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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Dunayevsky Russian
Derived from the Danube, the second-longest river in Europe. Two famous bearers are Soviet film composer and conductor Isaak Dunayevsky (1900-1955), and his son, Russian film composer Maksim Dunayevsky (1945-).
Mac Giolla Choinnigh Irish
Proper, non-Anglicized form of Mcelhinney.
Klingemann German
Occupational surname for a knife maker, literally meaning "knife maker, weapons smith". It is derived from German klinge meaning "blade".
Higashiosaka Japanese
Higashi means "east", o means "great, large", and saka means "hill, slope".
Cubillas Spanish
Denoted a person from one of the various places of this name in Castile and León, Spain, which may derive from a diminutive of Old Spanish cuba meaning "barrel", ultimately from Latin cupa (see Cuba)... [more]
Helmeier German, Dutch, Danish
Variant spelling of Helmeyer.
Götze German
From the given name Götz.
Jupe English
A kind of cloak or cape. It is possible that an ancestor of an individual with this surname was known for their association with these kinds of clothing.
Dainty English
From a medieval nickname meaning "handsome, pleasant" (from Middle English deinte, from Old French deint(i)é). This was borne by Billy Dainty (1927-1986), a British comedian.
Lemaître French
Means "the master" in French, either used as a nickname for someone who behaved in a masterful manner or an occupational name for someone who was a master of their craft.
Revell English
From a medieval nickname for someone who is full of noisy enthusiasm and energy (from Middle English revel "festivity, tumult").
Ōsugi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar".
Kankaze Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 寒風 (see Kampū).
Buxton English
1. A habitational name for someone from Buxton in Derbyshire, from the Middle English Buchestanes or Bucstones (meaning "bowing stones"), from Old English būgan meaning "to bow" and stanes, meaning "stones".... [more]
Benyoucef Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Yusuf" in Arabic (chiefly used in Algeria).
Eargle English
Variant of Ergle.
Mac Cana Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McCann.
Mérida Spanish
habitational name from the city of Mérida in Badajoz province... [more]
Connington English
This name means "The king's manor, the royal estate," from the Old Scandinavian word "konunger" + the Old English word "tun." It was listed twice in the Domesday Book of 1086, once as Coninctune and secondly as Cunitone.
Collet French, French (Huguenot), French (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of French Colle, itself a diminutive of Nicholas.
Palmito Judeo-Spanish (Portuguese-style, Rare)
Old family immigrants to Aruba and Curaçao and São Vicente in Brazil surname derives from palm or symbol of Judaism.
Milković Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic derived from the given name Milko, itself a diminutive of Slavic names containing the element milu meaning "gracious, dear".
Hoskinson English
Patronymic form of Hoskin.
Abagnale Italian
Either an occupational name for a shepherd or a person who lived near a sheepfold (derived from Italian abbagnale meaning "good shepherd, good sheepfold"), or a topographic name for someone who lived in a wet or swampy area (from abagnato meaning "drenched, soaked")... [more]
Abbou Arabic (Maghrebi)
From a diminutive of the given name Abd Allah.
Bakhtiari Persian
From the given name Bakhtiar, also used to refer to a member of the Bakhtiari tribe from southwestern Iran.
Sultanović Bosnian
Means "son of Sultan" in Bosnian.
Steenkamp German
Variant spelling of Steinkamp.
Ó Maolmhóna Irish
Means "descendant of Maolmhóna"
Doval Galician
From 'do val' meaning 'of the valley. Galician origins.
Thorson Norwegian (Americanized), Swedish (Americanized)
Americanized form of Swedish Thorsson or Norwegian Thorsen.
Athens English (British)
British Artist and Violinist Faithe-Lynne Athens' last name
Orcutt English
Perhaps a much altered spelling of Scottish Urquhart used predominantly in Staffordshire, England.
Woodley English (American)
"From the wooded meadow". The actress Shailene Woodley's last surname
MacGraw Irish, Scottish
Variant spelling of Mcgraw.
Tsukijishin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 築地新 (Tsukijishin) meaning "Tsukijishin", a name of a group of several households for the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.
Westling Swedish
Combination of Swedish väst "west" and the common surname suffix -ling. A notable bearer is Prince Daniel (b. 1973), husband of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden.
Miyatō Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria".
Mays English
Variant of Mayes.
