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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Banksy English, Popular Culture
This is pseudonyms Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter. Banksy's real name might be Robin Gunningham. How Banksy got his pseudonym is unknown... [more]
Amanpour Persian
Means "son of Aman".
Canabrava Brazilian
Cana is the short form of 'cana de açucar' that means "sugar cane", and Brava is the feminine form of 'bravo' that means "angry". There is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, called Canabrava do Norte, and according to oral tradition, the origin of the name is due to the disease and subsequent death of some animals after eating a plantation of sugar cane.
Gašperšič Slovene
Derived from the given name Gašper.
Trigga English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Triggs or Trigg.
Furino Italian (Rare)
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Furio.
Spieler German, Jewish
Occupational Name For A Tumbler Or Jester German Spieler ‘Player’ Middle High German Spilære An Agent Derivative Of Spiln ‘To Play To Jest To Sport’.
Sevillano Spanish
Habitational name for someone from the city of Sevilla in Andalusia (see Sevilla).
Thal German, Jewish
Topographic name for someone who lived in or near a valley, derived from Middle High German tal "valley". As a Jewish name, it is ornamental.
Klapdi Thai
From Thai กลับ (klap) meaning "return, come back" and ดี (di) meaning "good, fine, excellent".
Heathcote English
English habitational name from any of various places called Heathcote, for example in Derbyshire and Warwickshire, from Old English h?ð ‘heathland’, ‘heather’ + cot ‘cottage’, ‘dwelling’.
Greensmith English
Occupational name for a greensmith, a smith who works with lead.
Ashiyahara Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 芦谷原 (see Ashitanihara).
Aganad Filipino, Ilocano
From Ilocano agannad meaning "to be careful, to take care".
Beffa Italian
Means "joke, prank, trick; mockery" in Italian, a nickname for a practical joker, or perhaps an unlucky person.
Dynamite Popular Culture
Dynamite is a explosive. This name is borne by Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Değer Turkish
Means "value, worth" in Turkish.
Alsop English
Habitational name, now chiefly found in the Midlands, for a person from Alsop-en-le-Dale, a chapelry in the parish of Ashborne, Derbyshire. The place name itself meant "Ælle's valley" from the genitive of the Old English personal name Ælle and Old English hōp meaning "enclosed valley" (compare Hope).
Wilks English
Variant of Wilkes.
McGann Irish
Variant of McCann.
Rusby Scottish, English
Alternative spelling of Busby, a parish in Renfrewshire. A name well represented in the Penistone, and Cawthorne districts of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Ghorbanpour Persian
Means "son of Ghorban" in Persian.
Choppin French
Variant of Chopin.
Ungnade German
Castle builders in antiquity, my dad came from Ravensburg Germany on Bodensee.
Akita Japanese
This surname can be used as 秋田, 明田, 穐田, 飽田 or 阿北 with 秋/穐 (shuu, aki, toki) meaning "autumn," 明 (mei, myou, min, a.kari, aka.rui, aka.rumu, aki.raka, a.keru, -a.ke, a.ku(ru), a.kasu) meaning "clear," 飽 (hou, a.kiru, a.kasu, a.ku, aki) meaning "boredom," 阿 (a, o, omone.ru, kuma) meaning "corner, nook," 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field" and 北 (hou, kita) meaning "north."... [more]
Jänicke German
From a pet form of the personal name Johann.
Kucha Okinawan (Rare, Archaic)
From Okinawan 古知屋 (Kucha) meaning "Kucha", a former village in the former district of Kin in the former Ryūkyū Kingdom.
Chaisongkhram Thai
From Thai ชัย or ไชย (chai) meaning "victory" and สงคราม (songkhram) meaning "war, battle".
Canché Mayan
From Yucatec Maya ka'anche' referring to the button mangrove (Conocarpus erectus), a type of shrub. Alternately it may be derived from che' meaning "wood, stick, board", referring to a raised seedbed or floorboards used to beat and cut cobs.
