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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Parsadanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Փարսադանյան (see Parsadanyan).
Milludi Basque (Rare)
Possibly a variant of the toponym Merelludi, of uncertain etymology. Could be related to a Basque word meaning "mill" or "millet" and the locative or collective suffix -di.
Inthasone Lao
From Lao ອິນທະ (intha) referring to the Hindu god Indra and ສອນ (sone) meaning "teach, grow, mature".
Royama Japanese
蝋 means wax. 山 means mountain.
Crane English
From Middle English crane "crane (bird)", a nickname for a tall, thin man with long legs. The term included the heron until the introduction of a separate word for the latter in the 14th century... [more]
Brophy Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Bróithe ‘descendant of Bróth’, a personal name or byname of unknown origin. Also Anglicized as Broy.
Marcey English
Variant of Mercer.
Neuenschwander German (Swiss), Swiss
Means "newly cleared land".
Iwawaki Japanese
Iwa means "stone" and waki means "side".
Kureshi Indian (Muslim)
Indian variant of Qureshi.
Gion Romansh
Derived from the given name Gion.
Kuribayashi Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".
Keyser Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Macedonian, Jewish (Sephardic), Judeo-Spanish
Slavic and Sephardic surname from Sephardic Jews in Eastern Europe. Surname is derived from village of кизя (Kizya) in Galacia (Ukraine). Common throughout entire former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR/CCCP)... [more]
Suba Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).
Laurel Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Topographic name for someone who lived by a laurel tree, Spanish laurel (Latin laurus), or a habitational name from Laurel in the Canary Islands.
Scognamiglio Italian
Literally "millet thresher", probably from the Neapolitan verb scugnà ("to thresh") and miglio ("millet"), denoting cereal threshers.
Cumberland English
Regional name for someone from Cumberland in northwestern England (now part of Cumbria).
Umanets Russian
From the Russian term уманец (umanets), meaning "smart person".
Dursun Turkish
Means "stop" or "alive" in Turkish.
Wellmann German
Means "man who lived near the well" from welle "spring, well, wave" combined with mann "man".
Eiriz Portuguese
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Paços de Ferreira.
Leonenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Leonid.
Mitag Croatian
From german Mittag, redacted during WWII.
Ratigan Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized form of Ó Reachtagán, meaning "descendant of Reachtagán", a personal name from a diminutive of reachtaire ("steward", "administrator") or reacht ("law")... [more]
Murtazaliev Avar, Chechen
From a combination of the given names Murtaza and Ali 1.
Menezes Portuguese
Portuguese form of Meneses.
Tolkacz Polish
Variant of Tkacz.
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.
Quimby English
Perhaps a variant of Quenby.
Arisugawa Japanese
Notable bearers are members of the Arisugawa clan, such as Princess Arisugawa no Miya Oriko and her father Prince Arisugawa no Miya Orihito.
Mavrogiannis Greek
Literally means "black Giannis", derived from Greek μαύρος (mavros) "black, Moorish" and Giannis.
Þórhallsson Icelandic
Means "son of Þórhallur" in Icelandic.
Usɛid Berber
Patronymic from the personal name Saïd; the name is of Arabic origin. Also a habitational name from various places with Sɛid in the name... [more]
Wajid Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Wajid.
Etxaide Basque
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 Navarrese neighborhoods: the one in Elizondo or the one in Anue.
Czelusniak Czech
Jewish, Polish
Mitsugu Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 貢, 三次, 三続 or 巳継 with 貢 (ku, kou, mitsu.gu) meaning "finance, support, tribute", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 次 (shi, ji, tsugi, tsu.gu) meaning "next, order, sequence", 続 (kyou, kou, shoku, zou, tsugu.nai, tsudzu.ku, tsudzu.keru) meaning "continue, sequel, series", 巳 (shi, mi) meaning "sign of the snake/serpent (6th sign of Chinese zodiac)" and 継 (kei, tsu.gi, mama-) meaning "graft (tree), inherit, patch, succeed."... [more]
Iwatachi Japanese
Variant reading of Iwatate.
Terasawa Japanese
From Japanese 寺 (tera) meaning "temple" and 沢 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Jayasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයසිංහ (see Jayasinghe).
Hentze German, Faroese
Derived from the given names Heinrich or Hans.
Schwanbeck German
Habitational name from any of several places so named, for example near Lübeck and near Anklam.
