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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Morabito Italian
Ultimately from Arabic مُرَابِط (murabit) "holy man, one who preaches in the street; soldier stationed in an outpost", from which comes Sicilian murabitu "moderate, sober" and murabbiu "teetotal".
Kennebrew Scottish (Americanized, ?)
Americanized form of the Scottish surname Kinniburgh, which is derived from the feminine given name Kinborough... [more]
Holoubek Czech
Holoubek - white dove Columban
Avena Italian, Spanish
Means "oats" in Spanish and Italian, an occupational surname for a grain grower or merchant. It can also be a toponymic surname derived from Avena, Calabria.
Tõsine Estonian
Tõsine is an Estonian surname meaning "serious" and "earnest".
Irawan Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Fu (傅), Lai (賴), Liang (樑), Yu 3 (俞) or Zhang (張)... [more]
Ganas Greek
Occupational name for a coppersmith, from gana "coating", "verdigris". Possibly also a variant of Ganis.
Kawashita Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and shita means "under, below".
Gyaltsen Tibetan
From the given name Gyaltsen
Reuben English, Jewish
From the given name Reuben.
Samih Arabic
From the given name Samih.
Coşkun Turkish
From the given name Coşkun.
Coetsee Afrikaans
The surname Coetsee is of French Huguenot origin, derived from the Old French surname Couché or Cossé, meaning “laid down” or “placed in a reclining position.” It originally referred to craftsmen involved in bed-making and upholstery, as well as scribes who recorded information by “laying down” words on paper... [more]
Luxon South African
Transferred use of the surname Luxon.
Chanrueng Thai
Variant transcription of Chanrueang.
Fall Western African, Fula, Wolof, Manding
Meaning uncertain.
Rahe German
Nickname for a rough individual, from a North German variant of Rauh.
Uus Estonian
Uus is an Estonian surname meaning "new".
Chernenko Ukrainian, Russian
From Ukrainian чорний (chornyy) or Russian черный (chernyy) both meaning "black".
Abkhazava Georgian, Mingrelian
Most likely from Georgian აფხაზი (apkhazi) meaning "Abkhaz". Alternately, it may be from the Adjaran (Muslim) given name Abkhas, derived from Arabic أب ('ab) meaning "father" and خاص (khas) meaning "special, particular".
Awwad Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عواد (see Awad).
Phongsa Lao
Means "lineage, descent" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit वंश (vansha).
Embry English
Variant of Emery, or a name for someone from Emborough or any of the places called Hembry.... [more]
Reddy Telugu
Means "village headman" in Telugu.
Waffel Dutch (Anglicized, ?)
Possibly an Anglicized form of a hypothetical Dutch surname derived from wafel "waffle, wafer".
Lunavelasco Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Un-hyphenated combination of the last names, Luna, and Velasco forming its’ own name. Luna meaning “the moon” in Latin as well as multiple languages. Velasco meaning “crow” or “raven”.
Fitzharris Irish
Means "son of Harry" in Anglo-Norman French.
Hamson English
A variant of Hampson.
Nunnallys English (American)
A common surname in America, belonging to 4058 individuals. Nunnally is most common among White (63.36%) and Black/African American (30.93%) individuals.
Fuyuno Japanese
Fuyu means "winter" and no means "plain, wilderness, field".
Light English
Nickname for a happy, cheerful person, from Middle English lyght, Old English lēoht "light (not dark), bright, cheerful".
Bavaro Italian
Means "Bavarian" in Italian, denoting someone from Bavaria, a state in Germany that was formerly an independent kingdom.
Javid Persian, Urdu
Derived from the given name Javed.
Yeaton English
Habitational name from Yeaton in Shropshire named with Old English ēa "river" + tūn "farmstead estate". This surname is now rare in Britain.
Lakeland English (Rare)
Taken from the Place name Lakeland.... [more]
Jaanimägi Estonian
Jaanimägi is an Estonian surname meaning "Jaan's (Jaan is a masculine give name) mountain".
Barroga Ilocano
From Ilocano barruga meaning "to throw a piece of wood or stick", also the name of a type of game played with sticks.
Van Loon Dutch
Means "from Loon", the name of several locations, derived from Middle Dutch lo "forest clearing, light forest".
Kurniawan Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of various Chinese surnames such as Gu (古), Guo (郭), Liang (樑), Lin (林) or Luo (羅)... [more]
Spiridovich Russian
Possibly from the Greek given name Spiridon.
Pak Circassian
Circassian name derived from Adyghe пакъ (pāq) meaning "snub-nosed, bluntnose".
