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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Omori Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大森 (see Ōmori).
Knies Slovak
Slovak surname meaning "priest". Related to Knez.
Gaztelu Basque
From Basque gaztelu "castle", denoting someone from the town of Gaztelu in Basque country, Spain.
Buican Romanian (Rare)
It comes from the name Buicani which comes from the village Buiucani situated in Moldova
Mallett English
Possible origins Malet a medieval diminutive of Mal(le) being a pet form of and name Mary, could also be of Norman origin from the Old French personal name Malhard.
Peredo Galician, Portuguese
For Galicians, it indicates familial origin near the eponymous hill in the municipality of Castroverde and for Portuguese people, it indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros.
Zeller German, Dutch, Jewish
Originally denoted someone from Celle, Germany or someone living near a hermit's cell from German zelle "cell". It is also occupational for someone employed at a zelle, for example a small workshop.
Codreanu Romanian, Moldovan
A common surname in Romania and Moldova.... [more]
Krier German, Luxembourgish
Occupational name from Middle High German krier "herald".
Ivasić Croatian
Derived from Ivas.
Askern English
Variant of Askren.
De Poorter Flemish, Dutch
Means "the burgher, the citizen (of a city)", ultimately derived from poort "gate".
Mallik Bengali
Means "owner, proprietor, head, leader" in Bengali, ultimately from Arabic مالك (mālik).
Raval Gujarati
"Bramhin King"
Roberti Italian
Derived from the given name Roberto.
Gerrits Dutch, Frisian
Patronymic from the given name Gerrit.
Andreacchio Italian
Derived from the given name Andrea 1.
Sajjadi Persian
From the given name Sajjad.
Kreite Low German
Nickname for a quarrelsome person derived from Middle Low German kreit meaning “strife.”
Fayre English
Variation of Fair.
Abeysekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසේකර (see Abeysekara).
Al-masri Arabic
Means "the Egyptian" from Arabic مصر (Misr) referring to Egypt.
Xotlanihua Nahuatl
Means "owner of flowering" or "there will be growing" in Nahuatl, probably originating as a personal name.
Kyyashko Ukrainian
From киян (kyyan), meaning "Kyivan".
Yokotake Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "side, beside, next to" and 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo".
Mheenak Thai
From Thai มีนัก (Minak) meaning "of Khmer royalty or nobility".... [more]
Danson English
Means "son of Dan 2".
Ioveanu Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Ruus Estonian
Ruus is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kruus" meaning "mug", "shingle" and "ballast". Possibly derived from "rüüs" meaning "frilled".
Schwer Upper German, German, Jewish
South German relationship name from Middle High German sweher ‘father-in-law’. ... [more]
Maputi Filipino, Cebuano
Means "white" or "silvery" in Cebuano.
Kvyat Russian
Russian form of Kwiat.
Deville English
From Old English "devil, slanderer, enemy".
Kitson Scottish, English
Patronymic form of Kit.
Roost Estonian
Roost is an Estonian surname meaning "reedy".
Bassy English
Variant of Basey.
Édouard French
From the given name Édouard.
Pichugin Russian
From pichuga, meaning "small bird".
Endoh Japanese
Variant of Endo.
Irsay Hungarian
Surname used by people whose original surname was Israel, in Hungary
Luu Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Lưu.
Behringer German
Habitational name for someone from either of two places called Behringen, near Soltau and in Thuringia, or from Böhringen in Württemberg.
Laurie English, Scottish
From a diminutive of the given name Laurence 1.
Arana Basque, Central American
This indicates familial origin within either of 3 eponymous localities: the hamlet in the County of Trebiñu, the neighborhood in Gasteiz, or the neighborhood in Bermeo.
Inthachack Lao
From Lao ອິນທະ (intha) referring to the Hindu god Indra combined with ຈັກ (chak) meaning "disk, circle, wheel, chakra".
Kalla Sami
Derived from Kállá, the Sami form of Karl.
Tõnisson Estonian
Tõnisson is an Estonian surname derived from the Estonian masculine given name "Tõnis" and the Germanic word "son"; "Tõnis's son".
Tennor English (American)
Possibly an altered spelling of Tanner or Tenner.
Shouyu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Shoyu.
Sundqvist Swedish
From Swedish sund meaning "sound, strait", and kvist meaning "twig, branch".
Olagarai Basque
Derived from Basque ola "factory, forge, ironworks; hut, cabin" and garai "high, tall, prominent".
Ritonga Batak
From Batak ri meaning "reed, grass" and tonga meaning "middle, centre".
D'avigdor Jewish
Means "son of Avigdor" (a Jewish personal name, from Hebrew avi-Gedor "father of Gedor").
