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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Welburn English
English surname meaning "From the Spring brook"
Singhe Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Singh.
Paip Medieval Scottish, Biblical Latin, Scottish Gaelic
An ancient Caithness surname, meaning father. The family changed their name from "Paip" to "Pope".
Miyama Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between". It can also be formed from 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 深 (mi) meaning "deep, profound" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Davoudi Persian
From the given name Davoud.
Burdorf German
Means little farmer in german
Sakuljaroensuk Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai สกลเจริญสุข (see Sakuncharoensuk).
Carlander Swedish
Combination of the given name Karl or Swedish karl "man" and ander, from classical Greek andros, "man".
Nagami Japanese
Naga means "chief, long" and mi means "view, perspective".
Soldo Italian, Croatian
Nickname from soldo "penny cent" also "military pay wage" (from Latin solidus "solid" the name of a gold Roman coin). From a short form of a compound personal name ending with -soldo such as Ansoldo... [more]
Tampõld Estonian
Tampõld is an Estonian surname derived from "tamm" ("oak") and "põld" ("field").
Geraldo Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Geraldo.
Mkrtchian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Mkrtchyan.
Liinamäe Estonian
Liinamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "straight hill"; derived from "liin" meaning "straight/line" and "mäe" meaning "hill/mountain".
Dimapilis Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cannot be dissuaded" (literally "cannot be twisted") from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and pili meaning "twisted, contorted".
Granovsky Jewish
From the town of Granov, Ukraine (cf. Granov).
Foret French, French Creole
From Old French forest ‘forest’, a topographic name for someone who lived in or near a royal forest, or an occupational name for a keeper or worker in one. See also Forrest... [more]
Harmeninck Frisian
Patronymic of Hermann.
Gandolfini Italian
Means "son of Gandolfo", which is derived from the Germanic name Gandolf... [more]
Cesur Turkish
Means "bold, brave, courageous" in Turkish.
Casutt Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and sut "below".
Laverdière French
Habitational name from various places named La Verdière in France, or a variant of the name Leverdier (see Verdier).
Iwaaki Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff" and 明 (aki) meaning "bright". ... [more]
Leverich English
The surname Leverich was first found in West Yorkshire at Liversedge, a township that dates back to the Domesday Book where it was listed as Livresec, a manor belonging to Radulf, a vassal of Ilbert de Lacy... [more]
Coley English
With variant Colley can mean "dark" or "blackbird" or it can be a nickname for Nicholas.
Charretier French
French form of Carter.
Di Dio Italian
Means "of God" in Italian.
Mccammon Scottish, Northern Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Ámoinn "son of Ámoinn", a Gaelic form of the Norse personal name Amundr, which is composed of the elements ag "awe, fear", or "edge, point" and mundr "protection".
Nelms English (American)
Topographic name for someone who lived near or amid a grove of elm trees, from misdivision of Middle English atten elmes ‘at the elms’
Jlassi Arabic (Maghrebi), Berber
From the name of an Tamazight (Berber) tribal confederation in Tunisia; the name could be from Arabic إِخْلَاص (ʾiḵlāṣ) meaning "sincerity, devotion, loyalty" or of unknown Berber meaning.
Mergler German
Means "marl" from German mergel. It either denoted someone who lived by a marl pit or someone who sold marl.
Byu Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 別府 (see Byū).
Schlote German
literal meaning: smokestack
Eentalu Estonian
Eentalu is an Estonian name, possibly derived from "eend" (meaning "ledge") and "talu" meaning "farm".
Ebrahimian Persian
From the given name Ebrahim.
Majidzadeh Persian
Means "born of Majid".
Ciotola Italian
Possibly a diminutive of Ciotta.
Kamimura Japanese
Kami means "god" or "top, upper" and mura means "village, hamlet "
Tal Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Tal, means "dew" in Hebrew.
Ceja Spanish
From a common field name or a habitational name from any of various minor places called Ceja Yecla in Aragon.
