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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Mac Phaayl Manx
Means "son of Paayl" in Manx Gaelic, Paayl being the Manx form of Paul.... [more]
Cacoub Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic كوكب (kawkab) meaning "star" (with the votive meaning of "lucky star").
Ptak Polish
Polish surname meaning "bird".
Lysych Ukrainian
From either Ukrainian лиса (lysa) "fox" or лисий (lysyy) "bald".
Kanbe Japanese
It's written as kan meaning "god, deity" and be meaning "door".
Rajani Indian, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Malaysian
Meaning unknown, either from the titles Rajan, Raja, or Raj, or from the given name Rajani.
Haverford Welsh, English
Haverford's name is derived from the name of the town of Haverfordwest in Wales, UK
Ćibarić Croatian
Son of Ćibar
Khanom Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খানম (see Khanum).
Le Roux French
Nickname for a person with red hair, from Old French rous "red." Variant spelling of Leroux.
Rīwai Maori
This name is a translation of the name Levi. The name also means potato as a general word for potatoes when its spelled without the letter "ī". This was the surname of founding mother Kiti Karaka Rīwai (1870-1927)... [more]
Nikitović Serbian
Means "son of Nikita 1".
Dut African
Dut is a surname among the Dinka people in South Sudan.
Nab Scottish, English, German, French, Jewish (Ashkenazi), Yiddish
Scottish: truncated form of Mcnay.... [more]
Bongiovanni Italian
Comes from the personal name Giovanni composed of the elements bon ‘good’ + Giovanni, Italian equivalent of John
Zach German
German and Czech from the personal name Zach a short form of Zacharias or in Czech Zachariáš... [more]
Morrico Italian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Morico or Morricone.
Carniglia Italian
Derived from the Latin word “carnem”, meaning “flesh”, and likely referred to a person who worked with meat or was a butcher. The surname may have also been adopted as a nickname for someone who was particularly robust or fleshy.
Debarros Portuguese
Portuguese: habitational name for someone ‘from (de) Barros’, of which there are numerous examples, all named from the plural of barro ‘clay’.
Samaha Arabic
Derived from Arabic سَمْح (samḥ) meaning "magnanimous, generous".
Santamaría Spanish
Means "Saint Mary" in Spanish, used as a name for someone from any of various locations named after the Virgin Mary.
McClaine English
Variant of McClain. This name is borne by the American comic book artist Les McClaine (1977-)
Chilvers English
Means "son of Chilver" (probably from the Old English male personal name Cēolfrith, literally "ship-peace").
Hogg English
An occupational name for someone who herded swine.
Breslin Irish
Irish (Sligo and Donegal): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Breisláin "descendant of Breisleán", a diminutive of the personal name Breasal (see Brazil).
Breithaupt German
Nickname for someone with a broad head, from Middle High German breit "broad" and houbet or houpt "head".
Kulasekere Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලසේකර (see Kulasekara).
Ikehara Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Vernetti Italian, Piedmontese
From various places called Vernetti or Vernetto in Piedmont, Italy.
Garchitorena Spanish (Philippines)
From the Basque surname Gartxitorena meaning "the house of Garchot."
Dalisay Filipino, Tagalog
Means "pure" in Tagalog.
Oommen Indian (Christian)
From the given name Oommen.
Shū Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 鞠 (see Mari).
Foy French
From a medieval nickname based on Old French foi "faith", applied either to a notably pious person or to one who frequently used the word as an oath; also, from the medieval French female personal name Foy, from Old French foi "faith".
Serrao Italian
Probably from a dialectical term meaning "closed, shut".
Picazo Spanish
Variant of Picasso, from Latin "pica" meaning magpie.
Polyakov Russian, Jewish, Belarusian, Ukrainian
Patronymic from the ethnic name Polak meaning "Pole".
Schwein German
Metonymic occupational name for a swineherd from Middle High German swīn "hog".
Elimelech Hebrew
Means "My God is a King" in Hebrew.
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.
Inomata Japanese
From Japanese 猪 (ino) meaning "wild boar" and 俣 (mata) or 股 (mata) both meaning "fork, crotch".
Embry English
Variant of Emery, or a name for someone from Emborough or any of the places called Hembry.... [more]
Alfyorov Russian
Derived from the Russian monastic name Yelevfery, derived from Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleutheros) meaning "free".
De Goeij Dutch
From Dutch goei meaning "good", making this a cognate of Good. A famous bearer is the retired Dutch soccer goalkeeper Eduard de Goeij (1966-), better known as Ed de Goey.
Pulkkinen Finnish
Derived from Germanic volk meaning "people".
