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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Kreit Upper German
Topographic name from Middle High German geriute meaning “land cleared for farming”
Dunne Irish, English, Scottish
This surname means dark and was likely given to those with a dark complexion or with dark hair.
Löfholm Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish elements löv "leaf" and holme "islet".
Noormets Estonian
Noormets is an Estonian surname meaning "young forest".
Bugg English
From the Old Norse nickname Buggi, literally "fat man", or from a medieval nickname for an eccentric or strangely behaved person (from Middle English bugge "bogeyman, scarecrow").
Okuoka Japanese
The meaning of Okuoka/奥岡 equals to "Interior Hill"
Breitkreutz German
probably a nickname for a person with a broad butt. Breitkreutz replaced an earlier more transparent form of the surname Breitarsch the use of kreuz (literally "cross") as a euphemism for "buttocks" first occurring in the 17th century... [more]
Pijl Dutch
Means "arrow, projectile" in Dutch, an occupational name for an archer or fletcher.
Colegio Spanish
Literally means "college" in Spanish.
Vieli Romansh
Derived from the given name Vigilius.
Sarada Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 皿 (sara), an assigned character to 更 (sara) meaning "new; unused" and 田 (da), the joining form of 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, cultivated field", referring to unused farmland.
Gonthier French
Derived from the given name Gonthier.
Vachon French
French definition, cattle herder. Vashon English variant. Vaca Spanish.
Smet Flemish
Flemish form of Smit.
Vratsian Armenian
Meaning unknown.
Julio Spanish
Derived from the forename Julio.
Swasey English
Unexplained. Possibly an Anglicized form of Dutch Swijse(n), variant of Wijs "wise" (see Wise).
Opstad Norwegian
Norwegian: habitational name from any of ten farmsteads in southeastern Norway named Olstad, from a contracted form of Old Norse Ólafsstaðir, from the personal name Ólaf + staðir, plural of staðr ‘farmstead’, ‘dwelling’.
Scudamore Anglo-Norman
A locational surname that was first recorded in England in 1264. Derived from one of the ancient villages of Fifield Scudamore or Upton Scudamore, with Scudamore coming from the Old English scitemor, which means "one who lived at the moor."
Filagic Serbian, Croatian
Probably derived from the Turkish word aga. Agas were the Sultan's regents.
Bontemps French
Derived from Old French bon temps meaning "good time". One popular bearer of the name is the American poet and novelist Arna Wendell Bontemps (1902-1973).
Ahmedova Uzbek
Means "daughter of Ahmed".
Bataille French
nickname for a bellicose man from bataille "battle" (from Latin battalia) or a habitational name from (La) Bataille the name of several places in France all named as the site of a battle in former times... [more]
Alemania Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish meaning "Germany".
Jaafar Arabic
Derived from the given name Jafar.
Lillevere Estonian
Lillevere is an Estonian surname meaning "flower/floral blood".
Eenmaa Estonian
Eenmaa is an Estonian name, possibly derived from "eend" (meaning "ledge") and "salu" ("grove").
Amaliyeva Russian
Feminine form of Amaliyev (Амалиев)
Rabe German
German surname meaning "raven, crow".
Sarfraz Urdu
Derived from the given name Sarfraz.
Waga Japanese
Waga means "young".
Gatdula Filipino, Tagalog
This surname honors Lakan Dula, the last ruler of the Kingdom of Tondo, via his alternative name Gat Dula. In it, the word or prefix Gat is a shortened version of the Tagalog honorific Pamagat, which at the time meant "nobleman," while Dula possibly means "palace." Altogether, it means "Nobleman of the Palace."
Abeysundara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and सुन्दर (sundara) meaning "beautiful".
Thomet French (Swiss), German (Swiss)
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Thomas.
Uwimana Rwandan, Eastern African
Means "belongs to God"
Albehbehani Arabic
Meaning "The Behbehani", with "Behbehani" possibly a given name.
Horikoshi Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "moat" and 越 (koshi) meaning "across".
Feuerbacher German
Habitational name for someone from any of the places called Feuerbach.
Burhan Arabic
Derived from the given name Burhan.
Bendy American
A notable example of this surname is Anthony Bendy
Nadir Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Nadir.
Winkie English
For someone who came from Winkley.
Hiruma Japanese
From the Japanese 蛭 (hiru) "leech" and 間 (ma) "pause."
Vea Norwegian
Habitational name from any of four farmsteads so named, from the plural of Old Norse viðr meaning "wood", "tree".
Pagès Occitan, Catalan
Means "peasant" in Occitan and Catalan.
Blaauw Dutch, South African
Archaic spelling of Dutch blauw "blue", a nickname referring to the bearer’s eye colour, clothes, or possibly a pale and sickly complexion. It could also be an occupational name for someone who made blue dye, or bluing for laundry.
