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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Zuill English, Scottish
From the town of Zuill, Scotland. The "Z" pronounced as "Y" comes from ancient yogh representing a variety of sounds. The name itself is of unknown origin.
Kotwica Polish
Comes from the Polish word kotwica meaning 'anchor'.
Skaggs English
English name of unknown meaning occurring mainly in Hertfordshire. A noted bearer is American country music artist Ricky Skaggs (1954-).
Druzhko Ukrainian, Russian
Means "friend", from Ukrainian and Russian друг (druh, drug) in a diminutive form.
Hoare English
Variant of Hoar.
Wilcoxson English
Patronymic form of Wilcox which is derived from a diminutive of the given name William
De Paz Spanish (Latin American)
Means "of Peace" in Spanish.
Akashi Japanese
From Japanese 明 (aka) meaning "bright" and 石 (shi) meaning "stone".
Metwaly Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic متولي (see Metwally).
Hohenstein German
Hohenstein in German has the meaning of “ High-Stone “, this represents strong and powerful
Tabassum Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
Derived from the given name Tabassum.
Michaël Dutch, French
From the given name Michaël.
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.
Saengmai Thai (Rare)
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and ไม้ (mai) meaning "wood, tree".
İbrahimli Azerbaijani
From the given name İbrahim and the Turkic suffix -li which forms adjectives from nouns.
Durrenberger German
habitational name for someone from any of numerous places in Bavaria, Thuringia, Saxony, and Silesia named Dür(r)nberg or Dürrenberg
Van Helmont Belgian, Dutch
Possibly a variant of Van Helmond. Jan Baptist van Helmont (1580-1644) was a Belgian chemist, physiologist, and physician, considered as the founder of pneumatic chemistry.
Mohsenpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian محسنپور (see Mohsenpour).
Yonao Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 与 (yo) or 與 (yo), both meaning "to bestow, to participate, to provide, cause, gift, godsend" or referring to a given name with one of those characters and 猶 (nao) meaning "still".
Kurian Greek
Originated from the name Quriaqos (ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ) or the Greek Kyrios or kurios (Ancient Greek: κύριος) meaning Lord, master, power or authority, and is very popular among Kerala Christians both as a first name and as a surname.
Iriarte Basque
Topographic name for someone who lived between two or more settlements, from Basque iri "settlement, village" and arte "between".
Aita Japanese
Variant of Aida.
Furse English
Variant of Furze
Imakire Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Vicuña Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Bikuña.
Jõhvikas Estonian
Jõhvikas is an Estonian surname meaning "cranberry".
Câmara Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Cámara.
Čobanski Croatian (Rare)
From čoban meaning ''shepherd''.
Grabar Croatian
Derived from grabiti, meaning "to grab".
Boothby English
From the name of a parish in Lincolnshire, England.
Dobrić Serbian
From Serbo-Croatian dobro, meaning "good, kind".
Vakk Estonian
Vakk is an Estonian surname meaning "granary bin".
Peredo Galician, Portuguese
For Galicians, it indicates familial origin near the eponymous hill in the municipality of Castroverde and for Portuguese people, it indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros.
Kabuhashi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 株 (kabu) meaning "tree stump, company share stock" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge", possibly referring to a bridge next to a tree stump.
Jost Dutch, German
Derived from the given name Jodocus or Justus.
Vulpe Romanian
Means "fox" in Romanian.
Eisenmenger German
occupational name for an "iron dealer" from Middle High German isarn "iron" and mengære "dealer".
Damestoy French
Variant of Amestoy, fused with the preposition d' "from, of".
Ogliari Italian
Possibly derived from a place name, or from oglio "oil", indicating the bearer's occupation, or perhaps appearance.
Dowtin English
Altered form of Doughton.
Turu Estonian
Turu is an Estonian surname meaning "market".
Oberfeld German, Jewish
From German ober meaning "upper" and feld meaning "field".
Margalit Jewish
Means "pearl" in Hebrew.
Ehsani Persian
From the given name Ehsan.
Thurston English
Derived from the Old Norse personal name þórsteinn (see Torsten).
Babauta Chamorro
Chamorro name for "our banner or flag"
Aljand Estonian
Aljand is an Estonian surname derived from "paljand" meaning "outcrop" and "locality".
