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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Keshavarz Persian
Means "farmer" in Persian.
Boulakia Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the city of Boulaq in Egypt.
Stepanyants Russian
From the given name Stepan
Hawtrey English (British)
It is the surname of Mr. Hawtrey from the book The Boy In The Dress, by David Walliams. Hawtrey means "To succeed".
Naderian Persian
From the given name Nader.
Zervos Greek
Nickname for a left-handed person from Greek ζερβός (zervos) meaning "left, left-handed".
Gokongwei Filipino
From the surnames Goh, Kong, and Wei.
Villaflor Spanish (Philippines)
Denoted someone who came from the name of the municipality of Villaflor in Castile-León, Spain.
Harcourt French
This name is of locational origin either from the town and ancient chateau of Harcourt near Brionne in Normandy.
Chapdelaine French
Compound name derived from Old French chape meaning "hooded cloak, cape, hat" and de laine meaning "of wool", probably applied as a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such apparel, or as a nickname for someone who wore a distinctive cloak or hat.
Winsett English
Perhaps a habitational name from Winstead Hill in Kent, which was recorded as Wincett Hill in 1770. Compare Wimsett.
Mayson English
Variant of Mason.
Lapčević Serbian
Serbo-Croatian surname meaning "river" or "white". Likely from the river Elbe in Germany, which is called Labe and Laba in Slavic languages. Lab also having the meaning "white" in archaic Slavic (like the bird labud - swan).
Laski Polish, Hungarian, Jewish
Polish (Laski) and Jewish (from Poland): habitational name from Lasko (now Lask) in Sieradz voivodeship, named with laz, lazy ‘clearing in a forest’. ... [more]
Starobrat Polish (Rare)
Possibly comprised of the Polish elements stary "old" deriving from Proto-Slavic *starъ and brat "brother" deriving from Proto-Slavic *bràtrъ or *bràtъ.
Sagorsky Polish, Russian
It means literally "of the city/town Sagorsk". Sagorsk is a city near the Russian capital of Moskva. The ending of "sky" means "of". The "Sagor" part of the surname sounds to me like "za gor" which is "za gorod"... [more]
Imanaliev Kyrgyz
Derived from Arabic إِيمَان (ʾīmān) meaning "faith, creed, religion" (see Iman) combined with the given name Ali 1.
Al Najjar Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic النجار (see Al-najjar).
Duckworth English
From the name of a minor place in Lancashire, from Old English duce "duck" and worþ "enclosure".
Eldjárn Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Icelandic given name Eldjárn.
Pappel Estonian
Pappel is an Estonian surname meaning "poplar/cottonwood".
Kracík Czech
The origin is not known.
D'Abreo Portuguese (Expatriate), Indian
Probably an altered form of Portuguese De Abreu.
Mahmutović Bosnian
Means "son of Mahmut".
Antala Gujarati
ANTALA SURNAME CAME FROM MANDALIYA SURNAME (HINDU PATEL'S SURNAME), ANTALA FAMILIES LIVED IN MANDALDESH IN VIKRAM SAVANT 1416. IN VIKRAM SAVANT 1416, built a temple OF SHIVA IN ANTALESHWAR AND THEN MANDLIYA BECOME ANTALA.... [more]
Honikman Yiddish
It literally means "honeyman", possibly denoting a beekeeper.
Grabarek Polish
Occupational name from a diminutive of Polish grabarz meaning "gravedigger".
Jewett English
A mainly Northern English surname, derived from a pet form of Julian.
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.
Fukase Japanese
From the Japanese 深 (fuka) "deep" and 瀬 (se) "current, rapids, riffle".
Hine English
occupational name from Middle English Old English hine "servant member of a household" also "farm laborer" (such as a herdsman or shepherd)... [more]
Aldinger German
Habitational name for someone from Aldingen in Württemberg.
Jezavitaŭ Belarusian
Patronymic surname derived from dialectal Belarusian езавіт (jezavit) meaning "jesuit".
Tint Estonian
Tint is an Estonian surname meaning "ink".
