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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Bradfield English
Habitational name for a person from any of the various places named Bradfield in England, all derived from Old English brad "broad" and feld "field".
Stapleford English
Habitational name from any of a number of places, in Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, and Wiltshire, so named from Old English stapol meaning "post" + ford meaning "ford".
Izumo Japanese
This surname combines 出 (shutsu, sui, i.dasu, i.deru, da.su, -da.su, -de, de.ru) meaning "come out, exit, go out, leave, protrude, put out" with 雲 (un, kumo, -gumo, zumo) meaning "cloud" or 茂 (mo, shige.ru) meaning "be luxuriant, grow thick, overgrown."... [more]
Suga Japanese
From the Japanese 須 (su) "necessarily" and 賀 (ga or ka) "congratulation."
Atzori Italian
Possibly from Spanish azor "goshawk", otherwise a variant of Atzeri.
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".
Lago Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Topographic name for someone living by a lake from lago "lake" (from Latin lacus) or a habitational name from any of the many places called with this word.
Koyle Old Irish
The surname Koyle was first found in Donegal (Irish: Dún na nGall), northwest Ireland in the province of Ulster, sometimes referred to as County Tyrconnel, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.
Viberg Swedish
Variant of Wiberg.
Simancas Spanish
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 places: the municipality in the Comarca of Campiña del Pisuerga or the administrative neighborhood of the Madrid district of San Blas-Canillejas.
Pines English (American)
Surname of the characters, Dipper, Mabel and Stan from Gravity Falls.
Granier French
French for a grain merchant (from Latin granarius), a topographic name for someone who lived by a granary (from Latin granarium) or a metonymic role name for someone who monitors or owned one.
Bellis Italian
Patronymic from the given name Bello, using the Latin ablative plural suffix -is to indicate "of, belonging to".
Løvland Norwegian
Habitational name derived from Norwegian løv "leaf" (Old Norse lauf) and land "land", probably referring to areas where deciduous trees grew.
Titus German, English, Welsh
From the given name Titus. Cognate to Tito.
Shakeel Arabic
From the given name Shakil.
Malapitan Filipino
Means "to get close, approachable" in Filipino.
Schön German, Swedish
Derived from Middle High German schoene "beautiful, friendly".
Rõõmus Estonian
Rõõmus is an Estonian surname meaning "glad" or "joyful".
Nikolaiev Russian
Means "son of Nikolay."
Arabacı Turkish
Occupational name for a driver, maker or seller of carts and wagons, from Turkish araba meaning "cart, carriage".
Westbay English (Rare)
It means "west bay".
Cruse German
Variant of Krause.
Saengkrachang Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and กระจ่าง (krachang) meaning "clear, bright, brilliant".
Nakasato Japanese
From Japanese 仲 (naka) meaning "relationship" and 里 (sato) meaning "village".
Zamfirescu Romanian
Means "son of Zamfir" in Romanian.
Rozelle French
Beautiful flower from France brought over by an immigrant named Page Rozelle. People said when she said something nice or touched you, good luck would come to you.
Bonba Basque, Spanish
From Basque bonba meaning "bomb", (Latin bombus), hence probably a nickname for someone with an explosive temperament, or a metonymic occupational name for an artilleryman.
Takamori Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Vogt Von Westerburg Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt. Members of this noble family also use the surname Vogt von Westerburg und Hachenburg.
Sarfati Judeo-Spanish
From Hebrew צרפתית (tsar'fatit) meaning "French". It was originally used to refer to the Biblical place name Tzarfat, which has come to be identified as modern-day France.
Damur German (Swiss)
Germanized form of Damour.
Uno Japanese
From Japanese 宇 (u) meaning "house, eaves, universe" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Whitter English
Occupational name for someone who painted structures white or a caulker or bleacher, from an agent derivative of Old English hwitian "to whiten", itself from hwit "white".
Masoud Arabic
Derived from the given name Mas'ud.
Seidman Jewish, German
Derived from Seid.
Kabura Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鏑 (Kabura) meaning "Kabura", a division in the division of Tsuchizawa in the area of Towa in the city of Hanamaki in the prefecture of Iwate in Japan.
Minasyan Armenian
Means "son of Minas".