Ro English
Possibly a variant of Rowe.
Kägu Estonian
Kägu is an Estonian surname meaning "cuckoo" (Cuculus canorus).
Codreanu Romanian, Moldovan
A common surname in Romania and Moldova.... [more]
Ergen Turkish
Means "adolescent" in Turkish.
Tessmer German
Derived from the given name Těšimír.
Devitt Irish
Comes from McDevitt, means "son of David."
Peugeot French
Meaning unknown.
Rauch German
Perhaps an occupational nickname for a blacksmith or charcoal burner, from Middle High German rouch, German Rauch ‘smoke’, or, in the case of the German name, a status name or nickname relating to a hearth tax (i.e. a tax that was calculated according to the number of fireplaces in each individual home).
Brogdon English
Variant of Brogden The valley of the brook a rural place now in Lancanshire, England.
Dungog Filipino, Hiligaynon, Cebuano
Means "pride, honour" or "celebrity" in Hiligaynon.
Skarsvåg Norwegian
From Norwegian meaning "scarp, promontory, rock cliff". It is derived from a place name in Norway, located in the municipality of Magerøya in the northernmost part of the country. As a surname, "Skarsvåg" likely originated as a toponym, referring to a person who hailed from the Skarsvåg area in Norway.
Henley English, Irish, German (Anglicized)
English: habitational name from any of the various places so called. Most, for example those in Oxfordshire, Suffolk, and Warwickshire, are named with Old English héan (the weak dative case of heah ‘high’, originally used after a preposition and article) + Old English leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’... [more]
Alvarenga Portuguese
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous parishes.
Wimaladharma Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विमल (vimala) meaning "clean, pure, spotless" and धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue".
Natsume Japanese
From Japanese 棗 (natsume) meaning "jujube". Natsume was a large village in the former district of Sakai, but the surname could also be from the former name for the area of Ishishimbo.
Sasi Estonian
Sasi is an Estonian surname meaning "shock", "skein", and "snarl".
Tully Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maol Tuile "descendant of the devotee of the will of God" (from toil "will of God").
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".
Lennuk Estonian
Lennuk is an Estonian surname derived from "lennukas", meaning "high-spirited" and "energetic". "Lennuk" is also the current Estonian word for "airplane", but the original surname predates this meaning... [more]
Ben Hadj Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of the pilgrim"; the title Hadj refers to a Muslim who has successfully completed the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. This surname is mainly found in Tunisia.
Karman Dutch
Dutch form of Carman 1
Cure English
Possibly from Middle English cuir meaning “attention, heed, diligence, or care.”
Shiono Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness, plain".
Van Wageningen Dutch
Means "from Wandeningen" in Dutch, denoting a person from the municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands, from Dutch Wagano with collective suffix -ung-
O'Lonain Irish
Derived from lon ("blackbird") and a diminutive combined with O ("grandson; male descendant").
Fat Romanian
From Romanian meaning "child".
Löfholm Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish elements löv "leaf" and holme "islet".
Cupru Romanian
Means "copper" in Romanian.
Moiseyeva Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Моисеев (see Moiseyev).
Creevey Celtic
Variant of Creevy.... [more]
Mendès French
French form of Mendes.
Niederhäuser German, Swiss
Habitational name from any of numerous places named Niederhaus or Niederhausen, denoting the lower of two dwellings or settlements or one in a low-lying position.
Çınar Turkish
Means "plane tree" in Turkish (genus Platanus), derived from Persian چنار (chenar).
Fält Swedish
Means "field" in Swedish.
Hockton German
In relation to Hock a wine producing region and probably being adopted into Britain via Anglo Saxon settlers.
Nied Upper German
South German: habitational name from Nied in Hesse.
Spering English
There is a fish in Germany or Austria names "Spering or Spiering fish" it is in the meat Isle of Germany orAustrian fish.... [more]
Al-kindi Arabic
Originally indicated a person from the Kinda tribe.
Granqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish gran "spruce" and kvist "twig, branch".
Järviste Estonian
Järviste is an Estonian surname derived from "järv" meaning "lake".
Hikosaka Japanese
From Japanese 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".
Arustamyan Armenian
Means "son of Arustam", from a given name derived from a combination of the names Ara and Rustam.
Payton Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Peatáin "descendant of Peatán.
Puigdemont Catalan
Means "top of the hill" or "peak of the mountain". It is derived from Catalan puig meaning "hill, peak" combined with either damunt meaning "on top, above", or munt (a diminutive of muntanya) meaning "mountain", using the preposition d'... [more]
Sezer Turkish
Means "intuition", from Turkish sezmek meaning "to understand, to perceive".
Bonar Scottish, Northern Irish
From a medieval nickname for a courteous or good-looking person (from Middle English boner "gentle, courteous, handsome"). A notable bearer of the surname was Canadian-born British Conservative politician Andrew Bonar Law (1858-1923), prime minister 1922-23.
Lyashenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian лях (lyakh), a derogatory word meaning "Pole, Polish person".
Kaetsu Japanese
From Japanese 嘉 (Ka) meaning "applaud, praise, esteem, happy, auspicious", and 悦 (etsu) meaning "ecstasy, joy, rapture". Other kanji combinations are possible, and can create alternate meanings.
Farman English
(i) from an Old Norse personal name denoting literally a seafarer or travelling trader, brought into English via French; (ii) "itinerant trader, pedlar", from Middle English fareman "traveller"
Chim Khmer
Variant transcription of Choem.
Woodruff English, Caribbean
Topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of land where woodruff grew, Anglo-Saxon wudurofe composed of wudu "wood" with a second element of unknown origin.
Skorupa Polish, Jewish
Derived from Polish skorupa meaning "shell", hence a nickname for a secretive individual.
Kaljulaid Estonian
Kaljulaid is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff islet".
Torta Italian
Probably from Italian torto "twisted, bent, crooked", or the related French tort "wrong, deviated".
Sillaots Estonian
Sillaots is an Estonian surname meaning "bridge end".
Nishioka Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Bettini Italian
Patronymic form of Bettino.
Aasum Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse aas "hill" and um "around".
Ainscough English
Habitational name for a person from Aiskew, a village in the civil parish of Aiskew and Leeming Bar, in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England.
Porrin Italian
Americanized form of Perino.
Durning Irish
First found in County Antrim, Ireland, Durning is possibly an Anglicized form of O'Duirnin. The name is derived from "dorn", which means "fist".
Brito Portuguese
The Brito family has its original roots in the village of Brito, around 1033 of the Christian era, where Dom Hero de Brito, lord of many estates in Oliveira, Carrazelo and Subilhães, all located between the Ave River and Portela dos Leitões, a very rich region and where the Solar dos Brito was located.
Juanda Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Zhou (周) or Zhuang (莊). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Sobral Portuguese
Means "cork oak grove" in Portuguese.
Van Der Hooning Dutch
Possibly related to Honig.
Kreisler German, Jewish
Derivative of Kreisel with the agent suffix -er.
Asghar Arabic, Urdu, Persian
From the given name Asghar.
Ramsamy Indian (Gallicized), French (African)
Contracted form of Ramasamy, found on the island of Mauritius.
Martinić Croatian
Means "son of Martin".
Blakewood Medieval English
Derived from the Old English words blaec, which means black, and wudu, which means wood, and indicates that the original bearer lived near a dark, wooded area.
Kuyper Dutch
Variant of Kuiper
Ducksworth English
Variant spelling of Duckworth.
Aksentsev Russian
Variant of Aksyonov (Аксёнов)
Redlinger German, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from Redling in Bavaria, Germany.
Priyankara Sinhalese
From the given name Priyankara.
