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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Gilmartin Irish (Anglicized), Scottish (Anglicized)
shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Mhartain, a patronymic from the personal name Giolla Mhartain "servant of (Saint) Martin"... [more]
Fayre English
Variation of Fair.
Cerasuolo Italian
Means "cherry red, cherry-coloured" in Italian, either a habitational name from either of two villages, or a nickname.
Ettlinger German
Deriving from Ettlingen, a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Kolga Estonian
Kolga is an Estonian surname derived from "kolgas" meaning "back country", "province", and "hinterland".
Almodóvar Spanish
Spanish form of Almodovar.
Obadia Judeo-Spanish
From the given name Obadiah.
Poopuu Estonian
Poopuu is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "poom" ("beam") "puu" ("wood" or "tree").
Boupha Lao
Means "flower" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit पुष्प (pushpa).
van Maarschalkerweerd Dutch
Habitational name denoting someone from Maarschalkerweerd, a place near Utrecht in the Netherlands. Derived from Dutch maarschalk "marshal" and weerd "land next to water, riverine island".
De Ruiter Dutch
Means "the rider" in Dutch, derived from Middle Dutch ruter "freebooter, vagrant, robber", later meaning "cavalryman, soldier, armed horseman". It could also be a nickname based on an event, in one case deriving from an incident involving a ride on a runaway pig.
Arukask Estonian
Arukask is an Estonian surname meaning "silver birch" (Betula pendula).
Takebe Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial", 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo", or 建 (take) meaning "build, construct", and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Lehispuu Estonian
Lehispuu is an Estonian surname meaning "larch tree".
Lokier English (British)
Variant of Lockyer, an occupational name for a locksmith.
Leckey Scottish, English, Irish
Originally Scottish, but also found in England, Northern Ireland and Ireland. Possibly derives from the barony of Leckie (meaning "place of flagstones", from Gaelic leac, "flagstone") in Stirlingshire.
Naganawa Japanese
From 長 (naga) meaning "long, chief", 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation" and 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony".
Anastassiou Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Αναστασίου (see Anastasiou) chiefly used in Cyprus.
Pyromallis Greek
The redhaired, from the words, πύρ fire/reddish and μαλλί for hair.
Dede Turkish
Means "grandfather" in Turkish.
Shyamalan Indian (Rare), Malayalam (Rare)
Derived from the given name Shyamal or Shyama. This is the surname of Manoj "M... [more]
Holtze German
Variant of Holtzer.
Warszawa Polish
Place name for a person from Warsaw, the capital of Poland.
Arsalan Urdu, Persian
Derived from the given name Arsalan.
Meireles Portuguese
Habitational name for someone from a place called Meireles in Portugal, meaning unclear.
Hafsteinsson Icelandic
Means "son of Hafsteinn" in Icelandic.
Avdoshin Russian
variant of Avdonin
Vosilius Lithuanian
Form of basil which means royalty
Minden German, English
Habitational name from any of various places so named, for example in Westphalia (German) or Shropshire (English).
Urquiola Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Urkiola.
Sooläte Estonian
Sooläte is an Estonian surname meaning "swamp/bog spring".
Atılgan Turkish
Means "brash, bold, venturous" in Turkish.
Can Turkish
Means "soul, life, being" in Turkish, ultimately of Persian origin.
Gaitano Spanish
Spanish cognate of Gaetano.
Šimičić Croatian
Šimičić comes from the name Šimun, which is the Croatian form of Simeon, which means flatter and/or listener.... [more]
Oatis English
Altered spelling of Otis, itself a variant of Oates.
Bey Indian (Muslim), Assamese, Turkish, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the Ottoman Turkish title بك (beg) (modern Turkish bey) meaning "ruler, chief, lord, master".
Kirschenmann German
from Middle High German kirsche "cherry" and man "man" an occupational name for a grower or seller of cherries or a topographic name.
Mighty Jamaican Patois
Apparently a nickname for a very strong man from English mighty "very strong".
Cenobio Spanish
From the given name Cenobio.
Melas Greek
Possibly from the names of several characters in Greek mythology, including a son of Poseidon who the Nile River was originally named after.
Lahmar Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the red (one)", derived from Arabic الأحمر (al-ʾaḥmar).
