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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Hạ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of He, from Sino-Vietnamese 賀 (hạ).
Lev Hebrew
From the given name Lev 2.
M'Bareck Western African
Derived from Arabic مُبَارَك (mubārak) meaning "blessed, fortunate, lucky" (chiefly Mauritanian).
Upshaw English
Probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place named with Old English upp meaning "up(per)" and sc(e)aga meaning "copse", or a topographic name with the same meaning.
Annoura Japanese
From 案 (an) meaning "table, desk, legal case, rough draft", (no) an invisible possessive particle, and 浦 (ura) meaning "inlet, bay".
Vong Khmer
Means "dear, beloved, darling" in Khmer.
Gober English, French
The surname Gober was first found in Warwickshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Norman influence of English history dominated after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed.
Awatani Japanese
Awa means "millet" and tani means "valley".
Mahilum Filipino, Cebuano
Derived from Cebuano mahilom meaning "quiet, still, silent".
Sjoerdsma Frisian, Dutch
Derived from the Frisian given name Sjoerd combined with the Frisian surname suffix -(s)ma, which is most likely derived from Old Frisian monna meaning "men".
Koks Estonian
Koks is an Estonian surname meaning "coke" or "charred coal".
Väits Estonian
Väits is an Estonian surname derived from "väit" meaning "insist".
Lazenby English
From a place name which was derived from leysingi and byr, two Norse words meaning "freedman" and "settlement" respectively.
Minda Romanian
From the Meglenite language.
Malacas Tagalog
From Tagalog malakas meaning "strong, hard, powerful".
Solórzano Spanish
Habitational name for someone originally from the municipality of Solórzano in Cantabria, Spain.
Schätzel German
German diminutive of Schatz, or a nickname for a lover meaning "little sweetheart" (from the same word used as a term of endearment).
Shibuki Japanese
Shibu means "astringent, rough" and ki means "tree, wood".
Ahmadzai Pashto
Means "son of Ahmad" in Pashto.
Strete English
Strete is derived from Old English "Straet" which, in turn is derived from the latin "strata". This surname has spelling variants including, Streeter, Street, Straight, and Streeten. The first occurrences of this surname include Modbert de Strete of Devon (1100), AEluric de Streitun and his heir Roger (at the time of Henry de Ferrers) and Eadric Streona, Ealdorman of Mercia.
Shibata Japanese
From Japanese 柴 (shiba) meaning "brushwood, firewood" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Buttafuoco Italian
Means "linstock (staff for lighting a cannon)" in Italian, composed of butta "to throw, toss" and fuoco "fire", perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a gunner, or a figurative nickname for someone with a hot temper... [more]
Szołdrski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Szołdry.
Rump Estonian
Rump is an Estonian surname meaning "dugout" and "punt".
Hartnagel German
Occupational name for a nailsmith from the Middle High German elements hart "hard" and nagal "nail".
Donth Low German (Rare)
Donth is a very rare surname that comes from Germany. No real information about this surname.
Vareli Greek
Means "barrel" in Greek.
Sablone Italian
From Latin sabulo "coarse sand, gravel".
Hachiouji Japanese
From 八 (hachi) meaning "eight", 王 (ou) meaning "monarch, king", and 子 (ji) meaning "child".
Jayawardhane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයවර්ධන (see Jayawardena).
Nordahl Norwegian, Swedish
The surname derives from a place name in Sunnmøre, Norway. Meaning from Old Norse norðr ''north'' and dalr ''dale'', ''valley''. In Sweden, this name is mostly ornamental, rather than habitaional.
Sipelgas Estonian
Sipelgas is an Estonian surname meaning "ant".
Le Du Breton
From "du" who mean black in breton.
Prusiewicz Polish
Etymology/meaning unknown.
Nebot Catalan
It literally means "nephew".
Ciruela Filipino, Spanish (Rare)
From Spanish ciruela meaning "plum".
Oatridge English
From an unidentified place called Oatridge apparently named with Old English hrycg ‘ridge’ as the final element.
Terrence English
From the given name Terrence.
Danuser Romansh
Derived from the place name Danusa, an old hill-top settlement on the Calanda mountain... [more]
Kouri Greek
Variant of Kouris.
Kugisaki Japanese
Kugi means "nail, tack, peg" and saki means "peninsula, promontory, cape".
Winney English
Derived from an unattested Old English given name, *Wyngeofu, composed of the elements wyn "joy" and geofu "battle".... [more]
Shieh Taiwanese
Alternate romanization of Xie or Shi chiefly used in Taiwan.
Iddenden English (Rare)
Iden as a village name is to be found in both the counties of Kent and Sussex, and describes a pasture, or strictly speaking an area within a marsh suitable for pasture. The origination is the pre 6th century phrase ig-denn with ig meaning an island... [more]
Hartung German
German, Dutch, and Danish: from a Germanic personal name, a derivative (originally a patronymic) of compound names beginning with hart ‘hardy’, ‘strong’.
