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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Suzumura Japanese
From Japanese 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Yatsenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Yatsentiy".
See Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Shi.
Zdravković Serbian
Means "son of Zdravko".
Nimura Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Rəhimli Azerbaijani
From the given name Rəhim.
Barry Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Beargha meaning, 'descendant of Beargh.'
Rathnayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala රත්නායක (see Ratnayake).
Rohrbach German, German (Swiss)
German and Swiss German: habitational name from any of numerous places called Rohrbach (‘reed brook’ or ‘channel brook’) in many parts of Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. It is a common surname in Pennsylvania.
Aglibut Filipino, Ilocano
Means "to roam around" in Ilocano.
Douangdara Lao
From Lao ດວງ (douang) meaning "ball, sphere, circle" and ດາລາ (dara) meaning "star".
Hricko Rusyn
Variant transcription of Hryts'ko.
Raid Estonian
Raid is an Estonian surname derived from "raidur"; meaning "hewer".
Seamark English
Derived from any of several places in France called Saint-Marc.
Sakuljaroensuk Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai สกลเจริญสุข (see Sakuncharoensuk).
Sliney Irish
Shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Sleimhne "son of Sleimhne", a personal name based on a word meaning "smoothness, sleekness, polish".
Duxbury English
Habitational name from a place in Lancashire, recorded in the early 13th century as D(e)ukesbiri, from the genitive case of the Old English personal name Deowuc or Duc(c) (both of uncertain origin) + Old English burh ‘fort’ (see Burke).
Volkonsky Russian
This indicates familial origin within the vicinity of the Volkona river south of Moscow. This was the name of a Russian family of nobility.
Porta Romansh
Derived from Romansh porta "door".
Samba Spanish
Spanish surname of unknown origin maybe from the same origin as the name for the dance. Omar Samba has this surname.
Gullick English
From the Middle English personal name Gullake, a descendant of Old English Gūthlāc, literally "battle-sport".
Batchelor English, Scottish
Occupational name for an unmarried man, a young knight or a novice, ultimately from medieval Latin baccalarius "unenfeoffed vassal, knight with no retainers".
Aksentsev Russian
Variant of Aksyonov (Аксёнов)
Anay-ool Tuvan
Derived from Tuvan анай (anay) meaning "goat, kid" combined with оол (ool) meaning "son, boy".
Balta Turkish
Means "axe, hatchet" in Turkish.
Hayling English
Either (i) "person from Hayling", Hampshire ("settlement of Hægel's people"); or (ii) from the Old Welsh personal name Heilyn, literally "cup-bearer" (see also Palin).
Ueland Norwegian
Meaning uncertain. Perhaps derived from Old Norse úfr "owl" (usually the European eagle-owl) and land "land, farmstead".
Darwiche Arabic
Lebanese spelling of Darwish.
Kha Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Ke, from Sino-Vietnamese 柯 (kha).
St Leger Irish, English
Anglo-Irish surname, from one of the places in France called Saint-Léger, which were named in honour of St. Leodegar.
Prynne English
Derived from an Anglo-Norman form of the Late Latin name Primus. A fictional bearer is Hester Prynne, the protagonist of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel 'The Scarlet Letter' (1850).
Fuse Japanese
From Japanese 布 (fu) meaning "cloth" and 施 (se) meaning "give, bestow".
Hamson English
A variant of Hampson.
Bonal French
This is a surname formed from the Latin root "bonus" (= good) and the Germanic "wald" (waldan = govern). Bonwald meaning good governor.
Nomi Japanese
From the Japanese possessive particle 乃 (no) and 美 (mi) "beauty."
Yefimova Russian
Feminine form of Yefimov.
Karasu Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 烏 (u, o, izukunzo, karazu, nanzo) meaning "crow, raven" or 鴉, which is an outdated variant of 烏.... [more]
Sage English, French
A nickname for a person with great wisdom. From Middle English and Old French sage "wise" (see also Sage).
Hilliker German
The last name of Dance Moms star, Kalani Hilliker.
Haverford Welsh, English
Haverford's name is derived from the name of the town of Haverfordwest in Wales, UK
Ikei Japanese
Ike means "pool, pond" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".
Pudwill German
Of Slavic origin, habitational name from Podewils in Pomerania.
Jayawickrama Sinhalese
From Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and विक्रम (vikrama) meaning "stride, pace" or "valour".
Hafeez Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Hafiz.
Bouzaher Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of Zaher" in Arabic (chiefly Algerian).
Pica Italian, Catalan
Nickname for a gossipy or garrulous person, from the central-southern Italian word pica ‘magpie’. Compare Picazo.Catalan: habitational name from any of the numerous places called Pica.Catalan: from either pica ‘pointed object’ (weapon, etc.) or a derivative of picar ‘to prick’.
