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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Damas French
French form of Damascus. Famous bearer Léon-Gontran Damas (1912-1978) was a French poet and politican from French Guiana, cofounder of the Négritude Mouvement and author of the collection "Black Label".
Wester German
From Middle High German wëster ‘westerly’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived to the west of a settlement, or a regional name for one who had migrated from further west.
Viil Estonian
Viil is an Estonian surname meaning "gable".
Amspacher German
Habitational name for someone from a place called Amsbach
Cases Catalan
Catalan family name. Plural of 'casa' meaning 'house', possibly given to people who were given or built a manor or town house or had a slightly better than normal dwelling for their location/village etc..... [more]
Elric English, Popular Culture
From the medieval English givin name Elric. Notable bearers were the Fullmetal Alchemist characters Edward and Alphonse Elric, as well as their mother, Trisha Elric.
Frobisher English
The surname Frobisher is derived from an occupation, 'the furber' or 'furbisher.' (Middle English fourbishour, from Old French forbisseor). A furbisher was a scourer of armour and metals generally, found also as' furbearer.' Frobisher is the most prominent modern form of the surname... [more]
Cádiz Spanish
Habitational name for a person from the city of Cádiz in southwestern Spain.
Pulcifer English
Variant spelling of Pulsifer.
Utley English
Derived from the Old English elements ote, or "oats" and leah, meaning "a clearing."
Zahniser German
Alteration of German Zahneisen and/or Zahnhäuser and/or Zahneiser... [more]
Jahan Bengali, Urdu, Persian, Indian, Hindi
From the given name Jahan.
Magnesi Italian
Derived from the word "magnesia," which is an ancient term for a region in present-day Greece that was known for its deposits of magnesium and other minerals. The surname may have been given to someone who originated from this region or was associated with it.
Jõgisoo Estonian
Jõgisoo is an Estonian surname meaning "river swamp/marsh".
Granarolo Italian (Rare)
Possibly a habitational name related to Italian granaio "granary, barn; region that produces grain", ultimately from Latin granum "grain, seed".
Bernfield German
An Americanized variant of the German surname, "Bergfeld", meaning "mountain field".
Errotabarria Basque (Archaic)
An extinct surname. Derived from Basque errota meaning "mill, factory" with the Spanish suffix -barria which refers to a "neighborhood".
Chūtō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nukutō.
Levitz Jewish
Derived from the given name Levi.
Ishaq Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Ishaq.
Shibayama Japanese
From Japanese 柴 (shiba) meaning "firewood" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Mordecai English
From the given name Mordecai
Bankston English
Derived from the old English world "Banke" usually given to a family who lived near a hill or a slope.
Usik Russian
From Russian meaning "tendril".
Burridge English
Derived from an English place name, derived from Old English burg "fortress, fortification, castle" and Old English hrycg, Old Norse hryggr "ridge" or from the name Burgric.
Toolan Irish
The meaning of the name is unclear, but it seems to derive from the pre 13th century Gaelic O'Tuathalain suggesting that it was probably religious and may translate as "The male descendant of the follower of the lord".
Goedeke Low German
Low German surname composed of the element gode and the diminutive suffix -ke. Gode can mean either "good", "God" or "a Goth".
Kuchi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth". It is a reference to an event in the Northern and Southern Courts Period, of 3 sons of Takase who became heroes for the south. The emperor of Japan awarded each of the sons a new surname; Oku for the eldest son, Naka for the middle son, and Kuchi for the youngest son.
Splinter Low German, German
From Low German splinter ‘splinter’; probably a metonymic occupational name for a woodworker.
Ólafsson Icelandic
Patronymic of the given Ólafur. This surname is given to their sons.
Kangelaris Greek
Etymologically it goes back to the Latin cancellarius, which means chief secretary or chancellor.
Cooley Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Chúille ‘son of the servant of (Saint) Mochúille’, a rare Clare name.
Örnólfsdóttir Icelandic
Means ”daughter of Örnólfur” in Icelandic.
Cherryman English
It is topographical or perhaps occupational and describes a person who lived or worked at a cherry orchard, or who lived by a house known by the sign of the cherry. In the days before house numbering, it was the tradition in almost all western countries to give the house a sign... [more]
Alioto Italian, Sicilian
Habitational name for someone from Alì in Messina province.
Abdurrahman Arabic
From the given name Abd al-Rahman
Theo Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zhang.
Ivanko Croatian, Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Dorin Romanian
From the given name Dorin.
Dehn German
the Germanic ethnic name for someone from Denmark
Cdebaca American (Hispanic)
Altered form of the surname Cabeza De Vaca, meaning "cow's head" or "head of a cow".
