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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Hägg Swedish
From Swedish hägg meaning "prunus padus", but also known as "hackberry, bird cherry". It is a type of small tree native to northern Asia and Europe.
Agami Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Agam, means "lake" in Hebrew.
Tennōji Japanese (Rare)
Composed of Japanese ten 天 meaning "heaven," ō (which becomes due to renjō) 王 meaning "king," and ji 寺 meaning "temple" or "Buddhist temple."
Zengotita Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Mallabia, Spain, of uncertain etymology.
Montisci Italian, Sardinian
Probably derived from a descendant of Latin monticulus "small mountain".
Albinet French
Derived from the medieval French masculine given name Albinet, which was a diminutive (as the -et suffix indicates) of the given name Albin.... [more]
Cowan Scottish (Anglicized), Northern Irish (Anglicized), English (Canadian), English (New Zealand)
This surname, widespread in Scotland and Ulster, is an Anglicized form of the old Gaelic Mac Eoghain or MacEoin... [more]
Cartman English, Popular Culture
Originally referred to a person who transports goods or people via a cart, derived from Middle English cartman. Essentially a variant of Carter with an added suffix mann... [more]
Persia Italian, Spanish
Ethnic name or regional name for someone from Persia (modern-day Iran) or some other country with Persian-speaking peoples or a nickname for someone who had visited or traded with one of these countries (see the given name Persis)... [more]
Agpalo Filipino, Ilocano
Means "to strike" in Ilocano.
Kohr German
1. occupational name for a guard or watchman on a tower, Middle Low German kure.... [more]
Urreya Aragonese
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 municipalities: Urreya de Gayén or Urreya de Xalón.
Kusno Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Gu (古) or Xu 2 (許). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Hamza Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Hamza.
Mainé Catalan
Variant of Mainer.
Helgrind Popular Culture
Helgrind is the surname of a King in the fictional series, "Mianite".
Dheerasinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धीर (dhira) meaning "steady, firm, courageous" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Bader Arabic
Derived from the given name Badr.
Krestos Ge'ez
Ge'ez form from Greek given name Christos 1, used as a surname of several Ethiopian emperors.
Alfred English, Caribbean
Derived from the given name Alfred.
Anguino American, Spanish (Mexican)
Mexican-American last name
Beaty Scottish, Northern Irish
Variant form of Beattie. A famous bearer of this name was the American basketball player Zelmo Beaty (1939-2013).
Kurihaba Japanese
栗幅 = chestnut | hanging scroll; width ... [more]
Clopath Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Clo.
Zucker Jewish
Occupational name for a confectioner or a nickname for someone with a sweet tooth, from German zucker or Yiddish צוקער (tsuker) both meaning "sugar". It is also used as an ornamental name.
Hiiragi Japanese
From Japanese 柊 (hiiragi) meaning "holly osmanthus".
Fredrickson English, Swedish (Rare)
Means "son of Fredrick", sometimes used as an Americanized spelling of Fredriksson or Fredriksen.
Peñafiel Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Imoto Japanese
Means "well root" in Japanese.
Yokomizo Japanese
横 (Yoko) means "beside" and 溝 (mizo) means "groove, trench, gutter, gully, drain, ditch, gap". A notable bearer is Seishi Yokomizo, a Japanese novelist in the Showa Period.
Okise Japanese
Oki means "open sea" and se means "river".
Parkash Indian, Punjabi
From the given name Parkash.
Yahata Japanese
From 八 (ya) meaning "eight" and 幡 (hata) meaning "banner, flag".
Reznor German
May be a variant of the German surname Reisner, a habitational name for someone from a place called Reisen (for example in Bavaria), Reissen in Thuringia, or Reussen on the Saale river.
Wijetilleke Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේතිලක (see Wijethilaka).
Trigano Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the town of Tàrrega in Lleida province, Spain.
Tanino Japanese
From 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain".
Breece English
Variant of Breese or Preece.
Aftab Urdu
Derived from the given name Aftab.
Arājs Latvian
Means "the ploughman".
Boldizsár Hungarian
From the given name Boldizsár.
Hick Dutch
From a variant of the Germanic personal name Hilke, such as Icco or Hikke, a pet form of names beginning with the element hild "strife, battle".
Wallenstein German, Jewish
Variant of Waldstein a habitational name from Wallenstein (originally Waldenstein "forest rock" Czech Valdštejn) in Bohemia... [more]
Bogart Dutch (Anglicized), Flemish (Anglicized)
Archaic variant or an Americanized form of Dutch Bogaart, itself a variant of Bogaard. It could also be an Americanized form of Dutch/Flemish Bogaert... [more]
Borberg Danish
Borberg is derived from the location Borbjerg in Western Jutland in Denmark.
