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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Mallahi Persian
From Persian ملاح (mallah) meaning "sailor", ultimately of Arabic origin.
Chiyonofuji Japanese
It means "One thousand years of wisteria."
Amoran Filipino, Maranao
Means "foundation, framework" in Maranao.
O'driscoll Irish
A variation of Driscoll, from Irish Ó hEidirsceóil, meaning "descendant of the messenger".
Hirschberg German, Jewish
Derived from many places named Hirschberg in the states of Thuringia and North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, or the historic city of Jelenia Góra in southwestern Poland. It is composed of Middle High German hirz meaning "deer, stag" and berg meaning "hill, mountain"... [more]
Doerner German
Occupational name for a miller or mill worker.
Bączalski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of a cluster of 3 Lesser Polish villages: Bączal Dolny, Bączal Górny, or Bączałka.
Fornes Norwegian
Habitational name from various farmsteads in Norway named furanes or fornes.
Kario Japanese
From 苅 (kari) meaning "reap, prune, cut" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, rear, end".
Mändoja Estonian
Mändoja is an Estonian surname meaning "pine stream".
Burkhalter German
Topographic name composed of the Middle High German elements burc "castle" "protection" and halter from halde "slope".
Mieles Italian, Spanish, French
Meaning "honey".
Xhaferaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Xhafer" in Albanian.
Mac Con Uladh Northern Irish
It literally means "hound of Ulster" in Irish Gaelic.
Grant English, Scottish
From a medieval personal name, probably a survival into Middle English of the Old English byname Granta (see Grantham).
Samarsky Russian
Refers to a region named "Samara" in Russia.
Väli Estonian
Väli is an Estonian surname meaning "field".
Muchnik Russian, Jewish
Jewish name, from the Russian, meaning "flour merchant".
Terchenko Ukrainian
Possibly a variant of Tereshchenko.
Aberathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේරත්න (see Abeyrathna).
Crossin Irish, Scottish
Shortened and altered form of Mccrossen.
Bax Dutch
Variant of Backs.
Satomi Japanese
Sato means "village" and mi means "mindset, view, outlook".... [more]
Carsten English
Could mean son of Carsten.... [more]
Gunardi Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Wei (魏), Wu 1 (吳) or Wu 2 (武)... [more]
Wongkaeo Thai
From Thai วงศ์ or วงษ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty" and แก้ว (kaeo) meaning "crystal, glass, diamond".
Hamitaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Hamit" in Albanian.
Knez Slovene, Croatian
Derived from knez, meaning "prince".
Masse Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch masse "clog; cudgel", this name might have been a metonymic occupational name for someone who wielded a club. In some cases, however, it may also have been a patronymic of Maas.
Harlin English
English surname transferred to forename use, from the Norman French personal name Herluin, meaning "noble friend" or "noble warrior."
Calzaghe Sardinian, Italian
From Italian meaning "breeches".
Parsapour Persian
Means "son of Parsa" in Persian.
Bresnahan Irish (Anglicized)
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Brosnacháin (See Brosnan). Roger Bresnahan (1879-1944) was an American player and manager in Major League Baseball.
Wiig Norwegian
Variant of Vik.
Corvin Hungarian (Americanized)
Shortened and Americanized form of Corvinus.
McCarry Irish
Variant of McCary.
Veral English
Meaning:stubborn,aggressive,mathamatician smart
Vays Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Weiss.
Frances Spanish, Catalan
From Spanish and Catalan meaning "French". Denoting someone of French origin.
Mladenov Bulgarian
Means "son of Mladen".
O'mullawill Irish
Anglicized form Gaelic Ó Maol Fábhail meaning "descendent of Maolfábhail".
Batz Mayan
From Mayan b'atz' meaning "monkey", specifically referring to the black howler (Alouatta caraya).
Ikene Japanese
"Lake root."
Pallas German, Polish (Germanized)
Nickname for a small man, from Slavic palac 'thumb'.
