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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Ramnarine Indian, Trinidadian Creole
From Sanskrit राम (rāma) meaning "pleasing, pleasant" combined with a form of the given name Narayana.
Rosen German, Jewish
Means "Roses" in German
Azpilkueta Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous settlement in the Navarrese municipality of Baztan.
Mehoff Bulgarian, English (American)
Variant transcription of Mehov.
Izturitze Basque
From the name of a commune in south-western France, possibly derived from Basque estura "strait, scrape; narrowing, tightening" and the abundance suffix -tza.
Shibuimaru Japanese
From Japanese 渋 (''shibu'') "unripe persimmon juice", 井 (''i'') "well" and 丸 (''maru'') "circle".
Farias Portuguese
Habitational name from any of various places in Portugal called Faria.
İleri Turkish
Means "advanced, forward, ahead" in Turkish.
Bachechi Italian
Comes from the Tuscan-Italian personal name Baccio.
Delahunt Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dulchaointigh meaning "descendant of a satirist", from Irish dul "going, to go" or "satirist" and cainteach "talkative, chatty" or "plaintive, sad".
Chishall English
The name comes from when they lived in Chishall, two parishes in the county of Essex.
Twiner English
Occupational name for a maker of thread or twine; an agent derivative of Old English twinen meaning "to twine".
Kıraç Turkish
Means "barren, wasted, infertile" in Turkish.
Ciaramitaro Italian
From Sicilian ciaramidaru "roof tile maker, potter", ultimately from Ancient Greek κέραμος (keramos) "potter's clay, pottery, tile".
Sully English
English: of Norman origin a habitational name from any of the three places called Sully in Calvados (Normandy), Aisne (Picardy), & Loiret (Centre)... [more]
Uusmägi Estonian
Uusmägi is an Estonian surname meaning "new mountain/hill".
Hoyland English, Norwegian
English (South Yorkshire): habitational name from any of various places in South Yorkshire named with Old English hoh ‘hill spur’ + land ‘(cultivated) land’. ... [more]
Lanzo Italian
Variant of Lanza.
Sakoui Iranian
meaning gold merchant
Fong Chinese
Taishanese version of Kuang
Hoshii Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star, spot" combined with 井 (i) meaning "well, town".
Potulicki Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 3 Greater Polish villages named Potulice.
Herlihy Irish
From Irish Gaelic Ó hIarfhlatha "descendant of Iarfhlaith", a personal name meaning literally "lord of the west".
Talcott English, Norman
Norman habitational name from Taillecourt in France.... [more]
Dragases Greek, History, Serbian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Serbian surname Dragaš. This was the surname of the last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos, who took her mother's surname, Helena Dragaš, as his second last name
Arlinghaus German
Perhaps a habitational name from Oerlinghausen in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Aveley English
From the Flemish, Evely; from the Dutch, Evelein; in the Domesday Book, Avelin; a personal name.
Gençtürk Turkish
Means "young Turk" in Turkish.
Kurashiki Japanese
From 倉 (kura) meaning "have, possess, storehouse, granary", combined with 式 (shiki) meaning "formula, expression, ceremony" or 敷 (shiki) meaning "house, paving".
Wildfong German
An Americanized form of German Wildfang. A nickname from Middle High German Wiltvanc "Wildman Stranger", denoting a person who was not a member of the community.
Gong Chinese
Gong means palace.... [more]
Kodajima Japanese
From Japanese 古 (Ko) meaning "Old" and 田 (Ta, Da) meaning "Rice Field" and 島 (Shima) meaning "Island"
Bielby English (British)
This surname takes its name from the village of Bielby in East Yorkshire. It derives from the Old Norse personal name Beli and the Old Norse býr "farm, settlement"... [more]
Geurts Dutch
Patronymic form of the personal name Geurt.
Milič Slovene
Variant of Milić.
Zacher English
A reference to Sacheverell, a location in Normandy. May also refer to the given name Zacharias, meaning "to remember God," or "the Lord recalled."
Uewara Japanese
Variant of Uehara.... [more]
Nakagami Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".
Purnama Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Bao (鮑) or Zhong (鍾). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Delafosse French
Means "of the ditch" in French.
Odajima Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Bezerra Portuguese
Means "young cow, heifer" in Portuguese.
Heerkens Dutch
Derived from a diminutive form of a given name containing the element heri "army". Alternatively, a variant form of Eerkens.
Talwar Indian
Sikh name based on the name of a clan in the Khatri community, derived from Panjabitəlwār ‘sword’ (Sanskrit taravāri).
