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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Kalani Hawaiian
From the given name Kalani.
Lindhorst German
It means "linden forest" in German.
Mackie Scottish (Anglicized)
Mackie is a name that comes from the Gaelic name Mac Aodha which means "son of Aodh". Aodh is a given name meaning "fire"... [more]
Jayawardana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයවර්ධන (see Jayawardena).
Harutunian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հարությունյան (see Harutyunyan).
Dee English, Scottish
From the name of any of various rivers in England and Scotland named Dee, itself derived from Celtic dewos meaning "god, deity".
Pelsmaker Dutch
Occupational name for a pelt maker, from Dutch pels "pelt, fur" and maker "maker"
Ashwood English
Habitational name from a place in Staffordshire named Ashwood, from Old English æsc "ash" and wudu "wood".
Van Hanegem Dutch, Flemish
Means "from Hanegem", possibly from a place name in Flanders, Belgium; one theory suggests that it may be associated with Danegem, a town near Beernem, West Flanders. Other theories connect it to Hunnegem, the name of an old settlement in Geraardsbergen, East Flanders, or a place called Huinegem in Asse, Flemish Brabant... [more]
Zakir Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Zakir.
Ólafsson Icelandic
Patronymic of the given Ólafur. This surname is given to their sons.
Lilleorg Estonian
Lilleorg is an Estonian surname meaning "flower(y) valley".
Raval Indian, Gujarati
From Gujarati રાવ (rava) meaning "king", ultimately from Sanskrit राजन् (rajan).
Regalia Italian
Means "regalia; royal rights and privileges, regality" in Italian.
Kalla Sami
Derived from Kállá, the Sami form of Karl.
Frankland English
Status name for a person whom lived on an area of land without having to pay obligations. From Norman French frank, 'free' and Middle English land, 'land'. This surname is common in Yorkshire.... [more]
Westdyke English
Name given to someone who lived on the west side of a dyke.
Miola Italian
Derived from the given name Meo, a short form of names such as Bartolomeo, Romeo, Tolomeo, or perhaps Mattheo.
Lehnsherr Popular Culture
From German Lehnsherr/Lehnsgeber "feudal lord". A notable fictional character is Erik Magnus Lehnsherr (born as Max Eisenhardt), also known as Magneto, in the 'X-Men' franchise.
Argentino Italian
From Italian argento meaning "silver".
Stauber German, Jewish
An occupational name from Staub, with the addition of the German agent suffix -er.
Kurobiru Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畔蒜 (see Abiru).
Kör Turkish
Means "blind" or "blunt" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian کور (kor).
Shahbazi Persian
From the given name Shahbaz.
Sarpei Akan
Meaning unknown.
Gaita Italian
One who came from Gaeta in Italy.
Öhrn Swedish
Variant of Örn.
Feder German, Jewish
metonymic occupational name for a trader in feathers or in quill pens from Middle High German vedere German feder "feather quill pen"... [more]
Herrick English
From the personal name Erik.
Marroquin Spanish
Spanish or Portuguese
Drepanis Greek
From the Greek word for scythe: drepani (δρεπάνι).
Emeny English
It may be of Old Celtic origin, from the Celtic female personal names: Isemeine, Isemay, Ismaine... [more]
Guijarro Spanish
Spanish: nickname from guijarro 'pebble' perhaps applied to a man who sold pebbles (used for paving the streets).
Comim Italian
It mans waiter in italian.
Panzacola Indigenous American (Rare)
Named after the tribe meaning "hairy people".
Schmiedt German
Variant spelling of Schmidt.
Utsar Estonian
Utsar is an Estonian surname, possibly a truncated variant of "Kutsar", meaning "coachman".
Chviedarovič Belarusian (Rare)
Means "son of Chviedar". A notable bearer is Mikalaj Čarnuševič (1904-1981), the Belarusian poet, prose writer and translator better known by his nickname Mikola Chviedarovič.
