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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McCarrick Irish (Anglicized)
Either an anglicized form of the Irish surname Mac Con Charraige or Mac Con Chathrach... [more]
Bosneanu Romanian
Meaning “Bosnian” or person from Bosnia in Romanian
Esmael Arabic, Filipino, Maguindanao
From the given name Ismail.
Yankovic Slovene, Slovak, Serbian, Croatian, Polish
Americanized form of Janković, or perhaps Jankowicz.
Gałkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Gałkowo or Gałków, both derived from Polish gałka meaning "knob, handle, lump".
Iacovou Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Ιακώβου (see Iakovou) chiefly used in Cyprus.
Harbach German
Habitational name from any of several places named Harbach.
Takesawa Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, wetland, marsh".
Aman Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿万 or 阿萬 (see Ama).
Pramantellu Sardinian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous commune.
Freitag German, Jewish
Means "Friday" in German.
McGraith Irish
Means "son of Graith".
Mauricio Spanish
From the given name Mauricio
Cain French
From the biblical name Cain, probably a nickname for someone considered to be treacherous.
Tennohjiya Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 天王寺谷 (see Tennōjiya).
Lukashenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Luka". Aleksandr Lukashenko is the current Belarusian president.
Yiu Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yao.
Duman Turkish
Means "smoke, haze, fog" in Turkish.
Divinagracia Spanish (Philippines)
Means "Divine Grace" in Spanish.
Paudel Nepali
From Nepali पौडी (paudi) possibly referring to the town of Pauri in Uttarakhand, India, combined with आलय (alaya) meaning "house, dwelling".
Kakita Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kaldmets Estonian
Kaldmets is an Estonian surname meaning "sloping/incline forest".
Urreya Aragonese
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 municipalities: Urreya de Gayén or Urreya de Xalón.
Hamiti Albanian
Possibly a variant of Amiti.
Bedford English
From the English county Bedfordshire and its principal city or from a small community in Lancashire with the same name. The name comes from the Old English personal name Beda, a form of the name Bede and the location element -ford meaning "a crossing at a waterway." Therefore the name indicates a water crossing once associated with a bearer of the medieval name.
Pashley English
From the an Old English personal name Pæcca, and with the Old English word "le-ah," meaning "clearing in the wood.''
Kekkai Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 結解 (see Kekke).
Eufracio Spanish
From the given name Eufracio.
Saarestik Estonian
Saarestik is an Estonian surname meaning "archipelago".
Gouweleeuw Dutch
Means "golden lion", from an inflected form of goud "gold" and leeuw "lion". Probably given to someone who worked by or lived near a sign depicting a lion.
Uppadathil Malayalam
From Old Malayalam uppadam (sea), lit. "from over the Arabian sea," referring to the descendants of a group of Arab traders who settled in Kerala. Predominantly Muslim, although sizeable sections have branched away and practice Hinduism... [more]
Tooding Estonian
Tooding is an Estonian surname derived from "toodang" meaning "production" and "output".
Brazil English, Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Breasail "descendant of Breasal", a byname meaning "strife".
Wijayasinghe Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Manahan Tagalog
Means "to dwell, to reside" in Tagalog.
Nwude Igbo
The surname Nwude is likely of Igbo origin, a major ethnic group in Nigeria. In the Igbo language, Nwude (or Nwodi) can be a combination of two elements:... [more]
Quế Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Gui, from Sino-Vietnamese 桂 (quế).
Tubiana Judeo-Spanish
From a variant of the given name Tobiah.
Rakhang Thai (Rare)
Means "bell, chime" in Thai.
Palmqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish palm meaning "palm tree", and kvist meaning "twig"
Kaleb Croatian
Possibly rom the name Caleb.... [more]
Konkyu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyū).
Useche Basque
Habitational name from Basque Usaetxe, composed of uso "dove, pigeon" and etxe "house, home, building".
Chen Khmer
From Khmer meaning "Chinese". It denotes a person who is Chinese descent or originally came from China.
Baccio Italian
From the given name Baccio.
