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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Durrenberger German
habitational name for someone from any of numerous places in Bavaria, Thuringia, Saxony, and Silesia named Dür(r)nberg or Dürrenberg
Soosaar Estonian
Soosaar is an Estonian surname meaning "swamp island".
Tsuru Japanese
From 都 (tsu) meaning "harbor, port" and 留 (ru) meaning "detain, halt, stop, cease".
Marcelo Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Marcelo.
Neagoe Romanian
Derived from the given name Neagoe.
Fracasso Italian
Means "din, uproar, fracas; crash, ruin" in Italian, a nickname for a rowdy, destructive person, or for a noisy braggart. Alternatively, it could derive from the Roman cognomen Fraucus.
Hovhannesyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հովհաննիսյան (see Hovhannisyan).
Ouda Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Mashriqi)
Arabic word and surname meaning “return.”
Sadiq Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Sadiq.
Itobin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 糸鬢 (itobin) meaning a type of hairstyle.
Courtier French, Medieval French, Medieval English
French: habitational name from places called Courtier (Seine-et-Marne, Aples-de-Haute-Provence), Courtié (Tarn), or Courtière (Loir-et-Cher). ... [more]
Pelisaar Estonian
Pelisaar is an Estonian surname meaning "capstan/windlass island".
Jander Filipino
MEANING HERE AND THERE.
Craparotta Italian
From Sicilian crapa "she-goat" and rotta "broken".
Farooq Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Faruq.
Durrani Pashto
Derived from Persian در (dorr) meaning "pearl". It was historically used in the phrase padshah durr-i durran meaning "king pearl of the age", a title used by Ahmad Shah Durrani, the founder of the modern state of Afghanistan.
Marklund Swedish
Combination of Swedish mark "ground, field" and lund "grove".
Gündüz Turkish
Means "daytime, day" in Turkish.
Ameresekere Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසේකර (see Amarasekara).
Pliev Ingush (Russified), Ossetian (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush and Ossetian name, which is derived from the name of an Ingush teip (clan). The name itself comes from Plievo, the name of a village in Ingushetia, which means "village of the sons of Pkhile", referring to a given name possibly derived from Ossetian пыл (pyl) meaning "elephant".
Shvydkoy Ukrainian, Russian
Derived from Ukrainian швидкий (shvydky) meaning "fast, quick".
Pedroli Italian (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Peter.
Gonyeau French
Respelling of French Gagnon, found predominantly in New England, possibly also of Gagneau, from a diminutive of Gagne.
Mehoff Bulgarian, English (American)
Variant transcription of Mehov.
Norbiato Venetian
Meaning uncertain.
Harton English
This surname is a habitational one, denoting someone who lived in a village in County Durham or in North Yorkshire.... [more]
Jimboh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 (see Jimbō).
Fawcett English
Habitational name from Fawcett, Westmorland, or Facit, Lancashire, both derived from Old English fāh "multicoloured, variegated, colourful" and sīde "side, hill slope"... [more]
McMullan Irish
The surname McMullan is of old Irish/ Gaelic Heritage, it is with meaning ‘Bald’ or ‘Tonsured One’. It was first founded in the province of Connacht, and comes from Mullan.... [more]
Uus Estonian
Uus is an Estonian surname meaning "new".
Tărniceriu Romanian
From tărnicer meaning "saddler".
Kamosawa Japanese
Kamo means "duck" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Belgique French (Belgian)
Denotes someone from Belgium.
Kordestani Kurdish
Originally indicated a person from the Kurdistan province (also known as the Kordestan province) in Iran.
Yasue Japanese
From Japanese 安 (yasu) meaning "inexpensive, rested, peace, quiet" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".
Robideaux French
From the medieval given name Robardeau, a pet form of Robert.
Karaca Turkish
Means "roe deer" in Turkish.
Sebeok Hungarian, Medieval Hungarian
From Sebők, a diminutive of Sebestyén.
Blade English
Metonymic occupational name for a cutler, from Middle English blade "cutting edge, sword".
