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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Hisamoto Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Viht Estonian
Viht is an Estonian surname and word meaning "the branches used to beat oneself in sauna".
Houseal French (Anglicized), German (Anglicized)
French (Lorraine) spelling of German Häusel, a topographic name meaning ‘small house’, a diminutive of Haus... [more]
Rolandez Provençal
Derived from the given name Roland.
Aaby Norwegian, Danish
From a place called Aaby or Åby, from Old Norse á "small river, stream" and býr "farm".
Kikyo Japanese
This surname is used as 桔梗, 喜京, 木京 or 鬼京 with 桔 (kitsu, ketsu, ki), which is used in plant names, 梗 (kyou, kou, oomune, fusagu, yamanire) meaning "close up, flower stem, for the most part", 喜 (ki, yoroko.basu, yoroko.bu) meaning "rejoice, take pleasure in", 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood", 鬼 (ki, oni, oni-) meaning "devil, ghost" and 京 (kyou, kin, kei, miyako) meaning "capital."... [more]
Juur Estonian
Juur is an Estonian surname meaning "root".
Solar Spanish (Rare), Catalan, Aragonese, Asturian
Spanish, Catalan, Aragonese, and Asturian-Leonese: topographic name from Latin solarius ‘ancestral home’ (a derivative of solum ‘ground’, ‘floor’), perhaps denoting someone who lived near or at the house of an important family.
Madera Spanish
describing someone who lived or worked in a forest. the word Madera means "wood" in Spanish. Spanish meaning of surname Wood
Päären Estonian
Päären is an Estonian surname derived from "päärima" meaning "chirp" and "twitter".
Pabón Spanish
Variant of Pavón from Spanish pavón "peacock" from Latin pavo.
Zaporizhets Ukrainian
Means "Zaporizhzhian, resident of Zaporizhzhya".
Azemi Albanian
Derived from the given name Azem.
Balson German
Variant of Balsam.
Hannam English
Habitational name from a place called Hanham in Gloucestershire, which was originally Old English Hānum, dative plural of hān ‘rock’, hence ‘(place) at the rocks’. The ending -ham is by analogy with other place names with this very common unstressed ending.
Sueadao Thai (Rare)
Means "leopard" in Thai.
Krymenko Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian variant of Krym.
Ojasalu Estonian
Ojasalu is an Estonian surname meaning "stream/creek grove".
Blumbarg Yiddish
It literally means "bloom barrow".
Mandeville French, English, Irish
French habitational name from Mandeville the name of two places in Normandy derived from Latin magna villa "large estate" or a variant of Manneville a habitational name from Manneville the name of several places in Normandy... [more]
Delahunt Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dulchaointigh meaning "descendant of a satirist", from Irish dul "going, to go" or "satirist" and cainteach "talkative, chatty" or "plaintive, sad".
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.
Nerenberg Jewish
Variant of the Ashkenazic Jewish surname Nierenberg, which is derived from Nirnberg, the Yiddish form of Nuremberg (German Nürnberg), hence becoming an Ashkenazic Jewish habitational surname for someone living in that city.
Wijesiriwardane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේසිරිවර්ධන (see Wijesiriwardana).
Verville French
variant of Vervelle, which Morlet derives from a word denoting the metal keeper or ring through which a bolt is secured.
Havertz German
Variant of Hafer.
Soueilem Western African
Meaning unknown—this surname is mainly found in Mauritania.
Shereshevsky Russian, Jewish
Name for someone originally from the city of Sharashova in Belarus, probably derived Russian шерешь (sheresh) meaning "frozen mud, ice (on a river)".
Heinsalu Estonian
Heinsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "hay grove".
Merage Persian
Likely from Arabic Miraj, meaning ‘ascension’. A famous bearer of the surname is the co-founder of Hot Pockets, Paul Merage.
Murland Irish
Murland is an Irish surname, which according to MacLysaght's The Surnames of Ireland is MacMurghalain in Gaelic, ultimately deriving from words meaning "sea" and "valor".
Imam Arabic, Bengali, Persian, Urdu
From Arabic إِمَام (ʾimām) meaning "leader, guide", used to denote a Muslim leader.
Õiemets Estonian
Õiemets is an Estonian surname meaning "floral/flower forest".
Treacher English
From a medieval nickname for a tricky or deceptive person (from Old French tricheor "trickster, cheat").