Akaki Japanese
Aka means "red, crimson, vermilion" and ki means "tree, wood".
Harjo Estonian
Harjo is an Estonia surname, a variation of "Harju"; from Harju County.
Guerlain French
Derived from the given name Guerlain.
Mavropanos Greek
Literally means "black cloth", derived from Greek μαύρος (mavros) "black, Moorish" and πανί (pani) "cloth".
Duret French
Derived from French dur meaning "hard, tough".
Mokhtarzadeh Persian
Means "born of Mokhtar" in Persian.
Laguerre French
Nickname for a belligerent person or a valiant soldier from old French guerre "war" (from Latin werra) with fused article la.
Ivanyan Armenian
Means "son of Ivan".
Duska English (Rare)
Anglicized spelling of Duška.
Calimeris Greek
It can be Kalimeris as well and it means good morning.
Haftek Polish
“From the english occupation name describing a maker of handles for tools - a hafter”... [more]
Hagemann German, Danish
Derived from Middle Low German hage "enclosure, hedge" and mann "person, man".
Menotti Italian
From the medieval given name Menotto, a diminutive of Domenico via its short form Menico.
Sajjad Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Sajjad.
Majidi Persian
From the given name Majid.
Azarina Russian
Feminine form of Azarin (Азарин)
Wolfram German
From the given name Wolfram.
Svedberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish svedja "to burn off, to swidden" (referring to slash-and-burn agriculture (in Swedish: svedjebruk)) and berg "mountain". This name can be both locational (surname derived from a place named with Sved-... [more]
Martinovich Russian
Means "Son of Martin".
Harbey English
Derived from the given name Harvey.
Henrie English (Rare)
Derived from the given name Henrie, a variant of Henry.
Mehdioui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mehdi.
Moneypenny English
Probably from a medieval nickname for a rich person or a miser. A fictional bearer is Miss Moneypenny, secretary to M (the head of MI6) in the James Bond novels of Ian Fleming and in the films based on them.
Krepp German
topographic name for someone living in a hollow
Mizuguchi Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Dineen Irish (Anglicized)
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duinnín which meant "descendant of Duinnín". The byname Duinnín was derived from a diminutive of Gaelic donn meaning "brown" (i.e. "brown-haired man") or "chieftain".
Pacal German
South German: pet form of Pach .
Cugini Italian (Rare)
Means "cousins" in Italian.
Hrvatin Croatian, Slovene
From Croatian and Slovene Hrvat meaning "Croat, person from Croatia".
Dharmaratne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Eensaar Estonian
Eensaar is an Estonian name, possibly derived from "eend" (meaning "ledge") and "saar" ("island").
Gubler German (Swiss)
Means "Of the Mountains"... [more]
Pulow German
Pulow is the name of a small village in the northeast of Germany. There is also a lake with the same name.
Reat English (British, Rare), German (Rare)
Americanized form of German Roth.... [more]
Imamichi Japanese
Ima means "now, present" and michi means "path, road".
Toda Japanese
Japanese: there are multiple meanings with this surname depending on the kanji used. ... [more]
Billson English
Means "Son of Bill."
Daves English
Variant of Davis.
Toyonaga Japanese
From Japanese 豊 (toyo) meaning "lush, abundant" and 永 (naga) meaning "eternity, a long time".
Schley German
Name for someone living by the Schlei river.
Gillicuddy Irish
Angliczed from the Irish surname Mac Giolla Chudha means 'descendant of sea warrior'.
Salzmann German, Jewish
Occupational name for a producer or seller of salt, from German salz "salt" + mann "man".
Oosthuizen South African
Came from a village in the Dutch province of North Holland.
Boghossian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պողոսեան (see Boghosian)
Liborio Italian
From the given name Liborio
Coolidge English
Probably an occupational name for a college servant or someone with some other association with a university college, for example a tenant farmer who farmed one of the many farms in England known as College Farm, most of which are or were owned by university colleges.
Əhədov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Əhəd".
Casavantes French, Spanish, Basque
Topographic name composed of casa "house" + avant "ahead of forward" + the suffix -es, denoting one who lived in the house located at the beginning of a village. This surname has died out in France.
Deberry French
Habitational name for someone from Berry-au-Bac in Aisne, France.
