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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Pfund German
metonymic occupational name for a sealer of weights, or for a wholesale merchant, from Middle High German pfunt ‘pound’ (as a measure of weight and a unit of currency).
Rouvoet Dutch
From a nickname that meant "rough foot", derived from Middle Dutch ru meaning "rough, wild" and voet meaning "foot". This name is borne by the retired Dutch politician André Rouvoet (1962-).
Oakes English, Irish
English: Topographic name, a plural variant of Oak.... [more]
Erdem Turkish
From the given name Erdem 1.
Whitman English
From Middle English whit ‘white’ + man ‘man’, either a nickname with the same sense as White, or else an occupational name for a servant of a bearer of the nickname White.... [more]
Toda Japanese
Japanese: there are multiple meanings with this surname depending on the kanji used. ... [more]
Otsus Estonian
Ostus is an Estonian surname meaning "decision" or "resolution".
Gjoka Albanian
Derived from the given name Gjokë.
Āěrdān Mongolian
A Daur family name.
Tammsaar Estonian
Tammsaar is an Estonian surname, meaning "oak island".
Tanji Japanese (Rare)
Rare in Japan, the name is written with characters meaning ‘red’ and ‘govern’. The actual meaning is unclear.
Wolfram English
From the given name Wulfrun.
Johanni Romansh
Derived from the given name Johannes.
Vértiz Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Bertiz.
Kolarin Croatian
Derived from Kolar.
Ocharán Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Otxaran.
Izsák Hungarian
From the given name Izsák.
Soong Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka romanization of Song.
Kulpa Polish
Polish surnname derived from the Latin culpa meaning "guilt" or a nickname for an apologetic person who frequently used the phrase mea culpa meaning "it is my fault".
Mullinix French
A locational name "of de Moloneaux" probably from the noble family who trace their descent from William the Conqueror, from Molineaux-sur-Seine, near Rouen. The name came to England during the wake of the Norman Conquest... [more]
Nõgene ‎ Estonian
Nõgene is an Estonian surname derived from "nõgine" meaning "sooty" or "nõges" meaning "nettle".
De Zeeuw Dutch
Means "the Zealander", indicating someone from the Dutch province of Zealand.
Quaresima Italian
Means "lent" in Italian.
Ó hOistín Irish
Means "descendant of Oistín"
Vongphasouk Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ພະສຸກ (phasouk) meaning "Venus, Friday".
Soete Low German
Derived from Low German söt /seut "sweet".
Aer Estonian
Aer is an Estonian surname meaning "oar".
Ginel Catalan
My Great Grandfather's name was Jose Maria Ginel
Nakayama Japanese
From the Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" or 仲 (naka) "relationship, relations" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Vihandi Estonian
Vihandi is an Estonian surname derived from "vihane" meaning "wrathful" and "angry".
Mittelmann German
From a byname from Middle High German mittelman "mediator, arbitrator".
Pfarrer German
Means "Pastor" in German.
Wiemann Low German
Variant of Weinmann, from Middle Low German, Middle High German winman ‘viticulturalist’, ‘wine merchant’. Variant of Wiedemann... [more]
Suttor English
English... [more]
Chapulin Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning grasshopper.
Dickensheets English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Dickenscheid, a habitational name from a place named Dickenschied in the Hunsrück region. The place name is from Middle High German dicke ‘thicket’, ‘woods’ + -scheid (often schied) ‘border area’ (i.e. ridge, watershed), ‘settler’s piece of cleared (wood)land’.
Fang Central African
Named after a Bantu group in Central Africa.
Waynewright English
Variant spelling of Wainwright.
Pelosi Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Peloso.
Palkó Hungarian
Diminutive of Pál, meaning "humble, small".
Helander Swedish
The first element is Hel-, which is probably derived from place names ultimately derived from Swedish helig "holy, sacred, blessed" or the male given name Helge... [more]
Mance Italian
Variant of Manco.
Paeväli Estonian
Paeväli is an Estonian surname meaning "limestone field".
Abeysekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසේකර (see Abeysekara).
Ó Macáin Irish
Means "descendant of Maicín".
Hike English
To hike or move, to walk, someone who hikes.
Boscolo Italian
Habitational name for someone who lived by a forest, derived from Italian bosco meaning "woods, forest".
Cembrola Italian
Uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Italian cembro "stone pine, cembrum pine".