Tatasciore American, Italian
The surname Tatasciore is more commonly found in Italy than any other country or territory.
Tsiolkovsky Polish (Russified)
Russified form of Ziółkowski. Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (1857-1935) was a Russian rocket scientist who pioneered astronautics, whose father was of Polish origin.
Anschütz German
Occupational name for someone whose job was to keep a dam or pool filled with water. (Anschützen "to fill up")
Szymczuk Polish
From the given name Szymon.
Northway English
Habitational name from one or more of the minor places called with Middle English bi northe weie "(place) to the north of the way or road" from the elements norþ "north" and weg "way" including Northway in Monkleigh Widecombe in the Moor and Parkham Norway in Whitestone Narraway in Drewsteignton (all Devon) and Northway in Halse (Somerset)... [more]
Portrey Jewish
Origin uncertain. Perhaps an altered form of Jewish Portnoy of North German Portner.
Tabatabaei Persian
From the name of Ibrahim Tabataba ibn Ismail, a descendant of Ali. He was supposedly given the name because he pronounced the Persian word قبا (qaba) (meaning "garment, cloak") as طبا (taba).
Ilyushenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Illya".
Atıcı Turkish
Means "sharpshooter, marksman" or "braggart, loudmouth" in Turkish.
Täheväli Estonian
Täheväli is an Estonian surname meaning "star field".
Sin Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shan.
Pirovano Italian
Probably from a place in Lombardy, itself possibly deriving from Ancient Greek πυρο- (pyro-) "fire" and -γενής (-genes) "born of".
Ruhe German
Variant of Ruge. (Rühe) is also a nickname from Rüde ‘hound.’ Habitational name from places named Rühen, Rüden, Rhüden in northern Germany.
Oreste Italian
From the given name Oreste
Hebiyama Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蛇 (hebi) meaning "snake; serpent" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain", referring to a mountain with many snakes.
Labrum English
variant of Laybourn with metathesis of -r-
Shuford English (American)
American form of German Schuffert (see Schuchardt).
Jandroković Croatian
Derived from the forename Jandro.
Yamahi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 山火 or 山日 (see Yamabi).
Abruzzo Italian
From the name of the region of Abruzzo in southern Italy.
Batool Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Batul.
Richer French, English, German
From the given name Richer.
Babeș Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Claeson English
Means "Son of Claes". Possibly an English phonetic elaboration of Clayton, but also a Swedish variant of Claesson.
Myrick Welsh
Variant of Merrick.
Joansen Faroese, Danish
Means "son of Joen".
Nakauchi Japanese
From the Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" or 仲 (naka) meaning "relationship, relations" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside."
Carandang Filipino, Tagalog
Occupational name for someone who dried things using fire, derived from Tagalog dangdang meaning "heating, toasting, drying through exposure to fire or glowing coals".
Khemson Thai (Rare)
Means "pine needle" in Thai.
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”.
Jauw Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Cao used by Chinese Indonesians.
Agiashvili Georgian
Meaning unknown.
Aldridge English
habitational name from a place in the West Midlands called Aldridge; it is recorded in Domesday Book as Alrewic, from Old English alor ‘alder’ + wīc ‘dwelling’, ‘farmstead’.
Castaña Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Latin American)
From Spanish meaning "chestnut". Could be a nickname for someone having chestnut hair.
Sarradet French (Cajun)
Used commonly by people native to Louisiana, United States, is also a variant of Sarrade.
Yasmin Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Yasmin.
Ryuk Korean
North Korean form of Yuk.
D'Amelio Italian
From the given name Amelio.
Smout Dutch, Flemish
Means "oil, lard, melted animal fat" in Dutch, an occupational name for someone who sold fat or lard, or a nickname for someone who ate – or who could afford to eat – large amounts of food containing it.
Winterfeld German
A topographic name from Middle High German winter "winter" and feld "field" denoting a winter pasture or a field with an autumn sowing or a winter crop or a habitational name from any of various places so named for example near Salzwedel... [more]
Vưu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of You, from Sino-Vietnamese 尤 (vưu).
