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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Mibb Most likely German
Is an Americanized for of GIbb, or Gibbs. Could be derived from the name Gilbert.
Oibar Basque
The name of several locations in Navarre, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque ibar "valley". Compare Aybar.
Tamminen Finnish
From "tammi" meaning "oak tree". A place with lot of oaks.
Payson German, Frisian
German and Frisian variant spelling of Paysen, a patronymic from the personal name Paul.
Ruschel German
Variant of Rusch
Cant English
Means "singer in a chantry chapel", or from a medieval nickname for someone who was continually singing (in either case from Old Northern French cant "song").
Boise English (American), Scottish
Variant of Boyce. In some cases, it is possibly also a variant of Boyes.
Doğru Turkish
Means "true, right, correct" in Turkish.
Madarame Japanese
From Japanese 斑 (madara) meaning "speckled, spot, blemish" and 目 (me) meaning "eye"
Illarionov Russian
Means "son of Illarion".
Raniero Italian
From the given name Raniero
Kampos Greek
From Greek meaning "plain, lowlands".
Alavee Estonian
Alavee is an Estonian surname meaning "area/region water".
Mostefaï Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mostefa (chiefly Algerian).
Cannizzaro Italian
Derived from Sicilian cannizzu "wattle", denoting a maker of reed matting. Stanislao Cannizzaro (1826-1910) was an Italian chemist. He is famous for the Cannizzaro reaction and his influential role in the atomic-weight deliberations of the Karlsruhe Congress in 1860.
Dunstan English
Either from the given name Dunstan or habitational name from Dunston (Derbyshire Lincolnshire Norfolk) from the Old English personal name Dunn and tun "settlement"... [more]
Skarsgård Swedish (Rare)
Allegedly a habitational name derived from Skärlöv, a village located on the island of Öland, Kalmar County, Sweden. The name of the village is said to mean "Skare's farm" (Skares gård in Swedish)... [more]
Whipple English
English surname of uncertain meaning. It might be a shortened form of “whippletree”; an early name for the dogwood. It may also be a variation of Whipp – an early surname for someone who carried out judicial punishments.
Córdoba Spanish
Indicates someone who was originally from the city of Córdoba (Cordova) in Andalusia, Spain. The name itself is derived from Phonecian Qʾrtuba meaning "Juba’s city", itself from Phonecian qʾrt meaning "city" and juba referring to King Juba I of Numidia.
Sirenko Ukrainian
From Сірен (siren) meaning "cheese".
Canales Spanish
Spanish: habitational name from any of several places called Canales, from canales, plural of canal ‘canal’, ‘water channel’, from Latin canalis.
Carioto Italian
It means “deer” and originates from Italy the surname is considerably rare the total number is still unknown
Pawlovich Belarusian
Belarusian form of Pavlovich.
Di Cicco Italian
Patronymic from a pet form of the personal name Francesco.
Gliott Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Gagl.
Pikamäe Estonian
Pikamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "long hill/mountain".
Solomonenko Ukrainian, Jewish
Derived from the given name Solomon.
Caporale Italian, Sicilian
From caporale, meaning "corporal"
Wallman Swedish
Combination of Swedish vall "pasture, field of grass" and man "man".
Tsukiyomi Japanese
Means 'moon god' or something like that.
Peik German
From Middle Low German pek ‘sharp, pointed tool or weapon’.
Holman Dutch
Topographic or habitational name from Dutch hol "hollow, hole" or Middle Dutch heule "arched bridge, weir". It can also derive from the given name Holle, a short form of names containing the element hold "loyal, faithful, gracious".
Shyla Belarusian
Means "awl" in Belarusian, from the Old Slavic root šidlo.
Ikhlaq Urdu
From the given name Ikhlaq.
Kozar Ukrainian, Russian, Croatian, Slovene
Means “goatherd”.
