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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Palla Indian, Tamil
Another form of Palli.
Kiviloo Estonian
Kiviloo is an Estonian surname meaning "stone swathe".
Bawa Punjabi
Sikh name based on the name of a Jat clan. It is also a title given to the male descendants of the first three Sikh gurus.
Cardenas Spanish (Americanized), Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Cárdenas primarily used in America and the Philippines..
Qasempour Persian
Means "son of Qasem".
Abishuly Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from the given name Abish.
Bordaberry French, Spanish (Latin American), Basque
From Basque Bordaberri or Bordaberria, both widespread place names meaning "new hut/sheepfold/farm".
Rugby English
From Rugby, Warwickshire. Originally named *Rocheberie, from Old English *Hrocaburg, 'Hroca's fort', the name was altered due to influence fort Danish settlers, with the second element being replaced with Old Norse byr, 'farm'.... [more]
Yzeiraj Albanian
Means "descendant of Yzeir" in Albanian.
Nerger German (Silesian)
My family name, Nerger, is listed in the "Deutsches Namenlexicon" by Hans Bahlow. The meaning, given in the lexicon, is "ernahrer" or provider.
Joon Estonian
Joon is an Estonian surname meaning "line" and "stripe".
Tsvetomirova Bulgarian
Patronym derived from the given name Tsvetomir.
Shirahata Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 幡 (hata) meaning "flag, banner".
Niyozov Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek variant of Niyazov.
Scarcella Italian
From Italian "scarcella", a dessert enjoyed during Easter from the Italian region of Apulia, possibly referring to a baker who would make them.
Gihon Irish
Anglicized form of Irish-Gaelic Ó Gaoithín
Jaffe Hebrew
From the given name Jaffe.
Taufer German (Rare, Archaic)
Taufer is a german surname. The meaning of Taufer is "to dip".... [more]
Eichhorn German, Jewish, Belgian
German topographic name for someone who lived on or near an oak-covered promontory, from Middle High German eich(e) ‘oak’ + horn ‘horn’, ‘promontory’. German from Middle High German eichhorn ‘squirrel’ (from Old High German eihhurno, a compound of eih ‘oak’ + urno, from the ancient Germanic and Indo-European name of the animal, which was later wrongly associated with hurno ‘horn’); probably a nickname for someone thought to resemble the animal, or alternatively a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a squirrel... [more]
Feller English, German, Jewish
Occupational name for a furrier, from an agent derivative of Middle English fell, Middle Low German, Middle High German vel, or German Fell or Yiddish fel "hide, pelt". See also Fell.
Kutlu Turkish
Means "auspicious, blessed, happy, holy, lucky" in Turkish.
Tamrakar Newar, Indian
Means "copper maker; craftsman" in Sanskrit. This is used by the Tamrakar caste of Nepal and India, and mainly of Newar ethnicity in Nepal.
Tiit Estonian
Tiit is an Estonian surname as well as a masculine given name.
Swigert German (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Schweigert or Zweigert, an occupational name for a gardener or tender of plants, from an agent derivative of Middle High German zwigen, meaning "to graft" or "to plant".
Danish Urdu
Derived from the given name Danish.
Magondacan Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao magondakan meaning "artistic, graceful".
Hyodo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 兵藤 (see Hyōdō).
Shareef Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Sharif.
Frett English
English from Middle English frette, Old French frete ‘interlaced work (in metal and precious stones)’ such as was used for hair ornaments and the like, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such pieces.
Harold Irish
Of direct Norse origin, but is also occasionally a variant of Harrell and Hurrell.
Uccheddu Italian
From Sardinian uccheddu, "eyelet, buttonhole".
Amari Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Ammar (chiefly Algerian).
Tuulinen Finnish
Derived from Finnish tuuli meaning "wind".
Brailey English
Habitational name for a person from Brayley Barton in Devon, which is derived from the name of the Bray river (a back formation from High Bray which is from Celtic bre meaning "hill" or Old English brǣg "brow") combined with Old English leah "woodland, clearing".