Rumple German
It is derived from Rumbald, an Old German personal name.
Cárcamo Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of the toponym Karkamu.
El-Sayed Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "the master", from Arabic سَيِّد (sayyid) meaning "master, lord, prince" (see Sayyid).
Maru Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 九 (see Ichijiku).
Zeroual Arabic (Maghrebi), Berber
Nickname for a person with blue eyes from Berber aẓerwal meaning "blue".
Payson German, Frisian
German and Frisian variant spelling of Paysen, a patronymic from the personal name Paul.
Tartu Estonian
Tartu is an Estonian surname derived from the city of the same name in Tartu County.
Crăciun Romanian
Crăciun is the Romanian word for Christmas.
Mekhovoy Russian
Means "fur" or "furry" in Russian.
Bağcı Turkish
Means "vigneron, winemaker" in Turkish.
Stachura Polish
Derived from the given name Stanisław
Rooväli Estonian
Rooväli is an Estonian surname meaning "cane/reed field".
Hillard French
From the given name Hilaire.
Kitchenham English
Occupational surname for a person who was in charge of the kitchen in a royal or noble house, or a monastery. From the Anglo Saxon cycene (German: Küche Dutch: kjøkken Latin: cocina Italian: cucina)
Delancey Bahamian Creole, English
Possibly derived from a place named Lancey, France.
Barwick English, German
English: habitational name from any of various places called Barwick, for example in Norfolk, Somerset, and West Yorkshire, from Old English bere ‘barley’ + wic ‘outlying farm’, i.e. a granary lying some distance away from the main village.... [more]
Annen German (Swiss)
Derived from the given name Anna.
Liborio Italian
From the given name Liborio
Yudas Indonesian, Swahili
From the given name Yudas.
Vlk Czech, Slovak
Means "wolf" in Czech and Slovak.
Hennayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala හෙන්නායක (see Hennayake).
Khaledian Persian
From the given name Khaled.
Sand English, Scottish
Derived from a short form of Alexander.
Shoen German (Anglicized), Jewish
Americanized spelling of German or Ashkenazic Jewish Schön or Schoen.
Ferrando Italian, Spanish
This surname can be derived from a given name (thus making it a patronymic surname) as well as from a nickname (thus making it a descriptive surname). In the case of a patronymic surname, the surname is derived from the medieval masculine given name Ferrando, which was in use in both Italy and Spain during the Middle Ages... [more]
Bistolfo Italian
Bistolfi has a lineage between Alessandria Casale Monferrato, Acqui Terme and Prasco, Genoa and Savona. Bistolfo may derive from a modified form of the medieval name Guisulfus. In an act of 1327 Gui-sulfus Cottalorda (Mayor of Breil) signed an important peace agreement with Tenda, probably passing by the name Wisulfus, and therefore by common substitution of W with B.
Ōga Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 淡河, 王賀 or 相賀 with 淡 (tan, awa.i) meaning "faint, fleeting, pale, thin," 河 (ka, kawa) meaning "river," 王 (ou, -nou) meaning "king, magnate, rule," 相 (shou, sou, ai-, ou) meaning "aspect, councillor, each other, inter-, minister of state, mutual, phase, physiognomy, together" and 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy."... [more]
Kay Chinese
From Chinese 凯 (kǎi) meaning "triumphant, victorious, triumphal".
Salman Arabic, Urdu, Turkish
From the given name Salman.
Sangtong Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สังข์ทอง (see Sangthong).
Culvért French, English, Irish
English version of the Old French, Culvere. Means Peaceful and Mildest of tempers.
Place English
Topographic name for someone who lived in or near the main market square.
Buddhadasa Sinhalese
From the title Buddha combined with Sanskrit दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".
Dill English
Nickname from Middle English dell, dill, dull "dull, foolish".
Ameglio Italian
Derived from the given name Amelio.
Abdulmajeed Arabic
From the given name Abd al-Majid.
Heemskerk Dutch
From the name of a small town in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands, possibly derived from the personal name Hemezen (itself possibly a diminutive form of the element heim) combined with kirke "church".
Ans Romansh
Variant of Hans.
Azzam Arabic
From the given name Azzam.
McKenley Scottish, Jamaican Patois
Variant of McKinley. This surname was borne by Herb McKenley (1922-2007), a Jamaican track and field sprinter.
Fassbender German
Occupational name for a maker of keg barrels.
Knapke German
A relative of mine has said this surname means “over the hill” and that it is of German origin.... [more]
Penwell English
English probably a variant of Pennywell.