Melikov Azerbaijani (Russified), Armenian (Russified), Ossetian (Russified), Georgian (Russified)
Russified form of other culture forms of names that mean "son of Melik" or alternatively from the Caucasian title мелик (melik) "king" ultimately from Arabic ملك‎ (malik)... [more]
Grand English
Variant of Grant.
Ix English, German
Variant of Hicks. Also from a pet form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with hild meaning "strife, battle" as the first element.
Waheed Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Wahid.
Thonson English (American)
Possibly a variant of Thompson or an Americanized form of Swedish Anthonsson.
Orazgeldiyew Turkmen
Means "son of Orazgeldi" in Turkmen.
Usai Italian
Possibly from the name of the former village Usani, or alternately, from Sardinian uscare "to burn, to scorch".
Frink Low German
Altered form of a diminutive of Severin.
Aganović Bosnian
means "son of Agan
Phommasone Lao
From Lao ພົມມະ (phomma) referring to the Hindu god Brahma and ສອນ (sone) meaning "arrow, weapon".
Urkiaga Basque
From the name of the northernmost hill and mountain pass in Navarre, derived from Basque urki "birch tree" and -aga "place of, group of".
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.
Selbey English
Variant of Selby.
Cebrail Turkish, Kurdish, Uyghur
From the given name Cebrail.
Hisham Arabic
From the given name Hisham.
Aves English
Derived from the given name Avice.
Ferreire Celtic
It means smith. In the Gaelic languaje is gofaint or ngfaint.
Kotwica Polish
Comes from the Polish word kotwica meaning 'anchor'.
Grundy English
Probably a Middle English metathesized form of the Old French personal name Gondri, Gundric (see Gundry).
Berner English, Norman
From the Norman personal name Bernier from Old English beornan ‘to burn’, hence an occupational name for a burner of lime (compare German Kalkbrenner) or charcoal... [more]
Jerkovac Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Jerko.
Patnubay Filipino, Tagalog
Means "guide, companion" in Tagalog.
Keener English
Anglicized form of Kiener or Kühner.
Arlington English
Location name that refers to a settlement associated with a personal name reduced to Arl- plus the Anglo-Saxon patronymic element -ing- then the element -ton denoting a "settlement"... [more]
Maliwanag Filipino, Tagalog
Means "bright, clear" in Tagalog.
Suryavanshi Indian, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun" and वंश (vansha) meaning "lineage, clan".
Caouette French (Quebec)
Altered form of French Cahouet, itself a regional form of chat-huant meaning "screech owl", hence a nickname referring to the bird.
Fient Romansh
Derived from the given name Vivengius, itself a variant of Viventius.
Biglang-Awa Tagalog
Means "quick to pity" in Tagalog.
Rantavuori Finnish (Rare)
Means Mountain By The Beach/Bay
Diodato Italian
From the given name Diodato.
Wuma Chinese (Rare, Archaic)
From Chinese 巫馬 (wūmǎ) meaning "horse doctor", the title of an official in the Zhou dynasty who took care of horses. After the Zhou dynasty, most bearers changed their names to Wu (巫) or Ma.
Nisu Estonian
Nisu is an Estonian surname meaning "wheat".
Dōyu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 堂 () meaning "temple, shrine, hall" and 湯 (yu) meaning "hot water, bath; hot spring".
Choudhry Indian, Hindi, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Chaudhary.
Deriu Italian
Means "of the river" in Sardinian.
Minamide Japanese
From 南 (minami, nan) meaning "south" and 出 (de) meaning "exit".
Yonah Jewish
Hebrew for "dove" יונה
Waldrip English, Scottish
The name is derived from the Old Norman warderobe, a name given to an official of the wardrobe, and was most likely first borne by someone who held this distinguished
Grugan Irish
Variant of Grogan.
Pavelić Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Pavel".
Boringhieri Romansh
Italianized form of Büergna.
Maru Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 九 (see Ichijiku).
Zhang Chinese
From Chinese 章 (zhāng) referring to the ancient fiefdom of Zhang (spelled as 鄣), which existed in what is now Shandong province.
Benatar Jewish
Possibly from Hebrew בֵּן (ben) meaning "son" and עתר ('atar) meaning "petitioner".
Guiraud French
From the given name Gérald.
Pelosi Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Peloso.
Brooker English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, a variant of Brook.
