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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Mac Con Charraige Irish
Means "son of the hound of the rock" in Irish, from Irish "hound" and carraig "rock".
Rallison English
Means "son of Ralph".
Malyar Ukrainian, Jewish (Ashkenazi, ?)
Means "painter" in Ukrainian.
Fitzsimons Irish
Fitzsimons (also spelled FitzSimons, Fitzsimmons or FitzSimmons) is a surname of Norman origin common in both Ireland and England. The name is a variant of "Sigmundsson", meaning son of Sigmund. The Gaelicisation of this surname is Mac Shíomóin.
Bossi Italian
Variant of Bosso.
Kapittathai Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Cornwell English
Habitational name from Cornwell in Oxfordshire, named from Old English corn, a metathesized form of cron, cran ‘crane’ + well(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’.variant of Cornwall.
Indychenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian індик (indyk), meaning "turkey".
Kreem Estonian
Kreem is an Estonian surname meaning "cream".
Culbert English, Scottish, Irish
Meaning and origin are uncertain. Possibly derived from an unattested given name composed of beorht "bright" and an uncertain first element, or an altered form of Cuthbert... [more]
Ikromov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Ikrom".
Brolin Swedish
Composed of Swedish bro "bridge" and the common surname suffix -in.
Falkenhagen German
Habitational name from any of several places named from Old High German falke meaning "falcon" + hag meaning "hedge", "fencing". A place so named is documented west of Berlin in the 14th century.
Lau Estonian
Lau is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "lauk" meaning "table" or "desk" or "laul" meaning "song".
Rutz Low German
Derived from Middle Low German rūtze or ruce "cobbler".
Palumaa Estonian
Palumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "sandy heath/heathy wood land".
Bonnell Scottish
From Bonhill, a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
Seneviratne Sinhalese
From Sinhala සෙනෙවි (senevi) meaning "commander, general" combined with Sanskrit रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Kesselberg German
Habitational name for someone from any of various places in Rhineland, Bavaria and Baden called Kesselberg.
Shulman Jewish
It is a Jewish-Polish surname that first appeared around 1090. It means Rabai, Gabbai, or Shamash. These are occupations that take place in a Shul-Synagogue. Shul is the Yiddish word for Synagogue. The name litterally means 'man that goes to the Synagogue'.
Boebert English (American)
A notable bearer of this surname is Lauren Opal Boebert (Born on December 15, 1986) who is an American (U.S.A.) politician, businesswoman, and gun rights activist, serving as the U.S. Representative for Colorado’s 3rd congressional district since 2021... [more]
Casuco Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kasuko meaning "anger, hostility, fury".
Creath English
Reduced form of the Scottish McCreath.
Pent Estonian
Pent is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "pentsik" meaning "funny" and "eccentric".
Dobrzankowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Dobrzankowo.
O Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 奥 (see Ō).
Mánes Czech
Derived from MÁNEK, a pet form of Emanuel.
Bahşış Crimean Tatar
Derived from Persian بخشش (baxšeš) meaning "forgiveness, amnesty" or بخشیش‎ (bakhšīš) meaning "present, gratuity, reward".
Bồ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Bo.
Bakirtzis Greek
Greek from Turkish meaning 'coppersmith'
Gonnynge English (Rare)
A variant of the given name Gunwyn, which is derived from the Old English word gundwein, meaning "battle friend".
Nogales Spanish
Habitational name from either of two locations in Spain named Nogales, from the plural form of Spanish nogal meaning "walnut tree".
Torino Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Tore 2, a short form of Salvatore, or from the medieval given name Toro.
Froehner German
Derived from Middle High German vröhner meaning "servant".
Talivee Estonian
Talivee is an Estonian surname meaning "winter water".
Scarlato Italian
From Sicilian scarlatu meaning "scarlet" or "purple". Given as an occupational name for a dyer, or as a nickname for someone who habitually wore scarlet or who had bright red hair.
Asadullin Tatar, Bashkir
From the given name Asadullah.
