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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Saint-Jean French
Means Saint John in French
Del Prato Italian
Meaning "of the meadow" in Italian, likely detonating to someone who lived on a field.
Neuser German (Rare)
Person who had ancestors that lived in Germany near Dusseldorf in the town called Neuss.
Santander Spanish
From the toponymy, it is discussed whether Santander is a derivation of San Emeterio or San Andrés. Due to the proximity of the Basque country (Ander = Andrés) and the tenor of some ancient texts, it can be concluded that it refers to San Andrés... [more]
Hipp German
From the middle high German word hippe meaning "waffle". Perhaps an occupational name for someone who cooks waffles.
Bamborough English
Bamborough name origin from early Northumberland early times other name know from the Bamborough is bamburgh as in bamburgh castle, ... [more]
Haltz Basque
Derived from Basque haltz "alder (tree)".
Van Driel Dutch
Means "from Driel" in Dutch, referring to either the village Driel or any of several other settlements containing driel as an element... [more]
Pasaribu Batak
Derived from Batak ribu meaning "thousand".
Múgica Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Muxika.
Krzhizhanovsky Polish (Russified)
Russified form of the Polish surname Krzyżanowski.
Abog Visayan
Literally "dust" in Cebuano
Tokiai Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 伽藍 (see Garan).
Suzushiro Japanese
From 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell, chime" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle".
Kau German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a mineshaft, from Middle High German kouw(e) "mining hut".
Del Pueblo Spanish
Means "of the village" in Spanish.
Diana Italian
From the female given name Diana.
Denson English (Rare)
Meaning "Son of Dennis" or "Son of Dean"
Miyasato Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 里 (sato) meaning "village".
Nussrallah Arabic
Nasrallah (Arabic: نصرالله‎) is a male Arabic given name, meaning "Victory of God", and is used by Muslims and Christians alike. It may also be transliterated as Nasralla, Nasrollah, Nasrullah and Al-Nasrallah... [more]
Jahne German
Variant of Jahn.
Tammiksaar Estonian
Tammiksaar is an Estonian surname meaning "oak wood island".
Molière French, Haitian Creole
habitational name from La Molière the name of several places in various parts of France.
Rätsep Estonian
Means "tailor" in Estonian.
Beckett English
Habitational name derived from the Old English given name Bicca or from beo "bee" combined with cot "cottage, shelter, small house".
Aviña Galician
Galician surname referring to someone who "lives by a vineyard", from d’Aviña, a variant of da viña.
Abduljabbar Arabic, Filipino, Maranao
Derived from the given name Abd al-Jabbar.
Sheen English
Meaning unknown, though possibly a variant of Sean. A famous bearer of the surname is actor Charlie Sheen.
Dillen Flemish, Dutch
Patronymic from a variant of the given name Aegidius (compare Giles).
Oshita Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大下 (see Ōshita).
Higuita Spanish
Derives from spanish higuera meaning "fig tree".
Saimu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 宰 (sai) meaning "superintend" and 務 (mu) meaning "task; duty", referring to someone who would supervise or administer others.
Kissack Manx
Manx and Derry Irish form of "McIsaac"
Šaŭčenka Belarusian
Alternative transcription of Belarusian Шаўчэнка (see Shauchenka).
Herrgott German, Alsatian
Literally means "Lord God" in German.
Askins English
Variant of Askin.
Pasteur French
French for "shepherd" or "preacher, pastor". Famous bearer Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), French chemist who created the first rabies vaccine, gave his name to the process of 'pasteurization'.
Babenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Babić.
Stuen Norwegian
Means Living Room or cabin in Norwegian.
Sorbo Italian
Means "sorb apple, service tree" (species Sorbus domestica) in Italian.
Hamlin English
From an Old English word meaning "home" or "homestead" and a diminutive suffix -lin.
Kondratenko Ukrainian
Form of Polish Kondrat. Masha Kondratenko is a Ukrainian singer.
