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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Van Hertrooij Dutch
Means "from Hertrooij", most likely a place name in the Netherlands. It could possibly derive from Middle Dutch hert meaning "deer" and rood meaning "red".
Abdolkarimi Persian
From the given name Abdolkarim.
Garay Hungarian
Habitational name for someone from a place called Gara.
Rumbelow English
Means "person from Rumbelow", the name of various locations in England ("three mounds").
Viher Estonian
Viher is an Estonian surname meaning "buckthorn".
Dioaiuti Italian
Means "may god help you", from dio "god" and aiutare "to help, assist". Most often given to foundlings and orphans.
Einaste Estonian
Einaste is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "eine", meaning "meal". Possibly also from the German surname "Einmann".
Aït Berber, Northern African
Derived from Tamazight ⴰⵢⵜ (aït) meaning "son", also commonly used a component for compound names and surnames.
Ran Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蘭 (see Araragi).
Brayboy Lumbee
This name origin has roots in a court case in 1716 involving a slave named John. He was charged as "Jack Braveboy, a negro". The spelling Brayboy is scene in 1801 with Stephen Brayboy. It was identified as Native American in 1900 Indian Census Schedule of Robeson County, North Carolina.
Sivri Turkish
Means "pointed, sharp" in Turkish.
Everson English
Patronymic from the personal name Ever. See also Evers.
Kurahashi Japanese
From Japanese 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Madau Italian
From Sardinian madau "fold, enclosure for sheep".
Agbaje Nigerian, Yoruba
Meaning unknown. A bearer is Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (1967-), an English actor and model of Yoruba Nigerian descent.
Knicely German (Swiss, Americanized)
Americanized form of Swiss German Knüsli. Possibly also a variant of Nissley, a surname of Swiss German or German origin.
Janjöri Romansh
Contraction of a short form of the given name Johannes and Jöri.
Kontostephanos Greek
The surname means short (κοντός) Stefanos.
Poznanski Polish, Jewish
Habitational name from the city of Poznan in west-central Poland, or possibly from other places of this name, in Katowice and Siedlce voivodeships.
McQueeney Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Shuibhne.
Iki Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 生 (see Ike 2).
Slinger English
Travelled with the army's a user of Slings for war. The variant Slingo is a misspelling only appeared after the English civil war. YDNA between the two matches.
Ge Chinese
From Chinese 葛 (gé) referring to the ancient state of Ge, which existed during the Xia dynasty in what is now Henan province.
Fukurai Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 来 (rai) meaning "coming, arriving".
Catapano Italian
Means "catapan, governor of a catepanate", ultimately from Byzantine Greek κατεπάνω (katepánō) "(the one) placed at the top, or the topmost".
Ouertani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Found mainly in Tunisia.
Magboo Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog magbuo meaning "assemble, put together".
Micklethwaite English
Habitational name for a person from several places inside Yorkshire, all derived from Old Norse mikill "great, large" and þveit "clearing, pasture".
Ossa Italian, South American
Means "bones" in Italian.
Leto Italian
From the personal name Leto. From Latin Laetus meaning "happy, joyful"... [more]
Ahn Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 안 (see An).
Yukkupicio Cahita
It literally means "drizzle".
Del Pilar Spanish (Philippines)
Means "of the Pilar" in Spanish.
Copes Italian
Uncertain etymology.
Premawardana Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit प्रेम (prema) meaning "love, affection" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, growing".
Gonnaimueang Thai
End with the word "ในเมือง"(nai - mueang), which is the name of a sub-district in the northeastern region of Thailand.
Bhardwaj Indian
From Sanskrit bhāradvāja ‘descendant of bharadvāja’, bharadvāja meaning ‘one who has strength or vigor’ (a compound of bharat ‘bearing’ + vāja ‘vigor’). According to legend, Bharadvaja (bharadvāja) was the name of one of the great sages.
Licursi Italian
Of Albanian origin, either an occupational name for a tanner from lëkurë "skin, leather", or a habitational name.
Komisin Cuman
Originally Comyshyn .. The prefix denotes its Cuman ancestry, and the afix -shyn means Ukraine. Hence, Cuman of Ukraine.
Ffrench English
English and Scottish:... [more]
Kazan Greek
Reduced form of Kazandis which is an occupational surname for a maker of cauldrons or someone who uses a cauldron for the distillation of ouzo or raki... [more]
Gemini Italian
Diminutive of Gemino.
Avdokhina Russian
feminine form of Avdokhin
Protopopescu Romanian
Derived from Romanian protopop meaning "archpriest", from Old Church Slavonic протопопъ (protopopŭ), from Koine Greek πρωτοπαπάς (prōtopapás). A famous bearer of this surname is Dragoș Protopopescu, a Romanian writer, poet, critic, philosopher, and far-right politician.
