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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Klingbeil German
From Middle High German klingen "to ring or sound" and bīl "axe", literally "sound the axe", an occupational nickname for a journeyman, carpenter, shipwright (or any occupation involving the use of an axe)... [more]
McCall Irish (Anglicized), Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cathail meaning "son of Cathal". Also compare Cahill, another anglicized form of Mac Cathail (or Ó Cathail).... [more]
Andrieux French
From the given name André.
Dye English, Welsh
English: from a pet form of the personal name Dennis. In Britain the surname is most common in Norfolk, but frequent also in Yorkshire. Welsh is also suggested, but 1881 and UK both show this as an East Anglian name - very few in Wales.
Pawley English
English variant of Pauley.
Huffington English
Means "Uffa's town". A famous bearer is Arianna Huffington, born Αριάδνη-Άννα Στασινοπούλου
Makeba African American
Meaning unknown. famous bearer is South African singer songwriter, Miriam Makeba (1936-2008).
Dela Fuente Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of De la Fuente primarily used in the Philippines.
Madutlela Sepedi
Madutlela is a South African surname of the Pedi speaking people.
Francescoli Italian
Variant form of Francesco. This name is borne by the former Uruguayan soccer star Enzo Francescoli (1961-).
Asikkala Finnish
Indicates familial origin from Asikkala, a municipality in southern Finland.
De Forest French
Alternative spelling of Deforest.
Shikari Indian, Hindi
From Hindi meaning "hunter, huntsman".
Hinckle German (Americanized)
Americanized form of Hinkel.
Lynchehaun Irish
Anglicized form of Irish-Gaelic surname Ó Loingseacháin
Haabma Estonian
Haabma is an Estonian surname derived from "haab" (aspen) and "maa" (land).
Orujärv Estonian
Orujärv is an Estonian surname meaning "valley lake".
Larbaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Larbi.
Marcey English
Variant of Mercer.
Capangyarihan Tagalog
From Tagalog kapangyarihan meaning "power, authority, command".
Edelstein Jewish
Ornamental name derived from German Edelstein "gemstone; precious stone".
Kiyosaka Japanese
Kiyo means "pure, clean" and saka means "slope, hill".
Fayez Arabic
Derived from the given name Faiz.
Ko Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 荒 (see ).
Blancaflor Spanish (Philippines)
Means "white flower," from the Spanish words blanca meaning "white" and flor meaning "flower."
Hasanaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Hasan" in Albanian.
Rostworowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Rostworowo.
Berinchyk Ukrainian
Possibly from Ukrainian беріть (berit'), meaning "to take".
Kuzmyn Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Kuzmin.
Umakoshi Japanese
From Japanese 馬 (uma) meaning "horse" and 越 (koshi) meaning "pass, through, over".
Vallmitjana Catalan
From the name of a valley near the town of Taradell in Catalonia, Spain, composed of Catalan vall meaning "valley" and mitjana "middle, middle-sized".
Ó Ciaráin Irish
A byname from a diminutive of ciar ‘dark’, ‘black-haired.'
Jabashiri Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蛇走 (jabashiri), sound- and script-changed from 砂場走 (shabahashiri), from 砂 (sha) meaning "sand", 場 (ba) meaning "place", and 走 (hashiri), from 走り (hashiri) meaning "run", referring to a place where the sand collapses quickly.
Brinton English
English locational surname, taken from the town of the same name in Norfolk. The name means "settlement belonging to Brun" - the personal name coming from the Old English word for "fire, flame".
Sturdivant English
Perhaps a nickname for messenger, a pursuivant or a hasty person, derived from Middle English stirten, sterten meaning "to start, leap" (ultimately from Old English styrtan) and avaunt meaning "forward" (itself from Old French).
Coronel Spanish, Portuguese
Means "colonel" in Spanish and Portuguese, used as an occupational name for someone in command of a regiment.
Fesyuk Ukrainian
Maybe a variant of Fedosyuk.
Rybarczyk Polish (Modern)
A derivative of polish word 'Rybak' (fisherman)
Kazi Bengali, Indian
Variant of Qazi.
Lammas English
Lammas is a surname from the village Lamarsh in Essex, England.
Birtwistle English
From the names of various places in England or similar, all derived from Old Norse bjǫrk "birch tree" and Old English twisel "fork, bifurcation".
Øyen Norwegian
Means "the island" in Norwegian.
Kocis Slovak
Slovak derivative of Hungarian Kocsis "Coachman".
Männik Estonian
Männik is an Estonian surname meaning "pine stand" or "pine forest".
Zeid Arabic
From the given name Zayd.
Tokugawa Japanese
From 徳 (toku) meaning "virtue" and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".
Raimundez Spanish
Means "son of Raimundo" in Spanish.
Guillén Spanish
From the given name Guillén.