Pontz English
The name Pontz likely came from Germanic origin, probably originating from the German Pflanzen.
Tedsungnoen Isan
From Thai สูงเนิน (Sung Noen) meaning "Sung Noen", a district in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
Ruutikainen Finnish
A rare Finnish surname combining the word for gunpowder, "ruuti", and the common surname ending -nen. The 2017 Finnish population register indicates there are 106 Ruutikainens alive in Finland, and some sites estimate there are another ten abroad... [more]
Rayner English
From the given name Rayner
Burdorf German
Means little farmer in german
McAllen Scottish, Irish, Scottish Gaelic
McAllen or MacAllen is a Scottish and Irish surname, originating from Scottish Gaelic. Historically, the name has migrated to Ireland, where the prefix of the name has been commonly transposed with "Mc".
Demsey Irish
Variant of Dempsey
Masuda Japanese
From Japanese 増 (masu) meaning "increase", 益 (masu) meaning "benefit", 舛 (masu) meaning "oppose, to go against" (kun reading), 桝 (masu) meaning "box seat, measure" or 升 (masu) meaning "box" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Geleynse Dutch
Derived from the French given name Ghislain, itself from a Latinized form of Germanic Gislin.
Im Khmer
Khmer form of Ren.
Heddle English
From the name of a location in Orkney, derived from Old Norse meaning either "high valley" or "hay valley".
Mazaki Japanese
A surname of Japanese origin meaning "cape of truth" which comes from combing 真 (ma) meaning "true, genuine" with 崎 (zaki) meaning "cape, peninsula". A notable bearer of this surname is Anzu Mazaki/Téa Gardner from Yu-Gi-Oh!
Killilea Irish
Irish - originally MacGiolla Leith from Gallway
Maligalig Tagalog
Means "ill-tempered, distressed" in Tagalog.
Cañoto Galician
Galician cognate of Canhoto.
De Bois Arthurian Cycle
Possible form of the French surname Dubois. This is the last name of Prince Arthur's mother Ygraine de Bois in the series Merlin.
Canosa Italian
It derives from the toponym Canosa di puglia.
Derin Turkish
Means "deep, profound" in Turkish.
Schalk German, Dutch
From Old High German scalc "servant, retainer, jester", which eventually evolved to mean "joker, rogue, knave". Could be an occupational name for an attendant or jester, a nickname for someone mischievous, or derived from a given name containing scalc as an element, such as Godschalk.
Haney Irish
Derived from the Gaelic name Ó hEighnigh
Cases Catalan
Catalan family name. Plural of 'casa' meaning 'house', possibly given to people who were given or built a manor or town house or had a slightly better than normal dwelling for their location/village etc..... [more]
Kilvert English
Probably from an Old Norse personal name Ketilfrith, literally "cauldron peace". The surname was borne by British clergyman and diarist Francis Kilvert (1840-1879).
Finklea English
Variant form of Finkley. A famous bearer was the American actress and dancer Cyd Charisse (1922-2008), whose birth name was Tula Ellice Finklea.
Weintraub German, Jewish
This surname translates into English as “grape”.
Ya Japanese
From Japanese ya meaning "night". Note that other kanji interpretations and meanings could be possible.
Coen Jewish
Variant of Cohen.
Shahid Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Shahid.
Matteo Italian
From the given name Matteo.
Apt German, Yiddish
German: variant of Abt.... [more]
Blachowski Polish
Related to forming or rolling thin sheets of metal, perhaps gilding.
Ukrainets Russian, Ukrainian (Russified)
Means "Ukrainian" in Russian, also the Russified form of Ukrayinets'.
Mohammadzadeh Persian
From the given name Mohammad combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Samaha Arabic
Derived from Arabic سَمْح (samḥ) meaning "magnanimous, generous".
Goonawardana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Kanisthayon Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Janovič Belarusian
Means "son of Jan 1".
Hirasawa Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 沢, 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Codorniz Spanish
Spanish word for quail. From Latin cōturnīx, cōturnīcis.
Shum Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shen.
