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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Riza Arabic
From the given name Ridha.
Hachiya Japanese
From Japanese 蜂 (hachi) meaning "bee, wasp" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Satsuki Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五月女 (see Saotome).
O'driscoll Irish
A variation of Driscoll, from Irish Ó hEidirsceóil, meaning "descendant of the messenger".
Sarmento Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Sarmiento.
Sternhagen German
topographic name from Middle High German ster "ram" (and -n- either the plural ending or a folk etymological insert by association with Middle High German stern "star") and hagen "enclosed field or pasture".
Grandjean French, French (Swiss)
Derived from French grand meaning "tall, large" and the given name Jean 1, hence possibly a nickname for a tall or large person.
Tammsaar Estonian
Tammsaar is an Estonian surname, meaning "oak island".
Bhaer German
Likely a variant of German Baer, meaning "bear". A notable bearer is character Friedrich Bhaer, Jo's husband in Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.
Ōishi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone".
Ateeq Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Atiq.
Tristano Italian
From the given name Tristano.
Illescas Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Couderc Occitan
From Occitan codèrc meaning "pasture, meadow, enclosure".
Carlin Irish (Anglicized), Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cairealláin (sometimes also anglicized as Carlton), meaning "descendant of Caireallán"... [more]
Abdulghani Arabic
From the given name Abdulghani.
Kemerer German
From the Old German word "kämmerer," which means "chamberlain." A chamberlain was the person in charge of the noble household; to him would fall the duty of ensuring that the castle and court of the noble ran smoothly.
Raab German
Derived from German rabe "raven". As a surname, it was given to a person with black hair.
Kurien Indian (Christian)
From the given name Kurien.
Kasei Japanese
From Japanese 火星 (kasei) meaning "Mars".
Rouge French
Nickname for someone with a ruddy complexion.
Feltscher Romansh
Derived from Romansh feltscher "scythe-maker", ultimately from Latin falcarius "scythe-maker; sickle-maker".
Yasir Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Yasir.
Liserani Italian
A famous bearer is Italian-born American actor Gino Corrado Liserani (1893 - 1982), who went by Gino Corrado on film
Maharjan Nepali
Either from Sanskrit महाजन (mahajana) meaning "great, distinguished, eminent" or महा (maha) meaning "great" combined with अर्जन (arjana) meaning "acquisition, earning".
Figueira Portuguese, Galician
Means "fig tree" in Portuguese and Galician, ultimately from Latin ficaria. It was used a topographic name for someone who lived or worked near fig trees or for someone from any of various places called Figueira (derived from the same word).
Romani Italian
Patronymic or plural form of the personal name Romano.
Barno Italian, Ukrainian, French, Ancient Aramaic, Russian
The surname Barno was first found in the north of Italy, especially in Tuscany. The name occasionally appears in the south, usually in forms which end in "o," but the northern forms ending in "i" are much more common... [more]
Borg Maltese
From Maltese borġ meaning "castle, citadel, tower".
Morag Hebrew
Means "threshing sledge", "flail" in Hebrew. Morag is a hand-held threshing tool.
Rask Estonian
Rask is an Estonian surname meaning "puttee (a cloth or leather legging)".
Sison Filipino
From Min Nan 四孫 (sì-sun) or 四孙 (sì-sun) meaning "fourth grandchild".
Põld Estonian
Means "field" in Estonian.
Inomata Japanese
From Japanese 猪 (ino) meaning "wild boar" and 俣 (mata) or 股 (mata) both meaning "fork, crotch".
Khaledian Persian
From the given name Khaled.
Samaranayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරනායක (see Samaranayake).
Salauddin Bengali
From the given name Salauddin.
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".
Lambe English
Variant of Lamb.
Wijayakumara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince".
Kiskadden Scottish
From the place name Garscadden, which is in modern day Glasgow, Scotland.
Woodman English
Occupational name for a woodcutter or a forester (compare Woodward), or topographic name for someone who lived in the woods. Possibly from the Old English personal name Wudumann.
Fordyce Scottish
A Scottish Gaelic surname meaning "A cold place to the southward." From Gaelic fuar, meaning "cold," and deas, meaning "south."
Bahdanaŭ Belarusian
Means "son of Bahdan".
Ödön Hungarian
From the given name Ödön.
Wyss German (Swiss)
A nickname for someone denoting pale or white skin.
Lattanasack Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ລັດຕະນະສັກ (see Rattanasack).
Holzberg German
Habitational name from any of various places called Holzberg for example in Hesse and Silesia.
