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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Hore English
Variant of Hoare.
Lillard Belgian
Habitational name from either of two places called Li(e)laar, in Gavere and Sint-Maria-Oudenhove, East Flanders.
İsazadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of İsa".
Alexandrova Russian, Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Aleksandrova.
Ham English, Scottish
Derived from Old English ham "home, estate, settlement".
Duesler Upper German
Andrew & brother Jacob were the Progenitors of Duesler, Duessler, Dueßler from 1752 Germany to America. ... [more]
Otodanketsu Japanese
音 (oto) means sound, 団 (Dan) means group, and 結 (ketsu) means conclusion, 団結 (danketsu) means Unity, making the full name 音団結(Otodanketsu) mean sound unity. the name was borne from Yasuhito Otodanketsu, a character in a Danganronpa fan series called Danganronpa endless: Hope Convalescence.
Mak Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Mai.
Plata Spanish
Means "silver" in Spanish. Plata could be a habitational name from places in Toledo and Cáceres provinces named Plata, or various places named La Plata.
Jamshed Persian, Tajik
From the given name Jamshed.
Rangihau Maori
Rangihau means "windy weather" in Maori
Malfois French
Variant of Malfoy.
Birnenbaum Jewish
Means "pear tree" in German.
Baffa Italian
The origins of this surname are uncertain, but it may be from Italian baffo "mustache", with the Latinate feminine suffix probably due to the influence of the word famiglia "family". Alternatively it may be Albanian in origin, of unexplained meaning.
Savinova Russian
Feminine form of Savinov.
Sakoui Iranian
meaning gold merchant
Kishioka Japanese
formed with 岸 (Kishi, Gan) meaning "Beach" and 岡 (Oka, Kō) meaning "Mount; hill; knoll”. So the mean it could be interpreted as “Hill of the Beach” or “Beach Hill”
Egner German
From a Germanic personal name formed with the element agi ‘point (of a sword)’.
Antioco Italian
From the given name Antioco.
Abdulrahman Arabic
From the given name Abd al-Rahman
Calihua Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly related to calli "house".
Arenzana Spanish
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 La Riojan municipalities: Arenzana de Abajo or Arenzana de Arriba.
Sam Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cen.
Azmi Arabic
From the given name Azmi.
Boot German, Dutch
Metonymic occupational name for a boat builder, sailor, or a ship’s carpenter, from Dutch boot "boat, ship".
Castri Italian
Derived from Latin castrum "camp, fortress".
Taştan Turkish
Means "stone" in Turkish.
Pöyhönen Finnish
Of uncertain etymology. Features the nen suffix commonly found in surnames of Savo-Karelian origin.
Gloster English
habitational name from the city of Gloucester. The place originally bore the British name Glevum (apparently from a cognate of Welsh gloyw "bright") to which was added the Old English element ceaster "Roman fort or walled city" (from Latin castrum "legionary camp")... [more]
Mizrachi Hebrew
Variant transcription of Mizrahi.
Erdem Turkish
From the given name Erdem 1.
Kumarasinghe Sinhalese
From Sanskrit कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Amaliyeva Russian
Feminine form of Amaliyev (Амалиев)
Norrman Swedish
Either a variant of Norman or taken directly from Swedish norrman "Norwegian, person from Norway".
Ficentell Medieval Latin (Rare)
directly derived from Latin facere meaning "to do” and Latin dīcere meaning “to say”. The word originates from Old Arabic roots ṣ-n-ʿ and ṭ–l–l which means “to make” and “to reveal”, implying to the act of doing something in a way that spreads by the act of telling.
Dohyu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 堂湯 (see Dōyu).
Brunner Upper German, German (Austrian), German (Swiss), Jewish
Derived from Middle High German brunne "spring, well", this name denoted someone who lived beside a spring.
Gyatt English, French
Variant of Guyatt, Guyet, or Guyot, all diminutives of Guy.
Bak Korean
Variant of Park 1.
Zola Italian
Italian: habitational name from any of various minor places named with Zol(l)a, from a dialect term for a mound or bank of earth, as for example Zola Predosa (Bologna) or Zolla in Monrupino (Trieste)... [more]
Tatsuki Japanese
Tatsu can mean "dragon" and ki means "tree, wood".
