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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Kılınç Turkish
Variant spelling of Kılıç.
Tri Vietnamese
An unexplained Vietnamese surname.
Bexley English
Habitational name from Bexley (now Bexleyheath in Greater London), which was named from Old English byxe ‘box tree’ + leah ‘woodland clearing’.
Goldschmid German
Variant spelling of Goldschmidt.
Kilvert English
Probably from an Old Norse personal name Ketilfrith, literally "cauldron peace". The surname was borne by British clergyman and diarist Francis Kilvert (1840-1879).
O'fee Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fiaich "descendant of Fiach".
Nikiforov Russian
Means "son of Nikifor".
Aler English (Rare), German
From the alder tree, a tree found in the Americas, Europe and parts of Asia. The much less common given name Aler is possibly derived from it.
Sigurðardóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Sigurður" in Icelandic. This surname is used as a patronymic. Its masculine counterpart is Sigurðsson.
Scali Italian
Habitational name from Scali in Piedimonte Etneo, Sicily, derived from Greek σκαλί (skali) "step, rung (of a ladder)".
Greenwich English
From the names of various places in England, all derived from Old English grene "green" and wic "village, town"... [more]
Faragher Manx
Manx variant of Farquhar
Svanström Swedish
Combination of Swedish svan "swan" and ström "stream".
Myakshenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian м'якшення (m'yakshennya), meaning "mitigation".
Metselaar Dutch
Means "bricklayer, mason" in Dutch.
Nast German
Topographic name for someone who lived in a thickly wooded area, or a metonymic occupational name for a woodcutter, from Middle High German nast meaning "branch", a regional variant of ast, resulting from the misdivision of forms such as ein ast meaning "a branch".
Punongbayan Tagalog
From Tagalog punong bayan meaning "mayor, chief (of a city)".
Oldknow English
Originally "Oldknoll"; deriving from the word knoll meaning ''hill''.
Nuhiji Albanian
Meaning unknown.
Citlalpopoca Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning "smoking star" or "comet".
Östman Swedish
Combination of Swedish öst "east" and man "man".
Szynkiewicz Polish, Tatar, Lipka Tatar
Patronymic derived from Szynko, a diminutive of Simon.
Huesca Spanish
Habitational name that refers to the city of Huesca, Spain.
Cota Galician, Mexican
From Galician meaning "animal den".
Attenborough English
Habitational name for a person from the village of Attenborough in Nottinghamshire, England, derived from the Old English given name Adda and burh meaning "fortified place". A famous bearer of this name was the English actor and filmmaker Richard Attenborough (1923-2014)... [more]
Wipulasena Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विपुल (vipula) meaning "large, extensive, plenty" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".
Nead English
1. English: possibly a metonymic nickname for a needy person, from Middle English ne(e)d ‘need’. ... [more]
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.
Skrypka Ukrainian
Means "violin" in Ukrainian.
Billig German
Habitational name from a place named Billig, near Cologne. Nickname from Middle High German billich ‘proper’, ‘appropriate’.
Heo Korean
Often spelled as ‘Huh,’ this Korean surname means ‘to permit’ or ‘advocate’.
Domènech Catalan
From the given name Domènec.
Calisto Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Calisto.
Kinoue Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood", an unwritten possessive marker の (no), and 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper".
Shahbaz Urdu
From the given name Shahbaz.
Venturino Italian
From the given name Venturino
Sharqawi Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "easterner, one from the east", derived from Arabic شرق (sharq) meaning "east, Orient".
Canela Spanish
Derived from the word 'canela' meaning cinnamon in Spanish. It Could also be a variant of the Catalan surname Candela.
Şener Turkish
From the given name Şener.
Lepsy Slavic (Rare), Turkish (Rare)
Possibly dating back to the Ottoman Empire's invasion of Europe, the original Turkic meaning is veiled in mystery, and possibly meant "one who comes from the edge of the lake." ... [more]
Ganboa Basque
Habitational name of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque gain "height, summit, peak; over, above", or from the hypothetical archaic word *ganbo "hot spring, sulphurous water".
Ganjoo Indian, Urdu, Persian
Ganjoo is a surname from Kashmiri Pandit clan . The original name was Ganwar, meaning Person in charge of Treasury in Kings court. This name gradually changed to Ganjoo or Ganju.
