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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Agata Japanese (Rare)
From 県 or 縣 (agata) meaning "prefecture, county, countryside, subdivision, district".
Messier French
Occupational name for someone who kept watch over harvested crops, Old French messier 'harvest master' (Late Latin messicarius, agent derivative of messis 'harvest').
Akiiki Tooro, Nyoro, Alur, Acholi
The pet name of Elizabeth of Toro.
Khavari Persian
Means "eastern" from Persian خاور (khāvar) meaning "east".
Reever German
Possibly an altered form of German Riefer, a patronymic from the personal name Rüef, a reduced form of Rudolf.
Severn English
From a medieval personal name derived from Severinus (Latin).
Scheunert German
Scheunert - deutsch - Besitzen einer Scheune... [more]
Rakhang Thai (Rare)
Means "bell, chime" in Thai.
Abbès Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Abbas.
Lapetina South American, Italian (?)
Possibly from Italian La Petina, the meaning of which is uncertain.
Anastasio Spanish, Italian
From the given name Anastasio.
Pong Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Pang.
Duchowny Polish, Jewish
Means "clergyman" in Polish.
Bjorgman Popular Culture
The surname of Kristoff from the movie "Frozen".
Yanagimi Japanese
Yanagi means "willow" and mi means "viewpoint, outlook".
Karjahärm Estonian
Karjahärm is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "pasture (karjamaa) frost (härmatis)".
Lattanavong Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ລັດຕະນະວົງ (see Rattanavong).
Darmon Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the Dharmon branch of the Berber tribe of Haouara, which historically roamed parts of Libya and Tunisia.
Shikari Indian, Hindi
From Hindi meaning "hunter, huntsman".
Lauw Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Liu used by Chinese Indonesians.
Nicolàs Catalan
From the given name Nicolàs.
Draak Dutch
Dutch cognate of Drake.
Yan Chinese
From Chinese 颜 (yán) meaning "face, countenance", also referring to the ancient fief of Yan that existed during the Western Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.
Banderali Italian
Italian cognate of Banner.
Pagán Spanish
Castilianized spelling of Catalan Pagà, from the Late Latin personal name Paganus, which originally meant "dweller in an outlying village" (see Paine).
Çopur Turkish
Means "pockmarked" in Turkish.
Puri Estonian
Puri is an Estonian surname meaning "sail".
Reek Estonian
Reek is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "kreek", meaning "damson".
Chim Mayan
From Yucatec Maya chiim meaning "bag, sack".
Telfer Scottish, English
From a personal name based on a byname for a strong man or ferocious warrior, derived from Old French tailler "to cut" and fer "iron". Compare Taillefer, Tagliaferro.
Naderpour Persian
Means "son of Nader" in Persian.
Loo Estonian
Loo is an Estonian surname; from a few geographic names in Estonia. Most notably, the small borough of Loo in Harju County.
De Zeeuw Dutch
Means "the Zealander", indicating someone from the Dutch province of Zealand.
Kaburagi Japanese
A notable bearer is Saiko Kaburagi, an artist.
El-Sayed Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "the master", from Arabic سَيِّد (sayyid) meaning "master, lord, prince" (see Sayyid).
Elkins English
Patronymic of Elkin.
Arantzibia Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque arantza "thorn, buckthorn" and ibi "ford, river crossing"
Grange English, French
Topographic name for someone who lived by a granary, from Middle English, Old French grange (Latin granica "granary, barn", from granum "grain"). In some cases, the surname has arisen from places named with this word, for example in Dorset and West Yorkshire in England, and in Ardèche and Jura in France... [more]
Grass English, German
Topographic name for someone who owned or lived by a meadow, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who made or sold hay, from Middle English gras, Middle High German gras "grass, pasture, grazing".
Ekholm Swedish
Composed of the elements ek "oak" and holm "islet"
Baroni Italian
Variant of Barone.
Kirves Estonian
Kirves is an Estonian surname meaning "axe".
Eremenko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Єременко (see Yeremenko).
Van Eden Dutch
Refers to someone from the town Ede in Gelderland province.
Reller German (Swiss)
Occupational name for a miller, derived from the Swiss German dialect term relle meaning "grist mill".
Chubbs English
Variant of Chubb.