Jaramillo Spanish
Spanish habitational name from either of two places in the Burgos province: Jaramillo de la Fuente or Jaramillo Quemada.
Wickremesooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමසූරිය (see Wickramasuriya).
Cheong Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Cantonese)
Hakka and Cantonese romanization of Zhang.
Jayawickrame Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයවික්‍රම (see Jayawickrama).
Ciavatta Italian
From ciabatta "slippers", a nickname for a cobbler, or someone known for dressing casually.
Pratl Hungarian
Possible variant of Pradl.
Boykov Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Boyko".
Kenmuir Scottish
Derived from one of several places named with Gaelic ceann mòr "big end" (of a feature such as a hill or loch).
Endoh Japanese
Variant of Endo.
Plankton Popular Culture
This is the surname of Sheldon J. Plankton from SpongeBob SquarePants.
Eda Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Salib Arabic (Egyptian), Coptic
Egyptian Christian derived from Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb) meaning "cross, crucifix".
Kunitake Japanese
From 國 or 国 (kuni) meaning "country, land, large place" and 武 (take) meaning "martial, military".
Mehmeti Albanian
From the given name Mehmet.
Inbar Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Inbar, means "amber" in Hebrew.
Shimoji Okinawan (Rare)
Comes from the island in Okinawa, Japan, called Shimoji. The combination of Kanji characters are 下 meaning "down, below", and 地 meaning "place, territory".
Redmer Frisian
North German: from the Frisian personal name, composed of the Germanic elements rad ‘advice’, ‘counsel’ + mari, meri ‘fame’.
Kutz German
From a pet form of the personal name Konrad.
Davidsson Swedish
Means "son of David".
Yener Turkish
From the given name Yener.
Noodla Estonian
Noodla is an Estonian surname meaning "seine/fishing area".
Šalamon Slovene
From the given name Šalamon.
Buathong Thai
From Thai บัว (bua) meaning "lotus" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".
Parson Swedish (Americanized)
Americanized form of Pehrsson, Pärson, or Persson, all patronymics of Swedish diminutives of Peter.
Vahidpour Persian
Means "son of Vahid".
Ienaga Japanese
From Japanese 家 (ie) meaning "house, home" and 長 (naga) meaning "long, chief".
Mac Gille Mhearnoch Irish
Means "son of the servant of Mernoch".
Kamutharat Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Sze Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shi.
Mar Swiss
The surname Mar has roots from Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, France, Germany, Portugal and Spain. MAR: topographic name for someone living by the sea, from mar ‘sea’ (Latin mare). German: nickname from Middle High German mar(w) ‘tender’, ‘delicate’.
Ibuki Japanese
It is written as 伊 (i) meaning "that one" and 吹 (buki) meaning "blow into".
Robertin French (Rare)
Derived from the medieval French masculine given name Robertin, which was a diminutive of the given name Robert.
Rakhmaninov Russian
From a nickname derived from Russian рахманный (rakhmannyy) meaning "lazy". A notable bearer was Russian composer, pianist and conductor Sergei Rakhmaninov (1873-1943).
Boldy Scottish
This is a name for someone who lived in Peeblesshire.
Scheliga Polish
Variant and more Americanized spelling of Szeliga.
Jayama Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蛇山 (see Hebiyama).
Ohori Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) meaning "large, great, big" and 堀 (hori) meaning "canal, moat."
Van Vucht Dutch
Means "from Vucht", a place name probably derived from Middle Dutch vucht "humid area, wetland".
Yepes Spanish
Habitational name from Yepes in the province of Toledo (named as Hippo or Hipona in or before Roman times).
Abisamra Arabic
Means "Father of Brown" - comes from AbouSamra, which means "Son of Brown."
Siow Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien, Hakka and Teochew romanization of Xiao.
Ohnmacht German
Means "powerlessness; helplessness; without power" in German. This was often used to describe someone very weak.
Ivanič Slovene
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Clutterbuck English
English surname of unknown origin, possibly a corrupted form of a Dutch surname derived from Dutch klateren "to clatter" and beek "brook", or from klateren and bok "buck, billy goat", or from an older form of kladboek meaning "account book, minute book".
Chiravejsundornkul Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai จิรเวชสุนทรกุล (see Chirawetsunthonkun).
Wagenmann German
Occupational name from Middle High German wagenman ‘hauler’, ‘wagoner’.
