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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Dingle English
A name for someone who lives near a dingle, a small wooded dell or hollow.
Mellody Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maoiléidigh ‘descendant of Maoléidigh’, a byname composed of the elements maol ‘chief’ + éidigh ‘ugly’.
Sohail Urdu
Derived from the given name Suhail.
Kogi Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Kōgi.
Adamsky Jewish
Variant spelling of Adamski.
Stach Polish
From the given name Stach.
Atkin English
From the given name Atkin
Hagu Estonian
Hagu is an Estonian surname meaning "brush".
Capecchi Italian
Probably from Old Italian capecchio, either denoting a type of cheap batting and, by extension, upholsterers, who worked with it, or as a nickname for a person with bristly hair or beard.... [more]
Tarafdar Bengali
From a title which denoted a holder of a taraf (a type of administrative division formerly used in South Asia), itself derived from Arabic طرف (taraf) meaning "area, section, side" and the Persian suffix دار (dar) indicating ownership.
Urbain French, Walloon
From the given name Urbain.
Tokheim Norwegian
The Tokheim family name has roots in Norway, with the surname potentially stemming from the name of the village Tokheim in Kinsarvik, according to FamilySearch. The family emigrated to the United States in the late 19th century, with some settling in Minnesota and Iowa... [more]
Birnie Scottish
Part of the clan MacInnes from the Scottish highlands. It was originally the name of a church (Burn-nigh) which became Birnie or Birney.
Hasuya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 芙 (hasu) meaning "nelumbo nucifera" and 家 (ya) meaning "house", possibly referring to a house in an area with nelumbo nucifera.
Lomas English, Scottish, Scottish Gaelic
Variant spelling of "Lomax", meaning a steam pool devoted from Lumhalghs, Lancs. Also variant spelling of "Lennox", meaning Elmwood in Gaelic.
Abdolmaleki Persian
From the given name Abdolmalek.
Grieser Upper German
topographic name for someone living on a sandy site, from Middle High German griez ‘sand’ + -er suffix denoting an inhabitant.
Bondoc Romanian
Means "stocky" in Romanian.
Easterbrook English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a brook to the east of a main settlement, from Middle English easter meaning "eastern" + brook meaning "stream".
Oot Estonian
Oot is an Estonian surname meaning "tsk". Also, possiblt derived from "Ott", a masculine given name meaning "bear".
Hishida Japanese
From 菱 (hishi, ryou) meaning "diamond (shape), water chestnut, caltrop, rhombus" and 田 (da) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Irfan Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Irfan.
Creangă Romanian, Moldovan
A Surname commonly used in Romania and Moldova.... [more]
Sugatani Japanese
Suga means "sedge" and tani means "valley".
Alderson English (Modern)
Patronymic from the Middle English forename Alder, derived from two Old English names, Ealdhere ‘ancient army’ and Æðelhere ‘noble army’... [more]
Amores Spanish
From a nickname for a philanderer meaning "loves" in Spanish, the plural of amor meaning "love".
Aochi Japanese
Ao means "green, blue" and chi means "ground".
Ichitomi Japanese (Rare)
From either 市 (ichi) meaning "market, fair" or 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 富/冨 (tomi) meaning "riches, wealth, fortune."... [more]
Prykhodko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian приходить (prykhodit'), meaning "comes, walks to".
Fort French, Walloon, English, Catalan
Either a nickname from Old French Middle English Catalan fort "strong brave" (from Latin fortis). Compare Lefort... [more]
Maron Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Maurus.
Nie Chinese
From Chinese 聂 (niè) referring to either of two ancient fiefs named Nie. One existed in the state of Wei (Wey) in what is now Henan province, while the other was part of the state of Qi in what is now Shandong province.
Albertini Italian
"Son of Alberto".
Fawley English
This is a name for someone who worked as a person who worked as the fowler or the bird-catcher having derived from the Old English word fugelere which literally means "hunter of wild birds, fowler"... [more]
Dowlin English
Variant of Dolling (see Dowling). This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.
Homan Dutch
From Old Dutch hovitman "leader, head man, chief". Alternatively, the Dutch form of Hoffmann.
Pisica Romanian
From Romanian meaning "cat".
Oibar Basque
The name of several locations in Navarre, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque ibar "valley". Compare Aybar.
Kikkas Estonian
Means "rooster" in Estonian.
Ueki Japanese
From Japanese 植 (ue) meaning "plant" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Kärp Estonian
Kärp is an Estonian surname meaning "stoat" or "ermine".
Pae Korean
Alternate romanization of Bae.
Belabbas Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic بن عباس (bin Abbas) meaning "son of Abbas".
