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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Kear Scottish Gaelic
Kear is derived from the Gaelic name O'Ciarain or O'Ceirin, which comes from the Gaelic word ciar, meaning black or dark brown.
Petriček Croatian
From given name Petar.
Cheam Khmer
Means "bowl, plate" in Khmer.
McNair Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Oighre "son of the heir". This form is associated mainly with Perthshire.
Pelekanos Greek
Means woodpecker" from Greek pelekanos "green woodpecker" (cognate with pelekan "pelican"; both come from pelekys "axe" the pelican because its beak is shaped like an axe the woodpecker because it uses its beak like an axe).
Gingrich German (Americanized)
Potentially from German “junge” and “reich,” meaning “rich at a young age.” Anglicized by immigrants as either Gingrich or Guengerich.
Stiver English
Occupational name from Old French “estivur” meaning “plowman”, coming from Latin “stivarius”. This has also been used as a name for someone who played the stive, a type of bagpipe.
Fick German
Derived from the given name Friedrich.
Wakamoto Japanese
From Japanese 若 meaning "young" and 本 meaning "base, root, origin".
Gibbon English
English from the medieval personal name Gibbon, a pet form of Gibb.
Isidor German, Russian
From the given name Isidor.
Tulip English
Habitational name for a person who lived in an area abundant with tulips.
Dalglish Scottish
Derived from Gaelic dail meaning "field" and glaise meaning "brook".
Mik mu Czech, Polish, Sorbian
Pet form of the given names Mikławš, Mikołaj, Mikuláš, and other variants of Nicholas.
Roychoudhury Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali রায়চৌধুরী (see Roychowdhury).
Piénoel French (Rare)
French surname that possibly refers to the buckled shoes that the original bearer was wearing, in which case it is derived from Old French pié meaning "foot" combined with Old French noiel meaning "buckle"... [more]
Šimunec Croatian
Means "son of Šimun".
Kullamäe Estonian
Kullamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "aurous hill/mountain".
Wickström Swedish, Finland Swedish, Finnish
Variant of Wikström. A notable bearer was Finnish engineer John Wickström (1870–1959)
Perley English
Variant of Parley or Burley.
Mucenieks Latvian
Means "cooper".
Kriaučiūnas Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian kriaučius "tailor" combined with the patronymic suffix -ūnas.
Gabríelsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Gabríel" in Icelandic.
O'Keeffe Irish
Variant of O'Keefe. A notable bearer was the American painter Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986).
Bannykh Russian
From баня (banya) meaning "bath"
Baggerly English
English: variant of Bagley .
Léonard French (Belgian)
From the given name Léonard.
Hymanson Jewish
Means "son of Hyman".
Küün Estonian
Küün is an Estonian surname meaning "barn".
Takazato Japanese
高 (Taka) means "high, expensive, tall" and zato is a variant of 里 (sato) meaning "type of measurement, village, league, parent's home". ... [more]
Spurrell English (British, Rare), English (British)
Most likely from a place called Spirewell in southern Devon.
Jayatunga Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයතුංග (see Jayathunga).
Elko Slovak
Used in Dubrovka, Slovakia
Kuku Crimean Tatar
Emir-Üsein Kuku (1976-) is a Crimean Tatar human rights activist and political prisoner in Russia.
Lezama Basque
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous localities: the municipality or the council of the municipality of Amurrio.
Schaal German, Dutch, French, Jewish
Either a nickname for a braggart or a market crier, (derived from Middle High German schal meaning "noise, bragging"), an occupational name for someone who made dishes for scales and vessels for drinking, (from Middle Low German and Dutch schale "dish"), a habitational name from Schaala in Thuringia or the Schaalsee lake near Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, or a topographic name for someone living on marshy land, (from Dutch schald "shallow")... [more]
Atari Japanese
中 (Atari) means "middle". ... [more]
Lään Estonian
Lään is an Estonian surname meaning "liege" or "fief". May also derive from lääne meaning "western".
Leydon Irish (Anglicized, Modern)
Possibly from the name of the god Lugh.
Churlson English
Means “son of Charles”.
Eldjárn Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Icelandic given name Eldjárn.
Juht Estonian
Juht is an Estonian surname meaning "leader" and "driver".
Kasuga Japanese
From 春 (haru) meaning "spring season" and 日 (ga) meaning "sun, day".
Fujikawa Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Maslin English
Derived from the Middle English and Old French given names Mazelin and Mazelin, double diminutives of names containing the Germanic element mahal "meeting, assembly; speech, court"... [more]
De Goey Dutch
Variant of De Goeij. Famous bearers of this name include former Dutch soccer goalkeeper Ed de Goey (1966-) and Australian rules footballer Jordan De Goey (1996-).
Vértiz Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Bertiz.
