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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Sakazaki Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope, hill" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, promontory, peninsula".
Bhattacharyya Bengali
A variant spelling of Bhattacharya
Wakely English
Damp meadow
Cotugno Italian
From Sicilian cutugnu "quince (tree)"
Sarkeesian Armenian
Variant of Sarkisian. Anita Sarkeesian is a Canadian-American feminist media critic. She is the founder of Feminist Frequency, a website that hosts videos and commentary analyzing portrayals of women in popular culture.
Lämmle German, Jewish
Derived from German lamm meaning "lamb", a nickname for a meek and inoffensive person or a shepherd.
Soh Chinese (Hokkien)
It is from the Hanzi character "蘇" (so͘) meaning "perilla".
Óðinsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Óðinn" in Icelandic.
Weerawansha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරවංශ (see Weerawansa).
Sytnyk Ukrainian
Means "one who sits".
Knodel German
dweller near a hilltop; descendant of Knut (hill, or white-haired); a lumpish, thickset person.
Chourey Hindi
chourey surname basically belongs to kurmi caste
Mouton French
Nickname from Old French mouton "sheep" used for a docile mild-mannered person for someone easily led or perhaps for a curly-haired man... [more]
Kuzma Ukrainian, Belarusian
From the personal name Kuzma, Greek Kosmas, a derivative of kosmos ‘universe’, ‘(ordered) arrangement’. St. Cosmas, martyred with his brother Damian in Cilicia in the early 4th century ad, came to be widely revered in the Eastern Church.
Bellingham English
Habitational name from places called Bellingham.
Erlander Swedish
Derived from the personal name Erland. A famous bearer was Swedish politician Tage Erlander (1901-1985), Prime Minister of Sweden between 1946 and 1969... [more]
Pyatkov Russian
Possibly from "pyat", meaning "five".
Headlee English (Rare)
The Anglo-Saxon name Headlee comes from when the family resided in one of a variety of similarly-named places. Headley in Hampshire is the oldest. The surname Headlee belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.
Nemanič Slovene (Modern, Archaic)
Derived from the Serbian surname Nemanja, as related to the Medieval Nemanjič Dynasty, just as the given name Nemanja is.
Gagliano Italian
Habitational name from any of several places in Italy, most of which derive from the Latin personal name Gallius (see Gallus). Alternatively, it could derive directly from the given name Gallius, or from a similar name such as Galianus or Galenus.
Nordenskiöld Swedish, Finland Swedish (Archaic)
Combination of Swedish nord "north" and sköld "shield". Norden is also the Swedish name for the Nordic countries, but it is not the element used in this surname. Nordenskiöld is a Swedish and Fennoswedish noble family, the first known members are brothers Anders Johan Nordenskiöld (1696-1763) and Carl Fredric Nordenskiöld the elder (1702-1779)... [more]
Helal Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Hilal.
Klimov Russian
Means "son of Klim".
Trierweiler German
Trierweiler is a German surname of Germanic and French roots, specifically associated with the town of Trier in Germany and its surrounding areas. The first part, "Trier," refers to the city of Trier, one of the oldest cities in Germany... [more]
Selden English
Habitational name derived from Seldon in Hatherleigh, Devon, and possibly also Selden Farm in Patching, Sussex. The former likely derives from Old English sele "great hall, dwelling, house" (see saliz) and dun "hill, mountain".
D'avigdor Jewish
Means "son of Avigdor" (a Jewish personal name, from Hebrew avi-Gedor "father of Gedor").
Duclos French
du 'from the' from Old French clos 'enclosure' (see Clos ) or a habitational name for someone from Le Clos the name of several places in various parts of France so it means "from the enclosure"
Ambrus Hungarian
From the given name Ambrus.
Abers Latvian
This name is from the fiords and was given to the people that lived there and mainly were fishermen. Now people that have the last name can be anyware in Latvia (or other country) but most likely had ancestors from the fiords.
Raj Indian, Punjabi, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit राज (raja) meaning "king".
