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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Watayō Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 濟陽 (Watayō), a variant reading of Japanese 濟陽 (Saiyō), from Chinese 濟陽 (Jìyáng) meaning "Jiyang", a town in the county of Xiayi in the city of Shangqiu in the province of Henan in China.... [more]
Saccà Italian
From Arabic سقى (saqa) "to give water", a nickname for a water carrier.
Berberyan Armenian
Probably means "son of the berber".
Benkowski Polish
Polish Origin
Lew Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Liu.
Örnólfsdóttir Icelandic
Means ”daughter of Örnólfur” in Icelandic.
Montpellier French
Means "woad mountain", derived from French mont (itself from Latin mōns) meaning "mountain" and pastel (Latin pastellus, pestellus) meaning "woad, dye", referring to someone who lived near a mountain that was covered with woad (a plant that produces a blue dye)... [more]
Sailo Mizo
Sailo means ‘Silo’ in Mizo.
Padgham English
A habitational name.
Käämbre Estonian
Käämbre is an Estonian surname of undetermined origin, possibly derived from "kämbuline" meaning "chunky", or "kämblaluu" meaning "knuckle bone".
Jupe German
Derived from the given name Jupp.
Ilyas Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Ilyas.
Sugarol Filipino, Cebuano
Means "gambler" in Cebuano.
Blonder Jewish
Inflected form of Blond.
Lay Khmer
Means "marbled, patterned, striped" in Khmer.
Waddell English
Possibly derived from Woodhill in Wiltshire, England, derived from Old English wad "woad" and hyll "hill". Alternatively, could be from the Middle English given name Wadel.
Kuwayama Japanese
From Japanese 桑 (kuwa) meaning "mulberry" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Tanvir Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Tanwir.
Ambong Filipino, Cebuano
Denotes a type of hut or shack used as storage for food harvest.
Oldenhave Dutch
From the name of a small village in the province of Drenthe, Holland, composed of Dutch oud and hoeve, meaning "old farm".
Vidaković Croatian, Serbian
Means ''son of Vidak or Vid''.
Komuta Japanese
From 小 (ko) meaning "small, little", 無 (mu) meaning "naught, nothing" or 牟 (mu) meaning "pupil (of the eye)", and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Punga Maori
The name means "reason, cause, origin". Punga is the name of the daughter of Ra (Sun) and his spouse Tame. This was the name of Ngati Mutunga chief Apitea Punga (1827?-1885) who had Moriori slaves and was a big land owner... [more]
Eben English
Meaning unknown. It could be from the given name Eden, from the place name Eden, meaning "Place Of Pleasure".
Kautz German
Nickname for a shy or strange person, from Middle High German kuz "screech owl".
Mansell Anglo-Norman, French
A status name for a particular type of feudal tenant, Anglo-Norman French mansel, one who occupied a manse (Late Latin mansa ‘dwelling’), a measure of land sufficient to support one family... [more]
Pemberly English
From the given name Paegna, ber meaning "barley" and leah meaning "clearing".
Abou Arabic
From the given name Abu.
Dunaway English
Originally indicated someone who came from the village and civil parish of Dunwich in Suffolk, England, derived from Old English dun meaning "hill" (or possibly dune meaning "valley") and weg meaning "way"... [more]
Krier German, Luxembourgish
Occupational name from Middle High German krier "herald".
Suematsu Japanese
From 末 (batsu, matsu, sue) meaning "close, posterity, end, powder, tip" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine".
Lie Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Li 1 used by Chinese Indonesians.
Jodiet German
Unknown
Pittau Italian
Sardinian diminutive of Sebastiano.
Ranaweera Sinhalese
From Sankrit रण (rana) meaning "battle, war" and वीर (vira) maning "hero, man, brave".
Dimawala Tagalog
From Tagalog di mawala meaning "cannot be lost".
Khúc Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Qu, from Sino-Vietnamese 曲 (khúc).
Larin Russian
Means "son of Larya".
Sahu Indian, Odia, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit साधु (sadhu) meaning "merchant, money-lender, banker".
Alderman English
Occupational name for a person who is a member of the governing body of a city or borough, from Middle English alderman, a compound of Old English ealdor "elder" and man.
Kikerpuu Estonian
Kikerpuu is an Estonian surname meaning "cicer wood".
van Beethoven Flemish
Means "from the beet fields", a variant of Beethoven. A famous bearer of this name was German Clasical composer Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827).
Gütlin German, Yiddish
Diminutive of GUTE and GUTA, recorded in Frankfurt, Germany throughout the 14th century.
Wiącek Polish
Derived from the given name Wiecek (see Więcesław).
Fleureme Haitian Creole
The surname Fleureme is found in Haiti more than any other country/territory.Meaning is French Flower.
