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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Maron Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Maurus.
Vilanova Portuguese, Catalan, Galician
Portuguese, Catalan and Galician cognate of Villanueva.
Inquieti Italian (Rare)
Possibly derived from Italian inquieto "restless, agitated; anxious, worried", perhaps given as a nickname or as a foundling name. This surname is no longer found in Italy.
Akamatsuka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 赤真下 (see Akamakka).
Sandén Swedish
Combination of Swedish sand "sand" and the common surname suffix -én.
Witzke German
Diminutive form of Witz.
Bican Czech, Slovak, Romanian
Nickname for a tall, gangling person, from Old Czech bočan ‘stork’. Compare Bocian. Also a nickname from bocan ‘hammer’ or a derivative of Boc.
Madal Estonian
Madal is an Estonian surname meaning "low-lying" and "shoal".
Korbee Dutch
From the French surname Corbé, which might derive from courbet "bent, bowed", a nickname based on a crooked posture or manner of walking, or from corbeau "crow, raven".
Madera Spanish
describing someone who lived or worked in a forest. the word Madera means "wood" in Spanish. Spanish meaning of surname Wood
Soorm Estonian
Soorm is an Estonian surname, a derivation of "sõrm" meaning "finger" and "digit".
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.
Joffe Hebrew
Variant spelling of Jaffe.
Chesterton English
From the name of a parish in Cambridgeshire.
Cota Galician, Mexican
From Galician meaning "animal den".
Ó Daighre Irish
Means "descendant of Daighre"
Viljevac Croatian
Habitational name for someone from Viljevo, Croatia.
Tully Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Taithligh "descendant of Taithleach", a byname meaning "quiet", "peaceable".
Hässli German (Swiss), French (Rare)
Swiss German diminutive form of Haas. This is a French surname via Alsace-Lorraine. A notable bearer is French footballer (soccer player) Eric Hassli (1981-).
Akça Turkish
Means "money, coin" or "pale, whitish" in Turkish.
O'hanlon Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAnluain (see Hanlon).
Guillou French, Breton
Possibly derived from the given name Guillaume.
Hiratani Japanese
Hira means "level, peace" and tani means "valley".
Bean English
Variant of Benn.
Leit Estonian
Leit is an Estonian surname derived from either "leitav" meaning "findable" or "leitsak" meaning "humid/sultry air".
Egner German
From a Germanic personal name formed with the element agi ‘point (of a sword)’.
Rootsmäe Estonian
Rootsmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "leaf stalk/stem hill/mountain".
Noriega Asturian, Spanish, South American
This indicates familial origin within an eponymous village.
Damas French
French form of Damascus. Famous bearer Léon-Gontran Damas (1912-1978) was a French poet and politican from French Guiana, cofounder of the Négritude Mouvement and author of the collection "Black Label".
Anay-ool Tuvan
Derived from Tuvan анай (anay) meaning "goat, kid" combined with оол (ool) meaning "son, boy".
Aksamit Polish
Means "velvet" in Polish.
Koiso Japanese
Combination of the kanji 小 (ko; "small, little, short") and 磯 (iso; "seashore")
D'Abreo Portuguese (Expatriate), Indian
Probably an altered form of Portuguese De Abreu.
Linn Finnish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Linna, or a like-sounding surname.
Suehara Japanese
From 末 (sue) meaning "tip, top, end" and 原 (hara) meaning "plain, field".
Baluch Balochi
Alternate transcription of Balochi بلۏچ (see Baloch).
Mullick Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali মল্লিক (see Mallik).
Meader English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, from Mead 1 + the suffix -er, denoting an inhabitant.
Hazar Turkish
Turkish / Muslim last name meaning "nightingale".
Hesketh English
Combination of Old Norse hestr "horse" and skeið "racecourse". This is the name of several paces in England.
Enraejakavarapantiyacuppiramaniyakattepammutuair Obscure
This surname is a created surname made by compressing multiple surnames into one. The only person with this surname lives in India.
Vinhal English
Basically a character of a fictional story of my own creation before it ever gets published as I believe Vinhal should be pronounced as Vine-hall unlike what the idotic google translate says.
Iwae Japanese
Iwa means "stone, rock" and e means "bay, creek, inlet".
