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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Strasburg German
It is derived from the Old Germanic phrase "an der Strasse," which literally means "on the street." Thus, the original bearer of this name was most likely someone whose residence was located on a street.
Lehtla Estonian
Lehtla is an Estonian surname meaning "arbor" and "bower".
Bindschädler German (Swiss)
Derived from German binden "to bind" and Swiss German schädlen "to make wood vessels", this is an occupational surname referring to a cooper, a barrel maker.
Bhardwaj Indian
From Sanskrit bhāradvāja ‘descendant of bharadvāja’, bharadvāja meaning ‘one who has strength or vigor’ (a compound of bharat ‘bearing’ + vāja ‘vigor’). According to legend, Bharadvaja (bharadvāja) was the name of one of the great sages.
Peachy English (Anglicized)
Means “lived near a peach tree, sold peaches, or was associated with the fruit in some other way”. Originally arrived with the in England after the Norman conquest of 1066.
Pantolin Swedish (Rare)
Swedish military name
Leyn Russian
Russian variant of Lane 1, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Feynman Russian, Yiddish
Russian and Yiddish form of Feinman. This name was borne by the American theoretical physicist Richard Feynman (1918-1988).
Rezapoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian رضاپور (see Rezapour).
Lishoy Malayalam, Indian (Christian)
Uncommon Malayalam surname, used mostly by St Thomas Christians. The surname of a certain Malayalam actress.
Betschla Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from the Germanic name element beraht "bright". The name was replaced by the Italianized form Bezzola in the 18th century.
Maktory Manx
Alternate form of MacTorin
McVay Irish
A variant of McVeigh
Kirkman English
A name originally found in both Scotland and England. From Kirk- meaning "church" and -man for someone who lived near or worked at a church.
Yasin Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Yasin.
Shahrokhi Iranian
From the given name Shahrokh.
De Lynden Obscure
Combination of the French word de, meaning "from" and the surname Lynden, denoting someone who lived near a linden valley.
Laid Estonian
Laid is an Estonian surname meaning "islet".
Osas Somali
Variant of Ossas
Ilii Romanian
Corruption of Ilie.
Van Deusen Dutch (Americanized)
Most likely an altered form of Van Deursen. Alternatively, could be a habitational name for someone from the German town of Deusen, north of Dortmund, in North Rhine-Westphalia near the Dutch border... [more]
Moscati Italian
Possibly a variant of Moscato.
Whitfield English
It is locational from any or all of the places called Whitfield in the counties of Derbyshire, Kent, Northamptonshire and Northumberland, or from the villages called Whitefield in Lancashire, the Isle of Wight and Gloucestershire.
Khashoggi Arabic
Arabized form of the Turkish surname Kaşıkçı.
Zvaitika Shona
Zvaitika means "It has happened". This name may be given as a celebration that something that was desired or awaited has finally happened.
Shilling English, German (Americanized), Dutch (Americanized)
nickname from the Middle English coin name schilling "shilling" (Old English scilling) probably referring to a fee or rent owed or paid... [more]
Or Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ke.
Risteski Macedonian
Son of Riste
Wójciński Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the many places called Wójcin, or from Wójcina in Tarnów voivodeship, named with wójt meaning "village headman".
Ahapiy Ukrainian
From given name Ahapiy.
Bernier French
From the personal name Bernier composed of the ancient Germanic elements bern "bear" and hari "army"... [more]
Cygański Polish
From Polish cygański "gypsy".
Mysnyk Ukrainian
A mysnyk (мисник) is shelf for food in village.
Daoudi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Dawud (chiefly Algerian and Moroccan).
Broadhead English
From Old English brad "wide, broad" and heafod "head", a topographic name for someone who lived by a broad headland.
Quercia Italian
Means "oak (tree)" in Italian, or figuratively "strong or resilient person".
Youssif Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Yusuf.
Naczyk Polish
From Naczyk, a diminutive of a given name beginning with Naczę such as Naczęsław or Naczęmir.
Kiggins Irish, Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Mag Uiginn and variant of Higgins.
Faye Western African, Serer
Meaning uncertain.
Fraire Spanish
Comes from Latin frater meaning "brother".
Akehisa Japanese
Ale means "bright" and hisa means "long time ago, lasting".
Corll German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Karl.
Calzada Spanish (Latin American)
Means "road" in Spanish.
Alkain Basque
Etymology uncertain. Possibly derived from a place name, using the Basque toponymic suffix -ain with an uncertain first element.
Ghorbanzadeh Persian
Means "born of Ghorban".
Sonnenblume German
Means "sunflower" in German.
Healy Irish
Southern Irish: reduced form of O’Healy, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÉilidhe ‘descendant of the claimant’, from éilidhe ‘claimant’, or of Gaelic Ó hÉalaighthe ‘descendant of Éaladhach’, a personal name probably from ealadhach ‘ingenious’.
