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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Phongsa Lao
Means "lineage, descent" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit वंश (vansha).
Kataja Finnish
Finnish for common juniper. Originally given to people living near juniper trees.
Nakatsutsumi Japanese
Naka means "middle" and tsutsumi means "enbankment, river, bank, dike".
Arapović Croatian, Bosnian (Rare)
From “Arap” meaning “Arab” in Croatian, derived from Turkish Arap
Jubran Arabic
Derived from the given name Jubran.
Mandrisch Polish, German
Upper Silesia
Attwal Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਅਟਵਾਲ (see Atwal).
Heureaux French (Caribbean)
Possibly from French heureux "happy, lucky, good". Ulises Heureaux (1845-1899) was the 22nd, 26th, and 27th president of the Dominican Republic
Jerkov Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the forename Jerko.
Marcellin French
From the given name Marcellin
Adamescu Romanian
Patronymic from the given name Adam.
Carsten English
Could mean son of Carsten.... [more]
Reade English
English variant spelling of Read.
Abdo Arabic
Derived from the given name Abdo.
Rubin Jewish
From the given name Reuben.
Lavelle French
From Old French val "valley".... [more]
Falbo Italian
Means "dark yellow, tawny; reddish-brown, sorrel" in archaic Italian, from medieval Latin falvus "dun (colour)", ultimately from Proto-Germanic falwaz "pale, grey, fallow".
Nukuto Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading or transcription of Nukutō.
Amusan Japanese (Rare)
The Amusan Clan (秋道一族, Amusan Ichizoku) is a prominent clan in Kanazawa. Since its disbandment, most of its known members reside in Neuilly-sur-Seine ,Britain and Washington D.C.
Ackles English, German (Americanized)
Variant form of Eccles. In some cases, might also be an Americanized form of Achilles.
Palacpac Filipino, Tagalog (Hispanicized)
Derived from Tagalog palakpak meaning "appaluse."
Rittinghaus German
Name for someone who lives in a farmhouse.
Schaumburg German, Belgian
Habitational name from any of the places called Schaumburg or Schauenburg in Germany, or Schauwberg in Brabant, Belgium. Derived from schūm "slag, cinder" and burg "mountain, hill".
El Masry Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "the Egyptian", from Arabic مِصْرِيّ (miṣriyy) meaning "Egyptian person".
Costain English, Scottish, Manx
When originating in Scotland Northern Ireland, and the Isle of Man the surname is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Mac Austain, meaning "son of Austin"... [more]
Banville French, English, Irish
From a place in france derived from the Germanic name Bada and French ville "village, town".
Quattrociocchi Italian
From quattro ciocchi, "four logs of wood" in Italian.
Pao Estonian
Pao is an Estonian surname, derived from "paotama", meaning "slightly open".
Sævarsson Icelandic
Means "son of Sævar" in Icelandic.
Gavazansky Belarusian
Means "from the town of Gavezhno". Gavezhno is a town in Belarus.
Chafik Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Chafik.
N’dri Western African (Rare)
The meaning behind N’Dri is “ Nearby the river “
Kryvoruchko Ukrainian
Means "one with crooked hands or arms", from Ukrainian кривий (kryvyy) "crooked", and руки (ruky), meaning "hands, arms".
Laycock English
The name comes from a small village in England called "Laycock" and has something to do with "the place of the birds."... [more]
Ciganskis Latvian
Latvian form of Cygański.
Salerno Italian
Southern Italian habitational name from the city of Salerno in Campania.
Komatsubara Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Register English
Corruption of Rochester.
Hawladar Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali হাওলাদার (see Howlader).
Vaamonde Spanish
Variant of the habitational surname Bahamonde, from one of the Galician places called Baamonde (earlier written Bahamonde) in the province of Lugo most probably Santiago de Baamonde (Begonte).
Lautz German
abgeleitet vom deutschen Vornamen Lutz (Kurzform von Ludwig)
Rodionova Russian
Feminine form of Rodionov.
Ganzon Filipino
From Hokkien 顏 (gân) meaning "face, colour, hue" and 孫 (sun) meaning "grandchild".
Puddu Italian
From Sardinian puddu "chicken" (compare Podda).
Polk Scottish
Reduced form of Pollock.
Lisboa Portuguese
Habitational name for someone from the Portuguese capital city of Lisbon (called Lisboa in Portuguese).