Sointu Finnish, Karelian
"chord (music)"
Majors Norman
Based on the Norman given name Mauger. The name indicates one who is the son of Maugier, an Old French personal name, which is derived from the Old Germanic name Malger, which means council spear.
Chrome Polish, Czech, Slovak
Chrome comes from the Polish word chromy, meaning "lame".
Iru Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).
Evenrud Norwegian, American
From the name of several farms in Eastern Norway.
Simarmata Batak
From si, indicating location, and mata,
Val Spanish, French
It means valley. It comes from Britain and then moved to Aragón (Spain).
Pilliroog Estonian
Pilliroog is an Estonian surname meaning "thatch".
Surridge English
From the medieval personal name Seric, a descendant of both Old English Sǣrīc, literally "sea power", and Sigerīc, literally "victory power".
Bastian German
From the given name Bastian.
Danapala Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධනපාල (see Dhanapala).
Monteverdi Italian
Derived from Italian monte meaning "mountain" and verdi meaning "green"; literally means "green mountain".
Kamat Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Konkani
Means "people who work in soil" from काम (kām) meaning "work, task, labour" combined with मिट्टी (miṭṭī) meaning "soil, earth".
Tayama Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
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".
Lavelle French
From Old French val "valley".... [more]
Scanagatta Italian
Probably means "cat killer", from Italian scannare "to slaughter, to cut the throat of" and gatto "cat", with the figurative meaning of "cheat, scoundrel". (Compare Pelagatti)... [more]
Kriško Slovak
Derived from the given name Krištof.
Doan Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Đoàn.
Katsu Japanese
Matsu means "victory".
France Slovene
Derived from the given name France 2, a vernacular form of Frančišek, which is ultimately from Latin Franciscus.
Dishman German (Americanized)
Americanized form of North German Dischmann or Tischmann: occupational name for a joiner from Middle Low German disch 'table' + man 'man'.
Balzak French
Variant of Balzac.
Afflitto Italian
Derived from Italian "afflitto" meaning "afflicted" or "troubled".
Myōi Japanese
Variant reading of Nai.
Mac An Easpaig Irish
It means "the son of the bishop" in Irish Gaelic.
Florine French
From the given name Florine.
Sævarsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Sævar" in Icelandic.
Goldburg English, Jewish
Anglicized form of Goldberg.
Nisim Jewish
From the given name Nisim.
Nua African
Means "second daughter" in African.
Wallington American
From the surname of two girls from Rebel Starzz.
Margolin Jewish
Derived from Hebrew מרגלית (margalit) meaning "pearl".
Wickramaratne Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विक्रम (vikrama) meaning "stride, pace" or "valour" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Soleymani Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سلیمانی‎‎ (see Soleimani).
Overduin Dutch
Means "over the dune" in Dutch, derived from any of several place names.
Whitted Scottish
probably a reduced form of Whitehead
Huesca Spanish
Habitational name that refers to the city of Huesca, Spain.
Chataignier French
From French meaning "chestnut tree".
Khor Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xu 2.
Dornan Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic surname Ó Dornáin
Kuivjõgi Estonian
Kuivjõgi is an Estonian surname meaning "dry river".
Marzouk Arabic
From the given name Marzouq.
Apostolidis Greek
Means "son of Apostolos".
Aaronson Jewish
Aaronson is a patronymic surname from the personal name Aaron.
Gonda Japanese
From Japanese 権 (gon) meaning "right" and 田 (Ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Awa Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 阿波 (Awa), a clipping of 上阿波 (Kamiawa) or 下阿波 (Shimoawa), both areas in the city of Iga in the prefecture of Mie in Japan.
De La Rosa Spanish (Latin American)
Means "of the Rose" in Spanish.
Alexandrou Greek
Means "son of Alexandros".
Giza Arabic (Egyptian), Romanian
Habitational name for someone who lived in Giza near Cairo, Egypt.
Watabe Japanese
From Japanese 渡 (wata) meaning "cross, ferry" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Clemo English
From a Cornish form of the personal name Clement.
Terachi Japanese
From Japanese 寺 (tera) meaning "temple" and 地 (chi) meaning "ground".
Hisamoto Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Cois Italian
Possibly from the name of a lost town, Coni. Alternately, may be from dialectical words meaning "to cook" or "finch", referring to an occupation or nickname.