Sailo Mizo
Sailo means ‘Silo’ in Mizo.
Van Wormer Dutch (Rare)
Means "from Wormer", a town in North Holland. Derived from Old Dutch wer "fishing weir" and mere "lake", or possibly from Proto-Germanic *werm "water".
Beauvoir English
From the surname of Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986), a French feminist and philosopher.
Chegwidden Cornish
From the Cornish meaning "white house".
Jetson English
A patronymic from the personal name Jutt, a pet form of Jordan... [more]
al-Habash Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic حبش (see Habash).
Põldots Estonian
Põldots is an Estonian surname meaning "field end".
Aguer Dinka
the name was mainly given to boys of the Dinka tribe ,mainly in the Upper Nile state of South Sudan. meaning is unknown but is synonymous with "tree"
Ademović Bosnian
Means "son of Adem".
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]
Denisenko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Denysenko.
Beilke German
From ancient Germanic bīl "sword" or bīhel "axe".
Curiale Italian (Rare)
In ancient Rome, the curiales (from co + viria, 'gathering of men') were initially the leading members of a gentes (clan) of the city of Rome. Their roles were both civil and sacred. Each gens curialis had a leader, called a curio... [more]
Łuczak Polish
Derived from the Polish word łuk meaning "bow."
Scime Italian
Possibly from the given name Simone 2, from Shimei or Shemesh, or from the Arabic root word شمس (shams or sams) "sun".
Etxegarai Basque
Means "house on top of a hill", derived from Basque etxe "house, home, building" and garai "top, highest part".
Lonsdale English
Habitational name from the district of Lonsdale (straddling Lancashire Yorkshire and Westmorland) and also from Lonsdale in Great Ayton (North Yorkshire). The district takes its name from the river Lune (of uncertain origin) annd Old English dæl "valley"... [more]
Paris Estonian
Paris is an Estonian surname derived from "päris" meaning "true" and "genuine".
Zoldan Italian
Derived from the toponym Zoldo in Belluno, Italy.
Moncrief Scottish
Scottish: habitational name from Moncreiff Hill near Perth, so called from Gaelic monadh ‘hill’ + craoibhe, genitive of craobh ‘tree’.
Manzano Spanish (Mexican)
Habitational name from any of various minor places named Manzano, or a topographic name for someone who lived by an apple tree or orchard, from Spanish manzano ‘apple tree’, Old Spanish maçano, from maçana ‘apple’, Late Latin (mala) Mattiana, a type of apple named in honor of the 1st century bc horticultural writer Gaius Matius.
al-Rumaithi Arabic
Originally indicated a person who came from the city of Al-Rumaitha in Iraq, or the Rumaithiya area in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The place names are derived from either the Arabic words الرمث (al-ramth) or حافة (rimth), both the names of a type of flowering plant (genus Haloxylon), called saxaul in English... [more]
Orduña Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Urduña.
Angerhofer German
Habitational name for someone from Angerhof in Bavaria.
Hnatyuk Ukrainian
From the given name Ihnat.
Bartoli Italian
Derived from the Italian name Bartolo.
Brenari Jewish, Italian
Etymology uncertain, possibly a habitational name.
Jon Romansh
Variant of Gion.
Leitão Portuguese
Occupational name for a keeper of pigs, derived from Portuguese leitão meaning "piglet, young pig".
Enoshima Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay", ノ (no) which is a particle of possession, and 島 (shima) meaning "island". This can refer to the island in the Kanagawa prefecture.
Chuibekov Slavic (Rare)
The name Chuibekov means "son of Chuib". It originates from Eastern Europe/Russia, and is very rare today. It is most prevalent in Central Asia, especially Kyrgyzstan, where the majority of the population is descended from early Siberians, and first found in Mongolia... [more]
Morrie English
Probably a variant of Morris, or possibly of Murray 1.
Doi Japanese
Do ("Earth") + I ("Habitation") or ("Well, Mineshaft") in a different region. "Earth Well" is used mainly in the west and in Shikoku, the "Earth Habitation" kanji is used in eastern Japan. This name isn't rare and considered out of the ordinary, but it's uncommon to the ears.
Felice Italian
Given name Felice, which is the Italian form of Felix.... [more]
Dolok Batak
From Batak meaning "mountain".