Badrinette English
Apparently an extremely rare name of French origin, but isn't used as a first name in France. It might come from the rather uncommon French surname Bardinette, which apparently is a variant spelling of the surname Bardinet... [more]
Ferdi Arabic
Possibly derived from the Arabic given name Ferdi.
Shafique Urdu
Derived from the given name Shafiq.
Birchfield English, English (American), German (Americanized)
Variant of English Burchfield or an Americanized form of German Birkenfeld.
Laurimaa Estonian
Laurimaa is an Estonian surname meaning "Lauri's land" (Lauri is an Estonian masculine given name).
Diogene Italian
From the given name Diogene
Akane Japanese
Aka means "red, crimson, vermilion" and ne means "root".
Tonković Croatian
Means "son of Tonko".
Khondakar Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).
Cunard English
Derived from the Anglo-Saxon given name Cyneheard.
Adegbamigbe Yoruba
From the given name Adegbamigbe.
Nureki Japanese
From 濡 (nu, nure) meaning "wet" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Macorig Italian
Patronymic from a shortened form of Ermacora, an Italian form of the Greek given name Hermagoras combined with the Slavic patronymic suffix -ic.
Burl English
Old English occupational name originally meaning "cup bearer" or "butler" for one who dispensed wine and had charge of the cellar. Eventually the name came to mean the chief servant of a royal or noble household and was replaced by the French language inspired named 'Butler,' akin to the world "bottler".
Asim Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Asim 1.
Kokk Estonian
Means "cook, chef" in Estonian, borrowed from Low German koch (see Koch).
Vaga Estonian
Vaga is an Estonian surname meaning "devout" and "pious".
Howald German
From any several places named, from the elements hoh "high" and wald "forest".
Pueyo Spanish
From Spanish meaning "small hilltop".
Ushisawa Japanese
From 牛 (ushi) meaning "cow, bull, ox, 2nd sign of the Chinese zodiac" and 澤 or 沢 (sawa) meaning "marsh, swamp".
Mack German, Dutch, French
From the Germanic personal name Macco or Makko.
Slabko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian слабкий (slabkyy), meaning "weak".
Truong Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Trương.
Fröjd Swedish
Swedish cognate of Freud.
Weisenburger German, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from any of numerous places named Weissenburg "white fortress".
Shirzai Pashto
Means "son of Sher".
Koshkaki Persian
Means “having a small or pointed nose.”
Hanasono Japanese
Hana means "flower" and sono means "garden".
Stossel Jewish
A diminutive form of Stoss.
Wijetilleke Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේතිලක (see Wijethilaka).
Chappell English
Name for someone who lived near a chapel, derived from Old French chapele meaning "chapel".
Schena Italian
Derived from a regional variant of Italian schiena "back (of the body)", perhaps a nickname for someone with a straight, rigid posture, or a topographic name denoting a rise or bump in the ground.
Saint-Amour French (Caribbean)
Means "Saint Amor" in French.
Vachon French
French definition, cattle herder. Vashon English variant. Vaca Spanish.
Besalú Catalan
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Soriano Spanish
Habitational sephardic name for someone from Soria in Castile, from the adjective soriano 'from Soria'.
Refaeli Hebrew
Variant of Rafaeli. The Israeli model and actress Bar Refaeli (1985-) is a famous bearer of this name.
Zahornacky South Slavic (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Zahornacky is the americanized version of name Zahornitski, meaning “The people from over the mountain”. The name has roots in Czechoslovakian and Polish decent.
Niccoli Italian
Patronymic form of the given name Nicola 1.
Sabinov Bulgarian
Means “son of Sabin”
Meli Romansh
Derived from the given name Bartholomäus.
Turturro Italian, Sicilian
Metonymic occupational name for a groom (a person employed to take care of horses), derived from Sicilian turturo, (ultimately from Italian tortoro) meaning "straw, hay, plait used for strapping horses"... [more]
Galland French
Nickname for a cheerful or high-spirited or bold person from Old French galant "lively vivacious" also "bold valiant" (the meanings "gallant" and "attentive to women" developed only in the 16th century) the present participle of Old French galer "to be in good humor to enjoy oneself" a word of ancient Germanic origin... [more]
Hon Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Hakka)
Cantonese and Hakka romanization of Han.