Meeru Estonian
Meeru is an Estonian surname derived from "meer" meaning "mayor".
Jaafar Arabic
Derived from the given name Jafar.
Leet Estonian
Leet is an Estonian surname meaning "sandbank".
Puu Estonian
Puu is an Estonian surname meaning "tree" and "wood".
Pulver Low German, French, English
I comes from the Latin verb meaning "to make powder." This name was given to either an alchemist or one who made gunpowder.
Bedir Turkish
Means "full moon" in Turkish.
Sağır Turkish
Means "deaf" in Turkish.
Di Cesare Italian
Means "son of Cesare".
Akhmadullin Tatar, Bashkir
From the given name Ahmadullah.
McGinty Irish
Anglicized form of Mac an tSaoi, meaning "son of the scholar".
Duhon French
Gascon variant of Dufon or Dufond, which is a topographic name from fond meaning “bottom,” with fused preposition and definite article du meaning “from the.” The surname Duhon is very rare in France.
Abasyan Armenian
This is a last name. Abasyan's were Kings and Queens, having Kingdoms from the years 750-1280.
Canzio Italian
From the given name Canzio
Oruvee Estonian
Oruvee is an Estonian surname meaning "valley water".
Bhagat Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit भक्त (bhákta) meaning "devotee, worshiper".
Yakushikami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 薬師神 or 藥師神 (see Yakushiji).
Edamura Japanese
The kanji 枝 (Eda) means "Branch", while 村 (Mura) means "Town, Village". Combine the two and the surname means "Branching Town/Village".
Emmer English
Derived from a nickname for Emerson
Assegaff Arabic, Indonesian
Variant of Al Saqqaf primarily used in Indonesia.
Giove Italian
From Giove ("Jupiter") the name of the chief Roman deity perhaps a nickname for someone who habitually swore per Giove "by Jove". From Sicilian ggiòve iòvi "Thursday" applied as a personal name for someone born or baptized on that day of the week... [more]
Denoth Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the given name Not.
Hadden Irish
Variation of Haden
McGuchan Irish
Irish: mainly Scottish spelling of Irish Mac Eacháin, see McGahan.
Bern German, Scandinavian, German (Swiss)
German and Scandinavian: from the personal name Berno, a pet form of Bernhard. In South German it comes from the habitational name from Bern, Switzerland, notably in the south; in other parts from the personal name Berno.
Leffert Dutch, North Frisian
From the given name Leffert, a combination of liob "dear, beloved" and hart "strong, brave, hardy".
Sipala Italian
From Sicilian sipala "hedge".
Meguro Japanese
From Japanese 目 (me) meaning "eye, look, appearance" and 黒 (kuro) meaning "black".
Carlsberg German
Variant spelling of Karlsberg or derived from the name of a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Robicheau French (Acadian)
Patronymic name derives from Robert or Robin. Origin, Poitou province of France. Emigrated to Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Canada.
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.
Čeliković Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian "čelik", ultimately from Turkish çelik, meaning "steel". The -ović suffix is a patronym.
Night English
Variant of Knight.
Bartolomé Spanish
From the given name Bartolomé.
Trumpfheller German
Means "drummer". From Middle High German trumbeler "drummer", from trumbe "drum" and the agent suffix -er.
Galíndez Spanish
Patronymic from the personal name Galindo.
Villanova Italian, Spanish
Habitational name from any of numerous places so called from Latin villa nova "new settlement" (see Villa) from the elements villa "town" and nova "new"... [more]
Xx Chinese
Some characteristic forenames: Chinese: Wei, Jing, Jian, Ming, Li, Yi, Hui, Bin, Gang, Hong, Ping, Jin, Min, Chong, You, Chang, Hu, Neng, Shen, Yiming, Yiping. Vietnamese Long, Hao, Lan, Hai, Bian, Buu, Cong, Dai, Mai, Nu, Quan, Thi.... [more]
Summerset English
Regional surname for someone from Somerset, an area in England. The name is derived from Old English sumer(tun)saete meaning "dwellers at the summer settlement".
