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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Magadia Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog mag-adya meaning "protect, help, deliver from danger".
Flack English
Probably from Middle English flack / flak meaning "turf, sod" (as found in the place name Flatmoor, in Cambridgeshire), and hence perhaps an occupational name for a turf cutter.
Butt Urdu, Kashmiri
Urdu and Kashmiri form of Bhatt.
Pathrose Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Derived from a variant of the given name Peter (chiefly used by Malayalam Christians).
Brumby English
From the name of a town in Lincolnshire, from the Old Norse given name Brúni or from brunnr "spring, well" combined with býr "farm, settlement".
Bundi Romansh
Derived from Romansh bun "good" and di "day" (compare Bongiorno and Bonasera). Another theory, however, derives this name from the given name Abundius.
Pavlisko Slovak
Rusyn patronym based on Pavel
Rafi Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Rafi.
Halldén Swedish
Combination of the dialectal Swedish word hall (Standard Swedish häll, Old Norse hallr), a type of flat rock, and the common surname suffix -én. The first element may be taken from a place named with this element (e.g. Halland, Hallsberg, or Hallstavik).
Kumm Estonian
Kumm is an Estonian surname meaning "vault" and "arch".
Uuli Estonian
Uuli is an Estonian surname derived from "uulits", meaning "street".
Cambier French (Belgian)
Occupational name for a brewer.
Wijayawickrema Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයවික්‍රම​ (see Wijewickrama).
Menu French
From French meaning "petite".
Aghasaryan Armenian
Means "son of Aghasar".
Al-Saqqaf Arabic
Alternate transcription of Al Saqqaf.
Andrew English
From the given name Andrew
Vähk Estonian
Vähk is an Estonian surname meaning "crayfish".
Al-ghamdi Arabic
Means "the Ghamdi", referring to the Ghamd tribe of Saudi Arabia.
Gauge English
Variant of Gage.
Bao Chinese
From Chinese 包 (bāo) referring to Shen Baoxu, an official from the Chu state that existed during the Zhou dynasty.
Vall Estonian
Vall is an Estonian surname meaning "wall" or "berm".
Magindara Cebuano
Magindara is a name of a demigoddess who turned into a mermaid, it is also the name of mythical creatures in the Philippines that are man-eating mermaids. It's a Central Bikol word for "mermaid".
Fukhimori Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Fujimori more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.
Usmani Urdu
From the given name Uthman.
Benkirane Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic بْن (bn) meaning "son" combined with كِيرَان (kīrān) meaning "forges, furnaces", possibly denoting descent of a blacksmith or metalworker (chiefly Moroccan).
Strzepek Polish
Means “rags”. (Rags worn by poor people.)
De La Muerte Spanish (Rare)
Means "of death" in Spanish. Name given to a person who worked as a graveyard worker.
Ufugusuku Okinawan
The Okinawan language reading of its kanji, meaning "big castle".
Ábel Hungarian, Slovak
From the given name Ábel.
Beaves English
An English surname of Norman origin, meaning fine son or dear son.
Tooke English (Rare)
This unusual English surname is of pre 7th century Old Scandinavian origin.
Kazempour Persian
Means "son of Kazem".
Seferaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Sefer" in Albanian.
Wyszyński Polish
It indicates familial origin within any of several Podlachian villages named ''Wyszonki''.
Surzhyk Ukrainian
From the language surzhyk (суржик), name for mixed language with Ukrainian and another language (commonly Russian or Polish).
Nys Belgian
common surname in belgium and wisonsin
Tsuryuh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 釣流 or 鉤流 (see Tsuryū).
Focșăneanu Romanian
Focșăneanu is a family name found at the Roman sculptor Paul Focșeneanu.
Eadie English
Variant of Eady
Marjoribanks Scottish
Reputedly from the name of a Scottish estate (Ratho-Marjoribankis) bestowed on Robert the Bruce's daughter Marjorie on her marriage in 1316... [more]
Maiztegi Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality in Bizkaia.
Paradiso Italian
from paradiso "Paradise" applied as a topographic name for someone living in a verdant place where flowers grew in abundance or near a pleasure garden or from the same word used as a personal name recorded in the form Paradisus in Lazio in 108
Otsukotsu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 乙骨 (see Okkotsu).
Lizzi Italian
Derived from lizzo, a Salerno dialect word meaning "holm oak".
Montigny French
habitational name from (Le) Montigny the name of several places in various parts of France (from a Gallo-Roman estate name Montiniacum formed either from a personal name or from a derivative of mons "mountain" and the locative suffix acum)... [more]
Rosado Spanish
Derived from the Spanish word rosa, meaning "rose".
Tilea Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Čobanović Croatian, Serbian
From čoban meaning ''shepherd''.
Shimbu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Niibe).