Nayak Indian, Odia, Gujarati, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi, Konkani, Nepali
From a title derived from Sanskrit नायक (nayaka) meaning "hero, leader".
Künnis Estonian
Künnis is an Estonian surname meaning "threshold" and "doorstep" and "crest".
Persen Norwegian
Norwegian form of Persson.
Vesti Romansh
Derived from the given name Silvester.
De La Salle Medieval French, History (Ecclesiastical, Rare)
Means "of the room" in French. It is borne by a saint who is the founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.
Furutani Japanese
Furu means "old" and tani means "valley".
Demaree French (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of French Desmarais.
Rockwell English
Means "person from Rockwell", Buckinghamshire and Somerset (respectively "wood frequented by rooks" and "well frequented by rooks"). Famous bearers include American illustrator Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) and Utah pioneer Porter Rockwell (1813-1878).
Veselaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Vesel" in Albanian.
Nekraševič Belarusian
From Belarusian dialectal некрасівы (niekrasivy), meaning "ugly, not pretty".
Aha Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿波 (see Awa 1 or Awa 2).
Dornan Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic surname Ó Dornáin
Cristófanes Spanish
Means "son of Cristóbal" in Spanish.
Hanlin Scottish, English
Scottish and English: probably a variant spelling of Irish Hanlon.
Midthun Norwegian (?)
A habitational name of western Norway descent from Old Norse mith 'middle' + tún 'enclosure farmstead.'
Weerarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරරත්න (see Weeraratne).
Deppe German
From a pet form of the given name Dietbert or Dietmar.
Baclay Filipino, Cebuano
Means "long walk, hike" in Cebuano.
Aven East Frisian (Rare)
Patronymic form of the Frisian personal name Ave.
Shpigl Yiddish
Yiddish form of Spiegel.
Bachechi Italian
Comes from the Tuscan-Italian personal name Baccio.
Agraz Spanish
Refers to an ancient type of grape. In Spanish, agraz means "sour grape, unripe grape, verjuice" Possibly an occupational name for someone who worked on a vineyard or in the wine-making industry... [more]
Tsoi Korean (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Tsoy.
Zwilling German, Jewish
Means "a twin", as in a twin brother or twin sister. Often given to those who were twins.
Banović Serbian, Croatian
"Son of a Ban", the -ić "son of" suffix with ban, the title of class of Croatian nobility beginning in the 7th century approximately equivalent to viceroy, lord or duke, stemming potentially from the Turkic bajan ("rich, wealthy").
Vahedi Persian
From the given name Vahed.
Shōami Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 正阿弥 (shōami), a sect of kettle brim making, hat brim making, or weapon-end guard making.
Futami Japanese
From Japanese 二 (futa) meaning "two" and 見 (mi) meaning "look, appearance".
Kanehiro Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 廣 (hiro) meaning "broad, spacious, wide".
Whiteplume Arapaho
Native Arapaho Wyoming Montana
Noh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納 (see ).
Baldomir Galician
Derived from the given name Baldo.
Musin Tatar, Bashkir, Russian, Kazakh
From the given name Musa.
Huckleberry English
From the name of the variety of shrubs (genus Vaccinium) or the berries that grow on them. This is also the anglicized form of the German surname Hackelberg.
Josefsson Swedish
Means "son of Josef" in Swedish.
Duvall French
Variant spelling of Duval.
Felemban Arabic
From the name of the city of Palembang in Indonesia, originally denoting someone who came from that city.
Zelieska Polish
Polish Ashkenazic surname, possibly derived from surname Zieliński what is a habitational name for someone from Zielona or Zielonka (places in Poland), deriving from the root word meaning "green".
Vaknin Judeo-Spanish
Hebrew transcription of Ouaknine.
Aràbia Italian, Spanish
Ethnic name for someone from Arabia or some other Arabic-speaking country or a nickname for someone who had visited or traded with one of these countries.
Verdugo Spanish
Occupational name meaning "executioner".