Ruesch German (Swiss), Jewish
Swiss/German variant of Rusch. Meaning "shaggy," "bristly," "unkempt," or "quick."
Van Der Bruggen Dutch
Means "from the bridges" in Dutch.
Antuña Spanish
From the given name Antonio.
Triomphe French
From French meaning "triumph". A nickname for a person who's successful.
Apaydin Turkish
Means "very bright".
Catregn Romansh
Derived from the given name Catregna.
Pandit Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Odia, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit पण्डित (pandita) meaning "learned, wise" or "scholar, teacher".
Puddu Italian
From Sardinian puddu "chicken" (compare Podda).
Avgustov Russian
Means "son of Avgust".
Alibèrt Occitan
From the given name Alibèrt, an Occitan form of Albert.
Esmaeeli Persian
From the given name Esmail.
Brooksby English
Means "farm by a brook". From Old English broc "brook, small stream" and Old Norse býr "farm, settlement"
Peralta Catalan, Spanish, Aragonese
Habitational name from any of the places in Aragon, Catalonia, and Navarre called Peralta, from Latin petra alta "high rock". This name is also established in Italy.
Baliad Filipino, Cebuano
Means "to bend backwards" in Cebuano.
Buckingham English
Habitational name from the former county seat of the county of Buckinghamshire, Old English Buccingahamm "water meadow (Old English hamm) of the people of (-inga-) Bucc(a)".
Février French
Meaning, "February."
Hanada Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Rallison English
Means "son of Ralph".
Schorsch German
Possibly from the given name George, pronounced SHORSH in South-Western Germany. As a Jewish name, it may come from the surname Shor.
Moncrieffe Scottish
Clan Moncreiffe is a Scottish clan. The name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic Monadh croibhe which means "Hill of the sacred bough". The plant badge of Clan Moncreiffe is the oak, this presumably comes from the sacred tree.... [more]
Tatelman Russian, Yiddish
Man who tats or sew
Švarc um Croatian, Czech
Croatian and Czech form of Schwarz.
Willert German
German cognate and variant of Willard. From a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements willo "will, desire" and hard "hardy, brave, strong".
Dillion Irish, English
Possibly a variant of Dillon.
Avidan Hebrew
From the given name Avidan
Zhuan Chinese (Russified)
Russified form of Ruan used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union.
Belkalem Arabic (Maghrebi)
This is the surname of Essaïd Belkalem (1989-), an Algerian footballer.
Boisvert French
Means "green wood" in French, from bois "wood" and vert "green".
Andrevski Macedonian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Andrej".
Nevilis Venetian (Archaic)
An extinct surname. Likely derives from Italian "neve", meaning "snow". This surname was possibly given as a nickname to someone with light hair or fair skin. It could also be a cognate of the French surname Neuville.
Ruiter Dutch
Derived from the Dutch noun ruiter meaning "rider, horseman, knight".
Barzilaij Dutch, Jewish
Dutch form (or "dutchization", if you will) of Barzilai via Barzilay. This name is found exclusively in the Dutch-Jewish community, and is considered quite rare: there were only 112 bearers in 1947 and only 51 bearers in 2007.
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.
Geyik Turkish
Means "deer, stag" in Turkish.
Joffre French
Derived from the medieval personal name Gautfred.
Keel German (Swiss)
Swiss German variant of Kehl.
Głownia Polish
Derived from Polish word głownia which means "blade".
Lorraine French, English, Scottish
Habitational name from Lorraine a region in the northeastern part of France. Its name derives from the name of the medieval kingdom of Lothari Regnum which in turn was named for its sovereign Lothar (a personal name composed of the elements hlud "famous renowned" and hari/heri "army").
Farrokhpour Persian
Means "son of Farrokh".
Kozachenko Ukrainian
Means "son of a cossack", from Ukrainian козак (kozak) "cossack".
Winne English
Variant spelling of Wynn.
Schnitzspahn German
From Upper German schnitz, "woodcutter" (see Schnitzer)
Komaba Japanese
From 駒 (koma) meaning "young horse, foal" and 場 (ba) meaning "place".
Boris Russian (Rare)
From the given name Boris.
Eilert Frisian, Norwegian, Swedish
From the given name Eilert.
Rahumägi Estonian
Rahumägi is an Estonian surname meaning "peace(ful) mountain".
Tateno Japanese
From Japanese 立 (tate) meaning "stand, rise" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
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.
Lukenda Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Luka".
Brogni Italian
Possibly from the dialectical term brogneau meaning "wild plum", or figuratively "foreigner".
Avenida Spanish (Latin American)
The name translates to English, meaning "avenue."