Stahler German
Occupational name for a foundry worker, from an agent derivative of Middle High German stal 'steel'.
Suadicani Danish (Rare), German (Rare)
A portmanteau of the Latin words suadeo and canis meaning "persuade" and "dog" respectively. Suadeo can also be used to mean "weapon", which explains the family's crest, which displays an armored gauntlet wielding a sword and a dog climbing a set of stairs... [more]
Werfalli Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic الورفلي (see al-Werfalli).
Reznor German
May be a variant of the German surname Reisner, a habitational name for someone from a place called Reisen (for example in Bavaria), Reissen in Thuringia, or Reussen on the Saale river.
Lumi Estonian
Lumi is an Estonian surname meaning "snow".
Mccarney Irish
From either the Gaelic O Cearnaigh, meaning "victorious", or O Catharnaigh, meaning "warlike".
Ohtsuka Japanese
Variant transcription of Otsuka.
De Bie Dutch
Means "the bee" in Dutch, a nickname for a beekeeper or a for a busy person, or perhaps a habitational name for someone who lived near a sign depicting a bee.
Chakhunashvili Georgian
Meaning unknown.
Gabríelsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Gabríel" in Icelandic.
Van Coevorden Dutch
Means "from Coevorden", the name of a city in the Netherlands derived from Middle Dutch coe "cow" and voorde "ford, crossing".
Mehović Bosnian, Montenegrin
Slavic version that might have developed from the Albanian surname Mehaj
Duce English
From a nickname for a pleasant person, derived from Middle English douce "pleasant, sweet, nice". In some cases, from the given name Douce, of the same origin (see Dulcie).
Iverson English (Rare)
Means "son of Iver".
Hands English
Plural form of Hand.
Rupp German
Derived from Rupp, which is a medieval short form of Ruppert and Rupprecht.
Train English
English (Devon): 1. metonymic occupational name for a trapper or hunter, from Middle English trayne, Old French traine ‘guile’, ‘snare’, ‘trap’. ... [more]
McCandless Scottish, Irish, Scots
Ulster Scots form of McCandlish. This surname is mostly common in Northern Ireland.
Viks Estonian
Viks is an Estonian surname meaning "jaunty".
Pemberley English
From the given name Paegna, ber meaning "barley" and leah meaning "clearing".
Pine English
Originally denoted a person who lived near a pine forest or who sold pine firs for a living.
Kirss Estonian
Kirss is an Estonian surname meaning "cherry".
Schmeichel German
Nickname for a flatterer, derived from Middle High German smeichen literally meaning "to flatter". Famous bearers of this surname include Peter Schmeichel (1963-) and his son Kasper Schmeichel (1986-), both of whom are Danish soccer goalkeepers.
Amanpour Persian
Means "son of Aman".
Nishi Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west".
Vettik Estonian
Vettik is an Estonian surname meaning "soaked/waterlogged stand".
Zuloaga Basque
From the name of a settlement in Biscay, Spain, meaning "place of holes" in Basque, derived from zulo "hole, pit, burrow, opening" and -aga "place of, abundance of".
Musalam Arabic
Alternate transcription of Musallam.
Terachi Japanese
From Japanese 寺 (tera) meaning "temple" and 地 (chi) meaning "ground".
Inukami Japanese (Rare)
Inu means "dog" and kami means "god".
Shiyanagi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 四柳 (see Yotsuyanagi).
Folsom English
One who came from Foulsham (Foghel’s homestead), in Norfolk.
Nataf Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Hebrew נטף (nataf) meaning "gum, resin" or "stacte", referring to a type of spice used in preparing incense.
Sillamäe Estonian
Sillamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "bridge hill/mountain".
Barzanî Kurdish
Denoted a person from the village of Barzan in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
Ursu Romanian
Means "bear" in Romanian.
Hashempour Persian
Means "son of Hashem".
Trolle Old Swedish, Swedish, Danish
Swedish noble family who got their name from the image depicted on the family's coat of arms showing a headless troll. The earliest known ancestor is Birger Knutsson Trulle (died approx. 1367).
Che Chinese
From Chinese 车 (chē) meaning "(wheeled) vehicle".
Truu Estonian
Truu is an Estonian surname meaning "faithful".
Võlumägi Estonian
Võlumägi is an Estonian surname meaning "magic mountain".
Mctavish Scottish
On the Scottish west coast, the McTavish family was born among the ancient Dalriadan clans. Their name comes from the personal name Tammas, which is the Lowland Scottish form of Thomas. The Gaelic forms of the name are Mac Tamhais or Mac Thamhais, both of which mean son of Tammas.
