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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Ampuan Filipino, Maranao
From a royal title meaning "one who asks for apology" or "revered, great" in Maranao.
Majange Shona
Meaning unknown.
Mallard English
Nickname for a person who is likened to a mallard, derived from Old French mallart "male wild duck".
Mesly French
Variant of Mesley.
Amramyan Armenian
Means "son of Amram".
Mazzamauro Italian
Italian cognate of Matamoros. A famous bearer of the name is Italian actress Anna Mazzamauro (1938-).
Slotnick Jewish (Anglicized, Modern)
A Polish, Russian, Belarusian, and Ukrainian surname, meaning 'goldsmith'. Also a Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) occupational name for a goldsmith. Variant/anglicization of Polish Zlotnik, Ukrainian Zlotnyk.
Blonder Jewish
Inflected form of Blond.
Grand English
Variant of Grant.
Shteynberg Jewish
Russified form of Steinberg.
Devanney Irish
Irish: variant of Devaney.
Yukiyasu Japanese
Yuki can mean "snow" or "luck" and yasu means "peace, relax, cheap".
Takamura Japanese
Taka means "high, expensive, tall" and mura means "hamlet, village".
Kvist Swedish
Swedish surname meaning "twig, branch".... [more]
Do Pereyro Galician
Do Pereyro is an apple tree. It is very old surname, dating from the Middle Ages. Do Pereyro comes from Galicia (northern Spain).
Slongo Italian
Variant of Longo.
Che Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Xie.
Calimeris Greek
It can be Kalimeris as well and it means good morning.
Borhani Persian
From the given name Borhan.
Loch German
From German Loch "hole", ultimately derived from Middle High German loch "hole, hollow, valley".
Dornfeld German
topographic name for someone who lived by a field where thorn bushes grew from Middle High German Middle Low German dorn "thorn" and feld "open country".
Hiott English (American)
Possibly a variant form of Hyatt.
Saidi Arabic
From the given name Sa'id.
Maude English
Habitational name derived from Anglo-Norman French mont hault meaning "high hill".
Radoliński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Radolin.
Back Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 백 (see Baek).
Dawoud Arabic
From the given name Dawud.
Thammalangsy Lao
From Lao ທຳມະ (thamma) meaning "dharma, virtue, righteousness" and ລັງສີ (langsy) meaning "ray, beam".
Almasi Persian
Derived from Persian الماس (almas) meaning "diamond".
Toepfer German (Anglicized)
Anglicised spelling of Töpfer.
Limburg German, Dutch
Derived from places named "Limburg".
Värav Estonian
Värav is an Estonian surname meaning "gate/door".
Hanaue Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" or 華 (hana) meaning "flower, petal" combined with 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper, superior" or 植 (ue) meaning "planting".
Doucouré Western African, Soninke
Meaning uncertain.
Engstrøm Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish form of Engström.
Behroozi Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian بهروزی (see Behrouzi).
Rabe German
German surname meaning "raven, crow".
Aasala Estonian
Aasala is an Estonian surname meaning "wild/meadow area".
Horio Japanese
Hori means "ditch, canal, moat" and o means "tail".
Bentancur Spanish
One of the variants of Bettencourt or Bethencourt.
Mac Phàil Scottish Gaelic
Means "son of Pàl".... [more]
Filimon Romanian, Russian, Greek
From the given name Filimon.
Achton Danish
A Graecised form of Jordløse meaning 'without land.'
Tiêu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Xiao, from Sino-Vietnamese 蕭 (tiêu).
Chivton English (American)
Portmanteau of Chiovaro and Cranston. First known use in 2023.
Nies German
German: from a reduced form of the personal name Dionys (see Dennis), which was stressed on the last syllable; this was a popular personal name as a result of the influence of the French Saint Denis... [more]
Mykytenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Mykyta".
Spiek Dutch
Possibly a variant of Spijk.
Coward English
Occupational name for a cowherd, from Old English cuhierde.
Zaporizhets Ukrainian
Means "Zaporizhzhian, resident of Zaporizhzhya".
Blasquez Spanish
From the medieval diminutive Velasco, from the Basque word 'bela' meaning "crow", and the diminutive suffix 'sko'.
Marc French
Derived from the French given name Marc.
Oosterweghel Dutch
Derived from the Dutch words ooster "east" and weg "road".
Khairy Arabic
Derived from the given name Khayri.
Gillis Dutch
Dutch form of Giles.
Nadezhkin Russian
Derived from Russian надежда (nadezhda) meaning "hope".
Danielides Greek
Non-modern variant transcription of Daniilidis.
Ha Korean
From Sino-Korean 河 (ha) meaning "river, stream".
Peruzzi Italian
From the given name Piero.
Marcell Hungarian
From the given name Marcell.