Salahov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Salah 1".
Aimi Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "mutual" combined with 見 (mi) meaning "see".
Ozan Turkish
From the given name Ozan.
Dadashi Persian
Derived from Persian داداش (dadash) meaning "brother".
Lahey Irish
Lahey and Leahy originate from two different Gaelic surnames. Lahey, Lahy, Lahiff, Lahiffe, Laffey, and Lahive all originate from the Gaelic surname O Laithimh, which itself is a variant of O Flaithimh... [more]
Manocchio Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Italian mano "hand" and occhio "eye", an elaboration of the surname Mano, or an altered form of malocchio meaning "evil eye".
Yousefi Persian
From the given name Yousef.
Aps Estonian
Aps is an Estonian surname meaning both "howler" and "slip".
La Cotera Spanish
Spanish variant for Hill and/or someone living in a slope, A "cota" in Spanish.
Kulasuriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun".
Snapper Dutch
From Middle Dutch snappen meaning "to chatter, babble, snap" or "to snatch, grab, seize", a nickname for a talkative person, or perhaps a thief. Compare Schnapp.
Ogai Korean (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Ogay.
Yoruno Japanese
From Japanese 夜 (yoru) meaning "night" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Melendez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Meléndez primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Jović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Jovan".
Gylfason Icelandic
Means "son of Gylfi". Used exclusively by men. Gylfadóttir is the female version.
Quaresma Portuguese
Means "Lent" in Portuguese.
Czech Polish, English
From the ethnonym meaning "Czech", or from the short form of a personal name such as Czesław. The English surname is borrowed from the Polish surname, or from Czech or Slovak Čech.
Sidorov Russian
Means "son of Sidor".
Auerbach German, Jewish
Topographical name for someone who lived by a stream (Middle High German bach) that was near a swamp or marsh (auer).
Mcclean Scottish, Irish
Scottish and Irish variant of McLean.
Dietmar German
From the given name Dietmar.
Gorelik Russian
Russian form of Horelyk.
Krumwiede German
Location-based name for people who lived by a gnarled old willow tree.... [more]
Jayasinghe Sinhalese
From Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Evren Turkish
From the given name Evren.
Hickson Irish, English
It means ‘countryman’ similar to Hickman
Gogol Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Hohol.
Rowley English
Anglo Saxon Name- locational, comes from several places in England such as in Devonshire, Yorkshire, County Durham and Staffordshire. It means ' rough wood or clearing', from the Old English 'run' meaning rough and 'leah', meaning clearing in a wood.
Schankweiler German
From the name of a German municipality, derived from Schank "bar, pub, tavern" and Weiler "hamlet".
Comer English
Occupational name for a maker or seller of combs, or to someone who used them to prepare wool or flax for spinning, derived from Middle English combere, an agent derivative of Old English camb meaning "comb"... [more]
Ostap Ukrainian
From the given name Ostap.
Birindelli Italian
Of uncertain etymology, originating in Tuscany, Italy. Possibly related to the word brindelli "rags, tatters, shreds", indicating a person who wore old, ragged clothes, or who looked worn-out in some way.
Rudström Swedish
Combination of Swedish rud "deforested land, clearing" and ström "stream".
Amatayakun Thai (Rare)
Means "government officer clan", from Thai อมาตย (amataya-) meaning "government official; public officer; bureaucrat" and กุล (kun), a transcription of Pali kula meaning "clan".
Avdiyenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Avdiy".
Musayeva Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Chechen, Avar, Dargin, Lezgin, Kumyk
Feminine transcription of Kyrgyz/Chechen/Avar/Dargin/Lezgin/Kumyk Мусаева and Kazakh Мұсаева (see Musayev).
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.
Gwilliams Welsh
Means son of Gwilym, Cognate of Williams
Dhobee Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari धोबी (see Dhobi).
Mesropian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Մեսրոպյան (see Mesropyan).
Killeen Irish
From the Gaelic name Ó Cillín meaning "descendant of Cillín".
Zuo Chinese
From Chinese 左 (zuǒ) meaning "left, left-hand side".
