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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Kuramoto Japanese
From Japanese 倉 or 蔵 (kura) meaning "warehouse, storehouse" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Kiku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 鞠 (see Mari).
Maoka Japanese
From 真 (ma) meaning "truth, reality, genuine" combined with 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, knoll".
Boyo Nigerian
Originated from the Itsekiri tribe of the Warri Kingdom and literally translates to "he came with royalty".
Olari Estonian
Olari is an Estonian surname; taken from the masculine given name "Olari".
Emajõe Estonian
Emajõe is an Estonian surname meaning "mother river" (a genitive form of "ema jõgi"). The Emajõgi is a 100km river flowing through Estonia.
Teymouri Persian
From the given name Teymour.
Kitagaki Japanese
From 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 垣 (gaki) meaning "hedge, fence".
Akaike Japanese (Rare)
丹 (Aka) means "red" and 池 (ike) means "pool, pond".
Reitalu Estonian
Reitalu is an Estonian surname derived from "reid" meaning "road" and "talu" meaning "farm/farmstead".
Ishchenko Ukrainian
Possibly from dialectal іщити (ishchyty), meaning "to search".
Paskhaeva Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Пасхаев (see Paskhaev).
Dizznee Literature
Perhaps a variant of Disney, likely used by Shannon Messenger in her book series Keeper of the Lost Cities for this reason.
Boase Indian
Variant of Bose.
Hastings Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hOistín meaning "descendant of Oistín", the Gaelic form of a Norse variant of Austin, or possibly Eysteinn.
Isabeth French
A matronym derived from the given name Élisabeth/Elisabeth.
Cutler English
Occupational name for a maker or seller of cutlery, from Middle English coteler "cutler, knife-maker."
Värv Estonian
Värv is an Estonian surname meaning "color" and "paint".
Bar Yonah Hebrew
Means "son of Jonah" or "son of the dove" from Hebrew yonah "dove".
Sulaiman Arabic, Maguindanao, Urdu
From the given name Sulayman.
Haneef Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Hanif.
Silvinski Brazilian
The exact origin of Silvinski is unknown.
Shaulis Lithuanian
Occupational name from Lithuanian šaulys ‘rifleman’.
Leżałka Polish
Means "a fallen tree" or "a fallen brunch" derived from Old Polish.
Kahwaji Arabic (Mashriqi)
Arabized form of Turkish Kahveci, chiefly used in Lebanon.
Sahakian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Sahakyan.
Efner English
Variant of Hefner.
Umanets Russian
From the Russian term уманец (umanets), meaning "smart person".
Luht Estonian
Luht is an Estonian surname meaning "marsh" or "watery meadow".
Jirōman Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 次郎 (jirō) meaning "2nd son" and 万 (man), a character clipping of 万屋 (yorozuya) meaning "general store", referring to a general store that was run by a 2nd son.... [more]
Babaylan Visayan
From "babaylan" which were pre-Hispanic priestesses or mediums. The root word of which is "babaye" which is Cebuano for woman.
Abelyan Armenian
Means "son of Abel".
Rosenboom Dutch
From Dutch rozeboom meaning "rose tree", a habitational name for someone who lived near such a tree or a sign depicting one, or who come from the neighbourhood Rozenboom.
Forouzandeh Persian
Means "illuminator, kindler" in Persian.
Farissol Judeo-Provençal
Abraham ben Mordecai Farissol was a Jewish-Italian geographer, cosmographer, scribe, and polemicist. He was the first Hebrew writer to deal in detail with the newly-discovered Americas, born in Avignon in 1451.
Mourouzis Greek
Belonged to an important Greek family of Pontic origin.
Boebert English (American)
A notable bearer of this surname is Lauren Opal Boebert (Born on December 15, 1986) who is an American (U.S.A.) politician, businesswoman, and gun rights activist, serving as the U.S. Representative for Colorado’s 3rd congressional district since 2021... [more]
Carder English
Occupational name for a wool carder or someone who makes carders.
