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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Henne English
From a diminutive of Henry.
Modrić Croatian
Famous bearer of this surname is Croatian footballer Luka Modrić.
Karrantza Basque
Habitational name from Basque Country, Spain, a Basque adaptation of Carrantia, a toponym probably of Cantabrian origin meaning "high rocks" (compare Basque harri "rock, stone" and (h)andi "big, large").
Fomichyova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Фомичёв, Фомичев (see Fomichyov).
Rudström Swedish
Combination of Swedish rud "deforested land, clearing" and ström "stream".
Bashir Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Bashir.
Rynearson German, German (Swiss)
Derived from the Rhine River.
Matteussdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Matteus" in Icelandic.
Gamgee Literature
In J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings", the surname of Samwise "Sam" Gamgee, Frodo Baggins' gardener.
Bier German, Jewish
from Middle High German bier "beer" German bier Yiddish bir a metonymic occupational name for a brewer of beer or a tavern owner or in some cases perhaps a nickname for a beer drinker.
Yüksel Turkish
Means "increase, rise, ascend" in Turkish.
Gavino Italian
From the given name Gavino.
Ercole Italian
From the given name Ercole.
Viramontes Spanish
Viramontes is composed of the elements "mira" and "montes," two Spanish words with the combined meaning of "place with a view of the mountains."
Hurley English, Irish
Meaning is "from a corner clearing" in Old English. Also an anglicized form of an Irish name meaning "sea tide" or "sea valor".
Nakaga Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 仲嘉 (see Naka).
Abeythunga Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and तुङ्ग (tunga) meaning "lofty, tall, high".
Clagett English
One who came from a town named "claygate".
Ståhlberg Swedish, Finnish
Variant of Stålberg. A notable bearer was Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg (1865-1952), the first President of Finland.
Szpakowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Podlachian village Szpakowo.
Pine English
Originally denoted a person who lived near a pine forest or who sold pine firs for a living.
Bilek Czech
Nickname for a fair-haired person, from bílek "whiteness", a derivative of bílý "white".
Vian Venetian
Derives from the given name Viviano, or perhaps Ottaviano.
Toga Japanese
From Japanese 東 () "East", "eastern" and 賀 (ga) "congratulation". Other kanji combinations can form this surname as well.
Koel Estonian
Koel is an Estonian surname meaning "weft" and "seal(ant)".
Ingebritson Norwegian
Patronymic from the German personal name Engelbrecht.
Ōzora Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 空 (sora) meaning "sky".
Atsuda Japanese
From Japanese 渥 (atsu) meaning "moist" combined with 田 (da) meaning "paddy, field".
Odén Swedish
Likely a locational name derived from place names containing the elements od or oden (see Oden).
Zacchi Italian
Derived from a short form of a variant of the given name Jacopo, or in some cases perhaps Isacco.
Linnane Irish, English
Anglicized form of O'Lennon.
Junot French
Possibly from a diminutive of the given name Jean 1.
Tobiasson Danish (Americanized)
Americanized form of Danish and Norwegian Tobiassen or of the Swedish cognate Tobiasson.
Stylinson English (British)
Juxtaposed names Styles and Tomlinson, used to represent (relation)ship between Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles (Larry Stylinson).
Cardenal Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish cognate of Cardinal. This surname is common in Nicaragua.
Menu French
From French meaning "petite".
Druzhko Ukrainian, Russian
Means "friend", from Ukrainian and Russian друг (druh, drug) in a diminutive form.
Selmer German
Teutonic name meaning "hall master" for a steward or keeper of a large home or settlement.
Konyashima Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 紺屋嶋 or 紺屋島 (see Kon'yashima).
Annavarapu Telugu
Means “one who has received the blessings or gifts of an elder brother or respected person”.
Tregarthen Cornish
From Tregarthen in Ludgvan; from treg-ar-den the dwelling upon the hill, or treg-arth-en, the dwelling upon the high place.... [more]
Okuda Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小管 (see Kosuge).
Tsaryok Ukrainian
Means "little tsar".
Scheliga Polish
Variant and more Americanized spelling of Szeliga.
Beer English
Habitational name from any of the forty or so places in southwestern England called Beer(e) or Bear(e). Most of these derive their names from the West Saxon dative case, beara, of Old English bearu "grove, wood"... [more]
Venn German
Derived from Middle High German venne "mire, bog, fen".
Eit Estonian
Eit is an Estonian surname meaning "old woman", "crone" and "hag".
Towers French
1. Variant of Tower, with later -s. ... [more]
Bonomini Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Bonomo.
Onidi Italian
Denoting someone from Onida, a former village.
Hanks English
Patronymic form of Hank.
