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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Açıkgöz Turkish
Means "crafty, cunning, nimble" in Turkish.
Saelee Thai
Alternate transcription of Saeli.
Guilbeau French
Possibly from Ancient Germanic wil, meaning "will, power", and Latin bellus, meaning "beautiful".
Mehović Bosnian, Montenegrin
Slavic version that might have developed from the Albanian surname Mehaj
Toraman Turkish
Means "powerful young person, someone who looks big for his age" in Turkish.
Kreuz German
From German meaning "cross".
Oberlin German, German (Swiss), Alsatian
Derived from an Alemannic diminutive of the given names Albrecht and Albert.
Mather English
Means Mower or Reaper.
El-Khoury Arabic
Alternate transcription of El Khoury.
Tailleur French
French for "tailor."
Will Scottish, English, German
Scottish and northern English from the medieval personal name Will, a short form of William, or from some other medieval personal names with this first element, for example Wilbert or Willard... [more]
Veis German, Yiddish
Yiddish form of Weiss.
Bleu French
"Blue."
Tomašević Serbian, Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Tomaš".
Kleanthous Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Κλεάνθους (see Cleanthous).
Stotch Popular Culture
Butters Stotch is one the reoccurring characters on the animated TV series South Park.
Erber Jewish, German
Meaning uncertain. Either a habitational name for someone living in a place named Erb or Erp, a name for a owner of a farm named Erbhof (derived from MIddle High German erbære "honorable, noble"), or derived from the given name Erpo.
Bano Indian, Hindi, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Hindi बानो (see Banu) as well as the Urdu form.
Faheem Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Fahim.
Bompadre Italian
From a medieval given name Bonuspater, meaning "good father", given in hopes that the "eternal father (god)" would look kindly on the child. Was often given to abandoned infants as a surname.
Assouline Judeo-Spanish
From a place or tribal name derived from Tamazight aẓru meaning "stone, rock".
Hietamaa Finnish
Finnish. (hieta) meaning, “fine-sand” combined with (maa) meaning, “country.”
Hanaki Japanese
"Flower tree".
Ishfaq Urdu
Derived from the given name Ishfaq.
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.
Viik Estonian
Viik is an Estonian surname meaning both "crease" and "tie/draw".
Balta Turkish
Means "axe, hatchet" in Turkish.
Lantz Swedish
Swedish soldier name meaning "lance". ... [more]
Weerakkody Sinhalese
From Sanskrit वीर (vīra) meaning "hero, man, brave" combined with Sinhala කොඩිය (koḍiya) meaning "flag, banner" (of Tamil origin)... [more]
Boon Dutch
From boon "bean". Refers to a person who grows beans, or a nickname for someone tall and thin (i.e. stringbean).
Wickremasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමසේකර (see Wickramasekara).
Cicerone Italian
Derived from the given name Cicerone. In some cases, it could instead be an augmentative form of Cicero.
Granoff Jewish
Short form of Granovsky.... [more]
Escobedo Spanish
The surname Escobedo is of Spanish origin, with two main possible meanings: a topographic name referring to the collective form of "escoba" (broom) or a habitational name from one of two minor places called Escobedo in Cantabria, Spain... [more]
Munasinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sinhala මුහුණ (muhuna) meaning "face, visage" combined with Sanskrit सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Kookmaa Estonian
Kookmaa is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "koks" meaning "coke" and "charred coal" and "maa" meaning "land": "coke/charred coal land".
Chopin French
French and English: nickname for a heavy drinker, from Old French chopine, a large liquid measure (from Middle Low German schopen "ladle"). The derived Old French verb chopiner has the sense 'to tipple’, ‘to drink to excess’... [more]
Hillock English
Name for someone who lived near or on a hillock, derived from Middle English hillok. Essentially a variant of Hill with a diminutive suffix.
Sugisaki Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, promontory, peninsula".
Bodkin English
From the medieval male personal name Bowdekyn, a pet-form of Baldwin.
Hairapetyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հայրապետյան (see Hayrapetyan).
Bernthal Jewish
Ornamental name derived from the Yiddish given name Ber meaning "bear" and German thal meaning "valley". A famous bearer is American actor Jon Bernthal (1976-).
Tamazight Berber, Northern African
Derived from ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵗⵜ (Tamaziɣt), the Berber (Amazigh) name for the collective Berber language family used in North Africa.
Timm German, Dutch, English
English: probably from an otherwise unrecorded Old English personal name, cognate with the attested Continental Germanic form Timmo. This is of uncertain origin, perhaps a short form of Dietmar... [more]
Ikeuchi Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".
