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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Gödel German
From an Old German personal name, Godilo, Godila.German (Gödel): from a pet form of a compound personal name beginning with the element god ‘good’ or god, got ‘god’.Variant of Godl or Gödl, South German variants of Gote, from Middle High German got(t)e, gö(t)te ‘godfather’.
Goldschmitt German
Variant of Goldschmidt, meaning "gold smith" in German.
Walshingham English
From the Anglo-Saxon words ham, meaning "house".
Feinblum Jewish
From Yiddish fayn meaning "fine, excellent" and blum meaning "flower".
Arustamyan Armenian
Means "son of Arustam", from a given name derived from a combination of the names Ara and Rustam.
Genain English (American, ?)
This pseudonym was used to protect the identities of the Morlok sisters, identical quadruplets born in 1930. All four developed schizophrenia, suggesting a large genetic component to the cause of the disease.
Ichimasa Japanese
From 市 (ichi) meaning "market, shop" and 正 (masa) meaning "right, correct, proper, justice".
Van Wyngarden Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of van Wijngaarden (see Wijngaard).
Wannebo Norwegian
An alternative spelling of the Norwegian surname Vannebo.
Tomonaga Japanese
From Japanese 友 (tomo) meaning "friend" and 永 (naga) meaning "eternity".
Tudorică Romanian
Derived from a Romanian diminutive of Tudor.
Asghari Persian
From the given name Asghar.
Mahinay Filipino, Cebuano
Means "gently" or "slowly" in Cebuano.
Penning English, Dutch, Low German
From early Middle English penning, Low German penning, and Middle Dutch penninc, all meaning "penny". It was used as a topographic surname from the name of a field, or a nickname referring to tax dues of one penny.
Amsterdam Dutch (Expatriate), Afrikaans
From the name of the capital city of the Netherlands, Amsterdam, meaning "dam of the Amstel".
Jeyi Shona
Porcupine. Wamambo. Strong, Courageous, Joyful and loving.
Ouriaghli Arabic (Maghrebi)
Moroccan (Rifian): tribal name from the Rifian tribe of Ait Wayagher.
Kikutani Japanese
Kiku means "chrysanthemum" and tani means "valley".
Isacco Italian
From the given name Isacco.
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.
Ergashyev Uzbek
Variant transcription of Ergashev.
Spangler German
Spangler is an occupational surname for "metal worker" having derived from the German word spange, meaning a clasp or buckle of the sort such a craftsman might have designed.
Friend English
Nickname for a companionable person, from Middle English frend "friend" (Old English freond). In the Middle Ages the term was also used to denote a relative or kinsman, and the surname may also have been acquired by someone who belonged to the family of someone who was a more important figure in the community
Fearnley English (British)
Comes from the family having resided in a forest glade carpeted with ferns. The name Fearnley is derived from two Old English elements: fearn, the old English word for ferns, and leah, a word for a clearing in a forest.
Trajković Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Trajko".
Neary Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic O Naradhaigh "descendant of Naradhach" a byname meaning "modest".
Vasseur French
From Old French vavasour meaning "subvassal", a historical term used to refer to a tenant of a baron or lord who also had tenants under him.
Noorzai Pashto
Means "son of light", from Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light, illumination" combined with Pashto زوی (zoy) meaning "son (of)".
Leemet Estonian
Leement is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name); a variation of the masculine given name Kleement.
Gamlouche Arabic (Mashriqi)
Meaning unknown. It is found mostly in Lebanon and Kuwait.
Olesk Estonian
Olesk is an Estonian surname meaning to "stay".
Katoku Japanese
From 家 (ka) meaning "home, house, dwelling" and 徳 (toku) meaning "virtue".
Çiçek Turkish
Means "flower, blossom" in Turkish.
Abeyarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේරත්න (see Abeyratne).
Arjas Estonian
Arjas is an Estonian surname, a corruption of the Estonian word "harjas" meaning "bristle" and "quill".
Rouvoet Dutch
From a nickname that meant "rough foot", derived from Middle Dutch ru meaning "rough, wild" and voet meaning "foot". This name is borne by the retired Dutch politician André Rouvoet (1962-).
Veillette French (Americanized)
Some characteristic forenames: French Lucien, Alain, Armand, Francois, Germaine, Jacques, Jean-Marie, Marcel, Yves.... [more]
Palfreyman English
Variant of Palfrey combined with the suffix man.
Urso Italian
Derived from Latin ursi meaning "bear".
Hovsepian Armenian (Expatriate)
Variant transcription of Hovsepyan used by Armenians living outside Armenia.
Yunbe Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 弓部 (see Yumbe).
Kenderdine English
Origins: Staffordshire, England
Reis Portuguese
Means "kings" in Portuguese.