Pugacheva Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Пугачёв (see Pugachev).
Ben Hassine Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Husayn" in Arabic (chiefly Tunisian).
Larkichev Russian
Derived from a diminutive form Larka of the Russian monastic name Illarion.
Hodnett English
Derived from an English village named "hodnet".
Jean-baptiste Haitian Creole, French
From the French given name Jean-Baptiste.
Monteith Scottish
From the name of the district of Menteith in south Perthshire, Scotland, derived from Gaelic monadh meaning "hill pasture" combined with the Scottish river name Teith. A famous bearer was the Canadian actor and musician Cory Monteith (1982-2013), who played Finn Hudson on the American television series Glee (2009-2015).
Kołodziejczak Polish
Occupational name for a person who made or repaired wheels, from Polish kołodziej meaning "wheelwright".
Haiya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 灰屋 (haiya) meaning "ash store", referring to an ash fertilizer seller or a crematory operator.
Littleton English
From a place name meaning "little town".
Aurélio Portuguese
From the given name Aurélio
São João Portuguese
Means "St. John" in Portuguese.
Beckius Swedish
Combination of Swedish bäck "small stream, brook" and the common surname suffix -ius.
Arrowsmith English
Occupational name for someone who made the iron tips for arrows.
Stepanyan Armenian
Means "son of Stepan".
Audino Italian
Derived from first name 'Alda' which means 'wise and experienced.'
Difano Italian
Rare Italian surname that comes from the city of Isola di Fano, Presaro e Urbino, Italy.
Portnoy Jewish, Belarusian, Ukrainian
Occupational name for a tailor from Russian portnoj (an adjective derivative of port "uncut cloth").
Ebben Dutch, Low German
Patronymic from the personal name Ebbe derived from Egbert, after conversion by assimilation into Ebbert... [more]
Putnik Serbian
Derived from putnik (путник), meaning "traveller".
Creese English
From Middle English crease "fine, elegant".
Stanwick English
Habitational name from a place so called in Northamptonshire, named in Old English with stan ‘stone’ + wic ‘outlying dairy farm’.
Boesel German
Habitational name, from Bösel
Nazimova Russian, Literature
Notable users of the name includes the Russian silent screen star Alla Nazimova (1879-1945) and the heroine of the Russian novel 'Children of the Streets', Nadezhda Nazimova.
Lichter German, Jewish
Occupational name for someone who made candles or possibly for someone who tended a light, from an agent derivative of from Middle High German lieht, Yiddish likht "candle, light".
Avram Romanian
From the given name Avram.
Händel German
Derived from Hans or Heinrich.
Naifeh Arabic
From a personal name based on Arabic nāfi meaning‘beneficial’, ‘profitable’.This surname is commonly found in America than Arabic speaking countries.
Hence German, English, Welsh
An American spelling variant of Hentz derived from a German nickname for Hans or Heinrich or from an English habitation name found in Staffordshire or Shropshire and meaning "road or path" in Welsh.
Bobo Spanish
Means "a fool; stupid, silly, naive" in Spanish, derived from Latin balbus "stammering, stuttering, fumbling".
Sanjeewa Sinhalese
From the given name Sanjeewa.
Lidén Swedish
Combination of the Swedish place name element lid "slope, hillside" and the common surname siffix -én.
Bruen German
This is my 2nd great uncle's wife's Surname of German ancestry.
Anami Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿波 (see Awa 1 or Awa 2).
Canché Mayan
From Yucatec Maya ka'anche' referring to the button mangrove (Conocarpus erectus), a type of shrub. Alternately it may be derived from che' meaning "wood, stick, board", referring to a raised seedbed or floorboards used to beat and cut cobs.
Van Leuven Dutch, Flemish
Means "from Leuven" (English and French Louvain), the capital city of Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
Paterno Italian
From any of several locations called Paterno or Paterna in Italy, which can derive from Latin patere "open", or from the Roman cognomen Paternus "paternal, fatherly".
Toomingas Estonian
Means "bird cherry" in Estonian.
Coel Flemish
Variant of Kool.
Pilipchuk Ukrainian (Russified), Ukrainian (Belarusianized)
Russified and Belarusianised form of Pylypchuk. Pilipchuk was the maiden name of the Belarusian oppositionist Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.
Rainwater English (American)
Americanized form of the German family name Reinwasser, possibly a topographic name for someone who lived by a source of fresh water, from Middle High German reine ‘pure’ + wazzer ‘water’.
Justo Spanish
From the given name Justo.
Norrison English
Means "son of Norris".
Almodóvar Spanish
Spanish form of Almodovar.
Pihlasalu Estonian
Pihlasalu is an Estonian surname meaning "rowan/mountain ash grove".
