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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Daquila Tagalog
From Tagalog dakila meaning "great".
Dodo Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 闐闐 (see Dondo).
Vanderplaats Dutch
A surname given to someone living near a plaats (open space), or someone from De Plaats in North Brabant.
Chaidez Spanish (Mexican)
Possible variant of Chairez.
Nakarada Norwegian
From the Norwegian composer Alexander Nakarada, who is the founder of SerpentSound Studios. His main focus is to make it easier for all creative people around the globe to get good music for their work.
Þórirsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Þórir" in Icelandic.
Ugumori Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鵜久森 (Ugumori) meaning "Ugumori", a division in the area of Miyakubo in the city of Imabari in the prefecture of Ehime in Japan.... [more]
Gabiria Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Basque Country, Spain, derived from Basque gabi "blacksmith’s hammer, mallet" and hiri "village, town, city".
Lambros Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Λαμπρος (see Lampros), derived from Greek λαμπρός (lampros) meaning "bright, shining, brilliant"... [more]
Uyanık Turkish
Means "awake, watchful, vigilant" in Turkish.
Abdollahi Persian
From the given name Abdollah.
Merriman English, Irish
1. English: nickname, an elaborated form of Merry.... [more]
Pangandaman Maranao
From Maranao andam meaning "fear".
Nai Japanese
From Japanese 名 (na) meaning "name, famous; reputation" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Loesch German
German metonymic occupational name from Middle High German lösch ‘fine leather’.
Montisci Italian, Sardinian
Probably derived from a descendant of Latin monticulus "small mountain".
Angelucci Italian
From a pet form of the personal name Angelo.
Küster German
It literally means "sexton".
Zuhair Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Zuhair.
Pyo Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 俵 (pyo) meaning "to share".
Róbertsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Róbert" in Icelandic.
Mehdipoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهدی‌پور (see Mahdipour).
Chodak Polish
Chodak is a Polish surname, likely derived from "chodak", meaning a wooden shoe or clog
Okata Japanese
Variant of Okada.
Setiawan Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of various Chinese surnames such as Chen (陳), He (何), Huang (黃), Liu (劉) or Wang 1 (王)... [more]
Rozema Frisian
Possibly a contraction of Roelfsema meaning "son of Roelf" or derived from Roos. Also spelled Rosema, Roosma, Rozeman.
Mackey Irish, Scottish, Scottish Gaelic, Finnish (Anglicized)
As an Irish name with stress on the first syllable, it is an anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Macdha ‘descendant of Macdha.’... [more]
Averyanov Russian
derived from male given name Averyan.... [more]
Raab German
Derived from German rabe "raven". As a surname, it was given to a person with black hair.
Herring German, English, Dutch, Scottish
Occupational name for a fisherman, someone who caught or sold herring, or perhaps someone known for eating herring. It could have also been a nickname from the medieval phrase "to like neither herring nor barrel", meaning something of little value.
Charalampopoulos Greek
Descentand or son of Charalampos
Mcisaac Scottish
Means "son of Isaac."
Voglar German, Jewish (Ashkenazi), Slovene
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Gunther, Alfons, Erwin, Frieda, Gerhard, Volker, Wilfried, Wolf.... [more]
Cardle Irish
Variant of Cardell.
Saengkaew Thai
Alternate transcription of Saengkaeo.
Marceau French
From the given name Marcel.
Vogelzang Dutch
Dutch cognate of Vogelsang.
Krungthep Thai
from the place name Krungthep, referring to Bangkok, Thailand
Dawiczyk Polish (?)
Last name of father,polish.
Lai Italian
Possibly denoting someone from Alà dei Sardi, or derived from the given name Nicola 1. Alternately, it may derive from lai, a type of lyrical poem.
Maruno Japanese
From Japanese 丸 or 圓 (maru) meaning "round, full" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain, wilderness".
Dortmundt Dutch
Dutch form of Dortmund.
Beans English
Variant of Bean.
Redka Ukrainian
Means "raddish" in Ukrainian
Le Breton French
Describes someone from the French region Breton.
Stoltzfus German
Stoltzfus is a surname of German origin. It is common among Mennonites and Amish. All American Stoltzfuses are descended from Nicholas Stoltzfus (1719–1774), an Amish man who migrated from Germany to America in 1766.
Kanbe Japanese
It's written as kan meaning "god, deity" and be meaning "door".
Sayagu Leonese
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous comarca.
Gorsuch English
Habitational name from the hamlet of Gorsuch, Lancashire, earlier Gosefordsich, derived from Old English gosford meaning "goose ford" and sic meaning "small stream".