Kuropatkin Russian
Derived from Russian куропатка (kuropatka) meaning "partridge".
Calagahan Filipino, Tagalog (Hispanicized)
Derived from Tagalog kahalagahan meaning "importance".
Jayama Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蛇山 (see Hebiyama).
Anastas Russian, Bulgarian
From the given name Anastas.
Labang Filipino, Cebuano
Means "cross, pass" in Cebuano.
Kovtun Ukrainian, Russian
Means "plica, mophead" in Ukrainian, refering to someone with unkempt hair "Polish plait" .
Hallquist Swedish
Composed of the elements hall "stone, rock" and quist, an old spelling of kvist "twig".
Ivanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Իվանյան (see Ivanyan).
Truuväärt Estonian
Truuväärt is an Estonian surname meaning "true worth". Ultimately derived from German.
Abdulmalic Filipino, Maranao
From the given name Abdulmalic.
Heynckes German
From a diminutive of the given name Heinrich. A famous bearer is retired German soccer player and coach Jupp Heynckes (1945-).
Lang Popular Culture
From 狼 (láng) meaning "wolf". Shi-Long Lang is a character in the game Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, a wolf-themed Interpol agent who speaks mainly in quotes and metaphors about wolves... [more]
Caderas Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and dera "free area".
Camantigue Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog kamantigi meaning "garden balsam (a type of plant)".
Ogihara Japanese
Ogi means "reed, rush" and hara means "field, plain".
Chakraborty Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Eastern Indian form of Chakravarti.
Delacour French
Probably based off the term "de la cœur", meaning "on the court".
Carrizo Spanish
Nickname for a person who's bold, shameless.
Pavek Czech (Americanized)
Americanized spelling of Pávek.
Dokbua Thai
Means "lotus, water lily" in Thai.
Tanev Bulgarian
Derived from the forename Tane.
Ben Mansour Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Mansour" (chiefly Tunisian).
Heinpõld Estonian
Heinpõld is an Estonian surname meaning "hay field".
Bunsi Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour".
Simonin French
From the given name Simon 1. Possibly brought by the Russian migrants who came to France.
Mohammedi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mohammed (chiefly Algerian).
Gallois French
Either a nickname for a bon vivant Old French galois. Or perhaps an ethnic name from gallois "Welsh".
Mykolaychuk Ukrainian
From the given name Mykolay.
Kleinstein Romansh
Corruption of Klein's Thöni, itself a calque of Thöni Pitschen.
Amsler German (Swiss)
Derived from German Amsel "(European) blackbird", this was an occupational name for a fowler (bird catcher).
Lempinen Finnish
Derived from the given name Lempi, meaning "love" or from a nickname.
Kozlik Russian
Means "little goat".
Kosuga Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小菅 or 小管 (see Kosuge).
Matteusson Swedish (Rare)
Means "son of Matteus" in Swedish.
Tamakoshi Japanese
From 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball" and 越 (koshi) meaning "pass, go over, cross, exceed, surpass, transgress".
Abril Spanish, Portuguese
from an old personal name, Abril, based on the name of the month (from Latin aprilis, "April")... [more]
Breitner German
Derived from Middle High German breit meaning "broad, fat, wide". This was either a nickname for a stout or fat person, a topographic name for someone who lived on fertile and flat land, or an occupational name for a farmer who owned such land... [more]
Suarez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino, Caribbean
Unaccented form of Suárez primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Hatzopoulos Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χατζόπουλος (see Chatzopoulos).
Groote Dutch
Variant of De Groot.
Salmerón Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the vicinity of the eponymous Murcian volcano.
Cusimanno Italian, Sicilian
from the personal name Cusimano which may be a fusion of two Christian saints' names: Cosma and Damiano with a loss of the last syllable of one and the first of the other... [more]
Robertin French (Rare)
Derived from the medieval French masculine given name Robertin, which was a diminutive of the given name Robert.
Maamägi Estonian
Maamägi is an Estonian surname meaning "land/rural mountain".
Dağ Turkish
Means "mountain" in Turkish.
Keeton English
Habitational name from a place called Ketton in Durham or one in Rutland or from Keaton in Ermington, Devon. The first is named from the Old English personal name Catta or the Old Norse personal name Káti and Old English tūn "settlement"; the second is probably from an old river name or tribal name Cētan (possibly a derivative of Celtic cēd "wood") and Old English ēa "river"; and the last possibly from Cornish kee "hedge, bank" and Old English tūn.
Ullah Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Means "of Allah, of God" from Arabic اللّٰه (Allah) referring to the monotheistic god in Islam. It is commonly used as a component in given names.
Briand French
Variant of Brian.
Umakoshi Japanese
From Japanese 馬 (uma) meaning "horse" and 越 (koshi) meaning "pass, through, over".
