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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Cagianut Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and a diminutive of the given name Gian.
Mette German
Matronymic surname derived from the given name Mette, a Low German short form of Mechthild.
Almoguera Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Kraivichien Thai
From Thai กรัย (krai) of unknown meaning and วิเชียร (wichian) meaning "diamond".
Kurtoğlu Turkish
Means "son of the wolf" from Turkish kurt meaning "wolf".
Lilienthal Jewish
Means "valley of lilies" in German, being this word derived from Lilie "lily" and Thal "valley".
Press English, Jewish
A nickname for a pious individual from the Middle English form of "priest" or possibly someone employed by a priest. In the Jewish sense, one whose occupation was to iron clothes.
Latimer English
Occupational name for an interpreter or clerk who wrote documents in Latin, ultimately derived from Latin latinarius "interpreter, speaker of Latin".
Lorimer English, Scottish
Occupational name for a maker or seller of bits and other metal parts of a horse's bridle, and other metal pieces, derived from Old French lorain "tackle, harness".
Mizukawa Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Crivelli Italian
From the Italian crivello, which is derived from the Latin cribrum, meaning "sieve," (a mesh food strainer); likely an occupational name for a maker or user of sieves.
Marchal French, Walloon
Either a status name or occupational name from Old French mareschal "marshal" (from Late Latin mariscalcus)... [more]
Sax Upper German, Dutch, Flemish
South German variant of Sachs and Dutch variant of Sas.
Siv Khmer
Meaning uncertain.
Alemán Spanish
Means "German, relating to Germany" in Spanish. Cognate to English Allman and French Allemand.
Fitzpiers English, Literature
Means "son of Peter" in Anglo-Norman, from a medieval form of Peter, Piers. Edred Fitzpiers is a character in the 18th-century novel The Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy, who is depicted as a new doctor in the small woodland village of Little Hintock, who took an interest in Grace Melbury, one of the characters, Giles Winterborne's childhood sweetheart.
Vettik Estonian
Vettik is an Estonian surname meaning "soaked/waterlogged stand".
Şekerci Turkish
Means "confectioner, candy seller" in Turkish.
Mael Norwegian (Rare)
Habitational name derived from Old Norse melr "sandbank, gravel bank".
Kronberg German, Swedish
German habitational name from any of the places called Kronberg near Frankfurt in Hesse and in Bavaria from the elements krone "crown" and berg "mountain, hill". Swedish ornamental name from kron "crown" and berg "mountain hill".
Khalji Afghan, Iranian
Meaning ‘From the city of Khalaj’, in Khalaj, a Common Turkic Language.
Feverfew Literature
Used in Jill Murphy's books, The Worst Witch, as well as the television adaptations for the surname of Fenella Feverfew. It is a combination of "fever" and "few".
Feng Chinese
Derived from Chinese 风 (fēng) meaning "wind".
Saxena Indian, Hindi
Traditionally believed to be derived from Sanskrit सखिसेना (sakhisena) meaning "friend of the army", from सखा (sakha) meaning "friend, companion" and सेना (sena) meaning "army"... [more]
Gabathuler Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Berchtold.
Jedou Western African
Found in Mauritania.
Adrianescu Romanian
Of Romanian origin meaning "son of Adrian".
Kitcher English (British)
This name derives from the Old English word "Cyta", and describes 'the cat' or perhaps more specifically a wild cat. This name may also refer to someone who worked in a Kitchen.
Tejero Spanish
Occupational Spanish surname for a tiler, its origin may be in Saragossa, Spain. A famous bearer is Antonio Tejero, a Lieutenant Colonel who was responsible for the 23-F coup attempt.
Varb Estonian
Varb is an Estonian surname meaning "rod".
Devore French
French: variant of De Var, a habitational name for someone from a place named Var, for example in Charente. Respelling of French Devors, a habitational name, with the preposition de, for someone from Vors in Aveyron.
Brouwers Dutch
Patronymic of Brouwer.
Emiliani Italian
Derived from the given name Emiliano.