Talaat Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Tal'at.
Selander Swedish
Combination of Swedish sel "stretch of calm water in a river or stream" and the common surname suffix -ander (originally from Greek aner "man"). The first element, sel, is also a common place name element in Northern Sweden and it's possible that this name is both ornamental and locational in origin.
Sert Turkish
Means "hard, stiff, stern" in Turkish.
Suominen Finnish
From Suomi meaning ”Finland” in Finnish. The -nen ending can be translated as "little" or "of something" (Suominen="of Finland") but is in Finland mostly seen just as a typical ending for surnames, without any actual meaning.
Panaro Italian
From old Italian panaro meaning "bread basket" or "wooden basket, hamper", an occupational name for a baker, or perhaps a basket maker. Alternatively, could be a habitational name from the Panaro river.
Bertolucci Italian
From a diminutive of Bertoli.
Baksa Polish
From Polish meaning "hawser".
Lepsy Slavic (Rare), Turkish (Rare)
Possibly dating back to the Ottoman Empire's invasion of Europe, the original Turkic meaning is veiled in mystery, and possibly meant "one who comes from the edge of the lake." ... [more]
Mahomes American
With Gaelic origins, Mahomes is a surname that is derived from the word “mathghamhan”, which means “bear”. A famous individual with the name is NFL Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, Patrick Mahomes.
Abderrazzaq Arabic
Means "Servant of the Sustainer" in Arabic.
Banuelos Spanish
Spanish (Bañuelos): habitational name from any of various places, primarily Bañuelos de Bureba in Burgos, named for their public baths, from a diminutive of baños ‘baths’ (see Banos)
Gunathillake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණතිලක (see Gunathilaka).
Kirshenbaum German
Means "cherry tree".
Wijesiriwardane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේසිරිවර්ධන (see Wijesiriwardana).
Carradine English, German (Anglicized)
Variant spelling of Caradine. This name is borne by members of the Carradine family of actors, notably the American actor John Carradine (1906-1988).
Gianola Italian, Italian (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of Gianni and Gian.
Adisa Yoruba
From the given name Adisa
Sabashvili Georgian
Means "son of Saba 1".
Saltmarsh English
Last name of cricket player Ian Saltmarsh (1901-1970).
Comberbach English
Habitational name for a person from the village of Comberbach in Cheshire, from the Old English byname or given name Cumbra "Cumbrian" and bæc "stream, brook".
Süsskind Yiddish
Derived from a Medieval Yiddish given name, it is a variant of a German variant Ziskind
Bounpaseuth Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ປະເສີດ (pasoet) meaning "excellent, magnificent".
Dumalenko Ukrainian
Derives from the Ukrainian word дума (duma), meaning "thought" (noun).
Mccarl Irish (Anglicized)
Probably an Americanized form of Mccarroll.
Nasmith Scottish, English
This surname is derived from an occupation, "nail-smith", but may also mean "knife-smith".
Ramakrishnan Indian, Tamil
From the given name Ramakrishna. A notable bearer is Tamil-American structural biologist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (1952-).
Mannion Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized form of Ó Mainnín. Mainnín is derived from Irish manach "monk".
Bandou Japanese
Variant of Bando.
Moskwa Polish
Polish form of Moskva.
Hirami Japanese
From 平 (hira) meaning "peace, flat, even" and 見 (mi) meaning "see, view, perspective, outlook".
Zielonka Polish, Jewish
Derived from the Polish word for "green"
Orus-ool Tuvan
Means "Russian boy" in Tuvan, from Tuvan орус (orus) meaning "Russian (person)" combined with оол (ool) "son, boy".
Angelevski Macedonian
Son of Angele
Copp English
Derived from Old English copp "top, summit; crown (of the head)", a topographic name for someone who lived at the top of a hill, or perhaps a nickname for someone with an oddly-shaped head.
Kuropatkin Russian
Derived from Russian куропатка (kuropatka) meaning "partridge".
Tokheim Norwegian
The Tokheim family name has roots in Norway, with the surname potentially stemming from the name of the village Tokheim in Kinsarvik, according to FamilySearch. The family emigrated to the United States in the late 19th century, with some settling in Minnesota and Iowa... [more]
van der Kloet Dutch
Means "from the clump, lump (?)" from either Dutch cloet meaning "lump, ball" or kluit (From Middle Dutch clute meaning "patch") meaning "clod, clump" (?).
Maniago Italian
From the name of a town in Friuli, Italy, probably derived from the given name Manilius and the Italian toponymic suffix -ago, ultimately from Proto-Celtic -*akos.