Surridge English
Meant "person from the south" (from Old French surreis "southerner").
Aguiar Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Aguilar.
Cronkite Dutch (Anglicized)
Variant form of Cronkhite. A well-known bearer of this surname was the American broadcast journalist and anchorman Walter Cronkite (1916-2009).
Tackleberry Popular Culture, American (Rare)
This is a surname most notably used by Officer Eugene Tackleberry (played by the lovably hilarious David Graf) in the classic Police Academy movies of the 1980s-90s. Officer Tackleberry is a markedly boyish police officer who has a passionate adoration for guns and adventure... [more]
Britaev Ossetian (Russified)
Russified form of an Ossetian surname of unknown meaning.
Engram English
Variant of Ingram.
Asabu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 麻布 (see Azabu 1 or Azabu 2).
Davtian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Դավթյան (see Davtyan)
Mier Spanish, English (American)
As a Spanish name relates to late summer and means "harvest" or "ripened".... [more]
Payan English
Variant of Payne.
Woo Korean
Woo is a spelling variant of ‘Wu’ referring to an ancient state of ‘Wu’. It is located in the Jiangsu province.
Przybylski Polish
A derivative of 'Przybyla', ‘new arrival’, ‘foundling’, with the addition of the surname suffix -ski.
Reddish English
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Reddish,' a village near Stockport, Cheshire.
Shōaya Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 正阿弥 (see Shōami).
Shimano Japanese
Shima means "island" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".
Khawaja Urdu
From an honorific title for a Muslim teacher or saint, derived from Persian خواجه (khajeh) meaning "lord, master, owner".
Saykhman Punjabi
This name is a boy's name. used as surname name. mostly used as boys name of Sikh or Hindu religion. originated from Punjabi. (sikh) means "learner" and (maan) means "mind". "Learner's Mind"
Polansky Czech, Slovak, Russian, Polish, Jewish
Unknown, but having multiple origins, possibly of Baltic, Scandinavian or Slavic descent.
Al-Zahrani Arabic
Means "the Zahrani" in Arabic, referring to the Zahran (زهران) tribe in Saudi Arabia. The name itself is derived from Arabic زهراني (zahran) meaning "flowering, blossoming", ultimately from زَهْرَة (zahra) meaning "flower, blossom" (see Zahrah).
Kulak Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Polish
Means "fist". Was also used to describe Ukrainian farmers who went against the Soviet government in the early 30s.
Toguri Japanese
From Japanese 戸 (to) meaning "door" and 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut".
Chavali Telugu
Brahmin last name of South India, Andhra Pradesh
Tammeorg Estonian
Tammeorg is an Estonian surname meaning "oak valley".
Diwu Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 第五 (dìwǔ) meaning "fifth", created during the Han dynasty as one of eight branches of the noble Tian family. The surname is increasingly rare, as after the fall of the Han dynasty, many bearers changed their names back to Tian or to Wu (伍).
Greco Portuguese
Portuguese for Greco.
Whitley English
This surname is derived from a place name composed of Old English elements hwit meaning "white" and leah meaning "clearing, grove."
Maciej Polish
From the given name Maciej.
Ó hÁdhmaill Irish
It means "descendant of Ádhmall".
Kilroy Irish, Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Ruaidh "son of Giolla Rua or Gilroy".
Catarino Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish
From the given name Catarino, a masculine form of Catarina.
Gaitan Romanian
Variant of Gaita.
Ōtsuki Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 槻 (tsuki) referring to a type of zelkova tree (scientific name Zelkova serrata).
Derwin English
Variant of Darwin.
Mahmoudinejad Persian
Means "descendant of Mahmoud" in Persian.
Goscinny Polish
Derived from Polish adjective gościnny from word gość meaning 'guest'.
Barcroft English
English habitational name from for example Barcroft in Haworth, West Yorkshire, so named with Old English bere (barley) and croft (smallholding).
Dimon Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the place name Dimona, a city in the south of Israel.
Sugawara Japanese
From Japanese 菅 (suga) meaning "sedge" and 原 (wara) meaning "field".
Vajs Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Vays.
Theophilus English
From the given name Theophilus
Frankenberg German, Jewish
habitational name from a place in northern Hesse named as "fort (Old High German burg) of the Franks". From German franken and berg "mountain hill mountain"... [more]
Guerrer Catalan
It literally means "warrior".
Karabuğa Turkish
Means "black bull" from Turkish kara meaning "black, dark" and boğa meaning "bull".
Dishman German (Americanized)
Americanized form of North German Dischmann or Tischmann: occupational name for a joiner from Middle Low German disch 'table' + man 'man'.
