Johanning German
North German patronymic from Johann, German form of John.
Bagacay Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano bagakay referring to a type of bamboo.
Tuell German
nickname from Slavic (Old Slavic toliti ""to soothe or calm"")
Dymock English
From the parish of Dymock in Gloucestershire, England. The name comes from Old English Dimóc meaning "dim/shady oak".
Enjolras Literature
From a surname which was from Occitan enjeura meaning "to terrify". This was the name of a charismatic activist in Victor Hugo's novel 'Les Misérables' (1862).
Mcconahay Irish
Northern Irish: variant of Mcconaghy... [more]
Tolegenov Kazakh
Means "son of Tolegen".
Mbili Central African
Derived from a village in Cameroon named "Bambili".
Stantz German
Possibly an altered spelling of German Stanz, a habitation name from places called Stans or Stanz in Austria and Switzerland (see also Stentz).
Riedemann German
Either a habitational name derived from places named Ried or Riede, or a topographic name derived from Low German Riede "rivulet".
Halas Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Hałas "racket, noise".
Munn Scottish, English
Variant form of McMunn. In English, it is a nickname or an occupational name for a person who worked for monks, derived from Anglo-Norman French moun meaning "monk" (see Monk).
Niit Estonian
Niit is an Estonian surname meaning "meadow".
Roa Spanish
Habitational name from the town of Roa (de Duero) in Burgos province, Spain.
Chikamatsu Japanese
From 近 (chika) meaning "close, near" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine, fir tree".
Pfundt German
Unknown meaning of German origin
Rajopadhyaya Newar
From Sanskrit राजोपाध्याय (rājopādhyāya) meaning "royal guru; royal teacher". This is used by the Rajopadhyaya caste.
Hartung German
German, Dutch, and Danish: from a Germanic personal name, a derivative (originally a patronymic) of compound names beginning with hart ‘hardy’, ‘strong’.
Nagasu Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 洲 (su) meaning "continent".
Cathcart Scottish
Habitational name from Cathcart near Glasgow.
Tsujimoto Japanese
From Japanese 辻 (tsuji) meaning "crossroad" and 本 or 元 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Visla Estonian
Visla is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "visa" meaning "tough" and "tenacious".
Šimenc Croatian
Derived from the forename Šime.
Tammemägi Estonian
Tammemägi is an Estonian surname meaning "oak hill/mountain".
Negro Italian, Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, Jewish
Nickname or ethnic name from negro "black" (continuation of Latin niger), denoting someone with dark hair, dark eyes, a dark complexion, someone who wore dark clothes, someone who worked a job in the night, or was otherwise associated with the night.
Nei Estonian
Nei is an Estonian surname possiby derived from "neid", meaning "girl" or "maiden".
Dith Khmer
Derived from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍitá) meaning "scholar, teacher, learned man". It can also be considered a form of the Chinese surname Di.
Pangelinan Chamorro
Chamorro variant of Pangilinan.
Maximoff Russian
Variant transcription of Maksimov.
Trình Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Cheng 1, from Sino-Vietnamese 程 (trình).
Pärtel Estonian
Pärtel is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Pärtel".
Orologas Greek
Means "watchmaker" in Greek.
Hanzaike Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 繁在家 (Hanzaike), sound- and script-changed from 半在池 (Hanzaiike) meaning "Hanzaiike", a division in the area of Kirida in the city of Towada in the prefecture of Aomori in Japan... [more]
De La Faieta Occitan
This indicates familial origin within the Arvernian commune of Ais de la Faieta.
Galmarini Italian
Galmarini is a common surname in the Lombardy region of Italy.
Tõllasepp Estonian
Tõllasepp is an Estonian surname meaning "coach maker" or "coach smith"; derived form the compound words "tõld" (coach, chariot) and "sepp" (smith).
Varaev Chechen
Chechen surname of unknown meaning.
Ara Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 安良 (see Yasura) or a form of Yasura but written 荒.
Roderick Welsh (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of the personal name Rhydderch, originally a byname meaning "reddish brown".