Chechenov Karachay-Balkar, Chechen
Means "son of a Chechen."
Rafique Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Rafiq.
Asgari Persian
From the given name Asgar.
Weiler German, Jewish
Habitational name from any of several places so named in southern Germany. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Weil.
Tsaritsyn Russian
From a former name of the Russian city of Volgograd that was used from 1589 to 1925. The name is from Царица (Tsaritsa), a small river and a tributary of the Volga, which was probably derived from Tatar сары су (sary su) meaning "yellow water".
Van Agt Dutch
Means "from Acht", a small village within the city of Eindhoven in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands. It is derived from Middle Dutch acht, achte meaning either "eight" or "preserve, lordly possession, legal district"... [more]
Okayama Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Castan Aragonese, Catalan, Occitan
Ultimately from Latin castaneis meaning "chestnut".
Riis Scandinavian
Nickname from ris 'twigs', 'scrub', or a habitational name from any of several places so named in Denmark. Norwegian: habitational name from any of five farmsteads named Ris, from Old Norse hrís 'brushwood'.
Sajin French
1 French: metonymic occupational name for a satin merchant or specialist satin weaver, from Middle French satin ‘satin’, a word of Arabic and (ultimately) Chinese origin, a derivative of the Chinese place name Tsinkiang, whence satin silk was brought to the Middle East and Europe in the Middle Ages.... [more]
Kratochwil German
German cognate of Kratochvil.
Hạ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Xia, from Sino-Vietnamese 夏 (hạ).
Horbunenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian горбун (horbun), meaning "humpback"
Ieda Japanese
From Japanese 家 (ie) meaning "house, home, family" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Fotiou Greek
Means "son of Fotios".
Plass German
From Middle Low German plas meaning "place, open square, street". Can also derive from a medieval form of the given name Blasius.
Oksanen Finnish
Derived from Finnish oksa "branch".
Tuvi Estonian
Tuvi is an Estonian surname meaning "pigeon/dove".
Ohtsu Japanese
Variant transcription of Otsu.
McAnulty Northern Irish (Anglicized), Irish (Anglicized)
Meaning "son of the Ulidian", from the Irish surname Mac an Ultaigh, from mac, meaning son, and Ultach, denoting someone from the Irish province of Ulster.
Mckoy Scottish
Variant of McCoy.
Francese Italian
Means "French, Frenchman" in Italian.
Shiraiwa Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks".
Israpilova Chechen, Kumyk
Feminine transcription of Chechen/Kumyk Исрапилов (see Israpilov).
Beauchamp English, French
Habitational name for a person for any of the various places named Beauchamp in Northern France, derived from Old French beau "beautiful" and champ "field".
Raat Dutch
From Middle Dutch raet "advice, counsel". Could be an occupational name for a member of a council, or a short form of names containing rēdaz, such as Radulf... [more]
Gorsky Russian
Russian form of Górski.
Torsen Norwegian (Rare)
Means "son of Tor".
Lăzărescu Romanian
Means "son of Lazar".
Rick English
1 English: variant of Rich 2.... [more]
Jesús Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, French
From the given name Jesús.
Bourassa Indian
Seems to be an Indian name. I am in touch with a relative whose family were Pottawatomi Indians in Oklahoma. This name comes from that reservation.
Večeřa Czech
Means "supper". Pronounced "veh-cze-zha".
Sawamura Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, marsh" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Malak Arabic
Derived from the given name Malak.
Shinakawa Japanese
Shina means "family, department, section" and kawa means "river, stream".
Asari Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 利 (ri) meaning "benefit, advantage".
Adamadze Georgian
Means "son of Adam".
Lam Dutch, North Frisian
Means "lamb" in Dutch, a habitational name for someone who lived by a sign depicting a lamb or a place named for them. In some cases, it may derive from the name of a ship.
Fontenot French (Cajun)
From the Old French word "fontaine", meaning "fountain."
Azarin Russian
Variant of Azarov (Азаров)
Lagman Filipino
Meaning uncertain.
Zhu Chinese
In Chinese means “to bless”.
Ọyáwálé Yoruba, Nigerian
Means "the river goddess came home" in Yoruba.
Andino Greek
This surname was originally derived from the Greek Andreas, a name meaning manly. It was the name of the first of Jesus Christ's disciples, which is known in various local forms throughout Christendom... [more]
Yau Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Qiu.