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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Berchelt Spanish (Mexican)
Likely a hispanicized form of Borchelt.
Jeter Sugg French (Modern)
alsace-lorraine, france
Aldridge English
habitational name from a place in the West Midlands called Aldridge; it is recorded in Domesday Book as Alrewic, from Old English alor ‘alder’ + wīc ‘dwelling’, ‘farmstead’.
Kirrin Literature
Used by Enid Blyton in the Famous Five book series (first published 1942) for the main character George Kirrin. It is also used as a place name for the fictional village where she lives and the nearby island.
Mangefel Micronesian
Meaning unavailable.
Sillamaa Estonian
Means "bridge land", from Estonian silla "bridge" and maa "land, ground".
Confalone Italian
from gonfalone "standard banner" from Old French gonfalon (of ancient Germanic origin) a metonymic occupational name for a standard bearer either in a military context or as the officer of a guild responsible for carrying the banner in religious processions... [more]
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).
Keomany Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel, glass" and ມະນີ (mani) meaning "gem, jewel, precious stone".
Württemberg German
Württemberg is an historical German territory. Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, it now forms the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg.
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]
Lormnaimuang Thai
The surname "ล้อมในเมือง" is used after the place they was born Nai Muang District in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand.
Pepall English
Variant of People.
Samreen Arabic, Indian, Urdu
From the given name Samrin.
Pemberley English
From the given name Paegna, ber meaning "barley" and leah meaning "clearing".
Sahagian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Sahakyan.
Lampard English
Derived from the given name Lambert. A famous bearer of this surname is the retired English soccer player Frank Lampard (1978-).
Calvez Breton
From Breton kalvez meaning "carpenter".
Zheng Hui
From the Arabic name Shams.
Churchillo Italian (Americanized)
Possibly an Americanized form of Curcillo, influenced by the unrelated English surname Churchill.
Ghukasyan Armenian
Means "son of Ghukas".
Seel German
Occupational name for a person who makes or sells ropes.
Bullivant English
From a medieval nickname for a "good chap" or amiable companion (from Old French bon enfant, literally "good child").
Pai Hui
From the Persian name Baiderluden.
Yin Chinese
From Chinese 印 (yìn) meaning "stamp, seal".
Sul Korean
Variant transcription of Seol.
Abdolrezaei Persian
From the given name Abdolreza.
Ferreiri Celtic (Latinized, Archaic)
Ferreiri or Ferreiro is a Galician surname in the north of Spain. It's a last name belonging to ancient Celtic tribes.
Kamil Arabic
Derived from the given name Kamil 1.
Asaad Arabic
From the given name As'ad.
Kling Dutch
Occupational surname meaning "blade" in Dutch, referring to a person who made knives. A Dutch cognate of Messer.
Ioveanu Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Neumeyer German
German: distinguishing name for a newly appointed steward or tenant farmer, or one who was a newcomer to an area, from Middle High German niuwe ‘new’ + meier ‘steward’, ‘tenant farmer’ ( see Meyer 1)... [more]
Kereu Eastern African
A surname closely associated with the Kisii (or Abagusii) ethnic group, who primarily live in Kisii County in the western part of Kenya. Kisii clans have unique surnames or roots linked to ancestral lines.
Alford English, Scottish
From various places all derived from the Old English given name Ealdgyð and ford "ford".
Bakytbekov Kyrgyz (Rare)
Means "son of Bakytbek" in Kyrgyz.
Bloom Jewish (Americanized), Dutch
Americanized spelling of Bloem and Blum.
Tongbang Korean
Korean form of Dongfang, from Sino-Korean 東方 (tongbang).
Akhundzadeh Persian
Means "born/offspring of Akhund", from Akhund and Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "born, offspring".
Emiliano Italian, Spanish
From the given name Emiliano.
Slynger Old Danish
user of a sling. ... [more]
Duque Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese cognate of Duke. from duque "duke" (from Latin dux genitive ducis "leader") an occupational name for someone who worked in the household of a duke or as a nickname for someone who gave himself airs and graces.
Chinchilla Spanish
Originally denoted a person from the Spanish town of Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón in the province of Albacete. The place name is possibly of Arabic origin.
Genç Turkish
Means "young, youth" in Turkish.
Rostovsky Russian
Referring to a region in Southwestern Russia named "Rostov".
Higashion'na Okinawan
From the place name 'Higashion'na' in Okinawa, Japan.
Elmas Turkish
Means "diamond" in Turkish (see Elmas).
Pent Estonian
Pent is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "pentsik" meaning "funny" and "eccentric".
Laagriküll Estonian
Laagriküll is an Estonian surname meaning "bearing enough". Also possibly derived from "laagrikuul" meaning "bearing ball/bullet".