Alegria Spanish, Portuguese
In Spanish, the name is from a location.... [more]
Bhakta Sanskrit
From Sanskrit meaning 'devotee'.
Sokolachko Ukrainian
Variant of Sokol, in a diminutive form.
Preminger Jewish
Meaning unknown, possibly a nickname for a person deported to Spain, derived from the name of a location in Portugal.
Roelofsma Frisian
Possibly means "son of Roelof".
Khaledian Persian
From the given name Khaled.
Van Riel Dutch
Means "from Riel" in Dutch, a toponym of uncertain origin.
Huidobro Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Los Altos.
Papier French, German, Jewish
Means "paper" in French and German, denoting a paper maker or merchant, both derived from Old French papier.
Madani Arabic
Indicated a person from the city of Medina, itself from Arabic مدينة (madinah) meaning "city".
Akine Japanese
Aki means "autumn" and ne means "root".
Mac Cuindlis Scottish, Irish
Means "son of Cuindleas", an early given name of uncertain origin.
Rathnayeke Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala රත්නායක (see Ratnayake).
Yansen Indonesian, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Jansen. Most commonly found in Indonesia and Argentina.
Grimshaw English (British)
A habitational surname originating from the hamlet of Grimshaw in Lancashire, derived from Old English elements grīma "mask" and sċeaga "copse". Famous bearers of this surname include English Victorian-era artist John Atkinson Grimshaw and Irish writer Beatrice Grimshaw, as well as the Grimshaw family in Coronation Street.
Sass German
Variant of Sasse.
Yokoi Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "side, beside, next to" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Jueluo Chinese, Manchu
A Sinicised version of Gioro.
Dillion Irish, English
Possibly a variant of Dillon.
Gaa German
Bavarian dialect variant of Gau.
Le Maistre French
From French meaning 'master'
Pelzer German
Occupational name for a furrier, from an agent derivative Middle High German bellez "fur".
Remacle French, French (Belgian)
From the given name Remacle.
Łukasiewicz Polish
Patronymic from the personal name Łukasz.
Chaimowitz Jewish
Variant form of Yiddish Chaimovich, which meant "son of Chaim".
Jean-baptiste Haitian Creole, French
From the French given name Jean-Baptiste.
Piénoel French (Rare)
French surname that possibly refers to the buckled shoes that the original bearer was wearing, in which case it is derived from Old French pié meaning "foot" combined with Old French noiel meaning "buckle"... [more]
Ilyin Russian
Means "son of Ilya".
Senami Japanese
Se means "ripple, current" and nami means "wave".
Cuaton Filipino
Possible alternate transcription of Chinese 廣東 (Guǎngdōng) referring to a coastal province in the South China region.
Matoš Croatian
Means "son of Mato".
Bedir Turkish
Means "full moon" in Turkish.
Baldinger German
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from a place called Baldingen, either in Württemberg, Germany, or Aargau, Switzerland.
à Beckett Medieval English, English (Australian)
Medieval Latinized form from Beckett. This surname is not used in modern Anglosphere. (But still exist in Austrailia.)
Andino Greek
This surname was originally derived from the Greek Andreas, a name meaning manly. It was the name of the first of Jesus Christ's disciples, which is known in various local forms throughout Christendom... [more]
Regragui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Of unknown meaning; predominantly found in Morocco.
Balagtas Filipino, Tagalog
Means "shortcut, direct (path or statement)" in Tagalog.
Kitaoka Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Yefimova Russian
Feminine form of Yefimov.
Abeynayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේනායක (see Abeynayake).
Shamir Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew שָׁמִיר (shamiyr) meaning "thorn, briar, thistle" or "flint, diamond, emery, adamant". It was borne by the Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Shamir (1915-2012), whose birth name was either Yitzhak Yezernitsky or Icchak Jaziernicki.
Salahuddin Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Salah al-Din.
Baltacı Turkish
Occupational name for a maker or seller of axes, derived from Turkish balta meaning "axe, hatchet".
Žagars Latvian
Means "stick".
Sakabe Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Lishoy Malayalam, Indian (Christian)
Uncommon Malayalam surname, used mostly by St Thomas Christians. The surname of a certain Malayalam actress.
Samoura Fula
Mauritanian Fula Surname, From the name {Sow}
Berry Romansh
Variant of Berri.
Netley English
Locative name from Netley Marsh in Eling (Hants), which is recorded as Nateleg in 1248. The place name derives from Old English næt "wet" + lēah "open woodland".
Örs Turkish
Means "anvil" in Turkish.
Eden East Frisian, German, Dutch
Refers to a descendant of someone with the given name Ede or Edo.
Urushiyama Japanese
From Japanese 漆 (urushi) meaning "lacquer" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Sekihara Japanese
From 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Ke Chinese
From Chinese 柯 (kē) meaning "axe handle, stalk, branch".