Salzer German
For someone who worked with salt from Middle High German salz "salt" (from Latin sal).
Soulik Micronesian
Named after the traditional title of chiefs on Pohnpei.
Kərimzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Karimzadeh.
Bao Chinese
From Chinese 包 (bāo) referring to Shen Baoxu, an official from the Chu state that existed during the Zhou dynasty.
Yott German (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Jott, a (now very rare) variant of Gott.
Lamborghini Italian
Probably from Germanic landa "land" and burg "fortress, castle".
Suh Korean
South Korean variant of So.
Pogonatos Greek
Means bearded in medieval Greek.
Mangone Italian
habitational name from Mangone a place in Cosenza province. Or an occupational name for a merchant from Latin mango (genitive mangonis) "dealer, slave trader". Or possibly also from an ancient Germanic personal name (see Mangold ).
Pyle English
From the Middle English word pile, meaning "stake" or "post", which is derived via Old English from Latin pilum, meaning "spike" or "javelin". This was a topographic name for someone who lived near a stake or post serving as a landmark, a metonymic occupational name for a stake maker, or a nickname for a tall, strong man.
Artziniega Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Álava, Basque Country, probably derived from Basque artzain "shepherd" and -aga "place of, group of".
Segale English, Italian
Respelling of SEGAL. A famous bearer is Mario A. Segale, the inspiration for Nintendo's video game character Mario
Yakubovych Ukrainian
Means "son of Yakub".
Avakumova Russian
feminine form of Avakumov
Bıçakçı Turkish
Means "cutler, knifesmith" in Turkish.
Emon Bengali
From the given name Emon.
Micallef Maltese
Either from Micali, a variant of the Biblical name Michael, or from Maltese mħallef meaning "judge".
Aššurāya Babylonian
Means "Assyrian", deriving from the Akkadian element aššurû ("Assyrian").
Raynard English
Derived from the baptismal name Rainer.
Mac Con Uladh Northern Irish
It literally means "hound of Ulster" in Irish Gaelic.
Adamyonok Russian, Ukrainian
From the given name Adam.
Cooglan Irish
Irish surname of unknown meaning. May be a variant of Coghlan.
Chromy Polish
Polish form of Khromykh
Abeyewickreme Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවික්‍රම (see Abeywickrama).
Amarasinghe Sinhalese
From Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and सिंह (siṃha) meaning "lion".
Storgård Finland Swedish
From Swedish stor "large, big, great" and gård "farm, estate".
Achiku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿竹 (see Atake).
Bethencourt French, English, Portuguese (Rare)
Bettencourt and Bethencourt are originally place-names in Northern France. The place-name element -court (courtyard, courtyard of a farm, farm) is typical of the French provinces, where the Frankish settlements formed an important part of the local population... [more]
Panin Russian
Means "son of Panya".
Zanjani Persian
Indicated a person from the Iranian city of Zanjan.
Aaviksoo Estonian
Aaviksoo is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen forest(ed) swamp".
Mabe Japanese
Variant reading of Umabe.
Gilstrap English (British, Anglicized, Rare)
This is a place name acquired from once having lived at a place spelled Gill(s)thorp(e), Gilsthorp(e), Gill(s)throp(e) or Gil(s)throp(e) located in the Old Danelaw area of England.... [more]
Tuoba Chinese (Rare, Archaic)
From Chinese 拓跋 (tuòbá), the name of a Xianbei clan.
Belkin Russian
Patronymic from the nickname Belka meaning "squirrel" (a derivative of bely "white", referring to the animal's white stomach).
Todrick Scottish
From the name of a family manor in Selkirk, Scotland, itself from Scots tod "fox" and rig "ridge".
Amararathna Sinhalese
From Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Shemesh Jewish
Means "sun" in Hebrew.
Trombino Italian
From a trombino a diminutive of tromba "trumpet" applied as an occupational name for a trumpeter or for someone who made trumpets.
Hääl Estonian
Hääl is an Estonian surname meaning "voice".
Allendorf German
Habitational name from any of ten or more places called Allendorf.