Wilbraham English
Denoted a person hailing from Wilbraham in Cambridgeshire, England. The place name itself means "Wilburg's homestead or estate" in Old English, Wilburg or Wilburga allegedly referring to a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon princess who was given the lands later called Wilbraham by her father, King Penda of Mercia.
Mudaliar Tamil
"Mudaliar" is a combination of a Tamil word "Mudali" which means "First" and "yar" which is an honorific suffix. So the surname means "First People" or "Elite People" in Tamil.
Ojavool Estonian
Ojavool is an Estonian surname meaning "stream current/flow".
Richer French, English, German
From the given name Richer.
Higai Japanese
From Japanese 樋 (Hi) meaning "rain gutter" and 貝 (Gai) meaning "seashell". A bearer of this surname was Japanese politician Senzo Higai (1890-1953).
Reemets Estonian
Reemets is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "rehi" meaning "barn" and "mets" meaning "forest".
Hållberg Swedish (Rare)
The first element might be taken from place names starting with (or containing) , hål, or håll. The second element is Swedish berg "mountain".
Shabani Persian, Albanian
From the given name Shaban.
Cruyff Dutch
Variant of Cruijff. This name was borne by the Dutch soccer player Johan Cruyff (1947-2016).
Kashiwado Japanese (Rare)
Kashiwa means "oak" and do means "door". ... [more]
Stungiewicz Polish
The Stungiewicz family name is recorded in history as heraldically adopted into the Polish heraldic clan Pobog. The Pobog clan was a participant in the Union of Horodlo in the year 1413 between Polish and Lithuanian interests.... [more]
Amankona Akan
Meaning unknown.
Kurien Indian (Christian)
From the given name Kurien.
Lilley English
Variant of Lilly.
Doyu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 堂湯 (see Dōyu).
Elmore English
From the given name Æðelmær, via Middle English Ailmer.
Postma West Frisian, Dutch
West Frisian variant of the Dutch and North German surname Posthumus, given to a child born after their father’s death. It could also be a variant of the habitational name Post or an occupational name for a mailman or guard, using the Frisian suffix -ma.
Ashraf Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Ashraf.
Koki Japanese
This surname combines 古 (ko, furu-, furu.i, -fu.rusu) meaning "old" or 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" with 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."
Jorba Catalan
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Helgesson Swedish
Means "son of Helge" in Swedish.
Tenkubashi Japanese (Rare)
From 天 (ten) meaning "heaven", 空 (ku) meaning "sky", and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Nakagiri Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia".
Davud Persian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian
From the given name Davud.
Lark English
From the name of the bird, a nickname for a singer or a cheerful person, or perhaps someone who caught and sold larks. Alternatively, could be a shortened form of the personal name Larkin.
Kureshi Indian (Muslim)
Indian variant of Qureshi.
Fazal Urdu, Persian
Derived from the given name Fazal.
Abeygunawardane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේගුණවර්ධන (see Abeygunawardana).
Abduraimov Uzbek
Means "son of Abduraim".
Collard English, French
English and French: from the personal name Coll + the pejorative suffix -ard.
Allikivi Estonian
Allikivi is an Estonian surname meaning "source/wellspring stone".
Tolkacz Polish
Variant of Tkacz.
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".
Pinches English (British, Rare)
This is one of the very earliest of surnames. This is an English name. First recorded in the 12th century it was a nickname of endearment for a bright, chirpy, person, thought by his peer group to be active like a finch... [more]
Bolingoli Central African, Lingala
Means "shining" in Lingala. This surname is borne by Belgian soccer player Romelu Lukaku Bolingoli (1993-), more commonly known as Romelu Lukaku. Another famous bearer is Romelu's cousin Boli Bolingoli (1995-), also a noted soccer player.
Zommer Jewish
An Ashkenazi Jewish surname derived from Yiddish (זומער) zumer meaning "summer".
Marigliano Italian
From the town of Marigliano (near naples)
Amaliyeva Russian
Feminine form of Amaliyev (Амалиев)
Jeff English
From the given name Jeff
Muas Hmong
Original Hmong form of Moua.
Gamboa Spanish, Filipino
Castilianized form of Basque Ganboa. It is also a name for the quince tree (Cydonia oblonga).
Wadud Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Wadud.
Kuga Japanese
From the Japanese 久 (ku or hisa) "long time," and 我 (ga) "self."
Malenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian маленький (malen'kyy), meaning "small".