Dotson English
Patronymic of the Middle English name Dodde. Originally derived from the Germanic root dodd meaning "something rounded", used to denote a short, rotund man.
Yousefpour Persian
Means "son of Yousef".
Muxika Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Biscay, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Coincides with, or possibly derives from, the Basque word muxika meaning "peach".
Balindong Filipino, Maranao
From a title of nobility meaning "philosopher, seer" in Maranao.
Hucko Slovak
Hucko is from a diminutive of the occupational name Hudec meaning 'fiddler'.
Wijewardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේවර්ධන (see Wijewardana).
Alizoda Tajik
Tajik form of Alizadeh.
Surya Indian, Telugu
From the given name Surya.
Weixel German
German: variant spelling of Weichsel, a topographic name for someone who lived near a sour cherry tree (St. Luce cherry), from Middle High German wīhsel (modern German Weichsel(n), pronounced ‘Weiksel’.
Tsujibayashi Japanese
From 辻 (tsuji) meaning "crossroad, intersection" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "woods, grove".
Jozefa Hungarian
Taken from the personal name Jozefa.
Ostapenko Ukrainian
From the given name Ostap.
O'Keeffe Irish
Variant of O'Keefe. A notable bearer was the American painter Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986).
Mattli German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Matthias.
Okuda Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Dimailig Filipino, Tagalog
Means "unshakable" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and ilig meaning "shaking, mixing".
Ridout English
A variant of the other surname Rideout.
Klarich English
English spelling of Klarić.
Adamaŭ Belarusian
Means "son of Adam".
Clue English
Variant of Clough, traditionally found in Devonshire.
Moffa Italian
From Italian muffa "mould, mildew, moss".
Zuidema Dutch, West Frisian
Either derived from a toponym containing the element zuid "south, southern" (from Middle Dutch suid), or a patronymic form of a name beginning with the element swith "strong".
Hutzel German
from a Germanic personal name, Huzo
Pradel Italian
From Italian prato, "feild, meadow" (see Prato 1)... [more]
Ide Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 射手 (see Ite).
Bourbon French
Habitational name for a person mainly from the lordship of Bourbon-l'Archambault in Allier, now a spa town, derived from the Celtic god Borvo, from Proto-Celtic *borvo "froth, foam". It could be from other places containing Bourbon of the same origin.
Schicklgruber German (Austrian)
This was the surname of Maria Schicklgruber (April 15, 1795 - January 7, 1847), the grandmother of Adolf Hitler.
Múgica Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Muxika.
Kohn Jewish
Variant of Cohen.
Souma Japanese (Rare)
Sou (相) means "appearance, nature", ma (馬) means "horse". Souma is also a city name in Fukishima prefecture. Mitsuko Souma (相馬光子) from Battle Royale bears this surname
Salauddin Bengali
From the given name Salauddin.
Ballaster English
Meant "person who makes or is armed with a crossbow" (from a derivative of Middle English baleste "crossbow", from Old French).
Isotani Japanese
From 磯 (iso) meaning "beach, shore, seashore" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Musso Italian
Nickname for someone with some peculiarity of the mouth.
Ó Marcacháin Irish
Means "descendant of Marcachán"
Abarnikov Russian
Russian surname
Dillingham English (British)
Habitational name that probably derives from Dullingham in Cambridgeshire which was recorded as Dolingeham in 1214 and Dillyngham in 1298, named in Old English as ‘homestead (Old English hām) of the people (-inga-) of Dull(a)’.
Dass Indian, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Das.
Rurikawa Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 瑠璃 (ruri) meaning "lapis lazuli" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".
Macnelly Northern Irish, Scottish
Scottish (Galloway) and northern Irish: variant of Mcneely.
Willows English (British)
This is an English residential or perhaps occupational surname. It may originate from one of the various places in England called 'The Willows', or even a place such as Newton le Willows in Lancashire, or it may describe a supplier of willow.
Arsanukaev Chechen
Chechen family name of unknown meaning.