Rahimpour Persian
Means "son of Rahim".
Conrad German, German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from the given name Conrad.
Rahamägi Estonian
Rahamägi is an Estonian surname meaning "money mountain".
Moratalla Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Murcian municipality.
Sugio Japanese
"Pine tree tail."
Citrine Jewish
An invented Jewish name based on Yiddish tsitrin "lemon tree".
Maljkievič Belarusian
Belarusian Latin form of Mal'kevich.
Lotfinejad Persian
Means "descendant of Lotfi".
Wenig German
From the German word “wenig”, meaning little.
Bechet English
A famous bearer of this surname was Sidney Bechet (1897–1959), an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer.
Bajnai Hungarian
Originally denoted a person from Bajna, a village in the region of Central Transdanubia in Hungary. A notable bearer is the former Hungarian prime minister Gordon Bajnai (1968-).
Tuah Malay
From the given name Tuah.
Conran Irish
The surname Conran is derived from 'O Conarain', and Conran is a more anglicized version.... [more]
Baran Persian, Turkish, Kurdish, Azerbaijani
From the given name Baran.
Vagula Estonian
From the name of a village and a lake in Võru Parish, Võru County in southern Estonia. Possibly derived from vagu "furrow, groove" and the locative suffix -la.
Axell Swedish
Possibly a habitational name with the combination of ax, a Swedish word for the fruiting body of a grain plant, and the common surname suffix -ell.
Gladding English
Given as a nickname to someone who is glad, in high spirits, and happy.
Gieriet Romansh
Derived from the given name Gieri in combination with the diminutive suffix -et.
Ciechi Italian
Means "blind (people)" in Italian, from Latin caecus "devoid of light, blind; invisible; aimless".
Çavdar Turkish
Means "rye" in Turkish.
Shidehara Japanese
From Japanese 幣 (shide) meaning "currency" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, meadow, plain".
Dove German, Dutch
From a nickname for a deaf person, derived from Middle Low German dof or Middle Dutch doof, both meaning "deaf".
Järviste Estonian
Järviste is an Estonian surname derived from "järv" meaning "lake".
Majidi Persian
From the given name Majid.
O'mullawill Irish
Anglicized form Gaelic Ó Maol Fábhail meaning "descendent of Maolfábhail".
Dutton English
Habitational name for a person from the villages called Dutton in Cheshire or Lancashire, of different first elements. The one in Cheshire comes from Old English dun "hill, mountain", while the one in Lancashire comes from the Old English byname Dudda, both of them have the second element of tun "enclosure, town"... [more]
Özgür Turkish
Means "free" in Turkish.
McCarrick Irish (Anglicized)
Either an anglicized form of the Irish surname Mac Con Charraige or Mac Con Chathrach... [more]
Kanisthakhup Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Brunel French
Diminutive of Brun meaning "brown". Variant of Lebrun and Brunet.
Tahirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Tahir".
Mishina Japanese
From 三(mi) meaning "three" and 科 (shina) meaning "categorized classes, grade, examination".
Renley Jewish (Rare), English (Rare)
Possibly derived from the Old English rinc "man, warrior" or rim 'edge, circular edge' or possibly wraenna 'wren', and leah "field, clearing".
Mijović Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Mijo".
Hefner German, Jewish
Recorded in several spellings including Hafner, Haffner, and Hevner, this is as surname of early Germanic origins. ... [more]
Krahe German, Spanish
From the German word Krähe, meaning "crow".... [more]
Dunno Irish
Alternate spelling of Donough.
Fast German, Swedish
Either a short form of a name starting with the element fast meaning "steadfast, firm", or a nickname for a reliable steadfast person.
Knitts English
Derived from the given name Knut.
Arkhangelsky Russian
Habitational name for someone from Arkhangelsk, a province (oblast) of Russia.
Meri Estonian, Finnish
Means "sea" in both Estonian and Finnish.
Marron Spanish
Derived from the French word marron meaning "chestnut", which now means "brown" in Spanish.
Goldring Scottish
Scottish: habitational name from Goldring in the bailiary of Kylestewart.
Nocella Italian
Diminutive of Noce.
Meşe Turkish
Means "oak" in Turkish.
Barreiro Galician, Portuguese
Barreiro is a habitational name from any of numerous places in Galicia (Spain) and Portugal named with a derivative of barro 'clay loam'.
Mely French (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning.
Gareginyan Armenian
Means "son of Garegin".
