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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Wagdy Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Wagdy.
Botezatu Romanian
Means "baptized."
Edralin Filipino
The most well-known bearer of this name is Ferdinand Edralin Marcos, a Filipino politician, lawyer, and kleptocrat.
Ezeriņš Latvian
Derived from the word ezers meaning "lake".
Born German, English
A topographical name indicating someone who lived near a stream, from the Old English "burna, burne". Alternatively, it could be contemporarily derived from the modern English word "born". Possible variants include Bourne, Burns 1 and Boren.
Zaun German
From a topographical name from Middle High German zun "fence, hedge" the German cognitive to Anglo-Saxon tun.
Akutsu Japanese
From Japanese 阿 (a) meaning "ridge, eaves, corner", 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 津 (tsu) meaning "port, harbour".
Clute Dutch
Variant form of Dutch Cloet or Kluit. Alternatively, could be from German Kluth.
Stonehouse English
From Middle English ston stan 1 "stone" (Old English stan 1) and house "house" (Old English hus)... [more]
Karask Estonian
Karask is an Estonian surname meaning "barley bread".
Belkalem Arabic (Maghrebi)
This is the surname of Essaïd Belkalem (1989-), an Algerian footballer.
Noh Arabic
From the given name Nuh.
Zion Hebrew
Means "monument" or "raised up" in Hebrew.
Fuerte Spanish (Mexican)
Derived from the Spanish word "fuerte" meaning strong.
Paznyak Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Pazniak or Paźniak.
Meanswell Popular Culture
Simply the English words "means well". This is the surname of the main protagonist of LazyTown, Stephanie Meanswell, as well as her uncle, Mayor Milford Meanswell.
Doyenarte Medieval Basque (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
It means a place or site near the forest.
Tarsney English (British)
Tarsney is a variant spelling of Tosne.
Oey Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Huang used by Chinese Indonesians.
Barzilay Hebrew
Variant form of Barzilai.
Wallenstein German, Jewish
Variant of Waldstein a habitational name from Wallenstein (originally Waldenstein "forest rock" Czech Valdštejn) in Bohemia... [more]
Alexopoulos Greek
From the personal name Alexios + the patronymic ending -poulos.
Talumaa Estonian
Talumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "farmland".
Ehlert German
From a Germanic personal name composed of the elements agil "edge", "point (of a sword)" + hard "brave", "hardy", "strong" or ward "guard".
Decoursey French, Anglo-Norman, Northern Irish
A habitational name for someone who originated from or lived in various towns in Northern France called Courcy. Courcy is derived from the name Curtius meaning "short".
Maidment English
Occupational name for a servant of maidens (such as nuns), from Middle English maiden (ultimately from Old English mægden) meaning "young girl, virgin, maiden" and man ending with an excrescent -t.
Aiuchi Japanese
Ai (愛) means 'love', and Uchi (内) means 'inside'.
Pühvel Estonian
Pühvel is an Estonian surname meaning "buffalo (wisent)" and "bull".
Pius Estonian
Pius is an Estonian surname meaning "pious".
Madani Arabic
Indicated a person from the city of Medina, itself from Arabic مدينة (madinah) meaning "city".
Ahmet Turkish, Uyghur
From the given name Ahmet.
Toyoguchi Japanese (Rare)
Toyo means "abundant" and guchi means "mouth, opening". ... [more]
Lidman Swedish
Combination of Swedish place name element lid "slope, hillside" and man "man". A notable bearer was Swedish writer Sara Lidman (1923-2004).
Minervini Italian
Either a variant of or son of Minervino.
Ruotina Italian
Means "wheel" in Italian. This meant that a bearer of this surname was a wheel maker.
Zamudio Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Biscay, Basque Country, derived from zama "gorge, ravine" and odi "ravine, channel, tube". Alternatively, the second element could instead be -di "place of, forest of".