Dursley English (British)
Of English origin and is locational from a place so called in Gloucestershire, which was first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as 'Dersilege', in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire in 1195 as 'Derseleie' and in the Fees of 1220 as 'Dursleg'... [more]
Medd English
Dweller at the meadow.
Mannheim German, Jewish
Variant of Manheim. A habitational name from the city of Mannheim in southwestern Germany.
Urain Basque
It indicates familial origin in the vicinity of the eponymous tower house in the municipality of Oñati.
Sottile Italian
Southern Italian: nickname from sottile ‘delicate’, ‘refined’, also ‘lean’, ‘thin’ (from Latin subtilis ‘small’, ‘slender’).
Saint-Juste French (Caribbean)
Means "Saint Justus" in French.
Raidväli Estonian
Raidväli is an Estonian surname meaning "hewed/sculpted field".
Tisgaonkar Marathi
It is derived from the words “tis” meaning “three” and “gaonkar” meaning “landlord or village headman.” The surname’s meaning is “the headman of three villages.”
Nhek Khmer
Means "close, together, often, frequently" in Khmer. It may also be from a short form of Chinese 涅槃 (nièpán) meaning "nirvana".
Brecht German, Dutch
From a short form of any of various personal names formed with the Germanic element berhtaz " bright, famous".
Câmara Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Cámara.
Pendlebury English
Habitational name from the town called Pendlebury in Greater Manchester, derived from Pendle Hill (see Pendle) and Old English burg "fortress, fortification, citadel".
Sharif Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Sharif.
Berzelius Swedish
Derived from the name of an estate named Bergsätter located near Motala, Östergötland, Sweden. Bergsätter is composed of Swedish berg "mountain" and säter "outlying meadow"... [more]
Mazzola Italian
From a diminutive of Italian mazza meaning "maul, mallet".
Giamatti Italian (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Giammattei. Famous bearers include brothers Paul Giamatti (1967-) and Marcus Giamatti (1961-), both American actors.
Lasek Polish
small woods
Dundee Scottish
From the name of the city of Dundee in Scotland, derived from Gaelic dùn meaning "fort" and meaning "fire".
Diana Italian
From the female given name Diana.
Ćorluka Croatian
Derived from Turkish körlük, meaning "blindness".... [more]
Pagán Spanish
Castilianized spelling of Catalan Pagà, from the Late Latin personal name Paganus, which originally meant "dweller in an outlying village" (see Paine).
Catlett American (South)
There are several towns in the American South named Catlett.
Hazar Turkish
Turkish / Muslim last name meaning "nightingale".
Dunstan English
Either from the given name Dunstan or habitational name from Dunston (Derbyshire Lincolnshire Norfolk) from the Old English personal name Dunn and tun "settlement"... [more]
Jakubowicz Polish
Means "son of Jakub".
Bakalinsky Russian
From Russian Бакали (bakaly) which is derived from Turkish bakkal (Slavicized form bakal) "grocer". Possibly given to someone who dwells in Bakaly or Bakalinsky.
Kami Nepali
From the name of a caste of blacksmiths derived from Nepali काम (kam) meaning "work, act", ultimately from Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman).
Hanao Japanese
Hana means "blossom, flower" and o means "tail".
Biesiadecki Polish
Possible name for a person who came from Biesiadki or Biesiadka in Poland.
Bacani Filipino, Pampangan, Pangasinan
Meaning uncertain.
Facui Etruscan
Feminine form *Facu (𐌚𐌀𐌂𐌖), and equivialent to Latin Pacuia
Colasanti Italian
Derived from the name "Nicola or Nicholas".
Myong Korean
Myung, also spelled Myeong, Myong, or Myoung, is a Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in some two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Lilleallik Estonian
Lilleallik is an Estonian surname meaning "floral/flower source".
Tomiyama Japanese
From Japanese 富 or 冨 (tomi) meaning "abundant, rich, wealthy" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Surridge English
Originally meant "person from Surridge", Devon ("south ridge").
Swinton English, Scottish
From various place names composed of Old English swin "pig, wild boar" and tun "settlement, enclosure".
Popiel Polish
Means "ash" in Polish.
Fantauzzi Italian
Tuscanized form of a surname named for the eponymous settlement at the coordinates 42°28'9N, 12°52'36E.
Araoka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 荒 (see Ara).
Abkaryan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Աբգարյան (see Abgaryan).
Shoemaker English, German (Americanized), Dutch (Americanized)
English cognate of Schuhmacher. It could also be an Americanized form of Schuhmacher, Schoemaker, or other names denoting a shoemaker.
Daisy English (American)
Taken from the given name Daisy
Sance Spanish (Latin American), Central American, French
Derived from the medieval given name Sans.