Krzyżanowski Polish
habitational name for someone from Krzyżanów in Piotrków or Płock voivodeships, Krzyżanowo in Płock or Poznań voivodeships, or various places in Poland called Krzyżanowice, all named with krzyż ‘cross’.
Mudge English
A location surname for someone who lives or dwells near the swamps. A famous bearer of this surname is Angela Mudge, a champion fell runner and trail runner from Scotland.
Aas Norwegian
Variant of Ås.
Mizunaka Japanese
From 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".
Phyo Korean (Rare)
Variant transcription of Korean Hangul 표 (see Pyo).
Jordão Portuguese
From the given name Jordão.
Kowsari Persian
"Kowsar" refers to a river or stream in paradise, which is mentioned in the Quran. Another interpretation is that it means "abundant" or "overflowing."
Solié French
Notable bearers include French cellist Jean-Pierre Solié, who was originally named Jean-Pierre Soulier, possibly making it a variant of Soulier.
Gunawardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Mindalano Filipino, Maranao
From the name of Mindalano' sa Tonong, a character in the Darangen epic.
Budziszewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from places called Budziszewo.
Göschen German, Low German
Patronymic from the German given name Gottschalk.
Barack Arabic
From the given name Barack
Christodoulopoulos Greek
Means "descendant of Christ's servant" in Greek.
Whitehouse English
Topographic name for someone who lived in a white house or a habitational name for places in England so-called, all derived from Old English hwit "white" and hus "house".
Peugeot French
Meaning unknown.
Vongxay Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ໄຊ (xay) meaning "victory".
Overfelt English
Derived from the Old English "ofer," meaning "seashore," or "riverbank" and "felt" meaning "field".
Korbeci German, Albanian
German name for Korb "basket" changed over time to Korbeci
Zyzykin Russian
Meaning uncertain.
Banzon Filipino
From Hokkien 萬 (bān) meaning "ten thousand, innumerable" and 孫 (sun) meaning "grandchild".
Abeyakoon Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේකෝන් (see Abeykoon).
Lukehart English (American)
Americanized form of German Luckhardt.
Bednarik Slovak (Expatriate), Hungarian (Expatriate, ?)
Simplified form of Bednárik, used in countries where á is not used.
Nizharadze Georgian
Meaning unknown.
Rakić Serbian
From Serbian "rak" meaning 'crab', 'lobster', or 'crayfish'. It can also mean 'cancer'.
Akhba Abkhaz
Derived from Abkhaz akhba meaning "elder" or аб (āb) "father".
Tulp Estonian
Tulp is an Estonian surname meaning both "post/picket/stake" and "tulip".
Abdulcarim Maranao
From the given name Abdulcarim.
Kawahigashi Japanese
From 河 or 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 東 (higashi) meaning "east".
Chakladar Bengali
From a Bengali title historically used for a chief of a chakla, an administrative division formerly in the Indian subcontinent during the Mughal period. The title itself is derived from Persian چکلہ (chakla) combined with the suffix دار (-dar) indicating ownership.
Hurtovenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian гурт (hurt), meaning "group".
Gjerstad Norwegian
A municipality in Aust-Agder, Norway.
Strid Swedish
From the Swedish word stid meaning either "swift, rapid" or "battle, combat, fight".
Sombat Thai
From Thai สมบัติ (sombat) meaning "wealth; fortune; property".
Nakasato Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 里 (sato) meaning "village".
Belisario Italian, Spanish
From the given name Belisario.
Wadley English
From a place in England named with Old English wad "woad" or the given name Wada combined with Old English leah "woodland clearing".
Al-haj Arabic
Variant of Haj.
Yagihashi Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yagi) meaning "willow" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Jänicke German
From a pet form of the personal name Johann.
Imtiaz Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Imtiyaz.
Kishi Japanese
From Japanese 岸 (kishi) meaning "bank, shore".
Garfinkel Yiddish
Jewish (Ashkenazic) ornamental name or nickname from Yiddish gorfinkl ‘carbuncle’, German Karfunkel. This term denoted both a red precious or semi-precious stone, especially a garnet or ruby cut into a rounded shape (in which case it is an ornamental name), and a large inflamed growth on the skin like a large boil (in which case it is a descriptive nickname).
Ramanauskas Lithuanian
From Russian Romanovsky, Polish Romanowski, Belarusian Ramanouski, or another cognate... [more]
Koop Estonian
Derived from Estonian koopa, the genitive form of koobas meaning "cave; hole, burrow".
De Lima Spanish
"de Lima" is the surname given to the people who lived near the Limia River (Lima in portuguese) on the Province of Ourense, an autonomous community of Galicia, located at the northwest of Spain. The root of the name is Don Juan Fernandez de Lima, maternal grandson to the King Alfonso VI de León (1040-1109).
