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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Acquistapace Italian
Means "buy peace" in Italian, from acquista "to buy, to purchase" and pace "peace".
Sternke Low German (Rare, ?)
From the German word or surname Stern meaning "star" and the Low German diminutive "-ke". The exact origins of this surname are unknown.
Bingham English
Ultimately deriving from the toponym of Melcombe Bingham in Dorset. The name was taken to Ireland in the 16th century, by Richard Bingham, a native of Dorset who was appointed governor of Connaught in 1584... [more]
Andalib Persian, Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Andalib.
Goodluck English
Early Anglo Saxon name from 6-7th century. Derived from Guolac,meaning battle play.
Renley Jewish (Rare), English (Rare)
Possibly derived from the Old English rinc "man, warrior" or rim 'edge, circular edge' or possibly wraenna 'wren', and leah "field, clearing".
Baxendale English
Habitational name, probably an altered form of Baxenden, a place near Accrington, which is named with an unattested Old English word bæcstān meaning "bakestone" (a flat stone on which bread was baked) + denu meaning "valley"... [more]
Scarr English
Derived from the word ‘skjarr’ meaning a rocky outcrop / hill
Birchler German (Swiss)
A Swiss German variant of Bircher.
Scaglietti Italian
The name of an Italian coachbuilder, with one of its famous customers being Ferrari when it doesn't want a design from Pininfarina.
Aondio Italian
Possibly a contracted form of Abundio.
Gukasyan Armenian
Means "son of Gukas", the Armenian equivalent of Luke.
Dreyfus French, German, Jewish
French-influenced variant of Dreyfuss, popular amongst people of Alsatian Jewish descent.
Kimigafukuro Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 君ケ袋 (Kimigafukuro) meaning "Kimigafukuro", a former large village in the district of Kami in the former Japanese province of Rikuzen in parts of present-day Miyagi, Japan and Iwate, Japan.
Wickramarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමරත්න (see Wickramaratne).
Mūrnieks Latvian
Means "mason".
Householter English (American, Rare)
Americanized form of the German surname Haushalter.
Fukuchi Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 地 (chi) meaning "earth, soil, ground".
Almanza Spanish
Originally indicated a person from Almanza, a city in northern Spain. The city's name itself is derived from Arabic المنزل (al-manzil) meaning "the house".
Calaway English
Variant spelling of Callaway.
Mcvicar Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac á Bhiocair (Scottish) or Mac an Bhiocaire (Irish) "son of the vicar" from Latin vicarius.
Kragh Danish
Variant of Krag.
Vongsavath Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ສະຫວາດ (savath) meaning "sincere, open, beautiful".
Lucban Tagalog
From Tagalog lukban meaning "grapefruit, pomelo".
Pelagatti Italian
Probably derives from an old expression meaning "cheat, scoundrel", literally a combination of pela "to skin" and gatti "cats".
Van Straubenzee Dutch (Anglicized, Rare)
Etymology uncertain, most likely a habitational name.
Bindschädler German (Swiss)
Derived from German binden "to bind" and Swiss German schädlen "to make wood vessels", this is an occupational surname referring to a cooper, a barrel maker.
Fukushima Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Uba Japanese
From Japanese 姥 (Uba) meaning "Uba", a division in the division of Akougi in the area of Kasasa in the city of Minamisatsuma in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan.
Ababneh Arabic
From the name of a town in Jordan, indicating someone originally from this town.
Smyth English
Creative spelling of the surname Smith.
Ivandić Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Seaborn English
From an Old English personal name derived from the elements "sea, lake" and beorn "warrior".
Ay Turkish
Means "moon" in Turkish.
Fujiyoshi Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, good".
Kuniyuki Japanese
Kuni means "country, large place" and yuki can mean "good" or "snow".
Shomurodov Uzbek
Means "son of Shomurod".
Bulić Croatian
Derived from Ottoman Turkish bula meaning "a married woman or a Muslim woman in harem pants or covered with a headscarf" or from the forename Bule a hypocoristic of Budislav, Budimir, Budivoj, Budimil.
Kostis Greek
From the given name Kostis.