Shanahan Irish
Anglicised form of Ó Seanachain.
Ophel English
19th century name from the Cambridgeshire area. Probably derived from Oldfield. Variants include Opheld, Oful and Offel.... [more]
Sherwin English
English: nickname for a swift runner, from Middle English schere(n) ‘to shear’ + wind ‘wind’.
Codreanu Romanian, Moldovan
A common surname in Romania and Moldova.... [more]
Shinpo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).
Trimboli Medieval Italian
Trimboli: Means: "prince of three valleys." Land or (spoils) were given to worthy soldiers for there efforts after conquest. Three valleys in Calabria were given to a soldier who will become known as Francesco Guytano Trimboli, the new perprieitor in an area near Plati, Italy, Calabria.
Junaid Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Junayd.
Mostafaie Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مصطفایی (see Mostafaei).
Thahan Thai
Means "military" in Thai.
Chiura Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 千浦, 地浦 or 知浦 with 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand," 地 (ji, chi) meaning "earth, ground", 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru) meaning "know, wisdom" and 浦 (ho, ura) meaning "bay, beach, creek, gulf, inlet, seacoast."... [more]
Jodłowiec Polish
From a word that used to mean "juniper" in Polish (a dialectal variant of the word jałowiec), or a habitational name for someone from a place named Jodłowa or Jodłówka.
Taysumov Chechen
Means "son of Taysum".
Bahamonde Spanish, Galician
Derived from Baamonde (officially called Santiago de Baamonde), a town and parish in the province of Lugo, in Galicia, Spain. This surname was borne by the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892-1975).
Habeeb Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Habib.
McGraith Irish
Means "son of Graith".
Ojavee Estonian
Ojavee is an Estonians surname meaning "stream water".
Neves Portuguese
Means "snows" in Portuguese, derived from either the Marian title Maria das Neves "Mary of the Snows", or from any of several locations named for the title.
Chapa Spanish
An occupational name for a metalworker meaning "metal sheet", amongst other things. It may also come from the name of a place in Galicia, Spain, or the Basque word and oak bush, "chaparro".
Frare Italian
Probably derived from a North Italian descendant of Latin frater "brother", used to denote a member of a religious order or a close male friend (compare Friar)... [more]
Townley English
Habitational name for a person from Towneley near Burnley in Lancashire, itself from the Old English elements tun "enclosure, settlement" and leah "wood, clearing"... [more]
Redmond Irish
From the given name Redmond.
Llovera Catalan
Topographic name from llovera "wolf pack" or "wolves' lair".
Chamblee English
Possible variant of Chambley.
Peurala Finnish
Probably derived from the Finnish peura meaning "deer" with the suffix -la indicating a place.
Artigas Aragonese, Catalan, Spanish
Plural form of artiga, referring to land cleared for agriculture.... [more]
Murkerson English (American)
May be related to the surname Murchison
Barceló Catalan
Apparently from a personal name Barcelonus (feminine Barcelona), originally denoting someone from the city of Barcelona.
Çatal Turkish
Means "fork, prong, yoke" in Turkish.
Zaragoza Spanish, Aragonese
Habitational name from the province of Zaragoza in Aragon, from a Mozarabic form of Latin Caesaraugusta, named after Roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus.
Wind Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish vind "wind". It's either ornamental or a habitational name derived from a place named with this element.
Kayitz Hebrew, Jewish
Means "summer" in Hebrew.
Fang Central African
Named after a Bantu group in Central Africa.
Sōma Japanese
From Japanese 相 (sō) meaning "appearance" and 馬 (ma) meaning "horse".
Muuk Estonian
Muuk is an Estonian surname meaning "skeleton key".
Hungarian
From ‘stone’, a word from the ancient Finno-Ugric word stock of Hungarian (cognate with Finnish kivi, Estonian keve), hence a topographic name for someone who lived on stony ground or by a notable outcrop of rock, or alternatively a metonymic occupational name for a mason or stonecutter.
Pandeya Indian
Alternate transliteration of Pandya
Tepe Turkish
Means "hill, top, peak" in Turkish.
Janse Dutch
Variant of Jansen.
Wadsworth English
Location name from Yorkshire meaning "Wæddi's enclosure or settlement" with Wæddi being an old English personal name of unknown meaning plus the location element -worth. Notable bearer is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) for whom the middle name was his mother's maiden name.
Kuerzi Chinese
From the Chinese characters 哭儿子 (Kū érzi) meaning, "crying son." This is one of the rare multiple-character Chinese surnames.