Ranathunga Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit रण (rana) meaning "delight, pleasure, joy" or "battle, war" and तुङ्ग (tunga) meaning "high, lofty, tall".
Kaljujärv Estonian
Kaljujärv is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff lake".
Nery Portuguese, Filipino, Spanish (Mexican)
Derived from the given name Neri.
Ruengsri Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เรืองศรี (see Rueangsi).
Abayon Filipino, Cebuano
Derived from Cebuano abay meaning "parallel, analogue, juxtapose".
Dymock English
From the parish of Dymock in Gloucestershire, England. The name comes from Old English Dimóc meaning "dim/shady oak".
Rustamov Azerbaijani (Expatriate)
Simplified form of Rüstəmov used outside the Turkic world.
Pong Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Pang.
Konadu Akan
From the given name Konadu.
Franzelius Swedish (Rare), German (Rare)
Likely derived from the given name Franz.
Keshet Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Keshet which means "rainbow" in Hebrew, it is used more as a surname than a given name.
Vox English
Variant of Fox
Teneyck Dutch (Americanized)
From Dutch ten eik meaning "at the oak tree", a topographic name for someone who lived by a prominent oak tree. This has been a prominent family name in Albany, NY, area since the 1630s.
İsmayıllı Azerbaijani
From the given name İsmayıl and the Turkic adjective suffix -li.
Veverita Romanian, Moldovan
Nickname for someone thought to resemble a squirrel.
Boringhieri Romansh
Italianized form of Büergna.
Gurira Southern African, Shona
From the Ndau word gurira meaning "to break or cut for someone, cut short, take shortcut". The American-Zimbabwean actress and playwright Danai Gurira (1978-) is a famous bearer of this name.
Rezaei Persian
From the given name Reza.
Sercombe English
Derived from Sharracombe, a former settlement in Devon, England, derived from Old English cumb "valley, hollow" and an uncertain first element – possibly scir "shire, district" or the related scīrgerēfa "sheriff".
Adıgözəlzadə Azerbaijani
Means "child of Adıgözəl", using the Persian suffix زاده (zade) meaning "offspring".
Urushizaki Japanese
From Japanese 漆 (urushi) meaning "lacquer" and 崎/﨑 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Lõõts Estonian
Lõõts is an Estonian surname meaning "bellows" and "accordian".
Hachimura Japanese
Hachi (蜂) means bee, Mura (村) means village.
Arahira Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough; harsh; intense" and 平 (hira) meaning "flat; flattened" or, in a dialect, "cliff", referring to a rough flatland or a rough cliff.... [more]
KC Nepali
Abbreviation of Khatri Chhetri.
Castillazuelo Aragonese
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Järve Estonian
Variant of Järv.
Noshima Japanese
No means "field, rice paddy, wilderness" and shima means "island".
Boutilier French
Name for a butler or sommelier of a medieval household.
Abdollahzadeh Persian
Means "born of Abdollah" in Persian.
Babiker Arabic
From the given name Abu Bakr.
Innocenzi Italian
Derived from the given name Innocenzo.
Tadano Japanese
From Japanese 只 (tada) meaning "only, simply, just" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Morad Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Morad.
Clydesdale English, Scottish
From the name of a location in Lanarkshire, Scotland, meaning "Clyde’s valley", derived from the name of the river Clyde.
Labazanova Chechen, Avar
Feminine transcription of Chechen/Avar Лабазанов (see Labazanov).
Goonaratne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණරත්න (see Gunaratne).
Kaselaid Estonian
Kaselaid is an Estonian surname meaning "birch islet".
Andrulevičus Jewish (Russified, Modern, Rare), Jewish (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
"Ben-Adam" or "ben-ish" ("ben" being "son" in Hebrew; Adam meaning "man"). The Andrulevičuses were originally Sephardic kohanim whom immigrated to Lithuania, and then Poland, Latvia, and other countries.