Daiber German
Derived from either Middle High German tiuber "pigeon breeder, pigeon fancier" or from Middle High German touber "wind musician, musician who plays a wind instrument".
Vogt Von Gerresheim Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt. Bearers of this surname descend from the Grafen von Keldachgau and Grafen von Berg.
Kirja Estonian
Kirja is an Estonian surname meaning "epistolary" (relating to the writing of letters).
Kitayama Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Donel Irish
Variant of Donnel
Pajupuu Estonian
Pajupuu is an Estonian surname meaning "willow tree".
Kulyak Ukrainian, Belarusian
From Belarusian and Ukrainian куля (kulya), meaning "bullet", probably used to describe a shooter, soldier, or a hunter.
Abdulcader Maranao
From the given name Abdulcader.
Willingham English
Habitational name from a place named Willingham, notably one in Cambridgeshire and one in Suffolk. The first is recorded in Domesday Book as Wivelingham "homestead (Old English hām) of the people of a man called Wifel".
Templeton English
Derived from Templeton, from the English words 'temple' and 'town'.
Alttoa Estonian
Alttoa is an Estonian surname meaning "from below, indoors".
Bayraktar Turkish, Crimean Tatar
Means "flag-bearer" in Turkish.
Barbagelata Italian
Named after the hamlet of Barbagelata, located in the commune of Lorsica, Genoa, Liguria, Italy. The name possibly means "cold beard", as it derives from "barba" (beard) and "gelata" (female form of cold).
Lenglet French
Means "The Englishman".
Liddy Irish
Variant of Leddy.
Phoutthavong Lao
From Lao ພຸດທະ (phouttha) meaning "Buddha" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Hallinan Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÁilgheanáin "descendant of Áilgheanán", a pet form of a personal name composed of old Celtic elements meaning "mild, noble person".
Bishwas Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali বিশ্বাস (see Biswas).
Filemban Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic فلمبان (see Felemban).
Vongkhamchanh Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family", ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ຈັນ (chanh) meaning "moon".
Friesen German, Dutch
Patronymic form of Friso (see Fries).
Wickramaratne Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विक्रम (vikrama) meaning "stride, pace" or "valour" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Benguigui Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Guigui", from a given name or tribal name possibly derived from Tamazight igig meaning "stake".
Agejev Estonian, Lithuanian, Russian
Latinised form of Ageyev in languages without the letter "y".
Hea Estonian
Hea is an Estonian surname meaning "good".
Claver English, Catalan
occupational name from Old French clavier Catalan claver "keeper of the keys doorkeeper" (from Latin clavarius from clavis "key").
Cena Polish
From Polish meaning "price". Possibly an occupational name for a trader or dealer.
Nagato Japanese (Rare)
There might be different readings, but one is Naga meaning "chief" and to meaning "gate".... [more]
Ing English
From the name of a former district in Essex, possibly derived from Old English ing "meadow, water meadow", or from ge "district, region" combined with the suffix -ing. Alternatively, it could derive from the given name Inge.
Kronecker Jewish, German (Austrian)
Derived from the place name Kroneck in Austria. A famous bearer of this surname was Leopold Kronecker(1823~1891),the German mathematician who worked on number theory.
Funes Spanish
Derived from a town named 'Funes' in Navarre.
Usai Italian
Possibly from the name of the former village Usani, or alternately, from Sardinian uscare "to burn, to scorch".
Fantuzzi Emilian-Romagnol, Italian
A surname derived from the medieval name "Fantino", which is a diminutive of "Fante", usually meaning "infant" or "child", but it was also used to refer to a "foot soldier".
Mario Italian
There's a popular character named Mario, and his brother, Luigi. Together; they're the Super Mario Bros. They've been very popular since the 80's and came out with the greatest games throughout the 90's, 00's, 10's, and 20's.
Duhoň Slovak, Czech
Nickname derived from Slovak dúha or Czech duha which both mean “rainbow.” In old Czech duha also means “bruise.”
Käärik Estonian
Käärik is an Estonian surname derived from "käär", meaning "meander" or "kaarik" meaning "cart" or "carriage".
Venezia Italian, Judeo-Italian
From the name of city of Venice or from the region of Venetia, both of which are called Venezia in Italian.
De Kok Dutch
Means "the cook" in Dutch.
Causon Chinese (Filipino)
From Hokkien 九孫 (káu-sun) meaning "ninth grandson".
Denoncourt French (Quebec)
Possibly a habitational name.
Aflalo Judeo-Spanish
Possibly from the name of the village of Afelilou in the Tafilalt region of Morocco.
Fieldman English
Meaning "ploughman".