Kil Jewish
Jewish (Ashkenazic) of uncertain origin; perhaps a nickname from Yiddish kil ‘cool’.
Jürismaa Estonian
Jürismaa is an Estonian surname meaning "Jüri's land" ("Jüri" is an Estonian masculine given name).
Chukwuemeka Igbo
From the given name Chukwuemeka.
Eslami Persian
From the given name Islam.
Nesterenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Nestor.
Talal Arabic
From the given name Talal.
Oregon English (American, Rare)
From the state of Oregon. Meaning “River of the west”
Goldschneider German
Means "gold cutter" in German, from the elements gold "gold" and snidan "to cut".
Dea Irish
Irish: reduced form of O'Dea.
Namlıtürk Turkish
Means "famous Turk", derived from Turkish namlı meaning "famous, renowned".
Balajcza Polish, Hungarian
May be related to the Hungarian place name Balaj or it may be a derivation of a personal name. The -cza suffix can suggest "of" or "from", indicating origin or descent.
Zoller German, Jewish
Occupational name for a customs officer, Middle High German zoller.
Cambria Italian
Possibly denoted someone from Cambria, Sicily, which might be of Arabic origin and unrelated to the latinized form of Cymru; alternatively, it could derive from the Roman cognomen Cambria, which would be related to the Latin toponym Cambria.
Hazelwood English
From the name of any of the various places in England so-called, all derived from Old English hæsl "hazel" and wudu "tree, wood".
Nicolaescu Romanian
Means "son of Nicolae".
Munich German
From the lower German word for monk, most likely first used as a surname for a former member of a monastery.
Meaño Galician
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Twiners English
Twiners are the climbing plants that wind themselves around supports like ropes and rods with their touch-sensitive main shoots, and grow upwards in this way.
Conquest English
Probably from a nickname for a domineering person, from Old French conqueste. A famous bearer of the name was British historian, poet, and novelist Robert Conquest (1917-2015).
Quian Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Shuibhne.
Arino Japanese
Ari means "exist" and no means "plain, field, wilderness".
Asante Western African, Akan
From the ethnic name of the Ashanti, a sub-ethnic group of the Akan from southern Ghana. The name possibly means "warlike" in the Twi language.
Shinazugawa Japanese (Rare)
Means "immortal river; never dying river; river with no deaths" in Japanese.
Buttgereit German (East Prussian)
Variant of Butgereit. This name is borne by German film director and screenwriter Jörg Buttgereit (1963-).
Wagle Norwegian
A habitational name derived from farmsteads in Rogaland named Vagle, from the Old Norse vagl meaning a '‘perch’' or '‘roost'’, referring to a high ridge between two lakes.
Kanabut Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kakuma Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase" and 隈 (kuma) meaning "corner, shade".
Tuguz Circassian (Russified)
Derived from Adyghe тыгъужъ (təġ°ẑ) meaning "wolf".
Eiermann German
Occupational name for an egg collector or dealer in eggs, from Middle High German ei 'egg' + man 'man'.
Duffield English
The meaning is dove field or open country. It's origin is the Yorkshire area named after a few places there.... [more]
Aybar Basque (Hispanicized)
Aybar Name Meaning. Spanish (of Basque origin): habitational name, in most cases probably from Aibar in Navarre, but in some cases perhaps a variant of Eibar, the name of a place in Gipuzkoa. The place names are from Basque ai 'side', 'slope' + ibar 'flood plain', 'valley'.
Prowse English
Nickname for a person who was proud, haughty, brave or valiant, derived from Old French prous, prou, preux, proz and prouz meaning "proud, brave, valiant". A famous bearer was David Prowse (1935-2020), an English bodybuilder, weightlifter and character actor who portrayed the villain Darth Vader in the Star Wars movies.
Marschall Germanic
Meanting Horse Servant
Pervez Urdu
From the given name Parviz.
Macritchie Scottish Gaelic, Scottish
Patronymic surname of Scottish origin meaning « son of Ritchie », a diminutive of Richard.