Nishina Japanese
From 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence, compassion" and 科 (shina) meaning "grade, examination, categorized classes".
Lyham English
From the Anglo-Saxon personal name Liefman.
Weerarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරරත්න (see Weeraratne).
Hai Hui
From the Arabic name Haydar.
Soriano Spanish
Habitational sephardic name for someone from Soria in Castile, from the adjective soriano 'from Soria'.
Mizuoka Japanese
Mizu means "water" and oka means "hill, ridge".
Meievee Estonian
Meievee is an Estonian surname meaning "our water".
Dolle German (?)
“Dolle is a German word for a specific type of lock used on boats and also a small town in Germany”
Greenway Welsh
Derived from the given name Goronwy.
Leighty English
Perhaps an altered spelling of the English family name Laity .
Zong Chinese
From Chinese 棕 (zōng) meaning "brown".
Smithwick English
habitational name from Smethwick in Staffordshire Smethwick Green near Brereton Heath (Cheshire) or a lost place called Smithwick in Southover (Sussex). The place name means "the farm of the smiths" from Old English smiþ "smith" and wic "dwelling specialized farm"... [more]
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".
Grigorios Greek
from given name Grigorios
Cuerden English
Derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cuerden,' a township in the parish of Leyland, Lancashire.
Seide German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German side, German Seide ‘silk’ (from Late Latin seta, originally denoting animal hair), hence a metonymic occupational name for a manufacturer or seller of silk.
Hata Japanese
This is an ancient surname that is another form of Haneda.
Braxiatel Popular Culture
Irving Braxiatel or Cardinal Braxiatel is a fictional character from the Virgin New Adventures—spin-off novels based on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. He subsequently became a regular character in novels and audio dramas in the Bernice Summerfield series... [more]
Sirimanna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සිරිමාන්න (see Sirimanne).
Quattrociocchi Italian
From quattro ciocchi, "four logs of wood" in Italian.
Pärtel Estonian
Pärtel is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Pärtel".
Uyesugi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 上杉 (see Uesugi).
Zucker Jewish
Occupational name for a confectioner or a nickname for someone with a sweet tooth, from German zucker or Yiddish צוקער (tsuker) both meaning "sugar". It is also used as an ornamental name.
Till German
From the given name Till.
Ben-porat Hebrew
Means "son of Poratha" in Hebrew.
Krumm German
From a nickname, which in turn is from the Middle High German word krum, meaning "crooked" or "deformed".
Kind German, Jewish, Dutch
From Middle High German kint, German Kind "child", hence a nickname for someone with a childish or naive disposition, or an epithet used to distinguish between a father and his son. In some cases it may be a short form of any of various names ending in -kind, a patronymic ending of Jewish surnames.
Kamenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Kamenev.
Sur Indian, Bengali (Hindu), Sanskrit
From Sanskrit šūra "brave".
Akanishi Japanese
Means "red west" in Japanese. From the Japanese words 赤 (red) and 西 (west).
Yasuhiko Japanese
Yasu means "peace, even, level, cheap, inexpensive, relax" and hiko means "prince".
Beauregarde French
Variant of Beauregard used by one of the main characters in Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" as well as its film and broadway adaptations.
Morejón Spanish
Derived from Spanish moreno meaning "dark".
Klimov Russian
Means "son of Klim".
Halfpenny English
Nickname probably for a tenant whose feudal obligations included a regular payment in cash or kind (for example bread or salt) of a halfpenny. From Old English healf "half" (from proto Germanic halbaz) and penning "penny" meaning "half penny".
Aufderheide German
Topographic name for someone who lived on a heath, derived from German auf der heide literally meaning "on the heath".
Fotherby English (British)
This surname originates from the village of Fotherby in Lincolnshire, denoting a farmstead belonging to a man named Fotr. It derives from the Old Scandinavian personal name Fótr and Old Norse býr "farm, settlement"... [more]
Huseinović Bosnian
Means "son of Husein".