Pickersgill English
This famous Yorkshire name is of early medieval English origin, and is a locational surname deriving from the place in West Yorkshire called Pickersgill, or "Robber's Ravine". The placename is derived from the Middle English "pyker", thief, robber, and "gill", gully, ravine, deep glen.
Cure French
From curé which means “(parish) priest” used as a metonymic occupational name for a servant in the household of a priest or applied as an ironic nickname.
Vouvali Greek
From Greek βούβαλις (vouvalis) meaning "antelope" or βούβαλος (vouvalos) "buffalo".
Augsburger German
habitational name for someone from the city of Augsburg in Bavaria named as the city (burg) of the Roman Emperor Augustus in whose reign it was founded.
Bedigian Armenian
Variant of Bedikian. Used by Armenians living outside of Armenia.
Mac A’ Chrosain Scottish Gaelic
Patronymic surname which means “son of the satirist” and derives from crosán, which means “satirist.”
Cairo Italian
One who came from Cairo.
Paik Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 백 (see Baek).
Dragon French, English
Nickname or occupational name for someone who carried a standard in battle or else in a pageant or procession, from Middle English, Old French dragon "snake, monster" (Latin draco, genitive draconis, from Greek drakōn, ultimately from derkesthai "to flash")... [more]
Voglar German, Jewish (Ashkenazi), Slovene
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Gunther, Alfons, Erwin, Frieda, Gerhard, Volker, Wilfried, Wolf.... [more]
Peskett Medieval Welsh
The surname Peskett is derived from the word "peascod" or "peapod," a sack in which peas were kept. This word was originally derived from the Old English words "peose" and "pise," which mean "pea," and "codd," which means "bag." The Peskett name was occupational for a seller of peas... [more]
Gutfreund German
From the words gut freund, which means "good friend."
Lacsina Pampangan
From Kapampangan laksina meaning "south", ultimately derived from Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa).
Arangiz Basque
From the name of a hamlet in Álava, Spain, probably derived from Basque aran "valley" and gisu "lime, limestone".
Dudenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Duda.
Guimarães Portuguese
Habitational name for someone originally from the city of Guimarães in northern Portugal.
McCarey Irish
Variant of Carey. A famous bearer of this name was the American movie director Leo McCarey (1898-1969).
Chamanara Persian
Occupational name for a gardener, derived from Persian چمن (chaman) meaning "lawn, meadow" and آرا (ara) meaning "arrange, decorate".
Severn English
From the name of the River Severn, which is of unknown meaning. The Severn is Great Britain's longest river, flowing from Wales through much of western England to the Bristol Channel. It is one of Britain’s most ancient river names, recorded as early as the 2nd century AD in the form Sabrina; its original meaning may have been "slow-moving" or "boundary".
Fornes Norwegian
Habitational name from various farmsteads in Norway named furanes or fornes.
Bagherpour Persian
Means "son of Bagher" in Persian.
Kitaura Japanese
Kita means "north" and ura means "bay, seacoast".
Scanavino Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly related to scanalare "to cut a groove, to plough" and vino "wine".
Torsdottir Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Torsdotter meaning "Tor's daughter". It may also be a Swedification of Icelandic Þórsdóttir... [more]
Schimmelpfennig German
From Middle High German schimel "mildew, mould" and pfennic "penny", a nickname for someone who was miserly or stingy with their money, hence it growing mouldy in its purse.
Lennan English
Either a variant of Lennon or a shortened form of Maclennan.
Grano Italian, Spanish
from grano "grain" (from Latin granum) probably applied as a metonymic occupational name for a farmer or grain merchant.
Iriarte Basque
Topographic name for someone who lived between two or more settlements, from Basque iri "settlement, village" and arte "between".
Nomizu Japanese
From 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Fennessey Irish
An ancient Irish name. Presumed to come from the name Fionnghusa, or sometimes O'Fionnghusa.... [more]
Kusanagi Japanese
From Japanese 草 (kusa) meaning "grass" and 彅 (nagi) meaning "cutter". A notable bearer of this surname is actor Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (草彅 剛, Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, 1974–).
Torre Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian cognitive and, Spanish and Portuguese variant of Torres. From torre "tower" (from Latin turris).
Mattíasson Icelandic
Means "son of Mattías" in Icelandic.
Macarthur Scottish (Rare), Northern Irish
Scottish and northern Irish: see McArthur and Arthur.