Răducan Romanian
Means "son of Radu".
Pael Estonian
Pael is an Estonian surname meaning "ribbon".
Desnoyers French (Quebec)
Means "of the walnut trees", from French word "noyer", meaning walnut. "Des noyers" literally translates to "the walnuts".
Gürbüz Turkish
Means "robust, healthy" in Turkish.
Nyland Norwegian
Combination of Norwegian ny "new" and land "land, yard".
Thân Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Shen, from Sino-Vietnamese 申 (thân).
Ó Mothlacháin Irish
It means "descendant of Mothlachán".
Benitez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Benítez primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Ahearna Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Either from an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Eachthighearna meaning "descendant of Eachthighearna", or else an anglicized form of Eachthighearna.
Ruangsri Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เรืองศรี (see Rueangsi).
Arturov Russian
Means "son of Artur".
Harui Japanese
Haru means "spring" "well, pit, mineshaft".
Boisclair French (Quebec), French Creole, English (American)
A place name from the Old French bois meaning "wood" and clair "light, clear". This surname is not common in France.
Krog Norwegian, Danish
Habitational name from places named with krog "corner, bend".
Maksym Ukrainian, Polish
From the given name Maksym.
Walsch Irish
Variant of Walsh.
Davidzon Russian
Davidzon means son of David.
Macatangay Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Tagalog makatangay meaning "one who takes away".
Kruusmaa Estonian
Kruusmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "gravel land".
Taguchi Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Aare Estonian
Aare is an Estonian masculine given name and surname meaning "treasure".
Aardema Frisian
The surname Aardema is a patronymic from the personal name Aart, a local variant of Arend, + -ma, a Frisian suffix of origin.
Xaysana Lao
Means "victory" in Lao.
Popp English
Derived from an Old English personal name, Poppa, of unknown origin and meaning.
Adzuchi Japanese
Variant reading of Amuro.
Bowser English
Nickname from the Norman term of address beu sire ‘fine sir’, given either to a fine gentleman or to someone who made frequent use of this term of address.
Sedda Italian
From a place name in Sardinia, meaning "top of a mountain". May alternately derive from Sardinian sedda "saddle", indicating the bearer's occupation.
Adamou Greek
Means "son of Adam".
Shrapnel English
A different form of Carbonell. Shrapnel (i.e. metal balls or fragments that are scattered when a bomb, shell or bullet explodes) is named after General Henry Shrapnel (1761-1842), a British artillery officer who during the Peninsular War invented a shell that produced that effect.
Havelock English
From the Middle English male personal name Havelok, from Old Norse Hafleikr, literally "sea sport". It was borne by the British general Sir Henry Havelock (1795-1857).
Karman Jewish
From Russian карман (karman) meaning "pocket, bag pocket", probably an occupational name for someone who made such items. Alternatively, could derive from Hungarian Kármán.
Visconti Italian
From the Italian noble title visconte "viscount", itself from medieval Latin vice comes, a title of rank meaning "deputy of a count; sheriff". In most cases it was a nickname for a servant or soldier employed by a viscount, or for someone who acted like a viscount, but unusually, in some cases it was used as a literal occupational name for someone with the title of viscount, with at least two Italian noble families bearing the name during the Middle Ages... [more]
Weerakkodi Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරක්කොඩි (see Weerakkody).
Arsenault French (Acadian)
From French arsenal meaning "workshop". This is the occupational surname for someone who worked at an arsenal.
Ord English, English (American)
Ord is an English descent surname that also has Gaelic roots. It's also short for many English surnames that end with "Ord". people include US Army general Edward Ord who practiced in California and had many street names after him.
Tennekoon Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala තෙන්නකෝන් (see Tennakoon).
Rantzau German, Theatre
This is the surname used in 'I Rantzau' (The Rantzau Family), an opera in four acts by Pietro Mascagni (1892), based on a libretto by Guido Menasci and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti, based on the play Les Rantzau (1873) by French writers Erckmann and Chatrian, after their novel (1882) Les Deux Frères (The Two Brothers).
