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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Wickramanayake Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विक्रम (vikrama) meaning "stride, pace" or "valour" and नायक (nayaka) meaning "hero, leader".
Ursi Italian
Ultimately from Latin meaning "bear".
Finoña Chamorro
Chamorro for "their language/speech/talk"
Þórhalldóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Þórhallur" in Icelandic.
Shimokata Japanese
Shimo can mean "under, below" and kata can mean "shape" or "single".
Nachtigall German, Jewish
Nickname from Middle High German nachtegal "nightingale" from Old High German galan "to sing". Cognate to Nightingale.
Pavón Spanish
Spanish cognate of Pavone and variant of Pabón from Spanish pavón "peacock" from Latin pavo.
Tassoni Italian
Probably derived from Italian tasso meaning "badger (animal)", though it can also mean "yew (tree)".
Duesler Upper German
Andrew & brother Jacob were the Progenitors of Duesler, Duessler, Dueßler from 1752 Germany to America. ... [more]
Akahira Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful".
Ó Peatáin Irish
Means "descendant of Peatán"
Feingold Jewish
A Jewish name, from German, literally "fine gold".
Chernin Czech
A habitational name for someone from Cernice or some other place named with this word.
Balindong Filipino, Maranao
From a title of nobility meaning "philosopher, seer" in Maranao.
Theodoridis Greek
Means "son of Theodoros".
Hrysyuk Ukrainian
Maybe related to Hrytsenko.
Costain English, Scottish, Manx
When originating in Scotland Northern Ireland, and the Isle of Man the surname is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Mac Austain, meaning "son of Austin"... [more]
Melchor Spanish
Derived from the given name Melchor.
Manera Italian
Either a habitational name from any of two places called Manera in the Italian provinces of Cuneo and Como, a nickname and perhaps a metonymic occupational name (from the dialect word manèra meaning "executioner's axe, cleaver" or from Italian manero "well-behaved, skilled"), or derived from the given name Mainiero (ultimately from Frankish Maginhari, composed of the Ancient Germanic elements magin "strength, might" and hari, heri "army").
Feunteun Breton
Breton cognate of Fontaine.
Ehlers German
Variant of Ehlers.
Lorraine French, English, Scottish
Habitational name from Lorraine a region in the northeastern part of France. Its name derives from the name of the medieval kingdom of Lothari Regnum which in turn was named for its sovereign Lothar (a personal name composed of the elements hlud "famous renowned" and hari/heri "army").
Trinh Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Trịnh.
Ofek Hebrew
Means "horizon" in Hebrew, used both as a given name and a surname.
Breton French, English
French and English: ethnic name for a Breton, from Old French bret (oblique case breton) (see Brett).
Hirasaka Japanese
Hira means "peace" and saka means "hill, slope".
Luong Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Lương.
Okada Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Finel German (Swiss)
In colloquial language the word “Finel” describes a shelter, protecting animal and man from wind and weather.
Kerbel English, German, Russian (Rare)
Means "chervil" in German, a parsley-related herb. The surname probably came into England via Germanic relations between the two languages, hence it being most common in German & English countries.
Bermudez Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Bermúdez primarily used in the Philippines.
Aires English
It was a name for a person who was well-known as the heir to a title, fortune, or estate.
Mac Muireadhaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Muireadhach"
Redka Ukrainian
Means "raddish" in Ukrainian
Saint-xandre French
Derived from Saint Alexander
Grundel German, Swedish
A German/swedish name. Meaning unknown, possibly means "bottom". A person bearing this surname is Heinz Grundel, a former footballer. ... [more]
Shibuki Japanese
Shibu means "astringent, rough" and ki means "tree, wood".
Geraldo Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Geraldo.
Campilan Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kampilan referring to a type of sword.
Niib Estonian
Niib is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "nii" meaning "so", "thus", and "like that".
Sluzhenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian служити (sluzhyty), meaning "to serve, to work".
Wallwork English (British)
Anglo-Saxon name originating from Lancashire, first recorded in Worsley in 1278. May originate from the Old Warke area in Worsley, shown as "Le Wallwerke" in old documents. The surname Walworth may be related.
Ennenga Frisian
From the given name Enno.
Wikramasinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමසිංහ (see Wickramasinghe).
Ignat Romanian
From the given name Ignat.
Laguerre French
Nickname for a belligerent person or a valiant soldier from old French guerre "war" (from Latin werra) with fused article la.
Strubel German
German (also Strübel): from a diminutive of Middle High German strūp (see Strub).... [more]
Seijo Spain (Rare)
Seijo is a rare surname hailing from Spain. It is derived from the name Sexia, which in itself derives from the Latin word Saxum, meaning stone.