Seaforth English
The name of a projection of the sea on the east coast of Lewis, on the Long Island, Scotland. Means "the forth of the sea".
Jauregi Basque
Means "palace, manor" in Basque, literally "lord house".
Siler English
Anglicized form of Seiler, an occupational name for a rope maker, from German Seil ‘rope’
Fukazawa Japanese
From Japanese 深 (fuka) meaning "deep" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Blanton Scottish (Americanized, Modern)
An americanized version of the old Scottish name Ballantine (other forms being Ballantyne, Bannatyne, Ballanden).
Alu Estonian
Alu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "alus", meaning "fixture", "base" and "foundation".
Chomchuen Thai
Means "congratulations" from Thai ชม (chom) meaning "see, watch, praise, admire" and ชื่น (chuen) meaning "happy, joyful, delighted".
Jayatillaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයතිලක (see Jayathilaka).
Altmann German, Jewish
Variant of Alt combined with the suffix man.
Zelensky Ukrainian
Habitational name derived from the village of Zelenki in the Kaniv region in Ukraine... [more]
Pomante Italian
An occupational name for someone who farms or sells fruit, from Italian pomo "apple", descended from Latin pomum "fruit, fruit tree".
Bituon Visayan
Literally "star" in Cebuano, related to Tagalog Bituin
Lunz German
Nickname for a careless or slovenly person, from Middle High German lunzen 'to doze'. Can also be a habitational name for someone from Lunz in Tyrol.
Morimizu Japanese
Mori means "grove" and mizu means "water".
Prematillake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ප්‍රේමතිලක (see Premathilaka).
Osip Russian
From the given name Osip.
Ráðúlfsson Icelandic
Means "son of Ráðúlfr" in Icelandic.
Estanislao Spanish
From the given name Estanislao.
Allman English
From Norman aleman "German, relating to Germany", ultimately from Late Latin Alemannus "member of the Alemanni tribe". Cognate to French Allemand and Spanish Alemán.
Châu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Zhou, from Sino-Vietnamese 周 (châu).
Larralde Basque
Derived from Basque larre "pasture, meadow, prairie" and -alde "near, by; side".
De Waard Dutch
From Dutch waard "innkeeper, host, landlord, protector", derived from Middle Dutch weert. Alternatively, from Middle Dutch waert "floodplain, riverine island".
Ohkubo Japanese
Variant transcription of Okubo.
Pak Circassian
Circassian name derived from Adyghe пакъ (pāq) meaning "snub-nosed, bluntnose".
Walkinshaw Scottish
Habitational name from Walkinshaw in Renfrewshire, which was probably named from Old English wealcere meaning "fuller" + sceaga meaning "copse".
Mattíasson Icelandic
Means "son of Mattías" in Icelandic.
Ohara Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Totoki Japanese
From Japanese 十 (to) meaning "ten" and 時 (toki) meaning "time".
Kosaka Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope".
Emilsson Icelandic, Swedish
Means "son of Emil".
Vahidi Persian
From the given name Vahid.
Mitsushima Japanese
Mitsu could mean "three" or "light" and shima means "island".
Warnecke German
North German from a pet form of the personal name Warner, Low German form of Werner.
Laan Dutch
Means "lane, avenue" in Dutch (see Van Der Laan). Alternatively, could be a matronymic from the given name Lane, a Middle Dutch diminutive of Juliana and other names with similar elements.
Takeshita Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".
Eschenbach German
Eschenbach, from the root words Esch and Bach, is a surname that has origins in Germany and/or Switzerland. Esch is German for ash tree, and bach is German for brook, a small stream. Popular use of the surname includes the poet knight Wolfram von Eschenbach, and the name is used for multiple locations in Germany and Switzerland, or even more locations if you include spelling variations such as Eschbach, as this surname has undergone multiple mutations throughout history... [more]
Parkash Indian, Punjabi
From the given name Parkash.
Hallgren Swedish, English
Combination of the dialectal Swedish word hall (Standard Swedish häll, Old Norse hallr), a type of flat rock, and gren meaning "branch". The first element may be taken from the name of a place named with this element (e.g. Halland, Hallsberg, or Hallstavik)... [more]
Armijo Spanish
Derived from the Spanish adjetive "armigero", meaning "one who bears arms". First found in the Northern Region of Spain in Cantabria. Alternate spellings include: Armijos, Armigo, and Armija.
Ichon Filipino
Variant of Echon.
Van 't Boveneind Dutch
Means "from Boveneind", the name of various places in the Netherlands, itself meaning "from the top end" in Dutch. It is derived from boven meaning "upper, upstream" and eind meaning "edge, end".
