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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Hayoun Judeo-Spanish
From a variant of the given name Chaim.
Wyckoff East Frisian (Rare)
Means "settlement on a bay", from Old Frisian wik "bay, inlet" and hof "courtyard, farmstead".
Vigyázó Hungarian
Menas "attentive", "vigilant" in Hungarian.
Assamoah Akan, Western African
Variant of Asamoah
Palginõmm Estonian
Palginõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "timber heath".
Mac Thighearnáin Irish
Means "descendant of Tighearnán".
Penda Wolof
Penda stems from the Swahili “kupenda” = to love/like/be pleasant. Notable bearer was Fara Penda, a Waalo noble of the Wolof people in West Africa. Waalo was a kingdom on the lower Senegal River in in what is now Senegal and Mauritania.
Weekusk Cree
Weekusk ( last name ) meaning “Sweetgrass” in cree.... [more]
Fija Ryukyuan
This Ryūkyū Name has a Combination of Kanji Characters "比" meaning "Ratio", and "嘉".
Eamer English
Possibly derived from the given name Eomer, or from Middle English yẹ̄mer "guardian, keeper, protector; guard".
Lanier French, English
Occupational name designating one who worked in the wool trade (see Lane 2), derived from Old French lanier (ultimately from laine) meaning "wool", or for a keeper of donkeys, from Old French asnier literally "donkey keeper, donkey driver"... [more]
Ehrlich Yiddish
From the German meaning "honest" or "honorable"
Cricks American
"living near a river." Comes from a similar origin of Rios
Kahue Hawaiian
From the given name Kahue.
Stent English (Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse name Steinn meaning "stone". Recorded in several forms including Stein, Steen, Stone and Ston, this surname is english. It is perhaps not surprisingly one of the first recorded surnames anywhere in the world.... [more]
Tabibi Persian
From Persian طبیب (tabib) meaning "doctor, physician" (of Arabic origin).
Mamo Maltese
A bearer of this surname is Anthony Mamo (1909 - 2008), the first president of Malta.
Char French
Name for someone who works as a carter, from French char "cart, carriage".
Dearborn English
The surname Dearborn was first found in Surrey where the family trace their lineage back to Abernon listed in the Domesday Book having sprung from the fief of that name in Normandy. ... [more]
Stolarski Polish
Derivative of Stolarz "carpenter" "joiner", with the addition of the common suffix of surnames -ski.
Charyewa Turkmen
Alternate transcription of Turkmen Чарыева (see Charyeva).
Ho-Tan Popular Culture
Invented surname belonging to Alfie Ho-Tan, the scribe of the Council of Elders in the TV series Yonderland.
Den Besten Dutch
Means "the best" in Dutch, from Middle Dutch beste.
Biondolillo Italian
Probably from Sicilian biunnuliddu "little fair one", a nickname for someone with blonde hair. Compare Biondi.
Amouzegar Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian آموزگار‎ (see Amouzgar).
Beckius Swedish
Combination of Swedish bäck "small stream, brook" and the common surname suffix -ius.
Mastrorilli Italian
Derived from Italian mastro "master; expert craftsman" and a patronymic form of the given name Iorio.
Yong Korean
Korean form of Long from Sino-Korean 龍 (yong).
Highmore English
From Old English hēah meaning "high" and mōr meaning "moor, marsh".
Sahagian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Sahakyan.
Bahadori Persian
From the given name Bahador.
Cababa Spanish
Spanish (Cabaña) and Portuguese: habitational name from a place named with Spanish cabaña ‘hut’, ‘cabin’ (Late Latin capanna , a word of Celtic or Germanic origin).
Laguaña Chamorro
Chamorro for "their net"
Lesieur French
From old French sieur "lord, overlord" (from Latin senior "elder") fused with le either an occupational name for someone in service of a great lord or an ironic nickname for someone who gives himself airs or graces.
Kriit Estonian
Kriit is an Estonian surname meaning "chalk".
Citrone English, Italian
Ultimately from Latin citrum meaning "lemon, citrus fruit". Possibly an occupational name for someone who sells or raise lemons or any citrus fruit.
Bottum English
Variant spelling of Bottom.
Lainevool Estonian
Lainevool is an Estonian surname meaning "flowing wave" (literally, "wave flow").
Longfellow English
From a nickname for a tall person, derived from Middle English lang "long, tall" and felawe "fellow, companion, colleague". A famous bearer of the name was American poet and educator Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)
Bilenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian білий (bilyy), meaning "white".
Madbouli Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant transcription of Madbouly.
Bodkin English
From the medieval male personal name Bowdekyn, a pet-form of Baldwin.
Averina Russian
feminine form of Averin
Murad Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Murad.
