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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Cowie Scottish
habitational name from any of several places, especially one near Stirling, named Cowie, probably from Gaelic colldha, an adjective from coll ‘hazel’
Conradin Romansh
Derived from the given name Conradin.
Kerns Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Céirín.
Sakhalinsky Russian
Refers to an island in Eastern Russia named "Sakhalin."
Vidhani Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
Derived from Sanskrit विधान (vidhāna) meaning "disposing, arranging".
Di Cicco Italian
Patronymic from a pet form of the personal name Francesco.
Adem Turkish, Bosnian, Albanian, Uyghur
From the given name Adem.
Steward English
Occupational name for an administrative official of an estate or steward, from Old English stig "house" and weard "guard".
Negrete Spanish
Possibly from negrete denoting a member of a 15th-century faction based in the mountainous area of Cantabria.
Zuckerman German, Yiddish
As a German surname, it is an occupational name for a merchant who sold sugar or nickname for a sweet tooth.... [more]
Bahrami Persian
From the given name Bahram.
Kyte English
Variant of Kite.
Fu Chinese
From Chinese 傅 (fù) meaning "teacher, instructor", also referring to an ancient place named Fu Yan (傅岩) possibly located in what is now Shanxi province. It could also come from the name of the ancient fief of Fu, which existed during the Western Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.
Venturelli Italian
Especially used in Northern Italy
Cyr French
From the Latin personal name Quiricus or Cyricus, Greek Kyrikos or Kyriakos, ultimately from Greek kyrios 'lord', 'master'.
Jadhav Indian, Marathi
Marathi variant of Yadav.
Vasiljević Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Vasilije".
Almada Portuguese
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous city.
Sikdar Indian, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali সিকদার (see Sikder).
Knez Slovene, Croatian
Derived from knez, meaning "prince".
Sakai Japanese
From Japanese 酒 (saka) meaning "alcohol" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Crispim Portuguese
Derived from the given name Crispim.
Boroi Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Ahladiotis Greek
Alternate transcription of Achladiotis.
Nazzal Arabic
Means "fight, combat, battle" in Arabic.
Pulišić Croatian
Derived From puliš meaning "to smoke". It may refer to a smoker or someone who sells cigarettes.
Maide Estonian
Maide is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "maidel" meaning "gudgeon (a type of freshwater fish)".
Yonekawa Japanese
From Japanese 米 (yone) meaning "rice" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Błażejewski Polish
Name for someone from a place called Błażejewo, Błażejewice, Błażejewko or Błażej, all derived from the given name Błażej.
Ostos Spanish
Habitational name from a place called Ostos which no longer exists; the surname was in the 15th century recorded near Écija in Seville.
Longbottom English, Literature, Popular Culture
English (West Yorkshire) topographic name for someone who lived in a long valley, from Middle English long + botme, bothem ‘valley bottom’. Given the surname’s present-day distribution, Longbottom in Luddenden Foot, West Yorkshire, may be the origin, but there are also two places called Long Bottom in Hampshire, two in Wiltshire, and Longbottom Farm in Somerset and in Wiltshire.
Lelumees Estonian
Lelumees is an Estonian surname meaning "bauble/toy man".
Khalife Lebanese (Gallicized)
French version of the Arabic name Khalifa which means “successor of Mohammed” used by Lebanese Christians ever since the French occupation of Lebanon.
Hilder English
English (mainly Sussex and Kent): topographic name from the Middle English hilder “dweller on a slope” (from Old English hylde “slope”).
Imari Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 今利, 伊万里 or 伊萬里 with 今 (kon, kin, ima) meaning "now", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit", 伊 (i, kare) meaning "Italy, that one", 万/萬 (ban, man, yorozu, ma) meaning "ten thousand/10,000" and 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village."... [more]
Kuypers Dutch
Variant of Kuiper
Nevala Finnish
From Finnish word 'neva', which is a marsh type and '-la', a suffix used for places.
Zescoi English
derived from the word zesty when used to describe someone
Galarza Spanish
Castilianized form of Basque Galartza.
Shy English (American)
Americanization of Schei.
Maitland English, Scottish
Possibly from Mautalant, the name of a place in Pontorson, France meaning "inhospitable" or "bad temper" in Norman French (ultimately from Late Latin malum "bad" and talentum "inclination, disposition"), which was so named because of its unproductive soil; or perhaps it was originally a nickname for an ungracious individual, derived from the same source.
Omtzigt Dutch
Derived from Dutch omzicht meaning "cautious, careful, circumspection", ultimately from the verb omzien meaning "to look around". It may have originated in a Dutch village with several farms named Omzicht, or as a nickname for a cautious person... [more]
Pogonatos Greek
Means bearded in medieval Greek.
Izzard English
Derived from the feminine given name Iseut.
Zographos Greek
Means painter in Greek.