Ruwanpathirana Sinhalese
From Sinhala රුවන (ruvana) meaning "gem" combined with Sanskrit पति (pati) meaning "husband, lord" and राणा (rana) meaning "king".
Pedajas Estonian
Pedajas is an Estonian surname meaning "pine".
Makelele Central African, Lingala
Means "noises" in Lingala, possibly a nickname for a noisy person.
Tinsley English
From a place name in England composed of the unattested name Tynni and Old English hlaw "hill, mound, barrow".
Mauritzson Swedish
Means "son of Mauritz".
Heinl German
South German variant of Heinle.
Bulnes Asturian
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the council of Cabrales.
Nakauchi Japanese
From the Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" or 仲 (naka) meaning "relationship, relations" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside."
Jaggard English
The name Jaggard is rooted in the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It was originally a name for someone who worked as a person who tends draughthorses.
Reus German
Topographic name from Middle High German riuse "fish trap", or from a regional term reuse meaning "small stream, channel".
Malandra Italian
Possibly related to Italian malandrino "dishonest, mischievous; rascal".
Gaerlick Jewish
A name given to people whose homes were burnt down.
Siangla Luo, Eastern African
Meaning unavailable.
Howlader Bengali
From a Bengali word meaning "land owner", itself derived from Arabic حول (hawl) meaning "power, might, strength" and the Persian suffix دار (dar) indicating ownership.
Majeed Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Majid.
Yakushiji Japanese
From Japanese 薬師寺 (Yakushiji) meaning "Yakushiji", a former village in the district of Kawachi in the former Japanese province of Shimotsuke in present-day Tochigi, Japan.
Aboubakar Western African
From the given name Aboubakar.
Furmanov Russian
May be a russification of the German surname Fuhrmann, or may be derived from the surname Furman.
Swanepoel Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare)
From the place name Zwaenepoel "swan pool".
Kotyk Ukrainian
Means "kitten, little cat".
Rickardsson Swedish
Means "son of Rickard". A notable bearer of the surname is the Swedish cross country skier, Daniel Rickardsson.
Adly Arabic
Derived from the given name Adli.
Akol Sundanese
This is my grandpa's (my dad's side) last name
Auväärt Estonian
Auväärt is an Estonian surname meaning "honor worthy".
Altmann German, Jewish
Variant of Alt combined with the suffix man.
Krais German, Brazilian
Brazilian adaptation of the German surname Greis; altered for easier comprehension by the Portuguese-speaking population of Brazil.
Eckström Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ekström. Ekström is often anglicized as Eckstrom.
Drell Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Metonymic occupational name from East Slavic drel meaning “borer, gimlet.”
Guyon French
From a diminutive of Guy 1.
Al-marzouq Arabic
Means "the blessed" in Arabic.
Joya Catalan
Catalan variant of Hoya
Fouad Arabic
From the given name Fuad.
Katzav Hebrew
Variant of Katsav.
McNair Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Oighre "son of the heir". This form is associated mainly with Perthshire.
Khalidi Arabic
From the given name Khalid.
Marois Norman, Picard, French
topographic name from the Old French words "mareis", "maresc", mareis, marois meaning "marsh" ‘marshy ground’.
Berki Hungarian
From a placename in Hungary derived from Hungarian "berek" meaning "grove".
Hottmann German
probably either from an ancient Germanic personal name formed with hut "protection helmet" (compare German hut "hat")... [more]
Zinchenko Ukrainian
From the given name Zinoviy.
Siddiqi Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Siddiq.
Robey English
From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.
Utsunomiya Japanese
This surname is used as either 宇都宮 or 宇津宮 with 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof", 都 (tsu, to, miyako) meaning "capital, metropolis", 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port" and 宮 (kyuu, ku, kuu, guu, miya) meaning "constellations, palace, princess, Shinto shrine."... [more]
Koshima Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" or 児 (ko) meaning "young" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Kül Turkish, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, Uyghur
Turkish, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, and Uyghur variant of Kul.