Greening English
Meaning unknown.
Brogni Italian
Possibly from the dialectical term brogneau meaning "wild plum", or figuratively "foreigner".
Smirnoff Russian
Variant transcription of Smirnov.
Wogan Irish
From the Old Welsh personal name Gwgan or Gwgon, originally probably a nickname meaning literally "little scowler". (Cf. the second element in Cadogan.) This surname is borne by Irish radio and television presenter Terry Wogan (1938-).
Jandro Croatian
Derived from the forename Jandro.
Straka Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak: Nickname from straka ‘magpie’, probably for a thievish or insolent person.... [more]
Creevey Celtic
Variant of Creevy.... [more]
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").
Karadžić Montenegrin, Serbian, Bosnian (?)
Derived from Turkish karaca, meaning "roe deer".
Warnasooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වර්ණසූරිය (see Warnasuriya).
Ueto Japanese
From 上 (ue) meaning "top, upper, above" and 戸 (to) meaning "door".
Sakamizu Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope, hill" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Saeki Japanese
This surname is used as 佐伯, 三枝木 or 佐柄木 with 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 伯 (haku, eki) meaning "chief, count, earl, uncle, Brazil", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 枝 (shi, eda, e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 柄 (hei, gara, e, tsuka) meaning "design, pattern, build, nature, character, handle, crank, grip, knob, shaft" and 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."... [more]
Raud Estonian
Means "iron" in Estonian.
Sediqi Persian
Persian form of Siddiqui.
Chikomborero Shona
CHIKOMBORERO means "a blessing".
Phatthanaphanit Thai
From Thai พัฒน (phatthana) meaning "to progress, to develop, to evolve" and พาณิช (phanit) meaning "commerce".
Maccini Italian
Patronymic form of Maccino, a diminutive of the given name Maccio.
Mishkin Russian
Derived from the given name Mishka, a diminutive of Mikhail.
Vayner Yiddish
Weiner is a surname or, in fact, the spelling of two different surnames originating in German and the closely related Yiddish language. In German, the name is pronounced vaɪnɐ(ʁ),of which the rare English pronunciation vaɪnər is a close approximation... [more]
Glaros Greek
Shiny eyes .
Pedroso Portuguese
Its origin is the word "pedra", which means "stone".
Papier French, German, Jewish
Means "paper" in French and German, denoting a paper maker or merchant, both derived from Old French papier.
Buggs African American (Anglicized, Modern)
I do not know much about this surname except to say that an employee at my job has Buggs as their surname.
Gucciardo Italian, Sicilian
from the given name Gucciardo a cognate of French Guichard of ancient Germanic origin probably composed of the elements wig "battle" or wisa "experience" and hard "strong brave hardy"... [more]
Dell'oro Italian
Means "of the gold" in Italian. Might indicate someone with blond hair, someone who worked as a goldsmith, or might be descended from the Latin name Aurius.
Lo Maglio Italian
Means "the mallet, the hammer" in Italian (see Maglio).
Mikker Estonian
Mikker is an Estonian family name possibly related to Mihkel
Petrosino Italian
From Neapolitan petrosino "parsley", a nickname for an intrusive or meddling person.
Toukin Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 頭巾 or 頭金 (see Tōkin).
Gee Irish, Scottish, English, French
Irish and Scottish: reduced form of McGee, Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Aodha ‘son of Aodh’ (see McCoy). ... [more]
Mitropoulos Greek
Means "son of Mitros".
d'Orves French
Denoted someone from Orve, a commune in the Doubs department in eastern France.
Kaaka Maori
Originated from Northland New Zealand town, Te Kao. Te Kao is a district on the Aupouri Peninsula of Northland, New Zealand. State Highway 1 passes through the district. Cape Reinga is 46 km to the north, and Houhora is 24 km to the south... [more]
Chandrasena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".