Heuser German
Deriving from one of several places named Hausen.
Sabatino Italian
From the given name Sabatino.
Yudin Russian
Means "son of Yuda".
Bilczewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 distinct Greater Polish villages by the name of Bilczew.
Khansari Persian
Actual meaning is unknown; originated in the Iranian tribe the Kurds.
Beats English
Variant of Beets.
Rifkind Jewish
Variant of Rifkin. The final element was changed due to the influence of the Yiddish noun kind "child" (German: "Kinder").
Hohn German
Derived from Middle High German hon "chicken". As a surname, it was given to someone who either bred or traded in chickens.... [more]
Gemino Filipino, Italian
Derived from the latin word 'geminus' meaning "twin".
Astoni Italian
It is the surname of the Home and Away family, The Astoni family, consisting of 4 members, Ben, Maggie, Coco and Ziggy.
Mercure French (Quebec), Mauritian Creole, Haitian Creole
From the given name Mercure, making it a cognate of Mercurio. A known bearer was Canadian actress Monique Mercure (1930-2020).
Dimitrenko Russian, Ukrainian
From the given name Dimitry.
Julip English
Variant of Julep.
Jaxton English
Means "Jack's town" in English
Stossel Jewish
A diminutive form of Stoss.
Santander Spanish
From the toponymy, it is discussed whether Santander is a derivation of San Emeterio or San Andrés. Due to the proximity of the Basque country (Ander = Andrés) and the tenor of some ancient texts, it can be concluded that it refers to San Andrés... [more]
Hamouda Arabic
Derived from the given name Hamoud.
Torvalds Finland Swedish
From the given name Torvald. A notable bearer is Finnish software engineer Linus Torvalds (b. 1969), inventor of the Linux kernel.
Węglarz Polish
Means "Charcoal burner". Uncommon, mostly popular in voivodship of Małopolska (Lesser Poland) in places like Szczawnica, Kraków or Mszana Dolna.
Tanielian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Դանիելյան (see Danielyan)
Abeysekara Sinhalese
From Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and शेखर (śekhara) meaning "crest, crown, peak, top".
Obayashi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大林 (see Ōbayashi).
Youssef Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Ahmadian Persian
From the given name Ahmad.
Bača Czech, Slovak
Meaning Shepherd
Carino Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Carino.
Moscati Italian
Possibly a variant of Moscato.
Əhmədzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ahmadzadeh.
Chechensky Chechen
Refers to a region in Southwestern Russia named "Chechnya".
Nəsibov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəsib".
Seoighe Irish
Irish version of the surname Joyce
Cicvara Serbian
Derived from cicvara (цицвара), meaning "gruel", a type of food.
Tarancón Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Ashman English, Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Anglo-Saxon Æscmann, a byname meaning "pirate, seaman", composed of æsc "(boat or spear made of) ash tree" and man "person, man"... [more]
Nagare Japanese
From 流 (nagare, nagaru, ryuu) meaning "flow, current, stream".
Beqiri Albanian
Derived from the given name Beqir.
Zeferino Portuguese
From the given name Zeferino
Bakshi Indian, Bengali, Punjabi
Derived from Persian بخشی (baxši) meaning "paymaster, scribe, secretary", used as a title for officials who distributed wages in Muslim armies.
Ordwald English
English name meaning "spear strength".
Weinstock German, Jewish
English variant of the German surname Wenstock, an occupational name for a producer or seller of wine, from German Weinstock "grapevine" (also compare Wein).... [more]
Chuma Japanese
Possibly from 忠 (chuu, tada, tadashi) meaning "loyalty" and 馬 (ba, uma, -uma, ma) meaning "horse."
Lualhati Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Tagalog luwalhati meaning "glory".
Akkawy Arabic
Variant of Akkawi.
Del Negro Italian
Literally “of or belonging to the black one” hence a name denoting the son, apprentice, associate, or servant of a man bearing this nickname or ethnic name.
De Leeuw Van Weenen Dutch
Means "the lion of Vienna" in Dutch.
Candreia Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Andreia.
Petzold German
German. Derives from a pet form of a Slavic version of the given name Peter.
Chousokabe Japanese
From Japanese 長 (chou) meaning "chief, head, leader", 宗 (so) meaning "religion", 我 (ka) meaning "ego" and 部 (be) meaning "section".
