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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Sheeran English, Irish
Shortened form of O'Sheeran.
Orgussaar Estonian
Orgussaar is an Estonian surname meaning "valley island".
Marinac Croatian
From marinac, meaning "marine".
Kagawa Japanese
From Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Hagakure Japanese
From Japanese 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf" and 隠 (gakure) meaning "to disappear"
Youssef Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Yagnik Indian/Gujarati/Sanskrit (Modern)
Means "one who performs sacrifices". Derived from the Sanskrit word yajña (pronounced yagna or yagya) meaning "sacrifice" or "sacraficial fire".
Miele Italian
It means "honey" in Italian.
Kohsaka Japanese
Variant transcription of Kosaka.
Onufriyenko Ukrainian
From the given name Onufriy.
Barkus English
Probably a reduced form of Barkhouse, a topographic name for someone who lived by a tannery, Middle English barkhous, or an occupational name for someone who worked in one.
Fechtmeister German
Means "fencing master" in German, this is a nickname for a show fighter or organizer who are a begging and thieving journeyman at fairs in 17th century Germany, from German fechten "to fence" and meister "master".
Hamato Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 浜 (hama) meaning "beach; seashore" and 戸 (to) meaning "door; doorway".... [more]
Van Krieken Dutch
Possibly an altered form of Van Grieken, influenced by kriek meaning "cherry" in Dutch.
Corcini Italian (Rare)
Possibly a rare spelling variant of Corsini.
Nigul Estonian
Nigul is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name); from the given name "Nigul/Nigulas", a variant of "Nicholas".
Zbornak American
Zbornak is a surname. A famous bearer is Dorothy Zbornak (Bea Arthur) from “The Golden Girls”.
McFadyen Scottish, Irish
Variant spelling of MacFadyen.
Aosaki Japanese
Ao means "blue, green" and saki means "promontory, cape, peninsula".
Fleetwood English
Means "From the town of Fleetwood, in Lancaster".
Magarang Filipino, Maranao
Means "bright, sharp" in Maranao.
Dukakis Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Δουκάκης (see Doukakis). This name is borne by the American lawyer and politician Michael Dukakis (1933-), who served as Governor of Massachusetts twice... [more]
Zhamkochian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ժամկոչյան (see Zhamkochyan).
Parke English
Variant spelling of Park 2 or Park 3.
Yakhin Bashkir, Tatar
From the given name Yakhya.
Lillard Belgian
Habitational name from either of two places called Li(e)laar, in Gavere and Sint-Maria-Oudenhove, East Flanders.
Astala Finnish
Meaning uncertain. Perhaps derived from the given names Asta or Aste.
Hegadush Hungarian
Meaning violin maker and violin player deriving from the Hungarian work for violin.
Muhamed Arabic
Derived from the given name Muhammad.
Parsamian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պարսամյան (see Parsamyan).
Rastegar Persian
Means "free, liberated, saved" in Persian.
Jafarzadeh Persian
From the given name Jafar combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Schmuck German, German (Austrian)
From Middle High German smuc meaning "jewel", "finery", hence a metonymic occupational name for a jeweler, or a nickname for someone who wore a prominent jewel or ornament.North German: nickname from Middle Low German smuck meaning "neat", "dainty".
Degraffenried German, German (Swiss)
Derived from a place in Switzerland. ... [more]
Di Leo Italian
Means "son of Leo".
Atreides Literature
Used by Frank Herbert for the main character of first two novels of Dune, Paul Atreides, the heir of house Atreides. He probably based it on Ancient Greek Ἀτρείδης (Atreídēs), meaning "child of Atreus".
Gotlibe Yiddish
Yiddish form of Gottlieb.
Weekusk Cree
Weekusk ( last name ) meaning “Sweetgrass” in cree.... [more]
Abeweera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවීර (see Abeyweera).
Lapin French
Means "Rabbit" in French.