Metsanurm Estonian
Metsanurm is an Estonian surname meaning "forest meadow".
Keinath German
Possibly a variant of Keinrath, from the personal name Konrad. ... [more]
Nirei Japanese
From 楡 or 榆 (nire) meaning "elm tree" and 井 (i) meaning "mineshaft, pit, well".
Käpp Estonian
Käpp is an Estonian surname meaning both "orchid" and "paw".
Sickler English (Rare)
Came from one who used a sickle to farm fields
Moody English, Irish
Either from Middle English modie "angry, haughty, impetuous", or Old English modig "brave, proud".
Õige Estonian
Õige is an Estonian surname meaning "true" or "accurate".
Oakden English
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.
Maxson Popular Culture, English
Means son of Max. This is the surname of the hereditary leaders of the Brotherhood of Steel in the popular Fallout game. The first bearer of the name was Captain Roger Maxson, who founded the BOS, with the most recent bearer being Arthur Maxson, the current leader of the BOS in Fallout 4.
Lipinskas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Lipiński.
Kar Turkish
Means "snow" in Turkish.
Nasir Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Nasir.
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.
Masse English, French
English: variant of Mace ... [more]
Gadgil Marathi
A Chitpavan Brahmin surname from the Konkan region of Maharashtra. Likely means "Holder of a Urn of water" during a Hindu ritual.
Harlin English
English surname transferred to forename use, from the Norman French personal name Herluin, meaning "noble friend" or "noble warrior."
Ochitani Japanese
From 落 (ochi) meaning "fall, leave behind, drop" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
İstanbullu Turkish
Originally indicated an inhabitant of the city of Istanbul in Turkey, literally meaning "Istanbulite, person from Istanbul" in Turkish.
Zvaitika Shona
Zvaitika means "It has happened". This name may be given as a celebration that something that was desired or awaited has finally happened.
Van Duijn Dutch
Means "from the dune" in Dutch.
Jean-baptiste Haitian Creole, French
From the French given name Jean-Baptiste.
Silber German, Jewish
From Middle High German silber, German Silber "silver"; a metonymic occupational name for a silversmith, or often, in the case of the Jewish surname, an ornamental name.
d'Orves French
Denoted someone from Orve, a commune in the Doubs department in eastern France.
Shoji Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 庄司 (see Shōji).
Trukhan Ukrainian
From Ukrainian труха (trukha), meaning "crumbling, dusting, rotting".
Thom Romansh
Derived from the given name Thomas.
Dayaratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දයාරත්න (see Dayaratne).
Chipperfield English
Derived from Hertfordshire Village of Chipperfield
Amundson English (American, Anglicized), Swedish (Rare)
Anglicized from or rare Swedish variant of Amundsen.
Vašićek Croatian
Variant and often a misspelling of Vašiček.
Smolders Belgian (Modern)
A Flemish occupational name equivalent to "Miller", meaning a person who operated a wind or water mill for grinding grain.
Lawton English
Habitational name from the village called Church Lawton in Cheshire, derived from Old English hlaw "mound, small hill" and tun "enclosure, town".
Occhiovivo Italian
Probably from Italian occhio "eye" and vivo "vivid, intense; alive", likely given to foundlings.
Sada Japanese
From 佐 (sa) meaning "assist" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Jibiki Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 字 (ji) meaning "letter; character" and 引 (biki), the joining form of 引 (hiki), from 引き (hiki) meaning "pull", referring to a dictionary.
Kott German, Polish, Czech
German: variant of Köth or Kotz.... [more]
Hamel German, Jewish
Habitational name from the town of Hamelin, which sits on the Hamel river.
Salimpour Kurdish
Means ‘from the city of Salim’, in Kurdish.
Alm Swedish
Means "elm" in Swedish.
Trigueros Spanish
Habitational name from places in Huelva and Valladolid named Trigueros, from a derivative of trigo ‘wheat’, or possibly triguero ‘corn merchant’. Nickname from triguero ‘dark blond’, ‘corn colored’.
Ochsenkopf German
Habitational name for a person living in any of the mountains across Germany, Austria, or Liechtenstein, literally meaning "ox's head" in German.
