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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Gabras Greek
A corruption of the name Gabriel is also the name of a Byzantine family. Branches of the family live in Greece using the name Gabras, in Turkey as Kavraz and in Russia as Khovrin.
Ó Ciaragáin Irish
It means "descendant of Ciaragán".
Boonmee Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญมี (see Bunmi).
Flamand French
ethnic name for a Fleming someone from Flanders from Old French flamenc.
Bagacay Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano bagakay referring to a type of bamboo.
Neve English, Dutch, German, Danish, Swedish
Ultimately derived from Old Germanic nefo "nephew, grandson". In Middle English, it also became a term meaning "wastrel, spendthrift".
Sackmann German
Occupational name from Middle High German sacman meaning "baggage servant", one who was in charge of transporting and looking after a knight’s baggage and supplies on campaign.
Breath English, Scottish
From the La Bret family in Daveham. The Scottish variant is Braid.
Nanninga Frisian, Dutch, German
Derived from the given name Nanne, a short form of Germanic names containing the element nand meaning "daring, brave, courage"... [more]
Konkyūrei Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Iwaya Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 屋 (ya) meaning "house".
Claude French
From the first name Claude.
Toshiyasu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 敏 (toshi) meaning "smart; clever" and 安 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, safe, simple, ammonium".
Benatallah Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Atallah" in Arabic, chiefly used in Algeria.
Klingler German
Occupational name for a bladesmith.
Mac Giolla Phóil Irish
Means "son of the servant of Pól"
Boudreaux French
Variant of Beaudreau. Originated in ancient area known as Languedoc, where the family was established. Comes from having lived in Languedoc, where the name was found since the early Middle Ages.
Palmiste Estonian
Palmiste is an Estonian surname relating to "palm (tree)".
Bo Chinese
Nickname from Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "oldest brother, senior".
Layla Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Layla.
Sinani Albanian
Derived from the given name Sinan.
Ducas French
Altered from of French Ducasse.
Etō Japanese
From Japanese 衛 (e) meaning "guard, protect" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria".
Quirico Galician
From the given name Quirico.
Fadil Arabic
From the given name Fadil.
Võrno Estonian
Võrno is an Estonian surname possibly derived from the prefix "võõr-", meaning "foreign".
Ruffini Italian
Derived from the given name Rufinus.
Bellante Italian
Derived from the medieval name Bellante meaning "belligerent, combative", ultimately from Latin bellum "war", or perhaps from a derivative of the nickname Bello.
Bilotti Italian
Variant of Bilotta and Bellotti, from a diminutive of Belli or Bello.
Cowen Scottish, English (British)
Scottish and northern English: variant spelling of Cowan.
Macis Italian
From Sardinian maccia "shrub, thick bush, brush", or possibly denoting someone from the village Simax.
Pennant Celtic
Meaning, "Belonging to Pennant" (a common Welsh place-name).
Di Lorenzo Italian
From the given name Lorenzo.
Vaarik Estonian
Vaarik is an Estonian surname derived from "vaarikas" meaning "raspberry".
Cabebe Pampangan
Topographic name for someone who lived by a body of water, derived from Pampangan be'be meaning "shore, edge of a body of water".
Butt Urdu, Kashmiri
Urdu and Kashmiri form of Bhatt.
Kutch German (Anglicized)
Americanized variant of German Kutsch.
Chincoya Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain.
Hereford English
Habitational name from Hereford in Herefordshire, or Harford in Devon and Goucestershire, all named from Old English here "army" + ford "ford".
Drost Dutch, German, Danish
Means "reeve, steward; sheriff, bailiff" in German and Dutch, a title for the administrative head of a court or district.
Kiire Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 喜入 (Kiire) meaning "Kiire", a former village in the former district of Kiire in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan, or it being a variant spelling of 給黎 (Kiire) meaning "Kiire", the name of the district which the village was located in.
De Los Ríos Spanish
Means "of the rivers" in Spanish.
Holmbeck Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish holm "islet" and bäck "stream".
Liszt Hungarian
Liszt is a Hungarian surname that literally means "flour".... [more]
Avdoshina Russian
feminine form of Avdoshina
Winne English
Variant spelling of Wynn.
Podolsky Russian
Russian form of Podolski
Calligan Irish (Rare)
Before Irish names were translated into English, Calligan had a Gaelic form of O Ceallachain, possibly from "ceallach", which means "strife".... [more]
Kudo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Kudō.
Kenner German, Jewish
Means "expert, connoisseur" in German, from kennen "to know", a nickname for someone considered to be intelligent or knowledgeable.