Gardea Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Laudio in Álava, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque gari "wheat" and -di "place of, forest of", or from garagardi "barley field" and arte "in between"... [more]
Ajdini Albanian
Derived from the given name Ajdin.
Kaki Japanese
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon".
İnegöllü Turkish
Originally denoted someone from the İnegöl District in the Bursa province of Turkey.
Rota Italian
Means "wheel" in Italian, from various place names.
Saengsawang Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and สว่าง (sawang) meaning "bright, shining, brilliant".
Larbaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Larbi.
Pollusaar Estonian (Anglicized, Rare)
Means "field island" in Estonian.
Sin Khmer
Derived from Chinese 森 (sēn) meaning "forest".
Zinder German
A mostly Ashkenazi Jewish surname, while specific documentation linking "Zinder" to the German word "Zünder" (meaning "tinder" or "firestarter") is limited, the surname "Zinder" is believed to have German origins, possibly derived from the word "Zindel," which refers to a "bundle of wood shavings." This term is associated with materials used to start fires, suggesting a potential connection to the "firestarter" occupation... [more]
Krauczun German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Kriaučiūnas (via Prussian-Lithuanian kraucźius).
Aaby Norwegian, Danish
From a place called Aaby or Åby, from Old Norse á "small river, stream" and býr "farm".
Sebő Hungarian
Possibly from Hungarian seb, meaning "wound".
Bülbül Turkish
Means "nightingale" in Turkish.
Kiser German
Variant of Kaiser.
Pavloff Russian, Bulgarian
Anglicized variant form of Pavlov.
Shiranami Japanese
Shira means "white" and nami means "wave".
Fayre English
Variation of Fair.
Oda Arabic
Means "Several" in Arabic
Prints Russian, Estonian
Means "prince" in Russian and Estonian.
Sawa Japanese
From Japanese 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Vakili Persian
Derived from Persian وکیل (vakil) meaning "lawyer, attorney".
Neveu French
Relationship name from Old French neveu "nephew" also "grandson" used to distinguish the two bearers of the same personal name.
Yíng Chinese (Rare)
From the name of the royal house of the Qin Dynasty from the ancient Chinese state also known as Qin.
Navon Hebrew
Means "wise, intelligent" in Hebrew. A notable bearer of this surname was Israeli president Yitzhak Navon (1921-2015).
Sonoda Japanese
From Japanese 園 or 薗 (sono) meaning "park, garden, orchard" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Akgün Turkish
Means "white day" or "white sun" from Turkish ak meaning "white" and gün meaning "sun, day".
Preciado Spanish
Past participle of the infinitive preciar meaning "excellent, precious, of great estimation".
Brocos Galician
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Agolada in the Comarca of O Deza.
Hõim Estonian
Hõim is an Estonian surname meaning "tribe".
Sikandar Persian, Urdu, Pashto
From the given name Sikandar.
Lebkuchen German
A German surname meaning "gingerbread".
Vejas Spanish
An altered form of the surname Behar
Dietz German
From a short form of the personal name Dietrich.
Obermok Ukrainian
Obermok is most likely an anglicized form of the surname Oberemok.... [more]
Secker English
Variant of Saker.
Sullenberger German (Swiss)
Derived from an unknown place called Sullenberg or from Schallenberg in Baden, Switzerland. A famous bearer is Sully Sullenberger (1951-), an American retired Air Force fighter pilot and airline captain who is best known for saving all 155 people aboard in the 2009 ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River off Manhattan, after both engines were disabled by a bird strike.
Dhanushka Sinhalese
From the given name Dhanushka.
Vrátil Czech
Derived from the past participle of the verb vrátit "to return". The name was perhaps used to denote a person who came back to his home following a long absence.
Calimlim Pangasinan, Tagalog
From Pangasinan and Tagalog kalimlim denoting a person who lived in a shaded area, from the word limlim meaning "shade, impending darkness".