Muzzi Italian
From the Latin given names Mucius or Mutius (see Muzio), possibly derived from mutus "mute, silent"... [more]
Hawlader Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali হাওলাদার (see Howlader).
Bakon Polish
Variant of Bakun.
Podwojski Polish
Archaic -- denotes the office of a minor church official.
Davitian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Դավթյան (see Davtyan)
Rummo Estonian
Rummo is an Estonian surname, derived from "rumm" ("rum").
Boström Swedish
Combination of Swedish bo "dwelling, home" and ström "stream, river".
Fall English, German
English topographic name Middle English falle "fall descent" (from Old English gefeall or gefall "felling of trees" Old Norse fall "forest clearing") denoting a waterfall steep slope or (in northern England) a forest clearing... [more]
Mehmet Turkish, Uyghur
From the given name Mehmet.
Prestwood English
habitational name from any of several places called from Middle English prest priest "priest" and wode "wood" (Old English preost wudu) meaning "dweller by the priest's wood"
Haschak English (American)
This may be influenced from the English word hashtag, meaning number.
Mac An Fhilidh Irish
Meaning, "son of the poet."
Alt German, Jewish
Means "old" in German, used to distinguish two people who had the same name.
Ledoux French, Belgian
Means "the amiable" from French doux meaning "sweet, soft, gentle".
Zhdanovych Ukrainian
Means "son of Zhdan".
Palomares Spanish
Derived from Spanish "palomar," meaning "dovecote" or "columbarium". An occupational name for someone who was known for raising or caring for carrier pigeons or doves.
Kerstein German
Derived from -kirsch "cherry" and -stein "stone", variant of Kirstein.
Fluter English
Named after the action of playing a flute or the job of making a flute.
Kuchař Czech
Means "Chief", "Cook".
Mihkli Estonian
Mihkli is an Estonian surname, derived from the masculine given name "Mihkel" (a cogante of "Michael").
Kriit Estonian
Kriit is an Estonian surname meaning "chalk".
Obara Japanese
It's written like : 小 (O meaning small) and Bara meaning "Plain". Masakazu Obara's last name is pronounced like this. He is an anime director, he worked on Accel World.
Champaud French
Diminutive of Champ.
Conradin Romansh
Derived from the given name Conradin.
Eichenlaub German, Jewish
Derived from Eichenlau, a topographic name from Middle High German eichen "oaks" and loh "forest clearing", reinterpreted through folk etymology as Eichenlaub, meaning "oak leaf".
Talwar Indian
Sikh name based on the name of a clan in the Khatri community, derived from Panjabitəlwār ‘sword’ (Sanskrit taravāri).
Hovhannisian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Hovhannisyan.
Niinemäe Estonian
Niinemäe is an Estonian surname meaning "linden hill/mountain".
Kirkland English, Scottish
Derived from the Scottish 'kirk', meaning church, and land. This name denoted one who lived near or tended to the land belonging to or surrounding a church. A famous /fictional/ bearer is Arthur Kirkland, a main character in the highly popular anime/webmanga Axis Powers Hetalia... [more]
Docherty Scottish
Scottish spelling of the Irish surname Doherty.
Murao Japanese
From 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail".
Norrell English, German (?)
A locational surname from the Germanic (Old English/Old Norse) term for the north. It either refers to someone who lived in a location called Northwell, lived north of a well, spring or stream (Old English weall)... [more]
Nyong’o Luo
Best known as the surname of a certain Lupita.
Kamino Japanese
formed with 紙 (Shi, Kami) meaning "Paper" and 野 (Ya, Sho, No) meaning "Field". Which means the surname could possible come out as “Field of Paper”
Álvaro Spanish
Either derived from the given name Alvaro or a variant of Alvarez.
Banto Filipino, Maranao
Means "guest" in Maranao.
Tamim Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Tamim.
Ehrenberg Jewish (Anglicized, Rare, Archaic), German
In German it means "mountain of honor"
Karki Nepali
Occupational name for a tax collector from Nepali कर (kar) meaning "tax" (ultimately of Sanskrit origin).
Hayami Japanese
From Japanese 速 (haya) meaning "fast", 逸 (haya) meaning "deviate" or 早 (haya) meaning "early"; combined with 水 (mi) meaning "water" or 見 (mi) meaning "see".
Chrome Polish, Czech, Slovak
Chrome comes from the Polish word chromy, meaning "lame".