Camerlengo Italian
From Italian camerlengo "chamberlain".
Kakos Greek
Shortened form of surnames prefixed with the epithet kakos meaning "bad, mean", for example, Kakogiannis meaning "mean John".
Ó Maolacháin Irish
It means "descendant of Maolachán".
Šnejderman German (Belarusianized)
Belarusianised form of Schneiderman. Mark Šnejderman was a Ukrainian born Belarusian musician.
Basit Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Basit.
Kaspbrak Polish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Kasprzak.
Nua African
Means "second daughter" in African.
Sinclair Scottish (Anglicized)
Clan Sinclair is a Scottish clan, which held lands in the highlands; thought to have come to Scotland from France after the Norman invasion.
Amarasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසේකර (see Amarasekara).
Thorp English
Variant of Thorpe.
Finster German, Jewish
Nickname from German finster "dark, gloomy" or Yiddish fintster (Middle High German vinster). The name may have referred to a person's habitual character or it may have been acquired as a result of some now irrecoverable anecdote... [more]
Knabe German
German status name for a young man or a page, from Middle High German knabe (English knave). In aristocratic circles this term denoted a page or squire (a youth destined to become a knight), while among artisans it referred to a journeyman’s assistant or (as a short form of Lehrknabe) ‘apprentice’... [more]
Bhawalkar Indian
From the town of Bhawal in the NorthWest part of India, around the state of Jaipur.
Tumber English
English: habitational name from any of the various places so called from their situation on a stream with this name. Humber is a common prehistoric river name, of uncertain origin and meaning.
De Fonseka Sinhalese
Sinhala variant of Fonseca.
Heinsalu Estonian
Heinsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "hay grove".
Dela Peña Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of De La Peña primarily used in the Philippines.
Radzhan Indian, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, Malaysian
Alternate transcription of Rajan.
Shipp English
nickname for a mariner or perhaps a boatbuilder from Middle English schip "ship". Compare Shipman . in addition the name may occasionally also have been topographic or habitational referring to a house or inn distinguished by the sign of a ship.
Czyżyk Polish
Means "siskin (bird)" in Polish.
Calaway English
Variant spelling of Callaway.
Daniela Various
Derived from the given name Daniela or a variant of Daniel.
Kostabi Estonian
Kostabi is an Estonian surname meaning "echo".
Aikou Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love" combined with 甲 (kou) meaning "armor, first class".
Oakden English (British)
A variant of Ogden, from a place name derived from Old English āc "oak" and denu "valley". Famous bearers include British diplomat Edward Oakden and English cricketer Patrick Oakden.
Rasmusson Swedish
Means "son of Rasmus".
Cosgrove Irish
From the Gaelic name Ó Coscraigh "descendant of COSCRACH."
Kehler German
Habitational name from various places called Kehl, notably the town across the Rhine from Strasbourg. In some cases it may be a variant of Köhler.
Blagoveshchensky Russian
Named after the City of Blagoveshchensk
Niyazova Uzbek, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Feminine transcription of Uzbek/Tajik Ниёзова and Kazakh/Kyrgyz Ниязова (see Niyazov).
Finnan Irish
Variant of Finan.
Galijašević Bosnian
Means "galley worker" or "man from Gaul".... [more]
De Guia Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Spanish de Guía meaning "of Guidance".
Zeitz German
From a town called Zeitz in Germany. Might be Germanized from Zajec.
Page German
Metonymic occupational name for a horse dealer, from Middle Low German page "horse".
Kondo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Kondō.
Sturdy English
From a nickname meaning "strong".
Kaddour Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Kaddour.
Badzakov Bulgarian, Macedonian
Patronymic name derived from the Turkish word "bacak" which means "leg".
Jauregi Basque
Means "palace, manor" in Basque, literally "lord house".
