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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Wingard English
from Middle English vineyerde vine-yard "vineyard" (Old English wīngeard given a partly French form) hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a vineyard or a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked in one or a habitational name from any place so named such as Wynyard Hall in Grindon (Durham)... [more]
Evdokimov Russian
Means "son of Evdokim".
Sei Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 生 (see Ike 2).
Szóstak Polish
It literally means a deer with 6-pointed antlers.
Odesyuk Ukrainian
Means "from Odessa".
Reixach Catalan
Habitational name for someone from any of the various places called Reixac in Catalonia, Spain, for example the town of Montcada i Reixac in the province of Barcelona.
Halfpenny English
Nickname probably for a tenant whose feudal obligations included a regular payment in cash or kind (for example bread or salt) of a halfpenny. From Old English healf "half" (from proto Germanic halbaz) and penning "penny" meaning "half penny".
Maruyama Japanese
From Japanese 丸 or 圓 (maru) meaning "round, full" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Milković Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic derived from the given name Milko, itself a diminutive of Slavic names containing the element milu meaning "gracious, dear".
Hanley Irish
Means “descendant of Áinle.” Derived from “O’Hanley,” an anglicized form of “Ó hÁinle,” ultimately from Gaelic “ainle” meaning “beauty, grace.”
Berchel French
French form of Borchelt.
Ünlü Turkish
Means "famous, celebrity" in Turkish.
Djärv Swedish (Rare)
Means "bold, daring" in Swedish.
Large French, English
Originally a nickname derived from Middle English and Old French large "generous".
Homma Japanese
From 本 (hon, moto) meaning "origin, source, root" and 間 (ma) meaning "pause, between, while".
Arencibia Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Canarian)
Variant of Arancibia. It is concentrated in Cuba and the Canary Islands.
Biddulph English
From the name of a town in Staffordshire, England, derived from Old English meaning "beside" and dylf meaning "digging" (a derivative of delfan "to dig").
Ratzon Hebrew (Modern)
Means "will, wish, desire" in Hebrew.
Krier German, Luxembourgish
Occupational name from Middle High German krier "herald".
Vurma Estonian
Vurma is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "vurama" meaning to "rattle", "roll", and "whir".
Walkington English
Habitational name from a place in East Yorkshire named Walkington, from an unattested Old English personal name Walca + -ing- denoting association with + tūn.
Hargier French
Known back to the 15th or 16th century in France.... [more]
Ronaldson English
This surname means “son of Ronald”.
Barbon French (Quebec)
Derived from the nickname barbon meaning "old codger" as well as referring to a "confirmed bachelor".
Hassdenteufel German
A German Satzname, from the expression "Hass den Teufel" meaning "hate the devil".
Schalkwyk Afrikaans
Afrikaans variant of Van Schalkwijk.
Vongpaseuth Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ປະ​ເສີດ (paseuth) meaning "excellent, magnificent".
Pewterschmidt Popular Culture
Comprised of the English word pewter, which is a metal alloy made mostly of tin, and the German element schmidt 'smith' (see Schmidt). This surname is obviously intended to be of Germanic origin... [more]
Mendonça Portuguese
Portuguese form of Mendoza.
Bernet French
From a pet form of Bernard.
Giudice Italian
Means "judge, magistrate" in Italian, from Latin iudex, composed of ius "law" and dicere "to say, declare". This was an occupational name for an officer of justice, or a nickname for a solemn and authoritative person.
Imahori Japanese
Ima means "now, present" and hori means "ditch, canal, moat".
Fitznicholas Irish
Fitznicholas means "Son of Nicholas"
Stough German (Anglicized)
Americanised spelling of Stauch.
Arata Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畭 (see Hari).
Hanesaka Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 羽根坂 (Hanesaka), the common name for the area of Furukawachōshimono in the city of Hida in the prefecture of Gifu in Japan.
Saragi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蛇穴 (see Jaana).
Ó Gríobhtha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Griffin.
Boukharouba Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning unknown, possibly of Kabyle origin. A notable bearer was Algerian revolutionary and President Houari Boumediene (1932-1978), who was born as Mohamed ben Brahim Boukharouba.