Kong Hmong
From the clan name Koo or Xoom associated with the Chinese characters 龔 (gōng) or 鞏 (gǒng) (see Gong) or 宋 (sòng) (see Song).
Alezra Judeo-Spanish
From the given name Ezra.
Malashenko Ukrainian
Patronymic derived from a Ukrainian form of Hebrew Malachi.
Mercy French
Variant of Mercey.
Hasedo Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 挾土 (see Hasado).
Tumbrell English (Rare, Archaic)
Etymology uncertain. Possibly derived from Old English tumbrel, a kind of small, two-wheeled cart designed to be easily tipped over, or from a variant form of timbrel, a percussion instrument similar to a tambourine.
Hurta Czech
Nickname for an aggressive person, from hurt ‘attack.’
Macaraeg Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog makaraig meaning "one who defeats, one who overcomes".
Premasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit प्रेम (prema) meaning "love, affection" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Melican Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Maoileacháin.
Watney English
Probably means "person from Watney", an unidentified place in England (the second syllable means "island, area of dry land in a marsh"; cf. Rodney, Whitney)... [more]
Magbuhat Tagalog
Means "to carry, to lift" in Tagalog.
Behroozi Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian بهروزی (see Behrouzi).
Zelgowski Polish
Originally, surname Zelegowski was misheard as Zelgowski when Polish immigrants were first coming to the United States through Ellis Island... [more]
Abisamra Arabic
Means "Father of Brown" - comes from AbouSamra, which means "Son of Brown."
Metsnõmm Estonian
Metsnõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "forest heath/moorland".
Pachołek Polish
Means "henchman, minion, lackey; boy, young man" in Polish.
Grushkin Russian
From grushka, meaning "pear tree".
Satoda Japanese
From Japanese 里 (sato) meaning "village" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Rabov Russian
Means "son of a slave".
Mweushi African
salute to a king or chief spokesman.literally means "your excellency" or "your majesty". and is usually followed by another name and not used alone.
Elu Estonian
Elu is an Estonian surname meaning "life" and "being"; "living".
Rajput Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Assamese, Punjabi, Pakistani, Urdu
From Sanskrit राजपुत्र (rajaputra) meaning "prince" (literally "son of the king"), derived from राज (raja) meaning "king" combined with पुत्र (putra) meaning "child, son".
Quintero Spanish
Habitational name from a location in Galicia named Quintero, from Galician quinteiro meaning "farmstead, square, plaza". Alternately, it may be derived from Spanish quinto meaning "fifth", possibly used as a name for a renter of quintas (a type of wine-growing estate).
Mock English
english for the german surname maag
Röwekamp German
From old German röwe meaning "lion" and kamp meaning "fighter". Perhaps named for someone who's brave.
Löfquist Swedish
Combination of Swedish löv "leaf" and kvist "twig".
Katsika Greek
From Greek meaning "goat".
Basheer Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Bashir.
Ibričić Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Ibro" in Serbo-Croatian.... [more]
McAleenan Irish
A variant of McAlea
Aghajanyan Armenian
Means "son of Aghajan".
Wolfson English
Means "son of Wolf" in English.
Mehov Bulgarian
Variant of Mihov.
Gaguliya Abkhaz
Variant transcription of Gagulia.
Kitchener English
Variant spelling of Kitchen. A notable bearer was the Anglo-Irish senior British Army officer and colonial administrator Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850-1916).
Goodheart English
Nickname for a kindly person.
Kashiwagi Japanese
From Japanese 柏 (kashiwa) meaning "oak" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Kinpō Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).
Maor Hebrew
From the given name Maor.
Seitz Upper German
A mainly Bavarian surname, from a reduced form of the personal name Seifried, a variant of Siegfried... [more]
Oman Arabic, English
From the place Oman.
Panosovich Russian
Means "Son of Panos" in Russian
Furuhara Japanese
Furu means "old" and hara means "field, plain".
Matarazzo Italian
From Sicilian matarazzu meaning "mattress".
Pleasant American
Means being a very bright man in the near future. Also can be used as a alias.
Gałkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Gałkowo or Gałków, both derived from Polish gałka meaning "knob, handle, lump".
Suwanrat Thai
From Thai สุวรรณ (suwan) meaning "gold" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Sei Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 生 (see Ike 2).
Bryntesson Swedish
Means "son of Brynte"
Basher Arabic, Bengali, Filipino, Maranao
From the given name Bashir.