Chaugule Marathi
Derived from Marathi चौगुला (chaugula) meaning "village officer".
Smartt English
Variant of Smart.
Ben Hadj Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of the pilgrim"; the title Hadj refers to a Muslim who has successfully completed the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. This surname is mainly found in Tunisia.
Minegishi Japanese
From Japanese 嶺 (mine) meaning "peak, summit" and 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, seashore, bank".
Yaun Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of Jahn.
Mõttus Estonian
Mõttus is an Estonian name derived from "Mõtus", meaning "grouse".
Magallanes Spanish
Spanish: Castilianized Form Of A Habitational Name From The Village Of Magaláns (Castilian Magalanes) In Pontevedra Province Galicia (Spain).
Komori Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Griessler German
Topographic name for someone who lived or farmed in an area of sand.
Buchbinder German, Jewish
German cognate of Bookbinder.
Yukimitsu Japanese
雪 (Yuki) means "snow" and 光 (mitsu) means "light, radiance".
Noodla Estonian
Noodla is an Estonian surname meaning "seine/fishing area".
Edmeades English
Meant "son of Edmede", from a medieval nickname for a self-effacing person (literally "humble", from Old English ēadmēde "easy mind").
Nasution Batak
From Mandailing Nan Sakti On or Na Sakti On meaning "the magic one", itself from sakti meaning "mystical, magical" (ultimately of Sanskrit origin). This was a nickname of legendary Mandailing ruler Si Baroar Nan Sakti.
Holl English
Variant of Hole.
Cenobio Spanish
From the given name Cenobio.
Kanisthanakha Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Barzanî Kurdish
Denoted a person from the village of Barzan in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
Rusakova Russian
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Barrach Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic spelling of Dunbar.
Hurley English, Irish
Meaning is "from a corner clearing" in Old English. Also an anglicized form of an Irish name meaning "sea tide" or "sea valor".
Ghimire Nepali
From the name of the village of Ghamir (or Dhamir) in western Nepal.
Kent English (?)
Region in England
Ludemann Low German
Ludemann is a German name
Taniyama Japanese
Tani means "valley" and yama means "mountain". ... [more]
Juursalu Estonian
Juursalu is an Estonian surname meaning "root/origin grove (grove where one originated)".
Kilp Estonian
Kilp is an Estonian surname meaning both "shield" and "shell".
Maoka Japanese
From 真 (ma) meaning "truth, reality, genuine" combined with 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, knoll".
Griffeth Welsh
Altered spelling of Griffith.
Sarsour Arabic
Means "cockroach" or "roach" in Arabic.
Musso Italian
Nickname for someone with some peculiarity of the mouth.
Barrenetxe Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Larrabetzu, Spain, derived from Basque barren "inside, interior; deep; lower part" and etxe "house, building".
Fieraru Romanian
Means "smith."
Emran Bengali, Arabic
Derived from the given name Imran.
Keough Irish, Scottish
Anglicized, reduced form of Mac Eochaidh meaning "son of Eochaidh".
Abrey English
Variant of Aubrey.
Gummesson Swedish
Means "son of Gumme".
Spjut Swedish
Taken directly from Swedish spjut "spear".
Yaqoob Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yaqub.
Drewitt English, French
English (Wiltshire Berkshire and Surrey): of Norman origin from the Old French personal name Druet a diminutive of Drue Dreu (from ancient Germanic Drogo); see Drew Alternatively the name may be from a diminutive of Old French dru ‘lover’
Lalor Irish
Lalor is an Irish surname derived from the Irish Ó Leathlobhair, from leath- “leper; weak, ailing person”
Snark English
History largely unknown. The word's original meaning, in the mid-nineteenth century, was to snort / snore, or to find fault. ... [more]
Spinster American (Rare)
A presumably extinct English occupational name, derived from the occupation of spinning.
Łobaczewski Polish
This indicated familial origin within either Łobaczew Duży or Łobaczew Mały, 2 Polesian villages in Gmina Terespol.