Feather English
from Middle English fether fedder "feather" or perhaps a shortened form of Middle English fetherer applied as a metonymic occupational name for a trader in feathers and down a maker of quilts or possibly a maker of pens... [more]
Kamada Japanese
From Japanese 鎌 (kama) meaning "sickle, scythe" and 田 (Ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Fröhlich German
It literally means "happy".
Faraguna Croatian, Italian
Derived from Istro-Romanian fară gună, meaning "without a shepherd's goat-skin cloak".
Iisop Estonian
Iisop is an Estonians surname meaning "hyssop".
Uesaka Japanese
Ue means "upper, top, above" and saka means "hill, slope".... [more]
Yaman Turkish
Means "intelligent, capable, efficient" in Turkish.
Pavlou Greek
Means "son of Pavlos".
Gavrilescu Romanian
Means "son of Gavril".
Aboah Akan
Meaning unknown.
July English (African)
Derived from the given name Julius.
Holbein German
nickname for a bow-legged man from Middle High German hol "hollow" and bein "leg".
Capshaw English
Unexplained. Perhaps a habitational name from Cadshaw near Blackburn, Lancashire, although the surname is not found in England.
Gorham English
A name originating from Kent, England believed to come from the elements gara and ham meaning "from a triangular shaped homestead." Compare Gore.
Polhem Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Polhammar, itself of uncertain origin. A notable bearer was Swedish scientist and inventor Christopher Polhem (1661-1751).
Knoedler German
Occupational name, probably for someone who made dumplings, from an agent derivative of Middle High German knödel.
Siapno Pangasinan
Meaning uncertain.
Sercombe English
Derived from Sharracombe, a former settlement in Devon, England, derived from Old English cumb "valley, hollow" and an uncertain first element – possibly scir "shire, district" or the related scīrgerēfa "sheriff".
Basciani Italian
The surname Basciani derives from a nickname probably given to the family of origin (from the Latin "Bassus"), for the probable short stature of some components, although the derivation from the Campania family "Bassus" is not excluded.
Touzani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly derived from Aït Touzine, the name of a Rifian tribe in Morocco.
Eve English
Possibly from the given name Eve.
Hillock English
Name for someone who lived near or on a hillock, derived from Middle English hillok. Essentially a variant of Hill with a diminutive suffix.
Nagashima Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 島/嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
De Bono Italian
Derives from the Latin word bonus, meaning "good".
Niemiecki Polish
Means "german" in Polish.
Taibbi Sicilian (Americanized, Modern)
A Sicilian name of Lebanese origin, Taibbi is a variant spelling of Taibi.
Žunec Croatian
Derived from žuna meaning ''woodpecker''.
Villamor Spanish (Philippines)
Denoted someone who came from the name of the municipality oF Villamor de los Escuderos in Castile-León, Spain.
Crowder English
Occupational name for someone who played the crwth, a kind of Welsh bowed lyre widely used during Medieval Europe, derived from Middle English crowdere.
Notou Japanese
Variant of Noto.
Wall Swedish
Derived from Swedish vall "pasture, field of grass". It may be either ornamental or habitational.
Ben Ezra Hebrew
Means "son of Ezra" in Hebrew.
Inthavong Lao
From Lao ອິນທະ (intha) referring to the Hindu god Indra and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family". This is the most common surname in Laos.
Hilder English
English (mainly Sussex and Kent): topographic name from the Middle English hilder “dweller on a slope” (from Old English hylde “slope”).
Esquerra Catalan
Means "left-handed" in Catalan.
Herrman German
Herrman is of ancient German origin. It is derived from a Germanic personal name made up of the elements heri meaning "army," and man meaning "man." Herrman was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region.
Hellmann German
Habitational name from Middle Low German helle meaning precipitous terrain, steep slope" and mann meaning "man".
Yalman Turkish
Means "steep" in Turkish. Synonymous with the given name "Sarp".
Takizawa Japanese
From Japanese 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Ulenspegel Low German, Literature
This is the name of Dyl Ulenspegel is a trickster figure originating in Middle Low German folklore, possibly meaning "owl mirror".
Al Khatib Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic الخطيب (see Al-khatib).
Polk German
Ethnic name for a Pole.
Sul Korean
Variant transcription of Seol.
Bitoon Filipino, Cebuano, Hiligaynon
Means "star" in Cebuano and Hiligaynon.
Barzagli Italian
Probably from barezzo, an old word of Germanic origin used to denote people who bred pigs or sold ham.
Muminović Bosnian
Means "son of Mumin".
Fomichyov Russian
Means "son of Foma".
Tju Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Zhu used by Chinese Indonesians.
Gjessing Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Used in Norway and Denmark since the 1600s. Probably of German origin.
Weisz Jewish
Hungarian spelling of Weiss.
Chino Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Cobbs English
Variant of Cobb.