Regel German
from Middle High German regel "(monastic) rule" (from Latin regula), perhaps a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked in a monastery.
Zonzini Italian
Nickname from Italian zonzo meaning "silly, foolish".
Mehdaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mehdi.
Carucci Italian
Derived from Medieval Latin names Carutius or Caruccius or from the Italian term caruccio composed by caro meaning "dear" with the endearment suffix -uccio.
Kanoksiri Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kikuta Japanese
From Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Naumann German
Possibly a variant of Neumann.
Warron English
Variant of Warren.
Maza Spanish
Occupational name for someone who carried a mace, either as a symbol of office or as a weapon.
Monsivais Spanish
Hispanic (Mexico; Monsiváis): Perhaps A Topographic Name Derived From Latin Mons Silvaticus ‘Wooded Mountain’ Or A Habitational Name From Monsivalls A Hill In Ribagorza In Huesca Province (Spain) Named From Latin Monte Ipsa Vallis ‘Mount Of The Valley’.
Eckert German
Derived from the given name Eckhard.
Doakes African American
Uncertain origin.
Ohkubo Japanese
Variant transcription of Okubo.
Appel German, Dutch
From the personal name Appel, a pet form of Apprecht (common especially in Thuringia and Franconia), itself a variant of Albrecht... [more]
Vaarmets Estonian
Vaarmets is an Estonian surname meaning "hill forest".
Kadenokōji Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 勘解由小路 (Kadenokōji) meaning "Kadeno Alley" or its other name 勘解由小路 (Kageyukōji) meaning "Kageyu Alley", a former alley in the city of Kyōto in the prefecture of Kyōto in Japan.... [more]
Umanodan Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 馬 (uma) meaning "horse", ノ (no), a possessive particle, and 段 (dan) meaning "step", referring to a place with horses and a stepped landscape.... [more]
Schley German
Name for someone living by the Schlei river.
Zavattari Italian, French, Spanish, Romanian
A derivation of the Old French word 'savate'... [more]
Edminsteire Scottish
john edminsteire was a person captured at the battle of dunbar in 1651 and shipped to boston in 1652 on the ship john and sarah. we can find no previous record of the edminsteire name. conjecture from f.custer edminster that did the geneology is it is a combination of french and german names and originated from people that migrated to scotland with mary queen of scots about 100 years earlier.
Gaard Danish, Norwegian
From Danish and Norwegian meaning "yard".
Chekhov Russian
Possibly referred to someone from Czechia, or a derivative of the ancient Russian name Chekh or Chokh, which in turn relates to the verb chikhat "to sneeze"... [more]
Sia Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xie.
Querubín Spanish, Spanish (Philippines)
Either from the personal name Querubín, or a nickname from querubín "cherub".
Tanko Romanian (Americanized)
In Romania Tankó is most common in Harghita, Covasna, and Bacău counties. Tankó is also common in Hungary and Slovakia.
Sulek Polish
Derived from the given name Sulimir.
Neustädter German
Habitational name for someone from any of many places in Germany and Austria called Neustadt.
Vermilion Scottish
From the name of the bright red color that is halfway betweed red and orange.
Ilp Estonian
Ilp is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "hilp" meaning "rag" and "piece of cloth".
Bellman English
Occupational name for someone who worked as a bell-ringer.
Villarreal Spanish
Habitational name from any of various places called Villarreal (or Villareal), derived from Spanish villa meaning "farm, town, settlement" and real meaning "royal".
Kibuspuu Estonian
Kibuspuu is an Estonian surname meaning "piggin wood".
Casselberry German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of German Kesselberg, which may derive from various places called Kesselberg or Kesselburg in the states of Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Bavaria in Germany.
Cohitmingao Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kuhit meaning "pole (used to reach or hook something)" and mingaw meaning "deserted, lonely".
Waverly English
Meaning, "from Waverley (Surrey)" or "from the brushwood meadow." From either waever meaning "brushwood" or waefre meaning "flickering, unstable, restless, wandering" combined with leah meaning "meadow, clearing."
