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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Mahina Italian, Polish
In Italian, it is likely derived from "màcina," which refers to a millstone or grindstone. This suggests the surname may have been given to individuals who worked as millers or lived near a place with such a feature... [more]
Enrique Spanish
From the given name Enrique.
Rudner German
German: unexplained. Perhaps a variant of Redner.
Blagojević Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Blagoje".
Sompati Thai (Sanskritized)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai สมบัติ (see Sombat).
Kojanović Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the forename Koja.
MacLaine Scottish
Variant form of McLean. A well-known bearer is American actress, singer and former dancer Shirley MacLaine (1934-).
Tanzawa Japanese
From Japanese 丹 (tan) meaning "cinnabar" and 沢/澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Doyal Irish
Variant of Doyle.
Jacó Portuguese
From the given name Jacó.
Raleigh English
English habitation name in Devon meaning "red woodland clearing".
Horiuchi Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".
Winkel Dutch, Belgian
Habitational name from any of numerous minor places named using the element winkel "corner".
Armuier French
French for "armorer."
Gašparini Istriot
Croatian (Istria) cognate of the Italian surname Gasparini.
Kinjo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 金城 (see Kinjō).
Islami Persian, Urdu, Arabic, Albanian
From the given name Islam.
Miyagi Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 城 (gi) meaning "castle".
Eun Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 殷 (eun) meaning "great, many, magnificent; flourishing".
Simantov Hebrew (Modern)
Means "good sign", derived from Hebrew סימן (siman) means "sign" and טוב (tov) means "good".
Zhuvinsky Russian
Surname named after the Zhuvinsky Reserve
Moan Irish
Reduced form of Mohan.
Katziyr Hebrew
Variant of Katzir.
Yavaş Turkish
Means "slow, calm, soft" in Turkish.
Nyholm Swedish, Danish, Finland Swedish
Derived from Swedish and Danish ny "new" and holme "islet".
Ashcroft English
English (chiefly Lancashire) topographic name from Middle English æsc ‘ash tree’ + croft ‘enclosure’, or a habitational name from a minor place named with these elements.
Daugaard Danish
Danish name element gård "farmstead, yard" combined with prefix dau of unknown origin. ... [more]
Christoph German
From the given name Christoph. German cognate Christopher.
Sugioka Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Noda Japanese
Combination of the kanji 野 (no, "area, field, hidden part of a structure; wild, rustic") and 田 (ta, "rice paddy, field"). A famous bearer of this surname is Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (野田 佳彦; b. 1957).
Seddon English
"Broad hill" in Old English. A surname that most occurs in Merseyside, and Lancashire.
Corradini Italian, Romansh
Italian patronymic form of Corradino.
Salavati Persian
From Persian صلوات (salavat) meaning "praise, blessing, greeting".
Sototoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 外当 or 外當 (see Sototō).
Dawiczyk Polish (?)
Last name of father,polish.
Lipschutz Jewish
Habitational surname for someone in Liebschütz, Germany, or Liebeschitz, Poland, both derived from Proto-Slavic *lipa "lime tree".
Mangan Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mongáin ‘descendant of Mongán’, originally a byname for someone with a luxuriant head of hair (from mong ‘hair’, ‘mane’), borne by families from Connacht, County Limerick, and Tyrone... [more]
Bycraft English (American, Rare, ?)
Found mostly in the American Great Lakes region and Canada, likely a singular extended family. Likely of 6th century English descent, though there are very few English natives who bear the name. Name either refers to the occupation running some sort of mill machine, the original holder living near a croft (enclosed pasture or tillage) or implies "craftiness" of its original holder.
Ogyampah Akan
Meaning unknown.
Stoop Dutch
From Middle Dutch stoop "pitcher, stone bottle, wine jug", an occupational name for an innkeeper or a nickname for a heavy drinker.
