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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Imbroll Maltese
A name of Maltese origin meaning "meddler".
Hoogland Dutch
A toponoymic or habitational surname meaning "highland", derived from Middle Dutch hooch "high" and lant "land".
Sta Maria Spanish
Means "St. Mary"
Stenvall Swedish
Composed of the elements sten "stone" and vall "mound".
Kiełbasiewicz Polish (Rare)
From Kiełbasa and the patronymic suffix -ewicz.
Mirkin Jewish
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Mirke, a pet form of the Biblical Hebrew name Miryam.
Zhai Chinese
From Chinese 翟 (zhái) referring to the ancient state of Zhai, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shanxi province. The character 翟 was originally read as Di but was later changed to Zhai due to dialectal differences.
Hanafin Irish
Shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAinbhthín (modernized as Ó hAinifín) ‘descendant of Ainbhthín’, a personal name derived from ainbhíoth ‘non-peace’, ‘storm’.
Heinsoo Estonian
Heinsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "hay swamp".
Sonoda Japanese
From Japanese 園 or 薗 (sono) meaning "park, garden, orchard" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Zlatkin Jewish
Meaning, "gold" or "yellow."
Obregón Spanish
Spanish habitational name from Obregón in Santander province.
Naitou Japanese
Variant transcription of Naito.
Lindskog Swedish
Derived from Swedish lind meaning "linden tree" and skog meaning "forest".
Kunnas Finnish
Means "hill, hillock" in Finnish.
Arro Estonian
Arro is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "aroom", meaning "fragrant". Possibly a corruption of "aru", meaning "upland meadow".
Furukane Japanese
Furu means "old" and kane means "gold, money, metal".
Katayose Japanese
From Japanese 片 (kata) meaning "one-sided, partial" and 寄 (yose) meaning "contribute, donate, increase".
Apollo Italian, Spanish
From the Greek personal name Apollo. There are several saints Apollo in the Christian Church, including an Egyptian hermit and monastic leader who died in 395 ad. The personal name derives from the name in classical mythology of the sun god, Apollo, an ancient Indo-European name, found for example in Hittite as Apulana "god of the gate" (from pula "gate", cognate with Greek pylē), therefore "protector, patron".
Akmal Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Akmal.
Tölp Estonian
Tölp is an Estonian surname meaning "dock-tailed", "tailless", "short", "scanty", "dull", and "dim-witted".
Roppongi Japanese
From 六 (ro) meaning "seven", 本 (pon) meaning "origin", and 木 (gi) meaning "wood, tree".
Mañozka Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous palace in the municipality of Etxebarria.
Gowda Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada
From the ancient Telugu caste name gamunda meaning "village headman".
Seoane Galician
This indicates familial origin within any of multiple localities that bear this syncopated form of the name San Xoán.
Hershman Jewish
1 Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Hirschman.... [more]
Saint-Just French
From Saint Justus of Beauvais, a Catholic Saint. A famous bearer of this name is Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, a figure of the French Revolution who was guillotined.
De Forest French
Alternative spelling of Deforest.
Dollar Scottish, English (American)
Scottish: habitational name from Dollar in Clackmannanshire.... [more]
Kanemitsu Japanese
Kane means "gold, metal" and mitsu means "light".
Minasian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Minasyan.
Kummerer Upper German (Germanized, Rare)
Kummerer means ""bringer of sorrow""
Vallera French
French: habitational name from Vallery in Yonne, once a Romano-Gallic estate, recorded in 1218 as Valerianus. The surname is also found in the British Isles and may be of Norman origin, from the same place.
Niinesalu Estonian
Niinesalu is an Estonian surname meaning linden/lime grove".
Eingeweide German
A German surname meaning "guts" or "viscera".
Ryans English
Variant of Ryan.
Pruitt English, French
French and English: nickname from a pet form of Old French proux ‘valiant’, ‘brave’, or ‘wise’ (see Proulx, Prue).
Vogt Von Matsch Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt.
Ingleby English
From the names of either of two hamlets in England, derived from Old Norse Englar "Englishman" and býr "farmstead, village".
Mcfall Scottish (Anglicized), Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Phàil and Irish Gaelic Mac Phóil, patronymics derived from vernacular forms of the given name Paul.
Göktaş Turkish
From Turkish gök meaning "sky" and taş meaning "stone".
Cocuzza Italian, Sicilian
Means "gourd, pumpkin", possibly a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of gourds, or perhaps a nickname for someone with a large head or rotund figure.
Zuo Chinese
From Chinese 左 (zuǒ) meaning "left, left-hand side".
Hada Japanese
This is another reading of Haneda.
