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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Mcnicholas Irish
The McNicholas family stretches back through time to the Viking settlers who populated the rugged shores of Scotland in the Medieval era. The name McNicholas was derived from from the personal name, Nicholas... [more]
Cerva Italian
Possibly derived from Italian cerva "doe, hind", the feminine form of cervo "deer, stag", or perhaps from the Latin cognomen Cervius, which likely also derives from Latin cervus "deer, stag".
Fukamachi Japanese
From Japanese 深 (fuka) meaning "deep" and 町 (machi) meaning "town".
Yeats English
Scottish and northern English variant spelling of Yates.
Jevremović Serbian
Means "son of Jevrem".
Ayari Arabic (Maghrebi), Persian
Derived from Arabic عَيَّار (ʿayyār) or Persian عیار (ayyâr) meaning "vagabond, loafer, idler" (chiefly Tunisian).
Alber German
Alber family name was first found in Alsace. The nickname given to someone fair in complexion or blond haired is derived from Latin word Albanus, which means white.
Nyaua Indonesian (Rare)
Originally descended from the Pamona tribe, Central Sulawesi which means stinging like a hornet.
Nomizu Japanese
From 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Girling English
From a medieval nickname applied to a brave man (or, with heavy irony, to a cowardly one), from Old French cuer de lion "lion heart".
Boemo Okinawan (Rare, Archaic)
From Okinawan 保栄茂 (Boemo) meaning "Bin", a district in Tomigusuku, Okinawa, Japan.
Khumpiraphan Thai
From Thai คัมภีร (khampira) meaning "deep; profound" and พันธุ์ (phan) meaning "breed; species; lineage".
Enrico Italian
From the given name Enrico.
Deetz German (Americanized), German
Either an Americanized form of German Dietz or a North German surname which is ultimately derived from the same source (from an old personal name formed with Old High German diota "people, nation")... [more]
Sora English (Canadian)
Sora is a Kingdom Hearts character developed by Square Enix and Disney
Koculi Albanian
From a place name Kocul in Albania.
Cuarto Spanish
Means "fourth" in English. It is derived from the Latin word "quartus," which means "fourth." The surname may have originally been used to denote a fourth child in a family or to indicate that the family lived on the fourth floor of a building.
Ketay English (British)
It was first used by the great king Richard skinner-ketay wh ruled over his land fairly and wisely and his subjects respected and loved him.
Wijnen Dutch
Patronymic form of Wijn, a short form of personal names containing the element wini "friend", such as Boudewijn or Adalwin.
Veneracion Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish veneración meaning "veneration."
Bando Japanese
It means "east of the slope", referring to eastern provinces of Osaka. The surname originates from there, and that is where it is most common.
Dowland Irish
Probably a variant of Dowlin or Dolan.
Tahmid Bengali
From the given name Tahmid.
Latheef Dhivehi
From the given name Latheef.
Sobhi Arabic
Derived from the given name Subhi.
Luud Estonian
Luud is an Estonian surname meaning "brush" and "broom".
Burkowski Polish
It is composed of buk (Common Slavic for "beech tree") and the Slavic suffixes -ov and -ski. In some cases, the name may originate from a toponym
Fares Arabic
Variant of Faris used in Egypt and the Maghreb.
Põlluäär Estonian
Põlluäär is an Estonian surname meaning "arable (land) side".
Živkov Serbian
Means "son of Živko".
Nørskov Danish
Means "northern forest" from the Danish nord "north" and skov "forest".
Conlin Irish
Variant of Conlon.
Morgans English, Irish
Variation of Morgan.
Ioffe Russian, Jewish
Russian transcription of Hebrew גופה (see Joffe).
Bryer English
Variant spelling of Brier, or perhaps sometimes an Americanized form of German Breuer.
Türkmen Turkish, Turkmen
Refers to a Turkmen person (someone from the present-day nation of Turkmenistan). The ethnonym itself is believed to be derived from Türk combined with the Sogdian suffix -man (thus meaning "almost Turk") or from Türk combined with Arabic إِيمَان (ʾīmān) meaning "faith, belief, religion".
Mahmudov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Mahmud".
Korjus Estonian
Korjus is an Estonian surname meaning "carrion".
Celms Latvian
Means "stump".
Enright Irish (Anglicized)
From Irish Gaelic Indreachtach, literally "attacker". The surname was borne by British poet D.J. Enright (1920-2002).