Andreoli Romansh
Derived from the given name Andrea 1 combined with a diminutive suffix.
Hamson English
A variant of Hampson.
Majstorović Serbo-Croatian (Rare)
Comes from word majstor meaning master.
Tulipan Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Spanish Tulipán "Tulip".
Colville Scottish, English
Derived from the place Colleville in Normandy, France. With the Scandinavian name Koli and French ville "town, village".
Akopian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հակոբյան (see Hakobyan).
Counts German (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Kuntz or Kunz.
Bagherzadeh Persian
Means "offspring of Bagher" in Persian.
Asllani Albanian
Derived from the given name Asllan.
Gavezniansky Belarusian (Rare, Archaic)
Means "from the town of Gavezhno."
Sudō Japanese
From Japanese 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 藤 (dō) meaning "wisteria".
Amor Spanish, Portuguese
Means "love" in Spanish and Portuguese, likely denoting an illegitimate child or a philanderer. It could also be from the given name Amor. Qween Amor (1988-) is a performance artist who predominantly utilizes public space for her performances.
Shalaby Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شلبي (see Shalabi).
Oda Arabic
Means "Several" in Arabic
Hosny Arabic
Derived from the given name Husni.
Awad Arabic
Occupational name for a player or maker of lutes, ultimately derived from Arabic عود ('ud) meaning "oud, lute".
Božikov Croatian
From božikovina, meaning "holly".
Jehle Hebrew
Jehle-Romanov surname was given name of monarchical leaders over the areas of eastern Eurasia known as Russia and all Russia's yet upon revolution family erroneously reported all dead. Most family of Alexander died while remaining in Russia, while those whom escaped circa 1880 survived... [more]
Halawa Nias
Nias clan name derived from the given name Halawa referring to an ancestor.
Trout English
Occupational name for a fisherman, or a nickname for someone supposedly resembling the fish.
Kuypers Dutch
Variant of Kuiper
Dunaev Russian
From дунай (dunay) meaning "danube"
Dodie Scottish (Modern)
Dodie is a Scottish shortening of the name "Dorothy" it is quite rare and one of the only famous people with this name is the singer/songwrite Dodie Clark.
Vojniković Bosnian, Croatian
Means "son of a soldier" in various Balkan languages.
Kushnir Ukrainian
Means "furrier, fur seller, animal skinner" in Ukrainian.
Yuk Korean
From Sino-Korean 陸 (yuk/ryuk) meaning "dry land; land".
Tímoteussdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Tímoteus" in Icelandic.
Sanghera Sanskrit
The Sanghera (संघेडा) clan are descended from Chauhan Rajputs and are found chiefly amongst the Jatt Sikh tribes of Northwestern India.
Ludemann Low German
Ludemann is a German name
Hinson German
It means "son of Hinrich"
Aradhya Indian, Sanskrit
Means "one who worships god". Commonly seen in India, Karnataka and other parts of India like kashi. They wear holy thread (yagnopaveetha).
Kastrati Albanian
Derived from the name of the Kastrati tribe inhabiting the region of Malësia in northern Albania.
Lăzărescu Romanian
Means "son of Lazar".
Karunanayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කරුණානායක (see Karunanayake).
Mastrorilli Italian
Derived from Italian mastro "master; expert craftsman" and a patronymic form of the given name Iorio.
Jõõger Estonian
Jõõger is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "jääger" meaning "hunter" and "trapper".
Marriott English, French
Derived from Mary.
Ó hOistín Irish
Means "descendant of Oistín"
Canterbury English
Habitational name from Canterbury in Kent, named in Old English as Cantwaraburg "fortified town (burgh) of the people (wara) of Kent".
Takayanagi Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow".
Agron Spanish
From the town of Agrón in Granada, Spain.
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".
Marinho Portuguese
From the given name Marinho
Fredric English
From the given name Fredric
Dierking Low German, Dutch
Habitational name from a farm so named which once belonged to a certain Dierk and his kin, for instance Dircking (nowadays Derkink) in Enschede.
Cecamore Italian
Possibly means "blind love".
Samarasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරසිංහ (see Samarasinghe).
Azuara Aragonese
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
O'Kelly Irish
Variant of Kelly 1.
Vallance English
Means "person from Valence", southeastern France (probably "place of the brave").
Ajactle Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain.