Schopff German
German (Schöff): in most cases an occupational name from Middle High German scheffe ‘lay assessor at a court, juror’ (modern German Schöffe)
De La Parra Spanish
Means "of the vine" in Spanish.
Chauré French (Quebec)
Either derived from Old French chaurer "to warm up; to stir up" or a variant of Chauray.
Sapienza Italian
Means "knowledge, wisdom" in Italian.
Niang Western African, Wolof
Refers to a member of the Deme, a Wolof clan whose symbol is the donkey.
Yonamine Japanese
From the Japanese 與 or 与(yo) "together with," 那 (na) "what" and 嶺 (mine) "peak," "summit."
Tsukasa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 宰務 (see Saimu).
Jalloh Western African
Probably a derivative of Arabic Jalil.
Dixit Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Odia
Alternate transcription of Dikshit.
Kasenurm Estonian
Kasenurm is an Estonian surname meaning "birch meadow".
Michaelsen Danish
Means "son of Michael".
Thorbecke Dutch
Possibly an altered form of ter Beek "in the stream" (compare Van der Beek).
Garand French
nickname or status name from the Old French legal term garant "guarantor". perhaps from a personal name based on the ancient Germanic element warin "protection shelter" or "guard".
Oorzhak Tuvan
Means "not a thief", derived from Tuvan оор (oor) meaning "thief, burglar" combined with чок (chok) meaning "not, no".
Pärtel Estonian
Pärtel is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Pärtel".
Ffelan English
Anglisized version of the Gaelic Ó Faoláin meaning "descendent of Faolán", a given name meaning "wolf".
Kawabata Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 畑 (hata) meaning "farm, cropfield".
Sarazen French
From a medieval French nickname for a swarthy person, or for someone who had gone on a Crusade (from Old French sarrazin "Saracen"). It was borne by American golfer Gene Sarazen (1902-99), original name Eugene Saraceni.
Guaporá Popular Culture
The surname of a fictional Amerindian family in the telenovela Bicho do Mato.
Koop West Frisian
From the given name Jakob, a form of Jacob.
Galán Spanish
From Spanish meaning "gallant, handsome". (Compare Gallardo).
Saengthong Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".
Sigmund German, Czech
From the given name Sigmund.
Ptacek Czech
A name given to a small, birdlike individual, meaning literally "little bird".
Ó Catharnaigh Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic Meaning ‘descendant of Catharnach’, a byname meaning ‘warlike’.
Birchfield English, English (American), German (Americanized)
Variant of English Burchfield or an Americanized form of German Birkenfeld.
Kutsar Estonian
Kutsar is an Estonian surname meaning "coachman".
Ben Zvi Hebrew
Means "son of Zvi".
Demetrio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Demetrio.
Osborn English
From the given name Osborn.
Laemmle German, Jewish
Variant spelling of Lämmle. A famous bearer was the German-American film producer Carl Laemmle (1867-1939).
Acuña Galician, Spanish
Derived from a place named "Acuña Alta".
Midomaru Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 御堂丸 (see Midōmaru).
Vicino Italian
Italian form of Voisin.
Mizumo Japanese
Mizu means "water" and mo means "cloud".
Bolitho Cornish
Habitational name for someone originally from the locality of Bolitho in western Cornwall, derived from Old Cornish bod or bos meaning "dwelling" combined with an unknown personal name.
Nard French
From Nard a short form of Bernard. French cognitive of Nardi.
Mochida Japanese
From Japanese 持 (mochi) meaning "hold, have, possess" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Thushara Sinhalese
From the given name Thushara.
Utsunomiya Japanese
This surname is used as either 宇都宮 or 宇津宮 with 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof", 都 (tsu, to, miyako) meaning "capital, metropolis", 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port" and 宮 (kyuu, ku, kuu, guu, miya) meaning "constellations, palace, princess, Shinto shrine."... [more]
Zerrougui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Zerrouki.
