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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Tedtaotao Chamorro
Chamorro name for person who has no people
Nouwens Dutch
Patronymic of a form of Noud, a Dutch diminutive of Arnold.
Dor Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Dor, means "generation" in Hebrew.
Reach Scottish, English
Scottish: Nickname For Someone With Streaks Of Gray Or White Hair From Gaelic Riabhach ‘Brindled Grayish’. English And Scottish: Habitational Name From Either Of Two Places Called Reach In Bedfordshire And Cambridgeshire Recorded As Reche In Medieval Documents From Old English Rǣc ‘Raised Strip Of Land Or Other Linear Feature’ (In The Case Of The Cambridgeshire Name Specifically Referring To Devil's Dyke A Post-Roman Earthwork)... [more]
Colosi Italian
Patronymic or plural form of a pet form of the personal name Nicoloso.
Umeki Japanese
"Plum tree".
Onai Shona
Onai means "See, observe". #It is a name that calls the hearer to see or observe that which happened".
Melby Norwegian
Modern form of Meðalbýr meaning "middle farm", a combination of Old Norse meðal "middle" and býr "farm".
Patera Czech
Nickname for the illegitimate son of a priest.
Hänsel German
Derived from the given name Hänsel.
Fomichev Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Фомичёв, Фомичев (see Fomichyov).
Woodhouse English, Irish
habitational name from any of various places (in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire, Northumberland, Shropshire, and elsewhere) called Woodhouse, or a topographic name for someone who lived at a "house in the wood" (Middle English wode hous, Old English wudu hus)... [more]
Triska Czech
Meaning "splinter" in Czech. Nathan Triska is a celebrity born in 1999.
Apaydın Turkish
Means "very bright, well lit" in Turkish.
Norimine Japanese
Possibly from 儀 (nori) meaning "rites, ceremonies" and 嶺 (mine) meaning "peak, summit".
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.
Lazrak Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic الأزرق (al ʾazraq) meaning "the blue (one)", from أَزْرَق (ʾazraq) "blue". It is chiefly used for Moroccan Arabic.
Mustkivi Estonian
Mustkivi is an Estonian surname meaning "black stone".
Bael English, German (Americanized)
Variant of Beal. Also the Americanized form of German Biehl, Bühl, or Buehl.
Mac Giolla Iasachta Irish
Means "son of the strange youth", from Irish Gaelic iasachta "loan" "foreign", hence denoting to a boy who transferred to another family for fosterage, a common custom in ancient Ireland.
Kashiwazaki Japanese
From Japanese 柏 (kashiwa) meaning "oak" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Eleftheriades Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Ελευθεριάδης (see Eleftheriadis) chiefly used in Cyprus.
Gou Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 勾(góu) means “tick mark”.
Folkerts German, English
Derived from the given name Folcher. See also Fulcher
Samarasinha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරසිංහ (see Samarasinghe).
Cruzado Spanish
Means "crusader" or "cross" from Spanish cruzado "crusader" or "cross".
Baghdadi Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic البغدادي (see al-Baghdadi).
Confalone Italian
from gonfalone "standard banner" from Old French gonfalon (of ancient Germanic origin) a metonymic occupational name for a standard bearer either in a military context or as the officer of a guild responsible for carrying the banner in religious processions... [more]
Sastry Telugu
Variant of Shastri.
Kitsusu Kongo
The surname of a notable Congolese musician whose real first name was Philemon.
Baptist German, English
From the given name Baptist, or an Anglicized form of Baptiste.
Piu Chinese
1 Chinese 牛: this name probably arose during the Zhou dynasty ( 1122–221 bc ) in the area of Gansu province; the details are unclear. It was borne by a person named Niu Wen, who was a descendant of the eldest brother of the last king of the Shang dynasty, Zhou Xin ( 1154–1123 bc ).... [more]
Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Yu 2, from Sino-Vietnamese 余 (dư).
Jonas Danish, German, Dutch, Norwegian
From the given name Jonas 2
Oda Arabic
Means "Several" in Arabic
Gilsenan Irish
From a follower of Saint Senán mac Geirrcinn
Azoulay Judeo-Spanish
Meaning uncertain. It may derived from Spanish azul or French azur meaning "blue" (both ultimately derived from Persian via Arabic), possibly used as a nickname for someone with blue eyes or an occupational name for a maker of blue ceramic ware... [more]
Amosov Russian
Means "son of Amos".
Kaltenbach German
habitational name from any of various places with names meaning "(at the) cold stream" from Old High German kalt "cold" and bah "stream brook".
Konovalov Russian
Derived from dialectal Russian коновал (konoval) meaning "farrier, horseleech".
Szroeder German (Polonized), Polish
Polish phonetic spelling of German Schröder 1 or Schröder 2.