Cronine Irish
Variant of Cronin
Samy Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Sami 2.
Kubrava Abkhaz
Mingrelian form of an Abkhaz surname of unknown meaning.
Catt English
Nickname from the animal, Middle English catte "cat". The word is found in similar forms in most European languages from very early times (e.g. Gaelic cath, Slavic kotu). Domestic cats were unknown in Europe in classical times, when weasels fulfilled many of their functions, for example in hunting rodents... [more]
Kamchatsky Russian
Refers to a region in Eastern Russia named "Kamchatka."
Thurgood English
From the Old English given name Thurgod (see Þórgautr).
Batley English
From the name of a town in Yorkshire, from Old English given name Bata and leah "woodland, clearing".
Naughten Irish
Reduced form of McNaughton.
Garten German, Jewish
metonymic occupational name for a gardener or overseer of a garden or enclosure. Originally the term denoted the keeper of an enclosure for deer later of a vineyard or smallholding from Middle High German garte "garden enclosure"... [more]
Vallejo Spanish, Caribbean
Denoted someone who lived in a small valley.
Woelke German
German variant spelling of Wölke, itself a variant of Wolk.
Lyodovskikh Russian
From лёд (lyod) meaning "ice".
Mobley English
English reduced form of Moberley.
Idrissa Western African
From the given name Idrissa.
Neuer German
Inflicted form of Neu meaning "new man" see Neumann
Perrine French (African)
From the given name Perrine.
Minion French
French form of Miner, an occupational name for a someone working in a mine.
Shami Arabic
Means "Syrian" or "Damascene", derived from Arabic الشام (ash-Sham) referring to both Syria and the Syrian city of Damascus.
Muroi Japanese
From Japanese 室 (muro) meaning "room" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Krykora Polish (Ukrainianized)
Probably a Ukrainianised variant of Krekora.
Algus Estonian
Algus is an Estonian surname meaning "beginning".
Taghizadeh Persian
From the given name Taghi combibned with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Floerchinger German
Habitational name for someone from Flörchingen in the Saar region.
Thoman German
Derived from the personal name Thoman.
Amai Japanese
This surname is used as 天井 or 甘井 with 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky", 甘 (kan, ama.i, ama.eru, ama.yakasu, uma.i) meaning "be content, coax, pamper, sugary, sweet" and 井 (shou, sei, i) meaning "community, town, well, well crib."
Wakaizumi Japanese
Waka means "young" and izumi means "fountain, springs".
Zvezdanović Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the given name Zvezdan.
Katan Jewish
From Hebrew קָטָן (katan) meaning "small, little, young".
Chaidez Spanish (Mexican)
Possible variant of Chairez.
Citroen Dutch
From Dutch meaning "lemon".
Reimann German
From a pet form of a Germanic personal name formed with a first element from ragin 'advice', 'counsel' or ric 'power(ful)', 'rich'.
Wijeyeratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයරත්න (see Wijayarathna).
Van Praag Dutch
Means "from Prague" name given to someone from Prague.
Bøe Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse býr "farm, village, settlement" or búa "to reside".
Momomiya Popular Culture
Surname of several characters from the anime series 'Tokyo Mew Mew'.
Bluemel German
Diminutive of the Middle High German bluome meaning "flower." The name is believed to be an occupational name.
Lu Chinese
From Chinese 陆 () referring to the ancient territory of Lu, which existed in the state of Qi in what is now Shandong province. Alternately, it may be from 陸渾 (Lù Hún), the name of an ancient nomadic tribe that established a state in the area that is now Henan province.
Litwak Jewish
From Yiddish ליטוואַק (litvak) meaning "Litvak (a Lithuanian Jew)", ultimately from the archaic Polish word Litwak meaning "Lithuanian".
Nanatsuki Japanese
七 (Nana) means "Seven" and 月 (Tsuki) means "Moon, Month".
Nushiyo Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 主代 (see Nushiro).
Babaylan Visayan
From "babaylan" which were pre-Hispanic priestesses or mediums. The root word of which is "babaye" which is Cebuano for woman.
Karunasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit करुणा (karuna) meaning "compassion, mercy" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Eva Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Italian, Portuguese
From the given name Eva.
Pantalion Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly an altered form of Pantaleón
Sengchanh Lao
Means "moonlight" from Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light" and ຈັນ (chanh) meaning "moon".
Vitchenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Vitya".
Ladja Filipino, Tausug
Derived from Tausug raja meaning "king, ruler".
Abdou Arabic
Derived from the given name Abduh.
Kanarek Jewish (Anglicized, Modern)
Originally from Canary, as in the Canary Islands.
Tone English
Was first found in Leicestershire where Ralph de Toni received lands of the Lordship of Belvoir for his services as Standard bearer at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Nakao Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".
Vahemaa Estonian
Vahemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "middle land".