Nōda Japanese
Variant of Osame but adding Japanese 田 (da), the joining form of 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, cultivated field", possibly referring to a place with rice paddies or cultivated fields.
Pohon Indonesian
Means "tree" in Indonesian.
Ivask Estonian
Ivask is an Estonian surname derived from "vask" meaning "copper".
McStocker Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Irish Mac An Stocaire meaning "son of the trumpeter", from stocaire "trumpeter".
Bacci Italian
From the given name Baccio.
Pivnenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian півночі (pivnochi), meaning "midnight".
Sangngam Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสงงาม (see Saengngam).
Blomstrand Swedish
From Swedish blomma (Old Norse blóm) meaning "flower" and strand (Old Norse strǫnd) meaning "beach, sea shore".
Stålesen Norwegian
Means "son of Ståle".
Massa Italian
A habitational name from any of the various places named Massa (for example, Massa Lubrense or Massa di Somma, both in the Metropolitan City of Naples, or Massa d’Albe in the Province of L'Aquila), which were all named from the medieval Latin word massa, meaning ‘holding’ or ‘estate’.
Tõugu Estonian
Tõugu is an Estonian surname meaning "half-blooded".
Yetman English
"gate keeper"
Itsuka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).
Blijleven Dutch
From a nickname meaning "happy life" in Dutch, indicating a cheerful person.
Constant French, Dutch, English
From the given name Constant or from the word "constant"
Palmito Judeo-Spanish (Portuguese-style, Rare)
Old family immigrants to Aruba and Curaçao and São Vicente in Brazil surname derives from palm or symbol of Judaism.
Aim Estonian
Aim is an Estonian surname meaning "idea" or "inkling".
Souter English, Scottish
Occupational name for a cobbler or shoemaker, derived from Middle English soutere, ultimately derived from Latin sutor "shoemaker, cobbler".
Jardin French, English
Derived from Old French jardin meaning "enclosure, garden", hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a garden or a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked as a gardener.
Ravelino Old Celtic (Latinized, Archaic)
It means manufacturing of fine and expensive fabrics. Also means the tailor or weaver. It comes from Asti and Piedmont (noth of Italy).
Õuemaa Estonian
Õuemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "courtyard".
Raihan Bengali
Derived from the given name Raihan.
Basir Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Basir.
Anwarzai Pashto
Means "son of Anwar" in Pashto.
Masaki Japanese
From Japanese 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Salmi Finnish
Means "a strait" in Finnish.
Lutsoja Estonian
Lutsoja is an Estonian surname meaning "burbot stream/creek".
Schuller German
Possibly a habitational name from Schüller in the Eifel.
Privett French, English, Welsh (?)
French, from the given name Privat (see Privatus). Also an English habitational name from a place so named in Hampshire, derived from Old English pryfet "privet".
Sawabe Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh, wetlands, swamp" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section" or 辺 (be) meaning "area, place, vicinity".
Berkhout Dutch
Habitational name derived from Dutch berk "birch (tree)" and hout "wood, forest".
Merivale English
The surname Merivale was first found in Cornwall and Devon, where this prominent family flourished. Walter Merifild was recorded in Devon in 1200 but it is believed the family had established itself earlier in St... [more]
Asp Swedish
Means "aspen tree" in Swedish.
Makabe Japanese
From 真 (ma, shin) meaning "real, genuine, true" and 壁 (kabe, heki) meaning "wall, barrier".
Hiranuma Japanese
Combination of the kanji 平 (hira, "flat; ordinary; low-ranking person") and 沼 (numa, "swamp, bog"), thus "flat swamp".
Hautala Finnish
Finnish. Topographical, (haute) meaning, “graves, tomb” combined with (la) meaning “abode, home, or land of….”
Lamantia Italian
Variant of Mantia using the definite article la.
Mumphery English
Variant spelling of Mumphrey.
Vöö Estonian
Vöö is an Estonian surname meaning "belt".
Lira Galician
Habitational name for someone who lives in a parish called Lira, in Salvatierra, division of Puenteareas.