Maandi Estonian
Maandi is an Estonian surname derived from "maandus" meaning "earth/ground".
Barad Biblical Hebrew (Rare)
It's the Hebrew name of one the biblical plagues in the Hebrew bible that God cast on Egypt. It means Hail as in the Ice storm.
Hummer German, English
Hummer is the German word for 'Lobster' in English. It is also the name of a vehicle- the 'Hummer'!
Lennan English
Either a variant of Lennon or a shortened form of Maclennan.
Liiv Estonian
Means "sand" in Estonian.
Jinbō Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 (see Jimbō).
Marciano Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Derived from the given name Marciano
Bierbaum German
German: topographic name for someone who lived by a pear tree, Middle Low German berbom. Compare Birnbaum.
Chisaki Japanese
Chi can mean "thousand" or "pond", and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".
Irisarri Basque
From the name of a commune in the French arrondissement of Bayonne, derived from Basque (h)iri "town, city" and sarri "frequent, thickset; thicket, brushwood".
Masaki Japanese
Surname of Japanese origin meaning "true blossoms" which comes from combing 真 (ma) meaning "true, genuine" with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom".
Viravong Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ວິລະວົງ (see Vilavong).
Maiztegi Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality in Bizkaia.
Nerz German
From the German word Nerz meaning "Mink".
Mott English
The surname Mott was first found in Essex, where the family held a family seat from very early times, having been granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D. Moate (Irish: An Móta) is a town in County Westmeath, Ireland... [more]
Tsinaridze Georgian
The surname Tsinaridze carries the meanings of 'Light Bringer,' 'Sun Bringer,' or 'Sunshine.'... [more]
Houser English
Variant of House.
Palermo Italian
From the name of the capital city in Sicily.
Gus English
From the given name Gus 1.
Damodaran Hinduism, Indian
One who has Lotus in his Stomach (Vishnu); Lord Shiva
Kulatilaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලතිලක (see Kulathilaka).
Kalaycı Turkish
Means "tinsmith" in Turkish.
Schie German
From a nickname that meant "shy".
Drux German
Variant of Trux, which itself is a contracted form of Truxes and derived from the German word Truchsess, ultimately from Middle High German truhsaeze and Old High German truhtsazzo (from truht "band; cohort; regiment" and saza "seat; chair").... [more]
Buenafe Spanish (Philippines)
Means "good faith" in Spanish, from buena meaning "good" and fe meaning "faith".
Quản Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Guan, from Sino-Vietnamese 管 (quản).
Norén Swedish
Combination of Swedish nord "north" or nor "small strait" and the common surname suffix -én.
Van Der Aarde Dutch
Variant of Van der Aart. Means "from the earth".
Teich German, Jewish
Derived from Middle High German tīch "pond".
Karunasinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit करुणा (karuna) meaning "compassion, mercy" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Bumb Indian
From Marathi bəmb ‘stout’.
Abuya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 阿武屋 (Abuya) meaning "Abu Store", from 阿武 (Abu) meaning "Abu", a district in the prefecture of Yamaguchi in Japan.
Balić Croatian
Derived from the word balija meaning "peasant" or from the forename Balislav.
Lillingstone English
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 villages in Buckinghamshire: Lillingstone Dayrell or Lillingstone Lovell.
Naseer Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Nasir.
Navabi Persian
From the given name Navab.
Bérubé French
Habitational name from some minor place named with Old French bel ru "beautiful stream", with the subsequent pleonastic addition of bé, variant of bel "beautiful".
Dowd English
Derived from the given name Doude.
Abad Judeo-Spanish
Nickname from abad ‘priest’ (from Late Latin abbas ‘priest’, genitive abbatis, from the Aramaic word meaning ‘father’). The application is uncertain: it could be a nickname, an occupational name for the servant of a priest, or denote an (illegitimate) son of a priest.
Pettee French, Scottish, English
Meaning "Petit", a word meaning "small" in French.
Guilleaume French, German
Possibly related to the French given name Guillaume.
Del Prete Italian
Variant of Prete. From Italian prete meaning "priest".
Sika Akan
Meaning unknown.
Zzohaib Pakistani (Rare)
Unidentified origins.
Balandin Russian
From a nickname derived from Russian баланда (balanda) meaning "idle talk, nonsense".
Kiyoko Japanese
Surname of American-Japanese singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and director Hayley Kiyoko.
Ojanurm Estonian
Ojanurm is an Estonian surname meaning "stream pasture/meadow".
