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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Landin Swedish
A combination of Swedish land "land" and the common surname suffix -in, derived from Latin -inus, -inius "descendant of"
Vongbandith Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ບັນດິດ (bandith) meaning "learned, philosopher, sage".
Ghatak Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit घटक (ghataka) meaning "striving for, bringing about, accomplishing".
Çetinkaya Turkish
Means "hard rock" from Turkish çetin meaning "hard, tough" combined with kaya meaning "rock".
Koo Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 辜 (see Gu).
Ghassemi Persian
Alternate transcription of Ghasemi.
Imagyure Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imagyūre).
Runge German
From the old word "runga", meaning stick or whip
Hänilane Estonian
Hänilane is an Estonian surname meaning "wagtail" (bird species: Motacilla flava).
Ayden Turkish
Possibly a variant of Aydın.
Bacunawa Filipino, Cebuano
Derived from Cebuano bakunawa referring to a type of serpent or dragon in Visayan mythology.
Žunec Croatian
Derived from žuna meaning ''woodpecker''.
Kanisthanonth Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Martelle English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese
English and German: from a medieval personal name, a pet form of Martin or Marta.... [more]
Çayır Turkish
Means "meadow, pasture" in Turkish.
Mcgillivray Scottish
From Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Bhràtha from a patronymic from a personal name meaning ‘servant of judgment’.
Breiding German
South German; shortened form of the given name Breide.
Keay Irish (?), Scottish
Possibly from the given name Kay 1.
Alcabasa Filipino
Derived from Spanish el cabeza meaning "the head".
Naidu Indian
The surname Naidu occurs in communities of Andhra Pradesh. It is composed of a stem word ‘naya’, which means leader or chief. The suffix ‘du’ is a third person masculine suffix in Telegu.
Larrion Basque
From the name of a village in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque larre "field, pasture, meadowland" and on "good".
Keomanivong Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "jewel, gem", ມະນີ (mani) meaning "gem, jewel" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Marttinen Finnish
Derived from the given name Martti and the name suffix -nen, which is sometimes patronymic. John Morton (1725-1777), Pennsylvania/American politician and signer of the Declaration of Independence, was descended from a Marttinen family whose name had been anglicized as Morton.
Treadwell English
Occupational name for a fuller, a person who cleaned and shrunk newly woven cloth by treading it. It is derived from Middle English tred(en) "to tread" and well "well".
Courville French
Derived from either of two communes in the departments of Marne and Eure-et-Loir in France. It is named with Latin curba villa, denoting a settlement in the curve of a road.
Druckmann German, Jewish
Variant of Drucker. A famous bearer of the name is the Israeli-American writer Neil Druckmann (1978-).
Turcu Romanian
related to https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/turcescu/submitted
Dessi Italian
Denoting someone from Sini, Sardinia, formerly called Sinu or Sii.
Ó Déadaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Deady.
Chiarella Italian
Diminutive of Chiara, itself from the given name Chiara.
Ó Gríobhtha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Griffin.
Kemble English
Derived from the Middle English personal name Kinebald, Kenebald, Kembald (Old English Cynebald composed of the elements cyne "family, kin" and beald "bold").
Ferrantino Italian
Derived from the masculine given name Ferrantino, which is a diminutive of the medieval Italian given name Ferrante. For more information about this, please see the entry for the patronymic surname of Ferrante.
Heiliger German
Heiliger means "Holy" or "Holy One" in German.
Neuhaus German, Jewish
Topographical name for someone who lived in a new house, Middle High German niuwe hus, modern German neu Haus, or a habitational name for someone from any of several places named Neuhaus ('new house') in various parts of Germany and Austria, also in Bohemia.
Atif Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Atif.
Göring German
German surname most commonly associated with Nazi Party leader, Hermann Göring.
Yuyamidou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 (see Yuyamidō).
No Korean
Korean form of Lu 2, from Sino-Korean 盧 (no).
Külvik Estonian
Külvik is an Estonian surname meaning "thrower" and "(seed) sower".
Pliev Ingush (Russified), Ossetian (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush and Ossetian name, which is derived from the name of an Ingush teip (clan). The name itself comes from Plievo, the name of a village in Ingushetia, which means "village of the sons of Pkhile", referring to a given name possibly derived from Ossetian пыл (pyl) meaning "elephant".