Nabiyev Azerbaijani, Uzbek
Means "son of Nabi".
Kumaki Japanese
From 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 木 (ki) meaning "wood, tree".
Hayase Japanese
Haya can mean "hawk" or "fast" and se means "ripple, current".
Yousafzai Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto يوسفزی (see Yusufzai). A notable bearer is Pakistani education activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai (1997-).
Alirez Spanish (Mexican)
A protector. Rap. Loves all things Coral.
Chikano Japanese
From 近 (chika) meaning "near" and 野 (no) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Duchêne French
Means "from the oak (tree)" in French, used to denote a person who lived near an oak tree or an oak forest.
Chenier French (Cajun)
A sandy or shelly beach. Derived from the French word for wood, “chêne,” meaning oak.
Heartman German (Anglicized)
Americanised spelling of Hartmann.
Lauterbach German
From the name of various places in Germany, for example the village of Lauterbach in the district of Rottweil, Baden-Württemberg.
Fitzooth Folklore (?)
Fitzooth means "son of a nobleman". Robin Hood's real name was Robert Fitzooth.
Ó Bróithe Irish
Uncorrupted form of Brophy.
Degutytė Lithuanian
Feminine form for an unmarried woman or widow of the surname Degutis.
Basheer Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Bashir.
Amenomori Japanese
"Forest of rain."
Rzymski Polish
Derived from a place named ryzm "Rome". Denoting for someone from Rome.
Roosimägi Estonian
Roosimägi is an Estonian surname meaning "rose mountain".
Dalangin Tagalog
Means "prayer, supplication" in Tagalog.
Grabe German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a dike or ditch, or habitational name from either of two places in Thuringia named with this word: Grabe and Graba.
Uraraka Popular Culture
In the case of the character Ochako (Ochaco) Uraraka (麗日 お茶子) from 'My Hero Academia', her surname is made up of the adjective 麗らか (uraraka) meaning "bright, clear, beautiful, glorious" and 日 (ka) meaning "day."
Götze German
From the given name Götz.
Tep Khmer
Means "god, deity, angel" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit देव (deva).
Arioka Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 岡 (oka) meaning "ridge, hill".
Clinger English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Klinger.Possibly a variant of Clinker. an English occupational name for a maker or fixer of bolts and rivets.
Waltrip German
Derived from the name of the father of the original bearer, indicating the "son of Waldrap." The Germanic personal name Waldrap, is a short form of Walraven, a name used mostly among nobles, knights, and patricians.
Kunt Turkish
Means "Solid", also the old Turkish name of a mountain range in Asia where Turks supposedly originated from.
Bwye Welsh (Rare)
many of this name moved from south wales to india to work for the east india company around 1900's then came back to wales.
Eastlake English
"East lake".
Mandujano Spanish
Spanish: Possibly An Altered Form Of A Basque Habitational Name From Mandoiana A Town In Araba/Álava Province Basque Country. This Surname Is Most Common In Mexico.
Khen Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Hen or Chen 2 which both mean "beauty", "grace", "charm" in Hebrew.
Ghafouri Persian
From the given name Ghafour.
Sensenbach German
A topographic name formed with an unexplained first element + Middle High German bach ‘creek’. Pretty common in Iowa and Pennsylvania.
Kuhi Estonian
Kuhi is an Estonian surname meaning "pile" or "stack".
Fomichev Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Фомичёв, Фомичев (see Fomichyov).
Tognazzi Italian
From the given name Antonio. A famous bearer was Italian actor Ugo Tognazzi (1922–1990).
Fiscus German
From Latin fiscus "basket", a humanistic Latinization of the German surname Korb. This is a metonymic occupational name for a basketmaker or a peddler, or a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a basket.
Togashi Japanese
From Japanese 富 or 冨 (tomi) meaning "abundant, rich, wealthy" and 樫 (kashi) meaning "oak".
Wittgenstein German, Jewish
Denoted one who came from the Wittgenstein castle in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, derived from Old High German witt meaning "white" and stein meaning "stone"... [more]
Leo Italian
From a short form of the personal name Pantaleo.
Guedj Judeo-Spanish
Possibly derived from the Kabyle word agaji related to movement, though it may in fact be a variant of the surname Guez.
Fântână Romanian
Romanian cognate of Fontaine.
Akebdani Berber
Moroccan (Rifian): habitational name from the town of Dar Lkebdani.
Sompati Thai (Sanskritized)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai สมบัติ (see Sombat).