Morquecho Spanish
Castilianized Form Of Morketxo. Unexplained.
Bakunin Russian
derived from Russian words "бакуня" (bakunya) and "бакуля" (bakulya) meaning chatterbox, talkative person or agile, business-like person.... [more]
Ćorluka Croatian
Derived from Turkish körlük, meaning "blindness".... [more]
Sytsma Frisian
Son of Sietse/Sytse/Sijtse
Marcel French
From the given name Marcel
Kozuka Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "little, small" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Ó Gaoithín Irish
It literally means "Gaoithín’s descendant".
Gulzar Urdu
Derived from the given name Gulzar.
Shahed Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Shahid.
Flanders English
Given to a person who was from Flanders in the Netherlands (compare Fleming).
Ó Hearghaill Irish
Variation of Gaelic Ó Fearghail ‘descendant of Fearghal’, a personal name composed of the elements fear ‘man’ + gal ‘valor’.
Hopkinson English
Means "son of Hopkin"
Hossein Persian, Bengali
From the given name Hossein.
Degamo Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano digamu meaning "cook, prepare a meal".
Rugg English
Nickname for a person associated with the color red, whether through hair color, clothing, or complexion. Accordingly, the name is derived from the Old French word ruge, meaning red.
Beterbiev Chechen
Chechen form of Batyrbaev.
Shimoyashiki Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "lower, downstream" and 屋敷 (yashiki) meaning "mansion", referring to a mansion in the lowlands.
Mojtabaei Persian
From the given name Mojtaba.
Alamillo Spanish
Spanish: topographic name from alamillo a diminutive of álamo 'poplar' or a habitational name from any of the many places called with this word in particular one in Ciudad Real.
Lyashkevich Russian
Derived from Russian лях (lyakh) meaning "Pole".
De La Vega Spanish
Means "of the meadow" in Spanish.
Gorst Russian
Meaning "handful" in Russian.
Kohn Jewish
Variant of Cohen.
Wollmann German
Occupational name for a wool worker or wool trader Middle High German Middle Low German wollman derived from German wolle "wool" and man "man".
Flenot American (South, ?)
I think this could be a French Indian name however, it may be misspelled, and I don't know the correct spelling.
Rodham English
From Roddam in Northumberland. The name is thought to have derived from Germanic *rodum, meaning 'forest clearing'.
Bobrowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Bobrowa, Bobrowo, Bobrowce, or Bobrowiec, all deriving from Polish bóbr, meaning "beaver".
Cacciatore Italian
Derived from Italian cacciatore meaning "hunter, huntsman", ultimately derived from cacciare meaning "to hunt".
Yardım Turkish
Means "help, aid" in Turkish.
Carden English
Derived from Middle English cardoon "wild thistle, artichoke thistle". Could be a nickname for someone who carded wool (which was originally done with thistles), for a person who lived near a thistle patch, or for a prickly and unapproachable person... [more]
Trauth German
Variant of Traut.
Segărceanu Romanian
A topographical surname designating someone from Segarcea, a small town in Dolj County, Romania.
Magsaysay Filipino, Tagalog
Means "relate, narrate, declare" in Tagalog. A notable bearer was Ramon Magsaysay (1907-1957), the seventh president of the Philippines.
Shacklady English
Perhaps from a medieval nickname for a man who had had sexual relations with a woman of higher social class (from shag "to copulate with" (not recorded before the late 17th century) and lady).... [more]
Ayyagari Indian
Owner, Teacher
Santamaria Italian, French, Spanish
Italian and French cognate of Santamaría as well as a Spanish variant.
Corio Italian
Possibly a variant of Coiro, from Latin corium "leather". Alternatively, could derive from the Latin given name Corius, or from the toponym Cori, a town in Lazio, Italy.
De Sá Portuguese
Variant of .
Sekine Japanese
From Japanese 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 根 (ne) meaning "root, foundation".
Lipiński Polish
Name for someone from any of various places named Lipno, Lipin, Lipiny or Lipino, all derived from Polish lipa meaning "lime tree".
Abbaszadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Abbas".
Izumo Japanese
This surname combines 出 (shutsu, sui, i.dasu, i.deru, da.su, -da.su, -de, de.ru) meaning "come out, exit, go out, leave, protrude, put out" with 雲 (un, kumo, -gumo, zumo) meaning "cloud" or 茂 (mo, shige.ru) meaning "be luxuriant, grow thick, overgrown."... [more]
Timberley American, English (Rare)
Means "timber clearing" in English. From the Middle English words tymber, meaning wood trees, and leah, meaning clearing. The name's origin be related to tree farming.... [more]
Bishwas Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali বিশ্বাস (see Biswas).
