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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Combès French
Either a topographic name from combe "narrow valley ravine" (see Combe ) or a habitational name from any of various places in southern France for example in Hérault named Combes.
Miao Chinese
From Chinese 苗 (miáo) meaning "seedling, shoot, sprout", also referring to the ancient fief of Miao, which existed in the state of Chu during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.
Halpern Jewish
Habitational name for someone originally from the city of Heilbronn in Germany, derived from Old High German heil meaning "whole" or "holy" combined with brunno meaning "well".
Muas Hmong
Original Hmong form of Moua.
Chasseur French
From French meaning "hunter".
Darmadasa Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධර්මදාස (see Dharmadasa).
Purnama Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Bao (鮑) or Zhong (鍾). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Arable Popular Culture
An occupational surname for people who are capable of being farmed productively. Also used in the novel Charlotte's Web (1952).
Kazan Jewish
From Hebew chazan, which is an occupational name for a cantor in a synagogue.
Lacandula Filipino, Tagalog
This surname honors Lakandula, the last ruler of the Kingdom of Tondo, a pre-Hispanic state in what is now Manila.
Buffon Venetian
Venetian form of Buffone.
Mladenov Bulgarian
Means "son of Mladen".
Wester German
From Middle High German wëster ‘westerly’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived to the west of a settlement, or a regional name for one who had migrated from further west.
Boguszewski Polish
Habitational name from Bogusze or Boguszewo.
Ouk Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer អ៊ុក (see Uk).
Klopp German, Dutch
Habitational name from a place called Kloppe.
Glad Swedish
Swedish soldier name meaning "happy". ... [more]
Famos Romansh
Corruption of Vonmoos.
Hosain Bengali
From the given name Husayn.
Edgely English
A surname of Anglo-Saxon origin, and a place name taken from either a village in Cheshire or one in Shropshire. The name means “park by the wood” in Old English.
Mac Ascaidh Irish
Means "descendant of Ascadh"
Ademaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Adem" in Albanian.
Kucha Okinawan (Rare, Archaic)
From Okinawan 古知屋 (Kucha) meaning "Kucha", a former village in the former district of Kin in the former Ryūkyū Kingdom.
Kress German
From Old High German krassig, gratag "greedy".
Siegler German (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Sigler.
Tlatilpa Aztec
It means where fire is born.
Gerland German
Derived from the given name Gerland.
Van Nuffelen Belgian, Flemish
Means "from Huffel", derived from Middle Dutch huffel "hill".
Ronnenberg German (Germanized, Rare)
Ronnenberg is a German town in the region of Hannover in Niedersachsen. It consists of 7 areas: Benthe, Empelde, Ihme-Roloven, Linderte, Ronnenberg, Vörie and Weetzen. The town is known for the Church named Michaelis from the 12th century.... [more]
Coffey Irish
Ireland County Cork
Shuu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 鞠 (see Shū).
Sarma Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Nepali
Alternate transcription of Assamese শৰ্মা, Bengali শর্মা, Hindi/Nepali शर्मा, Telugu శర్మ or Kannada ಶರ್ಮಾ (see Sharma).
Sarafyan Armenian
Means "son of the banker" from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf) meaning "banker, moneychanger, cashier".
Donatelli Italian
Patronymic from a pet form of Donato.
Budiman Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Chen (陳), Jiang 1 (江), Shi (史), Wen (溫) or Zhuang (莊)... [more]
Kyte English
Variant of Kite.
Dźwigał Polish
Derived from Polish dźwigać "to lift; to lug".
Hasebe Japanese
From the Japanese place name 長谷 (Hase) and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Ladja Filipino, Tausug
Derived from Tausug raja meaning "king, ruler".
Limb Medieval English
Rare name of medieval English origin. A dialectal variant of the locational name 'Lumb', from places so called in Lancashire and West Yorkshire, and derives from the Old English pre-7th Century 'lum(m)'... [more]
Ros Swedish
Means "rose" in Swedish.
