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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Nugent English, Irish, French
An English, Irish (of Norman origin) and French habitational surname derived from any of several places in northern France (such as Nogent-sur-Oise), From Latin novientum and apparently an altered form of a Gaulish name meaning "new settlement".
Eidsness Norwegian (Expatriate)
From Old Norse eið "isthmus" and nes "headland". This was the name of a farmstead in Norway.
Kempe Swedish
Variant of Kämpe.
Lubbert Frisian
From the given name Lubbert.
Hirayama Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Koik Estonian
Koik is an Estonian surname meaning "all".
Pirrip Literature, Popular Culture
Surname of the main character in Charles Dickens novel, Great Expectations.
Hosaka Japanese
From Japanese 保 (ho) meaning "protect" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".
Micaelsson Swedish
Means "son of Micael".
Jander Filipino
MEANING HERE AND THERE.
Landschulz Medieval German (Germanized, Rare)
"Land" country side, rural area... [more]
Bunal Filipino, Cebuano
Means "hit, strike (with a bat or club)" in Cebuano.
Kuypers Dutch
Variant of Kuiper
Desnoyers French (Quebec)
Means "of the walnut trees", from French word "noyer", meaning walnut. "Des noyers" literally translates to "the walnuts".
Chathuranga Sinhalese
From the given name Chathuranga.
Andes German
Variant spelling of Anthes.
Ariyaratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ආරියරත්න (see Ariyaratne).
Khamidov Uzbek, Tajik, Chechen
Means "son of Khamid".
Dzul Mayan
Mayan name from a term meaning ‘stranger’ also ‘gentleman’.
Modin Swedish
Variant of Modén.
Östman Swedish
Combination of Swedish öst "east" and man "man".
Otxaran Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Zalla, Spain, derived from Basque otso "wolf" and (h)aran "valley".
Kama Estonian
Kama is an Estonian surname; from "kama", a food made of finely milled flour.
Tadayashiki Japanese (Rare)
Combination of Kanji Characters 多 meaning "many" and 田 meaning "rice field", and 屋 and 敷, 屋敷 meaning "great house".
Southern English
Topographic name, from an adjectival derivative of South.
Kung Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 龚 (see Gong).
Santagata Biblical Italian (Italianized, Modern, ?)
names of several towns in Italy derived from saint agatha (sant agata )
Ishimitsu Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and mitsu means "light".
Driver English
Occupational name for a driver of horses or oxen attached to a cart or plow, or of loose cattle, from a Middle English agent derivative of Old English drīfan ‘to drive’.
Horigome Japanese
掘 (Hori) means "moat" and 米 (gome) means "rice, America". ... [more]
Bo Burmese
From a title for a military officer or someone who distinguished themselves in the struggle for independence of Burma.
Ikegami Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".
Cociña Galician
It literally means "kitchen".
Gálvez Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Castilian municipality in the Province of Toledo.
Şıxəlizadə Azerbaijani
Means "child of Şıxəli", using the Persian suffix زاده (zade) meaning "offspring".
Aviv Jewish
From the given name Aviv.
Fuenmayor Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Riojan municipality.
Siinmaa Estonian
Siinmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "here/herein land".
Jeffress English
Variant of Jeffries, from the given name Jeffrey.
Morgade Spanish
Derived from Portuguese morgado "firstborn, heir".
Stowell English
A locational name from various places in England called Stowell
Käesel Estonian
Käesel is an Estonia surname derived from "käes" meaning "on", "in possession", "come" and "arrive".
Vwj Hmong
Original Hmong form of Vue.
Tilney English
Used in farming familys back in the 18th century but its still living true! but this very rare and uniqe name is only used in three family in australia.
Ho Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Hồ.
Ugas Somali
From the given name Ugas.
Pueyo Spanish
From Spanish meaning "small hilltop".
Gerry English
Diminutive of names containing ger, meaning "spear".
Wemyss Scottish
From the lands of Wemyss in Fife, which is derived from Gaelic uaimheis "cave place".
Bujnowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Bujnowo or Bujnow, named with bujny ‘luxuriant’, ‘bushy’, ‘fertile’.
Low Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Romanization of Liu chiefly used in Malaysia and Singapore.
Senatore Italian
status name from senatore "senator" (from Latin senator) or a nickname for a stately or perhaps pompous man.
Yoshihara Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, good" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Broadhead English
From a nickname for someone with a broad or wide head.
Kumarasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Favaro Italian, Venetian
Venetian form of Fabbro, meaning "blacksmith".
