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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Cotton English
From the name of any of the various places in England so-called or similar, derived from Old English cot "cottage, small house" and ham "home, estate, settlement".
Esplin Scottish
Scottish variant of Asplin. This was borne by the English stained glass artist and muralist Mabel Esplin (1874-1921).
Arcilla Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish arcilla meaning "clay," derived via Latin from Greek ἄργιλλος (árgillos), ultimately from ἀργός (argós) meaning "white."
Sahata Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 茶畑 (see Chabata 2).
Muzaffari Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic المظفري (see al-Muzaffari).
Magcawas Tagalog
From Tagalog magkawas meaning "to liberate, to release, to deliver".
Bardhi Albanian
Meaning "White"
Le Silva Sinhalese
Variant of La Silva used in Sri Lanka.
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).
Almandoz Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Baztan.
Butterfield English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a pasture for cattle or at a dairy farm, or a habitational name from a place named Butterfield (for example in West Yorkshire), from Old English butere ‘butter’ + feld ‘open country’.
Houseman English
Referred to a man who lived or worked in a house, as opposed to a smaller hut (see House). Famous bearers of this name include Romanian-British-American actor John Houseman (1902-1988; real name Jacques Haussmann), Argentine soccer player René Houseman (1953-2018) and Canadian actor Tyson Houseman (1990-).
Karami Persian
From the given name Karam.
Veetõusme Estonian
Veetõusme is an Estonian surname meaning "water (vee) surge (tõusma)".
Bertók Hungarian
From the given name Bertók.
Barreto Portuguese, South American
Occupational name for a cap maker. Comes from barreto which means ‘cap’.
Wijayadasa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".
Ó Cairealláin Irish
Means "descendant of Caireallán"
Ó Céirín Irish
Meaning ‘descendant of Céirín’, a personal name from a diminutive of ciar ‘dark’, ‘black’. English patronymic -s has been added superfluously.
Rajasekara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit राज (raja) meaning "king" and शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".
Then Malaysian
Possibly a form of Chen or Shen used by Chinese Malaysians.
Konts Estonian
Konts is an Estonian surname meaning "heel" and "stubb".
Kouyoumdjian Armenian
Derived from Ottoman Turkish قیوجی (kuyucu) "welldigger".
Hisham Arabic
From the given name Hisham.
Takahara Italian
Takahara means "Treasure" in Italian. It was created as a family name only two generations ago.
Depietri Italian
The distinguished surname Depietri can be traced back to the ancient and beautiful region of Piedmont. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent... [more]
Shirai Japanese
Means "Purple Thunder". From Japanese 紫 (shi) meaning "purple" and 雷 (rai) meaning "thunder". Notable bearers are joshi wrestlers Mio Shirai and Io Shirai.
Khachukaev Chechen
Meaning uncertain.
Loomis English
Derived from Lomax (Lumhalghs), near Bury, Lancashire, which means "pool nook/recess."
Krajca Czech
Means "tailor".
Guralnick Jewish
Occupational name from Ukrainian guralnyk, Yiddish guralnik "distiller".
Arabia English (American)
Americanized form of French Arabie.
Honjō Japanese
From Japanese 本 (hon) meaning "root, origin, source" and 庄 (shō) meaning "manor, villa".
Hutajulu Batak
From Batak huta meaning "village, area" and julu meaning "upstream".
Thành Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Cheng, from Sino-Vietnamese 成 (thành).
Smalling German
North German (Schmäling): from a derivative of Schmal.
Slobodyan Ukrainian
Means "person who live in a sloboda". A sloboda (слобода) is type of settlement in old Slavic countries that usually was used by cossacks for colonisation. It comes from the word свобода (svoboda) "freedom".
Behzadpour Persian
Means "son of Behzad" in Persian.
Adamos Greek
Means "son of Adam".
Soikham Thai
From Thai สร้อย (soi) meaning "necklace" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold".