Weddell Scottish, English
Derived from Wedale, the original name of the parish of Stow in Scotland, possibly composed of Old English weoh "idol, image; temple, sacred place", weod "weed, herb", or wedd "pledge, contract" combined with dæl "dale, valley"... [more]
Vide Slovene
Derived from the given name Vid.
Petrocelli Italian
Pluralized variant of Petrosello, itself a variant of Petrosino.
Hasapis Greek
Hasapi is the word, "butcher" in the Greek language. The last name Hasapis is most probably from immigrants traveling to the new world
Kasteel Dutch
Dutch cognate of Castle.
Saint-Amour French (Caribbean)
Means "Saint Amor" in French.
Finzi Judeo-Italian, Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the city of Faenza in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Nikpour Persian
From Persian نیک‌ (nik) meaning "good" and پور (pour) meaning "son, descendant".
Rougeau French
Diminutive of Rouge, a nickname for someone with a ruddy complexion.
Josefsson Swedish
Means "son of Josef" in Swedish.
Mezzadonna Italian
Means "half a woman" in Italian, from mezza "half" and donna "lady, woman".
Mallik Bengali
Means "owner, proprietor, head, leader" in Bengali, ultimately from Arabic مالك (mālik).
Rivareua Ligurian
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous frazione of the commune of Carasco.
Sneg Russian
Means "snow" in Russian.
Castille French
Regional name for someone from Castile in central Spain (see Castilla).
Kunin Jewish
Metronymic form of Kune.
Maciejewski Polish
Name for someone from any of various places called Maciejowa, Maciejów or Maciejowice, all derived from the given name Maciej.
Vremec Slovene
Derived from Vreme, a valley in western Slovenia.
Bellaria Italian
From the place name Bellaria, in Milan, Veneto, Piedmont and Sicily, these homonyms widespread throughout Italy.
Kreegipuu Estonian
Kreegipuu is an Estonian surname meaning "blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) wood/tree".
Fanciulacci Italian
Probably means "bad child", from Italian fanciullo "child" and the pejorative suffix -accio.
Grantham English
Habitational name from Grantham in Lincolnshire, of uncertain origin. The final element is Old English hām "homestead"; the first may be Old English grand "gravel" or perhaps a personal name Granta, which probably originated as a byname meaning "snarler"... [more]
Meikäläinen Finnish
Meaning "our" in Finnish.
Mufaro Shona
Mufaro means "Joy, happiness". It is a name of rejoicing
Yukiyama Japanese
This surname combines 幸 (kou, saiwa.i, sachi, shiawa.se, yuki) meaning "blessing, fortune, happiness," 雪 (setsu, yuki) meaning "snow" or 行 (an, gyou, kou, -i.ki, -iki, i.ku, okona.u, oko.nau, -yu.ki, -yuki, yu.ku) meaning "going, journey" with 山 (san, sen, yama) meaning "mountain."... [more]
Maiztegi Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality in Bizkaia.
Günaltay Turkish
From Turkish gun meaning "sun, day" and altun meaning "gold". A famous bearer was the Turkish prime minister Şemsettin Günaltay (1883-1961).
Védő Hungarian
Means protector in Hungarian.
Widrig Romansh
Derived from the given name Fridericus.
Kaisaki Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 貝崎 (see Kaizaki).
Tolivar Asturian (Modern, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Tolliver. Apparently, this name may have originated in Candamo, Asturias, in the 18th (or earlier) century. The "var" last syllable may be related to "fer," and the meaning may be related to iron, e.g. iron miner, iron refiner, etc... [more]
Satomi Japanese
Sato means "village" and mi means "mindset, view, outlook".... [more]
Grandpierre French
Derived from French grand meaning "tall, large" and the given name Pierre.
Pitka Estonian
Pitka is an Estonian surname meanin "tall" or "long".
Cobbold English
From the medieval male personal name Cubald (from Old English Cūthbeald, literally "famous-brave").
Stockholm Danish (Rare), English (American)
Danish variant of Stokholm. English usage could be a habitational name for someone from Stockholm, Sweden (see Stockholm), but this etymology does not apply to Scandinavian usage of the name.