Poleshuk Ukrainian (Russified), Ukrainian (Belarusianized)
Variant of Poleshchuk or northern (Belarusian) variant of Polishchuk.
Custodio Spanish
From the given name Custodio.
Matana Hebrew
Literally means "gift" in Hebrew.
Suriyarachchi Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සූරීයාරාච්චි (see Suriyaarachchi).
Maejima Japanese
From Japanese 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Shad Arabic, Urdu, Persian
Derived from the given name Shad 1.
Kaljupank Estonian
Kaljupank is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff bank/escarpment".
Prewett English
The surname Prewett is derived from the Middle English word prou, meaning "brave," or "valiant," with the addition of either of two common diminutive suffixes: -et or -ot. As such, this name is thought to have originally been a nickname for someone small but brave.
Overduin Dutch
Means "over the dune" in Dutch, derived from any of several place names.
Mosa Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Sindhi, Dhivehi
From the given name Musa.
Minium Italian (Modern, ?)
Minium is the name of a red pigment made from lead oxide as well as the name of the mineral itself, coming from Latin. It was named so because the mines it came from were close to the River Minius in Iberia... [more]
Choriev Tajik, Uzbek
Masculine form of Chorieva.
Buffay English (American)
Phoebe Buffay is a major character on the hit TV show, F.R.I.E.N.D.S, and a pop-cultural icon.
Ao Chinese
From Chinese 敖 (áo) referring to Tai Ao, a legendary teacher who mentored the mythological emperor Zhuanxu.
Questel French, Medieval French (?)
The surname Questel was first found in Normandy. Currently, Questel is the most commonly occurring last name in Saint-Barthélemy, a French island in the Caribbean Sea.... [more]
Heerkens Dutch
Derived from a diminutive form of a given name containing the element heri "army". Alternatively, a variant form of Eerkens.
Butte Indian
Variant of Bute.
Kulathilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලතිලක (see Kulathilaka).
Markland English
From Old English mearc meaning "boundary" and lanu meaning "lane", it is a habitational name from a place in the town of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. It can also be a topographic name for someone who lived by a stretch of border or boundary land, or a status name for someone who held land with an annual value of one mark.
Uebayashi Japanese
From 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".
Lennard Anglo-Saxon, German
Derived from the baptismal name for Leonard.... [more]
Stolk Dutch
Contracted form of Stolwijk, a town in South Holland, Netherlands, probably derived from Middle Dutch stolle "lump, chunk" and wijc "farmstead, village".
Radley English
From rēadlēah meaning "red clearing". Radley is a village and civil parish in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England.
Hayne English
Variant of Hain.
Tolley English
Derived from the Middle English given name Toli, itself an English borrowing of Old Norse Tóli and thus a diminutive of Thórr.
Hurtovenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian гурт (hurt), meaning "group".
Ratnapriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure" and प्रिय (priya) meaning "beloved, dear".
Goetz German
Originally a hypocorism of the given name Gottfried. Variants include the surnames Getz, Götz and the given name Götz.
Pivnenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian півночі (pivnochi), meaning "midnight".
Le Bras Breton
Altered form of Breton Ar Brazh meaning "the great, the imposing" or "the big, the fat", ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brassos "great, violent".
Bay Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Likely a reduced form of German Bayer.
Nauta Dutch
Humanistic Latinization of Schipper, from nauta "sailor, seaman, mariner".
Mathis German, German (Swiss), Flemish, Alsatian, English
Derived from the given name Matthias.
Foy Irish (Anglicized)
A different form of Fahy (from Irish Gaelic Ó Fathaigh "descendant of Fathach", a personal name probably based on Gaelic fothadh "foundation").
Dmytryshyn Ukrainian
Means "son of Dmytro" or "son of Dmytriy".
Suurtamm Estonian
Suurtamm is an Estonian surname meaning "big oak".