Grosjean French, French (Belgian)
Derived from French gros "large" and the given name Jean 1. As a nickname, it is sometimes applied to a person who is perceived as stupid.
Mac Scottish, Irish
Variant of Mack
Mcgehee Irish (Anglicized, Modern)
Anglicized form of MAC AODHA.
Wurðingtun English
Habitational name from places in Lancashire and Leicestershire named Worthington; both may have originally been named in Old English as Wurðingtun "settlement (Old English tun) associated with Wurð", but it is also possible that the first element was Old English worðign, a derivative of worð ‘enclosure’.
Løvdahl Norwegian (Rare)
From the name of any of the numerous homes or places named Old Norse lauf "leaf foliage" and dalr "valley".
Burkhart German, Germanic
From the given name Burkhart.
Strzałkowski Polish
Denoted a person from various places in Poland named Strzałki, Strzałkowo, Strzałków, all derived from Polish strzalka meaning "arrow".
Nakaya Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Tobías Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Jewish
From the given name Tobías.
Masondo Southern African, Zulu
Derived from Zulu amasondo meaning "wheels".
Masse English, French
English: variant of Mace ... [more]
Pişkin Turkish
Means "brazen, bold-faced" or "mature, hardened" in Turkish.
Islas Spanish
Variant of Isla.
Lively English
A modern English surname possibly derived from a lost village called Laefer-leah which would give it the meaning "the farm by the lake".... [more]
Edith English
From the given name Edith.
Lyell English
English
Burtram English (American)
American form of the German surname Bertram.
Hasanzai Pashto
Variant transcription of Hassanzai.
Katsu Japanese
Matsu means "victory".
Ó hAinbhthín Irish
Means "descendant of Ainbhthín"
Battenberg German
Habitational name for a person from the small town named Battenberg in Hesse, from Old High German personal name Batto and berg "mountain, hill"... [more]
Shimoyashiki Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "lower, downstream" and 屋敷 (yashiki) meaning "mansion", referring to a mansion in the lowlands.
Ergashyev Uzbek
Variant transcription of Ergashev.
Jayawickrema Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයවික්‍රම (see Jayawickrama).
Ore English
Habitational name from Woore (Shropshire, England).
Hagimori Japanese
From 萩 (hagi) meaning "clover" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Ojasu Estonian
Ojasu is an Estonian surname derived from "oja" meaning "creek".
Cucolo Italian, Austrian, Judeo-Italian
Used in Austria, and in southern regions of Italy.
Plasschaert Flemish
Probably derived from Middle Dutch plasch "puddle, pool of water" and the suffix -aert.
Caroli Italian
Derived from the given name Carolus, the Latin form of Charles, or alternatively from a diminutive of Carus "dear, beloved".
Trebbi Italian
Cesare Mauro Trebbi was an Italian painter and lithographer (1847–1931).... [more]
Salomone Italian
From the given name Salomone the Italian form of Solomon.
Kannel Estonian
Kannel is an Estonian surname, taken from the word "kannel"; an Estonian plucked string instrument.
Varb Estonian
Varb is an Estonian surname meaning "rod".
Van Aanholt Dutch
Means "from Anholt", a small village in the northeast of the province of Drenthe in the Netherlands, itself meaning "hold, rest" in Dutch (a place where people could rest for the night). A famous bearer is the Dutch soccer player Patrick van Aanholt (1990-).
Mean Khmer
Means "rich" in Khmer.
Kotromanić Medieval Serbian
The Kotromanić were a late medieval Bosnian and Serbian noble family. The name is thought to have originated from a knight named Cotromano.
Ellefsen Norwegian
Means "son of Ellef".
Fält Swedish
Means "field" in Swedish.
Anquetil Jèrriais
Derived from the medieval French personal name Ansketil.
Søndergaard Danish
Habitational name from sønder "southern" and gård "enclosure", "farm".
Alexanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Aleksanyan.
Symere English (American, Rare)
Name of unknown origin, typically used in the United States. It is best known as the real first name of American rapper Lil Uzi Vert.
Hanazono Japanese
Hana means "flower" and zono is a form of sono meaning "garden".
Flook English
From Old English flōc "flathead, flounder (fish)".
Abdrakhmanuly Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from the given name Abdrakhman.