Khvoyka Czech (Ukrainianized)
Vikentiy Khvoyka was an archaeologist.
Shchabliyenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian щаблі (shchabli), meaning "steps".
Komaru Japanese
From Japanese 小丸 (Komaru) meaning "Komaru", a former village in the former district of Mikumi in the former Japanese province of Tajima in parts of present-day Hyōgo, Japan.
Knavs Slovene
Slovenian form of Knaus, this was the maiden name of Donald Trump's wife, and current First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump.
Schweinsteiger German
Means "Swine Climber". ... [more]
Prewett English
The surname Prewett is derived from the Middle English word prou, meaning "brave," or "valiant," with the addition of either of two common diminutive suffixes: -et or -ot. As such, this name is thought to have originally been a nickname for someone small but brave.
Teraoka Japanese
Tera means "temple" and oka means "hill".
Amspacher German
Habitational name for someone from a place called Amsbach
Ilardi Italian
Possibly from the given name Ilardo, which could be a derivative of the Germanic name Adalhard, or perhaps a southern variant of Gilardi.
Van Laarhoven Dutch
Means "from Laarhoven", the name of towns in the Netherlands. The place names derive from Dutch laar meaning "open spot in the forest" and hoven meaning "farmstead".
Amico Italian
Means "friend, companion" in Italian, possibly given as a nickname, but more likely derived from the given name Amico, or perhaps a short form of Bonamico.
Keeler English
English: occupational name for a boatman or boatbuilder, from an agent derivative of Middle English kele ‘ship’, ‘barge’ (from Middle Dutch kiel). Americanized spelling of German Kühler, from a variant of an old personal name (see Keeling) or a variant of Kühl.
Chu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Zhou, from Sino-Vietnamese 周 (chu).
Häggkvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish hägg "bird cherry" (a type of tree native to Sweden) and kvist "twig".
Pak Circassian
Circassian name derived from Adyghe пакъ (pāq) meaning "snub-nosed, bluntnose".
Stokes Irish, Scottish
Variant of Stoke and Stohoke... [more]
Valenciano Spanish
A Spanish surname. It is a regional name denoting someone from Valencia.
Breyer German (Americanized)
Americanized variant of Brauer.
Doriani Italian
Derived from the given name Doriano.
Adnane Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Adnan.
Wijesiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Gunasinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit गुण (guna) meaning "quality, attribute, merit" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Lunatici Italian
A nickname for a quirky or temperamental person, ultimately from Latin lunaticus "of the moon, moonstruck".
Miyano Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Litchfield English
locational origin either from Lichfield, south east of Stafford in Staffordshire, or from Litchfield in Hampshire... [more]
Warnecke German
North German from a pet form of the personal name Warner, Low German form of Werner.
Fell English
From Middle English fell ”high ground”, ultimately derived from Old Norse fjall, describing one who lived on a mountain.
Falcão Portuguese
Portuguese surname meaning "falcon".
Michail Greek
A common last name in Greece. Probably from the Archangel Michael who appeared to the Virgin Mary with a lily.
Ohanyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Օհանյան (See Ohanian)
Scales English
Name for a person who lives in a shed.
Kampū Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 寒風 (kampū) meaning "cold winter wind", referring to possibly a person described as cold or an event that involved cold wind.
Pulkkinen Finnish
Derived from Germanic volk meaning "people".
Strom Norwegian (Anglicized), Danish (Anglicized), Swedish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Danish and Norwegian Strøm and Swedish Ström, all meaning "stream, current".
Gingrich German (Americanized)
Potentially from German “junge” and “reich,” meaning “rich at a young age.” Anglicized by immigrants as either Gingrich or Guengerich.
Temel Turkish
From the given name Temel.
Quail English, Manx
A variant of Quayle, derived from various patronymics meaning "son of Paul". Alternately, an English nickname derived from the bird, perhaps given to a person who was timid, or known for being promiscuous.