Abimbola Yoruba
From the given name Abimbola
Igari Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 五十里 (see Ikari).
Hemati Persian
Derived from Persian همت (hemat) meaning "aspiration, ambition, zeal".
Bault French
Variant of Baud.
Midnight Irish
Middle of the night, darkness, dark blue
Manocchio Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Italian mano "hand" and occhio "eye", an elaboration of the surname Mano, or an altered form of malocchio meaning "evil eye".
Greaser English (American), English (British)
Means “mechanic, engineer”.
Bar Hebrew
From Aramaic בְּרָא (b'rā) meaning "son, child" or Hebrew בָּר (bar) meaning "grain, cereal".
Plimsoll French (Acadian)
I don't know the meaning, but it is my maiden name, and I understand it to be French. Samuel Plimsoll is my ancestor. He was born in Bristol, UK. He was an MP who spoke up in parliament and subsequently the Plimsoll or loading line was introduced on ships... [more]
Fahrenheit German
Derived from German fahren, meaning, "to ride", and Heit, which is the equivalent to the suffix "-ness". A famous bearer was Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686- 1736), a Polish physicist who invented the Fahrenheit temperature measuring system.
Amezcua Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Amezkua.
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".
Tenkubashi Japanese (Rare)
From 天 (ten) meaning "heaven", 空 (ku) meaning "sky", and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Akamori Japanese (Rare)
From 赤 (aka) meaning "red" combined with 森 (mori) meaning "forest."... [more]
Lammers Dutch, German
Patronymic form of the given name Lammert, a variant of Lambert.
Robotnik Slovak
The masculine form of "labourer" or "worker". Most famously used for Dr. Ivo Robotnik, the antagonist of the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
Darwish Arabic
From the given name Darwish.
Daniela Various
Derived from the given name Daniela or a variant of Daniel.
Sakyi Akan
Meaning unknown.
Ciccio Sicilian
Ciccio usually implies the person with given name is as sweet as pie. It also can be lengthened to Francesco.
Homma Japanese
From 本 (hon, moto) meaning "origin, source, root" and 間 (ma) meaning "pause, between, while".
Namkoong Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 남궁 (see Namgung).
Thornburg English
The name Thornburg comes from the Old English thorn broc, because the original bearers lived near a "stream by the thorns" in Buckinghamshire and North Yorkshire.
Spruijt Dutch
Means "sprout" in Dutch, originally a nickname for a young person or a descendant of a wealthy, powerful or important family.
Bhagat Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit भक्त (bhákta) meaning "devotee, worshiper".
Den Uijl Dutch
Means "the owl" in Dutch, from Middle Dutch ule. A notable bearer was the Dutch prime minister Johannes den Uijl (1919-1987), also known as Joop den Uyl.
Ranathunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala රණතුංග (see Ranathunga).
Peñalver Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Wagatoki Japanese
Waga means "young" and toki means "time".
Poon Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Pan 2.
Homan Dutch
From Old Dutch hovitman "leader, head man, chief". Alternatively, the Dutch form of Hoffmann.
Rzymski Polish
Derived from a place named ryzm "Rome". Denoting for someone from Rome.
Bersford English (Canadian)
Named after the city 'Bersford'... [more]
Tumasyan Armenian
Means "Son of Thomas" in Armenian. It is the Armenian equivalent to Thompson
Sinnott English, Irish
From the medieval personal name Sinod (from Old English Sigenōth, literally "victory-brave").... [more]
Beau French
Nickname for a handsome man (perhaps also ironically for an ugly one) from Old French beu bel "beautiful, handsome" (from Late Latin bellus)... [more]
Barker English
SURNAME Town cryer, or someone who shouts out notices
Ledwick English
A variation of the given name Ludwig.
Luckhardt German
Metronymic derived from the given name Liutgard.
Sapir Hebrew
Means "sapphire" in Hebrew.
Chestnut English
From Old French castan "chestnut tree" (Latin castanea), a name for someone who lived near a particular chestnut tree, or possibly a nickname for someone with chestnut-coloured hair (see Chastain).
Mukherjee Bengali
Variant of Mukhopadhyay. A notable bearer was Pranab Mukherjee (1935-2020), the 13th president of India.
Cushing English, French (Anglicized)
Altered form of Cousin, or an Americanized spelling of Cauchon. The English actor Peter Cushing (1913-1994) was a famous bearer of this name.
Spoor English, Dutch
From Middle Dutch and Middle English spoor "spur", an occupational name for a maker or seller of spurs.
Ōkura Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 倉 (kura) or 蔵 (kura) both meaning "granary, storehouse".
Justino Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Justino
Neinstein German, Jewish
Means “nine stones” in German
Yousri Arabic
Derived from the given name Yusri.
Raskin Jewish
Derived from the given name Raske which is a pet form of Rachel.