Caulfield Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Cathmhaoil.
Irigoien Basque
Means "upper village", derived from Basque (h)iri "village, town, settlement" and goi "high; upper part".
Geiser German, German (Swiss)
Occupational name for a goatherd, from a derivative of Middle High German geiz 'goat'.
Theuma Maltese
Most likely derived from Arabic ثُوم (ṯūm) meaning "garlic", used in reference to someone who grew garlic or owned a garlic field. Alternatively, it may also be from تَوْأَم (tawʾam) meaning "twin, double".
Dimagiba Filipino, Tagalog
Means "indestructible" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and giba meaning "demolished, destroyed".
Nastych Ukrainian
Means "child of Nastya".
Tooke English (Rare)
This unusual English surname is of pre 7th century Old Scandinavian origin.
Cannizzaro Italian
Derived from Sicilian cannizzu "wattle", denoting a maker of reed matting. Stanislao Cannizzaro (1826-1910) was an Italian chemist. He is famous for the Cannizzaro reaction and his influential role in the atomic-weight deliberations of the Karlsruhe Congress in 1860.
Ronson English
Means "son of Ron"
Camoys English
From a medieval nickname for someone with a snub nose (from Old French camus "snub nose").
Darrah Irish
Variant of Darragh.
Le Roux French
Nickname for a person with red hair, from Old French rous "red." Variant spelling of Leroux.
Dyck Dutch
Topographic name for someone who lived by a dike, from Dutch dijk. Compare Dyke.
Wicksey English
Two separate surnames, joined together to form Wicksey, when the Vikings invaded England. The name means "Dairy Farmer on the Marsh".
Arne English (British, Rare)
From the name of a village in Dorset named with Old English ærn "house" or hær "at the tumuli".
Pikk Estonian
Pikk is an Estonian surname meaning "long" and "tall".
Mccard Scottish, Irish
Scottish or Irish: variant of McCart.
Loven Norwegian (Rare), American (Rare)
From a farm (later renamed to Låvi) in Aurland municipality in Sogn og Fjordane fylke.... [more]
Kraaijkamp Dutch
Means "field of crows" in Dutch, from the plural form of Dutch kraai "crow" and kamp "camp, field".
Helian Chinese (Rare)
Chinese transcription of 祁連 (qílián), a Xiongnu word meaning "sky".
Ylaya Cebuano
From Cebuano ilaya meaning "inland, highground, upland".
Cabibbo Italian
Ultimately from the Arabic given name Habib, meaning "beloved, darling".
Kirwin Irish
Variant of Kirwan
Bal Dutch
Diminutive form of the given name Baldwin, or perhaps another name beginning with bald "bold, brave".
Heraldez Spanish (Mexican)
The surname is a variation of Hernando, given birth by an outlaw
Sträng Swedish
Probably taken directly from Swedish sträng "strict, stern, harsh, grim". although it could also be derived from the name of the city Strängnäs.
Ravenel English, French
Habitational name from Ravenel in Oise or a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of horseradish, from a diminutive of Old French ravene ‘horseradish’ (Latin raphanus)... [more]
Tuisk Estonian
Tuisk is an Estonian surname meaning "blizzard".
Hutchison Scottish
Patronymic from the medieval personal name Hutche, a variant of Hugh.
Kola Finnish
From vernacular forms of Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (See Nikolaos). It could also be from Swedish kol "coal", possibly denoting a coal miner, or kota, a type of conical tent.
Yumihiro Japanese
From Japanese 弓 (yumi) meaning "archery bow" combined with 広 or 廣 (hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious"
Kräft German, Jewish
Nickname for a strong man, from Old High German kraft, German Kraft ‘strength’, ‘power’.
Ó Cróinín Irish
It literally means "little saffron-colored one’s descendant".
Formichelli Italian
Diminutive of Formica "ant".
Haydar Turkish
From the given name Haydar.