Bloemendaal Dutch
Means "valley of flowers", the name of several places in the Netherlands, derived from bloem "flower" and dal "valley, dale". Cognate to German Blumenthal.
Faniel Hebrew
It's believe to be an Hebrew origin that was carved from ochaniel, it consist of Fam meaning face and el God... [more]
Dufva Swedish
From Swedish duva "dove, pigeon".
Kunic Yiddish
Variation on Koenig.
Tassoni Italian
Probably derived from Italian tasso meaning "badger (animal)", though it can also mean "yew (tree)".
Katoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Kato.
Tepe Turkish
Means "hill, top, peak" in Turkish.
Geraldson English
Means "son of Gerald".
Arcillas Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish arcillas, the plural of arcilla meaning "clay" (see Arcilla).
Sarakatsanis Greek
Derived from the Greek Σαρακατσάνοι (Sarakatsanoi) referred to an ethnic Greek population subgroup who were traditionally transhumant shepherds, native to Greece, with a smaller presence in neighbouring Bulgaria, southern Albania, and North Macedonia... [more]
Bold English
Denoted a person who lived or worked in the main house or a habitational name for places in England so-called or similar, all derived from Middle English bold "habitation, building", from Old English bold.
Ordóñez Spanish
Means "son of Ordoño".
Bäckman Swedish
Combination of Swedish bäck "small stream" and man "man".
Mohrenschildt German
From the surname Mohren and scilt "shield"
Farhadzadeh Persian
Means "born of Farhad".
Burken English
English variant of Birkin (see Burkins).
Dietz German
From a short form of the personal name Dietrich.
Latella Italian
Possibly derived from the Calabrian word tella or tiella, meaning "baking tray, pan", ultimately from Latin tegula "tile". Alternatively, it could be a habitational name from the town of Atella.
Buitenhuis Dutch
Means "country house, building outside of the city" in Dutch, derived from buiten "outside, out of; in the country" and huis "house, home, residence".
Bekirov Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Bekir".
Galpin English
English: occupational name for a messenger or scullion (in a monastery), from Old French galopin ‘page’, ‘turnspit’, from galoper ‘to gallop’.
Reinbold German
From a Germanic personal name composed of the elements ragin "counsel" + bald "bold", "brave."
Purificacion Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish purificación, meaning "purification," referring to the ritual purification of the Virgin Mary after her childbirth.
Aoba Japanese
青 (Ao) means "green, blue" and 葉 (ba) being a form of, ha meaning "leaf". This surname refers to a fresh leaf. ... [more]
Seabridge English
It means "sea bridge".
Acestor Greek Mythology
Surname for Apollo.
Umemoto Japanese
From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "apricot, plum" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Binotti Italian
From Latin albus, "white", derivative of Albino.
Jovanov Serbian, Macedonian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Jovan".
Uceda Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Tennōjiya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 天王寺谷 (Tennōjiya), script-changed from 天王寺屋 (Tennōjiya) meaning "Tennōji Store", a store that was in the ward of Tennōji in the city of Ōsaka in the prefecture of Ōsaka in Japan.
Cuorad Romansh
Variant of Conrad.
Kell Estonian
Kell is an Estonian surname meaning "clock".
Rumsfeld German
Variant spelling of Rumfelt. A notable bearer was the American politician, businessman and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (1932-2021).
Lisboa Portuguese
Habitational name for someone from the Portuguese capital city of Lisbon (called Lisboa in Portuguese).
Reaves English
Variant of Reeves.
Gabriele Italian
From the personal name Gabriele 1, Italian form of Gabriel.
Neks Estonian
Neks is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "nekrut" meaning "recruit" and "conscript".
Zandvoort Dutch
From the name of any of several settlements in the Netherlands, derived from Dutch zand "sand" and voort "ford, crossing".
Bernoulli French
French patronymic surname that was derived from the first name Bernoul (which was probably derived from Bernold or Bernolf).
Mallahi Persian
From Persian ملاح (mallah) meaning "sailor", ultimately of Arabic origin.
Sawade German
German form of Zawada.
Codreanu Romanian, Moldovan
A common surname in Romania and Moldova.... [more]
Rangkuti Batak
From a rapid pronunciation of the nickname Orang Yang Ditakuti meaning "The Feared One".
Shaddy Irish
Origin unidentified. Perhaps a variant of Irish Sheedy.
Yousuf Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Yusuf.
Krupiec Belarusian
Very likely related to Krupin.
Leddy Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Lideadha.
Jani Indian, Odia, Gujarati
Derived from Sanskrit ज्ञानिन् (jñānin) meaning "knowing, learned, wise".
Hazard English, French
Nickname for an inveterate gambler, a crafty person, or a brave or foolhardy man prepared to run risks, from Middle English hasard via Old French hasart "dice game, game of chance", later used metaphorically of other uncertain enterprises... [more]