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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Kawakita Japanese
川 (Kawa) means "River" and 北 (Kita) means "North".
Heiliger German
Heiliger means "Holy" or "Holy One" in German.
Psaila Maltese
Derived from Maltese basla meaning "onion", ultimately from Arabic بَصَل (baṣal).
Trail Scottish
This surname is most likely a habitational name, taken on from a place name; perhaps from the Gaelic "Traill Creek" which runs into Upper Loch Torridon of Scotland.... [more]
Harbach German
Habitational name from any of several places named Harbach.
Saint-Simon French
A French surname meaning "Saint Simon". Two famous bearers were Duc de Saint-Simon Louis de Rouvroy(1675-1755), a French memoirist, and his younger relative, Henri de Saint-Simon(1760-1825), the founder of French Socialism and modern theoretical Socialism in general.
Okumuş Turkish
Means "educated, well-read" in Turkish.
Valkonen Finnish
From Finnish valkoinen meaning "white" and the suffix -nen.
Averkiyeva Russian
feminine form of Averkiyev
Blizzard English
A different form (influenced by blizzard "heavy snowstorm") of Blissett.
Kuzyk Ukrainian
From the given name Kuzma.
Sidorenko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Sydorenko.
Maye English
English variant spelling of May.
Kokan Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小菅 or 小管 (see Kosuge).
Tõll Estonian
Tõll is an Estonian surname derived from the mythological Estonian hero giant Suur Tõll ("Big Tõll" or "Tõll the Great") who lived on the island of Saaremaa.
Ghaderzadeh Persian
Means "born of Ghader" in Persian.
Izuz Hebrew
Derived from the Hebrew name Oz, means "strength, courageous".
Jirayungyurn Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai จิรยั่งยืน (see Chirayangyuen).
Haack German
One who lived at the bend or hook in the river. (See Hooker)
Kaga Japanese
From the Japanese 加 (ka) "increase," "step up" and 賀 (ka or ga) "congratulation."
Delbert English, Dutch
From the given name Delbert
Ludzker Jewish (Rare)
coming from the town of Lutzk in Poland
Mannay-ool Tuvan (Rare)
Derived from Tuvan маңнаар (mañnar) meaning "to run" combined with оол (ool) "son, boy".
Sobhi Arabic
Derived from the given name Subhi.
Japanese (Rare)
Contracted form of Tafu and written 塔.
Atanesian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Աթանեսյան (see Atanesyan).
Thoma German, German (Swiss)
German and Swiss German: variant of Thomas. Greek: genitive patronymic from Thomas. Genitive patronymics are particularly associated with Cyprus.
Wilburn English
A habitation name of uncertain origin found in the East Midlands. Speculation includes the possibility of the meaning "well" and "burn, borne" therefore meaning one who lived near a well or spring by a waterway crossing.
Schilling German, Dutch, Jewish
Means "shilling (coin)", possibly a nickname for a serf who had paid his rent or fee to his lord for his freedom. It could also be a habitational name derived from Schillingen, a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany... [more]
Gerahty Irish
Anglicised form of the Gaelic Mag Oireachtaigh, meaning "son of Oireachtach", which in turn means "member of the assembly".
Bylin Swedish
A combination of Swedish by "village" and the suffix -in, derived from Latin -inus, -inius "descendant of"
Apollonio Italian
From the given name Apollonio
Lijewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Lijewo in Włocławek voivodeship.
Ameresekere Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසේකර (see Amarasekara).
Sakagawa Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Izem Berber, Northern African
From the given name Izem, directly taken from the Tamazight word ⵉⵣⴻⵎ (izem) meaning "lion".
Pichardo Spanish
Spanish form of the surname Picard
Swagger English (American)
Probably a nickname for someone who's confident but aggressive and arrogant.
Van Nuys Dutch
Probably denotes someone from Neuss, a city in Germany.
Farai Shona
Farai means "Rejoice, be happy".