Gorst Russian
Meaning "handful" in Russian.
Lundy English
Either (i) "person from Lundie", the name of various places in Scotland (meaning "place by a marsh"); or (ii) a different form of Mcalinden.
Rajkoomar Mauritian Creole, South African
Variant of Rajkumar used by Mauritian and South African Indians.
Ordóñez Spanish
Means "son of Ordoño".
Mahusay Filipino, Cebuano
Means "orderly" in Cebuano.
Sarikaya Turkish
Sarıkaya is a Turkish word meaning "yellow rock".
Guarani Guarani
From Guarani meaning "warrior".
Pica Italian, Catalan
Nickname for a gossipy or garrulous person, from the central-southern Italian word pica ‘magpie’. Compare Picazo.Catalan: habitational name from any of the numerous places called Pica.Catalan: from either pica ‘pointed object’ (weapon, etc.) or a derivative of picar ‘to prick’.
Porte French, German, English
from Old French porte "gateway entrance" (from Latin porta) hence a topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a fortified town (typically the man in charge of them)... [more]
Weir Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Mhaoir "son of the steward or keeper".
Darmon Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the Dharmon branch of the Berber tribe of Haouara, which historically roamed parts of Libya and Tunisia.
MacCurdy Scottish, Irish
Variant spelling of Mccurdy.
Ranathunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala රණතුංග (see Ranathunga).
Balsano German (Austrian), Italian
The roots of the distinguished surname Balzano lie in Austria. The name derives itself from "Balthasar," the name of one of the three Magi who followed the star to Bethlehem, and was popular as both a first name and a family name during the 18th century.... [more]
Mance Italian
Variant of Manco.
Pathan Indian (Muslim)
It is used as a last name for Indian Muslims and usually means Hindustani (A Man/Woman that cares about their Country/town) also is a brave person
Peet Estonian
Peet is an Estonian surname meaning "beetroot".
Uekawa Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Van Doren Dutch, Flemish
Variant form of Van Doorn.
Rolfs German
This surname means "son of Rolf," a patronymic surname from northern Germany.
Toso Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 十都 (see Totsu).... [more]
Andújar Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality.
Ru Chinese
From Chinese 汝 (rǔ) referring to the ancient fief of Ru Chuan (汝川) or the Ru river, both located in what is now Henan province.
Jirayangyurn Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai จิรยั่งยืน (see Chirayangyuen).
Paju Estonian
Means "osier, willow" in Estonian.
Ahiejaviec Belarusian
Derived from the given name Ahiej.
Elam English
English habitational name for someone from a place called Elham, in Kent, or a lost place of this name in Crayford, Kent. The first is derived from Old English el ‘eel’ + ham ‘homestead’ or hamm ‘enclosure hemmed in by water’... [more]
Tsumura Japanese
From Japanese 津 (tsu) meaning "port, harbour" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Breiding German
South German; shortened form of the given name Breide.
Hrdina Czech, Slovak
Hrdina is a Czech and Slovak surname meaning "hero". Two notable bearers are Jan Hrdina, and Jiří Hrdina, both are ice hockey players.
Kuryachenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian курячий (kuryachyy), meaning "chicken (adjective)".
Zakareishvili Georgian
Meaning unknown.
Yokoyama Japanese
A Japanese surname with a combination of Yoko and Yama
Yarar Turkish
Means "benefit, profit, gain" in Turkish.
Alcázar Spanish, Spanish (Mexican)
Habitational name from any of various places for example in the provinces of Ciudad Real Cuenca and Granada named with the word alcázar "citadel" or "palace" (from Arabic al "the" and qaṣr "fortress" a borrowing of Latin castrum; see Castro).
Goldsmith English
Occupational name for a worker in gold, a compound of Old English gold "gold" and smið "smith". In North America it is very often an English translation of German or Jewish Goldschmidt.