Podolsky Russian
Russian form of Podolski
Kanno Japanese
From the Japanese 菅 (kan or suga) "sedge" and 野 (no) "field," "area." This name can also be read as Sugano.
Haneda Japanese
From Japanese 羽 (hane) meaning "feather, plume" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy". It can also be formed from 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, plume" combined with 根 (ne) meaning "root" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Herring German, English, Dutch, Scottish
Occupational name for a fisherman, someone who caught or sold herring, or perhaps someone known for eating herring. It could have also been a nickname from the medieval phrase "to like neither herring nor barrel", meaning something of little value.
Osama Arabic
Derived from the given name Usama.
Baptist German, English
From the given name Baptist, or an Anglicized form of Baptiste.
Homberg German
The surname Hamberg could be derived from it.
Wreden German, Jewish
Habitational name for any place in Germany or Denmark, of uncertain meaning. Famous bearers include Davey Wreden (1988-) is an American game designer known for his work in The Stanley Parable and The Beginner's Guide as well as his brother, American internet personality, Douglas Scott Wreden (1991-), known by his pseudonym DougDoug.
Raju Indian, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil
Variant of Raj chiefly used in Southern India.
Trachang Thai (Rare)
Means "elephant seal" in Thai.
Ismat Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name 'Ismat.
Koshkov Russian (Rare)
Possibly from Russian кошка (koshka) "cat".
Roe Norwegian
Habitational surname for any of the several farmsteads named Roe or Røe, derived from the Old Norse ruð meaning "clearing".
Isidor German, Russian
From the given name Isidor.
Olumets Estonian
Olumets is an Estonian surname meaning "existing forest".
Uueni Estonian
Uueni is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "uuenema" meaning "reform" and "renew".
Kampuu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 寒風 (see Kampū).
Tsuryu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 釣流 or 鉤流 (see Tsuryū).
Ataullin Bashkir
From the given name Ataullah.
Haroun Arabic
Derived from the given name Harun.
Penno Estonian
Penno is an Estonian surname derived from "penny"; from the German "pfennig".
Sanroman Spanish
San Roman refers to a family line of Spanish and Italian origin. The term San Roman in Spanish or Castilian refers to ' St. Roman ' and the name is a habitual name from any of the persons from the local church or shrines of Saint Roman.
Akimaru Japanese
Aki can mean "bright, luminous" or "autumn". Maru means "circle, round".
Mengíbar Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality.
Rovnák Czech
Habitational name from places named Rovné and/or Rovný.
Aronsson Swedish
Means "son of Aron" in Swedish.
Somov Russian
Derived from Russian сом (som) meaning "catfish".
Kerin Irish (Latinized, Rare)
Irish variation of Kieran. ... [more]
Bellmann German
Habitational name derived from places in Germany named either Bell, Belle, or Bellen.
Khairy Arabic
Derived from the given name Khayri.
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.
Scroggs English
From Middle English scrogge meaning "brushwood".
Tsuchiya Japanese
From Japanese 土 (tsuchi) meaning "earth, soil, ground" and 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, dwelling" or 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Sallas Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Galician, Portuguese, Aragonese, Asturian, Romanian, Greek
Either a variant of Salas or Sala, or else a nickname from Arabic, Turkish, or Persian salli meaning "broad, wide, large, tall".
Proietti Italian
From Latin proiecto "abandoned, thrown away", given to foundlings and children abandoned at orphanages. The name may have been taken from la ruota dei proietti, or "foundling wheel", that some orphanages and religious institutes in Italy installed for infants to be anonymously abandoned in.
Ó Maolmhóna Irish
Means "descendant of Maolmhóna"
Rebolledo Spanish
Habitational name from any of various places called Rebolledo for example Rebolledo de la Torre in Burgos from rebollo denoting a species of oak.
Lorenzi Italian
“Laurel tree” or “decorated with laurel.” The English equivalent is Lawrence.
Siewert German
Derived from the Frisian and Low German given name Sievert.
Semadeni Romansh
Derived from the place name Samedan.
Nova Spanish
From the Spanish word 'nueva' meaning "new".
Eustace English
Derived from first name Eustace
Bessho Japanese
From 別 (be, betsu) meaning "separate, another different" and 所 (sho) meaning "place, plant, institute, station".