Princip Bosnian, Serbian
Probably derived from Latin princeps "leader, initiator, prince", which itself was ultimately derived from primus "first" and capere "to take". The surname may thus have originated as a nickname for someone with a princely appearance, or for someone who was the illegitimate offspring of a prince... [more]
Ketay English (British)
It was first used by the great kin Richard skinner-ketay.He ruled over his land fairly and was well respected by his subjects.
Noël French
Means "Christmas".
Hinckley English
From the name of a place in Leicestershire meaning "Hynca's wood", from the Old English byname Hynca, derivative of hún "bear cub", and leah "woodland, clearing".
Batur Turkish
Means "hero" in Turkish.
Zolotaryova Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Золотарёва (see Zolotareva).
Moodysson Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "son of Moody". A notable bearer is Swedish director Lukas Moodysson (b. 1969).
Rakitin Russian
From rakita, meaning "brittle willow".
Sashenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Sasha".
Decuba Dutch (Antillean), Caribbean
Denotes someone from Cuba.
Pobjoy English
From a medieval nickname for someone thought to resemble a parrot, from Middle English papejai, popinjay "parrot". This probably denoted someone who was talkative or who dressed in bright colours, although it may have described a person who excelled at the medieval sport of pole archery, i.e. shooting at a wooden parrot on a pole.
Vương Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Wang 1, from Sino-Vietnamese 王 (vương).
Ashford English
Derived from Ashford, which is the name of several places in England. All but one of these derive the second element of their name from Old English ford meaning "ford" - for the one in North Devon, it is derived from Old English worō or worth meaning "enclosure".... [more]
Frain French
Topographic name for someone who lived near a prominent ash tree from Old French fraisne fresne "ash" from Latin fraxinus "ash".
Cheam Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Zhan.
Iwashita Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "boulder, cliff, rocks" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".
Rorke Irish
Variant of O'Rourke.
Keopraseuth Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ແກ້ວ​ປະ​ເສີດ (see Keopaseuth).
Nozawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納沢 (see Nōzawa).
Boukouras Greek
Name of Dacian/Illyrian or Thracian origin. It means "happy". Also, see the Romanian surname Bukur
Roppongi Japanese
From 六 (ro) meaning "seven", 本 (pon) meaning "origin", and 木 (gi) meaning "wood, tree".
Ruh German
Derived from German ruhig meaning "quiet".
Takei Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" or 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Crespolini Italian
Italian diminutive form of Crespo.
Sota Japanese
From Japanese 颯 (sō) meaning "sudden, sound of the wind" and 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations. There is a character in Danganronpa used as a surname, but it's not actually used as a surname and it's originated from a boy's name from Japanese.
Tonkinson English
Means "son of Tonkin".
Ax German
Variant form of Axt.
Anikeev Russian
Means "son of Anikey", Anikey being an archaic short form of Ioannikiy.
Quinene Chamorro
Chamorro for "to take away"
Yanabu Japanese
From 柳 (yana) meaning "willow" and 父 (bu) meaning "father".
Woo Korean
Woo is a spelling variant of ‘Wu’ referring to an ancient state of ‘Wu’. It is located in the Jiangsu province.
Blöcker German
Occupational name for a jailer.
Coll Catalan
Topographic name from Catalan coll meaning "hill, mountain pass", ultimately from Latin collum.
Steinmetz German, Jewish
Occupational name from Middle High German steinmetze, German steinmetz "stonemason", "worker in stone".
Valdés Asturian, Spanish, Central American
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Schottlander German, Jewish
From German Schottland "Scotland" and, in some cases, denoted an immigrant from Scotland or Ireland. As a Jewish surname, it is most often an ornamental name.
Pally English
Variant of Paley.
Scafata Italian
Possibly denoting someone from the Italian town Scafati, from Latin scapha "skiff, light boat". Alternately, may be from Italian scafare "to husk peas", either literally referring to someone's occupation, or from the figurative meaning of "to make more confident; alert, shrewd".
Choukri Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Shukri chiefly used in Morocco.
Mattli German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Matthias.
Schwanke German
From a short form of the German given name Swaneke, a pet form of Swane, ultimately derived from a Germanic compound name formed with swan meaning "swan" as the first element (see Schwenke 2).
Henville Welsh
Derived from the name of an ancestor meaning "Son of Anwyl"
Serhiyenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Serhiy".
Condon Irish (Anglicized, Modern)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Condún, itself a Gaelicized form of the Anglo-Norman habitational name de Caunteton... [more]
Shakerchi Turkish
Of Turkish origin, the most widely reported origin and meaning is “Sugarman” in English. The name Shakerchi is a nickname or a surname that has been adopted by individuals with Turkish heritage... [more]
Wijesundara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and सुन्दर (sundara) meaning "beautiful".