Locklear Lumbee
This is a popular surname in the Lumbee Native American tribe. It was pronounced by elders as Locklaha in the early part of the 20th century. "Falling water" is the definition of Locklaha. In 2004 the Lumbee Tribal Council had members named Lawrence (University of North Carolina employee), James H., Al, Danita as well as Jerl Locklear.
Liz Spanish
History unknown; surname known in the Dominican Republic
Rolls English
Possibly derived from the Latin word rotus, meaning "wheel". It would indicate one who built wheels as a living. A famous bearer was American inventor and entrepreneur Charles Rolls (1877-1910), founder of the Rolls-Royce Ltd along with Henry Royce (1863-1933).
Floarea Romanian
Means "flower" in Romanian.
Tolan Irish
Recorded as O'Tolan, O'Twolan, Toland, Toolan, Toolin, apparently Thulis, possibly on some occasions O'Toole, and probably others, this is an ancient Irish surname of very confusing origins... [more]
Panganiban Filipino, Tagalog
Means "careful, cautious", derived from Tagalog panganib meaning "danger".
Karenina Literature
In Leo Tolstoy's novel 'Anna Karenina' (1877), this is the title character's surname, the feminine form of her husband's surname, Karenin.
Hallikäär Estonian
Hallikäär is an Estonian name meaning "grayish edge".
Kanisthaka Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Quested English (British)
English surname of uncertain origin, possibly derived from the lost village of Questers.
Tamir Jewish
From the given name Tamir.
Gunasekara Sinhalese
From Sanskrit गुण (guna) meaning "talent, virtue, quality, merit" and शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".
Farris Italian
From Sardinian farris "barley flour".
Khirlig-ool Tuvan (Rare)
Means "dirty boy" in Tuvan, from Tuvan хирлиг (khirlig) "dirty" and оол (ool) "son, boy".
Akkaş Turkish
Means "white brow" from Old Turkic ak "white" and kaş "brow".
Ognibene Italian
From Latin Omnebonus (see Omnebon), "all good".
Killeen Irish
From the Gaelic name Ó Cillín meaning "descendant of Cillín".
Cahayag Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kahayag meaning "light, splendour".
Santano Spanish
Possibly a variant of Santana.
Harumatsu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 春 (haru), from 原 (hara) meaning "meadow; plain; field" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine", referring to grassland with pine trees.
Boekhout English
Probably a habitational name from the village Boekhoute in northern Belgium, close to the border to The Netherlands.
Manford English
Place name for "Munda's ford" from an Old English personal name Munda, the same element in the second syllable of Edmund and ford meaning a waterway crossing.
Fukaya Japanese
Fuka means "deep" and ya means "valley".
Preus German/Norwegian
Unknown, but may have come from Prussia or be Jewish. It could mean to jabber. Maybe the same as Preuss, but eliminated the S when immigrating to America.
Narayan Indian, Nepali, Fijian, Hindi
From the given name Narayan.
Mac Giolla Mhartain Irish
This name denotes a devotee of St. Martin. This saint founded the first monastery in France c. 360 and was made Bishop of Tours in 372. He is the patron saint of publicans and inn-keepers and is also a patron saint of France.
Shinbu Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Shimbu).
Van Brink Dutch
Means "from the village green", from Dutch brink "village green, town square, edge of a field or hill".
Docherty Scottish
Scottish spelling of the Irish surname Doherty.
Loisel French
Derived from Old French oisel "bird" with fused definite article l' used as a nickname for a flighty individual or perhaps for a small birdlike person but possibly also as a metonymic occupational name for a bird-catcher.
Cattermole English
Found mainly in Norfolk and Suffolk. Meaning uncertain; possibly from an east Anglian term meaning “dweller at the dyke”, or from Old French quatre moles “four mills”.
Barbeau French
Derived from barbeau meaning "barbel", a type of fish, hence a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman, or a nickname for a man with a sparse beard, the fish being distinguished by beardlike growths on either side of its mouth... [more]
Fout German
[Foust} maybe german. The Fout name can be traced back to Denmark.