Al-Shishani Arabic, Chechen (Expatriate)
Means "the Chechen" in Arabic. This was adopted by Chechens who migrated to the Arab world from the Caucasus.
Hyun Korean
From Sino-Korean 玄 (hyeon) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious".
De Pauw Dutch, Flemish
Means "the peacock" in Dutch (see Pauw).
Falanga Italian
From Sicilian falanga "plank, temporary bridge; fence".
Witz German, Jewish
From the medieval personal name Witzo, a short form of any of several Germanic compound names beginning with wig ‘battle’... [more]
Otsuka Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" or 太 (o) "fat," "thick" and 塚 (tsuka) "mound."
Kayser German
Variant of Kaiser.
Poliak Ukrainian, Slovak
Ukrainian cognate and Slovak variant of Polák.
Amihan Filipino, Cebuano, Hiligaynon
Means "north wind" in Cebuano and Hiligaynon.
Ahama Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 阿 (a), a phonetic character and 浜 (hama) meaning "beach; seashore".
Felemban Arabic
From the name of the city of Palembang in Indonesia, originally denoting someone who came from that city.
Makó Hungarian
From a pet form of the given name Makár or Mátyás.
Assad Arabic
Derived from the given name As'ad.
Tütüncü Turkish
Occupational name for a grower or seller of tobacco, from Turkish tütün meaning "tobacco".
Hanakawa Japanese
From 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".
Katakami Japanese
Variant transcription of Katagami.
Itelson Yiddish, German
Yiddish "Son of Itel"
Veskinõmm Estonian
Veskinõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "mill heath".
Houck German
Nickname from Middle Dutch houck, a marine fish, or from Middle Dutch hoec, houck ‘buck’. variant of Hoek.
Chuba Hungarian
A name that deserves better knowledge of for how it may soon disappear in my family.
Swinburne English
habitational name primarily from Great and Little Swinburne (Northumberland) but perhaps also occasionally from one or other places similarly named from Old English swin "pig" and burna "stream" meaning "pig stream".
Grimes English, Irish
Patronymic derived from Grime.... [more]
Zonama American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
An extremely rare portmanteau surname that consists of Monzon and Guadarrama.
Larinson ?
Means "son of LARIN".
Fabergé French (Huguenot, Russified, ?), Popular Culture
From Russian Фаберже (Faberzhe), which is ultimately of Huguenot French origin, having evolved (since c. 17th century) from Favri; compare Favre... [more]
Yefimov Russian
Means "son of Yefim".
Mcilwee Irish
Variant of Mcelwee.
Nicolàs Catalan
From the given name Nicolàs.
Pigera Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Figueira.
Van Putten Dutch
Means "from Putten" in Dutch, a toponym derived from Old Dutch putti "well (water)".
Wijewardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේවර්ධන (see Wijewardana).
de Maagd Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch maech, mage "a member of one's kin, a blood relative".
Tetsuka Japanese
Te means "hand" and tsuka means "mound, hillock".
Hoad English
topographic name for someone who lived on a heath from Middle English hoth "heath" (Old English hath a by form of Old English hæþ) or a habitational name from a place so named such as Hoath in Kent... [more]
Kuoni Romansh
Derived from the given name Conrad.
Jourdine French, English
English and French variant of Jordan 1.
Foy French
From a medieval nickname based on Old French foi "faith", applied either to a notably pious person or to one who frequently used the word as an oath; also, from the medieval French female personal name Foy, from Old French foi "faith".
Edström Swedish
Combination of Swedish ed "isthmus" and ström "stream".
Seppälä Finnish
A Finnish surname and toponym derived from the occupation of blacksmith ("seppä")
Sicat Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Tagalog sikat meaning "rising" or "splendour, brilliance".
Mcnamee Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Conmidhe, a patronymic from the personal name Cú Mhidhe, meaning "hound of Meath". Meath is a county in Ierland. This family were hereditary poets in Ulster.