Spina Italian
Means "thorn" in Italian, originally a topographic name for someone who lived by a thorn bush or a habitational name from any of various locations called Spina... [more]
Iwatachi Japanese
Variant reading of Iwatate.
Pong Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Pang.
Schattner German, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from any of several places named Schaten or Schatten, or a topographic name for someone living in a shady location, from Middle High German schate "shade", "protection".
Nadori Moroccan
Habitational name from the Rifian city or province of Nador. A famous bearer is singer Rachid Nadori.
McCann Irish
McCann (Irish: Mac Cana, Nic Cana)... [more]
Baechli German (Swiss)
Derived from the word "Bächli," which means "small brook" in Swiss German.
Kasher Jewish, Hebrew
From Hebrew כשר (ksher) meaning "fit, proper".
Widman Swedish
Meaning uncertain. Perhaps a combination of Old Swedish viþr "wood, forest" or vid "wide" and man "man". It is also possible, though less likely, that it is a re-spelling of Vikman, where the first element is Swedish vik "bay".
Asō Japanese
Combination of the kanji 麻 (asa, "hemp plant") and 生 (fu, "place where vegetation grows"), thus "place where hemp plants grow". A famous bearer of this surname is Japanese Prime Minister Tarō Asō (麻生 太郎; b. 1940).
Appadoo Mauritian Creole
Derived from Telugu అప్ప (appa) meaning "father" combined with the suffix -డు (-du) added to nouns.
Riccia Italian
Variant form of Ricci.
Halldén Swedish
Combination of the dialectal Swedish word hall (Standard Swedish häll, Old Norse hallr), a type of flat rock, and the common surname suffix -én. The first element may be taken from a place named with this element (e.g. Halland, Hallsberg, or Hallstavik).
Lor Hmong
From the clan name Lauj associated with either the Chinese character 劉 (liú) (see Liu) or 羅 (luó) (see Luo).
Gino Italian
From the given name Gino.
Saat Estonian
Saat is an Estonian surname derived from "saatja", meaning "sender", "addresser", "guard" and "porter".
Karp Polish
From Middle High German karp(f)e Middle Low German karpe or Slavic (Russian and Polish) and Yiddish karp ‘carp’ hence a metonymic occupational name for a carp fisherman or seller of these fish or a nickname for someone thought to resemble the fish.... [more]
Veng Khmer
Meaning uncertain.
Cambon Old Celtic (Latinized, Archaic)
It means zigzagging river or warped (bent) river. It have a second meaning that is leg.
Fukumatsu Japanese
Fuku means "lucky, fortunate" and matsu means "pine tree".
Põlluäär Estonian
Põlluäär is an Estonian surname meaning "arable (land) side".
Attilio Italian
From the given name Attilio.
Hoyland English, Norwegian
English (South Yorkshire): habitational name from any of various places in South Yorkshire named with Old English hoh ‘hill spur’ + land ‘(cultivated) land’. ... [more]
Rakhmatullin Bashkir, Tatar
From the given name Rakhmatulla.
Fischbach German
From a place called Fischbach, or a topographic name from German meaning fisch 'fish' + bach 'stream'.
Asaidori Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 浅井取 (asaidori), assigned letters to Iwami dialect アサイドリ (asaidori) meaning "elaeagnus".
D'Amico Italian
Derived from Italian amico meaning "friend".
Osada Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納田 (see Nōda).
Wachs German, Jewish
Occupational name for someone who dealt with beeswax from Middle High German wahs German wachs "wax".
Kuwahara Japanese
From Japanese 桑 (kuwa) meaning "mulberry" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Kimpoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).
Macapaar Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao kapa'ar meaning "leadership, power".
Habibzai Pashto
Means "son of Habib" in Pashto. The Habibzai are a Pashtun sub-tribe of the Popalzai.
Reddish English
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Reddish,' a village near Stockport, Cheshire.
Hentz German
From a nickname for Hans or Heinrich.
Dudenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Duda.
Gascoigne English
Originally denoted a person from the province of Gascony in France. A famous bearer is the English former soccer player Paul Gascoigne (1967-). Another was the television host and author Bamber Gascoigne (1935-2022).
Blixt Swedish
From Swedish blixt "lightning, flash".
Óðinsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Óðinn" in Icelandic.
Khurshid Persian, Urdu
From the given name Khurshid
Usta Turkish
Means "master" in Turkish.
Marcantonio Italian
Ancient family, called Marcantonio or Di Marcantonio, of clear and ancestral virtue, flourished in Abruzzo.
Mittal Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Possibly derived from Sanskrit मित्र (mitra) meaning "friend".
Sasai Japanese
From 笹 (sasa) meaning "bamboo grass" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit"
Penning English, Dutch, Low German
From early Middle English penning, Low German penning, and Middle Dutch penninc, all meaning "penny". It was used as a topographic surname from the name of a field, or a nickname referring to tax dues of one penny.