Cuvelier French, Walloon, Flemish
Occupational name for a Cooper derived from an agent in Old French cuve "vat tun". Also found in the Netherlands.
Samaha Arabic
Derived from Arabic سَمْح (samḥ) meaning "magnanimous, generous".
Browning English
English: from the Middle English and Old English personal name Bruning, originally a patronymic from the byname Brun (see Brown).
Hamel Dutch
Means "wether, castrated ram" in Dutch, an occupational name for a shepherd.
Henn German, English
Derived from the given names Heinrich and Henry.
Holz German
Variant of Holtz.
Hughson Scottish, English
Means "son of Hugh".
Jericho African
Directly taken from the place name Jericho.
Pinn English, German
Derived from Middle English pin and Middle Low German pinne, both meaning "peg" or "pin". This was an occupational name from a maker of these things. The German name can in some cases be an occupational name for a shoemaker.
Wenn English
Surname from Norfolk, England
Zazueta Spanish
Probably a topographic name of Basque origin, from an unexplained first element + the collective suffix -eta 'place or group of'.
Sayago Leonese (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Sayagu.
Kalawaiʻa Hawaiian
From the given name Kalawaiʻa.
Psaila Maltese
Derived from Maltese basla meaning "onion", ultimately from Arabic بَصَل (baṣal).
Proud English
From a nickname for a vain or haughty person, derived from Middle English proud "haughty, arrogant".
Bomman Telugu
Dravidian Tribal name
Vaaj Hmong
The name may come from the Chinese who gave Hmong names during the 18th century depending on the place they were in. It's a possible clan surname.
Guilleaume French, German
Possibly related to the French given name Guillaume.
Howladar Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali হাওলাদার (see Howlader).
Brak Khmer
Means "silver, money" in Khmer.
Kessel German
Occupational name for a maker of cooking vessels from Middle High German kezzel meaning "kettle, cauldron, boiler".
Iduh Nigerian
Iduh surname occurs mainly in Africa, of the Idoma people of Benue state, Nigeria.
Shipman English
Occupational name for a shepherd, derived from Middle English schep "sheep" and mann.
Coill Irish
Meaning, "hazel tree."
Kaminskis Latvian
Latvian form of Kamiński.
Żyźniewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Żyźniewo.
Tjia Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Xie used by Chinese Indonesians.
Hirundo Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
From Latin hirundo, meaning "swallow".
Spann German
Possibly derived from Middle High German spenne "disagreement, dispute, quarrel".
Sandblom Swedish
Combination of Swedish sand "sand" and blomma "flower".
Adauto Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Adauto.
Maiti Indian, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali মাইতি or মাইটি (see Maity).
Yatabe Japanese
From 谷 (ya) meaning "valley" or 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow", 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field", and 部 (be) meaning "section, bureau, division".
Skarstad Norwegian
From a farm named Skarstad
Midorino Japanese
Midori means "green" and no means "field, plain".
Dilek Turkish
Means "wish, desire" in Turkish.
Lehtmets Estonian
Lehtmets is an Estonian surname meaning "leaf(y) forest".
Mendès French
French form of Mendes.
Schmiedt German
Variant spelling of Schmidt.
Bohachenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian богач (bohach), meaning "rich person".
Newitt English
Possibly derived from Middle English newete "newt", or perhaps from the Dutch personal name Nout.
Stegall German
Grandmother marian name
Zgheib Arabic
Lebanese surname of unknown meaning.
Frisch German
Nickname for someone who was handsome, cheerful, or energetic, from Middle High German vrisch.
Palm Swedish
Means "palm tree" in Swedish.
Cricks American
"living near a river." Comes from a similar origin of Rios
Massie English
Variant of Massey.
Hollobone English
Common surname in the southeast England, predominantly Sussex
Wardlow English, Scottish
Habitational name from Wardlow in Derbyshire from Old English weard "watch" and hlaw "hill".
Starbuck English
After Starbeck village in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. A famous bearer of this name was the fictional character, Starbuck, the first mate of the Pequod in Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick.
Dillie German
Probably an altered spelling of Dilley or Dilly or possibly of German Dillier... [more]
Rather German, Jewish
1. Occupational name for a counsellor or nickname for a wise person, from Middle High German rater ‘adviser’. ... [more]