Amachi Japanese
This surname is used as 天知, 天地, 天池, 天内, 雨知 or 雨地 with 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky", 雨 (u, ama-, ame, -same) meaning "rain", 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru) meaning "know, wisdom", 地 (ji, chi) meaning "earth, ground", 池 (chi, ike) meaning "cistern, pond, pool, reservoir" and 内 (dai, nai, uchi, chi) meaning "among, between, home, house, inside, within."... [more]
Elul Jewish
From the given name Elul.
Jalil Arabic, Persian
From the given name Jalil
Kliem Maltese
Kliem is a Maltese word that means "words."
Backhaus German
from Middle High German backhūs "bakehouse" a word composed of Middle High German bah "something baked" and hus "house"... [more]
Fiander English (British)
The Fiander surname may have it's origins in Normandy, France (possibly from the old-French "Vyandre"), but is an English (British) surname from the Dorset county region. The Fiander name can also be found in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, Canada the origins of which can be traced back to the mid-1700's in the village of Milton Abbas, Dorsetshire.
Situ Chinese
From Chinese 司徒 (sītú), a title for one of the highest ranking government positions in ancient China.
Reitsma West Frisian
Derived from either the personal name Reitse or the place name Reitsum combined with the Frisian suffix -ma.
Zérah Judeo-Spanish
French variant of Zerah.
Buxbaum German, Jewish
Means "box tree" in German.
Karask Estonian
Karask is an Estonian surname meaning "barley bread".
Pironkov Bulgarian
A professional Bulgarian tennis player, Tsvetana Pironkova, bears this surname.
Douwes Dutch, Frisian
From the given name Douwe, itself derived from Frisian dou meaning "dove, pigeon". A notable bearer was the Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820-1887), better known by his pen name Multatuli.
Hjaltalín Icelandic
From the given name Hjaltalín.
Frog English
From the English word frog which is a type of amphibian.
Šuškov Croatian
Derived from šuškati, meaning "to rustle".
Mac Ascaidh Irish
Means "descendant of Ascadh"
Lanier French, English
Occupational name designating one who worked in the wool trade (see Lane 2), derived from Old French lanier (ultimately from laine) meaning "wool", or for a keeper of donkeys, from Old French asnier literally "donkey keeper, donkey driver"... [more]
Baack German, North Frisian
Either from a reduced form of the Germanic personal name Baldeke (a short form of any of the compound names with the first element bald "bold, brave ", for example Baldewin), or from Middle Low German baec, bake "pork, bacon", hence a metonymic occupational name for a butcher or pig farmer.
Aleong Trinidadian Creole, Caribbean, Chinese
The surname Aleong is likely of Chinese origin, commonly found in Trinidad and Tobago and other parts of the Caribbean. It may be derived from the Chinese surnames Liang (梁), meaning "bridge" or "beam," or Long (龙), meaning "dragon," both of which carry symbolic cultural significance.
Pardy English (Modern)
English (Dorset) variant of Perdue.
Emerin German (Portuguese-style)
Brazilian adaptation of the German surname Emmerich; altered for easier comprehension by the Portuguese-speaking population of Brazil.
Emadi Persian
From the given name Emad.
Dilly English (British, Rare)
From the town illy in france
Keleş Turkish
Means "brave, handsome" as well as "bald" or "ugly" in Turkish.
Hiraoka Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Certic Hungarian (Modern)
this is my father's family name. I did not grow up with him but have been told his family came here from Hungary. He was born in Marianna Pennsylvania.
Toh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 塔 (see Tō).
Mita Japanese
Meaning ‘three rice paddies’, the name is more common in eastern Japan. It is also pronounced Santa or Sanda in western Japan.
Demaria Italian
Metronymic from the female personal name Maria, or name for a devotee of the Virgin Mary.
Shishido Japanese
From Japanese 宍 (shishi) meaning "meat, flesh" and 戸 (to) meaning "door".
Ó Buadáin Irish
Means "descendant of Buadán".
Van Wert Dutch (Americanized, Archaic), Flemish
Habitational name for someone from places in Belgium and the Netherlands called Weert, (De) Weerd, Weerde, or Waarde, all derived from Middle Dutch wert "holm, area surrounded by rivers".
Putnik Serbian
Derived from putnik (путник), meaning "traveller".
Plummer English
1. Occupational name for a worker in lead, especially a maker of lead pipes and conduits, from Anglo-Norman French plom(m)er, plum(m)er ‘plumber’, from plom(b), plum(b) ‘lead’ (Latin plumbum)... [more]
Corten Dutch, Belgian
Possibly a patronymic form of a given name such as Koert.
Loud English
from the English word "loud", given to a loud or, in jest, quiet person
Çavuşoğlu Turkish
Means "son of the sergeant" or "son of the messenger", from Turkish çavuş meaning "sergeant, messenger, herald, pursuivant" combined with the patronymic suffix -oğlu.
Agrinya Nigerian (Rare)
Means "warrior" in the Nigerian language of Yala. It was an earned name.