Goodrich English
Derived from the given name Godric or a habitational name from a village called Goodrich in Herefordshire, of the same origin.
Abkhazi Georgian
Means "Abkhaz person" in Georgian, referring to a member of the Abkhaz ethnic group inhabiting the Black Sea coast. This was the name of a Georgian family of princely status descended from the Shervashidze ruling family of Abkhazia.
Sarazen French
From a medieval French nickname for a swarthy person, or for someone who had gone on a Crusade (from Old French sarrazin "Saracen"). It was borne by American golfer Gene Sarazen (1902-99), original name Eugene Saraceni.
Polat Turkish
Means "steel" in Persian. Many Turkish Oghuz descendants are using this surname.
Sherlock English, Irish
Nickname for someone with "fair hair" or "a lock of fair hair."
Outinen Finnish
Possibly derived from the given name Outi.
Sirisena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".
Arıcı Turkish
Means "beekeeper" in Turkish.
Iwadachi Japanese
Variant reading of Iwatate.
Morceli Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly from Arabic مُرْسِل (mursil) meaning "sender, dispatcher" or "sent, transmitted" from أَرْسَلَ (ʾarsala) "to send, to dispatch".
Samukawa Japanese
A notable bearer is Tatsukiyo Samukawa (1697-1739), the daimyo of the Zeze Domain.
Wijayasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයසේකර (see Wijayasekara).
Cabibbo Italian
Ultimately from the Arabic given name Habib, meaning "beloved, darling".
Jurjovec Obscure
May be a variant of Jurjević.
Sto. Domingo Spanish (Philippines)
Means "Saint Dominic" in Spanish.
Breland English
Americanized form of Breler.
Sulick Polish
Derived from the Polish given name “Sułislaw,” which is composed of the elements “sun” and “sław,” which mean “sun” and “glory”. It is thought to have originally referred to someone who was associated with the sun or who was considered to be illustrious or famous.
Hovhannesyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հովհաննիսյան (see Hovhannisyan).
Yokoyama Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "side, beside, next to" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
MacCreamhain Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Crawford.
Reytblat Yiddish
Means "red leaf" in Yiddish. This is somewhat rare, chiefly used by Jews from Russia and Ukraine.
Advincula Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Advíncula primarily used in the Philippines.
Sumanaratne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit सुमन (sumana) meaning "good-minded, benevolent" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Marinuchi Russian
Spelling variation oF "Marinucci"
Pooga Estonian
Pooga is an Estonian surname derived from "pooge" meaning "graft/grafting".
Ymeraj Albanian
Means "descendant of Ymer" in Albanian.
Oeffelt Dutch
Oeffelt is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant, part of the Boxmeer municipality.
Pushpakumara Sinhalese
From Sanskrit पुष्प (pushpa) meaning "flower" and कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince".
Løvaas Norwegian
Ultimately derived from Old Norse lauf "leaf, foliage" and áss "hill, ridge". Taken from any of the many farms in Norway named Løvaas,
Senat French, Haitian Creole
Means "senate" in French. Possibly an occupational name for a senator or others who worked for the senate. Commonly used in Haiti.
Myradova Turkmen
Alternate transcription of Turkmen Мырадова (see Myradowa).
Abrahamyan Armenian
Means "son of Abraham".
Hoshizora Japanese (Rare)
Hoshi (星) means "star", sora/zora (空) means "sky", this name literally means "starry sky". Sora changes to zora due to rendaku
Mohorko Slovene
It comes from the latin given name ERMACORA. the Sain Bishop of Aquileia, near Venice.
Bride English
Metathesised form of Bird.
Bulanon Filipino, Cebuano
Means "moonlit, moonstruck" in Cebuano.
Kurita Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chesnut" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Paquette French
From the personal name Paquet, a pet form of Pascal.
Powles Welsh, English
Patronymic form of Powell or the given name Paul.
Orange Medieval English, Medieval French, English
Derived from the medieval female name, or directly from the French place name. First used with the modern spelling in the 17th century, apparently due to William, Prince of Orange, who later became William III... [more]
Shipwright English
Occupational name for a ship builder.
Maxime French
From the French given name Maxime.
Dōyu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 堂 () meaning "temple, shrine, hall" and 湯 (yu) meaning "hot water, bath; hot spring".
Lapsley Scottish, English, Medieval English
Combination of Old English læppa ”end of a parish” and leah ”woodland clearing”. Another meaning could be possible.
Meighan Irish
Variant of Meehan.
Apale Nahuatl
Possibly means "coloured water", from atl "water" and tlapalli "painting".