Hatake Japanese
Means "Field" in Japanese
Hamashō Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 浜 (hama) meaning "beach; seashore" and 正 (shō) meaning "correct".... [more]
Tomatsu Japanese
From the Japanese 戸 (to or do) "door," "shutter" and 松 (matsu) "pine tree."
Hoshita Japanese
From 星 (hoshi) meaning "star, dot" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Felice Italian
Given name Felice, which is the Italian form of Felix.... [more]
Dyess German (Americanized)
Americanized version of Dies
Goetbloet Flemish
Means "good blood".
Athwal Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਅਟਵਾਲ (see Atwal).
Somai Japanese
A notable bearer is Shinji Somai (1948-2001). He was a film director.
Ushijima Japanese
From Japanese 牛 (ushi) meaning "cow, bull, ox" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Chanthavong Lao
From Lao ຈັນທະ (chantha) meaning "moon" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Kolenović Montenegrin
Derived from koleno (колено), meaning "knee".
Coorey Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුරේ (see Cooray).
Zaidan Arabic
Derived from the given name Zaydan.
Ivanko Croatian, Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Davine Irish
Variant of Devin 1.
Naegi Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 苗木 with 苗 (byou, myou, nae, nawa-) meaning "sapling, seedling, shoot" and 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."... [more]
Wijegunaratne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" combined with गुण (guna) meaning "quality, attribute, merit" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Pavón Spanish
Spanish cognate of Pavone and variant of Pabón from Spanish pavón "peacock" from Latin pavo.
Bartley English, American
1. English: habitational name from Bartley in Hampshire, or from Bartley Green in the West Midlands, both of which are named with Old English be(o)rc ‘birch’ + leah ‘woodland clearing’; compare Barclay... [more]
Nyhuis Dutch
Variant of Nijhuis
Kanisthaphut Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kuka Albanian
From the old personal name Kukë (definite form Kuka), which is most likely of South Slavic origin... [more]
Farrar English (British)
Northern English: occupational name for a smith or worker in iron, from Middle English and Old French farrour, ferour, from medieval Latin ferrator, an agent derivative of ferrare ‘to shoe horses’, from ferrum ‘iron’, in medieval Latin ‘horseshoe’... [more]
Howes English
Pronounced to rhyme with hose, a variant of Howe with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s. Hose (Leicestershire), recorded as Howes in 1086, is named with the plural of Old English hōh ‘hill spur’.... [more]
Myrvall Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish myr "bog, moor, wetland" and vall "pasture, field of grass".
Pfefferle German
South German diminutive of Pfeffer, and a nickname for a person who sells spices.
Platte French
From Old French plat, meaning "flat."
Roascio Italian (Rare)
Derived from Roascio, the name of a municipality in the province of Cuneo in the Piedmont region of Italy. The meaning of the municipality's name is uncertain, but since it is located in Piedmont and known as Roass in the Piedmontese language, the etymological origin of the name is most likely Piedmontese... [more]
Bitsilly Navajo
Means "his younger brother", from Navajo bi- meaning "his" and atsilí meaning "younger brother".
Pescador Spanish
Means "fisherman, fisher" in Spanish.
Buenafe Spanish (Philippines)
Means "good faith" in Spanish, from buena meaning "good" and fe meaning "faith".
Kryukov Russian
From kryuk, meaning "hook".
Lilley English
Variant of Lilly.
Sottile Italian
Southern Italian: nickname from sottile ‘delicate’, ‘refined’, also ‘lean’, ‘thin’ (from Latin subtilis ‘small’, ‘slender’).
Pagaspas Tagalog, Cebuano
From Tagalog and Cebuano pagaspas meaning "rustling, fluttering", specifically referring to the movement and sound of leaves when being blown by strong wind.
Yaroshenko Ukrainian
Derived from a diminutive form of Yaroslav.
Vaytsyukevich Belarusian
Belarusian form of Voytov.
Aluko Yoruba
From àlùkò meaning "woodcock", said to be a name adopted by Ijesha textile hawkers to deflect the curses of their debtors.
Antoniewicz Polish
Derived from the given name Antoni.