Takemori Japanese
Take means "bamboo" and mori means "forest".
Fomov Russian
Means "son of Foka".
Malia Irish
Originated in Ireland from O'Malia (pronounced Oh-MAH-lee-uh) Most likely usually changed to Malia upon entry.
Mcanespie Irish
Anglicized form of Mac An Easpaig
Dy Chinese (Filipino)
Hokkien romanization of Li 1 primarily used in the Philippines.
Senami Japanese
Se means "ripple, current" and nami means "wave".
Batirov Uzbek
Means "son of Batir" in Uzbek.
Blesse English (British), Filipino, Indian, French
The last name Blesse was first discovered in Oxfordshire and held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. In the Philippines, Blesse means "a blessing in the family." In India, Blesse means "bless you."
Bimbo Italian
From Italian meaning "baby, child".
Kraftmel Yiddish
It literally means "starch".
Sivertson American
Americanized form of Sivertsen or Sivertsson.
Võsu Estonian
Võsu is an Estonian surname meaning "sapling".
Laver English
Occupational name for a washer, from French laveur (see Lavers). Also the name of a parish in Essex, England.
Rampersaud Indian, South American
Indo-Guyanese variant of Rampersad.
Schut Dutch
Variant of Schutte.
Shamsi Persian
From the given name Shams.
Nicks English, German
Means "son of Nick".
Powis English
The English of Welsh Surname Powys, which derives from the place "Powys" in Wales.
Butte Indian
Variant of Bute.
Kasap Turkish
Means "butcher" in Turkish.
Sakigake Japanese
魁 (Sakigake) can be translated to (pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; forerunner; harbinger; herald; / leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)) It could be interpreted as a nickname for who's a leader
Paavo Estonian
Paavo is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name) derived from "Paavo", a cognate of "Paul".
Rittman German, English
From Middle High German "riet" and "mann", riet meaning reed.
Çerkez Turkish
Means "Circassian" or "Adyghe" in Turkish, referring to an ethnic group native to the Caucasus.
Richoux French
French: from the ancient Germanic personal name Ricwulf a compound of rīc ‘power(ful)’ + wulf ‘wolf’. Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Bloemen Dutch, Flemish
Means "flowers, blooms" or "flour" in Dutch. Can be a nickname denoting beauty or a cheerful disposition, an occupational name for a gardener, miller, or baker, or a habitational name for someone who lived near flowers, or a sign depicting them... [more]
Saithong Thai
From Thai สาย (sai) meaning "line, wire, string" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".
Sadik Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Sadiq.
Lencioni Italian
Derived from the given name Lencio, a short form of Lorenzo.
Yasuki Japanese
Yasu means "Relax, Cheap" and Ki mean "Tree". Yasuki is also a first name.
Łobaczewski Polish
This indicated familial origin within either Łobaczew Duży or Łobaczew Mały, 2 Polesian villages in Gmina Terespol.
Wickramarachchi Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विक्रम (vikrama) meaning "stride, pace" or "valour" combined with the Sinhala colonial-era title ආරච්චි (arachchi) denoting a native headman.
Proode Estonian
Proode is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "pruudi", meaning "bridal".
Pyatkovskyy Ukrainian
From Ukrainian п'ять, meaning "five".
Jeyi Shona
Porcupine. Wamambo. Strong, Courageous, Joyful and loving.
Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Lu 1, from Sino-Vietnamese 呂 (lã).
Hugli German (Swiss)
Meaning: Little Hill
Olari Estonian
Olari is an Estonian surname; taken from the masculine given name "Olari".
Ozaka Japanese
"Big, great slope". Variant of Osaka.
Dench English
Denoting someone from Denmark.
Vargeid Norwegian
Invented by Sverre Kristian (then) Olsen and his brother Willy Anfinn (also then) Olsen. They thought Olsen was boring, and invented the new Vargeid.
Verbruggen Dutch, Flemish
Contracted form of Van Der Bruggen, meaning "from the bridge".
Kholod Russian
Means "cold (noun)".
Voelker German
My maiden name Surname.
Overmars Dutch
Means "over the marsh", derived from Middle Dutch over meaning "over, above" and marsch meaning "marsh". A famous bearer of this name is the former Dutch soccer player Marc Overmars (1973-).
Demick English
Variant of Dymock.
Joffe Hebrew
Variant spelling of Jaffe.
Joines English
From a dialectal variant of Jones.
Chapa Spanish
An occupational name for a metalworker meaning "metal sheet", amongst other things. It may also come from the name of a place in Galicia, Spain, or the Basque word and oak bush, "chaparro".
Azuma Japanese
From Japanese 東 (azuma) meaning "east".
Roszhart German
The original spelling of the name is Roßhart. Roß means "horse" and hart means "hard" in German. The name was changed when the family immigrated to the United States in the 1850's. Some took on the name "Rosshart", and some "Roszhart" as the ß has the "sss" sound.