Holtey German
Old German name meaning "Wood Island". Holt means wood and ey means island. Family can be traced back to around 650 A.D. and is located in the Ruhr and Essen area of Germany.
Aasmets Estonian
Aasmets is an Estonian surname meaning "meadow forest".
Lourenzá Galician
This indicates familial origin within any of various eponymous places in Galicia.
Keiper German
Similar to the origins of Kuiper (Dutch) and Cooper (English), Keiper was an occupation which means "cooper" or "barrelmaker".
Gibbon English
English from the medieval personal name Gibbon, a pet form of Gibb.
Deveaux French, Bahamian Creole
Means "of the valleys", derived from French val "valley".
Fruitman English
Likely referring to someone who sold fruit.
Geohegan Irish
a patronymic from the personal name Eochagán
Nayoshi Okinawan (Japanized)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 名嘉 (see Naka).
Fahr German, German (Swiss)
A topographic name for someone who lived near a crossing point on a river, from Middle High German vare, meaning ferry.
Teheiura Tahitian
From the given name Teheiura.
Kruup Estonian
Kruup is an Estonian surname meaning "goat".
Nanke Japanese
From 南 (nan, minami) meaning "south" and 家 (ke, ie) meaning "home, house residence".
Scarf English
Variant of Scarff.
Eimer German (Sudeten)
Of uncertain meaning. A famous bearer of that surname was Norbert Eimer.
Mont French, Catalan, English
topographic name for a mountain dweller from Catalan and Old French mont "mountain" (from Latin mons genitive montis)... [more]
Chuibekov Slavic (Rare)
The name Chuibekov means "son of Chuib". It originates from Eastern Europe/Russia, and is very rare today. It is most prevalent in Central Asia, especially Kyrgyzstan, where the majority of the population is descended from early Siberians, and first found in Mongolia... [more]
Jayarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයරත්න (see Jayaratne).
Kristófersson Icelandic
Means "son of Kristófer" in Icelandic.
Illangasinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit लङ्का (lanka) referring to the mythical island of Lanka combined with सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Kazi Indian (Muslim)
Variant spelling of Qazi ‘judge’.
Wrightson English
Means "son of Wright 1".
Moura Portuguese
Derived from the Portuguese word "Mouro", which refers to an individual from the Moor people. This is the feminine form of the word, often used in legends of enchanted moor women, which very common in Portugal... [more]
Baile Phùir Scottish Gaelic
Proper, non-Anglicized form of Balfour.
Kuypers Dutch
Variant of Kuiper
Procopio Italian
Italian (Calabria) and Greek (Prokopios): from the personal name Procopio, Greek Prokopios, from pro ‘before’, ‘in front’ + kopē ‘cut’, actually an omen name meaning ‘success’, ‘prosperity’ but as a Church name taken to mean ‘pioneer’ as it was the name of the first victim of Diocletian's persecutions in Palestine in AD 303... [more]
Kha Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Ke, from Sino-Vietnamese 柯 (kha).
Schnieder German
North German and American variant of Schneider
Senn German
Derived from the Middle High German word senne meaning "dairy farmer".
McVay Irish
A variant of McVeigh
Semer English
From the village of Semer in Suffolk.
Tashima Japanese
Ta means "field, rice patty" and shima means "island".
Osato Japanese
O means "big" and sato means "hamlet, village, town".
Yajima Japanese
Derived from Japanese 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" or 谷 (ya) meaning "valley, lowland, plain" combined with 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".... [more]
Manzoni Italian
Of uncertain origin: could be derived from a nickname given to those who raised and took care of bullock, or from the medieval terms manso or mansueto, denoting a gentle person.... [more]
Rahn Low German
From the slavic tribe of the Rani on the island of Rügen.
Heo Korean
Often spelled as ‘Huh,’ this Korean surname means ‘to permit’ or ‘advocate’.
Gladstone Scottish
Habitational name from a place near Biggar in Lanarkshire, apparently named from Old English gleoda meaning "kite" + stān meaning "stone".
Mouchtaris Greek
Greek form of Mukhtar, from Arabic mukhtar (مختار) meaning "the chosen".
Feynman Russian, Yiddish
Russian and Yiddish form of Feinman. This name was borne by the American theoretical physicist Richard Feynman (1918-1988).
Khosravi Persian
From the given name Khusraw.