Castanati Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish Origins
Bolan Irish
From the given name Beollán.
Zha Chinese
From Chinese 查 (zhā) referring to the ancient fief of Zha, which was part of the state of Qi during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province. Alternately it may come from the name of a fief that was part of the state of Chu during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Anhui province.
Lamantia Italian
Variant of Mantia using the definite article la.
Hunt Estonian
Hunt is an Estonian surname meaning "wolf".
Van Der Bilt Dutch
Means "from De Bilt", the name of a town derived from Middle Dutch belt "mound, heap, hill".
Kuşçu Turkish
Occupational name for a breeder, seller or trainer of birds, from Turkish kuş meaning "bird".
Figuier French (Rare)
From French figuier meaning "fig tree" (ultimately from Latin ficus; a cognate of Figueroa), possibly indicating a person who lived near a fig tree or one who owned a plantation of fig trees.
Quentin English
Derived from the given name Quentin.
Muffett Scottish
A different form of Moffatt. 'Little Miss Muffett' is a traditional nursery rhyme: Little Miss Muffett / Sat on a tuffet, / Eating her curds and whey; / There came a big spider, / Who sat down beside her / And frightened Miss Muffet away. It has been speculated that 'Miss Muffett' is Patience Muffet, the daughter of the physician and entomologist Dr Thomas Muffet (1553-1604).
Ariyapala Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit आर्य (arya) meaning "noble, honourable, respectable" and पाल (pala) meaning "guard, protector".
Niaz Urdu, Pashto
Derived from the given name Niyaz.
Devilly Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
One of the anglicized versions of Ó Duibhghiolla, and Ancient Irish name meaning "Of the Black Attendant"
Aslamas Greek
This surname is usually found among Pontic Greeks. The surname comes from the Georgian first name Aslamaz which is likely related to the Georgian adjective ლამაზი (lamazi) meaning "beautiful, handsome".
Leialoha Hawaiian
Best known as the surname of a certain Steve.
Mizuya Japanese
Variation of Mizutani.
Zamarripa Basque
Habitational name of the city and province of Zamora, which is located on the Duero in northwest Spain. Because of its strategic position, the city was disputed during the Middle Ages, first between the Christians and Moors, then between the kingdoms of Leon and Castille.
Sammartino Italian
From Italian san (apocopic form of santo ("saint") + Martino ("Martin").
Razavi Persian
From the given name Reza.
Twiddy English
Possibly derived from Tweedy perhaps originating from the area around the River Tweed... [more]
Rizvi Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Ridha.
Lemon African American
This surname is a Middle English personal name Lefman, Old English Leofman, composed of the elements leof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’, and mann ‘man’, person. This surname came to be used as a nickname for a lover or sweetheart, from Middle English Lemman.
Scalia Italian
Habitational name derived from Scalea in the province of Cosenza, deriving ultimately from medieval Greek skaleia meaning "hoeing".
Woelke German
German variant spelling of Wölke, itself a variant of Wolk.
Gall Scottish, Irish, English
Nickname, of Celtic origin, meaning "foreigner" or "stranger". In the Scottish Highlands the Gaelic term gall was applied to people from the English-speaking lowlands and to Scandinavians; in Ireland the same term was applied to settlers who arrived from Wales and England in the wake of the Anglo-Norman invasion of the 12th century... [more]
Sancak Turkish
Means "flag, banner, emblem" in Turkish.
Uggla Swedish
Means "owl" in Swedish.
Adebowale Yoruba
From the given name Adebowale
Prey Irish
Variant of O'prey.
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]
Abesekara Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසේකර (see Abeysekara).
Tuisk Estonian
Tuisk is an Estonian surname meaning "blizzard".
Suun Estonian
Suun is an Estonian surname derived from "suund" meaning "directional".
Weinkauf German
From "wein kaufen" meaning "buy wine" or "wine-buyer"
Shopa Ukrainian
Jewish, found in Russia, Lithuania and Ukraine. Native spelling is Шопа.