Yuldoshev Tajik
Tajik form of Yuldashev.
Pilt Estonian
Pilt is an Estonian surname meaning "picture" and "painting".
Hassanzadeh Persian
From the given name Hasan combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Arroitz Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Navarre, Spain, possibly derived from Basque (h)arri "stone, rock".
Damm German, Danish
Topographic name from Middle High German damm "dike".
Bonomini Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Bonomo.
Timcke German (Rare)
Timcke originated in Germany and has existed since the origin of the Germanic language.
Tamatsuka Japanese
Tama means "jewel" and tsuka means "mound".
Laslett English
Family surname from England, Kent.
Abdeslam Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Abdeslam.
Valentyn Ukrainian
From the given name Valentyn.
Kaze Japanese
Kaze means "wind".
Genís Catalan
From the given name Genís.
Rainbow English
From the Old French male personal name Rainbaut, of Germanic origin and meaning literally "counsel-brave" (cf. Raginbald)... [more]
Wolfhart Gothic
Means "Hard Wolf".
Cumani Albanian
Meaning unknown.
Erdmann German
From the given name Erdmann.
Marris English
Variant of Mares.
Mario Italian
There's a popular character named Mario, and his brother, Luigi. Together; they're the Super Mario Bros. They've been very popular since the 80's and came out with the greatest games throughout the 90's, 00's, 10's, and 20's.
Meichin Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 明珍 or 明珎 (see Myōchin).
Gillis Scottish
Scottish reduced form of Gaelic Mac Gille Íosa "son of the servant of Jesus"... [more]
Mchedlishvili Georgian
Means "son of the blacksmith" from Georgian მჭედელი (mchedeli) meaning "smith, blacksmith".
Baddhanabanij Thai (Sanskritized)
Sanskritized transcription of Phatthanaphanit.
Cusimanno Italian, Sicilian
from the personal name Cusimano which may be a fusion of two Christian saints' names: Cosma and Damiano with a loss of the last syllable of one and the first of the other... [more]
Vader German (Rare)
From Middle Low German vader meaning ‘father’, ‘senior’; in the Middle Ages this was used a term of address for someone who was senior in rank or age.
Tromme Belgian, German (Swiss)
From low German meaning "drum".
Tomé Portuguese
From the given name Tomé.
Hu Chinese
From Chinese 虎 (hǔ) meaning "tiger".
Mehmood Urdu
From the given name Mehmood.
Murad Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Murad.
Bittenbinder German
Occupational name for a cooper, from Middle High German büte(n) "cask", "(wine) barrel" + binder "binder" (agent derivative of binden "to bind").
Mcewen Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eoghain ‘son of Eoghan’, a widespread and ancient personal name, possibly derived from eo ‘yew’, meaning ‘born of yew’. It was Latinized as Eugenius (see Eugene), and was also regarded as a Gaelic form of John... [more]
Moscati Italian
Possibly a variant of Moscato.
Takatsuka Japanese
Taka means "high" and tsuka means "mound, hill".
Arukask Estonian
Arukask is an Estonian surname meaning "silver birch" (Betula pendula).
Kasteel Dutch
Dutch cognate of Castle.
Navarre French
The name means "By the sea". Originally a country of its own, located between Spain and France, Navarre became a part of France in 1284 when the Queen of Navarre married King Philip IV of France. After much war, becoming independent once again, and falling into Spanish rule, the Kingdom of Navarre is now split between Spain and France.
Pincus Jewish
From a variant of the given name Phinehas.
Gorsuch English
Habitational name from the hamlet of Gorsuch, Lancashire, earlier Gosefordsich, derived from Old English gosford meaning "goose ford" and sic meaning "small stream".
Chiodi Italian
From Italian chiodo "nail", probably given to someone who made or sold nails.
Bunmee Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญมี (see Bunmi).
Strain Romanian
From Romanian meaning "strange, foreign".
Parvez Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Parviz.
Krylenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Krylov.
Stogdill English
Possibly a variant of Stockdale.
Kawase Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream" and 瀬 (se) meaning "ripple, rapids, current".
Oakden English
A variant of Ogden, from a place name derived from Old English āc "oak" and denu "valley". Famous bearers include British diplomat Edward Oakden and English cricketer Patrick Oakden.