Cimino Italian
Possibly derived from Italian cimino or Sicilian ciminu "cumin" as a metonymic occupational name for a spice merchant. Alternatively, it could be a diminutive of a shortened form of names such as Decimius or Ecimius.
Halla Danish
Derived from the Old Norse HALLR, which means 'flat stone, rock' or 'sloping, leaning to one side'... [more]
O'Twolan Irish
The meaning of the name is unclear, but it seems to derive from the pre 13th century Gaelic O' Tuathalain suggesting that it was probably religious and may translate as "The male descendant of the follower of the lord".
Wimmer German
Occupational last name, meaning "wine maker," using a derivation of the element Wein (meaning "wine") and likely another derivation from -macher (meaning "maker"). It's possible as well that it is derived from Weimann.
Yasura Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 安良 (Yasura) meaning "Yasura", a former village in the former district of Izushi in the former Japanese province of Tajima in parts of present-day Hyōgo, Japan.
Muvaza Dungan
From the first part of the given name Muhammad and Chinese 娃子 (wázi), a dialectal term meaning "(small) child".
Toon English
From the Old English word tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town"
Mohammadinejad Persian
Means "descendant of Mohammad" in Persian.
Bulatao Pangasinan
From Pangasinan bulataw meaning "to lead astray, to deceive".
Abeygunarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේගුණරත්න (see Abeygunaratne).
Senokosov Russian
Derived from Russian сенокос (senokos) meaning "haymaking, hayfield".
Algotsson Swedish
Means "son of Algot".
Tanimoto Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Vural Turkish
Derived from the given name Vural.
Lykhodiy Ukrainian
Means "villain" in Ukrainian.
MacRoibin Scottish
Means "son of Robin"
Koralewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Koralewo in Ciechanów voivodeship.
Pelayo Spanish
From the given name Pelayo.
Sezer Turkish
Means "intuition", from Turkish sezmek meaning "to understand, to perceive".
Gaunt English
This name is believed to have derived "from the town of Gaunt, now Ghent, in Flanders."... [more]
Vaitov Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Vait".
Aimoto Japanese
Aimoto is often written as 愛 (ai) meaning "love, reverence, affection" or 相 (ai) meaning "together, each other, aspect, mutual" and 本 (moto) meaning "source, origin, root".
Hes Dutch
Variant of Hess.
Poopuu Estonian
Poopuu is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "poom" ("beam") "puu" ("wood" or "tree").
Gaétan French
From the given name Gaétan.
Maximova Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Максимова (see Maksimova).
Passmore English
Either (i) from a medieval nickname for someone who crossed marshy moorland (e.g. who lived on the opposite side of a moor, or who knew the safe paths across it); or (ii) perhaps from an alteration of Passemer, literally "cross-sea", an Anglo-Norman nickname for a seafarer... [more]
Pevensie Literature
Rarely used as a female given name, Pevensie is possibly an invented surname by C.S. Lewis for the Narnia series. It's most famous bearers are- of course- Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie from said series.
Kad German
1 German: habitational name for someone from a place called Kade near Magdeburg, Kaaden (German name of Kadeň in North Bohemia), or Kaden in Westerwald.... [more]
Gladding English
Given as a nickname to someone who is glad, in high spirits, and happy.
Chirayangyuen Thai (Rare)
Means "to endure long", From Thai จิร (chira-) meaning "long; extended" and ยั่งยืน (yangyuen) meaning "to endure; to last".
Wurst German
Variant of Wurster.
Dadashi Persian
Derived from Persian داداش (dadash) meaning "brother".
Tomas Lithuanian, Polish
From the given name Tomas.
Kondraki Polish
Kondraki comes from the Polish Kondracki and is given to Benjamin and Draven Kondraki, employees at the fictional SCP Foundation. Benjamin is a chaotic and fun researcher with a carefree attitude, while Draven, his son, is a cautious field agent in a relationship with James Talloran... [more]
Rumney English
Variant of Romney.
Usyk Ukrainian
From Ukranian meaning "tendril".
Garrick English
From the first name Garrick.
Scarlatti Italian
Meaning ‘Scarlet’.
Nawarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala නවරත්න (see Nawaratne).
Kanoksiri Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Grant English, Scottish
From a medieval personal name, probably a survival into Middle English of the Old English byname Granta (see Grantham).