Suomi Finnish
Ethnic name from Finnish Suomi meaning "Finland". At one time this term denoted only southwestern Finland, but nowadays it is the national name for the whole of Finland. As a surname it is mostly an adopted name during the names conversion movement at the beginning of the 20th century.
Diyab Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic دياب (see Diab).
Jeune French, Haitian Creole
Derived from the French word jeune "young" (from Latin iuvenis). It found more common in Haiti... [more]
Krupets Belarusian
Variant transcription of Krupiec.
Zurita Spanish
Habitational surname from either of two places called Zurita in Huesca and Cantabria named with a derivative of Basque zuri 'white'
Göktaş Turkish
From Turkish gök meaning "sky" and taş meaning "stone".
Hidegkuti Hungarian
Derived from a Hungarian village named Hidegkút meaning "cold well", from hideg "cold" and kút "well". A famous bearer of this surname was the Hungarian soccer legend Nándor Hidegkuti (1922-2002).
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.
Konkyurei Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūrei).
Jeschke German
Germanized form of Czech and Slovakian Ješko and Polish Jeszka, pet forms of given names beginning with Ja- or Je- such as Jan 1 or Jarosław, as well as various cognates or similar-sounding names, such as Ježek ("hedgehog").
Wechter German
Variant spelling of German Wächter
Denoth Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the given name Not.
Finster German, Jewish
Nickname from German finster "dark, gloomy" or Yiddish fintster (Middle High German vinster). The name may have referred to a person's habitual character or it may have been acquired as a result of some now irrecoverable anecdote... [more]
Kazakh Kazakh
Derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kazakhstan.'
Fukawa Japanese
From Japanese 府 (fu) meaning "prefecture" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Kuslapuu Estonian
Kuslapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "honeysuckle tree".
Bodeman German
Bodeman is an occupational name meaning "adherent of the royal messenger".
Arnt Norwegian
From the given name Arnt.
Hedayati Persian
From the given name Hedayat.
Lyashkevich Russian
Derived from Russian лях (lyakh) meaning "Pole".
Sho Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 初 (see Hatsu) or a variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 初 (see Shō).
Dermon Romansh
Derived from the given name Hermann.
Conlon Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Conalláin or Ó Caoindealbháin.
Konstantinopolites Greek
Given to someone from Constantinople.
Hawke English
Variant of Hawk
Crowder English
Occupational name for someone who played the crwth, a kind of Welsh bowed lyre widely used during Medieval Europe, derived from Middle English crowdere.
Whitehall English
From the name of any of several locations in England, derived from Old English hwit "white" and halh "nook, corner", or sometimes heall "hall, manor".
Tilakasiri Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala තිලකසිරි (see Thilakasiri).
Crichton English, Scottish
Variant of Creighton. It could also in some cases be an anglicized form of Dutch Kruchten.
Losada Spanish, Portuguese
topographic name for someone who lived by an area paved with flagstones Spanish losada (from losar "to pave" a derivative of losa a word of pre-Roman origin meaning a "flat stone slab").
Garan Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 伽藍 (garan) meaning "sangharama".
Phouthavong Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ພຸດທະວົງ (see Phoutthavong).
Stoker Dutch
Means "stoker, one who stokes a fire" or "firestarter, agitator" in Dutch, an occupational name or a nickname for a troublemaker.
Jepsen English
Variant of Jepson.
Hódar Spanish
Spanish surname with unknown origin. Violeta Hódar is a notable bearer.
Amherst English
It comes from when the family lived in the locality of Amherst, in the parish of Pembury in Kent.
Marquez South American, Spanish
Unaccented variant of Márquez.
Manchester English
Habitational name from the city in northwestern England, formerly part of Lancashire. This is so called from Mamucio (an ancient British name containing the element mammā "breast", and meaning "breast-shaped hill") combined with Old English ceaster "Roman fort or walled city" (Latin castra "legionary camp").
Helian Chinese (Rare)
Chinese transcription of 祁連 (qílián), a Xiongnu word meaning "sky".
Melloy English
Variant of Molloy.
Mautz German
Meaning "to gripe", or "to complain" in Swabian German.
Portrey Jewish
Origin uncertain. Perhaps an altered form of Jewish Portnoy of North German Portner.
Rüster German
Means "elm (tree)" in German. Could alternatively derive from rüsten to "to equip, to arm", an occupational name for someone who provided weapons to an army.
Sénécal French
status name for a seneschal an official in a large household who was responsible for overseeing day-to-day domestic arrangements from Old French seneschal (of ancient Germanic origin composed of the elements sini "old" and scalc "servant")... [more]
Wacławski Polish
Name for someone from a place named Wacławice or Wacławów, both derived from the given name Wacław.