Honjō Japanese
From Japanese 本 (hon) meaning "root, origin, source" and 庄 (shō) meaning "manor, villa".
Krumreihn German
Possibly derived from Middle High German krum(b) meaning "crooked" and rein meaning "border of a field, margin", and hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a field with a crooked edge, or perhaps a nickname for a farmer who plowed a crooked furrow... [more]
Rudström Swedish
Combination of Swedish rud "deforested land, clearing" and ström "stream".
Duan Chinese
From Chinese 段 (duàn) referring to the ancient fief of Duan Gan (段干).
Puss Estonian
Puss is an Estonian surname meaning "penknife" and "carving knife".
Aksyonova Russian
Feminine form of Aksyonov (Аксёнов)
Del Villar Spanish
Means "of Villar" in Spanish.
Mampuzha Malayalam, Indian (Christian)
Meaning: "Mango Tree River"; based on location in India.
Single English
Topographic name derived from Old English sengel meaning "burnt clearing" or "brushwood".
Kazempour Persian
Means "son of Kazem".
Petrosino Italian
From Neapolitan petrosino "parsley", a nickname for an intrusive or meddling person.
Iesaka Japanese
From 家 (ie) meaning "house, family, home" and 坂 (saka) meaning "hill, slope".
Rowett English
English from a medieval personal name composed of the Germanic elements hrod ‘renown’ + wald ‘rule’, which was introduced into England by Scandinavian settlers in the form Róaldr, and again later by the Normans in the form Rohald or Roald... [more]
Betsufu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Beppu.
Touitou Judeo-Spanish
Likely a variant of Touati, though it has also been connected to the Arabic word نونو (nunu) meaning "thrush, blackbird" (a dialectal term).
Sees German
Variant of Seese.
Rozenstruik Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Means "rose bush" in Dutch, possibly an artificial name.
Morinaga Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 永 (naga 3) meaning "perpetual, eternal".
Borhani Persian
From the given name Borhan.
Pies German
From a variant of the given name Pius.
Schaller Upper German
From Middle High German word "schal," which means "noise," or "bragging," and as such is was thought to have originally been a nickname for a braggart, or for a market crier.
Ram Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil
Derived from the given name Ram 1.
Helian Chinese (Rare)
Chinese transcription of 祁連 (qílián), a Xiongnu word meaning "sky".
Born German, English
A topographical name indicating someone who lived near a stream, from the Old English "burna, burne". Alternatively, it could be contemporarily derived from the modern English word "born". Possible variants include Bourne, Burns 1 and Boren.
Alkain Basque
Etymology uncertain. Possibly derived from a place name, using the Basque toponymic suffix -ain with an uncertain first element.
Ikenaga Japanese
Ike means "pond, pool" and naga means "long, chief".
Himmler German, History
Derived from German Himmel "heaven, sky". This was a topographic name for someone living at a high altitude. ... [more]
Zhdanovych Ukrainian
Means "son of Zhdan".
Gingold Jewish
An invented Jewish name, from Yiddish, literally "fine gold". Hermione Gingold (1897-1987) was a British actress.
Jayawickrame Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයවික්‍රම (see Jayawickrama).
Tanguy French, Breton
From the given name Tanguy, derived from Breton tan "fire" and ki "dog".
Björn Swedish
Means "bear" in Swedish. Either taken directly from the given name (see Björn) or from a nickname for a big, hairy person. It may also be derived from a place named with the element björn.
Saarik Estonian
Saarik is an Estonian surname meaning "ash tree stand".
Lucero Spanish
Means "morning star, daystar" or "brilliance, splendour, lustre" in Spanish, a derivative of luz "light".
Kitazawa Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Pulitzer Hungarian, German, Jewish
Variant form of Politzer. A famous bearer was the Hungarian-American businessman, newspaper publisher and politician Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911). His family came from Hungary, but they were of Czech origin.
Dalgleish Scottish
Means "person from Dalgleish", near Selkirk ("green field").
Ris French (Huguenot)
Surname of unknown meaning.
Polack Polish, Jewish
Anglicized from POLAK.
Únzaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Untzaga.
Abdouh Arabic
Derived from the given name Abduh.