Chue Hmong
From the clan name Tswb associated with the Chinese character 朱 (zhū) (see Zhu).
Eloe German
Possibly from an old vernacular short form of the personal name Nicolaus (see Nicholas).
Zuan Romansh
Derived from the given name Zuan.
Baud French
Derived from the given name Baldo.
Maxamed Somali
Somali form of Muhammad.
Carlander Swedish
Combination of the given name Karl or Swedish karl "man" and ander, from classical Greek andros, "man".
Calma Filipino, Pampangan
From Pampangan kalma meaning "fate, fortune", ultimately from Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman).
Roso Croatian
Croatian variation of the Italian surname Rosso.
Reimann German
From a pet form of a Germanic personal name formed with a first element from ragin 'advice', 'counsel' or ric 'power(ful)', 'rich'.
Mídeno Guanche
From Guanche *mīdĭdăn, meaning "legitimate humans". This surname was borne by Guanche people.
Aflalo Judeo-Spanish
Possibly from the name of the village of Afelilou in the Tafilalt region of Morocco.
Robins English
Southern English patronymic from the personal name Robin.
Hamdan Arabic
From the given name Hamdan.
Ridges English
Variant of Ridge.
Bolt English
Either: an occupational name for an archer or a maker of bolts, or a nickname for a stocky or upright person, derived from Middle English bolt "bolt, crossbow bolt". A famous bearer of the name is Jamaican athletic sprinter Usain Bolt (1986-), widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time.
Gann German
Topographic name for someone who lived near an expanse of scree, Middle High German gant.
Dohmen Medieval Dutch
Derived from dutch surname Damen
Roe English
Nickname for a timid person, derived from the Middle English ro meaning "roe"; also a midland and southern form of Ray.
Rusin Polish
Means "Rusyn, Ruthenian" in Polish.
Mitcham English
Habitational name from Mitcham in Surrey so named from Old English micel "big" and ham "village homestead" or ham "water meadow" meaning either "the great homestead" or "the great meadow".
Nikittsev Russian
Derived from a diminutive of the Russian given name Nikita 1.
Schild German, Dutch
Occupational name for a maker or painter of shields, from Middle High German, Middle Dutch schilt "shield".
Ezeriņš Latvian
Derived from the word ezers meaning "lake".
Reinhold German
From the given name Reinhold.
Kapittatha Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Şinasi Turkish, Persian
roughly meaning 'Knowing ' or' seeker of knowledge'
Cordray English
From a medieval nickname for a proud man (from Old French cuer de roi "heart of a king").
Maltese Italian
habitational or ethnic name for someone from the island of Malta.
Brå Norwegian
Means "sudden, short-tempered" in Norwegian.
Nogo Mossi
Not available.
Awaoka Japanese
Awa means "millet" and oka means "mound, hill".
Pumphrey Welsh
From Welsh ap Umffrey meaning "son of Humphrey".
Escribano Spanish
An occupational name from escribano "scribe" (from Late Latin scriba "scribe" genitive scribanis from Latin scriba genitive scribae)... [more]
Deplano Italian
From Latin de plano, "of the plain, from the flat land".
Wire English
Variant of Wyer or Ware.
Kitazawa Japanese
Kita (北) means "North", zawa/sawa (沢 or 澤) means "swamp". Sawa changes to zawa because of rendaku.
Gakpo Western African, Ewe
Means "iron, metal" in Ewe, possibly derived from a nickname or an occupation. It is usually found in Ghana and Togo. Dutch soccer player Cody Gakpo (1999-) bears this name.
Hymel American
Possibly an altered form of Hummel 1 or Hummel 2.
Koehnline German
Anglicized form of the German name Köhnlein used by people who moved to the US from Germany during the 19th Century.