Vosberg German
Means "foxhole" or "fox hill", from vos "fox" and berg "hill, mountain".
Fang Chinese
From Chinese 方 (fāng) referring to Fang Shu, a minister and adviser to King Xuan of the Western Zhou dynasty. Alternately it may have come from a place called Fang Shan (方山), which existed in what is now Henan province.
Deubelbeiss German (Swiss)
Alemannic nickname from Middle High German dūvel "devil" and beiz "biter".
De La Luz Spanish (Mexican)
Means "of the Light" in Spanish.
Hinckley English
From the name of a place in Leicestershire meaning "Hynca's wood", from the Old English byname Hynca, derivative of hún "bear cub", and leah "woodland, clearing".
Aleksanyan Armenian
Means "son of Aleksan".
Sunarto Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Sun (孫). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Isacco Italian
From the given name Isacco.
Krauczun German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Kriaučiūnas (via Prussian-Lithuanian kraucźius).
Senasinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit सेना (sena) meaning "army" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Aal Estonian
Aal is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "ala" meaning "field", "area" and "range".
Parnell English
From the given name Parnel.
Munasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala මුණසිංහ (see Munasinghe).
Puddu Italian
From Sardinian puddu "chicken" (compare Podda).
Belhadj Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of the pilgrim" from Arabic بْن (bn) meaning "son (of)" اَلحَاجّ (al-ḥājj) meaning "the pilgrim".
Bunting English
Nickname derived from the name of the bird bunting (Emberiza).
Ellert English
Son of Elliott.
Nepomuceno Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Philippines)
From the town of Nepomuk in the Czech Republic, in honor of Saint John of Nepomuk (1345-1393) (see given name Nepomuceno, of the same origin)... [more]
Ambur Estonian
Ambur is an Estonian surname meaning "arbalist (crossbowman)"
Volk Russian
Russian cognate of Vovk.
Branting Swedish
A combination of Swedish brant "steep hill" and the suffix -ing. A famous bearer was Hjalmar Branting (1860–1925), Prime Minister of Sweden in the 1920s.
Bakirtzis Greek
Greek from Turkish meaning 'coppersmith'
Nottal Romansh
Derived from the given name Notal.
Hanamura Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Jacó Portuguese
From the given name Jacó.
Royal English
From the given name Royal.
Chabert French
From Charbert, an old baptism name of Germanic origin formed from two words that mean: concern and famous.
Weichselbraun German (Austrian)
From Weichsel, "sour cherry" in German and Braun, "brown" in German
Goot English
Variant of Good.
Juma Swahili, Arabic
From the given name Juma.
Pennock Cornish, English
From the Cornish 'pennknegh', meaning "hilltop".
Behzadpour Persian
Means "son of Behzad" in Persian.
Yoneda Japanese
From the Japanese 米 (yone) meaning "rice" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" or 多 (ta or da) meaning "many."
Konparu Japanese
Kon means "gold" and paru is a form of haru, meaning "spring".
Urlaub German
from Middle High German urloup "permission; discharge" perhaps an occupational name for someone who granted these favors.
Frobisher English
The surname Frobisher is derived from an occupation, 'the furber' or 'furbisher.' (Middle English fourbishour, from Old French forbisseor). A furbisher was a scourer of armour and metals generally, found also as' furbearer.' Frobisher is the most prominent modern form of the surname... [more]
Hatler English (American)
Variant of the German surname Hattler.
Angilloy Cornish
From an-kelli, "the grove"; or an-gilly, "the wood or grove of hazels".
Saint-Juste French (Caribbean)
Means "Saint Justus" in French.
Baloković Croatian
Most of Croatian families with the surname (last name) Baloković originate from the town of Donji Miholjac located in Osijek-Baranja County on the border with Hungary. During the 1700s and 1800s most of the people bearing this family name were born either in Donji Miholjac and/or nearby Nasice... [more]
Michaël Dutch, French
From the given name Michaël.
Dangal Nepali (Modern)
The surname Dangal is supposed to be the shortened form of the demonym Dangali (pronounced DHAA-NGAA-LEE) for Dang (pronounced DHAA-NG), a district in Mid-Western Nepal. The surname is found to have been adopted by various communities, especially the Tiwaris (for the surname Tiwari), after they migrated to various regions of the countries and the locals in those regions referred to them as Dangalis (later shortened to Dangal) instead of their original surnames.
Deutschlander English (American), German
Name given to a person from Germany.
Wiesel German, Jewish
Means "weasel" in German.
Guttormsen Norwegian
Means "son of Guttorm" in Norwegian.
Galit Hebrew
From the given name Galit.
