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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Emeny English
It may be of Old Celtic origin, from the Celtic female personal names: Isemeine, Isemay, Ismaine... [more]
Apostolopoulos Greek
Means "apostle."
Cottrell English, French
First found in Derbyshire where the family "Cottrell" held a family seat and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege lord for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings, 1066CE... [more]
Ōtaki Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall".
Monma Japanese
From Japanese 門 (mon) meaning "gate, door" and 馬 (ma) meaning "horse".
Noh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Nō).
Guiza Spanish
Spanish cognate of Arabic Giza.
Lewy Polish
Means "left" in Polish, a nickname for a left-handed person.
Agundez Spanish
Likely derived from from Persian آخوند (akhund) meaning "cleric, teacher".
Lepajõe Estonian
Lepajõe is an Estonian surname meaning "alder water".
Kiiri Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 喜入 (see Kiire).
Calla Italian
Variant of Cala or Catllà.
Mattioli Italian
From the given name Mattia.
Metsaäär Estonian
Metsaäär is an Estonian surname meaning "forest edge".
Poljak Croatian
Means "Polish". It is a cognate of Polyak.
Icatlo Tagalog
From Tagalog ikatlo meaning "third".
Shigeoka Japanese
From Japanese 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Veilleux French
variant of veilleur, a night guard of nightwatch.
Floros Greek
From the Latin word for flower, 'florus', also could be associated with the name Florus
Pol Dutch
From Middle Dutch pol "tussock, grassy hill; area of raised ground in a fen".
Stuckey English
Stuckey was first found in Devonshire where they held family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence diminished after the battle of Hastings in 1066. For the next three centuries the Norman ambience prevailed... [more]
Arbour French (Quebec)
Variant of Harbour or possibly a variant of Harbaud or Herbert.
Jefferies English
Derived from the given name Jeffrey.
Towers French
1. Variant of Tower, with later -s. ... [more]
Dehghani Persian
Derived from Persian دهقان (dehqân) meaning "farmer, peasant".
Saelim Thai
Form of Lin used by Chinese Thais (based on the Hokkien romanization of the name).
Azizpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian عزیزپور (see Azizpour).
Mattsen English
Variant of Matson.
Pawlovich Belarusian
Belarusian form of Pavlovich.
Černjak South Slavic
South Slavic cognate of Chernyak.
Balfager Gothic, Medieval Portuguese
Name of a Visigoth noble family (around the 10th century) from the Iberian Peninsula (current northern Portugal), meaning "bold spear"; they descent from the Balti dynasty.
Abakelia Georgian
Georgian surname used by sculptor Tamar Abakelia and physician Ioseb Abakelia.
Eden English
From Middle English given name Edun, derived from Old English Ēadhūn, with the elements ēad "prosperity, wealth" and hūn "bear cub".... [more]
Ushio Japanese
From 牛 (ushi) meaning "cow, bull, ox" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".
Moran Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
From the given name Moran.
Mallahi Persian
From Persian ملاح (mallah) meaning "sailor", ultimately of Arabic origin.
Hübsch German
Nickname from Middle High German hübesch 'courtly', 'polite', 'refined', 'agreeable', German hübsch.
Kiya Japanese
Means "tree valley" in Japanese, from 木 (ki) "tree" and 谷 (ya) "valley".
Zaydan Arabic
Derived from the given name Zaydan.
Khosla Indian, Punjabi
Meaning uncertain.
Haris Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Harith.
Gätzi German (Swiss)
Derived from a short form of the given name Pancratius.
Chandratilleke Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala චන්ද්‍රතිලක (see Chandrathilaka).
Demachi Japanese
De means ground, soil, dirt, earth" and machi means "town".
Nino Italian
From the given name Nino 1.
Tohver Estonian
Tohver is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "ohver" meaning "martyr" and "sacrifice".
Casura Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and sura "above; upper".
Martinien Spanish (Latin American)
A rare Latin American form of Martinez or Martin, meaning "Warring" or "At war"
Boothe English
Variant of Booth
Vääri Estonian
Vääri is an Estonian surname derived from "vääriv", meaning "worthy" and "deserving".
Rifai Arabic
Elevation of all, honor and Glory... [more]
Vogt Von Nersen Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt.
Capin Filipino, Cebuano
Means "excess, surplus, over" in Cebuano.
Bracha Hebrew
From the given name Bracha, means "blessing" in Hebrew.
Wraye English
Variant of the habitational name Wray or Ray, from any of various minor places in northern England named Wray, Wrea, or Wreay, from Old Norse vrá ‘nook’, ‘corner’, ‘recess’.
Geronimi Italian
Derived from the given name Geronimo.