Loveday English
Means either (i) "person particularly associated with a 'loveday'" (a day when, by custom, old differences were settled and reconciliations were made); or (ii) from the medieval female personal name Loveday, a descendant of Old English Leofdæg, literally "beloved day"... [more]
Kego Scottish
Scottish - Eaglesham, Renfrewshire Scotland
Eddy American
A common surname used among people whose ancestry originates from the United Kingdom (England, Ireland and Scottland etc.) Shelia Eddy is an American who was convicted in 2014 for the murder of Skylar Neese in the state of West Virginia.
Chell French
Probably a respelling of the French habitational name Challe, from any of the various places so named from Late Latin cala ‘rock shelter’.
Naryshkin Russian
Russian surname of unclear, possibly Crimean Tatar origin. One of the most famous bearers is Natalya Naryshkina, Tsaritsa of Russia and mother of Tsar Peter I of Russia.
Kala Estonian
Kala is an Estonian surname meaning "fish".
Blatt German, Jewish
Ornamental name derived from German blatt and Yiddish blat meaning "leaf", or a topographic name for someone who lived at a farm on a ledge on a mountainside, derived from Middle High German blate meaning "flat surface, ledge, plateau".
D'aurevilly French
Variant form of D'aureville. A known bearer of this name was the French novelist Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly (1808-1889).
Saysongkham Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ໄຊສົງຄາມ (see Xaysongkham).
Berrada Moroccan
Meaning unknown. A famous bearer is novelist/literary critic/translator Mohammed Berrada.
Évariste French
From the given name Évariste.
Rourk Irish
Variant of O'Rourke.
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.
Passett Romansh
Romanshized form of Passet.
Lyss English
Variant of Lys.
Alimpolos Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano alimpulos meaning "whirlwind, cyclone".
Watayo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 済陽 or 濟陽 (see Watayō).
Westra Dutch, West Frisian
Means "from the west", derived from Dutch west "west, western, westwards" combined with the Frisian habitational suffix -stra.
Berethnet Literature
Used by Samantha Shannon in her book The Priory Of The Orange Tree as the surname of the queens of Inys, a fictional queendom in the book.... [more]
Zoranić Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Derived from the male given name Zolan.
Ahmet Turkish, Uyghur
From the given name Ahmet.
Krasnoyarsky Russian
The habitational name from Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia.
Nipple Anglo-Saxon, German, Dutch, Germanic, English (American)
It could relate to someone who lived near a small hill or mound, as nipple in English can colloquially describe a rounded hilltop. It could also be a variation or corruption of a German or Dutch surname, such as Knippel, Nippel, or Nippold... [more]
Eke Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ek.
Isoyama Japanese
From Japanese 磯 (iso) meaning "seashore" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Idezuki Japanese
From 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit", 出 (de) meaning "exit", and 月 (tsuki) meaning "month, moon".
Linn German
Derived from the given name Linto, a short form of names containing the element lind "soft, flexible".
Pettifer English
Nickname for a good infantryman, an old soldier who had lost a foot, or a person who was never tired of walking, derived from Old French pedefer, pied de fer meaning "iron foot".
Cagadas Filipino
The name Cagadas is most likely made or given to the Filipinos during the baptism of native Filipinos to Christianity in the 19th Century during the expedition of Ferdinand Magellan. Most Filipinos had no surnames prior to their baptism and these names are given by the Spanish colonizers.
Swain Scottish, Irish, English
Northern English occupational name for a servant or attendant, from Middle English swein "young man attendant upon a knight", which was derived from Old Norse sveinn "boy, servant, attendant"... [more]
Bunrueang Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "bright, brilliant".
Bayraktar Turkish, Crimean Tatar
Means "flag-bearer" in Turkish.
Chiapello Italian
Possibly connected to chiappare "to catch, to trap", a nickname for a hunter. Alternately, may be an elaborate form of Chiappa.
Garibai Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Oñati, Spain, probably derived from Basque gari "wheat" and ibai "river". Alternatively, the first element could be garo "fern" or garai "high, tall, prominent".
Cena Arabic (Egyptian), Albanian, Kosovar
Derived from the given name Husain.
Palacol Filipino, Tagalog
Means "ax" in Tagalog.
Natsuki Japanese
Natsu means "summer" and ki means "tree, wood".
Lehtomäki Finnish
Lehto means "grove" and Mäki means "hill" in Finnish. This type of surname (combination of two nature related words) is very common in Finland.
Andikoetxea Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the town of Kortezubi, Biscay, possibly derived from Basque (h)andiko "distant, remote; from the other side" and etxe "house, home, building". Alternatively, the first element could instead derive from (h)andi "big, large, great" and the locative suffix -ko.
Beckson English (British)
The name comes from having lived in an enclosed place, means dweller at the old enclosure or dwelling. The surname Aldeman was first found in Essex, Suffolk and Yorkshire at Aldham. In all cases, the place name meant "the old homestead," or "homestead of a man called Ealda," from the Old English personal name + "ham."
