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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Layman English
Habitational name for someone living near a meadow. Derived from Middle English leye. ... [more]
Chekov Russian
This is the surname of the fictional Star Trek Character, Pavel Andreievich Chekov.
Luckhardt German
Metronymic derived from the given name Liutgard.
Kirichenko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Kyrychenko.
Garvin Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gairbhín "descendant of Garbhán", a given name derived from a diminutive form of Old Irish garb "rough, coarse, rugged, cruel".
Bhullar Indian, Punjabi
Probably from the name of a village in Punjab, India, which is of uncertain meaning. This is the name of a Jat clan found in India and Pakistan.
Keene English
Variant of Keen.
Hittler German
Variant of Hitler.
Pathan Indian (Muslim)
It is used as a last name for Indian Muslims and usually means Hindustani (A Man/Woman that cares about their Country/town) also is a brave person
Pane English
Variant of Payne.
Tobiasson Danish (Americanized)
Americanized form of Danish and Norwegian Tobiassen or of the Swedish cognate Tobiasson.
Zumaquero Castilian
It means someone who deals or works with sumac, either or the spice or the dye.
Alvarenga Portuguese
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous parishes.
De Prà Italian
from Prà, a suburb of Genoa.
Moodie Scottish
The history of the name Moodie originates from the time of the Anglo-Saxon tribes in Brittain.... [more]
Hosey English
Typically from the name of the area of Houssaye in the Seine-Maritime region of Normandy. A more unusual derivation shows that some in some cases the name finds its roots in the word hussey, an Old English nickname female head of household.
Navabi Persian
From the given name Navab.
Durham English
Denotes a person from either the town of Durham, or elsewhere in County Durham, in England. Durham is derived from the Old English element dun, meaning "hill," and the Old Norse holmr, meaning "island."
Tsangaris Greek, Greek (Cypriot)
From Greek τσαγκάρης (tsagkáris) meaning “shoemaker”.
Leaf English
Derived from Old English lēof "dear, beloved".
Glauser German (Swiss)
Patronymic form of Glaus.
Sahabi Iranian
Possibly from Arabic صَحَابِيّ‎ (ṣaḥābiyy) meaning "companion", from the verb صَحِبَ‎ (ṣaḥiba) "to accompany, to be one's companion".
Etienam Nigerian, Ibibio (?), Spanish (Caribbean, ?)
This is a name which originates from the Calabar/Akwa Ibom region of southeastern Nigeria. It means "a doer of good, or benevolent". It is also found in Spanish-speaking regions of the Caribbean such as Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Cuba (El Oriente) which have populations of people of Ibibio/Efik decent known as "Carabali".
Hankin English
From the given name Hankin
Hiramitsu Japanese
Means "flat light" in Japanese.
Späth German
Derived from Middle High German spæte "late".
Hans German, Dutch, Alsatian, Romansh
Derived from the given name Hans.
Jonas Danish, German, Dutch, Norwegian
From the given name Jonas 2
Hoa Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Hua, from Sino-Vietnamese 花 (hoa).
Vilbre Estonian
Vilbre is an Estonian surname derived from "vilbas" meaning "babbler".
Biscotti Italian
An occupational surname for someone who sells or bakes biscotti.
Douwes Dutch, Frisian
From the given name Douwe, itself derived from Frisian dou meaning "dove, pigeon". A notable bearer was the Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820-1887), better known by his pen name Multatuli.
Panyanouvong Lao
From Lao ປັນຍາ (panya) meaning "wisdom, intelligence, reason" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Kotlyar Ukrainian
Means "boilermaker".
Morningstar English, Jewish
English transcription of Morgenstern.
Mambelli Italian
Possibly from Italian mano "hand" and bello "beautiful".
Belrio Spanish
From the Spanish word meaning "beautiful river".
Ou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 奥 (see Ō).
Valgepea Estonian
Valgepea is an Estonian surname meaning "white head".