Schlanser Romansh
Derived from the place name Schlans, a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
Uibopuu Estonian
Uibopuu is an Estonian surname meaning "apple tree" in South Estonian dialects.
Vācietis Latvian
Means "German (person)".
Holle Dutch
Derived from a short form of given names containing the element hold "friendly, gracious, loyal".
Kwieciński Polish, Jewish
Habitational surname for someone from a place named Kwiecin, named after the Polish word kwiat, which means "flower".
Cin Turkish
Means "jinn" in Turkish, also figuratively meaning "smart, intelligent".
Kurabe Japanese
From Japanese 倉 (kura) or 藏 (kura) both meaning "granary, storehouse" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Kawaei Japanese
From 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 栄 (ei) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper".... [more]
Berber German
Possibly a habitational name from a place called Berber near Kevelaer.
Udovič Slovene
Slovene form of Udović
Hashemzadeh Persian
Means "born of Hashem".
Sülla Estonian
Sülla is an Estonian surname meaning "fathom".
Topp German
German: from Low German topp 'point', 'tree top', hence a topographic name; or alternatively a metonymic occupational name or nickname from the same word in the sense 'braid'.
Dioaiuti Italian
Means "may god help you", from dio "god" and aiutare "to help, assist". Most often given to foundlings and orphans.
Nagashima Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 島/嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Von Westphalen German
Denoted a person from Westphalia, a region of northwestern Germany, borrowed from Medieval Latin Westphalia, derived from Middle Low German Westvâlen "west field".
Leamon English
From an Old English word leof related to love and in this case meaning "beloved" plus the word man.
Simpleton English
A name for someone who is simple, derived from old English.
Tripathy Hindi, Odia, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi
Variant transcription of Tripathi.
Boydston Scottish
Habitational name from a place called Boydston near Glasgow. This surname is no longer found in the British Isles.
Salakaya Abkhaz
Mingrelian form of the Abkhaz surname Шакар-ипа (Shakar-ipa) meaning "son of Shakar". The name itself may be derived from Persian شکر (šakar) meaning "sugar" or from Arabic شَكَرَ (šakara) meaning "to be thankful, to be grateful".
Ahearna Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Either from an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Eachthighearna meaning "descendant of Eachthighearna", or else an anglicized form of Eachthighearna.
Uharte Basque
Variant of Ugarte.
Chinji Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鎮寺 (Chinji), from 鎮寺門 (Chinjimon), a name of a group of several households in the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan, as well as surrounding areas.
Aamissepp Estonian
Aamissepp is an Estonian surname meaning "cooper". From "aam" (genitive: "aami", partitive "aami" meaning a "big barrel" and "sepp", meaning "smith".)
Rehder German
Occupational name, which was derived from the kind of work done by the original bearer. It is a name for a wheelmaker or wheelwright.
Cahyadi Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of various Chinese surnames such as Cai (蔡), Shi (施) or Xie (謝)... [more]
Balta Turkish
Means "axe, hatchet" in Turkish.
Si Chinese
From Chinese 司 (sī) meaning "to take charge of, to control, to manage" or "officer, official".
De La Iglesia Spanish
Means “of the church” in Spanish.
Emmerich German
From the given name Emmerich.
Octobre French
Means "October" in French.
Jeff English
From the given name Jeff
Aalderink Dutch
Habitational name from any of several farms, derived from the older form Alardink meaning "Alard’s place".
Lonsdale English
Habitational name from the district of Lonsdale (straddling Lancashire Yorkshire and Westmorland) and also from Lonsdale in Great Ayton (North Yorkshire). The district takes its name from the river Lune (of uncertain origin) annd Old English dæl "valley"... [more]
Restorick Cornish
Means "person from Restowrack", farm in Cornwall ("watery hill-spur").
Mujić Bosnian
Means "son of Mujo".
Lepistu Estonian
Lepistu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "lepitus" meaning "conciliation" and "arrangement".
Lööv Swedish
Variant of Löf.
Rõivas Estonian
Rõivas is an Estonian surname meaning "garment".
Pensa Italian
Possibly from Italian pensa "think", indicating the bearer was known for being thoughtful or intelligent.
Mouldenhauer German
Has a Northern German origin, and means “bowl maker” or “carver of bowls”.
Jouttijärvi Finnish (Rare)
From the name of any of the many lakes named Jouttijärvi in Finland.
Salinš Latvian
Topographic name for someone living on an island, from a derivative of Latvian sala meaning ‘island’.
Dell'elce Italian
From Italian elce "holm oak", literally "of the holm oak".
Gebremariam Ge'ez
Means "servant of Mary", from the combination of Gebre and Mariam, the Ge'ez form of Mary.
