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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Komnenos Greek
From the village Komne in Thrace. The surname of one of the imperial families of Byzantium.
Wirta Finnish
From virta ‘stream’, used as a topographic name, also as a soldier’s name in the 17th century. Also adopted as an ornamental name, especially in western and southern Finland.
Dow English
Variant of Daw.
Friedgant Yiddish
Means "hand of peace" in Yiddish.
Nakane Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" or 仲 (naka) meaning "relationship" and 根 (ne) meaning "root, source, foundation".
Hormazabal Basque
From Basque meaning "thick wall".
Jewitt English
Variant of Jewett.
Gizzatullin Bashkir
From the given name Izzatullah.
Taras Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian
From the given name Taras.
Lent English, German, Dutch
Nickname from either Old English lencten meaning "spring season, springtime" or from Germanic langa-tinez meaning "long days" which refers to the increasing daylight of spring. Likely a nickname for someone who was born or baptized during springtime.
Izubuchi Japanese
From Japanese 出 (Izu) meaning "to exit" and 渕 (buchi) meaning "abyss, bottom (of a pool)".
Pryimak Ukrainian
In Ukrainian means 'adoptee'
Miglinieks Latvian
Name comes from the village Miglinieki.
Oka Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "ridge, hill".
Nies German
German: from a reduced form of the personal name Dionys (see Dennis), which was stressed on the last syllable; this was a popular personal name as a result of the influence of the French Saint Denis... [more]
Mikal Ethiopian
The Origin of Mikal comes from the Hebrew meaning... [more]
Keate English
Variant of Kite.
Usui Japanese
From Japanese 臼 (usu) meaning "millstone, mortar" or 碓 (usu) meaning "pestle" combined with 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Plummer English
1. Occupational name for a worker in lead, especially a maker of lead pipes and conduits, from Anglo-Norman French plom(m)er, plum(m)er ‘plumber’, from plom(b), plum(b) ‘lead’ (Latin plumbum)... [more]
Sangliana Mizo
Sangliana has an unknown meaning.
Hagan Irish
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAodhagáin "descendant of Aodhagán", a personal name formed from a double diminutive of Aodh meaning "fire".
Shahin Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Shahin.
Argento Italian
Means "silver" in Italian, originally used as an occupational name for a silversmith or a nickname for a person with gray hair.
Laagriküll Estonian
Laagriküll is an Estonian surname meaning "bearing enough". Also possibly derived from "laagrikuul" meaning "bearing ball/bullet".
Vélez Spanish
Patronymic from the personal name Vela as well as habitational name from any of various places in Andalusia called Vélez.
Warnecke German
North German from a pet form of the personal name Warner, Low German form of Werner.
Engdahl Swedish
Combination of Swedish äng "meadow" and dal "valley".
Korntemi Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Nicolini Italian
patronymic from Nicolino, a pet form of Nicola
Jericho African
Directly taken from the place name Jericho.
Joule English
Variant of Joel.
Vongkhamchanh Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family", ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ຈັນ (chanh) meaning "moon".
Palusalu Estonian
Palusalu is an Estonian surname meaning "sandy heath/heathy woodland grove".
Zygmuntowicz Polish
Patronymic from the personal name Zygmunt.
Zucker Jewish
Occupational name for a confectioner or a nickname for someone with a sweet tooth, from German zucker or Yiddish צוקער (tsuker) both meaning "sugar". It is also used as an ornamental name.
Janiš Sorbian, Czech, Slovak
Derived from a derivative of the given name Jan 1.
Duran Catalan
Catalan cognate of Durand.
Cassell English
Either (i) "person from Cassel", northern France, or "person from Kassel", Germany ("fort"); or (ii) a different form of Castle ("person who lives by or lives or works in a castle")... [more]
Hartung German
German, Dutch, and Danish: from a Germanic personal name, a derivative (originally a patronymic) of compound names beginning with hart ‘hardy’, ‘strong’.
Miyazato Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 里 (sato) meaning "village".
Mcinnis Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Aonghuis meaning "son of Angus".
Ikawa Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Slobodyan Ukrainian
Means "person who live in a sloboda". A sloboda (слобода) is type of settlement in old Slavic countries that usually was used by cossacks for colonisation. It comes from the word свобода (svoboda) "freedom".