Haswell English
From the names of three towns in Durham, Somerset, or Devon, all derived from Old English hæsel "hazel" and wille "well, spring, stream".
Tareque Bengali
Derived from the given name Tariq.
Bundy English
Variant of Bond and Bandy.
Lamoureaux French
Means "the lover" in French. It would be the nickname of an amorous person.
Tatarenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Tatarov.
Ibrahimaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Ibrahim" in Albanian.
Klarić Croatian, Slovene
From the given name Klara
Tkacz Jewish
Occupational name for a weaver, Polish tkacz, a noun derivative of tkać "to weave".
Lütke German
From a pet name of Ludolf.
Riesenberg German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a big mountain, derived from Middle High German rise meaning "giant" and berg meaning "mountain".
Haldon English (Rare)
From a place name in Devon, England.
De Visser Dutch, Belgian
means "the fisherman" variant of Visser
Çay Turkish
Means "river, brook, creek" in Turkish.
Vatanabe Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Watanabe more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.
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.
Wilkings English
It means Will to the king
Clwyd Welsh
This indicates familial origin near the River Clwyd.
Almazán Spanish
Habitational name demoting someone originally from the municipality of Almazán in Castile and León, Spain. The name itself is derived from Arabic المكان المحصن (al-makān al-ḥiṣn) meaning "the fortified place" or "the stronghold".
De Guzmán Spanish
Means "of Guzmán" in Spanish.
Iaiche Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic يعيش (see Yaiche).
Ilunga Luba, Central African
Means ‘To Unite’.
Mondithoka Telugu (Modern)
they are honest people and having helping nature. at history one person has bull cart some time it was went into dig then all people was trying and trying for lift the cart. but no use from those,after that people were shouting as a bigger like come on 'mondithoka' this word not surname of farmer his bull has short tail... [more]
Thannhausen German
An old noble family from Germany. Meaning "dwelling in Tann", specifically from their ancestral seat in the town of Tannhausen.
Suwanrat Thai
From Thai สุวรรณ (suwan) meaning "gold" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Soroka Ukrainian, Jewish
From the nickname Soroka meaning "magpie", which indicates a thievish person or a person with a white streak of hair among black hair.
Đan Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Shan, from Sino-Vietnamese 單 (đan).
Kõiv Estonian
Means "birch (tree)" in Estonian and Võro, a dialect native to southeastern Estonia.
Bovary French
It is the surname of the famous fictional character Emma Bovary protagonist of Gustave Flaubert's novel.
Merlette French
Feminine diminutive of French merle "blackbird", this name was given as a nickname to a cheerful person or to someone who liked to sing.
Siddig Northern African, Arabic
Derived from Arabic صَدِيق (ṣadīq) meaning "friend" (chiefly Sudanese).
Alkaiaga Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Lesaka, Nevarre, of uncertain etymology. The last element is almost certainly -aga "place of, group of"; suggestions for the other elements include Basque a(ha)l "power, capacity, might" and kai "dock, pier, harbour", or alka "wild oats, wild grass", or alk "rock" and ai "slope".
Marcel French
From the given name Marcel
Alarid American (Hispanic), Spanish (Mexican)
Perhaps a nickname from Catalan alarit "outcry" (Spanish alarido).
Goertze German
Probably a variant of Göretz, a reduced form of Gerhards (see Gerhardt), or a variant of Goertz.
Leah English
It means "clearing".
Brisse French
Derived from the given name Brictius.
Wäite Luxembourgish (Germanized, Rare)
The name originates from Luxembourg and the surrounding Germanic regions most notably the Rhenish Palatinate from around the 1800s. The word wäite is Luxembourgish for wide and also broad, the word wäit which is an alternative spelling of the Surname Wäite is Luxembourgish for far or distant.... [more]
Yaben Basque
Means "under the rushes, reed bed, bracken".
Arne Norwegian (Rare)
From the name of a place called Arna, derived either from Old Norse ǫrn "eagle" or from an Indo-European root meaning "to stream, to flow".
Szurkowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Greater Polish villages named Szurkowo.
Knick German
German: from Knick “hedge”, “boundary”, hence a topographic name for someone living near a hedge or hedged enclosure or a metonymic occupational name for someone who lays hedges. Hedging is a characteristic feature of the pastureland of Holstein, Mecklenburg, Westphalia, and Lower Saxony.
Karapetian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Karapetyan.
Malinov Bulgarian, Russian
From Bulgarian and Russian малина (malina) meaning "raspberry", probably indicating a person who lived near a raspberry bush.
Gamgee Literature
In J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings", the surname of Samwise "Sam" Gamgee, Frodo Baggins' gardener.
Hasanzadeh Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian حسن‌زاده (see Hassanzadeh).
Hanlon Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAnluain "descendant of Anluan", a personal name from the intensive prefix an- and luan "light", "radiance" or "warrior". Occasionally it has been used to represent Hallinan.
Krief Judeo-Spanish
From Arabic خريف (kharif) meaning "lamb" (a dialectal word).
Meehan Irish, English
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Miadhacháin meaning "descendant of Miadhacháin", a diminutive of the byname Miadhach "honorable".
Gaerlick Jewish
A name given to people whose homes were burnt down.
Ibarguen Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in Biscay, Spain, derived from Basque ibar "valley, riverbank" and guren "limit, edge, bank".
Vasa Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish noble and former royal family. Possibly from vase meaning "bundle" or "withy". The name is believed to be a reference to the family's coat of arms. The most notable member of the family was Gustav Eriksson Vasa (1496-1560), later known as Gustav I of Sweden (in modern times known exclusively as Gustav Vasa)... [more]
Bae Korean
Korean form of Pei, from Sino-Korean 裴 (bae).
Ahiru Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畔蒜 (see Abiru) or 安蒜 (see Ambiru).
Krayinyk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian країна (krayina), meaning "country, bordered land".
Sinnamon English
Scottish surname which is a corruption of the place name Kinnimonth, meaning "head of the hill".
Sotak Slovak
Habitational name from Soták, an eastern Slovak region near Humenné.
Rasila Finnish
A variant of the finnish word (rasi) for a forest that has been cleared for slash and burn but has not yet been burnt for agricultural means. The suffix "-la" is usually added to the stem of the word to indicate a location... [more]
Vadeboncœur French (Quebec)
From the French phrase va de bon cœur meaning "go with a good (merry) heart". This was a secondary surname, common among soldiers in colonial French Canada, which has been adopted as a principal surname.
Saudji Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 佐氏 (see Sauji).
Miskell Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Meisceall meaning "descendant of Meiscill", a personal name of unexplained etymology. It was sometimes Anglicized as Maxwell.
Aurich German
Habitational name from a place in East Frisia or Baden-Württemberg named Aurich.
Abadjian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Աբաջյան (see Abajyan).
Zenelaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Zenel" in Albanian.
Dotson English
Patronymic of the Middle English name Dodde. Originally derived from the Germanic root dodd meaning "something rounded", used to denote a short, rotund man.
Dmytrenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Dmytro". Compare Dmytriyenko.
Gadgil Marathi
A Chitpavan Brahmin surname from the Konkan region of Maharashtra. Likely means "Holder of a Urn of water" during a Hindu ritual.
Rahimian Persian
From the given name Rahim.
Gill Indian, Punjabi
Derived from Punjabi ਗਿੱਲਾ (gila) meaning "wet, damp, moist".
Iorgulescu Romanian
Means "son of Iorgu".
De Cunha Portuguese (Brazilian), Sinhalese
Variant of Cunha used in Brazil and Sri Lanka.
Kondrat Polish
From the given name Kondrat.
Hervarðr Old Norse
Old Norse cognate to Harvard
Rastogi Indian, Hindi
Possibly derived from Rohtas, the name of a district in Bihar, India, itself from the name of a Hindu deity.
Krakau German
Indicates familial origin from Krakau.