Bing Chinese (Rare), Korean (Rare)
From Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice", or from Sino-Korean 氷 (bing) meaning "ice".
Aparício Portuguese
Cognate with spanish Aparicio.
Florimonte Italian
Roughly "flower mountain".
Kvyat Russian
Russian form of Kwiat.
Ahmedin Amharic
From the given name Ahmedin.
Özalp Turkish
Comes from Özalp, Van, Turkey
Selg Estonian
Selg is an Estonian surname meaning "back", "spine" and "back of".
Sadiković Bosnian
Means "son of Sadik".
Izaba Basque
From the name of a municipality in Navarre, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Proposed origins include Basque iz "water" combined with aba, which could mean "river, mouth, confluence" and/or be a variant of -aga "place of, abundance of".
Babajanyan Armenian
Means "son of Babajan".
Ludzker Jewish (Rare)
coming from the town of Lutzk in Poland
Bonalumi Italian
Means "good light".
Bonanno Italian
From the medieval personal name Bonanno, an omen name meaning "good year". Mainly found throughout southern Italy.
Kutzer German
Occupational name for a coachman or coach builder from old high German kutsche from Hungarian kocsi "coach". Variant of Kutscher.
Sarnow Polabian (Germanized), German
From the village of Sarnow in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Surname of the mayor of Stralsund Karsten Sarnow.
Jägermeisterssen German
Means son of the "Master-Hunter". Originally given to the son of the master-hunter in hunting camps.
Raamat Estonian
Raamat is an Estonian surname meaning "book".
Guillén Spanish
From the given name Guillén.
Kasperson English
Means "Son of Kasper".
Edirisingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala එදිරිසිංහ (see Edirisinghe).
Swinehart English, German
Means "swine herder", from Middle High German swīn "hog, swine" and hertære "herder".
Tribbiani Italian
Joseph Francis Tribbiani Jr. is a fictional character, serving as one of the primary characters of the NBC sitcom Friends and the main protagonist of its spin-off Joey, and he is portrayed by Matt LeBlanc in both series.
Anandteerth Kannada
Madhvacharya (1199-1278 or 1238–1317), sometimes anglicised as Madhva Acharya, and also known as Purna Prajna and Ānanda Tīrtha, was a Hindu philosopher and the chief proponent of the Dvaita (dualism) school of Vedanta.
Mavrogiannis Greek
Literally means "black Giannis", derived from Greek μαύρος (mavros) "black, Moorish" and Giannis.
Wildblood English
From a nickname for an untamed spirit or a rake, derived from Middle English wilde "wild, untamed" (from Old English wildi) and blood "blood".
Hamamasa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 浜正 or 濱正 (see Hamashō).
Denaut French (Rare, ?)
Possibly a variant of Denault.
Apród Hungarian
From the given name Apród, meaning "page, squire" in Hungarian.
Ivanji Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Couzens English
Patronymic form of Cousin.
Schools Dutch
Variant of School.
Mansur Arabic
From the given name Mansur.
Bavaro Italian
Means "Bavarian" in Italian, denoting someone from Bavaria, a state in Germany that was formerly an independent kingdom.
Gabino Spanish
From the given name Gabino.
Kremko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian крем (krem), meaning "cream".
Caldeira Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Caldera.
Cartmell English
Denoted a person from Cartmel, a village in Cumbria, England (formerly in Lancashire). The place derives its name from the Cartmel Peninsula, which is composed of Old Norse kartr "rocky ground" and melr "sandbank, dune".
Klin Slovene
A nickname for someone with a beak-shaped nose, from kljun "beak, bill" (old spelling klun).
Rozbiewski Polish (?)
Unknown, possibly related to any of the words: rozbież ("crossroads", "outskirts"),... [more]
Steffani Romansh
Derived from the given name Stefan.
Corr Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Corra "descendant of Corra".
Widger English
From the Old English male personal name Wihtgār, literally "elf-spear".
Djordjević Serbian
Alternate transcription of Đorđević.
Piñal Spanish
Surname whose house was in Hoz de Anero, in the City council of Ribamontán al Monte (Santander).
