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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Haliburton Scottish
Means "town fortified in stone". It comes from a combination of the Old Norse element hallr meaning rock (as in Halle 1) and of the Old English place name Burton, denoting a fortified town... [more]
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.
Angelevski Macedonian
Son of Angele
Hayakawa Japanese
From Japanese 早 (haya) meaning "early, fast" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Llorente Catalan
Derived from the given name Lorenzo.
Rader German
Variation of Rademacher, meaning "maker of wheels" in German ("rat" meaning wheel), later shortened to Rader and other variations such as Redder, Raeder, Redler, etc.
Kerstein German
Derived from -kirsch "cherry" and -stein "stone", variant of Kirstein.
Mickievič Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Mitskevich.
Shomurodov Uzbek
Means "son of Shomurod".
Jerkovac Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Jerko.
Ruisard French (Rare, ?)
Originated as a result of trade between France and the Persian Empires before the Iranian Revolution, probably during the Safavid Dynasty. The surname has its roots in the Persian Riahi surname and the Arabic word رِيح (rīḥ) meaning "wind" and the Persian word “sered” before it was altered to fit French spelling rules.... [more]
Dilek Turkish
Means "wish, desire" in Turkish.
Shinpou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).
Õnnepalu Estonian
Õnnepalu is an Estonian surname meaning "benefic/happy heath".
Sheehan Irish (Anglicized, Archaic)
From irish "O Siodhachain" meaning "descendant of Siodhach" - peaceful or gentle, courteous.
Lovegood Literature (Modern), Popular Culture
The Character 'Luna Lovegood' in the Harry Potter has last name as well as 'Xenophilius Lovegood'.
Suokas Finnish
Comes from the finnish word "suo" which means swamp, and directly translated "suokas" means "swampy". This surname originally came from Karelian Isthmus, Sakkola, that in nowadays belongs to Russia... [more]
Hallgrímsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Hallgrímur" in Icelandic.
Masel German
German from a pet form of a short form of Thomas.
Braegon Medieval Scottish (Americanized)
Meaning high noble, or he who shall rule.
Neeskens Dutch
Nickname for a nosy person, from Dutch nees meaning "nose, snout". It could also be derived from a Dutch diminutive of the feminine given name Agnes... [more]
Newtown English, French (Americanized)
Variant of Newton. In some cases, it can be a literal translation of the French surname Villeneuve.
Meaux French
Habitational name from a place in Seine-et-Marne, so named from the Gaulish tribal name Meldi, or from Meaux-la-Montagne in Rhône.
Juur Estonian
Juur is an Estonian surname meaning "root".
Wijayaratne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයරත්න (see Wijayarathna).
Hetman Ukrainian
A Hetman (Гетьман) is a Ukrainian Cossack military commander. Term is ultimately from Middle High German heuptmann "capitan, head man".
Chernooky Russian
Derived from Russian черноокий (chernooky) meaning "black-eyed, having dark brown eyes". This surname has Polish, Ukrainian or Belarusian noble origin.
Merzouk Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Marzuq.
Krzhizhanovsky Polish (Russified)
Russified form of the Polish surname Krzyżanowski.
Mallari Filipino, Pampangan
Derived from Kapampangan malyari meaning "possible".
Waggoner German
German name; variant of Wagner
Noah English
Derived from the biblical name Noah 1.
Kirsch German
Means 'cherry' in German, short form of Kirschstein or other surnames starting with Kirsch.
Sees German
Variant of Seese.
Debbie English
It comes from Dibden meaning "deep valley".
Slaats Dutch
Possibly a contracted form of Dutch des laats meaning "the serf", from Middle Dutch laets "serf, bondsman, freedman".
Mastenbroek Dutch
Originally indicated a person from the polder area of Mastenbroek in the Dutch province of Overijssel, as well as a small village built around a church in the middle of that polder area. The place names derive from Middle Dutch mast meaning "pole, mast" or "pig feed, fodder" combined with broek meaning "marsh, wetland".