Yoshinuma Japanese
Yoshi means "good luck, fortunate" and numa means "marsh, swamp".... [more]
Schmadeka Low German
Low German variant of Schmied + the diminutive suffix -ke
Ristevski Macedonian
Means "son of Risto".
Källberg Swedish
Swedish variant of Kjellberg.
Paavo Estonian
Paavo is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name) derived from "Paavo", a cognate of "Paul".
Rogelio Spanish
From the given name Rogelio.
Cosgrove Irish
From the Gaelic name Ó Coscraigh "descendant of COSCRACH."
Demers French
From French meaning "of the seas". A famous bearer of this surname was Modeste Demers, a bishop in 18th century Vancouver.
Balandin Russian
From a nickname derived from Russian баланда (balanda) meaning "idle talk, nonsense".
Ouy French
Some derive this name from the French word "gui," meaning mistletoe. Others think it comes through the Celtic name "Kei," from Caius. Others belive the name comes from the French words "guide," a leader, or "guidon," a banner... [more]
Kikuhara Japanese (Rare)
Kiku (菊) means "chrysanthemum", hara (原) means "plain/field/meadow"
Malaya Russian, Ukrainian
From Russian малый (maliy) or Ukrainian малий (malyy) both meaning "small, little", used as a nickname for a small child or a person who was thin or short in stature. Alternately, it may have come from Tatar малай (malay) meaning "boy, son" or "apprentice".
Van Musschenbroek Dutch
Means "from Musschenbroek", a hamlet in Limburg, derived from plural form of Dutch mus "sparrow" and broek "marsh, wetland". Pieter van Musschenbroek (1692–1761) was a Dutch scientist credited with the invention of the first capacitor.
Korkut Turkish
Means "big hailstone, stern, resolute" in Turkish.
Kanzawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 寒風澤 (see Sabusawa).
Van Noort Dutch
Means "from the north", derived from Middle Dutch nort "north, northwards". Alternatively, can be an altered form of Van Oort.
Younas Urdu
Derived from the given name Yunus.
Abeywickrema Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවික්‍රම (see Abeywickrama).
Krupiec Belarusian
Very likely related to Krupin.
Tschirhart Alsatian
Alsatz regional variant of Gérard.
Minsch Romansh
Derived from the given name Dumeni.
Ishii Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 井 (i) meaning "well".
Shih Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 施 (see Shi).
Bouhired Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning unknown. A notable bearer is Djamila Bouhired (1935-), an Algerian militant and nationalist who opposed the French rule over Algeria.
Waldron Medieval German, Old Norman, Scottish Gaelic, English (British)
Derived from the German compound wala-hran, literally "wall raven", but originally meaning "strong bird". Also derived from the Gaelic wealdærn, meaning "forest dwelling", thought to be derived from the Sussex village of Waldron... [more]
Micklethwaite English
Habitational name for a person from several places inside Yorkshire, all derived from Old Norse mikill "great, large" and þveit "clearing, pasture".
Shimekake Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 七 (shichi) from 楠木七郎 (Kusunoki Shichirō), 五 (go) from 和田五郎 (Wada Gorō), 三 (san) from 三百騎 (sambyakuki) meaning "300 horses" and 掛 (kake), phonetically assigned to write 駆ける (kakeru) meaning "to run"... [more]
Keidar Hebrew
Keidar is an ancient nickname given to the descendants of Ishmael.
Okçu Turkish
Means "archer" in Turkish.
Armuier French
French for "armorer."
Bogossian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պողոսյան (see Poghosyan).
Merriam Welsh
Derived from either the personal name Meuric, which is the Welsh form of Maurice, or ultimately from the Latin personal name Mauritius, which means "dark".
Bosustow Cornish
bos Ustoc, dwelling of Ustoc, poss: bos-ysow, corn abode
Pach German
Pach is an occupational hereditary surname for a baker in Old German. Pach is also a German local name for someone who lived by a stream, which was originally derived from the German word "bach" which means stream... [more]
Ichim Romanian
Ichim is a family name.
Romanowski Polish
Habitational surname from a settlement named Romanowo, Romanów, Romanówka, etc.
Wigtil Norwegian
The Wigtil name comes from a Norwegian farm name where workers used their first names and were identified with the last name by whatever farm they were currently working at. "Wigtil" apparently is derived from "Vigtil" which means "fight" or "bloody battle" suggesting a dispute over the land which led to a bloody conflict.
Puccini Medieval Italian
Diminutive form of the surname Pucci
Delannoy French, Flemish, Walloon
From the various locations in northern France and Belgium called Lannoy with the element de "from".
Liik Estonian
Means "kind" in Estonian.
Collin French
From Collin a diminutive of Nicolas. Variant of Colin
Urkiola Basque
It indicates familial origin near the eponymous natural park.
Veldman Dutch
Means "field man" in Dutch, a name for a farmer, or someone who lived by a field.