Sanghera Sanskrit
The Sanghera (संघेडा) clan are descended from Chauhan Rajputs and are found chiefly amongst the Jatt Sikh tribes of Northwestern India.
Ayotte French
It means 'small hedge' or 'small woody plot of land' in Old French.
Osward English
From the Medieval English given name Osward.
Nagatani Japanese
Naga means "chief, long" and tani means "valley".
Bandaranaike Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhalese බණ්ඩාරනායක (see Bandaranayake).
Baquiran Filipino, Ilocano
Derived from Ilocano bakiran meaning "forest".
Ende Estonian
Ende is an Estonian surname derived from "enda" meaning "own" and self".
Braundt German
Variant of Brandt.
Quevedo Cantabrian (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of a surname that indicates familial origin within the eponymous settlement at the geographic coordinates 43.128481, -4.039367.
Nys Belgian
common surname in belgium and wisonsin
Berongoy Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano barungoy meaning "black-finned flying fish" (genus Cypselurus).
Manai Italian
From Sardinian mannai "grandfather, grandmother".
Pennock Cornish, English
From the Cornish 'pennknegh', meaning "hilltop".
Pirhadi Persian
Either from Persian پیر (pir) meaning "old" combined with Hadi or from the name of the Persian village of Pirhadi.
Chadha Indian
Based on the name of a clan in the Khatri community. Ramgarhia Sikhs also have a clan called Chadha.
Blond Jewish
Nickname from German Yiddish blond "fair-haired".
Lancelotti Italian
Derived from the given name Lancelotto.
Theobold English
Variant spelling of Theobald
Boertje Dutch
Diminutive form of Boer.
Reinholt German
From the given name Reinhold.
Hoffa German
Altered form of Hofer. This surname was borne by American labor union leader Jimmy Hoffa (1913-1975?).
Birkin English
The surname "Birkin" comes from a village in Yorkshire of the same name, first recorded as "Byrcene" in the Yorkshire charters of 1030, and as "Berchine" and "Berchinge" in the Domesday Book. The first known person with the surname "Birkin" was Jon de Birkin, a baron who lived in the late-11th century.
Gassie Scottish
A pet form of Cass.
Mensah Western African, Akan
Means "third-born son" in Akan.
Čelebić Bosnian, Montenegrin
Derived from the Turkish title çelebi meaning "gentleman".
Zavarzina Russian
Feminine form of Zavarzin.
Maloan Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
A rare variant of Malone, the anglicized version of Ó Maoil Eoin.
Simm Estonian
Simm is an Estonian surname, a variant of the masculine given name "Simon".
Celedonio Spanish
From the given name Celedonio.
Narewski Polish
Possibly derived from the name of the river Narew. Surname associated with the Wieniawa coat of arms which dates back as early as the XIV century.
Gelso Italian
Means "mulberry tree" in Italian, a topographic name, or perhaps an occupational name for someone who cultivated mulberry trees.
Agualo Chamorro
Chamoru for "pertaining to farming"
Mažuranić Croatian
Derived from mažuran, meaning "marjoram", a type of plant.
Metsanurm Estonian
Metsanurm is an Estonian surname meaning "forest meadow".
Maughan Irish, English
Anglicized from the original Irish Gaelic form Ò Mocháin meaning 'descendant of Mochain'. This name was one of the earliest known Irish surnames brought to England and remains a fairly common surname in the North East of the country.
Mesmer German
Occupational name for a maker of knives from Middle High German messer meaning "knife". A famous bearer was Franz Mesmer (1734-1815), a German doctor known for his theory of "animal magnetism", which was eventually incorporated into the field of hypnosis.
Yamanouchi Japanese
Variant of Yamauchi with the unwritten possessive marker の (no).
Deledda Italian, Sardinian
Variant of Ledda. A famous bearer of this surname is Nobel Prize for Literature recipient Grazia Deledda (1871–1936).
Soutzos Greek
The surname belonged to a Phanariot family of Aromanian descent. The name of the family derives from the Turkish word "sütçü".
Sayachack Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ໄຊ​ຍະ​ຈັກ (see Xayachack).
Dalisay Filipino, Tagalog
Means "pure" in Tagalog.
Stampone Italian
Meaning uncertain. Possibly from Italian stampare "to print, to stamp", or from Tuscan stampo "tree stump".
Hõbemets Estonian
Hõbemets is an Estonian surname meaning "silver forest".
Triska Czech
Meaning "splinter" in Czech. Nathan Triska is a celebrity born in 1999.