Viirpuu Estonian
Viirpuu is an Estonian surname meaning "hawthorn" (Crataegus).
Dancer English
Occupational name for a professional dancer or acrobat, from Middle English dauncer, an agent derivative of dauncen "to dance".
Matsuno Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Marrero Spanish
Occupational name for a stonecutter, derived from Spanish marrear "to hit with a sledgehammer", ultimately from Latin marra "hoe, hook, spade".
Duerre German
Topographic name for a person who lived on a dry, barren land, derived from Old German durri and German dürre meaning "barren, infertile". It could also be a variant of Dürr.
Tarabay Arabic
History of this surname is unknown. A famous bearer with this last name is Nick E. Tarabay, a Lebanese-American actor.
McCarry Irish
Variant of McCary.
Gamgee Literature
In J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings", the surname of Samwise "Sam" Gamgee, Frodo Baggins' gardener.
Castanho Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Castaño meaning "chestnut tree".
Waiter English
Variant of Waite.
Hagen German, Dutch, Danish
from the ancient Germanic personal name Hagen a short form of various compound names formed with hag "enclosure protected place" as the first element... [more]
Araki Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, sparse, wild" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Sys Belgian (Modern)
No actual idea as to origin except it is Belgian from Flanders region.
Xhaferaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Xhafer" in Albanian.
Rosen German, Jewish
Means "Roses" in German
Pennyman English (British)
This name refers to a person who worked as the servant for Penn. Additionally, it may derive from their work as local treasurers or pennymasters who were in charge of the Mint. Its etymology is comprised of the words "penny" and "man" (from Old English Penning "penny" meaning "half penny")... [more]
Kerslake English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a stream where cress grew, derived from Old English cærse meaning "watercress" and lacu meaning "stream".
Katopodis Greek
It cames only from the greek island lefkada, its by the word meaning is "Downfoot" nut actually it means The guy who run away
Chornohuz Ukrainian
Means "stork" in Ukrainian.
Dzul Mayan
Mayan name from a term meaning ‘stranger’ also ‘gentleman’.
Weakly English
Variant spelling of Weekley.
Prytulyak Ukrainian
From Ukrainian притуляк (prytulyak), meaning "refugee" in Ukrainian, literally "shelter person, person who seeks shelter". It is not the common term for a refugee (біженець, bizhenets').
Uentillie Navajo
From Navajo ayóí meaning "very" and áníldííl meaning "husky, large".
Kostopoulos Greek
Means "son of Kostas".
Landin Swedish
A combination of Swedish land "land" and the common surname suffix -in, derived from Latin -inus, -inius "descendant of"
Nicks English, German
Means "son of Nick".
Sakakida Japanese (Rare)
Sakaki (榊) means "sakaki tree", da (田) means "ricefield". Ta changes to da because of rendaku. This surname is extremely rare
Delafoy French
From Old French de la foy meaning "of the faith". This is probably a name given to a cleric or a very pious person among the French Catholics.
Uwimana Rwandan, Eastern African
Means "belongs to God"
Cawas Indian (Parsi), Persian, Indian, Arabic
Cawas is an Indian (Parsi) surname which means “Arch” in Persian and ultimately Arabic. John Cawas of Toofani Tarzan fame was a notable person with that surname.
Rybalkin Russian
Occupational name for a fisherman.
Nishiyasu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 安 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, safe, simple, ammonium". The fact that it is homographic as Japanese 西安 (Shīan) meaning "Xi'an", a city in Shaanxi, China, is coincidental.
Teramoto Japanese
From Japanese 寺 (tera) meaning "Buddhist temple" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Beres Hungarian
Occupational name for a farm laborer or casual harvest hand, béres, a derivative of bér 'wage', 'payment'.