Tamakoshi Japanese
From 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball" and 越 (koshi) meaning "pass, go over, cross, exceed, surpass, transgress".
Guimond French, French (Quebec)
from the medieval French name Guimond from the Germanic name Wigmund composed of the ancient Germanic elements wig "battle combat" and mund "protection"... [more]
Nomiyama Japanese
From 野 (no) meaning "field, plain", 見 (mi) meaning "see, view, perspective", 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Mustmaa Estonian
Mustmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "black land".
Saka Turkish
Either an occupational name for a seller or deliverer of water or a nickname meaning "goldfinch".
Kuz'menko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Kuzmenko.
Proosa Estonian
Proosa is an Estonian surname meaning "prose".
Andreou Greek
Means "son of Andreas".
Kloppenburg German, Dutch
From Cloppenburg, the name of a town in Lower Saxony.
Landin Swedish
A combination of Swedish land "land" and the common surname suffix -in, derived from Latin -inus, -inius "descendant of"
Farook Arabic
Derived from the given name Faruq.
Makka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 真賀 (see Maka).
Ikari Japanese
Means "anchor" in Japanese. When written in different kanji, it can also mean anger.
Bérubé French
Habitational name from some minor place named with Old French bel ru "beautiful stream", with the subsequent pleonastic addition of , variant of bel "beautiful".
Pennyman English (British)
This name refers to a person who worked as the servant for Penn. Additionally, it may derive from their work as local treasurers or pennymasters who were in charge of the Mint. Its etymology is comprised of the words "penny" and "man" (from Old English Penning "penny" meaning "half penny")... [more]
Garrad English
Derives from the given name Gerard.
Hockton German
In relation to Hock a wine producing region and probably being adopted into Britain via Anglo Saxon settlers.
Aus Estonian
Aus is an Estonian surname meaning "honest".
Beccaria Italian
From beccaro "butcher", ultimately from becco "goat".
Al-ghamdi Arabic
Means "the Ghamdi", referring to the Ghamd tribe of Saudi Arabia.
Hauge Norwegian
From any of the numerous farmsteads named Hauge in Norway, derived from Old Norse haugr "hill, mound".
Silvestrini Italian
Diminutive form of Silvestri.
Kot Polish, Slovak, Czech, Belarusian, Jewish, German
From a personal name or nickname based on Slavic kot "tom cat".
Samune Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 実 (sane) meaning "fruit seed" and 宗 (mune) meaning "principle; aim; purpose; meaning; gist", referring to a land with many fruits or with rich fertility.... [more]
Kursumulu Albanian
Meaning unknown.
Ruderer German
Occupational name meaning "Rower" in German.
Lento Italian, Portuguese
Nickname from Italian and Portuguese meaning "slow".
Avanesian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ավանեսյան (see Avanesyan)
Mayrbekov Chechen
Means "son of Mayrbek".
Tokugawa Japanese
From 徳 (toku) meaning "virtue" and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".
Oihaneder Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous palace in the city of Gasteiz.
Brayton English
Derived from the Old Norse name breithr meaning "broad", or the Old Norse personal name Breithi, combined with the Old English suffix tun meaning "town, farmstead".
Kinjō Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kin) meaning "gold, money, metal" and 城 (jō) meaning "castle".
Allane Scottish (Rare)
Variant of Allan
Hata Japanese
This is an ancient surname that is another form of Haneda.
Snelson English
Means "son of Snell", Snell being a nickname for a brisk or active person, from Middle English snell "quick, lively" (cf... [more]
Kenwyn Cornish (Rare)
This surname is derived from the name of a town and river in Cornwall, England (called Keynwynn in Cornish). It is said that the name is derived from Cornish keyn meaning "back, keel, ridge" and gwynn meaning "white, fair, blessed."
Kirsimäe Estonian
Kirsimäe is an Estonian surname meaning "cherry hill".
Golovsky Belarusian, Russian
From Russian голова (golova) meaning "head, chief".
Mye English
Occupational name from Middle English (Hypothetical) *mie, Old French mie meaning "physician", synonymous with Mee, Mayer 3 or Mayer 4, and Myer... [more]
Habramowicz Polish
Historical variant of Abramowicz.
van Maarschalkerweerd Dutch
Habitational name denoting someone from Maarschalkerweerd, a place near Utrecht in the Netherlands. Derived from Dutch maarschalk "marshal" and weerd "land next to water, riverine island".
Bykov Russian
From byk, meaning "bull".