Cayetano Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
From the given name Cayetano. A famous bearer of the name is Filipino politician Alan Peter Cayetano (1970-).
Godwinson English
Means "Son of Godwin". First born by Harold Godwinson. From his father Godwine, Earl of Wessex... [more]
Portero Spanish
Spanish cognate of Porter.
Kereu Eastern African
A surname closely associated with the Kisii (or Abagusii) ethnic group, who primarily live in Kisii County in the western part of Kenya. Kisii clans have unique surnames or roots linked to ancestral lines.
Knotts English
Variant of Knott
Diệp Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Ye, from Sino-Vietnamese 葉 (diệp).
Jelenković Serbian, Croatian
Derived from jelen meaning "deer."
Vojcatvechky Czech
From the Czech word dvojèata meaning twins.
Bromwell English
Habitational name from Broomwell in Herefordshire named in Old English with brom ‘broom’ + wella ‘spring’, ‘stream’.
Danza Italian
Probably a habitational name from a place in Salerno, Italy. In the case of American actor Tony Danza, it’s a shortened form of Iadanza, used as a stage name.
Raftery Irish
Corrupted version of "Rafferty"
Pasqualetti Italian
Derived from the given name Pasquale.
Tomei Italian
Patronymic form of Tomeo. Famous bearers include American actresses Marisa Tomei (1964-) and Concetta Tomei (1945-).
Zagurski Polish
Derived from the Polish places Zagórz and Zagórze. Also given to those who lived on the side of a hill opposite a main settlement - za means "beyond" and góra means "hill".
Ryuhfuku Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 竜福 or 龍福 (see Ryūfuku).
Paznyak Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Pazniak or Paźniak.
Yisrael Hebrew
Means "Israel" in Hebrew, from יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yiśrāʾēl).
Loud English
from the English word "loud", given to a loud or, in jest, quiet person
Kearsley English
Derived from any of the English settlements called Kearsley
Youngman English
From Middle English yunge man "young servant", ultimately from Old English geong mann "young man".
Zaewa Russian
meaning unknown. female form of ZAEW
Weiler German, Jewish
Habitational name from any of several places so named in southern Germany. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Weil.
Obeid Arabic
From the given name Ubayd.
Peskett Medieval Welsh
The surname Peskett is derived from the word "peascod" or "peapod," a sack in which peas were kept. This word was originally derived from the Old English words "peose" and "pise," which mean "pea," and "codd," which means "bag." The Peskett name was occupational for a seller of peas... [more]
Ashwood English
Habitational name from a place in Staffordshire named Ashwood, from Old English æsc "ash" and wudu "wood".
Durbin French
Derived from the place called D'urban or D'urbin in Languedoc
Halas Hungarian (Americanized)
Americanized form of Hungarian Halász.
Villarruel Spanish
Cognate of Villa with the second element of unexplained etymology. Compare Villarroel.
Pampo Italian
1 Italian: from a short form of Alampo, from the Greek personal name Eulampios, adjectival derivative of eulampēs ‘most splendid’.... [more]
Nelsson Swedish (Rare)
Means "son of Nels".
Goonathilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණතිලක (see Gunathilaka).
Cousins French
"Relative" in Old French.
Ghazanchian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազանչյան (see Ghazanchyan).
Stenzel German
German from a reduced pet form of the Slavic personal name Stanisław (see Stencel, Stanislaw).
Van Der Hooning Dutch
Possibly related to Honig.
Ichinose Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) meaning "market, city" or 一 (ichi) meaning "one", combined with an unwritten possessive marker, or the written possessive markers ノ (no) or 之 (no), that is then combined with 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current"... [more]
Sầm Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Cen, from Sino-Vietnamese 岑 (sầm).
Bellumus Late Roman
Means "beautiful man" derived from the elements bellus "beautiful" and homo "man"
Atef Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Atif.
Sidorov Russian
Means "son of Sidor".
Aassalu Estonian
Aassalu is an Estonian surname meaning "lea (open grassy area) grove".
Aldis English
Derived from the Old English given name Aldus.