Salulaht Estonian
Salulaht is an Estonian surname meaning "grove bay".
Wemyss Scottish
From the lands of Wemyss in Fife, which is derived from Gaelic uaimheis "cave place".
Salter English
Occupational name for someone who worked with salt, derived from Middle English salter.
Vlk Czech, Slovak
Means "wolf" in Czech and Slovak.
Caviezel Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Viezel, a Romansh form of Wetzel.
Kremic Bosnian (Rare)
Surname Kremić was used in early middle-ages, in Bosnia. It was used by royal and ordinary people. That surname is very rare today and it's almost extinct, but in the past it had very big influence.
Aloshi Albanian
Aloshi , Aloshaj
Cluny Scottish
Possibly derives from Clunie or a place with the same name in Perthshire.
Rannaste Estonian
Rannaste is an Estonian surname derived from "rand" and meaning "beach" or "shore".
Faizulin Tatar
Variant transcription of Fayzulin.
Kõlu Estonian
Kõlu is an Estonian surname meaning "shells" and "scrapings".
Duterte Filipino, Cebuano
Hispanicised spelling of the French surname Dutertre. A notable bearer is Rodrigo Duterte (1945-), the former president of the Philippines.
Amaji Japanese
Ama means "heaven, sky" and ji means "soil, ground".
Furukane Japanese
Furu means "old" and kane means "gold, money, metal".
Jesten Dutch
Variation of Joosten.
Breit German
From Middle High German breit meaning "broad". a nickname for a stout or fat person.
Miil Estonian
Miil is an Estonian surname meaning "mile".
Wijesinghe Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Yubuza Dungan
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from an Arabic name.
Pribadi Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Fang (方 or 房), Lin (林) or Pan 2 (潘)... [more]
Grider English, German (Americanized)
Americanized form of South German surname Greiter, itself a variant or an altered form of South German surname Greuter.
Udam Estonian
Udam is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "südame", meaning "dearest".
Klock German, Dutch
As a German name this is formed from German glocke "bell", ultimately possibly borrowed from the Irish clocc "bell". It may be an occupational name for a crier or bell ringer, or an habitational name for someone who lived closer to a bell or the sign of a bell... [more]
Ciotola Italian
Possibly a diminutive of Ciotta.
Enescu Romanian
Means 'son of Aeneas' in Romanian.
Urquiaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Urkiaga.
Bizkarrondo Basque
It literally means "near the shoulder of a mountain".
Aurinko Finnish
Aurinko means "sun" in Finnish.
Leivat Estonian
Leivat is an Estonian surname derived from "leivatehas" meaning "baker" ("bread maker").
Masterton Scottish (Rare)
From English Masterton, an area in the city of Dunfermline in the council area of Fife in Scotland.
Maptuf Chinese (Hakka, Modern)
Transcription of a Chinese surname. It has been used since the 18th century.
Capdevila Catalan
From Catalan cap meaning "chief, head" and de vila meaning "of the town".
Eyüp Turkish, Uyghur
From the given name Eyüp.
Schoene German
German (Schöne): variant of Schoen 1.
Emon Bengali
From the given name Emon.
Bhalla Indian
This surname is derived from Sanskrit bhalla meaning (among other things) ‘auspicious’, ‘missile’, and ‘bear’.
Fall Western African, Fula, Wolof, Manding
Meaning uncertain.
Adipietro Italian
From Italian adì Pietro meaning "to tell Peter" or "to appear before Peter", derived from adire "to go to, to tell, to appear before" and the given name Pietro, referring to an informant of or someone presenting cases before Saint Peter
Stauch German
From Middle High German stuche, a term used to denote both a type of wide sleeve and a headcovering. Also a habitational name from a place called Staucha, near Dresden.
Beausire French
French cognate of Bowser.
Carveth English
From the village of Carveth, from Cornish Karvergh meaning "fort of horses".
Kogan Jewish (Russified)
Russified version of the common Jewish surname Cohen.
