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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Čeliković Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian "čelik", ultimately from Turkish çelik, meaning "steel". The -ović suffix is a patronym.
Durisch Romansh
Derived from the given name Durisch.
Thawornwongs Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai ถาวรวงศ์ (see Thawonwong).
Ling Chinese
From Chinese 凌 (líng) meaning "ice", originally used as an occupational name for a palace official who was in charge of storing and handling ice.
Kanner German Jewish
Occupational name for a person who makes jugs. It was borne by Leo Kanner who first recorded the neurological disorder, Autism
Ó Catharnaigh Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic Meaning ‘descendant of Catharnach’, a byname meaning ‘warlike’.
Conradt German
Derived from the given name Conrad.
Karkus English
Anyone with information about this last name please edit.
Karakaya Turkish
Means "black rock" in Turkish.
Sherrard English
Probably from a medieval nickname based on Middle English shere "bright, fair", with the derogatory suffix -ard.
Christoph German
From the given name Christoph. German cognate Christopher.
Bookman German (East Prussian)
Bookman, as a surname, derives from East Purssian origin. It is the American version of “Buchmann” with “Buch” meaning book in German, and “Mann” meaning man, creating the Americanized German surname Bookman.
Diogo Portuguese
From the given name Diogo.
Gerardo Italian, Spanish
From the given name Gerardo
Andreola Italian
Meaning of name is unknown
Macasinag Tagalog
From Tagalog makasinag meaning "to be able to shine".
Ghobrial Arabic, Coptic
Derived from the given name Gabriel, used by Coptic Christians in Egypt and Sudan.
Wibowo Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Huang (黃). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Condrau Romansh
Derived from the given name Cundrau.
Murdick Scottish
Most likely a derivative of Murdock, or Murdoch. Historical documentation, as late as the mid-1800's refer to my ancestors as Murdock, but can also reference the surname of Murdick - even, on occasion, in the same document... [more]
Meriloo Estonian
Meriloo is an Estonia surname derived from "meri" (sea) and "loo", one of several named locations in Estonia.
Guruge Sinhalese
Derived from Sinhala ගුරු (guru) meaning "teacher, master" and the locative suffix -ගේ (-ge) meaning "of, home, house".
Saensuk Thai
From Thai แสน (saen) meaning "very, extremely" and สุข (suk) meaning "happy, pleased".
Imaseki Japanese
Ima means "present, now" and seki means "frontier pass".
Baldassare Italian
Frokm the given name Baldassare.
Lánská Czech, Slovak
She comes from Lány.
Saket Arabic (Maghrebi)
An Algerian title meaning "silent" or "quiet", and it is among the titles granted to the Algerians by the French occupation in 1882.
Collinsworth English
Variant spelling of Collingsworth, itself a variant of Collingwood.
Darmasiri Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධර්මසිරි (see Dharmasiri).
Goldburg English, Jewish
Anglicized form of Goldberg.
Goldring Scottish
Scottish: habitational name from Goldring in the bailiary of Kylestewart.
Muscott English
A surname for someone from Muscott.
Carlberg Swedish
Combination of the given name Carl or Swedish karl "man", and berg "mountain".
András Hungarian
From the given name András.
Blankenbiller Dutch (Americanized), German (Americanized)
Possibly an Americanized form of Dutch Blankenbijl or German Blankenbühler.
Missoni Italian, Friulian
Of uncertain meaning.
Kivimäki Finnish
Derived from Finnish kivi "stone" and mäki "hill".
Klaas Estonian
Klaas is an Estonian surname meaning "glass".
Anrig Romansh
Derived from the given name Henricus.
Royintan Persian
Royintan means "invulnerable". It is a Persian origin surname, which is written as رویین تن in Persian. It consists of royen meaning "strong" and tan meaning "body, person".... [more]
Shahzadi Urdu
From the given name Shahzad.
Manaka Japanese
This surname combines 真 (shin, ma, ma-, makoto) meaning "Buddhist sect, reality, true" or 間 (kan, ken, ai, aida, ma) meaning "interval, space" with 中 (chuu, ata.ru, uchi, naka) meaning "centre, in(side), mean, middle" or 仲 (chuu, naka) meaning "go-between, relationship."... [more]
Saara Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 茶新 (see Chashin).