Morabito Italian
Ultimately from Arabic مُرَابِط (murabit) "holy man, one who preaches in the street; soldier stationed in an outpost", from which comes Sicilian murabitu "moderate, sober" and murabbiu "teetotal".
Stroh English, German
Means "straw" when translated from German, indicating a thin man, a person with straw-colored hair, or a dealer of straw.
Lily English
Derived from Lily, a pet name for Elizabeth. It was also used as a nickname for someone with fair skin or hair, and is derived from Old English lilie meaning "lily (the flower)"... [more]
Chudik Russian
Means "a weird person" in Russian.
Zapata Spanish
Occupational surname for a shoemaker, from Spanish zapato meaning "shoe". It can also be considered a habitational name for someone originally from any of the various locations in Spain called Zapata.
Tegan English
Variant of Teagan.
Furrer German (Swiss)
Topographic name from the regional term furre ‘cleft in the ground’.
Anees Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Anis.
Culcheth English
Habitational name from a village in Cheshire, England, derived from Welsh cul "narrow" and coed "wood, trees".
Zuloaga Basque
From the name of a settlement in Biscay, Spain, meaning "place of holes" in Basque, derived from zulo "hole, pit, burrow, opening" and -aga "place of, abundance of".
Koschek Hebrew
Derives from the ancient Hebrew given name "Yaakov" meaning "following-after".
Sitarmaker Indian, Bengali, Pakistani
Denoting someone who makes sitar, a stringed instrument that is popular in northern India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
Basel German
Derived from Božel, a diminutive of the given name Božidar.
Debussy French
Means 'from Bussy'—the place name 'Bussy' refers to several communes in France. Variants include De Bussy and Bussy.... [more]
Kathakanonth Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Lümelin Lombard
It indicates familial origin within the comune of Lümé.
Cerri Italian
From cerro "oak tree, Turkey oak".
Sa Korean
There are three Chinese characters associated with this surname. Two of these are extremely rare and are not treated here. The remaining Sa surname is also quite unusual. There are two distinct clans, one of Kyŏngsang South Province’s Kŏch’ang County and the other originating with a refugee from Ming China who came to Korea near the end of the Koryŏ period (ad 918–1392).
Ryang Korean
North Korean form of Yang.
Biglang-Awa Tagalog
Means "quick to pity" in Tagalog.
Haddon English
Derived from the Old English word had meaning "heathland" and the Old English suffix -don meaning "hill"; hence, the "heathland hill" or the "heather-covered hill".... [more]
Dexheimer German
From the German village Dexheim (south of Mainz).
Lautz German
abgeleitet vom deutschen Vornamen Lutz (Kurzform von Ludwig)
Lepley English
From a byname for a cobbler.
Hachimura Japanese
Hachi (蜂) means bee, Mura (村) means village.
Milby English
Habitational name from Milby in North Yorkshire.
Hetman Ukrainian, Polish, Jewish (Ashkenazi)
From a political title generally given to a military commander in Central and Eastern Europe, comparable to a field marshal, the term is probably ultimately derived from Middle High German heuptman "commander"... [more]
Mauvais French
Means "unfortunate" in French derived from Latin malus "bad" and fatum "fate".
Kumaratunga Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුමාරතුංග (see Kumarathunga).
Lipschutz Jewish
Habitational surname for someone in Liebschütz, Germany, or Liebeschitz, Poland, both derived from Proto-Slavic *lipa "lime tree".
Vértiz Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Bertiz.
Serafim Creștin si iudaica
În religia creștină serafim este un înger de rang superior.
Irigoien Basque
Means "upper village", derived from Basque (h)iri "village, town, settlement" and goi "high; upper part".
al-Logari Pashto, Persian
Denoted a person from Logar, one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan.
Ghaleb Arabic
From the given name Ghalib.
Nikittsev Russian
Derived from a diminutive of the Russian given name Nikita 1.
Guan Chinese
From Chinese 管 (guǎn) meaning "administer, manage, control", also referring to the ancient state of Guan that existed in what is now Henan province.
Rezwan Bengali
From the given name Rezwan.
Kütt Estonian
Means "hunter" in Estonian, derived from Middle Low German schütte.
Minda Romanian
From the Meglenite language.
Naka Japanese
From Japanese 那珂 (Naka) meaning "Naka", a district in the former Japanese province of Hitachi in parts of present-day Ibaraki, Japan.
Mukherjee Bengali
Variant of Mukhopadhyay. A notable bearer was Pranab Mukherjee (1935-2020), the 13th president of India.
Narr German
Nickname for a foolish or silly person, from Middle High German narr ‘fool’, ‘jester’.