Kaiyō Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 回 (e, kai, ka.eru, mawa.shi-, -mawa.shi, mawa.su, -mawa.su, -mawa.ri, mawa.ru, -mawa.ru, motoo.ru) meaning "game, revolve, round" and 陽 (you, hi) meaning "daytime, heaven, male, positive, sunshine, yang principle."... [more]
Yefimovich Russian
Grigori Yefimovich who is best known as "Rasputin" was a Russian peasant, mystic and private adviser to the Romanovs (Tsar Nicholas II and his wife Tsarina Alexandra in the early 20th century).
Storck German
German. from the meaning the House of the Storks. ... [more]
Mac Giolla Rua Irish
It means "son of servant of Rua".
Alkan Turkish
From Turkish al meaning "dark red, crimson" and kan meaning "blood".
Camrose English (Rare), Welsh (Rare)
From the village of Camrose in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The surname itself is derived from Welsh cam meaning "crooked, bent", and rhos meaning "moor, heath."
Reyna Spanish, Caribbean
This could be transferred use of the first name Reyna, a variant of Reina, which means "queen".
Scheliga Polish
Variant and more Americanized spelling of Szeliga.
Umena Japanese
From 梅 ume) meaning "plum" and 名 (na) meaning "reputation, name, status".
Suranga Sinhalese
From the given name Suranga.
Pitogo Filipino, Cebuano
Means "queen sago" (a type of plant in the genus Cycas) in Cebuano.
Jayatillaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයතිලක (see Jayathilaka).
Aasen Norwegian
Means "the ridge" in Norwegian. Definite singular form of Aas.
Van Heijningen Dutch
Means "from Heijningen", a small village in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands, itself derived from Middle Dutch heyninge meaning "enclosure, fence, ditch".
Dangarembga Shona
Meaning unknown.
Bénisti Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Isti", from a diminutive of the given name Benveniste.
Eskola Estonian
Eskola is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Esko".
McSorley Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Somhairle meaning "son of Somhairle", a given name borrowed from Old Norse Sumarliði "summer traveller".
Hatzi Greek
A Greek rendering of حاج‎ (ḥājj), denoting one who has successfully completed a pilgrimage. In a Christian context, the title designates a person who has visited Jerusalem and the Holy Land and was baptised in the Jordan River... [more]
Cadan Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Cadáin.
Kadenokoji Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 勘解由小路 (see Kadenokōji).
Legorreta Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Minsky Belarusian, Russian
Refers to the city named "Minsk" in Belarus.
Hysenaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Hysen" in Albanian.
Kahveci Turkish
Occupational name for a coffee seller or producer, derived from Turkish kahve meaning "coffee".
Maranan Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Tagalog madaanan meaning "pass through, pass by somewhere".
Yow Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Yao or Rao.
O'Kett Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Haicéid.
Akaeda Japanese
Aka means "red" and eda means "branch, bough, twig."
Saarma Estonian
Saarma is an Estonian surname derived from "saarmas", meaning "otter".
Atwell English
Topographic name from Middle English atte welle "by the spring or stream"
Pyle Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of Dutch Pijl, a metonymic occupational name for a marksman or an arrowsmith, derived from pijl meaning "arrow".
Panagiotou Greek
Means "son of Panagiotis".
Gauda Indian, Hindi, Kannada
Alternate transcription of Gowda.
Dassanaike Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දසනායක (see Dassanayake).
Mayerhofer German (Austrian)
Denoted a person from the municipality of Mayrhof in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.
Shinkai Japanese
From Japanese 新 (shin) meaning "new" and 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean".
Segoviano Spanish
One who came from Segovia, a region from Spain.
Devalcourt French (Cajun)
Habitational name from places in France named Valcourt.
Ohsawa Japanese
Variant transcription of Osawa.
Namkoong Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 남궁 (see Namgung).
Kile Norwegian (Rare)
Habitational name from any of thirteen farmsteads named Kile from, ultimately derived from Old Norse kíll "wedge" and, by extension, "narrow bay inlet".
Peñaflorida Spanish (Philippines)
"flowery cliff" in Spanish
Wriothesley English (British)
Name is of unknown origin, deriving from older Wrotteslega, who were a family that held estates in Staffordshire in the late 1100s. Possibly a combination of wrot "snout" and leah "meadow, cleaning", suggesting it's origin as a pig farm.
Gui Chinese
From Chinese 桂 (guì) referring to the ancient state of Gui, which existed during the Han dynasty in what is now Guangxi province.
Wickremesekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමසේකර (see Wickramasekara).
Lotfinejad Persian
Means "descendant of Lotfi".
Khuon Khmer
Meaning uncertain.
Stålesen Norwegian
Means "son of Ståle".
Ogorodnikova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Огоро́дников (see Ogorodnikov).
McGonagall Celtic
Variant of Mcgonigle. ... [more]