McGonigle Irish (Anglicized), Scottish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Conghail (sometimes Mac Conghaile), a patronymic from the personal name Conghal, composed of ancient Celtic elements meaning "hound" and "valor"... [more]
Bertucci Italian
Derived from the given name Bertuccio.
Vermont French (Rare)
Derived from french, meaning "green mountain" (Vert, "green"; mont, "mountain").
Lavriv Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Lavrov.
Botelho Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
From the Portuguese word botelho, which can denote a measure of grain, a grain sack, or seaweed, and was probably applied as an occupational name for a grain dealer or a gatherer of kelp or seaweed.
Arciniega Basque
Castilianized form. Name for someone from the Spanish town of Artziniega. The town's name likely comes from the Basque artzain meaning "shepherd" and -aga, a suffix for place names.
Ivanovas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Ivanov.
Güneş Turkish
Means "sun" or "sunny" in Turkish.
Kjuka Macedonian
Kjuka has its highest incidence in North Macedonia.
Agrawal Hindi, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi अग्रवाल (see Agarwal).
Riquier French
From the given name Riquier and a variant of Richer.
Sancti Celtic (Latinized, Archaic)
Sancti or Santi is a Italian surname in the north of Italy, Cisalpine Gaul or Galia Citerior also known as Galia Togata. It's a last name belonging to ancient Celtic tribes.
Fenner English
A surname of either Old French origin, allegedly meaning “huntsman”, or else more probably referring to those who were brought over from the Low Countries to assist in draining the “fens” or wetlands of England and Ireland – a process which lasted from the 9th to the 18th centuries.
Yakut Turkish
Means "ruby" in Turkish.
Hiiesoo Estonian
Hiiesoo is an Estonian surname meaning "grove swamp/marsh".
Hawks English
Variant of or patronymic from Hawk.
Mcgorry Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gothraidh "son of Gothradh", Gaelic form of the personal name Godfrey.
Berglind Swedish
Combination of Swedish berg "mountain, hill" and lind "linden tree".
Veskinõmm Estonian
Veskinõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "mill heath".
Mayfair English
Locational surname based off Mayfair, a district in the City of Westminster in London, England.
Rubalcava Spanish
Habitational name for someone originally from the town of Rubalcaba in Cantabria, Spain. The name itself is derived from Arabic الربع الخالي (ar-rubʿ al-ḵālī) meaning "the Empty Quarter", referring to the Rub' al Khali desert in the Arabian Peninsula.
Kuba Japanese
From 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 場 (ba) meaning "place".... [more]
Berliński Polish, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from the city of Berlin in Germany.
Marcato Italian, Venetian
From the given name Marchino.
Dawid Polish
From the given name Dawid.
Flom Norwegian (Rare)
From the name of any of the farms or places in Norway named with Old Norse flá "terrace shelf, flat piece of land".
Pavlopoulos Greek
Means "son of Pavlos".
Kameoka Japanese
From Japanese 亀 (kame) meaning "turtle, tortoise" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Nygma Popular Culture
The surname of Edward Nygma, also known as the Riddler in DC Comics. The name comes from the term enigma, meaning something that is difficult to understand.
Genaro Spanish
From the given name Gennaro, but without the 2nd n
Hu Chinese
From Chinese 虎 (hǔ) meaning "tiger".
Khayasi Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Hayashi more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.
Ongai Shona
It is a form of the Shona name Vongai.
Pappin English (Canadian)
Southeastern Ontario, Canada. My dad and uncle are the only two I met. I was told their family background was Metis/Cree.
Panier Romansh
Derived from the place name Panix (present-day Pigniu) in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
More French
nickname for a dark-skinned man from Old French more "Moor" (from Latin Maurus). French cognitive of Moore 3.
Jinasena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit जिन (jina) meaning "victorious, triumphant" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".
Siriwardhana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සිරිවර්ධන (see Siriwardana).
Hiratani Japanese
Hira means "level, peace" and tani means "valley".
De Coene Belgian, Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch coene "courageous", from Old Dutch kuoni.
Ratas Estonian
Ratas is an Estonian surname meaning "wheel".
Lhuyd Welsh
Edward Lhuyd has been called "the first Welsh archaeologist".... [more]
Pruul Estonian
Pruul is an Estonian surname meaning "brew".
Cheeks Popular Culture
This is the surname of Sandy a Cheeks from SpongeBob SquarePants.
Aquilina Maltese
Nickname for a person with eagle-like features or a person who owned an eagle, from Latin aquila meaning "eagle".
Badar Urdu
Derived from the given name Badar.