Ravellino Celtic
It means weaver or taylor. In the Gaelic languaje is wehydd or gwehydd.
Tanni Finnish, Estonian (Rare)
Derived from a form of the given name Daniel.
Zolotaryova Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Золотарёва (see Zolotareva).
Tanose Japanese
From 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy", 野 (no) meaning "field, plain, wilderness", and 瀬 (se) meaning "ripple, rapids, current".
Feng Chinese
From Chinese 酆 (fēng), the name of a fief granted to the seventeenth son of King Wen of Zhou.
Lyngstad Norwegian
Anni-Frid Lyngstad (b. 1945) is a Norwegian-born Swedish singer and former member of ABBA.
Kizuki Japanese
Kizuki has various spellings. It combines 木 (ki) meaning “tree”, 気 (ki) meaning “spirit”, 稀 (ki) meaning “rare”, 希 (ki) “hope, rare” and 妃 (ki) meaning “princess” with 月 (tsuki) meaning “moon, month”... [more]
Janutg Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Johannes.
Aghapapian Armenian
Derived from the given name Aghapap.
Carmazzi Italian
Uncertain etymology. Possibly a diminutive form of a given name such as Carmelo.
Gabriël Dutch
From the given name Gabriël.
Sigmund German, Czech
From the given name Sigmund.
Teasdale English
From Teesdale, the name of a valley of the River Tees in northern England, derived from the river's name (meaning "warmth" in Old English) combined with dæl meaning "valley".
Bonville French
Variant of Bonneville
Barrick English
Variation of Barwick.
Loodus Estonian
Loodus is an Estonian surname meaning "nature/natural".
Bullen English, French, German
Variant of Boleyn or a variant of the Middle English word bullene meaning "little bull" (English). Also from Boulogne which indicates someone from Boulogne, France (French)... [more]
Zebua Nias
Nias clan name possibly from a word meaning "biggest, largest".
Abeygunarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේගුණරත්න (see Abeygunaratne).
Perović Serbian, Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Pero".
Frankland English
Status name for a person whom lived on an area of land without having to pay obligations. From Norman French frank, 'free' and Middle English land, 'land'. This surname is common in Yorkshire.... [more]
Ymffrostgar Medieval Welsh
A historic Welsh surname, meaning a brag or boastful person, later shortened to Ffrost and again to Frost.
Falcão Portuguese
Portuguese surname meaning "falcon".
Ethelbert English (Rare)
Derived from the given name Ethelbert.
Sika Akan
Meaning unknown.
Pereyro Galician
It's a Galician surname and it means apple tree.
Fforde English (British)
Notably the last name of English novelist Jasper Fforde. The spelling suggests it is Welsh. Possibly a form of Ford? The source is unknown to me.
Gatchalian Filipino, Tagalog
From a Hispanicised spelling of Gat Sa Li-Han, a Chinese title meaning "lord of Li-Han". It was used by the rulers of Li-Han, an ancient Philippine state that was located in the present-day city of Malolos.
Thongsuk Thai
From Thai ทอง (thong) meaning "gold" and สุก (suk) meaning "ripe, mature".
Osmani Albanian, Bengali
From the given name Osman.
Chronis Greek
From a short form of Greek Polychronis. The word χρόνος (chrónos) itself means "time" in Greek.
Jingūji Japanese
formed with 神 (Shin, Jin, Kami, Kan, Kou) meaning "God" and 宮 (Kyuu, Guu, Ku, Kuu, Miya) meaning "Palace". and 司 (Shi, Ji) meaning "Director". Which means the surname could possible come out as “God’s Palace of the Director”
Zhaba Belarusian, Russian
Derived from Belarusian жаба (zhaba) meaning "toad, frog". This is an ancient Belarusian noble surname.
Sangmanee Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสงมณี (see Saengmani).
Steinhagen German
Derived from Old High German stein "stone" and hag "enclosure, hedge, pasture".
McCrary Irish
Anglicization of the Gaelic surname Mac Ruaidhrí, which means "son of Rory".
Mac Giolla Iasachta Irish
Means "son of the strange youth", from Irish Gaelic iasachta "loan" "foreign", hence denoting to a boy who transferred to another family for fosterage, a common custom in ancient Ireland.
Wager German
An occupational name for an official in charge of the city scales.