Aoda Japanese
So means "green, blue" and da is a form of ta meaning "field, rice paddy".
Qırımlı Crimean Tatar
Means "from Crimea", from Къырым (Qırım) "Crimea".
Okota Japanese (Rare)
This name is used to combine 興 (kou, kyou, oko.ru, oko.su) meaning "interest, pleasure," or 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" with 古 (ko, furu.i, furu-, -furu.su) meaning "old" and 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field, rice paddy."
Mūrnieks Latvian
Means "mason".
Kaihau Maori
This less-common Maori surname means speed
Wijesingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේසිංහ (see Wijesinghe).
Kidamura Japanese
From 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood", 貴 (ki) meaning "valuable", or 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", combined with 田 (da) meaning rice paddy, field" and 村 (mura) means "hamlet, village".
Dougenis Greek
Possibly from the elements doulos (δουλος)- "slave, servant" and genes (γενης)- "born".
Hilpert German
Variant of Hilbert, derived from the given name Hildebert.
Maudling English
From the medieval female personal name Maudeleyn, the English form of Greek Magdalene, the sobriquet in the New Testament of the woman Mary who was cured of evil spirits by Jesus... [more]
Donham Scottish
A surname meaning "House on the Hill" .
Kordestani Kurdish
Originally indicated a person from the Kurdistan province (also known as the Kordestan province) in Iran.
Manalang Filipino, Tagalog, Pampangan
Derived from Tagalog talang referring to the fruit of the mabolo tree (genus Diospyros), probably used as a topographic name for a place where talang grew in abundance.
Radyvanyuk Ukrainian
Means "from Radyvanivka".
Sengchanh Lao
Means "moonlight" from Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light" and ຈັນ (chanh) meaning "moon".
Munawar Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Munawar.
Zeidane Western African
Mauritanian variant of Zidane.
Kuilart Dutch
Derived from Dutch kuil "pit, hole in the ground", probably part of a toponym.
Frish Yiddish
Yiddish form of Frisch.
Digne French
From French digne "dignified, worthy" perhaps a nickname for a hardworking person.
Bosson Swedish
Means "son of Bo 1" in Swedish.
Parvez Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Parviz.
Arıkan Turkish
Means "purebred, pedigree" in Turkish.
Neele English
Variant of Neal.
Mair Scottish
A steward, bailiff, or warden.
Changdo Chinese
Changdo was originated from a earlier translation of the word "Change"
Zrnić Serbian
Derivative of Serbian tribal name located in Ozrinići, Montenegro.
Barnum English (American, Americanized, Modern)
Barnum originated as an altered form of the English surname Barnham, a habitational name from places called Barnham in Suffolk and West Sussex, or Barnham Broom in Norfolk, meaning "homestead of the family or followers of a man named Beorn".
Beteta Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Rather German, Jewish
1. Occupational name for a counsellor or nickname for a wise person, from Middle High German rater ‘adviser’. ... [more]
Ishiwatari Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and watari means "ferry".
Juancarlos Spanish
From the given name Juan Carlos.
Weedon English
From places called Weedon
Littleford English
It means "small ford".
Uematsu Japanese
From Japanese 植 (ue) meaning "plant" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".
Hutasuhut Batak
From huta meaning “village” and suhut meaning “host”.
Van Ruisdael Dutch
Means "from Ruisdael", the name of a lost castle, also called Ruisschendaal, near the village of Blaricum in North Holland, the Netherlands. It means "noisy valley" in Dutch. This name was borne by members of the Van Ruisdael family of artists during the Dutch Golden Age, notably the landscape painter Jacob van Ruisdael (c... [more]
Guetta Judeo-Spanish
Meaning uncertain, possibly from the name of a tribe from northwestern Libya or from the name of the town of Huete in Cuenca province, Spain.
Conlin Irish
Variant of Conlon.
Bachechi Italian
Comes from the Tuscan-Italian personal name Baccio.