Harukawa Japanese
harukawa means "spring river". the kanji used are 春(haru) meaning "spring (the season)" and 河 (kawa) meaning "river" . you could also use 川 (kawa) as the second kanji, but using 河 looks better.
Čiernyšievič Belarusian
Belarusian Latin form of Chernyshevich.
Khosravi Persian
From the given name Khusraw.
Zubayraeva Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Зубайраев (see Zubayraev).
Boiardo Italian
Means "bureaucrat" in Italian.
Okuyama Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Shinden Japanese
See Arata,this is simply the formal pronunciation.
Peerna Estonian
Peerna is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from the city of Pärnu in Pärnu County.
Umali Filipino, Tagalog
Meaning uncertain.
Adlao Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano adlaw meaning "sun, day".
Luca Romanian, Italian
From the given name Luca 1.
Aselton American
Asel being a variant of Asil meaning ""noble"" and ton meaning ""town"".
Sugioka Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Alhadeff Judeo-Spanish
Possibly an occupational name for a weaver from Arabic الهداف (al-̣haddāf) meaning "the weaver's shuttle". Alternately, it may be from Arabic الهدى (al-hadā) meaning "the guided one".
Mac Con Mhaoil Irish
Means "Son of the short haired warrior''.
Kudrin Russian
From kudra, meaning "curly-haired".
Allsebrook English
Habitational name from a lost or unidentified place in England, possibly from Old English given name Ælfsige and broc "brook, stream".
Occhilupo Italian
Means "wolf's eye" in Italian.
Jew English
From a pejorative nickname for someone who was suspected of usury or drove hard bargains, derived from Old French giu "Jew".
Prepon Jewish
This is the surname of American actress Laura Prepon (born March 7, 1980).
Tada Japanese
From the Japanese 多 (ta) "many" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy."
Shoji Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 庄司 (see Shōji).
Dowell English, Scottish, Irish
Derived from the Gaelic name Dubhgall, composed of the elements dubh meaning "black" and gall, "stranger". This was used as a byname for Scandinavians, in particular to distinguish the dark-haired Danes from fair-haired Norwegians.
Kalafatović Croatian
Derived from kalafat, meaning "caulker", a type of shipbuilder.
Pelissier French
From Old French "Pelicier", (Meaning "Furrier", from an agent derivative of pelice, meaning "Fur cloak", from Late Latin "pellicia", from "pellis", meaning "skin fur". An occupational name of someone likely in the fur and hide trade.
Boom Dutch
From Old Dutch bom "tree", a nickname for someone tall or robust, or a toponymic surname for someone who lived by a notable tree. It could also be an occupational name for someone who operated a boom barrier
Kronenberg German, German (Swiss)
Habitational name from a place called Kronenberg (there is one near Wuppertal) or possibly from any of the places called Kronberg (see Kronberg ) from German Krone "crown" and German Berg "mountain, hill".
Vint English, Scottish
Either an English habitational name from places so named, or a Scottish variant of Wint.
Macuha Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog makuha meaning "get, obtain (something)".
Albios Filipino (Rare)
It derives from the Latin term "Albio" which means "white" or "bright". It has also been linked to geographical locations like "Albion" an ancient and poetic name for Britain. In Celtic mythologies Albio is associated with ancient Gods and Deities often embodying traits like nobility and guardianship.
Ghaith Arabic
From the given name Ghayth
Catacutan Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Tagalog katakutan meaning "fear, fright".
Smolensky Russian
Refers to a region in Western Russia named "Smolensk".
Pierahud Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian перагуд (pierahud) meaning "prolonged rumble". This may have been a nickname for a gossip.
Gullick English
From the Middle English personal name Gullake, a descendant of Old English Gūthlāc, literally "battle-sport".
Burlington English
Habitational name from Bridlington in East Yorkshire, from Old English Bretlintun meaning Berhtel's town.
Boiteux French, Breton
From a Breton nickname meaning "lame".
Tahir Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Tahir.
Araoka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 荒 (see Ara).
Kurusu Japanese
Combination of 来 (kuru), meaning "come, next", and 栖 (su), meaning "nest, den".
Person English
Variant form of Parson.
Amirian Persian
From the given name Amir 1.
Bixio Italian
From an older form of Ligurian bixo "grey", a nickname for someone with grey hair.
Triska Czech
Meaning "splinter" in Czech. Nathan Triska is a celebrity born in 1999.
Carrie Scottish
Scottish form of Carry.
Hamamura Japanese
From Japanese 浜, 濱 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Whent English
Topographical for someone who lived by a cross road, or perhaps a very sharp bend in the road. The derivation being from the Olde English pre 7th century word "wendan," meaning to wander.
Vogt Von Dreiss Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt.
Bucalov Russian
Unknown origin, but could be connected to Bakalov.