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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Bunma Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and มา (ma) meaning "come, arrive".
So Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Su.
Saunder English
From the given name Alexander.
Hiransi Thai
From Thai หิรัญ (hiran) meaning "money, silver, gold" and ศรี (si) meaning "honour, glory, splendour".
Lemm Low German, Dutch
Derived from the given name Lambert.
Noro Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 呂 (ro) meaning "spine, backbone".
Mellark Popular Culture
The surname of the deuteragonist of the Hunger Games Trilogy, Peeta Mellark.
Yoshitomi Japanese
From 吉 (yoshi, kichi, kitsu) meaning "good luck, fortunate" and 富 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance".
Lăcustă Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Goodheart English
Nickname for a kindly person.
Penta Italian
From the name of a hamlet in Salerno, Italy, possibly derived from a southern Italian word meaning "large rock" or "steep slope" (penta, pente, or pendë).
Severide Modern
Meaning: Honesty, Sacrificer, Admirer ... [more]
Quinter Romansh
Derived from the place name Quinto in the Swiss canton Ticino.
Min Chinese, Korean
From Chinese 闵 (mǐn) meaning "pity, sorrow", also referring to the posthumous title of the Duke Min of Lu (personal name Ji Qi).
Cosijn Dutch
Meaning "cousin".
Lipps German
Derived from Lippe, a place in Westphalia, Germany. The name is a variant of the first name Philipp.
Berkhout Dutch
Habitational name derived from Dutch berk "birch (tree)" and hout "wood, forest".
Panou Greek
Means "son of Panos". A famous bearer is the Greek composer Akis Panou (1933-2000)
Montesquieu French
From French montagne, meaning "mountain" and possibly also from queue, meaning "line". Charles Montesquieu was a 17th-century French aristocrat, philosopher and politician.
Mutsu Japanese (Rare)
Similar to Mutsumi, Mutsu means "order".
Suurvärav Estonian
Suurvärav is an Estonian surname meaning "big gate/door".
Bezpeka Ukrainian (Rare)
Means "safety" in Ukrainian.
Galanty Jewish, Judeo-Italian
Possibly derived from the Italian Galantuomo meaning "gentleman"
Haytham Arabic
Derived from the given name Haytham.
Kerin Irish (Latinized, Rare)
Irish variation of Kieran. ... [more]
Babeș Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Levchik Belarusian, Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Levchyk.
Bloodsworth English
Variant spelling of Bloodworth.
Carney Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Catharnaigh "descendant of Catharnach", a byname meaning "warlike".
Boemo Okinawan (Rare, Archaic)
From Okinawan 保栄茂 (Boemo) meaning "Bin", a district in Tomigusuku, Okinawa, Japan.
Gunathilaka Sinhalese
From Sanskrit गुण (guṇa) meaning "quality, attribute, merit" and तिलक (tilaka) meaning "mark, dot, ornament".
Sakahara Japanese
From Japanese 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Arabe Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Niibe).
Vere English, Irish
habitational name mostly from Vair in Ancenis named with Gaulish vern "alder"... [more]
Shipman English
Occupational name for a shepherd, derived from Middle English schep "sheep" and mann.
Mul Khmer
Means "origin" in Khmer.
Holland Irish (Anglicized), Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÓileáin, a variant of Ó hAoláin, from a form of Faolán (with loss of the initial F-)... [more]
Manlangit Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Means "to go to heaven" in Tagalog and Cebuano.
Sakunami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).
Michalsky Polish
A variant of Michalski. "Polish and Jewish (from Poland): habitational name for someone from a place called Michale in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship or Michały in Masovian Voivodeship both named with the personal name Michał (see Michal ). Jewish (from Poland): patronymic from the personal name Michal." ... [more]
Stifter German, German (Austrian)
Means "founder" in Middle High German, from stiften "to bring about, endow, donate", a name for a tenant farmer on previously unoccupied land, or a habitational name from the related word Stift meaning "endowed monastery, secular convent, church foundation".
Arundel English
English surname which comes from two distinct sources. Either it was derived from a place name meaning "horehound valley" in Old English (from harhune "horehound (a plant)" and dell "valley"), or it was from Old French arondel, diminutive of arond "swallow", which was originally a Norman nickname given to someone resembling a swallow.
Vasey English
Derived from the Norman french word enveisie "playful, merry"
Chesbrough English
habitational name from Cheeseburn in Northumberland early recorded as Cheseburgh possibly from Old English cis "gravel" and burh "stronghold"... [more]
Abdulrafi Arabic
Abd "slave/servant", Al Rafi "The Exaulted" as in God
Daw Irish (Anglicized)
Irish anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Deaghaidh, ‘descendant of Deaghadh’, a personal name of uncertain origin... [more]
Bulthuis Dutch
From bult "knoll" + huis "house", hence a topographic name from a house on a low hill.