Uda Japanese
From Japanese 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, roof, house" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
O'mara Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Meadhra "descendant of Meadhair" a personal name derived from meadhair "mirth".
Easa Dhivehi
From the given name Easa.
Ariel Hebrew
From the given name Ariel.
Groover English (American)
Americanized form of German Gruber.
Uñalivia Spanish (Rare)
Has no specific meaning but it was a rare spanish name
Gazelle English, French, Arabic
Unadapted borrowing from Middle French gazelle, from Old French gazel, from Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl). This is the surname of famous deuteragonist Gigi Gazelle who is the teacher of Peppa Pig.
Hisamoto Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Yoshihashi Japanese
From 吉 (yoshi) meaning "luck, good fortune" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Elverman German
The name Elverman means Eel fisherman.
Weerawardhane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරවර්ධන (see Weerawardana).
Ecklund Swedish (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Eklund.
Vakhayev Chechen
Alternate transcription of Chechen Вахаев (see Vakhaev).
Pink Estonian
Pink is an Estonian surname meaning "bench" and "garden seat".
Vanlow English (Rare)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Van Look.
Grant English, Scottish
From a medieval personal name, probably a survival into Middle English of the Old English byname Granta (see Grantham).
Garczyński Polish
habitational name for someone from a place called Garczyn, in Gdańsk and Siedlce voivodeships.
Leskinen Finnish
From Leski, meaning "widow". Notable people with this name are Otto Leskinen, a Finnish ice hockey player, and Alexis Leskinen, a character from Steins;Gate 0
Graue German
Habitational name from a place so named near Hannover.
Emeny English
It may be of Old Celtic origin, from the Celtic female personal names: Isemeine, Isemay, Ismaine... [more]
Abdulmalic Filipino, Maranao
From the given name Abdulmalic.
Nolte German
From a short form of various medieval given names derived from Germanic given names ending with -n and wald meaning "rule", for example Arnold and Reinwald... [more]
Kozicki Polish
A habitational name for someone from several places called Kozice, named with Koza 'nanny goat'.... [more]
Kupferschmidt German, Jewish
German cognate of Coppersmith, from German Kupferschmied "brazier, coppersmith".
Rägapart Estonian
Rägapart is an Estonian surname meaning "garganey" ("Spatula querquedula": a species of dabbling duck).
Nijine Japanese (Rare)
Niji means "rainbow" and ne means "root".
Ri Korean
Variant of Lee 2 chiefly used in North Korea.
Carnell English
A crossbowman or archer who protected castles and fortresses.
Bundie English Creole
Creole variant of Bundy. Mostly used by Jamaicans.
Balfe Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Balbh meaning 'stammering dumb' itself probably a translation of a Norman surname of similar meaning ultimately derived from Latin balbus 'stammering'.
Chabot French
From chabot ‘bull-head’, a species of fish with a large head, hence a nickname for someone with a big head and a small body.
Tylor English
Variant of Tyler.
Crock English
Means "stone or earthenware jar, pot, vessel", possibly an occupational name for a potter. Compare Crocker.
Nakata Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Altschuler Jewish
It is derived from the Altschul, Old Synagogue in Prague.
Van Straubenzee Dutch (Anglicized, Rare)
Etymology uncertain, most likely a habitational name.
Ábalos Spanish
Habitational name for someone originally from the municipality of Ábalos in La Rioja, Spain, likely of Basque origin.
Melikuziev Uzbek
Alternate transcription of Melikov.
Rafaniello Italian
Probably from Italian ravanello "radish", probably given to someone who grew or sold radishes, or perhaps resembled one in some way.
Koumoto Japanese
It might mean "light source origin".
Laudrup Danish
Possibly from the name of homesteads in Denmark, most likely derived from Old Norse laut meaning "barn", combined with the Danish suffix -drup (itself from Old Norse thorp) meaning "outlying farmstead, village, settlement"... [more]
Félicien French
From the given name Félicien
Aranami Japanese
Ara (荒) means rough, wild. Nami (波) means wave(s).
Diskin Irish (Anglicized)
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Díscín "descendant of Díscín", which may be derived from díosc "barren". The place name Ballyeeskeen, now Ballydiscin, in County Sligo, is derived from the surname.
Stungiewicz Polish
The Stungiewicz family name is recorded in history as heraldically adopted into the Polish heraldic clan Pobog. The Pobog clan was a participant in the Union of Horodlo in the year 1413 between Polish and Lithuanian interests.... [more]
Cacace Neapolitan
Derived from the given name Cacus.
Sherlock English, Irish
Nickname for someone with "fair hair" or "a lock of fair hair."