Lemmon English, Irish, Scottish
Variant spelling of Lemon. A famous bearer was the American actor Jack Lemmon (1925-2001).
Van der Ploeg Dutch
Means "of the plough" in Dutch, an occupational name for a farmer or a bookbinder (a ploeg also being a tool used in binding books), or a habitational name for someone who lived by a sign depicting a plough.
Talts Estonian
Talts is an Estonian surname, possibly deriving from "taltsas", meaning "tame".
Sinclair Scottish (Anglicized)
Clan Sinclair is a Scottish clan, which held lands in the highlands; thought to have come to Scotland from France after the Norman invasion.
Gallogly Irish, Irish (Anglicized)
shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac An Ghalloglaigh from galloglach "foreign warrior" or "galloglass"... [more]
Amararatne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරරත්න (see Amararathna).
Reisner German
A habitational name for someone from a place called Reisen (for example in Bavaria), Reissen in Thuringia, or Reussen on the Saale river. A variant of Reiser Also from an agent derivative of Middle High German, Middle Low German rise ‘veil’; perhaps an occupational name for someone who made veils.
Limb Medieval English
Rare name of medieval English origin. A dialectal variant of the locational name 'Lumb', from places so called in Lancashire and West Yorkshire, and derives from the Old English pre-7th Century 'lum(m)'... [more]
Altavilla Italian
Calque of French Hauteville.
Tikhon'ko Russian
Means "quietly" in Russian.
Lord French
Nickname from Old French l'ord "the dirty one".
Vaidya Indian, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit वैद्य (vaidya) meaning "physician, doctor", ultimately from the word विद् (vid) meaning "to know".
Saengmai Thai (Rare)
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and ไม้ (mai) meaning "wood, tree".
Hamazono Japanese
Hamazono/濱園 = "Beach Garden"
Wolfhard German
From the given name Wolfhard.
Ameglio Italian
Derived from the given name Amelio.
Bloom Jewish (Americanized), Dutch
Americanized spelling of Bloem and Blum.
Riggins Irish
An Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin ("son of Riagán") derived from the Irish personal name Riagán (Anglicized as Ryan).
Ahmadzai Pashto
Means "son of Ahmad" in Pashto.
Šabanović Bosnian
Means "son of Šaban".
Jabari Arabic
From the given name Jabbar.
Hillary English
From the given name Hillary. A famous bearer is explorer Edmund Hillary (1919-2008)
Rayner English
From the given name Rayner
Abdolhosseini Persian
From the given name Abdolhossein.
Utyugin Russian
Means "man of iron" in Russian.
Rosso Italian
Derived from the Italian word rosso meaning "red". It was used as a nickname for people with red hair or that used to wear in red.
Milanesi Italian
It comes from the Italian city of Milan, in Lombardia (northern Italy), where it is most used
Thalmann German, Jewish
Either a variant of Thälmann or a variant of Thal with an added suffix man.
Manobal Thai
From Thai มโน (mano) meaning "heart; mind; imagination" and "บาล" (ban) meaning "to protect; to tend; to govern".
Gudkov Russian
From gudok, meaning "hooter".
Chirico Italian
Variant of Ciriaco, ultimately from the Ancient Greek given name Kyriakos. Alternatively, could be from Italian chierico "cleric, acolyte; learned man, clerk", from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klerikos) "of the clergy" via Latin clericus.
Degelos Jewish (Rare), French
Most probable origin - Jewish adapting French sounding names... [more]
Albright American
This name was originally Albrecht. It was changed by German imigrants to America in the 1600s.
Ànsruthair Scottish Gaelic
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous town.
Casley English
Derived from Old English C(e)atta, a personal name meaning "cat" and leah "woodland, clearing"."
Anguissola Italian
Sofonisba Aguissola was a celebrated artist of the Italian Renaissance.
Konkyurei Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūrei).
Mac Giolla Rua Irish
It means "son of servant of Rua".
Thoreau English
Last name of famous American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, tax resister, development critic, sage writer and philosopher, Henry David Thoreau.
Toscano Italian, Spanish
Originally indicated someone who came from the region of Tuscany in central Italy.
Waiter English
Variant of Waite.
Pisano Italian
Variant of Pisani.
Chim Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhan.
Ueyama Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Cozart French
Variant of Cossart.
Vignau French
Vignau may derive from the French words "vigne" or "vignal", meaning "vineyard", and refers to the owner. ... [more]
Ikhlaq Urdu
From the given name Ikhlaq.
Mistry English
Influenced by the English word mystery meaning unknown.