Dynamite Popular Culture
Dynamite is a explosive. This name is borne by Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Sayer English
Derived from an Anglo-Norman variant of the Germanic given name Sigiheri, composed of sigu "victory" and heri "army".
Abidaoud Aramaic
Ancient last name of Aramaic-Phoenician Origin (Abidaoud)... [more]
Tetseo Naga, Chakhesang
Best known as the surname of a certain music group from Nagaland in Northeastern India.
Selge Estonian
Selge is an Estonian surname meaning "clear".
Selyaninovich Russian
Mikula Selyaninovich is a character from Russian folk tales. It is an actual surname outside of folktales.
Umehana Japanese
From 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" combined with 花 (hana, ka) meaning "flower, blossom".
Ibričić Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Ibro" in Serbo-Croatian.... [more]
Kikutani Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 麹谷 (see Kōjiya).
Daft English
This is an English surname which was especially associated with the Midland counties of the country. It derived from the Old English word of the pre-7th century "gedaeft" meaning "meek" or "mild", and as such it was a pre-Medieval personal name of some kind of popularity.
Yahyaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Yahya.
Þórsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Þór" in Icelandic.
Alt German, Jewish
Means "old" in German, used to distinguish two people who had the same name.
Rückmann German
From a Germanic personal name based on hrok "intent", "eager" (Old High German ruoh).
Farhadzadeh Persian
Means "born of Farhad".
Keel English
English habitational name from Keele in Staffordshire, named from Old English cy ‘cows’ + hyll ‘hill’, or from East and West Keal in Lincolnshire, which are named from Old Norse kjolr ‘ridge’... [more]
Emiliano Italian, Spanish
From the given name Emiliano.
Fujino Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Sears English
Version of Sayer. Used in the United States. Famous bearer of the name is Richard Warren Sears, one of the founders of Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Ó Maoilbhearaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Maolbhearaigh" in Irish.
Shishigami Japanese
A Japanese surname meaning "deer god".
Swett English
Derived from the old English words "swete" and "swot".
Telliskivi Estonian
Telliskivi is an Estonian surname meaning "brick stone".
Iakovidis Greek
Means "son of Iakovos".
Endaya Spanish (Philippines)
Toponymic name from the town of Hendaye (called Hendaia in Basque) in France.
Buljubašić Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Slovene
Buljubašić is a Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian surname derived from the Ottoman military rank Boluk-bashi.... [more]
Fructuoso Spanish
From the given name Fructuoso.
Mannan Hinduism
Means ‘king’ in Tamil, it is also a Muslim surname, it is based on the Sanskrit word ‘mannan’, which means ‘the bountiful’.
Fahad Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
Derived from the given name Fahad.
Krukowsky Polish (Americanized, Rare)
Variant of Krukowski, used outside Poland.
Orloff Russian
Jewish ornamental of Orlov.
Markell German (Americanized), Slovene (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Markl and Slovenian Markelj.
Mac Cumhaill Scottish Gaelic
Means "descendant of Cumhall"
Kukac Croatian (Rare)
Means "insect, worm" in Croatian.
Kittredge English
Derived from the given name Keterych.
Mala Filipino, Maranao
Either from Maranao mala meaning "timid, shy" or mala', a title of nobility meaning "big, great".
Yamabi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 火 (bi), the joining form of 火 (hi) meaning "fire". It is a reference to an event when the leader of the Morioka Domain came to the mountains and the residents warmed him up by starting a fire using flint... [more]
Ben-porat Hebrew
Means "son of Poratha" in Hebrew.
Saeueng Thai
Form of Huang used by Chinese Thais (based on the Hakka romanization of the name).
Martello Italian
Southern Italian: nickname for someone with a forceful personality, from Italian martèllo ‘hammer’ (Late Latin martellus), or a metonymic occupational name for someone who used a hammer in their work.
Gadot Hebrew
Means "riverbanks" in Hebrew.
Alawi Arabic
From the given name Ali 1.
Kham Thai, Lao
From Thai คำ (kham) meaning "gold" or "word, speech" or Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".
Ivanyo Ukrainian, Rusyn (?)
From the given name Ivan.
Halliwell English
Derived from various place names in England named with Old English halig "holy" and wille "spring, well".
Laureano Spanish
From the given name Laureano
Mişär Tatar
A Mişär is a type of Tatar.
Mikhaylenko Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Михайленко (see Mikhailenko).
Heyer English
Variant of Ayer.
Schermann German, Jewish
German cognate of Sherman 1 derived from the elements skeran "to cut, to shear" and Middle High German man "man".
Kyiashko Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Kyyashko.