Senjū Japanese
From Japanese 千 (sen) meaning "thousand" and 住 (jū) meaning "abode, residence".
Assanti Italian
Derived from the Italian personal name Alessandro.
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.
Cima Italian
Means "mountain top, peak, summit" in Italian. Alternatively, it could derive from the medieval given name Cima.
Fomov Russian
Means "son of Foka".
Kreuz German
From German meaning "cross".
Iwatani Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Shebani Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the name of an Arab tribe which is derived from Arabic شيب (šīb) meaning "white hair, grayness" or "cold, snow". This surname is chiefly used in Libya.
Akimura Japanese
From Japanese 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Gamez Spanish
Patronymic from Gamo, a personal name of unexplained etymology.
Luevisesbaipul Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of ลือวิเศษไพบูลย์ (see Luewisetphaibun).
Thongsing Thai
From Thai ทอง (thong) meaning "gold" and สิงห์ (sing) meaning "lion".
Galea Biblical Latin
Galea in Latin is HELMET. The Galea was a Roman helmet in excess of 1000 BC. Another basis for the name was for a type of boat with oars and sails. The first Greek boats called galea, appeared around the second half of the 2nd millennium BC... [more]
Edström Swedish
Combination of Swedish ed "isthmus" and ström "stream".
Yeganeh Persian
Means "unique" in Persian.
Som Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit सोम (soma) meaning "moon".
Spiegler German, Jewish
Occupational name for a maker or seller of mirrors, from Middle High German spiegel, German Spiegel "mirror" and the agent suffix -er.
Occhiochiuso Italian
Probably from Italian occhio "eye" and chiuso "closed, shut", perhaps a nickname for someone who was blind, or known for being lazy.
Mazurchuk Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Mazur.
Urrea Aragonese (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Urreya.
MacGurk Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mac Coirc, derived from the Gaelige Mag Oirc meaning heart.
Khuren-ool Tuvan (Rare)
Means "brown boy" in Tuvan, from Tuvan хүрең (khüreñ) meaning "brown" combined with оол (ool) "son, boy".
Righetti Italian
Means "son of Righetto" a pet form of the personal name Rigo.
Ichijo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 一条 (see Ichijō).
Otsu Japanese
O means "big, great" and tsu means "harbor, seaport".
Paavo Estonian
Paavo is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name) derived from "Paavo", a cognate of "Paul".
Hirasaka Japanese
Hira means "peace" and saka means "hill, slope".
Yukitō Japanese
From Japanese 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria".
Randle English
English: variant spelling of Randall or Americanized spelling of Randel.
Lindemann German
Means "soft man" in German, from the elements lind meaning "soft, flexible", and man meaning "man".
Trout English
Occupational name for a fisherman, or a nickname for someone supposedly resembling the fish.
Halvarsson Swedish
Means "son of Halvar".
Faniel Hebrew
It's believe to be an Hebrew origin that was carved from ochaniel, it consist of Fam meaning face and el God... [more]
Bharat Indian, Hindi, Marathi
From the given name Bharat.
Kitaura Japanese
Kita means "north" and ura means "bay, seacoast".
Radford English
Habitational name from any of the various places so named, for example in Devon, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, and Hereford and Worcester. Most are named from Old English read "red" + ford "ford", but it is possible that in some cases the first element may be a derivative of Old English ridan "to ride", with the meaning "ford that can be crossed on horseback".
Rössel German
Means "knight" in German.
Lazzaro Italian
From the given name Lazzaro
Prontzos Greek
Originally cattle breeders located in the Parnon mountains, the name derives from its original form, Prountzos, which means red faced ancestor, or bronzed face. It eventually got its current form as the centuries went by.
Fayard French
Originally French topographic name for someone who lived by a beech tree or beech-wood.
Tsheej Hmong
Original Hmong form of Cheng.
Kessenich German
Habitational name from Kessenich near Bonn.
Yahaya Western African, Comorian
From the given name Yahaya.
Koyuncu Turkish
Means "sheep farmer" in Turkish.
Hama Japanese
Hama means "Beach, Seashore".
Espiñeira Galician
Habitational from any of numerous places called Espiñeira in Galicia, Spain, from Galician espiño meaning "hawthorn".
Fenrich De Gjurgjenovac German
Fenrich is a German family name, derived from a military title 'fenrich'/'fähn(d)rich' meaning "ensign" or "standard bearer" (bannerman), from early New High German fenrich. The term was formed and came into use around 1500, replacing Middle High German form vener, an agent derivative of Alemannic substantive van (flag).... [more]
Ivanek Croatian, Slovene
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Benhassi Arabic (Maghrebi)
A notable bearer is Hasna Benhassi (1978-), a retired Moroccan middle-distance runner.