Ivčin Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Fonseka Sinhalese
Sinhalese variant of Fonseca.
Fiordelise Italian (Rare)
Derived from Italian fiordaliso "cornflower". In heraldry, however, fiordaliso is the Italian term for Fleur-de-lys, the symbol for the King of France (until the French Revolution). This surname either could have been ornamental, or could have referred to Italians loyal to the French Kingdom / Empire, even those among the king's guard.
Miwa Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 輪 (wa) meaning "wheel, ring, circle".
Elko Slovak
Used in Dubrovka, Slovakia
Van Ginkel Dutch
Means "from Ginkel" in Dutch, the name of a settlement in Gelderland, Netherlands, possibly derived from Old Dutch gengi "accessible, passable" and lo "light forest, forest clearing".
Lemire French
From Old French "Mire" (From Latin medicus, meaning physician), with French definite article "Le".
Fray French, English
From the German surname Frey or the Old French given name FRAY.
Pémonge French, Occitan
Meaning unknown.
Poley French, German, Jewish
French: variant of Polet, Paulet, pet forms of Paul.... [more]
Piórkowski Polish
Habitational name from places called Piórkowo in Toruń voivodeship or Piórków in Tarnobrzeg voivodeship.
Kurnaz Turkish
Means "sly, cunning" in Turkish.
Sherring English
Patronymic variant of the given name Sherwin.
Lustgarten Jewish
An invented Jewish name based on German Lustgarten "pleasure garden" (perhaps alluding to the Garden of Eden). It was borne by British barrister, writer and broadcaster Edgar Lustgarten (1907-1978), presenter of television crime reconstructions.
Weerasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරසේකර (see Weerasekara).
Steiger German
Occupational name from Middle High German stiger 'foreman', 'mine inspector'
Eftekhari Persian
From Persian افتخار (eftekhar) meaning "honour, pride", ultimately from Arabic.
Avital Jewish
From the given name Avital.
Flannery Irish
Appears originally in Irish Gaelic as O Flannabhra derived from flann, meaning "red", and abhra, meaning "eyebrow". First appeared in County Tipperary, Ireland.
Krstanović Croatian, Serbian
Derived from krst, meaning "cross".
Gholam Persian, Arabic
Derived from the given name Gholam.
Laasma Estonian
Laasma is an Estonian surname derived from "laas" meaning "forest" and "woodland".
Hamidović Bosnian
Means "son of Hamid 1".
Arafat Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Arafat.
Doyal Irish
Variant of Doyle.
Kullberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish kulle "hill" and berg "mountain".
Warisaya Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 割鞘 (see Warizaya).
Oseguera Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Valle de Mena.
Manansala Filipino, Pampangan, Tagalog
Means "one who prohibits" from Tagalog sansala meaning "inhibition, prohibition, interdiction".
Iisawa Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and sawa means "marsh, swamp".
Mandrisch Polish, German
Upper Silesia
Muyama Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Rokuyama.
Beamish English
Habitational name for someone from Beaumais-sur-Dire in Calvados Beaumetz in Somme or one of three places called Beaumetz in Pas-de-Calais, all in northern France. In some cases it may be derived from a place called Beamish in County Durham... [more]
Ó Comhaltáin Irish
It means "descendant of Comhaltán".
Reinking German
Reinking is a German-derived surname meaning "one who is neat and tidy"
Zhane English (?), Popular Culture
meaning "z," used by Aidan Zhane on RuPaul's Drag Race
Quirin German
From the given name Quirin
Mizoe Japanese
From 溝 (mizo) meaning "gully, drain, ditch, trench, gap, gutter" and 江 (e) meaning "river, inlet, bay".
Hang German (Swiss)
From the given name Hank
Damm German
From a short form of a personal name containing the Old High German element thank "thanks", "reward".
Bakunina Russian
feminine form of Bakunin
Waddell English
Habitational name from Wadden Hall in Waltham, Kent, derived from either the Old English given name Wada or from wæden "made of woad, woaden, bluish" combined with halh "nook, recess".
Main English, Scottish, French, Irish
From the Germanic given name Meino, derived from the element mageną "strength, power".
Celsius Swedish (Archaic), History
Latinized form of Högen "the mound" (Latin: celsus), the name of a vicarage in Ovanåker parish, Sweden. Celsius is a unit of measurement for temperature named for Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744).