Jabeur Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Jabir.
Giannone Italian
From a diminutive meaning "big Gianni" formed by combining the personal name Gianni with -one, a suffix used to form augmentatives.
Þórasson Icelandic
Matronymic, used exclusively by men. Means "son of Þóra".
Sakamata Japanese
Perhaps from surname of Naoya Sakamata, who was a composer of dark music.
Gatica Medieval Spanish
The name appeared sometime after the War of the Bucket and is assumed to mean "bestowed spiritual recognition".
Miyakuni Japanese
Miya means "Shrine, temple" and kuni "country".
Ben Ali Arabic (Maghrebi), Comorian
Maghrebi transcription of Arabic بن علي (bin Ali) meaning "son of Ali 1". A notable bearer was Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1936-2019), who served as the president of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011.
Wan Chinese
From Chinese 万 (wàn) referring to a city that existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shaanxi province.
Pareja Spanish
habitational name from Pareja in Guadalajara province.
Okitani Japanese
Oki could mean "open sea", or it could be spelled as o meaning "big, great", and tani meaning "valley".
Goldring German, English, Jewish
This surname was probably given to someone who wore a gold ring.
Abrikosov Russian
Means "son of the farmer of apricots" from Russian абрикос (abrikos) meaning "apricot". Abrikosovs were Russian merchant, public figure, philanthropist family.
Norimine Japanese
Possibly from 儀 (nori) meaning "rites, ceremonies" and 嶺 (mine) meaning "peak, summit".
Pendlebury English
Habitational name from the town called Pendlebury in Greater Manchester, derived from Pendle Hill (see Pendle) and Old English burg "fortress, fortification, citadel".
Gombert French, German
French and German: from Gundbert, a Germanic personal name composed of the elements gund ‘battle’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’... [more]
Riesenberg German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a big mountain, from Middle High German rise meaning "giant" and berg meaning "mountain".
Christer Swedish, Danish
From the given name Christer.
Slonchak Ukrainian
From Ukrainian слон (slon), meaning "elephant".
Wildschut Dutch
Occupational name meaning "gamekeeper, game warden" in Dutch. A famous bearer is the Dutch former soccer player Piet Wildschut (1957-).
Dohmen Medieval Dutch
Derived from dutch surname Damen
Kolesnikov Russian
Derived from Russian колесник (kolesnik) meaning "wheelwright, wheel artisan".
Aslam Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Aslam.
Heber German
Occupational name for a carrier (someone who loaded or transported goods), from an agent derivative of Middle High German heben "to lift".
Eichelberger German
Habitational name for someone from any of the various places called Eichelberg.
Weishuhn German
Derived from Middle High German wiz meaning "white" and huon meaning "hen, fowl", hence a metonymic occupational name for a poultry farmer or dealer, or perhaps in some instances a nickname.
Mura Japanese
From 村 (mura) meaning "village".
Mojtabaei Persian
From the given name Mojtaba.
Contractor Indian (Parsi)
Parsi occupational surname for a contractor, or someone who works on the basis of a contract. As the British rule of India demanded for all Parsees to adopt a surname, many adopted English vocabulary based on their occupation (i.e. Engineer or Merchant).
Wijeyarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයරත්න (see Wijayarathna).
Corpuz Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Corpus primarily used in the Philippines.
Kurosu Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary".
Nuotclà Romansh
Derived from the given names Nuot and Clà.
Kalashnik Ukrainian
Means "maker of kalaches", a variant of калачник (kalachnik) - itself composed of калач (kalach), a type of bread, and the agent suffix -ник (-nik). See also Kalashnikov.
Dunwoody Scottish, Scottish Gaelic
It is said that the origin is pre 7th century Gaelic from ''dun'' or ''din'' meaning a wood or forest and ''gwydd'' which means much the same. Arguably the name means wood - wood, a result of language and dialect changing several times in the past 1500 years.
Painter English
Occupational name for a painter, derived from Middle English paynter.
Rayo Spanish, Catalan, Asturian
Spanish: from rayo ‘flash of lightning’, possibly a nickname in the sense ‘lively’.... [more]
Chiappone Italian
From Sicilian chiappuni "fat, lazy man".
Makram Arabic
Derived from the given name Makram.
Syrett English
Either (i) from the medieval male personal name Syred (from Old English Sigeræd, literally "victory-counsel"); or (ii) from the medieval female personal name Sigerith (from Old Norse Sigfrithr, literally "victory-lovely").
Süssmann German, Jewish
A nickname for a sweet person.
Kakinuma Japanese
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
Bolan Irish
From the given name Beollán.
Kuslapuu Estonian
Kuslapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "honeysuckle tree".