Dapper Dutch
Nickname from dapper meaning ‘brave, gallant’ in Dutch. Famous bearers of this surname include the American actor and model Marco Dapper (1983-), and Dutch physician and writer Olfert Dapper (1636-1689).
Jevremović Serbian
Means "son of Jevrem".
Vaniet French
Variant of Vannier.
Avivi Hebrew
Means "springlike" or "of the spring" in Hebrew. (see Aviv)
Mikos Polish, Hungarian, Greek
From a derivative of a personal name equivalent to Nicholas: Polish Mikolaj, Slovenian Miklavž, or Hungarian Miklós.... [more]
Yakivenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Yakiv".
Banksy English, Popular Culture
This is pseudonyms Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter. Banksy's real name might be Robin Gunningham. How Banksy got his pseudonym is unknown... [more]
Katsura Japanese
This surname is used as 桂, 勝占, 勝羅, 勝良, 曽良 or 葛良 with 桂 (kei, katsura) meaning "cinnamon tree, Japanese Judas-tree", 勝 (shou, ka.tsu, katsu, -ga.chi, sugu.reru, masa.ru) meaning "excel, prevail, victory, win", 曽 (so, sou, zou, katsu, katsute, sunawachi) meaning "before, ever, formerly, never, once", 葛 (kachi, katsu, kuzu, tsudzura, katsura) meaning "arrowroot, kudzu", 占 (sen, urana.u, shi.meru) meaning "divining, forecasting, fortune-telling, get, have, hold, occupy, take", 羅 (ra, usumono) meaning "gauze, Rome, thin silk" and 良 (ryou, i.i, yo.i, ra) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled."... [more]
Leidig German
From a short form of any of several Germanic personal names composed with the first element liut ‘people’, ‘tribe’. Also a nickname for a disagreeable, cantankerous person, from Middle High German leidic ‘disagreeable’, ‘tiresome’.
Toombu Estonian
Toombu is an Estomian surname possibly derived "toompuu" meaning "bird-cherry tree".
Arabacı Turkish
Occupational name for a driver, maker or seller of carts and wagons, from Turkish araba meaning "cart, carriage".
Tlemsani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Tlemcen, the name of a city in north-western Algeria.
Hackney English, Scottish
Habitational name from Hackney in Greater London, named from an Old English personal name Haca (genitive Hacan) combined with ēg "island, dry ground in marshland".
Colomb French
from Old French colomb "pigeon" (from Latin columbus) applied as a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of pigeons or doves... [more]
Suutre Estonian
Suutre is an Estonian surname derived from "suutma" meaning "to be able/capable".
Cesari Italian
Variant of Cesare.
Schaufelberger German (Swiss)
likely refers to someone from a place named Schaufenberg.
Vendel Hungarian
From the given name Vendel.
Gerdes German
Patronymic name, coming from "son of Gerhard.
Chernysh Russian
Derived from a Slavic word meaning "black".
Platini Italian
Occupational name for a person who coats objects with platinum, derived from Italian platinare literally meaning "to platinize, to coat with platinum". A notable bearer is the former French soccer star Michel Platini (1955-).
Santamaria Italian, French, Spanish
Italian and French cognate of Santamaría as well as a Spanish variant.
Nghiêm Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Yan, from Sino-Vietnamese 嚴 (nghiêm).
Bundie English Creole
Creole variant of Bundy. Mostly used by Jamaicans.
Rolloos Dutch
Possibly derived from the given name Rollo.
O'Sheeran Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of either Ó Sírín or Ó Síoráin meaning "descendant of Sírín" and "descendant of Síoráin" respectively. Sírín and Síoráin are variants of the same name, both are derived from a diminutive of síor meaning "long-lasting".
Carrender English (American)
Probably from Scottish kerr meaning "rough, wet ground" combined with ender (possibly related to the end of something). It probably denoted someone who lived between rough, wet ground and normal ground.
Jacoby Jewish, English, German
Variant spelling of Jacobi.
Scheetz German
Anglicized version of the German surname, Schütz, "archer," "yeoman," "protect."
Sōma Japanese
From Japanese 相 (sō) meaning "appearance" and 馬 (ma) meaning "horse".
Valbuena Spanish
Habitational name from any of the places called Valbuena for example in Valladolid Cáceres and Salamanca.
Hrushka Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Hruška. Means "pear".
Asperger German
Denoting a person who lived in Asperg, a town in Southwest Germany, derived from a cadet named Asperg who lived in the ruling house... [more]
Bernitt German (Rare)
Derived from the name of Bernitt, a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Işık Turkish
Means "light" in Turkish.
Nottal Romansh
Derived from the given name Notal.
Awayama Japanese
Away means "millet" and yama means "mountain".