Pugno Italian
The Italian family name Pugno is considered by scholars to be of nickname origin. While the majority of surnames that are derived from a sobriquet or nickname reveal to us some aspect of the physical appearance of the initial bearer of the name or may allude to a characteristic of this person, other nickname family names make reference to a particular piece of clothing or favorite article or indeed a favorite color of the bearer of the name... [more]
Rosemont English
From rose "rose" + mont "mount". Also the name of a town in central California, near Sacramento. In 1880, there were 6 Rosemont families in Indiana.
Lazarewicz Polish
From the given name Lazar.
Fontanna Polish
Polish cognate of Fontaine.
Anzalone Italian
The surname Anzalone was first found in Bolgna (Latin: Bononia).
Juneau French
From French jeune meaning "young".
Paquette French
From the personal name Paquet, a pet form of Pascal.
Kukac Croatian (Rare)
Means "insect, worm" in Croatian.
Türkoğlu Turkish
Means "son of a Turk" in Turkish.
Wei Chinese
From Chinese 韦 (wéi) referring to the ancient state of Wei that existed in the pre-Qin period in what is now Henan province.
Ruffolo Italian
Derived from the given name Ruffo, an Italian form of Rufus.
Maytwayashing Ojibwe
Unknown meaning, most commonly found in Anishinaabe communities in Manitoba. A notable bearer is Clifford Maytwayashing, a legendary fiddle player.
Hashim Arabic, Urdu, Filipino, Tausug
From the given name Hashim.
Komatsuzaki Japanese (Rare)
Ko ("Small") + Matsu ("Pine Tree") + Zaki ("Peninsula, Cape"). This is a uncommon name, but it has kanji that 90% of Japanese family names have.
Bulstrode English
Locational surname referring to the medieval village of Bulstrode in Berkshire. ... [more]
Jurjević Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Juraj".
Barreto Portuguese, South American
Occupational name for a cap maker. Comes from barreto which means ‘cap’.
Brayton English
Derived from the Old Norse name breithr meaning "broad", or the Old Norse personal name Breithi, combined with the Old English suffix tun meaning "town, farmstead".
Otsuki Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大槻 (see Ōtsuki).
Panaligan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "depend on, put trust in" in Tagalog.
Sendulla Medieval French
the name was originally from a town in the champagne valley that does not exist any more because of World War I the town's name is forgotten and all we have about it is the name sendulla a young girl whom live there as a child
Britnell English
Habitational name from a place called Brinton in Norfolk, England. See Brinton.
Disharoon French (Americanized)
Americanized form of an unidentified French name, possibly de Charente. This name was established in MD by the end of the 17th century.
Chishiya Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 地 (chi) meaning "earth, land", 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect" 散 (chi) meaning "scatter", 梓 (shi) meaning "Japanese cherry birch", 塩 (shio) meaning "salt", 沙 (shi) meaning "sand", 司 (shi) meaning "to take charge of; to control; to manage", 史 (shi) meaning "history", 四 (shi) meaning "four", 士 (shi) meaning "samurai, warrior", 子 (shi) meaning "child", 市 (shi) meaning "market", 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition", 氏 (shi) meaning "a family; a clan", 糸 (shi) meaning "thread", 紙 (shi) meaning "paper", 紫 (shi) meaning "purple; violet", 至 (shi) meaning "to reach; to arrive", 詩 (shi) meaning "poetry, poem", 資 (shi) meaning "money; fund; wealth; capital", 汐 (shi) meaning "evening tide; night tides; ebb", 心 (shi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" or 清 (shi) meaning "clear; limpid", and 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 哉 (ya), an exclamation... [more]
Vuitton French
Derived from the Old High German word "witu" and the Old English pre 7th century "widu" or "wudu", meaning a wood, and therefore occupational for one living by such a place.
Landgraab Banat Swabian
The surname "Landgrab" (or its variations) is believed to have originated in Swabia, an area in Germany. The HouseOfNames website says the earliest known bearer of the name was Ulrich dictus Landgrave in 1276.
Nears English
French in origin, it is derived from the word "Noir," which is the equivalent of the English word "Black." It could have referred to a person with dark features, hair, or perhaps even one who was thought to engage in nafarious, or "dark," deeds.
Chase French
Topographic name for someone who lived in or by a house, probably the occupier of the most distinguished house in the village, from a southern derivative of Latin casa "hut, cottage, cabin".
Yaroshevitz Jewish
Ashkenazi Jewish form of Yarrow.
Beall Scottish
Derived from the Gaelic word beal, which means "mouth" or "opening." It could have been a nickname for someone with a large or prominent mouth.
Lancer Jewish, Polish
Ornamental name from German Lanze "lance, spear" combined with the agent suffix -er.