Granata Italian
Granata is an Italian word for a shade of red (maroon), and the Latin name of the city of Granada.
Tarkpea Estonian
Tarkpea is an Estonian surname meaning "wiseacre" (literally, "clever head").
Amerasinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසිංහ (see Amarasinghe).
Shcherba Belarusian
Probably related to Shcherbanyuk.
Sabinov Bulgarian
Means “son of Sabin”
Justo Spanish
From the given name Justo.
Nazimova Russian, Literature
Notable users of the name includes the Russian silent screen star Alla Nazimova (1879-1945) and the heroine of the Russian novel 'Children of the Streets', Nadezhda Nazimova.
Yafai Arabic
Variant of Al-Yafai.
Holzinger German, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Holzing or Holzingen.
Gündoğan Turkish
Means "born on the day".
Bish English
Comes from the old English word bis meaning "dingy" or "murky". Was given to someone who dressed in drab or murky colors.
Anguilla Italian
Ultimately from Latin anguis "snake".
Iacovenco Romanian
Romanian form of Yakovenko.
Rundgren Swedish
Swedish surname with somewhat unclear etymology. The first element is possibly taken from a place named with either of the elements rund and/or run. Rund coincides with the Swedish word for "round", but it is not clear if the element used in this name is derived from that word... [more]
Gudkov Russian
From gudok, meaning "hooter".
Balma Italian
Perhaps a topographic name from the dialect word balma meaning ‘grotto’, ‘cave’, ‘jutting rock’.
Vorst Dutch, Low German
topographic name for someone who lived in a vorst "forest" or habitational name for someone from any of numerous places called Vorst or Voorst... [more]
Sasayama Japanese
笹 (Sasa) means "bamboo" and 山 (yama) means "mountain".
Sriboonrueang Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สีบุญเรือง (see Sibunrueang).
Michaelsen Danish
Means "son of Michael".
Damask English
Presumably an occupational name for someone who sold damask a richly woven material of a kind originally made in Damascus.
Springer German, English, Dutch, Jewish
Nickname for a lively person or for a traveling entertainer, from springen "to jump, to leap". A famous bearer was Ludwig der Springer (AKA Louis the Springer), a medieval Franconian count who, according to legend, escaped from a second or third-story prison cell by jumping into a river after being arrested for trying to seize County Saxony in Germany.
Sackdavong Lao
From Lao ສັກດາ (sackda) meaning "power, authority" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Muinasmaa Estonian
Muinasmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "ancient land".
Nikolaus German
From the given name Nikolaus.
Grala Polish
Nickname for a musician. Derived from Polish grać meaning "to play a musical instrument".
Gholam Persian, Arabic
Derived from the given name Gholam.
Fitzrobert Anglo-Norman
Means "son of Robert" in Anglo-Norman French.
Perley English
Variant of Parley or Burley.
Mehrabi Persian
From the given name Mehrab.
Gino Italian
From the given name Gino.
Charlesworth English
Derived from a village and civil parish with the same name near Glossop, Derbyshire, England.
Hossen Bengali
From the given name Husayn.
Guinto Tagalog
From Tagalog ginto meaning "gold".
Hirabayashi Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".
Ávalos Spanish
Etymologists note the name signifies a "native of Abalos" and the progenitor was someone who hailed from that location.
Linney English
From an Old English female personal name Lindgifu, Lindgeofu, composed of the elements lind ‘lime (wood)’, i.e. ‘shield’ (a transferred sense) + gifu, geofu ‘gift’.
Ma'ayan Hebrew (Rare)
Means "spring of water" or "fountain" in Hebrew, this is more common as a given name than a surname
Luxton English
English habitational name from a minor place, probably one of two in Devon, so called from the possessive form of the Middle English personal name or surname Lugg (from Old English Lugga) + Middle English tune, tone ‘settlement’ (Old English tun).