Tsunekawa Japanese
From Japanese 恒 (tsune) meaning "constant, persistent" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Esaki Japanese
E means "river, inlet" and saki means "cape, peninsula".
Pittau Italian
Sardinian diminutive of Sebastiano.
Argaman Hebrew
Means "crimson" in Hebrew.
Santiais Celtic (Latinized, Modern, Rare, Archaic), Old Celtic
Santiais is a surname of the Celtic origin (it's Cisalpine Gaul / Gallia Citerior, therefore, it's Italian-Celts, Italo-Celtic, Italo-Alpine). It meaning saint (sacred or holy)... [more]
Dare English
This interesting surname has two possible derivations. Firstly, it may derive from the Olde English pre-7th Century personal name "Deora", Middle English "Dere", which is in part a short form of various compound names with the first element "deor", dear, and in part a byname meaning "Beloved"... [more]
Lahaylahay Filipino, Cebuano
Means "to pass time" in Cebuano.
Mesropian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Մեսրոպյան (see Mesropyan).
Heir English
English: relationship name from Middle English heir(e), heier ‘heir’. Compare Ayre.... [more]
Yugov Russian
Derived from Russian юг (yug) meaning "south".
Asō Japanese
Variant reading of Aso.
Kumanomidou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 or 熊埜御堂 (see Kumanomidō).
Chadhari Indian, Gujarati
Variant transcription of Chaudhary.
Ó Heoin Irish
Irish surname meaning “descendant of John”.
Noce Italian
Means "nut" or "walnut" in Italian. Could be a topographic name for someone who lived where nut trees grew, an occupational name for a grower or seller of walnuts, or perhaps a nickname based on the bearer’s strength of character, or a physical characteristic such as brown hair or skin.
Cadan Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Cadáin.
Mizumo Japanese
Mizu means "water" and mo means "cloud".
Derricott English
Habitational name, possibly a variant of Darracott, from Darracott in Devon. However, the present-day concentration of the form Derricott in the West Midlands and Shropshire suggests that this may be a distinct name, from a different source, now lost.
Hoshita Japanese
From 星 (hoshi) meaning "star, dot" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Dahmer German, Danish
A northern German or Danish habitual name for someone from one of the many places named Dahme in Brandenburg, Holstein, Mecklenburg, or Silesia. A famous bearer of this name was Jeffrey Dahmer, serial killer (1960 - 1993).
Muranaka Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "village" combined with 中 (naka) meaning "inside, middle".
Sevestre French
A French surname of unknown etymology.
Trifiletti Sicilian
Topographic name from a diminutive of Greek τρίφυλλον (triphyllon) meaning "clover, pitch trefoil", literally "three-leaved" from τρία (tría) "three" and φύλλον (phyllon) "leaf, foliage".
Lucht German, Dutch
Topographic name from Lucht "cleared area, garden", ultimately from Old German leuhtą "light".
Kováčik Slovak
Comes from a pet form of Kováč, 'smith'.
Uba Estonian
Uba is an Estonian surname meaning "bean".
Pajulaid Estonian
Pajulaid is an Estonian surname meaning "willow islet".
Eisenhower English (American)
American form of German Eisenhauer. A notable bearer was Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), president of the United States between 1953 and 1961. His ancestors immigrated to Pennsylvania from Germany in the 1740s and at some point the spelling changed from Eisenhauer to Eisenhower.
Wilford English
habitational name from either of two places called Wilford in Nottinghamshire and Suffolk both probably named with an Old English welig "willow" and Old English ford "ford".
Himlfarb Yiddish
Means "color of the sky".
Janmaat Dutch
Possibly from janmaat, a slang term for a sailor or the collective nautical community, derived from a combination of the common given name Jan 1 and maat "shipmate, sailor; mate, buddy".
Mahfouz Arabic
From the given name Mahfuz.
Mavrogiannis Greek
Literally means "black Giannis", derived from Greek μαύρος (mavros) "black, Moorish" and Giannis.
Naptsok Circassian
Circassian name derived from Adyghe напцэ (nāpcă) meaning “eyelash, eyebrow”.
Stukely English
Possibly meaning "stucco" or "stuck".
Vincente English, Italian
English variant of Vincent 1, otherwise from the given name Vincente
Riccobono Italian, Sicilian
Derived from the medieval given name Riccobono (from Riccobonus or Richelbonus), composed of either the given name Ricco or Italian ricco "rich, wealthy" combined with Latin bonus "good".