Alinurov Kazakh
Means "son of Alinur" in Kazakh.
Bastien French
From the given name Bastien.
Parsadanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Փարսադանյան (see Parsadanyan).
Cesur Turkish
Means "bold, brave, courageous" in Turkish.
Fujishiro Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 代 (shiro) meaning "price, cost, charge".
Grass Scottish
Occupational name, reduced from Gaelic greusaiche "shoemaker". A certain John Grasse alias Cordonar (Middle English cordewaner "shoemaker") is recorded in Scotland in 1539.
Aiuchi Japanese
Ai (愛) means 'love', and Uchi (内) means 'inside'.
Tsyhanok Ukrainian
From Ukrainian циган (tsyhan), meaning "Gypsy (Romani, Roma)".
Benware French
Americanized spelling of Benoit.
Jurauskas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Jurowski.
Lah Slovene
It means "italian"
Loughty Scottish
Uncommon Scottish surname meaning 'by a lake'. It is derived from the Scottish word 'loch', meaning lake, combined with the suffix 'ty', in this case signifying 'by'.
Altıntaş Turkish
From Turkish altın meaning "gold" and taş meaning "stone".
Gattuso Italian, Sicilian
Sicilian and Calabrian variant of Gatto, notably borne by the Italian former soccer player Gennaro Gattuso (1978-).
Konovalov Russian
Derived from dialectal Russian коновал (konoval) meaning "farrier, horseleech".
Epifanio Spanish, Italian
From the given name Epifanio.
Khanov Turkmen, Uzbek, Kazakh
Means "son of Khan".
Midoriya Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
Combination of 緑 (midori) meaning "green" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley," used on the main character Izuku Midoriya (緑谷 出久) in 'My Hero Academia'.... [more]
Álmos Hungarian
From the given name Álmos.
Dos Santos Portuguese, Galician
Means "of the saints" in Portuguese and Galician, originally given to a person born or baptized on All Saints' Day.
Del Frate Italian
Derived from Italian del "of the" and frate meaning "monk, friar" or "brother", the latter used as an appellation for close friends or peers as opposed to a literal sense.
Liljegren Swedish
Combination of Swedish lilja "lily" and gren "branch".
Cavarai Indian, Tamil
Variant transcription of Kavarai.
Slowinski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Slowin in Gorzów voivodeship. From the adjective slowinski, denoting a member of the Slowincy, a Slavic people living in Pomerania.
Mõisa Estonian
Mõisa is an Estonian surname meaning "manor".
D'auréville French
Variant spelling of D'aureville.
Sanches Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Sanchez.
Helmsley English
This English habitational name originates with the North Yorkshire village of Helmsley, named with the Old English personal name Helm and leah, meaning 'clearing'.
Mikó Hungarian
From a pet form of the personal names Miklós (Hungarian form of Nicholas) or Mihály (Hungarian form of Michael).
Orcutt English
Perhaps a much altered spelling of Scottish Urquhart used predominantly in Staffordshire, England.
Bednář Czech
Bednář means "hooper, cooper" in Czech.
Tancredi Italian
From the given name Tancredi.
Curiel Spanish
Habitational name that comes from the town of Curiel in the Valladolid province of Spain.
Tal Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Tal, means "dew" in Hebrew.
Ärmpalu Estonian
Ärmpalu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "härmas" ("frosty") and "palu" ("sandy heath/heathy woodland").
Sis Czech
Derived from German süss "sweet".
Fabergé French (Huguenot, Russified, ?), Popular Culture
From Russian Фаберже (Faberzhe), which is ultimately of Huguenot French origin, having evolved (since c. 17th century) from Favri; compare Favre... [more]
Chaimongkol Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชัยมงคล or ไชยมงคล (see Chaimongkhon).
Polhem Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Polhammar, itself of uncertain origin. A notable bearer was Swedish scientist and inventor Christopher Polhem (1661-1751).
O'fee Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fiaich "descendant of Fiach".
Seçkin Turkish
Means "exclusive, elite" or "distinguished, outstanding" in Turkish.
Gebhardt German
From a Germanic given name composed of the elements geb "gift" and hard "hardy", "brave", "strong".
Blade English
Metonymic occupational name for a cutler, from Middle English blade "cutting edge, sword".
Akechi Japanese
From Japanese 明 (ake) meaning "bright" and 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect".
Võõbus Estonian
Võõbus is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "võõp" meaning to "daub" or "paint".
