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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Izebboudjen Berber
From the berber word meaning "Olive tree".
Vorotyntsev Russian
Derived from place names Воротынск (Vorotynsk), Воротынцево (Vorotyntsevo) or Воротынец (Vorotynets).
Ivčin Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Thammavong Lao
From Lao ທຳມະ (thamma) meaning "dharma, virtue, righteousness" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Fillion French, French (Quebec)
Probably a diminutive of fils or fille, respectively "son" and "daughter". May have alluded to the bearer being the youngest amongst siblings.
Mabry English, Irish
Variant spelling of Mayberry.
Gee Irish, Scottish, English, French
Irish and Scottish: reduced form of McGee, Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Aodha ‘son of Aodh’ (see McCoy). ... [more]
Irisarri Basque
From the name of a commune in the French arrondissement of Bayonne, derived from Basque (h)iri "town, city" and sarri "frequent, thickset; thicket, brushwood".
Hamel German, Jewish
Habitational name from the town of Hamelin, which sits on the Hamel river.
Fujii Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Mittal Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Possibly derived from Sanskrit मित्र (mitra) meaning "friend".
Islamaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Islam" in Albanian.
Kanisthanakha Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Arabe Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Niibe).
Dare English
This interesting surname has two possible derivations. Firstly, it may derive from the Olde English pre-7th Century personal name "Deora", Middle English "Dere", which is in part a short form of various compound names with the first element "deor", dear, and in part a byname meaning "Beloved"... [more]
Kyne Irish
From Gaelic Ó Cadháin meaning "descendant of Cadhán", a byname meaning "barnacle goose".
Calasso Italian
Possibly from the given name Galasso, or from the dialectical word cala "cove, inlet, creek".
Nijino Japanese
Made up of the kanji , meaning "rainbow", and ,meaning "of"。... [more]
Cahuet Picard
Nickname from Picard caüe "tawny owl".
Versteeg Dutch
Contracted form of Van der Steeg "from the lane".
Niinepuu Estonian
Niinepuu is an Estonian surname meaning "bast tree/wood".
Chakladar Bengali
From a Bengali title historically used for a chief of a chakla, an administrative division formerly in the Indian subcontinent during the Mughal period. The title itself is derived from Persian چکلہ (chakla) combined with the suffix دار (-dar) indicating ownership.
Shiba Japanese
From Japanese 斯波 (Shiba) meaning "Shiba", a former district in the prefecture of Iwate in Japan.... [more]
Çolak Turkish
Means "one-armed, crippled" in Turkish.
Fumetsugawa Japanese (Rare)
From japanese kanji 不滅 (fumetsu) meaning "immortal, indestructible, undying" and 河 or 川 (gawa/kawa) both meaning "river".
Arrigo Italian
Italian: from the medieval personal name Arrigo, a variant of Enrico.
Ushurov Kazakh
Means "son of Ushur" in Kazakh.
Oguri Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small, little" and 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut".
Gillette English, French
English: from a feminine form of Gillett.... [more]
Vértiz Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Bertiz.
Chigusa Japanese
This surname is used as 千種, 千草 or 千艸 with 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand", 種 (shu, -gusa, tane) meaning "class, kind, seed, species, variety", 草 (sou, kusa, kusa-, -gusa) meaning "draft, grass, herbs, pasture, weeds, write" and 艸 (sou, kusa) meaning "grass, plants."... [more]
Kıvrak Turkish
Means "lithe, agile, active" in Turkish.
Aluko Yoruba
From àlùkò meaning "woodcock", said to be a name adopted by Ijesha textile hawkers to deflect the curses of their debtors.
Ichinomiya Japanese
This surname is used as 一宮, 一の宮, 一ノ宮, 一之宮 or 市之宮 with 一 (ichi, itsu, hito, hito.tsu) meaning "one," 市 (shi, ichi) meaning "city, market, town," 之 (shi, oite, kono, kore, no, yuku) meaning "of, this" or 宮 (kyuu, ku, kuu, guu, miya) meaning "constellations, palace, princess."... [more]
Oronoz Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Baztan, Spain, of uncertain etymology.
Cranford English
Habitational name from any of several places derived from Old English cran "crane (bird)" and ford "ford".
Soikham Thai
From Thai สร้อย (soi) meaning "necklace" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold".
Oaks English
English variant spelling of Oakes and Americanized form of Jewish Ochs.
Ayotte French
It means 'small hedge' or 'small woody plot of land' in Old French.
Yakimets Russian
Derived from the given name Yakim.