Kitchener English
Variant spelling of Kitchen. A notable bearer was the Anglo-Irish senior British Army officer and colonial administrator Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850-1916).
Reeder Medieval English
This surname was given to people in Medieval England who thatched houses using reed
Goldstein Jewish
Means "gold stone" in German.
Abeyasekara Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසේකර (see Abeysekara).
Seferaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Sefer" in Albanian.
Lehismets Estonian
Lehismets is an Estonian surname meaning "larch forest".
Beaune French
Refers to Beaune, France.... [more]
Sonley English
Possibly derived from the Old Norse name Sunnulfr.
Seufale Samoan
seufale is a name which is used in the islands of samoa but is also usedin other countries by the samoan people. seufale is a name passed down by a family member.
Jaimes Spanish
Variant of Jaimez.
Kousar Urdu
Derived from the given name Kausar.
Brazos Filipino, English (American)
Means "arms" in Spanish.
Kondou Japanese
From Japanese 近 (kon) meaning "near, close" and 藤 (dou) meaning "wisteria". The latter character could indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan.
Flink Swedish
From Swedish flink, an adjective for someone who is quick and accurate.
Sicard French
From the given name Sigihard, derived from the elements sigu "victory" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy".
Bracken Irish
From Irish Ó Breacáin meaning "descendant of Breacán", a personal name from a diminutive of breac 'speckled', 'spotted', which was borne by a 6th-century saint who lived at Ballyconnel, County Cavan, and was famous as a healer; St... [more]
Kyono Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 皛納 (see Kyōnō).
Tărniceriu Romanian
From tărnicer meaning "saddler".
Kamutyoothin Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kurtoğlu Turkish
Means "son of the wolf" from Turkish kurt meaning "wolf".
Tsukiyomi Japanese
Means 'moon god' or something like that.
Baz-ool Tuvan (Rare)
Means "another boy" from Tuvan база (baza) meaning "also, too, another" combined with оол (ool) "son, boy".
Baghdadi Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic البغدادي (see al-Baghdadi).
Hargreeves English
Variant of Hargreaves.
Trigano Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the town of Tàrrega in Lleida province, Spain.
Schwer Upper German, German, Jewish
South German relationship name from Middle High German sweher ‘father-in-law’. ... [more]
Ruthström Swedish
Means "Ruth's stream" in Swedish.
Pramantellu Sardinian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous commune.
Mancinas Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Mancini or Mancino, common in Mexico.
Tunire Irish
Originates from an old folklore joke. Originates from Tuuniro
Nagórny Russian, Polish, Ukrainian
Place name for someone from multiple cites of Russia named Nagornoye and Nagorny, itself derived from the The prefix Nagorno- that derives from the Russian attributive adjective nagorny (нагорный), which means "highland".
Obolensky Russian
Indicates familial origin within the village of Obolensk in the Kaluga Oblast, Russia. This was the name of a Russian aristocrat family of the Rurik Dynasty.
Plum German, Jewish
Variant of Blum.
Olgun Turkish
Means "mature, grown" in Turkish.
Broomfield English
From a place name meaning "gorse field", from Old English brom "gorse" and feld "field, open country".
Haabmets Estonian
Haabmets is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen forest."
Adamou Greek
Means "son of Adam".
Shokry Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Shukri.
Ousmane Western African
From the given name Ousmane.
Van Wezel Dutch
Means "from Wezel", the name of several locations in the Netherlands.
Melaku Ethiopian, Amharic
From the given name Melaku, meaning "the angel" in Amharic. It is possibly related to Arabic/Hebrew Malak and Turkish Melek 2, also meaning "angel".
Marku Albanian
Derived from the given name Mark.
Acres English
Variant of Akers.
Ayliff English
From the medieval female personal name Ayleve (from Old English Æthelgifu, literally "noble gift"), or from the Old Norse nickname Eilífr, literally "ever-life".
Scalia Italian
Habitational name derived from Scalea in the province of Cosenza, deriving ultimately from medieval Greek skaleia meaning "hoeing".
Grow English
Likely from the English word "grow".
Beleski Macedonian
Macedonian cognate of Malewski.
Hozumi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八朔 (see Hassaku).
Antonios Greek, Arabic
From the given name Antonios.
Vallera French
French: habitational name from Vallery in Yonne, once a Romano-Gallic estate, recorded in 1218 as Valerianus. The surname is also found in the British Isles and may be of Norman origin, from the same place.
Gałkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Gałkowo or Gałków, both derived from Polish gałka meaning "knob, handle, lump".
Kristenson English
Anglicized form of Kristensen