Hamlin English
From an Old English word meaning "home" or "homestead" and a diminutive suffix -lin.
Maza Italian
Variant of Mazza.
Varpunen Finnish (Rare)
From Finnish meaning "sparrow".
Weerakkody Sinhalese
From Sanskrit वीर (vīra) meaning "hero, man, brave" combined with Sinhala කොඩිය (koḍiya) meaning "flag, banner" (of Tamil origin)... [more]
Cromwell English
Habitational name from a place called Cromwell in Nottinghamshire, derived from Old English crump "bent, crooked" and wille "well, stream". Famous bearers of the name were English statesman Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), considered as one of the most important figures in British history, as well as his son, English statesman Richard Cromwell (1626-1712).
Iwanaka Japanese
Iwa means "stone" and naka means "middle".
MacGillis Scottish
The MacGillis surname is a very rare surname from Scotland. It means "Mac Giolla Iosa", and translates to "son of the servant of Jesus". The surname was first found in Perthshire in central Scotland.... [more]
Angulo Spanish (Mexican), South American
Habitational name from Encima-Angulo in Burgos province.
Westmeir English
Not avaliable.
Cherki Arabic (Maghrebi), Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic شرقي (sharqiyy) meaning "eastern, one from the east".
Nickel German, Dutch
From the given name Nickel, a medieval short form of Nikolaus. Compare Nichols.
De Costa Portuguese (Brazilian), Sinhalese
Variant of Da Costa used in Brazil and Sri Lanka.
Akanami Japanese
Aka means "red" and nami means "wave".
Cardello Italian
Variant of Cardillo or a diminutive of Cardo.
Boston English
Habitational name from the town Boston in Lincolnshire, England. The name means "Botwulf’s stone".... [more]
Amy French
From the given name Amé or Aimé.
Boshnjaku Albanian
Meaning unknown.
Maka Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulation".
Sidle English
Anglicized form of Seidel
Wiedemann German
Variation of Wideman.
Uusmees Estonian
Uusmees is an Estonian surname meaning "new man".
Larivière French (Modern)
From the region of Bourgoigne, in France, meaning 'the river'. The name is likely a topographic reference to the physical location, likely a river in this case.
Çiftçi Turkish
Means "farmer" in Turkish.
Allikmaa Estonian
Allikmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "spring (water source) island".
Gauvin French
Variant of Gauvain. Jean 1 Gauvin from Croix-Chapeau in Charente-Maritime, France, married Anne 1 Magnan in Quebec City, QC, in 1665.
Arak Estonian
Arak is an Estonian surname meaning "arrak (an alcoholic liquor typically distilled from the sap of the coconut palm or from rice)".
Regalado Spanish, Spanish (Philippines), American (Hispanic)
Means "gifted", "pleasant", or "capable".
Goodbar German (Anglicized), English
Possibly an altered spelling of English Godber, derived from the medieval given name Godebert, or an occupational name for a beer brewer and a nickname for a toper... [more]
Rader German
Variation of Rademacher, meaning "maker of wheels" in German ("rat" meaning wheel), later shortened to Rader and other variations such as Redder, Raeder, Redler, etc.
Golden English
From the English word golden, likely a nickname for someone with blonde hair.
Garate Basque
Habitational name from a town called Garate in Basque Country, or a topographic name, possibly from a derivative of Basque gara "height, peak" (garhaite in some dialects).
Mac Pháidín Irish
Patronymic of (a Gaelic diminutive of) Patrick.
Klomp Dutch, Low German
Means both "lump, block, compact heap" and "clog, wooden shoe" in Dutch, often an occupational name for someone who made such shoes. It could also be a nickname for a stocky or clumsy person, or a habitational name for someone who lived by a sign depicting a clog.
Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff German (Rare)
The truncated form of the surname Wolfeschlegel­steinhausen­bergerdorff­welche­vor­altern­waren­gewissenhaft­schafers­wessen­schafe­waren­wohl­gepflege­und­sorgfaltigkeit­beschutzen­vor­angreifen­durch­ihr­raubgierig­feinde­welche­vor­altern­zwolfhundert­tausend­jahres­voran­die­erscheinen­von­der­erste­erdemensch­der­raumschiff­genacht­mit­tungstein­und­sieben­iridium­elektrisch­motors­gebrauch­licht­als­sein­ursprung­von­kraft­gestart­sein­lange­fahrt­hinzwischen­sternartig­raum­auf­der­suchen­nachbarschaft­der­stern­welche­gehabt­bewohnbar­planeten­kreise­drehen­sich­und­wohin­der­neue­rasse­von­verstandig­menschlichkeit­konnte­fortpflanzen­und­sich­erfreuen­an­lebenslanglich­freude­und­ruhe­mit­nicht­ein­furcht­vor­angreifen­vor­anderer­intelligent­geschopfs­von­hinzwischen­sternartig­raum... [more]
Löfquist Swedish
Combination of Swedish löv "leaf" and kvist "twig".
Crownover German (Anglicized)
Americanised spelling of German Kronauer, denoting someone from Kronau, a town near Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It could also be an Americanised form of Kronhöfer (a variant of Grünhofer), a habitational name for someone from a lost place called Grünhof, derived from Middle High German gruene meaning "green" or kranech meaning "crane" and hof meaning "farmstead".
Dimitrovski Macedonian
Means “son of Dimitar” or “son of Dimitrij” in Macedonian.
Touitou Judeo-Spanish
Likely a variant of Touati, though it has also been connected to the Arabic word نونو (nunu) meaning "thrush, blackbird" (a dialectal term).
Sule Indian
1 Indian (Maharashtra); pronounced as two syllables: Hindu (Maratha) name, from Marathi suḷa ‘pointed tooth’, from Sanskrit šūla ‘spike’, ‘spear’.... [more]
Bhole German
1 North German: nickname for a male relative, colleague in a guild or fraternity, or lover, Middle Low German bōle.... [more]
Siân Welsh
Either a variant of Siôn or taken directly from the name Siân
Plevneliev Bulgarian
From the Bulgarian name for the Greek village of Petroussa (called Plevnya in Bulgarian), itself derived from Bulgarian плевня (plevnya) meaning "barn". A notable bearer is Bulgarian president Rosen Plevneliev (1964-).
Pinckney English
The surname Pinckney originally denoted someone from Picquigny, France, which derives from a Germanic personal name, Pincino (of obscure derivation) and the Latin locative suffix -acum... [more]
Rahimpour Persian
Means "son of Rahim".
Monreal Spanish
Habitational name from any of the places called Monreal for example in Cuenca Teruel and Zaragoza provinces.
Dorzhiev Buryat
From the given name Dorzho.
Kaga Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate".
Loi Italian
Clipped form of Balloi.
Michikiyo Japanese
Michi means "path, road" and kiyo means "pure, clean".... [more]
Gündoğan Turkish
Means "born on the day".
Maksimović Serbian
Means "son of Maksim".
Shattuck English
A locational name from a family in Chaddock, a hamlet in the parish in Lancashire, England. Also a variant of Chadwick.
Pour Persian
Means "son, descendant" in Persian, typically used as a suffix in compound surnames.
Sewick English
Derived from Sedgwick.
Bandara Sinhalese
From a title meaning "chief's son, prince" in Sinhala.
Rodin Jewish
Metronymic from the Yiddish personal name Rode, and related to the Old Czech root rád "merry", "joyful".
Penhaligon Cornish
Originally meant "person from Penhaligon", Cornwall ("willow-tree hill"). It is borne by Susan Penhaligon (1950-), a British actress.
Savas Greek
From the personal name Sav(v)as, New Testament Greek Sabbas, a derivative of Sabbaton "Sabbath", "Saturday".
Žavbi Slovene
The surname is mostly tied to prefession but can also be based off of certain personality traits or profession. It comes from the word "žavba", ointment, cream.
Jaaniste Estonian
Jaaniste is an Estonian name derived from the masculine given name "Jaan".
Ohi Japanese
Variant of Oi.