Nozaki Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Van Ruisdael Dutch
Means "from Ruisdael", the name of a lost castle, also called Ruisschendaal, near the village of Blaricum in North Holland, the Netherlands. It means "noisy valley" in Dutch. This name was borne by members of the Van Ruisdael family of artists during the Dutch Golden Age, notably the landscape painter Jacob van Ruisdael (c... [more]
Yousfi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Yusuf.
Steinbrenner German
occupational name for a lime burner from Middle High German stein "stone" (in this case limestone) and an agent derivative of brennen "to burn".
Konkyuryo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūryō).
Dharmawansha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධර්මවංශ (see Dharmawansa).
Länts Estonian
Länts is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "lant", meaning "drail".
Phyo Korean (Rare)
Variant transcription of Korean Hangul 표 (see Pyo).
Sereda Ukrainian
Means "wednesday".
Laviada Asturian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of Xixón.
Carcan Lombard
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous frazione of the commune of Vila in the province of Còmm.
Lechner German
This name finds its origin in the Austrian Lechtal, where the Lech river flows.
Hashioka Japanese
From Japanese 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge" and 岡 (oka) meaning "ridge, hill".
Figueira Portuguese, Galician
Means "fig tree" in Portuguese and Galician, ultimately from Latin ficaria. It was used a topographic name for someone who lived or worked near fig trees or for someone from any of various places called Figueira (derived from the same word).
Baskakov Russian
Of Turkic origin, specifically derived from the word "Baskak," which means "tax collector".
Matela Finnish
Possibly based on the Finnish given name Mattias.
Sereno Italian
1 Italian: from the personal name Sereno (from Latin serenus, serena ‘clear’, ‘calm’).... [more]
Bourguin French
From the medieval name Bourguin the French form of Burgwin.
Bouwens Dutch, Flemish
Patronymic from the given name Bouwe, a diminutive of Boudewijn.
Bahrampour Persian
Means "son of Bahram".
Koppen German
Habitational name from any of several places named Koppen.
Galloni D'istria French, Italian
Meaning "Gallons from Istria" in French and Italian.
Raynes English (American)
Patronymic version of many Germanic names with the first element starting with "ragin"
Bogs English
A name given to someone that lives near a bog or swamp. More comonly spelled as Boggs.
Lennis Scottish
May be a variant of the Scottish surnames Lennie or Lennox.
Sürücü Turkish
Means "driver" in Turkish.
Nylander Swedish
Combination of Swedish ny "new" (possibly a habitational name from a place named with this element) and the common surname suffix -ander (a combination of land "land" and the habitational suffix -er).
Vojtek Slovak
Derived from the given name Vojtech.
Munsch Alsatian
Alsatian variant of Monge and Münch.
Essex English
From the place name Essex.
Halligan Irish
shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÁilleagán "descendant of Áilleagán" a double diminutive of áille "beauty".
Vääri Estonian
Vääri is an Estonian surname derived from "vääriv", meaning "worthy" and "deserving".
Aguinaldo Spanish (Philippines)
From the given name Aguinaldo. A notable bearer was Emilio Aguinaldo (1869-1964), the first president of the Philippines.
Ohayon Judeo-Spanish, Jewish
Means "son of Chayyim" from the Berber prefix ou- or au- meaning "son (of)" and the given name Chayyim.
Aravind Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil
From the given name Aravind.
Makhmetmurzayev Chechen
Ayshat Makhmetmurzayeva is a Chechen singer.
Kaki Japanese
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon".
Fuyuki Japanese
From 冬 (fuyu, tou) meaning "winter" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".... [more]
Christoyannopoulos Greek
Means "descendant of John and Christ" in Greek. A notable bearer of this surname is Alexandre Christoyannopoulos.
Bhavsar Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
Marathi form of Bhavasar as well as an alternate transcription of Gujarati ભાવસાર.