Põldroos Estonian
Põldroos is an Estonian surname meaning "field rose".
Jaouadi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Jaouad (chiefly Tunisian).
Foley Irish
As a northern Irish surname it is derived from the Gaelic personal name Searrach, which was based on searrach "foal, colt" and anglicized as Foley because of its phonetic similarity to English foal.
Tammus Estonian
Tammus is an Estonian surname derived from "tamm" meaning both "oak" and "dam".
Hoàng Phủ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Huangfu, from Sino-Vietnamese 皇甫 (hoàng phủ).
Mollen Dutch
Means "mill" inboth Dutch and German from the German "mühle" and the Dutch "molen". Originally an occupational surname for someone who worked at or lived near a mill.
Komboïgo Mossi
Not available.
Satoda Japanese
From Japanese 里 (sato) meaning "village" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Collin Swedish
Either a combination of an unknown first name element (possibly derived from a place name) and the common surname suffix -in, or a variant of German Colin.
Hang Hmong
From the clan name Ham or Haam associated with the Chinese character 項 (xiàng) (see Xiang).
Oakwell English
Probably either from the former village of Oakwell-in-the-Blean in the county of Kent, or Ockwell Manor, and again a former village, near Bray, in Berkshire
Arutyunyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հարությունյան (see Harutyunyan), most common in Slavic-speaking world.
Naifeh Arabic
From a personal name based on Arabic nāfi meaning‘beneficial’, ‘profitable’.This surname is commonly found in America than Arabic speaking countries.
Gillan Irish
The Gillan surname is a reduced Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic Mac Gille Fhaoláin, which means "son of the servant of St Faolán." While the name may have originated in Ireland, this line was extant by the beginning of the 17th century, only to find many of the family to return to Ireland about 100 years later with the Plantation of Ulster.... [more]
Claudio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Claudio
Mac Cruitín Irish
Derived from the personal name Cruitín, which means "hunchbacked."
Cobbold English
From the medieval male personal name Cubald (from Old English Cūthbeald, literally "famous-brave").
Nelsen Danish
Means "son of Nels".
Fredman Swedish
Combination of Swedish fred "peace" and man "man".
Torras Spanish (?)
Means 'towers' in Spanish. Similar to name Torres.
Zaken Hebrew
Means "old man" in Hebrew.
Bhatnagar Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Odia
Derived from the name of a subgroup of the Kayasth community, denoting association with Hanumangarh (formerly named Bhatner), a city in Rajasthan, India.
Djazairi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic الجزائر (al-Jazā’ir) meaning "the islands", referring to the country of Algeria or referring to an Algerian person. This surname could be used to refer to someone from the city of Algiers, or just a general Algerian person.
Kunnathuparambil Malayalam (Rare)
Elamkunnapuzha-Kunnathuparambil Family has a rich history of around 200 years and traces its origins to a small village called Elamkunnapuzha in Ernakulam District. It was at that time one of our ancestors migrated from Elamkunnapuzha to a small village called Vennoor, near Mala in Thrissur District for his livelihood... [more]
Serker Bengali
Variant of Sarkar.
Rahman Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Rahman.
Liss Swedish
Dialectal name from Dalarna, Sweden meaning "small, little".
Sychyova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Сычёв (see Sychyov).
Wakao Japanese
Waka means "young" and o means "tail".
Dauletov Kazakh
Means "son of Daulet".
Buerk German (Anglicized)
German from a short form of the personal name Burkhardt, a variant of Burkhart.
Kuusinen Finnish
A surname originating from Eastern Finland, comprised of the elements “kuusi” meaning “six” or “moon”, and the suffix “-nen” which is typical of Eastern Finnish surnames. A notable bearer of this name is the Finnish-Soviet politician and writer Otto V. Kuusinen, one of the original founders of the Finnish Communist Party.
Doucouré Western African, Soninke
Meaning uncertain.