Sobral Portuguese
Means "cork oak grove" in Portuguese.
Amatayakun Thai (Rare)
Means "government officer clan", from Thai อมาตย (amataya-) meaning "government official; public officer; bureaucrat" and กุล (kun), a transcription of Pali kula meaning "clan".
Ioveanu Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Gallipoli Italian
Possibly from the town of Gallipoli in Apulia, Italy, derived from Greek Καλλίπολις (Kallípolis) meaning "beautiful city", or perhaps denoted someone from Gallipoli (also Gelibolu) in Turkey, of the same etymology.
Mac A 'Ghobhainn Scottish Gaelic
The Scots Gaelic variation of Smith.
Plyushchenko Ukrainian
Derieved from Ukrainian плющ (plyushch), meaning "ivy".
Nestler German
Derived from the middle high German word nesteler meaning "maker of string or thread".
Kikerpuu Estonian
Kikerpuu is an Estonian surname meaning "cicer wood".
Lothringer German
Indicates origin from Lothringen, German form of Lorraine
Leenders Dutch
Patronymic form of Leendert.
Öst Swedish
Means "east" in Swedish.
Di Taranto Italian
Habitational name for someone from the city of Taranto the provincial capital of Apulia. Variant of Taranto and Tarantino.
Magpayo Tagalog
Means "to advise, to give advice" in Tagalog.
Sow Western African, Fula
Meaning uncertain.
Caruthers Scottish
Means "Rhydderch's fort" in Cumbric. This might refer to the king of Alt Clut, Rhydderch Hael.
Kronberg German, Swedish
German habitational name from any of the places called Kronberg near Frankfurt in Hesse and in Bavaria from the elements krone "crown" and berg "mountain, hill". Swedish ornamental name from kron "crown" and berg "mountain hill".
Farling Irish
Perhaps a variant of Scottish and northern Irish Farland.
Tatke German
Unknown source.
Macron French
Contracted form of Macqueron.
Amatuzio Italian
The surname *Amatuzio* is of Italian origin and is likely derived from personal names or characteristics. It could be connected to the root Amato, which means "beloved" or "loved" in Italian, suggesting that it might have originally been used as a nickname or descriptor for someone who was cherished or valued within their community... [more]
Taberner Catalan
It literally means someone who owns a tavern.
Hisamoto Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Barreiro Galician, Portuguese
Barreiro is a habitational name from any of numerous places in Galicia (Spain) and Portugal named with a derivative of barro 'clay loam'.
Warmbier German
Metonymic occupational name for a brewer, derived from Middle Low German warm meaning "warm" and ber meaning "beer".
Goncharov Russian
Derived from Russian гончар (gonchar) meaning "potter".
Vansickle Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of a hypothetical Dutch surname, probably derived from either the given name Sikkel (see Siegel) or from sikkel meaning "sickle, scythe".
Alliku Estonian
Alliku is an Estonian surname, derived from "Allikas", meaning "wellspring".
Vrana Croatian
Means ''crow''.
Abadilla Spanish
Variant of Badilla
Nájera Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Riojan municipality.
Lomasney Irish
From Gaelic Ó Lomasna meaning "descendant of Lomasna", a byname from lom "bare" and asna "rib".
Pervez Urdu
From the given name Parviz.
Hassanpour Persian
Means "son of Hassan" in Persian.
Bail French, Walloon
Nickname from Old French bail for "governor, regent, bailiff".
Siân Welsh
Either a variant of Siôn or taken directly from the name Siân
Pagtalunan Tagalog
Means "to quarrel for, to argue about, to haggle" in Tagalog.
Hana Japanese
From Japanese “hana” (花) meaning flower.
Kloppenburg German, Dutch
From Cloppenburg, the name of a town in Lower Saxony.
Gemini Italian
Diminutive of Gemino.
Reason English
A different form of Raison.
Mikker Estonian
Mikker is an Estonian family name possibly related to Mihkel
Faaj Hmong
Hmong clan surname, also commonly anglicized as Fang. It may be a form or cognate of the Chinese surname Fang.
Isoko Japanese
Iso means "beach, seashore" and ko means "child, sign of the rat".
Rohr German, Jewish
Topographic name for someone who lived in an area thickly grown with reeds, from Middle High German ror. Also a habitational name from one of the several places named with this word.
Breeze Welsh
Derived from the surname Breese, which came from the surname Rees.