Vagula Estonian
From the name of a village and a lake in Võru Parish, Võru County in southern Estonia. Possibly derived from vagu "furrow, groove" and the locative suffix -la.
Antonello Italian
From the given name Antonello.
Anakin English (British, Rare)
Meaning unknown. Perhaps a medieval English diminutive of an unknown given name, possibly Ana or Andrew (compare Wilkin, Larkin, and Hopkin).
Ganas Greek
Occupational name for a coppersmith, from gana "coating", "verdigris". Possibly also a variant of Ganis.
Ångström Swedish
Combination of Swedish ånga "steam" and ström "river, current, stream". A notable bearer was Swedish physicist Anders Ångström (1814-1874), one of the founders of the science of spectroscopy... [more]
Cimarosa Italian
Possibly derived from Italian cima "top, peak, summit" combined with either rossa "red" or rosa "rose (flower); pink (colour)". If the former, it may be a habitational name derived from Cima Rossa, a mountain in the Alps... [more]
Killilea Irish
Irish - originally MacGiolla Leith from Gallway
Reat English (British, Rare), German (Rare)
Americanized form of German Roth.... [more]
Kasap Turkish
Means "butcher" in Turkish.
Ó Ciaráin Irish
A byname from a diminutive of ciar ‘dark’, ‘black-haired.'
Fout German
[Foust} maybe german. The Fout name can be traced back to Denmark.
Whalley English
Variant form of Whaley. A famous bearer is the English actress Joanne Whalley (1961-).
Mattana Italian
From Sardinian mattana "madness, annoyance".
Bure Old Swedish, Swedish
This was the name of an influential family in 16th century Sweden. The name originated from the village Bure (now known as Bureå) in Skellefteå parish in Northern Sweden. The village got its name from the nearby Bure River (Swedish: Bure älv, Bureälven) whose name was derived from the Swedish dialectal word burra "buzz, rumble".
Glissen English, Irish
Possible British version of the Irish surname Glasson from the the Gaelic word O’Glasain. Meaning green from the counties of Tipperary.
Howden English, Scottish
Either a Scottish habitational name from Howden (Midlothian Dumfriesshire). Or a variant of Haldane... [more]
Hilmarsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Hilmar".
Vtorak Ukrainian, Russian
Derived either from Russian второй (vtoroy) meaning "second, other" or directly from dialectal Ukrainian вторак (vtorak) meaning "secondborn".
Zilberman Jewish
From nickname meaning "silver man", from Yiddish זילבער (zilber) and מאן (man), possibly a nickname for a person with grey hair.
Tamaru Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "paddy, field" combined with 丸 (maru) meaning "whole, complete".
Sammal Estonian
Sammal is an Estonian surname meaning "moss".
Casparin Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of Caspar.
Le Pen Breton
Le Pen is a Breton surname meaning "the head", "the chief" or "the peninsula".
Matera Italian
Habitational name from Matera, a city in Basilicata, Italy. ... [more]
Lysychenko Ukrainian
Means "from Lysychansk". Lysychansk is a city near Donetsk.
Bartoli Italian
Derived from the Italian name Bartolo.
Atake Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿武 (see Anno 2).
Jamali Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi), Urdu
From the given name Jamal.
Akatsuka Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Tweed Irish
Variant of Tuite.
Ben Jeddou Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning uncertain; primarily used in Tunisian Arabic.
Maness English (American)
Probably a variant of Manes.
Nasmith Scottish, English
This surname is derived from an occupation, "nail-smith", but may also mean "knife-smith".
Chaimongkhon Thai
Means "auspicious victory" from Thai ชัย (chai) meaning "victory" and มงคล (mongkhon) meaning "auspicious, favourable".
Byuu Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 別府 (see Byū).
Childrey English
From the name of a village in Oxfordshire, England, derived from either the Old English given name Cilla or the element cille/cwylla "spring, well" combined with riþ "stream".
Najeeb Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Najib.