Ason English
The name Ason comes from Aythe where Aythe filius Thome received a charter of the lands of Fornochtis in Strathearn from Robert the Steward (later known as Robert II) around 1360. The next of the line was called Johem ayson iuuene... [more]
Kaʻanāʻanā Hawaiian
This Hawaiian surname means The Black Magic.... [more]
Zeković Serbian, Montenegrin
Derived from zeko (зеко), meaning "bunny".
Jõeloo Estonian
Jõeloo is an Estonians surname derived from "jõelooge", meaning a "river meander".
Kozicki Polish
A habitational name for someone from several places called Kozice, named with Koza 'nanny goat'.... [more]
Konkyūri Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Kome Japanese
Variant of Yone.
Saperstein Jewish, German
“Sapphire” and “stone”
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.
Gumma Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 群馬 (Gumma) meaning "Gumma", a former district in the former Japanese province of Kōzuke in present-day Gumma, Japan.... [more]
Tobar Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Castilian municipality.
Poghosian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պողոսյան (see Poghosyan).
Muhi Tagalog
Means "hatred" in Tagalog.
Shackleford English, Medieval English
Locational surname deriving from the place called Shackleford in Surrey, near the town of Farnham. The origin of "shackle" is uncertain. It could be derived from Old English sceacan "to shake"... [more]
Lotsij Dutch
Apparently a Dutchified form of the Polish surname Illotzki.
Greenfeld English
Partly Americanized form of the Ashkenazic Jewish ornamental name Grun(e)feld or Grinfeld, a compound of Yiddish grin + German Feld 'field', or of German Grünfeld (see Grunfeld).
Hennessee Irish
A variant of the traditionally Irish surname Hennessey or Hennessy, an Anglicization of Ó hAonghusa meaning "descendant of Aonghus".
Danese Italian
Ethnic name for a Dane, or from the personal name Danese, which was introduced to and popularized in medieval Italy through French Carolingian literature, notably the epics Chanson de Roland and Ogier de Denemarche.
Mannan Hinduism
Means ‘king’ in Tamil, it is also a Muslim surname, it is based on the Sanskrit word ‘mannan’, which means ‘the bountiful’.
Puna Estonian
Puna is an Estonian surname meaning "red".
Saal Estonian
Saal is an Estonian surname meaning "hall".
Martinet French
From a diminutive of the given name Martin.
Denning English
Derived from the Old English name DYNNA.
Loop Dutch
Habitational name from de Loop, meaning "the watercourse", in the province of Antwerp.
Eligio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Eligio
Tarro Estonian
Tarro is an Estonian name, possibly derived from "tare", meaning "hut".
Allingu Estonian
Allingu is an Estonian surname related to "allikas" meaning "(water) spring".
Massingberd English
Perhaps from a medieval nickname for someone with an auburn or reddish beard (from Middle English massing "brass" + berd "beard").
Osmani Albanian
Very common last name in Albania and in the rest of Europe to
Chaisuwan Thai
From Thai ชัย or ไชย (chai) meaning "victory" and สุวรรณ (suwan) meaning "gold".
Aradera Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 新寺 (see Niidera).
Helstrom Scandinavian
From a place called Helstrom, meaning a house (or shelter) by a river, from the pre 7th century Olde Norse "hiamlr- straumr".
Varrak Estonian
Varrak is an Estonian surname meaning "rich/wealthy".
Tanev Bulgarian
Derived from the forename Tane.
Yamano Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Ohakas Estonian
Ohakas is an Estonian surname meaning "thistle".
Dharmasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Guggenheimer Jewish
Originally indicated a person from either Gougenheim in Alsace or Jugenheim in Hesse, perhaps meaning "home of Gogo(n)". Gogo(n) is a Germanic personal name
Tamanishi Japanese
From Japanese 玉 (Tama) meaning "jewel; ball" and 西 (Nishi) meaning "west; Spain".
Weidmann German
Name meaning, "hunter".
Jon Korean
Alternate romanization of Chon. Chiefly used in North Korea.
Moth English
From a nickname derived from Middle English mothe meaning "moth". Known bearers include New Zealand photojournalist Margaret Moth (1951-2010), British artist Charlotte Moth (1978-), and British Roman Catholic bishop Richard Moth (1958-).
Rahe German
Nickname for a rough individual, from a North German variant of Rauh.
Podolsky Russian
Russian form of Podolski
Maul German, Danish
From Middle High German meaning "mouth, jaw". Possibly a nickname for someone with a deformed mouth or jaw.
Yim Khmer
Meaning uncertain, probably of Chinese origin.
Ragosta Italian
from aragosta "lobster" used for a shell-fisherman or otherwise as a nickname for someone thought to resemble a lobster in some way.
Adlao Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano adlaw meaning "sun, day".