Charrette French
Derived from Old French char(r)ete "small cart", itself a diminutive of char "cart carriage".
Quiapo Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kiyapo meaning "water cabbage" (a type of plant), ultimately from Tamil கயப்பு (kayappu).
Georgiyev Russian
Means "son of Georgiy".
Pill Estonian
Pill is an Estonian surname meaning "musical instrument".
Karamanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Քարամանյան (see Karamanyan).
Jary French
France-England-USA
Lipiec Polish
Means "July (month)" in Polish.
Rist Estonian
Rist is an Estonian surname meaning "cross".
Kokan Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小菅 or 小管 (see Kosuge).
Tsunemi Japanese
Tsune can mean "constant" or "always" and mi means "see, outlook, viewpoint" .
Khaleel Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Khalil.
Ruacho Spanish (Mexican)
Possibly from rúa, "street".
Belalcázar Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality with the coordinates 38°34′31″N 5°10′02″W.
Ōmoto Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Gai Jewish
From the given name Gai.
Umabe Japanese
From Japanese 馬部 (umabe), a shortened word for 馬飼部 (umakaibe) meaning "horse feeding department".
Maptuf Chinese (Hakka, Modern)
Transcription of a Chinese surname. It has been used since the 18th century.
Bhanuvadh Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai ภาณุวัฒน์ (see Phanuwat).
Clemons English
Means "son of Clement". Variant of Clement.
Mcateer Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an tSaoir "son of the craftsman" (cf. McIntyre)
Bruni Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Bruno.
Katsushima Japanese
The word Katsu (勝) meaning "cutlet" and the word Shima (島) meaning "mother".
Nou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Nō).
Stolinski Belarusian
This indicates familial origin within the town of Stólin.
Nagornykh Russian
From Russian на горе (na gore), meaning "on the mountain".
Imamović Bosnian
Means "son of the imam", from Arabic إِمَام (ʾimām) referring to a Muslim leader.
Otomo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大友 (see Ōtomo).
Maze French
Variant of Mas 1.
Noh Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 노 (see No).
Cammon Scottish, Irish
Reduced form of Mccammon.
Calzado Spanish
Means "calced" in Spanish.
Brieux French
From the name of the Brieux commune in the Orne department of northwestern France.
Followill English
Of Norman origin - from Folleville Somme in northern France. The placename Ashby Folville in Leicestershire derives its affix from the de Folevill family who held the manor from the 12th to 14th centuries.
Dahlke German
Eastern German: from a pet form of the Slavic personal names Dalibor or Dalimir, which are both derived from dal- ‘present’, ‘gift’.
Desmarais French
Means "from the marsh", from French marais "wetlands, swamp, marsh".
Rusher German (Americanized)
Americanized version of the German surname Rüscher or Roshcer. Either a topographic name for someone who lived among rushes or an occupational name for someone who created things out of rushes.
Petkov Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means “son of Petko” in Bulgarian and Macedonian.
Kowalik Polish
Means "nuthatch" in Polish, or derived from a diminutive of Kowal.
Eensalu Estonian
Eensalu is an Estonian name, possibly derived from "eend" (meaning "ledge") and "salu" ("grove").
Bobbitt English
Possibly derived from the Middle English personal name Bobbe.
Chukwu Igbo
From the given name Chukwu.
Abelleira Galician
Means "beehive, apiary" in Galician, either used as an occupational name for a beekeeper or a habitational name for someone from any of various places in Galicia called Abelleira (derived from the same word).
Dilustro Literature
Madame diLustro is described as a fine cook and an excellent detective. She often hosts dinner parties and flies into a rage if one of her guests arrives even five minutes late. Snicket has to dash off to one of her dinner parties while in the middle of writing The Reptile Room.
Dongfang Chinese
From Chinese 東方 (dōngfāng) meaning "east".
Yonah Jewish
Hebrew for "dove" יונה
Medici Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Medico. This was the name of an Italian political dynasty that was in power through the Renaissance period.
Zubatenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Zubatov.
Ciuffi Italian
Probably from Italian ciuffo "tuft (of hair)".
Lillakas Estonian
Lillakas is an Estonian surname meaning "lilac".
Harrow English
Means "person from Harrow", the district of northwest Greater London, or various places of the same name in Scotland ("heathen shrine").
Bertholm Swedish (Rare)
Possibly a combination of the name Bert and holm (see Holm).
Munekawa Japanese
From 宗 (mune) meaning "origin, religion, sect" and 川 (kawa) means "stream, river".
Ajami Arabic, Persian
Variant of Ajam.