Aranyos Hungarian
Occupational name for a goldsmith.
Daffy Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Deabhthaigh. The modern spelling form is also Ó Deafaigh.
Ikura Japanese
From Japanese 伊 (i) meaning "this" and 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse".
Quartermain English
From a medieval nickname for a very dextrous person, or for someone who habitually wore gloves (from Old French quatremains, literally "four hands"). A fictional bearer of the surname is Allan Quartermain, the hero of 'King Solomon's Mines' (1886) and other adventure novels by H. Rider Haggard... [more]
Bonamy English, French
Derived from Old French bon ami meaning "good friend".
Jayetileke Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයතිලක (see Jayathilaka).
Yuuma Japanese
From the Japanese 遊 (yu) "recreation," "fun" and 馬 (uma, ma or ba) "horse."
Vaillancourt French (Quebec)
Possibly a variant of Valencourt. This is the surname of a noble family who probably lived near Willencourt.
Haruoja Estonian
Haruoja is an Estonian surname meaning "branch creek".
Wolfram English
From the given name Wulfrun.
Mapp English
From a variant of the medieval female personal name Mabbe, a shortened form of Amabel. A fictional bearer is Elizabeth Mapp, busybodyish spinster in the 'Mapp and Lucia' novels of E.F. Benson.
Sunderland English
Habitational name from any of the locations with the name 'Sunderland', most notably the port city County Durham. This, along with other examples in Lancashire, Cumbria and Northumberland derives from either Old English sundor 'seperate' and land 'land' or Old Norse suðr 'southern' and land 'land' (see Sutherland)... [more]
Donadieu French
Meaning “given to God”, surname given to a child because they were given to a priest or monastery or either an orpan.
Colclough English
Derived from a place called Cowclough in Whitworth, Lancashire.
Kürschner German
Occupational name for a furrier, Middle High German kürsenære, from Middle High German kürsen meaning "fur coat".
Aisaka Japanese (Rare)
Ai means "Indigo (blueish)", and Saka means "Hill,Slope".In 2014 Aisaka was ranked #9,579 for most used surnames in Japan and had only 5 occurrences that year. It's more popular in the U.S. than in the country it originated from... [more]
Elio Basque
From the name of a location in Navarre, Spain, of uncertain etymology.
Lang Popular Culture
From 狼 (láng) meaning "wolf". Shi-Long Lang is a character in the game Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, a wolf-themed Interpol agent who speaks mainly in quotes and metaphors about wolves... [more]
Kham Thai, Lao
From Thai คำ (kham) meaning "gold" or "word, speech" or Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".
Inthachith Lao
From Lao ອິນທະ (intha) referring to the Hindu god Indra and ຈິດ (chit) meaning "heart, soul, mind".
Gau German
Habitational name from any of various places named with Middle High German gau, göu ‘area of fertile agricultural land’.
Dalisay Filipino, Tagalog
Means "pure" in Tagalog.
Vorotyntsev Russian
Derived from place names Воротынск (Vorotynsk), Воротынцево (Vorotyntsevo) or Воротынец (Vorotynets).
Timpano Italian
for working stone in big buildings, like temples
Bergamo Italian
From a Celtic word meaning "mountain".
Ybanez Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented variant of Ybañez.
Alusaar Estonian
Alusaar is an Estonian surname meaning "base/foundation island".
D'Elia Italian
From the given name Elia.
Yardeni Hebrew (Modern)
Means "of Jordan 2" in Hebrew.
Farion Ukrainian (Rare), Polish (Rare), Rusyn (Rare, ?)
Possibly from a Hutsul (Rusyn) dialectal word meaning "intriguer". Alternatively, it could be from the Greek headdress, of which's name derives from φάριο (phário), meaning "lantern, beacon"... [more]
Hannam English
Habitational name from a place called Hanham in Gloucestershire, which was originally Old English Hānum, dative plural of hān ‘rock’, hence ‘(place) at the rocks’. The ending -ham is by analogy with other place names with this very common unstressed ending.
Leandres Portuguese
Means "son of Leandro" in Portuguese.