Barkworth English
Location based surname from Barkwith in Lincolnshire, England.
Combeferre Literature (?)
Combeferre is the surname of one of the strong, persuasive members of the ABC in Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables. Meaning is unknown.
Tareque Bengali
Derived from the given name Tariq.
Adamou Greek
Means "son of Adam".
Hawlader Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali হাওলাদার (see Howlader).
Panyk Ukrainian
From the title пан (pan), to show a respected male (similar to "mister"). Extremely rare surname with 61 bearers in Ukraine (2013 data).
Marti Italian (Swiss), German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from the given name Martin.
Vahtramäe Estonian
Vahtramäe is an Estonian surname meaning "maple hill/mountain".
Vaytsyukevich Belarusian
Belarusian form of Voytov.
Klepper German
Derived from Middle High German kleppern "to clatter, chatter; to gossip", a nickname for a talkative or gossipy person.
Weakly English
Variant spelling of Weekley.
Reuss German
Occupational name for a cobbler, from Middle High German riuze.
Rästas Estonian
Rästas is an Estonian surname meaning "ouzel (bird)" and "thrush (bird)".
Noggy English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Hungarian Nagy.
Mabrouk Arabic
From the given name Mabrouk.
Vanniyan Indian
It denotes those belonging to the Palli caste.
Jander Filipino
MEANING HERE AND THERE.
Paulose Indian (Christian)
From the given name Paulose.
Zolotaryov Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Золотарёв (see Zolotarev).
Kavakami Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Kawakami more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.
Neznayko Ukrainian, Russian
Means "unknown", from Ukrainian and Russian не знай (ne znay), meaning "don't know".
Lesassier Medieval French
FALAISE FRANCE, LOUISIANA, HAITI
Kawahigashi Japanese
From 河 or 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 東 (higashi) meaning "east".
Shigaraki Japanese
From Japanese 死 (shi) meaning "death", 柄 (gara) meaning "handle, grip", and 木 (ki) meaning "tree"
Friedman English (American), Jewish
Americanized form of Friedmann as well as a Jewish cognate of this name.
Canabrava Brazilian
Cana is the short form of 'cana de açucar' that means "sugar cane", and Brava is the feminine form of 'bravo' that means "angry". There is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, called Canabrava do Norte, and according to oral tradition, the origin of the name is due to the disease and subsequent death of some animals after eating a plantation of sugar cane.
Yeow Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Yao.
Moiseyev Russian
Means "son of Moisey".
Sartori Italian
Variant of Sarto, through Latin Sartorius.
Niu Chinese
1 Chinese 牛: this name probably arose during the Zhou dynasty ( 1122–221 bc ) in the area of Gansu province; the details are unclear. It was borne by a person named Niu Wen, who was a descendant of the eldest brother of the last king of the Shang dynasty, Zhou Xin ( 1154–1123 bc ).... [more]
Kõivisto Estonian
Kõivisto is an Estonian surname meaning "birch grove".
Bogus Polish
Variant of Bogusz.
Tuell German
nickname from Slavic (Old Slavic toliti ""to soothe or calm"")
Crompton English
Derived from the Old English word "Crometun"
Holliman English
Possibly means "holly man"
Tuah Malay
From the given name Tuah.
Lake English
Topographic name for someone who lives by a streamlet or from the name of various places in England, so-called or similar, all derived from Old English lacu "pool, pond, stream". It may also be a topographic name for someone who lives by a lake, derived from Old French lac "lake", although this is unlikely.... [more]
Synov Russian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainianised form of Sinov.
Börjesson Swedish
Means "son of Börje".
Vuk Croatian, Serbian
Derived from vuk meaning ''wolf''.
Mckeon Irish
Means son of Eoghan.
Saengsawang Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and สว่าง (sawang) meaning "bright, shining, brilliant".
Kalejs Latvian
Occupational name for someone who works as a blacksmith.
Cutler English
Occupational name for a maker or seller of cutlery, from Middle English coteler "cutler, knife-maker."
Van Den Vondel Dutch
Means "from the small wooden bridge", derived from a dialectal variant of Dutch vonder meaning either "narrow bridge" or "plank bridge". This name was borne by the Dutch playwright, poet, literary translator and writer Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679).