Deguchi Japanese
From Japanese 出 (de) meaning "exit" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Musalam Arabic
Alternate transcription of Musallam.
Aia Estonian
Aia is an Estonian surname meaning "horticultural".
Gongsun Chinese (Rare, Archaic)
From Chinese 公孫 (gōngsūn) meaning "duke's descendants".
Mich Polish, English
From Michaj or Michał in Polish usage. From Michael in English.
Alarie French (Quebec)
Derived from the Visigothic given name Alaric. This form was established in Quebec from 1681.
Selge Estonian
Selge is an Estonian surname meaning "clear".
Tilakaratne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala තිලකරත්න (see Thilakaratne).
Osmond English
From the given name Osmond
Nishimoto Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Theisen German, Danish, Norwegian
German, Danish, and Norwegian: patronymic from a reduced form of the personal name Matthias or Mathies (see Matthew).
Creighton English
From Irish 'crioch' meaning "border", and Old English 'tun' meaning "town".
Macasaet Filipino, Tagalog
From the given name Macasaet.
Sabolić Croatian
Croatian form of Szabó.
Ide Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 出 (de) meaning "exit".
Fayre English
Variation of Fair.
Niidome Japanese
From 新 (nii) meaning "new, fresh" and 留 (dome) meaning "fasten, halt, stop, detain".
Bacani Filipino, Pampangan, Pangasinan
Meaning uncertain.
Schäffler German
Occupational name for a cooper, from an agent derivative of Middle High German scheffel "bushel".
Her Hmong
From the clan name Hawj associated with the Chinese character 侯 (hóu) (see Hou).
Finnerty Irish
Reduced anglicisation of Irish Ó Fionnachta meaning "descendant of Fionnachta", a given name derived from fionn meaning "fair, white" and sneachta meaning "snow".
Moyongan Filipino, Bontoc
Means "bumble bee" in Bontok.
Óðinsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Óðinn" in Icelandic.
Laguaña Chamorro
Chamorro for "their net"
Ayliff English
From the medieval female personal name Ayleve (from Old English Æthelgifu, literally "noble gift"), or from the Old Norse nickname Eilífr, literally "ever-life".
Azua Basque
Habitational and topographic name derived from Basque (h)artsu "stony place; rocky", itself derived from (h)arri "stone, rock" and the suffix -tsu.
Redmayne English, Irish
Derived from Redmain, a small hamlet in Cumbria, England. It is named with Old English rēad meaning "red" and Welsh main meaning "rock, stone". The name could also be derived from the given name Réamonn, which is an Irish form of Raymond... [more]
Venier Venetian
From the medieval name Venerius, meaning "of Venus, dedicated to Venus".
Gharib Arabic
From the given name Gharib.
Takada Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kyugoku Japanese
A variant of Kyogoku.
Debije Dutch
Variant of De Bie.
Kensley English
This surname might derive from the surname Kinsley or from the locational surname Kelsey (denoting someone who is from either North or South Kelsey in Lincolnshire).
Gatlin German
Possibly an altered spelling of German Göttling, from a Germanic personal name formed with god ‘god’ or god ‘good’ + -ling suffix of affiliation, or, like Gättling (of which this may also be an altered form), a nickname from Middle High German getlinc ‘companion’, ‘kinsman’.
Vydrenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian видра (vydra), meaning "otter".
Forchuk Ukrainian
Marsha Skrypukh-Forchuk is a Ukrainian-Canadian author.
Tagashira Japanese
From 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" combined with 頭 (hashira) meaning "head, brain".
Aida Japanese
Ai could mean "fit, suit, join", "indigo", or "together, mutual". Da is a form of ta meaning "rice paddy, wilderness, field".
Ollison Danish (Americanized)
Americanized form of Olesen .
Rolfe English
Variant of Rolf.
Rayl German
Variant of Rehl, which it's meaning is probably a habitational name from Rehl in Rhineland or Rehlen in East Prussia.
Ptushko Russian
Means "little bird".
Ejiofor Western African, Igbo
Means "one who acts in good faith" in Igbo. A famous bearer is British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor (1977-).
Damour French
Variant of D'Amour.
Ryuuen Japanese
Most common transcription of Ryuen, meaning "dragon garden".
Odelin French
Not to be confused with the similarly spelled Odelín, which is Spanish rather than French, though they could have similar origins in name.
İbrahimli Azerbaijani
From the given name İbrahim and the Turkic suffix -li which forms adjectives from nouns.
Labib Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Labib.
Pirn Estonian
Pirn is an Estonian surname meaning "pear".
Kauke German
Variant of Kauk from Middle high German kauke "cake" hence a metonymic occupational name for a baker or confectioner or a nickname for a cake lover.