Mitsugi Japanese
This surname is used as 貢, 三木, 三ツ木, 三津木, 三樹, 三次, 参木, 満木, 見次, 身次 or 巳継 with 貢 (ku, kou, mitsu.gu) meaning "finance, support, tribute", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port", 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood", 樹 (juu, ki) meaning "timber trees, wood", 参 (san, shin, mai-, mai.ru, majiwaru, mitsu) meaning "be defeated, be madly in love, coming, die, going, nonplussed, three, visit, visiting", 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "enough, full, fullness, satisfy", 見 (ken, mi.eru, mi.seru, mi.ru) meaning "chances, hopes, idea, look at, opinion, see, visible", 身 (shin, mi) meaning "one's station in life, person, somebody", 次 (shi, ji, tsugi, tsu.gu) meaning "next, order, sequence", 巳 (shi, mi) meaning "sign of the snake/serpent (6th sign of Chinese zodiac)" and 継 (kei, tsu.gi, mama-) meaning "graft (tree), inherit, patch, succeed."... [more]
Salmanzadeh Persian
From the given name Salman combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Transon French
Possibly from Old French tronçon "block of wood", perhaps an occupational name for a woodcutter.
Andrea Italian
Derived from the given name Andrea 1
Östlund Swedish
Combination of Swedish öst "east" and lund "groove".
Chaprak Ukrainian, Russian (?)
Means "horsecloth" in Ukrainian.
Hanasawa Japanese
Haha means "flower, blossom" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Doğru Turkish
Means "true, right, correct" in Turkish.
Simplicio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Simplicio
Bibiano Spanish
From the given name Bibiano.
Baili Chinese
Means "hundred miles", from Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "hundred" and 里 (lǐ) meaning "inside, hometown, miles".
Ashfield English
Meaning "ash tree field".
Nanahoshi Japanese
Nana means "seven" and hoshi means "stars".
Kutsuku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 鞠 (see Mari).
Knitts English
Derived from the given name Knut.
Clopton English
Habitational name from any of various places, for example in Essex, Suffolk, and Warwickshire, named Clopton from Old English clopp(a) meaning "rock", "hill" + tūn meaning "settlement".
Uue Estonian
Uue is an Estonian surname meaning "anew".
Gentry French
From the English word, which is in turn from French gentrie, referring to that which is "noble," or the "nobility." From earlier gentillece, which was originally from gentil, "refinement."
Sekine Japanese
From Japanese 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 根 (ne) meaning "root, foundation".
Foulks English
English from a Norman personal name, a short form of various Germanic names formed with folk ‘people’. See also Volk.
Turlock English
English form of Turlough.... [more]
Kularatne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Juli German
Derived from the given name Julius.
Chaiariyakun Thai
From Thai ชัย (chai) meaning "victory", อริยะ (ariya) meaning "excellent, honorable, noble" and กุล (kun) meaning "lineage, clan".
Asaarashi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning" and 嵐 (arashi) meaning "storm; tempest".
Albizua Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Orozko, Basque Country.
Mac Raonuill Irish
Means "son of Raonull"
Nery Portuguese
Derivation of the Scottish surname Macnair.
Aksyanova Russian
Feminine form of Aksyanov (Аксянов)
Ayanokoji Japanese
A variant transcription of Ayanokouji meaning "design small road".
Fonseka Sinhalese
Sinhalese variant of Fonseca.
Tanveer Urdu
From the given name Tanwir.
Gutierre Spanish
From the given name Gutierre.
Maqueda Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous localities: the Manchego municipality or the neighborhood of the Andalusian municipality of Málaga.
Casement Manx
Anglicized and reduced form of Manx Gaelic Mac Asmuint meaning "son of Ásmundr". A notable bearer was Sir Roger Casement (1864-1916), an Irish-born British consular official and rebel.
Uông Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Wang, from Sino-Vietnamese 汪 (uông).
Aquilina Maltese
Nickname for a person with eagle-like features or a person who owned an eagle, from Latin aquila meaning "eagle".
Korver Dutch
Derived from Dutch korf meaning "basket", an occupational name for someone who either made baskets or used them, such as a fisherman.
Lapin French
Means "Rabbit" in French.
Alipoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian علیپور (see Alipour).
Momonoe Japanese (Rare)
Combination of 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" and 枝 (e), shortened from eda meaning "branch, bough," sandwiched by the genitive particle の (no) which is not shown in this instance.... [more]
Posner German, Polish, Medieval
Originally denoted a person from Poznań, Poland.
Dotsenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Dots".
Petruškevičius Lithuanian
Comes from the Lithuanian given name Petras.
Ísaksdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ísak" in Icelandic.
Olwell English
Possibly a habitational name from Ulwell in Swanage Dorset named with Old English ule "owl" and wille "stream".