Carrell English
English: from Old French carrel, ‘pillow’, ‘bolster’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of these. In some cases perhaps an altered spelling of Irish Carroll... [more]
Holtzmann Upper German, German
Derived from the Upper German word "holz," which means "forest." Thus many of the names that evolved from this root work have to do with living in the woods
Orgerii Jewish, Judeo-Provençal
Aaron Orgerii is listed in the index of names of Jews in France in the late middle ages in Heinrich Gross' book Judaia Gallica. There is also an extent copy of a deed between "the Jew Nathan Orgerii and Johannes Raynaud", written in Arles in Provence in 1366... [more]
Kisly Russian, Belarusian
Derived from Russian кислый (kisly) meaning "acid, acidic, sour".
Sinijärv Estonian
Sinijärv is an Estonian surname meaning "blue lake".
Kurnaz Turkish
Means "sly, cunning" in Turkish.
Dominiković Croatian
Means "son of Dominik" in Croatian.
Brunton English (Rare)
From Old English burna meaning "stream" and tun, settlement; hence, "settlement by a stream".
Prants Estonian
Prants is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "prantsuse" meaning French, or "prantsti/prantsatus" meaning to "slam" and "bang". Could also derived from "prints" meaning "prince".
Raymundo Spanish
From the given name Raymundo.
Arcidiacono Italian
Means "archdeacon" in Italian, denoting someone who worked for an archdeacon or acted like an archdeacon.
Peiper German (Austrian)
Occupational name for a piper, from Middle High German piper. In some cases it may be derived from Sorbian pipar "pepper", thus being an occupational name for a spicer or a nickname for one with a fiery temper.
Dharmawansa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and वंश (vansa) meaning "lineage, clan, family".
Mahlich Belarusian
From Belarusian магіць (mahits'), meaning "to can".
Golino Italian
Short form of the given name Ugolino
Questel French, Medieval French (?)
The surname Questel was first found in Normandy. Currently, Questel is the most commonly occurring last name in Saint-Barthélemy, a French island in the Caribbean Sea.... [more]
McCartney Scottish Gaelic
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Artaine, (meaning ‘son of Artan’) which is a diminutive of the personal name Art, meaning ‘bear’ or ‘hero’. Compare Irish Mac Artáin (see McCartan), of which this surname is a variant.
Türk Turkish
Türk means "Turk" in Turkish.
Dahler Low German
From Old Norse dalr meaning "valley," hence a topographical name for someone who lived in a valley or a habitational name for someone from a place called with this word.
Haddadin Arabic
From a diminutive of Arabic حداد (haddad) meaning "blacksmith, ironsmith".
Gramerosa Italian (Rare)
Uncertain etymology.
Chaisuwan Thai
From Thai ชัย or ไชย (chai) meaning "victory" and สุวรรณ (suwan) meaning "gold".
Verwey Dutch, Afrikaans, South African
Contracted form of van der Weij meaning "from the meadow".
Mellark Popular Culture
The surname of the deuteragonist of the Hunger Games Trilogy, Peeta Mellark.
Cure Scottish, Irish, English
Shortened form of Mccure.
Mojtabaei Persian
From the given name Mojtaba.
Kallan Indian, Tamil
Alternate spelling of Kalla.
Symere English (American, Rare)
Name of unknown origin, typically used in the United States. It is best known as the real first name of American rapper Lil Uzi Vert.
Kotwica Polish
Comes from the Polish word kotwica meaning 'anchor'.
Sigel Jewish
Variant of Siegel 3.
Bläsi Romansh
Derived from the given name Blasius.
Yule Medieval English
Nickname for someone who was born on Christmas Day or had some other connection with this time of year, from Middle English yule ‘Christmastide’ (Old English geol, reinforced by the cognate Old Norse term jól).
Leavy Irish
Shortened form of Dunleavy.
Kiyomigawa Japanese
A notable user of this surname is Kiyomigawa Umeyuki, a sumo wrestler from Yokota, Akita Prefecture.
Austerlitz German (Austrian), Jewish
Derived from Slavkov u Brna (historically known as Austerlitz in German), a town located in Vyškov District, in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. This was real surname of the American actor and dancer Fred Astaire (1899-1987), as well as his sister Adele Astaire (1896-1981), an actress, singer and dancer.