Burridge English
Derived from an English place name, derived from Old English burg "fortress, fortification, castle" and Old English hrycg, Old Norse hryggr "ridge" or from the name Burgric.
Diep Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Diệp.
Hirpa Ethiopian
In the Oromo language, "Hirpa" is mostly interpreted to mean "blessed," "fortunate," or "gifted", though translations can vary based on dialect, regional usage, and context. A bearer of the surname is Bedatu Hirpa, a notable Ethiopian long-distance runner who won the women's race at the 2025 Paris Marathon.
Lebleu French
From French bleu "blue" with the masculine element le from a nickname for someone who wore blue clothes with blue eyes or a person with a bluish complexion.
Cantor Spanish
Occupational name for a singer.
Goodenough English
From a medieval nickname probably applied either to someone of average abilities or to an easily satisfied person, from Middle English good "good" (from Old English god) and ynogh "enough"... [more]
Ferm Swedish
Derived from Swedish färm "quick, prompt".
Kyagumbo Shona
Meaning unknown.
Strindberg Swedish
Likely a combination of Strinne, the name of a village in Multrå parish, Ångermanland, Sweden, and berg "mountain". A well known bearer of this name was Swedish playwright and novelist August Strindberg (1849-1912).
Stanwood English (American)
From Old English stan meaning "stone, rock" and weald meaning "forest, wooded area".
Strigl German
Name given in 1056 a.d. Meaning- Keeper of the Royal Horses.
Huntress English
From huntress, referring to a female hunter.
Carleton English
English: variant spelling of Carlton.
Dzharimov Circassian (Russified)
Russified form of a Circassian name possibly from Adyghe джары (ǯ̍ārə) meaning "that is" combined with мэ (mă) meaning "this" or "smell". A notable bearer is Aslan Dzharimov (1936-), the former President of the Adyghe Republic from 1992-2002.
Pines Jewish
Derived from the given name Pinchas.
Mäetalu Estonian
Mäetalu is an Estonian surname meaning "mountain/hill farmstead".
Musharraf Urdu, Bengali (Muslim)
Derived from Arabic مُشْرِف (mušrif) meaning "supervisor, overseer" or "honourable, dominant".
Tõkke Estonian
Tõkke is an Estonian surname meaning derived from "tõke", meaning "barrier" or "block". "Tõkke" also means "preemptive".
Himmel German
German word for "sky"
Dreyfus French, German, Jewish
French-influenced variant of Dreyfuss, popular amongst people of Alsatian Jewish descent.
Casparin Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of Caspar.
Wainscott English
Meaning unknown. From Middle English Waynescot. The surname presumably arose from a nickname for someone who imported or used oak timber.
Bennettson English
Means 'Son of Bennett'.
Huizinga West Frisian, Dutch
Habitational name from Huizinge, a town in Groningen, Netherlands, possibly derived from Old Frisian hūs "house" and dinge "newly cultivated lands"... [more]
Holodnyuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian голодний (holodnyy), meaning "hungry".
Kılıç Turkish
Means "sword" in Turkish.
Weerarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරරත්න (see Weeraratne).
Lance French
From Old French lance "lance, long spear", an occupational name for a soldier or a nickname for a fighter who used the weapon.
Zahn German
Zahn was a nickname given to a person with a peculiar tooth or a strange or defective set of teeth. It comes from the Middle High German Zan(t), which means "tooth".
Murcia Spanish
Habitational name from the city Murcia.
Govani Indian
The meaning of the word is made up of two parts i.e. Go and vani ... [more]
Ghazanchian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազանչյան (see Ghazanchyan).
Wimpey English
Perhaps a deliberate alteration of Impey. It is borne by George Wimpey, a British construction company, founded in Hammersmith, London in 1880 by George Wimpey (1855-1913)... [more]
Podolski Polish
Refers to a region named Podolia in Ukraine.
Gianelli Italian
Variant spelling of Giannelli. In some cases, it could instead derive from Giano, the Italian form of Janus.