Brague English
Began being used in the 1700's
Albertini Italian
"Son of Alberto".
Amamiya Japanese
From Japanese 雨 (ama) meaning "rain" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace". A notable bearer of this surname is voice actress and singer Sora Amamiya (雨宮 天 Amamiya Sora, 1993–).
Neubauer German, Jewish, German (Austrian)
epithet for a settler who was new to an area from Middle High German niuwi "new" and bur "settler resident peasant" (see Bauer ) meaning "neighbor"... [more]
Vaaderpall Estonian
Vaaderpall is an Estonian surname meaning "level mark".
Rondelli Italian, English, French
From the medieval name "Rondello" derived from French "rondel" meaning "go around, round" or "rondel", a French old nickname for a round, plump man.
Sardina Italian, Spanish, Galician, Mexican
From sardina Galician sardiña "sardine" used for someone as a catcher or seller of the fish or a nickname for a thin person.
Sajjadi Persian
From the given name Sajjad.
Stratton English
English: habitational name from any of various places, in Bedfordshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Norfolk, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Suffolk, Surrey, and Wiltshire, so named from Old English str?t ‘paved highway’, ‘Roman road’ + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’... [more]
Cipolla Italian
Means "onion" in Italian, given to someone who farmed onions, or perhaps a nickname for someone who resembled an onion in some way.
Kaldvee Estonian
Kaldvee is an Estonian surname meaning "sloping/inclined" ("kald") "water"" ("vee").
Caillou French
Means "pebble" in French. Perhaps a nickname for a bald person.
Edens Dutch, German
Possessive form of the give name Ede or Edo.
Kassem Arabic
From the given name Kassem, a form of Qasim.
Dupouy French
Variant of Dupuy.
Mangialaglio Italian
Means "eats garlic" in Italian, from mangia "to eat" and aglio "garlic". Possibly a nickname for someone known for heavily seasoning their food, or for having bad breath.
Viks Estonian
Viks is an Estonian surname meaning "jaunty".
Kuulpak Estonian
Kuulpak is an Estonian surname meaning "bullet ("kuul") "pack/packet/stock" ("pakk").
Kuusinen Finnish
A surname originating from Eastern Finland, comprised of the elements “kuusi” meaning “six” or “moon”, and the suffix “-nen” which is typical of Eastern Finnish surnames. A notable bearer of this name is the Finnish-Soviet politician and writer Otto V. Kuusinen, one of the original founders of the Finnish Communist Party.
Pavlopoulos Greek
Means "son of Pavlos".
Schatz German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) metonymic occupational name for a treasurer, from German Schatz ‘treasure’, Middle High German scha(t)z. It may also have been a nickname for a rich man (or ironically for a miser), or else for a well-liked person or a ladies’ favorite, from the use of the vocabulary word as a term of endearment... [more]
Miyagi Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 城 (gi) meaning "castle".
Uhr German, Jewish
Derived from the given name Ulrich. In Jewish, it is a metonymic occupational name for a watch or clock maker, derived from German uhr meaning "watch, clock".
Natalino Italian
From the given name Natalino.
Helliste Estonian
Helliste is an Estonian surname meaning "tender" and "affectionate".
Na Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).
Riina Sicilian
Derived from Sicilian rijina meaning "queen".
Elmo Italian
From the given name Elmo.
Dewey English
From the given name Dewey.
Wongsawat Thai
From Thai วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty" and สวัสดิ์ (sawat) meaning "happiness".
Mendonça Portuguese
Portuguese form of Mendoza.
Boonsook Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญสุข (see Bunsuk).
Mansor Arabic
Derived from the given name Mansur.
Shu Chinese
From Chinese 舒 (shū) referring to the ancient state of Shu, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Anhui province.
Kurahashi Japanese
From Japanese 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Naydenov Bulgarian
Means "son of Nayden".
Irshad Urdu
Derived from the given name Irshad.