Jessop English
Variant of Jessup.
Hanso Estonian
Hanso is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Juhan/Johannes".
Kyyhkynen Finnish
Means "pigeon, dove" in Finnish.
Boekestyn Dutch
Canadian form and variant of Boekestijn.
Bounyavong Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Schoenberg German, Jewish
Means "beautiful mountain" in German
Hertig German
Hertig is associated with the popular German personal name Hartwig, meaning "hard-battle."
Thoma German, German (Swiss)
German and Swiss German: variant of Thomas. Greek: genitive patronymic from Thomas. Genitive patronymics are particularly associated with Cyprus.
Laramie English
From the French la ramée "the small wood, the arbour".
Matek Croatian
From the given name Matek.
Affleck Galician, Scottish
Variation of Auchinleck, a town near Dundee, Scotland... Ben & Casey Affleck are famous bearers of the name. Auchinleck appears to have been one of those places where the ancient Celts and Druids held conventions, celebrated their festivals, and performed acts of worship... [more]
Liier Estonian
Liier is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "liige", meaning "member" or "participant".
Goyal Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Meaning uncertain, possibly a form of Agarwal.
Stradling English (British)
Researchers found the origin of this surname Stradling by referring to such documents as the Viking Sagas, the Orkneyinga Sagas, the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, the Inquisitio and the translations of local manuscripts, parish records, baptismal & tax records, found in the north of Dingwall, and in the Orkneys and Shetlands.... [more]
Dennison English
Variant of Tennison. Also an Americanized form of Slavic surnames from the given name Denis or Denys, like Denisov or Denysenko.
Kandhal Indian, Gujarati
People with the last name of "Kandhal" are commonly descendants of Rao Kandhal who belonged to the "Rathore" clan of Rajputs (warrior class) in India. "Rao" is a royal title. Rao Kandhal was younger brother of Rao Jodha who founded the princely state of Jodhpur in western Rajasthan, India... [more]
Lugn Swedish (Rare)
Means "calm" in Swedish.
Breidegam German
"bridegroom"
Dady Hungarian
Habitational name for someone from a place called Dad, in Fejér and Komárom counties, or Dada, in Somogy and Szabolcs counties.
Veldhuis Dutch
Means "field house" in Dutch.
Tombaugh German
topographic name from to dem bach ‘at the creek’, perhaps a hybrid form as Bach is standard German, bek(e) being the Low German form. habitational name from places in Hesse, Baden, and Bavaria called Dombach (earlier Tunbach, from tun, tan ‘mud’).
Cliff English
habitational name from any of numerous places called Cliff(e), Cle(e)ve, or Clive, from Old English clif "slope, bank, cliff", or a topographic name from the same word... [more]
Suun Estonian
Suun is an Estonian surname derived from "suund" meaning "directional".
Suleiman Portuguese
From the Given Name Suleiman.
Chomchuen Thai
Means "congratulations" from Thai ชม (chom) meaning "see, watch, praise, admire" and ชื่น (chuen) meaning "happy, joyful, delighted".
Ivančević Croatian
Means "son of Ivan".
Todde Italian
From a modification of Latin tollere "to lift, to raise; to destroy". Alternately, may derive from the medieval Sardinian name Totolle.
Bozkurt Turkish
Means "grey wolf" from Turkish boz meaning "grey" and kurt meaning "wolf".
Hirao Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".
Heartman German (Anglicized)
Americanised spelling of Hartmann.
Idris Arabic
From the given name Idris 1.
Shō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 初 (see Hatsu).
Jõerüüt Estonian
Jõerüüt is an Estonian surname meaning "river plover" (Pluvialis).
Allman English
From Norman aleman "German, relating to Germany", ultimately from Late Latin Alemannus "member of the Alemanni tribe". Cognate to French Allemand and Spanish Alemán.
Ammari Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Ammar (chiefly Algerian).
Haak Estonian
Haak is an Estonian surname meaning "hook" and "fastener".