Nihon Japanese (Rare)
Means "Japan" in Japanese, though originally from 日本 (nihon), a clipping of 日本晴れ (nihombare) meaning "no clouds in the sky". It is a reference to an event in the Edo Period, of a weather forecaster who was asked for the weather and answered 日本晴れ... [more]
Hairfield English
Probably a variant of Harefield, a habitational name from a place so named, for example the one Greater London or Harefield in Selling, Kent, which are both apparently named from Old English here ‘army’ + feld ‘open country’.
Bragg English, Welsh
From a nickname for a cheerful or lively person, derived from Middle English bragge meaning "lively, cheerful, active", also "brave, proud, arrogant".
Dulin French
The surname Dulin is most common in France and is an occupational name meaning "from flax". Pronounced "du LIN" in English; however, in French it is pronounced "du LON". Anglicized in some cases as Duling, Dowling, or Dulong (a more common French surname brought to England, Ireland and Scotland from French Normans and later Huguenots).
De Bois Arthurian Cycle
Possible form of the French surname Dubois. This is the last name of Prince Arthur's mother Ygraine de Bois in the series Merlin.
Cherep Ukrainian
Means "skull" in Ukrainian.
Păun Romanian
Derived from Romanian păun "peacock".
Khamees Arabic
From the given name Khamees.
Joy English
Either derived directly from the word, indicating a nickname for a joyous person, or a variant of Joyce.
Bingemann German (Rare)
Possibly a habitational name for someone from a place named Bingen or Bingum. May also be from a topographic name derived from the German word Binge, which means "trench", and may also refer to a kettle-shaped depression or a collapsed shaft in a mine (see Bingel).
Değer Turkish
Means "value, worth" in Turkish.
Todeschini Italian
From Italian tedesco "German, of Germany".
Achour Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عاشور (see Ashour) chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Aguraiuja Estonian
Aguraiuja is an Estonian surname meaning "dawn/daybreak hewer".
Spiegler German, Jewish
Occupational name for a maker or seller of mirrors, from Middle High German spiegel, German Spiegel "mirror" and the agent suffix -er.
Saishiki Japanese
Derived from "彩色" meaning "colouring".
Delacour French
Probably based off the term "de la cœur", meaning "on the court".
Imaoka Japanese
From Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "now, present" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Lagadu English
Possible French origins
Jaouhari Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic جَوْهَر (jawhar) meaning "jewel, gem, essence" (chiefly Moroccan).
Ivković Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Ivko".
Kamase Japanese
From Japanese 釜 (kama) meaning "cauldron; pot; kettle" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids; current".
Zelenskis Latvian
Latvian cognate of Zieliński.
Hammad Arabic
Derived from the given name Hammad.
Yatsenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Yatsentiy".
Voschikov Russian
Russian occupational translation of Carter
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]
Sakuragi Japanese, Popular Culture
From Japanese 桜, 櫻 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 木 (gi) meaning "tree, wood" or 樹 (gi) meaning "tree". Chloe Cerise and Professor Cerise (also known as Koharu Sakuragi and Dr... [more]
Estremera Spanish
Derived from the word "estrecho," which means "narrow" or "tight."
Calwell English
I guess a differently spelled form of Caldwell. I don't know.... [more]
Papademos Greek
Likely derived from Greek papas, meaning "pope".
Manchester English
Habitational name from the city in northwestern England, formerly part of Lancashire. This is so called from Mamucio (an ancient British name containing the element mammā "breast", and meaning "breast-shaped hill") combined with Old English ceaster "Roman fort or walled city" (Latin castra "legionary camp").
Gaa German
Bavarian dialect variant of Gau.
Oz Hebrew
From the given name Oz 2.
Azuara Aragonese
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Muru Estonian
Muru is an Estonian surname meaning "lawn".
Keener English
Anglicized form of Kiener or Kühner.
Cheever English
Occupational name for a goatherd or a nickname for a capricious person, from Anglo-Norman chevre "goat". A famous bearer of the name was American author John William Cheever (1912-1982).
Balbino Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
From the given name Balbino.
Zubiani Italian
Possibly derived from a diminutive form of the given name Eusebio.
Moulder English
Derived from the Middle English word molder which means "to shape or mold something." It could refer to a person who shaped or molded dough or other ingredients into loaves of bread or other baked goods... [more]
De Hart Dutch
Can mean "the hart", "the heart", or "the hard", derived from Middle Dutch hart "male deer, stag" (see Hart), harte "heart" (see Hertz), or hart "hard, solid, sturdy; harsh, cruel"... [more]
Thamrongsombutsakul English (American)
Panat Thamrongsombutsakul is an animator at Walt Disney Studios, known for his work on Ralph Breaks the Internet, Raya and the Last Dragon, and Megamind, among other animated films.
Tamashiro Japanese
Means "jewel castle" or "ball castle" in Japanese. From the Japanese words 玉 (jewel, ball) and 城 (castle). This surname is of Okinawan origin.