Kort Ottoman Turkish
Kort is an ottoman surname from Anatolya,most korts are of ottoman or berber origin,the people with this surname have expressed that their ancestors were aghas(ottoman military or harem commanders)
Cologne French
Habitational name from a place in France called Cologne.
Radyvanyuk Ukrainian
Means "from Radyvanivka".
Ginnane Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Cuinneáin or Ó Cuineáin.
Bugayong Pangasinan
From Pangasinan bugayong meaning referring to a type of flowering plant (genus Abrus). It was perhaps used as an occupational name for someone who practiced folk medicine with this plant.
Vannier French
Means "winnower, basket-weaver".
McDormand Irish
Possibly a variant of McDermott. A famous bearer is American actress Frances McDormand (1957-), born Cynthia Ann Smith.
Juhl Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Low German
Likely originating as a nickname for people born around Christmas or who had a connection with that time of year, from the Old Norse jól, which was the name of the Nordic pagan midwinter festival, or modern Danish jul meaning "Christmas" (cf... [more]
Sebestyén Hungarian
From the given name Sebestyén.
Brod Jewish
Either derived from German Brot "bread" or taken from one of the various towns named Brod in Bosnia, Croatia and Macedonia or from one of the towns named Brody in Ukraine and Poland.
Capulong Filipino, Tagalog (Hispanicized)
Possibly means "a companion in a meeting."
Wagahara Japanese
Waga is possibly from waka meaning "young" and hara means "plain, field".
Murrey English, Scottish, Irish
English, Scottish, and Irish variant of Murray 1 or Murray 2.
Bunraksa Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and รักษา (raksa) meaning "keep, maintain, preserve".
Veraguth Romansh
Derived from Latin ferrum acutum "cutting sword", this name was given to a blacksmith.
Fakhouri Arabic
Alternate transcription of Fakhoury.
Rzepka Polish
from rzepka, diminutive of rzepa ‘turnip’, either a nickname or a metonymic occupational name for a peasant who grew root vegetables.
Lorenson English (American)
Anglicized form of Danish/Norwegian Lauritsen or Swedish Lorentzon or any other variant (all meaning “son of Lorens”).
Mike Hungarian
Fro, a pet form of the personal name Miklós, Hungarian form of Nicholas, or possibly from a short form of Mihály, Hungarian form of Michael.
Karpowicz English
Patronymic from Karp.
Wittenbach German (Swiss)
Toponymic name meaning "white stream" in German.
Lincourt French (Quebec)
Possibly a habitational name.
Postgate English
From Postgate in Danby (NR Yorks) which is recorded as Postgate in the 12th century. The place-name derives from Old English post "post pillar" and Old Scandinavian gata ‘way path road" or Old English gæt "gate".
Oatfield English
Means "oat field". Cognate of Haberfeld
Eatherton English
Probably a variant spelling of Atherton.
Sakurakōji Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom", 小 (kō) meaning "small" and 路 (ji) meaning "road, path, journey" or 寺 (ji) meaning "Buddhist temple". A famous bearer is Kanoko Sakurakōji (surname written 桜小路), a Japanese manga artist.
Pamulaklakin Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)
Means "to make it bloom" in Tagalog.
Rukki Estonian
Rukki is an Estonian surname derived from "rukis", meaning "rye"
Harbin English
This surname is of Anglo-Saxon origins, and is derived from the personal names Rabin, Robin, and Robert. It has the English prefix 'har', which means gray.... [more]
Karunathilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කරුණාතිලක (see Karunathilaka).
Aurora Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Portuguese
Means "dawn" in Latin (see the given name Aurora).
Tornatore Italian
Derived from Italian tornatore meaning "turner", which refers to a craftsman who turns and shapes various materials (such as wood and metal) on a lathe. In other words: this surname is the Italian cognate of the English surname Turner... [more]
Mohsen Arabic
From the given name Muhsin.
Noye English
Patronymic form of the biblical male given name Noah.
Aissaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Isa 1.
Bol Dutch
From Dutch bol "ball, sphere" or "bun, roll, round piece of bread or pastry", possibly an occupational name for a baker, a habitational name for someone who lived by a sign depicting a ball or globe, or a nickname for a bald man, or perhaps a ball player.