Melican Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Maoileacháin.
Abeyesekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසේකර (see Abeysekara).
Valbuena Spanish
Habitational name from any of the places called Valbuena for example in Valladolid Cáceres and Salamanca.
Scannell Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Scannail, meaning "Descendant of Scannal," a name meaning "contention"
Zou Chinese
From Chinese 邹 (zōu) referring to the ancient state of Zou, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.
Boehme German
Variant of Böhm
Neaves English
Variant of Neeve
Devoy English
Anglicized form of Gaelic surname Ó Dubhuidhe ‘descendant of Dubhuidhe’, a name probably derived from dubh "dark, black" and buidhe "sallow".
Van Der Poel Dutch
Means "from the pool".
Fukumori Japanese
Fuku means "lucky, fortunate" and mori means "forest".
Metsur Estonian
Metsur is an Estonian surname meaning "forester".
Lyashkevich Russian
Derived from Russian лях (lyakh) meaning "Pole".
Kuzmyak Rusyn
Means "child of Kuzma".
Transfiguracion Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish transfiguración meaning "transfiguration," referring to an event where Jesus is transfigured and becomes radiant in glory upon a mountain.
Coy Irish
Reduced form of McCoy.
Duhon French
Altered form of French Duon, possibly a habitational name from Duon-Grande a place in Lozère. The surname Duon is very rare in France.
Leoncio Spanish
From the given name Leoncio.
Fórmica Spanish
Spanish transcription of the Italian surname Formica (while the insect in Spanish is hormiga).
Kamoto Japanese
This surname is used as 加本, 嘉本, 家本, 賀本, 下元, 嘉元 or 賀元 with 加 (ka, kuwa.eru, kuwa.waru) meaning "add(ition), Canada, include, increase, join," 嘉 (ka, yoi, yomi.suru) meaning "applaud, esteem, praise," 家 (ka, ke, ie, uchi, ya) meaning "expert, family, home, house, performer, professional," 賀 (ga, ka) meaning "congratulations, joy," 下 (ka, ge, o.riru, kuda.saru, kuda.ri, kuda.ru, sa.garu, sa.geru, shita, shimo, moto) meaning "below, descend, down, give, inferior, low," 本 (hon, moto) meaning "book, main, origin, present, real, true" and 元 (gan, gen, moto) meaning "beginning, former time, origin."
Beh German
Possibly a variant of Boehm.
Bonaiuto Italian
Derived from the Medieval names Bonaita or Bonaiutus or also from the Medieval Italian bon meaning "good" and aita meaning "help"... [more]
Fukazawa Japanese
From Japanese 深 (fuka) meaning "deep" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Wijayawickrema Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයවික්‍රම​ (see Wijewickrama).
Iwayama Japanese
Means "rocky mountain" in Japanese, from 岩 (iwa) "rock" and 山 (yama) "mountain".
Cornet French, Walloon
Either a topographic name for someone who lived on a street corner, from a derivative of corne "corner". From cornet, denoting either a rustic horn or an object made of horn, hence a metonymic occupational name for a hornblower or for a worker in horn... [more]
Valdoviño Galician
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Ballou Haitian Creole, French (Caribbean), French
The Ballou name comes from that Medieval landscape of northwestern France known as Brittany. The name Ballou was originally derived from the family having lived in Brittany, where this distinguished family was established from ancient times... [more]
Radiab Filipino, Maranao
From Radiyab, the Maranao name for the seventh month of the Islamic calendar, which is ultimately derived from Arabic رَجَب (Rajab).
Tenaglia Italian
From tenaglia "pincers".
Fechter German
Occupational name for a fencer or a duelist who fought for public entertainment, derived from Old High German fehtan or Middle Low German vechten, both meaning "to fight".
Fibonacci Italian
A notable bearer is the mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci (1170-1240), the creator of the Fibonacci sequence.
Joy English
Either derived directly from the word, indicating a nickname for a joyous person, or a variant of Joyce.