Chigusa Japanese
This surname is used as 千種, 千草 or 千艸 with 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand", 種 (shu, -gusa, tane) meaning "class, kind, seed, species, variety", 草 (sou, kusa, kusa-, -gusa) meaning "draft, grass, herbs, pasture, weeds, write" and 艸 (sou, kusa) meaning "grass, plants."... [more]
Katanabe Japanese
Kata could mean "single" or "shape" and nabe could mean "pot, pan".
Culbert English, Scottish, Irish
Meaning and origin are uncertain. Possibly derived from an unattested given name composed of beorht "bright" and an uncertain first element, or an altered form of Cuthbert... [more]
Bataille French
nickname for a bellicose man from bataille "battle" (from Latin battalia) or a habitational name from (La) Bataille the name of several places in France all named as the site of a battle in former times... [more]
Mcateer Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an tSaoir "son of the craftsman" (cf. McIntyre)
Bekmuratov Kazakh
Means "son of Bekmurat".
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".
Laguna Spanish
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations in Spain named Laguna meaning "lake, pond" in Spanish.
Nickel German, Dutch
From the given name Nickel, a medieval short form of Nikolaus. Compare Nichols.
Tiensuu Finnish
Means "The road's mouth". Tien means "the road" and Suu means "mouth" in Finnish.
Hallén Swedish
Combination of Swedish hall "hall" or häll "rock, stone" and the common surname -én.
Taillefer French
From Old French tailler "to cut" and fer "iron". Cognate to Telfer and Tagliaferro.
Bartle Scottish, Cornish
An Anglo-Scottish diminutive of Bart and Barth, derived from biblical 'Bartholomew' which means 'He who makes furrows' or a farmer... [more]
Esmaeilpour Persian
Means "son of Esmaeil" in Persian.
Monarch English
Origin unidentified. Perhaps a translation of French Monarque, Monarc, a nickname for a high-handed or haughty person, from Old French monarque 'monarch'.
Khondoker Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খন্দকার (see Khandakar).
Diaconu Romanian
From Romanian diacon meaning "deacon".
Someya Japanese
From Japanese 染 (some) meaning "dye, colour, paint" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Takaura Japanese
Taka means "tall, high, expensive" and ura means "bay, seacoast".
Bošnjak Croatian, Serbian
Derived from "Bošnjak", for someone who has their roots in Bosnia. This surname is rare in Bosnian Muslims.
O'Keeffe Irish
Variant of O'Keefe. A notable bearer was the American painter Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986).
Hautala Finnish
Finnish. Topographical, (haute) meaning, “graves, tomb” combined with (la) meaning “abode, home, or land of….”
Chandrathilaka Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon" and तिलक (tilaka) meaning "mark, dot, ornament".
Ikawa Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Yavuz Turkish
Means "stern, tough" in Turkish.
Kontio Finnish
Means "bear, bruin" in Finnish.
Dowlin Irish
Variant of Dolan.
Arborne English (British)
A surname found in England as well as in America. This surname has been attached to Americans of English ancestry.
Aquila Italian
Habitational name from L'Aquila in Abruzzo or from any of various smaller places called Aquila.
Hayase Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 瀬 (see Se).
Macri Italian
Italian variant of Magro. It could also be a southern Italian nickname for a person who had long limbs or who was tall, derived from Greek μακρύς (makrýs) literally meaning "long, tall" (see Makris)... [more]
Topaz Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Topaz, which is a kind of a precious stone.
Okusawa Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 沢 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Launceston Cornish
Derived from the Cornish place name Lannstevan. Besides the Cornish town, there is also a Launceston in Tasmania (Australia).
Hildenbrand German
Variant of Hildebrand
Upwood English
Derived from a place name meaning "upper forest" in Old English.
Tollefsen Norwegian
From a patronymic from Tollef, a variant of Torleiv, from Old Norse þorleifr (see Torleif).
Kitahashi Japanese
Kita means "north" and hashi means "bridge".
Dubec Slovak
Very old word for oak
Fujinami Japanese
Fuji means "wisteria" and nami means "wave".
Pickenpaugh German
The surname Pickenpaugh is an Americanized version of the German name Beckenbach, meaning "from the river basin"... [more]
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’.
Kuyeng Chinese (Russified)
Russified form of Kuang used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union (based on the Cantonese romanization of the name).
Mänd Estonian
Mänd is an Estonian surname meaning "pine".
Hof Dutch
Standard Dutch form of Hoff.
Huo Chinese
From Chinese 霍 (huò) referring to the ancient state of Huo, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now the city of Huozhou in Shanxi province.
Dee Chinese (Filipino)
Hokkien romanization of Li 1 chiefly used in the Philippines.
Ajami Arabic, Persian
Variant of Ajam.