Shum Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cen.
Abuque Filipino
Possibly of Spanish and/or Portuguese origin and possibly a derivative of Albuquerque.
Adney English
Habitational name from Adeney in Shropshire, named in Old English as Eadwynna ey "island of a woman called Eadwynn". English: from a Middle English pet form of Adam... [more]
Kazakh Kazakh
Derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kazakhstan.'
Perkinson English
"Son of Perkin."
Ahler German, Danish
From the Germanic given name Adalher, composed of adal "noble" and heri "army".
Siriboe Akan
Meaning unknown.
Sarmento Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Sarmiento.
Nathaniël Dutch
From the given name Nathaniël.
Najaryan Armenian
Means "son of the carpenter" from dialectal Armenian նաջար (naǰar) meaning "carpenter" (of Arabic origin).
Tressillian English
Derived from a Cornish place name meaning "Sulyen's farmstead" (see Sulien).
Montalto Italian, Portuguese
Habitational name from any of various places called Montalto or Montaldo especially Montalto Uffugo in Cosenza province in Italy or from a place in Portugal called Montalto from monte "hill" and alto "high" (from Latin altus).
Fresnillo Spanish
Diminutive of Fresno meaning "little ash tree".
Osipova Russian
Feminine form of Osipov.
Kellner German, Dutch, Jewish, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, French
Means "waiter, cellarman" in German, ultimately derived from Latin cellarium "pantry, cellar, storeroom". This was an occupational name for a steward, a castle overseer, or a server of wine.
Bark Swedish
Perhaps derived from a place name containing either Old Swedish *barke "throat", Old Swedish biork "birch tree" or Swedish bark "bark (covering of the trunk of a tree)"
Mustaine English
meaning unknown. though we all no singer/guitarist for the metal band megadeth. Dave Mustaine!
Lyle English
Derived from Norman French l'isle "island".
Lally Irish (Anglicised)
A shortened form of Mullally, an Anglicized form of Ó Maolalaidh. A famous bearer includes James Lally, an Irish landowner and politician from Tuam, County Galway.
Roisum Norwegian
Habitational name from the farmstead in Sogn named Røysum, from the dative plural of Old Norse reysi ‘heap of stones’.
Phongsavath Lao
From Lao ພົງ (phong) meaning "family, lineage" and ສະຫວາດ (sawat) meaning "sincere, open, beautiful".
Wijayatilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයතිලක (see Wijayathilaka).
Vaiksaar Estonian
Vaiksaar is an Estonian surname meaing "quiet/still ("vaikus") island ("saar")". May also come from "väike saar", meaning "little island".
Camerons English
A form of the last name Cameron
Clemenceau French
Derived from the French given name Clément. A notable bearer was the French prime minister Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929), who successfully lead France through the end of World War I.
Celms Latvian
Means "stump".
Cherifi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Sharif.
Tamada Japanese
From Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Tree English
Topographic name for someonje who lived in a prominent tree or someone who lived in places so named or similar, all derived from Old English treow. A famous bearer of the name was British politician Ronald Tree (1897-1976).
Erdenberger German
Originated in Germany.
Doerflinger German
Habitational name for someone from any of several places in Bavaria named Dörfling.
Kakita Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Jarząbek Polish
Means "hazel grouse" in Polish.
Haldon English (Rare)
From a place name in Devon, England.
Furutani Japanese
Furu means "old" and tani means "valley".
Wolk German, American
Surname derived from a northern German short form of the given name Walter.
Shabani Persian, Albanian
From the given name Shaban.
Kanasawa Japanese
Kana means "gold, metal, money" and sawa means "marsh, swamp".
Ku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 九 (see Ichijiku).
Raynard English
Derived from the baptismal name Rainer.
Staaf Swedish
Derived from various place names beginning with stav- or staf-, often meaning "boundary marker" when used in place names. Other meanings are possible. Also found occasionally as a soldier's name pre-20th century... [more]
Kanedakara Japanese
Combination Kanji Character "金" meaning "Gold", with "宝" meaning "Treasure".