Krstičević Croatian
Derived from krst, meaning "cross".
Busquets Catalan
Catalan form of Bousquet.
Loya Basque, Spanish
From a location in Navarre, Spain, probably means "the mud", derived from Basque lohi "mud, mire".
Bostani Persian
Derived from Persian بوستان (bostan) meaning "garden".
Tormey Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Ó Tormaigh.
Yarwood English
habitational name from Yarwood Heath in Rostherne Cheshire earlier Yarwode. The placename derives from Old English earn "eagle" or gear "yair enclosure for catching fish" and wudu "wood".
Makhachev Avar, Lak
Means "son of Makhach".
Vakk Estonian
Vakk is an Estonian surname meaning "granary bin".
Illescas Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Harouna Western African
From the given name Harouna.
Bay German
From the given name Baio.
Arioka Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 岡 (oka) meaning "ridge, hill".
Cádiz Spanish
Habitational name for a person from the city of Cádiz in southwestern Spain.
Gianoia Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Gian.
Oorull Estonian
Oorull is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "oot (esker)" and "rull" meaning "roller".
Axton English
Habitational name for a person from the village of Axton in Kent, from Old English personal name Acca and stan "stone".
Clebsch Germanic
Means "baker" in Old Prussian.
Aranburu Basque
Original Basque form of Aramburú, literally meaning "valley peak".
Courcelles French
The name of several places in France, Belgium and Canada. In Middle French the word courcelle was used to describe a "small court" or a "small garden". The word is derived from the medieval Gallo-Romance and Gallo-Italian word corticella, which was formed from the Latin word cohors, meaning "court" or "enclosure", and the diminutive –icella.... [more]
Occhiochiuso Italian
Probably from Italian occhio "eye" and chiuso "closed, shut", perhaps a nickname for someone who was blind, or known for being lazy.
San Andrés Spanish
Means "Saint Andrew" in Spanish.
Ganzon Filipino
From Hokkien 顏 (gân) meaning "face, colour, hue" and 孫 (sun) meaning "grandchild".
Sawant Indian, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit समन्त (samanta) meaning "universal, complete, entire".
Kicklighter American
Americanized spelling of German Kückleiter, literally ‘chicken ladder’, probably a nickname for a chicken farmer.
Corzine Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of Cosijn.
Tsering Tibetan
From the given name Tsering.
Iso Japanese
From Japanese 磯 (iso) meaning "seashore, shore, beach".
Fukuba Japanese
From 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 葉 (ba) being a form of ha meaning "leaf".
Rigoldi Italian
Derived from the given name Rigo, a short form of various names.
Wollstonecraft English (Rare)
Habitational name derived from any of several towns called Woolstone or Woolston, meaning "Wulfric’s town", combined with an altered form of Old English croft "enclosed field".
Wysokiński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Wysokin.
Trevisan Italian
From the city of Treviso, in Veneto.
Zimmer German
Means "room" in German.
Marhanatelevocic Obscure
My Father And Mother Combined Their Last Name. My Mother's Was Marhana And My Dad's Was Televocic.
Targuisti Arabic (Maghrebi)
Moroccan (northern): habitational name for someone from the town of Targuist.
Kobylytsya Ukrainian
Means "mare" in Ukrainian.
Van Schalkwijk Dutch
Means "from Schalkwijk", the name of either a small village in the province of Utrecht, or a large neighbourhood in the city of Haarlem in North Holland, the Netherlands. The place names are derived from Old Dutch scalc meaning "servant" and wic meaning "village, town, farmstead, settlement".
Stemle English
FROM KUPPENHEIM, BADEN, GERMANY, WHERE IT WAS (AND IS TODAY) SPELLED WITH 2 Ms: STEMMLE.... [more]
Hohn German
Derived from Middle High German hon "chicken". As a surname, it was given to someone who either bred or traded in chickens.... [more]
Fenstermaker German
Means 'one who makes windows' in German.
Awwad Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عواد (see Awad).
Dernier French
Means Last in French
Eakin Irish
Variant of Egan.
Commisso Italian
Habitational name from the city Comiso.
Asllanaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Asllan" in Albanian.
Nategh Persian
Means "orator, speaker" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic ناطق (nāṭiq).
Shen Chinese
From Chinese 沈 (shěn) referring to the ancient state of Shen, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now the Henan province.
Aus Estonian
Aus is an Estonian surname meaning "honest".
Varasteh Persian
Means "virtuous, pious, devout, humble" in Persian.
Klaas Estonian
Klaas is an Estonian surname meaning "glass".
Rumfelt German, Dutch
Altered spelling of German Romfeld, derived from Middle Low German rüm- meaning "to clear (land)" and feld meaning "open country, field", hence a topographic name or possibly a metonymic occupational name for a person engaged in clearing woodland, or in some cases a habitational name for someone from Romfelt in the Ardennes... [more]
Ghobrial Arabic, Coptic
Derived from the given name Gabriel, used by Coptic Christians in Egypt and Sudan.
Ovanesyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հովհաննիսյան (see Hovhannisyan).
Grove German
Form of Grob.
Mstishyn Ukrainian
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous village.
Annus Estonian
Annus is an Estonian surname meaning "dose".
Mosca Romansh
Younger form of Muos-cha which was derived from Romansh muos-cha "fly (animal)".
Weir Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Mhaoir "son of the steward or keeper".
Avilov Russian
derives from old Russian male given name Vavila or Vavilo
Defila Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the given name Fila.
Frickel German
Elaboration of Frick.
Öster Swedish
Swedish form of Øster.
Beaman English, French
Anglicized form of the name Beaumont
Yontararak Thai (Rare)
From Thai ยนตร (yontra) meaning "mechanical device; motor; engine" and รักษ์ (rak) meaning "to cure, to take care of".
Denver English
English surname, composed of the Old English elements Dene "Dane" and fær "passage, crossing," hence "Dane crossing."
Townley English
Habitational name for a person from Towneley near Burnley in Lancashire, itself from the Old English elements tun "enclosure, settlement" and leah "wood, clearing"... [more]
Grass Scottish
Occupational name, reduced from Gaelic greusaiche "shoemaker". A certain John Grasse alias Cordonar (Middle English cordewaner "shoemaker") is recorded in Scotland in 1539.
Holzinger German, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Holzing or Holzingen.
Shebani Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the name of an Arab tribe which is derived from Arabic شيب (šīb) meaning "white hair, grayness" or "cold, snow". This surname is chiefly used in Libya.
Dampier English
Habitational name from any of various places in northern France called Dampierre named in honor of St. Peter. The first element Dam- or Don is an Old French title of respect, from Latin dominus meaning “lord,” often prefixed to the names of saints.
Haro Spanish (Mexican)
Perhaps a shortened version of the name "de Haro"
Thal German, Jewish
Topographic name for someone who lived in or near a valley, derived from Middle High German tal "valley". As a Jewish name, it is ornamental.
Kaimiņš Latvian
Means "neighbour".
Bena Italian
From a reduced form of the medieval personal name Benenato.
Ruengsri Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เรืองศรี (see Rueangsi).
McCool Scottish (Anglicized), Northern Irish (Anglicized), Irish (Anglicized)
Scottish and northern Irish Anglicized form of Gaelic MacDhubhghaill (see McDowell). ... [more]
Eid Arabic
Means "feast, holiday, festival" in Arabic. It is typically used to refer to the two major religious holidays observed by Muslims, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.
Akamura Japanese
Aka means "red" and mura means "hamlet, village".
Furrer German (Swiss)
Topographic name from the regional term furre ‘cleft in the ground’.
Pandjaitan Batak
Older spelling of Panjaitan based on Dutch orthography.
Seijo Castillan (Rare)
Seijo is a rare surname hailing from Spain. It is derived from the name Sexia, which in itself derives from the Latin word Saxum, meaning stone.
Paquin French
Originated in east France. This last name signified a freehold that permitted use of a cluster of land or pastures. The name became “he who possesses lands” and "he who is wise."
Arak Estonian
Arak is an Estonian surname meaning "arrak (an alcoholic liquor typically distilled from the sap of the coconut palm or from rice)".
Kül Turkish, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, Uyghur
Turkish, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, and Uyghur variant of Kul.
Pshonka Ukrainian, Belarusian
Derived from Ukrainian "пшоно (pshono)" meaning "millet".
Provodnikov Russian
From Russian проводник (provodnik) meaning "conductor". Means "son of a conductor".
Fisk English
Metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller or a nickname for someone supposedly resembling a fish in some way from Old Norse fiskr "fish" (cognate with Old English fisc)... [more]
Maher Irish (Rare)
The originally spelling was "O'Meachair" which means the 'kindly' or the 'generous'. The Maher family resided in the O'Carrol... [more]
Czibor Hungarian
Hungarian surname derived from the Slavic given name Ctibor. The Hungarian soccer player Zoltán Czibor (1929-1997) was a famous bearer of this name.
Bahl Indian, Punjabi, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit बहल (bahala) meaning "strong, solid, firm".
Muraji Japanese
From 村 (mura) meaning "village" and 治 (ji, haru, osamu) meaning "clinical, administer, govern, rule".
Divita Italian
Derives from the word vita meaning "life".
Puccini Medieval Italian
Diminutive form of the surname Pucci
Tripathi Indian, Hindi, Odia, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi
From Sanskrit त्रिपाठिन् (tripathin) meaning "one who has studied three Vedas".