Pung Estonian
Pung is an Estonian surname meaning "bud".
Manassyan Armenian
Means "son of Manas".
Vahtramäe Estonian
Vahtramäe is an Estonian surname meaning "maple hill/mountain".
Niinistö Finnish
Combination of Finnish niini "bast fibre" and the suffix -stö.
Torroella Catalan
This indicates familial origin within any of various eponymous localities.
Czarniecki Polish
Name for a person from a town named Czarnca, Czarne, Czarnocin or Czarnia, all derived from Polish czarny meaning "black".
Hoshi Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star".
Eensoo Estonian
Eensoo is an Estonian name, possibly derived from "eend" (meaning "ledge") and "soo" meaning "swamp/marsh".
Ascanio Italian
From the given name Ascanio.
Cypress English
Translation of German Zypress, a topographic name for someone living near a cypress tree or a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a cypress, Middle High German zipres(se) (from Italian cipressa, Latin cupressus), or possibly of any of various Greek family names derived from kyparissos ‘cypress’, as for example Kyparissis, Kyparissos, Kyparissiadis, etc.
Recktenwald German
habitational name from Recktenwald, near Saarbrücken.
Tempest English (British)
English (Yorkshire): nickname for someone with a blustery temperament, from Middle English, Old French tempest(e) ‘storm’ (Latin tempestas ‘weather’, ‘season’, a derivative of tempus ‘time’).
Ivašić Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Pasquariella Italian
Derived from the given name Pasquale.
Trabelsi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Habitational name for someone originally from the city of Tripoli in Libya from Arabic طَرَابُلُس (ṭarābulus). The city's name ultimately comes from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis) meaning "three cities", from τρι- (tri-) meaning "three" and πόλις (pólis) meaning "city".
Vinhal English
Basically a character of a fictional story of my own creation before it ever gets published as I believe Vinhal should be pronounced as Vine-hall unlike what the idotic google translate says.
Heather English
Topographic name, a variant of Heath with the addition of the habitational suffix -er. This surname is widespread in southern England, and also well established in Ireland.
Tedsungnoen Isan
From Thai สูงเนิน (Sung Noen) meaning "Sung Noen", a district in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
Haar Dutch, Low German
Probably from the place name Haar, derived from Middle Dutch harr "sandy hill".
Quevedo Cantabrian (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of a surname that indicates familial origin within the eponymous settlement at the geographic coordinates 43.128481, -4.039367.
Carbonero Spanish
Famous bearers are Carlos Carbonero, a Colombian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sampdoria on loan from Fénix and Sara Carbonero, a Spanish sports journalist.
Theobald English
From the given name Theobald
Raha Estonian
Raha is an Estonian surname meaning "money".
July English (African)
Derived from the given name Julius.
Caacbay Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog kaakbay meaning "comrade-in-arms, person with another's arm over the shoulders".
No Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納 (see ).
Noone Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Nuadháin "descendant of Nuadhán" (see Nuadha).
Kolenović Montenegrin
Derived from koleno (колено), meaning "knee".
Gregori Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Gregorio.
Ungar German, Jewish
ethnic name for a Hungarian or a nickname for someone who had trade relations with Hungary. Cognate of Ungaro and variant of Unger.
Vogt De Dreyss Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt.
Jalast Estonian
Jalast is an Estonian surname derived from "jalastama" meaning "dismount" and "unhorse".
Arable Popular Culture
An occupational surname for people who are capable of being farmed productively. Also used in the novel Charlotte's Web (1952).
Đậu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Dou, from Sino-Vietnamese 竇 (đậu).
Jalajas Estonian
Jalajas is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "jalakas" meaning "elm" and "wych elm".
Inusaka Japanese
Inu means "dog" and saka means "slope, hill".