Brosseau French
Derived from a diminutive of Brusse.
Bégon French
Probably from French béguin "(male) Beguin", referring to a member of a particular religious order active in the 13th century, and derived from the surname of Lambert le Bègue, the mid-12th-century priest responsible for starting it... [more]
Garrison English
Patronymic from Garrett.
Loor Estonian
Loor is an Estonian surname meaning "veil" and "fog".
Finne Finnish, Finland Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Swedish, Norwegian and Danish finne "Finn", ultimately from Old Norse finnr "Sámi, person from Finland". In Norwegian and Danish sometimes habitational.
Luup Estonian
Luup is an Estonian surname meaning "sloop" as well as "hand lens".
Tones English
Variant of Tone.
Kahale Hawaiian
"The house".
Jezierski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Jezioro, Jeziory, Jeziora, or Jezierzyce, all places named with jezioro meaning "lake".
Carraway English (British)
The name Carraway belongs to the early history of Britain, and its origins lie with the Anglo-Saxons. It is a product of one having lived on a road near a field or piece of land that was triangular in shape... [more]
Bakkedahl Norwegian
From Norwegian bakke "slope, hillside" and dal "valley". Dan Bakkedahl (1969-) is an American actor and improvisational comedian.
Tuor Romansh
Derived from Romansh tuor "tower".
Waga Japanese
Waga means "young".
Gingell English
Either (i) from a shortened form of the Germanic personal name Gangulf, literally "walking wolf"; or (ii) a different form of Gingold.
Schade German, Dutch
From schade "damage, injury", a derivative of schaden "to do damage, harm, hurt", generally a nickname for a thug or clumsy person, or, more particularly, a robber knight, who raided others’ lands.
Nakache Judeo-Spanish
From Arabic نقاش (naqqash) meaning "engraver, inscriber, sculptor".
Stavropoulos Greek
Means "son of Stavros."
Rajopadhyaya Newar
From Sanskrit राजोपाध्याय (rājopādhyāya) meaning "royal guru; royal teacher". This is used by the Rajopadhyaya caste.
Gedik Turkish
Means "breach, gap, notch" in Turkish.
Kortazar Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque korta "stable, stall, yard; farm" and zahar "old".
Aydinlisoy Turkish
Means "enlightened family" in Turkish.
Loo Dutch, German
Means "clearing" in Dutch and North German.
Yaich Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic يعيش (see Yaiche).
Sillen Dutch
Derived from a diminutive form of a given name, either Marcelis/Marcilia or Cecilia.
Ghorbanzadeh Persian
Means "born of Ghorban".
Earle English
Variant of Earl.
Beijering Dutch
Variant of Beyer using the -ing suffix.
Mahdavi Persian
From the given name Mahdi.
De Zeeuw Dutch
Means "the Zealander", indicating someone from the Dutch province of Zealand.
Mitnick Ukrainian, Jewish
Occupational name from Ukrainian mytnyk, Polish mytnik, which means ‘toll collector’.
Nate English
From the given name Nate.
Longley English
Geographic name referring to multiple places by the same name in Yorkshire, England. The name comes from the word "long" plus Old English leáh "meadow".
Kullerkupp Estonian
Kullerkupp is an Estonian surname meaning "globeflower" (Trollius europaeus).
Chambon French
A very popular last name in France.
Bouzaid Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly a variant of Bouzid.
Weinland German
Topographic name for someone who lived in a wine-producing area from Middle High German win "wine" and land "land" or a habitational name from a place so named.
Shakshuki Arabic (Maghrebi)
Most likely from Libyan Arabic شَكْشُوكَةٌ (šakšawka) meaning “a mixture”, referring to a type of North African dish made of vegetables and fried eggs.
Tessler Romanian, Russian
Russian, Christian. From The original name tescherak
Mita Polish
From a pet form of the personal name Dymitr
Busby English
Habitational name from a place in North Yorkshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Buschebi, from Old Norse buskr "bush, shrub" or an Old Norse personal name Buski and býr "homestead, village", or from some other place so called.
Kaba Japanese
From Japanese 樺 (kaba) meaning "birch tree".
Lomishvili Georgian
Basically means "child of a lion” in Georgian, from Georgian ლომი (lomi) meaning "lion" combined with an Eastern Georgian surname suffix -შვილი (-shvili) meaning "child".
Marciszewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Marcisze or Marciszów.
Zapata Spanish
Occupational surname for a shoemaker, from Spanish zapato meaning "shoe". It can also be considered a habitational name for someone originally from any of the various locations in Spain called Zapata.
Halvarsson Swedish
Means "son of Halvar".
Legaria Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Navarrese municipality.
Zahiri Persian, Arabic
From the given name Zahir.
Siht Estonian
Siht is an Estonian surname meaning "goal", "aim" and "objective".
Ebadi Persian
Derived from Arabic عِبَاد (ʿibād), the plural of عَبْد (ʿabd) meaning “servant, slave”.
Hafstein Icelandic
Either derived from the Icelandic given name Hafsteinn or from Norwegian surname Havstein (probably derived from a place name).
Matin Arabic, Bengali, Persian
Derived from the given name Matin.
Adipietro Italian
meaning "to tell Peter"; "to appear before Peter"... [more]
Hallberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish hall "hall, stone, rock" and berg "mountain".
Sueyoshi Japanese
From Japanese 末 (sue) meaning "tip, end, top" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck".
Fragoso Portuguese, Spanish
Means "rocky, rough, uneven" in Portuguese and Spanish, ultimately from Latin fragosus. It was originally a habitational name from any of various places called Fragoso.
Levent Turkish
From the given name Levent.
Matonti English
My grandfathers last name from Italy . He grew up in Naples but the name is from a small country village by Tuscany named Matonti. That's all we know so far.
Hicham Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Hicham.
Buenrostro Spanish (Mexican)
Means "good visage" in Spanish.
Gattini Italian
Means "kitten, little cat" in Italian.
Kongkestr Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI.
Rong Chinese
From Chinese 容 (róng) referring to a Zhou dynasty title used by officials who were in charge of managing rituals, music, and ceremonies. Alternately it may be derived from the name of the ancient state of Rong (location and time period unknown).
Putipuerca Spanish
La vieja de Equi.
Fawkes English
From the Norman personal name Faulques or Fauques, which was derived from a Germanic nickname meaning literally "falcon". A famous bearer of the surname was Guy Fawkes (1570-1606), the English Catholic conspirator... [more]
Hogan Norwegian
Anglicized form of the Norwegian surname Haugen (or Haugan), meaning "hill."
Olavarrieta Basque
Ola: hut, forge. Varri: new. -eta:abundance of.
Haber Maltese
Not to be confused with the German surname of the same spelling.
Bursey French
Variant of Burcy.
Valiant English, Scottish, Irish
Derived from Old French vaillant meaning "heroic, courageous".
Ozan Turkish
From the given name Ozan.
Awad Arabic
Derived from the given name Awad.
Genís Catalan
From the given name Genís.
Oginskiai Lithuanian
This indicates familial origin within the village of Uogintai.
Zacarias Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Zacarias.
Chorieva Tajik, Uzbek
Feminine form of Choriev.
Ignjatović Serbian
Means “son of Ignjat” in Serbian.
Murd Estonian
Murd is an Estonian surname meaning "break" and "fracture".
Milanović Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Milan".
Vierge French
French form of Virgo.
Ōsaka Japanese
From Japanese 逢 (o) meaning "meeting, encounter" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".
Pettee French, Scottish, English
Meaning "Petit", a word meaning "small" in French.
Uiboleht Estonian
Uiboleht is an Estonian surname meaning "wintergreen (genus: Pyrola)".
Kikkamägi Estonian
Kikkamägi is an Estonian surname meaning "spindle (tree: Euonymus) mountain".
Wickremarachchi Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමආරච්චි (see Wickramarachchi).
Thilakasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit तिलक (tilaka) meaning "mark, dot, ornament" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Nonnenmacher German
Occupational name for a gelder of hogs, from Middle High German nunne, nonne meaning "nun", and by transfer "castrated hog" + an agent derivative of machen meaning "to make".
Stogdill English
Possibly a variant of Stockdale.
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]
Kevade Estonian
Kevade is an Estonian surname meaning "Spring (season)".
Rochallyi Hungarian
Probably from Italian Roccalli.
Dmytriyenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Dmytriy". Ukrainian form of Dmitriyev. Compare with Dmytrenko.