Da Lua Portuguese
Means "of the moon" in Portuguese.
Zitouni Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn) meaning "olive".
Kelvin Scottish, English
See the given name Kelvin.
Axmed Somali
Somali form of Ahmed.
Gouez Breton
From Breton meaning "wild, fierce, savage".
Yama Japanese
Yama means "Mountain".
Janowicz Polish
Means "son of Jan 1".
Adlington English
Habitational name from any of the two places called Adlington in Cheshire and Lancashire, both derived from Old English given name Eadwulf and tun "enclosure, town".
Panuwat Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai ภาณุวัฒน์ (see Phanuwat).
Farid Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Persian
From the given name Farid.
Kaenphakdi Thai
From Thai แก่น (kaen) meaning "core, heart" and ภักดี (phakdi) meaning "devotion, loyalty".
Howarth English
"From a hedged estate", from Old English haga ("hedge, haw") and worð ("farm, estate"). Likely originating from the Yorkshire village of the same name. Common in Lancashire and recorded from at least 1518, as Howorthe, with an earlier version of Hauewrth in Gouerton dated 1317 recorded in the Neubotle charters.
Weise German
Means "wise, prudent" in German. Notable bearers include Christian Weise (1642-1708), a German writer.
Hamill English
Nickname for a scarred or maimed person, from Middle English, Old English hamel "mutilated", "crooked".
Gutner Jewish
Variant of Gut.
Ääremaa Estonian
Ääremaa is an Estonian surname meaning "borderland".
Gabathuler Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Berchtold.
Hamel German, Jewish
Habitational name from the town of Hamelin, which sits on the Hamel river.
Condon Irish (Anglicized, Modern)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Condún, itself a Gaelicized form of the Anglo-Norman habitational name de Caunteton... [more]
Pozharin Russian
Means "man of fire" in Russian.
Ashmore English
From the name of any of the various places in England so-called, all derived from Old English æsc "ash tree" and mor "moor, heath, bog" or mere "lake, pool".
Arróniz Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Arroitz.
Mühlfeld German
Variant form of Muhlfeld.
Suzukawa Japanese
Suzu means "bell, chime" and kawa means "river, stream".
Sakamata Japanese
Perhaps from surname of Naoya Sakamata, who was a composer of dark music.
Oosterweghel Dutch
Derived from the Dutch words ooster "east" and weg "road".
Ketts English (British)
The proud Norman name of Ketts was developed in England soon after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. It was a name for a person who has a fancied resemblance to a cat. The name stems from the Old Northern French cat, of the same meaning, which occurs in many languages in the same form from a very early period.
Dabb English
Variant of Dobb, a pet form of Robert.
Figuracion Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish figuración meaning "figuration."
Imakure Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Mac Coingheallaigh Irish
Meaning, ‘son (or descendant) of Coingheallach’, a personal name meaning ‘faithful to pledges’.
Maya Basque (Hispanicized), Portuguese (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Portuguese Maia or of Basque Maia.
Meng Chinese
From Chinese 孟 (mèng) meaning "eldest brother". It was also adopted by descendants of Meng Sun, a prince from the state of Lu that existed during the Zhou dynasty.
Hibbs English
This possibly derived from a medieval diminutive, similar to Hobbs for Robert.
Meulen Dutch, Belgian
Variant spelling of Molen, meaning "mill".
Rajasuriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit राज (raja) meaning "king" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Cannavaro Italian
Probably from a nickname used to refer to rope makers or hemp growers. This surname is most famously borne by brothers Fabio (1973–) and Paolo Cannavaro (1981–), former football players.
Nerman Swedish
Possibly a combination of Swedish nedre "lower, southern" and man "man".
Morishige Japanese
Mori means "forest" and shige means "luxury".
Humperdinck German (?), Literature
From the German surname Humperdinck. As a surname it was born by the composer Engelbert Humperdinck. As a first name it was used for the villain Prince Humperdinck in William Goldman's novel The Princess Bride.