Donskikh Russian
Derived from the name of the Don river, derived from an Aryan root meaning "river".
Ethelbert English (Rare)
Derived from the given name Ethelbert.
Cécire Norman
Derived from the feminine name Cécile.
Jay English, French
Nickname from Middle English, Old French jay(e), gai "jay (the bird)", probably referring to an idle chatterer or a showy person, although the jay was also noted for its thieving habits.
Pilengis Latvian (Rare)
This was my mother's maiden name. She and the rest of my family were born in Latvia. I am the first American born. I do not know what Pilengis means.
Chalmers Scottish
Variant of Chambers. The -l- was originally an orthographic device to indicate the length of the vowel after assimilation of -mb- to -m(m)-.
Crowder English
Occupational name for someone who played the crwth, a kind of Welsh bowed lyre widely used during Medieval Europe, derived from Middle English crowdere.
Fitzsimons Irish
Fitzsimons (also spelled FitzSimons, Fitzsimmons or FitzSimmons) is a surname of Norman origin common in both Ireland and England. The name is a variant of "Sigmundsson", meaning son of Sigmund. The Gaelicisation of this surname is Mac Shíomóin.
Foroughi Persian
From Persian فروغ (forough) meaning "brightness, lustre".
Sanjo Japanese
Variant transcription of Sanjou.
Hallingsworth English (British, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Unknown origin and meaning. I found it listed a few times on the 1881 census in the County Durham and in London; it is also supposedly a surname in Australia. Possibly a misspelling of Hollingsworth.
Wijeyesinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයසිංහ (see Wijayasinghe).
Sitar Indian
A type of Indian musical instrumen.
Pascua Spanish
From the personal name Pascual. It also means "Easter" in Spanish.
Trumpfheller German
Means "drummer". From Middle High German trumbeler "drummer", from trumbe "drum" and the agent suffix -er.
Pesälä Finnish
From Finnish pesä meaning “nest” and the suffix -lä signifying a place.
Purdum English
Variant spelling of English Purdom.
Menzel German, English
Derived from a short form of MENZ, Clemens or Hermann.
Tseng Taiwanese
Alternate romanization of Zeng chiefly used in Taiwan.
Paavola Finnish
Habitational name, from a farm so named from the personal name Paavo, vernacular form of Paulus, + the locative ending -la... [more]
Deflorin Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the given name Florinus.
Prieskorn German
Possibly either a derisive nickname for a grain merchant from pries a variant of Middle High German brüsch or Middle Low German bross "brittle crumbly" and korn "grain" or alternatively for a grain seller from prisekorn "(I) determine the price of grain".
Lussier French
Occupational name from old French ussier "usher, doorkeeper".
Faye French, English
Variant of Fay 1 and Fay 2.
Basri Arabic
Derived from the given name Basri.
Hirasaka Japanese
Hira means "peace" and saka means "hill, slope".
McCalvey Irish
Either an Anglicized form of Mac an Chalbhaigh, possibly derived from Irish calbhach "big-headed" or "bald-headed", or an altered form of McKelvey.
Sergienko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Serhiyenko.
Rouse English
From a nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, derived from Old French rous "red", from Latin russus "red, reddish-brown".
Amherst English
It comes from when the family lived in the locality of Amherst, in the parish of Pembury in Kent.
Savisaar Estonian
Savisaar is an Estonian surname meaning "loam" or "clay island".
Ellerby English
Denoted a person from a town called Ellerby, meaning "Ælfweard’s farm", or perhaps "alder tree town" from Middle English aller "alder tree" and Old Norse býr "farm, settlement".
Arndt German
Derived from the personal name Arndt.
Macgilledheòradha Scottish Gaelic
It literally means "pilgrim’s servant’s son".
Lalli Finnish
Of uncertain etymology. This surname has been attested in Finland since 1550 CE.
Riddell Scottish, English
Derived from the given name Ridel.
Kagiyama Japanese
Means "key mountain".... [more]
Tamminen Finnish
From "tammi" meaning "oak tree". A place with lot of oaks.
Chapdelaine French
Compound name derived from Old French chape meaning "hooded cloak, cape, hat" and de laine meaning "of wool", probably applied as a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such apparel, or as a nickname for someone who wore a distinctive cloak or hat.