Nehru Indian, Hindi
From Sanskrit नहर (nahar, nehar) meaning "canal". This name was borne by Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964), the first Prime Minister of India. His earliest recorded ancestor Raj Kaul adopted the name when, upon moving from Kashmir to Delhi, he was granted a jagir (feudal land grant) with a house situated on the banks of a canal... [more]
Momosaki Japanese
Momo can mean "peach" or "hundred" and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".
Dostoyevsky Belarusian, Russian
Habitational name from Dostoev in Belarus.
Minghella English (British)
It derives from the Roman (Latin) "Dominicus", meaning "belonging to the lord god", from "dominus", lord or master. The name was given considerable impetus by the fame of the Spanish saint "Dominicus", who founded the Dominican order of monks, although it was already well established.
Torrey English
Means "conqueror, victor" in Old English.
De Gaulle French
Meaning uncertain, but it is thought to be of Dutch origin, possibly a French cognate of Van Der Walle, De Walle and/or De Waal... [more]
Markelj Slovene
From the given name Markelj.
Klok Dutch
From Middle Dutch clocke "bell", an occupational name for someone who made or rang bells, or perhaps for a clockmaker. Compare Van Der Klok and Kloek.
Hama Japanese
Hama means "Beach, Seashore".
Piketty French
Perhaps related to the English surname Pickett. A notable bearer is French economist Thomas Piketty (1971-).
Keiper German
Similar to the origins of Kuiper (Dutch) and Cooper (English), Keiper was an occupation which means "cooper" or "barrelmaker".
Hoemo Okinawan (Japanized, Rare)
Variant reading of 保栄茂 (see Bin).
Limon Spanish
An occupational name for a grower or seller of the fruit.
Krog Norwegian, Danish
Habitational name from places named with krog "corner, bend".
Juur Estonian
Juur is an Estonian surname meaning "root".
Weekley English
Originally meant "person from Weekley", Northamptonshire ("wood or clearing by a Romano-British settlement"). British philologist Ernest Weekley (1865-1954) bore this surname.
Kirkpatrick English, Scottish, Northern Irish
Habitational name from various places so called from the dedication of their church to St. Patrick. See Kirk.
Kaczanowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Kaczanów or Kaczanowo, named with Polish kaczan meaning "cob".
Roso Croatian
Croatian variation of the Italian surname Rosso.
Shirogane Japanese (Rare)
Shirogane typically spelt "白銀" ... [more]
Kowalkowski Polish
habitational name for someone from any of several places called Kowalki or Kowaliki, named with kowalik
Zanjani Persian
Indicated a person from the Iranian city of Zanjan.
Sandioriva Acehnese, Gayonese
A Gayonese patronymic.
Hirv Estonian
Hirv is an Estonian surname meaning "deer"
Arsenishvili Georgian
Means "son of Arsen" in Georgian.
Dingwall English
From the city of Dingwall in Scotland.
Rau German
Nickname for a ruffian, earlier for a hairy person, from Middle High German ruch, ruhe, rouch "hairy", "shaggy", "rough".
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]
Matsukawa Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Mainer English
Variant of Mayner.
Orley English
Habitational name from Orleigh, possibly meaning "Ordwulf’s clearing", functionally from ort "point" and leah "woodland, clearing"... [more]
Solstice English
Taken from it's usage as a given name, which derived from Latin solsticium and thus ultimately from sol "sun" and stito "to stand still". The English word solstice refers to two times of the year when the sun's apparent position in the sky reaches its northernmost or southernmost extremes.
Van Duijn Dutch
Means "from the dune" in Dutch.
Hallgren Swedish, English
Combination of the dialectal Swedish word hall (Standard Swedish häll, Old Norse hallr), a type of flat rock, and gren meaning "branch". The first element may be taken from the name of a place named with this element (e.g. Halland, Hallsberg, or Hallstavik)... [more]
Tanigawa Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Byer Scottish
The history of the Byer family begins in the Boernician tribes of ancient Scotland. The Byer family lived in or near the place named Byers in Scotland. The place-name, Byers, derives from the Old English word byre, which means cattle shed... [more]
Fiscus German
From Latin fiscus "basket", a humanistic Latinization of the German surname Korb. This is a metonymic occupational name for a basketmaker or a peddler, or a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a basket.