Van Berkel Dutch
Means "from Berkel", the name of several villages derived from berk "birch tree" and lo "forest clearing".
Fenrich De Gjurgjenovac German
Fenrich is a German family name, derived from a military title 'fenrich'/'fähn(d)rich' meaning "ensign" or "standard bearer" (bannerman), from early New High German fenrich. The term was formed and came into use around 1500, replacing Middle High German form vener, an agent derivative of Alemannic substantive van (flag).... [more]
Milludi Basque (Rare)
Possibly a variant of the toponym Merelludi, of uncertain etymology. Could be related to a Basque word meaning "mill" or "millet" and the locative or collective suffix -di.
Bárcenas Spanish, Spanish (Mexican)
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Espinosa de los Monteros.
Eberly Upper German, German (Swiss), English (American)
Variant of Eberle, which is a diminutive of Eberhard.
Aglibut Filipino, Ilocano
Means "to roam around" in Ilocano.
Ivčec Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Solomonenko Ukrainian, Jewish
Derived from the given name Solomon.
Felemban Arabic
From the name of the city of Palembang in Indonesia, originally denoting someone who came from that city.
Demirchyan Armenian
From Ottoman Turkish تیمورجی (demirci) "iron dealer, blacksmith".
O Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 奥 (see Ō).
Sayetang Thai
Alternate transcription of Saetang.
Krahe German, Spanish
From the German word Krähe, meaning "crow".... [more]
Shchusev Russian
Surname derived from Alexey Shchusev
Noorkõiv Estonian
Noorkõiv is an Estonian surname meaning "young (noor) birch (kõiv in Võro dialect)".
Hawks English
Variant of or patronymic from Hawk.
Ikezono Japanese
Ike means "lake". Zono comes from Sono meaning "garden".
Proietti Italian
From Latin proiecto "abandoned, thrown away", given to foundlings and children abandoned at orphanages. The name may have been taken from la ruota dei proietti, or "foundling wheel", that some orphanages and religious institutes in Italy installed for infants to be anonymously abandoned in.
Bratushka Ukrainian, Russian (?)
Means "(younger, little) brother".
Lõbu Estonian
Lõbu is an Estonian surname meaning "fun" and "merriment".
Redfield Scottish
Anglicized form of the Scottish habitational name Reidfuyrd, meaning "reedy ford".
Lohara Indian
Means "blacksmith" in Hindi
Sandburg English (American, Rare)
Americanized from of Swedish Sandberg.
Eagle English
Nickname for a lordly, impressive, or sharp-eyed man, from Middle English egle "eagle" (from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila).
Xotlanihua Nahuatl
Means "owner of flowering" or "there will be growing" in Nahuatl, probably originating as a personal name.
Kuchma Ukrainian
A kuchma (кучма) is type of tall hat.
Shikanai Japanese
A notable bearer is Kayleigh Shikanai.
Sachtleben German
Nickname for someone perceived to lead a carefree, easy life, from Middle Low German sacht(e) meaning "soft" + leben meaning "life".
Kehler German
Habitational name from various places called Kehl, notably the town across the Rhine from Strasbourg. In some cases it may be a variant of Köhler.
Del Popolo Italian
Means "of the people", given to foundlings at a time when a small stipend was allotted to their maintenance by the king.
Fuse Japanese
From Japanese 布 (fu) meaning "cloth" and 施 (se) meaning "give, bestow".
Neo Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Liang chiefly used in Singapore.
Nakagame Japanese
仲 (Naka) means "relation" and game is a variation of 亀 (kame), which means "turtle, tortoise".
Antury Greek, Hebrew
Haifa, Israel.... [more]
Ōkano Japanese
Surname of Japanese origin meaning "cherry blossom flower field".
Floyde English
Variant of Floyd.
Krähenbühl German (Swiss)
Combination of German Krähen "crow" and Bühl "hill".