Machados Jewish
From the Hebrew name Adam, meaning "man" or "male."
Jia Chinese
From Chinese 甲 (jiǎ) meaning "one, first", also referring to an ancient fief or small state named Jia located in what is now either Henan or Hebei province.
Knitts English
Derived from the given name Knut.
Allgeier German
The harried officials at Ellis Island began to assign surnames based upon the pronunciation of the name by the immigrant, rather than attempting to ferret out the actual spelling. ... [more]
Białaczowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Białaczów.
Ralph English
From a Middle English personal name composed of Germanic rad "counsel, advice" and wolf "wolf". This was first introduced into England by Scandinavian settlers in the Old Norse form Ráðulfr, and was reinforced after the Conquest by the Norman form Ra(d)ulf... [more]
Rohulaid Estonian
Estonian surname meaning "grassland islet".
Gullit Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Possibly derived from Old Dutch golt meaning "gold", most likely referring to a person who worked with gold. The former Dutch soccer player Ruud Gullit (1962-; birth name Rudi Dil) is a famous bearer of this name.
Ossoliński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Ossolin.
Zilčyan Armenian
Means "cymbal-maker" in Armenian, from Ottoman Turkish زلجی (zilci) "cymbal-maker" with a surname forming suffix.
Vittorio Italian
From the given name Vittorio.
Musco Italian
From Sicilian muscu "moss".
Sevcik Czech
Unaccented form of Ševčík.
Ridder German, Dutch
Dutch form and German variant of Ritter.
Elkano Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque elke "field, garden, cultivated land" and the toponymic suffix -ano.
Lombard French, English, South African
French and English cognate of Lombardi, or derived from the given name Lambert. A famous bearer of this name was the American actress Carole Lombard (1908-1942), born Jane Alice Peters.
Casebolt English
From the Medieval English word casbalde meaning "bald head".
Clester English (American)
Probably an Americanized form of Dutch Klooster .
Emery English, French, Norman
English and French from a Germanic personal name, Emaurri, composed of the elements amja ‘busy’, ‘industrious’ + ric ‘power’... [more]
Eckhart German
From the given name Eckhart.
Cowdell English (British)
Cowdell is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Coldwell' (v. Caldwell), a township in the union of Bellingham, Northumberland Also of Colwell, a township in the union of Hexham, same county.
Bar Haim Hebrew
Combination of Bar and Haim, with the meaning of "son of Chayyim".
Kuur Estonian
Kuur is an Estonian surname meaning "shed" or "hovel".
Hushour English (American)
Uncertain etymology. Possibly an Americanized form of a Germanic surname.
Meguri Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 巡 (Meguri), a clipping of 巡谷 (Meguriya) meaning "Meguriya", a division in the division of Nakada in the area of Aiga in the city of Sumoto in the prefecture of Hyōgo in Japan.
Venini Italian
Possibly a patronymic from the medieval name Bene, meaning "good".
Fresh English
Probably a nickname for someone who's young.
Ōkōchi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 河内 (kōchi) meaning "plain in a river basin".
Kawamata Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 俣 (mata) meaning "fork, crotch".
Slimi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Slim.
Weil German, Jewish
South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from any of various places so named in Baden, Bavaria, and Württemberg, from Latin villa ‘country house’, ‘estate’ (later used of a group of houses forming a settlement).
Çavdar Turkish
Means "rye" in Turkish.
Webley English
Habitational name for a person from the civil parish of Weobley in Herefordshire, from the Old English personal name Wiobba and leah "woodland, clearing".
Botticelli Italian
Etymology uncertain. It can derive from the Italian word botte meaning "barrel" and from the occupation bottaio meaning "cooper". In the case of Sandro Botticelli it has probably another origin... [more]
Kurşun Turkish
Means "lead (the element), bullet, projectile" in Turkish.
Ayden English, Scottish
From a Scottish surname which was derived from Gaelic caol meaning "narrows, channel, strait".
Takagi Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Jaekal Korean
Variant romanization of Chegal / Jaegal.
Bacca English
Origin: English (Norman origin).... [more]
Newham English
Habitational name from any of the various places, for example in Northumbria and North Yorkshire, so named from Old English neowe "new" and ham "homestead".