Flamenco Spanish (Latin American)
From the name of the art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain.
Wei Chinese
From Chinese 韦 (wéi) referring to the ancient state of Wei that existed in the pre-Qin period in what is now Henan province.
Vanderlei Brazilian
It derives from the Dutch surname Van der Leij/Ley. The surname arrived in Brazil by Kaspar Nieuwhoff Van Der Leij by 1630, a cavalry captain from the Dutch army.
Galicia Spanish
Spanish: ethnic name for someone from the former kingdom of Galicia, now an autonomous region of northwestern Spain.
Uda Japanese
From Japanese 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, roof, house" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Juraev Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Jo'ra".
Ann English
Habitational name from Abbots Ann in Hampshire, named for the stream that runs through it, which is most probably named with an ancient Welsh word meaning ‘water’.
Yağız Turkish
From the given name Yağız.
Bilchuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian біль (bil'), meaning "pain".
Maruri Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Mizoguchi Japanese
From Japanese 溝 (mizo) meaning "ditch, drain, gutter" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Madusanka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Madushanka.
Soomets Estonian
Soomets is an Estonian surname meaning "swamp forest".
Sanjo Japanese
Variant transcription of Sanjou.
Kraivichien Thai
From Thai กรัย (krai) of unknown meaning and วิเชียร (wichian) meaning "diamond".
Cavigelli Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Vigelli (see Vigeli).
Aghasian Armenian
Derived from the given name Aghasi.
Economides Greek
Patronymic form of Economos.
Nagawa Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 奈河 (see Naka).
Teepere Estonian
Teepere is an Estonian surname meaning "roadway family".
Benedetto Italian
From the given name Benedetto.
Kiestler German
Possibly a form of Kistler an occupation name for a joiner or cabinet maker.
Spagna Italian
From Italian spagna "Spain" for a Spaniard or someone who had connections to Spain. Also from the female given name of the same meaning, Italian cognitive of Spain.
Otsuki Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大槻 (see Ōtsuki).
Von Aachen German
Means "from Aachen", a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, ultimately derived from Latin acquae "water, water sources", referring to the sacred springs associated with the Celtic god Grannus.
Mahood Irish
Anglicized form of Mac hUid meaning "son of Ud" (see Hood).
Goonasekara Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණසේකර (see Gunasekara).
Gyllenhaal Swedish
The name Gyllenhaal originated from Nils Gunnarsson Gyllenhaal's father Gunne Olofsson Haal, who was from Hahlegården, a crown homestead in South Härene Parish in the county of Västergötland in West Sweden... [more]
Palmito Judeo-Spanish (Portuguese-style, Rare)
Old family immigrants to Aruba and Curaçao and São Vicente in Brazil surname derives from palm or symbol of Judaism.
Neubert German
Derived from the German word “neu,” meaning “new,” and the word “Bert,” which is a shortened form of the Germanic given name “Berthold,” meaning “bright ruler.” So, it means “new bright ruler”.
Ovechkina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Овечкин (see Ovechkin).
Fathipour Persian
Means "son of Fathi".
Pandimiglio Italian
Probably means "millet bread" in Italian, from pane "bread" and miglio "millet".
Karakoç Turkish
Means "black ram" in Turkish.
Mahusay Filipino, Cebuano
Means "orderly" in Cebuano.
Agarmaa Estonian
Agarmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "busy/industrious land".
Surfus German (Americanized)
Americanized form of Zerfas.
Moros Spanish
Habitational name from Moros in Zaragoza province, so named from the plural of moro ‘Moor’, i.e. ‘the place where the Moors live’.
Boden German, Low German
Patronymic from the personal name Bode or a topographic name for someone living in a valley bottom or the low-lying area of a field. From Middle High German boden "ground, bottom".
Seehuus Norwegian
Norwegian for "house by the sea."
Labazanov Chechen, Avar
Means "son of Labazan".