Duffield English
The meaning is dove field or open country. It's origin is the Yorkshire area named after a few places there.... [more]
Capita Italian
Possibly derived from Sardinian cabitta meaning "little head" or "headboard (of a bed)", or perhaps from a contraction of cabiddáda "large quantity", indicating wealth. It could also derive from a descendant of Latin capitis "head".
Modin Swedish
Variant of Modén.
Yampilskiy Ukrainian (Rare)
This was used by people originating from any of various Ukrainian settlements by the name of "Yampil".
Rooney Irish
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ruanaidh "descendant of Ruanadh", a byname meaning "champion".
Merriott English
Either a habitational name from Merriott in Somerset. The placename may derive from Old English mere miere "mare" mere "pool" or gemære "boundary" and gæt "gate gap"... [more]
Pusch German
Name for someone who lived near bushes or a thicket. The distinguished name Pusch is derived from the Old German word busc, which means thicket or brush.
Ungoed Welsh
Derived from Welsh un "one" and coed "a wood".
Beaune French
Refers to Beaune, France.... [more]
Swinkels Dutch
Contracted form of Dutch des winkels meaning "from the corner". Compare Winkler.
Sprenger German
German form of the surname Springer
Bakytbekov Kyrgyz (Rare)
Means "son of Bakytbek" in Kyrgyz.
Eremia Romanian
From the given name Eremia which is the Romanian form of Jeremiah.
Van Der Burg Dutch
A toponymic surname meaning "from the fortress, stronghold" in Dutch.
Wepener South African, German
South African, German decent/history
Ton That Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Tôn Thất.
Enraejakavarapantiyacuppiramaniyakattepammutuair Obscure
This surname is a created surname made by compressing multiple surnames into one. The only person with this surname lives in India.
Pomerantz Jewish
From the Yiddish word פּאָמעראַנץ (pomerants) meaning "orange (fruit)".
Garibai Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Oñati, Spain, probably derived from Basque gari "wheat" and ibai "river". Alternatively, the first element could be garo "fern" or garai "high, tall, prominent".
Messier French
Occupational name for someone who kept watch over harvested crops, Old French messier 'harvest master' (Late Latin messicarius, agent derivative of messis 'harvest').
Chataba Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 茶立場 (see Chatateba).
Collin Swedish
Either a combination of an unknown first name element (possibly derived from a place name) and the common surname suffix -in, or a variant of German Colin.
Sebő Hungarian
Possibly from Hungarian seb, meaning "wound".
Abeyawickrama Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවික්‍රම (see Abeywickrama).
Woon Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Wen.
Enggaard Danish
Combination of Danish eng "meadow" and gård "farm, estate".
Monteleone Italian
From various place names, meaning "mountain lion", or "mountain of the lion".
Sukacz Polish (Rare)
father surname.
Kandimaa Estonian
Kandimaa is an Estonian surname derived from "kandis" ("neck of the woods") and "land".
Valent English
Means showing great bravery.
Eschenbach German
Eschenbach, from the root words Esch and Bach, is a surname that has origins in Germany and/or Switzerland. Esch is German for ash tree, and bach is German for brook, a small stream. Popular use of the surname includes the poet knight Wolfram von Eschenbach, and the name is used for multiple locations in Germany and Switzerland, or even more locations if you include spelling variations such as Eschbach, as this surname has undergone multiple mutations throughout history... [more]
Akanuma Japanese
Aka means "red" and numa means "swamp, marsh".
Yeong Korean
Korean form of Yang, from Sino-Korean 楊 (yeong) meaning "willow".
Courcel French
Variant of Courcelles.... [more]
Cardon French
from the name of several places in southern France called (Le) Cardon. Or from Old Norman French cardon "thistle" (a diminutive of carde from Latin carduus) hence a topographic name for someone who lived on land overgrown with thistles an occupational name for someone who carded wool (originally a process carried out with thistles and teasels) or perhaps a nickname for a prickly and unapproachable person... [more]
Astridge English
Perhaps a habitational surname from one or more places called Ashridge.
Randleman German
Diminutive of the personal name Rand, a short form of various German names with the first element rand meaning shield or wolf.
Converse English
Originally a nickname for a Jew converted to Christianity or an occupational name for someone converted to the religious way of life, a lay member of a convent, from Middle English and Old French convers "convert".
Erzhanov Kazakh
Means "son of Erzhan".
Weir Scottish, English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a dam or weir on a river.
Den Uyl Dutch
Variant of Den Uijl, notably borne by the Dutch prime minister Joop den Uyl (1919-1987).
Khosravi Persian
From the given name Khusraw.
De Vignerot French, French (Belgian)
The surname Vignerot was first found in Belgium, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region... [more]
Onodera Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 寺 (tera) meaning "temple".
Rens Dutch
From the personal name Rens, a reduced form of Laurens. Could also derive from a given name containing the element regin "advice, counsel", such as Reinoud.