Hayworth English
English: habitational name from Haywards Heath in Sussex, which was named in Old English as ‘enclosure with a hedge’, from hege ‘hedge’ + worð ‘enclosure’. The modern form, with its affix, arose much later on (Mills gives an example from 1544).
Murumaa Estonian
Murumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "lawn/sod land".
Silcock English
From the Middle English given name Silcoc, a diminutive of Sil.
Maffia Italian
Variant of Mattia.
Musallam Arabic
From the given name Musallam.
Salvat Catalan, Occitan
Catalan and Occitan cognate of Savage. Derived from salvatge.
Jago Cornish
A patronym, Jago is the Cornish for James/Jacob but is most commonly found as a surname. It’s use as a surname dates back to the early 13th Century.... [more]
Portero Spanish
Spanish cognate of Porter.
Corlett Manx
Anglicization of Manx (Mac) Thórliótr "(son of) Þorliótr".
Janney English
Derived from a diminutive of the Medieval English given name Jan 3. A famous bearer is American actress Allison Janney (1959-).
Vaitov Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Vait".
Clegg English
From Old Norse kleggi 'haystack'
Koinuma Japanese
From 鯉 (koi) meaning "carp fish" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
Fuad Arabic, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Fuad.
Puentes Spanish
Means "bridges" in Spanish. Originated from "puente". The surname was first found in the valley of the Trucios in the Basque region of Spain.However, families with this surname have been present in Catalonia for hundreds of years... [more]
Carlucci Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Carluccio.
O'Bannon Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Banáin meaning "descendant of Banán", a given name representing a diminutive of ban meaning "white".
Kwak Korean
From Sino-Korean 郭 (gwak) meaning "outer city" (making it the Korean form of Guo) or 霍 (gwak) meaning "quickly, suddenly".
Carlyon Cornish
Cornish: habitational name from any of three places in Cornwall called Carlyon, in St. Minver and Kea parishes. The first element is Celtic ker ‘fort’; the second could represent the plural of Cornish legh ‘slab’.
Agüero Spanish
In Spanish, "agüero" can mean "(bad/good) omen" or "something from which omens are drawn", and it can also be a habitational name from places in Spain named Agüero.
Lyboult German
Famous Warrior... [more]
Swanton English
Habitational name from Swanton Court in Sevington, Swanton in Lydden, Swanton Farm in Littlebourne (all Kent), or any of the three places in Norfolk called Swanton (Swanton Abbott, Swanton Morley, and Swanton Novers)... [more]
Vilavong Lao
From Lao ວິລະ (vila) meaning "hero, brave, courage" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Hassani Persian, Arabic, Swahili
From the given name Hassan.
Mozumdar Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali মজুমদার (see Majumdar).
Pellicer Spanish
Spanish variant of Pelletier
Buatong Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บัวทอง (see Buathong).
Denisovich Russian, Literature
Means “son of Denis”. Used in the 1962 book "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich."
Gladney English
Probably means "bright island", from the Old English element glæd "bright" (cf. Glædwine) and the English element ney "island" (cf.... [more]
Tillakaratne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala තිලකරත්න (see Thilakaratne).
Alfano Italian
From the name of a town in Salerno, Campania, derived from the Ancient Greek toponym Αλφειός (Alpheios) meaning "whiteish". ... [more]
Vandeputte Flemish
Means "from the pit, of the well", from Middle Dutch putte "pit, well".
Luk'yanenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Lukyanov.
Gjessing Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Used in Norway and Denmark since the 1600s. Probably of German origin.
Imari Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 今利, 伊万里 or 伊萬里 with 今 (kon, kin, ima) meaning "now", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit", 伊 (i, kare) meaning "Italy, that one", 万/萬 (ban, man, yorozu, ma) meaning "ten thousand/10,000" and 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village."... [more]
Regev Hebrew
Means "clod of earth" in Hebrew.
Phanuwat Thai (Rare)
From Thai ภาณุ (phanu) meaning "light, Sun" and วัฒน์ (wat), from วัฒน (watthana-) meaning "prosperity, beauty".
Strauss German, Jewish
From the German word strauß, meaning "ostrich." In its use as a Jewish surname, it comes from the symbol of the building or family that the bearer occupied or worked for in the Frankfurter Judengasse... [more]
Singsanong Thai (Rare, ?)
Famous bearer is Jazz Singsanong.
Gai Jewish
From the given name Gai.
Crispin English, French
From the Middle English, Old French personal name Crispin.
Ackley English
Derived from Old English ac "oak (tree)" and leah "woodland, clearing".