Mansfield English
Means "open land by the River Maun", from the Celtic river name combined with the Old English word feld "field".
Kamalas Na Krungthep Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Chiam Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Zhan.
Moteki Japanese
From the Japanese 茂 (mote) "overgrown," "to grow thick" and 木 (ki, moku or boku) "tree."
Shahbaz Urdu
From the given name Shahbaz.
Bandaranaike Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhalese බණ්ඩාරනායක (see Bandaranayake).
Szołdrski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Szołdry.
Ouahab Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Wahab.
Del Pilar Spanish (Philippines)
Means "of the Pilar" in Spanish.
Natsume Japanese
From Japanese 棗 (natsume) meaning "jujube". Natsume was a large village in the former district of Sakai, but the surname could also be from the former name for the area of Ishishimbo.
D'Silva Indian (Christian)
Variant of Silva more common among Christians from India.
Blennerhassett English
The Blennerhassett surname comes from someone having lived in Cumberland, on the Borderlands between Scotland and England. ... [more]
Habramowicz Polish
Historical variant of Abramowicz.
Wildsmith English
Probably means "maker of wheels, wheelwright".
Kuusik Estonian
Kuusik is an Estonian surname meaning "spruce stand".
Koumoto Japanese
It might mean "light source origin".
Locke English, German
From Old English or Old High German loc meaning "lock of hair, curl".
Çimen Turkish
Means "grass, lawn, turf" in Turkish.
Íñigo Spanish
From the given name Íñigo.
Mikó Hungarian
From a pet form of the personal names Miklós (Hungarian form of Nicholas) or Mihály (Hungarian form of Michael).
Dewdney English
From the Old French personal name Dieudonné, literally "gift of God".
Komati Indian, Telugu
It is a Telugu name, denoting "trader".
Wannemacher German, Dutch
Occupational name for a maker or seller of baskets, particularly winnowing baskets or fans, derived from Middle High German wanne literally meaning "winnowing basket" and macher meaning "maker"... [more]
Daggett English
Derived from the Old French word "Dague", meaning knife or dagger, and as such was a Norman introduction into England after the 1066 Conquest. The name is a medieval metonymic for one who habitually carried a dagger, or who was a manufacturer of such weapons.
Belloc French
Habitational name for a person from the commune of Belloc in southwestern France, of unknown etymology.
Onbekend Dutch
Means "unknown, anonymous" in Dutch, given to individuals who don’t have a family name (often for cultural reasons).
Gerardo Italian, Spanish
From the given name Gerardo
Egner German
From a Germanic personal name formed with the element agi ‘point (of a sword)’.
Abeyesinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසිංහ (see Abeysinghe).
Basileo Galician, Italian, Spanish
From the given name Basileo.
Handelman Jewish
Occupational name for a tradesman merchant or dealer.
Monopoli Italian
Italian: habitational name from a place called Monopoli in Bari province from Greek monē polis ‘single town’.
Aber German (Austrian)
Not much is known about this last name... [more]
Untzaga Basque (Rare)
From the name of a hamlet in Álava, Spain, derived from Basque (h)untz "ivy" and -aga "place of, abundance of".
Tancredi Italian
From the given name Tancredi.
Edirisuriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sinhalese ඉදිරි (idiri) meaning "front, forward" and Sanskrit सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun".
Souvannavong Lao
From Lao ສຸ (sou) meaning "good, beautiful", ວັນນະ (vanna) meaning "color, caste" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Suraweera Sinhalese
From Sanskrit सुर (sura) meaning "god" and वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".
Eichelberg German
Habitational name from any of various places, notably one southeast of Heidelberg, named from Middle High German eichel meaning "acorn" + berc meaning "mountain", "hill", or topographic name for someone who lived on an oak-covered hill.
Lyubenko Ukrainian
Either from Ukrainian word любити (lyubyty) "to love" or the given name Lyuba (Lyubov).
El Khattabi Moroccan
Derived from the Arabic given name Khattab and translates to "The Khattabi". A famous bearer is Rifian political/military leader Abdelkrim El Khattabi.
Atreides Literature
Used by Frank Herbert for the main character of first two novels of Dune, Paul Atreides, the heir of house Atreides. He probably based it on Ancient Greek Ἀτρείδης (Atreídēs), meaning "child of Atreus".