Agrba Abkhaz
Most likely derived from Abkhaz агыруа (ā́gər-uā) meaning "Mingrelian, farm labourer, serf", historically used to refer to the Mingrelians, an ethic sub-group of the Georgians. Alternatively, it could be from Abkhaz агара (āgārā) meaning "to take" or "to bring"... [more]
Howat Scottish
Variant of Hewitt
Hayase Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 瀬 (see Se).
Huber French
Derived from the given name Hubert.
Tomoki Japanese
From 友 (tomo) meaning "friend" and meaning 木 (ki) "tree, wood".
Adamčyk Belarusian
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Adam.
Minnieweather African American
Anglicised version of Mannweiler, a municipality in Germany.
Ambrus Hungarian
From the given name Ambrus.
Bouhouche Berber, Northern African
Kabyle name possibly derived from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father" and حَوْش (ḥawš) meaning "courtyard, enclosure, farm" (chiefly Algerian).
Köylü Turkish
Means "villager, peasant" in Turkish.
Kivisaar Estonian
Kivisaar is an Estonian surname meaning "stone island".
Anghelas Romanian
From the given name Anghel.
De La Iglesia Spanish
Means “of the church” in Spanish.
Adap Filipino, Maranao
Means "in front of, before" in Maranao.
Havelock English
From the Middle English male personal name Havelok, from Old Norse Hafleikr, literally "sea sport". It was borne by the British general Sir Henry Havelock (1795-1857).
Meale English
Possibly a nickname from Middle English mele "meal, ground cereal"
Daisy English (American)
Taken from the given name Daisy
Harutyunian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հարությունյան (see Harutyunyan).
Goonawardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Raimond Estonian, Dutch, French, Croatian
From the given name Raimond.
Gautam Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Nepali
From the given name Gautama.
Yevdokimova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Евдокимов (see Yevdokimov).
Regev Hebrew
Means "clod of earth" in Hebrew.
Trondsen Norwegian
Means "son of Trond".
Filimon Romanian, Russian, Greek
From the given name Filimon.
Magadia Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog mag-adya meaning "protect, help, deliver from danger".
Sinhalese
Variant of Rey 1 used in Sri Lanka.
Weiler German, Jewish
Habitational name from any of several places so named in southern Germany. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Weil.
Leal English
Derived from Old French leial "loyal, faithful (to obligations)", this name was occasionally used as a nickname for a trustworthy person.
Marević Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Maro".
Beccari Italian
Variant of Beccaria, "butcher".
Clemson English
Means "son of Clem".
Militaru Romanian
Derived from Romanian militar meaning "military". This could refer to someone who was a soldier or had a military background, or whose ancestors served in the military.
Getty Irish
Meaning: Hill, valley.... [more]
Agate English (British)
From Middle English gate, meaning a "gate" or "street", denoting a person who lived near a major city gate or street.
Zicari Italian, Sicilian
Southern Italian and Sicilian from an unattested Arabic personal name Zikri or Zikari.
Kindem English
1 English: habitational name from a place in Derbyshire, of unknown etymology (probably a pre-English hill name, but the form is obscure).... [more]
Toomast Estonian
Toomast is an Estonian surname meaning "Prunus pole/structure".
Rajaste Estonian
Rajaste is an Estonian surname derived from "raja" meaning "border".
Pavle Slovak
From the given name Pavol.
D'Mello Indian (Christian)
Variant of Mello more common among Christians from India.
Ghauri Urdu
Meaning uncertain, most likely from the name of the province of Ghor in Afghanistan.
Ndzengue Central African (?)
Unknown. One notable bearer of the surname is Fahd Richard Ndzengue Moubeti, a Gabonese professional footballer.
Rezapoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian رضاپور (see Rezapour).
Vint English, Scottish
Either an English habitational name from places so named, or a Scottish variant of Wint.
Matarranz Spanish
Originated in northern Spain, probably from mat- which means to kill and the surname Arranz. It is currently a very rare surname and is found mainly in the province of Segovia.
Delmar English
derived from Norman French de la mare meaning "from the pond" a place called La Mare in Normandy.
Santamaria Italian, French, Spanish
Italian and French cognate of Santamaría as well as a Spanish variant.
Houshmand Persian
From the given name Houshmand.
Ås Swedish, Norwegian
Means "ridge, esker" in Swedish and Norwegian.
Zanotti Italian
Comes from a pet form of Zani.
Beers Dutch
Could be a habitational name from either of two Dutch villages called Beers, or derived from a short form of the personal name Bernhard.