Beeden English (British)
Probably means "from Beeden", a village near Newbury in Berkshire. Ultimately coming from either Old English byden, meaning "shallow valley", or from the pre 7th century personal name Bucge with the suffix dun, meaning "hill of Bucge".
Ouahmed Berber, Northern African
Kabyle name meaning "son of Ahmed", from the Berber prefix ou- meaning "son (of)" combined with the Arabic name Ahmed (chiefly Algerian).
Defoor Flemish
Derived from Dutch voort "ford". Alternatively, can be a variant of the French surnames Dufour or Deford.
Zaid Arabic
From the given name Zaid.
Ca Vietnamese
Originating from the Vietnamese word "ca" meaning descant, or a melody.
Kazami Japanese
From Japanese 風 (kaza) meaning "wind, style" and 見 (mi) meaning "looking, viewing".
Hamdaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "relating to Hamid 1" or "relating to Hamad" in Arabic (chiefly Maghrebi).
Dahmen German
Derived from 'diamond'.
Väärsi Estonian
Väärsi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "vääris", meaning "costly", "noble" and "valuable".
Mutsu Japanese (Rare)
Similar to Mutsumi, Mutsu means "order".
Yashin Uzbek
Means "lighting" in Uzbek.
Sanon Haitian Creole
From the given name Sanon of uncertain meaning, likely of African origin.
Baack German, North Frisian
Either from a reduced form of the Germanic personal name Baldeke (a short form of any of the compound names with the first element bald "bold, brave ", for example Baldewin), or from Middle Low German baec, bake "pork, bacon", hence a metonymic occupational name for a butcher or pig farmer.
Bitencourt Brazilian, Portuguese (Brazilian), French (Rare), English
BITENCOURT, derives from Bittencourt, Bettencourt and Bethencourt; They are originally place-names in Northern France. The place-name element -court (courtyard, courtyard of a farm, farm) is typical of the French provinces, where the Frankish settlements formed an important part of the local population... [more]
Fleisch German
Metonymic occupational name for a butcher. Derived from Middle High German fleisch or vleisch "flesh meat".
Diefenbaker German
Anglicized form of Diefenbach.
Skariah Indian (Christian)
From the given name Skariah.
Aslanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Aslanyan.
Griner German (Anglicized), Jewish
Americanised form of German Greiner. It could also denote a person who came from various German places called Grüna or Grünau. In Jewish, it is a topographic name for someone who lived in a green of leafy area, derived from Yiddish grin meaning "green" or Middle High German gruene meaning "greenery".
Jaanimaa Estonian
Jaanimaa is an Estonian surname meaning "Jaan's land"; Jaan is a masculine given name, an Estonian variant of "John".
Eisenberger German, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from any of the several places called Eisenberg. As a Jewish name it is also an ornamental name.
Keinath German
Possibly a variant of Keinrath, from the personal name Konrad. ... [more]
Futsuhara Japanese
Futsuhara/蓬原 = Mugwort Meadow
Shrem Hebrew
The surname “Shrem” is of Halabi-Jewish origin. It is an acronym for “Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh, Yom Tov, and Moed”.
Ringelberg German
From the mountain on which sat Castle Ringel.
Coucy French
Derived from the name of a town in Northern France called Coucy-le-Château.
Ruutu Estonian
Ruutu is an Estonian surname meaning "diamond".
Lohara Indian
Means "blacksmith" in Hindi
Haggerty Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized version of Ó hEigceartaigh, which is from the word "eigceartach", which means unjust.
Ellermaa Estonian
Ellermaa is an Estonian surname, most likely an Estoniazation of the German surname Ellermann.
Ammann Upper German, German (Swiss)
Alemannic form of Amtmann "official". Ultimately derived from Middle High German ambet man "retinue man; retainer", this word came to denote various kinds of administrator including a tax farmer.
Bača Czech, Slovak
Meaning Shepherd
Secker English
Variant of Saker.
Camoys English
From a medieval nickname for someone with a snub nose (from Old French camus "snub nose").
Feldmann Jewish
From the surname Feld combined with the German suffix mann "man"
Goldschneider German
Means "gold cutter" in German, from the elements gold "gold" and snidan "to cut".
Hermaküla Estonian
Hermaküla is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "Herman's village".
Lanbarri Basque
Habitational name meaning "newly ploughed land", derived from Basque lan "work, labour" (or possibly landa "field") and barri "new".
Wickremesooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමසූරිය (see Wickramasuriya).
Hincz Polish
Variant of Hinc.
Onufriyenko Ukrainian
From the given name Onufriy.
Shahbaz Urdu
From the given name Shahbaz.