Sibounheuang Lao
From Lao ສີ (si) meaning "majesty, glory, splendour" or "color", ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ເຮືອງ (heuang) meaning "bright, clear, beautiful".
Al Najjar Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic النجار (see Al-najjar).
Paakkanen Finnish
From the given name Paavali.
Conradt German
Derived from the given name Conrad.
Phasuk Thai
From Thai ผาสุก (phasuk) meaning "happy, content, comfortable".
Stoianov Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Stoyanov.
Saadiq Pakistani
Rare variant of Sadiq.
Scafata Italian
Possibly denoting someone from the Italian town Scafati, from Latin scapha "skiff, light boat". Alternately, may be from Italian scafare "to husk peas", either literally referring to someone's occupation, or from the figurative meaning of "to make more confident; alert, shrewd".
Hamed Arabic
From the given name Hamed.
Van Bijsterveldt Dutch
Means "from the waste land", derived from Middle Dutch bijstervelt meaning "waste land, chaffing and infertile land". Dutch politician Marja van Bijsterveldt (1961-) bears this name.
Emsley English
A name that came from a family that lived in Yorkshire, where they derived the family name from Helmsley. Probably of Old English origin Helm and ley or leah, which means "a clearing in the woods."
Homola Czech
Variant of Homolka.
Wesner German
Habitational name for someone from any of several places named Wessen.
Badillo Spanish
One who came from Badillo (small ford), in Spain. This looks like the diminutive form of "badil" meaning a fire shovel. "Badillo" comes from "vado" meaning a place to cross the river. Other Spanish names from this name source are Vado, Bado and Vadillo.
Zubiaga Basque
Means "place of the bridge", from Basque zubi "bridge" and the locative suffix -aga.
Kaga Japanese
From the Japanese 加 (ka) "increase," "step up" and 賀 (ka or ga) "congratulation."
Voglar German, Jewish (Ashkenazi), Slovene
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Gunther, Alfons, Erwin, Frieda, Gerhard, Volker, Wilfried, Wolf.... [more]
Dubinka Ukrainian
Means "stick for hitting people with" (or commonly "baton, truncheon, nightstick"). Likely denoted to someone who used weapon like this in fighting.
Kazempour Persian
Means "son of Kazem".
Ördögh Hungarian
Means "devil" in Hungarian.
Veral English
Meaning:stubborn,aggressive,mathamatician smart
Wilkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Wilkowo or Wilków, derived from Polish wilk meaning "wolf".
Lancia Italian
From Latin lancea, meaning "spear", given to those who made, sold or used spears. A famous bearer of this surname is Vincenzo Lancia (1881-1937), who established the Lancia car brand in 1906.
Čomor Bosnian (Rare), Bosnian
Čomor is a rare surname in the world and has (mostly) Herzegovenian origins. You can find most Čomors in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Only 400 people bare the surname. Čomor has two meanings; First meaning is 'buttercup' and the second one is 'a disease that comes from eating fatty (oily) foods, fever with a constant feeling of nausea and disgust'
Pedreira Portuguese, Galician
Means "quarry, rocky place" in Portuguese and Galician, originally a habitational name from any of various places called Pedreira or A Pedreira.
Agar Greek, Italian, French
From the personal name Agar
Shue German (Anglicized), Jewish (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Schuh or Schue. A famous bearer of this name is the American actress Elisabeth Shue (1963-).
Pfuhl German
a topographic name for someone who lived by a swamp or pond, Middle High German phuol.... [more]
Johnny English
From the given name Johnny, which is diminutive of given name John.
Frisch German
Nickname for someone who was handsome, cheerful, or energetic, from Middle High German vrisch.
Tomasi Italian
From the given name Tomaso.
Nimanbegu Albanian
Nimanbegu or Nimani , given "beg" from Turks in Ottoman Empire
Apanecatl Nahuatl
Possibly related to Nahuatl apantli, "canal, channel, water ditch".
Namba Japanese
From 難 (nan, nam) meaning "difficulties, flame, shortage, poorly" and 波 (ba, nami) meaning "wave, surf".