Weir Irish
Anglicized form, based on an erroneous translation (as if from Gaelic cora "weir", "stepping stones"), of various Gaelic names such as Ó Corra (see Corr) and Ó Comhraidhe (see Curry).
Ammas Estonian
Ammas is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "hammas" meaning "tooth", "cog" and "spike".
Wallman Swedish
Combination of Swedish vall "pasture, field of grass" and man "man".
Kenapea Estonian
Kenapea is an Estonian surname meaning "beautiful head".
Lions English
Variant of Lyons influencd by the spelling of the word lion
Kõnnusaar Estonian
Kõnnusaar is an Estonian surname meaning "wilderness island".
Dhawan Indian, Punjabi, Hindi
Means "runner, messenger" from Sanskrit धाव् (dhav) meaning "to run".
Heidelberg German, Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Habitational name from any of the places called Heidelberg, of which the best-known example is in Bade.
Mauvais French
Means "unfortunate" in French derived from Latin malus "bad" and fatum "fate".
Ciobotaru Romanian
Occupational name from Romanian ciubotar meaning "shoemaker".
Cassey Scottish, Irish
This surname originated around ancient Scotland and Ireland. In its Gaelic form it is called, 'O Cathasaigh', which means 'the watchful one'.... [more]
Ivanušić Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Theobold English
Variant spelling of Theobald
Kazandjian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազանչյան (see Ghazanchyan).
Seabert English
Transferred use of the given name Seabert
Kline American
Kline is one of the smaller groups of anglicized forms of the German surname Klein.... [more]
Made Estonian
Matronymic or patronymic surname taken either from the female name Magdaleena or the male name Matteus.
Cavadenti Italian
From Italian cava ("to extract, to pull out") and denti ("teeth"), an occupational name for a dentist.
Phat Khmer
Means "blow, scatter, disperse"; "paint, color, brush" or "repay" in Khmer.
Sinuraya Batak
From si, indicating a location, and raya, meaning “flow” in Sanskrit.
Kanagusuku Okinawan
The Okinawan language reading of its kanji, meaning "golden castle".
Tardáguila Spanish
Tardáguila is a Spanish surname that is believed to have originated from the Basque region of Spain. The surname is a combination of the words "tarda", which means late, and "aguila", which means eagle... [more]
Kerk Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Guo.
Goldburg English, Jewish
Anglicized form of Goldberg.
Chiappone Italian
From Sicilian chiappuni "fat, lazy man".
Savell English
English variant of Saville.
Rockwell English
Means "person from Rockwell", Buckinghamshire and Somerset (respectively "wood frequented by rooks" and "well frequented by rooks"). Famous bearers include American illustrator Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) and Utah pioneer Porter Rockwell (1813-1878).
Bane Irish
An anglicized surname of Irish Gaelic Mac Giolla Bháin, meaning "white" or "fair".
Combeferre Literature (?)
Combeferre is the surname of one of the strong, persuasive members of the ABC in Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables. Meaning is unknown.
Czymbor Polish
From cząber, cząbr, cąber "aromatic plant Satureja."
Farahmand Persian
Means "glorious, magnificent" or "intelligent, wise" in Persian.
Pfuhl German
a topographic name for someone who lived by a swamp or pond, Middle High German phuol.... [more]
Conahan Irish (Anglicized)
Irish reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Connachaín (see Cunningham 2).
Bailly French, English
French cognate of Bailey, as well as an English variant; derived from Old French baillif "bailiff" (from Latin baiulus).
Panjaitan Batak
Derived from Batak panjait meaning "tailor, sewer".
Dodaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Dodë" in Albanian.
Jirayangyurn Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai จิรยั่งยืน (see Chirayangyuen).
Adamowicz Polish
Means "son of Adam".
Linelin German (Americanized)
Of German origin, an anglicization of German "Leinlindt", which is a combination of surnames Lein meaning "linen" and Lindt meaning "gentle".
Ataullin Bashkir
From the given name Ataullah.
Trueba Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the vicinity of the eponymous Castilian river.
Eensalu Estonian
Eensalu is an Estonian name, possibly derived from "eend" (meaning "ledge") and "salu" ("grove").
Truszkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Truszków in Lublin voivodeship.
Catrambone Italian
Unexplained.
Pozharin Russian
Means "man of fire" in Russian.
Pellerin French
From Old French pellerin pelegrin "pilgrim" (from Latin peregrinus "traveler") applied as a nickname for a person who had been on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land or to a famous holy site elsewhere... [more]
Dowd Irish
From Irish Ó Dubhda meaning "descendant of Dubhda", where Dubhda is a byname derived from Irish dubh "black, black-haired".
Pinochet Basque, French, Spanish
Derived from Basque pinoche meaning "pine cone". Alternately, it could be derived from the name of the hamlet of Pinouchet, located in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France... [more]
Bertarini Italian
Alternate form of Bertarelli.
Rushdy Arabic
From the given name Rushdi.
Frankenberg German, Jewish
habitational name from a place in northern Hesse named as "fort (Old High German burg) of the Franks". From German franken and berg "mountain hill mountain"... [more]
Etchells English (British)
This surname was a habitation name derived from the Old English word "ecels" which is roughly translated as the "dweller on a piece of land added to an estate." Alternatively, the name may have derived from the Old English word "ecan" which means "to increase."
Gongora Basque
From the name of a town in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque goien "highest, supreme; apex, peak" and gora "up, upwards, above, high".
Premaratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ප්‍රේමරත්න (see Premaratne).
Vaikla Estonian
Vaikla is an Estonian surname meaning "quiet area".
Gundián Galician
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous neighborhoods: the one in the parish of Costantín, Baralla or the one in the parish of A Ponte Ulla, Vedra.
Fukata Japanese
Fuka means "deep" and ta means "field, rice paddy".
Azebiru Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畔蒜 (see Abiru).
Basheer Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Bashir.
Medley English
Habitational name, either a variant of Madeley (a name common to several places, including one in Shropshire and two in Staffordshire), named in Old English as ‘Mada’s clearing’, from an unattested byname, Mada (probably a derivative of mad ‘foolish’) + leah ‘woodland clearing’; or from Medley on the Thames in Oxfordshire, named in Old English with middel ‘middle’ + eg ‘island’... [more]
Gazaev Ossetian (Russified)
Russified form of an Ossetian name most likely derived from Ossetian гæзæмæ (gæzæmæ) meaning "few, little, rare".
Kaag Dutch
Denotes someone from the Dutch village Kaag, derived from Middle Dutch kaghe "land next to water, land outside of a dyke or levee".
Vea Norwegian
Habitational name from any of four farmsteads so named, from the plural of Old Norse viðr meaning "wood", "tree".
Tarruhn German
Origins are found in Neumark, Brandenburg, Prussia.
Lehtomäki Finnish
Lehto means "grove" and Mäki means "hill" in Finnish. This type of surname (combination of two nature related words) is very common in Finland.
Boniface English, French
From the given name Boniface.
Awatani Japanese
Awa means "millet" and tani means "valley".
Çerkez Turkish
Means "Circassian" or "Adyghe" in Turkish, referring to an ethnic group native to the Caucasus.
Brolin Swedish
Composed of Swedish bro "bridge" and the common surname suffix -in.
Ivček Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Aquina Dutch (Rare)
Possibly a Dutch variant of Aquino.
Darmapala Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධර්මපාල (see Dharmapala).
Guillén Spanish
From the given name Guillén.
Khieu Khmer
Means "to be blue (in colour)" in Khmer.
Jabeen Urdu
From a given name derived from Arabic جبين (jabin) meaning "forehead".
Quill Irish
Quill or Quille is an anglicised version of the Irish surnames Ó Cuill, Coll, Coill, and O'Coill (Ó Coill), all of which mean wood, forest or shrub Hazel Tree... [more]
Zarautz Basque
From the name of a town in Basque Country, Spain, possibly derived from zara "bush, undergrowth" and a variant of (h)aitz "rock, stone".
Labeeb Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Labib.
Korol Russian, Ukrainian
Means "king".
Cain English
Habitational name from the city of Caen in France, or a variant form of Cane.
Dealava Spanish
Uruguay name
Helenius Finnish
Possibly derived from the given name Helenus
Wu Chinese
From Chinese 伍 (), an alternate form of 五 () meaning "fifth".