Van Aanholt Dutch
Means "from Anholt", a small village in the northeast of the province of Drenthe in the Netherlands, itself meaning "hold, rest" in Dutch (a place where people could rest for the night). A famous bearer is the Dutch soccer player Patrick van Aanholt (1990-).
Urbano Italian, Spanish
From the given name Urbano.
Yacoub Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Macadangdang Filipino, Cebuano, Ilocano
Derived from Cebuano dangdang "to broil, to grill" or Tagalog dangdang "heating, toasting, or drying through exposure to fire or glowing coals", possibly an occupational name for someone who dries things by the fire.
Ranasinha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala රණසිංහ (see Ranasinghe).
Godbold English (British)
This surname derives itself from the Middle English Godebold, comprised of the Old English elements god "god" and beald "bold, brave", and is thus related to the Old English name Godbeald... [more]
Andryushin Russian
Derived from a diminutive form Andryusha of the Russian given name Andrey.
Kozhemyakin Russian
Derived from Russian кожемяка (kozhemyaka) meaning "currier, tanner".
Hagelberg German
From German hagel meaning "hail" and berg meaning "mountain".
Giampaolo Italian
From the given name Giampaolo.
Mawdsley English
Derived from Mawdesley in Lancashire, England; meaning "Maud's clearing," from the given name Maud and leah (woodland, clearing).
Prato English
From Latin praetor, meaning "reeve".
Pozharsky Russian
Possibly from Russian пожар (požár) meaning "fire, conflagration". A famous bearer of the name was Russian prince Dmitry Mikhaylovich Pozharsky (1577-1642) known for his military leadership during the Polish–Muscovite War.
Uekawa Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Rathnapriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala රත්නප්‍රිය (see Ratnapriya).
Yaoyorozu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 八 (ya) meaning "eight", 百 (o) meaning "one hundred", and 万 (yorozu) meaning "ten thousand"
Aretxaga Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous ghost town within the council of Murgia in the municipality of Zuia.
Piquet French
Occupational name for someone who dealt with picks from a diminutive of pic ''pick, pickax''.
Zubok Ukrainian
From Ukrainian зуб (zub), meaning "tooth".
Nagata Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" or 永 (naga) meaning "eternity" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Karp English
From the given name Karp.
Jelmoli Romansh
Derived from the Italian given name Guglielmo.
Caroso English (American)
Surname of Panther Caroso from the Star Fox 64 series.
Dehghani Persian
Derived from Persian دهقان (dehqân) meaning "farmer, peasant".
Latifi Persian, Albanian
From the given name Latif.
Lutz German, German (Swiss), French
From the given name Lutz, a short form of Ludwig, or of names containing the element liut "people" such as Luitgard.
Judkins English
Means "decsendent of Jud".
Napper English
1 English: occupational name for a naperer, the servant in charge of the linen in use in a great house, Middle English, Old French nap(p)ier. Compare Scottish Napier .... [more]
Fuglesang Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Means "bird song" in Norwegian (compare German Vogelsang).
Rasor English
Probably from Old French rasor, meaning "razor".
Halili Tagalog
Means "successor, substitute, replacement" in Tagalog, originally used to denote a vice-chief or a chief's successor.
Glukhov Russian
From glukhoi, meaning "deaf".
Zaragoza Spanish, Aragonese
Habitational name from the province of Zaragoza in Aragon, from a Mozarabic form of Latin Caesaraugusta, named after Roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus.
O'keenan Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Ó Cianáin
Cancro Italian
Derived from Italian cancro "cancer". Probably an occupational name for a person who catches, cooks, sells crabs.
Cedergren Swedish
Combination of Swedish ceder "cedar" and gren "branch".
Maia Basque
From the name of a village in Navarre, Spain, called Amaiur in Basque, derived from amai "end, boundary, limit" (compare the given name Amaia).