Sheth Indian, Marathi, Bengali, Hindi
Variant transcription of Seth.
Valgañón Spanish
This indicates familial within the eponymous Riojan municipality.
Jaques English, Portuguese, Spanish, French
Derived from the given name Jacques.
Okasahara Japanese
Variant reading of Ogasawara.
Czibor Hungarian
Hungarian surname derived from the Slavic given name Ctibor. The Hungarian soccer player Zoltán Czibor (1929-1997) was a famous bearer of this name.
Zenmosa Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 善茂砂 (see Zemmosa).
Ratzinger German
Ratzinger means that someone has origins in the town of Ratzing. There are several German towns with this name. RATZ means ‘Serb’. Serbs were indigenous people in Germany, and many German cities originally had Serbian names (Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig, Brandenburg)... [more]
Haghighi Persian
Means "real, actual, true" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic حقيقي (ḥaqīqiyy).
Alegria Spanish, Portuguese
In Spanish, the name is from a location.... [more]
Fleckenstein German
German for "stain stone".
Ak Turkish
Means "white" in Turkish.
Uptain English
Derived from Upton, but meaning "always prepared"
Hinshelwood Scottish, English
Denoted a person from a lost place called Henshilwood near the village of Carnwath on the southern edge of the Pentland Hills of South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is derived from Scots hainchil obscurely meaning "haunch" and Old English wudu meaning "wood"... [more]
Osaki Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 崎, 埼, 﨑 or 岬 (saki) "peninsula," "cape" or 嵜 (saki) "steep," "promontory."
Simancas Spanish
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 places: the municipality in the Comarca of Campiña del Pisuerga or the administrative neighborhood of the Madrid district of San Blas-Canillejas.
Lavecchia Italian
Means "the old (one)" or "the old lady" in Italian, a nickname for a man who fussed like an old woman, or for someone from an old family. It can also denote someone from a toponym containing the element vecchia.
Fujikawa Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Ricard French
From the given name Richard and a variant of Richard.
Ikezono Japanese
Ike means "lake". Zono comes from Sono meaning "garden".
Vasershteyn Yiddish
It literally means "water stone".
Hồng Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Hong, from Sino-Vietnamese 洪 (hồng).
Tadros Arabic (Egyptian), Coptic
Arabic form of Theodore, chiefly used by Copts.
Neronov Russian
Means "son of Neron".
Maxim Romanian
From the given name Maxim.
Griego Spanish
Means "from Greece" in Spanish
Oxford English
Habitational name from the city of Oxford in Oxfordshire. The placename derives from Old English oxa "ox" and ford "ford, river crossing".
Rodia Italian
Habitational name from Rodia, a locality in Messina, Sicily.
Riza Arabic
From the given name Ridha.
Zbären German (Swiss)
Zbären means "Bear hunter".
Tsutsui Japanese
A notable bearer is Julie Tsutsui, a producer.
Liivakivi Estonian
Liivakivi is an Estonian surname meaning "sandstone".
De Leon Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of De León primarily used in the Philippines.
Lugo Spanish
Galician and Spanish habitational name from Lugo, a city in Galicia. This was a Roman settlement under the name of Lucus Augusti ‘grove or wood of Augustus’, but that may have been no more than an adaptation of an earlier name derived from that of the Celtic god Lugos.
Kazueda Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 数枝 (see Kazue).
Lizovich Jewish
I knew a family with this surname and they were Jewish.
Galimov Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar variant of Alimov.
Forĝisto Esperanto
Forĝisto Comes from the Esperanto word for blacksmith
Eno Japanese
E means "river, inlet" and no means "field, plain, wilderness "
Lofficial Haitian Creole
Derived from the French word, "l'officiel", which means "The official.". The surname appeared in Haiti post French colonization following the Haitian Revolution and the abolition of slavery. Newly freed individuals often adopted surnames for legal and administrative purposes.
Concepción Spanish
Means "conception'' in Spanish, in reference to the Immaculate Conception of Virgin Mary.
Velden Dutch
Means "fields" in Dutch.
Cudak Polish
Means "oddity, crank" in Polish. It can also come from the word cud meaning "miracle, wonder".
Lindfors Swedish
Combination of Swedish lind "lime tree, linden" and fors "rapid, waterfall".
Dinh Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Đinh.
Filippskikh Russian
Derived from given name Filipp.
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