Hime Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 姫 (Hime) meaning "Hime", a former village in the district of Kani in the former Japanese province of Mino in parts of present-day Gifu, Japan.... [more]
Pomeroy English
From an English surname meaning "dweller by the apple orchard".
Kıyak Turkish
Means "super, great, fine" in Turkish.
Kivistik Estonian
Kivistik is an Estonian surname meaning "stone grove".
Bezdenezhnykh Russian
Means "without money", from Russian денежных (denezhnykh) meaning money and prefix без (bez) meaning without. Denoted to a very very poor person.
Chetcuti Maltese
Derived from Arabic كتكوت‎‎ (katkūt) meaning "(newborn) chick, young chicken".
Kocis Slovak
Slovak derivative of Hungarian Kocsis "Coachman".
Hanai Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Ishiyama Japanese
From the Japanese 石 (ishi) "stone" and 山 (yama) "mountain."
Fow English
Derived from Middle English fou "spotted, stippled, multicoloured".
Van Der Hoeven Dutch
Means "from the farmstead" in Dutch.
Tombaugh German
topographic name from to dem bach ‘at the creek’, perhaps a hybrid form as Bach is standard German, bek(e) being the Low German form. habitational name from places in Hesse, Baden, and Bavaria called Dombach (earlier Tunbach, from tun, tan ‘mud’).
Kubilus Lithuanian
This surname is a derivative of the given name Jacob.
Voisin French
From Old French voisin "neighbor" (Anglo-Norman French veisin) . The application is uncertain; it may either be a nickname for a "good neighbor", or for someone who used this word as a frequent term of address, or it might be a topographic name for someone who lived on a neighboring property... [more]
Aidla Estonian
Aidla is an Estonian surname meaning "store/goods area".
Said Arabic, Somali, Urdu
From the given name Sa'id.
Mcphie Scottish
Variant of McPhee
Berrada Moroccan
Meaning unknown. A famous bearer is novelist/literary critic/translator Mohammed Berrada.
Delgadillo Spanish
Diminutive of Delgado.
Chanthavongsa Lao
From Lao ຈັນທະ (chantha) meaning "moon" and ວົງສາ (vongsa) meaning "family".
Hyka Albanian, Czech
This is both an Albanian and Czech surname. ... [more]
Kelava Croatian
Possibly derived from Turkish kel, meaning "bald".... [more]
Koori Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 氷 (see Kōri).
Kontogianis Greek
Means "short John" in Greek from κοντοσ (kontos) (see Kontos) meaning short combined with the forename Gianis which is the Modern Greek variant of John.
Hindi Hindi, Arabic, Persian, Turkish
Denotes someone from India.
Schmidtke German
Diminutive form of Schmidt.
Hewage Sinhalese
From Sinhala හේවායා (hewaya) meaning "soldier" and ගේ (ge) meaning "home, house".
Wallas English
A variant of Wallace.
Méri Hungarian
Meaning as of yet unknown. It might possibly be a variant of Mérő (or vice versa).
Šelieh Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian шэлег (šelieh), a word used for various medieval small coins, primarily for silver and copper solidi, ultimately from the German word Schilling meaning "shilling".
Dunayevskaya Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Дунаевский (see Dunayevsky).
Rogaczewski Medieval Polish
Meaning (Polish): "son of he with antlers" Meaning (Serbian): "son of the Devil"
Calzado Spanish
Means "calced" in Spanish.
Samarasinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "coming together, meeting" or "conflict, struggle" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Nataf Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Hebrew נטף (nataf) meaning "gum, resin" or "stacte", referring to a type of spice used in preparing incense.
Hoagland American
American form of Scandinavian topographical surnames, such as Swedish Högland or Norwegian Haugland, both essentially meaning "high land".
Sgouros Greek
The surname means "curly-haired" in medieval Greek. According to Adamantios Korais the etymology is from the Greek word gyros (round).
Sihombing Batak
Meaning ‘where goats roam’. From si, indicating a location, and hombing, meaning “Goat” in Batak Toba.
Daniilidis Greek
Means "Son of Daniil".
Güneş Turkish
Means "sun" or "sunny" in Turkish.
Quandt German, History
From Middle Low German quant "prankster, joker". ... [more]
Fricker German
Patronymic form of Frick.
Sheperd English
Variant of Shepherd or transferred use of the surname Sheperd.
Ravshanov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Ravshan".
Arnautović Serbian, Croatian
From Turkish arnavut meaning "Albanian".
Gutfreund German
From the words gut freund, which means "good friend."
Tegaldo Italian
This surname is the Piedmontese origin. The Tegaldo last name comes from the Latin Teca (= shell beans). Its meaning is grower of vegetables (bean). Also it is known as vegetable farming... [more]
Colussi Italian
Friulian and Venetian short form of Nicola 1. Compare Colucci.