Raat Dutch
From Middle Dutch raet "advice, counsel". Could be an occupational name for a member of a council, or a short form of names containing rēdaz, such as Radulf... [more]
Phoenix English
From the name of a beautiful immortal bird which appears in Egyptian and Greek mythology. After living for several centuries in the Arabian Desert, it would be consumed by fire and rise from its own ashes, with this cycle repeating every 500 years... [more]
Noro Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 呂 (ro) meaning "spine, backbone".
Ohayashi Japanese
This is the less common variant of Kobayashi.
Wurðingtun English
Habitational name from places in Lancashire and Leicestershire named Worthington; both may have originally been named in Old English as Wurðingtun "settlement (Old English tun) associated with Wurð", but it is also possible that the first element was Old English worðign, a derivative of worð ‘enclosure’.
Wendelin German
From the given name Wendelin.
Maclysaght Irish
Anglicized from Mac Giolla Iasachta. Edward MacLysaght was one of the foremost genealogists of twentieth century Ireland.
Nelvin English (American)
Female named after her uncle who surname was Melvin. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1931.
Riedemann German
Either a habitational name derived from places named Ried or Riede, or a topographic name derived from Low German Riede "rivulet".
Eyüp Turkish, Uyghur
From the given name Eyüp.
Neustädter German
Habitational name for someone from any of many places in Germany and Austria called Neustadt.
Frith English, Scottish
From Old English friþ "peace, refuge, sanctuary", probably denoting a person who lives in a sanctuary or at peace. It also be a variant of English surname Firth.
D'auréville French
Variant spelling of D'aureville.
Schuh German, Jewish
Occupational name for a maker or repairer of shoes, derived from Middle High German schuoch meaning "shoe". In some cases, it may have denoted a person to a house distinguished by the sign of a shoe.
Tímoteusson Icelandic
Means "son of Tímoteus" in Icelandic.
Generosa Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Means "generous" in several languages, derived from Latin generosus "well-born, noble". It could also be from the given name Generoso, of the same origin.
Jayatunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයතුංග (see Jayathunga).
Rasberry English
Possibly a habitational name from Ratsbury in Lynton, Devon.
Nadal Catalan, Occitan
From the personal name Nadal, from nadal "Christmas" (from Latin natalis "birthday"). Compare Noel.
Gottstein German
Topographic name from a field name meaning literally "God's rock" derived from the elements got "god" and stein "stone"... [more]
Arumaa Estonian
Arumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "grassy meadow land".
Fukuda Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Menier French
Variant of Meunier.
Mazzamauro Italian
Italian cognate of Matamoros. A famous bearer of the name is Italian actress Anna Mazzamauro (1938-).
Wirsig German
Means "happy" in German.
Dobb English
From a nickname of Robert, a variant is Dobbs.
Nein German
Unexplained. Perhaps from a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with an element cognate with Old High German niuwi meaning "new".
Glass Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of the epithet glas "gray, green, blue" or any of various Gaelic surnames derived from it.
Giroud French
Variant of Giraud.... [more]
Kanellopoulos Greek
Feminine version is Kanellopoulou
Beerale Somali
The surname "Beerale" in Somali means "farmer" or "agriculturist." It refers to someone involved in farming or agricultural activities.
Purje Estonian
Purje is an Estonian surname derived from "purjetama", meaning "sail".
Homuta Czech
Unavailable.
Langhorne English
From Middle English lang "long" and horn "horn". Can be a habitational name from a place named with the elements, with horn used in the sense of a promontory or extending piece of land... [more]
Primavera Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Means "spring (the season)" in Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Hai Hui
From the Arabic name Haydar.
Mráz Czech
Mráz means "frost".
Bohne German
Habitational name for someone form the town of Bone in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Herzl German, Jewish
Variant of Hertz. It was notably borne by the Austro-Hungarian Jewish journalist, writer and political activist Theodor Herzl (1860-1904), who is considered the founder of the modern Zionist movement.
Lamarr French, English
Variant form of Lamar.
Romany Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian cognate of Romani.
Kirsimäe Estonian
Kirsimäe is an Estonian surname meaning "cherry hill".
Goud Dutch, Afrikaans
Means "gold" in Dutch, an occupational name for a goldsmith, or possibly a nickname for a person with blonde hair. It could also be a variant form of Gott.
Luchenko Ukrainian
From the given name Luka.
Laizāns Latvian
Derived from the place name Laizāni.
Soulik Micronesian
Named after the traditional title of chiefs on Pohnpei.