Kiestler German
Possibly a form of Kistler an occupation name for a joiner or cabinet maker.
Firtash Ukrainian, Russian
Dmytro (Dmitriy) Firtash is a Ukrainian pro-Russian oligarch politician.
Huettl Upper German
South German (Hüttl) diminutive of Hütt (see Huett).
Paartalu Estonian
Paartalu is an Estonia surname meaning "twain farmsteads" or "a couple of farmsteads".
Rougeul French
“Rouge” means “Red” in French.
Tanabe Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 辺 or 邊 (nabe) meaning "area, place".
Riguccini Italian
Derived from the given name Riguccio.
Flower Welsh
Anglicized form of the Welsh personal name Llywarch, of unexplained origin.
Wijayawardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේවර්ධන (see Wijewardana).
Gauda Indian, Hindi, Odia
An occupational name for a dairy farmer.
Allikmaa Estonian
Allikmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "spring (water source) island".
Sadangi Indian
Sadhangi :- Who knows the six Angas(parts)... [more]
Vlaams Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
From Dutch and Flemish meaning "Flemish".
Shafik Arabic
Derived from the given name Shafiq.
Lomholt Danish
From the name of a farm/estate in Vejlby Parish, Denmark.
Benyamina Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Yamina" in Arabic (chiefly Algerian).
Souvannavong Lao
From Lao ສຸ (sou) meaning "good, beautiful", ວັນນະ (vanna) meaning "color, caste" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Zubeldia Basque
Derived from Basque zumel "holm oak" and the locative suffix -di.
Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Su from Sino-Vietnamese 蘇 (tô).
Thurman English (Rare)
Composed of the elements þórr (see Thor) and mundr "protection".
Enjolras Literature
From a surname which was from Occitan enjeura meaning "to terrify". This was the name of a charismatic activist in Victor Hugo's novel 'Les Misérables' (1862).
Ožana Czech
Ožana - ožanka (Teucrium) - Osana - OSANNA, OSANKA (german) - HOSANA (hebrew)... [more]
Arizcun Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Arizkun.
Brzykcy Polish
Possibly from Polish brzydki "ugly"
Baclan Celtic (Rare)
Form of the surname Backlund
Boboyev Uzbek
Uzbek form of Babaev.
Vladu Romanian
Derived from given name Vlad.
Gareginyan Armenian
Means "son of Garegin".
Billig German
Habitational name from a place named Billig, near Cologne. Nickname from Middle High German billich ‘proper’, ‘appropriate’.
Aquinas Italian
Aquinas indicates ancestral origins from the Italian county "Aquino." Aquino comes from the latin word "Aquinum" which itself probably comes from the latin word aqua. Aqua means water in English.
Hirashima Japanese
From the Japanese 平 (hira) "peace" and 島, 嶋 or 嶌 (shima) "island."
Perri English
Variant of Perry 1.
Schollenberger German
Habitational name for someone from a place called Schollenberg.
Di Pietrantonio Italian
The surname Di Pietrantonio literally means "son of Pietro" and indicates in a reinforcing way the descent from the progenitor named Pietro.
Mizui Japanese
Mizu means "water" and i means "mineshaft, pit, hole".
Casamassima Italian
Habitational name for someone from the town in Apulia, Italy, derived from Italian casa meaning "house" and the given name Massimo.
Paikashvili Georgian
Likely means "child of Paik", derived from the archaic masculine given name Paik (ultimately of Arabic origin) combined with Georgian შვილი (shvili) meaning "child".
Barrach Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic spelling of Dunbar.
Clemons English
Means "son of Clement". Variant of Clement.
Bannykh Russian
From баня (banya) meaning "bath"
Mcnicholas Irish
The McNicholas family stretches back through time to the Viking settlers who populated the rugged shores of Scotland in the Medieval era. The name McNicholas was derived from from the personal name, Nicholas... [more]
Mikel Czech
From the given name Mikuláš.
György Hungarian
From the given name György.
Hisanaga Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 永 (naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal".
Wijesiriwardana Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" combined with श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, strengthening, growing".
O'Ryan Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Riain.
Maksimowicz Polish
Means "son of Maksim".
Chandio Sindhi, Balochi
From the given name Chand.
Single German
Derived from a pet form of a Germanic given name beginning with sing-.
Colussi Italian
Friulian and Venetian short form of Nicola 1. Compare Colucci.
Alanson English
English surname meaning "son of Alan"
Canhoto Portuguese
Means "left-handed" in Portuguese.