Ó Duibheannaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Duibheannach"
Ferrand French, English
This French surname can be derived from a given name (thus making it a patronymic surname) as well as from a nickname (thus making it a descriptive surname). In the case of a patronymic surname, the surname is derived from the medieval French masculine given name Ferrand, which was a variant form of the name Fernand, itself a contraction of Ferdinand.... [more]
Karjala Finnish
Finnish from karja ‘cattle’ + the local suffix -la, or possibly from a word of Germanic origin, harja- ‘host’, ‘crowd’, Old Swedish haer. Historic records suggest that the Germanic inhabitants of the area around Lake Ladoga (in present-day Russia) used this term to refer to the Finns who once lived there.
Creus Catalan
Means "crosses" in Catalan, the plural of creu. Also compare Spanish Cruces. A famous bearer of this surname is the Spanish footballer Xavi Hernández Creus (1980-).
Ridinger German
A habitational name for someone from a place named Riding or Rieding. It is also possibly an altered spelling of Reitinger, a topographic name from Reit(e), which means ‘clearing’ (Old High German riuti).
Czymbor Polish
From cząber, cząbr, cąber "aromatic plant Satureja."
Mitford English
From the name of a village in Northumberland, England, derived from either Old English midd "middle" or (ge)myþe "confluence, stream junction, river mouth" combined with ford "ford, river crossing".
Tammeoks Estonian
Tammeoks is an Estonian surname meaning "oak branch".
Zohn English
Probably a variant of John.
Lencastre Portuguese
From the English surname Lancaster. Brought to Portugal by Phillipa Lancaster, who later married King John I.
Tsyhanok Ukrainian
From Ukrainian циган (tsyhan), meaning "Gypsy (Romani, Roma)".
Tico Spanish
From the given Tico.
Ginsberg Jewish
Ornamental varient of Ginsburg
Swenson English, Swedish
Variant or Americanized form of Svensson or Svensen. As an English name it may also mean "son of Swain".
Hemmings English
Derived from the given name Hemming. It is the last name of the band member of Five Seconds of Summer (5sos), Luke Hemmings.
Buican Romanian (Rare)
It comes from the name Buicani which comes from the village Buiucani situated in Moldova
Arana Basque, Central American
This indicates familial origin within either of 3 eponymous localities: the hamlet in the County of Trebiñu, the neighborhood in Gasteiz, or the neighborhood in Bermeo.
Tsering Tibetan
From the given name Tsering.
Mednis Latvian
Means "wood grouse".
Kopernik Polish
Occupational name for a copper miner or copper smelter.
Mol Dutch
Means "mole (animal)" in Dutch. Could be a nickname for someone with poor eyesight or who was known for digging, an occupational name for a mole catcher, or a habitational name for someone from Mol in the Antwerp province, Belgium.
Tefft English
Variant of English Taft. This surname was already well established in Connecticut and Rhode Island by 1715.
Summ English
Variant of the surname Summers.
Worthington English
Habitational name from places in Lancashire and Leicestershire named Worthington; both may have originally been named in Old English as Wurðingtun "settlement (Old English tun) associated with Wurð", but it is also possible that the first element was Old English worðign, a derivative of worð ‘enclosure’.
Hitarashi Japanese
From Japanese "浸" (hita) meaning immersion and "らし" (rashi) meaning likelihood
Đường Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Tang 1, from Sino-Vietnamese 唐 (đường).
Hanso Estonian
Hanso is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Juhan/Johannes".
Dhulgale Somali
Dhulgale – "Land Holder" (referring to someone who owns or works a large piece of land)
Elzea Hebrew (Gallicized, Rare), American (South, Gallicized, Rare)
The name means G-d’s help It is a French transition of the Hebrew name Eleazar applied to Jews that came to France by way of Egypt. Later it was carried over to the French Caribbean mainly St. Martinique which was the first major Jewish settlement in the Caribbean, but the name also spread to other Latin American Islands including Mexico... [more]
Osaragi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大仏 (Osaragi), sound- and script-changed from 若木 (Osanagi), a clipping of 若木山 (Osanagiyama) meaning "Osanagi Mountain", a mountain in the city of Higashine in the prefecture of Yamagata in Japan.
Žganjar Slovene
Often Americanized as Zganjar.
Mamuang Thai
Means "mango" in Thai.
Ninka Albanian (Modern)
First recognized in the early 1800s as a surname in and around Albania and the Balkans, and due to migration it has spread to a few different places across the world. Very little is known about this surname as there are very few records of it.
Franken Dutch
Patronymic form of the given name Frank.
Meiler Romansh
Derived from the place name Meils (present-day Mels in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland).
Bhardwaj Indian
From Sanskrit bhāradvāja ‘descendant of bharadvāja’, bharadvāja meaning ‘one who has strength or vigor’ (a compound of bharat ‘bearing’ + vāja ‘vigor’). According to legend, Bharadvaja (bharadvāja) was the name of one of the great sages.