Luxenberg German, Jewish, Luxembourgish, Belgian, French, Walloon
Habitational name from various places named Luxenberg, Luxemberg, Luxenburg, or Luxembourg, including the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Diddi Italian
Possibly a variant of Di Dio.
Pétursdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Pétur" in Icelandic.
Sievi Romansh
Derived from the given name Sievi.
Phatthanaphanit Thai
From Thai พัฒน (phatthana) meaning "to progress, to develop, to evolve" and พาณิช (phanit) meaning "commerce".
Maley Irish
Variant of Malley.
Abbou Arabic (Maghrebi)
From a diminutive of the given name Abd Allah.
Khmyz Russian
Derived from dialectal Russian хмыз (khmyz) meaning "bush, thicket".
Kimpou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).
Aleyeva Russian
Feminine form of Aleyev (Алеев)
Centofante Italian
Variant form of Centofanti.
Ohman Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 大万 (see Ōman).
Hung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Hong.
Fáta Hungarian
From the old personal name Fáta, probably derived from Italian fata "fairy" (see Fata).
Mestanza Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Melcher Romansh
Derived from the given name Melchior.
Antonovas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Antonov.
Manville French
A locational surname deriving from any of the various places in France called "Manneville or Magneville", named, from the Old Germanic personal name "Manno" or the Old French adjective "magne", great, with the word "ville", meaning a town or settlement.
Chapulin Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning grasshopper.
Srimongkhon Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ศรีมงคล (see Simongkhon).
Uramoto Japanese
From 浦 (ura) meaning "seacoast, bay" and 本 (moto) meaning "source, origin, root". ... [more]
Havner German
Variant of Hafner.
Glissen English, Irish
Possible British version of the Irish surname Glasson from the the Gaelic word O’Glasain. Meaning green from the counties of Tipperary.
Orak Turkish
Means "sickle" in Turkish.
Þórasson Icelandic
Matronymic, used exclusively by men. Means "son of Þóra".
Jenckes English
"Back-formation" of Jenkin, a medieval diminutive of John.
Ikenaga Japanese
Ike means "pond, pool" and naga means "long, chief".
Lafont French
topographic name for someone living near a spring or well a variant of Font with fused feminine definite article la.
Dowd English
Derived from the given name Doude.
Kiyomoto Japanese
Kiyo means "clean, pure" and moto means "origin".
Mohajeri Persian
Derived from Persian مهاجر (mohajer) meaning "emigrant", ultimately of Arabic origin.
Adnan Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Adnan.
Wildfong German
An Americanized form of German Wildfang. A nickname from Middle High German Wiltvanc "Wildman Stranger", denoting a person who was not a member of the community.
Rünne Estonian
Rünne is an Estonian surname meaning both "attack" and "to make inroads into something".
Kilgallen Irish
Kilgallen comes from the Irish name Mac Giolla Chaillin, meaning the son of a servant or devotee of St. Caillin.
Naderi Persian
From the given name Nader.
Reinik Estonian
Reinik is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Rein".
Bake English
Probably an occupational name for a baker.
Potier French
An occupational name for a maker of drinking and storage vessels, from potier "potter", an agent derivative of Old French pot "drinking vessel"... [more]
Birne English, German, Jewish
Means "pear" in German, making it the German equivalent of Perry 1, perhaps originally referring to a person who harvested or sold pears... [more]
Chhangte Mizo
Chhangte has an unknown meaning.
Keren Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Keren.
Debye Dutch
Variant of De Bie. A notable bearer of the surname was the Dutch-American physicist and physical chemist Peter Debye (1884-1966), born Petrus Debije.
Ten Boom Dutch
Means "at the tree" in Dutch. A notable bearer of this surname was Corrie ten Boom (1892-1983), a German woman who helped Jewish people take refuge into her home during the Second World War.
Premadasa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit प्रेम (prema) meaning "love, affection" and दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".
Kayama Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "increase, add" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Niitsoo Estonian
Niitsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "meadow swamp".
Akbar Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Persian
From the given name Akbar.
Elmaleh Judeo-Spanish, Arabic
From Arabic مَالِح (māliḥ) meaning "salty, savoury", probably used to refer to a salt trader.
Kanza Japanese
formed with 神 (Shin, Jin, Kami, Kan, Kou) meaning "God" and 座 (Za) meaning "Squat, Seat". Which means the surname could possible come out as “A seat for gods”
Dziekan Polish
Occupational name for "dean" from Polish dziekan.