Hódar Spanish
Spanish surname with unknown origin. Violeta Hódar is a notable bearer.
Palermo Italian
From the name of the capital city in Sicily.
Davoran Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Dabhoireann
Baumkötter German (Modern)
From the German words 'Baum' meaning 'tree' and 'Kötter' a type of villager who dwelt in a cottage, similar to the Scottish Cotter. "Presumably a 'Baumkötter' earned money from a small orchard on their property."
Blackwell English
From an English place name derived from Old English blæc meaning "black" and wille meaning "well, spring, water hole".
Hiiekivi Estonian
Hiiekivi is an Estonia surname, derived from the pre-Christian "hiie", a sacred location, and "kivi" meaning "stone".
Onaga Japanese
O means "big, great" and naga means "long, cheif".
Verschuren Dutch
Contracted form of Van der Schuren meaning "from the barns".
Fayre English
Variation of Fair.
Archileti Spanish (Americanized), Italian (Americanized)
Possibly an Americanized form of Archuleta, or perhaps of Italian Archilletti.
Senevirathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සෙනෙවිරත්න (see Seneviratne).
Bogusław Polish
From the given name Bogusław.
Chaimongkol Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชัยมงคล or ไชยมงคล (see Chaimongkhon).
Kaplan Turkish
Means "tiger" in Turkish.
Riess Germanic
A name after the word 'reis' meaning twig or stick.
Viherpalu Estonian
Viherpalu is an Estonian surname meaning "buckthorn heath".
Eustace English
Derived from first name Eustace
Bowdler English
From Dutch de Boelare meaning "from Boelare", the name of a town in the Netherlands. Alternatively, it could derive from English buddler, an occupational name for someone who washes crushed ore.
Kino Japanese
From 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain, wilderness".
Neuwirth German
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a new innkeeper, from Middle High German niuwe ‘new’ + wirt and German neu + Wirt ‘master of a house’, ‘innkeeper’.
Souiri Arabic (Maghrebi)
Originally denoted a person who came from the Moroccan port city of Essaouira.
Ishizuka Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Hisamura Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Riseborough English
Denoted a person hailing from any of the various places called Risborough, Riseborough or Risbury in England, derived from Old English hrīs meaning "brushwood" and beorg meaning "hill, mound", or from hrīs and burh meaning "fortification"... [more]
Kurien Indian (Christian)
From the given name Kurien.
Kibuspuu Estonian
Kibuspuu is an Estonian surname meaning "piggin wood".
Akamori Japanese (Rare)
From 赤 (aka) meaning "red" combined with 森 (mori) meaning "forest."... [more]
Puente Spanish
Habitational name from any of the numerous places named Puente, from puente ‘bridge’.
Gloucester English
habitational name from the city of Gloucester. The place originally bore the British name Glevum (apparently from a cognate of Welsh gloyw "bright") to which was added the Old English element ceaster "Roman fort or walled city" (from Latin castrum "legionary camp")... [more]
Keomany Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel, glass" and ມະນີ (mani) meaning "gem, jewel, precious stone".
Gainsborough English
From the city of Gainsborough in Lincolnshire, England. A famous bearer of this surname includes English painter Thomas Gainsborough.
O Coingheallach Irish
Meaning, "descendent of Coingheallach."
Ratnapriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure" and प्रिय (priya) meaning "beloved, dear".
Ponsonby English
From a place name in England.
Roest Dutch
Habitational name derived from Old Dutch roest "reed bed, rush forest". Alternatively, from Dutch roest "rust", a nickname for a red-haired person.
Garvin English
Derived from the Old English given name Garwine meaning "spear friend".
Ataullin Bashkir
From the given name Ataullah.
Santoso Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of various Chinese surnames such as Chen (陳), Guo (郭), Liang (樑), Lin (林) or Xiao (蕭)... [more]
Alipoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian علیپور (see Alipour).
Samiri Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Samir 1. It also means "samaritan" in Arabic.
Verrall English
An uncommon Anglo-Saxon surname.
Scogings English, Old Danish
A surname of Scandinavian origin from the old Norse and old Danish by-name "Skeggi" or "skoggi", meaning 'the bearded one'. Common in areas invaded and settled by Scandinavians in the 8th and 9th Centuries.
Sata Japanese
From 佐 (sa) meaning "assist" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Doakes African American
Uncertain origin.
Sabri Arabic
Derived from the given name Sabri.
Albaugh English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Albach.
Narita Japanese
From 成 (nari) meaning "become", and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy".
Agu Igbo
Agu is an Igbo surname; the word Agu means Tiger in Igobo language.
Almandoz Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Baztan.
Peverly English
Possibly a variant of Beverley.