Fujihara Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Luzano Filipino
Filipino form of Lozano.
Kaplan German, Czech, Jewish
Means "chaplain, curate" in German and Czech, ultimately from Latin cappellanus. It is also sometimes used as a Jewish name, from a translation of Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohen) meaning "priest" (see Cohen).
Marklund Swedish
Combination of Swedish mark "ground, field" and lund "grove".
Nanahō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of 七宝 (see Shippō) and can be also spelled 七寳.
Musa Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Musa.
Jõemaa Estonian
Jõemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "river land".
Newquist English
Americansized form of Swedish Nyquist.
Maag German
Comes from the Middle High German “mage”, meaning “relative” or “kinsman”.
Sarakinos Greek
Means pirate or Arab, from the medieval word and name Saracen
Krautschat German (East Prussian)
Derived from Prussian-Lithuanian kraucźius (kriaučius in Standard Lithuanian), meaning "tailor".
Madi Muslim
Variant of Mahdi.
Micale Italian
Popular in Italy.
Kubica Polish
Derived from the given name Kuba, a diminutive of Jakub.
Sandvall Swedish
Combination of Swedish sand "sand" and vall "wall, pasture, field of grass".
Suzumoto Japanese
Suzu means "bell, chime" and moto means "base, source, root, origin".
Bunmee Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญมี (see Bunmi).
Dryer English
From an agent derivative of Old English dr̄gean "to dry"; possibly an occupational name for a drier of cloth. In the Middle Ages, after cloth had been dyed and fulled, it was stretched out in tenterfields to dry.
Ergin Turkish
Means "mature, adult" in Turkish.
Metsaäär Estonian
Metsaäär is an Estonian surname meaning "forest edge".
Yemen Arabic
From the Given Name YEMEN.
Freyjusdóttir Icelandic (Rare)
Means "daughter of Freyja" in Icelandic.
Ghaffar Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Ghaffar.
Juarez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Juárez primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Kondo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Kondō.
Kurian Greek
Originated from the name Quriaqos (ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ) or the Greek Kyrios or kurios (Ancient Greek: κύριος) meaning Lord, master, power or authority, and is very popular among Kerala Christians both as a first name and as a surname.
Horomona Moriori
This was not only a last name but a first name. This was one of the last names of the last full blooded Moriori named Tame Horomona Rehe (Tommy Solomon).
Beaudelaire French (Quebec)
Franco-American & French-Canadian variant of the French surname Baudelaire. Also seen in Louisiana French-Creole.
Sahata Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 茶畑 (see Chabata 2).
Kaiyō Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 回 (e, kai, ka.eru, mawa.shi-, -mawa.shi, mawa.su, -mawa.su, -mawa.ri, mawa.ru, -mawa.ru, motoo.ru) meaning "game, revolve, round" and 陽 (you, hi) meaning "daytime, heaven, male, positive, sunshine, yang principle."... [more]
Feemster English, Scottish
Occupational name meaning "herdsman", from Middle English fee "cattle" and English master.
Umburter Tiv
Means, "Remember the father". Father also used in the context of God.
Bizzell English
a corn merchant; one who made vessels designed to hold or measure out a bushel.
Kiff English
Possibly a variant of Kift, itself from an Old English nickname meaning "clumsy, awkward".
Punay Filipino, Cebuano
Means "yellow-breasted fruit dove" or "pink-necked green pigeon" (both species of bird) in Cebuano.
Saddam Arabic
Derived from the given name Saddam.
Jaffer Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Jafar.
Thonson English (American)
Possibly a variant of Thompson or an Americanized form of Swedish Anthonsson.
Babington English
From the name of various places meaning "Babba's town" in Old English.
Nasuti Italian
From Italian nasuto "nosey, big-nosed".
Athwal Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਅਟਵਾਲ (see Atwal).
Povkh Ukrainian
Means "ground rat" in Ukrainian.
Burdis English
A habitational name for Bordeaux, France.
Franzelius Swedish (Rare), German (Rare)
Likely derived from the given name Franz.
Carnell English
A crossbowman or archer who protected castles and fortresses.
Matibag Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cave in, fall, collapse" in Tagalog.
Pelisaar Estonian
Pelisaar is an Estonian surname meaning "capstan/windlass island".
Stampler American
Of uncertain etymology.
Nikolaishvili Georgian, Jewish
Means "son of Nikoloz" in Georgian.
Bunsri Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญศรี (see Bunsi).
Porziņģis Latvian
Unknown. A notable bearer of this surname is NBA player Kristaps Porziņģis.