Yao Chinese
From Chinese 姚 (yáo) meaning "handsome, elegant".
Kenneth English
Derived from the given name Kenneth.
Pitogo Filipino, Cebuano
Means "queen sago" (a type of plant in the genus Cycas) in Cebuano.
Chaykov Russian, Belarusian
Derived from Russian чайка (chayka) meaning "seagull".
Tomkin English
Derived from the forename Thomas.
Samadi Persian, Arabic
From the given name Samad.
Shan Chinese
From the place name Shan. Cheng Wang, the second king (1115–1079 bc) of the Zhou dynasty, granted to a son the area of Shan, and the son’s descendants adopted the place name as their surname. It comes from the Chinese word meaning "mountain"... [more]
Confalone Italian
from gonfalone "standard banner" from Old French gonfalon (of ancient Germanic origin) a metonymic occupational name for a standard bearer either in a military context or as the officer of a guild responsible for carrying the banner in religious processions... [more]
Ludovico Italian
From the given name Ludovico.
Lovato Spanish (Latin American), Italian
Northern Italian from the Late Latin personal name Lupatus, derivative of Latin lupus "wolf". This is one of several medieval personal names which became popular under the influence of Germanic compound personal names formed with wolf-.
Foothill Indigenous American
Combination of "foot" and "hill".
Rashed Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Rashid.
Codorniz Spanish
Spanish word for quail. From Latin cōturnīx, cōturnīcis.
Dehnert German
From a shortened form of the ancient Germanic personal name Degenhart or Degenhardt.
Mathen Indian (Christian)
From the given name Mathen.
Davitadze Georgian
Means "son of Davit".
Saengkham Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold".
Azcatl Nahuatl
Means "ant" in Nahuatl.
Haavapuu Estonian
Haavapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen tree".
Orłowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Orłów, Orłowo or Orły, all derived from Polish orzeł meaning "eagle".
Timmons Irish
Reduced anglicisation of Gaelic Mac Toimín meaning "son of Toimín" (a pet form of Tomás, itself a Gaelic form of Thomas)... [more]
Billinis Greek
Of Italian origin, probably a Hellenized version of Bellini.
Bhaduri Bengali
Habitational name from the village of Bhadur in present-day West Bengal, India.
Liverpool English
Derived from Old English lifer "rush reed, muddy water" and pol "pool".
Hindi Hindi, Arabic, Persian, Turkish
Denotes someone from India.
Mídeno Guanche
From Guanche *mīdĭdăn, meaning "legitimate humans". This surname was borne by Guanche people.
Gunatilleke Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණතිලක (see Gunathilaka).
Villagra Spanish
Rare castilian surname, distributed throughout Spain with greater presence in Madrid, Barcelona, Valladolid and Palencia.
Cakebread English
From Middle English cakebrede, bread made in flattened cakes, or of the finer and more dainty quality of cake.
Wimalasekara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विमल (vimala) meaning "clean, pure, spotless" and शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".
Pacifico Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Jewish (Sephardic)
Means "peaceful" in Italian, taken from the Late Latin given name Pacificus. As a Jewish surname, it is a translation of Shelomo (see Solomon), derived from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalom) "peace".
Kurihaba Japanese
栗幅 = chestnut | hanging scroll; width ... [more]
Yazdi Persian
Indicated a family or person from the city of Yazd in Iran
Ramaphosa Southern African, Venda
Means "the one who is born in the evening" in Venda. This name is borne by the South African president Cyril Ramaphosa (1952-).
Melikyan Armenian
Means "son of Melik".
Lilleallik Estonian
Lilleallik is an Estonian surname meaning "floral/flower source".
Purisima Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish purísima meaning "most pure."
Reinaus Estonian
Reinaus is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Rein" and "aus" meaning "honest".
Oru Estonian
Oru is an Estonian surname derived from "org" meaning "valley".
Moody English, Irish
Either from Middle English modie "angry, haughty, impetuous", or Old English modig "brave, proud".