Graupman German
Occupational name for someone who produced or dealt with grits and legumes, from early modern German graupe "pot barley" (bohemian krupa) and man "man".
Arumets Estonian
Arumets is an Estonian surname meaning "grassland/dry upland meadow forest".
Matthijs Dutch
From the given name Matthijs.
Na Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).
Townley English
Habitational name for a person from Towneley near Burnley in Lancashire, itself from the Old English elements tun "enclosure, settlement" and leah "wood, clearing"... [more]
Forlan Friulian
It's a toponymic and it means born in Cividale del Friuli (north of Italy).
Blessing German, English
Either a German patronymic from a variant of the personal name Blasius or a nickname for a bald person from Middle High German blas "bald bare"... [more]
Martineau French
Diminutive of Martin.
Pruul Estonian
Pruul is an Estonian surname meaning "brew".
Tallinn Estonian
Tallinn is an Estonian surname, derived from "Tallinn", the capital city of Estonia.
Dupré French
Means "of the meadow" in French.
Živanović Serbian
Means "son of Živan".
Manassyan Armenian
Means "son of Manas".
Palumets Estonian
Palumets is an Estonian surname meaning "sandy heath/heathy woodland forest".
Pălărie Romanian
Occupational name for a hatter.
Rasulev Bashkir, Uzbek, Tatar
Means "son of Rasul".
Shawkat Arabic
From the given name Shawkat.
Haabjärv Estonian
Haabjärv is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen lake".
Elgeta Basque (Rare)
From the name of a town in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, derived from Basque elge "cultivated land, field" and the suffix -eta "place of, abundance of".
Erby English
Variant of Irby.
Sibul Estonian
Sibul is an Estonian surname meaning both "onion" and "bulb".
Bryley English
Variant of Briley.
Bednář Czech
Bednář means "hooper, cooper" in Czech.
Pandeya Indian
Alternate transliteration of Pandya
Hiszékeny Hungarian
Means naive in Hungarian.
Fibonacci Italian
A notable bearer is the mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci (1170-1240), the creator of the Fibonacci sequence.
Dier Jewish
the name allegedly means "dyer (of clothes)"
Luyten Dutch
Variant of Luijten.
Deressa Eastern African, Amharic
From the given name Deressa.
Galarza Spanish
Castilianized form of Basque Galartza.
Tjeng Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Zheng used by Chinese Indonesians.
Sooriyarachchi Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සූරීයාරාච්චි (see Suriyaarachchi).
De Santo Italian, Spanish
Mean “Son of Santo”.
Jolly English
From the English word jolly, which is ultimately from Old French joli# ("merry, happy"). Originally a nickname for someone of a cheerful or attractive disposition.
Gaikwad Indian, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Marathi गायकवाड (see Gayakwad).
Chaleunsouk Lao
From Lao ຈະເລີນ (chaleun) meaning "flourish, prosper, much, many" and ສຸກ (souk) meaning "happiness, pleasure, joy".
Irani Persian
Means "Iranian" in Persian. It is also commonly used within a Zoroastrian community in India with the same name.
Verville French
variant of Vervelle, which Morlet derives from a word denoting the metal keeper or ring through which a bolt is secured.
De Los Reyes Spanish
Means “of the kings” in Spanish.
Padley English
A habitational name from a place named Padley, which was probably named with the Old English personal name Padda and lēah meaning ‘glade, woodland clearing’. Alternatively, the first element may have been padde, meaning ‘toad’.
Dharmawardhane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධර්මවර්ධන (see Dharmawardana).
Mutembwa Shona
From the Shona elements Mu-: a common Shona prefix for people or agents, meaning "one who..." and -tembwa: derived from the verb “kutemba” or related forms meaning “to cut,” “to sever,”... [more]
Xaysongkham Lao
From Lao ໄຊ (sai) meaning "victory" and ສົງຄາມ (songkham) meaning "war, battle".
Fjord Danish
From Danish meaning "inlet".
Landa Jewish
Variant of Landau.
Quinzel Popular Culture
The actual surname of the fictional character Harley Quinn. The character first appeared in the "Batman: The Animated Series" episode "Joker's Favor" in September 1992, but her full name (Harleen Quinzel) was not revealed until the February 1994 one-shot comic "The Batman Adventures: Mad Love"... [more]
Neu German (Modern)
The name Neu is a common German last name.