Hance English
Allegedly a patronymic from the personal name Hann.
Besalú Catalan
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Narewski Polish
Possibly derived from the name of the river Narew. Surname associated with the Wieniawa coat of arms which dates back as early as the XIV century.
Denley English
Apparently a habitational name from an unidentified place, probably so named from Old English denu 'valley' + leah 'woodland clearing'.
Kallmeyer German
from a Germanized form of Slavic kal "marshland bog" or from Middle High German Middle Low German kalc "lime" and Middle High German meier "tenant farmer" (see Meyer 1) hence a distinguishing nickname for a farmer whose farm lay on marshy land or near a lime pit.
Bindschädler German (Swiss)
Derived from German binden "to bind" and Swiss German schädlen "to make wood vessels", this is an occupational surname referring to a cooper, a barrel maker.
Kohlhaas German
Apparently a nickname from Middle Low German kōlhase, literally "cabbage rabbit".
Rieke German
Variant of Rieck
Moberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish mo "sandy heath" and berg "mountain". A notable bearer was Swedish author and playwright Vilhelm Moberg (1898-1973).
Nedilya Ukrainian
Means "sunday" in Ukrainian.
Herbster German
Occupational name for a grape picker or vintner from Middle High German herbest "(grape) harvest".
Nandasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit नन्द (nanda) meaning "joy, delight" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Rajarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala රාජරත්න (see Rajaratne).
Ebbert Low German
Variant of Ebert as a shortened form of Eberhardt.
Schottenstein German, Jewish
Ornamental name meaning "bulkhead stone" in German.
Nonomura Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field" and 村 (mura) meaning "village".
Van Der Graaf Dutch
Means "from the canal", derived from Dutch graaf "canal, excavated watercourse", itself related to graven "to dig".
Hosseinian Persian
From the given name Hossein.
Krajčír Slovak, Czech
Means "tailor" in Slovak and Czech.
Norðdahl Icelandic
Icelandic form of Nordahl.
Remulta Filipino
It can be derived from Spanish word which means "remultar" which means "to rumble" or "to grumble". It can also come from another Spanish root word "mult-" which can be associated with the idea "many" "multiply" "multus".
Kolovrat Russian, Croatian, Czech
A Kolovrat is a swastika-type Slavic symbol resembling a spinning wheel.
Senat French, Haitian Creole
Means "senate" in French. Possibly an occupational name for a senator or others who worked for the senate. Commonly used in Haiti.
Silverstone English
Obviously means "silver stone." In addition to people, this is the name of a racetrack in the village of the same name in England.
Benihana Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 紅粉 (see Kōka).
Bleuler German (Swiss)
From an agent derivative of Middle High German bliuwen meaning "to pound". Hence an occupational name for the owner of a pounding mill.
Takino Japanese
Taki means "waterfall" and no means field, rice paddy".
De La Boulaye French
This indicates familial origin within the Bourgignon commune of La Boulaye.
ʻŌpūnui Hawaiian
From the given name ʻŌpūnui.
Passeretto Italian
Derived from the Italian word passero meaning “sparrow.”
Leinatamm Estonian
Leinatamm is an Estonain surname meaning "weeping/mournful oak".
Belets Russian, Ukrainian
Belets is a term used in Russian monasteries to denote both individuals preparing to enter monasticism but who have not yet taken vows.
Bermudez Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Bermúdez primarily used in the Philippines.
Bréhant Breton
Refers to a place of the same name in Côtes-d'Armor.
Lev Hebrew
From the given name Lev 2.
Boukouras Greek
Name of Dacian/Illyrian or Thracian origin. It means "happy". Also, see the Romanian surname Bukur
Svanström Swedish
Combination of Swedish svan "swan" and ström "stream".
Massie English
Variant of Massey.
Kremko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian крем (krem), meaning "cream".
Abakar Western African
From the given name Abakar.
Achi Japanese
Achi means "distant, remote".
Seferoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Sefer" in Turkish.
Kovaçi Albanian
Derived from Albanian kovaç meaning "blacksmith".
Dunwoody Scottish, Scottish Gaelic
It is said that the origin is pre 7th century Gaelic from ''dun'' or ''din'' meaning a wood or forest and ''gwydd'' which means much the same. Arguably the name means wood - wood, a result of language and dialect changing several times in the past 1500 years.
Twardowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within any of 3 Greater Polish villages: 2 named Twardowo or 1 named Twardów.
Ai Japanese
From Japanese 阿 (a) meaning "ridge, eaves, corner" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Lehtiranta Finnish
From the word "Lehtirant" meaning "Leaflet".
Chappell English
Name for someone who lived near a chapel, derived from Old French chapele meaning "chapel".
O'Lunney Irish
Anglicization of Ó Luanaigh.
Demski Polish
Refers to a dweller at, or near, an oak tree.
Yukizome Japanese
From Japanese 雪染 (yukizome) meaning "snow prints, dyed snow".
McCarrey Irish
Variant of Carey.
Ovalle Galician
Galician topographic name from o vale ‘the valley’ (Latin uallis, ualles).
Korkmaz Turkish
Means "unafraid, fearless" in Turkish.
Curiale Italian (Rare)
In ancient Rome, the curiales (from co + viria, 'gathering of men') were initially the leading members of a gentes (clan) of the city of Rome. Their roles were both civil and sacred. Each gens curialis had a leader, called a curio... [more]
McKinnon Scottish (Anglicized)
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhionghuin, a patronymic from a Gaelic personal name meaning ‘fair born’ or ‘fair son’. ... [more]
Kinugasa Japanese
From Japanese 衣 (kinu) meaning "clothing, clothes" and 笠 (kasa) meaning "bamboo hat".
Olmre Estonian
Olmre is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "olme" meaning "household".
Orueta Basque
From the name of a district in the town of Gautegiz-Arteaga, Spain, derived from Basque oru "ground, place, building site" and the toponymic suffix -eta "place of, abundance of".
Matthieu French
From the given name Matthieu.
Bunsri Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญศรี (see Bunsi).
Silang Tagalog
Means "mountain pass, trail" in Tagalog.
Isaba Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Izaba.
Tang Chinese
From Chinese 汤 (tāng) meaning "hot water, soup, broth", originally derived from the name of Cheng Tang, the first king of the Shang dynasty.
Honesto Spanish
From the given name Honesto.
Antrim Irish
Meaning "lone ridge". This is the name of an Irish county and was among some of Billy the Kid’s other known names (ie: Henry "Kid" Antrim).
Devon English
Regional name for someone from the county of Devon. In origin, this is from an ancient British tribal name, Latin Dumnonii, perhaps meaning "worshipers of the god Dumnonos".
Van Helsing Dutch (Rare)
Habitational name that can derive from any of several locations. It is most famously used by the fictional character Abraham Van Helsing in Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula, in which case it may be invented.
Kurogi Japanese
Variant of Kuroki, Kuro means "Black" and Gi means "Tree, Wood".
Gaarder Norwegian
Norwegian form of Gardener.
Wigmore English
habitational name from Wigmore in Herefordshire so named from Old English wicga in the sense "something moving quaking unstable ground" and mor "marsh".
Shinpou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).
Averne French, English
Possibly from the French place name Auvergne. In some cases, might be derived from Middle English at ther vern, meaning "at the fern".
Atlan Judeo-Spanish
From an Arabic word originally meaning "noble" but later taking on the pejorative meaning of "spoiled, worthless" or "crippled, infirm".
Rolf English, German
Derived from the given name Rolf.
Mondrian Dutch
Variant of Mondriaan. A notable bearer was the Dutch-American abstract painter Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), born Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan Jr. (He changed his name in 1912, dropping the extra a from his surname).
Raz Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Raz, means "secret" in Hebrew.