Yasohachi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 八十八 (yasohachi), the characters broken down from a single character 米 (kome) meaning "rice".
Terriquez Spanish
A Spanish patronymic name of unknown meaning.
Rafter Irish, Scottish
The original Gaelic form of Rafter was O Raithbheartaigh, which was modified to O Raifeartaigh. The surname is derived from the words rath bheartach meaning prosperity wielder.
Matsushige Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds".
Volmar German, Germanic, Low German
Variant Of Vollmar.
Poopuu Estonian
Poopuu is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "poom" ("beam") "puu" ("wood" or "tree").
Öhrn Swedish
Variant of Örn.
McCreight Scottish (Anglicized)
Meaning with "Mc" meaning "Son of" and "Creight", a given name.
Kogălniceanu Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Lanese Italian
Habitational name meaning "from Lana" in Italian.
Runcie English, Scottish
Derived from Latin runcinus, and related to the Old French "roncin", for a horse of little value. Middle English, Rouncy, as in Chaucer's Cantebury Tales.... [more]
Defilippo Italian
The Italian surname De Filippo is a patronymic name created from the first name of a male ancestor. As a first name, it is derived from the Latin "Philippus,". This name is composed of the element "philos" which means "friend," and "hippos," meaning "horse.
Mucha Polish, Slovak, Czech, Ukrainian
Nickname for an irritating person or someone considered of no importance, from mucha "fly".
Fahmi Arabic
Derived from the given name Fahmi.
Pyo Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 俵 (pyo) meaning "to share".
Kawasugi Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and sugi means "cedar".
Spruce English
Altered form of Prowse.
Foy Irish
Variant of Fee.
Fiennes English
Derived from Fiennes, a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The wealthy and influential Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes family, prominent in British society, originated in northern France... [more]
Viniegra Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Riojan municipalities in the Comarca of Anguiano: Viniegra de Arriba or Viniegra de Abajo.
Shiyanagi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 四柳 (see Yotsuyanagi).
Moldovsky Russian
One who came from Moldova.
Noshima Japanese
No means "field, rice paddy, wilderness" and shima means "island".
Markgraf German, Dutch
status name from Middle High German marcgrāve "margrave" (which is a title derived from marc "boundary" and grāve "royal judge")... [more]
Kyyhkynen Finnish
Means "pigeon, dove" in Finnish.
Babington English
From the name of various places meaning "Babba's town" in Old English.
Magbanua Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano magbanwa meaning "townsperson", derived from Cebuano bánwa meaning "city, town".
el-Moujteba Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic المجتبى (see el-Moujtaba). This name is chiefly used in Mauritania.
Richmond English
Habitational name from any of the numerous places so named, in northern France as well as in England. These are named with the Old French elements riche "rich, splendid" and mont "hill"... [more]
Kobashi Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" or 古 (ko) meaning "ancient, old, previous" combined with 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Loor Estonian
Loor is an Estonian surname meaning "veil" and "fog".
Silm Estonian
Silm is an Estonian surname meaning with mulitple meanings: "eye", "stitch", "loop" and "lamprey".
Tsukinomiya Japanese
Tsuki means "moon, month", no is a possesive article, and miya means "shrine".
Stuifzand Dutch
Means "drift-sand, quicksand" in Dutch, from the name of a town in the Netherlands.
Fjellström Swedish
Combination of Swedish fjäll "mountain, fell" and ström "stream, river".
Indika Sinhalese
From the given name Indika.
Greaves Popular Culture
Borne by Lucien Greaves, a social activist and the spokesman and co-founder of The Satanic Temple.
Blond French
Nickname from Old French blund, blond meaning "blond, fair-haired", a word of ancient Germanic origin.
Currie Scottish, Irish, English
Irish: Habitational name from Currie in Midlothian, first recorded in this form in 1230. It is derived from Gaelic curraigh, dative case of currach ‘wet plain’, ‘marsh’. It is also a habitational name from Corrie in Dumfriesshire (see Corrie).... [more]
Kaus German
From a regional (Hessian) variant of the habitational name Kues, from a place on the Mosel river, probably so named from Late Latin covis "field barn", "rack" and earlier recorded as Couese, Cobesa.
Rump Estonian
Rump is an Estonian surname meaning "dugout" and "punt".
Inukami Japanese (Rare)
Inu means "dog" and kami means "god".
Hincz Polish
Variant of Hinc.
Chawdhury Bengali
Variant transcription of Chaudhary.
Alindajao Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano alindahaw meaning "drizzle, sprinkle".
Villaflor Spanish (Philippines)
Denoted someone who came from the name of the municipality of Villaflor in Castile-León, Spain.
Halabi Arabic
Means "Aleppine" in Arabic, referring to someone from the city of Aleppo in Syria.