Brumbelow American (South)
Altered form of Brumlow, an English surname derived from a place name, itself derived from Old English brōm meaning "broom plant" and hlaw meaning "mound, small hill".
Ojavee Estonian
Ojavee is an Estonians surname meaning "stream water".
Scaloni Italian
Likely derived from Italian scala meaning "ladder, stairs". It may have originated as a occupational name for someone who built or worked with ladders.
Alusaar Estonian
Alusaar is an Estonian surname meaning "base/foundation island".
Otomo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大友 (see Ōtomo).
Sirp Estonian
Sirp is an Estonian surname meaning "sickle".
Hosotani Japanese
Hoso means "thin, fine slender narrow" and tani means "valley".
Hoogenboom Dutch
Means "high tree" in Dutch, from hoog "high" and boom "tree", a topographic name for someone living by a tall tree, or a habitational name from places called Hoogboom and Hogenboom in the Belgian province of Antwerp... [more]
Weng Chinese
From Chinese 翁 (wēng) meaning "elderly man".
Iiyama Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and yama means "mountain, hill".
Khalimbekov Kazakh
This surname is derived from the Kazakh given name Khalimbek, which combines the elements Khalim ("generous") and Bek ("ruler" or "leader"). Therefore, Халимбеков (Khalimbekov) would roughly mean "descendant of Khalimbek" or "belonging to the family of Khalimbek".
Kapoor Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
From Sanskrit कर्पूर (karpura) meaning "camphor".
Yahia Arabic
From the given name Yahya.
Faaj Hmong
Hmong clan surname, also commonly anglicized as Fang. It may be a form or cognate of the Chinese surname Fang.
Collen English
Variant of Colin.
Elrashidy Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "the rightly guided" from Arabic رَشِيد (rašīd) meaning "well-guided, following the right course".
Casagrande Italian
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations called Casagrande or Casa Grande, derived from Italian casa meaning "house" and grande meaning "big, large".
Rybalkin Russian
Occupational name for a fisherman.
Corpus English
Possibly derived from Old Norse Korpr "raven", a nickname for a person with dark hair.
Gunner English
From Old English gunne meaning "cannon, gun" and the agent suffix "-er"
Brorsson Swedish
Means "son of Bror".
Moussi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Musa.
Azkona Basque
From the name of a location in Navarre also called Aizkoa, probably derived from Basque (h)aitz "stone, rock", though azkon "badger" has also been suggested.
Joe English
From the given name Joe
Pušnik Slovene
Habitational name for someone living near or on a pušča, which is Slovene for "uncultivated land" or "wasteland".
Longstocking Literature
The last name of Pippi Longstocking. English form of Långstrump.
Furuhashi Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
DuPaul French
From the given name Paul.
Steifvater German
from Middle Low German stēfvader 'stepfather' hence a relationship name.
Karmazinas Lithuanian
Perhaps a habitational name taken from the Lithuanian village Karmazinai. The name of the village is allegedly derived from Polish karmazyn "crimson". See also Karmazsin, a Hungarian occupational name for a dyer or for someone making dyestuff (taken directly from Hungarian karmazsin "crimson").
Scarlatti Italian
Meaning ‘Scarlet’.
Mernissi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly a variant of Marnissi. A famous bearer was Moroccan feminist writer and sociologist Fatima Mernissi (1940-2015).
Attard Maltese
One possible origin of the name is that it refers to a place called "Atti" in Bologna, Italy. Therefore the name and it's variations would mean "a person from Atti".... [more]
Blatt German, Jewish
Ornamental name derived from German blatt and Yiddish blat meaning "leaf", or a topographic name for someone who lived at a farm on a ledge on a mountainside, derived from Middle High German blate meaning "flat surface, ledge, plateau".
Headlee English (Rare)
The Anglo-Saxon name Headlee comes from when the family resided in one of a variety of similarly-named places. Headley in Hampshire is the oldest. The surname Headlee belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.
Holland Romani
Holland is an English surname that was adopted by some Romani families that immigrated to England in the 1500s. It is unclear if the surname was simply adopted, or if it an anglicised form of a Romani surname.
Márkus Hungarian
From the given name Márkus.
Surfus German (Americanized)
Americanized form of Zerfas.
Valera Spanish
Habitational name from either of two places in Spain named Valera.
Rilo English
Transferred use of the surname derived from the Old English elements ryge (rye) and lēah (wood, clearing, meadow). See also Riley 1.
Hotchkiss English
Patronymic from Hodgkin, a pet form of Hodge.
Araoka Japanese (Rare)
Ara (荒) means "rough", oka (岡) means "hill", therefore, Araoka means rough hill