Le Marchand French
Variant of Marchand with fused French definite article le.
Hinson German
It means "son of Hinrich"
Feldwick English (Rare)
Descendant of one who lived on a farm or field.... [more]
Ajiyari Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Azeri.
Golan Jewish
Israeli ornamental name from the Golan Heights in Israel.
Casanova Catalan, Italian, Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Means "new house" in various Romance languages, ultimately derived from Latin casa "house" and nova "new".
Bondevik Norwegian
From Old Norse bóndi "farmer" and vik "inlet".
Mier Spanish, English (American)
As a Spanish name relates to late summer and means "harvest" or "ripened".... [more]
Monden Japanese
Possibly from 門 (kado, mon) meaning "gate, doorway, entrance" and 田 (ta, den) meaning "rice paddy, field."
Volmer Danish
Variant of Vollmer.
Kakutani Japanese
From Japanese 角 (kaku) meaning "corner" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Philson English
Patronymic from Phil, a short form of the personal name Philip.
Hiraki Japanese
Hira means "peace, even, level" and ki means "tree, wood".
Kaldvee Estonian
Kaldvee is an Estonian surname meaning "sloping/inclined" ("kald") "water"" ("vee").
Pastorius German (Latinized)
Derived from Latin pastor "shepherd", a Latinized form of German surname Schäfer. This surname is no longer found in Germany. Jaco Pastorius (1951-1987), full name John Francis Anthony Pastorius III, was the most influential American jazz bassist, composer, and producer... [more]
Barzilai Jewish
From the given name Barzillai.
Sébastien French
From the given name Sébastien.
Bakr Arabic
From the given name Bakr. A famous bearer was Abu Bakr (573-634), the first Islamic caliphate.
Sağır Turkish
Means "deaf" in Turkish.
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.
Neidhart German, German (Swiss)
German and Swiss German variant of Neidhardt.
Payán Spanish
Possibly derived from Mozarabic päiên meaning "cave ravine", ultimately from Latin pedem meaning "foot".
Põllu Estonian
Põllu is an Estonian surname meaning "arable" or "agrestic"; associated with farming ("farmer" = "põllumees").
Avara Italian
Feminine form of Italian avaro, meaning "miser" or "mean, stingy, avaricious".
Waits English
Patronymic form of Waite.
Halldórsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Halldór" in Icelandic.
Belikov Russian
From Russian белый (beliy) meaning "white, fair".
Mostafaei Persian
From the given name Mostafa.
Hageman German (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Hagemann.
Riad Arabic
From the given name Riad.
Moats English
Variant of Moat.
Munsch Alsatian
Alsatian variant of Monge and Münch.
Goonesekere Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණසේකර (see Gunasekara).
Parwaz Urdu
Meaning... [more]
Goodarzi Persian
From the given name Goodarz.
Lukeš Czech
From the personal name Lukáš, Czech form of Lucas.
Benkowski Polish
Polish Origin
Zlatkin Jewish
Meaning, "gold" or "yellow."
Zanamwe Southern African
Zimbabwean Surname, originally from the Chivi area, shona speaking people of the Shumba(lion) totem originate from the Masvingo province, Mwenezi, Chitanga,Chikombedzi, Boli Chibwedziva. Some migrated to the Mashonaland East province Mhondoro area and assumed the Moyo(heart) totem
Comish Manx
Manx: from Gaelic Mac Thómais ‘son of Thomas’. The main seat of the family in the Isle of Man was Ballacomish ‘Comish's (or Thomas's) farm’ (Arbory, IoM).
Morimura Japanese (Rare)
From Kanji "森" (Mori) meaning "Forest" and "村" (Mura) meaning "Village".
Elimelech Hebrew
Means "My God is a King" in Hebrew.
Oppara Indian, Tamil
It is a Tamil name, denoting an agricultural occupation.