Iles English (British), French
English (mainly Somerset and Gloucestershire): topographic name from Anglo-Norman French isle ‘island’ (Latin insula) or a habitational name from a place in England or northern France named with this element.
Vladimirsky Russian (Rare)
The habitational surname from Vladimir oblast in western Russia.
Guggenheimer Jewish
Originally indicated a person from either Gougenheim in Alsace or Jugenheim in Hesse, perhaps meaning "home of Gogo(n)". Gogo(n) is a Germanic personal name
Kirchhoff German
An old Norse origin surname. Combination of Norse word Kirkr and Hoff means 'garden'.
Korshunov Russian
From a nickname derived from Russian коршун (korshun) meaning "kite (a type of bird)".
Iadanza Italian
Habitational name from a place in the province of Benevento, Italy. ... [more]
Krechter German
Possibly derived from Krämer
Mastromarino Italian
Derived from Italian mastro meaning "master, skilled" and marino meaning "mariner, sailor."
Tatarashvili Georgian
Georgian form of Tatarov.
Peralta Catalan, Spanish, Aragonese
Habitational name from any of the places in Aragon, Catalonia, and Navarre called Peralta, from Latin petra alta "high rock". This name is also established in Italy.
Khorshidian Armenian
Means "son of Khorshid" in Armenian.
Marker German
Status name for someone who lived on an area of land that was marked off from the village land or woodland, Middle High German merkære.
Vandyke Dutch
Contracted form of Van Dyke.
Bandara Sinhalese
From a title meaning "chief's son, prince" in Sinhala.
Sohinki Jewish
Unknown meaning. A notable bearer is YouTube Personality Matt Sohinki, better known simply as Sohinki, who is a member of Smosh Games.
Hiiemets Estonian
Hiiemets is an Estonian surname meaning "sacred grove forest".
Abril Spanish, Portuguese
from an old personal name, Abril, based on the name of the month (from Latin aprilis, "April")... [more]
Cruikshank Scottish
From a medieval Scottish nickname for someone with a crooked leg (from Scots cruik "bent" + shank "leg"). This was the surname of British caricaturist George Cruikshank (1792-1872) and British actor Andrew Cruikshank (1907-1988).
Hagakure Japanese
From Japanese 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf" and 隠 (gakure) meaning "to disappear"
Moonesinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala මුණසිංහ (see Munasinghe).
Howley English, Irish
English habitational name from Howley in Warrington (Lancashire) or Howley in Morley (Yorkshire). The Lancashire name also appears as Hooley and Wholey while the Yorkshire placename comes from Old English hofe "ground ivy... [more]
Hylan Scottish, English
Variation of the surname Hyland 1.
Trezise Cornish
Means "person from Trezise or Tresayes", Cornwall ("Englishman's farmstead").
Rotstein German
German surname that means "red stone".
Matthieu French
From the given name Matthieu.
Tanji Japanese (Rare)
Rare in Japan, the name is written with characters meaning ‘red’ and ‘govern’. The actual meaning is unclear.
Rino Italian
From the given name Rino.
Steel English
Variant spelling of Steele, or an Americanized form of the German and Swedish cognates Stahl or Stål.
Sikham Thai
From Thai ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold".
Aissani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Isa 1.
Hesketh English
Combination of Old Norse hestr "horse" and skeið "racecourse". This is the name of several paces in England.
Manlanget Chamorro
Chamorro for "all the heavens". Man- is a pluralization and Langet means "sky/heaven".
Ho Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Hồ.
Lozac’h Breton
From a Breton word meaning “husband” or “patriarch”
Omeri Albanian
Derived from the given name Omer.
Helenius Finnish
Possibly derived from the given name Helenus
Abundio Spanish, Galician
From the given name Abundio.
Gioacchini Italian
Derived from the given name Gioacchino.
Hirowatari Japanese
Hiro means "wide, broad, spacious" and watari means "ferry, cross, import, deliver".