Sihawong Thai
From Thai สีหะ (siha) meaning "lion" and วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty".
Tsurumaki Japanese
From Japanese 弦 (tsuru) meaning "bowstring, chord" and 巻 (maki) meaning "scroll, volume".
Arica Aymara
Refers to a place in modern day Chile near the border of Peru.
Nishi Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west".
Inthachith Lao
From Lao ອິນທະ (intha) referring to the Hindu god Indra and ຈິດ (chit) meaning "heart, soul, mind".
Junk German
Variant of Jung 1.
McClurkin English (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of the Irish surname Mac Cléireacháin, a variant of Mac Cléirich. A famous bearer of this surname is pastor and gospel singer Donnie McClurkin (1959-).
Kellen German
From the name of a place in Rhineland, which is derived from Middle Low German kel (a field name denoting swampy land) or from the dialect word kelle meaning "steep path, ravine".
Saragih Batak
Simalungun clan name derived from the prefix sa- combined with Simalungun ragih meaning "rule, arrange".
Akopyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հակոբյան (see Hakobyan).
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.
Roby English
From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.
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.
Brook German
From Low German brook meaning "marsh, swamp".
Royintan Persian
Royintan means "invulnerable". It is a Persian origin surname, which is written as رویین تن in Persian. It consists of royen meaning "strong" and tan meaning "body, person".... [more]
Feingold Jewish
A Jewish name, from German, literally "fine gold".
Huguet French, Catalan
From a diminutive of Hugo.
Chiam Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Zhan.
Mohač Croatian
Croatian form of Mohácsi.
Debelen Spanish
Likely from the Spanish word Belén, which refers to the nativity scene.
Suurküla Estonian
Suurküla is an Estonian surname meaning "big village".
Gagliano Italian
Habitational name from any of several places in Italy, most of which derive from the Latin personal name Gallius (see Gallus). Alternatively, it could derive directly from the given name Gallius, or from a similar name such as Galianus or Galenus.
Viik Estonian
Viik is an Estonian surname meaning both "crease" and "tie/draw".
Buchwalder German, German (Swiss)
Buchwalder is a German Surname.
Mervin Welsh, English
From the given name Mervin
Kareluša Serbian
Famous bearer of this surname is Serbian singer Jelena Kareluša (1978-)
Õun Estonian
Õun is an Estonian surname meaning "apple".
Aritomi Japanese
Ari means "have, possess, exist" and tomi means "abundance, wealth".
Iisawa Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and sawa means "marsh, swamp".
Kogure Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ko) meaning "tree, wood" and 暮 (kure) meaning "end, close".
Khnanisho Assyrian
Means "mercy of Jesus" from Syriac ܚܢܢܐ (ḥənānā) meaning "mercy, grace, favour" and ܝܫܘܥ (Išōʿ) meaning "Jesus".
Condrau Romansh
Derived from the given name Cundrau.
Tootmorsel Popular Culture
The surname used by the character Harry "Ocho" Tootmorsel in the animated series "The Amazing World of Gumball".... [more]
Holovashchenko Ukrainian
Possibly from Ukrainian голова (holova), meaning "head".
Gall Spanish
In fact it is Catalan. See italian Gall... [more]
Muro Japanese
From Japanese 室 (muro) meaning "room, chamber, apartment, cellar, greenouse".
Stampler American
Of uncertain etymology.
Hinshelwood Scottish, English
Denoted a person from a lost place called Henshilwood near the village of Carnwath on the southern edge of the Pentland Hills of South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is derived from Scots hainchil obscurely meaning "haunch" and Old English wudu meaning "wood"... [more]
Uno Japanese
From Japanese 宇 (u) meaning "house, eaves, universe" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Montigny French
habitational name from (Le) Montigny the name of several places in various parts of France (from a Gallo-Roman estate name Montiniacum formed either from a personal name or from a derivative of mons "mountain" and the locative suffix acum)... [more]
Bektešević Bosnian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Bektaş".