Behnen German
Derived from the given name Bernhard.
Merkouris Greek
Possibly a Greek cognate of Italian Mercurio, which is ultimately derived from Latin Mercurius.
Lau German
nickname for a physically strong person from Middle High German louwe lauwe "lion". In some cases the surname may have been a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or inn distinguished by the sign of a lion... [more]
Ayanov Kazakh
Means "son of Ayan 2".
Castan Aragonese, Catalan, Occitan
Ultimately from Latin castaneis meaning "chestnut".
Laasma Estonian
Laasma is an Estonian surname derived from "laas" meaning "forest" and "woodland".
Tufan Turkish
From the given name Tufan.
Iyobe Japanese
From 伊 (i) meaning "that one, Italy" combined with 豫 (yo) meaning "in advance, beforehand", or 五 (i) meaning "five" combined with 百 (yo) meaning "hundred, many, hundred", that is then combined with 部 (be) meaning "section, part".
Balija Indian, Telugu
It is a Telugu name, denoting either "traders/merchants" or "agriculturists".
Eensaar Estonian
Eensaar is an Estonian name, possibly derived from "eend" (meaning "ledge") and "saar" ("island").
Sorin Romanian
From the given name Sorin.
Ōno Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (oo) "big" and 野 (no) "field," "area."
Bilen Turkish
Means "knowing, cognizant" in Turkish.
Abduševic Vlach
Son of the Abduš.
Nuraliev Tajik, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Nurali".
Pothier English
One of the Many spellings of Pottier
Kuchinoku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 九 (see Ichijiku).
Um Korean
Transliteration of the Korean reading of hanja 嚴 from Chinese meaning “stern”
Skrzyszewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Skrzyszew.
Yonge English
Variant of Yong
Obinaga Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 帯 (obi) meaning "sash; belt" and 長 (naga), the root form of 長い (nagai) meaning "long; lengthy".... [more]
Borbak-ool Tuvan
Derived from Tuvan борбак (borbak) meaning "round, rounded, spherical" combined with оол (ool) "son, boy".
Helle Finnish
Means "hot weather, swelter" in Finnish, mostly adopted in the 20th century to replace Swedish names beginning with Hell- or Häll-.
Joines English
From a dialectal variant of Jones.
Szady Polish (Archaic)
Nickname from Old Polish szady ‘gray’. Compare Sady.
Borquez Spanish
Likely shortened from Bohórquez.
Boguś Polish
Variant of Bogusz.
Kail Estonian
Kail is an Estonian surname meaning "wild rosemary".
Halart French
Derived from the Germanic given name Halhard.
Maak Estonian
Maak is an Estonian surname meaning "ore".
Gyros Greek (Cypriot)
From Greek γύρω (gyro) meaning "round".
Dáni Hungarian
Derived from the Hungarian given name Dáni.
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]
Charoensuk Thai
From Thai เจริญ (charoen) meaning "prosper, flourish, increase" and สุข (suk) meaning "joy, delight".
Hanifnejad Persian
Means "descendant of Hanif" in Persian.
Ó hOistín Irish
Means "descendant of Oistín"
Chathuranga Sinhalese
From the given name Chathuranga.
Torni Finnish
Means "tower" in Finnish.
Barrios Spanish
Habitational name from any of the numerous places named with Spanish barrio "outlying suburb (especially an impoverished one), slum", from Arabic barr "suburb, dependent village". It may also be a topographic name for someone originating from a barrio.
Tayama Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Bahl Indian, Punjabi, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit बहल (bahala) meaning "strong, solid, firm".
Ezkerra Basque
Derived from Basque ezker "left-handed, left".
Wiesenthal Jewish
Ornamental name from German Wiese "meadow" + Tal "valley".
Fantuzzi Emilian-Romagnol, Italian
A surname derived from the medieval name "Fantino", which is a diminutive of "Fante", usually meaning "infant" or "child", but it was also used to refer to a "foot soldier".
Bellocchio Italian
Means "beautiful eyes", from bello "beautiful" and occhio "eyes", or perhaps from belloccio "good-looking, attractive".