Aaby Norwegian, Danish
From a place called Aaby or Åby, from Old Norse á "small river, stream" and býr "farm".
Maharaj Indian, Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali, Marathi, Trinidadian Creole
Means "great king" or "great ruler" from Sanskrit महा (mahā) meaning "great, large, big" combined with राज (rāja) meaning "king, sovereign".
Istvány Hungarian (Rare)
From the given name István.
Nancy French
Habitational name from a city named Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle).
Umabe Japanese
From Japanese 馬部 (umabe), a shortened word for 馬飼部 (umakaibe) meaning "horse feeding department".
Nickowicz Polish
Patronymic of the personal name Nicholas.
Ragasa Tagalog
From Tagalog dagasa meaning "reckless hasty, hurrying carelessly".
Rodić Serbian, Croatian
Possibly derived from roda (рода), meaning "stork".
McGarry Irish
Anglicized form of Mag Fhearadhaigh.
Amine Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Amin.
Skowroński Polish
Name for someone from a place called Skowronów, Skowronna, Skowron or Skowronki, all derived from Polish skowronek meaning "lark".
Callen English (Rare)
From the forename Callen
Ichihara Japanese
This surname combines 一 (ichi, itsu, hito-, hito.tsu) meaning "one" or 市 (shi, ichi) meaning "city, market, town" with 原 (gen, hara) meaning "field, meadow, original, plain, prairie, primitive, tundra, wilderness".... [more]
Brunton English (Rare)
From Old English burna meaning "stream" and tun, settlement; hence, "settlement by a stream".
Peverley English
Possibly a variant of Beverley.
Häggström Swedish
Combination of Swedish hägg "bird cherry" and ström "stream, small river".
Beachum English (American)
Variant of Beauchamp, reflecting the traditional English pronunciation.
Dang Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Đặng.
Borsok Russian, Jewish, German (Austrian)
Pronouced "Boar-sook"... [more]
Noons French
From the Portuguese name Nunes.
Åkerhielm Swedish
Combination of Swedish åker (Old Norse akr) meaning "field" and hjälm (Old Norse hjalmr) meaning "helmet".
Gladney English
Probably means "bright island", from the Old English element glæd "bright" (cf. Glædwine) and the English element ney "island" (cf.... [more]
Fifield English
Local. Has the same signification as Manorfield. Lands held in fee or fief, for which the individual pays service or owes rent.
Mürk Estonian
Mürk is an Estonian surname meaning "poison" and "venom".
Reynoldson English
Means "son of Reynold".
Havshush Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic (Modern)
Yemenite Jewish surname.
Muskow French (Archaic)
French Variant of Moscow.
Jaradat Arabic
Means "locusts, grasshoppers" in Arabic.
Benedito Portuguese
From the given name Benedito.
Da Cruz Portuguese
A variant of Cruz, with the addition of the preposition 'da' (meaning 'of the' or 'from the').
Fogel German
Variant of Vogel
Ghaffari Persian
From the given name Ghaffar.
Chokalingam Indian, Tamil
Variant of Chockalingam. A famous bearer is American actress and comedienne Vera Mindy Chokalingam (1979-), who uses the stage name Mindy Kaling.
Sahara Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 砂原 (see Sunahara).
Hataya Japanese
From Japanese 幡 (hata) meaning "flag, banner" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Highlander Scottish
Name given to a person who lived in the high lands of Scotland.
Susanto Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of various Chinese surnames such as Cai (蔡), Cao (曹), Guo (郭), Liao (廖) or Su (蘇)... [more]
Arabuka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 荒深 (see Arafuka).
Suursoo Estonian
Suursoo is an Estonian surname meaning "big marsh/bog".
Taşçı Turkish
Means "stonemason, stonecutter" in Turkish.
Ladulås Old Swedish
Most likely from Swedish ladulås "barnlock", but it could also be derived from the Slavic name Ladislaus. Magnus Ladulås, sometimes known as Magnus Birgersson or Magnus III in English, was the king of Sweden between 1275 and 1290.
Gorrion Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
From Spanish meaning "sparrow".
Som Khmer
Means "moon" or "air, wind, sky" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit सोम (soma).
Farhadi Persian
From the given name Farhad.
Struycken Dutch
Variant of Struijk, notably borne by the Dutch actor Carel Struycken (1948-).