Payan English
Variant of Payne.
Laupmaa Estonian
Laupmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "front/fore land".
Hoad English
topographic name for someone who lived on a heath from Middle English hoth "heath" (Old English hath a by form of Old English hæþ) or a habitational name from a place so named such as Hoath in Kent... [more]
Shrestha Newar
From Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (śrēṣṭha) meaning "important; most excellent; great" in Sanskrit. This is originally used by the Shrestha caste but is now adopted by many castes.
Bénisti Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Isti", from a diminutive of the given name Benveniste.
Särk Estonian
Särk is an Estonian surname meaning "shirt".
Tanimizu Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Anno Japanese
Means "of hermitage" in Japanese. A famous bearer is famous Japanese illustrator and children's educational book author Mitsumasa Anno (1926-present).
Mungaray Apache, Spanish (Mexican)
Very rare Apache name give to the Apache still in Mexico. We are decents of victorio and the local spa is/ Mexicans gave us this name that we still carry today.
Tikko Estonian
Tikko is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "tikker" meaning "gooseberry" or from "tikk" meaning "match" and "peg".
Benavides Spanish
Patronymic name from the Medieval personal name Ben Avid, of Arabic origin, derived from ibn Abd meaning "son of the servant of God".
Carlin Italian
Derived from a pet form of the given name Carlo.
Start English
Habitational name from any of the various minor places named from Old English steort "tail".
Thibert French
From the given name Thibert, the French form of Theudebert.
Manus Norwegian (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized variant of Magnussen. This was the surname of Norwegian World War II resistance fighter Max Manus, whose father spent much of his life living in Hispanophone countries.
Groeneweg Dutch
Dutch cognate of Greenway. habitational name from any of various minor places called Groeneweg a compound of groen "green" and weg "road path" for instance from the hamlets Groeneweg near Hoog Blokland in the province of South Holland and near Westbroek in the province of Utrecht.
Arenzana Spanish
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 La Riojan municipalities: Arenzana de Abajo or Arenzana de Arriba.
Mayberry English, Irish
Of uncertain origin, probably an altered form of Mowbray. Alternatively, it could be derived from an unidentified English place name containing the Old English element burg "fortress, citadel" and an uncertain first element.
Cashion Irish
Anglicized form of either Mac Caisin or Ó Caisin meaning "descendant of Caisín" (see Cassidy).
Zięba Polish
From ‘finch’; a nickname for someone thought to resemble the bird or maybe because a person lived in an area with many finches. Perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a birdcatcher or dealer.
Inagaki Japanese
From Japanese 稲 (ina) meaning "rice plant" and 垣 (kaki) meaning "fence".
Männisalu Estonian
Männisalu is an Estonian surname meaning "pine grove".
Draak Dutch
Dutch cognate of Drake.
Rajaniemi Finnish
Rajaniemi: The last name of a group of people who live in Finland. Some live in the United States when their ancestors immigrated to the US in the early 1900's.
Barriere French
Occupational name for a gatekeeper, from Old French barier.
Coles English, Scottish, Irish, German (Anglicized), English (American)
English: from a Middle English pet form of Nicholas.... [more]
Sontheimer German
Derived from any of the places named Sontheim in Germany.
Safer Jewish
Variant of Safir.
Kumon Japanese (Rare)
One notable bearer of this surname is Tōru Kumon (公文 公), the founder of Kumon Education.
Cadutsch Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and Dutsch.
Veraguth Romansh
Derived from Latin ferrum acutum "cutting sword", this name was given to a blacksmith.
Dissanayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දිසානායක (see Dissanayake).
Rollin English, German
English: variant of Rolling.... [more]
Smiley Scots, English
From elements small and lea meaning "a small clearing" or as a nickname may refer to a person of happy disposition known for smiling.
Ouahab Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Wahab.
Dobbe English
From the medieval personal name Dobbe, one of several pet forms of Robert in which the initial letter was altered. Compare Hobbs.
Kuwata Japanese
From Japanese 桑 (kuwa) meaning "mulberry" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Onnis Italian
From the toponym Fonni.
De Rosa Italian
Derived from the given name Rosa 1.
Rodela Galician
Possibly habitational name from a place called Rodel (in A Coruña province, Galicia), derived from a diminutive of roda "wheel".
Cerojano Filipino
Filipino form of the Spanish Cirujano.
Etō Japanese
From Japanese 衛 (e) meaning "guard, protect" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria".
Sadeghzadeh Persian
Means "offspring of Sadegh" in Persian.
R Obscure
Meaning unknown.
Claude French
From the first name Claude.
Liguria Italian
Denotes someone from Liguria.
Holappa Finnish
The name Holappa has its origin in a Russian word holop which means “slave” or “soul” (see “Dead Souls” by Nikolai Gogol).
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