Sakimoto Japanese
From Japanese 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Montfort Medieval French (Rare)
Habitational name from any of numerous places called Montfort from Old French mont "hill" and fort "strong impregnable"
Tarique Bengali
Derived from the given name Tariq.
Delalande French
French surname, pronounced /dølalɑ̃də/, which means "from the moor", "from the heath". Famous bearer Michel-Richard Delalande (1657-1726), French baroque composer and organist nicknamed "the Latin Lully", changed its spelling in "de Lalande" in order to give it aristocratic looks.
Maitre French
occupational name for one who was the head of a craft or trade guild, from Old French maistre ‘master’ (Latin magister).
Hames English, Welsh, Scottish
Son of "Amy", in Old English. An ancient Leicestershire surname.
Antkowiak Polish
Derived from the given name Antoni.
Bernardeau French
From a diminutive of the given name Bernard.
Abishuly Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from the given name Abish.
Durbin French
Derived from the place called D'urban or D'urbin in Languedoc
Sakashita Japanese
From Japanese 坂 (saka) meaning "slope" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".
Janet English
Directly from the given name Janet.
Malin English
From the given name Malin, a Middle English diminutive of Mary or Matilda.
Alipour Persian
Means "descendant of Ali 1" in Persian.
Haruta Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Dvoretskiy Russian
Means "butler" in Russian.
Uzaki Japanese, Popular Culture
From Japanese, 宇 (u) meaning "world, universe, space" combined with 崎 (zaki) meaning "cape, peninsula". A fictional bearer of this surname is Hana Uzaki (宇崎 花) from Uzaki~chan Wants to Hang Out! (宇崎ちゃんは遊びたい!).
Waitman English (American)
From the Old English given name Hwætmann, composed of hwæt, "active, quick, sharp, brave" and mann "person, man"
Oumarou Western African
From the given name Oumarou.
Kark Estonian
Kark is an Estonian surname meaning "stilt" (Himantopus himantopus).
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.
Fulbright German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of German surname Vollbrecht, composed of the elements folk ‘people’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’
Otradovec Czech
Habitational name for someone from any of four places in Bohemia called Otradov or Otradovice.
Vremec Slovene
Derived from Vreme, a valley in western Slovenia.
Schellekens Dutch
Patronymic form of Schelleken, a diminutive of given names derived from scalc "servant, knight", such as Schalk or Godschalk... [more]
Sugio Japanese
"Pine tree tail."
Stefański Polish
Name for someone from any of various places named Stefanów or Stefanowo, derived from the given name Stefan.
Psyllos Greek
Means "flea" in Greek.
Yoho American (Anglicized)
American Anglicized spelling of Swiss surname 'Joho'
Jinbō Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 (see Jimbō).
Miso Japanese (Rare)
Miso is made up of two symbols literally referring to "miso soup". Approximately less than 140 people in Japan possess this last name.
Cuadrado Spanish
A nickname for a thick man.
Roseland English
Americanized form of Norwegian Røys(e)land; a habitational name from about 30 farmsteads, many in Agder, named from Old Norse reysi ‘heap of stones’ + land ‘land’, ‘farmstead’.
Baloković Croatian
Most of Croatian families with the surname (last name) Baloković originate from the town of Donji Miholjac located in Osijek-Baranja County on the border with Hungary. During the 1700s and 1800s most of the people bearing this family name were born either in Donji Miholjac and/or nearby Nasice... [more]
Boakye Akan
Meaning unknown.
Krõm Estonian
Krõm is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "krõmp" meaning "crackle".
Naji Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Naaji.
Yarimizo Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鑓 (yari) meaning "sword" and 溝 (mizo) meaning "ditch; drain".
Pushpakumara Sinhalese
From Sanskrit पुष्प (pushpa) meaning "flower" and कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince".
De Thomas French
Derived from the given name Thomas.
Hoar English
From a nickname for someone with grey or white hair, from Old English har "grey, greyish-white".
Oshita Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大下 (see Ōshita).
Hammersley English (Modern)
From southern England. From homersley meaning homestead, that later changed to hamersley
Furth German
German cognate of Ford.