Mabbett English
From a pet-form of the medieval female personal name Mabbe, a shortened form of Amabel (ultimately from Latin amābilis "lovable")... [more]
Codreanu Romanian, Moldovan
A common surname in Romania and Moldova.... [more]
Ben Moshe Hebrew
Means "son of Moshe" in Hebrew.
Netjes Dutch
Possibly a matronymic from of a diminutive form of Annetje. Coincides with the Dutch word for "tidy, neat" or "decent, proper."
Smock English
From Middle English smoc, smok meaning "smock", "shift", hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made or sold such garments, or a nickname for someone who habitually wore a smock (the usual everyday working garment of a peasant).
Pravdyuk Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian правда (pravda), meaning "truth, justice".
Białkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places named Bialkowo, Bialków or Bialkowice, all derived from Polish biały meaning "white".
Županović Croatian
Derived from župan, a noble and administrative title, the leader of a territorial unit called županija.
Denís Spanish, Galician
From the given name Denís.
Aimi Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "mutual" combined with 見 (mi) meaning "see".
Bordaberry French, Spanish (Latin American), Basque
From Basque Bordaberri or Bordaberria, both widespread place names meaning "new hut/sheepfold/farm".
Enshōgan Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 焔 (en) meaning "blaze" and 硝岩 (shōgan), derived from 硝石 (shōseki) meaning "saltpeter" by replacing the character 石 (seki) meaning "stone" with 岩 (gan) meaning "rock".
Chen Hebrew
From the given name Chen 2.
Kuerzi Chinese
From the Chinese characters 哭儿子 (Kū érzi) meaning, "crying son." This is one of the rare multiple-character Chinese surnames.
Césaire French (Caribbean), Haitian Creole
From the given name Césaire. A notable bearer was Aimé Césaire (1913-2008), a Martiniquais politician and writer.
Self English
East Anglian surname, from the medieval English masculine name Saulf which was derived from the Old English elements "sea" and wulf "wolf".
Claassen German
The name Claassen means "son of Klaus." It's primarily German, but it's also Dutch and Danish.
Conahan Irish (Anglicized)
Irish reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Connachaín (see Cunningham 2).
Sultán Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Sultan.
Hviid Danish
derived from hvid, meaning "white".
Yoder German (Swiss, Americanized)
Americanized form of the Swiss German surname Joder, derived from a dialectical short form of Theodor, Joder.
Tokairin Japanese
From 東 (to, higashi) meaning "east" combined with 海 (kai, umi, mi) meaning "sea, ocean", and 林 (rin) meaning "grove".
Aru Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畔蒜 (see Abiru).
Tsuryuh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 釣流 or 鉤流 (see Tsuryū).
Ataullin Bashkir
From the given name Ataullah.
Kochendorfer German
Habitational name for someone from any of several places called Kochendorf, in Württemberg, Schleswig-Holstein, and Bohemia.
Molitvenik Ukrainian (Ukrainianized, Rare)
The meaning is "prayer warrior" or "someone who prays"
Antolijao Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano antulihaw meaning "Philippine oriole" (a type of bird).
Sugihara Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Kobel Russian
Means "male dog" in Russian.
Metwally Arabic (Egyptian)
From Arabic متولي (mutawalli) meaning "responsible, entrusted with, charged with", ultimately from the word تَوَلَّى (tawalla) meaning "to take charge of, to take control of".
Lillevälja Estonian
Lillevälja is an Estonian surname meaning "floral/flowery outside".
Plumier French, Belgian
Possibly an occupational name for a dealer in feathers and quills, from an agent derivative of Old French plume "feather, plume" (compare English and Dutch Plumer)... [more]
Hermosillo Spanish
Nickname for a dandy, from a diminutive of hermoso "finely formed, handsome". From Latin formosus, from forma "shape, form, beauty".
Sarsenbaev Kazakh
Means "son of Sarsenbay".
Valgemäe Estonian
Valgemäe is an Estonian surname meaning "white hill".
Sheinbaum Jewish
Derived from German schön meaning "beautiful, friendly" and baum meaning "tree".