Pantalion Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly an altered form of Pantaleón
Golino Italian
Short form of the given name Ugolino
Chabert French
From Charbert, an old baptism name of Germanic origin formed from two words that mean: concern and famous.
Nose Japanese
From Japanese 能 (no) meaning "ability, talent, skill" and 勢 (se) meaning "force, energy, strength".
Deburau Czech (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Dvořák. Jean-Gaspard Deburau, born as Jan Kašpar Dvořák (1796-1846), was a Bohemian-French mime. He performed from 1816 to the year of his death at the Théâtre des Funambules, which was immortalized in Marcel Carné's poetic-realist film Children of Paradise.
Bucog Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano bukog meaning "bone".
Kan Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Hokkien)
Cantonese and Hokkien romanization of Jian.
Galway Irish, Scottish
Variant of Galloway. Derived from the given name O Gallchobhair.
Gordillo Spanish
Derived from the Spanish pet form of fat, "gordito"
Koralewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Koralewo in Ciechanów voivodeship.
Simion Romanian
From the given name Simion.
Haydar Arabic
From the given name Haidar.
Burley English
English habitation name from the elements burg meaning "stronghold or fortified settlement" and leah meaning "field or clearing".
Jänes Estonian
Means "hare" in Estonian.
Zelenska Ukrainian
Feminine form of Zelensky.
Fuster Catalan
Means "carpenter" in Catalan, derived from the word fusta meaning "wood".
Joy Bengali
From the given name Joy.
Daniela Various
Derived from the given name Daniela or a variant of Daniel.
Thames English
Derived from the name of the River Thames, a major river in England. It is thought to have derived from Celtic Tamesis, which may have meant "dark, cloudy" or "turbid, turbulent".
Shishimine Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 獅 (shishi), script-changed from 猪 (shishi) meaning "sus scrofa" and 峯 (mine) meaning "peak; summit".... [more]
Hauptmann German, Jewish
From a title for a civil or military official, literally meaning "head man" in German. A famous bearer of the name was German novelist Gerhart Hauptmann (1862-1946).
Renn English (British)
The surname Renn was first found in Durham where they held a family seat from early times, and were originally descended from Ralph de Raines who was granted lands by William, Duke of Albany in that shire... [more]
Murataj Albanian
Means "descendant of Murat" in Albanian.
Amosova Russian
Feminine form of Amosov.
Heinemann German, Jewish
Combination of Heine, a short form of Heinrich, and Mann "man".
Sully French, Haitian Creole
from any of the various places called Sully for example in Calvados Loiret Saone-et-Loire and Oise. The first of these is recorded in 1180 as Silleium from the Gallo-Roman personal name Silius or Cilius and the Latin locative element acum... [more]
Rump Estonian
Rump is an Estonian surname meaning "dugout" and "punt".
Beas German
Possibly a variant of Bies.
Ademović Bosnian
Means "son of Adem".
Fulcar Spanish (Latin American)
Most common in the Dominican Republic.
Sriboonrueang Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สีบุญเรือง (see Sibunrueang).
Au Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ou.
Hernes Estonian
Hernes is an Estonian surname meaning "pea".
Maasik Estonian
Maasik is an Estonian surname derived from "maasikas", meaning "strawberry".
Wijayasundara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and सुन्दर (sundara) meaning "beautiful".
Cabahug Filipino, Cebuano
Means "feeder" from Cebuano bahog meaning "feed, slop".
Kling Dutch
Occupational surname meaning "blade" in Dutch, referring to a person who made knives. A Dutch cognate of Messer.
Amâncio Portuguese
From the given name Amâncio.
Aburata Japanese
Abura means "oil" and ta means "field, rice paddy".
Eichhorst German
Denoted someone from a town called Eichhorn in either Brandenburg or Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Main English, Scottish
A nickname for a strong or very large man, derived from Old French magne "great, strong, large".
Carini Italian
Means "beloved" in Italian.
Sasori Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 佐曽利 with 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help," 曽 (so, sou, zou, katsu, katsute, sunawachi) meaning "before, ever, formerly, never, once" and 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit."
Beers Dutch
Could be a habitational name from either of two Dutch villages called Beers, or derived from a short form of the personal name Bernhard.
Bacani Filipino, Pampangan, Pangasinan
Meaning uncertain.
Matellon Friulian
Possibly from Late Latin matta meaning "reed mat".
Pangcatan Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao pangkat meaning "promotion, prestige".
Berisha Albanian
From the name of a tribe and historical region in northern Albania, meaning uncertain.
Khalaf Arabic
From the given name Khalaf.