Peretti Italian
Patronymic from a pet form of the personal name Pero.
Krishnakumar Indian
Combination of Krishna and Kumar.
Konno Japanese
Variously written, most usually with characters meaning ‘now’ or ‘near’ and ‘field’. Found mostly in eastern Japan, farther to the northeast it is pronounced Imano.
Venema Dutch, West Frisian
From Dutch veen "peat, bog, fen" and the Frisian suffix -ema.
Faris Arabic
From the given name Faris.
Zemmosha Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 善茂砂 (see Zemmosa).
Asaka Japanese
From the Japanese 淺 or 浅 (asa) "superficial" and 香 (ka) "odour," "smell," 加 (ka) "increase," "step-up" or 賀 (ka) "congratulation."
Mulkerin Irish
The Irish surname Mulkerin is an anglicied rendering of the Gaelic surname O'Maoilchiarain which means ,literally, "descendant of a follower of Saint Ciaran", the Irish saint who founded the great monastery at Clonmacnois... [more]
Loghmani Persian
From the given name Loghman.
Lebowski Polish
Means "head"
Ivanšćak Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Nhâm Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Ren, from Sino-Vietnamese 任 (nhâm).
Callum Scottish
From the given name Callum.
Eisenhower English (American)
American form of German Eisenhauer. A notable bearer was Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), president of the United States between 1953 and 1961. His ancestors immigrated to Pennsylvania from Germany in the 1740s and at some point the spelling changed from Eisenhauer to Eisenhower.
Khatchadourian Armenian
Variant of Khachaturian. This was the surname of Eva Khatchadourian, the mother of Kevin Khatchadourian, a school shooter in the 2003 fictional novel We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver.
Imamichi Japanese
Ima means "now, present" and michi means "path, road".
Soorm Estonian
Soorm is an Estonian surname, a derivation of "sõrm" meaning "finger" and "digit".
Sebastián Spanish
From the given name Sebastián.
Cardinale Italian
Italian cognate of Cardinal.
Gudkov Russian
From gudok, meaning "hooter".
Zanjani Persian
Indicated a person from the Iranian city of Zanjan.
Amuro Japanese
From 安 (a) meaning "relax, cheap, inexpensive, low, rested, peaceful" and 室 (muro) meaning "room".
Teissièr Occitan
Occupational name meaning "weaver", ultimately from Latin texarius.... [more]
Jinadasa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit जिन (jina) meaning "victorious, triumphant" and दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".
Ivancho Rusyn
Means "son of Ivan".
Bonin French
Variant spelling of Bonnin.
Ninka Albanian (Modern)
First recognized in the early 1800s as a surname in and around Albania and the Balkans, and due to migration it has spread to a few different places across the world. Very little is known about this surname as there are very few records of it.
Koni Russian
Derived from Russian конь (konʹ) "horse", denoting someone who worked with horses or whose traits are similar to one. Anatoly Koni (1844-1927) was a Russian jurist, judge, politician and writer... [more]
Cavagnaro Italian
Means "basket-weaver" or perhaps "basket-carrier", derived from Italian cavagna "basket" and the agentive suffix -aro.
Lyashenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian лях (lyakh), a derogatory word meaning "Pole, Polish person".
Gullette French
Comes from Guillemme or William of Normandy. Reference 1066: The Battle of Hastings.
Tada Japanese
From the Japanese 多 (ta) "many" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy."
Saltzman Jewish, German
Altered spelling of Salzmann.
Zelenović Serbian
Derived from Serbian зелен (zelen) "green".
Hamedi Persian
From the given name Hamed.
Zachariah English
From the given name Zachariah
Schildknecht German
From the occupation of a page or squire for a knight derived from schilht "shield" and kneht "servant".
Iribarren Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous district of the municipality of Otsagabia.
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]
Krapikas Lithuanian
From Lithuanian krapas meaning "dill". An occupational name for someone who grows or sells dill.
Haraldsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Haraldur" in Icelandic.
Janisch German, German (Austrian)
Germanized form of Sorbian Janiš, Polish Janiś and Janisz and Czech and Slovak Janiš.
Mac Phóil Irish
Means "son of Pól".... [more]
Batarseh Arabic
From a plural form of the given name Butrus.
Lyss English
Variant of Lys.