Akuzawa Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 愛久沢 (Akuzawa) meaning "Akuzawa", a former large village in the former Japanese province of Kaga in parts of present-day Ishikawa, Japan.... [more]
Nishibayashi Japanese
From 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest, woods, grove".
Kartoshkin Russian
From Russian Картошка (kartoshka) "potato".
Laayouni Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Laayoune, the name of a city in the Western Sahara (chiefly Moroccan).
Dumlao Filipino, Ilocano
Likely a nickname for an attentive or perceptive person, derived from Ilocano dumlaw meaning "to notice".
Noy English
Either (i) from the medieval male personal name Noye, the English form of the Hebrew name Noach "Noah 1"; or (ii) an invented Jewish name based on Hebrew noy "decoration, adornment".
Di Taranto Italian
Habitational name for someone from the city of Taranto the provincial capital of Apulia. Variant of Taranto and Tarantino.
Tagliamonte Italian
Tagliamonte means "mountain cutter". From the Italian tagliate (to cut) and monte (mountain).
Lebowski Polish
Means "head"
Orru Italian
From Sardinian orrù "bramble", itself from Latin rubus "bramble, blackberry bush".
Kuryachenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian курячий (kuryachyy), meaning "chicken (adjective)".
Tidd English
This Old English Surname was derived from a hill named after its resemblance to a teat or tead (mammary gland) of which Tidd is a variant. That name became a name for the locale and further by extension for its people.
Zahornacky South Slavic (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Zahornacky is the americanized version of name Zahornitski, meaning “The people from over the mountain”. The name has roots in Czechoslovakian and Polish decent.
Krane Dutch, Low German
Variant of Dutch Kraan or German Krahn.
Modaffari Italian
Derived from Arabic مُظَفَّر (muẓaffar) meaning "victorious, made triumphant", either via the given name Muzaffar or a nickname.
Veski Estonian
Veski is an Estonian surname meaning "mill".
Porte French, German, English
from Old French porte "gateway entrance" (from Latin porta) hence a topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a fortified town (typically the man in charge of them)... [more]
Naseeb Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Nasib.
Stahler German
Occupational name for a foundry worker, from an agent derivative of Middle High German stal 'steel'.
Kulik Russian
Means sandpiper in Russian.
Friðriksson Icelandic
Means "son of Friðrik" in Icelandic.
Kies German
Either from Middle High German kis "gravel, shingle", denoting someone who lives in a gravelly place, or kiesen "to choose". Johann Kies (1713–1781) was a German astronomer and mathematician.
Jäärats Estonian
Jäärats is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "jää" (ice)" and "ratas (wheel)".
Cedergren Swedish
Combination of Swedish ceder "cedar" and gren "branch".
Rolfe English
Variant of Rolf.
Malebranche French (Rare)
Means "bad branch" in French, denoting a person who is on the bad side of a family tree. It could also possibly be a variant of Malherbe. Nicolas Malebranche was a French Oratorian Catholic priest and rationalist philosopher.
Cova Catalan, Galician
Topographic name from Catalan and Galician cova ‘cave’, or a habitational name from a place named with this word, in the provinces of Lugo, Ourense, Pontevedra, Catalonia and Valencia.
Nairn Scottish
Means "person from Nairn", Highland region ("(place at the mouth of the river) Nairn", a Celtic river-name perhaps meaning "penetrating one").
Smoker English
Derived from the Old English word "smoc," meaning "smock" or, literally, "woman's undergarment." The name was most likely originally borne by someone who made or sold smocks.
Ogishin Russian, Ukrainian
Variant of Ageyev (Агеев), derived from Ukrainian given name Ogiy (Огiй)
Hinode Japanese
日 (Hi) means "Sun, Day", ノ (No) is a particle, 出 (De) means "Come Out". This surname means "Sunrise" in Japanese. It is uncommon, as a last name and a first name as well.
Gay English
Habitational name from a settlement in Normandy called Gaye, possibly derived from a Germanic person name cognate with Wade 2, or perhaps related to Old French gayere "wet ground" or goille "puddle, quagmire".