Narayanan Indian, Tamil, Malayalam
From the given name Narayanan. A famous bearer was Kocheril Raman Narayanan (1921–2005), the 10th President of India.
Watayo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 済陽 or 濟陽 (see Watayō).
Chinouriri Shona
Believed to be from a local dialect, interpretations of the name could be resilience or strength.
Kiyomizu Japanese
A variation of the popular surname Shimizu. 清 (Kiyo) means "Pure, Clean" and 水 (Mizu) means "Water".
Matoš Croatian
Means "son of Mato".
Barefoot English
From a nickname for someone who has a habit of going around with no footwear, or for someone looking for penance, derived from Middle English barefote.
Tanie Japanese
Tani means "valley" and e means "inlet, river".
Uda Japanese
From Japanese 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, roof, house" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Dominiak Polish
Derived from the given name Dominik.
Rahumeel Estonian
Rahumeel is an Estonian surname meaning "peaceful minded".
Pita Spanish
Spanish and Portuguese: from Spanish, Portuguese pita ‘chicken’ or in some cases possibly from the plant pita ‘pita’, ‘American aloe’, presumably a topographic name.
Cavelti Romansh
The first element is derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family". The second element is of debated origin and meaning; theories include an adoption of Swiss German Welti.
Arands English, Spanish
Anglicized version of a name given to residents of Aranda de Duero, a small town in the north of Spain.
Sototou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 外当 or 外當 (see Sototō).
Akbarian Persian
From the given name Akbar.
Köppel German (Silesian)
Derived from Silesian German Köppel "head" (ulitmately derived from Low German Kopp), this name was a nickname for someone with a visible deformity or peculiarity of the head.
Condrau Romansh
Derived from the given name Cundrau.
Akisawa Japanese
Aki can mean "autumn" and sawa means "swamp".
Isato Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五十里 (see Ikari 2).
Pomeroy English
From an English surname meaning "dweller by the apple orchard".
Staub German (Swiss), German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) occupational nickname for a miller, from Middle High German stoup, German Staub ‘dust’. The Jewish surname may also be ornamental.
Tonnelier French
Means "cooper" in French, from Middle French tonnel "barrel".
Lutsoja Estonian
Lutsoja is an Estonian surname meaning "burbot stream/creek".
Mac an Ultaigh Irish
Meaning 'son of the Ulidian', from mac, meaning son, and Ultach, denoting someone from the Irish province of Ulster.
Šelieh Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian шэлег (šelieh), a word used for various medieval small coins, primarily for silver and copper solidi, ultimately from the German word Schilling meaning "shilling".
Denning English
Derived from the Old English name DYNNA.
Monarrez Spanish
Hispanic (Mexico; Monárrez): Altered Form Of Basque Munárriz Itself A Castilianized Form Of A Habitational Name From Munarritz (Also Amunarritz In Castilian Munárriz) A Town In Navarre.
Mezquita Spanish
Spanish cognate of Mesquita.
Wimalaratne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විමලරත්න (see Wimalarathna).
Irimoto Japanese
Iri means "input, entry" and moto means "source, origin, root".
Heemskerk Dutch
From the name of a small town in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands, possibly derived from the personal name Hemezen (itself possibly a diminutive form of the element heim) combined with kirke "church".
Trudet French
Variant of Trudel.
Rakhang Thai (Rare)
Means "bell, chime" in Thai.
Cingöz Turkish
Means "wily, sly, cunning" in Turkish.
Bayram Turkish
From the given name Bayram.
Thilakasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit तिलक (tilaka) meaning "mark, dot, ornament" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Harano Japanese
Hara means "plain, field" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".
Çalık Turkish
Means "crooked, awry" in Turkish.
Charm English
The surname "Charm" is of English origin and refers to someone who did odd jobs or chores. It's derived from Middle English "char(re)" or "chere," which means "turn (of activity), small job, or chore"... [more]
Cammareri Sicilian, Italian
Means "servant, waiter" in Sicilian.
Castan Aragonese, Catalan, Occitan
Ultimately from Latin castaneis meaning "chestnut".