Rivard French
Geographical name for someone who lived on a river bank.
Huller English
Topographical name for a 'dweller by a hill', deriving from the Old English pre 7th Century 'hyll' a hill, or in this instance 'atte hulle', at the hill.
Maggs English
Metronymic from the medieval personal name Mag.
Hammersmith German, English
Normally an anglicization of German Hammerschmidt. Perhaps also from Norwegian Hammersmed.... [more]
Liebhart German
From a Germanic personal name, composed of the elements liub "beloved, dear" and hard "brave, strong".
Petríček Czech
Derived from a diminutive of Petr.
Camerano Italian
From the name of the town of Camerano near the city of Ancona in Marche, Italy.
Clinger English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Klinger.Possibly a variant of Clinker. an English occupational name for a maker or fixer of bolts and rivets.
Hoy Ukrainian, Belarusian
Ukrainian form and Belarusian alternate transcription of Hoj.
Mullinix French
A locational name "of de Moloneaux" probably from the noble family who trace their descent from William the Conqueror, from Molineaux-sur-Seine, near Rouen. The name came to England during the wake of the Norman Conquest... [more]
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.
Bluemel German
Diminutive of the Middle High German bluome meaning "flower." The name is believed to be an occupational name.
Goetbloet Flemish
Means "good blood".
Haamer Estonian
Haamer is an Estonian surname meaning "hammer".
Purinton English
One who came from Puriton, England.
Tingle English
Derived from Middle English tingel, referring to a kind of very small nail (a word of North German origin); this was either an occupational name for a maker of pins or nails, or else a nickname for a small thin man.... [more]
Van Burgen Dutch (Rare, Archaic, ?)
Possibly means "from Burgen", the name of several villages in Germany.
Layden English
Variant of Laden.
Mayordomo Spanish
Means "butler" in Spanish.
Gouda Indian, Hindi, Odia
Alternate transcription of Gauda.
Edevane Welsh, Cornish
A rare Welsh surname, believed to be of Cornish origin. This surname is made up of two elements. ‘Ed’ is not a shortened form of Edward, but derives from the ancient (Old English?) ‘ead’ meaning ‘prosperity’ and/or ‘happiness’... [more]
Cashion Irish
Anglicized form of either Mac Caisin or Ó Caisin meaning "descendant of Caisín" (see Cassidy).
Gabrieloglou Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Γαβριήλογλου (see Gavriiloglou).
Nong Chinese, Vietnamese
From Chinese 农 (nóng) meaning "farming, agriculture, cultivation", also referring to the ancient official position Nong Zheng (農正) meaning "agriculture officer". It is also used as a simplified variant of Vietnamese Nông, which is of the same origin.
Squires English
Surname is plural of Squire. A young person that tends to his knight, also someone that is a member of a landowner class that ranks below a knight.
Ivančin Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Seoighe Irish
Irish version of the surname Joyce
Gigante Italian
Means "giant" in Italian.
Calla Italian
Variant of Cala or Catllà.
Brereton English
Habitational name from any of the various places named Brereton or similar in England, derived from Old English brer "briar" and tun "enclosure, town" or dun "hill, mountain".
Cotter English
Derived from the Old English elements cot "cottage, hut" and the suffix -er. In the feudal system a cotter held a cottage by service (rather than by rent). Reaney gives the surname deriving from the Old French cotier "cottager" (see: villein)... [more]
Nagatani Japanese
Naga means "chief, long" and tani means "valley".
Kazi Bengali, Indian
Variant of Qazi.
McAuley Irish
A variant of McCauley
Dillen German, Dutch, Flemish
Matronymic from the given name Dille, a short form of Odilia.
Aljand Estonian
Aljand is an Estonian surname derived from "paljand" meaning "outcrop" and "locality".
Lahm German, Jewish
From middle-high German lam "slow, lame".
Sakaguchi Japanese
From Japanese 坂 (saka) meaning "slope" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Rule Scottish, English
Scottish name from the lands of Rule in the parish of Hobkirk, Roxburghshire. The derivation is from the River Rule which flows through the area, and is so called from the ancient Welsh word "rhull" meaning "hasty or rushing".... [more]
Widjaya Chinese (Indonesian)
Older spelling of Wijaya influenced by Dutch orthography.
Chiapello Italian
Possibly connected to chiappare "to catch, to trap", a nickname for a hunter. Alternately, may be an elaborate form of Chiappa.
Hnatyuk Ukrainian
From the given name Ihnat.
Chaykov Russian, Belarusian
Derived from Russian чайка (chayka) meaning "seagull".
Larcher French
variant, with fused definite article l', of Archer "bowman".
Sak Turkish
Means "conscious, awake" or "stalk, stem" in Turkish.