Keith German
Nickname from Middle High German kit "sprout, offspring".
Hermida Galician
A surname of Galician origin, in Northern Spain. Derived from the Spanish word 'hermano', meaning brother.
Duhoň Slovak, Czech
Nickname derived from Slovak dúha or Czech duha which both mean “rainbow.” In old Czech duha also means “bruise.”
Zeff Jewish
From the given name Zev.
Guynes Welsh
Welsh. Derivitive of Gwynn. Modified in the 19th century when the family came to the United States.
Ivašković Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Nevilis Venetian (Archaic)
An extinct surname. Likely derives from Italian "neve", meaning "snow". This surname was possibly given as a nickname to someone with light hair or fair skin. It could also be a cognate of the French surname Neuville.
Goonawardane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Malmre Estonian
Derived from "malm", meaning "cast iron".
Hứa Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Xu 2, from Sino-Vietnamese 許 (hứa).
Lykoudis Greek
Lykoudis (Greek: Λυκούδης) is a Greek surname, derived from the Greek word for wolf (Greek: λύκος, lykos). It may also have been used for individuals from the village of Lykoudi in Greece.
Stancliff English
Habitational name from Scout in Northowram (Yorkshire) recorded as Staynclif in 1309 and Stancliff Skoute (the home of Edward Stankliff) in 1536. The placename derives from Old English stan 1 "stone rock" with influence from Old Norse steinn "stone rock" and Old English clif "cliff bank" later with Middle English scoute "projecting cliff overhanging rock" (Old Norse skúti).
Prophet English, Scottish, French, German
Scottish, English, French, and German: nickname from Middle English and Old French prophete, Middle High German prophet ‘prophet’, ‘seer’, ultimately from Greek prophetes ‘predictor’, from pro ‘before’ + a derivative of phemi ‘to speak’... [more]
Verbeek Dutch
Contracted form of Van der Beek.
Szczepaniak Polish
Means "son of Szczepan".
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’.
Enslie English
Variant of Ensley.
Eickhoff German
From Middle Low German eke "oak" and hof "manor farm."
McCardle Irish
Originally Mac Ardghail, from the word ardghal, which means "high valor" (all together "son of high valor").
Keirsey Irish
Topographic name of Norman origin name dating back to the 13th century.
Sekiguchi Japanese
From Japanese 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Andrias Greek
a version of the name Andreas
Tsiantos Greek
A shortened version of Alexandros. (Aromanian?)
Centore Italian
from cento ore "hundred gold pieces" hence probably a nickname for a wealthy person.
Bolan Popular Culture
Surname of glam rock founder Marc Bolan. How he decided his surname is unknown, though it is known that it was derived from Bowland... [more]
Biglang-Awa Tagalog
Means "quick to pity" in Tagalog.
Blessed English
From a medieval nickname for a fortunate person. This surname is borne by British actor Brian Blessed (1936-).
Swagger English (American)
Probably a nickname for someone who's confident but aggressive and arrogant.
Venosa Italian
Derived from a town named "Venosa".
Bellingham English
Habitational name from places called Bellingham.
Serdà Catalan (Valencian)
Variant of Cerdà, or from the name of the village of Cerdà (also called La Serda) in the province of Valencia in Spain.
Dantzscher Jewish
Swiss Austrian Jewish origin ... [more]
Kosaka Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope".
Ishiguro Japanese
rom Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 黒 (kuro) meaning "black".
Stellato Italian
Stellato, which is the modern Italian word for "starry", as in "starry sky", translates to "by the stars" from the Latin word Stella. As so many Italians were navigators on ships and navigated "by the stars," and since so many surnames were derived from occupations... [more]
Gierc English, Polish
Pronounciation: Rhymes with "pierce." Hard "g" (as in "goat"). ... [more]
Dunne Irish, English, Scottish
This surname means dark and was likely given to those with a dark complexion or with dark hair.
Helmy Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Helmi.
Tai Chinese
Variant of Dai.