Tisdale English
Variant spelling of Teasdale. Famous bearers or this name include the actress and singer Ashley Tisdale (1985-), basketball player and bass guitarist Wayman Tisdale (1964-2009) and the engraver, miniature painter and cartoonist Elkanah Tisdale (1768-1835), all Americans.
Toran Galician, Irish
Galician (Torán): habitational name from the village of Santa María de Torán in Ourense province.... [more]
Castelo Branco Portuguese
Means “White Castle” in Portuguese.... [more]
Fantuzzi Emilian-Romagnol, Italian
A surname derived from the medieval name "Fantino", which is a diminutive of "Fante", usually meaning "infant" or "child", but it was also used to refer to a "foot soldier".
Rzucidlo Polish
Nickname for an eager or ebullient person from a derivative of rzucic ‘to throw’, ‘to throw oneself at someone’.
Whistler English
An English occupational surname, meaning "one who whistles."
De Bois Arthurian Cycle
Possible form of the French surname Dubois. This is the last name of Prince Arthur's mother Ygraine de Bois in the series Merlin.
Timoney Irish (Gallicized)
The name Timoney is an Irish name. It originated in the west of Ireland. In Irish it is O'Tiománaí. Tiománaí means driver in Irish.
Prime English, French
From latin primus or from Old French prime, both meaning "first".
Kiriyama Japanese
From Japanese 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia tree" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Rensenbrink Dutch
Possibly derived from the given name Rens (a short form of Laurens, Emerens, Reinaart, Reinier and other names) combined with Dutch brink meaning "village green, edge, slope"... [more]
Mapalad Filipino, Tagalog
Means "fortunate, lucky, blessed" in Tagalog.
Wali Urdu, Pashto, Bengali, Arabic
Derived from Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy) meaning "helper, friend, protector", used in Islam to describe a saint.
Hiremath Indian, Kannada
Of uncertain meaning.
Gascón Spanish
Spanish cognitive of Gascoigne. Habitational name for someone from the province of Gascony Old French Gascogne (see Gascoigne).
Greet German
Americanized form of German Fried.
Lindahl Swedish
Combination of Swedish lind "lime tree" and dal "valley".
Granado Spanish
Occupational name for a grower or seller of pomegranates, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a pomegranate tree, from granado "pomegranate tree" (cf. GARNETT).
Nipple Anglo-Saxon, German, Dutch, Germanic, English (American)
It could relate to someone who lived near a small hill or mound, as nipple in English can colloquially describe a rounded hilltop. It could also be a variation or corruption of a German or Dutch surname, such as Knippel, Nippel, or Nippold... [more]
Mastromarino Italian
Derived from Italian mastro meaning "master, skilled" and marino meaning "mariner, sailor."
Shiotani Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Vannavong Lao
From Lao ວັນນະ (vanna) meaning "color, caste" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Ichijō Japanese
From Japanese 一条 (ichijō) meaning "line, streak", derived from 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 条 (jō), a counter for thin, long objects.
Gulden Dutch, German
Means "golden, gilded" or "guilder, florin (coin)", possibly an occupational name for a goldsmith, or a habitational name derived from a house.
Bar Yonah Hebrew
Means "son of Jonah" or "son of the dove" from Hebrew yonah "dove".
Vlainić Croatian, Bosnian
Variant of Vlajnić or Vlajinić
Muminović Bosnian
Means "son of Mumin".
Errill Scottish
The family originated from Errol (Arroll) in Perthshire, Scotland
Grünfeld German, Jewish
Habitational name from any of several places in northern and central Germany named Grünfeld named with elements meaning "green open country" derived from the elements gruoni "green" and feld "field"... [more]
Lysych Ukrainian
From either Ukrainian лиса (lysa) "fox" or лисий (lysyy) "bald".
Denson English (Rare)
Meaning "Son of Dennis" or "Son of Dean"
Maatta Italian
1 Southern Italian: from a feminine form of Matto .... [more]
Drešević Montenegrin
Habitational name for someone from Drešaj, Montenegro.
Colden English, Scottish
English: habitational name from a place in West Yorkshire named Colden, from Old English cald ‘cold’ col ‘charcoal’ + denu ‘valley’.... [more]
Pilliroog Estonian
Pilliroog is an Estonian surname meaning "thatch".
Geeson Irish
This unusual name is the patronymic form of the surname Gee, and means "son of Gee", from the male given name which was a short form of male personal names such as "Geoffrey", "George" and "Gerard"... [more]
Sturdy English
From a nickname meaning "strong".