Olympiou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Olympios". A famous bearer is the Greek Cypriot singer Despina Olympiou.
Shao Chinese
From Chinese 韶 (sháo) possibly referring to the ancient town of Shao that existed during the Sui dynasty in what is now Guangdong province.
Tufan Turkish
From the given name Tufan.
Hosen Bengali
Derived from the given name Husayn.
Valette French
Topographic name for someone who lived in a small valley, from a diminutive of Old French valee meaning "valley".
Margaryan Armenian
Means "son of Margar" from a given name derived from Old Armenian մարգարէ (margarē) "prophet".
Zbären German (Swiss)
Zbären means "Bear hunter".
Weir Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Mhaoir "son of the steward or keeper".
Paniágua Spanish, Portuguese
Status name for a servant who worked for his board (pan "bread" and agua "water") and lodging.
Krähenbühl German (Swiss)
Combination of German Krähen "crow" and Bühl "hill".
Dollen English (British), Irish
English (British): See Dolling and compare Dollin and Dowland (1)... [more]
Pupu Mamalingua
Old name is good and old name rise pupu
Guevarra Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Guevara primarily used in the Philippines.
Bıyık Turkish
Means "moustache" in Turkish.
Mavris Greek
From the Greek word mavros (black).
Mesrobian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Մեսրոպյան (see Mesropyan).
Sainte-Marie French, Occitan
French and Occitan cognate of Santamaría.
Theo Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zhang.
Elam English
English habitational name for someone from a place called Elham, in Kent, or a lost place of this name in Crayford, Kent. The first is derived from Old English el ‘eel’ + ham ‘homestead’ or hamm ‘enclosure hemmed in by water’... [more]
Wellman English
From German Welle meaning "wave" and man, meaning "man", referring to someone who lived by a stream.
Baeder German (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Bäder, itself a variant of Bader.
Sankalpani Sinhalese
Possibly from Sanskrit संकल्पन (saṃkalpana) meaning "purpose, wish, desire".
Regar Batak
Variant of Siregar.
Tully Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maol Tuile "descendant of the devotee of the will of God" (from toil "will of God").
Awad Arabic
Refers to a person who makes "Oud", an oriental musical instrument.
Seweryn Polish
From the given name Seweryn.
Flavinius Ancient Roman
Ancient Roman family name, probably deriving from Flavius.
Ehsanzadeh Persian
Means "born of Ehsan".
El Ouafi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the Ouafi", derived from the given name Wafi. A bearer was Ahmed Boughèra El Ouafi (1898-1959), an Algerian athlete during the French rule over the country.
Schueler German
The surname Schueler was first found in southern Germany, where the name was closely identified in early mediaeval times with the feudal society which would become prominent throughout European history.
Arregui Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Arregi.
Kil Korean
There is one Chinese character for the Kil surname. In the 1930 census, there was a significantly larger number of Kils living in Korea; it was the 62nd most common name in Korea. In a census taken after the Korean War, however, it had dropped to 72nd... [more]
Kopfle German (Austrian)
“Kopfle” Lower Austria.
Arjona Spanish
Habitational name from Arjona in Jaén province.
Zanini Italian
The surname Zanini or Zanin was given to the descendants of Giovanni (John). It originates from the diminutive of the Venetian variant of Zani, being Zanino.
Ugarte Basque
Means "island" in Basque, ultimately derived from ur "water" and -arte "between".
Flag English (Rare), English (African), German (Rare)
Habitual surname for someone who lived in or near a bog or peat soil, from Old Norse flag(ge). Also used as a variant of Flack.
Chirawetsunthonkun Thai (Rare)
From Thai จิร (chira) meaning "long", เวช (wet) meaning "doctor; physician", สุนทร (sunthon) meaning "beautiful; nice; well", and กุล (kun) meaning "tribe, race, lineage".
Hercli Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from the given name Hercli.
Sikou Chinese (Rare, Archaic)
From Chinese 司寇 (sīkòu) meaning "minister of bandits", a minister who oversaw most of the judicial system.
Grünbaum German, Jewish
from Middle High German gruoni "green" and boum "tree" probably a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by the sign of a tree in leaf... [more]
Albritton English
An occupational name for a nutritionist.
Köprülü Turkish
Derived from Turkish köprü meaning "bridge". It was the name of an influential noble family of Albanian background from the Ottoman Empire.
Shiryu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 四柳 (see Shiryū).
Arbab Persian, Urdu
Means "lord, master" in Persian.
Gebbia Italian
From Sicilian gebbia "irrigation cistern", itself from Arabic جُبّ‎ (jubb) "cistern, well".
Sigurdsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Sigurður" in Icelandic.
Boćwiński Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Masurian villages.