Inoyatov Uzbek
Means "son of Inoyat".
Neill Irish, Scottish
Reduced form of Irish Gaelic Ó Néill or Scottish Gaelic Mac Néill ‘descendant (or son) of Niall’, a personal name of Irish origin, thought to mean ‘champion’. The personal name was adopted by Norsemen in the form Njáll and was brought to England both directly from Ireland by Scandinavian settlers and indirectly (via France) by the Normans... [more]
Ivanyuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Ivan".
Nath Indian, Assamese, Hindi, Bengali, Odia, Punjabi
From Sanskrit नाथ (natha) meaning "lord, owner, protector".
Wongphakdi Thai
From Thai วง (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty" and ภักดี (phakdi) meaning "devotion, loyalty".
Caine French, English
Originally from a French derogatory nickname for someone with a bad temper.
Amiti Albanian
Meaning unknown.
Iduh Nigerian
Iduh surname occurs mainly in Africa, of the Idoma people of Benue state, Nigeria.
Batubara Batak
Means "coal" in Batak.
Riihimäki Finnish
Derived from Riihimäki, a town and municipality in southern Finland, meaning "drying barn hill" in Finnish.
El Ouafi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the Ouafi", derived from the given name Wafi. A bearer was Ahmed Boughèra El Ouafi (1898-1959), an Algerian athlete during the French rule over the country.
Haydaroğlu Turkish
Means "son of Haydar".
Ganeko Okinawan (Japanized)
Japanese reading of Japanese Kanji 我如古 (see Ganiku).
Luter English
From Middle English leuter "lute player", or else from Old French lutre "otter", either a nickname or a metonymic name for someone who hunted otters.
Abtahi Persian
Possibly denoted someone who originally came from a location named Abtah in Saudi Arabia.
Robey English
From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.
Iraklidis Greek (Rare)
Means "son of Herakles", it is also a modern form of the first name Herakleides.
Théodore French
From the given name Théodore.
Mehmet Turkish, Uyghur
From the given name Mehmet.
Saetang Thai
Form of Tang used by Chinese Thais. This is one of the most common surnames in Thailand.
Suleiman Portuguese
From the Given Name Suleiman.
Argyros Greek
Means "silver" in Greek.
Kuusinen Finnish
A surname originating from Eastern Finland, comprised of the elements “kuusi” meaning “six” or “moon”, and the suffix “-nen” which is typical of Eastern Finnish surnames. A notable bearer of this name is the Finnish-Soviet politician and writer Otto V. Kuusinen, one of the original founders of the Finnish Communist Party.
Escoto Spanish
ethnic name from escoto originally denoting a Gaelic speaker from Ireland or Scotland; later a Scot someone from Scotland. Spanish cognitive of Scott.
Elizabeth American
From the given name Elizabeth.
Balsam German
Occupational name for a seller of spices and perfumes.
Demyanenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Demyan".
Fordyce Scottish
A Scottish Gaelic surname meaning "A cold place to the southward." From Gaelic fuar, meaning "cold," and deas, meaning "south."
Cadisch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family", in combination with Disch.
Chunyu Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 淳于 (chúnyú), the name of an ancient Chinese kingdom during the Western Zhou and Spring and Autumn periods.
Dzhabrailova Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Джабраилов (see Dzhabrailov).
Pifrader German (Sudeten)
Of uncertain meaning.
Kaneshiro Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle".
Maeno Japanese
From Japanese 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and 野 (no) meaning "area, field, wilderness".
Kenneally Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cionnfhaolaidh "descendant of Cionnfhaoladh", a personal name derived from ceann "head" + faol "wolf".
Zajączkowski Polish
A habitational name that was given to someone from any of the various places named Zajączki, Zajączkowo, or Zajączków (which were named for 'zajączek', a diminutive of the Polish word 'zając', meaning ‘hare’.)
Rubiáns Galician
It indicates familial origin in the parish of Santa María de Rubiáns in the municipality of Vilagarcía de Arousa.
Jayesinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයසිංහ (see Jayasinghe).
Prata Italian
Variant of Prato 1.