Tsuchiya Japanese
From Japanese 土 (tsuchi) meaning "earth, soil, ground" and 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, dwelling" or 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Abdulhamid Arabic
From the given name Abdulhamid.
Raaper Estonian
Raaper is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "raapiik", meaning "yardarm" (the outer extremity of a ship's yard).
Agiashvili Georgian
Meaning unknown.
Mazzamauro Italian
Italian cognate of Matamoros. A famous bearer of the name is Italian actress Anna Mazzamauro (1938-).
Costabile Italian
Occupational name for a chamberlain, cognate to Constable. In some cases, it’s instead taken from the Italian given name derived from Late Latin Constabilis.
Heisenberg German
Made up of German words heis and berg, ultimately meaning “hot mountain.” This was the name of theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg and the alias of Walter White in Breaking Bad.
Nevala Finnish
From Finnish word 'neva', which is a marsh type and '-la', a suffix used for places.
Yamadaev Chechen
Means "son of Yamad", possibly from a form of the given name Ahmad.
Creevey Celtic
Variant of Creevy.... [more]
Radzha Indian, Gujarati, Tamil, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Raja.
Beckius Swedish
Combination of Swedish bäck "small stream, brook" and the common surname suffix -ius.
Rohulaid Estonian
Estonian surname meaning "grassland islet".
Atzori Italian
Possibly from Spanish azor "goshawk", otherwise a variant of Atzeri.
Rallis Greek
A surname held by the descendants of a Frankish-Byzantine noble named Raoul. The Rallis family (also spelled Ralli, Ralles or Rallet in Romanian) is the name of an old Greek Phanariote family, whose members played important political role in the history of modern Greece, Danubian Principalities and later in the United Kingdom... [more]
Sayachack Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ໄຊ​ຍະ​ຈັກ (see Xayachack).
Bilyshko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian білий (bilyy), meaning "white".
Wijayasuriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun".
Hegeman Dutch
Toponymic name derived from Middle Dutch hage "hedge, bush".
Plamenov Bulgarian
Means "son of Plamen".
Kenner English
Possibly derived from Middle English kenner "teacher", derived from kennen "to make known, to teach".
Basra Indian, Punjabi
From the name of a city in present-day Iraq, Basra (البصرة‎).
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.
Gattuso Italian, Sicilian
Sicilian and Calabrian variant of Gatto, notably borne by the Italian former soccer player Gennaro Gattuso (1978-).
Lubin French
From the given name Lubin.
Merridew English
A different form of Meredith (from the Welsh personal name Meredydd, perhaps literally "lord of splendour"). It occurs in Wilkie Collins' 'The Moonstone' (1868) belonging to Mrs Merridew, widowed sister to Sir John Verinder.
Yoldaş Turkish
Means "traveling companion" in Turkish.
Bouchareb Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of the moustache" or "father of the drinker" from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father" and شَارِب (šārib) meaning "moustache" or "drinker".
Joel English, German, French, Jewish
Derived from the given name Joel.
Bocorny Brazilian (Latinized, Rare)
Brazilian corrupted form of Pokorny.
Shallcross English
Means "person from Shallcross", Derbyshire ("place by the Shacklecross", an ancient stone cross in the High Peak, its name perhaps denoting a cross to which people could be shackled as a penance).
Halldén Swedish
Combination of the dialectal Swedish word hall (Standard Swedish häll, Old Norse hallr), a type of flat rock, and the common surname suffix -én. The first element may be taken from a place named with this element (e.g. Halland, Hallsberg, or Hallstavik).
Deshapriya Sinhalese
From Sanskrit देश (deśa) meaning "region, place, country" and प्रिय (priya) meaning "beloved, dear".
Massimino Italian
From the given name Massimino
Õigemeel Estonian
Õigemeel is an Estonian surname meaning "fair minded".
Cayton English
From the name of a village in North Yorkshire, England, derived from the Old English given name Cæga and tun "town, yard, enclosure".
Abrahamian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Abrahamyan.
Diener German
Means "butler" in German.
Naderian Persian
From the given name Nader.