Hajake Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 羽者 (haja), sound- and script-changed from 刃物 (hamono) meaning "blade; edged tool" and 家 (-ke), a suffix representing family, referring to a family who specialized with knives.
Enders German
Variant of Anders.
Guichard French
From the medieval name Guichard derived form the Germanic name Wighard... [more]
Karslake English
Variant spelling of Kerslake.
Kuznets Russian
The Russian variation of Smith.
Bluhm German
German alternate spelling of the Italian surname, Blum meaning flower.
Laizāns Latvian
Derived from the place name Laizāni.
Danuser Romansh
Derived from the place name Danusa, an old hill-top settlement on the Calanda mountain... [more]
Bland English
Bland is a habitational name from a place in West Yorkshire called Bland, the origin of which is uncertain. Possibly it is from Old English (ge)bland ‘storm’, ‘commotion’ (from blandan ‘to blend or mingle’), with reference to its exposed situation... [more]
Wiącek Polish
Derived from the given name Wiecek (see Więcesław).
Rzymski Polish
Derived from a place named ryzm "Rome". Denoting for someone from Rome.
Largaespada Spanish (Latin American), Central American
Combination of Spanish larga, the feminine form of the adjective largo meaning "long," and espada meaning "sword." It is mostly used in Nicaragua.
Ahmedović Bosnian
Means "son of Ahmed" in Bosnian.
Waghmare Indian, Marathi
Means "tiger killer" from Marathi वाघ (vagh) meaning "tiger" and मारणे (marne) meaning "to kill".
Larrion Basque
From the name of a village in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque larre "field, pasture, meadowland" and on "good".
Palu Estonian
Palu is an Estonian surname meaning "sandy heath" and "heathy woodland".
Vogelsang German
Means "bird song" in German. From the German words vogel (bird) and sang (song).
Gustavo Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Gustavo.
Molly Dutch (Surinamese)
Possibly derived from an occupational name for a millwright, from Middle Dutch molen "mill".
Pinkerton Scottish, Northern Irish
Habitational name for a person originally from a location in Scotland named Pinkerton, which is of uncertain meaning.
Gilmartin Irish (Anglicized), Scottish (Anglicized)
shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Mhartain, a patronymic from the personal name Giolla Mhartain "servant of (Saint) Martin"... [more]
Gavrilov Russian
Means "son of Gavriil".
Duysenov Kazakh
Means "son of Duysen".
Niaz Urdu, Pashto
Derived from the given name Niyaz.
Örnólfsdóttir Icelandic
Means ”daughter of Örnólfur” in Icelandic.
Donets Ukrainian
From the river Donets (Донець).
Gardea Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Laudio in Álava, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque gari "wheat" and -di "place of, forest of", or from garagardi "barley field" and arte "in between"... [more]
Dier Jewish
the name allegedly means "dyer (of clothes)"
Olari Estonian
Olari is an Estonian surname; taken from the masculine given name "Olari".
Holodov Russian
Variant transcription of Kholodov.
Paluvee Estonian
Paluvee is an Estonian surname meaning "sandy heath/heathy woodland water".
Gade Danish
Means "street" in Danish.
Edra Jewish
From the Hebrew personal name Ezra; means "help" in Hebrew.
Van Dongen Dutch
Means "from Dongen", a village in North Brabant, Netherlands, derived from donk "sandy hill (in marshy area)".
Abeygunarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේගුණරත්න (see Abeygunaratne).
Eremenko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Єременко (see Yeremenko).
Mohanty Indian, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit महत् (mahát) meaning "great, large".
Allvee Estonian
Allvee is an Estonian surname meaning "undersea" and "underwater".
Waco Indigenous American, Comanche
Is believed to have a Native American origin and may mean "the chosen ones" in the language of a tribe. However, the exact meaning of the name and the tribe's connection to the modern-day surname is not entirely clear.
Sanjo Japanese
Variant transcription of Sanjou.
Abdelazim Arabic
From the given name Abd al-Azim.
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