Reddick English
Habitational name from Redwick in Gloucestershire, named in Old English with hrēod "reeds" and wīc "outlying settlement".
Higashino Japanese
Higashi means "east" and no means "field, plain".
Nickerson English
Means "son of Nicholas".
Barbe French
Nickname for someone with a beard, Old French barbe (Latin barba).
Põldmäe Estonian
Põldmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "field hill/mountain".
Kawabata Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 畑 (hata) meaning "farm, cropfield".
Masihuddin Arab
The name Masih Uddin combines Masih, meaning “Messiah” (a title for Jesus Christ in Christian and Islamic traditions), and Uddin, meaning “of the faith” or “of the religion.” The name can be understood as “Messiah of the Faith”.
Khalil Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Khalil.
Hussaini Persian, Afghan, Urdu, Arabic
From the given name Hussain.
Samarasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරසිංහ (see Samarasinghe).
Boyne English, Irish, Scottish
English: variant of Boon.... [more]
Gemino Filipino, Italian
Derived from the latin word 'geminus' meaning "twin".
Sewall English
Derived from the Middle English given names Sewal(d) or Sawal(d), variants of Old English Sæweald from "sea" and weald "power, authority, rule".
Ergen Turkish
Means "adolescent" in Turkish.
Salumäe Estonian
Salumäe is an Estonian surname meaning "grove ridge".
Haarma Estonian
Haarma is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "härmas" meaning "frosty".
Güleç Turkish
Means "smiling" in Turkish.
Mujushi Albanian
Meaning unknown.
Hammersmith German, English
Normally an anglicization of German Hammerschmidt. Perhaps also from Norwegian Hammersmed.... [more]
Wijayasinghe Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Mucciarone Italian
From an augmentative form of the dimunitive suffix -muccio short form of pet names ending in -muccio such as Anselmuccio or Giacomuccio.
Bake English
Probably an occupational name for a baker.
Aydın Turkish
From the given name Aydın.
Adison English
A variation of Addison.
Hinson German
It means "son of Hinrich"
Ratas Estonian
Ratas is an Estonian surname meaning "wheel".
Abaza Arabic
From the name of the Abazin (or Abaza) people native to the Northwest Caucasus. This name was adopted by Abazins, Circassians, and Abkhaz who were expelled from the Caucasus in the 19th century.
Tsukasa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 宰務 (see Saimu).
Pilkington English
Habitational name for a person from a minor place named Pilkington in Lancashire, from Old English given name Pileca or Piloc and tun "enclosure, town".
Stradlater Literature
The surname of Ward Stradlater, a character in J. D. Salinger's novel "The Catcher in the Rye".
Yokoyama Japanese
A Japanese surname with a combination of Yoko and Yama
Abdul-Karim Arabic
Derived from the given name Abd al-Karim.
Thane Scots, English
Occupational surname meaning a nobleman who served as an attendant to royals or who was awarded land by a king. Variant of Thain.
Pajusoo Estonian
Pajusoo is an Estonian surname meaning "willow (osier) swamp".
Hornton English (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the surname Horton or perhaps used to describe a horn maker meaning “maker of horns.”
Faizulin Tatar
Variant transcription of Fayzulin.
Sæther Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse sætr "farm" or setr "seat, residence, mountain pastures".
Borromeo Spanish (Philippines)
Nickname derived from Italian buon romeo meaning "good pilgrim", from buono meaning "good" and Romeo meaning "pilgrim (to Rome)".
Shibakawa Japanese
From Japanese 芝 (shiba) meaning "turf, lawn, sod" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".
Okano Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Desunia Portuguese, Filipino
From the Portuguese word desunir meaning "disunite, separate". This surname is particularly common in the Philippines.
Sototo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 外当 or 外當 (see Sototō).
Noorkõiv Estonian
Noorkõiv is an Estonian surname meaning "young (noor) birch (kõiv in Võro dialect)".