Kaʻanāʻanā Hawaiian
This Hawaiian surname means The Black Magic.... [more]
Mosquera Spanish, Catalan, Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish topographic name for someone who lived in a place that was infested with flies or mosquitos from a derivative of mosca "fly" (from Latin musca)... [more]
Picazo Spanish
Variant of Picasso, from Latin "pica" meaning magpie.
Ravier Occitan
Means "horseradish" in French, denoting someone who selled them.
Opaliński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish town of Opalenica, Nowy Tomyśl County.
Kyaw Burmese
From the Native Burmese word Kyaw (ကျော်) meaning “famous,” “renowned,” or “outstanding.”
Morishige Japanese
Mori means "forest" and shige means "luxury".
Raspberry English
Variant of Rasberry influenced by the name of the fruit but has no connection to it.
Foruzandeh Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian فروزنده (see Forouzandeh).
Romanovsky Russian
Habitational surname from a place called Romanovo or Romanovka... [more]
Breiding German
South German; shortened form of the given name Breide.
Põhi Estonian
Põhi is an Estonian surname meaning "north".
Norrington English
Derived from Old English norþ in tun meaning "north of the village".
Alcalay Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic القلعة (al-qal'ah) meaning "the citadel, the fortress".
Fukuchi Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 地 (chi) meaning "earth, soil, ground".
Huff German
From the Germanic personal name Hufo, a short form of a compound name formed with hug "heart, mind, spirit" as the first element.
Badriyevych Georgian (Ukrainianized)
Means "son of Badri". Notable bearer was Bihvava Telman Badriyevych (1995-2022), Georgian-Ukrainian military captain who fought in the Siege of Mariupol with Azov Battalion.
Belmondo Italian
Name of Italian origin meaning "beautiful world". Famous bearers of the name are the French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo (1933-) and the Italian cross-country skier, twice Olympic champion and four times World champion Stefania Belmondo (1969-).
Makin English
Nickname derived from Middle English maide "girl, young woman" and the diminutive suffix -kin.
Issa Arabic
Derived from the given name عيسى (see Isa 1).
Yokohama Japanese
Yoko means "beside" and hama means "beach, seashore".
Tavakkoli Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian توکلی (see Tavakoli).
Siddiq Arabic, Urdu, Sindhi, Punjabi, Bengali
Derived from Arabic صَدِيق (ṣiddīq) meaning "truthful, veracious".
Allcox English
Variant of Alcott.
Kortland Dutch
From any of the places in the Netherlands called Kortland, which means "short land."
Miyamachi Japanese
From 宮 (miya) meaning "palace, shrine" and 町 (machi) meaning "town".
Melzer German
Means "malter"
Villarreal Spanish
Habitational name from any of various places called Villarreal (or Villareal), derived from Spanish villa meaning "farm, town, settlement" and real meaning "royal".
Babazoe Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 馬場添 (Babazoe) meaning "Babazoe", a name of a group of several households for the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.
Hilpert German
Variant of Hilbert, derived from the given name Hildebert.
Bowdler English
From Dutch de Boelare meaning "from Boelare", the name of a town in the Netherlands. Alternatively, it could derive from English buddler, an occupational name for someone who washes crushed ore.
Colque Indigenous American, Aymara (Hispanicized)
Derived from Aymara qullqi, meaning "silver".
Cudak Polish
Means "oddity, crank" in Polish. It can also come from the word cud meaning "miracle, wonder".
Gosling English
1. variant of Joslin - see Jocelyn, Jocelyn. ... [more]
Dunaway English
Originally indicated someone who came from the village and civil parish of Dunwich in Suffolk, England, derived from Old English dun meaning "hill" (or possibly dune meaning "valley") and weg meaning "way"... [more]
Tolkacz Polish
Variant of Tkacz.
Kinjo Japanese
From the Japanese 金 (kin or kane) "gold," "money" and 城 (jo or shiro) "castle."
Jaber Arabic
From the given name Jabir.
Létourneau French
Nickname for a chatty, gregarious person or an occupational name for a birdcatcher, derived from French l'étourneau meaning "the starling".
Goetzinger German
Originally denoted a person who came from an place called Götzing, Götzingen or Goetzingen.... [more]
Kurebayashi Japanese
From 紅 (kure) meaning "crimson, vivid red" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest, woods, grove".
Vitty Scottish
Local reduced form of McVittie found in West Yorkshire.
Bezzerides Greek (Americanized, ?)
Uncertain etymology, possibly an Americanized form of a Greek surname.
Klopfer German, Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Derived from Middle High German klopfen "to knock, pound, hammer", an occupational name for a clothmaker, metalworker, miner, or hunter. As a Jewish name, it can refer to a shulklopfer, someone who knocks to call people to synagogue.