Guli Uzbek, Kurdish, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Albanian, Bosnian
Derived from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower" or "rose". It is sometimes borne by Georgians and Armenians of Persian descent.
Axundzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Akhundzadeh.
Cahué Spanish
Variant of Cahuet.
Rasoulzadeh Persian
Means "born of Rasoul" in Persian.
Cutter English
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the cutter,' i.e. cloth-cutter
Nation English
Most probably a variant of Nathan, altered by folk etymology under the influence of the English vocabulary word nation
Khotlubyey Urum (Ukrainianized), Crimean Tatar (Ukrainianized)
From Crimean Tatar къот (qot), meaning "blessed, happy, good" and бей (bey), a variant of the Turkish military title beg.
Viks Estonian
Viks is an Estonian surname meaning "jaunty".
Holford English
Habitational name from any of the places named Holford or similar in England, all derived from Old English hol "hole, hollow" and ford "ford".
Nekraševič Belarusian
From Belarusian dialectal некрасівы (niekrasivy), meaning "ugly, not pretty".
Akter Bengali
Variant of Akhtar.
Faramarzi Persian
From the given name Faramarz.
Mac Dhíomasaigh Irish
It originally appeared in Irish-Gaelic as Mac Dhíomasaigh, from the word diomasach, which means "proud."
Tsechoy Ingush
Original Ingush form of Tsechoev.
Gambier French
Derived from gambier, a Northern French variant of jambier, the masculine form of jambière "greave (a piece of armour that protects the leg, especially the shin, and occasionally the tops of the feet)"... [more]
Zelaya Basque
From Basque Zelaia, a habitational or topographic name derived from zelai "field, meadow, prairie".
Alavi Persian
From the given name Ali 1.
Tzvi Hebrew
From the given name Tzvi, means "gazelle, roebuck" in Hebrew.
Osaragi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大仏 (Osaragi), a variant reading of 大仏 (Daibutsu), a clipping of 大仏ケ谷 (Daibutsugayatsu), a former name for the area of Hase in the city of Kamakura in the prefecture of Kanagawa in Japan.
Ercan Turkish
From the given name Ercan.
Ipatiev Russian
Means "son of Ipatiy".
Derhodes German
We think this is German or maybe French
Sondermajer German (Rare)
Rare German surname from Bukovina.
Pesci Italian
Variant of Pesce.
Salmanov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Salman".
Cwynar Polish
Polonized form of the German surname Zwirner, an occupational name for a yarn or twine maker, from an agent derivative of Middle High German zwirn ‘twine’, ‘yarn’
Poliak Ukrainian, Slovak
Ukrainian cognate and Slovak variant of Polák.
Poortman Dutch
Occupational name for a gatekeeper or topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a fortified town, from Dutch poort "gate" and man "man, person".
Nyasi Swahili
From Swahili meaning "grass, grassland".
Lieberherr German (Swiss)
Derived from the given name Lieber.
Rogaczewski Medieval Polish
Meaning (Polish): "son of he with antlers" Meaning (Serbian): "son of the Devil"
Colque Indigenous American, Aymara (Hispanicized)
Derived from Aymara qullqi, meaning "silver".
Doroshenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Dorosh".
Vittorio Italian
From the given name Vittorio.
Rautiainen Finnish
Derived from Finnish rautio "smith".
Bachechi Italian
Comes from the Tuscan-Italian personal name Baccio.
Tavakkoli Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian توکلی (see Tavakoli).
Riccia Italian
Variant form of Ricci.
Kakashi Japanese
This might come from the given name.
Fitzharris Irish
Means "son of Harry" in Anglo-Norman French.
Kallasvee Estonian
Kallasvee is an Estonian surname meaning "shore water".
ʻŌpūnui Hawaiian
From the given name ʻŌpūnui.