Kudrin Russian
From kudra, meaning "curly-haired".
Gutfreund German
From the words gut freund, which means "good friend."
Zachry English
A reference to Sacheverell, a location in Normandy. May also refer to the given name Zacharias, meaning "to remember God," or "the Lord recalled."
Gottlob German
From the given name Gottlob.
Nahornyuk Ukrainian
A Ukrainian form of Nagornykh.
Flom Norwegian (Rare)
From the name of any of the farms or places in Norway named with Old Norse flá "terrace shelf, flat piece of land".
Aimla Estonian
Aimla is an Estonian surname derived from either "aim" meaning "idea" or "taimla" meaning "nursery".
Okayama Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Kadri Arabic
From the given name Qadir.
Mangal Hindi, Indian
From the given name Mangal meaning "auspicious".
Damestoy French
Variant of Amestoy, fused with the preposition d' "from, of".
Pieris Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhalese පීරිස් (see Peiris).
Samaranayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරනායක (see Samaranayake).
Väljataga Estonian
Väljataga is an Estonian surname meaning "outside behind/at the back of".
Ouellette French (Quebec)
Canadian spelling of French (Norman and Champenois) Ouilet, from a Frenchified form of Willet, a pet form of William.
Rozbiewski Polish (?)
Unknown, possibly related to any of the words: rozbież ("crossroads", "outskirts"),... [more]
Hidayat Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Hidayat.
Symere English (American, Rare)
Name of unknown origin, typically used in the United States. It is best known as the real first name of American rapper Lil Uzi Vert.
Stampler American
Of uncertain etymology.
Jaskółka Polish
Nickname from Polish jaskółka meaning "swallow".
Llapashtica Kosovar, Albanian, Serbian
Derived from the name of Kosovan villages named Llapashticë e Poshtme or Llapashticë e Epërme. It could also denote a person from Serbian villages called Donja Lapaštica or Gornja Lapaštica.
Baccio Italian
From the given name Baccio.
Iriarte Basque
Topographic name for someone who lived between two or more settlements, from Basque iri "settlement, village" and arte "between".
Buermeister German
North German: status name for the mayor or chief magistrate of a town, from Middle Low German bur ‘inhabitant, dweller’, ‘neighbor’, ‘peasant’, ‘citizen’ + mester ‘master’.
Hayano Japanese
Haya can mean "swift" or "hawk" and no means "field, plain".
Caton English, French
Diminutive of the given name Cateline or Cathline.
Knifati Arabic
Means "Knafeh maker," given to pasty makers specializing in Knafeh, a filo-dough middle-eastern pastry typically filled with cheese and syrup.
Aeby Swiss
Derived from the given name Adalbert.
Cullimore English (Rare)
Apparently a habitational name from an unidentified place. There is a place called Colleymore Farm in Oxfordshire, but it is not clear whether this is the source of the surname, with its many variant spellings
Pukspuu Estonian
Pukspuu is an Estonian surname meaning "boxwood" (Buxus).
Manikas Greek
Occupational name for a maker of handles (e.g. of knives), from medieval Greek manikion "sleeve", "handle", from Latin manicae "sleeve, manacle".
Savela Finnish
Derived from Finnish savi "clay". Savela is also a place in Helsinki and Jyväskylä.
Chernov Russian
From Russian чёрный (chyorniy) meaning "black".
Marín Galician
This indicates familial origin within either of 4 eponymous localities: the municipality in the Comarca of O Morrazo, the neighborhood of the parish of Xubial, the neighborhood of the parish of Camos in the municipality of Nigrán, or the neighborhood of the parish of Fiestras in the municipality of Silleda.
Carrie Scottish
Scottish form of Carry.
Seidenberg German, Jewish
Derived from several places with the same name. As an ornamental name, it is derived from German seide meaning "silk" and berg meaning "mountain".
Nalci Turkish
Occupational surname denoting a horse-shoe maker, from the Turkish word nal meaning "horse-shoe" and the particle -cı a suffix appended to words to create a noun denoting a profession or occupation.
Lisiecki Polish
Habitational name for someone from Lisiec in Konin voivodeship or a place called Liszki, both named with lis meaning "fox".