Sugihara Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Yousuf Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Yusuf.
Snygg Swedish
Means "handsome, good looking" in Swedish.
Hainey Scottish Gaelic, Irish, Scottish, English
(Celtic) A lost me devil village in Scotland; or one who came from Hanney island in Berkshire.
Faiz Arabic
From the given name Faiz.
Neks Estonian
Neks is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "nekrut" meaning "recruit" and "conscript".
Caddick Welsh
From the Welsh male personal name Cadog, a pet-form of Cadfael (a derivative of Welsh cad "battle").
Morioka Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" or 守 (mori) meaning "watchman, keeper, caretaker" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Oren Jewish
From the given name Oren.
Cziffra Banat Swabian, Hungarian, Romani
Means “digit” in Hungarian.
Kimigafukuro Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 君ケ袋 (Kimigafukuro) meaning "Kimigafukuro", a former large village in the district of Kami in the former Japanese province of Rikuzen in parts of present-day Miyagi, Japan and Iwate, Japan.
Halabi Arabic
Means "Aleppine" in Arabic, referring to someone from the city of Aleppo in Syria.
Vongxay Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ໄຊ (xay) meaning "victory".
Boghossian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պողոսեան (see Boghosian)
Kozlik Russian
Means "little goat".
Samararathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරරත්න (see Samararatne).
Kourlitis Greek (Modern)
Of unknown origin, bearing the locational suffix -tis, "of, from". Potentially related to κουρλί, "tendril of hair", kouros, "noble boy, youth", or a location such as Koursaroi.
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.
Arslanuly Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from the given name Arslan.
Tanisawa Japanese
Tani means "valley" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Pong Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Pang.
Virgil Spanish
From the given name Virgil.
Hohol Ukrainian
Means "garrot, goldeneye (duck)" in Ukrainian.
Tsujihara Japanese
From the Japanese 辻 (tsuji) "{road} crossing" and 原 (hara, bara or wara) "field," "plain," "original."
Stuen Norwegian
Means Living Room or cabin in Norwegian.
Halassy Hungarian
Halassy is a Hungarian surname and notable Hungarian Olympic water polo player and swimmer: Olivér Halassy (1909-1946).
Nukuto Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 貫 (nuku) meaning "pierce; go through" and 渡 (to) meaning "go across, migrate".
Jehan Urdu
From the given name Jahan.
Mahon Irish
A shortened form of Mahoney.
Montevirgen Spanish (Philippines)
From the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Montevirgen, meaning "Our Lady of Mount Virgin," dedicated at the Convento de Montevirgen (Convent of Mount Virgin) in the municipality of Villalba de los Barros, located in Extremadura's Badajoz province in western Spain.
Tulp Dutch, Estonian
Dutch and Estonian form of Tulip.
Turnbo English, German (Americanized)
Americanized spelling of German Dürnbach.
Lucier French
Derived from old French lucière meaning "light".
Lilleallik Estonian
Lilleallik is an Estonian surname meaning "floral/flower source".
Aburai Japanese (Rare)
Abura means "oil" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".
Fahy Irish
Variant of Fahey.
Zhevzhyk Ukrainian (Rare)
Means "sparrow" in Ukrainian.
Veach Scottish
Variant of Veitch.
Ney German, English
A dialectal form of the common German word neu "new".... [more]
Kuuse Estonian
Kuuse is an Estonian surname meaning "fir".
Tiannaimuang Thai
The surname "เถียรในเมือง" is used after the place they was born: Nai Muang District in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand.
Akdoğan Turkish
Means "gyrfalcon" in Turkish.
Inouye Japanese
Variant transcription of Inoue.
Halas Hungarian (Americanized)
Americanized form of Hungarian Halász.
Ducasse French
French: topographic name for someone who lived by an oak tree, from Old French casse ‘oak (tree)’ (Late Latin cassanos, a word of Celtic origin), with the fused preposition and article du ‘from the’... [more]
Baclay Filipino, Cebuano
Means "long walk, hike" in Cebuano.
Osaka Japanese
O means "Big" and Saka means "Hill, Slope".
De La Mora Spanish
"De la," in several Romance languages (including Spanish and Romanian), means "from." "Mora," in Spanish, translates to "mulberry."... [more]
Bootz German, Dutch
Could be a patronymic form of Booz or Bodo, or a variant of Boots.
Kalita Polish
A polish surname meaning "money pouch" in old polish