Kathakanonth Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Pourali Persian
Means "son of Ali 1".
Bodi French
The United State Version of Bodi is an alteration of the French name Baudin. The name also has roots from Hungary.
Dambis Latvian
Means "dam".
Neujahr German
nickname for someone who owed feudal dues at the New Year, or sometimes a name given to someone born on that day
Afşar Turkish
Turkish form of Afshar.
Stam Dutch
Means "trunk (of a tree), stem" in Dutch, a nickname for a blocky or heavily built man.
Blakewood Medieval English
Derived from the Old English words blaec, which means black, and wudu, which means wood, and indicates that the original bearer lived near a dark, wooded area.
Ahye Trinidadian Creole
French surname, from a topographic name for someone who lived by an enclosure, from Old French haye "hedge". Michelle-Lee Ahye (1992-) is a Trinidadian sprinter. She was the gold medallist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Kingson English (African)
Means "son of a king, prince".
Arendt German
From the given name Arnold
San Francisco Spanish
In honor of Saint Francis.
Chuah Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Cai.
Decurtins Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and Romansh curtin "garden".
Yui Japanese
From 由 (yu) meaning "purpose, reason, cause" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mineshaft, pit" or 比 (i) meaning "compare". Lastly, it could be spelled with 油 (yu) meaning "oil" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mineshaft, pit".... [more]
Mazarro Italian
It means "mace bearer".
Stuifzand Dutch
Means "drift-sand, quicksand" in Dutch, from the name of a town in the Netherlands.
O'Riordan Irish
From Irish Ó Ríoghbhárdáin meaning "descendant of Ríoghbhardán" (see Rórdán).
Ogai Korean (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Ogay.
Cavadenti Italian
From Italian cava ("to extract, to pull out") and denti ("teeth"), an occupational name for a dentist.
Kouumoto Japanese
Rainfall origin.
Spens Scottish
Variant of Spence.
Huller English
Topographical name for a 'dweller by a hill', deriving from the Old English pre 7th Century 'hyll' a hill, or in this instance 'atte hulle', at the hill.
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.
Rainey Irish, Scottish
An Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Raighne, Ó Ráighne meaning "descendent of Raonull", the given name Raonull being derived from Old Norse Rögnvaldr, Røgnvaldr, Rǫgnvaldr (compare Ronald).
Neisser German
German demonym of the town of Neisse (nowadays Nysa, in Poland), itself from the name of the river Neisse (Nysa) which runs through the city.
Monteleone Italian
From various place names, meaning "mountain lion", or "mountain of the lion".
Winterbourn English
A variant spelling of the surname Winterbourne, means "winter stream", a stream or river that is dry through the summer months.
Persakis Greek
Possibly related to περσικός (persikos), itself from the Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís) meaning “Persia (today Iran)”.
Schotte German
From schotte, an ethnic name for a Scottish person or somebody of such descent.
Woulfe English, Irish
English: variant spelling of Wolf. ... [more]
Miao Chinese
From Chinese 缪 (miào), another name for Duke Mu of Lu, an ancient official whose name (穆) had the same pronunciation as the character 缪. After his death, his descendants adopted 缪 as their surname.
Hanafy Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic حنفي (see Hanafi) chiefly used in Egypt.
Jabeen Urdu
From a given name derived from Arabic جبين (jabin) meaning "forehead".
Magdangal Tagalog
Means "to honour, to give praise" in Tagalog.
Hõbesalu Estonian
Hõbesalu is an Estonian surname meaning "silver grove".
Lukman Arabic
Derived from the given name Luqman.
Armenia Italian, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese
Ethnic name or regional name for someone from Armenia or who had connections with Armenia. This surname is derived from the feminine form of Armenio, which is ultimately from Greek Αρμένιος (Armenios) meaning "Armenian"... [more]
Gaskill English
Meaning "Goat Shelter". English (Lancashire) habitual name from Gatesgill in Cumbria, so named from Old Norse geit ‘goat’ + skáli ‘shelter’. The surname is first recorded in the early half of the 14th Century.
Nyong’o Luo
Best known as the surname of a certain Lupita.
Allikmäe Estonian
Allikmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "wellspring hill".
Kislitsyn Russian
Derived from Russian кислица (kislitsa) meaning "mope, a dull, spiritless person".
Samrith Khmer
Means "refined, polished, clean, pure" in Khmer.
Steiger German
Occupational name from Middle High German stiger 'foreman', 'mine inspector'