Vierling German
Derived from Middle High German vierlinc meaning "one-fourth of a measure", hence a status name or nickname for someone who had an annual tax liability of this amount.
Sontag German, Jewish
"sunday;" usually given to a person who was born on a sunday.
Rolfs German
This surname means "son of Rolf," a patronymic surname from northern Germany.
Tezuka Japanese
From Japanese 手 (te) meaning "hand" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "mound, hillock, grave".
Huijs Dutch
Variant of Huys.
Dimondstein German
This is a German name which translates into English as diamond stone. It most likely belongs to a miner who mined diamonds or perhaps a jeweler.
Bongiovi Italian
Comes from the given name Giovi, combination of bon 'good' + Giovi.
Leachman English
Occupational name for a physician’s servant, from Leach 1 + Middle English man ‘manservant’.
Xx Chinese
Some characteristic forenames: Chinese: Wei, Jing, Jian, Ming, Li, Yi, Hui, Bin, Gang, Hong, Ping, Jin, Min, Chong, You, Chang, Hu, Neng, Shen, Yiming, Yiping. Vietnamese Long, Hao, Lan, Hai, Bian, Buu, Cong, Dai, Mai, Nu, Quan, Thi.... [more]
Eigen German
Either a status name from Middle High German aigen "unfree; serf" denoting (in the Middle Ages) someone with service obligations to a secular or ecclesiastical authority (also in Switzerland); or from eigen "inherited property" denoting a free landowner (without feudal obligations)... [more]
Yushko Ukrainian, Russian
From Ukrainian and Russian юшка (yushka), meaning "broth, juice from food". It can also mean "blood".
Cauchon French, Norman, Picard
Metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of slippers, derived from French chausson literally meaning "slipper".
Matejić Serbian
Means "son of Mateja 2".
Maoka Japanese
From 真 (ma) meaning "truth, reality, genuine" combined with 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, knoll".
Kuroi Japanese
Kuro means "black" and i means "mineshaft, pit, hole".
Lichauco Chinese (Filipino)
Meaning uncertain, of Hokkien origin.
Mcaskie Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Ascaidh, a patronymic from a diminutive of an Old Norse name, possibly Ascall or Ásketill.
Adeleye Yoruba
From Yoruba meaning "the crown, royal one has dignity, honor" with "crown" understood as a metaphor for "child".
Henrie English (Rare)
Derived from the given name Henrie, a variant of Henry.
Zonneveld Dutch
Means "sun field" in Dutch, a habitation always name.
Cabaña Spanish, Portuguese
Habitational name from a place named with Spanish cabaña ‘hut’, ‘cabin’ (Late Latin capanna, a word of Celtic or Germanic origin).
Araraki Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蘭 (see Araragi).
Prozesky Polish
process or court case... [more]
Murase Japanese
rom Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, hamlet, village" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current".
Bernheim Jewish
From the Germanic elements bern meaning "bear" and heim meaning "home".
Athinganos Greek
Means "gypsy" in Greek.
Crumrine German (Anglicized)
Americanised spelling of Krumreihn.
Bellman English
Occupational name for someone who worked as a bell-ringer.
Misiewicz Polish
Patronymic from Miś.
Kõu Estonian
Kõu is an Estonian surname meaning "thunder".
Mori Slovene, Italian
Variant of Moro.
Sorbo Italian
Means "sorb apple, service tree" (species Sorbus domestica) in Italian.
Pagliarulo Italian
Southern Italian diminutive of Pagliaro.
Davidzon Russian
Davidzon means son of David.
Granado Spanish
Nickname from Spanish granado "mature", "experienced", "distinguished".
Singkh Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Nepali, Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Singh.
Darkevych Ukrainian
Means "son of Darka 3".
Kulyak Ukrainian, Belarusian
From Belarusian and Ukrainian куля (kulya), meaning "bullet", probably used to describe a shooter, soldier, or a hunter.
Sabatino Italian
From the given name Sabatino.
Boutet French
from a pet form of the ancient Germanic personal name Boto a short form of any of various names composed with the element bod "messenger"... [more]
Dorchester English
Derived from either the village in Oxfordshire, or the county town of Dorset, England (both of which have the same name). Both are named with a Celtic name, respectively Dorcic and Durnovaria combined with Old English ceaster meaning "Roman fort, walled city".
Augustyniak Polish
Derived from the given name Augustyn.
Beijering Dutch
Variant of Beyer using the -ing suffix.
Farivar Persian
From the given name Farivar.
Troisi Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Troise.
Sherpa Nepali
From the name of the Sherpa people of Nepal, India and Bhutan, itself derived from Tibetan ཤར (shar) meaning "east" and the nominalising particle པ (pa).