Carlan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish O'Carlain or O'Caireallain, from the Irish carla meaning a "wool-comb" and an meaning "one who" which roughly translates as "one who combs wool"... [more]
Ledoux French, Belgian
Means "the amiable" from French doux meaning "sweet, soft, gentle".
Mahina Italian, Polish
In Italian, it is likely derived from "màcina," which refers to a millstone or grindstone. This suggests the surname may have been given to individuals who worked as millers or lived near a place with such a feature... [more]
Van Rensselaer Dutch
From Soleur, one of the areas or regions of Switzerland.
Revell English
From a medieval nickname for someone who is full of noisy enthusiasm and energy (from Middle English revel "festivity, tumult").
Guldberg Danish
Derived from the name of Guldbjerg Parish on the island Funen, Denmark.
Meiler Romansh
Derived from the place name Meils (present-day Mels in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland).
Jakšić Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the forename Jakov.
Kahwaji Arabic (Mashriqi)
Arabized form of Turkish Kahveci, chiefly used in Lebanon.
Marji Arabic
From Arabic مرج (marj) meaning "meadow".
Övall Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish ö "island" and vall "wall, pasture, field of grass".
Monfils French
Monfils is a surname of French origin, meaning "my son."
Meloni Italian
From Italian mela ("apple", from Latin malum) or melone ("melon", from Latin melopepo), both ultimately from Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon), meaning "apple", "fruit from a tree"... [more]
Macglanchy Irish
Anglicized form of Irish-Gaelic Mac Lannchaidh
Deb Indian, Bengali, Assamese
East Indian form of Dev.
Ravel French, French (African)
Derived from either a place called Ravel in the district of Drome or Provence, or from the word 'rave' meaning a root vegetable, and hence a grower or seller of such items.
Džomek Slovak (?)
Origin of the name is not known. Possibly came from Poland. In Slovakia in 1995 lived 15 people with this surname.
Omori Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 森 (mori) "forest," "woods."
Kanisthachat Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kaseda Japanese
If kase is spelled like 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase, join, include, Canada" and 世 (se, yo) meaning "generation, world, society, public", then it can also be read as kayo... [more]
Ga Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).
Huskey English (American)
Likely was named after an person who owned a husky
Yuzuki Japanese
From Japanese 柚 (yuzu) meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Tareq Bengali, Arabic
Derived from the given name Tariq.
Crooks English
Habitational name from Crookes in Sheffield (Yorkshire), named with Old Norse krókr ‘hook, bend’.... [more]
Tisserand French
French for "weaver."
Noda Japanese
Combination of the kanji 野 (no, "area, field, hidden part of a structure; wild, rustic") and 田 (ta, "rice paddy, field"). A famous bearer of this surname is Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (野田 佳彦; b. 1957).
Grischott Romansh
Variant of Grisch by way of combining it with the diminutive suffix -ott.
Ou Chinese
From Chinese 欧 (ōu) referring to Mount Sheng in present-day Huzhou, China. According to legend, this name (along with the compound name Ouyang containing this character) was adopted by the descendants of a prince from the Yue state who settled in the area around the mountain.
Gutjahr German, German (Swiss)
nickname for someone born on New Year's Day from a New Year's greeting meaning "Good year".
Kabayama Japanese (Rare)
Kaba (樺) means "birch", yama (山) means "mountain"
Aadli Estonian
Aadli is an Estonian surname, derived from "aadel", meaning "nobility".
Domingues Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Domínguez.
Rita Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan
From the female personal name Rita, a reduced form of MargharitaMargaret’, chosen in particular in honor of a 15th-century Italian saint who bore the name in this form.
Alcubierre Aragonese
This indicates familial origin within the vicinity of the Sierra d’Alcubierre.
Yamawaki Japanese
From 山 (yama, sen) meaning "mountain, hill", and 脇 (waki) meaning "armpit, side, flank, underarm".
Sammartino Italian
From Italian san (apocopic form of santo ("saint") + Martino ("Martin").
Maude English
From the female given name Maude.
Galvan Irish
Variant form of O'Galvin (see also Galvin).
Juniel English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Jungnickel. Or perhaps from French or German Junior.
Truax French (Americanized)
An Americanized spelling of the French surname Trieux.
Shkolnik Russian
A Russian word used to refer to a student.
Wildin English
The former placename is composed of the Olde English pre 7th Century words "wilg", willow, and "denu", a valley; while the latter place in Worcestershire is derived from the Olde English personal name "Winela", plus the Olde English "dun", a hill or mountain.
Macgrath Irish
First found in County Clare, on the west coast of Ireland in the province of Munster, where they held a family seat from ancient times.... [more]
Wakatsuchi Japanese
From the Japanese 若 (waka) "young" and 土 (tsuchi) "earth," "soil."