Coninx Belgian, Dutch
Variant form of Koning, from a genitive form of Middle Dutch coninc "king, leader, important person".
Nishio Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".
Odde Indian, Telugu
It is a Telugu name, meaning "earthworker".
Dominczyk Polish
From the Polish from "Little Lord." The suffix, -czyk generally denotes the diminutiveness of the root word.
Siangla Luo, Eastern African
Meaning unavailable.
Kwong Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Kuang.
Wong Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Wang.
Mac An Chrosáin Irish
Patronymic surname which means “son of the satirist” and derives from crosán, which means “satirist.”
Pindsoo Estonian
Pindsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "surface swamp/marsh".
Sugg English (British)
Surname of internet personalities Zoe and Joe Sugg. Zoe is known as Zoella on the website YouTube and has a book on sale called "Girl Online". Joe is also a YouTuber.
Zeldin Jewish
Means "son of Zelde", a Yiddish female personal name based on Middle High German sælde "fortunate, blessed".
Canales Spanish
Spanish: habitational name from any of several places called Canales, from canales, plural of canal ‘canal’, ‘water channel’, from Latin canalis.
Birčanin Serbian
Possibly derived from the village of Birač, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Rannells English
Patronymic from the Middle English personal name Rannulf, Ranel, of continental Germanic origin.
Capone Italian
Augmentative of Italian capo meaning "head", used as a nickname for a big-headed or arrogant person.
Słodki Polish
It means "sweet" in Polish.
Bliźniak Polish
Derived from Polish bliźniak "twin".
Rudskoy Russian
Variant of Rudik.
Feldstein German, Jewish
Ornamental name meaning "field stone" in German. A famous bearer is American actor and filmmaker Jonah Hill (1983-), born Jonah Hill Feldstein. Another famous bearer is Hill's sister, actress Beanie Feldstein (1993-).
Guimond French, French (Quebec)
from the medieval French name Guimond from the Germanic name Wigmund composed of the ancient Germanic elements wig "battle combat" and mund "protection"... [more]
Bharat Indian, Hindi, Marathi
From the given name Bharat.
Amin Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Persian
From the given name Amin.
Jenks English, Welsh
English (also found in Wales) patronymic from the Middle English personal name Jenk, a back-formation from Jenkin with the removal of the supposed Anglo-Norman French diminutive suffix -in.
Cerri Italian
From cerro "oak tree, Turkey oak".
Sakai Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Jace English (Rare)
Derived from the given name Jace
Chandrasinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Vogt Von Kloster Heiden Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt. Bearers of this surname descend from the Edelherren von Truhendingen.
Svanström Swedish
Combination of Swedish svan "swan" and ström "stream".
Nghiem Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Nghiêm.
Barzelay Hebrew
Variant form of Barzilai via Barzelai. A known bearer of this surname is American-Israeli musician Eef Barzelay (b... [more]
Shakeri Persian
From the given name Shaker.
Huff English (Rare)
Short form of Humphrey. It is almost exclusively used as short for the surname, not for the first name.
Bienvenido Spanish
From the given name Bienvenido.
Fatica Italian
From Italian fatica "hard work, effort, labour; fatigue".
Busbee English
Variant of Busby.
Bantam English (African), South African
Possibly a variant of Bentham. In an alternate interpretation, it could also be from the word "bantam" which denotes someone who's small but mighty.
Bastidas Spanish
Possibly related to the French word "bastide", referring to fortified towns built in Southern France in the Middle Ages.... [more]
Villarruel Spanish
Cognate of Villa with the second element of unexplained etymology. Compare Villarroel.
Wang Korean
From Sino-Korean 王 (wang) meaning "king; monarch", referring to the royals of the former dynasty of Goryeo.
Hamberger German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) habitational name for someone from any of various places named Hamberg. Jewish (Ashkenazic) variant of Hamburger.
Matsukaze Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine" and 風 (kaze) meaning "wind". A notable bearer of this surname is Japanese actor Masaya Matsukaze (松風 雅也).
Roi French
French variant of Rey 1.
Oshana Assyrian
Derived from the given name Oshana, meaning "Palm Sunday, palm tree" in Assyrian.
Bertiz Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Bertizarana, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque berta "near, close, next to" or bertze "other" combined with either (h)aitz "rock, stone" or the toponymic suffix -iz.
Spruance English
Possibly a variant of Spruce. A notable bearer was Raymond A. Spruance (1886-1969), a United States Navy admiral during World War II.