Herschbach German
From the name of two municipalities in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. A notable bearer is the American chemist Dudley R. Herschbach (1932-).
Arbeiter German
German cognate of Arbeider.
Walbridge English
English (Dorset): habitational name, probably from Wool Bridge in East Stoke, Dorset.
Beltrán Spanish
From the given name Beltrán.
Marohom Filipino, Maranao
From an honorific title bestowed upon deceased sultans, derived from Arabic مرحوم (marhum) meaning "late, deceased".
Blaque Spanish, Catalan
Variant of "Llaquet". It could also be a Catalan variant of Black
Saludo Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish meaning "to greet".
Pylypenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Pylyp".
Konoe Japanese
Means "royal guardian" in Japanese. The kanji that make up this name are 近 (kon, "near, close") and 衛 (e, "protection"). A famous bearer of this surname was Japanese Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe (近衞 文麿; 1891–1945).
Verheul Dutch
Contracted form of van der Heul, derived from Dutch heul "culvert, stone bridge, sewer, floodgate".
El Hamdi Moroccan
Derived from the Arabic given name Hamdi and translates to "The Hamdi".
Hemmington English
Origin uncertain, possibly derived from the given name Hemming.
Köcher German
It literally means "quiver".
Rüdiger German
From the given name Rüdiger.
Cobello Medieval Galician (Archaic)
This surname may indicate the name Jacob or Tiago.
Saarpuu Estonian
Saarpuu is an Estonian surname meaning "ash tree".
Aiyuk African American (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Aiyuk is not a common surname.Most Commonly known as the Surname of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers WR,Brandon Aiyuk.There is not much information of ethnicity or background to the name but we know at least a little.
Gu Korean (Anglicized)
A Korean surname, meaning "tool, device, utensil". Derived from the Chinese surname 具, (Jù)
Iwatatsu Japanese
Variant reading of Iwatate.
Ba Chinese
Chinese from the name of the kingdom of Ba, which existed in Sichuan during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc). Descendants of some of the ruling class adopted the name of the kingdom as their surname... [more]
Wrenn English
Derived from the surname Wren... [more]
Edmunds English, Welsh
Patronymic from the personal name Edmund (see Edmond).
Dundas Scottish, Northern Irish
Scottish and northern Irish (Counties Leitrim and Fermanagh): habitational name from Dundas, a place near Edinburgh, Scotland, which is named from Gaelic dùn ‘hill’ + deas ‘south’.
Piero Italian
From the given name Piero.
Jalilzadeh Persian
Means "born of Jalil".
Scognamiglio Italian
Literally "millet thresher", probably from the Neapolitan verb scugnà ("to thresh") and miglio ("millet"), denoting cereal threshers.
Cernivani Italian
Probably an Italianized form of the Slovenian surname Černivan.
Danielyan Armenian
Means "son of Daniel".
Bavaro Italian
Means "Bavarian" in Italian, denoting someone from Bavaria, a state in Germany that was formerly an independent kingdom.
Caillou French
Means "pebble" in French. Perhaps a nickname for a bald person.
Kimmich German
The surname hence a metonymic occupational name for a spicer.
Spearman English
Occupational name for a soldier armed with a spear, from Middle English spere "spear, lance" and man. It could also be from Old English given name Spereman, of the same origin.
Renwick Scottish (Rare)
A habitational name from a place in Cumbria, so called from the Old English byname Hræfn meaning "raven" + wic "outlying settlement".
Capua Italian
From the name of a city in Campania, Italy, possibly derived from Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌐𐌄𐌅𐌀 (capeva) meaning "city of marshes", though this etymology is disputed.
Yore English (Rare)
Not available.
Abiko Japanese
From 安 (a) "peaceful, cheap, rested, low" or 我 (a) meaning "I, me, myself, selfish, oneself, ego" combined with 孫 (bi) meaning "grandchild", and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat".
Agnos English
From the given name Agnes.
Yuchengco Filipino
From the surnames Yu, Cheng, and Ko.
Esangui Central African
Fang/Pahuin surname of unknown origin.
Tilton English (American)
The surname Tilton is an English habitational name that originated in Tilton, Leicestershire. It comes from the Old English words tūn, which means "farmstead settlement", and the Old English personal name Tila or Tilla, and means "fertile estate".
Krechter German
Possibly derived from Krämer
Gasnier French
From Old French gaaigner meaning "to win, to earn" or "to till, to cultivate", possibly used as an occupational name for a farmer.
Shpigl Yiddish
Yiddish form of Spiegel.