Koo Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 辜 (see Gu).
Wolfmeyer German
From German wolf "wolf" and meyer "tenant farmer".
St-gelais French (Quebec)
From the French place name Saint-Gelais which was allegedly named for a 5th-century bishop of Poitiers. The name Gelais is a variant of Gélase.
Euteneuer Medieval German
From German "euten," meaning "to burn" or "to clear by burning" suggesting a name for those involved in land clearance through controlled burning.
Galea Biblical Latin
Galea in Latin is HELMET. The Galea was a Roman helmet in excess of 1000 BC. Another basis for the name was for a type of boat with oars and sails. The first Greek boats called galea, appeared around the second half of the 2nd millennium BC... [more]
Susanto Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of various Chinese surnames such as Cai (蔡), Cao (曹), Guo (郭), Liao (廖) or Su (蘇)... [more]
Feverfew Literature
Used in Jill Murphy's books, The Worst Witch, as well as the television adaptations for the surname of Fenella Feverfew. It is a combination of "fever" and "few".
Loepp Dutch
Variant of Loop.
Redpath Scottish, English
Habitational name from a place in Berwickshire, probably so called from Old English read ‘red’ + pæð ‘path’. This name is also common in northeastern England.
Omoto Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大本 (see Ōmoto).
Bodnaru Romanian
Romanian form of Bodnár.
Thirring Upper German (Rare)
The name Thirring has many different forms/variant spellings. These include Thiering, Thiring, Thuring,Thuringer, Turinger, Duringer, Diringer, Diring and During. One of the reasons for all the variant spellings is that the church scribes in Hungary originally all recorded the name differently... [more]
Pacheca Spanish, Portuguese
Matronymic variant of Pacheco.
Guivarc'h Breton
Guivarc'h means 'swift stallion' in the Breton language.
Galligan Irish
Shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gealagáin 'descendant of Gealagán' a personal name from a double diminutive of geal 'bright white'.
Tsaryok Ukrainian
Means "little tsar".
Bolt English
Either: an occupational name for an archer or a maker of bolts, or a nickname for a stocky or upright person, derived from Middle English bolt "bolt, crossbow bolt". A famous bearer of the name is Jamaican athletic sprinter Usain Bolt (1986-), widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time.
Labrador Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino
From the root word "labora" meaning labor or work. This means laborer or worker but often associated to farmers as in San Isidro Labrador
Markin Russian
Means "son of Mark".
Shichiho Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Shichihō).
Stähle German
Variant of Stahl.
Noto Japanese
No means "wilderness, field, plain" and to means "wisteria" or "door".
Daughtry English, Norman
English (of Norman origin) habitational name, with fused French preposition d(e), for someone from Hauterive in Orne, France, named from Old French haute rive ‘high bank’ (Latin alta ripa).
Kuroko Japanese (Rare)
Kuro means "black" and ko means "child, sign of the rat". ... [more]
Pepall English
Variant of People.
Håkonsen Norwegian
Means "son of Håkon".
Sainsbury English
Habitational name from the village of Saintbury in Gloucestershire, from the Old English given name Sæwine and burg "fortress, fortification, citadel".
Davari Persian
Derived from Persian داور (davar) meaning "judge, arbiter".
Morijima Japanese
A variant of Morishima.... [more]
Kargaja Estonian
Kargaja is an Estonian surname meaning "jumper" and "springer".
Wolstenholme English
From the name of a minor place in Lancashire so-called, derived from the Old English given name Wulfstan and Old Norse holmr "small island".
Fröhlich German
It literally means "happy".
Vowk Belarusian
Cognate of Vovk.
Iio Japanese
From 飯 (ii) meaning "cooked grains, cooked rice" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end."
Shidama Japanese
From 師 (shi) meaning "teacher, master, mentor" and 玉 (tama) meaning "ball, sphere, jewel, gem".
Zong Chinese
From Chinese 棕 (zōng) meaning "brown".
Arnt Norwegian
From the given name Arnt.
Cypher German (Anglicized, Rare)
Fanciful Americanized spelling of German Seifer.
Boden German, Low German
Patronymic from the personal name Bode or a topographic name for someone living in a valley bottom or the low-lying area of a field. From Middle High German boden "ground, bottom".
Tsukimoto Japanese
月 (Tsuki) means "moon, month" and 本 (moto) meets "origin, root, source".
More French
nickname for a dark-skinned man from Old French more "Moor" (from Latin Maurus). French cognitive of Moore 3.
Uçan Turkish
Means "flying" or "fugitive, volatile" in Turkish.
Cayson English
Variant of Cason.
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