Selter Estonian
Selter is an Estonian surname derived from either "selts" meaning "society", "union", "association", or "selters" (of German origin) meaning "seltzer".
Turcu Romanian
related to https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/turcescu/submitted
Franchino Italian
Diminutive form of Franco.
Fishwick English
habitational name from a place in Lancashire so named from Old English fisc "fish" and wic "building"... [more]
Uharte Basque
Variant of Ugarte.
Iraeta Basque
From the name of a settlement in Basque Country, Spain, derived from Basque ira "fern" and the toponymic suffix -eta.
Kazoe Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 主計 (see Kazue).
Southwick English
An English/Scottish locational name from a variety of places, including, Southwick in Northamptonshire, England, and Southwick in Gloucestershire, Sussex, Durham, Hampshire. ... [more]
Pigera Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Figueira.
Tuude Estonian
Tuude is an Estonian surname possibly derived from the masculine given name "Tuudor".
Toy Chinese
From Chinese (coi), meaning "applause, cheer" or "luck, fortune"
Achampong Western African
Variant of the Ashanti surname Acheamphong, meaning "destined for greatness".
Dos Passos Portuguese
Means "of the steps" in Portuguese.
Ciotola Italian
Possibly a diminutive of Ciotta.
Hinawa Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 火縄 (hinawa) meaning "matchlock", referring to the occupation of making matchlocks.
Lustgarten Jewish
An invented Jewish name based on German Lustgarten "pleasure garden" (perhaps alluding to the Garden of Eden). It was borne by British barrister, writer and broadcaster Edgar Lustgarten (1907-1978), presenter of television crime reconstructions.
Hikosaka Japanese
From Japanese 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".
Lindley English, German
English habitational name from either of two places in West Yorkshire called Lindley, or from Linley in Shropshire and Wiltshire, all named from Old English lin ‘flax’ + leah ‘wood’, ‘glade’, with epenthetic -d-, or from another Lindley in West Yorkshire (near Otley), named in Old English as ‘lime wood’, from lind ‘lime tree’ + leah ‘woodland clearing’... [more]
Ho Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Hồ.
Sumanasena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit सुमन (sumana) meaning "good-minded, benevolent" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".
Susoev Russian
Means "son of Susoi".
Bora Turkish
From the given name Bora 1.
Orakzai Pashto
Means "lost son" from Pashto ورک (worak) meaning "lost" and زوی (zoy) meaning "son".
Nelvin English (American)
Female named after her uncle who surname was Melvin. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1931.
Reale Italian
Means "royal" in Italian, either an occupational name for someone in the service of a king or a nickname for someone who behaved in a regal manner.
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]
Tarmo Estonian
Tarmo is an Estonian name; from the masculine given name "Tarmo".
Birket English
It's a locational surname taken from the village of Birket Houses in Lancashire.
Arisaka Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess, exist" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope, hill".
Lussier French
Occupational name from old French ussier "usher, doorkeeper".
Sankalpani Sinhalese
Possibly from Sanskrit संकल्पन (saṃkalpana) meaning "purpose, wish, desire".
Eagle English
Nickname for a lordly, impressive, or sharp-eyed man, from Middle English egle "eagle" (from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila).
Hababzai Pashto
Means “son of Habab” in Pashto.
Manville French
A locational surname deriving from any of the various places in France called "Manneville or Magneville", named, from the Old Germanic personal name "Manno" or the Old French adjective "magne", great, with the word "ville", meaning a town or settlement.
Lourenzá Galician
This indicates familial origin within any of various eponymous places in Galicia.
Zvejniece Latvian
Feminine form of Zvejnieks.
Inose Japanese
From Japanese 猪 (ino) meaning "wild boar" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current".
Randazzo Italian, Sicilian
Habitational name from a town in Catania, Sicily, called Randazzo.
Heartfilia Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. Lucy Heartfilia from the anime/manga Fairy Tail bears this surname.
Tal Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Tal, means "dew" in Hebrew.