Mellor English
Parishes in Derbyshire, and Lancashire, meaning the mill bank. ... [more]
Sergeyan Armenian, Russian
Means "son of Sergey" with the Armenian suffix yan.
Mandujano Spanish
Spanish: Possibly An Altered Form Of A Basque Habitational Name From Mandoiana A Town In Araba/Álava Province Basque Country. This Surname Is Most Common In Mexico.
Oviir Estonian
Oviir is an Estonian surname derived from "viir" meaning "stripe" or "streak".
Trầm Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Shen, from Sino-Vietnamese 瀋 (trầm).
Sarnowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the many places in Poland called Sarnowa, Sarnowo, or Sarnów, named with Polish sarna "roe deer".
Masumizu Japanese
From 升 (masu) meaning "measuring box, ascend, rise" or 増 (masu) meaning "increase" combined with 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Lumi Estonian
Lumi is an Estonian surname meaning "snow".
Cuneo Italian
Denotes someone from the province of Cuneo.
Hugli German (Swiss)
Meaning: Little Hill
Hoop Estonian
Hoop is an Estonian surname meaning "strike" or "blow (hit)".
Kessler German, Jewish
Means "kettle-maker, tinker", denoting a maker of copper or tin cooking vessels, derived from Middle High German kezzel meaning "kettle, cauldron". In some instances, it could have referred to the shape of a landform.
Magsisi Tagalog
Means "to regret" in Tagalog.
Lipiec Polish
Means "July (month)" in Polish.
Albin Romansh
Derived from the given name Albin.
Apacible Spanish (Philippines)
Means "peaceful" in Spanish. Galicano Apacible was a Filipino physician and politician who was the co-founder of La Solidaridad and the Nacionalista Party.
Zarn Romansh
Derived from the given name Balthazar.
Faddeyev Russian
Means "son of Faddey".
Senevirathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සෙනෙවිරත්න (see Seneviratne).
Obuch Medieval Polish (Rare)
Obuch is a surname found in Poland and specifically areas that were part of the Polish-Lithuanian Kingdom. It was the name of a long handled battle hammer and may have denoted someone handy with the weapon or who produced the weapon... [more]
Khaton Indian, Hindi, Assamese, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Pashto, Odia, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Khatun.
Wakatsuki Japanese
Combination of the kanji 若 (waka) meaning "young" and 槻 (tsuki) meaning "Zelkova tree". A famous bearer of this surname was Japanese Prime Minister Wakatsuki Reijirō (若槻 禮次郎; 1866–1949).
Zyk Russian, Belarusian
A Russian name now found in Belarus and other areas around "white Russia". Literally translates to the Russian word "beetle". It's pronounced "Z'ook" and has taken on other forms of spelling, such as; Zuck, Tzook, Shyk, etc.
Nemchik Russian (?), Dutch (?)
Possibly a variant form of Niemczyk.
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.
Raspberry English
Variant of Rasberry influenced by the name of the fruit but has no connection to it.
Gavazansky Belarusian
Means "from the town of Gavezhno". Gavezhno is a town in Belarus.
Keicher German
from the East Prussian dialect word keicher "small cake, pastry" hence a metonymic occupational name for a pastry chef or cook.
Niidome Japanese
From 新 (nii) meaning "new, fresh" and 留 (dome) meaning "fasten, halt, stop, detain".
Mika Hungarian, Polish
Comes from a pet form of a central and eastern European personal name equivalent to Nicholas
Canteloup French
Name of several places in France. The surname means "Song of the Wolf" from canta and loup as in "place where the wolves howl".
Suk Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 석 (see Seok).
Adebowale Yoruba
From the given name Adebowale
Duisenov Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Duysenov.
Chu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Zhou, from Sino-Vietnamese 周 (chu).
Chaiyasing Thai
From Thai ไชย (chai) meaning "victory" and สิงห์ (sing) meaning "lion".
Vonai Shona
It is a form of the Shona name Onai.
Paiva Portuguese
From the Portuguese word "paiva," which refers to a type of river or stream
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