Labrum English
variant of Laybourn with metathesis of -r-
Alinurov Kazakh
Means "son of Alinur" in Kazakh.
Guerzoni Italian
From guercio "cross-eyed, one-eyed; blind in one eye".
Ishtiaq Urdu
From the given name Ishtiaq.
Alliluyev Russian
Russian surname. The feminine form Alliluyeva was borne by Nadezhda Alliluyeva (1901-1932), the second wife of Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin.
Naskar Indian, Bengali
Derived from Bengali লস্কর (loshkor) meaning "army, legion, soldier", ultimately of Persian origin.
Sam Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cen.
Umeno Japanese
Ume means "plum" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".
Mikkel Estonian
Mikkel is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name); an Estonian variant of "Michael".
Mawatari Japanese
From the Japanese 馬 (ma, uma or ba) "horse" and 渡 (watari or wata) "ferry" or ferryboat."
Lazkao Basque (Rare)
Habitational name possibly derived from Basque latsa "small stream, riverlet".
Kaygisiz Turkish
Derived from the Turkish word for “carefree, relaxed”.
Aylen English
Either derived from the given name Alan or from the Old English word ætheling which were princes eligible to be king. The word ætheling was sometimes used as a given name
Avril French
Derived from French avril meaning "April", perhaps indicating a person who was baptized in that month.
Kajiura Japanese (Rare)
Kaji means "wind" and Ura means "seacoast, bay".... [more]
Zeynalov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Zeynal".
Jõeorg Estonian
Jõeorg is an Estonian surname meaning "wash, or fluvial valley" and "dale".
Sihombing Batak
Meaning ‘where goats roam’. From si, indicating a location, and hombing, meaning “Goat” in Batak Toba.
Pramanick Indian, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali প্রামাণিক (see Pramanik).
Akropolitis Greek
Someone from Akropolis, not referring to the Acropolis of Athens specifically, but in general, any fortified area of ancient and medieval Greek cities.
Blatt German, Jewish
Ornamental name derived from German blatt and Yiddish blat meaning "leaf", or a topographic name for someone who lived at a farm on a ledge on a mountainside, derived from Middle High German blate meaning "flat surface, ledge, plateau".
Baldock English (Rare)
Means "person from Baldock", Hertfordshire ("Baghdad": in the Middle Ages the lords of the manor were the Knights Templar, whose headquarters were in Jerusalem, and they named the town Baldac, the Old French name for Baghdad).
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.
Krzhizhanovsky Polish (Russified)
Russified form of the Polish surname Krzyżanowski.
Fichera Italian
From Sicilian fichera "fig tree", a nickname for someone who grew or sold figs, or perhaps lived near them.
Musaji Gujarati, Indian (Muslim)
Derived from the Arabic name Musa and English Moses.
Tantawy Arabic (Egyptian)
Indicated a person from the Egyptian city of Tanta, possibly of Coptic origin.
Lass Estonian
Lass is an Estonian surname, a corruption of "laas", meaning "woodland".
Soheili Persian
From the given name Soheil.
Nápoles Spanish, Portuguese, Spanish (Caribbean)
Spanish and Portuguese cognate of Napoli; habitational name from the Italian city of Naples, which is called Nápoles in Spanish and Portuguese.
Drach Jewish
Ornamental surname derived from German Drache "dragon" (ultimately from Middle High German trache).
Alamiri Arabic
From the given name Al-Amir.
Schmidlapp German
Derived from Middle High German smit "smith, metalworker" and lap(pe) meaning "cloth, patch, rag".
Goudeau Germanic (Rare, Archaic), French
Possible variant of the surname Goethe. It also possibly derives from the diminutive Old French of "gode", meaning "happy-go-lucky, debauched".
Imamichi Japanese
Ima means "now, present" and michi means "path, road".
Romine Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of Romeijn.
Baldovino Spanish
Hispanic (mainly Philippines and Colombia) and Italian: from the personal name Baldovino from ancient Germanic Baldowin (see Baldwin ).