Yarmolenko Ukrainian
Regional name for someone from Yarmolyntsi, an urban-type settlement in Ukraine.
Milutinović Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Milutin".
Zerrouki Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic أَزْرَق (ʾazraq) meaning "blue".
Pedreira Portuguese, Galician
Means "quarry, rocky place" in Portuguese and Galician, originally a habitational name from any of various places called Pedreira or A Pedreira.
Jahanbakhsh Persian
Derived from the given name Jahan.
Yamatani Japanese
Yama means "mountain" and tani means "valley". ... [more]
Steger German
Means "head miner" or "overman" from the German verb steigen meaning "to climb" or in this case "to lead a climb".
Keung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Jiang 2.
Cloud English
Topographic name for someone who lived near an outcrop or hill, from Old English clud "rock" (only later used to denote vapor formations in the sky).
Mescal Irish (Anglicized)
From Irish Ó Meiscill meaning "descendant of Meisceall", a personal name perhaps related to meisce (“drunkeness”).
Tahi Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Tabi, but written 多斐 and pronounced differently.
Ende Estonian
Ende is an Estonian surname derived from "enda" meaning "own" and self".
Canu Italian
From Sardinian canu "gray-haired, hoary-haired". Compare Canuto.
Zelnick Jewish
Occupational name for a tax collecter, comes from Yiddish tselnik which means haberdashery.
Kozyrev Russian
From Russian козырь (kozyr) meaning "high standing collar" or "canopy" or "head of a sleigh".
Budiman Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Chen (陳), Jiang 1 (江), Shi (史), Wen (溫) or Zhuang (莊)... [more]
Battiloro Italian
Means "goldworker", specifically an artisan who applied gold foil to other material, from Italian batti "to beat, to strike" and 'l oro "the gold".
Xotlanihua Nahuatl
Means "owner of flowering" or "there will be growing" in Nahuatl, probably originating as a personal name.
Dethomas Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the given name Thomas.
Ojaloo Estonian
Ojaloo is an Estonian surname meaning "stream/creek swathe".
Kvasnička Czech
from kvasnička ‘sour cherry’, applied as a nickname.
Dilabbio Italian
A surname historically used in southern Italy, possibly derived from the Italian "dell avvio" meaning "of the beginning."
Dicks German, Dutch
Refers to the descendant of someone with the given name Dick.
Kuzmyn Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Kuzmin.
Skibniewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Podlachian villages: Skibniew-Kurcze or Skibniew-Podawce.
Polgar Hungarian
Hungarian word for citizen. Taken on by Jewish Hungarians during World War Two to avoid Nazi attention for having 'Jewish' last names.
Amarawickrama Sinhalese
From Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and विक्रम (vikrama) meaning "stride, pace" or "valour".
Varpunen Finnish (Rare)
From Finnish meaning "sparrow".
Gusinjac Bosnian
From Gusinje, the name of a town in the Plav municipality of Montenegro where Bosniaks form a regional majority
Yasunishi Japanese
yasu means "Peace,Quiet" and nishi means "West". See Anzai for alternative, but similar meaning.
Moncada Spanish
A habitational surname, from Catalan Montcada, ultimately from monte "mountain" and an older variant of Catalonia.
Trout English
Occupational name for a fisherman, or a nickname for someone supposedly resembling the fish.
Cvitković Croatian
Patronymic, means "son of Cvitko".
Lindemann German
Means "soft man" in German, from the elements lind meaning "soft, flexible", and man meaning "man".
Pollack Polish
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of spelling of Polak.
Inoo Japanese
Ino means "boar" and o means "tail".
Pompei Italian
Derived from the given name Pompeo, an Italian form of Latin Pompeius "of Pompeii", or a habitational name taken directly from the toponym Pompei... [more]
Masharipov Uzbek
Means "son of Masharip".
Tsujiura Japanese (Rare)
Tsuji means "crossroad" and ura means "bay, coast". ... [more]