Akbarzadeh Persian
From the given name Akbar combined with the Persian suffix -زاده (-zâde) meaning "offspring".
Shami Arabic
Means "Syrian" or "Damascene", derived from Arabic الشام (ash-Sham) referring to both Syria and the Syrian city of Damascus.
Golomb Jewish
Ornamental name from Polish golab "dove" (from Latin columba "dove").
Consalvo Italian
From the given name Consalvo.
Tagalog Filipino
Of uncertain etymology. It could be from Filipino prefix taga- "native of" combined either from alog "ford" or ilog "river". It could also be from Tagal, a name of some tribes in Borneo or Sumatra... [more]
Brault French
Variant of Béraud.
Lal Indian, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi
From Sanskrit लाला (lālā) meaning "caressing, cajoling". It can also be interpreted to mean "garnet" or "red, ruby" from Persian لال (lâl) or لعل (la'l).
Shotadze Georgian
Means "son of Shota".
Mellor English
Parishes in Derbyshire, and Lancashire, meaning the mill bank. ... [more]
Broker English
Name given to someone who worked as a broker, an agent for the sale and purchase of goods and services. Further research revealed that the name is derived from the Anglo-French word brocour, which has the same meaning as the English word broker
Dimaliwat Filipino, Tagalog
Means "firm, stubborn" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and liwat meaning "to transfer (liquid from one container to another)".
Sugisaki Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, promontory, peninsula".
Levél Hungarian
Means "leaf" in Hungarian.
Danesi Italian
it may be a patronymic or plural form of Danese.
Kielland Norwegian
Alexander Kielland was a Norwegian writer (1849–1906).
Petke German
German surname derived from a diminutive form for Peter.
Phasee Thai
Means "tax" in Thai.
Handoko Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Fan (范), Han (韓) or Yao (姚). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Aaziz Arabic
From the given name Aziz.
Arafat Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Arafat.
Cornet French, Walloon
Either a topographic name for someone who lived on a street corner, from a derivative of corne "corner". From cornet, denoting either a rustic horn or an object made of horn, hence a metonymic occupational name for a hornblower or for a worker in horn... [more]
Delahaye French, Walloon
Variant with fused preposition de "from" of Lahaye. This surname is also found in the Flemish part of Belgium.
Tatlow English (British, Rare)
I heard it was from a small village in England called Tallow.
Tamta Kumaoni, Garhwali
Kumaoni and Garhwali form of Tamrakar.
Frost Welsh
Originally spelled Ffrost (the double ff is a Welsh letter). The Welsh word ffrost refered to someone who is excessively bold or a brag, especially with regard to warrior feats. Edmund Ffrost signed his name this way on the ship's register of the boat which brought him to the Massachussett's Bay Colony in 1631... [more]
Khelifa Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Khelifa.
Murkowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Murkowo.
Jović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Jovan".
Benatar Jewish
Possibly from Hebrew בֵּן (ben) meaning "son" and עתר ('atar) meaning "petitioner".
Gurusinga Batak
From Sanskrit guru, meaning “Mentor”, and singha, meaning “Lion”.
Catanese Italian
One who came from Catania.
Motel French
Topographic name from a derivative of Old French motte ‘fortified stronghold’.
Kukla Ukrainian
Means "doll, puppet" in Ukrainian.
Akamine Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 嶺 (mine) meaning "mountain peak, mountain ridge".
Ediriweera Sinhalese
Derived from Sinhalese ඉදිරි (idiri) meaning "front, forward" and Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".
Yashin Russian
Means "son of Yasha". This surname was borne by the Soviet soccer goalkeeper Lev Yashin (1929-1990).
Limo African
Most common in Kenya.
Slate English
Occupational name for a slater, from Middle English slate, "slate".
Ivković Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Ivko".
Alaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Ali 1. This is the name of the current ruling royal family of Morocco, which was founded in 1631.
Toomsalu Estonian
Toomsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "bird-cherry grove".
Gabaldon Spanish
Habitational Name From Gabaldón In The Province Of Cuenca.
Amararathna Sinhalese
From Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Okasawara Japanese
Variant reading of Ogasawara.
Bobrowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Bobrowa, Bobrowo, Bobrowce, or Bobrowiec, all deriving from Polish bóbr, meaning "beaver".
Suō Japanese (Rare)
Derived from place name Suō.... [more]
De Paz Spanish (Latin American)
Means "of Peace" in Spanish.
Ferranti Italian
Derived from the Latin word ferrum, which means "iron". Originally an occupational name for a blacksmith or a worker in iron.
Bogus Polish
Variant of Bogusz.
Touferis Greek
Greek transcription of Tuffère and Tuffèri.
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