Marcioni Italian
Means "son of Marcio".
Ercolano Italian
From the given name Ercolano
Neveu French
Relationship name from Old French neveu "nephew" also "grandson" used to distinguish the two bearers of the same personal name.
Sanguinetti Italian, Judeo-Italian
From Sanguinetto, the name of two places in Genova and Verona provinces.
Dawkin English
From the given name Dawkin
Kashii Japanese
Kashi can mean "candy" or "oak" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit"
Kehler German
Habitational name from various places called Kehl, notably the town across the Rhine from Strasbourg. In some cases it may be a variant of Köhler.
Ichinose Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) meaning "market, city" or 一 (ichi) meaning "one", combined with an unwritten possessive marker, or the written possessive markers ノ (no) or 之 (no), that is then combined with 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current"... [more]
Erfani Persian
From the given name Erfan.
Pravdić Croatian
Derived from pravda, meaning "justice".
Kuban Northern African, Nubian
Unknown Nubian surname.
Nõges Estonian
Nõges is an Estonian surname meaning "nettle".
Umble English
Variant of Humble.
Gillooly Irish
shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Ghuala "son of the gluttonous lad" from gola "gullet gut".
Coulon French
From Old French colomb "pigeon" (from Latin columba) used as a metonymic occupational name for a breeder.
Quirico Galician
From the given name Quirico.
Palyak Belarusian
Belarusian form of Polák.
Ameglio Italian
Derived from the given name Amelio.
Mette Dutch
Truncated form of Demetter.
Carrasquillo Spanish
The surname Carrasquillo is of Spanish origin and it is derived from the word "carrasca" which means "holm oak". Therefore, the name roughly translates to "a place where there are holm oaks".
Medley English
Habitational name, either a variant of Madeley (a name common to several places, including one in Shropshire and two in Staffordshire), named in Old English as ‘Mada’s clearing’, from an unattested byname, Mada (probably a derivative of mad ‘foolish’) + leah ‘woodland clearing’; or from Medley on the Thames in Oxfordshire, named in Old English with middel ‘middle’ + eg ‘island’... [more]
Kessenich German
Habitational name from Kessenich near Bonn.
Tetsuki Japanese
Tetsu means "iron" and ki means "tree, wood".
Veng Khmer
Meaning uncertain.
Quyền Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Quan, from Sino-Vietnamese 權 (quyền).
Razavi Persian
From the given name Reza.
Chandra Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon".
Audish English (British)
Audish was first found in the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Lincolnshire in the south of England, people who had the surname 'Audish' were wealthy landowners, thus held in high esteem.
Aragasi Filipino, Maranao
Means "bully" or "ogre" in Maranao.
Yesmin Bengali
Variant of Yasmin.
Tham Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Tan.
Chromczak Polish (Latinized, Rare, ?)
The meaning of the name is: Chromium approval throughput time might.
Murai Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Nasseri Persian
From the given name Nasser.
Sotomayor Spanish
Castilianized form of Soutomaior.
Baha Arabic
Derived from the given name Baha.
Burl English
Old English occupational name originally meaning "cup bearer" or "butler" for one who dispensed wine and had charge of the cellar. Eventually the name came to mean the chief servant of a royal or noble household and was replaced by the French language inspired named 'Butler,' akin to the world "bottler".
Verheul Dutch
Contracted form of van der Heul, derived from Dutch heul "culvert, stone bridge, sewer, floodgate".
Viilma Estonian
Viilma is an Estonian surname meaning "filings" and "gabled".
Lukens Low German
From Low German, Lückens, a patronymic from the personal name Lüdeke.
Kröll German
From Middle High German krellen "to claw", a nickname for a snappish or cruel person. Compare Kreul.
Yahiaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Yahya.
Peruničić Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Perun". Perun was the Slavic god of lightning.
Saratxo Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Amurrio.
Palginõmm Estonian
Palginõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "timber heath".
Van Der Kooi Dutch
Means "from the pen", derived from Dutch kooi "cage", given to someone who owned a duck decoy field for hunting, or who came from a place named after one.
Nanjo Japanese
From 南 (nan) meaning "south" and 條 (jo) meaning "section, article, clause".
Läänsoo Estonian
Läänsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "west swamp".
Taevas Estonian
Taevas is an Estonian surname meaning "sky", "heavens" and "Heaven"
Kirstein German
Derivative of the Latin personal name Christianus, also an Americanized spelling of Kirschstein.
Tio Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zhang.