Ordorika Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Muxika, Spain, possibly derived from Basque ordo "plain, field, meadow" and ori "yellow" combined with the toponymic suffix -ika meaning "slope" or "place of".
Yatsuta Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 (see Hatta).
MacGillis Scottish
The MacGillis surname is a very rare surname from Scotland. It means "Mac Giolla Iosa", and translates to "son of the servant of Jesus". The surname was first found in Perthshire in central Scotland.... [more]
Sakurazaki Japanese
Variant of Sakurasaki. Sakura means "cherry blossom" and zaki is a form of saki means "peninsula".
Ioselevich Jewish (Ashkenazi)
This Russian-Jewish surname means "son of Yossel."
Yamashiro Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mounain, hill" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle".
Knapp German
Occupational name from the German word Knapp or Knappe, a variant of Knabe "young unmarried man". In the 15th century this spelling acquired the separate, specialized meanings "servant", "apprentice", or "miner"... [more]
Llovera Catalan
Topographic name from llovera "wolf pack" or "wolves' lair".
Marschall Germanic
Meanting Horse Servant
Caveng Romansh
Variant of Cavegn.
Kayser German
Variant of Kaiser.
Palusaar Estonian
Palusaar is an Estonian surname meaning "sandy heath/heathy woodland island".
Musco Italian
From Sicilian muscu "moss".
Ige Japanese
From Japanese 伊 (i) meaning "this" and 藝 or 芸 (ge) meaning "technique".
Naganawa Japanese
From 長 (naga) meaning "long, chief", 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation" and 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony".
Bux English
Derived from Old English boc "beech (tree)".
Schicklgruber German (Austrian)
This was the surname of Maria Schicklgruber (April 15, 1795 - January 7, 1847), the grandmother of Adolf Hitler.
Araya Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Kamenov Bulgarian
Means "son of Kamen".
Basel German
Habitational name denoting someone from the city of Basel, Switzerland.
Carisch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Risch.
Philbert English
From the medieval French male personal name Filibert, of Germanic origin and meaning literally "very bright, very famous".
Gulö Nias
Nias form of Gulo.
Alexandru Romanian
From the given name Alexandru.
Mac Phóil Irish
Means "son of Pól".... [more]
Vergel De Dios Spanish (Philippines)
Means "garden of God" in Spanish.
Stoltzfus German
Stoltzfus is a surname of German origin. It is common among Mennonites and Amish. All American Stoltzfuses are descended from Nicholas Stoltzfus (1719–1774), an Amish man who migrated from Germany to America in 1766.
Miso Japanese (Rare)
Miso is made up of two symbols literally referring to "miso soup". Approximately less than 140 people in Japan possess this last name.
Kanamara Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Väljas Estonian
Väljas is an Estonian surname meaning "afield" or "out in the open".
Miyan Indian (Muslim), Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Urdu میاں or Bengali মিয়ান (see Mian).
Irby English
The name of several places in England, derived from Old Norse Iri býr meaning "Irish settlement".
Audrin French
Derived from the Breton given name Aodren.
Hargreaves English
English: variant of Hargrave.
Den Hartog Dutch
Derived from Dutch hertog "duke", a nickname for someone behaved in a haughty manner, or an occupational name for someone who worked for a duke’s household.
Toribio Spanish
From the given name Toribio.
Muraiwa Japanese (Rare)
Mura means "town, hamlet" and iwa means "stone".
Afşar Turkish
Turkish form of Afshar.
Brattén Swedish (Rare)
Composed of the personal name Bratt and the common surname suffix -én (ultimately from Latin -enius "descendant of").
Malin English
From the given name Malin, a Middle English diminutive of Mary or Matilda.
Grzybek Polish
From Grzyb (literally "mushroom") with the suffix -ek as a patronymic, or from grzybek meaning "little mushroom".
Srirueang Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ศรีเรือง (see Sirueang).
Żydek Polish (Rare)
Polish variant of Zhydak.
Bakhtiar Persian, Urdu
From the given name Bakhtiar.