Fazakerley English
Habitational name for a person from a town of Fazakerley in Liverpool, derived from Old English fæs "border, fringe", æcer "field", and leah "woodland, clearing"... [more]
Hosny Arabic
Derived from the given name Husni.
Useche Basque
Habitational name from Basque Usaetxe, composed of uso "dove, pigeon" and etxe "house, home, building".
Vallée French
topographic name for someone who lived in a valley from Old French valee "valley" (from Latin vallis) or a habitational name from (La) Vallée the name of several places in various parts of France... [more]
Simm Estonian
Simm is an Estonian surname, a variant of the masculine given name "Simon".
Phasee Thai
Means "tax" in Thai.
Ophel English
19th century name from the Cambridgeshire area. Probably derived from Oldfield. Variants include Opheld, Oful and Offel.... [more]
Rittinghaus German
Name for someone who lives in a farmhouse.
Kudaybergenov Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Variant transcription of Kudaibergenov.
Bankhead Scottish, Northern Irish
Topographic name for someone who lived at the top or end of a bank or hill, derived from Middle English bank meaning "bank" and hed meaning "head". There are several minor places in Scotland so called, but the most likely source of the surname is one on the border between the parishes of Kilmarnock and Dreghorn in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Skočdopole Czech
Derived from Czech imperative sentence skoč do pole! meaning "jump in a field!".
Toolin Irish
The meaning of the name is unclear, but it seems to derive from the pre 13th century Gaelic O'Tuathalain suggesting that it was probably religious and may translate as "The male descendant of the follower of the lord".
Aksyanova Russian
Feminine form of Aksyanov (Аксянов)
Wiibaru Okinawan
The Okinawan language reading of its kanji, 上原 meaning "upper plain" or 植原 meaning "planted plain".
Ždanovich Belarusian
Means "son of Zhdan".
Robinsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Robin".
Beaty Scottish, Northern Irish
Variant form of Beattie. A famous bearer of this name was the American basketball player Zelmo Beaty (1939-2013).
Kramarić Croatian
Possibly a Croatian form of Krämer.
Aushev Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush surname derived from Nakh ауш (aush) or аус (aus) literally meaning "rock, slope", figuratively meaning "strong, solid, confident".
Imaruoka Japanese
I means "that one, Italy", maru means "round, circle", and oka means "hill, ridge".
Molière French, Haitian Creole
habitational name from La Molière the name of several places in various parts of France.
Marron Spanish
Derived from the French word marron meaning "chestnut", which now means "brown" in Spanish.
Abdelaziz Arabic
From the given name Abd al-Aziz.
Sur Indian, Bengali (Hindu), Sanskrit
From Sanskrit šūra "brave".
Ugumori Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鵜久森 (Ugumori) meaning "Ugumori", a division in the area of Miyakubo in the city of Imabari in the prefecture of Ehime in Japan.... [more]
Niaz Urdu, Pashto
Derived from the given name Niyaz.
Gerosa Italian
Denoted someone from the town of Gerosa in Lombardy, or perhaps a nickname from geros (modern ghiaioso) "gravelly".
Lacasse French
Means "box maker"
Balian Armenian
Patronymic of uncertain origin, perhaps from Turkish bal ‘lord’, ‘master’, a word of Arabic origin.
Iverson English (Rare)
Means "son of Iver".
Arcaro Late Roman
Occupational name for a maker or seller of bows.
Hiiop Estonian
Hiiop is an Estonian surname derived from the Biblical name "Hiiob" (also, "Iiob", or "Job" in English).
Speier Germanic
Habitational name from Speyer.
Di Giovanni Italian
From the given name Giovanni.
Hagedorn German, Dutch
German and Dutch cognate of Hawthorne. Topographic name from Middle High German hagedorn "hawthorn" from hag "hedge" and dorn "thorn"... [more]
Heinisch German
From a pet form of the personal name Heinrich.
Askeladd Folklore
The main character in Asbjornsen and Moe's Norwegian Folktales, Askeladd is usually the youngest and smallest of three brothers who is left to sit by the fire in the ashes, hence his name (similar to Cinderella)... [more]
Harms Dutch, Low German, Danish
Patronymic from the personal name Harm, a Dutch diminutive of Herman.
Klopfenstein German
It means striking stones
Carsin French
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a contracted form of Caorsin.
Georgiades Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Georgiadis chiefly used in Cyprus.
Cowart English
Variant of Coward.
Siahaan Batak
Derived from Batak sihahaan meaning "eldest child, eldest sibling".
Tsyhanok Ukrainian
From Ukrainian циган (tsyhan), meaning "Gypsy (Romani, Roma)".
Meakin English
Variant of Makin.
Scurry Irish
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Scoireadh, meaning ‘descendant of Scoireadh’.
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