Voorand Estonian
Voorand is an Estonia surname derived from "voor" meaning "drumlin" and "rand" meaning "beach/seashore".
Abeynayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේනායක (see Abeynayake).
Ennenga Frisian
From the given name Enno.
Trevisan Italian
From the city of Treviso, in Veneto.
Milenković Serbian
Means "son of Milenko".
Alessio Italian
From the given name Alessio.
Sirhan Arabic
From the given name Sirhan.
Masuko Japanese
From 益 (masu) meaning "profit, benefit" and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat".
Ciuffreda Italian
Possibly from the given name Godefrida.
Belov Russian
From Russian белый (beliy) meaning "white".
Hillegas German
German: Variant of Hillegass from a variant of the Germanic personal name Hildegaud, composed of hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’ + got, of uncertain meaning (perhaps the same word as Goth).
Harwood English, Scots
Habitation name found especially along the border areas of England and Scotland, from the Old English elements har meaning "gray" or hara referring to the animals called "hares" plus wudu for "wood"... [more]
Lento Italian, Portuguese
Nickname from Italian and Portuguese meaning "slow".
Eleanor French
Derives from the given name Eleanor. Not popular as a last name.
Weaponsworth English
Means maker of weapons
Loi Punjabi
The surname Loi is predominantly associated with the Sikh Punjabi Jatt community, specifically within the Jatt caste. Originating from North East Punjab, the Lois constitute a relatively small Jatt clan known for their prowess in agriculture... [more]
Teimouri Persian
From the given name Teimour (see Timur).
Wrieden Jewish
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Fried or a short form of any of the various compound names beginning Frieden of the same derivation.
Cunnington English (American)
Scottish linked to {Marshall}
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.
Kirilov Russian
Means "son of Kirill".
Ronaldson English
This surname means “son of Ronald”.
Brookhaven English (American)
Habitational name from multiple settlements called Brookhaven.
Pollack Polish
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of spelling of Polak.
Lamalfa Sicilian
Variant of Malfa, most probably a habitational name for someone from Malfa on the island of Salina (Messina), although the name has also been linked with Amalfi in Salerno and Melfi in Potenza.
Biebrich German
Town of Biebrich Germany
Pehlivan Turkish
Means "wrestler, strongman" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian پهلوان (pahlavân).
Munesinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala මුණසිංහ (see Munasinghe).
Dobbe English
From the medieval personal name Dobbe, one of several pet forms of Robert in which the initial letter was altered. Compare Hobbs.
Saengngam Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and งาม (ngam) meaning "beautiful".
Navabi Persian
From the given name Navab.
Dollen English (British), Irish
English (British): See Dolling and compare Dollin and Dowland (1)... [more]
Évariste French
From the given name Évariste.
Karczewski Polish
habitational name for someone from Karczew, named with Polish karcz ‘stump’.
Kühn German, Jewish
Variant of Kuhn or from German kühn meaning "daring, audacious". As a Jewish name it is ornamental.
Aas Estonian
Aas is an Estonian surname meaning "lea" or "open grassy area".
Milley English
Habitational name from a lost or unidentified place possibly in Lincolnshire.
Kara-Sal Tuvan
Means "black beard", derived from Tuvan кара (kara) meaning "black" combined with сал (sal) meaning "beard, moustache".
Kotwica Polish
Comes from the Polish word kotwica meaning 'anchor'.
Barbe French
Nickname for someone with a beard, Old French barbe (Latin barba).
Ryusaki Japanese
Ryu means "dragon" or "imperial" and Saki means "peninsula".
Slattery Irish (Anglicized, Modern)
Irish (Munster): reduced form of O’Slattery, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Slat(ar)ra ‘descendant of Slatra’, a byname meaning "robust", "strong", "bold".
Baclan Celtic (Rare)
Form of the surname Backlund
Villalva Spanish (Rare)
Villa meaning "Town", Alva meaning "White"
Badawy Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدوي (see Badawi) chiefly used in Egypt.
Ivančić Croatian
Patronymic from the personal name Ivan.
Elverman German
The name Elverman means Eel fisherman.
Weigel German
Derived from the given name Wigand.
Van Der Valk Dutch
Means "of the falcon" or "from De Valk" in Dutch. Compare Valk.
Mac Giolla Phóil Irish
Means "son of the servant of Pól"
Manimtim Tagalog
Means "to endure, to forebear, to restrain oneself" in Tagalog.
Witschge Dutch
Dutch cognate of Witzke. Famous bearers of this surname include brothers Rob (1966-) and Richard Witschge (1969-), both of whom are former Dutch soccer players.
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]
Scutti Italian
From Sicilian scutu, "shield".
Tokuma Japanese
From 徳 (toku) meaning "virtue" and 間 (ma) meaning "pause".