Sandell English
Originated from a name for someone who lived on a sand hill
Crusoe English (Rare)
According to Reaney and Wilson this name was taken to England by John Crusoe, a Huguenot refugee from Hownescourt in Flanders, who settled in Norwich.
Desmoines French (Archaic), French (American)
An archaic French surname that begins in the US. It denotes a person who lived in places named Des Moines. From French meaning "from the monks" or "of the monks".
Alfeev Russian
Derived from the Russian monastic name Yelevfery, derived from Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleutheros) meaning "free".
Kotb Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic قطب (see Qutb) chiefly used in Egypt.
Gangemi Sicilian, Italian
Arab origin meaning healer
Gaddafi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From قذاذفة (Qadhadhfa), the Arabic name for a Berber tribe in Libya. The name possibly means "thrower, archer", from Arabic قَذَفَ (qaḏafa) meaning "to throw". A famous bearer was Muammar Gaddafi (1942–2011), a Libyan politician and revolutionary.
Birch English, German, Danish, Swedish (Rare)
From Middle High German birche, Old English birce, Old Danish birk, all meaning "birch". This was likely a topographic name for someone living by a birch tree or a birch forest... [more]
Shindera Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 新寺 (see Niidera).
Meşe Turkish
Means "oak" in Turkish.
Crossfield English (British)
English Surname. Originated in Anglo-Saxon Families who lived at the Cross fields.
Lucien French
From the given name Lucien.
Blaque Spanish, Catalan
Variant of "Llaquet". It could also be a Catalan variant of Black
Tammemaa Estonian
Tammemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "oak land".
Rivlin Belarusian, Jewish
Matronymic name derived from the given name Rivka. A famous bearer is Reuven Rivlin (1939-), the tenth President of Israel.
Wangchuk Tibetan
From the given name Wangchuk
Hứa Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Xu 2, from Sino-Vietnamese 許 (hứa).
Molino Italian, Spanish
From Spanish and Italian meaning "mill".
Utamura Japanese
Uta means "song, poem" and mura means "village, hamlet".
Fawzy Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Fawzi chiefly used in Egypt.
Aroll English
From a Scottish place name.
Hadley English
A habitational name from either a place named Hadley, or a place named Hadleigh. The first is named from the Old English personal name Hadda + lēah (means ‘wood’, ‘(woodland) clearing’), and the other three are from Old English hǣð (meaning ‘heathland’, ‘heather') + lēah.
Yoshimi Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "fortune, good luck" and 見 (mi) meaning "look, appearance, view".
Demps ?
Possibly a variant of Dempsey.
Ike Japanese
池 (Ike) means "pond, pool".
Habelt German
from a pet form of the Germanic personal name Habo, a short form of various compound names formed with had(u) ‘battle’, ‘strife’
Red'ko Ukrainian, Russian
From Ukrainian and Russian редька (red'ka), meaning "radish".
Uuskivi Estonian
Uuskivi is an Estonian surname meaning "new stone".
Magpantay Filipino, Tagalog
Means "to align" in Tagalog.
Grove German
Habitational name from any of several places named Grove or Groven in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, derived from Middle Low Germany grove "hole, pit, ditch, channel"... [more]
Ó Ciardhubháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Kirwan.
Au-Yeung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ouyang.
Araoka Japanese (Rare)
Ara (荒) means "rough", oka (岡) means "hill", therefore, Araoka means rough hill
Yuyamidou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 (see Yuyamidō).
Senjean French
Probably from St John (saint-jean) from Christianization of Basques and misspelled
Fialka Czech
Means ''violet'' (the flower) in Czech.
Burbidge English
Variant form of Burbage.
Marcellino Italian
From the given name Marcellino
Phyo Korean (Rare)
Variant transcription of Korean Hangul 표 (see Pyo).
Boyter Scottish
Denoting a person from the island of Bute.
Sumter English
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the sumpter.' Old French sommetier, a packhorseman, one who carried baggage on horseback
Weerawansha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරවංශ (see Weerawansa).
Ichinoku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 九 (see Ichijiku).
Ratzon Hebrew (Modern)
Means "will, wish, desire" in Hebrew.
Kurian Indian (Christian)
From the given name Kurian.
Piirikivi Estonian
Piirikivi is an Estonian surname meaning "border stone".
Voong Vietnamese
Alternate spelling of the name Vương, which is derived from the name Wang 1.
Tayama Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Underbrook English
Meaning "under the brook".
Kõu Estonian
Kõu is an Estonian surname meaning "thunder".