Saccardo Italian
Occupational name for someone who transported or guarded supplies for an army, ultimately derived from sacco "sack, bag" and the suffix -ardo, literally translating as "sacker". Has the transferred meaning of "looter, robber".
Hamel French
topographic name for someone who lived and worked at an outlying farm dependent on the main village Old French hamel (a diminutive from an ancient Germanic element cognate with Old English ham "homestead"); or a habitational name from (Le) Hamel the name of several places in the northern part of France named with this word.
Daugaard Danish
Danish name element gård "farmstead, yard" combined with prefix dau of unknown origin. ... [more]
Farnum English
English and Irish. The origins of the Farnum name lie with England's ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It comes from when the family lived at Farnham, in several different counties including Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Essex, Suffolk, and the West Riding of Yorkshire... [more]
Majerle Slovene
Slovene surname Majerle, a variant of the Polish, Czech, and Slovak Majer, which was a status name for "steward, bailiff, tenant farmer, or village headman", from the German Meyer 1.
St Clair French, English
From the place name St Clair
Gebremichael Ge'ez
Means "servant of Michael", from the combination of Gebre and Michael.
Chesney English (?)
Came from France and has been shortened.
Ashkenazi Jewish
From a nickname given by Jews in Slavic countries to Jews from Germany. It was also used to denote a Yiddish-speaking Jew who had settled in an area where non-Ashkenazic Jews were the majority. The name ultimately comes from Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַז‎‎ (ashk'náz), a location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, which is likely from Assyrian Aškūza.
Ledwick English
A variation of the given name Ludwig.
Hallmets Estonian
Hallmets is an Estonian surname meaning "grey forest".
Cust English
Metronymic short form of the given name Custance.
Safdar Urdu
Derived from the given name Safdar.
Wee Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Huang.
Gholam Persian, Arabic
Derived from the given name Gholam.
Seton Scottish
It has been claimed in the past that the name Seton is Norman in origin, however evidence points to it being Flemish. Various suggestions have been put forward regarding the derivation of the name but nothing proved conclusively; it probably means "town by the sea" and possibly derives from the "sea town" of Staithes in modern day North Yorkshire... [more]
Sacayan Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano sakayan meaning "boat, vessel".
Su Hui
From the Arabic name Nasr.
Neyama Japanese
Ne means "root" and yama means "mountain, hill".
MacGillis Scottish
The MacGillis surname is a very rare surname from Scotland. It means "Mac Giolla Iosa", and translates to "son of the servant of Jesus". The surname was first found in Perthshire in central Scotland.... [more]
Bool English
This surname derives from the Old English pre 7th Century bula, or the Medieval English bulle, bolle, meaning "bull", and was given as a nickname to one with great physical strength.
Ranj Indian
From the given name 'Ranj'
Eser Turkish
From the given name Eser.
Pang Estonian
Pang is an Estonian surname meaning "pail" and "bucket".
Shalit Hebrew
From Hebrew שליט (shalit) meaning "ruler" or "ruling, governing, dominant".
Nab Scottish, English, German, French, Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Truncated form of McNay. Also a variant of Nye and Nee. Habitational name from any of the places so called in Manche and Pyrénées Atlantiques... [more]
Garg Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
From Garga, the name of an ancient Hindu sage.
Lopo Portuguese
From the given name Lopo.
Mimana Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 任那 (Mimana) meaning "Mimana", an ancient hypothesized region in parts of present-day South Korea, mentioned in the Nihon Shoki.
Jayatilleke Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයතිලක (see Jayathilaka).
Raihan Bengali
Derived from the given name Raihan.
Alario Italian, Spanish
Ultimately from Ancient Roman. Derived from the given name Hilarius.
Radloff Low German
North German: From the Old Norse Radulf.... [more]
Antipin Russian, Kazakh
Derived from given name Antip (Антип). Also a variation of Antipov (Антипов)
Borne English
Variant spelling of Bourne.
Quaid Irish
Reduced form of Mcquaid.
Lindh Swedish
Variant spelling of Lind.