Otradovec Czech
Habitational name for someone from any of four places in Bohemia called Otradov or Otradovice.
Omura Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大村 (see Ōmura).
Niyazova Uzbek, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Feminine transcription of Uzbek/Tajik Ниёзова and Kazakh/Kyrgyz Ниязова (see Niyazov).
Homka Polish
Simplified version of the polish surname Chomka.
Turpin English
From an Anglo-Norman French form of the Old Norse personal name þórfinnr, composed of the elements Þórr, the name of the god of thunder in Scandinavian mythology.
Shieh Taiwanese
Alternate romanization of Xie or Shi chiefly used in Taiwan.
Kudo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Kudō.
Çalışır Turkish
Means "on, running, working" in Turkish.
Çalık Turkish
Means "crooked, awry" in Turkish.
Blow English
From a medieval nickname for someone with a pale complexion (from Middle English blowe "pale"). This surname was borne by English composer John Blow (1649-1708) and British fashion editor Isabella Blow (original name Isabella Delves Broughton; 1958-2007); additionally, "Joe Blow" is a name used colloquially (in US, Canadian and Australian English) as representative of the ordinary uncomplicated unsophisticated man, the average man in the street (of which the equivalent in British English is "Joe Bloggs").
Krutko Ukrainian
Maybe from Ukrainian круто (kruto), meaning "steep".
Blonder Jewish
Inflected form of Blond.
Kangas Estonian
Kangas is an Estonian surname meaning "fabric" and "weft" and "piece goods". Associated with weavers.
Combe French
Either a topographic name for someone living in or near a ravine from combe "narrow valley ravine" (from Latin cumba a word of Gaulish origin); or a habitational name from Combe the name of several places in the southern part of France of the same etymology.
Masoud Arabic
Derived from the given name Mas'ud.
Łukaszewski Polish
habitational name for someone from Łukaszew or Łukaszewo, so named from the personal name Łukasz
Tanuma Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, wetland, marsh".
Cain English
Habitational name from the city of Caen in France, or a variant form of Cane.
Shipley English (Rare)
English: habitational name from any of the various places, for example in Derbyshire, County Durham, Northumberland, Shropshire, Sussex, and West Yorkshire, so called from Old English sceap, scip ‘sheep’ + leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.
Weis German
Variant of Weiss.
Leheroo Estonian
Leheroo is an Estonian surname meaning "leafy cane".
Lehiste Estonian
Lehiste is an Estonian name meaning "larch".
Sako Western African, Manding
From the name of a Soninke and Mandinka clan most likely derived from saaxo meaning "heron, egret".
Lumbantobing Batak
From Batak lumban meaning "village, hamlet" and tobing meaning "riverbank, edge".
Imyo Japanese
Imyo is a rare Japanese surname meaning "ANOTHER NAME" or "SYNONYM".
Sharifpour Persian
Means "son of Sharif".
Wachs German, Jewish
Occupational name for someone who dealt with beeswax from Middle High German wahs German wachs "wax".
Onslow English
Locational name from a place called Onslow described in Victorian times as being "a place within the liberty of Shrewsbury, in Salop', the original and still confusingly used, name for the county of Shropshire.
Nájera Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Riojan municipality.
Milanay Filipino (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
The Milanay is original surname from Bicol region in the Philippines, the most population name in Naga City.
Cherryman English
It is topographical or perhaps occupational and describes a person who lived or worked at a cherry orchard, or who lived by a house known by the sign of the cherry. In the days before house numbering, it was the tradition in almost all western countries to give the house a sign... [more]
Løkken Norwegian
Habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads so called. Derived from Old Norse lykkja "enclosure".
Zaimoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Zaim".
Macgilledheòradha Scottish Gaelic
It literally means "pilgrim’s servant’s son".
Senanayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සේනානායක (see Senanayake).
L'Silva Indian (Christian)
Form of La Silva more common among Christians from India.
El-Sayed Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "the master", from Arabic سَيِّد (sayyid) meaning "master, lord, prince" (see Sayyid).
Eero Estonian
Eero is both an Estonian surname and masculine given name.
Satsukijo Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五月女 (see Saotome).
Nett Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Nicola 1.
Niihara Japanese
Nii means "new" and hara means "plain, field".
Derhodes German
We think this is German or maybe French
Gül Turkish, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, Uyghur
Means "rose" in Turkish, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, and Uyghur, ultimately from Persian.
Tomobe Japanese
Tomo means "friend" and be means "section, division".
Fromager French
Occupational name for someone who makes or sells cheese.
Mahfouz Arabic
From the given name Mahfuz.
Laasik Estonian
Laasik is an Estonian surname meaning "woodland area/stand".