Pöial Estonian
Pöial is an Estonian surname meaning "thumb".
Essam Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name 'Isam.
Bin Laden Arabic (Rare)
Means "son of Laden", from a name derived from Arabic لدن (ladin) meaning "soft, mellow". It was most notoriously borne by Saudi terrorist Osama bin Laden (1957-2011), though it is also the surname of an wealthy upper-class Saudi family (of which the former is descended from).
Binotto Italian
Possible diminutive of Bini or Bino. Possible variant of German Binoth
Phasuk Thai
From Thai ผาสุก (phasuk) meaning "happy, content, comfortable".
De Roos Dutch
From Dutch roos "rose" (see Roos).
Morača Serbian
Morača is a historical region in Montenegro.
Farrelly Irish
A variant of Irish surname Farrell
Bakulin Russian
possibly a variant of Abakumov
Foruzandeh Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian فروزنده (see Forouzandeh).
Officer English (Canadian), English (American, Rare)
Occupational name for the holder of any office, from Anglo-Norman French officer (an agent derivative of Old French office ‘duty’, ‘service’, Latin officium ‘service’, ‘task’).
St Germain French, Haitian Creole
From a French place named for Saint Germanus.
Stead English
Dweller at the homestead.
Linnaeus Swedish (Rare)
Latinized form of Lind. A famous bearer was Swedish botanist Carl Linneaus (b. 1707 - d. 1778). His father adopted the name Linnaeus after a big lime tree (lind in Swedish) that grew on the family homestead in Vittaryd parish, Småland.
Idriya Hebrew
A feminine name of Hebrew origin, meaning "female duck."
Munir Arabic
From the given name Munir
Yahia Arabic
From the given name Yahya.
Fujinaga Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 永 (nagai) meaning "eternity".
Kuku Crimean Tatar
Emir-Üsein Kuku (1976-) is a Crimean Tatar human rights activist and political prisoner in Russia.
Bergwijn Dutch, Frisian, Dutch (Surinamese)
From Dutch berg meaning "mountain" and wijn meaning "vine".
Lisboa Portuguese
Habitiational name from Lisbon.
Bogdănescu Romanian
Derived from name Bogdan.
Katsav Hebrew
Occupational name for a butcher, derived from Hebrew קַצָּב (qatzav) meaning "butcher, purveyor of meat". A famous bearer is former Israeli president Moshe Katsav (1945-), born Musa Qassab.
Tryzub Ukrainian (Rare)
Means "trident" in Ukrainian. The tryzub (тризуб) is a historical Ukrainian symbol and is currently Ukrainian coat of arms.
Klepper German
Derived from Middle High German kleppern "to clatter, chatter; to gossip", a nickname for a talkative or gossipy person.
Sõber Estonian
Sõber is an Estonian surname meaning "friend".
Tsakiris Greek
Means "crock" in Greek, a nickname for a feeble person. It could also be derived from the Turkish word çakır meaning "gray eyed" or "blue eyed".
Percival English, Norman
Variant of Perceval, derived from the given name Percival.
Maqueda Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous localities: the Manchego municipality or the neighborhood of the Andalusian municipality of Málaga.
Urayama Japanese
From Japanese 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Ehecatl Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning "wind".
Hashiyama Japanese
橋 (Hashi) means "Bridge" and 山 (Yama) means "Mountain".
Bacalso Filipino, Cebuano
Meaning uncertain.
Verkuilen Dutch, Flemish
Reduced form of van der Kuylen, a topographic name derived from kuil "pit, quarry, hole in the ground", or a habitational name for someone from Kuil in East Flanders or Kuilen in Limburg.
Maripan Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning unknown, mostly used in Chile.
Hirasaka Japanese
Hira means "peace" and saka means "hill, slope".
Gangelhoff German
Gangelhoff - German
Flamel French
Meaning unknown. Proposals include french flamme meaning "flame" or a description of origin, such as "Flemish", or the French term for the same word, Flamand.... [more]
Calne Welsh
Calne is derived from the Welsh word "karn," which means "a pile of stones," such as was often used to mark a burial site. The forebears that initially bore the name Calne likely lived by a notable heap of stones.