Holtze German
Variant of Holtzer.
Krstajić Montenegrin, Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Krsto".
Kellers German
Variant of Keller.
Kass Estonian
Means "cat" in Estonian.
Coutinho Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Galician, Indian
Diminutive form of Couto. This surname is also found in western India, where it was taken by Portuguese colonists.
Erez Hebrew (Modern)
Means "cedar" in Hebrew.... [more]
Rabago Spanish
Habitational name from Rábago in Cantabria province.
Estanislau Portuguese
Stanislav Derived from the Slavic elements stani meaning "stand, become" combined with slava meaning "glory".... [more]
Dehghan Persian
Means "farmer, peasant" in Persian.
Shell American
Posibly from the given name Shell.
Milan Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Russian
From the given name Milan, a derivative of names such as Bohumil and Miloslav, containing the Slavic elements mil or milu meaning ‘grace, favor, dear’.
Theodorsson Swedish
Means "son of Theodor".
Oosterwegel Dutch
From Dutch ooster meaning "eastern, east" and weg meaning "way, path, road". Dutch track and field athlete Emma Oosterwegel (1998-) bears this name.
Jesień Polish
Derived from Polish jesień "autumn".
Kalnieks Latvian
Derived from the word kalns meaning "mountain".
Kido Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" or 城 (ki) meaning "castle" combined with 戸 (to) meaning "door".
Nymann Danish
Danish form of Neumann.
D'amelia Italian
Either from the given name Amelia or from the town of Amelia, in Umbria.
Kronberg German, Swedish
German habitational name from any of the places called Kronberg near Frankfurt in Hesse and in Bavaria from the elements krone "crown" and berg "mountain, hill". Swedish ornamental name from kron "crown" and berg "mountain hill".
Stowell English
From multiple places so-called or similar, all derived from Old English stan "stone" and wille "well, spring, stream".
Kirstein German
Derivative of the Latin personal name Christianus, also an Americanized spelling of Kirschstein.
Gu Chinese
From Chinese 古 () possibly derived from Kucheng (古成 or 苦城), the name of an ancient fief that may have existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province... [more]
Minh Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Ming, from Sino-Vietnamese 明 (minh).
Miyagi Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 城 (gi) meaning "castle".
Sakazaki Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope, hill" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, promontory, peninsula".
Calinao Filipino, Cebuano, Hiligaynon
Derived from Cebuano and Hiligaynon kalinaw meaning "calmness, peace, tranquility".
Audino Italian
Derived from first name 'Alda' which means 'wise and experienced.'
Gayer German
Derived from Slavic gaj "grove", this name denoted a forest warden.
Fathi Arabic, Persian
From the given name Fathi.
Karr German, Scottish, English
Truncated form of Karren or Karrer. Also a variant of Kerr.
Hang Khmer
Means "swan, wild goose" in Khmer, also referring to a mythological bird known as the hamsa.
Seddon English
"Broad hill" in Old English. A surname that most occurs in Merseyside, and Lancashire.
Kienbaum German, Jewish
from Low German kienbaum "Scots pine" originally denoting any species or variety of pine tree. Derived from kien "pine tree" and boum "tree".
Kajal Indian, Gujarati, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit कज्जल (kajjala) meaning "collyrium, lotion" or "ink, soot", though it also refers to kohl, a dark powder used as a eye makeup.
Jenner German
Derived from the name Januarius.
Ivanc Slovene
Means "son of Ivan".
Pták Czech
Czech surname meaning "bird".
Məsimov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Məsim".
Gianossi Romansh, Italian (Swiss)
Derived from a diminutive form of the given names Gian and Gianni.
Hirami Japanese
From 平 (hira) meaning "peace, flat, even" and 見 (mi) meaning "see, view, perspective, outlook".
Kirakosyan Armenian
Means "son of Kirakos".
Kiisk Estonian
Means "ruffe" in Estonian.
Discenza Italian
An Italian surname likely deriving from the Latin descendere meaning "to descend, to come down".
Wikström Swedish
Composed of the elements vik "bay" and ström "stream"
Chaucer English
Occupational name for a hosier, derived from Old French chaucier, an agent derivative from chauce "stocking, hose". A famous bearer of the name was English author Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400), well known for writing the 'Canterbury Tales'.
Gunasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit गुण (guna) meaning "quality, attribute, merit" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Bellizzi Maltese
A name of Maltese origin meaning "beautiful".
Mccaw American
Famous bearer of this surname is NBA basketball player is Patrick McCaw (1995-).
Llinás Catalan (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Llinars.
Harkaway English
From a sporting phrase used to guide and incite hunting dogs.