Dekkers Dutch
Variant of Dekker.
Yiu Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yao.
Rool Estonian
Rool is an Estonian surname meaning "wheel" and "helm".
Sakuraba Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" and 庭 (ba) meaning "garden".
Pandit Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Odia, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit पण्डित (pandita) meaning "learned, wise" or "scholar, teacher".
Jeričević Croatian
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.
Arboleda Spanish
From arboleda meaning "grove of trees". This is the name of a prominent Colombian family, in which case it is derived from their region of origin in Arboleya, Spain.
Donaghy Irish
Irish: variant of Donahue.
Di Moze Italian
Means "son of Moze" in Italian.
Watari Japanese (Rare)
Watari means "ferry, import, deliver". Watari is also a first name and a place name.... [more]
Poleshuk Ukrainian (Russified), Ukrainian (Belarusianized)
Variant of Poleshchuk or northern (Belarusian) variant of Polishchuk.
Orucov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Oruc".
Gensmantel German
Derived from the German words gens meaning "people, race, stock" and mantle meaning "forest, woods".
Helgesson Swedish
Means "son of Helge" in Swedish.
Nhek Khmer
Means "close, together, often, frequently" in Khmer. It may also be from a short form of Chinese 涅槃 (nièpán) meaning "nirvana".
Cestaro Italian
From cesta "basket" and the suffix -aro, an occupational name for a basket maker.
Awara Japanese
A variant of Ahara.
Djau Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Cao used by Chinese Indonesians.
Shramchuk Ukrainian
Derived from the word шрам, meaning "scar".... [more]
Tubbs Popular Culture
Surname of Cleveland's second wife Donna and her children Roberta and Rallo from American sitcom The Cleveland show (2009-2013)
Torigoe Japanese
From 鳥 (tori) meaning "bird" and 越 (koe) meaning "voice".
Zholnerovsky Russian (Rare)
Surname of Polish noble origin derived from Polish żołnierz meaning "soldier".
Zhytnyk Ukrainian
Means "rye worker".
Stukely English
Possibly meaning "stucco" or "stuck".
Ryle English
Habitational name from Royle in Lancashire (see Royle).
Chuah Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Cai.
Lukáš Czech, Slovak
From the given name Lukáš.
Do Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Đỗ.
Ryuen Japanese (Rare)
龍 (Ryuu) means "Dragon" and 円 (En) means "Circle, Round". En also can also mean "Garden" in this surname. ... [more]
Constant French, Dutch, English
From the given name Constant or from the word "constant"
Adlawan Filipino, Cebuano
Means "daytime" in Cebuano.
Kirchofer German
German topographic name for someone living near a churchyard, or habitational name for the proprietor or tenant of a farm named as "Church Farm", from Middle High German kirche "church" + hof "farmstead", "manor farm".
Miguelañez Spanish
Derived from the given name Miguel.
Bonville French
Variant of Bonneville
Abeyawardane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවර්ධන (see Abeywardana).
Kenner English
Possibly derived from Middle English kenner "teacher", derived from kennen "to make known, to teach".
Chechenov Karachay-Balkar, Chechen
Means "son of a Chechen."
Zeynallı Azerbaijani
From the given name Zeynal and the Turkic adjective suffix -li.
Bordignon Italian
Derived from the given name Bortoło, a Venetian form of Bartolomeo.
Barbera Italian
Feminine form of Barbero, perhaps denoting a barber’s wife. Alternatively, it could derive from the name of a kind of grape from the Piemonte region.
Orel Ukrainian
A form of Orlov.
Sayachack Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ໄຊ​ຍະ​ຈັກ (see Xayachack).
Viitas Estonian
Viitas is an Estonian surname meaning "refer" or "point (out/to)".
Mješicy Sorbian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Upper Sorbian municipality of Bukecy.
Ćorluka Croatian
Derived from Turkish körlük, meaning "blindness".... [more]
Ivankovac Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Siciliano Italian, Sicilian
One who came from Sicily.
Sarı Turkish
Means "yellow, blond" in Turkish.
Casebolt English
From the Medieval English word casbalde meaning "bald head".
Musayev Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Chechen, Avar, Dargin, Lezgin, Kumyk, Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Kyrgyz/Chechen/Avar/Dargin/Lezgin/Kumyk Мусаев and Kazakh Мұсаев (see Musaev).
Cord Northern Irish
Reduced form of Mccord.
Abdelhak Arabic
From the given name Abdelhak.
Pedroso Portuguese
Its origin is the word "pedra", which means "stone".
Gaa German
Bavarian dialect variant of Gau.