Matz German
From A Pet Form Of The Personal Names Matthäus Or Matthias (See Matthew).
Braithwaite English
Habitational name for a person from any of the various places named Braithwaite in Cumbria and Yorkshire, from Old Norse breiðr "broad" + þveit "clearing, pasture".
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".
Jurišić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Jure".
Zeghlache Berber, Northern African
Kabyle surname of unknown meaning.
Ferkó Hungarian
From the given name Ferkó.
Galewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Galew, Galewice, or Galów in the voivodeships of Kalisz, Kielce, or Konin.
Miil Estonian
Miil is an Estonian surname meaning "mile".
Prior Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mac an Phríora meaning "son of the prior".
Nassiri Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Nasir.
Tsab Hmong
Original Hmong form of Cha.
Kraaijkamp Dutch
Means "field of crows" in Dutch, from the plural form of Dutch kraai "crow" and kamp "camp, field".
Axel Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Habitational name for someone from either of two places, Aksel in East Flanders or Axel in Zeeland, both possibly derived from a relative of Old High German ahsala "shoulder", referring to an elevated piece of land.
Rzonca Polish
Nickname from Polish dialect rzonca, standard Polish rzodca ‘land steward’.
Wongchai Thai
From Thai วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty" and ไชย (chai) meaning "victory".
Kastamonites Greek
Someone from Kastamoni (Kastamonu).
Haim Jewish
From the given name Haim.
Citlalpopoca Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning "smoking star" or "comet".
Bjelovuk Serbian
From the given name Vuk. Variant of Belovuk.
Tallant English (British, ?), Norman, Irish
English (of Norman origin) occupational name for a tailor or nickname for a good swordsman, from taillant ‘cutting’, present participle of Old French tailler ‘to cut’ (Late Latin taliare, from talea ‘(plant) cutting’)... [more]
Mac Con Charraige Irish
Means "son of the hound of the rock" in Irish, from Irish "hound" and carraig "rock".
Chikafuji Japanese
Chika means "near" and fuji means "wisteria".
Wagenmann German
Occupational name from Middle High German wagenman ‘hauler’, ‘wagoner’.
Fenway English
Meaning, "through the fens," itself meaning, "through the marsh."
Larkey American (Modern, Rare, ?)
It is my grandmother's maiden name
Al-Yafai Arabic
From the name of the tribe Yafa of south Yemen, one of the biggest tribes that descended from the ancient Himyarite tribe.
Hussien Arabic
Derived from the given name Husayn.
Rotter German
Variant spelling of Rother, an occupational name for the foreman or leader of a group or association of men, or a work gang, from an agent derivative of Middle High German rotte ‘team’, ‘gang’... [more]
Lusso Italian
From the given name Lucius, or possibly the toponym Santu Lussurgiu.
Jõeper Estonian
Jõeper is an Estonian surname derived from "jõeperv", meaning "riverbank".
Corsi Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Corso.
Tillakaratne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala තිලකරත්න (see Thilakaratne).
Puèg-redond Occitan
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Provençal commune.
Boothe English
Variant of Booth
Gaintza Basque (Rare)
Habitational name derived from Basque gain "above, upper part; top, summit, peak" and the abundance suffix -tza.
Weichselbraun German (Austrian)
From Weichsel, "sour cherry" in German and Braun, "brown" in German
Fischi Italian
Rare central Italian surname. Means “whistler” in Italian.
Oleksenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Oleksiy" or "son of Oleksandr".
Vojniković Bosnian, Croatian
Means "son of a soldier" in various Balkan languages.
Mac Thréinfhir Northern Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Armstrong of Ulster, literally meaning " "son of the strong man".
Riba De Neira Galician
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Baralla, Comarca of Os Ancares.
Keillor Scottish
Habitational name from a place in Angus called Keilor.
Rucinski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Ruciany in Siedlce.
Raj Indian, Punjabi, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit राज (raja) meaning "king".
Clarey Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Cléirigh and variant of O'Clery and Cleary.
Hoshimiya Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
Neshchadymenko Ukrainian (Rare)
Cossack surname meaning "no mercy", from Ukrainian не (ne) "not, none, no" and щадити (shchadyty) "to spare, to show mercy".
Slucki Belarusian
Means "of Sluck", a town in the Minsk region.
Khrapko Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian (Rare)
Derived from East Slavic храп (khrap) meaning "snore".
Bera Turkish, Arabic
Means "knowledgeable, smart, beautiful".
Aboulker Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic أبو الخير ('abu al-khayr) meaning "father of the good".
Moskal Ukrainian
A moskal (москаль) is a derogatory term for Russian person.