Wehlburg German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Possibly derived from German Wehl "pool of water (esp. behind a dyke)" (cognate to Dutch weil "vortex, maelstrom; dyke breach pool") and burg "fortress, citadel".
Triệu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Zhao, from Sino-Vietnamese 趙 (triệu).
Gaydos Hungarian, English
Anglicized spelling of Hungarian GAJDOS.
Scuro Italian
From Italian meaning "dark".
Island Norwegian
Habitational name from any of four farmsteads so named. The origin of their name is not certain; it may be a compound of is "ice" and land "land" or from Island "Iceland" (the name of the country).
Lavine English
1 English: variant of Lavin 2.... [more]
Popp English
Derived from an Old English personal name, Poppa, of unknown origin and meaning.
Dedual Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the surname Dual.
Samba Spanish
Spanish surname of unknown origin maybe from the same origin as the name for the dance. Omar Samba has this surname.
Seno Japanese
From Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Butterfield English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a pasture for cattle or at a dairy farm, or a habitational name from a place named Butterfield (for example in West Yorkshire), from Old English butere ‘butter’ + feld ‘open country’.
Alimpolos Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano alimpulos meaning "whirlwind, cyclone".
Tsurugi Japanese
Means “crane” in Japanese
Suleymanov Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Süleymanov.
Younger English, American
English (mainly Borders) from Middle English yonger ‘younger’, hence a distinguishing name for, for example, the younger of two bearers of the same personal name. In one case, at least, however, the name is known to have been borne by an immigrant Fleming, and was probably an Americanized form of Middle Dutch jongheer ‘young nobleman’ (see Jonker)... [more]
Aloshi Albanian
Aloshi , Aloshaj
Apfelbaum German, Jewish
Means "apple tree" in German, denoting somebody who lived near an apple tree. As a Jewish name, it is ornamental.
Hanford English
Habitational name from any of several places called Hanford, Handforth, or Hannaford, derived from either Old Welsh hen "old" and ford "road, way", or from Old English ford "ford, river crossing" combined with the given name Hanna.
Skillern English
Habitational name from Skeleron in Rimington, Lancashire (formerly in West Yorkshire), earlier known as Skelhorn.
Chilton English, Irish
habitational name from any of various places called Chilton for example in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, County Durham, Hampshire, Kent, Shropshire, Somerset, Suffolk, and Wiltshire... [more]
Ewell English
Habitation name from the town of Ewell in Surrey or from Temple Ewell or Ewell Manor, both in Kent or Ewell Minnis near Dover. Originally from Old English Aewill meaning "river source" or "spring".
Haarma Estonian
Haarma is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "härmas" meaning "frosty".
Silvio Italian
From the personal name Silvio (Latin Silvius, a derivative of silva "wood").
Sofiane Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Sufyan.
Noer Arabic, Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Nur based on Dutch orthography.
Haccoun Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic حق (haqq) meaning "truth", used as a nickname for an honest person.
Pompilio Italian
From the given name Pompilio
Dushaj Albanian
It comes from serbian name ''dusha'' meaning soul.In serbian ''dusha moja'' means my sweatheart.Probably a nickname or name given to the patriarch of the dushaj family that got taken as a surname by his descendants later on,adding the popular albanian ending -aj.
Khamkaeo Thai
From Thai คำ (kham) meaning "gold" or "word, speech" and แก้ว (kaeo) meaning "crystal, glass, diamond".
Sean English
The stage Surname of English singer Jay Sean (born Kamaljit Singh Jhooti)
Takemizu Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" combined with 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Stinnes German
Indicated that the bearer lived near a prominent stone. See also Stein
Lelio Italian
From the given name Lelio.
Di Lorenzo Italian
From the given name Lorenzo.
Tutumluer Turkish
From Turkish tutumlu meaning "frugal, thrifty" and er meaning "man, hero, brave".
Çalışkan Turkish
Means "hard-working, diligent, assiduous" in Turkish.