Barba Spanish
Spanish: nickname for a man noted for his beard, from barba ‘beard’ (Latin barba).
Khvoyka Czech (Ukrainianized)
Vikentiy Khvoyka was an archaeologist.
Traynor English
Derives from old English word 'trayne' which means to trap or to snare. Also an occupational name given to horse trainers. First found in Yorkshire, England in the 1300s.
Sule Indian
1 Indian (Maharashtra); pronounced as two syllables: Hindu (Maratha) name, from Marathi suḷa ‘pointed tooth’, from Sanskrit šūla ‘spike’, ‘spear’.... [more]
Mäekivi Estonian
Mäekivi is an Estonian surname meaning "hill/mountain stone".
Khang Hmong
From the clan name Kha, Khab or Khaab all associated with the Chinese character 康 (kāng) (see Kang).
Ogawara Japanese
Variant reading of Ogasawara.
Goonawardana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Kaunisvesi Finnish
Means "beautiful water", deriving from the Finnish elements kaunis ("possessing charm and attractiveness") and vesi ("water").
Bonkink Dutch (Rare), Belgian (Rare)
From Bonke, a diminutive of the given name Bon, itself a short form of names such as Bonifaas, Bouden, or Bonard.
Gemito Italian
From a misspelling of genito "to be born", given to sculptor Vincenzo Gemito upon being abandoned at an orphanage as an infant.
Kojima Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" or 児 (ko) meaning "young" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Menard English, French
Unaccented form of Ménard.
Škrijelj Bosnian
Derived from Shkreli, an Albanian tribe and region.
Ajari Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Azeri.
Mehendale Indian (Rare), Marathi (Rare)
An Indian Brahmin surname of unknown meaning from the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Sijarić Montenegrin
Derived from sijati (сијати), meaning "to sow".
Kucheryavenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian кучерявий (kucheryavyy), meaning "curly".
Gambiraža Croatian
Croatian variant of Gambirasio.
Miyamizu Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" combined with 水 (mizu) meaning "water". A fictional bearer of this surname is Mitsuha Miyamizu (宮水 三葉) from the 2016 anime movie Your Name/Kimi no Na wa.
Huehuetenango Nahuatl
Means "place of the ancients" in Nahuatl.
Scurlock Welsh, Irish
Obscure, probably derived from 'ystog', a Welsh word meaning 'fortress'
Lothrop English
Habitational name from Lowthorpe in East Yorkshire named with the Old Norse personal name Logi and þrop "outlying farmstead".
Chiacchio Italian
Possibly from Neapolitan chiachiello "all talk, not serious".
Rigoli Italian
Derived from the given name Rigo, a short form of various names.
Tepe Turkish
Means "hill, top, peak" in Turkish.
Bollard French
From a personal name composed of the Germanic elements boll "friend", "brother" + hard "hardy", "strong".
Aldworth English
From the name of a village in Berkshire so-called, derived from the Old English byname Ealda (derived from eald "old") and worþ "enclosure".
Solokova Russian
Feminine form of Solokov.
Hellat Estonian
Hellat is an Estonian surname derived from "hellalt", meaning "affectionately".
Wakida Japanese
Waki means "side" and da means "rice paddy, field".
Siopis Greek
From Greek σιωπή (siopi) "silence". Usually a nickname for someone who is always silent, basically the quiet kid.
Hoddson French
Variation of the surname, HODSON.
Luzzi Romansh
Derived from the given name Luzi.
Brinton English
English locational surname, taken from the town of the same name in Norfolk. The name means "settlement belonging to Brun" - the personal name coming from the Old English word for "fire, flame".
Berroa Basque
Means "a scrubland, a thicket" in Basque.
Adalson English
English surname meaning "Son of all"
Apellido Spanish (Philippines)
This likely originated as a surname taken by people who didn't have a surname and wrote "Apellido" (the Spanish for surname) when filling in an official form.
Pavićević Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Pavao".
Villahermosa Spanish (Philippines)
Habitational name for any of the places in Spain with this name, such as Villahermosa del Campo, Villahermosa, and Villahermosa del Río.
Van Der Dutch
Possibly a clipping of a longer surname beginning with van der meaning "of the, from the". Alternatively, could be a variant spelling of van Deur.
Hoferle German (Austrian)
Means "Yard Clearing" from a Combination of the Austrian word Höfer meaning "yard" or "court" with the ancient suffix "le" meaning woodland or clearing.
Sham Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cen.
Borromée Italian (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Borromeo, used in reference to Saint Charles Borromeo, a 16th-century Italian cardinal.
Okuyama Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Puletua Samoan
May come from Pule meaning 'authority, leader, command'.
Rüstəmli Azerbaijani
From the given name Rüstəm.