Bekhti Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic بَخْت (baḵt) meaning "luck, fortune".
Medrano Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Riojan municipality.
Mcalpine Irish, Scottish
differing meanings include, "fair", "rolling hills"
Crew English
From the given name Crew, possibly a variant of Crewe
Brosi Romansh
Derived from the given name Ambrosius.
Hammersmith German, English
Normally an anglicization of German Hammerschmidt. Perhaps also from Norwegian Hammersmed.... [more]
Thys Flemish, Dutch (Americanized)
Variant of a patronymic form of the given name Thijs.
Ōhira Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful".
Barnewall Anglo-Norman, Irish
A locational surname given to those who lived by a stream in either Cambridgeshire, which derives its name from the Olde English beorna meaning "warrior" and wella meaning "stream", or from one in Northamptonshire, which got its name from the Olde English byrge meaning "burial mound" and well, which also means "stream." a burial mound and 'well(a)'... [more]
Cain English
Habitational name from the city of Caen in France, or a variant form of Cane.
Muirhead Scottish
Derived from many places in southern Scotland with the same name, from northern Middle English muir meaning "moor" and heid meaning "head, end".
Aparício Portuguese
Cognate with spanish Aparicio.
Hop Dutch
Variant form of Hopp. Alternatively, an occupational name derived from Dutch hop referring to the common hop (Humulus lupus), a kind of plant traditionally used to preserve and flavour beer.
Raie Estonian
Raie is an Estonian surname meaning "cutting", "hewing" and "(tree) lumbering".
Ivanc Slovene
Means "son of Ivan".
Ariel Hebrew
From the given name Ariel.
Roño Spanish
masculine form of roña which means dirt
Eessaar Estonian
Eessaar is an Estonian surname meaning "fore island".
Linklater Scottish
From a place name: either Linklater in South Ronaldsay and North Sandwick, or Linklet in North Ronaldsay, all derived from Old Norse lyng "heather" and klettr "hill, crag, cliff".
Kidate Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree" and 建 (date), the joining continuative form of 建てる (tateru) meaning "to build; to construct".
Hansalu Estonian
Hansalu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from the masculine given name "Hans" and "salu", meaning "grove"; "Hans' grove".
Denho Syriac
Denho is derived from the Syriac word for 'rising' or 'dawn'
Dimagiba Filipino, Tagalog
Means "indestructible" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and giba meaning "demolished, destroyed".
Agojo Tagalog
From Tagalog aguho referring to a type of flowering tree (scientific name Casuarina equisetifolia).
Fahim Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Fahim.
Kvasnička Czech
from kvasnička ‘sour cherry’, applied as a nickname.
Ose Japanese
From 大 (o) meaning "big, large, great" and 瀬 (se) meaning "torrent, ripple, current".
Volkmuth German
Volk: People... [more]
Schuft German
Means "wretch, blackguard" in German.
Tayama Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Caprio Italian
from Latin caprae ‘goats’ or possibly from Greek kapros "(wild) boar" and so a metonymic occupational name for a goatherd or swineherd or a nickname for someone thought to resemble a goat or boar.
Benveniste Judeo-French, Judeo-Catalan, Catalan (Rare), French (Rare)
Likely derived from Spanish bien viniste, meaning "your arrival was good", also serving as a cognate of Bienvenido and Benvenuto.
Doleschal German
German cognate of Doležal.
Matvejs Latvian
From the given name Matvejs.
Buttafuoco Italian
Means "linstock (staff for lighting a cannon)" in Italian, composed of butta "to throw, toss" and fuoco "fire", perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a gunner, or a figurative nickname for someone with a hot temper... [more]
Sidorenko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Sydorenko.
Mavris Greek
From the Greek word mavros (black).
Žabek Croatian
From žaba, meaning "frog".
Portrey Jewish
Origin uncertain. Perhaps an altered form of Jewish Portnoy of North German Portner.
Foxworth English
Variant of Foxworthy, a habitational name derived from the unattested Old English given name Færoc and worþig "estate, enclosure, homestead".
Taylorson English
Means "son of Taylor".