Wongkham Thai
From Thai วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold".
Ivanetić Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Dill English
Nickname from Middle English dell, dill, dull "dull, foolish".
Daw English, Scottish
English and Scottish from a pet form of David. ... [more]
Anatoliyev Russian
Means "son of Anatoliy".
Odland Norwegian
Habitational name from any of several farmsteads in Rogaland and Hordaland named Odland, from Old Norse Árland, a compound of á ‘small river’ (or another first element of uncertain origin) + land ‘land’, ‘farm’.
Flepp Romansh
Derived from the given name Philipp.
Sinimäe Estonian
Sinimäe is an Estonian surname meaning "blue hill/mountain".
Hodge English
From the given name Hodge, a medieval diminutive of Roger.
Buccambuso Italian (Americanized)
Americanized form of Bocchinfuso and other regional spellings of the surname.
Giusti Italian
Means "son of Giusto"
Lesage French
LeSage is french for the wise.
Behzadian Persian
From the given name Behzad.
Eiríksdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Eiríkur" in Icelandic.
Pae Korean
Alternate romanization of Bae.
Lan Chinese
From Chinese 蓝 (lán) referring to a place called Lantian that existed in what is now Shaanxi province.
Esenyel Turkish
Potentially from the given name Esen, from esinti, "breeze; that which blows'.
Messias Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from the given name Messias
Piliang Minangkabau
Probably derived from Indonesian pili meaning "a lot, many" and hyang meaning "god, deity" or the phrase pili hyang meaning "the god, the deity" (most likely referring to the Hindu-influenced gods that were worshiped before the arrival of Islam in the Indonesian archipelago)... [more]
Frisch Jewish
Ornamental name or nickname from modern German frisch, Yiddish frish "fresh".
Mánes Czech
Derived from MÁNEK, a pet form of Emanuel.
Maliqi Albanian
Derived from the given name Maliq.
Requena Spanish, Catalan
habitational name from Requena in Valencia or Requena de Campos in Palencia apparently so called from a short form of the various Visigothic compound personal names with the first element rīc "powerful" with the addition of the locative suffix -ena.
Ivashko Ukrainian
From diminutive of Ivan.
Zigler German
Variant of Ziegler.
Oidekivi Estonian
Oidekivi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "oid kivi" meaning "sense/intellect stone", or "hoide kivi" meaning "sustaining stone".
Asamizu Japanese
made with kanji 朝(asa) meaning "morning" or 浅(asa) meaning "shallow" with 水(mizu) neaning "water".
Mumphery English
Variant spelling of Mumphrey.
Soe Estonian
Soe is an Estonian surname meaning "warm" and "fond".
Hisazome Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time" and 染 (zome), the joining continuative form of 染める (someru) meaning "to dye", referring to the process of dying for a long time.
Ge Chinese
From Chinese 葛 (gé) referring to the ancient state of Ge, which existed during the Xia dynasty in what is now Henan province.
Karasu Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 烏 (u, o, izukunzo, karazu, nanzo) meaning "crow, raven" or 鴉, which is an outdated variant of 烏.... [more]
Levandi Estonian
Levandi is an Estonians surname meaning the "Levant".
Bizi Albanian
Meaning unknown.
Coniglio Italian, Sicilian
From coniglio "rabbit" (from Latin cuniculus ) applied as a nickname for a timid person or a metonymic occupational name for a dealer in rabbits... [more]
Peretz Jewish
From the given name Perez.
Wiggs English (British)
The surname Wiggs was first found in Leicestershire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, at Lennerlyde. This interesting name has two possible origins. The first being a metonymic occupational name for a maker of wedge-shaped bread, from the Medieval English "Wigge" meaning "wedge-shaped"... [more]
Kloosterboer Dutch
Occupational name derived from Dutch klooster meaning "monastery, convent, cloister" and boer meaning "peasant, farmer".
Musallam Arabic
From the given name Musallam.
Lazrak Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic الأزرق (al ʾazraq) meaning "the blue (one)", from أَزْرَق (ʾazraq) "blue". It is chiefly used for Moroccan Arabic.
Avanesian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ավանեսյան (see Avanesyan)
Cengiz Turkish
From the given name Cengiz.
Mescal Irish (Anglicized)
From Irish Ó Meiscill meaning "descendant of Meisceall", a personal name perhaps related to meisce (“drunkeness”).