Terunuma Japanese
From Japanese 照 (teru) meaning "shine" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
Soovere Estonian
Soovere is an Estonian surname meaning "swamp blood".
Edmeades English
Meant "son of Edmede", from a medieval nickname for a self-effacing person (literally "humble", from Old English ēadmēde "easy mind").
Genaro Spanish
From the given name Gennaro, but without the 2nd n
Lānda Punjabi
Lānda (ਲਾਨਦਾ) is a Punjabi surname that is used amongst families belonging to the Bhat tribe. The bearers of this surname belong to the gotra Lākhanpal, which is of Kshatriya origin.
Yazzie Indigenous American, Navajo
Derived from the Navajo word yázhí meaning "little".
Korobov Russian
From Russian коробка (korobka) meaning "box".
Amarante French
From the given name Amarante
Tamondong Filipino, Pangasinan
Meaning uncertain.
Card English
English: metonymic occupational name for someone who carded wool (i.e. disentangled it), preparatory to spinning, from Middle English, Old French card(e) ‘carder’, an implement used for this purpose... [more]
Kamolov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Kamol".
Noop Estonian
Noop is an Estonian surname meaning "block".
Moseid Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
From Moseid Farm in southern Norway.
Đokić Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Đoka".
Jaafar Arabic
Derived from the given name Jafar.
Coill Irish
Meaning, "hazel tree."
Luangkhot Lao
From Lao ຫຼວງ (luang) meaning "royal, great, large" and ໂຄດ (khot) meaning "ancestor, family".
Kurien Indian (Christian)
From the given name Kurien.
Kureshi Indian (Muslim)
Indian variant of Qureshi.
Papachristodoulopoulos Greek
Means "descendant of the priest and servant of Christ" in Greek.
Aasmets Estonian
Aasmets is an Estonian surname meaning "meadow forest".
Skog Norwegian, Swedish
Means "forest" in Norwegian and Swedish.
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.
Kiiver Estonian
Kiiver is an Estonian surname meaning "helmut".
Byū Japanese
Variant reading of Beppu.
Nalis Croatian (Rare)
Meaning unknown. A famous bearer of this surname is Antun Nalis, aka Tonči Nalis, a post-World War 2 actor in Croatian and Yugoslav cinema in the 1950s and 1960s.
Tripathy Hindi, Odia, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi
Variant transcription of Tripathi.
Irizar Basque
Means "old settlement", derived from Basque (h)iri "town, city" and zahar "old, aged".
Dowland English
Habitational name from Dowland in Devon, possibly named from Old English dūfe meaning “dove” + land “open country.” The name is pronounced with the first element rhyming with owl, but it may have been confused with and absorbed by Dolling, also a Devon name (see Dollins)... [more]
Metwalli Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic متولي (see Metwally).
Charmant French
Derived from French meaning "charming, attractive". It could have been given to an ancestor who was known for their charming or pleasant demeanor, or to someone who was known for their good looks or attractive features... [more]
Shiotani Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Urbansky Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian, Jewish
In Czech and Slovak usage, it is a habitational name for someone from a place called Urbanice. In Polish usage, it is a habitational name for someone from a place named with the personal name Urban.
Hiszpański Polish
Meaning "Spanish", denoting a person of Spanish heritage.
Marchena Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 4 Andalusian localities or 1 Murcian locality.
Olabeaga Basque
From the name of a neighbourhood in the city of Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, derived from Basque ola "factory, foundry, ironworks" and -be "lower part" combined with -aga "place of, group of".
Maniseng Lao
From Lao ມະນີ (mani) meaning "gem, jewel" and ແສງ (seng) meaning "light".
Tarnutzer Romansh
Derived from the place name Malanser Tarnutz.
Blumenkrantz German, Jewish
Means "flower-wreath" in German.
Özen Turkish
This Turkish surname has the meaning of "care"
Kenneally Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cionnfhaolaidh "descendant of Cionnfhaoladh", a personal name derived from ceann "head" + faol "wolf".
Hoit English
A variant of Hoyt.
Amorín Galician
Habitational name from any of various places in Galicia called Amorín, itself possibly derived from a given name.
Sumanasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සුමනසේකර (see Sumanasekara).