Komnenos Greek
From the village Komne in Thrace. The surname of one of the imperial families of Byzantium.
Duschen Romansh
Diminutive of Dusch.
Moussi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Musa.
Pavon Spanish (Latin American)
Nickname for a proud man
Tjhai Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Cai used by Chinese Indonesians.
Zhong Chinese
From Chinese 钟 (zhōng) referring to the ancient fief of Zhong Li that existed in the state of Chu in what is now Anhui or Hubei province.
Guardiola Catalan
Habitational name from any of the numerous places named Guardiola, from guardiola, a diminutive of guàrdia meaning "guard".
Scheving Icelandic, Danish (Rare)
From the name of the Danish town Skævinge whose name might be derived from Old Danish skap "something excavated".
Makeba African American
Meaning unknown. famous bearer is South African singer songwriter, Miriam Makeba (1936-2008).
Quezon Filipino
Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant of Quizon or from Hokkien 郭孫 (keh-sun) derived from 郭 (keh) meaning "outer city" and 孫 (sun) meaning "grandchild"... [more]
Godrich German
German form of Goodrich.
Glaza Polish
Means "eyes".
Nibbe German
Nickname meaning ‘beak’, or from a short form of a Germanic personal name Nippo, composed of Old High German nit ‘hostility’, ‘eagerness’ + boto ‘messenger’.
Məsimov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Məsim".
Sneh Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Jewish
Means "snow". It is the name of Moshe Sneh, a Polish-Israeli communist politician.
Joffé French, Jewish
French form of Joffe.
Linde Spanish
From Spanish linde "boundary" or a habitational name from places called La Linde in Spain.
Laurel Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Topographic name for someone who lived by a laurel tree, Spanish laurel (Latin laurus), or a habitational name from Laurel in the Canary Islands.
Çetin Turkish
Means "hard, tough" in Turkish.
Clerico Italian
Occupational or status name for a member of a minor religious order or for a scholar from Late Latin clericus (see Clerc ). Italian cognitive of Clark.
Ciarlariello Italian
From Italian ciarlare "to chatter, to gossip".
van Niekerk Afrikaans
Topographic name for any of the various locations named Nieuwerkerk in The Netherlands or Nieuwerkerken in Belgium. The name itself means "of the new church" from Dutch van meaning "of" combined with nieuw meaning "new" and kerk meaning "church".
Lynde Scottish Gaelic
Originated from the Strathclyde region of Scotland, meaning "waterfall," and located near the Castle of Lin.... [more]
Herbenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Gerbov.
Janjöri Romansh
Contraction of a short form of the given name Johannes and Jöri.
Ferm Swedish
Derived from Swedish färm "quick, prompt".
Vyskočil Czech, Slovak
Nickname from the past participle of the verb vyskočit meaning "to jump or leap".
Sigel Upper German
Upper German variant of Siegel 1.
Yttrefjord Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Norwegian yttre- "outer" and fjord "fjord".
Horigome Japanese
掘 (Hori) means "moat" and 米 (gome) means "rice, America". ... [more]
Løvland Norwegian
Habitational name derived from Norwegian løv "leaf" (Old Norse lauf) and land "land", probably referring to areas where deciduous trees grew.
Briner German (Swiss)
Habitational name for someone from Brin in Grison canton (Graubünden) or from the Brin valley.
Cieri Medieval Italian
Likely shortened from a medieval given name like Fulcieri.
Giovinazzi Italian
Giovinazzi is an Italian surname derived from "giovane", meaning "young," possibly referring to a youthful person.
Põld Estonian
Means "field" in Estonian.
Fornes Norwegian
Habitational name from various farmsteads in Norway named furanes or fornes.
Bigelow English
Habitational name from a place in England called Big Low meaning "big mound".
Salis Sardinian
Variant of Sale.
Reynard English
From the given name Reynard.
Onoki Japanese
O means "large, big", no means "field", and ki means"tree, wood".
Höld German
Variant of Held.
Siôn Welsh
From the given name Siôn
Petrusenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Petrus" or "child of Petrusya".