Bookwalter English (American)
German: variant of Buchwalder, a habitational name for someone from any of various places called Buchwald or Buchwalde in Saxony and Pomerania, meaning 'beech forest'. The surname Buchwalter is very rare in Germany.... [more]
Avital Jewish
From the given name Avital.
Wongsawat Thai
From Thai วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty" and สวัสดิ์ (sawat) meaning "happiness".
Curtin English
Derived from a diminutive of Old French curt "short".
Wakebe Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 別部 (see Beppu).
Deblois French
French surname meaning "From Blois", a town in Mid-Western France. The origins of the surname started back in the 1600s when a man named Grégoire Guérard traveled to Flanders (Now Belgium) and immigrated to New France (Now Canada) in 1658... [more]
Corcini Italian (Rare)
Possibly a rare spelling variant of Corsini.
Cerasuolo Italian
Means "cherry red, cherry-coloured" in Italian, either a habitational name from either of two villages, or a nickname.
Preuss German, Jewish
From the German word preussen meaning "Prussia". Indicating someone from Prussia.
Kissami Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "descendants of Qasim" in Arabic. This was the name of a Moroccan family descended from the Idrisid dynasty.
Ferranti Italian
Derived from the Latin word ferrum, which means "iron". Originally an occupational name for a blacksmith or a worker in iron.
Cheema Punjabi
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a Punjabi-speaking subclan of the Jat people found in India and Pakistan, with most members being either Muslim or Sikh.
Tumgoev Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush surname, which is from the name of an Ingush teip (clan). The clan's name itself is derived from Tumag (ТIумагI), the name of a village in Ingushetia, possibly meaning "to see with the heart" in Ingush.
Albee Scottish
Means either "son of the blond one" or "son of Alpin".
Roño Spanish
masculine form of roña which means dirt
Kostyshyn Ukrainian
From the given name Kostyantyn.
Akino Japanese
From Japanese 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" or 乃 (no) meaning "from".
Midōmaru Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 御 (mi-), a prefix added to emphasize beauty, 堂 () meaning "temple, shrine, hall", and 丸 (maru) meaning "circle, sphere", referring to a round land.
Vahtramäe Estonian
Vahtramäe is an Estonian surname meaning "maple hill/mountain".
Bành Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Peng, from Sino-Vietnamese 彭 (bành).
Majange Shona
Meaning unknown.
Tadano Japanese
From Japanese 多 (ta) meaning "many", 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Cheryazov Uzbek, Russian
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from Uzbek ... [more]
Yohe Medieval English
The Yohe surname comes from the Old English word "ea," or "yo," in Somerset and Devon dialects, which meant "river" or "stream." It was likely originally a topographic name for someone who lived near a stream.
Jovon Italian
Possibly related to the Ancient Roman cognomen Jovian, ultimately derived from the name of the god Jupiter.
Occhibove Italian
Probably means "ox eyes, cow eyes", from Italian occhio "eye" and bove "ox", perhaps a nickname for someone with large, dark eyes.
Osgood English, Jewish
Derived from the Medieval English given name Osgod the anglicized form of the Old Norse name Ásgautr... [more]
Abeygunarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේගුණරත්න (see Abeygunaratne).
Hendrawan Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as He (何) or Ye (葉). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
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".
Kenyon English, Welsh
Kenyon is a surname from Wales meaning "a person from Ennion's Mound"
Lunashko Ukrainian, Russian
Derived from луна (luna), meaning "moon" in Russian.
Slack English
Means "small valley, shallow dell", derived from Old Norse slakki "a slope", a topographic name for someone who lived by such a landform, or a habitational name from one of the places named with this word, for example near Stainland and near Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire.
Jahu Estonian
Jahu is an Estonian surname meaning "flour".
De Groeve Flemish
Etymology uncertain. Possibly a habitational name from any of several places called De Groeve, derived from groeve "quarry, pit; excavated watercourse"... [more]
Nicolás Spanish
From the given name Nicolás.
Drepanis Greek
From the Greek word for scythe: drepani (δρεπάνι).
Ikegami Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".
Rzasa Polish
Topographic name for someone who lived near a pond where duckweed grew, from Polish rzasa ‘duckweed’.
Amistadi Italian
From the Old Italian word amistade meaning "friendship", possibly given as a nickname, or taken from a personal name.
Belfer Jewish
Occupational name from Yiddish be(he)lfer, ba(he)lfer "teacher’s assistant".
Andrin French
From the given name André.
Naya Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).
Mastrorilli Italian
Derived from Italian mastro "master; expert craftsman" and a patronymic form of the given name Iorio.