Imahori Japanese
Ima means "now, present" and hori means "ditch, canal, moat".
Nōda Japanese
Variant of Osame but adding Japanese 田 (da), the joining form of 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, cultivated field", possibly referring to a place with rice paddies or cultivated fields.
Marcey English
Variant of Mercer.
Angela Italian
Derived from the given name Angelus (see Angel).
Kirienko Ukrainian
Variant of Kyrylenko. Means "son of Kyrylo".
Mansur Arabic
From the given name Mansur.
Miele Italian
It means "honey" in Italian.
Carilli Italian
Patronymic form of Carillo.
Sheth Indian, Marathi, Bengali, Hindi
Variant transcription of Seth.
Pähklimägi Estonian
Pähklimägi is an Estonian surname meaning "nutty mountain".
Look English, Scottish
From a vernacular pet form of Lucas.
Vicuña Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Bikuña.
Jayathilaka Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and तिलक (tilaka) meaning "mark (on the forehead), dot, ornament".
Vogt Von Kloster Heiden Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt. Bearers of this surname descend from the Edelherren von Truhendingen.
Halim Arabic
From the given name Halim.
Castonguay French (Quebec)
From a combination of Gaston and Guay, the name of a 17th-century French immigrant to Quebec, Canada.
Lautz German
abgeleitet vom deutschen Vornamen Lutz (Kurzform von Ludwig)
Aknin Judeo-Spanish
From the given name Aqnin, a Tamazight variant of Yaakov.
Picó Catalan
Probably a nickname from Catalan picó "having a thick upper lip".
Ruwanpura Sinhalese
From Sinhala රුවන (ruvana) meaning "gem" combined with Sanskrit पुर (pura) meaning "city".
Rybalkin Russian
Occupational name for a fisherman.
Yoneichi Japanese
Yone (米) means rice.... [more]
Hulbert English
1 English and German: from a Germanic personal name, Holbert, Hulbert, composed of the elements hold, huld ‘friendly’, ‘gracious’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’.... [more]
Harlin English
English surname transferred to forename use, from the Norman French personal name Herluin, meaning "noble friend" or "noble warrior."
Greenall English
From Lincolnshire in England, meaning "green hill".
Fok Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Huo.
Someya Japanese
From Japanese 染 (some) meaning "dye, colour, paint" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Shikanai Japanese
A notable bearer is Kayleigh Shikanai.
Gerland German
Derived from the given name Gerland.
Petraliphas Greek
The surname is composed of the name Petros and the city Alifa in Campania, Italy. The surname was held by a Byzantine-Italian family in Epirus.
Iacovou Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Ιακώβου (see Iakovou) chiefly used in Cyprus.
Castellan Italian
This name is of Latin origin. It comes from "castellanus" meaning 'castellan, steward of a castle'.
Gilly English
Variant of Gilley.
Ouriaghli Arabic (Maghrebi)
Moroccan (Rifian): tribal name from the Rifian tribe of Ait Wayagher.
Shafi Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Shafi.
Lacang Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano lakang meaning "step, pace".
Shreves English
Variant form of Shreve.
Küster German
It literally means "sexton".
Leibensperger German (Austrian)
Habitational name for someone who lives in Leiben, Austria.
Yavuz Turkish
Means "stern, tough" in Turkish.
Quian Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Shuibhne.
Noorkõiv Estonian
Noorkõiv is an Estonian surname meaning "young (noor) birch (kõiv in Võro dialect)".
Noor Arabic, Urdu, Somali, Bengali, Persian
Variant transcription of Nur.
Lato Hungarian, Polish
From Hungarian látni meaning ‘to see’, hence a nickname for a wise person or an occupational name for a clairvoyant, or possibly for an official who checked the quality of products at markets.... [more]
Jayden English
Surname of the fictional character Norman Jayden, a character from the video game Heavy Rain.
Mugishima Japanese
Mugi means "wheat" and shima means "island".
Alizoda Tajik
Tajik form of Alizadeh.
Agius Maltese
Nickname derived from Maltese għaġuż meaning "old man".
Ish Shalom Hebrew (Modern)
Means "man of peace" in Hebrew. Combination of the word ish, meaning "man" and the name Shalom, meaning "peace".
Kiriyama Japanese
From Japanese 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia tree" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Zee Dutch
Reduced form of Dutch Van der Zee.
Thuringer German
Habitational name for someone from Thuringia.
Kanie Japanese
From Japanese 蟹 (kani) meaning "crab" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".
Harano Japanese
Hara means "plain, field" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".
Shakoor Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Shakur.
Tedrekull Estonian
Tedrekull is an Estonian surname meaning "grouse hawk".
Ribera Catalan, Spanish
Habitational name from any of various locations in Spain named Ribera, derived from Catalan and Spanish ribera meaning "bank, shore".