Röntgen German
Meaning uncertain. This was the name of German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923) who discovered and studied x-rays. Röntgen called the radiation "X" because it was an unknown type of radiation.
Kurylenko Ukrainian
Possibly from Ukrainian курити (kuryty), meaning "to smoke". A famous bearer is Ukrainian-French actress and model Olga Kurylenko (1979-).
Khalji Afghan, Iranian
Meaning ‘From the city of Khalaj’, in Khalaj, a Common Turkic Language.
Katziyr Hebrew
Variant of Katzir.
Guðmundsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Guðmund"; not strictly used as a surname, and is also used as a patronymic.
Jesús Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, French
From the given name Jesús.
Hokka Finnish
Possibly deriving from the Karelian given name Hokka.
Akamakka Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red", referring to pinus densiflora, and 真下 (makka) meaning "(literally) down; below; beneath", referring to low lands.... [more]
Yabe Japanese
From the Japanese 矢 (ya) "arrow" and 部 (be) "region," "division," "part."
Bhandari Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit भाण्डागारिक (bhandagarika) meaning "storekeeper, treasurer", ultimately from भाण्डागार (bhandagara) meaning "storeroom, storehouse, treasury".
Demar French, English
Combination of the French word de, meaning "from" and the Old French word maresc, meaning "marsh".
Vaandrager Dutch
Means "flag-bearer, ensign" in Dutch, from vaan "banner, vane, flag" and drager "carrier, bearer".
Anzai Japanese
From Japanese 安 (an) meaning "peace" and 西 (sai) meaning "west", 斎 (sai) meaning "purification, worship", or 済 (sai) meaning "settle, finish".
Sah Indian, Hindi
Means "merchant, banker" in Hindi, ultimately from Sanskrit साधु (sadhu).
Palmberg Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Derived from any of the various places in Germany named Palmberg.
Mineo Japanese
Mine means "peak" and i means "tail".
Alfes Jewish
Official website of the the City of Alfés (in the Province Lleida, Catalonia, Spain) says:... [more]
Frederico Portuguese
From the given name Frederico.
Otte German
Otte was given to someone who lived in Bavaria, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging medieval society. The name Otte evolved from the Old German personal name Ott, a name of Emperors, made famous by Otto the Great (912-973), Holy Roman emperor.
Ascarez Cebuano (Filipinized, Rare)
The username "Ascarez" does not appear to have a direct meaning in Cebuano. It may be a unique or personalized name chosen by the individual.
Veen Dutch
Means "peat bog, fen, swamp" in Dutch.
Ratigan Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized form of Ó Reachtagán, meaning "descendant of Reachtagán", a personal name from a diminutive of reachtaire ("steward", "administrator") or reacht ("law")... [more]
Bowe Medieval English, English, Irish (Anglicized)
There are three possible sources of this surname, the first being that it is a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of bows, a vital trade in medieval times before the invention of gunpowder, and a derivative of the Old English boga "bow", from bugan "to bend"... [more]
Chen Thai
Possibly a Name that Thai People with Chinese Descendants have. It has a Meaning of "Deserve".
Smolin Russian
From smola, meaning "tar".
Piotrowicz Polish
Means "son of Piotr".
Seynaeve Flemish
Either derived from Old French chenave "hemp", an occupational name for a hemp farmer, or a cognate of German Senft "mustard".
Leifer Jewish
Variant of Läufer.
Carim Filipino, Maranao
From the given name Carim.
Sautome Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 早乙女 or 五月女 (see Saotome).
Zhylenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian життя (zhyttya), meaning "life".
Shohmi Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正味 (see Shōmi).
Blennerhassett English
The Blennerhassett surname comes from someone having lived in Cumberland, on the Borderlands between Scotland and England. ... [more]
Tanno Japanese
From Japanese 丹 (tan) meaning "red, vermilion" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Huidobro Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Los Altos.
Valenzuela Spanish
Habitational name from places named Valenzuela in Córdoba and Ciudad Real. The place name is a diminutive of Valencia, literally "little Valencia".
Latifi Persian, Albanian
From the given name Latif.
Grimaldo Spanish, Italian
From the given name Grimaldo.