Zhuan Chinese
Alternate transcription of Zhuang.
Frans Dutch, Flemish
From the given name Frans.
Kucheryavenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian кучерявий (kucheryavyy), meaning "curly".
Stater English
Occupational name for an official in charge of a public weighing machine derived from Middle English stater(er), from Latin statera "balance, scales, steelyard; value", ultimately from Ancient Greek στατήρ (stater) "a weight, a standard; a type of coin".
Afonso Portuguese, Galician
From the given name Afonso.
Sheremeteva Russian
Feminine equivalent of Sheremetev.
Kurimoto Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Mac Uighilín Irish, Scottish
Means "son of Hugelin". the surname was allegedly adopted by the de Mandevilles, a Cambro-Norman family that had conquered an area of north Antrim, a county in Northern Ireland... [more]
Constantinides Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Konstantinidis chiefly used in Cyprus.
Zong Chinese
From Chinese 宗 (zōng) meaning "lineage, ancestry". Perhaps it originally denoted a person who was a geneaolgist.
Soderini Italian
Possibly related to French soudoyer "to bribe", referring to paid mercenaries. Alternately, an elaborate form of Sodero.
Karman Dutch
Dutch form of Carman 1
Bäckstrand Swedish
Combination of Swedish bäck "stream" and strand "shore".
Langeland Norwegian
Derived from the elements lang meaning "long" and land meaning "land" or "farmstead".
Bonalumi Italian
Means "good light".
Venturino Italian
From the given name Venturino
Horiguchi Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Zay French
Frenchified form of German See.
Brizuela Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Merindad de Valdeporres.
Hosodaki Japanese (Rare)
Hoso (細) means "fine/thin", Daki (滝) means "waterfall". Daki is a variant of Taki and it changed the T to D due to rendaku. See also Hosotaki
Suzumiya Japanese (Rare)
Suzu means "chime, bell" and miya means "shrine".
Akaashi Japanese
Comes from the kanji "赤" meaning "red", and "葦" meaning "reed", or alternatively, "足" that means "leg"
Ribas Spanish
Variant of Rivas.
Benigno Spanish, Italian
From the given name Benigno.
Prescod English
A cognate of Prescott.
Grotius Dutch (Latinized)
Latinized form of De Groot. This name was used by the Dutch humanist, theologian and jurist Hugo Grotius (1583-1645), born as either Huig de Groot or Hugo de Groot... [more]
Corea Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Correia.
Konno Japanese
Variously written, most usually with characters meaning ‘now’ or ‘near’ and ‘field’. Found mostly in eastern Japan, farther to the northeast it is pronounced Imano.
Hatayama Japanese
From Japanese 畑 (hata) or 畠 (hata) both meaning "field" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Yaşar Turkish
From the given name Yaşar.
Weeraratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරරත්න (see Weeraratne).
Abdolhosseinzadeh Persian
Means "born of Abdolhossein" in Persian.
Abrar Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Abrar.
Chalkokondylis Greek
Chalkokondylis (or Chalkokondyles) was a Greek noble family of Athens which was elected during the Florentine possession of the city. The family can be traced back to the 11th century.
Verdon French
Habitational name from a place so named, for example in Dordogne, Gironde, and Marne.
Fiorino Italian
From the given name Fiorino.
Van Persie Dutch
Means "from Persia", most likely derived from the name of a house that traded in Persian goods. Alternatively, it might derive from Perche, a former province in France.
Migita Japanese
From 右 (migi) meaning "conservative, right, respect, counsel, aid, assist," and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice patty".
Heartfilia Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. Lucy Heartfilia from the anime/manga Fairy Tail bears this surname.
Wachs German, Jewish
Occupational name for someone who dealt with beeswax from Middle High German wahs German wachs "wax".
Slynger Old Danish
user of a sling. ... [more]
Mahavong Lao
From Lao ມະຫາ (maha) meaning "great, grand, excellent" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Capricorne French
Derived from the Latin word (Capricornus) meaning "horned like a goat". Probably a nickname for an ambitious person.
Sribunrueang Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สีบุญเรือง (see Sibunrueang).
Kosuga Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小菅 or 小管 (see Kosuge).
Kookmaa Estonian
Kookmaa is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "koks" meaning "coke" and "charred coal" and "maa" meaning "land": "coke/charred coal land".
Dunstan English
Either from the given name Dunstan or habitational name from Dunston (Derbyshire Lincolnshire Norfolk) from the Old English personal name Dunn and tun "settlement"... [more]
Kiełbasiewicz Polish (Rare)
From Kiełbasa and the patronymic suffix -ewicz.