Cotton English
From the name of any of the various places in England so-called or similar, derived from Old English cot "cottage, small house" and ham "home, estate, settlement".
Paysen German, Frisian
Patronymic from the personal name Pay, the Frisian form of Paul.
Kotani Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 糀谷 (see Kōtani).
Koçak Turkish
Means "brave, strong" or "generous" in Turkish.
Kiplin English
A locational surname that takes its name from the hamlet of Kiplin in the English county of North Yorkshire. In turn, the hamlet is said to derive its name from Old English Cyppelingas, which means "the people of Cyppel", as it consists of the Old English personal name Cyppel with the Old English word ingas meaning "people".
Arora Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
From the name of the ancient city of Aror in what is now the Sindh province, Pakistan. The city's name may have been derived from Hindi और (aur) meaning "more, also".
Ratzon Hebrew (Modern)
Means "will, wish, desire" in Hebrew.
Felty Upper German (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of South German Velte, from a short form of the personal name Valentin (see Valentine 1).
Tammik Estonian
Tammik is an Estonian surname meaning "oak wood" and "oak forest".
Farrah Arabic
From the given name Farah
Óðinsson Icelandic
Means "son of Óðinn" in Icelandic.
Sarohdo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 佐良土 (see Sarōdo).
Bedworth English
An English habitational surname from a place so named near Nuneaton, in Warwickshire, derived most likely from the Old English personal name Baeda (see Bede), suffixed with worþ, 'enclosure', denoting an enclosed area of land belonging to Baeda.
Geipelhorst German
This rather rare surname is appears to be the combination of "Geipel", which is a variant of "Geibel" originating from a personal name or topographic name formed with Old High German gawi ‘fertile region’, ‘countryside’ (as opposed to a town), and "Horst" which came from of Old High German, meaning "man from the forest", "bosk" or "brushwood"... [more]
Nordby Norwegian, Danish
The first half of the word nord is derived from the Old Norse word norþr which means "north", while the second half of the word by is derived from the Norwegian word byr or bo meaning "farmstead" or "settlement"... [more]
Cartan Irish
Variant of McCartan.
Cleland Belgian, Scottish, Irish
Scottish and Irish reduced form of McClelland. ... [more]
Wollstonecraft English (Rare)
Habitational name derived from any of several towns called Woolstone or Woolston, meaning "Wulfric’s town", combined with an altered form of Old English croft "enclosed field".
Čiernyšievič Belarusian
Belarusian Latin form of Chernyshevich.
Ercole Italian
From the given name Ercole.
Faruq Arabic
From the given name Faruq.
Roussos Greek
Originally a nickname for a red-haired or blond person, derived from Greek ρούσος (roúsos) "red".
Otaka Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大高 (see Ōtaka).
Mehdaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mehdi.
Struyk Dutch (Anglicized)
Americanized variant of Struijk.
Farhat Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Farhat.
Vatistas Greek
From the Latin Batista which means "baptist", originally deriving from Greek βάπτω (bapto) meaning "to dip".
Guivarc'h Breton
Guivarc'h means 'swift stallion' in the Breton language.
Vakhayev Chechen
Alternate transcription of Chechen Вахаев (see Vakhaev).
Khamkaew Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai คำแก้ว (see Khamkaeo).
Ajdinović Bosnian
Means "son of Ajdin".
Eliseo Italian, Spanish
From the given name Eliseo.
Kuchinsky English (American), Jewish
Americanized spelling of Polish Kuczynski or Kucinski. ... [more]
Kazari Japanese (Rare)
Means "decoration" in Japanese.
Anees Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Anis.
Bandy English (American)
Americanized form of Bandi.
Baughn Welsh
Variant of Vaughan.
O'Laughlin Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Ó Lochlainn, meaning "descendant of Lochlann".
O'Riordan Irish
From Irish Ó Ríoghbhárdáin meaning "descendant of Ríoghbhardán" (see Rórdán).
Fury Scottish, Irish
Derived from the given name Ó Fiodhabhra.
Sievi Romansh
Derived from the given name Sievi.
Khamidov Uzbek, Tajik, Chechen
Means "son of Khamid".
Idriss Western African
From the given name Idriss.
Dimaandal Tagalog
From Tagalog di maandal meaning "not pushable, not shovable".