Delalande French
French surname, pronounced /dølalɑ̃də/, which means "from the moor", "from the heath". Famous bearer Michel-Richard Delalande (1657-1726), French baroque composer and organist nicknamed "the Latin Lully", changed its spelling in "de Lalande" in order to give it aristocratic looks.
Lampe German
From German meaning "lamp".
Arne English (British, Rare)
From the name of a village in Dorset named with Old English ærn "house" or hær "at the tumuli".
Seider German
Originating in the region of Saxony. Name of a silk merchant, from the German word for silk: seide
Miyuki Japanese
From 御 (mi) meaning "honorific prefix indicating respect, your, godly, imperial, royal, imperial, to govern, control, protect" and 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness, good luck, fortune".
Teramoto Japanese
From Japanese 寺 (tera) meaning "Buddhist temple" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Ozanne Ancient Hebrew
Meaning “save now”.
Takebe Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial", 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo", or 建 (take) meaning "build, construct", and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Lasby English (Hellenized, Rare), French (Quebec)
Likely derived from a place in England. Associated with the Old English terms "laes" and "by", meaning pasture or village. Now rare in England, most people with this surname are American or Canadian, and are descended from a group of French Canadian furtrappers.
Tamazashvili Georgian
Means "son of Tamaz".
Psyllos Greek
Means "flea" in Greek.
Somov Russian
Derived from Russian сом (som) meaning "catfish".
Nejad Persian
Means "lineage, race" in Persian (an archaic word), typically used as a suffix for compound surnames.
Igawa Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Cornelissen Dutch
Means "son of Cornelius".
Bakhtiari Persian
From the given name Bakhtiar, also used to refer to a member of the Bakhtiari tribe from southwestern Iran.
Pakingan Tagalog
From Tagalog pakinggan meaning "to listen, to pay attention, to heed".
Denning Irish
Variant of Dineen.
Capulong Filipino, Tagalog (Hispanicized)
Possibly means "a companion in a meeting."
Elofsson Swedish
Means "son of Elof".
Duchowny Polish, Jewish
Means "clergyman" in Polish.
Zerhouni Arabic (Maghrebi), Northern African, Berber
Possibly refers to the Zerhoun mountain in Morocco. The family name originates from the city of Nedroma in Tlemcen, Algeria.
Ruffin English
From the medieval French male personal name Ruffin, from Latin Rufinus, a derivative of Rufus (literally "red-haired one")... [more]
Podolsky Russian
Russian form of Podolski
Viray Occitan, French, Catalan
Southern French (Occitan) and Catalan variant of Occitan Verai and Veray, nickname from Occitan verai ‘honest’... [more]
Aakula Indian
Telugu word meaning "of leaves"
Dorn German, Jewish, Flemish
Means "thorn" in German. Given as a habitational name to someone who lived near thorn bushes, or as an ornamental name.
Ramientas Spanish
Ramientas from Spanish word "herramientas" which means tools....
Kirihara Japanese
From Japanese 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Yasumatsu Japanese
Yasu means "relax, peaceful, cheap, inexpensive" and matsu means "pine, fir tree".
Tisch Jewish, German
Metonymic occupational name for a joiner, from German "Tisch", Yiddish "tish" meaning table.
Theall English
Theall is a rare English surname. It originates from the British town of Theale.
Bilchuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian біль (bil'), meaning "pain".
Kociołek Polish
It literally means "small kettle".
Lukksepp Estonian
Lukksepp is an Estonian surname meaning "locksmith".
Inusaka Japanese
Inu means "dog" and saka means "slope, hill".
Ariyoshi Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, good".
Savorgnan Italian (Rare)
From a small town near Udine named Savorgnano del Torre, of Friulian origin. This was the name of a Friulian aristocratic family, ascribed to the Venetian participate. The famous bearer of this surname was an Italian-French explorer Pierre Paul François Camille Savorgnan de Brazza (1852-1905)
Jaffar Arabic
From the given name Jaffar
Kirrin Literature
Used by Enid Blyton in the Famous Five book series (first published 1942) for the main character George Kirrin. It is also used as a place name for the fictional village where she lives and the nearby island.
Lavrentiyev Russian
Variant transcription of Lavrentyev.
Lancer Jewish, Polish
Ornamental name from German Lanze "lance, spear" combined with the agent suffix -er.