Cena English (American), English
Cena is a prominently used English name. It is derived from the word "see", however it rather than referring to the ability to see it, what it actually refers to is the inability to see as the other half of the name ("-na") means "naw" a synonym for "no"... [more]
Barrow English
Habitational name from any of the numerous places named with Old English bearo, bearu "grove" or from Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, which is named with an unattested Celtic word, barr, here meaning "promontory", and Old Norse ey "island"... [more]
Brandão Portuguese
From the given name Brandão (see Brendan).
Neuberger German
German surname meaning 'new mountaineer'
Farhat Arabic
Derived from the given name Farhat.
Koten German
Derived from German Kate / Kote, originally from Middle Low German kote "small house; hut".... [more]
Allain French, Breton, English
From the given name Allain a variant of Alan (Old French Alain)... [more]
Ergma Estonian
Ergma is an Estonian surname derived from "ergama", meaning "glow" and "radiate".
Sender Yiddish
From the given name Sender, a Yiddish diminutive of Alexander or Aleksandr.
Kikuta Japanese
From Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Polito Italian
Reduced form of Ippolito. Compare French Hypolite, Greek Politis... [more]
McCoskey Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Coscraich "son of COSCRACH " (see Cosgrove).
Ćerimović Bosnian
means "son of Ćerim"
Mehamedov Lezgin
Lezgin form of Magomedov.
Maharjan Nepali
Meaning uncertain.
McCorkle Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Thorcaill "son of Thorcall" a Gaelic form of the Scandinavian personal name Thorketill meaning "Thor's kettle"... [more]
Trachtenberg German, Jewish
Could mean either mean "mountain of thoughts", from Yiddish trakhtn (טראַכטן) "to think" and berg "mountain" or "mountain of costumes", from German tracht "to wear, carry" and berg "mountain"... [more]
Koelsch German
German from the adjective kölsch, denoting someone from Cologne (German Köln).
Dalrymple Scottish
Habitational name from Dalrymple, a village and civil parish in East Ayrshire, Scotland, said to be named from Gaelic dail chruim puill meaning "field of the crooked stream" or "dale of the crooked pool".
Vossler German
Possibly related to Voss.
Mets Estonian
Means "forest" in Estonian.
Amsdon English (Modern)
Unknown. Possibly a spelling variant of Amsden. Ancestry.com suggests probably a habitational name, from a reduced form of the Oxfordshire place name Ambrosden, which is composed of an Old English personal name Ambre + Old English dun ‘hill’... [more]
Lazalde Basque
Latz = River/Stream Alde = Near or by.
Bink English
Topographic name for someone living by a bink, a northern dialect term for a flat raised bank of earth or a shelf of flat stone suitable for sitting on. The word is a northern form of modern English bench.
Onyilogwu Nigerian (Rare), Igbo (Rare)
Possibly means "he who is invulnerable to dark magic" in Igbo.
Noice English
Variant spelling of Noyce.
Ruyintan Iranian
Ruyintan means "Invulnerable". It is a Persian-origin surname, which is written as رویین تن in Persian. It consists of ruyin, meaning "strong", and tan meaning "body, person" ultimately defining immortality... [more]
Dániel Hungarian
From the given name Dániel.
Wacławski Polish
Name for someone from a place named Wacławice or Wacławów, both derived from the given name Wacław.
Kumpf Old High German
Derived from the Middle High German word “kumpf”, meaning bowl, pot, or cup. It was originally used as a nickname or occupational name for a potter or vessel maker.
Myradov Turkmen
Alternate transcription of Turkmen Мырадов (see Myradow).
Smolensky Russian
Refers to a region in Western Russia named "Smolensk".
Hentz German
From a nickname for Hans or Heinrich.
Grixti Maltese
Grixti is entirely of Maltese origin and is thought to mean "rough".
Susiluoto Finnish (Rare)
Combination of Finnish susi "wolf" and luoto "islet".
Van Der Velde Dutch
Means "of the field, from the field", from Dutch veld "field".
Jacquemin French
From a pet form of the given name Jacques.
Lokier English (British)
Variant of Lockyer, an occupational name for a locksmith.
Harutyunian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հարությունյան (see Harutyunyan).