Boom Dutch
From Old Dutch bom "tree", a nickname for someone tall or robust, or a toponymic surname for someone who lived by a notable tree. It could also be an occupational name for someone who operated a boom barrier
Krupets Belarusian
Variant transcription of Krupiec.
Le Silva Sinhalese
Variant of La Silva used in Sri Lanka.
Hebel German
1 German: metonymic occupational name for a baker, from Middle High German hebel ‘yeast’.... [more]
Trumbo French, German
French (Alsatian) form of German Trumbauer.
Ōura Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".
Lumbreras Spanish
Habitational Name From A Place Called Lumbreras In La Rioja From The Plural Of Lumbrera ‘Lamp’ Possibly Referring To An Old Signal Tower.
Kaalma Estonian
Kaalma is an Estonian surname relating to "kaal" meaning "balance".
Rusconi Italian
From Italian rusca, "splinter, sliver of wood".
Kasemaa Estonian
Kasemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "birch land".
al-Tikriti Arabic
Originally indicated a person who came from the city of Tikrit in Iraq. This was the birth surname of the Iraqi president Saddam Hussein (1937-2006).
Goscinny Polish
Derived from Polish adjective gościnny from word gość meaning 'guest'.
Abeyewardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවර්ධන (see Abeywardana).
Duce Italian
Means "captain, leader" in Italian, derived from Latin dux, making it a cognate of English Duke.
Greenwald American
Partly Americanized form of German and Jewish Grün(e)wald (see Grunwald). ... [more]
Sharifpour Persian
Means "son of Sharif".
Xotlanihua Nahuatl
Means "owner of flowering" or "there will be growing" in Nahuatl, probably originating as a personal name.
Safarpour Persian
Means "son of Safar".
Minea Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Kivirist Estonian
Kivirist is an Estonian surname meaning "stone cross".
Motion Scottish
A Scottish name of uncertain origin. British poet Andrew Motion (1952-) is a known bearer.
Heng Khmer
Means "lucky, successful" in Khmer.
Balthazor German
German/Austrian form of Balthazar.
Irons English
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Airaines in Somme, so named from Latin harenas (accusative case) ‘sands’. The form of the name has been altered as a result of folk etymology, an association of the name with the metal... [more]
Zaizen Japanese (Rare)
From 財 (zai) meaning "wealth, riches, property" and 前 (zen) meaning "front, forward".
Mykkänen Finnish (Rare)
Finnish rare variant of Mäkinen.
Dobrovolný Czech
Means "voluntary", "free".
Kapittatha Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Piirisalu Estonian
Piirisalu is an Estonian surname meaning "border grove".
Ganaha Japanese
From Japanese 我 (ga) meaning "selfish", 那 (na) meaning "what" and 覇 (ha) meaning "supremacy".
Braham English
From the name of a town called Braham, probably derived from Old English brom meaning "broom (a type of plant)" and ham meaning "home, settlement" or hamm meaning "river meadow".
Getachew Ethiopian, Amharic
From the given name Getachew.
Lirnyk Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian лірник (lirnyk) meaning "lirnyk". Lirnyky were itinerant Ukrainian musicians who performed religious, historical and epic songs to the accompaniment of a lira.
Legg English
From a nickname for someone with a peculiarity on their legs, ultimately derived from Old Norse leggr "leg, stem".
Nihon'yanagi Japanese
Means "2 salix trees", from Japanese 二本 (nihon) meaning "2 (cylindrical objects)" and 柳 (yanagi) meaning "salix". This is the name of a few places in Japan (in the city of Goshogawara and the city of Gonohe).
Medellin Spanish
Habitational name from a place so named in Badajoz province Latin (Caecilia) Metellina derived from the name of a 1st-century Roman proconsul in Spain Cecilio Metello Pio.
Dinklage German
Occupational name for a grain farmer or grain merchant, derived from an agent derivative of Middle High German dinkel meaning "spelt" (a variety of wheat). It could also be derived from Dinkelsbühl, a historic town in the state of Bavaria (formerly in central Franconia), or Dinklage, a town in the Vechta district, in Lower Saxony, Germany... [more]
Ülavere Estonian
Ülavere is an Estonian surname meaning "upper/superior blood".
Udayakumara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit उदय (udaya) meaning "going up, rising, sunrise, dawn" and कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince".
Cotugno Italian
From Sicilian cutugnu "quince (tree)"
Mooij Dutch
From Dutch mooi "beautiful, handsome, neat, fine".
Dantzscher Jewish
Swiss Austrian Jewish origin ... [more]