Muszynski Polish
Habitational name for someone from places called Muszyna in Nowy Sacz voivodeship and elsewhere, named with mucha "fly" (see Mucha).
Hebor Irish
From forename Heber 1.
Suursööt Estonian
Suursööt is an Estonian surname meaning "big fallow".
Armağan Turkish
Means "gift, present" in Turkish.
Friddle German
Americanized version of Friedel.
Eden Dutch
Variant of Van Eden.
Anguiano Spanish (Latinized, Modern)
Anguiano is a small town in the province of La Rioja, Spain.
Kusama Japanese
From Japanese 草 (kusa) meaning "grass, herbs" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".
Radchenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Rodion.
Shidehara Japanese
From Japanese 幣 (shide) meaning "currency" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, meadow, plain".
Rawls English
From the Olde German and Anglo-Saxon personal name Rolf. Originally derived from the Norse-Viking pre 7th Century 'Hrolfr' meaning "Fame-Wolf".
Morganton English (Canadian)
Created by combining the last names Morgan and Middleton in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in September of 2013.
Sheperd English
Variant of Shepherd or transferred use of the surname Sheperd.
Halas Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Hałas "racket, noise".
Luján Spanish
This is the second last name of Spanish footballer/soccer player Andrés Iniesta.
Schermerhorn Dutch
From Schermerhorn, the name of a village in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands, derived from Dutch schermer meaning "fencer" and hoorn meaning "horn". It was borne by the Dutch politician Willem "Wim" Schermerhorn (1894-1977), a Prime Minister of the Netherlands.
Awa Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 阿波 (Awa), a clipping of 上阿波 (Kamiawa) or 下阿波 (Shimoawa), both areas in the city of Iga in the prefecture of Mie in Japan.
Guercio Italian
Probably a variant of Guerzoni, though it may derive from a Germanic given name.
Petty English, Scottish
Derived from Norman French petit, 'small', thus a nickname for a small or insignificant individual.... [more]
Saul Estonian
Saul is an Estonian surname derived from the biblical masculine given name "Saul".
Sanbe Japanese
From Japanese 三 (san) meaning "three" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Rozenstruik Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Means "rose bush" in Dutch, possibly an artificial name.
Fresh English
Probably a nickname for someone who's young.
Pettyfer English
Variant spelling of Pettifer. The British actor and model Alex Pettyfer (1990-) is a famous bearer of this surname.
Prévost French
From Old French prevost meaning "provost", a status name for officials in a position of responsibility.
Metz German
From a short form of the female personal name Mechthild.
Sawatsky German, Polish (Germanized)
Some characteristic forenames: German Gerhart, Erna, Hans.... [more]
Kinugawa Japanese
From 絹 (kinu) meaning "silk" combined with 川 or 河 (gawa) meaning "stream, river".
Magdalita Tagalog
Means "to entreat, to beseech, to implore" in Tagalog.
Bilal Arabic, Turkish, Urdu
From the given name Bilal
Giga Japanese
It might mean 儀間 "ceremonial space" spelled as 儀 (gi) meaning "ceremony, rite, righteous, etiquette" with 間 (ga) meaning "pause, between, interval". It is found mostly in the Ryūkyū Islands.
Abdulin Uzbek, Kazakh
From the given name Abdullah.
Rokuyama Japanese (Rare)
Means "6 mountains" in Japanese.
Radiab Filipino, Maranao
From Radiyab, the Maranao name for the seventh month of the Islamic calendar, which is ultimately derived from Arabic رَجَب (Rajab).
Glück German, Jewish
Originally denoted a fortunate person, derived from Middle High German gelücke "luck, success". As a Jewish name, it is ornamental, from Yiddish גליק (glik).
Danilović Serbian
Means "son of Danilo".
Lavrentyeva Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Лаврентьев (see Lavrentyev).
Ōsaka Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".
Kawahigashi Japanese
From 河 or 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 東 (higashi) meaning "east".
Mac Conghaile Irish
Meaning, "son of Conghal."
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