Hajake Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 羽者 (haja), sound- and script-changed from 刃物 (hamono) meaning "blade; edged tool" and 家 (-ke), a suffix representing family, referring to a family who specialized with knives.
Sidle English
Anglicized form of Seidel
Reta Spanish
Castilianized variant of Basque Erreta, a habitational name from a town called Erreta in Navarre, Basque Country
Nicolae Romanian
From the given name Nicolae.
Dutroux French, Belgian
Last name of Marc Dutroux, Belgian serial killer and child molester.
Bohusz Polish (Rare)
Variant of Bogusz, influenced by Ukrainian.
Elgeta Basque (Rare)
From the name of a town in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, derived from Basque elge "cultivated land, field" and the suffix -eta "place of, abundance of".
Siimets Estonian
Siimets is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "Siim" (a masculine given name) and "mets" meaning "forest".
Salonga Filipino, Tagalog
From the name of a chief of Polo (presently the city of Valenzuela in Manila) who was later baptised as Pedro Salonga.
Dimapilis Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cannot be dissuaded" (literally "cannot be twisted") from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and pili meaning "twisted, contorted".
van Son Dutch
Means "from Son", a town in the Netherlands, possibly derived from an older term meaning "creek".
Kasselmann German
Combination of the German place name Kassel (or Cassel) and German Mann "man".
Hungarian
From ‘stone’, a word from the ancient Finno-Ugric word stock of Hungarian (cognate with Finnish kivi, Estonian keve), hence a topographic name for someone who lived on stony ground or by a notable outcrop of rock, or alternatively a metonymic occupational name for a mason or stonecutter... [more]
Mao Khmer
Variant transcription of Mau.
Zigarroa Basque (Rare)
Possibly derived from Basque ziga "mallow", or an altered form of zugar "elm (tree)". Coincides with zigarro "cigar, cigarette".
Piliang Minangkabau
Probably derived from Indonesian pili meaning "a lot, many" and hyang meaning "god, deity" or the phrase pili hyang meaning "the god, the deity" (most likely referring to the Hindu-influenced gods that were worshiped before the arrival of Islam in the Indonesian archipelago)... [more]
Cordray English
From a medieval nickname for a proud man (from Old French cuer de roi "heart of a king").
Šojka Croatian
Derived from šojka meaning ''jay'' (the bird).
Daus German
From Middle Low German dūs denoting the "two on a die or , the ace in cards" hence a nickname for a passionate card or dice player.
Abeysinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Madox English
Variant of Maddox.
Naitō Japanese
From Japanese 内 (nai) meaning "inside" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria".
Brusch Romansh
Derived from the given name Ambrosius.
Lickert German (East Prussian)
Derived from the German feminine name Luitgard, and thus ultimately from Old High German liut "people" and garto "garden; enclosure".
Sirimanne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty" and मान (mana) meaning "pride, honour".
Cadiñanos Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous minor local entity.
Singkh Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Nepali, Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Singh.
Clores Spanish, Portuguese
Portuguese form of Flores
Reinert German
North German: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements ragin ‘counsel’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’, for example Reinhard ( see Reinhardt ).
Wharton English
Derived from an Olde English pre 7th Century river name Woefer.
Tomose Japanese
Tomo means "friend" and se means "ripple, current".
Hafeez Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Hafiz.
Gabiria Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Basque Country, Spain, derived from Basque gabi "blacksmith’s hammer, mallet" and hiri "village, town, city".
Vigna Italian
Meaning "vineyard", referring to someone who lived near one.
Ishijima Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Secchi Italian
Probably related to Italian secco "thin, dry". May alternately derive from secare "to cut", Sardinian seghi "sixteen", segete "harvest, harvest fodder", or a shortened form of seneche "old, aged".
Fukuda Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Cwynar Polish
Polonized form of the German surname Zwirner, an occupational name for a yarn or twine maker, from an agent derivative of Middle High German zwirn ‘twine’, ‘yarn’
Gaarder Norwegian
Norwegian form of Gardener.