Dawid Polish
From the given name Dawid.
Inday Cebuano
Inday means ''darling'' in Visayan language after the Spanish colonized the Philippines the name Inday became derogatory often associated with ''slaves'' and in present days ''domestic helpers''
Daugaard Danish
Danish name element gård "farmstead, yard" combined with prefix dau of unknown origin. ... [more]
Mohácsi Hungarian
Habitational name for someone from Mohács, a city in Hungary.
Magpayo Tagalog
Means "to advise, to give advice" in Tagalog.
Vrbančić Croatian
Derived from vrba meaning ''willow''.
Tosō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 十都 (see Totsu).
Aas Norwegian
Variant of Ås.
Vorokh Ukrainian
Means "pile" in Ukrainian.
Hawley English
From the place name Hawley, specifically from the former settlement in Yorkshire from Old Norse haugr meaning "hill" and Old English leah meaning "woodland".
Itsutsu Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 井筒 (see Idzutsu).
Skarsgård Swedish (Rare)
Allegedly a habitational name derived from Skärlöv, a village located on the island of Öland, Kalmar County, Sweden. The name of the village is said to mean "Skare's farm" (Skares gård in Swedish)... [more]
Schwanbeck German
Habitational name from any of several places so named, for example near Lübeck and near Anklam.
Chase French
Topographic name for someone who lived in or by a house, probably the occupier of the most distinguished house in the village, from a southern derivative of Latin casa "hut, cottage, cabin".
Sugai Japanese
From Japanese 菅 (suga) meaning "sedge" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Gurusinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, sage" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Arfaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly derived from Arabic عَرَفَ (ʿarafa) meaning "to know" or أَرْفَع (ʾarfaʿ) meaning "high, lofty, elevated" (chiefly Tunisian).
Villegas Spanish
Habitational name from the municipality of Villegas in Burgos province, Spain.
Mohajeri Persian
Derived from Persian مهاجر (mohajer) meaning "emigrant", ultimately of Arabic origin.
Karimzadeh Persian
Means "offspring of Karim" in Persian.
Kosach Ukrainian
Means "mower" in Ukrainian, ultimately from косити (kosyty), meaning "to mow". This was the birth surname of Lesya Ukrainka.
Danvers Irish, English
For someone from Anvers, which is the French name of a port called Antwerp, located in what is now Belgium.
Shakurov Bashkir, Tatar, Uzbek
Means "son of Shakur".
Amagawa Japanese
From the Japanese 天 (ama or ten) "heaven," 塰 (ama) the title of a Noh play or 余 (ama) "complimentary" and 川 or 河 (gawa or kawa) "river."
Apúlia Portuguese
Refers to a town named "Apúlia" in Portugal.
Padgham English
A habitational name.
Toodu Estonian
Toodu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "toode" meaning "product", "manufacture", and "make".
Al-tayyib Arabic
Means "the pleasant one" from Arabic طيب (tayyib).
Ambrus Hungarian
From the given name Ambrus.
Vellala Indian, Tamil
It is a Tamil name, denoting agricultural laborers.
Mcneese Irish
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Naois, a patronymic from a shortened form of the personal name Aonghus (see Angus).
Katarposhishyan Armenian (Western), Armenian (Eastern)
Eastern Armenian: Gatarboshishyan, Gatarboshishian, Gatarboshyshyan, Gadarboshishyan, Gadarboshishian, Gadarboshyshyan... [more]
Harkness Scottish, English (British), Northern Irish
Apparently a habitational name from an unidentified place (perhaps in the area of Annandale, with which the surname is connected in early records), probably so called from the Old English personal name Hereca (a derivative of the various compound names with the first element here ‘army’) + Old English næss ‘headland’, ‘cape’... [more]
Ranaraja Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit रण (rana) meaning "delight, pleasure, joy" or "battle, war" combined with राज (raja) meaning "king".
Tetzel German
A variant of Tetzlaff and is derived from the bakery Tetzel Prime in Casey, Illinois.
Raveling German
nickname or patronymic from Middle Low German rave(n) ‘raven’
Lytovchenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian литовець (lytovets'), meaning "Lithuanian".
Van Kooten Dutch
Habitational name from any of several places called Koten or Kooten, derived from Middle Dutch cote "cottage, hut, barn".
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