Mungaray Apache, Spanish (Mexican)
Very rare Apache name give to the Apache still in Mexico. We are decents of victorio and the local spa is/ Mexicans gave us this name that we still carry today.
Gamiz Spanish
Variant form of Gamez and Gomez.
Fulbright German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of German surname Vollbrecht, composed of the elements folk ‘people’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’
O'Lonain Irish
Derived from lon ("blackbird") and a diminutive combined with O ("grandson; male descendant").
Castleberry Upper German
Anglicized form of the German surname Kesselberg and a habitational name for places located in Rhineland and Bavaria named Kesselberg. This surname is rare in Germany.
Şekerci Turkish
Means "confectioner, candy seller" in Turkish.
Oyinade Western African
Of Yoruba origin, predominantly found in Nigeria. A compound surname from the word Oyin meaning "honey" or "sweetness" and Ade: meaning "crown" or "royalty".
Nitsche German (Silesian)
Derived from a popular Silesian short form of the personal name Nikolaus.
Tjoa Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Cai used by Chinese Indonesians.
Pingitore Italian, Sicilian
occupational name from pittore "painter".
Kindikeri Telugu
The word ‘Kindi’ meaning “lower or down” in the Telugu language, while ‘Keri’ means “area,”land or street” in Kannada.... [more]
Abeyakoon Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේකෝන් (see Abeykoon).
Barsi Hungarian
Name for someone living in a village named Bars. This was the surname of American child actress Judith Barsi (June 6, 1978 - July 25, 1988).
MacVeigh Scottish, Irish
Variant spelling of McVeigh.
Aurich German
Habitational name from a place in East Frisia or Baden-Württemberg named Aurich.
Dumagit Visayan
Literally "to swoop" or "to snatch" in Cebuano. Related to Dumaguete, capital of the province of Negros Oriental.
Søgård Danish
Means "sea farm" indicating a farmstead near the sea or open water.
Villavicencio Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
Denoted someone who came from the name of the municipality of Villavicencio de los Caballeros in Castile and León, Spain.
Price Irish, Northern Irish
The translated form of the surname O'Luachain, of the Hy-Neill septs of Ulster.
Bessel German
Of uncertain origin; possibly from the name of a place or river.
Tsuzuno Japanese
Tsuzu means "Twenty" and No means "Feild, Wilderness".
Rostova Russian
Feminine form of Rostov.
Cugno Italian
From Sicilian cugnu "wedge", indicating someone who lived on a hill or other topographical "wedge", someone whose occupation involved using an axe, or a person who was considered to be hard or angular in personality or appearance.
Kemper German, Dutch
From Kamp "field, piece of land", an occupational name denoting a peasant farmer. It could also indicate someone from a place named using the element. Alternatively, a variant of Kempf meaning "fighter".
Twiner English
Occupational name for a maker of thread or twine; an agent derivative of Old English twinen meaning "to twine".
Gill Indian, Punjabi
Derived from Punjabi ਗਿੱਲਾ (gila) meaning "wet, damp, moist".
Casuco Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kasuko meaning "anger, hostility, fury".
Ziegenfuss German
Meaning "goat foot".
Melby Norwegian
Modern form of Meðalbýr meaning "middle farm", a combination of Old Norse meðal "middle" and býr "farm".
Maddux Welsh
Variant of Maddox.
Bruch German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a marsh or a stream that frequently flooded, from Middle High German bruoch "water meadow" or "marsh" (cognate to old English broc "brook", "stream" cf... [more]
Jonsen Norwegian
Means "son of Jon 1".
Drown English
Derived from drone meaning "honey bee"
Mahfuz Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Mahfuz.
Lumisaar Estonian
Lumisaar is an Estonian surname meaning "snow island".
Naderi Persian
From the given name Nader.
Chaffin English
A diminutive that originated from the Old French word chauf, which itself is derived from Latin calvus, both meaning "bald". Originally used as an Anglo-Norman nickname for a bald man.