Harold Irish
Of direct Norse origin, but is also occasionally a variant of Harrell and Hurrell.
Lucía Spanish, Italian
From the feminine personal name Lucia, feminine derivative of Latin lux meaning "light".
Lacsina Pampangan
From Kapampangan laksina meaning "south", ultimately derived from Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa).
Jozefa Hungarian
Taken from the personal name Jozefa.
Aono Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "green, blue" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Dressel Italian
Italian form of Dressler
Odoemene Nigerian
Odoemene roots from Nigeria. It has branched onward to America, and multiple other countries. It literally means 'yellow reluctance' in Igbo.
Rambeau French (Rare), Frankish
Altered spelling of the southern French family name Rambaut, from an Old French personal name, Rainbaut, composed of the Germanic elements ragin "counsel" + bald "bold", "brave", or alternatively from the Germanic personal name Hrambehrt or Hrambald, composed of the elements hramn "crow" & berht "bright" or bald "bold", "brave".
Soultanopoulos Greek
From Greek Σουλτανοπούλος (Soultanopoulos) meaning “descendant of a Sultan"
Farhangi Persian
From the given name Farhang.
Sargis Armenian
From the given name Sargis.
Cardinale Italian
Italian cognate of Cardinal.
Dove English
From a nickname for a gentle person or an occupational name for a keeper of doves, derived from Old English *dufe or Old Norse dúfa, both meaning "dove, pigeon". In some cases, it is derived from the Middle English given name Dove, of the same origin... [more]
Tomose Japanese
Tomo means "friend" and se means "ripple, current".
Berardo Italian
From the given name Berardo.
Cowgill English
From the name of a hamlet in West Riding of Yorkshire.
Rover English, German (Anglicized)
This surname is derived from Middle English roof (from Old English hrof) combined with the agent suffix (i)er, which denotes someone who does/works with something. Thus, the surname was originally used for a constructor or repairer of roofs.... [more]
Ley English (British)
Variant of Lye, which is given to someone who lives near a meadow
Matsushige Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds".
Ožana Czech
Ožana - ožanka (Teucrium) - Osana - OSANNA, OSANKA (german) - HOSANA (hebrew)... [more]
Hao Chinese
From Chinese 郝 (hǎo) referring to the ancient fief of Hao, which existed during the Shang dynasty in what is now Shanxi province.
Ishiguro Japanese
rom Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 黒 (kuro) meaning "black".
Konkyuuri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūri).
Hakuryū Japanese (Rare)
This surname combines 白 (haku, byaku, shira-, shiro, shiro.i) meaning "white" with 竜 (ryuu, ryou, rou, ise, tatsu) meaning "dragon, imperial" or 柳 (ryuu, yanagi) meaning "willow."... [more]
Wein German, Yiddish, Hungarian
Means "grape, vine, wine" in German and Yiddish (װײַנ). According to Nelly Weiss, Wein-style family names originated from signboards (house sign, house shield) in Jewish communities. Wein may also be related the German verb weinen meaning "to cry"... [more]
Gunji Japanese
From Japanese 郡 (gun) meaning "county, district" and 司 (ji) meaning "officer, official, boss".
Quán Chinese
From Chinese 泉 (quán) meaning "fountain, spring".
D'Silva Indian (Christian)
Variant of Silva more common among Christians from India.
Kashiwaeda Japanese
柏 (Kashiwa) means "Japanese emperor oak" and 枝 (eda) means "bough, twig, branch".
Fane English
From a medieval nickname for a well-disposed person (from Old English fægen "glad, willing"), or from a medieval Welsh nickname for a slim person (Welsh fain). This is the family name of the earls of Westmorland.
Wickramanayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමනායක (see Wickramanayake).
Kalinin Russian
Derived from Russian калина (kalina) meaning "guelder rose" (a type of plant).
Blomme Flemish
Variant of Bloem or Blom.