Cervera Spanish
A name for someone coming from any one of many places called Cervera, coming from Late Latin cervaria, meaning "place of stags".
Xayavong Lao
Alternate transcription of Sayavong.
Zadeh Persian
From Persian زاده (-zâde) meaning "offspring (of)", also often used as a suffix for patronymic-based Persian surnames.
Boynton English
Variant of Boyton, from a place in Lancashire, England.
Adélàjá Yoruba
Means "the crown settles the dispute, royalty resolves conflict" from adé meaning "crown" combined with la meaning "settle, resolve" and ja meaning "fight, conflict".
Dutcher German (Americanized), Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Deutscher or of Dutch Duyster.
Andújar Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality.
Hornseth German
Name of a German farm.
Gonda Japanese
From Japanese 権 (gon) meaning "right" and 田 (Ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Spruijt Dutch
Means "sprout" in Dutch, originally a nickname for a young person or a descendant of a wealthy, powerful or important family.
Pusey English
Habitational name from Pusey in Oxfordshire (formerly in Berkshire), so called from Old English peose, piosu ‘pea(s)’ + ēg ‘island’, ‘low-lying land’, or from Pewsey in Wiltshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Pevesie, apparently from the genitive case of an Old English personal name Pefe, not independently attested + Old English ēg ‘island’.
Ó Síodhacháin Irish
Means "descendant of Síodhachán".
Pickle Dutch
Pickle is an Anglicized surname that came from the Dutch word “pekel” or the North German world “pokel”.
Baltazar Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Baltazar.
Tschirhart Alsatian
Alsatz regional variant of Gérard.
Tönz Romansh
Variant of Tenz.
Xia Chinese
From Chinese 夏 (xià) referring to the Xia dynasty, the first dynasty in Chinese history that is believed to have existed from 2070 to 1600 BC. According to legend, this name was adopted by the descendants of Yu the Great (who was also known as Xia Yu), a legendary king who supposedly founded the Xia dynasty.
Fukashi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 奥 (see Oku 3.
Zinn German
From the German for word for tin "tin." The name indicated someone who worked with the metal. A famous bearer is Johann Gottfried Zinn, a German botanist. Carl Linnaeus named the flower Zinnia in his honor.
Rossdale Jewish
Anglicized variant of German-Jewish Rosenthal.... [more]
Tatasciore American, Italian
The surname Tatasciore is more commonly found in Italy than any other country or territory.
Mosel German
Habitational name from any of several places so named. topographic name from the Mosel river in western Germany a tributary of the Rhine that rises in the Vosges and flows through Lorraine and then a deep winding valley from Trier to Koblenz.
Pesto Italian
1. Etymology:... [more]
Ryusaki Japanese
Ryu means "dragon" or "imperial" and Saki means "peninsula".
Paasoja Estonian
Paasoja is an Estonian surname meaning "slate/limestone stream".
Satoi Japanese
From Japanese 里 (sato) meaning "village" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Wester German
From Middle High German wëster ‘westerly’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived to the west of a settlement, or a regional name for one who had migrated from further west.
Minegishi Japanese
From Japanese 嶺 or 峰 (mine) meaning "peak, summit, ridge" and 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, seashore, bank".
McCorryn Manx
Manx anglicised form of MacTorin, alternate form of MacCorran
Daye English
Variant of Day.
De Assis Portuguese
Referred to a person who was originally from the town of Assisi (called Assis in Portuguese) in Umbria, Italy. This surname is borne by several Brazilian soccer players, including Ronaldinho (1980-; birth name Ronaldo de Assis Moreira) and João Alves de Assis Silva (1987-), who is usually called simply Jô... [more]
Zemmosha Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 善茂砂 (see Zemmosa).
Maru Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 九 (see Ichijiku).
Fett Popular Culture
Last Name of Bounty hunters Jango and Boba Fett from STAR WARS.
Betjeman English, Dutch (Archaic, ?)
Means "son of Betje", a Dutch diminutive of the feminine given name Elisabeth... [more]
Fultz German
All I know is that it's a german name
Jayaweera Sinhalese
From Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".