Aakula Indian
Telugu word meaning "of leaves"
Cardella Italian
Possibly a diminutive of a short form of names such as Riccardo or Accardo... [more]
Pepito Spanish (Philippines)
From the given name Pepito.
Chavali Telugu
Brahmin last name of South India, Andhra Pradesh
Imbert French
From the medieval French personal name Imbert, of Germanic origin and meaning literally "vast-bright".
Shiozaki Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 崎 (saki) meaning "peninsula, cape".
Bouzidi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of Zayd".
Viies Estonian
Viies is an Estonian surname meaning "fifth".
Sonntag German, Jewish
German cognate of Sunday. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.
Şanlı Turkish
Means "famous, glorious, magnificent" in Turkish.
Mejie English, Dutch
A surname likely derived from the Dutch "Meijer".
California Spanish (Latin American)
It is thought that it might've been derived from Latin calida fornax meaning "hot furnace", or from Native American, kali forno meaning "high hill, native land". It is also thought to have derived from the given name Khalif or Khalifa.
Benčić Croatian
Habitational name for someone from Benčići, Croatia.
Liễu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Liu, from Sino-Vietnamese 柳 (liễu).
Ogami Japanese
This surname is used as 拝, 小上, 小神, 尾上, 尾神, 男神 with 拝 (hai, oga.mu, oroga.mu) meaning "adore, pray to, worship," 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small," 尾 (bi, o) meaning "end, tail," 男 (dan, nan, o, otoko) meaning "male," 上 (shan, shou, jou, a.gari, a.garu, a.geru, ue, -ue, uwa-, kami, nobo.su, nobo.seru, nobo.ri, nobo.ru, yo.su) meaning "above, up" and 神 (shin, jin, kami, kan-, kou-) meaning "gods, mind, soul."
Miyauchi Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".
Friddle German
Americanized version of Friedel.
Tatsumura Japanese
Tatsu means "dragon" and mura could mean "town" or "hamlet, village".
Abeyasinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසිංහ (see Abeysinghe).
Ozan Turkish
From the given name Ozan.
Turpin English
From an Anglo-Norman French form of the Old Norse personal name þórfinnr, composed of the elements Þórr, the name of the god of thunder in Scandinavian mythology.
Rimes English
Originally denoted one who came from the city of Reims in the Grand Est region of France, or a topographic name for someone who lived in a thickly wooded area, derived from Old French ramel (a diminutive of raim) meaning "branch", ultimately from Latin ramus... [more]
Kreutzer German
Variant of Kreutz otherwise it indicated that the bearer of the surname lived in Kreitz near Neuss in Germany
Wijeyesinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයසිංහ (see Wijayasinghe).
Mains Scottish
Means "farm attached to a mansion house, main farm".
Burlacu Romanian
Probably means "bachelor" in Romanian, this is one of the most common surnames in Romania.
Sarasa Japanese (Rare)
Means "chintz" in Japanese.
Tasić Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Tasa".
Parsley Medieval French, English, Norman, French
Derived from Old French passelewe "cross the water."... [more]
Alcock English
From a diminutive of any of the given names starting with Al- (i.e., Alan or Alexander).
Onishi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 西 (nishi) meaning "west".
Fenimore English
From a medieval nickname meaning literally "fine love" (from Old French fin amour).
Østhagen Norwegian
An uncommon Norwegian surname of uncertain origin. It is most likely a locational name, derived from Norwegian øst, 'east' and hagen, 'enclosure'. ... [more]
Asquith English
Habitational name from a village in North Yorkshire named Askwith, from Old Norse askr ‘ash tree’ + vi{dh}r ‘wood’
Bea Spanish
Habitational name from a place of this name in Teruel.
Fenway English
Meaning, "through the fens," itself meaning, "through the marsh."
Aohara Japanese
From 青 (ao) meaning "green, blue" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Beauséjour French (Rare)
Literally means "beautiful sojourn", derived from French beau "beautiful, nice, fine" and French séjour "sojourn, short stay". As such, this surname is most likely a locational surname, in that it originally referred to a scenic place to sojourn in... [more]
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