Claudio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Claudio
Yin Chinese
From Chinese 印 (yìn) meaning "stamp, seal".
Senesie Western African
Kissi surname of unknown meaning.
Blaga Romanian
Probably related to several places named Blaga in Romania.
Tanno Japanese
From Japanese 丹 (tan) meaning "red, vermilion" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Türkoğlu Turkish
Means "son of a Turk" in Turkish.
Tagore Indian, Bengali
Bengali form of Thakur.
Childrey English
From the name of a village in Oxfordshire, England, derived from either the Old English given name Cilla or the element cille/cwylla "spring, well" combined with riþ "stream".
Gonçalo Portuguese
From the given name Gonçalo.
Sarı Turkish
Means "yellow, blond" in Turkish.
Rzepka Polish
from rzepka, diminutive of rzepa ‘turnip’, either a nickname or a metonymic occupational name for a peasant who grew root vegetables.
Ó Déadaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Deady.
Laagriküll Estonian
Laagriküll is an Estonian surname meaning "bearing enough". Also possibly derived from "laagrikuul" meaning "bearing ball/bullet".
Sildaru Estonian
Sildaru is an Estonian surname meaning "bridge meadow".
Gjokaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Gjokë" in Albanian.
Pult Romansh
Derived from the given name Hippolytos.
Liberman German, Jewish
Variant spelling of Liebermann.
Føyen Norwegian
Named after a small island originally called Føyen, now known as Føynland in the Vestfold county of Norway. ... [more]
Ocharán Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Otxaran.
Taras Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian
From the given name Taras.
Tanase Japanese
From 棚 (tana) meaning "shelf", 種 (tana) meaning "seed", 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field" combined with 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation, status", or 多 (ta) meaning "many, various" combined with 那 (na) meaning "what", that is then combined with 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current, ripple, torrent"
Hardacre English
Topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of poor, stony land, from Middle English hard "hard, difficult" (derived from Old English heard) and aker "field" (derived from Old English æcer), or a habitational name from a place called Hardacre in West Yorkshire, of the same origin.
De Visser Dutch, Belgian
means "the fisherman" variant of Visser
Wickersham English
A habitational surname that originates from a lost medieval site or village of Norse origins.... [more]
Natsugawa Japanese
Variant of Natsukawa, meaning "summer river".
Dubec French
Geographical du bec "from the stream". Bec (from Germanic baki) is a regional term in Normandy for a stream.
Metsur Estonian
Metsur is an Estonian surname meaning "forester".
Leysico Filipino (Filipinized, Rare)
it comes from a family that lives in spain its meaning is to be free
Elamkunnapuzha Malayalam (Rare)
Elamkunnapuzha is a village in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala.... [more]
Ivković Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Ivko".
Kaseorg Estonian
Kaseorg is an Estonian surname meaning "birch valley".
Chomchuen Thai
Means "congratulations" from Thai ชม (chom) meaning "see, watch, praise, admire" and ชื่น (chuen) meaning "happy, joyful, delighted".
Luijten Dutch
From the given name Luit or Luitje, a diminutive form of names beginning with the element liud "people".
Yott German (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Jott, a (now very rare) variant of Gott.
Aharonian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ահարոնյան (see Aharonyan).
Bacca English
Origin: English (Norman origin).... [more]
Holmstrøm Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish form of Holmström.
Ojandi Estonian
Ojandi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "oja" ("stream/creek") and "rand" ("beach").
Matteo Italian
From the given name Matteo.
Galsworthy English
From a place in Devonshire meaning "sweet gale enclosure" in Old English. A famous bearer of the name was the English author John Galsworthy (1867-1933), known for making the 'The Forsyte Saga'.
Pyle English
From the Middle English word pile, meaning "stake" or "post", which is derived via Old English from Latin pilum, meaning "spike" or "javelin". This was a topographic name for someone who lived near a stake or post serving as a landmark, a metonymic occupational name for a stake maker, or a nickname for a tall, strong man.