Marx German
From a short form of the given name Markus. A famous bearer was Karl Marx (1818-1883), a German philosopher known for his work in socioeconomic theory.
Samways English
From a medieval nickname for a fool (from Middle English samwis "foolish", literally "half-wise").
Awaayaɣeř Berber
Moroccan (Rifian): tribal name from the tribe of Ayt Waayaɣeř from the province of Řḥusima.
Valério Portuguese
From the given name Valério.
Ayanokouji Japanese
綾 (Aya) means "design", no is a possessive particle, 小 (kou) means "small, little", and 路 (ji) means "road."
Nokawa Japanese
From 野 (no) meaning "plain, field" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream."
Auyeung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ouyang.
Tomasy Malagasy
From the given name Tomasy.
Gojuuri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 五十里 (see Gojūri).
Scheele German, Dutch, Swedish (Rare)
From Middle Low German schele and Dutch scheel meaning "squinting, cross-eyed". A notable bearer was German-Swedish pharmaceutical chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786) who discovered oxygen and identified several other elements.
Kögltin Kalmyk
Kögltin has no known meaning.
Serdar Turkish, Croatian
Turkish form of Persian sardar, meaning "chief", "leader", "field marshal".
Jayatileke Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයතිලක (see Jayathilaka).
Kisaragi Japanese (Rare)
Old way to say February.
Nikaido Japanese (Rare, ?)
From japanese kanji 二 (ni) meaning "two", 階 (kai) meaning "floor, storey" combined with 堂 (dō) meaning "temple". The last name is a name of a clan of Japanese samurai that ruled the Iwase District of Mutsu Province during the Sengoku period during the Kamakura era... [more]
Xing Chinese
From the name of an area called Xing, which existed during in the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc). Descendants of the ruling family of this area adopted Xing as their surname. Another account of the origin derives it from an area named Pingxing.
Eldarzadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Eldar".
Nestoruk Russian
From the given name Nestor.
Karhu Finnish
Means "bear" (the animal) in Finnish.
Lamrini Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning unknown; Possibly a variant of Lemrini.
Wightman English
"Wight" in Anglo-saxon could refer to a "soul," a "being," or to "courage." It is similar to the different meanings of the words "spirit" and "spirited." ... [more]
Goonasekara Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණසේකර (see Gunasekara).
Alsamora Catalan
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality of the municipality of Sant Esteve de la Sarga.
Gravenor Welsh
meaning, "great hunter"
Binsaki Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鬢 (bin) meaning a type of hairstyle and 崎 (saki) meaning "small peninsula; cape".
Cannarsa Italian
Possibly means "dry throat", a joking nickname for someone who drinks too much.
Maruri Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Khuan Chinese (Russified)
Russified form of Huang used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union.
Oosterwegel Dutch
From Dutch ooster meaning "eastern, east" and weg meaning "way, path, road". Dutch track and field athlete Emma Oosterwegel (1998-) bears this name.
Ben Nun Hebrew
Joshua or Yehoshua Ben Nun functioned as Moses' assistant in the books of Exodus and Numbers, and later succeeded Moses as leader of the Israelite tribes in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Joshua
Mkrtchyan Armenian
Means "son of Mkrtich".
Suvarnabhumi Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai สุวรรณภูมิ (see Suwannaphum).
Mashreque Muslim
Name for someone who came from the Mashreq region in the Middle East (modern Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq).
Culbertson English, Scottish, Northern Irish
Patronymic from Culbert.
Aali Arabic
From the given name Aali.
Phomphakdy Lao
From Lao ພົມ (phom) referring to the Hindu god Brahma and ພັກດີ (phakdy) meaning "loyalty, devotion".
Ōkawa Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Duhoň Slovak, Czech
Nickname derived from Slovak dúha or Czech duha which both mean “rainbow.” In old Czech duha also means “bruise.”
Akizawa Japanese
A variant of Akisawa.
Poonia Sindhi, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Indian
Poonia or Punia and Puniya is a clan (or gotra) of Jats. It is the oldest Jat clan.
Matsukura Japanese
Matsu means "pine tree" and kura means "storehouse".
Mastin French, Flemish, Walloon
occupational name for a household servant or guard from Old French mastin "watchdog, manservant" (from Latin mansuetudinus "domestic"). The Old French word had the further sense of a bad-tempered dog and was used as an adjective in the sense of "bad cruel".
Cummer English
The surname Cummer has origins in both English and Scottish cultures. In English, it's thought to be a topographic name for someone who lived by a bend in a river, derived from the Middle English word "cummer," meaning "bend" or "meander." In Scottish, it could also be a variant of the surname Comer, derived from the Gaelic word "comar," meaning "confluence" or "meeting of waters."
Jerić Croatian
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.
Ellingsen Norwegian
Means "son of Elling".
Granados Spanish
Occupational name for a grower or seller of pomegranates, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a pomegranate tree, from granado "pomegranate tree" (cf. GARNETT).