Isato Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五十里 (see Ikari 2).
Stirrup English (British)
Originated in Merseyside, England.
Latham English (British)
Habitational name from any of the places in England named with the Old Norse word hlaða meaning "barn".
Kaga Japanese
From the Japanese 加 (ka) "increase," "step up" and 賀 (ka or ga) "congratulation."
Ōkura Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 倉 (kura) or 蔵 (kura) both meaning "granary, storehouse".
Vialpando Popular Culture
Vialpando is a fictional surname.... [more]
Nevolin Russian
In the old days "Nilly", called the lack of freedom, obedience to the will of another. Such negative names were given then, that they defended the man and drove him from unhappiness.
Sheet Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Variant transcription of Seth.
Osaragi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大仏 (daibutsu) meaning "great statue of Buddha" with an assigned reading of おさらぎ (osaragi), from さらぎ (saragi), sound-changed from さらき (saraki), from 更木 (saraki) meaning "new wood; unused wood", referring to a statue of Buddha that was created using fresh wood.
Hermosisima Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish hermosísima meaning "most beautiful".
Wijedasa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".
Wijayakumara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince".
Akanuma Japanese
Aka means "red" and numa means "swamp, marsh".
Langfield English
Habitational name for someone originally from any of the various locations in England named Langfield, from Old English lang meaning "long" and feld meaning "field".
Yarimizo Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鑓 (yari) meaning "sword" and 溝 (mizo) meaning "ditch; drain".
Kennebrew Scottish (Americanized, ?)
Americanized form of the Scottish surname Kinniburgh, which is derived from the feminine given name Kinborough... [more]
Shovkhalova Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Шовхалов (see Shovkhalov).
Hooch Dutch (Americanized, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly an archaic or Americanized form of Dutch Hoog "high, tall".
Allely Irish
From Irish Mac Ailghile meaning "descendant of Ailghil".
Hińcz Polish
Variant of Hinc.
Remenar Croatian
Means ''saddler''.
De Soysa Sinhalese
Sinhala variant of Sousa.
O'Toran Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Toráin ‘descendant of Torán’, a personal name formed from a diminutive of tor ‘lord’, ‘hero’, ‘champion’.
Mendicino Italian (Swiss)
Meaning "Baggar" in Italian.
Asari Indian, Hindi, Malayalam
From a caste originating from Kerala, India. They belong to a larger group called Vishwakarma. The caste name is mostly linked to the community of people who do carpentry work.
Nuss German
from Middle High German nuz ‘nut’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a gatherer and seller of nuts, or a nickname for a man thought to resemble a nut in some way
Lamborghini Italian
Probably from Germanic landa "land" and burg "fortress, castle".
Bragado Portuguese, Spanish
This surname is a Spanish word which means "gritty", refering to a bull. ... [more]
Lumbangaol Batak
From Batak lumban meaning "village, hamlet" and gaol meaning "banana".
Grandjean French, French (Swiss)
Derived from French grand meaning "tall, large" and the given name Jean 1, hence possibly a nickname for a tall or large person.
Pruna Spanish (Rare)
Possibly a habitational name from a place so named in Spain. It could also be derived from Catalan pruna "plum".
Clavero English, Catalan
1 English: occupational name from Old French clavier ‘doorkeeper’ (from Latin clavis ‘key’).... [more]
Condrick Irish
Surname of an Irish immigrant who had snuck onto a ship and travelled to Australia during the early 1900's.
Merridew English
A different form of Meredith (from the Welsh personal name Meredydd, perhaps literally "lord of splendour"). It occurs in Wilkie Collins' 'The Moonstone' (1868) belonging to Mrs Merridew, widowed sister to Sir John Verinder.
Pot Dutch
From Middle Dutch pot "pot, jar", an occupational name for a potter, or perhaps a toponymic surname referring to a low-lying piece of land.