Frigerio Italian
Possibly from the Lombard name for hackberry.
Dubec French
Geographical du bec "from the stream". Bec (from Germanic baki) is a regional term in Normandy for a stream.
Castellar Medieval Italian, Medieval Spanish
An Italian surname variant of or relating to Castello , Castelli, or Spanish Castella, among others, the Castellar family name signified that the original bearers "lived at or near a castle"... [more]
Tyutyunnik Russian
Occupational name for a tobacco tycoon, derived from Slavic word tyutyun literally meaning "tobacco".
Havn Danish, Faroese
It means "Harbour" in Danish.
Van Zweden Dutch
Means "from Sweden" in Dutch. Jaap van Zweden (1960-) is a Dutch conductor and violinist.
Widjaja Chinese (Indonesian)
Older spelling of Wijaya influenced by Dutch orthography.
Vasin Russian
Derived from the given name Vasya.
Morávek Czech, Slovak
Means "Moravian".
Amouzegar Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian آموزگار‎ (see Amouzgar).
Bar Naim Hebrew
Combination of Bar and Naim with the meaning of "son of pleasantness".
Sami Arabic
Derived from the given name Sami 2.
Hata Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 or 八多 (see Hatta).
Torigoe Japanese
From 鳥 (tori) meaning "bird" and 越 (koe) meaning "voice".
Flower Welsh
Anglicized form of the Welsh personal name Llywarch, of unexplained origin.
Gunathillake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණතිලක (see Gunathilaka).
Gíslason Icelandic
Means son of Gísla.
Solokov Russian
Derived from the Russian word 'Sokol', meaning 'falcon'. It is one of the most common Russian surnames, appearing in the top ten.
Hegadush Hungarian
Meaning violin maker and violin player deriving from the Hungarian work for violin.
Rezazadeh Persian
Means "born of Reza" in Persian.
Clavero English, Catalan
1 English: occupational name from Old French clavier ‘doorkeeper’ (from Latin clavis ‘key’).... [more]
Halverson English
Anglicized form of Norwegian or Danish Halvorsen.
Okuri Japanese
O means "big, great" and kuri means "chestnut".
Karlowitz German
German form of Karłowicz.
Rull Estonian
Rull is an Estonian surname meaning "spool" and "roll".
Fore English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Fahr.
Japon Filipino, Spanish, French
Ethnic name or regional name for someone from Japan or who had connections with Japan.
Altun Turkish
From Turkish altın meaning "gold".
Salaŭjoŭ Belarusian
Patronymic surname derived from Belarusian салавей (salaviej) meaning "nightingale".
Kibar Turkish
Means "kind, polite, noble" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic كبار (kibar).
Auziņš Latvian
Derived from the word auzas meaning "oats".
Dore English
Possibly denoting a hardworking person, derived from Old English dora "bumblebee".
De Talleyrand French
A French noble surname. A cadet branch of the family of sovereign counts of Périgord, they took their name from the estate of Périgord owned by these counts, and date back to Boso I, count of la Marche... [more]
Apostol Spanish (Philippines), Romanian
Means "apostle" in Romanian and is an unaccented form of Apóstol in Filipino.
Escatel Spanish
Derived from the Latin word “scatellum,” which means “small coin”. It is likely that the surname originally referred to someone who was involved in the production or circulation of small coins, or who had a reputation for being particularly frugal or economical... [more]
Reinhardt German, Jewish
Derived from the given name Reinhard.
Mashin Russian
Matronymic surname derived from a diminutive Masha of the Russian given name Mariya.
Batino Filipino, Tagalog
Means "hard alstonia" (a type of plant) in Tagalog.
Godenzi Romansh
Derived from the given name Gaudentius.
Lapin Russian
From lapa, meaning "paw".
Atanasio Spanish, Italian
From the given name Atanasio.
Sherring English
Patronymic variant of the given name Sherwin.