Ó Maolmhóna Irish
Means "descendant of Maolmhóna"
Ljungberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish ljung "heather" and berg "mountain".
Hamada Arabic
From the given name Hamada.
Elcano Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Elkano.
Takino Japanese
Taki means "waterfall" and no means field, rice paddy".
Ymeri Albanian
Derived from the given name Ymer.
Vislapuu Estonian
Vislapuu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "visa" ("tough" and "tenacious") and "puu" ("tree" and "wood"); "tough tree".
Raffensperger German
Altered spelling of Ravensburger or Ravensberger, a habitational name for someone from Ravensburg in Württemberg, but there are a number of similar surnames, for example Raffenberg, a farm name near Hamm, and Raffsberger.
Nozawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納沢 (see Nōzawa).
Shahbazzadeh Persian
Means "born of Shahbaz".
Anacker German
Nickname for a day laborer, as opposed to someone who owned fields, from Middle High German āne meaning "without" + acker meaning "field".
Olgun Turkish
Means "mature, grown" in Turkish.
Palad Filipino, Tagalog
Means "fate, destiny, palm in Tagalog.
Şinasi Turkish, Persian
roughly meaning 'Knowing ' or' seeker of knowledge'
Komaba Japanese
From 駒 (koma) meaning "young horse, foal" and 場 (ba) meaning "place".
Siebe Low German
from a pet form of the personal name Siebert
Giano Italian
From the given name Giano.
Kamble Indian, Marathi, Konkani
Occupational name for a weaver of blankets or a nickname for a person who often carried blankets with them, derived from Sanskrit कम्बल (kambala) meaning "blanket".
Castrejon Spanish
Habitational Name From Any Of Various Places Called Castrejón Especially In Valladolid Province Or A Topographic Name From A Diminutive Of Castro ‘Castle’ From Latin Castrum ‘Fort Roman Walled City’.
Galea Spanish, Italian, Maltese
From Spanish galea "galleon, warship" presumably a metonymic occupational name for a shipwright or a sailor. Italian habitational name from Galea in Calabria.
Jordà Spanish
Derived from the personal name Jordàn
Fuss Medieval Low German
German from Middle High German fus ‘foot’, hence most probably a nickname for someone with some peculiarity or deformity of the foot, but perhaps also a topographic name for someone who lived at the foot of a hill.
Meighan Irish
Variant of Meehan.
Thạch Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Shi, from Sino-Vietnamese 石 (thạch).
Klobuchar Slovene (Anglicized), Croatian (Anglicized), Serbian (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Klobučar. A notable bearer is the American politician, lawyer and senator Amy Klobuchar (1960-).
Rodd English
Locational name for someone "at the rod" of land, from Middle English rodde. Also could come from the given name Rod, or the parish of Rodd in Herefordshire, England.
Engdahl Swedish
Combination of Swedish äng "meadow" and dal "valley".
Kreek Estonian
Means "damson (plum)" in Estonian.
Morant English, French
From the Old French personal name Morant, perhaps from a nickname meaning "steadfast", or alternatively of Germanic origin and meaning literally "courage-raven". A known bearer was the British-born Australian soldier and poet Breaker Morant, original name Edwin Henry Murrant (?1864-1902).
Hervé French, Breton
From the Breton given name Hervé or from the ancient Germanic personal name Hariwig, composed of the elements hari "army" and wig "battle"... [more]
Corll German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Karl.
Yonezawa Japanese
From the Japanese 米 (yone or kome) "rice" and 澤 or 沢 (zawa or sawa) "swamp."
Vincente English, Italian
English variant of Vincent 1, otherwise from the given name Vincente
Geevarghese Indian (Christian), Malayalam
From the given name Geevarghese, used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.
Acmad Filipino, Maranao
From the given name Acmad.
Cuneo Italian
Denotes someone from the province of Cuneo.
Murati Albanian
Derived from the given name Murat.
Somby Sami
Derived from the name of the village Sompio in Finland.
Allaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Alaoui.
Marker German
Status name for someone who lived on an area of land that was marked off from the village land or woodland, Middle High German merkære.