Tantawy Arabic (Egyptian)
Indicated a person from the Egyptian city of Tanta, possibly of Coptic origin.
Royama Japanese
蝋 means wax. 山 means mountain.
Yumibe Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 弓部 (see Yumbe).
Melendez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Meléndez primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Aetós Greek
"Eagle" - in Greek, spelled αετός.
Lotfinejad Persian
Means "descendant of Lotfi".
Balkarov Karachay-Balkar
Means "son of a Balkar."
Gerbrandij Dutch, Frisian
Derived from the given name Gerbrand.
Fambro English
Variant of English Fambrough.
Duvernay French
Means "from the alder grove," from Gaulish vern meaning "alder" combined with Latin -etum, whence Modern French -aie, forming names of orchards or places where trees/plants are grown)... [more]
Niezabitowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Lesser Polish villages: Niezabitów or Niezabitów-Kolonia.
Warneke German
German variant spelling of Warnecke.
Kanaya Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kana) meaning "metal, money" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Hajiri Japanese
From Japanese 羽尻 (Hajiri) meaning "Hajiri", a division in the area of Hidaka in the city of Toyooka in the prefecture of Hyōgo in Japan.... [more]
Mifune Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" or 御 (mi) meaning "honourable" and 船 or 舟 (fune) meaning "ship, boat".
Hababzai Pashto
Means “son of Habab” in Pashto.
Bobeck Swedish, German, Jewish, Slavic
A respelling of the Swedish Bobäck, an ornamental name composed of the elements bo meaning "farm" and bäck meaning "stream".... [more]
Løvland Norwegian
Habitational name derived from Norwegian løv "leaf" (Old Norse lauf) and land "land", probably referring to areas where deciduous trees grew.
Cayabyab Pangasinan, Tagalog
From Pangasinan and Tagalog kayabyab denoting a person who pounded rice grains with a pestle in a mortar.
Vonai Shona
It is a form of the Shona name Onai.
Kopytov Russian
Patronymic surname derived from Russian копыто (kopyto) meaning "hoof". This may have been a nickname for a lame man or a shepherd.
Selesnick Russian, Latvian
Also spelled:... [more]
Warfalli Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic الورفلي (see al-Warfalli).
Tammert Estonian
Tammert is an Estonian surname derived from "tamm" ("oak") and "tamme-" ("oaken").
Kurup Malayalam
From a title traditionally bestowed upon weapon makers and masters of martial arts, of uncertain meaning.
Abiera Filipino
It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,140,397 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Abiera live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 95 percent live in Malayo-Asia. This last name is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 6,047 people, or 1 in 16,742.
Raaper Estonian
Raaper is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "raapiik", meaning "yardarm" (the outer extremity of a ship's yard).
Winegardner English (American)
Anglicized form of the German occupational surname Weingartner. A known bearer of this surname is the American writer Mark Winegardner (b. 1961).
Aibekov Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Aibek".
Oguma Japanese
Variant of Ōkuma.
Osaragi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大仏 (daibutsu) meaning "great statue of Buddha" with an assigned reading of おさらぎ (osaragi), from さらぎ (saragi), sound-changed from さらき (saraki), from 更木 (saraki) meaning "new wood; unused wood", referring to a statue of Buddha that was created using fresh wood.
Verge Catalan
Nickname from Catalan meaning "virgin, maiden".
Banette French
Likely a diminutive of Benoît or derived from bannière meaning "banner".
Bassett English
From Old French bas meaning "short", low". It was either used as a nickname for a short person or someone of humble origins.
Suckling English
From a medieval nickname for someone of childlike appearance or childish character (from Middle English suckling "infant still feeding on its mother's milk"). Sir John Suckling (1609-1642) was an English poet and dramatist.
Linelin German (Americanized)
Of German origin, an anglicization of German "Leinlindt", which is a combination of surnames Lein meaning "linen" and Lindt meaning "gentle".
Howes English
Pronounced to rhyme with hose, a variant of Howe with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s. Hose (Leicestershire), recorded as Howes in 1086, is named with the plural of Old English hōh ‘hill spur’.... [more]
Ghaith Arabic
From the given name Ghayth
Neidhart German, German (Swiss)
German and Swiss German variant of Neidhardt.
Kallasmets Estonian
Kallasmets is an Estonian surname meaning "shore forest".
Alić Bosnian
Means "son of Ali 1".
Alt German, Jewish
Means "old" in German, used to distinguish two people who had the same name.
Boroumand Persian
Means "exuberant, fertile, fruitful" in Persian.
Kondratyuk Ukrainian
Means "child of Kondratiy".