Doune Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 堂畝 (see Dōune).
Andrulevičus Jewish (Russified, Modern, Rare), Jewish (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
"Ben-Adam" or "ben-ish" ("ben" being "son" in Hebrew; Adam meaning "man"). The Andrulevičuses were originally Sephardic kohanim whom immigrated to Lithuania, and then Poland, Latvia, and other countries.
Smet Flemish
Flemish form of Smit.
De Bruyne Dutch, French, Flemish
Derived from Middle Dutch bruun meaning "brown", referring to hair colour or complexion. A famous bearer is Belgian soccer player Kevin De Bruyne (1991-).
Phóil Irish
Possibly a short form of Mac Phóil or Mac Giolla Phóil.
Talumets Estonian
Talumets is an Estonian surname literally meaning "farm (talu) forest (mets)"; a farmstead in or near a forest.
Westbury English
English British surname originating as a place name. There are several Westbury villages, parishes and even Manors across England that have given the name Westbury to people who take up residence in or come from those places... [more]
Le Tallec Breton
Tallec derives from talek which means someone with a large forehead in Breton.
Redenbacher German (Americanized)
Habitational name for someone from any of several places in Bavaria and Austria called Rettenbach, derived from German bach "stream" and an uncertain first element; possibly Old Germanic retten "swamp, moor", reudan "to clear (land), clearing", or roden "to redden, become red".
Mairena Spanish
From place name Mairena.
Nosawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納沢 (see Nōsawa).
Heydarpour Persian
Means "son of Heydar".
Hans German, Dutch, Alsatian, Romansh
Derived from the given name Hans.
Aurigemma Italian
From a Neapolitan given name, composed of auri "gold" and gemma "gem".
Andikoetxea Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the town of Kortezubi, Biscay, possibly derived from Basque (h)andiko "distant, remote; from the other side" and etxe "house, home, building". Alternatively, the first element could instead derive from (h)andi "big, large, great" and the locative suffix -ko.
Furlong English, Irish
Apparently a topographic name from Middle English furlong ‘length of a field’ (from Old English furh meaning "furro" + lang meaning "long".
Nutt Estonian
Nutt is an Estonian surname meaning "nut" and also "crying" or "weeping".
Albee Scottish
Means either "son of the blond one" or "son of Alpin".
Henker German
Occupational name for an Executioner, from the German word "Henker" meaning Hangman.
Van Der Sar Dutch
Derived from a patronymic form of Sander.
Melle German
Taken from place names like Melle or Mellen in Germany.
Kratochwil German
German cognate of Kratochvil.
Ibaiguren Basque (Rare)
Means "river's edge", derived from Basque ibai "river" and guren "edge, bank".
Ben Zaied Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means “son of Zayd” in Arabic (chiefly Tunisian).
Cámara Spanish
Occupational name for a courtier or servant who could access the private quarters of a king or noble, from Spanish cámara meaning "room, chamber".
Pereiru Medieval Portuguese (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
This is a Military Order (Knights Templar or the Order of Solomon's Temple) and it was founded by the Henrique de Borgonha, conde de Portucale (Henry, Count of Portugal) in the year 1090. It was then confirmed by Pope Alexandre III in the year 1177... [more]
Rifat Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Rifat.
Nimitz German
Derived from Russian немчин (nemchin) meaning "German", of Slavic origin. This surname was borne by Chester W. Nimitz (1885-1966), a fleet admiral of the United States Navy during World War II.
Squires English
Surname is plural of Squire. A young person that tends to his knight, also someone that is a member of a landowner class that ranks below a knight.
Katai Japanese
From Japanese 片 (kata) meaning "partial, one-sided" and 井 (i) meaning "well".
Raoul French, Breton
From the given name Raoul.
Roane Irish
Variant spelling of Rowan or possibly a variant of Ruane.
Ben Brahim Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Brahim" in Arabic (chiefly Maghrebi).
Ludovico Italian
From the given name Ludovico.
Bouhouche Berber, Northern African
Kabyle name possibly derived from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father" and حَوْش (ḥawš) meaning "courtyard, enclosure, farm" (chiefly Algerian).
Aaslaid Estonian
Aaslaid is an Estonian surname meaning "meadow/lea islet".
Kreh German
Meaning: Crow. A variant of Krah and Kray
Gonnaimueang Thai
End with the word "ในเมือง"(nai - mueang), which is the name of a sub-district in the northeastern region of Thailand.
Robben Dutch, Low German
Patronymic from the given name Robbe, a short form of Robert.
Mayfleet English
Used in The City of Ember as the main character's (Lina Mayfleet) last name.
Kaminskis Latvian
Latvian form of Kamiński.
Kameya Japanese
"Turtle valley".