Klaassen Dutch
Means "son of Klaas".
Coninx Belgian, Dutch
Variant form of Koning, from a genitive form of Middle Dutch coninc "king, leader, important person".
Kitanokouji Japanese (Rare)
Kitanokouji (北小路) comes from kita (北) means "North", Kouji (小路) means "Alley". This is one of the kuge surnames and this surname is very rare. No notable people or fictional characters bear this surname.
Mcglynn Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Fhloinn, patronymic from the personal name Flann "red, crimson".
Papakostas Greek
Means "son of Kostas the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Kostas.
Tsuchiya Japanese
From Japanese 土 (tsuchi) meaning "earth, soil, ground" and 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, dwelling" or 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Antonides Greek
Means "son of Antonios".
Sarracino Italian
From Neapolitan sarracino, meaning "Saracen", a term used to refer to a variety of ethnic and religious groups, including a nomadic people from Sinai, Muslims, and pirates from the Mediterranean.
Qarayev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qara".
Sarohdo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 佐良土 (see Sarōdo).
Vassallo Maltese
Rich people who formed part of the night of saint john "vassals"
Bhavasar Indian, Gujarati
Meaning uncertain.
Hurtig Swedish
Nickname for someone full of energy and endurance, from Swedish hurtig "quick, fast, rapid, brisk".
Tuinstra Frisian
Topographic name for a person who lived by a garden or enclosure, derived from Frisian tuin meaning "garden, yard", or a habitational name denoting someone from a place called Tuin.
Pater Dutch, German, English, Polish
From Latin pater "father", used as a religious title for a priest in Roman Catholicism. Possibly used semi-literally for a man who worked in the church, or figuratively for a solemn or pompous man.
Zubok Ukrainian
From Ukrainian зуб (zub), meaning "tooth".
Al Thani Arabic
Means "the second" in Arabic. This is the name of the royal family of Qatar.
Poilièvre French, French (Quebec)
Meaning uncertain, possibly from French pois aux lièvres "yellow pea, split pea" or a combination of French poil "hair" and lièvre "hare", denoting a furrier.
Barden English
English: habitational name from places in North and West Yorkshire named Barden, from Old English bere ‘barley’ (or the derived adjective beren) + denu ‘valley’.
Duchowny Polish, Jewish
Means "clergyman" in Polish.
Moskowitz Jewish
Germanized form of a patronymic surname formed by adding the Slavic suffix "-ovic" meaning "son of" to a Yiddish transformation (Moshke) of the biblical Hebrew personal Moses ("Mosko" was a Polish pet form of the personal name Moses).
Dangers German
Patronymic from the personal name Anger. Habitational name for someone from the city of Angers.
Dağ Turkish
Means "mountain" in Turkish.
Yong Korean
Korean form of Long from Sino-Korean 龍 (yong).
Van Der Walle Dutch, Flemish
Means "from the rampart" or "from the defensive wall" in Dutch.
Wastie English
Derived from “gehaeg” meaning “hedge” in Old English which was later changed to Weysthagh then Wastie
Ba Chinese
Chinese from the name of the kingdom of Ba, which existed in Sichuan during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc). Descendants of some of the ruling class adopted the name of the kingdom as their surname... [more]
Radovanović Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Radovan".
Farand English (Canadian), French (Quebec)
Derived from the given name FARIMOND or from the French word ferrer meaning "to be clad in iron" or "to shoe a horse".
Kanehara Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Fazeli Persian
From the given name Fazel.
Kiribayashi Japanese
From 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "woods, grove".
Sugie Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".
Mendarozketa Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Zigoitia.
Beijering Dutch
Variant of Beyer using the -ing suffix.
Nonnenmacher German
Occupational name for a gelder of hogs, from Middle High German nunne, nonne meaning "nun", and by transfer "castrated hog" + an agent derivative of machen meaning "to make".
Santaella Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality at the coordinates 37°34′03″N 4°50′48″W.
Van Uden Dutch
Means "from Uden" in Dutch, a town in North Brabant, Netherlands.
Zanugg Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Gian.
Babasa Filipino, Tagalog
Means "will read" in Tagalog.
Hen Hebrew
From the given name Chen 2.