Ditta Urdu, Punjabi
Meaning uncertain.
Shinosaki Japanese
Shino means "bamboo" and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".
Vään Estonian
Vään is an Estonian surname meaning "climbing".
Bongard German, French
In german a rhenish place name "Obstgarten" (orchard).... [more]
Vial English, French
from a personal name derived from Latin Vitalis (see Vitale). The name became common in England after the Norman Conquest both in its learned form Vitalis and in the northern French form Viel.
Yafai Arabic
Variant of Al-Yafai.
Eyvazov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Eyvaz".
Bader Arabic
Derived from the given name Badr.
Tsukioka Japanese
From Japanese 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge". A notable bearer of this surname was Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡 芳年, 1839–1892), a Japanese artist who is widely recognized as the last great master of the ukiyo-e genre of woodblock printing and painting.
Khoury Arabic
Means "priest, curate, parson" in Arabic, ultimately from Latin curio.
Pavón Spanish
Spanish cognate of Pavone and variant of Pabón from Spanish pavón "peacock" from Latin pavo.
Cudak Polish
Means "oddity, crank" in Polish. It can also come from the word cud meaning "miracle, wonder".
Chantry English
Means "singer in a chantry chapel" or "one who lives by a chantry chapel". A chantry was a type of chapel, one endowed for the singing of Masses for the soul of the founder (from Old French chanterie, from chanter "to sing").
Stilinski Polish (?)
The last name of one of the characters from the Teen Wolf 1980s movie and the MTV show, Stiles Stilinski.
Tamanishi Japanese
From Japanese 玉 (Tama) meaning "jewel; ball" and 西 (Nishi) meaning "west; Spain".
Gall Spanish
In fact it is Catalan. See italian Gall... [more]
Koovit Estonian
Koovit is an Estonian surname meaning "curlew" (Numenius).
Purge Estonian
Purge is an Estonian surname derived "purk" meaning "can" and "purgis" meaning "canned".
Buchenko Ukrainian
Means "from Bucha". Bucha (Буча) is a city just outside of Kyiv, but the surname can also denote to someone from one of the many villages in Ukraine called Bucha.
Hiranwong Thai
From Thai หิรัญ (hiran) meaning "money, silver, gold" and วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty"
Himmler German, History
Derived from German Himmel "heaven, sky". This was a topographic name for someone living at a high altitude. ... [more]
Lucía Spanish, Italian
From the feminine personal name Lucia, feminine derivative of Latin lux meaning "light".
Khomeini Persian
Originally indicated a person who came from the city of Khomeyn in the Markazi province of Iran. A notable bearer of this surname was the Islamic revolutionary, politician and religious leader Ruhollah Khomeini (1900 or 1902-1989), who founded the Islamic Republic of Iran following the Iranian Revolution in 1979... [more]
Levenstein Jewish, Yiddish
Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name, or perhaps an ornamental elaboration associated with the name Leyb; from Middle High German lewe ‘lion’, translating the Yiddish male personal name Leyb (see Low) + German stein ‘stone’, ‘rock’... [more]
Hargitay Hungarian
Denoted one from Hargita, a historical region of Hungary now known as Harghita County in eastern Transylvania, Romania. A famous bearer was Hungarian-American actor and bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay (1926-2006), as well as his daughter, actress Mariska Hargitay (1964-)... [more]
Verville French
variant of Vervelle, which Morlet derives from a word denoting the metal keeper or ring through which a bolt is secured.
Zérah Judeo-Spanish
French variant of Zerah.
Buzelli Italian
Chris Buzelli is an illustrator.
Noir French
Means "black" in French, denoting a person with a dark complexion, or someone who habitually wears dark clothing, or a night worker.
Huskey English (American)
Likely was named after an person who owned a husky
Urenda Basque
Probably a topographic name formed with Basque ur "water".
El Ouazzani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the Ouazzani", originally indicating a person who came from the town of Ouazzane in Morocco.
Morena Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From Italian moro or Spanish & Portuguese moreno meaning "dark-skinned".
Đồng Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Tong, from Sino-Vietnamese 同 (đồng).
Salalila Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Sanskrit शरीर (śarīra) meaning "body". This was the name of a rajah of the historical region of Maynila (modern-day Manila).
Abdulazis Maranao
From the given name Abdulazis.
Yaiche Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic يعيش (ya'ish) meaning "he will live", ultimately derived from the word عاش ('asha) meaning "to live".
Batubara Batak
Means "coal" in Batak.
Bavaro Italian
Means "Bavarian" in Italian, denoting someone from Bavaria, a state in Germany that was formerly an independent kingdom.
Refaeli Hebrew
Variant of Rafaeli. The Israeli model and actress Bar Refaeli (1985-) is a famous bearer of this name.
Konkyūri Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
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