Pütt Estonian
Pütt is an Estonian surname meaning "tub" and "cask".
Edmeades English
Meant "son of Edmede", from a medieval nickname for a self-effacing person (literally "humble", from Old English ēadmēde "easy mind").
Oum Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer អ៊ំ or អ៊ុំ (see Um).
Oldham English
Habitational name from Oldham in Lancashire. The placename derives from Old English ald "old" and Old Norse holmr "island water meadow" or eald "old" and ham "farmstead" meaning either "old lands" or "old farm".
Olabeaga Basque
From the name of a neighbourhood in the city of Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, derived from Basque ola "factory, foundry, ironworks" and -be "lower part" combined with -aga "place of, group of".
Wünsche German
Probably denoted a person from Wendland, a region in Germany on the borders of the states of Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. Alternatively, the name could have been derived from Wendling, a municipality in the Grieskirchen District, Upper Austria, Austria.
Hoxhaj Albanian
Variant of Hoxha.
Kartoshkin Russian
From Russian Картошка (kartoshka) "potato".
Pacia Tagalog
From Tagalog pasiya meaning "decision, judgment".
Skovoroda Ukrainian
Means "frying pan" in Ukrainian.
Aşık Turkish
Means "lover, devotee, suitor" in Turkish.
Idrissa Western African
From the given name Idrissa.
Akahori Japanese
From 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 堀 (hori) meaning "mound, hill."
Isa Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Isa 1.
Lignoisto Esperanto
Lignoisto-means woodworker is derived from the Esperanto words meaning wood and to work
Tanno Romansh
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from the given name Donatus.
Shojiya Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 小路谷 (see Shōjiya).
Marlock German (Archaic)
Derived from Middle High German and Middle Low German mar(e), denoting an evil elf, a creature that sits on one's chest at night, and Middle High German loc "a lock of hair; hair; mane"... [more]
Goonawardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Goonesekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණසේකර (see Gunasekara).
Doubleday English
Possibly from the nickname or byname do(u)bel meaning "the twin", or a combination of the given name Dobbel (a pet form of Robert) and Middle English day(e) meaning "servant".
Radovan Slovak, Czech, Serbian, Croatian
From the given name Radovan.
Alva Spanish
Variant of Alba.
Mccrossen Irish (Anglicized), Scottish Gaelic (Anglicized, ?)
Anglicized form of Irish Mac An Chrosáin or Scottish Gaelic Mac a' Chrosain, both which mean “son of the satirist.” Both are patronymics which derive from crosán, which in turn means “satirist.”
Waitt English
Variant spelling of Waite.
Van Der Bruggen Dutch
Means "from the bridges" in Dutch.
Baraki Ethiopian, Amharic
From the given name Baraki, meaning "one who blesses" in Amharic. It is possibly related to Arabic Barak 2 and Hebrew Baruch, also meaning "blessed".
Yavorov Bulgarian
Means "son of Yavor".
Feuerhahn German
Feuerhahn comes from the Old High German words (fivr) meaning "fire" & (hano) meaning "cock".
Sunabara Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 砂原 (see Sunahara).
Gable English
Northern English: of uncertain origin, perhaps a habitational name from a minor place named with Old Norse gafl ‘gable’, which was applied to a triangular-shaped hill. The mountain called Great Gable in Cumbria is named in this way.... [more]
Nanahō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of 七宝 (see Shippō) and can be also spelled 七寳.
Demerchant French (Acadian)
A name meaning "the merchant", though the spelling indicates dutch origins.
Wardak Pashto
Meaning uncertain. The Wardak are a Pashtun tribe from the Maidan Wardak Province in Afghanistan.
Uenosono Japanese
From 上 (ue) meaning "top, upper, above", ノ or の (no) being a possessive particle, and 園 (sono) meaning "garden, plantation, orchard".
Sayelau Thai
Alternate transcription of Saelau.