Gyros Greek (Cypriot)
From Greek γύρω (gyro) meaning "round".
Kannan Indian, Tamil
From the given name Kannan, the Tamil variant of Krishna.
Kimpoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).
Bogusławski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Boguslaw or Boguslawice, both derived from the given name Bogusław.
Milan Italian, French
Habitational name from the Italian city of Milan (see Milano).
Asuküla Estonian
Asuküla is an Estonian surname meaning "populated village".
Signore Italian
from the medieval personal name Signore (from Latin senior "senior elder" genitive senioris). from signore ‘lord’ hence a derisive nickname for a peasant who gave himself airs and graces or an occupational name for someone in the service of a great lord... [more]
Phó Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Fu, from Sino-Vietnamese 傅 (phó).
Goakman English (British)
This surname derives itself from the Old English personal name Ācmann, composed of the elements āc “oak” and mann “man”... [more]
Natal Portuguese, Spanish
From the personal name Natal (from Latin Natalis), bestowed on someone born at Christmas or with reference to the Marian epithet María del Natal.
Bellut French
Variant of Ballut.
Kongo Estonian
Kongo is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "kangur" meaning "weaver", or from "kongus" meaning "hooked".
Ahlqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish al "alder" and quist an old spelling of kvist "twig".
Krull Estonian
Krull is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kull" meaning "hawk".
Prakapienka Belarusian
Belarusian form of Prokopenko.
Altan Turkish
From the given name Altan 1.
Sipelgas Estonian
Sipelgas is an Estonian surname meaning "ant".
Hồng Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Hong, from Sino-Vietnamese 洪 (hồng).
Aššurāya Babylonian
Means "Assyrian", deriving from the Akkadian element aššurû ("Assyrian").
Kitley English
Derived from a place name in Devonshire, England, and was first recorded in the form of Kitelhey in 1305.... [more]
Holter English, German, Norwegian, Dutch
Derived from Old English, Old Dutch, and Old Norse holt meaning "forest, small wood".
Aminzade Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian امین‌زاده (see Aminzadeh).
Prendergast Irish
means "good priest's glen" in Irish
Fontane French, Occitan, Catalan
From Old French meaning "well, fountain".
Sitwat Thai, Lao, Shan, Zhuang, Chashan, Biao, Cun
Means "colour of heart".
Jamshed Persian, Tajik
From the given name Jamshed.
Ao Estonian
Ao is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "lao", meaning "warehouse".
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".
Traat Estonian
Traat is an Estonian surname meaning "wire" or "strand".
Weeraratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරරත්න (see Weeraratne).
Tsuge Japanese
From the Japanese 告 (tsuge) "tell."
Kaygisiz Turkish
Derived from the Turkish word for “carefree, relaxed”.
Tulinius Icelandic
this name is a family name/surname, which are held by only about 10% of Icelanders. The majority of Icelanders use patronymic names and not family names.
Maroń Polish
Derived from either the given name Marek or Martin.
Stults German
The Stults surname is derived from the German word "stoltz," which means "proud," and as such, it was most likely originally a nickname, which became a hereditary surname.
France Czech
Variant of Franc.
Lukk Estonian
Lukk is an Estonian surname meaning "lock".
Hwang Korean, Chinese
Korean form of Huang, from Sino-Korean 黃 (hwang). It is also an alternate transcription of the Chinese name.
Hanarashi Japanese
From Japanese, using the kanjis 花 (hana) meaning "flower", combined with 嵐 (arashi) meaning "storm".
Peymani Persian
From the given name Peyman.
Saelin Thai
From the Chinese surname Lin.
Svystun Ukrainian
Means "whisteler".
Collum Northern Irish
Reduced form of northern Irish Mccollum.
Macis Italian
From Sardinian maccia "shrub, thick bush, brush", or possibly denoting someone from the village Simax.
Numa Japanese
Numa means "marsh, swamp".
Crombrugge Belgian, Flemish
Possibly means "crooked bridge", from Middle Dutch crom "bent, not straight" and brugge "bridge".
Shouyu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Shoyu.
Tiffany English
From the medieval female personal name Tiffania (Old French Tiphaine, from Greek Theophania, a compound of theos "God" and phainein "to appear"). This name was often given to girls born around the feast of Epiphany.
Breath English, Scottish
From the La Bret family in Daveham. The Scottish variant is Braid.
Bian Chinese
From Chinese 卞 (biàn) referring to the ancient fief of Bian, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.
Theuns Dutch
Patronymic from the given name Theun.
Liserani Italian
A famous bearer is Italian-born American actor Gino Corrado Liserani (1893 - 1982), who went by Gino Corrado on film