Jäär Estonian
Jäär is an Estonian surname meaning "Aries".
Symond English
Variant of Simon.
Nagai Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" or 永 (naga) meaning "eternity" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Dawkins English, Welsh
A derivitive of the Hebrew name David which translates to “beloved”. (see Daw)
Famos Romansh
Corruption of Vonmoos.
Kiyofuji Japanese
From Japanese 清 (kiyo) meaning "clear, pure, clean" and 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria".
Metsik Estonian
Metsik is an Estonian surname meaning "wild" and " ferocious".
Bacchus English
(i) Variant of Backus (meaning "one who lives in or works in a bakery", from Old English bǣchūs "bakehouse, bakery"), the spelling influenced by Bacchus (name of the Greek and Roman god of wine).... [more]
Kanisthamal Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Luiten Dutch
Variant of Luijten.
Hayase Japanese
Haya can mean "hawk" or "fast" and se means "ripple, current".
Weinmann German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) occupational name for a viticulturalist or wine merchant, Middle High German winman, German Weinmann.
Córdoba Spanish
Indicates someone who was originally from the city of Córdoba (Cordova) in Andalusia, Spain. The name itself is derived from Phonecian Qʾrtuba meaning "Juba’s city", itself from Phonecian qʾrt meaning "city" and juba referring to King Juba I of Numidia.
Middaugh English
Variant of German Mittag meaning "midday, south".
Depikolozvane Croatian
Derived from Italian del piccolo Zuan, meaning "of little Zuan".
Manglicmot Ilocano
From Ilocano manglikmot meaning "to surround, to encircle".
Benmoussa Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Moussa" in Arabic.
Voloshchenko Ukrainian
Denoted to a Romanian, from Ukrainian Волощина (Voloshchyna) "Wallachia".
Baz-ool Tuvan (Rare)
Means "another boy" from Tuvan база (baza) meaning "also, too, another" combined with оол (ool) "son, boy".
Abdrakhmanuly Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from the given name Abdrakhman.
Rosemeyer German
Derived from the Middle High German rose meaning "rose" and meier meaning "(tenant) farmer steward". This is a German nickname and distinguishing name for a farmer who grew or liked roses.
Gilgen German (Swiss)
Derived from a short form of the given name Aegidius.
Ch'ng Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Zhuang.
Osmani Albanian, Bengali
From the given name Osman.
Larter English
Uncertain etymology. Possibly a variant of the French Habitational surname Latour. Other theories connect it to Old Teutonic lahtro "place where animals bear young", or to Old English lyrt "liar, deceiver; crooked", though the latter is unlikely.
Olatunji Yoruba
"Olatunji" is a Yoruba surname and a given name meaning "Wealth awakes again".
Puntar Slovene, Croatian
Derived from a 19th century phrase that denoted someone who supported the unification of the Kingdoms of Croatia and Dalmatia within Austria-Hungary.
Kumarasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුමාරසිංහ (see Kumarasinghe)
Halberstadt German
Habitational name from any of various places so named, notably the city near Magdeburg and Halberstadt near Königstein in Saxony.
Łuczak Polish
Derived from the Polish word łuk meaning "bow."
Felber German
Middle High German residential name "velwer" meaning Willow Tree.
Mawdsley English
Derived from Mawdesley in Lancashire, England; meaning "Maud's clearing," from the given name Maud and leah (woodland, clearing).
Roby English
From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.
Kosugi Japanese
Ko means "small" and sugi means "cedar". ... [more]
Seidenberg German, Jewish
Derived from several places with the same name. As an ornamental name, it is derived from German seide meaning "silk" and berg meaning "mountain".
Narendra Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Gujarati
From the given name Narendra.
Mallows English
From Anglo-Saxon origins, meaning "The cross or mark on the hill". This surname is taken from the location 'Mallows Green' in England.
Grzybacz Polish
From Grzyb (literally "mushroom") with the suffix -acz.
Abresch German, Dutch
From a pet form of the Biblical name Abraham.