Fancourt English
Derived from the English surname Fancourt, which originated in the county of Bedfordshire in England.
In'yaku Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 印鑰 (in'yaku) meaning "seal of head government office and keys to various buildings", referring to someone who would make seals or keys for such purposes.
Zerillo Italian
From the Italian first name Zero
St Fleur Haitian Creole
From the French place name St Fleur.
Iishima Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and shima means "island".
Mac Canann Irish
Means "son of CANÁN". Canán is a given name derived from the word cano "wolf cub".
Pujol Catalan, French
Catalan and French variant of Puig. Spanish tennis player Marcel Granollers (1986-) bears this name.
Brancazio Italian (Rare)
Derived from the medieval Italian masculine given name Brancazio, which itself is derived from Brancatius (also found spelled as Brancaccius and Brancatus), a late Latin corruption of the given name Pancratius... [more]
Swarnakar Bengali
Means "goldsmith" in Bengali.
Yuyamidou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 (see Yuyamidō).
Anamizu Japanese
From 穴 (ana) meaning "hole" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Dewdney English
From the Old French personal name Dieudonné, literally "gift of God".
Ruffalo Italian
Variant spelling of Ruffolo. A famous bearer is American actor Mark Ruffalo (1967-).
Abplanalp German, German (Swiss)
Topographic name for someone living high on a mountainside, from German ab- "below", "off" + Planalp "high, flat mountain-meadow".
Pines English (American)
Surname of the characters, Dipper, Mabel and Stan from Gravity Falls.
Pukk Estonian
Pukk is an Estonian surname meaning "trestle".
Apilado Spanish (Philippines)
Means "stack, pile up."
Rüster German
Means "elm (tree)" in German. Could alternatively derive from rüsten to "to equip, to arm", an occupational name for someone who provided weapons to an army.
Polansky Czech, Slovak, Russian, Polish, Jewish
Unknown, but having multiple origins, possibly of Baltic, Scandinavian or Slavic descent.
Serres French
Altered form of "Serre"
Sangcap Tagalog
From Tagalog sangkap meaning "ingredient, element, component".
Mungia Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Biscay, Basque Country, possibly derived from the personal name Munio combined with the locative suffix -(t)egi.
Abeynayake Sinhalese
From Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and नायक (nāyaka) meaning "hero, leader".
Jakobson Estonian
Estonian spelling of Jacobson.
Niewinski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Niewino in Białystok voivodeship.
Dickmann German
Combination of dick meaning "thick, stout, fat" in German combined with mann meaning "man".
Dear English (Anglicized, Rare)
Possibly from a nickname meaning "dear".
Bouazizi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of Aziz" in Arabic (chiefly Maghrebi). A notable bearer was Mohamed Bouazizi (1984-2011), a Tunisian street vendor who set himself on fire... [more]
Zeimet German, Luxembourgish
Western German and Luxembourgeois: probably a variant spelling of Zeimert, a variant of Zeumer, an occupational name for a harness maker, from an agent derivative of Middle High German zoum ‘bridle’.
Elmalik Northern African, Arabic
From Arabic الْمَالِك (al-mālik) meaning "the king" or "the owner" (chiefly Sudanese).
Heinamaa Estonian
Heinamaa is an Estonian surname meaning "hayfield" (literally, "hay land").
Ann English
Habitational name from Abbots Ann in Hampshire, named for the stream that runs through it, which is most probably named with an ancient Welsh word meaning ‘water’.
Benihana Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 紅粉 (see Kōka).
Jenny German (Swiss), Alsatian
Derived from the given name Johannes.
Baratto Italian
From Italian baratto "barter, exchange, swap", likely used for a merchant.
Blitzer German, Jewish
Variant of Blitz. from German blitzer "lightning" (Middle High German blicze) presumably a nickname for a fast mover.
Kot Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian кот (kot) meaning "tomcat".
Angelakis Greek
Patronymic meaning "son of Angelos".