Tatlock English
Probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place in Lancashire or Cheshire, where the surname occurs most frequently.
Lillingstone English
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 villages in Buckinghamshire: Lillingstone Dayrell or Lillingstone Lovell.
Kue Hmong
From the clan name Kwm associated with the Chinese character 古 () (see Gu).
Wittenbach German (Swiss)
Toponymic name meaning "white stream" in German.
Mccreless Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Riallghuis a variant of Mag Niallghuis
Enderlin German
meaning "the line of ender"
Gergely Hungarian
From the given name Gergely.
Kaźmierczak Polish
Derived from the given name Kazimierz.
Andreson English (Rare)
Means “son of Andrew”.
Nelsson Swedish (Rare)
Means "son of Nels".
Urizar Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque uri "town, city" and zahar "old, aged".
Helwig German
Variant of Hellwig.
Castrejon Spanish
Habitational Name From Any Of Various Places Called Castrejón Especially In Valladolid Province Or A Topographic Name From A Diminutive Of Castro ‘Castle’ From Latin Castrum ‘Fort Roman Walled City’.
Sheeran English, Irish
Shortened form of O'Sheeran.
Figuier French (Rare)
From French figuier meaning "fig tree" (ultimately from Latin ficus; a cognate of Figueroa), possibly indicating a person who lived near a fig tree or one who owned a plantation of fig trees.
Teneyck Dutch (Americanized)
From Dutch ten eik meaning "at the oak tree", a topographic name for someone who lived by a prominent oak tree. This has been a prominent family name in Albany, NY, area since the 1630s.
Manor Hebrew
Means "loom" or "weaving" in Hebrew.
Paglinawan Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Means "to clarify" or "to make clear" in Tagalog and Cebuano.
Tamang Tamang
From Tamang རྟ་དམག་ (Ta Damag) meaning "Tamang", a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group.
Yacob Amharic
From the given name Yacob.
Samaranayake Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "coming together, meeting" or "conflict, struggle" and नायक (nayaka) meaning "hero, leader".
Rolf English, German
Derived from the given name Rolf.
Sinnott English, Irish
From the medieval personal name Sinod (from Old English Sigenōth, literally "victory-brave").... [more]
Faria Portuguese, Italian
Faria is a Portuguese surname. A habitational name from either of two places called Faria, in Braga and Aveiro. ... [more]
Masilungan Tagalog
Means "to shelter, to provide refuge" in Tagalog.
Löfdahl Swedish
Combination of Swedish löv "leaf" and dal "valley".
Toguri Japanese
From Japanese 戸 (to) meaning "door" and 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut".
Cattley English
Means "person from Catley", Herefordshire and Lincolnshire ("glade frequented by cats"). It was borne by the British botanical patron William Cattley (1788-1835).
Tănăsescu Romanian
Patronymic surname meaning "the son of Tănăs".
Hamidović Bosnian
Means "son of Hamid 1".
Samararatne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "coming together, meeting" or "conflict, struggle" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Asadzadeh Persian
Means "born of Asad".
Kallasmaa Estonian
Kallasmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "bank/shore/coast land".
Perla Italian
From perla "pearl".
Ohi Japanese
Variant of Oi.
Sayegh Arabic
Means "goldsmith" in Arabic.
Adachihara Japanese
A means "leg, limb, step", dachi is a form of tachi meaning "stand", and hara means "plain". ... [more]
Yokono Japanese
Yoko means "beside" and no means "field, plain, wilderness".
Hataba Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田羽 (see Hattawa).
Ogg Scottish
Anglicized form of a nickname from the Gaelic adjective óg meaning "young", used to distinguish the junior of two bearers of the same personal name.
Redlinger German, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from Redling in Bavaria, Germany.
Waga Japanese
Waga means "young".
Behl Indian, Punjabi, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਬਹਿਲ or Hindi बहल (see Bahl).
Abukhanov Kazakh
Means "son of Abukhan".
Hörschelmann German
This denotes familial origin in the former village of Hörschel (annexed to Eisenach in 1994).
Renn English (British)
The surname Renn was first found in Durham where they held a family seat from early times, and were originally descended from Ralph de Raines who was granted lands by William, Duke of Albany in that shire... [more]
McCorkindale Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Thorcadail meaning "son of Þórketill".
Haruki Japanese
春 (Haru) means "spring" and 木 (ki) means "tree, wood". ... [more]
Bellante Italian
From the name of a town in Abruzzo, Italy.
Agbayani Filipino, Ilocano
Means "to become a hero" in Ilocano.
Heuser German
Deriving from one of several places named Hausen.
Onda Japanese
From Japanese 恩 (on) meaning "obligation" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Arturov Russian
Means "son of Artur".
Gaudenz Romansh
Derived from the given name Gaudenz.