Gălățanu Romanian
Gălățanu is a family name met at the writer Mihail Gălățanu, or comes from the city of Galați
Gu Chinese
From Chinese 辜 (gū) meaning "crime, wrong, sin".
Hattendorf German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from places called Hattendorf, near Alsfeld and near Hannover. The element hatt, had means ‘bog’
Scanarotti Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly a nickname given to a boastful person.
Tõru Estonian
Tõru is an Estonian surname meaning "acorn".
d'Estaing French
Derived from Estaing, a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. A famous bearer was the French president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926-2020).
Panou Greek
Means "son of Panos". A famous bearer is the Greek composer Akis Panou (1933-2000)
Paade Estonian
Paade is an Estonian surname relating to "boats".
Von Asheburg English
The last name of Bridget Von Asheburg.
Gooday English
Modernized form of Goody.
Goonawardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Wooten English
Habitational name from any of the extremely numerous places named with Old English wudu "wood" + tun "enclosure", "settlement",
Ojaloo Estonian
Ojaloo is an Estonian surname meaning "stream/creek swathe".
Ogishina Russian, Ukrainian
Feminine form of Ogishin (Огишин)
Rybak Polish, Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Jewish
Means "fisherman" in some Slavic languages. Derived from the word ryba "fish". A famous bearer is Byelarusian-Norwegian artist Alexander Rybak (b. 1986) who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009.
Imbimbo Neapolitan
From Italian bimbo meaning "a child, a male baby" (which is a variant of bambino "child") combined with in-, a prefix indicating "belonging to the family of".
Camen Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Men.
Sekiguchi Japanese
From Japanese 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Duclos French
du 'from the' from Old French clos 'enclosure' (see Clos ) or a habitational name for someone from Le Clos the name of several places in various parts of France so it means "from the enclosure"
Deibert German
Variant of Deubert and Daiber.
Izturitze Basque
From the name of a commune in south-western France, possibly derived from Basque estura "strait, scrape; narrowing, tightening" and the abundance suffix -tza.
Manzoni Italian
Of uncertain origin: could be derived from a nickname given to those who raised and took care of bullock, or from the medieval terms manso or mansueto, denoting a gentle person.... [more]
Miley Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicised form of Ó Maol Aodha, though Ó Máille and Ó Maolmhuaidh can also be possibilities... [more]
Niinemets Estonian
Niinemets is an Estonian surname meaning "linden forest".
Chamorro Spanish, Galician
Means "shaved" in Spanish and Galician, denoting a person with a shaved head, a boy, or a Portuguese.
Panahi Persian
From Persian پناه (panâh) meaning "shelter, refuge, protection".
Corradino Italian
Derived from the given name Corradino.
Beilen Dutch
Habitational name from a village in Drenthe, Netherlands, possibly related to Old Germanic *bagil- "swamp, marsh".
Rinato Italian
Means "born again, reborn" in Italian.
Floor Dutch
From the given name Floor, a pet form of Florentius.
Buonamico Italian (Anglicized)
Di Martino Buffalmacco was a widely renouned painter in Italy cities in Florence, Bologna, Pisa although his work was not known to survived the Great Fire of Italy back in the late 1300 hundreds he was widlely known for asummed work as The Three Dead- Three Living, The Triump of Death, The Last Judgement, The Hell and the Thebasis.... [more]
Eensoo Estonian
Eensoo is an Estonian name, possibly derived from "eend" (meaning "ledge") and "soo" meaning "swamp/marsh".
Wrangler English
Given to a person who worked as a wrangler.
Stahl German, Danish
Metonymic occupational name for a smith or armorer, from Middle High German stahel "steel, armor".
Leech English, Scottish
A physician.
Abdelqader Arabic
From the given name Abdelqader.
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).
Quetz German
German family name originating from the town of Quetz (today Quetzdölsdorf).... [more]
Fanjoy Celtic
Such As Dales, Danes Of Ireland, From A House And Line Of What Would Be Called, Mythical.... [more]
Drowne English
Variant of Drown
Morehouse English
Habitational name from any of various places, for example Moorhouse in West Yorkshire, named from Old English mōr meaning "marsh", "fen" + hūs meaning "house".
Levai Jewish
Comes from the Levitic surnames of 'Levi' and 'Levy', signifying the descendants from the Tribe of Levi. All bearers today are of Hungarian–Jewish descent.
Sangtong Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สังข์ทอง (see Sangthong).