Kakine Japanese (Rare)
Kaki (垣) means "fence", ne (根) means "root, base, foundation". Notable bearers of this surname are Takuya Kakine, a football player, and Teitoku Kakine, a character from Toaru Majutsu no Index
Rehi Estonian
Rehi is an Estonian surname meaning "threshing barn".
Worship English (British)
Registered with the Guild of One Name Studies... [more]
Oppegård Norwegian
Habitational name meaning "upper farm". Derived from Old Norse uppi "upper" and garðr "farm, yard". This was the name of several farmsteads in Norway. ... [more]
Halbershtot Yiddish
Yiddish form of Halberstadt. It was first adopted as a surname by Tzvi Hirsh, the rabbi of the eponymous Eastphalian town.
Buxton English
1. A habitational name for someone from Buxton in Derbyshire, from the Middle English Buchestanes or Bucstones (meaning "bowing stones"), from Old English būgan meaning "to bow" and stanes, meaning "stones".... [more]
Fyfe English
From the place 'Fyfe'
Karask Estonian
Karask is an Estonian surname meaning "barley bread".
Csóka Hungarian
From Hungarian meaning "jackdaw".
Veevo Estonian
Veevo is an Estonian surname derived from "veevool", meaning "watercourse".
Shade English
From Old English sceadu "shadow, wraith", possibly a nickname for a very thin man.
Andrássy Hungarian
man, warrior... a surname that derives from the personal name "Andreas", meaning manly, and was held by the first of Christ's disciples.
Tisseur French
Occupational surname meaning "weaver".
Doleschal German
German cognate of Doležal.
Halifax English
Habitational name for someone from Halifax in Yorkshire, from Old English halh "corner, nook" and gefeaxe "having hair, haired", literally meaning "grassy corner"... [more]
Uğur Turkish
From the given name Uğur.
Hang German (Swiss)
From the given name Hank
Allendorf German
Habitational name from any of ten or more places called Allendorf.
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]
Kluver German
From the word kluven meaning "split wooden block". It used to refer to bailiffs.
Manahan Tagalog
Means "to dwell, to reside" in Tagalog.
Kikuya Japanese
"Chrysanthemum valley."
Akemi Japanese
Ake means "bright" and mi means "mindset, view".... [more]
Þórarinnsdóttir Icelandic
Used exclusively by women. Means "daughter of Þórarinn."
Ji Chinese
From Chinese 季 (jì) meaning "youngest brother".
Vilkin Belarusian, Russian
Derived from Russian вилка (vilka) meaning "fork, pitchfork".
Minerva Italian
From the female given name Minerva.
Slaats Dutch
Possibly a contracted form of Dutch des laats meaning "the serf", from Middle Dutch laets "serf, bondsman, freedman".
Fogarty Irish (Anglicized)
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fógartaigh ‘son of Fógartach’, a personal name from fógartha meaning "proclaimed", "banished", "outlawed". It is sometimes Anglicized as Howard.
Abeygunasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේගුණසේකර (see Abeygunasekara).
Ó Bric Irish
Means "descendant of Breac"
Creese English
From Middle English crease "fine, elegant".
Mothersbaugh English
Anglicized form of Muttersbach.
Pera Croatian
Derived from Pero. Also means "feathers".
Wijayasekara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".
Käesel Estonian
Käesel is an Estonia surname derived from "käes" meaning "on", "in possession", "come" and "arrive".
Haus German
Topographic and occupational name for someone who lived and worked in a great house, from Middle High German, Middle Low German hus "house" (see House).
Ognibene Italian
From Latin Omnebonus (see Omnebon), "all good".
Stenseth Norwegian
habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads, notably in eastern Norway, named Steinset, from either the noun stein ‘stone’ or the same word as a personal name + set ‘farmstead’.... [more]