Ganus Russian
Possibly derived from Russian анис (anis) referring to the anise (Pimpinella anisum) plant or from the Turkish given name Gainislam itself from Arabic عَيْن (ʿayn) meaning "spring, source" combined with the name of the religion Islam.
Kibus Estonian
Kibus is an Estonian surname meaning "piggin" (a small wooden pail with one stave extended upward as a handle).
Karamanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Քարամանյան (see Karamanyan).
Theodosiou Greek
Means "son of Theodosios".
Longfellow English
From a nickname for a tall person, derived from Middle English lang "long, tall" and felawe "fellow, companion, colleague". A famous bearer of the name was American poet and educator Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)
Sanjou Japanese
From Japanese 三 (san) meaning "three" and 條 or 条 (jou) meaning "paragraph".
Rask Estonian
Rask is an Estonian surname meaning "puttee (a cloth or leather legging)".
Hoskins Dutch
Variant of Hosekin.
Chanthapanya Lao
From Lao ຈັນທະ (chantha) meaning "moon" and ປັນຍາ (panya) meaning "wisdom, intelligence, reason".
Aia Estonian
Aia is an Estonian surname meaning "horticultural".
Tass Estonian
Tass is an Estonian surname meaning "cup" and "dish".
Gąsior Polish
Means "gander (male goose)" in Polish. It was used as a nickname for a person who resembled a gander or as an occupational name for a keeper of geese.
Farahmand Persian
Means "glorious, magnificent" or "intelligent, wise" in Persian.
Ackerson English
From the middle english word "aker" meaning field, basically means "son of the field"
Charyewa Turkmen
Alternate transcription of Turkmen Чарыева (see Charyeva).
Kissinger German
HouseofNames.com: The Kissinger surname derives from the Old High German word "kisil," meaning "pebble," or "gravel." The name may have been a topographic name for someone who lived in an area of pebbles or gravel; or it may have evolved from any of several places named with this word.
Schwarzberg German
Variant of Schwartzberg, which means "black mountain" in German.
Gadbury English
Habitational name from Cadborough, alias Gateborough, in Rye, Sussex, probably so named from Old English gāt meaning "goat" + beorg meaning "hill".
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.
Adorno Sicilian
Means "honey buzzard" in the Calabrian dialect, a nickname given to someone with a hawklike appearance, or an occupational name for a falconer.
Djazairi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic الجزائر (al-Jazā’ir) meaning "the islands", referring to the country of Algeria or referring to an Algerian person. This surname could be used to refer to someone from the city of Algiers, or just a general Algerian person.
Yabutt Filipino
Most likely a variant of Yabut.
Ludemann Low German
Ludemann is a German name
Rageth Romansh
Derived from the given name Rageth.
Renn English (British)
The surname Renn was first found in Durham where they held a family seat from early times, and were originally descended from Ralph de Raines who was granted lands by William, Duke of Albany in that shire... [more]
Templin French
Possibly from a French diminutive of Temple.
Elshout Dutch
Means "alder wood" in Dutch.
Svedberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish svedja "to burn off, to swidden" (referring to slash-and-burn agriculture (in Swedish: svedjebruk)) and berg "mountain". This name can be both locational (surname derived from a place named with Sved-... [more]
Camm English
English (of Norman origin): habitational name for someone from Caen in Normandy, France.English: habitational name from Cam in Gloucestershire, named for the Cam river, a Celtic river name meaning ‘crooked’, ‘winding’.Scottish and Welsh: possibly a nickname from Gaelic and Welsh cam ‘bent’, ‘crooked’, ‘cross-eyed’.Americanized spelling of German Kamm.
Laurie French
Habitational name from a place in Cantal derived from Latin laurus "laurel" with the suffix -ea.
Scornavacche Italian
Possibly deriving from Italian words scorno meaning shame, and vacca meaning cow. Sicilian variant of Scornavacca.
Verma Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Varma.