Diouf Serer, Western African
From the Serer clan name Joof or Juuf of uncertain meaning.
Odesyuk Ukrainian
Means "from Odessa".
Carucci Italian
Derived from Medieval Latin names Carutius or Caruccius or from the Italian term caruccio composed by caro meaning "dear" with the endearment suffix -uccio.
Manuel Spanish, Portuguese, French, German
Derived from the given name Manuel.
Džambas Romani
Meaning "herdsman, horse trader", from Persian ganbas, which translates as "herdsman". In the Turkish language, this term has the same meaning as... [more]
Breaux French (Cajun)
Originally from the region of Poitou.
Guin French
From the given name Guin the French form of Wino a short form of names with the element win "friend".
Cossart English, French
From French, referring to "a dealer of horses" (related to the English word "courser"). This surname was brought to England in the wake of the Norman Conquest of 1066, and became one of the many Anglo-Norman words that made up Middle English.
Raley English
Variant of Raleigh.
Maddrell Manx, Anglo-Saxon
The placename is of Anglo-Saxon origin, derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century personal name "Modred".... [more]
Amusan Japanese (Rare)
The Amusan Clan (秋道一族, Amusan Ichizoku) is a prominent clan in Kanazawa. Since its disbandment, most of its known members reside in Neuilly-sur-Seine ,Britain and Washington D.C.
Luhaäär Estonian
Luhaäär is an Estonian surname, derived from "water meadow (marsh) edge".
Sinikas Estonian
Sinikas is an Estonian surname meaning "bog bilberry".
Gearhart English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Gierhard, a variant of Gerhardt.
Hallow English
English: topographic name from Middle English hal(l)owes ‘nooks’, ‘hollows’, from Old English halh (see Hale). In some cases the name may be genitive, rather than plural, in form, with the sense ‘relative or servant of the dweller in the nook’.
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.
Heitmeyer German
German: distinguishing nickname for a farmer whose land included heathland, from Middle Low German heide ‘heath’, ‘wasteland’ + Meyer 1.
Tokiyoshi Japanese
From 時 (toki) meaning "time" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck".
Kelham English
Derived from the village of Kelham, near Newark-upon-Trent, Nottingham.
Mebarki Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mebarek.
Čekić Serbian, Bosnian
Derived from čekić (чекић), meaning "hammer".
Ofek Hebrew
Means "horizon" in Hebrew, used both as a given name and a surname.
Shen Chinese
From Chinese 沈 (shěn) referring to the ancient state of Shen, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now the Henan province.
Gönül Turkish
Means "heart, soul" in Turkish.
Paakkanen Finnish
From the given name Paavali.
Akashiro Japanese
From 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle".... [more]
Rzazadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Rezazadeh.
Abo Japanese (Rare)
From 安 (a) meaning "peaceful, relax, cheap, inexpensive, low" or 阿 (a) meaning "corner, nook" and 保 (bo) meaning for "guard, protect".
Van de Velde Dutch, Flemish
Means "from the field" in Dutch.
Glandt German
Nickname from Middle High Geman glander meaning "gleam", "sparkle", "shine", for someone with such a temperament.
Darmadasa Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධර්මදාස (see Dharmadasa).
Panić Serbian, Serbo-Croatian, Croatian
Patronymic from the personal names Pane, Pano, Panteleon or Pankracij.
Tkacz Jewish
Occupational name for a weaver, Polish tkacz, a noun derivative of tkać "to weave".
Oya Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大屋 (see Ōya).
Kashmanian Armenian
this name is believed to be a version of the name of a city called kashman
Yunbe Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 弓部 (see Yumbe).